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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14
Ship in 1850 Dozen
Eggs To Give Away

A Libby man called this
newspaper this morning and re-
ported that liz cases Of eggs
had just arrived in the city for
free distribution to relief pa
irons through the Surplus Com
modities Store.
Thirty dozen to the case
means that 1850 dozen eggs
were in the shipment. Some
thing like a carload was shipped
into Kalispell and the Libby lot
came out of that consignment.
Eggs are not worth anything
now" said a Libby merchant,
land the farmers have been un-
able to get decent price for a
long time. That volume of free
eggs turned into the community
will still further depress the
market. We have bought moth
ing but local eggs all winter but
we are not going to buy any
more eggs for the present"
Those who question the wis
dom OF this shipment ask, IF
the government is going to buy
eggs for those on relief, why
not buy them Of the local farm
ers instead of shipping the eggs
in to depress the already poor
price the farmers are getting?"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14
Serious Cor Crash
On Troy Highway

An accident which might have
proven fatal for occupants of both
cars happened last Saturday on the
Libby Troy road when cars driven
by Roy Lawrence and Dave Pluid
crashed head-on.
The accident happened on curve
just this side of Kootenai Falls
when Lawrence attempted to pass a
car going in the same direction as
he was Coward Troy on curve
The car driven by Pluid was COM
ing in the opposite direction.
Lawrence was thrown from the
car and over the bank toward the
river. He suffered a cut on the
head and bruises on arms and shoul-
ders. Mrs. Caroline Baker, who was
passenger in the Pluid automo-
bile, received cut on her jaw in
which 1t was necessary to take
stitches.
Pluid was driving a WHY'S sedan
and Lawrence was in Chevrolet
coupe. Patrolman George Mourar
issued Lawrence a ticket for reck-
less driving.
A second mishap occurred Sunday
when car driven by Clay Parker
and in which Tom Brindley was a
passenger hit snow bank beside
the road east of town and tipped
over into the ditch.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14

Plan Quiz Contest
And Lively Carnival

Check off on your calendar Fri
day night, May 10, and save it for
one of the biggest events to be
staged. in Libby this year.
That affair will be a combined
carnival, quiz contest and dance
to be held in Moose hall and spon-
sored by the Libby Lions Club.
Great things are planned, says J.
w. Farris, reporting for the COM
mittee in charge. An old-time car
nival will be In progress in the
basement all throughout the even
ing And up stairs something new
in Libby entertainment will be
staged--a Quiz Contest, with CUES
tons confined chiefly to pioneer
and present-day events concerning
Libby and immediate vicinity, and
Lincoln County.
The committee is broadcasting a
call for help on those questions. The
public is asked to submit questions
to Mr.. Farris to be used in the con-
test. For all questions used, prizes
will be given. Such questions are
wanted as, When was Libby incor-
porated, who were the first couple
married in Lincoln county, how
did the Kootenai river get its name,
the name of the first white baby
born in the Libby district, who was
the first mayor of Libby, when was
the first school house built here,
ETC., etc. Questions covering pres
ent-day events are also wanted.
In running off the Quiz Contest,
teams and individuals will be asked
to compete. Libby business estab-
lishments and organizations will be
solicited to sponsor teams in the
contest. There will be no charge
for this; it will be entirely free. But
prizes will be given to the teams
and individuals winning the con-
test.
AS soon as the Quiz Contest is
finished, the floor will be cleared
and there will be dancing for those
who enjoy that pastime.
The carnival will have all the
usual features that always appeal to
the frolicking public. There will
be dart and .bingo games, wheels OF
fortune, booths and a number of
varied concessions, shooting gallery
maybe hotdog stand, with other
refreshments, and similar attrac-
tons.
The Lions expect to make this af-
fair one of the biggest entertain
ment features ever to be staged in
Libby. Remember to check the
date, May 10, off your calendar,
and begin thinking up a list OF
questions to submit in the Quiz
Contest. And, by the way, every
question submitted must be accom-
panied by the correct answer.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14
Labor Asks For
More R. r. Patronage

The regular meeting of the Lum-
Der and Sawmill Workers Union
was held March IL at the Moose
hall. The matter of helping the
railroads to secure more business
which would result in more men
being returned to work was dis
cussed, inasmuch as the Great
Northern railway in the past year
purchased lumber in the amount of
$4,000 in Libby, thereby creating
a great number of additional man
hours labor to the benefit of the
craft.
The fact was brought out that the
Great Northern paid taxes in the
amount of $4,000 last year which
represented about SO per cent of
the total taxes paid in Lincoln
county This money is used for the
support Of our schools, city, county
and state governments. 1t was
brought out that the Great Northern
now maintains daily service be-
tween Spokane and points west, that
charged by the trucks, that the
railroad also has free pickup and
delivery service on both freight and
express shipments.
A motion was passed pledging the
300 members of the union to assist
in every way possible to secure adj
ditional business for the railroad,
with the thought in mind that what
helps the Great Northern helps our
craft as well as every merchant
and citizen in Libby.
HARRY D. MOE,
Recording Secretary.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14
Senate Committee Restores Cuts Made
in Appropriations For Forest Roods

People of this district were con-
siderablv disappointed a few weeks
ago when the news came out from
congress that the house appropria-
tons committee had cut heavily the
appropriations for forest roads and
trails. 1t was feared such a cut
would make impossible the building
of the Kootenai river bridge below
Troy at this time and would delay
other needed road work. On March
8 a Washington news report says
the senate appropriations commit
tee has restored most of the cuts
in forest appropriations the house
had made II these increases can
be retained when the senate and
house bills 60 into conference, it
will mean that the original pro-
grams can be carried out and that
bridge and highway work here will
be carried out as first planned.
The senate committee recon-
mended, for development of forest
roads and trails, an increase of
$4,000 restoring house cuts
which had reduced the budget esti-
mate from $4,000, 900 to $7,50O,000.
For forest protection and man
agement the senate committee rec
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14
Hearing Case
VS.. Hotel Estote

District court opened in this city
Monday with Judge John Hurley of
Glasgow presiding.
The case of Mae L. Coleman
against Thomas D. Long, admins
traitor of the Chas. W. Richards es-
tate, has been the only case to come
up and at the time this issue was
published was still before the court.
The cause of action is to establish
a creditors claim in the above men
toned estate Mrs. Coleman claims
to have worked for Richards start
ing the fall of 1921 and during that
time had received little wages. Her
contention is that she had a continu-
GUS contract that terminated at the
time Of Richards death on March 6,
1898. During that time she acted as
cook chamber maid, laundress,
nurse and housekeeper and tended
to the running, conducting and OPP
Grafton OF the Richards Hotel. The
amount she claims to have coming
is $9,483.89.
The case is expected to be given
to the jury this afternoon. The jury
consists of nine men and three
women,
Blackboard 4 Rlackford are attor-
neys for f1el plaintitf, Mae L. Cole
man, and Thomas D. Long, as adj
ministrator for the defendants, is
assisted by Marshall Murray and
Marshall Candee.
The next and final case to come
before this jury term Of the court is
Thomas d. Long, administrator of
the estate of Chas. w. Richards
against Mae. L. Coleman in an ac-
ton for ejectment.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14
Ronchers Moy Kill
Come If Property
Is Being Domoged

Landowners may kill game
out Of season and get away
with it II they can prove that
their property was damaged,
according to = decision by the
state supreme court in the case
the fish and game department
brought against C. b. Rathbone
OF Augusta Rathbone was
found guilty in district court on
a charge Of killing elk out Of
season and WAS fined $zoe. The
supreme court reversed the YER
dict when Rathbonc appealed.
The high courts decision was
hinged on the assertion that
Rathbone had not been given q
chance to prove to the district
court jury that elk from the
Sun river herd had damaged his
pasture and fences. In district
court Rathbone pleaded guilty
to the charge. He had adver-
tiscd previously in the Great
Falls Tribune for machine gun
ners to kill the elk on his ranch.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14

commended that the $10,000,00O fig.
ure approved by the house be raised
to $12,005,785, the amount of the
budget estimate Other increases
recommended for the forestry serv-
ice in the agricultural department
appropriation bill for 1941 includ-
ed $685. 900, instead of 100000, for
forest products Investigations, in
clusion of a SIS, 1886 item for range
investigations, and an increase in
funds for acquisition of national
forest lands from $l,O00,00O to
So, 5000
Secretary Wallace had said the
IT per cent cut in funds for pro-
lection and management of over
lie, 100000 acres Of national forests
would seriously impair the work,
forcing the service to drastically re-
duce its protective operations.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14
Can Collect Penalty
OF 10 Per Cent

Austin Fraser, county, treasurer,
issued a warning early 3this week
concerning taxes placed on regis
tration of motor vehicles after
April 80
For the benefit of applicants for
motor vehicle licenses, the follow
ing is a quotation from Section
1866 of the 1885 Revised Codes of
Montana, relating to the late regis
tration of motor vehicles:
Whenever any application is
made for the registration of mo-
tor vehicle after the thirtieth day
of April, in any year, the applicant
shall be required to pay, in addi-
ton to the registration fee required
therefor, penalty of ten per cent
UNI (10%) of such registration fee
for having failed to secure registra-
ton of such motor vehicle prior to
such date"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14
Woman
Is Burned
To Death
Uses Gasoline by Mistake
in Starting Fire in
Kitchen Stove.
BODY BECOMES
A LIVING TORCH

Mrs. William A. Vaughn, 43, was
the victim Of q horrible accident
Tuesday morning which resulted in
her death. The unfortunate esca-
pade occurred at her home q short
distance south of this city at APP
proximately TOO a. m.
According to reports received
from immediate members of the
family, her husband had started
fires in the heating stove and the
kitchen stove. The fire in the lat
ter was not burning as well as it
might and Mrs. Vaughn decided to
help it along bit by putting a
little kerosene on it. She picked
up what she thought was the kero-
sene can but by mistake picked
up can which contained used oil
and gasoline which had been used
to clean mechanical parts of the
car.
There were still a few sparks in
in the stove and when she poured
the inflammable mixture on them
they Immediately came to life and
fire literally flew out of the stove.
Her clothes caught fire and in
state OF excitement she ran from
the house This tended to help the
flames to grow and her husband at
tempted to help her put them out
thus, burning his hands badly. Her
son, William, Jr.. brought blanket
and they succeeded in killing the
flames.
At that time brother of Mr..
Vaughn's drove up and Mrs. Vaughn
was taken to the hospital where
she received treatment and remained
in rational condition up until the
time OF her death.
She was burned very badly on
almost all parts of her body ex-
cept her feet and ankles which were
protected by heavy felt shoes.
She passed away 1t $50 Tuesday
evening at the Libby Hospital.
Mrs. Vaughn was an active mem
Der of the Women of the Moose.
She is survived by her husband
and three children, William, Jr. and
Laurie of this city and Benny who
is with the Gees at Thompson
Falls Her father, A. B. Heppner
OF Mountain Lake, Mimi, and nine
brothers and sisters also survive.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14
GPatrOlman Makes Arrests.

Highway Patrolman George Mou-
rar reports the following arrests
during the past week.
Manuel Miller of Kalispell was
arrested March and fined SIS in
Justice Gibbs court in Troy for
occupying the highway with great
ly overloaded truck.
Andrew Johnson forfeited $40 bail
in Justice Gibson's court when he
failed to appear after being arrest
ed for reckless driving March 8.
Roy Lawrence of Troy was fined
$40 in Justice Payne's court in Troy
on March 4 for reckless driving.
| j. {. Paddy of Troy was arrested
March IL and was fined two dol
lars in Justice Payne's court for
non-possession Of a drivers license.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14
Prominent Attorney
Will Address Joint
Club Meeting

Through the efforts of M. D. Row.
land and A. A. Wood, Attorney
John G. Brown of Helena has been
secured to address the annual joint
meeting of the civic clubs of Lib
by, to be held on April 4. Mr..
Brown will address the Inland En-
pire Teachers Association on the
forenoon Of April 4 at Spokane, and
will arrive in Libby the same day to
make his address here at the high
school at p. m.
The public is not only invited to
attend this meeting but is urged to
do so. Mr.. Brown has earned the
reputation of being one of the out
standing speakers of Montana, and
is very much interested in gov
eminent and civic affairs.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14
Farm Club Entertained
By Mrs. Lloyd Maize

Ninteen members of the Farm
Women's Demonstration Club met
at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Maize
Wednesday, the 9Th. Mrs. Maize, as
sisted by Mrs. Stephenson and Miss
Iris Maize, served a bountiful lunch.
Dainty green hats for place cards
and other decorations carried out
the St. Patrick Day idea all through
the meal.
Roll call was answered by nam
ing ones most useful house clean
ing gadget. Mrs. Elias Bergstrom
won the mystery package.
Reports of the, various commit
tees on the spelling bee were given
and discussed.
Two demonstrations were given.
House Cleaning Made Easier" by
Mrs. Halsted. Remp and Mrs Lee
Nixon. They said plan your work
organize your rooms, and have all
equipment ready before the actual
beginning of the work.
They gave many pointers such
as. Windows are cleaned quickes'
when ammonia is used. Silver pol.
ish composed of ammonia and pre-.
pared chalk is good, and leather
should be cleaned with castor oil
But the most interesting featur,
was the making and applying Of ;
furniture cleaner and polish.
The second project was Barre
Chair" by Mrs. Hugh Slauson. Sh
proved very definitely by demon
STATIONS that by the use of a fey
tools, barrel, some padding, GOV
ering and tacks, a very attractiv
upholstered chair can be made.
| The meeting ended with accor
dion selections by Iris Maize. Thre
guests were present.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14

number of slides, in natural color,
made from pictures taken while on
the trip, and he showed them to the
great interest of his audience.
DR.. Sundelius opened with an ex
PLANTATION of road conditions in
British Columbia, the lay of the
land up there, and the movement
that is now under way to build a
highway from the United States
through Canada to Alaska. He had
a map showing two proposed routes
and gave much interesting informa-
ton in respect to the proposed
highway.
Beautiful Scenery Pictures
He then turned his attention to
showing the pictures he and his
wife had taken on a months trip
into British Columbia. They went
to the end of the present road at
Hazelton, enjoying the magnificent
scenery, camping and fishing as they
drove from place to place, equipped
with a trailer and everything to
make life enjoyable on such an out
Ing. Lie VIEWS, SllOWu III IldtuI al
colors, were most beautiful. The
doctor also showed scenes taken in
and around Whitefish and through
this section, which proved that we
have just as beautiful scenery right
here at home Elk hunting scenes
on the South Fork were also shown
In reply to Mr.. Owens plea for
greater cooperation between COM
munities, X. A. Klehm recalled that
if present promised appropriations
are made available, completion Of
highway No. 2 west of Troy will
soon be accomplished, which is just
as important to the Eureka end oil
the county as to anyone. He sale
definite assurances had been giver
that thereafter attention would be
turned to No. 81.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14
Allotted $l3,084
For Libby Hatchery

A telegram from Senator B.
X. Wheeler Wednesday morn
ing said the WPA had just ap-
proved an allotment of S13,084
to improve the state fish hatch
cry near Libby. This program
now is eligible for operation,
said Senator Wheeler, at the
discretion of Joseph E. Parker,
state WPA administrator.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14
Four Candidates
For School Trustee

Four candidates have filed for the
office Of school trustee of the Libby
school district. They are Herman
Bockman, Otto Griep, Glen Leck-
rome and Frank Hendrickson. Two
trustees are to be elected. Norris
Adams and Mr.. Leckrone are the
two retiring trustees. Mr.. Leckrone
has consented to serve again If
elected, but Mr.. Adams has refused
on the grounds Of lack Of time.
Election will be held on Saturday,
April g. Polls will be in the old
grade school building and will be
open from IL o'clock noon to p. m.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14
Good Friday Union Service.

Friday, March %, 800 p. m. a
special candle light service will be
held in the Presbyterian church.
The officiating ministers will be
Raymond O. Olson of the First
Lutheran church, Harold E. Baber
of the Methodist church and Albert
M. Hart of the First Presbyterian
church.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14
Two Are HOStcSSeS.

Last Thursday evening Mrs. Har-
old Hall and Mrs. Dexter Shau-
rette were the charming hostesses to
group of ladies at bridge party
at the Shaurette home.
The Easter motif was used in the
decoration idea as well as with the
delightful luncheon.
Mrs. M. D. Rowland was winner
of high prize and Mrs. Grant Har-
ley won the travelling prize.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14

Supervisor Klehm was called to
Kalispell Tuesday to attend meet
ing Of forest officials. Major Evan
Kelley Of Missoula, regional forest
er, was to be there.
La gaceta., 1940-02-13
LOS ALEMANES FUERON
RECOGIDOS P0R UNI CRU
ZERO INGLES

Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, Feb.
13.-La tripulaci6n alemana del
vapor Wakama, hundido para
que no cayera en- poder de la es-
cuadra ingiesa, Sc ancuentra pri
sionera a bordo de un crucero,
segdn Ell c~ontralmirante Sir
Henry Harwood. Los 10 oficia-
les Y SO hombres de la tripula.
ci6n Sc habian refugiado en- los
botes cuando fueron recogidos.
Incendiado en- ell mar, pOr los
alemanes, ell mando di6 orden de
que fuera hundido por la artille
ria, de modo que dejara de ser
un p.ligro para la navegaci6n.
Viaia dl c~ontralmirante en- al
crucero Hawkins" al cual acorn
pahan los cruceros Shropshire y
Dorsetshire.
I'm aeroplano descubri6 Ell va
por Y do aviso a los cruceros.
FL Hawkins entr6 anoche en-
puerto, pero Sc quedaron fuera
les bu1ues acompahantes.
La gaceta., 1940-02-13
UNANIME voTO DE con-
FIANZA A DALADTER

Paris. Feb. lS.--Luego de IL
ma session secreta de 81 horas, la
Camara de Diputados otorg6 an
t.ayar un vote unanime de con-
fianza al gabinete presidido por
Daladier.
Francia, resolvieron los 534
SION, esta firmemente unida y
diputados que asistieron a Ia Sc
resuelta a defender sus fronte-
ras Y los ideales de libertad en-
ell mundo contra todos sus enc
migos.
Els la primera vez que Sc da
un vote de confianza unanime
ell gobierno desde que la guerra
comenz6..
La moci6n fue firmada por
los lfderes derechistas Jean
Ibarnegaray y Luis Marin, Pier
re Etienne-F andin del Centre,
Albert Chichery, del Partido Ra
dical Centre Y Leon Blum por
los sccialistas de Ia izquierda.
Est.man los peri6dicos que Ia
unanimidad representa- I'm aeon
tecimiento politico de gran i'm
portancia.
Preside la session Eduardo
Herriot, quien dijo: Este vote
que ustedes han dado serA de in
mensa Importance para vues
tros compatriotas, por la noble
"a de su unanimidad. Sera OBJ
servado tambien en- ell extranje.
re por los que nos desean bien y
po raquellOs que nos quieren
NAL. Ell debate de dos dias nos
ha permitido disipar ciertas le-
yendas Y establecer Ia verdad-
la confortante verdad. Ha per-
mitido al primer ministro expli-
car su curse para usarlo conf
dencialmente en- una manera
simple y familiar"
No tomarOn parte en- la session
secreta los ii comunistas q los
cuales sc ha permitido conser-
var ssh puestos en- Ia Camara.
La gaceta., 1940-02-13
los DEL CONGRESO DE JU
VENTUDES TUvIFIR0N QUE
SER AMONESTADOS

Washington, Feb. 13.-Los
miembros del Congreso de Ju-
ventudes Que asistieron aver q
la session de la Camara, aplau :
dieron al reprssentante Marcan
tonic, de New York, e hicieron
demostraciones de inconformi :
dad con las palabras del reore'
sentante republican, LamSer :
ton. de Kansas. y 81 reprs SEN
'tante Hoffman, de Michigan, un
oponente del CLIO.
Obligaron les aplausos Y ex-
presiones de descontento a que
Ell Representative >Rayburn, que
presidia, les amanazara con e.
charles de la galeria.
FL Representative Nichols, de-
m6crata de Oklahoma, elogi6 .
los mien.brcs del Congreso de
Juventudes que tratan de "pur-
gar" a este de los miembros CO.
munistas.
Aprob6 aver Ell CongresO, en-
presencia de unos cien delegados,
coopersn con Ell trabajo organi-
Zado.
La gaceta., 1940-02-13
Ell SUPREME
DE LA MACON CASA UNA
DE LA FLO
RIDA
Sc obtuUo por Ia fnerla Que
4 Regros coRfeS0ron

Washington, Feb. 13.-Como
81 quisiera conmemorar ell cum,
pleahos de Abraham Lincoln, eli
tribunal supreme de la naci6n.
siendo ponente Ell magistrate
Black, case aver una ~sentencia
de cuatro negros condenados Z
muerte porque de ellos sc obtu.
vo una confession por medic de
la violencia 0 el llamado "tercer
grado".
A los prisionercs Sc les hizo
confesar hego de cinco dias de
un terrible interrogatorio, aeon
pahado por maltrato fisico y en-
contra de sus dereohos constitu-
cionales v del debido proceso de
ley. Sc les hizo Greer a les pri-
sioneros, para aterrorizarlos,
cue 81 no confesaban una multi
.tud penetrarfa en- la carcel y los
.Gincharia.
Sc nombran los reos Isiah
Chambers, Jack Williamson,
Charlie Davis y Walter Wood
ward y sc les detuvo por Ell ase-
sinato de Roberto Darcy, de
Pompano, Florida, en- 1888.
Black dice en- su ponencia cue
hey, como en- las edades pasada8,
tenemos tragicas pruebas de que
el exaltado poder de algunos GO
biernos para castigar conduce a
fabricar Ell crimen y dictatirial-
mente es el Instrument de ia
tiranfa.
Los negros Sc encuentran en-
Ell presidio de Rainford, en- la
Florida, donde Sc les tiene ence-
rrados en- las celdas de la muerte.
La gaceta., 1940-02-13
MAS DE 10000 PERSONALS
NO HAN SACADO TODAVIA
SUS UlCENCIAS

Quedan solo dos dias para
comprar las chapas o licencias
de los automobiles sin incurrir
en- Ell castigo que sehala la ley.
FL director de la agencia 10.
cal, Sr. Cesar F.. Irsch, estima
que existen todavia 10000 auto
movilistas sin la licencia. Hasta
el presente Sc han vendido
26,757.
"En Otros amos la venta au-
ment6 despu6s de la Feria, pero
no en- este"