The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-23
The Brier Patch

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So many persons have wanted
something said about the failure of
men TO remove their hats Saturday
when the colors went 10y in the pa
rade that | am turning the column
over TO friend who has written me
b. letter on the subject She says.
I think the high school bands on
parade Saturday morning were
mighty fine-the sort of thrill that
brings tears to the eyes and all
that, but | also think a most fit
ten subject for your Brier Patch
is that both the citizens and the
school boys and girls stood careless
" or laughed and wrestled while
the colors went BY.
Il stood and watched them as the
bands came across the finish line.
The Libby boys and girls broke
formation and then stood so care
lessly while the Troy band came
by. and then the Troy folks did the
same way as they stood and watched
the Eureka band Did you note
those few teachers over thereNamong
them that didn't bother to stand
at attention or salute the flag? f.
"Of course, we may be little
4 more conscious of these things just
now, but to me it is always a mat
ter for indignation to see no mark
of respect paid to our flag when
it Is on formal display. Surely in
our schools we can expect this
fundamental to be taught, and what
a great deal the mass salute of the
colors could have added to this
otherwise fine demonstration"
Here's something for mamas and
papas and music lovers to weep
, over Someone told me this
: overheard conversation between Wis
iting young girls Saturday, "Oh,
| that dumb thing (concerD up at the
: school is no good. Come on. let's
60 back to Mr. Mans Beer Parlor'
II Anyway it's an attitude for some
crusader to get to work on
| A lady visiting in Spokane anc
staying at a reputable hotel wa
/ most surprised one night to hear ;
knock at her door because sh,
knew no one there. Anyway, /
was an M. P. looking for strayinl
| soldiers, he said, and went on tt
explain they quite frequently fount
missing ones in hotel rooms. Judg
ing from reports they are having
quite a time in Spokane keeping
| track of the soldiers
Heard. Ten minutes isn't Ions
enough for parking at the F. o. I'm
less the government puts on som,
more P. o. clerks"
Heard. From Mr.. Wood. Il wisl
the visiting Troy and Eureka stu
dents could all know how | ap
preciated their splendid behavior
| during their stay here Saturday
II They were real ladies and gen
/ tlemen.'
L Heard: People needn't complain
about the length of the new P. 0
parking spaces . They are q
| feet in length, four feet longer thar
Il HlG average dllQ l. Wdilt WHICH "
| know they are supposed to park
between the lines and not on the
/ yellow marks And just once
| only once, wish | could hear
nj some other excuse than this one
Well, was just going in there fol-
a minute'-Wth their voices invari-
/ ably raised on the word, minute
I'll give them two more days
; and then I'm going to start cracking
down on them"
Heard: IF people can't park ir
that big a space, they had better
n not go outside the county.
Heard: why couldn't the banc
have played at some other time
than the noon hour Saturday wher
so many people didn't have {
chance to hear it"
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Miss Margaret Hellweg would like
to please remind the public thai
she is she, and not Mrs. Virgi
Manion e. Some local garage
cont /, ,,aren,, ~ l,n,- tt.-f IN,