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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-09-25
Unemployment At
New Low Level

Montana's record level of en-
ployment, which stood at an es-
timated 10000 on August IS, may
increase slightly this month, ac-
cording to an unemployment com
pensation commission report.
Meanwhile, unemployment stood
at a new peace-time low level of
1877 at the end of August while
all classes of industry showed a pay
roll increase during the first two
quarters of 1947.
The 10000 employment figure
the commission said, amounts to IA
20Us more persons than were en-
ployed on August Is last year AMI
the greatest number ever employed
in the state. 1t includes industrial
and commercial workers, raihCaG-
ers, farm laborers and government
employees.
Non-agricultural employment ac-
counted for $4,000 of the estimated
10000.
During August, the commission
paid out a total of S275,00 in hen
efits to all categories of civilian ano
veteran compensation claimants
while Montana employees in covered
industry paid Sl,57l los into the un'
employment compensation trust funC
covering their contribution on q
record 46O5,830 payroll for the
first half of the year.
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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-09-25

made; some decisions are slow IN
being formed, but on the whole, the
range management in the forests
and on the Taylor act lands has been
in the best interests of the range,
the stoclmen and the public.
The IL Western states comprise
almost two-fifths of continental
United States.
Across this vast expanse from
the Canadian border to Mexico run
the Rocky Mountains, the Cascade,
the Sisikyou and the Coast ranges
the latter dipping their western
slopes into the peaceful waters of
the Pacific. In between, and in
many places covering mountains,
are found forests, plains, plateaus,
and fertile valleys drained by the
Columbia, the Missouri, the Sac
ramento and many other streams
of lesser Importance.
Here, too, in this great Western
Empire are set aside for the ben
eft of all our people, such natural
wonders and wilderness areas as
Yellowstone, Glacier, Rainier Yo-
semitic, Crater Lake, Carlsbad, Grand
Canyon and the Olympic National
Parks, and a score or more of monu-
ments which challenge the admira-
ton of the world All but one of
the units in the National Forest
system of wilderness, wild, print
tive, and roadless areas, are within
this region.
Thousands of clear, sparkling
lakes dot the landscape and, to-
getheI with the stream flow, supply
water for domestic and manufacture
ing purposes and for crop lands
through irrigation systems for the
is, 100000 people who live within
the area.
These lands fall into IA cate
gories, including national forests,
grazing districts, Indian reserva-
tions, wildlife refugees. national parks
and reclamation districts.
National forests in these II West
ern states have an area of 1875, 927,
325 acres. They provide timber for
the present and future needs of the
nation watershed protection for our
cities and towns, buffers against soil
erosion, recreation for our people
and a habitat for great numbers OF
wildlife
And they are a boon to the stock
raising industry, for in them are
found more than 80,000,0O0 acre:
suitable for grazing. Last year &c..
$50 owners were issued permits t.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-09-25
HaIlsWSen Was Sabbath
Day for Old Witch Cults

Halloween, or Ali Hallows Eve,
really. began as a Sabbath day for
those who belonged to witch cults,
according to the Encyclopedias
Britannica. Members Of the cult
believed that a god, incarnate as
human being OF animal, appeared
to his worshippers disguised IN
various animal forms or dressed IN
conspicuously in black.
The earliest form of the animal
disguise is the figure of a man
clothed in a stays skin with antlers
on his head. Such a figure appears
among the palaeolithic paintings in
a cave in southern France. The
goat disguise was common in early
France and Germany. In the Brit
ish Isles the usual forms were the
bull, the dog and the cat. Pagans
set aside four days during the year
to worship this strange-appearing
god; February 2 or Candlemas;
May Eve or Roodmas; Lammas,
August l. and November Eve or
Halloween.
Inc wOrSnlpplng was Joyous Ouil
members by the hundreds, from far
and near, men. women and children.
gathered together. The scene was
like a great fair with dancing and
singing. and feasting. The celebra-
tons began in the evening, lasted all
night and ended at dawn. Today,
Halloween is chiefly known as the
eve of the Christian festival. All
Saints Day. In the spirit of humor
and adventure, beliefs are recalled
that mark this night as the one night
in the year during which ghosts and
witches are most likely to wander
abroad.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-09-25

Craze ], 900, 1872 head of cattie and
horses and 1896, 25s sheep and goats.
"A million and half deer. 159,
400 elk, $1,000 black bear, 29,50O
antelope, 1850 mountain goats, g.,
$50 moose, 966 grizzlies and 5000
bighorn sheep range these same for
est lands. This is an outdoor, a
natural resource of Incompatible
value.
ION the Taylor grazing lands
569, 1856 head of game-mostly deer
and antelope-found home on the
range"
This is a heritage that belongs to
all the people. Why dispose of much
of it to a comparative few for their
own use and exploitation? Let's
keep it as a priceless heritage for
us and for the coming generations
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-09-25
This Proposal
Would Surely
Be Utter Folly
BY Charles d. Rowe

A highly unwise proposal is now
before the American people that Is
of great interest to the citizens OF
the IL Western States, as well as
to all the people of the nation.
This unwise proposal IS for the
federal government first TO sell 70
private stocRmen the 130,0OO,OOO
acres of federal lands administered
under the Taylor grazing act, next
the 80 odd million of grazing lands
within the national forests, and fl
nally the grass lands of the national
parks; all of this vast public domain
to 90 to present permit holders
10000 stockmen on the forest and
q 900 on Taylor act lands.
This would be a nice piece OF
business for the stockmen. If you
are now a permit holder, you could
buy some 4,100 acres of the public
lands for an average of say, Sl.25
an acre. But you would have to
pay only 10 per cent down, or the
princely sum of $512.50 as first
payment on 4l00 acres of grazing
land The stockmen would have
80 years to pay the balance. Not
bad business, that, for the stock
men. II must be admitted, how
ever, that large numbers of stock
men are opposed to this proposal
However, this sale of public lands to
private stockmen is being pushed
by the American Livestock Associa-
ton and the National Woolgrowers
Association.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-09-25

At the present time we are hear
ing a great deal regarding the dire
need for a national program of soil
conservation. We read how the ma
ton is losing every year millions
of acres of priceless top soil. We
are beginning to realize at this late
day the truth of this contention.
What folly il would be now to turn
back to private ownership millions
of acres of federal lands to private
exploitation and undoubtedly even
tual ruination?
Make no mistake about it. If
these lands should ever again be
turned back to private ownership
and management there would soon
be an end to wise conservation. and
the same old program of former
years would undoubtedly follow a.
gain.
We as people are too prone to
go on the assumption that our nat
ural resources are inexhaustible. We
do not face unpleasant facts until
they hurl themselves upon us.
We quote again from the bulletin,
why our western fQDllC Lands
Should Remain in Public Owner
ship"
What are the facts? The facts
are that the stockmen are well
treated under the Taylor Grazing
Act. They have voice in the af-
fairs of the range. They pay fees
for its use which are undoubtedly
less than taxes on the same land
would be. The fees are / cent per
sheep or 5 cents per COW per month.
Range conditions are improved I'M
der. the days of no regulated use.
The objective is 10 have orderly
use. Some permits have not been
renewed in the interest of the range
itself Some mistakes have been
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-09-25

This is a proposal that in the end
would return these present public
lands to the sorry mess that OBJ
tanned before a sound program of
land conservation was adopted by
the federal government In the old
days when all of the public grazing
lands were free to the taking by
whoever was strong enough to take
and hold them, a ruinous and de-
structive policy was the inevitable
result. That result, as everyone
knows was an Overgrazlng of the
land, an almost total destruction of
great natural resource. a CONVEX
sion of millions of acres to what
would have been eventually prac-
tically a dust bowl When this
condition finally got so bad that
it cried for correction, some stall
wart men of the West began to
realize that unless some restraining
influence was set up these lands
would become great deserts like
those of ancient Syria Out of this
realization came final adoption of
our present national policy of graz
ing land and forest land conser-
walton.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-09-25

We quote from a bulletin put
out by six national associations
opposing this proposal It says:
'Ttse@ sober thought of conser-
Vationists everywhere is opposed to
the sale of these public lands to
private interests. The proposal
would give a few more than $4,000
people the title in fee simple to
more than 22O,000,000 acres of pub
lie lands at a mere pittance of their
value
The public lands of the United
States should remain public They
belong to all the people of today
and are the common inheritance
of those who will follow them to-
morrow.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-09-25

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29
$500 Reward Offered
For Negro Charged
With Murder, Burglar,

LEAKSVILLE, Aug. %. -(P)-
Sheriff Munsey Hodges said tonight
Junior Thompson, 1~7-year-old Ne
gro escaped convict had been iden-
titled as the man who bludgeaned
Tom Pratt, 80, to death early Mon
day during a burglary attempt.
Sheriff Hodges said Mrs. Tom
titled as the man who bludgeonec
man, identified a picture of Thomp'
son as the man who attacked he1
husband when he recognized the
burglar. He said warrants charg'
ing Thompson with murder anc
first degree burglary have beer
Issued.
Thompson, Sheriff Hodges said
has a long criminal record which
began at the age of 10. He sale
Thompson's parents reside abou'
500 yards from the Pratt home.
The sheriff said circulars bear
ing Thompson's picture will be dis
tributed throughout the state to
morrow. A 5000 reward has beer
offered for information leading tt
the arrest Of Pratt's assailant.
Pratt was beaten about the heae
about 1870 a. m. Monday when h
was aroused from his sleep II
the hallway of the first floor o:
his home. Sheriff Hodges sale
Pratt cut on the lights and saw
his assailant, who then beat him
with a blunt object, probably 9
rock. Pratt died that night at q
Leaksville hospital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29
State College Plans
Expanded Staff For
Textile Research

RALEIGH, Aug. 28-P)-N. c.
State colleges school of textiles
is making "a very definite Ell
fort'' to coordinate research and
educational programs for the bene'
fit of the entire textile industry.
Governor Cherry today told ap'
proximately $50 delegates attend.
ing the fourth annual Spinner
Breeder conference here at the
college.
Addressing cotton breeders, re.
search experts. manufacturers
and planters. the governor said
the institution plans to strengthen
and enlarge it's staff and facili.
ties for expanded research and
training in the field of textiles
and declared that the move would
"be helpful to every phase of the
industry.
He said an exchange of ideas
among the delegates attending
the conference twill result in q
great deal of good"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29
Farmers, Homemakers Hear
Many Subjects Discussed

RALEIGH, Aug. 28-R-Farm-
ers and homemakers from through
out North Carolina heard promi-
nent persons discuss topics today
ranging from tobacco and cotton
problems to atomic warfare and
concluded their program with an
address by General of the Army
Dwight D.. Eisenhower tonight.
Major speeches were made by
j. B. Hutson, president of Tobacco
Associates. Inc; Rep. Pace d.
Ga.); and Newspaper Columnist-
Lecturer Dorothy Thompson.
Hutson spoke chiefly on foreign
consumption of tobacco and as
serted he did not "believe the
flue-cured growers have anything
to fear if they a get an even
break or the world market"
He spoke of financial conditions
abroad, particularly the crisis in
England. In the latter country,
he added, flue-cured tobacco is
in greater demand than anywhere
else in the world. However, he
added, that with high import
duties. exchange restrictions and
state monopolies and state con-
trolled industries. they (growers)
will have to be alert and do some
selling and possibly even some
trading if they are to capitalize
on their skill and resources"
American-grown tobacco, he
said, is recognized as being SUI
perior to that grown in most
foreign countries. That. he said,
is proved in the fact that large
quantities OF American cigarettes
are given away or bartered by
military personnel overseas.
"1n Germany, for example, the
black market price of an Ameri-
can-type cigarette is fully double
the black market price of the
domestic-made cigarette, in which
German and Turkish tobacco is
used"
Miss Thompson predicted an
other war within five to twenty
years. cor certainly within the
lifetime of your young children"
She said that unless the women
Of the world rise in mass action
to change the direction of inter-
nationalist, the homes Of many
will vanish in thin air and their
children will die or live to carry
the burden of a devastated civiliza-
ton.
las a result Of changes induced
by radioactive substances" she
said, chose who survive will be
~degenerated in a manner which
will be passed On to successive
generations"
The age-old game of power poll
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29

tics, she said. lis being carried
On in a world more unstable and
explosive than it was even in 1889.
Even though many world leaders
do not want to play the game.
there is no other form of lnterna-
tional politics to play.
"In this game small states, I'M
able to wage war against any
great power, must be brought into
alignment with one or the other,
Russia, for instance, grabs of
the whole of eastern Europe from
the Baltic to Trieste, and we
counter by grading Greece and
Turkey"
Rep. Pace, prominent member
of the House agriculture commit
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29
SYNOPSIS

Gail Prentice's parents had
.sorced when she was a child,
oNo11 she knew of her father,
nv vas what her gay, ex-
warrant mother, LISA, had told
hr-tbat he was the wealthy own
n Twin Oaks, a fine old south
srn plantation . and that the
um ,.t fund he had established for
49,, years ago was no longer
ps"n,ate for their needs. When
rs.rles, who had remarked years
.a,ore. invited Gail to spend the
winner, LISA approved. hoping
w. visit might result in an in
ssed allowance for them. But
..non her arrival, Gail found the
ua;r,,tion very different from ex-
,.ststions. The big house was
po,s-burned to the ground years
so,ors-and all the Prentice for
wv had followed it. All that was
wv were a few acres Of farm
i.rd and an old, barn-like house
.a.h neither electricity nor plumb
Wv Charles and Kate, his kindly.
n,as.,1iaent wife, and Hates niece.
r.r.h warmly welcomed her:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29

Gail at her mothers death. He
should have trusted her, LISA
ragged, and given her the princi-
pal. She could really have accom-
plished something toward estab-
fishing herself and Gail. Gail had
listened to these outbursts as a
child and accepted them as facts.
But growing up, watching her
mothers needless extravaganza,
the way she had flung away the
income, she had been uneasily
forced to admit that her father
had been wise.
Not even the downy comfort OF
the feather mattress, yielding it
self gently to her every move
ment, could woo sleep for Gail.
She was too tired from the long,
uncomfortable trip, too badly
shaken by the things she had dis
covered at the end Of that jour-
ney, to hope to quiet herself for
slumber.
When at last she fell asleep it
was already near dawn.
Gail awoke to a room flooded
by sunlight, and the clamor Ct
farm-yard lie in her ears. She
lay for a while, in that delicious
half-world between waking and
sleeping, trying to remember
where she was. She had long ago
grown accustomed to awakening
in strange rooms, but never in a
room like this.
She looked at the old, dark wood
Of the walls and the ceilings. Not
the cherished t'pine paneling" con-
sidered smart by her mothers
friends, but the rough pine with
which far1nhouses had always been
ceiled. Never painted, the walls
and ceiling had darkened with age
and now they had almost a rough
shine to them. A finish that had
never been aided by oiling, waxing,
staining.
She put out her arm and felt
it sink a little into the feather
mattress. And then she sat bolt
upright and looked about her, and
the mists Of sleep vanished. Mem
DRY came back on a flood, and her
heart sank beneath that flood. She
was here in this bleak ugly place
that was her fathers home, and
she was, to all intents and pur-
poses, a prisoner here until such
time as LISA could wangle an in
vitation to somebody's summer
home and send for her. The
thought was n that brought a
wave of inconsistencies, a bitter
depression flowing over her.
She lay back for a moment
against her pillows, remembering
the other mornings Of her life;
being awakened by someone's
deft, well trained maid bringing a
dainty breakfast tray, hanging up
the clothes out of which she had
stepped last night, running her
bath, raising the shades ano
drawing the curtains.
She looked at Ne small, leather.
bound clock that stood on the
dresser and saw its hands pointed
C ten. Gail rarely awakened be-
ore II. and she lay for a little,
stening. The house was still, but
outside she heard the cacEing Of
lens, the grunting Of pigs, the
shrill, excited yapping Of a dog
somewhere a COW 1owed-or was
t mooed? She couldn't be sure
which.
Surely it must be time to be
Up. Did country people sleep this
late? Would she upset the routine
of the household - a cardinal
crime for a would-be popular and
welcome house guest-if she got
up now and slipped out OF doors
until the others were up?
To Re Continued
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29

tee, said that synthetic fibers are
threatening the future of cotton.
although cotton is still the great
est fiber known to man."
Under present circumstances. he
said, 1--WE r pricing ourselves
out of the cotton market"
There must be more one-variety
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29

cotton planted. he said. whereby a
type of cotton seed best fitted for
a particular soil will be planted
in that soil. Farmers. he said.
must produce the type Of cotton
that mills and exporters want, not
the kind that farmers want to
plant.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29
Primrose On Time

SEATTLE, -U.H-A night-bloom'
ing primrose, rarely seen in the
West, blooms every evening in the
yard of Frank B. Weber, of Seat
tie.
cts as accurate as a railroad
watch" Weber says. 1T begins
to bloom promptly at 7:30 each
night, and produces from 16 to 81
blossoms by 8 o'clock" In four
weeks of blooming it has produced
600 blossoms, he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29

but attractive Greg Thompson,
Charles young partner on the
farm, made no effort to conceal
his dislike. Gail was embarrassed
when her father disclosed that he
had never written LISA of his
misfortunes because he feared she
would insist on sharing the trust
fund with him. Later, helping Gail
unpack, Norah enthused over her
beautiful clothes, but was affront.
ed when Gail impulsively offered
her some Of them.
CHAPTER NINE :
Gail thrust the lingerie back in
to the drawer and went to hang
up the frocks, with her mouth a
thin, taut line. She had meant
well, she told herself furiouslv.
She had meant nothing but kind.
ness; it would have given her hap
piness to have haired with Norah.
and it did not occur to her that
her manner of offering the lar
gesse had not been tactful. It
had simply not occurred to her
that tact was required. Norah's
excitement over her wardrobe
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-02-25

skin in 670 javnih poslopij, se-'
zidali SO pa $500 stanovanjskih,
5000 gospodarskih in 10 jaw
nih poslopij.
v Srbiji in Vojvodini je 120
avtobusnih prog. Leta 1945 je
bila ustanovljena pri predsed-
stvu Wade Ljudske republike Sr-
bije direkcija "a transport z ma
logo, da pomaga prevazati zivez
v pasivne kraje. Nadalje je ime-
la direkcija nalogo, da oskrbuje
industrijo s surovinami. LAM
sredi leta Sc je direkcija "a
transport reorganizirala. Vecino
motornih vozil je prevzelo splos-
no Transporting podjetje, XII Sc je
ustanovilo z nalogo, da sluzi
medkrajevnemu p Of IS k emu
prometu. V kratkem easu je pod
jetje organiziralo prometno pod
rocje Srbije in Vojvodine S 30
prometnimi sredisci, 12O avto-
busnimi progami in skupnim av-
tobusnim omrezjem v dolzini
6,341 kilometrov. Vozila so do
slej napravila skupno 4,500 XII
lometrov poti, prevozila 1,570,-
635 potnikov in 235, 900 ton bla-
ga.
Obnova narodne biblioteke v
Beogradu. Oh bombardiranju
Beograda med vojno je pogore-
10 tudi poslopje narodne biblio-
teke S stevilnimi knjigami, med
katerimi so bile mnoge izredno
dragocene. Vrednost te knjizni-
ce so racunali ma vec milijard
dinarjev. Knjiznica je Stella pol
milijona zvezkov. LIE mali del
kniig so resili in ohranili v tre-
sorjih Narodne banke. Zdaj zbi-
rajo knjige v poslopju umet-
nostnega muzeja, pozneje Sc bo
pa knjiznica preselila v dvor, do
kler ne DO koncno dobila prosto-
ra v poslopju bivse "Srpske kru-
ne" ma Kalemegdanu. Doslej Sc
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-02-25
KRATKE VESTI
IL JUGOSLAVIJE

Pred nedavnim je priplul v re-
sko pristanisce parnik "Losinj,'
pre- isnja nemska ladja "Sardini-
en-" S tomato 7 1850 ton. Ladja je
bila narejena leta 1928 in je pr
va, XII jo je dobila JugoslaViji ma
racun nemskih reparacij. Ladja
je ma svoji prvi poti pod jugo-
slovansko zastavO pripeljala
premog il Rotterdama. Parnik
je dodeljen acknowledgements
podjetju "Oceania" ma Reki.
Gradbena delavnost je dose
gla lani ma Hrvatskem predvoj-
no visino. Skupno je bilo investi-
rano "a gradbena della mad dve
miliJardi dinarjev, tenn pa MISC
vsteta della vojastva, investicije
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-02-25
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1858 Ontario Street - Cleveland. Ohio
EaSEEzG@~

"a promet in pristanisca. Med
najvecji deli treba omeniti in
dustrijska poslopja v zupanji
hkrati z delavskim naseljem
stroski "a ia della so znasali 200
milijonoc dolarjev; razcirjujejo
tovarno vagonov v Brodu in Ii
dajo delavsko naselje; gradijo
400 javnih poslopij; povecujejo
tovarno "Tivar" v Varazdinu,
papirnico ma Susaku, tovarno
"Rade Koncar" v Zagrebu, OBJ
kateri bodo sezidali delavsko ma
seize 5000 stanovanji it'd.
Kakor je v drugih jugoslovan-
skin mestih S tramvajskim pro-
metom, tako je tudi v Osijeku
tramvaj zelo preobremenjen.
Uprava je bila cello prisiljena
omejiti stevilo mesecnih vozov-
mic. Nedavno so narocili ma &C.
skoslovaskem diva motorna vo-
zova, v vrednosti 100000 dinar-
jew. Razen tega izdelujejo pri-
klopne vozove.
Med vojno je bilo poskodova-
nih ali porusenih v Srbiji 49,
273 poslopij ma podezelju, med
mimi 50,S51 stanovanjskih po-
slopij. Pc nepopolnih podatkih
je bilo obnovljeno leta 1915 1O,-
48O stanovanjskih, 5,514 gospo-
darskih in 20 javnih poslopij.
Medtem ko so lani obnovili 9,87S
stanovanjskih, 3,917 gospodar-