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Moose Pass miner., 1939-06-29
HERE AND TIER E

HERE AND I'll ERE
 Wesley Laubscher returned on the Bar anof from vi sit with the Ebing family at Sitka and a stay in Juneau. He went right to work at ogle's Garage in Seward.
 Anthony E. Karnes, Territori Comnis g. si oner of Education, visited Moose Pass Monday to inspect the school building, it having beem badly damaged last Fall by the flood.
 Mrs. VI. R. she1lhorn of Seward is vis- iting her daughter, Mrs. Will Estes.
 
 T. B, Stant on of the Seward Trading Company is having summer cabin erected near Mile A. Hans 0verhalden of Seward is building the cabin.
 Joe Perdelle has been @ patient at Sew ard General Hospital the last week.
 Mrs, Ralph Reid reports that during her seiourn at Anchorage she heard marvellous reports from the Goodnews Bay section on both platinum and gold. Mr. Reid went into the K1 six okWim country by plane. He will headquarter at McGrath.
 Robert Marshall, author of Arctic Vil- 1aee" and now a Forest Service official, plans to climb Mount Doonerak this season with two c compani ons. Mount Doornak Is the highest mountain in the Endicott range end s north of the Arctic Circle.
 Slim Williams and his compan1 on, who are att empting a trip on motorcycles oyer the proposed Int ernati ona1 Highway route, Fairbanks to New York City, left Fairbanks a month ago and have not yet reported at Circle.
 Franchot Tone, Joan crawford's ex, is to marry Texas girl, an oil heiress.T The bride-to-be is 23 years old, Mss Bever1y Barbi sch of Austin, Tex. Franchot IS re- covering from an illness at New York hospital and his fiancee is with him.
 The volcano, Veniamin mountain on Al aska Peninsula, ontinues to belch fumes and fire and explosions, one after another terrify the natives at and around Perry vile.
 Harry L. Holt, superinte endent of Public Schools at Seward, is the newly elected president of the Alaska Education Associa- tion. R. M. Prizer of Anchorage was el- ext ed secretary-t reasurer. Ballots were cast by mail.
Moose Pass miner., 1939-06-29

i9ly to hold back the almost visible tears
 There smile upon the Kings lips. He looked solemnly conscious of an extraordinary tribute.
Moose Pass miner., 1939-06-29

Harry L. Holt, superint endent of Public Schools at Seward, is the newly elected president of the Alaska Education Associa- tion. R. M. Prizer of Anchorage was ell exted secretary-treasurer. Ballots were cast by mail.
Moose Pass miner., 1939-06-29

Wesley Laub scher returned on anof from visit with the Ebing
 at Sitka and a stay in Juneau. right to work at ogle's Garage il
Moose Pass miner., 1939-06-29

Robert Marsha11, author of Arctic Vil- 1age" and now Forest Service official, plans to climb Mount Doonerak this season with two compani ons. Mount Doornak is the highest mountain in the Endicott range and 8 north of the Arctic Circle.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
County Welfare Boord Says May Be
Necessary To Discontinue Direct Relief

The Lincoln County Board Of
Public Welfare has passed a reso-
luton stating that no direct relief
will be granted in the future TO
employable cases until funds are al
lotted by the State Department Of
Public Welfare to make these grants
possible. This resolution will con-
tinue in effect until such time as
funds are received from the State
Department 1t may be necessary
to discontinue direct relief entirely
unless funds are provided. Due to
the fact that no funds were re-
ceived for the month of July the
county has nearly exhausted its
poor fund and is financially unable
10 carry the relief burden without
state assistance. W
1t has come to the attention OF
the county board that considerable
complaint has been made regarding
the reduction in old age assistance
The board desires it to be under
stood that this reduction originated
in the state office and is not the
desire of the county board. Due tc
1.-THE fact that sufficient funds were
not appropriated by the last legis
lature it has been necessary for the
State Department 70 cause reduc
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
Closed Bird Season
Is Recommended By
Clubs and Deputies

HELENA.-A majority of the
sportsmen's organizations and dep
uty game wardens in the state have
recommended a closed season this
year on all native upland birds. The
recommendation will be taken up
by the state fish and game commits
sion at its meeting this weekend.
Native upland birds include sage
hens. ruffed grouse, blue grouse,
prairie chickens and fool hens.
During the last part of July dep
uty game wardens and representa-
tives of sportsmens groups through
out the state made detailed surveys
of the native upland bird situation.
and took an actual field census of
the birds in some areas. They found
that nearly all species are increas-
ing, and in some cases are nearly
twice as plentiful as they were a
few years ago.
The general recommendation
however. was that they be protected
at least for another year, and pre-
ferably more, SO they can come back
strong before being hunted again.
The commission is expected to set
the Chinese pheasant hunting sea
son at this weeks meeting.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
Hospital Notes

Mrs. A. G. Role was discharged
from the hospital early this week
Carl Burns was treated at the
hospital this week for an injury
to his hand received while splitting
wood
George Smith of Troy was admit
ted to the hospital Tuesday for
treatment.
Richard Feak of Troy was adj
mitted to the hospital Tuesday for
treatment following a premature
dynamite explosion. Besides receiv-
ing many bruises and cuts from fly
ing debris, Mr.. Feak is in danger
of losing his sight.
Mrs E. r. Rusher was admitted
for treatment Tuesday.
Rev r. w. Orr of Wilbur, Wash,
was admitted as a surgical case
last Monday
James Evans, Libby, William E.
Mason, Big Fork, and Douglas Mize,
Kalispell, were treated for injuries
sustained while fighting fire in the
Fisher district.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
Get $4,000
For Eureka
Rexford Rood

County Commissioner Frost, Ma
honey and Hoisington began their
regular monthly meeting at the
court house last Tuesday morning.
A great deal of regular business
was disposed of and much new bust
ness has been brought to their at
tention.
A. Bristoe and Joe Devich, WPA
officials, of Missoula, were present
yesterday and discussed the WPA
set-up in Lincoln county and espe-
cially on the Warland road They
said they would have a definite
lineup on it in not less than three
weeks.
The state highway commission
notified the commissioners yester-
day that $4,000 has been approved
for the road from Eureka to Rex
ford They also received notifica-
ton that the contract would not be
let until they were definitely as
sured that the county will start the
Libby-Jennings road,
Commissioner Hoisington stated
that the commissioners have been
busy measuring the county bridges
and roads to determine the exact
amount, They found that there are
631l miles of county roads and
1920 feet of bridges. There are
254 bridges They found that there
are 1858 feet of galvanized iron
cu1verts.
The purpose of this survey was to
familiarize themselves with all of
the roads and bridges of the county
and thus be able to render better
service to all of them. They also
wanted to determine the exact num-
Der of bridge feet as it is necessary
to have at least 1000 feet before the
four mill levy can be made. There
has been doubt for sometime that
this number of feet existed. With
the taking of these measurements
it is proven without doubt that
the four mill levy is right.
Mr.. Hoisington pointed out the
fact that he believes this is the frs
time the commissioners as a group
have toured every road in the
county
AT the time of publication they
were still carrying on their meeting
so further details will be published
next issue.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
Set 81 Mill
Tax Levy For Stote

HELENA.-A state tax levy of
five and one-half mills has been set
on all Montana property for this
year by the state board of equal
ization. The board said new taxes
are slightly lower than those levied
last year. The general fund levy
was set at two mills, while the uni
versity millage levy was set at three
mills A one-half mill levy was
set for retirement of the recently
issued capitol building bonds.
Levies set on livestock for this
year total four mills, as compared
with a three and one-half mill levy
in 1888. The levy for the live
stock commission fund is one mill
on sheep and one and one-half mills
on all other livestock The levy
for the livestock sanitary board is
one and one-half mills on all live.
stock. The livestock bounty fund
will receive one and one-half mills
on sheep and one mill on all other
livestock.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10

tons to be made throughout the
state so that they may be able to
take care of the increased demands
for old age assistance until such
time as. the legislature meets to APP
propriate additional funds for this
purpose.
Many people are under the i'm
preston that old age assistance IS
a pension to be granted to those
who have reached the age of SIS and
are residents of the state. This,
however, is not the case. 1t is
merely assistance the same as di-
rect relief only payable in cash with
the assistance of the federal gov
eminent, the state and county. The
idea of old age assistance was to
remove the aged from the direct re-
lief rolls and to do away with the
county poor farm system where
these recipients would eventually
have to go.
During the past year many of the
counties of the state have been un-
able to pay their share of old age
assistance and it has, therefore, in
creased the burden of the state
which is another cause for the re-
duction in old age assistance grants
at this time.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
Analysis Points Out interesting Facts
Regarding Deaths From Auto Accidents

counties each marked 4 names off
the population rolls, Lincoln and
Yellowstone counties added 3 lives
each to the carnage, and Beaver
head, Granite, Park, Silver Bow and
Saltwater counties each lost 2 res
idents.
The wrecks closed forever the
eyes of one person in each, Blaine,
Chouteau, Fallon, Fergus. Flathead,
Glacier. Hill, Lewis and Clark, Min
eral, Musselshell, Pondera, Powell,
Ravalli, Toole and Wheatland
county.
Sunday was the worst day. top
ping the grisly list with % deaths,
Tuesday and Friday each took 10,
Monday added another seven, five
died on Saturday, Thursday was
next in line with four jobs for the
undertaken, and Wednesday brought
up the end with one fatality
Thirty-two careers were ended
by collisions in daylight hours-dark
took q lives. Clear weather reigned
in AZ cases of death, and 38 deaths
resulted from accidents on paved
roads. Thirty-six persons were
killed while those paved roads were
dry, while only 10 deaths occurred
when the roads were slippery.
Main highways were the scenes OF
crashes that fatally broke % bodies
Is deaths resulted from wrecks or
county roads, mistakes in cities
swelled the toll by 6, and rail.
road crossings claimed 4 lives.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10

HELENA.-The deceased was a
man between the ages of q and
30-it was Sunday between 10 and
IL o'clock in the morning or 4 or 5
in the afternoon-it happened in
Deer Lodge county-the road was a
main paved highway in dry condi-
tion-the weather was clear.
He died because a speeding car
got out of control.
That is the picture presented by
the semi annual activity report of
the state highway patrol. Car crash
es smashed life out of So human
bodies in the first half of this year
Sc lives were snuffed out the
same way in the first half of last
year.
Deer Lodge county led the trag-
edy list with 6 deaths, Gallatin and
Missoula counties each counted 5
victims, Blaine, Cascade and Lake
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
Asks For
4 Days On
Native Birds
Libby Gun Club Confers
With State Game Official
at Picnic.
SAYS PHEASANTS
ARE NUMEROUS HERE

A get-together picnic of the Libby
Rod and Gun Club was held last
Tuesday evening at Cedar Creek.
Pete Guttensohn, Whitefish, who IS
one of the members of the state
fish and game commission, was pres
ent and spoke a few words of en-
enlargement ITO the local sports
men concerning the open season on
birds this year. Archie OClair Of
Kalispell, deputy game warden, was
also present for the festivities.
A very representative turnout of
local sportsmen enjoyed the ex-
ceptionally we'll. prepared lunch of
which Charlie Young was in charge.
After the refreshments the group
talked sports for a while and then
Mr.. Guttensohn was asked what the
game commission intended to do
concerning an open season on birds
in this vicinity. 1t was explained
to him that there are many blue
grouse and ruffed grouse in the sur
rounding mountains 1t is natu-
raj habitat for them and SO they
thrive here. 1t is not like the praIr-
les of other parts of the state where
they do not thrive and thus need
protection.
It was explained that many of
the citizens of Lincoln county were
in favor of a 10 day season but it
was finally recommended that
four day season be proposed Mr..
Guttensohn promised that he would
take the matter to the commission
and present it as it was given to
him. He said that he would do ev-
erything in his power to aid the
citizens of this section in their wants
along game lines.
Graham Caldwell gave very in
teresting talk on the activities of
the local fish hatchery. He gave
some information on fish planting
and explained that one-third of the
fish from this hatchery are sent to
Sanders county for planting and
the other two-thirds are left in
Lincoln county. Mr.. Caldwell
stressed the fact that continuous
study is being made of the proper
places in which to plant fish. He
said that he would like very much
to have citizens give suggestions as
to where to plant fish and if they
had not all ready been planted there
and conditions were right, the hatch
cry officials would see that the mat
ter was taken care of.
After the picnic several local men
accompanied Mr.. Guttensohn to the
hatchery where he made an inspec-
ton tour
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
MIDAS BUILDINGS BURNED

Saturday night three small build
ings at the Midas mine were burned.
Neither the old nor the new mill
was damaged This fire was not
caused by the big blaze and its orig
in is unknown The Waterman
thinks it might have been caused
by Indians who were in the vi
cinity picking huckleberries. Some
of them were drunk and caused
more or less trouble around the big
fire, according to forest officials
This fire was reported about ii
o'clock Saturday night and the for
est service moved at once to take il
in hand calling in so CCC boys from
the Flathead. However, it was CON
trolled without any difficulty and
burned only about an acre of tim
Der, being confined almost entirely
to the Midas buildings.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10

that, after going over the land, he
is convinced there are numerous
practical storage sites and that the
project is feasible. He says this
opinion is also held by Commits
sioners Mahoney and Frost. They
would very much like to see a pre-
liminary survey run so as to settle
the question of feasibility and prac-
ticability beyond doubt.
Great Abundance of Water
1t is said that Elk River runs a
large volume of water at flood time,
sufficiently large to irrigate all the
available land, and that to keep it
out of the Kootenai River would
greatly reduce danger of flood con-
ditions at Boomers Ferry.
Commissioner Hoisington also
says there can be no doubt regard
ing the benefit that would be de-
rived to the agriculture of the Eu-
reka district. Some of that land
is now under irrigation, he says,
and on such land the crops are ex-
cellent.
If the development is undertaken
at some future time, the plan would
be to sell bonds to finance it, the
bonds to be payable over a long
period of time If the project is
okehed by competent engineers, it
is said the government will guar
antee the bonds.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
Securing Sustained Yield Program For
This District Now Faces Critical Task

Information hand to the effect that the congressional committee
appointed President
will probably hold public
Portland time September The exact date is
not known
Among things
the
sustained yield the perpeuy the financial
the importance that this
committee set before them why the should
the sustained yield this
possible will that
drainage be purchased the
yield purchase this timber
investment
those who have the matter careful
joint committee Of Libby and have been working
The sending of representative
committee should be
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
Has Picture in Mazagine.

A group of Libby firemen and
two of their autos appear as pic
ture in a recent issue of Dodge
News, an illustrated magazine pub
lished by the Dodge motor com
pany. Beneath the illustration APP
pears this note: Volunteer Fire
men. This squad protects Libby
Mont, against fire loss. Its fine
work has given Libby the Lowest
fire insurance rate in Montana
Chief George Wood drives new
Chiefs car, 1899 Dodge sedan
Seven members Of this department
own Dodges." The magazine is dis
tributed locally by Libby Motors
who are Dodge representatives here
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
Worst Fire
Of Season
On 800 Acres
Started by Carelessness
Destroys Fine Growth of
Young Timber.
EXCELLENT WORK BY
CCC CREW AND OTHERS

The worst forest fire SO far this
season on the Kootenai forest was
brought under control. Monday
morning after having burned since
Friday afternoon, and having COW
cred an area of about 600 acres
with a perimeter of from 8 to 10
miles. Five hundred men were on
the fire line.
The fire started Friday afternoon
in the West Fisher district on the
road leading to the Little Annie
mine, near the end of the road to
the Golden West. It was man
caused through unintentional care
lessness, and resulted from blasting.
It was in an area that was burned
over by the 1910 fire and was ex-
tremely difficult to fight because
of dead snags and Windfalls left by
the former fire. The fire was driven
by a high wind, a gale SO strong
that it actually blew the dishes off
the table in one of the fire fighters
camps. The blaze, famed by the
heavy wind, ate rapidly into the
snags and down timber and created
a terrific heat against which the
men had to fight. with no little
danger from falling snags They did
an excellent job to control the fire
as soon as they did, say forest men
who were in charge of the fighting
line. The fire destroyed fine
stand Of young timber that was re-
producing nicely since the 1910 fire.
Of the 500 men on the fire line.
about half of them were CCC boys
and half were men from Poison,
Kalispell and Eureka. A hundred
CCC boys were brought in from the
Cabinet forest and the rest of them
came from the Libby camp.
Highly Commended
THE men who fought this fire
did job and manifested spirit
that cannot be too highly praised =
said Forest Supervisor Klehm. Il
should like the public to know what
these CCC boys from the Cabinet
forest went through, as an example
of this fine work. The boys Travelled
dill Iludy night W IGdGll the LITE,
went onto the fighting line Satur-
day morning land worked hard all
day Saturday in the terrific heat
and no little danger, fighting like
Trojans They had no rest nor
sleep until Saturday night. | don't
know how they did it, and during
the thick of the battle a number
of the forestry men made the same
remark, wondering at their stamina
and the willingness with which they
/ fought the fire. The same thing
could be said of every man on the
fire-the local CCC boys and the
men as well We of the forest serv-
ice were highly pleased with the
work done by the crew on this fire. :
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
WHAT DO YOU
THINK?

when seasons are unusually dry
such as this one is-Would you
favor early closing of the forests to
public use, as a means of fire pre-
vention2"
Mrs. John FINLAND
"Emphatically yes 1t is known
fact that the greatest percentage Of
fires are caused by man, SO | be-
lieve the early closing of the forests
to public use would be an effective
step towards fire prevention. Surely
the public would be willing to sac
rifice this much for their future
recreation and livelihood. 1t would
make people think more of the for
ests and appreciate their value"
DIR. J. p. Campbell
Il am of the opinion that the
forests are a public domain to be
used but not abused. Our period OF
use of the forest is limited to the
summer months and more particu-
larly to vacation time. This period
Of use usually falls in July and
August, the same period is a dry
season, ourselves locally and the
visiting outsider anticipate trips and
outings in these areas at that time.
We all appreciate the roads and
trails maintained by the forest serv-
ice and to close them to public use
would perhaps lower the fire hazard
some but would also create an an
tagonistic feeling with the public
that would bring less cooperation
and trouble with many violations.
Education such as the forest
service carries on in making the
public fire conscious will do more
than regulations that are hard tc
enforce
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
Miner Killed In
Fall Down Shaft

TROY, Aug. ga fall of 100 feet
down mine shaft brought death to
Harold Mason, miner at the Key
stone mine, Is miles from Troy, on
Monday. The accident happened as
Mason was attempting to free a
stuck drill in the glory hole.
He fell when wrench he was
using slipped from the drill Loose
and sliding rock carried him to the
mouth of the shaft where he
dropped hundred feet down the
shaft to No. | level, striking on his
head. Mason was % years old and
had lived at Troy all his life.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
Invites Band to Fair.

Wayne Kemper, local band in
structor, received notification re-
Gently from officials of the North
west Montana Fair that they would
like very much to have band
from Lincoln county at the fair
which is to be held the latter part
of this month at Kalispell
In event that the trip will be made
MIR. Kemper will include musicians
from Troy and Eureka, thus making
it a representative band of the
county.
Although no definite decision has
been reached, Mr. Kemper believes
that Lincoln county will be repre-
sented at the fair.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
SALES UP IN JUNE.

Montana retail stores reported
that sales in June we're 8.5 per
cent higher than in the same month
year ago, but still A per cent
below sales in May this year ac-
cording to a report by the u. S.
census bureau. Sales of motor We
hicles gained 26 per cent this June
over the 1888 mark. while stores
reported a II per cent drop in sales.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
FIND BUBONIC PLAGUE.

The state travelling laboratory has
found Bubonic plague in ground
squirrels in the Big Hole area, and
residents of the district have been
warned not to handle dead ro-
dents for fear of being infested with
the ticks that carry the disease, &C
cording to DR.. w. F. Cogswell, sec
rotary of the state board of health.
The boards records do not show a
case of a human contracting the
disease.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
FARM PRICES DROP.

Prices of most agricultural prod
ucts were lower in the month end
ed last July Is than in the previous
month, according to report by the
federal bureau of agriculture. Sharp
price declines were noted in wheat,
feed, grains and flaxseed, while
gains were noted in potatoes, hogs,
eggs and hay.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-10
,trati
SPOTTED FEVER.

A case of spotted tick fever re-
ported from Grant in Beaverhead
county last week brought to 10 the
number of cases of the dreaded
disease listed this year by the state
board of health. Deaths this year
have totaled five.