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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11
Victory Book
Drive Brings In
1853 Volumes

The Victory Book Campaign in
Lincoln county turned out very well
this year despite the fact that so
many people gave all they had last
year. Miss Inez Ratekin, county
chairman, was ably assisted in
Libby by Mrs. Norman Risley, in
Eureka by Mrs. Frank Thomas, and
in Troy by Mrs. w. F. Doonan.
Much interest was also taken in the
drive by the Rev. Hubert Haas
kamp and the congregation of st.
Johns Lutheran church, whose
members contributed a number Of
books to the good work. Other
people from all over the county
were also generous in their time
and donations and the staff wishes
to thank all those helping
In Troy the Junior Red Cross and
their leader, Mrs. Bob Russell, col-
lected and sent in 285 books which
made Troy the high town of the
county. Libby was next with 27a
books One of the outstanding Lib,
by donations was from the. 9Th
school grade when their teacher
Mrs Hester Dunn, brought them tc
the library for a library lesson
They each arrived with a Victory
book tucked under an arm. In Eu-
reka the American Legion Auxil-
larry, under the leadership of Mrs
j. r. Buhmiller, district president
assisted in the drive, and the total
collected from Eureka was 204. This
makes 1853 books for the county uE
to the end of the drive on March 6
More will be accepted if anyone
wishes to donate them.
The books will be sorted, cleaned
and mended at the local library
and from there will be sent to I
collection center to be put directly
on the shelves of the many post:
where they are needed
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11
Three Men Home
From Working on
GuoyuIe Project

Merrill Tester, Frank Bowles and
Carl Coffman, all former employ
ees of the Kootenai national forest,
arrived in Libby Tuesday from Sa-
linas, Calf, where they had been
called several months ago by the
forest service to work on the big
guayule project in that district.
After short time here they will
return to the work.
Mr.. Tester is very much enthused
over the work. The government is
developing huge project in the
Southwest for the growing of quay
ule plants from which to obtain
crude rubber. Tester says present
plans contemplate the seeding Of
100000 acres to the plants.
This will require millions of
Seeding plants, which are grown
in nurseries. The seedlings are later
transplanted to the field, cultivated
and irrigated. When three years
old, they are harvested, the entire
plant and roots being harvested by
a special machine that cuts the roots
at certain depth below the sur
face. The crop is then sometimes
baled and later goes into a pro-
cessing plant where the crude rub
Der is extracted. The rubber OBJ
tanned is very high quality.
Headquarters for this work have
been at Salinas but are being
moved to Los Angeles, to which city
Mr.. Tester will return. He is
planning to take his family with
him.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11
w. NeiIs Named
On important
Lumber Committee

In Washington, D. c., last week
the OPA named an industry advis
DRY committee on western pine lum-
Der to assist the office of price ad-
ministration with lumber price
problems.
Consisting of western men, the
committee included:
Walter Neils, Libby. Mont. Don
Lawrence, Spokane; Cy Roedel,
Baker, Ore; George Holden, Spo-
kane; w. E. Moore. Elgin, Ore; A.
J. Voye, klamath Falls, Ore; Allen
White, klamath Falls; Leo Opsaal.
WestWood, Calf; O. c. Morris,
Quincy, Calf, Swift Berry, Can't
mo, Calf; Homer B. Jamison, Fres-
no, Calf: c. J. Warren, McNary,
Ariz.; Cy Sawyer, Peshastin. Wash.
George Cone, Susanville, Calf.
and L. d. Ohlsch. Lakeview, Ore.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11
Libby AirpIone
Pilot Flies Big
Ships Far and Wide

Lieutenant Dick Veldman, in the
army air force, arrived in Libby
Tuesday for very short visit with
his parents. MIR. and Mrs. r. r.
Veldman.
Lieut.. Veldman is now in the air
transport branch of the service and
is kept busy flying large planes
loaded with many kinds of supplies
to various parts of the nation. Since
leaving Libby last October after a
visit home, he has been in every
state in the Union, Alaska, the Pan
anna Canal zone and Brazil. He
has been ordered to Homestead,
Fla, where he thinks he will be
assigned to the air ferry, flying
planes probably to South Amer
lea and maybe to Africa.
Lieut.. Veldman talks interesting
ly of the movement of hundreds of
planes into and out of the big air
depots in the cities, an expanding
service that the layman gets a
glimpse of in the movies and in
magazine articles. He has not been
at his base for many months but
has been notified that the papers
advancing him from second to first
lieutenant are now awaiting him al
the Florida base.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11
Issues Call
For Special
Election
Legislature Asks State
To Authorize Issuing
OF Highway Debentures
SUM WANTED is
8 MILLION DOLLARS

HELENA, March 8.-Governor
Sam c. Ford today affixed his sig
nature to House Bill No. 256, known
as THE State Highway Treasury
Anticipation Debenture Act of
l943." Coincidentally he issued his
proclamation of the state wide
election to be held on the eighth
day of June, next, at which the
qualified electors of the state will
cast their ballots for or against the
proposal to issue highway deben-
lures in the total sum of S8,000,000
during the years 1914 to 1916; this
sum to be employed in rehabilitat-
ing the states highway system and
to enable the state to avail itself
of all federal funds to be allocat-
ed to Montana for its highway work.
The date for the state wide cleo
ton was fixed in House Bill No.
256, which | have just approved
Governor Ford said. Section IL Of
the measure calls for election for
the 9th of June. Section I3 pre-
scribes that the Governor must
within two days after the approval
of the bill issue a proclamation,
which must be published in at least
one newspaper in each county Of
the state in the weeks of March 9
and March Is.
Section 16 provides that for the
purposes of this election alone the
County Clerk shall close registra-
ton on Friday, the 28th day Of May.
All tax paying electors now eligi-
BILE to vote and all who may become
eligible on or before the date pre-
scribed in this section will be quail
fled to cast their ballots at the June
election.
i should like to emphasize the
fact that all of the dates connected
with the submission of the refer
endum have been fixed by the Leg
islative Assembly, the machinery
for the holding of the election has
been provided by House Bill No.
ESQ, and of course there can be no
deviation therefrom.n
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11
Red Cross Asks
Public For
Liberal Support

In its second War Fund Campaign
the American Red Cross is asking
the American people for contribu-
tons to the War Fund to enable
the organization to continue TO
meet its wartime obligations, par
ticularly those to the armed forces
of the United States This fund
will be raised by the Chapters
throughout the country and part of
the fund will be RENTED to the
National Organization for the con-
duct of national and international
Red Cross activities, and part will
be retained and expended by lie
Chapters for the conduct of au-
thorized Red Cross activities in their
several jurisdictions.
The total sum to be raised by The
South Lincoln County Chapter in
this campaign is $2850, of which
$500 will 60 to the National Or
ganlzatlon as this Chapters share of
the sum required for the national
and international activities and
$3.50 will be retained by this Chap
ter for authorized and essential Red
Cross activities in its jurisdiction.
All funds contributed to the
South Lincoln County Chapter in
this campaign will be collected and
handled subject only to the au-
thority of The American National
Red Cross and this Chapter, and
all such funds will be divided be-
tween the National Organization
and this Chapter in accordance with
the ratio which this Chapters quota
of the national fund and the sum
required for its local activities, as
stated above, bear to each other.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11
Pioneer Of
"A Years Residence
rs Called

Death calling a pioneer of over
A years residence in this district
in the passing Wednesday morning
of Mrs. Herman Bockman, Sr., at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. j. B.
Lamey. Mrs. Bockman suffered a
paralytic stroke about 10 days be-
fore her death and gradually grew
weaker until death came.
Funeral services will be held
from St. Joseph's Catholic church
Friday morning at 10 o'clock. Ros-
airy will be recited at the Gompf
funeral home tonight (Thursday)
at 8 o'clock. Burial will be in The
Libby cemetery.
Mrs. Bockman would have been
rs had she lived until next May
having been born in Cincinnati,
Y Ohio, on May Il, 1868, her maiden
name being Mary Ursula Greisser.
She was married to Herman Book
man on Jan. 20, 1885.
They farmed in Nebraska for a
time and there five of their chill
dren were born. They then made
their home in Wyoming for several
years. The family then decided 10
come to Libby and moved here
across country in two covered Wag-
ons in 1898, coming from Big Horn
Wyo., Mrs. Bockman's mother, Mrs
Zimmerer, driving one Of the
wagons.
Nine children were born to Mr.
and Mrs. Bockman: Frank, of Bend
Ore; Herman, of Spokane; Mrs
Minnie Lamey, of Libby; Ferd, de-
ceased; Leo, of Redding, Calf.
Harry, deceased; Mrs. Marie Taylor
of San Francisco; Monte, of Spo
kane, and Mrs. X. E. McMullen, O
Libby.
Ferd was shot and killed while
in performance of duty as Libby!
chief Of police a number of yea-s
ago. Harry was killed In an acci
dent In the construction of larg'
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Charles Schoonmaker of
Troy was admitted Sunday as a
surgical patient.
Mrs. Geneva Downing had two
fingers on her right hand ampu-
tated Wednesday morning that had
been caught in a saw at the box
factory.
The following patients were dis
charged during the week. Mrs. H
H. Nepean, Mrs. Thos. Schultz, Mrs
George Weyerman, Mrs. Oscar Rose
Mrs. James Cassidy.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11
Heavily
Into State
Surplus
BY David LochwinE

United Press Staff Correspondent
HELENA - W.H - The Montana
legislature, which had been sched-
uled to adjourn its 28th biennial
| session last Thursday. WAS ssHi hold
ing meetings by last weekend, its
clocks stopped to preserve the fic-
ton that 1t was working on its
Goth day. (However, it wound up
its affairs and adjourned on Sun
day.
Major appropriation measures,
particularly the budget of the
Greater University of Montana,
were holding up the adjournment,
with senate and house unable to
reach agreement.
The fate of the states treasury
surplus, which Gov. Sam c. Ford
estimated would reach approx
mately 100000 by the end of
the present year, hung in the bal
ance.
1t had already dwindled to only
a little more than $1,000,000 as the
result of expenditures approved by
the house of representatives, de-
spite the efforts of an economy
minded appropriations committee.
Car,ota ,yv,ar Il r,,ar+r ~ fba bos,ra
approved ALLEGATIONS would have
more than wiped out that amount,
leaving the state with deficit.
Earlier in the week the senate
had completed the emasculation of
the governors state reorganization
program when it adopted, without
debate, a committee recommends
ton that the proposed financial
code of l943 be withheld for later
detailed study"
The measure, which would have
set up state department of fl
nance headed by the board of ax-
aminers and a financial director,
was the second major reorganiza-
ton bill to be killed by the upper
chamber. A plan for a state per-
Ssonnel administration was similarly
treated earlier in the session.
! The senate also turned thumbs
down on the pleas of the boys in
the back room for a little more
leeway in the states gambling
laws.
! After prolonged debate a bill
which would have amended the
Hickey gambling law to allow OPP
Grafton of "pastime' games under
25-cent betting limit was killed
Another measure-to legalize slo
machines in taverns under loca
county option-Was poured dowr
the drain without a word being
spoken for it,
A bill was passed and sent to etht
governor which would call spe
cial election June 3, when voter
will be asked to approve an So,
100000 debenture issue, the fund
to be used To match federal ali
highway money expected to b
made available at the end of tn
war. The amount OF the issue ma,
Continued on page Al
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11
Would Paw
Salaries To
City Officials
New Plan To Be
Tried in Administering
Municipal Business.
MAYOR ASKS FOR
PUBLIC'S OPINION

At a meeting Of the Libby city
council Tuesday night, the first
reading of an ordinance was had
that will give city officials a NOM
inal salary. The proposed ordf-
nance would establish a salary of
S25 per month for the mayor, $1d
month for the fire chief, $500 4
month for each alderman, and
would raise the city clerks SAL
airy from $40 to $50 a month.
This action was taken after the
ordinance committee had investi--
gated what is being paid in other
cities. Whitefish pays its mayor
$45 a month, its fire chief Sis and
each alderman $500 per MONTH
Sandpoint's mayor is paid $50, its
fire chief SIS and each alderman
$500 per month.
Under the practice in force for
number of years, the mayor has
been paid $500 year, each alder
man $3.50 meeting which is rare
ly more than once month, the fire
chief has been paid nothing, and
the city clerk $40 month.
The ordinance committee is COM
posed of Ernest Davidson, Lloyd
Burpee and Harold Gompf.
The second reading OF the ordi-
nance will be held at the next meet
ing and action probably taken at
that time. II should like to have
an expression of public opinion ON
this matter said Mayor E. M
Boyes, whether of approval or dir
approval After all, we are only the
servants of the people and we
should like to know what they
think of the proposed salaries
The reason for this action is said
to be the conviction that city adj
ministration requires SO much time
that public official should b.
paid at least small salary to cover
the time and expense he puts into
it. 1t is pointed out that the as
sessed valuation of the city is ST.
100000, with taxable value of
$500, 10000. Administering a cor
poration that large is too much of
job for anyone without some pay
connected with it the advocates of
the proposed action argue.
The council approved sprinkling
and lighting districts for l943. The
area of each and the tax rate will
be the same as last year
Ernest Wood was employed to
clean out the sewers Some sew
ers are giving trouble at this time.
The street equipment is being
overhauled, said Mayor Boyes, and
man will start soon repairing the
streets. A man will be thus en-
ployed full time by the first Of
the month, said the mayor
DR. J. M Cairns, city health Ct
ficer, reported there is only one
case of contagious disease in the
city
The dog problem came up for dis
cussion and it was decided to en-
ploy special officer to look after
the dogs and enforce the dog ordi-
nance. Dogs running at large will
be taken up.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11

NJ. l. Davis, well known and re
spected resident of the McGinni:
Meadows district for many years
passed away in Kalispell nos.
pital Tuesday. Mr.. Davis had beer
in poor health for the past two
years and his passing was not I'M
expected
Funeral services will be helc
from the Wagener-Campbell fu-
neral home in Kalispell at O'Clock
Friday afternoon, March IL.
A more detailed obituary will b.
given next week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11
HAVE PREPARED OVER 200 KIT
BAGS

The ladies of the Red Cross have
packed and boxed over 200 kit
bags which are ready for shipment
More contributors to the kit bag
fund are Mrs. Lee Sleizer $500
Mrs. Leonard Sleizer $l00 and Julia
Jewell, $l.00.
Word has been received from
headquarters that there will be nc
more free yarn for knitting for q
time. South Lincoln County Chap
ter has received its full quota and
will have to wait until its next
quota before it can receive more.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11
Miss Stuhlreiter Graduated

The spring graduation exercises
of the Eastern Montana Normal
School were held March 10, with
six students graduating. The exar-
cises were presided over by DR.. L,
B. McMullen, president of the
school, One of the graduates was
Ellen J. Stuhlreiter of Libby. Miss
Stuhlreiter was graduated in abb
-sentia since she had already left te
fill a teaching position at Grass
range
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11
Goes 70 California

Mrs. Raymond Bleich is leaving
for Hamilton Field, Calf, to spend
three weeks visiting Mr.. Bleich who
is in the air corps there. Mr.. Bleicll
enlisted some months ago and likes
the work very much.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11
WAAC Recruiter Here March II

Sgt. Fred ]. Glaspey of the army
recruiting service, Kalispell, will
be in Libby Wednesday, March II,
to receive applications for the Won
ems Army Auxiliary Corps Inter
ested women between the ages of
81 and A, inclusive may contact Sgt.
Glaspey at the post office in Libby
on the above date
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11
sawmill at Lewiston, Ida.

saWmill at Lewiston, Ida.
For a number of years Mr. and
Mrs. Bockman resided at lovely
ranch home south of the city which
was long a popular gathering place
for both the young people and old
err ones of the city, Mr.. and Mrs
Bockman and their family always
having taken an active part in the
life of the community. Mr.. Book
man passed away few years age
and is buried in the Libby cemetery
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-07-22
Will Troin Student
Nurses For Work
With Mental Coses

High school graduates who de-
sire student nurse training with
pay at st. Elizabeth's Hospital, Fed
eral institution for mental disor-
ders, Washington. D. c., have until
September Il to file applications,
the United States Civil Service
Commission announced today.
Appointees chosen by the written
test receive rooms, meals, medical
attention, $3.50 year, and valuable
training in psychiatric nursing. Al
ter 3 years, successful students are
granted certificates of graduation
and become eligible for promotion
to graduate nurse positions in St.
Elizabeth's and other Federal hos
pitfalls at entrance salaries of $3.50
a year counting overtime compen-
sation for the 48-hour week.
Incarnation and application forms
for the Student Nurse examination
are being furnished by the Commits
sions local secretary, Mrs Rosella
c. Burke, located at Libby Applica-
tons are also obtainable from most
first or second-class post offices,
and from the United States Civil
Service Commission, Washington,
D. c.
Applications are not desired from
persons already engaged in war
work unless they may use higher
skills as student nurses. Appoint
ments will be made in accordance
with War Manpower Commission
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-07-22
w. O. t. NJ. MEETS

The Libby chapter of the Women
of the Moose held its regular meet
ing Tuesday evening. The chapter
was delighted to find Mrs. Clarissa
Schneider in attendance. Co-work-
err Schneider has returned from
Everett, Wash, for a few weeks
visit with relatives and friends.
After the meeting bingo party
was enjoyed.
AT the close of the evening a de-
licious lunch was served by Co
workers Elsie Bitterman and Mar
garet Schuck.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-07-22
Legion Will
Convoss Homes
For Old Records

The Austin Reedy Post of The
American Legion has taken over
sponsorship of the old record drive
in Libby. Probably everyone knows
that cid records secured are turned
over to the manufacturing compan-
les and ground up to be used in the
making of new records. An equiv
alent of new records is turned over
to the armed forces for the enter
tainment of the men.
The Legion states there will be a
house to house solicitation in Libby
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, July 26, q and %. Citizens are
asked to search out all their old
records and have them ready for
the collectors. The Legion also says
that if anyone from the country, or
also from the town, is not reached,
they can turn over any records they
have either to Vernon Crotteau,
Harold Miller or ]. A. Krall.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-07-22
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MbR K !!Ev! Of !'!; ova
go IN nun "s' FORM"

entered the service, he was at Fort
Riley, Kans. In December he was
transferred to Camp Adair, Ore,
where he was assigned to the quar-
termasters' department In March
he was transferred to Fort Lewis,
Wash, and promoted to sergeant.
He left the states some time in
May.
A letter from Lieut.. B. w Brink,
formerly of Libby, says:
Just line to let you know !
have appreciated receiving the
Western News in the past and if
circumstances permit, wish to sub
scribe to it when | can give you a
more permanent address. 1t is our
best source of information as to
where the others are stationed and
what activities are going on with
those we know.
I'm sure most of us agree in
hoping that you will take care OF
the fishing and hunting, because
we have good deal of it to catch
up on when the European and
Oriental game becomes scarce"
Mrs. Leo Cloutier has a letter
from her husband, the first in sew
eral weeks. His silence was ex-
planned by the fact that he was en-
route to new destination which
turns out to be India. The letter
was posted from that far distant
point.
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Switzer, Sr.
state that they receive letter from
their son, Bill, about every 10 days
He is still somewhere in north AT.
RIGA, or was at the date of the las
letter.
Mrs. Charles Sheldon has inter.
esting news from her mother Goa.
corning brother and his pal who
had been fighting in north Africa
! Her mother. Mrs A. w. Osborne
of Bozeman, writes that the pa
called on her recently, he beinl
home on furlough. He looked hel
up because of his friendship witt
her son. Bill Osborne. The yount
man told of his having been sho
down IN Arab country in Africa ane
II probably would have gone badly
with him had 1t not been for the
note printed on the back of his
Jacket, note that is found on the
coats of all airmen flying in for
eign countries such as that one
This note was in Arabic and offered
a reward to anyone who would helr
the airman back to his base. The
young flyer said an Arab will dc
most anything for money, and they
saw that he got safely back to his
headquarters.
Mrs. Sheldon's brother has been
transferred from north Africa and
is now in England.
-.
FORT SILL, Okla, July 12.-Lt
Francis P. Gael of Eureka, Mont.
has reported here to attend the
Field Artillery Liaison Pilot Train
ing Course at the Field Artillery
School
It. Gael, son of Mrs. Tom c
Quirk, of Eureka, came here from
Denton, Texas, where he was previ-
ously stationed.
Do you remember the toolie who
when asked what he'd done with
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-07-22

Cook plenty of beets. Pickle those
you don't use at the first serving
or try them in salads. Dice them
for tossed vegetable salads or com
bine chopped beets with chopped
hard-boiled egg.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-07-22

DO you remember the toolie who,
when asked what he'd done with
his wages, answered: Part went for
liquor, part for women, and the rest
| spent foolishly."