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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06
Libby Girl Married.

Wearing an unusual wedding gown
of wine and silver, Miss Norma
Beasley, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. +. Beasley of Libby, became the
bride of Melvin Wilson of Yakima,
Wash, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wilson of Weiser, Idaho, Saturday
evening at o'clock.
The marriage, solemnized by the
Rev. MIR. Ferry, was read in front
of the fireplace at the pastors
home.
Mrs. ,Lorena O'Brien attended the
bride. She wore blue chiffon
dress. Mr.. Leslie Wilson, brother of
the bridegroom, was best man.
The couple will make their home
in Yakima, where Mr.. Wilson il
employed by the Perham Fruit
Produce Company,
The bride is a popular young lady
of Libby and was graduated from
the Libby high school in the class
of 49, Many friends of Yakima and
Libby wish the couple many years
of happiness.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06
Boomers Ferry Men
After No. 2 Improvements

Ray Wombacher and Leslie Wy
man, county commissioners at Bon
ners Ferry, Ida, recently returned
from attending meeting of Idaho
county commissioners at Pocatello.
While on the trip they had a con-
ference with Major E. w. Kelley,
regional forester, at Missoula, in re-
gard to improving highway No. 2
eastward from Boomers Ferry, says
the Herald of that city.
Eve were assured by Major KEEL
ley that further improvements to
No. will be brought up at the
meeting of federal highway officials
later iii the fall, said Mr. Wom-
bacher.
While in southern Idaho the com
missioners were also fortunate in
securing an audience with B. J
Finch, district engineer, of the b
P. r., whose headquarters are n
Ogden, Utah. MIR. Finch had {
sympathetic ear for road matter.
in this district, say the commits
sioners, but could promise nothin1
more than that the improvement
work will be considered when fed
eral road money is being allocatee
next year.
1.-THE picture is not too bright,
said MIR. Wombacher, as Mr.. Finch
said federal highway appropriation
would be reduced 80 per cen
in 1889"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06
No Additional Tex
For Rood Debentures

HELENA. Oct. a Montanans
can assure their state a $4,000, 900
highway program in the next two
years, without putting a new or adj
ditional tax on themselves, by vot-
ing for Initiative Al at the general
election, according to a statement
from the Montana Highway Finance
committee.
The initiative would permit the
sale of S3,000,000 in debentures to
be repaid over period of 10 years
from proceeds of the state five cent
per gallon gasoline tax. The state
money would be matched with funds
granted by the federal government.
Failure of the initiative would
halt Montana's road program for the
next two years, the committee state
ment said. This would reduce the
states annual tourist deIIaF har-
vest of S30,000,000, which is spread
through all trade channels.
Farmers, laborers and industry
need good roads, the committee add
ed, because of the money spent for
Montana products and labor in
building the roads and because of
the tourist money brought into the
state over good highways.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06
VermicuIite Used
To Make Walls of
World Fair Shiny

Vermiculite will shed its golden
glow to further the glory of the
Golden Gate International exhibit
ton in 1899, the United States Blu
reau of Mines announces. Sparkling
flakes Of this relative Of the mica
family are to be used to enliven the
surface Of the cement stucco of
which the fair buildings are con-
structed The scintillating particles
are applied to the wet stucco and
the final effect-though costing very
little--is most attractive. About l5O
tons will be required to diffuse the
golden glow over all of the
buildings.
Vermiculite is a Libby product
and here is found one of the largest
and one of the few deposits of tht
mineral on the continent.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06
WPA Crew Storts Work On Additional
Improvements To Park AT kootenoi Falls

the club is getting tired buying the
pipe.
MIR. Klehm also said that land
scape artist from the regional of
flee at Missoula had been here this
week laying out plans fer beautify-
ing the naturally beautiful site al
the falls. He left sketch of his
plans to be followed. The forest
service, said Mr.. Klehm, had donated
a most attractive sign for Kootenai
falls and it will be erected at the
park site.
Guests of the club were Wayne
Kemper, music instructor in the
Libby schools, and George Mourar,
new highway patrolman. When
called on by President Christie, Mr.
Kemper expressed his pleasure at
the opportunity of meeting with the
Lions. enjoying their hospitality,
and getting acquainted with more OF
the men of the town MIR. MouraT
spoke in a similar vein and added
that he wanted to express his ap-
probation of the fine school patrol
that Libby has. I'VE have school
patrols at many places said Mr.
Mourar, "but want to tell you the
Libby patrol is the best I have ever
contacted. The boys are alert, take
i keen interesttm the work and are
very efficiently Mr.. Mourar also
promised cooperation in any com
munity activity of worth.
Lion Hough urged the Lions to
get back of the high school football
team, as has been the custom of the
club for a number of years. He
urged a full attendance by Lions
at football rallies and all such gath
erings8 Tail Twister Swarens gave
humorous report on softball ac-
tivities during the summer.
The Lions who had visited the Eu-
reka club told of the wonderful
time they had had and the cordial
reception accorded them by the new
club at that place. Plans were made
for delegation of Libby Lions tc
60 to Whitefish Wednesday nigh
of this week to help install new
club there.
Lion Krall recently returned from
q VI III W 1diiiOllIld dli0 OLllEI Pal II
of the southwest. When called or
he spoke for few minutes very
interestingly of his trip. He was in
San Francisco at the time of the
clerks strike and when he saw them
parading before one of the large de
partment stores he walked down
and mingled with the strikers, ask
ing them questions and studying the
situation. He also walked into the
store and talked to some of the
clerks who had refused to 20 out
His description of what he saw there
was instructive.
Mr.. Krall attended the Legion
convention in Los Angeles and spoke
briefly Of wonderful address he
heard there. On the way home he
and Mrs. Krall visited Boulder dam
and he described that in a few
words.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06

That further work is now under
way for improving the public park
at Kootenai falls was information
brought to the Libby Lions by Su-
pervisor K. A. Klehm of the forest
service, at the Lions meeting Mon
day night. Supervisor Klehm re-
ported that Lions Driear, Church
and himself had recently been at
the park and laid out work that is
now under way by force of WPA
men. A WPA project has been Sc
cured for the park and the improve
ment will be carried out during the
next few weeks.
Mr.. Klehm reported that the pres
ent cleared space will be consider
ably enlarged, the tables will be
moved back and one or two per-
manent stoves built. Plans contem-
plate a type of stove that will not
need a stovepipe Experience has
proven that miscreants steal the
stovepipe from the stoves at both
the Kootenai falls and Elk Hill
parks maintained by the Lions and
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06
$4,000 Chinese
Pheusunts Freed

While the Chinese pheasant sea-
son opens the morning of October
30, more than $4,000 "Chinks" will
have been liberated this year by
the state fish and game commission,
State Game Warden James
Weaver has announced. The season
will close the night of November g..
with three cock pheasants the daily
bag limit.
The state game farm at Warm
Springs will account for 10000 of
the willy birds, while more than
5000 wilt come from the branch
farm at Billings. This is the first
year birds have been liberated from
the new farm at Billings. Last
year the state planted 1900
"Chinks."
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06
Auto Crosh Badly
Injuries Two Women

An accident which almost proved
fatal to two women from Washing
ton happened Sunday evening on
Elk hill. Mrs. E. H. Garfield OF
Yakima and Mrs. Bernice Smith
of Snohomish, were seriously in.
jured and were rushed to the local
hospital for treatment.
Carl Garfield of Davenport
Wash, the driver, and w. F. Can
field of Snohomish were bruised ane
cut although not seriously.
Driving at fair rate of speed
Garfield lost control of the cal
when he missed the turn at the west
of the graveled highway. He put
on the brakes and the car turned
over. The car was taken into Spo
kane for repairs. The women are
still in the Libby hospital and re-
ports are that they are improving
rapidly.
Mrs. Garfield was about half
scalped. The flesh, beginning Just
above the eyebrow and covering
about half of the forehead and
scalp was torn loose and laid back
off the scalp It was also torn into
three separate strips. Surgeons at
the hospital say the injury will
leave only slight scars. Mrs. Smith
suffered two fractured bones of the
face, one in the sinus.
A second accident occurred Sum-
day evening when a car owned by
Arnold Hanstad ran into COW near
the Lloyd Maize ranch on old high
way No. 2. The COW was crippled
and had to be killed. The car was
damaged to quite an extent but no
one was injured outside of minor
scratches and bruises.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06
Libby Man Kills Bear
With Bow and Arrows

That Libby men are good big
game hunters not only with a rifle
but with bows and arrows as we'll
is proven by a kodak picture sent
to Gabe Ludvikson by his nephew,
Steffen Ludvikson, who is working
in logging camp near Headquar-
tiers, Idaho. The bear came into
camp early one morning and began
to tear things to pieces, so young
Ludvikson went after the intruder
with a bow and arrows. He shot
three arrows into the troublesome
bruin, any one of which would
have been fatal. The hunter noted
on the back of the picture that he
used a Sis bow.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06
Arrested and Fined ON
Drunken Driving Charge

James WEIGH, arrested by High
way Patro1man George Mourer
Sunday evening for drunken driv-
ing, was fined $3.50 and given a 80
day Jail sentence by Justice J. w.
Haigler at a hearing held Monday
morning. Welch's drivers license
was also revoked for the remainder
of the year 1898. He pleaded guilty.
Ernest Davis of Libby was arrest
ed and forfeited a bond of $500 for
not having a drivers license.
Clarence Olson of Libby was fined
$500 for improper license plates
and MILFORD Becker of Libby paid
$500 for the privilege of having
more than three in the drivers seat.
The latter three were tried in JUS
tice J. H. Skidmore's court.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06
Injunction
Is Sustained
By lockwood
Rules That Commissioner OF
Libby District Must Be
Chosen by Special Vote.
MAHONEY, BAKER
AND KEMP TO RUN

In district court Tuesday Judge J.
K. lockwood handed down decisions
sustaining the two actions brought
last week by Charles Johanson of
Libby. One was mandamus pro-
ceeding against the board of county
commissioners to require them to
call special election for electing a
county commissioner from the Libby
district. The other was injunction
proceedings to restrain County Clerk
I sSehuck from entering on the gen.
eral election ballots the names of
James Mahoney and M. Fl. Baker.
democratic and republican candi-
dates respectively, who had run for
nomination to that office in the
primary election and who had won
| the nominations.
Stripped of legal phraseology and
IN the language of the layman, Judge
lockwood held that the contentious
of the plaintiff were correct. In
other words, that nominations to
till vacancy in the office of county
commissioner could not be made at
a primary election. Under his ruI-
ing, neither Baker nor Mahoney
were therefore legally nominated at
the primary election. Therefore the
county clerk was enjoind from pIac-
ing their names on the general cleo
ton ballot.
Judge lockwood further held that
a vacancy in the county commits
sionership must be filled at a spe.
cial election. He therefore decreed
that a "preemptory writ of man.
date be issued and ordered" against
the board of county commissioners
and Eldon j. Schuck as county clerk
requiring them to call a special
election TO fill the vacancy in the
office of county commissioner
for the Libby district for period of
the unexpired term beginning No
vember 3. 1888, and ending the first
Monday in January, 1943."
!. This order has now been issued
and the special election will be held
at the same time as the general
election. However, the names of
candidates for the Libby commits
sionership will appear on separ-
ate ballot and there will be no des-
ignation as to party.
1t is understood that at present
three have expressed their inten-
tons to be candidates. Both Ma
honey and Baker will file and w.
Il. Kemp, the present incumbent,
will also file, SO he states
Monio Files as Independent
There promises to be plenty of
interest in the commissionership
races this fall. On Saturday,
George j. Monio of Troy filed as an
independent candidate for commits
sioner from the Troy district. Mr..
Monio will be remembered as hav-
ing served i'm that capacity several
years ago. Further interest was
made certain yesterday when Ros-
coe Garrison of Troy filed $500
bond in district court in Libby pre-
paratory to appealing his case
against Chef Hoisington to the SUI
preme court. It will be remembered
that Hoisington won the democratic
nomination for commissioner from
the Troy district, and that Garrison
contested that nomination in dis
trict court on the grounds that Hois-
lngton was not a resident of the
Troy district. Hoisington won the
case in district court and Garrison
is now appealing to the supreme
court.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06
PILOT SPOTS FIRES.

A possibly serious fire was stopped
in its tracks last week between Hell
ena and Great Falls through quick
thinking of Western Air Express
pilot. On the flight to Great Falls
from Helena the pilot spotted the
fire, circled it to get its location
and radioed the news back to Hell
ena. The Great Falls forestry of
flee was called as the fire was on
the Lewis and Clark forest, and men
were sent out at once to fight the
blaze.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06
Will Have Charge
Of Play Program

Miss Ruth Switzer, now employed
as a recreational worker in the
public school, will have charge of
a play program for younger chill
dren on Saturday mornings from 8
to IL.
The children will be taught games
and given instruction on play
ground apparatus at Central in good
weather. At other times they will
be given recreational work at the
large gym.
Mothers who desire are asked to
enroll pre-school age children for
this course Saturday Oct. Is.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06
State Pension Fund
Will Be inadequate

There will be a deficit of approx.
imately 100000 in the old-age pen
sion fund at the close of the well
fare departments fiscal year March
2, according to a statement by |. NJ.
Brandjord, welfare board admin
istrator. The welfare law approx
imates 100000 annually to be used
in matching federal and county
money for payment of pensions to
needy persons over SIS years old. The
board has transferred money from
other welfare department funds to
the old-age fund
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06
IT'S A LONG WAY.

It's long way from Iraq to
Butte, but not too far for Mahmood
Abdallah Attarbashi. Mahmood is
sophomore at the state school of
mines at Butte, sent there by the
ministry of education at Bagdad, on
the other side of the world. A fell
low countryman, Aziz Abdul-Adhad,
attended the school last year, and
is junior this year. The two had
great reunion when they met in
the worlds largest mining camp. =
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06
FLOUR FOR NEEDY.

The federal surplus commodities
corporation has sent the state pub
lie welfare board 2,234,0 900 pounds of
flour for distribution to relief fam
lies in the state, according to
Dwight Lohn, director of the dis
tribution division. The department
also received $4,000 pounds of
graham flour and 10000 pounds of
wheat cereal from the federal
agency.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06
TAX GOES ON ROADS.

The bureau of public roads has re-
ported that every dollar of state
taxes paid by Montana highway
users last year was assigned to high
way purposes, in line with the bu-
reau's pleas that "all highway user
revenues be devoted to highways
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06

Stephen r. Chadwick, Seattle at
torncy, Is the new national COM
mander Of the American Legion. He
was given the high office by accla-
nation at the annual Legion conven-
ton La Los Angeles.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06

One reason why SO few recognize
opportunity is because 1T is dis
guised as hard work.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06

Here's Mrs. Iva Fortin. Of Seattle,
who copied first honors In tho wom-
ems division of the Ben Paris fishing
derby. She brought In this 19-lb.
500. salmon on the final day Of the
derby, to win first place In her class,
and also = brand new automobile.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06
List of Donors

List of Donors
Cheff's-$2.50 in merchandise.
j. c. Penney Co.--S1000 in mer-
chandise.
j. "A. Krall--Case of assorted veg
etahles.
Continued ON page 81
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14
BOUNDARY SURVEY PARTY BACK FROM. :.
 SUMMER OF WORK

Jesse Hill, Engineer to the Inter- national Boundary Commission, re- turned to Juneau on the Aleutlan from Wrangell after completing ex- tensive boundary survey work with a crew of seven men.
 Lewis Taylor, young Juneau man was member of Hills party which replaced old monuments in a few places and checked old survey llnes Others in the party were John Jor' dan, Sam McGee, Robert Meek August Rambosek, Frank Jones ant Curtis Miller.
 Work of the party was concen trated in three areas, on the Tak' River the Skagway River and soi the Stikine River. The party ha been in the field since June IA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14
NEW YORK MAN BAGS BROWNIE
 TEN FEET SIX
F. w. Sansone, Financier on Y acht Caroline,
 Gets Limit of Bear

F. w. Sansone, New York finan- cier making hunting trip aboard the Campbell Church yacht Caro- line, was in Juneau today after bagging his limit of bear. including one brute that squared ten feet six inches and took eight to ten" shots to stop in Gambler Bay.
 Ed Jahnke and Red" Williams, of Juneau, are guides. Making the hunt are MT. and Mrs. F. w. Sam sone and son David, who also bagged his limit of two brownies.
 The party has been out for about IA days now, cruising Admiralty, Baranof and Chichagof Island shores.
 From here, leaving tonight or tomorrow morning, the party will go to Tracy Arm for goat and around Port Houghton district for black bear, staying out for another two weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14
TornadoeS, Man Made, to Test
 New Airp|anes

BOSTON. Sept. IA. - Man-made gales and storms of super-hurrlcane proportions soon will rage ln BoS- ton.
 But residents need not fear, for the winds will be safely confined within the steel plates of the new wind tunnel at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 Four hundred mile an hour Winos will whirl around a seventy i've foot oval shaped chamber because scientists have combined means Tor stimulating stratospheric flying con- ditions at high speeds.
 Manufactured winds with the Ve- locity of a typhoon are expected 10 add to sciences knowledge of the air.
 The MT. tunnel will be known as the Wright Wind Tunnel, and Orville Wright, pioneer airman oi Kitty Hawk fame, will come here | to dedicate It today.
 Wind speed twice as great as the 200 mile an hour blows" Of a west Indies hurricane will be manufactured by huge propeller whirled by a 2,000-horsepower mo- tor.
 This motor is the largest of Its type ever built. When completed the tunnel will produce in proper ratio varia tions in barometric pres sure up to theoretical attitudes ol 35000 feet.
 Consequently. model lrp e' which take off inside the huge testing chamber will confront al of the natural flying hazards of ac tual aircraft, according to en' gineers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14
LUTHERAN LADIES
 MEET TOMORROW

Lutheran Ladies Aid members are to meet at o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the church parlors, 1t was announced today.
 The afternoon will be spent In sewing for the bazaar, which is to be held in December. Similar meet ings will be held every Thursday afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14
MAJOR UMpIRES
 HAVING IT SOFT?

STON, Sept. IA. = Life for major league umpires nowadays is just one long, sweet dream-over- looking, of course an occasional shower of epithets or pop bottles from irate fans-in the opinion of old Bill Klem.
 And Bill should know, because he has been calling 'em in the Ma tional League for nigh onto thirty five years.
 Klem sighed when he recalled that umpires once registered under assumed names, crept out of ball parks via rear exit, and lived ia constant dread of being assaulted by players and fans alike.
 But all that has changed, and umpires today have as good an opportunity to pursue long, useful careers as have average citizens, pointed out Klem.
 "No longer do umpires stow away in trains lest they be assaulted by word and mouth" he said. Now, they expose themselves freely, leave the ball parks openly and dine with their fellow citizens on a perfect parity
 Word Is Law
 "The public has been educated to respect the umpire. We have been admitted to social equality with the ball players.
 Klem, whose uttered words on the diamond is law spelled with a capital L, pioneered in achieving greater dignity for his much maligned profession. w hen ne broke into the game shortly alter the turn of the last century 1t was customary for umpires to disciplini the ball player by being harsher II word and deed.
 Klem rarely bandies words witt the player who "beefs' against hl decision. Instead he hooks hi thumb in the air and invites th' athlete or manager, as the cas- might be, to vacate the playing field.
 Among innovations claimed D, Klem were the ear-and-eye systen of umpiring at first base and tn . gesture of flattening the palms t ! the ground in a motion to indlcat
 that the runner is safe. Umpire Baiters Gone The veteran arbiter insisted h l first tried the idea of standing l : front of the bag and watching tn I runners foot while waiting for, tn
 ball to reach the first basemal l, He listens for the impact of ba h on glove, keeping his eyes glue W on the runners feet. 5. Umpire baiters of the McGra = type have virtually disappeare k, from the game, much to the reli d of Klem and fellow umps.
 Managers like Bill McKeckni r. Pie Traynor, Gabby Hartnett, al u Bill Terry have helped to lightt n the umpire's burden, according IS Klem. Compared with McGrav
 he added, they are as gent
 zephyrs to a Florida hurricans.
 And today no ball player wou " risk calling Klem Catfish" u " nickname given him when he e
 tered the league.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14
What Is Your 0 News ]. O.? By The AP Feature Service
By The AP Feature Service

Each question counts 20; each part of q tlDo-part question, l0. A score of 60 is fair, 80, good.
 1. This man is Dr. Eduardo Santos. Of what South Ameri- can country has he just been in- augurated president?
 2. Name the dictator Of Greece.
 3. Mexico has rejected Wash ington'S offer to arbitrate in- identification claims for expro- priated farm lands. True or false?
 4. Was Pearl White, who died recently in Paris, (a) a former Olympic swim star, (b) a wo- man novelist or (c) a movie serial queen of the pre-talkie era?
 5. What North Atlantic liner recently set a new westbound record?