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Evening star., 1942-06-29

Ocean Merchant, were fioated from
their building basins.
Sponsors OF the destroyer was Miss
Helen N. De Haven of Ardmore,
Pa. a granddaughter of 1t. Edwin
Jesse De Haven, U. S. N.
At the Todd-Bath Shipbuilding
Corp, Mrs. Arthur Sewall, I'd, wife
of shipyard executive, sponsored
the Ocean Pilgrim and Mrs. Boyd
Tollington, wife of the British Con-
sui at Boston, the Ocean Merchant.
Evening star., 1942-06-29
Destroyer, z Freighters
Launched in Maine
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BATH, Me, June 29-Three ships
were launched in Maine yesterday.
The destroyer De Haven slid into
the Kennebec River here, and at
South Portland two 10,l00-ton emer-
gency carriers, Ocean Pilgrim and
Evening star., 1942-06-29

Don't let the Axis make you .
bond slave-buy a bond and save
Evening star., 1942-03-02
At Least -Four Ships
In Convoy Were Sunk,
Survivors Relate
III Seomen Arriving in
Conudu Tell Narrowing
Story Of Attacks
Rvthe Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
AN EAST COAST CANADIAN
PORT, March "A tale of wholesale
disaster striking suddenly in the
night far at sea has been brought
here by survivors of convoy which
lost at least four Of its merchant
ships when it was caught by pack
of U-boats in mid-Atlantic.
Rescued seamen, Ill men from the
four vessels, were brought to port
yesterday. Their accounts, indicating
the westward plodding convoy may
have been trailed by submarines for
days, put as high as nine the num-
ber of merchantmen torpedoed.
Some of the survivors, the crews
of three tankers and one freighter,
were picked up by United States
warship. How many of the other
torpedoed ships went down and how
many men were lost was not dis
closed.
Ship Sank Quickly.
Survivors from one ship, of whose
crew 38 men are missing, said the
vessel was struck at am. and sank
before a boat could be lowered. The
39-man crew of another ship ar
rived intact, rescued after several
hours in three lifeboats on the dark,
tossing Atlantic.
One seaman said seven vessels
were torpedoed on the night of the
attack more than a week ago and
that two more were hit the next
morning; another said the attack
went on for three days; third re-
ported that sounding devices de-
tected five U-boats in the raid.
There were plenty of torpedoes
that missed their mark" said one
seaman
They let loose almost enough to
sink the British Navy"
Rescue Work Praised.
High praise came from several
men for the rescue work of a fast
British coastal ship in the convoy.
One man described her work as ''one
of the most heroic acts of the mer-
chant marine in this war"
1T was marVelOuS, SAID anOtner,
victim of his fourth torpedoing, "the
way the coaster came within a
couple of hundred yards of our ship.
She was there a few minutes after
the fourth torpedo hit us. I was
waiting for her to get one at any
moment"
The Panamanian tanker Antiope,
hit by a torpedo off Venezuela,
hauled an important oil cargo into
the port of Montevideo, Uruguay,
unaided and with the loss only of the
oil stored in one bashed-in hold, 1t
was disclosed yesterday. Informed
sources said there were no injuries
among her crew.
Evening star., 1942-03-02

To aid District civilian defense
officials in obtaining additional vol
unteer workers, an estimated 10000
c. I. o. members who live in the
Washington area are to be classified
according to civilian defense areas,
according to an announcement by
Sidney R. Katz, secretary-treasurer
of the Maryland-District Industrial
Union Council.
Mr.. Katz said he hopes to get at
least half of the c. I. O.'s local
membership enrolled in the defense
services. Union membership lists
will be checked against maps and
charts at the Central Volunteer
Bureau.
Emphasizing the need for addl-
tional auxiliary policemen, officials
of the Eastland Gardens-Deanwood
civilian defense area today urged
all men between 81 and 55' years
of age living in that community
and interested in auxiliary police
work to attend an organization
meeting at o'clock tonight at 4230
Lane place NE. Men already en-
rolled in the force also are requested
to be present.
A cooperative arrangement for
handling emergency feeding activ1-
ties in the air raids has been
worked out by the Red Cross Can
teen Corps and the Air Raid War
den Service of Southwest WASH
ington.
Under the plan the Red Cross
will establish a feeding center in
the Third Christian Church, Sixth
and H streets S.W., to provide meals
for persons who may be homeless
for some length of time. The
warden service will establish soup
kitchens" in each of the nine
Southwest zones to provide limited
service Immediately following raid.
The wardens also will furnish the
Red Cross with messengers and
other personnel if needed.
Mrs. Mary j. Hart, dietician at
jefferson Junior High School, and
Mrs. Maggie G.. johnson, dleticlan
of Randall Junior High, are in
charge of feeding for the warden
service.
Claude Livingston, deputy AFRAID
warden in charge of apartments
with more than 500 residents each,
will swear in q residents at 2800
Woodley road tonight as assistant
Evening star., 1942-03-02
Hotel Houston Purchased
By New York Corporation

Sale of the History Hotel Hous-
ton, 910 E street NV, by its owner,
Houston r. Harper, to the Knott
Corp. of New York was announced
yesterday. The new owners took
possession of the 140-room hostelry
at midnight Saturday.
Y. A. Price, one Of the Knott
managers, will be managing direc-
tor, and w. A. Bacon, the present
manager, will be retained, it was
said. No changes in personnel are
contemplated.
E. X. Gordon, president of the
corporation, said he planned to
make improvements in addition to
the renovation and refurnishing
completed recently by Mr.. Harper
An addition to the hotel also may
be built in the future, according to
the new management.
The Hotel Houston was built by
the late Harry Wardman and was
purchased by Mr.. Harper in 1927.
The Knott Corp. operates a chain
of So hotels, including the McAlpin,
Shelton, Wellington and New
Weston in New Ydk City. D. H.
Knott, head of the corporation. for
merly was sheriff of New York
County and has been in the hotel
business more than 80 years.
F. E. Lucas was the broker in
the transaction.
Evening star., 1942-03-02
STAR, WASHINGTON, D. G, MONDAY MARCH p

fense setup is being reorganized
under the leadership of Richard M.
Barr, warden for Zone 6, who has
succeeded DR.. Emmett H. Mark
wood as chairman of the areas De-
fense Committee.
The following have been named
wardens: Raymond ]. Bowen, dep
uty; Heye E. Eilers, James Ring and
George H. Markwood, assistant dep
uties; George H. Reyes, warden of
Zone /; Arthur Kimberly, Zone g.;
Joseph ]. Hill, Zone S. Hirshman,
Zone A A. A. Dibble, Zone S; Mr..
Barr, Zone 6; Frank Jones, Zone 4;
Noble Richards, Zone 8, and E. r.
Sager, Zone 9.
William T. Kruglak, deputy air.
raid warden for the Kalorama area,
has announced a meeting of all
civilian defense volunteers of that
area to be held at the John Quincy
I.dams School at O'Clock tonight.
Instructions for tomorrow nights
test blackout will be given.
Five tons of sand for smothering
incendiary bombs have been dis
tributed to residents of sector 4
zone 2, of the Chevy Chase defense
area. The warden service had the
sand placed in garage at 1924
Oliver street NV, and over the week
end home owners carted buckets OF
it away or had Boy Scouts make
deliveries. Members of Boy Scout
Troop 81 helped out on the job.
Evening star., 1942-03-02
Defense SideIights
c.I. o. to Classify 10000 Members
As Potential D. G. Defense Aides

building wardens. The ceremony
will take place in the headquarters
of the Connecticut avenue defense
area, located in the recreation room
of the Woodley road apartment
house.
Before the oath taking, the
gathering will hear talks by c. L.
Curtiss, jr., assistant deputy warden
for the Connecticut avenue area,
and David Lu, Washington cores
pondent for the Central News
Agency of China, who will also be
made an assistant building warden
Also scheduled for tonight Is a
meeting of the assistant deputy
wardens of the community. They
will meet with Deputy Warden Leon
D. Pretzfelder at 7:30 pm. at 2901
Connecticut avenue NV.
Afraid wardens of Zone 8,
Southeast Washington defense area,
are urged to attend a meeting to-
night at 7:30 in the North Carolina
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church.
North Carolina avenue and Eighth
street, to receive instructions for the
test blackout tomorrow night.
The Mount Pleasant civilian de-
Evening star., 1942-03-02
Resigned Afraid Warden
Returns 10 Former Post

Landon L. Porter, one of % air
raid wardens of the Dupont Circle
defense area who resigned recently
because of dissatisfaction with the
civilian defense leadership, said to-
day he has returned to his post be-
cause he now feels that the Office
of Civilian Defense sis getting some
where at last"
Il think the situation has i'm
proved greatly since Dean Lands
Civilian Defense Co-ordinator
James M. Landis) took over the
job" said Mr.. Porter, who, in sub
mitting his resignation early last
month, criticized the o. G. D. for
employing dancers and movie stars.
Il didn't want to quit in the first
place, but I just felt we weren't
getting anywhere" he said. But
I'm glad to be back on the job be-
cause I believe things will click bet
ter now"
F. Moran McConihe, deputy warden
for the Dupont Circle area, who dis
closed the designations Saturday and
said they were offered in protest over
the failure of officials to supply
equipment and instructions, said to-
day that as far as he knew, none of
the others had returned to their
posts.
Evening star., 1942-03-02
BlAMEYOuR LAZY
liver BILEIF.

CONSTIPATION with its headaches,
mental dullness and that "half-alive"
feeling mayoften result when your liver
doesn't secrete 20 to 80 ounces of bile
erery day into your intestines. So you see
how important it is to keep bile Towing
freely! And what finer aid could one de-
sire than DR.. Edwards Olive Ia lets,
used so successfully for years bv DR.. F.
M. Edwards for treating his patic-lts for
constipation and sluggish liver bile.
Olive Tablets are unsurpassed in ef.
fectiveness because they stir up liver
bile secretion to help digest fatty foods,
they tone up muscular intestinal action,
at the same time help elimination. Being
purely vegetable, Olive Tablets are won
derful! Test their supreme goodnes. 70
NIGHT! 15t. SOC, COZ. All drugstores-
Evening star., 1942-03-02

S64,51S73 S56,13277
ALFRED H. LAWSON, President
VIM. H. MARBURY, Asst. Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of February, 1912.
(Seal) CHAPMAN w. FOWLER,
Notary PL'blic. D. C
Evening star., 1942-03-02

NET PREMIUMS WRITTEN DURING
THE YEAR.
District of
Total Columbia.
cire 4,5SS42 SOC, 1877
Tornado windstorm,
and cyclone 1.53 21.06
All other extended
coverage -7122 So. .O3
Evening star., 1942-03-02

Claude Livingston, deputy AFRAID
warden in charge of apartments
with more than 500 residents each,
will swear in q residents at 2800
Woodley road tonight as assistant
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-20
Choir Reunion

The Presbyterian Children $
Choir. which Rev. r. W. Orr organ
lied ten years ago, held joyful re-
union Friday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. al Hamel in Noun
tain View park. There were only
three of the original group of IL
who were not present
The happy gathering had dinner
around an open fireplace in the out
-uf=dnnrs after which they hlked
along the river.
Those present , of the original
choir were Miss Jean Turner, Mar
garet Redfield, Mary Boyle, Mary
Virginia Mount, Bernice Morten-
son, Mrs. Palmer Fleseth and MIS-
Earl Smith. Those not able to al
tend were Mrs. Connie Press, Mrs
Joe Hills and Mrs. D.. Hoffman.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Orr CHAP
eroned" the group the same as the.
did years ago.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-20
Senator Wheeler
Inspects Logging
In Libby Area

Senator B. x. Wheeler was Wis
itor to Libby Wednesday where he
was the guest Of Walter and George
Neils in an inspection of the logging
operations of the j. Neils Lumber
Company. A number of Libby men
were invited to join the group ON
the tour, including K A. Klehm,
C. K. Spaulding, Carlton Joughin,
A. A. Wood, r. w. Smithberger, E.
M. Boyes, M. D. Rowland, Chas. D.
Rowe and d. r. Fewkes of Troy.
Mr.. Rowland and Mr.. Rowe We're
unable to be present as they were
out of the city.
The men visited logging opera
tons of the Neils Company in the
Ruby creek area, where selectlve
logging in line with sustained yield
practices is being carried out. This
was done in order to give Senator
Wheeler a comprehensive idea OF
the benefits of sustained yield plan
ming and thus provide him with a
greater fund of information when
Legislation comes up in congress re-
specting the handling of the timber
resources of the nation.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-20
Harold n. Mortin
Receives Wing"

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Aug
l4.-Harold H. Martin, son OF Dr.
and Mrs. Chas. j. Martin, Libby,
Montana, was member of the class
just awarded their wings and
commissions at the u. S. Naval Air
Station here. He was commissioned
an Ensign in the Naval Reserve,
Receiving his coveted wings
marks the successful completion Of
a course which transforms the cadet
into a pilot who can not only lily
a plane, but who is also acquainted
with the many highly developed SCI
eices (from radio procedure to
bombing) connected with modern
war flight. 1t indicates a specialized
pilot of either the speedy fighting
planes, dive bombers, observation
scout planes or flying patrol boats
Months of rigid discipline and in
z IellSlNG oluIJ 81 ilito 49,
which must be completed before the
cadet receives his wings" Then nc
is ready for advanced training, IN
structors work, or for the long trlI
out to where Uncle Sans soldiers
and sailors are fighting the enemy
Martin attended Montana STATE
4 University. He enlisted III the -Napa
Reserve on July 10, l94l and re
ceived preliminary flight training
at the Seattle, Wash, elimination
base.
Following his marriage to MIS-
Jenny Lind of Forsyth, in Corpu
Christi last Thursday Martin an
his bride returned to Montana t
, spend a few days visiting with thei
, parents. He arrived here in LIB
Tuesday
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-20
Grows Remarkable
Crop Of Reeds
Canary Seed

A sample of something new in the
way of hay crop was brought to
this office Monday by Joe kujaWa,
on his return trip from carrying
the mail into the Thompson river
district. At least it is new to us
and we suppose it is hay crop. 1t
consisted of sheaf of hay grown
by Ed. Palm in the Thompson river
valley and is known as Reeds ca
nary seed. It was sent in by Fred
Thompson.
Mr.. Palm has DO acres of the crop
and it stands fully seven feet high.
There is heavy growth of stock
and leaves and an unusually heavy
production of seed, which grows ir
light golden-colored head on each
spear of the grass. The tonnage from
an acre must be extremely heavy.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-20
Bicycle Rotioning
Rules Amended

A drastic reduction in the list of
persons eligible to buy new bicycles
has been put into effect in move
TO fit the bicycle rationing program
to a sharply decreased supply Will
the issuance of a recent WIPE or
der hating bicycle production at
the end of August an entirely new
complexion was put on ratiooins
plans drafted by OPA in anticipation
of continued output.
The new regulations arc designed
to direct the limited supply Of new
adult bicycles into essential trans
portation uses. To this end, eligl.
bility has been cut to the pattern O
restrictive lists used in tire and au-
tomobile rationing, although the bl
cycle eligibility list is somewha
broader than either.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-20
Much Good
Work Done
BY Gees
Forest Service Supervisor
Gives Partial List of
Projects Completed.
MANY OF THE BOYS
BENEFITED BY TRAINING

with the rehabilitation of the
CCC as of July 81, it is of local
interest to give review of work
accomplished by this organization
on the Kootenai National Forest"
said K. A. Klehm, supervisor.
The first CCC camps were es-
tablished in 1888. At that time there
were four camps. These camps con-
tinued for the seasons of 1888 and
1884. In 1885 the four camps were
reduced to two and in 1886 to one
camp. The remaining camp, ESQ,
was located at Sylvanite and in the
spring of 1887 it was moved to
Libby, changing its name to F-76,
where 1t remained until demobilized
at the end of July Of this year.
"A great deal of credit" said Mr..
Klehm, lis due not only the super
intendent, foreman and army Of
ficials who managed the boys on
the work projects and in the camps
but also to the youngsters them
selves.
1.-THE boys developed fast after
starting to work. They developed
physically, gaining on an average
about 10 pounds in six months and
20 pounds for those who stayed a
full year. The most remarkable
development noticed was in hand
ling work tools and machinery.
Hundreds of boys became expert
in the use of the crosscut saw and
the axe. Many other skills were de-
veloped, such as cooking, truck driv-
ing, telephone lineman, machine o.
Grating carpentering, surveying, ce-
ment work, painting, blacksmithing,
and general woods work, including
fire fighting and planting. It is es-
timated that about one-third of the
cooks now in the army learned tie
trade in the CCC."
4 The following tabulation gives
birds-eye view Of the major ac-
complishments in Lincoln County
on the Kootenai Forest:
Minor roads or truck trails-l38
miles.
Telephone lines metallic and
ground--126 miles.
Continued on page 81
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-20
Club Decides To
Reduce Activities
During Duration

The officers and directors of the
Libby Commercial Club have de-
cided that it will be best for the
Club to assume a quiescent state
during the duration of the war. The
life Of the community is SO greatly
disrupted, so many men are be-
ing drawn away, and it is SO diff
cult to plan for the future, that it
has been deemed best to adopt that
policy.
This does not mean that the Club
will cease entirely to function,
said President James Christie. II
merely implies that no projects re-
curing great deal of planning
and work will be undertaken. How
ever, a shelton organization will be
maintained and some of the more
important phases of the work vii
be taken care OF.
The directors have concluded tina
under present conditions it woule
not be advisable to hold election O
officers and, therefore, the old OF
ficers will continue to act. Mr.
Christie has agreed to continue a
president as long as he remains IL
the community; that is, until he j
drawn into the army. The presen
directors will also continue to tunc
ton. Mr.. Christie has also agrees
to take care of the correspondence
for the present but tits planne'
to secure someone to take charge c
that and pay him small yearl
compensation for the work.
No new committees will be az
pointed. Chairmen of present com
mittees will be SO notified and ir
formed that if they should desir
to put on anything in the way of
general meeting, the directors Wi
be glad to have them do so. Bt
such action will be up to each chail
man. 1t has been decided to gi.
up for the present the annual ia
fair.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-20

High Priority
Given Mine
Repoir Supplies

A ruling making possible high
priority assistance to Rocky Noun
tain mine operators in obtaining vi
tai repair supplies has been issued
by the War Production Board, &C
cording to L. H. Hinckley, regional
representative of WPBs Mining
Branch.
The ruling is made in Amendment
No. 8 to Order PISS. 1t grants Ala
and Ale ratings for repair parts
for machinery and equipment. Dur
ing August and September, mine
may apply these high ratings to OBJ
tain repair supplies to the extent
in dollar volume, of 80 per cent o.
its third quarter quota.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-20

History abounds in tall tales of
Bunyan's proWess. He hitched Babe,
his big blue OK, to one end of an
old logging road that was full of
curves and Strengthened it to short
en- his log haul, and then had
enough road left over to supply the
Union Pacific with right of-Way
across Nebraska.
Another story recounts the fact
that he dug Puget Sound one Sun
day when he wasn't busy. In sc
doing he piled up the dirt which
formed Mt. Rainier and the Sar
Juan Islands.
It was his custom to haul water
in enormous tanks from Niagara
Falls to supply his camp in North
Dakota. One day one of the tanks
sprang a leak when crossing Min
nesota and had to be abandoned
The story goes that this leak Gre
ated the Mississippi River.
To immortalize this Boss Logger
in anything but wood would be sac
rilege He typifies the spirit of oul
forests and to him should be &C
corded the honor Of being carvec
from one of the big trees in Sequois
National Park, California
/ Sculptor Carol Barnes is work
| ing with both ak and chisel in the
foothills near Visalia, Calf, to make
the 25-foot Sequoia log take The
/ shape of his 40-inch model, which
shows Paul Bunyan with Babe
slung nonchalantly across his enor-
nous back
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-20
Supplies Go
To j. ). War
Prisoners
Letter Tells What Is
Being Done To Aid Men
Captured by Japanese.
ONE SHIPLOAD ALREADY
ON WAY TO JAPAN

That American prisoners of war
held by the japanese will be pro-
vided with supplies by the Ameri-
can Red Cross is assured in letter
from Red Cross headquarters re-
.ceived by Miss Isabel McGrade,
chairman of the South Lincoln
County Chapter of that organiza-
ton. The letter follows:
The American Red Cross has been
ever conscious of the grief and anxi-
ETY. of parents, wives and relatives
of the men taken prisoner by the
Japanese, but the American Red
Cross would not be justified in hold
ing out hope of successful relief
mission to these prisoners unless
the means of sending relief supplies
were available The United States
is at war with Japan, and relief
can be extended to prisoners held
by the Japanese only with approval
by the Japanese Government of,
first, safe conduct of ships to carry
relief supplies to the Far East, and
second, the establishment of facili-
ties of the international Red Cross
committee for effective distribu-
ton to the prisoners of such sup
plies.
Negotiations looking toward send.
ing a shipload of food, clothing, anc
medical supplies and other needed
articles were begun by the Amer.
lean Red Cross and agencies of the
United States Government on the
day it was reported that. the Japan
ese had taken American prisoners
at Wake and Guam Islands. Thes,
negotiations and the effort to Sc
cure the essential agreement which
would permit relief to American
prisoners in the Far East have beer
continued without interruption ant
by every means available since tina
time
The Japanese Government has ap
proved that appointment of dele
gates of the international Red Cros
committee in Japan, Shanghai, ant
Hong Kong. The Japanese Govern
Continued OF page So
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-20

Paul Bunyan, the biggest lum-
beriack in the world, is being right
fully portrayed in the worlds larg-
est piece of sculpture from a single
piece OF wood.
Bunyan was and still is the myth
ical hero of all lumberlacks. He
invented logging and designed the
tools for it. A giant he shaved
with big handax, combed his hair
with a cross-cut saw and used Hln1-
son Bay blankets for pocket hand
kerchiefs.
In the old days he and his big
blue OK, Babe, did all the numbering
in this country, but they were not
half SO busy then as his descend
ants are at present. Lumber has
been classed as critical material IN
our war effort and Pauls disciples
are now facing a task worthy Of
their hero.
Forest products are needed fol-
everything from gun stocks to gun
powder, from PT-boats to battle
ships, and from environments to air
plane hangers.
Pauls policy was to cut the most
trees in the shortest possible time
However, things have changed since
his heyday and today the prevail
ing policies of the timber industries
provide the selective methods O
7 harvesting timber, whereby young
growing stock is continuously com
4 ing along to replace other tree
which 60 to the mills.