The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-20
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Just StrolIing
Round the Town
BY THE OBSERVER
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A traveller on the highway hae
met with trouble. His car was il
the ditch and turned over. Every
passing motorist stopped with offer.
of help. The code of the road, |
wonderfully fine thing the
spirit of helping the other fellow
out.
Two Libby men were visiting
One had just returned from a beau
tiful, growing and progress - small!
city in southeastern Washington
The other man was we'll acquainted
with that city, having been there
many times few years ago. Asked
for the explanation for this city's
rapid growth, the man who had just
visited the place had this theory
to expound
Its largely because there's the
most remarkable spirit of coopera
ton to be found there, something
that is largely lacking in so many
communities. There every man in
business seems to be anxious to
help his fellow businessman, and
the citizens in general are moved
by the same spirit If someone
starts new venture, everyone
moves right in and works to make
that venture a success. And there
have even been instances in which
the men of the community have
combined forces and planned and
schemed to help bring certain ven
lures out of difficulties when the
going was not SO good This coop
Grafton, this working for the good of
everyone, is having its results
believe its largely responsible for
the remarkable growth of that city. Z
The place was Walla Walla, Wash.
No need of diagram for this lit
tie lesson The point is obvious.
And it ought to prick somel
How different it is in many COM
munities. There everyone seems
motivated by jealousy If a person
is apparently getting ahead, the at
titude is to obstruct him If one
is having difficulties, many people
quietly chuckle with satisfaction.
Instead Of doing what they can to
help such one, they at least do
Instead of wholesome CO
operation there's jealousy and OPP
position
That spirit never moved noun
tains-
And pulling together is 50 much
fun
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Old Mother Hubbard ought to
have "a full cupboard this fall and
winter. She will if crop reports
are to be believed. A government
bulletin just coming to our desk
says Montana will PROBABLY harvest
1,l16,000 bushels of wheat. far
above the average. The report says:
"The approach Of harvest finds
farmers busily engaged building adj
ditional storage space for the big
grain crops and securing their COM
for farm and ranch hands
to help out in the hay and grain
fields The farm labor problem is
thus coming to the front more and
more as harvest gains momentum.
And Maude Muller is busy rak-
ing the meadows sweet with hay.
Maude's pastine has been somewhat
out of fashion of late years but
she's much in demand again, what
with so many of the men moving
down the Japs. And those around
Libby seem to toss the hay around
with an ease that bellies inexpe-
rience.
In the nation as a whole, the corn
crop is estimated at 2,754 100000
bushels, wheat at $685. 100000, which
would be more wheat than has been
harvested in any year except 1915.
Other crops are likewise unusually
large.
With bullying corn cribs from
which to feed countless little pigs,
Old Mother Hubbard's dog ought
to have a juicy ham bone to gnaw
on this winter
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Here's bit Of wisdom that came
across my desk this week. In