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The Western news., 1944-01-27
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w. M. Cady has Ford cars for
sale as follows. Runabout $500,
touring car s525, couplet $780, Sc
dan SITS, truck chassis $3.50, +. 0. b,
Detroit.
Pvt. Guy lBrickl Wollaston.- who
recently returned from action IN
France, left Tuesday for Spokane
to join his parents, Mr. and Mrs,
Percy Wollaston, who are making
their home there this winter. One
of the peculiar things connected
with Bricks year in France was the
fact that he was serving all OF. the
time in the same regiment with an
other prominent Libby soldier, John
Thompson, and didn't know it.
They were in different companies,
and each time Brick was transfer
red to another regiment, Thompson
at about the same time was simil-
arly transferred. qs
Herman Jr. writes to his father,
Herman Bockman, stating that the
writer who is in the A. E F. forces,
is now in Germany, at town near
Coblenz. He said heawas quartered
with a German family, and was
writing the letter on the family
table
Sergeant Lyle Austin returned to
Libby Friday from Camp Lewis,
having received an honorable dis
nh avuc npI bar ncrnrfoI a rnc,ficp
in Welch's Drug Store as pharma-
cist.
Miss Bertha Larson, who is teach
ing at the Swamp Creek school,
spent Saturday with her parents.
The first arrest in Libby under
the prohibition law was made by
Sheriff Baney Tuesday. Charles
Nodgren had travelled up Mineral
avenue, to point in front of Blew's
pool hall. The sheriff was standing
in front Of the pool hall and Nod
gren, failing to recognize him, Of
fered him a drink. Sure said the
sheriff. Nodgren led the way to q
back room Of the pool hall and
there produced quart bottle of
booze. The sheriff took it, and also
its owner to Jail.
On account Of an opinion rem
dered Monday by Attorney Gen
eral Ford, Libby merchants have
stopped the sale Of flavoring ex-
tracts. Mr. Ford holds that extracts
come under the prohibition law,
in that the alcohol content used in
their manufacture is more than 2
per cent, and rather than take any
chances merchants have taken all
extracts off the shelves, and until
the legislature changes the law,
which it probably will do, it will be
necessary for Libby housewives to
find substitutes to take the place of
extracts.
The Western news., 1944-01-27
Reclaim 'Chutes

Silk parachute fabrics rejected by
the services and made available for
the manufacture OF Women's under
wear and baby pants may be used
for any civilian purpose.
The Western news., 1944-01-27
MORE COFFEE, COCOA IN 1914

Civilians will get more coffee,
chocolate, and cocoa in 1914 than
in l943, according to the War Food
Administration. Four pounds more
OF coffee and one-half pound more
of cocoa beans have been allocated
for each civilian.
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Mrs. Jones: Hello, dear, how's the
pain in the neck?
Mrs. Green. He's out playing golf.
Look Around
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If you refuse me, Irma, / shall
never love another"
The last part sounds o. k. to
me, but will it hold if | accept your
-BaQolOQy
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Milly. Jim married? How in the
world did he ever get a wife?
Tilly:: Just sobered up and there
she Was.--Motor.
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Save Stcps

II toilet soaps, toilet tissues, and
other bathroom supplies are kept on
q shelf in the linen closet or an up
stairs clothes closet. many steps will
be saved when these articles need
to be replaced in the bathroom.
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday school at 10 o'clock. See
that your child attends Sunday
school.
Preaching services at 7:45 p. M,
conducted by the Rev. r. j. Prem
tice. You are always welcome.
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Church News

ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Sunday Masses 800 and 1000 a.
m. Baptism after 1000 a. m. Mass.
Sunday School after 1000 Mass.
Confessions Saturday evening
at 7.30.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
The subject for the Lesson Ser
mon Sunday, Jan. 80, Love
Wednesday evening meeting at
800 o'clock.
Sunday school GAS a. m.
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THE METHODIST CHURCH

Church school 9.45 a. m.
Worship service II a. m.
Troy worship service 7.30 p. m.
If you have no other church af-
filiation we welcome you to our
fellowship.
e. ROY FORT, Pastor,
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RED CROSS FINANCIAL REPORT

Following is financial report
for the past year by the South Lin
colpr County Chapter of the Red
TYaac
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Sergeant Lyle Austin returned to
Libby Friday from Camp Lewis,
having received an honorable dis
charge and has accepted a position
in Welch's Drug Store as pharma-
cist.
The Western news., 1944-01-27
Receipts

Contributions for General
Chapfeg Activities .......,..~S1 ,3l807
Contributions for Disaster
Ralief-tn be ramitted To
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FIGHT ON, EMPLOYEE!

Employees of the Electric Boat Company may we'll be proud of the twosarred Treasury flag waving above plant Waving your purchases of United States bonds And you be doub because company the second company the United States to be so honored To the and here who give their all for pro- ducton and who at the time buying all the bonds they can-to these and Uncle Sam has his hat off,
 With every extra moment of effort toward increased production you continue gve with every extra bond you continue buy-you bringing Johnny Jones that much closer to St. Louis to Paducah, to Groton.
 The is cheering, but the fighting seems long way off from where we st These several months will mean so much Every individual here help to turn the tide You have done good job. Don't rest on your aureskeep the spot you have rghuy earned Re- member increased production and war bond purchases day go hand-inhand bring peace and security tomorrow
 E. B. ACKER t}
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Find q Production Worker NO,u!

Throughout the country manpower shortages are rapid industries have been forced to decrease production levels cause the lack of personnel Certainly such situation allowed continue, might easily take tremendous pro- portions If it happens here and can production schedule will be drastically affected.
 Do you want your production level drastically affect ed Of not and you help to prevent it. At Boe ing Aircraft the West Coast local Army conngents to meet the shortage crisis by starting houseto house search of production workers. Result they successful. You, too, start onemanone7 drive to find people who want to be employed as production workers in submarine construction.
 Begin today-find the woman who wants to learn to be weder, machinist shpftter-in short pro- duction worker. They needed You help find them n0w
 E. B. ACKER
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THE EMPTY CHAIR
It takes a lot of courage

It takes a lot of courage To face an empty chair When you remember just a year
 ago The son you love was sitting there. It's war time now And he is far away And you wonder what tomorrow
 brings
 As you go from day to day. You plan the same old table With special care and grace But your eyes keep wandering t To the plate that only fills
 empty space. For it Is Christmas day again The first one you have been
 apart And as you carve the turkey. you
 hear him say, Mother, may have the heart?" And while you eat your dinner You try to be happy and gay But there before you stands the
 empty chair
 And you wonder what he's eat
 ing today. The meal Is finished And you clear the empty space And then with loving hands The empty chair Is put in place. And so you pass the day In memories and pride And whisper a little prayer For the boy that's on the other side. It's been a lonely Christmas day And at the end another little prayer That God will be kind to you And in another year fill that empty chair. Miss Mavis Jackson. 07-582
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Kathy Jones New "Sub" COlu1nnist

A Georgia girl away from home doing her bit for the war effort is our own Kathy Jones, Chaser in the Outside Machine Shop in the South Yard. She sees the yard from the first tier box and not from the gallery.
 Kathy is a typical AMERICAN who doesn't mind swimming up stream. She Is frank and sincere and loved by ali who know her. She has, as yet not been swooped up in the marriage net, she has work to do and places to go. and this is not as easy cooking and keeping house three flights up. Startling now folks. we will be further inspired and enlightened by the observing literary contribu- tions of our Southern Belle in ship- yard slaclxs.
The sub., 1944-03-02
CREDIT UNION COMMENTS

If there k one virtue the credit union claims, -N is that of convent. ence of service. That's one of the big reasons why we have Q credit union. There are. so many of us who halfway make up our minds to save, but won't go out of our way to do it-your time clerks have our membership and deduction cards. and few minutes spent to sign the cards and. a 25c membership fee sends you on the way. Our loan service is just as convenient.
 But don't forget that this matter of convenience ought to work both ways. The credit union gives you almost 1009o convenience. Why not return the favor in part by trans- acting your business at time when it will not be inconvenient to the office help? We have regular of- flee hours from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Our dead-line for withdrawals is 9:45 a. m. and checks are ready for distribution after 1:30 D. m. There are members who carelesSly let the time go by for making payments or withdrawals and then ask for the favor of after-hour service. The same is true with loan applications which must be filed by { p. m. Tuesdays and Fridays to be con. sidered by the Credit Committee. Whenever these rules are broken there is more work and annoyance and perhaps even the risk of loss of money for the official concerned.
 If you happen to have been one of these careless members in the past. won't you watch the time little better in the future? Thanks!
 TEACH YOUR DOLLARS TO
 HAVE MORE CENTS
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why, fume the people in the shop, when the guys and gals who work on the boats come in and use shop machines and damage them Qike the sander) don't they repair them? How's about showing a lit- tie responsibility instead of leaving them to shop workers to fix? {. Now we have dancing every Tues day night, and an orchestra m ev- erything, and no one dances! Some people give the feeble excuse that they don't know how. We'll, you'll never learn to swim by standing on the bank looking at the water Why, oh why, do we have to stay on the boats till the whistle blows when no one else does? So it's company rule then why is it all right for every other trade to go? Our bosses say they're just enforcing the rule, which Is known as passing ye olde buck, cuz we think that if they put up enough Of a kick at foremen's meetings either everyone would have to stay on the boats or else no one would. But why should we take the rap?
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 Robbie things it'd be good idea to have a shop pool everyone put in a quarter and their check number on pay night and draw one :. winner take all. If you're interested, see him.
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 We're real proud of what we did in the recent 4th War Loan Drive. Our quota was $129, and we realized $263. 50.
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 We have to get in little gossip <. so here goes .s. Get about 10
The sub., 1944-03-02

At the close of 1943 the GROTON SHIPB UILDERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION assets amounted to $568, 6O1. .72 and total share hold ings of it's 5.1OO members was $5O0.- 688.56. In January the credit union purchased another $5 900 Govern ment Bond bringing our total up to $35O,O00.
 On February 1st we credited the accounts of our members with divi- dends earned for 1943 amounting to $8, ,996. .37. This was money right fully due to people whose savings supplied the capital which the credit union loaned out, and it was a pleasure to make these payments.
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feet away from Anne Fischer, wear track shoes so if the people get in your way you'll have no trouble stepping over them as you run, and ask her about the tale of 8 tail-light Who can't keep her mind on work when her chicken" Is around?
 .S.m.e.u.
 Someone thinks it'd be fun If we got up one or more bowling teams .. Mornings are good since the alleys are less crowded {. Maybe we could play the first Shift teams some Sunday
 .S.m.s.u.
 Mary WhitehurSt, one of our best hanger makers. has been hav- ing a vacation from pounding the steel she, too, is down in Toms territory what's the attraction down there? About a month or SO ago, there were three people work ing there .. now there's seven or ClSuG
 $. Wl 0 .u.
 Remarks picked up here and there when the 4% bonus was an- nounced Gee, and l was gon- na pay my income tax with it!" Next month we'll have to work even harder, If that's possi- ble" N. T don't think it's fair. Most of the bosses got raise, and they get bonus every time a boat Is launched; the learners got raise; the rated men were supposed to get this bonus to even things out" "How can we make 1t when experienced workers are leaving all the time and they're getting greenhorns in how can production possibly go up?" (. |.
 As for us we're going to grin and bear 1t. Our strength is> as the strength of ten because our hearts are pure.
The sub., 1944-03-02

the central Pacific, Admiral Coch- rane asserted:
 "Our fighting men who today are storming the beaches of the Mar shall Islands are being backed by the mightiest sea force ever assem- bled in the history of the world. This is a most important operation and it's outcome will have a large bearing on the future progress od the war in the Pacific.
 Fighting ships of all types make up this powerful Naval armada, acting as protection for the thou. sands of landing craft of all types that are carrying our men and equipment to the enemy's shores.
 "This is going to be a tough op. eration. And 1t won't be without cost. Many of our men will give their lives. Some of our ships will go down or suffer damage. Many of our landing craft, the heart of invasion, will be expended.
 "The importance of keeping . steady flow of landing craft and their component and spare parts to the Navy is underscored by the action at the Marshalls. Important as 1t Is, 1t is only one of many engagements yet to take place. The cost In men and landing craft will increase approximately as we push forward to the inner defenses of Germany and Japan"
The sub., 1944-03-02
Defense Workers
 Take Impossible In Their Stride

This month at the Joshua Hendy Works, Sunnyvale, California, BIO more men lived up to the produc- ton slogan, Difficult things we do immediately. The impossible takes little longer" On Thurs day, officials of the company re- ceived a call from the Navy De- partment in Washington. The Navy said in substance, We need 250 - in a hurry. We need two of them next Wednesday for test at our Proving Grounds. We need the rest by Friday. This is im- portant."
 The company said o. K.
 The particular job required BIO men with 8 particular welding skill. They were not available at the Joshua Hendy Works. No blueprints were at hand. Fifty tons of certain material were needed and the company didn't have 1t.
 Nevertheless on Saturday the job was under way. Three hundred and ten men were gathered from various industrial plants in the San Francisco area. The Navy flew models and prints of the equip ment. Neighboring factories furn- ished the needed supplies and ma terials, time clocks and cards were discarded and for the next 150 hours these men put on a demon stration of what the home front can really do. They established a record of which Americans every where can be proud.
 These men couldn't be told either the purpose or use of the equip ment. Most of them owed no al- legiance to this plant. They didn't know the boss and they weren't in the Navy. But they absorbed the idea that the chips were down and the Navy must have the equipment on time.
 Sometimes the welding fumes would get man and he would have to go somewhere until his stomach strengthened up. But the work didn't stop, for foreman would take up the welding torch. If man got groggy he would lie down on a nearby cot and one of the inspectors took over. The boss, in overalls, did the same. The wives of the men guessed that something big was taking place. caught the spirit of the production battle and brought food, coffee, and clean clothing from home.
 The test equipment was com pleted on time and rushed to the Proving Grounds. Production did not wait on results. The men kept right on working. They were pretty sure the stuff was right because the Navy inspectors made prelim- mary tests right on the assembly line. If there was the slightest question on quality the men them- selves tossed the doubtful piece aside.
 By 200 p. m. on Friday, seven days after getting under way the job was done and the last crate of equipment was in the hands of the Navy en route to the job at hand It is this indomitable spirit, or the production line as much as on the firing line, that will insure our l final Svicfnx.y
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Opens Insurance Office

Frank GiIhllan, who has opened an insurance office in Mystic, has been employed for the past year as assistant time clerk in MT. Reisch's office on the Main Yard blocks.
 He has been treasurer of the town of StoGington for several terms and Is chairman of the Re- publican Town Committee.
 Keeps the old timer somewhat busy" says Frank.
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We have to get in a little gossip <. so here goes .s. Get about 10
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RED CROSS NOTES

The American Red Cross be-. longs to the people. It represents them, individually and as Nation, i'm providing aid for servicemen during war and when they return home.
 GIVE TO THE RED CROSS
 WAR FUND
 The weather is never too hot or too cold for Red Cross workers with the fighting men. Whether your son is in Alaska or In the tropics the Red Cross is at his sidel
 GIVE TO THE RED CROSS
 WAR TUNDl
 General Douglas MacArthur, Commanding General. Southwest Pacific says:
 The Red Cross never has failed the American soldier. It has helped him in his hour of danger, 1t has sustained him in his hour of pain, and it has counforted him in his hour od death.
 The Red Cross Communication service Is given without charge to all persons wishing to get in touch with relatives and friends in coun- tries where regular mail channels are closed.
 Sunday Blue Laws In Australia, closing all movies and public places of entertainment, throw the prob lem of recreation for thousands of Yanks stationed there sQuarely on the shoulders of American Red Cross club workers.
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a ''-- s.. GU.
 Welcome to three new February employees, Oscar Fischer, Alfred Greco, and Conrad Freedman, and welcome back to Frances Kotolup. How's about joining the Union, boys? See Al Davis or Phil Sam 4angelo.
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 Congratulations are in order for Al Gly, father of new daughter. And Robbie says this is one baby 1hat doesn't look like him. Well?
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 We're glad to see Tom Mahoney, Eddie Dorr, and Mary Scacciaferri back and hope by the time this comes out Bob Bronstein, Cliff Jennings, and Gladys Andreoli will be with us again.
 GU.
 Our sympathy to Frances Koto- Aap in her recent bereavement.
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 "A mans home is his castle" .. . But not around here on movie sights. Seems every time we pick eut nice seat and get settled, we discover that it's right behind a post which just cuts out the mid ille of the screen. By that time it's Zoo late to change. So we feel very virtuous as we crane our necks end try to see over some welder's head. Every Monday and Friday.
 .a m. GU.
 Gripes why does the first shift so thoroughly empty all the sandy machines that when we put our nickels in they come back be- Gore the echo gtops7 =. Whys oh
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Marshall Islands. They will be on the offensive, in ever-increasing intensity, until the final day of vic- tory"
 Paying tribute to American 1n- dustry for the role 1t is playing in the new blow against the Japs in
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" Electricians Mites
By Pat Herbert

Starting month off with a column all the that's fit to print about the electrical department
 it's amazing, though, how of talkatve friends elam up as they're asked, Whats new? Gotta write column for The Sub" ...
The sub., 1944-03-02
Admiral COchrdne Cites Landing Craft Importance In MarshaIIs

Washington-War plants producing landing craft and their component parts for the Navy the offensive to- day. Rear Admiral E. L. Cochrane USN Chief of the Bureau of Ships has declared in commenting the invasion of the
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-10
Tomorrow's Review
To Honor Hero
Continued from Page One)
Gallant Act Saves Patrol

1t. General Harmon, command
ing troops in the Southern Pacific
Area, in making the award, cited
Pfc. Cervantez in General Orders
No. 486, as follows: During an at
tack upon enemy pillboxes, Pfc. Ger
vantez, an automatic rifleman, COW
cred the approach of his patrol lead
er and four comrades. Observing the
officer about to attack an enemy
emplacement he moved forward ten
yards and took a position on the
right of his patrol leader. Then,
sighting another pillbox situated
twelve yards to his front and so en-
placed as to jeopardize his COM
radeS, Pfc. CerVantez rushed across
the exposed ground, opened fire and
killed the occupants of this second
pillbox before they could bring their
machine-gun fire to bear on the at
tackerS.
Thus, by his quick and daring
action he saved the lives of his COM
rades and subsequently, by his ag<
gressive actions, contributed greatly
to the patrols success in destroying
IA pillboXes and killing 81 Japanese.
Several days later, on August 4, 1943
Pfc. Cervantez was killed in action"
Magnificent Review Planned
The review which will celebrate
the awarding of the Silver Star will
be comprised of all Sou 1922 troops
and the officers section. The troops
will be led by Major w. K. Stewart,
Jr., headquarters commandant. His
adjutant will be Captain John w.
Holland, assistant headquarters
commandant.
In the reviewing stand with Colo
mel Hardy and Mr. Cervantez will be
Mr.. C. A. Firth, Department Com
mander American Legion; Mr.. La
mar Bellman, Post Commander,
Stafford American Legion Post; Mr..
Harry Saxon, District Commander
from Wilcox; and Mr.. C. L. Roach,
Vice-Commander from Stafford. Mr..
Cervantez' other son, Pfc. Vincent
Cervantez, soldering in Louisiana,
is expected to be present at the GER
emony.
Mr.. Cervantez has another son in
the service who is overseas. The
mother is dead, so the only immedi-
ate relatives are the father and two
brothers.
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home for her and little junior.
Pup Tent De Luxe: Pvt. Joseph
CAN'T of Washington, DC, was say
ing one evening that, instead of
riSking or taking chance of getting
sick from sleeping on the damp
ground, he and Cpl. John T. Greg
ory of Morristown, NJ, decided to
build their tent off the ground. They
invited me over to look at their
tent. l must say that it was a fine
job.
The tent was built upon a plat
form made of pine logs about three
feet high. A piece of tin was used
for the floor or mattress This piece
of tin was like an innerspring mat
treSs. The tent was fastened to the
corner of the platform so the rain
would fall directly to the ground
without running inside of the tent
They had many, many visitors but
there was no room for rent.
SISGT. RICHARD D. MASSEY