The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-13
New Idea
Has Support
OF LionsC|ub
Win Work for Laws to Aid
Sustained Yield" From
Timber Lands.
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
TO LINCOLN COUNTY

dinner Monday night, the Libby
Lions club will get vigorously be-
hind plans to inaugurate sustained
yield management of, the forest re-
sources of this district - In brief,
the plan is to keep the logging and
manufacture of the timber resources
of this district within Lincoln coun-
ty and to harvest the timber crop
in such a manner that it will pro-
vide q perpetual lumber industry
for the county.
Proposed legislation is now before
congress to make this plan pos
sible. Certain departments of the
national government are also study
ing the new management plan. Nat
uraliy, there is some opposition to
such an arrangement. 1t comes
chiefly from outside interests which
would like to buy the logs in this
district and ship them to distant
mills for manufacture. If that is
perpaitted, it will mean the ulti-
mate exhaustion of the timber sup
ply for local mills and their shutting
down, followed by all the baneful
effects Of more ghost sawmill towns
and financial loss to everyone con-
cerned
Committee Named
These and similar facts were
brought out in a discussion of the
matter led by Lions Krall and
Joughin. Joughin spoke vigorously
and said 1t was highly important
that action be started at once. He
said it was a matter that vitally in
terested every person in the coun-
ty. He emphasized the fact that it
would be much better for all parts
of the county to have logging pay
roll in their vicinity for long years
to come instead of possibly having
q big payroll for year or two and
then none whatever after the tim
Der supply had been skinned out.
He said that unless action is taken
promptly the district may wake up
some day to find that much of the
timber resources of the county are
being shipped to distant points.
Lion WEIGH also spoke briefly
in support of the plan and moved
that the club get behind the move
ment President Murray appointed
a committee to have charge of this
ton Joughin, c. ". Manion and A.
NJ. Hoffman
Candy for Children
Lion Brindley presented two bills
for payment which had been incur
red by him as welfare committee
chairman in the purchase of candy,
nuts, etc, for children at Christmas,
children who might not have had
such treats If the Lions had not
played Santa Claus.
r. r. Veldman, highway commit
tee chairman, reported that COR
respondence is being had with high
way officials looking to the securing
of an oiling project on the four miles
between Libby and Troy not yet
covered by contracts
President Murray appointed an
entertainment committee said COM
mittee to have charge of the. an
nual ladies night, to be staged in
February. The committee is COM
posed of James Christie, Fred Clou-
tier, Elmer Davidson, George Woods,
Jack Swarens and c. j. Lillevig.
Mr.. Lillevig was new member
and he was appropriately initiated
with interesting ceremonies in
which Lion Welch administered tic
him the pledge of membership anc
explained in an impressive manner
the serious purposes of the order
Lion Li1levig responded with short
but appropriate remarks.
May Give Prizes
President Murray opened mat
ter that he said was being discussed
to a considerable extent on thu
streets. 1t was whether or not thu
Lions should offer prizes during ths
next holiday season for the hes
decorated Christmas tree gbefor.
ones place of business, for the mos
attractive business window, and fo
the most beautiful tree within one
yard After short discussion,
committee was named to look int,
this matter and report later, con
sisting of Howard Turner, Elme
Davidson, r. r. Veldman and Jane
Harris.
!, A number of guests were presen
and these were introduced and eac
was given a rousing Lions roar
4 Gordon Daugharty, superintendent
of activities at the CCC camp, sal
he considered it privilege to be
guest of the Lions. <. B. Sisson {
Eureka was introduced by the chai
as mayor of Eureka and secretar
of its chamber of commerce. Nj
Sisson urged closer cooperation BIZ
tween the communities of the cour
ty. He explained how his sectic
had been working for a rodent COZ
troll project for some time but sa
obstacles seemed constantly TO arts
Help from the Lions might ASST
greatly in putting over The projes
which he said was OF supreme in
portance to the farmers of the nor
end of the county. He closed