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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
Mill at Bronogon
Neors Completion

William r. Wade was in the city
Tuesday from the Branagan prop
erty south of Libby, where he is
developing gold mine, and said
work on the new mill is nearing
completion. Machinery for the mill
is arriving every few days and is
being installed at once, but a little
delay has been caused by failure of
the Diesel engines to put in an ap-
pearance. Despite the fact that
the Diesels were ordered last spring,
it has been impossible to get the
order filled, said Mr.. Wade, un-
doubtedly because of the rush of
war business.
1t is expected that all equipment
will be here and installed within
two or three weeks, said Mr.. Wade.
Then it will require about a week
to tune up the plant, after which
production will be under way at
this mine.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
Plans Under Way For
Labor Day Celebration

Plans are already under way for
the annual Labor Day celebration
sponsored each year by the Lumber
and SaWmill Workers Union OF
Libby. Gordon Luscher, union
president, reports that negotiations
are being held with a number OF
teams for the baseball tournament
A purse of $500 will be awarded ir
prizes to the winning teams.
There will be the usual prizes
for log chopping, saving, races, etc
And special effort is being expend-
ed to stage a real street parade
Handsome prizes will be Offered
for the best float, the best deco.
rated car, best decorated bicycle
and to the boy or girl in the bes
costume.
Other details will be published a:
they are worked out.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
Report Excellent Program
At WOmen's Vacation Camp

Mrs. John Fuller and Mrs. E. O.
Bergstrom, representing the Libby
Farm Women's Club, and Mrs. Au-
gusta Manicke and Mrs. r. R. Beebe,
representing the Kootenai Valley
Grange, returned last week from at
tending the Women's Vacation
Camp, held at the Methodist In
stitute grounds at Rollins from July
% to 81. The ladies report a most
successful camp with about $50 in
attendance. The affair was spon-
sored by the Flathead County Fed
Grafton of Clubs.
The meeting was fortunate in
having a number of experts on the
program. Among them were two
from Washington, D. C.--Miss Ella
Gardner, recreational specialist;
Mrs. Lydia Anne Lyude, parent
education specialist From Bozeman
there were DR.. Holland, specialist
in economics. Miss Cushman, poul-
try specialist, and Miss Frances
Smith, state home demonstration
agent.
Other highlights on the program
were oil ADDRESS OH b1TuS Dy MIS-.
Alice Hutchens of Whitefish; the
showing of pictures from the Mid
west and Yellowstone park by Har-
ny Campbell of Kalispell and an
address on music appreciation by
the Rev. Mr.. Fields of Kalispell.
Special guests of the gathering
were Amy Martin of Great Falls,
Of the Montana Farmer, and Miss
Helen Allen of Missoula, home dem
onstration agent.
The. success of the program was
due largely to the Kalispell women,
who planned and supervised it, i. e.,
Miss Lillian Tubb, Flathead county
home demonstration agent, Mrs.
Walter Voelher, OF the L. B. H
Club, and Mrs. Morris, of the Uni
versity.. Women's Association.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
Unusual
Register Found
In Geyser
Early Visitors to Famous
Park Write Names on
Rocks, Drop in Pool.
EARLIEST WAS IN 1872;
FOUND AFTER 81 YEARS

Scores of Lincoln county people
have visited Yellowstone national
park and many more are going to
that natures wonderland this year
1t is safe to say that few, if any
of them, saw something of much in
terest that has just come to light
there. A news item of the past
week tells about it as follows:
An unusual guest register pre-
served nearly tWo-thirds of CEN
tury in near-boiling geyser water
was recently discovered in the Old
Faithful geyser basin in Yellowstone
National Park, according to informal
ton received from the Yellowstone
National Park service.
The register, written in pencil on
small rocks, was kept up for Pc
Rod of eight years back in the very
earliest days of the park following
its establishment in 1872. The rocks,
Is in all, had been dropped in a
small collecting bowl alongside the
Turban geyser, and were discovered
by Marler under about a foot of
sediment while he was cleaning the
bowl The names have been pre-
served from deterioration by the
constant stream of boiling wa
ter which flows from the Turban
geyser
Now Marler is seeking to learn
something about the early adven-
turers whose record he unearthed
and would like the persons, if liv-
ing, or their relatives to communi-
cate with him at Yellowstone Park.
Oldest of the registrations is
dated Oct. 3, 1874, and bears the
name of A. H. Murray. No address
is given. At that time Bismark,
Dakota Territory, was the nearest
railroad terminus and from there il
was d long trek by overland stage tc
/ the parks northern entrance.
| The other inscriptions, as they
were found on the rocks, follow:
r. NJ Benlxonfs, 1880, Aug 8 M. T.;
<. j. wager, Sept. 1881: Charles Cot
tie. Aug. 3, 1881; E. E. Allen, War
rem, Pa; George Huffman, Mammoth
Cave, KY; j. B. Curtis, 1881; Fow-
Ter, 1882; ]. E. Cronin, b. W. Allen,
Aug. %, 1882, Warren, Pa, w. E.
Head, Macdonald; w. H., John
Blake; and A. j. Kingley, Tor
Kelley).
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
Diesel Blows Up;
Glacier Shuts Down

Because of an unfortunate acct
dent at the Glacier Silver Lead
mine south of Libby, it has been
necessary to shut down operations
for some time. Scarcity of water
in Granite creek forced the mine to
revert to the auxiliary power plant
for operation of the mine and mill.
This week a cylinder on one of the
big Diesels exploded, badly wreck
ing the power unit. Just how long
it will require to install repairs
cannot be said at this time. But
operations at the mine will have to
be suspended in the meantime.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
Large Group Here
For Family Reunion

Frank Wegner of Bolton arrived
Saturday to attend a family reun-
ion OF the Wegner family which was
held at his ranch home, Crest
Haven"
The affair was attended by Mrs
E. E. Wagner of Tacoma, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elton Wagner of Los Angeles,
Mrs. Lena Wegner and Mrs. c. G..
Bleichner of Butte, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
J. Bissonette, Deer Lodge, Mrs. J.
S. Bossler and daughter, Doris Of
Helena, DR.. and Mrs. G. E. Mar
guard. Tacoma, and Len Wegner OF
this city.
Illness prevented Mr.. and Mrs.
Percy Wegner of Port Orchard,
Wash, and Mr.. and Mrs. M Mil
lions of Great Falls from being
present
The occasion was doubly cele-
brated on Tuesday, August 6, with
a birthday dinner honoring Len
Wegner. On Wednesday the entire
group motored to Yak where they
spent some time fishing.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
Unemployed Urged to
Register for Jobs

HELENA, Aug. 5.-The Montana
State Employment Service offices
and offices of other state employ
ment services, numbering 1900 full
time and 1900 part time offices in
the United States, will be used to
recruit labor for defense.
Employers are urged to use their
local offices to supply labor needs.
Workers not registered, skilled and
semi-skilled, should register at their
nearest employment office. Many of
these with some additional training
may become cogs in the national de-
tense scheme The employment serv-
ice also has been charged with the
duty of assigning trainees to the
schools being set-up in Montana by
the State Vocational Educational
departments, Mr.. Nelson said
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
One Oiling Job
Finished, Another Starting

The contractor who had the lob
of oiling No 2 highway from the vi
cinity of the Kinds beer parlor to
Elk Hill finished the work during
the past week. Another contractor
is moving onto the section extend
ing from the top of Elk Hill, near
Happy's Inn, to McGregor lake and
will begin oiling that at once. When
that is finished the highway will be
oiled I'll the way from Troy through
Libby to Kalispell with the excep-
ton of the Elk Hill section.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
Friends Built Dam
But in Wrong Place

For some time AL Huffman
has been planning to build
dam on the creek at his ranch.
Other things occupied his time
and he didn't get around to it
so a few of his friends got to-
gether, gathered material and
set to work. 1t didn't take long
for them to finish up the job
which was a very good one, too
None of the boys said word
to AL and one day he was look
ing over the creek for a dam
site when he came upon this
fine piece of construction work.
Now AL is an appreciative per-
son and he likes to have friends
do things for him but in this
case they put the dam in the
wrong spot, so AL just tore the
blooming thing out.
Said he Il thank those bea-
vers for their kind cooperation
but by George l wish they
would consult me before they
start doing me favor"
In the near future AL will
construct dam on his own
dam site.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
MORE BUTTER MADE.

Montana produced 6,867 ,95I
pounds of butter during the first
six months of. this year, a gain of
slightly more than Is per cent over
the mark for the same period last
year, according to report by the
dairy division of the state depart
ment Of agriculture. Ice cream
production the first half of this
year was 699,l15 gallons, lis per
cent more than in the first half of
last year. Cheese production took a
drop, with production for the first
half Of 1910 at 572,632 pounds, a.
33l less than last year.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
Calls Meeting of
Fair Committees

Friday evening the city hall will
be the scene of another meeting of
those interested in the Western Lin
coin county fair.
Elmer Switzer, ST., chairman of
the agricultural committee of the
Commercial Club, announced today
that the meeting would begin
promptly at 7:30 o'clock and re-
quests all committee members to be
present at that time. Members OF
the Grange committee and repre-
sentatives from Troy are asked to
be present also.
The discussion of the evening will
have to do with the prizes, types OF
exhibits and the entertainment fea~
lures.
Mr.. SWitzer stated today that the
merchants and toWnspeople have re-
sponded very generously to the So
licitation for financial help and he
wishes them to know that their
assistance has been greatly appreci-
ated.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08

Montanans applied for building
loans totaling $2.453,8O from the
federal housing administration dur
ing the first seven months of this
year, gain of los per cent over the
number in the same period last year,
according to Ben Hill, director of
the FILA for Montana.
May of this year set an all time
high for the FILA in Montana, with
applications totaling $553,000 re-
ceived at Helena. The figure for
July was slightly less, 100000. The
July applications came from IS
Montana cities and towns.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
Kempers Leave for New
Position at Livingston

Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Kemper and
son, Bruce, in the company Of Sher-
man Noel, left Libby for Livingston
where they will make their home
in the future. Mr.. Kemper' will have
charge of the music department of
Park County High School. Mr. Noel
returned to his home here Monday.
Mr. Kemper has been in charge of
the music department of the Libby
schools for the past two years. In
that time he has done much to
build up the various departments
and last year started beginners
band which, at the time of his leav-
ing, had progressed very rapidly
During his stay here he turned out
several musical entertainments
which featured individuals, glee
clubs and the bands. He was as
ISOLATED with the American Legion
drum corps. During the summer
of 1889 Mr. Kemper started a city
band with the help of only the local
musicians who were interested in
forming such an organization Dur
ing the 1910 summer season he OBJ
tanned the backing of the city and
an excellent band was the result.
Several concerts were enjoyed by
citizens.
Mrs. Kemper, an accomplished
pianist, had a large class studying
piano during the entire period of
her stay here
The many friends of the KEN
pers wish them every possible sue
cess in their new environment. Both
being tops in their field, there is
no doubt about their success
! r. w. Sargent of Steele, M. D.,
will take Mr.. Kemper's place at the
Libby schools.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
More Workers Needed
For Red Cross Projects

Mrs. Ed Olson, in charge of Red
Cross knitting and sewing prof.
ects, advises those needing assist
ance in the knitting of heavy sweat
ers to get in touch with the chair
men, either Mrs. A. Fraser OR Mrs.
Mace. If unable to finish the work
in time, someone will be assigned
to help. Be sure to ask for help If
assistance is needed, says Mrs Olson.
Other articles that are being made
are caps, hose for children and men,
and suits for children under six
years.
More volunteers are needed to
help in this worthy work. They are
urged to get in touch with either
Mrs. Olson, Mrs. Fraser or Mrs
Mace.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
New Style
WV III
In Ballots
This Fall
/
All Candidates For Same
Office To Be Grouped
Together.
PARTY DESIGNATIONS
AFTER EACH NAME

Voters in Montana will face some
thing new in a ballot when they &C
into the booths next November in
the general election. Instead of hav-
ing the candidates of the various
parties listed in separate columns
all candidates for the same office
will be grouped together with their
party designations given opposite
each name National and state
county and judicial candidates will
appear in separate columns
The ballot in part will look thus
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
Commissioners in Session.

The county commissioners met in
regular session at the court house
this week The majority of time
was taken up with final budget
figures.
The Libby Taxpayers Association
met with the commissioners We'd
nesday morning to check the budget
Andy BristoW and Henry Him.,
WPA officials, were here Monday
to confer with the commissioners.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
Rood Deoths Down

Highway accidents took So
lives In Montana during the
first seven months of this year
as compared with " in the
same period in 1899, according
to = report by Lou Boedccker,
supervisor of the state highway
patrol. Last year saw LAT
deaths charged against the
highways, but Boedecker said
the state has a good chance" to
reduce that figure this year.
Patrol records show speed to
be the main contributor to ac-
cidents in this state, and nation
al records show the same trend.
Boedecker said. He pointed out
that there has been an increase
in the number of pedestrian
deaths, both among people on
city streets and walking along
highways.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
Says Work On Libby
Depot Will Start Soon

|. E. Manion, Whitefish, official
of the Great Northern Railway, was
a visitor in Libby yesterday and at
that time stated work would begin
on the new depot within the next
two or three weeks. The start ut
the project depends a great deal
upon how various problems now at
hand will turn out.
This week a crew of line workers
were here to raise the wires over
the tracks to the new regulation
of n feet rather than the old regula-
ton of % feet. They also replaced
several poles at various points.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
Asks Parents To
Support PIT. A. Dances

Another dance, sponsored by the
PIT "A. was held Saturday night
for the younger folks of Libby. The
number of boys and girls that turned
out for it still show their desire for
more Of these dances. The admission
charge is only loo and this amount
cannot bring in enough to meet the
expenses of the hall rent and mu-
sic, so it is thought that the parents
of these young people form the diff
ferent clubs and organizations of this
town might come forward with their
financial aid. Otherwise these dances
cannot continue.
This is really a project that
is being tried out to prove its sue
cess SO that it may be carried on
every year through the summer
months.
PIT. A. Committees
Committees appointed to serve in
l940-4l are:
Program-Mrs. Ernest Davidson
chairman, Mrs ElWood Brown, Mrs.
c. Sugden,
Financial-Mrs. II. r. Richards.
Membership-Mrs Fred Carlson,
chairman; Mrs. Clarence Adams,
Mrs. Church, Mrs. Hafstead, Mrs.
Henry Smith, Mrs. Farris, Mrs. Jay
Fowler and Mrs VIM. Vanderwood.
The membership committee will
make a house to house canvass the
week Of August 49, It is hoped that
in this way the PIT. A. will be
bigger and better than ever and
that more parents will attend the
meetings if they are already paid
up members. The dues for the en-
tire year are only Csc
There are promises of novel and
interesting programs to be combined
with each meeting.
MRS. II. MOE,
PIT. A. Reporter.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
Moves Into New Location.

Monday of this week Earl Buck
ngham, local jeweler and watch
maker, moved his place of business
from the Welch gift shop to the
American Rose Bakery. For the
past several years Mr.. Buckingham
has been affiliated with WEIGHS but
decided to strike out for himself.
AT his new place of business Mr..
Buckingham will do all regular
jewelry work and will handle mer-
chandise. which he will use in his
business.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
Transacts Routine Business.

The Libby city council met in
regular monthly session Tuesday
night but transacted no business ex-
cept routine matters. A number
of things were discussed but no
definite action was taken DR.. J. M.
Cairns, city health officer, reported
in a general way on health matters.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08

Salyer declared, lin maintaining
continuous trout fishing in the
rocky, short, down plunging
streams"
Both beaver and trout are ex-
-ceedingly desirable natural re-
sources, Salyer and Haas agree
Proper management techniques are
necessary to balance the supply OF
beavers and trout so that optimum
conditions are maintained. Haas
believes that the Uinta area, il
properly managed, should support
1900 beavers and yield an annual
crop of some 1900 pelts with q
value of $4,000 to $4,000.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08

Archie Minde of this city was a
Poison visitor Sunday. In that city
he met Miss Dorothy Markus of
Missoula and a number of other
young people with whom he spent
the day.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08

FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR
Vote for One
J B. K. Wheeler Democrat
{ } E. X. Cheadle, Jr. Republican
{ J John Doe Socialist
J Richard Roe Communist
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08

Why the findings Of the Mich
igan and Utah investigations are di-
vergent is explained not only by the
fact that the types of streams were
different but also by the fact that
the beaver ponds in Utah were COM
paratively new. Salyer found that
in the first few years beaver ponds
are beneficial to trout but later are
detrimental to the fish. Beaver
dams, he concluded, have a bene-
fetal effect on impoverished, es-
pecially sandy, streams.
Beaver ponds are indispensable, !"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
For the Honor of Our Country

The Olympic Games, planned for Fin land this summer, are defniteiy off. Even after the war with Russia was concluded Finland, with characteristic gallantry, tried to arrange the games. Despite her own suffering, Finland might have been able to carry on. But the condition of a Europe at war makes the project in- possible, and the Finnish committee has had to cancel the games definitely and finally.
 So in this year of 1940 there will be no white-clad group of keen, eager young men and women standing in the bright sunshine to take once more the tradi- tiona Olympic oath:
 we swear that we will take part
 in the Olympic Games in loyal com
 petition, respecting the regulations
 which govern them and desirOus of
 participating in them in the true
 spirit of spOrtsmanship for the honor
 of our country and for the glory of
 sport"
 Not this year. The keen young men of more than half the world are today en- gagged in playing grimmer game. They have been told that they are playing this game, too for the honor of their countries However, that may be, 1t is aITedQy CledT LIldL IOI IIldIly, lIldily IIiOuo- ands of them the prize is not some gay ribbon or bright medal, but the dark gar land of death. It is because those games are not to be held this summer, and because that oath is not to be taken by the young men and young women, that we have reprinted it above. For though they have been temporarily set aside by a world intent on graver matters, those principles must not be forgotten.
 The time will come, some day, when the world must remember loyal compe- tition". The time will come when Ire specting the regulations" will not be sign of weakness, but of strength. The time will come when the true spirit of sportsmanship" will again have value for men who have had to forget it in the ne cessites of a game that is played for keeps And for "the honor of our coun- try" things are being done today which perhaps people of later time will not look upon as redounding much to any body's honor. In the thick international murk of 1040 to look so far ahead as l944 seems impossible. Yet it will come, and perhaps one may even now dare to hope that when it has come the world will have remembered those words 1t cast aside in 104O = "loyal competition" and "regula- tions," and "sportsmanship," and "honor'.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
TRAGEDY AT LITTLE FALLS
(New York Times)

There is something anachronistic and scarcely credible in the tragic wreck of the Lake Shore Limited Express. Many persons still fear to travel by airplane; nearly every one is aware of the annual casualties caused by automobiles. but railroad travel is usually undertaken today as if there were no element of risk in 1t whatever. This is tribute to the remarkable record of the rail- roads in recent years. largely as Q result of the numerous safety de- vices and precautions that they have developed. The disaster at Little Falls is a reminder that never for an instant can precautions be re- laxed, that not even on the oldest and most established medium of fast travel can the factor of safety simply be taken for granted. It goes without saying that nothing less than the most thorough and candid investigation concering the causes and responsibility for the present wreck will satisfy the American public. It is only as a result of thorough inquiry that we can learn what measures are necessary to as- sure that such Q disaster cannot occur again.