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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-27
Reconstruction
To Begin On
Highway No. 2

A partial accomplishment of what
Montana wants and needs will be
realized with the reconstruction of
the state highway from the Idaho
Montana state line west of the Moyie
river on highway No. 2. The am
nouncement of the coming project
was received from T. Matt Hally,
director of highways.
The present road bed will be
widened to % feet and will be re-
surfaced with four inches of crushed
gravel for distance of 1851 miles.
1t is also planned to provide stock
piles containing 1900 tons Of crushed
gravel.
Bids will be opened for the pro-
posed Improvement of highway No,
2 at Boise on August rs. Minimum
wage scales which the successful
contractor must pay are: Unskilled
labor, IS cents per hour, intermedl-
ate grade labor, 30 cents per hour,
and skilled labor, ST per hour.
Although the proposed recon-
struction is not all that this state
would like to see, it is great
deal better than nothing in view OF
present war conditions. The inn
proved road will make transporta-
ton and travel between here ano
Spokane much easier and safer fol
all cars, trucks and buses.
| Any oiling of highway No. 2 viii
not be possible this year, according
to E. w. Swan, Couer dAlene. He
stated that several contractors hac
signified their intention of bidding
on the job. 1t is believed that the
work will cost between $4,000 ane
$4,000.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-27

Jack Soldering, son Of G "A. So
derling of Eureka, and a graduate
of Lincoln County High School, has
been promoted to Aviation Radio
man, according to an announcement
from the Thirteenth Naval District.
Young Soldering enlisted in the T.
S. Navy on February a. 1912, and
has been attending classes at the
United States Naval Air Station at
Alameda, Calf He will now be as
signed to some branch sof the fleet,
or to a shore establishment for fur
Their duty.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-27
High School
Will Register
September 4, )
Superintendent A. A.
Wood Announces Courses
For Students.
BASIC WARTIME
STUDIES OFFERED

Registration for high school stu
dents will begin on Friday and con-
tinue through Saturday, September
4 and S. The commercial room will
open from to 5 each day, sched-
ule of classes will be posted and in
formation will be available con-
corning the work.
1T is of the utmost Importance
that all pupils who do not have
their courses clearly in mind check
up for the coming year. states A.
A. Wood, superintendent of Libby
schools.
The primary pupils who are at
tending for the first year will be
registered on Tuesday, September 8
at the New Central Auditorium.
All grades except the eighth will
be divided on strictly Heterogeneous
basis, which will differ from the
ability grouping that has been used
for some time. Pupils whose fam
lily names begin with A to NJ will
comprise one section of the fourth
grade, for example, and the other
will be made up of those from
N to z Representative schools of
excellent standards use one method,
while others just as outstanding use
the other
THE policy of this school, how
ever Mr.. Wood continued, will
will be to form the divisions on the
alphabetical basis. This will cause
the grades of last year to be adj
justed to fit this arrangement
The colleges of the state of Mon
tana now require two years of his
tory in addition to the year OF
United States history and civics.
Therefore, Seniors who expect to at
tend Montana institutions are es-
pecially urged to satisfy this admis-
sion requirement in their course
this year. Special emphasis Will be
placed on an air conditioned
course in physics The Civil Aero
nautics Administration provides ma
terial for course in pre-flight aero
nautics and related aviation mate
rial to supplement the standard
course in physics. A study of mete-
orology, units in airplane structure
communications and navigation and
problems connected with pre-flight
instruction will be provided, SO that
young men preparing for air courses
will already have some basic knoWl-
edge of the required subjects. The
courses in mathematics for the past
several years in the Libby high
school have fulfilled the Navy
high school curriculum require
ments in that line,
The course of study for the high
Continued on page Al
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-27
Miscellaneous Shower
For Mrs. F. McClain

A lovely bridal miscellaneous
shower was given for Mrs. Frank
McClain by Mrs. Walter Baker at
the Baker home August 10. Five
tables of pinochle furnished the af-
ternoon's entertainment, after which
a delicious lunch was served Ia
bles were prettily decorated with
multi-colored. gladiolus and sweet
peas. Mrs. Gordon Luscher was high
player at cards, with Mrs. Connie
Blackwell low TWenty-one guests
were present and Mrs. McClain re-
ceived many lovely and useful gifts.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-27
Local Lad WEEDS by Wire

There may be nothing new I'M
der the sun" but one Libby soldier
gave new twist to the old we'd
lock custom, when he and his bride
gave their respective, Il dos" by
cable The lucky bridegroom IS
Benjamin Vaughn local we'll known
lad from Libby who is now sol
der with the United States army
in Australia; and the bride Miss
Eleanor Lucille Granlund OF Spo-
kane.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-27
Visitor HOnored by Party

Mrs. Earl Measner entertained at
bridge Tuesday evening in honor Of
her sister-in-l law, Miss Leilah
Measner from Estavan, Sask., who
has been visiting here. Miss Meas
ner is teacher in Estavan, and
this was her first trip to the states.
She was much impressed by the
beautiful scenery ard streams OF
the Libby country.
Three tables were in play. At the
conclusion of the games, Mrs
Charles Gildea held high score
Mrs. Andy Sauer second and Mrs
Ed Kemp travelling score. A lovely
gift was presented the honor guest
after which a delicious lunch wa:
served. The remainder of the even
ing was spent with an hilariou:
hour of listening to stories of anus
ing incidents that the guests hae
experienced while travelling.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-27
Aviation Radioman
Visits Home i'm Troy

James M. Cone, Aviation Radio
man 3rd Glass, arrived here Sunday
to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Cone, while on tWo-Weeks'
leave from the Naval Air Base at
Pensacola, Fla.
Jim entered the navy last year
and in April passed his tests to be-
come a third class radio man. He
recently passed his tests and re-
ceived his recommendation for ca
Diet training and will enter cadet
school when he returns to duty. AT
ter completing the cadet course sue
cessfully, he will receive an ensign
rating.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-27
Lutheran Pastor
To Be Installed

Rev. Norman Benson, who has
completed Ministerial preparatory
work at the Luther Theological Sem
mary at St. Paul. Mimi, and was
recently ordained to the Ministry
will be installed here as pastor of
the First Lutheran Church. Installa-
ton will take place August 80 at
Ii a. m. by Rev. A. NJ Skinlov Of
Spokane. Rev. Benson is not new to
this community as he spent his
year of internship here in Libby
two years ago. He said he is very
glad to be back
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-27

Drive
To Begin
\ - - - n
Libby Lions Will Sponsor
Drive To Collect Scrap
With Help of WPA.
STARTS SEPTEMBER Ia,
THROUGHOUT WEEK

THE Countrywide salvage drive
sponsored by the Libby Lions Club
with the help of the WPA, will be-
gin on September IA and continue
throughout the week. Jack Swar-.
ems, president of the club announced
Tuesday after meeting with WPA
officials from the district office in
Kalispell.
B. Joe Wilson, district engineer
of WPA and Harold Cusick, dis
trict supervisor of Flathead and
Lincoln county, said that the WPA
would furnish the men and trucks
to collect all scrap and rubber
within Libby and vicinity. The Lions
club will then sell all the material
which is collected, donating the
proceeds to charitable organizations
such as the Red Cross, the USO.
Navy relief and others. Everyone
is urged to gather all the scrap
which they may have and notify the
local WPA office any week day.
Monday through Friday between 8
a. m. and 4 p. m.
Material to be salvaged which is
needed everywhere throughout the
war industries is scrap iron and
steel, rubber, nonferrous metals
such as brass and zinc, collapsible
tin tubes, waste cooking fats, old
manila rope and burlap, Scraps
which will also be collected that
will be needed only in certain re-
gions are rags, tin cans, waste pa
per and glass bottles.
i "A drive to salvage scrap from
the surrounding farms will begin
at a date to be announced later"
SWarens continued. AT this time
the WPA crews will also collect the
material and will pay the farmer
$500 a ton for regular scrap and
lac a pound TO rubber. Payment
will be made, however, only 10 the
farmer, the scrap from town all be-
ing given on a donation basis. SIM
liar drives will also be made in
Eureka, Troy and surrounding COM
munities at later date"
This scrap drive is being carried
out all over the nation with much
careful thought and planning be-
ing given it, The American people
should realize the great need of this
material and make every possible
effort to see it is turned in to the
proper source. The federal gov
crnmcnt has appointed certain agen-
cies. to handle the matter through
out the states and they will insti-
ture an extensive newspaper and
: radio advertising campaign. More
information regarding the drive will
: be released later.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-27
Work on Libby
Park Shows
Hand of Artist

1T must be that that man knows
the language of the plants, the
flowers and grass and talks to them
in gentle and tender voice" said
a Libby man while speaking Of the
work of L. S. Dalton in his care
| of Libby parks. They certainly
respond to his efforts and in such
a generous way it has convinced me
he knows their language" he said.
Every flower lover in Libby, ev-
cry person who derives pleasure
from a beautifully kept lawn and
ideally grouped shrubbery will con-
cur in that statement. They will
agree in the verdict that when the
mayor and city park board engaged
Mr.. Dalton to have charge of the
city parks, they could not have
made a wiser choice. The lawn,
shrubbery and flowers surround
ing the city hall make a little gem
out of that property. And the beau
tiful park at the depot is constant
ly eliciting words Of admiration
from not only Libby people but
from travellers passing through
That little park is especially beau
tiful at this time. And if you have
not noticed it from the top Of the
neWly-opened overpass, you have
missed something. 1T is most beau
I tiful when the evening sun sends
long shadows across it, said an en-
thusiastic Libby citizen last week
Mr. Dalton's work isn't confined
to those two parks by any means
He also has charge Of the parkings
on Boulevard Avenue and the lawn
at the municipal swimming pool, III
fact, wherever the city is interested
in developing park or parking
there MIR. Dalton will be found. Anc
his own private place is marve
of beauty with its great profusior
of gorgeous flowers and lawns
As illustrative of the care Mr.
Dalton gives to his work, Libb.
citizen tells of this incident.
do you see those tall blooms il
the center of that bed of flowers
said Dalton to me as stood ad
miring his work one day las
week." remarked the Libby man
Those flowers appear to be ex
actly in the center of the bed, don
they?' he continued, THE bloom
are but the plant actually is 81,
!, inches north of center. The sun pull
the plant toward it, thus swinging
the blooms into center, where the,
should be to procure the proper CT
feet" when man takes into con
, sideratfon the movement OF hi
flowers under the rays OF the sun il
order to obtain the effect he de
, sires, | say he is an artist" con
, cluded the speaker.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-27

Delbert Bowen left Monday for
Seattle where he has enlisted IN
the Coast Guard. He was accom-
panied as far as Spokane by his
young son and mother. Mrs. Floyd
Bowen.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-27

Up to this date the county has
sold last passenger licenses, 635
truck licenses, So for trailers and
3,05l for drivers. This tota lstacks
up just about the same as last
years.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-27
Ensign Edward Arnold WEEDS

The marriage OF Ensign Edward
Arnold, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Arnold to Miss Virginia May An
drews of Bozeman, has been an
nounced. The marriage took place
Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Navy
Chapel at Bremerton, Wash.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-27

Miss Marie Oswald, dousin OF the
Stuhlreiter girls and her cossin,
Miss Cecile Oswald. both Of Bay
view, spent the weekend visiting
here.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-27

Mrs. Brinton, Harry Brinton's
mother, who has made her home
here with the Brintons for the past
two years, left today for Iowa on an
extended visit
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-27

Mrs. Ira Miller and daughter
Florence who had been visiting in
Spokane and Standpoint returned
home last week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-27
To Attempt
TO SELL
REFRIGERATORS
TO THE ESQUIMOS

might be the height Of folly
but selling heating stove in
August might be considered at
tempting the impossible.
Yet one insertion in our CLASH
fled Column did that very "im-
possible" thing--last week.
Ii it's the impossible you need,
try Western News Classified
Ads ..Do
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22
Unions Follow Up
WLB0 Order, Ask
Biu Steel Boosts

PITTSBURGH, July %
(UP)-The CIO United Steel
Workers of America today
formally cancelled existing
agreements with the nations
steel industry to seek wage increases
totaling $66,OO0,000 a year. union
security and the check-off of union
dues from pay envelopes.
Registered letters from USWA
President Philip Murray carried the
cancellations to 10 parent concerns
representing virtually all of the
industry after a seven-point pro-
gram of demands was drafted by a
policy committee of more than 200
union leaders yesterday
The seven points, patterned after
war labor board recommendations
handed down last week in the Lit
tie Steel" case, also called for
elimination of all wage inequal-
tiles among the induStry's $4,000
steel workers and demanded estab-
lishment of procedure for handling
future wage disputes.
The wage boost sought from Big
Steel"-U. S. Steel Corp. and sub
sidiaries-and independent compan-
les was the Accents day increase
recommended by the WLB for four
Little Steel" firms which are not
under contract to the USWA.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22
Library Budget
Asks Increase

One of the first budgets to be
submitted to Ell Centre city council
for the current fiscal year was that
of the city library, handed to the
board by D. B. Roberts at an ad
journed session Tuesday night.
The estimate calls for an increase
over the budget of s14,685 allowed
last year to incorporate new insur-
ance policies and lower bracket sal
ary raises. The amount asked for
this year is $l5.l08.
Report of the librarian, Mrs. Ag-
mes Bigelow, submitted together with
the budget, records the years prog
ress of the institution, lists services
rendered and gifts received by the
library. Among the latter were the
gifts of some 300 books from the
library of Ross T. Hickcox, for II
years city library trustee, and
quantity of Imperial Valley pioneer
days photographs from Jasper l..
Travers.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22

cuSsion, expected to end by looping
off several thousands of dollars
from the sum, were delayed because
full board was not present. Coun-
Gilman H. w. Fawcett was unable
to attend the meeting so Mayor
Bob Hatton held over the hot and
heavy work of scrutinizing the fig
ureS until Thursday night when the
board is scheduled to meet again.
On the whole the amount proposed
was little more than $4,000 over
last years sum but when final
slashes are made it was estimated
that budgeted expenses would ap-
proximate the 1941-42 amount.
WAGES UP
Higher wages to many of the city
employees will send the cost up but
curtailing of several city jobs and
subsequent use of less manpoWer
will almost equalize the amount of
raises.
At the meeting Tuesday night
Grant Bristol city health inspector,
brought forward a plan calling for
the removal of garbage and trash
collection from the hands of private
Continued on Page s; Column s.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22
Bill Depriving wPB
Of Rubber Control
Goes Before House
Strong Farm Bloc in
Senate Enables Passage
Of Measure by Voice Vote

WASHINGTON, July %.
(UP)-The senate, by voice
vote, passed and sent to the
house today legislation de-
priving the war production
board of it's control over produc-
ton of synthetic rubber from farm
and forest commodities.
The bill, sponsored by senate
agriculture subcommittee headed by
Sen. Guy M. Gillette, D., Ia, would
create new agency to control syn
thetic rubber production from grain
alcohol.
Its passage followed cnarge by
Senate Democratic Leader Alben
w. Barkley of Kentucky that the
measure was "a step backward"
The house rules committee pre-
viously had given clearance for
floor consideration of an identical
bill.
ALCOHOL CONCERNED
Passage of the senate bill came
swiftly after Sen. George Norris,
Ind, Nebr., had defended the
measure as "the only way to get
results for alcohol processes.
The bills passage was an over
whelming victory for the powerful
senate farm bloc.
Gillette said that house passage
would be simply a question of
form"
The measure, prepared by Gill
lette's subcommittee after four
months of intensive study of the
Continued on Page g. Column %
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22
Admiral Leahy New
Top War Advisor
ToU.S. President

WASHINGTON. July % CUP) -
Admiral william d. Leahy today
became in effect an added member
of the cabinet as an unofficial sec
retary of national defense.
He undertakes the new duties
with the complete endorsement and
approval of both war and navy de-
partmentS and in no sense dis
places. nor minimizes the RESPONSE
bilities of Secretary of War Henry
L. Stimson, Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox, Admiral Ernest j.
King, or General George G. Mar
shall.
The facts appear to be that Pres
ident Roosevelt needed expert and
24-hours- day assistance in his
dual jobs as President and COM
mander-in in chief of the armed fore
es. So Leahy has been named chief
of staff to the commander n-chief.
The scope of LeahyS activities
and the extent to which his decisions
will affect military operations will
depend on Mr. Roosevelt and the
admiral since the latter'S authority
depends wholly on his proximity to
Mr.. Roosevelt. 1t is a kind of re-
flected authority But it can be very
real with the Presidents support.
Leahy's recall to active service on
the naval rolls and assignment to
the overall position as war ad-
wiser to Mr.. Roosevelt was an
Continued on Page 6; Column -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22
Filipino Workers
Called to Meetinq

Every Filipino farm worker ir
Imperial county was invited We'd
nesday to attend a mass meeting
in the Filipino community hall al
Ell Centre Thursday night to regis
ter and receive classification &C
cording to his Importance to agri-
culture.
Tom Finney, federal employment
service manager. planned with draft
board members to secure cooperation
of all fruit and vegetable workers
from the Philippines.
Filipinos who are engaged in es-
sential agriculture will be given a
deferred status under selective SER
vice and will not be called to the
army so long as they are of value
as farm workers. Members of Ell
Centre draft board will attend the
meeting to explain the ruling to
the Filipinos.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22

Details of conspiracy to defraud
charges against G.. G.. Bennett
president of the Associated Farm
ers of Imperial county. were told for
the first time Wednesday in super
ior court at San Diego, where Ben
nett is on trial before Federal Judge
Paul j. Mccormick.
Also on trial is w. E. Walters
former secretary treasurer of the Ell
Centre Production Credit corpora
ton, OF which Bennett was direc-
tor. 1t was the second trial for
Walters. He has already served one
prison term for mishandling funds
of the corporation.
NEVER IN DETAIL
Charges against Bennett. which
we're voted by federal grand jury
at the height of Bennett's activity
against Clio unionization of Imper-
ial Valley agriculture, had never
been revealed in detail
The federal case against Bennett
was outlined in testimony by Frank
O. Morrill,. who was chief account
ant of the federal agency which
supplied funds for a loan to Ben
nett, and revealed that he was in
dicted because he assertedly follow
ed Walters advice in making out
the loan application.
TELLS OF INTERVIEW
Morrill, recounted an interview he
said he had with Bennett in El
Centre about Nov. 20, 1910. about a
$47,309 loan application the Associ-
ated Farmer president had present.
ed. The application, Morrill, said,
failed to show liabilities Of $4,000
to the Western Consumer Feed
company of Hynes. Calf.
Bennett at that time, Morrill, said,
told him that he had followed Wal
ters' advice in making out the ap-
plication.
Benefits trial was featured by
the testimony of as impressive list
of defense character witnesses as
has ever been seen in the San Diego
courtroom. They included District
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22
Scrap Metal Drive
Opens With Lodges.
Legion in Lead
Collection of Vital
Metals Delayed by
Lengthy Rubber Drive

Elks Lodges, the American
Legion and the Imperial Ir-
rigation District were assign
ed key positions Wednesday
in a drive to turn Imperial
Valley scrap iron into weapons
against the Axis.
Charles Bratton, county defense
council chairman, announced revival
of plans for scrap iron drive in
every part of the county. and sum-
moned salvage committee members
to confer with him Friday in the
prelude to an all-out collection
effort.
The salvage drive was originally
slated to begin several weeks ago,
but when President Roosevelt called
for nationwide rubber collection
campaign, the plans were tabled
temporarily.
PROVIDE PERSONNEL
The Elks, the Legion and the dis
trict provide the bulk of personnel
for the county's salvage committee,
Exalted rulers of three Elks lodges
who will serve are Nolan c. Smith,
Ell Centre; w. F.. Peterson, Brawley;
and Paul Cook, Calexico. Every
Legion post in the county will send
its commander as a member of the
committee, along with Jack Murphy,
22nd district commander. l.. v. Hess
Continued on Page 6; Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22

fair grounds, where the firm of
Robertson and Duringer had stored
new cars not Immediately available
for sale.
ENTERED BUILDING
Deputy Sheriff Don Campbell,
investigating the theft, said that
apparently one man had entered the
exhibit building through a window
on the east side, at the south end,
clambered across the top of exhibit
booths inside, climbed down onto
truck bed and thence to the floor,
before opening large sliding door
from the inside. He may have let a
confederate inside, the officer said.
The combination burglary and
auto theft was reported to the sher-
iff's office by D. " Stewart, secre-
tary-manager of the Imperial county
fair.
Campbell theorized that the thief
or thieves, may have taken the car
because they wanted high class
transportation" for short time,
may have planned to take it to
some metropolitan area where it
would not be so noticeable. or may
have intended to strip it for parts
and tires.