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Evening star., 1945-06-17

and their abilities, he'll help them make
choices guide them through the first days
In New Haven. Conn.,, Frank kenna, presi-
dent of the Marlin Firearms Co., is also en-
couraging returning vets to go on their own
Kenna owns az loft buildings in which ITO
small businesses are now operating He rents
space at low rates on pay-as-you-can basis,
gives the novice every break, often waits a
year for the rent. He thinks this plan can be
made to work throughout the country.
Good plans? They offer servicemen wonder
full opportunities. They also provide chambers
of commerce and local business men with
real chance to build up their communities -
and their own pocketbooks.
These are good plans because they're
practical. Many of them will be widely
adopted.
Take the Richmond, Va. plan. A Rich
mond Seabee just out of service was about
to buy little grocery store. Local business
men heard about it.
We're from the Chamber of Commerce"
they told him. We've volunteered to help
Evening star., 1945-06-17
LET'S FIND JOBS FOR VETS
hy
by Lawrence n. GaltOn

We're all wondering, what's the answer"
What is the answer? You can capsule it
like this: Americans today are realistic enough
about the Sergeant's problem to astound the
Sergeant. Sure, they believe that the CT Bill
of Rights is fine. That government planning
for veterans is necessary. But they believe,
too, that something else is essential Amer
cans, they beliepe, individually and in COM
muntt,ss, must pitch tn.
Some lyrical Examples
WELL, they are pitching in - on every post
war front that will concern veterans They're
making plans Already, in many cases. they're
carrying them out. Here are just few exam
Piles to show what Americans are doing and
can do. Of course, viewed by themselves
they're not earthshaking. But multiply them
by all Americans with the right idea and you
have something:
In New Jersey, small businessman is
loaning five servicemen $1,000 apiece to get
started in businesses of their own. knowing
the community and its needs, and his proteges
Evening star., 1945-06-17

CTS don't trust rosy postwar
pictures of job opportunities.
They want to get down to brass
tacks. That's what we do here
NIor long ago, THIS WEEK got letter from
l Y an Army sergeant overseas:
"A lot of rosy pictures have been painted
of government benefits to veterans. Of the
opportunities of education, for borrowing to
start ones own business.
isn't it time now to be realistic? What
of men like myself? Education interrupted
for four years. Trade: none, never even job.
Funds: low And wartime acquisition? A
family to love II and support.
"GI benefits are intended only to supple
ment other means By themselves they won't
be enough for me. What happens? This is
plea for brass tacks. not vague generalities.
think I'm asking it for millions of men -
some with problems like my own, Others with
differing but nonetheless complex problems.
Evening star., 1945-06-17

returning vets Be sure to come and see u.s."
A few days after he did, the Seabee got
some facts. The store, the Committee investi-
CATION showed, was in bad location. Its
clientele was the kind that rarely paid bills
on time, or in full. In six years it had gone
into bankruptcy six times.
Shaken at what he might have done, the
young man lost his confidence. But the Com
mittee was only starting its work. Let's
sit down now," it invited, "and make some
real plans"
Has Money and Plan
Today the Seabee still has his money.
Thanks also to the Committee, he has a job and
plan which will give him-when he's had the
needed experience - business of his own.
Not all the plans are for men who want
businesses of their own.
Georgia is doing some thinking about indus
trial jobs for vets. 1t has been proposed by
civic leaders that Georgia industrialists buy
up federal war properties Purpose: to turn
the peach" state into an industrial haven
Thus, plant making steel structures for the
Army might be converted to making pre-
fabricated houses. Other war plants could
produce insecticides, paints, dyes, plastics.
Bradenton is little agricultural town in
Florida. For time its vista wasn't dazzling.
Then someone on the local Committee for
Economic Development made a few dis
coveries No. | was that if Bradenton could
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-14
FORTINE RIVER LOCAL

Fortine River Local No. GA held
their regular meeting Saturday,
June 8, at Trego school house. Meet
ing was called to order by Henry
Boyer.
The members voted to have some
resolutions drawn up on the poll
tax question. There was also some
discussion on the proposed irriga-
ton project.
1t was brought up that the county
president is to appoint member
from each local to attend the meet
ing on the grain elevator. Henry
Marker, from the Flathead local
will go to st. Paul in connection
with the elevator and gas station
that is to be built on land recently
purchased by the Farmers l'nior
Exchange.
Oscar Forth Of the AAA commit
lee reported that there has beer
70 new AAA practices adopted
The local is giving a community
picnic. July 4, at the Trego schoo
house.
The members are giving oance
this coming Saturday, June is, in
honor of Philip Osler, one of oul
servicemen, who has just returned
We plan to welcome each of local
boys in some way as they come
home.
Motion was made and seconded
that we have pot luck lunches al
OR regular meetings and that we
buy lunch for the dances.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-14

Jack A. Collinson arrived in San
Francisco, Calf, May 20, after
spending 81 months overseas in the
Pacific area. He served as corporal
with the famous 41st Division, work
ing their way from Australia, New
Guinea, Dutch East Indies, and the
Philippines. Collinson was in the
service so months and received his
! discharge at Fort Lewis, Wash,
! with 1T points to his credit. He
arrived at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Collin
son, Libby, Saturday, and was &C.
companied by his fiancee, Miss Eva
/ Cache, of Mount Vernon, Wash.
j. H. Howe, 10, Of Eureka, has
been promoted to Aviation Elec-
trician Mate, sc, in the u. S. Naval
Reserve, at Naval Air Station, Sc
attic, Wash, where he is on duty
in Adv. Operations. Before his pro-
motion he was seaman lie. Howe,
whose parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
L. Howe live at Eureka, has been
in the Navy Is months. Before join
ing the Navy, he was a student. He
is graduate of Lincoln County
High school,
L. B. Chick Kemmis, BM, is
now serving with the Seabees in
the Philippines He has been there
about two months.
Mrs. r. r. Beebe returned Sun
day from visit with her son, Sgt.
Robert r. Beebe, who is at McCaw
| General Hospital, Walla Walla,
Wash. Sgt. Beebe was wounded
April 5 while with the Cav. Recon
So. in Germany. He was sent to
England for disqualification and la
| ter sent to Scotland. From there he
was flown to Mitchell Field, stop
ping enrpute at Iceland, Greenland
and New Foundland, making the
trip in 20 hours. After SO hours in
New York he again boarded plane
for Walla Walla, via Cleveland,
Kansas City, Cheyenne, Denver, Og-
den and Sacramento. He went to
Europe in July, 1914, where he was
attached to the Seventh Army.
Dwayne ]. Delzer, Phm. SIC, Of
Shoemaker, Calf, is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Delzer
in Eugene, Ore, while on a 15-day
leave.
Radio Technician Everett Dunn
came Sunday from Gardner Field,
Taft, Calf, to enjoy his furlough
with Mrs. Dunn, and Mr.. Dunn's
father, ]. NJ Dunn.
Mike Miller arrived in Libby
Sunday having received his dis
charge from the Army at Salt Lake
City Mike served for over three
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-14

en- our hearts to the necessity of
eliminating the war criminals. Nazi
leaders, SIS men and the Gestapo-
as bare minimum, certainly
should be given fair trial and,
when proven guilty, they should
either be shot or put away for life,
put away where they can no longer
contaminate decent people. That
much is required for the safety of
future generations
1.-The degree of guilt of the Ger
man people as whole is a topic
on which you can debate endlessly.
Today you can't find a self-con-
fessed Nazi in a carload; yet we
do know that until the tide of war
turned against Germany, Hitler was
immensely popular. Had there been
such thing as free election, the
Nazi Fuhrer probably would have
polled IS per cent of the votes.
That does not necessarily mean,
however, that the average German
approved of Buchenwald and Da-
chau and other such horrors. APP
parentlys lot of them just looked
the other way. But, of course, when
you say that, you have put your
finger on the peril that is Germany.
Germans always seem too willing
to follow a fanatical leader, seeing
only what they want to see in him.
"All of which means that we've
got to stand watch, with gun in
hand, for many years to come. Spe-
officially, there must be no shrink
ing from the grim task of occupa-
ton 1t would also be very pleasant
to walk away right now and leave
behind the frightening problem of
Germany, the whole chaos Of Eu-
rope. If we do or if we get tired
and quit in, say, five years, we shall
probably be sentencing our sons to
another war a generation hence. 1t
will take a long time for the clean
winds of decency to blow the Nazi
infection out of Germany
Fairness requires that I correct
a statement that I made in this
column last week about allowing
more sugar for the liquor industry
at a time when sugar for food pur-
poses is being still further cur
tailed. The food administration is
out with the statement that no adj
ditional supplies of sugar are to be
used for beverage liquors. Instead
it is to go into the manufacture of
industrial alcohol, which it is said,
is badly needed in the war program.
Much criticism was heard all over
the nation over this misunderstand-
ing. The food administration could
have escaped all of it if it had stat
ed in the first place that the sugar
was for industrial alcohol.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-14
News From Those
In. The Armed Forces

Marine Private First Class Alice
H. McRell, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John McRell of Libby, recent
ly completed the quartermaster
course at the Women's Reserve
Schools at Camp Lejeune, N. C..
She has been assigned to duty in
the quartermaster section at that
eastern camp.
Pfc. McRell was graduated from
Libby high school. Prior to her en-
listment in September, 1914. she
was employed at the Baxter Gen
eral Hospital in Spokane, Wash.
-
Cpl Theodore Montgomery Of Ural
spent the first part of the week in
Libby. He is spending furlough
with his parents after q months
of service in the South Pacific.
Pvt Gayle Eskildsen, Eureka, who
was taken prisoner by the Germans
in December was liberated April
%. His parents reside at Portland,
Ore, where his father works IN
the shipyards. His wife and small
son are living at Oak Hill, ILL.,, with
her parents.
Calvin Harley is reported to be
in the Navy hospital at Farragut,
recovering from a severe case of
jungle infection.
A letter received by his mother
from Cpl Robert E. Nichols, states
that Cpl. Nichols is now in the Far
Pacific
The News office enjoyed short
call yesterday from Sgt. S. E. Bot
toroff, Sgt and Mrs. Bottorff ar
rived Tuesday evening from Salt
Lake City, where the Sergeant is
stationed at Fl. Douglas. He has
been there for the past three years
and is working in the reception sta
ton. They are guests at the home
of Mrs. Bottorff's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. M. Preston. While here the
sergeant expects to spend a good
deal of his time along Lincoln
County streams.
Karl Klehm, Jr., chief mate in
the merchant marine service, ar
rived Saturday to visit his parents,
Supervisor and Mrs. Karl Klehm,
Sr. He expects to leave Sunday to
report to his ship
-.
Mike Shanahan, who is some
where in the Philippines, has re-
Gently been promoted to Chief
Petty Officer.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-14
Too Many
Chotterbroins Are
Busy Today.
By Chas. d. Rowe

Some people are evidently deter
mined to lay the foundations for
another war even before we get the
present one off our hands. Radio
commentators and some writers are
now busily engaged in telling the
people that some day we will surely
have to fight Russia. That's an alb
surd thing to do.
Sure we don't like some things
Russia is doing. And Russia prob
ably doesn't like some things we
are doing. Many competent observ-
ers tell us that Russia is very sus-
picious of the ultimate intentions OF
the capitalistic world and, of course
they class the United States as one
of the capitalistic nations.
And we cannot deny that Russia
has grounds for being suspicious
We cannot deny that the allied ma
tons of World War I put armies
onto Russian soil to fight what is
now the present Russian govern
ment And United States troops
were there. Thus it isn't SO strange
that Russia has suspicion of the
worlds intentions toward her.
On the other hand, there is some
thing of q distrust Of Russia in
other nations Other nations fear
her program Of world revolution.
Apparently, however, she is now
ready to join with other nations in
formation of an organization look
ing to permanent world peace. In
view of this suspicion and distrust
in many quarters, what utter folly
it is to begin harping on the subject
that some day we will have to fight
Russia' Surely that is fine way to
create more distrust and suspicion.
Surely such tactics will make more
difficult the already highly diff
cult task of maintaining world
peace.
No one knows whether or not we
shall some day have to fight the
Russians. Let's keep our mouths
shut on that score at least until we
have finished with the job of WIN
ming the present war. There are
altogether too many chatterbralns
at work today
- -
Ben Hibbs, editor of the Saturday
Evening Post. was one Of the adi-
tors who were invited by General
to visit the prison
CAMPS maintained by the Germans
IN Europe and report to America
what they found there. Hibbs re-
ports on what he saw in the Post
of June g. He says conditions were
much worse than has been report
ed. He says there is a limit to what
it is possible to tell with words and
pictures. Only an actual sight will
give one a true realization of the
awful horrors that were common
He closes his article with this sug-
gestion. and | quote:
What to do about it all What
to do with Germany Obviously,
there are no ready-made answers.
but | do think there are few basic
which we must adhere
to-even if it goes against the
grain. even if our inclination is to
play again the role of magnanimous
victor
In the first place, we must hard
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-14
STOKES MOODY

Clarence Moody took Miss Jewel
Stokes as his bride, Sunday, June
10 at o'clock with the Rev. E. Roy
Fort reading the VOWS, before a
number Of relatives and friends in
the Methodist Church.
The bride, daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Grambauer, was dressed
in dark blue net and wore a cor
sage of red roses. She was, given in
marriage by her father Her brides
maid, Miss Irene Kimmins, wore
light blue and had a corsage of
white lilies.
Best man was Frank Moody
A reception was held at the
brides home following the cere-
mony.
Mrs. Moody is a graduate of Lib
by high school and is employed at
the local telephone office.
Mr.. Moody is employed by j.
Neils at Libby.
The couple left for Spokane on
their honeymoon, Sunday evening.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-14
z. w. Tinker, New York City,

z. w. Tinker, New York City,
executive secretary for the Ameri-
can Paper and Pulp Assn, in dis
cussing tariff cuts. remarks that
further lowering of tariff rates on
wood pulp imported from Canada
can and will if made, be disastrous
to the life of many American COM
munities. Before the reciprocity act
of the Taft administration placed
newsprint. on the free list, this na-
ton produced annually 5000, O0O.-
COS of this commodity annually or
80 to 100 percent of its consump-
ton. By 1914 it was only producing
q percent Of its consumption and
importing the rest, thus depriving
American labor of approximately
45,0O0,000 man hours annually.
{ On the average every ton Of i'm
ported paper deprives one Ameri-
can worker of three days employ
ment. The reciprocity policy of the
teens resulted in many ghost towns
in the paper manufacturing country,
and further cuts in tariff on news
print from Canada will result in
similar disasters in the years ahead.
AT first glance, it might be
thought this Will.not effect US here
in Lincoln county. However that
may not be true. This county can
produce plenty Of wood pulp we
are told and from number of
sources we have heard that mills to
handle this product may and prob
ably will be opened after the war.
If all the profit is taken from the
business, naturally no mills will be
opened here-they will open north
across the line as in the teens and
we will be left holding the sack.
So let us use what influence we
have to protect American paper
mills, and at the same time protect
the postwar future of our own
country, and the prospect Of good
Jobs for the hundreds of home boys
who soon will be coming back to
the old home county to make their
daily bread and provide living for
their families. Let US oppose the
lowering of tariff on wood prod
uets import into the United States
even if it may cost newspapers
a trifle more to buy their print
paper.
We just can't help wondering how
long after this war it will be before
tie debunkers' get busy and as
sure us that the atrocities laid to
the Nazis have been greatly en-
layged upon and that the kind
people of Germany could not have
committed the cruel acts laid at
fhair door History repeats itself
you know, and that's what hap
pAned after the last war. We were
told that German cruelties had been
exaggerated and used for propogan-
da to stimulate the war spirit
Maybe this time it will be more
difficult for the professional de
bunkers" to convince us that our
men who have actually seen and in
many cases gone through these hor-
Iors, were merely dreaming or try
ing to stimulate the war spirit!'
Let us hope so, at least.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-14

years, 80 months of that time being
spent in the Pacific war theatre.
He has been in the hospital at Fort
Ord, Calf, the past three months.
Word has been received that Walt
Katarzy has received his discharge
from the service.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-14

Lunch was served at the close
Of the meeting.
CONTRIBUTED.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-14

Cpl. Theodore Montgomery of Ural
spent the first part of the week in
Libby. He is spending a furlough
with his parents after q months
of service in the South Pacific.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-14

Mike Shanahan, who is some
where in the Philippines, has re-
Gently been promoted to Chief
Petty Officer.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-14

Calvin Harley is reported to be
in the Navy hospital at Farragut,
recovering from severe case of
jungle infection.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-07
Ships, Airfields And
Planes Are Wrecked
BY American Blows

Manila, April 7.-CAP)-Ar op-
clations are stealing the show in the
Philippines theatre,
This latest one-day record for
planes was reported in General
Douglas MacArthur's communlqJe
today:
Heavily attacked Hong Kong a
third consecutive day, Wrochin8
three merchant ships with direct hlts
and starting tremendous fires along
the Waterfront.
Looscd - tons of augmentation
bombs on Tuyohara airdromc. fot-
mesa, firing many parked planes,
Sank or damaged three sllaolc
tankers IN the ~Pescadprcs, west oi
FOrmOSa.
Sank l. small japanese cargo ships
south of HoGg Kong.
Started large fires in Tarakan, on
storage area on northern BOrneo.
And. most sensational because OF
its bearing, troops Of the eleventh
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-07
} } Warships,
391 Planes
Destroyed
Battle Fought Only
SO Miles From Japan;
u. S. Loss Moderate

Guam, April 7.-(AD-SiX
Japanese W'arShipS, including
heir largest remaining battle
ship, the Is, 00O-ton lamato, and
81 eremy planes We're de-
stroycd in d tWo-day battle be-
.WeCn planes and service units
of the two fleets yesterday and
today, only fifty miles from
JaDan, Admiral Chester w.
NimltZ announced.
Three United States destroy
crS were sunk, and several 9th
crs and some smaller craft dam
aged. Seven planes were lost.
JaEanese tltct losses in add
ton to the battleship were an
Agano class light cruiser, II
ether light cruiser and three dc
StrCyerS.
The battic opened Friday after
noon Whea heavy forces of japanese
planes attacked United States ships
md shore installations in the Vlcln-
itv of OkinaWa. Three dcStroyerS
were sunk or damaged, and llt OF
the attacking planes were shot down.
No larger fleet units were hit.
Early today navy search aircraft
sighted an cHCmy surface force at a
point about fifty miles southwest rl
Kvllshu. southernmost Japanese IS
land. Vice Admiral Marc y. Nit
sehcr's vast carrier force steamed
,.,l It,ri,n the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-07
New Phase In
Air War Upon
Japan Begun

Guam. April 1.-(AP)- n
new phase in the aerial war
against the Japanese homeland
opened today as the Wars
greatest B-29 force attacked
Tokyo and Nagoya, protected for
the first time by land-based
fighter planes.
Two of the Psi Mustang
fighters from neWly-captured
Two Jima were lost as they
shepherded the more than 300
Superforts delivering demoli-
ton bombs OH two large air
craft factories. The fighter
pilots we're credited with shoot
ing down 81 enemy intercept
tors, probably downing six 9TH
crs and damaging two.
A flight of 1880 miles was
made by the Mustangs III the
round trip from Two to Tokyo.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-07
II \azi Planes
Are Shot Down In
American Attack

Lcndon, April ..-(AP)-At
least "A German planes were
shot down today as the \azlS
pressed frantic attacks against
1900 American heavy bomocrS
and $50 fighters making a
sweep OF air fields, ammunition
dumps and rail yards ahead OF
Allied armies rolling across
Northern Germany.
The number OF German planes
DESTROYED was expected to mount
considerably. as the "A repre-
scented planes from only a small
part of the fighter group and
none from the bombers, a l. ;.
air force staff officer said.
Heavy combat occurred within
so miles of Hamburg, in the dis
trict where several of today's
targets were located.
At the same time, Italian
based planes of the 18th air
force attacked rail i.cS II
ether communications in north
ern Italy for the third straight
day.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-07
Three Men As
Highway Head
Are Gossiped
BY LYNN NISBET
Daily DiSpatch Bureau

Raleigh, April 7.-Denlzens OF
Capitol Square live by politics
and it isn't an easy way to make a
living-So they are always eager to
Outgucss the governor on appoint
With the boards of duca-
ton and hospital control out Of the
way, major attention is being given
to the highway commission. Terms
of present members expire at mid
night April 80, and Governor Cher
ny has indicated he will announce
new appointees by that tlme-but
there is small chance it will be
much ahead Of the last day. Here's
the way the gossip runs as Of this
Weekend:
CHAIRMAN Craftsmanship will
go to w. P. Horton, James H. Clark
OF Charles Ross. Horton can have
it if he wants it; chances are he
Coesn't and Clark is best bet. Ross
doesn't want it, but is a good SOL
der and a good highWayman, hay
inc been with the outfit since be-
ginning of the good roads program,
and Will stand by an acting chair
man if the governor desires.
DIVISIONS-Originally the State
was divided into districts that were
~subdiVided into divisions. Some
wear ago that was changed and the
ten commissioners 10Y represent a
division each, and the divisions arc
subdiVided into districts. Capitol
Square gossipcrs (Without benefit
Of a word from the board as basis