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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-21
Libby Baseball Season
Now In Full Swing

The first baseball game with an out
side team for the 1896 season will be
called on the Libby diamond at 2:3O
o'clock next Sunday afternoon At that
time the fast team from Creston, B. C.,
will be here to do battle with the locals.
The Libby club has much the same ma
terial as last year on which to build a
team and should be able to develop an
aggregation that will be able to meet
successfully most of the teams that will
come against them this season,
Libby Defeats Troy.
Manager D. F. Fewkes brought his
Troy high school team to Libby last
Sunday afternoon to do battle with the
Libby school team The resulting con-
test was a close tussle. with Libby
coming out to winners in Thinning
game Batteries for Libby were Phil
lips and Moody and Lamoton and w.
Katarzy; for Troy, r Lindsey and
Winslow
YelIowjackets Sting the Whoosits.
The first game between two teams of
the twilight league followed the Libby
Troy game It was between Ralph
Roberts Yellow jackets ard Martin
Pats Whoosits This was also lin
ming game and ended with the Yellow
jackets singing the Whoosits to sub
with a 10-7 count f. Katarzy.
Bill Larson, Phillips and Blake and P.
Larson were batteries for the Yellow
jackets. M Borden. Erickson and
Michaels were the battery for the
Whoosits.
On Tuesday night the yellowiackets
won another victory with a Ia to 3
score over the Troublemakers Patti and
Phillips, W. Katarzy, Moody and Earl
Mortenson were the Troublemakers
batteries and Pierson. Fl. Katarzy and
Roberts and Walter Baker were bat
te-ies for the Yellowjackets.
Another Benefit Dance.
A big carnival dance will be given
Saturday night at Cedar Greek pavilion
for the benefit Of the Libby ball club.
There will be good music, a good floor.
and lots of fun The dance last Satur-
day was a financial success, the club
making about $40
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-21
Farm Debt Adjustment
Committee Meets

The Lincoln County Farm Debt Ad-
justment committee met May 20 to con-
slider the credit situation of the farmers
of this community who are burdened
with excessive indebtedness.
e. X. Preuitt of Helena, district SUI
pervisor of the Farm Debt Adjust
ment Section, Resettlement Admin
istration for Western Montana, met
with the committee. Mr.. P-euitt stated:
."'The Farm Debt Adjustment program
in Montana is receiving the full CO.
operation of the state and county ex-
tension service and the rural rehabilita
ton division Of the Resettlement Ad-
ministration in its activities.
The local committee feels that it can
render valuable assistance to many
farmers who are in difficulties due to
excessive indebtedness end it urges
those farmers to place their problems
before them This can be done by con-
tacting any of the members who are:
F. R. Baney Chairman, Libby; r. w.
Smithberger, Secretary, Libby. John
e. Whit and w. r. Smith Eureka;
Dell Fewkes, Troy.
The committee makes no charges lot
its services. The purpose of the Farm
Debt Adjustment committee is to assist
in settling, without court action, il
possible, cases in which the indebted
ness of farmer is clearly in excess of
his ability to pay.
In negotiating these settlements the
aim of each committee is to secure an
adjustment compatible with the in
terest of both debtor and creditor.
These detectives do not imply the seal
ing down Of any reasonable indebted
ness nor will it countenance aiding a
debtor who seeks to avail himself Of
the advantages offered by this agency,
without justifiable cause. A construc-
tive program of debt adjustment not
only assists the individal Immediately
concerned, but Is an important factor
in improving the economic condition OF
the community. The creditor whose
frozen assets have been released is able
to engage in other types of business
activity which result in profit to HIM
self and benefit to his community
while the farm debtor is given an OPP
portunity to establish himself as q
normal purchaser in his community.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-21
More Candidates Fire
Hats Into Political Ring

New candidates who have filed for
office during the past week are:
Austin E. Fraser, for county clerk
and recorder on the democratic ticket
Mr.. Fraser is graduate of the Libby
high school and attended the Cheney
state normal.
J. w. Haigler. for justice of the peace,
Libby township. on the republican
ticket. Mr.. Haigler is well known to
the district.
E. c. Kellogg, for state representative
on the republican ticket Mr.. Kellogg
is the present mayor of Eureka.
Frank r. Baney, for sheriff, as a
democrat. Mr.. Baney needs no in
PRODUCTION to Lincoln county voters.
Fred F. Clark, for clerk of court,
also on the democratic ticket. Mr.
Clark likewise has a wide acquaintance
throughout the county.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-21
Junior Commencement
Draws Large Audience

With standing room filled. a large
audience gathered last night in junior
high auditorium to witness the gradual
ton Of the class of '36 from the Libby
junior high school
The professional was played by
Gladys Rolseth and an invocation was
pronounced by the Rev. R. ". Crater.
An eighth grade chorus sang Now Let
Heaven and Earth Adore Thee" "The
Volga Boatman," and MA Little
Banjo directed by Miss Esther Crew.
Another musical number was a violin
SOLO 4Gavotte, by George Beagle. ac-
companied by Billy Berl Blackwell
A thoughtful address was given by
the Rev. r. W. Orr. The Rev Orr built
his remarks around a remark by Lin
coin, Il like to see man proud of the
place in which he lives, and / like to
see him live so that his place will be
proud of him."
Rev. Orr developed the thought by
giving reasons why he is proud of his
country. These included economic
comforts, religious liberty and political
freedom. Guaranteed by the constitu-
Ition are freedom of speech and of the
press, universal education and univer-
sal suffrage Rev. Orr's address was a
timely one in these days and held the
close attention of his large audience.
Mr.. O. Fl. Nordstrom. principal Of
Junior High. presented the diplomas to
the class. His presentation remarks
were declared excellent The benedic-
ton was pronounced by the Rev. Crater,
and the occasional closed another
pleasing graduation exercises of the
Libby schools.
Glass officers were: Betty Baker,
president Edward Woodruff, vice
president; Irene Ikeda, secretary treas
urer
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-21
Spokane MOuntaineerS
Will Vacation Here

Several weeks ago this newspaper re-
ported that the Spokane Mountaineers
had tentatively chosen Leigh lake south
of Libby as the site for their annual
outing this year Correspondence had
passed between the club and the local
office of the forest service. The club
has now definitely decided to come to
Leigh lake this summer, and the Sun
day issue of the Spokesman Review has
the following article regarding the
Mountaineers coming visit to Leigh
lake.
with the Base Camp at Leigh lake,
elevation 500 feet in the heart of the
high country Of the Cabinet range in
western Montana, the Spokane Noun
taineers have scheduled their 1896
summer outing for July 10 to 25 The
outing will be in the recently created
Cabinet mountain primitive area, which
embraces about 155 square miles of the
most rugged and remote section of the
range.
'sThe primitive area, which has no
roads and few trails. abounds in big
game, including mountain goats. With
in the area are six moderate-sized and
43 small mountain streams. d. rugged
peaks exceeding 5000 feet in elevation
and superb forest end scenery.
'Leiph lake, Graded between the
three highest peaks of the range. is
reached only by foot. with pack train.
and there is snow almost to its shores
the wear around. Just above and west
Of the lake is the Blackwell glacier
LARGEST in the Cabinets
@The outinp will include fishing
swimming and hikinu. trip TO the
glacier and climbs of the two highest
Cabinet peaks. Snowshoe. 8712 fee
elevation and A neak. 9fa4 feet. Camr
fire programs will be held each nipht
"The 1895 summer outing at the hear
of Priest lake drew a party Of i
MoIntaineers and e1inets and tentative
registration for the 1o2G outing alread,
has nearly reached that firurre. Mem.
hers Of tho Spokane Mountaireers anr
their families. members of anv othe
RECOGNIZED outing ~lub or scientific
organization and other nereons know,
tn member If the Manufacturers ar
e]rihle to ioin the outino Cost. in
rluding food TRANSFORMATION, nacl
horses md cooks, will be abou
$40 each"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-21
NOTICE TO BICYCLE RIDERS

Because of the increasing number of
bicycles on the streets of the city, and
the danger to riders thereof, their at
tention is called to the following rules
and regulations governed by law and
city ordinances. No bicycle shall carry
two persons at the same time unless
there are two seats on the bicycle; the
rider shall at all times have firm grip
Of the handle bars and shall at no time
ride with both hands removed from the
handle-bars; all bicycles shall carry
suitable lights after dark.
(Signed) ]. F. McCULLY,
taa Mayor
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-21
May Build
Mine Roads In
Libby District
Officials Here Investigate
Feasibility of Thus Aiding
Mining Industry.
THREE SECTIONS
TO BE SERVED

S. S. Gold of Kalispell has been in
Libby during the past week gathering
data relative to the mining industry in
this district This information is to be
used in judging the ACCESSIBILITY of
building a number of mine to market
roads in this area.
In line with this work. Elmer Switzer,
Sr., chairman of the Lincoln County
Planning board. called a meeting last
Friday night of number of mining
men of the district and also others in
terested in road development. The
meeting was held in the city hall, and
Mr.. Switzer presided
At that time it was explained by Mr..
Gold that the federal administration
has eaf74aarked certain money for the
building of roads into likely mining
districts Some of that money is now
available In this connection Montana
has been divided into three districts,
one of which has been designated as
the Libby Troy district. Mr. Gold has
been placed in charge of the work in
this district, and he said it has been
decided to take up at this time the
construction Of one project in the
district
Agree on Three Reads.
It was agreed at the meeting that
three roads should be recommended for
construction here; one up Granite
creek one I'D Libby creek and one into
the West Fisher district Each of these
roads would serve a section in which
there is considerable mining activity
and would be of great value to the
industries being developed there
1t will probably be recommended
that about two miles of road be graveled
up Shaughnessy hill and the road
widened also a road built from the
West Fisher bridge up to the Branni-
gan district Improvement Of the Lib
by creek road will also be recon-
mended
Detailed information is being gath
cred relative to the scope Of the mining
now being done and possible to be de-
veloped in the sections to be served by
the proposed roads For the Granite
creek area this information will be sup
piled by H. E. Brink and William
Herbert. for the Libby creek area, by
L. J. Olson and for the West Fisher by
Joe Helm
Mr.. Gold was accompanied here bv E.
M. Sahenin of Butte. a representative Of
the State Planning Board and by J. f.
Hamblet of Missoula road engineer for
the forest service Hamblet reported
on the feasibility and probable cost of
proposed roads.
Gold has made similar investigations
in the Troy district and it is understood
certain roads are contemplated there.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-21
WILL OBSERVE MEMORIAL
DAY in USUAL MANNER

Officials of the American Legion re-
port that Memorial Day will be OBJ
served in Libby Brief services will be
held at the memorial monument on
Boulevard avenue at 10 o'clock, after
which the procession will march to the
cemetery where additional exercises
will be observed. All organizations of
the city are invited to join in the serv-
ices. All ex-service men are requested
to meet at Legion hall at 3 a. m. on
Saturday morning, May 30.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-21
All Business Houses Close in Libby
On Opening Day Of Fishing Season
Activities Suspended While Everyone Goes Fishing as
Proof This Is Greatest Sportsmens Paradise in North
west-New Holiday Sponsored by Lions Club Goes Over
with Bang and Everybody Gets Out the Old Tackle.

A new holiday has been declared in
Libby and everybody goes fishing
today.
Every business house in Libby has
closed its doors today in honor of this
extraordinary event-the opening of
the fishing season. And ardent fisher
men will be whipping the streams and
trolling the lakes all day hong.
Every business house has closed for
the one day with the exception of those
establishments that are usually open on
Sunday, i. e., drug stores, service sta
tons, restaurants, etc.
Mayor McCully has seen the need for
such holiday and willingly issued a
proclamation declaring today holiday
in the fair city of Libby
And what is the reason for this gala
day.
The movement was set under way at
the Lions club meeting held Monday
evening at the Turner Cafe just be-
fore adjournment, Paul Church pro-
posed that the club sponsor an annual
holiday in Libby on the opening of the
fishing season.
Suggests Annual Holiday.
I'VE are always looking for some way
to advertise the wonderful resources of
the Libby district" said Lion Church
we have claimed for a long time that
this is the greatest fishing and hunting
district in the Northwest. Now here is
an opportunity to prove to the world
that we ourselves heartily believe in
what we have been maintaining for
many years Our fish and game re-
sources are two of the most valuable
resources of the district. Everybody
should have the opportunity to get out
into the mountains and celebrate this
opening day Of the fishing season and
thereby get full benefit of this wonder
full snort of fishing. I thereby move
that the Lions club take in hand the
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-21
GOES TO CELEBRATE COTE
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Mrs. William Allen left last week
Wednesday for Peck. Ida, to be present
at the celebration of the Goth wedding
anniversary of her parents held there
last Sunday. The golden wedding ami
versary-50 years-is frequently OBJ
served but one seldom hears of a
couple having been married for SO
years.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-21
A CORRECTION.

This newspaper was in error last
week when it reported the election Of
officers for the Libby PIT. A. Mrs.
Fred Gooselaw was elected president Of
the association for the following year.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-21
MEN STILL. GOING
TO FORT PECK DAM

d. O. Mount of the unemployment
office reports that laborers are still
needed on the Fort Peck dam. Common
laborers will be paid S44 per month,
with 20 per cent deducted for board.
Skilled labor will be paid at higher
rate. All workers must be from relief
rnlic
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-21

state, DR., George Finley Simmons,
president of the Montana State Uni
versity, will be here to deliver the
commencement address. Libby men
who have met DR.. Simmons and who
have heard him speak have been much
impressed by DR. Simmons ability and
personality They are looking forward
to the privilege of listening to an able
address tonight an address that will
be one Of the highlights of these al
ways interesting commencement exer-
cises.
The Honor Students.
Another feature of the yearly COM
mencement that always holds the in
terest of the Libby audiences is the
honor paid to outstanding students.
This year the honors of the class have
been won by Mary Margaret Gildea,
whose grades during the four years of
her high school course give her high
er average than that of any Of her
classmates This is an honor coveted
by many but that naturally falls
W Olliy OllC LII IdlIi AldoS. lfliSS ATil0Cd
thus has the distinction of being
valedictorian of the class of &C.
Second honors for the class of &c
have been won by Gordon Leigh, whose
record for the four years is only second
to the highest He will deliver the
salutatory.
While honors are being mentioned for
four years of diligent work, Libby peo-
pie will undoubtedly be interested to
know that the student ranking third ir
grades was James Rubard.
The exercises tonight will terminate
another school year in Libby and an
other class Of young people will ster
out from the life of childhood schoo
days into the responsibilities and re-
wards of more adult life.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-18
Mcdonald Is Sure
East Is Gin the Bag

Continued from Page One)
his triumphal campaign into the Pied
mont and west, where we are expect
ing to get just aslgood a response as
we have had in the east"
Others Encouraged.
The supporters of the other candid
ates are greatly encouraged, however,
and are convinced that Clyde r. Hoey
and A. H. (Sandy) Graham have made
even more progress than Mcdonald
has in the eastern counties this past
week. They are not discounting the
fact that at the present time DR.. Nc
Donald is undoubtly in the lead in a
good many of these counties. But they
are convinced that both Hoey and
Graham have made some very definite
gains not only throughout all the east
ern counties, but in the Piedmont and
west as well. They conceded that for
the time being DR.. Mcdonald is MAX
ing the biggest popular appeal to the
masses and seems to have a larger
and more enthusiastic following than
either Hoey or Graham, But they are
confident that the intensive organiza-
ton work which both the Hoey and
Graham forces have been doing for
the past ten days is beginning to take
effect and that both of these candi-
dates are now forging. ahead.
Graham Making Gains.
Most of the reports reaching here
the last few days are that Graham
has been making more gains this past
week than Hoey, although most obser-
vers still regard Graham as being in
third place and hence having farther
to go than either Mcdonald or Hoey.
One of the reasons for the reported
gains by Graham-and probably the
principal reason-is that his manag-
ers and supporters have been bearing
down on the argument that he is the
only candidate who can defeat Nc
Donald in second primary, thus
tacitly admitting that Mcdonald is
now in the lead and likely to stay
there. They maintain that if Graham
is eliminated and the second primary
should be between Hoey and McDon-
ald that Mcdonald would undoubted-
ly win since a larger number of the
Graham hackers would vote for Nc
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-18
Mayor Watkins Is
Made a Member of
Not Over So Club

With praise for it's aggressive plan
to make motorists "speedometer con-
scious" Mayor Irvine B. Watkins has
joined the mot Over Fifty Club,
sponsored by w. c. Gates in Hender-
son.
Every man in public office has
been appalled, by the toll taken by
speeding automobiles. can have only
the highest enthusiasm for this new
movement which should really act to
cut down accidents. I am sure that
the red safety arrow will be a con-
slant reminder to watch speed I am
placing the arrow on my car at once"
The club, organized by the Lum-
bermens Mutual Casualty Company,
one of the largest automobile insur-
ance companies, has but one purpose:
to make driving safer. It has no dues
or burdensome obligations beyond the
pledge to drive carefully.
A red arrow is placed upon the
speedometer of all members cars
serving as an effective check when
the needle moves into dangerous
speed zones. Fifty is the maximum
speed on the open highways while
lower speeds are to be observed in
towns and cities. Members also re-
ceive card outlining a common sense
driving creed
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-18

Donald than Hoey. But if the run-off
should be between Graham and Nc
Donald, Graham would win, since 80
per cent of the Hoey supporters would
vote for Graham rather than McDon-
aid, it is contended. A second reason
for the gains Graham is reported to
have made this week is the extensive
organization work his manager, Lou
Folger, has been doing. Folger an
nounced here today that managers
had been selected and organizations
completed in Forsyth, Iredell, Rowan,
Meckleri. urg, and several other Pied
mont counties and that things are
looking better than ever for Graham. "
HOey Forces Waking Up.
The Hoey managers are likewise
convinced that their candidate has
made some very definite and worth
while gains this past week, despite
the fact that he was not able to make
as many speeches as he had planned
But the lack of speech-making has
been more than offset by the quiet
but determined organization work
Campaign Manager Hubert Olive and
his assistants have been doing. It is
now generally admitted in informed
circles that the Hoey forces several
weeks ago were too confident and not
doing very much active work. But
within the past two weeks, especially
the last week, Campaign Manager
Olive and the Hoey forces generally
have walked up to the fact that Nc
Donald was out in front and gaining
rapidly and that if they did not get
busy it would be just too lad. Now
chat they have at last walked up and
gotten a bit scared, it is generally
agreed that the Hoey hackers are
working harder and accomplishing
more than heretofore. Olive said to-
day he was well pleased with the pro-
gress made this week.
Most observers still agree that the
race is still very tight and that it is
impossible to predict anything at this
time.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-18
SUNDAYS YESTERDAYS


April 10, 1739-Dr. Nicholas Saund-
erson died at Cambridge, England,
after one of the most remarkable of
careers. Though blind since infancy,
he was the most famous lecturer on
optics and astronomy of his time!
April 10. 1775-Maj. John Pitcairn,
35, gave the order that was the death
knell of his kings rule in the 13 Col
onies. When 70 men drawn up in bat
tie line in the town square at Licking
ton, Mass, refused to obey his ord
ers to dispense, he gave the order to
his 300 men to fire. The British
rifles felled eight Massachusetts men
and lighted the fires of revolution.
Curiously, April 10, is also the date
of the first blood shed in the War
Between the States, of the first con-
flict between U. S. and German forces
in the World War! April 10 is our
most bellicose day.
April 10, 1904 native woman at
Accra. Gold Coast, West Africa, gave
birth to living sextuplets! This is