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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-09-16
RED CROSS NEWS-EUREKA
CHAPTER
Returns From National Aquatic
School

The local chapter of the American
Red Cross sent Norman H. Hause
to the National Aquatic School,
which was held on Lake Occur
dAlene at the Sweyolakan Girl
Scout Camp The school was held
under the Pacific branch of the
American Red Cross
Mr.. Hause took the following
courses in preparation for his TX
aminations in securing an Instruc-
tors Certificate for the teaching #
Water Safety, Standard LIST Aid,
Water Safety Instruction, Home and
Farm Accident Prevention Instrue-
ton, and Basic Boating and Canoe
ing Each course consisted of II
hours with half of the time spent
on the water front and the other
half in the classroom. Mr.. Hause
stated the Inauguration of their
class was fun and their graduation
exercises were very impressive. The
location of the camp was very nice
and the school was conducted in a
most pleasant and efficient man
ner.
Eureka and vicinity is very forta-
nate in having Red Cross water
safety instructor in their midsts and
should cooperate in every way with
Mr.. Hause in making use of the
training he has acquired to pass on
to you. In a recent article from
one Of our leading newspapers there
was an item that stated that If the
boys and girls of high school age
were we'll versed in the art Of
swimming and water safety it
would be one Of the best jobs high
schools and civilians could do for
these boys and girls who are N
line for enlistment and induction
into our armed forces, as thousands
Of the boys and girls in the armed
forces have no knowledge of swim
ming, life saving and water safely,
which is very serious handicap.
Mr. Hause is to be commended
for his interest and the time he is
giving over to this cause, as it will
take great deal Of his time. This
course is a stiff course and the quail
ifications TO enter the school were
high. Heretofore we have been I'M
able to secure an eligible candidate
for the school.
Mr. Hause states that due to the
lateness in the season and the water
being cold and to the lack of equip
ment it will not be possible FOR
organized classes this season. How
ever, those who have achieved
swimming skills in the past and
who desire to take their prelimi-
nary examinations, he will give
these tests to beginner and inter
mediate swimmers Those interested
should leave their names with Mr.
Hause or with Mrs. H. ]. Fleming,
Water Safety Chairman of the 10
cal Red Cross chapter Children
must have the written consent If
their parents before they can regis
ter for these classes. The duration
of the instruction this fall depends
entirely on the weather
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Eureka Nuggets

Miss Barbara Ruth Day left Fri
day for Pullman, Wash, where she
will enter w. s. College for her
sophomore year.
Joseeh Peltier has received word
from his son, Leo. who is now rated
Pfc. Leo is stationed in the Ice
land area.
Mrs. Jewell Thomas, who has been
visiting parents and friends COR
some time. returned to Havre Sun
day
Mrs. Jacob Erie spent some time
in Boomers Ferry with her hus-
band who is employed theae.
H. Mccullough made Y business
trip to Great Falls the first of The
week
Miss Doris Benson. who was en-
ployed in Seattle during the sum-
mer. has arrived home to attend
school
Miss Wilma Stearns spent the
weekend in Libby.
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FAREWELL PARTY

At the home. of Mrs, Burgess
Drake farewell party was given
for Mrs. Thomas Price last Thurs
day evening Visiting and cards
were enjoyed with four tables Of
pinochle. First prize was captured
by Mrs Roy Livengood, consolation
prize to Mrs. Win Huffman, and
travelling prize to Mrs. Jacob Erie,
The guest of honor was presented
with going away gift by the ladies
present. After delicious lunch
good wishes were extended to Mrs.
Price and her family for happy
home in their new location at Kali
iSpall
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FRIENDLY NEIGHBoRs CLUB

Friendly Neighbors club met at
the home of Mrs. Dave Crowley IN
Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 8. As
this was the first meeting OF the
new Club year, the new officers
were installed at this time. Fifteen
members and two visitors were
present. The club voted to follow
one of the proposed projects from
the county demonstrating agent Al
ter the close of the meeting hui
morous skit was given by Mesdames
E. Helms, Jackson, Badgley and
Garrison. The next meeting will De
held on October Ii at the home of
Mrs. Bert Peterson. 1t will be an
all day meeting.
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Continued ON page g.
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NEW CORRESPONDENT

c. Fl. Belmont will be the Eu-
reka correspondence during my abb
senee. Miss Peggy Elliott will gath
er the Nuggets Any help you
may give these new workers will
be much appreciated by them and
you in turn will be benefited by
helping to make your paper a better
one Mr.. Belmont has had expert
ence in this work and is we'll quail
fled to handle the work in a very
satisfactory manner Let us coop
crate to make his work as easy for
him as possible.
MRS. w. S. GIBBONS.
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GEHRE-FLANNIGAN BANNS

Sunday morning, Sept. II, at the
services of Our Lady of Mercy Cath
Ole church, the first banns of the
coming marriage of Miss Maryem
Genre, only daughter of Otto
Genre of Fortine, and Raymond
Flanagan of Eureka were an
nounced. Miss Genre taught school
in this locality for several years,
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BACK The ATTACK

The Third War Loan starting Septem-
Der o-gives all us stay -at-homes another
chance to show our colors- another op-
portunity to help our country and to help
ourselves at the same time.
The Treasury Department has made it
clear that if the Third War Loan is to be
a success, common everyday citizens must
put lot more money into War Bonds
than heretofore
The quota assigned for the people of the
United States apart from banks, insur-
ance companies and other corporations
is the largest amount of money any Gov
eminent has ever asked of its citizens.
And the money can't be raised unless
everybody just the other fellow
resolves to 60 without things in order
to buy more War Bonds.
In every community where there are en-
ployees of the Great Northern Railway,
their cooperation in making the Third
War Loan success can be taken for
granted.
Twenty two thousand of these Great
Northern men and women are buying War
Bonds regularly through the Payroll
Savings Plan. Many of them are buying
additional War Bonds from their local
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banks and postoffices, and are cheerfully
accepting whatever sacrifices are involved.
So that credit for the bonds they purchase
through the Payroll Savings Plan may be
allocated to the states and counties in
which they live, and their bonds delivered
with the least possible delay, the Great
Northern Railway became an agency for
the Treasury Department for issuing
Series e. bonds. More than $4,000 of
these bonds are issued every month at
the Company's Offices at St. Paul. The
Great Northern is not reimbursed in any
way for this expense.
Through the Federal Reserve banking
system, every bond issued by the Great
Northern is credited to the quotas as
signed to tlfe state and county in which
the employee makes his home.
Besides BACKING THE ATTACK Will,
their Dollars, these Great Northern men
and women are BACKING THE AT
TACK with their own services meeting
every requirement of the Government for
the transportation of troops, their equip
ment, and vital war materials over the
Great Northern Railway.
And along with millions of other Amer
leans, they will BACK THE ATTACK
with EXTRA War Bonds in Septcmb~r.
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then retired from teaching to keep
house for her father and brothers
on their farm west of Fortine.
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Number of Form
Workers Shows
Slight Increase

HELENA - Wp) = Farm employ
ment in Montana showed slight
increase on Feb. over the number
Of workers employed on Jan. | and
a year ago, Jay G. Diamond, chief
statistician of the bureau of agri-
cultural economics, has reported.
A Slight decline in numbers OF
family workers was offset by larger
number of hired help during the
first month of 1913, Diamond said.
Since January and February are
normally months of minimum farm
employment, the present demand
for farm help indicates that farm
ers are hiring workers now who
will be needed later for spring
work his report said.
Crop reporters estimated supply
Of farm labor on Jan. | was about
10 per cent below that of a year
earlier. Farm wages were substan-
TALLY higher compared with both a
year earlier and with April of last
year, the report stated.
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voters in the armed services and af-
filiated organizations such as the
Red Cross and the USO. The ballots
will carry the names of state as
we'll as national candidates.
In the last general election Mon
tana servicemen could vote only ON
candidates for federal offices, due
to the fact the state had made no
provision for soldier voting on state
issues.
In order to give sufficient time
for the ballots to be printed, the
measures would require candidates
for office to file at least 90 days
before election, and their candidacy
would have to be certified by the
secretary of state at least As days
before election.
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Libby News
Picture Cost
Is Studied
With Many Stors

Three years ago those two in
defatigable gentlemen, Boris Mr.
ros and S. P Eagle, conceived an
idea for a screenplay that would
cut the very heart out of old New
York and lay il before Americas
moviegoers to behold in all of is
reckless adventure, hilarious hu-
NOR, and palpitating romance--ln-
deed, in all of the fabulous facets
of its dramatic existence.
The story, to be sure, was nat
ural. but it would require cast
of stars unprecedented in the is
tory of motion pictures and staff
of writers specializing in every hu-
man emotion from humor to pathos
What studio, then, would dare to
gamble on such a vast and OK
pensive undertaking? Hence scot
fers scoffed and hecklers snickered
But Morros and Eagle, being indie
fatigable, were not dismayed.
They persevered and goth Cen
tury-Fox dared TO gamble. The re-
suit. Tales of Manhattan" its
called. debuts locally at the koote-
mai theatre Sunday and Monday,
Feb. %, March |, just as its pro-
ducers originally conceived it. the
film has been hailed by no less an
authority than Walter Winchell as
lone of the greatest films I've ever
scent And il has been acclaimed
with equal enthusiasm wherever 1t
has played. And no wonder!
! Imagine all of these stars III one
picture. Charles Boyer, Rita Hay
worth, Ginger Rogers, Henry Fonda,
Charles Laughton, Edward G. Rob-
inson. Paul Robson, Ethel Waters
and Rochester But don't 60 Jet,
! brother
! There's Thomas Mitchell, too, and
Eugene Palette, Cesar Romero
Gail Patrick, the celebrated Hall
johnson Choir, Roland Young, Elsa
Manchester, George Sanders, James
Gleason and many, many more
Who, you ask, could possibly have
created a story big enough for SC
great galaxy of stars2
To match the brilliance of these
stars, the finest writers in Holly
wood fashioned the story. It takes
you from tenement to pent
house from Park Avenue K
Hell's Kitchen A story blending
drama, comedy, music, romance an7
stirring action in big-time show
! it is SO conceived that every Sc
quence of the entire film rings true
All who see it agree with Walter
Winchells stirring tribute, Its q!
exciting as New York's sky line!'
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MILITARY POLICEMEN
ACQUITTED

GREAT S-W.P-Two mill
tary policemen, Corp, Joe Campbell,
rs, and Pvt. John McMillen, %,
were acquitted by a general court
martial here of five counts of as
sault resulting from riot in
local night club in which four per-
son were wounded Christmas
night
The court martial, consisting of II
army officers, found that the men
fired only in execution of their
duty and in self defense after a de-
termined attack on them with chairs
and bottles
The four persons wounded in the
affray were Miss Irene Dotseth,
Mrs. Peggy Michelotti, Walter Parks
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Hearing testimony
In Mcfarland Case
Still Continues

HELENA-UP)-The state fish
and game commission was expect
ed to continue its hearing of
charges by the Montana Furriers'
Association against DR.. ]. S. Nc
Farland, state fish and game war
den, through most of this week due
to the large number of witnesses
for both the association and DR..
Mcfarland
The hearing opened last Friday
in the governors reception room
at the capitol and the furriers'
group started producing some of
its more than so witnesses who will
testify before the commission.
Dr. Mcfarland took the stand
briefly in his own defense during
the first two days of the hearing
and is expected to introduce num-
Der of witnesses in his behalf be-
sides resuming the stand himself
again this week.
The furriers' group charges DR..
Mcfarland with ''malfeasance and
misfeasance in office" claiming he
violated fish and game laws in con
Quoting beaver fur sales last fall.
The association asks that he be re-
moved from office
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"A Crime Deterrent

While holdup may not be pre-
cisely an accident, IT often has the
same effect when the victim is beat
en- up or murdered. Dark alleys
and courtyards have long been of
great help to criminals. Painting
the walls of such alleys and area
ways white is potential aid to the
police in rendering crime more con-
spicuous and difficult for the perpe-
traitors, by increasing reflection Of
light.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-25

Commercial CLUB meets every sra
Thursday
Directors: A. A. Wood. Walter Neils,
X. A. Klehm, ]. A. Krall.
American Legion Auxiliary Lodge
No. 81 meets LIST and 3rd Thurs
days. Mrs. Sadie Kaeding, presi-
ident. Mrs. Bessie Clowers, sec'y.
Lions Club meets every End and
4th Mondays. Jack SWarens, pres
ident, Paul X. Church, secretary
Libby Woman's Club meets End
Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. in community
room of court house. Mrs. Harold
Thomson, president Mrs. II. w.
Redfield, secretary
American Legion Post No. 81
meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays at the
Legion hall. Fl. r. Richards, COM
mander, Irwin Flescher, adjutant.
Libby Farm Woman's Club meets
1st Wednesday. Mrs. Lee Nixon,
president, Mrs. Margaret Shawl,
secretary.
Libby Junior Woman's Club meets
second Tuesdays at p. m. in the
community room of the court house
Mrs. Leonard Sleizer, president and
Mrs. Bradley Phillips, recretary.
Libby Townsend club No. ! meets
on the first and third Fridays OF
each month in the community hall
at 800 p. m. VIM. Kammeyer, pres
ident; Mrs. Geo. Stout, secretary
Kootenai Valley Grange meets Isl
and Bird Fridays of month at Ameri-
can Legion Hall 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, helc
End and 4th Wednesdays at Ameri
can Legion Hall, Libby.
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union No. 1881. Meets End and 4tl
Tuesdays of each month at 7.3C
L. B. Midyett, president; Harr,
Moe, recording secretary.
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LODGES

LODGES
/. O. O. F. Cabinet chapter No. 68,
meets every Wednesday evening.
E. L. Kemp, N. G., Ernest Davidson,
recording secretary.
A. F. & A. M. Libby Lodge No. SIS
meets End and 4th Thursdays at
Masonic Temple. Lloyd Burpee.
w. M; Glen Nolop, secretary.
Royal Arch Masons Libby lodge
No. 80 meets third Wednesdays at
Masonic Temple. D. O. Mount, high
priest, M. D. Rowland, secretary.
Order OF the Eastern Star. Libby
Chapter No. SO meets 1st and 3rd
Tuesdays at Masonic Temple. Mrs
Esther Oertel, worthy matron, Mrs.
E. e. Jaqueth. secretary.
Libby Moose Lodge No. 1899 meets
End and 4th Mondays at Moose hall.
Dick Butt, Governor, Melvin p.
Paulson, secretary.
Royal Neighbors, Mountain View
Camp No. 1853 meets End and 4th
Wednesdays at the Moose hall.
Mrs. Lydia Christensen, oracle;
Mrs Agnes Larsen, recorder.
Medora Rebekah Lodge No. So
meets LIST and 3rd Mondays at /. O.
o. F. hall. Mrs. v. r. Paddock,
Noble Grand and Mrs. Harold
Gompf, secretary,
A. o. u. w. meets the End Fri
day of each month at the Legion
hall. Harry Hartle, M. w., Yer
non Crotteau, secretary.
A. O. 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
lst and 3rd Mondays. Masonic Tenn
pie, at p. m.
PIT. A. meets the second Monday
of each month at the new Contra.
school, VIM. j. Anderson, president
Mrs. Russell Collier, secretary.
treasurer.
Rainbow Girls meet second anc
fourth Mondays at Masonic Temple
Betty Johannson, worthy adviser
| Jewell Stokes, recorder, Mrs. r. G
Rice, mother adviser.
| Women OF the Moose, Libby
Chapter No. sos meets on the frs
and third Tuesdays at the Moose
hall. Mrs. Harold Burse, Senior Re
gent and Mrs. r. H. Brennan, Jun
4 ,ior Regent.
Theta Rho Club No. n meets Is
and 3rd Tuesdays in l. Q. 0. F. hal
at 7.15 p. m. Frankleen Warner
president; Daisy Hunter, recording
secretary. Mrs. Chris Ramlo, ad
wiser officer.
Libby Rod and Gun Club. L.
Brown, president; Don Orr, secre
tary.
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New Low Permits
|Montono Soldier Men
And Women to Vote

HELENA-WP)-Both houses of
the Montana legislature have passed
and sent to the governor four bills
which would ease voting by Mon
tana men and women in the armed
services.
The bills, all prepared by Sen.
Dan Maddox, R., Big Horn. and
bearing the signatures of eight 9TH
er members of the senate, will ex-
tend to state election tickets the
war ballot system instituted last
year by the federal government.
They also make the war ballot
plan more practical by allowing
registration of soldier voters by
mail and stepping up the mechan-
les of elections SO that servicemen
far from home can obtain ballots in
time to make their votes effective.
If Gov. Sam c. Ford approves
the bills, a foregone conclusion,
soldier voters may simply write TO
the secretary of state or their coun-
tv clerks for an official war regis
tration card. These will be sent
out to them on the affidavits of
two electors of their home counties
that they are entitled to them.
Then. in sufficient time to enable
the servicemen to return the bal
lots before election day, official war
ballots will be sent out by the sec
rotary of state to all registered
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would be housed in CCC camps
throughout the state and would
work from the planting season
through harvest, according to his
plan.
italian prisoners of war would
work more willingly and could be
more easily handled than others
because of their attitude toward the
war; he said.
Kruse said he had received let
ter from Sen. B. X. Wheeler advis-
ing him that the matter had been
taken UP with the federal war re-
location authority, which allocates
interned labor for use in agricul-
ture.
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Private Papers
Of a Cub Reporter:

Private Papers
Of a Cub Reporter:
lie was one Of the very first mem
bers of the RATS Eagle Squadron,
the group of Americans who fought
Hitler before the U. S. decided to
take him on The records OF
the Raj reveal that he is credited
with shooting down 46 enemy planes
with "63 probables" After the
squadron decided to permit Yanks
to enlist in the u. S. forces, he saw
action in North Africa Now he
is a student at the Officers Candi-
date School at Miami--"to learn
how to fight But wait
That's not the story His home
town board has him posted for draft
evasioni
The story about the soldier who
turned up months after the War
Dept had officially declared him
dead brought this A Hollywood
lad ran away from home as a kid,
and soon after his father died The
parents estate couldn't be settled
without locating the prodigal SON.
The family tried every method, but
when the legal waiting period
elapsed and he failed to show up, he
was declared legally dead The
dead man." it appears, who had
been abroad, returned to the u. S.,
made career for himself in Holly
wood and now spends his leisure
weighing the advantages against the
disadvantages OF course, he
cannot vote-but he doesn't pay any
taxes!
Some OF us think we've solved
the riddle about all the wild rumors
sweeping our armed forces and ma
tion-many of which are credited
to this broadcaster Particularly
the recent rumors, viz: did you
ever say the war would end in As
days? Didn't you say our base was
a concentration camp? And didn't
you say Deanna Durbin, Bette Davis
and Judy Garland were killed in a
plane crash flying to entertain
troops?a
In the Satevepost for Nov. 2lst,
1912, an article titled ''Hitler's Short
Wave Rumor Factory" reveals that
an American in Berlin named Joe
Scanlon plays American recordings
and then" shouting breezily, says.
Hello Folks This is Station Debunk
bringing you the inside dope from
everywheret = The America
nazi prefaces his bulletins with
Flash" and then offers depressing
stories of disasters to American
troops, etc. Says the Sateve.
post. For the next few minutes
the technique, though not the con-
| tent, is reminiscent of Winchell. :
incidentally, the Nazis' secret
weapon was revealed by Hitler long
ago, but few of us remembered that
he once said. "All | need for war
are planes, tanks and loudspeak-
| ers!"
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Would Work ItuIion
War Prisoners in
Montana Beet Fields

HELENA - U.p) - Albert Fl.
Kruse, agriculture commissioner
for Montana, announced recently he
had asked that Italian prisoners of
war in western internment camps
be sent to Montana as supplemental
labor in the sugar beet fields this
year.
Kruse said the war prisoners
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Notes OF an
Innocent Bystunder:

The Wireless: Quent Reynolds
showed the Germans no mercy on
the Forum argufying. He saw the
suffering that the war criminals
caused, and he wants them paid off
the way they've asked for it. Walter
Mills, H-Trib editorialist, is for cas-
ing up--claiming we can't build
new world on hate Soldiers
of the Press" is wallopy drama
tization Of UP staffers at the battle
fields. Its lingo is joy, crisp and
soldiery, and probably very Mccoy.
Henry Gorrell's strafng by the Stu
kas was hair-raiser Raymond
Gram Swing should repeat his in
formative and common-sense piece
on what lend-lease means. Too many
empty-heads are still yapping that
they haven't got sugar for their ber-
ries because foreir-~rs are heaping
it on bread-when thy have bread.
Their dumbness is too great to be
natural. They seem to be coached
in it Bing Crosby's show is
friskier and funnier since he shaved
it to thirty minutes. The halving
gives him fewer dead-weight guest
ars to tote on his back.
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A o0-year-old woman of Midland,
Tex, has recalled that when she
was a girl her father exchanged
his last five dollar gold piece for
five pounds of coffee, and that DUR
ing the Civil war it was almost i'm
possible to get sugar or flour IN
Texas.
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and Harold Smith, all of Great
Falls.
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Doodlings: Dudley Field Malone
who portrays Churchill in new film
was an outstanding child actor. Re-
cited Shakespeare's Richard III"
in grammar school Harry
Richmsn, whose theme song is II
Love a Parade" has his slumbers
disturbed each sunup by singing SOL
diers on the march near his Miami
Beach home Swimming back
over the files you find out that some
Of the loudmouths in and out Of
congress who yelled for second
front once got into lather about
sending troops on foreign soil.