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Evening star., 1937-04-16
GERARD TO SAIL
FORL0NDON SOON
U. S. Ambassador to Coro.
nation of King George to
Embark April Fl.
AZ the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
James w. Gerard, special United
States Ambassador to the coronation
Of King George VI, will sail for Lon
don next week.
The State Department said today
Gerard and Curtis Box, secretary of
the mission, would embark April 81
on the Manhattan.
Gen. John j. Pershing and Admiral
Hugh Rodman, other members of
the mission, will sail week later on
the President Harding. May IL is
coronation day.
Gerard, Pershing and Rodman are
figures to stir British memories of
World War ties with the United
States
Gerard was Ambassador to Berlin
In the trying days before the United
States entered the World War.
Pershing was commander of the
American Armies, and Rodman COM
manded the Sixth Battle Squadron
with the Grand Fleet in British
waters.
There will be further reminder Of
the war in the United States partici-
patton in the coronation fetes. The
Evening star., 1937-04-16

Rogers, Hyattsville, and Mrs. Mabel
Waters, Glen Burnie.
The General Committee includes
Mrs. J. Guy Bell, Mrs. j. J. Kleiner,
Miss Bessie Phelps, Mrs. Walter
Grimes, Mrs. Brice Bowie, Mrs Mamie
Buck, Mrs. Myrtle Andre, Mrs.
Thomas Griffith, Miss Helen Book, Mrs.
Henry Cord, Mrs. John White, Mrs.
Vinton D. Cockey, Mrs. Irene Con-
ners, Mrs. Lillian Kutsch, Mrs. Betty
Tayman, Mrs. Thomas w. Gwynn,
Mrs. Charles Early, Mrs. Daisy La
Coppidan, Mrs. Harry Nalley, Mrs.
Marguerite Miller and Mrs. Frank
Sloan, all Of Prince Georges County,
Evening star., 1937-04-16

dale G. Sasscer will be guests of honor
at the annual luncheon Of the Demo-
cratic Women's Clubs of Southern
Maryland in the Maryland Club Gar
dens here at 1:30 pm. May l.
Besides Tydings and Sasscer, Mrs.
Elizabeth R. Menefee of Cumberland,
national committeewoman, will speak
Arrangements are in charge of Mrs
FRANCES E. McFadden of Mount Rain
Ter, organization president.
Sub-chairmen are Mrs. William s.
Gardiner, Chaptico; Mrs. Thomas P
'McDonogh, La Plata; Mrs. Robert s.
Mead, North Beach; Mrs. James w
Evening star., 1937-04-16

agent here the evening Of April %,
Otto w. Anderson, county agricultural
agent, has announced.
H. c. Barker Of the University Of
Maryland Extension Service, and Rich
ard Wills, president Of the Maryland
Jersey Breeders Association, will ad-
dress the gathering.
Evening star., 1937-04-16

Navy is sending the battleship New
York to participate in an interna-
tional naval reiew to be held OF Spit
head on May 20.
The New York was flagship Of the
Sixth Battle Squadron, which Rod
man commanded.
Evening star., 1937-04-16
WOMAN, 80, HEADS FIRM

Los Angeles Real Estate Operator
Active Daily.
LOS ANGELES CP.-Although she
is 80 years old, Mrs. James Polk Nc
Carthy is still the active president Of
large real estate concern. She
signs checks and contracts and makes
personal visits to its subdivisions.
Her business career dates back 81
years-long enough for her to have
been barred once from the Los Angeles
Real Estate Board because OF her sex.
Evening star., 1937-04-16
Heavy Timber Harvest.

In one operation 100000 tons of
timber was felled near Gloucester,
New South Wales, while 10 motion
picture cameras recorded the scenes
from mountainside.
Evening star., 1937-04-16
TYDINGS, SASSCER
TO BE CLUB GUESTS
Democratic Women of Southern
Maryland Plan Annual
Luncheon Nav /.

Ey C. Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
HILLSIDE, Md, April 16.-United
States Senator and Mrs. Millard Tyd-
ings and State Senator and Mrs. Lans-
Evening star., 1937-04-16

and Mrs. Viola Lyons, Calvert County. |
and Mrs. Harris Matthews, Charles |
County.
Evening star., 1937-04-16
CATTLEMEN TO MEET

Montgomery Group Plans to
Boost Jersey Breed.
ROCKVILLE, Md, April 1s (Spe-
ciaD With view to boosting Jer-
sey cattle to the fullest extent" a
meeting Of the Jersey cattle breeders
Of Montgomery County will be held in
the Office of the county agricultural
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
Liquor Vendor Is Convicted

HELENA.-A Blaine county jury
found Norman <. Mcclure guilty
of grand larceny the past week
Mcclure was formerly vendor at
the State Liquor store at Harlem and
charges were filed when state audit
ors found shortages in his accounts.
McGuires defense was that he had
been held up and robbed of ST 1880
by masked bandits as he was making
his Labor day receipts ready for de-
post in the bank, last September 7.
But bank shortage had been found
by auditors month earlier; and the
jury did not believe his story.
Some weeks ago Governor Roy E.
Ayers announced that he had recon-
mended to the liquor control board
that prosecutions be launched where
populations are uncovered in liquor
store accounts. The prosecution OF
McGuife is the first of these Of
fenses.Y
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
Tragedy Just Missed
On Coasting Hill

Truck drivers down the sand hill
on the Pipe creek road report that
they have had the, daylights scared
out of them lately by near acct
dents with coasters on the hill. They
emphatically request that coasters
go elsewhere for their sport as con-
ditions on that hill are extremely
dangerous.
1t appears that coasters come down
an adjacent hill, cut into the road
and continue on down the roadway.
One driver reports that small girl
recently was just about to cut into
the road when she saw his truck
coming down upon her. Attempt
ing to turn her sled out of the road
she upset and rolled across the road
directly in front of the truck For
a minute things looked extremely
serious and the driver says he turned
sick all over, from the fear that he
was going to run over the little mite
But fortunately she was able to get
out of the way.
This driver says it is next to i'm
possible to stop loaded truck com
ing down that hill over the snow
and it was a miracle that he missed
the girl He hopes small children
and others will 60 off travelled road:
for their coasting.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
K. {. A. Bonishes
Darkness In ESQ
Montana Ranches

HELENA. - Bleak and lightless
frontiers of pioneer Montana farm
ing were pushed back this week
when 260 farm homes were COM
nected with the great modern world
of electricity by completion of
Montana's first rural identification
project. When a switch was thrown,
silent power flooded over ITO miles
of rural lines in Dawson and Rich
land counties, bringing the blessing
of light and energy to these farm
dwellings for the first time, Gov
ernor Roy E. Ayers announced.
Radios, refrigerators, washers, and
the host of devices that electricity
uses to tighten the load of the, farm
housewife, are being purchased by
residents under the power lines
This is their first Electric Christ
mas" and gifts are in keeping witt
the event.
Financed by federal funds ane
constructed by the water board, ths
project cost $4,000. This money
is to be paid back over perioc
Of 20 years. 1t is expected that 50I
farms will be tied into the system
by next year, Governor Ayers said
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
Installs New Sterilizer
AT Libby Creamery

During the past week the Libby
Creamery has installed anot~er new
machine, with the idea OF giving
the people first class product in
every particular. 1t is a steam
sterilizer. The machine holds 20
cases of milk bottles, with IL bot
ties to case The bottles are SUBJ
jected to about 80 pounds of steam
pressure for from 20 to 80 minutes,
with the temperature running as
high as 200 degrees. After being
sterilized no human hand comes in
contact with the mouths of the bot
ties In any way until after they
have been automatically filled and
sealed.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
Federal Cash Slow;
Kelly to Washington

HELENA.-To speed up payments
of accounts due the Montana water
board on P. w. A. projects, r. J.
Kelly, secretary of the board, has
left for Washington, D. G. permits
sion to make the trip was granted
by the board of examiners when it
was reported that the government
is 100000 behind on payments due
the water board
Under the. Montana law, projects
approved by the P. w. A. and for
which funds have been allocated in
Washington, are started with water
board loans. 1t is to obtain funds
to repay these loans that Kelly is to
visit the capital and there make a
complete audit of all Montana-P.
w. A. accounts. Sums due the state
on these loans have accumulated
for several months, Kelly informed
the examiners.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
Libby Automotive Dealers
Form Credit Organization

The automobile and gasoline deal
ers of Libby have banded together
into an organization to which they
have given the name of Automotive
Credit Association. AS its name sig
mites, the dealers will pass credit
information back and forth for their
mutual protection and also for the
accommodation of those whose cred
it is good. The members plan to
meet every two weeks at midday
luncheon at one of the Libby cafes
for a round table discussion of
credit matters. The first meeting
will be next Monday at Turner's
Cafe.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
Heavy Snow
Closes Roads,;
Rain Follows
Highway No. 2 Blocked by
Fall of Over IL Inches i'm
Few Days.
PLOWS BUSY AND
TRAVEL NOW RESUMED

The heaviest snow storm of the
winter up to the present time start
ed Friday, the oath, and continued
internationally up to the 18th. Dur
ing that time I78 inches of snow
fell The snow fall was followed
by rain, rain falling at intervals
since that time. It rained most of
Tuesday night The moisture pre-
cipitation in the snow and rain
was EOS inches up to Wednesday
night.
The warm rain, following the
heavy fall of snow, converted much
of the snow to water. Cutters are
running full throughout the city
and nearby creeks and streams are
beginning to rise.
The snow at first was of light,
fluffy nature but soon turned into
a white blanket of wet and heavy
snow. Travel on the highways was
greatly impeded. The Kalispell-
Libby Troy bus was unable to buck
the snow a mile or two this side
of Happy's Inn and was forced to
return to the Inn with its passengers.
They were held UP there two days.
Tuesday team was secured to haul
the bus considerably over mile,
when it met the state highway pillow
working southwark. The bus was
then able to come into Libby over
the ploWed highway. It arrived here
about 4:30 Tuesday afternoon.
Twelve persons were held up at
the Inn. II is reported that few
cars were stalled along the high
way between kalispell and the Inn.
County Commissioner Kemp put
his snow ploWs to work as soon as
the storm started and by Tuesday
night reported that he had all of
the main county roads in this dis
trict ploWed out.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
Libby Ski Club
Elects New Officers

The Libby Ski Club met the other
evening in the community room at
the courthouse. The main business
at hand was the election of officers
for the coming year. The nominal
ing committee consisting of Mrs.
Fred Cloutier and Mrs. O. Fl. Nord-
strom presented the following names
which were duly elected, there be-
ing no nominations from the floor:
President, E, NJ. Davidson; vice pres
ident, O. Fl. Nordstrom; secretary
treasurer, Mrs Don Williamson.
The forest service is working on
project in cooperation with the
club on new ski hill south OF
Libby near one of the old ones.
Much work is being planned and the
hill will be improved for permanent
use as the ski hill if plans &c
through.
Honorary memberships in the
club were voted and sent to Super
visor Klehm and Charles Powell Of
the forest service, and Ira Tester
for their work and cooperation with
the club.
At the close of the meeting ;
hearty cheer was given to Mrs. Johr
FINLAND, retiring president, for he
successful leadership of the clui
during its first year Mrs. Finn
land deserves much credit for he
\ interest and work.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
Candid Comero
Tells ToIes On
Highway Secrets

The candid camera, whose prin-
ciple use has been to picture no.
tables in imposed pastures, has been
enlisted in the war against traffic
accidents, according to the safety
director of the Inland Automobile
association
THE United States bureau of pub
lie roads, said the official, used
such camera, mounted on brack-
ct just outside the drivers window
to study widths of highway in rela-
ton to the safety and convenience OF
modern traffic. Pictures were TAX
en- of vehicles passing in the same
and opposite directions, speeds were
recorded and road measurements
were taken
THE cameramen found that, de-
spite the filters of backseat driv-
ers, motorists usually allow ample
clearance when past )g other We
hicles. The average clearance OF
passenger cars overtaking and pass
ing other passenger cars ranges
from 3.8 feet on 18-foot highways
to 40 feet on 22-foot surfaces.
Speed has a decided effect or
the cars position on the pavement
As the speed increases. drivers tend
to travel farther away from the
right edge of the road. A car pass
ing another car going in the same
direction requires more road width
than one passing from the opposite
direction, for it must travel sub
stantially faster than the car iT
front. On payements only ID fee
wide, the left wheels of the passing
vehicles are often driven on the
shoulder.
I'm general, it was found tina
roads Is feet wide are too narrow
either for passenger cars alone or fol-
mixed traffic that pavements 2t
feet wide are inadequate for dense
traffic involving trucks but are reas
onably satisfactory for the more
| lightly travelled roads with few
trucks; and that road width of 2.
feet is entirely adequate for thu
two-lane movement of modern mixee
| traffic"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
Elderly Gotewoy
Resident Loses
Home By Fire

RExFORD-When Joe Dickerson
of Gateway was about to prepare
his breakfast ON an oil stove Fri
day morning, the oil ignited and
the flames spread Mr.. Dickerson
then picked up the stove and car
ried it out of doors: in so doing
the burning oil dropped on the
floor and in just few moments the
whole building was mass of flames
The building burned SO rapidly that
none Of the contents could be saved
A sum of money was lost and
even pet dog and cat persisted in
the fire. MIR. Dickerson's hands
were severely burned as a result of
carrying the flaming stove. He was
taken to Libby for medical atten
ton.
To suffer from severe burns and
the loss of ones home and belong
lngs is indeed a misfortune. Hap
pening just before Christmas makes
1T seem even more tragic.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
Two Lodges Will
g. Hold Joint Installation

The Odd Fellows and Rebekah
lodges will hold joint installation
exercises next Monday night The
following elective officers of the
Odd Fellows will be installed:
Gleason Pitcher, noble grand,
Clayton Youngs, vice grand; E. J.
Driear, secretary; M. r. Karnes,
treasurer; Louis Olreich, financial
secretary. j. w. Barrett, A. L. Nor
ris, and Webb Napier, reelected
trustees. Appointive officers will
be named later.
Newly elected officers for the
Rebekahs are:
Mrs. MerleS Blanchard, noble
grand; Mrs. Itene Peterson, vice
grand; Mrs. Ruth Hampton, secre-
tary; Mrs. Grace wny,treasurer;
Mrs. Nina Larson, financial sec /.
retarv.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
Poison Basketeers To
Play Here Tonight

The basketball team of the Pol
son high school will battle with the
Libby quintet at the Libby high
school gym tonight. The game is
to be called promptly at 7:30.
The Poison team is out on a three
game tour, the one here being the
last of the series. They played Eu-
reka the 28th, Troy the 10th and
Libby tonight, the both. The Libby
floor has been refinished and fans
should see some fast basketball
Libby won last week from Poison
with 1924 score.
Three additional games are sched-
uled on the home floor in the near
future. Troy comes here on Thurs.
day, Jan. 10; Whitefish on Satur-
day, Jan. Is, and Eureka on Fri
day, Jan. 81.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
Purchase of Surplus
Products Serves
Duel Purpose

HELENA. - Purchase Of surplus
commodities in Montana, now draw
ing to a close, has served dual
purpose, James T. Sparkling, COM
missioner of agriculture said today
Last shipments of potatoes from
producing centers to distribution
points are now being made. Pur-
chase and distribution of SO car
loads of surplus apples from the
Bitter Root Valley has been COM
pleted
THE department of agriculture,
in cooperation with county agents
in various counties, is pleased to
announce that the Federal Surplus
Commodities Corporation has COM
pleted tie purchase OF 1880. 900
pounds, or 30 carloads of surplus
potatoes in the several counties OF
the state where surplus of this
product existed" Commissioners
Sparkling said. THE apple buy
ing program from orchardists of the
Bitter Root Valley also is completed
and most of the fruit already has
been distributed to the neeAy citizens
of Montana.
THE purchase program served the
dual purpose of relieving farm pro-
ducers who were unable to- find
profitable markets for their potatoes
and surplus apples, and of placing
in the homes of relief clients of the
state this huge quantity of food
Purchases of potatoes were made
in Flathead, Lake, Powell. Cascade,
r ox1t5e r. C1urL ycff0rcnp pn1par
head, Gallatin and Ravalli counties.
Prices of so cents per hundred, paid
by the government, compared very
favorably with lie average paid
growers In other states for surplus
potatoes.
Distribution of the commodities is
in charge of the Montana public
welfare department under Admins
traitor |. M. Brandjord, through its
commodity division under Dwight
Lohn, distribution officer, and vari-
Gus county commodity units. While
original purchase ALLEGATIONS COM
piled by Commissioner Sparkling
were made on the basis of reported
yield, this schedule later had to be
revised to shift from communities
where there was no demand for the
program to those communities where
the market was glutted and no pro-
fitable outlets were available to
producers
Prices received by growers equal
or excel those netted to farmers
shipping their potatoes to eastern
consuming centers, Sparkling said.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
Convict Four, Hunters
Of Game Law Violations

Deputy Game Warden w. ]. Dor
ringtons drag net caught six al.
legged game law violators this week.
They were taken before Justice of
the Peace Haigler and four of them
were convicted of hunting and
killing deer out of season. Each was
fined $3.50 and three rifles were
confiscated. The carcasses of three
deer were also taken and will be
sold. says Darlington.
Ben Darlington, who is deputy
game warden at Conrad, is in the
city assisting his father in the work
here for short time. He will later
return to Conrad.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
Christmas Spirit
At State Schools

Christmas activities brought joy
to wards at the State Custodial
the past week. Miles City
Elks acted as Santa at the State In
dustrial School at Miles City. Of
ficials of the Anaconda Copper Min
ing Company, following a long es-
tablished custom, furnished suitable
gifts for 3l2 boys and girls at the
State Home at Twin Bridges, Ii
youngsters at Galen hospital and the
wards of the Butte Crippled Chill
dren's auxiliary. Fine presents,
oddles of candies, nuts, fruit all
were purchased and paid for by c. r.
Kelley, president Of the A. c. M,
J. r. Hobbins, vice president and
Dan M. Kelly, vice president and
operating head of the company
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
NIP "ADJUSTERS"

State Auditor John J. Holmes
warns Montana people to beware a
firm of insurance adjusters" in
Milwaukee who have enticed
many $500 payments from gullible
persons on the pretense of training
them as adjusters to earn S100 per
hour adjusting insurance claims.
The firm has sent letters broadcast
jobs for those send
ing $500 for the training course.
U. S. postal inspectors in Milwau-
kee are investigating the acts of the
firm and the license to operate in
Montana as Insurance Adjusters'
has been cancelled by Holmes.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
No CCC Enrolment in January.

The Veterans Administration of
flee at Fort Harrison notifies this
newspaper that that office is in re-
ceipt of information to the effect
that there will be no CCC enroll
ment during January for Montana
veterans. Applications now on file
in the office will be carried until
the next enrolment period is an
nounced, at which time each veteran
whose application is pending will
be notified.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
Woman Badly Injured
When Struck by Car

Mrs. Woody Williams suffered a
fractured collar bone and multiple
bruises about the chest and legs
when she was struck Friday night
by an automobile driven by one of
the Stolarczyk boys
The accident happened as Mrs.
Williams was crossing the intersec-
ton at the c. & H. Service Station
corner. Stolarczyk was coming
from the east and it is said that be-
cause of the heavy snowfall at the
time, it was difficult for both him
and Mrs. Williams to see. Mrs. Will
liams was carried about 20 feet by
the car before it could be stopped.
Her wounds were dressed at the
Libby hospital.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
ELK MORTALITY.

Heavy SHOWS and cold weather
are driving thousands of head of elk
from the higher ranges of Yellow
stone park, across the firing line"
at Gardner, into the range of the
guns of hunters. Take of elk has
been heavy. One days kill to-
tailed lbs. Park rangers estimate
the herd at 1000, say 1000 animals
should be taken to bring it down
to feeding ground size Hunters are
doing their best to accommodate
the park officials.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
Masonic Lodge Installs Officers.

Libby Lodge No. SIS A. F. & A. M.
held installation of officers on last
Thursday night. The retiring wor-
shipful master, J. f. McCully, was
installing officer. assisted by l.. G.
Klench as acting marshal. The fol-
lowing officers were installed:
L. Don Williamson, worshipful
master; Otto II. Nordstrom, senior
warden; Marshall Murray, junior
warden; Donald Hargreaves, senior
deacon; Carl F. Crane, junior dea.
con; Merrill Tester, senior steward
James NJ. Blackford, Jr., junior
steward, Charles T. Young, secre
tary; w. w. Blew, treasurer; r. w
Orr, chaplain; ]. f., McCully, or
ganist; L. G. Klenck, marshall.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
MORE ABOUT AUTO TAXES.

Payment of road and poor taxes
cannot be demanded by county
treasurers on registration of auto
owners for 1898 licenses, Attorney
General H. j. Freebourn ruled this
week. The law merely requires
payment of the personal property
tax on the automobile itself, ac-
cording to Freebourn's opinion. He
also held that the auto is to be
taxed in the county in which it is
domiciled, not where the owner hap
pens to reside at tax paying time.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
Mining Company Buys Snowmobile.

The Viking Mining company re-
ceived delivery yesterday of Snow
mobile, which consists of an attach
ment made up Of runners for the
front wheels of a car and cater
pillar mechanism for the driving
end. They are having the new
equipment attached to pickup
truck, for convenience in driving
over the snow to and from their
mine south of the city. The Stand.
ard Motors handled the sale.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
FREE RIDES LEGAL.

County Commissioners may pro-
vide free transportation to w. p. A.
workers ais a relief contribution to
enable workers to earn their wages,
if they can not get 70 and from such
work otherwise, Attorney General
III. J Breebourn ruled in an opin-
ion this week 70 County Attorney
Harold Dean OF Sanders county.