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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
EUREKA SHORT ITEMS.

Mrs. W. S. Gibbons and Mrs John
Morgan left Saturday for Great Falls to
attend the American Legion and Auxil-
larry convention. Patricia Gibbons ac-
companied them on her way to Con-
rad where she will visit MIR. and Mrs
Tom circuit
Mrs Marie Burns. who has been Mrs
F. f. Sabin's guest, left Saturday for
Spokane.
Miss Mary Louise Ford stopped in
Eureka on her way to Great Falls from
Spokane Thursday She was a guest
at the Fetterlv home until Sunday
when she went to the Pomeroy cabin
at Glen lake to camp for several days
with Louise, and Grace Frost,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hendrickson and
children JIMMY and Dixie Ann were
here from Libby Friday to Monday
visiting at the Hendrickson and Porter
homes.
Mrs. Vivian Naethe returned to yEu-
Continued On page 81
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
Now Working
Under New
Lumber Code
Means Wage Increase to
Workers, Effective Last
Tuesday.
ABOUT $50 MEN
ON LOCAL PAYROLL

Beginning Tuesday morning, the J.
Neils Lumber company of Libby started
operating under the lumber code n
Gently signed by President Roosevelt.
The minimum wage under the code is
a22llz cents an hour This resulted in
somewhat of wage increase at the
local plant although it had been oper-
atlng almost up to code provisions for
some time. states Walter NeiIs, general
manager.
The code provides for quite a large
variation in hour limitations, said MIR.
Neils. In seasonal operations men can
work up to 48 hours while In other de-
partments they are held to 40 hours
Certain departments such as box fac
tories, etc, making containers for per-
lshable goods, are not limited as to
hours
The local saw1nill is working two 40
hour shifts at this time. In the shipping
department, working daytime only.
crews shift whenever they have worked
40 hours The planning mill crews are
also working 40 hour shifts. AT present
Mr.. Neils says there are about 45O men
employed
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
Expect Livestock
Prices To Go Up
Montana Economist Tells Why Better
Market For Farmers Is in
Offing.

BOHEMIAN, Aug. 22.-While prices q
cereal and textile crops have moved
rapidly upward during the improvement
period, livestock product prices have
shown little advance due to the fact
that increased purchasing power has
not yet been reflected in the demand
for these products, says the August
Montana Agriculture Outlook by Pau
Carpenter, extension economist.
The movement Of meats in retail mar
kets more than any other major COM
modities which originate on the farm
reflect the buying power of the public
and therefore the welfare of the live
stock producer is intimately tied up
with the success of the many employ
ment and wage stimulating activities
which form a part of the national re-
covery program.
Signs multiply, says the economist,
that there is decided upward swing
in employment and rising wage level
and this can only mean That an i'm
provement in livestock prices is in the
offing.
From the standpoint of numbers,
lambs should be in a particularly favor
able position to react to the first signs
of an increased demand for meats. Car
penter points out that this year ar.
average of only SOL lambs were locked
out for each 100 ewes on farms January
!. This compares with percentage of
80.9 in 1882, and SO in 1881 In the range
states the lambing averages for the
same years were 70.2, 71.3 and 824 re-
spectively
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
FORMER LIBBY MAN
JOINS LONG LAKE STAFF

Libby friends OF f. N. Mccarthy will
be interested in the following news
item appearing in a late issue of the
Spokesman- Review.
+. N. Mccarthy, representative oil
the lumber business of the Inland En-
pire for rs years, has returned from
the middle west to become general sup
erintendent Of manufacture for the
Long Eal1c Lumber company. He took
up his new duties yesterday.
Mr.. Mccarthy entered the lumber
business with the Dawson Lumber COM
pany at Libby, Mont, in 1909, later
joining the Baird Harper Lumber COM
pany at Warland. Mont. With these con-
Germs he was active in manufacturing
In 1925 he came to Spokane as buyer
for the Predergast company Of Marion.
Ohio, later to represent other lumber
companies in the middle west.
The last two years MIR. Mccarthy
has lived at Minneapolis, where he has
handled the products OF the Long Lake
Lumber company, the Ohio Match COM
pany and the Spokane Pine Products
company,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
BLISTER RUST WORK
TO GIVE MANY JOBS

SPOKANE--Johs for thousands O
men In blister rust control work Wers
authorized under the federal public
works program during the past week
Approximately $1,152,0O0 will be speni
in five western states under the direc-
ton of the blister rust control office
in Spokane
This authorization makes this money
available Immediately" said S. NJ
Wyckoff, senior pahtologist of the
bureau of plant industry, in charge OF
blister rust control THE first crews
will be in the field next week. Consid--
cradle equipment will be purchased
Immediately"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
Tacoma People Visit Here.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Parker and two
sons, John and James, accompanied by
Lamar Rowland, arrived in Libby last
Saturday from Tacoma Mrs. Parker
then accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Row
land to Billings to attend the meetings
OF the grand chapters of the Masonic
and Eastern Star orders. The Parkers
returned to their home in Tacoma
wednesday. Lamar reports that he had
wonderful time in Hollywood.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
Entertain at Two Parties.

Mrs. Chas D. Rowe and daughter
Mrs. A. E. Fry, were hostesses at two
enjoyable parties on Friday and Satur-
day afternoons. Fourteen guests
gathered Friday afternoon and
spent the time with their sewing and
in pleasant visiting.
Saturday afternoon was devoted to
bridge, with three tables in play. At
ter comparison of scores, prizes were
awarded to Mrs. w. r. Kieaitz and Mrs.
Walter Neils while Mrs. Ned Joughin
won the travelling prize for the dis
junction Of holding not more than one
face card in her hand in the conclud-
ing game of the afternoon.
Dainty refreshments were served BY
the hostesses on both occasions. The
home was prettily decorated with bo-
quets of flowers
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
Enjsy Outing at Savage lake

3. q. Withee and children, Mr.. and
Mrs J. Novack and children, Mrs. Chas,
Morris, Mrs. Cora V. Davey and Miss
vestina Manicke spent an enjoyable
sunday and Monday at Savage Lake.
Mrs. Novack and Mrs. Morris are sis
ters OF MIR. Withee and Mrs. Davey is
his mother. The relatives arrived here
TWO weeks ago and plan to leave the
latter part of this week. Mrs. Davey
Will remain here for the winter. The
Novacks and Mrs. Davey are from
Sheldon, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Morris
from Carthage, South Dakota.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
25YcarsAgoInLi

Wm. Criderman was in from his Lib
by creek placers during the week ane
gave out the information that M. S
Lindholm, who is operating the prop
erty formerly owned by hte Bear Greek
Placer Mining company. has struck
gravel which goes $500 to the yard. This
is probably the richest gravel ever dis
covered on Libby creek
Troy trimmed the Libby bows on
Sunday last to the tune OF II to 8.
Mr.. and Mrs George Blackwell have
moved to Rexford.
The brick kilns were fired Mon
day night.
T. B. Newman left last Saturday for
his home in Seattle.
Mrs. Paine and Miss Paine returned
from Butte last Friday.
Mrs. A. H. Tanner left last Satur
day for Battle Creek, Mich, in which
city she will visit with her parents.
MISS Grace Hundley, after spending
10 days In South Libby as the guest Of
Mrs. and Miss Firestone, returned to
her home in Kalispell last Saturday.
Morris Brooks has returned to Libby
after an extended visit in Pennsyl-
wanna and other eastern states. He was
accompanied by his brother, ]. J.
Brooks. They intend making this their
permanent home.
d. T. Dawson has the foundation wall
completed for the new residence he is
building in South Libby. When COM
pleted it will be one of the finest resi-
derces In Libby.
Oscar Peterson sold his restaurant
this week and will leave in a few DAYS
for Newport, Wash. Henry Crippen was
the purchaser.
When completed, which will be in
a few days, A. r. Gibson will have
one Of the neatest barbershops in the
county. One. Of bite most striking fea-
lures of the place is the presence Of
three big shade trees which have grown
on the front end Of his property and
rather than destroy these he has built
his shop back from the street, leav-
ing the building away from the street
line and back Of these trees.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24

his brother Harry, former state repre-
sentative, were engaged in the grocery
business at Kalispell. During the World
war he responded to the call for vol
unteers and was trained as an aviator
at Kelley field in Texas. Later he was
sent to France, where he was on duty
for 13 months. He received his dis
charge after the armistice and was with
one of the early contingents to return
home. Besides Mrs. Buck. he is sur
vived by three young children, two
boys and girl. His uncle, Charles
Buck, is county commissioning at Kali
ispell. Riley operated the Glacier dairy
at Kalispell
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley were married in
June She formerly was Gleona Mich
aelson, native Of Kalispell but until
her marriage was employed in Seattle.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
Latest Regarding
Libby-Troy Project
Washington Has Apparently Wired
Decision to Montana State
Highway Commission.

z. E. Jaqueth, president of the Lib
by Commercial club, on Tuesday re-
ceived telegram from H. A. Wallace
secretary of agriculture, II Washington
which said.
Macdonald today wired State High
way Commission in connection with
Troy-Libby road. Suggest you commu-
nicate with Mr.. Warden"
The Macdonald mentioned is repre-
sentative of the bureau of public roads.
Mr. Jaqueth at once wired Mr.. War
den, chairman of the State Highway
Commission, asking for any informa-
ton he had regarding the Macdonald
wire Up to time of going to press, no
reply had been received.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
MISS BOYES HOSTESS
AT DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR

Miss Phyllis Boyes entertained at
bridge Tuesday afternoon in honor Of
Miss Helen Blackford of Lewistown.
Montana. Miss Blackboard was a guest
OF County Attorney and Mrs. James
blackford, while visiting here.
The Boyes home was prettily dec
GRATED in yellow and white, portrayinq
the Underwood College colors, where
Phyllis and Helen were classmates.
Miss Betty Hargreaves was awarded
the high honors, Miss Frances Gompf
the travel prize and Miss Blackford was
presented with the guest award
Mrs. Jack Harris assisted Mrs. Boyes
IN serving delicious refreshments which
were also carried out in the yellow and
white.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
Eastern Capitalists Here.

A group of eastern stockholders of
the vermiculite company of Libby were
in the city during the week, looking
into conditions at the mine in company
with II. c. Bolyard and Frank Pival.
In the group were ]. N Camden, form
er Y. S. senator, of Lexington, KY;
=. !. Myer, mining engineer Of New
York City; A. T. Kearney and P. E.
Oscarson, both of Chicago, Oscarson
viii be stationed at Libby much of the
time IN charge of operations. 1t is
llanned to operate the local plant in
small way at present. The group left
Tor lie east yesterday
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
MINE HAS SHIPPED
200 TONS OF LEAD

SPOKANE.-About 200 tons of sur
plus stock of lead has been shipped
by the Bunker Hill lately in response
to calls from customers.
The Bunker Hill is carrying sur
plus of about 10000 tons of lead, equal
to about two months production ac-
cording to Frank M. Smith, smelter di-
rector who added that the surplus zinc
stock is about exhausted and that the
Bunker Hill is producing about 20 tons
of zinc day and about 5000 tons of
lead per month.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
Zonolite in New Product

4. N. Alley is in receipt of dis
play case containing several samples
OF new slab material being manufac-
tured by the Johns Evansville com
pany and used for interior walls, the
slabs being made from Zon-
olite. They are finished in the natural
lonolite and various shades of color.
and are said to have great efficiency
in sound deadening.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24

Mrs. Geo. 7. Chambers, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Alice Farris,
The past ten days, left Sunday, accom-
panied by her son, Donald Roche. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Farris and
her son. 7. c. Farris and joined by J.
., Farris OF Bonners Ferry and mot
ored into Spokane where Mrs. Cham
bers and Donald took bus for Seat
tle. The rest of the party returned to
Libby that night.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
Named Manager
OF Local Company
Z. ]. Driear Will Have Charge Of Libby
Plant of Mountain States Power
Company.

W. ]. Mandley of Standpoint, official
of the Mountain States Power company
was in Libby the first of the week and
while here announced that E. J. Driear
had been appointed manager of the
local business of the company to sue
coed R. e. Russell who had resigned
to take up publicity work with the
Union Oil company.
This is well deserved promotion for
Mr.. Driear. He has been with the local
plant for 10 years, is well acquainted
with local conditions and will make a
competent official.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
Forest Fire Still Burns.

The forest fire that came across the
international line from Canada last
week, near the Idaho line, is still
burning and men are being kept on
fighting it, The fire is working east
ward and now and then runs down
creeks into Montana 1t has burned
over about 200 acres
A small fire broke out on Cripple
Horse creek, near Warland. during the
week but was, put out after burning
over two acres NNA
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
FOREST GIANT FROM
INLAND EMPIRE FOREST

SPOKANE.-A tree which timber
scalers say was $50 years old was cut
recently on the head waters of Hang
man creek near Sanders. Idaho and
reached the McGoldrick Lumber mill in
Spokane as record-sized log, or
rather logs-seven of them.
Those seven 16-foot logs from its
trunk showed log scale of 1880 feet,
or 20,246 board feet. The butt log is
lust ~ inches in diameter inside
the bark, and it will make 1920 board
feet of lumber. The seven logs are esti-
mated to contain enough lumber to
construct three four-room cottages.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
News
LARGE AFFAIR is ENJOYED.

Mrs. Robert Waller and Mrs. Eldon
Schuck entertained eight tables OF
bridge at the Schuck home Thursday
evening The house was decorated with
a profusion of cut flowers. After spend
ing several hours at cards, the guests
were served very tasty lunch. Prizes
went to Mrs. Earl Welliver for high
score, Mrs. Jewel Thomas for the
average between highest and lowest
and to Mrs. Wave Brown for consola-
ton.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
WILL ORGANIZE N. X. A.
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES

The postmasters over the country
nave been requested by General john
son OF the National Recovery Admin
istratIon to call meeting to organize
an N. r. A. campaign committee. A
meeting for this purpose has been
called for 7.30 this evening at the CITY
hall. L Is the desire that representatives
Of all civic, commercial. educational,
religious, labor, professional and other
organizations and anyone else inter
ested IA this work be present.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
FAMILY REUNION.

Mr.. and Mrs Merlin Scott celebrated
their fourteenth wedding anniversary
Sunday at reunion Of the Brock fam
lily at the Wellington Brock home
across the Kootenai. The Guy, Arthur,
Roy and Albert Brock families were
among those present.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
Attend Convention.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter WOLF left Satur-
day to attend the state convention Of
the American Legion held in Great
Falls this week. Russell Whitefield also
attended as delegate from the local
post
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
Libby People
L0SeinBujldinq
And Loan Co.
Many Have Investments in
Utah Corporation That
Is in Trouble.
WILL PROBABLY
BE REORGANIZED

The Western Loan and Building COM
pany OF Salt Lake City was placed in
the hands of the Utah bank commits
sioner on August Is. Scores Of people
IN Libby and the entire Inland Empire
district will be seriously affected by
the collapse of this company. While
the total amount of investments in this
company by Libby people is not avail
able, 1t is known the sum will run into
several hundred thousand dollars
Investments by Libby people will
range all the way from a few hundred
dollars up to as high as $4,000 to So
600 BY one individual. AS Is ALWAYS the
case In the failure Of similar financial
institutions, certain number have
practically their entire life savings in
the company and the earning capacity
OF some OF these at this time is almost
nothing because of advanced age.
An audit of the company was started
on August 20 by John A. Malta, Utah
bank commissioner, assisted by r. w.
Bailey, chief examiner fer the Men
tana banking department, and ] w.
Jones, Utah deputy commissioner.
Jones was placed in temporary charge
OF the work by Malta and stated he
believed the work Of appraising the
real estate on which the company had
made loans could be completed within
10 or 80 days through cooperative eff
sorts of the supervising officials &c tha
sight western states in which fhe corr1
oany has conducted its business
r., 80.
OI'c'ais VIII help.
Services OF the Federal Home Loan
,ank were nraffared r., -
chase, Washington. D. C. field s,,,,ar-
,isor, after meeting with Utah nra-
ION. Wyoming and Montana officials
,hase said the Federal Home Loan hank
will cooperate with directors. worI<;ng
comparatively w;th sharaln11 ~ A
evolving a plan for reorganization
The Western Loan and Building il
mother victim Of The deurcss,ons Il.
business Is almost wholly confined h
cal estate loans and the prevailing
lump in real estate values had Serious
Y weakened the company. The corr
any had made heavy loans in Cali
ornia real estate and, it is understood.
here has been an almost total collapse
property values in that state.
Just what the final outcome will be-
annot be told at this time. Some feel
nat If business returns to a normal
.atus with the consequent improve
lent in real estate, the company will
G able to reorganize and pay it's invest
rs a large percentage az thair hoIJ
lgs. On the other hand, If the com
any IS forced into immediate iiouida-
on, It Is believed the loss viii be
eavy.
News dispatches said the affairs of
ne company had been placed in the
ands OF the Utah bank commissioner
conserve the assets for the benefit
2l,OO0 shareholders in eight western
T,nnur IN ra,1 ~~ta4~ :,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-24
BONNERS FERRY WINS BALL
GAME ON LIBBY DIAMOND

The Bonners Ferry ball team came
to Libby last Sunday and defeated the
locals with a 10 to 4 score. Judging
from the indication of the inning score
and the final result, Bonners apparent
ly had the best of it throughout the
entire game The story is pretty well
told in the following score by innings:
Boomers ...1 2 O. O / 3 / O 2-10
Libby ......O 0 0 3 / 0 O O.
johnson and Bonn were the battery
for the visitors and Patt and Racicot
for Libby. Dedric and Heathershaw,
umpires.
The Washington times., 1933-10-18
N CARL DROPS
RAISE BAN

Comptroller General J. r Nc
Carl, who seldom reverses his
rulings, has done so in the case
of Leroy A, Halbert and 81 of
his staff members at the District
Emergency Relief Committee, and
as a result they will get pay in
creases which previously they had
been denied.
Several months ago the District
Commissioners asked a ruling as
to whether salaries of these en-
ployes were subject to the IS
per cent aconomy act, and Nc
Carl ruled that they were not.
Later however, when the Com
missioners sought to give salary
increases to some of those who
were inadequately paid, he held
that this action constituted ad-
ministrative promotions and was
barred by the economy act.
The original decision was based
on the ground that the economy
act did not apply because the
jobs were not in existence when
it was passed. The new ruling,
granting the pay increases, is
based on the ground that the
economy act does not bar pro
motions in emergency units.
The Washington times., 1933-10-18
GIGOL0 SOUGHT
IN Staying

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Oct. 18
Q.N.SO-A mysterious "tip" from
an unidentified woman today put
police back on the twisted trail
of Thomas M. Jones, Al, gigolo
ex-convict from Ashland, Ohio,
charged with the Staying Of his
friend, Mrs. Laura Ellen Straw,
75-year- r-old wealthy and eccentric
widow. Y
Beaten and hacked, with the
legs cut off, the body of Mrs.
Straw was found floating in a
duffle bag in San Diego Bay a
few hours after Jones last was
seen in her waterfront cottage,
where he had been a roomer.
Jones, police said, either was
in hiding at the home Of friends
here, had fled across the border
into Mexico, or possibly was re.
turning to his former home in
Ohio.
With him, the officers believe,
was a red headed woman identi.
fled as his wife, Vera Edith Nc
Quate. Jones served two sentences
in Ohio prison as Tully McQuate.
The Washington times., 1933-10-18
Man Wanted in Jones
SLQvinq Surrenders

Max Pelz, one of the men wanted
by police in connection with the
Staying of Charles Jones in an al
legged bootleg war last month, is
in District Jail today.
Pelz surrendered to police late
yesterday. Two other men are al
ready held in connection with the
Staying. They are Buford Findley
and Michael Vigliucci.
Jones was shot down in Shows
Court in the rear Of the Govern
ment Printing Office.
The Washington times., 1933-10-18
NATIONAL LIFE
REORGAN|ZED

CHICAGO, Oct. 18 GN.sJ.
Plans for reorganizing the Ma
tional Life Insurance Company Of
the U. S. A. we're being formula
ted today under the direction Of
it's receiver, j. Lucey, former at
torney general.
Judge William j. Lindsay, Of
the superior court, placed the
firm in receivership yesterday on
the petition of Attorney General
Otto Kerner, representing Ernest
Palmer, State superintendent Of
Insurance. The National Life is
the largest life insurance company
in Illinois.
Palmer said plans are under
way for a reorganization and re-
insuranc of policyholders.
The petition for receivership de-
clared that stocks included among
the company's assets were being
carried at values $3,000,000 in
excess of present market values.
The Washington times., 1933-10-18

"Why was that money placed
in the reserves?"
Wiggin turned to his associates
and held a whispered converse
tion. He had been consulting
his aides throughout the morn
ing and testifying chiefly as they
advised him. This finally aroused
Pecora. He said:
'DO you have to find out
that policy from SubOrdinateS
although you were the execu-
tive of the bank?"
Wiggin finally was asked to tell
the value of the bank stock when
it was split July 1, 1929, at a
ration of five to one. He said
the par value was reduced from
$100 to $40 a share.
what was its market value
at the time?"