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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-24
Lumber Prices Frozen

AtAln cI EEleeS frozen
WASHINGTON, Ian, I8-Retail
prices which distribution yards NAV
charge for western softwood shing-
les and northern softwood lumber
VIII be frozen" at December l.
l945, levels, effective January %
the OPA announced today.
Retail price ceilings for these
sales now are calculated on the
basis of a percentage mark-up over
mill ceilings.
Recently mills were granted a
price increase of So per one thous-
and board feet of northern soft
wood lumber and 20 cents a square
Tor western Softwood shingles.
The immediate effect of the
freeze is to require retail distribu-
tion yards to absorb these increases.
Under the new regulation, ceilings
Tor these products must be com
puted for maximum prices for mill
sales in effect last December /.
wholesale distribution yards and
type sales by retail yards
are exempted from the new provi-
sion. OPA said the retail freeze is
IN line with its program requiring
absorption of producers price in
to minimize increases in
sales of goods to ultimate users.
Two Mills End Strikes
PORTLAND, ORE.,-Jan. 1.-TWO
strike settlements in Idaho saw
mills were reported here today by
he A. F. L. Lumber and Sawmiil
Workers Northwest council, leav-
ng only one operation in the In
and Empire district still strike
pound.
White Pine Lumber company at.
)rtfno was reported by Norman
Morgan, Lewiston, Idaho, to have
lgned an agreement with the local
here for l5-cent increase and ad-
ltlonal adjustments in some brack-
IS for its planer, sawmill and log
ing operation. The new minimum
; 97l2 cents.
Schmidt Brothers, Weippe, Idaho.
gned a similar agreement for their
lwmill and logging operation,
IeFgaR said
The Carney Pole company. All
'hka, Idaho, is the only firm in
lie district still struck, Morgan re-
)rted
Each Area May Do Own
Negotiating
According to an Associated Press
Spatch from Portland, the local
hon has the authority to settle
e strike in this area without con-
lting the northwest council of
e union. Kenneth M. Davis, ex-
utive secretary of the northwest
uncil, was quoted as saying that
o industry-wide settlement is
ught, and each area could ne
tate on its own authority.
More Return to Work
WINCHESTER, Idaho, Jan. Is.
of the A. F. L. lun-
r and sawmill workers union
ike in another Idaho plant was
nounced today by General Mana
: w. c. Geddes of the Craig
.untain Lumber company.
IeddeS declined to reveal terms
the new contract, other than to
that negotiations have been
Icluded to the satisfaction of both
ties"
was reported, however. that the
lement was for an increase of
cents an hour GeddeS said work
aid be resumed "as soon as con-
ons warrant.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-24

@1It9II IIIUINIuudI oIIIBG BdIIE Win
handicap, VIM. Nelson, 263.
High individual series with han
dicap R. Roberts, 756.
High team single game with han
dicap, Libby Motors, 1898.
High team series with handicap,
Zonolite. 3l45.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-24
ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH
HAS NEW PASTOR

Reverend Leon H. Ayers, who is
pastor of the Assembly of God
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-24
Strike News From
Lumber Industry

The following stories which deal
with the present strike of the lum-
Der industry in this area. are taken
from the Spokesman Review.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-24

Sheldon, Nell Slauson, Mary Smith,
Nan Smith, Bessie Wallace. Mabel
underwood, Ruth Vanderwood
and Iona McCallum. Due to i'll
ness Evelyn Burrell, Essie Maize,
Dorothy Slauson, Betty Sullivan
and Iris Maize were unable to at
tend.
Following the dinner at noon the
time was spent in quiz contests
planned by the hostess. There was
also an exchange of gifts and home
made popcorn balls for all.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-24

The Terriers inability to find the
basket was worse in the game with
Poison, the shot percentage being
18 percent for Libby, and 38 per-
cent for Poison.
The Pirates led throughout the
first three quarters, the Terriers
being unable to find the basket un-
til the last quarter They finally
succeeded in edging out a 1890
victory over the Pirates. Daggett
was high point man for Libby with
10 points and Nelson, a close sec
ond with points. DeColier cap
ped scoring honors for Poison with
8 points. The points per quarter
follow
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-24
Bowling League

44IBH IIIuIVIuudI game With handl-
cap, William Nelson. 275.
High individual series with handi-
cap, John Lovick, TAI.
High team single game with han
dicap, Forest Service. I'LL.
High team series with handicap
Forest Service, 1921.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-24

Last Sunday Reverend Ayers
gave his opening service.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-24

cap, VIM. Darsow, 292.
High individual series with handi-
cap, VIM Darsow, ISL.
High single team game with han
dicap, Silver Loaf l149A
High team series with\bandicap,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-24
Terriers Win
0ne;;LoSe0ne

The Libby Terriers came out on
top of close 1892 game held at
Poison, last Saturday evening to
make up for the 1928 defeat suf-
fered Friday night at Big Fork.
The team got off to a slow start
at Big Fork trailing by ten points
at the end of the first quarter.
The Terriers came from behind in
the third period to narrow the gap
to 20-28 and with four minutes of
playing time left, the score was 26-
%. That seemed to be the end
of the Terriers drive and the Vik-
ings pulled away with a 1928 vic
tory. Ripke, Big Fork center, took
scoring honors for the evening with
- points Nelson, high scorer for
Libby, followed with IL. The shot
we're: Big Fork SO per
cent and Libby rs percent. The
points per quarter were as follows:
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-24

WIIIItH Dy NOTuOn DehOSla and
Norman DarSoW.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-08-28

and three children, Mr.. and Mrs.
William McAllister and children.
and three young bachelors, Samuel
Chockett, Reuben Crowder and
Jesse Ferguson.
After the usual trials and hard
ships, they reached the Dalles
late in 1914. where they went
into camp for the winter. There
they learned that Oregon had a
law prohibiting the settlement of
Negroes. 1t was a difficult situa-
ton, for the Hudsons Bay COM
pany was in sole possession of
all of what is now the State
of Washington, and vigorously re-
sisted all colonization, fearing it
would jeopardize the company's
profitable monopoly on the fur
trade.
Here Bush's experience and re-
sourcefulness came into play, es-
pecially his comradeship with the
French Canadians, who largely
comprised the personnel in the
field. He managed to smuggle the
party thru to tidewater at Tum-
water, leaving the 20 wagons be-
hind and carrying only what they
could pack on their animals or
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-08-28
FIRST SETTLERS TO REACH PUGET SOUND
LED WEST BY GEORGE BUSH, MULATTO

1t is an interesting fact that
the first colony of settlers to
reach Puget Sound was led by
"A mulattO, George Bust. Bush was
born in Missouri, then the French
colony of Louisiana, or in Pennsyl-
vania according to another author
ity. His youth was spent with the
great trading companies and while
with the Hudson's Bay company
he penetrated thru Canada to the
Pacific Coast. He is said to have
been with Jackson at New Or
leans.
He finally returned to Missouri
in 1880 and married German
woman and Gaised a family of
boys. In 1913, Marcus whitman
made his famous trip to Washing
ton and spread the fame of the
Pacific Northwest, to induce the
government to claim dominion of
the entire country from California
to Alaska.
Late that year or early the next
spring, Bush headed a party bound
for Oregon. consisting of his wife
and sons, Col. Michael T. Sim.
mons, his wife and seven children,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Kindred and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Gabriel Jones
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-08-28

More Negro Red Cross Workers
Washington, ID. C.-In response
to a request received at Red
Cross national headquarters, "a
Negro Red Cross staff assistants
are being sent to the Wiesbaden,
Germany. area where Negro troop
trength has been increased.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-08-28

drag on crude sleds. Here they
took possession of such lands as
took their favor and here, as we
have seen, Colonel Simmons made
the first settlement directly on
Puget Sound in 1915.
Bush was a farmer and he
settled on a prairie back a bit,
still known as Bush prairie. He
had brought along all the livestock
possible and Immediately began
breaking up and cultivating the
land. He had chosen the land so
intelligently and so well under
stood the art of husbandry that
his farm soon became the main
source of supply for grain, veget-
ables and fruit, for all the set
tiers Whereabouts.
While much of the time he was
the only man in the country with
food for sale. he never took ad-
vantage of the situation. No OPA
was necessary for he never raised
prices and rationing was not need
ed for he never allowed anyone
to buy more than his reasonable
needs. He would not sell to merch-
ants or spectators - everything
he had to sell went to the settlers
who so sorely needed it. No man
of that era was more universal
respected and esteemed than Geo
rye Bush.
OF course there were no grist
mills or sawmills on Puget Sound
at that early date, so as soon
as the necessary outfit would be
secured, the entire Bush party, as
1t was known. joined forces and
built a combined saw and grist
mill at the foot of the lower
Tumwater falls. The major diffic-
ulty with the grist mill was the
securing of a pair of grinding
stones.
Finally a great boulder was To-
Gated on Mud bay, a branch of
Budd's inlet and a stone cutter
named Hamm split the boulder
and dressed the parts into serv-
iceable milestone. In 1S4S the brig
Orbit brought quantity of supplies
for the little store the settlers
had opened in connection with
the mill and took away the first
cargo for export from the upper
sound-piles and hand-sawed shin
giles gotten out by the Tumwater
party.
George Bush not only had the
respect and confidence of the
whites, but of the Indians as
we'll and it is recorded that
no member of the Bush family
was ever molested by the native
tribes. Doubtless there are men
OF his blood still at Bush prairie
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-08-28
ANNOUNCEMENT
The EIks Club Cafe

Has Reopened for member
ship service from 4 p. m. to
4 a. m. under direction
martre D'Hotel, Gretchen
Baldwin.
A table d'hote dinner will
be served daily from 4 p. m.
to u o'clock midnight.
All members are urged to
patronize our Cafe.
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NEWS FROM HOME

Pittsburgh Courier, Chicago
defender, Kansas City Call,
Afr. American, Amsterdam
News, Negro Digest, Northwest
Enterprise for Sale, S e
Coast Negro Directory for sale
Mrs. Josephine McCraven, Sole
Agent for all Negro Literature.
704 goth Ave. Phone PR
o992, Seattle, Wash.
Ad-daleel., 1946-06-19

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Evening star., 1946-04-04
Gen. Lee 10 Be Called
In New Lichfie|d Trial
BY the Associated Press

LONDON. April 4. - 1t. Gen.
John c. H. Lee and other high
American Army officers will be call
ed as witnesses in the case of
S/Sergt. James M. Jones. second
Lichfield detention camp defendant
to be brought to trial before
United States Army court, defense
counsel said today.
The defense also will seek testi-
mony from Capt. Earl J. Carroll
assistant prosecutor, who resigned
because, an informant said, he be-
lieVed conditions of the trial were
unfair to the accused enlisted man
and Junior officers and impaired
the case against higher ranking Off
GERS.
Capt. Carroll, who said he was un-
der direct orders" not to discuss his
resignation, was said by informants
yesterday to have written a seven
page letter of resignation advocating
a single trial before a single tribu-
nal' for all the defendants as a
means of learning whether or not
the large-scale mistreatments of
American soldiers in confinement at
Lichf1eld were due to a policy estab-
lished by Army authority
Gen. Eisenhower in Washington
yesterday ordered the European
commander, Gen. Joseph T. Nc
Narney, to investigate Capt. Oar
rolls charges,
Evening star., 1946-04-04

c. Whitehurst, director of highways
about the highway departments
tests.
Figures Show Saving.
Capt. Whitehurst provided data
showing that from June 80, 1888
to June 30, 1914, the District had
paid the Bureau of Standards S313.-
513 for tests for the Highway De-
partment. He estimated that in the
same period the cost to the High
way Department, if it had operated
its own laboratory would have been
S162,l84. That would have meant a
saving of S151 ,329.
The Highway Departments labo-
ratory is at Second and Bryant
streets NV. When it was first
closed in 1888 the action was for the
purpose of saving money. The House
appropriations Committee believed
the Districts tests would be per-
formed at the Bureau of Standards
without charge. This proved not to
be the case.
Evening star., 1946-04-04

the Wage Adjustment Board Febru-
airy 27 tend to reduce the number of
under-$10,0O0 homes that can be
built for veterans under the pro-
gram of Housing Administrator
Wilson w. Wyatt.
Effect of the order, Mr.. Banks
said, is to force home builders, on
the one hand, to pay wages to skilled
workers which would increase build
ing costs, and, on the other hand, to
pay apprentice wages which would
not attract to home building work.
Permissive Wages Limited.
During the war. he said, home
builders went to the adjustment
board and asked permission to pay
higher wages. However. Mr.. Banks
said the board said they must pay
either top wages or 1912 wages, but
could not bargain for a figure in
between.
In the same order, he said. the
board froze apprentice pay at
amounts which do not permit a liv-
ing wage.
Top union pay for laborers. car
pepters and painters is 80 cents,
$l.771z and $l77l2. respectively
Under 1912 rates they would get so
cents. s1.l2 and 81, respectively, he
said. Under apprentice rates, he
Evening star., 1946-04-04
Riqhtists Retain Lead
In Italian Elections
BY the Associoted Press

ROME. April 4.-Right and cen
traliSt political factions maintained
& slight lead over leftist groupings as
returns from Sundays fourth round
of municipal elections continued t6
trickle in today amid reports OF
scattered disorders attributed to
political conflicts and unemploy-
ment.
A band of unemployed veterans
sacked the city hall at the south
eastern town of Molfetta, and lootec
an UNRRA warehouse, according tt
the Italian news agency Ansa. Vio-
lence also fared at Ostuni, neal
Brindisi, where about 600 womer
raided a ration board and sacked a
bakery and flour mill
AdviceS from Bari said five were
wounded when several hand gre
nades were thrown during Chris
tian Democratic party victory cele-
bration at Corate And from Reggie
Calabria in southernmost Italy
came word that the body of Natalie
Prattico, Communist candidate fol
councilman at the elections next
Sunday. had been fished out of the
river 1t was riddled with bullets.
Latest returns showed that Gil OF
the 521 communes so far tahulateo
had been clinched by the rightist
and centrist groupings. The leftlsts
were victorious in 554 communes ano
the rest went to independent groups
and local factions. The rightists ano
centristS so far have taken II ,00a
municipal council seats, as COM
pared with 10,384 for the leftiSts.
Evening star., 1946-04-04
Organizing Of Naval
Reservists Ordered

Organization of Naval Reservists
on an inactive status into divisions
for regular weekly training has
been ordered by Secretary of the
Navy James Forrestal, the Navy
announced today.
The District has been assigned
10 divisions, as compared to three
before Pearl Harbor Of the total
ALLEGATION seven of the divisions
will be surface ship divisions and
three submarine divisions, the first
time that such divisions have been
assigned to the local area. The
prewar divisions were destroyer
units, each being organized to pro-
vide the crew for one vessel.
The local divisions also will draw
their personnel from the Maryland
counties Of Montgomery. Prince
Georges, ST. Marys and Calvert and
the Virginia counties of Arlington
Fairfax, Stafford, King George
Prince William and Westmoreland
all under the Potomac River Naval
Command
While activation of the divisions
has been ordered Immediately, at
tendance at the weekly drills vii
be entirely on volunteer basis. II
is expected that funds will be pro-
vioed by the beginning Of the next
fiscal year to pay reservists ON the
basis of one days pay for each drill
attended.
Evening star., 1946-04-04
Action Due in 80 Days
On Excess Wages
Paid by Builders

The Regional War Sterilization
Board at Philadelphia, is expected to
act within 80 days on voluntary
offers of about 30 District home
builders and contractors to settle
LABOR or-overpayment cases against
them, it was learned today
Michael Edelman, chief enforce
ment attorney for the board. said
recent Investigations showed so
builders and contractors during the
war had paid labor about s250000 in
excess of amounts permitted by the
Wage Sterilization Act.
! Under the law the total amount in
wages involved in overpayments is
disallowed as an operating expense
in computation OF income tax. which
means that about $1,000. 900 in pay
rolls would be subject to taxation
here, it was pointed out. Excess pay
ments thus represent about 25 per
cent of the total pay roll involved.
80 Inquiries Conducted.
Since last August the board has
conducted 80 investiga tions in an ef-
fort to make violators here account
able.
During the war, and until the
Wage Adjustment Board on Feb
ruary q set higher rates, home
builders could not pay as much for
labor as contractors engaged in Fed
eral and commercial construction.
( Thirty home builders in this area
offered to make voluntary settle
ments, Mr.. Edelman said, in line with
board policy permitting offers in
case the employer does not deny
the violation and if there are extern
uating circumstances.
Mr.. Edelman said that while in
vestigations had turned up so vio-
lations here there might be more. He
said that builders or contractors
whose records were not investigated,
but who had paid in excess of the
legal wages, probably would be treat
ed less leniently" if they failed to
report to the board now. He said
additional Investigations might be
ordered.
!>OiAc Vi VIC StltlSlIitllt OllGIS 50
far submitted by Washington
builder involves a disallowance OF
more than $4,000 for income tax
purposes, Mr.. Edelman said. What
each individual disallowance will
cost in income tax depends on his
income tax situation" he added.
Competition Cited by Henry.
! Commenting on the investigations
Ernest F. Henry. executive director
| of the Home Builders Association
of Metropolitan Washington. said
some home builders were obliged to
pay more than ceiling wages to keep
their workers.
While contractors were being
urged to build as fast as they could,
they were forced to compete with
Government building where higher
wages were permitted" he said
They had no alternative but to pay
the higher wage scale"
! Meanwhile, William S. Banks,
chairman of the home builders as
sOciation's Labor Committee. said
the new wage scales authorized by
Evening star., 1946-04-04
Vardaman Takes Oath
For Reserve Board
After 1O-Week Fight
By the Associated Press

Commodore James K. Vardaman,
1r., retiring naval aide to President
Truman, was sworn in today as a
member of the Federal Reserve
Board after winning a 10-week
battle for confirmation.
The Senate gave the Vardaman
nomination its approval by a vote of
66 10 9 yesterday, after a final furry
Of arguments on the qualifications
Of the 51-year-old Missouri banker
for the post
All the votes against confirmation
we're cast by Republicans. Senators
.Donnell OF Missouri and Morse of
Oregon, who led the fight against
the nomination, were joined by Sem
ators Ball of Minnesota, Brewster of
Maine, Brooks of Illinois, Knowland
of California, Moore of Oklahoma,
Smith of New Jersey and Young of
North Dakota.
Sought Postponement.
Senator Morse made last-minute
effort to postpone the confirmation
ballot until next Tuesday, but lost
out, So to II.
Mr.. Truman sent Commodore
Vardaman's nomination to the SEN
ate on January 81. Extended hear
ings followed on his qualifications.
then three days of debate on the
Senate floor befole approval of the
appointment went through.
A veteran of both World Wars,
Commodore Vardaman has been
serving as naval aide to Mr.. Tru-
man since last May.
Senator Donnell, former Cover
nor of Missouri, had spent weeks
collecting witnesses and evidence
against Commodore Vardaman III
connection with his activities in ST.
Louis as banker and then presi-
dent of shoe company that was
reorganized in bankruptcy.
Talked for 13 Hours.
Before yesterdays vote, Senator
Donnell concluded some 13 hours of
continuous argument, over three
consecutive Senate sessions. He
contended that Commodore Varda-
man lacked both experience and
qualifications Tor the important
Government banking pest.
Senator Mcfarland Democrat. OF
Arizona. who sat through the
lengthy subcommittee hearings ana
Senator Donnell's arguments. as
serted that in all this time Senator
Donnell had been able to produce
mot one thing connecting Com
modore Vardaman with one illegal
thing"
Evening star., 1946-04-04
Deaths Reported

Julia F. Prather 81, 3I1a 18th st NV
Catherine Rreyer: y, 3004 10th ST. NV.
Caroi:ne Kline. b9, 93l g st. NV.
diers Home.
WILTON Lane, 81 l3s C st.ne
Joseph \. Torrillo, sr.. rs, $3.50 3lst st
Pearl E Sterling. 81 leia Eye st. ne
Frederick W. StTobel 80, Takoms Park
Nd
Goldie o'Connor. 80. New London, Conn.
Frsnl; Cook. ~. 1894 18th ST. ne
Georse Leonard, 36. 61I NJ ST. ne.
Paul J. BoylstCn. =. 1870 :'lst st. NV
Mary A. Wigsins, IS Blue Plains, D. c.
Llewellyn B. Baxter, 10, United State
Soldiers T. me
Elizabeth R. Conrad, 70. 1880 t st. NV.
James o. Williams, 65, Chapel Oaks, Md.
Dreamer Hill. SO, 1911 L ST.
Clara Morgan, 43. 7l5 End St s.w
William H. Genus. 80. 1886 Goth st. NV.
l Larry Thompson, infant, Churchton, Md
Evening star., 1946-04-04
W. J. Cameron Retires
From Ford Co. Staff
By the Associated Press

DETROIT, April 4.-The retire
ment of William j. Cameron from
the administrative staff of the Ford
Motor Co. was announced at the
company Offices today.
Mr.. Cameron, 81 years old, had
been associated with the comapany
for 28 years. For many years he
was the elder Henry Ford's closest
associate in the formation of COM
pany policies. For many years he
was editor of the Dearborn Inde-
pendent, while the publication wa
III Ford ownership. For eight years
before the war Cameron was inter
mission speaker On the Ford Sunday
Evening Radio Hour program.
Men, 1874! Add to your years OF
Army service career that will in
sure steady retirement pay after
20 years service. Enlist now in the
Regular Army. Secure full details
at the Army Recruiting Station, 403
Tenth street NV.