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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
MdrCho Dimes
Drive Wed. To
S634.45 Total

The total collections in Libby fol-
me March of Dimes as reported
Wednesday evening by w. J. Ander-
son, was S352.66. Mrs. Walter Nor
Tlson, IN charge of the drive at Troy,
announced the same afternoon that
Troy has raised $23I.03.
The basketball games at the Lib
by High School last night netted a
profit of $5076 which was con-
tributed to the fund. This gives
Libby and Troy as reported to-
date, total of $63445.
The infantiIe paralysis rate among
adult groups has been gradually
increasing in recent years, accord
ing to figures compiled by the Ma
honal Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, it was revealed here to-
day by Miss Mildred Buck, County
Chairman of the 1913 March of
Dimes.
Miss Buck labeled as a gross mis-
conception" the common impression
that polio strikes only among the
very young.
Fully one-fifth of the thousands
of cases aided by the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
IN the past ten years have involved
persons is years of age or older
Many of these patients are in the
prime of life, and their handicap
becomes an almost insurmountable /
obstacle to their wage earning
capacity
While children are undoubtedly /
much more susceptible to the .
disease than adults, Miss Buck
pointed out that there is no guar
antee Of immunity to older folks.
When polio strikes, it hits in
discriminatory among the old and
the young, the rich and the poor.
and we must be prepared to help
anyone, anywhere, who falls prey
to this crippling disease.
The annual March of Dimes,
which closes here January Both as
Sures the best available care and
treatment for all polio victims. re-
CARELESS of age, race, religion or
financial status
Thus we see that infantile paraly-
SIS challenges US to a year-round
battle, year after year, even though
a given community may be tenn
Dorarily unscathed That is why +.
we urge everyone to contribute their |
dimes and dollars for the continued {
care of residual cases. 1
Half of these contributions 20 to
he National Foundation to advance S
is program for research, education q
md local aid; half remains with '
he local chapter for medical care c
md help to patients and their fam t
lies in meeting the tremendous
'ost imposed by this disease. s
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
WILL HAVE CHARGE OF
THEATRE CONSTRUCTION

F. J. Becker of the Western
Theatre Equipment Co., of Portland,
Ore, arrived in Libby Sunday. He
will have complete charge of secur-
ing contractors for building the new
theatre as well as for equipping
the inside.
At this time no contract has been
let, according to Mrs. A. J. Agather.
The first of the week Kyser &
Company went to work piling and
burning the debris which remained
from last weeks fire.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
City I ournoment
In Full Swing

The city tournament of bowlers
has been going full swing this week
with the following competitors be-
ing in the lead Wednesday morn
ing. Team-RobertSon's Feed Store
1898 Otis Service 1908; Doubtless
SIGHTING and Erickson, 1928, Flint
and Hagerty 1916; Singles:-R. Lit
tie, 683 Oaks, $50; All events:-R
SIGHTING, 1887 High single game
so far is Baggs. 234.
Competition will continue thru
Sunday, Feb. l at which time win
ners Of the prize money will be
decided
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
Plans Made For
P. 7. A. Organization

The Modern Arts Club is spon-
Soring the organizing of a Parent
Teacher Association.
With Lois Brown presiding, the
planning group met Friday even
ing in the Community Room to
elect temporary chairman and
secretary and appoint committees
for the first organization.
Organization meeting will be held
February 4 in the New Central
Auditorium at 800 p. m. Speakers
will be Mrs. Morris Blake of Kali
ispell, district chairman, and Mr..
Gillespie, superintendent of the
Libby schools.
All who are interested are urged
to come and join that evening. A
social hour will follow.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
Left Erickson
Speaks in Troy

The following article was sen
] to The Western News with reques
for publication Those present a
) the meeting state that all the
statements in the article were made
January %, by Left Erickson al
the meeting in Troy.
TROY Jan. 22-To hear a good
orator and learned speaker who is
thoroughly acquainted with his
subject is a rare privilege for the
people of a small town at any time
but when that speaker is Judge
I Erickson and his message one of
vital interest not only to that small
/ town Troy, but to Lincoln County
as a whole and even to the entire
northwest the event is important
indeed
Sustained Yield and its relation
to Troy might have been the cap
ton the judge chose for his dis
cussion when he addressed a fair
sized audience in the High School
Auditorium in Troy on Thursday
night introduced by Chairman
Joe Devitch of the Troy Develop
ment Society Judge Erickson ex-
planned that this meeting was hastily
called as he was returning from
Oregon where he went to attend
a hearing on the Sustained Yield
program of the Forest Service in
that part of the country, and he
here en- route home He
is the lawyer the Troy Develop
ment Association has retained to
represent ii in its fight against
the proposed cooperative agree
ment between the Forest Service
and the J. Neils Lumber Company
While the following report of the
judges remarks is in no wise
it is believed to be &C
'urate and unembellished The
speaker related that his first work
n Troy was for F. E. Drury &
sons whom he assisted in securing
he RFC loan that made it possible
or them to erect the pole treating
1lant in Troy. In the course Of
several REA contracts
we're secured, and part of these con-
racts was that buyers agreed to
lepOsit amounts in the Boomers
'erry bank which totalled $500. 900
inventory money-these moneys to
e used in the production and pur-
base of poles by the company. As
ime went on it was evident that
he amount was not forthcoming
nd thus the enterprise was SER
1usly handicapped and of late fl
embarrassed to the point
there the RFC would forecIose if
ONE preventive measures were
OF taken before February l of the :,
resent year.
In attempting to reorganize the
irm they found many more par
les interested in getting out saw
imber than poles alone, but at this
lme they have tentative bidders !
Or the project providing these two
Dung men, the Burns Brothers ;
rom Crosby, Mimi, find things
for the establishing of !
small saw mill in connection with
he pole plant. These young men
re reliable, strong financially, ex-
and educated for the work :
nd the mill they hope to put in
would saw, plane, dry, etc. the
lmber SO that the finished pro-
Iuct ready for use would leave
Continued on Page Four
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
ABOUT go OF NOV. TAXES
FOR LINCOLN DELINQUENT

County Treasurer Kenneth Bige-
low reports that only about 80 Of
LincdIn County's taxes for the frs
half Of l947 and due in November
are delinquent The amount in
round numbers is $4,000.
Bigelow states that his office is
busy trying to locate owners of
tracts of land in the county which
have changed hands during the
year, and tax notices sent to the
old owners have either been sent
back or disregarded. This can hap
cen where the change Of ownership
has not been recorded.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
LIBBY STUDENTS NOT
LISTED LAST WEEK

Libby students attending schools
of higher education not listed in
last weeks paper include:
Robert Beebe, Forestry School.
University of Montana, Missoula:
Elizabeth O'Neal, w. S. c., Pull
man, Washington; Pat Barrett
Montana State College, Bozeman.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
COMMISSIONERS TO
MEET NEXT MONDAY

The Board of County Commits
sioners will meet next Monday in
regular session, according to County
Clerk, George c. Earle.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
HOSPITAL NOTES

Admitted: Raymond Smith, Troy
surgical, Jan. %; Mrs. Lester Flory
surgical, Jan. q; Oliver Coryeil
medical, Jan. "a: VIM. Mitchell
Eureka, medical, Jan. %.
Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
Ludvikson, Jan. %, a boy.
Released: Mrs. Dempsey, Mrs
Rice, Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Nc
Crory and their babies.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29

Bud NOVEL; and Pershing Goose
law are in Missoula this week on
business.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-24
PARK CITY SECTION
FORMER PARK CITY
RESIDENT SUCCUMBS

Park City, Nov. 24.-WorS
was received early Monday
morning. Nov. Is, by the Misses
Mitchell, and brother, Bert Nit
chell that their sister Mrs. Flor
ence Games of Los Angeles had
passed away.
Mrs. Games was born Feb. 2,
1879, in the Bitter Root valley,
the youngest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Mitchell. Later
the same year the family moved
to Park City, where she grew up.
She taught school in Park City
and also in Livingston. In 1909
she was married to Osa Games
at Livingston. The family lived
in the community until about 80
years ago when they moved to
California. Mr.. Games preceded
her in death in 1916.
She is survived by a daughter
Bethel and a son, Sidney, and
one g%randchild in California;
three sisters, the Misses Emma,
Minnie and Maud Mitchell, and
one brother, Bert of Park City.
Burial was in Los Angeles, be-
side her husband.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-24

Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Larson
will have as their guests DURING
the Thanksgiving holidays their
daughters, Mrs. Grant Miller OF
Livingston and Mrs. Albert Mar
tello of Helena and their families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Propp
will be hosts at Thanksgiving
dinner for Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Warfield, o. M. Warfield of Bill
lings and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Roberts and daughter, Sandra.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-24
Mrs. Braun, Historian,
Gives Information On
Nursing SO Years Ago

Park City, Nov. 24.-In the
H elena Record OF
Sunday, Nov. IA, appeared g
picture of Mrs. Helen Braun OF
Park City, with an account OF
Nursing so Years Ago" by
Miss Esther Zwisler, cashier at
the Shodair children's hospital in
Helena.
Miss Zwisler, a former resident
of Park City, wrote Mrs. Braun
for data on the profession in
1900 when Mrs. Braun was in
training. Miss Zwisler also spoke
at the Montana State Recogniza-
ton of Nursing meeting recently.
Mrs. Braun is a local historian
whose manuscripts in book form
are on file at the Park City pub
lie library and at the Montana
State Historical society library
in Helena.
Bert Mitchell left Monday
night for Los Angeles, Calf,
called there by the death of his
sister, Mrs. Florence Games.
Mrs. Howard Johnson of Lau-
rel spent Tuesday and Wednes-
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Matheis.
Mrs. Cora Walther left Satur-
dav for her home in Hardin
after spending several weeks
with Mrs. Mile Goodall and
Mark Goodall and family.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-24
Laurel News Items

Word has been received by
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Johnston that
their daughter, Miss Pat John
ston, a student at Carnegie In
stitute of Technology, Pitts
burg, Pa, will spend her Thanks
giving vacation at the J.. f.
Naetzker home in jamestown,
N. Y.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Poundstone
of Absarokee spent last Sunday
at the home of MI. and Mrs. C.
v. Mosier.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-24

Miss Martha Vogel returned Mrs. c. V. Mosier was taken
home Tuesday from Spokane, to a Billings hospital Tuesday
where she has been visiting q fer observation and was able to
sister for several weeks. return to her home Friday.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-24

Soft fabrics and fine
plastic calls hand
bag favorites the coun-
try over! Choose her
gift from this grand
selection.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-24

One bath towel, hand
towel, and wash 10th
gift boxed. Three color
full floral print designs
to choose from! Penney
priced!
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-06-23
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES AT URBANA
CONTINUED from page ~

Continued from page IL
lege exercises were held at
1000 a. m. (DST) Saturday,
June 10, in the auditorium. At
that time rs doctor of philo-
sophy degrees, 451 master de-
grees, and four professional
degrees were conferred.
President Henry T. Head,
Illinois Institute of Technology,
addressed candidates for de-
grees from undergraduate col
leges and schools at 800 p. m.
(DST) Sunday, June 20. More
than 2,1OO degrees were con-
ferred in Huff Gymnasium
Sunday.
Because the 1913 commence
ment was the largest in Illinois
history, the two programs
were arranged in order to al
low several hundred more
guests of graduates to attend
the ceremonies.
Both programs were broad
cast over the u. of I non-com-
mercial radio station, WILL
$3.50 kc.).
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-06-23
fife TheOCrat

Gil. Students gain independ-
ence, cooperation, and a bet
ter knowledge of what liberty
and democracy do for them.
Here they are building for flu
ture good citizenship in this
great nation of ours.
Proceeding on down the COR
ridors of our school, we enter
the gymnasium. Here we see
an exciting game of basketball
taking place. The player in red
passes the ball to his team
mate, but is intercepted by the
player in blue. The blue play
er dribbles fast down the floor
while his teammates guard the
members on the opposite team.
He aims and shoots, and swish,
in goes the ball, to give the
blue team two-point lead
over the red team. Here is CO.
operation demonstrated in
sports. Could the blue player
have made a score if his team
mates had not cooperated with
him? No, he certainly could
not; teamwork is always the
best way. When our ancestors
fought and died for freedom,
it was teamwork that won it
for them. Yes, there were out
standing men in the fight for
this cause, but they could new
er have done it alone; they had
to have support of all of the
colonists.
If we were to continue on
into other classrooms, we
would find this same spirit of
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-06-23
RABIES AMONG DOGS

Calling attention to the VIDE
spread prevalence of rabies
among dogs in northern Illi-
nois, Arnold P. Benson, direct
or of agriculture, and DR.. Rol-
and R. Cross, director of pub
lie health, together urged that
all dogs be vaccinated or close
ly confined. They also called
for precautions to prevent the
spread of rabies among foxes.
Recently a fox killed in White
side county was found to be
suffering from this disease.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-06-23

cooperation and teamwork
prevailing. This is the same
spirit that inspired the colon
lists to draft the Declaration of
Independence and the Nation
al Constitution. Cooperation
and love Of freedom have guild
ed our forefathers down
through history. These forces,
fostered in our American
schools, will continue to make
our nation great, and will be
a symbol to all of democracy
in Action"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-06-23
ZION-BENTON COMMENCE
MENT ADDRESSES
democracy in Action"
BY Edith Mitchell

school.
Let us walk down the halls
of our school and see what is
happening in various class
rooms. AS we draw near Room
215, great sounds of excite
ment become audible. Upon
entering the room, we find
three boys and three, girls en-
Enthusiastically debating on the
subject, els Our Modern Gen
Grafton Growing Worse? "
Back and forth the arguments
go, each student trying to
make his point the strongest.
Here we see one of the Four
Freedoms, Freedom of Speech,
being demonstrated. Eventual
ly, one side will have to adj
NIT defeat; but, at least, both
will have had the opportunity
of expressing themselves. Not
only here in Psychology Glass
do we find these debates, but
also in English, Social Science,
and Civics Glasses. There are
at least seventeen classes in
Zion-Benton where this same
democratic procedure can be
found. We would like to stay
and hear the outcome of this
debate, but let us continue on
to another class. Passing be-
yond the tipping room, where
only the chatter of the type
writer's is heard and an occa-
sional, "Throw and Stop" we
continue on downstairs and in
to the Home Economics Room.
We arrive here just in time to
hear the president of the Stu
dent Council call the meeting
to order. The proceedings be-
ing with the secretary's read
ing the minutes of the previous
meeting, followed by the trea-
surer's report. After the trea-
surer finishes, the meeting is
opened for business discus
sions. A proposal is made that
elections for class officers of
the last three years be made
in the spring. Lively discus
sion begins with regard to this
proposal. Johnny rises and
says, "Mr. President, some one
might move away from the city
during the summer" Mary pro-
ceeds to break down his argu-
ment. "This won't happen very
often, and the one that got
the next highest vote could
take over. If they are elected
in the spring, they can develop
ideas during the summer" she
adds enthusiastically. Others
rise with similar comments for,
and against, the subject. Then
it is moved and seconded that
the motion be closed. Voting
follows, with an outcome that
election of officers should be
held in the spring.
All of these meetings are
led by the students with only
a little supervision from the
three faculty sponsors. Here,
again, free speech is an import
ant help. Leadership is also
great asset in these meetings,
and a fine spirit of coopera-
ton is developed right along
with it. Here we see the be-
ginnings of a democratic atti-
tude in the minds of the stu
dents. They begin to appre-
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01
Farm and Ranch Experiences

VERSATILE is the word for Wal
ter Mehmke's high pressure
spray rig, which has become n of
the most useful pieces of equipment
on his Cascade county farm. Whether
used for weed control, cattle spray
ing, insect control or for treating
trees and shrubs, his high pressure
sprayer is adaptable.
The same machine was used twice
last year to control flies and lice
on $50 head of beef cattle with DOT.
Trees, shrubs, farm buildings and
the house itself were effectively
sprayed with DOT for insect con-
troll. The machine can also develop
high p%ressures for cattle grub on
troll when necessary. Perennial weed
patches can also be sprayed with the
hand hose and nozzle attached to
the portable rig. All in all, Mehmke
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01
Contour Ditch Makes
Irrigation Easier

CONTOUR DITCHING has sold
- itself to Elwood Morrison, Bea-
verhead county farmer, and for
many good reasons. The number of
bitches in one field was reduced
from IL or Is to z when put on the
contour. One man can now do the
work of two In controlling irriga-
ton wter on the grain fields.
The diversified farm had 240 acres
of cropland planted last season to
35 acres of peas, SO of wheat, 20 of
barley and 35 of oats, IS acres were
summer-fallowed for weed control.
An 8-acre irrigated pasture takes
care of his four dairy COWS. Further
insurance against the possibility Of
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01

two days one irrigator put water on
"a acres with two-thirds of the field
under water at one time.
The secret of success in this type
of irrigation is the slow flow of the
water that makes it easily stopped,
and this also allows a constant level
in the bitches. The grade on most
of the contour bitches is kept at 2
to az percent. The bitches +
shallow and harvesting equipment
can usually be worked over them,
eliminating the field splitting COM
mon with deeper conventional ir-
rigation ditching. If necessary the
contour bitches can be easily plowed
in with a three-bottom pillow to make
harvesting easier.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01

holding the grain sack when the
market falls is provided by a live
stock feeding program.
Four hundred lambs, 100 Duroc-
Hampshire hogs and a carload of
steers were fed out this year. This
feeder program converts all home
grain into meat products. The 35-
acre seed pea field offers a good
cash crop to complete the balance
on the diversified farming program.
Top efficiency in labor and farm
ing operation is coming closer to
reality now with the introduction of
contour ditching. Under the new
system one man can handle a ZOO
inch head of water and spread it
across a field with no difficulty. In
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01
Pressure Spray Rig Brings
Profit, Comfort to Farm

down with the 2,4-D. Grain yields
were noticably increased and pas
ture grasses produced one-third
more.
A minimum of k-pound of the
parent acid should be used for treat
ing annual weeds in growing crops,
Mehmke believes. Speed of the
tractor or truck moving the sprayer
or buster is an important factor in
obtaining even distribution. A test
run is made with water to check the
amount being applied per acre.
A tachometer mounted on the
tractor provides an accurate meas-
ure of speed and allows good control
of the amount of chemical applied.
Some operators have applied gov
errors to control the speed of their
machines, but Mehmke points out
that this practice may equip
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01

ment to stall on sleeper slopes or in
mud holes.
The compressor for the factory
sprayer used on this farm is powered
by the power take-off of a tractor,
which is also used to pull the wheel
mounted, tank-boom assembly. The
boom used on the Sprayer was re-
designed and features spray out
lets coming from the top of the pipe
and curved with small pipe and
nozzles which point down. The rea-
son for top outlets was to eliminate
the possibility of plugging by sedi-
ment in the solutions.
Pivoting wheels on the booms
make it possible to use the machine
on uneven fields, following the con-
tour of the land. The tank on this
machine has a 200-gallon capacity
and the boom is 80 feet long.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01

says the spray rig is n of the most
used pieces of equipment on the
farm.
Sprayed 500 Acres
Last year Mehmke sprayed 600
acres for annual weed control of
which 80 acres were in barley. and
the balance in winter wheat. The
results with several different 2,4-D
products were good. One field of 40
acres was so weedy he was going to
plow it up. Spraying decreased the
weeds for a 29-bushel average of
wheat while untreated check plots
produced only 9 bushels to the acre.
This spraying was done at rs gall
Ions of water to the acre using one
pint of 2,4-D acid applied at 100
pounds pressure.
This experience last year caused
Mehmke to plan to use 10 gallons to
the acre at 40 pounds pressure this
year. About 1,400 acres OF his own
grain and probably an additional
600 acres of custom work will be
sprayed this spring. Most ANIMALS
were killed down easily with all
chemicals used, but special treat
ment was found necessary with such
perennials as morning glory and
Canada thistle.
Double doses and repeated appli-
cations were found necessary on
these hardy perennials. Mehmke also
believes it is better not to try to get
morning glory in a growing crop of
wheat because the syray or dust will
often not penetrate to the ground
through a growth of wheat.
One-Third More Grass
The tops of all weeds were killed