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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-31
Libby Men Meet
And Organize
NRA Committee
Large Group Named to Have Charge
of Important Work In
City.

AT meeting Of the business inter-
ests of Libby. held in city hall last
Thursday night, an MIRA campaign
committee was formed and is waiting
for instructions and supplies from
headquarters.
M. E. Schouweiler was elected chair
man and Malcolm K Kedzie will serve
as secretary. As the committee is to
be representative of the entire COM
munity, it will be made up of presiding
officers, or someone appointed in his
or her place, of the Commercial club,
Woman's club, Junior Woman's club,
Lions, Moose, Mooseheart Legion Ma
sons, Eastern Star, Odd Fellows, Re-
bekahs, American Legion and Auxiliary
and the different ministers. A. A. Wood
will represent the schools and w. E.
Dexter the mill crew. Reports Of its
progress should appear from time to
time in this paper.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-31
Three Given
Divorces In
District Court
Stacy Pleads Not Guilty to
Larceny Charge-Ju-
venile Cases Handled.
CASE TO QUIET
TITLE DISMISSED

Three divorces were granted By
Judge j. E. lockwood in district cour
in Libby Tuesday Aileen M. Price o.
Troy was given divorce from Jay Ear
Price and was given the care and Gus
tody of a minor child.
Everett J. Dunn of Libby was giver
divorce from Ethel Dunn, and Isa-
belle Sterling, also Of Libby, was freed
from the bonds binding her to Herman
Sterling. She was given the care and
custody of a minor child, he to pay
$50 per month for the care and sup
port Of the child
and William Herbert Of Libby was at
torney for the plaintiff in each case.
Maude Pearl and Richard James
Young, children of Rufus Young of
Ural, were committed to the orphans
home at Boulder.
Sarah Frances O'Brien was declared
a dependent and neglected child and
was placed in the care Of Joseph and
Mary Webb, of Rexford, Mrs. Webb
being an aunt of the child
Doyle Stacey Of Eureka was arraigned
ON charge OF larceny ana PLEADED not
guilty. His trial will await jury term.
The case concerns his alleged stealing
If horse. b F. Maiden appeared as
attorney for the defendant and County
Attorney Blackford for the State
The estate of Flora CresWell was
slosed.
The case of Amzel Templin VS. Her
nan and Frances Oldenhurg, for quiet
NO title was dismissed.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-31
Lightning Storm
Causes Five Fires
In Local Forest
All Are Small and Cause Little Damaxe
Followed by Heavy
Rain.

Five fires were started over the Keo~
tenai forest by lightning Tuesday night
according to ]. K Dwinelle, assistant
supervisor. There was one on Fisher
river, one at Rexford, one at Warland
and two on Pipe creek All were small
and no concern is felt regarding them.
Mr.. Dwinelle reports there was quite
a heavy rain Tuesday night over the
western part Of the forest but practi-
cally none elsewhere.
A fire got away from George Nor
ris on his ranch north of town Tues
day and he was taken into court and
given 10 days suspended sentence on
good behavior This fire was also small
MIR. Dwinelle reports the fire threat
ening to come aeress from Canada for
the past two weeks is still on the Ca
madam side.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-31
MRS. LEIGH ENTERTAINS
IN HONOR OF VISITORS

Mrs. Leslie Leigh was hostess Friday
afternoon to group of ladies' at an
ENJOYABLE party given to honor Mrs
]. Florence and Mrs. Fred Florence
Of Charleston. Wash. who were visiting
in the city with Mr.. and Mrs Lionel
Shaurette. Three tables Of bridge were
IN play, with awards going to Mrs. r.
r. Veldman for high score, to Mrs. e.
M Boyes for the consolation. Mrs. Fred
Florence won the guest prize, Mrs. j.
A. Krall the travelling prize for hold
ing 80 honors and Mrs George Smith
the fortune prize for holding the lucky
number in drawing. Refreshments
were served by the hostess at the close
of the afternoon The house was pref
tily decorated with flowers.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-31
MAN BADLY BURNED
BY GASOLINE FLAMES

A man giving his name as Ernest
Manewell and claiming to come from
Casper, Wyo., appeared at the Libby
hospital Sunday with his back and side
and much of his entire body badly
burned. He said he had been burned
when attempting to open drum Of
gasoline. but would not tell where the
accident happened. He was in bad shape
but in spite of his condition left the
hospital early Monday morning with
out notifying the nurses, and with a
high temperature. 1t is said the man
was typical hobo.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-31

Highways were practically built int
that city from the north and south ant
with completion of the present Bat
Rock canyon project that from the cas-
would be finished The commission nov
intends to move westward from Kali
ispell as 1apidly as available fund,
would permit He also mentioned tina
with the major highway program o.
the state nearing completion, there nat
urally would be more money available
for this section.
No Intention to Move No. 2.
Upon being questioned by E. +. ia
queth president of the Libby CONNER
cial club, Mr.. Warden said there was
no intention of moving highway No. 2
from its present location west of Kali
ispell through Libby and Troy to the
state line He said 1t was very difficult
to change U. S. highway locations af-
ter they had once been chosen and
marked. Mr.. Warden also said surveys
on portions of the highway between
Libby and Kalispell would be made in
time for construction whenever any
money is in sight.
Mr.. Lanstrum took occasion to 60
on record favoring the present highway
through this section. He said he had
heard people here were almost ready
to murder him and to hang him If he
came to Libby but he wanted it UNI
derstood that he and Kalispell were
heartily in favor Of the present high
way, wanted to see it completed and
we're doing all they could to hasten its
He openly stated they
Continued on page 81
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-31
Negroes Win Another Game.

= The Libby ball team and the aggre-
cation of colored boys from the Pipe
creek c. G. G. camp tangled on the local
diamond again last Sunday, with the
usual result that the negroes again were
winners. AT the end of swatfest, the
forest workers led with q to 16 score.
Another game is planned for next Sun
day and Manager Harris says his team
is surely going to win il. Plans are also
under way for a game on the local
diamond on Labor Day between Lib
by team and one from the c. c. c..
camp at Troy.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-31
VISITORS FROM WISCONSIN
INTERESTED IN THIS SECTION

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Novak, their two
children Sonny and Buddy, and Mrs
Morris left for home on Tuesday
morning. They will visit with friends
and relatives in North Dakota before
going on to Mrs. Morris home in
South Dakota. They reported very
enjoyable time while visiting here at
the B. B. Withee home, having visited
all the points of interest including our
local mill, the Zonolite mine, a gold
mine and different lakes and streams.
On Thursday they made the hike to
the top OF Mt Sheldon and on Sunday
to Geiger lake. They hated to leave
this beautiful spot in the mountains
but Mr. Novak had to get back to his
dairy farm in Wisconsin.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-31
BURGLARS ROB FEWKES'
STORE AT RExFoRD

The sheriff's office was notified dur
ing the night Saturday that some time
during that night the w. c. Fewkes
store at Rexford had been broken into
by unknown parties and goods taken.
Five guns, from SO to rs cartons OF
cigarettes and about $50 in silver, most
ly Canadian, were missing. 1t is be-
lieved the burglary was the work Of
floaters.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-31
Hostess at Luncheon

Mrs. A. Clough was the charming
hostess at a 100 luncheon Thursday
afternoon, honoring Mrs. Louise Low
lex of Wardner, B. G. The table settings
and decorations consisted of pro-
fusion Of delicate home grown flow
ers. Covers were laid for ten After
the sumptuous luncheon the guests
were entertained at the home of Mrs.
@. Griepp, whose home was also beau
tifully decorated. AT the close of the
afternoon witty adjective write up
was cleverly read by Mrs. Lovick and
everyone voted Mrs. Clough and Mrs.
Griepp as delightful hostesses.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-31
SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENT.

School opens as announced on Tues
day, September 5. II will not be neces-
sary for grade pupils to report before
that time but High School pupils should
register on Saturday or Monday. All
beginners should come to the large
gymnasium on Tuesday morning where
they will be enrolled by Miss McGrade
and the two primary teachers All buses
will run on regular schedule on Tues
day.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-31
Band Concert Friday.

Vernon Bessey, leader of the Amer
lean Legion-Moose band, announces
that there will be an open air concert
Friday night at o'clock. The public
is cordially invited to come out and
enjoy the music The band is planning
on benefit dance to be given Mon
day night. Sept. 4, in Woodmen hall
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-31
Miss Day Is Hostess.

Miss Grace Day was hostess at a
pleasant bridge party Friday night
three tables being in play. High score
prize was won by Miss Wave Knarr
and the consolation by Mrs E. W. Oy-
lear. Dainty refreshments were served
by the hostess
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-31

After the county board had met and
taken action regarding the shortage II,
the poor fund levy, as construed hv
me state relief commission the board
instructed County Attorney Blzckford 10
write the state relief commission ex-
planning to them why the county board
had set 5 mill instead Of q mill levy
Mr.. Blackford's letter follows.
Libby, Mont Aug. 255, 1888 1888.
Hon. 7. G. Spaulding, Director
Montana State Relief Commission.
Helena, Montana.
Dear Mr.. Spaulding:
Further replying to your letter Of the
1lst, TO H. T. Brink, chairman of the
board OF county commissioners, rela-
tive to the levy made for the poor fund
In this county, will say, that the board
OF county commissioners have this day
held meeting at which the county
attorney was invited to be present.
inns matter was gone over as to the
levy and IN view of Section 215O of
the Revised Codes of Montana. 1921.
| am OF the opinion that it Is too late
to change the levy from five mills to
six mills. but in order to meet your
requirements and to fulfill all the
duties required on the part Of the
county, we have taken the taxable
property OF the county and figured the
amount that one mill should bring in
allowing full payment of all the taxes
and find that the one mill would bring
IN S465358. The board Of county com
missioners by resolution this day
passed, has set aside the above amount
from the general fund to be expended
for relief aid and this can be done
under Chapter IA Of the Session Laws
of 1888.
| am herewith enclosing to YOU q
copy Of this resolution together with
the certificate of the. clerk Of the board.
showing that the resolution is of rec
ord.
Last year only, emergency resolu-
tons were passed and aid given
to the extent Of approximately $4,000
TO the relief of poor, but also under
Chapter AZ, approximately $25O0.OO
from the general fund was expended
to aid in the employment of needy
persons any assistance Of the Recon-
struction Finance aid. The board will
further make use of any funds avail
able, If necessity requires. Will you
kindly inform this office if this reso-
luton and the act of the board will
meet with your approval in extending
further aid or continuance az the
aid the state relief commission has
been giving to this county.
Trusting that | may have your reply
before the meeting of the board Of
county commissioners on the first
Monday in September and any further
suggestions from you will be appre-
ciated.
Yours very truly,
JAMES M. BLACKBOARD.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-31
Ship FaWn to Frank Haxelhnkcr

4 Whitehall lawn was expressed on
Tuesday to Divide, Mont, to Frank
A.. Hazelbaker of Dillon. Mr.. Hazel
baker has holdings in the Big Hole
country, where he is gathering together
buffalo, elk and deer. This is the sec
ond deer shipped from Libby to this
ranch. A permit for four deer was
issued by the game commission to MIR.
Hazelbaker.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-31

discrepancy. A resolution was adopte1
to the effect that the county board
would transfer from the general fund
to the poor fund sum sufficient IS
raise the poor fund to what s min
levy would provide. 1t is believed this
action will result in the county again
being placed in line for federal relief
money.
The county commissioners felt thew
had good reasons for holding the poor
fund levy to mills, having raised it
two mills above what it was in 1890
These reasons are set forth in a letter
written to the state commission and,
which is reprinted below. The letter
from the state commission to the county
commissioners follows:
Helena, Mont, August 81. 1883.
Mr.. H. E. Brink, Chairman
Board of County Commissioners
Libby, Montana
Dear MIR. Brink:
/ have been informed under dat~
OF August 10, that your board has made
levy of 5 mills for the poor fund Of
your county for the coming year.
AS pointed out in my letter of June
Is to you, the Federal Government win
not permit the ALLEGATION Of Federal
aid to counties who are not wiIIinsstn
10 the best they can for themselves
without outside assistance: In other
words, Federal funds are to be used
o supplement and not take the place
u county or local funds.
Since you estimate that only S mills
will be sufficient for the poor fund
while the statutory limitation Is 6 mills
ne State Relief Commission can but
hold that, in view Of the actions Of
,,our board, there will be no need for
ne further ALLEGATION of Federal funds.
Unless your board makes up the diff
erence, preferably under the proyi-
ions OF Chapter 43 and A of the Ses-
ION Laws of the Twenty third As
emply, The granting OF Federal funds
your county must cease as OF Sen
amber l.
am sorry this is the case. because
re realize that the winter Of 1933-Iq3d
~ DC much more severe and the des-
tuuon greater, in practically every
arr OF the state, than it was during the
asst winter and summer.
however, ! have no option. The coun-
has has not done the best il can
onsequently, under the Federal ree,1-
non and. the Presidents order, COPY
.tached, the funds must be discern.
nued as OF September |.
Very sincerely yours,
Montana State Relief Commission
T. c. SPAULDING.
Director of Relief.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-31
County Financial Report.

The annual financial report of the
county clerk and recorder will be
found on pages six and seven OF this
issue
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-31
STORES TO CLOSE LABOR DAY.

Notice is hereby given that Libby
stores will be closed all day Labor Day,
Sept 4.
(Signed) MERCHANTS COMMITTEE.
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(Continued on page 81
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-31

The case Of Amzel Templin VS. Her
man and Frances Oldenburg, for quiet
ing title was dismissed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-22

ically American period. Why con-
ceal the true nature of metal fur
niture by making it into painful
limitations of Louis Quatorze and
Queen Anne? He put the ques-
ton to New York interior de-
signers. They knew no answer
to it.
Soon from their studios there
began to come chairs and tables,
ornaments and trimmings, with
metal piping and strips; the
American period of metal furni-
tre undisguised; chromium alloy
made to look like nothing but just
that.
DUT chromiumS unseen contri-
ID button to material affairs in
some ways is greater than the
visible.
1t coats the steel plates with
which the United States mint
prints its bills. Old-time copper
plates could be used for 500 i'm
pressions. The steel ones made
several thousand.
Now, chromium coating on steel
prints million. and the last bill
virtually is as clear as the first.
When the chromium begins to
wear, all that the mint men have
to do is remove it and give the
plate a new coat.
The dyes which stamp the de-
sign on printed cloth are chro-
MUM coated. So are needles that
make silk stockings and the press
rolls on which wall paper is
printed.
So are a thousand parts Of
machinery designed to withstand
immense friction, and a thousand
other parts are chromium fused
with steel.
1t is everywhere, too, in the
realm of artificial color, since
compounds Of it impart brilliant
hues to other substances. and so
with brilliant reds and yellows
and oranges it justifies its name.
Next: The gas that CLEANS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-22
SAGE a Nickel; Clip the
Riverside Ride COUPONS

Another coupon Another fun for Saturday night
at RIVERSIDE amusement park All
Junior or Betty or big brother big
Junior has big lead fun he
oen cvang the whole neighbohood
save them for him that
IS all okay with The
Get Just as many OF the
management
uoay night ride
as you desire but hard fast that UNLESS
YOU PRESENT TIMES COUPON RIDE THE FARE WILL
BE 10 CENTS "
With the coupon it nickel odays coupon
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-22
ARQK
a ] DAY
BY BRUCE CATION

THERE'S some rather brisk and
4 interesting summer reading to
be found in "SleeperS East" by
Frederick Nobel. This compact and
unpretentiouS novel has an enter
tanning tale TO tell. even if it is-in
spite of the disclaimer on the jacket
another Of those stories Of a group
Of people thrown together by
chance.
The scene is a limited train speed
ing across the middle west in a
winter blizzard. bound for New
York.
Aboard are divers people. There's
a lawyer taking east a woman who
will give testimony that Will clear
his client of a murder charge.
There's a private detective who
wants 10 get TO this witness and get
her TO refuse TO testify. There's a
pompous congressman who has the
same idea.
There newspaper gal who's en-
gagged 10 the congressman but who
still IS partly IN love with the
lawyer.
There's 4 small town business
man running away from his wife. a
railroad detective trying 10 figure
out why he was ordered to take this
particular train. a veteran engineer
trying 10 get the train through on
time on his last run. and a fldgety
conductor.
During the course Of the night the
activities OF all Of these people get
badly scrambled. Chance becomes
the arbiter OF their destinies; and
all of them - except. perhaps. the
newspaper gal, who winds up in the
lawyers arms-find that they can't
make anything turn out as they
wish. And. all in all, its not
bad story
Published by Little. Brown & Co.
the book sells for 50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-22

been used; worked on them with
test tube, retort, microscope,
spectroscope. Year upon year.
Then in what seemed q worth
less fiuid-one of the used baths
he uncovered the secret.
Sulphuric acid, formed by
chemical reactions of the salt
used in the bath. had been re-
garded by chemists as valucless in
their work on chromium.
Professor Fink found it supplied
the "sulphate ion"-the catalyst
that would achieve the heretofore
impossible Found that, by uniting
it with chromium, he could make
chromium stick to other sub
stances, found he could plate with
chromium.
CHROMIUM mixed with other
~ metals, and thus forming al
Toys, of course is as important
nowadays as chromium plating
When molten chromium is mixed
with molten iron each molecule of
the iron, as it cools, becomes in
timately associated with the
chromium.
The manner is not clear even
to scientists. But they know the
chromium then prevents that fatal
union of iron and the oxygen Of
the air. The oxygen is kept out.
Iron, thus made uninvadable by
oxygen. can not rust.
So chromium has come to be
among the most important metals
used in alloys Of iron and steel.
Its hardness fortifies them-and
then they are armor plate, guns,
projectileS, high-speed tools. and
enduring structural materials.
They are, too, the cleaning new
surfaces that shine outside and
inside of the new buildings. All
that hard, smooth brightness is
devised with chromium plating, or
with chromium mixed with iron
or with nickel and iron.
A designer of fine jewelry was
first to see its possibilities in fur
niture of a new period. an intrins-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-22
SHOOTS AT PR0WLER
Thief Routed After Pushing Auto
From Garage Next Door.

Awakened by the noise of some
one breaking into the garage in the
rear Of the house next door, John
Duncan, 2630 Guilford avenue, fred
two blasts from a shotgun at the
prowler early today.
The thief had broken the lock
of the garage at the home of Louis
Thompson, 2637 Carrollton avenue,
and had pushed ThompSon's car
into the alley.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-22
Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as stolen
belong 70.
Ferdinand Born. 34is North Pennsvl-
vania street. Buick coach. l02-O7s from
in front OF $50 North Pennsylvania street
Frank Smock. 2724 North Talbot ave-
nue.. DeSoto coupe. 93-753. from Eleventh
street and College avenue
". O. Weber. $50 East First street. South
salt Lake. Utah. Buick sedan. s-7is Utah.
from Illinois and Market streets.
Ora Ball 1887 North Talbot avenue.
Oakland coach. 55-is3. from Meridian and
New York streets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-22

the nations bank notes; coats the
pan in which. because it is
smoother than glass. eggs fry
without fat: it veins the indus
tries that need a metal almost in
destructible. and it makes tall
promises still further to alter the
ways of commerce.
Not because the French chem
ist found it in 1897. Not because
he found, in red ore of lead from
Siberia, the compound of the
metal Heretofore unknown.
But because other chemists
spent lifetimes studying it. Largely
because a Columbia university
professor, taking hold of it is an
undergraduate youth, worked
twenty-five years On its puzzle,
found out what to do with it,
found out how to make it stick to
other metals.
THIS one is Colin G. Fink, now
Il head of the division of electro
chemical engineering. In the
Chandler laboratories little while
ago he held a rough, grayish lump
in his hands.
1T is pure chromium" he said.
See how heavy it is. See how it
chips. Even though you can crush
it in your fingers, it is the hardest
metal in the world"
II is three times harder than
aSe-hardened steel II cuts glass
almost as easily as does dia-
mond. 1t is rust-proof. practical
ly corrosion-proof, and. when
rightly applied, abrasion proof. Its
lustre will last indefinitely.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-22
BY WILLIAM ENGLE
Times Snectai Writer

TT is but a vain curiosity" said
lLouis Nicholas Vauquelin sad
~ and he crumbled in his fingers
the gray-white metal which he
had discovered.
Today-l36 years ago the old
French chemist came upon that
strange and brittle mystery in his
laboratory-it is chromium plating
the earth. II is shining 1t. II is
making parts Of it seem as though
they might be everlasting.
II is sheen Of that vain curl
osity" that stripes the Empire
State building in New York city
with light. that glitters brighter
than silver on the new automo-
biles. that makes rustless ten thou
sand products otherwise doomed
70 memorable dissolution: it is
this chromium that as an alloy
produces the stainless steels. puts
the strength in the wings of the
airplane and in the sinews Of the
new towers.
Yet its uses have no more than
begun.
1t plates the dies which make