The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-26
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( Libby Club
Large Number Gather AT
Dinner and Consider Many
Important Matters.
BUSY YEAR AHEAD
FOR ALL COMMITTEES

FUK ALL QUANTITIES.
One of the biggest and best meet
ings to be held by the Libby Com
mercial Club in quite some time
was staged last Thursday evening at
the Presbyterian church The Cir
Gle B ladies of the church served a
delightful dinner. During the din
ner Gus De1zer and Harold Hoff-
man entertained with selections on
the violin and piano. Jim Harris
was in charge of the entertainment
After the dinner had been taken
care of Mr.. Harris introduced Pfesi-
dent Karl Klehm, who in turn in
troduced the secretary, Bonner
Hooks Mr.. Hooks reported on his
recent trip to Livingston where he
met with the secretaries of clubs
throughout the state. He gave sew
eral pertinent remarks of speak
ers at the meet" along with the
financial standing of the local club
which is sadly in need of initiation
Outlines Highway Program.
Walter Neils was the next speak
err Mr. Neiis is chairman of the
highway committee He said that
his committee had several ideas in
mind upon which to work for the
next six months. The first is that of
getting money for the bridge at Troy
and for the completion of the high
way for three miles ON either side
of the bridge. Mr. Neils said that
the main job would be to get high
way No. completed and said he
thought it should be almost finished
by fall. Elk hill is on the list for
improvement The third job is to
see that work is started on the road
to Eureka He said his committee
was attempting to get an overpass
built over the Great Northern tracks
IN this city. MFR. Neils and r. r.
Veldman left Sunday to attend to
highway affairs in Helena. They
expect to be backed by delegations
from Troy and Ka1ispei1.
Says Community Hall Needed.
Elmer SWitzer, Sr., of the agri-
culture committee, said the COM
munity fair had grown so large that
there is great need of a larger COM
munity hall in which to house it. 1t
was suggested that a start be made
toward the building of such hall,
preferably out of native materials.
Z. M. Boyes, fish and game chair
man, outlined program that in
cluded.
|. Continued cooperation with the
Libby Rod and Gun Club.
2. Further efforts to secure en-
largement of local fish hatchery and
more rearing ponds so that larger
fish can BIZ planted.
3. Request that state game de-
partment conduct study of waters
and feed conditions of all lakes and
streams hereabouts.
4. Endeavor to have larger share
of license money set aside for fish
cries division. on the grounds that
more money is paid into the fund
by anglers than by hunters.
B. Continue cooperation with bio
logical survey with respect to pre-
datory animal hunters.
6. Carry on campaign to have
every lover of the field and stream
join the Rod and Gun club and to
take an active part in a business
tiidt 10 SEtOflu W IlOIlG.
q Campaign to secure shorter
fishing season and reduction in
creel limit.
As chairman of the publicity com
mittee, Chas ID. Rowe called at
tention to the argument prevalent
regarding the attitude to be taken
concerning fish and game resources.
Some insisted that these resources
should be confined to the use and
enjoyment of local people, while
others thought they should be. in
Guided in any publicity campaign as
an aid in bringing in outside sports
men and the money that they would
leave here. The speaker favored
the latter policy He said the sports
men would come anyway, that they
were already doing so, and that
they were leaving money with local
people. He argued that fish and
game should be handled on a scien-
tific management basis, under a pro-
gram worked out by local experts in
cooperation with the state game de
partment Then use this resource
as part of publicity campaign.
Would Start Local Publicity
He further advocated fuller CO.
operation with Montanans, Inc, and
support Of the fine work this or
ganization is doing for the state
II the club thinks the time is nov
ripe for such a work, he said the
publicity committee would prepare
local literature advertising the won
derful beauties and recreational ad.
vantages here and see to its wide
spread distribution.
President Klehm spoke briefly or
forest matters and also urged tha
instead of bringing in Christina.
tree from the forests every year
for the holidays that a permanent
live tree be chosen for decorating
each Christmas.
The secretary stated that a nott