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Evening star., 1945-12-19
Rail Jam May Keep
$4,000 Soldiers on
West Coast for YuIe
BY the Associated Press,

by hbk hSSpCIhttu FEcSs.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 1s.-
Eighty-two thousand homebound
Pacific soldiers may be stranded in
West Coast ports on Christmas
unless a jam of rail facilities is
cleared, the Army predicts.
Many Navy men due for discharge
or leave also may have to spend a
holiday away from home. the Navy
said. No figures were available,
however.
While the number of soldiers and
sailors awaiting transportation
mounted to 100000, the Office of De-
fense Transportation stepped in and
ordered all western railroads to move
troop trains or empty cars for troop
shipments Just as fast as their
regular passenger trains" from now
until March /.
To Become More Critical.
With Christmas only six days
away. the situation will become more
critical, since the Army announced
it expected 110,700 more troops to
reach port by Monday.
The port of embarkation at San
Francisco, where $4,000 seryicemen
are concentrated, was far from
cheerful. Seventeen thousand more
are due to arrive today and tomor-
row.
The bulk of the men staged ir
the San Francisco area will be out
of here before Christmas. but many
Of them will not make it home ir
time for Christmas" a spokesman
said.
Los Angeles reported 10000 ir
camp and on shipboard.
Little Effect Noted.
The Army Transportation Corp
said the Association of American
Railroads order for 1000 NOR
coaches diverted to the west hat
had little effect to date.
Some OF the overflow In the Pa
cific Northwest was being route.
over Canadian railroads. In tn
Evening star., 1945-12-19

Seattle area there were 81, ,290 troops,
many aboard ships in Puget Sound.
In Chicago spokesman for the
Association of Western Railways
said the ODT order pertaining to
the speed of troop car movements
was purely a precautionary meas
ure."
Unfortunately some operating
people of the railroads have taken
their sweet time in connection with
the handling of some deadhead
equipment" the spokesman asserted
ANY railroad under the order is
subject to whatever fines can be i'm
posed by the ODT in the event it
delays any handling of deadhead
equipment being used in troop train
service from the Pacific Coast"
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Arthur D. H. Smith Dies;
Col. Houses Bioeropher

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19--Arthur D.
Howden Smith, 81, journalist, author
and biographer Of Col. Edward N.
House, died last night Of 4 heart
attack in his apartment.
A native New Yorker, Mr. Smith
joined the stan Of the New York
Post In 1906, remaining Is years.
He was q political reporter and
Washington correspondent for the
New York Evening Globe from 1919
to until 1920, when he returned to
the Post as asepecial correspondent
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Gen. Lerch to Retoin
ArnoId's Koreu Policy
b. the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press
SEOUL, Korea, Dec. II de-
layed4 Maj. Gen. Archer L. Lerch,
soon to succeed Maj Gen. A. v.
Arnold as Governor General of
Korea, said at his first press confer
ence today the American occupa-
ton policy here would be unchanged.
That policy. he added, is to assist
Korea to establish herself as soon
rs possible as an independent
nation and permitting withdrawal
Of American troops.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Chino Mops Rood Proorom

CHUNGKING, Dec. 10 tA1 China
will start f1ye-year plan next July
to construct approximately IS 900
miles of four-lane national high
ways. a spokesman OF the Ministry
Of Communications said today.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
Cpl. Don (. Utter
Receives Purple
Heart

Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Utter, former
Lincoln County residents now re-
siding in Nyssa, Ore, have received
the Purple Heart which was recent
ly awarded their son, Corporal Don
E. Utter. They have not received
any details at this writing. as to
what he received it for.
Corporal Don E. Utter joined the
Army, January 1910. He took most
Of his training at Fort Lewis, Wash,
later going to Fort Ord, Calf, from
where he was sent, with 301 Re-
con- Troop to the Aleutians in July
of 1913.
In January, 1914, he returned TO
the States and went to a recondi-
tioning center at Camp Moxey, Tex.
In September, 1914, he went to
England with the 80 Cav. Recon. So
(Mecz).
Corporal Utter was injured in the
left arm while in Belgium, on De
cember %, 1914. He was discharged
IT, on English hospital to return
a. once 10 Tic front with the First
Army.
Although Corporal Utter has no,
lived in Montana since 1899, he l1a,
's1nany relatives and acquaintance ii
and around Rexford and Eureka
and FOrtlne was his birth place.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
PRESBYTERIANS
MEETING HERE

The annual spring meeting Of the
PresbyterJ of Kalispell and the
Presbyterial, began this afternoon
in the First Presbyterian Church of
Libby. The meetings will continue
this evening and tomorrow morn
ing; and, will close in the after
noon.
This evening at $50 there will be
a pot-luck dinner in the church
basement. AT 7:45 there will be a
service of installation conducted by
the members of Presbytery, to in
stall the Rev. Clayton M. Shotwell
as minister of the local church. The
public is cordially invited to this
service.
Miss Ethel Higgins of the Ming
Quong Home for Chinese girls will
be the main speaker at Presbyterial
She will speak this evening at the
service; and also, in the morning
The women are urged to come and
hear Miss Higgins speak.
Among participants are Mrs
Frank B. Hills Of Kalispell, presi-
dent of Presbyterial, Mrs Floyd E
Loge of Butte, Synodical president
Mrs. Russell J. Prentice of Kalis-
pelf; Mrs. H. ]. McDougall and Mrs
S. G. Ratekin of Libby
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
Rod 8 Gun Club To
Meet April II

Donald c. Hargreaves, secretary
of the Libby Rod & Gun Club, in
formed the Western News the mex,
meeting of this organization will
be held Tuesday evening, April II
There are several very important
matters to come up at this meet
ing, and it is hoped that a good
attendance will be present
The local club has done good
work and brought a lot of COM
mendation from all over the state
from its past activities, and with
the responsibility shared in COM
mon by all sportsman's organiza-
tons, of preserving and building
up the supply Of fish and game at
the present time, not alone for our
own enjoyment and benefit, but as
our duty to those thousands OF
sportsmen now with the armed serv-
ice who will be returning to our
hills and streams, no lover OF the
outdoors should hesitate to get be-
hind our organization and boost ii
not alone by membership but also
by attendance and constructive
ideas. The-Rod & Gun club is one
of Lincoln county's outstanding or
Plantations.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
7th War Loan
Drive Opens
May I
Lincoln County Quota is
Raised ISL, 900; To Be
$136, 900.
J. A. KRALL WILL HEAD
CITY DRIVE IN LIBBY

A meeting was called Tuesday ev-
ening by Mrs. Jessie FagerberH,
county superintendent Of Lincoln
county, to organize the county for
the coming 18th War Loan at which
representatives from various organ
izations were present.
There will only be two loan drives
in 1945, so of necessity we will
have to make our quotas larger for
these two than in years where three
drives were held. In line with this
condition the quota Of *E.hssk>
for Lincoln county for the coming
18th Drive has been raised $61 600
above that Of the 9th loan, which
brings the coming quota up to.
$l36, 900.
The drive beginning May 7, will
be sponsored In Libby by the Amer
lean Legion and the Legion Auxi1-
larry. J. A. Krall has been appointed
to head the drive in Libby, and as
chairman Of the same will be assist
ed by Mrs. Marvin Kessel as secre-
tary, while w. r. Littell of The
Western News will be in charge Of
the publicity
Chairman Krall states that a
house to house campaign will be put
on in Libby, and all are urged to
be ready to back the drive to the
extent of their ability.
A full report of the set-up for
Lincoln county should appear in
next weeks issue Of The News.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
Vesper Program Well
Received Sun. Eve

A very appreciatve audience was
present Sunday last at the junior
high auditorium for the annual Yes
per Service presented by the high
school mixed chorus and girls
chorus. The program opened with a
18th century hymn, Praise to the
Lord, followed by IT'S the Holy
Hour Of Evening, by Beethoven,
and a Negro Spiritual, Go Down
Moses. Fern fisher, alto, accom-
panied by Patsy Gooselaw, sang
Sweet Hour Of Prayer.
The next chorus number was the
Cherubim Song No. 7 by Bortnian-
sky. Between the first and second
chorus of Pedestrians Alleluia the
scripture reading was given by Mar
gerry Hunter. Next was the Russian
air, Hank, the Vesper Hymn is
Stealing and an A Cappella number
by the Girls Chorus, In Silent
Night, by Johannas Brahms. Myrna
Peterson, alto, sang the solo in the
Negro Spiritual, Lord, l want to be
Christian. Other numbers were
violin solo, Ave Maria by Gound,
The Russian national hymn by
Lvoff and Peter Lutkins, The Lord
Bless You and Keep You. The &C
companist was Miss Germaine
Schlumm. Much credit must be Civ
en- to the Chorus and their director
Bert ]. Skakoon, for their very fine
| Vesper program.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
2 More Lincoln
Give Lives
in War

Two more Lincoln County youths
have paid the supreme sacrifice in
defending our freedom.
TROY-Word was received Tues
day Of this week by Supt. and Mrs.
Chas. R. Mattill Of Troy that their
son, It. Chas. r. Mattill, Jr., had
been killed in action over Two Jima
on March g. No further statement
beyond this fact was Immediately
available.
For the past six months 1t Mat
till had been stationed in the Pa
cific and the government telegram
definitely implies, that he was in
some one of the forward bases of
the 7th Air Force, operating in the
vicinity of this newly acquired is
land.
/ Two years training at the State
College, Bozeman, the regularly
prescribed course for cadets by the
Army Air Force leading to his
Field 1lt ii March arc ,''1j44 w wings g at Luke
quent experience in the single and
twin engine fighters, all were de-
signed to prepare him more ade-
quately to serve his country to the
utmost. Any tribute To- his ,lhaeianff
and valor will include these worms
lin action over Two Jima."
Pvt. Delbert Rhodes, son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rhodes, and
brother of Mrs. Ethan Birmingham
and Mrs. Vim. Bailey of the Eureka
district, was killed over Germany
on March 81.
With the increased tempo Of the
war, more and more causalties and
deaths are being reported, bringing
grief to us and our neighbors--
giving us cause to remember the
ideals of a democracy for which
manys are giving SO much--ideals
Of which we should take full ad-
yan.lUp
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
Mrs. Art Logsdon in
Critical Condition

Mrs. William Boothman was
called Sunday morning to Portland
by the serious condition of her sis
ter, Mrs Art Logsdon, who was re-
ported at the point of death follow
ing an accident. No details of the
accident nor the time of its oc-
curance have been learned by Lin
coin county relatives.
1t was necessary for Mrs. Booth
man to give pint Of blood for a
TRANSMISSION which was given Mon
day. The mother and another sister,
Mrs. Matilda Moore and Mrs. Euna
Mae Brown, both of Eureka are also
at the bedside Of the injured
woman.
Mrs. Logsdon is the former Elsie
Moore of Eureka. A letter written
Tuesday by Mrs. Boothman, states
that her Sister was still in very
critical condition.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
v. F. w. Membership
is High

The next meeting of Libby pos,
of the V. F. w. will be held Friday
April 20. 1t is hoped that good
turn out will be present and thai
all eligible members will be signed
up on or before that date. 1t will
be very easy if most of those who
are eligible come in to the organ
ization, to have the highest per
centage in the states membership
drive. The membership has now
reached the place where this goa
is in sight
All service men and the com
munity will be interested in know.
ing that the v. F. w. Club papers
have been OK'd by state command
err Vern Kelley and are now ir
Washington, D. c. awaiting fina
approval by the National organiza
ton. The state approval makes The
proposed club practically an assured
fact for Libby. Present plans cal
for an opening early in May. Watch
for further announcements.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
Lions 10 Push
Drives

Libby Lions favor the lowering OF
the legal voting age to l8 according
to results of poll taken at the
Lions meeting last Monday in the
Presbyterian church parlors. The
poll was taken prior to a debate pre-
sented by members of the Libby
high school debate team who de-
bated the advisability OF lowering
the voting age. Marilyn Neils and
Margery Hunter, affirmative team,
won from Gordon DeRosia- and
James Raft, negative side, by one
vote, having swayed or changed the
original opinion of one more Lion
than did the negative.
Ed Kemp, oil distributor, and w.
R. Littell, newspaper publisher.
were introduced as new members Of
the Lions club. Both men will be
initiated formally at the next meet
ing.
Earl Barkee, secretary, reported
that the drive for clothing to send
to people of War-stricken countries
of Europe was III progress, and that
receptacles for collecting were To-
Gated at all three school buildings,
and at the postoffice
April % will be the date OF the
next paper salvage drive sponsored
by the club, and an attempt will be
made at that time to obtain suf-
ficient scrap paper to fill freight
car for shipment
Jim Harris, chairman of the at
tendance and membership commit
tee reported that attempts are be-
ing made to contact all members of
the club in order to boost attend
ance.
DR.. L. Mossman, president, presid-
ed at the meeting. The dinner was
prepared and served by Fritz
Maurer.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
Columbia
Ass n Formed
al MisSou|d
Organization Opposing
Columbia River Authority
Formed Last Week.
GROUP COMPOSED OF I
WEST MONT. COUNTIES

MISSOULA-Wp-A new organ
ization opposing Columbia River
Valley Authority legislation, was
formed late last week in Missoula
by representatives Of seven western
Montana counties which are includ-
ed in the Columbia basin drainage
area.
The new group, the Upper Col
umbia association, voted complete
opposition to the proposed Column
bia Valley Authority, and stated
that the organization had been
formed for the sole purpose Of
fighting senate bill 460, the eva
measure.
Headquarters of the group will be
in Missoula, and plans are to be
formulated Immediately to bring
pressure toward the bills defeat,
association spokesman said.
Association directors are Dan
Korn, representing Flathead county;
Glenn Larson, Sanders. Carl Gulp,
Mineral; v. c. Hollingsworth, Ra-
valI; Lloyd Wallace, Lake, and w.
G. Neils, Lincoln. J.
Members said that opposition to
the eva measure is to protect our
rights" since creation of the eva
would "set up a super-government
within government-one which
would exercise control over our en-
tire economy, violate our states
rights; have jurisdiction over the
water, land, and timber resources
and the wild life and irrigation in
the Upper Columbia River basin
area
AT the expense Of this western
and northwestern section of Mon
tana, association spokesman said,
4The eva wants to. dam up the
water SO that it can be turned loose
when dry conditions prevail on the
west coast, providing firm power
output at the Grand Coulee and
Bonneville Dams-virtually giving
away the rights of Montanans to
some foreign authority"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
Can You Give Less
Than These Men
Cove?

The enlisted men Of the u. S. S.
Washington, fired personal broad
side against personal enemy
cancer. A money order in the sum
of 100000 was received by the
American Cancer Society, Empire
State Building, New York City,
made up entirely Of donations from
the enlisted men, for the cancer
fund This is really taking time
out from an ever busy day to in
crease their defense for their homes
and loved ones. Accompanying the
money order was the following let
ter to the American Cancer Society,":
Dear Sirs.
Enclosed you will find one thou
sand dollars in money orders which
we, the enlisted men Of the u. 5. S
Washington wish to donate to your
cancer fund
We Understand clearly and APP
preciate flilly the value of the worl;
you are doing because we have
been working against force of the
same insidious character for quite
some time. We are bit more for
tunate however, since the cancer
we are concerned with is now il
the open. We have it half cut out
Wishing you the same luck, W.
remain,
Yours in health
The enlisted men of the u. S. S
Washington, per
William Fagen, and Francis Crotty
County Commander
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
Bob Adomson, Veteran Of a Months in
Pacific, Receives Wings at Hor|ingen, Tex.

Following a Today furlough here
at his home, Sergeant Adamson left
Monday for Lincoln, Neb., where he
will be assigned to a combat crew
for overseas duty as top turret
gunner
Overseas duty will not be a new
experience for the Sergeant as he
returned to the States six months
ago after serving for Ia months in
the Pacific war theatre as tail
gunner. While across before, Ser
geant Adamson was awarded the
Air Medal and two Oak Leaf Clus-
tiers for hazardous missions in the
line of duty, with score of &C
missions to his credit.
Evidently feeling that he has not
contributed enough to the winning
of the war, Sergeant Adamson vol
unteered for reassignment for over
seas duty in preference to remain
ing in the States.
Gust Adamson, father of the SER
geant, has also served overseas,
having been among group Of in
fantry men in Europe who received
citation for meritorious achieve
ment in the line of duty. Still an
other Adamson serving overseas, is
Pvt. Duane Adamson, brother Of
Bobbie, who is serving with an in
fantry Unit somewhere in Germany.
All three of the Adamsons are
members of the v. F. w., Gust hold
ing the office of Post Commander of
the organization here in Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
Cleanup Week
Apri| 1913

The annual city cleanup week
will be from April % to April %.
In order that our city may be
one that we may all be proud of,
and also for reasons of sanitation,
all residents are asked to clean
their premises, and put their rub
bish in movable containers in the
alleys, so that it may be picked
up by the truck and taken out to
the dump during the week men,
toned
Do not expect your rubbish to be
hauled away if you do not have it
in containers. We are fortunate in
having the city haul this debris out
to the dump free gratis.
Let us all have our rubbish ready
for hauling away and make our
little city one we can boast Of.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
Fire Dept Elects
Old Officers

The Libby Volunteer Fire Dept
held its annual election at meet
ing last Thursday evening at which
time the following officers were
reelected to serve another year:
George Wood, Chief, Ray Pival,
End chief; Walter Kemp, 3rd chief,
H. W, Miller, ec.-treas.
Officers Of the Relief Association
elected were E. J. Driear, president;
H. w. Miller, secretary; L. ]. Brown,
treasurer
The Libby Fire Department has
built up an enviable reputation
during its years Of service to the
city, having one Of the best rec
ords in the state. Libbyites can feel
the same sense of security as much
OF the efficiency accorded in The
past was under the leadership Of
these same officials
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
Libby Industry
Faces Serious
Problem

Absenteeism has been a familiar
word to production since the outset
of the war demanded maximum
output Recently the word has come
into critical being in our own indus
try, the ]. Neils Lbr. Co
Appearing now on the bulletin
boards Of the local plant a1e stats
tics showing the disconcerting facts
of the high number of man hours
lost. Absrnteeism during the month
Ct March has been especially crit
ical. Efforts are being made to
search out the causes and to re-
emphasize the great Importance OF
the local production in the power
drive that will bring us victory.
Lumber is needed for ou-s armed
forces as are equipment, food and
clothing. DLnn3ge Of lumber for car
90 shipments has been used for
years to make secure the freight.
Much of this lumber had no more
use than tnis along ordinary trade
routes. Now on arrival at some des-
olate island or at some battered
port, this lumber is coveted by our
men to be made into temporary
hospitals, mess halls and living
quarters.
AS important for Immediate ship
ping are boxes and crates. Much OF
tie box shook from J. Neils l.um-
Der Company is forwarded to large
meat packing houses. For their ship
rlents to the armed forces .hese
boxes are essential. As an example
Of the important supply position OF
the local plant, these meat packers
ask for nine carloads of box shook
per week from J. Neils Lbc. Co in
order to complete shipment OF
their overseas orders. During March
the company was able to send from
the plant only five to six carloads a
week. Absenteeism brings worthy
alarm. Somewhere along the line
one mans voluntary holiday has
meant a meat shipment that will
arrive in the Philippines or in Eu-
rope with only supplies to feed .
more limited number.
Two nine-hour shifts were in
itiated at the box factory to try tc
raise production to meet the re-
Quirement of the meat packing
houses. This still was not done. Mer
were released to 60 to the armed
services, saw was shut down or
one of the shifts. More discomfort.
ing is the realization of what coulc
be done with no Sabsenteeism. Abou'
SO man days of work are required
to prepare and load a car of boz
shook. Three hundred fifty-two mar
days were lost during March. Thu:
nearly six more cars could have
been sent on the road to our armed
forces had every man been on thu
job.
With manpower shortages from
one cause or another, j. Neils Lbr
Co. operates with IA per cent les
men than is normally required. TIL
absence of a man from any depart
ment in which he is skilled call
for the transfer of man from an
other department. Small units ar,
shut down. Each man is now so i'm
portant to his job that his absenc
can seriously affect the whole plant
We 1aud the achievements of on
troops. They are the arrows of tn
nations varied efforts. AS we prais
the arrows that fly, also we ask tina
| the bow be steady.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
Red Cross Notes Of
Interest

The South Lincoln County chap
ter of the American Red Cross met
Monday evening in the community
room at the courthouse. The meet
ing was devoted to checking over
results Of the War Fund drive.
A vote of thanks was given to
Miss Mildred Buck, War Fund
chairman, for her fine work during
the drive which put this section
$500 over the top.
knitters are badly needed only
one-fourth of the knitting require
ments having been met at thisstime.
Scuffs have been cut and are 1eady
to 60 out to sewers.
Mrs. Gwen Blackwell has re-
signed MI . as puhhlliffeail has been ap-
pointed to take her place during
the coming summer months. Fol-
lowing is letter received from F.
]. Keisker, st. Louis, Mo-, manager
of the MidWestern Red Cross area.
My dear Miss McGrade.
Your chapter can be justly proud
of having conducted a most success
full 1945 Red Cross War Fund. The
speed with which your goal was at
tanned reflects careful planning, as
well as many hours of hard work
by your loyal volunteers.
Miss Mildred Buck, your War
Fund chairman has carried her task
to successful conclusion. Her able
leadership has helped assure the
fulfillment by the American Red
Cross of its obligations Of service
to our armed forces.
It is a privilege to transmit the
enclosed certificate of honor and
War Fund chairman's citation which
have been earned by your chapter.
The certificate of honor is in recog-
milton of your chapters distin-
guished achievement. The citation
is for you to present to Miss Buck
in acknowledgment of her services.