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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15

April, May and June payments the
same as in previous months. Mon
tana's average monthly old-age pen
sion payment was S2055 before
April, while the reduction brought
the average payment down to
S17.0l. Payments in Silver Bow
county had averaged S28 before the
reduction.
The majority opinion held that the
board is empowered to set payments
at amounts compatible with funds
available, and added that the board
could not apply to the state board
of examiners for emergency funds,
because the legislature was in
formed of the sum the board said
would be necessary for old age pay
ments for April, May and June. The
opinion said the shortage was not
an unforeseen emergency" as Mrs.
Dean had termed it in her COM
plant.
Associate Justices Angstman and
Erickson held that the welfare
board is not empowered to change
payment amounts that have been
set by county welfare boards, and
that the welfare law does not give
the state board power to make
"blanket" reductions in payments.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Libby Fidac Group
Studies Rumanian Customs

A large group of members of the
American Legion and Auxiliary met
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Blackwell last Thursday night,
about 40 being present. The gather
ing was for the purpose of listening
to an interesting program presented
by Fidac, an organization formed to
study and become better acquainted
with the customs of the countries
that fought together in the World
war The subject for the Wednes-
day night meeting was Rumania.
H. r. Richards gave an interesting
talk on the population and indus
tries of Rumania Mrs. Mount dis
cussed in an instructive manner the
impressions gained by one travelling
through that foreign land. Mrs
Blackwell gave a talk on the gyp-
sizes, their origin and traditions.
Musical numbers consisted of sew
eral piano selections by Miss Inez
Ratekin, and songs by Mrs. ]. A.
Krall, Mrs. Paul Campbell and Mr.
and Mrs. w. G. collars. All the
songs were gypsy songs. Lunch was
served at the close of the pleasant
evening.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Race Warming Up
In Softball League

The A. o. u. w. sofeball team
heads the local league to date with
TWO games won and none lost. The
Lions are in second place having
won one and lost none and the Play
places third having won one and
lost one game.
Friday evening the A. F. of L.
team took a good lead in the fourth
inning by scoring four runs. How
ever in the seventh the Play came
back with three runs to nose out
the Labor team with the score of 8
10 T.
Monday evening the A. 0. z. w.
stepped lively and won 10 to 6
victory over the Play. The score
was even until the fifth inning when
Bob Erickson hit his second home
run of the game.
Wednesday evening the CCC team
stampeded the bases to win over
the A. f of L. by score of Is to 6.
Games for the next week are
scheduled as follows: Friday, Lions
vs. Curtis Hardware; Monday, The
Play VS.. Curtis Hardware; Wednes-
day, A. f. of L. VS.. Lions.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Connection
With Conodion Road

That considerable interest is be-
ing manifested in completion of a
Montana highway to the Canadian
line was indicated Tuesday in the
visit of three men to Libby from
the district along the international
boundary Ire visitors We're X. W.T.
liams of NeWgate, B. G., and w "
Chalcraft and Grover Anderson OF
Gateway.
These men desire that highway
be built to the Canadian line just
as soon as possible. And to lend
weight to their desires they ad
vance the argument that much prof
table traffic is being lost to this
part of Lincoln county because OF
the lack of such highway connec-
tons. They reported that 683 Can
adian cars were cleared through
the Canadian port in the month oil
April alone. Many of these indi-
Gated desire to come dowr
through Eureka, Rexford and or
west through Libby but turned back
when they found that the highway
this way was not the best. These
travellers continued on farther west
and came into the states over the
Boomers Ferry route Much of thai
traffic would come this way if high.
ways were better, these men said.
The visitors met the highway
committee of the Libby Commercial
Club in a brief discussion of the
situation.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Local Man PerfeetS
Fire Fighting Machine

Early this week MIR. Wickland OF
the regional forestry office in Mis-
soula was in Libby demonstrating
and training men in the use of a
new fire fighting weapon, the
trenching machine
Recently perfected by Jim Bos-
worth, formerly of this city, the ma
chine is considered to be one of the
most advanced methods of forest
fire fighting in use today. The serv-
ice is having these machines man
ufactured as fast as possible and
they will be used in a nationwide
campaign against forest fires.
The machine, running on the pow
er of a two-cylinder motor, digs a
trench Is inches wide and three
inches deep. 1t is great time saw
er and is considered by the mem
bers of this forest to be most eff
fective.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
County Settles Claim Arising From
Former Treasurer Ludvikson SHORTAGE

Vernon Bessey was county treas
urer Mr.. Bessey has filed a claim
in this amount against the bond of
Ludvikson who was deputy treas
urer at that time.
A divorce was granted to Beulah
McBroom from Roderick James Nc
Broom. The case was not contested
and Thomas d. Long represented
the plaintiff. Another divorce was
granted to Ethel M Horace from
Henry c. Horace on grounds of
desertion Thomas D. Long acted as
attorney for Mrs. Horace.
In the case contesting the will
of Dorothy V. Mitchell the court,
after the evidence was submitted,
admitted the will to probate 1t
was contested by the deceased S
husband, Ralph G. Mitchell. The
will was filed by Abbie H. Ping,
mother of the deceased Blackboard
& Blackford represented the con-
testant and Thomas D. Long acted
as counsel for the prepayment.
The Federal Farm Mortgage
Corporation was granted decree of
foreclosure against Morris, Samuel
and George Carpenter
The state fire warden was grant
ed an order by the court to remove
the D. P. Boyle building. It was
condemned as a fire hazard
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Court Says Counties
May Issue Bonds to
Pay Off Obligations

HELENA.-The Montana supreme
court has ruled unanimously that
the law the last legislature passed
to permit counties to pay off obi
cations by issuing funding bonds is
not double taxation and is con-
stitutional J. c. F. Siegfriedt of
Carbon county brought the suit to
prevent the Carbon county board of
commissioners from issuing $685.
70905 in funding bonds.
The suit was of special interest
to nine Montana counties that have
been planning to issue bonds to pay
the state their share of old-age as
sistance and d-to-dependent-chil-
dren payments, according to a state
ment by l. M. Brandiord, admin
istrator for the public welfare
board
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15

Judge J. E. lockwood of Kalis.
pell presided at the regular term
of district court here last Tuesday
Johanna Racicot, administrators
of the estate of Lud Ludvikson, was
granted an order to compromise the
claim of Lincoln county amounting
to the sum of S2,42362. This claim
grew out of shortage which APP
peared in the county treasurers
office shortly after the death OF
County Treasurer Lud Ludvikson,
August IS, 1898. The shortage was
disclosed when the state examiners
made their annual inspection OF
county books.
The bonding company paid ST.
290.2l on this claim and the heirs
to the estate of Ludvikson paid
5000. The claim includes the pen
atty. The remaining 233.4l short
age was incurred during the term
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
To Visit In East.

Mrs Mary Hargreaves left Mon
day on the Empire Builder for the
East. Mrs. Hargreaves will first go
to Washington, d. c., to visit a
brother who has a position in the
u s. treasury and whom she has
not seen for over 20 years. AS
well as seeing all the points of in
terest in Washington, She plans to
visit the New York Worlds Fair
and Niagara Falls. On her return
trip she will visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron Goodall at Chicago, Mr..
Goodall being head of the immi-
grafton service in that city. From
there she plans to visit a brother
in Iowa and then to visit the scenes
of her girlhood at Osceola. She ex-
poets to be gone about three months.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Counties 70 Issue
Bonds TO Pay Stote

HELENA Nine Montana coun-
ties that owe the state welfare
board money as their shares of old
age payments and aid-to- dependent
children payments are planning to
issue bonds to take care of the obli-
cations if the constitutionality of
such action is approved by the su-
preme court in the disposition Of a
suit now pending, according to |.
M Bradford administrator for the
welfare board.
The welfare board now has $780,
533 coming from counties as their
shares of welfare payments in and
before February. The last legisla-
ture passed a law allowing counties
to issue funding bonds to meet the
obligations, and the constitutional.
ity of the act is now the question
in the supreme court suit that begun
in Carbon county. Counties listed
as planning bond issues are Carbon
Carter, Fallon, Jefferson, Lincoln
McCone, Powder River and Rich.
land.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Investigating SnoWshoe Mine.

] Clark, who with his partner
Roark, was at the Snowshoe mine
last year working over the old tail
ings and doing some work on vein,
was in Libby week or 10 days ago
accompanied by couple of men
who were interested in looking into
the old Snowshoe as a possible mine
development. One of the men is
an oil operator and returned later
to look up records in respect to the
property. He left saying he would
return to continue his investigations.
Clark and Roark have said they
would continue their work at the
property this year.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Elected to Grand Office

Mrs. Charles J Martin, Mrs. Har-
old Hall, and Misses Lenore Martin,
Winnie Boothman, Celia Ann Nolop,
and Marie Martenson arrived in
Libby last evening after attending
the Rainbow Assembly in Butte dur
ing the early part of this week.
Miss Nolop was honored by be-
ing elected to the office Of Grand
Representative to Iowa. Miss mar
tin, has, during the past year, filled
the office of grand treasurer. There
were over 500 delegates at this as
sembly.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Move Weather Instruments.

Recently the forest service wealth
err instruments which have been To-
Gated at the corner of Montana and
4th ST., were moved to the ranger
station across the river at which
Charlie Powell is in. charge. The
reason for the change was to get
away from duplication in weather
observations. The warehouse was
also moved.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Amount
Food Stuff Is
Given AWAY
Surplus Commodity Store
Has Served as Many as
1000 in County.
SEVEN TONS OF BEANS
ONE OF MANY ITEMS

In an effort to give the readers
of the Western News the right slant
on the amount of foodstuffs which
is given to relief constituents in this
county, J. K. Lyon, in charge of
distribution, was contacted and the
following figures and facts obtained.
In January, 1889, Clio families.
which included 2,162 people, re-
ceived relief. February, 632 FAM
lies and 2,l56 people. March, 593
families and 2,056 people. April,
64l families and 2,171 people. May,
500 families and 2,l20 people.
Mr.. Lyon reports that at the be-
ginning of this year this office had
approximately seven tons of beans
to distribute. To date they have
given away 1882 pounds.
During the school year this of
flee had charge of seven school
lunch programs making possible for
l8l students within the county to-
have hot lunches daily.
The following figures are those
for the month of January, 1899, and
are fairly representative of the
months that have elapsed to date.
Lis aiboitS 11p1IoIlli Lie EAdGL
amount of commodities which were
distributed to the 2,l62 people dur
ing that month.
282 No. 10 tins blackberries.
$500 pounds butter.
5000 pounds wheat cereal.
2,487 pounds corn meal.
$4,000 pounds flour
4,412 cans grapefruit Juice.
l,47l pounds dried peaches.
1923 cans peas.
3,4l6 pounds prunes.
2,946 pounds raisins.
1922 pounds rice.
81 bottles Squibhs cod liver oil.
Seven layettes.
IA children's wooden school
dresses.
Il sleeping garments for children.
2O Atwood snow suits.
81 helmets for snow suits.
The garments are made by the
Lincoln county clothing relief prof.
ect which is located at Eureka.
Some months, especially in the
spring and summer, there are fewer
commodities released due to the
fact that jobs are more plentiful
and folks are not required to ask
for help
Mr.. Lyon says in this county an
average family is made up of three
and four tenths persons and that
each family receives approximately
Sis worth nf4groceries- per month.
Says Mr. Lyon, THE Federal Sur
plus Commodity Corporation is re-
sponsible for the purchase of the
foodstuffs which are given out. The
idea behind the distribution of these
articles is to give them out in small
enough quantities SO the local mer-
chants will not be affected. The
money for the purchase of these
commodities comes from collections
made on imports"
Mr.. Lyon says that the two great
purposes of relief are to stabilize
prices thus protecting the mer-
chants and secondly to relieve a
need. From three to five thousand
dollars per month is used for the
purchase of food and clothing for
the needy in this county.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
High Court Upho|ds Welfare
Board In Reducing Payments

HELENA.-In a 3 to decision
the Montana supreme court has up
held the state public welfare de-
partment's action in reducing old
age assistance payments for April,
May and June to keep expenditures
within the amount of money made
available by the last legislature.
Associate Justices Sam V. Stewart
and Claude F. Morris and Chief
Justice Howard A. Johnson held that
the board had acted legally in max
ing the relief cut, while Associate
Justices Albert H. Angstman and
Left Erickson dissented.
The suit was begun in the SUI
preme court by Mrs. Mary j. Dean
of Butte, an old-age pension recipi-
ent to force the board to keep
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Annual Picnic
Close of Yeor' S
Club Activities

Regular meetings of the Libby
Woman's Club were brought to a
conclusion with the annual June
luncheon held last Tuesday on the
Earl Buckingham lawn A large
number Of women from the Troy
club as we'll as members and guests
of the Libby club were present to
enjoy the food, which was served
on beautifully decorated tables. In
spite of the frequent showers of
rain everyone said 1T was one of
the finest luncheons ever held by
the club.
Following the luncheon the bus
mess meeting and program were
held in the Methodist church with
Mrs. James Krall presiding in the
absence of the president, Mrs. Cor
don Cornell, who was i'll. Mrs. Krall
welcomed the Troy guests and in
response to her invitation, Mrs.
Grace Clay, district president, talk
ed to the club about the district
meeting to be held in Libby in Sep
TENDER and on club work in general.
Mrs. Krall also read a message
from Mrs Cornell in which Mrs.
Cornell thanked all members and
committees for their splendid sup
port during her year as president.
Mr.. A. A Wood spoke to the
club members about the commun-
ity building project which is being
considered for Libby Mr.. Wood
explained in detail the for and
against" reasons for such a build
ing and the club voted to favor this
project.
The annual reports of standing
committees were convincing evil
dence that this year the club men,
bers have been concerned with edu-
cation, American citizenship and
public welfare.
Officers for the new club year
were installed. Mrs. Lou Joughin,
a past president, was installing of
ificer and used the impressive flower
ceremony The new officers are:
\ President-Mrs. James Krall.
4 lst Vice Presldent--Mrs. Otto
Nordstrom.
End Vice President-Mrs. A
Brock
4 Secretary-Mrs. G. w. Gildea.
4 Treasurer-Mrs. George Neils.
Executive Board-7Mrs. Joe XII
java and Mrs. Fred Cloutier.
Lovely corsages, gifts Of the club
were presented to each of the in.
coming and outgoing officers. as
we'll as to several distinguished
guests.
In accepting the office Of presi-
dent, Mrs. Krall's message was briei
and to the point. Her remarks were
prophetic of her endeavor to carry
on in the same splendid way tha
has characterized the Libby Won,
ans Club as one of the outstanding
service organizations of this com
munity and district.
A program sponsored by Mrs
Earl Buckingham followed the bus
mess session.
In observance of Flag Day, the
salute to the American flag wa.
given and followed by the singing
of the national anthem. Miss Mary
Virginia Mount delighted the audi
ence with a group of readings anc
Miss Margaret HelWeg very i'm
pressively read a scene from thu
play, Mary, Queen of Scots"
A story hour followed, at which
time several of the older member
told of pioneer days In and arount
Libby. Mrs. Anna Fleetwood, VIII
came to Libby as young woman
from Boston, was unusually inter
esting in relating her experiences
Mrs. Buckingham told Of "covere
wagon" days in Canada, and Mr.,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Libby Man Catches
Large Dolly Warden

This liz no fish story for the
man has witnesses to the fact
that he caught nine and one
half pound Dolly Warden in
Pipe Creek June 6. Floyd
Baeth, the lucky fisherman"
said that the trout measured
% inches in length and 16 inch
es i'm diameter. He entered 1t
i'm the big fish contest which
Is being sponsored by Field
and Stream magazine.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
League Standings


Mrs. Beulah L. Haas, master of
the Montana State Grange, recently
organized a local grange with "a
charter members. Kootenai Oranges
charter will be open to those who
were unable to unite with the or
ganization at the last meeting until
June IS, when the first regular
meeting will be held in the COM
munity room of the court house.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Accident Report Law
Is Effective July ]

notwithstanding July |
Montana's new accident reporting
law will be in effect, requiring driv-
ers of cars involved in crashes that
result in injuries or death or dam
ages exceeding SIS to make com
plete reports of the mishaps on
forms printed by the highway pa
troll The reports, which can not be
used as evidence in court, will be
filed with the patrol and analysed
in an attempt to reduce the hazard
Of similar accidents in the future.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Visitors Here From California.

A picnic was held last evening at
Kootenai Falls in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Williams. A fine
crowd enjoyed the hilarity of the
evening along with an excellent
lunch. Mrs. Frank Blount, sister
of Mrs. Williams, was also present
These folks are from Los Angeles,
Calf, but were former residents of
Libby, the ladies formerly being
Stella and Marguerite Newman.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Playground Now Open.

Miss Ruth Switzer who is in
charge of the WPA Fairgrounds,
announces that this recreation cen
ter was opened for use last Mon
day morning. Every one is invited
to make use of the tennis, softbaIl
croquet and volley bali courts.
The playground will be open each
morning from to II o'clock ex.
cept Sunday, All games will be
supervised and the person in charge
will have first aid kit handy ir
case of any minor accidens.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Opening Art Shop.

Mrs. G. R. Mace is opening an
art shop next Monday in her resi-
dence at the rear of the Presby-
terian church. She carries a gen
eral line Of stamp goods, wash
dresses, threads, yarns, etc. Read
her announcement in another
column.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
kootenai Hubs Will
Play Haifmoon Sunday

The ball team at CCC Camp F-76
has been named the Kootenai Hubs
and will play Halfmoon on the Lib
by diamond next Sunday at 200
o'clock. The Hubs have lost only
one game out of four and are de-
veloping into strong team. Fans
will enjoy watching them in action
at the Sunday game.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
PatroIman Arrests One.

Patrolman George Mourar reports
the arrest of Fl. c. Horace Of Troy
for driving with more than three
in the front seat. He was arrested
Monday and forfeited three dollars
in Justice Gibbs court.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
viii Enroll i'm Aviation School

John Echo left Wednesday by
auto for Tulsa, Okla, where he will
enroll as student in an aviation
school John intends to become d
pilot and will train with that object
in view.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15

Clay spoke of early times near
Troy.
The club will recess for the sum-
mer months and reconvene for reg
.ular business in September
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15

MFR. and Mrs. Bert Kinds returned
last week from spending the winter
in Florida and are now on their
dude ranch south Of the city.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Will Issue Bonds
To Absorb Poor
Fund Obligations

On July IS the board of county
commissioners of Lincoln county
will offer for sale bonds in the sum
of $32,50000. These bonds will be
used to take up warrants now out
standing and to cover other legal
expenses that have been incurred
It is understood the bonds are to
cover Indebtedness incurred in the
poor fund. AS stated in an article
in this newspaper last week, it has
been most difficult to handle the
poor matters ever since the depFes-
sion and it has been deemed adj
visable to issue the bonds to cover
Indebtedness incurred in taking care
of the poor.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15

K. K. Price of Eureka was bust
ness visitor in Libby on Saturday. N
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
A Is Month Year

Another matter that is making
difficulties for the commissioners,
says County Commissioner Ma
honey, is the recent insistence that
tine coffffffffs sioners cannot pay June
bills out of the new fiscal year
budget which goes into effect on
July |. Mr.. Mahoney says that is a
new policy and results in forcing
bills for 13 months into IL months
budget. Mr. Mahoney says that such
requirement is undoubtedly the law
but it nevertheless works a diff
Guilty on the commissioners this
first year
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-11
Plus Instructs Cardinals
In Anti-Communism Fight

VATICAN CITY, Dec. IL. CUP)-
POPE Plus, at a secret consistory
TODAY. impaired directions to the
cardinals regarding their stand in
their respective posts throughout
the world in face of Communism
o-paganism and similar trends
away from the church, unimpeach-
able informants said.
It was understood that the Pope
especially deplored the danger that
communism and atheism might
spread in Europe as the result OF
the Russian Finnish war.
The Pope named Cardinal Lauri
Camerlengo or Chamberlain of the
church.
In his speech to the 81 cardinals
present, the Pope spoke in Latin,
it was said.
He appealed to the cardinals to
combat the spread of Communism
and neo-paganiSm. His remarks, it
was said, were along the lines of his
recent encyclical deploring political
trends which led away from the
church. The Pope also. informants
said. impaired to cardinals direc-
tions on the stand they should take
in this connection.
Cardinal Lau., the new Gamer
lengo, is rs years old. He had served
as a chief penitentiary. He was
made cardinal in 1926. Pope Plus
had served as Camerlengo until his