Arthur Batcheller, a radio inspector in Boston, and Walter J. Butterworth, a clerk in the same office, were working for the navigation bureau of the commerce department when the national crusade for a huge merchant marine began. "If we need thousands of ships, we will need thousands of operators," said Batcheller. "How are we going to get them?"
He interested Butterworth in the proposition. They made their plans—got an official O.K. on them and then went ahead. They borrowed camp-chairs from a local steamboat company, dragged out an old blackboard from a school basement, obtained instruments and testing machines without cost by appealing to the patriotism of the leading radio companies, and by sheer grit and perseverance corralled all the other requirements for their school—including office space.
Then they sent out a call for pupils. By the score they responded. Result: a growing corps of wireless operators for the American merchant marine, trained free of all charge.
POTLATCH.
The first annual business meeting of the local Red Cross was held Wednesday night at the People's theater. The local organization which is an auxiliary of the Moscow chapter, has now a membership of 260 and the financial committee reported about $1200 in the treasury.
Mrs. J. E. Fredrickson, who has been reelected chairman, has been a tireless worker for the Red Cross and much credit is due her for the efficient manner in which she got behind the movement from the start and kept things moving. Mrs. A. W. Laird, reelected chairman of the military relief committee, has also been an active member.  worker and has personally attended to all of the cutting in the work room. 