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The Washington times., 1931-10-02

The idea Of the medical
supervision of school children
by health boards is relatively a
new one. The first suggestion
of the plan was published by
DR.. Henry Bowditch in 1890,
and even twenty years later
there we're few cities outside OF
Massachusetts, with thoroughly
equipped departments.
The ideal for such a depart
ment includes not only q gen.
eral physician, but a dentist,
an oral hygieniSt, a specialist
in mental disorders and an
orthopedic surgeon.
Parents Considered Competent
One has to stop and realize
what a tremendous departure
this is from the old idea that
the parents were competent to
take care of the physical and
mental health of their own chill
dren. It gives some point to
the question DR.. Watson asks.
"Are Parents Necessarily" It
certainly is a change from the
old days when Johnny brought
a note home from teacher say
ing, please give Johnny a
bath" The parent wrote back,
Dear Teacher: Johnny amt
no rose. Don't smell him,
learn him."
But the new system found
that pupils did not stand well
in their studies if they had
certain apparently minor physi-
cal defects. It is we'll illus
trated in a story published in
the current issue of Hygeia.
the health magazine published
under the direction of the
American Medical Association
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
Diet and Health
BY DIR. Logan Clendening

and which should be read by
all parents.
It is about Dorothy, who
brought home q poor report
card. Father was angry and
mother said to the frail, ner.
vous child: eff you have such
bad grades again you are going
to get q whipping"
The school nurse called the
next day, but the mother said,
II know the child isn't perfect.
What child is?"
Absent From School
"She has a poor posture and
is a mouth breather," replied
the nurse. "The teacher says
she is sliding back in her
school work, and this may be
due to her physical condition"
"She is sliding back in her
school work because the teacher
has a pick on her. She doesn't
talk half loud enough, and
won't repeat for her"
However, the story goes on
to tell that before long Dorothy
was found to be absent from
school because Of illness. The
nurse made another visit and
found the mother in a changed
attitude. Dorothy had developed
a running ear, which her fam
lily physician said might have
been avoided If her tonsils and
adenoids had been removed
soon enough.
With this accomplished the
child improved vastly, not only
in health, but in her studies.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
Advice to the
LoveIorn =
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Where Absence Failed

Dear Miss Fairfax: .>
I have been going with a boy
for three years, during which
time I have been absent 10
months out Of each year and
home for two. We CORE.
sponded and he told me that
he loved me. spoke Of getting
married, but we were never en-.
gagged. When I came home this
summer, I found his interest
had faded. He was going with
another girl and told me that
absence does not make the heart
grow fonder. I love him. and
never dreamed this could hap
pen. HEARTBROKEN.
If you were not engaged to
this young man I am afraid
you will have to fall back on
your pride, put UP a stiff upper
lip and show the world that his
going over to another girl has
not hurt you. Certainly, If he
no longer loves you, you wouldn't
want to marry him. Think Of
the mess such a marriage would
make Of your life. I am quite
prepared to believe that you
think you love him with all
your heart, but love that iS
not reciprocated can not last.
think your chances of getting
this young man back will be
much better If you do not show
that you are deeply hurt BY
his conduct.
When Should She Get Home?
Dear Miss Fairfax: .
will you please print at your
earliest convenience what time
q girl Of II, Of unblemished
character, should get home
nights to maintain her, re.
spectacle name? Please ex.
plain. SEVENTEEN
There is no fixed rule about
the time a respectable girl Of
II should get home. If she Is
living with her parents, they
should very properly decide
that. If she is going to .
party, she should be allowed to
stay as long as the other girls
and boys. Eleven o'clock is q
pretty good hour for such q
girl to be at home II she is
going out alone with a young
man, ~
The Washington times., 1931-10-02

candle at both endS-but never
that it's going to land him In
the hospital, the poorhouse or
the divorce court.
You may convince him that
you understand hirn-but never
that you see THROUGH him or
that you are ONTO him.
You may convince him that
you are sweet, and sincere, and
even angelic-but never that
you are reasonable and frank,
and logical.
You may convince him that
he isn't an Adonis or a Rudolph
Valentino-but you can never
convince him that there isn't
SOMETHING about him devil
ishly taking with the women"
You may convince him q
girl half his age is too young
for him-but never that she
couldn't learn to love him"
You may convince him that
you love hiIn-but, once that
idea has taken root, you can
never convince him that you
have gotten OVER loving him,
no matter what he may have
done to cure you!
In short, next to trying to
convince q mule, a secondhand
flivver or q fixed" jury, the
hardest feat on earth is that
of convincing a man when ne
doesn't want to be convinced!
Copyright. 1891, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.),
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
What Do You
Know?
AnSDers to TodGy'S Test
Questions on Editorial Page

Questions on Editorial Page
/. Springfield, III. 2. Heat 1t
to about $50 degrees Fahren.
heit. 8. Gas. 4 Switch. 5.
Priestley. s. 'Sistine Madonna.
7. Free. 8. Ireland. 8. Rhine
River. 10. Whaling. IL. Misery
acQuaints q man with strange
bedfellows." IL. Truth crushed
to earth shall rise again" 13.
For he who fights and runs
away, may live to fight another
day" IA. Under the wide and
starry sky, dig the grave and
let me lie." IS. Ever let the
fancy road, pleasure never is at
home"
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
JUST PLAYING AROUND 7" ~ ANDedtav"s Sh1 - BY LEVI
Story Of a GnIWho Didn't
Want to Settle Down
Whqt Has HQppened SO Far

Because Katherine Mason believes in playing around and
having time she finds herself deeply involved in troubles
She s Peter Thompson because he is She expects to
but he mares airline Sargent who
named divorce scandal within six months Katherine b get
ting Malvern rich forty who bad been
friend Dolly HAWKINS disappeared long
Tad IL going to divorce Airline Katherine tells Thad she
win him. Thads wife offers her fifty thousand to
her In The
The Washington times., 1931-10-02

You may convince him that
he's going too fast a pace,
smoking too much, drinking
too much, and burning the
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
Anniversary Party

Anniversary Party
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
Kindly advise me as to
whether it is proper or not to
have a surprise anniversary
party for my sister. This is her
first anniversary. F. z.
Yes, this is all right, but 1t
would be better form to give
the party not as a surprise"
The Washington times., 1931-10-02

You may convince him that
you consider petting vulgar,
cheap and perm ciouS-but
never that any woman couldn't
be petted, If a man went about
it scientifically.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02

You man convince him that
you adore him madly and ad.
mire him extravagantly-but
never that you just like him
casually and admire him only
mildly.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
When Manners
Are Correct
By Mrs. C. Beeckman
Birth Announcement


Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
I received a birth announce
ment a few days ago. Will you
tell me the correct way to an.
swer it? Should I answer it
with a card or with a gift?
If I should answer it with
a card, please tell me what
form and what kind of station
cry to use? L. H.
Although this announcement
n e ed nj necessarily be an
swered, usually we do wish to
send some kind of message
Of congratulations and good
wishes. If the mother is a
very close friend of yours, un-
doubtedly you will wish to send
a gift for the baby, or flowers
for the mother including in
the box a tiny baby bouquet,
one Of the piquant little 1880
tight bouquets Of rows Of small
flowers.
If you do not know the
mother very we'll, write a note
Of good wishes and friendliness
to her. The letter paper on
which you wrote to me would
be appropriate. ..-.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02

and infallible-but never that
he can't succeed In fooling her.
You may convince him that
your prophecies were right
but never that he was mistaken
in his judgment.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-26
Thief Killed IL Gas
Station HOldup
Former Well Known Libby Man Shoots
Young Bandit Through
Head

The Great Falls Tribune Of Sunday
had news item telling Of the kill
ing Of a thief by r. W. LaDuc the thief
having held up the service station OPP
Grated by LaDuc. LaDuc is the son-in-
law of Mr.. and Mrs. FL A. Joughin Of
this place. The Tribune item says:
PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 21.--The rifle
Of former Montana rancher Saturday
had accounted for the life of William
Wheeler, &C. would-be robber, and the
arrest of Mrs. Pearl Billings, IS, who
assertedly was forced to accompany
him on the fatal holdup
Wheeler slurnped dead at the wheel
of an automobile with a rifle bullet in
the back of his head when he attempted
to make getaway with Mrs. Billings
after robbing filling station and lunch
room operated by Mr., and Mrs LaDuc
near Oswego. Ore, Fridway night. They
had taken SIS from the till few min
utes previous.
Wheeler, alias Wade Heller, grand
son of a Lebanon, Ore, pioneer, was
killed instantly by LaDuc. who fired
three shots from behind the counter
through the front window of the store
Mrs. Billings, is, of Waterloo, Ore.
leaped from the car as it swerved into
ditch and hid behind real estate
office. Later she came forward, was
identified by LaDuc and arrested BY
Sheriff Mass of Clackamas county.
Mrs. Billings, who said she recently
married Harold Billings at Waterloo
told the sheriff Wheeler forced her tc
accompany him from Lebanon ane
participate in the robbery under tIstea
of death. M
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-26
Forest Fire
Report Shows
Improvement
Damage in 1880 was $18, O5O;
in 1929 Over a Million
Dollars.
SUPPRESSION COSTS
AMOUNTED TO STAT, $50

a decrease in the number and nm
OF forest fires on the national foresn
and adjacent private lands in Montann
during 1880 is shown by a report fusG
made covering the fires handled in the
state by the forest service. Out Of
total of 7O3 fires, only 80 reached size
OF 10 acres or over. In 1929, out Of
total of 983 fires, LAB reached size,
OF 10 acres or over. The acreage burned
during 1880 was 5,851 acres, with dam
age amounting to $18O50, as against
l40,487 acres in 1929 with damage
amounting to over million dollars.
Although there was some improve
ment in weather conditions over the
summer of 1929--which was the driest
In a decade, this decrease in size Of
fires is largely due to better co-opera-
ton by the public and greater eff
cheney of forest firemen in reaching and
putting out fires before they become
go 81 ussoA Ai4i6 " hCEioIidl FOTNStGT
Evan w. Kelley, Of Missoula.
Lightning was the cause of the great
est number Of fires 1873 being set by
electrical storms The damage from this
cause was $15,814. Smokers set n fires
which burned 43 acres. causing dam
age amounting to $1,438; campers s.
fires with 81 acres burned and dam
age of $104 There were IS incendiary
fires.
Suppression costs amounted to $147,-
$50, as against s754,817 for 1929. This
includes the cost of fighting fires which
threatened to spread from private land
to national forest land. Funds expended
in control on private lands have been
mostly repaid and the rest will be re-
ceived at a later time.
"The damage resulting from forest
fires is hard to estimate says Regional
Forester Kelley. in commenting on the
report, Although the actual timber
destroyed can be computed. the dam
age to young growth. to the soil, to
the protective value Of the forest az
watershed cover, to wild life and to
recreational values we cannot arrive
at easily A very real need exists for
more accurate and complete data on
lust how much damage fires do to all
forest values, and to this end funds
have been appropriated for study TO
be commenced during the coming year
by the Northern Rocky Mountain for
est experiment station
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-26
New HydraulicPl Plant
On Libby Creek
One To Mine Placer Gold Was Being
Established rs Years
Ago.

twenty-five years ago the big item
OF news in the Western News was a
story telling about a new hydraulic
plant that was being installed II miles
from Libby on Libby creek
/" A car Of lumber arrived in Libby
Oh. Saturday for the Bear Creek Placer
Mining company" said the paper. "A
car load Of steel will arrive in few
days. The lumber and pipe will be
hauled to the company's property by
Len Rose, who has taken the contract
to deliver the lumber for S1l thou
sand and the pipe for $40 ton
This company owns the Old Lake
placer claim, containing 100 acres. Il
was purchaser from William Creider-
man for $1,000 by Spokane parties,
they paying 500 down at the time the
purchase was mades The deal was made
by f. w. Schwellenbach, who owns
an interest in the property"
The paper also reported that the
presentation Of 'Anitas Trial, three
act drama given by the Libby Star
club, was splendid success. The cast
included Anita Harris, Vera Ander-
son, Hazel McCrory, Freda Hutton,
Viola Switzer, Bernice Remp, Myrtle
Harmon, Carrie Downing, Marcella
Reedy, Leona Switzer, Malissa Meg
quier, Nina Schanck. Bernice Barr,
May Megquier and Katie Fox
The paper stated that the Silver
Crown mine had been sold by Flat
head county, under tax deed, to SEN
ator John Fl. Geiger, the consideration
Being SIPS.
A long editorial discussed what was
termed the end Of the big war at Butte
between the Heinze and Amalgamated
interests 1t was said Heinze had sold
Continued on page 81
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-26
Boasts One Of hi|dl5t Winters
RECORDS sUB-ZERO MONTANA IN
PRESENT sEAsON-NIINIA1IM LIBBY WAS ONLY


HELENA, Feb. 24.--With the period
for frigid weather rapidly drawing to-
ward its close Montana can well boast
of having experienced this season one
of the mildest winters in its history.
The months Of November, December,
January and we'll into February has
been singularly marked in the absence
of sub-zero temperatures. The weather
has been generally mild and the snow
fall light SO that most of the winter
pasturages and ranges have been open.
Livestock has had no trouble in OBJ
tanning forage and as a consequence
little feeding was necessary.
All the main highways have beer
open to motor traffic during the en-
tire winter while practically all the
mountain passes were negotiable. Nov
ember weather was comparatively
moderate and pleasant over the greater
part OF Montana. The middle OF ths
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-26
THE
HONOR SOCIETY EXECUTIVE
BOARD MET MONDAY

Monday night the Honor Society had
an executive board meeting. Margaret
Fennessy, president; Genevieve Weld
man, secretary; Winogene Wood, treas
urer; Catherine Ostroot vice president
and Miss Mary L. Barnes, advisor, were
he officers present.
Plans and business of the next meet
ing were decided upon. A plan for
arousing enthusiasm for scholarship
contest among other classes besides the
Seniors was made. Later in the week
member from each class will give i
short pep speech for their class.
Amendments and points to be award
ed for participants in Noah's Ark and
IN the Civic Club play were discussed
Some form of entertainment for those
getting on the Honor Roll was planned
and will be thoroughly decided upon
at the next meeting.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-26
GLEE CLUBS PRACTICE
ON MUSICAL COMEDY

Definite characters have been chosen
for the Glee Clubs operetta to be given
March n in the Junior High audi
forum.
There is to be two main choruses to
the Irish musical comedy Lady of the
Terrace the Irish girls chorus and
the Moonbeam chofus
1t was necessary to choose only a
part Of the original Glee club, due to
lack of space for larger chorus on
the stage at one time.
The names of the students taking the
main leads and also the students in
the chorus will be published next
week.
Carol Sterling re-enrolled in Junior
High She has been attending school
at Houston, Texas.
Thursday and Friday Mrs Irene
Stevens was unable to teach and in
her place Mrs. Midyett substituted.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-26

month saw fairly heavy snowfall
over the eastern two thirds of the state,
the snow melting rapidly during the
ensuing week.
There was likewise green Christ
mas over most of the country east
of the Rockies, the average snowfall
for the state for December being but
2le inches.
According to complications made by
the state division of publicity from rec
ords issued by the Montana section Of
the United States weather bureau
sub-zero temperatures were recorded
on but few days Of the winter in scat
tered parts of the state, usually in thu
higher attitudes.
The main weather bureau station il
|. Helena recorded but one sub-zer,
reading during the entire winter, thi
being one degree below zero on Nov
Continued on page 81
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-26
Rig Crowd Attends Party.

One Of the largest crowds to attend
any social gathering this year gathered
at Woodrnen hall Monday evening at
the annual Washington birthday party
given each year by Libby lodge No.
IS. A. F. & A. NJ
The entertainment of the evening
consisted of the presentation of one
act play that pleased everyone, fol-
lowed by dancing, and with, of course,
the serving of refreshments at late
hour. So many were in attendance that
the dancers taxed the capacity of the
floor.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-26
PROPOSED MEASURE WOULD
GIVE LIBBY VETERANS $1,000
That Is the Additional Sum That
Would Come to Soldiers.

If the bill now in the hands of Presi-
dent Hoover that proposes to pay
World war veterans SO per cent OF the
value of their adjusted compensation
certificates becomes law, it will result
in bringing to Libby only about 81 900
according to estimates of local men
who know
Vernon Crotteau, prominent Ameri-
can Legion member and official esti-
mates there are about $50 veterans
hereabouts and says the value Of their
certificates would average about $500
at present. That would make a grand
total of $4,000. He admits that may
be somewhat high, r. w. Smithbergei..
cashier Of the First State Bank, cuts
that estimate considerably. Mr.. Smith
berger says about $4,000 has already
been loaned the veterans on their Ger
tificates and the proposed measure, if
It becomes law, will bring about an
additional $1,000, he says.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-26
Hunters Did Not
Get All the Deer
Two Libby Sportsmen Count a Large
Number OF the Beautiful Animals
on a Sundays Hike.

All the deer in the Libby district
haven't been killed yet, in spite of
the heavy slaughter of the animals
throughout the county last fall.
Ed Boyes and NAL Kedzie will
take their oath TO that effect.
Last Sunday the spring like
weather got into the blood of these
two officials of the Libby Rod and
Gun club-spring fever, you know
and they decided to go hiking and
deer hunting-without g,lns-over
Sheldon mountain way.
The stories they tell on their
return sound fine to tK9 sportsmen
who hope that thousands Of deer
will long inhabit this district, to
the enjoyment Of the hunters and
of all who love to see those beauti-
full wild animals roaming about
the mountains.
kedzie and Boyes both got the
same tally: by actual count they
say they saw so deer and IL elk.
The wind was favorable and Boyes
was able to get right in the midst
of the bunch of elk before they
took fright and departed.
Both deer and elk are in fine
condition. said Kedzie, "fat and
slick as can be- II has evidently
been an easy winter on the veni-
son crop.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-26

ural puppy way Of looking at life. He'll
outgrow this frivolous attitude.
Working him on line is the best
way. Keep right at it.
Don't be in hurry to work him
with cattle. It's enough that he has
become accustomed to them and doesn't
fear them or worry them. No proper
shepherd dog is ready for really seri-
Continued on page 81
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-26
JUNIOR HIGH TEAMS
TO MEET TROY HERE

Who believes in Junior High ath-
letics? We all do! Let's prove it by at
tending the Junior High Troy game
Friday night
The preliminaries will be played by
the fast little boys from the lower
grades.
Gymnastic exercises, drill and aes-
thetic dancing will delight the audience
during intermissions.
The first game begins at 7:30
The admission will be Is cents for
adults and 10 cents for pupils.
Remember the date, Feb. II.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-26
SPECIAL ELECTION MAY S

A bill is being rushed through the
Montana legislature calling special
election on May next to vote on the
proposal to issue debentufes against
the gas tax fund, so as to make avail
able at once funds for more speedy
highway construction
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-26
Standing of Bowling Teams,

Team No. ! under. Capt Hargreaves
has won the last 10 out of IL games
played and has moved up to second
place in the percentage column. 1t is
said this team bids fair to continue
the pace The management Of The Play
has received an invitation for teams to
attend the tournament, to be held at
the Davenport, Spokane, alleys on
March ! to g.
The standing Of the Libby teams fol-
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-26
Lady Militants Are Hostesses.

The Lady Militants Of Libby enter
tanned at a pleasant card party at I.
O. O. r. hall last Thursday night,
pinochle being played. Mrs. Jack Chap
pei captured high score prize for the
ladies and Mrs. Oelrich the consola-
ton prize, while NJ r. Karnes car
ried home the high prize for the men
and A. T.. Thompson the consolation
The closing feature Of the evening was
the serving OF refreshments.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-26

Libby for the first time in long
while has had very successful basket
ball year.
In reviewing the past season, when
the Terriers first turned out not too
much was expected of them
Three games were lost in a row.
Then something happened The purple
clad boys snapped out Of it and new
hard fighting, good shooting team
blossomed forth.
Since then the Terriers lost only one
game out of seven and right now they
believe that in the whole district there
is no better team than they.
So here's prophecy! If old man Luck
is on the right side, namely on the
Terriers side at the tournament, the
fans of Libby will see seven Terriers
packing home banner marked First
Place
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-26
E.ntertains Club.

Miss Constance Crotteau was hos
tess to the Blue Monday Bridge club
Monday night, at which high and low
score prizes were won by Mrs Rus
sell Little and Miss jeanette Rush re
spectively A dainty lunch was served
by the hostess.