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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-11
zOnOlite Company Plans
Increased Production

A special meeting of the stockholders
of The Zonolite company was held in
Libby Monday, called for the chief
purpose Of authorizing an increase in
the capital stock of the company from
$3.50, 10000 to S600,O0000, par value of
s1.0O. This was done and the officers
of the company were authorized to take
all necessary steps for the valuation OF
the new stock issue. The stockholders
also voted to acquire the outstanding
capital stock of The Zonolite Corpora
ton of Michigan, the Michigan sales
and research organization.
w. G. Nagel Of Detroit, Mich. pres
ident of the company. was in Libby for
the meeting and when questioned as to
the plans of the company said that due
to steadily increasing demands for
Zonolite and Zonolite products, The
Zonolite company will add to its min
ing and milling facilities to such an ex-
tent that production on Zonolite noun
tain of the insulating material, Zonolite
will be tripled First steps in this in
creased production have already beer
taken in the shipping in of much new
machinery and further development
will follow soon, said Mr.. Nagel.
The Zonolite company of Libby i
producer Of "Zonolite," a mineral fo
house and other insulating purposes
and whose general offices are $50
Second Boulevard, Detroit Michigan.
Talbot Smith of Detroit, attorney TO
tho c-op,nanv arcnyunanied MIR NapeI 1
Libby for this meeting.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-11
Looks Like
Old Saloon Is
On Way Back
New Law Allows Sale of
Hard Liquor by
the Drink.
MUCH OPPOSITION
Is DEVELOPING

The old saloon is on its way back 10
Montana and will take up business just
as in the days Of old John Barleycorn
on and after April 4, provided the vot-
ers in any. particular county do not stop
it by holding special election and vot-
ing against its return
Retail sale Of hard liquor, by the
drink, over the bar will be legal after
April except in counties where IS
per cent of the voters have signed Pc
titions calling for special election to
vote the old saloon in or keep 1t out.
II no such elections are held, retail sale
of liquor can start after April 4.
House bill 1856 by Representative E.
N. Joffray, Jefferson, signed Saturday
by Gov. Roy E. Ayres, allows liquor to
be sold by licensed retail establish
ments. 1t also adds 50-cent per gal
lon excise tax on all liquor and re-
quires the licensed retailers to buy all
their liquor supplies from state-oper-
ated liquor stores.
The newly-created Montana liquor
control board is empowered under the
bill to issue licenses at any time after
30 days following enactment of the law.
The liquor board will be prohibited
from issuing licenses, however, after
April in any county where IS per
cent of the registered qualified cleo
tors" file a protest petition with the
county commissioners for special
election.
Within five days after the petition il
filed, the commissioners are required to
meet and determine the sufficiency"
of the petition. Within 10 days after
the filing, If the petition IS found std-
ficient, the commissioners are to call
the local option election which must be
held within 80 days after the date the
petition is filed
The act establishes the following scale
of annual license fees:
In cities Of 10000 population or more
and within five miles Of the city, 80.
In cities Of 5000 to 10000 persons and
within five miles, $3.50
In cities Of 1000 to 5000 persons, $30o
In communities of less than 1000 per-
sons, $500. .~4
FraternaI organizations are taxed 500
a year for licenses, and railroads must
pay $500
Liquor establishments selling beer are
taxed $500 year in addition.
| The city or county may collect from
the retail dealers licenses not to exceed
half the amount collected by the state.
The federal tax on each establishment,
regardless of the size Of the city in
which it is located, is SIS year.
/ Half the money the state collects is to
60 to the state public school general
fund, and half to the public welfare
i fund for administration of social Sc
curity laws,
The penalty for violation of the ACT
is fine of between $1,000 and s5,0os
or Imprisonment Of between one ane
five years, or both.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-11
[. F. Jefferson Promoted
In Forest Service Work

Word comes from Missoula that L. f
jefferson, who has been assistant SUI
pervisor at the Libby forest office ir
charge of improvements and fire con-
troll, has been promoted from the Libby
office to position that for the pres
ent will send him to Washington, d. c
After completing the work in Washing
ton, he will be moved to Standpoint
Ida. The exact nature of his work
there is not known in Libby at thi:
time, but it is understood he will no
be connected with any of the local for
ests but will work under detail from
the Washington offices.
Mrs. Jefferson and children are pre-
pairing to move to Standpoint this week
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-11
All City Officials To
Be Elected This Spring

City election this year-on Monday,
April 5-will take on unusual signifi-
canoe. This is because it will be neces-
sary to elect an entire new roster of
city officials, complying with a law
passed by the state legislature two
years ago.
Under the provisions of this law, a
full list of city officials must be elected
this year, to hold office for term of
two years. Under the old law, city al
dermen held office for two years but
the terms of office of half OF them ex-
pired each year and their successors
were elected annually. The new Law
provides for city elections only every
two years, thus eliminating the ex.
pense of the annual election.
In Libby it will be necessary Il
elect mayor, to succeed J. F. McCully
the present incumbent. Successor
must be elected for the following al
dermen and other officials.
First ward--James Harris, Jr. Their
has been a vacancy in the other offic
of alderman from the First ward sine
the resignation of A. H. West
: Second ward - Lionel Shaurett,
t Leo Becker. Alderman Becker is no.
: a resident Of the Third ward, sine
! moving into his new house last summe
Y Third ward-Harold Miller and Ola
e Parker.
e Police Magistrate-J. W. Haigler.
: City Treasurer-C. T. Young.
It II Is understood that none Of Il
S above have signified their intention
running for reelection but some
them undoubtedly will.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-11
WOmen's Club Interested
In Fight on tuberculosis

The Libby Woman's club met in reg
ular session last Tuesday afternoon in
the community room. The president,
Mrs. A. A. Wood, welcomed Mrs. Eldon
Schuck as a new member to the club
Current topics of interest were report
ed upon by the following club chair
men: Mrs r. W. Orr, Fine Arts; Mrs
w. NJ. Curtis, International Relations,
Mrs. Russell Whitefield Flag Contest;
Mrs. c. A. Herbst, Legislation; Mrs
Office Maize Club Activities Nominal
tons for next years officers were made
as follows: President, Mrs. R. w. Orr,
first vice president, Mrs. Ralph lie Due;
second vice president, Mrs. j T. Brind
ley; executive board. Mrs II. L. Rich
ards and Mrs Earl Buckingham; sec
rotary, Mrs. Gordon Cornell; treasurer,
Mrs. Clay Parker.
! Mrs M K Kedzie announced that ar
rangements were being made for the
annual joint meeting of the club with
other service clubs of the community,
to be held in April.
Mrs. Henrietta Crockett, secretary for
the Montana tuberculosis Association,
gave most interesting address. 1t is
encouraging to know that tuberculosis
has been reduced from first to seventh
place as the leading cause of death in
the United States in the past 20 years.
1t is still the leading cause of death in
the teen" ages and has high MORTAL
; ty in Montana.
Mrs. Crockett is urging all commune
ties to give the tuberculosis test. By
following up these tests with X-ray, tht
disease can be detected in its earlies
stages and in most cases cured. /
: was startling to learn that for ever,
: one person in a community having tu
: berculosis, 10 others are more thai
G likely to become infected.
: Mrs. Crockett gave brief summar
e Of her work in Montana and of the eff
e fort of her organization and the nationa
n organization to literally stamp out tn
0, berculosis.
Of Mr.. Gordon Cornell gave an inter
Continued on page ~
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-11
Iunior Women Hear
Talk on Psychology

The March meeting Of the Junior
Woman's club was held Tuesday ev-
ening with very good attendance.
Members enthused over new plans for
the club and the business meeting pre-
sided over by Miss Beatrice Larson
was concise and to the point.
The attendance contest report showed
that Mrs. Harold T'homsons side has a
slight lead over Mrs Louis Bakers line.
The party from the losing side is very
much anticipated by the winners.
AS civic project the club decided to
sponsor a story hour for children each
Saturday in the community room. Miss
Virginia Eldrige. Miss Vesta Knoke and
Miss Reiger were appointed to take
charge of this and outline plans for the
different Saturdays.
The style show sponsored by the
juniors at the time OF their Variety
Fair two years ago was so popular and
there have been SO many requests Tor
another that the club announces Q
Fashion Show followed by social
hour, refreshments and dancing to be
given March 10Th in the evening. The
general committee for this is composed
of Miss Barbara Jefferson, Mrs. Will
liam Erickson, Miss Margaret Sleizer
Mrs. Bonner Hooks, and Mrs. Donald
Hargreaves. Assisting in charge O
decorations is Mrs Henry Smith, re-
freshments Miss Lois Earnes, and Mis-:
Virginia Eldredge, and program Mis-
Hazel McCannon. These last named
will choose helpers for their divisions
| The first number on the program wa
the presentation by Mrs. William Erick
son of two of her tap-dance pupils
Miss Helen Church and Master Johl
Richards danced "School-Days" dane
and were very much enjoyed by tn
club.
The Libby male quartet, composed Q
Carl Crane, Clifford Haugland, Litch
field Darlington and Austin Fraser, an
accompanied by Miss Inez Ratekir
sang three selections, Hello, Ladies,
Barcarolle,' from 4'Tales of Hoffman,
and ooh, Eveline." The selections wer
sung we'll and received enthusiast
applause
Mr.. Carl Crane, who majored in psy
chology and philosophy at the Univer
sity, was introduced by program chair
man. Inez Ratekin, and gave mo
interesting talk on practical and apple
psychology.
Reviewing the history of his subje
Mr.. Crane spoke of Aristotle who WI
one Of the first to study and thir
' along this line. Aristotle lived abo'
500 B. c. and following him came Il
, Alexandrian, DesCartes, old Fren'
: periods; and about 1900 was the b
ginning Of the so-called modern perio
I'VE find psychology in all degrees
G people and in all phases of our live
It said MIR. Crane Explaining the val
$ out forms, school psychology was dw'
n on briefly. Children that do not T
act to certain set forms are abnom
: and therefore an abnormal psycholo
It is required for them. Very often I
n parents have not stuffed along thu
d lines and children grow up with d
lie ferent ideas. 1t is a well-known f
lie that many adult ideas are outgrow-
'e of happenings in early childhood.
Continued on page a
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-11
Strong Local Objection.
Large Crowd Enjoys Dance.

A goodly crowd Of some lis members
and invited guests attended the dance
at the Odd Fellow hall last Saturday
evening The hall was packed to ca
pacity and from the vibration of the
hall at times the crowd must have had
a lively time. The old time dances
comprised most of the entertainment
with just enough mixture OF the mod
ern dances to keep everyone warm, to
say nothing of the square dances that
are noted for keeping everyone from
getting cold.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-11
Comm emit
WORTHWHILE AND OTHERWISE,
ON MATTERS IMPORTANT AND
UNIMPORTANT
OBJECTION ARISES TO PAYING
TAXES FOR WPA PROJECTS.

Lincoln county taxpayers must ask
themselves within the next few weeks
whether they want mill increase IN
their taxes. And they must answer for
or against this possibility.
A law passed by the legislature that
has just adjourned provides for such
a levy to defray the cost of materials
equipment and supervision in future
WPA projects in the state. If any part
of Lincoln county wants works prog
ress project, this tax levy will have
TO be made. If 10 per cent of the vot-
ers at the last general election are OPP
posed to it, they can SO express them
selves, by signing petition, and there
by make the levy impossible.
Already local opposition to the adj
ditional tax levy is arising. Such a
levy would, of course, increase the
taxes paid by every property owner,
which includes every home owner and
everyone who pays any property tax
however small. Those who object are
saying that taxes already are too high
and they object to paying an additional
5 mill levy.
The opponents to the plan advance as
their strongest argument the fact that
WPA projects are no longer needed in
the county to provide work. They
claim that the usual industrial activi-
ties, highway and road work and for
est service projects will provide suf-
ficient employment for the workers of
the county; that there will be no real
need for made work to take care of
the unemployed.
1t would seem that in communities
like Lincoln county and with return
ing prosperity. it is time to get away
from artificial employment at the ex-
pense of the taxpayers, and to return
to the old method whereby the ordi-
nary industrial pursuits of the COM
munity provide employment for those
who desire to work and who want to
earn their own living.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-11
LIBBY SKI CLUB
MAKES CROSS COUNTRY RUN

The Libby Ski club is still function
ing even though the members have to
go farther for good snow conditions.
Sunday morning part of the club start
ed on a cross country run and at noon
were joined by the rest of the MEM
bers at Flower Creek dam After eat
ing lunch and enjoying the skiing there
the club divided, half of them return
ing to town via Shaughnessy Hill and
half going west and to town from that
way. The crust was excellent for ski
ing and number of hills were enjoyed
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-11
Held on Wife Desertion Charge.

Frank Herrick was taken into Gus
tody Monday by Sheriff Baney upon
charges filed from Wisconsin Rapids,
Wis. which claimed wife desertion
Herrick waived extradition and will
return to Wisconsin to face the charges.
He claims he has been sending money
regularly to his wife. Herrick is en-
ployed as electrician at the mine of the
Universal Insulation company, north
and east of Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-11

That amending or. changing is TO be
done by vote of the people. Let that
course be followed now. Shortcuts
might bring disaster; haste may end in
ruination.
America has been the greatest ex-
ponent of democracy in the world. II
will be a sorry day for the common
man when it forgets democracy and
places all power in the hands of one
man. Read what is being done to the
common man under dictators in Europt
today.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-11
Many Hear Able Address
By Bishop Cushman

The visit of Bishop Ralph S. Cuxh-
man to Libby Last Monday was red
letter day for the members of the
Methodist church Of this city. It has
been some time since bishop of the
church visited the Libby parish and
his coming was an inspiration to all who
met him.
| A fellowship dinner was held in the
church parlors at 6 o'clock at which
| the members of the parish paid the bish-
OPP honor and during which the bishop
addressed the gathering, bringing a
deeply spiritual message to the mem
bers Of his flock. Invited to have din
ner with the bihsop were the other
ministers of the city,
Following the dinner at the church, a
public meeting was held in the junior
high auditorium, at which time large
number of the citizens of the COM
munity took advantage of the oppor
tunity to hear the high church digni-
tary speak.
The evenings exercises opened with
a vocal duet by Miss Rosella Idso and
Miss Hazel McCannon, with Mrs. Glea-
son Pitcher at the piano. They sang
AT Shutdown DR.. Dutton, district
superintendent of the church, gave the
invocation and the local pastor, the
Rev. Mr. Woods, then introduced
Bishop Cushman in few appropriate
4 remarks.
Bishop Cushman is man of force, ar
~ nnr +ta
ed ability to hold the close attention
of his audience The bishop soon gavs
the keynote of his address when HI
said, Il want to talk to you about TIL
things that will make better world.
Around that thought he built a deepl
spiritual message, expounding In
mastery way his deep conviction tina
: mankind can reach peace and ultimat
contentment only by following tn
teachings of Christianity
He sought to stir up the religious lif
, OF church people by showing them thei
weaknesses and shortcomings. "Ther
, are many people in the church, sal
! Bishop Cushman, who have neve
{ fully realized what the calling Of Chri.
is" In this connection he chided churc
+ people in a kindly way for their lac
of zeal. He told Of many interestir
: experiences he had had while travelir
j. in Russia. He described the almo
. fanatical zeal of young Russians
: their work and quoted them as remark
ing-in explaining their enthusiasm
= eve are building new world here
] He contrasted that zeal of those wi
r. deny God, with the complacency
i church people here. The bishop to-
occasion, however, to deny that he w
"a defending communism. They are o
- tempting to build new world,
res said in effect, but they will have blu
hell here on earth when they ha
IL finished.
w The essence of Bishop Cushman's a
ce dress was that all the parplexing pro
er. lens both Of individuals and of /
ay ciety could be solved if church peo
would only awake to their great pri
lege and duty and really catch Il
vision of the Christ life. At the cl
he of the bishops address the benedict
of was pronounced by the Rev. Mr.. Il
of pastor of the Methodist church
Whitefish.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-11
Clava Del Meeting.

Members of the Clava Del Sewing
chapter were entertained by Miss Rose
Marie Davis at her home Friday even
ing. The prospective member, Miss
Judith Johnson, will be balloted on al
the next meeting. Mrs. Everett Down
ing also entertained the sewing chap
ter the week before at her home Re-
freshments were served by both
hostesses.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-11
TWENTY -FOUR GOATS AND
A COYOTE KILLED BY TRAIN

REXFORD.-Twenty-four goats be-
longing to Ed Staples were killed by a
freight train Friday The goats were
being chased by a coyote along the
track at the time the freight was APP
preaching and albwere killed including
the coyote
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-11

A deal was closed during the past
week whereby Hugh Smith sold his
acreage property south of town to
Frank Pondelick. MIR. and Mrs Smith
will probably move into Libby
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-11
80 .
Opposition
TOLittle WPA
Found Here
Object to 5 Mill Tax to
Provide made Work"
In County.
MAY TAKE STEPS
TO PREVENT LEVY

Taxpayers in the state of Montana
may have their own taxes boosted by
an additional mill levy under a law
passed by the recent legislature. This
law is known as the little WPA" and
under it political subdivisions of the
state can raise funds to cooperate with
the federal works progress program by
providing materials, equipment and
cost of supervision. The federal gov
eminent now insists that in future
WPA work, the district where the work
is being conducted must provide the
materials, equipment and supervision
This law provides S mill levy for that
purpose.
The various subdivisions of the state
are empowered to meet this expense
by levying property tax of mills, but
this can only be done after other funds
for that purpose have been exhausted
The new measure provides means by
which Directing taxpayers may possibly
keep the levy from being made. If 10
per cent of the voters sign a petition
Directing to the levy, it cannot be
levied
Strong Local Objection.
Judging from what has already taken
place, there is sure to be vigorous OBJ
jections to this boost in taxes in Lin
coin county. If the levy is made, 1t
will mean that every property owner,
every home owner, must stand mill
increase in the taxes he has to pay
Already there Is talk of circulating a
petition throughout the county to make
this additional tax levy impossible.
Evening star., 1937-05-15

from the ceiling Of the ancient exhibit
hall, they do 50 with breathless in
terest.
Comments are many and varied, but
invariably the visitor marvels that ap-
parently so small and slight q craft
could have made so perilous voyage.
Yet 1t functioned beautifully through
out its more than $50 hours in the air
during the various Lindbergh flights,
and even today is in excellent condi-
ton.
Immediately beneath THE Spirit Of
st. Louis" IS glass case containing
such items as compass, gloves, boots,
rifle, tools and other equipment car
ried by Lindbergh. These, like the
ship itself, are given rapt attention
by virtually every visitor to the
museum.
The aviator, himself, and his wife
have visited the Smithsonian quite
frequently since THE Spirit of st.
Louis was installed there. He usu-
ally has come after closing hours and
Evening star., 1937-05-15

they were to be had The shipbuild-
ing industry grew within 20 months
from one employing abolut $4,000
people to one with more than 35O,000
workers. Demand for materials eX-
hausted other industries. particularly
the steel industry, and We resorted to
building ships of wood and even con-
crete. Our wartime ship construction
was of such magnitude that it equaled
the combined sea tonnage Of the
United States, Germany, France,
Italy, Japan Holland and Sweden be-
fore the war
After the armistice contracts for
more than 900 vessels were Cancelled.
Our wartime heritage of some $500
vessels, acquired at the sum total of
100000, proved by no means
an efficient peacetime merchant ma
rine. They were Of no commercial
use after the war, and they were soon
scrapped, nearly all being of pre-
war design, the greater number cargo
vessels Of slow speeds.
One of the recommendations Of the
interdepartmental committee was
that the United States maintain ade-
quate shipbuilding facilities not only
for maintenance of the merchant
marine fleet, but for necessary naval
construction in time Of national emer-
gency, so that We shall not again be
faced with necessity Of constructing
haphaZardly vessels costing millions
OF dollars that must be scrapped in
peacetime. Special stress IS laid on
the necessity for skilled workers and
men trained technically for such con-
struction to maintain high standard
necessary to design and build modern
vessels. Because Of the wide di-
versity OF material used, practically
every State in the Union contributes
to the building Of an American
vessel.
Under the new set-up it is also
likely that every effort will be made
to consider safety at sea to an extent
that will stress the convention for
the safety Of life at sea. already
ratified by a majority of the mari
time nations OF the world. The
n
Evening star., 1937-05-15

chatted animatedly about aeronautics
with members Of the staff. And it is
interesting to note that he has sat in
the cockpit Of almost every plane in
the Smithsonian's remarkably COM
plete collection of historic ships.
Immediately upon learning of the
successful conclusion Of the New
York-Paris hop, DR.. Charles G. Abbot,
secretary of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, cabled to Lindbergh requesting
that the plane be placed in the mu-
scum to be held In perpetuity for the
American people. Lindbergh replied,
indicating his own willingness, but
stating that it would be necessary to
secure also the permission OF his
friends and associates whose financial
support made the flight possible.
Numerous other museums requested
the plane, and an especially strong
bid was made by st. Louis. But sup
port for the Smithsonian's claims was
80 obvious on many grounds that DR..
Abbot's request was granted, and In