The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-03
NeWSpdperHas
Able Force
In Shop
Group Composed of Expert
Craftsmen; 3 Veterans
from Armed Forces
ROSS GREASON JOINS
CREW AS OPERATOR

Inc management of The West
ern News does not believe in
Boosting about what is has done.
IS doing or expects to do. but IT
does feel justified at this New Years
time IN announcing that it has com
pleted the organization of one of
the best printing forces to be found
anywhere in city the size of Libby.
The force is not composed of mere
printers whose interests lie in
merely making a living, but each
member of the organization is
craftsman, who is here because he
loves printing and newspaper work.
But meet the members of the
group-they are introduced in or
der of seniority of service in this
plant:
Verne T. Hovey has been con-
nected with the office for five years.
He learned the trade many vars
ago on the plains of Eastern Mon
tana and in the Yellowstone VAL
ley He has been in the publish
ing business himself, both in Mon
tana and North Dakota, and has
worked on a number of the best
weekly newspapers in the state. He
has done lot of bronc riding in
his younger days; considerable farm
/ ing and is plumber of no mean
ability. However, regardless of
how many times he has wandered
away from the smell of printers
INK, he always has returned to his
true love" the print shop. For
the past Is years the Hovey home
has been in Troy, where for I8
months Verne published the Troy
Tribune which since that time has
suspended Now, come rain, snow
or sunshine every work day will
find his car parked in front of the
Western News Office. Mr.. Hovey
can handle any department in the
shop but his pet speciality is fine
job printing and laying out and
keeps up with the best of the new
ones.
Next in years of service. on The
News, is Mrs w. R. Baeth, book
keeper, news writer and efficient
assistant in many other depart
ments of the paper Mrs. Baeth
while high school girl, became
interested in printing and learned
to set straight matter" on a Limo
type, an accomplishment which has
been a decided asset to the office
in times of stress. "Corinne" keeps
the books, handles subscriptions, as
sists in the shop on press day (and
other times), helps the publisher
absorb the occasional criticisms and
welcome commentators which
come through the maitland other
wise; and generally makes herself
so useful about the shop that when
nome duties make it impossible for
her to be with the force, she will
be greatly missed by one and all.
Last November Ross Hibbs hur-
lied back from duty as a torpedo
nan with the Navy on Saipan, to
become a member of The Western
News force. Yes; he stopped long
enough on the way to find Mrs.
1ibbs and bring her on to Libby
With him. While her husband was
n the service, had a rooming house
n Atwood, Kansas. Hibbs' print
ng experience began when he was
little lad and had to climb up on
box in his fathers shop in order
o feed" the job presses AS stated
n a former issue, he has taught
rinting in the schools of West
'alm Beach, Fla, has had exper-
ence in a large specially printing
etWeen 1880 and. 1912 when he en-
liant, and during most of the time
ered the Navy, was associated with
re writer CIV r. LittelD on q
)dnty scat newspaper in North
est Kansas. Since arriving in
libby, Ross who is an expert Limo
'pe man has been pinch hitting
II the force on the big IA" setting
j the machine type until this
eek. He Is now assuming his reg
lar duties as assistant manager of
lie newspaper and will help the
IbliSher in the front office and or
e street, as well as assisting when
Id wherever needed in any de
lrtment of the plant,
And last but very welcome. is
)Ss S. Greason, who with Mrs.
reason and their two and one-half
ar old~daughter, Peggy Ann, ar
Jed Thursday of last week from
wood, Kansas. Ross grew up in
fathers print shop and has done
erything from sticking type by
nd, to putting up intricate forms
the Linotype and Intertype, and
another exceptionally swift and
,urate machine man. He is an
friend and printing associate of
; News publisher and went direct
I'M the latter's office into the
my. During his something over
zee years of service in the Army,
eason saw plenty, of the war.
5 transport went down on ID"
y in the English Channel, and
ring the hectic days he spent as
member Of General Patton's Third
my, he was awarded the Bronze