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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-30

them married. Ten per cent owned
their homes.
Group Two consisted of men be-
tween Is and 80, including So per
cent of the total poll. Sixty per
cent of these men earn less than
81, 400 year, SIS per cent are mar
ried and A per cent have children.
In Group Three, 30 to SO years of
age, go per cent make from 81, 400
to $4,000 year and 80 per cent
are married.
The average young American
business man finds amateur photog-
raphy as his favorite hobby, with
books and music tying for second
place. Following a close third are
civic activities and workshops.
Cards, like bridge, appeal to only
8 per cent. Golf is the most popu-
lar sport, followed by 81 per cent,
while next in order come hunting,
tennis, fishing and bowling. Only
5.5 per cent participate regularly in
swimming.
Maintaining that "Jaycee" men,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-30

propaganda for raising an ex-'
peditionary army.
Today it's not so funny.
Keeping 'em down on the
farm is a serious problem.
Better educational opportu-
mites, lean times and the
broader sophistication for which
that same war was largely respon-
sible have lured to the city many a
young man who would otherwise
have proudly aspired to the farming
tradition.
Land Up, Population Down.
In 1925, some 48.6 per cent of the
land area of the United States was
in farms; in 1890 this ratio had
increased to 51.8 per cent, and by
1885 it had jumped to 55.4 per cent.
During these same years the rural
population, which had been 46.1 per
cent of the nations total in 1925,
declined to 43.1 per cent in 1885.
But in a real democracy the social
and economic pendulumS do not
swing too far out of line before
way is found to bring them back.
The last few years have seen new
appreciation of sociological re-
adjustment, and its effect has been
to create new machinery for spread
ing to the farthest reaches of the
land the cultural and mechanical
benefits which have all too long OBJ
tanned chiefly to the cities. Nowhere
is this more apparent than in the
concerted drive now under way to
electrify American farms.
The Rural Electrifcation admin
istration, organized in 1885, and
feeling its way" for the last two
or three years, is getting into full
stride with plans to electrify 100000
American farms before June 30.
Identification Booms.
During the first six months of this
year it will have lent or allocated
funds to bring the benefits of elec-
tricity to a number of farms equal
to more than one-third of all the
electrified farms there were in this
country at the end of 1888. 1t is
safe to predict that, with the farms
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-30

bers follow the American pattern, I"
Future points out that as members
grow older and their incomes in
crease, more of them marry. By the
time they reach So years, very few
are still bachelors. AS the position
in life becomes better, the number
of children increase.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-30

ried to young Mat Hews, whose new
play would open in Chicago in a day
or two.
Considering these things tonight,
Clint decided it must be fun to be
married, if you found the right girl.
Then he came to the traffic light
Mabel Gaye had described to him,
and turned off the main highway, up
Kenesaw Hill.
It was near one o'clock in the
morning; and the shower was on in
full force-a drenching rain, flares
of lightning. He passed for while
no residences at all; but as he
crossed the fiat top of Kenesaw Hill
he saw, dimly through the rain,
some houses set absurdly close to-
gether, to one side of the road. Clint
thought it was as though they hud-
died near one another in this soli-
tude for the sake of company. The
front door of the middle one of these
houses was open, with a light burn
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-30
Height of Crabtree Falls

The Virginia Conservation COM
mission says that Crabtree creek
descends in a series of falls or cas-
cades from an altitude of about
3,300-3, 400 feet to an altitude of
about 1,400 feet in distance of
about two miles in a winding
course. Thus the total (verticaD
drop of Crabtree creek in a dis.
lance of about two miles is approx.
imately 1900 feet. The highest cas-.
cade, called the Grand cataract, is
said to make fall of 500 feet, and
the lowest of the five cascades is
reported to be about so feet high.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-30
Did You Know?

COME facts known only to
- certain schoolboys (as re-
corded on test papers) are
that:
''Etcetera is sign used to
make people believe you know
more than you do"
"In Venice the people go
along the canals in gorgonzo-
las"
"An anachronism is a thing
a man puts in writing in the
past before it has taken place
in the future"
"a synonym is a word you
use in place of another when
you can't spell the one you first
thought Of"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-30

to be added, independent of REA
aid, the present total will be doubled.
Ittakes no more than little anec-
dote to illustrate how electricity,
coupled with this day of the automo-
bile, the highway and the radio,
may well be starting gun for the
long awaited back-to-the-soil decen-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-30
Charitable Fellow

tWhy leave one dollar in my
pocket?" the victim asked the
hold-up man.
''The bloke round the corner
gets nasty if l don't leave him
something" explained the other.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-30
Rural Depopulaton Trend Reversed as Agricultural
Industries Begin Developing New Cultural
and Mechanical Opportunities
BY JOSEPH w. LaBINE

'TIow va gonna keep ern down on the FARM"
We lot of fun singing that goodhumored old
ballad in the War days The question qualified of
by the addition of the words aer they've Paree The
idea supposed to be that lad from the corneds of
the plantations of the Old South had had fling
worlds gayest capital simple task to reconcile him
to life of hard chores and high boots.
Everybody sang it, nobody believed and it swell
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-30

This lad may some day be a
better pOulfry-raiser than his
dad, hOn,ing future hens under
an electric h0uer.
tralization which may some day sup
plant the breadline. The anecdote
concerns southeastern farmer who
had been persuaded finally to sign
up with an REA coop.
Social Significance.
81 never would have believed
what it has meant" he told the CO
op superintendent some time after
electric power had begun to relieve
his family from most of its drudg-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-30
ConSiderate

f'Could you let me have-er-a
bankers reference, sir?" said the
house-agent, negotiating a sale.
"Just a formality, you know"
ST could" replied the client,
"but it would only distress you"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-30
THREE SUFFERED HOUSES

Ben Ames Williams story Of death and intrigue
in the lives Of three families will thrill you. Inspector
Tope and Miss Moss. your old detective friends of
fiction. finally solve the mystery. but only after
enstine fhe aid of June Leaford and Clint Jervies,
two young people involved in the unfolding of the
drama.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-30
First Request

Hes a most original man and
told me things I never heard from
any other man."
"Did he ask you to become his
wife?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-30
Perfect Heather

Mrs. Watts-How is the girl /
recommended to you going on?
Mrs. Spatts = left her to
straighten things up before the
minister called, and she never
even busted the Bible.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-30

The average man will spend
as much time telling stories
about his dog as a woman viii
about her first baby.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-30

Lure of a Secret
Things forbidden have a secret
charm.-Tacitus.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-30
COUGHS
COLDS

To quickly relieve distress-rub sooth-
ing, warming Musterole on your chest,
throat and back.
Musterole is NOT ''just salve." It's
"counter-irrif0nf" containing good
old-fashioned remedies for distress of
colds-oil of mustard, menthol, camphor
and other helpful ingredients.
That's why it gets such fine results
better than the old-fashioned mustard
plaster. Musterole penetrates the surface
skin, stimulates, warns and soothes and
quickly helps to relieve local congestion
and pain. Used by millions for 80 years.
Recommended by many doctors and
nurses. In 8 strengths: Regular, Chill
dren's (Mil0 and Extra Strong. 40s.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07
Young Couple Take Wedding Vows

MILFORD A. Becker of Libby and
Miss Jessie Scott of Troy were mar
ried Friday afternoon at o'clock
by the Rev. FIR. Taylor in the parish
house in Libby. The young couple
were attended by Miss Jean Mckay
of Wallace, Ida.s and by the groom's
brother, Robert Becker of Libby.
Immediately following the cere-
mony the couple drove to Troy to
be present at the celebration of the
golden wedding anniversary of the
brides grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. C. Scott. About 100 guests were
present to help the grandparents
celebrate their 50th wedding an
niversary and the young couple
their wedding day
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Scott of Troy and is
a graduate of the Troy high school.
The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. AL Becker of this city. He is
employed by the ]. Neils Lumber
Company and the young couple will
make their home here. Many
friends both in Libby and Troy
will wish them long life and much
happiness.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07
los Students
In Libby School
Enrolment
All Buildings Filled But Not
Overcrowded, Says
Supt. Wood.
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN
ORGANIZE FIRST DAY

Libby schools opened last Tues
day morning with 704 students at
tending classes. All buildings are
filled but not uncomfortably over
crowded, Superintendent A. 4.
Wood said.
The enrolment for the grades to-
tai 1893 students. The seventh grade
and eighth grade both have 81 men,
bers which totals 124. There are
$50 high school students and two
post graduates. The freshmen
number Al, the sophomores ST, the
Juniors "A and the seniors SO.
The volunteer fire department
met and organized ON the first day
of school. Officers were selected
and new members admitted. The
personnel of the department fol-
lows: Ed Woodruff, chief and Bill
Seims, assistant chief Members are
Douglas Stickney, Glen McComas,
Jack Darlington, Donald Sleizer.
Jack Daggett, Jack Raymond, How
ard Eggert Robert Switzer. Dick
Brinton. Milton Slauson. Fuzz Spen-
Ger. Leonard Spencer Gilbert Earle.
Bill Martin, Earnest Eggert and
Willard Raymond. The last four
are new members elect
ed to the department this year.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07
Petrol To Examine
Traffic VioIotors

HELENA-The state highway pa
troll this week began tests to mo-
florists who have been convicted of
TWO or more traffic violations, ac-
cordlng to Supervisor Lou Boe-
decker. The first group to be test
ed will include ITO repeated offend
.ers whose names were taken from
the list kept by the patrol.
Names of the offenders were sent
by Boedecker to the patrol districts
where the violators reside, and the
tests, including an eyesight exam
nation, an actual driving tryout
and a quiz ION highway traffic reg
ulations, will be given by district
patrolmen.
Names of persons who fail to
pass the tests will be turned over
to the state highway commission.
with recommendation from the SUI
nervisor that their driving licenses
be revoked. Boedecker said. Those
failing to pass the first test will be
given another chance at a later
date.
Inc patrols action was author
lied by the 1887 legislature, and
after the files have been gone
through completely, the drivers will
be tested as they roll up their sec
ond convictions. Persons whose Ii
censes are revoked have the right to
appeal to court Conviction of driv-
ing after license has been revoked
is punishable by fine and Jail SEN
tnce or both.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07
New Highway Safety
Appliance Tried Out

A new highway safety device. SIM
liar IN principal TO the block signal
system used on railroads. is being
tried out by the state highway de-
partment Designed by Douglas
Stemple of Greenough, the appliance
is to warn drivers to keep on their
own side of the road on hills and
curves
A car approaching a blind curve
or a stiff hill runs over small
rubber tube. The air impulse sets
off switch that turns on red,
flashing light on the left side of
the road around the curve over
the crest of the hill.
Drivers coming into the curve or
climbing the hill from the other di-
rection would be warned of the
other coming car, and would know
they'd better keep to the right,
according to D. A. McKinnon, state
highway engineer. The length of
time the red light would stay on
and keep flashing could be set by
a timer IN the devices control box.
Upkeep of the signals would be
comparatively small it was said, as
they would operate by batteries.
The installed cost of the signals
one for each end of a blind curve
or for each side of hill, would be
about $500 per set.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07
Commercial Club
Board Organizes

Wednesday evening the frs
meeting of the new members o
the board of directors of the Libb,
Commercial Club was held at TIL,
forestry building. They are, Jane
Krall, Walter Neils, Karl Klehm
Carlton Joughin and A. A. Wood.
i James Krall was elected as presi
dent of the organization for the
coming year and Harold Hall wa.
/ appointed secretary. The main bus
mess of the evening was that of ap.
pointing committees and setting
dates for this season.
The following were appointed tc
serve as committee members. The
first named being designated to act
as chairman.
Highway committee: Walter Neils
R. r. Veldman, L. S. WEIGH, NJ. .
Rowland. c. D. Rowe and Karl
Klehm.
Membership: Bonner Hooks Gale
Weidner, and Art Greeley.
Mining: Joe Kujawa, j. L. REILLY
and John Myers.
Agriculture: Elmer SWitzer. A. A,
Wood, E. O. Bergstrom, Carlton
Joughin, Paul Stamschor, c. v.
Manion.
Fish and Game: Ed. Boyes, M. X.
Kedzie, A. N. Richard, r. w. Smith
berger, Russell Whitefield and Earl
SWitzer.
Merchants. Don Leach, Elmer Da-
wilson, Mrs. S. N. Plummer. Lorne
Bolyard and Jesse Oylear.
Entertainment: James Harris, Jr.,
w. Fl. Kemp, Russell Little, Fred
Birmingham, P. e. Chef, Thomas
Brindley, E. J. Driear.
Publicity: G. D. Rowe, H. R. Rich
ards, Donald Hargreaves, Walter
Kemp and Marshall Murray.
Public Improvements: Harold Mil
Ter, Z, ]. Barkee. w E. Dexter and
A. Brock.
Forestry. George Neils. E. E.
Jaqueth, Fred Cloutier, L. ]. Brown
and Art Greeley.
legislative: James M. Blackford,
Jr
A tentative program for the year
was outlined and it was decided to
have the meetings fall on the third
Thursday of every month with the
exception of December when there
is no meeting scheduled. Following
will be found the tentative pro-
gram for the coming year: Septem-
Der %, Agriculture; October 10Th,
Mining; November Is, Fish and
Game; January Is, General meet
ing, February Is, Entertainment
(Old Timers affair.", March 81,
Forestry; April Is, Joint Meeting;
May Is, Highway.
The Merchants committee will
have charge of the Christmas tree.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07

HELENA-During the fiscal year
terminating June 30, 1885, the Fed
eral Surplus Commodities Corpora
ton distributed 80 different kinds
of commodities costing the govern
ment IN excess of $4,000, 900 to more
than 2,858,000 families. The retail
value of these commodities, includ
ing the cost of distribution to the
consumer, exceeded $75,000,000; and
the number of persons included in
these families is more than ten mil
lion. The value of the commodities
distributed will thus average about
$3.50 for each one of the ten million
persons. In addition to all of this.
some commodities were furnished
for school lunches for nearly 100000
children.
The principal source of the funds
used for the purchase of these COM
modities is the customs receipts. In
1885 Congress set aside 80 per cent
of these receipts for the purchase
of agricultural commodities. The
is brought about
through the public welfare depart
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07
Ole Timers To
Bottle Youngsters

The Libby baseball team has
challenged the Old Timers aggre
cation Of one-time stars and now
the battle of the century is being
planned for next Sunday afternoon.
Charley Allen is in charge of the
Old Timers and has gathered some
10 or 20 players to throw into the
battle just in case the goihQ. proves
too hard for the first lineS. Ray
Lindsey of Troy is being talked for
the hurler, with Allen on the re-
ceiving end. Ed Lefty Brandt,
former major league pitcher, has
promised to play first base or in
the field. Walter WOLF will prob
ably hold down second base, with
either Bill Nelson of Libby or Call
ahan of Troy on third base. There
is plenty of material for the re-
mainder of the lineup, and the Old
Timers are expected to give the
Libby youngsters the battle of their
lives. A lot of Libby people would
like to see Brandt in action on the
mound now that he has become one
of US, but the sore shoulder that put
him out of commission last spring is
still bothering to some extent.
Others who have been signed ur
as possible players are Bonner
Hooks, Moe Davis, Reinerston, Gale
Weidner, Bleich, Anderson of Troy
Harold Thompson, l.. c. Kensler
Gabe Rose and Van Dreson.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07
Confer Regarding
Highway Work

The board of county commission
ers held their regular meeting thi:
week at the court house. Routine
business took up most of the time.
Ray Frost reported that he made
a trip to Helena last week to con-
fer with highway officials concern
ing the Libby Jennings highway. He
returned by the way of Missoula
where he met with WPA officials.
They are expected to be in Libby
this weekend to draw up the
project.
James Mahoney announced that
the ERA camp had been secured
from the forest service as. place
for workers from Eureka to stay
during the road construction.
The following resolution, passed
by the board is self explanatory.
Copies were sent to the governor,
secretary of state and the public
welfare board.
RESOLUTION
Whereas the Public Welfare Act
provides that destitute dependent
children, destitute aged, destitute
needy blind and destitute unem-
ployed and unemployable people of
the state, shall be entitled to a rea-
sonable sustenance compatible with
decency and health, and,
Whereas, the county and state
public welfare boards are unable to
provide for such needy persons in
the manner prescribed by law, due
to the lack of funds available for
such purposes, and,
Whersas there is widespread des-
and suffering among the
needy of the state, and;
Whereas the supreme court has
sympathized with the condition of
the needy but declared that both the
state and county public welfare
boards, and the supreme court itself,
were poWerless to provide for the
needy; and that the legislature alone
has such power, and,
Whereas there is no other remedy
for the present inability Of the state
to provide for the needy people,
and,
Whereas winter is approaching
and private charity is unable to
cope with the necessities OF the
people;
Now Therefore Be it Resolved
that we 90 on record as demanding
that a special session of the legis-
lature be called to remedy the con-
ditions above described
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07
Needy Get Checks
For September Aid

Checks totaling S281,44 for as.
sistance during this month have beer
mailed by the state public welfare
board to about 1880 needy Mon
tanans, according to |. M Brand
jord, welfare administrator. Pay
ments for old-age assistance, aid to
dependent children and aid to needy
blind are larger this month than in
August, the administrator said.
Persons receiving old-age assist
ance checks this month number
l2,252, with benefit payments av-
eraging $3.50 One hundred and
fifty-two needy blind persons will
receive an average of S2051. De-
pendent children receiving aid num-
Der 5,O96, with individual payments
averaging $11.58.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07
HOSPITAL NOTES.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Siever An
derson q daughter on August 81.
Mrs. Frank French of Troy is a
patient at the Libby hospital
Mrs. Robert Hugill underwent q
tonsillectomy Saturday.
Nelson Babcock was admitted TO
the hospital as patient last Sat
urday.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07
Rod and Gun Club Friday Night.

Earl Switzer, president of the
Libby Rod and Gun Club, wishes to
remind all members and others in
terested, that regular meeting will
be held Friday night at 7:30 o'clock
at the Community hall in the court
house.
The purpose Of the meeting is to
decide which lakes shall be opened
to winter fishing Everyone is in
vited to express an opinion on this
matter at the meeting
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07
De Rosia Takes Over
Libby Postmastership

Forrest De Rosia took over the
Libby postmastership this morning,
having received his commission from
the postoffice department during
the week. He succeeds Walter WOLF,
who has been postmaster since
June. 1895.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07
Paints Shell Station.

A five-man crew of painters was
IN Libby last week for the annual
painting of all Shell Oil Co. build
ings and equipment in this vicinity.
AS the result OF their visit, the
G. & II. Service Station, Shell dis
tributors, is now shining with a
new coat of paint.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07
Fined and Tackle Confiscated.

Robert Skies of Columbia Falls
was charged last Sunday in JUS
tice Haiglers court, in Libby, with
exceeding the bag limit of fish He
entered a plea of guilty and was
fined $3.50, which was paid By
order 81 the court, his rod, tackle
and creel were confiscated Deputy
Game Warden Darlington was COM
planning witness.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07
To Paint Curbing.

The city council held its regular
meeting Tuesday night at the city
hall. Much routine business was
taken care of and r. r. Veldman
reports that the specific points of
the curbing of the downtown section
will be painted m the very near
future. This step is being taken SO
drivers may know in which dis
tricts parking is prohibited.
Mr.. Veldman also said that stem
ellis were being ordered for the
painting of street markers
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07
Holds First Meeting.

The Order of Eastern Star held
its first meeting of the season Tues
day evening at the Masonic Temple.
A large crowd was out and matters
were taken care of for the meetings
of the coming year.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07
Craighead to Speak Here.

Harry D. Moe, secretary of the
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union, received letter from Bar
clay Craighead recently stating that
he would be in Libby next Tues
day, September 2, to talk to that
organization. Mr.. Craighead is
chairman of the Unemployment
Compensation Commission of Mon
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07

tween Mineral and California ave
nues on Third street Which side
won is still a mystery. However,
both sides and the referee, Brick"
Wollaston, received plenty Of spray
from the nozzles Of the hoses.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07
The Principal Commodities
Distributed

Measured both by quality and by
cost, the principal commodities dis
trtbuted throughout the nation and
the state rank as follows: Fruits,
cereals, rice and flour, vegetables,
dairy products, and eggs. The. dairy
products consist of butter, cheese,
dry skim milk and milk in its nat
ural state.