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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-04-11
SCHOOL NOTES.

IdabelIe Woods won the beauty con-
test for Senior girls Monday. The H.
S. boys in each high school in the
state are to choose the most beautiful
girl in the Senior class, and pictures
Of her are to be sent to the judges who
will select five prize winners who will
have all expenses paid to the track
meet in Missoula May is to 18.
Edith Slice, Sylvia Carr, Susie Grippe,
Harriet Haaland and Elmer Wilcox
were the five students from this high
school to enter the state extemporan-
eous writing contest. The papers were
sent to Bozeman to be graded The
student winning first place in the state
will receive a scholarship to one of the
units of the State University.
Charles Beardsley, the music in
structor, was here all day Friday and
gave many individual lessons as well
as the regular class lessons.
The cast for the Senior play, Look
ing for Mary Jane has been chosen
and rehearsals commenced. The play
will be presented May ! and is under
the direction Of Miss Eleanor Rice.
| On Saturday, April 13, high school
scholarship meet will be held at Troy
for representatives Of Libby and Troy
high school classes
| A preliminary to the county track
meet will be held here April rs with
Libby High School and Junior High
| School boys competing against the
Troy boys. Troy's track team looks
promising this year with the expert
enced boys on the job for Troy anc
only one man was lost through gradu-
/ alton from last years team.
Plans are being made for school,
exhibit to be given May 10. The dis
play will be indicative of work car
ried on in the entire school throughout
| this year.
The pupils in Miss Christopherson's
room are making four-room dol
house with wood furniture and the girls
will make the curtains and rugs.
The bows in Miss Anderson's room
are building farm. They have made
some of the buildings and are now
making wooden animals for it anc
painting them. The girls are furnishing
q doll house. They have papered thu
walls and are now making curtains
rugs and furniture for it,
The fifth grade girls who have Ply
mouth cars in the arithmetic race are
ahead of the boys who have Ford cars
The Junior High entertained the higf
school Friday morning with a one-ac
cantata.
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TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.

Present, April 3, 1885, the mayor
Aldermen Brooks, Kidder, and Mettler
and the clerk Motion made by Brooks
and seconded by Kidder to accept
Water Supt j. w. Miles resignation
carried.
Motionmade by Brooks and seconded
by Kidder to give Archie Pattie per-
mission to operate shooting gallery
in the City of Troy from May /, 1895
to Oct. 81, 1885. A license of So per
month, payable in advance and Open
ing hours to be from a. m. until IL
p. m. Carried.
Motion by Brooks and seconded by
Kidder to move cemetery fence, at END
of main driveway, back far enough tc
make easy turn with cars Carried
Clerk ordered to check up on build
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of music. The suggestion was made that
a Town band be organized for the sum
mer with the idea IN mind of having the
school students continue in the town
band. A committee to make recon-
mendation al the next meeting as 10
the feasibility of financing the town
band. which will cost about $50
month. was composed of the program
committee, headed by Bert Hosea, to-
gether with v A. Sather and Kenneth
Drew.
The club unanimously endorsed the
resolution to secure PWA funds to re-
build the County High School at En-
reka P. T. Meter and Ed Weidner
we're appointed as a committee TO draw
up resolutions to be sent to the High
School Board and the Libby Lions, and
to write letters to congress.
Maurice Nelson was appointed on The
road committee to take the place of
P. A. Peterson. who resigned
A blue print of the proposed natural
resource exhibit building, drawn by
Wallace Litchfield was shown. The
building, as pictured, is of rustic design,
made of cedar logs and with large
display windows and attractive grounds.
The drawing is now on exhibit in the
drug store window, and is attracting
much attention. B. J. Carney company
have donated cedar logs and shakes for
the building and the Kootenai Light
and Power Co free light.
In an interview with Forest Super
visor c. S. Webb Monday evening, P.
T. Metler states that he was informed
! that the Kootenai National Forest is
assured of seven CCC camps for this
summer, with probability that five
will remain throughout the coming
winter. In addition there will be about
so bug camps scattered throughout
the Kootenai forest. Two CCC camps
will be established about May 10, the
first one at Keller creek and, the other
near Libby. The other five camps will
be made about June |. Camps near
Troy will be located on Keller creek.
Callahan creek and at Sylvanite, with
a possibility of others further up the
Yak.
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ALUMNI PRESENTS PLAY.

The Troy High School Alumni as
ISOLATION presented three-act farce
comedy, sThe Lady From Argentina,
at the high school gymnasium last
Thursday. Both the matinee and The
evening performances We're well at
tended by an appreciative audience
which seemed to thoroughly enjoy the
comedy and the complications that fol-
lowed the unexpected appearance OF
the actress, Lola D'Avril, and her sub
sequent pose as Sonora Gomez, with
Dick Brundage, disguised as the Italian
gardener, hastily persuaded to pose as
her husband
The parts were played we'll and many
compliments have been paid the cast
for their fine acting ability. The cast
is as follows.
Jim Altman the host, Frank Kluska;
Judge Benjamin Berkeley, jiin's father
er-in-law, Clark Hubbard; Dick Brund-
age, about to become Jim's brother-in-
law, Kenneth Hubbard; Monty Tracy
Jim's friend, Harold Wilcox; Parkhurst
Jim's butler, Tom Taylor; Jack Disney
an unlimited guest. Lester Snyder. the
sheriff, Curtis Lindsey, Ivy Altman
Jims wife, Margaret Clay; Mrs. Berk-
eley, Jim's mother-in-law Natalie
Taylor; Marjorie Berkeley, Jim's sister
in-law, Frances Ford; Jane Tracy
Monty's wife, Shirley Glass; Lola
DAvril, an actress, Irene Coffman.
The alumni plan to install drinking
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ing permits issued during lat year and
to write to county attorney III regards
to term of office of councilmen elected
in April, 1895.
The members of the council made q
canvas OF the election returns held
April |, 1885 and found the following;
Ward 1--R. H. Kidder, 81 votes; T.
r. Rives, AZ votes.
Ward "A. A. Brooks, 48 votes; E
D. Stewart, SIS votes.
E. H. Rives and E. D. Stewart were
declared duly elected and clerk ordered
to issue certificates of election and oaths
of office accordingly
Meeting adjourned.
j. MILLER, Clerk
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Troy Locals

Irene and Lester Coffman left Thurs
day night to drive to Butte. Enroute
they stopped in Missoula to spend a
few hours visiting their aunt, Mrs.
Geo. Coffman, and their cousins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Payne have pur-
chased the second hand store from r,
T Gibbs and have added shoe repair
ing department.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. f. Fewkes and
daughters Lura and Rhea visited rela-
tivcs in Spokane the last Of the week
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PROCEEDINGS OF SCHOOL BOARD
MEETING.

A regular school board meeting was
held ON April s. All members excepting
Henry Sanders were present Minutes
of the last meeting read and approved
Clerk was ordered to call for bids on
school bus routes as follows-Route No
! from Troy to Taylor ranch Route No
2-Troy to Eugene Pattie place. Route
No. 3-Troy to Orsa Kidder place.
The clerk was instructed TO write
both the state attorney general and the
county superintendent of schools con-
corning the type or types Of bonds that
could be legally accepted from the bus
drivers
Letters Of resignation from Mr.. Neil
A. Williams, science teacher, and Miss
Sophia Haugen, grade teacher, were
reau. Motion made by Smith and sec
onded by Coffman to accept these
designations. Motion carried Clerk was
instructed to write letter of COM
mendation to each of these teachers for
their cooperation with the school fac
ulty and the board Motion was made
by Coffman and seconded by Ford to
table the matter Of the resignation of
Gertrude Martin until the organization
meeting to be held April 20.
Chairman of the board calls for cleo
ton of teachers for 1856, resulting
in the rehiring of Ray S. Pentland,
Eleanor Rice, both high school teach
ers and Harold A. Davis, Ellen Ovens,
Alvina Anderson, and Selma Chris
topherson as grade teachers. All re-
elected teachers to receive an increase
OF salary Of $500 per month, by motion
OF Coffman, seconded by Ford and
passed by the board Harold A. Davis
was elected coach for the coming school
year at salary Of $1,000 per month.
Motion was made by Ford and sec
onded by Mrs. Smith to offer Mr. Jesse
Grippe $4,000 per month for 10 months
to act as janitor and caretaker of the
school. Motion carried.
Motion was made by Coffman and
seconded by Ford to add clause to
the teachers contracts to the effect that
the contracts must be returned signed
to the clerk of the district BY April is,
or else the contract is null and void.
Meeting adjourned by motion Of
Smith and seconded by Coffman.
| EDITH B. MASON. Clerk.
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Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.

Holy Communion and sermon next
Monday (the Monday in Holy Week)
at 5 p. m. You are cordially invited to
attend and to invite others All COM
municants are urged to make their
Easter Communion at this time.
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fountain for the gymnasium with the
profits from the play. The fountain is
a much needed addition to the gym and
will be greatly appreciated by all.
d. L. BINGAMAN CALLED.
D. L. Bingaman, who has spent the
last few summers in Troy as fruit in
spector died Saturday evening at The
veterans bureau hospital at Fort Har-
rison after an illness Of nine years.
While here he was very active in the
civic life of the community, having
been in charge of the Fourth of July
celebration here last summer.
"Bing," as he was known TO all OF
his many friends and acquaintances
leaves a splendid war record and even
greater testimonial to his courage IN
the fight he made against an incurable
disease which overlook him soon after
his discharge from the army. Several
operations failed to quench his spirit
and right up to the day of his death
his optimism and good nature earned
him the respect and admiration of all
who knew the physical suffering and
iliGfildl Sli Gill dillGi Wilma liz Wd
carrying on. Up to the time Of his af-
Fiction he had led an active life and
his forced idleness made his disability
a real mental torture.
He was born in Scott City, Kansas
Nov. %, 1895 He enlisted in the army
May 10, 1917, and was discharged May
ID, 1919, as first sergeant. After his dis
charge he was active in the oil bust
ness in Kansas and Oklahoma for a
year He was named state manager Of
Montana for the Continental Supply Co
and came to Great Falls. He was mar
ried to Mabel June Craig in Great
Falls in June, 1926 He is survived By
his widow; his mother, Mrs Lucy Belle
Bingaman Of Coffeyville, Kan; and .
brother Russell
Funeral services were held Monday
at Helena and the body was shipped
to the family home at Coffeyville, Kan
Mr. Bingaman was an active mem
Der of the American Legion and the
Masonic order.
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MRS. L. CLIFFORD, Paste
LIONS CLUB MEETING.

The Lions Club held its regular
meeting last Thursday evening at the
Great Northern Cafe.
Charles Beardsley Of Libby was the
speaker Of the evening and addressed
the club on the ever Interesting topic.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-04-11

Will Rogers, having made a million
in the movies, is what might be termed
a fixed" star
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ACTIVITIES AT MI. E. CHURCH.

Sunday morning preaching and wor-
ship services will be held Palm Sunday
April Ia, and Easter Sunday, April I'll
at IL a. m.
4 Monday, 7;30-Young Peoples fell
lowship hour.
Wednesday, 7:30-Official Board
meeting for all interested in planning
the program and work of the church.
| Thursday, 2.30-Junior Ladies' Aid.
Thursday, 7:30-T G her training
class, THE Children We Teach" for
teachers, officers parents and others
interested
Friday, 7:30-Informal meditation and
conference hour on "The Meaning of
Good Friday"
MRS 7. CT IEEORn- purtrr-
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CITY ELECTION RETURNS.

The election returns for aldermen
showed L. N. Rives and E. D. Stewart
as winners. In ward No. / there are
los registered, with the votes showing
AZ for Rives and 81 for r. H. Kidder:
a total of So votes cast There are 159
registered in ward No. q and votes
cast in this ward gave E. d. Stewart
SIS and A. A, Brooks, 48, a total of 1903
VOTES
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BASEBALL MEETING HELD.

A baseball meeting was held Friday
evening to discuss plans for the COM
ing season and to appoint committees
to take care of all necessary arrange
ments. Officers for the season will be
A H. McNeill, manager; D. +. Fewkes,
assistant manager, and Elgin Murphy,
secretary treasurer. The directors are
Fred Walcott, D. F. Fewkes, A. L.
Kensler, E. J. Weidner and V. A. Saith
er. Leland McNeill, Roy Maness and
Clark Hubbard were appointed on the
grounds committee, Dutch Murphy, A..
H McNeill and Paul Sather on the
finance committee; Willie Thomas, Walt
Morrison and Bob Hosea on the adver-
Using committee.
Workouts will be started as soon as
weather permits. 1t is felt that some
good committees have been. selected and
1t is hoped that Troy viii have a very
successful baseball season.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-04-11

THE 1885 Ford VS. brings you the
most important Ford development
since the introduction of the Ford V-8
engine-the new Full-foating Springbase
with Comfort Zone Seating.
Wherever you sit IN this new Ford V-8,
you ride eenterpoised-between the springs.
Springs are longer, more flexible, and the
springbase increased to l23 inches. The
result is "front seat riding comfort even
for back seat passengers.
New riding ease in the 1885 Ford V-s
is matched by new driving ease. Control.
steering, parking are easier. Starting and
shifting have been made almost effortless.
Braking requires surprisingly little foot
pressure-yet is surer, smoother.
Here is car that is styled to the min
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-04-11
JUNIOR PROM IS PLANNED.

The Junior Glass Of the Troy High
School will stage their annual Junior
promenade in the gymnasium on Sat
urday evening. April 13. Andy Gompf's
orchestra has been secured to provide
the music and rather elaborate decora-
tons are being planned for this high
light of the social calander in school
events. Invitations are being sent out
this week and large crowd is expected
to respond to these favors. The grand
march will begin at 900 p. m. All guests
attending are asked to please bring
their invitation cards as insignia Of adj
mission.
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GOLD BASIN MINING PROPERTY
LEASED.

The placer mining property formerly
known as the Gold Basin Mining Co.
has been leased from Ed Johnson by
Ray Moore and Jimmy Lutz OF Cut
bank and Harry Packenham OF Glas-
gov. The mine is located on the Yak
river about II miles from Troy at The
place once known as Snipetown. A drag
line outfit is being installed and cen
trifugal pumps will be used to pump
water to wash the gravel. Mr.. Lutz
states that operations will commence
the first of May, with daily output
of from two to three hundred yards
The average yield is one dollar yard
and bed rock has not yet been reached
The gold appears mostly in nuggets
the average range in value being from
one to go cents. Arthur Spencer viii
be the manager of the mine, which viii
be known as the Yak River Mining
Company.
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Troy NewsItems
RANGER ADDRESSES STUDENTS.

Forest Ranger E A Woods gave an
interesting talk to the high school Mon
day morning on How the Forest Serv-
ice Locates Their Lookouts.' At the
conclusion of the talk he had the pupils
rise and repeat the following pledge
y hereby promise that will do every
thing in my power to prevent forest
fires and keep the forests green SO the
nations forests will ever remain
place of beauty and pleasure to all who
love the great outdoors
We believe that it would be line
thing if every child and every man
and woman who live i'll this Kootenai
national forest would sincerely repeat
this pledge. The preservation of This
last remnant of unspoiled nature,
as one man aptly described It, should
be a matter of first Importance 10 all
who realize what heritage OF beauty
the green forests and resulting wild
life will be to the future generations.
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fountain for the gymnasium with The
profits from the play. The fountain is
a much needed addition to the gym and
will be greatly appreciated by all
Nogales international., 1935-05-18
MISS KARAM HEADS
LOS ASPIRANTS CLUB

Los Aspirants, university Spanish
club at the University of Arizona in
Tucson, have chosen their officers
for the school year 1886. Helen
Karam, Nogales, president; Maria
Urias. Tucson, vice president; Fran
ces Fuerte, C;udad Obregon, Son,
Mex, secretary; William Bork,
Prescott, treasurer, Patrick Hollis,
member of tbs executive committee.
This year the organization pre-
esnted two dramatic Programs; the
comedy, "zaragueta", and three
short dramas of Lcpe de Vega.
Don Juan Tenorio" or Eel Burlador
de Sevilla" and Ell Patio by the
Guintero brothers have been sug-
gested for next year, but no de-
cisions have been made. Miss Ka-
ram. who was elected to the presi-
dency Of Los Aspirantes, was also
elected, recently, to the presidency
OF Sigma Delta Pi, national honor
AIRY scholarship society for students
of. Spanish, ri chapter of which is
Located on the Arizona campus.
Nogales international., 1935-05-18
NAVAJO. INDIANS
TO HAVE CAPITOL

WINDOW ROCK, May II tUP)-
CONSTRUCTION Of a capitol" for the
Navajo indians Of Arizona was un-
der way here today.
Part Of a $4,000, 900 construction
program for the Indians. the cen
trail agency viii include an adminis-
tration building, homes for officials
and their families, schools for the
children. a power plant, shops for
repair and maintenance of equip
ment. and a meeting house where
the Navajos may discuss their trib-
al affairs.
. AL of the buildings are to be con-
structed Of red sandstone from near
by hills. When completed, they will
be grouped around a large natural
window" in the rock.
window Rock is slightly south
west of Fort Defiance. near the Ari-
zona-New Mexico line. Most Of the
capitol workmen are Indians, un-
der white foremen.
Nogales international., 1935-05-18
BEER BUST

I Complimentary to Mr. and Mrs.
Tom A. Allen of Los Angeles, Mrs.
Ben Waterbury of Muncie, Indiana,
and Mrs c. 3. Wilde, a, recent ar
rival here from Fort Sill, Okla.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Phillips were
host and hostess at 3 beer bust Sun
day afternoon near the links Of the
Nogales international Golf. Club in
Sonora -
Music was furnished by Mexica1
string orchestra and horseshoes and
baseball were played. John Phillips
and C. B. Wilde were the unde-
feated champions at horseshoes.
The invited guests were Mr.: and
Mrs. Wilde, Mr. and Mrs. Harry v.
Farrior, Mr. and Mrs. Allen, Mrs.
Smith. grandmother Mrs Allen. Mrs.
Ben Waterbury, Mrs. Ann Wright,
Mrs. Hazel Wright and mother Of
Benson, Wallace Farrior Mrs, He
lena Fenton, Writ G. Bowman, Mr..
Brczell, Emory Miller, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bill Harrison, Judge and Mrs. ChaS.
Hardy, Mr.. and Mrs. Mac Hall, Mrs.
Robert Howell, Mr.. and Mrs. Rol-
10 Ashby, DR.. and Mrs. M. l. Mer-
rift, DR.. and Mrs. A. L. Gustetter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollo Ashby, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Cohen, Mrs. Dorothy Tit
comb, G. c. Cheshire, Mrs. Ketcher-
sides, of Phoenix, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
G. Little, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. L.
Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Shannon,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. j. Dittmer, Mr..
and Mrs. Leslie Wooddell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gene Richards, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Wise, Mr.. and Mrs. Knight
Wise, Mr.. and Mrs. j. v. Robins,
Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Phillips, j. Pen
dleton, Miss Alice Fain, Mr.. T. Pen
deltcn and Mrs. Mary Margaret
Powell.
Nogales international., 1935-05-18

BRIDGE PARTY

Mrs. J. j. Harris and Mrs. John
DeBolt had as their guests at de-
lightful bridge party week ago
yesterday afternoon at the Harris
homo on: Noon street the following
Mesdamcs II. J. Patterson. T. NJ.
Powell. Bert Smith, H. w. Capps.
Roy Coker, B. j. White. Bruce Kinds.
w. p. Zacharias. Andrew Bettwy,
Charles Jones, L. l.. Iedford, c..
Wadsworth, Craig Pottinger. J. C.
Tovrea, Ben Jones. Lon BellmaS.,
w. E. Carroon, Blaine Roark, P. J..
Bughman, George Martin. Hugo Mil
Ter, Charles Otis, Fannie Barney.
Paul Arend, Craig Watt, Karl Peter
sen. Louis Hudgiy, F.. E. Westerland,
and C. w. Brandon of Tucson.
Bridge prizes were won by Mrs.
Bruce Kinds. first: Mrs. Louis Htd-
gin. sacond; Mrs. 3. j. White, third:
and Mrs. Brandon was given a love-
ly Mexican glassware guest prize.
Nogales international., 1935-05-18
MARRIED so YEARS
Z L Z L 1

r,tlye and Mrs. Charles E. Hardy
celebrated their golden wedding an
adversary Tuesday at their horne,
SIC S0n0ita street.
Numerous friends Of the couple
called to pay their respects and
many beautiful and useful presents,
as well as floral boquets, were re-
ceived.
afr. and Mrs, Hardy were married
in the First Baptist church at Kid
Vile, CLARK county. Kentucky, May
IA. 1895. Mrs. Hardy's mother, a
resident CT Kdville, celebrated her
e3ti1 birthday anniversary in Kid
vile few weeks ago.
The couples two sons, Superior
Court Judge Charles L. Hardy and
Attorney Leslie c. Hardy OF Tucson
were bor: in Kentucky ard the fam
ily came to Arizona in 1895, settling
in Tucson and later in Ncgales.
Among persons calling at the
Nogales international., 1935-05-18
Supervisors
Defendants
In TlUo Suits

FLAGSTAFF, May 17.-Separate
complaints were filed Wednesday
afternoon in superior court by Coun-
ty Attorney Karl A. Mangum, one
against Joe D. Tissaw, chairman. r.
P. Thuraton and j. T. Walkup,
members, and George A. Fleming,
clerk, Coconino county board Of SUI
parvisocs; and the other against Joe
D. Tissaw, George A. Fleming and
United States Fidelity and Guaranty
Co., a corporation. The plaintiff in
both suits is Coconino county.
The total of the amounts involved
in the two suits is $175.84, made
up by two warrants the county at
torney alleges were drawn without
authority Of law
Nogales international., 1935-05-18
Red Metal Prices
In Foreign Trade
Touches sos Pound

PHOENIX. May IT CUP)-Arizon-
ans read encouraging news under a
New Yorw dateline this week, and
looked forward today for better
news to come-better for Arizona,
at least.
Red metal prices in foreign trade
touched sos. cents a pound CF
London. Hamburg and Hayre, the
highest levels in more than year.
Buying was attributed to purchases
by munitions interests. Domestic
prices remained firm at 9 cents,
where stabilization by blue eagle"
production limitation has maintain
ed it.
Nogales international., 1935-05-18
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
4. AH@ j. y 4

Celebrating their sixth weodlns
anniversary, Mr.. and Mrs. William
p Zacharias of 'Hudgin street nao
as their guests at a dinner-dance
Saturday evening:
MI. and Mrs. Charles Otis, Mr.
and Mrs. M. H. Boughten, Mr.. and
Mrs. Medlin and. Mr.. and MRS Of-
vile Field