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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-31
Junior Ladies' Aid

The Junior Ladies' Aid of First
Lutheran Church met at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn on Thurs
day OF last week. Mrs. 1horn was
the hostess. The program topic was
"The Right Spirit" and was presen-
ted by Mrs. Hjortholm and Mrs.
Karl Knudson.
After the program, the hostess
served a delightful lunch.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-31

RAYMOND Bracy of Troy was a
Libby caller Friday.
Joe Deserve of the Kootenai Cha
let was a business visitor in Libby
Friday
Mrs. Oscar Westby returned to
her home in Spokane after an ex-
tended visit at the home OF her
sister, Mrs. Harold Thomson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Keller of
Inkster.- N. Oak, visited in Libby
on their way to the coast last week.
While here they visited at the Clay
ton Nelson home Mrs. Nelson is
daughter of John Keller. They
also visited other old time friends
of Mr.. Kellers.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-31
Luther League

The Luther League of the First
Lutheran Church met at the church
for a devotional meeting last sun
day evening. The theme of the
meeting was, know Your Enemy.
Patsy Kessel and Claradell Kessel
presented the topic.
1t was decided that the league
would have a coasting party on sun
day afternoon, one week from Sun
day. The party will meet at the
parsonage at two o'clock IN the al,
ternoon. Lunch will be served al
the church about five o'clock.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-31

The writer gained much useful
information Saturday evening at the
c. of c. program presented by the
Forestry Committee. One helpful
feature among many weightier ones,
was a supply of new stories which
may come in handy later ON. At
ter trying them out at home, all
passed except the toast to very
Young son" which the Boss" put
that on the forbidden list-and she
enforces her rulings!
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-31

Speaking of the program: The
committee is to be congratulated on
giving a program so educational,
yet so full of interest. These Cham
Der meetings are exceptionally well
attended, and as Libby citizen
of slightly less than year, we see
many faces there that are still
strange to US.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-31

After an enforced (for want of
time) absence of several months,
the writer of this "cokm" finds
time for more than soliciting news
and advertising, and assisting with
the mechanical work We are glad
to be back.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-31


committee is to be congratulated on
giving a program so educational,
vet so full of interest These Cham
Der meetings are exceptionally well
attended, and as a Libby citizen
of slightly less than year, we see
many faces there that are still
strange to US.
We owe the Great Falls Tribune
a very belated, but none the less
sincere word of appreciation for
the nice page devoted to our col
lection of big game trophies, which
appeared in an October issue at the
beginning of the Montana hunting
season. Incidently, while we can't
always fully agree with some of
The Tribune's political tenets, we
do admire the newspaper, which
every day is plugging for Montana.
Out-of-state newspapers are IN
terested in what they can take out
of cur state, but Montana papers
are interested in what they can
put into the home state.
Speaking briefly Of the trophy
collection again, it has received re-
cognition in many Kansas publica-
tons. including among other, The
Kansas State Chamber of Com
merce organ. and Senator Arthur
Capper's Topeka Daily Capital
Rotary International also gave it a
page some years ago
1t is a never failing source Of
interest to new corners from the
plains to watch the city horse
drawn and power snow plows clean
ing the sidewalks after every heavy
snow. Sure-We like it too!
After getting out and looking
over last weeks snow, we are firm
" convinced that some enterprising
vender of Christmas Greeting cards,
could make good in a big way if
they would capture some of Lib
bv's fairy-like snow scenes on at
tractive we'll gotten up Christmas
Greetings for use of Libby and Lin
coin County citizens.
Such personal greetings with an
attractive locFl snow scene Will
reach people all over the nation
and help sell the attractions of our
community After all we can't just
settle down in a beautiful spot ano
wait for folks to come out and hunt
it up 1t just don't work thai
way! Proof? 1t took the writer.
family over is years Of regular
tourist travel o. find the PES
spot in the world Libby.
One more word regarding the adj
vertising Of our community: Nov
is the logical time fer the Libby
Folders which the local Chambe
is getting out this spring unde
management Of the Publicity Com
mittee Five or six years ago, 10,
900 excellent folders were gotteI
out which did much to put thi
community on the map Plans cal
for 10000 folders this time, which
will be even more attractive THAI
the formerpublication If you werr
out when the committee called Oh
YOU contact either the chairman
Chas D. Rowe or w. r. L. 9TH
publisher) at this office. Well b.
glad to tell you all about the folde
and care for any financial aid you
may wish to contribute.-BOost TO
Libby and all of Lincoln County
I know indeed that wealth is good
But lowly roof and simple food
With love that hath no doubt
Arc more than gold without.
J. c. Whittier
The good man has absolute geed
which, like fire, turns everything
to its own nature, so that you can
not do him any harm.
Emerson
Out of Eternity the new Day i
born;
Into Eternity at night will re
turn.
Thomas Carlyle
BE sure to read the Classified
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-31

BE sure to read the Classified
Section of The Western News.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-31

I know indeed that wealth is good;
But lowly roof and simple food,
With love that hath no doubt,
Arc more than gold without.
J. c.. Whittier.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-31

Out of Eternity the new Day is
born;
Into Eternity at night will re-
turn.
Thomas Carlyle.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-31

The good man has absolute good
which, like fire, turns everything
to its own nature, so that you can
not do him any harm.
Emerson.
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Tryqve Lie TO Visit Moscow

OSLO. Norway, July Is tP,.-
Trygve Lie, secretary general of the
United Nations. said yesterday at a
news conference that he would leave
for visit TO Moscow July % I
want 10 see as many as possible of
the world leaders" Mr.. Lie said. Il
have seen many Americans and
British and | also want to make
personal contact with Russian Of
ficialS"
Evening star., 1946-07-16
PeurI Hurbor
Continued From First PAGE

closures in connection with the
attack
In his minority report, Senator
Ferguson was expected TO lay
emphasis on contention ne had
repeated during the hearings that
there was an arrangement between
the United States Great Britain
The Netherlands and Canada for a
Pacific defense plan long before the
United States entered the war.
Senator Ferguson's minority re-
port a lsO was expected TO deal extern
slvelv with the diplomatic negotia-
tions which preceded this country S
entry into the war.
Details Cioaked in Secrecy.
Although details of the ma loritv
report were clOaked in secrecy. mem
beIs who participated in drafting it
SAID the committee had indicated
belief that President Roosevelt and
MI. Hull had taken reasona BILE
measures to warn the Pearl Harbm
commanders that war was imminent
III TIE fdclllc.
SO FAR as Gen Short and Ad
mlral kimmel were concerned the
committee reporledly found that
While they had not been full COG
nlzant OF the developing world sit
nation they were not given as spe-
clf1c information about conditions
m the Pacific as they should have
received from Washington.
In this connection members noted
that both Gen. George c. Marshall
ana 1t. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow
testified before the committee that
IL there was any responsibility for
not having warned Gen Short more
speclncailv 1t was their responsible
ity
Evening star., 1946-07-16
B. tie Assnrintad o..

BERLIN, July l6.-The Rus
slams handed over a missing
American warrant officer and his
wife to United States Army au-
thoritleS early today, and soon
afterWard the Americans an
nOunced they were releasing
three Russian espionage suspects
to the Red Army.
The clvlian-clad Russians. two
of whom claimed 10 be RED Army
officers. had been arrested in the
United States zone two weeks ago.
1t was announced
The Americans Warrant Officer
and Mrs. Samuel l.. Harrison of San
Antonio Tex. disappeared ID days
ago when they vPntured 500 yards
into the Russian occupation zone to
see pet shop dog kennel Mr. Hsr-
rlsOM said ne was held TWO days in
virtually a dungeon ms wife said
she was questioned repeatedly and
et one time cried duing an IN errO-
cation
Two other Americans sim were
missing SomeW here in me Russian
zone Gen NJ Drawn Russian
deputy military governor. ADVISED
United States Army authorities the
Red Army still was collecting data "
on The men in the neighborhood OF
Oranienburg. a Russian Army dis
trict headquarters
The missing men were Capt Har-
old Goblin of Newark n J.. and 1t
George Wyatt of Oklahoma City.
who were las seen July 4 boarding
train for Oranienburg 20 miles
north of Berlin
Ma. Gen James A keatIn2
American commander in Berlin.
said strenuous efforts We're being
made 10 secure their release. MI.
Harrison and his wife Helen were
released 10 Gen. keating at 1.45
m al Russian headquarters.
American intelligence officers said
they had no trace of Capt. Cobln
and 1t Wyatt, since the driver Of
their jeep LETT them at a Northel
Berlin railway station.
Brig. Gen. Edwin L. SlbeTt. chief
Of the United States headquarters
intelligence division said in A state
ment the three Russians had been
held on suspicion OF espionage III
the American zone Of Berlin.
The arrest of these civilian-cIa
foreign ClandeStine operatives IN the
United States zone of Berlin in no
wise violated any written. oral or
implied quadrlpartite agreement in
that city" the statement said "Our
policy in the future must be the
same or more severe depending on
The circumstances
The Russians are being turned
back TO the Soviet zone at the re-
guest of Russian authorities. who
identified the three by name the
statement said
Intelligence officers SAID II was
Evening star., 1946-07-16
SoViets Release U. S. Couple;
Americans Free Spy Suspects

rhmOred that 1t. Goblin was gather
ing material for a book. and had
made several previous trips TO Ora l.
nienburg. where the Russians are
reported to have interment camps
The intelligence officers denied that
the two were on an official mission
HarriSons Tell of Experience.
The HarrlSOnS. at press confer
ence IN the American sector of Ber-
lin. told now tney had been arrested
July | when they went 500 yards
into The Russian District TO visit a
dog kennel They said they had
been questioned repeatedly during
theil captivity.
The Russians kept the couple
apart Tor the first TWO daVS of their
Imprisonment Mr. Harrison in a
dungeon-ilke cellar: his wife in a
bare room after that. they were re-
united and received "passa Die food 3"
Mrs. Harrison said she had an
sWered Il don't know when asked
questions such as what ship had
brought her TO Germany. and how
MANY troops had been aboard
The HarrlSonS looked beWildered
when they were brought into the
Army sponsored press conference.
Mr.. Harrison had tWo-day growth
OF beard His wife. who had been
on the verge of breakdown when
she as released seemed cOmpOSd.
Nh. Harrison Said they were ar
IeSIeG DV two motorcyCllSts wearing
clFIllan clothes but carrying pistols
Were Separated At First.
The first two DAYS of our Geten-
ton We were separated. MI. Harri-
son said. Il was kept in cellar
more like a dungeon M wife was
kept IN bare room with only a BED
chair and table
;. Those first TWO DAYS during which
We were subjected 10 cOnsidera bic
questioning were the most difficult.
mainly because We were worried
about one another.
We were not roughly treated
After the first TWO davs, even the
tOod was pasSable The food they
gave us the first 48 hours couldn' t
be eaten. ! don't know what sort of
stuff it was.
When We were released. every =
thing that had been taken was re-
turned intact-includng our leep.
Reds Scared by Tears.
Mrs. Harrison. who came 10 Ber-
lin May IS. said that at one point
during her questioning by the Rus
slams she began 10 weep and. II
guess scared the whole darned
bunch of them
we had egg noodles three times
a day, she continued No vodka
When the Russians set us free they
promised to get me dog
Despite this experience. I want
Evening star., 1946-07-16

TO stay on in Berlin But believe
me. m going TO stay in the Amer
lean sector.
American security agents in COM
mentlng on the arrests Of Russians
for the most part those picked up
were merely booked and released
They said that from January
to the present time. American mill
tary police III Berlin had arrested!
1865 Russians, mainly for tratfic vio-
lations and shootings During the
to have arrested 25 Americans.
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Medal of Honor Winner
Rejoins Regular Army
BY The Ns.ocioted tsss

SOMERSET. Ky. July Is Con-
sreSsional Medal winner Wilburn K
Ross of Strlnk. Ky. was a regular
soldier again today.
Mr.. Ross re-enllsted here yester-
dav. Joining up with younger
brother. Charles Curtis Ross. II, and
a cousin. former Army Pfc Oscar
Ross, a veteran Of five and one half
years
Mr.. Ross, %, and a former private
first class. won the Congressional
Medal for his stand in which he
single handed killed OF wounded So
Germans while beating off nine
counterattacks near St jacques,
France. in October, 1914 He is a
son OF Mr.. and Mrs Ned Ross of
Strunk
Evening star., 1946-07-16
300 Carloads Of Nails
To Be Released Soon
For Veteran HOUSING

Housing Administrator Wilson w
Wyatt today announced enough
nails TO build 10000 houses will be
released within the next 30 days
TO relieve a severe shortage that has
DELAYED veterans housing.
An MIA spokesman said about
half the total had been released
from active inventories OF the
Army and NAVY, and the remainder
had been declared surplus 10 the
War Assets Administration. No in
dication was given of the amount
remaining in the armed forces in
ventories
The release from active inven-
tories resulted from Intervention by
Secretary of War Patterson and
Acting Secretary of the Navy John
l.. Sullivan. 1t was understood.
The 10000. 900 pounds of nails to
become availa BILE would total ap-
proXimately 300 carloads.
District receipts of nails have been
abnormally low since the end of the
war. large dealer here said.
In legitimate channels. things are
just AS bad or worse than at anv
time he said
Coming on top OF two other steps
taken by the Government recently
MIA officials said they believed the
release OF surplus nails will alleviate
substantially the current shortage.
Mr.. WYATT previously requested
that CPA urge producers to pack
more nails per keg to relieve con
:einer shortage, and, also al the re-
quest of housing administrator. OPA
'ecen'lv granted $40 a ton price
increase
The surplus nails will be dis
triDuted through the War Asset
Administrations regional Offices t
holders of priorities for veterans
housing Part will be availa bic tt
he Federal Public Housing Author.
.ity for completion Of veterans tenn
DOrarV housing on college CamDuSes
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Food Poisoning Of Nurses
Al Providence Checked

Samples OF food were still being
tested in the District Health Depart
ment today TO discover what caused
phomaine poisoning attacks among
IA score OF student nurses at Provi-
dence Hospital Saturday and Sun
day. All Of the nurses had recov-
iereo and had resumed their studies
by yesterday
The Health Department also was
continuing its check into the food
poisoning Of Mrs Annie Webb. So.
and two sons and daughter. of SIG
Fifteenth street NE. last Friday
night. The family blamed their i'll
ness on pie bought from a nearby
bakery.
The Webbs were treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital
Evening star., 1946-07-16
I43 S Troops Receive
Death Sentences for
Bulge Massacres
By the Associated Pros,

DACHAU, Germany. July l6.-
An American military court SEN
fenced 43 veteran German SS
troops to death today for the
slaughter of 900 American SOL
diers and Belgian civilians dur
ing the winter battle of the
Ardennes Bulge.
The crimes were committed dur
ing Germanys last offensive around
the Christmas season of 1914.
Prison sentences ranging up to
life were given the other 30 of the
73 officers and men convicted last
Thursday.
Col. Joachim PEPPER, who gave the
fateful order that the SIS troops were
to take no prisoners. was one of
those doomed. Testimony was tha t
he ordered frozen. exhausted and
dlSarmed American prisoners shot
during the battle and that the Ger
mans sang songs of ma ssacre on the
eve OF the offensive
Col Gen Josef ,Sepp, Dietrich.
veteran of Adolf Hitlers abortive
beer hall putsch in 1923 in nearby
Munich and commander of the Ger
man 9th Panzer Army. was sen
tenced TO life Imprisonment. His
troops Spearheaded the December
January battle
1t Gen Hermann PrieSs com
mander of the LIST SIS Panzer Corps,
was sentenced to 20 years IN prison
Brig Gen Fritz kraemer. chief of
staff to Dietrich, was given 10 years
Testimony at the trial showed that
$50 American prisoners were slaugh-
tered and $50 Belgian civilians also
were put TO death.
Col PEPPER. the highest ranking
officer among those sentenced TO die
laughed when photogra pher fash
bulb explode in his face when sem
tence was pronounced. He was the
daredevil commander of the task
force PEPPER. an armored forma tion
which included his own lSt SIS
Panzer Regiment II was his men
who participated in the massacre of
American prisoners OF war at the
Belgian town of Malmedy, a key in
The decisive battle
The formal death sentence pro-
vided for hanging,
The doomed men asked the court
for permission to be shot, instead
The court announced that a recon-
menda ton TO that effect would be
made to Gen Joseph 7. McNarnev
commanding general OF America n
forces IN Europe
Evening star., 1946-07-16
u B. & 0. Freight Cars
DeroiIed Near Nj. Airy
By the Associo:ed Pfsss

MT, AIRY Md. july Twenty-Five
freight cars. most Of them contain
ing livestock were derailed TODAY on
the old main line of the Baltimore Il
Ohio Railroad near Reels Mill. 10
miles west of Mt Airy.
The B " o. reported that the wreck
occurred when an auxiliary water
tank car on eastbound freight train
was deralled. A westbound freight
ran into the wreckage None of the
CTeWmeD was hurt
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Rudolph Won Oil Dies

CAMDEN, N. J.. July Is ,P,.-Ru-
oolph Won Oil, once road secretary
and business manager of the Phil
aoeiphla Athletics, died yesterday In
west Jersey Hospital He was SO He
mad made his home with a son JOS
eph Earl. former pitcher for the ST
Louis Browns
Evening star., 1946-07-16
4,400 Due 10 Debark
From Iroopships Today
By The kssoe,o,sd Pres.

More than 400 service personnel
are due to debark today from five
ships at New York and San Fran
cisco.
Ships arriving:
At New York: Sheepshead Bay
Victory. from Bremen. 1868; West
erly Victory, from lie Havre. 1913;
Tufts Victory, from lie Havre. 922
At San Thomas Jeffer-
son, from Pearl Harbor. l72 Army
sos Navy, 1913 Marines; Nemssket
80 Navy
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Bill Aids Veterans
In BUYING Form Lond

War veterans and present occu-
pants would get a three-year pref
erence in buying certain Govern
ment farm lands under legislation
approved by the Senate yesterday
and sent to President Truman.
The land includes that formerly
devoted TO rural resettlement and
rehabilitation project of the early
New Deal DAYS.
Purchases would be under the
Federal Farm Tenant Act or funds
earmarked for veterans for this
DlIrDOSe
Evening star., 1946-07-16
San Francisco Votes Today
To Decide Recall Of Mayor
By tn. Assoo,ated Press

SAN FRANCISCO. July is. The
s10.O0O-a-year Job of Roger D. Lap
ham, who gave up a 000-a-year
steamship company executive post
to become mayor for a single term
was in the hands of the voters today
AT special recall election
The recall was backed by Henry
F Budde. publisher of a group OF
nelshborhood weekly newspapers
Recent raising of stleeicar and bus
fares was a ma jOF issue Labor or
2anizations generally steered clear
Of the controversy
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Boy, 4, Hos FoIse Teeth

SEATTLE tP,. Four-year-old
Nicky Nickoioff entertains his play
mates ny taking out his teeth
What's more he even blows them
out.
A dentist pulled NiCkys upper
teeth three weeks ago and replaced
them with an upper plate. As each
new tooth grows in. one will be ex-
tracted from the plate
Evening star., 1946-07-16
forrestoI in Berlin

BERLIN, July is p Secretary of
The Navy Forhestal, returning by
plane from the Bikini atom bomb
test. arrived in Berlin today He
planned to continue his fight to
Stockholm later TODAY.
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Postal Employees Calm
About Lack Of Paw,
But Not 0PA Workers

About 5000 Washington employe es
Of the Post Office Department and
another 445 900 throughout the
country, are gong without pay
checks today. but are taking the
situation more calmly than are g.
300 OPA workers here who wonder
if they Will be paid next week.
Until Congress passes the Treasury
Post Office Appropriation bill, now
snagged in disagreement over the
domestic silver purchase price, the
Post Office personnel will not receive
checks. Ordinarily checks would
nave gone ont IN the three day
period. July IS, Is and IL
The office OF First Assistant Post
master General Jesse M Donaldson
reported today. however. that no one
is excited or worried by what they
regard as Just little delay The
Post Office Department, unlike the
oPA. is certain to continue on its
appointed rounds as a national in
Stitution even if the checks are nor
being handed out this week as swift
ly as usual. a spokesman declared.
Not so in the Washington offices
of the OPA today. Although payday
for the $500 employees here and
about $4,000 in the field would not
ordinarily come until July "a, an
other $1,000 field employees were due
to be paid tomorrow for work up TO
July 7.
OPA to Get Pay To July |.
They will receive checks for work
up 10 July !. when OPA teiml-
mated An official at OPA head
quarters said that many employees
naturally are worried because they
don't know what is going to happen
TO OPA." The Washington and field
StaffS are holding together despite
the immediate prospect of pavless
paydays.
Thus far Congress has taken no
final action on OPAs appropriation
for the fiscal year which started
July l.
The House already has voted
si06 900 900 for OPA, $36, ,000000 less
than the agency asked. The Senate
Appropriations Committee trimmed
the figure to $4,000 900, but the
Senate has not yet acted.
Even if House and Senate con-
ferees act favorably on the OPA
appropriations. an OPA spokesman
said TODAY. "unCeItalntN Is bound
to increase in The ranks of the en-
ploves here and in the field during
the coming week Unless the bill
goes through Congress by Friday
there may not be time to get out
next week : checks.
Employees May Quit.
The first big test Will come IN
connection with that conference
action. he said. If there Is no
appropria ton agreement or If the
amount is greatly reduced, we may
he faced with the prospect Of many
employees leaving. Thus far the
staff has held together very well.
There have been a few designations,
p,lt those would have been III any
event.
The OPA normally follows an
"alternaIp Wednesday" system IN
distributing paychecks Thus, to-
morrow. about half Of the field Stad
would ordinarily receive checks.
whereas The other half and all the
workers in Washington would be
paid week from tomorrow
The half which otherwise would
be paid tomorrow. however, Is not
confined TO any one section of the
country An official explained that
the paycheck distribution goes
largely by classification, so that
several workers In each regional and
other field Offices would be due TO be
n2id tomorrow
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Cow freed by Toll

MOULTRIE. Ga p While Henry
McMorris' COW was swishlng her tail
1t became entangled in small tree
and anchored her there. Mr.. Nc
Morris said he had TO cut the Tree
down before ne could free bessie