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Evening star., 1939-12-30
Red Veterans
AtFront, Big
Battle Looms
Soviet Conscripts
Replaced; Isthmus
Drive Expected
By LYNN HEINZERLING.

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
HELSINKI, Dec. 30.-The wars
first major battle was imminent
today, many military experts be-
lieved, as veteran Red troops re-
placed conscripts, under cover of
continuous artillery bombardment Of
Findland's Karelian Isthmus de-
fenseS.
With Soviet Russian cannon rak-
ing the woods in front of the Man.
nerheim Line, Finnish officers said
experienced soldiers in some sections
were relieving the youngsters whom
the Firms have beaten back since
the war started November 80.
Belief that Russia was preparing
for a general drive was bolstered
by reports that Gen. K A. Meret-
skoff had been removed as COM
mander of the campaign against
Finland.
Reds Using Captive Balloons.
Use of captive observation balloons
In an attempt to learn the Finnish
positions on the isthmus was re-
ported for the first time today.
The Firms indicate this maneuver
would not be very profitable, since
they are able to dig into their native
woodlands so expertly that detection
is almost impossible.
Vlipuri, largest city on the Isthmus
and the second largest in all Finland,
continued to undergo artillery fire
Normally of $4,000 population, it
now is almost completely empty
save for the most necessary resi-
dents.
The costal base of Koivisto also
was bombarded heavily. and active
fighting was noted along the Lenin-
grad-Viipuri railway in further sup
port of the theory that Russia was
massing strength for an attempted
break through on the Isthmus.
Russians Reported Cut Of.
There were no new reports of Fin
nish operations on Soviet soil, which
they were said to have penetrated
at two points on the eastern front
and at third in the Far North.
All were said to be aimed primarily
at cutting the Russian railroad to
Murmansk
Reports in Copenhagen said
Finnish ski troops had cut of
10000 Russian troops from COM
munications with their base near
Salla, on the eastern front.
(These dispatches indicated the
Firms, commanded on that front
by Gen. Kurt Martti Wallenius,
were gathering a force to sur
round the Russians and push
them into a decisive encounter
northeast of Kemijarvi.
ut was in the Salla sector yes
terday that Finnish telegraph
agency reports said Russian
planes and cannon had bonn
barded their own men by mis-
take. British reports also said
there was unexplained fighting
between two Russian regiments
in that area, each apparently
mistaking the other for Finnish
forceD
In the Petsamo district, on Fin
lands Arctic shore, no developments
have been reported since the Rus
slams we're said by border observers
to be trying to entrench themselves
after retreat last week.
In Moscow, the Red Army re-
ported, Soviet aviation carried out
successful bombings in number of
districts"
Evening star., 1939-12-30
.Germun Petrol Boot
Stranded by Gale
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 30.-A small
German naval patrol boat bearing
the number 407 was stranded by a
gale today on the south coast
of Sweden near BoeSte.
Eight members of the crew of 80
were reported washed overheard,
but seven reached shore. Efforts
were being made to rescue the re-
naming 30.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Arkansas Stores Apples,
F.S.C.C. Ships In More
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
BENTONVILLE, Ark, Dec. 3d.
Authorities in Northwest Arkansas.
which prides itself in the quantity
and quality of apples it grows, are
nonplused.
The Federal Surplus Commodities
Corp. shipped in three carloads of
Washington State apples for distri-
button to relief clients.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
w. G. T. u. Head to Serve
Amethyst Drinks
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
EVANSTON, ILL.,, Dec. 30.-Mrs.
Ida B. Wise Smith, national presi-
dent of the Womens Christian
Temperance Union, will toast the
New Year with amethyst drinks" I"
She chose the term to describe her
nom alcoholic fruit punch because
the ancient Greeks considered the
amethyst a remedy for intoxication.
Mrs. Smith is serving the punch
ut q traditional New Year Day re-
ception for fellow workers.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Man, 81, Lets Auto
Drivers Permit Lapse
When Family Objects
Ex tho AsSociatodp press

BY the Associated Press.
FREETOWN, Ind. Dec. 30
Martin Henry's family objected
to his driving an automobile,
so he decided to let his opera
totr's license lapse with the New
Year.
Mr.. Henry's family includes
his third wife. seven children,
"a grandchildren, 25 great
grandchildren and a great
great grandchild.
Martin Henry is "a years old.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
$4,000 Postmusters Get
Retirement Provision
By the Associated Press,

BY Cne AySOCINCeU FTtS8.
The Civil Service Commission
said yesterday that more than 3d.
600 postmasters would come under
the Federal retirement system
January /. All but about 1900 are
fourth class pcstmasters.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Summary of Todoy's Star

Page. Page.
Amusements. Obituary ---A-8
Bib Radio B-2
Church News, Real Estate.
B-4-6 Bib
Comics -B-10-1l Society --A-9
Editorials A-6 Sports A-10-11
Finance Abb Woman's Pg. B-3
Lost, Found B-7
Foreign
Army measures stir fear of civil
strife in Ireland. Page Al
Reds reinforced, major battle looms
in Finland. Page Al
40 killed, $50 hurt as express hits
Italian troop train. Page Al
1910 to bring victory for Reich, Hit
Ter declares. Page Al
New Quakes in Anatolia stir fear
of greater disaster. Page "A
Men, money and medical aid arrive
for Firms. Page A
Uruguay may oust Nazi ship that
aided Spec crew. Page Al
Gandhi raises prospect of civil dis
obedience campaign. Page A-4
Patrols penetrate German lines,
French report. Page AS
NotionoI
Gen. Marshall says Army might need
c. c. c. in emergency. Page Al
Jackson dinner bids to Republicans
stirs political circles. Page Al
Bridges deportation unlikely: report
calls him no Red. Page Al
Evening star., 1939-12-30

Hopkins says mass production is key
to prosperity. Page AS
Washington and Vicinity
Ramspeck to push bill putting ESQ.,
900 under civil service. Page Ala
Sports
Aggies' stock rises; Coast rivals
stock unchanged. Page A-10
Cards reach Ell Paso in fine shape
for, Mondays game. Page A-10
Lucy Roses 399 scratch count sets
Star pin event record. Page ALI
Eagles and Rovers now in duel for
Hershey Cup. Page ALL
Evening star., 1939-12-30

(See BRIDGES, Page A-50
Evening star., 1939-12-30

In Moscow, the Red Army re-
ported, Soviet aviation carried out
successful bombings in a number of
districts"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
Little Wagner Act
Defeated by Senate

HELENA.-Senate bill 48, the
little Wagner" act that would have
set up a Montana labor relations
board, came to an early death after
it was reported out on the floor of
the senate. A majority of the SEN
late labor committee recommended
that the measure be killed, and their
report was adopted by a vote
of 81 to l6
Opponents OF the measure con-
tended that it would cost the state
| $4,000 annually to administer the
proposed law, and that it actually
was just a companion measure for
the wage and hour bill the senate
had already killed.
There was still a labor relations
board bill in the house of represent
atives, but there was little doubt
but that it would be killed as the
house already had defeated its wage
and hour bill by wide margin.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
AAA Administrator
Soys No increases
in Wheat or Beets

HELENA.-R. M. Evans of Wash
ington, d. c., AAA administrator.
said Montana hard red spring wheat
and sugar beet producers will not
be granted the increased acreage al
lotments they have asked under
the agricultural adjustment admin
istration. Evans made the state
ment in an interview in Great Falls.
Speaking of hard red wheat, he
said it would not be desirable to
increase acreage allotments to take
care of the demand for Montana's
hard wheat. This is a nationa.
program and wheat is wheat. VIZ
can not make special quotas fol
particular market grades of wheat,
he added.
r. S. Mutt of Sidney, Montana
chairman of the Four States Wheat
Committee, said the AAA should
increase hard wheat acreage allot.
ments, as there is a special demand
for hard wheat and there never has
been a surplus of the high quality
grain.
Evans said the beet producers
will not be given increased acreage
allotments because to make the in
crease would necessitate reducing
acreages in other sections.
/ Commenting further on hard
wheat, Mutt said the AAA recog-
nizes the different grades of to-
bacco and should take the same view
on different grades of wheat.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
House Ballots for
Another Legislator

The house of representatives has
approved a measure that would give
Lake county another representative
in the lower chamber, bringing the
total number of house members
to l03. It was the first time in 1S
years that the house has agreed to
increase its membership. At pres
ent Lake county has one repre-
sentative.
The measure was championed by
Representative A. j. Brewer OF
Lake county, who pointed out that
his county is larger than 81 others
in the state, and that seven coun-
ties having two representatives IN
the house cast smaller votes in 1898
than did Lake county.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
Lawyers Get Letters
About Divorce Bill

HELENA.-After the 30-day di-
vorce bill passed the house of rep
resentatives, Montana attorneys be-
gan getting letters from all parts of
the nation asking when the new law
would go into effect. The persons
writing the letters apparently be-
lieved a bill becomes law after be-
ing passed by one branch of the leg
islature.
Helena attorneys answered their
letters promptly, telling the writers
they would let them know immedl-
ately if the law is finally approved
One woman wrote from West Vir-
ginia, saying she would come to
Montana for a divorce from her
drunken husband if the bill be-
comes a law
Later-This bill has now passed
both houses and now awaits the
signature of the governor.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
Montono Far Up
in Game Survey

According to a nationwide sur
vey conducted by the federal bio
logical survey, Montana has $4,000
of the United States 100000 big
game animals, and rates 18th in the
country.
Montana leads in grizzly bears
is second in elk, mountain goats
and buffalo and third in moose. The
list shows Montana has $4,000 mule
deer, $4,000 Whitehall deer, 26,70t
elk. 10000 antelope, 5000 blacl
bears, 1900 mountain goats, 2,00I
moose, 1900 Rocky Mountain sheep
SGT buffalo and $50 grizzlies.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
Libby Fish Hatchery
Project Resumes Operations

Work for the construction of rear
ing ponds, improving buildings, and
installation of water line from Sum-
nit creek to the fish hatchery has
been started This project will in
crease the fish output annually IN
the rivers and streams in the vicin-
ity of Libby. WPA has already con-
structed one rearing pond and three
more rearing ponds are to be con
structed on this new project. This
project is being sponsored by the
Montana State Fish and Game Com
mission and the supervision is I'M
der the fish hatchery superintend-
ent, Graham Caldwell.
Woody Williams is foreman of
the job and IL men are now en-
ployed.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
Much Work
Accomplished
By CCC Boys
Listing of Activities Shows
Valuable Improvements
to Their Credit.
NUMEROUS PROJECTS
IN FUTURE PLANS

Since the last Annual has been
published the following projects
have been completed by CCC crews
as reported by Supervisor Kehm
of the Kootenai forest:
The building program at the Lib
by Administrative Site consisted of
constructing a garage, 40x80 feet,
warehouse, 30x40 feet, machine and
blacksmith shop, 30x80 feet, horse
barn 28x60 feet, oil house, 32x38
feet six room ranger dwelling,
ranger garage 28x28 feet, powder
house. 14xI6 feet and cap house.
One spring has been developed, in
Guiding the construction of 5000
gallon concrete reservoir. One-half
mile Of power lines. 2,160 feet of
pipe lines and conduit, and 700 feet
of drainage bitches. Ger
Fence construction consisted OF
400 rods of post and pole type, and
AZ miles of jack fence. In order to
construct the fences it required the
cutting and transporting of $50 posts
seven feet long, 5000 jack legs six
and one-half feet long, 5000 rails
10 feet long If this material were
placed end to end it would reach a
distance of 374 miles, equivalent to
the distance between Boomers Fer
ny and Standpoint, Idaho.
A ski course has been completed,
this work having consisted of clear
ing, leveling, installing drainage and
seeding SIX acres of land.
Eighty thousand ponderosa pine
trees have been planted on Sheldon
Flats.
! Preparation and transportation of
materials, 83l man days, equipment
repair and construction, 249 man
days, warehouse, 1893 man days.
Six and two enths miles Of road
have been constructed. 102 miles of
roads maintained and five lookout
towers completed.
Two spike camps were out during
the summer of 1898, the spike camp
at Keller creek having worked on
blister rust control, completing 1899
acres in addition to suppressing nu-
merous forest fires.
The spike camp at Sylvanite COM
pleted "a miles of class four road
on the Yak river. About 53 sta
tons of this road were through
heavy rock work requiring about
300 feet of drilling to the station. A
total of $1,000 feet of drilling or
one continuous hole thAae miles
long. Six thousand nine hundred
: square yards of creek channel were
made
The Kootenai forest had 1873 forest
fires. Company $50 was instru-
, mental in suppressing the majority
, of these fires, holding down the
!, acreage burned to minimum. Tn,
: total man DAYS on fire suppression
! amounted to 2,702
: Six hundred cords have been GU
: and if piled into piles four fee
), high, of sixteen inch lengths, woul
reach distance of 81 miles
, Plans for future work include 3
! miles of grounded and metallic tele
! phone line construction, completio
: of the Administrative building
! landscaping, road construction an
: maintenance, forest stand improve
], ment, general cleanup, constructor
of signs and markers and other for
: est improvements.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16

Welfare Boord Gets
$4,000 for Relief

The state welfare board had an
additional $4,000 this week to grant
to counties for direct relief pur-
poses after the house and senate
jammed an emergency bill through
in record time. Several counties
had informed the welfare board
their relief funds were depleted and
they would be forced to close their
welfare offices unless they were
given aid.
I. NJ. Brandjord, administrator
for the welfare board, said the adj
ditional money will be distributed
as soon as possible among the needy
counties. The money will be used
by counties for direct relief work
expenses incurred during February.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
Same Funds Asked
for Main Offices

neutrality-suspicious. asked
for elective state officers excluding
the state railroad and public serv-
ice commission are approximately
the same as the amounts allocated
two years ago. The measure speci-
fies the following amounts to be
taken from the general fund for the
first and second years Of the next
biennium, respectively:
Governors office, $4,000 = S28,-
900, secretary of state, S23,250--
S37 900; attorney general, S33, 200
S28500; treasurer, SCI, 00o-$l9,5OO,
auditor, $50, 990-S32,990, superin-
tendent Of public instruction, $22 300
-S22,300, and supreme court, 500
4 l0O-S56, 100. The auditors office
also is allocated $500 for each year
from the highway fund.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
249 Bills Before
Senate for Action

When the senate
reached its deadline for the intro
duction of bills, 249 measures had
been brought out by members OF
the upper house. There was ZIG
bills. as compared with 1876 two
years ago, while joint memorials
memorials and joint resolutions
made up the balance of the legis-
lation.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
LABOR BILL PASSES HOUSE

The house of representatives has
given final approval to a measure
that would amend the state constitu-
ton SO a separate department OF
labor could be established. At pres
ent the labor department is included
in the agriculture and industry de-
partment. If the measure is finally
approved by the legislature, ii will
be put to a vote of the people al
the general election in 1870
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
Jr. High Basketball Tournament.

The big gym Of the local school
will be the scene of great activity
and excitement next Saturday, Feb
ruary 18, when the youth of Eu-
reka, Troy and Libby participate in
their annual round-robin tourna-
ment.
Each school will be represented
by four teams, making a total of II
games for the single admission of:
children 10 cents and adults Is cents
The purchaser of ticket is entitled
to witness IL games.
The games will begin at 10 a. m
and possibly finish at five o'clock
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
Popular Young Woman
WEEDS Seattle Man

Miss Genevieve Veldman, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Veldman,
of this city, became the bride of
George w. Brooks, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James ?. Brooks of Concrete,
Wash, at beautiful wedding last
Sunday at o'clock p m. The vows
were read by the Rev. H. L. Pfoten-
hauer at the German Lutheran
church in this city.
The bride was beautifully goWned
in blue brocaded taffeta dress of
colonial type. The maid of honor,
Mrs. Kenneth Adams, wore an I'M
usual dress of navy blue georgette
Norman Belfry of Seattle acted
as best man and Paul Gehrke and
William Stolarczyk were ushers.
George Neils was at the organ
Mrs. Brooks was born and raised
in this city. She graduated from
the local high school and attended
school at Cheney Normal, kinman
Business University and the Uni
versity of Washington. She has
been employed IN the state audi
tors office at Helena and was with
law firm In Kalispell. During the
past year she had been in charge OF
/ thetlocai office of the Zonolite COM
pany.
The groom is a native Of Washing
ton, having lived at Concrete and
Seattle. He attended the University
of Washington and received his de-
gree from that institution in 1885
He is a member of Lambda Chi
Alpha fraternity.
The young couple left Libby Sun
day evening shortly after the cere-
mony and travelled to Seattle. From
that city they will 60 to San Fran
cisco where they will stay for thu
next few weeks. In the early par
of March they will sail for View
Cove, Dali Island, Alaska where
they will make their home for TIL
summer. MIR. Brooks is employed
by the Superior-P Portland Cemen
company as a foreman. This fal
they will return to Seattle wher
they will spend the winter months
After the wedding reception
was held at the Veldman home 70
relatives and friends of the couple
Mrs. James P. Brooks, Mrs. Mabe
Wright of Concrete and Miss Dor
thy Brooks of Seattle, mother ant
sisters Of the groom were presen
for the wedding. Dick Veldman
brother of the bride, returned t
Libby from Oregon State Colleg
at Corvallis, Ore, to be present 70
the wedding. Other out of tow
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Waite
Morrison of Troy and Mrs. G. f
; Adams of Kalispell
The many friends of the youn
, couple extend their congratulatlon
and wish them every happiness i
! the world.
! The brides mother, Mrs. r. +
Veldman, entertained at tea Sa
J urday afternoon for friends. Mis-
! Jean Keinitz and Miss Jeanett
Olson poured.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
Eureka Student ON Honor Roll.

BUTTE, Feb. 14-Earning an in
dex average of 225, August Rambo-
SEX, a junior from Eureka, Mont,
won a place on the first semester
honor roll of Montana School of
Mines according to information re-
leased by w. Milton Brown, reg
istrar of the mining college.
Rambosek is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. August Rambosek, of Eureka.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
PatroIman Warns
Motorists of Ice

Patrolman George Mourar warns
al motorists not to drive on the
road between Libby and Troy at
this time unless it is absolutely i'm
perative to make the trip
1.-THE road, especially between
Cedar creek and Kootenai falls, is
Just sheet of ice and is extremely
dangerous, Mr.. Mourar said yes
terday.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
Favorable Action ON Bill

James Blackboard, Jr., is IN re-
ceipt of information from both Sen
ators Wheeler and Murray to the
effect that the bill empowering the
President to include additional
lands within national forest reserves
is making good progress. The bill,
introduced by Senator Wheeler, has
been favorably reported out of COM
mittee. has been placed on the sem
ate calendar, and will be called up
at the first opportunity, said Sen
ator Wheeler. The senators also
said they felt very sure of its pass
age by the senate. Local people are
interested in this bill because of its
Importance to development Of a
park at Kootenai falls.
Bill Passed by Senate.
\ A telegram from Senator Wheeler
this afternoon brings word that the
bill has just been passed by the
senate. 1t now goes to the house
for consideration.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS
ii TONIGHT.

The Libby Commercial club will
hold its regular monthly meeting to-
night. Dinner will be served in the
Presbyterian dining room at $50
followed by the usual business SEES.
sion. The public improvements
committee, Harold Miller, chair
man, will have charge of the pro
gram.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16

DR.. Eduard Benes, former presi-
dent OF Czechoslovakia, arrived in
the United States recently to give
a series of lectures at the Univer-
sity of Chicago. The political sci
ence lectures, beginning February
20, will continue for TO weeks. AT
least three OF his lectures will be
open to the public.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16

The brides mother, Mrs r. r.
Veldman, entertained at tea Sat
urday afternoon for friends. Miss
Jean Keinitz and Miss jeanette
Olson poured
Evening star., 1939-01-15

passing in large quantities through
the last-named routes and especially
through Burma. But, of course, the
French government has no control
at all over them The Paris authori-
ties declared that the alleged arms
traffic through Tongking exists only
In the imagination of the japanese
military, who to date have not been
able to advance any proof of their
contentious.
However, France is not satisfied
with resting on this innocence. It
Is clearly seen that, if the Japa-
nese decide to occupy the Island of
Hainan, they would be in a posi-
ton to control all maritime traffic
to or from the French ports in the
Gulf Of Tongking besides being able
to turn the British defenses of
Hong Kong.
These circumstances are causing
serious worry to the French authori-
ties in Indo-C China, because they
are confronted not only with posi-
bic Japanese action from the north
and the east but also with menaces
coming from the neighboring king
dom of Siam.
Siam has become for some time a
battlefield for Japanese, French and
British influences. After the abdi-
cation of King Prajadhipok in 1881
Siam has awakened from its Mile
nary lethargy.
Under the guidance of japanese
and German instructors, its army
has been actively modernized and
has at present some $4,000 men.
Moreover, the Bangkok government
is currently under the influence of
q pro-Fascist clan headed by Col
Phya Bahol. It is recalled that
last year Luang Bibul, Slams war
minister. openly proclaimed In q