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The Nome nugget., 1946-07-01
Jews Blame
 British For Attack Jewish Community

PALESTINE, July l, -tPI-Some threats of retaliation came from the Jewish Underground as Brit ish troops held 2,00O persons for investigation following a sweep ing weekend of Security oper- ations during which persons were killed and a number were injured.
 The secret radio of the Jewish Resistance Movement trumpeted Britain Declared War On Jew ish Community" and added om- inously, "we Will Return It."
 The British said that operations in Palestine were begun, "to re- sotre law and order"
The Nome nugget., 1946-07-01
OPA-less Shopping g Produces Little
 Increase in Prices

UNDATED, July l, -(P)-Prices during the first few hours of OPA-less shopping produced a few surprises for the American buying public.
 A nationwide survey showed the price of milk rose % per qt..
 In Connecticut and some sec tions of Massachusetts little fluc- tuation was reported. Other food prices, even meat, for which 10 per cent boost was forecast, show ed little change.
 Most of the nations larger food stores operated under OPA cell ings. Tn a few instances indep- endent merchants announced price reductions.
 In stock market prices, steels, motors, coppers, rubbers, and mail orders rose from a dollar to more than three dollars a share. Cotton figures in industrial dealings ear ly this morning, jumped more than three dollars bale, and in New Orleans, reached the S5 limit.
The Nome nugget., 1946-07-01
Who Killed OPA
 Truman Says - Congress Says ----

WASHINGTON, July 1, -(P)- All vestige of Federal Price and Rent Control expired Monday in a cloud of recriminations over who killed the OPA.
 President Truman blamed Con- gress, especially Senator Taft, who with Carroll Reece, Chairman of COP National Committee, blamed the President.
 Senator O'Daniel, Texas Demo- crat, threatened a filibuster to prevent reinstatement of price control which the OPA Admins trator promised would come shortly.
The Nome nugget., 1946-07-01
Frisco Busses, Cars At A Standstill Citywide Strike

SAN FRANCISCO, July l, -(P)- With streetcars, busses, and cable cars at a standstill due to the municipal transportation strike, thousands of autos funneled pthrough the downtown section as San Franciscans went to their jobs this morning in anything that would run.
 The street car system normally carried between 800,000 and l. 000,000 commuters in a day.
 The striking carmen are ask ing for 15c an hour increase to make $1.10 per hour for carmen and $1.15 for bus drivers.
The Nome nugget., 1946-07-01
Truman Makes July Payroll
 5O,OO0,OOO Sweeter

WASHINGTON, July l, -(P)- President Truman made the July "pay call" for officers and men of the armed forces, "sweeter" by $50 million dollars, but he waited until Saturday night before he signed the bill.
 The new law provides for a higher wage scale for those in uniform, starting at a 50 percent boost for privates and apprentice seamen and ranging down to 10 percent for top-ranking generals and admiralS.
The Nome nugget., 1946-07-01
Russia Says US. Try To Dictate Soviet Policy

MOSCOW, July 1, -P)- The press freedom amendment bill ap- propriating United States funds for UNRRA was denounced by a Pravda writer as nothing else but" a tendency on the part of the U. s. to dictate" to other countries and to infringe upon their sovereign rights"
 Marshall MacDuffie of New York announced in Berlin yes terday that he would resign as chief of the UNRRA mission to the Ukraine in protest against the freedom of the press amendment. fe maintained that eight U. s. correspondents were allowed by he Russians to tour the Ukraine and White Russia. Their news dispatches were not altered by Soviet officials.
The Nome nugget., 1946-07-01
Rents Skyrocket, Tenants notified To Get Out

UNDATED, July l, -(P)-Rents scared upward as much as B 1/3 percent in isolated cases and even higher as the death of the OPA yanked the lid off ceiling prices in all but two States, New York and Oregon, and the District of Columbia.
 In Miami, many tenants were notified of raises from one-third up. One 20-unit apartment house on Miami Beach hoisted $50 rents to $l50.
 The Cleveland PlainDlealer re- ported numerous telephone calls complaining of rent hikes between IS and 40 percent.
 In Denver, one Justice of the Peace said he had issued a thou sand blank forms used in the To- day eviction notices under Colo
The Nome nugget., 1946-07-01
U. s. Agriculture Will Not Bid

WASHINGTON, July 1, -(P)- The Department of Agriculture served notice that it will not en- gage in a bidding spree in trying to get wheat and meat for famine relief on the market. At the same time the Department sus- pended wheat and meat setaside orders pending development and clarification.
The Nome nugget., 1946-07-01
ATOM BOMB TESTED D

ABOARD USS APPALACHIAN OFF BIKINI, July l, -(P)-Three out of the 73 old target warships were sunk and eight others were badly damaged in the spectacular test of the fourth atomic bomb.
 Vice Admiral William Blandy made the report tonight as ves- sels of his task force moved into Bikini lagoon to survey the dam age. The report was based on cursory inspection. Many of the ships are burning. The total could be higher after complete check up.
 Whether the atomic bomb will force the world navies into new construction and battle-tactics will remain the big question.
 The bomb wrought a great deal of damage to the ships anchored in the lagoon but the blast didn't sink capital ship even though they were directly under the ex- plOsiOn.
 Adm. Blandy declined, in the news conference, to draw any con- cluSiOns of the test, and said it was not his job.
 Scientists aboard the flagship said they thought the bomb blast was about equal in force to the one used at Nagasaki.
 A recapitulation of the bombs destructive power is shown in the sinking of the two attack transports Carlisle and Gillian, and the destroyer Lamson which capsized and later went down.
 The destroyer Anderson is so badly damaged that it is expected to sink momentarily.
 The Jap cruiser Sakawa was ripped open at the water-line and may sink. Fires are still burning aboard the carrier Independence which suffered as great damage as any vessel afloat, is listing bad ly damaged, especially on the top side.
 The battleship Arkansas, the Jap battleship Nagato, the sub- marine Skate, the heavy cruiser Pensacola, a landing tank ship and some 9 other vessels received slight damage.
 The underwater test bomb will be held within the next three or four weeks, Blandy said, depend ing on how soon we will be able to make preparations to get the fleet into position.
 The fourth bomb burst with a huge flash, sending up great null ticolored balls; and a tremendous column of lethal cloud.
 No tidal wave or quake resulted and no lives were lost.
 Observers reported the palm trees on the atoll seemed intact.
 The bomb burst with a blind ing flash at 1l:00 am. Sunday
The Nome nugget., 1946-07-01

rado law. The National Apart ment Owners Association sent teregrams to the owners of 50,000 apartment houses asking them to hold rent increases within IS per cent of the present rates.
The Western news., 1946-05-09
Lions Paper
Drive Sunday

The Zero Hour for the Lions waste
paper drive is set for a. m. next
Sunday when Lion trucks, manned
by Lion crews will cruise the streets
of Libby for all the suitable waste
paper they can obtain.
The drive is being pushed to help
relieve the nations paper scarcity
which instead of lessening since the
close of the war, has continued to
become greater. The sale of the
paper will also add funds TO the
Lions bank account, so IN order to
assist in relieving the national and
WQr4dwide paper shortage. as well
6 aiding the local organization, you
a4ee asked to tie up or wrap all
waste PAPER you may have which
IA1n suitable condition and place
the same on the avenue parkinps.
This will be the last waste paper
drive this spring, and it is hoped
that citizens throughout the city will
cooperate in making it a success
Don't forget that old papers ac-
rapidly now the cold
weather season is past, and getting
rid of the paper now assists YOU as
well as helping in the drive. Sun
day, May II IS the day.
The Western news., 1946-05-09
Frank Wood Buys
Partnership

An ad on another page of this
issue tells of Frank Wood, who only
recently received his discharge from
the armed forces, buying into his
brother, Ernie Woods trucking
business as a partner. In the fut-
ure the partnership will operate
under the name, Wood Brothers
Trucking.
Both Ernie and Frank Wood are
Libby boys, having been born and
raised here and are graduates of
the Libby High School Both have
homes and are raising their families
in Libby.
Wood Brothers Trucking are now
licensed to engage in the transfer
business in the city Of Libby be-
sides continuing their gabage dis
posal business and attending to all
other kinds of hauling They are
also the local agents for the Con-
solidated Freightways.
The Western news., 1946-05-09

1t is interesting to note that Mr.
H. has one of the highest assessed
valuations in the city and that he
is an enthusiastic supporter of the
movement for the new building
All these cases given above are
actual assessments, and we are sure
we have estimated high on both
interest rate and the actual levy
necessary to finance the issue. If
you have your own taxable valua-
ton you can find what your in
crease in taxes would be by multi
plying your taxable valuation by
three mills (003).
The Lions Club Planning COM
mittee has arranged for a rally Fri
day evening to remind everyone of
the necessity of voting on Saturday.
All those who have worked on the
preparation of this proposed action
are determined to have 406 of the
voters out for the election. How
people actually vote is always their
own privilege in this country, but
it is their duty to get out and ex-
press their opinion at the polls.
More bond elections have been lost,
by failure to get enough people
out to make up 400 of those ELI
gible, than have been voted down
by an adverse vote.
The Western news., 1946-05-09
Death Takes
A. y. DunkIe

Friends in Troy, Libby, and othef
parts of Lincoln county, were shock
ed yesterday morning on learning
OF the death of A. v. Dunkle, Mama
ger of, the Montana Light and
Power Co., Troy. MIR. Dunkle's
death occurred Tuesday night in a
hospital at Spokane where he had
been taken for treatment following
his accident of April "a.
The afternoon of the oath Mr..
Dunkle was working on a pole bv
Lake Creek bridge south of Trov
when the pole snapped, falling on
top of him. He was given first
aid by DR.. Dixon and then brought
to st. Johns Lutheran Hospital in
Libby. Later he was taken to Spo-
kane for special bone treatment and
was reported to be getting along
as well as could be expected, SO
the news of his passing came as an
shock to the Troy and
Libby communities.
An outstanding electrical enpin-
eer, Mr. Dunkle was also prominent
IN all community betterment pro-
JectS and his death comes as a loss
TO this entire section.
Funeral services will be held to-
(Friday) at 2 D. m. from
the Smith Funeral Home, Spokane.
An obituary will be printed in
next weeks issue.
The Western news., 1946-05-09
Mory Elizabeth
Croson Passes

Mary Elizabeth Croson was born
March %, 1878 in Morning Side.
Iowa, and passed away May /, 1916.
IN st. Johns Lutheran Hospital, at
the age of SO years.
Mrs. Croson had lived in Libby
for II years She is survived bv
one daughter, Mrs. Merle Scher-
'merhorn of Libby and by one son
Murlin of Middletown, Iowa.
Services were held Sunday after
noon at 2 from the Gompf Funeral
Home, with the Rev Leon H. Ayers
officiating. Mrs. Ralph Albert, Mrs.
Fern Parker and Mrs. Arlene Mel
son sang 1T Is Well With My Soul"
and I'm The Sweet Bye And Bye
accompanied by Mrs. Leon H. Ayers
at the piano. The paIbearers were
u. l. Silvius, William Williams, Ell
wood Brown, w. w. Blew, Bob
MaHarr and Orville Murray.
The serVfGe was attended by many
friends and there was a great num- |
Der of beautiful flowers. Interment /
was in the Libby cemetery.
So you went over the mountains.
Riding the long railway,
And joined your dearest loved
ones,
SO very far away.
We'd Like so well to see you
And talk with you a while
See you coming in the door
Wearing your CHEEKY smile.
You helped US when we needed
Someone to lean upon,
And we have not forgotten.
We miss you, now you're gone
The Western news., 1946-05-09
Road.
Bid dISLOW

Four bids were submitted for con-
structing, grading and surfacing the
five and one-half miles of new for
est highway project west from TROY
on U. S. No 2. The bids were con
sidered Tuesday evening Of this
week by the Public Roads Admin
istration, meeting in Missoula.
The low bid for the work was
submitted by the Nyberg Construct
ion Co., Yardley, Wash. The bid
will be recommended for acceptance
by Engineer Martin, Missoula, of
the Public Roads Admin. The bid
was for $l68,035.
This work will bring the last mil
cage on u. S. No. 2 in Montana up
to federal specifications.
The Western news., 1946-05-09
COunCiIM0ves
ToAdd tOCity

A resolution to incorporate East
Libby, the Karnes Addition and
Pival Addition into the City of Lib
by. was passed Tuesday night at
the Council meeting. The legal
notice of the same is scheduled to
appear in next weeks issue of the
Western News.
1t is estimated that the addition
Of these sections will add an ap-
proXimate 300 to the official popu-
lation figures of the city.
The official designations of Mayor
Ed Boyes and Councilman George
Wood were also rendered at the
Boyes has served on the
council for many years and has Just
completed his third year as mayor
of the city. Local agent for the
Great Northern railway, he states
that the pressure of company work
has brought his decision to resign
from the mayorship. George Wood
has also served the city as council /
man for many years, as well as
serving as Fire Chief He feels that /
he added responsibilities of caring I
.or his hardware business will not /
enable him to devote so much time
o outside work.
Lloyd Burpee, president of the
Council, will serve as acting mayor
until the council selects a new in
.umbent for the office. The mayor
will appoint a councilman to take
he place of Mr.. Wood
The Western news., 1946-05-09
County Business
Is Increasing

The office of County Clerk G. c..
Earle has been busy place thia
spring During the month of April
1t filed as many instruments as dur
ing any two Aprils combined in the
past four years. Receipts also have
been far higher than during any
preceding April in the other four
years checked.
Grist which has gone through the
mill during last month included a.
mong other instruments. warranty
deeds, mortgages, bills of sale, quit
claims, birth records and Al dis
charges for veterans from the army.
navy and marine corps.
Back in 1912 the Clerks office
handled 10l instruments with re
ceipts for same amounting to S10I.-
10. The following year the num-
Der of recordings amounted to 81
With receipts totaling $13O24. 1874
.ound a faster tempo with l59 re-
'ordings and fees amounting to
'225.20. Last year the April bust
less dropped a trifle, SO .nStru-
nents being filed with the receipts
to $123.55. This past
April, however the Clerks office
vent in for mass production" re-
ording 255 instruments with re-
eipts amounting to S405.25.
The Western news., 1946-05-09
9. !. S Can Leorn
To Fly Free

Information has been received
quite recently, which will enable
any Lincoln County C. I. who *
interested in flying, to receive flv-
ing instruction free under the G. I.
Bill of Rights.
This will prove an exceptional
opportunity for all those who come
under this ruling who care to do
so to learn to fly. A large number
OF veterans are interested in the
plan and 1t IS expected that many
will take advantage of the oppor-
tunity.
The local program sponsored
BY the Lincoln Flying Club will
start June l and all wishing to get
n the first class are asked to see
Don Hargreaves or Bud Adkins
Who will be able to give them any
additional information they desire. |
The Western news., 1946-05-09
County Trock Meet
Here Saturday

Lincoln County's Annual Track
Meet and Commercial contests will
be held in Libby Saturday, Nav IL
High school teams from the Libby
High School, Lincoln County High
School, Eureka, and Troy High
School will compete in the various
track and field events and also the
commercial contests.
The Commercial contests will be
held IN the morning and the track
meet will start at lis at the local
athletic field AS usual there are
many very close contests in view
and spectators are sure to have
an enjoyable afternoon.
Records established at the track
meet during past years with their
holders and time or distances as
the case may be are as follows:
Shot Moore (Troy)o As #. in,
1912.
Pole Vault Fleming (LC) II it.,
100 Yard Dash West (LC) 1913
1886
880 yard run Hambosek (LC 2f
min. 1912 Sec, 1886.
High Jump Roholt (LC) #. 8 |
n, 1884.
High Hurdles Fleming (LC) 1875
iec., 1910
Discus Moore (Troy) l27 #. Ia
n, 1912
440 yard dash Elliott (LC) So
&C., 1882.
Low Hurdles Fleming (LC) 1872
&C., 1941.
Javelin Munro (L) 176 it., 1945. I
220 yard dash Chapman q 22:5
&C.. l945
Mile Grippe (Troy) 4 min. AZ G
&c, 1912. 9
Broad Jump Fleming (LC) 20 it.
"a in, 194l.
Relay Hubbard, Vorhees, Lind
~ and Sather (Troy) 1877, 1886.
The Western news., 1946-05-09
Poppy Sole to be
Saturday, Moy IT

The Veterans of Foreign Wars
will hold their annual Poppy Sale,
Saturday, May IL. The selling of
these poppies is in memory of the
fallen comrades. Wearing the poppy
shows they are not forgotten.
The proceeds are used only for
aiding the serviceman or his fam
lily in need. Please have your dime
or dimes ready when a VFW worker
calls on you. We would like to see
everyone in Libby wearing one of
these poppies in loving memory of
those who gave their lives for us
and the u S. A.
This is the time to pay tribute
to those who are gone but not for
gotten. Watch for a window dis
play Friday-Mrs. Clara Boothman,
Pres. Ladies Aux. Post No I548.
The Western news., 1946-05-09
Dr.. Miller to be
Eureka Speaker

Eureka-Dr J. E. Miller, pro,
lessor Of history and political
science at Montana State Univer-
slty, will be commencement speake-
at graduation ceremonies at Fupeka
high school May IA. DR.. Miller is
also dean of men at the university
Dean Miller took his Bachelors
degree and a bachelors degree Of
law at the University of Kansas il
1912, taking his masters and doc
TOT S degrees at Illinois. He travel
ed extensively in South and Cen.
trail America, and came to Mon
tana in 1919. He left in 1926 fo1
tour of Europe and returned tai
become dean of men in 1928.
The Western news., 1946-05-09
Levy of Three
Mills Will Paw
FOrGymnaSiun1
Added Tax per Thousand
Dollars Valuation Less
Than One Dollar
TO VOTE FROM IL M.
TILL 8 P. M. MAY IL

To date we have attempted tc
furnish the public with information
concerning the need for the pro-
posed auditorium gymnasium and
TO answer questions concerning size.
material location, uses and other
pertinent facts.
Now we feel the average citizen
and taxpayer wants to know what
this proposed building will cost him.
as an individual, in taxes. In order
TO arrive at individual costs we
must first give some general in
formation. The proposed issue is
Tor $l5,00000, considerably less
than the first estimates submitted
TO the board of trustees. These bonds
will have to be sold at the pre-
vailing rate of interest and il is
reasonable to believe that the rate
will be less than 2.0O5. One of
the last schools to sell bonds dis
posed OF theirs at a rate of 1862
and it is quite possible that these
bonds, If issued, can be disposed
OF at a rate not much if any higher.
In flgurlng costs for the Individual
taxpayer we believe we should use
a figure which will probably be
higher than actual cost, rather than |
less, so we are making our estimates
on an assumed interest rate of |
Z:O08o. 1t must also be remember
ed in figuring the total amount of
interest that the amount will dimin-
lsh each year so that the amount
actually paid in the 20 year period
will be about the same as interest
on the total amount for a period
of 10 years.
The total cost will then be the
of the bonds, Sll5,OOO.OO,
plus interest in the amount of ap-
proximately $23,0O000, making a
total of $l38,000.00 to be paid dur ,
ing the 20 years. This amount divid-
ed into the 20 years will require ,
b6900.00 to be paid each year. The
total taxable valuation of the Lib
oy High School district is S2.377,- {
1890 This means that dividing the
amount to be raised by the total
valuation 3 mill levy will provide
enough money to meet the obliga- I
ion
The amount a mill levy will y
Increase taxes is given for nine '
pecific cases, on actual property ; ;
wned, in the high school district. q
'hese figures include both resi-
ence and furniture in case of city L
and in the case of rural 3
include all property III tS
luding stock and machinery. y
The Western news., 1946-05-09
Sheriff Bdnley
Will Not Ask r.
For Office
First Sheriff of Lincoln
County; Also Served WitE
State Game Department
OLDEST SHERIFF IN
YEARS OF SERVICE

The announcement of Sherry
frank X. Baney that he will noT
De a candidate for sheriff of T,in-.
coin county this year, will be a
source, Of regret to many friends
throughout the entire COUNTY
Sheriff Baney began his carasr
as a peace officer back in 1907 wher
ne became deputy Sheriff in Flat
head county which at that time
also embraced all of what is nov-
Lincoln county. The county wae
organized in 1909 and in 1910 BaneV
was elected Sheriff of LincoIm
county, serving four years.
About this time Mr.. Banev SDOu%
two years with the state game do.
partment and then throWing HE
hat back into the political ring. he
was again elected sheriff, . and has
continued serving the county in this
capacity for the past % years. Hon
eSty and fairness have characteri~
zed the Sheriff's career, and the
scars OF serious bullet wounds can
::estlty to his courage and lack OF
Tear, IN a tight place.
a well known figure among peace
otilcers throughout the state, Sher-
IN Baney now claims the distinct
on of being the oldest Sheriff inn
Jears OF service, in Montana.
The writer does not know il1sk
What the Sheriff's plans for the
uture are, but he does know that
'egardless of what Mr.. Baney does.
lie Will carry the good wishes q
hundreds of Lincoln county citf-
ems with him
The officers official announce.
nent follows:
% the citizens and voters of Liz
oln County:
wish to announce at this time
hat / will not be a candidate for
ne office of Sheriff of Lincoln
.ounty in the coming Primary or
seneral election.
wish to take this opportunitw
0 express my deep and sincere ap-
recitation Of the support and Co
peration you have given me in INV
'ork in this County for these many
ears. It is because of your helw
lat Lincoln County has been abIe
establish its record for efficient
nd economical law enforcement.
gain, l thank you.
FRANK r. BANEY
The Western news., 1946-05-09
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN
HOSPITAL NEWS

Admitted-The small son of AL
Ian Boothman May for repair of
1acerated hand; the young son of
Woodrow Bowen with a lacerated
leg received while riding horse
back; David Robbins, Troy, May 6
for repair of a lacerated thumb;
Mrs. McNair May for a tonsilec-
tony.
Mrs. Bert Garren was released
May z.
At the clinic last Friday and by
appointment since that time. over
800 pre-school and school children
and adults have been vaccinated
against smallpox.
The Western news., 1946-05-09
SOUTH LIBBY STORE
25TH ANNIVERSARY

Vernon Crotteau's South LIBBY
Purity Store viii celebrate its
twenty-fifth anniversary next We'd
nesday May is. Coffee will be ser
we'd to friends and patrons of the
store who care to drop in on that
day.
During this twenty-five year per-
iod Mr.. Crotteau has built a very
good business and has a fine up
to-date store which is credit to
the community.