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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-10-05
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(From the files of the Western News)
The Milwaukee Railway company
has filed its maps of definite loca-
ton in the Helena land office for
the road from Great Falls to Mis-
soula.
That the Great Northern is keep
ing watchful eye on the Milwau-
kee is we'll understood in informed
circles. 1t seems to be accepted at
100 cents on the dollar that James
]. Hill was telling the truth to the
people of kalispell when he said
TO them last year that inside of
two years the Libby cutoff would
be we'll along towards completion.
It is entirely within the probabili-
ties that within another II months
both the Milwaukee and the Great
Northern will be actively at work
creating new railroad lines in both
Flathead and Lincoln counties.
The large sawmill at Eureka
was totally destroyed by fire at an
early hour yesterday morning. A
portion of the stock on hand was
also destroyed.
The mill was situated in the edge
of the city and the most vigorous
efforts of the fire department and
citizens were required to confine
the fire to mill property.
The mill was the big institution
of the town up the line. With
capacity of 10000 feet it furnished
employment for about $50 men.
The men will, of course, be thrown
out of work at a very inopportune
season.
The property was operated by
the Eureka Lumber company. a sub
sldiary of the Imperial Elevator
company, Minneapolis concern
closely associated with the Great
Northern ~
The Equal Suffrage League met
Saturday in the school building.
Mrs. Herbst, president and plans
were made to have one of the pub
lie speakers of the league address
the ladies in the near future.
Herman Bockman, Jr., left for
Dayton Thursday, where he will
remain for few weeks, assisting
his brother-in-laW, who has a con
tract to sink a mine shaft.
The remaining members of the
Libby company of the state militia
departed for Butte Friday evening.
Company Is full membership is
now located in the mining city.
The Butte Post printed three
column halftone engraving of Com
pany L last Thursday. The label
was about all that looked natural
to the folks at home.
f. A. SouthWick is in Butte this
week for the purpose Of attending
Masonic grand lodge as the repre-
sentative Of the local lodge.
G. M. Blackwell was sent TO Idaho
last week to take charge of the
forest fire that is raging in the
Clearwater
Young Willie Collision was kicked
on the head by an unruly horse last
Sunday and has since been confined
to his bed.
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Wall are
moving into their handsome new
home on the corner of Louisiana
Ave and Eighth Street
Mrs j ID. Rowland Of Milton
lowe, IS the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs
M D Rowland.
Mrs Israel Crotteau will enter
tam the % club at her nome this
afternoon
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the act of January 30, 1899 CAS-
Stat, ll45).
The Ni2NWA of said Section %,
T. N. r. 81 w, is subject to an
easement for ditch right of way.
The purpose of this notice is to
allow any person or persons claim
ing the timber selected, or having
bona fide objections to the applica-
ton, an opportunity to file their
protests with the Regiser of the U.
S. District Land Office at Great
Falls, Montana.
THOS F. CORDIALLY.
oc5 26-4t Register
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NOTICE.

In the District Court Of the Elev-
enth Judicial District Of the State
of Montana, in and for the County
of Lincoln.
In the matter Of the estate Of
Willard r Young, deceased.
To Albert A. Brooks, administra-
tor Of the estate Of Millard F..
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-10-05

invaded Poland. No
body knows what
she plans to do
how far her agree
ments with Hitler
will carry her. Italy
is neutral, but pre-
pared for war up to
the hilt. The British
and French are try
ing their best not
only to keep her
from joining Germa-
ny, but to bring her
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-10-05

a big, pivotal state
in order to have a
chance. The Bridges
press agents riddle
this hoary political
maxim very e.Tec-
lively. They are per-
fectly right II at
state pride, on which
politicians count SO
much, functions only
spasmodically ' len
it comes to deliver-
ing electoral votes.
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truth about ADVERTISING
GYPs.

1 STOOD for an hour watching
j pitch man coming money. He was
selling useless gadget worth
dime at the ten cent store.
BY clothing it with mystery and
high-poWer sales talk he sold this
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c. G. G. TO TAKE $50.

Six hundred and twenty Montana
boys viii be enrolled la G. G. q.
camps this month according To Dale
r WlNon, supervisor Of enrolment.
Tart VIII be enrolled this week at
Billings, Bozeman Butte and Kalis-
pelf while more Will be taken Dc
tober II At Great Fails and Mis-
soula
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The Bridges press agents fail TO
mention it, but it actually did de-
liver electoral votes If one goes back
to 1896. In that year the Demo-
cratic national convention defed the
big pivotal state notion and named
William Jennings Bryan as its can
didate Bryan was crushinsly dc
feated, Of course, but he did carry
his own state Of Nebraska, with
eight electoral votes.
However, when he ran again, in
1900, Mckinley carried it. The tide
was too strong, Just as it was too
strong in 1885 for Alfred M. Lam
don 10 carry his own small state Of
Kansas, which seemed 10 be seeth-
ing with state pride during the cam
paign.
Nor did the addition Of Brother
Charlie Bryan to the Democratic
national ticket in 1924, for second
place, result in Nebraska's going for
Davis and Bryan. 1t went over
whelmingly for Coolidge, as did
West Virginia, the birthplace and
political background of John w. Da-
Wis, head Of the ticket.
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Old papers for starting fires-a
necessity-at this office. If
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-10-05
Some More Examples Ont
OF the Political Past

New York state voted heavily for
Alfred K. Smith, giving him prodi-
gious majorities when he was run
ming for governor. every time at
least except in 1920, when the Hard
ing landslide pulled him down. In
that election he ran 100000 votes
ahead of his ticket, but was beaten.
Yet when he ran for President in
1928 New York gave its. electoral
votes to Herbert Hoover by a small
but safe majority.
The truth is that politically New
York has little state pride. 1t is
almost too big to care. There is
no such feeling as exists in some of
the smaller states where the local
hoy who has made good is regarded,
frequently, as neighbor Pennsyl-
vania, up to 1884, was SO heavily Re-
publican that neither party thought
Of looking there for a candidate.
Yet the late Philander c. Knox
would have been nominated for
President by the Republicans if Hi
ram w. Johnson had been willing to
run with him as vice PRESIDENT In
which event Johnson would have
been President, for Knox died short
ly thereafter
One has to skip the next state an
electoral strength, Illinois, and get
down to Ohio TO find real local pride.
There is plenty Of that In the Buck
eye state, but also plenty of bitter
ness as between factions, ax when
enemies Of Warren G. Harding
fought him SO bitterly in the prima-
ries that they captured some dele
gates for leonard Wood, and when
enemies Of Sen. Frank b. Willis. in
1923, fought him when he vas try
ing TO land the delegation 10 tic
convention that named Hoover.
lBei syndiqata-MAu atf.itea
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-27
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
West Second Street Between
North and Church Streets
Clifford G.. Greiner. Pastor

Friday. January %.
Business and social meeting of the
Philathea Glass and Missionary So
ciety at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
W. J. Pierce.
Sunday. January 29. 1899
10 A. M.-Bible School. Lesson
Peter Declares His Love"
IL A. M.-Morning Worship Service
1880 P. M.-Evening Worship Ser
vice.
Wednesday, February l.
1880 p. M.APrayer Service and
i. Quarterly Business Ms6ting go ,,..,,c
Friday, February 8.
Meeting OF the'teachers and officers
Of the Bible School at the home of
Mrs. Edith NJ. Draper.
~. -,-t WELCOME
"A man is not a golfer just be-
cause he belongs to a golf club. One
is not a Christian just because he
belongs to a Christian church. More
than belonging" is necessary. BE
lieye on the Lord Jesus Christ and
thou shalt be saved"
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-27
HIGHWAY NOTES

Washington. ID. C.--Campaigns for
constitutional amendments prohibit
ing the diversion of highway funds
to non-highway purposes are under
way in ten states, according to a
survey made by the COMMITTEES or
Diversion of the American Road
Builders Association. Anti-diversion
amendments were passed by Califor-
MIA, Michigan and New Hampshire on
November s, which brought the to-
tai Of states with constitutional bar
riers against this unlawful practice
up to seven.
A majority of the legislatures In
the forty-eight states will meet this
year and indications point to con-
certed efforts by certain groups
within these. legislatures to cut deep
inroads in the highway fund. The
ARBA committee, therefore, opened
its 1888 war on the misappropriation
OF road money with a meeting in
Lansing, Mich, on January 4. A plan
of action was outlined and it was
decided to publish 50-page "bible",
written in simple language TO be
easily understood by the man on the
street and capable of use as guide
book by good roads advocates in their
efforts TO bring about passage of
anti-diversion amendments.
This publication will undoubtedly
comprise the report of the Commit
tee on Diversion to be presented at
the convention sessions of the Alneri-
can Road Builders Association when
il meets for its seth annual cOnveh-
tion and highway exhibit in San
Francisco. March 7-1O. The anti-di-
version bible" will contain a COM
plete statistical summary of all high
way funds diverted in the various
states to date and the amount of
good and safe roads that might have
been built with this money. 1t is
estimated that new highway con-
in the states that practiced
diversion i'm 1887 could have been in
creased n per cent.
The ARBA committee report will !
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-27
FRANKFORT

Chester, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam West, has been very sick in the
Milford hospital. He is improving.
At the annual firemen's supper
last Saturday about nine hundred
meals were served. An excellent
roast chicken menu. with all the fix-
ms, was served. The service was
splendid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Dukes of
Philadelphia were recent visitors to
his mother, Mrs. Roxie Dukes.
Reuben Lewis of Wilmington spent
the week end here with relatives.
The fire company was called Sun
day afternoon to a chimney fire at
Norman Hudson's. He is, very sick.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Howard quietly
celebrated her eighty-sixth birthday
! Tuesday of this week. She received
about a hundred cards and letters
from friends. II
Mrs. Arlnshia Murray, wife Of
Capt. Lee Murray. died Sunday eve
ming at the hospital in Lewes. Mrs.
Murray was daughter of the late
Peter r. Ward and Lydia Hudson.
She was born May 2S. 1861, a short
distance from where she died. They
have been married 81 years. Be-
sides Capt. Murray she is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. Emma Stew
ems. and two grandchildren of Selby-
Vile: one brother. Winnamore Hud-
son of this town; four sisters, Mrs.
Askie Hastings of Philadelphia, Mrs.
Effie Evans of Clarksville. Mrs. Min
erva Sites and Mrs. Betty Evans of
this town. Funeral services were
Thursday afternoon at Watson's fu-
neral parlor in this town, and were
conducted by Rev. II. r. McDade,
pastor of the M. E. Church of which
church she has been loyal and con-
sistent member for many years.
Mrs. G. Aldon Adkins is on mo-
tor trip to relatives in Washington,
D. c., and Norfolk. Va.
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-27

also contain a complete case history
of the methods and procedures used
by the states that have been success
ful in obtaining a constitutions
amendment. This will be invaluable
to other states in their work fol
similar measures.
The lansing meeting was attended
by ARBA President Murray d. Van
Wagoner, Michigan state highway
commissioner; Committee Chairman
Earle Duffy, Portland Cement Asso-
citation, Chicago, ILL.,; Ralph w, Iben-
feIdt, executive secretary. Illinois
Road Builders Association, Chicago;
Burton r. Miller, American Road
Builders Association, Washington,
d. c.; C. W. Lucas. director Of public
relations, Michigan State Highway
Department; M. G. Kerr, American
Aggregates Corp. Detroit; Everett
T. Marten. assistant director Of pub
licity, American Petroleum Indus.
tries Committee, New York City. and
Harold Owen. manager. Michigan
Paving Brick Bureau, Detroit.
Committee members who were nm
able TO be present include V. P.
AHearn, executive secretary, Ma
tional Sand and Gravel Association,
Washington. d. c.: Professor ], T, L.
McNew,, highway engineering depart
mert, Agricultural and Mechanical
College Of Texas, College Station;
Llicius ID. Barrows, CHIEF engineer.
state highway cotphlissioh, Augusta.
Me-; J. n, Boyd, Administrative direc-
tof,. National Crushed Stone Associa-
ton, washington, ID. c.; c. W. Brown,
chief engineer, state highway de-
partment, Jefferson City, M0.; Ut.
Ellison. CHIEF engineer, department
of highways, st. Paul, Mimi: o.. S.
Hess, engineer manager, Kent Cohn-
ty Road Commission. Grand Rapids.
Mich; Frederick Hoitt, secretary,
New England Road Builders Asso-
citation, Boston, Mass; W. M. Kemp
er. president, Citizens Road League
of Virginia. Danville. Va; Baird II.
director. American Petro-
leum Industries Committee, New
York City; II. W. Mckenzie. presi-
dent, the Mckenzie Company, De-
irOit. Mich; ]. Il. Pennybacker. man
aging director. the Asphalt Institute.
New York City: G.. II. Purcell, state
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-27

highway engineer, department OF
public works, Sacramento, CAL;
George r. Schlesinger, National
Paving Brick Association, Washing
ton. d. c.; Charles d. Vail, state
highway engineer, Denver, Colo;
Thomas E. Wright, executive secre-
tary, New York State Construction
Council, Rochester, and Datus 4.
Proper, executive vice president,
Texas Good Roads Association. San
Antonio. ) -.,... A
The United states Congress- de-
clared lite mlsappfopriation OF mo-
tof-vehitle transportation revenues
both unfair and, unjust when II pass
ed the Hayden Cartwright Road Act
Of 1884. congressman Wilburn Cart
wright, chairman of the United States
House Committee on Roads and CO.
author of the act, during the session
of the last Congress, made the fol-
lowing statement concerning the
misuse of highway-user taxes:
There is strong sentiment in the
Roads Committee and in Congress
for increasing the penalty at this
session TO two-thirds of the appor-
tionments or denying federal aid al
together to states that persist in the
indefensible practiceA OF diverting
their own gasoline and other motor
vehicle tax revenues to non-highway
purposes. In fact, some cOnsidera-
ton is being given to disseminating
the policy of federaf aid for high
ways. If states, by their diversions,
defeat the purpose of Congress- to
hasten the completion of the state
highway system -
Senator Carl Hayden of the United d.
States Senate Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads, who spon-
sored the road bill in the upper
house, declared, 'The enactment of
state laws diverting gasoline and
other mOtor-Yehicle taxes from high
way purposes to other uses can only
be construed by the national Con-
gress as a clear indication that
these states are not interested in the
of a program of high
way construction and consequently
do not care to continue TO receive the
benefits of federal aid for roads"
There is no indication that this
congressional attitude has changed.
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-27
HOLLYvILLE

Personals
Mrs. Amanda Stevenson was
guest of her sister and brother-in
law, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. e. Wilson
OF near Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Phillips at
tended poultry meeting held at Mr.
Granville Bryan's on Monday eve.
ming of this week.
|; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. d. Burton enter.
tanned few Of their friends on Sat.
urday evening Of last week. -
Birthday Party For Mrs.
Stevenson
A pleasant surprise party was Civ
en- TO Mr.. and Mrs. John Stevenson
On Monday evening of this week.
1t was Mrs. Stevenson's birthday.
There were II persons present. Ice
cream and candy were served.
Games were played until a late
hour.
Joseph Prettyman and family are
occupying their new home recently
purchased from Carl Prettyman.
Otis Joseph attended the state
wide fire wardens meeting held at
Milford on Thursday of last week.
Leaders Trimming Class
Postponed
The Leaders Training meeting of
Sussex County, owing to stormy
weather. was postponed from Tues
day afternoon until Fridal afternoon
at l 80. Miss Pearl Mcdonald, food
will have charge of the
meeting.
Walter Howard who has been a
patient at the Beebe Hospital for
the past -four weeks is improving
slowly.
Misses Elma and Alberta Dorman
Of CoOlspring. were the guests of
Miss Frances Joseph on Sunday
last.
Worthy Master Walter Phillips and
wife of COolspring Grange, will at
tend the installation of the Della
ware State Grange officers for 1889
1t Milford Grange Hall on Thursday
evening of this week.
Valuable Fish Being Caught
Several of the local fishermen in |
his district have made several |
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-27
MILELANE

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cannon and
son Hubert Cannon and Miss Addie
Collision spent Saturday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Wilson OF
Milford.
Mrs. Thomas Bradley formerly OF
this place is very sick at her home
in Pennington.
Harry Salisbury who has been
sick for some time is improving.
Miss Addie Collision spent Sunday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. S. F..
Collision of Blanchard Station.
We are sorry to announce the
death of Frank Richards of Bridge
vile. Mr.. Richards. was the father
of Mrs. Elwood Wroten Of this
place.
Charles Finkbiner and family
were Dover visitors on Monday.
We are glad to say little Shirley
is better after being
burned by falling against a hot
stove
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-27
ROXANA

The fourth quarterly conference
will be held Friday evening at
RoXana NJ. E. Church at 1870.
Rev. j. Edward Jones, who has
been. ill, was able to fill the pulpit
Sunday morning.
Cove A. Bennett was i'll last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Blair of Whining
ton spent the week end with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cove Gennett.
Delmar Wilgus was overnight
guest Sunday of his uncle, Medford
Littleton, at Peppers Corner.
Mrs. Dona McCabe called on her
brother Herbedt Evans and his wife
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Russell Hudson of Rehoboth
has been spending a few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
Mccabe on the Roxana-Frankford
road. Mr.. and Mrs. McCabe have
Eeen ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Wilgus en-
tertained number of guests at din
ner Thursday. hH"
Mrs. Russell Murray and daugh-
ter Peggy visited friends in Phila-
delphia last week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Claud Watson accompanied them
home and were overnight guests Fri
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Murray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Wilgus were
dinner guests Sunday of their SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. w. McGinnes, at Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Hickman of
Georgetown spent Sunday with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hickman.
Mr.. Hickman returned to his job on
a tug boat Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Rayne were
among the invited guests at a tur-
key dinner Sunday at Mrs. George
Wa Ier's, at Selbyville.
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-27
RADIANT LIVING
SECRET. OF SELF MASTERY
BY Rev. G.. Nj .GrfKetll !
Methodist Pastor. of ~
Deals Island, Md.

= One of the most important ques-
tions that one can ask is: How
can l become master of the self that
is in me?"
There have been many various So
lutions proffered in answer to the
question of self-mastery. Perhaps
you have a solution and it may be
the right one. As | face this ques-
tion, I am more and more inclined
to believe that the. secret of self
mastery lies in the ability to over
come wrong thought habits and vic
ious emotional reactions.
In other words, the secret of self
mastery lies in thought control.
My confidence in putting forth this
statement lies in the fact that
thought is basic in life. Beneath ev-
cry act, every emotion, lies some
thought out OF which such act or
emotion has sprung. In this way ev-
cry thought entertained in the mind
has a tremendous bearing on Onr
lives. either for good or for evil.
In other words, we are today the
result OF our past thinking. If we
had thought Inherently yesterday, We
would have been different today.
Does not the Scripture say: "As
he thinketh in his heart, so is he?"
The great Emerson puts it to us this
way: Thoughts rule the world"
Since 1t is true that wrong thought
habits and wrong emotional habits
react adversely upon ones health.
ones friendships, ones success. in
life, it is equally true that the main
of right Thought habits and
right emotional habits will react ia 1
forably upon all that one undertakes. !
Let me therefore set watch upon
my thinking. Let me dismiss every |
unworthy thought, let me refuse to /
larbor any wrong emotion and ! I
shall be headed in the right direc-
ion toward the mastery of the self /
md the achievement of success in
life.
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-27
WARWICK

The State Highway Department
has applied for a War Department
permit to construct highway bridge
across Love Greek on State Route "a
between Midway and MillsborO in
Sussex county.
Maj. c. W. Burline, U. s. District
Engineer. Philadelphia, to whom the
application was presented, said
plans provided for a fixed timber
trestle bridge with horizontal clear
ance IS feet and a vertical clearance
of 7.3 feet above mean high water.
Despite the cold winds and the
heavy faf1 of snow during the past
week, pouring of concrete on the
first approach standards of the Chas.
W. Cullen bridge over Indian River
Inlet, is continuing.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday January ~, for John Jack
son, a much respected colored resi-
dent of this community, who passed
away after a short illness at his
home near here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Green of
Long Neck, visited Mr.. and Mrs. T.
P. Yeasey in Georgetown Tuesday
afternoon of this week, who are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth
of a ten-pound son, born Saturday,
Jan. 81, at their home.
Mrs Martha J. Short is spending
the winter months with MIR. and
Mrs. C. E. Burton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Cordrey were
recent Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Cordrey. near Millsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wertz are
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. M. Downs.
Mrs L. r. Lingo was a recent week
end guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
Esham, near Gumboro.
Miss Ida Bartfey of Rehoboth
was a recent visitor of Mr. and Mrs.
A.. F. Sargent at their home in Oak
Orchard. III
Mrs. Grace Parsons spent Tuesday
of last week with Mr.. and Mrs. +. |
C. Wilson at Seaford.
During the recent snow storm. |
Mrs. William Lingo, Of Rehoboth,
was slightly injured when her car
overturned on the road near. here. |
a
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-27
HOUSTON

Mrs. Jennie Wootten Howard OF
Chesapeake City and mother Mrs.
Margaret Wootten of Milford were
callers on Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Wootten
and family on Sunday.
HOUSTON NJ. +. CHURCH
Sunday School $3.50 a. M, morning
worship, 10:30 a. M. Revival SER
vices begins at Houston Monday even
ing, January 30th at 1880 O'Clock.
Rev. Estella Gibbon, evangelist and
Carlton Gibbon, song leader. They
will also bring special numbers in
song. They are to be with us every
evening except Saturday.
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-27
THE THREE NEW oOuRT
JUSTICES

Professor Felix Frankfurter came
to Washington and entirely satisfied
sharp-eyed officials and pessimistic
news men. The population of the
Capital was ready to accept him as
the ninth Justice. Justice Black is
not prominent and attracts but little
attention. Stanley Reid wears the
robe of office and maintains the high
dignity of his position.