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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-06-24

Air Force, following his gradua-
ton from Camp Curtiss Air
Training School. Cpl. Miller has
been given specialized instruc-
ton in the maintenance and re-
pair of either the famous P-4O
Pursuit Ship, or the Gas Com
mandO
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-06-24
BAPTISING HELD AT
WARRENSVILLE SUNDAY

The baptising was we'll attend
ed at Warrensvi1le, Sunday
morning. Four candidates were
baptised into the church. The
ordinances were performed by the
pastor, r. Cicero Ashley, assisted
by Rev. Frank Tucker, of Clifton.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-06-24


lily of w. Jefferson, now with the
Medical Corps of the U. S. Ar
my, stationed near Philadelphia,
Pa, was a visitor here on Mon
day. He has been in service for
the past five months.
Cpl. Howard G. Stanley, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Stanley, OF
Jefferson, now serving as a radio
operator and mechanic with the
Air Corps, is stationed at the Ar
my Air Base at Topeka, Kansas,
where he expects to remain Tor
some time.
Gentry Emanuel BlevinS and
Edward Lee BlevinS, sons of Mr..
and Mrs. R J. Blevins, Sturgills,
have completed their basic train
ing with the U. S. Merchant Ma
rines at Sheepshead Bay Training
Station, Brooklyn, N. Y, and are
now ready for active duty.
Pfc. Earl Hopkins, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Emory Hopkins, West
Jefferson, has returned to Camp
Maxey, Texas, where he is sta
toned, after spending a 5-day
furlough at home.
Pvt. Wilbur Wayne Reeves, son
of Mr.. nd Mrs. w. E Reeves, OF
Laurel Springs is now stationed at
Camp Davis He spent the past
week end at his home.
Pvt. Russell p. Handy, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Handy, Gras-
sy Creek, but who had made his
home in Raleigh for some time,
has arrived at the Finance Re
placement Training Center at
Fort BENZ. Harrison, Ind, to be-
gin basic training in finance. Up
on completion of an intensive
field program, he will study ar
my pay methods. Before his in
duction into the Army, he was
employed by the U. S. Dept. OF
Agriculture, at Trenton.
Cpl. Wilmer Harrigan, son of
Mrs. Verde Harrigan, Wagner,
is now stationed somewhere in
Australia and writes that he is
getting along fine and that he
likes Australia. He has been in
service for over two years.
Pvt. Bob Baker, formerly of
this county, is now stationed at
Fort Bragg with the personnel
department. He spent the past
week end at his home here.
Pvt. Lester Way Arnold, who is
stationed in Texas, has been home
recently on a 12-day furlough.
Pvt. Walter T. Miller, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Miller, Obids,
was home on furlough last week.
He has been in the service for
eight months and is now stationed
at Camp Maxey, Texas.
Cpl. Walter Miller, formerly of
West Jefferson, has been assign
ed to duty with the U. S. Army
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-06-24

]: M. Goodman, S &c, son of
AIR, and Mrs. Mont Goodman, of
West Jefferson, has been in serv5
ace for four months ana sisSnoW
stationed at Norfolk, Va. He
likes his work fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-06-24
Charles Webb Hoppers,

Charles Webb Hoppers, son of
~Mr- Lester Hoppers, Of laurel
Springs, recently spent a few days
lat home with his father and
grandmother, Mrs. NV. Hop
Pers. He has recently finished
3ais training at the Naval Train
ing Station at cambridge Md.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-06-24

Gene HOtck, Todd, recent grad
tuate of Berea College, entered the
'eNaval Reserve officer training
school at Columbia University, in
New York, on Monday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-06-24

Pvt, Willie F. Pennington, son
oof MIR. and Mrs. Ed Pennington,
Sof Clifton, is now somewhere in
North Africa. He writes that he
RS Liking his work fine, and that
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-06-24

local in nature-a great share of
this service being to war plants,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
Provides Special
Issue of War
Rotion Book No. |

HELENA, Mont - W.Pl An
amendment is in preparation au-
thorizing a late issuance of war ra-
ton book one, good for sugar, cof-
fee and shoes, A. r. Peterson, state
director of the Office of Price y.Ad-
ministration, announced.
Application for the new issue will
be accepted from individuals who
do not have the original ration book
one, Peterson said. The books will
be released as soon as detailed in
structions on procedure and condi-
tons of issue are received by the
local boards, he said
The new issue of book one, long
awaited by persons who failed to
register for the original issfie, will
probably be available before regis
tration for ration book two begins,
Peterson said. Freezing" date for
commodities under book two is Feb
20 and registration will take place
some time between Feb. 81 and %
he said.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
IS RehubiIituted
For Useful Work

HELENA, Mont-(UP)-Leif Fred
ericks, supervisor of the state vo7
cational rehabilitation bureau, an
nounced IS physically disabled
Montana men and women have been
rehabilitated and placed in new jobs
during the past six months.
He said at least 30 Of that nut,
Der took jobs in war industries and
many of the others replaced men
and women who had vacated their
old positions to take war work.
The average wage of the rehablli-
tated persons increased from Sab
a week before taking the bureau 4
training course to $32.43, Frede-
rieks said. The average cost oi
training was Sl7850, half of which
was contributed by the federal
government.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
Libby Men Take
Speedy Trip on
SnowmobiIe

Forrest DeRosia and l.. j. Brown
are singing the praises of the snow
mobile machine Kenneth Thompson,
of the state game department, had
in this district last week. Thompson,
accompanied by the two Libby men
took a trip up Pipe creek Satur-
day evening to the Pat Carrigan
place, taking in supplies to Mr. and
Mrs. Carrigan, who were showed
in.
The party took to the snowmo-
bile at the Hetle place at TOO
O'clock Saturday evening and ar
rived at the Carrigan place, dis
lance Of about eight miles, at 7.35,
thus covering the eight miles in 80
minutes. The snoWmobile scooted
along over the top of the snow with
the grestest Of ease. After the trip
the local travellers agreed one OF
the machines would provide a great
means of getting around through
the mountains during the winter.
There is about five feet of snow
at the Garrigan place, the men re-
ported. There has been more than
that but it has settled considerably
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
S|iCker
Gets AWdy
With $500
Sells Tract of Lincoln
County Land and Delivers
Forged Deed Thereto.
SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN
OLD HAND AT GAME

That crooks are still plying their
dishonest trade was demonstrated
a few months ago in Libby, when
a clever rascal appeared in the city,
sold a tract of land he did not own
for 5000 and disappeared with his
easily gotten gains.
The alleged sharper gave his
name as Charles B. Martin and put
up at the Hotel Libby. He was
fluent talker, easy to meet and
visit with. He appeared here May 8
and gave out that he was trading
for the Lester r. Collins land, pro-
vided he could sell it promptly. On
May 6 he procured what turns out
to have been a forged deed to the
land, received the sum of $500 and
disappeared. Further details of the
story are as follows:
On May H. 1912, deed to the land
in Lincoln county was executed at
Fort Collins, Col. The name Of the
owner of the land, Lester r. Col
Inns, who lives at Stratton, Col,
was forged in the deed. Martin evi-
IDENTIFY had confederate in Fort
Collins who forged the name of
Lester r. Collins and who appeared
before a notary there and had the
deed acknowledged. But the real
Lester r. Collins had no part in the
transaction and 1t is said the sig
nature on the spurios deed is plain
ly forgery.
While here Martin told the Libby
purchaser that he lived at Billings,
and produced letters to the effect
that he was man OF good morals
and responsibility in Billings.
Martin is man of about SIS, s
feet in height, weight about 220-240
pounds, ruddy complexion, proms
nent features, dresses like a. bust
ness man. Sheriff Baney has the
dragnet out in hopes of picking up
the rascal.
Since the deal was pulled here
County Attorney Long has had cor
siderable correspondence with .h.s
notary at Fort Collins. In looking
| into the matter he also found that
a number Of very similar cases have
been staged in various places
throughout the West. They are all
SO very similar in the plan of OPP
Grafton that County Attorney Long
| is convinced gang of crooks are
operating at widely separated
places and using much the same
plan to fleece their victims.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
Practice BIuckout
Announced For
February q

There will be another practice
blackout in libby and adjoining ter
ritory on Tuesday night, Feb. %,
from 900 to Oils o'clock, announces
]. A. Krall, commander of the To-
cal Civilian Defense organization
Mr.. Krall wishes it especially un-
derstood that an alarm WILL NOT
be sounded. Citizens are asked to
see that their clocks are properly
set and then turn out all lights
promptly at 900 o'clock. The black
out will not apply to the plant of
the ]. Neils Lumber Co. nor to the
Zonolite Co.
Mr.. Krall further says that the
same rules and regulations will be
enforced as in the first practice
blackout. All lights must be turned
out. All street traffic must stop
and pull to the nearest curb. Pedes-
trians on the streets at the time
must get under cover at once.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
Would PIon Huge
Sum For Montana
Highways

HELENA, Mont.-U.P)-The Mon
tana State Highway Department
has begun looking toward Sl0,-
100000 to $20,00O,000 postwar high
way construction program.
The surveys will be financed, it
was announced, by federal aid funds
totaling 100000 made available by
the public roads administration.
The legislature has under con-
sideration a bill calling for spe-
cial election May ID at which vot-
ers would be asked to approve q
$10,000,000 debenture bond issue to
finance the states portion of the
highway program
The $500, 900 is to be spent on sur
veys and studies covering the 2,700
mile strategic network of the states
primary road system.
Additionally, the department an
nouncement said, the state has more
than 100000 in federal aid funds
to its credit for construction of sec
ondary roadside largest amount
ever to accrue at one time. 1t is an
ticipated these funds will be froZer
to the states credit and become i'm.
mediately available at the end o.
the war.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
Motor Sets Hot
Sowdust Fire
At SowmiII

Friday night about $3.50 o'clock
fire was discovered in the build
ing housing the motors that oper-
ate the sawdust blower system at
the ]. Neils saWmill. The building
is normally almost covered with
sawdust within and without and
heat from the motors set it afl.e.
In short time a lively blaze was
in progress in the big pile of saw
dust.
The company fire department was
soon on the fire and did what they
could to control it. The city de-
partment was also called out and
aided materially in the fight. Fire
in saWdust pile is often difficult
to exhinguish and it was necessary
to keep men working on it through
out much of the night.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
Helen HoIsey Says
She $ Enjoying
Life as q WAAC

Helen Halsey of Libby, who re-
Gently enlisted in the WAACs and
who is now at Fort Des Moines,
Ia. writes to her mother, Mrs. Chas.
Halsey of this city. Excerpts from
her letter follow:
I'VE had our review today. You
should have seen it. The band was
playing; it was sure a good feeling,
and we Won--competing with ID
other companies. Our officers were
surely proud of us. They took news
reels of us, so you'll probably see
them, the End Company 1t was the
first time in the history of the
WAACs that a week old basic train
ing company ever won review.
That's really something. They took
a lot of flashes of us. Next Saturday
our company marches on the parade
ground in front of Colonel Hobby
(head of WAASs) and also Mrs.
Roosevelt. She'll be here Saturday.
When we march past the review
stand our officer orders Eyes
right so we'll see her. Gosh, we're
all excited about it.
Our company is made up of
Washington girls 1.-THE same ones
that came with mel and kids from
Chicago. | hope we'll be extra good
that day.
I'm SO glad | joined. I'm get
ting a lot out of it--and especially
today when all those majors and
colonies were reviewing us, and the
band playing-it was really swell.
But boy, next Saturday, that's what
has to be good"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
No Law Proposed
For Hunting
Does and Fowns

Information comes direct from
Helena to this newspaper that no
bill has been introduced into the
Montana legislature that would
open Lincoln county to the hunting
of does and fawns during any time
Of the open deer season, or at any
other time. The information Is to
thr effect that no such action has
ever been contemplated. Power to
control the hunting of deer now
rests, and has rested for some years,
in the hands of the state fish and
game department.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
Will Start
Registering
Feb. y

February %, %, "a has been set
for the date of issuing Ration Book
No. Q. The new Central auditorium
will I've used with the Libby seachr-
ers under the direction of w. j.
Anderson again in charge. Advance
information indicates that the regis
tration for the point system will
be somewhat more complicated than
previous ration setup, SO with the
object of reducing all delays and
inconvenience to a minimum, the
suggestions below will be closely
followed.
A. Hours open-4.00 to 900 p. IN.
B. One responsible person regis
ters for entire family.
G. No | ration book for each
member of the family to be regis
tered must be presented and re-
corded.
D. The registrant fills out dec
laration" similar to the following.
Cd Pounds of coffee on hand No
vember %, 1912. ..............
(2) Number of persons in this
declaration
...........................Na Name and Number Of
Ration Book l.
90 Total 8-oz. cans foou on hand
(Above blanks will be provided
through the school and the news
paper)
A reproduction of the blanks tc
be used is printed on page 7, col
umn |.
Experience with previous ration
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
Notice Regarding
Newspapers
To Soldiers

A recent ruling by the Postoffice
Department in compliance with an
order by the Army establishes GER
tain regulations regarding the mail
ing of publications to soldiers out
side the continental United States.
Briefly this regulation is to the
effect that subscriptions paid by
friends and relatives cannot be
mailed until the soldier has asked
for the paper and his request has
been presented to the battalion or
similar unit commander who will
approve it when the circumstances
justify. The restrictions of this or
der apply only to personnel of the
United States Army and to contrac-
tors and civilians served through
Army postoffices outside the con-
tinental United States" Renewals Of
expired subscriptions must also be
accompanied by approved letters
from the soldier that he wants the
paper continued
Such authenticated subscriptions
are not required for the Navy, Ma
rine Corps or Coast Guard Tecipi-
ents, nor to any Army man stationed
within the United States.
This ruling makes it obligatory
that every relative or friend who
has paid for subscription of this
newspaper to be mailed to some
soldier stationed outside the United
States must at once file with this
newspaper written request that
the paper be SO mailed; also must
secure from the soldier as soon as
possible a request that the paper be
4 50 sent, WI ch TIC. .7.t,-t 10 r.
proved by the soldiers commanding
officer. 1t is necessary that this mat
ter be attended to as soon as pos
sible.
THE PUBLISHER.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
Secures Position With War
\ Department

A letter from James M Black
ford, Jr., who had returned to Eu-
gene, Ore, to again take up his law
practice there, states that he has
secured a position with the legal
division of the War Department and
is now engaged in that work, being
stationed at Salt Lake City.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18

ing operations made it clear that
the most careful planning on the
part of patrons and teachers is
necessary to properly register large
numbers of persons in a limited
time. AS before, the town will be di-
vided into four districts to report as
follows:
Monday. North Of Lincoln Blvd.
Tuesday: South of Lincoln Blvd,
east of Louisiana Ave.
Wednesday,. South of Lincoln
Blvd, and west Of Louisiana Ave.
A. A. WOOD,
Supt. of Schools.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
Is Million Victory Gardens

Victory gardens-l8 million Of
them-will be needed in l943 TO
help meet expanding food produc-
ton goals. Farmers are pushing for
the biggest food production in his
tory under handicaps of labor and
material shortages. A victory gar
den is every family's direct contri-
button to the war effort.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
Save 100000 Tires

About 100000 passenger car tires
were saved by tire inspection dur
ing the first two months. These
tires needed immediate repair and
would have been beyond repair for
future use if they had not been
taken out of service.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
Farmers Pay Off Loans

Farmers repaid s28,O0O,000 on
loans administered by the Emer-
gency Crop and Feed Loan offices
in 1912, compared with sl9,500,0oO
they borrowed during the year.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
More DonatOH

Others who have donated toward
the Kit bag fund of the Red Cross
are: Mrs. ]. r. Fennessy, Mrs. Paul
Stamschror, Mrs. Ed Kemp, Mrs.
Lionel Shaurette each S100; S140
from Bert Erickson, $500 from the
Presbyterian Aid Circle A, $500
from the Episcopal Guild, $500
from friend; $500 from Warland
community.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
Economy
Makes Happy
Homes und
Sound Nations
-InstiII 1t
Deep

The great Washington,
whose birthday we observe
next Monday, once made
this statement about econ
omy. Economy on the part
of the American people
will help to make the sound
nation that will win the
war. The dollars saved
should be invested in War
Bonds. Fut your dollars to
work for Uncle Sam and
save toward the day when
America has won the war,
as we can as we Will.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18

Three million books are what they
ask,
To get that many is quite task.
So start right now to build that pile
And we can keep from saying,
"Heilln
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
Lumber for Shipping Containers

More than IL billion board feet
of lumber will be needed for ship
ping containers in lo43, says the Y
S. Department of Agricultures for
est service. Annual average is less
than AZ billion feet of box, GRAFT
ing and dunnage lumber Container
needs are increased by greater pro-
duction of agricultural products and
exports Of Army and Lend-Lease
supplies.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18

community
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1943-01-22
MARION ANDERSON SANG FOR RELIEF Aid
Ii. B. A. Reports Are
To Be Mailed To Office

office and make your report, on or be
fore March first for this quarter.
so Commission to Local Presidents
Heretofore the commission allowed
the local presidents has been $50, how
ever, since we have paid our building
Indebtedness off, we are attempting
to raise the commission from 80 to
SO. The local presidents have work
ed hard along with the official staff,
TO clear ourselves Of this outstanding
Indebtedness and now that we are out
Of debt. we want you to feel and know
that we are grateful to you. There
may be those who oppose this raise.
All in favor Of raising the commission
from go 10 Sc let it be known by
saying yea. Those who oppose the
raising from go 10 So let it be lllown
by saying nay.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1943-01-22

Dear Presidents: This comes to in
form you and al concerned that the
March Board assessment viii be 1925
per member. This amount includes
Death Claims, Quarterly Dues, Taxes,
Insurance, etc. You viii please collect
.$125 from each member Of your lodge
in good and regular standing.
TO Mail Reports to II. B. 4. Office
In view Of the fact that our Gen
-1al Secretary mas undergone a very
serious operation, and not knowing
how long IT will pe before he will be
! diz missed from the hospital together
I With the radoning Of gas, tires, etc.
s your General President I think it
VIII be expedient to mail all reports
if It Is not convenient to come to the
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1943-01-22
Marion Anders ON
TIN ills Thousands
A .d Aids China Relief
Fund AS She Sang In Constitution
Hall Many Government Officials Attend

One Of the patrons Of the song re
cital was Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
who received great applause when she
entered her box at $50 ?. m. with
her party which included:
Mrs. Morgenthau, u Admiral Sir
Percy Nobel and Lady Nobel, and 1t.
Richard Miles
Other patrons were: Justice and
Mrs. Hugo Black, Justice and Mrs.
Lewis Douglas, Attorney General and
Mrs. Francis Biddle. Secretary Of the
interior and Mrs. Harold L Ickes
Secretary Of Agriculture q T d Mrs.
Claude r. Wickard. Senator Hattie
Caraway Senator and Mrs. Lister
Hin. Senator and Mrs. Rober. r. Rey-
no,ds. Senator and Mrs. william
smathers;
-rsl and Mrs E57'7 ~ Wat
son. Undersecretary OF War and Mrs
Robert P. Patterson, Assistant Secre-
arv Of The Interior and Mr. Oscar L.
Chapman, Commissioner and Mr. Ed
Ward Macauley, Chinese Ambassador
and Nine. Wei Tao-Ming.
Miss Anderson was in excellent voice
and mo5t all Of her printed program
was concerned VIVA mastcTpiece7 Of
literature.
She sang ave Maria" as an encore
and dedicated it TO the memory Of Or
George Washington Carver, eminent
scientist, who was buried at Tushegee
Ala, On the following day
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1943-01-22
Presidents Franklin D.
Roosevelt Pays Tribute
To DR.. c. w. Carver

branches of the arts and sciences were
truly amazing. All mankind is the
beneficiary Of his discoveries in the
field of agricultural chemistry"
"The things which he achieved in
the face of early handicaps viii for
al time afford an inspiration to youth
everywhere. I count it great priv
ilege to have met DR.. Carver and to
have talked with him at Tuskegee on
the occasion OF my visit to the insti-
tute, which was the scene Of his long
and distinguished labors."
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1943-01-22
Big Seven

Elsewhere I'll this issue you will
find an Il B. A. ad chat carries the
names and some Of the Gkenesscs of
seven local presidents who did out
standing work in the Dec Boards. We
are going to let this ad remain here
for a while, thereby giving some of
the other presidents a chance to get
in the spot light. Who will be tho
first president to tell these big seven
Ito "move over and let another man
in? 49
General President, Rev. E. F. Young
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1943-01-22
The Chief Executives Tribute to
DR.. Carver
ALL MANKIND is
THE BEN ICIARY

President Franklin D. Roosevelt:
''The world of science has lost one
of its most eminent figures and the
race from which he sprang an out
standing member in the passing Of Dr.,
Carver. The versatility Of lis genius
and his achievements in diverse