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Evening star., 1948-08-08
Maher' s0ffice Shifted
During His Vacation;
Had Opposed Moving

The Office and secretary of Daniel
B. Maher, Special Assistant Cor
poration Counsel, have been shifted
from the Municipal Center Building
to the District Building suite oc-
cupied by Corporation Counsel Ver-
non E. West and most of the city
law staff, it was learned last night.
The move was made in the alb
sence of Mr.. Maher, who is on a
six-week leave with his wife in
California. He will return to his
desk next month. No reason was
given for the move.
1t was reported last month, how
ever, that Commissioner John Rus
sell Young ordered Mr.. Maher to
move downtown" At that time,
Mr.. Maher made it known he would
rather remain in the building at
Fourth street and Indiana avenue.
Strained Relations Recalled.
Moving Mr.. Maher in with the
rest of Mr.. Vests staff, meanwhile,
recalled to reporters that ever since
Mr.. Makers appointment there
have been reports OF strained rela-
tions between him and other As
sistant Corporation Counsels.
Appointed to the trouble shooter"
post last october 81, Mr.. Maher was
assigned to look into charges against
Fire Chief Clement Murphy. He
moved to the Municipal Center to
facilitate progress on the case and
eventual prosecution of the trial
board action against the fire de-
partment official. 5.e ,.4 sal,
Mr.. Maher stayed at the center
near police officials - while he
worked with a group of them on
broad revisions of the police
manual that were proposed to the
Commissioners July 20. In April. he
also was named chairman of a
special committee to decide whether
loyalty check of city employees
was needed.
Holds High Rating.
( Resentment among other men,
bers of the law staff was reported
from the beginning because Mr.
Maher, had been brought in to take
over prosecution of the Murphy
case after several other city officers
mad worked on it for many months
| His special appointment also gave
him a P-7 civil service rating and
salary of $8,179-same at that paid
Chester Gray, Mr.. Vests No. one
assistant. The salary is above that
of many Assistant Corporation
Counsels with years of service.
1t also was reported that Com.
missioner Young has asked Mr.
West to review Mr.. Makers pro-
posals for revision of the police
manual. 1t would be the first time
it was pointed out, that any OF Mr
Maher's projects have been submit
ted to his nominal superior.
Mr.. Maher, with committee o
high police officers headed by In
spector Walter Storm, had worked
on the broad-scale revisions of th'
manual-amounting practically tt
a complete rewrite job-for NOR
than six weeks. Tentative approva
was stamped on the revisions b,
the city heads when they wer'
submitted.
I Mr.. West said Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel Oliver Gasch. Inspec
tor Storms committee and he him
self had practically finished tn
review. He indicated some change
had been made but refused to sa,
what thew were.
Evening star., 1948-08-08
Parkinson to Command
Berkeley Legion Post
sp.sial rI,poteh q rh. s,er

MARTINSBURG. w. Va, Aug T.
Carl r. Parkinson has been installed
as commander of Berkeley Post, No
IA, American Legion. He succeeds
C. v. Sullivan.
Other officers are Ernest c. Alther
jr., first vice commander; Trammel
Hollis, jr., second vice commander
Willard B. Michael, adjutant: Eu-
gene C. Dunham, finance officer
Albert Rudy, chaplain; Wilbur Myer
sergeant at arms, and DR.. M. H
porterfield, service ofilcer.
Evening star., 1948-08-08
Roanoke Attorney Wins
State Bur Essay Contest
By the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND. Va, Aug. John
P. Fishwick, Roanoke attorney, to.
day was named winner of an essay
contest for younger members Of the
Virginia State Bar Association.
The association said Mr.. Fishwici
will be invited to read his essay al
its annual meeting at White Sui.
phur Springs, w. Va. next week
The contest subject was: Are WI
Sacrificing the Bill of Rights ir
Our Current Attempts to Curb Com.
munlsm in American"
Evening star., 1948-08-08
District Child
Traffic Record
PuIsy Association to Meet

The Montgomery County Cerebral
Palsy Association will meet at 8 p m.
tomorrow in the liquor dispensary
building, Silver Spring.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27

winter.
9. The TVIA is a member of the
Western Montana Development AS
ISOLATION and was represented at the
State meeting in Missoula last week
and at the meeting at Roman last
month
TO- The Association was active in
advertising for a doctor, when the
area had none and gave a hand
in helping DR.. Smith to meet people
here and to get located.
H. The TV.IA. has financed the
purchase of $4,000 X-Ray machine
which is now installed and opera
ting in DR.. Smiths office.
IL For two years the T. V. !. A.
has advertised the Eureka areas
possibilities in the Progress edition
of the Spokesman-Review with a
quarter page ad with pictures and
text.
IS. News of the Associations acti-
vities has been regularly published
in the Great Falls Tribune, with
pictures from this area.
IA. The TV.IA. has acted as an
information agency for those who
have written, inquiring of the OPP
portunities of the area.
Is. The group has worked with
the Soil Conservation Technician
and members have given the use of
plots of their land, and carried on
experiments, that best use of the
soils in this area might be learned.
16 The TV.IA. has supported the
movement for the establishment of
an Agricultural Experiment Station
for Northwest Montana, and is pro-
noting the idea that it be located
in the Eureka area, and will take
steps to assist in the procurement
of the land, should that decision
be made.
II. The Improvement Association
is supporting the idea that the State
Fish and Game Department locate
a State Fish Hatchery, about a
100000 establishment on Murray
Creek
Is. The meetings which have been
held in this area for the presenta-
ton and discussion of the co-opera-
tive Agreement, between the For
est Service, and the j. Neils Lum-
Der Company have been arranged
for by the TVIA.
10. A swimming pool for Eureka
is the latest project of the Tobacco
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Edwards
and son, Dwight from Kenneydafe,
Wash, spent the past week at Lloyd
DePratu's home. Mrs. Edwards is
Mrs. DePratu's sister.
Miss Carolyn Payton, daughter Of
Mrs. George Rich has the distinction
OF having won first place in the
state typing contest given at Mis-
Soula, recently. Miss Payton won
a $3.50 typewriter
Mrs H. B. Hudson and Omer
spent Thursday in Kalispell.
The James Byers family and Mr.
and Mrs. Ivan Ingram left their
homes temporarily because of the
nigh water surrounding their places.
The Kootenai Valley All Club
met Friday mite, May 81 at the
Eddie Clark home. The girls de-
cided to take cooking and sewing
as their project this year. Seven
girls are enrolled. Mrs. Hudson and
Mrs. Clark are leaders. Meeting TO
be held each second and fourth Fri
DAY of each month.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Hurson en-
tertained at a birthday dinner on
Sunday honoring Omer Hudson and
Harold Butts. Mrs. Bessie Butts and
Edith. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Butts
and family, Rodney Butts and A. S.
Erickson attended.
A Basket Social was given at the
community hall Saturday mite, The
proceeds went to the Rexford Base
ball team for supplies, etc
Miss Joyce Saunders of Missoula
spent few days visiting at the
Hudson home last week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27

Valley Improvement Association. A
grant of land has been secured,
near Roosevelt Grade School, where
it can be built and the Red Cross
has been contacted, and approval
given for a Life Guard to be sta
toned at the pool.
The Association is quite well
known about, outside of this area,
and down at the State University
and has the reputation of being a
progressive group, and of getting
things done Outside speakers who
have come before the group have
been impressed by the scope and
quality of its activities.
If you. as an interested, active
citizen of this community want to
get on the band wagon, want to
pitch in and help, want to see this
area be a better place to live, give
a hand.
If you want to see for this COM
munity-A new, county built, hos
pital; A new swimming pool for
the children; A fish hatchery es-
tablished on Murray Creek; This
area advertised for its recreational
resources and opportunities for liv-
ing; An Agricultural Experiment
Station for Northwest Montana 10
Gated in this area, get in and help
the Tobacco Valley Improvement
Association do something about it.
Next meeting Thursday evening,
800 p. m, May 81, at the Lincoln
County H. S. Annual dues $500
per member.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
EUREKA NEWS
w. C. t. U. Notes

w. c. T. U. Notes
Carried Over from Last Week.
Mrs. H. w. Woods, of Missoula,
Treasurer of the w. c. T. u Mar
cotics Education Commission Fund,
was guest speaker at a meeting of
the Eureka w. c. T. u. on Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Flag
EFT. Mrs. Woods explained the pro-
gram being carried on in the schools
of the State under the direction of
Miss Dora H. Young, Secretary of
the State Narcotics Education Com
mission. Miss Young has prepared
bulletin to aid the teachers in Civ
ing this instruction. She has also
prepared courses on Narcotics In
structiOn for use in the Teacher
Training institutions of the State.
Miss Young will eventually visit all
the schools in the State, rendering
aid to the Superintendent and the
teachers on this subject. Due to
the many demands made on the
last session of the State Legislature
for various appropriations, funds
were not provided for the work of
this commission.
Due to the many problems arising
from the consumption of alcoholic
beverages the Montana w c. T. u.
took the responsibility of raising the
funds to carry on this program. The
budget for the year ending June
30th, is nearly completed and plans
are being made to raise the $4,000
budget for the coming fiscal year.
The quota for the Northwest Dis
trict is $500 to be raised before jan
uary, l949 Mrs H. B. Hendrick-
sen, President and Mrs o. A. Shew,
Secretary of District One, of Kali
ispell were also guests of the Eur
eka Union.
1t has been reported that so per-
cent of high school students are
drinking alcoholic beverages. DR..
Jellinek of the Yales School of AL
cOhol Studies reports that a survey
of missionaries from members of
A. A. shows that 2/3 of the alco-
holics started drinking alcoholic
beverages during high school age
and 1/3 of the alcoholics showed
signs of alcoholism by the time they
had reached college age. Dr. Roger
Williams of Texas University says:
1T is practically impossible to cure
alcoholism in persons under twenty
eight years of age. In view of these
facts, our children and young people
should be given the scientific facts
regarding the Narcotics in order
that they may be prepared to meet
the problems of life more efficient
""
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
REXF0RD

Mrs. Bud Leighty and Mrs. Sam
Leighty and Carol Irene were call,
ers in Kalispell Wednesday and
Thursday of last week.
Mrs. VIM. Good was caller N
Whitefish and Kalispell the nth &
18th.
Bill Fewkes accompanied his
mother to Rochester, Mimi, where
Mrs. Fewkes will consult specialists
in regard to her health. The trip
was made by plane.
School has ended for this term.
The Rexford grade school children
went to Sophie Lake for a picnic.
F. w. Bartlett, principal of the
school here, returned to his home
in Big Sandy.
Mrs. Ed Arnold attended court
in Libby, the fore part of last week.
Mrs. Jack Arnold left for Wyo-
ming Sunday, where she will visit
a sister.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
T.V.I.A.

The TVLA., Tobacco Valley I'M
provement Association. is the Eur
eka areas Chamber of Commerce,
its group that tries to plan for the
community, the organization that
tries to look to the future develop
ment and progress.
1t is open to all citizens of the
area to join and its meetings are
always open to the public It's prof.
ects need community support and
planning and the TVIA. invites
all who want to see a better Eur
eka to get their shoulder to the
wheel and give some help.
AS a recapitulation of the groups
activities and projects over the past
two years here are a few Of the
things that it has put effort forth
to accomplish.
/. 1t has provided a citizens
meeting place where vital problems
of all parts of this area can be
presented and discussed.
2. One Of its committees promoted
the oiling of the streets: perhaps
not a perfect job, but $500 was
spent on it.
3. It's aviation committee has kept
the local airport on the map
4. Good speakers have been in
Vited to speak to the group and
to plan for the future. These in
cluded men from the University,
Kalispell, and the Forest Service.
s. At least two Improvement AS
sociation banquets have been held
g. A banquet was given this spring
for the Lincoln County high school
basket ball team, twice district
champions, and awards, presented
to the boys and a gift to the coach,
by the Association.
7. The Association is now pro-
noting a hospital for Eureka, one
for Libby, and medical center for
Troy, to be built from County
bond issue 1t has secured grants
of land as a site for the building
in Eureka. In promotion of this
plan visits have been made to Lib
by Whitefish and Roman.
8. The Association was repre-
sented at the States Health Center
Planning meeting at Kalispell last
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
UNIVERSITY MAKES RECORD
SPRING ENROLMENT

Missoula-Up - Spring Quarter
enrolment at Montana State Uni
versity here totaled 1888 at the
end of the first week of the Spring
quarter, according to Leo Smith,
registrar II was a new spring
quarter record
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27

1000 children under Is years old
were killed in automobile accidents
in America in l947. Innocence is
fatal if YOU don't drive carefully
More than 80 per cent Of 1947
automobile accidents in the u. S.
occurred in clear weather. Drive
carefully-alwaysl
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
ABANDON SHELDON CANYON
ROAD NEAR REXFORD

County Surveyor Ira Miller in the
near future will survey a bypass
road for the use of the Shaffer
Ranch to the old Fernie Grade near
ReXford. The Sheldon Canyon road
is to be abandoned as soon as the
access road is completed.
The above action was taken by
the Board of County Commissioners
at its meeting last week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27

In l947, $50 persons were killed
and 2l.000 injured on bicycles in
the United States. On a bike, play
it safe.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27

Are the railways big buyers Of
the products of industry?
They are among the largest buyers
and consumers in America TheH
shopping rs. includes more than
10000 distinct items, ranging from
soap to locomotives. toothpicks to
telephone poles, box cars to coal.
They spent 81 .572 .4O4, 900 this way
in 1915
Evening star., 1948-03-04
Mosterson Is $15O,000 HurIer
After Many Bleak Compoigns

ever, and tore rib loose against
Detroit. He was struck by thrown
ball on an outfield return during
practice. Over one stretch that
season, he yielded % hits, is bases
on balls and Is runs in 1923 in
nings. He finished 1946 with five
wins, six defeats and a miserable
6.03 earned run average. There
were only two worse earned run
averages in the league.
Now Covers His Pitches.
Last spring, while warming up on
the sidelines with Coach Rick Fer
rell, Master signaled he was going
to throw a curve. After he did,
Griffith, sitting on the sidelines, sud-
denly gazed in startled fascination.
He let Walter throw two or three
more pitches, then stopped him.
by golly, I've found it after all
these years. You're throwing your
curve straight overland and your
fast ball from three-quarters." With
that one observation, Masterson was
on the road to success. Ferrell was
detailed to work with him and they
practiced hour after hour.
Walter doesn't !. telegraph his
pitches now. His shattered conf
dence has returned. After ALL he
made the American League All-Star
team last year and dropped his
earned run average to creditable
313.
Masterson last season pitched a
2-hitter against St. Louis, a 3-hitter
against Boston, 4-hitters against
Cleveland, Chicago and Detroit and
5-hitters against st. Louis and New
York. He clearly was winning
pitcher-but he was shackled with
a losing club.
He may compile no great record
this season. He has young, mex
perienced club behind him, but
Masterson isn't likely to squawk at
their mistakes. He'll remember a
fellow named Masterson who wasn't
much pitcher until he had been
around a few years.
Evening star., 1948-03-04
Star Basket Tourney
Semifind|s Present
-Four Champions
By George Huber

George Washington High of Alex
andria and Central join St. Johns
and Bethesda in tomorrow nights
semifinal games in The Stars inter-
scholastic basket ball tournament at
Ritchie Coliseum, University of
Maryland.
That makes 1t an all-champion-
ship lineup. G. W.. which topped
Maryland Park, 57-35, last night, is
titlist in Northern Virginia, while
Central, a 36-32 winner over Con-
zaga, is District public high champ.
The Johnnies and Barons, who play
in tomorrow nights first game at
7:30 o'clock, are champs in the
Catholic League and Montgomery
County, respectively.
G. WIS experience in a tougher
league made the difference as the
Presidents led all the way in their
contest with the little Trojans from
Maryland Park. The second game
was a torrid battle. The Vikings
were able to maintain Whisker
lead most of the time, although the
Eagles pulled even at 26-26 early in
the final quarter.
Players on losing teams proved
the best individual scorers. Ralph
Butler. the Trojan center, racked up
IS points, a mark exceeded only
by the 10 earned by Jack George
of St. Johns on the opening night.
Henry Conlin of Gonzaga was right
behind with II to earn honors in
the windup tilt.
Conlen was scorching in the first
period, tossing in four baskets. But
all five Central boys took part in
the scoring to give the Vikings a
1873 first-period lead. They kept a
shade in front during the second
with scores by Bob johnson and
Jack Stringer helping them to a
1915 halftime margin. The Eagles,
still led by Conlin, narrowed the
gap thereafter, and Central was able
to own only 1924 margin going
into the final. There Mike Nolan
sank a, short one to tie the count
at 26-all, but Ross Keith countered
for Central, and the Vikings kept
a slim lead thereafter.
What actually made the differ
(see STAR TOURNEY. Page C-3O
Evening star., 1948-03-04
| Babe Zohorius
| Seeks Entry in
~. S. Open Golf
By tie Associoted Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 4.-Mrs.
George (Babe Didrikson Zaharias,
worlds greatest woman player, has
made formal, written application to
the United States Golf Association
in hopes of competing in the forth
coming National Open champion
ship.
The long hitting Babe" who won
the British and American amateur
titles before turning professional last
year, has received no reply to her
request. 1t is assumed the letter,
mailed some time ago, has been re-
ceived at USGA headquarters in
New York.
If a precedent is established and
Mrs. Zaharias is accepted, she first
must clinch a place in the tourna-
ment proper through sectional quail
flying. She qualified for Los An
geles Open several years ago, shoot
ing lower 36-hole score than many
male competitors.
Evening star., 1948-03-04
Cards Manager Dyer Injured When Hit by Batted Ball Camp
Pilot Suffers
InAccident
BY the Asseeietsd Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Mar. 4
Eddie Dyer, manager of the ST.
Louis Cardinals, received a brain
conclusion today when he was hit
in the back Of the head with a base
ball during batting practice.
Mount Park Hospital attendants
said his condition was good and
that there was no fracture Of the
skull. He will remain in the hos
pital several days for observation.
The accident happened when
Dyer turned to look into the out
field while standing in the short
stop position and hard-hit liner
felled him. He was unconscious for
several minutes.
Stan Musial and Bob Hannegan
had just arrived at the park when
the accident occurred. Hannegan,
new owner of the Cardinals, is the
former Postmaster General.
Says He's All Right.
"Tell my family that I am all
right-dot't worry" Dyer told Han
negan after he was revived. He was
able to walk from the field to the
ambulance with the assistance of
Ducky Medwick and several other
players.
After the accident none could re-
member who was at bat when Dyer
was struck.
The accident to the Cards man.
ager came q few minutes after it
had been revealed here that Musial,
the Cards slugging first baseman,
had ended his holdout and signed a
contract.
The signing came after a 15-min-
ute conference with Hannegan.
Figure Near $4,000.
1t is believed the contract figure
was somewhere between $31 900 and
$4,000. Hannegan was reported to
have offered the lower figure. Mu-
sial wanted the higher amount.
Musial said I'm very pleased
with my new contract" as he dashed
from Hannegan's hotel for AL Lang
Field to don a uniform for his
first workout with the Cards.
Musial hit .312 last year. In 1946
he walloped the ball for 1865 figure
and was voted the National Leagues
most valuable player.
Signing of Musial leaves only one
Card holdout-Pitcher Harry (the
Cat) Brecheen.
Evening star., 1948-03-04
Hockey Probers Talk
With Tanner in Jail
BY the Associoted Press

DETROIT, Mar. 4. National
Hockey League President Clarence
Campbell carried his investigation
of player betting inside the walls Of
Southern Michigan Prison at Jack
son today.
Accompanied by top Michigan
penal authorities, Campbell con-
ferred at the prison with James
(Occo) Tanner, reported go be-
tween for at least two league
PLAYERS.
Tanner, a known gambler and con-
victed bank robber, was returned to
the prison as a parole violator about
two weeks ago. He has been in
solitary confinement. but Gov. Kim
Sigler gave Campbell permission
Tuesday to talk with him.
With the hockey president were
State Corrections Commissioner
Joseph w. Sanford and former
Commissioner Garrett Heyns, now
head of prison industries. The three
entered the prison gates about 1890
am.
When they emerged 80 minutes
later, both Campbell and Sanford
declined any comment on their visit