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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
RAYON TIRES AUTHORIZED
FOR SMALL SIZES

HELENA, July 28.-In a move to
further conserve the nations stock
pile of natural rubber, WPB of
ficials today announced that rayon
cord will now be used in the pro-
duction of five smaller sizes of
truck tires for which only cotton
tire cord had previously been au-
thorized. The tire sizes affected are
7.50 six and eight-ply. all rim d.
ameters, highway tread
The use of -tenacity rayon
tire cord permits percentage re-
duction of the natural rubber pres
emily allowed in the production OF
these smaller sizes of truck tires.
"On the basis of present tire pro-
duction schedules, the extension OF
the use of high-tenacity rayon tire
cord and the change in the syn
thetic construction of 7:50-16 eight
ply highway tires will represent
saving Of $50 long tons Of natural
rubber year" WPB officials said
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
20 Men Up For
Examination

The following men have been or
dered to report for pre-inductior
physical examination at Butte and
will leave Libby Wednesday, Au-
gust 8.
Libby-LaWrenoe Laverne Car
rell, Bennett Charles johnson, Peter
Gene Huchala, Howard Francis
Metcalf.
Troy-George Russell Baeth
Eureka-Jack Leonard Wetzel
Harvey Anton Hanson
Kalispell-Joseph Lewis Sieben.
forcher, Kenneth Keith Cameron.
Spokane-John Harold Lindholm
Frank Skranak.
James Milton Stewart, w. Va
Jorn Wesley Ho-Gland, Jr. Tex
Robter Lee Benning, N. Y, Edward
Wallace, Penn, Edward Roy Fer
guson, Portland.
Transferred in are Danniel Hue
entruit, Ural; Virgil Nan Note An
derson, Jr.; James VIM. Warman
Richard Harold Denend, Troy.
D. O. Mount has received officia
notice of the honorable discharge
from the Army during the pas
week of Willard F. Orr, Star Rt.
Libby; Russell M. Allen, Libby; Ed
ward E. Apologize, Libby; William
r. Larsen. Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
PRA Authority To
Center in Mont.

MISSOULA-(U.p) - Designation
of Montana as a separate district
by the federal public roads admin
istration has been revealed by Dis
trict Engineer L. F. Martin
Martin said the principal autho-
rity of PRA work in Montana now
would be conferred in an office with
in the state rather than at Port
land, Ore.
He explained the object of the
new designation was part of ma
tionwide reorganization of the adj
ministration to permit closer coop
Grafton with the states in their post
war road construction programs.
Martin also revealed that the ad-
ministration had built 335 miles OF
roads to mines. timber lands, oil
fields and airports in Montana at Q
cost Of $l,063, SIT since Pearl Har,
Dor.
Of the total ~ roads built, g.
give access to metallic and non
metallic, mines, he said.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
More Meat For
Miner" Program

HELENA-W.P-The district Of
flee of price administration will
continue to supervise the more
meat for miners" program in Mon
tana for at least the next 60 days,
Director L. M. A. Wass announced.
The announcement followed re-
cent disclosure by national OPA
headquarters that the program of
granting SO extra red points a
month to western miners would
continue indefinitely.
Wass explained that under the
order the district office could SUI
pervise the issuance of additional
red points or the program could
be turned over to local rationing
boards.
A total of 276,04l red points had
been distributed to 6,024 miners
working in 81 mines in the state as
the last report.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
Loses Fight
For Health

Jerry Duane Knaus passed away
at his home in Libby, July rs, al
the age of % years, the victim Of
tuberculosis.
Mr. Knaus was born at Crosby
N. D., and moved here with hi:
wife, Dorothy, and two children
about five months ago. He is also
survived by his parents, Mr.. ane
Mrs. r. M. Knaus, of Poison ane
Libby; three sisters, Mrs. Alvir
Christensen of Brady. Mont; Mrs
Olaf Bondahl, and June of Libby
three brothers, Ray and Dale o.
Libby and Carl, who is with thu
u. S. Navy.
The entire family was. here fol
the funeral services which were
held from the Gompf Funeral Chap
ell Tuesday, p. m, with the Rev
Clayton Shotwell officiating Pail
, bearers were George Crotteau
George Baker, George Smith, Bel
Halverson, Earl Hilliker and MI
| Clarke. Interment was in the LIB.
cemetery.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
Libby SoiIor Was on Initial Run When
FotefuI Enemy Action Was Encountered

Stanley E. Person was born in
Saskatchewan, Canada, August 8,
1903 and was lost at sea due to
enemy action on May Is. 1945.
Stanley entered the Navy in June
of 1914 and received his boot train
ing at Farragut Naval Center, Ida,
and received further training at
San Francisco, San Diego and other
coast service oenters. He served
aboard destroyer as powder man
on one of the gun crews and also
as coxswain of the captains gig.
Seaman Person was on his initial
run having left Pearl Harbor the
first part OF May, when the fateful
enemy action was encountered.
Surviving are his widow Agnes
two children, Barbara Alice and Jon
Eugene; his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
l. P. Person of Seattle; two sis
tiers, Mrs. Ellen Russell and Mrs
Ann Lefebvre, also of Seattle; and
two brothers, Harvey and Ernest
who are in the Air Corps.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
Leach 8 Shourette
Assume K. IA.
Management

This week we are allowed to an
nounce change Of ownership at
the Kootenai Mercantile Co. The
company which has been under the
active management and supervision
of Mrs. S. N. Plummer for the past
rs years, has been sold to D. D.
Leach and Dexter Shaurette.
The company is known as one of
the largest business institutions of
its kind in this section and plays
an important part in the business
life of the county, which it will con-
tinue to do under the new manage
ment and no doubt, it will partici-
pate in the growth and expansion
due Libby and Lincoln county in
the period just ahead.
Mrs. Plummer has made no an
nouncement of her future plans,
but enjoys the best wishes of the
community. The new firm is we'll
known to Libby and the county.
Mr.. Leach has owned and run the
Libby Furniture Exchange for the
past eight years during which time
he has built up good business
which has been an asset to the COM
munity. He is a veteran of the pres
ent war. Mr.. Shaurette is also well
known in Libby, having grown to
manhood in this community. He has
been employed by the J. Neils Co
for many years.
The new management plans to
continue both the name and policy
of the company and are now in
possession OF the business. An Of
fetal announcement will appear in
near future issue of The Western
| News. ~
/ In conclusion, Mrs. Plummer has
requested The Western News to ex-
press her appreciation of the stanch
support she has received from hel
many friends and customers during
the years she has managed the bus.
mess. She hopes they will all con
tinue to enjoy the same friendly
relations with her successors, anc
that the blessings of prosperity may
be ever theirs.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
|VFW Auxiliary
Met Monday

The Veterans of Foreign Wars
Auxiliary No. 1548 met July 80 at
the Club room. The meeting was
called to order by Mrs. Mabel So
lem, president. Four new members
were indicted and pleasant meet
ing ensued. Mrs. Martin Patt gave
an interesting account Of the Dele
gates trip to the Kalispell Conven-
ton. Some arrangements were made
for the District Encampment which
will be held here on Sept End.
There will be several meetings Of
the Auxiliary this month in order
to complete arrangements, and all
members are urged to attend. The
next meeting will be Monday night,
Aug. s, at the Club room at 800
o'clock. All present members are
asked to try and bring at least one
new member. All sisters, wives,
and mothers of servicemen except
the Merchant Marine are eligible.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02

get together to cooperate on their
needs.
With states as sovereign en-
tites and the help of federal agen-
cies," he promised, well give them
development the like of which they
have never seem
In a brief talk welcoming Mr.
Carr, Governor Ford predicted the
end of the Columbia Valley au-
thority proposal and pledged the
support of the Montana State gov
eminent to the people of Western
Montana in their fight to prevent
the eva bill from becoming law
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
Temperatures Give
Variety Readings

The thermometer during the past
week has kept pretty busy hopping
up and down, according to reports
from the weather observer at the
Libby Ranger station. Saturday,
July %, saw the seasons highest
reading of 103 degrees, while Tues
day the 81, had an honest to good
ness shivering low Of 81. The nights
during this period have been uni
formly cool with the highest low
only getting up to comfortable
so, with an average low for the Pc
riod from July 26 to 81, inclusive
of 4315 degrees. The average high
for this period was 90 2L3- The low
humidity average stood at Is 2/3
There was no precipitation during
the week.
Tho Joxr Ivy ar vov>o,.t Fa11ptrc-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
SUBSCRIBERS PLEASE NOTE
OF NEW RULE OF PAYMENT

Beginning with August l, no more
than two subscription notices will
be mailed to readers of The West
ern News regarding expiration Of
their subscriptions. The first notice
will be a notification of expiration
during the current month. Follow
ing a second and final notice sent
out only when necessary, all delin-
quent names will be moved from
the mailing lists.
The shortage of help during this
period makes the foregoing a neces-
sary saving Of time and labor.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
ENTERTAIN AT PICNIC

Mrs. Ray Rice and Mrs. Harry
Parks entertained at birthday pic
mic held in honor of Ray Rice and
Mrs. Joe McCallum at Kootenai
Falls Wednesday evening, July "a
with 20 relatives in attendance.
A lovely lunch consisting of
sandwiches, salads, pickles, baked
beans, coffee and two lovely birth
day cakes and homemade ice cream
was served. Everyone had an en-
joyable evening and wished the hon
ored guests many more happy birth
days.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
NEW HOTEL OWNER
is HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Rice and
daughters, Barbara and Virginia, ar
rived Saturday from Cutbank, to
take over the management Of the
Hotel Libby which Mr.. Rice ha.
recently 'pulxhased. Before coming
to Libby, Mr. Rice served as city
clerk at Cutbank.
The new hotel manager stated
that he considers Libby a good
place to be, And after all" he
added, that's the reason we're
here. The two daughters expect to
enter the Libby schools next month,
being in the grades.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
ELECTED BOARD OF
DIRECTORS

The annual meeting Of stockhold-
ers Of the Universal Zonolite In
sulation Company was held at the
office of the company on July "a
The only business was the annual
reelection of the Board of Direc.
tors. The following directors were
reelected for the coming fisca,
year:
Phillip D. Armour, Lester Arm
our, John H. Bishop, ]. c. Cum
mings, Charles I. Fisher, M. F. Gay
A. T. Kearney, Robert c. Shields
and George Staples.
There are now over 100 stock.
holders in the company
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
Rotion Reminders

Red stamps o. through U2 ex-
pire August 81.
Red stamps w through Z2 ex-
pire Sept. 80. Al through Ell expire
October 81. FL through XII expire
November 80.
PROGRESSED foods-Blue stamps w.
Z2, AL, B1, CT expire Aug. 81.
Blue stamps D-1 through HI ex-
pire Sept. 80. il through nj ex-
pire Oct. 81. P1 through I'll expire
Nov. 80.
Sugar stamp 36 expires August
81.
Shoes-Airplane stamps Nos. l, 2
3. in book three continue valid in
definitely.
New shoe stamp (Airplane Stamp
No. 4 in book three) will become
valid August /.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
ROYAL NEIGHBORS
HELD PICNIC

Members Of the Royal Neighbor
lodge held their annual picnic, July
Is, at the Recreation park at $50 in
the evening. Guests were Lit. and
Mrs. Brad Phillips, members of the
r. NJ, and a former member, Mrs.
May Zimmers of Spokane.
All reported good time with wa
termellon being the big attraction
for the children present.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
LIBBY COUPLE
TAKE VOWS

Miss Eleanor Rodgers, daughter OF
Mrs. Jessie Rodgers, and Cpl. Ray
mond Rubard, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John l. Rubard, were married
Thursday, July rs, at 7:20 a. m.
in the parish house of st. Joseph's
Catholic Church by the Rev. Father
O'Malley.
They were attended by Miss Bette
Rubard and Sgt. Thomas Huchala.
The bride wore a powder blue
suit with white accessories and a
corsage Of cream-colered gardenias
A wedding breakfast was served
at the Model Cafe, following the
ceremony.
The bride and bridegroom left by
bus for short honeymoon, and will
return to Libby before his furlougf
has expired.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
GARDEN SHOW

GARDEN SHOW
II you raise flowers, like to ar
range them for display or have any
odd or interesting plants or vege-
tables, you are going to want to
know all about the Garden Show
which is to be held in the Com
munity room on Saturday, Sept 8.
So watch for more news about it
This show is open to anyone who
has anything to enter. So be watch
ing those choice flowers; baby them
along SO that by that special Sat
urday you can make display OF
which you will be very proud. You
also will have a chance to win a
prize. And what gardner wouldn't
like that honor! Remember, it is
September 8.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02

Mrs. Dalton Lamoire, who recent
ly lost all her household posses
sions when their home burned
down, was the recipient of many
nice gifts at miscellaneous shower
held at the home of Mrs. Woody
Bowen with Mrs. Pat Thorne CO.
hostess Wednesday evening.
An enjoyable evening was spent
visiting and playing games, at the
conclusion of which dainty refresh
ments were served.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
Gov. Corr Warned
Aooinst eva

MISSOULA. - Former Governor
Ralph L. Carr Of Colorado, speak
ing in Missoula Wednesday night,
warned Montanans to investigate
and stop authority measures, such
as the proposed Columbia Valley
Authority Bill, which are threaten
government in the United States.
Mr.. Carr addressed Western Mon
tanans at the Hotel Florence at a
dinner meeting sponsored by the
Upper Columbia Development as
ISOLATION, assisted by the Missoula
Chamber of Commerce. He was
welcomed officially by Governor
Sam Ford and was introduced by
Lloyd l. Wallace, state senator from
Lake county and a director of the
Upper Columbia Development as
ISOLATION.
Charging that authorities would
bore from within to establish a new
form of government, Carr declared,
If you let the government pass this
law, it will bypass the constitution
and set up super-g government with
power to do more than the federal
government can do.
"They do not have to answer to
the people," he said, land they do
not have to ask Congress about how
to spend money. They want to con-
troll every drop Of water and every
inch Of land, and if they think more
Of navigation than irrigation, they
are going to dry up your land so
that 1t is good only for grazing"
Stating that the authority issue
and the problem of water rights,
important to our future economical
ly, socially and culturally, is the
greatest problem before the peo-
pie today except settlement Of the
war and peace, Mr.. Carr pointed
out that authorities would own wa
ter and that states and individuals
would have to buy.
1.-THE idea" he declared, is that
every man should be kept down to
the common level and not be al
lowed to rise up to free enterprise.
Well all be 160-acre farmers and
you know how many cattle you can
raise on that. I believe that the
man who works a little harder and
works a little longer should be al
lowed to profit.
Authority bills were conjured up
with utter lack of sympathy for and
knowledge of the affected area
They don't know our country, but
they are going to put three men in
charge OF our life. And if they sue
coed in setting up nine nationwide
authorities. as they propose, they
will appoint n directors to take the
place Of your representatives"
Answering proponents Of author.
tiles who point to the Tennessee
Valley authority as an ideal setuI
which has provided cheap power
Mr.. Carr commended that the iva
gets its cheap power at the expense
of the rest of the nation because O.
its freedom from taxation and it!
ability to draw from the taxes O.
the entire country.
The IVA has failed in flood con
troll, he charged There is no floot
control in full dam or reservoir,
he pointed out, "and the IVA ha
inundated $4,000 farms to store wa
ter for flood control. Goldilock
doesn't need to fear the bears afte
she's been eaten"
Mr.. Carr cited projects and plan
now under way to develop for tn
greatest benefit Of all the waite
resources of the west and recon
mended that sections which hav
preferential uses for water shoul'
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
FUNERAL SERVICES TO BE
SUNDAY EVENING FOR
MRS. C.. SHANAHAN

Funeral services viii be held for
Mrs. Clyde Shanahan at the Presby-
terian church with the Rev. Clay
ton Shotwell officiating, Sunday ev-
ening ats o'clock. Burial will be in
the Libby cemetery.
Mrs. Shanahan passed away in
Holland, Mich, July 80. Her body
will be accompanied to Libby by
her children, Ruth, Ward ano
Charles. Another son, Wayne
(Mike) is in the Pacific in the serv.
ice.
A more complete obituary will be
published later.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
MARRIAGES

MARRIAGES
Robert E. ludlow, Spokane and
Maxine E. Birmingham, Libby were
married by Rev. E. Roy Fort July
q.
Joseph Vim. Magistad. Edmon-
ton and Eveline Crawford, Creston,
Canada, were married by Justice
H. B. Wallace July rs.
Don r Clothier, Kalispell and
Hesther S. Cossette, Whitefish, were
married by Rev. Clayton M. Shot
well, July 80
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
FOREST FIRES ALL
UNDER CONTROL

Condition of the forest fires in
this distcit is: the Kinshella fire
near Island lake, burned between
80 and 100 acres but has been well
under control the past two days;
the fire near the Griffin ranch
burned 35 acres before being
brought under control; and railroad
fire near Rexford burned about 30
acres last night, but is now under
control
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
PIONEER SOCIETY WILL
MEET SUNDAY

Members of the Libby Pioneer So
ciety are anticipating their annual
picnic this coming Sunday after
noon, Aug. S. The picnic dinner will
be served at 2 p. m.
An out Of town guest speaker will
be an added attraction on the pro-
gram.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
Sincerely,
SGT. JIM SHATER.

l.. M. Miller and daughter, Miss
Myra returned to Havre Sunday af-
ter spending the weekend with MIR.
and Mrs H. A. Geringer.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02

n fIIOIN NOIfIE71GtN
published later.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1945-07-01
Hold Successful
Meeting

The Convention of the South
ern Region of Young Judaea
which was held June 1925 in
Memphis, Tennessee, was termed
a huge success by the returning
delegates to Jacksonville.
Due to O.D.T. ruling only a
limited number of delegates from
each Southern city was permitted
to attend. Over S5 out-of-town
delegates were in attendance at
the convention, it was reported,
and over $50 Memphis Young
Judeans swelled the ranks of the
meeting sessions.
1t was announced that the Pen
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1945-07-01

sacola Boys Club has received the
cup for the best all-around club
for the third consecutive year.
Herbert Sohn of this city was
chosen chairman of the Florida
region.
Delegates from Jacksonville in
clude Martha Moscovitch, Herbert
Sohn Mildred Edwards and Helen
Witten. The delegates were sent
bv the Jacksonville Zionist Youth
Commission.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1945-08-24
MINISTER INSISTS THAT llTHUANIA
IS NOT PART OF SOVIET UNION

was based on mock elections which
were forced upon the people by the
commissars, and which were con-
trolled by the Soviet secret police
featuring single communist hand
picked ballot while the entire coun-
try was heavily occupied by Soviet
troops. Obviously such "elections"
revealed only the desires of the in
vader and not the will of the Lith-
uanian nation.
Because of the obvious injustice
and of protests against such high
handed tactics, the statement OIL
behalf of the American Government
was issued on July 25, 1910. 1t
reads in part:
During these past few days the
devious processes whereunder the
political independence and terrific
rial integrity Of the three small
Baltic republics Estonia, Latvia
and Lithuania - were to be delibe-
rately annihilated by one of their
more powerful neighbors, have been
rapidly drawing to their conclu-
sion.
"The people of the United States
are opposed to predatory activities
no matter whether they are carried
on by the use of force of by the
threat of force. They are likewise
opposed to any form of interven-
tion on the part of one state, how
ever powerful, in the domestic con-
Germs Of any other sovereign state,
however weak.
, "The United States will continue
to stand by these principles -. :"
The declaration, overwhelmingly
saluted by the American press, was
a clear rebuke to such unilateral
act of Soviet dictatorship. On this
declaration rests the policy of the
pon-recognition of the annexation
of the Baltic States, and it is evi-
denced by the continued recogni-
tion of the Baltic Legations which
represent no "exile regimes, but
are legal representatives of their
constitutional authorities of their
respective countries. There is moth
ing anomalous about it, for it is
expression of American fair play
and the democratic idealism. ..,
Therefore, the editorials presum-
ption that "both Washington and
London will soon end and this dip
lomatic anomaly in accordance with
Russian Desires, appears too dras-
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1945-08-24
Tuoj Pasirodys Nauji
Catvekariai

Clevelando suglere semi gat-
vekariai tuoj gaus sau pava-
duotojus - miesto gatvekariu
valdyba pranesa kad TRIUMPH
laiku, begyje poros menesiu,
gatvese prades pasirodyti nau-
il gatvekariai. Ju pirmiausia
bus gauta so, naujos mados,
tykiai vaziuojanciu.
Taipgi, begyje keturiu me-
nesiu, gatvese bus apie 100
nauju pasazieriniu busu, kurie
uzims vietas senu, nusideveju-
siu.
Miesto susisiekimo sistemo-
je bus padaryta virs 5 milijo-
nq dolariu pokariniu pagerini-
mu IL menesiu begyje.