The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-07-16
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Just StroIIing
Round the Town :.
BY THE OBSERVER
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


Bitter condemnation in respect to
the manner in which this war was
being conducted was being voiced
in certain place in Libby where
men are accustomed to meet. I'VE
never will win this war until there
is different attitude by many peo-
pie said one man, one Of the loud
est in his arrangements. TOO many
people are out after the little old
dollar, he said. "Some are schem-
ing to get bigger profits, others are
demanding higher wages, still 9TH
ers are insisting on higher prices
for the things they produce and
what the nation needs. Where is that
patriotism we hear SO much about?
We've got to forget this gimme idea
or we're going to get licked. :
That brought out other remarks.
Some objected to silly, nonessential
spending in time of war, insisted
that all of such wasting ought to
be stopped at once. All were aware
that taxes are sure to be even
higher than they are now. Much
higher taxes will have to be collect
ed from the people, it was agreed.
But congress is afraid of what the
public will do if drastic taxes are
voted just before election, so minor
tax schedules will be the program
until after election. Such spineless
tactics came in for much caustic
criticism.
L believe we should pay for the
war as we 60 along" said one man
who was sitting on the sidelines.
TO do so might give US pretty
hard jolt but I'm in favor of that
very thing. Let's pay for just as
much of it as we can right now
and get it off our hands. We've goi
to win this war. Let's get at it re-
CARELESS of what it costs he said
Thus spoke true American How
would it be If our weakened con-
gressmen listened in on such con-
versations? Americans are in the
war they didn't want but why stall
about il, let's get at it and have ii
over. That is the attitude one finds
as one strolls up and down the
streets and highways of our land.
How many Libby people realize
that in our midst are a number of
literary people who are gaining
wide recognition for their work?
MRS. Margaret Rawlings had short
story, Lucky Break" in Sunday
issue of This Week Magazine. Mrs.
Glen Oneal recently had her fiftieth
article published in national mag
azine and John Blackboard has had
numerous articles dealing with ma
ture lore published in some of the
nations outstanding publications,
articles that are bringing him cor
respondence from distant points,
one from far away Africa. And to
our knowledge there is another as
piring author who is persistently
gathering material for a novel.
One of our sincerest hopes is to
see that novel really born some
day--not thing to be dreamed
about, not something TO be done
some day, but fine piece of Gre
alive work into which ones whole
heart can be thrown and in which
the characters will almost take on
flesh and blood We hope our aspir-
ing author will not be like a young
girl in short story in the July
Cosmopolitan
"Oh, that reminds me, she said.
I'm writing novel;
"A novel2" he said, honestly
amazed.
Everyone is always talking about
writing one, but never does. So I'm
writing one Everyone should write
one novel 1t should be required
in design for living. Just one.
Like everyone should throw a rock
through window
You're really writing it?n Jerry
couldn't get over that
ITS almost done-two more chap
ters."
And then what2'
ooh, I'll send it away and they'll
send it back, and I'll put it in a
trunk with fraternity pins and
things, and it'll become part Of
me that happened"
Short years ago this newspaper
received request for the names Of
local writers whose work had been
published was rather difficult to
find any such at that time. But it
could be done easily now.
:.
Il never saw the country so pref
ty as it is now" said an enthusiastic
Libby man as. he returned from a
weekend trip to Spokane. THE
drive to and from the city was de.
lightful every foot of the way; wild
flowers in rank profusion, sweet
clover bordering the highway and