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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
Will Publish
Bobson Al Forecast

The Western News has made ar
rangements for publishing, in the
issue of January 2, Roger W. Bah
sons forecast of business trends
during l94l. This should be of
great interest and value to every
one who is interested in the well
fare and prosperity of the people
of this nation. Watch for the Bah
son forecast in our next issue.
American business has no more
inspiring personality than Roger w.
Babson, Observation-Disclosures bust
ness commentator and investment
adviser. An outstanding feature of
his philosophy has been his life
long insistence on the Importance of
religion in business.
Born in 1875, reared in an old
fashioned atmosphere of hard work
and hustle on a farm in Gloucester,
Mr.. Babson went to the Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology. Upon
graduating in 1898, he turned in
stinctively to financial and business
activities.
His exertions, however, under
mined his health; he contracted tu-
fberculosis and he was sent west
las good as dead'i 1t was while
he. was convalescing from this
dread malady that he worked out
lsome of the possibilities and prob
lens of business statistics.
That was nearly thirty-five years
ago Today his weekly statistical
and financial reports are read by
thousands of businessmen and his
research work is carried on by c
large staff of workers.
Mr.. Babson founded Babson In.
stitute for men; and, in cooperation
with Mrs. Babson, developed Web
Der College for women---both ma.
tionally-known educational institu
tons. Here young men and WON
en- may concentrate more on tht
fundamentals and less on the frill:
of business.
To millions of newspaper readers
Mr.. Babson is best known by hi
familiar weekly stories on business
which appear in more than $50 pa
lpers throughout North America. o
unbounded energy, Roger w. Bah
son has probably done more thar
any other man to bring statistic
to life, to instill a broader vision il
businessmen, and to publicize tn
ups-and-downs of the business cycle
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
Prof. Scott
Gives Awards
ToChdrnpiions
Presents Libby Football
Team With Much Coveted
Trophies.
MANY CITY VISITORS
PRESENT AT EXERCISES

Friday morning all high school
students gathered at the junior high
auditorium to pay their respects to
the 1910 championship football
team. The team, winners OF the
Glass B football championship, were
seated upon the stage with several
members of the faculty, Walter T.
Scott, head Of the Montana high
school football association and pro-
lessor of economics and English, at
Montana State School of Mines,
Butte, and Paul Church, president
of the local Lions Club.
The band, under the capable di-
rection of r. w. Sargent, played
a march to open the program. SUI
perintendent A. A. Wood started
the speeches by thanking the many
patrons Of the high school team. He
said the team depended more upon
such patronage than the toWnspeo-
pie knew and hoped they would
continue to lend their support.
Mr. Wood then introduced Paul
Church who remarked on the sports
fnanship OF the local team. He said
this was much more valuable than
winning the championship.
At this point Coach Bill Erickson
Spencer and Howard Eggert who
gave the boys letters. Leonard
Spencer and Howard Eggert re-
ceived four year letters. Mr.. Erick-
son then introduced Mr.. Scott who
congratulated the team on really
accomplishing something in the line
of athletics. He said he was here
to see that they got due recognition
for this accomplishment. He en-
phasized the fact that teamwork in
football must be the same as it is in
business, If either are to get along.
Athletes must have brains" said
Mr.. Scott. They cannot be dumb
Dummies and expect to be athletes
They must also be resourceful and
have plenty Of initiative. Above
all they must stay modest for they
lose the respect of those around
them when they get the big head.
AT this time Mr.. Scott made in
dividual awards of silver footballs
for the Montana High School As
ISOLATION. The following members Of
the team received awards: James
Barkee, Harry Bouton, Jack Dag
gett, Duane Daugharty, Donald Dut-
ton, Gilbert Earle, Eugene Eggert
Howard Eggert, Thomas Huchala
Bill Martin, Ed Quenemoen, Bill
Seims, Milton Slauson, Forces
Spencer, Leonard Spencer, Rober
SWitzer, and Ben Vaughn. Coach
William Erickson was also present
ed with one of the footballs.
Captain Eggert then accepted thu
championship trophy from Mr.. Scot
on behalf of the school He ther
presented it to the principal, Roya
Rounds. =
AS the final step in the program
the squad presented Coach Erickson
with trophy in appreciation OF tn,
fine teaching he had given them ant
of his good fellowship at all times
The school song was sung afte
which the group adjourned
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
Would Open Fishing
Season on Sunday

The Libby Rod and Gun Club
has been influential in many move
ments for the good Of the spOrts-
men OF this part of the state. One
OF the latest activities OF this busy
club Is agitating for an amendment
to the present fish and game Law
that will change somewhat the
opening OF the fishing season The
proposed amendment would pro-
vide that
1T shall be unlawful for any per-
son between the 18th day Of March
and the SATURDAY NEXT PRE-
-CEDING THE THIRD SUNDAY IN
MAY, both dztes Inclusive. OF t11e
same year, to catch or attempt to
CATCH etc, etc
The words in capital letters conn
prise the only change in the pres
ent law. But If one checks this over
on ones calendar, it is at once zen
that there is quite an important
change. It means that the opening
day of the fishing season would
thereafter always fall on Sunday,
and that is the chief object OF the
amendment.
The argument has frequently been
heard of late that the first day OF
the open fishing season ought, by
rights, to fall on Sunday. Be-
cause if the day fails on Sunday,
everyone will have an equal OPP
portunity to join the crowds and
60 after the fun. When the day
falls on a week day, as it generally
has done under the present law, a
large number of men and women
are deprived of the opening-day
sport. Only those whose business
or jobs permitted them to get off
from duty were able to take adj
vantage of the first days sport.
The Libby club will push for the
amendment when the legislature
meets next month, and the mem
bers have much hope that it will
be adopted
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
Holiday Travel Heavy.

According to reports reaching this
paper, holiday travel this year on
the Great Northern was the heav-
lest ever enjoyed by that railroad.
1t is said the company had in serv-
ice every coach that was in condi-
ton to roll and still there were not
sufficient facilities to take care of
the travellers. Traffic men along
the line were pleading for more
coaches but the reply came back
from headquarters that none were
available, the company having in
use all its own coaches and hav-
ing borrowed what it could from
other roads.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
Installs New Generator.

A new 1000 horsepower General
Electric generator was cut into the
city light and power circuit Thurs
day night by the j. Neils Lumber
Company, which supplies electric
power to city consumers. This gives
the power plant two generators in
active service, with third one in
reserve One of the large gener-
ators became damaged and the cleo
tricians had considerable difficulty
in maintaining service until the
new equipment could be installed.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
KoIispeII Men
Get Big Returns
On Investment

Several years ago when Oil was
first discovered in eastern Montana,
a number of Kalispell men gained
possession of large acreage of
land in the district that was being
drilled and have since harvested a
fabulous return from their invest
ment They, indeed, found the pot
of gold at the end of the rainbow,
although the company itself never
drilled single well.
The company was known as the
Kalispell-Kevin Oil company. 1t
recently declared a Christmas divi-
dend for its stockholders that has
raised the total dividends paid to
over one and quarter million
dollars. The Flathead Monitor tells
the story as follows:
The Kalispell- Kelvin Oil company
declared a Christmas dividend for
its stockholders Of record Deem
Der 2. This dividend is for two and
one-half cents per unit, making $3.50
per unit, Secretary-Treasurer James
X. Lang, said yesterday A five per
cent dividend was declared earlier
in the year, making 7z per cent
for 1910.
Over 81 ,250,0O in Dividends
The Kalispell- has paid
more dividends on the money invest
ed than any company in the state,
oil, mining, or other enterprise. The
original investment in the company
was $4,000, put up by IL members
i the late Charles Emmons being q
non-paying member, having located
the acreage. The $l,250,000 paid in
dividends were paid from royalties
and bonuses received from oil mer
leasing from the company. This
huge sum was paid within a pc
Rod of 20 years. There has beer
more than S20,000,000 taken from
the original acreage owned by tht
company.
Unit Holders Invest $500 Each
The company never drilled vel
on any of its holdings. If they had
their original $500 would have east
, ~ netted them 100000 or NOR
: apiece The company still hold
, some 5000 acres in the field an
| less than half of it has been drille
) out. If there is any investment thu
t will equal this, no one has eve
r heard of it, considering the sma
: amount invested. Dividends hav
: been paid every year for the past
J. years, although the amount h;
G been greatly reduced in late year
five per cent being the smalle
annual dividend declared durir
# any one year.
v The present trustees of the con
pany are: F. O. Williams, presiden
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
Fencing Plan Under
Trial by Commission

A plan to fence haystacks on
private lands to protect them from
migrating elk is being initiated by
the Montana fish and game COM
mission. Nine stacks in the Big Hole
basin area have been fenced on m
experimental basis, and II the prof.
ect proves feasible further opef-
atoms of the kind may be instituted
in other problem" areas of the
state.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
Fined $4,000.

John Lindblon, Libby, was arrest
ed Christmas night on charge of
drunken driving He was taken in
to custody by Patrolman George
Mourar in this city after he had run
through the blocked-of area on the
sleigh riding Hill in south Libby
This morning he was brought be-
fore Justice A. r. Gibson who fined
him $500 and revoked his driver
license.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
Many Projects Now
Under Construction

Montana's highway department
has at present As projects under
construction, department statistics
show, for a total value Of s., "a, 050-
Included in the list of road i'm
provement and construction projects
are 81 bridges. Work on some prof.
ects has been halted because Of
weather conditions, but department
officials stated these would be re-
opened as soon as weather condi-
tons permit.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
Special G. N. Train
Carries $50 Soldiers

A special train on the Great
Northern passed through Libby
Sunday carrying soldier boys from
the camps in Washington to their
homes for the holidays. When the
special left Camp Murray it had
$50 young soldiers aboard These
were distributed at their homes
throughout Washington, northern
Idaho and Montana.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
Game With lone Postponed

Due to repairs on the gymnasium,
the basketball game scheduled with
lone for Saturday by The Libby
High School team has been post
poned. Negotiations are under way
to have the game here Tuesday, but
plans are still indefinite.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
Former Libby Resident Passes.

MIR. and Mrs. Klas Johansson were
saddened Tuesday to receive tele-
gram stating that Mrs. Johansson's
sister, Mrs. Edwin Erickson, had
died Monday night at her home
in Burns, Ore. 1t is known that
Mrs. Erickson had been in poor
health for some time. She is sur
vived by her husband and a.
year-old daughter. Mr. and Mrs
Erickson left Libby in 1928 to make
their home at Burns.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
Montana Fattening Much Livestock

Montana is fattening $4,000 head
of cattle and $4,000 head of sheep
and lambs for mid-winter and later
markets, compared with $4,000 head
of cattle and 100000 head of sheep
and lambs that were on feed year
earlier, according to the Deem
Der feeder report issued today
by the Agricultural Marketing Serv-
ice.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26

That VA ,UUU, UUu [OuTlSL ITdue
should, and can be, doubled or even
tripled. How?
BY advertising
1t was a mere driblet of adver-
Using money $4,000 painfully
cork screwed from private citizens)
that helped bring us this $24, 000,0 900
business in 1889. Increase our adj
vertising investment. and the re-
turns to Montana people will null
tiply accordingly.
How do we do this? BY studying
the results obtained by 10 other
western states and comparing them
with Montana. As a Montana resi-
dent, interested in its progress, they
are we'll worth your attention.
The 10 states of Arizona, Cali
fornia, Colorado, Idaho, New Mex
leo, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Wash
ington, and Wyoming spent in ad-
vertising in 1910, total of ST.
$4,000. They have appropriated
for 194l, a total of $1,646,OOO
The State of Montana appropri-
ated nothing. What were the re-
suits?
l. All states with advertising ap-
preparations increased their 1880 tc
1910 tourist income from 80 per cent
to 100 per cent. New Mexico from
$40,000,000 in 1880 to $8O,OOO,OOO In
1940.)
2. These 10 states which adver-
tised increased their populations be
tween 1880 and 1910 by percentage:
ranging from 71s per cent to q
per cent. All of these were above
the national average Of 7 per cent.
3. Montana alone, having no STATE
advertising appropriation, fell fal
below the national average. Mon
tana's increase was only per cent
Their gasoline tax revenues
from tourists we're proportionatel,
much larger than those collected il
Montana.
After bordering this situation
Continued on page y %
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
Asks State
For $4,000
For Publicity
Must Go After More
Tourist Business, Says
Montanans, Inc.
CITES LARGE SUMS
SPENT BY NEIGHBORS

A movement is under way in
Montana to secure an appropriation
Of $4,000 for the purpose Of stag
ing real national advertising cam
paign for tourist travel.
It is planned to take the money
for the $4,000 advertising cam
paign from the eight per cent al
lotted by law to the Highway Com
mission for administrative purposes
and not from the general fund
which will be subject to many de-
mands at the coming session. ALI
this requires is an amendment to
the present law. Inasmuch as the
Highway Commission must have ad-
-ditional revenue in order to keep
up with the steadily increasing cost
OF maintenance and as these tourist
nickles from the gas tax must be
looked to for this needed revenue,
it is logical that these funds should
be used Also, this action will make
possible q continuous campaign
from year to year.
Montanans, Inc, the state cham
Der Of commerce, Is urging the re
Q0fGQ IeklSlakIOH uut ~ Siiuulu Dc
remembered that Montanans Inc,
would derive no direct benefit from
it. That organization is not seeking
this appropriation for itself, but is
recommending that it be expended
through a bureau set up in the
Highway Commission. It should
also be noted that the State High
way Commission has been doing
quite a bit of this work and that it
would not mean setting up new
bureau and taking any substantial
amount from the fund for salaries.
A very small part OF it would &c
that way, owing to the fact that the
men who would do the work are al
ready on the job.
James H. Rowe of Butte, presi-
dent of Montanans, Inc, has sent
out the following letter to many
Montana citizens explaining the pur-
pose of the campaign to obtain the
$4,000 advertising fund. Mr.. Rowe
says in his letter:
OF all Montana industries, the
tourist business is the fourth in i'm
portance. In round numbers, here
are the figures for 1889:
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26

j. M. Carlson, vice president; James
K. Lang, secretary treasurer. DIR. J.
c. Boyd and Oscar A. Moen, trus-
tees.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26

Mrs. w. A. Martin and Betty Of
Warland were shopping in Libby
Saturday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
Families Need Many More New Homes

gresslon. n does not follow. OBJ
servers declare. that there wilI be
comparable slowing down In tbs
augmentation Of family units.
Expectation now IL that during
the decade upon which No just
have entered there viii he = gain
Of 0.7b0.000 households in tho
United states. This win he some.
what greater than the increase
even during the most prosperous
decade this country ever has wit.
messed. The period from 1910 "a
1880 when the pickup In famil,
units was b.2b0.0O0.
While the simple statement thai
less people add up 10 more families
does not seem within tho bounds Of
logic, II 10 the truth, nevertheless
~ has been shown in tho cases of
Great Britain and the soandi-
navian countries.
Families That Count
And economics tell ~, too, that
the business power Of tho country
In generated not 90 much by ths
number Of psopls as BY the number
Of families. II IL the family units
that develop consumption. Mani
testify. II Ia pointed out. more fam
lies mean more houses and their
equipment, more automobiles and
kindred lines, more telephones ard
innumsrabls other things that sa-
minister 20 family requirements
and desires.
The real impetus Of Industrial
growth comes largely from tina
fact that people constantly sspIrs
10 better standards of living,
authorities sgres.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
LUMBER PROMOTION
PARTY Is ENJOYED

With 81 couples present. the
party Of Lumber Promotion, Inc.
held Jan. ~. at Rau's inn, was a
distinct success.
Among those present were Mr..
and Mrs. w. c. Bell from the Seat
tie office. Bell acted as Prof.
Quiz" and stumpcd a number of
the women with questions about
terms used in the lumber industry.
Dealers subscribing to lumber
promotion and their friends sat
down TO the dinner OF fried chicken
which was served family style.
A floor show and dancing wound
up the evenings program.
Lumber Promotions, Inc. has Of
fees at pit Tacoma bldg. ID. Il.
Hartman Is district manager.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01

Th"se who favor I'M brick ve-
neer method Of construction viii
~ interested In the house plan
Above. Designed for comfortable
living and construction ~ mimi
mum cost. this house eubeds~s
all AZ the modern features. The
utility room off tho kitchen elm
mates Necessity ef . basement,
while the attached garage Ia an
other popular detail NJ dcslEn.
This home was constructed In
an Eastern city ~ . cost Of below
the $1,000 mark. Local builders
and lumber firms win supply cost
estimates for the Tacoma area
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
Oil Pipeline From
Cutbank is Planned

Directors of Inland
Empire refiners were here today
to vote on construction of a x2.-
500, 900 320-mile crude oil pipe line
from Cutbank, Mont, TO Spokane.
The project was expected TO be
approved without dissent and the
contract awarded jointly to Will
Jams Brothers Corp, of Tulsa,
Okla, and w. A. Bechtel Com
pany. of San Francisco.
The vice president of the refin-
ing concern, Henry d. Moyle. of
Salt Lake City. said financing ar
rsngements already had been COM
pleted.
Six-inch pipe was proposed for
313 miles of the line and four
inch for the remainder of the dis
lance. The oil will travel most
OF the way from the Montana
fields by gravity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01

The real solution 10 the over
hang on the real estate market Is
10 place existing properties on a
a sound ownership basis. This may
be done by sale either for purpose
Of owner occupancy or investment
rental. We have reports 81 a few
practical men with vision who have
been buying old and obsolete
houses. reconditioning them aprro-
priately, and turning them into low
rental units. Their financial re-
turns. understand. have been en-
viahle. Others. including lending
institutions with large volume Of
repossessed properties. might take
a hint from their experiences"
As for the effect OF shabby or
idle properties on the real estate
market. DR.. Husband concluded
with the statement:
People don't build new homes or
buy old ones where an appreciahle
number Of houses areseither empty
or in poor condition, Neighbor-
hoods where such houses exist for
any length Of time might as well
be Guaranteed"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01

look the possibilities of solving this
problem through plant moderniza-
ton, he said.
Important Now
Going further into the problem,
the Producers Council called at
tention to the point that these
economies, made possible through
modernization, are Of more impor-
lance Just at this time than they
were last year or the year before
or likely will be a year or two
hence.
The majority of American
manufacturers at this time are
finding their sales volume on the
upgrade" the authority states,
yet, in the interests Of caution
and good judgment, it is suggested
that attention first should be given
to the matter of getting more pro-
duction out of present plants
rather than indulge in extensive
plant extension projects"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
CAN ELIMINATE
MILDEW STAINS

The effects Of miidew can easily
he eliminated II treatment Of the
right kind Is administered. pain,
experts declare Miidew appears
on shaded paint surfaces exposed
TO excessive heat and dampness
To retard It's growth. reduce the
linsecd oil content and increase
the turpentine conteat of paint
The addition 81 an ounce Of calo-
me- or one-half ounce Of mercuric
chloride 10 each gallon Of paint
viii largely eliminate the rossi-
h'iity Of this fungus growth. How
ever. Il should he remembered that
this latter chemical Ia deadly
poison and should he used with
great care.
Paint should not be applied d.
reetly over the miidew as stains
will work through. The fungus can
be killed by washing the affected
areas with trisodium phosphate
solution. a pound TO = gallon Of
water. Then rinse with fresh
water. and. when dry. clean the
surface by sanding or scraplng.
Apply paint mixed on the Job 10
meet the mildew conditions with
the first coat formula as follows. =
parts by volume soft paste white
lead. parts raw linseed oil. 2
parts turpentine. Follow this with
finish coat Of parts by volume
soft paste white lead. 5 parts raw
linseed oil, part turpentine. Add
\. pint of liquid drier 10 each sal
lon of paint.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
Sound Ownership Vital in
Building Up Realty Market

Observation-Disclosures in new residential construc-
on-wh its beneficial effect general economic recovery
depends in the last analysis the proper disposition of the
vast number Of existing homes the market DR. William H.
Husband member of the Federal Home Loan bank board
declared today