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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
Libby Items

Mrs. Walt Kemp won high and
Mrs. Glen Leckrone low, when the
Ace-Hi pinochle club met Wednes-
day evening at the home OF Mrs.
Dick Powell.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Brown drove
to Spokane Wednesday and returned
the same evening. They were ac-
companied by Mrs. Wayne Shana-
han who remained in that city for a
visit.
Mrs. Millett Keller, daughter-in-
law of DR.. Fred Keller Of kalis-
pell, was in Libby Wednesday as a
guest of Mrs. A. L. Brock and Mrs.
Connie Blackwell. Mrs. Keller, who
came to Libby with her ,tather,
Frank Robischon Of Kalispell, also
called on old time friends Of her
husband, DR., Keller Of Great Falls
Mrs. Keller is in Kalispell for a
two weeks visit with her parents.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
Sugar Rotioning
Books Run Into
Millions

The OPA said county clerks
throughout the country now have
$50 million sugar rationing books
which will be transferred to schools
for registration of commercial sugar
April % and %. and of individual
consumers May through May Z.
The office released for rationing be
ginning April Is more than 100000
new typewriters now in the hands
of distributors, wholesalers and
dealers.
April quotas for tires provide
102, 900 new tires and 100000 recap
ped tires for essential passenger
cars and motorcycles, 275,000 new
tires and 250,000 recapped for
trucks, and a limited number OF
recapped tires for war workers,
taxicabs. farmers, statesmen and
Government agencies.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
Three Become Il. S. Citizens
Three Given Divorces

Three were granted final citizen
ship papers in district court We'd
nesday, Judge Dean King presiding.
They were Mrs. Mary Stasviken,
Mrs. Bertha Agnes Johansson and
Vernon Russell Skinner. A. K. Moe,
u. S. naturalization examiner, was
here from Spokane to assist IN the
examinations.
Three were granted divorces,
Grace P. Goodwin was given dl-
vorce from Percy E. Goodwin; So
land Ramlo a divorce from 1rma
Ramlo, and Doris Rose from Frank
Rose. None of the divorces was
contested and all three couples were
from Troy
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09

color guard of the American Legion
followed by the Libby school band,
the fire department trucks, a group
of boys and girls on bicycles ana a
large number of citizens. with cars,
Most every vehicle carried tags ana
banners calling on America TO ex-
ert every effort TO win the war,
During the parade. the band lead
with a number of stirring selec-.
tions. Most of the city was covered
with this reminder of Army Day.
Extends Thanks
@On-behalf of the Montana Pre-
paredness and Advisory Commas
sion and the local committee, wish
to thank the following for helping
to successfully celebrate Army Day
April 6. :.
The Libby Volunteer Fire Depart
ment.
The Libby School Band.
The American Legion.
/ The Libby Transfer for furnishing
transportation for the Band and TN
American Legion Color Guard.
/ All of the business houses which
/ furnished cars with posters and al
the people driving private cars car
rying posters.
Also all of the boys and girls OF
BICYCLES who rode in the parad
/ with posters on their wheels.
h J. A. KRALL,
Chairman Local Defense Com
YpIftap
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
Four Are Winners
I'm Poster Contest

Mrs. Bernard SchIumm, chairman
of the Poppy sales committe, has
announced the winners in a post
er contest sponsored by the Ladies
Auxiliary of the American Legion
In Glass /, consisting of pupils
Of the 4th, 5th and 9th grades, frs
prize was won by Darcy Schermer-
horn and second prize by Peggy
Rawlings.
In Class 2, consisting of pupils 0
the 7th, 9th and 9th gradesJ frs
prize went to Nadine Whitefielt
and second prize to lilo Mae White
field.
Prizes Of $500 and S100 were
paid in each class.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
Scrap Ceiling
Will Not Be Raised

OPA officials declare that per-
sons who withhold scrap iron from
the market in the hope that they
will get more for it later on are
guilty of boarding and will not
profit from their boards. The cell
ing prices now fixed for scrap iron
are not going to be changed, Of
ficials said. The remarks were di-
rected specifically to private per-
sons who refuse to dispense of their
scrap collections to dealers.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
MANY Attend Annual Ball

Mike Shanahan, who was chair
man for the Libby Volunteer Fire
Departments Both annual Easter
Monday ball last Monday, estimates
that about 800 persons attended the
two dances held at the Moose hall
and Cedar Greek Club. Mr.. Shan
ahan stated the firemen extend
hearty thanks to the public fol
their splendid cooperation in put
ting over the affair and special
thanks to the American Legion anc
the school band for their help.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
Army Day
Remembered With
Stirring Parade

Libby people were not allowed to
forget Army Day this year, which
was Monday, April 6. And the rea-
son of this was that the Lincoln
county branch of the Montana Pre-
paredness and Advisory commission
stepped into the breach and staged
a short program. This program was
in the nature of parade which
started on its circuit of the atty
about $50 o'clock Monday evening.
J.. A. KraH, chairman of the local
committee, made arrangements Tor
the parade. 1t was lead by the
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
Fails To Appear
For Army Service

Having failed to appear for in
duction into the army on March u.
CLYDE Rusher has been reported to
the U. S. attorney at Billings by
the Lincoln County selective service
board. Rusher failed to appear in
Libby and also did not ask for a
transfer to some other point. He
was reported to the U. S. attorney
only after having failed to answer
notice of suspecter delinquency
mailed to him by the local board
on March 26. Rusher was in Cali
fornia at last reports.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
Spend Pleasant Afternoon

Members and several guests of
the Methodist Jr. Woman's Society
of Christian Service met at the
home of Mrs. Charles Oertel on
Friday afternoon, April 3, with the
president presiding Mrs. Frank
Baney and Mrs. Don Leach led the
devotions using Easter as the theme
Mrs. Lee Harmon received many
lovely stofk shower gifts After 2
couple of games directed by Mrs
Harold Thomson, delicious lunch
was served by the hostess
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
Along Strike Street
Posting Military Signs

Twelve colored soldiers Of the
25th infantry accompanied by one
white officer, Lieut. Wezelman, ar
rived in Libby Wednesday to post
military boundary signs in this area.
Reservations have been made with
Commanding Officer 0. F. Shene-
man of the CCC camp to quarter
the men there during their few
days' stay here.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brinton made
business trip to Spokane last
week
Miss Mary Finney left during the
weekend for Minnesota where she
will visit her parents for two weeks.
Mrs. M. Stuhlreiter Miss Annie
Stuhlreiter and Miss Margaret
Stuhlreiter were in Kalispell Sun
day
sr. w. S. c. S. food sale Saturday
Variety Grocery
II. E. Young, postofflee inspector
out of Missoula, was in~Libby Fri
dav for inspection of the local post
office.
Jack Raymond. Jr., business col
lege student in Spokane, spent the
weekend visiting his father, Jack
Raymond.
Leo Bockman of Redding, Calf,
came Sunday to visit here with his
mother. Mrs. Herman Bockman
and other relatives.
The regular meetings of Lumber
and Sawmill Workers Union No
1881 will be held the End and 4tf
Tuesdays at 7:30 o'clock sharp. Il
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob McGreW ane
daughter were in Spokane over the
weekend. They were accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Barr.
Mrs. Jessie Fagerberg and Mrs
A. L. Brock attended the boarS
meeting of the county1high schoo
at Eureka Thursday evening. K
Mrs. A. w. Nyblom returned
this week from Butte, where sh'
had spent part of the winter, and i
now on her place on Pipe creek.
Miss Priscilla Frank of Warlant
and Miss Geraldine Burke, studen
nurses at Sacred Heart hospital Il
Spokane, were home for their East
er vacations.
Mrs. Robert Fraser and daughter
Judy, left Thursday for Seattle t
Join Mr.. Fraser who is employee
there by the government IN civi
service work.
ST.. w. S. c. S. rummage SALE
!, April Is
Mrs. Guy Dedman returned I
9 Libby Sunday after visiting rela
tives in Missoula for two week
!, Mr.. Dedman drove over Saturda
: TO bring her home.
: Miss Mile Chapman accompanie
: Mrs. Harry Chapman TO Priest RiN
: er. Ida. Saturday to visit durin
: the week end. Mrs. Chapman ha
$ srent the week in Libby.
Ivan c. Rogers returned Satu
day after going to Missoula ar
Spokane April on business r
gardxng his re-entrance into u
armed forces Of the U. S.
IS Members and friends of the FIJI
t. PRESBYTERIAN church are invited
IS attend the annual congregation
n. dinner this Friday evening at 3:
Is o'clock. Plans are made for pc
st luck supper.
r Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Myers 7
~ turned Thursday afternoon fre
Chicago where they had been t.
of months. Mr. Myers had been Wor
st ing at the offices of the Univer:
Id Zonolite Insulation Co.
: Mr.. and Mrs. George Corbett /
70 Friday for Fairview, called there
the death of Mr.. Corbett's moth
Mrs. Mary Corbett They were
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Lilo
1Corbett and John Corbett.
nd ( Mrs. Glen Leckrone entertain
sc az children Sunday afternoon in
ok Easter egg hunt at her farm hor
he Previous to the hunt childl
at 5lplayed games and after the HI
enjoyed decorative refreshme
= served by the hostess.
Tho countless Libby friends
Left johnson, who was recer
taken to Portland, Ore, hosp
following a nervous breakdo'
will rejoice to learn that hope
reports come from there with ev
promise of his ultimate recovery
his usual good health.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Luscher
were in Libby over the Easter week
end visiting with Mrs. Lucher's par
ents and with friends.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
Invited to Roast Moose Banquet

Libby Rod and Gun club has been
invited to Whitefish by the Rod and
Gun club there for roast moose
banquet to be held at $50 O'Clock
on April Is. All members of the
club here are being urged to at
tend
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
MEETING

The annual meeting Of the Libby
Cemetery Association will be held
Tuesday evening, April IA, at 8
o'clock at the City Hall. All lot
owners are requested to be present
MRS. A. X. FLEETWOOD,
~ Secretary.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09


Frank 4Herberg was home this
week on a furlough for a visit with
his mother and with friends Frank
is serving in the u. S. navy, and is
machinist's mate at the Standpoint
base near Seattle. He left yester-
day to return to duty. He visited
here with his mother, Mrs. D. /.
Silvius.
DR.. Charles ]. Martin and Mrs.
Martin were in Spokane from
Thursday to Sunday where they Wis
tied their daughters, Miss Helen
Martin, graduate nurse doing social
welfare work there, and Miss Mary
Lenore Martin, who came up from
her studies at Pullman to be with
| her sister and parents over Easter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred GooselaW re-
ceived an airmail letter Tuesday
from their son, Pershing, first
class private in the signal corps at
Camp Raymond, Seward, Alaska
This is the first time Mr.. and Mrs
Gooselaw have heard directly from
their son in two months, said MIR
Gooselaw. Pershing reports all is
we'll with him.
4 Officers Of the Order of Eastern
Star held an afternoon party
Thursday at the home of Mrs. Dex-
ter Shaurette in honor of Worthy
Matron Mrs. Grant Harley, who lef1
Monday noon for her new duties al
Kellogg, Ida. The 13 guests spent
the afternoon knitting and present.
ed Mrs Harley farewell gift. Re.
freshments were served at the close
of the affair.
/ Walter Neils was leader of The
discussion period at the Wranglers
club meeting Wednesday night, fol
lowing the dinner in the Presbyte
rian church parlors. The topic wa
freedom as it pertains to our gov
eminent, private enterprise, ant
freedom of speech and press, includ
ing the question should the 40-hou
week be abolished. No subjec
could have been more timely am
it brought out a great deal Of in
teresting discussion under Mr.. Neils
able leadership,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
Makes Fine Record i'll
Bowling at Helena

Al Johnson sent clipping from
the Montana Record Herald, Hell
ena. which speaks Of great record
made in bowling by Henry kienltz,
former Libby man. The clipping
reads.
Along Strike Street
Tip your hat to Henry kienitz
of the Telephone company club next
time you see him fellow keglers, or
at least shake his hand or shout the
good word Henry got himself 9
288 Saturday afternoon in practice
This 288 game not only entities hin
to a spot on the honor board bu
il is the highest game, check me
boys, shot on the alleys this year By
one pin and some nine pins bette
than the best any locals have rolled
However, Kienitz heavy timbei
work was predicted by several fan
who watched him practice dill
gently.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-09
LOCAL |
HAPPENINGS

Libby Annual Cleanup Week
April 10 to %, inclusive. II
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brinton made
a business trip to Spokane last
week.
Evening star., 1942-04-15
Industry Changeover
Rapid and Ruthless,
Reed Tells Probers
Guthrie's Testimony
Contained Inaccuracies,
W. P. B. Official Says
BY the Associated Press.

oS |Lc hSSOSldtcu HlcSss
Philip D. Reed, industry
branches chief under the War
Production Board, told Senate
investigators today that there
had not only been no delay in
changing over civilian industry
to war production but that
American industry is being rap
idly and ruthlessly converted to
the awful business of war"
Mr.. Reed. youthful-appearing
chairman of the board of the Gen
eral Electric Co, testified before the
Senate Defense Investigating Com
mittee in reply to contentious by
Robert R. Guthrie, resigned w. P B.
textiles chief, that Mr.. Reed had
contributed to delay in conversion
of civilian industries.
Asserting that Mr.. Guthrie's testi-
mony contained inaccuracies and
falSehoods," Mr.. Reed said that the
controversy which led to his resig-
nation developed because Mr.. Guth-
rie was incompetent to handle
men" and under his administration
differences of opinion were per-
mitted to degenerate into personal
issues" leading to a seriously de-
moraliZed condition of his branch. "
THE difficulties and disagreements
with his own people which Guthrie
now describes so wildly" Mr.. Reed
testified, were entirely within his
own power to correct and were
completely without my knowledge
They appear to be greatly exag-
gerated in the light of what subse-
lSnn PEEn pana -
Evening star., 1942-04-15
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson Dies
OfPneumonio at Hotel Here
Lopsed Into Como
Four Hours After
Writing Column

Fighting to the last, convinced
it would take more than pneumonia
to lick him, Brig. Gen. Hugh S.
Johnson, SO, Americas deputy draft
chief in the first World War. stormy
petrol of the N. r. A. epoch and
newspaper columnist, died here at
4:45 am. today.
His last words were a flash of
spirited but good-natured banter
directed at the medical efforts of
DR.. William D. Claudy, the phy-
sician told The Star.
Gathered at his bedside in the
Wardman Park Hotel were his son,
1t. Col. Kilbourne Johnston: his
secretary, Miss Frances Robinson; a
brother. Alexander Johnston, an oil
executive of Harrisburg, Pa, and
another veteran member Of his staff
Mrs. Marian Tracy.
Gen. Johnson's name originally
was Johnston. His grandfather
dropped the 1t" but some members
of the family still use it.
Wrote Column Yesterday.
Yesterday at noon he completed
his last newspaper column, which
Mrs. Tracy said gave his ideas on
the 40-hour week -Four hours later
he lapsed into Inconsistencies. An
oxygen tent and transfusions proved
useless.
Evening star., 1942-04-15
House Committeeman
Indicate Approval
OF Service Pay Boost
Hiqher Rent Allowances
For Top Officers Viewed
With Disfuvor
Ry the Associated Press.

BY JDe hSSOcla6Q Freos
House Military Affairs Committee
members today indicated general ap-
proval of Senate legislation doubling
the pay of buck privates, but were
inclined to disfavor increased rental
allowances for top Army and Navy
officers.
ST believe we will confine the pay
boosts to men of the lower grades"
said Chairman May as the commit
tee continued hearings on the Sem
ate bill. For my part, though, I
am inclined to trim the rental and
subsistence allowances of some of the
higher brackets, and I believe most
of the other members feel the same
way"
Under the pending legislation, a
buck private or an apprentice sea-
man would start his service life at
the rate of s42 a month instead of
s2l. If he showed ability to work
his way up to the rank of master
sergeant in the Army or chief petty
officer in the Navy, he would have
DdSc pay VI S1OO q lIlOlllll lIlSlcdO VI
the present s126.
A second lieutenant or ensign
would have his base pay boosted
from $500 a year to $1,000, but
from there on the base pay of
commissioned officer would not be
changed.
Rental allowances for all commits
stoned personnel up to and including
the rank of major would be in
creased, the new scale ranging from
$50 month for a second lieutenant
with dependents to s105 a month
for a major with dependents, COM
pared with the present scale of $40
and 500. Subsistence allowances
would be increased proportionately
The rental allowances of officers
of higher grades would remain at
s120 a month.
The bill also increases the base
pay of service nurses, from $40 to
$50 per month for the lower grades.
Evening star., 1942-04-15
Three Convicts in Fairfax Jail
Try to Escape During BIockout

Three prisoners in the Fairfax
County Jail attempted to escape
from their second floor cell during
last nights test blackout.
The three. according to County
Sheriff Eppa Kirby, were confined
in new portion of the jail await
ing transfer TO the State peniten-
tiary.
Shortly after the siren sounded
In Fairfax and lights were extin-
guished, "trusty" prisoner heard
suspicious sounds from the second
floor and notified Sheriff Kirby, who
lives In the building.
Sheriff Kirby said he found the
three prisoners all apparently asleep
Evening star., 1942-04-15
DrottninehoIm to Sail
Today With Americans
R,th. Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April Is
One hundred and sixty -four per-
sons, mostly Swedish h-Americans
left Stockholm last night by Spe-
cial train for Goteborg and the mo-
torship Drottningholm, Swedish
American liner under charter for
an exchange of Axis and American
diplomats.
The Drottningholm is scheduled
to leave today for her long voyage
BERLIN CFrom German Broad
caSp. April IS (PD.-The Italians an
nounced in Rome yesterday that
departure of United States diplo-
mats and newspapermen is now
scheduled for April 80.
Evening star., 1942-04-15

Foreign
Soviet troops smash through first
Nazi line near Bryansk. Page Al
Australian airmen raid Koepang
base in Dutch Timor. Page Az
U. S.-Vichy relations reach new
crisis. Page AZ
National
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, former NRA.
head, is dead. Page Al
Oklahoma Governor urges end of
N Y. A. Page Az
Michael J. Kennedy new Tammany
chief. Page Az
Brooks and McKeough nominated for
Senate in Illinois. Page Az
President tells Latin diplomats war
may last three years. Page Az
Physical fitness unit activities
shifted. Page AS
Alcoa and affiliates fined in mag
nesium case. Page AS
North American to retain D. C.
control. Page A-6
Evening star., 1942-04-15

in their hunks. However, he dis
covered two large window panes
broken. the metal frame of the VIM
dow sill bent and one bar partly
sawed
When the prisoners awakened"
they professed ignorance of the con-
dition of the window, Sheriff Kirby
said. A search of the cell failed to
disclose anything but a:long piece
of string, of SUFFICIENT length to per-
NIT an outsider to pass tools up to
the inmates.
The prisoners are listed as Arthur
r. Maphis and Clyde Buchanan. jr.,
both convicted of HOUSEKEEPING
and Charles E. Mcmillan, convicted
OF grand larceny.
Evening star., 1942-04-15
japanese in Burma
Are Now 80 Miles
From Oil Region
British and Chinese Are
Forced Forther Back
In Fierce Fighting
MAP on Page A-6.)
Bv tte Associated Press.

NEW DELHI, India, April is
Despite fierce fighting along the
entire Burmese front, British and
Chinese troops have been forced
to fall back before the relentless
pounding of the Japanese, who
now are within 80 miles of the
Burma oil area, the British an
nounced today.
The Japanese have occupied the
town Of Migyaungye, on the IRA
waddy River, 80 miles from the oil
area, the British said.
The nard-flghting Chinese were
forced 10 give ground on the Sit
tang river front, the communique
said.
Chinese Fight Delaying Action.
at was reported from the Chinese
expeditionary force field headquar-
ters that Chinese forces on the
southern front have withdrawn to
Myohla, a few north north of the
Swa, fighting strong delaying action
all the way" the communique said
in describing that action.
In one area-the Taungdwingyi
sector about IS miles southeast Of
Migyuangye and between the IRA
waddy and Sittang fronts-the
British said they were holding their
positions in spite of repeated air
and ground attacks"
The Japanese, resorting to their
infiltration tactics used so success
fully in Malaga, succeeded in push
ing small parties around British
positions on the Taungdwingyi
front with the object of interfering
with our lines of communication, !"
the communioue declared.
They are now being engaged by
our reserves" the British said.
Japs Bomb East Burma Town.
The British declared the japanese
had bombed a town in Northeast
Burma and another in Central
Burma with heavy civilian casu-
alties.
Three main japanese forces are
pushing northward in Burma-up
1rrawaddy front, in the Taung-
dwingyi area, and up the Sittang
River front toward Mandalay.
Evening star., 1942-04-15
Nozis Slaughtered 5000
Near MoriupoI, Reds Soy

MOSCOW, April Is GA Red
Star dispatch alleged today that
German machine-gun squads had
slaughtered 5000 men, women and
children near Mariupol, including
ALL Jews and relatives of Red Army
commanders and state employees at
that Sea of Azov port. The date
was not stated.
Money and valuables were taken
from the victims and they were
lined up before anti-tank trenches
in groups of 500, the newspaper ac-
count reported
with the first volley hundreds
fell into the trenches" it said
Some wounded tried to crawl away
from the heap of dead, but they
were shot again"
Pravda, the Communist party or
gan, said 20 young residents Of
VitebSk. White Russian CITY $50
miles west OF Moscow, were shot on
suspicion of mutilating a picture of
Adolf Hitler exhibited in city
square, The account said somebody
had "gouged out the Fuehrer's eyes. :"
A Vitebsk worker and two uni
,Saa pTrCSTA pooa 49,