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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-04-10

more thar TWO G Inelr easy,
graceful flight is a joy to watch and
their cheerful twittering will lift the
low spirited. The term Swallows
is meant to include the Purple Mar
tins, the Sand Martins, the Chimney
Sweeps and all the other cousins of
the tribe.
The Baltimore Orioles yellow and
black should be showing up quite
soon and the slate blue Cat Bird is
due in about two weeks. He is going
to wait until he is sure that cold,
even cool, weather is past before he
lets himself come back. AS a singer
he rates just below the Mocking
Bird and the Brown Thrasher.
-
More Strikes. Telephone again,
Coal again. Neither seems justified.
| Local workers have nothing to say
about such things. They must join
the union or won't be allowed to
work at all and being in have to
| obey orders from their officers. Many
of the officers of unions are Comm
unists and their object is to stir up
trouble and create unrest. If the
Communists can get enough power
in their w hands there will be no
unions and working men will be no
better than slaves. In Russia, whence
American Commies get their or
ders. less than six million party
members have absolute control
over the lives and thoughts of e
ly a hundred and ninety million
other Russians. It's a small part OF
the price we pay for the twelve
years of power we turned over to
one man in Washington.
Last Week. at the Circle M Ranch,
near Senatobia, AZ head OF cattle
Polled Herefords-sold for an average
price of $l787. 90 each. There were
cattle men from "a states and Can
ada. Bulls averaged $2785.00 and
cows $4,000. Shows what Mississ-
ippi can do with stock and it is en-
~couraging to know that stock raising
is increasing fast in the state.
j.
Easter, Celebrating the Resurect-
ion, was a beautiful day, as WI
always expect it to be and the
churches were filled with reverent
listeners to the glorious songs and a
message" of the Messiah, the local
ministers rising to the occasion mob
ly. Doubtless the Omnipotent or
dained the Resurrection for the spr-
ing. the time when all nature rises
from a seeming death, in order that
we stupid mortals might the better
understand the form and meaning
of the arising from his tomb of our
Lord and Saviour.
Spring. the Recurring Miracle of
the new birth, the annual resurrect-
ion; dormant life stirs anew, comes
alive; buds burst into glorious color
or into the tender green of spring
foliage. All nature sings in JOY for
the promise of a time of plenty, of
warmth and sunshine and comfort;
of the coming of the young and the
happy, anxious time of caring for
the just born babes.
-f-
This is Army Week by Proclamat-
ion of President Truman and this
Monday, April 7th,- Army Day by
order of Governor Wright. Those big
men know the need to look ahead.
The peace we have, cost us three
hundred thousand of our best lives
and more than three hundred bill
ions of money. The war is won but
the peace is still in doubt. There
can be no doubt that a strong Am
erica is a Peaceful America. A weak
America invites attack. This nation
has much that the Communists, the
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-04-10
SPRING HATS

A Special Group of beuuti-
full Spring Hats. Select your
hot from the largest stock
in Central Mississippi.
50 % OFF Low Marked
Price
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-04-10
BL0USES

Yes, you will won't three or
four for the warm days O.
heed. See this Special lot,
dozens to moke your choice
from.
500 OFF Low Marked
Price
Ready To Weor Dept.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-04-10
SPRING SHOES
% l/3 % OFF
$4.95 To $14.o5

AN extraordinary group of womens high grade sprinq Shoes
Nationally famous makes, exceptional in Style and quoitv. Al
rore find at this low price Every poir X Roy fitted by expe-
|rienced soIes force
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-08-14
CHARLES HUTTON HONORED
ON BIRTHDAY

About 40 young folks gathered
at the Harold Hutton ranch Satur-
day. August 2 to help Charles
(Chuck) celebrate his 18th birthday.
A very enjoyable time was had
by all. Mrs. Hutton baked four
large birthday cakes and says they
we're eaten up to the last crumb.
Chuck left the following Tues
day for San Diego, Calf. where
he had to report back to his ship,
the US.S Helena He has been
in the Navy for ~ years and has
until March of next year to serve.
He states that the Navy isn't d bad
place to be and may sign up again
after his term expires. Chuck has
been going to fire control school
since he arrived back in the states
in April
He spent the winter in Shanghai
and Tsington, China On the way
back to the states they stopped on
some of the islands and while on
Guam he got to see Dave Schikora.
He was sorry he wasn't able to see
Dale Murray who is also stationed
there but they were there such a
short time he didn't have time to
look him up. Dave, Dale and
Chuck all enlisted at the same time.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-08-14
WHO MADE THE
POWER PROBLEM"

1t should be thoroughly under
stood that whatever electric bower
problem exists in this country is
the direct result Of governmental
policies which prevented normal de
velopment and expansion by the
utility industry. In this connection.
it is noteworthy fact that the
danger of power shortages is great
est in areas where the government
has spent enormous sums on social
lied power, such as the Pacific
Northwest. In the regions where
has not gone into tax.
free, subsidized competition with
the regulated. heavily taxes utili-
ties, there is generally an abund-
ance of power, new facilities have
been built to take care of present
and future incteases in demand. and
they do not depend on government
charity for funds.
There would be an enormous in
crease in private investment in
electric facilities if the threat of
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-08-14

Mrs. H. c. Anderson entertained
a few young friends Of her daugh-
ter, Joyce Tuesday, August 5th.
The occasion being Joyce's birth
day.
Art Whitmarsh was a guest at the
Albert Whitmarsh home in Bremen
ton last week.
Mrs Bert Guy of Kalispeu and
Donald, and Virgil Craney of Port
land. were guests at the home of
Mrs. o. c. White, Saturday, Aug. ..
Pat Dineen and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
fred Poppie and children from Ham
ilton visited at the Monte Gaertner
home last week. They were en-
route to Banff and Lake Louise. Mr..
Dineen is a brother of Mrs. Gaert-
ner
Mrs. A. R. Truman visited rela-
tives in Seattle, last week.
Mrs. Bud Leighty was a bust
ness caller in Libby, Monday.
Dave Hansen made a trip 10 Col
umbia Falls, the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Strock and
family left Monday for their home
in Auburn, Ind
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-08-14
OPENING FOR SUBSTITUTE
POST OFFICE CLERK

Open competitive examinations
are announced for probational ap-
pointment to the position of sub
stitute clerk in the post Office ser
vice. Examinations will be held for
positions at Libby and Eureka. The
Libby examination will be given in
Libby, but the Eureka examination
is to be given at Whitefish.
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces the amend
ment of Announcement No. 1l-156,
for Substitute Clerk, to extend the
receipt of applications until the
needs of the service have been met
Full information concerning this
examination may be obtained from
the Libby and Eureka Post Offices.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-08-14
SOIL CONSERVATION NEWS

August 4 marked the tenth an
niVersary of the establishment of
soil conservation districts in the
United States The first district
to be established was the Brown
Greek districts in Arson County,
North Carolina This year on Aug.
4 over 1900 districts have been or
ganized with a total acreage of over
one billion acres. This acreage in
cludes four and one-half million
farms and ranches or three -fourths
of all the farms in the nation New
districts are being formed at the
rate of twenty per month.
Montana now has thirty eight soil
conservation districts embracing 80.
202.733 acres This acreage does not
include one district voted last week
and petitions for several more which
have been filed with the state com
mittee and have not yet held a
referendum
The local Tobacco Valley Soil
Conservation District is one of the
1900 in operation These soil con
servation districts are democratic,
farmer organized and operated or
CARNATIONS and are governed by a
Board of Supervisors elected from
and by the land occupiers living
within the district They provide
a method for group action and are
a means of getting machinery and
technical assistance to carry out
conservation practices. They en-
phasize a complete farm conserVa-
ton plan which is developed by
the land occupier and a technician.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-08-14

government seizure of the industry
was removed. But, so long as the
danger Of completely unfair govern
ment competition remains in many
areas, investors are naturally wary
Of risking their money in enter
prises whose life may be short. Fur
Their. if the utility industry were
encouraged to 60 ahead and build
and improve its plans and trans
mission lines, great new taxable
assets would be created for all units
of government That, in this time
of crushing taxes, would be a boor
to all.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-08-14
CATHOLIC DINNER
HELD SUNDAY, AUG. 10

The St. Joseph Catholic Church
enjoyed ham dinner Sunday which
was planned and served by the men
of the parish. In addition to baked
ham there were salads, baked beans.
pickles, and ice cream. Squirt for
the children was donated by Ernest
Wood.
Original plans were to have a
picnic at School House Lake; but
because Of threatening weather, the
parish decided to have their din
ner at the Legion Hall instead.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-08-14
RExFORD NEWS

The item in last weeks Rexford
News which stated that Joe Webb
was a visitor in Columbus, Ohio,
was an error However. Joe Dick
Webb. a brother of w. D. Webb Of
Columbus, o., is visiting here Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Dick Webb and fam
lily are now residing on W. D.
Webb's ranch and plan TO make
this their permanent home.
Mrs John Mcintyre and children
of the Yak were callers here We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Smith and
sons, Don and Gar and daughter,
Iris, returned last week from a visit
at Vale, Ore, with their son, VIM.
D. Smith and family and their
daughter, Mrs. Zeb Evins and fam
lily
Richard and Carolyn Payton
came home last week from a visit
with relatives in Huntington Park,
Calf
Charles Kins of Whitefish was
caller here Monday
Pauline White visited relatives
in Kalispell, last week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-08-14

No one can doubt the power in
dustry's spirit of progress. II is
now, for example, carrying on a
$500, 900, 900 rural identification pro-
gram which will virtually complete
the job Of bringing power to the
farmer in two or three years. But
it cannot make its full contribution
to the welfare of the United States
SO long as the political drive to
destroy it remains in force.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-08-14
1t Happened In
A Yester-Yeor
August I5,I9O7

Archie Sanders had taken a con-
tract from the Libby Realty Com
pany to cut all the wood on the
streets in the recently plated Leon
ard Addition He would clear the
streets also.
The Dawson Lumber Mill was
at last completed and after a trial
run the week before, was now in
full operation. They still needed
more men; and when they would
be able to secure the full crew, by
working two shifts the plant would
cut from 100000 to 10000 feet of
lumber a day Lumber was being
piled up in the yard at such a rate
that in a short time 1t would begin
to look like a sure enough saw
mill
These advertised with US forty
years ago: John p Wall, owner of
a general department store; Great
Northern Railway, Agent S. L.
Pratt; The Libby Meat Co., pro-
prietor William Kienitz; Frank c.
DAILY of Kalispel paper hanger;
Conrad National Bank of Kalispell;
E. S. Bryant of Columbia Falls, taxi
dermist; Thomas D. Long of Kalis-
pell, Attorney-at-Law; J. H. Stew
ems of Kalispell, Attorney at-Law;
DR.. D. A. Macdonald, Kalispell;
The Kalispell Mailing and Brew
ing Co.; Noffsinger and folsom of
Kalispell, Attorneys and Counselors;
Frank Bryant, Boots and Shoe Re-
pair; c. j. Thompson, Hardware and
Stoves: Timothy Miller, Attorney
and Notary Public: William Jen-
nison, Notary Public; F. NJ. Finn,
Physician and Surgeon; Pratt and
Young, Engineering and Surveying;
c. r. Hoffman, Real Estate: F. NJ
Plummer, General Merchandise; J.
Clark Watson Company of Spo-
kane, Circular Refractionist; Spo-
kane College, Stowell Drug Co, /.
Spokane, Inland Crakers! Daisy Fly
Killer, Aver Co. (Sarsaparilla, hair
tonic. pills, cherry pectoraD Peru
ma: The Swift Specific Co (S.SS.-
purely vegetable, W. L. Douglas
Shoes; The Centaur Co FLETCHER
Castoria)
Here is conundrum from the 1907
issue.
Why is a clock like a vain, pretty
LADY,"
Il fail to see any resemblance.
Why"
Because it is all face and figure,
has no head to speak of, is hard
to stop when once it is wound
up, and has a striking way of
calling attention to itself every
hour in the day"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-08-14

WV meeting the End and 4th
Thursdays of each month at the
club. If.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-08-14

The conservation plan is developed
for a five-year period.
The Soil Conservation furnishes
the technical assistance to the in
dividual farmer in developing the
farm plan and establishing the con-
practices on the land. The
Extension Service assists in carry
ing out the education program of
the district Application for assist
ance may be made to any of the
the County Agent or
the Soil Conservation Service Office.
Evening star., 1947-07-27

pie ne had established would prompt
the emulation of contemporary collectors,
and his faith has been justified in the past
decade by Samuel H. Kress, Joseph e.
Widener, Chester Dale and Lessing J..
Rosenwald, each of whom has enriched
the institution generously.
But it Is proper that Mr.. Mellon should
have monument in association with both
the Triangle and the Gallery. Later
generations, of course, might remember
him even if no material memorial to him
were raised Yet his friends in Pennsyl-
vania deserve appreciation for their desire
to honor him appropriately, and Congress
formally has approved the proposal. The
fountain shortly will be started. 1t will
be beautiful in itself and will help to keep
alive the memory of a man whose benefac-
tions should not be forgotten.
Evening star., 1947-07-27
Secretary RoyuII

Now that he has been sworn in as Secre-
tary of War by his predecessor, Robert P.
Patterson, the Nation can be confident
that Kenneth c. Royal will do good work
in his new office. He is well qualified for
the job. Strong in body and alert in mind,
he has a fine record both as civilian and
an Army man.
After serving overseas as a lieutenant
in the First World War, Mr. Royal won
distinguished name for himself as
lawyer in Goldsboro N. c. Then, with the
advent of Pearl Harbor, he returned to
the Army. Commissioned a colonel, he
later became a brigadier general, Deputy
Fiscal Director of the War Department,
Special Assistant to Secretary stimson, and
finally an Undersecretary during Mr.. Pat
tersons administration.
With all this experience behind him, Mr.
Royal is amply equipped to direct the large
affairs of the departmental fact account
ing for the speed with which the Senate
confirmed his appointment. Under the
so-called military merger bill, he will
be the last American with the title Secre-s
tary of War. BY the same token, when
the bill goes into effect he is likely to be
named as our first Secretary of the Army"
Among his other good points, Mr.. Royal
has the right mental outlook for the Office
he heads. He believes, as he said in
recent speech, that "our armed services
must keep themselves attuned to changing
conditions and new concepts" With this
as kind of guiding motto, the new secre-
tary can be counted upon to keep his de-
partment wide awake in the interests OF
American security.
Evening star., 1947-07-27
Mr.. Muy's Sentence

When one considers the enormity of the
offense of former Representative May and
the Carson brothers, the sentence i'm
posed on thenl-imprisonment for from
eight months to two years-seems very
light 1t happens, however, that, under
the law and in good conscience, that is
the heaviest jail sentence that could be
given them.
A jury has found that, while this country
was fighting for its life, Mr.. May, as head
of the important House Military Affairs
Committee, conspired with the Garssons
to sell his influence for their benefit 1t
Is difficult to think of anything more
reprehensible or more deserving of the
severest punishment.
But punishment in a court of law has
to be imposed in accordance with law. The
defendants in this case we're convicted on
three counts of the indictment. And the
fact Is that the evidence offered under
the second and third counts merely served
to prove the basic charge of conspiracy in
the first count. So as a practical matter
the men were charged with and convicted
of one offense-co conspiracy
For this offense the law provides
maximum Jail sentence of two years. And
under the indeterminate sentence law in
effect here, the court, upon conviction
must impose minimum sentence which
cannot be more than one-third of the
maximum. So actually, the sentence i'm
posed on Mr. May and the Garssons was
the heaviest Jail sentence that the court
could give them.
The fact remains, of course, that these
offenders got off very lightly. But the
remedy lies in changing the Federal statute
covering the offense of conspiracy SO as
to permit heavier sentences.
Evening star., 1947-07-27
Mellon Memorial Fountain

The fountain soon to be erected in
memory of Andrew w. Mellon at Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Sixth street will con-
tribute to the identification OF the Capital
City which the late Secretary of the Treas
ury greatly loved 1t is said that he
never had visited Washington until he
came here in March, 1921, to join the
Harding cabinet as the Presidents prin-
cipal financial adviser. The condition of
the downtown area as it then appeared
was challenge for him. Much more than
commonly is realized he was responsible
for the development of the whole inclusive
plan for the Federal Triangle of which the
Commerce, Labor, Justice, Post Office, In
ternal Revenue and Archives Buildings
are. notable features.
To the group of classic structures pro-
vided by the Government under his leader.
ship he personally added the National
Gallery of Art, one of the finest of buildings.
The museum was his outright gift. 1t
cost approximately s16,000o00 and before
1t was opened to the public he had placed
within it's walls $4,000 900 worth of paint
ings and other precious works of cultural
significance. Mr.. Mellon, however did not
wish his name to be applied to his offerings.
It was his belief and hope that the exam
Evening star., 1947-07-27
AnqIo-Soviet Trade Snurl

The interdependence of economics and
politics in Soviet foreign policy Is strikingly
illustrated by the breakdown of Anglo
Soviet negotiations over trade agree
ment The negotiations had been going
on for months, with frequent bitches and
at least two major deadlocks- The present
collapse is due to Russian determination
to drive an excessively hard bargain.
Britain badly needs Russian raw mate
rials, especially wheat and timber. Russia
has limitless amounts of timber at all
times, cut cheaply by slave" labor. Also,
this year, Russias harvest prospects are
so good that a large surplus appears prob
able. In addition to heavy shipments OF
timber required for Britain's housing pro-
gram, it is estimated that Russia could
spare 100000 tons of wheat for Britain.
In return for these and other raw mate
rials, Britain is ready to send Russia
wide variety of manufactured goods and
machinery which the Soviet Union badly
needs This essentially barter deal would
greatly ease Britain's financial stringency,
since it would diminish the drain on
Britain's dollar credits to the United States
and Canada. Also, 1t would give the Soviet
Union the industrial products which it so
sorely lacks.
However, the British government is on
Moscow's political black book, just now, for
its adherence to the Marshall plan and
other actions opposing Moscow's political
aims. So the Soviet trade negotiators set
a price in Russian grain so high that
Britain could not have balanced the books
with its industrial exports and would have
had to cover the difference in dollars.
The grain had to be taken at Moscows
price or the whole deal would be off. So
there was no deal.
In all this, it should of course be under
stood that foreign trade is Soviet gov
ernmept monopoly. Also, the purely eco
nomic aspects of its foreign trade trans
actions may land often have BEEN sub
ordinated to political considerations. 1t
Is those considerations which seem pri-
marily responsible for the failure to arrive
Evening star., 1947-07-27
The Presidents Mother

It was given to Mrs. Martina truman, DIS
to few others, to live long and ooserVant
life in a world of extraordinary change ana
UNPARALLELED wonders. Her nlnety-tour
wears spanned the administrations OF no
fewer than nineteen American Presidents
from Franklin Pierce to her own son
Harry She witnessed social, polltlcal'
economic and chronological reVolutlon
whose scope and pace, without precedent
in history, are never likely to be seen again
When she was a little girl, candles ana
oil lamps lighted homes, and the main
means of travel was the horse and buggy
The railroad network came later. The
telegraph, the telephone, the electric bulb,
the automobile, the radio, the alrplane-
all this and kindred magic came later, one
marvel following upon another in swift
succession as she grew older.
And it was her son Harry, above all,
who was singled out by destiny to serve
notice on the whole word-at Hiroshima
that the prodigious past was merely pro-
logue to the aWesonle age OF the atom.
These things Mrs. Martha Truman saw
with clear eyes-and with at least as much
understanding as most of us-ln her long
lifetime. Her role was not to fashion the
wonders themselves, or to deal directly
with their consequences. Yet, in its own
way the part she played was not less
important 1t was to raise family, to
train it in good citizenship, to equip it for
constructive place in a society burdened
with the problems, as well as with the
blessings, of progress. Sturdy, level
headed, unafraid of change, and given to
cry "fiddlesticks!" at fuss making over
anything or any one, including herself,
she may rightly be thought OF now as rep
resentative of that numberless company OF
American mothers who by precept, self
sacrifice and quiet fidelity to the response
bilities of the home have made basic and
indispensable contribution to the great
ness of the Nation.
She was that kind of mother-a good
Ame<ican woman of fine heart and great
moral fiber. At death, after full life,
she stands as an example worthy of enula-
ton in land whose sympathy goes out
now to her devoted PreSident-Son.