The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-15
The briar Patch
BY E. M. B.

bTer RABBIT did chuckle with glee
when the cruel Fox tossed him in
to the briars where Brer Rabbit was
safe, as there the Fox could not
| follow.
| This week we plant our Brian
Patch and if any of our friends find
themselves tossed into it, we hope
the thorns will not be too sharp
land that it will be a not uncom-
Portable place for them-even as
Brer Rabbit found it.
Also remember that many a briar
/ patch produces not only thorns but
blossoms and savory fruit as we'll.
And now here are a few thorns
and blossoms
You heavy fire stokers on these
cold days, don't open up all your
drafts and then simply forget them
THE Libby Volunteer Fire depart
ment isn't THAT DESTROYS of prac-
tice.
! Good fortune lowered over a Lib
BY matron when she went visiting
IN the Southland recently she
tells me her train was wrecked
enroute from Georgia to Florida
half hour after she had left it at
Atlanta! Though, she said. faulty
rails were blamed, an investigation
was started at once.
A Libby visitor at the nations
capitol recently returned to tells us
III is such an exciting and inter
estlng place noW-and very beauti-
tul with comfortable weather)
She says the city is heavily over
crowded and that she knew of one
little apartment occupied by four
girls, two worked days and two
worked nights Many colored
workers are now employed in gov
Eernment offices there
The policemen will get you (and
| mean you groWn-up bows and
girls) if you don't watch outr' and
be little more careful about cut
ting IN and out around the horses
and lights that block off south
Utah street for coasting.
In regard to these many fires
we've had lately do remember
and don't let your curiosity and self
lshness cause you to block traffic
lanes when the fire siren blows
you know what happened to
one Libby matron who persisted in
driving ahead of the fire depart
ment arrested and fined in
city courtl
Some loWly individual here feels
50 desperate about the tire situa-
ton that last week he committed
crimel He marched into Libby /
mans garage and stole some inner I
tubes and while he was at it, also
helped himself to a large circular
saw. Perhaps this is Zone" Lem
Henderson hadn't figured on.
Misfortune has in his grasp d Ger
tam Libby woman, Mrs. Emma Nor
ton Frary, who went out to Seattle
Tor visit. She wrote the power
company here not to turn off her
lights and that she would be back
some day when she gets out of the
hospital she's there with broken
and cracked ribs sustained in d taxi
cab accident and her husband is dis
tant some thousand miles in Glas-
govt
Not 2 letter this time but phono-
graph record-so discovered Carl
Ton Joughin when he opened this
weeks message from his mother
sister and nephew in San Fran
cisco. All spoke a greeting and lii. 7
tie Jackie had this orc for his
urcle, Hey, Carlton, brrr-rrrr I'm
shootin' Japs.'
II you find yourself weeping over
the "tlre situation In fear you may
nave 70 do your running around on
your own two legs, in the next wear
or SO, how about comparing your
sacrifice with that of the young
ster who may be out on a battle
iield with mighty good chances of
being run down by enemy tanks?
Heres hoping one Seattle man
doesn't leave the county with
sore spot IN his heart for Libby
because he slipped and fell and
broke his leg by business build
ing here. He wasn't as lucky as
chap on Monday when lev
sStfeets-bfeHgfft him down, too. Fai-
len Man No. Q, carrying pack on
ms back, slipped and fell on enter
ing store and then on leaving
again slipped and fell, pack sack
ana ALI on the very same spot
all without any apparent damage
You women who are thinking Of
Joining the local chapter Of Amer
lcan Women Voluntary Services IN
ulr Clalrnaalh Mr. M -.