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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15

A much anticipated meeting was
enjoyed by members of the Junior
and Senior Women's clubs when
they assembled at joint gathering
Tuesday evening at the grade school
auditorium.
Business meetings of the two
groups were conducted separately,
previous to the program of the ev-
ening. The senior club completed
details of the sale of its property
and announced that John G. Brown,
attorney of Helena, had been Sc
cured as speaker for the Civic clubs
meeting on April 4. The junior
club decided on the production of
a 3-act play with style show and
other attractions between acts. Miss
Margaret Hellweg will direct the
play. The data and other commit
tees will be published next week.
A most enjoyable musical pro-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15
Wont Shorter Fish
Season In Montana

The Helena Fish and Game as
ISOLATION has decided to ask the state
fish and game commission for a
shorter fishing season as q means OF
conserving fish SO there will be more
for future Montana anglers and
tourists. A resolution adopted by
the club points out the days of
smeat fishing" are over, and that
winter fishing is the hardest ON the
fish population.
The association favors a season
beginning May Il as at present, and
ending November Is, instead of
March co. Fishing in rivers would
not be affected by the proposed
change. AL Riegel of Helena, presi-
dent of the group, said other sports
mems clubs throughout the state
will be asked to join the Helena
clubs movement.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15
Seeks Shd|e
Here That
Contains Iron
California Company Wants
Data Regarding Any
Local Deposit.
WOULD BE USED
IN NEW PRODUCT

A communication received by the
Libby Commercial Club this week
from MacGlashan Industries OF Al
hambra, California, asks the serv-
ices of this organization in locating
deposits of shale or clay with q
high iron content.
The letter further states that il
deposits of this material can be To-
Gated in this vicinity, the California
company will be interested in min
ing it.
The raw material will be treated
and compressed into various sized
pellets which will be heated to ex-
pand them into light cellular
spheres, which can be produced in
weights as low ais 71z pounds per
cubic foot or even lower. The pei
lets will be used for insulation.
The letter states, Our process is
entirely different than that OF ex-
foliating Vermiculite which is mined
near your city. We will appreciate
your putting lis in touch with any
one who has any knowledge of clays
in your vicinity
Samples Of the type of material
they are looking for and also two
pellets were enclosed in the let
ter. In event any of the readers Of
the Western News know of the 10
cation of clay or shale near here
and wish to contact these people
they may do so by seeing the ss1n-
Piles at this office and obtaining the
address Of the company here.
MacG1ashan Industries are manu-
facturerS of building products.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15
Senator Will Sponsor
An All Montana Dinner

The All Montana dinner in COM
pliment to the Senate, arranged by
the Gardiner Commercial Club
through Senator Wheeler, will be
held in Washington on February az,
which is Senator Wheeler's birth
day. The dinner this year was
changed from that of formerly, in
that previously an elk was sent
from Gardiner, which Senator
Wheeler used as the basis of the
dinner. This year, the whole affair
is an All Montana dinner, with food
supplies coming from various points
about the state. The menu as ar
ranged is as follows:
Flour from Great Falls, potatoes
from Fairview, carrots and squash
from Miles City, celery from Bill
ings, sugar from Sidney, elk from
Gardiner, butter from Livingston,
peas from Bozeman, beans from Red
Lodge, cheese from Whitehall, APP
Piles from Missoula, and jelly from
Hamilton. In addition, Livingston
and Bozeman will furnish Montana
grown flowers to decorate the ia
bles arranged to seat $40 people. A
unique feature of the dinner will be
the copper place cards made at
Butte, bearing the state outline, and
worded Home OF Senator Wheeler. =
Officials OF the Northern Pacific
have arranged to handle the whole
shipment, arranging prompt trans
fer at Chicago to give fastest posi-
BILE time into Washington thus in
suring freshness. Senator Wheeler
will arrange for the photographs tt
be taken Of this affair, which will BIZ
handled as a buffet dinner, and i
is expected that as soon as possible
after the dinner, many notable face
will be seen in the lineup, coming
in to partake of Montana Hospital
ity." Last year the dinner was tht
source of much comment and ma
| tion-wide publicity along with many
expressions of delight from promi
nent senators over the United
States.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15
New System CIeors
Lond CheopIy

j. F. Bowen, president of the To-
cal Grange, recently announced the
fact that it is possible for citizens
OF this county to get the services OF
man who specializes in stump
pulling. Mr.. Bowen said the charges
are extremely reasonable for as he
understood the proposition the own
er of the bulldozer charged only
three dollars and a half an hour.
This price," Mr.. Bowen said, lis
about $85 per acre less than we
could get this work done by the old
method. We need a fair number
Of acres to guarantee the owner of
the bulldozer a chance to make a
little money. If any person has
some land he wants cleared now
is the time to get it done at very
reasonable rates and with no trou-
BILE to yourself
II you do have land you wish
cleared you are asked to contact
Mr.. Bowen or E. A. Rice SO they
may make the proper arrangements.
They will also be able to furnish
further details concerning the work.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15
Nine Win Prizes
In Collect 'Um QUIZ

This Collect 'Um Quizz" the
Western News is conducting is hav-
ing enjoyable results and creating
widespread interest. For the sec
ond time, those who thought they
had solved the -Quizz began to ar
rive at this office within relative
ly short time after the issue reached
the postoffice. The first prize was
awarded about 4:05 o'clock and the
last prize went out about $40
Thursday evening, much faster than
the week before. The prize win
ners were as follows:
$500 in Cash-Earl Lovick.
2 Id. cans of coffee to Mrs. M
Schermerhorn, Mrs. Frank G. Smith,
Miss Margaret Hellweg and Mrs.
Fred Franco.
Turkish bath towels to Lynden
Borden, Glen Leckrone, Mrs. F. w
Carney and Mrs. Frank George.
We are again offering a nice as
sortment of prizes for solutions oil
this weeks QUIZ. Turn to the ad
elsewhere and read about it anc
then see if you can resolve the prob.
lem. We are invoking a somewhat
different rule this week, in order
that all readers may have more
equal opportunity of getting in OF
the prizes. No solutions to tn.
Quizz will be accepted before II
O'Clock Friday morning. The frs
I. nine correct solutions to be sub
4 mitted will be awarded the prizes
We are to be the sole judge OF tn,
: correctness of the answers.
Read the advertisement and re
in the race.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15
Musical Program by Two Libby Women's
Clubs Proves Unusually Interesting

gram with Miss Inez Ratekin, a
member of both the junior and sem
ior groups, as chairman began with
group singing led by Miss Eleanor
Williams. The numbers chosen
were patriotic songs appropriate to
this season and month. Among them
were America, the Beautiful"
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp" and God
Bless America" a favorite with all
One humorous song with motions,
1.-THE Crocodile" mingled mirth
with vocal ability.
Miss Marilyn Cone, of Troy, with
Miss Ratekin played a piano duet,
First Movement Symphony No l
in G Major" by Beethoven, which
was followed by the girls sextetet,
singing three numbers directed by
Mr. Kemper and accompanied by
Miss Katherine Neils. Included in
the sextette were Misses Edith Det-
jens, Doris Reidt, Geraldine Burke,
Norma Switzer, Josephine Syver-
son and Catherine hampton.
Night" descriptive dance with
the use of color lights, was artistic
ally given by Miss Margaret He'll
veg.
The program ended with piano
duet, 'Marche Militarie," played by
Marilyn Cone and Miss Ratekin.
A social hour followed the pro-
gram with refreshments of valen-
tine cookies and coffee served from
table attractively decorated with
red candles and carnations with the
use of the valentine theme.
Hostesses from the clubs included
Miss Inez Ratekin, Mrs. Ned Jough-
in, Mrs. W. N. Curtis, Mrs. G. T.
Cornell, Mrs. Claus Detjens, Mrs.
T. E. Baker, Mrs. Loren Gompf,
Miss Margaret Sleizer, Mrs. Albert
NJ Hart, Miss Huldis Hanson, Mrs.
Palmer Fjeseth, Mrs. Ernest Shaw
an, Miss Solvig Ramlo, and Miss
leila Brittenbaugh.
This meeting, the first time the
two clubs have met together, was a
success to the extent that yearly
repetition will be looked for with
pleasure.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15
Would Have Civic
Clubs Sponsor Dances

The president OF the PIT. A., Mrs.
Honora Hafstad, announces that the
study club of that organization will
meet this evening at 7:30 at the high
school. Mrs. Wayne Shanahan will
conduct the meeting and all those
interested in child problems are
asked to attend.
Mrs. Hafstad, who is working on
the idea of some local organization
sponsoring regular dances to which
the younger set of the city may go,
places the following question be-
fore the public, What do you think
OF the civic clubs of Libby sponsor
ing Saturday night dances for high
school students? The idea would
be to make the dances regular af-
fairs. 1t would certainly be a
wholesome place for the youngsters
to dance and enjoy themselves. /"
She asks that any ideas on the mat
ter be taken up with her.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15
MEETING POSTPONED.

The state board of education will
meet February ID to decide what to
to about the internal dissension
problem at the state university at
Missoula, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction Ruth Reardon
has announced. The meeting was to
have been held February II, but
Governor Roy e. Ayers was called
to Washington. D. c., to represent
the state on several matters, and
will not be back in time for the
meeting. Miss Reardon said
The board recently held an all
day public hearing to obtain in
formation on both sides of the quar-
rel between a group of the uni
versity professors and the presiden
of the institution
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15
Will Donate Money to
Project for Crippled Children

A very enjoyable day was spent
by the Farm Women's Demonstra-
ton Club on February s, at Cliff
side, the home of Mrs. Harvey
Carroll.
A most delicious lunch was served
at noon by Mrs. Carroll and the CO.
hostess, Mrs. Nan Smith, assisted
by Mrs. Iona McCullum.
Mrs. Charles MArtensen WINS the
lucky winner o. the days mystery
package. A short but INJURIOUS time
was enjoyed by Valentine game
which was presented by the enter
tainment committee. This gave
proof that anything from the stately
minuet to the simplest nursery
rhyme can be done on the spur of
the moment.
A guest, Mrs. Honora Hafsted,
gave very interesting and enlight-
ened talk on The Care Of the Hair"
She very kindly answered many
questions but because of shortage
of time did not get to demonstrate
"the doing of hair"
Much discussion was given the
spelling bee which will be held
again in the near future.
1t was decided that all money
taken in for the mystery package
during the next six months will be
sent to Mrs. Anna Kemp, president
of Camp Aqua, Montana's warm wa
ter project for crippled children.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15
Announces Contest for Scouts.

An interesting meeting OF Troop
Is was held Tuesday evening. The
Scout oath was given to start the
evening. Arrangements for test
passing were made. Charles Smith
then gave very interesting exhibi-
ton of his skill in the art of tumb-
ling. Gordon Luscher gave a poppy
and inspiring talk, encouraging more
Scouts to come to the meetings. Our
Scoutmaster, Lee Harmon, men
toned that he would award two
flags to the four Scouts bringing
most visitors to the next meeting.
This little contest is open to all
Scout officials, Scouts and Scouters.
The meeting then closed with the
Scout law and Scoutmaster's bene-
diction. There were Is of the rs
Scouts present.
THOMAS HuCHALA,
Scout Scribe.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15

SPOKANE.-Spokane has bonn
selected - tho third axoa IN ~
stats Of Wa5hiAnten Ia which 1he
food stamp plan Of the FedeEnI Sur
plus Commodities corporation will
be put in operation. Seattle has
had the plan for sometime, and 1t
has recently been ordered for
Tacoma.
The Retail Trade Bureau of the
Spokane Chamber Of Commerce has
appointed large committee OF food
dealers in all lines which will help
put the plan in orderly operation.
It is expected the plan will become
effective about March l.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15
Road,
Street Work
Done By WPA
Report Submitted Covering
Many Projects Throughout
Lincoln County.
NUMBER OF BRIDGES
REPAIRED, REBUILT

Fills on Lincoln county roads anc
city streets amounted to 1862 cubic
yards Of dirt and gravel in Janu.
airy, it has been reported by WPA
officials
Nearly half the dirt made a fill
near the Blanchard homestead in
the Libby district road project spon-
sored by Lincoln county. Eight
miles north on the Libby-J Jennings
road, Az lineal feet of solid rock
were drilled and 1878 cubic yards
were blasted. Sub-base on 600 lin
cal feet of road was completed and
three culveTts were installed above
the fill.
In the Eureka district 278 feet OF
culvert were installed and large
fill was made on the north mail
route. Most OF the eight and three
fourths arces cleared and grubbed
was near Trego.
WPA crews in the Troy district
cleared and grubbed an acre OF
right-ofway near Curly creek and
completed fills on the road to Lee
onia and near Redeye ranch on the
Bull lake road.
In Libby on the city streets unit
of the county wide road projects, q
portion OF Main street was graded
and leveled. WPA workmen ex-
cavated, screened, hauled and spread
sand and gravel for 375 lineal feet.
About 972 cubic yards Of dirt was
used for fill on Rexfbrd streets.
Only one bridge was demolished
and reconstructed on the county
wide bridge project sponsored BY
Lincoln county. A 16xk foot bridge
was replaced by an 18x45 bridge
near Eureka.
Round timber was cut and pealed
for the Fall creek bridge on the
Bull lake road and some wae skidaed
1lun Spfin9 creek to Dry erAe1e
- 13Aoy Wo1lll1se11 cut, peeled,
11kRoed and hauled round timber
for lao foot bridge 1t the Nichols
ranch. This bridge was partly de-
molished and 4Dz cubic yards OF fill
was hauled for the approaches.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15
Libby Young Woman Married.

News comes from Missoula that
Miss Winnie Boothman, daughter Of
Mrs. William Brad, was married to
Ray Farris OF Missoula at Thomp-
son Falls January 80.
The young couple will reside in
Missoula where Mr.. Farris is en-
ployed.
Miss Boothman is we'll known in
this vicinity having completed her
high school education here. Last
year she attended a beauty school
in Missoula and plans to complete
her course.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15
BASKETBALL LEAGUE
STANDINGS.

The CCC 'B" class team went
on to win in the last half after a
closely contested first half. They
won from the Merchants by the
score of 1913. T. Sasher led the win
Iners with 8 points, while Moe" Bor-
fden and George Ulrich divided hon.
l.ors for the Merchants with s each.
The Eagles easily overpoWered
Hi-Power, and won by the count of
46-l6.s Gordon Daugharty and A.
Agather led the winners with Is
and IL points respectively. SIGHTING
scored most for Hi-Power, making
6, one of which was behind the mid
floor line.
Richard g. Miller and Troy were
both "red hot" in the first half,
matching point for point Richard
& Miller led at the midway point
1922, and won by the decisive score
of 1896. Clever ball-handling and
nice passing enabled Wayne john
son to lombard the hoop with n
points, while teammate Bill Erick-
son accounted for 10 more. Shy"
Callaghan was Troy's best scorer
garnering IL points. Effective back
board play by Bill Darlington and
L. D. Hampton was a great factor
for the winners.
The J. Neils Lumber team minus
two players were given a scare by
the CCC quintette, but managed to
win 43-35. Minde and Phillips were
missing for the winners. The Gees
led at the end Of the first quarter
) LIS, trailed at half-time 22-17. The
effective firing Of Ed. Woodruff
accounted for Is of the winners
. counters, while Hank" Katarzy was
right behind with Is markers. Stiff
and Froome divided scoring laurels
for the camp boys with 10 each.
Next weeks games find Richard
& Miller playing ]. Neils Lumber
for supremacy in the "a" league a
700. At 8. o'clock the Eagles pla,
the Gees, the winner will be lead
ing "B" class by a whole game
: The Gees will attempt to drop tn,
! high-scoring Troy five in the mex
game. The Merchants and Hi-Pow
/ er will present stiff tustle in tn
n last game of the evening The lose
n will be alone in the cellar.
G No admission is charged for thes
}. games. Seats are available both |
balcony and along the playing foo
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15
Buys Bl0Oded Bull.

H. L. Beebe shipped in from Min
nesota this week purebred Polled
Shorthorn one year old bull to head
his herd of cattle. The young ami
NAL comes from an excellent strain
of ~stock-from the Bert Hansen
herd of Vernon Center, MINI. The
bull cost Mr. Beebe $225 t. o. b.
Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15
In Memoriam of Maria Nixon

One has been taken from our Club
family, the first to be called to the
great family Of our heavenly Father.
She will be missed but her presence
will be ever near as we remember
how she enjoyed the Club, how she
enjoyed entertaining and showing
the many improvements made in
her home since our last visit. W.
will remember her pride in being
prepared for roll call and her otter
witty remarks. l''1 s
Yes, she is gone but her memory
will live in our hearts as we con
tinue our work.
Let us not grieve for she would
not want us to. Let us be happy il
the knowledge that she called u:
| friends.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15
New Car Can Do ITO M. p. H.

State Highway Patrolman George
Mourar returned from Helena Tues
day evening with new patrol car
The car, 1910 Ford Deluxe, is
equipped with Mercury motor and
a special rear end. 1t is capable of
doing Ito miles per hour. One of
the new features is radio which
has been installed in event the state
puts in police broadcasting station.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15
Snow Fall
Over District
Very Light
Report by Forest Service
Shows Unusual Scarcity
Over Large Area.
SMALLEST RUN-OFF IN
MANY YEARS EXPECTED

Because snowfall this winter ha,
been very light, 1t II expected tina
next summer will see q greatly re,
duced nln-on from the mountain.
with a corresponding reduction o.
flow in the streams of this district
The following data pertaining tt
snow surveys and irrigation water
supply forecasts are interesting ir
this connection. The data has beer
compiled by the division of irriga.
ton, u. S. department of agricul.
ture. An excerpt from it reads:
Water Supply Outlook
Watershed conditions, as of Feb
ruary |, may not be construed as
final in judging what the water sup
ply will be, though some years, as
is the case now, they warn of wa
ter shortage The snow pack al
present is far below normal, but
there remain two more monthes fol-
it to accumulate. Only three years
ago February l, 1897 the noun
tain snow cover over portions Of
Columbia Basin was almost as light
a. II IS TINS year, but the deficiency
was made up later BY extra heavy
storms. On the other hand, IN 1881,
another comparable year insofar as
the present is concerned, February
and March SHOWS failed to make up
the deficiency and the severest
dIuuGnt resulted
The Enhr1lnrv | cnnw nn~k ,,c,,o11x,
represents substantial part of the
spring and summer run-on, and 1t
=, therefore, significant. This year
its water content in many parts OF
Columbia Basin ranges from 80 to
20 per cent Of that for any one Of
tle past three years. The snow Il
generally well packed, contains the
usual percentage ct water and re3ts
upon moist or frozen ground, Ill a
which art favorable . 1san-od, bslt
there = z large deficiency In the
volume OF snow water.
For example, the depth OF water
represented BY the snow cover this
year At Lewis Lake Divide, Wyo.,
one OF the highest points on the
neadWaters OF the Snake River, is
50 mcnes. Tn the same date IN
1883 It was 3d. inches, in 1888, 35.4
inches and IN 1887, 25.5 inches On
the first OF April, two months hence,
this depth must be approximately
bO inches to effect a normal rum
OF. This much may be said au-
thentlcally with regards to most OF
the Columbia Basin--the smallest
run-off IN many years is the pros
pect unless considerably greater
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15

w. G. Seims accompanied the high
school basketball team on its tour
last weekend to Whitefish and Col
umbia Falls and reports. an enjoy
able time.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15
Finnish Relief.
$37.65

Contributions are still being re-
ceived by this office for this worthy
cause.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15
Guernsey Sold to McKernan.

A registered Guernsey bull has
been sold by S. S. Nichols to James
McKernan of Butte. This animal
is Bdstr. DeIa's White Stockings
CTddf1g
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-15

Walter Neils left Monday night for
Klickitat, Wash, and Portland, Ore,
to attend to company business.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-10
Judge Carr
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