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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06
Says Snow Will. Be
Gone by March IS

A. E. Blackwell mentions a robin
feeding in his front yard the first
of the week; and yesterday morning
a phoebe bird was singing in down
town Libby. Maybe Spring is COM
ingl
Incidently, last March Vim. Kemp
told The Western News that The
snow will all be gone in Libby BY
the middle of April" At the time
it seemed hard to believe for plenty
of snow covered the streets in late
March of 1916; but by the 10th Of
April Libby was entirely free from
snow.
Monday the News Man asked Mr..
Kemp when the snow will be gone
from Libby this Spring. by the
18th of this month" was the answer.
Kemp vent on to say: "Of course I
could pAake mistake, but I've been
herR~ for 40 years, and from my
I'd say the snow will
be off the town of Libby, itself by
March l5"
There is no doubt but many Lib
0yites fondly hope Mr.. Kemp's pro-
ohecy will come true.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06
Hope to Complete
Pole Treating
Plant Next Summer

Construction work on the J. Neila
Lumber Company's Pole Treating
Plant has been under way through
out the winter months, according
to George Neils, Manager Of the
Logging Department, who added
that the building has been COM
pleted and the large tanks placed
on concrete foundations. Piping re-
mains to be completed and con-
nections made before the plant can
begin operation, which it is hoped
will be this coming summer.
When asked the number of men
who will receive employment from
the new plant, Mr.. Neils stated the
approximate number will be 80 men.
here at the plant In addition to
the plant force, the woods work
will furnish employment to about
SO men.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06
Chorus Concert
by H. 5. Girls

The first concert of the school
year will be given Thursday, March
Is at 800 p. m, when the music
department of the Libby High
School will present a chorus CON
cert in the Jr High auditorium.
The Freshman Girls Chorus will
be making their first public APP
pearance when they combine with
the upper-class group on several
of the numbers.
Classic, semi-classic and popular
music will be sung under the direc-
ton of Dean Vinal, music instructor
at the high school. It is not plan
ned to have any admission charge
for the concert, but as the girls wish
to enter the Solo and Ensemble
Festival to be held at Missoula later
in the spring any contribution by
those attending the concert will be
greatly appreciated
Plans are being made for presen-
tation of the band in a concert
in April.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06
Complete Plans For
Grange Stunt Night

Arrangements for the Grange
Stunt Night to be held March rs
at the Junior High School Audi.
forum were made at a meeting OF
committee members held Tuesday
night at the j. F. Bowen home. En-
tries have been received from q
number of organizations and others
have incomplete plans. Any or
ganization wishing to enter is asked
to contact Nell Slauson or Ruth
Sheldon, arrangements committee,
so that reservations may be made
and additional time may be granted
them to make final plans.
A regular meeting of the Koo-
tenai Valley Grange will be held
at the Legion Hall Friday night,
March 7, The Youth Committee
will have charge of the program
and it is hoped that plans for All
Club work may be discussed, also
plans for the Libby
Community Fair
At the Grange meeting held Feb.
81, Master Kyle Beebe presiding,
problems pertaining to banding of
incorporation, and bringing
up to date occupied
most of the business session.
During the lecture hour, Lloyd
Maize and J. A. COPYRIGHT discussed
he Agricultural Conservation Pro-
gram and made recommendation
Tor what should be done in Lin
,oln County. Group singing led by
Art Sheldon, readings 90 Captaini
Ny Captain" led by Julia Beebe
md "Clinching the Bolt" by Sally
COPYRIGHT and group song, John
Body" led by Ruth Shell
len, completed the program.
Lunch of coffee and doughnuts
vas served by the E. M. Slauson
md j. F. Bowen families.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06
CHEMISTRY SENIOR GIVEN
SHELL CHEMICAL POST

Margaret Redfield. AZ, who has
combined her work as a chemistry
major in the school of science with
journalism, has accepted a position
as technical writer for the Shell
Chemical corporation in San Fran
cisco.
Miss Redfield will assume her
new duties in June after receiving
her degree in chemistry. She has
minored in chemical engineering.
Her job will include serving as
liaison person for laboratory spec
ialists with the firms advertising
and public relations divisions
The foregoing is reprinted from
the Oregon State College newspaper
at Corvallis, Ore, where Miss Red
field is completing her Senior year.
She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. w. Redfield of Libby Con-
are due Miss Redfield
on obtaining so desirable a position
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06
County Boord Hos
Busy Session

The Board of County Commits
sionerS have been in session the first
OF the week, completing their work
yesterday afternoon. The Board
wired Ray Spurzem of the State
Highway Department, asking for an
Inspection of the Powder House
Creek section where crossed by
u S. 2 just southeast of Libby.
Damage to property owners has re-
sulleo from certain conditions,
causing flood waters to spread,
which inspection by Mr.. Spurzem
TUESDAY,. accompanied by Chairman
James Mahoney of the Board and
+. A Rice found can be successfully
cared for by the highway depart
ment, and the work will be done
ace rd'ng to statement by Mr..
Spurzem.
= Mr. Tcotsl of Bozeman, head of
Montana Extension Work was in
Libby Tuesday and presented Frank
lin Robinson as successor of Glenn
Jones, recent assistant extension
agent for Lincoln county. The com
confirmed Mr.. Robin
sons appointment
The Modern Machine Co., Spo-
kane, bought the county tractor
which was sold Tuesday at auction,
buying the equipment at a price in
excess of the appraised valuation of
the tractor.
The Board instructed the County
Clerk to write the State Highway
Department and request the ser
vices of "a competent bridge engineer
o examine the Gateway bridge
across the Kootenai River in re-
cards to its safety for use by the
public
Commissioner Mahoney also re-
'orts that a county dozer is now
on Libby Creek above the
ridge in the east part of town do
ng work needed for flood control
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06
Scouts Annual
Dist. Meeting

The Annual Meeting of Boy Scout
officials for the District comprised
of Lincoln County was held at the
Libby City Hall last Sunday after
noon. District Chairman o. L. Gill
lespie opened the meeting, in intro
ducing Scout executive w. w. Wal
termire of Missoula, who explained
the organization of the Council and
the District
District officers were elected for
the current year as follows: Chair
man, DR.. c. A. Clark of Eureka;
First Vice-Chairman, Ivan Hodges
of Troy; Second Vice=Ghairman,
Earl Barkee of Libby; District Com
missioner, A. c. Austin of Libby
o. L. Gillespie and VIM. c. Stearns
of Libby and Walter Morrison of
Troy were declared eX-officio mem
bers of the District committee, which
was enlarged by the election of
seven members-at-large, including
Rev. F. L. Lewno' and Ken Hooper
of Eureka, Oak Knapp of Rexford,
Gene Crush of SylVanite Ranger
Station, Chas B. Hand Of Troy and
Thomas D. Robertson and County
~ Pei AAAANAAaGAAt W lAAAdill EAlluGl sui VI
Libby.
Some time was spent in a discus
sion of the Council and District pro-
grams for the year, including a
District meeting in April with Reg
ional Executive Sharp of Portland,
a Green-Bar conference, CampOree
and District Court of Honor in May,
the Council Camp0rall and Circus
in Missoula in June, and a Father
and Son hike in August. The train
ing program was discussed at length,
and it was decided to start the train
ing of scout leaders, parents, and
interested persons at a course on
the Fundamentals Of Scouting, to be
offered under the direction of Field
Executive Judson Compton of Kalis-
pell, on Monday evening, March TO-
in the City Hall in Libby, starting
at 800 p. m. 1t was announced that
chairmen of the operating COM
mittees on Advancement, Camping
and Activities, Finance, Health and
Safety, Leadership Training, and
Organization & Extension would be
selected by the new District Chair
men in the next few days.
Those who attended the meeting
were: w. V. Chalcraft of Gateway,
W. E. Beckstrom and Dr. c. A.
Clark of Eureka, Ivan Hodges A.
T. Lindsay and Hadley Sullivan of
Troy, Dr. Russell Anderson, c. d.
James, c. H. Keel, Clark Hamor,
o. L. Gillespie, Paul Church, Dr.
Roy Sh@man, Rev VIM. C. Stearns.
Arch Minde, Earl Barkee, and
Ernie Wood of Libby, Scout Ex-
ecutive w. w. Waltermire of Mis-
soula, and Field Executive Judson
Compton of Kalispell.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06
Libby Terriers
To Anaconda

Coach Erickson and the Libby
Terriers left yesterday (Wednes-
day. for Anaconda to attend the
Western Division Basketball tour
nament which is being held there
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of
this week. The teams in play in
clude Libby, Eureka, Anaconda Cen
trail, Dillon, Hamilton, Thompson
Falls, Powell County and Plains.
The Libby team defeated the
Kalispell Reserves last Thursday
night with a score of 1927 when
they played in the preliminaries to
the Flathead-Havre game.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06
BiqeIow Assumes
Treosurer's Duties

Kenneth Bigelow was installed
Monday, March 3, as county treas
urer OF Lincoln County, succeeding
Mrs. Letha Sauer, the outgoing
treasurer. Bigelow has named Mrs.
Gwen Blackwell deputy treasurer.
Bigelow attended the Libby
schools, is a veteran of World War
II, serving in the South Pacific He
ran for office on the democratic
ticket. Mrs. Sauer and Charlotte
Becker are also assisting the new
treasurer and his deputy with the
office work.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06
BIZ Pupils in
Lincoln Co. Use
School Buses

Buses are being used to trans
port 374 children, 273 elementary
and l0l high school, daily to and
from schools in Lincoln county, ac-
cording to VIM. J. Anderson, county
superintendent of schools. This does
not include children within three
miles of the school. The average
cost per pupil is $106. There are
IS school buses running with am
average seating capacity per bus
of "a.
All buses are owned by private
individuals and operated under con-
tract with schools or districts. The
average number of miles covered
by all busses on daily round trips
is 1896 miles.
Salaries of bus drivers who also
own their own buses range from
$l20 to SAIL according to miles COW
cred. The average yearly cost per
bus is S2086.
The $263879 asked from the state
is but a small percen-
tage of the cost of transportation
for the first school semester. OF
this amount, $925.94 is asked for
the transportation of high school
and $133784 for elementary school
students by buses, and $143.13 is
for transportation of high
school and $23188 for elementary
pupils transported by individual
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06
Remind Motorists
To Check Vehicles

Montana Highway Patrol Super
visor Chas L. Sheridan today re-
minded all motorists to check the
condition of their vehicles. Faulty
equipment is a serious factor in
Montana's accident picture" Sheri-
dan said. Defective lights cause
accidents in the following four
ways" Sheridan continued
dim, burned out or poorly adj
justed headlights fail to give the
driver enough light to see the haz-
ards that present themselves.
2.-Bright but improperly adjusted
headlights not only fail to give
the driver proper illumination, but
blind the drivers of oncoming cars.
Burned out headlights confuse
the drivers Of oncoming cars, be-
cause they don't know if they are
meeting car on the wrong side of
the road, a motorcycle or some
thing else
4-Burned out or missing rear
lights endanger every motorist on
the highway, since cars that are
defective in that way are not Wis
ible to cars behind them going in
the same direction, particularly
when a third car is approaching
rom the opposite direction.
Replacement parts are now avail
able to put lights into safe opera
ing conditions, and all motorists
are warned that summonses will
Dc issued those drivers whose
lights show evidence of
Supervisor Sheridan
Warned
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06
Council Will Add
To Street Lights

The Libby City Council met
Tuesday evening and considered
several important matters Of pub
lie interest The City Clerk was
instructed to write to the State
Highway Department, requesting it
to take over California Avenue, ex-
tending along Montana Highway 81
from the Overpass south to its in
tersection with u. S. 2.
The body also decided to install
street lights at the intersections of
Wisconsin Avenue and Spruce St.,
and Michigan Avenue and Spruce.
The City will also start repair work
in conjunction with Lincoln County
and the ]. Neils Lumber Co., on
Spruce and 9th Streets.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06
NeiIs- Brinton
Rites Here Sat.

Miss Kathryn E. Neils was united
in marriage to Richard K Brinton
in a church wedding held Saturday,
March / at 1870 p. m. in st. Johns
Lutheran Church with the Rev. A.
Jordan of Kalispell officiating. The
wedding was followed by a recep-
ton in the George Neils home with
about so guests present The couple
left Saturday for a wedding trip
in the southwest.
A complete wedding story is to
be furnished this paper for next
weeks issue.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06
NOTICE SCOUT OFFICIALS

All Boy Scout officials, whatever
their capacity, of Lincoln County
are urged to attend the "Funda-
mentals of Scouting" training course
to be con@ucted at the Libby City
Hall next Monday night, March
10th, at 800 p. m. Field Executive
Judson Compton of Kalispell will
conduct the one-session course. The
meeting IS open to the general pub
lie, though primarily for the Scout
officials.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06
Present Season
Brings Total
98-in. Snow
Heaviest Snowfall During
'4Os; Season of '42-'43
Is Second with 89.9-in.
MERCURY REGISTERS
BELOW ZERO 10 DAYS

AS of March 4 Libby has had a
snowfall this winter of SO inches,
which is the greatest amount of
snow the city has experienced in
any one winter since before the fall
of 194l. The largest amount of
snow to fall any winter during the
period and preceding this present
season, was 1913 inches during the
season of 1928. The heaviest
snowfall in any month of that sea-
son was 42.3 in January of '43 as
compared with 35.9 inches during
November of 1916. The hghtest
snowfall for any season during the
period was 1876 inches during the
winter of 1894 The heaviest
fall during that season was ST dur
ing January of 1914. The average
annual snowfall for the community
during the six winters including the
present seasons readings to March
4, is 55.81 inches, there being a
total recorded snowfall during the
period of 3349 inches
During the same six seasons to-
date Libby has had So thermometer
readings which dropped below Zero.
The season with the greatest num-
Der of minus-ZerO readings was
1942'43, with 49, That winter also
saw the lowest recording of the
period when the mercury dropped
to 80 Below, January "a, 1943 The
present season could have a greater
number of sub-Zero days than the
winter of l942-'43, which had eight
days during March in which the
thermometer registered minus read
ings. AS of March 4, this season
there have been Is sub-Zero re-
cordings, with a low of a minus
10 December 80, 1916 and again
January 3, l947
The winter of 1943-'44 had only
one sub-Zero record, which was
January IL, 1914 1t did have three
Zero recordings in addition to the
one minus-Zero reading. The. recent
winter OF l945146 also had but one
reading where the mercury dropped
below Zero, which was December
10, 1945. 1t is interesting to note
that from the sub-Zero reading of
December 10. 1945 until the next
below-Zero recording Of December (
IL, 1916, it only lacked two days
Of being an entire year. January ,
Of this year had eight sub-Zero
and the preceding De-
,ember had six Last month had =.
four recordings below Zero, and
most Libby folk are hoping March :
will have none
The Western News has received :
he foregoing data and the follow
ng season by season reports through
he courtesy of the personnel of z
he Kootenai National Forests Of F
ice in Libby and wishes to ack- O
lowledge its indebtedness to the n
anne. During the long, cold win n
er of 1942-'43, George Neils, Man
yer of the J. Neils Lumber Com n
,anY's logging department, stated, Il
he company was able to continue G
hauling from the woods up until f
darch IS, 1913 It will be of in C
crest to many to compare that date A
With the spring breakup this year n
when it comes. a
In the following report, the first c
olumn is total number inches of 3
for the month; and the d
econd column is the amount re-
naming on the ground at the end "
f the month. a
noAr rnAo.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06
MRS. WALTER KESSEL
ENTERTAINS CHOIR

Mrs. Walter Kessell entertained
the Choir of the First Lutheran
Church at her home last Thursday
evening. After working on the new
songs under the direction of Miss
Ruth Hanson, the choir was served
a delicious lunch of jello with whip4'
ped cream, cake and coffee.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06
MORNING GLORY PATROL
MET MARCH 4

The Morning Glory Patrol of the
Girl Scouts met at the home of
Mrs. Darwood Preston March 4. We
sewed on different things for our
homemaking Badge. Also we de-
cided to have a food sale some
time soon. Refreshments were ser
ved.-Merrill Partlow, Scribe
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06

Ito March 4, inclusive)
The SO days during the six sea-
son period with sub-Zero readings
are given, together with the read
ings:
Season 1941-'42:
Dec. $40; Jan. 30, p, g.
II, Ali, 5-21, 6-3, 7-22, 8-3,
9-13; Feb. IT'S, 1873, 22-4, %
=6.
Season I942-'43: .
Dec. 26-2; Jan. 1872, 17-29,
1871, 1910, 90, 21-5, 22-8,
23-20, 23-32, 25-29; Mar. 21,
80. Alb; 5-13g 6-12, 7-6. IT
1. 18A
Season 1884:
Jan. Ill, 800, $40; Feb. II
%.
Season I944-'45:
Dec. 23-1O, 24-8, 25-13, 20
4; Feb. Sill.
Season 1945-'46:
Dec. 1916.
Season I946-'47:
Dec. I'LL, 18-5, 28-17, 29-8,
30-19. 31-3; Jan. Pill, 3-19, f.
18, IL, I5-9, 28-, 29-6, 3I-I;
Feb. "a, SO, 9-1S, 1O-12. go.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06
REP. OF SOCIAL SECURITY
TO LIBBY, MARCH Is

A representative of the Social
Security Administration, Missoula,
will. be in Libby, Thursday. March
10, 1947 and can be reached at the
Department of Public Welfare Of
flee between the hours of 900 a.
m to 1900 noon and from 100 p. m.
to 800 p. m. by persons wishing in
formation regarding account num-
bers or claims for payments under
the old-age and survivors insurance
provisions of the Social Security
Act.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06
FINE DRIVER $3.50 FOR
DRIVING WHILE UNDER
INFLUENCE OF LIQUOR

A new 1947 Chevrolet 2-door
sedan belonging to Beryl Carvey,
was rolled and badly damaged last
Friday on the highway near Koo-
tenai Falls. The driver, Andrew
r. Campbell was arrested by State
Patrolman Riddle, and pleaded
guilty before Justice of the Peace
Fred H. Maurer to a charge Of
operating a motor vehicle while I'M
der the influence of liquor
Campbell was assessed a fine Of
$3.50 and costs, and his drivers
license was suspended for 80 days.
Rufus Young Of Ural, was in Lib
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06

Mrs. Louis Schikora and daugh-
ter Lillian spent the weekend in
Kalispell caring for business mat
tets.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06

Mrs. Ella BLEW spent the week
end in Kalispell visiting.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-06

Rufus Young of Ural, was in Lib
by Monday caring for business
matters.
Evening star., 1947-07-15
Miami Police Seekinq
B|udgeon Killers Of
Former D. T.. Woman
BY the A.soeiofed Press

MIAMI. Fla. July 15.-Police said
they believed robbery was the mo-
tive in the bludgeoning to death
Sunday night of Mrs. Ada Alice Fuss.
65-year-old widow, and a lookout
was broadcast for the occupants of
a long black car"
A customer of Mrs. Fuss grocery
told police she was frightened by a
long black car that had been driv-
ing back and forth" in front of the
store shortly before she was slain.
A small trunk in Mrs. Fuss bed
room, in the rear of the store, was
ransacked and two containers filled
with coins were found, but no other
money. A customer found her body
early yesterday.
Deputy Sheriff Claude High said
the woman, who apparently was
preparing for bed, was struck from
behind with "a terrifically heavy in
strument" that smashed her skull.
Police said Mrs. Fuss had operated
the store for 18 months and during
the period had been robbed three
times.
Mrs. Fuss. formerly lived in WASH
ington, leaving here abut nine years
ago. She moved to Miami after the
death Of her husabnd. Alfred Fuss.
Mr.. Fuss had worked here as a
salesman for the N. Auth Provision
Co., Seventh and D streets S.W., for
about 20 years, an official of the
company said today.
For several years before leaving
here, Mrs. Fuss operated a dog KEN
mel.
A son, Carl A. Fuss, moved to
Florida with his mother.
Evening star., 1947-07-15
| Strike Time Lost
| In 6 Months Cut
To oFourth of 1916
By the Assoeioted Press

Strikes and lockouts in the first
six months of this year cost only
about one-fourth of the time lost in
the same period of 1916.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
said today that about 1900 work
stoppages including strikes by
workers and lockouts by employers
occurred from January to June
These involved about 100000 en-
ployes and resulted in the loss of
between 100000 and 21,000, 900
man-days.
During the same six months of
1916, when labor management con-
troversies reached q postwar peak,
almost 100000 workers were di-
rectly involved and the idleness ran
to nearly SO 000, 900 man-days.
Between January and June, the
bureau said, there were 13 stoppages
involving 10000 or more workers
each. The largest were the tele-
phone workers strike of more than
100000 workers, and the soft coal
stoppage Of late June involving more
than 100000 miners.
In the same period Of 1916, there
were 18 large stoppages involving
10000 or more workers.
Evening star., 1947-07-15
500 Zinc Workers Strike
Despite Murray's Ban
By the kssociotsd Press

DONORA, Pa, July 15.-A strike
of 600 zinc workers at the American
Steel & Wire Co. plant here went
into it's second day today-the first
work stoppage by CIO- United Steel
workers since President Philip Muir
ray banned walkouts for at least two
years.
Mr.. Murray had asked two years
of peace in the industry"
Other departments of the plant,
a subsidiary of United States Steel
Corp, were not affected by the
strike, which a high Steelworkers'
Union oficial termed "unauthor-
lied"
An officer of Local 1727-to which
the strikers belong-said the men
want review of job cIassifications
A company spokesman said no for
NAL grievance had been filed.
The zinc department furnishes
metal for galyanizing operations In
many United States Steel plants.
Mr.. Murray. who also is president
OF the National CIO, several weeks
ago said there must be no work
stoppages under any circumstances
in plants covered by new contracts.
The Donora local is covered by the
big Steel" agreement.