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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-12
Libby Chosen For
Next Union Meeting

Marvin Kessel, president of the
Libby local of the Lumber and Saw
mill Workers Union, was at Ham
ilton the first of the week to at
tend a two-day meeting of the or
ganization. Libby was named as the
next meeting place, the dates to be
early in October.
Mr.. Kessel Don Jordan of Col
umbia Falls and Lyle Williamson of
Missoula were chosen delegates to
the pine area wage conference to
be held at Baker, Ore, on March Is.
John d. Graham of Helena, pres
ident of the Montana Federation of
Labor, and Bert Sleeman of Port
land, Ore, were the speakerssat the
Hamilton meeting.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-12
Two Trustees To
Be Elected April 4

This week it is announced that
Saturday, April 4, there will be a
school board election to fill the
offices of Mrs, Don Hargreaves and
Ernest Wood The offices are three
and two year terms
Election hours will be from 1900
noon to TOO in the evening and
the place designated is the old
grade school building,
Filing of candidates will begin
this week
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-12
TROY MAN KILLED

TROY, March I0.-Cornelius
Skaurud, local logger, was instantly
killed here Monday while unload
ing logs at the shingle mill. He
inserted pry pole into the load
and d log fell from the top striking
him on the head. causing almost
instant death.
Skaurud, 38, is survived by wife
and daughter at Troy. Funeral
services witt he held from the Meth
odist church in Troy today at 2
o'clock. Burial will be in the. Bon
ners Ferry cemetery
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-12
Firemen Planning
Annual Easter
Monday Boil

The 30th annual Easter ball OF
the Libby Volunteer Fire. Depart
ment is to be held on Easter Mon
day, April 6, according to an an
nouncement made Tuesday. Dane
ing will be sponsored at both the
Masonic and Moose halls.
Exemption records Of various de-
partment members are to be on
exhibit at the dance and at down
town locations prior to the dance,
On the committee in charge OF
the affair are Chairman Wayne
Shanahan, Gale Weidner, Mac Pc
trusha, L. ]. Brown and Ernest
Wood.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-12
Farewell Dance Brings
500 to Red Cross

A sum of 500 was collected at the
farewell dance given at Cedar
Creek club Saturday evening by
men leaving for the armed forces
from the estimated 800 persons
who turned out for the affair.
Pete Bakken and Emil Voves
each contributed $4,000 toward
dance expenses so that the entire
sum Of $4,000 in proceeds might be
turned over to the local chapter Of
the Red Cross.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-12
Honora Hafsted Weds
Meryl McCOmas at Tacoma

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hough this
week received word Of the marriage
of their daughter, Honora Hafsted,
to Meryl L. McComas at cere-
mony Monday in the Congregational
parsonage at Tacoma, Wash
Mr.. McComas, now in army serv-
ice, expects to leave soon for for
eign parts and after his departure,
Mrs. McComas is expected to re-
turn % Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-12
THE TROUBLE WITH WOMEN
TODAY IS"

Some Libby men had a lot to say
on the subject of THE trouble with
women today but withdrew their
statements in apparent horror
when they discovered their words
were to be quoted and thence sub
ject to being read by women. 9th
er men, however, proved to be
more courageous and number Of
their quotations follow:
THE trouble with women today
is that they lead too easy a life"
said Robert Erickson.
They waste too much time
stated Sandy Fraser speaking of
women in general but he added,
outside of this fault, they are all
right.
No better or no worse than they
ever were" opined Wayne Shana-
han pointing out that he believed
modern women make better moth
ers because of their increased in
telllgence and that he finds the
modern girl much more business
like than her old-fashioned sister.
They get ideas that just don't
make sense said Mr.. NonQuote
otherwise they are all right =.
But they do too much wishful
thinking about present conditions,
crying around about things that look
bad--if they'd look these situations
in the face and see both sides to
problems, things wouldn't look SO
dark-they'd see balance
Balancing the far ends Of the
question were these two opinions,
Lady, you just haven't the time to
listen to all that's wrong with wom-
en- and There's nothing wrong
with them at ALL think they're
all just darling'
Other ideas discovered among
Libby men were quite startling:
They should get out of public life,
quit worrying about their silk
stockings and their hair dos and get
back into the home to serve the
primary purpose for which they
were created, bearing of children
Present day women need to be
brought to their senses and only
when the country is SO badly beat
en- that it is reduced to the bare
fundamentals Of living, will they
wake up to change their role from
that OF card playing, cigarette
smoking, drinking, fingernail paint
ing, fur-coat bearing animal to that
Of child bearing animall'
One handsome young man said he
THINKS modern women are too
Wildl"
Next week The women will be
gwen an opportunity to express
themselves regarding the faults Of
men.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-12
County Commissioner Klinke
Recovering

The many friends Of County
Commissioner .Klinke, who has been
critically III in the Eureka hos
pital, will be glad to know that nc
In now recovering rapidly Reports
are that he viii be up and around
soon. m 81
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-12
Libby Defeats Glass A Team

In practice game with Glass
A team. the E'lathead Braves Of
Kalispell, the Libby Terriers on
Saturday shaded the Braves 30
.30 decision on the KalispeIl floor
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-12

DO not you part with your IL
lusions When they are gone you
may exist. but you have ceased 20
live.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-12

George MouraT expects to leave
Sunday for Missoula to attend an
r. B. + school there for one week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-12
nsenN y $50
Little Interviews

What with women today entering
into the national picture with such
magnitude, it has been discovered
that men are discussing women
more than ever, If possible. (This
last phrase is a bit of purely fem
mime vieWpoint.)
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-12

Next week the women will be
gwen an opportunity to express
themselves regarding the faults Of
men.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-12

One handsome young man said he
lnlnks modern women are too
Wildln
Evening star., 1942-02-20

playoff at Wichita, Kans., in
August will be held down to "A
teams.
Batavia IN. " is the first town
to name its baseball park after
Gen. Macarthur. The Pirates,
left practically high and dry in
the infleld department when
Arky Vaughan was traded and
Bill Cox drafted, are talking
about shifting Big Bob Elliott
from the outfield to third base.
Frankie Frisch might do well to
ask Mel OFT how that works.
Joe Vosfnik, the old Indian and
Red Socker, may manage the
Canton (Ohio) Middle Atlantic
League club this year.
Today's guest star-Jack Troy,
Atlanta Constitution: Thumb
nail sketch of those Philadelphia
Athletics: First in training and
last in the standings"
Service Dept.-The Army has
taken over the Bay Meadows race
track for q drill ground and the
chances are that by this time
some of the hoss players in uni
form have satisfied that desire to
take a few shots at the tote board.
Henry Red Eagle. a Maliseet In
dian from Greenville, Me, re-
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Rider Quint Can
Win Third Title
In Succession
Facing Reoi Barrier
As They Beat Tigers
Only 1926 Recently
By GEORGE HUBER.

The short playof tournament for
the public high basket ball cham
pionship opens tonight at Tech gym
with Central, Western, Wilson and
Roosevelt-the four top teams Of the
eight original participants-vying
for the honor Of playing in the final
tomorrow night that either will give
Roosevelt its third straight school,
boy title or raise new banner over
interhigh cage ranks.
Roosevelt finished first in the round
robin series with six victories and
one setback, while the others all
were tied for second place with
five and two record. The only team
to top the Riders, winners of the
championship for two years, was
Central In an overtime game two
weeks ago. Wilson lost to Eastern
and Roosevelt, Central was topped
by Western and Wilson, while West
ern dropped its games to Roosevelt
and Wilson.
Hard to Name Favorite.
Those records indicate there hard
ly can be a favorite. The first game
tonight between Central and West
ern easily rates as toss-up despite
the 1929 victory taken by the Red
Raiders in their first meeting on
January %, especially If Centrals
fast-breaking, toss -'em-up attack Is
working-as it was when 1t de-
feated Roosevelt the last time out.
Coach Cliff Moore of Western prob
ably will start his usual lineup Of
Charlie Stephanson, Bernie Gittle-
son, Swanson Moore, Donny Cross
and Jim Karas, these last two being
q pair of real basket artists. Karas
especially was effective in finish
ing the series against Coolidge last
week when he rang the bell foT
Is points. Centrals team, the sur
prise quint Of the series. will have
as starters Bill Kelly, Ted Thomai-
des, Bob Hill, John Gibbons and
Hank Lawler.
A lot probably depends on Tho
maides, who has blown alternately
hot and cold this season with his
spectacular one-handed flip shots
that are the dispair Of opposing
guards. He has been hot most of
the time, and that's one big reason
the Vikings are in the playoffs.
Last Game Was Battle.
Roosevelt and Wilson had real
hot time when they tangled in the
round robin series, with the Rough
Riders taking a 1926 edge on jan
uary 16, and their meeting at $50
tonight easily could be the feature
game.
Both will present slightly changed
line-ups. Roosevelt's Bunny Citren-
baum, brother to Lenny Citrenbaum
who played with Centra last year.
has a bad ankle and will not start.
Coach Reds Auerbach still has not
decided who to use in his place. but
the job lies among Sam de Shazo,
Preston Wannan and Bill Garner
The other four Riders will be the
regulars, Frank Redinger, Charley
Howard, George Robertson and Dick
Koester.
Wilson will be missing Bill lavish,
who is out because of a bad knee,
with his spot to be filled either by
Charley Hardison or Stan Patten
The others starting for the Tigers
will be Don Hillock, Fred Vinson,
John Coffey and Bud Lemerise.
If Roosevelt wins the title it
will be the fourth in the history Of
the series, the old Business High
having taken the crown back In 1919.
Western has won one championship
in 1887, while Central has taken
the flag six times. Wilson never has
won.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Keller Doesn't Care
For 1912 Contract
Yankees Offer

Cherley Keller, New York Yankee
outfielder, isn't exactly a holdout, he
told The Star today, via telephone
from his home in Frederick. Md.
but he hasn't signed his 1912 con-
tract.
BY grapevine had come word that
Keller, former University of Mary
land star and hero of the world
series in 1899, his first year In the
majors, was dissatisfied with terms
offered him for 1912 He had re-
ceived his contract, he admitted, but
it Is still unsigned. But Charley
doesn't want to be classified as q
holdout.
I'D rather not talk about it." he
said. "Mr. Barrow takes care of all
the business in New York and I'm
sure everything will be all right"
The first contingent of Yanks is
supposed to head southwark fol
training camp Sunday. This con-
tingent will be comprised of battery
men. The main squad is due to
report a week later. Keller would
be in this group, but he said today
he will not go South unless and
until his papers are signed. "
A 298 hitter last year, an i'm
provement over 1910 when he sud-
denly lost the touch that made him
a 1886 batter his first year up, Keller
is in fine fettle and has been work.
ing out in the gym to be ready for
the start of the training season. He
did lot of hunting from autumn
until mid January and will not need
much work to reach his peak con-
dition.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Hur|er KimbaII Fills
Dodgers Starting
Staff, Pilot Says
by the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HAVANA, Feb. 20.-Manager Leo
Durocher of the Brooklyn Dodgers
believes he has found that fourth
starting pitcher he needs to help
his club defend its National League
championship.
He is Newell Kimball, big, blond
right-hander, who is getting ready
for his third season with the
Dodgers.
"I told him I'm going to pitch
him in exhibition games right be-
hind Wyatt and Higbe," Durocher
said. IT believe he can make it,
The Dodgers obtained Kimball
along with Gus Mancuso in a trade
for Al Todd in December, 1899, but
his first-year efforts for Brooklyn
were undistinguished and he was
sent to Montreal on option.
The st. Louis Cardinals bought
him conditionally for $2,500, with
another s12,500 to be added If he
made the grade by May, 194l. But
the Cards returned him to Montreal
when the deadline arrived.
To get Kimball out of the Ma
tional League, however. it was nee
essary for the Cards to claim waivers
on him, and Brooklyn put in a bid.
Special dispensation from Commis-
sioner K. M. Lands was required,
since Kimball had been sold to the
Cardinals before the draft meet
3ngs.
The 27-year-old 200-pounder last
year pitched In only 50 innings and
won three games and lost one.
Evening star., 1942-02-20

ported during the Boston Sports
mems Show that he had just
signed a paper so his 20-year-old
son could enlist in the marines.
Henry is the leading epee
swordsman at Dartmouth" Red
Eagle said proudly. Army hours
don't bother Larry Beck, former
Louisville sports writer, a bit.
At Shepherd Field, Tex, he gets
to sleep until 8 am. At home he
had to rise at 6. The home folks
at ManZanola, Colo, hear that
Bob Keeton, who played five po-
sitions on the Colorado College
grid team that upset Denver in
1884, recently bagged a Japanese
bomber in Burma.
Lew Burton of the New York
Journal-American tells one about
the high school basket ball star
who visited a college for an ex-
animation for a scholarship. A
friend asked how he had made
out. You know" the kid re-
piled, "for the first five minutes
I couldn't do a thing, then I got
going and sank five baskets In a
row."
Odds-and some end+At the
annual show of Detroit's High
land Park Boxing Club tonight
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Return to Coast Training Base Up to Army

the schedule through the Redskins Will open At
mid September and close their regu-
lar camnaen also at Grh Brooklyn Dodgers 1t
payof a. the game
would be played dheren Redskins through
a though ask? Times
do that preparations
being made matter
of back to train at San Diego
1000 miles closer to Japan than would be
their return San Diego
which limit Pacific Coast
they're allowed the chance to
realize whole thing naturally Of As we understand It,
the subject of basis the West Coast and
liable to be lifted substantially tomorrow San
Redskins there again. and will send for
m they're permitted.
pro lost to the Army thered be no worry
about all the draft
Fchok in naval service here and is
Barber and Ed Justice due to report
early in April But % OF the 80 In
dans last December married.
said to be ineligible for active service for
Tackle Mlburn Croft product Of
285 pounds deemed too ponderou for khaki
Agie however pretty to be
called they're the only out
standing names likely missing the 1912 roster
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Semipro Baseball Teams Will Be Limited to Is Players
Fund

they'll celebrate the 10th ami
versary of Joe Louis debut as an
amateur scrapper at one of the
clubs tournaments. Henry Vas
quez, who fights on tonight's in
fantile paralysis benefit card at
the Garden, was a victim Of the
disease himself when he was a
kid. With four games still to 60
during the regular hockey season,
the New York Rangers already
have passed last years total at
tendance. Ken Beehner and Bill
Geyer, who played football for
Syracuse and Colgate last fall,
have forgotten their schools
traditional rivalry and have be-
come pals since they played to-
gether in the East-West game.
On the day of a fight Ray Rob-
inson is allowed only two poached
eggs after the weigh-in, to keep
him hungry and mean"
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Dodgers Stand
On His Contract
Puzzles Wyatt
Spurned by MoePhoiI, ,
Slab Ace to Stoy at
Home Until Signed
BY KENNETH GREGORY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

BUCHANAN, Ga, Feb. 2o.-It was
very cold out on the expansive John
Whitlaw Wyatt farm today, but the
tall Brooklyn hurler said 1t was
nothing compared to the cold shoul-
der he's getting from the Dodgers
over his 1912 contract.
The whole situation has the 33-
year-old, partly bald Brooklyn
mound ace puzzled to the point
where he spars most questions with
a Il just don't know"
Wyatt said he had made three
moves, and he's right where he
started. He made General Manager
Larry MacPhail proposition on his
visit to New York recently. Mac
Phan didn't make him one. Then
came contract in the mail. He
didn't like it. sent it back. The same
day he got another contract. It
wasn't as good as the first. It went
back.
Wyatt Just Sitting Tight
And there stands the 1912 agree
ment on terms between the Dodgers
and the man who hurled % VIC
tories against 10 defeats for the Ma
tional League champions. Mac
Phail hasn't replied to letter that
went back with the first contract,
hasn't said one word and Wyatt Is
just sitting tight.
Il don't wish to be classed as q
holdout," drawled the North Geor-
gian. THE contracts usually are
sent out around the first of the
year, but this time they were late.
and you've got to have time to think
things out. I am not going to re-
port until the terms are settled. II
we can't get together up here, We
can't down there"
Wyatt, second ranking National
League hurler last season, has been
reported asking $4,000, or some
81 500 over his 1941 pay. He de-
clined to say anything about the
figures at this stage but added that
although I may be a little out Of
line on what I'm asking, think my
services to the Brooklyn club are
worth every penny of it."
Offered Small Increase.
Both of the contracts sent to him,
Wyatt said, called for small in
ereases. The first one had two
bonus clauses and an ultimatum
that it would not hold good unless
he reported for spring training on
time. Wyatt didn't like that one
and shot it back with a letter.
And do you know" he went on,
"the same day I mailed that one
back I got another one that called
for the same amount of money, but
the bonus clauses had been taken
out. I mailed that one back yester-
day and will stay right here on the
farm until Larry says something"
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Look Out for Chisox
In Pennant Scrap,
Mack's WARNING
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 20.-Look
out for the White Sox.
Connie Mack, due tonight at his
Philadelphia Athletics spring train
ing quarters in Anaheim, Calf.
stopped of long enough last night
to drop the little hint about
Chicago.
They have great balance and ]
look for them to cause more trouble
than any other club" said the spry
79-year -old McGillicuddy.
"Of course" he added apologeti-
cally, you've still got to whip those
Yankees. They have a powerful
club"
What about the ASP
You never can tell. I've lost nine
players, including Benny Mccoy and
Sam Chapman. Only Washington
seems as hard hit as we've been"
But the Gillicuddy map bright
ened as the Athletics tutor men
toned IA young pitchers already at
work in Anaheim.
IF they deliver as I expect them
to, we're going to win many games
Pitchers, you know, can do a great
deal for you-even with only san
ordinary ball club behind them"
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Would PIuy Seven Home Games Next Season

correctly just aboAt ago that the Red
advance ticket sale for ls was near
the signing of new and old players were
forthcoming bweeky Now the information you can get
that there have been $50 oy
hasten to assure you however
that desirable seats which were
minute by frantic fans last fall From present o
10000 in the covered STANDS between
will be in their seats next September Oc
hundred fifty Of the cancellations were
from along the south sdelnes IN A.
Speaking brings the only real news to from
there unexpected revision OF the neou
Commissioner Elmer Layden at the league
Redskins will play home games during e
played before And nes tne
break the Giants got nona opponents will be the
Vests perennial weaker amshe Chicago Cardinals cleveland
Rams break for the local Ir1befnen but re-
was prevalent last Why should there De
such the Eastern contenders? Why
should playing the Bears and Packers while
other Until that situation corrected and a
similarly tough schedules were OF the opinion at
the seaboard largely settled by the schedule
Evening star., 1942-02-20
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,
Wide World Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Wonder
what will happen to Yale football
if the Ellis hire Clark Shaugh-
messy, who appears to be the most
likely candidate for the coaching
job? Loyola Of New Orleans and
Chicago u, where he used to
coach, both dropped football and
the prospects appear none too
bright at Stanford If that ban
on crowds over 5000 stands and
if the Navy takes over part of the
campus and athletic facilities.
Oh. well, didn't Billy Phelps wise
crack that Yale gave up football
two years ago?
The death of John Burke, who
fought that famous 110-round
bout with Andy Bowen in New
Orleans, has been reported from
two different places within three
years, but timers say the
real" Burke died several years
before these reports started COM
ing In.
Hot stove warmup-Rationing
has hit semi-pro baseball. Team
rosters will be limited to Is play
ers for district. State and ra-
tional tournaments, and the big
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Spence Is Latest
Griffmun to Sian

Stanley Spence. outfielder who
was obtained from the Boston
Red Sox, signed his contract with
the Nationals today.
This leaves Pitchers Dutch
Leonard and Steve Sundra and
Outfielder Bruce Campbell as the
only players Of note who are not
in line.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Varied Events Listed
For Y. N. {. A. Gym
Show Tonight

Y. M. c. A. will hold its fifth
annual gymnastic show tonight. be-
ginning at 8 o'clock, at the Central
Building. Eighteenth and G streets
NV.
Feature attractions will include
elementary and advanced gymnas-
tics, marching, dancing, comedy,
music, rope skipping, twirling and a
variety of other acts. Public dane
ing will follow.
The program is under the direc-
ton of w. E. Huzzell, associate
physical director. assisted by Frank
Scanlin, chairman Of the Gym Night
Committee.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Plans Vast Army
Of Minute Men
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2o.-A
minute-man organization of some
SOC, 600 Pacific Coast huntsmen
was visualized today by Gen.
Paul B. Malone, U. S. A., retired,
leader of the movement.
Some 300 rifle and shotgun ex-
perts from Northern California,
all above draft age, attended the
first meeting.
ALI licensed hunters in Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington
are prospects.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Pilot Must Soft Soap Cards,
Southworth Learned in|29

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 20.-By
his own admission, William (Billy
the Kid Southworth has learned
the hard way you can't be dicta-
tor to a ball club.
Because, says the manager of the
st. Louis Cardinals, you can't beat
players down these days. I found
that out In 49,"
Billy the Kid slipped of his over
alls out at his Sunbury, Ohio, farm,
got into a suit, kissed his wife and
child good-by, and left for st,
Petersburg, Fla, to start his club
on its spring training stint.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
6. U. Prep Midget Five
Victor Over Lundon

Georgetown Prep's midget basket
ball team staged last-half drive
yesterday to defeat Landon young
sters, 24-14, in a cage game at Prep.
Jimmy Guyer's IL points for
Georgetown Prep was individual
high.