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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-09
Number of Old
Age Pensioners
Grows AIorminqIy

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. list OF old
age pension eligibles is growing
a1armingly and the public welfare
department is faced with serious
situation to provide adequate funds
to maintain the pension payments,
members of the public welfare COM
mission declared, following the reg
ular meeting in Helena.
Complaints that persons with ade-
quate means to maintain themselves
are being certified for pensions by
various boards of county commits
sioners, have been received by the
commission.
In some states, notably Missouri
and California, investigations have
revealed that old age pensions are
being grossly abused" Mrs. Edith
r.. Battey, Billings member of the
state relief commission, said. THE
Board is concerned lest these abuses
grow in Montana and we have di-
rected a thorough investigation in
to the reports that are coming in.
1.-THE state board feels deeply that
every care must be taken to pro-
tect the old age pension fund from
abuses, SO that the aged who are
actually in need and who must de-
pend upon the pension checks to
preserve them from want, may be
safeguarded.
Primary responsibility rests with
the various county welfare boards
and it is through these agencies that
political pull and favoritism first
rears its head" Mrs. Battey con-
tinued. The state board does not
intend to jeopardlze the old age
pension fund by permitting abuses
to grow in Montana. Since the old
age pension payments started in
March under the present law, APP
proximately 1000 persons have been
added to the rolls of eligible pen
sioners."
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-09

Libby's Labor Day celebration
started out this year in the same
manner as it did last September.
Rain bothered the first day, but was
followed by two perfect fall days
for the celebration.
A drizzling rain during the late
afternoon and early evening some
what hampered the first wrestling
show, put on Saturday night at the
Libby ball park. But a goodly
crowd turned out for the first
wrestling bout held in Libby for
several years and saw a good per-
Torrance of this rough and tumble
sport.
The preliminary bout Saturday
night was between two profession
ais, Toy Aho and Cyclone Franco.
It was won by Aho. The main event
was between Pat O'Brien and Duke
Pettigrove and was won by Petit
grove Sunday night there was only
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-09
Libby Mon To
Celebrate Tooth
Birthday Tomorrow

To reach the one hundredth mile
stone in life's journey will be the
experience Of Charles ]. (''Dad")
Brown when he celebrates his birth
day tomorrow, on September 10,
1897. This is an experience that
comes to few people and is well
deserving of note.
Dad as he is called by everyone
who knows him, was born in Col
umbus, Ohio, on September 10. 1887,
and passed his school days in that
city. In 1865 he came west and
settled in Texas, in what was then
a raw and undeveloped frontier
country. Since that time his travels
have carried him over much of the
western part of this continent. He
has been all over the western part
OF Canada, the western United States
and most of old Mexico. Forty years
ago he come into Montana and later
homesteaded the place on the Koo-
tenai river now known as the Hunt
er ranch.
Dad" came into the west when
a young man and lived through those
years that gave to the frontier the
we'll deserved name of wild and
woolly." Naturally those years
brought to him many stirring adj
ventures, the lot of most men who
lad part in the building of the
West.
In spite of his advanced age,
Dad has been hale and hearty
until the past few months when the
.oll the years we're taking began to
De more in evidence. However.
illness has been over
come and he is again up and around
and taking care of himself. Many
friends will join in wishing him, on
his the hundredth anniversary of
lis birth, many more years of health
and happiness.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-09

delick and Bill Dedic, End, 41.3
seconds.
Log Chopping
Grant Harley, 1st, 49.7 sec, Hank
Smith, Walter Swanson, tied for
second, both SIS sec.
Women's Nail Driving
Mrs. J. Darsow, LIST, 1876 Sec; Mrs.
A. Adams, End, 1873 sec. Driving 10
nails.
Mems Nail Driving
H. Roberts, lst, 24.2 sec; M. Swan
son, End, 26.6 sec. Driving Is nails
Rudy Krebs succeeded in climb
ing the CREASED pole and won the
$500 prize in the envelope at the
top of it.
A creased pig was turned loose
and was caught by dozen boys a
one and the same time. The prize
money was divided among them.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-09
Will Need
$500 to Build
Swimming Pool

While in Libby recently Frank
Devich, WPA engineer for this dis
trict, was asked as to chances of Sc
curing financial aid for the build
ing of swimming pool in Libby.
Mr.. Devich estimated such pool
as planned here would cost about
So. 500. Aid could be secured for
materials to the extent of $500 for
every man month of employment
expended on the project. A little
figuring indicated that such aid
would not total much over $500
to $500, say those who have gone
into the matter of costs and the time
that would be necessary to COM
plete the pool.
1t is said city officials have in
dictated that $1,000 would probably
be forthcoming from the city, leav-
ing approximately $4,000 to be raised
by other means. The Libby Wo-
mans Club is working on the project.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-09
Plans Going Forward
For Big Miners Picnic

Harry Bolyard, committee chair
man, says that plans are going for
ward in fine shape for the big
miners picnic to be given Thurs
day night, Sept. Is, by the Libby
Commercial Club at the mine of
the Universal Insulation Company.
Lunch will be served at $50 o'clock
in the big pit that operations have
opened at the mine. and visitors
will be shown over the property.
1t is probable that several promi-
nent men from outside cities will
be present.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-09
Council Takes Steps
To Repair Sidewalks

The Libby city council met Tues
day night and spent several hours
threshing out routine matters
The 30 days in which property own
ers were given to repair defective
sidewalks-chiefly in the business
district-have expired and the city is
now prepared to move in and do the
work and charge the cost thereof
against the property. 1t is under
stood this will be done. However,
there is nothing to prevent property
owners from making the needed re-
pairs at once, if they prefer to have
the work done themselves.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-09
Open Season for Native
Upland Birds, Sept. IL

Deputy Game Warden Darlington
is in receipt of a letter from J. A.
Weaver, state fish and game war
den, which states that the open sea-
son for native upland birds will be
one day only, September IL, 1887,
in all counties of the state. The
limit to be three birds in the ag-
gregate.
Native upland birds are the blue
grouse, the ruffled grouse and the
fool hen
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-09
Clubs Will
Convene Next
Week In Troy
District Convention To Be
Held Monday, Tuesday;
State Officers Present.
MANY FROM LIBBY
PLAN TO ATTEND

On Monday and Tuesday of next
week District | of the Montana Fed
Grated Women's Clubs will hold its
district convention in Troy. State
and district officers of prominence
will be present and will take part
IN the program, among them being.
the state president, Mrs. Gladys
Heinrich of Hardin. The program
will be given in the Troy high
school gymnasium and will be as
follows.
PROGRAM
Monday, September Is.
2.30 p. m.--Club Institute, Mrs.
Mussigbrod, chairman; Mrs. Clifford
Clay, local chairman. Paper. Mrs.
Mussingbrod. Club Attendance, Mrs.
Walter NeiIs. Model Meeting, Mrs.
r. w. Fleming. Informal Discus
sion
6:3O-Banquet: Toast Mistress,
Mrs. Dean King, Kalispell
Tuesday, September IA.
800 a. m.-Registration.
300 a. m. - Executive board
meeting.
$50 a. Informal opening OF
convention Invocation, Rev. Mar
garet Clifford. Flag Salute, led by
the Troy Girl Scouts. Welcome, Mrs.
Clifford Clay, Troy Response, Mrs.
r: w lie Due, Libby, President Of
Libby Woman's Club. Report OF
treasurer Report of auditing COM
mittee, Mrs. A. l.. Dean, President
Troy Woman's Club, Chairman. Vio-
lin and piano duet, Miss Inez Rate
kin and Miss Margaret Clay.
900 a. m.--State presidents adj
dress, Mrs. Gladys Heinrich, Hardin
Reports of district chairmen. APP
pointment of committees. An
nouncements. Paper: History of
Montana Federated Woman's Clubs.
Mrs. F. A. Peterson, Troy.
Song, Mrs. Titus Rurtichanov, ac-
companied by Mrs. Walter La Bon
tie, Kalispell Address: Mrs. Edin-
ger, Supervisor Nursery Schools
and Parent Education. Adjourn
ment.
12:00-Pot luck luncheon served
by the Troy Womans Club in the
Methodist church.
loo p. m.-Convention called
Minutes. Address, Mrs. H. Bogart,
Poplar Solo. Mrs. Walter Neils,
Libby. Report of nominating COM
mittee. Announcements Short re-
cess. Presentation of scholarship
girl, jeanette Merk. Address, Mrs.
Henrietta Crockett. Paper: Mrs.
Francis Tobie. Kalispell Election
of officers Invitation for 1899 con-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-09
Face Badly Cut.

Esmond Bache sustained bad cut
on the left side of his face on Sep
TENDER | when falling tree struck
him in such a manner as to hurl him
against the side of cat" He
struck the machine with such force
as to open cut extending from
above the ear to below the jaw.
1t was necessary for the doctors at
the Libby hospital to take several
stitches to close the wound.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-09

The first car of concentrates from
operations at the Snowshoe mine
will be shipped out this week. The
last truck load for the shipment
came down from the mine this
morning. The company has recently
installed a much larger air COM
pressor at the mine.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-09
Former Resident Here,

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Severn of
Spokane drove into Libby Sunday.
1t will be remembered that Mr.
Severn was in charge of the local
water and power plant number of
years ago.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-09
Visits in Seattle.

Mr.. and Mrs Leslie Leigh and
MIR. and Mrs. Lionel Shaurette spent
the Labor Day weekend on an
auto trip to Tacoma and Seattle.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-09

One of the heaviest downpours
ever to visit this district came about
2:30 o'clock Sunday morning when
a deluge of rain fell for short
time, accompanied with little hail.
The precipitation was Al of an inch.
On the LIST, 06 of an inch fell. Tenn
peratures since the lst follow
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-09

After a discussion with pupils,
faculty members and board OF trus-
tees, it has been decided to begin the
afternoon session at Loo instead
of Ills. The advantages of this
change are many in the adjustments
of the crowded class schedule, es-
pecially in the junior and junior
high, where the Is minutes extra
will lengthen the first period after
lunch into an hour which can then
be used for laboratory period for
the sciences and for band and or
chestra. The majority of schools Of
the state build their program around
an afternoon session from Loo
o'clock to 400. For some reason the
early Libby grades were organized
on a lis to $3.50 basis. 1t is not con-
sidered practicable to lengthen the
afternoon beyond the $3.50 closing
time at present on account of the
early darkness in winter and the
bus schedules but the noon period
OF IL to loo is change that should
inconvenience very few homes and
it will add materially to the time
and convenience of the class sched-
ule
1t is becoming more common for
graduates to return and take post
graduate work, selecting studies that
they were not able to include in
their four year course. All such
young people who are in earnest
are welcomed. To eliminate those
who do not have definite plans of
remaining for a semester, a fee will
be charged post graduates, the same
to be returned when they complete
semester's work.
80 Out for Football.
Coach Erickson issued equipment
to about 30 football candidates
Tuesday evening. The boys will
have about two weeks to whip into
shape for the Troy game on Sep
TENDER is. They meet Columbia
Falls here September a. go to Eu-
reka October q, entertain Bonners
on the 9th and play Thompson Falls
here the 10th. Tentative games are
also arranged with Flathead Erick-
sons men are eager for the playing
season to open and have been en-
couraged by the fans who find time
to come out and help with the
coaching.
New Band Material
Several new band members have
been added to Mr.. Haugland's list
and he promises an open air concert
in short time. AS Troy now has a
full time music director, Mr.. Haug-
land will devote his entire time to
Libby. He has three candidates to
prepare for the State Chorus at Kali
ispell on October % and one to go
to Butte for the State Orchestra
event.
New courses in general math
drew rs enrollees, consumer educa
ton rs and general science had to be
cut out two sections of 80 pupils
each.
Pupils and teachers had schedules
in shape SO that school the first day
was running smoothly by noon anc
the irregularly classified pupils were
the only ones who were not work
ing on assignments.
Principal Nordstrom promises ev
cry pupil in junior high a physica
education period at least once /;
week.
" Dogs Voice Protests
Several vehement protests agains
the opening of school came from pc
dogs whose masters stayed insid
the building too long The from
steps were lined with waiting dog
on Tuesday morning.
A. A. WOOD.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-09
Slhoo|s0pen
With Larger
Enrolment
Every Room in Libby Plant
Filled to Capacity with
More to Come.
NEW COURSES
PROVE POPULAR

Practically every available desk
in the school has been put into
service to accommodate a large first
day enrolment in both high school
and grades The names of new
corners appear on the rolls of each
group and registrations include en-
trants from number of other
states
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-09

Some adjustment remains to be
made but on Wednesday the count
1UQg.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-09
Dogs Voice Protests

Several vehement protests against
the opening of school came from pet
dogs whose masters stayed inside
the building too long. The front
steps were lined with waiting dogs
on Tuesday morning.
A. A. WOOD.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-09-02
STRICKEN SITKA
SEINER RUSHED
HERE BY Plane
Pilot Barr Flies Ben Did
rickson from Fog
bound North Sea

Ben Didrickson, Sitka fisherman
who was stricken with appendicitis
in that city Wednesday morning,
was taken off the fog-bound North
Sea at Lemesurier Island this
morning at II o'clock by AAT Pilot
l.. F. Barr in the Stinson.
Thirty-five minutes later he was
being rushed to the Government
Hospital by ambulance.
DidrickSon and companion,
Chris Nelson, left Sitka on the North
Sea after the former was stricken.
Nelson also flew here with Pilot
Barr.
This morning at $50 o'clock, Pr
lot Sheldon Simmons flew Ira
Lantz, representative of the De-
partment of the Interior, to Hoon-
ah; Frank Denny, a school teach
er, to Chichagof; and Charles Nick
ovich, who has been confined in a
hospital here, to Chichagof.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-09-02
Fire Is Held
As InCendiaTy
Wrangell Departmental Fights
Blaze, Boys Dormitory,
Two, One-half Hours
CWrangell SentineD

Fire, believed by the Wranell Fire
Department committee to be of in
Icendiary origin, early this morning
(Friday, August 2O caused dam
age estimated at $4,000 in the boys
dormitory of Wrangell Institute, vo-
cational boarding school under the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, situated
five miles from Wrangell The dor
mitory has been unoccupied since
the close of school last May.
But for a fortunate circumstance
the dormitory would have been de-
stroyed and probably other build
ings in the group estimated in III
worth about $250,000
Ralph Mize, of the teaching staff
arose at a little after O'Clock to
take into town a little girl student
who has been patient at the health
center during the summer She had
passage booked on the Dorothy Al
exander to Ketchikan. AS Mize
swung his car around the driveway
he saw smoke billowing from the
central part of the dormitory ON the
first floor He rushed into the build
ing, turned ON the stand pipe, wa
kened Director Charles Miller at
the staff house, who Sprang into ac-
ton at once with Mize to subdue
the flames while Mrs. Miller called
the ngell fire department,
which arrived on the scene in seven
minutes afteS receiving the alarm.
Firemen who responded to the call
were Fire Chief c. H. Lloyd, Fred
Cunningham, Raymond Wheeler, j.
l.. Dolan, DR.. j. M Clements, Joe
Johnson and Nels Standard.
Lloyd states that it was fine
piece of fire fighting, The school
had excellent protection and the
truck was able to connect with the
water main quickly and get fire
lines of hose, working full power.
Mr.. Miller, Mize and George Sill
YER men of the staff on the cam
pus, worked effectively with the
Trench as did l.. Wingard of Pet
ersburg who was in town and went
out to the campus
The ladies of the staff on the
campus, Mrs Miller, Miss Breen,
Mrs. Mize, Miss Hansen, Miss AL
eXander and Miss Frances Miller
| rendered valuable aid, stated Chief
Lloyd today, by bringing axes, buck
cts, ETC.. and working throughout the
two hours and half before the fire
was subdued.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-09-02
FOUR PACKERS DELIVER
$4,000 POUNDS SALMON
LOCAL MARKET TODAY

Four salmon packers brought a
total of 10000 pounds of salmon
into the local market today.
The Alaska Coast Fisheries re-
ceived the largest amount, with st.
600 pounds off the Elfin IL, Capt
E. o. Swanson. Several other
smaller vessels had not yet unload
ed their pack for the ACT.
Sebastian Stuart received two
loads, one of 10000 pounds off the
Sadie, Capt S. A. Stevens, and TO-
900 pounds off the Celtic, Capt. Hen
ry Moy.
New England Fish Company re-
ceived 1000 pounds off the Ina j..
Capt. S. E. Anderson.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-09-02
PROF. BARBER ON
WAY TO COLLEGE.
New Head, School of Mines,
University of Alaska,
Is Enroute

Raymond JennesS Barber, a grad
uate of Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology, new head of the School
of Mines at the University of Al
aSka, passed through Juneau aboard
the Baranof on his way to College to
assume his new duties
For several years Professor Bar
Der has been member of the fac
ulty Of Stanford University as Lee
turer in Mining"
From Who's Who in Engineer
ing, interesting data concerning him
are noted. He is married and has
two sons. The first year after
graduation he was a Tramp Min
err" in the United States and Mex
leo; from 1907 to 1910, a manufac-
turer of small electrical specialties
in Boston, especially portable tele-
eering practice in Los Angeles and
Boston; 1916 to 1921, except during
war service, he was general man
ager of the Roxbury Mines in Nor
thern California. He is the inven-
tor of telephone transmitter and ac-
cessory apparatus for detective SER
vice, licking device for deflector
army of hydraulic giants, and a
unit cast rifle for gold saving sluic-
es. He is a member of A. l. M. &
M. E. and California Academy Of
Sciences. In club life he is a mem
Der of Technology. New York, Del
ia Tau Delta, Boston, and Engin-
GERS, San Francisco
Practical and successful exper-
fence in operating placer mines in
California for several years will be
advantageous in his investigation
of the placer mining problems in Al
aska.
The first head of the School of
Mines was Ernest N. Patty, 1922
1885. Second to fill this position
was James H. Hance, 1935-l937
The School of Mines Faculty will
be composed of Professors Barber,
Goats, Henricksen and Henton.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-09-02
Marine News
Steamer Movements
NORTHBOUND

. Dorothy Alexander scheduled
. to arrive sometime tomorrow.
. Princess Louise scheduled to
. arrive late tomorrow after
. noon or evening.
Q Evelyn Berg scheduled to ar
. rive Saturday morning.
Q SCHEDULED SAILINGS
. Northwestern scheduled to sail
. from Seattle 8 am. today but
. probably delayed.
o Aleutian scheduled to sail
. from Seattle 8 am. tomor-
o row.
o Northland scheduled to sail
. from Seattle 10 am. tomor-
. row.
. Yukon scheduled to sail from
. Seattle am, Sept. 4.
. SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS
0 North Sea scheduled to ar
. rive southbound at 1920 o.
. clock tonight and will pro-
. badly be in port two hours.
. Princess Charlotte scheduled
. to arrive in port at 4 o'clock
. tomorrow morning and sails
. south at $50 o'clock.
3 Victoria due southbound Fri
day midnight.
> Baranof scheduled southbound
. next Saturday or Sunday.
. Alaska scheduled southbound
. next Monday.
LOCAL SAILINGS
, Estebeth leaves every Wednes-
, day night at pm, for
Sitka and Wayports.
, Dart leaves every Wednesday
. at am. for Petersburg, Port
. Alexander, Kake and way,
. ports.
n
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-09-02
TOM MOVERS ARE
NOW PROUD PARENTS

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Meyer are the
happy parents of baby boy born
last night at $3.50 O'Clock at st.
AIMS Hospital
Mrs. Meyer will be remembered as
the former Ellen Mize. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Meyer are graduates of the
Juneau High School and are popu-
lar members of the younger set.
Both mother and baby are in the
pink of condition" according to
hospital authol -.es
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-09-02
HOLDEN MAKES
Three FLIGHTS
THIS MORNING
Had Made Two Unsuccess-
full Attempts to Fly
Yesterday

After two unsuccessful attempts
to make Roadway against yesterdays
misty weather, Pilot Alex Holden in
the Marine Always got an early
start today. hopping off at 7 a.
m in the Bellanca for the Polaris-
Taku mine.
He took Pete Costino and S. Sill
vini to the mine, and after return
ing, left on another charter for the
mine with D. c. Snarpstone, con-
sulting geologist. The return with
Sharpstone was made at IL o'clock
Shortly after noon, Holden again
hoped off, this time for Sitka
with r. Kremer for Sitka, p. Paul
son for Tenakee and r. Dolke for
Port Althorp.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-09-02
ELECTRA BRINGS
TEN TO JUNEAU
THIS AFTERNOON

Ten persons were 10 arrive in Jul
neau this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
as the PAA Electra wings it way
south from Fairbanks, with Pilots
Robbins and Knox at the controls.
Passengers for the Capital City
were Mrs. Bling, Jerry Jones, Bar
bara White, c. E. Bassett, Miss Rae
Samet, Mrs. Dennis Coyle, r. c.
Maynard, John Bugas, Earl Colby,
Vivian Sweetser.
Jerry Jones, who is a PAA pilot.
is travelling as a passenger on this
trip.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-09-02
Family in One
Home Dwells
In Two States

-DANVILLE, ILL.,, Sept. g. The
Fred Kemna family eats, sleeps, and
pays taxes in Illinois and Indiana.
All Of which sounds like head
ach, but there isn't much to do
about it because his 96-acre KEN
ma farm between here and Perry
vile, Ind, is divided by the state
line
Parts OF the living room, kitchen
and sleeping quarters are in In
diana, the rest in Illinois. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kemna and their son, Rich
ard, sleep il Indiana; Marietta, the
daughter. s,eep3 IN IlIinoi-.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-09-02
SchWanlTl ReneWS
Flying License

Tony Schwamm today passed a
medical examination necessary for
the semi-annual renewal of his fly
ing license
The inimitable Tony arrived on
the Bureau of Fisheries vessel Wild
geon from his present station at
Petersburg.
He is scheduled to return to Pet
ersburg via the North Sea. He was
registered at the Gastineau Hotel
DR.. l.. P. Dawes was the examin-
ing physician.