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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
To Step Up Truck
Production; More
For Formers

A four-fold increase in its 1914
civilian truck production program
has been announced by the War
Production Bpard. So important is
this prograrhIAat it has been given
priority ratings equal to aircraft
and high octane gas Provisions
are also made for production of re-
placement parts for civilian use.
In spite of the four-fold increase,
the new goal of 1913, 492 trucks is
still far short of the pre-War pro-
duction of approximately 100000.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
Urges Formers
To Cut Trees

Harvest of war-needed lumber
and other wood products from the
l39,000,000 acres of productive
woodland on farms can be sharply
increased without danger to the flu
ture supply, according to the De-
partment of Agriculture. If farm
ers wettld consider farm woodlands
and farm forests as crop land, and
every year carefully cut selected
trees that are ripe for harvest, they
would be surprised at their returns
and "They would certainly aid the
war effort" Fl. H. Bennett, Chief
Of the Soil Conservation Service,
said.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
TWO FIRES DO. LITTLE DAMAGE

Two fires called out the Libby
department during the week. In
the middle of the night Saturday
smoke was observed coming out Of
The Fountain building. An alarm
was turned in and someone broke
out the glass in the front door to
gain entrance. 1t was found that
fuel in the furnace was sending
off such volume of smoke that it
filled the room with dense smoke.
No damage was done aside from the
broken glass in the door.
The other fire was in the base
ment OF Mrs. Lou Joughins home
but also did no damage.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
SIMPLIFY GAS RATIONING

All "B" and &C" gasoline coupons
issued after December | will be
worth five gallons each, compared
with the present value of two gal
Ions for coupons of those types in
the east and midwest and three
gallons in the far west. This means
"B" and &C" books will contain
fewer coupons than in the past.
but each coupon will be good for
more gallons than before. No in
crease in the amount of gasoline al
lowed is involved.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
SCRAP DRIVE TO CONTINUE

The Victory Scrap Bank" drive,
scheduled to end November Is, has
been continued indefinitely. H. M.
Fault, Director of the Salvage Di-
vision of WPB. said "As long as the
war lasts, there will be a continu-
ing need for iron and steel scrap to
keep the mills well supplied The
collection of iron and steel scrap
from all sources must be a con-
tinuing operation"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
Zero Hour Here In
Heavy Scrop "BIitz !"

A Farm Ranch Scrap "Blitz"
has been in progress throughout
November. Paul Church, county sal
wage chairman, urges all farmers
and others having heavy scrap to
deliver it either to Eureka, Troy or
Libby not later than Nov. 27 or %.
No tin or auto bodies wanted.
If unable to deliver, owner should
notify salvage office and arrange
ments will be made for its haul
ing either by the county commits
sioners or the state highway de-
partment. Those having heavy scrap
to sell should get in touch with Ros-
coe Garrison, Libby
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
STOLEN CAR RECOVERED

A VA Ford sedan belonging to
Owe Larson of Libby was found at
Kalispell on Nov IL after having
been stolen here a week previously.
The car had been left out, radiator
water had frozen and the motor
head was broken.
Mrs. Larson left the car stand
ing before the community hall, Lib
by, one evening with key in trans
mission lock, while she helped in a
First Aid class.
A new set Of tire chains, baby
go-cart and some change had been
taken. Culprits are unknown.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
New Uses For
Form Waste

Peanut shells, ground corncobs,
and similar waste agricultural ma
terials have been found useful for
cleaning engines, bearings, valves,
pumps, and many other machinery
and metal parts, the Department of
Agriculture has announced. The
new use has been found by scien-
lists at The Northern Regional Re-
search Laboratory at Peoria. III.
Several hundred tons of ground
corncobs now are being used each
month for furnishing metals and
cleaning war machinery.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
START CONSUMER SURVEY

Census enumeratorS expect to
visit 1000 households in a nation
wide survey to determine the avail
ability Of lis types of goods. As a
result of these studies, the Office
of Civilian Requirements will have
information from consumers to aid
it in carrying out its function of
maintaining All adequate supply OF
civilian goods within war
time limits of manpower, materials,
and manufacturing facilities.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
TO REDUCE HOLIDAY TRAVEL

Government agencies and private
business, have been requested by
the director of the Office of De-
Tense Transportation to refrain
from granting vacations or time
off for employees, where travel will
be involved, from December IT
through January TO-
Mr.. Eastman, director, asked en-
ployers to make special efforts to
curtail travel during that period as
it might impair the war effort. He
also urged government agencies to
refuse requests for government
speakers at conventions or group
meetings between the same dates.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
MORE HOSIERY FOR CHILDREN

Production of infants and chill
dren's hosiery will be stepped up
shortly as result of priority as
sistance given to manufacturers for
procurement of necessary yarn.
The WPB action resulted from a
falling supply of infants and chill
drens' stockings
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
WINTER COMES TO HIGH LAND

Libby hunters who spent the week
end in the higher parts of the
mountains report that winter is
here. Some who made the Geiger
lake district report that the snow
is hip deep there Others report
having walked across Loon lake.
at the head of Pipe creek, on the
ice, which was about five inches
thick.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
SHOP AND MAIL EARLY

The public is urged to complete
It's Christmas shopping this month
and to send all packages destined
to other cities, whether by parcel
post or express, before December
10, Early Christmas shopping and
shipping are necessary this year to
enable satisfactory handling of the
extra Christmas load
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
Urges More
Care In
Winter DriiviinQ
Points Out How
Hazards Can Be Lessened
By Proper Precautions.
ICY HIGHWAYS CAUSE
OF MANY ACCIDENTS

HELENA, Mont, NOV. IL (Spe-
ciaD-Gen. Charles L. Sheridan,
Supervisor of the Montana Highway
Patrol, today warned essential driv-
ers, particularly war workers and
those engaged in vital civilian serv-
ice, to get prepared now for safe
winter driving.
Gen. Sheridan revealed how he
and the National Safety Councils
Committee on Winter Driving Haz-
ards, while still sWeltering in late
summer heat, studied the winter
traffic and equipment future for
this winter and had found reason to
issue an earlier than usual warning.
The seasonal increase in destruction
of lrreplaceable vehicles and costly
traffic tieups must be avoided when
snow, sleet and ice arrive, he de-
clared.
Recommendations follow. |. City
and county highway departments
are advised to repair snow removal
machines since new cars are hard to
get, and to attempt to forestall la
Dor shortage for snow clearance
work.
2. Truck fleets and individual car
owners must take immediate steps
for their own protection this winter.
This means checking conditions of
defroster units, anti-skid chains,
heaters, windshield wipers and anti
freeze. Such necessary winter equip
ment must be repaired or replaced
now, particularly for essential We
hlcles which should be enabled to
get through safely and on time dur
ing snow and ice conditions.
Winter Deaths Higher
Newly completed research re-
vealed that slides and glides in 36
snoW-belt states last winter ran the
mileage death rate up "a per cent
higher than the summer rate in that
area, while the mild southern win
ter caused an increase of per cent
in those states below the Mason
Dixon line, Sheridan said Previous
Council studies proved that made
quate traction and reduced visabiI-
ity are the primary hazards of win
ter driving.
The serious effect of winter road
conditions, and neglect or lack of
safety equipment such as anti-skid
chains, windshield wipers and de-
frosters, on the total accident ex-
perience of last December is re-
Elected in detailed studies of two
states. The states are Connecticut
and Maine-Which have old-fash-
Toned Winters-but they are only
two of 36 states whose roads are
made dangerous or impossible for
unprepared drivers, and whose in
dustries are vital to war produc-
ton
Damages Tremendous
Reports by the Connecticut De-
partment of Motor Vehicles revealed
q per cent of all December acct
dents were caused by skidding
while Maine reported SO per cent
Of the property damage and per-
sonal injury traffic accidents &C.
Cured on icy highways. A tremend-
GUS number of property damage ac-
cldents are never reported, how
ever, and In view of scarcity of me-
chanics and repair parasitic TAX
ing of practical precautions by es-
sential drivers becomes imperative,
General Sheridan asserted Where
broken fender or wheel resulting
from a minor skid could formerly
be easily repaired, such an accident
may lay up the vehicle for the dur
alton
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18

Gets His Meat

JENNINGS, Nov. I'm. l..
Barrett, who lives i'm Jennings,
recently went hunting up the
tote road, and near the top he
shot a fine five point buck
deer. He dragged 1t all the way
down to his cabin
There's nothing unusual
about this until 1t Is known
that Mr.. Barrett IL a young man
OF 80 summers and winters.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
TEMPORARY FOOD RATInAs

Service men on leave can get
temporary food rations without the
forms usually furnished by the
armed services, according to OPA.
In an emergency, application may
be made on forms available at To-
cal ration boards.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
TO STORE MEAT FOR SPRING

A wider variety of rationed meats
will be available to the housewife
during the low ebb of meat pro-
duction next spring under a ration
ing plan recently announced by
OPA. Meat wholesalers will be
loaned points to fill their storage
freezers with veal, lamb, mutton,
and the lower grades of beef be-
tween now and mid-January, the
peak period of meat output.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
Petroleum Goes TO War

In the first IL months of the war,
the quantity of petroleum and pc
troleum products sent to United
States troops was more than 80
times that shipped in the first IL
months of the last World War.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
FARMERS TO GET BATTERIES

Approximately 20 per cent of the
fourth quarter production of flash
light batteries will be distributed
to farmers, according to WPB. This
makes enough batteries for about
normal rural consumption available
through farm outlets.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18

OF all years, with
the grim likelihood
that we will desper-
ately be fighting for
the opportunity that
cllildhood's faith
will not be blasted.
The poignancy of
the appeal should
speak for itself.
This appeal for
happy, healthful
childhood has al
ways been the mes
sage carried by the
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18

American automobile users dur
ing 1912 cut down their consump-
ton of gasoline by II per cent, ac-
cording to the Public Grads Ad-
minstration Of the Federal Works
Agency.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
STORES CLOSE THANKSGIVING

Notice is hereby given that Libby
stores will be closed all day Thanks
giving.
MERCHANTS COMMITTEE.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
Seal Design
Shows Healthy,
Happy Childhood

The l943 Christmas Seal Of the
National Tuberculosia Association
seems to exemplify tie hopes and
fears Of all the years. This year
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-18
NEXT CALL DECEMBER s

The next quota of Lincoln county
men for army induction will leave
Libby December 5.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-10-16

From time 10 time We hear much about the
phenomenal increase in our national debt The
Republicans whose standards followed FOR many
years are specialists in the field q deplorng the
Aese national debt They clamor about the bill
lions ae are adding yearly 10 already STAG
gering national debl They cali Roosevelt the all
time snend,hrif and his New Deal, huge spend
ing a.hne
/, has come about that We hear much about
economy IN our national and political speech
making extravaganzas Every confessional fell
low With ambitions for political preferment OF In
dtfinirely long duration casts himself in the role
81 treasury Watchdog His chief political stock in
trade is some plan TO cut down expenditures and
save The nations money They seem TO forget that
nations do not live money. by money
alone nations live on rhings that money buy
and often things they cannot buy
The greatest nation IL the one with ne
greatesf cash balance. bur the one with the best
fed. best clothed. best educated and the pes'-'"n
forted population Money without the satisfactions
amount 10 nothing but ,anity and yexation OF spirit
What good is million dollars to miser dying OF
hunger or freezing in rags in some garnet,
IL is true that this nation has heavy national
debt. bur it is also true that this nation Is enjoy
ing itself in ways nations seldom do good time
is being had by all IL is true that we have huge
debt. but we have something show for il And
lei il be observed that mans debts are not dis
graceful or even dangerous II he has something 70
show for them.
God knows this nation has plenty Our fine
highways and millions OF automobiles our fine
colleges and universities and degreed professors
and public school systems that leave little or moth
ing to be desired We have masters teaching In
rural schools We wear the finest and the most
expensive clothing and drink the most exhiliratng
beverages and our theatres just crammed from
day 10 day. Even the common man OF today lives
better than kings Of former generations.
Walk down streets and behold human cor
puence In its abundance. What country boasts
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-10-16
BETWEEN THE LINES D.. es ,;s: = B.,

many lat peoplee People do not get fat on air 1t
takes plenty OF good food TO fatten nation like
ours Even IN the slnms or our cities we find
evidences oftimes OF full feeding Ours is great
nation and that we have a large debt is not sur
prislng or even regreuable TO men and women who
understand what it is all about There are cheap
great nations The disgrace and danger OF being
in debt lies in having nothing TO show for H. We
complain that whereas few years ago we count
ed the national debt in millions but now in biz
lions
There is nothing alarming about billion-dol-
lar debt in country with irilon-dolsr possioi-
lities II is better live In debt than TO die dent
free Debt is characteristic OF the new economic
order and so It has come about that the man who
fears debt TOO much cannot get ahead. once
knew man who decided build home on the
pay-as-you- 20 plan His wages meager. Tie
laid the foundation OF a fine home for his family.
Little BY little. as he could aford he built upon
his foundation. After many years he completed MS
home aud had to begin repairs on one part as he
was completing the other part While this man s
judgment deserved praise from the point OF view
OF keeping on, OF debt the fact remains he kept
himself out OF good home all his life In these
enlightened days We so into good homes and en-
Joy these while we may. 70 deny ourselves the
comforts OF good homes until able is Of
ten 10 deny ourselves good homes for life Enjoy
as-you-pay has advantages as well as pay-asyou-
80. Our nation is enjoying It pays
The Roosevelt administration bought and paid
for potential revolution during the depression
days and it was worth the price, Unless the ugly
fact that revolution stalking the nation had
been faced squarey and heroic measures taken TO
buy il of or suffer it, there had been great trbula-
ton in our beloved America. The debt this nation
incurred in buying OF the revolution represents
one OF the finest investments made by any
nation any time There Is something than
debt and that is lack OF vision by which interest
Is centered human welfare rather than upon
the exchequer Lets stop squabbling and take hold
OF job with both hands
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-10-16
The Washington Scene

willing, available and patriotic coored workers be
denied their God given right to migrate TO the
North 70 iii essential Jobs and TO escape
peonage. starvation wages. the Jim Crow system
In public places trains. buses. street cars. a
vicious educational set-up which expends $500 for
a colored child and $500 for white child in a
dozen southern states and providing not a single
university open 10 colored youth for the study OF
law medicine. engineering and economics and fin
in southern states.
II I were President I would get rid of the
three southern secretaries, especially the who
called the coored leaders. who protested the legal
lynching OF the Scotsboro boys "insolvent n,...!'
and the other who kicked the innocent coored
policeman in the grons for trying to protect the
life OF the nations chief executive. would also
relieve the No. / White House assistant from South
Carolina OF any important duties. recolecting that
It was this state tina first shot down the Ameri-
can flag and seeded from the Union.
II we're President would consider II an act
OF simple justice to provide representation on the
5000 OPA Local Price and Ration boards to one
tenth OF the total population in these war times
II we're President would consider II a VIOLA
ton OF my oath OF Office 10 appoint or continue 10
tolerate Secretary OF War. that permitted COM
handing Officers TO shoot innocent colored soldiers
sent under military order TO deliver their drunk
bodies 10 their wife and children or 10 permit
other officers soldiers to XIII, discriminate and
abuse other soldiers IN the uniform OF Uncle Sam
solely because OF and color
Honor Colored Heroes
n we're President would not refuse 10 de-
coraie brave colored sailors or soldiers like Dori.
Miller and Robert Brooks with the conKressIons
Medal or Honor. nor deny such honors 70 all color
ed servicemen regardless OF their heroic deeds
II were President would not keep silent
Confined on psse 90
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-10-16

II we're President I would fire Attorney
General Biddls for trying to sabotage the all GU
war effort in the recent Recommendation that loyal
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-10-16
Politics And Prejudice

teu 4: .ae lela ot.ans and news papers are
srrlng j. E4r se1trer aga.nsi coorec citizens in
osdsr st against candidates who
rseeted Negro s4prer ~ primary election in De
tro,- Srar roiitifa tactics are frequently used in
certain par the deep ~ea'h Nhere politicians often
manage yet eected and - lerpetuate themselves in
81 afre % prejudice. bat this Is not the
tyre o s'es-e.naNsap aeeded orr great Cty OF De-
roi' ne Arsenal OATS of Democracy Organized
Labor er~d citizens Of Detroit are not trying
to control the city hall some q Mayor Jefries sup
porers seem think bot simply using their political
Franchise eaor % give Detroit more liberal and
progressive administration.
The people @ho cote for Judge Frank FtzGerad do
not expec ham the city hall to them. if ne IS
elected They only expect him 10 deal Justly and in inter
all citizens regardless Of race. color creed or pol
hcal afliaton; 20 uphold law and order and to take
adequate safeguards against the repetition Of deporabe
racial conflicts such the which occurred here last
June We believe he is qualified to give Detroit such an
administration
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-10-16
1000 ACCLAIM SOLDIER
CHORUS IN ALBERT HALL

LONDON. England-"Negro mu-
sic did more last night in Londons
Albert Hall than a hundred pep
talks ever will TO cement the com
radeship-in-arms OF the service
men and women OF the United Ma
tions." reported the Daily Express
in it's issue OF Sept 80. morning
after the second appearance Of 200
Negro Aviation Engineers and Ro-
land Hayes. foremost Negro tenor,
in concert in the Royal Albert
Hall
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-10-16
A NON-PARTISAN
NEWSPAPER
National War Fund And The Negl
(CcntrIbuted)

From highway posters. over
radios. on the screen--from every
corner comes new name sym
bolizing most OF our worthy ap-
peals all rolled In one.
The National War Fund signi.
flies our wartime giving. gets ths
most out OF what we give and
makes It possible for all OF us.
especially the Negro people. to
give we'll when he gives what he
can. The National War Fund
campaign will be launched In a
nationwide scale In October
through November in conjunction
with local community campaigns.
The century OF the common
man Is not an historical accident.
IL Is the result OF a long strug-
gle OF the people TO make this a
peoples worlds long history OF
giving and sacrificing. For ev-
cry benefit TIE Negro people
have received they have given
tenfold in labor to build the ma
tion: In blood 10 preserve il. and
In money TO the nations welfare
There is one question the Ne
gro people ask before they sup
port any new measures it TO
be applied democratically 10 in
clude all fairly?
With men like Dr.. Claiming
II Tobias. Marshall Field, clio
Philip Murray on the National
War Funds board Of directors.
We can be assured that this
ouestian can be answered affir-
matiyely.
DR.. Tobias said OF the Ma
tional War Fund. Our concern
must be that men. women and
children OF all races and creeds
be served according TO their
needs" This means that our
more than 5000 Negro seamen
can meet the hazards OF wartime
sea voyage with calmer thoughts
OF children's needs back home:
that our 100000 Negro boys over
seas as well as those in home
camps will be looked after by
the USO and other agencies. The
National War Fund means that
we can now aid those millions
OF darker people left destitute by
war Ten million Negroes share
In the French Relief: great num-
hers we're left homeless and
manned for life in England by
The blitzkreig Of ls4i; and the
brave black Bclgians in the Con-
go receive food. medical care and
other necessities through the
Belgian Relief society.
BY this big money raising cam
paign, the National War Fund,
composed OF sixteen agencies. Is
making II possible for us to aid
sixteen war relief agencies at
one time. Every ally will be
helped and we will be helping
everyone we wan'ed to help be-
fore but found il difficult and
confusing because OF appeals
from so many different direc-
tons
1t Is important TO know that
the National War Funi helps to
keep alive all those relief and
charities that have aided the Ne
gro in time OF ne,o and that
will play needed part after
The war.
This is our National War Fund.
give 70 It through your local
community campaign.