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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29

gence; on Sept. 80, 1888, he sent
a congratulatory cable to Adolph
Hitler praising him for his "his-
tory-making efforts in the adj
justment of minority rights"
i
DARLING of the Axis Propa-
ganda Ministries, the Un-Ameri-
can Committee should, in the
words of "The New World" Off
cial organ of the Chicago diocese
of the Catholic Church, begin
with an investigation of ITSELF
In its ten-year life span, the
Un-American Committee has
squandered $685. 900 - h ar d.
earned money of taxpayers =
smearing, slandering and cruel
flying every liberal and progress
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29
No bull

TF he don't watch out
Il COLLINS are going to get
a Jesuit priest named William
J. Smith.
Last week the Rev. Smith was
droning on before a convention
of the Catholic Press Associa-
ton in Cleveland where the
talk is usually uninspired, sec
tartan and tame as tabby.
Suddenly the assembled cler-
les popped up in their pews as
though the reverend had I'M
loosed a dirty word.
Capitalism cannot be de-
fended," he declared. cit ma
lures into monopohstic accumu-
lations of power. 1t evolves into
and perpetuates the class strug-
gle"
One Catholic quipster agreed
that the good father had really
taken the papal bull by the
hornSl"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29
Arms for Israel?

r N Palestine the struggle was
clear-cut. The new state of
Israel was fighting for its life
against Arabs armed, and in
some cases even led, by the
British, who were continuing
the traditionally policy that has
enabled Britain to rule the Mid
die East since the Napoleonic
wars.
On the politico-economic side,
the struggle was a bit more
complex. Britain, recipient of
Marshall Plan funds, was using
these funds to equip the Arabs
with modern weapons of war,
some claimed. But the tribal
feudal Arab kings and sheiks
were being even more elabor-
ately financed from the royal
ties paid them by the Standard
and Texas oil companies.
The United Nations ordered
truce was on-and off. The
; Arabs had failed to comply with
the UN request thus far. Tru-
man, in a vague statement,
seemed to assure, Chain Weiz-
mann, president of the new
Israel, that his request for $780,
100000 in loans would be hon
ored, that the us. would arm
Israel if the Arab attacks con-
tinued.
Weizmann said that the loan
would be used to purchase arms
and to house the thousands of
Jewish DPS still in Germany,
who would eventually be admit
ted to their new homeland at
the rate of $4,000 per month. AS
for the arms pledge, Weizmann
got the impression from Tru-
man that Israel would get
something in the future
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29
Out Of the sewer
r AN VALTIN, author of

10 AN XALIlN, authOr Oh
the time U. S. anti
Communist best-seller Out Of
The Night, worked for the Nazis
long after he pretended to have
filed" from them, according to
captured German documents to
be produced in Paris court.
The documents will be filed
by plaintiffs in libel suit
against newspapers publishing
Valtin's writings, which prom
Uses to be the French judicial
sensation of the year.
Va1tin, whose real name is
Richard Krebs, now lives in
the u. S. The documents ex-
posing Valtin include a signed
letter found lin Hamburg Ges-
tapo files, in which he asked
that "a mission be entrusted to
me in the combat against
communism. The letter con-
tinued: ct leave the Gestapo
authorities free 5. to ps1b-
lish or keep secret my declara-
ton in view of my eventual
utilization"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29
Crystal gazer

I'M FARLEY never rated
j very high with FDR-
except as political prophet.
For what it's worth, here is
Farley's prophecy on the '48
elections:
. Wallace will get S million
votes.
. Truman will be nominated
at Phila. on the first ballot
and reelected in November.
. Sen. Vandenberg will be
the COP nominee after a con-
vention deadlock.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29

so long as Russia kept a veto.
What super-weapon is neces-
sarY TO deal with the hair
raising Molotov Yes" to peace?
Washington's answer, now
going on for weeks, is mo, no,
a thousand times nor, an alien
tune supposedly copyrighted by
the Kremlin.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29
Giont rolIy at Coliseum June 8
to protest fuscist Mundt Bill

Chicago will raise It's huge voice in against
Mundt poicestate bill rally Sunday
PM. at the Coliseum wabash at 18th STU
rally. of
will highsht the splendid fight Chcagoans wagng
this BILL which has already the House
before the Senate for vote.
A partial o speakers Harry F.
Emeritus Union Seminary.
York; Leo Krzyck honorary Amaiamated Cloth
president SIav
Robert Mors Lovef former Governor of the Virgin Islands,
Taylor Secretary
Nixon. Washington legislative
Workers tcIO officer
Government in Germany
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29
BY ISABEL CARR

A hOarSe, vulgar song SWellS
in the threats of out-and-out
fascists and arch-reactionaries
throughout the land.
They are singing a Happy
Birthday" toast to their sinister
Frankenstein, the House I'm
American Activities Committee,
on the 10th anniversary of its
birth.
They point with pride to the
Committees first piece of legis-
lation since its inceptien-the
Subversive Activities Control
Act of 1948-now before the Sen
ate for a vote.
They wax gleeful at the Com
mittee's own claim made as long
ago as 1946) that its files today
contain the names of more than
one million subversiye Ameri-
cans"
BUT there are many more than
one million Americans who shud-
der at the Committees claims;
who are sickened by the Com
mittee's 10-year span of "Un-
American Activities"
How did the Committee get
those one million names? asked
Rep. John L. Cochran of Mis-
souri, in January. Is45. They
confiscated mailing lists of So
called subversive organizations.
.. Undoubtedly my name is on
the list: and SO is yours"
During the past ten years."
wrote author Albert E. Kahn re-
Gently, "the Un-American Activ-
tiles Committee has been perpe-
trating monstrous hoax upon
the American people.
"Its spies and expert wit
nesses' have included the dregs
of the criminal and political un-
derworlds. It's methods of opera
ton have been intimidation and
calumny. innuendo and charac-
ter assassination, blackmail and
b1acklists. It's chief target has
been, and still is, the Constitu-
ton of the United States"
UNDER the craftsmanship of
Rep. Martin Dies-the J. Parnell
Thomas of his day-the I'm
American Committee was orig
inally formed on May 26. 1888,
for the alleged purpose of gath
ering information on s.subver-
sive and un-Americad propa-
ganda that is instigated from
foreign countries or of a domes-
tic origin that attacks the prin-
ciple of the form of government
as guaranteed by the Constitu-
ton"
On January 8, 1945, during
the first hour of the opening ses-
sion of the 18th Congress, a sur
prise bill introduced by Rep.
John E. Rankin of Mississippi,
was passed by a vote of 207-186,
converting the Committee into a
permanent body.
On each successive year since
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29
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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29
us. veto

r T SEEMS that the only
i thing more terrible than
the Soviet veto is the Sovict
yes.
u. S. Ambassador Walter
Bedell Smith said some formal,
polite words about an "open
door" to friendly discussion in
Moscow and was Immediately
paralyzed by that frightening
affirmative.
The dollar press used TO say
America needed atom bombs
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29

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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29

~
its democracy-defying birth in
1898, the Committee has come up
with sensational blast against
something or somebody just when
the House of Representatives was
about 10 vote on the question of
how much money was enough to
carry on the Un-American Com
rnitfee's work.
EACH YEAR the fury of the
blast has increased to such pro-
portions that the Committee
which was allotted $4,000 in
taxpayers dollars in 1885
grabbed 100000 on March 2,
1948. Sample:
On Jan. 4, 1889, Dies made
rip-roaring charges that Commu-
mist infiltration into the Federal
government was astounding; that
Nazis had penetrated into secret
u. S. armament records; that
Communists were boring from
within in labor unions, churches,
political and other groups, and
that Harold Ickes and other high
Government officials were ham
pering" the Dies inquiry.
On Feb. 8. 1889. the House
voted the Committee a one-year
extension and $4,000 for ex-
penses.
ON JAN. 3, 1910, Dies named
the Communist Party and the
German American Bund as 'tun-
American agents of foreign gov
ernments";; listed IL CLIO unions
as 'smore than tinged with Com
munism";; named 10 organiza-
tons as alleged Communist
'tfronts."
On Jan. 20. 1910. the House
voted $4,000 for the years ex-
penses. added sa5.ooo later.
On Apr. "a, 1916, Rep. John E.
Rankin Cd, Mss, as co-chair-
man under Rep. John S. Wood
3D., CAD, demanded the removal
of Henry Wallace as Commerce
Secretary because of his associ-
atoms with the CLIO Political Ac-
ton Committee which Rankin
said was a Communist front
movement"
On May 7. 1916. the House
voted $4,000.
EVERY sort of organization has
been investigated" by the Com
mittee, including the National
Catholic Welfare Conference, the
CLIO, the Farmer-Labor Party
the Federal Theater project, con-
suiiiClS 81 ouPS, peeUliCdtioiiS, eIlo
the movie industry.
"Since 1888. in the marble
columned caucus room in the ole
House Office Building" agar
according to Albert Kahn, Ear
endless macabre procession o.
ex-convicts, labor spies, foreign
agents, racketeers, fascist propa
gandists and political renegades
have been solemnly paraded be-
fore the Committee to testify as
expert witnesses on subversive
activities in the United States
Zone of the first witnesses te
appear before the Committee wa.
a man by the name Of Alvin /
Halpern. On the second day Of
Halpern's testimony. District
Of Columbia court sentenced him
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-22

ranging from minimum of 1925
upwards 70 $500. It is expected
that an average monthly guarantee
Of over 800 will be obtained, this
figure being necessary to put the
project on an immediate paying
basis.
Power for the new line will
probably be purchased from the
BonneVille-K Kerr Dam Hungry Horse
hookup possibly thru wheeling ar
rangement with Mountain States
power lines However, the details
for this part of the project will be
worked out by REA officials after
the project IS approved
The Board of Trustees has an
nOunced tn at residents within
range of this line who do not take
out memberships now, may find
themselves in the dark for two to
four years after the line is estab-
hshed, since the loan granted for
construction covers only the places
signed at that time Also, all sup
plies allOcated TO the job are granted
on the same basis.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-22

/ Trego, Gateway, Rexford and rural
districts of Eureka
This new project, when accepted
/ for construction, will embrace some
of the most sparSely settled farming
areas. as well as some of the cost
hest terrain for construction yet en-
countered in Western Montana A
recent allotment survey by
Verne E. Ashley Engineering ser
vice Of Butte, mapped out total
of 1871 miles of two and three phase
line needed to cover this area.
Clearing will be required on So
miles of this right-of-Way, much
Iof il thru heavy timber and rough
country. Since this one feature
could raise construction costs to Q
prohibitive figure, the Coop plans
to do the entire clearing Job with
volunteer labor; and members of
the Board of Trustees are now busy
securing work agreements for six
days labor from every member.
Each member has already paid a
$1,000 fee, and pledged himself for
a monthly power usage guarantee
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-22

town team was played in the LCHS
gym Thursday night, January 10.
Whitefish was victors by one POM IT,
Nuggets
Mrs Sina johnson and Mrs. by,
: johnson and little son spent tues
day Of last week visiting IN rex
ford between trains.
Mrs. Pearl Bright is visiting IN
Eugene, Ore
Mrs. John Mcclure of Dishman
came to Eureka last week and plans
to make her residence here until
the end of the school term.
Bob Rhodes and Glenn hoose
went to st. Ignatius to take ply
steal for civil service. They were
accompanied by Roy Robinson.
Mrs. Henry johnson and son Gary
left for their home in KalispeH al
ter spending a week at the Fred
johnson home.
Sheriff Roy Livengood of Libby
was a business visitor in Eureka
Wednesday.
We wish to make a correction of
an item in the last Western News.
It was Marilyn Slaney who broke
her arm instead of Mary Ann Robbie
as was first understood.
Mr.. and Mrs Rudy Peck and little
daughter returned from trip to
Butte, Tuesday. While there they
purchased a new Chrysler car.
Mrs Buhmiller spent several
days in Spokane last week. She ac-
companied Bill who plans to remain
in Spokane. He and his brother
in-law have purchased radio bust
ness in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Peltier have
a new Mercury. The new car was
purchased at the Carey garage in
Kalispell
Ruby Johnson spent the week
end visiting her parents in Kalispell. |
Mrs. Anna Huffman returned from
Libby on Wednesday where she
had been receiving medical treat
ment.
Lyle Richmond ~was a visitor in
Wednesday of last week (
He was accompanied by Mrs. Wayne |
Richmond and Mrs. Francis Shene- |
felt
Tom Price Jr. was in Spokane sew
aral days last week where he re- 4
enlisted He joined the Coast
Guard returning to Eureka Thurs
lay He was accompanied by Billy
Elliott who did not enlist as was
lis intentions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Davis are the
owners of a new Ford.
Word has been received that
Jeanne Peltier will be home this
week to recuperate from her ac-
,ident which occurred on New
Years Eve in Spokane.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Richmond
we're business callers in Kalispell
Thursday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Tom Price Sr. were
Inner guests at the home of Mr.. Il
md Mrs. E. B. French Thursday
which was the forty sixth wedding
of Mr., and Mrs. French.
Delbert Hutton who was a one
ime Eureka resident was a visitor
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-22
Over 300 Members In
Lincoln Electric Coon.

Final plans have been made for
the submittal of new REA project
covering the communities north of
Whitefish as far as Rexford, ac-
cording to an announcement made
today by w. H. Oldenbug, Trego,
chairman of the Board of Trustees.
The new development is operating
under the title of Lincoln Electric
Cooperative, and has recently been
incorr GRATED in accordance with the
usual procedure of an REA Coop
More than 800 members have been
signed up in the communities of
Bissel, Olney, Stryker, Fortine,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-22
Meet
Marvin Smith

Marvin L. Smith has been with the company
IS years. working as Iineman for Mountain
States Power Company In good weather or
bad, he and others like him have been build
ing and maintaining lines and equipment TO
help keep electric service coming to your home
and business. Sometimes he IS on duty "a
hours to get the Job done
1t is through the combined efforts of men
like Marvin and the hundreds Of other en-
pIOyees that we are able TO bring you electric
service at the lowest cost in history.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-22
Election of Officers

The Royal NeighbOr Sewing
Circle met at the home of Mrs. Fred
johnson with Mrs. P. j. Zook as
sisting hostess, January Is. Elec-
ton of officers was held, President
Neva Lyons; Vice-President, Fran
ces Drake; Treasurer, Margaret
Zook; and sewing committee, Mrs.
Nettie French and Myra Alavana.
After the meeting delicious
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-22
TObacco VALLEY Grange News

Tobacco Valley Grange News
Tobacco Valley Grange met Jan.
Is in regular session with master
Anderson presiding Frank Robin
son, Co. Agent, talked to the mem
bers before the meeting was called
to order He gave report on how
the funds for. the Experiment Sta
ton were progressing also had sew
eral letters about the sale of fence
posts. He stated, as Lincoln County
has more timber land than agrl-
culture land, that they might realize
more from it if a market could be
established and a reputation built
up for a good product. He also
brought up the subject of rodent
control to see what the Grange
could suggest Elsie Helms, retir-
ing Home &c. Chairman, thanked
those who helped with the lunches
the last three meetings. She also
thanked Jennie Alverson for decora-
ting the tables at the Christmas
program and all of those who made
articles for the National and State
Home &c. contests.
The Agriculture Chairman A: >.
Erickson gave a report on the. Ma
tional Grange stand on the AgN-
culture program. An article on
Save those Lost Acres" by Howard
Helms was read and an article
Stable Agriculture" was read by
Henry Lenarz. Horace Hudson gave
a report on the Grange coop, It's
volume of business and so forth.
A communication was read from
Olga johnson asking if the old
timers" could use the hall. A vote
was taken and passed, permitting
tbs "old timers" the use of the hall.
P. V. Klinke spoke on the drive
being made for the Experiment Sta
ton, Eva Lenarz was installed as
Home Ec. chairman, Jennie AIVer-
son. State Home &c. chairman acted
as installing officer, assisted by SIS
tiers Roe, Helms and Roose. Henry
Lenarz was installed as secretary,
Master Anderson as installing Ot-
ficer. Elsie Helms, Marshal, Albina |
Johnson, Emblem Bearer and May /
Quirk, regalia bearer.
The Grange voted to sponsor a !
rodent control program on county /
wide basis
Zelmar Moses suggested we get |
IN contact with our congressman to |
zee if money could be made avail
able for Forestry rodent control. p.
V. Klinke gave a report on the pos
sibility of getting hospital here.
There is to be a meeting OF the
T. v. L A. soon, and they hope to
have more information on this.
Master Anderson gave a report on
the r. E. A. and asked anyone who
had not signed up on the work sheet
to please do so. Norris Nyberg re-
ported $26 had been turned IN from L
the turkey rattle He thanked Jen-
ME Alverson and Nell West for the
hens they donated as additional
prizes.
The Lecturer presented the fol
lowing program:
welcome Song" bv all; Stun:
Its in the Bag" Phyllis Knott, Bud
Moses, Bina Hudson and Fred An
dedson. State Master Weydemever
gave some interpretations that Ma
tional Master Goss made on some
IF the rules in the digest. Stunt,
Dressing the Babies" Jennie Al ,
verson, Mary Quirk, Orval West
and Allen Erickson. Play, THE !
Suit Case" Henry Len
arr, Howard Helms and Allan Erick-
son. Candle Lighting Service" by
Ill.
Next meeting January o. Hope 6
o see you all there.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-22
Lions VS.. Terriers

The LCHS Lions met the Libby
Terriers in the Libby Gym Friday
night, January 16 A hard fast
game was played with the Lions
emerging the winners by one point
The Lions meet the Terriers again
in tn LCHS gym February 6 which
should bring out a large crowd. The
two B squads played the prelimi-
nary The Libby players were the
winners.
Libby Grade VS.. Eureka Grade
Libby grade school basket ball
team played in the Eureka High
School gym Friday night against the
Eureka grade school team. The
Libby team won with a score of 80
to %. A preliminary was put on
by the grade school girls.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-22

The Auxiliary heldNAa regular
meeting January l6, 1913 with 9
members and officers present. The
Building committee think they have
side of the Auxiliary meeting rooms.
The Auxiliary sent a lovely pic
ture to Mary Knapp, their presi-
dent who had to leave in the middle
of her term when they moved to
Kettle Falls, Wash. President Helen
Price resigner and second Vice
President Betty Morgan will now
be in the chair.
The Auxiliary is sponsoring a girl
to 60 to girls state in Billings the
week of June II to June 10. This
girl will be chosen from the upper
half of the Junior class in the Lin
coin County High School There
will be more published about this
later
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-22
Services For Eureka Girl
Held In Whitefish

Funeral services for Norma June
Keller were held at the CatTon Fun
eral Chapel on Monday afternoon
with Rev John Reagan of the
Methodist Church officiating. Music
was furnished by Mrs. Harry Arndt
and Mrs. T. Hiatt Reading the
103rd Psalm, Rev. Reagan in offer
ing words of consolation to the fam
lily stated that Life was brief
moment in Gods Eternity"
There was wreath of lovely
flowers and a number of friends
and neighbors from Eureka at
tended the service. Pallbearers
were James Van Horn, Floyd and
Ernest Wunderlick, Edward Carvey,
all of Eurka.
Norma June Keller was born in
Eureka, Mont, on March IA, 1882,
and passed away in WhiteGsh on
January 7, 1913 at the age of is
years, months, and "a days after
a brief illness.
She is survived by her father,
Percy Keller, three brothers, Lynn,
Robert and Calvin all of Eureka;
three sisters, Mrs Fern Dillon and
Mrs. Ruby Senirious of Spokane,
and Fay Keller of Eureka.
The body was laid to rest in
Cemetery, under the di-
rection of the Catron Funeral Home.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-22
Mrs. Cora Sampson
Passed Away Sunday

dsSCU FAWay oWHUay
Mrs. Cora Sampson, n, widow OF
the late Horace Sampson, died about
$3.50 Sunday, January IL, l948 at
the John B. Simons hospital, where
she had been taken Sunday NOR
ming. She had been in failing health
for some time.
She had been a resident of the
Eureka community for AZ years, and
moved from there to Whitefish about
years ago. Funeral services were
held Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the Catron Chapel. with
the Rev. John F. Reagan of the
Methodist Church officiating.
Burial will be in Conrad Memoir
ial Cemetery at Kalispell
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-22
Libby Grade VS.. Eureka Grade

WhitefiSh VS.. Eureka
A fast game between the White
fish town team and the Eureka
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-22
EUREKA NEWS

lunch was served by the hostesses.
Myra Alverson volunteered to have
the next meeting at her home with
Rhea Peck assisting hostess on Jan.
80.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-22

in Eureka Thursday renewing old
acquaintance
Paul Morrison who has spent the
past few weeks at Fit. Harrison re-
ceiVing medical treatment. re-
''rneu to his home in Eureka Thurs
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Gladys McGregor
of Kalispell and Red Gallagher of
Anaconda were business visitors in
Eureka Saturday. They were ac-
companied by Mrs. o. A. Quesnel
of Kalispell who visited at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Price Sr.
S. D. Boifeuillet of Missoula spent
two days visiting at the Barney
home last week.
Louis Swing Of Minnesota visited
his brother and family, Mr.. and
Mrs Amel Swing last week.
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