The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-11-23
Important Meeting Called
at Malta for Next
Monday.
LIBBY CONSIDERS
TRAVELLING STREETS

a regional conference has been called
for next Monday in Malta in which
mayors OF cities, chairmen of boards Of
county commissioners and chairmen of
county relief committees have been In
vited to attend. The conference is for
the purpose of placing before the men
assembled the plans of the federal ad-
ministration in this last drive against
unemployment and to perfect plans for
work projects throughout the various
communities.
Libby Men Will Attend.
In response to the invitation. Mayor
Elmer Switzer will attend for the CITY
OF Libby, Chairman H. E. Brink viii
represent the board of county commits
sioners, and either Chas. .. Rowe.
chairman, or Paul Church, secretary, Of
the county relief organization, will also
attend.
The county relief committee is in
receipt of orders from Helena to the
effect that all able-b bodied men must
be taken off relief lists and given en-
ployment for the winter. /. is in line
with that policy that this new pro-
gram OF work is being laid out.
May Gravel Streets.
Mayor Switzer called meeting OF
the Libby city council last night to con-
slider projects the city could carry ON
during the winter. 1t was finally de-
cided one that would provide the most
labor would be improving practically
all the streets of Libby with about four
inches Of crushed gravel. Information
was obtained from Supervisor c. s.
Webb OF the forest service, that the city
could obtain large rock crusher from
the forest service. If present plans ma
terialize after the Malta meeting, the
rock crusher will be set up In the bit
Just north of the river. Instead OF US
ing diesel engine for power, steam
engine will be used, thus providing
more labor In wood cutting. Also, in
stead OF employing trucks for hauling
the crushed gravel, teams will be given
that work. The idea behind this entire
plan is to provide work. and plans are
being laid out to make that possible.
The city also intends to include as one
Of Its recommended projects the gravel
ling of the runWays at the city airport.
Another project may be the building of
parking in another block at the west
end of Boulevard avenue.
All Agencies Will Cooperate.
AS announced by this paper last
week, Supervisor Webb has outlined
r~orravn for tho Writer that will en-
ploy $50 men. The three agencies, the
forest service, the county and the
cities-are working as one in this un-
employment drive. The fullest coopera-
ton will be given In eve~v particular
Conferences are being held between the
three agencies in order to work out
tn very best program possible. Add
tional projects are undoubtedly being
considered by other towns Of The coun-
ty and will be part of this drive.
MANY Are Unemployed.
According to D. O. Mount, chairman
of the county unemployment commit
tee. there has been an unexpected en-
rollment of unemployed this week. Up
to last night the number had increased
to 744 Quite a number Of these are
holding jobs at the presen. time and
the names of such are being placed on
an inactive list The final lists will be
carefully checked in order to segregate
all those who have employment. Of the
744 enrolled, 439 are not now on the
relief lists, leaving 305 out of the 744
on relief lists.