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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02

dred FaSclSt WarpianeS from the
English Channel front conceded
with the publication by the Nazi
high command of a recapitulation
claiming nearly 10O,000,C0O pounds
of bombs had been dumped on Brit
ain in the great series of air at
tacks which started Aug. 8.
The Germans claimed the ratio
of German bombs on Britain was
25-to-l over British bombs on Ger
many and claimed that an average
of three Royal air force planes were
destroyed for every Nazi craft lost.
Berlin claimed also the sinking
of 100000 tons of merchant ship
ping, the damaging of 100000 tons
and the sinking of 10000 tons of
British warships in the last six
months of 1910. German losses were
stated to be infinitesimal
Neutral Fire reported widespread
activity by officially unidentified
planes which dropped bombs killing
three persons. At least one of the
bombs was officially identified as of
German origin.
The plane activity accompanied
increasing anxiety over the status
of Fire. The British are eager to
obtain Irish naval bases to use in
protecting sea lanes against Ger
man air and naval attack. Exten-
sion of the Navicert system to Fire
exports was announced in London
Lord Beaverbrook, British minis
ter Of aircraft supply, told Ameri-
Continued en- Page 8. Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Tombstone Left
In Sanfa's Place

IMPERIAL, Jan. 2. Ghoulish
perpetrators of ghoulish jest New
Years eve were sought today by
Chief Of Police w. H. Burton.
The testers stole 81 Santa Claus
decorating the street in front of
the Imperial postoffice and left
tombstone in its place. The stone,
engraved with the name of an
87-year-old woman, had been stolen
from a graveyard.
Chief Burton telephoned cemetery
caretakers to ascertain if the stone
had been taken from their burying
grounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
BULLETIN

AlvarO Marquee, eighth child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Rafael Marquee
of the Brawiey district, late Thurs
day became leading contestant
for first place in Imperial Valleys
New Years Baby contest. A birth
certificate presented at the Post
Press showed the Mexican boy
was born at 5 a. IN. New Years
morning at the family home seven
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Missing Girl
Just Married

A missing girF investigators
turned up with an apparently hap
by ending Thursday,
Informed that Colleen Mckinney,
10, of Ell Centre, had been missing
since Monday night police checked
Yuma and found a marriage license
had been issued to the girl and
Roy Fly, 81, Ell Centro filling sta
tion operator. That closed the
case,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02

Wilson, a former valley farmer,
will meet with county bureau board
of directors at morning meeting
in the court house Saturday, and
speak at the dinner meeting, which
is expected to attract more than
200 farm bureau members.
Frank Pierce, state director of
farm bureau organization, will also
meet with the board at the morning
session and will discuss the 194l
membership drive plans with board
members. Imperial county farm
bureau has annually been among
the leaders in membership increase.
other important matters are to
be considered at the annual meet
ing, which win start Mt 1915 Mt
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02

the California hotel with a lunch
con, including resolution recently
passed by the Kern county bureau
concerning sugar beet production
in the United States.
United States farmers, Kern coun-
ty bureau pointed out, produce only
30 per cent of the sugar beets con-
sumed in the nation because of ma
tional allotments provided farmers.
There is a growing campaign to in
crease national production.
Final business of the meeting will
be installation of new officers at 4
p.m., according to c. F. Kamm. re-
tiring president. Baxter Loveland
northend rancher, will succeed
Kamm,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
New Water Main
Near Completion

Completion of new eight-inch
water main that will connect with
the newly erected water tank on
the Eastside of Ell Centro was ex-
pected by Thursday night, the city
engineers office reported
The new tank will be cut in some
time this month, raising Eastside
preSSureS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02

in which construction has passed the
100000 mark, and gave Ell Centre
a three-year total of $l,494,6t7.
Repair and alteration work in Ell
Centre during the first five months
of 1910 totaled only $25,000, accord
ing to statistics at the engineers
office, but zoomed upward in June
to s44.665. Heaviest repair work
occurred in October when permits
totaling $78095 were issued for re-
pair and alterations
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02

VOVtt1 IOOO
ond highest on record in Ell Centre.
Earthquake repair work accounted
for S318.28O of the building total.
The 1910 building total listed 423
separate permits as compared to
315 permits in 1880 when business
house construction contributed
heavily to the all-time building rec
ord in Ell Centro of SCAT ,9O5.
The half million dollar building
activity in Ell Centre during 1910
represented the third successive year
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
BREAK FAILS

STOCKTON, Cal, Jan. 2 CUP)-
Using gun fashioned from soap
and wooden knife, William Clark
and Paul Cook attempted to force
their way out of the San Joaquin
county Jail today but guards and
TRUSTEES overpoWered them.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Nuzis Rush Powerful Air
Units to Aid italians
I'm Mediterranean Basin
New German Help for Fascis+s Arouses
Speculation Over ADDED Campaigns in
Southeastern Thea of War
BY UNITED PRESS =

German Thursday rushed powerful air units to her
beleaguered Axis partner Italy in which may pre-
winter campaigns in the Mediterranean theatre
of The German action and the recall several hun
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Lend Bank Chief
Will Speak Here

George Wilson, member of the American farm bureau
federation board of directors and member of the Federal
Land Bank board of directors will discuss national state
and county farm problems Saturday at the annual meet
ING of the Imperia county farm bureau.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
u AMBlINe
@\epoRTER


Jack Harris had his day New
Years.
These things happened to him.
While playing golf on No. 10 at
the Barbara Worth club Jack found
a brand new ball. 1t rested right in
the middle of the fairWay and
there was nc one else around. At
almost the same moment, Jack
learned later, jess CardWell of
Holtville was having a strange ex-
perience.
While driving into the club prop
erty alongside No. fairWey, Jes'
saw big hawk sWoop down from
a tree just as player teed off,
The bird dived, picked up the roll
ing golf ball in his claws and took
off.
Undoubtedly. the bird dropped
the ball few seconds later and
Jack Harris picked it up.
To top things off, Jack then pro-
ceeded to win the bag and clubs
in the annual rattle!
And to make it still worse, Jack
had Fordham and six points!
Lot of Nothing
peculiar state of affairs by which
q number of FL Centro persons re-
ceived neat little envelopes from
the Post-Press Thursday without
anything in them!
Evelyn Allen of the Press busi-
ness office whose task it is tc
send out the bad news" every
month, had made up the state
ments and Earl Shaw, auditor, de-
cided he would help and addressed
and stamped the envelopes. Then
they were out of the office for a
time and jim Clark, who was slat-
ed to do the evening mailing, saw
the stack of envelopes. He carted
them off, put them in the mail
box, and that's the story.
Plenty Aged
An immigration inspector in the
northend was still chuckling Thurs
day about an indignant woman mo-
.torist whom he stopped to learn
her nationality.
Are you an American Citizen?'
he asked in routine fashion. The
woman got red in the face with in
dignatiOn and called:
young man, I'll have you know
I've been an American for 200
yers!"
The reference, of course, was to
her family but it couldn't keep
the immigration officer from in
quiring politely:
Are you, by any chance, relat-
ed to Rip Van Winkle?"
Rest In Peace
Success at last!
For quite spell Imperial has
had difficulty in keeping the Santa
Claus" figures which decorate I'M
perial avenue from being stolen
by prankSters.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Building Permit
Records Broken

Establishment of ten year building record in Ell Cen
ro during 1910 represented for the part the rebuild
ing of Ell Centre after the disastrous May earthquake fig
deceased by the city engineers office revealed Thurs
day Ell Centros 1910 building total was S578976 thu
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Uncle Sam Nav
Sieze Ships Of
Occupied N Notions
Legal Aspects Of Acquiring Freishters
Studied While Roosevelt Drafts Annual
Message to Congress on British Aid

WASHINGTON, Jan. g (UP)-AdministratO quar-
ters indicated today that American ships will be
lent leased to Britain of the first steps in Pres
dent Rooseves program of accelerated material aid for
Axis foes The said that if the plan carried out
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Rest In Peace
SlIccpSS AT lactt

Rest In Peace
Success at last!
For quite spell Imperial has
had difficulty in keeping the Santa
Claus" figures which decorate I'M
perial avenue from being stolen
by prankSters.
New Years eve a prankster man
aged to get away with one. But it
wasn't a dead loss to the city. He
left a tombstone in Santa's place.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02

miles east of Brawley. Thus the
Marquee baby arrived l4l2 hours
ahead of little Clara Louise Cor
nett.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02

Butter: Los Angeles. 32'sc; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
grade A, 41lac; manufacturing milk
36c; route gathered cream, S2c.
l.. A. hay: u. S. No. I v Sl6.50-17.
U. 5. No. 2 leafy, $l4-Sl5; u. $.
No. 2, $3.50; Mpls. May flax Si.62is
Evening star., 1941-06-29

"HEAlTH FOR
DEFENSE" Winner
Of the weekly S.
prize, entered by
Dr.. Leslie French,
us New Medical
Building,
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Best tSnapshots
Of the week in
The Stars
Amateur Contest

Contestants receive 81 for
eoch photo published with the
weekly S. prize winner. All
photos published will be con-
sidered at the end of the con-
test for The Stars four SIS
erond owords. Winners Of the
erond awards will compete in
the notionoI owords paying
$4,000, including erond prize
worth 81 500. Photos must
hove been taken otter Nay l8,
l94l, to be eligible. Photos ore
not returned. Do not submit
negatives.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-15
Missed Shot
Kills Miner
AT Brdndgan
Drills Into Charge of
Dynamite and Is
Fatally Injured.
SURVIVED BY WIFE
AND SMALL CHILD

Fred Chasten, miner working for
the Courageous Mining Co. south
of Libby, sustained injuries Mon
day morning about 10 o'clock that
later resulted in his death.
Chasten had been working in the
mine Sunday and had set off num-
Der of blasts, at least one OF which
he knew had missed fire. When he
went to work Monday, he was
heard to remark that he must be
careful because OF the missed shot.
But he was not careful enough, in
asmuch there was an accidental ex-
plosion, the charge striking Chas-
ten in the chest and face. 1t is pos
sible that there were more than one
shot that failed to fire and that
Chasten drilled into it in his work.
The injured man was at once
brought to the Libby Hospital by
W. r. Wade, but he was SO badly
injured that he died soon after
reaching the hospital.
Chasten was resident OF Bon
ners Ferry, where his wife and
small child are living. The body
was prepared here for shipment to
that place for burial.
This was the first serious acct
dent to happen at this mine since
work started there couple Of years
ago.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-15
Montana Bonkers
Will Meet Here

The officers of the First State
Bank of Libby will be hosts next
Saturday at district meeting of
the Montana Bankers association.
1t is expected that from Is to 80
bankers and some of their wives
from western Montana will be pres
ent. A number of bankers from
Spokane have been invited. The
district comprises the eight counties
in northwest Montana.
The opening numbers Of the days
program will be held in the COM
munity room at the court house at
II o'clock, said R. w. Smithberger,
vice president of the Libby bank.
After lunch the group will convene
at 100 for trip through the plant
of the ]. Neils Lumber Company
Other informal matters will occupy
the attention of the group until $3.50
D. M, when banquet will be served
in the Masonic hall.
The meeting will be largely ir
the nature of a get-together affair
said Mr.. Smithberger, with not toe
much attention paid to a formal
program. 1t is expected that one al
| the professors from the State Uni.
versity at Missoula will be present
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-15
Will Dedicate
Libby's New Depot

Plans are being formulated at the
present time for a dedication cere-
mony of the new Great Northern
depot. The date has not yet been
set but the tentative program is as
follows:
Addresses by M. D. Rowland and
A. A. Wood, response by Great
Northern official and a short con-
cert by the school band, under the
direction OF r. w. Sargent. Mayor
Clay Parker will act as master of
ceremonies.
Refreshments will be served at
ter the ceremony which will take
place in the early evening.
The date will be decided upon af-
ter Great Northern officials have
made up their schedule of inspec-
ton in the western district. The
president of the railroad is expect
ed to be present for the event.
The dedication is being arranged
for by the Libby Commercial Club
the A. r. of L. Union and the Lion:
Club.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-15
Prominent Men
For Highway Meeting

The last meeting of the Libby
Commercial Club fiscal year will
take place Friday evening, May %.
when the highway committee in
charge of Walter Neils will sponsor
their annual meeting and dinner.
Although Mr.. Neils will not be
present, his committee will take
charge Of his meeting and every
thing will be taken care of through
them.
Tickets will 60 on sale Saturday,
according to M. E. Tester, ticket
chairman, and complete canvass Of
the membership will be made at
that time.
Mr.. Neils stated last week that
A. F. Winkler. chairman of the
Montana state highway commission,
will be the main speaker of the
evening. Invitations have been
sent to Standpoint, Bonners Ferry,
Troy, Kalispell and Poison and
therefore a number of outsiders will
be on hand to present various views
on the subject of highways
The meeting will be held at the
Moose hall at $50, tickets will be
/ sold for IS cents each.
1 Members of the highway commit
tee beside Chairman Neils are r. r..
Veldman, M. D. Rowland, c. d.
Rowe, X. A. Klehm, M. E. Tester,
! George Wood and Bill Seims.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-15
Man Dies on
Ct. Northern Troin

Gust E. fischer, II, resident Of
Chinook, died on the Great North
ern westbound Empire Builder Sum
day afternoon enroute between
Whitefish and Eureka. The body
was taken from the train at Libby
and later shipped back to Chinook
for burial.
Mr.. fischer had suffered q heart
attack at home but had recovered
sufficiently to attempt trip to Sc
attic where his wife and son had
preceded him and where arrange
ments had been made for him to
consult specialist. He was accom-
panied by a brother and when tha
train stopped at Whitefish, he was
in good spirits, laughing and talk
ing But shortly after leaving that
station, another attack struck him
and a call was wired ahead to Eu-
reka for a doctor to meet the train
there. When the doctor reached the
patient at Eureka, he found him
dead
fischer was a blacksmith by
trade and was employed by the
Kuhr Land and Livestock Co. at
Chinook.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-15
Present Program on
Pon-Americo

The regular monthly meeting Of
the Libby Woman's Club was held
at the community room Tuesday at
ternoon. Mrs. A. A. Wood reported
for the Public Welfare committee
to the effect that the Manitou test
had been given to the freshmen OF
the Libby high school.
Mrs. Claud Detjens, chairman OF
public safety, presented some third
graders who sang group OF songs
on safety.
The program committee. in charge
Of Mrs. E. Walker, then presented a
novel program on Pan-America.
Mrs Walker, seated at table sur
rounded by her committee, called
on various members for reports.
After reading a paper on the Pan
American Union, Mrs. Walker
called on Mrs. Harold Thomson who
read paper on Economic Rela-
tons. Mrs. o. II. Nordstrom re-
ported on Political Relations of the
United States with the Latin Amer
icas.
! Mrs. Harold Miller gave very
interesting paper on Pan-American
Conferences.
A recess was called and several
Latin American songs were sung by
the Gardipee sisters accompanied
on a guitar by their brother.
Mrs. A. L. Brock read paper
prepared by Mrs. Lloyd Hunter or
the Peace Machinery of the Amer
lean Continents. Mrs. Claus Det
jens reported on the Declaration o
American. Principles.
4 Mrs. Earl Buckingham read
very interesting letter from rela
tive stationed in the Panama Ca
nal zone.
The program was concluded wit
i the playing of a South America
solo by Miss Inez Ratekin whic
was published in Brazil.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-15
Foresters Hold
Annual Picnic

The annual forest service picnic
was held at Logan Memorial Park
last Sunday. Approximately 200
people from the Kootenai, Flathead
and Cabinet forests were present to
enjoy the fun and visit with old
friends. Those from the Cabinet
forest were in charge this year.
The softball championship was
won by Flathead by score OF 10.
They defeated Libby. e. H. My
rick, supervisor of the Lolo forest
and C. Urkuhart, supervisor OF the
F1atheA6 fOresr, wong first prize ir
the supervisors horseshoe pitching
contest.
George Earle, Jr., won the pea
nut race, Mrs. H. Smith and Mrs. H.
Harris were winners of the women's
nail driving contest and the Cabinet
force took the tug-o'-War for both
the men and women. (The Koote-
mai gang say the rope stretched
-. some story.)
The annual Kootenai Crab party
sponsored by the Kootenai forest
members, is scheduled to take place
Saturday evening.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-15
Attends Important
Meeting in Spokane

X. A. Klehm attended the west
ern division meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United
States held last Monday in Spokane.
He was representative of the Libby
Commercial Club which holds mem
bership in that organization.
Mr.. Klehm stated that the meet
ing was very much worth while.
Many things were discussed pertain
ing to the. problems of the United
States today. 1t was agreed that
the Chamber was behind the adj
ministration 100 per cent SO far as
producing materials is concerned
1t advocates the opportunity OF
business handling its own affairs
with as little interference as posi-
BILE by the federal government.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-15
Libby Makes Good
Record at Whitefish

Libby made an excellent showing
at the district track meet held at
Whitefish last Saturday. Seims es-
tablished new district record in
the discus at 1875 #. 2 in, besides
winning the century dash, second
in both hurdles, and second in the
shot put where he forced Gehring
of Flathead into new record
heave of 46 It.
Libby placed one-two In the jave-
ling by Forrest Spencer and How
ard Eggert. Eggert also took a
third in the pole vault. Leonard
Spencer and Gilbert Earle split
third place with three other. con-
testants in the high jump. Coach
Erickson has a team of five entered
in the state meet at Dornblaser
Field this weekend and the Blue
and Gold should enter the scoring
column. Meet results were:
Flathead 321a, Libby % rs, Eu-
reka 26 Us, Whitefish Is, Poison IA
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-15
Dies At
Ripe Age Of
go Years
Louis Getner Came to
Libby District in 1881
In Quest of Gold.
WOULD HAVE REACHED
CENTURY MARK SOON

James Louis Getzenadanier, bet
ter known here as Louis Getner.
age SO, died Sunday at the hospital
after fall in which he broke his
hip. According to the story Mr.
Getner told friends after the ac-
cident, he had been dreaming about
chasing wild horses during the night
and had stumbled out of bed, fall
ing, and thus causing the broken
hip.
Mr.. Getner was a resident of this
locality for the past go years. He
arrived here in 1881 and must have
been one of the first white men
to reach this district. He was the
last remaining Civil war veteran in
Libby, having fought with the Goth
Infantry. He was born in Column
bus, Ohio. AT the time of his death,
he was several months past 80
years of age.
This elderly gentleman came to
this section of the country in search
of gold in the early days and was
active at that time and for many
years later in placer mining on Lib
by creek. Getner, creek, a tribu-
tary of Libby creek, was named
after him. He prospected for many
years in various sections of the
county. He was never married.
Funeral services were held from
the Gompf Chapel last evening at I
o'clock with the Austin Reedy Pos,
OF the American Legion in charge
of the military funeral. Interment
was at the Libby cemetery. Nc
surviving relatives are known.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-15
More Concerts
If Enough Tickets
Con Be Sold

During the coming week, those
who sponsored the Libby Concert
Associations program of the past
winter will launch a careful cam
vass of the city to determine wheth-
er or not a similar but better series
of entertainment can be given the
coming season.
It was decided to conduct the
canvass and sale of tickets follow
ing the very encouraging results OF
QUESTIONABLE conducted at the
last concert. Everyone who ans
wered the QUESTIONABLE said the
concerts had been greatly enjoyed
and very large percentage favored
higher charge in order that even
better talent might be procured.
One woman favored the higher
priced ticket and wrote, Give us
the best"
AS has been previously an
nounced, it is possible to secure
Mildred Di1ling, world renowned
harpist, for one of the concerts. She
is an outstanding artist and it would
be an unquestioned treat for Libby
music lovers to hear her. If the
necessary amount can be raised,
Miss Dilling will be secured and one
other performer for a second con-
cert.
It has been decided to offer the
tickets at $500 each. And it will be
necessary to sell 200 or more tick
cts. Plans are being made to dis
trict the city and solicitors will
make a careful canvass of the dis
trict assigned them. In this way
everyone will be given an oppor-
tunity to enjoy the series. If suf.
/ ficient number of tickets can be
sold, the concerts will be assured
IA Sale of tickets will close at {
/ date to be announced later, aftel
which no admissions to the con
certs can be purchased.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-15
Miss Weydemeyer
Weds Wibeoux Man

Miss Olga Weydemeyer, of For
tine, and Peter Johnson, of Wi
beaux, were united in marriage on
Tuesday, May Is, at Kalispell.
The bride is the oldest daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Weydemeyer.
She is a graduate o fthe State Col
lege at Bozeman and has taught art
at Sioux Falls, S. D., and at the
Billings Polytechnic Institute. The
groom is a we'll known rancher in
Wibeaux county, Mont. The couple
left Wednesday morning for an ex-
tended trip through the West. They
expect to visit. the coast and sew
eral intermediate points. They will
be at home near Wibeaux later In
the summer.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-15

The Royal Neighbors lodge spent
an especially enjoyable evening at
their meeting last night. Excellent
entertainment was provided by the
high school drill team led by Ma
jorette Dorothy Flescher and with
the full team in lovely uniforms,
This was under the direction of
Miss Ada Lorraine Wilmarth as
sisted by Miss Ruth Switzer. Fine
music was provided by the high
school band.