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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
The RipIeys Extend
Seasons Greetings

Another year has rolled around,
and again we wish to express our
interest in and regards for our
many friends in Lincon County. The
years we spent with you are a
mong the most pleasant of our lives,
and we look forward with sincere
pleasure to those times when we
are privileged to meet old friends
and talk of the days we lived to-
gether in Lincoln County.
In order that we may miss none
of you at this Holiday Season, we
are taking this means of wishing
each and every one a right Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
May you enjoy the true spirit of
this holiday season and may the
coming year of l949 bring you all
the joys and successes you may be
hoping for, and bring as well good
will and happiness to all of Lin
coin County.
We would not forget at this time
to extend our Good Wishes to the
Libby Chamber of Commerce, the
various sportsman's organizations
with which we worked and the |
other groups with which we enjoy |
ed membership or contact---to yOL.
au we say, Merry Christmas ana .
Happy New Year.
GEORGE RIPLEY AND WIFE. (
Arlee Montana
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
Libby Ski Club
Tow Operating

The Libby Ski Club held a meet
ing Friday night, December II at
their club house and elected officers
for the coming year Thomas Rob
eItson was elected president; BIZ
Darlington, vice president. and Mrs.
Raymond Bleich, secretary-treas
urer.
The official starting of the tow
win be Sunday, December rs, whem
free coffee will be served 70 The
skiers and spectators. Carlton jog
Chin was appointed chairman az
the committee by President Inex
Ratekin.
The tow will run from 100 o. IA
until 500 o'clock. Tickets viii Be-
$3.50 for the season and 25c per
day for students and SIS 90 for are
season and SOC daily for adultw
Stuoents under eighteen must nave
q signed slip from their parents be-
fore they will be permitted 20 use
the tow.
Coffee and doughnuts werc SCI
we'd by the president at the elise
Of Fridays meeting.
The annual holiday party will be
held January 3. The chairman for
he entertainment is Mrs. Thomas
robertson; chairman for refresh
nents, Mrs George Smith: and
lckapoo chairman, John MEYERS.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
THE WICHNIANS VISIT
FLORIDA AND CUBA

Mr. and Mrs August Wichman
returned home last Saturday after
vacationlng for several weeks in
Florida, world famous winter play
grounds The Libby folks fished
swan. and enjoyed basking in the
sun. They also attended the dog
and horse races which. they state
seem to be the center Of attraction
While in Florida they visited Mr.
Wlchmans sister Mrs Located IN
Miami
Before starting back to Mon
tana, the Wichmans enloved a n
hour trip on the s. s Florida To
Havana Cuba, The Isle of enchapt.
ment The cruise to Havana was
made IN the moonlight and was
beautiful say the Libby folks. who
while In Cuba, made several tours
In the city of Havana and into the
nearby country These trips were
exceedingly interesting and were.
thoroughly enjoyed By both Mr.
and Mrs Wichnan.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
THE DECKERS BUY
THE MERRY MARKET

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Decker have
purchased the Merry Market on
the Highway in the southwest part
OF town, buying it from Gerald T.
and Mary A. O'Brien, who have
owned and operated the business
for the past IA months.
Mr.. Decker has been employed
by the j. Neils Lumber Company
and is well known in Libby. The
y Brlens, who gave possession Of
the store the first of this week.
let yesterday for Harlem, where
they expect to operate a ranch.
The residence owned by the o.
brlens was included in the sale
which was made through the Mau-
rer Realty.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
COLUMBIA RIVER REVIEW
REPORT AT CLERKS OFFICE

In response to requests from the
Board of County Commissioners
and the Libby Chamber of Com
MERGE copy of the Columbia
River Report, including the main
report and Appendix B has been
received at the office of County
Clerk George c. Earle. This report
will be available for the public to
check at the Clerks office.
The commissioners reappointed
L. (. Trip of Eureka, to the office
OF Justice of the Peace Of Tobacco
Township at their meeting Wednes-
day. The following were appointed
TO fill two year terms on the board
of trustees of Lincoln County High
School, Eureka:
Homer Garrison, reappointed:
Thurston Gwynn, reappointed; John
Mckenzie to fill the vacancy left
by the resignation of Burgess Drake.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
Austin Reedy
Post Buys Old.
Bank BuIdinQ

For many years, Austin Reedy
Post No. 81 of the American Lee
giOn, owned and met in its own
quarters south of the Catholic
Church. 1t was felt however as
the years went by, that other quar-
terS more suited for the organiza-
ton and located down town were
needed and about a year ago the
old Legion Home was sold to Mr.
and Mrs. William Hafferman of The
Gables.
John Appelgren, post commander
pleted December Is, whereby Aus
TN Reedy Post has purchased the
Old First National Bank building
from the First State Bank. The
purchase is financed by members of
the post, who united practically
1909 to make the project possible
The consideration was $4,000
1t IS planned to eventually use
a portion Of the building as a club
room and for meeting place How
ever the purchase was made sub
ject to existing leases which will
not be cancelled Business firms
OCCUPYING the building at this time
include The Mountain States Power
Co, The Zonolite Co., the State
Liquor Store. and DR.. A. NJ. Brock |
way dental offices.
Since the sale of their old home,
the Legion post has enjoyed the |
hospitality of the " F. w. posts
meeting room, where it holds its
meetings. The organization enjoys
a membership of over ITO members.
stated Commander Appelgren.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
VETS XMAS PARTY
WELL ATTENDED

Approximately 12O adults and
children attended the Vets Christ
mas party last Friday night which
was held in the V. F. w. lounge
Several recitations were said bv
chlIdren followed with verse read
ing by Mrs. Marion Miller. Fritz
VlgnaH rendered several Christmas
carols on his accordian.
santa arrived around 900 to greet
the many children and distribute
gifts. Christmas carols were sung
and enjoyed by all. Coffee and
christmas cookies were served bv
the lunch committee, Ruth Baenen.
Iona McCallum and JENNY Quinn
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
PROGRAM SCHEDULE

The Presbyterian Sunday School
program will take place Thursday
evening at 8 p. m.
Christmas Eve Candle Light Ser
vice on Friday evening commencing
at II p. m. You will want to at
tend this service in honor of the
Christ Child. Come and bring your
friends
Our Sunday morning service.
December 26th will be devoted to
the observance of St. John, The
Evangelst's birthday All members
of the Masonic Order and Eastern
Star Chapter are cordially invited
to attend
The public is cordially invited to
attend al of the above services.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
Pomona Entertoins
Neighbor Oranges

Lincoln County Pomona Grange
No. 5 met in Libby December 18.
The Kootenai Valley and Cabinet
Oranges were hosts.
After the opening in the fifth
degree, Frank Robinson, County
Agent and Mr. Ross, Superinten-
dent of the Northwest Montana
Experiment Station located at Cres-
ton, were presented by the assis-
tant stewards to the Master. Mas
ter Perkins introduced the gentle
men 70 the patrons. Mr.. Ross ex-
planned that manY on the station
experiments would be conducted as
well as many off the station, since
no one section had the same prob
lens such as rainfall, soil condi-
tons, etc. Mr.. Ross then asked
for questions from the crowd about
the kind of experiments that would
be of the most value to residents
IN this part of the state. Three
problems were presented: Seed
ing of range land with tame grass
seed; 2-Raising of small fruits and
berries; 3-Experiments with var
lous kinds Of trees suitable for
Christmas trees.
Brother Grambauer and Sister
Perkins gave reports for their sub
ordinate Oranges.
The Pomona voted to match the
paid by the State to the
Pomona Master when in attendance
at State Grange.
During the Lecture hour under
the direction of Sister Perkins. Po-
mona Lecturer group singing was
enjoyed
Sister Perkins called on Sister
Julia Beebe, State Juvenile Super
ntendent for a report of Juvenile
md Youth plans as made at the
'ecent convention. Brother AT
Sheldon reported on the Oranges !
iction on the Cooperative agree
nent
General impressions Of the Con !
'ention were given by Sister Mar {
aret Weydemeyer She stressed :
he beautiful degree work. 7
Action of the agriculture and T
legislative committees was the sub T
ect of Brother Grambauer's talk, T
nd Sister Dorothy Perkins closed T
ne program with a general sum-
ling up of the convention. 9,
Following the meeting all pa L
'onS gathered in the, dining room ~
II an excellent dinner and the el
sual visiting so much enjoyed as y,
part of good Pomona meeting II
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
INSTALL CONSERVATION
COURSE AT BOHEMIAN

/ Bozeman, Dec. 16-In response tC
local demand, a course in conser
walton Of resources VIII be started
at Whitehall the second week in
January under the direction Of Nick
Helburn, assistant professor Of geo
graphy and geology at Montana
State college.
Mr. Helburn viii visit Whitehall
Dec 10 for a meeting with those
interested in taking the course The
meeting viii start at m. in
the high school
The idea of such a course at
Whitehall was first considered by
the U S Department of Agriculture
council Early this month George
Roskie of the U. S. Forest Service
Harry Cocgriffe, county agent and
superintendent of schools met with
Mr. Helburn here and worked out
the details
The course will include a survey
Of the entire field of conservation
and the training will include wise
use of soils, forests, range land.
wild life, water resources. and min
erals. The course will be flexible
and practical
Any one, regardless of age or
qualification, is eligible I,
TO take the course. College credits I
will be given to those who desire |
credit. Those who merely want the |
training may attend as a listener |
and will not have to take exams.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
own Teams to PIoy
Basketball Tonight

Tonight the VFW Hoopsters are
scheduled to meet the Midgets in
a City league contest at 8:15. The
Lumbermen will play the Union at
$3.50. The games tonight (Thurs-
day. will be open to the public
with no charge.
Last week the VFW and Lumber
men were the victors. VFW de-
feated Union 1913; and in the second
game the Lumbermen chalked up
another % score while the Midgets
were making 49,
High scorers for last weeks games
were Gene Chapman, 10 points:
Darsow, eight points and Dolezal,
eight points. Don't forget that to-
nights games are free of charge.
Come out and see your town teams
in action.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
Show Many Valuable
Antiques in Libby
Second Hand Store

A few minutes spent in the Wal
lace Trading Post several days ago
revealed the fact that in addition
| to having a stock which the pro-
prietor remarks, is so varied that
1t is seldom customers fail 10 find
what they wish, the store could
start an antique collection all Of
its own.
The first articles which caught
the eye of the reporter were two
English vases made back in the
l82O's. incidentally few of you
who read this had grandparents
who were born before these vases
were made
Stepping on from the beautiful
and artistic to an article which
might not have as strong an appeal
to many, but quite possibly might
appeal even more to others, a s.
gallon jug labelled Pure Fulton
Whisky thus set its vintage as
not later than about the turn of
the century.
The pre-Civil War dashboard |
made from corrugated slate is far
cry from the You put EN- in and |
I'll do the rest type of electric
machines of today. AS many as 80
)r so pieces of dishes date back
to the 40's or SOS of the last cen
Jury, and one hand nodded pitcher
S said to be over 100 years of age.
A pint measure, made Of brass
md carried during the Civil War
~ member of a Massachusetts
egiment sits on a shelf, while
learby stands a Circassian walnut
enter table in a perfect state of
reservation in spite of the fact that
was probably bought during the
70's.
There are other articles Of equal
interest but the reporter was called
way before he could check them. t
. they viii have to await future
DRY Meanwhile it is of interest /
) know that all these articles have u
cen collected from this community. n
nd If the history of many of them b
nee they arrived in Lincoln Coun- V
=, were known, it would doubtless il
axe interesting reading n
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
Forest Dispatcher
Koufmon Resigns

Supervisor w. G. Guernsey an
nounces the resignation of Karl M.
Kaufman, Forest Dispatcher. Mr..
Kaufman first entered the Forest
Service as a seasonal laborer in
1880 at Trego. With the division
of the old Blackfoot Forest between
the Kootenai and Flathead forests.
Mr.. Kaufman was transferred to
the Raven Ranger District where
he remained until 1945, at which
time he was transferred to Libby
as Forest dispatcher.
Except for a detail to the Emer-
gency Rubber Project during the
war, Mr. Kaufman'S entire service
has been on the Blackfoot and Koo-
tenai forests. Harry KinS, Warland
District dispatcher will succeed
Kaufman as Forest Dispatcher at
Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
CAR SLIPS INTO DITCH
RETURNING FROM KALISPELL

Mrs. Mac Petrusha, Libby resi-
gent, was returning from Kalispell
monday about noon when the car
wheels started spinning on hill
ABOUT three miles this side of that
city. The car got out of control
and swerved onto the shoulder of
the road where it balanced momen-
itarily, then rolled over onto its
top. A wrecker from KaIispell was
secured to remove the car and Mrs
Petrusha drove the car on home.
Three Petrusha children. Corine.
BARBARA, and Mickey and Mrs. Geo
~ 4. WOOD were passengers in the car.
No one was hurt
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
Contribute Hundred
Dollars to Ronge

Local 36l Operating Engineers
held their regular meeting Mon
day evening According to public
lty agent Lawrence A. Kins the
Local voted to contribute the sum
OF 500 to the Libby Rifle Club for
use IN the construction of its new
indoor range
The new building is making nice
progress Assisted BY various
groups the club expects in the near
future TO have a range that will be
a credit TO the organization and to
the community.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
WILL SERVE COFFEE AND
SANDWICHES TO PUBLIC

Inc Kennedy Furniture Mart and
the Maytag Shop advertise in this
ISSUE that they will serve coffee
and sandwiches free TO the public
tomorrow friday from 100 to
500 o'clock in the afternoon.
Everybody is invited 20 call in
during the afternoon and enjoy the
hospitality of these two firms
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
L G. S w LOCAL NO. 1881
GIVE TO CHRISTMAS SEAL
AND INFANTILE PARALYSIS

At the last regular meeting of
the Lumber & Sawmill Workers
Local No. 1881, the organization
voted to contribute SIS to the
Christmas Seal Drive now under
way.
It was also voted to give SIS
to the Warm Springs, Ga, Infantile
Paralysis fund.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
CHAMBER MEETS DECEMBER
18TH AT GOPHER INN

Don't forget the Libby Chamber
Of Commerce is sponsoring a wrang-
ling session at Lincoln's Gopher
Inn, Tuesday, December %. A free
lunch for everyone is being pro-
vided. Discussions on publicity will
also be presented.
Don't forget the date and place
if you like wrangler's sessions and
a dutch lunch.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23

The Misses Deanna Gosswiller
and Toni Olson who have spent the
past week and a half with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Holmgren, left Tuesday afternoon
for their homes in Spokane. Their
grandmother, Mrs. Holmgren, ac-
companied them and expects to
return TO Libby today.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23

The total amount Of snow for the
season on December % was 37.4 in.
Last year on the same date there
was 1872 in, which gives a differ
ence of 25.2 inches more snow this
year than last. December % was
the coolest night todate for the sea
son, being 4 degrees below zero.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
LIBBY STORES TO REMAIN
OPEN TONIGHT DEC. 23)

Stores in Libby will be open for
business until 900 p. m. tonight
December Merchants Comm
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
WEATHER REPORT

Following is the weather report
for the past week as given through
the courtesy of the Libby Ranger
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23

Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Cloutier were
business visitors in Missoula Fri
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Neils and
children left Tuesday for Spokane.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23

Continued on Page Six
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-07
Only $500 Down
S1l.OO Per Month

Seeds Of hot wofer, doY and
night Eeonomieol bIode-type
heoting element is completely
immersed, every speck Of heat
goes into healing. 3-ln. fiber
gloss insOlofed wulIs keep heot
in. Sleek white enomeled steel
iuekef. U. [. Approved.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-07

Asbestos Siding
large Bundle $3.65
PoFtIand cement and Ioug fiber
csbestos siding. Bundle covers
33h sq. f.. surface with lIa-in.
overlup. EasY and quick 70 upply.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-07

Steel Form Truck
Buy Nowl Only Iela sazg:So no.
Field iesied-feld proven for 5000
lb. capacity loodsl Timken bearings
for smooth easy droft. oseiIIotins
2-pc. telescope reach.
Arizona sun., 1948-10-01
COTTON:
Lift Dat Bale

With the largest cotton crop since
1887 being harvested this year, Uncle
Sam is making ready to stage a
comeback in the cotton buying busi-
ness.
Of the 15,219, 900 bales to come off
the land, the cotton trade estimates
that about a third will go into stor-
age under federal loan.
TWENTY -ONE MILLION people
in the United States depend on cot
ton for their livelihood, and the fate
of the cotton crop, therefore, is not
only a personal but national con-
Germ.
The federal government is COM
ing into the picture because cotton
prices are coming down. They have
reached 31.04 cents pound, which
is pretty close to the support floor Of
3074 cents.
Here's what happens:
WHEN THE COTTON grower
hauls his crop to the warehouse he
gets a receipt for it. and then he
either sells the cotton at the market
price or accepts the government S
standing offer to lend him money
on it.
If he chooses to accept the loan,
he is paid 30.74 cents a pound on the
average-the exact price depending
on the kind and quality of the cotton.
Then he is free, for one year, to
sell the cotton for more money, pro.
vided the price goes up. If he doesn't
sell it within year the government
becomes owner of the crop.
PROBABLE EFFECT of this oper.
alton will be to keep lot of cotton
off the market this year, thus pre-.
venting the price from dropping
through the support floor. Also. il
will result in the government end
ing the year with several million
bales of cotton on it's hands.
Arizona sun., 1948-10-01

full solution was getting buried deep
er and deeper.
That all this confusion was being
fostered deliberately by the Soviets
was quite evident. Their purpose
for so doing was more obscure.
THE RUSSIANS want full control
of Berlin, taking that as their i'm
mediate objective. Ultimately they
want to force American occupation
troops completely out of Germany,
after which Russia could take over
the great German industrial poten-
tial, including the inestimably valu-
able Ruhr section.
However, there might be still an
other reason for this display OF So
Wet diplomatic aggression which
was planned almost a year ago to
erupt this fall.
The Russians might be trying to
harass the western nations to the
point where the entire Berlin issue
Will OS OUIIlPCO LII CA1C zap VI IAAS
United Nations. Once the crisis
comes under U. NJ jurisdiction the
Russians might plan to use the in
evitable squabble as a pretext for
resigning from the world organiza-
ton and taking their satellite states
with them.
THE EAST-WEST split into two
opposing power spheres then would
be complete. Moreover, the U. N.
itself probably would be reduced to
total impotency in guiding interna-
tional affairs.
And the question of whether the
Soviet Union is entertaining motives
like these might be answered by
the end of the year. For the western
nations were determined that If they
didn't get some satisfaction from
Moscow soon they would arraign
Russia before the United Nations
this fall.
Arizona sun., 1948-10-01

involved. There are no linguistic or
racial differences between Hyder-
abad's Hindus and the Hindus Of ad-
jacent states. The boundaries Of
Hyderabad are arbitrary and his
torical, not dependent upon the ge-
ography of the vicinity.
INDIA MIGHT we'll have refrained
from pushing the issue for year or
two, pending a peaceful settlement.
The potential danger lies in two
phases of the situation:
1. THE HYDERABAD war might
prove to be the factor that will pre-
cipitate violent conflict between
Hindu and Moslem Pakistan, whose
more or less peaceful relations now
are strained and uneasy.
2. 1T is A BLOW to the British
Commonwealth, to which both India
and Pakistan still belong. With the
Russians acting the way they are,
any disturbance of the delicate bal
ance of power that still prevails in
the East could bring still another
catastrophe down upon the world.
Arizona sun., 1948-10-01
HeudIiners

IN PASADENA Michael Beal,
83, (above) received 30-day sus-
pended sentence for being drunk and
disturbing the peace after he had
propelled his wheelchair up and
down sidewalks at furious rate Of
speed, hurting invective and profan-
ity at all comerS.
IN GREAT FALLS, Mont. Mem
bers of the Cascade county Demo.
cratic central committee voiced no
objection when Ray Wise, a Repub-
lican. submitted his resignation after
being elected Democratic precinct
committeeman. T
IN EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. A. l..
Webb cleaned out his desk, came
across a letter his wife had given
him to mail II years ago. shuddered
at the possible consequences. finally
mailed the letter
Arizona sun., 1948-10-01

AS Cordell Hull looked back on
his long period of public service the
last years of which covered the
most trying times up to then that
our nation has faced, he came to
the conclusion which more and
more of our great leaders are reach
ing today and he said:
1--WE have a desperate need for
more religion and morality as the
background for government. The
religious and moral foundations for
thought. and conduct require
strengthening here as well as
throughout the world. There is no
higher civilizing influence than re-
hgious and moral concepts Corrup-
tion and tyranny can be driven out
of government only when these Cons
cepts give men the faculty to rec
ognize such evils and the strength
to eliminate them
If the political pendulum swings
at the next election as is likely, and
the logical appointee for the office
OF secretary of state is named. it
will be John Foster Dulles. It will be
a satisfaction to many to know that
he shares the views of Mr.. Hull in
so far as they both recognize the
importance of the influence of re-
ligion in the carrying out of our re-
lations, domestic as well as inter-
national.
For those aVbo, as CordeU Hull said,
"are here ON the scene of action at
this critical tnse," this fact is Oital,
since we bare the responsibility OF
Saying "sObat sVay THE sVorH is going
for 50 years. to come"