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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08
Shot By Enemy
Only 80 Feet
Distant
Force of Blow Hurts
Libby Man onto Back;
Skaters Arm Bone.
IN HAND TO HAND
FIGHTING IN FRANCE

That war is all Sherman said 1t
was is undoubtedly the conviction
Of many an American boy after he
has had a part in some Of the bit
ter fighting OF the present con-
flict. Such, it can be said, is the
opinion Of Lieut.. Gordon Luscher,
Libby young man who was serious
ly wounded during the invasion Of
France and who Is now home to
convalesce.
I'VE were holding the flanks
while the main army fought its
way on into Normandy" said Lieut.
Luscher while visiting with the
writer during the past week. 1.-THE
main invasion went in on June
and we followed on June II, and
our job was to keep the enemy
from slipping in behind our forces
as they pressed forward away from
the beachhead.
I'VE were being bothered con-
siderably by machine gum con-
tinued Luscher, when | received
an order to take two or three men
and go and silence the gun We had
accomplished our objective and
were on our way back to our lines
but had become separated. l was
walking alone and it was growing
somewhat dark. Suddenly | saw a
German standing about 10 yards
ahead of me. think we both saw
each other about the same time |
started to throw myself to the
ground but he was too quick for me
and fired. The shot struck me in
the left arm near the shoulder and
lifted me off my feet and hurled
me on my back. When | started to
get up | passed out and didn't
Continued on page 81
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08
PURCHASES PUREBRED BULL

Byde Lamey and Emil Voves went
into Spokane on Thursday of last
week and brought back to Libby a
young purebred Hereford bull to
head the herd Of cattle Lamey is
building up here. Voves remarked
to the reporter that the bull is one
Of the finest looking animals he has
ever seen. He was raised by an Iowa
breeder, was shipped to Denver
for stock show and then shipped
to Spokane to be sold
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08
1t. Smith McNeiII
Weds Mrs. Hobbs
In Delaware

Readers Of the Western News will
be interested in the following ac-
count OF the marriage OF 1t. Smith
McNeill of Troy, clipped from the
Wilmington, Del, Morning News of
January q. 1t. McNeill was wound
ed in action in France and is in
the States while convalescing. The
account of his marriage follows:
The marriage of Mrs. Blanche
Merritt Hobbs, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. L. Hobbs of this city, and
First Lieut.. Smith P. McNeill, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur H. McNeill
of Troy, Mont, will take place to-
day in McCabe Memorial Methodist
Church. The Rev DR.. E. j. Bond
will officiate.
The bride will be given in mar
riage by her father. She will have
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08

Libby citizens were tense with
suspense last night as Bod
large Anchored plane-circled over
the city for about Is minutes be-
fort finally disappearing south Of
town, and evidently in trouble.
Their fears were verified when
reports started to drift in that the
plane had crash-landed on the Tom
Boothman ranch near the fish hatch
cry.
Sheriff Baney, Patrohnan Riu-
die, Fire Chief Wood, Walt Kemp
and Ernie Wood went out and
brought 10 Of the 12-man crew to
town, the other two remaining with
the plane.
The plane had come from near
the southern border of the west
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08
CALLED FOR INDUCTION

The following men will leave for
Fort Douglas, Utah, next Thursday,
Feb. IS, to be indicted into the
armed forces.
Libby--Allen VanHorn, Wilfred
Clarence Johnson, Glenn Richard
Collier and James Bonner Sanders.
Eureka-Robin Clark and William
G. Quilting.
Troy-Wallace ]. Litch.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08
JIM LYONS KILLED

Word was received by relatives
here last weekend that Jim Lyons,
former Libby resident, was killed
in Portland last Thursday. Details
are unavailable at this time.
Mrs. Woody Bowen and Kermit
Lyons, sister and brother of Lyons,
left for Portland SATURDAY..
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08
FARMERS TO MEET IN EUREKA

On Wednesday, Feb. IA, there will
be a general meeting Of all farmers
at the c. r. Q. hall in Eureka, at
100 IN. Farm goals and out
look for l945 will be discussed, and
the Soil Conservation Service will
show some moving pictures. Plan
to attend and bring the family.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08
w. c. FEWKES PASSES

w. G. FeWkcs, Lincoln county
resident for many years passed
Away at the Eureka hospital at noon
Yesterday, Feb. z An obituary Of
this prominent and long time resi-
dent will be published next week.
Funeral services Will be held at
% o'clock Saturday morning
N. w, Blew and Mrs. Dexter Shau-
ictte.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08
Chinese Used Spectacles

During the Ming Dynasty in China
(1368-l644) spectacles were in gen.
eral use and wcll-to-do Chinese
would swap a good horse for pair
Of glasses.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08

MILDRED BUCK, Chairman.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08

Nearly 100 members of the Libby
Pioneer Society attended their an
nual winter business meeting and
dance Saturday evening in the
Moose hall. This affair is always
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-19
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NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR LETTERS
 OF ADNINISTRa

In the United States Commissioners
 Court for the Precinct of Juneau,
 Division Number One, Territory of
 Alaska. IN PROBATE.
 In the Matter of the Estate of
 JACK MARSHALL, Deceased.
 NOTICE is hereby given that S. A. STEVENS, SIR, has filed in this court his petition for LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION upon the Estate of JACK MARSHALL, deceased, praying that said estate be admin istered as Alaska Indian Estate con- sisting only of a vessel valued at less than $10000 with Indian relative administrator, and that the same will be heard on the 21st day of July, 1945 at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon of said day.. at the court room of said court at Room 531, Federal and Territorial Building, Ju- neau, Alaska, and all persons inter- ested in said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petitioner should not be grant, ed.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 10th day of July, 1945.
 (Probate SeaD FELIX GRAY,
 U. S. Commissioner and ex-officio
 Probate Judge of the above-entitled
 court.
 First publication, July 10, 1945. Last publication, July 20, 1945.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
MY Food Situation
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Betty RoSendOrf, II,

Powell Junior High School.
Buying food is my worst lamenta-
ton,
And battling mobs is real aggra-
y walton;
But I praise the grocer and in spite
of himself
He gets me some sugar from under
the shelf!
I struggle and struggle. but still am
|. quite <hzy;
This point situation is driving me
crazy.
I use the wrong stamp when the
right one is due,
And tear up my old stamps before
I get new.
When the butcher sells me a gristly
steak,
Or the baker gives me a last weeks
cake,
1t makes me feel like throwing the
things
But I don't dare, for in the market
they're kings.
So, you see, my friends, I've bad
situation,
And my brain is racked with a great
tribulation:
But when black markets call never
run,
For I think of the man behind the
gun!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
The Art World
Exhibition of Soldier Art on View
At National Gallery Until September

, iantly. In almost every picture II
which they are here seen they are
tired, sleepy, lifeless, so far as spirit
goes. 1t may be easier to paint pic
lures of sleeping men than of men ir
combat or on the march, but the
impression it gives has the ring Of
truth and is saddening.
To be sure, a light touch is noted
now and then-humor creeps in
These soldier artists have then
jokes, play their pranks, but collec-
lively they are not pictured as light
hearted. They pay the cost and
over these works should be placed
the words-"ThiS Is War-It Must
Not Happen Again
This exhibition, in its final stage
as seen here, represents an aggre-
cation of prize winning works, Sc
lected for award by special jury Of
art critics and outstanding artists
OF this jury Gen. Joseph w. Byron
director of the Special Service Di-
vision, and David E. Finley, director
Of the National Gallery of Art, served
as honorary chairmen, together with
Maj. Nathaniel Saltonstall, chair
man, and the following members
Alfred Barr, Macgill James, Eliza
beth Morgan, Henry Varnum Poor
Charles Scheeler and Forbes Wat
son. Those given first place received
500 War Bonds and those in each
class rated second and third were
given certificates of merit.
Fruits of Art Program
In congratulating the winners
the Secretary of War, Henry l.
Stimson, remarked that the works
of these soldier artists proved that
as a Nation, we can take up the
sword without losing the gifts and
endowments of peace. Here is SUBJ
ject for thought. Is it not possible
that we are seeing some fruits OF
the art program which the Federal
Government sponsored so lavishly
during recent yearSthe first fruits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15

=, of a broad sowing which at the
time seemed to be in shallow soil ?
Who knows?
Turning back to the exhibition
There are some paintings here
which once seen will not soon be
forgotten-for instance, a still life
in oils, a pair of shoes and other
objects on the lid of a trunk, by
Rene H. Rosner; two sunny paint
ings of sunrooms put to medical use
subtlely rendered by Clarence j
Boore; a self-portrait by Peter S
Pezatti, little girl in a red dress
by F. J. Dele Dome and many
others.
Among the drawings, symphony, -
by Ernest S. Meyer, cannot fail to
find general commendation, as will
a charming, interpretative painting
in water color by Vincent Hartgen
entitled Twilight" One of the jol-
Hest of all the exhibits is Dough-
boy in Africa" a photograph by
George A. Aarons-a laughing CT
Joe bringing in a monumental sup
ply of bread and cake-doubtlesS a
welcome sight to his fellows.
In some of the works there is a
CLINT of influence derived from such
painters as Curry, Grant Wood and
others, who have made their mark
picturing oslr country as they have
seen it with almost superfrankness
but also sympathy and skill. But, on
the whole, most of the works shown
possess individuality, self-reading
and assurance. Luckily the Infan-
try Journal, in connection with its
Fighting Force Series" has issued
a catalogue of this exhibition in
which are reproductions of all the
works shown, with the names of the
artists and the districts they repre-
sent. This Informative catalogue is
of size to conveniently At into a
serviceman's pocket-but also no
less readily into a lady's handbag.
This is a valuable contribution and
another instance of helpful CO.
operation
incidentally, the exhibition is very
well inStalled-each district being
given an alcove in the main gallery
of special exhibitions reached by
way of the entrance on Constitu-
ton avenue at Sixth street. Sepa-
rate small adjacent galleries have
been allotted to prints, photographs
and drawings. The exhibition will
continue to September 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
By Florence S. Berryman

The Artists Guild of Washington,
now in its third year, is holding its
first exhibition of prints and draw
ingS in the division of graphic arts,
United States National Museum,
Smithsonian Building, until the end
of July.
More than 20 artists are repre-
Sented, about half of them with two
works each. The variety of subjects
and mediums reflects the member
ship, which ranges from conserva-
tive to experimental artists, and re-
suits in a lively show. Those who
sent two works selected in some in
stances items revealing their versa
tility in mediums and subjects.
Prints are in minority, compris-
ing only about one in eight of the
works on view. Eliot O'Hara s
aquatint of the Kremlin shows a
skillful handling of tonal values to
indicate distances and textures.
Prentiss Taylor, president of the
guild, has contributed a colorful
pastel, Vegetable Still Life" and a
Autograph with social significance,
Plight and Inaction,' presumably a
war theme concerning refugees
Several women are depicted strug-
CLING to pull heavy cart loaded
with their possessions and with the
very old and very young members of
the family. The diagonal lines OF
women and wagon convey a sense OF
movement and strain contrasting
with the vertical figures of idlers
watching from the sidewalk in a
motionless indifference.
1t is good to see several works in
pastel, a medium encountered all toe
seldom in exhibitions. Leo Steppat
has two crisp animal studies, an oryS
and chimpanzee, done in pastel on
tinted paper and reinforced with
ink. Julia Eckel's pastel head of an
elderly woman is convincing
character sketch.
1t. Mitchell Jameson has sent two
ink and wash drawings done in
France, one of them Napoleon and
the CT, Cherbourg," with touch OF
irony. 1t represents an equestrian
statue of the emperor in a gradiose
position above huddle of American
Army tents with lines of wash and
other humble details. Another ef-
fective ink and wash drawing is
Alice Acheson's "Convalescent Sculp.
ture Glass"
An outstanding pen and ink draw
ing is Lois Jones "Janitor." Frances
Ferry's Farmhouse" in the same
medium pleasingly conveys the at
mosphere of room at night, with Q
young girl reading by an oil lamp
Walter T. Carnelli has combined inl
and water color to good effect in hi.
Glass Grinding" William N
Thompson employs ink and rec
crayon in his active little study
washing Old Dobbin." Spanish
Bayonet" is a decorative flower
study in crayon and wash by Aida
Conover.
The best and richest use of pencil
alone in the exhibition is demon
strated in Andrea Zerega's land
scape, Storm Over Tiffany" Mar
garet Gates little winter scene
| Farm on Colvin Rum" In pencil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
Fun With Science

The mercury In an ordinary Their
mometer is held up, indirectly, by
the same force of gravity that tends
to pull things down. Gravitational
attraction pulls air particles toward
the surface of the earth with enough
force to build up pressure-which
holds the mercury up in the glass
tube.
1t probably wouldn't affect a 60
year water bill, but householders get
more water for their money when
the temperature is 1872 degrees
Water is most dense at that critical
point, and expands whether warmed
above it or cooled below it.
Filling medicine dropper, fill
ing fountain pen, drinking
through a straw and similar actions
are not accomplished by a vacuum. %
The liquid is pushed by atmos-
pheric pressure, actual weight" of
the air, made comparatively high
by the suction,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
The Surprise Shoio
lOf the Month

acknowledgements in color, made
by Capt. Dudley Lee of Washington,
constitute the surprise show of the
month, in the reviewers opinion.
On view through July in the gallery
of the division of photography, Arts
and Industries Building, United
States National Museum, they offer
gorgeous colors and abstract pat
terms OF amazing variety.
The reviewer has seen many
microphotographs of plant cells,
germs and what not, which makes
designs OF a sort, and visited Capt.
Lees exhibition without enthusiasm.
assuming that it would be more of
the same. No expectation could
nave been more mistaken.
These photo photographs have
been reproduced and described in
Life magazine, excerpts from which
are given in connection with the
exhibition. The photographs are
an esthetic by-product of science.
Polarized light has many practical
uses. Most of us probably know it
IN sun glasses. What we do not
know is that it can make apparently
colorless crystals blaze with brilliant
rainbow colors, when they are placed
between two polarizing filters, which
enables scientists to analyze the
crystals. Capt. Lee is said to be
the only person who has photo
graphed this phenomenon for its
beauty alone.
| He produces these distractions by
melting few grains of several
chemicals on microscope slide, al
lowing them to cool in thin crys-
talline layer under a cover glass,
and then photographing them
through polaroid filters. One filter
lis placed between the microscope
light source and the slide, the other
between the eyepiece and camera
plate. The prints are made from
|three-color separation negatives by
the Triak color process.
The majority of the rs prints on
view are as beautiful as tropical
flowers. Although all are abstract
by their very nature, quite num-
Der of them suggest subjects: A
palm leaf in iridescent green's and
fire reds; the magnified wing of a
tropical butterfly: Southwestern
desert scene in browns and yellows,
with mountain range; a Tahitian
beach from painting by Gauguin;
a clump of blue and violet flowers
somewhat like asters; a peacock's
tail; dense forest with birch trees
in the foreground, and the plumage
of some gorgeous bird. This imagi-
mary catalogue will give some idea
lof the variety in these astonishing
microphot ographs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
Uncle Rays Corner

Thanks to the teeth and bones
which have been found, we are able
to picture saber-tooths fairly we'll.
Some members of the family were as
large as grizzly bears They had
shorter, but thicker, legs than mod
ern tigers. The claws were stronger
than those of present-day lions.
Large as Bears.
The most interesting remains of
saber-tooths are certain of their
teeth. These were the canine teeth
Of the upper jaw, and they grew out
like tusks. Each tiger had two of
these long teeth, which were, in some
cases, from to Z inches long!
Remains of saber- toothed tigers
have been found in Europe, Asia,
Africa and the New World. Several
skeletons were dug up in asphalt
beds near Los Angeles.
The long, strong, sharp teeth gave
the saber tooth its name. They made
people think of sharp sabers, but, of
course, were not nearly so long. They
were more the size of daggers.
Rock layers show us a great deal
about the history of saber-toothed
tigers. We know that they lived
in the Lower Pilocene period, at a
time when there were no human be-
ings. They also lived in the Pleis-
tocene epoch. People are believed to
have appeared on earth during the
Pleistocene epoch but it is not GER
tain whether this happened before
or after the saber-tooths died out.
We may wonder how it happened
that such fierce animals came to
their end, and the question is hard
to answer. Perhaps they were not
able to meet the changes in climate
which took place when glaciers
spread over much of the earth. In
any case. they passed away. and
neither animals nor men need fear
their teeth at the present time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15

After this sight to the top of the
object and set the top of the ruler
in line with it. Then sight to the
bottom of the object and place your
thumb where this line crosses the
ruler.
Finally, measure the distance be-
tween the spot where you were
standing and the bottom of the
object.
With this done get out a pencil
and paper and write down the fol-
lowing formula:
Height of object = distance from
object K height on ruler = length
Of reach.
Now substitute your measure
ments for the terms on the right
hand side of the equation. Dis
lance from object" is the distance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
us Easy to Estimate Heights
BY Forest Rangers Method

from the spot where you were stand
ing. Height on ruler" is the num-
Der of inches from the top of the
ruler to the place you marked with
your thumb. Length or reach" is
the distanct from your eyes to the
ruler in your hand as your arm is
held straight out from your shoulder
For example. suppose you had the
following measurements:
Distance from object = 100 feet.
Height on ruler = 6 inches.
Length of reach - % inches.
Then, substituting in the formula,
you would ges:
Height of object = 100 feet x
6 inches - % inches.
Before you do anything else,
though, change all the measurements
expressed in feet into inches. This
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15

1t may be that you have heard
of the saber-toothed tiger, but you
have never seen the beast in real
life.
1 can make that statement safely
for the simple reason that such
tigers died out many thousands OF
years ago. Bones, teeth and claws
are the only parts of them which
are left.
No one can tell exactly how long
ago the last -toothed tiger died
If there were any people around
when the event took place, they
were in the old Stone Age and did
not know the art of writing.
Stone Age people were able
however, to make rude records
They painted pictures on the walls
of caves, and carved images on
teeth and pieces of ivory.
Proof of Some Animals.
The artists who made those pic
lures performed a service for us.
They gave us proof that stone age
people knew such animals as the
reindeer, the horse, the bison and
the mammoth.
Yet if we look for Stone Age
picture of a saber- toothed tiger we
look in vain. Not a single drawing
or painting of this animal has been
found in a cave. This may be taken
to show there were no such animals
during the Stone Age, but the proof
is not complete. 1t is quite possible
that cave artists failed to make
pictures of some of the wild beasts
they saw.
If any of them ever saw saber-
tooth, as this tiger is known for
short, they probably ran away in
a hurry. III was one of the most
terrible fighting machines which
has appeared on earth since the
age of mammals started. 1t did not
equal the tyrant lizard of the age
of reptiles. but that is another mat
ter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
| Prizes for Best
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