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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15
FILMS SHOWN AT SCHOOL

In cooperation with the State Film
committee organized to help in the
War Victory Loan drive, the local
Victory Bond Drive committee have
secured the following films to be
shown at the high school auditor
ium, Friday evening, Nov. Is, at
7:3O. There is no charge for the
films, they are sent out by the COM
mittee in cooperation with the gov
eminent to stimulate bond sales.
The films to be shown are THE
StillWell Road which is master
piece. It is soaring drama of the
United Nations bitterest campaign,
its bravest soldiers and most heroic
leaders. It's the story of the for
gotten front" where faith in Victory
was the only force that saved us
from overwhelming defeat. The
scene is laid in Southeast Asia and
relays the story of the Burma Road
and China's almost near defeat.
The other film to be shown is ''Voy-
agage to Recovery" which concerns
wounded Americans. back from the
battHfields and task forces all over
the world and are members of the
Nays most important postwar
mission. Objective, to get them we'll
and send them home. This picture
shows how science, skill and the
worlds best equipment are doing
the job with the backing of Victory
Loan dollars.
Be sure to see these outstanding
films-remember the date, Friday
evening, November 16, at 7:30.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15

part to bring a just and lasting
peace to the world.
I'VE remember the end Of the
wars, and we always shall. We shall
remember and honor those who did
not come back from these wars also,
but we shall also do everything we
can to see to it that war shall never
come again and make the list of our
honored dead longer"
The High School Band then played
the Star Spangled Banner which
was followed by the Salute to those
who gave their lives for our free
dom and cause, which was given by
heafiring squad composed of World
War II vets under the direction Of
Gust f Ad4nson, commander Of
the " + w, who acted as, Sergeant
of-Arms.
Taps were sounded by Miss Anna
Ronning.
! Master Of Ceremonies was ]. A.
Krall.
The Color Bearers, Guards and
Firing Squad were composed of
World War ii vets.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15
Push Highway
Work on !

County Commissioner Chef O.
Hoisington from Troy recently
wrote A. F. Winkler, chairman of
the Montana State Highway Com
mission in regard to the uncom-
pleted stretch of forest road from
Troy to the new bridge Mr.. Hois-
ington suggested to Mr.. Winkler
that the department send its shovel
down to cooperate with. county
trucks in working on this road. He
also wrote Mr.. Spurzum, district
engineer, who advised that the
shovel is being repaired at present.
The Commissioner states that the
rocky nature of this strip makes it
impossible to improve its condition
except by coat of gravel.
The letter received by Mr., Hois-
ington from Mr.. Winkler will prove
OF interest to all who are interested
in U. S. 2, so The Western News is
reprinting 1t through the courtesy
OF the Commissioner:
Mr.. Chef O. Hoisington
November 7. 1945
Commissioner. Troy, Montana
My Dear Mr.. Hoisington
have your letter Of Nov. 3 and
| understand and appreciate your
comments with respects to U. S. No.
Q in the vicinity of Troy and the
new bridge across the Kootenai
River.
Since ten and one-half miles
which comprises all of the sections
to which you refer, is under project
agreement with the Public Bureau
of Roads, it is my opinion that a
contract will be let shortly for the
completion of this l0A2 miles. Con-
sequently, | do not think that it
would be advisable for your County
nor the State to make any expendi-
lures on this section at this time.
| discussed this yesterday with
Mr.. Ray Spurzam, District Engineer
located at kalispell, and asked him
to confer with you at his first OPP
portunity.
| will see Mr. Martin of the Pub
lie Bureau of Roads. to whom | am
mailing your letter, and see if we
can't push along for an early con-
tract.
Forestry sections of highways are
all put under contract by the Public +
Bureau of Roads. The State does the |
engineering but has nothing further |
to do with the contract.
Yours very ruly.
A. f. Winkler.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15
Snow Is Cause
OF Accidents

Snow and ice have caused
number of traffic accident during
the past week. several Of which
could have easily ended in tragedies.
The most serious accident oc-
CURED last Friday evening when
Eugene Eggert of Libby, driving a
Chevrolet coupe slid from the high
way mile west of Libby on u. S.
q While Eggert and his party were
IN the ditch, Kenneth Neils drove by
IN a Buick sedan and seeing the
plight OF the Egert car, stopped on
the highway to assist. AT this time
Walter N. Hokansen of Spokane.
driving Buick sedan. came BY and
hit the Neils car Miss Eleanor HUI
gill OF Libby who was passenger In
the Eggert car had stepped up onto
the highway and was stanoinx BY
the Neils car when it was struck bv
Hokansen's Buick. The Neils CIR
was thrown into Miss Hugill, hurting
her some 40 feet and causing her TO
suffer severe schock and bruises.
Hokansen who was driving his own
car, suffered shock and a broken
leg. He Is q veteran Of Wake Island
and was prisoner Of the Japs fol-
lowing the fall of that historic
island.
Both the injured recovered nicely.
though Miss Hugill was unable to
return the first of the week to her
work in the local Penny Store.
When taken to the Libby Hospital.
Hokansen, still dazed and suffer-
ing from shock, thought he was
back again on Wake Island. Damage
TO the three cars totalled approx
mately $1,000.
Bert Napier of Libby struck j
cow November on State Highway
81 north Of Libby. His 1899 Nash
sedan suffered damages and the
COW was killed.
e. Oertell Of Libby while return
ing Thursday of last week from
hunting trip, collided with an uni
Identified car 6 miles south of War
land on Montana 81. No person
was seriously injured but Oertelps
'36 Plymouth suffered damage. In
cidently a buck on the side of the
car, had one antler knocked off.
Another accident last Friday
evening occurred when r. K.
Ahlstedt, Spokane salesman's Hud-
son skidded on the icy road Is
miles south of Libby, and hitting
guard rail post on u. S. No. z, left
the highway. The car was damaged
but no personal injuries were sus-
tanned.
Sunday, George Bolen Of Spokane
and ]. Apologize of Libby collided
ID miles north of Libby on Montana
81, on account Of icy roads. A 194I
Chevrolet pickup was damaged, but
no personal injuries resulted.
There were several other minor
but the foregoing were
the most serious in this section, and
were reported by State Patrolman
Riddle.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15
Mrs. Croven Heads
LocoI Seal Drive

Mrs. Luvia Craven has accepted
the Lincoln County Craftsmanship
for the countrywide Christmas Seal
Sale Whcih will finance Montana's
1945 fight against tuberculosis. Mrs.
Crockett, executive secretary of the
Montana tuberculosis Asspciation
announced today. The Seal Sale will
begin November 10.
In 1914, Mrs Harold Thomson
reported, enough Seals were sold to
finance 20,l94 tuberculin tests for
Montana young people, and appro-
ximately 1890 x-rays for the reac-
tors.
Purchasers of Christmas Seals
during the past Is years have fin
anced campaign which has result
ed in lowering the tuberculosis
death rate in Montana from $50
deaths in 1916 to 1877 deaths in 1914,
she stated
We know that for every death
from tuberculosis in a community
there are at least eight or ten other
persons infected with the disease.
usually unknown to themselves or
the doctor. 1t is to search out all of
these hidden cases that Mrs. Craven
urges every person in Montana to
invest in Christmas Seals.
tuberculosis is not inherited. It
is communicable. If it seems to run.
in families, it is because one person
infects others in the same house
hold
Mrs. Leland McNeill Of Troy IS.
local chairman for Troy and Mrs
J. T. Broderick of Eureka is local
chairman for Eureka.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15
LocoI Firm Gives
Red Cross Aid

approximately hundred pair o,
shoes and about the same number Of
chlldren's black stockings were re.
Gently donated to the Libby chapter
OF the Red Cross by the Kootenai
Mercantile Company. This was an
nounced by Mrs. Bernard Schlum al
meeting of the chapter Monday
night. The unanimous thanks of the
officers present were extended to
the kootenai Mercantile Co. for
this thoughtful gift.
1t was decided that these shoes
and stockings would be most in
strumental in relieving human need
If they could be sent to the war
torn areas of Europe and Asia.
Everyone who reads the news
papers or listens to news broad
casts knows that the people Of those
ravaged countries are facing a. cold
winter in desperate need Of clothing
! and food. Therefore, the local Red
Cross decided that il any local or
carnations are preparing shipments
OF clothing to Europe or Asia for
war relief, they can secure some Of
these shoes and stocking by apply
ing to Mrs. Schlum at her home in
Libby.
Mrs. Schlumm also reported that
another gift of clothing had been
received from Mrs. E. j. Barkee,
manager of the local J.. c. Penny
Company store. This gift consisted
OF II infant shirts to be included in
layettes that are being prepared by
the Libby chapter. Mrs. Schlumm
also reported that the present lay
cite program is about completed.
Upon Mrs. Schlumm's suggestion,
the chapter will send for enough
yarn, now available, for the knit
ting Of 100 wash cloths, an item that
is desired by the Red Cross. She
also reported that there is now
available yarn for sweaters and
white yarn for stockings. The chap
ter has requisitioned rs pounds of
white yarn and rs pounds Of sweat
or yarn to be made up by local
workers.
A report from Miss Wekander
was to the effect that the Junior
Red Cross drive is going ahead
nicely.
It was also reported that num-
Der Of new First Aid books had
been received and that First Aid
classes will be started by Miss Inez
katekin, First Aid chairman, after
the holidays
Mrs. Joe KujaWa. treasurer, SUBJ
mltted q financial report which
showed that the afarhapter is In
good financial condition.
Miss Isabel McGrade, local chair
man, presided at the meeting and
read few communications of inter-
est. She spoke Of the need of secur-
ing chairman for the War Fund
drive, to be staged next March, and
said steps to that end are being
taken now.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15
BULLET ENTERS TRAVELLING
CAR INJURING TWO MEN

a bullet from nowhere was
fired through the car in which Her
man Leise and friend, Mr.. Nelson,
both Of Harlem, Mont, were riding
between Whitefish and Eureka, en-
tering Mr.. Leises leg and Mr.. Mel
sons arm, Tuesday about a. m.
Few details are available at this
date. The two men were coming to
visit relatives. 1t is imagined that
the bullet was stray from some
hunters gun. although this has not
been verified.
The two men were taken to a
Great Falls hospital.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15
le local ranger station.
Montana Vets
Draw Allowance

Helena-UP-Only two percent
OF Montana veterans discharged
from the armed forces drew read
justment allowances under the G. |.
Bill Of Rights during the programs
first year of operation, Barclay
Craighead, chairman of the state
unemployment compensation com
mission revealed.
a total of 400 veterans drew al
loWances during the year, compared
with the 4,706 separated from the
armed forces, Craighead said Ofsthe
drawing allowances 318 re-
celved unemployment payments and
-102 allowances as self employed
persons for total expenditure Of
$685. during the period from Sept.
4A 1914, to Sept. a, 1945), he added.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Baker have
a daughter born Nov. 8.
Mrs. VIM. Siefert, Poison, was an
appendectomy case Nov. 8.
Leanne Kenelty, daughter Of
Garth Kenelty, was operated on for
appendicitis Nov 10.
Marilyn, daughter of Walter
Johnson, had tonsils and adenoids
removed Nov. Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barth Sullivan have
baby girl born Nov a.
Walter Hokanson, Spokane, was
admitted Friday evening with a
broken leg received in a car acct
dent west Of town.
Bob Bryan, Troy, and Frank
Swanson, Troy, were admitted as
medical patients Nov. IA.
Chuck Larson, son of Vic Larson,
was an appendectomy patient
Thursday Of last week.
Keith, ason of Clarence Parker,
was admitted Nov. 7 with a broken
leg.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15
AAA Committee
Elections

Lincoln County farmers will take
time out,from seasonal work in the
next two weeks to elect AAA COM
munity and county committeeman
for the coming year.
Three community committeeman
and two alternates, as we'll as a dele
gate to the county convention, will
be chosen in each of the county's
i've farming communities. The dele
gates will later elect the three-man
committee which will administer
AAA activities within the county.
Chairman Staples, of the county
AAA committee, said today that
oates, hours. and places for holding
the annual election are now being
posted.
In Lincoln County, Mr.. Staples
SAID, approximately 255 farmers are
eligible to vote on committeeman
this year Eligible farmers are those
who participate in the 1945 agricul-
tural conservation, flaxseed pay
ment, sugar, or crop insurance pro-
gram.
The county AAA chairman, in re-
minding Lincoln county farmers of
the forthcoming ballot. appealed for
full participation.
Solution of the postwar problems
ahead of us is the vital concern of
every farmer. Consequently, it is to
his own best interest to vote in the
coming elections-to make sure that
the men administering AAA pro-
grams in the county are the ones he
wants to represent him.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15
MERCHANTS CLOSE
THANKSGIVING DAY

Secretary Dexter Shaurette of the
Libby Chamber of Commerce is in
receipt of telegram from Governor
Ford proclaiming November % as
official date for Thanksgiving Day.
Mr.. Shaurette informs a reporter
for this newspaper that all Libby
stores will observe the date as set by
Governor Ford, thus all such estab-
llshments OF the City will be closed
to the public on that date.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15

Pfc. Emil Turner arrived home
Monday evening after % months
overseas, during which time he saw
action in four campaigns, Norman
dy, Northern France. West of the
Rhine and Central Germany. Be-
fore. entering the army he was in
charge Of the shoe repairing depart
ment at the Miller's Clothing Store
and expects to soon be back at the
old Job.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15

S/Sgt. and Mrs Duane White
house and son, Roy. arrived in Lib
by Tuesday. They drove through
from Florida where the sergeant re-
ceived his discharge from the Air
Corps, stopping in Minnesota, Iowa
and Poison to visit with relatives.
They are visiting at the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Baeth
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15
LIBBY WILL PLAY
WHITEFISH SATURDAY

Tuesday, November ID, Whitefish
defeated Poison Is to s. Libby will
play the winner, Whitefish here
Saturday at 200 if the field is in
good enough condition. If it isn't
the game will be held at Kalispell.
Admission for the game will be Csc
and Soc.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Wilfred Z. Desene, Eureka and
Anne Vlaska, Eureka, were married
November ID by Justice H. B.
Wallace.
Rob. +. nit.ernan and Katherine
Dolores Johnson both of Libby were
issued a license November Is.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15
NEXT WEEK is
THANKSGIVING

Since the force of The Western
News should like to celebrate
Thanksgiving in the traditional
manner, as thankful Americans do,
we are asking that all copy, includ-
ing local advertising, local news.
and county correspondence be in the
office by Tuesday evening. Thank
you.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15
Weather Is Wormer
he Post Week

More pleasant weather has been
the lot of this locality the past
week, although the moisture has
been fairly heavy. The following re-
port was given US through the cour-
tesy Of the local ranger station.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15

High Individual single game with
handicap, G. Weidner, 259.
High individual series with ham
dicap, r. Roberts. 1856
High team single game with ham
dicap, Zonolite, 1901.
High team series with handicap,
Znnnlitc. BIAS
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15

Helena, UP-Chivalry does not
always pay--or does it2 An uniden-
titled man complained to police
here that when he helped damsel
in distress across an icy street to
her car the lady's husband repaid
him with black eye.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15

Taxes on 1916 incomes will be a..
bout ten per cent down for people
in middle income brackets.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-15

Silver furnished with egg should
be rleaned Immediately. A small
soft brush is best for ornamentals.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-08
THESE
DAYS

MR.. TRUMAN insists upon
WI this country possessing the
largest volume and effective
ness of power; the largest navy,
the largest air force; the secre-
tary of the manufacturing proc
esses of the atomic bomb;
most efficient army.
All this is for WHAT Unless
the President is convinced that
the peace has already failed. his
recent speech is a purposeless
threat.
II was impossible 10 listen to
Mr.. Truman without realizing
that he was speaking as much
TO the Russians as 10 the Amer
ican people.
We do not reed such a navy
or air force or army as he
described unless the target is
known and measured.
II was obvious that he had
Russia in mind. This is made
more emphatic by his insistence
upon nonrecogrjtion OF imposed
governments, for except as the
British and the Dutch are re-
imposing themselves on their
erstwhile subject peoples of
Asia, the only country that is
establishing imposed govern
ments anyw ere Is Soviet
Russia.
NONRECOGNITION is not a
~ new policy with the United
States. This country did not
recognize Soviet Russia from
1917 TO 1888: IL never recoe-
nized Japan's establishment of
Manchukuo. Both countries sur
vived, although the incidence Of
Manchukuo was one OF the
causes for our mounting antag-
onism toward Japan.
Nonrecognition Of the Soviet
puppet governments in Eastern
Europe today is altogether diff
ferent. .Ht
The United States is now the
only reservoir of liquid capital
for the rebuilding of those coun-
tries, for food supplies and for
credits.
Soviet Russia may be able 10
assist them 10 some extent. even
with such materials and such
credits as we have already pro-
vided or with portions of the
Soviet share, Of the loot from
Germany and Japan.
But that will hardly suffice.
II Romania, Bulgaria, Yugo-
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-08
WASHINGTON
SCENE

I AM sadly downcast because
Il have just been talking TO a
very gloomy gentleman. This
lugubrious party surveyed my
raiment, which personally / con-
slider ravishing, and croaked:
Heaven knows you are q
mess now. But you will look
worse-much worse--before you
look any better"
"Why, sir" / retorted. at Is
obvious you do not know q we'll
dressed man when you see one.
am practically q Breau Bum
NELL"
The doleful fellow shook his
head and said:
Not bummell-just bum"
I drew myself up in towering
dignity, which has been known
TO make strong men quail, on
toast, and snapped:
"Varlet-what m e a est by
this? In other words, what the
devil are you babling about:
my name Ii not Varlet," said
the fellow. It is Goldheim-
willard Goldheim. / am trying
TO tell you about the mems
clothing situation"
MR.. GOLDHE1M, il developed,
A'A is very close TO the clothing
business, spending most of his
waking hours informing custo-
mers who wish q blue pinstripe
double-breasted suit that they
have choice of two garments,
neither double-breasted nor blue
pinstripe, nor their size.
"The mems clothing situa-
tion," he said, sis going to be-
come steadily worse, instead of
better for the next year. I wish
20 make q fiat prediction. You
will see no great Improvement
until the spring and maybe sum-
mer of 1877"
MIR. GOLDHEIM said many
A'A things are wrong with the
clothing industry.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-08
One Word Led to Another
BY ARTHUR "BUGS" BAER-

THERE very indignant Manhattan husband who cassfes
his wifes friends artistic buns. That happens often in
the hghren districts where people live from violin to chin
The husband plaserng for divorce because the artistic
buns singing offkey painting offcoor and Iesping
off-roof.
That's what they call the modern school of which
sss of doing something that has been done before
sorry say that of established mionaes
encourage this sort Of caperage.
The trouble Uith the talented Uagrants is they
scott your food, ruxzle your Whisky and soak up
your heat. But like the kind Of people they call
artistic buns haUe lived among them oil my life
and neUer punch a tin1eclock in anger
KNOW they flea bitten impresaros and srngy geniuses
but must love them for what they think they
They musical phones and operate misfits. They
daub mud and sculp garbage They long haired and
shorttoothed But they the only people who have
tered difficult ability. They stay in the shade
still throw q shadow.
The only trouble with having wife who likes artistic
buns she will not permit you be yourself You
out and the hot groceries by the your recedg
forehead
The worst kind of artistic waarer you have around
the shack is the classical dancer who phon liquor
while hanging by his toenals from the chandelier.
THE next worst is the shaggy tragedan who recite the
speech of the Dying Gladiator and charges you double space
rates for the obits.
The third worst the poet whose feet do
teeth mesh not rhyme He is the
Typhoid Mary of all artistic buns The other talented hoes
shm him they would honest days toll.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-08
Facts About
Mems Clothing

suit and an overcoat-t1,st Odds
up 30 another 5000, 900 units.
$50, by the first Of tho year,
we will be short Q good IL l,000,-
900 units of normal require
ments.
Your guess II as good ~
mine ~ to how many moro men
will be discharged next year. I
wouldn't be surprised to find
stocks Of clothing $4,000. 900
units short of consumer de-
mands by next summer"
Mr.. Goldheim looked more
disconsolate than ever.
"Come back next Fourth of
july" he said. you'll probably
see only an array of empty
hangers
UNLISTED men at the Pen
IL tagon Building have been
indulging in a weird form of
amusement. They keep tele-
phoning a certain lieutenant on
desk duty-and. when he an
swers, they go into paroxysms
of laughter. and hang up.
The point of the whole thing
battles me-and. I am informed,
the victim is completely mysti-
fled too.
All he does, on answering, is
to give his name, as required
by army regulations. He says:
Lieutenant Sassv
MIR. ROY ST. LEWIS, promi-
1'l nent Washington attorney,
arrived at a cocktail party the
other day with one eye badly
inflamed. The hostess, kitten
ish dame. asked him if he had
been drinking on one side.
NO." said Mr.. st. Lewis, "the
most amazing thing happened.
1 was travelling from Pittsburgh
to Washington and got a cinder
In my eye"
'T wouldn't call that so
amazing"
"Yes," said Mr.. st. Lewis,
''but I was I'm an airplsne."
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