The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-23
Many Attend
Commercial
Club Dinner
Pictures Shown That Portray
Benefits of Sustained Yield
in Forest Management.
LIBBY-KALISPELL ROAD
OILED THIS SUMNER

One of the best attended meet
ings of the Commercial club to be
held this year took place Tuesday
evening at the Tavern Cafe. APP
proximately 95 members and Wis
ltors were present and enjoyed the
program which was prepared by
George Neils and his committee on
forestry.
After the dinner President Karl
klehm opened the meeting. The
minutes of the previous meetings
were disposed of upon motion. Mr..
kIehm then read a communication
from Governor Roy E. Ayers which
stated that Walter Neils would re-
ceive every consideration when the
time came for the appointment of
the state park commission.
Harold Miller spoke a few words
IN connection with the plans formu-
lated for the community hall. He
urged the group to think construc-
lively on the idea of a community
hall for Libby. He announced that
plans will be shown and the matter
discussed thoroughly at the next
meeting of the club. With refer
ence to the community hall, A. A..
Wood said, 1T is the unanimous
opinion of the residents of this city
that we need community hall. The
need has been more than ever in
evidence during the past few years. .
Mr.. Wood recommended that the
hall be built large enough to ac-
commodate all functions even if the
expense is little more.
Elmer SWitzer reminded the group
that the spelling bee which is be-
ing sponsored by the Libby Farm
Woman's club April | should be a
very important community affair
and urged all to attend.
Walter Neils then reported brief
ly on highway matters. He said
that state engineers had told him
that all of the state road between
Libby and kalispell would be gra-
veled and oiled by the end OF the
summer. Mr.. Neils said that the
bridge at Troy is definitely on the
program for next year.
The next speaker, Ed. Boyes, an
nounced that M D. Rowland has
been asked by the Lake County
Sportsmen's Association of Poison
to address their meeting Saturday.
lie said that a group of local men
are planning on making the trip
with Mr.. Rowland.
A brief account of four day trip
into the Fisher country was then
given by Mr.. Klehm.
'h1C n Rnxxrn nj al 1E
publicity committee, reported The
progress of the community adver-
Using which is now in process OF
being published He said the mate
rial would be ready for distribution
about April |. Mr.. Rowe also said
he had received letter from Mon
tanans, Inc in which they urge all
cities to send to them all literature
which they would like to have dis
tributed. 1t will be sent on to New
York City and San Francisco where
1T will be distributed at the fairs.
Mr.. Rowe also explained the effort
being made by local people to have
Carl Experts symphony, Timber"
played on Montana day, July 10, al
the New York fair.
40 e1ii lhita oAdLAlDlt ~ liIG l1lUllOIl
picture, Trees and Men," President
Klehm quoted from the chief for
ester's report concerning Sustained
Yield" The pictures were then
thrown on the screen by Elmer
Bloom, forest service man from Mis-.
soula. They are produced sby the
Weyerhauser Lumber Co. and arc
being shown in every available spo1
in the northwest. The picture LASTED
for almost an hour and was Ger.
tainly solid hour of fine education.
al entertainment The picture il
being shown in Eureka and TROY
and to the women and children q
Libby Saturday afternoon at thu
New Theatre and to J. Neils Lum
Der Co. employees Saturday ev
ening.
A letter from c. S. Webb, former
supervisor of the Kootenai forest
was read by Carlton Joughin. (Ths
letter will be found elsewhere il
this issue). Later in the program
Mr.. Joughin made a splendid pie;
for the practice of sustained yield
George Neils and Art Greeley en-
tered the discussion also.
The program was brought to
close by the showing of a fores
service recreational picture which
explained how the service is pro
noting winter sports throughout TIN
country