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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-13
Let's Get Back to the Old Doy

Let hope that will be long before
faced with the mudde
Of Thanksgiving Regardless of who blame this
whether President
nothing annoyance from
For the nation had
day November
Then President altogether willing
decided comply with
that hereafter Thanksgiving Thursday
Forthwith
equal right with the President within decreeng
what days shall be holidays they
nothing do with this Haunting of tradition
shall where always BEEN they
This Montana will have days Thanksgiving
President November
vember 9th shall be the Attorney General
both days therefore legal holidays schools
public offices be
Fortunately this the
has said has
of the day shall back Thursday Tradition
often has appeal. 1t frequently to
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-13
A Surprise For Some Porents

Undoubtedly Great Falls faced with the
surprise of their lives
surprise they from
Great Falls police informing them that such such
hall
That's be On the
the silly wildn
This by the Falls police
deal of complaint regarding moral conditions
with criticism
failing against permitting
sale of liquor minors The police reply that they ride herd
the morals Of the people without assistance from the
They informed of the
daughters
The morals OF adolescent problem
the Adam
that there altogether much Of eown standards today This
applies elders
The mother this would
undoubtedly that Regardless
they will deny srenuous people of certain have
little They need the careful guidance
firm control of all be left police
There today altogether little parental authority little dis
the adolescent
please much letting them frequent places
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-13

was first tried, we have been a di-
vided nation on Thanksgiving when,
considering the character Of Ahe OBJ
servance, we should be unified 100
per cent. This year is flo excep-
ton, with some rs states observing
Thanksgiving on November 20 and
% states observing it on November
". Montana, making the 48th state,
will have the dubious distinction
of having to celebrate both days
due to peculiar twist of the law as
interpreted by Attorney General
John Bonner.
Montana law gives the President
and the Governor equal authority in
the declaration Of the holiday and
since the President has designated
November 20 and Governor Ford
November n the Interpretation is
that there is no escaping observance
OF both days. Schools and public of
fees seem TO have no choice in the
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-13

matter, they all must close both
days. However, business men gen.
orally have elected to stand by the
traditional November q date. Butte
stores will remain open Novem-
Der 20
School children and school Of
ficials will trade long and gener-
ally satisfactory weekend holiday
for two succeeding Thursdays off.
1t was generally the practice to
continue the Thanksgiving holiday
from Thursday to Monday in the
schools. This practice obviously
cannot be- followed if both Novem-
Der 20 and n are to be observed.
There is no telling where the
practice of groups and individuals
in choosing their own holiday might
have ended had tradition continued
to be defied The original intention
of the observance might even have
been lost sight of The holiday
which is SO deeply rooted in our
traditions and in our consciousness
as nation could have been lost al
together.
We need to cling firmly to those
things for which we yet have rever-
ence.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-13
Observation-Disclosures.
Just StroIIing
Round the Town
BY THE OBSERVER
xe&xxxxxxxoxxxxx4xxxxxx&sxx

Some Libby women are having
terrible time because of the count
less millions of little bugs that have
of late been infesting the air one
breathes and the homes. Some of
the ladies think the pests come
from aphis infested trees and
shrubs. And they say there ought
to be law (the usual solu-
ton for SO many troubles} !.
there ought to be a law requiring
the spraying of infested shrubbery
Inasmuch as we are not bug
ologist, we do not know whether or
not the ladies are, correct in their
assumption that the annoyance
comes from aphides. Who does
know?
Here's a suggestion from another
Libby woman!
Again there ought to be a LAWN
this instance, an ordinance !. !.
An ordinance establishing certain
regulations in respect to types of
buildings and use of vacant lots
within residential districts. This
woman says such regulations are
common in most cities SO as to pre-
vent encrochment of undesirable
buildings and enterprises within
areas where heavy investments have
been expended in lovely homes.
| This good citizen wants to circulate
a petition to the council asking for
such restrictions.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-13
This Year to See End of
Thanksgiving Fiasco
(Montana Standard, Butte)

A great number of persons will
have occasion for celebrating the
passing of the year 194l for sin
gular reason. This year, if is hoped,
will mark the end of three years of
confusion over the date on which
Thanksgiving is to be celebrated.
The President has admitted public
ly a mistake in the attempt to set
the date OF the holiday forward one
week. President Roosevelt said ear
" last spring that this year would
be the last of experimenting with
the new Thanksgiving date and that
hereafter the day would be noted
on the day tradition calls for-the
last Thursday In November.
Since 1899. when the experiment
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-13
Hunting Season Is Here

Here's story that fits into the
season.
An old sourdough spotted two
moose standing one directly behind
the other. Stalking up, he shot the
foremost animal and knocked it
out Approaching to finish the kill,
he noticed that the second moose
had not moved 1t had its head
down and was grasping the tail Of
the fallen moose with its teeth. He
saw that it was blind and that it
moved through the brush by holding
on to its partners tail. So the hunt
er cut the tail off the dead moose
and led the blind one home to keep
1t as a pet
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-13

Defense Savings Program is a long
range, continuing effort to ssimus
late the public to buy more and
more Defense Bonds and Stamps
mouth by month, and is essentially
Program to promote mass savings,
as well as to provide money for de-
Tense.
@. Are the Defense Savings
Stamps sold at retail stores ex-
changable for Defense Savings
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-13

Bonds?
A. Yes. They are the same as
Stamps on sale at post offices and
elsewhere
Note.-To buy Defense Bonds and
Stamps, go to the nearest post Of
flee, bank, or savings and loan as
ISOLATION. or write to the Treasurer
OF the United States, Washington,
D. c. Also Stamps now are on
sale at most retail stores.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-13
Defense Bond Quiz

When will the drive" to sell De
Tense Savings Bonds begin?
A. There will be no drive" Many
people think of the Defense Savings
Program as like the Liberty Loan
campaigns of the first World War,
which were conducted for stated Pc
RODS to raise specific quotas. The
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-13

Do you want to help save Ameri-
can lives? Last year tre American
Red Cross taught First Aid to ST.
600 men and women, home nursing
to 10000, water safety to 260,
Hundreds of thousands more must
be reached this year. Help the Red
Cross save American lives. Join the
local chapter today.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-13
ANCESTORS

never brag of my ancestors
Tho mine are just as good as most
Because | think the folks who do
Must have little else of which to
boast!
Selected
The Dunn Greek camp of the ].
Neils Lumber Company was shut
down a couple of days last week
because of a breakdown in machin-
cry. 1t gave the timber workers a
fine opportunity for deer hunting,
and reports were that a lot of bucks
were being taken out of that district
the last of the week.
The man who graduates today
and stops learning tomorrow is un-
educated the day after--NeWton D.
Baker.
Pete Chef has letter from a
Portland, Ore, man asking Mr..
Chef to get him picture Of Lake
Tahoe The Portland man said he
understood Lake Tahoe was not far
from Libby and he would like to
secure picture of it.
We'd advise Pete to write that
man at once and tell him to check
up on his geography. It he should,
perchance, start out to visit beauti-
| full Lake Tahoe and found himself
lost up here in northwestern Mon
tana, he would be long way from
his destination. He'd better look in
northeastern California.
Rhubarb leaves may be used to
clean and brighten aluminium pans.
Simply boil the leaves in the alum
mum pans If you can get any
aluminium pans.
A Libby man said this week.
We're all broke; in fact, the whole
world is broke, but we don't yet
know it. Just wait until this war
is over and then lookout A depres-
sion will follow that will put every
other depression in the shade" Let's
hope he's wrong. Don't class this
as political talk The man quoted il
| a good democrat)
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-13

never brag of my ancestors
Tho mine are just as good as most
Because | think the folks who do
Must have little else of which to
boast
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-26
Senate Committee
Will Investigate
Petroleum Supply
Continued From Page One)

Continued From Page One)
mIslcd by unluetltled fear of drastic
Ic friction IN operations OF IN cor
tam cases arc WIltully prnillccrlng
a. the expense OF motorists since
projected curtaIImcnt tor the next
tx weeks VIII not offset additional
profits rcapod by gasoline dealer f,
lt-ul'fng from heavy demand Ton
petroleum products during the FIRST
seven months of l94l.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-26

Demand for North Carolina farm
product, Will continue to rise during
the remainder Of the year, but at d
slower rate. saws Dean !. o. Schauo
Of State College.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04
Located In The
Mcneil Building

All this week painters and carpenters have been busy
ling the large office installing display equipment
proud of this office building
it. We making special effort your convenience
comfort and entertainment
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04
Healing Springs
Hi School News

On Thursday evening at 7:30
o'clock the Healing Springs PIT.
A. met at the school building. A
very effective THANKSGIVING pro-
gram was given. Mrs. c. E. Fren-
els gave an interesting talk on the
origin Of Thanksgiving A large
number of parents and teachers
were present.
The sixth and seventh grade
boys are running off a basketball
tournament which is receiving
much interest. The Celtics are
now ahead with two wins and
no defeats.
The fourth and fifth grade girls
are busy at volley ball, while the
fourth and fifth grade boys are
playing the new and popular
game of goal-hi.
The high school basketball
teams 60 to Nathan's Creek Fri
day night, December 8.
Honor Roll for November
1st grade-Helen Neaves, Rob
ert Blackburn and Lany Vannoy.
End grade - Evelyn Blevins,
Maude Blevins, Vera Kearney,
Zoda Marsh, June St. Clair, NADIA
Stuart, Bradley Blackburn and
Jimmie Vaught.
3rd grade-Billy Gene Brown,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04
Bayberries Contain
Good Candle Wax

Growing in the sandy soil from
Alaska to Florida is shrub known
as the Bayberry. The branches are
thickly beset with gray, wax-giving
berries. In early Colonial days ami
NAL fats were rather scarce, so that
the children gathered these berries
for making candles. Today, the light
ing of Bayberry candles on Christ
mas eve is a custom the country
over.
These candles are more brittle
and less greasy than those made
from tallow. They are translucent
green, and when the flame is ex-
tinguished, the resulting odor is as
sweet and pungent as incense.
In the event that some may want
to make their own candles, here are
directions:
Cover the berries with water and
boil for an hour. The oil comes to
the top but it is often soiled with
leaves and small twigs, so it should
be strained through a cloth. When
this wax becomes cold, it will form
a cake at the top of the water. It
should be heated again, preparatory
to molding the candles. If you have
candle molds you will, Of course,
use them, if not, you may fasten
several wicks to a piece of wood,
which can be dipped into the hot
wax, using a tall container Of small
diameter. Each coat should chill
and become hard before dipping
again, and the dipping should con-
tinue until the desired diameter is
obtained.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04
Celebrations Mark
Christmas in China

In China the Christmas festival
among Christians is known as Sheng
Dan Jieh, the Holy Birth festival.
This celebration has gradually pen
etrated inland.
Various paper decorations and ev-
ergreens adorn the churches and
homes. Paper chains are made of
green, red, yellow and blue and are
suspended in interlocking festoons
from the ceiling. On the white walls,
large posters are hung. On them
are elaborate characters meaning
peace and joy.
No candles are used, but the trees
are decorated with paper flowers,
colored paper chains and cotton
snowflakes.
There is usually an early service.
The church is kept dark except for
lanterns carried by the worshipers.
Carolers wend their way along the
road before dawn, singing the Chi
nese words to such melodies as
"Hark, the Herald Angels Sing"
The service consists of reading the
Christmas message from the Bible,
music, dramatization of the manger
scene, and an offering for the poor.
Gifts are distributed to the chill
dren. The packages contain such
things as tangerines, peanuts, pretty
picture cards sometimes used cards
sent from America), candy and
western lead pencils.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04
Simple Decorations
Provide Originality
To Christmas Table

To the homemaker who is worried
about the expense of Christmas dec
orations, here are a few new and
inexpensive ways of adding original
ity to the Christmas table:
Try red or blue cellophane over
white table cloth. Cellophane will
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04

not diScOlOr the
cloth as will some
colored papers.
Paste various
sized stars to the
white cloth. Or,
paste cutouts of
Sa nta, reindeer,
C "a ndle S, holly
sprays, etc.
Use a ribbon of
gold or silver pa
per down the CEN
ter of the table.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04

Dorothy Blevins, Cicero Coins,
Jr., Mary Blevins and Clarine
Francis.
4th grade-Grace Neaves, Imo-
gene Blackburn, Nellie Caldwell,
Reba Blevins, Mary Phipps, Ter
rel Gene Owen, Kathleen Wad-
dell, Garner Blevins, Greer John
son, Leonard Blevins and Ger
aid st. Clair.
Fifth grade-Carolyn Cox, Will
lie Lou Cox and Larna Duvall.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04

When an uneven number of guests
are to be seated at the table, you
might confine the evergreen and
floral arrangement to one end of the
table, father at the other, with the
guests seated at the sides.
Imagine the charm added by sew
ing few tiny bells along the hem
of the cloth so that when the guests
move there is a sound of tinkling.
Down the center you might ar
range a row of candles of different
heights.
Various strange figures may be
made from fruits, nuts and gum
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04

mallow for the head, and cloves
for eyes and nose. Two skewers can
be used for legs, which are covered
with cotton batting. Cotton is also
used for a belt, whiskers, hair and
for covering short pieces of wire in
serted as arms. A little red cap is
made from pieces of tissue paper
secured to the marshmallow with
pin. A third skewer is inserted at
the rear to give Santa a three-point
landing.
Amusing gumdrop trees may be
made from wire or natural tWigs.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04
SOLDIERS ARE HONORED

Among the So enlisted men of
the 252nd. Coast Artillery, North
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04

drops. A large
prune stuffed
with a marshmal-
low, with a raisin
for a he ad and
almonds for feet,
makes a penguin.
An tive
S a nta m ay be
made from an ap-
pie. Use a big red
a pple for the
hn6HT n ~ orch-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04
Obids News

Little Miss Betty Ruth and
Mary Blanche McNeill, of West
jefferson, visited their grandpa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Mcneil
over the week end, their great
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Mcneil,
also their great aunt, Mrs. J. F.
Parsons and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. F. Miller visit
ed Mrs. Miller's uncle, Mr.. w. R.
Mcneil, of Laurel Springs, Sun
day.
Mr.. D. H. Burgess, who has beer
on the sick list for some time is
reported better.
Mr.. R. S. McNeill is on the sick
list this week.
Mary Francis Mcneil visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
McNeill, of Idlewild, this week
end.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04

Carolina National Guard regi-
ment, stationed at Fort Screven,
who have been cited as being
outstanding soldiers in military
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tucker
spent Sunday visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Grayson at Lexing-
ton.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04

appearance and bearing are Glenn
G. Dickson, of Nathan's Creek and
Ralph L. Cox, also of Ashe. Glenn
is the son of Q. N. Dickson.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-20

added an exciting color note to
the plain painted walls. The chest
of drawers in the upper sketch
was moved to another part of the
room, and the long spacious dress
ing table was built into the space
between the closets. The top of
the table and stool and the frame
of the mirror were enameled por-
celain blue which was one of the
colors in the wallpaper border.
Dotted swiss skirts were fastened
on the inside of the finishing
boards across the front of the ia
BILE and around the stool with snap
fastener tape-one side tackled to
the wood and the other sewn to
the skirt tops.
NOTE: Directions for making three
types of dressing tables are illustrated in
booklet No. of the series which Mrs.
Spears has prepared for our readers.
Details for making the frilled lamp
shades illustrated today are in No. S,
which also contains description of the
series. Each booklet illustrates 80 home
making projects and may be ordered di-
rect from Mrs. Spears by sending her
your name and address with 10c in coin
for each number requested. Send order to:
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-20
That Space Between
The Built-In Closets
BY RUTH WYETH SPEARS

WHAT could be a greater lux
w ury than two extra closets in
your bedroom! That is exactly
what a young friend of mine
thought. But, when they were
built in, she was painfully con-
scious Of their angles and the room
seemed much narrower. This
sketch shows you how the feeling
of width was restored and the
angles were made to melt away.
A wallpaper border all the way
around, the room helped to soften
down the angles of the closets also
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-20
Notes of an Innocent
Bystdnder ..

The Wireless: P'raps they don't
settle many problems on the Ameri-
can Forum, but they get them out in
the air and provide lot of listen
able brawling. The back alley tan
gle between Morris Ernst and Cong.
Starnes recent Sunday could be
sell-out at the Garden. The way
to handle 5th Columnists was the
temper trigger Raymond G.
Swing asked why, if Hitler has &c.,
900 planes, he didn't pour them at
Britain when the conditions for it
were good We are, he hints, eat
ing too many Nazi figures without
salt 1t was hard to get worked
up over "Rebecca," even with R.
Colman, I. Lupino and Judith Ander-
son in excellent jobs. England has
taken too much lately for anybody to
care about one mans love storms.
The tear jerks were too pro-blitz
Jas. Thurber makes a discov-
cry about quizzes. They reveal how
much the contestants don't know,
which is colossal.
The Front Pages: Lots of the anti
FDR dailies are making it tough for
future historians. The same jour-
nails that exalted Willkie up to Nov.
are calling him A Thing now. Be-
cause he doesn't care if licking Hit
Ter is party matter or a matter for
humanity The Berlin journals
are easier on him than some of his
old supporters Ray Clapper
says events are not consistent,
therefore why should I be consist
ent? Some people once they adopt
an idea, bury it in the ground and
20 on the rest of their lives defend
ing it, without ever re-examining it
to see whether time and the ele-
ments have caused it to decay into
a worthless handful of dust. In that
way you can always be consistent
and often wrong" A columnist
in Hawaii observed: 81 have writ
ten many lines that have been sto-
len. By numerous radio gag writ
ers solemn. But then, it is COM
forting to know. That somebody
really reads this column"
The Story Tellers: Sen. Sheridan
Downey found himself labeled
Morton Downey" in New Horizons.
His squawk ought to convince the
editors he's no tenor Leland
Stowe, by-lining 81 Saw Mussolini
Humbled'' Gin Look), said: "The
Greeks have very little respect for
the Fascists' fighting qualities be-
cause the Fascists almost never
fight hard when the terms are even"
"The Readers Digest Reader"
is must reading. 1t is a collection
of that miniature mag's choice Sc
lections over an l8year period.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-20

South Seas TO pom
der his problems
and adjust himself
to a strange future
he had never con-
sidered a year ago.
One of the top
stars of his profess
sion, one of the
smartest, this ad-
justnent will call
for exchanging an
annual salary of
$35, 900 a year for a
nov, ohnoL co11in q
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-20
Do Your Meals Talk Back :?

This is often a symptom of acid in
digestion. Sour stomach and heart
burn frequently follow unwise eating
and drinking. ADA Tablets relieve
quickly. Get ADA from your drug
gist.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-20
MERRY-GO-ROUND

Able young assistant to the attor-
ney general Matt Mcclure is headed
for a judicial appointment, probably
the vacancy created by the recent
retirement of Justice Petyton Cor
don of the U. S. district court for the
District of Columbia.
Presidential Secretary Steve Ear
ly has on his desk a brown bottle of
vitamin pills, gift of Joe Tumulty,
former secretary to Woodrow Will
son. Says Tumulty: 81 wish they
made vitamin pills when I had your
job"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-20
- .l!E s.
I6oil!1li4iQ

PASADENA, CALIF.-A tall, will
L lowy figure drifted recently
across the California scene. IIe
was headed for the solace of the
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-20
Man Is Affected

Histories make men wise; poets,
witty; the mathematics, subtitle;
natural philosophy, deep; morals,
grave; logic and rhetoric, able to
contend Bacon.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-20
CRACKING PEACE FRONT

meanwhile, the lsolationist front
of the strongly pacifstic Wornen's
international League for Peace and
Freedom is cracking.
Miss Emily Balch, one of the re-
vered founders of the organization,
has rendered her resignation from
the executive board because she dis
approves of the anti-British aid
stand of Miss Dorothy Deter, secre-
tary of the league and one of the
most effective lobbyists in Washing
ton. Miss Balch strongly favors "all-
out" aid to Britain.