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Show I'AVMKV (HKONin.K. 1WTS0X. I T. VII Grand Coulee World's Number One Dam wnglim. $ VK r.l 1 PZEW'-feAHSC- F03ERTALUN II salmon, or salmon, that inhabits the Boulder dam, which harnesses Noithern Pacific waters, dies after the Colorado river, with all its the breeding season (July to Devvoiks, was completed in cember) is over, says Pathfinder. 1035. It is thrown across a terrific These salmon never return to th gorge called Black Canyon, winch sea. Other tjpes of salmon, however, is 2.000 feet wide, and the lake behind it is 115 miles long and took retain to the sea after spawning, and remain there until the next tluee years to fill. fo tremendous is the weight of breeding season. All salmon live wter in this lake that geologists paitly in the sea and partly in have suggested that it may cause fresh water, breeding in the latter. a bending in the crust of the They ascend rivers and tributary streams to spawn. planet. vvoild, is now in N col-latei- it a bai i icr has been et ectpii which of a mile long is tl DIM, I and alul feet high. The result will be a b.ke 151 miles long, the irrigation of 1,200,-00acres of land, and sufficient electric power to supply an area five times the size of England. K0(, 0 irn (ln.sui, m the Armored unit coin-ho n ch.ci pmg at the b t f r the t..t ks now be gaming tu all i assembly lines They i ced the iquipmint not only to train r men and officers but to kee p up n orae -- w .ch sags when modern w.ir machines are missing or ted Bulk r.ulib to generals have gr.ped over be mg forced to "play at soldiering " This was one of the main causes for the strung sentiment arr.mg citizen soldiers against extension of their ears service ' wheat does double duty among destitute Chinese children at the Southern ,cy c" raise no enthusiasm for jiBcd Cross Presbytcria' as this picture (left) by United China Kelief shows. The wheat bslinj, Chekiang, provides food cont.nuirg to train without equip At right, Wendell Willkle, committee member of the United nient summer serviceable garments. pinake On the other hand, the general children who thanked him for bis In the $5,000,000 Chinese is shown with Chinese staff believes that it is far more vital to the immediate security of the U S. to let our tanks and other armament help hold off the Nazis 3,000 miles from our shores. The strategists contend that a U S tank is performing infinitely more valuable service knocking out Nazis on the turnd deserts of North Afrisa, or the bloody steppes of Russia, than using up oil in a training camp in Texas. They favor sending most of our new tanks to Britain for the present, and Beat erbrooks mission is to clinch that argument. British Need. The British need for tanks, particularly for the latest type, medium tanks, is extremely urgent. It was lack of these that caused the rout in Greece and prevents the British from taking the offensive in Libva and on the continent Also, without medium tanks the British would be in desperate straits should Hitler make his feared overland move into Spain and Portugal, across the Strait of Gibraltar and down the Atlantic coast of French WiM Africa to Dakar. Thanks to the U. S.. the British are well supplied with light tanks. So far they have received about 500, together with spare parts. These light tanks have given a good account of themselves. They are superior to similar German and But mounting only Italian tvpes guns and lightly armored, they are no match, as Greece and Libya have proved, for medium Axis tanks. s A group of Pacific king Grand Coulee, biggebt dam in the action. The Columbia mcr, which has been dammed, is one of the swiftest and fiercest m the world, and to curb LRirfGQ'RQuo IIalit3 of Salmon B3 m e T &3GS0 3d Gto EtesO Tirrel A V kffbhrx?fl -' Tapping Ever Normal Granary Right NOW, its just good judgment to buy the best. Thats why motorists are equipping their cars with the worlds first and ouly tires that are the new Firestone DeLuxe Safti-Sure- d against Champion Tires. They are blowouts by a new Safety-Loccord body so amazingly strong, so remarkably cool running that excessive internal friction and heat cannot occur. They are Safti-Sureagainst tread. And skidding by the remarkable Gear-Grifor longer mileage by the they are exclusive new Vitamic rubber compound. Call on your nearby Firestone dealer or store before you start your Labor Day trip. With the liberal allowance he will give you for your old tires, youll be surprised how little it costs to equip your car with a complete set of new Firestone DeLuxe Champion tires. Safti-Sure- d k n Gum-Dippe- d d p Safti-Sure- d n QQ(3aS(I3S(uZiEDGQiOIDQiiniQG09Q!D 003EE23? OSD QEBD GHSHSIGia 03 0 00303? ITS NEW! y STEEL SHOWDOWN The OPM and the steel industry finally have taken drastic steps to regulate supplies and increase capacity. but it took all kinds of nagto get them ging by the government to do it. One of the most spectacular of these nagging sessions took place in the OPM board room recently and was attended by Eugene Grace of Bethlehem Steel; Tom Girdler of Ernest Weir of Weir-toRepublic; Irving Olds, new head of U. S. Steel, together with Ed Stettinius, the old head; Leon Henderson; Knudsen; and representatives from the army, navy and maritime commission. The steel manufacturers immedi-atcly put the government representatives on the defensive with the question- "Well, what do you want us to do Cut off all steel to the conn; 1 sumer? Price Administrator Henderson that such a curtailment would be disastrous, that steel to the consumer could not be cut ofT right away Other government representatives hemmed and hawed. So did The meeting got the ITS A MONEY-SAVE- R! Theres no need to make an expensive wheel changeover of your light farm trucks in order to haul heavy loads No sir! Just equip them with the new Firestone Standard Tires. These tough, rugged tires are made of truck tire materials to exacting truck tire specifications YOUR WOOD WHEEL WAGON CHANGED OVER TO PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR AS LITTLE yet they fit the passenger tire rims on Y and 1 ton trucks. Whats more, these tires cost less! Dont delay, equip now your Yi for fall hauling. d now here Finally Admiral Emory Land, relative of ex Colonel Lindbergh, but no btlu ver in his views, got up. Lund, churrr an of the maritime is a close friend of commission, Bethlehem's Eugene Grace. But looking at Grace and the other steel manufacturers, the admiral gave them a dressing down he might have g.ven to his own sailors. fve been listening to you for he said, "and Im fed two hours, what the up with it. I dont know fault is, or whose fault it is. But I do know that the shipyards are four to six weeks bihind because they haven't got steel And I also know that jou fellows want to, you can correct that shortage. "Youve been talking about jour plants Now if you t an bus.: ess, instead of talking By Equipping Your Steel Wheeled Tractor with FIRESTONE GROUND GRIP TIRES SAYS MR, EXTRA TRACTION1-- i about it i xi and Next day the still manufacturers thi .r plan to build new fae'ora s a: d expand production. ,,,-ci- t rn Wh tc House Lailv Kelt it he-- L CHUFF rts secretary to himself, Steve but was sore at the bungling sevelt press relacf If thi y had lift it to him, tions the rrsJt would have bun different. An to. ran editors resented the fact t' at l.r't news of the meeting broke A lot of other Ameri. in London p, 7 nf I is ngrlc raU Mrs. the idea that news defeating resented e cans tor.6 troph after ln fina, about the.r own President had to rl t0 ,Prn court tennis come via the British censor. Roosevelt h.mself. not the British, was nmpmnsh'ps to blame. t nuntr) club, Cn irih ( Sll.own ?';f laping from their Rten - rainivra, theVUmS 0f the ancipnt Roman co!.on" rt,o armistice hntZ: desert. This took place be, ore in c5i, 1PS 01 between the British and Jria. gas Listen to tho Voico of Firestone with Richard Crooks, Margaret Spooks end the Firestone Symphony Orchostra, under the direction of Alfred Wallenstein, Monday evenings, over N, B. C. Red Network AS |