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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-11
1t. Joe Hills Has
Arrived Overseas

Fifteenth Army Air Forces in
Italy. Second Lieutenant Joseph T.
Hills, %, husband of Mrs. Jeanne
(Barkee) Hills, Libby, Mont, re-
Gently arrived overseas and has
joined 18th AAF B-24 group.
1t Hills is a co-pilot and is
awaiting his first combat mission.
He entered the army in February,
1943, and graduated from pilot
training and received his commits
sion and wings in April, 1914 He
underwent the training phases at
Tonepah, New, before he left the
states late in November for over
seas service.
Hills attended the University OF
Oregon for two years where he ma
jored in business administration
and was employed as manager fo1
the Oregon Equipment Co, distribu-
tors of refrigerators and heating
equipment, before he entered the
army. He is member of the Lions
Club, Jr., Chamber of Commerce
.Elks and Sportsmen's Association
all in klamath Falls.
1t. Hills is the nephew of Mrs
Grace Gibson Of Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-11
Finds That
Stick Turns
Into Lizard

The friends OF Pfc. William (BilD
Hewitt will be interested in the fol-
lowing letter from Mrs. Milo Fox,
telling of Bills experiences
He spent New Years of 1914 on
the seas bound for Hawaii. After
six months training there he was
sent to New Guinea.
A little of what he says about
New Guinea follows:
Australian money is used ex-
clusively. The natives won't &C
cept any Of ours as they have the
idea it isn't any good.
Its quiet most Of the time. May
be now and then we have q little
excitement. Yesterday an M P.
killed a python which measured
tn feet. Don't let anyone tell you
there aren't any snakes in New
Guinea. We also have lizards here.
Big fellows. One 'ay while I was
going through the jungle-more jun
BILE here than | thought there was
in the whole world put out my
hand to touch what | supposed was
stick, only the thing moved and
proved to be lizard instead Of a
stick.
I'VE have to wear our pant legs
wrapped tightly around our legs
and our leggings wrapped tightly
all the time to keep from getting
what they call scrub typt1us'.
1T rains a lot here and boy! die
| it rain last night Got my bed al
wet, as tired as I was it didn'
bother me much. Today finds ev-
erything bright and sunny in this
land of New Guinea. No rain--and
no rain is blessing indeed.
Drew little K. P. yesterday
and it proved to be as distasteful
as it does whine you read about it."
Bill is now in the Philippines.
The pictures you've had of vari-
Gus ones in the service is greatly
appreciated. Please continue them.
Sincerely,
MRS. MILO FOX.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-11
Resident Here Since
1925 Posses

Friends were grieved to learn of
the passing of Mrs. Bessie Stout
Sunday, Jan. 7, at the home of her
daughter, after brief illness.
Bessie M. O'Donnell was born
February III, 1878, in Bridgeport,
H., where she grew into young
womanhood in a family of four
sisters and brother.
She was united in marriage with
George j. Stout, November 81, 1898,
at Chauncey, Ill. OF this union 10
children were born, five of whom
preceded the mother in death.
The family came to Libby in
April 1925, and Mrs. Stout has re-
sided here since that date. Her hus-
band died June 10, l94l
She leaves to mourn her going,
five daughters, Mrs. Eileen Lee
krone, Mrs. Mary Munsel, Miss
Fern Stout, Mrs. Alma Erickson,
Mrs. Ida Evans, three sisters and
brother in the East, unable to at.
tend these last rites, 10 grandchil-
dren and two great grandchildren.
Mrs. Stout was an active and
faithful member of the Methodist
Church Of Libby. She taught in the
Sunday school, served on the of
fetal board and in the Senior Wom-
ans Society of Christian Service.
In former years she was active in
the Libby Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union also.
Funeral services were held at
Compf Funeral Home at p. m.
Wednesday with the Rev. E. Roy
Fort officiating.
Singing was by members of the
Methodist choir, Mrs Elwood
Brown, Mrs. Enmons Lampton,
Mrs Clay Parker and Mrs. George
Baker with Mrs. Gleason Pitcher at
The piano. Pallbearers were Bert
Blackwell A. l.. Morris, Harold
Nelson, Forrest DeRosia, John
Smith and S. A. Rasmussen. Burial
vas in the Libby cemetery.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-11
Wins D. +. {
In ndia-Chind
War Theatre
1t. Dick Veldman
Cited For Splendid
Work in Air Transport.
ATTACKS BY ENEMY
PROBABLE, EXPECTED

Air Transport Command Base, In
dia.-1st 1t. Dickson r. Veldman,
pilot, Libby, Montana, has been
awarded q Distinguished Fly1qG
Cross, it was announced by ~
Gen. William H. Turner, command
ing general of the India China d.
vision, Air Transport Command.
The award was made upon COM
pletion of 800 hours Of operationaI
flight in transport aircraft over the
dangerous and difficult India China
air routes, where enemy intercept
ton and attack was probable md
expected.
The air travel over the Hump,
famed route through the towering
peaks Of the Himalaya Mountains,
blazed by the Air Transport Com
mand, is recognized by airmen as
the worlds toughest Today the
Hump is the only lifestream Of vital
military supplies for the Allied
forces fighting the Japanese in
China.
The citation accompanying the
award adds:
Flying at night as well as by
day, at high attitudes over impass-
able, mountainous terrain through
areas characterized by extremely
traecherous weather conditions me-
cessitating long periods Of operation
or instruments =. requiring !cou-
rageous and superior performance
of his duties to overcome he
accomplished his mission with dis
tinction
The award was made for the
period of service June 81, l943, to
.IIly "a 1914
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-11
Urges EorIy Filing
Income Tex Report

Observation-Disclosures income
tax payers have been asked to COM
rlete and file returns on their 1914
income as soon as possible after
he $4,000 forms, now being mailed,
are received. Deadline is April Is,
,945
In making the request, the state
board of equalization emphasized
that staff shortages have increased
The departments work Taxpayers
Will be given assistance at the state
capitofs offices, and later depart
ment agents will assist in the field
the board said
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-11
Cpl. Heath
Wins Bronze
Battle Star

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Heath have
recently received. word that their
son, Corporal Melvin Heath, has
been awarded the Bronze Battle
Star for meritorious achievements
in battle Corporal Heath is with
the Anti-Aircraft now in Belgium,
and was a member of the unit which
recently received the following
-cnmmendatien:
1T is with considerable pleasure
that | take this opportunity of ex-
pressing to you my sincere apprecla-
tion for the whole hearted coopera-
ton, tireless efforts and magnificent
achievement of your command dur
ing the period from August S, 1914
to September %. l944. Your success
! in fighting the Flying Bomb in
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-11
Il. No|op
Is M|iiSsiinQ
In Action

Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Nolop received
telegram Tuesday from the Navy
department stating that their son,
Lit g. g. Robert Nolop, had been
reported missing in action while in
the service of his country. No fur
Their details are available at this
time that can be made public.
1t. Nolop had been serving with
the Navy since his graduation some
months ago from the Naval Acad-
erny at Annapolis He had seen serv-
ice in the Pacific and was assigned
to a destroyer. 1t is not known here
Just what the action was in which
he was reported missing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nolop are living in
the hope that later news will report
their sons survival, which happy
result has fallen to many who were
first reported missing. The entire
community also joins in that fervent
hope
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-11
Libby Terriers
To Meet Stronu
Teams on Trip

The Libby Terriers will leave on
two day trip, Friday, Jan. IL, tc
play two of the strongest teams in
the district. The Terriers will meet
the Poison five on Friday night and
then travel to Bigfork to play them
the next night. Coach Russ Wasley
is planning to take about Is boys
so that all the players will have
experience in ball handling, when
the district tournament rolls around
in February.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-11
NEW G. N. SUPERINTENDENT
ON KALISPELL DIVISION

After many years Of service with
the Great Northern Railway com
pany, M, G. La BerteW retired as
superintendent of the Kalispell di-
vision on January /. He was sue
ceeded by w. r. Minton, VINO
comes to this division from the
superintendency of the klamath
Falls, Ore, division.
Mr.. La BerteW is we'll known in
this part CT the G. N. system as he
was superintendent Of the Kalispell
division for a number of years
Later he was transferred to an
other location but returned to his
former position here some months
dpO
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-11
Sales Of Car
License Plates
Fall Off

HELENA-U.H-The sale of pas
senger car license plates fell off
4,o12 in 1914 compared to 1943,
while truck tag sales increased
1850, according to Martin P.
Trenne, deputy registrar of motor
vehicles.
Irene said l10,613 sets of 1914
plates for passenger cars were sold
IN Montana's Sc counties. In 1943,
county treasurers dispensed 49,
429 of the red tags which fitted
over 1942's metal plates. Truck
plate sales increased to 46,730 in
1914 compared to 45,380 in 1943,
for an overall loss in registration
of 1852.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-11
Libby Couple
Hears From Five
Sons in One Day

MIR. and Mrs. M. X. Karnes
experienced an unusual but
happy occurrence Sunday when
they received letters from four
of their five sons who are all
in the service, and a telephone
call from the other one. The
incident is more unusual when
one considers the boys are sta
toned across the W0rld-Pvt.
Frank is in Italy; Sgt. Clarence
is in the West Car0Iinas; 1st
1t. Kenneth is still stationed in
Iceland; Flight Officer Harry is
at Fort Wayne, Ind; and Cor
poral Dick, who put through
the telephone call, is stationed
at the Induction Center in Sc
attic.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-11
BIG SLIDE ON G. N. RY. HOLDS
UP TRAFFIC

A big slide came down off the
mountain onto the G. N. tracks
Tuesday about p. M, a couple Of
miles east of Leonia. Crews were
unable to clear away the debris I'M
I'll about $50 Wednesday evening,
and until that time all trains and
mails from the west were held
.lp. Those from the east put up at
Troy.
The tracks could have been
cleared sooner had it not been that
loose material from the bluff kept
sliding down as the work pro-
crossed.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-11
HAS THREE SONS IN SERVICE

W. A. Deshazer Of Rexford has
three sons doing their part in the
battles of Uncle Sam, two overseas
and one in the states. They are
Jack Q. DeShazer, U. S. N. F1/c, %
years, with the Navy at San Di-
ego, Calf; Ralph R. DeShazer,
M sc, age 90, who is in the Sub
marine Division in the South Pa
cific, and Thomas A. DeShazer,
G. M. lie, rs years, who is with the
Seabees in the South Pacific
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-11
Will Leove For
Induction Jan. II

The following men have been or
dered to report for induction at
Tort Douglas, Utah, leaving here
January II.
Eureka-Paul Edward Holder,
Elliott Franklin Holder, James H.
Wirhycombe, Floyd Rutherford
aGUff.
Troy-Lawrence E. Rice and Les
ter Sherman Coffman.
Libby-Samuel Irvine Mcknight.
Laverne G. Leroux, Peerless,
Mont; Charles Horace Martin, Nor
ristown, S. D.; Samuel Jacob Whit
comb, Portland; Harold Lewis
Young, Hanford, Wash; Albert
Graham McRae, Seward, Alaska.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-11
ON HONOR ROLL !

Twenty students at Northern
Montana College, Havre, won places
on the honor roll because of high
scholarship during the autumn
quarter. Among them one finds
the name of Ruth Cole of Gateway
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-11
BIG PRICE FOR WOOD

A scarce South African wood re-
Gently sold for S2l.63 per cubic foot,
making it the highest priced com
mercial wood in the world. 1t is
called stinkwood, proving Shake
speare right when he said, Whats
in a name?"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-11
WANTS VOLUNTEERS

The Red Cross chapter IS asking
Tor volunteers for the position Of
production chairman. Anyone inter
ested please get in touch with Miss
Isabel McGrade.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-11

TO HOLD COURT
Judge Dean King of Kalispell
will be in Libby Friday, Jan II,
to hold district court.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-11

1t. Hills is the nephew Of Mrs
Grace Gibson Of Libby.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-16
Fishing wthVdcuum Cleaners

a screen and out into the ocean again,
but the fish would be caught by the
screen and shuttled into the hold.
II base my invention on the prin.
ciple that if the speed at which fish
can escape is exceeded by water flow
and a net interposed, you've caught
your fish," said Bullock
The course of true invention sell
dom runs smooth, however, and a
riVal--Georges Claude, Frenchman
recently obtained patents on an ap-
paratus similar 10 Bullock's.
But Claude isn't likely TO be ac-
tive personally in pushing his pro-
iect. He has been convicted as a
traitor to France.
Most old.time trawlermen are skep-
tical of the seagoing vacuum cleaner.
They can't vision fish waiting around
% be sucked into the belly of Bull
locks noisy invention. And sports
men see in it a threat TO their fun.
when the day comes that I'm
supposed TO fish with a vacuum clean
or, instead of my rod and flies, I'm
quitting" said one veteran angler.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-16

-HE hard.bitten trawlermen of
Britain soon may be going down
to the sea in giant flo ing
vacuum cleaners, TO grab their fish
by sucking them into their vessels
holds, if the idea of an English in
Ventor catches Al the fancy OF in
vestors and (B) any fish.
The fishing industry, almost alone,
has had little help from science in
recent decades. 1t is true that sev-
cral Scandinavian concerns built large
floating factories to apprehend whales
and render their lat. But the men
of Britain's little ships still 90 out
il their trawlers, drifters and Smacks
10 cast with nets for the fish which
form an important part OF the ma
ions food.
Mr.. II. II. Bullock, Of FeliXstowe,
now proposes a new order for the
industry. His fishing boat equipped
with a huge pump, would 90 sailing
along drawing in vast quantities of
water-and fish-through big intake
scoops set under the crafts bottom.
The water would be drawn through
m Cousa,nhar IR InfI
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-16

viii avoid
1-Obstacle shots. If you're -
swapping the girl friend, don't have
her half hidden behind horse. a tele.
phone post or a beach waste basket
Get her out front and center. Keep
extraneous and unsightly objects out
of the picture.
2-Angle shots. The camera eye
doesn't see things the way the human
eye does. Ii you try an angle shot
of a bathing beauty, the chances are
You'll get a weird out-of.focuS dis
iortion-a caricature for which no
beach belle will thank you. Unless
YOU know your cameras limitations
and potentialitics thoroughly, le ave
angle shots TO the experts.
-FuZzy.wuzzies. If yours is a
box camera or one with a Slowspeed
lens, don't try to compete with the
news-shot boys. Avoid wasting film
trying 10 catch horse races, base
ball games and track and gridiron
events. They are for experienced
lensmen with fast equipment.
4-Hodgepodges. In photograph
ing an individual or a group at the
beach, picnic ground or playfield,
make sure you get only your OBJ
iective and not a miscellaneous pot
pourri of additional legs, elbows and
faces that don't belong in the picture.
Check your composition or you'll
wonder later how you came TO snap
such a collection of freaks. And this
is meant TO be no reflection on your
family and friends, either.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-16
Fiery Fog

A MYSTERIOUS rain OF fire"
- which struck without warm
ing from peculiar overhang.
ing fog, has caused widespread dam.
age and fear throughout the Spanish
Mediterranean district of Almcria.
In the soaring heat of a siX-year
drought, shocks OF fodder caught
fire in the fields. the clothing of peas
ants was ignlted as they worked and
barns, homes and even wooden tools
burst suddenly into flames.
Three hundred fires were report.
ed in three days.
Fire from Heaven has followed
six years of drought" many farmers
said. God must be very angry with
Spain"
Several eminent scientists CO
menced an investigation. One OF III, ~
voiced the belief that the outbreakS
might be due 10 some such electrical
phenomenon as St. Elmo's fire -
which usually is seen at sea and
ordinarily is harmless-opera in
an area where homes and crops are
tinder dry.
when Gods rains fall again" he
told the farmers, "all will be we'll"
THE tNIEHICNN WEEKLY
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-16


- Americas leading hobbies-iS
certain to click TO a new peak Of
popularity now that the war is over,
some of the Country's leading camera
authorities predict.
But, these same observers add, un-
less some better method of instruc.
tian is devised. it's unlikely that the
quality of the snapshots to be pasted
into millions of postwar albums will
how much Improvement over the
shooting that's gone before.
Millions of words have been print
ed in books, magazines and news
paper photography columns on how
TO take pictures-but thousands Of
camera fans, it seems, go right on
making the same old errors. This
gave several professional lensmcn a
new idea recently.
Just for a change, let's stop try
ing to tell folks how to take pictures, y
they said. Instead, let's give them
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-16

an "ObStaCle Shot" T.
With Most of the
Subject Obscured by a Waste
Basket The One at the Right
Is "FuZZyWuZZy," an At
tempt TO Catch Action With a
SlOwSpeed Lens.
a few tips on how NOT to shoot with
a camera"
Some Of the results of their in
spiration youU see in the horrible
example" photographs appearing on
this page. If you follow the advice
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-16

MYSTERIOUS rain of fire"
which struck without warm
ing from a peculiar ONerhanp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21

Breast Pocket Wallet
Of Imported Persian
A distinctive breost pocket woi-
let designed by swonk with poss
cose, note compartment and
double bill section-----5.W
plus tox
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21

Chrome Bottle Opener
for Christmas Cheer
A gift that's good looking as we'll
as useful = this heavyweight
chrome bottle opener will add
a touch Of elegance to any
porty ----------------2.5O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21

Above: Poker rock with room for
all the chips and space for two
decks of cords -------25.OO
Left: Cigarette box In eIeor
lueite designed to hold regular
and kine-size cigarettes. 800
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21

SPARKLING LUCITE
GIFTS FOR HIM
IF OR HIS HO ME
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-04

A %IA'S nChuuEcst woman is an
"A attractive 3OycarUld British
Z cthnolOg,st nam d Ursula
Gral Bower who organized the
fierce EaEa hcadhuntcrs 50 effective.
~ thl' they are credited for heading
off prospective Jap invasion of India.
Gen Ursula. they call her now,
although the natives have dubbed her
the NWtc Princess OF Assam. She
probably has more savage warriors
undoI her complete domination than
any woman i'm history And in spite
Of il Z she still looks like the third
from '.n end in the reception line at
a garden party.
Cen Ursula got into her unique
job more or less by accident. Al.
though she is a daughter OF the late
Comm nder J B. Bower, -. S. O.,
pionCar British submarine officer and
aviator. she cared nothing about mil
itary affairs and devoted all her at.
tent.5H 20 a study of Asian tribes.
lu 1887 she left London 10 visit
friends IN Nanipur, state IN the
Indian province Of Assam. She be-
came so interested in the NagaS and
their terrifying customs that she
stayed 20 collect material for book.
Tho Nagas. she learned believe
QRt the soul is fertilizer and that
- resides in the head Obviously
Therefore, if fcrtilizing soul matter is
required, the way 10 get il is by cut
ting of a head and taking itshomc
Before she had been there very
long, a Naga chief decided She would
be an excellent addition TO his bcvy
of w.pes, 50 nc sent one OF them 10
Ursula with the finest present war
rior WJoer can offer the freshly scv.
February 4. 1915
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-04

tiers and dispatched TO Nagaland with
the admonition that the fate OF the
British Empire might easily rest on
her slender shoulders. The only equip
ment that could be- spared was an
odd assortment Of brcCCh and muzzle-
loading twelve bore shotguns.
She set up headquarters on a hill
top near LaisOnE. two days hard
march from the nearest white troops
at Ilaflong With two enormous NaEas
as a bodyguard and Namkiabung, an
influential chief, as her lieutenant,
she covered the hills Systematically.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-04

white troops there would have the
effect OF hunting trouble.
In that crisis, somebody got an
inspiration. Why couldn't someone
rally the Nagas like Lawrence or.
gained the Arabs in the last war?
1t didn't take long 10 determine that
the only person who had the com.
plcte confidence Of the Naga chiefs
was Ursula Graham Bower, whose
only knowledge OF military tactics
was what she had been able 10 OBJ
serve from an ambulance.
She was summoned 10 hcadquar.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-04

TO decorate the bamboo poles and
bring new fertility 10 the fields, but
no whites were hurt
In addition to her administrative
duties, Gen. Ursula doubled in brass
as Or. Ursula. Her ambulance train
ing enabled her to set up a field hos.
pital and her general knowledge
prompted her to give constant advice
on maternity and child welfare The
native women were so impressed that
they insisted she name their babies
She named most of the boys Gen. Els
cnhowcr and the girls Queen Victoria.
TEE AMERICAN WEEKLY II
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-04

Eventually she learned
the Naga language, be.
came rcConcilcd 10 the
customs and got so en-.
ured 10 the idea Of head
hunting that she rarely
cast a second glance at
the long lines OF bamboo
poles topped by skulls,
which are common in the
Naga fields
When the war came,
Ursula enlisted as an am
bulanCe driver. Then the
invading torrent OF Japa-
neSe rolled through the
Philippines and Malaga
and across Burma 10 the
gates Of India. The North
CachaT hills formed an
inviting entrance 10 the
wide Indian plains and
had 10 be defended. but
this was holy ground TO
the NagaS and TO post
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-04

cred head Of an enemy.
The diplomacy with which she re.
jcctcd- his gift and declined his pro
posal endeared her 20 the entire tribe.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-04

~ II. GEORGE FRANKS
FornICr Editor Or'-1tIe star Of India"
and Member of the Indian Historical
Records Commission.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-04

Even more import
ant, the North Ca.
char Hills became a
route g travelled by
thousands OF evae.
uees, escaped prison
erS a n d bailed-out
British and Yankee
airmen. Under Ursu.
las tutelage, tn G
Nagas learned 10 dis
tinguish b e tw e G n
such visitors and the
Japanese and their
c oil q b 0r a tioniSts.
Many a slant eyed
head and even the
craniums of cooper
atiHg Burmese began