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Evening star., 1944-08-13

The real long time secret weapon
that Germany needs for world DOM
lnation is a war that may be in
stantly dropped when it gets too hot.
Evening star., 1944-08-13

When ieeps are sold to civilians,
it Is believed that many will be
bought by gypsies, who will there
after be known a. jeepsies.
Evening star., 1944-08-13

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credited to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights of publication of special dispatches
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just QcSerCS.
These presidential views have long
since been conveyed through formal dip
lomatlc channels to all the neutral capi-
tails. The British and Russians have
made similar representations, and the
United Nations as whole are on record
as saying that they would look with
disfavor on any state granting asylum
to Hitler, Mussolini or the many others
slated for trial in accordance with the
joint Roosevelt t-Churchill-S Stain state
ment issued last November That state
ment made 1t clear that the Allied
world regards the Axis leaders and their
henchmen not as mere political offenders
but as criminals charged with "abomin-
able deeds" who must be brought to
judgment and punished in the countries
where they have worked their crimes.
1t may be that some neutral power
jealous of its sovereignty, will reject
Allied representations and insist upon
giving sanctuary to people like Hitler
on the ground that they are political
fugitives. The United Nations, however,
accenting the word criminal" can reply
that even the ancient Hebrews, gen.
erous as sthey were with it, strictly
limited the asylum status of their tenn
pies and "cities of refuge" to those
whose wrong doing was not premeditated
It having been written Ia E1oduS that
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-10-12
This Is Fire
Prevention Week

This is fire prevention week. One
out of every three persons who lost
their lives as result Of fires IN
the United States last year was
farm person, the Department of Ag-
riculture reports. Fire is more haz-
ardous on the farm than in the
city because few farms can call on a
trained fire department for assist
ance, NEST farms are not equipped
with a ready water supply for fire
fighting, farm buildings usually are
not as fire resistant as city build
ings and farmers usually carry less
fire insurance than city people do.
Farm fire prevention suggestions
have a readily available ladder that
will reach to the top of the highest
building, see that there is water
supply for fire fighting in the farm
yard, and establish firebreaks
around haystacks, farm buildings
and maturing farm crops of high
fire hazard.
The Libby Volunteer Fire Depart
ment is sponsoring an educatio al
film at the Kootenai theatre all this
week that should make people think.
Fire Chief George Wood also sub
mits some impressive statistics. Fires
cost the United States million
dollars day Fire destroys annual
ly $4,000 homes, $4,000 factories,
10000 public buildings such as
schools, hospitals, etc, 279.000 mis-
cellaneous buildings
The leading fire causes each year
are: Smoking and matches, 10000
fires; electrical equipment, $4,000
fires; sparks ON roofs, $4,000, de-
fective chimneys, SO 900; rubbish and
spontaneous ignition, $4,000; defec-
tive heating equipment, $4,000;
lightning, $4,000, flammable liquids,
Is 900; all other causes, 207 1000. And
that isn't all. Thousands of lives
are lost each year to the fire demnn.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-10-12
Tragedy Takes
Life Of 10 Year
Old Girl
Instantly Killed When
Struck by Truck in
Glen Lake District.
ACCIDENT SOMETHING
OF MYSTERY

EUREKA, Oct. l0.-On Monday af-
tefnoon the community was shocked
to hear Of the passing of the LITTLE
ten year old daughter, Dolores VI
viana, of Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey
Green. After cutting Christmas
trees the family started out to pick
apples in mid-afternoon. The tluGk
stalled on a Hill and the children
jumped off. In starting up, Dolores
was caught in some way unknown
and the wheel evidently struck her
head in such way as to cause =
conclusion which produced instant
death. Dolores was born, the eighth
child, of a family of thirteen ex-
ceptionally fine children on May
l6, 1894. She was member of the
sixth grade at the Glen Lake school
Funeral services will be held from
Our Lady of Mercy Church on
Thursday morning at ten o'clock
The sympathy OF the entire COM
munity is extended to Mr.. and MrJr
Green and the family: Rose Mary
Robert, Ramona, Donald, Jerry:
Laurence, Agnes, Jimmy, Benny,
Teddy, Regina, and Zita; also to the
host of other relatives.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-10-12
Local War Fund
Quote Set at
$4,452.50

Setting a quota Of $4,452.50, the
Libby drive for the Montana War
Fund will begin October rs and
close November II. This year the
drive will be sponsored by the Jun
ior Women's Club with Mrs Ray
mond Bleich as county chairman,
Mrs. Gale Weidner as publici y
chairman, and Mrs. James Harris as
treasurer.
The chairmen for the various
towns in the county have been
named as follows: Troy, Women's
Club; Warland, L. L. Lake; Fortine,
Mrs. Victor Wolff; Eureka, L. A.
Riley; and Rexford, E. E. Madden.
Some of the tribulations and sue
cesses of workers in the Montana
War Fund campaign will be dealt
with in special broadcast of "s'hat
Brewster Boy. ever CHS On DC
toT5er Is, at $3.50 p. m. EWT. This
program has been dedicated to the
Montana War Fund and the Natio /
al War Fund. Workers and pros
pective contributors in the Montana
War Fund campaign will find much
that is familiar to them in this pro
duction
Contributions to this fund will
support the work of the % mem
bers agencies of the National War
Fund, which include USO, United
Seamen's Service, War Prisoners
Aid, allied relief agencies and or
CARNATIONS serving the needs OF
refugees. Those helping to solicit
for the drive will be members u
the Senior Women's Club, the Com
mercial Club, the Lions, the Union
and the Junior Women's Club.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-10-12
Prominent Educators
AT Libby Institute

The elementary teachers gathered
from all parts Of the county Tues
day to attend the institute held at
the New Central School auditorium.
The program consisted Of School
Problems discussed by Mrs. Agnes
Wiggenhorn, Deputy State Superin-
tendent, The School Program and
Teacher Pupil Planning, by Mrs.
Lillian L. Peterson, State Supervisor
Of Elementary Education; Health to
the School Program, Miss K. Eliza
beth Anderson from the Health Ed
ucation Service of the State Board
Of Health, Music for l94445 by Mrs.
Thelma Forster State Supervisor Of
Music, and Discussion by DR.. Wal
ter Anderson. Dean of School OF
Education, Montana State UnIver-
sity. Missoula. A panel on the 2rd
Unit of 5th grade with DR.. Ander-
son and all supervisors taking part
was greatly enjoyed by all teachers
Miss Inez Ratekin was present, IN
forming the educators of the serv-
ices available at the County Library
! The meeting was closed with VIC
lin selections, by Bert Skakoon, mu-
sic supervisor Of the Libby schools
accompanied by Gcrmaine Schlumn
at the piano. Mrs. Skakoon with hci
domestic science girls served coffee
and cookies to the visitors.
4 Mrs. Jessie S. Fagerberg, County
SUPERINTENDENT and her clerk, Mis-.
Edith Baeth, took charge of the in
lstitute.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-10-12
Will Conduct Student
Employment Agency
BY Pauline Powell

Plans for the establishment of a
student-operated employment agen-
cy at Libby high school are now un-
der way, and will be inaugurated
beginning next Monday afternoon,
Dorothy Ledum, president Of the
Lbs student council, said Wednes-
day.
Persons desiring student workers
may phone their requests to the
high school from ! to $3.50 p. m. a
member of the student council will
receive all phone calls and every
effort will be made to find students
to do the work requested
"There are many fine boys and
girls at Libby high school who are
willing to work, and we believe that
we can fill all orders for baby
tenders, truck drivers. dishwashers
lawn rakers, and other types Of
work. Miss Ledum said.
Wages for light work have beer
set at Csc an hour Other jobs. the
heavier ones, should pay on basis
Of what the job is worth, according
to the consensus Of council mem
ber's opinions.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-10-12
Another Eureka
IMAM Killed
In Action

EUREKA, Oct. Sword was re-
ceived last week from the U. S.
Naval Department, by Mr. and Mrs.
Gus A. Soldering sealing the fate of
their son. Jack, Aviation Radioman
second class. The following excerpt
is from the letter of Jacks COM
handing officer, 1t. Com. A. c.
Holt, Jr:
"On September l at 2.30 in the
afternoon Jack was the radioman
in an airplane taking off the car
rier on a mission. The plane was
flown by Jacks regular assigned
pilot. Ensign William Lewis, who
was one of our best pilots; well ex-
perienced in this type aircraft and
in this type flying. We don't know
exactly what happened but as the
plane left the ship it went into a
stall and crashed into the sea. 1t
struck the water at an angle nose
first and sank Immediately. The
accident occurred very close to the
ship and a rescue vessel quickly
reached the scene. They were un-
able to find any trace of the pilot
or your son although the search con-
tinued for more than five hours
This occurred at sea so it is quite
certain that the bodies will not be
covered.
Il trust you may find consolation
| in your sons contribution to his
country. He has done wonderful
| job, both as radioman and as a
congenial squadron mate during the
several months we have been to-
gether. His fine traits emphasized his
4 Loyalty, his devotion to his duty
md his popularity with his fellow
man, and reflected a fine training
/ and background to which you no
doubt contributed much
Jack was one of trio Of boys who
enlisted in January following Pear
Harbor. He received his boot train
/ ing at Great Lakes and graduated
from the Alameda radio school. He
was then assigned to overseas duty
in the Pacific where he spent a
number Of months. Last winter he
was home on a 20-day leave and was
then given training in a Radar
school at Sand Point, Wash, and as
signed to the Atlantic theatre Of
war. Born in Prinville, Ore, &c
years ago, he came to Eureka wher
he was about four years Of age anc
lived here until his enlistment. He
was a senior at the time of his
leaving at Lincoln County high
where he took an active part ir
athletics and was very popular with
his school mates and teachers.
The sympathy Of the entire com
munity is extended to the family
the parents; sisters, Margaret and
Peggy of Spokane; Dorothy of Wash
Iington, D. c.; Mrs. Byron Olson anc
Jerry Lee, and brothers, Sgt Gus
in the medical corps and Chas. Of
i Los Angeles.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-10-12
Libby Man
Is MiSSiinQ
In Action

A telegram from the War Depart
ment has been received by G. Lud-
wilson that his son, T/Sgt. Magnus
Ludvikson, has been missing in ac-
ton over Holland since Septem-
Der 81
Sgt. Ludvikson had seen a lot Of
action in the European theater Of
war, having successfully made a
crash landing when a wing was
shot off the plane in the Sicilian
invasion. He is an engineer on a
transport plane.
1t has been five years since Lud-
wilson was last home on furlough
having served his country for eight
years.
He was born and raised in Libby
and grew to manhood here. His
brother, Stephen, is somewhere ir
the Aleutians in the Air Corps.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-10-12
Harold Evins, Eureka
In Bitter Fighting
Against Jops

WITH THE AMERICAL (COR-
RECT) INFANTRY DIVISION
SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH
WEST PACIFIC.-Priv Harold
Evins, Eureka, Mont, was a mem
Der of patrol which captured
Jap held hill and defended it against
fierce counterattack in the early
morning hours.
The patrol travelled three days
through thick jungle to circle the
hill and attack it from the rear.
During this time our artillery raked
the Jap positions and kept the Nlps
busy ducking for cover.
When the Americans reached the
top, the lead scout noticed a Nip
slack and two enemy soldiers be-
side it, apparently observing the
country ahead Of them. A member
of the advanced party killed them.
AS their bodies were examined for
information, the other Japs came up
the hill wanting TO know what all
the noise was about. They, too, were
dispatched.
The patrol dug in and got ready
for the night Early in the morning,
the Japs suddenly opened UP with
knee mortars and hand grenades
They threw all they had into the
fight, but the Americans held until
anti-tank guns could be trained on
The Nips to drive them completely
off the hill. Pvt. Evins and his COM
rades stayed on with a Jap machins
gun, rifles. bayonets, documents and
Q battle flag as souvenirs.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-10-12
Women Enjoy
At
Club Meeting

The Senior Woman's club enjoyed
program on the American Home
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Harry
Brinton was chairman and she called
Mrs. H. w. Richards, and Mrs. ]. A.
Krall to choose sides. Each side
gave household hints and the side
responding with the least hints
had to sing a song as a forfeit.
The stage was set as home and
lastly decorated. Mrs. VIM. Powell
was the hostess, Mrs. w. G, Seims,
the host, Mrs ]. Rubard the guest,
florence Fennessy, Cara Lou Bog
CESS, and Susan LIE Due were the
children, and Gretchen Gehrke a
friend of Florence. Mrs. Brinton
read Home Sweet Home accom-
panied by Florence Fennessy. She
also accompanied Gretchen Gehrke
who sang a group Of songs. Cara
Lou and Susan gave two singing
skits in a very entertaining man..
ner. The program closed with the
whole club singing Home Sweet
Home
Mrs. Craven presided at the bus
mess meeting and opened with the
salute to the flag followed by the
singing of God Bless America :
/ The Victory committee were asked
Ito help the Junior Club with the
/ Montana War Fund drive begin
ming October IS. They asked for
other helpers.
! Mrs. L. r. Hunter had arranged
some very fine prints of favorite
pictures on display and spoke OF
the influence they had in the home.
Miss nez Ratekin has been APP
nointed Junior advisor from the
Senior Club during the absence of
Mrs. Lou Joughin. She reported for
the music committee chairman, Mrs.
C. Parker, and urged people to lis
ten more to what they hear on the
radio, and not have it as back
ground to their work.
Mrs. H. w. Richards, fine arts
chairman, passed copies of some
modernistic art found in Paris after
the invasion.
Mrs. J. M. Blackboard read some OF
the bills which are coming up at
election and gave few opinions OF
others about them.
The club had been asked to con-
duct a bond drive to help buy 6
bomber but in view of the Sixth
War Loan drive coming in Novem.
Der and the Montana War Func
drive in October they voted to de
vote their efforts to the November
drive.
A new committee has been Gre
ated over the state-the Post Wa
Planning committee. Mrs. Craver
asked the Victory committee to &C
on this in Libby. Five new STAR
were placed on the Service Flag t.
piano accompaniment by Mrs. A
; E. Blackwell They were for Rich
ard Karnes, Frank Karnes, Geralt
Neils, Herbert Neils, Alvin Nichol
Ralph Roberts star was placed OF
, the flag by his mother last meeting
| There are now "a stars on the flag
The correct placement Of the serv
ice flag was given. This part of tn
meeting was closed by the singing
of Columbia the Gem of tn
0raan
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-10-12
Ralph Roberts !.
Now in Amphibious
Landing Force

The Marine Corps this week an
nounced that Private Ralph Edmond
Roberts, former captain of the Lib
by football team, had been gradu
ated from its infantry and Browning
automatic rifle school at Camp Pen
dleton, Oceanside, Calf.
Private Roberts is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph ]. Roberts, of Libby
He now is an expert in the use
of various rifles and grenades, as
well as knives and bayonets for jun
gle warfare, and will be attached to
the amphibious landing force.
Born in Butte 10 years ago, Pri-
vate Roberts was graduated this
year from Libby high, where he let
tered in football, basketball and
track. He joined the Marines last
June
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-10-12
Gives Much Aid
To War Victims

Since Poland was invaded in 1893,
Americans have given more than
SITS 100000 to war victims of more
than 20 countries, the Presidents
War Relief Control Board reported
in calling attention to the second
National War Fund Drive to be con-
Quoted during October. Before the
War Relief Control Board was es-
tablished, TOO agencies were appeal
ing to the public separately for
support. Now only ITO agencies are
authorized to engage in foreign and
domestic war charity including
United Service Organizations, Unit
ed Seamen's Service, War Prisoners
Aid, and local Community Chest
services. The S250,000,00 fund
sought this year is expected to bring
aid to go million persons.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-10-12
Men
Elected 10
Union Office

The ninth semi annual convention
of the Montana District Council
Lumber and SaWmill Workers Union
was held October 6, Z and at Cor
penters Hall in Kalispell. AT the
closing session on Sunday Poison
was selected as the next conven-
ton city, the convention to be held
there the first week in March, 1945.
The final session of the conven-
ton was addressed by Brotherhood
of Carpenters representative Frank
Chapman of Portland, Ore, and Al
lie Cole Of Kalispell, by Kenneth
Davis, executive. secretary of the
LSW Northwestern Council and .-y
Perry Melton, editor of the Treasure
State Labor Journal
Other speakers during the three
day convention were: julius Wan
cour of the War Production Board,
Log and Lumber Division; Earl
Hartley, president Puget Sound
LSW District Council; W. G. Ma
loney, Wage and Hour Division;
Jesse C. Fletcher, War Man Power
Commission. j. M. Peterson, secre-
ldi y N1oiitpild al lilClc oiilOIl, "A.
Campbell, educational director, Re-
gion |, u S. Forest Service, and
Henry A. Yaeger, Montana State
Division of Labor.
The following officers were elect
ed and installed Sunday. President,
Sherman Brock, Bonner; vice pres
ident, Abner Role, Libby; secre-
I tary treasurer, Robert Weller, Kali
ispell; conductor, Frank Marsh, Hot
Springs; warden, William Haffer-
man, Troy and Libby; and trustee,
Andrew Zilla, Darby. Albert Root,
Somers, and Harry Shryock, Ham
ilton, continue in office as trustees.
The banquet, served at the Pres
byterian Church Saturday evening
was attended by over 200 Due to
| illness, Melvin C. Wren of Mis-
soula was unable to be POSTMASTER
as planned, and Perry Melton served
in that capacity. The banquet pro-
gram included singing by the audi
ence, vocal solo by Keith Shew
and talks by Professor Edmund l.
Freeman of Montana State Univer-
city; j. M. Peterson, Secretary Of
the Montana Farmers Union, Great
Falls; Sherman Brock, President Of
the Montana LSW Council, Bonner
L. A. Campbell u S. Forest Service
Educational Director, Missoula
James D. Graham, President Mon
tana State Federation of Labor Hell
ena and Kenneth Davis, Portland
|, Ore.
Resolutions adopted by the con
vention were on the following sub
jects. Injustice of inaccurate "sounC
and tested" wage rates, liberalizins
unemployment compensation, bet
ter state division Of labor for Mon
tana, promoting workers education
assistance to returning war veter
ans, investigation of travel time b,
Wage and Hour Division, Agains
Plans / and II of Montana Work
mans Compensation Act, Support
,, ing A. F. Of L. political policy, de
velopment of water resources. en-
, dorsing National War Fund drive
rent control in numbering areas
urging correction of bad condition
at Warm Springs state hospital, sup
port for Missoula Local 1912 il
Z wage controversy, endorsing hou
! day and 5 day week as post wa
! measure, protection of collcctiv
bargaining rights for Indian ward
$ Of U. S. Government, increasing ex
pense allowance for executive com
] mittee members and commendin
E work of council business agen
Robert Weller and Brotherhood {
: Carpenters representative ALI
J, Cole.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-10-12
LOSES LEFT HAND

Ed Holmgren underwent an am
putation at the Libby General Hos
pital this morning following an ac-
cident at the lumber mill, when ne
apparently reached into the grain
door edging machine while operat-
ing it, cutting off his left hand at
the wrist. 1t was necessary to ampu-
tate some of the wrist.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-10-12
WOUNDED IN ACTION

Word was received recently by
Mr. and Mrs. Invgar Ronning that
their son, Magyar, had been wound
ed in action in the European war
theater. He has since been removed
to hospital in England. W
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-10-12
TWO PIONEERS PASS ON

EUREKA, Oct. little commun-
ity was saddened on Tuesday TO
learn of the passing Of Earle f..
Price in the forenoon and Of John
Murray in the evening, An obituary
Of each will appear in next weeks
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-10-12
WOUNDED IN ACTION

Mrs Mary WEIGH has word from
the War Department that her son.
Pfc. Clifford Reynolds, was wound
cd in action in Italy on Sept. IA.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-10-12

Mrs. Sam Benedict Of Sunnvside
Wash, accompanied by John Erie d
Of Portland, Ore, were in Libby for
a few days, guests at the parental
home of MIR. and Mrs. j. c. Friend.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-10-12

Leo Leir. S &c, was home over
the week end from Farragut, visit
ing his family.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-03-04
Acid Boosts
Contact Well
On Rim Lease

Omfv reported commercial
complexion OF slae week I'm the
Kevfm-8mnburst field was Cobb
Harfrock-sF O8464S No. ON
the rim above Kelvin, I'm NE SW
SW f8-S5-SyV, which pumped 21O
barrels the first "A hours after
acidixing the EIIis-MadisOn con-
tact at Ease feet.
The Texas company plugged its
No. IL Emmert, NV Sc SW
15-35-2W, after several acidizations
had failed TO improve an oil show
at the contact.
Two new locations were made
during the week in the field, with
drilling wells reporting as follows:
J. II. ACEE-sTATE NO. s.
SW Sc NV 10~35-3W
Spudded 2-2S-44 Drilling, zoo
(Csntsnnad on Page 81
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-03-04

Victim of the ruling was a small
northern Montana operating COM
pany, officials of which assertedly
were informed that before they
made deductions for depreciation,
they must first reserve 1914 per-
cent of the original cost of the
equipment for salvage value"
Members of the association, at a
Shelby meeting, voted practically
unanimously to take up the cudgels
in behalf of the concern, to the ex-
tent of carrying a protest through
the mazes of red tape that now balk
ordinary citizens IN search of
redress.
At the suggestion of LaRue
Smith, association director, 1t was
voted TO set up tax committee to
handle this and other similar tax
problems facing independent pro-
ducers. Named TO the committee
were Smith, H. A. True and r. E.
Svare.
Calling attention to implications
involved, letter sent out by the
association to its members says:
This ruling viii, in effect, nullify
to large extent the percentage
depletion reduction which the oil
industry for many years has sought
to retain as cushion to cover the
hazards OF drilling and operating
oil properties
The plan of the bureau seems
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