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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-03
Local Girl Killed in Car Accident

Mr. and Mrs. Burr AlverSon re-
ceived the sad news Monday, by
wire, that their daughter, Dorothy
Sires, was killed in an auto acct
dent in Utah. The local Red Cross
received wire from Field Director
ARC of Hill Field, Utah, informing
them Of the accident T/Sgt. Sires
and his wife who have been in
Texas, were enroute to Ogden, Utah
where he had been ordered to re-
port. T/Sgt. Sires was seriously in
jured and is in an army hospital
His mother is on her way from Mis-
souri,. The body of Dorothy Sires
was brought to the mortuary at
Bountiful, Utah. The parents have
made arrangements to have the body
brought home. Burial will be in
the Tobacco Valley cemetery. Flu
neral arrangements have not been
made An obituary will be given
next week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-03
Church OF God Notes

Church Of God Notes
The last meeting of the Evange-
listic campaign was held Wednes-
day evening. Rev. E. v. Swineheart
has returned to his home at Clarks-
ton, WASH, after conducting these
meetings. Sunday afternoon at
p. m, Rev. Swineheart held q very
successful meeting at the Tooley
Lake school where there were about
so people in attendance.
Surprise Party IN Dave Crowley
Mrs. Dave Crowley was hostess to
a delightful surprise party on her
husband April IS in honor of his
birthday. The evening was enjoyed
by playing pinochle. Dave was the
recipient of many nice gifts, among
them large chocolate cake and
several boxes Of candy, catering to
Hhve's weakness. The hostess served
aMery delicious lunch. Prizes were
Don by Bert Roe Jessie Purdy, Ma
bel Peltier and Ross Badgley.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-03
Grange News

OIpuSc NcWS
The Tobacco Valley Grange met
April "a with go members pres
ent.
In an impressive ceremony the
charter was draped in remembrance
of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Two proposals for membership
were presented and four candidates,
Clara Brock, Roy Brock, Winnie
Wine and Ralph Wine were given
the obligation of the third and
fourth degrees
Brother Leonard Peterson, Mas
ter of Uraland Grange, spoke con-
corning the fencing Of the G. N.
right-of-way. He also extended an
invitation to all our Grange people
to attend a dance given by their
Grange in Warland.
Jennie Alverson reported on the
arrangements being made for the
dinner to be served for the people
coming to the field meet Plans for
cheese making demonstration were
discussed.
There will be special open meet
ing May Is at $50 A representa-
tive of the Fish and Game Commits
sion will be here and motion pic
lures will be shown. A covered
dish lunch will be served.
A number of people are interested
in having gopher poisoning day
throughout the valley to be about
June L. Plans will be completed
later.
Business Agent Mackey reported
a car load of feed grain has been
ordered and. that there is a posi-
bility of getting carload of salt
into this area.
Mrs. Jessie Fagerberg, who was a
guest for the program and lunch
spoke on the importance of the 7th
War Loan Drive.
Since this was Pomona program,
the Legend of Pomona was read by
Mary Moses.
An essay Growing and Caring
for Apples in Lincoln County,"
written by Mary Jacobson, was read
by Helen Sicily.
Home on the Range" was sung
by Ray Frost and was dedicated to
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Neva West, A. c. Mackey and
Howard Helms tied for first in
berry quiz. In a vegetable seed
Identification contest, Mrs McMul-
len and Howard Helms tied for first
place.
A fruit tableau was given in
which Mr.. and Mrs. Borup were
pear, Jennie Alverson was a plum,
Lois Robbie was a peach, and Fred
Anderson and Fred Johnson were
two nuts.
A short play, THE Awkward
Maid" was presented by the Ora
matte club with Mary Quirk, Mary
jackson and Helen Sicily in the
cast.
The table was set for those hav-
ing birthdays in April with Mrs.
Fagerberg and Cpl. Robert Moses as
guests.
The Grange card party given Fri
day night was well attended and
tidy sum was raised. High scores
were won by Helen Sicily and
Burr Alverson while the low prizes
went to Mabel Shea and Orval
West. AS this was the last party Of
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-03

artistic creations are being super
vised by Mrs. Ambrose. The sew
enth grade have started work IN
perspective in their art class, under
the direction of Mrs. Ambrose.
The assembly program Friday was
given by Carlee Roberts. She gave
talks on Alaska and Mexico, where
she has lived, and showed pictures
and souvenirs of both places. Dom
aid Barney completed q talk on
Japanese customs which was begun
last week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-03
With Our Bows

Sgt. Benjamin E. Gael writes that
he has met school mate Of his in
the Aleutians, Don Whitmarsh. Don
is the only person Ben has met that
he knew. Sgt. Gael has served in
the Aleutian area for almost two
years.
Pvt. Billy Smithson arrived Sat
urday from Camp Roberts, Calf,
to spend his furlough with his folks
at Trego and sister, Mrs. B. itch
bourne of Eureka. He leaves May 8
for Fl Mead, Md. Billy reports that
he saw Pvt. John Holder every Sat-
urday night from Camp Roberts.
Word has been received that Pvt.
Lowell K Deseve, grandson OF Joe
Deseve, has been released from a
prison camp.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-03
Harry Avedisian Found Dead

Harry Avedesian Of Fortine, who
has been working there on the sec
ton for a number of years, was
found dead at his home Monday
morning. His body was brought to
Eureka by Mr.. Zook. Funeral ar
rangements pending.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-03

Capt. George Long, son of Mrs.
Ethel Long, writes that he has been
sent 10 Germany on so day de-
tached service, in a supervisory ca
pacity for the purpose of inspect
ing the hospitals in that country
that have been taken over by the
Allies.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-03
Hospital Notes

Admitted-A. J. Kinney, May l.,
Floyd Reed, April 80; Harold Ed
ridge was admitted April % and
passed away April g. Evelyn Le-
chot, from Seattle, amitted April
70 and baby boy weighing Az lbs.
born the 9th. Evelyn was dismissed
Tuesday, but the baby will remain
for few days
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-03

Each room in the grade school has
collected several bundles for the
old clothes drive. The lower grades
have been busy making May bas-
kets which they filled with flowers
from the foothills around town.
New pupils: Roy Douglas entered
the first grade. Ronnie Torrey has
returned from Whitefish and re-en-
rolled in the fourth grade. The
fourth grade is making pretty dress
er scarfs, lunch cloths and pillow
cases from flour sacks. The chill
dren are making their own designs
cut from folding paper various
ways, and using these to stencil on
their cloth, by using crayolas. These
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-03

With Our Boys In the Service

With Our Boys In the Service
Cpl. Henry Raber writes home
from India. where he is serving in
the Army medical corps.
PFC. Laurence Larry Owen is
with the infantry in Germany.
Cpl. Gerald Smith, son OF Mrs.
Alfred Peltier, is back in the u. S..
after serving with the Marines in
the South Pacific.
Dale B. Schermerhorn. r. M. 1/c
petty officer, writes home that he is
stationed somewhere in the Mar
ianas for the duration, and COM
ments that he has been feasting on
bananas and coconuts.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-03
Roosevelt School News

The students Of the Roosevelt
school, from the first to 9th inclu-
sive, helped clean up tn eschool
yard Friday. Various children
brought rakes, and shovels We're Sc
cured from school. Various sections
of the school yard were assigned to
groups for cleaning. Leaves and
scraps were raked into piles and
burned.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-03

the series the grand prizes were
gwen Elsie Heirs was high among
the la IS ara Paul Morrison among
the moa.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-03
L. c. H. S. Notes

- ~. n. .. MUGS
District Track meet was held in
Poison Friday, April 81. Eleven boys
left from Eureka to participate in
the event. Contestants were repre-
sented from Eureka, Whitefish, Pol
son, Kalispell, Roman, Dixon and
St 1gnatius. Eureka boys took third
place; first place was won by Poll
son and second place by Kalispell
Eureka boys scored as follows. Dom
aid Morgan, LIST in the 100 yd. dash
and End in the javelin event; Dale
Wilson, LIST in the half mile and
mile run. Bernard Benson, 3rd in
broad jump; Bill Gwynn tied for
End, 3rd and 4th in high jump
A group og Sophomores gathered
at the Norman Korn home Monday
about 8 p. m. to surprise young Nor
man on his birthday. The evening
was spent enjoying games. Mrs.
korn divided the guests into four
groups and sent each out around
the town on "scavenger hunt" in
which they collected buttons, dust
cloths, socks, etc. The toughest as
signment was getting the signature
OF J. r. Livengood, which task was
only completed by two of the
groups Following the games a de-
llclous lunch, consisting of birthday
cake and ice cream, was served By
Mrs. korn. Norman received gifts
from the group. To wind up the
OCCASION in a fitting manner the
group held Norman down on the
floor and gave him the birthday
honors by hand.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-03
Passing Track for Great Northern

Railway
Work is progressing nicely on the
project OF putting in the passing
track from Fortine to Tobacco Sid
ing. About seven miles Of track are
to be put in. The camps are prac-
tically constructed now at the prof.
ect. So far there is one shift Of
about 80 men working on the prof.
ect. A little later it is expected there
will be two shifts working. It is es-
timated the work will continue UNI
til about the first of August.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-22
Epes Fate In
Jury Hand

Columbia. s. c.. Sept. % APP
The fate OF 1t. Samuel c. Epes.
dashing young Army officer who
is charged with numbering his
school teacher wife for the love OF
19-year-old blonde, was expected
to be placed in the hands OF an all
male jury late today.
Lawyers painted two pictures OF
Epes before the jury:
The prosecution portrayed him
as cunning Wife.slayer who
planned and executed a nearly per.
feet crime. even to burying his 9S.
pound wife, Mary Lee Epes, in an
abandoned foxhole, so he could
love a blonde war worker he met
on maneuyers in Louisian.
The defense pictured him as a
devoted but sometimes philander-
ing husband whose only offense
was to lose his head when his wife
died OF an overdose OF sedative.
Epes admitted spending a "pla.
tonic" weekend with the other
woman" 19-year-old Nelson Kings.
land. in a New Orleans hotel, and
30 endearing letters he wrote her
in ~ days were entered as evidence
in the trial record.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-22
Navy Needs
Wider Canal

Washington, Sept. ZAP The
Nays new $4,000 ton aircraft car
riers, biggest warships afloat, are
too hefty to pass through the Pana-
ma canal. In order to reach the
Pacific they must round Cape Horn
or sail east.
Confirming this today, naval
sources said it is not case OF a
man building a boat In his base.
ment too big to take through the
door. 1t isrsimply recognition that
the canal, as a controlling factor
in naval construction. is outmoded.
The three Behemoths are the
Midway, already commissioned; the
Franklin d. Roosevelt, launched
but not commissioned, and the
Coral Sea, still under construction.
They were designed for the in
fighting which looked inevitable
in the Pacific war.
Their inability to transit the ca
nal would have made little differ
ence. From New York to Tokyo
is about 10000 miles by the Pana-
ma aCnal: about $1,000 by the
Suez; about $1,000 by the Cape Of
Good Hope and about 10000 by
Cape Horn.
supplemental locks, begun be.
fore the war but not completed.
will eventually permit the carriers
to get through the canal.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-22
Treaty Talks
to End Soon

London, Sept. 22-AP-In an
ever-tightening atmosphere OF sec
recy requested by Russian Foreign
Commissar Vyachlesav NJ. Molotov.
the Big Five Council OF Foreign
Ministers prepared today to wind
up talks on peace treaties and talk
up control OF the Dardanelles and
European waterways.
A reliable source said Molotov
protested that the Councils com.
muniques have been too detailed,
that minutes Of meetings have been
too extensive, and that too much
information has leaked out Of
closed sessions.
Results became apparent quick
ly. Last nights cOmmunique said
only that the Romanian and Bull
garian peace treaties we're discuss
ed. with Soviet proposals as basis,
and that British and L. S. views
were being considered.
Hungary will be the next nation
on the peace treaty log.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-22
Held
For Robbery

Three Ypsilanti boys. all II years
old. were arrested this morning
by city and state police and admit
ted robbing Walter Butler, 1924
Sudbury st. Willow Village. short
ly after / o'clock.
Butler reported that a boy whom
he had met earlier in the evening
had accompanied him to S2S Rail
road st, in a taxiCab, and that when
the cab drove away, the boy, with
the help Of two others who had
been waiting in a parked car, at
tackled him. throwing him TO the
ground and took his billfold.
Local police suspected local
lad who had been in several minor
escapades. He was found at his
home. just outside the city, and
admitted his part in the unarmed
robbery, and implicated the other
two boys.
Arrested by city police at their
homes, they. too, confessed They
claimed there was S22 in the bill
fold; Butler claimed there was $47.
The boys told police they drove
around town, divided the cash, and
threw the billfold off the Cross
st. Bridge. Officer Charles Fortu-
nato found It. and S21.62 was re-
covered from the boys.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-22
Small Port
ar Refuge

Hong Kong, Sept. 22-AP- The
tiny Portugal colony OF Macao,
only neutral port in the Far East
during the war, eased through he
conflict with hardly a scratch, visi-
tors from the city said on their ar
rival here today.
A food crisis caused some
deaths and one raid hit the air.
drome area.
The small colony, pinned % the
China coast a few miles south OF
Hong Kong, became a haven for
refugees rom all parts OF China,
Thousands OF persons from Canton,
Hong Kong and Kowloon sqeezed
into the port city where there al
ready were a quarter Of a million
people 600 per square mile.
During the war. Macao suffered
severe attacks of japanese inva-
sion filters" and several times was
in the path of Allied bombing raids.
Governor Babriel Teixier made the
city available to the homeless.
friendless. and moneyless people
from nearby Japanese occupied cit
les. Virtually the entire Portuguese
population. Of Hong Kong moved
10 Macao where the refugees were
taken care Of with British funds.
The 500 American citizens. most.
ly Filipinos and Chinese, were
cared for with funds from Amer
lea.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-22
William w. Davis
Gets Appointment

Announcement has been made Of
the appointment of William Win
ston Davis, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William T. Davis, 1902 Grant St,
to the West Point Military Acadee
my. Davis took the examination
that won for him the appointment
while stationed on Okinawa last
July.
Appointments can be acquired
only after passing a written exam
nation, after which selections are
made by the congressman on the
basis OF the highest grades This
appointment came from Congress
man Earl Kitchener, and is one OF
the quota of three for this district.
Davis holds a commission, war
rant officer junior grade. and is
a veteran OF the Pacific war. He
is stationed in the Philippines
awaiting assignment for his group.
He left Okinawa soon after VI
day.
Before entering the Army two
years ago, Davis was student IN
chemical engineering at Cornell
University. and for a time after
entering the armed forces he went
to school under ASTP regulations
He is a graduate OF Newtrier High
School. Winnetka. Ill.
Davis was Immediately notified
by his parents OF the appointment.
The news came first from the con-
grssional circles to his home. No
answer has as yet been received
from him but it is expected that
he viii accept the appointment.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-22
Plane Starts
Fire IN Miami

Miami, Fla, Sept. pap Two
Navy planes, one OF them apparent.
ly in trouble. collided and started
a two-alarm fire. The accident &C.
CURED only four blocks from the
city's main business intersection,
One OF the one-man, single-en-
CINE night fighters from the Mel.
bourne. Fla, Training Station
struck the roof OF the futile Hotel
Garage, broke through and
knocked down a wall OF an adjoil-
ing hardware warehouse, setting
both buildings ablaze.
The warehouse was destroyed
and the garage, used by the Navy
and Coast Guard, badly damaged.
The other fighter plunged to the
street, ricocheted across parking
lot and smashed into the warehouse
wall where it burned.
Less than block from the crash
and fire were an arena where a
wrestling match with 1900 spec
tators was in progress, recreation
hall. where bowling matches were
being played by 125 persons, and a
well-filled hotel,
Spectators on Miami Beach re
ported the troubled plane sputtered
through the darkness low over
crowded resort hotels, then disap-
peared in the direction Of Miami
with four other planes buzZing
around, seemingly attempting to
lead it.
Some witnesses said one plane
was afire in the air, but this was
not substantiated.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-22
Loan Inquiry
Troublesome

Washington. Sept 22-Democrat.
ic members OF the House Ways and
Means Committee undertook today
TO force through some plan for dis
posing OF the Elliott Roosevelt fin.
ancial inquiry. A strategy confer
ence followed defeat of three reso-
lutions on the case Friday.
The Democrats first defeated a
Republican proposal to call Roose-
welt and four others as witnesses in
open committee sessions. The 9th.
ers are John Hartford, head OF the
Great Atlantic g. Pacific Tea Com.
pany who loaned Elliott $500. 900:
Jesse Jones, former Commerce sec.
rotary. who repeatedly settled the
loan for $4,000: and Roosevelt's
two partners in the development of
a Texas radio chain.
The committee then rejected two
motions from the Democratic side
One would have sent the invest.
igation record TO the House, con-
curing in a recommendation by
counsel for the Internal Revenue
Bureau that Hartford be allowed a
bad debt deduction in his 1912 in.
come tax on the $4,000 he lost in
the transaction
The other would have Transmit
ted the record to the House with
a notation that the committee
does not challenge" statements
submitted in writing by Roosevelt.
Hartford, Jones and others. This
would have left the Revenue Bur.
eau free to rule on the bad debt
deduction
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-22
PIasma Reserve Needed For
Use of County Physicians

In order to have free blood plas-
ma available to all doctors and
hospitals in Washtenaw County
the County Red Cross is cooperat-
ing with the State Department Of
Health in a drive which will begin
Oct. s and last through Oct. IL to
build up the State Blood Bank at
the Washtenaw County Red Cross
Headquarters, 1901 Washtenaw
Ave. Ann Arbor.
Prospective donors are asked to
call the Ypsilanti Red Cross for
appointments. Donors from the
ages Of IS to so will be accepted
but those under q should have a
parents permit.
The blood contributed will be
available in plasma form to all
doctors and hospitals in the county
free of charge. This program is
endorsed by the Michigan State
Medical Society.
For the past two years Washte-
nav County has been using Dor
rowed plasma. An effort is being
made TO repay those debts and
build up a reserve supply here
Plasma is used in the treatment
OF accidents and burns. severe
hemorhage. after prolonged opera
tions, for the treatment OF shock
following prolonged or Difficult.
childbirth. as a supportiye meas.
ure in infectious and communica-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-22
SaWnliII,
Air Base
Men Out

The country's idle resulting from
strikes and forced shutdowns for
a varied line Of industries and bust
nesses today mounted to around
100000, high for 1916 and more than
100000 above the number idled by
disputes Immediately preceding VI
day.
AS government agencies planned
efforts to halt the rising trend of
labor strife, the biggest strike
threat in weeks came from the Pa
cific Northwest. the policy com
mittee of the Lumber and Sawmill
Workers Union (AFL) in Portland.
Ore, announcing demands for a
s110 an hour minimum wage was
refused and $4,000 members would
strike at 1901 a. IN. Monday.
A second strike threat came from
New York City by the CIO Trans
port Workers Union. The union
said unless 500 persons we're kept
on their Jobs at the Miami, Fla,
base, a strike. of 5000 ground per-
sonnet OF Pan American world air
ways, would be called. Union lead.
ers said they had advised the Ma
tional Mediation Board in Wash
ington the air line had advised 500
of its Miami employees they would
be laid off Oct. l. They said the
workers told them they will not
accept the layoffs and unless they
are cancelled they will strike.
One bright spot was reported
along the troubled scene. In Wash.
ington, heads of seven AFL unions
involved in the six months strike az
Hollywood movie studios reached
an agreement which AFL Presi-
dent William Green predicted would
end the jurisdictional dispute. The
union leaders agreed to let repre-
sentatives OF the locals involved
at the studios try TO effect a settle
ment.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-22
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Japs Told to
60
Step on 1t

Tokyo. Sept. Pap General
Macarthur issued a new "step-on-
il" order to Japan's government
today. this time cracking down on
the Nipponese naval police.
He brushed aside Japanese plans
TO retain 1l.269 at the end of Octo,
Der until all arms are collected,
bluntly demanding complete de
mobilization before Oct 81.
Naval police stores Of arms and
ammunition must be placed in Gus
tody of civil police by the new or.
der
Plans called for the taking over
today Of Japau's naval base at
Sasebo on western kyushu by the
L. s. Fifth Marine Division, heroes
OF Two Jima. Advance elements of
the Fifth Amphibfous Corps occu-
pied the airfield at atom-bombed
Nagasaki. 50 miles south Of Sase-
DO. yesterday.
Macarthur new order for de-
mobilization Of the naval police,
like all Macarthur orders, auto
matically became a legal Japanese
government order by a process just
approved by the Nipponese privy
council
Evacuation Of more than 5000
American. British. Dutch. Austral-
ian. Canadian and Japanese pris-
oners Of war, recently liberated
from Il camps on Kyushu, was com
pleted today. They were cleared
through the atom-bombed port Of
Nagasaki Many We're survivors
OF Corregidor and Bataan.