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Evening star., 1943-03-28

Columb G g. E Of 3
Community PS ! go
Cons G6E Bal $50
Cons G. Bal pfB 4.50
Cons Mng g. S hla
Cont Roll & S .50e
Copper Ranae .15e
Creole Petrol .50a
Cuban Att Sug . soc
Darby Petrolm .225g
Dayton Rubber .225g
Det Stl Prod .225s
Divco Twin T .25e
Eagle Picher Id. .l0R
East G6F pr pr 4.5O
Ea st SugAS pf 25k
El Bond L. S!l pf s
FL Bond g. Sh of )
Emerson Elec log
Equity C S3pf l soc
Fansteel Metal 225e
Fire Assoc PhIla "a
Fla Pw1 g. 1t S. pt
Ford Mot Can A hi
Froedt G d. NJ so
Fuller tGAl 2e
Fuller GA SO cv Be
Gen Fireproof H,5s
Gen Out Ad pf s
Gen Pub Svc pf -
! Gen Share pf Sd
Gen Wat G. g. E pf 3
Glen Alden Coal, 40s
GodchauX (A) 2g
GodcauX Sug pf =
Great APP n v ",5s
Cirt Nor Paper .4os
Greenfield T e. D lie
Gulf OIL Corp o.
Hat Corp tBl ."5s
Hazeitine Corp .50S
Hecla Mining ""5x
Heyden Chem .15s
Hoe, Inc A
Holl c Gold (h.65)-
Horn&Hard | SO
Humble Oil .315g
III Iowa P pf .625k
III Zinc .'25g -
Imp Oil Ltd h.50
1ndpls P&L Of 5.15
! Industrial Flnan pf
Ins Co Nor Am so
Init Hyd-Elec pt
Init Petroleum hi
Init Util pr pf $50
Iron Firem vic 40
Jacobs tFL,
Jer City P L. 1t 7pt
Koppers pf 6
LackaTanna RR N J
Lake Shore NJ h.S0
Leh Coal & n .65e
Line Material soc
Lone Star Gas soc
Long Island Ltg pf -.
Long Island L pt B
La Ld&Ex log
Mead johnson 3a
Merritt-C d. Scott
Midval Steel sos
! Middle West Cp .35e
MINI M g. NJ 30s
Molybdenum 1853.
Monarch Mach .15s
Mont Ward tA) :
Mount Sta Pwr | so
Natl City Lines pt 5
Nat Contalner l
Natl P IL 1t pf 6
Natl Tunnel &Mln
New Eng TIT .50s
N } Zinc 50g
" Y Hon T. Ros ,5Os
n Y Pwr g. 1t 8. pf
N Y Shipb i'd sh Be
N Y St E6G pt $40
Mag Hud Power
Mas Sh Nd B 15e
Niles Benz p 5Os
Nor Am 1t Il Pwr pf
OGDEN Corp
Ohio Brass tBp .35s
Okla Nat Gas 40
Okla N G cv pt 5 so
Pac Lighting pf 5
Pac P a. L pf 7
Pantapec Oil Venez
Pa-Cent Airlines
Pa p g. L pt Z
Penna Salt I 50g
Pepperell t10D
Phila Co .35s -
Phoenix Securities
Phoenix Secu' pf 8
Pitney-Bowes 40 -
Pitts & L E 55Oe
Pitts Plate Gl .15g
Potrero Sugar
Pratt & Lamb .40g
Pue S P&L5rf 3. 15k
Pug Sd P&L St pf
Quaker Oats 4
Eaymond Conc la
Raytheon Mfe
Reed Roller Bit sos
Republic Await ."H5g
Rhccm Mfg !
Root Petroleum
Royal Typewriter 4
Ryan Aero .55e
Schif Co |
Schultz tDA> pf
Scovill Mfg .5os
Scran-S B w pt
Seiberling Rub 5ng
Sci Ind ,al CT $50
Selected 1ndust conv
Sci Ind pr pf 5 so
Sherwin- WINS 3
Slick Corp %
Singer MfE 6a
SO Cal Ed pf B l so
Southl'd Royal los
Std Cap L. Seal .25e
Stand Cap&Spf l so
Stand Oil Ky
stand Prod 4Oe
Stetsou (JB)
Sullivan Mach .o5x
Sun Ray DRUG so e.,
Technicolor
Todd shipyard sos
Tubize Chat
Tung-Sol L pf SO
Udylite Corp zoe
Unexcclled Mfg so
Unit Airc Prod Ia
Unit Gas pt ask
Unit 1t g. Pwr pf
Unit Shoe M !" 50a
Unit Sh Mch pf so
U S L. Init Sec pf TX
u S Lines pf 70
Unit Wall Pap .10e
Univ Corp vic
Utah P g. L pf 3.5ok
Valspar pf 2e.25e
Venezuela Petrol
virsinia Pub Svc pf
" Va Coal g. c .60e
west Air Lines
Wright Harx h.40
Rates OF dividel
table are annual d
the last quarterly o
ton. Unless otherl
extra dividends are
extra or extras. d
last year. fPayael
or paid % far th,
Evening star., 1943-03-28

Rates Of dividends IN the toreeoinS
the last quarterly or semi-annual declara-
ton unless otherwise noted, special oJ
extra dividends are not ineluded Alac
last year. fPayahle in stock, Declared
Or paid % far this year: Payan!s q
rsid or declared this year wv With war.
rants xw without warranta.
Evening star., 1943-03-28

Unit Of tradins. 10 shares; sales printed in full
In bankruptey or receyership or being r.oreanized
,nn RATES q dvs.nd in ths fresonx
or sen1isnnual declaration Unless otherwise noted
i5' Il .tosl cash S.esqss s; .s.s .; a.
Arayable in osnsdian funds Accumulated Hivi
dends paid or declared this year. "
Evening star., 1943-03-28
(Son1e Odd-Lot Transactions and Inacti

nactiUe Stocks Not Listed }
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16

Clerk
the Cemetery Maintenance Fund S3l837 while
the Clerk Ss3 difference OF S2oD4 The Cemetery
Improvement Fund Of the Treasurer
SO850 difference of s02433 in part by in
of this fund which
Fund the Treasurer sl78 while by the
$43852 This difference entirely
investments should be by the
the cash fund effected and the
the the
The difference as shown above should be adjusted
The following shown we're
available audit Nos Fund
No 92 the Sprnkng Fund
and Nos 967 068 1904 909 90l 937
9144 9l47 950 962 984
and totals of outstanding shown report
from the ledger - ~
Claim No 5426 the Fire Fund Warrant No 9Osa
amount of s7O5 issued entered in the
Warrant Register for s205 The
soo we found no adjusting for the difference
CLAIMS Tor the months October
5do not show approval by the they signed
the Mayor - 49, :.
Claim No 1851 covers Fire Calls for one
amount
presented each month for stating
made and listing the members attending that fire.
Claims Nos 540 $685. 57l6 oang SIT Is are of the CITY
treasurer for issuing Building Permits
PAD the treasurer all
Treasurer - - = -
There official bond file covering Police
The small balance shown city Police Magistrate has
been carried the last
= ~ - - =
Minutes were written up in very good form
Respectfully submitted
c. H. LOWE
Deputy State
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
RATION
REMINDER

Gasoline-In this area 40 cou-
pons are good through January 81.
Fuel Oil-Period ! coupons are
good through January 3. Period 2
are good through jan Is.
Sugar-Stamp No. 20 in book four
is good for S pounds through jan
uary is, 1914.
Shoes-Stamp Ma Is in book
one, good for ! pair. Stamp No.
on the "Airplane" sheet in book
three, good for | pair.
Meats, Fats-Brown stamps L, M
and N good through Jan. l Brown
stamp P becomes good Dec. II and
remains good through Jan. l
Processed Foods-Green stamps
A, B, and C in book four, good
through December 90
Green stamps D. E. and F in book
four good through Jan. 20.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Libby Commercial Club: Max
Sturm, president. directors, Mox
Sturm, r. W. Smithberger, A. J
Agather, E. ]. Barkee, X. A. Klehm
Dexter Shaurette, secretary.
American Legion Auxiliary No
81 meets 3rd Thursdays. Mrs. Ira
{. Miller, president, Mrs. X. E. Nc
Mullen, secretary.
Lions Club meets every End and
4th Mondays. Jas. Harris, pres
ident, Paul K. Church. secretary.
Libby Woman's Club meets End
Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. in community
room of court house. Miss Inez
Ratekin, president, Mrs. H. w. Red
field, secretary.
American Legion Post No. 81
meets 3rd Thursdays at the Legion
hall w. j. Nelson, commander. Ira
c. Miller. adjutant.
Libby Farm Woman's Club meets
1st Wednesday. Mrs. Lee Nixon,
president, Mrs. Margaret Shawl,
secretary.
Libby Junior Womans Club meets
second Tuesdays at 8 .. m. in the
community room of the court house.
Mrs. Darrell Shaurette, president
and Mrs. Arleigh Thompson, secle-
tary.
Libby Townsend club No. meets
on the first and third Fridays of
each month in the community hall,
at 300 p. m.
Kootenai Valley Grange meets LIST
and Bird Fridays of month at Ameri-
can Legion Hail. Glen Oneal, mas
ter; Louis Ohlerich. secretary.
Regular meetings of International
Hold Carriers, Building and Com
mon Laborers' Union of America,
A. F. L., Libby Sub. No. 1892, held
End and 4th Wednesdays at Ameri-
can Legion Hall, Libby.
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union No. 1881 Meets End and 4th
Tuesdays of each month at 7:30.
Abner Role, president, Harry Moe,
recording secretary.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
Freezing Berries

II you own home freezer or
rent locker space, freeze strawber-
rles for winters use. After the ber-
ries are hulled and washed, they
may be packed whole or chopped.
Chopped fruit usually retains a bet
ter flavor than the whole berries.
Use four pounds of fruit to one
pound Of sugar STIR sugar and fruit
together until the fruit is coated
with dissolved sugar and fruit juice.
Pack in container made for frozen
foods
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
LODGES

! IoD0lo
| !. o. Q. F. Cabinet chapter No. 68
meets every Wednesday evening
K. Z. McMullen, N. G., Ernest Da-
wilson, recording secretary.
A. F. & A. M. Libby Lodge No. 81
meets End and 4th Thursdays a,
Masonic Temple. Lyoyd Burpee
W. NJ; Glen Nolop, secretary.
Royal Arch Masons Libby lodge
No. 80 meets third Wednesdays AT
Masonic Temple w. G.. Seims. high
priest D. Q. Mount, secretary.
Order of the Eastern Star. Libby
| Chapter No. SO meets LIST and 3rd
Tuesdays at Masonic Temple. Mrs.
Esther Oertel, worthy matron, Mrs.
Z. f. Jaqueth. secretary.
Libby Moose Lodge No. 1899 meets
End and 4th Mondays at Moose hall,
Vim. Baenen, Governor; Melvin p.
Paulson, secretary.
Royal Neighbors, Mountain View
Camp No. 1858 meets End and 4th
Wednesdays at the Moose hall
Mrs. Lydia Christensen, oracle;
Mrs Agnes Larsen, recorder.
Medora Rebekah Lodge No. So
meets lst and 3rd Mondays at |. O.
O. F. hall. Mrs. ". f. Paddock,
Noble Grand and Mrs. Harold
Gompf, secretary.
A. 0. u. w. meets the End Fri
day Of each month at the Legion
hall. Harry Hartle, M. W., Yer
non crotteau, secretary.
A. 0. u. w. Junior Club meets
4th Friday Of each month at Legion
Hall. Janet Johnston, M W., Rosetta
Barr, secretary and Delina Carlson,
supervisor.
Libby Chapter lie Molay meets
1st and 3rd Mondays. Masonic Tenn
pie, at 7 p. m.
Rainbow Girls meet second and
fourth Mondays at Masonic Temple.
Betty Johannson, worthy adviser;
Jewell Stokes, recorder; Mrs. r. c.
Rice, mother adviser.
Women of The Moose, Libby
Chapter No. sos meets on the first
and third Tuesdays at the Moose
hall. Mrs Harold Burse, Senior Re
gent and Mrs. Harold Bitterman,
Recorder.
Theta Rho Club No. 27 meets LIST
and 3rd Tuesdays in I. 0. 0. F. hall
at 7:l5 p. m. Frankleen Warner,
at tbs p m. Clara Venting, presi-
dent; Earline McCrory, recording
secretary; Mrs. Chris Ramlo, adj
visor.
Libby Rod and Gun Club, A. J.
Agather, president; Arthur J. Neils,
secretary. Regular meeting second
Friday of each month at p. m.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
A

rN
Whom e coatings
TO non aes III rivets and
rough eeees ho4ia be coated even
iy and con- 81 " A sensible prac-
hce is 10 brush the paint in the di-
rection OF the rivets and rough
edges, rather than away from them
to insure filing all cracks or small
holes in the metal. Prior to paint
ing, the metal should be thoroughly
cleaned to make sure that it is free
from dirt and grease. salt or other
chemical denasits
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
Summer Time to Paint

In summer, when surfaces usually
are well dried out and in a condi-
ton to receive paint, there is a logi-
cal opportunity to do a good job with
exceptionally favorable drying CON
ditions. Doors and windows can be
left open, protected by screens
against entry of insects, to provide
constant ventilation.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
Mason-Dlxon Line

The Mason and Dixon Line Is be-
tween Delaware and Maryland. 1t
also divides Pennsylvania from
Maryland. The larger part OF Della
ware is south of the latter line.
The smaller portion, within the IL
mile circle from the city Of New
Castle, Is north of the line. Thus.
Delaware is both north and south.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
Cow Feed

When COWS are on good pasture,
one pound of grain daily for every
five or six pounds of milk produced
should be enough for the better pro-
ducers. lower producers will require
less. Farm grains alone will give
excellent results while cows are on
good succulent legume pasture.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
Wilbur the Worm"

No drug for the cure Of tuber-
culosis or immunization against il
has yet been found. Christmas Seals
finance continuous scientific re-
searsh, searching for such agents.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
Tastes

Consumer tastes are reflected in
the demand for types OF animals,
New England buys heavier hogs (22o
pounds and up) than those preferred
in New York city.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
SCHOOL NOTES

The Junior Red Cross is making
Christmas place cards and scrap
books for soldiers in hospitals. For
the place cards we tied cedar on to
the card with red ribbon. The
scrapbook is going to be full of
jokes, cartoons, brain teasers, pic
lures and things the soldiers and
sailors will enjoy. These were made
by the 5th and 9th grades. PATSY
KESSEL
Miss Jordan's sixth grade got the
banner for attendance and punctu-
atty this six weeks. Miss Simoni's
fourth grade room was second. We
had puarter-day holiday on Fri
day Miss Simoni's room was dis
missed half hour earlier than US
ual. We were all happy to receive
the banner. Neither room had any
tardy marks. CARRIE WILLIAMS
Two new sixth grade pupils are
Joan Larson from Eureka, who is in
Miss Jordans room, and Leo Nous
eau from Wall South Dakota, who
is in Miss Wegner's room. Dorothy
Morris of Miss Simoni's 18th grade
left for Portland last week. JOAN
DENNIS.
Wilbur the Worm"
Some Of the sixth grade girls in
Miss Jordan's room gave play,
Wilbur, the Worm, Monday after
noon for the fifth and sixth grades.
The characters were Wilbur, Patsy
Kessel; Villa, Marehita BeeearH Dr..
Norwood, Dolores Chalinor; Aunt
Min, Joan Dennis; announcer, Car
RE Williams and director, Dorothy
Bendetti. DOROTHY BENDETTI.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
MONTANA
OFFICE OF STATE EXAMINER
Helena
December 10, 1913


To he Honorable Mayor and Council
of the City of Libby Montana
We herewith submit report OF the regular annual examination of
the of the Libby H.
Deputy Examiner being the goth
2lst days of November, 1913.
Respectfully.
w. A. BROWN
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16
Is Years AGO
s1xxx1sxxxsssxssxssssssscs,x

Sgt. Harper M. Erdman. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Erdman of
Libby, is reported killed in action
October 81.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16

Bolyard's Grocery was advertis-
ing 40 lbs. Sapphire flour, $40;
creamery butter, so centsgCarna-
ton milk, per case, S6.75; No l Al
falfa hay, S35 per ton.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16

falfa hay, S35 per ton
-
Fred Olson was running a full
page ad, advertising Hart Sehaffner
and Marx clothing.
The Libby Furniture Co. had on
display the Columbia grafnola with
record ejector for sos. The ideal
gift for Christmas.
The Buckingham Jewelry Store
was giving away tickets for each
dollars purchase, to be entered in
the drawing for lovely clock
Jaqueth & Charnholm. and the
WEIGH Drug Store were both run
ming Christmas ads with a promise
of something for everyone
Jos. Stuhlreiter proprietor of the
Libby Dairy extended his holiday
greeting to his patrons.
Libby CASUALTIES of the war for
the week listed James c. Cousins
and Pvt. Fred P. Fcderchuck.
The application of the Lincoln
County commissioners for govern
ment aid in building road up the
kootenai river has been presented
through the forestry office.
The route is traced as follows.
beginning at the north side of the
Kootenai river at Libby, at the
north approach Of the steel bridge;
along the north bank of the river to
point opposite Jennings, thence
following the west bank of the riv-
er in northerly direction to the
site of the steel bridge at Rexford
The county has rather poorly con-
structed road for a distance of l3
miles from Libby to Jennings. This
leaves about AZ miles Of new road
to construct, except for a section
between Warland and Volcour.
Attorney General Ford yesterday
gave an oral opinion that the pro-
hlbition law enacted by the last SEES
sion of legislature, goes into effect
December 81 Liquor selling will
cease in Montana at the closing
hour of saloons, the night of De-
cember 80.
-.
Wave Brown and Bill Seims were
standing on the depot platform last
week when man named Hopkins,
who had missed the train, tried to
board it after ii had started 3lp He
grabbed ON a hand rail, missed his !
hold, and was falling under the /
wheels when the sheriff and Seims
grabbed him simultaneously and /
jerked him up and back out of dan |
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16

Fred Olson was running a full
page adj, advertising Hart Schaffner
and Marx clothing.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16

The Libby Furniture Co. had on
display the Columbia grafnola with
record ejector for S95. The ideal
gift for Christmas.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16

The Buckingham Jewelry Store
was giving away tickets for each
dollars purchase, to be entered in
the drawing for a lovely clock.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16

Libby Commercial Club: Max
Sturm, president directors, Mox
Sturm, r. w. Smithberger, A. J.
Agather, E. ]. Barkee, X. A. Klehm.
Dexter Shaurette, secretary.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16

Jaqueth & Charnholm. and the
WEIGH Drug Store were both run
ming Christmas ads with a promise
of something for everyone.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-16

!. Q. O. F. Cabinet chapter No. SIS
meets every Wednesday evening
*. +. McMullen, N. G., Ernest Da
wilson, recording secretary.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18

manpower to the armed services
and defense industries, the commit
tee said they would recruit supple
mental labor from the only remain
ing sources-older persons and high
school youths.
Harry Burke, superintendent of
schools in Great Falls, told the
committee local schools were pre-
pared to train recruits in the OPP
Grafton of machinery and other farm
work and to assist in furthering the
production effort and relieving the
labor shortage.
The state legislature is expected
to pass a bill allowing old age pen
sioners and social security recipi-
ents to take seasonal employment
with the guarantee that they will be
automatically reinstated to their
former status after employment
stops.
A joint resolution urging Congress
to authorize its committee on ag-
riculture to make study and in
vestigation of marketing, transpor-
tation and distribution of food prod
ucts has been passed by the house
of representatives and is expected
to receive senate concurrence this
week.
Another joint resolution intro
duced in the senate last week with
out previous notice would request
government authorities for in
creased canned food allotments to
ranchers and sheep growers who
face serious problem of food short
age on extended drives into grazing
areas.
Sen. E. ]. Price, R., Lake, is the
author of a joint resolution to Con
gress and Secretary of Agriculture
Claud Wickard asking that extern
sive research be made into the de-
velopment of new crops for food
for man and beast, of fibres for
cordage and burlap, and of medici-
nal plants. roots and herbs for drugs
and medicine.
| A bill which would have revised
the grass conservation act was
killed on majority committee re-
port in the senate last Saturday
Sen. Robert Cotton, D., Valley, au-
thor of the measure, gave the only
dissenting vote in the committee
report Cotton made valiant eff
fort to save his bill, but lost to the
close vote of % to 20 on whether
to print the bill and put it on gen.
eral file for further consideration
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
ALIAS SUMMONS

In the District Court of the Elev-
enth Judicial District of the State
of Montana, in and for the County
of Lincoln.
Elmer M. Clark, plaintiff, vs.
Georgia Clark, defendant.
The State of Montana sends greet
ings to the above named Defendants
and to each of them:
You are hereby summoned to
answer the Complaint in this action,
which is filed in the office of the
Clerk Of this Court, a copy of which
lis herewith served upon one OF
you in each County wherein any
of you reside, and to file your an
swer and serve a copy thereof up
Ton the plaintiffs attorney within
twenty days after the service of this
Summons, exclusive of the day Of
service, and in case of your fail
ure to appear or answer, judgment
will be taken against you, by de-
fault, for the relief demanded in
the complaint This action is
brought for the purpose of obtain
ing a divorce from the defendant
upon the ground of wilful desertion,
in this; that defendant Wilfully and
without just cause and against the
will and without the consent of
plaintiff left and has deserted
plaintiff for more than one year
Immediately preceding the COM
mencement of this action.
Witness my hand and the Seal Of
said Court this 26th day of Janu-
airy, 1913.
| (SeaD FRED r. CLARK,
Clerk of said Court.
M. ID. ROWLAND
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Libby, Montana.
Date lst Pub. 1-28-43. j28-fl8-4t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
NOTICE OF SALE OF COUNTY
PROPERTY

Notice is hereby given that tha
Board of County Commissioners
Lincoln County, Montana, will, On
the fifth day of March 1913, at TIN
hour of 100 o'clock P. M, at the
front door of the Courthouse IN
Libby, Montana; sell at public AUG
ton to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described property:
One Cd II Fl. P. Fairbanks-M MORE
Engine, mounted on trucks. .$100.0o
The Board reserves the right -
reject any and all bids.
By order of the Board of County
Commissioners.
Dated this third day of February,
1943.
ELDON J. SCHUCK,
/ f11-m4-4t. County Clerk.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-18
Legislators
Study 1913
Farm Needs
BY Harry Carlson

United Press Staff Correspondent
HELENA-W.p - Montana farm
ers in many parts of the state will
forego exhibiting their products at
state fairs this year, with two ma
jor fairs at Great Falls and Billings
already cancelled and other fair
boards considering similar moves.
Both fairs were cancelled due to
war conditions, poor travel and
transportation prospects and adverse
sentiments of the farmers in gen.
eral it was stated.
lockwood Brown, president of the
Midland Empire Fair Board, said,
however, that agriculture, livestock
and All exhibits had been consid-
cred by the board as acceptable
contributions to the war effort and
efforts will be made this summer
to give the public recognition of
these activities.
Another reason given by MEM
bers of the North Montana State
Fair board for canceling the 1913
exhibition was the lack of space
caused by almost complete occu-
pancy of the fair grounds by the
u. S. Army supply sub depot.
Brown said the fair grounds and
plant at Billings will also be made
available for war use if the army
desires to utilize them.
The imminent labor problem on
Montana farms and ranches led ag-
ricultural and community leaders
in Cascade county to form a labor
committee for the purpose of CO.
originating activities and to recruit
and train personnel for farm labor
this year.
Facing predictions that agricul-
tural production will decrease five
to 10 per cent due to labor ard
equipment shortages, the labor COM
mittee voiced a determination thai
despite these problems, they would
do all possible to meet 1913 pro-
duction quotas.
Two subcommittee = livestock
and irrigated land crops and pro
duction-will work in conjunction
with the general committee in Gas
cade county.
To offset the tremendous drain o