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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
Picnic HOnOrS Kenneth
Frerch'S Birthday

Mesdames Frank and Fred
French, Frank Frye and Henry
Cody entertained at get together
on the Fred French ranch last week.
The occasion served the dual pur-
pose of celebrating Kenneth
French's birthday and hoporing sew
eral out of town friends (who spent
several days visiting friends and
relatives in Troy. The dut of town
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Bode
Thornton, Mrs. Webb Jones, Do
lores, Donna and Larry Jones, Mary
Smith, Mrs. Gail Hosea and chill
dren, Keith and Sharon, Teddy Cob
bledick, besides the hostesses and
their families. A very enjoyable ev-
ening was spent by all but most es-
pecially by the honored guest who
besides receiving many lovely gifts
had a beautiful birthday cake re.
plete with candles.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
OPA Lecturer Coming Aug. Is

A call to all the men and wom-
en- of Troy: Please set aside August
Is. On this date in the Troy High
School Auditorium at 8 o'clock an
OPA lecturer from Helena will give
'the why" and the wherefore"
about many things of grave concern
to Mr.. and Mrs. General Public
This lecture is sponsored by the
Junior Woman's Club of Troy.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02
Junior Woman's Club

On Wednesday evening the mem
bers of the Troy Woman's Junior
club met on the lawn at the Farris
home. Grouped around the fire
place the ladies conducted the bus
mess meeting and the president,
Miss Ruth Crush, was present The
program consisted of the reading
Of the play, THE Winning Trick" by
the program committee of four.
Miss Betty Russell. the hostess
served open faced sandwiches with
all the appetite appeal we read
so much about, and coffee brewed
right on the spot, was served piping
hot. Group singing brought the ev-
ening to clase.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02

Sales books lin duplicate) for
sale at all time at Western News
office. II
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02

Rationing has made dinnertime in
many homes whenever the company
decides to leave.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02

Bargains for you! Lots Of them In
the advertisements in this news
paper. You are losing money If you
do not read them. Il
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02

Last weekend Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
French and Kenneth and Judy left
on Friday for Garfield where Mrs.
French's sister, Mrs. Alvin Klavano
and family, Rebecca, Keith and
Wayne, from Lebanon, Ore, also ar
rived to spend the weekend with
their grandmother, Mrs E. y. Howe,
their mother, Mrs S. E. Whsle, and
their sister, Mrs. Ralph Akin, and
her husband and their family, Mar
garet and Clifford. The guests were
extensively entertained by the host
esses, and very pleasant visit was
terminated on Monday when all
left for their respective homes.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02

G|GAN TIC IA
director the Office Defense transportation on the subject Il forth
coming troop movements in the United States.
transportation upon
the nations Chief Executive American aes u be ovd
from Europe to meet and wipe out the tyranny Of the East In order
do this obost of soldiers will transported the full length of the
North American continent.
required every ingenuity
armies Europe period Of four This time the job
mus be done IN ten months .
What must be done in those months7 The JOB confronting
statement:
March,
landed at ports along Atlantic coast from Maine Florida By
expected that they will arrive the 100000
month.
"Most BY 5000 to Pacific
Coast But that's only part Of the story.
Before ship to the Pacific battle areas they have
been from Atlantic
graphically and moved to Army nearest their home After
uough home will report
to retaining
The trip will be staging somewhere the West
His seventh trip will be made from staging shipsde
our railroads accommodate the equivalent Of 20 million
period gigantic taking place.
provide speedy comfortable transportation
per will this
country the progresses
eve transport newly sodiesperhaps million in
II months and also supply transportation for the remainng
continental United States well for the Navy Coast Guard and
Marines
Today the armed forces have first call virtually all Of the nations
railway passenger equpentmoet than $4,000 Of types
And this considerably less equipment than available in
9ls when the military demand for transportation
far smaller than
Great Norcrns sharing with other Western lines the responsibility
performing 1.-THE gigantic task already has resulted less
Northern for civilian travel Military requirements in
will dictate further uramens necessary
The railways wachwod today Fighters First We know
wouldn't want it any other way
REAT NORTHERN RAIL
SPIKE THE JAP-GET A RAILWAY JOB NOW
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02

Say ~ saw it in the News.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Retziass and
son, frankie and Henry, are week
G guests At the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. j. Weidner.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-13

ThurS-d4-Y- -aftrrup1n- Mrs
John II Abbott OF GlcnhurSt
drive VIII entertain A. tea and
a shower for Mt~. George :.
HtN6n. Guests viii include:
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-13
Mrs. Rafhbone Hostess

AiaS-R- John RAIhhane Mas
hostess ar luncheon Al Devon
Gables on Wednesday for tAe
following friends
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-13
CWVS 10 Select
Officers Thursday

THE TW Fiji annual
meeting OF The College Women'S
Volunteer Service viii be held
IN ! 30 q. mn on Thursday At
lne club headquarters in Ferry
avenue Election of officers viii
be held. Tea witt fottoW the
meeting
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-13
Yacht Club Scene
OF Fashion Show

A LADIES bridge luncheon
and fashion show viii be held
May - in the Detroit Yacht
Club.
Mrs. Earl Ward and Mrs.
Henry -RnrkAaHelt- wifi wifi be host
cSSeS Member, Nho viii model
during the afternoon will be
MesdameS Eugene Porch. Cor
don LicSemer a p. Willis. Eu-
gene 0LeafS Curtis Smith.
Carl Haberma>. % Charles w.
Fargo, Dr Erua MortenSen and
Misses Mary Ann Ward and
Carolyn Hook
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-13
Guilds Plan Fete

Enc several guilds OF 81.
James Church are planning
their annual spring festival. May
-. with the traditional pet
parade forming ~ l o clock.
Mrs. John Hammond is general
chairman with Mrs Forest B.
Hubert, assisted by Mrs John
". Shcncfrid and Mrs. Lance
&. Minor, IN charge Of The
parade
Mrs Marvin Bodocn tEStclla
MacauleN B., visiting her par
cnTS- VI and Mrs Howard Far
rcll OF Sunield road ior 4 fort
night and IT. BodcCn has come
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-13

y
Cleveland Heights, Irene Surt-
man of Crosse Pointe and
Mary Jane OlsaYe.r Of
Plymouth.
Cpl. George StearnS Of Chi
cago will be best man and uSh-
erS include w r. Moody Walter
Moreland. Carl Book and Emcr-
son Brown.
Many parties have been
planned for the hrIde-eieCt, the
first having taken place Thurs
day when Mrs. Emerson Brown.
Mrs. Everett Alien Mrs William
Klein and Mrs. Ernest Morrow
were Joint hoSteSses AT a lunch-
con and shower aal the Emer-.
son home sally Carey gave
luncheon and shower Saturday
noon and Margcry Walton and
Patty Burke VIII be h0Sic~Ses al
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-13
Henderson, Phsfo

from Stuart Field, y. Y forthe
weekend
Birmingham branch Of the
Women National Farm and
Garden Society VIII have a,
guest speakers, Monday A. the
Birmingham Community iioHye
Mrs. Nevn c. Barnes, Mrs Her
hert Dyer and Mr, George Bou.-
tea. Mrs Harold r Chapel ana
Ms. William G. Howe viii pre-
side AZ The tea, which will fol-
lOW.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-13

IAIEe d aLIaH.lMcHL.L0 -
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-13

MIR AND MRS. ARTHUR
MACAGLEY OF Pleasant Ridge,
announce thc engagement OF
their danghier. BcllN 20 L..
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-13
Mi,n,inghao Girl
&sb MdAng 1ay
BIRMINGHAM, May y.

DORIS FRANKLIN. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Floyd A.
~ Franklin has chosen May 26 the date her marriage
TO Pfc George T. s. Sezer of Mr. and Mrs. Waiter A
Stelzer Urbana o. who stationed Washington, d. c.
The Rev H. Glenn Harris will read the service o'clock and
a reception at Birmingham Golf Club will follow
Alice Nielsen Of Buffalo y. Y. will be maid Of honor and
bridesmaids will include Sally Carey Virginia Pierce Of
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-13
Betty Macauley's Troth To IT, De Forge Told

John y DeForge, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. d, D. DeForge of r.. Euclid
avenue II. DeF'orge IS stationed
m Europe.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-13

The engagement of Miss
Gail Pritchard To 20 , e
Dennis Lenahan, USNR,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
4. Lenahan Of Crosse
Pointe Farms, is announced
by Mr. and Mrs. r ".
Pritchard of Lakewood o.,
parents Of the bride elect.
the mothCr-dalChter banquet 10
hr given an ST James parish
house on May Is IS Mrs. Vim
cent Brow as chairman assisted
-t1,4--4Attt--. James -AcElHe+ iAAi r. =.
John Nsiii Mrs George FiSner
and Mrs leslie Schmid1kc.-
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-13

tea Sunday afternoon Many
other affairs are planned for the
-UPXT fortnight.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-13
He Club
7 o Meet
CROSSE lie MAY y

THE Crosse lie Garden Club
Il will meet on Friday AZ the
home of Mrs. a. Louis OConnor
on Win d mill Pointc. The
speaker viii be Mr. William
YeagPr Of Detroit horticullural-
iSt, chairman of Wayne County
for Victory gardens Members
Will take flowers from Their own
gardens for artistic arrange
mcntS
Assisting on the rcirc>hment
committee for after the PLAY,
"Pettlcoat Fever. this Satur-
day we're Mrs David Finley as
chairman with Mrs. William
tTebS I'M charge oi table deco
rations. Acting as hoStesses
were.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-13


AaNffn-f aaE.-.a. ..a. t--i-- f.f
Rutherford Hct,sf r.onrs cornell
James stone Ii
The director Of "Petfieoat
Fever" Sidney Corbctt III and
Mrs. Corbetl, Saturday night
ate giving iHfTr purity after
the shoH- and haYc- 11l1trd- ali
those who helped IN any way 70
make the production succcSS
Pvt Joseph COrbctt VIII ar
rive on Tuesday from Miami
Fla. 10 spend 20 days with his
parents
The Friday Musicale met tiu~
week Al the horne ef NF--
Rohert-A -AIeAaHdef iH ft.avff
RMcr- road.
In charge oi aLranremcutst toF
Evening star., 1945-06-11
Watergate Tickets
Go on Sale TODAY

Music lovers who want single
tickets for the opening Water Gate
concert by the National Symphony
Orchestra, next Sunday, had their
opportunity today. The tickets went
on sale at the symphony box office
at Kits Music Store, 1880 G street
NV.
Walter Prendergast, chairman of
the Summer Concerts Committee,
announced that the price of in
dividual tickets has been reduced so
that best seats may be obtained for
Sl.80, compared with a S2.40 price
last year. Other reserved seats cost
$l.2O, with unreserved seats costing
go and 80 cents. Unreserved seat
tickets may be had in strips of five
Tor $3.50 or s3.75 at the box Office.
thus reducing the price still further.
The tickets are good at all regular
and special concerts.
Conductor Hans Kinder has an
nounced that the opening Water
Gate concert will be played "in graft
tude for victory in Europe and in
hope OF speedy and final victory in
Asia" Beethoven's Fifth or "Vic-
tory" Symphony will be performed.
as will other works representative
OF the United Nations. Carl Sand
burg will act as narrator in Aaron
Copland's "A Lincoln Portrait"
Evening star., 1945-06-11
Sentencing Of Wright
Delayed by Court

Justice T. Alan Goldsboroueh O,
District Court today continued unit
next Monday the date for sentenc.
Ing Berry G. Wright, a partner ir
the Wright Beef Co., wholesale meat
dealers, on charge of contempt
Of court.
Wright had been scheduled to be
sentenced today, but Justice Colds
borough decided to study the case
further before imposing sentence
after hearing arguments by oppos.
ing counsel.
In May, Mr.. Wright pleaded gull
ty to the contempt charge for vio-
lating the terms of a 1943 injunc.
ton by selling meat at above-ceiline
prices.
At the time the injunction was
issued, Wright was an employe OF
another firm.
Assistant OPA Enforcement At
torney J. Grahame Walker, In argu-
ing the case, urged a substantial Jail
sentence for Wright. In turn
Wrights attorney. H. Mason WEIGH
argued that there were mitigating
circumstances in his clients case. He
told the court that Wright had made
no more profit than would have
been made In normal times.
Mr.. WEIGH also developed the
thought that there Is an adequate
supply of meat but that under con-
Evening star., 1945-06-11
Appeals Court Gives
.Si|verfarb Opinion

The United States Court of An-
peals today handed down an opinion
in connection with a Judgment it
rendered last April which affirmed
the conviction of Harry T. Silver
farb, AZ, who faces a 60-day jail
sentence and $4,000 fine on charges
of selling onions at above-ceiling
prices.
Silverfarb, who had been at liberty
on bond and skipped it, was returned
here recently and faces another
charge of larceny after trust of a
typewriter.
The United States Court of Ap-
peals last April affirmed Municipal
Court OF Appeals decision which
amrmed Silverfarb's conviction in
Municipal Court on the ceiling-price
violation. The appeals court an
nounced it would hand down an
opinion later In the opinion today,
written by Justice Thurman Arnold
the court found that certain error
was committed in admission of
evidence.
The court held. however, that it
did not find that Silverfarb was
substantially prejudiced merely be-
cause OF evidence of no proba tive
value was permitted to cucumber a
record which in other respects con-
tanned clear evidence on which the
jury could return verdict of guilty"
Justice Justin Miller concurred in
the opinion. Justice Henry w.
Edgerton, who heard the case with
Justices Arnold and Miller, said he
concurred in the result, but disagreed
on the thought that certain evidence
was improper.
Evening star., 1945-06-11
Jap Abandonment
OF Two Former j. ).
Bases in China Seen
BY the Associated pyess

CHUNGKING, June 11.-Chinest
assault forces today battled the JAP
anese within the outer defenses OF
Liuchow and closed In to within Il
miles of Kweilin, 80 Hailes to the
northeast, amid a growing belief in
the Chinese capital that the enemy
planned to abandon both Of these
former American air bases,
The Chinese high command an
nounced today that two prongs of q
Chinese drive were advancing on
Kweilin. A thrust from the north
west reached to within 10 miles of
the city yesterday, while another
aimed from the west advanced 1871
miles to reach point 1871 miles
from Kweilin.
The Chinese announced the cap-
ture Of two more unidentified towns
on the highway to French Indo-
China and said Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek's troops were NOV
Ing on Pingsiang near the border
OF the French colony and Kwangsi
Province.
The communique said the Japs-
nese had attacked toward the
Kwangsi border from the Indo-
China town Of Caobang, and were
engaged at the border town of
Chungchingfu, 10 miles northeast
OF Caobang. The Chinese previously
had reported the capture Of Chung
chingfu.
The high command said regulars
and local militia on June 3 CAP
tured Tenyun, on the West River 40
miles west Of the former treaty port
or Tsangwu (Wuchow), through
which the japanese forces in
Kwangtung invaded Kwangsi last
year.
Inconclusive fighting continued in
Honan Province at the japanese
bastion of Hsihsiakow, guarding the
approaches TO Hankow and the
Peiping -Hankow Railroad, the COM
munique said.
The Japanese were reported at
tempting to strengthen the east
flank OF the Canton -Hankow Rail-
road and better protect the ap-
proaehes to Canton and Hong Kong
Evening star., 1945-06-11
Pilot Bags Three Japs
Without Using Guns

By the Associated Press.
AN ADVANCED ARMY AIF
FORCE BASE, June 10 Delayed -
Fighter Pilot Robert j. Stone OF
Tracy, MINI, today knocked down
five Japanese planes-three with
out using his guns-in a raid by
the Army's 318th Fighter Group
on Southern Kyushu Island.
All together the group bagged
IT planes, bringing its total of enemy
aircraft destroyed in operations
from this Ryukyus base in the last
II days to 81.
1t. Stone was jumped by as jap
planes after he had shot down two
fighters and went from 5000 feet
altitude down to the deck" to try
to shake his pursuers.
Il was practically dragging my
belly on the ground when we raced
across an airfeld," he said. "A Jap
twin-engined bomber had Just taken
OF right in front of me.
II yanked back on the stick to
hop over the bomber and his prop
wash must have hit the two jap
fighters right behind me.
They ran together and both
crashed into the bomber. All three
went down In a heap"
1t. Stone hedge -hopped north
until he shook the remaining jap
anese. The five today ran his total
enemy plane score to seven, making
him an ace with two to spare"
Evening star., 1945-06-11
.Army-Nayy Journal
Inciting Distrust,
Soviet Radio Says
By the Associated Press.

~ ehc ASsoSldtc0 FfssS.
A Moscow broadcast recorded By
CHS today charged the Army and
Navy Journal with an attempt "to
incite distrust among the victors,
undermine their collaboration and
slander a tried and true ally Of the
American people
The Journal Is an unoficial pub-
lication published IN Washington.
A Soviet commentator declared
the Journal, in recent article titled
THE Mysterious Postwar Aims Of
the Soviet Government" expressed
dislike for existence Of q strong
army IN Russia and alarm over
establishment of friendly relations
between the Soviet Union and the
Eastern European and Balkan coun.
tries
THE authors conclusion is that
the United States should not re-
duce its armed forces only because
1t would deprive it of the possibility
OF bringing pressure to bear on the
Soviet policy" the commentator
added.
Asserting that the journal on
previous occasions accused the Red
Army OF unwillingness to co-ordi-
nate its operations with the actions
OF the Allies and attributed Red
Army successes to being "a plot of
the Soviet command with the Ger
man generals" the commentator
concluded: =
"Actuality made a laughing stock
OF these Army and Naval journal
strategists, but they continue with
the same arrogance to poison the
postwar atmosphere with peovoca-
tive inventions and slander. The
stand taken by this American Jour.
nal is very far from the real in
terest of the American anS all other
freedom loving peoples, the interest
OF universal peace and security"
Evening star., 1945-06-11
1hundershowers Forecast
For Capital Today

The Weather Bureau. predicting
thundershowers this afternoon or
evening, with more rain probable
tomorrow. reported today that thu
District has a deficiency Of rain
fall 50 far this year.
The temperature probably will rise
to 80 this afternoon, the forecaster
said.
Storms last night brought the pre-
cipitation up to 1.30 inches for the
"a hours ending at $50 am. today.
raising the total 50 far this month
to 251 inches. This IS lit inches
ahead Of normal for June to date.
Due to the dry spell earlier this
year, the Weather Bureau said,
la45 now Is stilI short 4.05 inches
of rain.
Buy bonds regularly where you
work tAYosleh Yayvou ~avSn~~
Evening star., 1945-06-11
Pefain Says He Sought
Armistice as Only Way
To Preserve France
BY the Associated Press

PARIS. June 11.-Marshal Petain
said today he had asked an armistice
as "the only way to preserve France. u
He told commission, questioning
him in prelude to his trial, that the
action prevented France from
becoming another Poland"
Asked at the final preliminary
interrogation before his trial why
he requested an armistice, Petair
answered
1T was the only way to preserve
France. I believe more than evel
that the armistice has been a say.
iour. 1t assured the liberty OF
hundreds of thousands Of soldiers
who would have been prisoners. II
enabled the existence of a free zone
preserved = the integrity of the
French empire and favored a land
ing Of the Anglo-Saxons.
ut also secured the existence OF
a French government authority
which has been able to protect
France. The armistice has pre-
vented France from becoming
another Poland"
In answer to question whether
the armistice was in keeping with
French obligations to Great Britain
that no separate peace be made, Pc
tain replied that Prime Minister
Churchill told him at Tours on
June 10, 1910, that England would
not abandon an unhappy ally, even
If she asks for peace"
II demanded an armistice, not a
peace" Petain said.
In statements read at the ques-
tioning by four members of the
commission, Petain asserted that he
always had favored the resistance
movement.
Placed at the head of a nation
under enemy occupation, I was
bound to give apparent satisfaction
to the occupants while the Allies
prepared for victory" one statement
said. "as Mr.. Laval was imposed
upon me by the Germans, I made
use Of him to calm them down.
This allowed me to dissimulate the
real ordinations of my politics.
Concerning the Allies. I granted
them the most substantial satisfac-
tions, which Is proved by the atti-
tude Of men representing me. men
like Weygand, Darlan, Gen Al
phonse) JUN, (Vice Admiral Ray
mond A. Fenard and others.
THE politics of an occupied coun-
try are forced to be double. 1 toll
Grated Laval as a necessary conces-
sion to the politics forced upon me
by the occupation. Playing this
part which he ignored himself, Laval
was not without utility for France. &"
Evening star., 1945-06-11
BY the Associated Press


For 90 years New Workers strolled
past the musty little bookshop oi
B. Westermann, in midtown Man.
haitian. stopping perhaps to browse
over its sidewalk bookstalls or to
buy first edition.
Now 1t is closed, and the Treas
ury yesterday told why.
For Is years starting in 1926 1t
was one Of Germany's most VAL
liable sources of United States mill
tary information, telling the, Ger
mans what kind Of guns this coun-
try was making, how fast Ameri-
can planes would fly, how big a
hole an American bomb could make
in the Wilhelnstrasse.
These activities came to light in
June, 1941. when the Treasury
stopped out of the country mailing
Of books and other literature. West
ermann's asked special permission
to continue mailings.
Travelled TO Germany.
The Treasury did some investi-
eating and this was the story 1t
unraveled:
Ernest Eisele, president Of the
company, was a native German and
a naturalized American citizen, as
were three of the directors. The
State Department found that for
years, directors and ofIicials of B
Westermann's had been making
frequent trips to Germany.
The Treasury found, too, that
since 1925 the firm had lost $25, ,0OC
annually but that Eisele had re-
ceived from German stockholders
bonuses totalling $4,000. His ex-
PLANTATION was that he had obtained
less expensive quarters for the
Evening star., 1945-06-11
Bridges
Continued From First Page.

cepted the first point, but the Sec
ond aroused so much opposition
that some Of the Big Five began
considering ways to soften it.
Formula Unexpectedly Enlarged.
When the legal advisers of the
Big Five started drafting a more
flexible formula concerning the in
vestigation of international situa-
tlons dangerous to the peace Of the
world" he said, "the Soviet dele
CATION stiffened its opposition to
any attempt to change this for
mula, and Unexpectedly enlarged it
so as to make it cover not only the
investigation,' but also any 'presen-
tation' and discussion of interna-
tional situations that might put the
peace of the world in danger"
Senator Bridges said Mr.. Hopkins
came into the picture when the
United States. Britain, France and
China opposed the Soviet interpre-
tation.
He CMr. Hopkins) obtained in
Moscow only and exclusively the
withdrawal of the extended Russian
Interpretation of the veto formula, {"
Senator Bridges said, 'but he did
not obtain any change of the Rus
sian attitude concerning the two
points involved in discussion at San
Francisco for the last six weeks"
Regular bond buying through pay
roll savings lets our fighting forces
know the home front Is behind them.