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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
Latest Notes From
the State University

Especial to the Western News
Four Lincoln county students
were listed on the fall quarter non
or roll of Montana State University.
They are Joyce Daggetl LlRoy
Lewis Fuller; LIBBY LIBBY u Luss Rex,
MI Miss Daggett earned a scholastic
index rating of 2.93. Fuller, 2.8i
Miss Fewkes. 2.35. and Miss Hand
ley. 2.3l.
Only students having rating OF
100 or higher we're listed. The IN
dex IS computed on a basis OF one
point for straight e average, Two
points for straight B. average
and three points for a perfee
straight a. average in all subjects
DR.. ]. W. Severy. chairman of th'
botany department at Montana STATE
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
WANTED

The Typewriter and Adding Ma
chine Divisions of Remington Rand
Inc. wish to establish reliable sales
representative in Libby to sell and
service complete new line OF
Standard and Portable typeWriterss
and adding machines. Applicant
must be able to furnish bond cover
ing consigned samples. Liberal com
mission plan. Write today giving
your qualifications. Address GIG W
- 81 -3f
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
Educational Project
is Approved by WPA

State officials have been advised
by Senator B. K. Wheeler that the
works progress administration has
authorized an allotment of S240,O00
for educational projects throughout
Montana. The statewide project
now is eligible for operation at the
discretion of State WPA Admins
traitor Joseph E. Parker of Butte.
The project would include the es-
adjustment. coordination and SUI
pervision of educational activities
for underprivileged adults and 9th
ers in the fields of general adult,
literaey. vocational parent and
workers education
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
Star Dust
u Lone Cirl-No Complaint
Il Bob Takes Ii on the Chm
r Picfuring the 4ncienfs
ub
By Virginia Vale

aIUNGA DIN" is one of
" those pictures that you
simply mustn't miss. It's
spectacular, thrilling, beauti-
fully done. Maybe it ism t
really woman's picture;
Joan Fontaine is the only girl
in the cast, and sheg hasn't a
really important role. But
with Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Cary
Grant and Victor MeLaglen IN the
lineup, where is tie woman who IS
going to complain because she
doesn't see lots of lovely girls IN
stunning clothes. or be entertained
by thrilling love story2
Sam Jaffee. whom you should re-
member from Lost Horizon, = has
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
Sc, 100000 May BE
Had for Pest Fight

Hell ENA. - According to an
nolinoements by Senators B. <.
Wheeler and James E. Murray, sat
isfactory progress is being made IN
the senate on the measure to ap-
propriate $5,417,000 for insect pest
control programs this year in west
ern states. The measure already
has been approved by the senate
committee on appropriations.
With the approximately 100000
the department of agriculture now
has for insect control, the appropria-
ton would bring to more than So
100000 the total amount available
if the measure passes both houses
of the national congress.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
Patrolman Mourar tells us that

Patrolman Mourar tells us that
he is indeed very surprised at the
lack OF 1899 picense plates he
also said that he was very glad
that people in this district are law
abiding citizens SO far as Ii
cense plates are concerned
He also asked us to warn drivers
from using the Troy road at this
time the road is solid mass
of ice it is not safe to drive
over it no matter how slow person
drives five cars had to be
pulled from the ditch last Sunday
due to the ice
The recent thaw has started fish
ermen of the city talking about the
big ones they are going to catch anc
their favorite fishing spots
although there are still few month.
left before the season opens, many
of these fans have started to &c
their equipment into shape for thu
big day
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
.Shreck, Spokane
Filler, Well Known
By Libby Mon

When news came over the radlo
Yesterday morning that Roy Shrek.
Snokane weather flier, had shown
IN unframed at Occur d'Alene. IL
brought a sigh of relief to W. J.
Farris of Libby. because Farris
counts Shrek as one of his friends.
number of years ago the two men
were students under Nick Manner IN
Spokane. both Of them learning 10
flv at the same time. They nave
kept in touch with each other since
those DAYS in the flying school. II
is also interesting to know that
Shrek has flown planes IN ana out
of Libby at various times, once
within the past year
Shrek is employed BY the I. 5.
weather bureau to take flight IN
TO the upper regions every nlgat 20
study weather conditions SO lhal
reports to pilots on regular ar INES
can be made. He goes up each
night shortly after midnight. Last
Sunday night he failed to return
and nothing was heard from HIM un.
til Yesterday morning. Many had
given him up as lost. Shrek. how
ever. returned unframed and told
of thrilling experience.
He reported that on the flight
Sunday night he ran into a terrific
wind so rough that at times M,
feared he was going to be forced
To bail out But he succeeded IN
getting out of that difficulty. and
then dropped into stratum OF all
that coated his plane with ice Sc
heavily that it became unmanage-
able. While fighting to control the
plane. he suddenly found himself
heading into trees. He crashed IN,
to them. the two wings were shearec
off and the fuselage dropped lnte
what later proved to be about ot
feet of snow, Shrek said. he was
unframed except for bump or
the forehead.
Shrek remained in the plane the
remainder of the night The mex
morning he improvised a screWdrlv
or from the metal = his cap. de
tached his corapass and set out. III
mad to struggle through from ~ L
SO feet of snow. Wadlng, craving
and rolling. he said. Shrek final
" made his way to cottage severa
miles from Occur d'Alene, Wher
the owners took him in and fed hin
and where he stayed Tuesday night
Yesterday those people took him
few miles to phone where 4
Dhoned of his safety and where
car soon picked him up.
Shreck's work is interesting. LAC
night weather bureau employee
strap a number of instruments onl
the plane. No one but Weathe
men are allowed to touch those II
struments. They remain al the al
port until the flight is made, Whe
they unstrap the instruments ar
take them away to be studio
Shrek is required to. 60 to min
mum height of 16,400 feet, sa,
Farris. Sometimes he goes hlgh'
If he runs into weather condition
that make the higher flight advi
able. The flight generally las
about two hours. Instructions a
sent out to commercial pilots as
weather conditions from inform
ton gathered by Shrek each mig
in his flight.
This work is let by the bure;
under contract. 1t is understos
that year or two ago Shrecl
contract called for $500 mont
But he must FURNISH his own pla
and pay all the necessary expens
This was not Shreck's first era
experience. He has been in sever
others, but none Of them have be
rcn.ica1c
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
Freddie Metzger Home.

Freddie Metzger, son of MIR and
Mrs. Forrest DeRosia arrived here
Sunday TO spend few days visiting
with his relatives and friends. He
returned to Bremerton, Wash, yes
terday afternoon on the Empire
Builder. The ship, u. S. S. Okla.
homa, upon which he is stationed
will leave for San Francisco Feb
%, where it will be on exhibition
for visitors to the fair
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
Hair Combs Long I'm Use

Hair combs are of great antiquity
and specimens made of wood, bone
and horn have been found in Swiss
lake dwellings. Among the early
Greeks and Romans they were
made of lockwood and in Egypt OF
ivory.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16

university, worked his way through
0berlin college, studied at the fMa-
rine Biological station, and was one
Of the men among the first few
thousand American soldiers to land
IN England when America entered
he World war. His special field is
plant physiology He has done some
work in mineral nutrition and a
great deal of work in engines.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
GU Fl
BY Hal
observation-disclosures

Don shaurette tells Us that he
will soon JOIN Freddie Metzger in
the Marine Corps II IS line
.t!!s.ins for a young nan .tebru-
ary 2s-the ship upon which Freddie
is stationed will go to san Francisco
where they will spend the greater
part of the summer as a display ship
for visitors to the fair
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
Small Thoughts

The first impulse OF conscience is
apt to be right: the first impulse
of appetite or passion is generally
wrong. We should be faithful to
the former, but suspicious of the
latter.-Tryon Edwards
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16

the title role. and gifes one of the
best performances eyer seen on a
motion picture screen.
Remember-you'll regret it If you
don't see "Gunga Din!
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
PREVENT FIRES.

Other Hazards
Are there any papers or rubbish
in the attic, cellar or yard
DO you keep matches in metal
containers and out of the reach OF
children?
Do you use kerosene for quick
starting fires This dangerous
practice causes many fires and
deathst)
DO you fill kerosene lamps or
stoves while they are lighted GThey
should be filled in daylight, outside
the house,
The idea recently brought forward
by James Biackford, Jr., to make
Libby peony city is good one ).
MIR. BIaekford has a proposition
whereby he can purchase the bulbs
at a very low cost thereby making
it possible for every person III this
city to buy and plant few ).
The flowers are really very beau
tiful and exceptionally hardy :.
WHY not join in the worthy cause
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
DO YOU KNOW YOUR CITY'S
ORDINANCES

II shall be the duty of the occu-
pant of any premises within the linn
its of the town to keep the side
walk in front of the same at all
times clear of boxes, wood or other
incumbrance, or obstruction TO
travel, except that such occupants
when receiving or shipping goods
may temporarily occupy such por-
ton of the sidewalk as is necessary
! for that purpose, leaving passage
way open at all times. Ordinance
i 8, Article B, Section 5.
We certainly admire Mrs. Peay for
her optimistic outlook at this time
when others are crying about the
lack of business 1T is real re-
freshing to talk to her j. =.
Would you like to see real base
ball league started i'm this section oil
the country? 1t would be grea1
thing for Libby if something o.
this sort could be organized
that is if the residents would ge
behind the idea and support i
| WllOfGilGdi lGdiJ Ah1AI ~ 49,
tainly material enough in this city
as we'll as the surrounding cities
such as Bonners Ferry, Standpoint
Keystone Mine, Creston, B. G., ant
Cranbrook, B. c.. to form teams t
| organize a real league severa
folks are talking of such a thing a
the present time and it seems t
this party that this is the time t
: begin thinking about it
!, Other small cities do it, so VIII
!. can't Libby !. Take Roman for in
! stance they have real clu
and are backed by the communit
/, as a whole Roman gets 10
! of publicity from the team and Their
is more publicity each year an
q more interest displayed w
should like to have some opinions o
this question for the Forum
: If you are interested why not tax
. five minutes and drop us line eS
: planning your idea
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
CLASSIFIED
FOR SALE

Chester White and Guernsey serv-
ice. Calves for Sales. S. Nichols.
35-tf.
Dry Tamarack Wood-M. T.
Bergstrom. Leave orders at this Of
flee 35-tf
For Sale-Bailed alfalfa for $40
ton. On main Spokane highway one
mile west of Boomers Ferry. Ton
or carload.-W T. James, Boomers
Ferry Idaho 38-4l.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16

Business moves ahead as business
men begin to Advertise.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16

Metro is going to make herman
out of Robert Taylor if 1t kills him.
He takes a lot of punishment at the
hands of Wallace Berry in Stand
Up and Fight" and does it so well
that even the men picture-goers who
have complained in the past that he
was lust a pretty boy ought to
be satisfied.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16

If you handle dependable merch-
andise. tell the World-Advertise.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16

high 5IIBIEs, UTIG BdIIIE dct1uI
pins, Roberts, 267.
High three games, actual pins,
Kessel, 685.
High team, one game actual pins,
Richard e. Miller, 1040.
High team, three games actual
pins, Universal ms. Co., 1924.
High team, one game with handi-
cap, Richard & Miller, 1880.
High team, three games with
handicse,sas Universal Ins.-Go., 3279 {
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16


Geraldine Farrar, driving into
New York from her country home,
turned on her radio one day and
heard tenor voice that she liked.
She urged influential friends in ra-
dio to look him up-and Felix
Knight was discovered.
Felix turned on his radio recently,
and heard tenor voice that he
liked. He found that il belonged to
Vaughn Comfort, who had been en-
gagged for one performance ON For
Men Only" and was singing at a
New York night club. Felix looked
\ him up, found that he wanted to
have a career in radio, and is now
doing all he can to help him. I'm
usual, to say the Ieast-one tenor
helping another!
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16

ODDS AND ENDS-Ddpid Selznick
has announced that he WiH produce
'Stuance Riper." based ON The life Of
Stephen Foster, tuho composed so many
OF Americas farorite songs RkO has
signed Joe Penner on ne,u contract
Sonia Hcnie, Don dmeche and Rudy
Vallee icill make " hen Winter Comes
for goth Centpy.Fox i. Metro uilL make
TOO successive feature pictures based on
the life OF Thomas Edison -. The Old
Mud is TO reach the screen at LAST, toitl
Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins in the
leading roles I. Ginger Rogers ioill 80
dramatic again In "Lilile Mother"
q Western Newspaper Union.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16

For Rent--Five room house. IN,
ouire at this office. ~
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16

Show the town you're alive-Ad
vertise.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16

For Rent room house IN South
I.;hby.--Mrs. Geo. Pike. ~
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16
FOR RENT

Furnished Room for rent. MIS-
Dolling. oou
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16

Fred Allen has committed himself
to appearing on Town Hall To-
night" until June, l94l, with his usu-
al three-months vacations. He
signed the new contract on Port
land Hoffa's MRS. Allens) birth
day. His radio career began in Oc-
tober, 1892, and he began with his
present sponsors in 1884.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16

Another of those elaborate histor-
zeal background is being construct
ed in Hollywood. This time it is for
1.-THE Man in the Iron Mask, and
John DuCasse Schulze, art diree-
tor for Edward Small Productions,
is drawing the plans.
He has put in months of research,
until he feels more at home in the
period of which Alexander Dumas
wrote than in the present. There
will be accurate reproductions OF
the Palaces of St. Germain-en-Laye
and Versailles, Of the Bastille, the
streets of historic Paris and several
villages.
Louis Hayward will have dual
roles-those of King Louis XIV and
his twin brother. Warren William
will play ID Artagnan," Joseph
Schildkraut will be Colbert (not
related to Claudette of modern
times). James Whale will direct
and, if you don't mind pun, it vii
be whale of a picture.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16

Deanna Durbin is at last consid-
cred old enough to appear in her
first romantic picture. 1t will be
First Love-" and Charles Boyer
will be her co-star. AT present she
is finishing Three Smart Girls
Grow Up a
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16

We certainly admire Mrs. Peay for
her optimistic outlook at this time
when others are crying about the
lack of business 1t is real re-
freshing to talk to her -.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-16

Other Hazards
Are there any papers or rubbish
n the attic. cellar or yard2
Evening star., 1939-07-31
Mrs. Norton Attacks
Barden Bill Rule
~ the Associated Press,


Chairman Norton Of the House
Labor Committee said yesterday her
group had been deprived Of It's
rights and privileges by the Rules
Committee" with respect to pro-
posed amendments to the wage
hour law.
Mrs. Norton, Democrat, OF New
Jersey asserted the Rules Commit
tee had. by unprecedented action"
granted q rule to bring to the
House floor amendments proposed
by Representative Barden, Demo-
crat, Of North Carolina. although
the Barden bill never had been
considered by the committee on la
bor."
She charged, in q radio address,
that the Barden amendments have
no economic or social justification. 4"
The Barden proposals would ex-
empt from the Wage-Hour Act
standards employees in many small
scale farm operations, certain pro-
cessing of agricultural products, and
white collar workers earning more
than $3.50 a month.
The Rules Committee voted
Thursday to give the Norton amend
ments, which would exempt Ger
tain white collar and telephone
exchange workers. legislative right
OF way, with amendments proposed
by Barden and Representative
Ramspeck. Democrat, of Georgia in
order as substitutes.
Evening star., 1939-07-31
Moral Recovery Held
Key 10 Trade Upturn
BY the Associated Press.


MONTEREY. Calf. July 81
Moral recovery was proclaimed yes
terday to be prerequisite to eco
nomic recovery in America.
The speaker was DR.. Frank Buch-
man, founder of the oxford Move
ment and leader of the second World
Moral Rearmament Assembly here.
I'VE will never have economic
recovery in America until we have
a moral recovery" DR.. Buchanan
told 1.500 delegates attending the
closing session Of the To-day con-
ference
What America has got to learn"
he said, "is to have a group mind.
Moral rearmament is that mind"
Bishop Logan H. Roots of Hankow
China, voiced a strong indictment
Of those who fail to practice what
they preach.
THE tragedy of China and Japan
is that We preached Christianity
and haven't followed it," he said,
They have followed what we have
done and have neglected what we
have preached. Americas RESPONSE
bility to East Asia is to supply the
moral leadership they have long
been wanting. America is to lead
the world in bringing in q new type
of civilization"
Evening star., 1939-07-31
Canoes Overturned
As Rain Drenches
Concert Audience
Music Lovers Return
To Wet Scots to Hear
End Of Program

(ReDie,D OF Concert on Page Big J
Sudden rain that drenched some
$500 persons in the audience at last
nights concert at the Water Gate
as the National Symphony swung
into the strains Of a tone poem to q
midi European river, the Moldau-
caused several canoeists to overturn
as they hurriedly sought shelter un-
der Memorial Bridge.
Harbor police rescued Jessie Stern
Of 1888 w street NV. and Hyman
and Matilda Graus Of 2034 c street
NV, and . number Of others swan
to safety as the patrol boat stood by.
Several hundred hardy souls re-
turned to the wet seats and heard
the orchestra complete its program,
which had been continued for the
radio audience.
No serious damage was reported
from the downpour, although traf!ic
on Nineteenth street between r and
s streets NV. was delayed by limbs
of an oak tree blown across the
pavement. The obstacle was cut
and removed by flremen.
Instruments at the Weather Bu-
reau recorded rainfall of Ola dur
ing the storm. but attaches said
that apparently more rain fell
downtown.
The forecast for today was gener-
ally fair and slightly cooler.
Evening star., 1939-07-31
Reforestution Bill
Planned by Walsh
By the Associated Press

BY tDe ASSOCIATED PreSS.
Senator Walsh, Democrat of Mas
sachusetts. proposed yesterday . bill
intended to restore idle forest land
to production and help to rehabili-
tate men and bring communities
new forest areas without additional
appropriations"
The Senator said he would intro
duce the bill with Senators Byrnes,
Democrat of South Carolina: Brown
OF Michigan, and LaFollette, Progress
sive, as co-sponsors.
1t would authorize the Federal
Government to lease depleted forest
lands from private owners and use
them for reforestation purposes.
The plan would benefit sections
where forests have been denuded,
among them the New England
States, Midwestern Lake States. and
Southern States, Senator Walsh
said.
Evening star., 1939-07-31
By JOSEPH s. EDGERTON

The Army Air Corps will write
its 3Oth anniversary message to the
people Of the United States in the
skies Wednesday. Combat airplanes
which during the last 10 days have
established 10 new national aircraft
performance records will be among
those taking of at II am. on signal
from President Roosevelt in an
aerial salute symbolizing the devel-
opment of military aeronautics in
80 short years from a single, fragile
airplane to major bulwark of de-
fenSe.
In every part Of the United States
combat squadrons of the general
headquarters air force will fly over
cities and towns from nine major
air stations. Washington will be vis-
ited by formation OF l8 P-36A
pursui. airplanes from Langley
Field, Hampton, Va. Thousands of
citizens In Pacific Coast States will
join with the Air Corps in airplane
warning net exercises.
The principal anniversary celebra-
ton will be held at Wright Field,
Dayton, Ohio, where leaders of
American aviation will gather to
witness demonstrations by squad
rons of combat airplanes of the
types which. in trials conducted un-
der international rules, have upset
long-held American aircraft per-
formance records, several of them
established by aircraft especially de-
signed and equipped for the purpose.
New Type May Be Shown.
New records for both altitude and
speed with loads-performances of
primary Importance for lombard
ment airplanes-have been estab-
lished by the big four -engined Boe-
ing Bit flying fortress bombers at
Langley Field. All Of these records,
however, have been short Of the in
ternational marks held by Germany.
Italy, the U. S. S. r. and Japan. The
new Boeing supercharged B-17B
bomber, now going into production
at Seattle, however, is expected to
better materially the marks of the
last 10 days. The B-17B has been
ordered to equip the squadrons OF
the G. H. @. air force under the
$500, 600 900 Air Corps expansion pro-
gram and the first of the production
models may be on hand at Wright
Field before Wednesday In time to
demonstrate its capabilities to the
assembled air leaders.
Other types Of new Air Corps COM
bat airplanes also will be assembled
at Wright Field for demonstration
as a part Of the anniversary cele-
bration.
The Wright Field celebration will
include reunion of those pioneer
military and civil pilots who we're
flying in 1912 and earlier. They will
assemble as the guests Of Maj. Gen.
Henry H. Arnold. chief of the Air
Corps, himself one Of the earliest
Evening star., 1939-07-31
53-Yeur-OId Will
Filled in Estate
|Of Mrs. AIbers

A will So years old. in the hand
writing Of Mrs. Elizabeth Afbers,
who died on July IA, at the age
OF 80 years, was on file today at
District Court. The petition for
probate has not yet been filed,
revealing the extent Of her estate,
but this is expected shortly.
Mrs. Albers was of an old WASH
ington family, whose property in
the old days was farm land-now
valuable business property, extend
ing from around K street to Rhode
Island avenue and from Twelfth to
Fourteenth streets NV.
The will of the testatrix, the Ink
still in good condition, was drawn
April II, 1886. She named her hus-
band, who died shortly after the
will was made, as executor, ana
directed that after his demise the
estate should 60 to her only child,
Alfred william Henry Albers, who
was II years Of age at the time the
will W frawn.