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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17
Four-Year College
Military Requirement
Urged by H. {. Byrd
Scubbord and Blade
Closes National
Convention Here

Military training should be COM
pulsory for four years in every land
! grant college. President Harry c.
Byrd of the University of Maryland
last night told the closing session
of the tweny-second national con-
vention of Scabbard and Blade ma
tional military honor society. at the
Raleigh Hotel.
He was the principal speaker at
the banquet at which new officers
were installed and trophies pre-
| sented.
| Dr. Byrd told of the founding of
military training in the land grant
colleges following the reverses which
the North experienced in the early
days of the Civil War which showed
the need for such training.
He stressed the need of opposing
those who would curtail the r. o.
T. c. work in colleges. indicating
| that much of this movement was
Communist inspired.
Russian Ideas Feared.
Il don't think we have so much
to fear from the German form of
government as from that of Rus
sia." he declared.
The Maryland president denied
that R. o. T. C. training tends to
establish militaristic concepts and
develops opponents to the teachings
Of Christianity-two charges which
he said have been leveled at such
| training. He cited military units
in religious institutions in denying
the latter criticism.
Representatives Of the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps we're guests
at the dinner.
Newly elected officers were in
Quoted into Office. They are William
c. Meyer, colonel division comman-
der; William Haight, lieutenant
colonel, and Maj. T. S. Crockett,
executive officer. The new COM
manding officer, a Naval Reserve
officer from Los Angeles, was given
the award for the outstanding corps
area inspector.
Purdue Sets Precedent.
Company IL of the University Of
Washington was announced winner
of the team rifle trophy presented
by the society while Company Ell
of Purdue took the pistol trophy for
the second consecutive time. The
Journal Cup for contributions to the
publication went for 1889 to
Company MA of the University Of
California and to Company Ell of
Purdue for 1939-40.
Maj. Crockett said the winning
of two major trophies by a single
unit-Company Ell of Purdue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17
First Of Series. Today
~ 10 Present Musicale ,

The FIRST OF a series Of Sunday aft.
ernoon musicales of this season un.
der auspices of the Central Young
Mems Christian Association will be
presented at S O'Clock today in the
building at 1876 @ street NV.
Miss Anne Evans. soprano, and
John NJ. Wilson, baritone. will DO
heard today, accompanied by Mrs.
Edna Lee Freund.
Hostesses for the affair will b
Mrs. Charles r. Yates, Mrs. Edward
H. Thacker and Mrs.. Arthur @.
Pearson,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17

Pictures, will experiment with Du
Mont standards. The Metropolitan
Television, Inc, New York, Is to de-
velop program techniques for de-
termining public tastes. including
the use Of two television theaters
where daily programs will be pro-
jected free to the public. This APP
plicant is said to be associated
with two department stores.
The Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
TEN has been granted two permits,
one at Los Angeles, for the purpose
of transmitting programs to ascer-
tain public reaction and otherwise
conducting a program OF research,
and the other at Chicago to study
development of Chicago conditions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17

that may assist In the ultimate de-
termination Of polarization and syn
chronization for national televi-
sion service.
Kansas State College. Manhattan,
also was given q license for tech
meal experimentation. Others get
ting licenses In Los Angeles were
Earl c. Anthony. Inc. Leroy's Jew
elers and May Department Stores
Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17
Licenses Issued for 10
New 1eIevision Stations

The Federal Communications Com.
mission yesterday announced that
licenses have been issued for 10 new
television stations.
The Hughes production division
Of the Hughes Tool Co. received liz
censes for two stations in Los An
geles and San Francisco and will
experiment with studio lighting ef-
fecfs as well as the technical fea.
lures of television.
TeleviSion Productions, Inc, Los
Angeles, a subsidiary OF Paramount
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17

was unprecedented in the history of
Scabbard and Blade.
Col. Charles A. Taylor, one of the
founders of the organization. pre-
sided. Several other founders were
present and were introduced. More
than 100 members attended the con-
vention
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17
Lions to Aid Blind

The East Gate Lions Club will hold
a harvest night" bingo party at
80 pm. Tuesday at Holbrook Farms
Dairy, Brentwood. Md. Proceeds
will be used to aid work for the blind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17
Losses in War at Sea
By the Associated Press.

following lists reported during
the third Of November 10 November 49,
inclusive:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17
Grange to Give Supper

FORESTVILLE, Va, Nov. Is
(SpeciaD The Forestville Grange
will hold q turkey supper from to
8 pm. next Saturday in Grange Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17

Tonnage of one British ship unknown.
Britain 49, Norway rs GERMANY 49, Sweden r. Greece S.
Finland
T. Yugosava T. 5; Lhuana g.
Poland United Japan
Portugal, each
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-20
Learn Name of Culprit
Who Stole Lions PLAQUE

After wondering for several
months who the rascal was who
stole the bronze plaque off the
drinking fountain at Kootenai Falls.
the Lions of Libby have finally
learned who the culprit was. The in
formation was disclosed to Libby
Lion while he was visiting recently
in a neighboring town.
The culprit was lad from Ste
vensville who visited Libby last
fall with the Thompson Falls foot
ball team. While on the way home
after the game, this lad tore off the
plaque and took it with him. Later
he was charged with the crime by an
irate young man, whereupon the
culprit took the plaque and threw
it into river SO as to dispose of
the evidence. 1t was ALSO learned
that the young fellow Who commit
ted this act of vandalism had been
in trouble at various times because
of similar escapades.
1t is gratifying to Libby Lions to
know that the nefarious deed was
not committed by some local per-
son, in view of the fact that much
time and labor have been expended
by the Club and others to make the
park at the Falls an enjoyable place
for the public's convenience.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-20
Cornstalk Provides Rival
for Valuable Coal Tar

Dallas Texas.-Coal tar, highly
valuable raw material by which or
ganic chemists fashion scores OF
synthetic chemical products, has a
new rival in lignin tar obtained from
cornstalks, it was indicated in the
report to the chemists meeting
here of Leon Bridger of the chem
ical engineering department of Iowa
State university.
Synthetic resins, plastics, drugs.
dyes, perfumes and favors may be
manufactured in the future from
agricultural materials like corn
stalks. BY digesting cornstalks with
strong alkalis like ordinary lye, in
the absence of air, black tar is
produced which is somewhat similar
to coal tar. 1t is, however. far rich
err in phenols. Moreover, the yield
of tar is much greater and as
result about 40 times as much phe-
nols are obtained from a pound of
lignin as from a pound of coal. The
preparation of phenols from the
lignins. by destructive distillation
was discovered by DR.. Max Phillips
of the United States Department of
Agriculture.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-20
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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-20
A. @. u. w. Plans Annual
Picnic at Savage Lake

The A. O. u. w. held its regular
meeting in the Legion hall June IA
At this time it was decided the
meeting night be changed from the
second Friday to the second Sat-
urday Of each month, thus enabling
more members to attend
Picnic plans were made for the
annual picnic to be held June 80 at
Savage lake. Those not having a
means of transportation are asked to
contact one of the following COM
mittee: Mrs. Cutler, Harry Hartle
or Clayton Youngs.
At the close of the meeting Carl
Crane showed two interesting films
pertaining to forests and travel.
Refreshments were served and an
interesting meeting came to a close.
All members are urged to attend
the next meeting, July Is, which
will have patriotic theme.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-20
LOCAL. /
HAPPENINGS

Robert Bockman was operated up
on at the Libby Hospital June Is.
Carl Gilbertson, rancher of the
McGinnis Meadows district, was in
the city yesterday.
Grant Prisby and Harry Harlan of
Kalspell were visitors here last
week
Lloyd A. Bower, proprietor of the
Meadow Mountain ranch, is enter
tanning eight Spokane people at his
place on Thompson lakes.
M E. Tester, alternate ranger in
the Warland district, was in Libby
last weekend to spend some time
visiting with his family.
Special vacuum pcrmancnts, end
curls $1.95 and regular perm2ncnts
$50 and $5.-Beverly Bob. 1t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-20
Who First Discovered
Tiny Pacific Isles
Worries Geographers

New York.-Minute Pacific
islands, worthless to any but
their inhabitants and a few
small-scale traders until the
advent of the transpacific air
service, but today essential
Ravens for the giant steel and
alloy clippers that roar through
the sky from continent to CONT
nent across the worlds widest
ocean, are causing geographers
and statesmen sleepless nights
while their ownership is being
disputed.
Discovered, many Of them, before
the invention of the sextant and
chronometer. so that their exact To-
cation was doubtful, these small
land masses in the Watery immensi-
ty have been relocated by modern
methods. Ownership of the islands
depends on whb first claimed them.
Claims made on the basis of old
observations are likely to have
wrong locations given because Of the
crudity of the instrumentseused. The
problem now becomes one of deter
mining just what islands were
claimed for what nation.
Studies of old whale-ship logbooks
are supplying geographers with
many long-wanted clues to the dis
covery of these Pacific outposts. DR..
S. Wittemore Boggs, State depart
ment geographer, writing in the Geo
graphical Review, cites number
of the difficulties encountered in this
effort to determine just who dis
covered and claimed what.
Early Mariners Made Errors.
MEDINA" Doctor Boggs says,
by dead reckoning, underestimate
ed the distance from Peru to his
Western Isles Solomon islands) by
1000 miles. Errors OF 1000 miles in
longitude were not uncommon in the
Sixteenth century" Today. the pi-
lot of China Clipper must be able
to "hit" an island only a mile in
diameter by use of navigating in
struments.
Log books of whaling and trading
ships, diaries of captains and sea-
men, small-town newspapers, and
records of bonds deposited by min
ers Of guano on the far off Pacific
islands are all being searched for
evidence of discoveries and occupa-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-20

Remember that the Catholic La
dies will give one of their excellent
Food Sales at the Variety Grocery
on Saturday, June %. As
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Gildea drove
into Spokane to spend the week
end visiting with their daughter,
Miss Margaret Gildea.
The regular meetings of Lum-
Der & Sawmill Workers Union No.
1881 will be held the second and
fourth Tuesdays, at 7:30 O'clock. 1t
Mrs. F. E. Baker, Mrs. Louis An
derson and Jackie Sandknop ar
rived from Conrad last Wednesday
evening. Mrs. Baker had been in
that city for the past two weeks.
Mrs. Homer Campbell Of Van
couver. Wash, arrived Thursday to
visit for a few days at the F. E.
Baker home. Mrs. Campbell and
Mrs. Baker are sisters.
Miss June Miller came in from
Spokane, where she is taking nurses
training, to spend the weekend
with her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
HaTOld Miller.
Miss Helen Martin spent the week
end in Libby visiting with her par
ents, DIR. and Mrs. Chas. j. Martin
Miss Martin is taking nurses train
ling in Spokane.
Captain John Mccarthy of the
U. S. regular army is visiting at the
home of his uncle, VIM. Lang, at
Thompson River Mrs. Mccarthy is
there also.
Give your mutt a dogs chance,
at the first dog show ever to be
held in Libby. Friday night, the
2lst Libby Recreational Park, at
7.30 p. m. Music by City Band.
Sponsored by the Girl Scouts. 1t
Mrs. Ruben Hamann and daugh-
ter Marguerite and Mrs. Leo Becker
and daughter Charlotte returned
Sunday from delightful visit to
Portland, Ore, where they visited
with an aunt and took in the famed
Rose Festival, which they report
was beautiful beyond description.
They also visited in Seattle and
travelled from Seattle to Spokane by
airplane.
Mrs. Lloyd Burpee was hostess to
group of ladies Saturday after
noon at a pleasant affair in honor
Of the birthday OF her mother, Mrs.
Israel Crotteau The afternoons en-
tertainment opened with a bridge
dessert followed by contract, three
tables being in play. AT the games
Mrs. Crotteau was fortunate win
ner of the high score prize and
was also presented with lovely gift
from the assembled guests and an
other one from her daughter.
Food Sale by the Catholic Ladies.
at the Variety Grocery, on Satur-
day, June 49, An excellent assert
ment of foods for your selection.
As
The Sunday Spokesman Review
carried picture of Miss Magma
Larson, formerly of this city, with
the announcement of Miss Larson's
forthcoming marriage. The item
said: Miss Magma Larson, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs C. D. Larson of Lib
by, Mont, who will become the bride
OF Ray Patterson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. r. Patterson, June 80 in
Libby, was honored last week at a
shower given by Mrs. Tom SAWYER.
N422l Lidgerwood. Eighty-eight
were present. They will make their
home here"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-20
Lotus Plants Grown From
Seeds Centuries Old

Chicago. -Oriental lotus plants
are being grown from seeds esti-
mated to be from 300 to 500 years
old, at the Field Museum Of Nat
ural History The seeds were OBJ
tanned from soil that had once been
lake bottom in southern Manchu-
ria, near Port Arthur. Records
show that the lake was drained
some time between 100 and ESQ
years ago, and since then large will
low trees have grown up on the
ancient lake bed.
The seeds are believed to be the
Oldest that have ever been made
to sprout.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-20

IERE'S refrigerator with conven-
! l fences you'd expect to find only in
high-priced refrigerators-and all this
new value is now yours at s<nsafionally
IoU price.
This is completely equipped $40 Kel-
vinator--a big, 81 cubic foot model
with all the exfy1 features that save time
and work in the kitchen at record
breaking 1ow-price. Check over the COM
plete list of features given below.
And this is just enc Of the Big 6 and
cubic foot models in the 1910 Kelvina-
tor ine-sensational values made pos
siblc only by Kelvinator's New Program
Of Large Volume Production and Low
Cost Selling. Prices are $50 to $50
lower than last year.
See the 1910 Kelvinators ss&<yf
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-20
Legion Holds Annual Picnic.

The Austin Reedy Post OF the
American Legion and the Auxiliary
held their annual picnic at Kootenai
Falls on Thursday night of last
week. About lbs persons were pres
ent and thoroughly enjoyed the af-
1air at the pleasant picnic grounds.
The Legion held election OF officers
which resulted in the reelection OF
Dr. J. 2. Campbell as commander.
w. G. collars was elected vice COM
mander, Gus Adamson sergeant-at-
arms, J. A. Krall chaplain, Ira c.
Miller historian, P. E. Chef, trustee.
Later Commander Campbell ap-
pointed Dick Richards as adjutant.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-20
THE WESTERN NEWS, LIBBY, MONTANA

tons which will make certain some
of the now nebulous claims to the
islands once called American Poly
nesia."
IF the sources are ever adequate
ly studied and reported on" states
Doctor Boggs, ian interesting and
significant chapter in American his
tory will have been illuminated.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-20
Bronze Wall Paint

MoscoW.-A new bronze-like wall
paint prepared from the waste
products of mercury plants has
been developed here. Cheaper than
oil paint, possessing metal-like
gloss reminiscent Of silk, the new
product is prepared by grinding and
mixing mercury waste with adj
hesives. it is stated. The paint can
be applied by brush or spray.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-20
NOTICE.

All business houses must have a
barrel or incinerator in which to
burn rubbish. Hours are Z a. m.
to 10 a. m. and not after or before.
Fire permits must be obtained for
burning of rubbish by individuals.
GEORGE WOOD,
1t Fire Chief.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-20

The show, Gone With the Wind"
will be here in the very near fu-
ture. Read the book before it comes.
Available at this office for only SOC.
Western News. 1t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-20
alternating Animals

Familiar animals that hibernate In
the winter are the bear, jumping
mouse, chlpmunk, woodchuck,
skunk, raccoon and some bats.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-20

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The Hardin tribune-herald., 1940-10-24

MABE-DICK
Miss Alma Mabe, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. C. V. Mabe OF
Hardin, and Robert Dick, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dick OF
St. Xavier, we're married Sun
day at 4::3O in the Westelyn
Methodist church in Billings.
The bride wore a black crepe
afternoon dress with red acces-
SorieS.
The attendants were Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Sullivan, sister and
brother-in-law of the bride.
Among those present besides
the parents of the bride and
groom were Mr.. and Mrs. D.
w. AggerS and daughter, of Bill
lings, Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Fis-
her, of Bozeman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Sullivan, Betty and Junior
Mabe and H. E. Wagner of Har-
din.
The couple will make their
home near St. Xavier.
Ot1OWEtL dONOtCS
RECENT BRIDE
A no-host dinner and nliscel-
laneouS shower was held at the
Savoy cafe Tuesday evening
honoring Mrs. Murray J. Brown,
a recent bride.
Present were Miss Natalie
Turner, Miss Frances Turnes,
Miss June McAllister, Miss Mary
Mcdonald, Miss Mildred Trus-
sell, Miss Beatrice Trussell, Miss
Marjorie Sweeney, Mrs. Harriet
Birkland, and the honoree.
-
PAST PRESIDENTS
PARLEY MEETS
Mrs. I. L. Dehnert entertained
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1940-10-24
HOW
AMI nArL GAME CAN BB

HAND BArL GAME CAN B1'
PLAYED m THE WATER
Have you ever played water hana|
ballf Il Il q dns game to play ~
Camp, or when swimming In nv
er, lake or ocean, says . writsSi
In the Washington Star. !
The game Il much like baskes!
ball, but goal posts are used m
stead Of baskets. They are seq
up about rs yards apart, and
form the end boundaries. You
can set stakes in the stSeam OK
lake bed to form rough side boun.
daries. They should be about 10
yards apart.
Each team is composed OF five
players. A referee and timekeep'
or also are needed. The game
is divided into four quarters OF
from 5 to Is minutes each. It
all the players are good SWIM
mers, the depth Of the water II
unimportant; If they are not, 1t L.
best to play in water that is chest
deep at its deepest point.
The ball should be Of rubber,
from 6 to 10 inches in diameter,
and inflated solidly. The game
starts with a toss-up at center BY
Ehe referee. The ball can be
passed, or pushed along the wa
Ier, but not carried. One point
b scored when a player succeeds
h making a goal by tossing It be-
tween the goal posts and over
he cross bar. A toss-up at CEN
|er follows each goal Fouls are
iallsd much az in basketball, tor
holding, carrying the ball, sto,
but there are no tree throws. 4
loul simply gives The other team
possession Of the bah at the potns
khars de foul was committed,
WITH no opposins playss saossS
Han three fesk
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1940-10-24
Farmers Hit by New
Deal Trade Treatie.

AS Of November l, 1899, under
the New Deals Trade Treaty pro-
gram. American import tariffs have
been reduced on 1908 commodities,
Of which 397 were reduced by Al to
SO per cent. All reductions made
in the various trade agreements
aave averaged 80 per cent below
the rates fixed by Congress in the
Tariff Act of 1880. Yet-duties on
152 agricultural products have been
reduced and 95 of these were re-
duced from Al to so per cent. From
the fiscal year 1882 through 1899 to-
tai value of American imports in.
creased 20.2 per cent. Non-agricul-
tural imports have increased only
2O.5 per cent, while competitive ag-
ricultural imports - agricultural
products which compete with the
American farmer - increased 29.6
per cent during the same seven
years. Imports of non-competitive
agricultural products, however, in
creased only 11.8 per cent.