Many Envoys Will Attend Mass Meeting

Modoc Falters in Campaign for Minerals

Five major newsreel companies have sent units to Yreka to film the provisional territorial assembly called by the late Gilbert Gable for this Thursday afternoon. Gable died a few hours after calling the public rally to be held in front of the Siskiyou county courthouse.

Siskiyou county leaders of the 49^th state movement, after a hurried conference this morning, decided to go ahead with their plans for the public rally.

"Gilbert Gable would not want us to falter now, after the project he supported so long and so well was near success," declared State Senator Randolph Collier.

Curry county will send delegates to the meeting, and the Trinity and Del Norte Boards of Supervisors will be present. Lassen county is also expected to participate.

While three new converts joined the provisional state of Jefferson yesterday, another faltered.

Trinity Supervisors voted unanimously to support the Jeffersonians’ crusade for development of this region’s natural resources as did the Associated Farmers of California and a group of University of California students. But the Modoc County Supervisors, after a mysterious session, without warning withdrew their support. "I’d like to know who put the pressure on who over there," Senator Collier declared.

The newsreel contingent includes units from Fox Movietone, Paramount, News of the Week, and Pathe.

Tomorrow, the newsreel companies expect to film scenes on the Klamath.

Thursday the public is invited to participate in the movies which will be made during the afternoon, when leaders of the provisional territory of Jefferson meet at the Court House. Time of the filming will be announced tomorrow. Siskiyou people also are urged to participate in the torchlight parade to be held late Thursday afternoon.

In announcing the support of the Trinity Board of Supervisors, Chairman F. C. Meckel said his people had two axes to grind.

"Like the rest of you, we want to see our chrome and other minerals developed," he declared, "and we want to nominate Ed Reagan, our District Attorney, for the post of U. S. Senator if Jefferson is able to secure statehood."