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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-15
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 4
Libby, Montana
SCHEDJJLE mT-Rn

Statement of Disbursements and Budget Balances
High School Fund June &c. 1871 to April 80, 1912
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-15

S3 48304 s3S5860O 710296
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.
Libby, Montana
SCHEDULE
Oh Disbursements
June 30 19a1 to April
Balance l941 (OverdrafD (44O8)
Receipts
Class unit .-..-.S $4,000
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
Halt Enlistment
Of Key Workers
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
list will "also be used as a guide
by the local selecuve service
boards in connection with prob
lens of occupational deferment."
The army-navy list OF essential
activities follows:
Production OF aircraft and parts: ships.
boats and parts: ordnance and accessories.
and ammunition.
Agriculture. food processing. forestry.
logging and numbering, construction. Goa
mining. metal mining, nonmetaIlic mining.
processing and auarrying
Smelling, refining and rolling Of metals
production OF metal shapes and foryings
finishing OF metal products
Production OF industrial and agricultural
equipment: machinery chemicals and al.
lied products: rubber and leather products;
textiles: apparel; stone. clay and glass
podueu: petroleum; natural gas: petroleum
and coal products
Production OF finished lumber. transpor.
tation equipment: transportation services
materials for packing and shipping: com.
munieation equipment: communication
services: heating. power and illuminating
services; repair and hand trade services
Health and welfare services. facilities
and equipment; educational services and
governmental services necessary for main
tsnancs OF health. safety, morale and the
prosecution Of the war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
Mid.Africa
.YankS

BRAZZAVILLE, FIGHTING
NCH EQUATORIAL AT
RIGA. Sept. IL (UP).-(Delayed)
United States troops marched
through a town in French Equa-
torial Africa today to the en-
thusiastic cheers of the people.
They will be stationed at an
undisclosed part of Fighting
French Africa. where they will
help defend the common interests
of the United Nations.
The people were heartened TO
see the young, sturdy American
soldiers eager TO join their French
comrades.
European as well as native
populations were much impressed
by their modern equipment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
British Press On
In Madagascar

LONDON. Sept. II (UP).-Brit-
ish imperial forces advancing on
Tananarive. capital of Vichy Mad
agascar, gained 40 miles yester-
day. a communique of the East
Africa command said today. Dis
patches indicated that they were
within 80 miles OF the town.
A second column moving down
the east coast occupied Vohemar.
80 miles south of the Diego SuareZ
naval base on the northeast coast,
without opposition.
A third column advancing from
Diego -Suarez down the northwest
coast was delayed by destroyed
bridges. the communique said. but
by last evening was within 20
miles of the port of Ambanja,
which the imperial forces that
landed Thursday had occupied
along with the adjacent island of
NoSy-Be.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
Army Goes Into Hotel business
BeIIhop Bugs Works Up,
Floor by Floor, to goth
By Arthur BUGS" BAER

The army couple Of hundred hotels in all sections OF
country. applied for front line service in the Traymore
City they almost sent the Stevens the
Middle Western front.
Now any newspaper coumnist start belboy and
his way up floor floor reported today at the Van
the Catsls where Rip Van Wrinkle slept for 20
years and then, didn't get eggs for breakfast.
My job the Van Insomnia is dunng tea balls for cock
colones Every beboy used be newspaper coumn
They haven't got peaks their they get closer to
xeyholes.
Bugs" said the ggadier brinde at the desk go to
seventy and tell General can't
him matches that high. It's above timber Hne"
When got back the Kitchen found that the chef had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
Farm Hand S
Death Probed
Time. stan carrr.pond.nt

SAGINAW. Sept. II. - Labora-
tory tests were being conducted
today in an attempt TO ascertain
the cause of death of farmer
whose body was found yesterday
in the Shiawassce River near
Chesaning.
Coroner Richard f. Gugel said
because very little water was
found in the lungs heart attack
may have caused the d e [ h OF
J a m G s Gould Wilson. 81. Brant
farmland. He had been dead
a bout two days. DR.. Dale E.
Thomas could find no indication of
violence during a post norton ex-
animation, Gugel said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
Fortress Sinks
Jap Destroyer
Off New Guinea
Australians Slave OF
Enemy in Mountains
for the Second Day

GENERAL Mac ART II L r S
HEADQUARTERS. Australia,
Sept. II (UPl.-Flying Fortresses
and Lockheed Hudson medium
bombers left one Japanese de-
stroyer sinking. its crew struggling
in the water. and probably dam
aged another off the southeast
end OF New Guinea. Gen. Douglas
Macarthur announced today.
The destroyers apparently were
scouting the area off New Guinea
in connection with operations at
Milne Bay and the enemy drive
across the Owen Stanley noun
tainS, where the Australians have
held the japanese for two days.
SIGHTED OFF MILNE BAY
The Fortresses and Lockheeds
caught two destroyers cruising off
Normandy Island. in the D'Entre-
casteaux group. as miles north of
Milne Bay. where Australians
had about completed the hopping
up OF an enemy invasion force
which met disaster when it landed.
Driving In to the attack in the
type of high level precion opera
ton which has made them famous
in western Europe. the Fortresses
hit one of the destroyers and the
Hudsons. attacking at low level,
planted a big bomb so close TO
the second that il was believed
damaged.
The first destroyer burst into
flames. When the Allied planes
left il was still afire and was sink
ing by the stern. Members of its
crew were struggling toward life
RATS.
THE enemy: has made no
further advances" said Mac
Arthur's communique Of the
situation on the slopes of the
Owen Stanley mountains.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
Us. Waits
Call to Act
I'm India
By KINGSBURY SMITH
international News Service stan Writer

WASHINGTON, Sept. II. -
There are strong indications in re-
sponsible quarters in Washington
today that the American govern
ment might now be willing to act
as mediator in the Indian crisis if
invited to do so by Great Britain
and the responsible Indian leaders.
The situation in India is con-
sidered SO grave that high Amer
lean officials feel a further effort
should be made to effect a settle
ment before civil war develops.
A corps of United States engi-
neers and technical experts soon
will leave for India on important
assignments" to help develop and
gear war production to United
Nations strategy, it was an
nounced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
2-Ddy Bomb School
Attended by $50

The first bomb reconnaissance
school TO be held in the Midwest
will be concluded here today by
$50 selected representatives from
the Detroit metropolitan area.
Under the instruction Of experts
from the army ordnance depart
ment. the school trains police Off
Gals and others in handling
unexploded bombs. Eighty Detroit
policemen and representatives of
other metropolitan communities
attended the two-day sessions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
.StdteCrops Due
To SET Record
Times staH Ccsresposdeat

LANSING, Sept. 12.-Michigar
will break all records in the har.
vest of field crops this fall, federal
statisticians reported today.
Total production Of field
crops In 1912 promises to ex-
coed all other years." the report
said. coats production II the
largest on record, corn produc-
ton Il next to the 1920 crop,
barley will be exceeded only by
the 1928 crop and hay will be
exceeded only by the crops of
1910 and 1916"
The condition OF corn on Sep
TENDER l indicated a yield of az
bushels per acre which il realized
will be the largest on record.
Statisticians also reported q
very favorable" fruit crop will
be picked this fall.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
A|eutidns Held
BLOW to Japan

SEATTLE. Sept. II (UP).-Rep
Warren C. Magnuson Cd o
Washington thinks the japanese
effort to obtain a foothold in the
has proved so cost,
that their offensive wings are
clipped
From the American stand
point, the situation there il In
good shape" he told a Seattle
club.
81 do not believe the Japanese
had any intentions Of using the
Aleutians rs stepping stones to
Alaska. Their purpose was TO
use kiska I'm an attack on ST.
IBERIA and as an obstacle to our
lend-iease route to Russia by
way Of the Bering.
"Our greatest loss was the
weather stations 30 necessary to
our military plans. But Seattle
and Alaska will benefit ulti-
mately from the japanese ven
ture. The eyes of our eastern
seaboard have been turned to
the north Pacific and the whole
nation now realizes the impor-
lance and vast potential wealth
of Alaska"
MagnuSon was a member OF q
congressional committee which re-
turned recently from an inspection
tour of Alaskan and Aleutian de,
fenses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12

fled German line in the area OF
Cinyavino, six miles south OF
Schlusselburg. and continued to
advance.
The noon communique said 40
enemy tanks had been destroyed
or set on fire in the central front
offensive, in fighting on the out
skirts of an important inhabited
locality.
Denied a quick victory at Stain
grad, the Germans were reported
venting their rage on the civilian
population. While some bombers
blasted Soviet positions, others
bombed Stalingrad itself, and dis
patches said il was a burned and
ruined city.
Neutral dispatches said that
Stalingrad was one of Hitler's
most coveted detectives, and
that he planned to rename it
"Hitlerburg" il he takes IT'D
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
Nazis Urge Viohy
To Break With u. 5.

LONDON, Sept. II (INS).-
Germany is bringing more pres
sure on Vichy France to break
relations with the
United States because America
approved the British attack on
Madagascar. Exchange Telegraph
reported today from Zurich
Switzerland.
The NaZi foreign office and
press, the Zurich report said
screamed that Americas quiet CO
operation with Great Britain ir
the incident is "intolerable.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
a Americans Killed
By Air Crash in Spain

MADRID, Sept. u QNS).-
Four American airmen were re-
ported today TO have been killed
when their bomb-loaded airplane
crashed on a Spanish farm be-
tween Tarifa and Algeciras. near
Gibraltar.
CThe Vichy news agency. ac-
cording 10 Reuters British
news agency, said that the plane
was a Flying FortreSsD
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12

Bugs" Baer, the Mata Hari of the Detroit Times
illustrates the proper technique OF playing II spy.
decorating himself He made epaues out OF omees ana
the jiggadier- brindle getting outranked.
Bugs" he said don't salute everybody with leaves on
their shoulders. Remember It's autumn"
There fellow sitting the park bench under tree,
and l said
"Scram, you bum"
But he the level 1t maple tree and ne was
wearing oak leaves.
Bugs" said the Tggadier proceed to the ninety third
echelon formation Deploy smshers and take the
away Tired Of the invasion forces. He's
six weeks hack in his rent and I'm afraid he will via
parachute"
When raped the door the major jumped Some folks
can't get their civilian capers
The room empty bottomless bird nest I went
down to the desk and reported the major missing action
finally in branch of the He also waits who
only and stands But he doesn't win tennis matches
The Van Insomnia 80 stories high and has 1899
just one less than the Stevens of Chicago.
Unless the ggadier brnde promotes other job
will tell you about it, next Monday.
Ito Be Contnued)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
Loans 10 Brokers
Down 10 Millions

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Loans
to brokers and dealers in the week
ended September 9 totaled $751;
100000, down $l6,000,00O from the
previous week and a decrease of
SS4. 100000 from the like week a
year ago. Other loans for the pur-
pose of purchasing or carrying Sc
curities amounted to S142 .000, 900.
down $1,000,000 from the Septem-
Der 2 week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
a Invade French Court
To Free Trio on Trial

VICHY, France, Sept. IL tINS).
The presiding magistrate and a
policeman were killed when four
men forced their way into a court
room at Nantes and freed three
prisoners on trial. according to
reaching Vichy today.
The seven men escaped on BIZ
cycles.
1t was reported that a magis-
trate conducting a probe into
by patriots in the occu-
pied zone of France had been
by the same men who
broke I'D the trial at Nantes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
33-Lb. Fish
Saginaw Pairolman Tells
Of Big One He Landed

SAGINAW. Sept 12.-Patrol-
man Billy Martin had the best fish
story around police headquarters
today-about the big one that did
not get away.
Vacationing at Brevort Lake,
Martin hooked what he first
thought was the bottom OF the
lake. he says, but il moved.
1T acted like dynamite" he
continued. EFT was not the bot
tom. IL was q muskie. A husky
muskie."
Forty-five minutes later Martin
landed the fish, which measured
81 inches and weighed 80 pounds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
Admiral Cheatham
Dies in Montana

Word was received in Detroit
today of the death of Rear AID
miral j. ]. Cheatham, ". s. NJ. re-
tired. a veteran of AZ years In
the navy supply corps. in Kalistell
Mont, on September 8.
Admiral Cheatham's widow is
the former Irene Pigchon. daugh.
ter of Mrs. John II. Pigchon oil
Crosse Pointe. Burial will be ir
Arlington National Cemetery or
Tuesday. relatives said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
Stockholm Blast Reported

LONDON, Sept. II CUP).-The
V1chy radio this morning reported
a terrific explosion" in a Stock
holm munitions factory. and said
iremen IN the Swedish capital
were fighting TO control a mon
strous blaze resulting from the
explosion. (There was no confir-
NATION from Stockholm.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
.Tobruk Bombed
BY A|fedFfi

CAIRO, Egypt, Sept. II GNS)
The Middle East campaign set
tied down to a battle for supply
lines today as Allied bombers
launched another attack at the
Axis base of Tobruk.
Heavy and medium bombers OF
the Australian air force smashed
Axis supply bases there and
struck at other undisclosed tar
gets nearby.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
SoIomons Will Hold,
Knox Aide Predicts

WASHINGTON, Sept. II 0NS)
Undersecretary of the Navy James
V. Forrestal said today that the
japanese would have a tough
time" snatching the Solomon
Islands from the grasp of the
United States Marines.
Recently returned from 5000
mile trip through the Pacific bases,
Forrestal expressed full confidence
in the ability of the United States
forces to hold the islands.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
All Oakland Supervisors

PONTIAC, Sept. 12.-Oakland
County board of supervisors opens
its fall session a week from Mon
day September p. The board will
convene in its new room in Court
house Annex, formerly Masonic
Temple.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
Paris Blast Kills Two

LONDON, Sept. II CUP).-A
fuel depot at German-occupied
Versailles, a Paris suburb. ex-
ploded. killing two workmen and
injuring three others, Vichy radio
announced today. Cause Of the
explosion was not given.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
Arm Off, Keeps Firing
Former ShoeIess Newspaper Vendor Dies Hero
Of Campaign in Eeypt-Deeoroted

LONDON, Sept. Il 0NS).-The
name of Pvt. Adam Herbert today
went down with Britain's great
heroes.
Private Herbert. In civilian life.
was shoeless newspaper vendor
at Newcastle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12

As soldier, he was greater.
II rbert was posthumousiy
awarded the Victor Cross for
bravery in the Egyptian campaign.
He fired an anti-tank gun at Axis
forces even after his left arm had
been blown away by enemy fire.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
Hurt laps Treacllery
Wounded Enemy in Soomons Blows Up Himself
and Marine Who Goes TO Help Him

WASHINGTON. Sept. Il uNS)
illustrating the type of Jspa-
nese lighting man opposing Ameri-
can forces in the Solomons, Secre-
tary Of the Navy Frank Knox to-
day told Of the following incident
There was a wounded Japa-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
RUSSIAN GAINS TOLD

Front line dispatches and COM
muniques reported progress in two
Russian offensives. one near
Schlusselburg to break the siege
of Leningrad, and a second on the
central front to wipe out a salient
extending toward Moscow.
Dispatches said the Russians had
smashed through a heavily-forti-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12

LONDON, Sept. II tINS).-The
London radio reported today that
German air superiority at Stain.
grad is more marked than ever. y
Front limo reports" according
to BIC, speaks Of masses of
Messerschmitts and dive-bomb-
ers operating all the time over
the battle area"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12

nese on the ground for hours.
A mariRe went 10 his aid.
The Japanese had concealed
a hand grenade under him.
When the marine approached
he pulled the pin and blew up
both himself and the American"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
Lannon'S Bond Sales

BOSTON, Sept. II. (INS).-
Dorothy Lamour, conducting a
one-woman war bond selling cam
paign tour. today had boosted her
total to S86, 100000 after selling
some 100000 worth at Fall
River and New Bedford.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
BROADER POWERS

Conferees said the legislation
would not restrict Mr.. Roosevelts
economic controls 10 the degree
demanded by some congressional
quarters. On the other hand. they
said, il would mot repeal all the
laws that interfere with what the
feels il necessary to do"
They predicted the measure
would follow the program Mr..
Roosevelt repeatedly has worked
out in a series of executive orders
to be issued II Congress does not
act on or before October !. This.
they said. would call for presiden-
tial authority to:
Outlaw increases In wages
and salaries of workers in war
industries beyond point Is per
cent above the levels of Jan. !.
1871. The provision would apply
10 increases obtained through
voluntary agreement or collec-
tive bargaining
2-Prevent war plants from
pirating workers in other plants
or industries by offering nlgner
wage as an inducement.
Suspend price control law
provisions prohibiting IMPOSE
ton of farm price ceilings below
40 per cent OF parity. the aver
age price prevailing from 1919
to 1929. or the October l and
Dec. Is. l94l levels. The Pres
idcnt has recommended stabili-
zation OF farm prices at 100 per
cent OF parity or at levels now
prevailing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
Patterson Visits
Bomber PI ant
Registered u. q. Patent onios
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said that during the past week
there has been gradual realization
that the plans of the United State.
air forces were sound and that
the products of this planning. tht
B-24 and the BIZ, Flying For
tresses, may revolutionize all
almost as much as tho
event of the airplane changed
naval strategy.
There is not yet a full under
standing of the significance of
tho battles In which our Flying
Fortresses have been engaged
over German-occupied Europe In
the last few weeks" Patterson
said.
Is DAYLIGHT RAIDS
"In the period since August II
these great offensive weapons
have made Is separate raids.
These raids have taken place I'm
daylight, and, because OF the ac-
curacy of the bombing which
daylight hours and the Norden
bombsight make possible, IL Ii
safe to say that from the point
of view Of military Importance
these raids have been of greater
effect than the same number ut
night.
These raids were directed ut
military detectives In France
and Holland. We have word
from our British allies that the
bombing has been exceptionally
accurate In every case
ONLY TWO LOST
Equally gratifying Is the fact,
also without precedent In this
war, i'm these IS daylight raids
only two planes were lost. AS
against this loss the dispatches
show that, In addition to the de-
struction of targets on the
ground, FL enemy planes were
destroyed in the air and 20 more
were probably destroyed"
Patterson said that extraordi-
nary as this record is in aerial
1--WE cannot rest on our
oars,r and added;
"Such performances by our
heavy bombers must be multi
piled many times before our ulti-
mate objective In attained. And
as we penetrate deeper into
enemy country our losses will
inevitably rise and we must take
them with courage and UNDER
standing II we are to succeed"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
Venezuela Recognizes China

CARACAS, Venezuela. Sept. II
UNS) Diplomatic relations be-
tween Venezuela and China were
established today the Venezuelan
government announced.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
Germans Battle
Into The Streets
of Std|ingrdd
Snowfall in Caucasus
Emphasizes Urgency
Of Killers Onslaught
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Normally, winter is not due In the
Caucasus or around Stalingrad
until November.
The snow was reported In a
region where the Russians were
Tightening a ring around German
forces which had broken across to
the south bank of the Terek River.
The German drive there was aimed
at the oil fields of Grozny.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
Pick Miss America

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept.
II (INS). Miss America of
1912" will be crowned tonight in
the Atlantic City beauty pageant.