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Faint Radio Signals
Call Rescue Ships
To Point In Pacific
North of HOWland

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School Budget Is
Rejected by Board

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Guard Opening OF
More Steel Plants

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The Lost Colony
PleaSeS Author

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Pin Games In Dare
Are Still Operating

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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
Annual Jinx Night
Tomorrow Night

Tomorrow night the annual jinx
night will again be the big show
of the year. Entertainment will be
provided for everybody. The min
strel show consisting of plays. songs
and dances will be held in the jun
ior high auditorium at 800. Jack
Frost will present several numbers
from his dancing classes and also
some of the CCC boys will furnish
entertainment. The Glee Club
Peptomists and other organizations
are working hard on different num-
bers
The carnival dance will be held
in the junior high auditorium al
1870. The coronation of the queen
is scheduled for 1900. The fresh
man candidate for queen is Ellen
Stuhlreiter, sophomore, Ardith Kel.
4 Ter, junior, Roberta Graham; anc
senior, June Miller.
4 A regular carnival will be helc
in the big gym Bingo, shooting
galleries, dart throwing, and Other
games will be found. At 1890 there
is the turkey draw. Chances art
selling for ten cents apiece, three
for twenty-five.
In the little gym again this yea
there will be boxing and wrestling
at 10.45.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
Proceeds Will Be Donated
To Swimming Pool Fund

At the meeting of the Odd Fellows
lodge held Tuesday night, 1t was
voted to donate the proceeds from
their annual Thanksgiving Ball to
the Libby swimming pool fund The
ball is to be held next Thursday
night in Kienitz hall. There un-
doubtedly will be large attendance
at this popular annual dance, in
view of this generosity on the part
OF the Odd Fellows and the donating
of the total net proceeds to worthy
civic undertaking.
These annual Thanksgiving balls
by the Odd Fellows have really
grown into Libby institution. The
lodge was organized in 1900 and
lodge members say the Thanksgiving
dance has been given every year
since that time. That would make
this dance the 37th one in these an
nual affairs, which are always looked
forward to with much pleasurable
anticipation. The Odd Fellows say
they have not been primarily a
money making scheme, but rather
for the purpose of providing pleas
ant social time once year for the
community. This year the money
derived therefrom will 60 to swell
the funds for public Improvement
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
Respected Matron Passes.

Mrs. Bessie Mae Shea passed
away Tuesday evening iR Libby at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Downing, following an illness Of
some time. Funeral services will
be held from the Gompf Chapel
Sunday afternoon, with the Rev.
R. w. Woods Of the Methodist
church officiating. Burial will be
in the Libby cemetery. The Moose
lodge will assist in the services.
Mrs. Shea was born in Iowa on
June %, and was So years old at her
death. She came to Montana with
her husband, Michael Shea, in 1914.
They removed to Libby in 1923. Mrs.
Shea was a member of the Women
of the Moose, and was a faithful
member of the Methodist church.
She is survived by son, Donald,
of Libby, and by brother and
niece in Iowa. The niece is coming
4 for the funeral.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
Christmas Tree Business
Growing AT Eureka

EUREKA, Nov. ia new tree
buyer is learned of nearly every
day recently. The regular old COM
panies of Hofert, Thomas and Fred
Clark and the Breen brothers have
been busy for several months. This
week Anderson Bros. OF Kalispell
set up a spraying plant in the shed
back OF the old Purdy store in
South Eureka. Although this is on
small scale as compared to Thomas,
the men seem to be putting out the
trees in good shape with red as a
new color added. The new G. N.
operator will be here November 20.
The season seems to be much earlier
this year than heretofore due to
profiting by experience and avoid
ing last minute rush and a greater
demand for trees. Twenty cars are
on the siding being loaded at pres
ent. Eureka continues to be the
worlds capital in the Christmas tree
industry.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
Million More In
Highway Jobs Up
For Letting Soon

HELENA. - Tomorrow, in this
city, IL highway projects, estimated
to cost VI ,082, 400 will be let to con-
tractors, D. A. McKinnon, highway
engineer has announced. The let
ting will enable contractors to be-
gin 1888 construction several weeks
earlier and was requested by Gov
ernor Roy e. Ayers with this pur-
pose in mind. Highway Commits
sioners Lloyd A. Hague of Missoula,
Lee M Ford of Great Falls and
John M. Wheeler Of Billings will
meet for routine matters Novem-
Der 10 and attend the letting the
following day.
The eleven projects include.
|. The Three Forks overpass over
the Milwaukee, 500, 100.
2. Mullan Pass road in Missoula
county, 3.170 miles of improve
ments,, 1884, 200.
g. Improvements of 9.34 miles on
the Jordan-Circle road, $12l 900.
A. Three stretches OF the Libby
Troy road In Lincoln county and 8.5
mikes of the Libby -Manicke road.
hard surfacing, $50, 900.
s. Improving IL miles OF the Wolf
Point Circle road in McCone coun-
ty, 500, 300.
6. Trestles, bridges and stock pass
ers on Void Point circle road
$4,000.
Z. Steel and concrete bridge over
the South Fork of the Flathead river
and approaches on the KaIispelI-
Bolton road, $l66, 100.
8. Improving two stretches of the
Sidney Culbertson road, $9I, 300.
g. Six bridges and stock passes
on same road, $l5,40
10 Surfacing and improving 9.5
miles of the Grass Range Malta
road, $128,700.
IL. Five timber trestle bridges on
same road, $27,500.
These contracts will bring the
total for 1887 road construction to
$6,597 ,675.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
Forest Receipts $4,000
For Three-M0nth Period

MISSOULA. - During the first
quarter of the fiscal year, from
July to September 80, a recent
forest service report shows that the
II national forests in the Northern
Region took in S1l6,l4011.
The largest single revenue
amounting to S99,264, came from
the sale Of timber; grazing fees fol
sheep and goats produced the sec,
ond highest return, grazing fees fol
cattle and horses was third in i'm
portance; special-use fees fourth; and
water power returns fifth.
Twenty-Five percent of all nation
al forest receipts are returned t.
the counties in which the forest:
lie for use of schools. An addition
al ten percent comes back to tht
forests for construction and main
tenance of roads and trails.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
2Pron|iinent
Men IoSpedk
ACC. Dinner
Commercial Club Planning
Interesting Program for
Saturday Night.
WILDLIFE PICTURES
WILL BE SHOWN

The Libby Commercial club will
sponsor a dinner and meeting at
Moose hall next Saturday night,
Nov. 90, that will be open not only
to the members of the club but to
all the men of the community who
wish to attend. 1t will be stag
affair.
Dinner will be served hunter
style at $50 o'clock, at so cents a
plate. Reservations should be made
in advance. Call or see Lud Lud-
wilson, w. <. Dexter, Al Richards
or Ed Boyes for tickets The meet
ing is in charge of the fish and
game committee of the Commercial
club, E. M. Boyes chairman.
AS announced previously in these
columns, Glen A. Smith, former
Libby man but of late years EN-
ployed in the regional forest office
in Missoula, will be present. He
has been in charge of game manage
ment in the national forests of this
region for a number of years and
will talk to the Libby men on game
matters. He is considered one Of
the best authorities in the North
west on that subject. This will be
Mr.. Smiths last visit to Libby be-
fore being transferred to Ogden
Utah, by the forest service.
Another speaker of note at the
Saturday meeting will be Z. [
Scoyen, superintendent of Glacier
national park. Mr.. Scoyen has {
wonderful assortment of moving pic
lures of wild life and scenery in the
park and will show them at thi.
meeting. MIR. Scoyen has the repu
tation Of being an interesting speak
er and knows his subject well. Thii
will be his first visit to Libby.
There will also be an informa
discussion of game matters. Music
will be furnished by pupils of tn,
| Libby high school.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
State Income on
Liquor is Higher

HELENA. - Income from liquor
and beer--profits, licenses and
taxes-will reach an all time peak
this year, l.. M. A. Wass, admins
traitor for the liquor control board,
announced this week. In nine
months it has totaled $2,148,6 As
Profits were $1,3l9,l39, which is
S158,85382 more than last year: the
7 per cent excise tax on all spiritu-
GUS liquors had brought in $273,-
481.80; liquor permits have added
$50, 433 to the state treasury and Ii.
censes have brought in $247 $50. The
state tax on beer has neeted $192,
278 and beer licenses an additional
$57, 020.
Due to improved methods of pur
chasing, elimination of dead mum
bers, and other economies the stat,
system has transacted its affairs a
a substantial savings under last year
Administrator Was pointed out il
his report to Governor Roy (. Ayers
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
Game Department Asks
For New Duck Season

HELENA. Montana duck hunt
ers have had slim pickings this year.
Nice California weather has kept
the ducks in northern nesting areas
and Indian summer has kept native
flocks scattered. In response to a
statewide demand, Game Warden
James A. Weaver has wired the u. S.
biological survey at Washington, re-
questing an extension of the present
open season until November 27
State hunters are itching to get in
few shots at those fat northern
mallards and canvas backs that will
ride in on the wings of the frs
stiff storm.
The request was denied in |
prompt response from Washington
Game Warden Weaver says western
states will protect the open season
for next year, to make 1t carry int
the northern flight period.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
Phi Sigma ri Meets
For Annual Reunion

ri Chapter of Phi Sigma ri, ma
tional honorary educational fra
ternity. held its annual home com
ing breakfast this morning at 8
o'clock in the st. Charles cafe. Will
liam Gunderson, chapter president
had charge of the affair.
A feature of the meeting was the
pledging services for the following
new members: Paul Schuyler, JACK
Riedel and Francis Wrench. Nc
formal program was presented
Paul Schuyler Is the sports edi
tor for the Slope Teacher at Dick
inson State Teachers College ant
also writes for the Dickinson Press
Dickinson IN. d. Press.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
Reading of Good
Books Emphasized
This Week

For the nineteenth consecutive
year the annual Children's Book
Week is being held this week, Nc
vember IA, 1887. The theme this
year is ''Reading-The Magic High
way to Adventure Many children
start on this magic highway when
they are very young, but it should
DC followed and encouraged all
through the years as a continuing
adventure. Today there is great
need for enduring values that will
Withstand the trials and tribuIations
Of life in the world today.
One of the aims of Book Week
is to stress the importance OF the
responsibility of the community for
the provision of free books for all
children. And not only free books
but free good books that are care
fully selected and put before the
Juvenile readers.
In the December issue of Child
Study last year, Mabel Williams, SUI
pervisor of school work in the New
York public library, formulated five
rules for adults ia follow in guild
ing the reading of youth. They are
Cd Avoid forming fixed stand
ards of reading achievement.
~ Have faith in the normal,
natural growth of taste in reading.
90 See that boys and girls are
constantly exposed to good books in
the home, the school, and the pub
lie library.
(41 Expect young people to ex-
press their rapidly changing inter-
ests and taste through the books
they select
(5) Express non-critical inter-
est in the reading of young people
so that they will never hesitate to
discuss the books they are reading
With SO many attractive books for
children available it should be no
great task to encourage them to start
on the magic adventure.
The Lincoln County Library is
having its usual Book Week Con
test. This year the school chill,
dren are asked to write kilograms
of not more than 20 words in length
urging friend to read a certain
book or explaining about any story
or telling about Book Week. It will
be interesting to read the children's
entries because each year the CON
test brings much originality anc
talent to the fore. The results 81
the contest will be announced in {
later issue.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
School Lunch Service
Will Open Monday

The school will open the noon
lunch service on next Monday. For
some time the cost of a bowl of
soup has run about to cents as
large quantities of milk, butter and
meat stock is used in its preparation.
On account of the advanced costs Of
material and labor, the price OF
the bowl of soup will be five cents,
six for a quarter. Several service
clubs and other agencies have con.
tributed toward a fund to supply
this hot noon lunch for pupils who
find it difficult to purchase tickets
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
Three Wheat Thieves
Arrested by Libby Officers

Henry Kroeplin, Lawrence D
Heilly and Albert Rickbeili were ar.
rested in Libby Monday night ir
the Safeway store by Sheriff Baney
and Chief of Police Harmon on re-
ceipt of information from Cavalier
N. D., that they were wanted on 9
charge of grand larceny. 1t is re-
ported that the men had stolen q
quantity of wheat in North Dakota
The sheriff from Cavilier came after
the men to take them back for trial
The three men were driving 1897
Dodge pickup. They had made ar
rangements to go to work here, hav-
ing hired out to cut wood for Fred
Munsell.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
City Will
App|yFor
WPA Funds
To Cover Cost of Labor on
Proposed Swimming
Pool Project.
DISCUSSES DETAILS
AT SPECIAL MEETING

The City of Libby will
make application to the WPA
for a grant to cover the cost
Of labor in the proposed new
municipal swimming pool.
That decision was reached
Monday night at a special
meeting of the council called
to consider the swimming
pool matter.
The meeting was called In re-
spouse to request by Mrs. r. w.
LIE Due, president of the Libby
Woman's club, which is sponsoring
the swimming pool project. Pres
ent at the meeting was Mrs. LIE Due,
the members OF the executive board
OF the club and all the captains of
the soliciting teams. Also present
were L. S. WEIGH, Carlton Joughin.
Marshall Murray and Paul Church,
these men having been asked by
Mrs. lie DUO to serve as an advisory
committee. Supt. A. A. Wood OF
the city schools was also in at
tendance, he likewise having been
invited.
The meeting discussed the swim
ming pool project at considerable
length. Mr.. WEIGH and Mr.. Wood
both spoke in support OF the project,
advancing reasons why the matter
should have the support of the city.
Mrs. Ned Joughin, one of the women
present, also spoke in the projects
favor. While the matter has not
advanced to the point where de-
tailed plans are available, yet vari-
GUS plans and the costs thereof were
taken into consideration
1t is the desire OF the women that
the city take over the pool as
municipal project. The city is will
ing to do SO If maintenance of the
pool can be provided for without too
much of an additional burden on
the taxpayers. That Is matter
that will have to be worked out
and the council is now giving it
study.
In taking up the drive for funds
Tor the pool, the Woman's club
planned that the money raised would
60 into the purchase of the neces-
sary materials and that the cost of
labor could be covered by a WPA
grant. 1t is understood that the
Montana WPA representative has
expressed himself as much in favor
of the project
I'VE realize that the $4,000 set as
our goal will not be quite enough to
cover the cost of materials said
Mrs. lie Due, land we have decided
that an additional sum will have to
be raised. The ladies are confident
this can be done by securing do
nations from sources that have not
contributed"
After the application is filed with
the WPA for grant, it is said that
organization win send an engineer
to Libby to 90 into the matter with
the local people.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
Flathead Area Closed
Sooner Than Planned

Elk hunting in the South Fork of
the Flathead area stopped Novem-
Der Is, State Game Warden James
A. Weaver announced this week.
The season had been set for Mo-
vember both. The kill in the re-
gion has been SO heavy that the
herd will be reduced by 1000 on
that date, it is believed The ami
mails also have been driven across
the mountains in Lewis and Clark
county and should heavy snow ar
rive before they return to their
natural feeding grounds, many
would be starved, game authorities
fear.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
Unemployment Fund Will
Total Six Million

HELENA.-When payment of UNI
employment insurance benefits be-
gins in July, 1889, the state will
have a fund of S6,O00 900 on hand,
Barclay Craighead, chairman of the
state commission estimates. At
Washington, a huge fund is being
gathered and invested in treasury
certificates and bonds, thereby
changing the ownership of govern
ment securities from hands of bank
ers to the public at large. The gov
eminent pays three per cent inter
est on the funds from the various
states.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
Red Cross Annual Drive
Is Now Under Way

The annual Red Cross drive is
now under way and is in charge OF
Clay Parker, local chairman. Parker
states that an intensive solicitation
will not be made this year and that
in view of that some people may be
missed. He asks that those who wish
to help this noble work leave their
membership fee of s1.00 either at
the K. M. Co. store, the Electric
Store, at Hough's or with Mr.. Par
ker himself.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
Two Young
Law Vio|dtors
Caught Here
Spokane Boy and Girl
Arrested by Libby
Officers.
DROVE AWAY-DID
NOT PAY FOR GAS

An 10 year Old boy and a lb
year old girl, from Spokane,
attempted to pull a fast one
at the Joe Kujawa service
station last Friday and as a
result they Landed in the
hands of the law. The boy
was William Paine. The
name of the girl is not given
since she is a juvenile.
The couple drove up to the service
station and asked to have the car
filled with gas. They apparently
were in q great hurry and just as
soon as the gas was procured and
the tank cap replaced, they dashed
away without paying for the gas.
The couple were driving a 1887
Plymouth coupe
kujawa Immediately called the
sheriff's office and Deputy Sheriff
Holsington and Chief of Police Har-
mon took after the fleeing young
sters. The culprits were overtaken
at the Hind service station several
miles south Of Libby, where bad
luck had befallen them. There they
had had a flat tire. AS the officers
drove up, Paine had just replaced
the flat with a spare and jumped
into the car and started away as he
saw the officers. In his hurry he
swung onto a soft spot on the
shoulder Of the highway and his car
stuck. Paine then jumped from the
car IN his attempt to escape but the
two officers were upon him as he
stepped from the car and nabbed
him. He offered no resistance
The two sulprits were brought
back to Libby and Spokane officers
we're notified. The city officers were
much pleased to hear the news from
Libby as they had been searching
for the two young culprits, Paine
having stolen the car In Spokane
from Henry Janack, OF the Pacific
Fruit and Produce company. Sat-
urday Detective Sonnabend and
Deputy Sheriff Ulvin of Spokane
came after Paine. The girls father
came in Friday night and took his
daughter back home A represent
alive OF an insurance company came
after the car.
According to an item in the
Spokesman-Review, Paine is the al
legged leader of youthful band
of auto thieves the police declare
has stolen IL cars in Spokane i'm a
few days. Two of the band were
already in Jail in Spokane when
Paine was caught here.
1t is said Paine knocked down
resident of the Natatorium park dis
trict Thursday and escaped through
the back door, despite three shots
fired in the air by police officer
He was later joined by the young
daughter of the man he knocked
down, and ON whom he was calling
at the time.
The Spokane officers told the Lib
by men the couple had pulled
similar stunt at Rathdrum, Ida, hav-
ing their car filled with gas there
and driving away without paying
for it.
Shortly after Deputy Sheriff Hois-
ington notified Spokane of the cap
ture of the couple, federal officials
in Spokane called up and said Paine
was wanted on kidnapping charge
They had been informed that Paine
had knocked down the girl and car
ried her away against her will The
girl told the Libby officers, how
ever, that there was nothing to that
report, that she had accompanied
Paine on her own volition
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
Oiling Contracts To
Be Let Tomorrow

Contracts for the crawling and
oiling of over % miles Of highway
in this district will be let at Helena
tomorrow by the state highway
commission A number of contrac-
tors have been in Libby during the
past week going over the proposed
projects preparatory to submitting
bids.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
Donates $500.

Another organization TO contribute
during the week to the Libby swim
ming pool fund is the Eastern Star
lodge. The Stars voted $25 to the
fund at its meeting this week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
Price OF Gasoline Lowered.

Effective last Tuesday the price
of gasoline in Libby was lowered
one cent by all city dealers. This
places the price now at rs cents per
gallon.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
STORES WILL CLOSE

Libby stores will be closed or
Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. No.
vember 25.
MERCHANTS COMMITTEE.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
So, 687, 1913. 38 $1,s23, 1884

Purchases in other states up to
September were: Minnesota, $4,-
059,3l4.35; Wisconsin, 1921, 8.48;
Iowa, $95,098.01; North Dakota,
$I07, 28864; Idaho, $92,059,26; Wash
ington, S707,384, Oregon, $2l7,32l;
California, $970,702 and Canada,
$6l,730.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18

Merle Miller Of Swamp creek Is
a patient at the Libby hospital this
week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-18
Great Northern Spends
Large Sum in Montana

When a major railway goes to
market 1t carries a gigantic basket
and plenty of purchasing power.
Buyer of nearly 10000 items,
ranging from toothpicks to loco
motives, the Great Northern rail-
way spent more than 20 million dol
lars through its purchasing depart
ment up to September /. Purchases
in 1886 totaled approximately IL
millions.
Montana's direct benefit through
purchases by the system is one of
the largest OF the nine states and two
Canadian provinces in which the
railway operates
In the first eight months of 1887
the Great Northern, which also is
one of Montana's largest taxpayers
and employers, spent $l,823, 1884
in purchases in the Treasure State.
The system spent S2,687, 1888 in
Montana through its purchasing de-
partment in 1886.
The Great Northern's purchases
in Montana for 1896 and up to Sep
TENDER | this year included:
1896 1887
Fuel Oil 81 ,036, 248.51 5000, 148.5(
Coal .......... 6I3,927.06 354, 80641
Cement ..-... 30,7l4.38 100000
Lumber,
ties and tie
treating !. 839,271.00 442,515.7(
Auto trucks 12,90852 6,l76.Ol
Miscel:
including
Glacier Park