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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-09-26

Roosevelt is reelected he will have
the United States in the war within
two weeks.
Curiously enough, Johnson has not
made what seems to some military
experts in Washington the most dew
astating attack he could possibly
make on the President in connec-
ton with the whole question of pre-
paredness.
Favored Mechanical Army.
This is that when Johnson was just
entering the administration, back in
1888, to become head of the NRA, he
insisted that fair portion of the
$1,000, 900, 900 which was being APP
propriated by congress for relief,
should be spent in mechanizing the
army.
He obtained NO SUPPORT WHAT
EVER from the administration for
this proposal, though it was directed
SOLELY at bringing our army up
'orurncc debated it. and
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-09-26

George Mourar returned Friday
from the east where he visited with
his parents and other relatives and
friends. This is the first time George
has been home in 10 years and he
enjoyed it very much. he spent
some time in Atlantic City also.
Mrs. Axel Peterson was hostess
Thursday evening at her home hon.
oring her son and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Axel Peterson OF Seattle.
Chinese checkers and other games
were played and four prizes were
given away. A delicious lunch was
served at the close OF the evening.
Earl Bud" thinner, son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. E. thinner, left last
week for Spokane to enlist in the
army. Word has been received that
] he passed the examinations and is
now a member Of the 18th Coast
Artillary anti-aircraft corps. He will
be stationed at March Field, Cali
fornia.
Mrs. S. A. Rasmussen and son,
Gary, returned Saturday from visit
with relatives and friends in Sidney
and Poplar. They spent most of
the time visiting with Mr.. and Mrs
Ben Prichard, parents of Mrs. Ras-
mussen. Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Fields
returned with them and will spend
some time visiting with the Ras-
mussens, the Forrest DeRosias and
brother at Troy.
Woman's Club Rummage Sale.
Saturday, Sept %, Community
Room. 1t
| The Theta Rho girls entertained
their mothers at banquet Tuesday
evening at the l. O. O. F. hall. Tables
were decorated with beautiful fall
/ flowers. The occasion was public
/ installation of officers. Phyllis De
Rosia, president, presented each Of
her officers and the visiting mothers
with lovely corsage. Mrs. Linnie
Pitcher presented the chapter with
its charter and Miss Celia Ann
Nolop acted as installing officer.
Katherine hampton sang two solos,
Mother and Wishing The girls
then enjoyed a half hour of dancing
which ended with a waltz in which
all mothers and daughters joined.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-09-26

| Butch Stolarczyk and Paul Gehrke
returned Monday evening from 8
trip to California. They returned
by way of Salt Lake City.
If elected County Commissioner l
will obey the budget laws as well
as all other laWs.-P. v. KLINKE.
Pd. Pol. Adv.
Miss Helen Parker, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Parker, who has
been in Spokane for the summer, ar
rived home Saturday and departed
Sunday for normal school at Dillon.
R. r. Veldman journeyed to Spo-
kane last weekend where he met
Mrs. Veldman, who has been visit
ing in Seattle, and they returned to
their home here.
) Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Daggett,
daughter Joyce and son Jack mo-
tored to Poison last weekend to
visit with the Elmer Daggett family.
They were accompanied by "SWede"
Anderson.
Ruth Holiday, who has been study
ing for the past month in a bust
ness college at Denver, arrived in
Spokane Saturday to continue her
work at Kinman Business Univer-
sity.
Full line of pipe and pipe fittings.
Curtis Hardware 1t
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Gamache, son
Leroy and Mrs. Fred Carlson, mo-
tored to Spokane last weekend.
Leroy entered st. Luke's hospital
| for treatment. Ted Kessel and
daughter accompanied them as far
as Occur dAlene.
Have your name on all of your
Christmas cards this year. Is cards
for $1.00 at the Western News. tt
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-09-26

army, has just been told.
The other Johnson is Louis. More
than two years ago, it happens the
assistant secretary of war was COM
planning to several friends that the
army was woefully deficient in GER
tain vital details. Among them was
powder-making machinery, which
would cost about $1,000, 900.
Go ahead and contract for it."
said Baruch. Tell the contractors
that if congress does not appropriate
the money for it, l will pay the bill
personally"
To understand this it is necessary
to realize a few points about Wash
ington procedure. Army and navy
officers are not allowed to go up
before committees of the house and
senate and tell what they think
SHOULD be done. They have to
get approval of the budget director
before they can even ASK congress
for anything.
Presidents Responsibility.
Naturally this is really the re-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-09-26
PAGE SEVEN

sponsibility Of the President. Tho
secretary of war and the secretary
of the navy can explain any details
to the President, and if the budget
bureau cramps their departments
in ways they think vital, they can
complainto the President personally.
But woe to any admiral, general
or cabinet officer, who, on being
called before a committee on Capt.
toll Hill, proceeds to put in a plug
for some appropriation which HE
personally thinks is vital, but which
has not had the approval of the
President BEFORE the officer testi-
fees!
Nevertheless, Louis Johnson took
his political life in his hands and
made the contracts for the powder
making machinery, with a private
individual.
1t is generally regarded as one
of the most extraordinary episodes
in the official life OF the Washington
government.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-09-26
Medicinal Plants Now
Imported Should Be
Grown in America

Omaha, Neb. = American
agriculture, seeking new crops
to grow, might well consider
the production of plants which
form the basis of crude drugs
and which are now imported to
the amount of over 100000
year, said DR.. Perrin H. Long
of the Johns Hopkins university
before a meeting of the fourth
annual Chemurgic conference
here.
Crude hcorice from Rus$ia, leo
rice extract from Spain, ma huang
(ephedrne) from CAiaa, acastor
beans from Brazil and tragacanth
from Persia; all these are among
the important crude drug imports
which might be grown in the United
States as far as climate and soil
are concerned.
Licorice grows as weed in the
Southwest, said Doctor Ling, and
may have definite commercial pos
sibilities.
Ma Undergraduates being
cultivated in North Dakota at the
present time, he pointed out. Wheth-
er it will be commercially success
full remains to be determined, but
the attempt is a noteworthy one Of
trying to free the United States
from foreign factors which influence
the importation of this important
medical drug.
Drug Importers Worried.
Current conflicts and past disas-
tiers have worried the importers OF
crude drugs. After the 1923 jap
anese earthquakes the price Of
crude menthol doubled. Our sup
ply OF ephedrine has been Seriously
menaced since last August by the
Sino-Japanese troubles.
Main disadvantage OF American
growers of drug plants is that if
they use the hand cultivation meth
DDS, handed down from the past,
and used in foreign countries, the
costs OF the plant drugs are too
high, said Doctor Long. What needs
to be done is to have science and
industry cooperate and develop ma
chimes which can do the cultivation
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-09-26

Of these is that, if
President Roosevelt
should think, some
time between now
and election, that
Wendell l.. Willkie
is becoming a seri-
GUS threat, he would
throw this country
into war in order to
create a situation in
which the President
would believe his
own reelection inev-
table. The other is
that If Preside
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-09-26

W h o h a v e b ad
any intellige IN I
notion OF the ma
ton al d License
situa ton. The
c a S e OF G e n.
H Il G h S. J o h n
son vainly advo-
c a ii n 6, a S a r
back as 1888, the
use of som e OF
the relief funds
OR job provid-
ing funds-for
M achopi1ipo tho
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-09-26

On August %, 1892, William
("Pop'D Schriver, star catcher Of
the Chicago baseball club, caught q
ball thrown from the top OF the
Washington monument, thus per-
forming feat which had never be-
fore been accomplished.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-09-26
NATIONAL
AFFAIRS
Reviewed by
CARTER FIELD

General Hugh Johnson's
Preparedness Plans in
r.. 4. days are recalled;
Washington rememb ers
ho,o Louis Johnson risked
his job to aid prepared
ness.
tBeIl Syndicate-WNII seryice1
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-09-26

WASHINGTON. - Gen. Hugh s.
johnson has made two extraordi-
nary predictions in public speeches
or articles in the last few days. One
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07
Mrs. Fountain S0r0SiS
Hostess In Raleigh

The SOroSis Club spent a most dc
Iightrul day in Raleigh Thur. day,
December 5, as the guests o! Mrs. a.
n. Founi;:n. formerly Miss Maxine
Taylor and a member of the Hender-
son high school faculty, al her home
on GroVc,and avenue.
Members of the club left Hrndcr-
son in several cars abuu, 10 O'Clock
in thc morning and arrived in IA
leigh in timr to see some ii inc
stores IN all the Christmas dccr'u-
items and L. visit the Raleigh Gar
Gen Clubs exhibit IT the NGmanS
tilt9. T';;.;s Was indeed very enjoy
able and the exhibits very inc and
attractive.
h:.s Fountain received n"i' guests
1t u'clnci; u"d served the. 4 }n""e
suui.> luncheon. after which Il most
delightful social hulr was chi 'ved.
At , o'clock. several Of MIS-. Futn-
ta!n'S friends We're invited in AND all
enjoyed Il most instructive ard i'll
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07
Drewry News
BY MRS. II. 3. WHITE

Dr.. and Mrs. Reynolds, Of the
State Board OF Health in Raleigh,
spent several days this week with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ White.
Miss Helen Daniel, OF kittrcll,
spent Thanksgiving with her moth
er. Mrs. Tazzie Daniel.
Mrs. George r. White, Of near
Norlna. visited Miss Ncna White
this week.
Mrs. George r. Paschall spent
Sunday with relatives in FarmvilIc.
Madison Daniel, Of Oxford, spent
several days this week with Mrs.
TazZic Daniel.
Mrs. Henry White spent Thurs
day in Townsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winston Taylor had
as their guests Sunday Mr.. and Mr..
Brecdluvc, Of Oxford.
Miss Made NcWSomc spent last
Weekend at her home in Harrcl,
willie.
A Boyd White, Of Raleigh, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry White recently.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07
Beta Club Meeting
With Mrs. Young

Inc Zeb Vance Beta club held it,
regular monthly meeting recently at
the Zeb Vance teacheragc, with Mf@
Il. I. Young DIS hostess. The meeting
was presided over by Nclene Ed
wards. the president.
The program WIGS on the subject
How TO Study" and was presented
by Isabelle Pace. Nellie Gray Mus
tlan. Neleine Edwards, and Margaret
Erummitt.
The following committees were APP
pointed: program. Isabelle Pace.
Doris Th2vrngtou. and Raelord Row
land: publicity. Christine DickerSUn:
social. Nelli" Grey MuStian. Hilda
Edward. and Shirley Stone.
Il Was decided to have a Christ
mas party At the next meeting, which
viii De on Friday. December 20.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07
Meeting, Held By
\Iiddleburg Club

The NidGleburg Garden club met
a. the community house Wednesday
Christmas decorating was the sub
jeGt for discussion and Miss Jose
phiue RaneS WAS in charge Of thai
part OF the program. She demon,
Stratcd her subject by using four
different table arrangements for
holiday dinner tables. These decora-
tons were very attractive and I'M
usual.
\ 1ClicioIlS two course luncheon
was served the garden club men,
b.rs by the hoSteSseS, Mrs. J. X.
Plummer. Mrs. r. A. Crews, Mrs.
+. NJ. Newman, Miss Josephine
Ranc<. and Mrs. S. J. SatterWhite.
Is. G. =. Blum presided, and the
club sang Jingle Bells. Mrs. Blum
r.rlr~n"i Mrs. T. !. Harrington and
Mr. Raymond Stainhack as new
mna,bcr>. OF Il total of 32 member:
only two were absent.
Miss Ramos navo Il demon >tratnN
~ easy and attractive ways TO d"
UD Christmas packages. she also
gave directions for making Ii.
decorations she used for the tables
Mrs. W. S. Collins, who was IL
charge OF the music, led the club d,
they sank Christmas carols. Shc
played an instrumental solo. beat
titul arrangement Of silent Night.
There we're lovely Christmas
packages for each garden club mem
her. The gifts were arranged in :.
large yornd box and ribbon lc'
rran, attractive c"llophanc and lac
@HrclS - the gifts. Each member
chose her angel and followed up th2
.:bbOn to her package.
~ the conclusion Of this very
merry feature Of the program. I'll"
club adiourrHd to meet again on
JANUARY 8, l94l.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07
MiddIeburg News
Ry MRS. {. NJ. PERRY.

bS fRho, - W. hfshI
The Woman'S Missionary Society
of Middlcburg Baptist church will!
meet in the homc Of Mrs. George
Blum Thursday evening at 40. All
members are urged 10 ID" present.
A group of singers from Pcacc's
Chapel Baptist church met with It
group from Middlcburg church in
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. John
Turner and entertained those who
arc not able TO be out. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Oscar Floyd.
c. w. Perry and Jann Short have
returned from Bjrmingtha, Ala,
where they attended the funeral OF
Mr.. Perry's son. Robert F. Perry,
who was killed and robbed in his
home.
Friends OF Mrs. Edward Holloway
will be glad that she has recovered
from an operation in Maria Par
ham hospital.
Mrs. Henry Daniel has been quite
sick in her home near Middlebur9.
Rev. E. r. Nelson preached his
final sermon in Middlcburg Bap-
fist church last Sunday. December
|, where he has been preaching for
almost 10 years. The church Will
miss him so much.
Nh and Mrs. Charles StainbacN
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stain
back last Sunday.
Alfred PaSchall is still Quite feeble
at his home in FlemingtoWn.
Mr.. and Ms. LinWood Short. OF
Ep.2m, were Sunday visitors IL tn"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07

tcrc&tin" t=lE by DR.. Fountain or /;
trip taken by him and Mrs. t'oun-
tain thr' Ugh lie Wet to California
On tbs trip they visited many state
college, and universities besides tn,
USUAL points Of interest on such {;
trip. y lolii Of this kind was nop<
fitting as the club is studying
"TravC!s" this year. AT the cuncius4u.
Of Dr. Fountains talk Mrs. FOun
tain served hcr guest, sweet courS
with coffee.
McrrDc!& of The club enjoying Hir.
Fountains hospitality were: .Ic:.
DANES J. Franklin Mills. Z. N. 10
Inns, c. y. Crews. A. S. Watkins. I
c. l-oincr, i. G.. flanagan. ,. /
Harris, jr., ". NJ BurWc.l. Hcrbc.
White. /. c. Kerncr. p. II. Rose.
c. Gardner. |. Il! Hoyln. and Mi
CmEc!ja Gary and Mrs. Z. G.. Do:
scy. former member bat BON In.
ing in Raleigh: also. Mrs. Rhuad
Mrs.. MolGit and Mrs. Briggs. Of Il
leigh.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07

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if tWcnty-four hUur&e seem al!
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07
Commander Of Aegean
Is Replaced

CONTINUED from Page One)
tive basis.
In the battle of Britain. Il .harp
nazi air attack on Bristol killed an
undetermined number Of persons ana
caused considerable property dam
age last night.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07

# Mrs. Willie Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Robinson, NJ.
d. Robinson, Misses Nassic and Mel
lie Robinson were Tuesday night
'ucstS Of Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Rob-
nsOn.
MIR. End Mrs. Rufus Daniel and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07
OIL STOVE FIRE
CALLS OUT FIREMEN

Fircmcn were called 10 the home
Of Macon Henley in South UcMder
s3n Friday afternoon at $40 O'Clock.
where IN OIL stove had i9nit-d.
No damage was reported by fire
men. other than that done to the
stove.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07
Perry home.

Perry HomC.
MIS-. Clarence Perry Spsnt Thanks
giving with her mother. Mrs. len
ME Harris, Of Townsville. Mrs. Har-
us j. improving satisfactorily.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07

......- @. the First Baptist
.,' during the church
-.... COMING.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07

49,. Il. =. Hicks and Mr..
.,. ..ggue Parkinson. all OF
, >nyuG,Ng The week
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07

The museum Of Prague has a pair
Of skates believed to be $500 years
old
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Basel Seeks 10 Place
Blame for Bombinq
Causing 4 Deaths
Roid Evidently Directed
Against Roll System,
General Stoff Says
By the Associated Press.

BY the Assoc ated Press.
BASEL. Switzerland, Dec. IL
Bombs killed four persons, injured
many others and caused considerable
property damage last night III Basel
in an air road which tie Swiss gen.
eral staff declared was evidently
directed against the railway and
buildings east of the Basel Central
Station"
Railway lines east of Basel cross
the Rhine River into Southwestern
Germany.
The government sought to de-
termine from examination of the
bomb fragments the nationally of
the flyers responsible.
President Marcel Pilet- -Golaz told
the Federal Council at Bern that
information received so far indi-
Gated the planes were probably Brit
ish, and said that as soon as this
point had been definitely estab-
lished the council would make an
energetic protest to London asking
for reparationS.
1n Berlin authorized sources
said the bombs were British and
called the bombing a flagrant
breach of neutrality to which the
Swiss government would reply
with all the means at its dis
poSalD
The government reported II bombs
fell in various parts of the city, sew
eral of them along the railway line.
Basel has been called the turn
Evening star., 1940-12-17

Knudsen's comments today by ad-
vocating readjustment of Govern
ment contracts to finance a six-day
week for defense industries.
Sees Need for Longer Hours.
A consistent supporter Of the
British aid policy, Senator Austin
told newsmen it seemed obvious that
industries would have to work longer
than the prevailing 40-hour week if
they were to overcome certain bot
tlenecks" hampering defense produc-
ton.
"As a citizen and taxpayer" he
said, Il stand ready to pay for it.
Labor ought to get time and half
| for overtime and the Government
ought to modify its contracts-if
that Is necesSary-to permit con-
tractors to pay it and still make
a reasonable profit"
Suggestions that President Roose-
welt proclaim complete national
emergency found no favor with
Senator Austin or Senator Taft, Re
publican, of Ohio as a means Of
accelerating production.
Senator Austin said he thought
installation of the six-day week, if
coupled with what he called some
relaxation of Government regula-
tions on industry, would accomplish
the desired result.
Senator Taft said if the President
needed any specific new powers in
the defense field. they should be
granted. Pointing out that a
limited" emergency had been in
effect more than year, he asserted
that increasing it to a full" emer-
gency wouldn't mean anything"
Senator McCarran, Democrat, of
Evening star., 1940-12-17

strike and announcing unyielding
federation opposition to any emer-
gency effort to outlaw defense in
dustry strikes, Mr.. Green said his
organization felt "a solemn duty"
to avoid such walkouts, and would
abide by that belief.
Chairman Summers of the House
Judiciary Committee, voicing his
views on the floor yesterday, ap-
pealed for a united people ito win
through the difficulties which now
confront US
I'm this controversy between what
we call labor and capital" he said,
unfortunately each one is trying
to take advantage of the situation.
l do not mean the whole rank and
file of them. If this country does
not win through, there will not be
any social gains for labor to fight
over and no pride of property for
the owners of factories to fight
over"
The House also heard Repre-
sentative Hoffman, Republican, of
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Nevada spoke against a full emer-

Nevada spoke against full emer-
gency for different reasons, saying
it's proclamation would be IAN en-
phatic,. definite step leading this
country to war"
Members of the Pennsylvania dele
CATION in Congress meanwhile re-
ceived a request from the American
Legion in their State for a con-
gressional investigation of the lag"
"slow- down" and necessity of in
dustrial conflict" in defense prepara-
tions.
In and out of Congress discussion
of the latter question was assuming
the proportions of wide-open de-
bate
President William Green of the
A. F.. of L., in speech last night
rejected any charges that his organ
ization had not been cooperating to
the fullest, giving service, patriotic
service of the highest order, indus
trial service the like of which this
country has never before seen"
Although defending the right to
Evening star., 1940-12-17

pends on the speed Of domestic de-
fense production, the expectation
was that this field of assistance
would receive Executive attention
before the matter of financial sup
port.
Declaring that nothing was more
vital to the country's welfare just
now than to hasten the produc-
ton of machine tools desperately
needed" to make airplanes, torpedo
boat destroyers and other weapons,
Mr.. Knudsen wrote the manufac-
turers:
Puts U. S. Welfare First.
I'm not telling you how to do
your job. But if you could see as I
do from the inside, the terrible
urgency of the situation, you would
agree with me that 1 am not asking
too much in requesting that you use
every conceivable effort to speed up
delivery and increase the produc-
ton of machine tools during 1941
Let's forget everything except the
welfare of our country"
The fact that Britain had made
a formal request for financial aid
was disclosed last night by >an au-
thoritatlve source. Few details were
available on the nature of the re-
quest.
The request was understood to
look toward assurances of future
financial help in obtaining war sup
plies here. The British, it was in
dicated, seek a line of credit"
probably involving their security
holdings and gold assets, rather than
a straight loan. The word loan"
was not accurate for the request,
official sources said.
This suggestion apparently fitted
what many officials have been saying
privately for several weeks, that the
British were not so much interested
in quick cash transaction as in
assurances that they would be able
to continue buying war supplies in
this country when their present dol
lar assets ran out.
Senator Austin of Vermont, acting
Republican leader, followed Mr..