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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-29
Lutheran Pastors
Attend State
Conf. in Libby

The Montana State Pastoral Con
ference of the Lutheran Church met
at st. Johns Lutheran Church of
Libby Montana on Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday of this week.
Those in attendance were: the
Reverends w. Biel of Sidney. o. F.
Wagner Of Harlowton, H. Meyer of
Glendive, F. Meyer of Fallon, G..
Schubarth of Miles City, L. Tor
moehlen of Forsyth, E. Ryding of
Colstrip, P. Freilburger and w.
Frederichs of Billings, A. Gierke of
Hardin, M. Ludwig of Bridger, H.
Vomhoff of Laurel, A. Bachanz of
Park City, L. Helmstetter of Lewis
town, F. Sehn of Hamilton D.
Boernke of Butte, J. Chambers of
Pablo, w. Leege and A. Crosmer of
Roundup, A. Jordan of Kalispell,
E. I Leckband and M. Hauptman
IF Great Falls, f. Ziegler of Helena.
P. Ernst of Power, and H. Hasskamp
If Libby.
On Tuesday evening special COM
nunion services were held. with the
3everends A. Bachanz and H. YAM
loff as speakers. Tuesdays bust
hess session was devoted to a con-
'ideration of "The Pastor as Per-
ional Counsellor" The Book of !
Deuteronomy was studied on We'd !
lesday. On Thursday the pastors
made character study of the great |
st. Paul
The visiting pastors were housed |
With the members of the local con-
during their stay in Lib
W
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-29
Libby Terriers
Play 8Gan1es

The Libby H. S. Terriers officially
jopened their 1916 football season on
Monday, August 26th. SO candi-
dates reported for the initial work
out with more to report tbs week.
Among the lettermen returning
from last year are: Dick Austin,
Dalrold Hdamson, Robert Clowe-s,
Herman Dolezal Merritt Dutton,
Don Dagget, Alden Hamann, Don
Madison, Eugene Nelson, Albert
Rolseth, Jim Raft and Ralph Swim
ley. Besides the above letterman
other candidates are: Bob Bene-
dette, Jim Brown, Fred Brown.
Roger Baker, Howard Challinor,
Herb Coup, Don Dolezal, Gene
Hamlin, Harry Moe, Eugene Ha-
mann, Bill Luscher, Dean Madison,
Bob Potter, Art Pollette, Bob Pol
lette, jim Roberts, Roger Switzer,
Darcy Schermerhorn, Don Shea,
Hugh SWimley, Dale Thompson, Bill
Paul Warrington, Keith
Walsh, Bob WOLF and Bud collars.
Several who have not reported but
are expected to report this week
are Ronald Adamson, Duke Baney,
Claire Bitterman, Dale Cutler, jim
Hendrickson, and John Petrusha.
The 1916 TERROR football sched-
ale is as follows:
- ON r.r.. J.,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-29
Vet browns
In KOOtendi
Sunday
Tony George Went Down
While Swimming Near
Charlie Kins Ranch
WITH MINE SWEEPER
IN LAST WORLD WAR

Rexford, Aug. 28-This commun-
lty IS saddened by the tragic death
Of Victor Anthony George. The
tragedy occurred Sunday afternoon.
Tony" as everyone calls him here
was swimming in the Kootenai
river near the Charlie Kins ranch
Two other boys, Bobby Knapp, and
donald Darling, were with him.
Tony swan across the river once
and was starting back when he ap-
parently became i'll and realized that
ne could not swim the distance back
to shore. He called for help and
his companions responded but al
though they tried valiantly to save
their friend, their efforts proved
trultless. When the boys realized
that they could not save Tony thew
Immediately ran for help. DR.. Clark
was summoned and when the BODY
was recovered a resuscitator was
used; however. every effort to re-
VlVe the unfortunate young man
proved unsuccessful.
Tony had just recently returned
from service in the South Pacific.
He was in the Navy for over two
years. He was a member of the
crew of the USS Inflict. mine
'weeer. Since his discharge he has
been making his home with his 9
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe George.
md has been assisting at the
Tewke's Store.
Victor Anthony George was born
n Conrad, June %, 1925. When he
vas only few years old he came
With his parents to reside in Rex
ord and has lived here continuously
yer since with the exception of the
inc he was serving his country.
uneral arrangements have not
cen completed at the time of this
'riting.
Mr.. and Mrs. George have the
of everyone who knows
hem, in the loss of their only
hid
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-29
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
BUILDS SIDEWALK

a new sidewalk was run last
week in front of the First Lutheran
Church on Utah Avenue in South
Libby. The funds for the construc-
ton of the walk was raised by
subscription. John Kelley who
lives next to the church also had
walk constructed in front of his
pronerty, so the new walk extends
to the corner.
The committee in charge Of the
church in charge of the walk con-
struction wishes to thank everyone
who subscribed to the fund making
this Improvement possible.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-29
EUREKA AND LIBBY BOY
SCOUT DRIVE RAISES
NEARLY $1,000

Ernest Wood. County Chairman
OF the recent Boy Scout drive in
forms The Western News that re-
turns as of yesterday morning, show
that Libby and Eureka have raised
the sum of $945.75 which applies
on their share of the district drive.
Amy solicitors who have not tur-
ned in funds they have raised, are
asked to do so at their earliest con
venlence, and any who may have
been missed and are willing to con-
tribute to this cause, may do so
by handing or mailing their con-
tribution to Ernest Wood.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-29
BLANKS HERE FOR VETERANS
UNUSED LEAVE CLAIMS

We have been informed by Post
master Forrest DeRosia that the
blanks have arrived and may be
obtained at the post office by vet
Grams who wish to make claims for
their payments as authorized re-
Gently by Congress.
Complete information concerning
the correct manner to fill out the
forms and also the places to mail
the claims are included with the
forms.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-29
Demos TO Organize
Friday, August 30

Friday evening, August 30, the
democrats of Lincoln County will
hold their organization meeting at
the Community Room of the Court
house in Libby.
1t is hoped that members of the
party from all over Lincoln county,
will make an effort to be present,
and also that a large representation
from Libby will attend
An advertisement in this issue of
The Western News announces the
hour for the meeting as 8 p. m. and
states that a measure is to be voted
on which all democrats should be
present to consider.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-29
@. 0. P.s Hold
Interesting Meet

A vivid report of the recent state
U. .. p. meeting in Helena was
+ presented Monday evening at the
+ Lincoln County Republican COM
/ mlttee meeting held in the Court
house in Libby
The meeting was opened by
County Chairman Geo c. Earle. who
introduced J. B. Farris of Troy, one
Of the two official delegates from
Lincoln county in attendance at the
state meeting. Mr. Farris stated
that Zales N. Ecton, republican can
dldate for U. S. Senator is a con-
vlnclng speaker. He sharply rap
ped at bureaucratic governmental
control, stating that Even bureau
people cannot describe their (bur-
eau-controlled agencies) functions
the great challenge of Ameri-
cas- future, in order, morality and
common decency for all peoples"
Ecton also expressed the desire for
the administration to become reals
tic, declare the war over, and.
1t is time to get down to the PROD
lens of peace and give up dicta-
torlal powers designed for war en-
ergencies. Only one vote in Ecton's
home precinct was cast for a demo-
crat for U. S. Senator. That was
cast for Sen. Wheeler.
Mr. Farris also spoke enthusiast
tically of Walter R. Barney Ran
kin, republican candidate for con-
greSs from this district Rankin es-
tablished a brilliant war record as
leader of "Rankin's Raiders" His
men were all Montana men, and
the nucleus Of Rankin for Repres-
entatiVe' clubs in the candidates
district come from the
'anks of the raiders" Farris gave
an interesting report, commenting
IN the various speakers on the pro-
gram and stating that fine spirit
If optomism prevailed
Mrs. Letha Sauer, head of Lin
DIN County's republican women also
| delegate, spoke on various inter {
sting phases of the meeting, and
emphasized the fine i'm
made by Barney Rankin.
The G. o. P. candidate is just as d
a patriot and fighter
n politics as he was during the l
var, and convinced all of his sin |
ere interest in the welfare of the S
eople of Montana and the nation.
frs. Sauer touched on many high /
oints of the convention, and gave
highly interesting and to the o
ONT description of what she heard n
nd learned. a
The Young Republicans, a new c
rganization in Montana, came in a
)r discussion and commentator. n
Martin Farris, who had accom- \
anied his father to Helena, gave e
spirited account of Young G. o. p
meetings he attended, and in \
.rviews he had enjoyed with lead
lg members of the organization. P
he organization while young in r
.ontana, is a most lusty youngster II
I'd will be heard from during the r
resent campaign
Others called upon for remarks N
lring the meeting included Ell bl
er Switzer Jr, chairman of the Of
incoln County Young G. o. P.'s, 81
'e Fennessy, Jr, Jerry Kensler, ~ "
roy, P " Klinke, Jr., sedy-treas.,
the G. o. P's, Chas. Rowe, party tn
ominee for state representative; fo
r. E. F. Dixon, Troy, and P. ". tn
linke, Sr, Of Eureka. 70
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-29
VETERANS ADM. REP.
IN LIBBY, SEPT. 4

Earl ". Lawlor, Veterans Admin
istration Contact Representative
will visit Libby on Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 4, to assist veterans or their
dependents in all matters pertain
ing to the Veterans Administration.
Mr.. Lawlor will be at the Depart
ment of Public Welfare Office in the
Courthouse.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-29
STORES TO CLOSE ALL
DAY LABOR DAY

Libby Stores will be closed all
day Labor Day, Monday, Septem-
Der, 2. The public should remem-
Der this when doing their shopping
the preceding Saturday.-The Mer-
chants Committee.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-29
Vets Defect Old
Timers 10 to z

A new pitching star for Libby is
reported from Sundays Old Tim
ers-Vets game. He is Carter, who
put out two batters on strikes! This
was just one of the many surprises
of the game, which drew large
crowd and added $77.00 to the light
ing fund for the athletic field. In
cidently the score at the close of
the game was 10 to 2 in favor of
the Vets.
Batteries for the game consisted
of Burpee and Bleich, with Phillips
relieving -Burpee, for the Old Tim
ers and Deister and Bache, and
Daugharty and Carter for the Vets.
The box score was unobtainable by
The Western News.
It is reported that in addition to
the money from Sundays game,
5000 has been raised by the Vets
for the lighting fund. This will
give the project a good start and
with continued support from the
community viii soon make is pos
sible to enjoy night games.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Gail Sopes of Evan
ston, H., and Mrs. Jack Hughes
and children of Kalispell were
guests last week at the Rawlings
ranch.
Hansen, third Miss Laura North,
fifth.
The maintenance force VIII be
made up of Sherman Noel, Charles
Noel and Clifford Hayden
Grade School Registration
Children attending the first grade
this fall should register in New
Central auditorium from 8:45-11 AS
Tuesday, September 3rd Other
grade and junior high students
should report to their respective
rooms and buildings at 8:45 A. NJ.
Tuesday. Students enrolling in the
first grade must be six years old on
or before January lst 1947.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-29
NOTICE

NOTICE
All stores in Eureka will be closed
Labor Day, Monday, September 2.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Among
the Authors
By Carolyn Coeeins

The other day, quite by accident,
ran into Edgar Monsanto Queeny,
who perhaps can best be described
as an industrialist who writes. He
has a new book of which he's
rightly proud, called Prairie
Wings" Instead of being issued by
the usual trade publisher this book
will come out under the auspices of
the conservationist group, Ducks
Unlimited, Inc, nonprof1t organ
ization Of sportsmen. Heretofore
Mr.. Queeny has been a Scribners'
author. One of his books, THE
Spirit Of Enterprise" serious tome
on economics, sold $4,000 copies
which isn't to be sneeZed at.
1t looks to me as if Mr.. Queeny,
as a result of the publication of
Prairie Wings" is about to be-
come known as the Goth century
Audubon. His book is a study of
the life of the wild duck, and has
been designed from the start to
become a collectors item. Some
225 copies of a limited edition,
signed by the author and Richard
E. Bishop, famous etcher of ducks,
went to duck fanciers at $50 a
copy. The everyday edition, lin
tied to 5000 copies, sells at SIS.
1t has 276 of Mr.. Queeny's own
photographs of ducks, taken with
a specially built magic eye camera
from his own blind in the Grand
Prairie in Arkansas. Accompany
ing and amplifying the photo
graphs are 140 sketches by Richard
E. Bishop.
To get his remarkable photo
graphs Mr.. Queeny took $4,000 pic
lures, he says. It is very unlikely
that such a feat can ever be ac-
complished again-certainly not by
commercial photographer, who
could hardly afford to spend the
amount of time or invest in the
special equipment to do the job.
Profits from the sale of the book
will 60 to Ducks Unlimited for the
purpose of restocking the lakes of
Canada with ducks. The book
comes out October /.
Evening star., 1946-09-22

West was dealer, and having 80
on the score, bid one club on a hand
slightly under the opening require
ment. North passed as did East, and
South, with six and one-half honor
count, called two diamonds. West
passed and North, with one diamond,
bid two hearts. East passed and
South called two no-trump. The bid
ding then went: West, pass; North,
three spades; East, pass; South,
three no-trump; North, four hearts;
South, four no-trump: North, five
hearts; South six hearts, with visions
of slam. East, with one sure trick
in hearts and remembering that his
partner had opened the bidding,
doubled, South redoubled.
East opened a club and the hand
was set two tricks. The declarer
played for three.three division Of
trumps, which was unlikely in view
Of East's double, and hoped for a
successful diamond finesse which
was also improbable because OF
Vests original bid.
BY careful cross-ruf1ing he could
have made his trumps separately and
won five tricks. A heart opening in
stead of a club would have reduced
declarer's tricks by one more. -Four
spades could also have been made
but the opportunity for cross-ruffing
was not so favorable as with hearts
trump.
There was a six and one-half
honor count hand that was set
1000 points. A game could not have
been made in no-trump. The hand
proved dangerous because it was so
big. Perhaps North should have put
in club bid somewhere along the
line to show that he had neither
aces nor kings. That might have
helped to save the situation, but
South with his bid hand was bent
on slam.
Evening star., 1946-09-22

iamS. Fine Editions Press; $780,
those few men are in the great
majority.
So I had a certain distrust In
taking up a book in which over
half the poems are by women. And
admitting the potential irrelevance,
since all generalities have irrelev-
ance in them, I still think that
my distrust was justified. The
level of the volume is one of ac-
Icomplished respectability. That
surely is feminine state.
One Great Poem.
Let me be specific. There is one
great poem in the collection. There
is a considerable number of good
poems. There are only a few down.
right poor ones. The bulk is what
I said above. What lacks is in
spiration, the fire, the fury. The
thought will be worthy a poem and
the craftsmanship will be smooth
and skillful. But thought and
craftsmanship seldom are welded
in divinity, which is what makes
great poem. And now, with so
much insult to womankind behind
me, I shall name the one great
poem which I found in this anthol-
ogy. 1t is The Buck in the Snow
It's author is Edna st. Vincent
Millay.
But the exception does not break
the rule. Women are good poets,
they are sensitive poets. But they
are all too rarely winged poets.
They keep their feet upon the floor
and notice that do not say the
earth. I say the floor. Miss Millay,
for instance, has two other poems
in the volume. They are both
thoroughly correct.
Many Fine Writers.
To leave this unreasonable gen.
eralizing behind, however, it is only
fair to say that the quality of the
book derives in great part from the
editors. The work of many fine
writer's is ncluded-Witter Bynner,
Robert P. Tristram Coffn, Robert
Frost, Alfred Kreymbourg, Richard
LIE Gallienne, Vachel Lindsay, Amy
Lowell, Edwin Arlington Robinson,
George Sterling, Ridgely Terrence,
John Hall Wheelock, Elinor Wylie
but it is not always the choicest
work. The editors explain this as
a deliberate policy, saying that they
wished to avoid duplicating work
found in other anthologies and to
offer poems not so generally known
I find that pointless caution.
Great poems cannot be duplicated
too often, and if a poem is generally
known, and is the work of a true
poet to begin with, there is
usually a reason. All great poets
have written a mort of mere re-
spectability. 1t should be left for
collected works. Anthologies are
for the express sake of escaping it.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Deft Stories Told
OF Twisted PEOPLE
THE TRIP TO LONDON
By Rhys DaUieS. (HoWell
SoSkin; $780,
Reviewed by
NINA PEMBERTON,


Rhys Davies has seen fit in thi,
selection of short stories to portray
some very strange and somewhat
twisted human relationships. Am.
moral and rather improbable are
some of his characters, but ex-
planation might be found in the
settings chosen by the author
Welsh mine fields, London during
the blitz.
Mr.. Davies has laid certain mat.
terS right down on the line anc
with delightful irony exposed the
perverse nature of the ."deacons'
of a Welsh community who raise
money for Mr.. jenkins wooden
leg. but keep the change to further
their own interests. Perhaps the
most arresting of this selection is
the story entitled Orestes.
An accepted and admired writer
of short stories, Mr.. Davies writes
in a rich and colorful style which
enables the reader to get an i'm
mediate feel of the situation and
the mood of the story. He writes
with something Of Huxley touch
Evening star., 1946-09-22
In Local Bridge Circles
By Fronk B. Lord

The buckets lost their leading
position in the team-of- series
of the Federal Bridge League in
play at the Unitarian Church rec
reation hall, Sixteenth and Harvard
streets, Tuesday night. They were
succeeded by the Myers team while
the Atomics took second place. The
Bloopers won 141a boards out of "a
in the first section, the Bees 16h
out Of "a in the second division
and the Allies 10 out Of q in the
third section. Both the Bees and
the Allies advanced to section A.
At the close of the evenings ses-
sion the percentage standing of the
competing foursomes was as follows
Section A Myers team, $50;
Atomics, .625; Bees, SIS; Bloopers,
.604: Ducats, 579; Allies, $50; Mixed
Party. $40; ANS, .545, and Second
GuesserS, .545.
Section B-Senoras, .537; Empires,
.53l; Tigers, 521; Mustangs, 500;
Chechakes, 500; Victory, .4SO; Grem-
Inns. ATT, and Dyrkems, .463.
Section C-Spartans, AL; Sea-
bournes, .432; Splashers, .4OS; Flying
High, .404; Pentas, 370; Vests, .28O,
and AA, .28O
The following teams were added
to the playing list: Senoras, Mrs.
Paul E. Golden, Mrs. William H.
Gorton, Mrs. j. D. Boyd, Mrs. Miller
Roberts, Mrs. Mildred Linderman,
Mrs. George Dickerman; Dykem
team, Mrs. Virginia Dye, E. M. Keni-
son. Mrs. Hazel Ryman, William S.
Miller; Myers team, Dalton B.
Myers, Mrs. Dalton B. Myers, Philip
r. Monahan, Clifford Carlstedt, Dee
Folsom, and Pentas team, Miss
Amoretta Blesoe, Mrs. Pearl w.
Peterson, Miss Eve Slater and Mrs.
L. J. Perry.
The next meeting of the league.
on Tuesday, will be a master point
pair game at which nonmembers
will be eligible to play upon pay
ment Of q 75-cent fee.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Brief Reviews
SCIENCE.

The Challenge Of Polio, by Roland
H. Berg. (Dial) The story of the
crusade against infantile paralysis
New Worlds in Medicine, edited
by Harold Ward. CMcBride.) The
story of modern medicine in peace
and war.
The Act Of the Motion Picture
by Jean Benoit-Levy. Coward
McCann.) A well-known producer
surveys the present state of the
movies.
Evening star., 1946-09-22


We hear a great deal about racial
minorities in our midst these days,
and, while 1t Is good thing to
have the facts on any subject made
plain. there are two reasons, think,
why intelligent Americans incline to
receive these reports with impa-
tience.
One is that. though we are not
perfect, We have done better by
our minorities than any nation in
the world. About all we ask Of them
is that they assimilate, and we do
not always ask that-one of our
Oldest minorities. indeed, is the
group called the Pennsylvania
Dutch, which has been heres since
before the Revolution and still
speaks a foreign language. The
Negroes, of course, stand out, a
crying wrong, but it is safe to say
that, contrary to much that Is
claimed, 1t is not race or color
prejudice which has brought about
their sufferings, but the bitter polit-
ical history in which they have been
involved innocently. We certainly
are not a Nation Of sadistic fiends,
as many of the vocal minority cham
pions would like to imply.
European Practice.
The other reason is that the
taking up of causes is a we'll
established way of getting a living
and reputation among us, and a
cause which is in the public eye is
better for the purpose than an
obscure one. Racial minorities
came into the public eye during Hit
ler's ascendancy and we have been
hearing about them ever since. But
what Hitler did was merely historical
practice in Europe, where the simple
easily-grasped system with minor
tiles has been for thousand years
to, massacre them and have done
AS a nation, we have never beer
strong on history, so we were shocked
when he revived the process Anc
we have been rendered still more
gyoggy by the charges which have
been hurled against us ever since
often by European refugees, too
that we are ourselves a hotbed o1
oppression, and that the suffering o1
our minorities is such that it made
the sensitive European conscience
reel on beholding 1t. Native career
lists have not been slow in taking UP
the outcry.
Friction Inevitable.
The fact is, of course, that, in a
nation made up, as we are, Of in
Vulnerable racial and national
groups, there is going to be lot OF
friction. Some day, all our various
strains may reach a state of perfect
equilibrium, but, until that happens
the friction is going to be with us
Since it is a constant phenomenon
in our midst, it deserves reporting
But the reports should be factual
and made for the sake of factuality
they should not be gushes of senti-
ment or spectacular charges de-
livered chiefly for the sake Of estab-
fishing the deliverer as a fearless
champion of justice.
1t is because there has been so
much Of the latter sort of thing that
mention it in connection with
Ruth D. Tuck's book, in which it is
conspicuous by its near absence,
Mrs. Tuck writes about the friction
consequent on the existence in a
Southwestern city of a large Mex
ican-American minority. In her
epilogue, she does rise up on one
of those soaring appeals for per-
fection in American conduct, lest,
in imperfection. the American Ma
ton become a fascist state, but the