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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-09

Missed free throws: Daggett ]
SWimley 3, Nelson 2, Adamson 2
Miller 8, Unger 3, H. Kusomoto /
Smith 3, Hindermon g.
Officials: Referee, Fisher; Umpire
Johnson Timer, Wood,
In the preliminary game the Lib
by Seconds defeated the Whitefish
Seconds rs to "a in a game that
was close all the way. WOLF led
the Libby scorers with 8 points fol-
lowed by H. Swimley with 6. KNAPP
ton led the Whitefish scorers with
IL points.
Saturday evening the Terriers
walloped the Creston team So to
Is. The Creston team failed to
live up. to previous performances
and the Terriers had an easy time
in running up a large score. AL
though the Libby team appeared
sluggish, ability to hit the basket
on close-in shots built
up a big lead in the second half.
The Creston team was unable to
solve the Libby defense and were
unable to set up any defense tc
stop the Libby attack Nearly all
the Libby players that got into
the game scored. Swimley topped
all scorers with Is points. B. Wigen
and Roife showed up to the best
for Creston. Macdonald,
Crestora center, performed a good
defensive job in the first half hold.
ing Nelson to 3 points, but was not
as effective the second half.
The BOX Score.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-09
State Livestock
Boord Reports

The annual year-end report of the
State Livestock Sanitary Board said
that 1916 proved the most profit
able in history for Montana's live
stock industry, but the dairy trade
suffered to the point that at pres
ent there is not enough licensed
fluid milk produced to meet the
public demand.
The report, written by executive
officer w. j. Butler, said, ''The
dairy industry was very seriously
and adversely affected by federal
restrictions and rulings with the
result that licensed dairy fluid milk
production has decreased beyond
the danger point"
Many of the states best producing
diaries have discontinued operations
with the result that market milk
IS being used for fluid consumption,
the report said.
This is not desirable procedure,
and is not one that tends to build
up a bigger and better dairy in
dustry," Butler reported. He poin-
ted out that a shortage of adequate
dairy labor and high production
costs were blamed for the decline
in dairy numbers, adding that it
was fortunate that so many Mon
tana distributors had built pasteur-
izing plants. Otherwise, he de-
clared, milk would have been
rationed in Montana some time
ago"
The board defended the livestock
industry's present prosperity and
said the high 1916 prices were
simply leveling out the price struc-
ture that has prevailed for a period
Of years.
No one should begrudge the live !
stock industry its present prosperity /
when we take into consideration
that during drought periods of 1884
and then again in 1886 we sold .
hundreds Of thousands of mature
cattle for SIS or LESS per head. Sup /
ply and demand eventually levels |
out price structures" Butler wrote.
He estimated about 10000 cattle
were slaughtered or shipped out of
the state this year, but said definite
ngures were not available.
Livestock loss in Montana was
probably the Least of any in the
nation. and practically ali burden
some diseases of a few years ago
have been eradicated or controlled.
the board reported.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-09
c & R Form Service
Is Now Operating

Did you read in last weeks Yves.
tern News about the c & r Farm
Service, which ]. A. COPYRIGHT and
Stuart Risley have opened one mile
south Of Libby on the right hand
side Of and near u. S. No. 9?
The new firm will handle general
Feed, cement blocks, bricks, and
fire-proof chimney block and bricks.
They will also handle cement cess
pools and septic tanks.
Both members of the firm are
well known throughout this sec
ton Mr.. COPYRIGHT for the past
several years has been doing Gus
tom tractor work, while his partner
is foreman of shop work for the
Universal Zonolite Insulation Co.
A second ad appears in this edi-
tion Of the Western News.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-09
Mohoney Heods the
Board of Co. Comm.

The Board of County Commits
sloners held their organization meet.
ing Monday, at which time Com
missioner James Mahoney was un-
animouSly chosen to serve for the
next two years as chairman of the
beard.
The board authorized Commits
sloner P. v. Klinke to 60 ahead
with project for controlling the
waters OF Graves Creek adjacent
20 the Otto Genre Ranch and
'Qther land owners, providing clear
ance may be obtained absolving
Lincoln County from any future
Damage which might result.
I. c. Belmonf and L. z. Tripp
were appointed TO serve as Justices
Of the Peace Ia Eureka.
Sheriff Liveneood, who assumed
nus duties Monday, has appointed
"a. r. Wood to serve as under
sheriff and Jas. Reedy remains as
Deputy sheriff. Mr. Wood is well
known in Libby and Lincoln county,
having served this county and Flat
mead county as probation officer.
Mrs. Wood, who at present is in
kalispell, expects to join her hus-
band as soon as he can secure hous-
ing accommodations.
This week was the first time the
Board of Commissioners have met
- the room which was designed l
ior their use when the Courthouse
vas built. During former years the
Dom has been used as an office
or the county attorney. County
attorney Fennessy is continuing to
maintain his own private office in
ne First State Bank building. I
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-09
CRESTON FROSH EDGE
OUT JUNIOR HIGH

In a holly contested game the
Junior High was defeated by the
Creston, B. c. Freshmen Is to "a.
After trailing through the first
three periods the Libby Junior Hi
came to life in the fourth period
and a see-saw battle took place
with the lead changing hands many
times. Harold Gompf spanked Lib
bys attack with IL points followed
by Heembrook of Creston with 10
points.
Jr. High (24) Templine 2, Welch
4, Whitefield 4, Carroll 2, Gompf
II, Beccari, Brinton.
Creston Frosh (25) Heembrook
10, Baken l, Macdonald 8, Hus-
band, Demerest, Garland, Powell 5,
Maletta, Walker 6, Schmidt.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-09
Montana STUDY
Group Meets

A Montana Study Group was or
ganized Tuesday evening in the
community Room under the direc-
ton of Miss Ruth Robinson, Asgig-
tant Director of The Montana STUDY.
from Missoula. The regular ten
weeks course on Life in Montana
prepared by the staff of the Mon
tana Study will be followed with
attention also paid to the Kaufs
man report on the Libby-Troy area.
The subjects to be covered dur
ing the course include-Why We
Are Here, Our Town and It's Peo-
pie, Our Town and Our Work, Our
Town and Our State, Montana AZ
Place to Live Montana and Our
Nation, The Future of Montana.
The Future of Our Town in Rela.
tion to It's People, How to MAXI
LIE Better in Our Town, What We
Have Accomplished. An outline IN
Guiding pertinent questions and OBJ
servations to discuss is given %
each member of the group for uRe
IN the study. Informal discussioR
will be the method used and a few
brief reports will occasionally be
prepared.
Miss Robinson acted as leader Of
the first topic and a number of
timely observations were made bv
members Of the group. A study
group is a truly democratic gath
cring similar to the old town hall
meetings. It is desirable that all
groups OF the community be repre-
sented thus erasing political, re1i-
giouS, economical, occupational and
cultural lines and all participants
taking an objective view of their
community life. Miss Robinson gave
3 brief history of the Montana Study
Project and its results in some OF
The other towns of the State where
groups have been formed. DR..
Baker Brownell, director of the
Montana Study believes that anw
'tudy in the humanities should IN
,lude anything that makes for good
living and before Improvement can
,e made an analysis and construc-
i've planning need be done.
Last year discussion gross
ponsored by the Lincoln COUNTY
rec Library in cooperation with
he Montana Study met a number
+ times to discuss sustained yield
nd other related topics affecting
his community. This new group
5 an outgrowth Of last years as
is deemed advisable to take the
'eries / course instead of contin-
ing the miscellaneous topics.
Among those present at the meet
lg were Mrs. r. w. LeDuc, Mrs.
.enneth Spencer, Mrs J. c. Mid
EFT, Mrs Give Roark, Mrs. H. w.
edfield. Inez Ratekin. Rev. and
Irs. William Stearns, Mr.. and Mrs.
TT Sheldon, A. ]. Agather. w. r.
itten. Ed Dutton, Orlo johnson.
I'm. Guernsey, o. L. Gillespie, Her
an Ficke, Howard Ahlskog from
libby and Mr. and Mrs. Archie
attic from Troy. A number of
her interested persons were I'M
de to come because of previous
but will join the group
is coming Tuesday evening in the
brary at p. m.
Miss Inez Ratekin was elected
airman and Mrs. H. w. Redfield,
,c'y. A discussion leader will be
pointed for each time and Mrs.
enneth Spencer will act in that
pacity this next meeting.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-09
CITY FIRE EQUIPMENT
MUST REMAIN INSIDE
THE CITY LIMITS

The Libby Fire Department has
been Ordered by the City Council
not to take the city's fire-fighting
equipment outside the incorporated
limits of the City of Libby.
(Signed):
GEORGE WOOD. Fire Chief.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-09
LES HUT CLUB
GIVES PARTY

The ladies of the Les HUT Club
entertained their husbands in the
Schlumm home last Saturday night
For entertainment there were
three bridge tables in play. The
prizes were given to Mrs. Tepoe
for the highest score and Elmer
Switzer Sr. for the mems highest
score.
Refreshments were served and
enjoyed by all.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-09
WEATHER REPORT
FOR PAST WEEK

The following is a report Of the
weather as furnished through the
courtesy of the Libby Ranger Sta
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-09
N o TICE

Regular meeting Loggers Local
2662 at Libby Moose Hall Tuesday,
January the I4th, p. m. Ed Dut-
ton, President, Allen Goodgame.
Rec. See'y. II
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-09
N o T 1 c E

There will be a supper and meet
ing January 9th az Moose Hall
basement for VIEW Auxiliary Post
l548.--Pub. chairman, Lucy Var
fanian
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-09

Miss Lillian Butt left Friday for
Sunnyside, Wn., after spending the
holidays with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dick Butt
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-09
The KOofendi NatiOndIFOrest
Yields 40 Million Board Fl.

40,513,0OO board feet of timber
was cut from the National Forest
Land during 1946. for a total value
of $12l, 1880. The cut by species
for SaWlOpe xyara.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-09

Carl Smith, State Inspector for
overhead electrical lines, was In
Libby Sunday. He visited with Jigm
Archer while in town.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-09

There was 5 inches OF snow Jan-
uary l, 81 in. January 5, 1T in.
Evening star., 1947-01-10
Geurhort, Hershey Speak
Tonight on Defense

Representatives OF Congress and
the Army will discuss national de-
fense problems at 7:45 O'Clock to-
night in the Commerce Department
auditorium, in a program arranged
by the American Legion Auxiliary.
Scheduled to address the group
on the outlook for defense legisla-
tion in Congress is Representative
Evening star., 1947-01-10

OE I0CiuACk
vey in 1906 and spent the early
years of his service in investigation
of the geology and ground-water
sources of arid valleys In Western
States.
He is member of the Geological
Society of Washington, the Wash
ington Academy Of Science, the So
ciety of Economic Biologists and the
Section of Hydrology of the Ameri-
can Geophysical Union.
He is president of the Interna-
tional Commission on Subterranean
Water and the American member of
the Executive Committee of the In
ternational Association OF Hy-
drology.
He has been active in the Boy
Scout movement for SO years, work.
ing with the Washington group
since its beginning. For years he
Evening star., 1947-01-10

cal Survey, In
| terror Depart
| aent.
T he retire
| nlent of DR.
Meinzer, who for
the past 81 years
has been chief
of the Diyi-
sion of Ground
Water, was an
nounced today.
He will be sue
ceeded by DR.. A.
Nelson Sayre.
DIR. Meinzer
Ientered the
LGenlnCical SIR.
Evening star., 1947-01-10

lhas taught boys classes at the Sher-
wood Presbyterian Church.
DR.. Meinzer was born on a farm
College and the University Of Chi
cago. He and his wife live at 1928
South Dakota avenue NE.
near Davis, ILL.,, and attended Beloit
Evening star., 1947-01-10

Gearhart, Republican, Of California,
a veteran Legion organizer.
Others who will appear are 1t.
Gen. Raymond S. McLair1, War De-
partment liaison officer with the
Evening star., 1947-01-10
Bishop Dun to Speak

The Right Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop
of Washington, will speak at the
Norton Memorial Hall, st. Pauls
Church, in Alexandria, at 2:30 pm.
Monday under the sponsorship of
the Wonen'S auxiliary.
Evening star., 1947-01-10
Dr.. Meinzer Refires;;
40 Years in Interior

DR.. Oscar E. Meinzer, 10, geologist
and authority on ground water hy-
drology, has retired after more than
40 years of service in the Geologi-
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Maher 10 Open Office
For Murphy Hearing

Special Assistant Corporation
Counsel Daniel B. Maher today or
Monday will set up a temporary Of
flee in the Municipal Center Build
ing for use until the Trial Board
hearing of Fire Chief Clement Muir
ply ends.
Mr.. Maher said the temporary
transfer is being made to facilitate
his prosecution Of the Murphy case,
which will be tried in the building
at Fourth street and Indiana ave-
nue. NV. He will continue to main
tain his Office with the other mem
bers of the corporation counsels
staff in the District Building.
He added that he wants to ques-
tion certain witnesses in the Murphy
case in privacy that his present
Office does not provide. Chief Muir
ply faces charges by other mem
bers Of the department that he
contributed nothing but demorali-
cation" to the Fire Department.
The corporation counsel's Office
has amassed TOO pages of affidavits
and reports since the Commission
ers ordered an investigation of Capt.
Joseph B. Conroy's charges against
his superior.
Mr.. Maher will take this material
to his new office.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Nimitz Calls on Truman;
DenfeId Takes Post Monday

Admiral Nimitz, who retires as
chief of naval operations January /,
said farewell to President Truman
today.
He will leave for San Francisco
Monday after Admiral Louis E. Dem
field is sworn in as his successor at
a ceremony set for 10 am.
While Admiral Nimitz is planning
long vacation, he said he expected
to set up an Office at the headquar-
ters of the 18th naval district in
San Francisco where I can be
reached"
The admiral has married daugh-
ter on the post and he said earlier
this week that he planned to be a
baby sitter" for the next six
months.
He shook hands with reporters,
photographers and White House DO
licemen as he left the Presidents
office, recalling that he had been
seeing them for long time.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Home Rule Plan Is Subject
To Change, Dirksen Says

The Auchincloss plan for home
rule for Washington is subject to
modification from time to time and
was designed to stimulate public de-
bate among citizens here, Chairman
Dirksen of the House District Com
mittee said last night.
The lawmaker addressed the
Charles Carroll Forum at the May
flower Hotel at which Justice Ed
ward M. Curran of District Court
presided. Although Mr.. Dirksen
dealt mainly with the international
situation, he digressed to answer a
questioner on the Auchincloss plan
at the close of his address.
His committee evolved the plan,
he said, in the hope that out of the
discussions will come "a larger meas
ure of the fabric of freedom for the
people of the District" He described
the plan as being fluid"
An economic boycott against Rus
sia to halt shipments of petroleum,
steel, scrap iron and other potential
war materials Is foreseen by Mr..
Dirksen. He indorsed the principle
of the Marshall Plan.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Fulton Lewis Sued
In Arrest Of Woman

Fulton Lewis, jr., radio COM
mentator, today was sued in District
Court by a neighbor for 100000
damages on charges of malicious
prosecution.
The plaintiff in the suit, Mrs.
Agnes c. Pearson, 4408 Volta place
NV, accuses Mr.. Lewis of having
caused her to be arrested without
any reasonable or probable cause"
on charge of assaulting his Is
year-old daughter, Alice Elizabeth
Lewis, in September.
According to the complaint, Mr.
Lewis charged Mrs. Pearson with
pursuing his daughter on public
street welding large and danger
GUS stick menacingly and throwing
the stick" at Mrs. Lewis. The COM
plant said Mr.. Lewis appeared in
Municipal Court on October / and
gave testimony before Judge George
D. Nelson which caused the latter
to have Mrs. Pearson committed to
Gallinger Hospital for a mental ex-
animation. At later lunacy hear
ing Mrs Pearson was found of sound
mind, the complaint points out.
The complaint further stated
that an assault charge against Mrs
Pearson subsequently was nolle
pressed in Municipal Court over he1
objection. The suit charges that as
a result of the several actions that
Mrs. Pearson has been injured in her
credit and reputation.
Mrs. Pearson, a pianist, is repre-
sented by Attorneys Albert Francis
Graham, George j. Boden and
Joseph A. McMenamin.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
FBI Picks Up Man Wanted
In Arlington Hijack Case

William Jess Stewart of Washing
ton, sought by Federal Bureau of
Investigation agents since $4,000
worth of whisky was hijacked in
Arlington, today was reported ar
rested in Tulsa, Okla, on charges
of kidnapping and auto theft.
D. A. Bryce, FBI agent in charge
at Tulsa, said Stewart surrendered
without resistance after he was
found sleeping in a Tulsa dormitory
yesterday, according to the Associ-
Iated Press.
He was said to be the last of four
men sought in connection with the
whisky theft, October 20. Stewart
is charged with kidnapping Robert
Powers, a truck guard, in Washing
ton and forcing him a pistol point
to accompany the hijackers to Ar
lington, the FBI said. The three
lother men already are in custody,
the FBI said.
Evening star., 1947-12-13

An 81-year-old retired Methodist
minister soon will marry his sweet
heart of more than 60 years ago.
The couple are the Rev. James T,
Meyers Of Catonsville, Md, and Mrs.
Susie E. Hoofnagle, 78, of 1858 Otis
place NV. They filed a marriage
license application yesterday.
Mr.. Meyers second wife, the for
mer Miss Catherine Wilson of Dali
las, Tex, died last year.
The Rev. John w. Rustin, pastor
of Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, said today he would per-
form the ceremony next Wednesday
at the church.
His proposal, Mr.. Meyers ex-
planned, was the result of a re
newal of acquaintance" with Mrs
Hoofnagle, who had been his Sweet
heart" in Baltimore in the early
1ss0s.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
GSICafeteria Workers
Instruct Their Officers
To Plan Strike Jan. |

Employees of Government Services,
Inc, which operates SO Federal
cafeterias and snack bars here, have
authorized their union representa-
tives to take the necessary steps to
call strike January If GSI and
the union have not settled their
differences by that time.
The go-ahead sign was given
officials of the CIO Cafeteria Work
ers' Union at membership meeting
last night in the Shiloh Baptist
Church, Ninth and P streets NV.
Negotiations on the unions de-
mand for a 15-cent-an-hour wage
increase have broken down following
the unions refusal to submit non
Communist affidavits and financial
statements. GSI insisted on these
conditions before beginning nego-
tiations, declaring that it wanted
to protect itself against possible
future labor disputes by availing it
self of the services of the National
Labor Relations Board.
The Taft-Hartley Act prohibits
the services of the NLRB in cases
where unions fail to sign nom
Communist affidavits and financial
statements. ....-. .
A resolution adopted at last
nights meeting charged that GS1
was raising "phoney issue"
I'VE know why they do this the
statement said. "Its the same old
smokescreen to hide the real issue.
The only issue is-we want a Is
cents an hour raise and the company
doesn't want to give one red cent.
THE company knows-as well as
we do-that the only reason for
filing affidavits and financial state
ments under the Hartley Act
is when you want to use the services
of the Labor Board in an election
or for certification. There is no
such question here. All We want Is
renewed agreement. No one here
is Seeking nor needs the services of
the board. The company's request
is a fake and an insult to the in
telligence of the employees and the
public"
The meeting authorized the
unions Negotiating Committee to
obtain proper authorization from
the local and the international
union, the CIO United Public Work
ers of America, for authority to call
strike if it becomes necessary.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 13.-Controller
James j. Lacy announced yesterday
State revenues from horse racing
during 1947 totaled $5,095, 1924.
Because of the new law taxing
racing, there were no comparable
figures available, but Mr.. Lacy said
receipts during the fall meets were
above expectations.
Under the law, Baltimore and the
counties receive so per cent OF the
revenues at mile tracks-divided on
a population basis-and the States
general fund gets the rest. One
fourth of the half-mile track receipts
go to Baltimore and the counties,
another fourth to the State Fair
Board and the rest to the general
fund
The breakage at the tracks-the
odd pennies between ! and 10 cents
not computed in paying of bets
goes half to the State Fair Board
and half to the tracks.
Pimlico bettors made the most
generous contribution to State rev.
enues with total of 81 ,234, ,0l2
| Laurel was second with $l,13l ,206
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Bodies in Labrador Crash
Beinq Brouqht Out by ATC

WESTOVER FIELD. Mass, Dec
13 (P).-With the rescue of six sur
vivors of the crash of a big United
States military plane in Labrador
Wastelands completed, the Air
Transport Command today contin-
ued the task of bringing out bodies
of % other Army men killed in the
disaster.
-Four of the six survivors, none of
whom appeared to be injured crit
ically, we're flown to washington
yesterday.
The other two-Lt. Col. Harry
Bulls of Portland, Mich, and
T/Sergt. William J. Bujak of Phila-
delphia-remained in a Goose Bay
Labrador, hospital.
The ATC's Atlantic division head
quarters had only meager reports OF
the rescue operations. The men
were carried out by helicopter in le
degree temperatures and with snow
falling.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Hospital Delays Stand
On Charity Patients

Arlington Hospital officials last
night decided to take no action on
next years Community Chest Fed
Grafton contract covering charity
patients until the hospital policy for
the entire Metropolitan Area is set
at a hospital council meeting We'd
nesday.
The contract which has been Of
fered Arlington and other hospitals
in the District area calls for pay
ment of $3.50 a day for charity pa
tients by the Health Security Ad-
ministration, which spends Commu-
nifty Chest funds.
Karl H. York, Arlington Hospital
administrator, told members of the
institutions Executive Committee
the contract issue would receive full
discussion when the Hospital Coun-
Gil of the National Capital area
meets at Emergency Hospital We'd
nesday.
Actual cost of each charity pa
tient was set at $15.49 by study
made at Arlington Hospital last
May. The hospital is paid the full
cost by Arlington and Fairfax
Counties for those patients who are
poor enough to get county relief
but takes loss on Community
Chest patients. Its total operating
loss from all sources is expected tc
approach $4,000 this year.