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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
Annual Picnic :
Calls Large
Attendance
Pioneers and Relatives Feast
and Talk Over Old
Times.
ONE HERE LONGEST
ARRIVED IN 1887

The annual picnic Of the pioneers
of Lincoln and Flathead county took
place. Sunday at the Pioneer park.
Approximately 81 people were pres
ent to enjoy the excellent dinner
and watch the contests.
Mrs. John Peay was given the
prize for being the oldest pioneer
woman present at the picnic and
Harry Howard was the oldest man
there. Mrs. Peay came here in 1894
and Mr.. Howard has been a resident
since 1887.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Barr won the
prize for being the oldest married
couple. A short while ago they Gel
ebrated their Goth wedding ami
versary.
Miss Bernadine Bocknan and Earl
SWitzer were the oldest girl and
boy born in Flathead or Lincoln
counties who were present at the
picnic. Miss Patty 10 Morden, four
months-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Clay Morden, was awarded the
prize for being the youngest pio-
neer baby present.
The oldest lady present at the
picnic was Mrs. William Houghton.
Ira Miller took several pictures
of the Oldest pioneers and a group
of those present. The old fiddlers'
contest was called off because of a
lack Of fiddlers.
Mrs. Alice Morden read poem.
Toast to the Pioneers written
by Mrs J. NJ Blackford, and an
ovation was given for the new mem
bers.
The entire group enjoyed the
community singing at which Pete
Engler acted as accompanist.
Everybody present brought some
sort of dish and the food was served
cafeteria style James Harris took
many movie shots OF the group while
dinner was being prepared anc
during the evening.
Those who had charge of the con-
tests promise next year they will
be better, for because of the fact
that there was irregular attendance
at the Winter meetings the picnic
was not planned as we'll as usual.
The weather was fine and the old
timers are looking forward to the
next picnic with much anticipation
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
Work Progresses At
Herbert Gold Mine

Some time ago the Herbert Gold
Mines started a contractor at work
extending to the surface the No. 2
raise on the No tunnel. This
raise broke through to the surface
a week ago, the distance from the
No. tunnel to the surface being 1853
feet. Samuel B. Holbert, manager,
tells of future plans He reports
that the first or lower 90 feet of the
raise, driven by former superin-
tendent, was entirely IN the foot
wall country rock with the vein
forming the back or roof, probably
because of a lack of familiarity with
the formation.
"On starting late in June, we di-
rected the work to enter the vein
and keep the footWall below" says
Holbert I'VE went into ore the
first round and continued in ore to
grass roots, with the hanging wall
in sight. A surface crosscut At feet
south Of the raise shows the vein to
be rs feet wide.
Everything looks decidedly good.
We started drifting north of the No,
2 level week ago last Wednesday
There, we have ore more or less
continuously from the No. 2 raise
to the face, about 500 feet north
the lace being at point about 25t
feet on the dip below the portal OF
the No. tunnel
Grab samples from the raise
have yielded these results: First
round, S13.83; Is feet farther up,
$3.50 in silver and gold"
To double the knowledge of the
values, Holbert intended to drift at
the 100-foot depth and thus to slice
the ore body in two on its length.
His program includes the develop
ment of ore below the lower tunnel
level and the installation of mill
as soon as the volume of ore ex-
posed insures a long period Of gold
and silver extraction.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
To
Come ToLdbor
Convention
Lumber, Sawmill Workers
To Hold District
Meet Here.
EXPECT VISITORS FROM
WEST COAST REGION

On Saturday and Sunday, July n
and, %, local 1881 of the Lumber
and SaWmill Workers Union, Libby,
will be hosts at the regular semi
annual convention of the Inland
Empire District Council Plans are
being made by local officials to
take care of large attendance.
Delegates are expected to be pres
ent from 80 to 40 sawmills, extend
ing from Missoula in Montana to
Lewiston, Ida, and probably from rs
to 30 official delegates will sit in
the convention.
In addition to the delegates there
will be large number of visitors
present, probably numbering from
$50 to 300 people, say local Of
ficials. It is expected that there
will be a goouly number of fra
ternal visitors from the fir sections
of Washington and Oregon Officers
of the Oregon Washington Council
and the Puget Sound District Coun
Gil are expected to be represented
nearly 100 per cent Prominent la
Dor leaders from all over the north
West diS stiGuQlEo ds 1tdluIE
speakers.
Social features of the convention
will include a banquet and dance
Saturday night. The banquet will
be in the Moose hall and the dance
at Cedar Creek. The All Girls
Union Orchestra of Kalispell has
been engaged to provide the music
for the dance.
In its mention of the Forthcoming
convention, the Labor paper pub
lished at Kalispell has the follow
ing to say:
During the past year, the In
/ land Empire District Council has
made extraordinary progress. Sew
eral months ago the council hired
Brother Jean Matheny az business
agent and started an intensive or
ganizing campaign throughout the
jurisdiction of the council. Already
j the results of this campaign are
! beginning to manifest themselves.
| Several new locals have been or
ganized and several more are in the
i process of being organized at the
present time.
There are between ten and
twelve thousand unorganized lum-
Der workers in the area covered
by the council and the officers and
. membership do not intend to rest
until even the remotest camp in
the remotest region is organized
Chief business Of the forthcom-
ing conclave will be to consolidate
the gains already made and work
out plans for intensifying the or
ganizing campaign which has al
ready proven great success. I'm
organized areas have already been
divided into districts. These dis
tricts will be taken one at a time
and organizing work will be con-
centrated in the various districts.
As soon as one is brought into line,
the organizing campaign will move
on to another district"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
Clearing Lond
By New Method

This week j. f. Bowen is having
eight acres of ground cleared with
a bulldozer which belongs to Julius
brent of Boomers Ferry. This is a
new and extremely inexpensive way
of having this work done and has
been proven to be exceptionally eff
ficient due to the fact that the ma
chine piles the debris up ready for
burning and leaves the ground ready
for cultivation.
The machine is capable of taking
out stumps one foot in diameter 1t
pushes over trees and does a very
excellent job of land clearing. The
cost is only small portion of the
total when any other method is
employed.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
VIII Hold yoint Picnic.

The annual joint picnic of Troy
and Libby Masonic lodges win be
held at Savage lake this evening.
As usual the crowd is expected to
be very large and those in charge
are making provisions to take care
Of them. Dancing, swimming, boat
ing and softball will be the di-
versions of the evening. All Masons
and Stars from other lodges are in
vited to attend
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
Trops Large Number
of Conn1boI Fish

This morning Graham Caldwell,
superintendent Of the local fish
hatchery, made the announcement
that 2,l08 pounds of suckers and
squaWfish have been removed from
Thompson lakes to date this sum-
mer. He also reported that 3,505
pounds of suckers had been taken
from Crystal lake.
This is the third successive year
this work has been carried on by
Mr.. Caldwell and his crew at the
hatchery. He stated that each year
the catch has doubled and next year
they expect the catch again to dou-
BILE The reason for the improve
ment in catch is better equipment
is being used and the men know
more about the work.
A box type trap is used which is
made up of screen and a funnel
These traps are lowered into the
lake with the help of angle iron
weights and are emptied from two
to three times a week. The best
time to catch these fish, according
to Mr. Caldwell, is when they are
spawning and are in schools.
Mr.. CALDWELL said this work will
be continued next year and it is his
hope that work may be started on
Bull and Savage lakes. In the flu
ture when conditions become more
adjusted and equipment more plen-
tiful Mr.. Caldwell intends to take
care of all the lakes of this vicinity
and do everything possible to rid
them of as many of these cannibalis-
tic fish as possible
The fish are taken to the hatch
cry where they are ground up and
used for food for the wanted fish.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
Switch WPA Crew
Onto Bridge Work

County Commissioner James Ma
honey made the announcement this
morning that work on highway No.
81 would be suspended until the
new WPA budget is drawn up and
approved This matter will prob
ably not be completed for three
weeks.
During this period the men will
be placed at work on the projects
of building new bridges, one across
the West Fisher, approximately
three miles upstream from No. 2
highway, and the other on the Sill
yer Butte The bridges which are
now at these two points have been
condemned.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
AT Boomers Ferry Sunday.

The Libby Baseball team will
leave here Sunday morning for
Boomers Ferry where they play a
second game of this season. The To-
cal boys handed the Ferry boys a
pretty bad beating on the local dia-
mond in the previous game.
Any local people who plan TO
take in the game and have room in
their car for some ball players will
do a great favor to the team by TAX
ing some one with them.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
People From Far and
Wide at Campmeeting

The Church of God campmeeting
which started Friday is progressing
nicely. A good crowd from out of
town is in attendance and also many
from Libby have been present.
There are delegates from Salt Lake
City, Utah; New Castle, Wyo.; Bill
ings, Brady, Reed Point, Plains, Eu-
reka, Fortine, Martinsdale and
Fromberg, Mont. Standpoint, 1da.,;
Muncie, Ind; Columbus, Ohio, and
Charleston, Wash.
Only four more evening services
remain. Everyone invited to at
tend.
A. J. STUART. Pastor.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
Oiling to Start at Once
On McGregor Project

D. A. McKinnon, state highway
engineer, has notified the Kalispell
chamber Of commerce that oiling
would be started at once on that
section of highway No. 2 between
McGregor lake and Happy's Inn.
Work on this project, which should
have started July l, was delayed
until few minor changes in the
contract could be made.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
Attend Firemen's Convention.

Mr.. and Mrs. Don Russell, Frank
Wood and Miss Mickey Reedy at
tended the Firemen's convention at
Livingston last week. Frank was
the delegate from the local COM
pany.
The four young people continued
on to the east after the convention
was over. They expect TO tour Vel
lowstone park while away, too.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
Beginning to Plan
For Community Fair

A meeting of the agricultural
committee of the Libby CONNER
cial Club is scheduled for Saturday
evening at 8 o'clock at the city
hall. Chairman Elmer Switzer, Sr.,
announced early this week that
much business was slated to come
up at this meeting in preparation
for the annual community fair
which is to be staged this fall.
1t is understood that the fair
will be held at the Recreational
Center this year and will be larger
than ever before. More commune
ties have been invited to participate
and exhibits are expected to be
more plentiful.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
Many Talk Over School Budgets.

The school budget board of Lin
coin county was in session at the
court house Monday and Tuesday OF
this week. Several school boards
from over the county were present
and the levies were talked Of but
not set. They will be released next
month.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25

1t was reported this morning that
only as men are on fire duty in this
district this morning. All Of the
blazes are we'll under control and
past the danger stage.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
WEATHER REPORT.

Temperatures for the past week
were slightly lower than. the previ-
GUS week. Following are the fig
ures as reported by Clark Hamor
of the forest service weather bu
reau.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
Concert
By City Bond

Wayne Kemper, director of the
City Band, announced Tuesday that
a concert by that organization
would be given at Dexter park Fri
day evening, July &c, at o'clock.
The public is invited to attend and
enjoy the music
The program follows:
Time Out--March ....J, Olivadoti
Pilgrim Chorus - From Tam
hauser ......R. Wagner Holmes
Sailors Delight-Medley of Sea
Songs Arr. Ed. Chenette
Village Festival-Overture &c.
............................ Geo. Rosenkrans
Triumphal March-From Aida
............................G Verdi Holmes
Parade of the Tin Soldiers
Medley ,..........,...E Ed Chenette
Old Vienna-Overture. k. L. King
China Boy-Fox Trot .............
....................a..F infree-I loutelje
bits of Old Time Hits-Medley
No. 2 Geo. A. Reeg
Ell Captain--March ......-..-.......Sousa
Star Spangled Banner.
The evening of August End the
City of Libby will present in con-
cert the combined high school SEN
ior band, the grade school junior
band and the Libby city band. This
will be the grand finale to an eigh1
week summer band course fol
school musicians. All selections
played will be new, learned by the
band members during the summer
Any person owning horn may play
at this concert by getting in touch
with Kemper first.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25

Herman Smith OF Nevada visited
with his mother, Mrs. Nan c. Smith,
and friends in this city last week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25

and the middle of the Pacific
Ocean, where the 180th meridian
runs, is in the Western Hemisp-
here. That includes half of Eng
land, all of Wales, part of Scot
land, all of Ireland and parts of
France, Spain and Africa. This
country has no exclusive guardi-
anship over the Western Henri
sphere.
The doctrine laid down by
President Monroe, which has be-
come an accepted basic policy of
the United States, was intended
to keep Spain from recapturing
the Spanish colonies which had
declared their independence and
established themselves as new ma
tons. It has worked very we'll to
that end.
F., INTERVENTION unnecessary
/ meet surprising number of
people who believe that this
country will be forced in some
way to take part in the present
war. Some of them are eager to
have us get in. They are afraid
that Germany is going to win and
attach us next, unless we lend
our strength to the Allies. I also
meet many who believe that we
were drawn into the last World
War by some sort of trickery or
political maneuvering and fear
that something will be put over
on us now.
/ do not see any ground either
for American intervention or for
the fear that we will be forced
to intervene. We went into the
last war because the Germans
were sinking our ship, blowing up
our factories and preparing to
conquer Mexico and invade the
United States from the South.
Until something like that hap
pens again we haven't the slight
est excuse for sacrificing a single
American life in this war. If Ger
many should win and attempt to
occupy Canada the situation
would be different It is not nice
for any nation to have Germany
for a next door neighbor.
DEFENSE approved
1t is the fashion these days to
sheer at people who think we
ought not to NEEDLE with Europe
an affairs. You will hear many
politicians calling other candidat-
es for office ''isolationists" during
this presidential campaign. Don't
let that worry you unless you are
one who thinks we ought to sacri-
flee American lives and dollars to
fight other peoples battles.
It is true that no nation can
successfully isolate itself from the
rest of the world unless it is pre-
pared to protect its people and its
wealth against foreign invaders.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25

ladies of the church serving and
preparing the supper.
1t was ladies night" meeting
and number of visitors were al
so present.
Gale Mcmillan was in charge OF
the program. DR.. J. S. Gaul, OF
Charlotte, was present and told
about the work of the clinics.
Mrs. Sharpe Shoemaker rendered
two solo selections.
Miss Holman, of North Wilkes
boro, district WPA supervisor Of
women's projects, briefly discus
sed WPA activities in Ashe coun'
ty. and extended an invitation tt
every one to visit women's WPA
projects this week, which is oper
house week.
| She then presented Supt. ]. B
Hash and Prof. Duncan, both o
whom spoke very briefly of tn
three different women's projects
praising particularly the schoo
lunch rooms and school libraries
/ During the business session, tn
following directors were elected
Levern Johnson, Langdon Scott
w. B. Austin, Lester Segrave:
Gwyn Price, Tom Duncan and FL
M. Anderson.
| P. G. Wright, popular West JET
ferson freight agent and vice de
partment commander of tn
American Legion, was welcome
into the club as new member.
The club meets tonight at tn
! West Jefferson hotel.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
A Multiplying
Demonstration
Is Scheduled
Plans for Purchasing Vat-Dip-
ping Unit Discussed. Is
A Fine Thing.

A sheep vat-dipping demonstra-
ton will be held in Ashe county
on May Is, under the sponsorship
of the farm agents office and the
Sheep Growers Association.
Dipping sheep increases the
quality of wool produced and
thereby pays good dividends to
the owner, c. J. Rich states
''This fact has been clearly dem
onstrated in many of our neigh
boring countless" he said.
The demonstration will be hello
with the possible view of pur'
chasing a portable vat-dippins
unit to be used exclusively in the
/ county.
The average charge for dip
ping, is 10 cents, Mr.. Rich said
No location has been chosen fol
the demonstration, but will BIZ
announced later.
It is pointed out that the Asso
citation can borrow the money tt
buy a vat-dipper, which cost:
around $4,000 and make it pay
for itself on a cooperative ba'
sis as another service to members
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
Tod y
AND
TonO rrow
Frank Paker stockridge
unfOunded

FEAR unfOunded
Probably haf the people who
listen to war lews over the radio
or read it in tie dailies are afraid
that something is going to hap
pen to the Tilted States because
of Europe's qlarrel. The air and
the headlines are full of voices
trying to scar Americans.
The, latest s. are is the fear that
the United Sites is bound under
the Monroe d ctrine to fight Ger
many, becau e Germany has
taken over denmark and Den
mark owns Greenland and Ice
land. Those Wo regions are in
the Western hemisphere, and it
is a fixed American policy to
keep foreign lowers out of this
half of the glole.
That might he serious if it were
not funny. O r only obligation
under the Monroe Doctrine is to
keep any European nation from
getting control of any independ-
ent nation on the American con-
tinent. We are under no pledge
to fight if Ger many should take
the Dutch Eas Indies, the Gui-
anas, Trinidad Dr. Jamaica. Those
are not independent nations but
colonies.
HEMISPHERE miscOnceived
A lot of radio broadcasters to
whom I have listened lately, as
we'll as newspaper editorial writ
ers, need to study geography.
They talk about the Western
Hemisphere as if it were our ex-
elusive possession. They do not
stop to think that the dividing
line between the Eastern Henri
sphere and the Western Hemisp-
here is the zero meridian, which
runs north and south through
Greenwich, a suburb of London.
Everything west Of the meridi-
an of Greenwich and between it
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25

I don't hear anybody objecting
seriously to spending money to
strengthen our navy, air force,
coast Notifications and the army.
A few old fogies seem to think
that preparations for defense are
preparations for attacking some
other nations. I don't think any
considerable proportion of Ameri-
cans have any such idea.
After all, nobody can drive or
lead the United States into war
except the people themselves. No
President has the power to de-
clare war. Only Congress can do
that. Congress has new factor
to reckon with since our last. de-
claration of war. That is the wo-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
Will Hold Sheep
Shearing School
In Ashe MAY !

A sheep shearing school and
demonstration will be held in
Ashe county on Tuesday, May Z
under the sponsorship of the
county farm agents office and
the extension service of State
College,.
The location for the school had
not been selected yesterday
morning, but will be announced
next week. L. I. Case, animal spe-
cialist, was in the county yester-
day, making arrangements for the
demonstration.
E. S. Bartlett, of Chicago, an
expert shearer, will conduct the
school and demonstration. All
sheep growers and especially all
custom. shearers are invited to
attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
Tucker Chosen AS
Broughton's Mgr.

Announcement has been made
of the appointment of Judge H.
c. Tucker as Hon. J. M. Brough-
toms campaign manager for Ashe
county.
MIR. Broughton, of Raleigh, po-
tential candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, spoke to the JEFF
ferson Rotary club here a short
time ago.
Judge Tucker said that plans
were being worked out for him
to make another appearance here
in the near future and probably
speak in West Jefferson and in
other sections of the county. Com
plete details of the plans will be
announced soon, Judge Tucker
said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
REEVES RESIGNS JOB AS
WHITEHEAD POSTMASTER

Continued from Page One)
church. He has served as mem
Der of the Allegheny county
board of education and as an exc
cutive committee officer of the
Bank of Sparta.
Mr.. Reeves states that he will
continue to hold his attractive
home, business property and farm
at Whitehead, but plans to make
his headquarters mainly in West
Jefferson.
He has three children, Mrs.
Barr, here; Ben Reeves, Sparta
and DR.. w. B. Reeves, Jr., Elkin.
He is brother of DR.. B. E. Reev-
eS.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25

mems vote. Do you know any wo-
men who want us to go to war?
COST enormous
Not one American in thousands
has any idea what modern war
means. Less than quarter Of our
World War Veterans saw any
fighting. There was almost no
fighting by aircraft. Tanks and
gas warfare were very late deve-
lopments. Weapons were far less
efficient than they are now.
Armies depended on horses in
stead of tractors. Even though it
IS still young, the present war in
Europe is far more terrible than
the last one was.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
THREE GRANDCHILDREN OF
]. w. DUNCAN GRADUATE

J. w. Duncan, of Beaver Creek
has a special interest in the West
Jefferson commencement this
year because he will have three
grandchildren to graduate, Reva
Stanley, Gale Lemly and Mere
dith Duncan.
Gale is valedictorian of the
class and Meredith has the dis
tinction of making the highest
scholastic record for the four
years he has been in high school.
J. w. Duncan is the father of
Principal B. H. Duncan.