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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-16
Libby Couple Decide
To Travel Journey
Of Life Together
Mr.. Walter WOLF and Miss Edna
Bisscll Arc Married Tuesday by
the Rev. r. w. Orr.

Mr.. Walter L. WOLF and Miss Edna
Bissell are receiving the hearty con-
CALCULATIONS and best wishes of their
many friends following their wedding,
which took place Tuesday afternoon
The. ceremony was performed by the
Rev r. w. Orr at the Presbyterian
manse, the bride and groom being
attended by MIR. and Mrs. Vernon
Bessey. Following the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. WOLF drove to Troy where
they visited with the brides parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter j. Bissell,
The bride is an attractive and cheer
full young woman who has many
friends both in Libby and Troy She
a graduate of the Troy high school and
later attended the Cheney normal
school For the past year or two she
has been employed in the court house
at various times, where she met Mr.,
WOLF and where the romance devel-
oped that has resulted in their mar
riage.
Mr.. WOLF is an energetic young man,
a veteran of the World War and a
well known county official, holding the
office of county clerk and recorder,
having been elected three times to
that office by large majorities. He
has wide acquaintance over the
county where he is well and popularity
known. The many friends of this young
couple are glad to join in wishing them
every happiness.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-16
Church Of God
Camp Meeting
Starts Friday
Preparations Being Made for Large
Attendance From Montana and Idaho
Fine Program--Grounds Improved.

The annual camp meeting of the
Church of God will open in Libby on
Friday Of this week and will continue
10 days, closing on Sunday, July 26.
Extensive preparations are being made
to entertain large crowd, which will
come from north Idaho and Montana.
Delegations will be present from
Shelby, Brady, Big Sandy, Eagleton,
Kennilworth, Bozeman, Wilsall, Bill
ings, Poison, with good sized delega-
tons attending from Plains and Eu-
reka and from Standpoint and Priest
River, Idaho.
The Rev. A. j. Stuart, state mission
airy, is in charge of preparations. He
reports that considerable improve
ments have been made at the camp
grounds west of the city. Better quar-
tiers have been provided for aged ladies,
additional ground has been cleared and
the grounds will be fenced.
One feature of the program is espe-
cially stressed by Rev. Stuart That
is the daily school. The teaching at the
school is entirely non-denominatiohal
and everyone will be not only wei
coined at this part of the service but
is urged to attend. The same invitation
is extended to the public and the hope
is that large numbers of Libby people
will take advantage of this opportu-
nifty to attend meetings of this char
acter
The entire program is given here
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-16

For many months a question has
been holding the attention of grow
ing numbers Of American business
men. That question is, What is the flu
ture of the small town." Some think
it is doomed; others are not SO pes
simistic. Some are OF the opinion that
improved highways, rapid travel by
automobile to larger centers, mail
order competition and the chain store
movement are all factors that spell
the doom of the small town indfpend-
ent merchant and in many cases n
the small town In view Of this dis
cussion. those of us who live in small
towns will be glad to read the encour-
aging statement by DIR. julius Klein,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce, who
is convinced, after thorough investi-
CATION by his department, that the
small town and the small town mer-
chant both have bright future
DIR. Klein gave two radio addresses
on June 81 and 28-on THE Bust
ness Future of the Small Town They
contain so much of interest to all BUSH
ness men and residents living in small
towns that the Western News will re-
print the addresses in full. The first one
is printed below.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-16
Crushed Rock
VIII Be Used
On Highway
Libby Man Says That Is
Plan of State Highway
Commission.
WAITING FOR
MORE MILEAGE

The recent covering OF the state high
way west of Libby with oversize grav-
Ell has caused lot Of comment locally
1t isn't necessary to say that much OF
that comment has been highly unfav-
orable. After the rains and wet
weather Of the early spring had passed
the highway had gotten into condi-
ton 50 that 1t provided rather good
wheeling its entire length, which was
a condition enjoyed by local people
and other travellers.
Then one bright day Kalispell con-
tractor appeared in the city with a
gasoline operated shovel and proceeded
to remove large slide that had come
down and was partly blocking the high
way. After completing that work he
started to scoop out gravel from
wherever 1t could be found beside the
highway and trucks spread it over the
roadbed. A large percentage of this
gravel was oversize and the immediate
result was the spelling of the good
wheeling that the community had en-
joyed. Some were OF the opinion that
the highway had been effectually
spoiled for all time; that this large
rock never would work down and
never would allow the proper grading
of the highway
But the discouraged ones should dis
pei their gloom.
This newspaper has learned, through
authentic sources, that the state high
way commission eventually plans to
dress this project with crushed gravel.
This recent application Of gravel was
only to help do away with the soft
ness of the highway during wet weather
and the dust during the summer
until such time as it would be practical
to bring in a rock crusher for this
project
R. r. Veldman Of this city is the one
who supplies the information AT nu-
merous times he has had conversations
with members of the state highway
commission. Not long ago a@niember
of the commission told Mr. Veldman
that rock crusher would be moved
here for the graveling of the highway
after another project at the end of the
present one has been finished Mr.
Veldman was told at that time that il
would be too expensive to move Il
crusher in here and set it up for the
present short project but that the en-
larged project would be graveled as
soon as an additional milegage is pro-
vided
So let's cheer up. This information
impaired by Veldman is evidence that
eventually the local project is to be
made into a high-class highway and
it also gives promise that before
great time another project is to be con-
structed beyond the present one.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-16
Says Numbers Of
Tourists Do Not
Stop in Libby
Check Kept on Travellers Shows That
Many Drive Directly Through City
Without Visiting Business Section.

At the time that the state highway
was being routed through the city
there was more or less discussion by
Libby business men regarding the adj
visibility of having the, highway
routed directly through the business
section of the city or rather through
some outlying district. The engineer
representing the highway commission
favored keeping the highway away
from the business center and Libby
man could not agree on a route, 50
eventually it was routed on Ninth
street, which is some distance from the
heart of the city.
The objection to routing the high
way through some outlying section Of
the city was that many tourists would
drive through the city and would not
stop, If that plan were adopted. Thus
considerable business would be lost
TO the community. It appears that that
contention was well taken.
One day last week n. F. Gay, In
order to satisfy himself concerning this
question, spent some time on the state
highway at the corner Of California
avenue and Ninth street. He says that
in tho short time that he was there
he counted IT cars that drove straight
through the city That would indicate
. considerable loss Of possible business
from the travelling public.
In this connection it can be said that
there is more or less discussion about
opening one of the streets leading to
the business center, with the high
way west of town. The two streets
under consideration are Second and
Third streets. Eventually one of these
streets will probably be opened to con-
meet with the state highway thus pro-
viding more direct route for travellers
from the west into and through the
business center of the city.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-16
THE BUSHES FUTURE OF THE
SMALL TOWN

Radio Address by DR. Julius Klein
Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Somebody said the other day: ITS
easy enough to see what the country
is coming to-"it's coming to the city,
And that sums up pretty general
opinion, literally backed by census
figures. Of course, the popular song
writers have different idea of the
trend, and, if we we're willing to be-
lieve them, we should expect to see
the cities rapidly depopulated, as home
sick, nanny earning city jewellers
rushed to board the midnight choo-
choos" for Alabam' or sunny Tennes-
see or "the little gray home in the
West" or cottage small by water
fall'-or some other rustic spot, far
from the turmoil of city streets.
But these lyrics of the songsmiths
are based, / fear, on sentiment instead
of on statistics. For the popular inn
preston as to the immigration city,
ward does tally with the statistics.
Here is the proof of it: In 1890 more
than 81 per cent of our population
lived in the country. Last years census
showed that only 81 per cent of the
total were in rural communities.
We see the cities expand In both
directions (sidewise and up-and-
down -become more complex and
congested and deafening-rear more
Supplying pinnacles--burrow deeper
into the bedrock-fling titantic bridges
grow ever mightier and more mag
nificent.
But how about the small towns Of
say, from 1000 to 10000 people? Were
they not the ancient stronghold of our
traditions, the bulwark of the Nations
strength? No candidate for national Of
flee was supposed to have chance
unless he came from a small town-the
smaller the better! And SO let us see
what the outlook Especially the
business outlook--for those small
places.
If you will bear with me, let us "gc
statistical for a moment Between the
census years 1920 and 1880, the 200
odd little towns in the county with
populations between $500 and 10,00(
just about held their own in relation
| to the country as whole; in both
years they accounted for almost ex-
actly 8 per cent of our total popula-
ton. How about the smaller hamlet.
and villages Of less than $500 people:
Well, their portion of the total popu-
lation has shrunk 81z to Tx per cen
since 1920
| But how about the. possibility that ;
change is now at hand? Will new bust
ness methods and conditions offer new
prospects to the small town. II yo,
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-16

Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Seims and chill
dren arrived home Saturday from a
five weeks trip spent visiting with
friends and relatives throughout Min
nesota and Wisconsin MIR. Seims re-
ports most delightful vacation and
says he visited with men whom he
ran around with years ago renewing
old acquaintance and having glor-
ious time, besides visiting with num-
bers of relatives. Mr.. Seims also states
that throughout the smaller towns and
cities no one seemed to be really SUI
fering from the depression. OF course
there are men who cannot find work,
he said. but everyone is being well
taken care of. He also found indica-
tons that the worst Of the depression
is over and that men are gradually be-
ing put back to work who have long
been idle.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-16
KATKA TUNNEL TO BE
IMPROVED BY G. N.

The Great Northern railway starts
work next week on enlarging the tun
mel near Katka. This bore has caused
this company considerable trouble since
its completion, and the present plan
calls for adding more width to it and
probably cementing the whole job. 1t is
also whispered that the company may
cement the tunnel just west of this
place, as well as the one east of us.
Morrison & Knudsen, contractors Of
Boise, Idaho, have the job Of working
the Katka tunnel, and they are NOV
ing in supplies and crew now. Leonia
will be their headquarters.-Tro Trib-
une
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-16
Pioneer Picnic.

The annual picnic Of the Libby
Pioneers and their families will be
held in Pioneer Park on August 2.
An interesting program of singing
and pioneer experiences will COM
mence at o'clock and picnic lunch
will be served at with coffee fur
nished by the society
At the last annual meeting of this
society it was voted that children Of
all pioneers u years or over be al
lowed to join the Society and that all
those living in Flathead county in
1850 or prior thereto and residing In
Libby before 1921 be eligible to mem-
bership.
For further information inquire of
any of the board members: President,
Mrs. S. G. Ratekin, treasurer; Mrs.
John Peay; secretary, Mrs. J. Brad,
member of board, Mrs A. c. Herbst
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-16

AT recent meeting of the board Of
directors Of the Glacier Silver-Lead
mining company Of Libby, r. c. Ham
ilton Of Pullman, Wash, was elected
president to succeed VIM. Hollings-
worth, resigned, and H. A. Joughin Of
this place was chosen vice president
to succeed v. w. Weller resigned
Spokane reports state that Mr.. Ham
ilton is a business man and is heavily
interested in Golconda, Mutual Mines
and other properties in the Occur d
Alenes, Mr.. Joughin, former business
man and banker of this city, is now
devoting his time to ming.
II is said plans are beng worked out
to resume operations at the Glacier
soon.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-16
California Visitors Here

Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Crick and daugh-
ter left Wednesday for their home at
Pasadena, Calf, after having visited
here with Mr. and Mrs Hugh Smith
They have been on a three months
motor trip and have toured most Of
the national parks as we'll as visiting
Niagara Falls. On their way home
they will visit with Mrs. Dickey at
Colfax, Wash, and Mrs. Barnes at
Portland, Or Mrs. Crick and Mrs.
Smith are cousins and had not seen
each other for many years.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-16
Oklahoma People Visit in Libby.

Mr.. Alvin M. Spencer and son Rny
of Oklahoma City, Okla, have been
visiting during the past week with Mr.
and Mrs. w. W. Blew, driving here via
Yellowstone park which they toured
Mr.. Spencer is an uncle Of Mrs. Blew.
Mr. Spencer in former days owned q
farm which the city spread over and
which he plated and sold as town lots
and he also was fortunate in a num-
Der OF oil investments.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-16
Three Have Tonsils Out.

Three Libby children had tonsils re-
moved at another clinic held at the
Libby hospital this week There
should have been full number at the
clinic but the others were prevented
from being present by various rea-
sons at the last minute. Those operated
on were. Billy Racicot, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. E. Racicot, tonsils removed;
Calvin Harley, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant Harley, tonsils removed; Ber-
nice Madison, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dewey Madison, tonsils and ade-
noids removed
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-16
Visit with MI. and Mrs. Fcnnessy.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Foote and daugh-
ter of International Falls, Mimi, are
here visiting with Mr.. Footes's SISTER,
Mrs. ]. F. Fennessy, and family. With
Mr.. and Mrs. Foote IS Miss Bennett
also of International Falls, and Aiss
Irene Foote, niece from Williston.
N. %. The visitors are motoring
through the West
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-07-25
Ccst1of Armaments

In an address at the opening
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-07-25

change economics and politics. But only another world war could cause anything resembl- ing a revolution-and the world has had it's fill of mod ern warfare.
 Today's problem of those who would reform the econom- ics of the world is not how to destroy capitalism, but how to create more capitalists-how to extend the benefits of the ownership of industry to an ever-increasing number of the worlds people. = Financial News, Vancouver, BIG.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-07-25
A Fine Achievement

The Alaska-British Columbia Celebration has come and gone and in the passing achieved a splendid success. Not only has the district received a large volume of the valuable pub licity which formed the prim- ary motive for it's inception, but the Celebration also pre- sented an outstanding example of international concord and fraternity that should serve as an inspiration to world en- meshed in a hampering web of international discordances and racial antiquities. Viewed from the latter standpoint, the celebration may be considered an event of much greater inn portance than a mere exhibit ion of the districts resources and potentialities; for it has in all reality marked another step forward in national relation ships, as we'll as an advance toward that ultimate goal of humanity - the Universal brotherhood of Man.
 From the purely material standpoint, the Celebration was in every respect a fine achievement and especially for such small communities as Fly der, Stewart and Premier. Not many communities of such di- mensions would conceive, much less attempt, an enter tainment of such magnitude and diversity and all concerned in its conception and develop ment are entitled to the ut most praise for. their initiative and energy and for the vast amount of labor involved in their efforts. It was in every respect a splendid effort and the community's appreciation is expressed in universal hope that it will be repeated and intimately become an an nual event.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-07-25

of the recent sessions of the International Chamber of Commerce in Washington, President Hoover called at- tention to the vast expenditures by the nations for armament3, aggregating nearly five billion dollars a year.
 This, he declared, is about 70 per cent greater than was spent for military purposes be- fore the World War. It repre- sents the cost of keeping five and a half million men actively under arms and twenty million more in reserves.
 The President deplored the fact that the nations felt it necessary to maintain such eX- tensive armies and navies in spite of their adherence to the Kellogg-Briand pact, whereby they had renounced war as an instrument of national policy and had agreed to settle all their controversies by peaceful methods. He spoke hopefully, however, of the effects for armament reduction which have been and are being made, and called upon the business men of the world to aid in promoting peace.
 Manifestly the maintenance of world peace is the most inn portant problem that confronts civilization. Compared with it all other problems are rel atively insignificant. And who- 1ver by word or deed needless iy adds to the difficulties of its solution is an enemy of the human race.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-07-25
Just for Fun

Seen in an advertisement: Even on diapers Macy's saves you didy sum-"
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-07-25

Sometimes genius takes the form of being able to cash in on other peoples ideas.
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Create More Capitalists

The few benighted individ- lals who are living in hopes of he capitalistic system being overthrown and who fondly nope that out of the ruins will emerge rewards for all regard 'ess of initiative, ability or ef- ;ort, are doomed to die with their dreams still unrealized.
 Year by year evolution will
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-07-25
TEN YEARS OR SO AGO From the Hyder Alaska Miner
 July 20, 1921


 yer Bar Mining Go. who came from Seattle to inspect the property, returned to town Friday much pleased with what they saw there.
 w. L. Balch is building a garage for J. A. Hall beside the Salmon River Bank.
 w. R. Tooth purchased the first two lots on the Canadian Hyder townsite, adjoining the International boundary and has started the foundation for a building.
 Work done on the Hobo group by Marius Pederson and Albert Johnson disclosed a strong lead upon which they did considerable stripping, showing up an average of two feet of ore which assays up to $64 in gold and 4 ounces in silver.
 R. L. Cline, national forest examiner for Alaska, has a crew of expert road builders at work on the construction of trunk trail up Fish creek to provide preliminary transport ation to the prospects of the Fish Creek basin. MT. Cline al- so expects to complete a trail through the Texas creek pass to facilitate travel to the Sal mon Glacier, which is the nat ural outlet for a large number of properties in the Canadian ide. Harry Grove is foreman n charge of the work.
 Rev T. J. Mcqueen, super ntendent in Alaska of mission ary work for the Methodist Episcopal Church, arrived in camp Sunday and has already planned the construction of a ;hurch here. The church has been allotted lots in the forest reserve.
 MT. and Mrs. M. J. Evans of Topeka, Kansas, who have been visiting J. A. Hall and ;amily for several weeks, left sor their home in the States.
 John Doe Sweeny came over the line yesterday, all lit up and hunting for trouble. He found it. When warned by Commissioner Reed to behave himself he swung at the Com- missioner but missed, and was then put hors d'combat by Alex Frazer and locked up by Magnus Meisingseth. Three months in jail and $100 fine. Another exuberant resident from across the line also had an argument with Immigration Inspector Stivers about enter ng the U. s. A. and became ob- streperous. After a flight from the planked street onto the tide flats, he was coralled by officers Bowler and Scarlett of Stewart.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-07-25

After wedding the garden one may get that kink out of his back by whitewashing the ceiling.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-07-25

The old Fellow who sera- naded his girl with a guitar has a grandson who gets quick CT results with an auto horn.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-07-25
INTERESTING NOTES

It is estimated that there are approximately 4,000 students from the Phillipine Islands at tending schools and colleges in the United States.
 Patrolman c. H. Cooper o1 Mansfield, O., was knocked from his motorcycle by ar automobile, skidded 20 feet sitting down and arose to find the seat of his trowsers gone. There were 2,450 girls and $500 boys among the 25,000 persons reported missing il New York during the year 1880.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-07-25

The food bill of the United States is about $20,000,000,- 900 annually according to Joseph Wiltshire, president of Standard Brands, Inc.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-07-25
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER

This newspaper is not connect ed in any with stock brokerage firm other establishment associated in interested in the sale of mining shares and publishes in formation relative to local min ing development that not be- neved to be in full accord with fact
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-07-25
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS

Changes H Display Advert sing for weekly issue presented not later than the Wednesday evening preceding the day of issue Saturday) insertion will be delayed until the follow ing week.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-07-25

Africa is the worlds great est producer of gold.