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Evening star., 1940-12-22

sirens, toreadors or anything that
is gay and attractive. Sometimes
during the evening the guests are
blindfolded, and each in turn swings
wildly at the 'pinata" until 1t finally
breaks with a crash of broken clay;
shrieks of laughter and delight an
nounce the rain of sugarcane, fruits
and candy that comes pouring out,
and although there is more than
enough for all every one laughingly
scrambles to secure his share.
Throughout the republic Mexicans
prepare "nacimientos" in their homes
for the Christmas season, A "nacim-
iento is a miniature reproduction
of the Nativity. stene. 1t is care
fully and beautifully arranged, va
rying IN size and elaboration with
the financial status and good taste
of the household.
The "nacimlento" may consist of
mirrors representing lakes on whose
surfaces float static, celluloid swans
green paper or velvet to initiate
grass flocks of clay lambs ranging
in size from miniature creatures
to quite impressive looking animals.
tended by their respective shep-
herds, celluloid angels and kewpies
holding papier- -mache parrots, dolls
dressed as the Three Wise Men and
the Virgin. and the Christ Child
Himself generally represented by a
beautifully dresserd doll and occu-
pying central position Miniature
ferriswheels and other mechanical
toys are often included. And all
about this delightful and fantastic
Evening star., 1940-12-22
No One Invited, Yet All Attend
Christmas Parties in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 21.-Christ-
mas in the tropics is fun. There may
not be snow on the ground, but one
can pick flaming red poinsettas in
stead of buying them at the florist,
and can go on dizzying night
whirl of gay parties that will make
Christmas at home seem quiet in
comparison. When MeXicans cele-
brate they do it on the grand scale.
The nine nights preceding Christ
mas are gay with parties and dances
In private homes, night clubs and
native dance halls. Mexico keeps
open house during this lively holi-
day season.
These Christmas festivities,
called the "Posades," are based on
the traditional search of Mary and
Joseph for a shelter in which the
Christ Child might be born. In
rural sections the residents 60 from
house to house, knocking on doors
where admittance is refused them
until they reach the ninth dwelling:
there the doors are funk open, and
they are welcomed in. In the cities
q private party will be interrupted,
so that the guests, initiating ancient
pilgrims, carrying candles in their
hands and singing old hymns, form
q procession which circles round and
round the patio.
The "pinata," clay jar filled
with sweets, bonbons and souvenirs,
is as typical of the Mexican Christ
mas as the fir tree in Northern
countries. 1t is covered with bright
tissue paper in the form of angels,
Evening star., 1940-12-22
BY JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr.,
Travel Editor.

Without prompting tourists to be
argumentative with their guides in
Nassau, word can be passed along
that scientists and historians don't
yet know why that famous flight OF
66 steps. which every visitor sees, is
called THE Queens Staircase" What
queen does the staircase honor?
One may get as answer, Queen
Anne: another, Queen Victoria. No
one knows for certain.
Carved out of solid bedrock sup
porting Fort Fincastle. with lime
stone walls towering 100 feet above
the entrance, the steps lead down
/ to passageway cut in the hill.
Whatever the year in which the
work was done, it is generally agreed
that slaves lifted the slabs of stone
up the steps to build one of Nassau's
forts. But the quarry might have
had another purpose-a level road
way to the native village of Grant S
j Town. over the hill The site of
Grants Town is still over the hilr,
for the passage stops halfway.
! The staircase in recent years has
been modernized by electric lighting
and beautified with the planting of
! colorful shrubs, but little else has
been changed through the years that
men remember. Among the older
Bahamians is the belief that the
steps were named in honor of Queen
Anne. But her years, others say,
do not coincide with the time within
which the greatest activity of build
ing forts was carried on. Peter
| Henry Bruce was the chief fort
engineer, and he was appointed in
l740. If named for Queen Victoria,
great-grandmother of the Duke of
Windsor, present Governor of the
Bahamas, the stairway is not as old
as Bahamians think it is.
Whatever the history, tourists in
variably see The Queens Stairway"
and tread each of its 66 steps, down
and up. There is legend of good
luck about it.
Speaking at a reception given in
his honor in Mexico City, Vice Presi-
dent-elect Wallace told Mexican
officials, businessmen and travel rep
resentatives that Mexico's greatest
export product is tourist service"
Il have felt at times" Mr.. Wal
lace declared, that the only way
to understand the heart of another
people was to study their language
and their literature; but can read
lily discern that perhaps travel comes
first And so I put among the very
first in my list of those forces that
create Pan-Americanism the build
ing of highways of communication. "
1t is in Central Florida that the
ancient game Of lawn bowling, or
bowling on the green" has taken
hold to the extent of becoming a
rallying point on both the sports
and social calendar. Winter tour
lists introduced the game to the
State nearly two decades ago, and
today it thrives on and for their en-
joyment. Larger membership and
increased interest, anticipated this
year, has led many Florida resorts
to improve their courses.
While grass green's bear the brunt
of the sport in the North, most of
Florida's greens" are sand. Grass
in much of the Florida soil has
proved unsatisfactory. In Sarasota
and Lakeland, the green is really
green. Sand is used exclusively in
Evening star., 1940-12-22

plish the responsibility Mr.. Martin
comedies it, relating to the preyen-
ton of waste and destruction OF
natural resources. Under such .
program, the Federal Government
could teach, advise, exhort and
probably curtail or withhold CO.
operative assistance, but it could
never step in to positively insure
proper forest land use, no matter
how bad the situation might be and
how seriously neglected by any
State or States"
Outlining the Forest Service plan
for regulation, Mr.. Granger said he
had IAN intuitive feeling that the
Federal Government is ultimately
going to exercise large degree Of
control to insure proper use of forest
lands as a part of the whole evolu-
tionary movement toward more CEN
tralization of control in all things
which vitally affect the welfare Of
the country" )
Il should like to see the forest
industries and their spokesmen meet
this oncoming trend half way" he
said, "and assist in setting up the
framework Of regulation in a way
which will insure fair and construc-
tive treatment of all interests"
One of the most outSpoken cham
pions of private business was Toby
Moore, an associate member of the
Society of American Foresters, rep
resenting the Southern Lumber
Manufacturers Association.
Others who spoke included Karl
A. Swenning of Brown Co., Berlin,
N. H.; Raymond E. Kendall of the
Maine State Forest Commission,
Frank Hayward of Southern Pulp
wood Conservation Association, At
lanta, Ga; James w. Girard of the
Forest Service and Walter J. DAM
toft of Champion Paper 81 Fiber
Co., Canton, N. C.
Evening star., 1940-12-22

stage-set dangle shining tinsel,
amusing paper cutouts and brightly
colored Christmas tree balls.
Christmas eve is especially de-
lightful in rural Mexico. Shortly
before midnight the musicians play
ing at the largest party in the viii
lage abruptly cease their dance
music and play mystical, religious
melody. The guests all converge
in front of the "nacimiento," and
the oldest woman of the household
picks up the image Of the Christ
Child and carries 1t in her arms.
She takes her place behind the mu-
sicians and the revelers join in after
her. Then, as the procession passes
through the village, other groups
merge with them. until the whole
town has joined in one huge gath
ering.
Singing melodiors hymns, they
proceed to the church in quiet,
reverential manner. The priest is
standing in the doorway awaiting
their arrival. AS he blesses the
image OF the Christ Child fireworks
are exploded on either side of him.
After this the priest enters the
church and every one follows him.
Then, as thousands of sparkling
fireworks illuminatae the midnight
sky and as the village bells toll
wildly, high mass begins in the
flower Laden church.
One of the most charming aspects
of these rural festivities is that no
one is invited and every one at
tends. There are neither invitations
nor social distinctions. Word gets
around that so and so is having
party and whoever feels like going
does so. Travellers are as welcome
as local residents. No one should
feel lonely during Christmas in
Mexico.
Evening star., 1940-12-22
Forestry Convention
Debates Government
Regulation Issue
Views Widely Divided;
Notionol on-Portison
Commission Proposed

Widely differing points of view on
the question OF regulated forest
management" in the United States
were aired at the closing session of
the 40th annual meeting of the So
ciety Of American Foresters yester-
day at the Mayhower Hotel. But
no findings or resolutions were
adopted.
The greatest cleavage appeared
to exist between advocates of Fed
eral regulation as proposed by the
United States Forest Service of the
Agriculture Department and COM
mercial interests. Some State lead
ers spoke for more State autonomy
Clifford Pinchot, former Governor of
Pennsylvania and former forest
service chief, had insisted Federal
regulation was better than State
regulation.
The issue provoked lively discus
sion, particularly in view OF the fact
that joint congressional commit
tee headed by Senator Bankhead OF
Alabama Is to make a report to the
next session of Congress after an
inquiry into the forestry problem.
conducive Cooperation" Proposed
Proposing conducive co-opera-
tion,1 Clyde S. Martin of the Weyer-
haeuser Timber Co., Tacoma, Wash.
pointed out that in his organization
lone group of men in he forest
products industry, organized under
the capitalistic system and operat-
ing under private initiative, has con.
tributed nearly $4,000, 900 a year
toward economic support of county
State and Nation.
This has taken place." he in
sisted, without destroying or di-
minishing the productive capacity
OF the land from which these prod
ucts were harvested" He proposed
co-ordinating efforts Of many Gov
ernment agencies by a new nom
partisan national forestry commits
sion,"
Under his suggested national pol
icy, the Federal Government would
leave regulation by statute to the
States, suggesting adequate stand
ards, but not attempting to force
their adoption by threats or pres
sure" Such system, he predicted
would result in strong, independent
non-political State forestry"
Exception was taken to many
phases OF the Martin plan by c. M
Granger Of the Forest Service.
Says Plan Lacks Teeth.
"The Martin plan" he declared
would not give the Federal Gov
ernment adequate means to accom-
Evening star., 1940-12-22
Iron Lung Mother
Is Back in Hospital
p> the Associated Pros,

B, the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 21.-Mrs.
Ruby Cook, 19, of Darlington, who
gave birth to a child August 26
while in an Iron lung" respirator at
Indiana University Medical Center.
re-entered the hospital early today.
The child died the day after its
birth.
Never fully recovered from
poliomyelitis, which paralyzed her
chest muscles, Mrs. Cook became
i'll with indigestion last night and
physicians said moisture apparently
entered her lungs. She had been
released from the hospital October
81 and was living with her parents
near Ladoga.
Evening star., 1940-12-22
The Travellers Notebook
The Mystery Of Queens Staircase Of 66 Steps;
Travel Comes First; Christmas Comes But Once
A Year, but Rodonthe Is Exceptional

DeLand. New Smyrna, Mount Dora,
Daytona Beach and Orlando, clubs
which form the North Central
Florida circuit.
Advocates of sand courts claim
that in addition to being more eco
nomical in construction and upkeep,
they provide a smoother playing sur
face and skill pays dividends in
greater accuracy. Sand courts are
interrupted less by rain, drying out
fast and halting the play for only a
few hours.
Christmas comes but once a year,
they say-but the tiny little fishing
village Of Rodanthe is an exception
That's the place where grownups and
children alike celebrate two Christ
masses. r.s.4 7..- -
The town amid the sands of the
outer banks of North Carolina is
listed by Santa for a visit the night
of December "a, just like the rest of
! the country. This December Christ
mas is comparatively recent event
/ in Rodanthe, which still clings to
"old Christmas" on January 5.
No one has satisfactorily explained
the old Christmas background. A
| throwback to the Gregorian calendar
may be the answer; another ex-
planation is Twelfth Night, strayed
one day from the usual celebration
for Twelfth Night is celebrated in
the rest of the State, particularly
vividiy in Wilmington. on January 6
Rodanthe's new Christmas is re-
plete with toys, candy and feasting
But the village children have "Old
Buck" to fear on the January visit
of Santa. The patron saint of giving
is the second time accompanied by a
menacing ogre who administers tc
the bad children while Santa re-
wards the good
Evening star., 1940-12-22
Virginia Agencies to Meet
RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.

QUANT1CO, Va, Dec. 81 (P.-
Members of the Virginia Commission
of Fisheries and the State Commis-
sion of Game and Inland Fisheries
will meet here December 28 in an
effort to arrive at an agreement on
turisdicttonl lines.
Evening star., 1940-12-22
400 Tons of Lead Sold

NEW YORK, Dec. 81 R.-St
Joseph Lead Co. reported so tons
Of Southeast Missouri pig lead sold
yesterday at $5.35 per 100 pounds
East st. Louis, so tons at $5.55 New
York and 800 tons at the New York
average.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
ALIAS SUMMONS.

In the District Court of the Elev-
enth judicial District of the State
of Montana, in and for the County
of Lincoln.
Philip V. Sustello, plaintiff, VS..
Esther Matilda Sustello, defendant.
The State of Montana sends greet
ings to the above named defendants
and to each of them.
You are hereby summoned to
answer the complaint in this action,
which is filed in the office of the
Clerk of this Court, a copy of which
lis herewith served upon one of you
in each County wherein any of you
reside, and to file your answer and
serve a copy thereof upon the
plaintiffs Attorney within twenty
days after the service of this Sum-
mons, exclusive of the day of serv-
ice, and in case of your filure to
appear or answer, judgment will be
taken against you. by default, for
the relief demanded in the COM
plant. Said action is brought by
plaintiff to obtain a decree of abb
solute divorce from defendant on
the grounds of Wilful desertion.
Witness my hand and the Seal of
said Court this 2lst day of June,
1910.
FRED F. CLARK,
(SEAL) Clerk.
Marshall Murray
Attorney for Plaintiff
Libby, Montana il4-25-4t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
SHERIFFeS SALE.
DIILIkIII . D1HLL.
Mary Bolyard. plaintiff, against
Olga Bergen, defendant.
L 4 L. l..

Mary Bolyard. plaintiff, against
Olga Bergen. defendant.
To be sold at Sheriff's Sale:
On the goth day of July, A. D.,
1910, at 2 o'clock p. M, at the front
door of the Court House. in the City
of Libby, County of Lincoln, State
of Montana, TO the highest and best
bidder for cash in hand, the fol-
lowing described real estate lying
and being in the County of Lincoln
and State of Montana:
Lot Ten (l0), Block One IL, Hill
lis Addition to the Townsite of
South Libby, according to the map
or plot thereof on file and of record
in the office of the County Clerk
and Recorder of Lincoln County,
Montana.
Together with all and singular
the tenements, Entertainments and
appurtenances thereunto belonging
or in anyWise appertaining.
Dated this 25th day of June, A. D.,
1910.
F. r. BANEY,
Sheriff of Lincoln County, Montana.
BY DAVID FOSTER,
jn27 -jll84t. Deputy Sheriff.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
$3.50, 204 Mailed
To Stote Needy

The state public welfare depart
ment has mailed out checks totaling
S29020 to 18.085 needy people in
Montana as their July assistance,
according to Administrator |. M.
Brandjord, Old-age assistance
checks went to 1918 persons, the
average payment reaching the S18.07
mark. Dependent children num-
bering 5,708 received checks total
ing S65927, while 204 needy blind
persons received checks totaling S4,-
282. The payments were approx
mately the same as those for June,
Brandjord said.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
NOTICE OF DELINQUENT TAX
SALE

Office of the County Treasurer,
Libby, Montana, June ~, 1910.
Notica.is hereby given that on the
22nd day of July, 1910, at the hour
OF ten o'clock A. M, at the front door
OF the Office Of the County Treas
urer at Libby, Montana, / will sell
at public auction all property with
in the County of Lincoln, State of
Montana, upon which the first in
stallment, second installment or all
of the 1889 taxes are lien and due
to the County of Lincoln, Cities
and Towns of Libby, Eureka and
Troy, and the Rexford Fire Dis
trict. Glen Lake Irrigation District,
and the School Districts in the Coun-
ty of Lincoln, State of Montana, I'M
less prior to said time, said delin-
ouent taxes, together with all in
terest, penalties and costs due there
on, are paid.
That complete delinquent tax
list of all persons and property in
the County of Lincoln, State of
Montana, now owing taxes Is on
file in the Office of the County
Treasurer of Lincoln County, Mon
tana. and is subject to public in
spection and examination.
Given under my hand this 9th
day of June, 1910.
AUSTIN FRASER,
County Treasurer, Lincoln County,
Montana. j27-jyll-3t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT
HERBERT GOLD MINES,
INCORPORATED
I,ihhv Montana

Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Herbert Gold Mines, Incor-
porated, held on the 10Th day Of
June, 1910, an assessment of one
half mill per share was levied up
on the capital stock of the corpora
ton, payable on or before the 10th
day of July, 1910, to r. P. Wood
worth, Treasurer, at 745 Peyton
Building, Spokane, Washington.
Any stock upon which the assess
ment shall remain unpaid ON the
10th day of July, 1910, will be de-
linquent and advertised for sale at
public auction, and unless payment
is made before will be sold on the
18th day of August, 1910, to pay the
delinquent assessment, together with
costs Of advertising and expenses of
sale.
r. p. WOODWORTH,
Secretary, Herbert Gold Mines, In
corporated, 745 Peyton Building,
Spokane, Washington. jn27-jl18-4t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11

~71f1f - y - r - S11s1s7~ It1E1H WII =
let to the following:
Philip F. Winkley-SWASWA of
Sec. SIS, Twp. 33, Rye. 26.
Charles Evans-SEASEH of Sec
2, Twp. 20, Rye, 81.
r. G. Arthur-SWASEA, SEA-
SWA Of Sec. 4, SEANE14, EhSEA
of Sec S, NWANEA of Sec. 8 and
the NWANE14, NEANWA of Sec.
8, all in Twp. 35, Rye. 26.
A deed was issued to A. r. Ship
ley for Tract III (NEANEANEll)
of Section 35, Twp. 30, Rye. 81.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11

OF alrplane engines
collapsed because of
tho manufacturers
refusal to- make war
material for foreign
countries. Ford, a
lifelong opponent of
war, took the posi-
ton that he would
make airplarle mo-
torn only for the de-
fsz1se Of the United
States.
Plans had been
ff,rYnipu m ory,nlav
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11

NE vast facilities Of his company
y produce 5000 Rolls Royce motors
lDr Great Britain and 5000 for the
Emitted States.
Il was indicated that as a result
II Ford's determination to limit his
war efforts to assisting his own coun-
try, he viii not be given a contract
for airplane motors SO badly needed
BY America.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
General Fund

All regular General Fund salary
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
NATIONAL
AFFAIRS
Reviewed by
CARTER FIELD

T.V. 4. po,cer shortage at
fecfs national defense tcar
planes Henry Ford drops
plan to make engines for. ,car
planes . . Declares he tciH
make them only for defense
of the United States.
BELL Syndicate-WNU Seryiee.1
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
THE WESTERN NEWS, LIBBY, MONTANA

There being no further business
to transact, the Board adjourned.
RAY c. FROST,
Chairman.
ELDON ]. SCHUCK,
Clerk.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Proceedings of County
Commissioners
Libby, Montana, July |, 1910.

Libby, Montana, July |, 1910
The Board of County Commission
ers met in regular session on july |
to 3, inclusive; all members being
present.
{ Minutes of previous meeting were
read and approved
County and Township officials
were authorized to leave the state
at any time they may deem neces-
sary during the month of July and
up to the next regular meeting.
Bonds of the various county and
township officials were examined
and approved.
Representative of the Libby and
Eureka Community Fairs appeared
before the Board and ii was agreed
to assist each in the sum Of $4,000
The following claims were audit
ed, approved and warrants were or
dered drawn for the same:
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
FORD is STUBBORN

Negotiations between Henry Ford
md the army for mass production
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-07
OH HUM! CONCHS
PLAY BUGS AGAIN
CROSS BATS AT TOWER Ola
MOND TOMORROW
AFTERNOON

A revised, revamped and
greatly strengthened Pirate team
IS expected to be thrown in
against the Key West Conchs to-
morrow afternoon in an attempt
10 defeat the Key West nine.
The past two Sundays have
found Manager Paul Albury Woe
fully lacking top-notch talent in
his Buc lineup and consequently
has suffered terrible beatingS.
The veteran pilot has been busy
the past week in efforts to Sc
cure the services of several lead
ing basballers and is expecting
to have them for use tomorrow.
Manager Roy Hamlin, of the
Conchs, calmly awaits game-time
tomorrow. My boys are always
ready for anything, he says.
The stronger the competition,
the better we like it.
East Martello Tower field on
Roosevelt Boulevard will be the
scene of the battle and the time
is 2:30 o'clock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-07

hardbitten line, a burly, spectac-
ular player who loves contact.
Excellent guards were plenti-
full all along the line. Outstand-
ing, among others, were Hunter
Cohern of Mississippi State, Geo.
Kerr, of Boston College, Cecil
ScheffeI of Denver, Augie Lilo of
Northwestern, Ralph Fritz OF
Michigan, Harold Lahar of Ok
lahOma, Alex Winterson of Duke,
Ray Frankowski of Washington
Irving, Mendelson of Penn, Lou
Cont of Cornell, George Poppin
of Santa Clara, and Lou Young
of Dartmouth.
Competition was fiercest of all
for center where Gladchuk, Bos-
tons behemoth, won out in a
sharp battle with such other piv-
OF men as Rudy Mucha of Wash
ington, Ray Apolskis Of Marquet-
te, Don Snavely of Columbia,
Leon Gajecki of Penn State and
Ray Frick of Penn
Six feet five inches tall and
weighing more than 24O, Glad
chuk has cat-like agility and
speed seldom seen in a man his
tremendous size. He has been the
Eagles first-string center ever
since the second game Of his So
phomore year. Gifted with a
great sense Of humor. he has the
ability to relieve tense, younger
players with his dry wit in tough
situations. He Is d steadying in
nuence on the line, savage
backer-up and a snrewd diagnos-
tician of enemy plays Mechani-
cally ne has few if any faults He
IS an unerring passer. equally and
consistently good on both defense
and offense.