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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-20
H.E.O. CLUB NOTES

The H.E.O. club met at the home
of lola Butts Thursday, May 6, with
Jennie Truman as assistant hostess.
After routine business was taken
care of the club discussed plans for
having a booth at ! the Tobacco
Valley fair.
It was decided to put on display
some items of work which the club
has completed this year. Those on
the fair committee are Lillian
Leighty, Ethel Cole, Bessie Bern
hard, Dixie Thorn, Ella Marvel
Alice Carnold.
The sunshine committee reported
no known illness, but voted to send
a card to Arthur Brock, who was
still in the hospital in Missoula.
A communication was read from
the Grange asking our club to put
on a short skit or stunt at the
Grange ball on stunt night 1t was
decided to do SO.
After a delicious lunch, served to
IL members, the meeting was ad-
journed
The next meeting will be at
Goldie Brooks at which time it is
planned to do some upholstering.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-20
REsOLUTON NO. 4
RESOLUTION CREATING
SPRINKLNG DISTRICT NO.
FOR THE SEASON OF 1913

e
FOR THE SEASON OF 1948
THAT in accordance with the
terms of Ordinance No. 1873, passed
by the City Council of the City OF
Libby, April 3rd, 1884, Sprinkling
District No. is hereby established
and created, and the property in
cluded in said Sprinkling District
is hereby described and declared to
be as follows:
ALL OF LIBBY ORIGINAL
TOWNSHIP EXCEPT LOTS 6 TO
9 INCLUSIVE OF BLOCK 20; LOTS
II TO % INCLUSIVE OF BLOCK
81; LOTS IL TO % INCLUSIVE OF
BLOCK %, AND LOTS S TO 9 IN
elusive AND LOTS IL TO 20
INCLUSIVE OF BLOCK 20.
ALL OF LEONARD ADDITION
EXCEPT LOTS TO AND
NORTH y OF LOT 6, BLOCK 8.
ALL OF LUKENS ADDITION.
ALL OF FAUST ADDITION.
ALL OF SOUTH LIBBY ADDT-
TON.
ALL OF SOUTH LIBBY ADDI-
TON NO, l EXCEPT LOTS z, 8,
g. AND SOUTH II OF LOT 10,
BLOCK 20.
ALL OF HILLS ADDITION Elk
CEPT LOTS Z, 8, AND 9 BLOCK
2 AND LOTS 4, 5, 6, T. 8, AND 8
OF BLOCK 3 AND LOTS 4, 5, 6,
9, AND 10 IN BLOCK 4.
BLOCKS 2 AND 3, EAST LIB
= ALL OF JENNIsoN ADDITION.
ALI, OF EVERGREEN ADDI-
ALL OF PIVAL ADDITION.
That the purpose for which said
district is created is for improving
and sprinkling the streets with oil,
and the work shall be done by
forces employed by the city.
That all the property in said dis
trict shall be levied and assessed
with that portion of the entire cost
of said district which its area bears
to the area of the entire district.
That after careful consideration
the Council finds that the cost of
said district for the season of 1913
is S5,26000 and that there is in this
district a total of 9 036,825 property
feet; and that the amount thereof
to be assessed against each city lot
of 3I75 feet is $3.50.
That all property in said district
shall be, and is, hereby subject to
the final passage and approval of
this resolution, assessed in the sum
of $3.50 for each lot.
That copy of this resolution
with a list attached, showing the
amount to be levied against each
property owner in said district shall
be kept on file in the office of the
City Clerk; that a notice describing
the district, and the amount of the
proposed levy for each lot in said
district shall be prepared by the
CITY Clerk and published at least
once in The Western News, a news
oaper published in the City of Lib
by
That at a meeting of the City
Council to be held on the lst day
of June, 1913, objections of the pro-
perty owner to the final passage
of this resolution will be received
and the notice above described to
be published shall state such time
and place for hearing such objec-
tons
Finally passed this 4th day of
May, 1913.
HAROLD H. GOMPF, Mayor
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-20
MEMORIAL POPPY DAY

For many years the Saturday
preceding Memorial Day has beer
designated as National Poppy Day.
These small paper peoples are
made by disabled veterans of World
Wars 1 and II in the veterans hos
pitals of A states
On Saturday, May %, the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary of Austin
Reedy Post No. 81 of Libby present
these peoples for sale on the streets
and at your doors. They are made
by disabled veterans at Fort Har-
rison, Helena.
In a recent message our National
American Legion auxiliary poppy
chairman, Mrs. Alfred G. Patter-
son said:
"As American Legion Auxiliary
members we proudly hold in our
hands the flower of memory. We
cherish it because it is the symbol OF
sacrifice and each of US realizes that
ours is the priceless heritage OF
keeping this symbol before the
people of America, to keep them
forever remembering. America needs
the inspiration of that memory. We
must not lose the spirit of those
days when life itself was not too
much to give for America. This IS
the spirit of the Poppy.
ours is an obligation to those
heroes which only death can erase.
But for all the things we owe them,
the very least we can give is care
and devotion and understanding
The men in the hospital beds or
a. IL h0EnnC
whom we hailed but short time
ago. They were lusty eager men
as they went forth to defend their
country. In hospital garb they may
not look as gallant as they did in
uniform, but their hearts are just as
gallant, and their faith in America
is just as true. Oh, let us keep it so.
Had it not been for them, life
would have lost every treasure.
Thank God while you may that you
have the opportunity of rendering
the highest possible service to those
who have given so much.
Whether the need of the veteran
is financial or therapeutic, the pop
py fills it. Whether the desire is to
honor our hero dead or to pay
tribute to those valiant men for
whom the war is not over, the Pop
py is our radiant symbol. Whether
we wish to remind our fellow
Americans of the sacrifice made for
them, or to renew in our hearts
our own pledge of faithfulness, the
poppy is the messenger.
THE poppy is a prayer-a prayer
that comes from God which he has
to pass through our I'M
worthy hands to remind the world
that other men than He have died
that Peace might come upon the
Earth-a prayer that says, PLEASE
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-20

tional Secs. l, 3, 5 and 7, all Secs. 8,
II, Is, and Is, all factional Secs. II &
10, all Sec. 81, all fractional Secs.
% and Is, all Sec. 81, all fractional
Secs. 90 and 81, all Secs. SO and 35,
T. 20 NJ, R. IS W., SWHSWH Sec.
/, all fractional Secs. 3, 5, and z, all
Secs. 9 and II, NW14NEH, S15NE14,
VIZ, SEA Sec. 10, all Secs. Is and
II, all fractional Sec. 10, all Secs.
81, %, Is, q and %, all fractional
Sec. 81, all Secs 80 and IS, T. 81 NJ,
R. IS W., all fractional Secs. l and
3, all Secs. 9, II, IS, Is, %, IS, q,
and 35, T. 81 NJ, R. Is w., Lot 4,
SWANE14, S12NW14, SW14, NWH-
SEA, S12SEH Sec /, all fractional
Secs. 3, 5, and Z, all Secs. 8, II, 10,
IS and II, all fractional Sec. 10, all
Secs. 81, %, 25 and 81, all fractional
Sec. %, all Secs. 33 and IS, T. % NJ,
R. Is W., P. M. Montana, for nation
al forest timber from portions of
Secs. %, %, 30, and SO, 7. S., R. 6
E., Secs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, II, and IL,
T. 4 S., r. 6 E., Sec. 80 T. II N, r.
IA w., Sec. rs, T. II NJ, R. is W.,
Secs. 10, 20, %, %, and 80, T. 2 NJ,
r. 10 W., Secs. II, Is, 19, 20, %, T.
IL NJ, R. 10 W., unsurveyed Secs. z,
8, II and 10, T. 80 NJ, r. IS W., Sec.
"a, T. NJ, R. 10 W., S15 Sec. 8, all
Secs. 10 and II (unsurveyed) ex-
of H. E. S. No, BIT, All Secs.
IA, IS, and Is, (unsurveyed) T. 30
NJ, r. 10 W., Secs. 3, 4, S, 8, 9, 10, 10,
and 80, T. 2 NJ, R. 81 W., Sec. 80, T.
NJ, R. 81 W., Secs. 8, Is, and 20, T.
IL NJ, R. % W., E1zSE14 Sec. 8, all
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-20
LIBBY COUPLE TAKE
MARRIAGE VOWS

Rose Christensen, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Nelson, Libby,
and Otto Braaten were united in
marriage by the Reverend H. J.
Hiortholm in the First Lutheran
church, Saturday evening, May IS,
at 8 o'clock.
The sister of the bridegroom, Miss
Betty Braaten of Kalispell, was
bridesmaid while Eugene Nelson,
brother of the bride was best man.
Following the ceremony the we'd
ding party had a dinner at the Sur
prise Cafe, after which the couple
were nobly paraded up main street.
Sunday morning the newlyweds
left on a ten day honeymoon. They
will make their home in Libby
where Mr.. Braaten will be employ
ed by the Forest Service.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-20
News Notes From
Co. Agents Office

County Agent Frank Robinson re-
ports that two crews of volunteer
workers started distributing gopher
poison at Eureka on Monday. One
crew is working the area between
the Tobacco River and the highday
leading to Rexford. The other crew
is working an area east of Eureka.
About every 2 days, a new crew will
be organized and started on new
district. The organization work
and supervision of crews is under
the direction of Byron Lamey of
Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-20
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their kindness and
sympathy in the loss of our wife,
mother and grandmother
Frank Schikora
Lewis Schikora and Family
Paul Schikora
Joe Schikora
John Schikora
Mrs. E. o. Woodbridge
Mrs. Sam Davis
Mrs. D. A. Russell
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-20

Secs. 10, Is, 20, and 80, T. 80 NJ, R.
% w, P. M Montana, under the
Act of March 20, 1922 (42 Stat. 1867
as amended by the Act of February
%, 1925 CAB Stat. 1890; Is U. S. c.
Sec. 485, 486) The offered land is
subject to easements in the public
for any public roads heretofore laid
out or established and now existing
over and across any part of said
premises. The purpose of this notice
is to allow any person or persons
claiming the timber selected, or
having bona fide objections to the
application, an opportunity to file
their protests with the Acting Man
ager of the U. S. District Land
Office at Great Falls, Montana.
Thos. F. CORDIALLY,
Acting Manager
M-I3-2O-27- J-3
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-20
BIRTHDAY PROMOTES
WIENER ROAST

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Leighty enter
tanned few friends and relatives at
a weiner roast May 5 in honor of
Mrs. Bud Leighty whose birthday
fell on that date The hostess served
sandwiches, salad, cake and ice
cream with an abundance of vein
ers, which were roasted over camp
fire
The honor guest received some
very lovely gifts. Those present be-
sides the host and hostess were Mr..
and Mrs. Bud Leighty and James
Sterba, Lillian Leighty, and little
granddaughter, Carol, Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce Leighty and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. L. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Butts and children, Lefford
Smith and Miss Marion Beccart.
, 1948-04-07
ANNUAL REPORT
Of the Of the
R G ISLANDS
To the Secretary of the Int.
WILLIAM H. HASTE
Governor
PLANNING

Ever since the Legislative
Assembly Of the Virgin Islands
passed the Full Employment
Act of 1945, the government of
the Virgin Islands has been
committed to a policy of plan
ned action toward greater pros
|perity and economic stability
through the coordinated efforts
OF government and the men,
berS of the community. I'm
der this legislation, income, in
dustrial and agricultural de-
velopment and other factors
which determine our econom-
ic position at any given time
and afford bases for signifi-
cant predictions and intelli-
gent action. 1t is contemplated
that such studies and the re-
sultant reports and recon-
mendations should enable not
only the legislature and the
Executive, but the general
community as well, to plan
more effectively for the future.
Although lack of funds handi-
caps the i-mplementation of
this sound conception, progress
is being made.
In st. Croix, the agricultur-
al station proceeding with All
island-wide land use survey
which, superimposed upon q
soil survey, will enable us to
see at a glance what our agri-
cultural lands are now being
used for, and to recommend
the best use Of land through
not the island in the interest
of a balanced agricultural pro-
gram calculated TO promote
the economic and social WE'LL
being of the people.
Mr. Clarence Senior Of the
department Of social studies
Of the University of Puerto
Rico has prepared an excellent
SOCIOLOGICAL study Of the Puerto
RIGA migrant in st. Croix. This
study of o~ne-fourth Of the pop
ulation should be greatly help
full in disipating many miscon-
Continued on Page AZ
I. And certainly for more req
, 1948-04-07
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thinks, many times it is print.
ed SO that good principles may
reach the masses and bad deal.
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criticism and correction.
Newspaper business is q
stimulating affair. Why? Be
cause it is a gathering of ideas
statements of facts and most
OF all a differing of opinions
Whenever a community or 8
people becomes afraid to use
the press to express their
views, democratic principles
are evidently at their lowest
ebb. Freedom from fear OF
using the press to say your
little piece or fear of the press
printing your little piece, is
not an american dilema.
Your writings need not nor
should they necessarily con-
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or opinions of the editor. In
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, 1948-04-07

Tine To Start The Celebrations


WHEN PRESIDENT Truman unveiled the plaque com
memoratng the Tooth anniversary Of slavery in these islands
the official celebration began. And an appropriate beginning
it was indeed, for no more distinguished world citizen could
have performed that act. In so doing world attention was
focused on an event highly important in the history Of these
islands. Now it is for us to carry on from that point, and
make the celebrations both elaborate and significant s. Ella
borate because the occasion demands and iustifies it; signi-
ticant because they can be the turning point in both the
social and economic aspects Of our life.
LATE LAST year and into the early part of this wear
we advanced a number Of suggestions which we felt were
appropriate, fully within our means, capable of accomplish
ment. No doubt the high point of the celebrations will bel
July 4th, when they can be made to serve a double purpose
but no anniversary as far reaching and as important in curl
history can be passed off as a one-day affair. That has all
ready been made clear by the Governors proclamation in!
connection with the anniversary.
THERE WERE a number of points, a reminder tol
winch might not be amiss. We thought it would be most
appropriate it a special commemorative stamp could be is
seea. : Is still time, and with the necessary steps in the
right direction, this and others of our plans could be carried
Out. u IS an overall program, with each and every organiza-
ton, department Of government and each and every citizenl
taking part. Other thoughts advanced were:
A Homecoming period during tOhch many Of our citizens
toho had long resided on the mainland and elseohere
could return home, and enjoy themselves.
A plan to inOtte summer Institutes and conferences. There
Is nothing fantastic about this. Thousands Of people 90
abroad each gear to attend summer school, institutes and
conferences, and beAeoe IT OF not, then take rponev 10Th
them.
Highight the climate and beauty of the Islands, and let
this year form the tCedge into the tourist trade.
We ARE confident that the government is going to take
, 1948-04-07

definite steps within its ability. And certainly for more rea-
sons than one, the government has the machinery and every
thing else to make the initial steps and start the ball rolling.
Time flies at such a terrific speed that unless we follow
through with plans, July viii be knocking 1t our doors,
, 1948-04-07

sTRENorH
IH
Unity
Evening star., 1948-06-18
|222-Man Transports
Ordered by Air Force
BY the Associofsd Press

The Air Force has ordered "a
mammoth troop and cargo trans
ports as running mates for its long
range bombers.
Each can carry 222 ully-equipped
troops or a 25-ton payload 2,4OC
miles without refueling.
The new sky freighters, known as
C-124s, are two and a half times
the size Of the familiar C-54s used
during the war.
Patterned somewhat after the
Navy's famous LIST landing ships
the C-124 has q built-in nose ramp
which can be dropped to bring
aboard or unload such heavy equip
ment as tanks, field guns, bulldoz-
ers and other material needed for
the building and defense Of ad-
vanced bases.
The plane also can be converted
into a hospital craft to carry 1913
stretcher patients, As walking
wounded and Is nurses.
The plane has a wing span Of
173 feet, 3 inches and is 127 feet,
q inches long. With fuel and nor
NAL load it weighs 175,000 pounds,
as contrasted to the C-54s total
weight of $4,000 pounds.
The Air Force said today that
despite it's size and weight. the
C-124 will be able to operate from
the same short fields" the C-54s
use. GA C-54 takes of from a 1900
foot runWaY.O
Evening star., 1948-06-18
Egyptian Mob Attack!
American Navy Man
BY the A<soeioted Press

CAIRO, June 18.-The United
States Embassy invited the atten-
ton of the Egyptian government to-
day to mob attack yesterday on a
member of the American Navy med
ical research unit here.
The victim. Rowland A. Avriett,
Jacksonville, Fla, said he had done
nothing to provoke the crowd which
he said pulled him from his car
and beat and kicked him.
Employees of the newspaper AL All
ram, in front of whose plant the
incident occurred, said the crowd at
tackled Mr. Avriett after his car had
struck and slightly injured a con-
ductor perched on the side of a
passing street car. They said Mr..
Avriett had tried to leave the scene
of the alleged accident.
Mr.. Avriett said policeman
helped pull him out of the car and
that he lost $3.50 and his Navy iden-
tification card while being attacked
He said several Egyptians came to
his aid and the crowd finally dis
persed.
The American, who is chief hos
pital man with the research unit,
sustained minor bruises.
Evening star., 1948-06-18
before the Russell move was rejected

before the Russell move was rejected
IS to n.
Senate Bin Provisions.
Major provisions of the Senate
bill would:
/. Revise the method of determin-
ing parity-the pricing formula de-
signed to give the farmers the same
buying power they had in some past
period favorable to them.
2. Put Government price and loan
supports on a sliding scale basis
rather than a fixed percentage OF
parity. depending on supplies and
surplus.
3. Direct a reorganization and
consolidation Of farm programs and
agencies within the Agriculture De-
partment.
Government price supports for
corn, wheat, cotton and many other
farm products would be slightly
lower under the Senate bill than the
House extension of the current plan
Those for livestock and some dairy
products would be higher.
Evening star., 1948-06-18
;enate Sponsors Seek
,long.Range Farm Bill
-saoi -
acceptance by House
BY the Associoted Press

BY the Assoeiotsd Press
Esr Determined Senators today
began the job of trying to win
; the House over to their long
range farm program.
So. With only two more days and
nights of lawmaking definitely
scheduled, even Senator Aiken, Re-
' publican, of Vermont, conceded to
= = reporter that his side probably
must do a lot Of fast compro-
missing"
1t took Senator Aiken the better
part of this week to push through
the bill calling for an overhaul OF
the Governments system Of sup
porting farm prices.
Higher-priority legislation kept
getting in the way. But when the
final vote was reached late last
night it wound up a whopping 7s
70 8. Only Senators Ecton. Repub-
licsn. of Montana; Williams, Re-
publican, of Delaware, and O'Daniel
Democrat, of Texas, voted no"
Aiken Is Optimistic.
The House has approved a
straight-out extension of the pres
ent support system. which is due
to return to prewar levels at the
end OF this year.
How the two chambers might get
together and thus retain the incen-
tives for alI-out farm production
remained to be seen. But Senator
Aiken said he was hopeful of some
sort OF permanent plan.
Before passing its bill, the Sem
ate got embroiled in one of its bit
terest arguments of the current
session.
At one point Minority Leader
Barkley and Democratic Whip Lucas,
Senator Barkley's chief party aide.
were shouting at one another.
At another the usually mild
hammered Senator Aiken angrily
accused Democrats of deserting
President Truman and their party
pledges.
Both Democrats and Republicans
charged the other party with play
Ing politics and violating Senate
rules of courtesy.
Effort to Scuttle Charged.
Republican Senator Cooper of
Kentucky touched this off by asking
special treatment for tobacco under
the bill. This won on 4l-to-40 roll
call vote with most Democrats lin
ing up behind Senator Cooper and
Senator Barkley.
Senator Aiken, backed by Sena-
tors Lucas, and Thye, Republican.
of Minnesota, blew up They said
the winning side seemed to be try
ing to scuttle the whole farm pro-
gram by inviting special treatment
demands from other farm segments
Senator Lucas said Senator Bark
ley docs not realize what he has
done"
Senator Barkley cracked back
that he did so know and that he OBJ
jected to being held up to ridicule.
A little later Senator Russell.
Democrat of Georgia, sought to
substitute the stop-gap House bill
for the Senate measure, which he
called new and revolutionary" and
so complicated that not even its
sponsors could explain it.
Senator Barkley joined Senator
Russell in arguing that time is too
short to work out detailed agree
ment with the House.
The debate wore into the night
Evening star., 1948-06-18
korrissey Is Democratic
Choice AGAINST Marcantonio
by the Assoejotsd Prsss

NEW YORK, June 18.-Assembly-
man John P. Morrissey was desig-
mated yesterday as Democratic Or
ganization candidate in the 18th
congressional district now repre-
sented by Representative Marcan-
tonic, American Labor Party.
Mr.. Morrissey. leader Of part OF
the 10th assembly district for II
years, was named at a meeting of
leaders in Tammany Hall.
Civic groups and veterans or
Evening star., 1948-06-18
Filming Of Marrying Parson
For Outdoor Siqn Upheld
BY the ASsocioted Press

BY the Associoted Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 18.-One
of Elkton's leading marrying par
sons" Robert j. Sturgill, will have
to pay $50 fine for advertising his
profession with an Illuminated out
door sign, the Maryland Court of
Appeals ruled yesterday.
Mr.. Sturgill, who has a sign over
his doorway describing him as min
lister and notary public, appealed
the fine imposed by the Cecil County
Court.
The lower court noted that last
August Mr.. Sturgill performed 422
of the 1,249 marriages in the county.
Evening star., 1948-06-18
Morinigo Says He Quit
To Keep Paraguay Peace
BY the Associated Press

BY the Assoeioted Press
BUENOS AIRES, June 18.-Gen
Higinio Morinigo said yesterday he
yielded up the presidency of Para
quay in the bloodless revolt in
Asuncion June 3 to avoid another
civil war.
Gen. Morinigo, in voluntary exile
here, praised the leader of the revolt
which overthrew him. He said
Evening star., 1948-06-18

cratic nomination in the 1946 pri-
maries, over the opposition Of the
party leadership, but State law
passed since then provides that a
candidate must be indorsed by q
majority of the county committee
men in his district to be nominated.
Evening star., 1948-06-18

sanizations have been attempting in
recent weeks to get the Democrats
and Republicans to agree on q joint
candidate to oppose Mr.. Marcan-
tonic. The Republicans have not
yet picked q candidate.
Mr.. Marcantonio won the Demo-