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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-09-19
Autos Provided For
Amputee Veterans

"Amputee veterans of World War
II may receive application forms
for automobiles at Veterans Admin
istration contact offices throughout
Montana announced Earl V. Law
lor. Veterans Administration con
tact representative in Kalispell. Re
cent Congressional legislation pro
vides automobiles for veterans of
World War II who are amputees at
or above the ankle or who have
lost the use of leg, said Mr..
Lawlor
The cost of the automobile will
be paid by the government includ-
ing special features to make the
adaptable for the vet
Grams use but the cost is not to
exceed $1,000
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-09-19
MONTANA RECLAMATION
ASSN TO MEET DEC. 1917

Great Falls-UD - The annual
meeting of the Montana Reclama-
ton Association will be held in
Billings Dec. 1917, the associations
executive board decided here.
The meeting will be held in con-
junction with that of the Yellow
stone Basin Association so that
speakers can be utilized on prog
rams of both groups
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-09-19
VETERANS ADMINISTRATOR
TO BE HERE SEPT. 1919

Earl V. Lawlor, Veterans Admins
traitor Contact Representative, will
visit Libby and Eureka on Sep
TENDER 10 and 10.
Mr. Lawlor may be contacted at
the Department of Public Welfare
Office in Libby on Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 18th and at the Department
of Public Welfare in Eureka on
Thursday, September 10.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-09-19
Should There Be
A Limit To
Freedom of Speech?
By Charles D. Rowe

Portland. Ore.-Thls doctrine OF
freedom of speech that we Ameri-
cans prize so highly sometimes
leads into perpleXing complications
Complications that may prove high
ly dangerous in the long run. Now
and then insistence on the right
of free speech places one inevitably
in an illogical position
We refer to the freedom Com
munists have in this country to
preach their subversive doctrines
It is generally conceded that a Com
munist here owes first allegiance
tor Soviet Russia; secondary alleg
lance, if any. to the United States.
Their avowed aim is overthrow Of
the American form of government
by peaceful means if possible, but
by the use of violence and blood
shed should that become necessary.
They opposed our war preparations
and sought to sabotage those eff
forts until the NaziS attacked Rus
STA, then they turned about face
and supported our war efforts until
victory was secured. Now they are
back to their old tactics of opposing
anything our government does to
strengthen it militarily, while open
ly supporting Russia in all the pres
ent conflicts that are making it
almost impossible for a sorely
troubled world to establish a wise
and just peace.
These thoughts were again
brought to mind by a broadcast of
a Communist program heard not
long ago. 1t was openly and avow-
eddy Communistic This program
is given weekly. The one referred
to carried the usual Communistic
propaganda. Everything the United
State is doing to establish world
peace is wrong; every delay and I'M
reasonable action the Soviets are
taking is lilly-white and right.
Well, all this sounds to us like
open enmity to the United States.
How long are we supposed to
tolerate open revolution in our own
household before we take steps to
destroy it?
Isn't it absurd to take the posi-
ton that freedom of speech per-
mits an enemy to bore from within,
without hindrance, in his efforts to
destroy US?
In talking to Libby friend re-
Gently along these lines, he used /
an apt illustration to stress this
point. He said, DE we wait until .
the bugs in our garden destroy it
before we use spray and poison to
control them?" He took the posi-
ton that it is no more reasonable
to sit idly by and permit our own
citizens to accomplish the
of our government with Il
cut taking drastic action to render
them harmless.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-09-19
RECEPTION HELD AT
RONNING HOME

A reception was held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. l. c. Ronning for
their son, Magyar Ronning and wife,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-09-19

how this danger can be overcome
and still protect us in the highly
important right of freedom of
speech. Yet it would appear that
commonsenSe demands that action
be taken to stop the undermining
OF the foundations of our structure
of government before it collapses
around our heads
Ii the world is 20 have peace
1 if it is to be saved from a tryan-
nical and atheistic government. there
must be a strong United States.
Strength does not come from the
pandering of enemies without our
own gates.
The Greeks have voted to call
King George II back to the throne
of that war-torn country. We some
times wonder why any country
chooses a monarch in preference to
a republican form of government
Yet we must admit that a good
constitutional monarchy has some
things in its favor And it also must
be admitted that some people are
not ready to live under form of
government such as we have here
in America.
If every prudent sensible driver
could be deputized today and start |
exercising police authority tomor-
row to remove the reckless, devil
drivers from our high
ways, what a world of Improvement
we would see.
You are a part Of your com
munity and you can do something
about it. Don't be satisfied with
AK law enforcement on the high
ways Insist on vehicle mechanical
Criticize light punish
nent for serious traffic violations.
# enough of you speak together,
safety Will return to our highways.
In the F. B. I. annual report of {
rhine for last year, there is a grim '
Indication that crime is booming
llOng with industry and business.
specifically noted, there was a 12.4
)er cent increase over the previous
ear, with an increasing frequency
Owards the latter portion, indi- =
ating that conditions are apt to be
worse this year, says an exchange.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-09-19

Yes, we know it is highly danger
Gus to curtail in any way freedom
of a person or of a group to pro-
pound their beliefs and doctrines
Any such eurtailment might lead to
highly dangerous abuses. If free
dom of speech can be denied in one
instance on the grounds of our own
protection and of commonsense. it
might On the other hand be again
dcnicd-&hen- st1cI-deniat- might end
in great Injustice
We are also well acquainted with
the argument that if our form of
government cannot meet all forms
of opposition and argument and put
the other down by the superior
strength of its argument, then it
ought to be replaced
Those arguments might be sound
if the opposition confined its tao
tics to pure argument and reason.
But they do not. They are con-
stantly boring from within, are ever
striving to undermine our national
life by secret and under the-surface
methods, are ready to use force if
that becomes necessary to impose
the will of a minority on the major
ity.
Does our regard for freedom of
speech tie our hands against a most
insidious foe?
The sub., 1946-02-28
Nonsense ar,d Facts
TexacO Service
By CHARLES CHAPMAN

Let's get down to the facts about the postwar program here at Gro ton. Who Is helping the working man, and who can help him? I have beed reading evening newspapers, and morning papers, end read a lot about postwar. reconversion, and that Is about all there Is to 1t, no action taken. It has come to the time that the working man has got to take matters in his own hands, get out and find the work and bring it here to GrotoGa.
 If the working man Is depending on the slick politician to bring him work he Is only fooling himself. We will get all kinds of stories and all kinds of promises until after the next election, and then 1t will be as it always has been. T got your vote row stick around until next election, and I will give you some more promises. You will like that, you always have" Fellows, lets get on the ball and do a little for our
The sub., 1946-02-28

MT. O'COnnOr was reelected as the head of the Red Cross and the organization voted to uphold it's arrangement with the labor groups in the 1946 campaign.
 After America entered the war, O'Connor said, the AFL Labor League for~Human Rights and the CIO War Relief Committee agreed to merge their fund-raising activ- ities with those of the National War Fund and the American Red Cross. An agreement was reached in 1942 providing that the actual expenses of the employees of the labor war relief committees en- gagged full time in the fund-raising campaigns of the National War Fund and the Red Cross would be divided between the two organi- 2ations and reimbursed to the 1a- bor committees on an annual basis.
 After full discussion and care- ful consideration the original agreement was approved by the central committee of the American Red Cross," O'Connor said. There after, the agreement has been re- viewed annually and approved by the central committee. All chapters of American Red Cross concerned were informed of the arrangement and were given copies of the agree ment.
 In addition, and to insure ef- fective operation of the planning, the subject was fully discussed at
The sub., 1946-02-28

meetings of the larger city chap ters of American Red Cross held in Washington, and at regional and area conferences on fund-raiSing held throughout the U. s. The ex- tensive labor press, with more than 800 publications, gave widespread publicity to the agreement in nut merous articles and editorials.
 ''In these circumstances, to as- sert that secrecy of the arrange ment could have been intended or achieved is as absurd as 1t is unfounded."
 An incomplete estimate showed that AFL and CIO members con- tributed more than $30, ,0OO, 900 dur ing the 1945 Red Cross campaign, O'Connor disclosed. The two labor committees were reimbursed $238,- 3O8.8S by the Red Cross for their actual expenses during that cam paign.
The sub., 1946-02-28
.HOuSeGetsDe Demand
 For Clothing Car
HOlifield Says Veterans Find Only High-Price Luxuries
 On Store Shelves

We now have housing expedi- ter" but a clothing czar" Is needed just as badly, Congressman Chet Holifield Oem., Ca1if.) told the House this week.
 Holifield is particularly interested in the clothing industry because in recent years much of 1t has moved to his state.
 ''In the year after VI Day." he pointed out, about 100000 veter- ans will return to civilian life. Store after store informs them their clothing racks and cases are empty. No mems suits, shirts, trousers, un- derwear or pajamas.
 Where there are limited stocks" he continued, "they consist of luxury items" at high prices.
 Holifield described the efforts made so far to control clothing SUD- plies and prices, and said they have failed because selfish business in- terests have proved "too powerful" l"
The sub., 1946-02-28

with large families ard local home owners of Groton?
 We know that the company would give us an answer such aS this, If we were to go to them with the above facts. We the company feel that we should keep good many of these out of state men. because we expect more work to come, and we can hire in the local help at any time, but would have to go to a lot of trouble and expense to get the out of state men back here again.
 I for one would agree with the company mans answer of that kind, but on the other hand let's give a thought to these married men, some of whom have been here anywhere from six to fifteen years, men that were not here for the em- -ergency, but men the boat company depended on to get the work out, before the war, and were settled here in Groton with their families.
 If these men were capable and worked up to first class tradeSmen at that time, when 1t was almost impossible to get q two cent raise, why are they rated down, so that they get on the termination list now? It is just the same old thing that we have had to contend with for years. It falls right back on the foreman, little squable he had with his men, maybe few years back, and now he has a chance he rates the man low so as to dump him. He has made new friends, and does not want the man that does not see as he does. Also, 1t was brought to my attention only one week ago, where one foreman has Ia couple of brothers working for him. Both these brothers are the highest rated men in that depart men. Maybe these men are good men, but I do believe our personnel departments should spend a little more time out around the yard talking to the men, or call them to their office and find out who Is who, and what is what, in regards to these 1ay-offs.
 Men, believe in justice and justice only, I believe. if I must be hung should be proven guilty of a misdeed, and that Is the way I feel about these married men that are being let go here at the Boat Co.
 Attention BOilermakers --- As finish this article would like to state that am now in contact with la big sheet metal firm from NYC that wants to build plant in Gro- ton which will hire 1000 Groton workers-more on this later.
The sub., 1946-02-28

selves. Lets bring more industries here, so work can be had for all of us. Keep Groton on your mind and forget the west side of the river for . while.
 Lets bring in a bank. a railroad terminal and station, our own teie- phone exchange, . hospital. not owned by a couple of doctors but owned by the people of Groto1. Lets try as we have never tried before. Lets break down some of these zoning laws, and put business where business belongs. Lets buy our goods here in Groton, and show our businessmen we are in back of them, and they will back us up one hundred per cent, with their backing we are sure to get good start toward success.
 You and I and our friends have been talking this matter over for months. Lets stop talking and act for once in our lives. Lets show the businessman we mean business and will protect him if he will move into our town. You and l don't like to see men with large families walking the street looking for work. We want to meet him each
 morning with his lunch box under his arm with that pleasant look on his face, that tells us he Is con- tented because he has 8 good job, and has not got to worry how he is going to pay the bill, when his children are sick. Let's stop kidding ourselves that someone around town is going to help us.
 God only helps those that help themselves, so let's help ourselves now while we need the help. l wish could make you fellows see the future as I see 1t. If could l am sure we would all be working in the very near future.
 While speaking about termina- tions, lets give that little thought. Who is getting laid off, and who is staying here at the E. B. Company?
 We know about the men that are being let go here, so, lets forget what we hear about what other companies are doing in regards to this subject.
 We have, and have had for good many years men from every state in our Uniou working in our plant. and I for one believe we always will have the out of state men with Us because the Electric Boat builds submarines, and believe the ex- Navy man is the more practical man to keep on their pay roll, but on the other hand, should they or any other company in time like this, keep out of state men on their pay rolls, especially single men, when they are discharging married men
The sub., 1946-02-28
Carrying Out Orders

Down the path sauntered q tall C.. l. with two Japs in tow. Hey, lieutenant, what'n do with these prisOners?"
 ''Lissen," hissed the looey. don't you know these woods are full of Jap snipers just laying for officers7 Call me Joe, call me anything, but don't call me lieutenant"
 "Okay, stupid, what'u I do with these pris0nefs?"
The sub., 1946-02-28
Red Cross UphOIds Pact
 Wnh Labor Relief Groups

New York City-Praising abor's generous support to his organization Chairman Basil OCOnnOr of the Amer can Red denounced erroneous and misleading state ents about the fund raising agreement between the Red Cross and relief committees of the AFL and CIO
 There any secrecy about this agreement" OConnor asserted "The agreement involves hckback pay in any the labor relief committees"
The sub., 1946-02-28

There are about 100 species of birds on the Hawaiian islands.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-29
Hoey's Optimism

H~abltually an uptimist, Senator
Hoey was fairly bubbling over VITA
that fine virtue in his address al
ElizabethtoWn last week on the oc-
casion Of the homecoming for wa,
veterans. He gave it as his opinion
that there is no danger of war At
present or in the dim future. He also
declared the United Nations Or
~eanizatiOn will not fail, and said the
hopes Of all mankind are fixed upon
the United States as the leader IN
safeguarding world peace.
Further, he felt that we are noM
at the highest hour in Il history"
but that America and the other Al
lied nations must work with as much
enthusiasm and determination to win
the peace as they did to achieve vic
tory in war.
The senator's philosophy is most
pleasing. He is n of the watchmcn
on the tower. in position to tell us
what Of the night" He has access
to information not available to the
people as a whole and has the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-29

benefit of contacts reserved for
those really on the inside of trends
and events. If we cannot look to and
rely upon these high officials for
authentic Interpretation OF develop
mentS. we are indeed seeing through
a glass darkly.
America has reached a high hour
in her destiny. Opportunity for world
leadership not only is knocking at
her door but is breaking down the
door 4uu rushing all the way III. 1t
Is for TIL. people to decide whether
or not .h-y will by their acts forci-
bly, eject or wllfully ignore the pri-
viloge and obligation that have come.
There need not be war, either now
or in the dim future, as the senator
phrdsed it. Left to the people, who
always Go the fighting and the dying,
there would be none. Nor would is
sues be allowed to arise TO menaC
the peaceful relations of nations.
Rulers and politicians are oftener
than otherwise the one who fomcnt
disturbances by pursuing a course
they would avoid if they had TO shed
their own blood.
UNO has already come d long way
and there is good ground for an
ticipating its success. In a single year
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-29
Unification Economies

U~ultIcati0n Of the armed services
ef the nation under a single cabinet
head is another Of those proposals
uoW in Congress which have aroused
sharp controversy, and with argu-
meHt on both sides of the question.
We do not know the full details OF
tie present measure, not having read
it in its entirety. But the idea m
presses us g an excellent one. which
would permit not only economies but
also greater efficiency in operation
ii properly administered and with
the cooperation of all departments.
once the plan is accepted in prin-
e5pIe. the woth-ag out of details
should moi be too difficult,
Unfortunately, the Army favors
tae merger and the Navy opposes ii.
HAT might result. IN cross currents
in the many functions of a unified
establishment, but there is no sound
.caaon why these could not be ell
minated with d minimum Of delay.
As VIC understand it. the Navy is
assplclrls of Ann influence If uni
Ecatlon were approved by Congress.
I'ew reasonable that fear is We do
not knox, but veny likely there is
G-xa4gcratlen in the arguments and
convictions IN hat direction.
\ great deal Of duplication exists
in the present set-up which could
ne eliminated with %unification. For
instance. records show the ARMY
fought 525 millions of radar eollip-
taert for the NAVY and the NAVY
BOUGHT S3G millions of the same
equipment for tha Amy DURING the
war. The ARMY bOuoh+ sl65
1iiIl1ns of radio euuipmcnt for the
ANY and the Navy bought Sal
H4ll3ipns for the Army. Procedure
9hich permits # such waste is pre-
Actual figures show that i'm % So
#ectod items out of the thousands Of
Amy and NAVY actiyi,iae = cavi,o
If e2.I62. 0OG.000 could he made if + The
armed services were a sinole unit
instead of three. as now. If is esti-
mated that sI.1l5.QOO.OOO could have
beea saved had Drocurement Of per-
s0nal and housekeeping items been
handled on a iafnt basis DURING the !
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-29
ANSWERS 70 DAILY
QUIZ

Below are the correct to
the quiz questions printed on back
page,
|. True.
2. September i, l0t6.
3. independent government.
4. None.
5, The Ukraine.
6. False. (Ribbon faii5. Yosemite
Calf, is highest.
7. Christopher Columbus.
8. Latin.
8. Black Sea.
10. Jean Nillet.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-29
VIEW PLAN BARBECUE
SUPPER ON

Hill Cooper post of the Veteran;
of Foreign Wars will have a bar
becue supper at their regular meet
ing Tuesday night at 6.3) o'clock
at the Henderson Armorv. it was
announced today. At the meeting
new members will be admitted and
an l~ntere5g program has been
planned. II MAS stated.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-29
Minute Test Answers

I. Yes, DeIaWare, Nevada, Wy0m
ing and Vermont each have on
member in the House Of Geprcscn
tatiVes.
2. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
3. BY the ratification Of the leg
stature Of at least three-fourths OF
the states.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-29
Words of Wisdom.

Something the heart must have to
cherish: must love, and ICY. and sor-
row learn: something with passion
clasp, or perish and III itself to
ashes bura.-Lonsfellow.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-29

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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-04-18
REAL ESTATE DEALS
Fed

April 8, Catherine Sutherland
to R. T. Fisher; con: $4,000; SK
Sec. 80, T. 2N., r.. 32E.; all frac
Sec. s., 6, Lots 2, 3, 4, SEASWA
Sec. 7; Lots l, 2, EhNWA, NE
Sec. 10, all Sec. II, T. IN, R
BE; ERSEA, Sec. /, NEA
NEA SEA, Sec. IL; Lots 2, 8
4, SENWA, SWANEA, Sec. 3;
T. IN, R. BE; all frac. Sec. 80
all Sec. 20, Lots l, 2, EANWA
Me-, Sec. 81, all Sec. 80, SWA
SEA, EkSWA, SWASWA, NK
Me-, NW4, SkNEA, NASEA
SE>. SCI, SW SWA, Sec. "a
T. On, R. BE; all Sec. 26, NEA
SWANWA Sec. IS
T. IN, R. 30E.
April 8, Big Horn County to
VIM. C. Masterson; con. $50;
Wl@SWA, Sec. %. T. S., R. Use
April 8, Big Horn County to
H. P. and Blanche Schaller;
con. $40; Lots 9, 10, Blk. 4, o.
T., st. Xavier.
April 8, Big Horn County to
H. P. and Blanche Schaller;
con. $40; Lot IL, Blk /, Lots 3.
10 and II. Blk. 2, Haworth Add,
St. Xavier.
April 9, Thomas L. Kemph
etux to Glen T. and j. B. Quest;
con: 81; NJ, Sec. %, NJ, Sec
q, NWA, NkSWA, Sec. 26; T
3N., R. 33E.
April 9, Big Horn County to
Sam Ragland; con. $2,162; SW Il
Sec. 10, T. IN, R. 33E.
April 9, Big Horn County to
S. N. Cunningham and Goldie
Finlayson; con. 81; undiv. hall
int. in Lot 7, Blk /, Prando Add
st. Xavier.
April II, Mary A. McGovern
etcon to J. Phillips Boyd; con.
81; EkSWA, NV SWA Sec.
S; SESEA, Sec. 9; WkNWA
WA Me-, Sec. 16; EkW1:
VIZ, E12NWA, NEASWA, NEA,
Sec. IT, T. 8S., R. BE; NJ
NWA, Sec. "a; T. u.s., R. BE:
wv Sec. SO, T. 9S., Il,
April II, J. Phillips Boyd etus
to Mary A. McGovern; con. ST;
Sec. IA, WANWA, NJ
SEANEA, NkSEA, SELL
Sec. %, T. 9S., R. 34E.
NEA Sec. II, T.. 8S., R,
36E:; Lots l, 2, SANEA, SCI
NWA, NkSEA, Sec. 4; EhNEA
Sec. 7, T. S., R. BE.
April II, Jack Kogolshak etux
to Mike Kuchera, Jr.; con. 81:
Lot l, Blk. 3, o. T., Hardin.
April IL, Carl MeiSter etux to
John T. Ryan; con. 81; Lots 5.
+. Blk. 4, Stew. 18th Add, Lodge
Grass.
April -, Big Horn County to
W. j. Franklin and Clyde Ra-
der: con. $3.50; EkSEA, Sec. i
T. IN. R. 33E., less 4 acres.
April IL, First Amer. Lutheran