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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-04
Hints For Canning
Fruits and Vegetables

BOZEMAN.-Vegetable canning
time has rolled around again and
with it Bessie E. McClelland, extern
sion nutrition specialist at Montana
State college, issues a few dos and
don'ts to housewives about safe
guarding the quality, safety and
economy of home canning.
Here are her suggestions.
|. Can only fresh garden prod
ucts in prime condition. Don't let
vegetables stand many hours on a
hot summer day.
2. Use clean jars, free from cracks
or flaws and buy new self-seal lids
or new rubbers each year. Don't
try to economic by using rubbers
twice IN pressure cooker.
3. Use a pressure cooker for all
vegetables except tomatoes. Don't
be less wise than commercial cam
ners
4. Use reliable directions and time
tables. Don't risk your food, time
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-04

Judge not by outside appearance.
Even business deserves more than
that
We're thinking of recent very
embarrassing predicament of a
Kingston, N. Y, grocer. He had ar
ranged a tie-up with a local movie
house for grocery night. Custom
ers of the store were given slips to
be filled out with their names and
dropped into a box in the theatre
Winner of the drawing was to get
SIS worth of groceries.
On the big night of course all the
stores customers were at the show
From the stage an usher drew a
name and read it to the breathless
audience. The name was that of
the grocers wifei A near riot fol-
lowed until the theatre manager
rushed into the breach and drew
another name.
Key to the mystery was the gro
GERS small boy. He had picked up
one of the slips at the store, filled
in his mothers name and dropped
it in the box, just for fun.-Ex-
change
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-04
Expects Heavy
TroveI This Yeor

Rangers, guards and other per-
sonnet of the National Park Serv-
ice are prepared for the greatest in
6ux of summer visitors in the his
tory of our national parks. Euro
pean travel being out of the ques-
ton, more and more Americans are
turning to their own country when
the itch to travel hits them. They
won't have to dodge bombs, shells
and machine gun fire on this side
of the Atlantic.
A glance at the travel records of
the Park Service for the past sew
eral years reveals some paradoxlcal
facts. Back in 1886 the total Wis
itors to all lands administered by
the Park Service was I1,989,793. A
year later it jumped to 14,744. 1873
Nineteen thirty EIGHT showed a fur
Their increase to 16.233,688 Then
came unpredictable 1899.
1t would be but natural to assume
that with war clouds looming ever
blacker over Europe, Americans
would stay at home where they
would be comparatively safe. Such
was not the case. however judging
from Park Service records, for in
1889 almost million less people Wis
tied national parks than in 1888.
Park Service officials attributed this
drop to two reasons.
y Some people wanted look at
Europe while there was still a
chance,
ca Others went over just for a
. dare-like small boy walking a
fence.
However, travel across the Atlantic
is now virtually nil, SO Park Service
officials expect the attendance rec
ord this year will surpass the all
time high of 1888.
Unusual precautions are being TAX
en- by Park Service rangers to pre-
vent disastrous forest fires which
annually take terrific toll of
trees and Wildlife.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-04

and labor with out-of-date meth
DDS.
5. Be careful of seals. Don't try
to tighten a self-seal lid after the
jar is processed.
6. Store glass jars of food in a
COOL dry, dark place. Don't let
them stand in light storage place
and fade.
7. If pressure cooker is not
available, vegetables should be well
cooked after they are taken from
the jar for use Don't risk the
health of your family.
Homemakers who desire addition
al details can obtain from their
county extension office the free
bulletin, Home Canning by Safe
Methods" prepared by the Montana
Agricultural Experiment station.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-04
Two Fined For
Fishing in Closed Waters

Forrest Manicke and Delbert
Bowen were arrested Sunday by
Game Warden Darlington, while
the two men were returning from
fishing in Flower creek above the
power company's dam, which part
of the creek is closed to fishing
They were taken before Justice of
the Peace Gibson, charged with
three violations of the game laws
fishing in closed waters. having in
their possession more than the le-
gal number of fish, and fishing
without license. They were prose
cuted ON the first count and fined
$3.50 each, the other two counts
being suspended.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-04
United States Civil
Service Examination

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces the follow
ing open competitive examination:
Supervisor Of Marine Maintenance
This examination is for the pur-
pose of filling existing and future
vacancies in the Army Transport
Service, Quartermaster Corps, War
Department for duty in the Philip
pine Islands, the Territory of Ha-
wall, and the Canal Zone.
Applications must be on file with
the Manager, Eleventh u. S. Civil
Service District, Federal Office
Building, Seattle, Wash, not later
than July 20, 1910.
Full information may be obtained
from the Secretary, Board of u. S.
Civil Service Examiners, Post Of
flee, this city. or from the Manager,
Eleventh u. S. Civil Service Dis
trict, Federal Office Building, Sc
attic, Wash
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-04

A number of West Libby ladies
Joined Monday afternoon in giving
surprise party on Mrs. H. j. Hill
of Minneapolis, who is visiting here
with her sister, Mrs. Timothy Mil
Ter, and brother, w. E. Dexter. The
enjoyable affair was held in the
grove at the Miller house. The
ladies spent the time visiting and
playing games and contests, with
refreshments served at the after
moons close.
An unusual incident in the gath
ering was the presence of at least
one of three different sets of twins,
Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Hill are twins,
and Mrs. Fred Hawkins and Mrs.
E. B. Rodgers are each one of set
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-04
MISCELLANEOUS

The regular meetings Of the Lum-
Der and Sawmill Workers Union No.
1881 will be held the second and
fourth Tuesdays, at 7.30 sharp. 1t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Davis of Box
Elder, Mont, and Mr.. and Mrs. No
Ian Peterson of Spokane visited last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Schikora and Lewis Schikora. Four
generations were present at this
family gathering. Mrs Frank Schi-
kora was the great grandmother,
Mrs. Davis was the grandmother,
and Mrs. Peterson was the daughter
and mother of the baby that made
the four generations possible.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-04
Marriage Licenses

June %, Grover Dooley and Helen
Reitan, both of Whitefish. The mar
riage ceremony was performed by
Rev. Albert Hart.
June %, Cation c. Smith and
Mary L. Wallace, both of Libby.
June 80, Leo L. Stone, Columbia
Falls, and Shirley Sansavere, both
of Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-04

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
of last week guard school for
smoke-chasers and look-outs was
held at the forest service ware
house north of the city. About 30
men were present to take advantage
Of the fine teaching This is an an
nual school and the entire district
was REPRESENTED
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Reported by the Lincoln County
Abstract Company.

Floyd c. Baeth to Earl Hans
berry, w. D. lot 8, block 2, Pival
Addition.
T. A. Lawrence to Robert w. Mel
son, w. D. SW14SE4, Sec. s, Twp
80 NJ. Rye. SO w. M. M.
Robert w. Nelson to Verne T.
Hvey, w. D. SWASE14, Cisco, sSES
Hovey, w. D. SWASE4. Sec. g.
Twp. 30 NJ, Rye. 50 w. M. NJ
F. B. Callow to Grace V. Clay
W. D. lots 10 and IL, block g. West
Troy.
Herman L. Wilkinson to Alfred B
Simon, w, D. lot 10, block S. East
Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-04
Rare Albino Found.

A small buffalo herd had been IN
troduced by the biological survey
several years ago into the Big Delta
river and Jarvis and Granite creek
region near McCarty, Alaska. Dur
ing the last years careful check
has been kept on this herd, and the
last inventory showed the herd has
increased to about 200 animals.
Among them is an albino buffalo,
one of the three albinos of the spe-
cies known to be alive in North
America.
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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-04

of twins.
Mrs. Hill says the party was in
deed surprise and everyone voted
it a most pleasant affair Twenty
five ladies were present.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-04
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It makes no difference whether
you are in the habit of saying your
prayers every night or not -. the
following speaks for itself -.
Our father, who art above,
Instill in our hearts a greater love
For the liberties we enjoy today,
Before it's too late and they're
taken away.
Continue to give US our daily bread,
Grant us the power to keep our
head
When radicals rave of their favorite
'.isms.
With which they'd displace our
Americanism.
Forgive us our meddling in foreign
affairs,
Teach us to mind our own business,
not theirs,
To tend to our problems. and ours
alone,
To better conditions right here at
home.
Lead us not into war with the mod
ern day Neros
That would cost the lives of Amer
lean heroes.
And wipe out democracy, or worse
still,
Subject us all to a dictator's will
Deliver us. Our Father, who art
above,
From the loss of these rights we
cherish and love.
So that each night when we kneel
We can say, Thank God for the
u. S. A. AMEN.
To Harold Bitterman goes our
thanks for turning in this piece of
/ thought provoking literature
No! That isn't sand to be found
in some of the holes in the streets
I =. That's glacial silt =.
The City Band concert last Fri
day evening was grand and the
number Of people who turned out
for the show just goes to prove that
Libby folks are still music con-
| Bonner Hooks was in town last
week. and though he has just I'M
| dergone very serious operation,
he is still the same old lively, hap
Ply -go-lucky, Woodworking Bon
ner
You know it isn't often that one
person is fortunate enough to pos
sess those last two qualities but
Bonner certainly has them
A number of fellows interested in
starting golf course met Friday
evening and put forth a few ideas
And now a permanent COM
mittee is going to, work on the
thing
1t looks like crackerjack OF
committee with lots of fight and
plenty of ideas We only hope
they receive the proper kind of
cooperation who knows, per-
haps even Cramps r. Pival may be
enticed to join up 80.
In all seriousness a golf course
in Libby would be really something
!. other towns have them and
Libby is certainly no backwoods
villagel =.
Walt Kemp doesn't deny the
sleeping part of the story mem
toned last week but he emphatical-
ly states that he did help do the
dishes
A sister of P. E. Cheff's, residing
in Los Angeles, recently sent
clipping from one of the l.. A.
dailies with piece concerning the
fishing season closing That
means Libby has had publicity
from coast to coast on this deal
which undoubtedly will make
great deal of difference in the tour
ist travel this year and in years
We are still handing it to the Rod
and Gun Club for putting that thing
over because they did such fine
job of it! I. q.
-
George Uhlrich is becoming quite
well known for his famous dish of
picked (rabbit) pigfeet how
about it George, out with the Sc
Forest Service Conducts School
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-21
20 YEARS AGO f fyfm mEs BMpiRB
DECEMBER 2l. 1920

2 1920
 Old Santa that no sighted the Hks Christmas Tree Theatre In letter from the States stated that he leaving and all their friends Snob Hill and that they present.
 John Mccormick the Jefferson for Sac County Cal
 the system for the Alaska Gas neau Mining Company the Jefferson for Seattle to spend the holidays Att5 N employee of the Forest Service ar rived on to spend at home here.
 and left the Jefferson for Fort William Seward member the force at the U S. Cable Office here.
 Thomas Riggs arrived on the Jef- visiting with the Governor and his family Casey U. Deputy Marshal under Marshal J. M MNel Island with party o pr spend Christmas holidays with his family in Seattle
 Highest, B; lowest, 32; cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-21
An Encouraging Opinion
Cincinnati Enquirer)

Cincinnati Enquirer
 When Germanys air blitzkrieg against London reached its peak early in the fall, and the pes simistic Americans were imagining that the defeat of England probably matter of days or weeks the most several United States military observers returned to this country with markedly different version of the war
 London, they reported could withstand fully a year of bombing the current scale before the situation began to be serious" And, no doubt largely the basis of their estimates of Englands powers of endurance the United States has made increasing share of aid available to her, rather than abandoning the British hopeless.
 The opinion of the United States military ob- servers who reported to the President in September has been fully borne out by subsequent events. In the next two months evidence from all sources showed that England's powers of resistance were tremendously greater than imagined by pessimistic Americans.
 Now amidst the causes for possible pessi- mism-the Coventrytype air raids and the increased success of submarines against convoyst is interest ing to note the opinion of another United States military expert-Major General James E. Chaney of the United States Army Air Corps, who has just re- turned from 43-day stay in England.
 Expressing belief that the air battle over England in August and September will take rank in history as one of the decisive battles of the war, and one which ranks in importance with the battles which preceded Waterloo, Major General Chaney says: My observations abroad have led to the belief that England can't lose this war unless she becomes over confident or careless
 The opinion of this experienced air strategist undoubtedly is much more reliable than the impress sions to be gained by the shifting character of the daily news from abroad However, it should be taken not as justification for American complacence out rather encouragement to our efforts to keep England armed equipped, and supplied in order that she cannot fail to stop the spread of international gangSteriSm across the oceans
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-21
STRANGE STOCK BOOM

The SEC is quietly eying the re- narkable aerial activities of the stock of the Market Street Railway Company of San Francisco.
 This street car line, a competi- tor of the municipal system, has been a consistent money loser for Sears, annually showing deficit of around $250,000. Yet on the "big board" in Wall Street, the com pany's stock has scared skyward n the last three months.
 In September the stock was listed around $3 with practically no activ- ity. Last week, with the market generally in the doldrums, the stock approached $14 and was one of the most active on the board. To SEC watchdogS this seems very strange indeed, particularly in view of these facts which their inquiries have uncovered:
 CD That Market Street Rail way HbCSh SuuQtllly tdlllt tO lll6 III September shortly after Mayor Ros- si disclosed that he had been ap- preached by Harry Lake on a prop osltlon to sell the line to the city. Lake IS a partner III Laudenberg, Thalman Go. prominent New York investment firm, which was inves- tigated by the Federal Trade Com mission in its famous utilities probe.
 @ That MSRC is owned by the Standard Gas and Electric Co, which under the death sentence" law is barred from owning proper ties not engaged in the electricity business, and therefor must sell the line.
 t3) That during Rossis recent visit to Washington on the Hetch- Hetchy controversy, he had a lopg
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-21
TURKEY SHOOT

In the early days of the 18th century pioneers in the northern and eastern sections of country refreshed their lives after long periods of strenuous farm toil by holding festivas-generally in the autumn season. Quite naturally, their rifles played important role in festival games and upon such occasions not only revealed the skill of their owners, but frequently helped to fill many scanty arder. Target practice was enjoyed by old and young and the turkey shoot always of the most popular features of these autumn gatherings.
 In New York, during the holiday season. citizens assembled at Beekman's Swamp, Cripple Bush as it was formerly called to shoot turkeys Many of these were of the tame variety although it not such 8 difficult problem to capture wild ones. Tn their wild state the birds within the city limits so accustomed to cattle that they did not fear them and any turkey shoot promoter approaching them in dim light with bell upon his arm could secure fine birds with little effort
 Each marksman paid for his shot and when blood drawn, allowed to carry his bird home for Thanksgiving Christmas dinner Notices of coming turkey shoots were generally posted in nearby inns
 While it fact that many true sportsmen frowned upon the old-tme turkey shoot' never theless this a phase of American sporting life that had popularity over long span of time
 far cry from the gloritied Bngo game which goes by the same name in effete America today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-21
THE RAMPARTS WE WATCH

Every American should be compelled to see the motion picture showing at the Capitol Theatre here Produced by the editors of the magazines Tine md Life" and the film feature March of Tine he full length picture The Ramparts We Watch" is worth all the praise which has been given it since it's first release in the States
 The striking parallel in Americas attitude be- tween the last great war and this, parallel em- phasized intentionally but deftly by the producers of this picture should be a warning to all who see The Ramparts We Watch" that the United States today is treadng old path We know where 1t led last time Those coming out of the theatre will be asking themselves what right we have in l94O to hope it will lead elsewhere but to in the present struggle
 But the message of "The Ramparts We Watch is not gloomy one It is of a strong nation, one which in 1917 did not realize its true power and greatness and which very likely is understanding itself again today. The picture shows the people Of the United States achieving the greatest industrial mobilization in history their power is thrown behind the Allies of the last war, manufacturing munitions as they had never been manufactured before, launching ships faster than any other nation or this one had even dreamed of putting into the field an army which because of it's organization, It's equlp- ment its training and the individual courage of its men is invincble.
 The German reel Baptism of Fire" incorporated the picture, issued by Berlin for the purpose of frightening and demoralizng the people of Dem mark mad Norway that the conquest of those nations became childs play. Baptism of Fire tual scenes from the destruction of Poland, fails utterly to frighten an American. Our reaction to it is that the Nazi army is not strong and terrible as we thought. It is just army of men, of whom we have braver and machines of which we are rapidly turning out better.
 But the picture should frighten us to the extent that we awaken to the urgency of our present need to arm and defend
 By all means, if you able "rhe Ramparts We Watch
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-21

had him there, also that the lnves- ieatjng committee has done some excellent work" But at the same time. Roosevelt insisted. Dies has been an obstructive influence by ln- terfering with the FBI through giving too much publicity to your activities
 Well, the FBI has never gone out of it's way to cooperate with us.s rebutted Dies. We've always turned over our files to them, but every time we ask to see an FBI file. they refuse"
 In the end Dies agreed to exer- else more care ana to confer with Attorney General Bob Jackson on a plan to avoid future conflicts. In the future" he said, If a con- fliet arises and the FBI is watching q spy or saboteur, I can promise you that we won't interfere
 NOTE Dies has one White House supporter. Toward the end Of the conference, General Pa" Watson, the Presidents hefty ap- pointment secretary, strolled in and several times interjected, Hes right MT. President, he's right" Right or wrong Roosevelt took no chances on subsequent controversy as to what was said. A stenographer took notes of the entire discussion, very unuual procedure.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-21

dare much to preserve indepen- dence. AS the new year dawns Am erican diplomacy will be tested and will prove farseeing in it's decisions In Washington, DC, secret serv- ice reports will inspire speedy pro- duction of munitions. .
 International Affairs: Closer con- nections with the British Empire will prove great asset as well as serious liability in the new year. As the two democracies combat the world plans of European dictators, sensational incidents will prove that the. internal perils of the United States are even greater than those
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-21

raid of German territory last night.
 It was reported also an airplane factory was hit. damaging blows were struck in the industrial Ruhr, invasion ports were attacked, and Nazi gun positions along the Eng fish Channel were also bombed.
 Berlin reported six persons were killed and many injured in the British air attack and declared the dome of a protestant cathedral suffered several hundred thousands dollars damage.
 Italians Hit, Too
 The British Admiralty announced fires had been started in an air raid " the Fleet Air Arm on three cities in the Italian Dodecanese IS- lands off the Turkish Coast.
 Dispatches from Cairo reported British bombers, warships and ar tillery were battering away at beleaguered Bardia in an effort to smash path through the Italian defenSes.
 Nine hundred additional prisoners have been taken in the past l.. hours, it is reported.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-21

threatening from hostile aggressors of Europe and Asia. English as- trologers read Jupiter in midheaven as a promising sign in the horo- scope of King George VI.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a. year of great good fortune Domestic happiness is forecast. It is well to push all opportunities and to avoid extrava- gance.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be possessed of unusual intelligence and strong character. They may be witty as well as kindly. M
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-21

conference with Lake, who came down from New York for this pur- pose. The following day, MSRC stock dropped more than two points in one of the heaviest turnoverS on the Stock Exchange that day.
 Just what this all adds up to- SEC officials don't know as yet But they are looking into the matter and they have a way of finding an swers. This one interests them very much.
 Copyright, 1940, by United Fea-
 ture Syndicate, Incl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-21
DIPLOMATIC CHAEF

c. Henry Have, new French Am
 bassador, will leave Washington soon
 for consultations with Vichy. It is not likely that he will come back. As former Mayor of Versailles, Have was popular with Americans in Par is, but never with Americans in the United States Irony of diplo- matic fate is that when Musso- Iini marched into Albania, the U. s. State Department actually con- doned it. Instead of registering a protest as in the case of other oc- cupied countries. the State Depart ment dropped the Albanian Minister from it's Diplomatic list. Meanwhile, the diplomatic representatives of Czechoslovakia, Poland, Holland.