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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-30
Focts Covering
Lincoln County's
Timbered Areo

Most people, in the Inland EN-
pire area of Idaho and Eastern
Washington and those people living
in Western Montana, are connected
with or vitality interested in the
forest lands and products produced
from forest lands. In order to pro-
perly utilize the forest products
from such lands, the Forest Service
adopted the policy, nationwide,
years ago of sustained yield, In
other words grow a tree for each
tree cut.
This policy now directly applied
to the forest has been followed
for centuries by farmers in all parts
of the world. The farmers in
China, Egypt and Europe learned
by experience to plant suitable
crops, stabilize or hold their soil
and keep the ground producing
necessary food. Those of us in Lin
coin County are doing or will learn
TO apply that general policy to our
forest lands
The forested area of the Kootenai
National Forest can do much 70
grow essential forest products to.
assist in sustaining local communi-
ties. In fact, forestwide, it is found
after very careful study that a.
bout 100000 BID. feet of all for
est products can be produced
yearly This volume includes saw
logs poles, posts, and logs for
wood-pulp In addition, we have
many areas that produce young
Douglas-fir on Yellowpine sites
that can be utilized for Christmas
trees.
In order to properly combine and
utilize forest products from Gov
Crnment lands, private lands, and
sustain communities, Public Law
273 was enacted in 1914 by the
Congress of the United States. This
law is indeed a forward step in
forest legislation and should be
carefully studied as to its relation
and possibilities of keeping our
timber operations going to continue
to employ people and sustain bust
ness in the County
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-30
Deer Guards Body
Of Dead Companion

An unusual demonstration Of the
attachment between animals of the
wilds occurred a few days ago and
was related to the writer by Bob
Baker, who in addition to being
a well known mountain lion hun
ter, is a close student of nature.
Said Mr.. Baker in relating the
story: 1T is so unusual would
hesitate. to tell about it were it
not that Mrs. Baker also saw the
happening"
A few days ago while caring for
chores about the ranch, Mr.. Baker
noticed a group of magpies and
ravens that would frequently rise
hurriedly from beside the railroad
track, and in a few moments settle
down again in the spot from which
they had risen. Stepping to the
house and using binoculars, both
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker could see that
the birds were settling on an object
lying by the railroad track from
which they were chased by a deer
stsnding nearby and charging them
when they alighted.
The rancher decided to investi-
gate, so started over to the scene.
When about 100 yards from the
birds and animal, the watching
deer, tanning out its tail, started
walking toward Baker, stopping to
shake its head and stamp. Baker
continued to approach and the deer
refused to give ground until the
man was within IS or 20 yards,
when it gave a final toss of its
head and turning, dashed across the
railroad and into the woods beyond.
An examination showed that the
animal on which the birds were
alighting had been struck by the
train and had been dead for some
"a hours. Both deer were 1916
Whitehall fawns and tracks about
the carcas showed that the guard
ing deer possibly twin to the dead
animal, for many hours had been
fighting off the birds from the body
of its companion.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-30
Austin-Stosviken
Marriage Vows

In a double ring ceremony, before
an evergreen banked east wall, Miss
Helen Louise Austin, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert c. Austin Of
Libby and George p. Stasviken, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Stasviken
of Libby were united in marriage
Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
A few intimate friends and rela-
tives were present when the young
couple recited their vows before
Rev VIM. c. Stearns of the Libby
Methodist church at the Ranger sta
ton home of the brides parents.
Before the bride entered to the
strains of the wedding march from
Lohengren on the arm of her father
who gave her in marriage, Mrs. Don
Rice sang two vocal solos, BE
cause" and AT Dawning," accom-
panied by Miss Inez Ratekin at the
piano
The bride was attended by Miss
Pauline Bray of Missoula, child
hood friend and schoolmate.
On each side of the white lace
covered altar before which. the vows
were taken, were tall baskets of
AdA kG Rllth I'll dAl0
white carnations. Wrought iron can
delabras with white candles lighted
the room
The bride was lovely in a pearl
gray suit and orchid corsage. She
wore black accessories.
The maid Of honor wore a French
gray suit, pink rose corsage and
navy blue accessories. The brides
mother wore a navy blue suit
smokey white accessories and pink
and white corsage. Mrs. Stasviken,
the grooms mother, wore a street
length dress of black and white with
a pink and white, corsage and black
accessories.
The groom was attended by Rich
ard c.. Austin, brother of the bride.
The candle lighted dining room
of the First Presbyterian church
was the scene of the dinner follow
ing the wedding. The traditional
TERED cake, topped with%miniature
wedding figurines was cut by the
bride.
The young couple left after the
dinner, for their new home at Far
ragut, Ida, where the groom is
attending college. Both the bride
and groom are graduates of Libby
High School.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-30

Miss Gloria Hoefner visited Fri
day in Kalispell.
Miss Audrey Bitterman and Alice
Riddle spent the weekend in Kalis-
pell
Frank Husick of Warland was at
tending to business in Libby Satur-
day.
Ed Jaros spent Sunday in Troy
with his daughter Mrs. Robert
Grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Cane left for
Spokane Sunday to attend to bust
ness. matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Loucks left
recently for Minnesota where they
will visit friends and relatives.
Claude Norris of Warland was
offending to business matters IN
Libby last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Reinshagen
and son of north of town were
shopping in Libby Monday.
The Misses E. Roach and A. Jor-
gensen of Boomers Ferry arrived
here last Thursday to conduct Cos
pei services at the Legion Hall.
Mrs. Harry Robinson entertained
the Sans Souci Club last Wednes-
day evening. Mrs. Everett Dunn
received high prize and Mrs. Don
Hargreaves received low prize. A
luncheon was served afterwards.
Frank Simurdak, manager Of
CANDLES Store, left Saturday for
Minneapolis, Mimi, to attend con-
vention of Gamble Store managers.
He plans to be gone week and
viii visit his parents while gone.
The End regular meeting Of the
Kootenai Valley Grange was held
January II. Members gave inter
esting New Years resolutions they
Hoped to keep. Much work was
discussed for the ensuing months
ahead.
CMM Edgar Frary of the Navy
end his sister, Nellie Nichols ar
rived here from Wellington, Ohio,
to visit at the home OF
Mrs. Lynn Frary They plan TO
leave tomorrow for Los Angeles
where they will spend the winter.
Mrs. Reed, mother of Mrs. Ken
meth Baeth, who lives in Missoula,
came here last week for short
visit with her daughter and son-in-
law. Mrs. Reeds husband not long
ago was accidently killed when he
went into a large coal hopper at
the place where he was employed
as fireman to loosen the coal that
had hecome stuck.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-30
Mine Progrdrn
Is Informative

Mining is a very live issue il
Lincoln County and its brightes
days are still in the future. Al
least this is the consensus of al
mining authorities who have made
recent studies of the local situa-
ton.
A meeting of interest to every
one, and of especial interest to min
ing enthusiasts was held last Fri
day night under the auspices Of the
Libby Chamber of Commerce. Its
committee, Raymond Kujawa, w. c.
collars, L. ]. Olson and William
Curtis prepared very interesting
program, featuring speakers from
the Montana State School of Mines
at Butte.
Prof McGlashan. in charge of
Utilization Research at the school,
in discussing mining and its study
stated the Montana School of Mines
is one of the .country's outstanding
institutions of this nature. It draws
students from through all sections
of the United States and South
America. At this time much equip
ment for metallurigal and geolo-
gical study is being added, which
viii add to the. effectiveness of these
courses.
A study of mineral utilization and
research into the mineral and water
resources of the state is carried on
at the school, and on request by
letter, DR.. Martin will visit and
inspect mines in the state. Sam
pies of the ore will also be taken
by Prof K. D. Lynn. The speaker
gave a discussion of the contents of
the states various metallic minerals,
and commented on their market
demand relative to United States
and international world needs.
DR.. Heinrich, geologist from The
School of Mines, was introduced and
also gave an interesting talk. He
stated there are only four trained
biologists in Montana, who are at
liberty to attempt to fill the great
demand for such specialists. The
School of Mines, he added, pro-
poses to catalog the known geolo
:gical resources of the state in the
near future. The common know
ledge of our mineral resources is
very small The state has a trem-
enduous supply Of minerals and the
college wishes to do everything pos
sible to encourage the development
of these resources, by furnishing IN
formation relative to the various
minerals, themselves, their market
ing possibilities, and also will essay !
free all specimans of ore sent to
them.
Prof. McGlashan mentioned that
DR.. Thompson, head of the school
credits the Universal Zonolite In
sulation Company with being one
of the states outstanding present
day companies engaged in the min
ing industry.
Following the program of the
mining committee, which was en-
joyed by a large attendance, Presi-
dent Paul Church announced the
Chambers next meeting for Feb
ruary "a. The legislative committee
will be in charge of this meeting.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-30
$4,000 AIIocoted
For Lincoln Roods

The Great Falls Tribune in its
issue of January %, discusses for
est road ALLEGATIONS for Lincoln
County as follows: "surfacing on
80 miles of the Libby Rexford road
in Lincoln County TO cost 100000"
The same story states that among
jobs to be let, probably next May
for which money is available now
and is allocated in cooperation with
the federal forest service, is grad
ing and surfacing on SIS miles of
the Libby-state boundary road on
u. S. 2, to cost about 100000" The
Western News is unofficially infor-
med that the SIS miles is from Troy
on west toward the Idaho border.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-30
RAINBOW GIRLS
INSTALL OFFICERS

The Rainbow Club had installa-
ton of officers Monday night Those
who were installed were as follows:
Mary Harris, worthy adviser; Ruth
Hepner, assistant worthy adviser;
ss72 Boomer, charity; Alberta Watt,
RtsJe: Mary Maurer, faith; Ardith
Gillespie, chaplain; Helen Church,
reporter; Joan Larson, treasurer;
Jeanne Yaple, drill leader; Leone
Harris, mature; Barbara Rawlings,
immortality; Katherine Church, pat
riotism; Sheila McCrory, service;
Shirley Bauer, confidential obser-
yer; Clare Guernsey outer obser-
vor; Pat Gooselaw, musician; Mrs.
Driear, mother adviser.
Refreshments were served after
the meeting by the board.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-30
George Piggott
Dies in Spokane
q

George W. Piggott, a retired sec
ton worker for the railroad, who
has lived in Libby for many years
passed away at ST. Luke's Hospital
in Spokane January Is at the age
of 79 years. He was in the hos
pital for about months before his
death. Mr.. Piggott is survived by a
sister, Mrs. Virgil E. Hogsett of
L&cede, Missouri.
Funeral services we're held this
afternoon at 2:30 at Gompf Fun
eral Chapel with the Masonic Lodge,
of which Mr.. Piggott was a men,
Der, conducting the services.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-30
ATTEND CONFERENCE
AT NUSSOULA

Mrs. Chef Smith and Mrs. Frank
Warner returned home from Mis-
soula January % after attending the
mid-winter conference of the Women
of the Moose. This conference was
held in honor of the birthday of
Katherine Smith, Phd. Grand Chan
cellor.
Missoula, Kalispell, Cut Bank and
Libby were represented. An in
teresting and instructive program
was given by each of these chap
tiers. A cash birthday gift was sent
to Miss Smith by each chapter.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-30

presents an effervescent and
fast-moving enactment of youth and
its parents Friday and Saturday,
January 81, and February l, at the
Junior High Auditorium at 300 p.
m.
The cast includes: Jack Kyser as
Newton Todd, an embryo scientist,
whose passion for earthworms be-
comes very amusingly entangled
with his alteration of Eula Hotch-
kiss, a very pretty girl Just nome
from New York, who is played oy
Helen Church. Expelled from one
school because of his scientific re-
search" Newton and his father,
Merritt Dutton) rent an apartment
from Nina Cassel loretta Bae-
nen). in the hope that Newton, in
fluenced by Mrs. CasseIs normal
children, Tony (Jean Yaple) and
Scotty (Shirley Switzer) will be
come a nice, normal boy with
friends. But complications to New
toms career and love life are oc-
casioned by these friends, Dunk
DOYLE, played by Albert Rolseth,
is the one and only glamour boy,
who turns on his mouth and lets
it run" Dunk not only ridicules
Newton, but steals the affections OF
Eula. Pinkie (Anna Ronning) IS
the butterfly-brained girl-friend,
who tries to steal Dunk from Tony,
leaving Bing Hotchkiss edwin Ed
strom) her usual boy-friend, IN the
lurch.
This is only one plot; othere are
more: Mrs. Rumble's ruth Hep
ner) amusing vagaries, Mr.. Put
MANS, John Petrusha) nervous
and irascib1e condition, and Gene
vieve's (Georgiana ErharD passion
for men hold your interest through
the entire play. An absent-minded
DR.. Blodgett (Albert Miller) and a
small-town policeman named Ryan
(Corky Jaqueth) help only to make
situations worse.
Gretchen Gehrke is the prompter.
Peggy Rawlings, Charlotte Becker
are on the makeup committee. Bud
collars, Victor Mertel, Vincent
Neils, Ronald Adamson, have wor-
ked on the sets. Pat Gooselaw,
Ruth Hepner on programs
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-30
Schedule District I3
Basketball Drawings

Drawings for the first round OF
play at the District Is tournament
IA Columbia Falls, February Is
through %, will be held in Kalis-
pell, Sunday, February 2.
Participating in the drawings will
be school officials from Bigfork,
Columbia Falls. Eureka, Libby, Pol
son, Troy and Whitefish Conduc-
ting the drawing will be r. H.
Violin, Flathead county high sup
erintendent and executive secretary
Of the Montana high school athletic
association.
Standing of the various teams as
~ hFcvJarf Tor 81 ic.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-30
Andersons Open
New Grocery

An ad on another page of this
issue carries the announcement Of
the opening of Anderson's Grocery
which will be located in the new
building recently completed on Hi
way No. 2, one-half block south
of Tinker's Service Station.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Vinion returned
to Fort Benton after spending a
week at the J. S. Vinion and Fred
Carter homes.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-30
n o TICE

Word has been received as the
paper goes to press that due to a
blizzard near Kalispell the game
with the Flathead Reserves which
was scheduled for tonight (Thurs-
day. has been cancelled.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-30

w. G. Seims returned home Sat
urday from Kalispell after spend
ing about a week caring for bust
ness matters.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-30

The Senior Ladies Aid of the
First Lutheran Church met at the
home of one of its members, Mrs.
Geo. Corbett, last Thursday. Two
readings stressing the proper way
of doing work for the Lord were
read, one by Mrs. Melvin Paulson
and the other by Mrs Hjortholm.
After the program and business
meeting a delicious lunch was ser
we'd by the hostess. There were
two visitors. Mrs. Bennett and Mrs.
Ole Rolseth.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-30
N o IC e

The next regular meeting of the
American Legion and Auxiliary will
be February 20.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-30
BAUER TWINS CELEBRATE
THIRD BIRTHDAY

The Bauer twins, George James
and Granville Neil, celebrated their
third birthday with a party jan
uary 25th given at the home Of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. F.
Bauer. There were 10 guests in
attendance besides the twins. Both
received many lovely gifts.
Refreshments were served and
games played.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-30
Juniors Present
Spring Gree"

The Junior play, Spring Green"
presents an effervescent and
fast-moving enactment of youth and
its parents Friday and Saturday,
January 81, and February l. at the
Junior High Auditorium at 300 p.
Evening star., 1947-11-01

two years for embezzling more than
$500 from a former employer.
Vincent L. Dodson. "a, colored,
of the 800 block of Eighteenth street
NE, was given from to 18 months
by Justice Pine for robbery, involv-
ing q pocketbook snatching.
In another District Court sentence,
Justice Keech gave Wash Ford, %,
colored, of the 300 block Of Virginia
avenue SW., from 8 to 9 years for
assault with intent to commit car
nal knowledge on an 8-year-old
colored girl.
Justice Edward M. Curran of Dis
trict Court gave Charles F. Thorn
ton, 20, Suitland, Md, suspended
sentence and placed him on proba-
ton for three years for promoting
a, lottery in connection with the
numbers racket.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
.4,225 Students at 6. u.
From II FOREIGN Lands

The Right Rev. Msgr. P. ]. McCor-
mick, rector of Catholic University,
today announced the student body
includes 4,225 lay and religious stu
dents from 81 foreign lands.
Students come from Puerto Rico,
Canada, China. Philippines, Vene-
zuela, Cuba, Australia, Hawaii,
Panama, Brazil, Mexico, Guatemala,
Alaska, India, the Canal Zone, Brit
ish Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador,
France, Greece, Iran, Lithuania,
The Netherlands, Peru. Switzerland
and the Virgin Islands.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
|Ex-PoIiceman Given
Il 10 44 Years on
Bad Check Charges

William j. Smith, Al, former
Washington policeman, yesterday
was sentenced by Justice David A.
Pine of District Court to serve from
liz to ~ years on bad check charges
involving more than $4,000.
Smith, whose address was listed
in the 1900 block of Thirty sixth
street NV, had pleaded guilty to
the charges, contained in three in
dictments. Each of two indictments
charged Smith with passing check
| for $1,O50 here last December and
obtaining $1,000 worth of travellers
checks and $42 so in cash for each OF
the bad checks. :.
| A third indictment accused Smith
of causing q bad check for $4,000 to
be transported in interstate COM
merce from Florida to Washington.
Justice Pine gave Smith from six
months to year and half on each
indictment and ordered the SEN
tence to run concurrently.
Jailed in BrIbe Attempt.
In another sentence, Justice Pine
gave Kermit j. Mallette, 43, colored,
of the 900 block of Barry place NV,
from six to eighteen months for at
tempting to bribe a policeman. NAL
lette pleaded guilty to charge
which accused him of handing
Policeman Arthur E. Sweeney of
No. IL precinct $50 in an effort to
influence the off1cer not to press
gambling charges against another
man. Officer Sweeney promptly re-
ported the incident.
Justice Alexander Holtzoff of Dis
trict Court yesterday sentenced two
youths to serve from two to ten
years each for housebreaking and
larceny. One of them Charles Rock
inberg, 81, of the 4500 block of Lily
Pond drive NE, was sentenced in
three cases. In one Of the cases
Rockinberg was accused of breaking
into the garage of the Pionee,
Laundry, in the 300 block Of Chan
ming street NE, and taking a truck
and $153 worth of clothes stored for
dry cleaning.
The second youth, George Davis
20, of the 800 block Of Eleventh
street NE, was tried and convicted
as an accomplice Of Rockinberg or
the laundry job.
In addition, Rockinberg was SEN
fenced for two housebreakings anc
larcenies last May, both at thu
Hopes Windows. Inc, in the zoe
block of Charming place NE, where
cash and adding machines were in.
cluded in the loot. The sentences
in those cases however, were Or
dered to run concurrently with hi
other sentence.
Woman Sentenced.
Mrs. Irene c. Schwarz, 80, whose
address was listed in the 5000 block
Of Silver Hill road, Md. was sen.
fenced by Justice Richmond B
Keecn to serve from six months tt
II
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Hierarchy Soon to Act
On New Cana Institute

The American Catholic hierarchy
meeting here early next month will
hear proposal for second ma
tional conference of the Cana Insti-
tute, tentatively slated for January
at Catholic University.
The institute is concerned with
adult problems, including marital
relations.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Woman Sentenced.

Mrs. Irene c. Schwarz, 80, whose
address was listed in the 5000 block
of Silver Hill road, Md. was SEN
fenced by Justice Richmond B.
Keecn to serve from six months to
Evening star., 1947-08-03

by o buffet supper In the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Cooper.
The bride is the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. T. H. Cooper of Thaxton,
Va, and her brother, Mr.. John W.
Cooper, escorted her and gave her
in marriage. She wore gown of
brocade satin with a f1alf-length veil
and carried a white Bible covered
with white roses and a shower of
gypsophelia.
Mr.. Krider had for his best man
h's brother. Mr.. Leroy Krider, and
Mr.. Glenwood Cooper and Mr.. Du-
vail Cooper were the ushers.
Smyrna times., 1947-12-11
TRUCKERS HOLD
'48 ELECTION
Galloway Named To Head
State Truck Association
For Coming Year
ALSO NAME DIRECTORS

The Delaware Motor Truck As
sociation has organized for 194S
with election of officers and direc-
tors headed by Joseph w. Gallo
way of Galloway Brothers, Will
mington nrm. as president. Vice
presidents are: Don Haye, Brake
s. Equipment Company, Whining
ton. New Castla County; John N.
Burris, Milford. Kent County;
Ralph Reed, Reed Trucking Com
pany, Milton, Sussex County, and
Thomas w. Murray of U. S. Aero
plane Carriers, Inc, Dover, at
large. E.W. Buchanan of Buehan-
an Service, Dover, is treasurer, and
Roger Wooleyhan of the Wooley-
han Transport Company, Whining
ton, is special vice-president to rep
resent the d. M. T. A. with the
American Trucking Association.
Directors are: New Castle County,
Roger Wooleyhan and A. j. Boone,
Electric Hose and Rubber Com
pany; Kent County, Raymond
Masten of the Masten Trucking
Company, Milford, and Jesse S.
Harman of the Harman Oil Com
pany, Dover; Sussex County, Alton
Littleton of w. c. Littleton and
Sons, Laurel; Henry Graves of H.
Graves and Sons, Georgetown, and
Frank Carpenter, Milford; at large
Frank Attix, Kenton; T. M. Ho-
garth of Victor Lynn Lines, Sails
bury, and Franklin Baker of Dia-
mond State Motor Freight, Minqua-
Smyrna times., 1947-12-11

trend will continue, probably
steady, during the winter months
with an upswing in the Spring.
Mr.. Stetser also reported that in
the week ending Nov. 81, a total
of 1,493 persons filed claims in the
Wilmington office for jobless bCne-
fits. This includes both veterans
and non-veterans. The Sal nom
veterans who filed were 35 fewer
than the number for the cores
ponding week in October, but the
veterans claims totalled 652, an in
crease of SO from the figure of a
month earlier. The employment
office had 245 job openings on file
on Nov. %, Mr.. Stetsers letter re-
ported. This is 72 less than the
number at the end of October
with the exception of profession
ais and technical workers, job op-
portunities for men decreased in
all categories," during the month
The office reported that 686 jobs
We're filled through the office in the
month. This is 40 more than ir
the previous month.