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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-23
NEW CENTRAL FACULTY
GIVES SHOWER HONORING
MRS. CHARLES NOEL

Mrs. Chas. Noel, a recent bride
was honored by a miscellaneous
shower given by Miss Catherine
cellar and other members of the
New Central Faculty, last Friday
evening, at the Sherman Noel home
The game Cootie was played with
high prize going to Miss Angela
Huchala and low prize to Mrs.
Kenneth Bigelow
The guest of honor then opened
her gifts which were attached by
streamers to a very beautifully
decorated sprinkling can, to repre-
sent a shower, and many lovely
gifts were in the shower.
At the close of the evening a
delicious lunch was served by the
hostesses.
Favors were miniature brides in
harmonizing colors At the brides
table these tiny brides were at
tached by white streamers to a
large doll bride which formed the
centerpiece.
Miss Zeller presented Mrs. Noel
with a lovely corsage of pink car
nations.
Everyone reported a most en-
.oyable evening.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-23

There is courtesy of the heart;
it is allied to love. From it springs
the purest courtesy in the outward
behavior.-Goethe
The courtesies of a small and
trivial character are the ones which
strike deeply to the grateful and
approaching heart.-Henry Clay.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-23

When the heart speaks, however
simple the words, its language is
always acceptable 70 those who
have hearts.-Mary Baker Eddy.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-23

Be faithful over home relations;
they lead to higher joys obey the
Golden Rule for human life, and it
will spare you much.-Mary Baker
Eddy.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-23

manufacture Of Barn Red & Single
Stain, neither of which has been in
production for some time.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-23

The small courtesies sweeten life;
The greater, ennoble it.-Bovee.
Tranquil pleasures last the Ion
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-23

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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-23

g st, we are not fitted to bear long
the burden Of great joys.-Bovee.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-23

ARMY RECRUITING STATION
Kalispell, Montana
Evening star., 1947-03-17

asked him chow much." Stewart
replied, $4,000"
Mrs. Cour said she and Stewart
talked to numerous wealthy people
at Lake Geneva, who were willing
to advance money for the publica-
tions and she explained that for
business and social reasons. thess
people wanted to remain anony-
nous.
Scribner's Commentator was In
no way a pro-German magazine,
Mrs Cour declared. adding it was
for 100 per cent Americanism."
The Government contends Baron
Herbert Won Strempel. first secre-
tary of the German Embassy hers
before Pearl Harbor. gave Stewart
the money in New York Stewart
claims the $4,000 was left mysteri-
ously by an unknown donor in the
hallway of his Lake Geneva home.
Stewart was indicted on charge
of falsely testifying before the Dis
trict grand jury which returned the
mass sedition indictment in 1943.
A defense attempt to get into evf-
dence a letter, signed by Attorney
General Clark, concerning the dis
missal of o. John Rogge from the
Department of Justice failed when
Chief Justice Laws sustained a Gov
ernment objection. Mr.. Rogge. for
mer special assistant to the Attorney
General, prosecuted the mass sedi-
ton case.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
British Deny Firing on Reds
Holding Danish Newsman
Rv the Associated Press

BERLIN. Mar. 17.-British troop
headquarters here denied today a
report that British military police
had fired on Russian officers who
had Danish newspaper CORE
spondent in Custody.
Danish colleagues of the CORE
spondent. Niels Noerlund of Copen-
hagen's Berlingske Tidende, said he
told them he was detained nearly
two days in the Soviet occupation
zone, but escaped over the week
end at a British military police
checkpoint on Berlin's outskirts
They quoted him as saying that
British military police rushed up
that the Russians sped away from
the checkpoint and that the British
fired several shots after the Rus
slams.
British headquarters confirmed
Mr.. Noerlund's escape at the check
point, but said: There was nc
shooting. The Russians just drove
away when our boys came up
Mr.. Noerlund was quoted as say
ing that in the Russian zone he
had seen some troop maneuvers
tanks and planes, but only in bar
racks area where he had been taken
for questioning.
He tlod colleagues, they said, that
when he escaped the Russians were
taking him from Madgeburg to
Soviet headquarters at Karlshorst
where they had promised to release
him to officials of the Berlin Danish
Military Mission.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
7 Injured Youths Rescued
From 165-Foot Canyon
By the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 17.-Sher-
ifs deputies and firemen. working
in the glare of large searchlights
rescued two injured youths from an
isolated mountain canyon last night
They had been trapped since mid
afternoon.
The two were injured In decend-
ing a cliff in Blind Crest Canyon
A third member of the hiking party
Morris Haine, is, was rescued from
the top of the cliff uninjured.
When the search party, led by
Fire Battalion Chief Paul H. Clark
arrived at the scene Thomas Melvin
Ricketts,, 20, lay at the bottom of the
canyon after falling 165 feet in at
tempting the descent. Gene Nesti
16, was lying in pool on a narrow
ledge, Is feet from the top of the
ridge.
Sheriff's Sergt. Dick Brooks was
lowered from the top in basket
stretcher. Young Nesti was placed
in the stretcher and lowered to the
canyon floor
Mr.. Ricketts,, with a fractured
jaw, broken arm and other injuries
was taken to Van Nuys hospital
where his condition was reported
fair. Nesti. soaked by a waterfall
in the descent, was taken to Glen
dale hospital with two sprained
wrists and possible fractured ribs.
All three youthes are from Bur
| hank.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Bernardin Rover, 68, Dies;
Meat Market Operator

Bernardin F. Rover, 68, a native
of Washington, 6ied today in
Georgetown Hospital after a brief
illness. He lived at 1425 Rhode Is
land avenue NV.
Mr.. Rover, graduate of st. Johns
College here, entered the grocery
business with his fst ther, P. A. Rover,
and for several years had a grocery
at North Capitol and H streets
Since the death of his father he had
operated a meat market at Fifth and
K streets NV.
Mr.. Rover was member of the
Holy Name Society of st. Matthews
Cathedral.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Anna M. Krieg Rover; a brother
Leo A. Rover, former United States
attorney, and four sisters, Mrs
Agnes c. Ferry, Miss Mary A. Rover
Miss Katherine T. Rover and Mrs
Adelaide I. Cavanagh, all Of Wash
ington.
Funeral services will be held at
the home of his sister, Miss Mary A
Rover, 2901 Courtland place NV.
at $50 am. Thursday. Requiem
mass will be said at 10 am. at St
Matthews Cathedral by Msgr. John
K. Cartwright. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Gov. Duff 10 Get Pay Appeal
OF Pennsylvania Teachers
BY the Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. Mar. IT,
Scores of Pennsylvania's unionizeo
teachers, representing educators
from many sections of the State
will march" on the capital today
to support demands for higher
salaries.
Mrs. Esther Soler, secretary OF
the CIO- Philadelphia Teachers
Union, said a 10-member commit
tee of the "marchers" would first
discuss the pay increase proposals
with Gov. James H. Duff, then meet
in State Legislature caucus room
to discuss plans "to buttonhole each
Legislator individually to tell them
what we want"
The problem of increasing the
teacher salaries is one of the chief
issues confronting the 1947 General
Assembly. Today's planned demon
stration was termed "a questionable
approach" to the wage question by
State Representative D. Raymond
Sollenberger, Blair County Repub-
lican and chairman of the House
Education Committee.
IT disagree with their methods
and do not condone them," Mr.
Sollenberger declared. A schoo
teacher himself, he is coauthor o.
bill to raise minimum teachers
salaries $1,000 annually from ST.
400 to $2,400.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Java Clash Occurs
As New Pact Is Due
~ tha Assoe;nted Press

BATAVIA, Mar. II. -- Dutch au'
thorities announced today th'
launching of military operations
against Indonesian forces at Mod.
iokerto, 80 miles southwest o1
Soerabaja, but indicated hope thai
the move would not further delay
signing of the Cheribon agreement
Under the Cheribon agreement
negotiated last November, the Dutch
would recognize the Indonesian re-
public's sovereignty over Java, SUI
matra and Madeira as an equa!
partner with the Netherlands under
the Dutch crown. Actual signing OF
the agreement has been delayed by
jockeying over details.
An official announcement said
Dutch marines had begun opera
tions against Indonesian forces at
Modjokerto to drive them from the
Porong delta, where they were re-
ported to have caused widespread
damage to crops by flooding the
land. There was no immediate in
QlCdIlOu Vi tIlC lSSAoVdliSC ClASONAA"
cred.
The attack came just "a hours
after Dutch and Indonesian mill
tary leaders had agreed to with
draw their forces approximately a
mile on all fronts to avoid the pos
sibility of further fighting.
A highly placed informant, mean
while, reported that Acting Gov
ernor General Hubertus j. Nook hao
sent Indonesian Premier Sutar
Sjahrir letter announcing that
the Dutch were ready to sign the
Cheribon agreement without fur
thur delay and expressing hope that
the Indonesians also were ready te
act.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Greece Will Use U. 5. Aid
For Arms, La Guardia Says
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. IF. H. La
Guardia says the funds President
Truman asked last week for Greece
and Turkey cannot be for food"
Turkey has exportable surpluses.
the former UNRRA director said In
a broadcast. He contended that
funds for aiding Greece were in
cluded in an earlier s350.000,000 re-
quest of Congress for aid for needy
countries.
Mr.. La Guardia said the President
sought money "to bolster the Army
of Greece"
Archbishop H. G. Athenagoras OF
the Greek Orthodox Church of
North and South America told a
Hellenic gathering that the Presi-
dents request showed him to be "a
man sent from God" and "a true
leader" for democracy.
Representative Marcantonio, Dem.
ocrat-American Labor Party, of New
York and Representative Powell
Democrat. of New York both criti-
cized the Presidents proposal before
q Harlem audience yesterday.
Charles G. Bolte, national chair
man of the American Veterans
Committee. said last night the AVG
Planning Committee had adopted a
resolution favoring economic aid tc
Greece, but opposing shipment OF
American arms or personnel.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
CIO to Sue Hotel in Refusal
To Serve Neqroes at PurIey.

Dor situation so far as the hotel was
concerhed."
A group of CIO delegates, includ-
ing several Negroes. who made the
Neil House their headquarters dur
ing their four-day conference
walked into the hotels coffee shop
at 7:3O am. yesterday, Mr.. Pene-
backer said. He added that the
mattresses, the only help available
walked off the job.
Jack Kroll, PAC director and head
of the Ohio CIO Council, and Eu-
gene Cotton, assistant general coun-
sci of CIO, pledged full support to
the national CIO in pressing the
legal suit" a statement issued by
the CIO declared.
The conference was sponsored by
the national CIO department of
Research and Education to discuss
the development of more effective
community relations problems of
political action and how to fight
discrimination"
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Rose Burglar Anaigned;
Judqe Sets Bond at $4,000

Richard Bennett Heck, 29, So
called rose burglar" today was
ordered held in $4,000 bond for
grand jury action on housebreak-
ing charge.
Heck was arraigned before Munich
pal Court Judge Ellen Raedy on q
charge that he broke into restau-
rant at 1882 Thirty-sixth street
NV. early Saturday. When arrest
ed on the premises by Pvt. Randall
A. Honaker of No. Precinct he
had in his possession $37 which, it
is charged, he took from the restau-
rant.
The high bond was set on the
recommendation of Assistant United
States Attorney J. Warren Wilson,
who told the court three other
housebreaking charges pending
against Heck are to be presented
direct to the grand jury.
Heck became known as the "rose
burglar" several years ago because
of his alleged practice of leaving a
rose at places he burglarized. He
was sentenced to six years in 1888
for one of those burglaries.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Witness Says Stewart
Often Got Anonymous
Funds for Magazine

The defense in the perjury trial of
Douglas M. Stewart, former editor
of Scribner's Commentator, offered
testimony regarding his reputation
for truth in District Court today.
The trial, in which the defendant
is charged with stating falsely he
found an anonymous donation of
SIS, 900 to aid the magazine, entered
its second week.
Mrs. Rose Cour of Lake Geneva
(Wis.), now special society writer
for the Chicago Tribune in her
home town, testified Stewards rep
utation for veracity is excellent
without question" She said that
in 1941 she worked for Scribner's S
Commentator and that she was sec
retary-treasurer of Lake Geneva
Publications, Inc, publisher of the
Herald, a promotion sheet for Scrib-
ner's Commentator.
She knew funds had previously
been received anonymously by the
Commentator, she said
About September 20, 1941, she tes-
tilted, she got a phone call from
Stewart, who said; Its happened
again"
She Immediately thought of
money, she declared, and when she
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Ray Hendricks to Wed
joan MyIes, Friends Soy
By the Associated Press

SANTA MONICA, Calf, Mar IT,
Friends of Red Hendricks, airport
executive and former husband of
Laraine Day, said today that he and
Joan Myles, screen actress, would be
married whenever he was free to
do so.
Superior Judge Ingall w. Bull is
to rule April % on whether Miss
Days interlocutory divorce from
Mr.. Hendricks is to stand or be set
aside because she eloped the day
after the divorce was granted, OBJ
tanned a Mexican divorce, and then
married Leo Durocher, Brooklyn
Dodgers manager in Ell Paso, Tex.
Miss Myles was granted a divorce
recently from Tommy Gleason, a
musician. She has two children.
Evening star., 1947-03-17

having heard what sounded like 9
shot.
Autopsy Reveals Bullet.
No bullet was found in Mr.. Kelly's
head, however, and police at first
dismissed the sound they had heard
as backfire. Since the examination
at Garfield Hospital produced nc
evidence of foul play. Mr., Kelly'S
family at first was told he died oi
natural causes.
An autopsy at the Morgue re.
vealed that Mr. Kelly had beer
shot. The bullet entered the right
shoulder and coursed upward
through the neck, stopping at the
base of the tongue.
When investigation failed to un-
cover any evidence of a personal
vengeance motive, police concen-
trated on the theory of attempted
robbery,
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Four Injured as Blost
Wrecks Kansas House
BY the Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Kans., Mar. IT.
An explosion followed by fire blew
apart a frame house yesterday and
injured four persons, one critically.
The force of the blast was so great
only part of one sidewall and the
front porch wall were left standing
A gas explosion was believed to be
the cause, Assistant Fire Chief c. A
Roherty said.
Injured were Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Harkness, 40 and 3S; their son Cor
don. Is, and Mrs. Ann Whitney, 43
sister of Mrs. Harkness. All were
in the house at the time of the ex-
plosion and suffered burns.
Mrs. Harkness' condition was
listed as critical.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
BY The Associated Press

! COLUMBUS, Ohio, Mar. 17.-Na-
tional CIO leaders said today they
would bring suit against the Neil
House under the Ohio civil rights
statutes for alleged discrimination
against colored delegates to a CIO
education conference who said they
were denied table service at the
hotels coffee shop.
The suit was authorized at "sit-
in demonstration staged yesterday
in the coffee shop by $50 conference
delegates. White and colored dele
gates occupied the coffee shop for
eight and a half hours in protest
against the refusal of seven nom
union white mattresses to serve
Negroes.
j. Robert Penebaker, assistant
manager of the hotel, declared the
hotel was in no way responsible
for the action of the mattresses. He
told neWsmen it was strictly a la
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Autopsy Ordered in Death
OF Petty Officer at Hotel

An autopsy was scheduled today
in the death of Chief Petty Officer
Frank John Wiles, U. S. N, who
was found dead in room at a
downtown hotel last night.
Two empty chloroform bottles and
one half full were found in dresser
drawer and a towel, which police
believe might have been soaked with
chloroform, was found near the un-
clothed body, according to police
reports.
Detective Sergt. A. D. Clark said
Chief Wiles was patient at Be-
thesda Naval Hospital. According
to the detective, Chief Wiles left ar
unaddressed note saying he was
going to kill himself and leaving in
structions for the disposal of his
body. He had checked into the
| hotel on SATURDAY..
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Duke Young, Bartender
Friend Of Senators, Dies

Omer Ouke) Young, bartender
of the Carroll Arms Hotel for 10
years who knew more Senators than
most lobbyists, died early today in
his home at 718 Maryland avenue
NE. Mr.. Young, who was So, had
worked Friday. He became i'll Sat-
urday. Death was caused by in
ternal hemorrhages.
The Carroll Arms Is adjacent to
the Senate Office Building and Mr..
Young was a friend of many Sena-
tors.
Mr.. Young is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Bertha Young, and
two children by a prior marriage,
Jack and Katherine Young, and a
stepson, Eugene A. La Mar. Fu-
neral services will be held at pm.
Wednesday at Fort Lincoln Gene
terry.
Poisonous snakes may strike from
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Italy Requests Role
In Fixing Reich's Fate
sy the Associoted Press

ROME, Mar. 17.-Foreign Min
lister Carlo Sforza asked the For.
eign Ministers Council in Moscow
today to permit italy to participate
in the solution of the German prob.
lem.
His note asserted that Italy!
blood contribution in the figh
against Nazism was sufficient rea'
son for an invitation and that Italy
had had important commerce witt
Germany in the past.
Italy fought as a German ally
during the first years of the war
but switched after the Allies in
vaded Italy and Benito Mussolin
was overthrown.
Many venomous snakes have re.
serve fangs which relpace those ir
use when one is broken.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Appropriations
Continued From First Page.)

tor Bridges and Senator Tydings,
Democrat, of Maryland.
1t would not prohibit Congress
from appropriating more than the
Treasury expects to take in for a
given year, but to do so would require
approval by three -fifths of the
membership of each branch.
If any Congress happened to ap-
propriate more than the estimated
revenues without such a vote, then
the President would be required to
eliminate the excess amount by cut
ting all appropriations except GER
tain fixed obligations.
The items exempt from such presi-
Dental cutting would be interest on
the public debt, veterans pensions
and benefits and adjudicated claims
against the Government.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Windsors in New York

NEW YORK, Mar. II (P.-The
Duke and Duchess of Windsor ar
rived today. by train from Florida
where they have been vacationing.
Evening star., 1947-03-17

The word venerable" while
meaning worthy of honor, respect
and reverence, is specifically used
as a title of address to archdeacons
in the Anglican Church.
Evening star., 1947-03-17

Poisonous snakes may strike from
almost any position.
Evening star., 1947-03-17

Travel by railways and save the
difference. Safe, comfortable, thru
,erpiee. without change of buses, direct
70 your destination. Newest luxury liners
Of the highways to give you real travel
pleasure. Ask your railways Agent tor .
exact time buses depart
Smyrna times., 1947-01-30

Mrs. Pauline Matthews in a pap
er presented before the Faculty
Club at its regular meeting here
on January % pointed out the ex-
treme importance of determining
the visual efficiency of all children,
with a thorough follow-up of each
individual case with a view to the
correction of as many defects as
possible. Mrs. Matthews warned
against reliance upon usual testing
methods as being inconclusive in
many cases.
Miss Esther Walker also con-
tributed to the program with a
full discussion of the place of the
school in aiding the student to
achieve social competency. Scoring
learning by rote, Miss Walker
made a plea for fuller attention
to the needs of each individual, so
that all teaching will be as person
al as possible, with the full growth
of the abilities of each student
stressed.
Feature of the meeting was a
social period preceding the discus
sions. Tea was served by the 81
class with the following girls par
ticipating under the direction of
Mrs. Viola McGill, head of the
Home Economics Department:
Jane McClain
Betty ]. Foxwell
Beverly Herbert
Maxine O'Neal
Dolores David
Doris Slaughter
Verna Smith
Etta Johnson
Mary Vaughn
Naomi Dilks
Josephine Burris
Joyce McNatt
Students and teachers alike are
e tnr
Smyrna times., 1947-01-30
Your School Reporter
NEWS OF THE
JOHN BASSETT MOORE SCHOOL
JOHN BAsSETT MOORE SCHOOL

the Junior class play, has announc-
ed the selection of April 25 for
presentation of the play to the
public.
Friday, May 2, is the date select
ed by Miss Esther Walker and Mr..
E. ]. Ward for their annual Gym
Carnival
The dates for the elementary
School Operetta and the Junior
Prom will be announced shortly.
The second semester started on
Tuesday, January %.
Mr.. C. A. DePhamphilis attended
meeting of Industrial Arts In
structors in the Dover School on
Monday evening.
Superintendent George W.Wright
attended a meeting of the D. S. E
A. Legislative Committee in Wy
oming on Wednesday evening.
Glass hats for the Seniors have
arrived and can be seen through
out the community. They are at
tractive.
Smyrna times., 1947-01-30
Smyrna Landing

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Pierson and
daughter of Silverside Road, VIII
mington, spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dayton
Pierson, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gaulke and
son of Marcus Hook spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Gaulke.
Miss Margaret Newnom of Phil
adelphia was a weekend visitor of
her sister, Mrs. Harvey McNatt.
Larry George was out of school
last week with a cold. Sonny
Truax is ill with the whooping
cough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Regenaur
and daughter Helen, were dinner
guests Wednesday of Mr.. and Mrs.
William L. Jacobs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Emerson and
daughter Phyllis were Thursday
visitors of Mrs. Emerson's father,
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Jacobs.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Newnom and
children and Mrs. Dorothy New
nom of Mount Pleasant were rec
ent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William
L. Jacobs. They also had as their
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin F,
Jacobs of near Salem, N. j.
Miss Bette Lovegrove is on the
sick list.
Mrs. Bessie Fraley, who has been
spending some time with her moth
er, Mrs. Sadie Smith, has returned
to her home in Bassermer. N. c.
Pfc. William c. F'raley, who has
been in the U. S. Army two years
and six months in the European
theatre has been discharged from
Camp Kilmer, N. ]. He has re-
turned home with his wife, Mrs
Bessie Fraley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elsie Smith OF
Wyoming, spent Sunday with his
brother, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Smith.