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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-19

Uncle Sam has problems on his
hands Mat he thinks the public
schools can handle. He's SO sure Of
it that he has sent officials of the
Inland Empire Education Assoca-
ton list of topics which he urgent
ly wishes to have discussed in Spo-
kane in April at the annual meeting
Of the Inland Empire Education As
ISOLATION, April 8, and 10.
From the office of the Education
Wartime Commission has come a
list OF the most pressing problems
Of education, with the hope that all
school officials, students and school
board members Of the four north
western states viii be able to get
to Spokane for the April meeting
and their discussion said Carl Fer
guson, executive secretary of the
Inland Empire Education Associa-
ton
School boards which are trying
TO bring the current year to an ear
ly close, have been requested TO
leave open the dates Of April 8, 8
and 10 50 that their personnel may
take part in the discussions
Some Of the prolems that each
community is going to be asked 10
solve are:
One hundred fifty thousand men
IN the first draft call had not
reached the minimum educational
requirements of the army. How
can the schools train them 50 that
they will be available Tor service
IN the shortest possible time?
Should schools and colleges
lengthen-the school week, shorten
vacations, and reduce graduation
requirements?
- Vfllaattt subjects does tfffc ar-rrry ard
navy want taught that have not
been taught in the past? What sub
ject deficiencies have shown I'D in
preparation for service?
l#en-etaaf4- health education bc inn
proved and improved at once?
Can nursery schools be estab-
lished quickly to permit employ
ment Of mothers in war industries?
How can youth under military
age be given pre-training or some
opportunity to be of service?
What about college students Gag
or for service?
How shall education plan for
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-19

So far as the three and four lump
user is concerned, the forthcoming
rationing may seem like the last
straw, but he will not lack for the
sweets he needs for food and en-
ergy Sugar today is more than just
food and energy; it is war weapon.
From sugar is made industrial al
eohol' for the production of smoke
less powder. Hence. every lump
saved is a potential shot at the en-
envy. The u. s. Bureau of Home
Economics has some suggestions on
how civilians can use less sugar and
still get good diets.
Try less sugar in your coffee and
tea Many persons now prefer these
beverages without sugar.
Use fewer desserts that require
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-19

Sugar rationing may have anon
nous sound to "a nation that bas
had few restrictions placed upon II
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-19

swee.ening with sugar Fresh fruit
salad is one dessert that has plenty
of natural sugar
Dried fruits-raisins, dates, figs,
prunes. peaches, apricots and others
are rich in sugar and should be
eaten with breakfast cereals in lieu
of sugar
Fresh fruits are rich in sugar
content and should be used extern
sively.
Don't forget. too. that the ice
cream. chewing gum, candy and
soda you have during the day all
contain sugar The sWeeting con-
tanned in them gives you energy
and you don't need SO much sugar
with your foods.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-19

Mr.. President, you had a chance
to soar in our good peoples esti-
nation to as dizzy heights as our
brave men who are so valiantly
fighting in the skies for you and
for me. But you, too, voted for
this pension measure, so you go to
the bottom with the rest of the
Wreckage
We can't help but wonder how
intelligent men in your positions
could do such thing, knowing it
might shatter tht confidence of our
courageous, intelligent and self
sacrificing people.
We American people fail to UNI
derstand your lust for self bet
torment in these war torn and try
ing times.
We love our country and will
fight for it to the end but we can't
but help at times--to Wonder
1t reminds us of the kindergarten
teacher urging her small pupils to
deny themselves something over
the weekend that they want very
much and buy defense stamp in
stead.
Monday morning sees them troop
ing in their treasured stamps
clutched tightly in their chubby lit
tie hands, satisfied smiles on their
little faces, only to see their dearly
loved teacher holding a big red APP
pie. Smiles vanish; wonder in their
eyes
MILE MEASNER.
FLA FLASH Congress won tire na=
tional hog calling contest.-M NJ
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-19
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A Libby man thinks more people
should have read an article in a re-
cent number Of Life. The article de-
seribes the work of U. S. army
surgeons in the fighting of General
MacArthur's men on Bataan PENN
sula Il tells of the surgeons taking
out of wounds in American bows.
pieces of Model T. Fords, nuts and
screws from American made ma
chinery and even a Singer sewing
machine screwdriver All of this
used by the Japs as schrapnel.
The Libby man was Bob
Baker. He says that for the
past several wears. his family
has watched thousands OF tons
of scrap iron passing his farm
home ON the Great Northern,
westward bound and undoubt-
eddy shipped ultimately to the
Japs to be made by them into
war equipment.
And now we're getting ii back
with vengeancel If our foresight
had only been as good. as our hind
sight
Merchants are beginning TO tell
their customers that they had bet
ter begin saving their paper sacks.
These containers Will probably be
on the rationing list ere lore. It
therefore behooves everyone to
hang onto those very convenient
articles as a precautian against the
dav when they will be most diff
cult to obtain.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-19
Libby Boy Joins Marines

Clare Russell Sugden, II, Of Lib
by, successfully passed the final
physical examination and voluntar-
lily enlisted in the United States
Marine Corps on February 9. Along
with other Montana men, he will
entrain for the recruit depot at the
Marine Corps Base in San Diego,
Calf, where ne VIII undergo six
weeks recruit training.
Sugden was a freshman in Libby
high school
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-19

In our strolling this week. we
crossed the Shiny, slithering trail of
pernicious gossip. 1t is leaving Wor-
ry and heartaches and tears in the
lives of more than one. If persisted
in it may bring shame and disgrace
onto one who is wholly and COM
pletely innocent Of any Wrong-do-
ing. And the dastardly part Of this
disgusting chatter is that there is
not a scintilla Of truth to it. The
supposing. the whispering behind
hands, the open charging are who'll
ly false, wholly without any founda-
ton whatever
How shriyeled- are the souls,
how little the minds, how Wea-
zened are the hearts that will
spend their time i'm spreading
that which will bring heart
ache and sorrow into innocent
lives when there is so much OF
surprising Importance going on
in the world today
The hottest hell would only be
half hot enough for people such as
these.
III wager this Troy couple would
like to hang a certain thief If they
could get their hands on him. This
1s their story.
They drove to Libby Sunday
night to attend the theatre. Before
starting out, they filled the car
with gas. After the show they start
cd for home and got as far al the
fountain at Kootenai falls when
their gas played out Investigation
disclosed that someone had robbed
their tank while they were III the
theatre. Accordingly they found
themselves marooned at the falls in
the middle Of the highland to
make matters worse, ii was stormy
weather.
While hoping for someone to come
along with some gas to spare. a
truck. also drove in and parked
Something was holding him 10.
also.
" No rescue for the maTOOned
couple showed up until about 4
o'clock Monday morning, when
passing car carried them into
Libby. Here they routed a serv
rec station rrlarf ont Uf his warm
bed, and he, with can of gas.
carried them back to their ear
at the falls.
Could You blame that couple
II they had murder in their
hearts?
:.
Sugar rationing may have anon
nous sound TO a nation that las
ifad lev restrictions placed upon III
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-19
Two Base Hit

And SO" said the magistrate,
this is the fifth person you've
knocked down this year
Pardon me, said the girl mo
torist with dignity, the fourth.
One Of them was the, same person
twice"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-19
And He Heard Plenty

Auto Owner. WELL said the
owner Of the automobile after the
smash. all that can say is I'm
sorry
Truck Driver: 4'Oh, is that all you
can say?'
Why, yes.
Well, then listen to me-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-19
The FORUM

fThis is a department for the dis
cussion of pertinent topics by anyone
who so desires 1t is open TO every
one aid any suitable subject may be
considered However. what appears
in this department does not neces
sarily reflect the views of this pa
ner.-.The Editor
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-19
post war establishments?

49, - Y =
There has never been a year
when attendance at the teachers
professional meeting will be SO inn
peratlve. Every alert community
will insist that its educational lead
ers and best teachers be present for
The discussion asked by the Educa-
ton Wartime Commission" Mr..
Ferguson added
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-19
GRAVEYARD IRON"

Automobile Junk dea'efs and
owners of 'graveyardsa in
which junked cars have been
dumned have been requested
by the bureau of industrial con-
seryation and the office of price
administrators to get their old
ialonies into the hands of pro-
ducers of war materials. Fair
prices for the iron in these junk
piles will be made. and where
such offers are rejected, in
yestigation will follow. The gov
eminent may go to the extent
of requisitioning entire yards.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-19
A WOMAN SITS IN JUDGMENT
Crowded Out Last Week.

A housewives contribution to the
question, do you think congress
justified in voting pensions?'
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-19

Another Libby woman puts in her
two bits worth in the dog argu-
ment going the rounds. She is a
lover of birds-and also likes dogs
but says town IS no place for a
dog unless it is kept at home.
Said she: IF you arc going to
keep the dogs tied up at home
what is going TO be done about cats
running at. large They are a
nuisance, too And they certainly
kill lot Of our songbirds
That thought about the killing Of
4iseelss recalled tt4 Every
body will remember that few
years ago, late and unusually Sc
we're storm in the spring came af-
ter the bluebirds had made their
annual spring migration back to
their summer homes. Hundreds of
hem were killed. Dead bluebirds
were found everywhere; one man
picked up pail full of them in a
small depression in a hillside where
they had taken refuge. Since then
the bluebird population has been
small And cats are hard on blue
birds as we'll as on many other
species Of our feathered friends.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-01
U s. Shipbudnq Brought Back to It's Birthplace

feeling the metal to determine
whether 1t has heated unduly.
Another method is to tie dairy
thermometer to heavy cord and
slide it into the pipe.
when temperature reaches
1870 degrees" Limbaugh said, 1T
is time to worry. 1t should be
checked every few hours. When
it reaches 200 degrees, the farm
er should notify his insurance
company, summon fire equip
ment and remove livestock from
the barn, because fire then is i'm
minent. Many insurance compa-
MES have equipment to meet
these situations.
The owner then should gather
a crew of men to speed removal
of the hay, because it is apt to
ignite as air reaches it. Line
baugh said the farmer may have
to stop repeatedly to extinguish
fires while the hay is being re-
moved, and to attempt this alone
would be to invite loss of the
barn.
He recommended that farmers
storing hay spread it In thin law
ers. He cautioned that even a
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-01
BY WILLIAM E. PHIPPS


PORTLAND, Ore, July l -
up - They laid the keel of a
tanker at Swan Island today and
brought United States shipbuild-
ing on the Pacific coast back to
its birthplace of l02 years ago.
Now the tiny island in Port
lands Willamette River harbor
bulges with machinery that
makes it the last word in ship
yards - an eight-way layout
costing $17,O00,O00 where Henry
j. Kaiser, the miracle man of
World War II shipbuilding, will
turn out Sc long-range tankers.
AS the cradle for the first ship
built by Americans in what is
now the continental Pacific
coast of the United States, Swan
Island was a wooded isle which
pioneers secured for much of
the timbers thar went into the
Baltimore-type clipper. Star of
oregon.
The tankers first ships to
be built on the island since the
Star of Oregon - will be con-
structed by Kaisers pre-war
bridge and dam builders who
have already established worlds
records for mass production of
emergency wartime shipping,
men who have turned out Liber-
ty freighters in 46 days each.
Working for them at Swan Is
land will be some 10000 to 3d.
900 men.
When Joseph Gale laid the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-01
Warn Farmers
Of Barn Fires.
Weather Conditions
Moy Bring Outbreak

EAST LANSING, July Up
- Floyd Limbaugh, Michigan
State College agricultural engi-
neer, warned farmers today they
may expect an outbreak of dam
aging barn fires attributable to
weather conditions.
Limbaugh said he already has
received many calls for help
from farmers concerned by
threatened spontaneous combus-
ton in hay mows, and from in
surance companies worried by
the prospect of severe losses.
He recommended that farm
ers check the temperature of hay
in the NOW frequently, suggest
ing this can be done by probing
the hay with a metal pipe and
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-01
Road Commission
Contributes 1850
Pounds of Rubber

Russell Murphy, county chair
man for the petroleum industry
"Old Scrap Rubber" drive, re-
vealed today that the Macomb
County Road Commission had
contributed an additional 1850
pounds to the campaign.
The rubber was culled from
the commission five plants I'M
der the leadership of Vincent
Lumley and Arnold F. Boots"
Ullrich, Murphy said.
The chairman urged children
TO make a second survey of their
parents homes for old rubber.
Gas station owners are still pay
ing a cent per pound for the
rubber.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-01

light dew or shower on hay
makes it more liable to spontan-
eous combustion than if it is fair
ly green within itself. 1t also is
dangerous to allow weeds to 60
in with the hay.
The college has encouraged
farmers to convert as much of
their hay crops into silage as
possible, because the summer has
been humid and rainy.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-01
MEET THURSDAY

The local chapter of Knights
of Columbus will meet July Is
at 8 p. m. instead of tomorrow
as previously announced, Grand
Knight Robert Wright said to-
day. Activities of members fore
ed the postponement, Wright
said.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-01
Keel Laid Where Industry
Started 102 Years Ago
PortIond's Horbov BuIses with
Machinery Costing II Million

keel Of the Star of Oregon in
1910, there was nothing to guide
him but the money of some ships
in which he once sailed. Work.
ing with him was handful OF
Rocky Mountain fur trappers
who, like Gale, had fought their
way Through uncharted wilder
ness a nd hostile Indians to the
Oregon country.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-01
rROWLERS ESCAPE

Police Lieut.. Walter Bobcean
and Patrolman AL Trombley
were unable to locate the Prov
lers that Ralph Clark, of 1T
Moross, said were trying to gain
entrance to the garage behind
his home early today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-01

CALL MEETING
Auxiliary firemen will meet
Thursday at 1880 at the fire hall
for practise, Fire Chief c. Ed
ward Willert said this morning.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-01
d ID w Ell
WE'D. THUR. FRI. SAT.

Sat. e Sun. Matinees lOiN
start at I pm. With con-
tinuous shosDs until clos
ing.
No klotinee Tues. or Thurs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
@7 IdfdRNKW BIRDCAGE BONNET

cred friend can enjoy more or
less sunshine and fresh air while
she herself is absorbing these
natural benefits.
More than one professional
milliner has envied the New
York Miss her flair for the orig
inal. In the days before Herr
Schicklgruber decided that. Flu
rope couldn't get along without
his new order, such unusual cha
peaus might well have blossomed
in the atelier of some Partisan
modiste. 1t is seldom, however,
that "Frenchy" notions like this
suddenly burst on a surprised
populace on this side Of the
Atlantic.
Because he is an uncommuni-
cative individual--except for an
occasional flute-like trill -
'Dicky." the occupant of the
super-Spring hat, hasn't been
able to register his opinion about
the top-piece.
Anyway. no humane busybody
has charged Miss Chapman with
cruelty to animals and "Dicky"
appears to be healthy and happy
in spite of his new job as the
living, modern counterpart of the
stuffed ornament on Nellie's
celebrated hat.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Avoid midsummer Trovel

Midsummer isn't always the best time for a
vacation Go earlier lin May or June) if con-
venient-or wait until early fall. You'll have a
better time in more pleasant weather, and an
resorts-missng the crowded mid summer season.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Got His Teeth
From q Bear

NROBABLY the strangest pair
- Of false teeth in America
j belong to Reddy Holman,
who boasts uppers and lowers
made Of real bear teeth set in
plates that have been fashioned
out OF concrete. Homan who
recently returned to New York
after working two years for a
British logging outfit IN Alaska.
says that his unique snappers
were made by an ingenious back
woods blacksmith.
Homan insists that his make
shift molars function excellently,
and now that he's back home has
no intention Of buying any hon
est to goodness storc-teeth.
I'll admit that these teeth
are a little conspicuous when ]
grin but what's the harm in
that? he asks
The story of how this strap
ping lumberjack got his new
grinders is as strange as the
teeth themselves.
lone morning ] woke up with
a devil of a toothache," he re-
called. MY teeth have always
been soft and poor and ! knew
the time had come for me to
pay for my past neglect. l knew
1 wouldn't get any relief until /
had EN- all out. upstairs and
down. So Pete Pomerleau. a
Frenchman from Quebec. who
was the camp blacksmith, agreed
to pull the aching molars.
For anesthetic all / could do
was get drunk so when / was
thoroughly plastered, Pete went
20 work with his pliers. 1t was
like a bad dream. When l came
TO, l didn't know which ached
worst, my jaws or my head.
rinsed my mouth with salt water
and lived on soup for a week.
But l couldn't live on soup
forever so Pete told me to shoot
young bear so he could make
me a set of teeth and l soon
brought one in. Pete took an
impression of my gums on a big
wad Of spruce gum and then
made two plates out Of cement.
Before these cement plates
hardened, he stuck into them
an upper and lower row of bear
teeth and darned if they didn't
look pretty good. He did lot
of filing and grinding on small
emery wheel and then banded
me the finished article The
teeth hurt a little at first but he
kept polishing 'em up until at
last l believe they fitted as well
as most false teeth do and I
found / could chew fine on EN-.
Before I left camp I even ate a
lot of not-so-tender bear meat
steaks with my bears teeth"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
EElz11ZE3 ads
Nudge Your Lazy
Liver Tonight!
Follow Noted Ohio Doctors Advice
To Relieve CONSTIPATION!

II liver bile doesn't flow freely every
day into your neutrality-suspicious.
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. Olive Tablets, being purely regetdbIe,
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ALSO help elimination. Get a box
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Plan Trips for Mid-Week Dogs

Whenever possible, plan your trips for Monday.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, instead of
for week-ends. This leaves extra seat space
for soldiers on leave, war workers and many
others who can travel only on week ends. 1t
makes trips easier, less crowded for you, too!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Get Trip Facts in Advance
Sove TO Buy u. S. Bonds

Purchase all the Defense Stamps and Bonds
you possibly can you'll be able to buy more
of both with dollars saved going Greyhound.
Another saving: motor buses, carrying huge
volume Of wartime traffic, use far less rubber,
per passenger, than private automobiles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26

NNEHEN Grandpa used to
Y" hum that catchy little
w ditty, The Pretty
Little Bird on Nellie's Hat" he
probably would have bet any
body ten TO one that the day
would never come when Nellie.
or any other young woman,
would ornament her new Spring
chapeau with live bird.
If Grandpa thought any such
thing he should see the new
Spring hat which Miss Mar
guente Chapman, of White
Plains, New York. recently de-
signed for herself. not TO men
ton her pet canary.
This young woman's ingenious
birdcage bonnet is an innovation
which canary owners all over the
country may, or may not, adopt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
why LOOK AND feel
MISERABLY OLD?
Try Stepping-Up Your Liver
Bile Flow-This Sensible
EaSy Wsy.

Why le' yourself look ard feel de-
pressed. yvrc'crcd old before your t,0e2
&c CIever-Be Smart. kruscne0 may be
lIsf what YOU want ard need 20 brig
back 20 normal the flow Of those precious
q Digestion aiding bic iulccS
Snap out % - Get a bottle 81 Kfuschc0
Ssits-sl good druggists have tins famous
English product Take (, tesspocrfui m .
glass Of water thot or cold half an hour
before break fast. ard keep u up for 30
days Now youll know what u IS 70 get
10 feeling ~ and ready for real DAYS
wofk-to feel that you look a'trsetNeiy
healthy and toll Of energy and pep.
Try schen--Fnsde right here IN
u. s. D.. from the famous English recipe
and see what - r'esns-When Bile Flows
Freely--to be froer from SICK headaches.
so-cslled s,ous0css with that tired AL
gone feeilng and most probably constips-
ton. At oil good drug stores.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
H&|1s h0W E21 Ga| h&Z1 III
WHEN YOU TRAVEL!

efficiently. So urge plan trips to give first con-
sderaon workers and of the armed forces You
do this and still enjoy heahu relaxing economical travel
you have in the pastby keeping mind these suggestions
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26

Gravel Strengthens America the wartime slogan of
the United States Travel uer words
spoken But today military necessities ahead of every
thing and Greyhound going about to meet these needs
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-12
Ten Hostesses Fete Bride
at Cocktail Shower Sunday

49, Mrs Joseph Prather, Jr., whom most of her friends
sun refer to as Helen Dilard since she's been bride
tnree weeks was honored at cocktail shower by
of her friends Sunday afternoon at the Nacrema club
house.