The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-03-15


AT this particular time millions
of people throughout the world are
observing the Lenten Season as a
special time of prayer and consecrav
ton to the principles OF peace and
righteousness found in the life and
teachings of The Man from Galilee.
Had the teachings of this man who
willingly gave his life on the Cross
for the sins of the world, been fol-
lowed with more sincerity by us
who are nominal Christians, the
present great world disaster would
never have come to pass and mil
lions of human lives which have
been and will be snuffed out, would
now be going happily on.
And speaking about the death of
Christ and kindred subjects, Sun
day morning a Lincoln county min
lister remarked: did | not consider
Christ to be divine; something more
than mere man, would not care
to devote my life to his worship
We can't help but believe that
most of the many people now OBJ
serving this anniversary Of Our
Lords crucifixion and resurrection,
must feel as did the speaker Sun
day; that Jesus was and is some
thing more than good man, He
was and is divine.
The writer of this colin was
happy to be the guest of Lion Har-
old Gompf last Monday evening at
the regular meeting Of the Libby
Lions Club. The local club has
mighty fine group of businessmen
in its ranks. group that is not
only friendly but is composed Of
men who are interested in the well
fare Of the city and community. An
extremely entertaining and informa
tive program dealing with radio
electronics was presented by Lion
Walt PartloW. who explained many
of the, mysteries Of this phase of
electrical magic to his audience
Such programs are educational for
all.
Writing about the local Lions
Club brings to mind the fact, Libby
businessmen are to be congratulated
in not organizing more service clubs.
One good service club in addition
to our Chamber Of Commerce is all
that any town with less than five or
six thousand population should at
tempt to support. More clubs be-
come burdensome and are thereby
weakened in their efficiency and
ability to benefit the community,
which after all is their justification
for existance.
The above must not be construed
to mean that a Chamber Of Com
merce should not be kept function
ing regardless of the number of
service clubs in a community Ev-
cry city regardless Of size, needs an
active Chamber of Commerce, and
woe betide the town which allows
its Chamber to languish and die.
This organization is the center Of
the business life and community
planning of the town. We are thank
full Libby hos a Chamber of Com
merce.
The town which boosts for itself
and whose businessmen speak
good word for their competitors,
needs very little outside boosting
A feminine member Of Lincoln
county's Grand Old Party made
the following cute" remark:
Eleanor just can't use Camay
Soap, they say when asked the
reason, she replied Because it's
the soap of beautiful women
Oh yes, in Kansas, the natives
love to make the newcomer step
gingerly over the prairies by regal
ing him with narrowing Rattle
snake Stories. In Northwest Mon
tana it is not rattlesnakes but
BEARS!
Well the rattlesnakes are in Kan
sas all right. and we suspect and
hope the bears are in Lincoln coun-
ey. We shall see!
The writer of this column wishes
The Great White Father in Wash
ington had to get up and 60 to
bed by War Time in Northwestern
Montana One thing is certain, said
c. w. f. would never make the
mistake Of terming Lincoln Coun-
ty War Time, Daylight Saving
Timel"
Wildlife experts say the deer bot
fly, which travels at 8l8 miles an
hour, is the worlds fastest creature
Our money goes on most any log
ger when the cook bangs that gut
hammer.-Yeah, we stole that one
THE CHURCH SPEAKS FOR
FREEDOM