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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-31
[0(A[ STUFF

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Sifke on December "a. &
Bring your car for repairing to
MANION'S. Work guaranteed.
Miss Maxine Weidner of Troy was
visiting with friends in Libby on Mon
day.
Mrs. Donald Hargreaves went into
Spokane Monday for day or two in
the city.
Mrs. J. w. Jewell came over from
Kalispell to spend the weekend with
relatives in this city.
Mrs. Violet Molyneaux of Troy I'M
derwent an operation at the Libby hos
pital yesterday morning.
Miss Jean Barkee underwent an OPP
Grafton for removal Of tonsils at the
Libby hospital on Dec. n.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Redfield and
daughter Margaret went to Spokane to
spend Christmas in the city.
Jack Rowland is leaving today for
Minneapolis to resume his studies at
the Minnesota university. He will take
up physical education.
Helen Parker, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Parker, underwent an APP
pendectomy at the Libby hospital
Tuesday. The appendix was found to
be ruptured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolf Fremming are
preparing to leave for their new home
at Thompson Falls, the first load of
their household goods having gone for
ward yesterday Mr. Fremming will
be assistant supervisor in the Cabinet
forest service, with headquarters in
Thompson Falls.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-31
The Presbyterian Church
r. w. Orr, Pastor

Many Christian people do not enjoy
their full measure Of privileges because
they fail to grow. They are born
again but remain infants. The writer
of the Hebrews told Haese of his day
ITO press on unto full Waturity.' The
same exhortation is Needed in the
church in our day. The significance
Of this exhortation will be the theme
Of the sermon at the hour of worship
at II o'clock next Sunday morning. The
Bible school is held at 10 o'clock. Billy
McGrew is the leader of the Young
Peoples group at $50 in the evening.
Lamplighters have their fellowship
together on Tuesday evening.
Wranglers club is led by Marshall
Murray on Wednesday evening, Some
public school problems will be dis
cussed
Sunday, Jan. 10 is observed as the
Communion of the Lords Supper
Members and friends are invited tc
make suitable preparations for this
memorial service.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-31
Study ."Hit and Run
Again. Auto Driver

Causes of highway accidents and
: conditions contributing to them, are te
be thoroughly studied by the bureau
OF public roads of the u S. depart
ment OF agriculture and the highway
research board of the national research
council. These organizations have an
nounced an agreement for joint study
of the subject from several angles in
which the services of nationally known
traffic specialists and psychologists will
be enlisted. The bureau of public
roads is initiating this work under the
act OF congress of last June authoriz-
ing an expenditure of $4,000 in in
vesugating traffic conditions and re-
curing that recommendations for cor
receive legislation be made.
AS basis for effective action to cor
rect conditions, a report will be made
on the wide divergence in state and
municipal traffic laws
Particular attention is to be given to
the driver with record of several ac-
cidents. 1t is definitely known from
experience in safety work and from
studies of drivers in industrial fleets
that certain drivers are prone to be in
volved in accidents. Often it is i'm
possible to show that such a person is
responsible for the accident but for
some reason he has the unhappy fac
ulty of being involved in accidents.
1t is not known how many drivers are
in the high accident class, the extent
to which they may be classed as reck-
less drivers or the standards to be
applied in identifying them.
Several studies are planned to throw
more light on the drivers responsible
ity for accidents as a basis for sug-
costing corrective measures A care
full study of all existing reports and sta
tistical data will first be made SO that
significant factors will not be over
looked and SO that duplication of work
will be avoided A statistical study is
to be made of the accident records of
large number of drivers, covering
considerable number of years. This
study will be confined to states and
cities where adequate records have
been kept.
Certain tests of the physical reac-
ton of drivers have been proposed as
a basis for determining the fitness Of
persons to driYe. A large number of
persons with both good and bad acci-
dent records will be tested and the re-
suits compared with the accident
records.
Case histories of serious accidents
will be collected and analysed. Data
will be obtained from accident reports,
court records, and investigation of &C
cidents on the ground Immediately aft
ter they occur.
Present methods of accident reporting
and recording throughout the country
will be studied and reported on.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-31
HOUGH'S

A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Woodrow Bowen yesterday morning.
Miss Margaret Rouse had her tonsils
removed at the Libby hospital yes
terday.
c. v. Manion left yesterday to drive
to Missoula via Rexford and Eureka
on a business trip.
Auto accessories, tires, tubes, bait
teries, auto repairing, more for your
money at MANION'S.
Mrs. Elmer Stacey of Eureka under
went an appendectomy at the Libby
hospital Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hughes came over
from Kalispell to spend Christmas with
Mrs. Hughes parents, Mr.. and Mrs
S. D. Hunter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Woodwork came
in from Spokane last week for b visit
here with Mr. Woodworth's parents
Mr.. and Mrs E. P. Woodwork.
S. D. Williams of Portland, Ore, dis
trict manager for the Pontiac Motor
company, was in Libby yesterday seek
ing to place representative of the
company here.
Miss Jessica Stevenson, teacher in
the commercial department of the Deer
Lodge schools, is spending the Christ
mas vacation in Libby as the guest Of
DR.. and Mrs. J. w. Church. Dr. Church
drove over to Kalispell and met Miss
Stevenson and brought her from there
to Libby
Friends were advising Mrs. Chas. O.
Rowe to 60 into the placer mining bust
ness the first Of the week after they
saw two small gold nuggets Mrs Rowe
found in the craw of chicken she re-
Gently dressed. The chicken had been
confined to the Rowe place, SO the gold
must have been picked up there. This
is quite a common occurrence, the find
ing Of small gold nuggets in the craws
of chickens raised in this vicinity.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-31
Fortiae News Notes

Miss Fay Wolff came home from Mis-
soula Christmas eve to spend few
days at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Shoop and chill
dren were Christmas day guests at the
Henry Shoop home.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oertel of Ches-
ter visited at the P. v. Klinke home on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo johnson of Mis-
soula came on Thursday to spend ten
days with Mrs. Johnson's parents, MIR.
and Mrs. H. p Weydemeyer.
Rev. c. B. Marsh preached in the
Community church last Sunday morn
ing. Next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
Rev Omer Idso of Whitefish will con-
duct services.
Harold Gilden was business visitor
in Eureka on Monday.
The E. H. Meier family have moved
from their place at Grimn's Meadows
to one of the houses on the O. X Iver-
son place.
William Hellenga and Howard Leon
ard were here from Warland to spend
Christmas with Mrs. Ada Hellenga
Mrs. Harold Gilden and Ruth Wolff
drove to Kalispell Monday to take Miss
Fay Wolff to catch the bus for Mis-
soula, where she is employed
Miss Betsy Peterson returned home
Friday morning from Cutbank where
she has been employed. She will re-
main home for some time.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Herrig had as
their guests on Christmas day, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wilke of Kalispell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Wilke of Pinkham and Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Wilke and family.
Christmas day guests at the A. E.
Johnson home were Mr. and Mrs Andy
Oman and son and Mr.. and Mrs. Bud
Johnson of Eureka.
The Community Sunday School re-
elected the following officers for the
coming year last Sunday: Superin-
tendent, Mrs H. P Weydemeyer; assist
ant superintendent, Mrs. Frank Day
secretary treasurer, Mrs. Floyd Pom
eroy
Mr.. and Mrs. O. B. johnson were
guests at the Walter Ritter home al
Trego on Wednesday.
Vic Wolff is transacting business ir
Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Gilden and sor
were guests at the Klinke home or
Christmas.
The pupils of the Fortine school, un-
der the leadership of their teachers
Robert Herrig and Miss Maryen
| Gehrke, presented an interesting
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-31

Here's hoping 1887
Comes laden with happiness for you.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-31
Rexford News
Former Resident Dies Suddenly.

Friends and acquaintance of Mrs
Jesse Dewar were shocked to hear
of her sudden death Tuesday, Dec. q
Mrs. Dewar underwent a major opera
ton two weeks ago and was appar-
emily getting along all right and had
expected to be at home with her fam
lily for Christmas. but a sudden change
for the worse early Tuesday morning
caused her death few minutes later.
Mrs. Dewar made her home in Rex
ford for many years and was well liked
by friends and neighbors as kind and
generous woman. For the last few
years the Dewar family have made
their home in Whitefish where Mr..
Dewar works for the Great Northern.
Mrs. Dewar was born in Tacoma,
Wash, 48 years ago. Besides her hus-
band she leaves seven children to
mourn her loss, Mrs. Ernest Gill of
Priest River, Ida Mrs Oscar Haines of
Whitefish, Mrs. Cecil Conner of Balti-
more, Md, Cora Alice, Margaret and
James, who reside at home
The funeral was held Saturday morn
ing at 10 o'clock at the Masonic Tenn
pie in Whitefish and the remains were
laid to rest in the Whitefish cemetery
The many friends of the bereaved
family offer heartfelt sympathy.
Word has been received of the mar
riage of Irene Griffiths, only daughter
of Mr.. Edward Griffiths, to Mr., Ted
Bothum, formerly of Kalispell, on
Dec 20, in Portland, Ore. The many
friends of this young couple wish them
prosperity and happiness. MIR. and Mrs.
Bothum will make their home in Kin
sua, Oregon.
Mrs. Harry Owens Of Eureka was
caller here Wednesday,
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Swartz of White
fish were gyests at the home of Mrs.
Swartz- parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Wiltshire over the weekend
Ross Parcels came home from his
work in Libby to spend Christmas with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Parcels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Stimson and
children, Yvonne and Gordon spent
Christmas day as guests of Mrs Slim
sons parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Hurst.
Mrs Fred Hafner of Spokane is
spending the holidays as guest of her
sister, Miss Madge Melvin.
Adrian Sattler of Spokane was
guest at the Wade Martin /
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Nordstrom of
Libby were guests at the E. E. Madden
home Friday.
Mr. and Mrs Ward Shanahan and
Jimmy went to Occur d Alene to visit
during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Young of Libby
were guests at the home of sMr and
Mrs. Grin Farr for several days the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Warden, who have
been in Seattle for the past several
are visiting Mrs. Warden's
Mrs. Nellie Douglas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe George and son
Tony spent the holidays with relatives
and friends in Portland, Ore.
Dell Douglas, from Fort Peck, is Wis
ting with his mother, Mrs. Nettie
Cyrilla Hurst, who works in Shelby,
came to visit at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hurst during
the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tate Of White
fish visited at the home Of Mrs. Tate's
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Jones the
first of the week.
Thomas Rutledge made business
trip to Libby Monday.
H. De Groot worked in Kalispell the.
past week as relief operator.
Mr.. and Mrs Ted Wenzler and baby
Of Boomers Ferry were guests at the
John Wenzler home this week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-31

Christmas program at the johnson hall
last Wednesday evening. The several
plays were very well given and the
tableaux with carols were especially
good. Santa Claus arrived at the end
Of the program and the children re-
ceived their usual treats.
Pat Carter is the relief operator at
the depot. Mrs Carter is with him.
Clarence Winkley arrived home on
Monday from Omaha where he took q
truck load Of Christmas trees. He re-
ports the sale Of all his trees.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-31
st. Johns Lutheran Church
"Thp Friendly C,hl,rc

i he FTIeTluIy IHuTCH.
There will be special New Years
Eve service this evening, at 7:30. Spe-
cial singing.
Sunday, January 3rd. ii a. m. Spe-
cial New Years Day service. Special
singing. Sunday School, Gas a. m.
The Bible class meets on Monday
evening, January 4
The Ladies Aid will meet at the
home of Mrs Martin Botchel on Thurs
day afternoon. January Z.
If you have no church affiliations
you are invited to worship with us!
II. L. PFOTENHAUER, Pastor.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-31
Methodist Episcopal Church
II. w. Woods, Pastor

Sabbath School 1000, Mr.. H. A.
Joughin, superintendent. Morning Wor-
ship HOO. Sermon theme: 1.-THE Year
That Lies Before U.s." The chorus
choir will sing.
The Epworth League will meet
at 6.15.
Wednesday afternoon there will be a
meeting of the Senior Aid at the Row
land home, with Mrs. Ikeda assisting
hostess.
Come and worship with US. Our de-
sire is to be of service.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-31
The Churches
First Lutheran Church

Divine Services at HOO o'clock.
Sunday School at GAS o'clock.
A New Years Wake will be held at
the church tonight beginning at 800
o'clock Everybody welcome.
A New Years Day service will be
held at HOO o'clock.
w. LOWELL JACOBSON, Pastor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-13
Nobel Prize to O'Neill

The second American to win the Nobel
Prize in Literature has been announced.
Eugene O'Neill, the writer selected, IS
one of our great names in the field OF
drama. One Of his plays would have
been enough to make a name for him,
but he has written many that are rated
among the truly great plays of today. In
the awarding of the prize to O'Neill no
particular work was cited as meriting the
distinctive honor.
Usually literary genius has one or
more plays that stand out as his master
pieces; but in the case of the plays of Mr..
O,Neill, all seem equally important, and
havc been equally successful in their pre-
sentation. There have been many imi-.
tators of the O'Neill style He started
as 1t were, type Of play of the realistic
school, and most of his productions are
not pleasant, a pessimistic strain pre-
dominating. He also re-established the
play Of long duration, such as Strange
1nterlude." Perhaps his most pleasing
play of recent years was "Ah, Wilder
ness!", which, though having it's humor-
Gus lines, held its own tragedy. HIS
"Anna Christie" of several years back as
played by Pauline Lord was one Of the
dramatic hits of the season. One does
not entertain the thought OF ONeili
writing failure. When he first started
writing plays he saw that his technique
was at fault, but he remedied this, SO that
with the originality and scope of his
themes he does not seem likely to fall
Gown in the matter Of play-writing. !.
O'Neill has been world roamer and
has picked up all manner of material.
Suicide, tragic murder, and such themes
often form the basis of his plots. You
either like O'Neill or you don't. But
whatever your convictions are on this
score he Is rated as one Of the great
modern dramatists, ranking with George
Bernard Shaw, Henrik Ibsen and others
as noted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-13

There may be good reason for weather
being the most common topic Of con-
versation. It probably has more to do
with human welfare and misery than we
have imagined. Two doctors in Lyons,
France, tell of remarkable phenomenon
observed last April in a baby hospital.
During the evening all the babies, whose
came extremely agitated. Suddenly at
ages ranged from IL to ID months, be-
$50 they all began crying. They con-
tinued excited and sleepless until O.
clock the next morning. There was no ap-
parent reason for it, and to casual OBJ
servers the weather seemed normal.
When the physicians investigated the
weather coalitions, however, they found
that. exactly at $50 great mass Of air
from the far north had arrived at that
region and come into contact with an
other mass ofs air moving up from the
Sahara desert. The two masses were
thought to be electrified differently, pro-
ducing unusual electromagnetic condi-
tions In the atmosphere.
Many people are very sensitive to
weather conditions, especially to changes
of barometric pressure and humidity.
most of us seem to feel better when the
pressure is high and the air dry. Low
pressure and excessive moisture bring
distress. Some are peculiarly sensitive to
winds. So are animals, especially dogs All
these things deserve serious study
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-13
Landslide Elections Healthy

If someone could figure out just where
we Americans got our recent habit Oh
deciding things by landslide vote, he
would add good deal to the clarity OF
political science. There has not been
reasonably close presidential election IN
this country since the Hughes-Wilson
race Of 1915. Harding went into office by
an overwhelming vote. Coolidge did like
wise and so did Hoover; now Roosevelt,
for the second time, has received the
same sort of mandate.
Some of these votes represent opposite
tendencies and contrasting attitudes to.
ward the problems Of government, but all
testify that the American people make
up their minds in bunch, so to speak,
and make their decisions with tremend-
Gus emphasis. And this habit, when you
stop to think about 1t, Is one Of the best
symptoms of health democracy could
display.
One need do no more than examine
postwar European history very hastily to
see how disastrous 1t can be for govern
ment to be unable to get from It's people
any clear-cut and decisive verdict on the
issues of the day. Take the case Of pre-
Hitler Germany. Half dozen large
parties competed for popular favor. Not
one of them ever was able to get major
ity of the popular vote; the best any
could get was a bare plurality. 1t was
always outnumbered by It's opponents
even when 1t was in power.
The results were fatal. The party IN
power never had enough popular support
to put through its own program, embody-
ing the principles for which the party
stood. It had to compromise at every
step. AS a consequence, 1t invariably
wound up by satisfying nobody. Over
and over again this happened. No Ger
man government had solidly based
authority. The people were hopelessly
divided - not into two parts, but into
half dozen or more.
AS year followed year. the people be-
came more and more disillusioned with
democratic government. In the end,
of course, Hitler came along and imposed
unity from above at the cost of shooting,
torturing, or imprisoning all those who
were not ready to accept it.
The landslide habit at least relieves
Americans from that danger. They are
not divided hopelessly, ever since the war,
each president on taking office has known
that he was backed by an irresistible
majority-no matter how good the
chances might be that such majority
would run out from under him in the
end.
The landslide vote, of course, is symp-
tom rather than cause, and that is why
it is encouraging. 1t is living testimony
that we are homogeneous people, that We
think and feel together, that we are not
paralyzing ourselves by that fatal inabil-
ity to make uD our minds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-13
Durable Cars

A new invention, combining metal al
Toys and electrical treatment, Is expected
to multiply the present mileage life OF
automobile bearings by three" This is
typical Of processes and discoveries rum
ming all through American industry, but
most obvious in the automotive business.
A certain celebrated English car used
to be advertised as the automobile that
never wore out. That durability was the
result of most elaborate and painstaking
methods of manufacture and upkeep,
every car being handled as an individual
job. But today American manufacturers
operating by quantity production meth
DDS, and apparently grinding out autos
like sausages, nevertheless have arrived
at such refinement of materials, tools and
methods that nearly all our cars may
soon be practically everlasting. 1t will be
almost impossible to wear them out.
There may be danger in this perfection
for industry itself. 1t looks suicidal. II the
cars don't wear out, how can the factories
continue operating? How can they sell
enough cars to maintain their mass pro-
duction and hold prices down?
The answer Is style. AS long as the
manufacturers change the styles every
year, people will keep on buying new cars.
But 1t may become necessary to make
serious business of scrapping the old ones
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-13

Regarding the Dutch Elm disease IN
Connecticut, Forester w. o. Filley has
stated that "only a small portion Of this
j. state can be considered as heavily in
fected territory" This Is encouraging
news, as the stately elms of the state are
among its prideful natural beauties. Only
236 elms have been lost In this state,
which Is not large number, compare
lively speaking, although 1t Is just 236 TOO
many, according to those tree lovers VINO
think like the late poet that there IS no5
Much work along this line, that Is caring
for the elrns, and removing dead and dy-
ing trees. has been down through the
Works Progress Administration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-13

seen. But whether he succeeds
or not, the feet that he Is under
fire In his own union will play
an important acknowledgements
role at Tampa.
No Action
Chances are strong against the
convention taking any drastic 40.
ton against the O. 7. o.
Most likely course, will be to
confirm the suspension order Of
the executive council and instruct
10 70 attempt to negotiate with
the insurgents, under threat Of
permanent expulsion n they re-
fuse 10 come to terms.
Such o policy will play Into
the hands Of the dissldents, be-
cause u will prove tina I the
federation Inoguls dare mot
throw them out.
Distasteful as such pussyfoot-
Ing will be, the Federation czars
have no alternative. Not only
are they personally insecure, but
o clean break with the Q. !. O.
would have o catastrophe effect
throughout the A. r. OF l.. struc-
ture.
Expulsion Of the Q. 7. O. unions
would mean automatic suspension
Of O number Of staet declarations
and local central labor bodies.
One example Of this is the Penn.
sylvania State Federation, 80 per
cent OF whose members belong
to Q. ]. o. unions. In other
states the heads Of the fedora
tons are Q. !. o. members or
sympathizers. This Is also true
OF scores Of local labor organiza-
tons.
with the A. r. Of L. already,
financially hard hit and shaken
TO the core by the q. i. O. sus-
pension, Il cannot Withstand
solar plexus blow such ~ IN
expulsion order would mean.
As much 81 Green, Hutcheson
and the lesser federation bosses
hate Lewis, ct H., they will
think twice and proceed eau
tl0usIy.
Their own pocketbooks are OF
stake. No matter how tough
they talk for public consumption,
they are not tho kind TO cut off
their noses to spite their faces.
- A.H
Copyright, 1885, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-13

The largest span in the world was
opened yesterday. The engineering
skill that has gone into the designing
and construction Of the San Francisco
Oakland Bay bridge has been a matter
of comment for months II not years. Inc
president pressed button IN the Wnite
House that officially opened the worlds
largest bridge. The peninsula that was
the state and the dream Of one hundred
wears realized. The dream Is guaran-
teed to last one thousand years.