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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-27
julio McCrorv
Passes Feb. "a

Mrs. Julia Hanlon McCrory was
born in Geiiena, ILL.,, Sept. 10, 1868
and died at her home 8 miles north
of town, February oath at the age
OF 70 years, months and IA days.
She was married to Berton Nc
Cory December g, 1888, at Her
mosa, S. Oak. They came to Libby
November rs, 1900 and have re-
sided here from that time.
Mrs. McCrory is survived by her
husband, Bert McCrory, three
daughters, Mrs. Hazel LaMory, Lib
by, Mrs. Gertrude Weaver, Pendel-
ton, Ore, Mrs. Jewell Mortinson of
Kennewick, Wash, one son, Carl
McCrory Of Libby, 10 grandchildren
and great grandsons. One son,
Fred McCrory proceeded her in
death, December 4, 1928.
Funeral services were held this
morning at 10 o'clock at ST. JOS
eph's Church with the Rev. Father
John O'Malley officiating.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-27
Montana Has Bright
Future in Store

The Montana Study Group held
us regular weekly meeting TUESDAY
night in the Lincoln County Library
ana discussed THE FUTURE OF
leader. -
Because of its type of economic
situation Montana is largely de-
pendent on conditions over which
we have no control. The weather
ana prices elsewhere are two such
factors. But there are many ways
IN which the people of Montana
Dy planning can become less de-
pendent on outside conditions and
thereby help to stabilize life in var
ious parts of the state.
II IS desirable to make family
and small community life more
stable by producing more of its own
goods and services. There are two
conditional things that must be con-
sacred: First, modern methods and /
technology must be used in home
and local production and secondly, (
not to exceed the optimum in such .
Regional planning is more desir-
Ous IN many cases than national
planning and Montana would be
he'd more closely to its natural reg
on under such planning. The pop
llation decline in Montana is some
hing which we need to take steps
o remedy, by long-range industrial
planning and improvement in the
community life so that life in Mon
ana will be not only economically I
efficient but pleasant living. Z
The natural resources and ser Z
ices possible in Montana have not {
cen tapped and there are many
disabilities of development. Mod r
IN improvements in methods of I
forestry and mining :
ave an important place in future :
lans. And plans for the future =
lust be ample to include all the .
eople. Soil, climate and educa-
on are three of the big factors E
lat will influence the future of .
II state
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-27
LIBBY GARDEN CLUB
MET FEBRUARY 18TH

The Libby Garden Club met al
the home of Mrs. L. E. Yaple with
Mrs. Rasmussen co-hostess, on Feb
ruary 18th with "a members and
4 visitors present. Roll call was
answered by the members giving
ideas for Frightening up the home
at this time.
Discussions on window boxes and
what to plant in them was led by
Mrs. w. r. Litteu. A stunt by Mrs
Eta MacCallum, "Goof Goes Hat
Shopping was enjoyed by all.
A delicious lunch was served at
the close of the meeting. The next
meeting will be held at the home
OF Mrs, Harold Thomson on March
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-27
Oriental Limited
Leaves Track, Mon.

AT least one Libby citizen. A. ]
Agather was in the wreck of the
Great Northern's l4-car westbound
Oriental Limited, which occurred al
1850 p. m. Monday at the Mead
crossing four miles north of Hill
yard, Wash. No passengers or mem
oers OF the crew were seriously in
lured on the train which was travel
ing at 30 miles an hour at the time
of the derailment.
Passenger and mail trains were
detoured between Spokane and
Standpoint over the Northern Paci-
Tic tracks until a. m. Tuesday
when a "shoofly" track permitted
service past the wreck which had
torn up 300 feet of track. Normal
conditions were restored by 6 D. m.
Tuesday
Agather was enroute to San Fran
cisco to attend the Western Pine
Assn meeting
Later word was received from
Mrs Wayne johnson that she and
her husband were on the train that
wrecked at Mead, Wash, February
S4th and were compelled to remain
overnight in Spokane due to a slight
,aSe OF nerves and shock that Mrs.
Iohnson received. She stated that
'ther than that they are both al
Ight, and continued their trip to
Tuesday night.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-27
FinoI Report of
1916 Seal Sole

Lincoln County, as usual score.
again as going over the top with
her quota for the 1916 Seal Sale.
for the fight against and proven.
ton Of tuberculosis. The report
follows:
Eureka, $312.2O; Fortine, S54
Stryker, SIPS; Gateway, $40; Ural
SO; Warland, $3.50; Trego, $19.45;
Rexford, S44.15; Leonia, $13; Troy
s249.60; Libby, S952.60. This makes
total of $168975.
/ wish to thank those helping
as chairmen, the school, AID office,
The Western News and every con-
tributor for the success. of the 1946
Seal Sale.
Mrs. Luvia Craven
Lincoln Co.. Chairman
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-27
erode Tournament
AT Whitefish

The Libby Junior High leave.
Friday February % with Troy tc
participate in the Northwestern
Montana Grade tournament which
IS being held at Whitefish. Seven
teams are entered from Columbia
Falls, Whitefish, Kalispell. Somers.
Troy, Eureka, and Libby. On Sat
urday another bus load of young
STEERS viii leave to see the games.
Libby IS to play the Kalispell grades
at 7:30 Friday night.
Boys making the trip are Ernest
Engle, Harold eGompf, Delvan Car
roll, Kenneth WEIGH George White
field, Jack Templine, Alan Sher-
man, Thomas Albert, Paul Beccari.
and Bill Lamey.
Libby has had a good record even
though they have lost 8 and won
only 3, considering their opponents
have been mainly freshman teams.
Libby has scored 240 points against
their opponents 262; 80 field goals
to their opponents ITO; l01 fouls to
their opponents Ill; and a $50 free
throw average with their opponents
having $3.50 average.
Libby has won the following
games: Two from the Troy grades, /
22-ll and 25-l1; two from the Libby
Freshmen, 1920 and 1929; and one
from the Thompson Falls Fresh
men, l7-16
Libby has lost the following
games: Two to the Creston, B. c.
freshmen, ~I4-l7 and 24-25; two to
he Eureka Grades, 1920 and 1923:
me to the Libby Freshmen, 14-17: /.
me to the Troy 1st, End and 3rd
cam, 1890; one to the Noxon High
school second team 1917: and one
o the Eureka Freshmen 1926
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-27
RED CROSS DRIVE
TO START MARCH 3

The American Red Cross fund
drive starts March 3. Solicitation
for membership will begin in Lib
by on March 10.
People who are not contacted by
the workers, may leave donations
at the Kootenai Mercantile or at
Hargreaves' Drug Store.
There will be a meeting of the
committee workers for the drive
Friday evening, March %, at ZOO
p. m. in the community room at
the court house.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-27
New Schedule
Effects Mails

The new schedule of trains which
went into effect last Sunday over
the Great Northern's Main Line will
compllcate Libby mail service, es-
! peclally all mail below first class
that is east-bound. Following IS
the schedule given Postmaster For
rest L. DeRosia for routing the
mails out from Libby:
Inc first westbound mail leaves
Libby early in the afternoon on
NO II. The sacks will close at
z.OO p. m, and all classes of mail
are included. First class mail only
VIII be carried on the new stream
line train, No. / and sacks for west
mail will close at $40 D. m. Mes
Senger service only is given on No.
westbound, which is due at 500
p. m in Libby.
Going East, first class mail only
leaves on No. 4, with closing time
at 1905 p. m. No. % due in Libby
at 800 p. m. picks up only mes
senger service mail. First class
mail only is carried on the new east
bound streamline train, No. 2. Clos
ing time is at $40 D. m.
All airmail letters, regardless of
destination, are routed west to Spo-
kane.
The following service is effective
Tor passenger service:
West, due-No. 81, 2:4O p. M; No.
3, 800 p. m.
East, due-No. 4, 1885 p. M; No.
%, $50 p. m.
No stops for passengers are made
~ either of the new streamline
rains
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-27
LOCAL UNIONS SEND
DELEGATES TO THE
DISTRICT COUNCIL

Local No. 1881 Lumber and Saw
nun Workers Union and Loggers
Union No. 1862 are sending dele
gates to attend the Montana Dist
ret y Council which will convene at
Mlssoula Saturday and Sunday
March | and 3. Delegates from I,o-
Cal 258l include William Shawl
Pres, W. R. Baeth, Secretary. All
ner Role and Harry Moe. Dele
gaies from the Loggers Local are
Allen Goodgame and Elmer Mar
tin NI"I
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-27
POWDER HOUSE CREEK
FLOODS HOUSE YARDS

Melting SHOWS draining into Pow.
DER Creek about two and one-hali
miles south of Libby raised the
creek the first of the week until
Tuesday evening it was threatening
TO enter the residences of Dave Rice,
JIM Crotteau, Everett Dunn and the
Teske home.
In times of heavy drainage waters
from the creek leave its banks and
spread over the flat east of the
highway where a number of homes
have been built since the relocation
Of U. S. No. 2. Following the freeze
OF Tuesday night the flood waters
receded at least temporarily.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-27
Lincoln County
Has Large Sum
Forest Money
County Leads State With
$32,41O.5O; Totals Near
Fourth Montana Income
1,744,8OO ACRES IN
LINCOLN'S FORESTS

The Forest Service released the
Following information regarding the
amounts of money received bv var
louS counties from $50 of the foreek
receipts within their borders. In
addition to moneys allocated to the
various counties, the forest areas
belonging to the various forests are
given. a
The Cabinet Forest with a total
acreage Of l,132,033, paid to the
state as 25% of its, receipts. So. ESQ
sanders county with 1886. SIT acres
/ of this forest lying within its bor-
ders received the largest ALLEGATION
which amounted to $2,76 .87. The
smallest payment from this forest
was S487 to Missoula county. Lin
eeih. county has 1895 acres of the
Sanlnet Forest which paid the
The Kaniksu's, 1921 acres lie
mostly in Idaho, but the 1860 acres
situated IN Lincoln county. paid
S449-73. Total payments for this
forest amounted to $31,13785.
Inc FIathead Forest ranks first
IN size among Montana's National
Forests. It's 2229.579 acres turned
IN total of $13,706.08 to the state
Iathead county receives S1O423.47
from this sum and Lincoln county
win IA. 100 acres receives S87. 70
Inc balance is divided between
Lake, Lewis & Clark, Missoula and
PoWell counties. all having a part
Of this big forest within their
boundaries.
The Kootenai Forest is the fourth
n the national forests situated par
Tally within Lincoln county with
me most OF its 1903, 1872 acres living
inside this county. Bonnie. coIjntv
"a, has 34,334 acres of this forest
Vhlch, paid the county S675.55.
boundary county, Ida, received
'I52,69 from its 1857 acres. Flat
lead county also has 4I,425 acres
u the kootenai Forest which paid
IN as, S770.03 Lincoln county
With It's l,7l3,5l6 acres belonging To
2 ms forest, received an ALLEGATION
t $3l,858.49
The State of Montana received
total from all its national For
SITS the amount oft$l34,725.7I. The
.ate's total area amounts IN ia
50, ia acres of National Forest
y, ~N@N'AAS AieAo a bOldl OF LUU0i.-
~ acres of National Forest lands.
ON which it received in 1915 q
I'M Of 5000, 82759. Washington's
|, 4b2, 23l acres of forest returned
98'08879 to that state. South
akota has total acreage of l.
o,i63 acres, all situated in the
ack Hills section, which. gave the
ate a return of S47,321.52.
Lincoln county with its I.7448OO
res of National Forest lands re-
wed S32,4l0.54 from this source.
very nearly one-fourth of the
al Montana income. Flathead
unity came second with an in
ne OF $ll,329.25, and Beaverhead
rd, receiving $11,275.47. Golden
ley received the smallest alloca-
from this source of any of the
te.s SO counties having National
rest lands. It was paid $500
ere are II counties in Montana
I nave no lands in the National
accumulated amounts including
3 which have been paid to Linz
a County reach a total of s435--
"A. @1'''
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-27
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN
HOSPITAL NOTES

Born:-To Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
vlgnaIis, Feb. 81, a girl; to Mr.. and
MRS. Fred Peeso, Feb. %, a bow:
70 Mr.. and Mrs. Dwane Doranus
Feb. %, a boy.
Admitted:-Feb. %, Vera Emer-
son of Troy, surgical; Feb. "a. Anna
Gelger' of Troy; Feb. Is, Melvin
Paulson, surgical.
Released:-Feb. 81, Mrs. Douglas
tFayne; Feb. 26, Mrs. Robert Lamp
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-27
Cabinet GRANGE
Discusses Plans

Poor weather conditions and
muddy roads did not keep all the
Grange members at home on their
regular meeting night February %.
/ Members grouped together in trucks
winch got through-no cars were
successful. We will omit our next
regular meeting as worse roads are
{ expected. The next meeting will
be held March %.
reports were given on the school
held at Libby February Is, where
instruction was given to Grange
workers. State officials gave in
struction and met the members. A
very good attendance was noted
considering the adverse travel con-
ditions. Kootenai Valley Grange
were cordial hosts. They served a
salad lunch at the close Of the meet !
ings.
Soil conservation was discussed
ana plans are being made to have
Bro. Erickson from Eureka visit us
and explain organization more COM
pletely.
The meeting of the County Pc
mona to be held in Eureka March
2 was discussed. Those planning
to attend from here should contact
the Lecturer so that a skit may be
presented for the Literary Hour. It
S hoped that roads will not be i'm
oassable.
A further discussion of the dread I
loof-and-mouth disease was lead by !
he agricultural committee. Mon {
ana has already taken steps to pro
ect her residents by passing a law S
ifective since the first of February
wherein permits and health inspec- Y
ION must be obtained before bring /
ng any cloVen hoof animals into 2
ne state. 1t seems that extermina- e
ION IS the only possible means of a
it once it gets started
a community 1t entered the o
]. ,. thru purchase of cattle from n
elghboring countries to the south. D
IS thought that cases are to be ii
'und in several states at this time. II
The entertaining committee re- Oh
orts that plans are being made
II a barn dance to be held in
roy at the gym if we can pro-
ire IT, The tentative date is a
'ut April first. Attempts are be- >
g made to secure either Rocky A
arr of K. H. @. fame or Clyde n
I'd Slim" of K. F. P. Y, to furnish
usic. Watch for further informa- ]
IN and advertisements.
for proposed mem
rship were read. Bonding of Of -,
'ers was discussed. Two amend e eV
ents to our Bylaws were read. ~ ~
! will be acted upon at the next -
gular meeting, March %. ~ ~
The legislative committee reports "a "a
insisted of the presentation of cur ''i
1T house bills, copies of which
re furnished us by Mr.. Allen c.
odgame. Mr.. Goodgame has been ~.
~ cooperative and helpful to us. ~ u
are looking forward to another 10 10
his educational talks as soon as -
vel IS more comfortable. Last 40
II he spoke to us Of local plant -
I, having good specimens of each IL q
show. He gave the botanical f fcr'
mes and their meanings as well i To-
their habits and uses. os'
lunch and hot coffee were relished "
a late hour followed by a social ran ran
r-Grange Reporter. DeI
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-27
PRES. OF WV AUX.
IN LIBBY FRIDAY

ALA johnson, of Great Falls.
president of the VIEW Auxiliary
arrived in Libby last Friday on her
official tour.
A banquet was held at the J & I
Cafe, followed by a meeting at the
Odd Fellows Hall.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-27
THE WEATHER REPORT
FOR THE PAST WEEK

Following is the weather report
for the past week as furnished
through the courtesy of the Libby
Ranger Station:
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-27
WORK CLOSED MONDAY
AND TUESDAY IN WOODS

Work in the woods was down
Monday and Tuesday on account
of weather conditions, according to
Elmer Switzer, ST., personnel man
ager at the J. Neils Lumber Mill.
The heavy freeze Tuesday night
made it possible to resume opera
tiOnc Yesterday
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-27
V. F. W. MEETING TONIGHT

Harper Erdman Post No. 1548,
Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold
their regular business meeting to-
night at the Moose Hall. A good
attendance is requested
cation at the next meeting which
will be Monday, March 10.
Guests present Monday evening
included Don Roberts of The Mems
Shop, and Mr.. Merrill Robocker,
Missoula.
Evening star., 1947-12-21
MORE
vIIh|MIIls

califofniA s1sa orange JUICE glves Jon
,,,r,re yiit,rnins G and a, more calcinm pef
al,,.. AIso supplies other minefals &c
4 f.rnin. iii. sxts1 kealth Pr glass
comes from ! rsfe combinaf'on 81 Ieftl's '
.oil. sp.skling mountain water, sunny
days md cool nights.
Evening star., 1947-12-21
No
SEEDS

4 ~ .1,<l means ~ sruly seedless - q!
,o peel slice and section, s. ycn 81 nss
!, ,.yel ! oranees ii <xsys ~ for ,n,es
lunch boxes, recipes ne bet.eenr n Il .
..,.rl.. - Those suinped SunkiH IS she
6oe.r fruit from 4, 500 500 Pefafine
r.l;fnrni. u, Arixona citrus growers
Evening star., 1947-12-21
|IlA[
| ! !

III s1.sl y yo.,r hopping guads g 8. sne,
6l,er osls,se NM Fo~s only 4 the shsa-
trred v.Ilsy.. .of Galifornia snd Aflzo1aas
He btie;hssf color yoa - q thls nnef
,v;nfef d orange means richer aayor aou
seniov xs,s1 4 delicious jui<e md eating
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-23
*Unknowns' Enter PEA Semis
As More Fauorites Bite Dust

holes to Gibson, but finally squar-
ed the match on the 18th and took
a one-up lead at the 18th as a
result of two straight threes, two
of them pars and the others bird
les.
The match was even as late as
the goth, but Harbert's deuce on
the Both gave him a lead and
they halved five in a row before
Harbert canned an eight-foot
birdie putt on the last hole FOR
his two-up conquest.
Bell, a pro since he was gradu-
ated from Honolulu's Punahu
High school in 1928, and winner
of the California Open May l with
281, had a tough. time with 41-year
old Laffoon.
The Cherokee won only one hole
of the first IS, and went to lunch
six down. Bells birdie on the 18th
put him seven up, and the Laffoon
put on one OF the finest splurges
of the tournament, winning the
goth with a par, halving the 21st,
and then taking five holes in a
row with two pars two brides and
an eagle. The 9th was halved in
par threes, and on the 18th LAT
foon sank a 60-footer for the deuce
which erased the last of Bells
huge lead.
But Bell wasn't through, and his
brides on the goth and 31st holes,
and a par on the 33rd, gave him
a three-up lead with three to 60.
Laffoon refused to quit, and fired
two straight brides to keep the
match alive. Coming to the last
hole, and needing a win to send
the match into extra holes, LAT
foon tried to reach the 478-yard
gren with a rousing wood shot,
but the ball went into a brook in
front of the green. He stepped in
to the water, made a mighty
swing, but the ball refused to
come out, and Lsffoon conceded
the hole and match to Bell, who
Was on the green 16 feet IRON
the cup, in three.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-23
Fred Townsend Earns
Seasons Fourth Win
BUGS Now Six Contests Behind Sanford;
Bang Out IA Base Hits In Came;
Two Tits Tonight

result of three hits. a walk, two
errors and a fielder's choice, Billy
Benton settled the Twins hash in.
the fourth by virture of his fleet
ness of foot and some good luck.
After Fred Muscumeci had gone
out, Benton singled. On a passed
ball, Benton didn't even pause at
second, he went all the way to
third and scored a minute later
on an infield out by Eddie Hardis~
ky.
Staton's homer in the fifth added
$50 feet over the left field wall.
There was no one on base. .
In the eighth, Fred Muscumeci
walked to start final Pirate rally.
He stole second and went to third
on the third of Smiths passed
balls. Hardisky singled Muscumeci
in home. and he moved to third
on another safety by Bridges. Then
Davis smashed his circuit clout
about 370 feet over the fence in the
left patch.
Billy Benton took batting honors
for the BUGS, slapping out four
singles in six trips. Muscumeci.
the seventh tally. He hit it about.
Bridges, Hardisky and Poklemba'
all had two hits apiece. Davis
three RIBS topped run-knocking'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-23
COMETS TAKE
TIE FOR FIRST
Special To The Star

ELIZABETHTOWN, June % -
The Whiteville Comets defeated
the Elizabethtown Red Sox, IA to
4, here this afternoon and by vir-
tue of the victory went into a tie
for first place in the Eastern State
semi-pro league with the Mason
boro Ramblers, who were idle to-
day.
The Comets are slated to clash
with the Masonboro Ramblers in
the American Legion Stadim at
Wilmington on Tuesday night.
Dave Nelson was On the mound
for the Comets and allowed the
Elizabethtown nine six scattered
hits. He struck out four and issued
two bases on balls.
Buddy Bryum, on the hill for the
Red Sox struck out II, walked two
and allowed II hits.
Joe Proctor lead the Whiteville
batters with two for five and Bill
Chason was high man for the los.
ers with a pair of singles in -four
attempts.
Clyde Williams, Comet third
baseman took the fielding honocs
with a bare handed stab Of Bry'
um's hot liner in the fifth inning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-23
hues Fell Spinners
In Wild Game, 15-14

The Leafs let three Robin mark
ers cross in the first inning, but
by the third they had tied it. They
iced the game in the fifth with
three runs. REQ Springs had IL
men stranded on the sacks during
the contest. Sammy Sellars was
the losing hurler.
Dick Whitmire won his third
straight game without loss for the
Warsaw Red Sex, who squeezed
out a ga win over Lumberton. AL
though the Cubs had IL bingles to
the Sox' six, the latter club got
EN- when they were needed. Just
to prove how tough things really
were, neither loser Ed Van Nord-
helm nor his Reliefer, Dalton,
gave up a base on balls.
Nearly. the Warsaw third base
man. scored the winning tally N
the sixth. He singled, went to
second when Shelton Stanley err
rored at the hot corner, went to
third on Whitmire's sacrifice, and
scampered home after DiChiara
flied out to right.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-23
Special To The Star

DUNN, June 22-Fred Townsend
notched his fourth victory against
one defeat at the expense of the
Dunn-Erwin Twins here today, as
the Pirates dubbed out IA hits to
take an lis win and close the
gap between them and the leading
Sanford Spinners to six games.
Rocking Dutch Schultz for five
runs in the third INNING and wind
ing up with a final four-run squirt
in the eighth, Wilmington gained
all their runs and all but two Of
their blows off the newcomer from
Lynchburg of the Piedmont Lea
que.
Vinjeras stepped in the game
during a Wilmington uprising in
the eighth inning and allowed only
two more hits.
Schultz whitfield IL BUGS during
his seven and one-third inning
tenure, but it was either all or
nothing at all with the batters that
faced him. Both Hargrove Davis
and Jim Station blasted home runs
over the left field fence.
Tomorrow night, the two teams
clash in a doubleheader in vii
mington's Legion stadium. The
first game begins at TOO p. m.
Nate Andrews and Johnny Edens
look like the two starters for the
Corsairs.
After the Pirates had scored
five times in the third inning as a