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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-26
Does Libby Want
Another Series
Of Concerts?

The Libby Concert committee is
being repeatedly asked Are we 60
ing to have another concert series
next year?", or What are we going
to have on our series next year,
Many expressions of appreciation
and enjoyment have been made
and with this in mind, the commit
tee wishes to have an expressed
opinion of those interested.
During the prevailing uncertalA
conditions, few have the feeling
that series shouldn't be planned
but many think it should. Govern
ment and defense officials urge
communities to 60 on with enter
tainments and leisure habits in so
far as possible because of the bene-
fit to morale. With automobile ira
yelling limited, groups will need to
20 in for home entertainment, thea
ire, concerts, and the like. In fact,
one of the national slogans now be-
ing advertised is MUSIC, more
than ever noW"
Next Monday night in the lower
hall of the school house, before anc
after the concert, there will be c
desk where members of the Com
munity Concert Association are
asked to register their opinion. A
paper will also be provided fol
those who are willing to sign fo1
new memberships. The price viii
be the same except for perhaps
small tax added. Please come early
and EXPRESS YnurSelfl
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-26
BIuckbirds Break
Schedule, Arrive
Too EorIy

Is spring just around the cor
ner, or are the blackbirds off
schedule? That question is
posed by the arrival of pair of
redwing blackbirds at the E.
A. Rice ranch south of Libby,
the birds having put in their
appearance last Friday, the
2Uth. These birds have been
coming back to the Rice ranch
each year, always arriving
within day or two of March /.
Last year they missed that date
little, showing up on March 8.
This year they are at least 10
days ahead of time.
We hope they are harbingers
OF an early spring and happy
summer for us, in this war torn
world.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-26
Skiers Find
Snow at Lost

Some of the lamentations and Pc
titions of those worthy souls who
like to fasten a couple of hunks of
wood on their feet and "whoosh"
down the mountain side must have
reached the ears of the dealer
outer" of weather because Sunday
was perfect day for that purpose.
Not once in several years has the
snow been so fine and the mem
bers of the Libby Ski Club who
spent the day in the Swamp Creek
region were more than thrilled at
the Splendid amount of beautiful,
powdery snow. To tell the truth, it
was bit chilly but with improvised
nose guards and lots of warm
clothing, the cold had no effect
except to make the snow all the
better. Yes, they had good time
and hope it isn't the last
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-26
Lions Honor Members
For Past Services

At their meeting Monday night,
Libby Lions made further plans for
the Ladies' Night, which is to be
observed at Cedar Creek with the
date to be set by the committee.
DR.. r. M. Sherman, with a few
appropriate words, presented past
officers honorary buttons to Past
President Church and Past Score
tary Orr. Lion Bill Farris present
ed President Rowland with the
honorary key for those securing
new members, he having induced
Joe Kujawa and Don Leach to JOIN
Lion Jack Swarens spoke brief
ly on national conditions, stresslng
the Importance Of stopping ground
less rumors and thus helping &c
avoid confusion
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-26
Schools To
Present Victory
Benefit Program

The school band. high school
chorus. and junior high school cho-
rus will present concert on the
evening of Friday March 6. The
concert has a double purpose. First,
it represents the interest Of the
schools in national defense. The
authorities in our nations capital
are urging musical groups all over
America to play and sing American
music and patriotic songs to keep
the nation aroused and keen to
carry on in the great crisis which
the world is facing. The leaders
of our defense effort have made 1t
clear that they consider music an
important factor in national defense.
On the program are special ar
engagements Of such favorites as
ANY Bonds Today Marines
Hymn., and ~rhe Ramparts We
Watch to be played and sungS by
the school band and high school
chorus combined. The band WILL
play the stirring STARS and Stripes
Forever and, Of course, the nations
al anthem. Special stage effects are
being planned for part Of the prog
gram.
A unique feature of the concert
will be a choral reading, entitled
"Americais Will to Work, per-
formed by the combined junior and
senior choruses.
In addition to these patriotic Sc
lections, the program will include
typical American music such as
"Old Black joe" in an unusually
beautiful new arrangement for band
and chorus; selections from the
famous American musical comedy,
Student Prince: American folk
songs such as Nelly Bly, Go
Down. Moses and Little David"
The second purpose of the con-
cert is to raise money to transport
the band and chorus to the annual
music festival in Kalispell on April
Ill. A charge of rs cents for adults
and Is cents for school children
will be made.
"Those who reserve the evening
of March for this concert will
serve three fold purpose says
Music Director r. w. Sargent. They
will be exposing themselves to the
sort of patriotic spirit that is SC
badly needed during these times
they will be providing themselves
with an evening of fine entertain.
. ment; and they will be providing
reward for the worthy efforts OF the
Libby students by making possible
the trip to Kalispell to which they
are looking forward with great en-
thusiasm"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-26
The Navy
Asks For
Model Airplones

Plans and specifications
for local cooperation in a ma
tional program to build $780,
900 solid scale model air.
planes for the navy were re-
ceived today from the u. S.
Office of Education. Superin-
tendent of Schools, A. A.
Wood, has been assigned d.
rector of the project in Lin
coin county.
County high school and grade
youth will be given an opportunity
to contribute directly to the nations
war effort The county quota is so
model planes. The schools at Eu
reka Libby. and Troy will coop
crate to produce this quota before
June 80
The armed services of the United
States need 10000 models of each OF
so different types of fighting air.
craft, 100000 in all, and we need
them now. according to Secretary
Knox.
I'VE need them for purposes of
aircraft recognition training and
gunnery sighting practice. Beyond
that. civilian groups will use the
models for public education in air.
craft recognition. We have been
able to think of no more certain
fast way Of getting them than by
asking the youth of America to
make them for us said Secretary
Knox
While they are making model
planes for the use of the navy and
the army and civilian defense
forces. American youth can learn
valuable lessons. First, they can
learn the value of precision. A
model that does not conform to ex-
act specifications is useless.
j Secondly, students can learn the
value Of speed This project must
be pushed with the utmost CELEBRITY
1 Third. youth will learn about air
craft of all the major nations. Al
though it is scarcely necessary tc
stir the interest of American boys
and girls in aviation, since many OF
them expect to grow up to be pl-
lots, this project channels that IN.
terest toward an educational OBJ
jective Of immediate value.
Identifications must be second ma.
ture for pilot, for in dog fight
no pilot has time ia look for plane
markings
The safety of our major cities may
soon depend on the ability OF oul
citizens along coastal areas to spo
and report accurately the types Q
enemy planes that may approach
our shores.
Each youth who produces statee
quantities of accepted models vii
receive an Individual certificate III
GLIDING his name and statemen
on the Importance of the work, IS
sued by the u. S. Navy Bureau 0
Aeronautics.
~ This weeks Time magazine car
Is~rfes an article on model aircraf
production
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-26
Better Keep Off White Line

According to report by the Mon
tana state highway patrol, Robert
Paschke of Kalispell was arrested
for center-line driving west of Kali
ispell on u. S. No. 2, Friday, and
fined $500 in Judge Knkensgard- S
court at Kalispell. Andrew K. Camp
bell, while driving west of Libby,
was arrested last week for the same
offense and fined $500 IN Justice a.
r eT1ffysoff.s ett4Fft -
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-26
Libby Altman Promoted

Magnus ". Ludvikson, Transport
Squadron, Air Corps, has been pro-
NOTED from corporal to the rank OF
sergeant at Mcclellan Field. Calf,
II, Western Theatre Of War OPP
erations.
Sergeant LudVikson's promotion
was merited through outstanding
service to his organization and IN
line with the expansion Of the Unit
ed States Air Corps. In the pro-
gram to increase the air force to a
million men in 1912, promotions are
based on experience and ability
Sergeant LudViksoa Is the son q
G.. Ludvilson, Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-26
Rexford Young Men
Fly Huge Bombers

A note from the u. S. naval air
station at Corpus Christi, Tex,
states that Jack Arnold and Edward
A. Arnold, Jr., both sons of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Arnold of Rexford
will be commissioned ensigns in the
u. S. naval reserve on or about
February rs. In Understanding at
Corpus Christi, they have both
specialized in flying the navy's huge
patrol bombers during the adj
vanced training stage.
Jack attended Montana State
College and had three years in the
r. O. T. c. Edward, Jr., attended
Montana State College and Mon
tana State University, was a MEM
Der of the varsity football team and
held the Montana heavyweight
wrestling championship two years
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-26
Gives Dinner to
Company Firemen

Saturday night the ]. Neils Lum-
Der Co. sponsored fried chicken
dinner at the Caboose for members
of the company fire department.
Following the dinner at $50 when
City Fire Chief George Wood spoke
to the group, the firemen went to
the city fire hall and there enjoyed
an evening of cards, pirgpong and
billiards.
Sam Thompson was chairman OF
the dinner committee comprised OF
Charles Gildea, Charles Challinor
and Frank Warner. Lionel Shau-
rette is company fire chief.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-26
Powder Users Must
Secure Licenses

A. r. Gibson has been appointed
explosive licensing agent for Lib
by by the federal bureau OF mines.
He has power to issue vendors,
purchasers and foremans licenses
for the handling Of all explosives.
Such licenses must be obtained
from him under present wartime
regulations. His appointment is Tor
the duration Of the war.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-26
Lose i'm Close Game

In an overtime game at the dis
trict basketball tournament in Col
umbia Falls, Libby team was de-
feated last night by Poison by a
score of % TO 26.
Libby persons who saw the game
were Gus Delzer and daughter,
Darlene, DR.. ana Mrs. charlt.s J.
Martin and AIRS. Joe Sheffield.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-26
Eureka Student HUnUred

Robert Cole, son of Mr. Ralph
Cole of Eureka, was recently elect
ed president Of the Delta Psi Delta
fraternity at Linfield College, a
Junior mainring in sociology at the
McMinnville, Ore, school, Mr.. Cole
will head all spring activities Of
this organization, which is one OF
five social fraternities on the Lin
field campus.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-26

After several weeks of negotiat
ing, arrangements are now prac-
tically completed whereby the mer-
chants of the city will sign con-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-26

Mrs. Charles FIoetke of South
Bend, Wash, is here visiting her
son. in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs Gale Weidnar.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-26
Not PeSSimiStic as To
Conditions But Advises
To Stay Out OF Debt.
DISCUSS MANY TOPICS
OF MUCH IMPORTANCE

On Friday the third annual
farmers institute, sponsored
by the Kootenai Valley
Grange, was held in Ameri-
can Legion hall, Libby.
Evening star., 1942-05-13
Washington Produce

BUTTER-93 score, tubs, 4oH: 1-pound
score. tubs. 3sa4 pound prints, 3ei.:
A-pound prints 393.: 81 score. tubs,
3sE; 1-pound prints. 80; H-pound prints,
39h: 30 score. tubs, asa; 1-pound prints,
80: f-pound prints, 391a; So score tubs
80: 1-pound prints, 3sla; L-pound prints.
80 SIS score, tubs. 37h: I-pound Prints,
LIvEsTocK-Calves. IA; Spring lambs,
From Agricultural Marketing Admin
lstration. prices paid net fob. Wash
ingtonl:
EGGs-Market steady. Prices paid for
Federal-State Graded eggs received from
grading stations (May l3): Whites, o. S.
extras. large, 32-35; average. 33la; U. 8.
extras medium. 30-3l: average. 30l2; o. S.
standards, large, 1922; average 81 u. 8.
standards. medium. 40; u s. trades 26-
IS: average, 81. Browns. U. S. extras,
large, 3l-33: average. 30; U. s. extras,
mediums. 29-30; average. 29A2: U. S.
standards large, 3O-3l; average, 30k;
U. S. standards, medium, 27l2-29; aver
age. IS; U. S. trades o7 Nearby un-
graded eggs: Current receipts: Whites, 81
IS: mixed colcrs. @6-27. Receipts, Gov
ernment-sraded eggs. 5a7 cases
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady. Fowl:
Colored, pounds and up. y 30; Leg
horn hens, 3iz pounds and up, 1915: No.
IS, 1912. BOOSTERS. 1919. Chickens,
Delaware and Maryland. Rocks and crosses,
broilers and fryers. all sizes. 2o-2l; No.
IS; 12-13; Reds, 10. Turkeys. toms. Is;
old hens. 20-21.
Evening star., 1942-05-13
National Power & Light
To Offer ). f. T.. New Plan
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 13.-Oficers
OF the National Power a. Light Co.
said yesterday they would submit
to the Securities and Exchange
Commission a modified plan for
compliance with the commission
dissolution order of last August.
Pursuant to the terms OF the
order" P. B. Sawyer, president, said
IN the company's annual report:
The officers of National submitted
a tentative plan to the commission
October l3, l94l.
Since then several steps have
been taken to put the tentative plan
into effect, but other items in it
have been made impracticable by
the war and its economic conse-
quences. Therefore, National is
filing with the commission a plan
which reports progress made and
modifles certain provisions of the
October plan"
Under the october plan $1,000, 900
OF Nationals debt has been retired,
and s5,400, ,000-19 per cent of the
company's preferred stock has been
eliminated through its exchange for
common stock Of subsidiary, Hous-
ton Lighting e. Power Co.
National common stockholders.
under the revised plan. ultimately
would receive in liquidation a pro
rata portion Of common stocks Of
Pennsylvania Power g. Light Co.
and OF Carolina Power G Light Co.,
subsidiaries. in addition to what
| ever remaining assets would be
| available for distribution.
Evening star., 1942-05-13
South America to Get
First Steel Mill

PITTSBURGH, May Is (R.-The
Rust Furnace Co. announced yester-
day it had received contracts for
soaking pits and reheating furnaces
for the first complete steel mill to
be built in South America.
The contracts, Vice President S.
M. Rust, jr., said. include design
and supervision of construction with
native labor
The mill, to be located in the
state OF Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will
provide South America with its first
facilities for producing rails, plates
and structural steel shapes. In the
past, most Of those materials have
been imported from Germany.
Because South Americas existing
steel facilities turn out only rein
forcing rods. Mr.. Rust said, the mill
building will be built on reinforced
concrete, including roof trusses,
columns and beams.
The principal contracting engi-
neer for the mill, to be operated by
the newly formed National Steel
Co. Of Brazil, is Arthur c. Mckee
Co. Of Cleveland.
Evening star., 1942-05-13
Bumper Crops Expected in u. S.,
While Axis Outlook Is Poor
Government Reports Indicate Record HoNests
With Soil and Weather Conditions Ideal

000, 900 pounds, a new high, or Az
per cent more than in the previous
year. Production of hogs and sheep
last year established new high
marks. and cattle production was
near the record.
The trend continued for the first
four months of 1912. with packers
butchering II per cent more meat
animals than In the same period
last year. During this period raisers
and feeders marketed %, ,967 900 cat
tie, hogs and sheep, an increase of
3,240,000 over the corresponding
period a year ago.
The condition Of the early Irish
potato crop in 10 Southern States
and California on May was 78 per
cent, or slightly better than on
April /.
Evening star., 1942-05-13
Virginia Crops Progress;
Rain Still Is Needed

RICHMOND. Va, May Is F.-
The condition of pastures and early
hay crops "is considerably below
average" and all crops are in need
Of more rain for the best progress,
the Virginia Cooperative Crop Re-
porting Service said today.
However, the downward trend in
condition OF most crops and pas
lures was said to have been checked
by light rains during last week
Farm work generally continued to
make favorable progress"
The average rainfall for the week
was 0.49 inch, with the heaviest
LOB inches, at Farmville, and the
lightest 0.05 inch, at Richmond. On
ley, on the Eastern Shore, reported
no rain during the week.
The average rainfall for April
Evening star., 1942-05-13
U. S. Spends 81 Million
In Conodo in April

OTTAWA, May Is Canadian
Press United States purchases OF
Canadian merchandise totaled $62,-
655. 900 canadian money in April
compared with s42 ,401 900 in April
OF last year, the Dominion Bureau
Of Statistics reported today.
United Kingdom purchases OF
Canadian goods for the month to-
tailed $59,l47 900, against 55,0l7 ,00C
in the same month year ago.
Shipments to Egypt rose sharply
to $13,359. 900. against s2,346 900
while Indian exports totaled $9,024,
600. compared to 81 SOB 900 in April
last year.
Russia bought s3,4SS 900 worth OF
merchandise. against none in April
of l941.
Evening star., 1942-05-13
Electric Power Output
Rises 1.4Pct. in Week
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. May 13-Electric
power output continued to expand
in the week ended May 8, rising IA
per cent from the previous week to
1881, ,126. 900 kilowatt- hours, the Edi-
son Electric Institute reported
today.
The more-than-seasonal increase
lifted the Associated Press index Of
power production to 1888 per cent
of the 1929-30 average, compared
with 1875 per cent the week before,
near the years high OF 159 per cent.
cent.
Total energy output the previous
week was 1904 ,602 900 kilowatt-hours
and year ago the comparable fig
ure was 3,003, ,921 600 kilowatt-hours.
The Pacific coast held its lead in
the regional advances from year
ago with a rise of 201 per cent.
Other percentage rises from the
194l week were New England 7.8,
Mid-Atlantic 81, Central Industrial
102, West Central 101, Southern
States lab and Rocky Mountain 3.3.
Evening star., 1942-05-13
Steel Plate Orders
OF Maritime Board
Reported Filled
Iron Age Says Shipyords
Get Adequate Supply,
Despite Shortage Talk
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 13.-Shipment
of steel plates in March and April or
Maritime Commission order.
equalled tonnage asked, the Iror
Age reported today, after many
months during which demand wa.
reported ahead of supplies.
Some shipyards report no loss o1
production due to shortages of steel
plates and for weeks have found
their needs satisfied during a period
when the shortage of this product
was being publicized by various
speakers on war production" the
trade magazine said in it's weekly
review
Plant May Move to Texas.
The plan to step up national
plate output is said to include a
project to transfer the old Brier Hill
plant of youngstown Sheet & Tube
Co. to Texas for reassembly and
eventual operation. Plans for recon-
ditioning National Tube Co.'S Nc
Keesprt plate mill have been sus-
pended. An insufflciency of ingot
capacity at that point is a factor in
considering the transfer of the sheet
and tube mill to the Southwest.
Meanwhile, construction work on the
new Lukens plate mill has been de-
layed by Federal restriction govern
ing use of structural steel, thus re-
quiring substantial redesigning to
roY1o p1ete the h,li1dino
"All new war plants in the United
States which have not received w
P. B. project ratings are being held
up pending completion of a w. P.
B. survey on the availability of steel
and other construction materials, -
the publication added.
Japan Plant to Expand.
"One expansion project for which
United States industry hopes only
the worst of luck and all kinds of
shortages, including structural steel
is that OF Japan's Kobe steel works, n
the Iron Age commented.
This company is said to be plan
ming to increase its steel capacity
and convert part of its facilities to
manufacture of light metals"
Iron Age estimated steel ingot pro-
duction for the United States this
week would be unchanged from last
weeks record high of 99.5 per cent
of capacity.
The continued high rate, it said
was due at least in part to better
scrap supplies throughout the in
dustry.
Evening star., 1942-05-13

in Virginia was only o.ss inch, the
lowest on record. and the rainfall
for the first four months of the
year amounted to only 923 inches.
compared with the normal of 1890.
Oats were reported to have i'm
proved during the week. but barley
continued on the decline. Early po-
tatoes were in good condition, as
were tobacco beds, except in the
hurley sections. The setting of to-
bacco plants has started In the flue-
cured section.
Evening star., 1942-05-13
New Federal Report
Analyses Income Of
.1,A5 Corporations
TotuI Annual Revenue
Averaged. 81, ,6S7 ,000, 900
In 1935-l939 Period
By the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May 13-The
total annual average net income of
1,495 American corporations reached
81, ,687 900 900 during 35-l939, equal
to 7 per cent of the stockholders
equity in the group, the Securities
and Exchange Commission reported
yesterday.
The second part of a survey of
American listed corporations, a
Works Project Administration study
sponsored by the S. E. c., showed
that the year 1887 marked the high
point III earnings for all the regis
tered corporations, with a net group
income of SO 1888 100000. This repre-
sented a return of 86 per cent on
the stockholders equity at book
value.
The commission said, however
that 1896 and 1889 were profitable
years for more companies than 1887
since 1,279 companies reported net
income in 1886 and 1,21o in 1899, as
compared with 1909 in 1887
Comparison by Years.
In 1888, the study showed, one
third of the 1,495 registrants re-
ported net losses. For all regis
trants, aggregate annual net income
increased A per cent in 1896, jumped
another per cent in 1887 dropped
A per cent in 1888 and increased
49 per cent in 1899.
The study does not cover 1910 and
194l, when many large corporations
were engaged in defense work, nor
the period since the United States
entered into the war.
Dividends declared by the COM
panies for the flve-year period
amounted to 9.297 ,00o, 900. equal to
II per cent Of the firms combined
net income. OF the total dividends,
81 per ecent was paid in cash and
18 per cent presented preferred stock
dividends.
The highest combined dividend
payments, 5000 ,OOO,0OO was MADE
in 1887, followed by $2,334 900 900 in
1896: $1,977, ,0O0, 900 in 1899: S1,652,-
600. 600 in 1888 and 81 ,470, 0,0O0, 900 in
1885.
Assets Increase.
Aggregate total assets of the ,495
registrants increased by $2.869, ,000,-
600 or 40 per cent through 1935-1939,
although the 1899 total was $6,111,-
600, 900 (or l per cent? below that
reported at the 1887 year-end." The
total assets of the group was $751;
558 900 900 at the end of 1889
The aggregate assets of the group
increased 81 ,654 900 900 in 1896 and
jumped 81 1927 ,000. 900 in 1887. A de-
cline of 81, ,486 ,000, 600 was shown in
1888 which, the study said. was par
TALLY Offset by an increase of 1914
900 900 in 1889"
Part one of the sturdy was pre-
viously released covering detailed
analysis Of the more important 1881
characteristics of the corporations