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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-10
Campbell Accepts
State Position

DR.. ]. P. Campbell was recently
called to Helena and offered po-
sition by the State Fish and Game
Commission under conditions SO ia
vorable that he decided to accept
He returned to Libby over the
week end and made arrangements
to move his family. They left Tues
day. For the present they will be
located at Bozeman. DR.. Campbell
will be travelling over the eastern
part of the state most of the time.
The new work installs DR.. Camp
bell as assistant to Elmer Phillips,
state superintendent Of fisheries
His first work will be a survey of
the streams in respect to the eff
feet irrigation is having on the fish
supply. Dr. Campbell said thas
when large volume OF water is
taken out of stream for irTiga-
ton, it may have a bad effect on
the fish. II the water becomes too
shallow, it sometimes becomes heat
ed above the tolerance limit for
certain species OF fish. When that
happens, the fish do not thrive. DR..
Campbell will make study Of this
condition.
DR.. Campbell will also investigate
conditions in irrigation canals and
bitches. Even where canals are
screened, a certain number Of fish
get into the canals. And OF course
where there are no screens, larger
numbers lind their way into tie
rirsi4atissr yytenl1r <s-.~~r- -'s=sa =
| These are only two of many prof.
ects of similar nature to be under
taken by DR.. Campbell. His studies
will require the use of laboratory
and he has been offered the u3e Of
the laboratory at the State College
during the summer.
DR.. and Mrs. Campbell have been
active in civic work. He has been
commander of the local American
Legion post, a prominent member
/ of the Libby Rod and Gun Club and
also of the Lions club. Mrs. Camp
bell has been prominent in church
and social circles. Their many
! friends will wish them every sue
cess wherever they may locate.
| DR.. Campbell sold his practice
here to Drs. L and Marjorie Moss
man, who come to Libby from
Kirksville. Mo-, and who will take
up the practice of osteopathy here.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-10
Libby Tripped
At Standpoint

The Libby baseball team jour
neyed to Standpoint last Saturday
to oppose the team from that city
in game included in the regular
holiday celebration, and came out
on the short end of to score.
Standpoint, although without the
services of their star pitcher, en-
tered the game flushed with vieto-
RES over Boomers, Sagle and ST.
Mares, and Libby just could not
stop them. This game was merely
an exhibition and did not alter the
standings of the Idaho Montana
league IN any way.
Manager Cormier, usually glum
and pessimistic, is looking on the
brighter side. Several sparkling
fielding plays by the boys at Sand
point and the fact that negotiations
are under way for the hiring of a
fine pitcher, are undoubtedly the
cause of it all. He promises that
the team will scalp Boomers Ferry
next Sunday at that city and break
the three-way tie for second place
in the league standings.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-10
Placer Mining
Proves Successful!

Mr.. and Mrs. J. +. Powers of
Troy were business visitors in Lib
by Thursday They had with them
small bottle of gold that had been
recovered by the Condor Mining
and Leasing Co. in placer operations
in the Troy district. The gold was
exceptionally coarse and they said
it was easy to mine, there being
very little fine gold present in the
company's property. The company
has paid two dividends, they re-
ported.
Mr.. Powers is member of the
committee recently appointed by
Governor Ford to take charge of
organizing home defense work in
Lincoln county. He said the COM
mittee had been instructed to in
augurate collection of used alum
mum throughout the county. The
government is sponsoring this col
lection all over the nation SO as to
increase the supply of aluminium,
which is SO vitality needed in the
manufacture of airplanes
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-10
Buys Three Tons Of Wire.

Earl p. Stanford Of Troy was in
Spokane on business Saturday,
making the trip in and out Of the
city the same day. He returned
with about three tons of wire which
will be used in fencing his ranch
on the Bonners Ferry highway. Mr..
Stanford was also trying to locate
a Guernsey sire for his herd OF
mich cows. He reports the grain
harvest getting along fine in the
Spokane territory.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-10
Nature Assists in
Celebrating Fourth

No Fourth of July celebration is
quite complete without an appro-
pirate display of fireworks, and ap-
parently of the same mind, Nature
kindly assisted with a heavenly dis
play of fireworks on the night of
the Fourth, display far transcend
ing anything puny man could at
tempt. 1t was a magnificent dis
play of northern lights, one of the
best ever seen, according to those
fortunate enough to have witnessed
it.
According to reports, the display
first appeared about 1.30 o'clock
and continued until at least $3.50
o'clock, some celebrators having
stopped to watch it while enroute
from Kalispell at that time in the
morning.
Great beams of light rose from
the horizon pointing toward the
zenith, said one who was greatly
thrilled There the beams seemed
to be cut off, leaving the apex an
open space. Across this open space
would shoot flashes OF light ev-
CAy lew lioAiiIitot dPPdA AllU
the vast distances Of the heavens.
The display first appeared in the
north but soon the entire heavens
were lighted up with the wonder
full sight.
1T was most wonderfully beau
tiful sight" said Mrs. w. T. Bro
ply. il as,eaking ot the expekisaee
fa1t Is though everyone ought
to see it, it was SO wonderful. YET
it produced weird effect, too AT
ter witnessing such a vast and mag
nificent display OF nature, 1t is easy
to see how superstitions arise, how
ignorant minds unable to explain
the phenomenon in a rational way
come to the belief that it is the
work Of spirits and hobgoblins.
Northern lights are not an UNI
usual occurrence in this district,
but the display on the night of the
Fourth was one of the most mag
nificent ever seen, according to gen.
eral opinion.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-10
Defense Bond Quiz

@. What is a u. S. Defense Saw
ings Bond?
A. This Bond is proof that you
have loaned money to the United
States Government for national de-
Tense. Your Bond bears interest at
the rate of 80 per cent a year, il
held to maturity (ten years..
@. Why should l buy Defense
Bonds?
A. Because money talks. To die
tators it speaks defiance. To friends
Of freedom, it says, Here's my
hand!"
Note-To purchase Defense Bonds
and Stamps, 60 to the nearest posi-
office or bank, or write for informa-
ton to the Treasurer of the United
States, Washington, d. c.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-10
Water Consumption
Is Heavy, Says Drieor

Libby people evidently like Flow
err creek water. They must like it
to drink, to battle in and to irri-
gate their lawns and gardens.
At least that is the conclusion
E. J. Driear, local manager of the
Mountain States Power Co., has
come to.
do you know how much water
Libby uses per day" said E. j.
while discussing the matter Tues
day I'VE have compared the con-
sumption in Kalispell and Libby
and Libby's consumption is as large
as Kalispell's. That's too much, !"
thinks Driear.
Inasmuch as Kalispell is more
than twice as large as Libby, it
would seem to indicate that Libby's
consumption of water is a little
on the heavy side.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-10
Quorterly CCC
Enrolment Now On

The quarterly CCC enrolment
now being held extends from July
! to 20 inclusive, according to in
formation received from the State
Department of Public Welfare. The
enrolment day has been set for
July Is.
All unmarried young men be-
tween the ages of II and 23l1, who
are unemployed and in need of en-
ployment, citizens of the United
States, and who are interested in
at least six months of employment,
should apply Immediately. Applica-
tons for this employment may be
made. with the local CCC selecting
agent, who is located in the office
of the County Welfare Department
of each county seat.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-10
Ashes Scattered on Glen Lake.

On July 4th, Mr. and Mrs. Nor
man Mikalson of Spokane brought
the ashes Of their mother, Mrs. w.
M. Mikalson, who had passed away
March Is and Mr.. Mikalson full
filled the request of his mother
that her ashes be scattered over
Glen Lake, the old family home.
The Mikalsons had a mill on Glen
Lake for many years and left here
about Is years ago to make their
home III Spokane.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-10
Starting Food
Stamp Plan Here

Commissioners of Lincoln County
assembled In regular session this
week and transacted routine bust
ness.
This morning they announced
that the surplus commodity store
will be closed and the food stamp
plan will be taken up instead.
Clothing will still be issued from
from the store, however. Compile
ton Of the food stamp plan will be
made as soon as officials arrive
from Kalispell where they are
working at the present time.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-10
Warning to Auto Drivers.

"All drivers of motor vehicles are
hereby notified that driving at
night with only parking lights on
is illegal and any person caught
violating this law will be prosecut-
ed" stated Patrolman George Mou-
rar.
Besides not giving enough light
to the driver of the car using them,
it also endangers the safety Of 9TH
ers for the lights do not show up as
they should. Parking lights are
To be used for parking only
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-10

Kalispell is working hand in hand
with us on this proposition and
their help is greatly appreciated.
At Poison George Neils was APP
pointed chairman of committee by
the Western Montana Counties As
ISOLATION to take charge of the mat
ter with the backing of the whole
western section of Montana.
The recreation committee, COOP
Grating with the Ski Club and the
forest service, have plans to really
make a beautiful and useful spot Of
the present ski hill location Golf
is still on tho list and undoubt-
eddy some act will be taken this
year.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-10
CONCERT
City of Libby Band
Dexter Park

Friday, July III, 1880 o'clocl

July 3, Robert L. Gill and Anna
Fitzpatrick, both Of Priest River,
Idaho.
July 3, Harry r. Davis and Dor
othy Keough, both of Ironside, Ore.
July 5, VIM. E. Heacox of Pipe
stone, MINI, and Virginia Hancock
of Williston, N. D.
July 5, Wallace S. Ross and Bet
ty j. Graham, both of Missoula.
July s, Robert M. Seeley and
Mary Margaret Gildea, both Of Spo-
kane.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-10
Coils For Bids
On Highway Work

Elsewhere in this issue there is a
call for bids by the state highway
department calling for the grading,
surfacing with crushed gravel and
road mix oil treatment of 1866
miles of highway on the Stryker-
Rooseville road The section to be
improved begins at the north linn
its of Eureka and extends north
erlY
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-10
Gee Enrolment.

Paul Church announced today
that CCC enrolment would take
place on July 10.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-10

Paul Neils was business visitor
in this city last week. While here
he was guest of Mr. and Mrs. Art
Ee;ls.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-10
College Quartet
To Give Concert

The Concordia College Male
Quartet Of Moorehead, Mimi, will
present a concert at the First Luz
theran Church at p. m. on July Is,
194l. The quartet is on its second
summer tour and has a reputation
for singing with smoothness and
blending qualities. The program
includes:
Chorale-O How Fleeing,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-10
Commercial
Club Gives
Annual Report
Secretary Prepares
Digest of Activities
During Past Fiscal Year.
VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR
FOR THE ORGANIZATION

July ended the fiscal year of
the Libby Commercial Club. At
that time Harold Hall, secretary,
prepared the following report of the
activities of the club during the
past year.
The report of the election of the
new board of directors is not COM
plete as yet and will be published
at later date.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Cronin Upsets Critics
By Leading Majors
With ,405 Mark
Travis at 1913 Follows
Bosox Vet; Voughon
Top in National
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. May 17.-Joe Cro-
min, the 34-year- old manager of
the Boston Red Sox, whose critics
expressed doubt that he could con-
tinue playing shortstop this season,
is the leading hitter in the major
leagues at the moment.
His effective and defiant answer
to encroaching years and aging
muscles has been to bat .405 in %
games. AS of today he is the only
regular in either major league with
an average above 400. He whipped
the Chicago White Sox Thursday
with a grand slam home run and
yesterday he accounted for three
of his teams seven hits against
Cleveland.
Cecil Travis, Washington short
stop who set the pace previously,
skidded from 459 to 1893 during
the week and dropped to second
place in the select society of Amer
ican League batters.
Arky Vaughan of Pittsburgh. Ma
tionai League batting champion in
1885, ascended to first place in the
senior circuit with 1872. a 19-point
advantage over last week, when he
was third.
Enos Slaughter of the st. Louis
Cardinals, who was in front last
Saturday, dropped from .39l to .374.
The first 10 hitters in each league:
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Connie Mack Honored
As As Baseball Park
Is Given His Name
Comes Celebrities Puy
Tribute to 7o-Yeur-Old
Idol of Millions
Ply the Associated Press.

y lLc hSSoSldtcO FIcSos
PHILADELPHIA, May 17.-This
is Connie Mack day in Pennsylvania,
officially dedicated to the man rec
ognized as baseball's grandest char
acter.
Celebrities of the game from Judge
KeneSaw Mountain Lands down
came here to join in paying homage
to the 79-year -old idol of millions OF
youngsters and grown-up fans.
A bit flustered by all the praise,
Connie declares:
'I hardly know what to say. It's
more of a tribute to baseball. I hope
to prove worthy of it ALL"
Just to give the celebration a last
ing effect. they're changing the
name of Shibe Park to Connie Mack
Stadium. Mack opposed the change
for two years, but citizens think the
home of the Athletics should bear
the name of the grand old gentle-S
man who brought Philadelphia nine
American League pennants and
three world championships.
A citizens committee collected
many gifts for presentation to Con-
ME before he sends his AS against
the Detroit Tigers in a feature of
the celebration.
George M. Cohan, famous In the
world of the theater, put to original
music for the occasion his praises
of the Quaker City manager. 1t is
entitled Connie Mack is the Grand
Old Name"
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Court Order Sought
To Check Transfer
OF 'Nooga 10 Mats
Stakeholder Requests
Public Sole of Club
If 1t Cont Operate
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHATTANOOGA, May 17.-Ap-
plication for an injunction to re-
strain transfer of the assets of the
Chattanooga Baseball Association
from its fan owners to Clark Griffith
and his Washington club has been
filed here with United States District
Judge Leslie r. Darr, who took the
matter under advisement.
The application was filed in the
name of Bernard D. Fine, who said
he was the owner of between $4,000
and $4,000 of stock in the aSsocia-
ton.
The bill requested the court to op-
crate the baseball association for
benefit of the stockholders, if it is
determined to be a going concern
and if not, to order the assets sold
at public sale and the proceeds ap-
piled first to pay the clubs debts
and the remainder to be distributed
among the stockholders.
The application was filed in Fed
eral Court because two of the prin-
cipal defendants and the Washing
ton club, are non-reSidents of Ten
neSSee.
The majority of the stockholders
of the Chattanooga club voted
Wednesday to transfer the assets of
the club to Mr.. Griffith in satisfac-
ton of $4,000 mortgage the WASH
ington club owner holds.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Ry BURTON HAWKINS.

With the exception OF Cleveland S
of committing their seasonal swan
dive at this early stage, the Amer
ican League race is following the
pattern of Clark Griffith's recent
prediction and becoming as close as
Silver Spring and Takoma Park.
Of particular interest to Prexy
Griffith of the Mats, of course, is the
sixth-place position of his club.
Sixth place, the spot assigned to the
Mats by the more gracious guessers
in preseason predictions, is no un-
enviable slot at the moment. 1t is,
in fact, quite chummy with second
place.
The Mats aren't harboring any i'm
mediate intentions of competing for
the pennant too strenuously - not
unless they surprise themselves-but
they at least are planning to frolic
a bit these next few weeks. They
haven't played brilliantly thus far
in the campaign, yet as they en-
tered today's engagement they were
only three games out of second place.
Washington hasn't sparkled. and
at times the club has seemed shoddy,
but there's suspicion the team may
fulfill its ambition of finishing in
the first division. The suspicion
fingers despite the failure of Pitchers
Ken Chase and Walter Masterson
and the benching of George Archie,
who launched the season as the
Mats first baseman
Four Loom in Mats Surge.
Prime figures in any optimistic
outlook concerning the Mats are Jim
Vernon, Jimmy Bloodworth, Cecil
Travis, Steve Sundra and, in sense,
the newly acquired Vernon Kennedy.
The first four have been sort of sur
prising, and there is reason to hope
Pitcher Kennedy will bolster the
club.
Vernon, who was invited to train
ing camp only after Archie displayed
his unstylish batting stroke, is bat
ting a comfortable 343, fielding
neatly and, in general, conducting
himself as a fashionable first base
man. The Mats had no reason to
suspect slim Jim would be so valu-
able.
Bloodworth isn't allowing distant
fences to hamper his hitting. He is
swinging for singles and doing a
mighty fine job of it, as a .337 bat
ting average would indicate. His
.245 mark of last season makes his
present figure read like misprint.
Griffith and Manager Bucky Har-
ris always had hoped Travis woulo
develop into a more valuable hitter
than a fellow who would plunk q
single to left, usually with two out
and nobody on base. They hoped
but in their widest dreams they
didn't visualize the radically trans.
formed Travis of today.
Travis has given Manager Bucky
Harris more hapy moments this
season than any other performer
He has been clicking in the clutch
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Rather Be Fighter, Says Conod Lee, Now Ace Actor
Jenkins Ayers He'll Ride Cycle Roce Athlete Army Holds Naval Commission

to leave the Army yet. Note to
Jim Tabor: You'd better keep
bearing down, Butch. The Red
Sox, have a bird named Andres
down on the farm at Louisville
who is just about ready to make
his bid. And will the gals rally
around third-base boxes, he's
that handsome! Band Leader
Phil Harris has bought the con-
tract of Donnie Macs, Colorado
118-pounder who looks as if he
has it.
Love feast-Speaking of peace,
how about the Northern Mime
sofa fishing trip such Big Ten
war lords as Fritz Crisler, Bernie
Bierman, Eddie Anderson, Lyn
Waldorf and Paul Brown are
throwing after the conference
track meet today at Minneapolis?
Paging Sherlock Guck-Al-
though the White Sox are last in
every department of American
League play except pitching, they
are roosting comfortably in sec
ond place. What do you make
Of that, watson?
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Beaten jenkins
Crown Eyed by
Montgomery
WeIter Try Planned
IF Bob Scores Over
Lightweight Again
By EDDIE BRIETZ,

NEW YORK, May 15-Another
shot at Lightweight Champion Lew
Jenkins-this time with the title
on the line-then q quick foray into
the welterweight division where
rritzie Zivic is head man-that is
the program of Bob Montgomery,
Philadelphia buzz-saw and the Key
stone States newest candidate for
national fistic recognition.
In Madison Square Garden last
night Montgomery, born and bred
a cotton picker in Sumter, S. c.,
took up where he left off against
Jenkins some weeks back by hand
ing the New York and California
135-pound king one of the worst
lickings of his meteoric career-a 10
round affair in which the jenkins
title was not at stake.
Tuesday the Negro's handlers will
60 before the New York State Ath-
letic Commission and formally chal-
lenge for the title. If agreeable, Pro-
moter Mike Jacobs will stage the
encore during July or August, either
in the Polo Grounds or Yankee
Stadium.
Jenkins Well Beaten.
II he can repeat last nights
triumph, Montgomery then will go
after Zivic, who now is busy with
plans for defending his title against
AL Dummy Davis earlier in the
summer.
Jenkins came out of last nights
melee with a bad cut on the nose,
another on the right eye and a
cash on the left ear. He lost OF
the 10 rounds and reSembled more
the champion of Sweetwater, Tex.
(when Sammy Baugh is out OF
town. than the New York-Cali-
fornia edition of the lightweight
ruler of the world.
1t was apparent from the third
round that Jenkins sorely missed
the motorcycle on which he did
most of his training. He averaged
a winning minute a round until
the fourth, but from then on. with
one brief exception, it was all Mont
gomery with room to spare.
The Texan charged in with a
rush. but when his SUNDAY
punches" bounced hafmlessly off
Montgomery's jaw in the first three
rounds. he wilted and was just
another guy named Joe.
Bob Good Ring General.
The seventh found him almost
out on his feet. The bell may
have saved him from a Knockout
in the ninth when, backing away
under furious onslaught, he
caught a short right on the chin
! lust as the bell sounded.
There was no count, but many
in the crowd of nearly $4,000
thought Montgomery would have
ended things then and there had
Jenkins struggled back to his feet
and squared off.
Montgomery, fighting from a
alf-crouch, made the customers
think of Henry Armstrong as he
bobbed, weaved and bored. He is
no terrific puncher, but ne can
take it and he has been we'll
schooled in ring generalship.
Promoter Mike Jacobs counted
1883 paying galleryites who shelled
out SAL ,7O3 for 80 minutes of pretty
Iusty fisticufing.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Surging Coolidge Nine
Makes Rockville
Second Victim

Coolidge High Schools first base
ball season has been disastrous so
far. but the Colts finally seem to be
finding ways of winning. After
seven straight defeats, they topped
Charlotte Hall on Wednesday and
continued in the groove yesterday
by defeating Richard Montgomery
of Rockville, 81.
Bernie Shankman pitched all the
way for Coolidge and gave only six
hits. but wildness kept him in
trouble. He also provided some of
his teams punch with a homer in
the fourth inning with none on.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Battle of Small College Crews
In Vail Regatta Heads Heavy
Eastern Rowing Program

finished between Columbia and Yale
in the Blackwell Cup regatta.
Cornell, beaten by Navy and Syra-
cuse after being touted as perhaps
the best Eastern crew, and Yale,
which beat Syracuse and then took
a trimming from Columbia and
Penn, haven't shown anything that
indicates they'll beat the Tigers.
Another important Eastern race is
a dual test between Syracuse and
Massachusetts, Tech, both apparent
ly improving as the season nears its
end. Syracuse is strong favorite
after last weeks triumph over Cor
nell
The annual Wright Cup event for
150-pound varsity eights, usually a
championship test for the light
weights at the American Henley
won't be so important in today's
rowing at Cambridge, Mass. The
Yale, Princeton and Cornell 150-
Founders will row at Ithaca instead
leaving only about half the usual
field.