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Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
For Levy Court Commissioner

wish to announce myself a can
didate for the Office of Levy Court
Commissioner of the 1st, End, 3rd
and 5th districts at the Democratic
Primaries, subject to the decision
OF the Democratic and Independent
voters. I will appreciate your sup
ports. JOHN ]. HURD
APO If
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29

newood. He also leaves to mourn
his death four sisters namely, Mrs.
Hester A. Lank, Mrs. Sarah M.
Farrell, Mrs. Alice M. Read, all of
Smyrna, and Mrs. F. A. Daboll of
Philadelphia. Funeral services
were held at 2 o'clock on Monday
from 1925 North Broad Street,
Philadelphia, and interment was
made at st. Peters Cemetery,
Smyrna, yesterday, Tuesday, morn
ing. Rev. Frederick Marx Barton
oficiated. Harmony Lodge, No. 13,
A. F. and A. M, coducted the
burial service at the grave.
Death of Miss Mary Fulton, Dover
Miss Mary Fulton, of Dover,
daughter of the late ]. Alexander
Fulton, died at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Edward K. Jenkins, on
State street, Dover, early Sunday
morning. She was 81 years of
age. Funeral services We're held
yesterday, Tuesday, afternoon.
Miss Fulton for several years was
librarian at the Dover Library.
She is survived by one brother, Q.
G. Fulton, of Dover, and her sister,
Mrs. Jenkins.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
SUDLERSVILLE
Items Of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

Sudlersville, Md, June Is The
Firemen's Carnival which has been
the center of interest for Sudlers-
vile and which was to have closed
Saturday night, continued until
last night, Tuesday, with an eff
fort to make up for the incIement
weather the carnival was subjected
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29

Published Every Wednesday Afternoon. By
r. ID. HOFFECKER. Proprietor.
Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker, July s,
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29

ADVERTISEMENTS Smyrna Times
is the business medium not only for the
Gown it represents. but for the outlying
district OF which it is the center, en-
bracing the towns of Clayton. Kenton.
Cheswold. Townsend. Leipsic. &c. A rate
OF so cents per inch an insertion charg-
"a for transient advertising. Season or
yearly display advertising rates quoted
on application. For Sale. For Rent.
Lost and Found advertisements occupy
ing one inch space or less. minimum
charge of so cents per insertion Public
Sale advertisements rs cents per Inch
frst insertion and so cents per inch for
each subsequent insertion. Locals and
Reading Notices. is cents per line per
issue.
THE SMYRNA TIMES IL an independent
paper devoted to the welfare of the town
Il represents and the State of which II
is part. 1t also gives the items Of
Importance of the Eastern Shore Of
Maryland.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
ADVERTISEMENT FOR
TRANSFORMATIONS BIDS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR
TRANSPORTATION BIDS
Sealed proposals for supplying convey
ance and transporting school children to
and from school during the school year
1928 along the route or routes named
below will be received by the State Board
of Education at its office, Dover. Delaware,
until one O'Clock p. m. Thursday, July Z,
1882. and at that place and time publicly
opened.
Bids are asked for the following:
KENT COUNTY
Route No. Is Blackiston's to Clayton
Route No. 58-Woodland Beach to Smyrna
Route No. 59-Garrison's Mill to Smyrna
Route No. 60-Brenford to Smyrna
Route No. -Peterson's to Smyrna (CoID
Route No. 63-Fairview to Hartly
More detailed descriptions of the above
routes and equipment required may be
seen. and bid blanks obtained, at the office
of Smyrna High School. Smyrna. Delaware.
or at the office of the State Board of Ed
ucation. Dover, Delaware
bids.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Dover, Delaware
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Entered at the Post ONCE at Smyrna. Del
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Subscription price. $3.50 per year. strictly
In advance.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25
MAY WORK ON KOOTENAI FALLS
PROJECT DURING WINTER

County Attorney Blackford, who
has been working on securing right of
way for the Kootenai Falls project, is
in receipt Of letter from the bureau
of public roads, written at Missoula
on Aug. II, which says, in part:
I'VE are still negotiating with the
Great Northern Railway company for
a modification of their previous de-
mands, and they advise that they are
endeavoring to work out a solution
that will reduce the cost of the work
considerably.
I'VE appreciate the efforts you have
made in securing right of way for us
and trust that negotiations will pro-
coed satisfactorily with the railway
ompany SO that the work in the vicin-
ity of Kootenai Falls can be carried
forward this winter We believe oper-
ations can be carried on in the heavy
rock sections during the entire winter
and that the customary winter shut
down as experienced on other prof.
ects will not have to be made"
The letter is signed by W. H. Lynch,
district engineer, and by A. c. Clark,
senior highway engineer.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25
Baseball Fans
Enjoy Afternoon
Of Lively Sport
Large Crowd Watches Two Libby
Teams Win From Troy and
Japanese Clubs

Libby baseball fans enjoyed full
afternoon Of their favorite sport Sun
day, when four teams battled in two
games on the local diamond.
The first contest was between the
Libby Independents and the Troy In
dependents. This ended with an II 10
victory for the Libby team with the
game called in the 7th inning because
OF rain. Passing showers had inter
ferred with the game all the after
noon.
The second game was between the
Libby Town Team and a team OF jap
anese who have been working on the
Great Northern at Ural. Again the
Libby aggregation proved too much
tor the visitors, winning with az to
y score. Sleizer, Rusty Allen and Reid
brought glory to themselves by knock
ing out homerun each for the locals.
Roberts and Allen were the battery
tor the locals in the last game.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25
Libby Women
Are Home From
National Convention
Attend Annual Meeting OF w. G. T. u.
Held i'm Seattle and Report on
Activities There

(NOTE-Mrs A. c. Herbst and Mrs.
r. w. Orr of Libby last week attended
the national convention of the w. c,
r. y. held in Seattle as two Of The
delegates from Montana. The following
article of the activities at the conven-
ton is written by Mrs. ORR
The 58th convention of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
was held in Seattle August II to IL.
In beautiful floral setting in Ply
mouth Congregational church, the ses-
sions Of the convention were very
ably presided over by the national and
also worlds president, Mrs. Ella A.
Boole of Brooklyn, New York. There
were $40 official delegates with many
additional visiting registered delegates.
Ten delegates represented Montana.
The organizations of Seattle were
royal in giving assistance to the hos
tess Unions in welcoming the delega-
ton to the city Many courtesies were
extended including an afternoon drive
about the city terminating in garden
party in one of Seattle's beautiful
parks. No stone was left unturned in
an effort to show appreciation of the
high ideals and work of the Christian
women of our land in upholding the
Eighteenth Amendment. On convention
Sunday Sc convention speakers were
used in Seattle pulpits.
Each session of this great convention
was opened with prayer and much
thought was given to devotional sub
jects Mrs. Victoria Booth Demarest,
of Virginia, granddaughter Of General
Booth, founder of the Salvation Army.
preached each day at the noontide
hour.
Reports were given by the National
directors of the As departments of the
organization. One department of major
importance, which was well repre-
scented, was the Young Peoples branch.
Many young people from the various
states were in attendance and held
conferences of their own and were
guests Of the Young Peoples branch
of western Washington At the Sum
Continued on page 81
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25
TROY TRIBUNE PLANT WILL
BE MOVED TO BONNERS FERRY

According to an announcement in the
kootenai Valley Sentinel Of Boomers
Ferry, J. B. Farris, proprietor Of the
Troy Tribune will move the Tribune
plant to Boomers Ferry in the near
future. The Sentinel is new paper
started few months ago at Boomers
Ferry but which has been printed at
Troy. Richard Myers, editor of the
Sentinel and Mr.. Farris will be as
ISOLATED in the new enterprise. A cor
poration is to be formed to take over
the interests Of Mr.. Myers and Mr.,
Farris and stock is to be offered for
sale for the purpose of financing the
combination of newspaper interests and
a building venture. A new building is
to be built to house the plant at Bon
ners Ferry. Mr.. Myers will be editor
and Mr.. Farris business manager Of
the now undertaking
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25
Hail Storm
CauSeSLOSSTO
FOrtine Crops
Deluge of Rain and Heavy
Hail Causes Loss to
Standing Grain.
THREE SEPARATE
STORMS PLAY HAVOC

FORT1NE, August 23.-Several
thousand dollars worth of grain and
garden crops were DESTROYED, and
minor damages, including few
broken windows, punctured auto tops,
and injured poultry, we're sustained
here Saturday, August 20, when the
first really destructive hailstorm ever
experienced in this locality swept
across the Fortine valley.
Following four days of hot weather.
with temperature of so to 81 degrees.
q four-hour electric storm set in early
Saturday afternoon Following local
showers, heavy hailstorm swept
down from Pinkham Ridge, covering
strip OF land about four miles wide.
passed over Fortine, and crossed the
valley in a northeasterly direction. In
the central storm area, hailstones aver
aging IN size somewhat larger than
marbles were driven down for 20
minutes. An hour later a second hail
storm crossed the valley, covering q
wider territory and centering farther
south. A third brief fall of hail oc-
CURED just before the rain ended at
about o'clock.
Precipitation during the storm
reached IS inch at the Ant Flat ranger
station, and Isl inches at the weather
bureau station at the Weydemeyer
farm More than an inch of the latter
amount fell during the first hour Of
the storm.
The heaviest damage to grain and
garden crops occurred at and near
tortine. Many fine town gardens were
thoroughly battered and partly de-
stroyed Grain crops at the Kampfe.
Weydemeyer, Winkley and Graham
farms We're destroyed or severely dam
aged. Fifty acres OF oats on the Wink
ley farm, one mile southeast of town
were completely threshed out, AT the
Weydemeyer ranch, about rs per cent
OF the oat crop and 80 per cent Of the
wheat crop was destroyed Crop dam
age OF varying extent occurred at
many other farms located within the
storm area.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25
Careless Smokers
May Cause Closing
OF Forest Areas
Forty-five Per Cent of All Man
Caused BIazes in Woods Are
Laid to Smokers.

Carless smokers were responsible fol-
45o of all man-caused fires which
started in the national forests in Mon
tana and North Idaho during the las
ten-day period according to report
issued today from the regional office
of the forest service at Missoula. II
such carelessness continues the for
ests may be closed to entry except
by special written permit, it was said
We dislike to impose this added
restriction" said Evan w. Kelley, re-
gional forester today But he added
with such carelessness by smokers as
is evident by this last ten-day report
we must seriously consider closing
which we had wanted to avoid this
year.
i sincerely hope" he continued,
that the carelessness of the few will
not force upon the many the added de-
lay and inconvenience which newt
ably must accompany any general clos
ing order.
However he added, the most i'm
portant job entrusted to the fores,
service is that of protecting the nations
forests from fire and If the smoker
continues his carelessness it may be-
come necessary to require the public,
generally, to put up with added dis
comfort and delay in order to help
adequately protect their property from
destruction by forest fires
One hundred and eight forest fire.
were started in the national forests Of
Montana and north Idaho during the
last ten-day period, the report reveals
All but nine Of these fires were pul
out before any one of them had
burned over more than ten acres in
size.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25

Fire Causes
Damage To Opera
House Building
Blaze of Unknown Origin Destroys
Shop at Rear of
Structure.

Fire was discovered Thursday night
about II o'clock in the rear of the
building known as the Kienitz opera
house. The fire was discovered burn
ing in an addition that had been used
as an auto repair shop and practically
destroyed that part of the building
before being put out. The paper and
muslin decorations in the main hall
burned, scorching somewhat badly the
paint in that part of the building. The
oil and grease soaked floor of the gar
age gave force to the flames and the
floor being raised several feet from
the ground made difficult the job of
fighting the fire The fire department
did extremely well to confine the
blaze to the small quarters damaged
1t is understood the loss is fully
covered by insurance. What caused
the fire is not known but it is thought
it might have been due TO spontaneous
combustion.
Smoke was noticed coming out of
the building by f. j. Barkee on his
way home, who notified Mr. Kienitz
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25
Rev. Wick Transferred.

AT the annual conference Of the
Methodist church held in Great Falls
last week, the Rev. r. F. Wick was
transferred from the Libby pastorate
to the Sunburst and Kelvin charge
Rev. Wick has been pastor of the local
church for the past four years and he
and Mrs. Wick have endeared them
selves to host of friends here who will
regret to lose them from our midst
Mr.. Wick is sincere, earnest Chris
ton worker ans, he and Mrs. Wick
are valuable additions to any commu-
nifty.
Rev. R. v. Crater will succeed Mr..
Wick here, Rev. Crater coming from
Sunburst to the Libby charge. He is a
graduate of the Garrett Bible Institute
is married and has three small chill
dren. Mr.. Wick and family expect to
leave for their new charge next week
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25
Makes Error In Publishing
Figures Of Comparative Costs

1t is somewhat unfortunate that the
Eureka Mirror made an error of con-
siderable proportions in one Of its edi-
torials in its last weeks issue. 1t is un-
fortunate for the reason that it broad
casts INSTRUMENTATION to the public
while claiming that the information is
reliable
In its editorial the Mirror cited a lot
Of figures comparing per capita costs
of various departments Of county gov
eminent in Lincoln and Flathead
counties, 1t said, The figures were
compiled by the Montana Taxpayers
association and are authentic
The Mirrors figures undoubtedly
were obtained from the June bulletin
of the taxpayers association, as they
correspond with the figures given in
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25
Two Political
Parties Hold
County Meet
Republicans and Democrats
Elect Officers for County
Organizations.
PLANNING FOR
FALL CAMPAIGN

Both the republican and democratic
county central committees held meet
ings in Libby last Friday evening,
as provided by law The republicans
met in the Masonic building and
elected Senator M. D. Rowland, chair
man; Albert Bags Of Troy, secre-
tary, and John Stout of Libby state
committeeman In the absence of Sem
ator Rowland, E. E. Jaqueth, the re-
firing county chairman, presided
throughout the meeting.
A motion was passed authorizing the
chairman and secretary to fill all
vacancies in the roster of committee
men and also other vacancies. The
meeting appointed Lloyd Burpee as the
party's candidate for the office Of
county superintendent of schools, If
he cared to enter the race for the office
A resolution was adopted urging
Lincoln county's senator and represent
tative to obtain, If possible, legislation
correcting apparent faults in the poor
law A spirited discussion of this mat
ter was to the effect that there were
glazing faults in the present law that
need correction.
SchouweiIer Elected Chairman.
At the democratic meeting M. E.
Schouweiler was reelected to the of
flee Of chairman, b. F. Maiden was
elected secretary and Chas. T. Young
treasurer. A committee of five was
appointed to fill all vacancies. No state
committeeman was named at this time.
There was a goodly attendance of
delegates and candidates at the dem
-ocratic gathering and lively meet
ing is reported.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25
Dude Ranch Official Here.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Croonquist Of
Red Lodge, Mont, passed through Lib
by Tuesday on tour of the dude
ranches Of western Montana. Mr.
Croonquist is vice president Of the
dude ranch organization and was in
Libby last year looking over this dis
trict with the thought Of possibly To-
eating here. On this trip he was driv-
ing in to Spokane to visit his parents,
expecting to return to Montana over
the southern route. He reports dude
ranch business poor this year, al
though there has been marked i'm
provement since July /.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25
Cloudeburst on Kootcnai.

Sheriff F. R. Baney was in the
northern part of the county the first
of the week, returning home Monday
evening. While there he and Foster
Hendrickson crossed the line into Can
ada on fishing trip and report some
very good luck fishing in the south
fork of Elk river Mr.. Baney reports
heavy hail and rain storm through
out that district with a cloud burst
somewheres ON the headwaters Of the
Kootenai in Canada. AS a result he
noticed the water of the river was
about the color of Libby street as
he came home Monday evening.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25
Woman Held on BootlegginE Charge

Woman Held on Bootlegging Charge.
Winifred Graves of Whitefish was
arrested by federal officers and brought
to Libby Saturday for alleged viola
ton of the prohibition law She was
taken before u. S. Commissioner Haig-
Ter and bound over to the federal
court.
The Graves woman, according 10 re-
port, hired Chrysler 49, car from
a man BY the name of Brown in
Whitefish, stating she wished it for a
trip to certain designation. Instead
she loaded up with cargo of liquor
and went to Tweed, this county, where
she was selling the liquor openly to
Filipino workmen on the railroad. 1t is
said this is the second time she has run
foul of the law and at present is out
under go day suspended sentence.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25
WORK GOING FORWARD
ON COMET GOLD PROPERTY

G. w. Patterson, in charge of devel-
opment work on the Comet placer
property on Little Cherry creek, states
that telephone line from the prop
erty to Libby will be completed this
week. The line will be connected with
the Libby city exchange. Workmen are
also busy on the property putting In
new floors and roofs on the cabins at
the camp Plans contemplate the in
stalling of plant for gold sluicing
with operations starting either late this
fall or the first thing in the spring,
states Mr.. Patterson.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25
MR.. AND MRS. ROWLAND
ELECTED TO HIGH OFFICE

At the Masonic grand lodge meeting
held in Helena last week Senator M.
D. Rowland of Libby was elected grand
master. Senator Rowland succeeds LIE
Roy A Foot, state attorney general,
in the Masonics office
AT the meeting of the grand chapter
of the Order of Eastern Star, also held
in Helena, Mrs. Rowland was elected
worthy grand matron.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25

that bulletin with one exception. The
Mirrors figures are all correct ex-
cept those referring to highway costs.
The Mirror said.
On the highways including Surveys
we Iincoln county, pay 1857 and
our sister (Flathead county, $3.05."
This is serious error.
The per capita figures for Lincoln
county are correct 1857, but the cost
for Flathead county should be $6.17
instead Of sos.
In other words, the Mirrors figure
reports the Flathead cost on highways
to be less than half what the correct
figure really is This can be verified
by referring to a bulletin issued In
June by the Montana Taxpayers as
ISOLATION
OF course, the Mirror wouldn't
knowingly, and with malice afore-
thought, spread transformation to mis-
lead the public, especially during the
midst of a political campaign. Hence,
the error must have been due to d
mistake and the Mirror undoubtedly
will hasten to correct the false i'm
preston its incorrect figures have
broadcast
An Impossible Comparison.
II is almost impossible to gain cor
rect information by comparing per
capita costs in county Of 1883 people
with one with 1920 people, Lincoln
county having the former number and
Flathead county the larger number.
There is too vast a difference in the
populations to render per capita COM
parison just Flathead county has near
~ three times as many people as has
Lincoln county. Other things being
equal, costs in county with three
times the population ought to be about
a third as great as in the county of
lesser population. That is not entirely
true because other factors of cost enter
IN larger population, but generally
speaking that statement holds good.
Therefore, highway costs in Flathead
ought to be-as compared with Lincoln
county-somewheres around 1922
when they are in fact SGT. But as
we have stated, it is hopeless to try
to compare per capita costs in two
counties of 1000 and $4,000 population
Comparisons That Are Sound.
But here is some information that
is sound, and it is all to the good of
Lincoln county.
This year the county tax levy in
Lincoln county has been reduced from
"a 2-3 mills (what it was last year,
to 1876 mills for this year In Flat
head county the tax levy has been
raised from 1874 mills to 4133 mills.
In other words, taxpayers in Flathead
county are paying 21.73 mills more for
county purposes than they are in Lin
coin county That means that if a
Lincoln county property owner were
living in Flathead county he would
have to pay $2173 more on every
thousand dollars of taxable valuation
than he has to pay in Lincoln county.
In Lincoln county, the property own
er will pay this year $3.50 for every
thousand dollars Of taxable valuation;
IN Flathead county the taxpayer will
pay Al.33, over twice as much. These
figures are for county purposes. (The
figures quoted are for taxable valua-
ton, not the total assessed valuation.)
Again, correct figures show that the
unfortunate F1athead county citizen
pays twice as much as doeA the more
fortunate man in Lincoln county.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25
To Attend Convention.

Paul and John Curtis left Tuesday
to drive to Missoula, where John will
join university friend, Walter Cooney,
the two of them then going to Denver
to attend the national convention of
the fraternity, Phi Delta Theta.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25
Visited nj Mine.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Fleming and two
sons Of Gateway were in Libby 6atur-
day on their way to the west Fisher
district to visit with Oscar Miller,
friend Of several years.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25
Toured Southern States.

Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Poulson left for
Seattle, Tuesday, after two weeks
visit with Mrs. Poulson's sister, Mrs
P. J. Shea. They left Seattle last De-
cember and had made tour Of all
southern states and as far east as New
York
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25
Visited Olympic Games.

Vincent Dolan arrived home Satur-
day from his years work as one of the
athletic coaches at the Montana State
College at Bozeman. Before returning
home he had visited the Olympics at
Los Angeles, being accompanied by
Woody Williams.