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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15

With a total of II entries al
ready on file a. Soap Box DERBY
headquarters, interest IN the
greatest amateur racing event IN
the world for boys II to Is years
of age inclusive, which will be run
over Derby Downs here on
Wednesday, July 30, interest In
the event is growing hourly.
While the entry blanks received
10 date include the names of sew
eral boys who competed in the
initial race in Wilmington last
year, about so per cent OF the TO-
tai are newcomers to DERBY com
petition, a good indication that TINS
years Derby will be hotly contest.
ed all the way from the first neat
in Class B, until such time as a
Wilmington champion is crowned
last the afternoon of race day.
All boys who have signed entry
blanks 20 date have received
through the Raney Chevrolet com
pany, co sponsors with the WI
mington Star-News of the saap
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
STATE BIRTHS SET
ALL Time RECORD
Infants Arrive Dur
ing First Three
Months

RALEIGH, June IA -P)-Babies
were born at a rate unprecedent-
ed in North Carolina history dur
ing the first three months Of 1947,
the State Health Department re-
ported today.
A total Of %, 1892 births were re-
corded during the first three
months of the year as compared
with 21,29 in the same period of
last year.
During the first three months OF
1947, deaths from all causes total
ed 7,715, a decline of 233 from
the same period in 1896 Heart
disease continued to be the great
est killer with 1,843 deaths report
ed. but this was a decline of 118
from the same period of last year.
Cancer deaths increased from 623
to 635, tuberculosis dropped from
279 to 221, influenza decreased
from 201 to SO, pneumonia from
533 to 430, and nephritis from $50
to 666.
There were no deaths from ma
laria, scarlet fever or typhoid
fever, one from polio, 10 from
diphthesaa and 10 Ecm meningitis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
T TAI ES
HAND IN FATAL
PLANE
LABOR BILL WILL
BAR A FREE PRESS
Sen. O'Mahoney Cites
Reasons For Charge
. By Him

WASHINGTON, June IA - R -
Senator O'Mahoney D-Wyo) de.
clared tonight a sleeper" clause
ir the Taft-Hartley labor bill.
would bar most newspapers from
commenting on the 1948 president
ial campaign.
He said in an interview that 90
think the thing is unconstitutional
but it illustrates the careless man.
ner in which this bill has been
drafted"
| The drafters of the measure,
now on President Humans desk
for approval or veto next week,
apparently went much further
than they intended to go by using
loose and Indefinite language, o.
Mahoney said.
'"The sponsors of this legisla.
ton, in shooting at labor organ
izations, have found many victims
they had no intention of includ-
ing" he said.
He cited a section which Chair
man Taft (R-Ohio) of the Senate
Labor committee said is designed
to prohibit unions from making
political contributions or spending
union funds to publish comments
on political campaigns.
O'Mahoney declared that the
language of this section covers all
corporations, including S e
which publish regular newspapers
or magazines.
He said it also would prevent
news services from sending men
to cover political conventions.
What is prohibited to labor or
CARNATIONS is also prohibited to
any corporation whatever, he
said.
Therefore If a labor organiza-
ton is prohibited from making an
expenditure to publish political
views in any newspaper or bulle-
tin. any corporation whatever is
likewise prohibited from making
such an expenditure" he continu-
ed.
The section O'Mahoney cited
reads in part:
"It is unlawful for any corpora
ton whatever, or any labor or
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
DISGUISED COPS
CAPTURE SUSPECT
Had Picked Up Bag Sup
posed To Contain
Ransom Money

uETROIT, June IA -(P-Detroit
police and detectives, dressed as
street cleaners, truck drivers and
toy balloon statesmen, today cap
tured a suspect in an attempted
So, 1000 extortion or ransom plot
against Mrs. Marie Schweitzer,
Saratoga General hospital kitchen
employe.
The trap was set at a northeast
Detroit intersection after Mrs.
Schweitzer had received three let
tiers demanding she place $4,000 In
small bills against a fence near
MI. Olivet cemetery.
The money was for the return
of her 19-year-old son, Richard, a
Hudson Motor Car company EN-
p1oye who disappeared from his
rooming house May %.
Inspector Joseph Krug OF the
police special investigation squad,
who refused to reveal the name
Of the suspect, disclosed that a
similar trap was set last Satur-
day. But a man seen lettering
near the cemetery f e n disap-
peared and no arrest was made.
The plot was repeated this af-
ternoon. Detectives Lawrence
Bleach and Jesse Stewart, wear
ing soiled working clothes, drove
a truck to the corner where Mrs.
Schweizer had been told to leave
the ransom money and pretended
the vehicle had broken down.
Two other teams OF officers
watched from a nearby house and
g hidden automobile.
When each of the disguised po-
licemen had taken his post, Mrs.
Schweizer was driven to the in
tersection by a Policewoman in a
car with out of state license
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
GOV. CHERRY SENDS
LETTER HONORING
ITS WAR HEROES

RALEIGH, June IA -WH-Gov.
Gregg Cherry today sent North
Cardinals greetings to Nashville,
Tenn, where local officials plan
ned to dedicate flag poles to two
Tar Heel Revolutionary War he
|foes for whom the community is
named.
Nashville took its name from
Gen. Francis Nash ard Davidson
county, where the Tennessee cap
lal is located, from Gen. William
Lee Davidson.
Davidson died fighting the Brit
lsh at Cowan's Ford and Nash was
killed at Germantown.
The flag poles were given by
1Fae Tennessee Historical commits
sion and were to be placed on the
courthouse Square in Nashville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
UNCONSCIOUS SAILOR
FIGHTS FOR HIS LIFE

Mystery at a late hour last night
surrounded the unconscious form
Of a sailor fighting for his life at
James Walker Memorial hospital.
While the man, identified as H.
Egers, boatswain's mate, received
treatment for a six-inch cash In
his head, authorities were endeav-
oring to piece together events lead
ing to his injury.
According to reports he was At
tackled at Carolina Beach.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15

UnOI11C1aI vote Was.
For-15, 938. Against-12, 1872.
The remaining two boxes could
not change the vote, but might
alter the majority.
Mecklenourg becomes the first
county in western North Carolina
ever to vote to establish the state
controlled beverage stores.
The county has, been legally dry
since 1908.
ABC referendums are scheduled
in Hickory and Asheville later this
year. Rowan county recently
voted against the stores.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
YADKIN RIVER
OVERFLOW EASES
Lowlands Flooded Satur-
day Afternoon For
40 Miles
NORTH WILKESBORO, June IA

NORTH WILKESBORO, June IA
-(P)-The Yadkin river was slowly
subsiding tonight after an 8.51 inch
overnight cloudburst had sent the
stream to the 20 foot stage, eight
feet over bankful, flooding corn
and hay bottomlands, closing some
highways and for a time threaten
ing homes.
The rain stopped shortly after
noon and the river went down SIX
inches in the next two hours and
was still dropping tonight. Low
lands were flooded for some &c
miles, from the Lenoir vicinity to
beyond Elkin.
Reports tonight were that there
was no evacuation of homes, and
the North Wilkesboro equipment
garage of the state highway de-
partment said that all roads in the
vicinity were open again with ex-
ception of the Wilkesboro lakewood
road, where an abutment was
washed out over Cub creek.
Estimate of financial damage
waited full withdrawal Of the flood
waters.
The flood came a few days after
a House Appropriations sub com.
mittee had concluded hearings If
Washington on a $1,000, 900 project
involving flood control on the riv.
er. Two dams would be built or
the Yadkin and two on the Red
dies river tributary. Nine lives
were lost when the river reached
81 feet in 1910.
OTTUMWA, Ia, June ii R -
The flood-swollen Des Moines riv-
err increased it's rate of rise here
today as relief officials in this city
of 80, $50 countered with a stepped
UP tempo of advance preparations
designed to hold the damage be-
low the extent of last week-end's
disaster.
The river, after inundating thou
sands Of acres of farm land and
some communities upstream,
started to rise here at the rate OF
a half foot an hour. At l pm.
(CST) the reading was 1889 feet;
flood stage is 8 feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15

The demands" made In a res.
oiution adopted at a meeting o.
20 fathers:
81. Fathers shall be allowed te
come home late at night without
having to explain where they have
been.
"2. Fathers shall have at least
as much right to speak out and
say what they think as the child.
rem have.
SO. Fathers shall not be ap.
preached FOR the money to buy
their own Fathers Day present
~. Fathers shall be allowed te
take telephone calls without hav.
ing, as soon as they hang up, tc
answer the question who was
that?'.
"5. Fathers shall be addressed
with more respect, either as pa.
Pc or dad instead of as 'stinky'
and hey YOU
1--WE are serious about this
thing" said Cal Tinney, Broker
Arrow Ledger Editor and a mem
Der of the group OF fathers threat
ening to "strike."
eff we don't get breakfast in
bed tomorrow as a sign our de-
m.ands have been met we r 60
ing to picket - and that's where
the a~ro11nent started.
1.-The boys all wanted to make
any picketing. they might have to
dc as easy as possible and a
bunch of them suggested we dc
il in automobiles.
"But we finally agreed that idea
was hopeless because our families
will have our cars, as usual, and
we won't get 9 chance 10 use
[them."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
FIRST COTTON
BLOOM REPORTED

The first cotton bloom Of the
year reported to the Star-News was
brought in last night by Haynes
High, of 704 South Fourth street.
The bloom, which ordinarily opens
about July l, was picked from
Highs farm at Freeman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15

I do not think we will have to
ground all of the DC-4's."
Meanwhile, it was reported from
the scene of the fatal crash Of
an airliner on the Virginia, West
Virginia border in which SO were
killed, that the rescue party was
finding the going tough.
Ground parties had to toll
through mud and underbrush for
weary hours to reach the cen
Of the crash, just across the bor-
der in West Virginia, after the
wreckage had been located from
the air.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
BISHOPS WEEDS

NEW YORK, June 14-(P-Miss
na'a OMAN, daughter of Bishop
" Bromley Oman of the New
lofk Methodist area and Mrs. Ok
man, became the bride today of
N0oert Mccormack, also of New
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15

NEW YORK, June 14.-(P)-
Rep. Robert Trippe Ross r.
N. ~ today urged the Civil
Aeronautics Board in a tele-
gram to ground all commercial
DC4'S.
Ross district includes La
Guardia Field and he has been
an observer at CAB hearings
here on the recent LaGuardia
crash of a DC-4 which killed
43 persons.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
COUP DENIED

LONDON, June 10 up The
Moscow radio said today that So
Wet Foreign Minister V. M. Molo-
TOW had denied a charge attrlbut-
ed to British Ambassador Sir
Maurice Drummond Peterson that
Russia had engineered the coup
d'etat in Hungary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
GEN. ROOSEVELT DECORATED

WASHINGTON, June "a ~
Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt today
received the Legion Of Honor in
the rank Of ChevaiIer and the
Croix De Guerre with Palm from
the French government for tout
standing services In North Africa
lin 1943."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
President Conducts Two
Conference With Lands
Graphic Eyewitness Account of Latest
Crash On Virginia, West Virginia Border
Told, Ross Urges Grounding of DC-4's

WASHINGTON, D. G., June IA - (UP) President
Truman tonight took a hand in the mounting fatal DC-4
reconverted airplane crashes.
He directed that an assistant, John Steelman, presi-
Dental aid, confer with James Lands, head of CAA. The
two met twice and after the meeting Lands said:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
Dads To Strike Sunday
Unless Breakfast In Bed

BROKEN ARROW, Aka, June 1AAP)-Male par
ents of Broken Arrow threatened today to "strike' tomor.
row, Fathers Day, unless they are served breakfast in bed
as a sign their families have accepted a set of demands.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
IN
VETS %$&JE
BOYS 81 III
American Legion Lads Who Served in Pacific
Jungles Refuse to Let the Boys From the
French Trenches Argue Them Down

The men who broke the Hindenberg Line and took the
,uch at Anzio and Mt. Surabchi took the damp weather
y! ~ sasy stride yesterday as they flocked to Carolina Beach
an The opening of the North Carolina state American Le-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
BY L. T. EASLEY

R5D CROSS CAMP, Va, June
14-P)EThe Capital airliner that
crashed on a Blue Ridge noun
tainside last night hit with such
force and burned so ~fiercely that
the bodies of half of the so VIC
TINS may never be fully identi-
fed.
l have just returned from a trip
by jeep and on foot to the isolated
spot where the big plane slashed
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
PALESTINE INQUIRY
GROUP LAND THERE
Within Five Hours An Ex-
plosion Is Re-
ported

JERUSALEM, June 14-(P)-The
first members of the United Ma
tons special commission on Pal
estine arrived today amid rising
speculation that it's ultimate rec
concentrations may bring partition
but not peace to the Holy Land
Justice Emil Sandstraem O.
Sweden, commission chairman.
said upon his arrival at LYDIA air
drome that the group will tour
Palestine prior to opening the in
quiry Sin order to acquaint our
selves with the country" The
commission will hold a plenary
session on Monday, then adjourn
for the tour.
Sandstroem emphasized that de-
spite the Arab boycott of the com
mission its members will tour both
Arab and Jewish sections 'be'
cause we want a full picture Of
the situation despite the Arab in.
tention to withhold their coopera.
tion."
JERUSALEM, June A. R -
General alarm sirens sounded
throughout Jerusalem tonight, just
five hours after the arrival of four
members of the United Nations
Palestine Investigation commits
sion.
First reports said there had
been an explosion in the Mea Sher-
i'm area, an all-Jewish quarter Of
the city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
Mecklenburg County Votes
Wet First Time Since 1908

CHARLOTTE, June MISUNDERSTANDING county
today voted to establish ABC stores.
With only two of the total "a boxes unreported, the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
The Weather

cn 1UR WILMINGTON AND VI
Nj. HIi' Cloudy with occasional rains
r tnOGalng' clearing around noon.
slon LUX NORTH CAROLINA: Mostly
N' and occasional rains.
w.. Eastern Standard Time)
,n neurological data for the "a hours
'''O pm. yesterday
ia. TEMPERATURE
J.. s@ m. rs; 1856 am. rs; 1870 pm. 81:
Nes1 pI ~ Y. Maximum 80; Minimum II;
~ea' rs; Normal II.
"a, HUMIDITY
sS m an e8; 1850 am. 80; 1:2o pm. 81;
PRECIPITATION
tnches. 40UiS ending at 8 pm, OPT
wa ior month TO date 2.O3 inches.
Nlri TIDES
Angh ----- 6 24a 7:07p
|Mssonboro 10Y" - 1:31a 1872
hlSh - 4:Ola 4:42p
synris. 10" - 1O:30a Il :18p
|tae 2. ;ss ' am, sunet TBS pm. Moon
We,tSo.S an moonset 3:3s pm.
and .,iS nureau report of temperature
|arss, the principal cotton growine
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
WEATHER

wilmington and vicinity-cloudy with
occasional light showers today, tonight
ava nd noon. Low temperature yes
lHs 70. high tomorrow IS. Moderate
teiuf h winds becoming northerly Sunday
afternoon.
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ors last weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wheeler OF
Froid, visited at the home of Mrs.
Wheeler's mother, Mrs. Cora Wal
Ter. They were accompanied by Mr..
Wheel FRS brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Wheeler. They have been
hunting on the North Fork for the
past two weeks. They had bagged
a moose and two bucks on the trip.
Fred johnson spent one day in
Whitefish last week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raleigh Reynolds
and children of Kalispell spent the
weekend at the home of Mrs. Rey-
nold's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dell
Pike.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Aubert of
Colum bia Falls spent the weekend
at the home of Mrs. Aubert's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Costich.
Bill Buhmiller and Lois Benson
were Kalispell visitors Saturday
night
Rafe Gibbs of Moscow, Ida, and
feature writer for the Golfers mag
aZine, and Joe Derring of San Fran
cisco, Golfers photographer, were
visitors in Eureka last week They
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took many pictures of the Christ
mas tree industry. This feature will
be in the December Is issue of the
Golfers magazine.
Mike Navilio and Mr.. and Mrs
Ike Ferris were Kalspell visitors
Saturday night While there Mr..
Navilio sold his car.
Mr. and Mrs Howard Shuts of
IVerness, spent a few days visiting
al the home of Mr.. and Mrs. CLYDE
Voorhees,.
W. c. Albee spent a few days in
Spokane on business this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Harvey are
now living in Seattle, where Mr.
Harvey is employed at the Boeing
plant
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Odwalt of
Shelby who have been visiting at
the Barney Erickson home, returned
Saturday to their home with five
point buck.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Mock returned
to their home in Eureka this week
after a months visit in Ohio and
Oklahoma.
Jarvis Finch was a Kalispell visit
OF on Friday, he was accompanied |
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or any type of games for the Clut
to send to the State Orphans Home
at Twin Bridges. The club will
also send candy to the children
Mrs. Earl o. Watts is the matron
at the home.
A mistake was made in the Clubs
last news item Mabel Peltier won
the mystery gift instead of Clara
Broom, at the October meeting.
Members decided to send gifts
to the Old Peoples Home for
Christmas again this year. Each
member is to bring a gift for a
man and one for woman.
Past President Veva Peterson was
presented with a pin for her faith
tuI services during the past year.
The mystery gift was won by
Mrs. Startling. There were thir-
teen members present and two
guests.
The president suggested that all
members get to the meetings promt-
ly at ZOO o'clock so that we might
get an earlier start for home since
the days are getting shorter.
The hostess and the food COM
nittee served a delicious luncheon
at the close of the meeting CON
iisting of chicken salad. and
noodle casserole, sandwiches and
'ake with coffee.
The next meeting will be held al
ne home of Mrs. Barbara Morgan.
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Nuggets
Found three octogan Standard OF
/ Pipe Dies. Owner may have same
by proving title and paying for this
adv. Merrel Trip, Eureka.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Purdy spent
several days in Spokane last week.
Mr.. and Mrs John Mckenzie were
in Libby on business Friday.
Bill Henderson was a business
visitor in Kalispen Wednesday of
last week. He was accompanied
by Tom Price Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom E. Price were
visitors in Libby Wednesday. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Bur
CESS Drake.
Columbus Clark spent several
days in Seattle last week. Mr..
Clark has purchased the Planer
across the tracks.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Hippley and
little daughter from Maryland are
visiting at the home of Mrs. Hip
pley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
b oderick.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hearn spent
at the home of Mrs. Hearns
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Burr Alver-
son.
Mrs. Emery McAllister returned
from the Whitefish hospital last
last week where she had undergone
a serious operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Beagle and |
daughter of Ural were Eureka visit
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Friendly Neirhbor Club

The Friendly Neighbor Club had
their November meeting at the home
of Mrs Rowe on the 5th.
Roll call was answered by each
member telling of some small gift
they would like for Christmas.
The shell kit arrived and Jenny
Alverson, who has already worked
with them, gave. various hints, and
directions to the other members.
Two of the members started their
earrings and pin sets.
The afghan the club made was
sent to the Veterans hospital at
Fort Harrison in Helena.
A Home Demonstration program
was suggested and Fern Rein was
appointed chairman and asked TO
attend a meeting held in Libby the
18th.
Everyone agreed TO bring cards
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Tobaeco ValIeY Grange

IODacc0 valley Grange
The Tobacco Valley Grange met
in regular session November 18th
Master Anderson presiding.
The Home &c. Comm. gave a re-
port on the Bazaar and Food sale
held Nov. g. $73 was cleared from
it. Thanks were expressed to those
who contributed things for the sale.
Also to the men who donated cash.
There are some articles left over,
these will be wrapped and used
for the white elephant sale the first
meeting in December.
The pillow cases that were left
over are to be raffled off to the
members.
The Chairman asked if a couple
of men would do some carpenter
work in the kitchen. The plywood
and paint are already on hand
The State Home &c. Chm. asked
the Grange to make some sugges-
tions on what they would like for
projects the next year.
Be sure and bring aprons and
rugs you have made for the state
contest the next meeting, Nov. %
as that will be the last meeting
DG4OlE kilG obdAG EOAANGAAAAOAA
1t was decided every one would
help with the lunches for the re-
mainder of meetings this year We
will have sandwiches and coffee.
Communications were read from
the Bad Rock Grange concerning
an Amateur program they are put
ting on, and one from Bro and Sis .
Smith thanking the Grange for the
farewell gift received from the
Grange They have moved TO Kalis
pell. Another from Mr.. Robinson,
Co. Agent, concerning a farm mag
azine, also pertaining to the meet
ing to be held in Libby, Nov. II.
Bro Zelmar Moses was appointed
to attend this meeting.
Another from the State Master
and the State Secretary concerning
election of an Alternate for the
State Convention. Bro. and Sister
Howard Helms were elected as al
Lernates.
The rest of the meeting was taken
up with the election of officers. The
officers were elected:
Master, Fred Anderson Overseer,
Orval West; Lecturer, Nell West;
Henry J. LenarZ; Assis-
ant Steward, Maurice Nyberg;
Mabel Peltier; Treasurer,
Alfred Peltier; Secretary, H. P. Wey-
lemeyer; Gate Keeper, Tom c.
luirk; Ceres, Ruby Carpenter; Po-
mona, Margaret Weydemeyer; Flora,
,arol Nyberg; Lady Assistant Stew
I'd, Maye Roose; Executive Com
nittee men, Zelmar Moses for a g.
ear term, A. c. Mackey for l.
ear term. Home &c. chairman, Eva
,enarZ.
The next meeting the officers will
e installed. Sisters Harvey and
can johnson were reported i'll.
lister Neva Bolen has a baby boy.
November 22nd will be Pomona
leeting at Warland.
Next meeting will be November
5. Birthday table for members
tho have birthdays in November.
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RNA Gard Party

The Royal Neighbors Sewing
Circle held card party at the Dell
Pike home on Saturday night. Nov.
IS. Six tables of Pinochle were
played. Mrs. French won high
score for women and Mrs. Lewis
Fetterly won the consolation prize.
Tom Price Sr. won the travelling
prize and Raleigh Reynolds won hign
score for men and Burgess Drake
the consolation prize. A dessert
luncheon of pie, ice cream and cof-
fee was served 1t midnight
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Eureka Police Court News
MacLower paid a $500 fine for
parking violation. Joe Stoken paid
q $500 fine for the same.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-11-20

Let's have a light in the post
office at night so we don't have TO
light matches to find our boxes and
open them.
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The eastern counties of Montana
nave reserves of Ignite and sub
DILumlnous coal estimated at over
4OO billion tons. These reserves II
converted to liquid fuel, could supnIv
the United States with gasoline for
over 400 years at the present rate
Of consumption.