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Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17

that such devices are lotteries and
as such are in violation of the law.
Marshall H. Prettyman of New
York is visiting relatives and
friends in Milford this week.
Thomas W. Prettyman who has
been a clerk in the store of Daniel
G. Collins in Milford for the past
ten years has this week been en-
gagged in a new job for him, He
has not left his employer, but
sooner than assist in cleaning the
fly specks off the paint of the
store front he has been utilizing
every spare minute in painting and
now the front has a fresh coat of
paint, to be followed by another
later on, which will make the store
appear better and cleaner than
ever before. Other stores could fol-
low the example set by this reIi-
able clerk, and the property own
ers need not be consulted as to
whether they like the plan or not.
There was a very interesting
meeting of the local grange last
Saturday evening. The topic being, II
Timely preparation for Winter"
A number of young ladies of the
l.. d. Caulk company were charm
ingly entertained at victroIa par-
~ at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
Walter L. Grier on Monday night.
Miss Emma Davis entertained
the Misses Beulah Jones and Hele-
ma Newman of Harrington last
week end.
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17
THIRTY YEARS AGO
TAKEN FROM THE 1919 FILES OF
THE MILFORD CHRONICLE

Captain Kirby Walker of the 14th
L. S. Calvary stationed at Laredo,
Texas. has been spending a few
Gays with Mr.. and Mrs. George B.
HynsOn.
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17

Deputy Attorney General John
b, Hutton of Kent County has Civ
eli notice that punch boards and
similar devices must be discontinue
ed. This is done on the ground
that such devices are lotteries and
as such are in violation of the law.
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17

DR.. G. Layton Grier and William
c. Smith made a business trip to
Boston this week.
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Memorial Hospital is asking
for help in furnishing living
quarters at the hospital for
DR.. Georgina Fontanellas, the
inferno. Comfortable chairs,
small tables, lamps. mirrors,
and pictures, in fact anything
that will add to the comfort of
DR.. Fontanellas. Mrs. John Fry
or Mrs. Herman Phillips will
be grateful for any help in this
direction.
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17

Marshall H. Prettyman of New
York is visiting relatives and
friends in Milford this week.
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17

Miss Marion Cleaver and
Miss Gertrude Clark were hos
tesses at surprise bridal
shower given on Friday evening
of last week at the Clark home,
honOring Miss Jean Davis. The
evening was pleasantly spent in
dancing and recalling happy
school days. all of the guests
being in high school at the
same time and in the same
class. The guests were Miss
Mildred Derrickson. Mrs. Rich
ard Mills, Mrs. Wilson Good
rick, Mrs. Barrett Morgan,
Mrs. Perry Ragains. Mrs. Har-
ry Ring. Mrs. Lawrence Nelson
of Bridgeville. Mrs. Clifton
Seely of Greenwood. Unable to
be present were Miss Gladys
Long and Miss Doris Kinder.
who sent good wishes.
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17

Miss Emma Davis entertained
the Misses Beulah Jones and Hele-
ma Newman of Harrington last
week end.
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17

There was a very interesting
meeting of the local grange last
Saturday evening. The topic being, II
Timely preparation for Winter"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
Public Urged
To Enroll In
First Aid Glasses

The Red Cross first aid instruc-
tors of the South Lincoln County
Chapter met Tuesday evening at
the Library to discuss ways of pro-
noting interest in first aid classes.
There is an excellent corps Of in
structors available, including Mrs.
r. w. LeDuc, Mrs. Max Sturm, Mrs.
Gordon Daugharty, Mrs. Frank
Luxa, Jr., Miss Angela Huchala,
Mrs. Hugh Slauson, Mrs. Frank Ba-
ney, Mrs. Norman Risley, Miss Inez
Ratekin, DR.. Z. F. Dixon, Dexter
Shaurette, DR.. L. Mossman, Walter
collars, and Pete Ramlo.
Glasses in first aid will start soon
and anyone interested in this course
is asked to leave the name at the
library or with any one of the in
structors. If any group or club wish
es to have private class this may
be arranged If there are at least 8
to 10 members. 1t is hoped that
there will be an enthusiastic +
spouse to this opportunity to get
first aid training.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
Two Comps Will
Fight Blister Rust
This Summer

Supervisor K. A. Klehm was in
Spokane last week attending meet
ing at which were present all the
supervisors of the Inland Empire
area The chief topic OF study and
discussion was that of blister rust
control, and some very lively dis
cussions resulted, states Mr.. Klehm.
1t was the concensus of those who
have devoted much time and study
to the problem that the control
program has proven and is proving
highly successful in controlling the
disease.
As one result Of the Spokane
meeting, two blister rust control
camps will be maintained on the
Kootenai forest this summer They
will be in the Spar lake district
and each will consist of 80 men.
Most OF those thus employed will
be boys Of is to II years old, with
a few men in charge. 1t is expected
that most of the boys will come
from the Middle West. Last sum-
mer boys from the Middle West
were employed in similar work on
the kOotenal.
A survey last fall by forest men
found quite little rust on the
host plants in the Spar lake area.
That explains why the control
camps will be established there this
summer. Previously blister rust has
also been found in the Howard lake
district. 1t is believed that control
work carried on here in former
years has been gratifingly success
Gal
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
DOESN'T MEET LIBBY MEN

The following interesting letter
was received this week by this
newspaper from Jess Baker, we'll
known Libby man who is with the
u. S. Marines somewhere in the Pa
cific Baker says:
> The folks at home send me news
paper clippings from the Western
News occasionally. While it is not
so complete as the entire paper
would be, it arrives sooner by air
mail, It's great to know what's 60
ing on in the old home town, also
to know, from time to time, how
some OF the other fellows from home
are getting along in all the differ
ent parts of the world.
Papers like the good old Western
News are, I'm sure, the greatest
link that holds us, together and
makes us say "a few thousand
miles" as casually as we used to
say "a few miles"
While / think most of us could
say truthfully that we'd rather be
home to read the news, its effect
over here is just as enlightening as
the letters from home. It's also a
means by which we can eventually
find addresses of all the old gang
back home.
Il don't have an opportunity to
come in contact with any of the
fellows from home. We have an
exceptionally fine company but
only three of us are from Montana
That makes it doubly interesting to
get the Western News.
1t would be difficult to find any
thing to say over here because OF
the strict censor regulations. How
ever, at the present time, I'm sure
that all OF us are getting along
fine. The news from home that We
can get and the word that we can
get from the old gang, who are scat
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
Chicago Doctor
And Wife COMING
To This District

The Wallace Real Estate Agency
is in correspondence with a doctor
Of Chicago who wishes to purchase
a place in this district and make
his home here. The doctor and his
wife visited here the last time in
1886 and fell SO in love with the
country that they then and there
decided to come here some time and
make their future home.
The doctor writes that as young
medical student he did research
work for the University Of Illinois
among the Blackfeet, Crow, Sioux
and Assiniboin Indians and took a
great liking for Montana at that
time. He is a lieutenant colonel in
the army reserve and says there is
bare possibility that he might be
called into active service.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
Retires After
Years
Of Activity

Another change in a long time
Libby business establishment was
ANNOUNCED this week when Mrs. 5.
N. Plummer gave notice of her re-
tirement from the active manage
ment of the Kootenai Mercantile
company. Mrs Plummer will con-
tinue as president of the company
but is turning over the reins as
manager to Robert H. Gehrke who
has been stakeholder in and vice
president of the company for num-
Der Of years.
Mrs. Plummer feels that she is
entitled to a rest after about 40
years Of more or less close connec-
ton with the business. She came to
Libby in 1900 to take the principal
ship Of the Libby schools. AT that
time her brother and Mr.. Plummer
were running general mercantile
business under the name of Neff &
Plummer The then Miss Neff and
Mr.. Plummer were married in 1902
and she has had close connection
with the business ever since, sue
ceeding to its management upon the
death Of Mr.. Plummer in the 2O's.
Mr.. Netf had passed away in 1901.
In 1915 the company was incor-
porated and moved into its present
quarters.
Mr.. Gehrke has been a resident
Of Libby for a number of years,
having come here in 1915. He was
employed in various capacities by
the ]. Neils Lumber company and
by its professors In 1895 he was
promoted to the position of purchas-
ing agent for the lumber company
and has held that position with the
lumber company ever since. He
resigned that position to take up
the new management, his duties
having begun on March /.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
IN THE THICK OF TT

Another letter from Harold Mon
tana Decker, coxswain with the
Seabees, says TINT be Is back at one
OF his old stations in the central
Pacific and adds: {
IT feels good to be back and to
take 1t easy again. The weather
here is cold to what we have been
used to. The chow surely beats the
dehydrated foods we've been hav-
ing. My first liberty was spent
mostly in restaurants with big
steak in front OF me.
Our mail was held here for us
and it was really plentiful. ! have
received all the Libby papers up
to the 10th of January and they
were very interesting to me. Libby
seems to have quite a few Of its
men stationed here. / have never
met any of them but would surely
like to in the near future.
We are allowed to mention the
names Of the islands we were on
SO I'll let you know. They were.
Funa Futi, Nanumea, Nukufetan,
Maxim, Abemama, and TaraWa.
That sounds like plenty OF islands
but we didn't see them all as one
unit.
noticed in the paper about the
boys from home being at TaraWa
Wayne johnson wrote me an inter-
island letter last fall saying he was
coming my way but / never thought
he'd hit the jackpot on his guess,
if that was what it was. | could
have probably gone if / had asked.
4 have many other letters to
answer so I'd better call it quits
on this one. We are still wishing for
stateside duty and / think we'll get
it before long"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
Farm Problem
For This Year
=
Is Critical
j -

That the farmers of the nation
face a critical problem during 1914
is the conviction of E. F. Staples of
Rexford, chairman of the Lincoln
county AAA organization. Food is
one of the vital wartime necessities
and must be produced. But the
farmers of the nation faced seri-
GUS labor shortage last year and
prospects are that the labor ques-
ton will be equally perplexing this
year If not more so. The shortage Of
men in the army is threatening to
draw more laborers from the farms,
as everyone knows, and Mr.. Staples
says this will unquestionably COM
plicate production in 1914.
Mr.. Staples was in Libby We'd
nesday accompanied by Gus Wendt
of Kalspell, from the state office OF
the AAA. The two men were here
to hold a school with local COM
mitteemen looking to the working
out Of war food plans for 1914 They
also went to Troy to meet with the
local committee there for the same
purpose.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
Timber Price
Is Increased
Under Contract
Under 3-Year Appraisal
Plan, Lumber Company
Pays More For Stumpage.
INCREASE IS $125, 900
IN KELLER CREEK SALE

Reappraisal Of timber values IN
the Keller creek area that is under
contract to the J. Neils Lumber
company has just been completed
by the forest service, and the new
contract is signed and is now in
operation.
Under the reappraisal, prices Of
the stumpage have increased about
$125, 900 from the original contract
which contains a three-year an
praisal plan agreed on by the forest
service and the Neils Lumber COM
pany, which is doing the cutting in!
that area.
The Keeler creek is the first re-
appraisal on the Kootenai forest
This sale involves 74,3O0,0OO feet
of timber, of which 23,5OO0O0 feet
have been cut in the past three
years.
1t is long established policy Of
the forest service in contracts that
extend for three-year or LONGER
period, to require reappraisals >ev-
cry three years. These reappraisaI1
are made to conform with present
costs and present prices, states SUI
pervisor X. A. Klehm. At the pres
ent, prices are upward but later
reappraisals might be downward at
such times as costs and prices are
going down.
Following are the changes in val
uations that became effective UNI
der the new contract:
White Pine-Old price, 1891 per
M it.; new price $500 per M It.
Spruce-Old price $1.00; new
price, $500 per M It.
Larch and Douglas-fir and Cedar
saWlogs-Old price, $1.00; new
price $3.50 per M IT.
Ponderosa Pine-Old price $500.
new price. $500 per M It.
r. Cedar polGe--1O to 40 ~ II, from
NC to 1c per linear foot; poles 40
feet and longer, old price, 2c Per
linear foot; new price, poles 50, -
and 40 It. &c per linear foot; IS to
so it., 211c per linear foot: poles -
feet, Sc per linear foot; 60 feet and
longer, 4c per linear foot.
There are also increases in charK-
es for brush disposal, as follows
Old prices were white pine $1.00,
ponderosa pine, Engleman spruce,
75c; cedar and larch-Douglas fir,
Soc. The new price is $l.O0 flat per
M feet on all of those species. The
old charge for brush disposal on
cedar poles was 1c for poles of 30
feet and lac for poles IS feet. and
longer. The new charge for brush
disposal is 11ac per linear foot for.
all poles 80 feet or longer.
Under the forest service sale con-
tracts, there is a program called
Sale Area Betterment with which
the purchaser has to cooperate The
old rate under that program was 75c
Der thousand feet on white pine
The new rate is $l.00 per thousand
feet on white pine.
Under the new contract, taking
the sale price and including all 9TH
er cooperative charges such as
brush disposal etc, the j. NeilS
Lumber company will pay $500 per
thousand feet for. all white pine
purchased. states Mr.. Klehm.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
Lizards And
Scorpions Vex
Libby Soldier
Also Has to Dodge
Falling Cocoanuts as
Well as Jap Bullets.
ANOTHER ONE FIGHTS
ON MANY ISLANDS

Word has come to Mrs. Russell
Allen that her husband, Sgt. Russell
M. Allen, has arrived safely some
where in New Guinea Sgt. Allen
is in the Medical Corps and is sta
toned at a general hospital. In
speaking about their equipment,
Sgt, Allen says:
We have our dispensary set up
in tent. 1t is quite nice In fact,
| think we have one of the best dis
pensaries on the island. am on du-
tv practically all the time. but
don't mind doing my part if / can
visit the United States once in a
while. We have our tent fixed up as
you might imagine hunting camp
back around Libby. We 90 to the
neighboring villages and buy canned
fruit and meat, also plenty of beans
and coffee. Then after it gets dark
we crawl under our mosquito nets,
and chew the rag until one or two
in the morning. 1t seems that none
OF us can sleep. When / 60 to bed
take my shoes and clothes inside OF
my net with me so the lizards and
scorpions won't build them nest
In spite Of all the handicaps
really feel good, and am gaining
weight. | eat anything in the form
of food, from bareback to lamb
stew.
When it rains the coconuts fall
from the trees which are around
SO to rs feet high. So between the
fox holes and slit trenches | don't
know whether to look up or down.
! made shaving mug out Of one
of the coconut Shells"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
Pioneer Since
1898 Is Buried
In Libby

Funeral services were held We'd
nesday morning at $50 o'clock from
st. Joseph's Catholic church for
pioneer resident of Libby, one who
came here in 1898 and who had re-
sided here ever since until about
year ago when she removed to
Whitefish to be with her daughter,
Mrs. Ed Quenemoen. She was Mrs.
Patrick Dolan.
Margaret Jane Campbell was
born in Ontario, Canada, on Aug. 9,
1864, thus being past 70 at her death.
She came west in order to marry
Mr.. Dolan who had preceded her
here, and on May 3, 1898, they were
married in Spokane. They at once
came to Libby where Mr.. Dolan
was demonstrating tract Of land
directly west Of the city. Mr.. Dolan
passed away on Jan. FL, 1888, and
Mrs. Dolan followed him on Feb.
26, 1914 Burial was in the Libby
cemetery.
Pallbearers were all friends of
many years standing: James Reedy,
H. w. Redfield, Pierce Hughes, w.
w. Blew, F. E. Baker and A. w.
Grambauer.
Mrs. Dolan IS survived by two
sons and two daughters. They are
William ]. Dolan of Troy; Mrs Ger
tie Brooks of Spokane, Wn.; Vincent
Dolan of Bohemian, Mont, and Mrs.
Ed Quenemoen Of Whitefish. ALI OF
them were present for the funeral
except Vincent, who was unable to
attend. Mrs. Dolan is also survived
by eight grandchildren.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
tournament
Is Won By
| Point Lead

Columbia Falls won the district
tournament by defeating Bigfork,
last years champs, by one-point
margin-29-30. Eureka took third
and Poison fourth. Libby lost to
Whitefish the opening night 42-33
after a close, hard battle. Libby
played good ball but Whitefish had
big night in shooting and was just
too hot for them. On Friday Libby
met Eureka, losing a heart-breaker
30-31 to put them out OF the run
ming.
Despite the fact that Columbia
Falls came through to win, the
tournament games showed that, with
few exceptions, the teams were
about as evenly matched as possible.
Five games were won and lost by
one-point margin, with Columbia
Falls winning three Of its games
by only one point, to win the tour
nament. Libby lost to Eureka by one
point and Eureka lost to Columbia
Falls by one point, as did Bigfork
In the final game and Whitefish
lost out to Bigfork by two points
With these records it is evident that
these teams were SO evenly matched
that it was largely a matter Of
breaks and which team happened to
be ahead at the right time when
the game ended
Although Libby lost out, it was
evident by the scores that it had
about as strong a team as any In
the tournament. The tournament
games gave Libby seasons record
OF 10 won and 10 lost for 500 per
cent for the young Libby team. AL
though Coach Wilson is disappoint-
ed in not having placed at the tour
nament, the seasons record as a
whole is better than he had hoped
for at the beginning of the year
The team was made up this year
largely Of young inexperienced play
ers, most of whom will be back for
next season. With the experience
that they have gained this year,
prospects at the beginning OF next
year should be much brighter than
they were this year with but one
letterman back from the last years
team.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
H. c. BURSE INTO NAVY

H. G. Burse, who has been local
manager for Burgan's for the past
two and a half years, announced
this morning that this week will be
his last in that position. He has
been called into the armed forces,
effective this month, and expects to
60 into the navy. He has already
passed his physical. Mr. Burse's
successor has not yet been an
nounced. Mrs. Burse will go to
Kettle Falls, Wash, where her par
ents reside, for the present.
In the time that Mr. and Mrs.
Burse have been in Libby, they have
made many friends who hold them
in high esteem and who will regret
the necessity that calls them away.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02

tered all over the globe, is the
greatest of morale builders. And
you can take it from me, morale
is as important as ammunition.
We've had things pretty much our
way, but this South Sea island
magic is not like home.
BY the way, another advantage
of clippings by air mail that may
interest some of the folks at home
is this: Quite often, when we are
in the combat area, package or a
newspaper may be held back for a
couple of months at least, or until
a part of the job has been COM
pleted. Letters always get through.
OF course, that's only the case part
of the time and in this area as far
/ know. Then it's great to get the
Western News all in one piece when
it can come through"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
Form Cos Rotions
In InstoIIments

Six-month gasoline .rations for
highway use on farms may be
issued in installments rather than
all at one time, as in the past, the
OPA has announced. II the local
board has issued the farmer only
part of his ration, when the farmer
needs more gasoline he makes no
formal application but simply asks
the board for it. The board then
either will issue the remainder of
the total six-month ration as origin
ally determined or issue such por-
ton of the remainder as the board
decides the farmer needs for the
rest of the month period.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
OLD JEWELRY GOES TO
SOLDIERS

A large box of second hand jewel
ry was collected last week under
the. direction of the Theta Rios
The week before another box had
been collected by the fourth grade
III Miss Simoni's ruoln Both boxes
have been shipped to Kalispell
where the Business and Professional
Women's Club is sponsoring a sim
liar project. This jewelry is shipped
to points in the South Pacific and
given by boys in our armed forces
to natives there. They gain their
good will by so doing.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
ia 4 WAR FL n =
Housewives to Get
More Coming
Equipment

HELENA, Feb. 20. - Northwest
housewives will be assured of con-
siderably more equipment for their
canning purposes this season, ac-
cording to new WPB order re-
ceived by Oscar A. Baarson, WPB
district manager here, today. APP
proximately 100000 enameled cold
pack cann@rs, which have. bean out
OF production since l04l, will be
available for home Gamers this sea-
son. The Gamers will be made in
one size, capable of holding Z one
quart jars, 8 one-pint jars or 4
half-gallon jars.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
Armed Services
Need More Nurses

An additional 1000 nurses are
needed for the U. S. Army Nurse
Corps by April / to replace hun
dreds of army nurses being sent
overseas in connection with plans
for European invasion. The Amer
lean Red Cross, recruiting agency
for nurses, reports that the Navy
Nurse Corps, which has completely
exhausted its reserve, also needs
500 additional nurses each month
during 1914.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF
LINCOLN COUNTY

Hereafter, since payment of taxes
BY check is unauthorized, no per-
sonal checks will be accepted at
this office.
Office of the County Treasurer,
(Signed) LETHA SAUER,
m2-l8-3t County Treasurer.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02

Pvt. John Stephenson returned to
Camp Chaffee, Ark, after spending
a short furlough with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Stephenson Of
Libby. Pvt. Stephenson is with the
tank division.