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Evening star., 1942-08-23

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level gaze that got under Val's skin. Because
Val laughed nervously and said, "Oh, don't
think 50, darling. Just man. really must
fly. Call you tomorrow. Bye now!" She
plunged off the curb on her teetering sandals.
Because Lydia couldn't watch her flying to
keep a rendezvous with Jeff any longer, she
turned her back and stood waiting for the
green light across the other street.
She was thinking: ,0ish she'd catch one Of
those silly sandals in the car track and break
leg. I wish bomb would fall on her and
blosV her to bits I wtsh -
of brakes. Lydia whirled around in the pur
pling dusk and saw figure lying in the street.
People were running from every direction.
She sped across the street, pulling her
gloves off. In her minds eye she saw the
chart of the skeleton in the First Aid book
and was suddenly trying to remember all the
things to do in case of injury. She pushed
several people away and knelt by the still
figure But the fact that it was Val Lane was
not nearly so important now as the fact that
there was profuse bleeding from one temple.
Quickly she applied pressure just in front
of the ear on the same side as the wound.
The pressure stopped the flow, and she
breathed sigh Of relief.
Then she looked up at the crowd hemming
her in and said, Get an ambulance quick"
A man dashed off.
Lydia, pressing firmly with her fingers, said
to another who bent over her, mo, we
mustn't move her There might be internal
injuries"
Kneeling there in the middle of the street,
it seemed hours before Lydia heard the siren
and the ambulance stopped beside her with
screech of brakes Two young internes got out
with stretcher.
"Say, you did a good job here one of
them said to Lydia. 'She friend of yours?'
Lydia gave him an odd look and answered
slowly, Il know her." Then she grabbed
up the blue hat with the pink roses and the
yards of blue yelling, and said, I'm 60 to the
hospital with you"
When she got there, and the doctor had
attended to Val Lane he got names, addresses
and sundry information from Lydia.
"You did good work, Mrs. Basoom," he
added Thanks to you, I'm pretty sure
she'll pull through. Well phone you if there's
any change"
Lydia said, Doctor, will you call MIR.
Jefferson Bascom and notify him of the
accident" She gave the number of King,
Incorporated. The doctor started to write it
down, then looked at her inquiringly.
She said, Eyes. The same name" Then
turned quickly and left.
When Lydia reached home, she changed
into warm crimson robe, built fire in the
fireplace and sat huddled before it.
She must have sat there for hours. sdved
Evening star., 1942-08-23

PYDlA BAscoM left the Prescotts cocktail
party with Valentine Lane, the woman
she hated most in the world. As she went
down the long room toward the door. few
steps behind Val, she heard - or thought she
heard - bits of gossip spring up behind like
fire in the sudden gust of wind. She could
imagine what they were saying, what every
one had probably been saying for weeks now.
Lydia thought, The wife's always the last
to know - we'll, anyway, always the last to
admit it,
She and jeff had been so devoted, 80
happily married until now; she still couldn't
understand how he had fallen 50 completely
and suddenly for VAL Maybe the war changed
people - the unrest in the air, everyone doing
things they had never done before. Jeff feeling
he had to assert himself some way She knew
how much he had wanted to be in uniform.
But he was chief research chemist at King.
Incorporated, and the army had bluntly
ordered him to stay put
She came up to Val at the door. and it
closed on the hum of conversation behind
them. Val, so close to Lydia now that their
arms were touching, was chattering about
their First Aid courses again. Darling" she
burbled, don't you feel set up. getting our
First Aid certificates yesterday"
''Yes," Lydia said, tits nice"
Together they walked down the Prescotts'
front steps, into the cool blue dusk. Val was
50 blonde, Lydia thought, and seductively
feminine - she's really been playing fast and
loose ever since her divorce last year. There
were those who said that Val had only mar
ried Ken Lane in the first place to get rid of
her awful name - Valentine Schrumpf, the
kind of name that movie actresses are 50
often born with.
Now I'm being catty too, Lydia thought.
Oh, why didn't she just scratch those big
blue eyes of Val's out? Except she wouldn't.
of course She'd smile and be civilized and 60
on acting just as if she didn't know, until -
until - Lydia thought suddenly, Maybe
I'm not so civilized. Maybe soiH scratch her
eyes out!'
On down the street they walked, side by
side, Lydia slim and dark and lovely in
tailored black and white, and Val all blonde
and frou-frou in swirling powder-blue with
pink roses and yards of yelling on her absurd
hat. And Lydia, who was 80 poised and
civilized, thought wish that nsanhole coser
ont in the street would blow up and bash her on
the head!
MAYBE Val didn't really know that every
one was talking about it, or even that Lydia's
heart was breaking, though probably she
wouldn't give darn even if she did. She was
off again now about the First Aid courses:
Lydia darling, now that we have our cer-
tifcates, let's take the Advanced Course.
There's one starting tomorrow down at the
Vine Street firehouse. Given by fireman, of
all things That should be amusing don't you
Think"
Lydia said, Il don't think III take the
Advanced Course now, Val"
At least not ,Vith you! Why can't yon leave
me alone? Why do you have to tag around
Evening star., 1942-08-23

LYdia's problem was as old as Eve, but
her way Of meeting il was strictly 1o42
bV Alice Means Reeve
Illustrated by Wobss Bovmhofes
Evening star., 1942-08-23

Think"
Lydia said, Il don't think III take the
Advanced Course now, Val"
At least not with you! Why can't yon Leave
me alone? Why do you hare to tag around
with me all the time? You're gotten Jeff oscay
from me- Isn't that enough
Val said, Look darling, III call you in the
morning and try to persuade you. I've got
dinner date now, and must scram"
Lydia was remembering how jeff had said
at breakfast this morning, Got to work late
tonight, Lyd. Don't wait dinner for me. I'll
get bite down at the plant"
And now Lydia stood looking at Val under
the corner street light, and she said, Dining
with anyone know, Val?"
There must have been something in her
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-09-10

GEORGE MASUDA, Rector.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-09-10

petition ready for circulation on
the flood control project on Libby
Creek Those who live on the creek
feel that there is some very neces-
sary work needed before winter. if
they are TO keep their farms
through another heavy flood
Worthy Lecturer Vanderwood
asked all members to bring a piece
of scrap for roll call A large pile
was collected. Brother McGill and
Oneal were appointed as captains
of scrap committee contest. All
scrap collected by the Grange will
be sold and the money put into de-
Tense stamps.
Six men were given questions
concerning family problems. They
were asked to give their opinions
on the question and then a lady was
asked to tell why she thought he
was wrong 1t was discovered that
most men prepare to take their va
cations alone. that they think men
are more important than women
and that they should hold the purse
strings. One man even said he
thought women could run the farm
alone as we'll or better than a man
could The women thought the men
should share the purse $3.50, that
few women could do all the work on
the farm but they felt that they
were just as good as the men. All
in all it was half hour Of laughs
on all sides
Brother Ohlerich gave a report
Of the Flathead Improvement as
ISOLATION. This association provides
a means for the farmer to buy
and sell at greatly improved prices
II is under the jurisdiction of the
Agriculture Department and loans
are made through the federal treas
ury. Anyone interested may contact
the Master.
Brother McGill has asked for a
part of the lecture hour at the next
meetaing, Sept 18TH to present q
proposition which he feels will
greatly benefit the Grange. 1t is
hoped that large crowd will at
tend.
The hosts and hostesses of the ev-
ening We're Brother and Sister Bur
rell, Bowen and VIM. VanderWood
Don't forget to come to Grange
You need the Grange and the
Grange needs YOU
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-09-10
National Forest Timber For Sale

Sealed bids will be received by
the Regional Forester, Missoula,
Montana, up to and including P.
NJ. September 81, 1912, for all mer-
charitable dead timber standing or
down and all live timber marked
or designated for cutting on an area
embracing 1901 acres within Sec
tons IA, Is, 16, II, 10, 10, 90, 81,
%, %, n, %, 30 and "a, T32N,
R29W, and Sections 9, 10, Ii, Is,
IA, is, Is, Fl, %. %, "a, Is, T32N,
R30W, Barron Creek, Kootenai Ma
tional Forest, estimated to be IT'S
NJ #. B. M. of white pine, 14,600-
M #. B. M. of ponderosa pine, 500 M
#. B. M. Of E. Spruce and $1,000
M it. b. M. of larch and Douglas-fir,
and $50 cedar poles. No bid of less
than $3.50 per NJ fit. B. NJ. for white
pine, $500 per M it. B. M. for pom
derosa pine, $3.50 per M fit. B. M.
for (. Spruce, SITS per M #. for
larch and Douglas-fir, &c per linear
foot for cedar poles 30 to so feet
in length and 3l2c for cedar poles
SIS feet in length and longer will be
considered. The sum of $4,000 must
be deposited with each bid, to be
applied to the purchase price, re-
funded or retained in part as liqui-
dated damages, according to condi-
tions of sale. The right to reject
any and all bids is reserved. The
right is reserved to reject bids the
acceptance of which would involve
the manufacture of sawlogs in
mill not located within the bounda-
ries of the Kootenai Management
Plan unit. In addition to the above
stumpage, $l.00 per M it. B. M.
for all sawlogs, lie per linear foot
for cedar poles 80 to 40 feet in
length, lac per linear foot for cedar
poles As and so feet IN length, and
i bc for poles SIS feet in length and
longer, must be covered into the
Treasury of the United States as
part of the special fund for paying
the cost of disposal of defective and
undesirable trees, snags, brush, and
other debris resulting from the cut
ting and logging operation in sales
of National Forest timber, includ-
ing this sale. Before bids are SUBJ
mitted. full information concerning
The timber, the conditions of sale,
and submission of bids may be OBJ
tanned from the Forest Supervisor,
7 ibbv Montana. ag20-s9-2t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-09-10

Some people never seem to learn
chat cars aren't supposed to be
parked in the middle Of California
avenue while they dash in to get
their mail. But the local law is sure
dom its best to teach them-from
the looks of few tickets handed
out the other day.-They weren't to
the policeman's ball either.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-09-10

Was her face red We mean the
lady who asked the wrong man how
his new. baby was, Sand he equal
ly surprised replied, We'll now,
don't know haven't been home
since noon"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-09-10
K. V. Grange
Has Lively Meeting

The Kootenai Valley Grange met
on Friday night in the American
Legion hall.
Worthy Master Ohlerich appoint
ed Past Master Bowen as repre-
sentative Of the Grange Life IN
surance.
Brother and Sister Rice were
elected alternates TO the state con-
vention to be held in Whitefish
in October. The tentative program
was read and it will be we'll worth
the while of any Granger to at
tend. Many interesting things will
be discussed. The degree work will
be put on in good style.
Worthy Master Ohlerich instruct
ed the secretary to write letters to
Montana congressman concerning
the draft situation in Montana.
Brother Oneal was asked to get
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-09-10
First Lutheran Church

Bible Study Hour at TOO this ev-
ening, Thursday, Sept TO-
This years class of Confirmands
meets for the first time at TOO Fri
day evening.
No services next Sunday because
of the Circuit convention which is
to be held at Moscow, Ida, at that
time
Sunday School will meet at the
usual time Gas.
Welcome to our services.
NORMAN BENSON, Pastor.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-09-10

You've never seen the Kootenai
Valley and Libby till you've seen
them from the air. That is thrill
the Patch had the other day which
will always be remembered. If
you ever get the chance don't miss
FLYNN over the old home town-its
really wonderful
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-09-10
4 LOCAL |
HAPPENINGS

Marian GooSelaw left Monday for
Spokane where she will be en-
ployed in an air depot there.
Mrs. Frank Luxa, Jr and Miss
Angela Huchala spent several days
last week visiting with Mr., and Mrs.
Ben Deyerle in the Yak river dis
trict
Mr.. and Mrs. Lauren Bolyard and
Mrs. Mary Bolyard spent Sunday
and Monday in Spokane. Mrs. Mary
Bolyard stayed over for few days
to shop
Mrs. Jack Swarens returned Sun
day evening from Hamilton, where
she had spent few days visiting
relatives.
The electric storm of Saturday ev-
ening left three small spot fires,
one on Ruby creek and two in the
Libby area. None amounted to any
thing
Bill Vaughn received a letter this
week from his son, Ben, who is in
Australia with the u. 5. army. He
said he was we'll and getting along
fine.
Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Brock of
Rexford spent Thursday and Friday
visiting here with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
l. Brock They are the parents of
A. l. Brock
Among a large list of new stu
dents in the Sacred Heart School
Of Nursing, Spokane. is found the
names Of Barbara Role and Betty
Warrington of Libby.
Jack 7Measner of Portland. Ore,
spent week visiting here with Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Measner before leav-
ing for service in the army. He is
a brother of Earl Measner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Baker have
moved from Rexford to Kalispell
where Mr. Baker has secured po-
sition as highway patrolman. He
has taught for the past three years
in the Rexford schools.
Miss Annie Stuhlreiter will leave
Friday with her cousin, Miss Marie
Oswald of Bayview, for Ishpenning,
Mich She will spend her two weeks
vacation there, stopping enroute in
Chicago to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Mcguire and
daughter, Bonnie Mae, of Dillon,
vacationed in Libby renewing old
acquaintance and visiting with Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Measner. Mr. Meg
quire is Mrs. Measner's brother.
Miss Wilma Stearns and Miss Wv
ian Wegner Of Glendale, N. D.. Wis
tied here over the weekend with
the Stuhlreiter girls. They were on
their way to Eureka where they
will teach during the coming year.
Postmaster Forrest De Rosia is
taking an annual two weeks vaca-
ton at this time. His vacation plans
were uncertain but he expects to
spend some time fishing hereabouts
and he and the family may drive to
Havre later.
Word comes to Libby friends that
John Katarzy, Jr., was enlisted in
the U. S. naval reserves on August
IA as an airplane mechanic with a
seaman's first class rating. After
three months of training he will be
advanced to petty officers rating.
He will be stationed at Pasco, Wash,
for three months.
Eddie Woodruff from Cord Field,
Tacoma, arrived here Saturday. Ed
die is a member of the Air Corps
Reserve and will be here two weeks
with his parents before returning
to the University of Idaho at Mos
COW Norman Cormier, who has
been in Seattle for the summer,
accompanied him.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-09-10
st. Luke's Episcopal Church

Morning worship and sermon
Sunday morning, Sept. 10. II d. N.
Church school will reopen Sep
TENDER l3, 10 a. m, and will con-
tinue each Sunday throughout the
year. All children from pre-school
age through high school are very
welcome to attend. Mrs. M. r.
Karnes is superintendent Of the
church school.
GEORGE MASIIDA Recinl
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-09-10
The
New Brier Patch
Cultivated by E. L. M.

Guess you know by this time
that the bell ringing merrily out
III the carly morning mist Tuesday
wasn't disrlaced fire alarm, but
lust warning to all young 'uns that
they'd better got to gettin back TO
ye little red school house. Doesn /
seem any time since they were vo-
CALLING with, No more pencils, no
more books But here it is again
time to get little book larnin
and life is just one teecheris pet If
ter another apple!
Some people just cant seem to
enjoy life unless they are tam
pering with other peoples property
Speaking now Of the old ialopy
which has reposed peacefully out
west Of town by the side of the
road for several weeks. But some
one just couldn't resist the tempta-
ton, SO had to roll it off the graded
More fun and more stupid people,
Truth-not fiction.
Three local Danied Boomers grab
ed in their worst and hankerin. for
a bit Of the wide open spaces, re-
Gently set out for a jaunt back in
the hills. One in particular was
decked from his sun-browned face
to his moccasin covered feet in a
costume be-fittin' any old time
trappers. As the story goes, the fell
lows had gathered round in cabin
to pass the time of day with an old
friend, when rap came at the
door and a big, black member Of
the Tribe appeared. He was in
vited in and after talking with his
white brothers for a while, sud-
denly turned 10 the moccasin foot
ed fellow beside him, (Who was al
most the same shade as the red
skim and said, "Ugh,-me Flathead,
you Kootenai2" Mr.. Daniel Boon
er hasn't been camping sincel
Was her face red. We mean the
lady who asked the wrong man how
his new. baby Was,-and he equal
~ surprised replied, We'll now,
don't know haven't been home
since noon!"
Some people never seem to learn
that cars aren't supposed to be
parked in the middle Of California
avenue while they dash in to get
their mail. But the local law is sure
dom its best to teach them-from
the looks of few tickets handed
out the other day-They weren't to
the policeman's ball either!
The town has returned somewhat
to normal again after all that mill
tary maneuvering last week. The
army didn't make all the advances
er,-they didn't have chance!
$50 tae rumor goes.)
Speaking Of traffic rules-how
about a stop sign on the first street
that crosses below the overpass?
BY the looks Of some speedsters.
there is going to be a wrong con-
nectlon made there some day. But
then the hospital is just block
away-maybe that is the reason.
You've never seen the Kootenai
Valley and Libby till you've seen
them from the air. That is a thrill
the Patch had the other day which
will always be remembered. If
you ever get the chance don't miss
FLYNN over the old home town-its
really wonderful.
The n4afE.AL...4
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-09-10
The Methodist Church
Church school GAS a. m.

STFIINFF 9NTIUUI JIM 4. IT.
Worship service II d. m.
Troy worship service 8 p. m.
j. Troy Woman's Society of Chris
tan Service will meet in the church
at 2t3O Thursday afternoon, Sep
TENDER 18th.
f. ROY FORT. Pastor.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-09-10
Libby Store Makes
Many Improvements;
Adds Department

One of the outstanding improve
ments in the Libby retail field is
being consummated this week in a
remodeling, re-arranging and ex-
pansion at the Burgan store. This
has been made possible by the re-
cent building of an addition at the
rear of the store to be used as a
warehouse, thus giving needed space
for the retail department
This department has been rear
ranged with the modern idea of self
service more in evidence than be-
fore. The sales counters have been
moved TO the front and into the
center OF the store, which is a no
tlceable Improvement The greater
space and the arrangement makes
a much more attractive and more
serviceable store.
Adds Fresh Meat Department
The expansion referred to is the
addition of fresh and cured meats
department This department has
been greatly enlarged and placed
in the rear of the store, where a
ti40NtNiit ~ iEsts1Aoi SlioN NdSt, HEM
electric lighting and other equip
ment will be found.
This department has been placed
III charge of Jack Hamilton who.
with Mrs Hamilton. has movsi
here from Los Angeles. Mr.. Ham
ilton has had wide experience in
the meat business and comes here
directly from supervisory position
over IA super-meat departments in
Los Angeles
In order to properly celebrate the
enlarged and improved store, Bur-
gan's is having three-day opening
which begins today and extends
through Saturday They have cir
cularized the entire county and are
carrying large al on the last page
OF this issue giving special induce
ments to the public in merchandise
concessions.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-09-10
Magnesium

Magnesium is about one-third as
heavy as aluminium.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-29
RED RYDER

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-16
GIVING AND TAKING

SINCE marriage is supposed to
be in some respects a matter Of
give-and-takc. to produce the the
o~rctically ideal $3.50 about which
we hear SO much, it is probably
appropriate for a writer to re-
lease on his thirticth wedding
anniversary an anaCdotc which
features the give-and-take idea.
Deals on which either side can
rake q game ire not especially
infrequent, but it is rather cdifv-
ing to on which both SIDES
made game at the idcntically
same contract, plus one or moro
extra tricks.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-16

,hanges and. in fact, many ami
mails do not possess a gallbladdcr
at all.
Structures Of this kind which
do not play an active, necessary
rart in life's processes are very
subject to disease and derange-
nent and the gallbladder is no cv-
ccption to this rule. 1t is probably
rs commonly diseased as any other
structure in the body in the per-
sons OF people over 40 years cid.
Most Of it's various derange-
mrnts are due to infection and
,his is not surprising since all of
the blood from the intestine, which
il. loaded with bacteria and toxins,
goes through the liver and is OK
crctcd in the bile and to
rest for a while in the gallbladdcr.
After this has happened for 80
or 10 years, there are very few
people who escape some degree of
gaIlbludder infection.
Effect of Childbirths
As We also pointed out yester-
day, pregnancy cause stasis in the
elIlbladder and prevents its nor
n,aI complying so it is not surpris-
ING to find that women who have
cone through two or three child
hint he are more suhiect TO gall
bladder disease than men.
The changes which a gallbladdor
nay undergo are b%ewildering in
their variety. They progress from
stage to stage or they may stop
at any stage and become quiescent,
but they produce the whole gamut
Of human symptoms and illness,
The early stage is a mild Ca
tqrrhal inflammation. At this time
bacteria and mucous will be found
in the bile which will be thicker
than normal in the gallbladder
This may go on either to pus for
nation or to the formation Of gall.
stones. After gallstones occur
they may be silent or they may
begin to move down the duet, caus.
ing colic, jaundice and Indigestion
The innervation of the gall.
bladder is mostly from the auto.
matte nervous system which ma:
q connection with the stomach
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-16

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-16
pvIOGAN CLENDENING, NJ. D.

WE POINTED out yesterday
hat the gallbladder is a sort of
reservoir for the accumulation of
lille but that it is not at all neces-
sarv to life because it can be re-
moved without any physiological
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-16
GOOD WISHING

Goldsboro, June lG-(APD-EC
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-16
COLLIDE

Macleod, Alberta, juno lG.-tAPJ
Two Canadian DunlDcla collldod
IN The air northeast Of GrHnlm yo-
tcrday, hlu'us an undetermined
number Of ,anadion ain fore" tIi,r5.
The planes were in Il formations