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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-02
CHAPTER 232
SENATE BILL, NO. 1879

An Act for the Submission to the
| Qualified Electors of the State of
Montana of an Amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Mon
tana, Making the Terms of Office
Four Years for County Auditors,
County Attorneys, Justices of. the
Peace, Constables, and Certain Elec-
tive and Appointive Officers, not
Enumerated in Section and 5 Of
Article XVI Of the Said Constitution.
as Amended by the Adoption of the
Provisions of Chapter 90 of the
Session Laws of 1887, SO as to Make
Such Offices Conform to Such
Amendment by the Amendment of
Sections 10 and 20 of Article VIII
and Section of Article XVI of said
Constitution, Relating to the Terms
of Office of County Auditors, Coun-
ty Attorneys, Justices of the Peace,
Constables and Municipal Officers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEG
ISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE
STATE OF MONTANA:
Section /. That Sections 10 and
20 of Article VIII and Section G of
Article XVI of the Constit- lion of
the State of Montana, be amended
as hereinafter provided, and that the
question of such amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of
the State of Montana at the General
Election to be held in November,
1914.
Section 2. That Section 10 of Ar
ticle VIII of the Constitution of the
State of Montana, be and the same
is hereby amended, so as to read as
follows:
Section 10. There shall be elected
at the General Election in eacn
county Of the State one CD County
Attorney, whose qualifications shall
be the same as are required for
Judge of the District Court, except
that he, must be over twenty -one
CID years of age, but need not be
twenty-five (25) years of age, and
whose term of office shall be four
"a years, and until their success
sors are elected and qualified. He
shall have a salary to be fixed by
law, one-half (1a) of which shall
be paid by the State, and the other
half by the county for which he is
elected, and he shall perform such
duties as may be required by law
Section g. That Section 20 of Ar
ticle VIII Of the Constitution of the
State of Montana. be. and the same
IS hereby amended, so as to read as
follows.
Section 90. There shall be elected
in each organized township Of eacn
county by the electors of sucn town
ship at least two (2) Justices Of the
Peace, who shall hold their offices.
except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, for the term of four
(4) years. Justices court shall have
such original jurisdiction within
their respective counties as nav be
by law. except as in this
otherwise provided:
provided, that they shall not have
jurisdiction in any case where lie
debt, damage, claim or value Of the
property involved exceeds Ire su-.
of Three Hundred Dollars lS30001).
There shall also be elected il eac1
township of each county.
by the electors of such township. al
least two 81 constables. VINO shall
hold their offices for a term Of Jour
(4) years"
Section 4 That Section s Of Ar
ticle XVI Of the Constitution Of the
State of Montana. be, and the same
IS hereby amended so as to read as
Section s. The Legislative Assem-
bly, may provide for the election of
County Auditors and/or 1ppoins-
ment of such other county. town
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-02
POSTAL FEES REDUCED

Postmaster De Rosia reports that
number Of postal fees will be re
duced effective November |. Posta
money order fees will 60 back tc
those in effect prior to March 20,
1914. There will be a small increase
in special delivery rates but there
will be decreases in third and fourth
class insurance rates and c. O. d.
unregistered parcels. There will be
no change in registry return cards
and new rates have been set up
for registered G. O. D. first class
Say Il saw your ad in the West
ern News" K
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-02
Il FOR THE ABOVE AMEND
u , ,s.as;,.,, TIL. ABOVE

The elector shall designate his pref
erence for either of the propositions
by marking an 'X'' before the prop
osition for which he desires to vote.
Section 6. The vote cast for and
against the amendment herein pro-
posed shall be counted, canvassed
and determined by such officials
and in such manner as provided by
law, and if majority OF all votes
cast at such election for and against
such amendment shall be in favor OF
such amendment, the Governor Of
the State shall so declare by public
and the amenumenI
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-02
We're Thinking Of Them, Too!

A few weeks ago a letter from India
came to Great Northern's general
Offices. Il was written BY technical
sergeant il the Army Air forces, on
leave from locomotive fremsn's job
in Montana.
The sersesnt's pen fairly spouted
enthusiasm, for on that day he had I'M
wrapped . much travelled package -
his 1o43 Christmas box from Great
Northern. The parcel had traiIed the
sergeant about the world 10 months.
The box sure is okay" he wrote.
Z suppose all the other Great North
eners in the service got boxes like
mine. Il sure must have been an awful
lot Of work"
Well, the sergeant was right on one
point but in Air Force vernseuIar, of
the bean" on the other.
Last year almost 1900 Christmas
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-02

VIII AND SECTION s OF ARTICLE
XVI OF SAID CONSTITUTION,
RELATING TO THE TERMS OF
OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITORS,
COUNTY ATTORNEYS, JUSTICES
OF THE PEACE, CONSTABLES
AND MUNICIPAL OFFICERS"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-02

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l
have hereunto set my hand and at
fixed the Great Seal Of the State Of
Montana, at Helena, the Capital,
July a. 1914.
SAM w. MITCHELL,
ag3-oc26-13t. Secretaryaof State.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-02

ship, precinct and municipal officers
as public convenience may require
and their terms of office shall be as
prescribed bylaw, not in any case
to exceed four (4 years, except as
in this Constitution otherwise pro-
vided.'
Section 5. This amendment shall
be submitted to the qualified cleo
tors of the State of Montana by be-
ing placed on the official ballot pro-
vided by Section 678 of the Revised
Codes of Montana, 1885, and as pro-
vided by law, and there ehall be
printed on such ballot the title of
this act and the following words:
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-02

boxes were sent by Great Northern
to its men and women employees in the
Armed Forces.
Nearly 1000 names equivalent to
one third Of the company's average
annual peacetime employment arc on
the 1914 package list and some 3, 400
Of the boxes now are on the way
overseas.
But It hasn't been an awful lot Of
work" for Us. Hardly, when we con-
slider the sacrifices and contributions
those men and women are making
A lot Of Great Nothern's mail these
days comes from ships, foxhoIes, camps,
air6elds and hospitals. Employee. on
leave from thousands Of job. along
$500 miles Of railway take time Of
from fighting . war to say they are
thinking Of Us.
We're thinking Of them, tool
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-02

Say Il saw your ad in the West
ern News" Il
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Safeway Posts Bond
To Reclaim Peanuts

Bond Of $4,000, one of the lare.
est OF its kind on record, has been
put up in a Federal condemnation
proceeding by the Safeway Stores
Inc, Maryland Corp. to reclaim
more than 775,00O pounds of peanuts
shipped here and seized as unfit for
human consumption. The peanuts
were condemned because rodents
had gotten into them.
Safeway representatives readily
agreed to the condemnation, but re-
claimed the peanuts to be reproces-
sed for oil, animal feed and fer
tllizer. The bond is to insure that
the peanuts will not be used for
human consumption. Conversion
will be under supervision of the Food
and Drug Administration, it was
pointed out.
The Government was represented
ny United States Attorney Edward
M. Curran and Assistant United
States, Attorney Helena D. Reed.
Meanwhile 208 pounds of shelled
almonds, seized and condemned as
unfit for human consumption. be-
cause of the presence Of insect
larvae, were sent to the Zoo fer
animal feed. The almonds were
shipped from New York and stored
here.
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Efficiency Awards
Given II Workers

Nine employees of the quartermas-
ter generals ONCE have been given
checks totaling $255 and citations for
time and labor saving ideas which
have been adopted, and one civilian
and one Army officer, ineligible for
cash awards, have received COM
mendations.
Mai. Gen. Edmund B. Gregory,
the quartermaster general, present.
ed the awards, and plaque was
unveiled which bears the names OF
all employees OF the ONCE who have
received awards to date in the War
Departments suggestion program.
The latest recipients are:
Harry c. Grove, 2708 Cathedral
avenue NV, $50; william B. Ben
jamin, 26 Sunset drive, Alexandra
$40; Earl Cushman, 1923 Chicago
street Sc, $50; Mrs. Martha B,
Wilson, 5722 Twentieth street, Ar
lington, $25.
Miss Vera K. Hau1, 1907 Twentieth
street NE, SIS; Mrs. Evelyn Justice
lis South Columbus street, Alexan-
dria, $25; Miss Eleanor D. McElroy
Fairmont, w. Va, $40; Miss Rose
Kirjassof, 1920 Fuller street NV.
S.; Nathan Leiderman, 1918 Eieh-
teenth street Sc, IS.
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Little Man, What Now?

this Roosevelt Churchill victory
conference die away seemed pos
sible as the British and American
commands discussed the shortest cut
to global victory.
Pacific Attacks Set Pace.
In the Pacific Ocean, air ane
naval attacks set the pace for event.
to come. Mr.. Roosevelt, Gen
Douglas Macarthur, Southwest Pa.
ciflc commander, and Admira
Chester w. Nimitz, Pacific Flee
commander, reviewed strategy fol
this huge war theater less than two
months ago in Pearl Harbor Since
then, Allied power has mushroomeo
at terrific speed toward Mindanao
southernmost of the major islands
in the Philippine chain.
Some military men say CT Joes
will be opening K-rations in the
Philippine Islands before Thanks
giving turkeys are onstheir tables
back home.
Such a stroke, backed by tre-
mendous American naval and air
power. would substantially chart
overall strategy.
The Philippines, Formosa, the
Japanese homeland, presumably
would be primarily an American
show.
India. Burma, Malaga and the
Netherlands Indies would be as
signed to British commando job
given Admiral Lord Louis Mount
batten at another historic Quebec
conference l3 months ago.
On the China mainland, Gen. Jo-
seph w. Stilwell and his forces
would form the land connecting
link in territory already integrated
in the air by the B-29 Super
Fortress of Gen. H. H. Arnold's goth
Air Force.
For Britain's part, reports from
London relayed through Washing
ton put virtually her entire fleet
at least 19 battleships. 300 cruisers
and destroyers, 100 or more sub
marines, eight aircraft carriers plus
others Of the auxiliary type-at the
disposal of the Allied combined
chiefs of staff once Berlin is oc-
cupied. But in the far reaches of
the Pacific supply is the initial
worry, and this big factor could
operate to limit the number OF fight
ing ships.
The methods of battering Japan
into submission long since have
been planned by the combined
chiefs of staff in Washington and
confirmed by Gen. Macarthur and
Admiral Nimitz in Hawaii. They
now are being tempered on the con-
ference table at the Citadel.
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Quebec
Continued From First Page. }

genthau will arrive from Washing
ton today or tomorrow. He ane
Secretary of State Hull and Secre.
tary of War Stimson make up 6
cabinet committee on economic
problems arising from the war.
Vice Admiral Emory S. Land, wal
shipping administrator, will join thu
conference. Lord Leathers. Brit.
aims war transport minister, al.
ready is here.
A letter from Mr. Hull to President
Roosevelt. saying that experts soor
would have ready definite policy
proposals" on curbing international
cartels was made public by Mr.
Early "as something Of spot news
nature. more or less unrelated to
the conference"
Asked how the various news an
nouncements given out by himself
and Robin Cruikshank of British
information tied in with previous
statements that the conference was
chiefly military and primarily re-
| lated to the war in the Pacific, Mr.
Early replied:
The European and the Pacific
War are so interrelated that natu-
rally they come together"
Confer With Military Stats.
While Mr.. Early talked with the
press in the Chateau Frontenac. Mr.
Roosevelt and Mr.. Churchill con-
ferred with their military staffs at
the citadel.
| Progress of the conference has
been so Splendid" Mr.. Early said
that Mr.. Roosevelt expects the meet
ing-so far as he is concerned-to
conclude this week end. British
Canadian war talks may continue
after the Presidents departure.
A reporter referred to reports that
Admiral Ernest j. King. commander
of the feet, might be designated the
overall top commander for the
Pacific theater.
DO you have any information to
confirm that report?" he asked
None" Mr.. Early declared.
Mr.. Cruikshank was asked
whether Mr.. Churchill had outlined
to Mr. Roosevelt the part Britain
expects to play in the Pacific war.
He replied by referring to Mr..
tChurchill's public statements that
Britain would be in up to the hilt
to the flnish,' adding: I'm quite
sure that is what the Prime Min
lister says in private also
Invitation Withheld for Security.
Mr. Early recalled that reporters
had asked yesterday whether the
invitation extended to Marshal
Stain to attend the meeting which
the Soviet leader declined on
grounds that he was needed to direct
the Red armies-could be made
public.
Il talked about it with the Presi-
dent and Admiral Leahy William
D. Leahy, the Presidents personal
chief of staff, and they said an in
vitation did 60 to Marshal Stalin,'
he said. But it was so interviewer
into reports on matters to be dis
cussed. which are chiefly military,
that the letter as a whole cannot
be made public for reasons of Sc
curity."
An Allied onslaught on the Phil
ippines before the last echoes of
Evening star., 1944-09-13

Richett Of Dundalk, Md, on 4
charge Of illegal possession Of coun.
-terfeit "A" gasoline coupons.
Former Investigators Indicted.
/. Three former OPA investigator
also were indicted on charges Of ex:
tortion and bribery.
They are Raymond Holmes, for
mer superintendent of maintenance.
for the Philadelphia Board OF Edu.
cation; Robert j. Tracey of Lo.
Angeles, former clerk in the Phila.
delphia Navy Yard, and Robert E
Dolphin, Philadelphia.
Holmes and Dolphin, dismissed II
June, were accused OF extortinf
$500 from q retail butcher. He wa!
accused OF promising to kill" {
case under investigation.
The OPA accused Tracey Of prom.
ising to take care Of" some coun,
terfeit gasoline coupons which {
retailer had turned in to get from
his supplier.
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Gen. Patch S Son Wounded
In First Army Action
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
STAUNTON. Va, Sept. 13.-Mrs
Alexander M. Patch, wife of 1t. Gen
Patch, 7th Army commander, has
received word from her son, Capt
Alexander M. Patch, III, that he
was wounded in France on August
% and flown to England, where he
was hospitalized.
Capt. Patch, "a, commanded q
rifle company in the division OF
the 1st Army which was the first tc
enter Cherbourg
A graduate of Staunton Military
Academy in 1887. he spent a year
at Milland's School. Washington
before entering West Point, where
he was graduated in 1912 His wife
and. son live in Wilmette, III.
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Patton S Spearheads
Push Ahead 3 Miles
In I Hours Under Fire
By tie Associated Press.

MOSELLE VALLEY, France,
Sept. 13.-Lt. Gen. George S. Pat
tons armored spearheads crossing
the Moselle in force, advanced eight
miles in two hours under fire to-
day, flushing Germans from woods
into a rain of explosives from wait
ing American battle planes and out
hanking the Nazi river defense bas-
lion of Pont-a- -Mousson.
Armored columns of the Sd Army
swung into high gear for the first
time in almost two weeks.
They thrust forward after in
fantrymen had smashed a great
German bid to seal the breach in
their Moselle defenses between
Pont-a-Mousson and Nancy.
German tanks and infantry at
tacking from just south of Pont-a-
Mousson at 2 am. today overran a
doughboy command post Although
the commander was wounded, in
fantrymen seized bazookas, knocked
out eight tanks and then cut off the
German force, capturing most of it,
U. S. Tanks Join in Battle.
At the time the penetration was
about 500 yards into the bridgehead
across the Moselle.
Then an American tank attack
force poured across at dawn.
Watching from a high peak over
looking so square miles, one could
see the armor expand the battle
area from 2 to 8 miles wide and
similar distances deep in less than
two hours.
In the post directing the fire on
the retreating Germans was Capt.
Paul Sullivan of Duncan, Okla. who
Tor a week has been watching Ger
man defenses gradually yield to
incessant pounding.
Directly across the river was
Banana Ridge" hill stormed by
the doughboys in making their first
bridgehead. In plain sight were the
villages of Alton, st. Genevieve,
Loisy and Landremont, ranging
from 2 to S miles southeast of Pont-
a-Mousson.
1nfantrymen had just retaken st.
Genevleve, 3 miles from Pont-a-
Mousson, when armored units be-
gan pouring up the slope from the
river.
Reinforcements Flow In.
Shells burst around them, but
they dispersed until sufficient forces
had crossed for the attack. Then
tank formations with infantry
riding the sides and armored cars
suddenly swept forward through
smoking st. Genevieve and disap-
peared over the ridge.
Reinforcements flowed after them.
Overhead planes circled, waiting.
The tanks flushed more than 100
German vehicles from a wood near
Clemery, 8 miles from the river.
Planes dived. The thunder of
bombs and chatter of machine gun
fire drifted over the valley.
Soon the edge of the wood was
dotted with the smoke of burning
vehicles. This went on until it
looked as if the whole wood was on
fire.
The tanks pushed on out of sight
many miles from the river. They
outfanked Pont-a -Mousson and its
dominating height which had re-
sisted every assault to date.
AS the attacks spread it was ap-
parent the Germans were trying to
W1thdraW in daylight.
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Swift
Continued From First Page)

tCOntlnueO from FlrSC PdgeD
N. Muldawer. chief litigation attor-
ney for the OPA here. "as late as six
months later the butchers still had
the mutton in their iceboxes, being
unwilling to sell 1t to customers"
Mutton Thrown Away.
I'm most cases." Mr. Gold said,
"the butchers had to throw the NUT
ton away, yet they paid good money
for it The price of the mutton could
be gotten back only through raising
the price of lamb"
Conviction would carry a $4,000
fine or a years imprisonment, or
both.
The individuals named were
Harry NJ Griffith, head salesman
for a Swift plant here, and Michael
w. Jadick, one of his assistants.
Mr.. Gold said some dealers testi-
fed before the jury.
The jury also indicted George ".
Evening star., 1944-09-13
0rvi||e H. BuI|itt Resigns
As WPB Regional Chief

Orville H. Bullitt, regional direc-
tor OF the War Production Board
for the area including Washington
has announced his resignation, ef-
fective "as soon as my success
sor is appointed. the Associated
Press reported from Philadelphia
He is a brother of William c. Bull
lit, former Ambassador to Russia
Richard E. Bishop, Mr.. Bullitt' s
chief deputy, also announced he
will resign on the designation of a
successor.
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Johnson, Boeing Head.
In Critical Condition
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WICHITA, Kans., Sept. 13.-Philir
G. Johnson, so, president of the
Boeing Airplane Co. at Seattle, suf-
fered cerebral hemorrhage last
night and is in critical condition
Mr.. johnson was here on business
with local Boeing plants.
One of the most prominent men
IN the aircraft industry, he has been
IN charge of the Flying Fortress and
Super Fortress construction pro-
grams.
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Duff Cooper in Puris

PARIS, Sept. 13 (P).-Alfred Duff
Cooper, British representative to the
French Committee of National Lib
Grafton, arrived today. Mr.. Duff
Cooper holds the personal rank OF
Ambassador and may assume that
formal title later.
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Russiu
Continued From First PAGE ]

north and south across the heart
Of the Hungarian plain, one OF Hit
ler's major bread baskets.
Russian front dispatches told of
hundreds Of confused German and
Hungarian prisoners marching back
into the Transylvanian Mountains
as streams of Soviet armor rolled
west. Correspondents credited the
Romanians with obstructing enemy
reinforcements headed toward the
Mures Valley.
No Mountains In Path.
Rivers, but no mountains, now
stand between Malinovsky's van
guard at the mouth of the Mures
Valley and the area for a flanking
move south to Belgrade to seal the
Balkan Peninsula's neck
At midnight, the Kremlin an
nounced the capture of Deya, 81
miles from Hungary.
In capturing Deva, Russian ane
Romanian forces advanced So mile.
from Petroseni. The thrust gave
them firm grip on the main high
way and railway into Budapest from
Romania. The Outbound spear
head seized Aud, 80 miles to the
south.
Front reports said the campaign
was meeting stiff but sporadic Ger
man and Hungarian resistance.
Almost half of Pennsylvania now
has been conquered. About $4,000
square miles remain uncleared.
To the south, the Red Army ap-
peared to be on the verge Of joining
up with Marshal Tito's Partisan
forces In Yugoslavia. A group o1
Soviet war correspondents was said
to have left Moscow expecting te
witness the junction.
Evening star., 1944-09-13

TO protect your country your
family and your job after the war
buy bonds now.
Milford chronicle., 1944-06-16
MILLSBORO LIONS CLUB

At a meeting of the Millsboro
Lions Club, held in the Millsboro
Fire Hall. Monday evening, the
went on record as sponsoring the
5th War Loan 100 per cent.
The subject was placed before
the club by Edwin b. Collins,
Millsboro, chairman of the drive,
and the club members voted to give
il full cooperation.
Roy E. Jones, the president, per-
sided, and introduced Winfield
Scott, of SeafOrd, who is connected
with the Diamond State Telephone
Company. Mr.. Scott spoke at
length on why the telephone COM
pany could not at the present time
render the service it could under
normal conditions. and urged all to
make their telephone calls brief.
He told how additional equipment
was now being utilized in the war
campaign, and demonstrated with
slides new equipment now being
used in these lines. He stated that
shortage of material going to the
war effort was responsible for re-
stricted service.
Two guests were present at the
Thomas H. Carpenter.
Mayor of Lewes. and Paul V. Kok-
err. of Ardmore. Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1944-06-16

introduced the pastor and other
speakers. The opening address was
made by w. w. Crouch, superin-
tendent of the church school. Err
nest NJ. Jefferson, church treasur-
er, recited several numerous Sc
lections. George r. Davidson, rep
resenting the board of stewards,
welcomed the pastor and family in
a short address. Mrs. Lydia Wyatt
entertained with several accor-
dion numbers. Speeches were also
made by Mrs. Catherine Belts,
president of the w. S. C. s., Mrs.
Elizabeth Porter, assistant church
school superintendent, and Mrs.
Bertha Elliott. Previous to the re-
ception a covered dish supper was
served.
Here and There
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barker.
Private Clarence Barker, Miss Hell
en- Barker, Miss Mary Knox Of
Georgetown. and Mrs. William T.
Walls spent the weekend at the
Barker cottage at BrOadkill Beach.
Mrs. Thomas Dickerson is max
ing her home with Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Dickerson while her hus-
band is serving his country, being
stationed at a camp in Texas.
Walter Bennett, of Camden, N.
j., has been the guest of his mo-
ther, Mrs. Alice Bennett
Miss Frances Sockriter of near
Harbeson. is spending the week
with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Spencer.