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Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06

The following special equipment
(Which costs from $500 to $4,000
more on other cars) is furnished on
Ford De Luxe models-at no extra
charge.
Safety Glass throughout Twin Tail-liehts
Two matched tone horns Twin cowl lamps
IA gallons of gas in tank Colored wheels
Ciear-iighter and Ash Receptacles
Tenders that match the body
Two adjustable sun-visors
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
FRED LOWERY, FORMER LIBBY
RESIDENT, DIES AT CHESTER

Fred r. Lowery, resident of Libby
for number of years, was found dead
in bed at his home in Chester, Mont,
on Thursday morning, Feb. %, by Fred
Larson, station agent. Lowery had been
signal maintainer for the Great North
ern for 10 years. Death was due to heart
failure
A dispatch in the Great Falls Tribune
said that Lowery was member Of the
knights Templar lodge at Havre and of
the Masonic lodge at Joplin and an Odd
Fellow and Rebecca in Chester. He was
So years old and leaves two sisters, Mrs.
Ride of Shelby and Mrs William r.
Kary Of Kary, S. D. A Masonic funeral
and burial was held in Chester Sunday.
Lowery came to Libby number OF
years ago and took up a homestead
here. Later he engaged in electrical
work and when the Great Northern in
stalled the block signal system he Sc
cured employment with the railroad as
maintainer. He was owner of the build
ing now occupied by the Siegmund
machine shop and sold the building to
Frank Siegmund
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
Libby Young People Wed

Two popular young people of Libby
were married on Saturday, Feb. II, and
attempted to keep the news from their
many friends here but, as is usually the
result, the news leaked out. The young
people are Mr.. Frank York and Miss
Catherine Rouse, who were married at
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Don William
son in Libby by the Rev. H L. Pfoten-
hauer of st. Johns Lutheran church.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Ms G. w Rouse, pioneer residents of
this district She grew to womanhood
here, is graduate of the Libby high
school and had year in business at
the Montana state university in Mis-
soula. She is one of the most popular
young ladies of Libby The groom is
an energetic young man who has been
earning his way through college and
has had three years at the Idaho uni
versity at Moscow. AT present he is EN-
ployed at the Sam Orino highway con-
struction camp. The friends of this
young couple are numbered by scores
and all will join in wishing them every
happiness.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
A DELIGHTFUL PARTY
BY PAST NOBLE GRANDS

Another large and delightful party in
this lively social season in Libby was
the party given Monday night in |. o. o.
Z. hall by the past noble grands of the
Rebekah lodge. A happy gathering that
filled 20 tables of pinochle and one of
anagrams spent an evening of outstand-
ing social enjoyment. High score prizes
at the pinochle games were won by Miss
Hester Stevenson and Harold Miller.
with Miss Minnie Larson and J. w.
Barrett winning consolation prizes. It is
said that everyone knows Mr.. Barrett
is one of the most enthusiastic miners
in the district and that he must have
thought he was sinking a shaft as he
was 1000 in the hole" when the games
ended. At the anagram table, high
prize was won by Mrs. Schuyler and
the consolation by Mrs Ella Sanders.
A past noble grand was hostess at
each one of the tables and following the
games each served refreshments to her
guests.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
Enttnrial

During Christmas vacation I heard i
college student say, Il wish had paid
more attention to vocabulary building
when ! was in high school / feel the
need for bigger vocabulary even dur
ing my freshman year at school"
This young man looked and sounded
sincere. Doubtless he expressed re-
greet felt by many Of Libby Highs
alumni
"A word to the wise" Are you doing.
your best to master the vocabulary as
signed you in classes; to make unfa-
miliar words in text books and novels
your oWn2 Have you formed the habit
OF jotting down words you do not un-
derstand2
Don't add just word, as such, to
your vocabulary. Remember it in a
short sentence, for in that way you will
be apt to use it more correctly.
Great tasks lie ahead Of youl Prepare
tor them in many ways-ncluding The
acquisition of an excellent vocabulary.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
X. V. T. A. MEETING.

On Monday evening, February 26,
the Kootenai Valley Teachers Associa-
ton held its monthly meeting. The first
thing on the program was four musi-
cal numbers presented by five Of the
school faculty After the music a debate
was given by the members Of the de-
batting team, Lamar Rowland and Elmer
The question in discussion
was Resolved, that in the Libby High
School, extra scurricular activities are
stressed at the expense Of scholarship !"
The affirmative was upheld by Lamar
Rowland while Elmer Stevens spoke
for the negative. After the debate the
members Of the faculty held an infor-
NAL discussion of the same question.
Other speakers were Charles Beardsley,
Jessie Staudacher, Rev. Orr and Mr..
Wood
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
JUNIOR HIGH NEWS.

The seventh grade geography classes
are making an exhibit of metals and
pictures of mines and equipment.
The sixth grade made some attractive
free hand maps of Europe.
The art classes have been learning
how to do poster printing, Miss Smith.
The children in the fifth grade Ian
guage class have been spending some
time learning to tell stories. Monday the
class voted the following as the three
best story tellers. Leonard Spencer,
Donald Sage and Leone Hugill-Miss
Stevenson.
John Coleman and Lowell Brown
have returned to school after several
weeks absence
Bobby Davidson withdrew from
school Friday and will attend school in
Spokane for the rest Of the year.
In order to teach How a bill be-
comes law the seven history class
held a session Of Congress last week.
Twenty-Five junior high students
have signed up" for defamation work.
Selections have been assigned to all
but two, to date.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
PASSES AWAY AFTER
ILLNESS OF SEVERAL WEEKS

John Larson died at his home in
Libby on Sunday after an illness of sew
eral weeks from an attack OF typhoid
fever. Funeral services were held from
the Gompf chapel Wednesday afternoon.
with the Rev r. W. Orr of the Presby-
terrain church officiating, and with the
Moose lodge in charge Of the rites at
the grave. Burial was in the Libby
cemetery.
MFR. Larson was born in lama county.
Iowa, 48 years ago Eleven years ago he
came to Libby with his family and has
lived here since. He followed railroad
ing most of his life and was employed
on the j. Neils Lumber company road
up to his illness. He is survived by the
widow, daughter and son and his
mother, in Libby, and by brother and
sister Of North Dakota, who came here
for the funeral.
Mr.. Larson was member of the
Moose lodge Of LeGrande, Or, and also
Of the Traehesoom Legion of Moose Of
Spokane Members of the latter order
were pallbearers. being W. r. Price,
Wilbur Martin, William Baenen. v. J..
LeFebvre, William Vaughn and Gleason
Pitcher At the funeral services appro-
pirate hymns were sung by Mrs. George
Blackwell and Mrs. Carl Burns.
The surviving relatives have the
sympathy of the community in the loss
of loving husband and father
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY KEPT
BY MASONIC ORDERS TN LIBBY

As has been the custom for number
of years, the Masonic orders of Libby
joined last Thursday night in observing
the birthday anniversary of one who
was not only the beloved Father of his
country, but an outstanding Mason as
we'll, the patriot, George Washington.
From so to 80 persons gathered for
this affair that is always looked for
ward to with pleasant anticipation. The
evening was chiefly devoted to dancing,
with diversion provided by q skit pre-
sentcd by three members of the dra-
matte club Of the Libby high school.
Marv Louise Olson, Margaret Weller
and Raymond Kuiawa under the direc-
ton Of Miss Hilda Witt The young
people added a pleasing feature to The
program. The dancing of the Virain'a
reel by a number Of old timers was also
an entertaining number. Refreshments
were eerved )
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
MIR. AND MRS KEDZIE
HOSTS AT DELIGHTFUL PARTY

a news item that failed to be men
toned in last weeks Western News was
very enjoyable party given by Mr..
and Mrs. NJ K. Kedzie on the preceding
Saturday night Three tables of bridge
were in play, with high score prizes
captured by Mrs. w. G. Seims and DR..
G. J. Martin, while low score prizes fell
to Mrs. Martin and w. f. Kienitz. Dam
~ refreshments were served BY the
hostess at the evenings close.
Failure to report this affair that
proved SO enjoyable was due to one of
these little incidents that happen now
and then in all newspaper offices. The
party was 'written-up' by the editor
and turned in to the linotype compositor
who failed to set is up with the other
news matter. That little oversight ac-
counts for the absence of this enjoyable
party from the mention of other social
affairs Of the week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
Four Young
Car Thieves
Caught Here
Youths Ranging in Age
From Is to 20 Years
Arrested Here.
STOLE AUTOMOBILE
IN WENATCHEE

Four young boys ranging in age from
10 to 20 years were taken into CUSTODY
last Thursday afternoon by border pa
troll officers at Redord for the theft of
an auto stolen at Wenatchee, Wash. The
arrest was instigated by Sheriff f r
baney, who learned of the theft and
caused the four youths to be stopped at
ReMord.
The four young criminals were Ted
Summons, James Grady, William Mon
roe and William Storm. Simmons was
Is years old and had served two terms
IN Washington reformatory. Grady
was the oldest, 20 years. 1t is said all
had served time in the reformatory, al
though one of the boys claimed he did
not know the car had been stolen and
was going along merely for the ride.
The car was an Oakland VS., 1881
model.
The boys passed through Libby ON
last Thursday and stopped for minor
repair job at the Brinton garage. Brin-
ton became suspicious Of the bows and
notified Sheriff Baney after the bows
had left The sheriff wired to Spokane
in search of information and soon got
word back that the car had been stolen
from Wenatchee on February 20, the
preceding Tuesday. He Immediately got
in touch with the border patrol officers
at Rexford, who went to the Reuerd
bridge and stopped the boys as they
came along. Sheriff Baney and Under
sheriff Sperry then went to Rexford
and brought the youths to the county
Jail IN Libby. Sunday Deputy Sheriff
Potter of Wenatchee and a representa-
tive of an auto insurance company ar
rived in Libby and took the four young
culprits, with the car, back to Wen
atchee.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
NOTICE TO WOODCUTTERS.

1t has come to the attention of the
local forest office that considerable tres
pass cutting has been recently done in
the vicinity of Libby, by wood cutters.
| 1t should be borne in mind that much
of the surrounding cutover land has, of
late years, come into the ownership of
the government The plan is to accom-
plish reforestation Of such areas and
the promiscuous cutting of green trees
without regulatory measures must be
discontinued in order to effect such
plan. Any local residents DESTROYS of
wood for their own domestic use are
allowed to go upon forest land without
a permit and remove dead standing
trees, waste material left from logging
and windblown or down timber Of any
sort If such material is desired for sale
or commercial use, a permit must be
obtained and a small charge is made.
One desiring to cut and remove green
trees, regardless of whether for his own
use or for sale, is required to first make
ARRANGEMENTS at the forest office by
securing permit paying the stumpage
and having the trees marked for cut
ting. There is considerable green timber
that may be cut without injury and
those desiring green timber from the
forest must arrange to cut it where such
cutting will be of benefit to the forest
rather than cut young green trees
which should be left for future growth,
hence the need for regulatory measures.
Men are engaged this week in posting
the boundaries of government lands in
this locality and it is thought with this
done there will be little excuse for any
cuttings in the future. II
is not the desire Of the local office to
inconvenience anyone and it is there
fore requested that those desiring to cut |
green timber from the forest first make
arrangements in order to |
avoid such inconvenience.
C.yS. WEBB,
Forest Supervisor.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
Libby Troop No. rs, B. S. A.

The Scouts met with a liberal re-
Spouse in their appeal for articles to be
turned over to the Red Cross, 277
articles being collected
The Red Cross expresses appreciation
Of this work and reports that already
some Of the articles have been given
out.
All interested in the Scout program
of activities are invited to attend Dem
onstration Night Friday night Of this
week at the Junior High auditorium.
Cubs, Girl Scouts and Campfire Girls
will be honor guests, No charge will be
made.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
DEBATE.

The Libby High debate team, COM
posed OF Lamar Rowland and Elmer
Stevens are now working hard on thteif
state question, concerning radio
A debate is scheduled with Kalispell
in the near future, and there is some
discussion as to tournament among
Kalispell Whitefish, and Libby; the
winner to be the district champions
The winner Of this debate, or the dis
trict champions, will 90 to Missoula for
the state championship tournament, ir
May
Last Monday the boys held an infor-
NAL debate at the Kootenai Valley
Teachers meeting; the topic for dis
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
ANNUAL LADIES' NIGHT
is PLEASING SUCCESS

The Libby Lions club and their ladies
celebrated the clubs annual Ladies'
Night" last SaturdaYin l. o. o. F. hall
at dancing party that provided three
or four hours of delightful entertain
ment
The program was opened with a few
selections by the orchestra followed by
dancing interspersed with numerous
features that added amusement to the
affair. Comieal stunts were mixed with
the dance numbers, all entering into the
spirit of the affair with a freedom that
added greatly to the success of the eve
ming. AT late hour refreshments were
served in the dining room
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
Lay Eight Miles of Crushed Gravel.

CWA work in Libby in connection
with the rock crushing plant came to a
close last night, and no more men will
be employed here with the exception of
small crew on boulevard work for a
short time. Everyone seems well pleased
with what has been accomplished in
street improvement. Mayor Switzer re
ports that approximately eight miles Of
crushed gravel has been put on Libby
streets
The rock crusher is now being oper-
ated by the city for short time
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
J. NEILS LUMBER COMPANY
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS

AT recent meeting of the board of
directors of the j. Neils Lumber COM
pany, Paul Neils of Portland was elect
ed president, Walter Neils of Libby vice
president, George Neils of Libby treas
urer and Gerhard Neils of Klickitat,
Wash, secretary.
For the present the sawmill at Libby
is running two shifts on one side, fol-
lowing shutdown of two weeks for
repairs
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
GIVE DINNER PARTY
TO HONOR BIRTHDAY

MIR. and Mrs. Lee Sleizer were hosts
to group of trends Tuesday night at
$50 o'clock dinner given in honor of
Mrs. Vernon Crotteau's birthday. Fol-
lowing the serving of dinner, the group
spent a delightful evening playing
pinochle.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
INTERVIEWS.
Edward Holiday: Basketball star.

LuNdiu AIuHudy. basketball star.
Christmas is a Canuck by birth but
we think he fits pretty well into our
scheme of things. He likes basketball
and football. But basketball is his fav-
orite sport. He says he doesn't think
he would ever have finished school il
It were not for athletics.
Although he has not made any defin-
ite plans for after graduating, we are
sure he will get somewhere He SAYS,
a boy who goes right to work in the
mill or woods is lucky, because Jobs
are scarce If he saves money, he
should be able to go to college later"
As for the girls, what a hard hearted
he-man! Il have never seen any girls
in our High School who have remark
able beauty but | CUES they are as good
as IN other schools" (OuchD After that,
we think it is best to say that his fav-
orite subject is tipping and let this inter-
view terminate-thanks millions any
how. Ed.
lean Switzer:
Jean is one of our native daughters.
So, of course, she should have much to
say about the school-having had so
much experience In it. Sometimes the
girls in this school blossom out in eve
ming dresses with sport shoes and other
times sport dresses with dancing slip
pers, which Of course, is very, very
wrong. Her fanorite subjects arc Eng
lish and shorthand. 4 have aiken more
interest in them than anything else.
Any kind Of history has been hated
subject with me"
O. Do you like sports2
A. Yes, if they know when 10 90
home
She thinks the girls council is very
good thing. 1T helps the girls in pick
ing out the occunation they are best
fitted for. Like all the rest Of the SEN
Tors, am glad to leave high school, but
after I'm out, will prabablv regret it.
| intend to take up an English course
| hope to 80 to ST GATHERINGS College,
ST. Paul
Archie Minde:
G. What do you dislike more than
else2
A. Being interviewed
@. Birthplace?
A. Montana. (Quite place isn't it?)
e WITH rs your opinion Of TICK
names, Sully?
A. One or two are not too bad, but
more than that are a nuisance.
@. What do you think Of the girls in
this school?
A. 0. X. / suppose. (oh)
Q. What were some Of the things that
happened at Whitefish?
A. That's for US 10 know and you to
find out
@. What is your favorite radio pro-
gram?
A. Little Orphan Annie. Dust plain o.
Continued on page s.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01

The Lincoln County CWA committee
received telegram last night from
Helena stating that the CWA quota of
men for the week from March to
March 5 inclusive would remain un-
changed, at 10 men.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
Coolest Night OF Winter.

Libby was visited with slight touch
Of winter weather during the past week,
but 1t didn't last long. The coolest night
of the winter was last Sunday night,
when the mercury dropped to above.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
Fined for Possession Of vcnison.

Joe Avery was arrested Monday by
Deputy Game Warden Darlington for
illegal possession of venison. He was
fined SIS by Police Magistrate Haigler
and IS serving out the sentence in Jail
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01

phone lines were reconstructed and new
poles set where necessary as we'll as the
construction of a lookout tower and
house on Warex Peak in the Rexford
district. Considerable road and bridge
maintenance was also done in the fall
and these projects exclusive of insect
control work employed about IS addi-
tional individuals most of whom were
employed not to exceed 100 hours each.
Timber sales for the year 1893 were
not brisk, the total cut for the year
amounting to only $500 M feet board
measure. This involved 1900 M feet of
white pine, 5000 M feet Of yellow pine,
800 M feet of larch and fir ties and the
balance miscellaneous species.
Grazing activities were about normal,
large part of the stock being grazed
consisting Of cattle and horses belong
ing to local settlers within the county
Four hundred seventy eight head of
such cattle and horses were grazed on
the forest. In addition 1900 head of
sheep were grazed in the vicinity of
Seventeen Mile and the Newton Mt
country near the west end of the forest
Considerable exempt cattle kept by
local people entirely for their own
domestic use were grazed off and on
the forest.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01

E. ]. Barkee was in Kalispell over the
weekend attending meeting Of man
ayers of j. G. Penney Company stores
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01

cussion being "Extra-curricular acti-
vities versus Scholarship
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
Experiment With Deer.

Fish and game activities were normal.
some fish planting being done and a
sailing experiment being conducted on
the Rexford and Warland districts.
Stock salt was distributed well back
on the hills as an experiment in at
tempting to keep the deer away from
the Great Northern tracks, to which
they are attracted by the presence of
salt in drippings from refrigerator cars
and by the salty solution emptied out
when battery renewals are made on the
block signals The Great Northern, by
oiling their tracks and also pouring oil
over the material cast out from the sig
nal stations have assisted in discourage
ing the deer from coming on to the
tracks. In the past the kill of deer by
trains has been heavy between Libby
and Rexford up to from 40 to SO a year
that there is a record Of During the
past year this kill has been exceedingly
light. All game activities handled by the
forest are done in close cooperation
with the State Game Commission, its
local warden and local rod and gun
clubs.
The Kootenai forest regularly en-
ploys eight rangers and one timber sale
man at points over the county and six
persons at the Libby office, which in
cludes the clerical and supervisory
forces, total of ID regular personnel
in addition to the two warehouse and
Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-04
WHOLESOME ENVIRONMENT WILL
REDUCE CRIME

rs your son worth less than a hog?"
is the terse question asked by Mrs.
William H. Biester, Jr., national presi-
dent of the American Legion Auxiliary.
This question is asked in a message
to the public by Mrs. Bolster as part Of
a fight the Auxiliary is waging against
conditions that breed crime.
Mrs. Bolster says there are boards
of health to prevent the spread of dis
ease; taxpayers provide funds, even
millions of dollars, to prevent hog
cholera and tuberculosis in cattle, yet
very little is done to surround the
youth of the nation with proper envir-
onment, and to remove from them the
environment that naturally leads to
crime. Mrs Bolster also speaks with
wisdom and force when she says, "One-
fifth Of the money now spent to keep
these boys in the penitentiary, if prop
erly applied, would prevent 80 per cent
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-04
AN INVINCIBLE CRIMINAL
EMPIRE

George z. @. Johnson, the prosecutor
who sent AL Capone to prison, last week
told members of the Oklahoma Bar as
ISOLATION in convention, that criminals
in America have set up an invincible
empire and have issued a challenge to
society. More than TOO murders have
been decreed by this sinister force in
Chicago alone during the past decade,
he said
johnson said present laws are ade-
quate to cope with this criminal en-
pire with one exception. He favors re-
moving the necessity for unanimous
jury verdicts Johnson also urged more
cooperation by public officials and news
papers THE public forms its opinion of
public servants from the press" john
son said.