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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
Popular Libby Couple
Take Marriage Vows

Last Sunday afternoon, july q.
Miss Dorothy Arnold, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Quinn of St.
Anthony, Idaho, became the bride
of + Sterling hampton, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred hampton of this city
Rev. H. w. Woods performed the
ceremony at the Hampton home with
only members of the family and
close friends present. Attendants
were Mrs. Gino Benedict and Rob-
ert hampton, brother and sister of
the Groom.
The bride wore a lovely white
lace dress with corsage of pink
rosebuds. Her attendant, Mrs. Bene-
detti, wore gown delightfully."- con-
trasting to that of the brides.
After the ceremony a delicious
wedding breakfast was served at the
Hampton home. Mr. and Mrs. Ster-
ling Hampton left on trip to St.
Anthony, Idaho, where they will Wis
it with the brides parents. From
there they plan trip through yell
lowstone park. Upon their return
Mr.. and Mrs. Hampton will make
their home in Libby.
The bride is a graduate of a
nurses training school in Spokane
and for the past few months has
been employed at the Libby Gen
eral Hospital The groom is a grad
uate of the Libby high school, class
of 1884, and is now employed by
the j. Neils Lumber Co.
The young couple have many
friends who wish them every pos
sible happiness in their married life.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
Counties Get Gronts
for Direct Welfare

The state public welfare board
met the last day Of June to draw all
remaining money out Of the general
relief fund and make graHts=ln- aid
to ID needy counties for direct re-
lief distribution before the fiscal
year expired and the money could
not be spent, according to Admin
istrator |. M Brandjord The grants
totaled S39,176.
Members of the board said there
will be available for general relief
only about $4,000 during the pres
ent fiscal year The total amount
available for general relief is ap
proximately S439,500, but the board
plans to spend about $4,000 to
maintain a statewide sewing room
project and to continue the dis
tribution of goods supplied by the
federal surplus commodities cor
poration.
General relief grants for direct
distribution during March, April,
May and June totaled S248,000, the
board said The board also said il
is expected that the need for gen
eral relief grants will be practically
eliminated during summer months
The final grants to counties from the
old appropriation follow.
! Cascade, $4,000; Chouteau, $700
Daniels, 5000; Deer Lodge, Sl,250
Fergus, $500; Garfield, $50; Jeffer-
son, $500; Lake, ST 200. Lincoln, ST,
425; Madison, $500; McCone, 5000
Mineral, $3.50; Missoula, $4,000; Ra-
valli, 5000; Richland, S27l; Sheri-
dan, $500; Silver Bow, $4,000, and
Valley, $1,000
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
Many Boil Fans See
Dovids in Action

A crowd that left over $500 with
the ticket collectors gathered last
Sunday to see the House of David
baseball team in action, the first
appearance in Libby of the long
haired and beWhiskered gents.
AS was expected, the Davids were
a mighty clever bunch in the hand
ling of the little white pill and
were altogether too fast for the To-
Gals. The Davids chaIked up Is
runs, while Libby could only get a
count of two.
While the game wasn't much of a
contest, yet it was good show
The visitors inject considerable COM
edy into their play and their antics
kept the large crowd good natured
and laughing. The four who put
on the Pepper Ball exhibition gave
an act of juggling that had the
crowd first mystified and then roar
ing with laughter over the tricky APP
pearance and disappearance Of the
ball. Beyond question, everyone got
his moneys worth out of the game.
Brown, Erickson and Moberly
WGiG titG LAlbpJ bdttCi " NCiIfEGh
and Miner for the Davids. Brown
walked one and struck out one;
Erickson struck out two; Velcheck
walked one and struck out eight
Katarzy for Libby and Gilbert for
the visitors got 2-base hits. For the
Davids, Velcheck got two home runs
and Egnatic one
It has been suggested that the
fans would enjoy seeing the Davids
and the Colored Monarchs in action
on the Libby diamond next year.
The Monarchs are travelling team
of Negroes. This was suggested to
the Davids' manager and he said
they would have to be given a $500
guarantee if the two teams appeared
here. Erickson said he believed it
would be possible to take in that
much at the gate if it were well
advertised that these two excellent
teams would appear at Libby. A
number of out-of-toWn people were
present for the Sunday game with
a large delegation present from
Troy.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
Ask For Work
On Jennings Rood

The county commissioners are
holding their regular monthly meet
ing at this time The first part of
the period was taken up with claims
and general county business has
been taken care of since. The board
received letter from the state high
way department asking which part
Of the Libby-Jennings road they
wanted to start work on. The mem
bers decided to start at Jennings
and work this way for a five mile
stretch.
Today business pertaining to pub
lie welfare is before the board
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
Greatly Surprised at
Number of Travellers

+ Richards and Tom BBf iHealle4
have some very authentic evidence
showing the large number of people
that are beginning to travel through
this beautiful scenic section. They
were at the Lions fountain south Of
Libby on the Fourth and while there
counted the registrations in book
placed there for that purpose. The
book was installed last Saturday
and up to Tuesday night, over 100
people had registered-over 100
registrations in less than four days.
And of course many travellers do
not register.
A noticeable thing was that a
large percentage Of those who regis
tered were not local people, in fact,
they came from far and wide, from
all surrounding states. The two
men spent the day at their cabin
beside. the highway and report that
never before had they seen so heavy
traffic, at times steady stream of
cars passing.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06

the hours passed until the grand
day came With the first peep oil
morn we kids were out of our beds
and busy with fireerackers ano
bombs. Also at the first peep oil
dawn we were reused from ouI
slumbers by cannonading coming
from the village green. There, three
or four of the elders had gathered
before dawn with blacksmith's an
wills and black powder and then as
the birds began to twitter and with
the first peep of light over the east
ern horizon, they loaded and
touched off the make-shift cannon
And how they did boom and chash
These helpers in the production OF
racket and thrill kept at their hap
Ply work until breakfast time, by
which time the celebration was we'll
under way"
Its a sweet memory" continued
Old Timer No. 2, as his thoughts
harked back to that little village in
the Middle West Happy young
sters could hardly take time to eat
breakfast. BY or 8 o'clock farm
ers were vending their way into
the town from every direction
farmers with. buggies and surries
and hacks filled with children, aunts
and uncles and hired men; the
horses wearing flags in their bri-
dies, and the buggies gaily deco
rated with flags and bunting. And
of course, the town was a riot OF
red, white and blue Every house
draped in the national colors. Ev-
cry store front mass of flags and
bunting
And what a celebration Noise
and racket from daylight until into
the wee sma' hours. Bands play
ing. fireerackers exploding, hawk
ers crying their wares. Oratory
that twisted the British lions tail
Games in which scores participated
horse races, foot races, etc, etc.
Ball games in the afternoon Dane
ing from early in the day on an i'm
provised floor on some prominent
corner, dancing that only stopped
with the exhaustion of the cele-
orators way past midnight. Elk
element added to by several run
.tContinRed on page 81
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
Graham Reelected
Head of A. K. of l.

James d. Graham of Helena, pres
ident of the Montana Federation of
Labor for several years, was reflect
ed at the organizations biennial
convention in Livingston. Graham
defeated Clarence Blewett of Butte,
eritor of the Montana Labor News,
for the presidency John Driscoll
of Butte was elected vice president.
Members of the groups executive
board are:
District |, James 0. Cox, Billings;
district 2, T. p Taylor, Bozeman
district 3, Reva Walterskirchen, Mis-
soula: district A. E. j. Nichols, Deer
Lodge; district 5, George Yeager,
Great Falls; Butte district, P. j.
Connors, Butte; representative at
large representing Mine, Mill and
Smelter Workers, P. Deloughry,
Butte
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
Expect 1000 To
Claim Benefits

The state unemployment com
pensatlon commission expected
1000 idle Montana employees to file
claims for benefits during the first
week in July, according to Barclay
Cralghead, chairman. The claims
are filed through the commission
AZ branch offices throughout the
state and the Helena office. Unem-
ployed workers who earned $3.50 or
more between April |, 1898, and
March 81 this year, in accord with
the state law, are eligible for week
ly benefit under the compensation
act.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
Few Apply For
No Work Benefits

The number of Lincoln county
people who have made application
for unemployment benefits is far
below expectations, states M. K.
Kedzie, in charge of the employ
ment office for Lincoln county. Up
to last night only IL had filed
their applications for the benefits.
Kedzie says he thinks the explana-
ton for the small number is that
those who are eligible for payments
are figuring that they will be able
to earn more or less by their own
efforts during the summer and are
saving their unemployment credits
for use next winter when employ
ment will drop off. Unemplpy-
ment payments under Montana law
became available ON July |.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
BRIDGE WINS CONTEST

The American Institute of
Steel construction has awarded
the state highway department
the first prize in the 100000
class i'm an international con-
test for beautiful bridges, State
Highway Engineer ID. A. Me
Kinn0n has been informed.
The prize was awarded on the
bridge across the middle fork
OF the Flathead river at Bolton.
Erected i'm 1888, the bridge cost
S74,815. The institute Is send
ing Montana a plaque To be at
tached 10 the bridge, announc-
ing the award.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
ourist Likes
Montana Service

Ogden Utah tourist writes:
For the past few years we have
been very much interested in our
travels through your state because
of the very fine travel service which
you offer through your outstanding
travel literature, fine highways and
bits of historic information offered
in those swinging wooden records
that are found at points of interest
along the highways. We have ira
yelled in many different states, but
no other state makes travelling as
interesting as does Montana You
offer US many things of interest
and fine service"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
Should Build
Visto Point There

This newspaper would like to
offer a suggestion to the Mon
tana highway department and
also to the progressive citizens
of Troy. The editor was ram
bling around i'm his auto over
western Montana and northern
Idaho on the Fourth and once
again drove down Yak hill, on
highway No. 2 few miles west
of Troy. approximately half
way down the hill there is one
of the most magnificently beau
tiful views to be seen anywhere
ON the continent. Hundreds of
feet below one is the valley of
the Ko0tenai and winding
through it is the beautiful tor
quise green Ko0tenai river, its
banks tree clad and with a riot
OF wild flowers everywhere. Be-
fore ones vision the huge noun
tain range is split by the canyon
and towering peaks jut into the
heavens. The mountain sides
are a mass Of many shades of
green, clothed in dense pine for
ests, aspens, shrubs and brush.
This magnificent spectacle
should be made easy TO view.
If possible a turnout or vista
point with guard rails should be
built beside the highway so that
travellers can stop and drink i'm
the glorious beauty of the view.
We are emphasizing the scenic
grandeur of northwest Montana.
Here is one of the most beau
tifui spots In all the district.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
Holding Family Reunion.

The members of the Christie fam
lily are enjoying reunion in Libby
this week, the children, their wives
and husbands gathering at the home
of the mother, Mrs. Anna Christie
Mr.. and Mrs Clayton Roche and
daughter Sally arrived from Min
neapolis Monday. Tom Christie il
here from Wenatchee, Wash, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Christie are ex,
pected from Great Falls today.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
ASSESSMENT BILL IN.

The bill that extends from July
to October | the deadline for COM
pleting assessment work on unpat-
ented mining claims has been passed
by the house and senate and has
been sent to President Roosevelt for
approval, according to word re-
ceived from Senator B. K. Wheeler.
For the last several years no work
has been necessary on unpatented
mining claims, but the old law re-
quired that 500 in work be spent
on each claim by July | of each
year.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
Auto Rolls Over;
Occupants Slightly Injured

A Terraplane driven by Ronald
Beasley was wrecked the evening
of July 3rd approximately II miles
east of Standpoint, Idaho, when the
left front tire blew out. The car
rolled over three times before COM
ing to a standstilf. Genera Beas-
ley, sister of Ronald, was the only
one of the passengers to get hurt.
She suffered a dislocated shoulder.
The car was brought back to Libby
and is at the j. & G. Garage
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
Has Resettlement
Projects at Bonners Ferry

Uncle Sam is conducting federal
resettlement project at Bonners
Ferry. Bids were recently invited
on the construction of farm build
ings for 81 units but all bids were
rejected as being too high. One
bidder said that If he had obtained
the contract he would have brought
in 800 Workmen. New bids will be
called for
Other work in improving the tract
to be settled is under way A dixie
IS being built and creek diverted
SO as to have the stream entirely
off the tract.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
Wheeler Not To Run
for Vice President

Senator B. K. Wheeler has an
nounced in Washington. D. c., that
he will not be a candidate for the
vice presidency of the United States
next year He said he will seek
reelection to the senate. Wheeler
also said he does not believe Presi-
dent Roosevelt will run for third
term.
Newspapers and magazines
throughout the nation have been
mentioning Senator Wheeler as pos
sible presidential timber next year,
and national politicians have said
he is one of the most likely candi-
dates for the Democratic nomina-
ton.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
Fire Does Damage.

The Libby Fire Department was
called out Sunday morning at 8
o'clock to extinguish a fire in the
Blanch Avery building on First St.
According to Fire Chief Geo.
Wood the fire was started by Gig
arctic left in the upholstery Of a
davenport. He estimated that APP
proximately $500 damage was done
TO the building and the furnish
ings.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
Highway Department Will
Fence Logan Memorial

Commercial Club president, Karl
A. Klehm, recently received let
ter from Ray Kuhns of the state
highway department in which it was
stated that that department will, in
the very near future, fence the en-
tire Logan Memorial.
1t is expected that a good sturdy
fence will be erected because the
main purpose of the fence is to
keep passing cows from making a
meal of-the beauties of the park.
Although an exact date has not
yet been set for the starting of the
work it is thought that it will begin
right away.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
Hospital Notes.

Genera Beasley was treated Tues
day for an injury to her right shout
der which was caused in an automo-
bile accident.
Bobby Jaqueth was treated Tues
day for burns on his hand caused
from fireworks
Gus Adamson's small son broke
both bones in his left forearm and
was treated at the local hospital
yesterday
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
viii Begin Street Oiling.

The city council held their regu-
lar meeting last evening at the city
hall Beside routine business mat
tiers it was decided that Street
Commissioner John Harmon be Civ
en- orders to start the oiling prof.
Get 1t was announced that the
boulevard is now finished and will
be seeded this week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
LYLE AUSTIN

Zone who has just passed through
that stage)
Il really think that the whole
idea should be cast aside. 1t is
nothing but doggone nuisance and
I should know. 1t wracks one men
tally as we'll as physically One
gang gets through with you and then
it's time for somebody else to start,
then the youngsters must have their
turn SO after the round robin effect,
the groom finds himself short on
several things including money
which could be well spent TO stock
the larder and buy much needed
new furnishings for the home
say its doggone nuisance
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06

Instructions received indicated
that the new appropriation act pass
ed by congress June Both, contains
provision that project workers
would be required to work 1870
hours per month for the security
earnings now in effect.
Only other Instructions for OPP
eratlons of the new Works Projects
Administration concerned the fl
nance division of the agency and
related to appropriation symbols
and titles of new funds, it was said.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
WHAT DO YOU
THINK?

This being the week of hilarity
and high spirits the staff has chos-
en- as the subject one which is not
too serious The question is sim
pie one and the answers are brief.
Here goes, DO you think the cha
rivari idea should be abolished?"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
GEORGE EARLE
(Disinterested Party

Absolutely, without question
This idea is a throwback from the
dark ages. To say the least, it is
barbaric and should not be toler
ated in these modern times. In my
own personal opinion / believe the
custom to be nothing short of re-
ftaad .tartlirsa y
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06

Mr.. and Mrs. r. ID. Rouse of Hell
ena and Miss Margaret Rouse of
Standpoint were guests at the @. w.
Rouse home over the weekend
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06

President Roosevelt has approved
ia WPA project OF 5000 for side
walks and curbs at Kalispells
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
CONNIE BLACKWELL
Zone who has yet to 60 through the
Stage1

Yes No. Yes No is the answer.
1t seems to me that the whole
thing creates better feeling be-
tween the bride and groom and So
ciety. 1t most certainly gives the
married people a good send-off
which they will never forget and
will be able to tell their grandchil-
dren about. Sometimes those par
ticipating may do a little harm but
everything comes out in the wash.
Id say, give EN- the works and
more power to EN-. Z
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06

Arthur Holmquist OF Helena ID
visiting with his sister, Mrs. Ida
Davidson of this city.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06

Mrs. Rose Brouillard returned
this week from visit with her son
and his family al Chester.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-06
Must Work
Longer Hours;
Same Money
New Ruling Says WPA Men
Shall Put In 100 Hours
Per Month.
NUMBER IN COUNTY
REDUCED BY Is MEN

The u. S. congress has recently
enacted legislation that affects ma
terially WPA workers. Under the
new security earnings wage a
WPA worker must put in 1870 hours
monthly to get the same wage he
formerly received for working II
hours This became effective ON
July l.
Under the former arrangement.
unskilled WPA labor in Lincoln
county worked ~ hours each month
for $4,000. They will now be re-
CURED to work $50 hours for the
same wage Heretofore semi-skilled
labor got S48.50 for 72 hours and
skilled labor 5000 for apprexi-
mately the same hours Now the
semi-skilled and skilled workers
will have to work 100 hours to
receive the $48.50 and $60.50 month
ly wage respectively. The new ar
rangement means those on the WPA
payroll will receive the same
amount of money on which to live.
but they will perform more work
for it.
Paul Church, who is in charge of
WPA administration in Lincoln
county, is authority for the above
wage figures. Our WPA man quota
IN Lincoln county has also been re-
duced by Is men," said Church.
from 221 to 1885,
BUTTE. Effective Saturday.
July |, the Montana Works Progress
Administration, which has been in
existence since July. 1885, became
the Montana Works Projects Ad-
in conformance with
provisions of the federal govern
ment Reorganization Act Number |.
which changes the name and places
the agency under a new Federal
Works Agency to be directed by
John M Carmody.
Wire instructions to this office
received at Butte, Saturday were
signed by Colonel f. c. Harrington.
former national WPA administra-
tor with the new title: 4Commis-
sIoner of Work Projects Colonel
Harrington authorized blanket or
der for all State Works Progress Ad-
who automatically be-
come State Works Projects Admin
istrators, making all persons in pay
roll status as of June 30, 1899, en-
ployees of the new Works Projects
Administration effective July |,
102Q
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-18
By HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK, July l8. (UP)-
Even if there were no calendars,
clocks, sun dials, or instruments
for reading the heavens one would
still know that this was July l8.
Because just at this time each year
frankie Parker and his sneakered
Svegali, Mercer Beasley, announce
the successful development of a
new tennis forehand.
They have been doing this for
10 years or more, or ever since they
realized that Parker never would
become really great tennis player
until he developed a forehand stroke
that was more than a graceful de-
fensive gesture and one powerful
enough to attack behind.
The latest in the long list If
Parker forehand inventions is call
ed the three in one shot,, and
was exhibited in the recent Spring
Lake tournament which the Wis,
consin youngster won. Last year
it was the new Herbrides hop step
and jump" shot. The year before
that it was something or other else
just as silly All the earlier ones
proved to be flops. They looked
very nice, and worked fairly we'll in
small tournaments and on clay
courts, but begged down miserably
when subjected to the test of grass
courts and formidable opposition.
Parker is tennis problem child
in the matter of his weak fore
hand, because that is the stroke
that most players find the easiest
to develop. 1t comes naturally to
most players, and the backhand
and volley are the ones they have
to work to acquire. But Parker has
always had all the shots except
forehand. He seems to find it i'm
possible to hit a ball on the fore
hand with any more power or nerve
than that with which a professor
swings his butterfly net at a rare
specimen.
On clay, his forehand weakness
does not bother him a great deal
Clay is much slower than grass,
and the ball bounces high and
takes its time. This gives Parker
ample opportunity to execute his
mechanical forehand If the Davis
cup matches were on clay Parker
would be our No. / player, because
since Bitsy Grant, passed his peak
frankie has been almost unbeat-
able on this type of surface. But
ON grass, where the ball skids swift