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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01
mike" Miller Home
After Many Months
In Pacific Fighting

Sgt Milo mike Miller has ar
rived at his home here with Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Driear after 81 months
Of rugged service in the South Pa
cific with the army
As is the case of most of the re-
turning servicemen from active
service, Sergeant Miller is not in
clined to talk OF his experiences
expressing. the belief that most oil
them would be unprintable any
way
Sergeant Miller has been in the
service for over three years and
was sent across in March, 1912, hav-
ing been in front line engagements
more than once AT one time he
suffered broken shoulder while
carrying supplies over rugged ter
rain in Australia by pack string.
Lady Fate crossed his path four
days before he was to ship out for
the States when he had gone to his
tent to rest on his cot. A strong
wind came Up, uprooting one Of the
tropical trees and sent it crashing
across his bed, causing a severe
scalp wound which prevented his
coming home at the expected time.
He landed in the States exactly "a
months to the day after leaving
our western coast, and arrived
home January %.
Upon completion Of his furlough,
Sergeant Miller will report to Fort
Douglas, Utah, for further orders
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01
TO Give T. B.
ests Monday

Monday, Feb S, the tubercuir
test will be given to the students in
the Libby high school. This is the
9th annual tuberculin testing clinic
conducted for the school students
These have been made possible
through the sale of the Christmas
seals and pencils by the Montana
tuberculosis Association and citi-
zens of our community.
High school students to the mum
Der Of SAT have been tested at these
clinics and those needing chest
X-rays received them.
1t is through early discovery of
tuberculosis that steps can be taken
to prevent the spread of the disease.
One Of the earliest means of find
ing the disease is through the tu-
berculin test and x-rays
tuberculosis commonly. starts
trouble in youth, but usually there
are no signs Of the disease at first.
Then is when the tuberculin test
and x-ray are helpful in detcrmin-
ing the damage done. Then in order
to keep from having tuberculosis,
the first requirement is to keep
the body at it's best by eating
nourishing food. exercise. at least
eight hours of rest, avoid over
strain, cleanliness, and physical ex-
animation once every year by your
doctor.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01
Forests Turn
Large Sum
County

The u. S. forest service has Just
released report which indicates
that Lincoln county will receive
a handsome sum of money as its
share of timber sales from the Koo-
tenai forest during the past fiscal
year The sum coming to Lincoln
county this year will be $50,792.91,
which is Is per cent of the sum re-
celved from sales of timber from
the Kootenai forest. Flathead coun-
ty will receive $14,07f.05 from the
same source. Lincoln countys share
was the largest received by any
county in Region |
The total received by Lincoln
county from sales of national for
est timber, during operation of the
present law, is 1858, 263.21. The law
provides that rs per cent of all tim.
Der sales from any national forest
shall be returned to the county in
Whica the sale Is made. Tins is in
lieu of taxes that might accrue to
the county were the timber in
private ownership.
Supervisor K. A. Klehm of the
kootenai forest points out that the
sum received from this source will
vary from year to year depending
on the demand for the timber. At
present there is a heavy demand
for the local timber which results
in larger sum coming into the
county from timber sales.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01
NEW FOREST MAN COMING

Harold +. Zwang, who will fill
the place on the Forestry force left
vacant when H. r. Richards was
transferred to Oregon, was in Lib
by recently looking for a place in
which to live. Mr.. and Mrs. ZWang
will arrive in Libby about Feb
ruary 5 when he will assume his
duties. The couple has two sons
both of whom are in the service
MIR. Zwang comes from the Col
vile National Forest, with head
quarters at Colville, Wash, where
ne held the same position as the one
ne will take over here, that of as
slstant supervisor.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01
Man S Life
Saved By
Hard Work
1t. Austin Fraser Tells
OF What He Has
Seen Among Wounded.
is WITH MEDICAL
CORPS IN BELGIUM

IF some of the civilians could
see these boys as they come in from
the battle field they would realize
that no sacrifice is too graet to
make for them"
That is the judgment of 1t. Aus
tin E. Fraser, well known Libby
man known to everyone as Sandy
1t. Fraser is with the medical corps,
with the 65th Field Hospital in
Belgium. In letter dated Janu-
airy 3 he writes to his mother in
Libby, Mrs. Nina Fraser, and re-
lates some of the incidents that
come to those who are working to
save the lives of the men who have
been wounded in battle. 1t will do
everyone good to read this letter.
1t. Fraser wrote, in part, as fol-
lows.
sThe first couple of days we were
in operation, got about three hours
of sleep and | am now beginning to
feel the effects of the long hours
Of being on my feet. When you look
at some Of the poor boys they bring
in here, you feel that you could do
anything for them and no matter
how tired you are, you seem to gain
new strength to 60 on The other
night, | stayed up until 600 a. m.
with a fellow who was slowly
drowning in the fluid in his lungs.
He was coming out of the ether and
didn't have strength to cough up
the stuff that was in his lungs
and throat. One of the medical Of
ficers and | worked on him for six
and a half hours, pumping off the
fluid and giving him oxygen. We
both gave. him up for lost many
times but he always seemed to come
out Of it at the time we thought he
was goner. He put on a/strong
rally at about 900 a. m. and his
senses returned sufficiently for him
to realize that he was having a
tough time and that we were trying
to save him rather than torture
him.
We'll, the boy is fine now and
we have a great time talking to
him and kidding him about the way
he cussed us the night he thought
we were trying to kill him. That is
only one example Of the expert
ences we are having and IsWish I
could tell you more. If some Of the
civilians could see these boys as
they come in from the field of bat
tie, they would realize that no sac
rifice is too great to make for them.
Continued on page Sd
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01
CONGRESSMAN In CAR
SMASH UP

While on his way to Libby Tues
day to attend to business matters,
Congressman Compton I. White Of
Idaho met with car accident that
badly smashed up the La Sale Sc
dan he was driving. Something APP
parently went wrong with the steer
ing mechanism when he was a
short distance this side of Cedar
creek and the car suddenly took
off through the small timber that
skirts the highway there. The
plunging car broke off several tam
arack trees from to inches in
diametd and finally came to rest
Or CO which it had bent over.
The front part 70 the car was bad
~ demolished but Congressman
White was unhurt
The congressman had the car
hauled into the j. & G. garage for
repairs and left later by train for
Idaho expecting to leave soon for
Washington to resume his duties in
congress-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01
II Students on
Libby Honor Roll

With the establishment Of the
honor roll system at Libby high
school, n students achieved 81
or better grade average for the first
semeste-ss work, and their names
appear on the honor roll Principal
II. S. Hepner said Tuesday.
Of the n high ranking students,
six are seniors. nine are members
Of the junior class, five are sophie
mores, and seven are freshmen
Three students, June Baney, Do
lores Oertel. and Tommy Fennessy
received straight "a" grades.
In addition to having their names
on the honor roll, it is planned tc
encourage scholarship in the high
school by making certain privileges
available to honor students. Forma
ton of an honor society also is
planned.
Students placing on the first Sc
mester honor roll include the fol-
lowing seniors. Anne Clampitt, Lila
Davidson, Florence Fennessy, Glor-
la Homann, Dorothy Ledum, Ger
maine Schlumm; juniors. Joan APP
plegate, June Baney, Audrey Bit
terman, Patricia Cairns, Gloria
Hoefner, Margery Hunter, Marilyn
Neils, Dolores Oertel, and Helen
SWimley; sophomores: Tommy Fen
messy, GWyneth Homann, Robert
Paullin, Ralph SWimley, and Mar
shall Warrington; first year stu
dents. Edna Mae Baeth. Helen
Church, Edwin Edstrom, Ruth Hep
ner, Robert Peterson, Albert Roll
seth, and Anna Ronning.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01
JUNIOR HIGH DEFEATS TROY

Libby came from behind in the
last three minutes to down Troy
21-l6 in the game on the Libby
floor Friday night for their sixth
win of the season. The game was
slow with neither team up to its
usua! form. Price Of Troy was high
with 10 points.
Libby (2D-Dedic 6, SWimley a,
Morris 7, Walsh 4, McGill Luscher,
Johnson, DeRosia, Bowman, Thomp-
son, Woods.
Troy (16)-Lindsay, Smith 3,
Price 10, Hand 3, Pearman
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01
Radio Report This Morning Said Thot
Eureka Man, jap Prisoner Since the Fall Of
Botoon, Freed by MocArthur's Forces

A radio broadcast this morning
brought good news to Lincoln coun-
ty people. 1t was that General Mac
Arthur's forces, in their re-conqucst
of the Philippines, had released 513
Americans who had been prison.
ers Of the laps since the fall oil
Bataan. One OF those freed by the
American forces was Gene Albee
of Eureka. He had been a Japan
csc war prisoner since the historic
battle of Bataan, according to our
information.
The announcement said that some
Of the American boys were in a
pitiable condition. Some had to be
carried out on filters. The hair of
other young boys had turned gray
because OF the frightfuI ordeal
through which they had passed.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01
Mrs. Person Attends
Commissioning Of
u. S. S. Stormes

Mrs. Stanley Person, who is in
Seattle, took in the commissioning
of the u S. S. Stormes, on which
her husband, Stanley e. Person,
SIC, will see active duty soon.
Seaman Person is powder man on
one of the gun crews.
Mrs. Person says, The ceremony
was quite impressive and we went
aboard and looked part of the ship
over. They had all vital parts COW
cred for military reasons. We
weren't permitted down below the
sleeping quarters, but it was very
interesting, and I'm sure hoping it
comes back as good looking as It is
now.
I'll be back as soon as the
Stormes leaves port
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01
So|ons In
Helena Study
Appropriations
Would Expend 500, 900
Annually to Advertise
Montana's Advantages.
BILL ASKS LARGER
SUM FOR SCHOOLS
BY Harry L. Carlson

United Press Staff Correspondent
Observation-Disclosures 29th
legislative assembly moved into the
second half of its 60-day session
this week with one of the smallest
number Of bills in history before it
but with legislation of far-reaching
Importance up for consideration.
During the first four weeks of
the l945 session, less than 125
measures had made their appear
ance before the legislature, lOe in
the house and 38 in the senate. The
house has until next Sunday, Feb.
4--the 35th legislative day--to in
troduce bills, and the senate has
three additional days to complete
its introductions.
Appropriation Bills Up
Both the senate and house plunged
into heavy work schedules this
week, now that. major legislative
proposals had made or were max
ing their appearance on the floor.
First major appropriation bills of
the session were before the house
this week, one appropriating funds
for state elective officers during the
coming biennium and the other
providing funds for public school
operation in the same period.
Drafted by the appropriations
committee, which is headed by Rep
G. ]. Williams, r., Yellowstone, the
measures would appropriate $780,
600 annually for the schools and
nearly $750,000 for operation of the
states eight administrative and ju-
dicial offices during the next two
years. The school appropriation is
100000 per year more than the
100000 annually granted during
the past biennium, but reduction
OF $l,500,000 annually sought by the
education committee For the cleo
tive offices, S374,l4 was recon-
mended for l945-46 and 1911 $50
for 1946-47.
The appropriations committee al
SO approved and referred to the en-
tire house the appropriation of
100000 annually for nationwide
advertising Of Montana's recreation
al and industrial possibilities for
postwar tourists and others, and an
appropriation of $4,000 for work
OF the state library extension com
mission in providing Libraries for
rural areas.
Another appropriation bill, call
fCnDtInl1pd on papa dA
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01
Raymond Rubord in
Co. Headquarters
In European Theatre

Raymond P. Rubard, who is serv-
ing with our armed forces III the
European thcater, hes recently
been promoted to a IT'S rating
(technician fifth gradel which is
about the same as corporal. He was
also recently given the Combat In
fantry Award.
IT'S Rubard is serving in cam
pany headquarters and tells of the
nature Of his work IN an interesting
letter to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rubard OF this city. He wrote,
in part, as follows.
Our position here is fairly static
right now We throw shells at the
enemy occasionally and they throw
them at US. We fellows in company
headquarters each stand about four
hours telephone alert each night
listening for reports from our pla-
toon positions. I'm on alert now,
but it's kind of quiet right now so
I'm writing few letters. You
should see the set-up. I've got ear
phones on. The right earphone is
connected to the second and third
platoon line, while the left is con-
nected to the first platoon I also
have two French type phones to
handle. You should see me IN ac-
ton when we start getting reports
in form all of them at once.
It's lets easier to be holding a
defensive position like this than to
be out moving from shell hole to
shell hole though.
I'VE found a blanket anG mat
tress factory near here, SO we've
really been sleeping comfortably
lately.
I'm in good health, SO don't
worry about me"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01
Poison Wins in
Hard Fought Game

Libby Terriers lost to the strong
Poison five last Friday in one OF
the hardest fought basketball games
OF the year. The Poison boys were
out in front in the first quarter
8 to 8. The second quarter saw
Poison getting still father ahead by
a margin of 2o-l7. In the third
quarter Poison was still going
strong with an easy lead of 1925.
However in the last quarter the
Terriers began to get hot on their
shots and came within two points of
tieing the game of 43-45.
Joe Matthias was high scorer Of
the game with % points. Bob Chap
man was high for Libby with 10
points.
The lineup follows:
.ihhy yI9I..
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01
Benefit Game
Nets S156.57

Net proceeds from the benefit
basketball game and dance spon-
sored- by Lbs students last Friday
totalled Sf56.57, according to re-
port by Lloyd SWanberg, faculty
treasurer The funds will be used to
partially defray medical and hos
pital expenses of the men injured
in an automobile accident several
weeks ago enroute back to Libby
from the basketball game at Column
bia Falls.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01
TROY MAN SERIOUSLY
WOUNDED

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Deyerle Of
Troy received a wire from the War
Department on January "a stating
that their son, S/Sgt. Roy B. Dey-
erie. was seriously wounded in Jan
uary somewhere in France. No
other details are available at this
time.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01
Wins Easy Victory
Over FIutheod
Reserves
BY Bob Chapman

Libby won an easy victory from
the Flathead Reserves last Saturday
at kalispell. The team, played even
ly throughout the first part of the
game with the score being 22=22 at
the half. The second half saw the
Terriers slowly pulling away from
Flathead and the game ended 45-34
with Libby out in front.
Nelson was high scorer Of the
game with % points while Hous-
ton was high for Flathead with Is
points.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01
MISSING IN ACTION

Word has been received that Pvt.
Gayle Eskildsen of Eureka is miss
ing in action in the Luxembourg
fighting, since December 90. He has
been overseas since July.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01

Mrs. Ralph Birmingham visited
during the past week at the Z. W.
Butts home at Rexford.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01

Officials were: Dutch Brewer,
referee, Fred Fisher, umpire; Ernie
Wood, timekeeper; Warren Mum,
scorekeeper.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01

Paul Bricker of Kalispell was a
visitor here this week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01
It's Munitions
Or More Lives,
Says Byrnes
Mobilization Director
Spins New Parable TO
Point Up Urgent Neec

~ CHARLES r. LUCEY.
Scrtpps -Hotrard stny Writer.
WASHINGTON. War
Mobilization Director james r.
Hyines wants U. s, troops to have
All the munitions they need. and
more to spare. lie believes lives
VIII be saved II insy get them
lha,s behind this big new pgixh
ier greater war production.
Mr.. Byrnes turns parable maker
TO tell his story.
when 4 hcusr catches fire. he
lfsys. YOU pour water on Il With
very bli OF pressure In The hose
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-01

IF some of the civilians could
see these boys as they come in from
the battle field they would realize
that no sacrifice is too graet to
-, oLo fcr thew,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-30
HELPING ALONG THE WASTE

The secretary in Key West office re-
marked few days ago about the large
volume of pamphlets, booklets and occa-
sionally book received from concerns or
individuals from various parts of the coun-
try, and in every instance the writer of the
article, or the concern behind it, tries to
drive home his particular brand of propa-
ganda.
We told the secretary that probably
it would surprise her to see the basketfuls
of such stuff that is received by The Citi-
zen, all of which is designed for publica-
tion and none of which is published, and
she remarked.
sAnd they tell us we have paper
shortage Another circumstance, in this
paper wastage, is that in an article of two
or three thousand words it is hard for one
to put ones finger on a salient fact. The
articles are made up chiefly of platitudes
and more platitudes, or generalities that
don't even glitter"
Thousands of persons some of them
corning groups, in the United States think
they have the secret to what should be done
IN the postwar world. This writer opposes
some of the findings at the Dumbarton
Oaks conferences, and another writer is
solidly behind every idea that was evolved
and put down on paper at Dumbarton
Oaks.
Thea writers of, some of the articles
S6fnind he Citizen of those persons who
think they are poets because they are able
70 rhyf13 one werd with another. In those
poems, whenever you run across above
you may bet 100 to one and be sure of
winning that in the following line or two
lines following, depending on the form of
he doggerel, you are sure to run across
"love"
The poetry" and most of the propa-
ganda not only wastes paper but words
also. But after all, that is the way of the
world. AS a motor must have an exhaust,
or burst, so all people must have an outlet
of some kind for their pent-up emotion, or
they would break mentally. However, we
should try to curb our feelings in these
times of paper shortage, that is, as re-
ported by the government, which wastes
more tons of paper than all the propa-
gandists and poets" smultiplied many
thousands of times, in this and all other
countries in the world.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-30
TOWARD ONE woRLDo8aa

An important decision has just been
handed down by Justice William H. Muir
ray of the Supreme Court of the State of
New York 1t holds that a newspaper has
a right to edit or reject in good faith adj
Yertising copy submitted for publication.
The New York Times had been sued by a
summer camp for refusing to print the
words selected clientele" in the camps
advertising and the judge held that the
use of the phrase was cloak and IAN
Indirect means to hide discrimination" and
that a newspaper cannot be compelled to
accept advertising which it considers dis
.eriminatory
= The judge is to be commended for his
Wisdom; the New York Times for it's intel
ligent stand. 1t is no secret that selected"
clientele, like discriminating" or ''eXclu-
sive" clientele, means that the guests are
selected, not on the basis of character or
achievements, or even of desirable social
qualities, but on the basis of race or creed.
IT means that they will be, in the words of
Adolf Hitler, all "Aryans." 1t is as out of
place in this country as the goose-step and
the torture chamber.
) From now on, thanks to this decision
no newspaper in New York state, at least
need publish this sort of thing if it does not
want to. No newspaper need accept adj
syertising that it considers un-American or
+undemocratic. This is another step for
ward IN the slow march toward the unity
I'VE hope to achieve here today, and tomor-
row in all the world.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-30
POSTWAR CONTROLS ADVISABLE

There is no general agreement as to
whether the chief danger to the national
economy, when the war ends, is run
away price rise" or postwar collapse of
values.
Strange as it may seem, both are pos
sble. Under the circumstances, it is not
strange that there are many economists to
suggest that the government retain its con-
trolls until the economic situation solidifies
BY maintaining something of managed
economy, 1t is suggested the people will be
best protected against either extreme
Against this contention is the argu-
ment that fBee markets with free wages
and free prices: permit national economy
to function at it$greatest efficiency. While
ut is admitted that prices rise where short
ages appear, the condition is corrected be-
cause industry turns to the operation that
offers the greatest profit and thus relieves
shortages.
This would be sound advice if the ma
ton can secure an economy completely free
of artificial controls, including those erect
ed by the master minds of business as well
as those enacted by Legislation. In the
United States there exist monopolistic con-
troll of certain materials and some products,
and so long as this is the case, it is foolish
to talk about the effect of any shortage
upon production~or upon prices.