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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-01-27
Editor iia|
Real Service

AS we sat in the audience at the
school house Tuesday night and
enioyed every moment OF the re-
cital, two thoughts came to US. one
was how fortunate we of America
are in being able to assemble IN
peace and security in public gath
ering and spend quiet evening IN
the enjoyment of excellent music,
,contrasted to the horror and mis-
cry prevailing in the countries IN
dergoing the trials Of war. Inc
other thought that intruded was
again one Of thankfulness and a
realization of how fortunate the
people of today are in having the
fine instruction in music that is SO
common in all the schools at TINS
time. It is a wonderful training tor
our young people. it is q dellgn1
for those who are privileged &c
listen to>axcellent programs such as
the one given Tuesday night. ms
same thought has come to US pc
fore as we sat and listened to the
wonderful work of our young peo
pie. the massed choruses and or
chestras in the programs gwen an
nually by the combined musical de
partments Of the schools OF TIN
county.
Truly, good music is one OF tn
greatest blessings and pleasure
given to mankind The schools ar
extending a delightful service to tn
nation in training and developing
in the young people such worth
while talent.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TROY news
SPECIAL WAR DRIVE MEETING


: A special meeting of the Troy
Women's club was held Saturday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Maui
rice Nelson, local chairman for the
Fourth War Loan Drive.
Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Marian
Zimmerman volunteered to contact
Superintendent Korn about selling
stamps at school, 1t was reported
that Mrs. c. H. Clay would have a
booth for selling bonds in the lob
by Of the Doonan hotel
A food rattle, to be followed with
dancing or cards, was discussed but
was tabled until later.
Mrs. James Cobbledick and Mrs.
Edw. Laehn were appointed to con-
tact the business district. Mrs.
George Webb is in charge of the
Callahan district and Mrs. John
Sagen and Mrs. Francis Hosea
across the tracks. Mrs. Harriet Saw
age has charge Of the Troy Rearht
hotel
Warren Wallace will contact the
people on the yard and Mrs. Tall.
madge the Bull Lake territory
Someone will be appointed to take
care of the Lake Creek and Iror
Creek areas.
The remainder of the town wa:
plated out and the following viii
make a house to house canvass il
their various districts. Mrs. D. F
FeWkes, Mrs. EdW. Dixon, Mrs. Col,
McDougall, Mrs Bert Coffman, Mrs
i v. A. Sather, Mrs. Marion thinner
man and Mrs. Maurice Nelson
Mrs. ]. B. Farris officially opened
the Fourth War Loan Drive in Tro'
with her purchase of a $1,000 bond
Cake and coffee were served a
the close of the afternoon.
Pictures have been taken to hell
further the drive.
+ Pledges to date have been com
ing in fast and Troy should g
well over the top.
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wood on farm Of Robert HALEY, near
Ava, Mo.
more than before, because the AAA
was teaching people how to use it,
and what it can do for them
]. w. Reese, president Citizens
bank: If the Farm Security adj
ministration here didn't have the
right kind Of a man it would be
pretty bad The man they have
won't make a loan to anyone to
whom we can loan money. He's
built up lot Of farmers SO they
can get credit at our bank. | don't
believe he's lost lot Of money
on his FSA loans, except on last
springs loans. He has co-operated
with us pretty nicely--just as nicely
as we could ask for
Paul Clausner, manager Of the
Carnation Milk receiving station
"Our plant in Ava is one OF the
largest receiving stations Of the
company. The volume Of milk pro-
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new IDEAS Of Government
FIND SLOW GOING IN 0zARkS
Some Reforms Of Administration Get Approval but
'IntoIerabe' Interference Bothers Ava, Mo.
By BARROW LYONS

EDITORS NOTE-This of series Of articles uritten for
this paper BY Boo Lyons staff eern Newspaper
Union e just extended trip through the nation and
these his rsthand pre''on tot r19
third and the first weeks OF pes
denta year Any opinions expressed the 'es and not
necessarily those OF this newspaper
AVA MOHere in the heart of the Missouri Ozarks the term
shilbiy of highest approval. Recognition as hill
billy admits the circle Ozark pioneers whose
fathers gandfahers westward from the mountains OF
Kentucky generation two The comrade
ship and joys of the fraternity great and exclusive
Ava county Douglas county town OF about
1900 people, which does business out OF proportion to Its sze
because It the the county Few farms around
Ava are rich farms because the Ozarks rich
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-01-27

A few years ago numerous infiu-
entail citizens of Ava received
through the mail mysterious gifts of
$40, $40, even $50 bills, and cash
ier's checks, all mailed from Kansas
City with notes similar to the fol-
lowing:
II was sick and you visited me.
I was thirsty and you gave me to
drink. He who rebels against his
government Is In open sin and
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Says f. D. R.
Will Not Run

Here is new slant on whether
or not President Roosevelt will seek
a fourth term. It is to the effect that
he will not.
Dan Milestone, editor of the Cut
bank Pioneer Press, is republican
national committeeman from Mon
tana. He attended the recent meet
ing of the national committee in
Chicago and reports what he saw
there in the Pioneer Press. Follow
ing is what he picked up regarding
President Roosevelt and the fourth
term, in conversation with prom
inent newspaper man while in Chi
cago Milestone says:
When | want fresh, unInhibited
viewpoints at such gatherings |
buddy up with the neWsmen, most
| ly representative of the metro
politan papers. Probably because
| I'm one of the craft we have found
chubby camaraderie and spill il
out without restraints, much Of il
off the record, of course. They are
a good sort, smart but not smarty
keen analysts who don't need X
ray machines to look right through
sham and pretense and parade.
1 One of them, a Washington fea-
/ ture writer, told me Of recent
interview with Jim Farley, in New
York. He popped the question al
jim: Is Roosevelt going to run for {
fourth term? The reply, without
hesitation was that the president
wasn't. He will remain noncommit
tai until the day Of the convention
then announce that he will not ac
cept nomination. His boys vii
then present the name of Gen
George Marshall and he will BIZ
nominated by reclamation
4 Farley continued: If Marshall |.
elected Roosevelt will be in com
plete dominance of foreign affairs
! will lead the peace delegation from
the United States, Marshall, know
ing little about practical politics
will leave domestic matters to til,
J Roosevelt castle crowd.
Again Jim Farley. The republi
cans have been promoting MacAr
: thur; they can't logically object t
!. Marshall because he is militar-
E man. Some time ago the war de
r partment gave the green light t
] men in military service who aspir
G to become political candidates. Tina
5 green light was mainly for Ger
Marshall while supposedly gen
: erous gesture toward Macarthur
: The opposition could only say h
. would be Roosevelt stooge an
t that would not be very effectiv,
: His career is unassailable. Watc
: this. +.--......l
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Buying Bonds
IS No Sacrifice

The Fourth War Loan is part and
parcel of the preparations for the
about smash at Germany and ia
pan. The slogan, Lets all Back
the Attack conveys the note OF
urgency to everyone of us to do
our utmost to make certain that we
do not have another Dunkerque or
Dieppe on our hands. If you have
anyone near the battlefront-an
who has not-you will want to sac
rifice to the point Of hurt to buy
extra war bonds
This is the kind of war you as
| an Individual can't brush off. You're
in it to the hilt Not since the very
beginning of the Republic have the
ringing words of the Founding
Fathers-"we pledge our lives and
our fortunes" -resounded SO clear
| " and SO truly. Because if we lose,
we lose all--not only as nation
but as individuals.
In the big assault, in which men
from this community - men from
your very home and your neigh
bors homes-will be Drawing every
terror Hitler can hurl against
them-you have a job to do. You
can't afford to take the chance thai
you will not be needed. Every mar
and woman and even our children
must deny themselves comforts anc
luxuries to put the money into ex
ira war bonds in order to achieve
in some measure the sacrifice!
which their sons, brothers, fathers
husbands and friends will make il
the next few months, perhaps
weeks.
The fateful days are here. In TIL
years to come you will look back a
the early months of 1914 and recall
what you did to help save your
self, your family and your country
Every home which displays tn
Treasury Departments 4th Wa
!, Loan, red, white and blue shiel
with its proud message, "We'v
Bought Extra Bonds" is adding It
! weight to the attack
f In doing your duty in the forth
. coming invasion to crush our en-
, emies, you are first being loyal t
: your country. However, you mus
not lose sight of the fact that buy
Q ing bonds" and keeping them is &C
: tually saving money. Bonds are say
. ings. They are real social securlt,
j real old age insurance. They ar
the safest and best investment Il
. the average man, against a rain
! day.
n Where. else can you find an OK
portunity for small investment K
e day, such as in E bonds, that gual
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-01-27

Industry and government
must work together in the post
war era, but governments part
must be OF sympathetic under
standing, not suspicion and in
reference"
The Industrial Press, North
Kansas City, Mo.
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As Ava, Missouri, Views 1t

shame. Beware of the New Deal,
but still remain the same"
There we're many theories to ex-
plain for these gifts and messages,
but no one suggested that they were
an effort to poison the minds Of
Ava citizens against. the New Deal,
because most Of the townsmen al
ready heartily disliked the Demo-
cratic administration. Most Of them
still do.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-01-27
OUR BOYS IN SERVICE

Bob Grippe left Thursday Tor
Portland to join his ship after
spending leave as<the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus GRIPPE.
Bob is in the maritime service.
Mahlon Drury arrived Thursday
from Walla Walla, Wash. where he
is a flying instructor, to spend a
two weeks furlough at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Drury.
Pfc. Bill Lindsey arrived Fri
day from Ogden, Utah, to spend a
furlough with relatives and friends.
Maurice De Borde is on furlough
here from Camp Wallace, Texas.
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made to such an indictment? Where
lies the ansWer-save in the search
ing of every American heart, from
Washington, D. G., on down to the
humblest home among us?
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w. S. C. S. MEETS

The Women's Society of Christian
Service met Thursday at the home
of Mrs. Glen Thorn with Mrs. Will
liam Purcell assisting.
The meeting was opened by
prayer and song
A letter was read from Mrs. Wal
ter Morrison, local chairman for
the March of Dimes" 1t was voted
to contribute 81 from the society.
It was announced that the next
meeting, Feb. 3, would be no host
ess. Mrs. Thorn offered her home to
enable the ladies to use the sewing
machine to work on the quilt they
are making.
Each one present read thought
for the day, prepared by the presi-
dent.
In closing Mrs. Drury read q
beautiful poem, when Evening
Comes"
Lunch was served by the host
esses.
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AT THE SCHOOL

The Trojans lost to the Eureka
team 42-29 on the Eureka floor in
last Thursdays basketball game.
Poison will play here Saturday
evening, Jan. 90.
Superintendent Korn has an
nounced that the school will coop
crate in the March of Dimes
drive. Any persons not otherwise
contacted may send their contribu-
tons to school at any time during
the drive.
War stamps will be sold each Fri
day afternoon at the school dur
ing the Fourth War Loan drive. Al
students are asked to buy whatever
IS possible.
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Want a
New Career?

YOU CAN very likely
find just the chance you're
looking form the WAC.
II you haven't skill,
Army experts will teach
you. Perhaps you'd like to
drive a jeep, work a tele-
type machine, or help direct
airplane traffic.
Whatever you do, you
will get valuable training
learn interesting things
and help get this war won!
TODAY--get full details
at the nearest u. S. Army
Recruiting Station (your
local post office will give
you the address,. Or write;
The Adjutant General,
Room 4415, Munitions
Building, Washington, D. G.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-01-27
EVENING CLUB

Mr.. and Mrs. John Sagen enter
tanned their evening bridge club on
Saturday. Three tables of contract
were in play at which Mrs. Bert
Thomas won high score for ladies
and Roy Maness high for men, The
travelling prize was won by Arthur
Dunkle Lunch was served at mid
night. Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Korn
have joined the group as new mem
berS.
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antees 33ls pei cent increase in 10
years?
Thus, from a standpoint of sound
reasoning, every person should put
every dollar they have into War
Bonds, for the good of the country
and for the good of the individual
citizen. Let's all back the attack.
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MARCH OF DIMES DANCE

The 'Marcn Of Dimes dance to
be given at the school gym Sat
urday night, is being sponsored by
the united organizations of Troy.
The proceeds will be given to the
National Infantile Paralysis drive.
Music will be furnished by a pop
ular orchestra.
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BRIDGE CLUB

Mrs. v. A. Sather was hostess to
her bridge club on Wednesday at
tasty dessert course at 1-.30 The
afternoon was spent playing con-
tract at which Mrs. D. F. Fewkes
won high honors and Mrs. Edw.
Dixon the travelling prize Mrs. Da-
vid Wilson was a guest other than
the regular members.
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FTRE AT DRURY OFFICE

The fire department was called
out Monday morning when fire
was reported at the Earl Drury Of
flee building. Slight damage was
done to records. Cause OF the fire is
believed to have been an overhead
ed stove.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-01-27
FSA Farmers Tell
Their Own Stories

lake Farmer "A, man ABOUT oV
years old, who in 1910 owned seven
cows and was capable and ready to
work, but could not obtain loan
from the banks because he bore the
stigma Of having been WPA work
er. The WPA was laying off men.
Farmer A, when he was turned
down by the bankers, went to Mr..
Mullins. He obtained loan of SITS,
which set him up with two fullrbred
Jersey cows, pigs, farm machinery,
and fertilizer. Mostly with his axe,
he built himself a snug log barn. He
also enlarged his chickenhouse.
He had great energy and will
and his estate grew. When his pure
bred cows brought increase, he sold
his scrub cows, and now has six
cows worth about 500 each, a young
pure-bred bull, a lot more pigs and
chickens, fields that have been ferti-
Iized for two years, and wire fences.
He is well on the road to becoming
a prosperous farmer.
Take Farmer B. He was in the
other day to pay of $3.50 more on his
$667 in FSA loans. Now he owes
only $2l9 on the principal. When he
got his first loan in 1899 he owed
$3.50 on the place he had bought from
8 brother. He was figuring up his
net worth few days ago and 1t
came almost to $4,000. His brother
has very similar story.
These examples are not exception
al among the more than 500 farmers
whom FSA has helped to get a
start, or a new start, in Douglas
| county. They were selected at ran
dom. Others visited had similar ex-
periences. FSA helps them make
definite plans for farming and home
building. OF course, not all FSA
loans are successful-bu neither are
all bank loans. FSA, however, is
far more interested in building in
dependent citizens than profits--and
| the record in Douglas county under
George Mullins is exceptional
/ But the Ozarks resist change. Fer
tilization Of fields, up-breeding OF
stock, comforting of farms, have
hard shedding. So do innovations in
government. And then when OPA
comes along and tells them they are
criminals if they slaughter pigs fol-
their own tables, the reaction Il
terrific.
Outside OF Ava--out in the hills
many Of the people are much more
friendly to the alphabetic agencies
than in the town-but the many irri.
tations Of federal supervision have
made most Of them return to the
Republican fold.
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BIRTHDAY PARTY

Lorraine Parker entertained 18 of
her friends at her home on We'd
nesday evening, the occasion being
Continued on Page ~
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STORK SHOWER

Mrs. Warren Wallace and Mrs.
A. Bliskin entertained at stork
shower in honor Of Mrs. John Lar
son at the Wallace home on Friday
afternoon.
A guessing game was played for
which Mrs. William Bissell won the
prize. The honor guest received
many lovely gifts. Lunch was
served to is ladies.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-01-27

NEW MEMBERS IN L. @. O. M.
Three new members have taken
the obligations Of the Moose lodge
as follows Paul Newton, Russell
Baeth and Joe Siebenforcher. These
members will be initiated at Libby
later.
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duced here in recent years has IN.
creased enormously since various
agencies have gotten the people into
dairy farming
So the New Deal hasn't ruined
Ava. and II one contacts the clients
OF the Farm Security administra-
ton on the pleasant hillsides and IN
the hollows Of the Ozarks around
the town, one finds hardy and
Woodworking lot OF men. George
Mullins, the Douglas county FSA
supervisor, was unwilling to disclose
the records OF his clients, but will
ing to take one out to the farms and
let his clients speak for themselves.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-01-27

u. S. Treosnry Department
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
&a Jean Kahn
Wxites Msw Book
BY IRENE M. HAWKINS
Detroit Times Women's Editor

So I hustle me around and
get a copy thinking /.
hs, at last good book I.
romance of the good earth.
Only TO discover it's treatise
on blowing. I'm not going TO
read IL because / don't even
have a window box, but l am
shocked beyond words 10 learn
from author Edward II. Faulk-
ner that blowing is a mistake
it's not what your land
needs at all we have made
a difficult job, he says. of what
should be an easy one.
Well, / hope he's right. Now
If somebody will just tell us
how to bring in the sheaves
without the back breaking
business of pitching them aloft.
farming will be infinitely easier
than pounding this typewriter.
Flowing has been a mistake!
/ can just hear generations of
oxen and farm plugs turning
over in their graves.
III you're a farmer. you can't
afford 10 miss this one. II ap-
pears TO be filled with agricul-
tural findings by an agri-
cultural expert. It's priced at
one dollar, published by Grosset
d Dunlap.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Gain Weight

There's chapter on gaining
weight what exercises 10
take 10 give that too thin fig.
ure grace and a few curves.
A chapter for housewives and
the exercises they should take
10 keep muscles in trim that get
no play VIA dlShwashlng.
There are pages and pages of
exercise routines illustrated
and a final chapter on beauty
and the importance OF keeping
up your morale.
PoCketed in the cover is a
Rule-of-the-WriSt" tape meas
ure for measuring your curves.
II only runs 10 50 inches. so if
your hips are beyond that :.
well. heaven help you.
A merry little volume on an
all important subject. contain
ne All you ever need 10 know
10 be healthy. happy and at
'ractlve smuSingly illus
irated by Rafaello Busoni 4. =.
and priced A. one dollar.
It's published BY David Nc
Kay and is Miss kain's second
nook
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Start Day RIGHT

The fact is. almost beg the
working girl 10 eat bang
up breakfast. / consider IL the
most important meal Of the
day. You have TO have an ade-
quate breakfast or you let
down before you get going good.
Basically. a good breakfast
is the same for everybody: cit.
rus fruit or juice for Vitamin
c. an egg or whole grain cereal
with milk for vitaminS. miner
ais and protein. And If calories
permit. you can have extra toast
along with your coffee
II you are too thin, YOU
should get one-third OF your
days total calories in this
morning meal by having whole
milk and cream on the cereal
with wheat germ mixed in the
cereal for extra Vitamin 3,
second slice of toast well but
tered. and plenty of cream in
your coffee. Then in the middle
Of the morning have a glass OF
milk or an egg nog.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28

You SHOULD, however. be warned here
about two definite threats 10 happi-
ness. First. the danger Of Infection pres
eHt every DAY IN eUery Womon's life.
Second, the most serious deodoriiofIon
problem any womon has 4. one which
you may not suspect. And what 10 use
il ~ important. That's why you ought
to know about Zonite sntiseptic.
| SID IN THE DoUcHE tss well ss for
simple everyday routine Of external
protection. Zoniie is both sntiseptic
and deodorant. Zonite deodoriEes. not
BY just masking, but by actually de-
siro,ing odors. Leaves no lasting odor
Of its own.
Zonite also Immediately kills all
germs and bacteria with which IL comes
in contact Yet contains no poisons or
acids. No other type of liquid anti
septic germicide Is more powerful. yet
so safe Your druggist has Zonite.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
tut in here | find:
Old Father Gender
Old Father Cander Just dream

Old Father Gander just dreams
IN the sun
While Mother Goose sees that
the homework IS done.
She cooks and she scrubs and
she mends and she sews-
Her glasses arc perched on the
end of her nose.
But Old Father Gander just
dreams in the sun
While Mother Goose sees that
the homework is done.
Still, author Aronin gets the
idea l can still see my old
grandfather sneaking an after
noon nap under the apple tree
while poor grandmother did all
the things above listed with
her glasses perched on the end
Of her nose.
An, me strange new
world
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Breakfast
Important

NOW l ask you . Have I
ever, in the dozen years l
have been writing this column
I'm appalled, exhorted any
OF you TO aim at ultra stream
lines? II jolts me no little 10
get letter like this: Il read
your column and / was ap-
pailed that you are trying TO
get girls thinner" Thinner!
Why, most of them are so thin
now they don't have the
strength 10 do good DAYS
work. Only last week one girl
tainted and We found out She
doesn't eat any breakfast"
Well, this morning l had
orange juice, an egg, whole
wheat toast, and coffee before
/ could get up steam 10 sit
down and write the column.
Some mornings / have whole
grain cereal instead OF the egg.
On top OF that ! could not sug-
gest that anyone skip this first
meal Of the day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Mother Goose

Next l picked up a bright one
entitled The New Mother
Goose Rhymes, published by
Remington Morse the
rhymes by Ben Aronin. pictures
by Fridolph Johnson.
This one was a distinct shock
TO me Mother Goose. like
everybody else. according TO
these two gentlemen has
gone modern strictly
modern.
Mother Goose the lovely
witching lady Of our childhood
days! Who doesn't know every
one of her nursery rhymes by
heart Goosey, GooSey,
Gander.