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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-22

st. Johns Lutheran Church.
THE Friendly Church"
Sunday, Feb. 25th.
Holy Communion will be celebrat-
ed. The regular service begins at
IL a. M, the preparatory service
at 1890.
Sunday School, $50 a. m.
The Sunday School teachers will
meet at the parsonage on Friday
evening, Feb. Is, at o'clock.
Wednesday evening, Feb. %, 7:30
p. m. Mid-week Lenten service.
Special singing.
II you have no church affiliations,
you are invited to worship with usl
H. L. PFOTENHAUER,
Pastor.
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Church News

st. Lukc's Episcopal Church.
Sunday. February Is.
GAS a. m. Church school,
8 p. m. Evening prayer and SER
mon.
REV. A. B. WARD.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-22
MONTANA
OFFICE OF STATE EXAMINER
Helena

To the Honorable Council = -
of the City of Libby Montana
Gentlemen:
We herewith submit report of the regular annual
OF the City Libby
and Fremou Examiners said being made
day of January 1910 = -
Respectfully
w. A. BROWN
CtatoE xarn
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-22
Confident Government HiH
Go Back to WiLd Spending

Advocates OF continued govern
ment spending to take care OF the
unemployment situation and in the
hope of pump printing while
temporarily being ignored by the
Observation-Disclosures absolutely conf
dent that the government will have
to swing back to their theory.
For one thing they insist that the
war situation is not going to solve
our domestic problems. War or
ders, they insist, are being grossly
exaggerated More important, they
are mostly for airplanes and NUM-
tions, on the theory that Britain
and France are buying all the food
and other nonmilitary items they
can elsewhere The reason for this
II chiefly the Johnson act, which
prevents further credits to govern
xnents which have defaulted on pre-
viouS loans.
Il 20 happens that most OF the
Dominions still owe money to Great
Britain, thus being in the same
financial relationship that the United
States was in 1914. That alone
makes ii easier to buy from them,
aside from the natural tendency of
Great Britain to Buy British, = and
thus cement the ties OF empire. But
even more important is the fact that
Britain can obtain necessary goods
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-22

on credit in nearly every other pro-
ducing country in the world, or else
can create the exchange needed to
buy the supplies by her own ex-
ports.
{ For example. take the Argentine
republic. Britain is eager TO buy
her grain and her beef. The United
States is not willing to buy either.
this being the primary reason why
the recently attempted negotiations
for reciprocal trade treaty WITH
the Argentine broke down. So it is.
a comparatively easy matter for
Britain to sell her manufactured
goods in Argentina, competing d.
rectly with the products of the Unit
ed States, and thus pay for needed
foodstuffs which could be obtained
by much shorter ship haul from
the United States.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-22
First Lutheran Chnrrh

First Lutheran Church.
Ladies Aid this afternoon at 2t3O
at the church. Mrs. Fl. Hanson,
hostess.
Bible study and prayer at tfru
church at TOO.
Choir practice at the church at
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-22
Here's an Idea Of Hou
These Afairs Fork Our

For example, to use an absurd IL
lustration, let us assume that the
approaching convention should
reach deadlock, and that, in a
tense midnight session of leaders,
the men supporting the candidacy
OF Robert Fl. Jackson should offer
to compromise on Harold l.. Ickes.
Can anyone doubt that the Paul v.
McNutt leaders would threaten to
bolt the convention to prevent such
a choice?
Now it is tribute to Harold Ickes'
common sense in realizing he would
under no circumstances have Chi
naman's chance for the nomination.
that he took it upon himself to blast
McNntt publicly out OF the New
Deal If Ickes had been secretly
hoping for the nomination he would
never have made those cracks
against the Hoosier candidate.
In contrast, there are not many
candidates for the Democratic NOM
ination this time-save Roosevelt
himself-that Jack Garner has not
slapped on the back and wished sue
discriminating that Of course his
own candidacy is not really serious!
Nobody believes Cactus Jack when
he says this--or at least not after
thinking it over--but the warm feel
ing persists just the same.
Now the Farley hints to the Gar
ner and Wheeler camps may be a
little more of the same, only more
subtle, but there are those in Wash
ngton who take them as 100 per
cent genuine.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-22
Ripal Labor Camp, Wooing
OF Wheeler Causes Talk

William Green's invitation to Sen.
Burton X Wheeler to attend the
American Federation of Labor party
In connection with the Presidents
Birthday Cake" caused a good
many smiles in Washington. There
is no particular Importance, of
course, in an invitation to anyone
to this particular party. Invitations
were sent out freely. The signifi-
canoe lies in the fact that the in.
vitation to Senator Wheeler was an
nounced
This came right on the heels of
John L. Lewis invitation to Senator
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-22
Examiners Notes

The City Treasurers cash balance reconcile
SHOWN elsewhere
monny reconcemen to eliminate the small differences that
al ean Other than the small differences in the cash.
OF TINS office were in good shape City funds to be
amply protected by Federal Deposit Insurance
Records of the Clerks office in good shape
Claims well itemized IN proper FORM
Respectfully submitted,
f. r. KAHLA,
Examiner
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-22
British Sub jects Want
HOMEGROWN Meat Favored


As matter of fact this was true
before the war. Certain British SUBJ
jects, particularly in the sheep-rais-
ing sections Of Scotland, have long
criticized the policy of the British
government of encouraging beef i'm
ports from the Argentine instead
OF favoring homegrown meat. Sir
Charles Ross, for example, one Of
the big landowners in the Scotch
highlands, claims that the British
farmer has been exploited by the
British government in this respect
in order that British manufacturers
could sell their products to South
America.
So on the whole the spending
crowd in Washington does not think
much of the war boom prosperity
idea, either for war exports proper
or for the United States supplanting
the belligerents in the neutral mar
kets. They admit that Germany is
out for the duration of the war as
competitor, but insist that Britain
is apt to take over the lions share OF
the trade that was Germanys.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-22

The modern way Of living means
more comfort and less labor in
the home. With up-to-date cleo
trio appliances, today's homes
really provide better living.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-22

Total of all Indebtedness ..--..------- $2243290
Official Bonds
lily Young National Surety Corporation 10000
fohce Magistrate Elmer Su1tzer
- -
Chef Police George Bryant Casualty
City Clerk R. Veldman National Surety Corporation 10000
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-22

One monthly bill and small one
at that covers practically all the
running expense of the home
making economy the basis for
better living.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-22

Did you know that the National
Safety Council rates the home
as one OF the most dangerous
pIaces' For increased safety
equip your home with electric
aids TO better living.
The weekly echo., 1940-03-01
Scott, President, Stonewall.

Scott. President, Stonewall.
%. VIM. Stokes, No 125, R. c. Cole,
President, Collinsvilie.
%. Glover Mack, No. 253, E. F.
Young, ~ President, Meridian.
"a. Will Willis, No. IA, A Manuel
President, Stonewall.
25. Tyrene Pew, No. 81, G. B. Ar
rington. Presiednt, Lau el.
&c. w. 7. Williams, No. 337, Prof. A.
c. Drummono. President, Newton.
27. Taylor Howard, No, 119, Mrs
Jennie Moore, President Wynesboro
%, Levi johnson, No. 387, Mrs Pin
kie Lee P esident, Lambert
20. Netie Barney, No. 20, w, N
Knott, President, Kewanee.
30 Tora Capmben. No. 242 A. l.
w uHdIIlSi II6SlOeHt, TdCnutd.
81. J, B. Barber, No. 300, Mrs. Anna
McMilllon, President, Hickory.
81. Sofa Robinson, No 337, Prof A
:. Drum.nond, President, Newton.
49, Mary B. Weems, No. 95, Mrs
Edna coward. President Crandall
81. Lottie Wheeler, No. 81, W. c
Mcleod, Presiednt, Bassleld
IS. Cleve Sharp, No. 461, T. j. Youns
President, Meridian.
36. Noah Shannon, No. 253, E. F
Young, Jr,, President, Meridian
! {. <ama Cherry No. 258, Mrs, S. E
/ Brock, President, Scooba.
The weekly echo., 1940-03-01

Miss Mary Bell Jones is visiting
Langsdale. She is a grand daughter
of the late Mrs Mary Bell Weems
Miss Jones resides in Birmipgham.
Mr.. Cleve Sharp, husband of Mrs.
Alice Sharp, passed Saturday, Feb "a
IN the Mattye Hersee hospital F'u-
neral services were held Monday
February 26 from st. John Baptist
Church. Mr.. Cleve Sharp was a
brother-in-law of Mrs. Minnie Collins
MIR. Noah Shannon, who resides in
the Russell community succumbed
Monday morning, February 26 at his
home. Mr.. Shannon had an attack of
double pneumonia. He was a faithful
member of HB.A. Lodge No. 253,
with Mr.. E. F. Young, Jr., President.
Mrs. Ada Edwards who resides on
the Asylum Heights is confined to her
bed on account of illness.
Mr.. t. j. Young of 1906 18th Ave.
has been indisposed for the past twc
weeks or more.
Miss Ollie Jones, niece of Rev. and
Mrs. Matthew j. Jones, is working in
the HBA. office temporarily.
Mrs. Bessie Beck is convalescing
rom her home. Mrs. Laura Thomas
is still confined to her bed.
MIR. Will Robinson continues i'll
rom his residence.
Mrs. Mary B. Wells, member OF
1.b.A. Lodge No. 95 departed this
life, February IA. Mrs. Edna How
ard was her local president.
Mr. J. C.. Williams of Tbomsuba,
mississippi was in the office Monday,
February 26 oE business.
Mr.. Ed" failed to be in the col
umn OF the Echo, February 25, how
ever, we hope it will be in this weeks
issue,
Mrs. Beatrice Hart, who resides in
The Savannah Grove community is in
Rush Infrmary where she has been
d patient for more than a week.
MIR. Frank Brry of the Berry &
Gardner Funeral Home is seriously
Il at his residence.
The weekly echo., 1940-03-01
Ill. B. A. Death List

The following deaths have been re
ported by the following presidents TO
be paid off in the March Boards:
l. Mary Bell Albert, No. 72 Tom
Smith, President, Complete.
2. Mary Window, No. 148, c. H.
Moody, President, Laurel.
3. Euga Magee, No. 116 Ellis Wake;
President, Mt. Olive.
Charlie Jones, No. 300, Mrs. Ann
Mc;NGillion, President, Hickory.
5. Geneva Norman, No. 800, Mrs,
Anna McMillion, President, Hickory
6. Jal1ie johnson, No. 63, Johnnie
Cole, President, Carson.
Z. j. w. Thompson, No. 1873, W. j.
Rankin, President, Magee.
IS. c. H. Crosby, No. 105, L. B.
Marshall, President, Virgins.
8, Syphia Davis, Ne. 139, Jack Davis,
The weekly echo., 1940-03-01
BOARDS

Continued from page two)
necessary that all Of us make our
eevIes a committee of one, to see 10
it, to the best of our ability, that
people who renew in the H.B.A. are
well and hearty and ont above the
sos limit There is something funny
and little strange about some OF the
deaths we are having.
All presidents are requested by the
General President to bring subscrlp-
ton to the Weekly Echo to the
hoard for the secretary of your lodge
The subscription rates are $l.5O per
year if you do not come to the
! board, you are requested to mail the
subscription in together with the
name AMI address of your secretary.
We are compelled to make this re-
quest for the protection of the Local
lodges. Some starnge things are
happening in some of these local
lodges that are detrimental to the
association. The local lodge is to
pay for the Echo for the secretary
of the lodge.
Dear Presidents: The March Boards
are scheduled to meet as follows:
Friday, March l, Dekalb, Miss, H. c
Jennings, president.
Saturday, March 2, Quitman, Miss!
Brown McRee, president.
The Boadr will open at 900 A M.
on Saturday in order that We might
wind up our business by 100 o'clock
Monday, March 4, Collins, Miss Wm
Boykins, president
Wednesday, March 6. Deerbrook, Miss
I'M Moore, president
Thursday, March 7, Braxton, Miss, 8,
A G Kennedy, president.
BOARD COLLECTION
All presidents are requested 70
collect SIPS per member and report
same in the March Board. We are
hope to pay more Death Claims In
the March Boards than we paid IN
December. In order to do this 1t Is
going to be necessary that we grow
our lodges and collect from ALL OF
If members.
The weekly echo., 1940-03-01
About Folk We
Know

Mrs. Bertha johnson, wife of Rev
Will johnson of Marion, Mississippi
was in the HRA. office Saturday on
business
Mr.. VIM. Kinslow, President of lodges
$50, 1856 and 209 was in the HB.A.
office Saturday on business pertaining
to his local logde.
Bishop Theo. w. Wofford of Gil
Frisco Avenue, 1hpelo, Mississippi,
Is new agent for the Weekly Echo
IN his town.
Mrs. Edna Howard has been sick
for sometime but she is improving
nicely. She slipped on the ice during
the freeze, according to reports and
hasn't gotten straight as yet. Mrs
Howard lives at Crandall, Mississippi
Mrs. Saliie Pgingle and Mr.. Will
Pringle have been on the sick list
but they are convalescing. Thy re
side at Langsdale, Mississippi.
Mr. Will Tool an OLD citizen of
Langsdale died Sunday. Interment
took place in Alabama,
The weekly echo., 1940-03-01
PTA News
Stevenson School

TOOMSUBA- The PT.A. met
Thursday night February %, at Ste
venson School making preparation
for the Fields Day exercises on
March 1st.
The MA boys met Monday Feb.
26 at Stevenson School. They carried
out their annual MA. week. II
started February % and ended Feb,
24th.
Stevenson teachers went to the
Teachers Association meeting Sat-
urday at Louisville, Mississippi They
had very nice meeting.
Louise Hail. Reporter.
The weekly echo., 1940-03-01

President, Meridian.
10. Simon Jones, No 231, Joe Knox
President, Hattiesburg
II. Laura Williams No. 1855, W. 7
Tate, President, Brooksville.
12. Ida Gillespie, No. 90, C. E, An
derson, President Shuqualak.
IS. Hannah Webber, No. 50, G. E
Anderson, President, Shuqualak.
IA. Kizzie Warren, No. 40, Jim Col
Inns President, Lauel.
Is. Sam Richey, No. 1O3, A. Evans
President, Sandersville.
16. Ben Thornton, No. 81, Vim. Bell
President, Lauderdale.
II. Flora Jones, No. 218, H. S. Jones
President, Paulding.
IS. Marie Roberts, No. 222, Allen
Woodward, President, Shubuta.
10. Peter Loften, No. 339, l. M. Nc
Nair, President, Mt. Olive.
20. Rachel Williams. No. 81, VIM
Bell, President, Lauderdale.
81. c. w. Sharman, No. 80, Johr
The weekly echo., 1940-03-01
RECORD BOOKS

The news has come to the office
that some of our local presidents do
not have our regular official secre-
tary records for their lodges. Brethren
if you do not have an official sec1e-
tary record obtained from the office,
please get one at once. Each local
lodge must have an official record in
which to keep the proceedings of your
business.
We are also asking each lodge to
subscribe for the Echo for the secre-
faty of your lodge, in order 10 PRO
tect the members and the association
We will be forced to make this re-
puest of you and we shall be COM
PEELED 10 see to it that all lodges re-
spond. :" - Na"MTw
REV. E. F. YOUNG, President
The weekly echo., 1940-03-01

Brandon, take No. 1S to johns conf
ing No. SO, come to DLo ana TURN
north TO Cato 2 miles from there 70
Rose Hill Church, ask at Johns any
one will tell you the way.
A. G. Kennedy, President
The weekly echo., 1940-03-01

HANDY member sh,c oet'r As e'ab'ishe.
add composer ir the American seeiah OF
Composers. Authors end pvbIishsu soeols q
him to ~eathss 'h" sse,essea- and htl't
lA;s mvatesl A~<AAos. ,,---------. A-----.s
The weekly echo., 1940-03-01

He became his own publisher. running
up $40 printers deposit on his song to
i1oo, 600, copy sale. Phonosraph companies
did not a. first record the song. and every.
Ebody said -St. Louis Blues r'~ ~-ane
sevssybs6y We: wren0i
The weekly echo., 1940-03-01
Sick Committee Order Blank Book.

Sick Committee Order Blank Books
We now have on hand sick COM
'nittee Order Blank Books for the
various lodges. These blanks are for
the Sick Committee to give a written
order to the doctor, to make visits
to the sick member and order blanks
to the drug store to fill prescriptions,
Presidents are requested to have their
lodges get these blanks at their ear
Iiest convenience not later than the
II. B. A. Boards in March.
The weekly echo., 1940-03-01
sx William c. Handy

- tGE.5 EsueS"
The weekly echo., 1940-03-01

H-B-A. Board Changed From March
Tth to March 5th at Braxton
We are changing the board from
Wednesday, March 9TH to Tuesday
March 5th. All presidents and mem
bers are urged to govern themselves
accordingly.
E. F. Young, General President.
The weekly echo., 1940-03-01
BOARD AT DEKALR

Those who attend the Board at De
kalb on March 1st coming via. Dekalb,
come out on the jackson road about
six miles and turn to the left and
come two miles south to New Hope
M. E. Church.
The weekly echo., 1940-03-01
SECRETARY.

Dear Editor: This comes to let the
many readers know that lodge No.
BIZ is entertaining tn March Board
at Baldwin M. E. Church. Those
coming No. As from Macon, come one
nile from Cavett Store and turn west
Those coming No. 25 from Macon,
after you pass Mt. Moriah Church 4.
turn east on to Baldwin ME. church
I. M. Moore, President.
Dear Editor. This comes to inform
all that the Board will be held ia
Ouitman on Saturday March 2. Come
to McRee Cafe on No. IS highway
and 60 one block west and then one
block south. Place, the church OF
God, in town. +.
Brown McRee.
The weekly echo., 1940-03-01
At Braxton March Fl 'th

The description 70 the Board held
at Braxton on the fifth of March is as
follows: Come No. 80 highway TO
Evening star., 1940-12-22
Courts Hold Parties
With Santas on Hand

Police and Municipal Courts yes
terday held their own Christmas
parties. with a Santa Claus on hand
at each court.
At Police Court, the third year a
Christmas party has been held,
Sergt. John r. Hood. liaison officer,
was dressed in costume and acted
as Santa Claus to distribute pres
ents to members of the court per-
sonnel. Aiding Sergt. Hood was
Miss Genevieve Yonkers, telephone
operator In the switchboard room
a decorated Christmas tree provided
a background. The ceremony was
begun by reading a poem by R.
Brook Gott, warrant clerk at Police
Court.
There was much amusement as
William A. Norgren, chief deputy
clerk, received whistling top;
Brewster Marshall, assistant dis
trict attorney. toy bank, and Ed
ward T. Davis, assistant district at
torney somersaulting dog.
At the Municipal Court party
Judge Robert E. Mattingly was mas
ter of ceremonies, and Edward j.
Maloy, deputy marshal, was Santa
Claus. The Municipal Court party
was attended by its five judges, all
of whom delivered greetings.
Evening star., 1940-12-22
Case ST..

A father tried to provide quarts
of milk, meat, shoes, clothes, blan-
kets, beds for his family of 13 chill
dren between the ages of 18 months
Evening star., 1940-12-22
Home for Aged Women
Receiving Applications

Applications for admission to the
newly completed Abraham and Laura
Lisner Home for Aged Women are
being received at the home, 5425
Western avenue NV, Leon To-
briner, president of the homes Board
OF Trustees, announced yesterday.
Under rules laid down by the
board, only women over IS years
who have insufficient means of sup
port will be admitted. No fees will
be charged, according to the presi-
dent, but an applicant must have
resided continuously in the District
for five years prior to application.
Supervising the home is Mrs. Glare
OFarrell, former director of service
of the Wilmington DeD Memorial
Hospital.
Plans call for opening of the home
about the first of February, Mr.. To-
briner said. Except for furnishing
and the completion of the staff or
ganization, the institution is ready
for occupancy.
The home has been erected
through funds left by the late Abra-
ham Lsner, former owner of Palals
Royal department store, who died
in 1885,
Evening star., 1940-12-22
Christmas
Continued From First Page

house remains open, for last-min-
ute givers.
Government agencies are turning
In truckloads of goods ranging from
shoes to toy zebras. From the Com
merce Department alone, 1000
articles of food, clothing and play
equipment have been collected for
the campaign in drive sponsored
by the Commerce American Legion
Post, its auxiliary and various bu-
reau recreational associations, James
j. Riley. Commerce campaign rep
resentative, estimated today.
Other Government groups for
mally aff1liated with the collection,
and sending goods for the needy
include all the departments, the
Veterans Administration, the Fed
eral w. P. A., Senate Office Build
ing, National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and Civil
Service Commission.
Series of Parties.
Groups in other independent
agencies are also sending in goods
A series of benefit parties to which
employees bring toys for the cam
paign will be wound up tomorrow
evening when workers of the Home
Owners Loan Corp, controller di-
vision, hold festivities.
Here is an example of Federal
employees generosity:
The Justice Department set up II
Christmas trees, in II divisions of
the agency Around the foot of
each goods were piled by employees.
Typical was the division of Thomas
D. Quinn, administrative assistant
to the Attorney General. His work.
ers gave:
Twenty pounds of coffee, SO cans
milk, 36 cans cocoa, 48 cans peas,
48 cans lima beans, "a cans apple
sauce, "a cans cranberry sauce, so
cans hominy, "a cans sauerkraut,
"a cans soup, 48 jars jelly, Is cans
hominy grits, % cans tomato juice,
4S cans peas.
Fifty pounds corn meal, 80 pounds
hard candy, "a cans kidney beans,
"a cans peaches, 48 packages corn
flakes, 60 pounds scrapple, 56 pounds
Of bacon, 40 pounds baloney, 40
pounds macaroni, so pounds onions,
as pounds pecans, 38 pounds ham,
two bushels oranges, two bushels
apples. 100 pounds potatoes.
Clothing Is Donated.
Clothing was donated, including
suits Tor four adults, two winter
overcoats, and a pile of sweaters,
slippers, shoes and shirts. There
was $26 worth of toys.
Edgar M. Ford, assistant chief
clerk, who worked on the collection,
pointed out that the average annual
salary of contributors was approx
mately $780," and most of them
shave known hard times and hard
luck first hand"
Private individuals and organiza-
lions were still streaming to Christ
mas House yesterday.
Among those appearing during a
broadcast period were the Girl Re-
Evening star., 1940-12-22
Jackson Urges Aliens
In u. 5. Illegally
To Register
Declares Square Deal
Will Be Given All Who
Confess Fault
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Attorney General Jackson, urging
registration by aliens who entered
the United States illegally, pledged
last night square deal" for every
alien who confesses his fault"
He emphasized he was mot max
ing any promise" that penalties for
illegal entry would be withheld.
But, he continued, 81 say to loyal
and deserving non-citizens who en-
tered this country illegally that we
have genuine desire to avoid hard
ships and that there will be no
negligent or ruthless treatment of
appeals for leniency and no indis-
criminate rejection of claims"
Mr.. Jackson, in a broadcast ad-
dress, said registration of aliens had
passed the 100000 mark. with five
days remaining of the registration
period, which ends December 26.
The original estimate of the alien
population was 100000.
He pointed out that Congress had
authorized him to relieve penalties
for illegal entry, and said:
"Whatever the illegality or irreg-
ularity connected with their entry
into this country, aliens should not
be so foolish as to add a second
violation of the law by failing to
register. They should not risk a
deliberate law violation to cover an
unintentional one.
Needless to say, the Government
must and will take thorough meas
ures to locate and apprehend nom
citizens who fail to register. The
machinery for this program is now
being assembled"