The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-01-02
Descendants of French Canadians Found In Montana

ly furnishing information for tourists.
Many times month each person would
welcome the opportunity to look into
some comprehensive work OF ready
reference for the description of town
or locality which has been mentioned
at the office Now, satisfactory in
formation might not be found any
where The Guide, priced at a nominal
sum and sold by the regional volume
or as set, will place its wide variety
of information at the disposal of a
multitude. With its aid, looking up the
description of city or section will be
as simple as looking for a topic in an
encyclopedia. America is said to be the
only important country in the world
which lacks substantial national
guide.
Source Book for School Children.
81 should like to get set of those
Guide books for my children said a
father in talking with a Guide repre-
sentative. Both my girl, who is in
public school, and my boy, who is in
college, constantly have questions on
geography, history and sociology to
look up and The Guide descriptions
will undoubtedly provide them with
just the information that they need.
find that it impossible for me to an
swer many of these questions and they
say that it is hard for them to discover
many facts without spending on refer
ence books a good deal of time which
they need for other branches Of their
homework.
II should also be very glad to have
chance to look up such information
for my own use. often feel the need
Of reference work like The Guide,
when talk with friends or with bust
ness contacts. can very we'll under
stand that The Guide will prove OF
great service both to business men and
to persons planning tours for week
ends or vacation periods"
Alsberg Heads Division.
Mr. Henry c. Alsberg, who heads the
Writer'S Division, has a background
which qualities him to select for The
Guide matters which will both interest
and educate the readers For a num-
Der of years, he served as foreign COR
respondent for The New York Times,
The New York World The Nation and
The New Freeman In this capacity,
he covered nearly every country Of
Europe, as we'll as Mexico on this side
Of the Atlantic While abroad he was
for a time secretary to the American
ambassador to Turkey
While director Of the Provincetown
Theatre in the Greenwich Village sec
ton Of New York CITY. he gained addi-
tional insight into the tyne of sub
iects which interest the public and this
also will have its effect in lifting The
Guide out of the category of mere
dry dust" informative publications
He received considerable fame for his
adaptation of ''Dybbuk," which proved
to be one of the most successful plays
of the last decade For year and a
half, he has been supervisor of the re-
ports and bulletins issued by the Fed
eral Emergency Relief Administration
Results Foreseen by Alsberg.
In talking over results which he ex-
poets to grow out Of the use Of The
Guide, Mr.. Alsberg said recently:
People do not need to motor long
distances, buy steamship tickets. or ex-
pend large sums in railroad fares to
enjoy new and interesting sights, but
thew do need to know what to look for
and where to go.
Fright in your own backyard,
relatively speaking, may be the be-
ginning of a trail which ends on a
top: or, just across the road
may meander a small stream which
would carry your canoe through canals
and rivers to some inland sea or to
the very ocean itself.
Before we set forth on our ex-
cursion, however we have a draw
back to acknowledgements of where
the trail or waterway leads so that we
can know what to prepare for. The de-
sired information is usually not avail
able. The American Guide will answer
such questions for many prospective
travellers by land or water
Getty bound residents Of moderate
means are continually faced with the
problem Of getting awav from their
week-ends. One cannot simply pick
at RANDOM trOlleV line or SUBWAY ana
expect to be carried into new and pleas
ing scenes One must be guided in
choosing his line of transportation.
we do not intend to overlook the
holiday throngs which. instead of being
outward bound from the cities, are in
ard-bound from the country districts
in search Of sights and pleasures. The
Guide viii reveal to the country peo-
pie the treasures of the cities In in
cases. we believe that
residents Of communities themselves
will be made more conscious of the
beauties and resources Of their own
localities through The Guide.
''In the depression years, this coun-
try. like many others, has seen a ire
mendous growth in the organization
of hiking and nature-tran clubs. In
manv instances they have been spon-
sored by schools, museums, newspaper
feature departments, and such bodies
as the Appalachian Trail Conference
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