Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-02-23
Swimming
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Pool May Be
Lion Project
Service Club Investigating
Feasibility Of Building
Plunge at This Time.
MUCH WORK
WILL BE DONATED

marily as a community service organ1-
cation and is supposed to bend its eff
forts toward some major community
project every year. With that idea in
mind considerable enthusiasm was
aroused at the meeting of the Libby
Lions club at the Turner Tavern Mon
day evening, when it was proposed by
Lion r. Z. Russell, president that the
club adopt as its project for 1888 the
building of swimming pool for Libby,
endeavoring to obtain the cooperation
of the city council and others in the
project
Mr.. Russell pointed out the many
advantages good swimming pool
would be to the community, how it
would be enjoyed and appreciated by
scores of local people and what pull
ing attraction it Wuld be to tourists
who might stop here over night and
who would enjoy plunge after days
drive through the heat of the summer.
The plan proposed would be to build
pool in the dry creek bed just west
Of the ball park, on city property. THIS
location would lessen much OF the
needed excavating and it is close to 9
sewer line which would make the
necessary drainage easy.
Donations Are Generous.
The proposal met with the hearty
support OF the members, providing
further study and Investigations prove
the plan practicable. c. S. Webb gen.
5erousIy agreed to take forest service
road machinery and do the excavating
If It could be done early m the spring
before the forest road crews went TO
work. w. H. Kemp came forward with
an equally generous offer to do all The
hauling free of charge and said he
could obtain the necessary cement at
cost Everyone was willing to donate
labor and ii was thought the building
of the pool could be done at this time
with comparative little expenses BY
taking advantage OF this generous Co
operative spirit
City Cooperation Needed.
n was not believed 1t would be prac-
teal to attempt the project without the
cooperation Of the city, and Mr. husseil
was appointed committee to appear
before the city council and solicit tneir
assistance. Several years ago !. Nells
of the ]. Neils Lumber company 90
mated thousand dollars for the build
inc Of d swimming pool or similar COM
nunitv enterprise in Libby. Since that
time this money has been on deposit,
as the time has never been considered
ripe for launching any such project. ~
i hoped part at least of this money
NAV be obtained at this time tor the
swimming pool, if it is finally decided
to 90 ahead with the enterprise.
Several factors enter into sucn an
undertaking, the chief one OF course
being cost. Then there is the question
.of sanitation and the requirements OF
state law. These are all being looked
into bv Mr.. Russell. A final decision
&C 10 whether the Lions will embark
,lpon the project will be made later.
Two Guests Speak.
President Russell had invited LloI
Harold Miller to preside over the meet
mo and he did SO with much ability
Two guests were present, MIR. Kalpf
Fields Of Billings and Mr.. Ed. Henricn'
of Troy Mr.. Miller called upon these
two gentlemen for remarks and DOL,
responded. MIR. Fields told how mucf
he enjoyed sitting in at the LION
meetings. complimented them on tnei
ENERGY and spirit and said he Wlsnet
he lived where he could be member
Mr. Henrichs told of his trip a lev
weeks ago, by airplane, to Kansas City
He remarked that although they w we,
travelling at the rate Of over 200 mile
an hour, aided by strong tail wino
vet it did not seem they were MAXIM
anv speed whatever. The Lions en-
loved his description of his flight.