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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-29
Historical Society
Organizes, Elects
Officers

In a meeting of group of inter
ested citizens last Tuesday evening,
preliminary steps were taken to
organize Lincoln County Histori-
cal Society. After discussing the
ACCESSIBILITY of creating some means
to preserve the story of early Mon
tana conditions from the records of
those who actually took part in
them, to collect and exhibit mate
rial objects that were used IN pio-
neer homes and work, the group
elected officers and provided a COM
mittee to draft regulations for the
government of the society. The
county commissioners have already
provided a fine exhibit case that
has been placed in the community
room where the display Of relices
and historical material will be open
to the public. Item No. | was con-
tributed by Bill Doak in the way
of an oil painting of the Kootenai
steamer North Star, done by the
late Jack Brown All articles viii
be catalogued and given as complete
Writeup as is available. :.
The membership of the socity will
be made up of any person in Lin
coin County who is interested and
all sections Of the county are urged
to make their contributions. Elk,
hibits, however, may cover any
phase of Western history.
The public is assured that any
material loaned or donated to the
society will be safely deposited II
the case and record made giving
credit to the donor. The custodian
will accept material at any time
now.
Officers are; President, William
e. Doak; vice president, James Ma
honey, secretary, A. A. Wood; Gus
todian. Inez Ratekin.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-29
Young Man
Who Was On the
Wasp" Visits Libby

Charles E. Ogle, Mrs. Eva Sawby,
Mr.. Bud Such and Mrs. w. H. Bes-
soy were visitors in Libby from
Thursday until Saturday when they
returned to Spokane. Miss Carol
Borg returned to that city with
them.
Mr.. Oge, radioman 3rd class OF
the u. S. navy, was in Libby from
October % until October "a Charles
was on the United States aircraft
carrier Wasp and was also aboard
when it was sunk in the Solomons
He returned October 9th To Santa
Ana, Calf
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-29
Red Cross Wants Workers

The Libby Chapter of the Red
Cross has been assigned a certain
quota of kit bags for soldiers. These
must be finished at prescribed
time and sewers are needed to do
the work. Volunteers are requested
to call at the Community Room any
day from z to 3 where materials can
be obtained. There will be no ex-
prnse involved Sewers are badly
needed and it is hoped many will
volunteer.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-29
Called by WAAC

Mrs. Abbie Ward has receives
orders to report for duty in the
WAC, in which she enlisted some
time ago. She will leave tonight fol
Des Moines. Ia, where she will be
gin her duties on November Q. 1t Is
not known at this time who VII
succeed her as manager of the Local
telephone exchange.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-29
Lieutenant Veldman Transferred

]. r. Veldman IS in receipt Of
news from his son, Lieutenant Dick
Veldman, that he has been trans
ferred from Great Falls to Chicago
and service with the United Air
Lines. Lieutenant Veldman is with
the army air corps.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-29
viii Pay Official Visit

Mrs. Anne Mcbride of Anaconda,
president of the Rebekah Assembly
for Montana, will pay an official
visit to the Libby lodge next Mon
day night
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-29
Washington Couple Married

Ray t. Killian of Colbert, Wash,
and Ethel E. Oliver of Spokane were
granted a marriage license on the
Oath and We're married by the Rev
E. Roy Fort the same day.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-29

standing of the detectives Of the ma
tion-wide mileage rationing pro-
gram.
Sincerely yours,
LEON HENDERSON,
Administrator
Evening star., 1942-12-03
I'D Rather Be Right
Americans Declared too Ready to Interpret
ScuttIne Of Fleet os Signs Of French Rebirth

only to them, and their diaries, not
to US as Nation at war. 1t is of no
account to us that some of these
men may have sat facing wall for
two years, in blue moods, balancing
vestigial loyalties against present
dangers, and trying to figure the
best bargain, as in a discussion of
a doWry.
Some of them may really have
worried! Well, what a wonderful
thing that is!
This is a serious war, and to mil
lions of people it has not allowed
the luxury of prolonged meditation.
1 will give you one hairy peasant,
full of lice, who scorched his house
without a thought, as against all
these perfumed ornaments of
French Fascism. who, par example,
passed bitter nights before deciding
to betray us.
We are not concerned with their
dour meditations. We do not for
give the Walrus because he Wept
when he ate the oysters.
We are not interested in the anx-
ious questions which fed on their
decayed souls. We are going for
ward, and these men are going off
the stage of history, and we shall
not give them one more ride on the
backs OF humanity because, for
sooth, 1t can be proved that they
smiled at a child on the day after
they murdered a nation.
Evening star., 1942-12-03

So long as Constantine Brown.
plans of the army were fulfilled
more or less on schedule, the
party was consolidated behind
the Fuehrer and his field mar
shals. There were many within
the National Socialist group who
did not like the growing ascend
ency Of the Junkers, but the
country was delighted with VIC
tories and trained to feast on
military successes rather than on
actual food.
Moreover, the high command
managed to give the civilians
some of the left-overs from the
loot the army was taking from
various conquered nations.
The failure to break the Rus
sian lines during the summer.
the defeat of Marshal Erwin
Rommel and the arrival Of Amer
lean forces in North Africa
which many Germans regard as
they did the arrival of the Amer
leans in France in 1917 appear to
have encouraged many "purists"
in the Nazi party to raise their
voices against the growing in
f1uence of the Junker field mar
shals and generals.
These men believe their
Fuehrer has been led astray by
a military camarilla which con-
trolls him. They never had
much use for the clustering
Reichmarshal Hermann Goering,
who was able to maintain his
position as No. Nazi merely be-
cause he was popular with the
country at large. But they feel
that Hitler has departed from
the right road which was to es-
tablish a new order in Europe on
social democratic lines.
Considered Fatal Blundef.
Among these groups the attack
against Russia in l941 instead of
an attempt to destroy Great
Britain was considered a fatal
blunder and the general staff
was blamed for inducing Hitler
to take that step. The "purists"
argue, according to available re-
ports, that generals all over the
world are the same and German
high-ranking officers have the
same fears Of Russia that their
British and French colleagues
had in 1886 and in 1887 when
they did their utmost to prevent
Evening star., 1942-12-03
H7 Reported Arrested
And Interned in France
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN (From German Broad
casts. Dec. 3-The Berlin radio
quoted Vichy announcement today
as saying French police had ar
rested $50 persons and interned 81
during November "in their fight
against Communism and British
agitation"
The broadcast listed So DE Gaull-
list sympathizers as arrested and 81
as interned, and declared, 10 ter
rorists" had been seized In possess
sion of weapons and explosives.
CThe German radio failed to
say what disposition had been
made Of the case Of those ar
rested)
Police also seized several secret
radio transmitters in the Lyon and
Toulouse areas and confiscated
large quantities of propagands
leaflets. the broadcast added.
Evening star., 1942-12-03

QUESTIONABLE is like the devour-
ing seven-year locust. 1t covers
many items. from fuel oil to rub
ber boots, for the individual. and
for the business concern, every
thing that is bought or sold. They
are costing the people millions
of dollars and millions of hours.
What is done with these ques-
tionnaireS, after they have been
filled out, to what use they are put,
If any, are questions that the
Joint Committee on Reduction
OF NoneSSential Federal Expen-
ditures, headed by Senator Byrd,
Democrat, of Virginia, is seeking
to discover. The committee wants
to know just what becomes of
these millions Of documents that
are turned in to various Gov
ernment agencies, whether thou
sands of Government employees
are at work, analyzing the an
swers, or whether some of the
questionnaires are just thrust
aside.
In either case, members of the
Joint Committee feel that this
myriad OF questionnaires is a
non-essential expenditure, posi-
tive deterrent to the war effort,
and wet blanket on citizen
morale.
Farmers Stumped.
Recently questionnaire was
sent to nearly 5000, 900 non-mili-
tary truck owners, a great num-
ber Of them farmers. The ques-
tionnaire must be filled out and
sent to Detroit-from every part
Of the country-before the truck
owners can get gasoline ration
ing cards for their trucks. Ac-
companying the questionnaires
was a book of instructions con-
tanning 24,000 words.
This was shock to many of
the farmers. Most of them had
to just guess at the answers. An
owner, for example, had , to de-
eide for himself whether he is
common carrier, private DIR
rier or contract carrier; he had
to tell how much gasoline had
been consumed during the last
year and how much was to be
used in the coming year.
Senator Byrd, himself a farmer,
had to fill out the QUESTIONABLE
Frankly he said he could not
tell how much gasoline he would
use in the coming year-he did
not know, he said, whether the
crops would come in or not. or
in what quantity. Probably other
farmers may have the same diff
Guilty This questionnaire is sent
out by the Office of Defense
Transportation.
The Once of Price Admins
Evening star., 1942-12-03
The Political Mill
Flood Of PerpIexing U. S. Questionnoires
Hit Former as Well as Businessmen

tration is full of questionnaires.
For example, a farmer who wants
to buy pair of rubber boots or
even overshoes, must first fill one
out. He must say, for example,
how many days he expects to
wear this footwear in year.
If he gives any misinformation,
according to footnote, he may
be imprisoned for 10 years.
Businessmen Plagued.
The businessmen of the coun-
try, big and little, seem to be
the greatest sufferers from ques-
tionnairites. They must fill out
answers to long lists Of questions,
not once a year, but frequently
every few months. They must
answer questionnaires from sew
eral Government agencies.
No agency would think of TAX
ing the information from ques-
tionnaire already filed with an
other Government agency. That
is not done, apparently, In best
Government circles.
A report submitted to the Byrd
committee by the National AsSo-
citation of Manufacturers set
forth that "a concerns had to
answer and file reports on 3,479
auestionnaires-in one quarter OF
the year. This is an average OF
l64 such reports per company
year.
Nearly 100000 man hours OF
labor were consumed in making
these replies to Government
agencies. Sixty-four per cent OF
these questionnaires duplicated
some of the questions; "a per cent
were almost complete duplica-
tions. and only per cent were
not Implications at all.
The Joint committee has ap-
proved unanimously a resolu-
ton sponsored by Senator VAN
denberg of Michigan and Sena-
tor Byrd, calling for a thorough
investigation of this matter OF
Government questionnaires. Fur
ther, the joint committee is in
structed to report any legislative
recommendations which would
either eliminate or simplify or
concentrate these processes
The object would be to do away
with unnecessary labor, irritation
and expense, and to relieve the
Government pay rolls of any
needless personnel.
May Lead to Pooling Data.
One thing that the joint COM
mittee has in mind is to compel
one Government agency to make
use of information from business
concerns and individuals OBJ
tanned by another-to set up a
clearing house for such informa-
ton.
Some of the members of the
joint committee are suspicious
that the radicals in the admins
tration have ulterior motives in
addressing this multitude of
questions to the people; that it
is part of an effort to establish
Government control over all
their activities and to maintain
that control after the war is
over.
One effect, however, on the
people is already apparent. They
have been irritated and dis
gusted. A look at the recent elec-
tion results is all that is required
to get this view of the situation.
Democrats in .. Congress are
alarmed.
Evening star., 1942-12-03
14O Off British Vessel,
Sunk by Sub, Are Landed

BY the Associated Press
LOURENCO MARQUES, Portu-
guese East Africa. Dec. 3.-The Por-
tuguese Navy sloop Alfonso de Al
buquerque yesterday landed 14O Ital-
ian and British survivors from
British transport reported sunk by
an Axis submarine 180 miles south
west of Lourenco Marques last Sat-
urday night.
Fortyf1ve other survivors. appar-
emily from the same transport, were
reported landed at Ponto de Barra,
north of Lourenco Marques.
The sloop is searching the coast
for more survivors, it was an
nounced.
(The dispatch did not explain
the reference to Italians, but
there was a possibility the trans
port carried Italian prisonersD
Evening star., 1942-12-03
This Changing World
Nozi Party 'Purists.' Discouraged by setboeks
Resent Influence Of Army on Der Fuehrer

the London and Paris govern
ments from helping the Spanish
Loyalists.
The miracle performed by the
Soviet armies, according to Com
munist sympathizers everywhere.
was not due SO much to the
military talent of the leaders as
to the indoctrination of the SOL
diers who were fighting to pre-
serve the teachings of Lenin.
This feeling that the original
doctrines of Nazism have been
betrayed by the generals who in
turn have had more influence
with Hitler than his original COL
laborators, is said to be gaining
ground in the Reich. Already
there is much talk of changing
the color of the shirts of the
party members from brown to
red. The talk that Germany
must fight Anglo Saxon impe-'
rialism rather than anything
else is gaining ground. There
seems to be an undercover strug-
gle between the military caste,
now ruling Germany with Hitler
as its standard bearer, and the
100 per cent Nazis.
Can't Make up His Mind.
As has been his habit since
he came to power in 1888, the
Fuehrer has not yet made up
his mind. He listens to the army
clique which would like to see
him take strong stand and
purge the radical elements to
obtain better unity within the
Reich. But he also listens to
the "purists' who are urging him
to become the old Hitler of the
Munich putsch.
As far as can be ascertained,
the army itself is not yet in
fected by any theology except
that Of Greater Germany. The
spirit, however, is reported to be
not so good in the navy, where
the hardships are greater than in
the army. OF course, the navy
is far less important than the
army and the air force and the
few troubles reported in recent
months are considered merely
as symptomatic of general situ-
alton.
Observers who are endeavoring
to keep as close as possible to
the German situation believe
that the time has not yet come
when we can expect serious
trouble In the Reich. Hitler, hav-
ing so far lent the weight Of
his prestige to the military, is
likely to continue to do so. Other
wise, he may find himself in
much greater trouble, than If he
played along with the members
who are concerned about party
dogma.
Hence, he is expected to in
dorse whatever offensive plans
the German general staff may
have in mind now before he de-
cides that some great purge may
be necessary to consolidate the
German war effort. But should
success not favor the Nazi
armies it is probable we shall
see some dramatic developments
in the next few months.
Evening star., 1942-12-03
Calvert Calls Reqistrunts
PRINCE FREDERICK, \

PRINCE FREDERICK, Nd, Dec
3 Special The Calvert County
Draft Board announces that the fol-
lowing regiStrants will be inducted
into the Army Saturday: Claudio
Edward Cox, Marvin Stoller, John
Turner Crane, Philip Joseph Klein,
George Finn Freeland. John Will
liam Sturdivant, John Hutchins
Gott, jr.; James Smith, Benjamin
Laveille Hance and Kenneth Mel
Vile Cox
Evening star., 1942-12-03
By SAMUEL GRAFTON.

If you remember the day, little
more than a fortnight ago, when
the Germans marched into Un-
occupied France, you also will re-
member the curious excitement
which shook America at the false)
news that Marshal Petain had de-
clared France free to resist"
Some Americans were so pathetic
ally ready to believe in the Marshal
that they went soft and silly.
The same softness, and the same
Stiffness, have been made manifest
with the news of the scuttling OF
the French fleet in Toulon.
We are told that this act OF sui
eide to cheat the executioner is a
sign of rebirth. We are invited to
admire FascistS because they will
not give everything, absolutely
everything, to Hitler. See, the man
gives his coat, he gives his vest, but
he will not give his trousers! What
wonderful fellow he is. What
grandeur of spirit! What nobility
of soul! What rubbish.
And how slow and cautious he Is,
to make up his mind. In the person
of the Marshal, he waits until the
Nazis are in Vichy, before he de-
cides that he disapproves. Then
it turns out his disapproval Is pure
ly formaD In the case Of the
French fleet, 1t waits until the Ger
man tanks are actually in Toulon,
and then, forsooth, 1t sees the issue
clear.
What Magnificence!
With what magnificance they turn
on Frenchmen the guns they never
turned on NaZis
With what courage they sink the
ships that never fought for the lib
Grafton of France!
How brilliantly they commit sui
eide after having wasted two years
full of chances to fight!
And vet one commentator tells us
he has it on inside information that
Admiral Darlan is not so bad be-
cause months ago he was really
considering working with us. We
are invited to accept this man on
more than the Presidents purely
Temporary" terms, because, per
haps, he may have had a decent
thought in his bathtub months ago
Another commentator tells us
that after this war we shall realize
what a great man Marshal Petain
is.
I would advise both commentators
to have their balanced judgments
to cool their porridge This war has
no use for half-values, for tiny
values, for grey values, for whim-
pering, whining values, nor fol
minds that need two years and g
kick in the shins to wake them
selves up.
OF what use to us would be g
Yugoslav guerrilla who would hole
his head for two years, wondering
Shall I fight? Or shall not fight
All, life, life!'
No Chekhov War.
This is no Chekhov war. Even Il
we grant the possession of certain
dim decencies to some of these pro.
Fascist creatures, that is important
Evening star., 1942-12-03

Is more diff
cult to check
up on some
what similar
reports from
the Reich.
According to
the best avail
able informa-
ton, 1t appears
there is seri-
Gus trouble
W / t in the
Nazi party it
calf
Evening star., 1942-12-03

those regulations before their adop-
ton.
The Logan Walter bill provides
for just such check. The Presi-
dent vetoed it last year, but it will
be revived after January when the
peoples Congress comes into power
lReproduotion Rishts ReServedD
Evening star., 1942-12-03

ur'Se were de-
b a t e d in the
open and public
opinion had a
chance to criti-
else particular
provisions.
This S e e m S
now to h a v e
b e en- changed.
3 e h n d closed
doors Tor several
d a VS. Treasury
and the Bureau
of Internal Rev.
enue have been
Evening star., 1942-12-03

p + o S p e C t i've
candidates for
pre- S i d e ntial
nominations.
In those days
the question:
naire was con-
sidered funny,
outside of the
annual docu-
ment bearing
on your income
for tax pur-
poses. Today,
however, h e
Go " er nnlent,
Evening star., 1942-12-03

cause NllcH -
man has no bet
ter grasp Of the
global situation
than I have, he
Is likely to get
shooed of the
editorial pages
and sent back to
the bo " 4 n 9
scores and soft
ball results with
practically no
warning.
So / ca m q
Evening star., 1942-12-03

HE opinions of the riters this page their opn
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented In The
to gue all sides OF questions OF interest
readers opinions contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1942-12-03
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

by GUILD LINCOLN.
We're the Government question:
natre,
Citizens must haze q care.
You must tell us 1Dhere you stand
On every question in the land.
II at any point you taiI
Fines you pay or go to Jail.
The above paraphrases a verse
written almost Is years ago when
the late Senator Borah of Idaho
was asking pertinent questions of
Evening star., 1942-12-03
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

While reports regarding cha
otic economic and political con-
ditions in Italy have been con-
firmed from reliable sources, it
Evening star., 1942-12-03
McLemore--
Rose Bowl Come
May Be q Bit Hectic
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

ATHENS, Ga.-Every once in a
while I report sports event just
to keep my hand In.
I figure this to be very smart. be-
Evening star., 1942-12-03

Determine
Income
~ Circumvention of Law
Claimed in New
Solory Limitation
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Congress used to make the tax
laws and the public used to have a
chance to expresses its views at pub
lie hearings, after which the meas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-30
Naeg. U. S. Pat. 0G.l BY JACK GUENTfEER

lUnlsed Press stan CerrsspondenGD
 New York, June s0-tUPD--The laughing boy of professional foot- ball, James Glees0n Councilman, Esq. swept in and out Of town with his customary gust0 again today but this time he left the sports writers something more meaty than anec- dotes to remember him by. Instead of songs, jokes and batter, the Chicago Cardinal chief passed around q grim message.
 That message Is this: The time has passed when high school and college coaches could prepare boys thr0ugh the cmrs0ry physical educa- ton programs long accepted as ade- quate. No longer Is it sufficient to t0ughen youths by making them run jump and hurdle. Starting as Of now. these boys must be made tough to the point where they wel- come violence.
 That's a rather large order ln q nation which for decades has inc EtTucted its boys to obey the codes of sp0Ftsmanshlp and the rules of the drawing room, but the big, husky guy who has been an artists agent, a prize fighter. a grid star and almost everything you can name believes that there gre plenty Of instructors around who can fill it.
 The question is: will they be per- mitted to flll it9
 sI think they will" Jimmy said today as he hammered the table with hls king-glze fist sI think that we can drop pretense for the time being and concentrate on eaulpplng our young men for the long and the nasty tasks they have in front Of them. We don't want to send our boys out until they are ilt, do wei Well, then, let's tonghen them mentally.
 Lets not be squeamish. Let's deluge the boys with violence to the point where they become so familiar with violence that they are cons temntn0us 0f lt. w have been too nrldefuI 0g our records ln olympic AHttfbe A4tN NtFt4f asf t9 VI eIf8tAHf " must forget that and take ID the task of drilling boys tn contact games until they no longer fear iM| pact 0T injury"
 T0lAFanee faV Contact
 Councilman Is not an emplOye of the Army, the Navy or any other branch Of the services, Nor does he have any illusions, He agrees that only 20 per cent Of our youths have any love for the set-eN .upsands knaek-em m-d0wD activities, But the rest must build ID Q tolerance for contact much as you build up q tolerance f0r stFgehAlne. opium or any other poison,
 we have been too Intent 0n be- coming speelallsts,' he continued, 4 man mRy be able to run 100 yards ln 9a seconds and yet not he worth boot as Q s0ldleF because he hasn't been conditioned to the point where he Is willing t0 lneapRr ellate aD0ther man, And he won't he worth Q boot nniil be stops be- ln6 a specialist and comes faee 70 face with violence"