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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
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News of Our Boys

Lieut.. Il. g. Jack Arnold, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Arnold,
was one of three Montanans who
recently received an Air Medal Tor
attacking the Japanese in the Aleu-
tan Islands. Citations said the fly
ers attacked the japanese and flew
patrol under ''the most hazardous
weather conditions" The three were
also praised for courage and hero
ism in dive bombing and strafing
japanese ships in Kiska harbor.
Private Donald O. Whitmarsh,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Whit
marsh, has completed his training
as 81 MN Anti-tank Gunner and is
now qualified as a LIST gunner. he
is now stationed at Camp Roberts IN
California.
Sgt. Leo K. Collar writes from
North Africa that he is very busy,
that Casablanca is very beautiful
city and that the French people
are very nice to them as they see
in the U. S. troops what they have
been praying for, for two years.
Sgt. Collar was indicted into the
army at Fort Lewis, Wash, Feb.
Is, 1941. He was on maneuvers at
Fort Ord Calf, for months dur
ing the summer of 1941 and spent
the rest of the time at Fort Lewis
where he worked in the office of the
quartermaster. On August 20, 1912,
his company was sent to Camp A.
P. Hill, Va. then to Camp Kelmer,
N. J., from where he was sent over
seas and landed in Africa last No
vember.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
No. 881
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate Of Glen Crawford, de-
ceased
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned, the administrator Of the
estate of Glen Crawford, deceased
to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said de-
ceased, to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication Of
this notice to the said administrator
at his law office in the city of Libby
in the Courthouse in the County Of
Lincoln, State of Montana, the same
being the place for the transaction
of the business of said estate.
THOMAS d. LONG,
Administrator of the Estate of said
Deceased.
Dated at Libby, Montana, this
26th day of January, 1943.
THOMAS d. LONG,
Attorney for Administrator.
Date lst Pub. l28-43. j28-f18-4t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of County Commissioners.
Lincoln County, Montana, will re-
ceive sealed bids on the following
One Cd New or used Power Unit
of 60 to 80 Horse Power; Diesel
Motor.
Bids to be opened Wednesday.
March 3. 1943, at 1000 o'clock A. II
All bids must be addressed to
County Clerk, Lincoln County, Lib
by, Montana.
The Board reserves the right to-
reject any and all bids.
BY order of the Board of County
Commissioners.
Dated this third day of Febru-
airy, 1943
ELDON j. SCHUCK,
If11-25-3t. County Clerk
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
ALL CONCERNED

The best solution to domestic
problem is nearly always the one
that is best for III concerned.
And so, Kathleen Norris rarely
recommends dipoyce, euen When
it seems to Be the only possible
solution. And she does not rec
ommend il to Emily b. But
she does urge Emily to Leave her
dresry home and difficult hus-
band, at least for while. She
urges her to do this in spite OF
the fact that Emily's husband has
threatened to make their daugh-
ter suffer for it. You ,yill be in
terested to knoiu ,uhy.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
By KATHLEEN NORRIS
Bell syndicate-wNU Features

"HE story | am writing
you may sound fantas-
: tic indeed, writes
Emily B., from suburb of Chi
cago, "but | assure you that this
sort of thing did not die with the
Victorian writer's. | have
reached a point where must
have help or 60 mad, and | turn
to you, chiefly for the reason
that | know, from your work,
. that your advice to those con-
templating divorce is usually
the single word, don't and
because | myself have the same
reverence for marriage vows.
AT nineteen ! married a
man of 3d." the letter goes on.
THAT was Fl years ago. We had
one child, a daughter who is mar
ried and has a son aged two. Her
husband was never particularly
sympathetic to either my husband
or myself; he is much older than
Mary, and had the great misfortune
to lose his sight through labora-
tory accident two years ago, SO that
Mary's problem is the care of a
helpless man and small child, all
three supported comfortably by my
husband and by pension. 1t would
make me very happy to 60 to her
and help her, but my husband says
in that case he would never send
them another cent.
Keith has always been a strange
erratic man, but of late years his
peculiarities have been SO growing
upon him that sometimes | am al
most afraid to live in a somewhat
isolated country house with him
alone. We have three excellent
servants, and their efficiency means
that | have absolutely nothing to
do; nothing makes my husband an
grier than to have me interfere in
the management of the house in any
way. On the cooks night out the
downstairs girl cooks and serves
dinner, and when the chambermaid
is away she also takes on her du-
ties. Keith orders the meals and
takes full charge of the whole do
mestic scene.
Artistic Printer Without Friends.
HE is a solitary, his one interest
in life his printing press, on which
he does very beautiful work, right
here in the house. Three or four
clerks and boys are always com
ing and going between us and the
city, but he is rarely away from
home, and never away for a meal.
His exercise is walking in the
grounds; he does not 60 to church
and we have no friends.
Il mean that last, we have no
friends. If attempt an occasional
committee meeting here or if call
er comes in in the late afternoon,
his lowering about in state of re-
sentiment and impotence is enough
to make certain that it doesn't hap
pen twice. He calls down from the
upper hallway dozen times; could
I see you moment, dear?' SO that
the visitor is uncomfortably aware
of his feeling.
Of late he has been trying rather
obviously and clumsily, but unmis.
takably, to convince me that my
mind is failing. The constant nag.
ging and picking that goes on, hour
after hour and day after day, has
certainly affected my nerves, and
am beginning to do things that in q
happier day would myself have
thought queer.
For example, there has beer
much discussion of q large glass
vase. | took it from our room be.
cause such a mass of flowers made
my head ache. He had it brought
back; the flowers were changed
was it all right now? Presently the
heavy headachy chrysanthemums
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18

February % until Feb. q. Exact
time and place will be announced
as soon as possible. Persons regis
tering must present all number one
ration books of the entire family.
Claude Madden of Warland spent
the weekend here with his mother,
Mrs. Rose Madden.
Mrs. Sylvester Frank and daugh-
ter, Rosanna, visited her sister
Mrs. Jerry Fritch in Ural Saturday
Mrs. Albert Whitmarsh and
daughter, Winifred, spent the week
end at the Woodrow Whitmarsh
home in Libby.
Mrs Mary Knapp was hostess to
the Ladies Bridge club Thursday
evening Three tables of bridge
were in session with Mrs. Alice
Arnold winning high score and sec
ond high being awarded to Mrs.
James Hurst. A delicious lunch
was served by the hostess at the
tclose of the evening. Mrs La Dyer
! of Essex was an out-of-toWn guest.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Arnold were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Merele Fisher.
Mrs. Monio Davitian left Mon
day for Libby to visit friends
Oak Knapp was business caller
in Libby and Troy last week.
Sylvester Frank left Monday for
Eureka to work as G. NJ. section
foreman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff E. Ayrs of
"Kootenai Gardens" were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Farr.
Mrs. Bert Eaton of Seattle is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Head, who
has been i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Wilson and
family and Miss Wahneta White
spent the weekend with relatives
in Trego.
Mrs. Buster Tiffany and daugh-
tiers left Sunday for Libby where
she will make her home while her
husband is in the army.
Mr. and Mrs. Lem Collar were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Arnold Friday evening.
Otto Nordstrom of Kalispell spent
the weekend at the Ed. Madden
home.
Mrs. Wellington Brock, who has
been i'll for some time, was taken to
the Eureka hospital last week but
had to return back to her home
here, due to the hospital being over
crowded.
Ethan Butts, who has been i'll for
several weeks, is quite improved
and we were glad to see him back
on our streets again this week.
Mrs. Ruth Nordstrom of Libby
spent the weekend here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Madden
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Martin anc
Sally Anne of Stryker were callers
here Monday.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18

One copy Of this Declaration nast b Alsd
with tho Once Of Price Administration By
each person applying for War Ration Book
Two for the members OF family unit, and
BY each person whs Ii net = member Of =
family unit File II the site Designated.
Coupons will b deducted for excess supplies
Of the foods listed below according to the
schedules announced BY the Of6ce Of Price
Administration.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
Registration Notice

Registration for ration book No.
2 will be held during the week of
February % until Feb. q. Exact
time and place will be announced
as soon as possible. Persons regis
tering must present all number one
ration books of the entire family.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18

put the right flowers in. What were
the right fiowers7 Would I make a
list of them?' I did make list, but
Lizzie forgot again. That time |
smashed the vase, and Keith went to
our doctor and told him a long story
of my mental condition. AT another
time it was a hat. We went to the
shop to change it; again he didn't
like it. We made a third trip, he
assuring me that generous tips to
the salesWoman made 1t all right.
When a fourth change was suggest
ed | put the hat in the fire, and a
few hours later the doctor dropped
in, and presently was asking me
tactful questions about my emotion
al state.
Daughter Enlivened Home.
when Mary was home it was
different, she is like my mother,
full of courage, spirit and fun, and
quite equal to any little passage-at-
arms with Keith But these last
years have been lonely and strange,
and this latest development seems
to me more than anyone could bear.
Would you advise me to see another
doctor, and get an assurance of san
ity? For am no more insane than
you arel Please help me out OF a
fog Of despair
Dear Emily, OF course you are
not insane, you are long way from
being insane, and it is much harder
for the sane to lose their minds
than it sounds. But you are unnec-
essarily sacrificing yourself in a
manner and under circumstances
that make the situation decidedly
serious, and the sooner you get away
from that gloomy dark lonely house,
and this man whose peculiarities and
selfishness have SO grown upon him,
the better for both.
Pack small bag of Recessities,
take all the money you can, and qui-
city board bus for Chicago. Go
to any employment agency there
and get job as linen woman in a
hotel, extra woman in a hospital
kitchen, waitress in tea-shop,
saleswoman in big department
store, or any other of the hundreds
OF jobs that are going begging now.
Be sure it is not lonely office job,
but get in among your fellow crea.
lures, and for awhile at least board
in family, or a boarding house
where there is big group. If you
can find work among children.
whose needs are the best cure for
retrospective melancholy that |
know of or among the suffering and
needy, your own troubles will blow
away from you like fog before a
summer sun. Plunge into active.
ABSORBED, exhaustlng living, 70 up
to your quiet little room and YOUR
books at night healthily wearied
and you'll find the cure.
Simple Separation May Help.
There needn't be divorce. There
needn't be any recorded unpleas-
antness. You need only write Keith
that in these days when help is SO
urgently needed in so many differ
ent directions, you could not remain
idle, tell him, il you like, to come
and see you, 60 to lunch or dinner
with him and let him see for him.
self that you are happy.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
Repair Shop

A farm repair shop saves farm
err money and enables him to get
his machinery into good condition
for effective work.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
Couple Is We'd At
Home OF Minister

Wedding of Miss Princess Basing-
er, daugher of Jerry Basinger of
Cherry street and Cecil Richard, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Richard of
Helena, Ohio, took place in Pandora
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at the home of the Rev. P. j. Boehr
pastor of the st. John Mennonite
church northwest of Bluffton.
The couple was unattended and
the single ring ceremony was used
The bride was attired in powder
blue dress with white accessories and
carried a shower bouquet of yellow
roses.
Following the ceremony the cou-
ple left for a weekend wedding trip
For the present they will live witt
his parents on farm near Helena
Mrs. Richard is graduate o.
Pandora High school in the class o.
1884. She has been employed fol
the past several years at the West
inghouse plant in Lima. Mr.. Rich
ard attended Gibsonburg High schoo
and has been engaged in farming.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
LOcdt Man Heads
Airpldne School

James Basinger, formerly of Bluff
ton and son of Mr.. and Mrs. Noah
Basinger of South Lawn avenue, has
accepted a position in Birmingham,
Alabama, as supervisor of a govern
ment school for training instructors
and mechanics in the conditioning of
military airplanes.
AS head of the school he will have
direction of 20 senior instructors and
200 students. Planes turned out by
factories in the large production CEN
ters are flown to Birmingham where
they are conditioned for the special
type of work required by the army
and also for the climate in which
they will operate.
Conditioning of planes is done by
mechanics after completing the course
of instruction of which Basinger is
in charge.
The former Bluffton man is a
graduate of Parks Air college, East
St. Louis, H., and for the past
eighteen months has been employed
at the Vultee Airplane plant In
Nashville, Tenn, a large manufac-
turer of army planes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Basinger expect to
move from Nashville to Birmingham
| in the near future.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
Christian Democracy Nurtured By Self
Discipline, Commencement Speaker Says
Goshen College President Ad-
dresses Bluffton College
Commencement
Pres. Ramseyer Reports on Ex-
cellent Financial Condi-
tion of School

Christian democracy is best nur-
tured by a return to self-discipline
rather than state-imposed regulation,
it was stated by DR.. Ernest E. Mil
Ter, president of Goshen college,
Goshen, Indiana, who addressed
Bluffton college commencement ex-
ercises Monday morning.
Despite rainy weather, the First
Mennonite church was filled for the
occasion as the speaker delivered the
scholarly address to the 81 gradu-
ating seniors on the subject, "a Re
turn to Discipline.
TRADITIONAL PAGEANTRY
In traditional graduation pageant
ry, the black gowned academic pro-
cession filed into the church audi
torium to the strains of Professional
with Prof. Otto Holtkamp at the
organ.
At the conclusion of the com
mencement address by DR.. Miller the
class was presented to Pres. l.. l.
Ramseyer by DR.. J. S. Schultz, dear
OF the college. The degrees wer'
then conferred by DR.. Ramseyer il
Continued on page s.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
BluftOn Man Badly
Hurt In Auto Crash

Ed Reagan, Al, of West Kibler
street, was a patient in Bluffton hos
pital the first of the week as the re-
suit of serious injuries sustained in
an automobile accident late Friday
night.
A passing Lima motorist found
Reagan lying unconscious at the side
of the Dixie highway two and one
half miles north of town near the
Albro farm a short distance from his
wrecked automobile which had left
the road and crashed into tree.
Brought to the hospital by the
Lima motorist, Reagan was found tt
have sustained nasal injuries and 9
broken left upper jaw. On regain
ing consciousness he was unable t.
give an account of the accident. |
it believed, however, that he ma,
have been sideswiped and lost con
troll of his car. The road makes {
sweeping turn at that point.
The accident occurred shortly aftel
midnight Friday as the Bluffton NAL
was returning home from the Buck
eye Pipe Line company's pumpinl
station near Mt. Cory where he i
employed.
His condition is reported satisfac
tory and he was removed to his hom
| Tuesday night.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
DetlUiler Is Head
OF College Alumni

Paul Detwiler, Bluffton dairyman,
was named president of the Bluffton
college alumni association at meet
ing of the group held at Ropp hall
Saturday night.
Other officers named were: Mrs
Harriette Luginbuhl, vice-president
Miss Edith Amstutz, secretary treas
urer; Rev. Forrest Musser, executive
secretary; Oliver Diller, alumni mem
Der of the college board of trustees
Wilbur Berky of Smithville pre-
sided at the meeting as POSTMASTER
Short addresses were given by c
Floyd Byers of Goshen, Ind, anc
Norman Triplett of Bluffton.
Herbert Oyer spoke for the senior
class and vocal solo was presented
by Mrs. Dorothea Thompson Parrish
of Toledo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
Funeral Services
For Marjorie Birel

Funeral services for Marjorie
Elizabeh Bixel, 10, youngest daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. Munson R. Bixel
of Cherry street, were held at the
First Mennonite church Monday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
She died Friday evening at Lima
Memorial hospital after a four-yeal
illness. Although she had been af-
fiicted with bronchial asthma fol
several years, her death came sud
denly and unexpectedly due to a
heart attack.
A fifth grade pupil, she had at
tended the grade school here on We'd
nesday. When she became i'll Thurs.
day she was admitted to the Bluff.
ton Community hospital. On Friday
she was taken to the Lima hospital
She was born in Bluffton, July "a
1882. In addition to her parents sh'
/ is survived by one sister, Alice Jean
and one brother, Paul Don, both a
i home.
Rev. J. N. Smucker, pastor of tn
First Mennonite church, officiated a
the services, assisted by Rev. Pau
E. Vhitmer. Burial was in Mapl
| Grove cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
Blanks For Ration
Book No. 3 Distributed By Mail

Application forms for War Ration
Book Three were distributed during
the past week by mail thru the post
office here to patrons on city and
rural routes.
One form was left in mail boxes
for each family, but additional forms
will be available at the post office
for those who need them.
Persons related by blood or mar
riage and living in the same home
may be listed on one application
form but others in the home must
file separate applications, according
to OPA regulations.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
Summer School At
College Under Way

Twenty-seven students are attend
ing summer school at Bluffton college
which started Tuesday, it was an
nounced Wednesday morning by DR..
J. S. Schultz, director of the summer
session.
The Hiram plan of intensive study
of one course in three weeks units
is used in the summer session. The
summer course consists of five units
lasting for 15 weeks.
Students are permitted to start
courses at the beginning of any OF
the units. The present three weeks
period ends on June II. The follow
ing teachers are in charge of courses
at the present time: Miss Edna Ram
seyer, DR.. /. w. Bauman, Prof. Ottt
Holtkamp and DR.. Schultz.
Other instructors will be added al
the courses change throughout th'
summer session, DR.. Schultz said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
High School Alumni
Will Meet Friday

Members of the Bluffton High
school alumni association will enjoy
a program at the school auditorium
Friday night at $3.50 o'clock to be
followed by dancing in the gymnas-
ium at $50 o'clock.
No alumni with Bluffton addresses
will receive invitations other than
the newspaper announcement. Due
to food rationing there will be no
banquet this year.
The following program will be pre-
sented: Welcome, DR.. Gordon Bixel,
alumni president; Response, Ralph
Althaus, senior class president; xylo-
phone solo, Barbara Jean Triplett;
Alumni in Armed Forces, Theola
Steiner; In Memoriam, Mabel Hawk
Huser; Vocal duet, Alice Oyer and
James Gratz; Piano solo, Bettye
Lewis; 25th anniversary memories,
Helen Todd-Hauenstein.
Following the program dancing
will be enjoyed in the gymnasium to
the music of Carl Young and his
10 piece orchestra from Lima.
Formal or informal dress will be ap-
propriate for the occasion, the COM
mittee stated.
Officers of the association are:
DR.. Gordon Bixel, president; Ezra
Moser, vice-president; Sibyl Mollett,
treasurer; Adelaide McGinnis, record
ing secretary; Harriet Blome, Donna
Hagerman and Mary Schultz, CORES
ponding secretaries.
Committees in charge of the alumni
reunion are:
Program-Carolyn Romey, Agnes
Amstutz, Harriette Luginbuhl, W. A.
Amstutz.
Refreshments-Mrs. Nj. M. kibler,
Mrs. Edgar Hauenstein, Miss Eddyth
Cupp assisted by girls from the high
school home economies department.
Dance-Richard Lewis, Gerald
Berry, Lamont Diller.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
.29 RECISTRANTS
ARE CALLED FOR
SERVICE BY DRAFT
List of Allen County Selectees
Announced by Draft Board
No. 3
Twenty-Five are Inducted Into
Army Service; Seven Go
To Navy

A group of % registrants were
formally inducted into the armed SER
vices, Monday, it was announced by
Allen County Draft Board No. 3.
They passed physical examination at
Toledo, May IT.
Of the total number called, % were
assigned to the army and 7 to the
navy.
Army
Inducted into the army were:
Bluffton-Harold Augsburger.
Delphos-W VIM. Miller, VIM. Helt,
Walter Foster, Harold Marker, FL
win AlIemeier, Jr.
Spencerville--Howard Post, Clar-
ence Coffman, Jesse Young, Robt
Rigdon.
Lima-Frederick Horn, Robert
Mann, James Janner, VIM. Lowe,
Roger Leedy, Ronald Waltz, Russell
Gossard.
Lafayette-Wm. May, John Down
ard.
Westminster-Har James.
Ft. Wayne-Louis Noonan.
Elida-Milton Stutzman.
Navy
Inducted into the navy were:
Bluffton-James Stratton.
Col. Grove-Kenneth Edwards.
Delphos-Eugene Wrasman.
Lima-Donald Rankin, VIM. Bend
er, Adolph Apple.
Dupont-Corwin Reynolds.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
BiuftOn Soldier
WedS On FUrlOUgh

Wedding vows were spoken by Miss
Isabelle Stewart, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. G. R. Stewart of Findlay
and First Sergeant James F. West,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff West,
Thursday evening at 7:45 o'clock.
Rev. w. P. Alspach, a former
pastor of the bride officiated at the
double ring ceremony at his home
in Findlay.
The bride was attired for the oc-
casion in a powder blue two piece
dress trimmed in white lace with
which she wore navy and white ac-
cessories and pink rosebud corsage
Her only jewelry was single strand
of pearls, a gift of the groom.
Miss Lillian Hards and John Or
wick of Findlay attended the bride
and groom. The bridesmaid was at
tired in a soldier blue dress with
blue and white accessories and cor
sage of American Beauty roses
The ceremony was witnessed also
by Miss Martha Stewart, sister OF
the bride.
The couple left Immediately fol
lowing the ceremony on short wed
ding trip.
Mrs. West has been employed a!
music instructor at the Mt. Cor.
high school for the past four years
Mr.. West is stationed at an arm,
outpost in the Atlantic. Prior to hi
| induction into the armed forces h,
was employed by the Citizens Ma
tional bank. Both are graduates o
Bluffton college.