The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-09-09
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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Sgt Vernon Kimber IS home Oh
visiting his parents here
and at Urai. Sgt Kimber is at
taehed to the army air corps and Is
stationed at Keystone armament
section His responsibility IS ID
check and arm guns on specific
planes and bombers. He has besn-
attached to the air corps for over
20 months and thoroughly enjoys
his work. He. however, stated that
the Florida climate and the ever
glades do not begin to compare with
the scenery and climate Of Lincoln
county He was formerly stationed
at Alexandria La
The Warland school opened Tues
day with Mrs L. L. Lake as teach
er. There was an enrolment Of Il
pupils ii six separate grades.
Charles Norris has been hired as
janitor
The ] Neils Lumber company H.
Gently was awarded the block Of
timber on BristoW creek and is
really going to town building
roads to this tract. All day the big
Kenilworth logging trucks zip BY
with their 70ton loads Jammets.
Ioggers and crews seem to work
with vengeance because they know
this war cannot be won without
lumber products
Miss Doris Gass was recently tax
en- from the Alexander lookout and
transferred to Zeigler mountain for
about 10 days. She was assigned TO
the Alexander lookout ON June 10
and had not been down even once
since going on her lookout duties
Miss Gass had several expert
ences at Alexander mountain. Her
trail to water is about one mile
down the steep mountainside and
one and one-half miles back ~
over the switch back With five
gallon can Of water on her back
She made the usual water trip in
about an hour, but one day while
returning big black bear jumped
out onto the trail, reared up en- his
launches, took one look at this new
type OF lookout and departed.
Well, says Doris, Il made that ru
turn trip up the mountain in Is
minutes flat
One day another big brown bear
came around and dug out the gar
bage pit. Doris threw "Boxful uf
wood at him, but he departed very
reluctantly and gave her very ugly
looks as he went.
At a salt lick near the toWer
she saw numerous deer, several elk
and lots of game birds in early
morning and late evening. Miss
Class picked up several smokes and
thoroughly enjoyed her work as
one Of Uncle Sans guardians OF
the kootenai national forest.
She is now taking dispatchers
training at the Warland railroad
station.
Miss Isabel Hunt who was on
Zeigler lookout during most of the
| fire season, had to return to her
school in late August and this point
was manned by a lad who walkej
out on the sixth day 1t looks al
though d few boys between Is and
IL would have to hustle to beal
the ablllty and sticking qualities 81
the girls.
/ Sonny Hoyt Of Ural, who wa
on the 100 foot tower at Warlan-
peak, came down August 81 and i
now enrolled at the Eureka school
Sonny was very young lookout
but very good one.
Bob Rice Of Troy was on Banfielc
mountain for about month Bob i:
quite yodler and entertained owe
the phone.
I Ffrrudfiu fffarnruUns, t T, Of ttTIt
was trained to take over mainte
nance and the duties Of foreman
and he has been doing on excellen
job. War has changed a lot o
things, but these youngsters nav,
proved that they can take it. ant
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