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Evening star., 1941-11-23
THANKFUL
By the Rt. ReD. James E. Freeman d. d. ILL., D., D. c. L.
Bishop of Washington.

The world does not move forward when
the wheels are gritted with sand. Hard
and difficult roads cannot be traversed
unless lubricants remove friction. All
the machinery of life its efficiency and
it's durability are determined by condi-
tions that have to do with its operation.
These are lessons the world at large
and the individual in particular will have
to learn anew. Life these late years has
not been easy. Its machinery has been
out of gear, its progress stayed by e,e-
ments wholly inimical to its prosperity
and happiness. Evils great and small
have embittered it. have Subtracted from
it its deepest satisfactions and joys. The
great dictum Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself,' has for the while
been forgotten. DO unto others as you
would they should do unto YOU is
maxim Of life that has ceased to govern
human relations. There seems to be
enough hate in the world to destroy the
finest in our civilization. This condi-
ton issues from a temper of life that
denies the existence of God and His
place in human affairs; that refuses to
be thankful for the blessings that come
from Him day by day. Arrogance, the
pursuit of selfish ways. an assumed con-
fldence in mans capacity to surmount
and survive all difficulties and all con-
ditions-these have been the marked
symptoms of our age and they threa ten
the security and permanence of all that
is best in the way of life we most cherish
1t is because this is true that call by
the President to the whole Nation to set
apart day for thanksgiving has unusual
significance. The call is a very clear
and definite one; it implies a glad and
ready recognition of Gods blessings to
us as people. 1t challenges US to recog-
nize the great truth that. however dis
ordered and distracted conditions may
be- We are dependent upon the Eternal
Father for the essential things of life.
Man may build his cities, devise plans
for his greater comfort, create vast in
dustries and multiply agencies for his
satisfaction and pleasure, but all these
fail him unless the earth yields her SUBJ
stance. Seed time and harvest are made
sion Of the seasons. No land has been
more favored, no people more blessed
than We Of America.
II is well that We pause betimes to
reckon with what We have and what We
are. Not with arrogance or concelt, but
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with humility and gratitude We shall
preserve to ourselves and to the genera
tions that are to follow, this rich her
itage, if with reverence and thankfulness
we recognize the source of all our bless
ings. True, there is a seeming UNEQUAL
distribution of these blessings and there
is much that is inequitable in life, but
despite this by comparison with other
peoples. America stands today as the
happiest and most secure of nations.
The varied elements representative OF
many races that have found a place on
this continent have made greater prog
reSS, have secured to themselves more
of The satisfactionS of life than anv of
the peoples of the Old World We have
resources SO varied and abundant that,
If we desired, We could live our life apart
from the peoples or other lands. Our
wealth, our genius, our mechanical skill
give us a distinguished place in the
family of nations. To dwell undulv upon
this in such time as the present is the
part of folly. Any selfish or insular wavs
are fraught with peril. Our dav of
Thanksgiving, if it has any value, must
see us reckoning our life and our gifts
in the light of their relation to the hap
pineSs and prosperity of all our people.
1t must deepen in US our responsibility
TO those less fortunate than ourselves
and make us realize that We secure to
ourselves our gifts and privileges bv
making them available to others.
This is an ideal of life that as vet we
have not Appropriated. 1t is largely for
this reason that We today lack unity in
our aims and purposes and are divided
dangerously divided. Before We can be
truly thankful We must reckon with the
TACT that. as a people. We are bound to-
gether for better or worse. for richer or
poorer. until death do us part The i'm
pulse to unity and to Selfess living
springs out of the reverent conviction
that God and His laws have a determin-
ing place in every aspect Of our life We
shall be found ill-prepared for the emer-
gencles that lie ahead unless We can find
our unity as we'll as our security in the
recognition Of the fact that We are
bound together by stronger ties than our
political and economic institutions af-
lord. Not alone for these We are thank
ful today, but rather for religious faith
expressed in many ways. that guarantee
10 US the choicest and most precious
things Of our life. Here is TO be found
the ground of our unity, here the certain
source OF our security.
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Libyu

The name of the barren territory
on the south shore of the Mediter-
ranean in which the British mech
anized forces now are operating
against the Axis tank divisions is
older than that of Africa itself.
photographers say that it was in
vented by the Greeks of remote an
tiquity. In the fourth part OF his
Odyssey, the poet Homer refers to
Libya as a land of great fertility.
What happened to alter its charac-
ter may be summarized in the single
word: Erosion. The earth has with
cred, the rocks have crumbled, the
hot, dry wind has done it's devas-
tating mischief age after age until at
last the desert has triumphed over
everything except its own unlimited
desolation.
A standard authority speaks Of the
region as IAN immense, monotonous
and stony tableland, $50 to 1000 feet
above the Nile" with neither noun
tainS, nor valleys, nor even isolated
hills of any considerable height" 4"
The surface of the desert rises in
gradations, each preceded by a broad
girdle of isolated mounds" In the
direction of the oases this stony and
absolutely unwatered plain
descends in precipitous slopes. fur
roWed with numerous ravines" A
traveller faring west from the small
irrigated areas of Farafra and
Khargeh sees before him "a complete
ocean of sand which generally
forms Itself into ranges Of sand-hillS,
many miles in length and OCCASION
ally rising to a height of 300 feet
upward" Roads, in the ordinary
sense Of the term, simply do not
exist. The lines of communication
are mere camel tracks. marked by
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Eost Front Situation

From the New York Herald Tribune;
So long as the Russians maintain their
fighting spirit and are adequately armed
and supplied, there seems little reason
to doubt that the Germans have bear
by the tail and that they will be unable
to let 20 for the remainder Of the winter.
Evening star., 1941-11-23

A general inference is that the
C. I. o. will rely exclusively on the
strike to enforce it's demands. OK,
but is there not something in the
Bible about the man who lives by
the sword perishing by the sword?
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through a presidential veto of some new
subsidy plan.
All of this adds up to the fact that
politicians understand as we'll as any
body else that 4O,0OO,00O unorganized
votes. if aroused to unity on some fun
damental issue, count for more than
5000 900 or 5000 900 organized votes.
When labor leaders wake up to this
same fact they may moderate their de-
mands and get set for approaching
trouble. Their political position Is be-
ginning to slip.
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sary that the Community Chest
should have resources equal to the
demands sure to be made upon its
agencies during the critical twelve
months which lie Immediately ahead.
Evening star., 1941-11-23

DR.. Walther Funk, head OF the
Reichsbank, says that he is keeping
the Reichsmark stable by freezing
the excess purchasing power Of the
German people. Nobody really un-
derstands government finance, but
it seems remarkable that the tenn
perature of such a minute object
should matter one way or the other.
Evening star., 1941-11-23

A cat in Los Angeles, accidentally
caught in radio transmitter
miaowed through an entire broad
cast before its discovery and release.
Probably the unseen audience
thought it was part Of the act.
Evening star., 1941-11-23

A trumpet player in a band re-
Gently insured his arm for $4,000.
This may seem high, but without it
he would have no adequate means
Of Self-defenSe.
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Evening star., 1941-11-23

based their whole rise to power can be-
come positive handicap.
Until now, the rise in cost of living has
not been great enough to pinch severely.
This rise has been under 10 per cent and
most families have adjusted to it either
through better employment or by cutting
corners. Likewise, the new taxes with
their lowered personal exemptions and
their 10 per cent base rate, haven't yet
been felt because they first are payable
next March.
Meanwhile, the cost of living promises
to go up at more rapid rate. The big
increases that have occurred in prices as
wholesale are beginning to be reflected
in retail prices. Shortages of goods are
starting to appear. There are some au-
thentic cases of small manufacturers
forced to curtail operations because of
shortages of materials. The next few
months will see the public reacting to
higher taxes and to the prospects OF still
higher taxes.
Then if labor leaders and farm lead
ers come around asking for special IA
vors for their groups, the political trouble
will commence in earnest.
The probability is that these labor and
farm leaders are going to be somewhat
startled by their changed political posi-
ton. The labor leaders are getting their
| first warning in the Presidents declara-
| ton that this Government will not force
workers to join unions. The Government
has done so in the past on many public
projects. But Mr.. Roosevelt is prepared
now to shift his ground. Tho farm
, leaders are likely to get their warning
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-27

Charles w. Richards, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that under
authority of an order of the above
entitled court, made herein 10 Oc-
tober 1899, the undersigned, as ad-
ministrator of the estate of Charles
w. Richards, deceased, will sell at
private sale to the highest bidder.
subject to confirmation by the court,
the following real and personal
property in Lincoln county, Mon
tana
W1zSWA, WasEANWA and
Lots 5 and 8, all in Sec. 36, T. 81
N, R. 81 W., M. P. M. 134.94 acres
Lots 6 and in block 10 of the
original townsite of Libby.
Lots II and Is in block 10 of the
original townsite of Libby (Rich-
ard hotel property.
Lots, Is, Is. IT, l8. 10 and 20. in
block of the original townsite of
Libby.
All furniture and fixtures remain
ing IN and of the Richards hotel in
Libby.
The sale will be made on or after
the lst day of March, I94l, and of
fers or bids. which must be in writ
ing, will be received at the office
of the county attorney in Libby,
Montana
The sale of the real property will
be for cash, 20 per cent at time of
acceptance of bid and balance upon
confirmation of sale by the court.
or upon credit, 20 per cent cash at
time of acceptance of bid, Is per
cent additional at time of confirma-
ton of sale, and balance within one
year
The sale of the personal property
will be for cash only, 20 per cent
at time of acceptance of bid, bal
ance upon confirmation of sale or
delivery of the property.
Dated IL February l941.
THOMAS d. LONG.
Administrator of the estate of
Charles w. Richards, deceased.
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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-27
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Commercial Club meets every 3rd
Thursday. James A. Krall. presi-
dent, Harold Hall, secretary.
American Legion Auxiliary Lodge
No. 81 meets 1st and 3rd Thurs
days. Mrs. Merle Hampton, presi-
dent, Mrs Natalie Campbell, sec'y.
Lions Club meets every End and
4th Mondays. Paul Church, pres
ident, Don Orr, secretary.
Libby Woman's Club meets End
Tuesday at 2.30 p. m. in community
room of court house. Mrs. O. II.
Nordstrom, president, Mrs. Paul
Church, secretary.
American Legion Post No. 81
meets lst and 3rd Thursdays at the
Legion hall. DR. ]. P. Campbell. COM
mander, Fl. r. Richards, adjutant
Libby Farm Woman's Club meets
lst Wednesday. Mrs j. F. Bowen,
president, Mrs. E. A. Rice, secre-
tary.
Libby Junior Woman's Club meets
second Tuesdays at s p. m. in the
community room of the court house.
Mrs. Dexter Shaurette, president
and Mrs. Lester Johanson, secre-
tary.
al Study Club--Miss Grace Day,
president, Miss Mae Lang, secretary.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-27
Libby, Montana
LODGES

I. O. 0. F. Cabinet chapter No 68
meets every Wednesday evening
Floyd Daggett. Noble Grand ano
Ernest Davidson, recording secre-
tary.
A. F. & A. M Libby Lodge No. IS
meets End and 4th Thursdays at
Masonic Temple. Donald c. Har-
greaves, w M, ]. F. McCully, sec
Rotary.
| Royal Arcn Masons. Libby lodge
No. 80 meets lst and 3rd Wednes-
days at Masonic Temple. Glen
Thorn, High Priest, J. F. McCully,
secretary.
Order of the Eastern Star. Libby
Chapter No. SO meets LIST and 3rd
Tuesdays at Masonic Temple Mrs,
~. T. Brindley, Worthy Matron,
Marie Jaqueth,. secretary
Libby Moose Lodge No. 1899 meets
End and 4th Mondays at Moose hall.
Hans Westman, Governor, Glea-
son Pitcher, secretary.
Royal Neighbors, Mountain View
Camp No. 1858 meets End and 4th
Wednesdays at the Moose hall
Mrs. Bessie CloWers, oracle; Mrs.
Agnes Larsen, recorder.
Medora Rebekah Lodge No. So
meets LIST and 3rd Mondays at |. o.
0. F. hall Mrs. E. Hampton, Noble
Grand and Zella Britenbauh, sec
rotary.
A. O. u. w. meets the End Satur-
day of each month at the Legion
hall. Olive Cutler, w. M. and
Eunice Stoeffler, secretary.
A. O. U. w. Junior Club meets
End Friday of each month at Legion
Hall. Bertha Withee, w. M, Joan
Brown, Secy.
Libby Chapter lie Molay meets
1st and 3rd Mondays. Masonic Tenn
pie. Jack Daggett M. c.; Ernest
Staley, Scribe.
PIT. A. meets the second Monday
of each month at the new Central
school Mrs. Harold Thomson, pres
ident, Mrs. James CloWers, secre-
tary.
Rainbow Girls meet second and
fourth Mondays at Masonic Temple.
aiy AAio 1NAhooid, W. "a, u uilG IluIll-
er, secretary. Mrs. Chas. Mace,
mother advisor.
Women of the Moose, Libby
Chapter No. sos meets on the first
and third Tuesdays at the Moose
hall. Elsie Bitterman, Senior Regent
and Agnes Brennan, recorder.
Theta Rho Club No. n meets LIST
and 3rd Tuesdays in l. Q. 0. f. hall
at Ills p. m. Phyllis DeRosia, pres
ident; Eleanor Rodgers, recording
secretary. Eva L. Maize, advisor
officer.
Libby Townsend club No. meets
on the first and third Fridays of
each month in the community hall.
at 800 p. m. VIM. Kammeyer, pres
ident; Mrs, Geo. Stout, secretary.
Kootenai Valley Grange meets LIST
and 3rd Fridays of month at Ameri-
can Legion Hall. Winton Weyde-
meyer, master; Mrs. Julia A. Beebe,
secretary.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-27

1889. permitting relief in Poland and
other occupied areas, have been scrupa-
lousy kept.
9. Will importation Of fool weaken
The British blockade?
No. Under this proposal Britain
would pass food ships through the
blockade-one By one All food would
be turned over 70 the Neutral Commits
sion for checking and distribution. IT
Britain discovered that food was being
misappropriated by Germany. or any
one else Imports r1md cease.
10. Will increasing The general food
suppl, in Europe release German
products for making munitions?
No. Under the Hoover proposal for
complete control Of domestic and I'M.
ported supplies. and the return of the
equivalent OF basic foods already taken.
less rather than more products would
be available to Germany When food
arrives at ports OF the five countries it
will be received. cared for, and distrib-
uted directly to those in need by
neutral organization. made up Of Amer
leans and citizens from other countries
which are not at war.
IL. Did the British support feeding in
occupied Belgium during the last
war?
Yes. At first Britain was opposed
h.t ftn- r..bIsn nns.far b.ma,.,a r,a.;
tive the British Government consented
with misgivings. When. however. the
Belgian Relief Commission. under Mr.
Hoover functioned so effectively and
fairly, responsible British leaders ex-
pressed unqualified satisfaction. After
searching investigation had proved that
no supplies were diverted to Germany
they described relief operations as a
miracle OF organization. Eventually
they contributed more than 800 100000
to the project.
IL. Will this plan deprive Americans
of food, or involve us in war?
No. The people we relieve triH poy
for their oicn food. We ask no dona-
lions or government appropriations. Ii
there should be no surplus Of food In
the United States. necessary supplies
will be purchased in South America.
Nor Is America asked to send its ships
into war zones. The neutral organiza-
ton, as previously was the case. will
operate its own ships under Its own
flag.
Rigorous censorship In these small
countries prevents the people from
pleading their own cause But faith In
humanity and democratic ideals can be
restored-to bear fruit in a better day
If the free people of America speak
In their behalf.
You are inrifed to irrite TO the Com
rlittee. and to request your friends TO
do the same In order that public
opinion may ind full expression. Com
nlanications may be sent to National
Committee on Food for the Small
Democrucies, 420 Lexington Arenus,
Nelc York. n. X
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-27

and then to the Dillon ranch and
return.
Route No. 2-Known as the Iron
Creek Route, from the school at
Troy, Mont, to the J. E. Pattie
ranch and return.
Successful bidder must agree to
furnish conveyance that will meet
the requirements of the Board of
Trustees of School Dist. No. /.
The Board of Trustees reserves
the right to accept any or reject any
or all bids
Bids to be in the hands of the
Clerk of the District by 7:30 P. M.
March 10th, l94l.
EDITH B. MASON,
Clerk School District No. |
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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-27

to the said administrator at his res
idence in Troy, in the County of
Lincoln, State of Montana, the same
being the place for the transaction
of the business of said estate.
L. A. HOSEA,
Administrator of the Estate of said
Deceased.
Dated at Libby. Montana, this 4th
day of February, 194l.
SMITH MCNEIL,
Attorney for Petitioner
Troy, Montana. f6-f27- At
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-27
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Mary L. Blackwell, de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned. the administrator of the
estate of Mary L. Blackwell de-
ceased, to the creditors of and all
persons having claims against the
said deceased, to exhibit them, with
the necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication of
this notice to the said administrator
at Libby, Montana, in the County
of Lincoln, State of Montana, the
same being the place for the trans
action of the business of said estate.
ALBERT E. BLACKWELL,
Administrator of the Estate of
said Deceased.
Dated at Libby, Montana, this 3rd
day of February. 194l.
M. D. ROWLAND,
Attorney for Petitioner. f6-f27 At
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-27
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL AND
PERSONAL PROPERTY.

In the District Court OF the Elev-
enth judicial District of the State
of Montana, in and for the County
of Lincoln.
In the matter of the estate of
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-27
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate Of Bert Fox, deceased.
Notlce Is hereby given by the un-
defslgned the administrator of the
estate of Bert Fox, deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
EXHIBIT them, with the necessary
vouchers within four months after
the first publication of this notice
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-27
Why Must They Starve?
National Committee Has Been Formed for Food Relief
in Stricken Nations

National leading
dent Herbert Hoover Honorary Chairman has been formed find
millions starving people the Al
ready 1920 auxiliary committees throughout the
country have organized to support the movement
OF the 100000 people Finland Belgium Holland Norway and
Central Poland numbers facing death from
disease. America could put a end TO this.
The that money, supplies
that purpose bring the facts before the public ard
a expression opinion concerning the plan
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-27

= The magistrate bent stern brows
on the defendant You are charged
with exceeding the speed limit last
night, he declared Are you gull
ty or not guilty.
Well, Judge, you can decide that
Tor yourself replied the prisoner.
! was N that car you passed just
before they pinchod me-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-27
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY OWNED BY LIN
COLIN COUNTY.

Notice is hereby given that the
following described real property
situate in Lincoln County, State of
Montana. will be sold at public auc-
ton at the front door of the Court
House in Libby, Montana at 100
o'clock. P. M. on the 18th day of
February. l94l
Lots 90 81 and %, of block num-
Der 2. East Eureka Addition to the
Town of Eureka.
Appraised value S22500.
The Board of County Commission
ers reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
Dated this Fifth day Of February,
l94l.
JAMES MAHONEY
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-27

New Bride. Mother, Bill and I
nave quarreled and so I've come
home to you and Dad"
!. Mother, Well, you're lucky to
IND me here. | would have left your
father this morning, but hear your
grandmother divorced your grand
father yesterday
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-27
NOTICE.

NOIICE.
The Board of Trustees of School
District No. / will accept bids on
transportation of school children to
and from school at Troy, Mont.
Two year contract.
Route No. From the School at
Troy, Mont, to the Kidder ranch
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-04-24
Wild AnimoIs
Have Eosy Winter

THE wild animals in Glacier Ma
tional Park experienced one of the
mildest winters in history Super
in'endent D. S. Libbey said today.
Light snowfall, amounting to 81
per cent of normal and above nor
NAL temperatures made it possible
for the big game animals to range
over much Of their fall and some of
their summer ranges where abund-
ant food supplies are available.
The annual migration of the elk
and deer during normal winters,
from the Waterton and Belly River
drainages into Canada was limited
with many Of those animals re-
naming in the United States. This
is one of the few places in the
United States where animals nor
mally spend their summers in the
United States and their winters in
Canada. "All animals are in fine
condition this spring. Superintend-
ent Libbey stated
Rangers reported the now rare
wolverine present in the park.
For the first time in history a
negro was apprehended and fined
for hunting in the park.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-04-24

and has continuously at all times
since, resided, and now resides at
said last mentioned place.
Witness, the Honorable Charles N.
Pray, United States District
Judge, at Billings, Montana, this.
oath day of March, 1941.
{SEAL) 0. R. CARLOW,
Clerk of the above entitled Court.
By H. H. WALKER,
Deputy Clerk
JOHN B. TANSIL,
Attorney of the United
States, in and for the
District of Montana.
ROY F. ALLAN,
Assistant Attorney of the
United States, in and for
the District of Montana.
Attorneys for the Plaintiff.
Address: Room PIG, Federal
Building, Billings. Montana.
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