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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
2Oo Cars Of
Christmas Trees
Shipped From Eureka

EUREKA. Last week saw the
finishing up of the 1943 Christmas
tree season. So far as weather con-
ditions were concerned, it was per-
haps the best season this section
has had. Regarding output, it was
the second best. The number OF car
loadings shipped out of Eureka this
year was 200 (not 2D7 as reported
in recent daily paper or three
carloads less than the banner year,
194l, when ala cars were shipped
out The men and concerns ship
ping trees this year were: Hofert
Company, Kirk Co, Western Tree
Co., Michael Seed Co. Gust Relias,
P. j. SaWtelle, and the J. f. Thomas
Tree Co.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
Two Libby
Boys Were In
1drdwd Battle
As Members of u. S.
Marines Helped Take
Island From Japanese.
BOTH CAME THROUGH
WITHOUT A SCRATCH

According to common report, the
recent taking of TaraWa island
from the Japs was the severest
fighting the u. S. marines had ever
experienced in their long history of
over l68 years. AT least two Libby
boys were in that fighting and they
both came through without a
scratch. They were Wayne john
son and Ted Fowler. Johnson writes
briefly to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Johnson of Libby, as fol-
lows.
Nov 20, Out. Pacific
Dear Dad and Nom:
I'll bet you thought that / have
forgotten you.
haven't forgotten you, but have
had no time for writing. The old
saying no news Is good news"
imagine you are wondering
where / am am on Tarawa Atoll
In the Gilbert Islands We have
things under pretty good control
now. guess you saw by the pa
pers that the Japs were waiting for
us.
Both Ted (FoWler) and | came
through without a scratch. Today
was the first day I got to see him.
Tom (Kitley) isn't here. He was in
the hospital when we left the last
place. He fell off horse and had
hurt his back. / don't know how
he is.
There isn't much more I can
say due to the strict censorship
rules.
We haven't received mail for a
long time but have high hope of
getting some any time now.
1t is a lot hotter here than at
home right now. AS you know, the
Gilbert's are right on the equator.
/ haven't had shirt on for some
time and am getting to look like the
natives.
Guess | had better close for now
and write to
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
NICHOLS NOW IN MISSISSIPPI

A letter to Fl. B. Wallace from S.
S. Nichols brings the information
that MIR. and Mrs Nichols are now
at Leland, Miss. Mr.. Nichols is with
the Tennessee Gas & Transmission
Co. employed in the building of a
big 24-inch gas pipeline that is be-
ing built from Corpus Christi, Tex,
to connect with existing mains in
West Virginia. The line will be
1888 miles long
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
Women Must Now
Pay Poll Tex

In line with the rest OF the
state, Lincoln county's fair sex,
admitting their years between
Il and 60, must step up and pay
a poll tax of So, with the be-
ginning OF 1914. A recent law of
the Montana legislature makes
this imperative, and the board
Of county commissioners of
Lincoln county has adopted the
necessary resolution that puts
! 1t Into effect hcta-- - C.
Commenting on this new OBJ
legation OF the feminine pop
ulation, a wit at Hamilton,
Mont, wrote:
ut has been suggested here
that dollar bills may help in
the new poll tax payment since
their heft will not hamper the
stocking capacity as would the
silver dollars"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
BREAK CAR-LOADING RECORD

n ST. PAUL--All previous records
for number of cars of grain loaded
on the Great Northern system be-
tween June | and Dec. were brok-
en- during the last six-month period
when 86,425 cars of grain were
loaded and shipped, the company
announced.
This was an increase of about 38
per cent or nearly $4,000 cars over
the same period in 1912
For the month of November a to-
tai of ll,505 cars of grain were
loaded, the largest figure for that
month since 1928.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
Prominent Troy
Women Loid
To Rest

Emma A. Doonan was born in
Corunna, Mich, July IL, 1872, and
passed away at the Libby hospital
December z, l943, at the age of II
years Mr.. and Mrs. Doonan made
their home in Troy in September,
1909, at which time they established
the Doonan Hotel which they OPP
Grated until the death of Mr.. Doc
nan in 1890 Mrs. Doonan then took
the position of librarian at Troy.
In her passing, Mrs. Doonan leaves
daughter, Mrs. Shirley Ann Glass
of Libby, three grandsons, being
the son of Mrs. Glass and James
Mohar, S. j., and William Mohar
of Spokane, Wash; one great-grand-
son. sister, Mrs. Una Jackson of
Michigan and a brother, Archie
Payne also of Michigan; and a host
of longtime friends.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Mohar and son
were here for the funeral which
was held at the Methodist Church
in Troy December 10 with the Rev.
Willis M. Rosenthal of the Episco-
pal Church in Whitefish official
ing. Mrs. Doonan was a member of
the Episcopal Church. The remains
were shipped to Kalispell by the
Gompf, Funeral Parlors for burial
beside her husband and two daugh-
tiers, who preceded her in death.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
BURNS INTERIOR OF CAR

MIR. and Mrs. Everett Dunn noticed
smoke coming from the Al Hen
messy garage Sunday morning and
notified MIR. Hennessy Investiga-
ton disclosed that the car, inside
the garage, was all afire. on the in
side. The fire department put it
out with chemicals. All of the up
holstering of the car was destroyed
as well as the interior electrical
wiring
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
OCD DIRECTORS MEET

State directors of Civilian De-
Tense of 80 states are meeting in
st. Louis this week to formulate a
policy shifting the emphasis on CT
william defense activities from de-
fensive to offensive operations for
the duration of the war. These di-
rectors will determine specific pro-
grams to be adopted.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
ANNOUNCES MARRIAGE

John Erickson of Trego and Mrs
Berdee Olsen of Bangor, Mich, were
married in Kalispell on Dec. g.
1943. The pastor of the Lutheran
church officiated. Mr. and Mrs
Erickson will make their home in
Bangor, Mich.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16

i \
Our Plain Duty
It now becomes the duty of the
people of America to step into the
breach again and see that the paper
mills are kept running to full ca
pacity by the gathering and ship
ping to specified centers of tons Of
waste paper. Paper from this dis
trict will be shipped to the paper
mill at Wildwood, Wash,
"A number of paper plants have
shut down or are curtailed for lack
of waste paper said Chairman
Donald Nelson of WPB in his first
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16

LluiIIluillGdllOIi W THE hLlEIlEAA
Newspaper Association.
Millions of pasteboard contain
ers carrying food, ammunition and
equipment are being shipped over
seas weekly" he explained. Waste
paper is one of the chief raw ma
terials from which these contain
ers are made. 1t also is used in the
manufacture of bomb bands, she'll
protectors and containers, airplane
signals, parachute flares, ammuni-
ton chests and a great many other-
weapons of war"
Even blood plasma is shipped.
oveseas in paper containers.
The same mistake will not be
made in this drive as was made IN
an earlier campaign for the COL
lection of waste paper Then large
amounts of paper were collected
and never shipped because of cost Of
shipment and failure to designate
shipping destinations. Now certain
paper mills in each area have agreed
to take all paper collected at prices
that will make collection and ship
ment possible A price of $40 per
ton will be paid for securely bum
, died newspapers and magazines.
| and SIT ton for corrugated OK
baled paper
The Spokesman-Revi is offer
ing $3.50 in two prizes to the char
tiles or civic activities in counties
in the Inland Empire that turn in
the greatest amount of paper per
capita, The awards will be based
on the collection per capita, based
on the 1910 census returns. First
prize will be $500; the second prize.
$3.50 The campaign is to run dur
ing December and January.
What 1t Is Used For
Here is a partial list of the war
time uses for waste paper
Air force emergency packs, am
munition containers, army ration
containers, automotive oil cartridg-
es, blood plasma containers, bomb
fins, bomb rings, building paper
and board for environments, cart
ridge paper, camouflage paper,
charts for recording instruments,
check papers, covers for war stamp
and ration books, dust seals for
motors, envelopes for military dis
patches, fibre conduits, flare spac-
ers for signal flares, forms for mill
itary records and reports, fuses and
their parts, gas mask canisters, gears
for motors, grenade containers,
helmets and helmet accessories, in
strument panels, jacquard board
used in weaving cloth for uniforms
labels for supplies, metal and rub
Der interviewing, posters, practice
and incendiary bombs, shell coa-
tanners, targets, V-mail blanks.
1t takes 81 tons of supplies per
month to keep and supply every
American soldier overseas, and most
of these supplies are shipped in
paper containers, which are never
to be returned. 1t is this large ex-
port of containers that accounts in
part for the disappearance of much
of the normal source Of the waste
Y,opar ,Ycad In, tha mile
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
URGENT Call Goes Out
o Nation To Save
Needed Waste Paper
Mills That Are Making VitoI
War Necessities Are Being Forced
To Close For Lack of Material

Observation-Disclosures

The production board has again sent out cry for
help to the newspapers of the nation This time it is
appeal to get behind drive for the collection of waste
paper and help put campaign that has become vitality
necessary Paper mills that manufacturing badly need
ed supplies being forced to close down because of
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16

The Terriers play Troy on the
Trojan court on Thursday evening
and meet Lincoln County at Libby
on Friday of this week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16

Mrs. Ben Deyerle Of the Yak
river district was a weekend visi-
tor at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Luxa, Jr.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16

Mrs Susan Carleton went into
Spokane the first OF the week to
do some shopping ins the city.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-02

ventor, stephen S. Smith of the
British Interplanetary Society,
delivered food 10 starving refu-
gees on an island i'm a Bengal
river six years ago.
A similar and successful eX-
pertinent was tried by the Aus
trian postal authorities by means
of Rocket Ship constructed by
Frederic Schmiede from plans
purchased from Max Waller,
German who. died in 1885. This
ship was used TO shoot mail at
great speed over long distances
and n special stamp was issued
10 celebrate its Inauguration.
The pictures on this page show
this and some Rocket Ships that
never flew, and yet are tributes
to the ingenuity of inventors.
In Gold Rush days, when the
only way to reach the Pacific FL
Dorado was by perilous trek
across the plains or long voyages
around Cape Horn an air.minded
citizen named Golightly designed
a Rocket Boat especially to give
gold hunters coast-to-coast serv-
ice
His boat was pictured in full
flight, loaded with a patent gold
washing machine and mining
tools, with the pilot riding it, his
feet in a set of stirrups and his
hands gripping the steering APP
paratus as he sped through the
air like creased lightning.
One highly imaginative writer,
Thomas w. Knox. around 1880,
looked far ahead into the future
and foresaw Rocket Ship which
he called a Bomb Ferry. designed
as a boon for travellers of the
Both century.
The Bomb Ferry promised
thrills for its passengers who
were to be shot from guns that
had bore of three or four yards.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-02

visualize flights 10 Mars and
Venus with the moon as a way
station. and that is where the
Rocket Ship comes in.
While such a conveyance was
laughed at as a wild dream when
Jules Verne described such "a
imaginary trip from the earth to
the moon in it in 1865, scientists
now regard such 2 flight as not
too-distant possibility.
That dream may come true If
the plans of the FEELS Planeta-
rum, as outlined in The Ameri-
can Weekly nearly two years
ago, are successful.
The planetarium put forth the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-02

ilca that, within the next CEN
tury, Rocket Ship may be con-
structcd capable of making 1000
miles an hour, and reaching the
moon in 10 days. Such a ship
might have to depend on atomic
energy for fuel and scientists
think they have found this magic
propelling power in the recently
discovered source of great atomic
cnergy-the rare compound of
Uranium known as II 235.
Against this hope several
Rocket Ships can chalk up actual
minor accomplishments.
For instance, the Rocket Ship
called David Ezra" by its in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-02

royal, love-sick prisoner.
After IS years. Nhan had COM
pleted her million word letter. It
contained 1000 pages and
weighed 81 pounds
AT last" she wrote Fan. my
real letter is en- route To you.
In it have put every secret. in
nermost thought and impulse. /
have not withheld a shred Of my
mind. | have lived for the day of
its completion. In IT are all the
things / would have said 10 you
during the unhappy l6 years
since we were parted "
Highly excited the princess
summoned two mailmen 10 start
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-02

the milhon-word masterpiece in
which she barred her very soul.
Historians have estimated that
hundreds of jars of ink, many
gross of brushes, and thousands
of reams of rice paper We're utif-
lied by Nhan-su Wei
In the shorter letters she
philosophical, waXed sad and gay,
ran the range of all of the emo
tions Of a girl thwarted in love
and sick at heart. She expressed
her longing for her far-away
swain, exhorted him to recipro-
cate her affection and to always
be true. She pleaded with Fan
not to even look at another girl.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-02

Sometimes. she wrote in one
letter, II wish that you would
go blind so that you could not
even see another"
In another she wrote: II often
cruelty hope that you will be de-
formed. and not so handsome. so
you will be repulsive TO all the
others. AS for me, l would love
you in any condition"
Fans answers were short and
sweet. Without his royal loves
education, he found writing diff
ficult and never proved prolific
correspondent. But every SEN
tence he wrote was eagerly read
and re-read by the lonely, but
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-02

her love package, wrapped care
fully in heavy silk. on its long
journey The mailmen were urged
10 hurry and ordered 10 stay with
Fan until he had read every word
Seven months later the weary
carriers returned with Fans an
swer a thorough Chinese real
list. her lover had written:
Women who write so much
might talk so much, too. Maybe
good thing ! have exile"
Chinese Ministries, who later
sang of the irony Of her fate.
told how the little princess
tainted when she read her lovers
abrupt reply.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-02

dream of flying and experimental
with all sorts of contraptions that
were, one by one, abandoned as
impractical.
But the fanciful scientists and
inventors kept on trying 1t
wasn't until 1903 that the Wright
Brothers flew a heavier-than-air
machine for the first time in his
tory. And a short time ago the
Smithsonian Institution gave
them belated credit as the first
to accomplish this epochal feat.
Planes have since then reached
such mechanical perfection that
transocean flights are common
place and aviation experts now
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-02

NUFHEN the leg endary
M Greek youth Icarus,
w who had ambitions TO
fly. tried to take off on home
made wings he made the mis-
take Of fastening them to his
shoulders with wax, Then, so the
old myth goes the sun melted
the wax and the ambitious flier
crashed into the sea
However, he did make a name
as probably the first aeronaut TO
try an apparatus that wouldn't
fly and he had plenty of sue
cessors.
From that day down through
the centuries man continued to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-02

~ schoolma'm made the head
Y Wines a few days ago when
she wrote a 6,000-word, 44-page
letter to her soldier sweetheart
stationed in VictOrville. Califor.
mia. Private Charles d. Leninger
gulped when the mailman handed
him the bulky billet-douX from
Miss Sibella Kindt.
mo sooner had l finished that
one" said the soldier, than a
7-000-word chaser arrived, l
get a letter from her every day"
he said proudly. THE big ones
cost IA cents TO mail"
The friends of Leninger
claimed for this the record
length love letter of all time, and
newspaper editors put the story
on page one.
1t is possible, however, that
they had never heard of the pa
thetic love story Of a little Chi
nese princess, Nhan-su Wei, who
lived during the Ming Dynasty
which was founded in 1868, and
spent IS years of her life COM
posing a single love letter more
than a million words IN length.
In addition TO the big one the
tender-hearted. flower-like prin-
cess wrote many thousands Of !
shorter letters TO her lover who,
a commoner, was eXilcd to Outer
Mongolia because he dared to
look upon one of royal blood
All Miss Kindt had to do to
mail her letters 10 the soldier
was to apply the necessary NUM-
Der Of stamps and drop the pack
age in a post office
But the little Chinese Princess,
separated by thousands of miles
in an age which had no airmail
or trains, was forced TO spend |
thousands of dollars annually TO
hire private mailmen who trav-
cled on foot and by boats, horses
and camels across tremendous
stretches Of wild country in re-
LAYS to deliver the epistles Of love
Finally. hundreds were in her
employ, since more than five
months were required 20 make a
round trip.
Heart broken. the little prin-
cess spent every moment of her
waking hours with an inkbrush
writing words Of cndcarmcnt A
mailman called each morning
for short" notes of several thou
sand words, each Of which prom
ised that her lengthy letter, the
million-character composition
some day would follow. During
the first 16 years of his exile
Fan Hsueh answered the letters
dutifully. AS each of the prin-
cess was delivered he handed
over q reply TO the runner.
Meanwhile, the Princess Nhan
besought her father TO permit
Fans return. or 20 allow her 20
follow him into exile deep in the
dark heart of outer Mongolia
Her parent however was adam
ant, kept his daughter virtual
prisoner, and forbade her to cor
respond further with her sweet
heart. From this time on the
private mailmen had TO pick
ND the letters on the sly.
The princess flow Of letters
continued year after year with
out interruption. When not writ
ing short notes she worked on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-02

HELP HIM or course you're going
L i to help himl After you're mar
red, didnt you say you'd give half
your salary towards that house you
are planning to build togcther-those
curtains and lowered rugS'
OF course you did! But you can't
wait I'll you're married to start The
time TO help him is now-right now!
How are you going to do IT.
You're going 10 make sacrifices
real oncs-aren't your You're going
TO give up many things you've
dreamed Of that lovely coat-that
cute htde hat
And with the money YOU save
you're gong TO buy US. Ia, Bond
Jour bond will help yev sweet
heart
They'll help to put machine gun
IN ms hands-a gas mask IN his pack.
They'll supply him with cool water
when he's thirsty with fuel and
blankets when he's cold-with three
good solid meals every day.
They'll build the ships thar will
carry our marines 70 Tokyo and Yo-
kohama the tanks that will carry
our Gag TO Berlin and Munich and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-02
How life insurance dolldrs
help keep EN- rolling"

TNoDAY, we know that millions of troops and millions
of tons of war goods are rolling along the rails and
highways of this country in the greatest effort of
all time.
Yet, may not realize that this is possible only be-
cause the United States has the largest and best trans
pordton system in the world
Under free enterprise, Americans have built net.
work of railroads $4,000 miles i'm length, with
and better equipment, and at least three times
much trackagc, as all the Axis nations combined!
Americas highway system, with more than $4,000
miles of graded surfaced roads, is not matched by
any other nation on earth.
In this time of national emergency, America is for
tnate that this vast transportation system does not
have to be created overnight The found American
Transportation ready thank, to long years of
tive work and to billions of dollars invested by with
courage and with faith in Americas future.
Many of these dollars have been life insurance dol
lars For example, Metropolitan poIicyhoders, through
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-02
The Man you're going 10 Marry
is asking your Hell p... right now!

Budapest. And when the war is over
and the vows are taken, those self
same bond, can be the first deposit
IN your JOINT account Sestart buy
ing them today Invest in the safest
corporation IN the world your
United States Of America
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-02

their Company, have invested hundreds of millions OF
dollars in underlying railroad securities which aided the
expansion and Improvement of America railroads
and other millions of dollars bonds of States counties
and municipalities, These dollars helped finance new
bridges the paving of roads, the construction of arte
rial highways
Today, Metropolitan income available for investment
is performing an additional function. BY far the larger
part j. going into United States Government Bonds,
helping to buy the things needed to win the war.
When victory comes. American transportation will
continue to progress. Aircraft development may sup
pcmcnt, to greater degree, the railroads and high
ways of today,
Whatever cnsucs, life insurance funds will continue
to play their part in the transportation field in other
fields of American cndeavor.
So when life insurance polcyholders pay their pre-
mums they evdencing their faith in their country,
not only in funds to help win the but also by build
ing backlog of funds for the peaceme development
of grea ter America.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-26
Mrs. Luce, Critic
Of Hull Policy,
Spdrs With Dem

WASHINGTON. June . ms
Rep. Luther a, Johnson vet
-erat,- pAHeeF=t-fFaHa- reNa~-
attempted 10 administer a verbal
spanking 10 Rep Glare Boothc
Luce RI Of Connecticut but
about rhe best nc got was a draw
House ooScr,crs agreed today
Anyway. he was credited with
"A for effort. because ne kicked
up ono Of tho choicest scenes
witnessed on the House floor in
a long whites
The occasion vas tho third
major address hy tho congress
woman from Connecticut pre-
pared speech IN which she
accused President Roosevelt Of
having no foreign policy Of his
own and advocated a military
alliance with Britain and the
British tOmmonWca cath
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-26
Aching Feet
Get Amazing Relief

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