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Evening star., 1941-02-10
Gov. 0'Conor Backs
Measure 10 Control
Use Of Fireworks
Sofety Considerations
Declared to Require
Passage Of Bill
3ytfe Associated Press.

By TIE Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 10.-Propo-
nents of the controversial fireworks
control bill had the support. Of
the State administration behind
them today
Gov. O'Conor announced yeSter-
day his support of the measure
and said he hoped it would receive
the approval of both houses and
become a part of our Maryland
law"
The bill would regulate use of
fireworks in Maryland. A similar
measure was defeated by one vote
in the 1889 Legislature
Gov. O'Conor said he favored the
bill because it is a measure that
has such a direct bearing on the
lives. safety and happiness of so
many of our people and particularly
of our younger generation. who
must look to us to safeguard and
protect them
Favors Safeguards.
"I would definitely like to see
proper safeguards thus written into
our statutes to stop as far as is
humanity possible the distressing
accidents and deaths that heretofore
have added their note of tragedy
to our annual celebrations of Inde-
pendence Day" Gov OConor said.
Te those who contended passage
of the bill would mean loss of jobs
for fireworks factory workers. Gov
O'Conor said The data which has
been assembled from authoritative
sources indicates that, under present
circumstances. the loss would not
be serious one"
Fortunately" he added. Mary
landers have always shown them
selves ready to do the things that
were for the best interests of the
people as a whole. even though
there might be entailed some sacri-
fee to portions of our citizenry.
Accident Record Cited.
"The record of accidents, of
deaths. of young people, condemned
to blindness for their entire lives
because of the use of fireworks, so
far overbalances any questions of
employment to few of our people
that there can be no questions as to
which deserve the consideration"
The Governor said he had re
Trained purposedly" from committing
the administration on the fireworks
bill until the members of the As
sembly had an opportunity to get
reaction regarding it from the peo-
pie of our State"
Now that the session is nearing
the halfway mark. however" he
added Il believe that sufficient time
has elapsed to permit expression
from our people on this matter
Evening star., 1941-02-10
Inquiry Continues
In S1,338 Shortage
In Dog Tag Funds
Commissioners Expect
To Make Announcement
In Week or 10 Duys

The Commissioners said today
they probably would have an an
nouncement to make within week
or 10 days" concerning the audit of
the Districts dog tag accounts.
which has been under way since
last month, when a s1,338 shortage
was discovered.
The city heads held a conference
with several municipal officers this
morning Later they announced
merely that the investigation was
still going on.
1t was reported that Acting Audi
tor Arthur L. Pilkerton and his as
siStants have finished their audit of
dog tag accounts, but the Commits
sioners said they were not yet ready
to make public the results.
Among those attending this morn
ing's conference were Maj. Ernest w.
Brown. superintendent of police;
Guy Pearson, tax collector, and Mr..
Pilkerton.
I'VE want to be absolutely certain
of our facts before the results are
made public" said Commissioner
John Russell Young.
AS result of the shortage discov-
cred last month for the period be-
tween July l and November 30. the
acting auditor and his aides have
been examining huge stack of dog
tag license coupons and cashiers
stubs to determine if any shortages
had occurred in earlier periods. 1t
is understood the investigation has
gone as far back as 1887.
The 1888 shortage represented a
difference between the So dog tag
receipts turned over to the tax COL
lector's office and the amount the
register of dog tag sales indicated
should have been turned in.
Evening star., 1941-02-10
Patriotic RuIIy Planned
On LincoIn's Birthday

Plans for patriotic rally at
Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth street
NV, Wednesday night, Lincon's
Birthday. we're disclosed today by
committee headed by John
Riggles.
The meeting will urge every true
American to have confidence in our
great President and unite behind his
leadership in the lease-lend bill lest
our days be numbered
Mr.. Riggles said invitations have
been extended to all isolationlsts
in Congress so they can hear vet
Grams from many lands whose rela-
tives are living in misery, poverty
and slavery which is our fate II
Britain loses"
Evening star., 1941-02-10
Golden Jubilee Marked
By EIectrotypers Union

Two hundred and fifty dinner
dancers last night celebrated the
golden jubilee of the Washington
Electrotypers Union. No. II, at the
Indian Spring Country Club.
Addressing the group were Rep
resentative McGranery, Democrat,
of Pennsylvania; Public Printer A. E.
Giegengack: Joseph L. ONeil,
executive officer of the international
union, and Mrs. J. Ellis Gray,
auxiliary president.
Vincent G. Walkendifer, union
president. was toastmaster of the
Jubilee, which was attended by one
of the union charter members. Hugh
Carey. Clarence w Blythe was
chairman Of the Arrangements
Committee.
Evening star., 1941-02-10
Holy Comforter to Sturt
Get-Toqether Thursday

Holy Comforter Church will hold
its annual midwinter get-together
in the school hall at Fifteenth and
East Capitol streets Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday.
The program will begin each eve
ming with a supper served from
S to 8 o'clock The theme of the
gatherings will be "Old Home
Nights" The program is designed
to introduce new members of the
parish to the older members.
Father Patrick J. Begley is direc-
tor general of the program and
Alfred Nef Is general chairman.
Evening star., 1941-02-10
National President TO Visit

Mrs. Betty Bassett. national presi-
dent of the United Spanish War
Auxiliary. will pay her official vista
ton to the District of Columbia
department auxiliary tomorrow. A
reception in her honor will be held
at the Roosevelt Hotel at $50 pm.
Department Comdr. Calvin B. Lucas
and his staff will head the guest
LIST
Evening star., 1941-02-10
Boy Scouts Observe
Founding Of Order
AtChurch Rites
Two Scoutmosters Are
Given Archbishop CurIey
Medal ot St. GubrieI's

Obeying the 18th Bov Scout law
"A Scout is reverent.' thousands Of
youths marched into churches of
Washington ana nearby Virginia
and MARYLAND yesterday for services
that stressed the importance of
National Boy Scout Week, ami
verSary of the founding of scouting
A city-wide service for Protestant
Scouts was held at Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church. There Linn
C. Drake. Scout executive. and the
Rev. J. Lowrey Fendrich. pastor
called for rededication of scouting
principles and reminded the boys
that IS per cent of Scout meetings
are held in church halls
At st. Gabriels Catholic Church.
Bishop John M. Mcnamara of the
Archdiocese of Baltimore and Wash
ington. urged Scouts to love their
altars as they would their freside
and give and do for God and your
country"
ScoutmaSters Are HOnored.
After two Scouts had lighted IA
candles on the altar. the Archbishop
Curley Medal was presented to John
McMorrow. sCoutmaSter of Troop
800. and Ralph McCabe. scoutmaster
of Troop 95.
Mr.. McCabe, in Scouting work only
two years. has given his troop at
St. Josephs Home an outstanding
reputation in Scouting During the
last year its boys received more
merit badges and promotions in
rank. in proportion to their num-
Der. than any other Washington unit.
Mr.. McCabe also was chairman of
the Troop Committee of Troop go,
at Blessed Sacrament Church, and
assisted in the recent reorganization
of Troop 102, St. Charles Parish,
Clarendon.
McMorrow is Veteran.
Mr.. McMorroW is a Scouting vet
eran. having served as boy in the
troop he now leads at St. Aloysius
Church. His large troop is known
for developing leadership among the
older boys.
He helped several years ago 10
found Camp Gonzaga, near Point
Lookout, Md. at the mouth Of the
Potomac. This camp is open to
Scouts and non-Scouts alike.
Boys marched to the Catholic
service in procession. headed by the
Holy Comforter Boys Band. A SER
mon was delivered by the Very Rev
A. j. Burggraff, C. S. p superior OF
st. Paul's College.
One of the outstanding suburban
services was held in Ritchie Col
iSeum at the University of Maryland
College Park. Scouts paraded in and
massed flags. Scout Executive Drake
spoke at this service. describing
training of Scouts for duties during
periods of national emergency.
Evening star., 1941-02-10
Bond Concert

BY the United States Army Band
IN the band auditorium of the Army
War College at 2:30 pm. tomorrow.
Capt. Thomas F. Darcy, leader;
Karl Hubner, assistant.
Program.
March, "Garde du Corps"
Chambers
Overture, "Preciosa" Weber
Excerpt. Starlight" Macdowell
From Sea Pieces" Suite.
Classic Dance, Celebrated Menuet."
Bocherini
Solo, "N1cky," y,"-------- Hurrell
Nicholas L. King, Saxophonist
Valse. "Militaire. Waldteufel
March, "Chsmplain," "----- Hughes
The Star Spangled Banner
BY the Soldiers Home Band
Orchestra in Stanley Hall at the
home at $50 pm. today. John S.
M Zimmerman, bandmaster; Anton
Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March. "Old Comrades" -Teike
Overture, The Wanderers Hope"
Won Suppe
Entr 'Acte ta), Remembrance" duet
for flute and cello) Gruenwald
Excerpts from musical comedy,
The Merry Widow" Lehar
Popular numbers
One Little Quarrel" Nelson
"Out OF Clear Sky" Arlen
Valsette. Beloved" Kahn
Finale, "On the Speedway"
Virgie Simpson
The Star epensied Banner"
Evening star., 1941-02-10
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In February Beware OF:

In February Beware Of:
l. Crossing streets carelessly
in rainy weather, particularly at
night. The four pedestrians
killed in February. 1910, we're
struck in wet weather, three
after dark.
2. Crossing a street at a point
other than a crosswalk or cross
ing against a red light. The
former cost two lives in Febru-
airy, 1910; the latter, one. The
fourth pedestrian was struck by
a hit-run motorist at an uncon-
trolled intersection.
OF the four pedestrians, three
were go years of age or older.
The fifth February victim was
truck driver killed in a collision
with an automobile.
Evening star., 1941-02-10

be discovered. Discovering God can
simply be ikened to discovering the
air"
The Rev. w. S. Abernethy, min
lister of the church. presided at the
meeting and the church choir, ac-
companied by the organ, led the
hymns
DR.. Abernethy closed the services
with a plea for all who have at
tended the week-long mission to
go out and repeat the message you
have heard and bring new people
into your churches"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-27
Defense Bond Quiz

@. What simple and satisfactory
way is provided for all of us to ex-
press our gratitude for being Amer
leans?
"A. The means is the purchase oil
Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps
available to almost every man
woman, and child. Ownership OF
even 10-cent Stamp carries the
satisfaction of knowing you have
helped the Nation to arm.
@. What denominations of De-
Tense Savings Stamps are on sale
at retail stores?
A. Stores are concentrating on
selling l0-cent and 25-cent Stamps,
In order to get maximum num-
Der of customers to participate in
the Defense Savings Program.
Many stores also carry 50-cent, 81,
and SIS Stamps. Stamps Of all de
nominations may be purchased at
post offices.
Note.-To BUY Defense Bonds and
Stamps, 60 to the nearest post of
flee, bank, or savings and loan as
Sociation, or write to the Treasurer
of the United States, Washington,
ID. c. Also Stamps now are on
sale at most retail stores.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-27
Investigate Before
Buying Columbia
Basin Londs.

Warning to prospective purchas-
ers of Columbia Basin lands that
they should query the Bureau of
Reclamation at Coulee Dam, Wash,
before signing q purchase contract
was issued today by officials of
Montanans, Incorporated.
Every person who is approached
with a PROPOSAL to buy land in the
Columbia Basin should write to the
Bureau Of Reclamation at Grand
Coulee, Wash, giving legal de-
scription of the tract in which he
may be interested and requesting
classification and appraisal infor-
nation before signing purchase con-
tract. The service is free and is
designed to protect purchasers
against disappointment, both in re-
gard to the tracts they consider
buying, and in regard to the water
situation" officials said.
Congress has passed a law to
control speculation, Montanans, In
corporated, officials added, but this
law cannot become operative before
water is available from Coulee Dam,
which may not be until 1945 or even
later. Money for construction on
|the irrigation feature will be avail
able probably after the present war
emergency and it will take three
years of construction before water
can reach any of the land. Land
at the far end of the canals will
not get water for rs or 80 years,
perhaps longer, officials said,
though many spectators indicate
to prospective clients that water is
Immediately available.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-27
Two Able Addresses

spormen Libby Saturday
able j. Elmer Phillips
talk them DR. Severy chairman of the fish
mission Mr. Phillips the able state fisheries
gave remarkably strong severy
considerable detail explain the plans of his the
why they adopted policies His word
broad of his subject doubtful of his
he had finished He told how the members of his commission
all
matters He said they constantly studying the often difficult
problems that confront them and attempting
conflicting the of the DR.
the fish
resources really
Montana the benefit all
particular section
gratifying his said he differed
game
DR. of
Montana needed the development
had that would dollars
that of should
veloped policy
people objected it they had better
commission
Mr.. Phillips outlined interesting
what he attempting
the problems with which told
done overcome them
Libby portsmen fortunate being able
because they bring wider viewpoint they
thoroughly grounded their They
knowledge Too often
cursory study frequently wholly
merely program
conservation OF fish and worked
with real knowledge Of the subject program
The fish committee Libby
be commended for people
this district
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-27
When Tomorrow Comes

How to find jobs when this emergency
That's thought the minds millions
working defense factories all
to them when America beats its swords plowshares
Industry ackng that problem right along with
of other problems created by defense laying plans
for
ended
Even while they're busy
studying defense
applications
civilian
products OF MISUNDERSTANDING them right
where they oil
the market they're storing them the shelf
production Immediately
like industry doing today
planning ahead
will have articles
will be able jobs give comforts
and conveniences of life
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-27
Prizes Of $500
Offered For
Largest Increase

Prizes of $500 each will be award
| ed this year to the counties showing
the largest increase in per capita
sale of Christmas Seals, Mrs. Ku-
lava, local Seal sale chairman an
|nounced today
The state will be divided into
three districts with a prize for the
leading county in each district this
year, she said. Last year, only two
prizes were awarded on a state
wide basis. The winning counties
may use the money for tuberculosis
case-finding or any related project
approved by the state tuberculosis
association.
The contest was started four
years ago, primarily to call atten-
ton of Montana communities to the
need and value of tuberculin tests
for high school students.
Mrs. Kujawa asked cooperation
of all residents in this community,
pointing out that the prize would
aid greatly in health work in this
county. Returns will 60 in to the
state office before March /, and
winners will be announced
March u.s.
This community is in district No.
3 which includes the following
counties: Lincoln, Flathead, Ola
cier, Toole, Lake, Pondera, Deer
Lodge, Teton, Sanders, Mineral,
Missoula, Powell, Ravalli, Granite,
Jefferson, Madison, Silver Bow and
Beaverhead.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-27
Did You Know That
Libby, Mont, Nov. II, 1874


|. Twenty million people in our
country have not been getting ade-
quate supplies of protective foods
which we produce in abundance
that as million live below the nu-
tritional safety line because they do
not get the food they need, due
either to lack of knowledge of nu-
triton. poor eating habits or pow
erty.
2. Little children need lots OF
food to grow on. and young people
(adolescents) need more food than
at any other time in their lives.
3. That young people, and peo-
pie on low cost diets, need an
abundance of bread and high food
value spreads such as butter, pea
nut butter, molasses, jelly, etc7
A country is as strong as its
population is healthy. A nation is as
united as its people are. happy. We
can be neither strong nor united
on empty stomachs-and our stom-
achs are mighty empty if we haven't
out some we'll prepared food into
them between 6 o'clock dinner and
IL o'clock lunch. Laziness is prob
ably the chief reason for breakfast
being too scanty and too hurriedly
eaten. Many of us are just too
lazy to get up in time to cook a
well balanced breakfast for our
families or ourselves, many of us
are too lazy to get up early enough
to scurry about and work up an
appetite for breakfast. SO we slide
by our obligation to start the day on
full stomach by claiming that we
are not hungry!
Let us begin our home Program
of National Defense by giving our
families an adequate breakfast.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-27

The writer passed along the high
way south of Libby on Tuesday
and there, sixty yards from the
pavement, lay the remains of
fine Whitehall buck deer. The fresh
ness of the carcass indicated that
this animal had been slain since
the close of hunting season on the
previous Saturday. Since the skele-
ton was nearly stripped of flesh, no
bullet wound was perceptible but
its proximity to the highway and
the fact that deer are normally all
healthy at this season, both point a
guilty finger at the so-called spot
| lighter
Again passing along this route on
Friday, less than a quarter mile
from the first carcass, lay second
This time the victim was a large
white tail doe. A doe that prob
ably would have dropped one or two
fawns next spring. In either case,
the chances are fifty fifty that the
fawn would have resulted in ma
lture buck that could haveLadorned
some legal hunters table or thrilled
some child by the sight of him
bounding across the flats.
A nearby rHncher gives us more
complete picture of what actually
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-27

Your Red Cross is an important
partner in the National Defense
program With our soldiers and
sailors at their posts, with the CT
william population, it makes the
rounds night and day, carrying out
its humanitarian duties. The Red
Cross Is supporting you. You can
support the Red Cross today by
joining through the local Red Cross
chapter.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-27

did take place in the second of
these two murders" 1t runs some
thing like this: An auto drove slow
ly by flashing a strong light from
side to side as it went. Suddenly
it stopped and shot or two were
fired Then the car moved on and
all was quiet again 1t must have
been a horrible scene that met the
ranchers eyes the following morn
ing Here was the unfortunate doe,
partly dragging and partly STUN
bling as she was neared. Already
she seemed to sense that her flesh
would soon be devoured by coyotes
and magpies. All that charm and
grace had left her. The ears that
had stood up SO smaEtly to catch
the slightest sound now dropped.
The dark inquisitive eyes that once
strained to detect the slightst move
ment now had only the expression
of languishment
In short, she is no more Her
monument is Of very temporary
nature and will fade into an OBJ
livious past as fleetly as this picture
will pass from the twisted mind Of
a spotlighter.
The fact remains that we of Lin
coin County are fortunate in be-
ing endowed with a rich natural
heritage of game animals. Game
animals that can be made to furnish
recreation to thousands of people
and consequently furnish dollars to
our community. Are we going to
allow this unfair ruthless slaughter
and wanton destruction to our deer
to continue?
LOCAL CITIZEN
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-27
CHRISTMAS
SEALS
Protect
Your Home FROM
Tuberculosis

ment and rest.
In Montana, the money from
Christmas Seals is used mainly to
give tests to young people to dis
cover tuberculosis in the early
stages before ordinary symptoms
appear-when cure is possible
without years of expensive treat
ment, Mrs. Kujawa explained.
Last year, 1888 tuberculin tests
In this state located more than 1900
positive reactors" to whom x-ray
tests were given-young people who
did not suspect they were threat
ened by the deadly disease, who
now have a chance for life and hap
plness because Montanans invested
pennies in Christmas Seals.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-27
WILDLIFE ENEMY No. l

No it isn't the coyotei That the animal that
with equal odds This
equipped with automobile spotlight and distorted
He under darkness unlike the
mental scale he often wounds his and allows dragging
its hindpart perhaps dragging whng vital making
marks the snow Not content with this ne goes on his way until
successful Gf term) the lowy
wild dog certain mitigating characteristic that he allows
wounded animals he utilities pound of flesh
the
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-27

The small sum of so cents BUYS
500 sheets of yellow copy paper
8l2xll in, put up in a neat box; if
desired, smaller amounts at pro-
portionate costs. Cost Of paper 60
ing up rapidly. Better lay in a
supply. Western News. 1t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-27
T. B. Sufferer
Designs Poster

The l94l Christmas Seal-depict-
ing a lighthouse with the familiar
double-barred cross-was designed
by man who was a tuberculosis
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-27

tuned TO appreciate and enjoy a
fleeing moment of imagery.
1t made one think of the days
when the earth was filled with
dancing wood nymphs fauns and
fairies. But of course, those de-
lightful creatures can no longer be
found in this prosaic old world.
Oh, no, to be sure not! We have
become so scientific and civilized
Sometimes I wonder if we have not
become too wise, too civilized. No
one has time to dream such dreams
any more or to talk to fauns or
fairies. We must be realistic, we
must be practical!
But wouldn't it be pleasant If one
could encounter a wood nymph or
a fairy while strolling through our
timber, or by waterfall or tim
bered lake shore! Wouldn't such a
world be much more enjoyable than
the one we have, world in which
we strain every effort so that we
may blow to bits or MAIN and Grip
pie for life more young men and
blast to bits more women and chill
dren than can the enemy who is
fighting us. In such a world, a lit
tie dreaming now and then may be
soothing escape from a most ter
rible reality.
Silly, isn't it, to dream of elves
ard nymphs, fauns and fairies! But
it's pleasant now and then to be
just a little silly.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-27
Lines In 4 Sonnet
There are IA lines ia sonnet.
In WrOnK Pew

Tourist: What quaint village.
Truly one-half the world is ignorant
of how the other half lives"
Native. Not in this village, mis-
ter. not in this village
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-27

victim, Mrs. Joe
K u j a W a, 10 c a |
chairman, disclosed
today.
The artist, Ste
van Dohanos, is a
native Of Ohio who
d discovered he had
the dread disease
just after he had
earned national
recognition. Guided
by tuberculosis ed
ucation, he gave up
success and a new
position to take adj
vantage of treat
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-27
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