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the law, no wood frame buildings Of any description shall be
erected in any fire zones and that all future buildings in such
fire zone shall be of either masonry, slow-buring or fire.
Iresistent construction, in accordance with standards of design
and construction to be set forth in the rules and regulations.
In areas within the town districts, but outside the fire
zones, no building or structure of frame construction shall be
built after the effective date of the law nearer than five ()
feet to the neighboring property line, so that between two
frame buildings there shall be fire gap of not less than ten
Q) feet. Buildings of masonry or fire-resistent construction
may be built closer to such property line in accordance with
rules and regulations which may be issued.
No electric wiring for the transmission of electric, power
or lighting circuits shall be undertaken, unless done in accord
ance with the regulations for Electric Wiring and Apparatus
of the National Board of Fire Underwriters as determined to
be applicable under rules and regulations to be FORMULATED.
No sign shall extend a distance of more than fifteen Q5)
inches beyond the street line, and any such sign shall be at
least eight 90 feet in the clear above the level of the side
walks. Any building or other structure, or part thereof,
deemed by the Superintendent of Public Works to be in a
dangerous or unsafe condition from any cause whatever, in
Guiding partial destruction by fire or by hurricane, shall be
made safe and secure or shall be vacated and closed or shall
be taken down, on service of a written notice by heySuperin-
tendent of Public Works. The Superintendent may REQUIRE
any building to be vacated at once in order to protect life and
property, and he may temporarily close the sidewalks and
streets adjacent thereto. Any person refusing to vacate such
building when ordered to do so by the Superintendent Of Pub
lie Works, shall be deemed guilty Of a m~isdemeanor.
Combustibles, chemicals, explosives, inflammables and
other dangerous substances, articles, compounds or mixtures
shall not be stored in any building, structure, place or prem
Uses without the approval of the Superintendent of Public
Work.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates or refuses
to comply with any provision of the Building Code or any
Hule or Regulation issued Hereunder may be punished by a
fine not to exceed $4,000 for each and every such violation
and noncompliance.
Copies of the Building Code may be obtained by appli-
cation to the Office Of the Government Secretary in st.
Thomas, or to the Office of the Administrator in St. Croix
Government Of the Virgin Islands Of the United States
Charlotte Amalie, ST. Thomas, v. I. June / 1913
Morris F. de Castro
Government Secretary
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
The Vets Mail Boo
Many Vets Study While
Patients In VA Hospitals

Many i'll and disabled patients in
Veterans Administration hospitals
in the Pacific Northwest are making
profitable use of their long hours
in bed by studying correspondence
courses ranging from high school
English, mathematics, and history
to bookkeeping, farming and car
pentry. Most of the 234 available
courses have been obtained by the
VA from the U. S. Armed Forces
Institute.
The purpose of the educational
program is to offer patients the op-
portunity to utilize their leisure hos
pital time to best advantage and at
the same time provide them with
an interest in activities other than
hospital routine.
1t also furnishes mental stimula-
ton to replace the lack of physical
activity, and provides patients with
an academic or vocational back
ground of particular value when
they leave the hospital, either to-
continue education or to obtain en-
ployment.
The courses are available to pa
tients only with the prescription
of physicians.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
Va Requests Complete
Information In Letters

The VA again requests that vet
Grams include complete information
in inquiries on their claims. This
should include full name, address,
service serial number, VA claim
number or VA insurance policy
number
Nearly 20 per cent of all cor
respondence received by the Vet
Grams Administration requires iden-
tification research in index files be-
fore answers can be given. Most
delays in answering veterans COM
munications are attributed to this
failure of letter writers to properly
identify themselves.
Recent figures indicate that the
Veterans Administration receives on
the average nearly Is million
pieces of mail per month.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
Here and There

Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Kessler and
James Kaufman were business
visitors to Spokane last week.
Miss Ruth Cole spent the week
end at her home in Gateway.
Roger Kensler flew to Williston,
~ D., last week.
Mrs Hilmer Hansen in spending
part of this week in Libby.
Mrs. Jack Haaland returned from
a brief visit to Seattle and Spo-
kane.
Miss Virginia Smith who under
went an appendectomy at st. Johns
Lutheran Hospital in Libby during
her Christmas holidays, returned
Sunday to her work in Helena.
Raymond Smith underwent an
emergency operation at Libby on
Thursday evening. Raymond is a
great favorite with his classmates
at Troy high and they all wish him
a speedy recovery.
Mrs. John Sagen spent the week
end in Whitefish where she was
joined by her husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hartle and
Mrs. Cummings were dinner guests
at the Frank Cummings
home. The occasion was Mr.. Cum
mings' birthday.
Mrs. Milton Card and little son
Barry left for their home in Lynn, /
Mass. They have been visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed John
son, of Troy.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
WOman's Society of
Christian Service

The Troy Woman's Society Of
Christian Service of the Methodist
Church met at the home of Mrs.
Bert Coffman Thursday afternoon.
Devotionals were led by Rev. w.
c. Stearns. The committee in
charge reported on the work being
done on the Sunday school room
where celotex is being used in an
extensive renovation program. At
later but still undetermined date
the society plan on giving din
ner, the proceeds of which will
60 toward the expenses incurred
on the part of the remodeling pro-
gram.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
FURTHER ANALYSIS PRESENT
DAY DIFFIC ULTTES
.lContinued on Page SD


department Of agriculture figures
snow tnat in 1916 non-farm people
netled S1,326 p. capita whereas
farm people nette Only 1920. Based
upon the number of working hours,
the farmers income would be even
smaller in comparison.
Recent press stories played up
the income received by a stockman
who sold a carload of steers for 81
cents a pound. The press did not
advertise the fact that the packer
and jobber who resold the beef
n ade profit on the 20 steers of
sd, 500 or nearly twice the amount
received by the stockman in return
for his investment in land, equip
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
Cod Snan

Troy shivers, but very mildv in
comparison with many other parts
Of the country. Sunday evening the
temperature dropped rapidly and
reached the zero mark. Monday
remained cold with the mercury
going down again toward evening
until it reached the same degree
Some thermometers registered as
low as four degrees below zero.
served in this capacity during the
ing the day the sun shone con-
tinuously and frightened things up.
We have about six inches of snow
on the level around town.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
School News

Over the weekend the Troy bas-
ketball team went to Eureka where
they played on Friday night The
score was SO to "a in favor of Eur
aka. Saturday night the boys lost
to Whitefish in a game that was
closely contested till the last quar-
Ter when the Whitefish team beat
them with score of So to 81.
This Friday evening in the local
gym the Trojans will entertain the
Columbia Falls quintet who beat
Troy at Columbia Falls by a mar
gin Of four points.
Supt. Ivan Hodges left Wednes-
day for Great Falls where he will
attend the Montana Association of
School Administrators which will be
held Thursday and Friday.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
STATE DAIRY ASSN TO
SPONSOR ESSAY CONTEST

The Montana Dairy Association Is
sponsoring an essay contest with
prizes running from SIPS to $50.
The contest is open to students in
grade schools from 5th to 9th
grades. 1t opened January /, and
all Lincoln County entries must be
in the hands of County Superinten-
dent W. J. Anderson, Libby, not
later than March Is.
Parents of children interested in
entering the contest may obtain
further particulars by contracting
County Superintendent Anderson.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
Boy Scouts

Scoutmaster Raymond Jensen
gathered his Scouts together for
an outing Sunday afternoon. They
went to Bull Lake where they in
dulged in skating. The ice was
fine and the boys had the whole
section where they could try out
their skill
Transportation was furnished by
Robert Westover and James John
ston and by Ivan Hodges who re-
NAMED there for the afternoon.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29

Girl Scouts
Sunday was a gala afternoon for
the girls in the Scout Troop when
tn a group they hired a cabin at
TROOPS Lake and spent an after
noon skating and hiking The girls
got in a little trail work but the
lure of the ice was strong. An APP
propriate lunch brought the in
teresting day to a close. The two
leaders, Mrs. Joy and Mrs. Hanson
and the assistant leader Mrs. Rife
were present. The Scouts are in
debted to George Strom and Wes-
ley Cooley for transportation.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29

On Saturday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Higgins entertained
several of their friends at a Pin
Ochle party. Travelling prize was
won by Mrs. Robert E, Grippe and
low was won by Robert E. Grippe
high prize was won by. Mrs. John
Hurd.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
New Arrivals

Mrs. Robert Rice returned home
Tuesday with her infant daughter
who was born in st. Johns Lutheran
hospital on January TO- She has
been named Donna Mae.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Cobbledick
are parents of a little girl born
January 20 at the Libby hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dempsey have a
new daughter. She was born in
ST. Johns Lutheran hospital on
January 20.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
PlnochIe Club

The Thursday afternoon Pinochle
Club met at the home Of Mrs. .Har-
old Nelson on Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Leo Rubber received high
score, Mrs. Bob Rubber low and
MRS. Bolman carried off the travel
ing prize.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
James CObbledick Leaves
For Medical Treatment

James Cobbledick. who has been
in poor health for the past couple
Of years left Sunday for Fl. Har-
rison. Mr.. Cobbledick, machinist
served in this capacity during the
war as civilian in uniform. When
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
Troy Student on Honor Roll

Ray Dolan who is a student in
pharmacy at the University of
Montana in Missoula has his name
OH the honor roll. Ray was a good
student when in Troy where he
rated high as an athlete as well.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
HoIy Trinity EplscOpaI Guild

Holy Trinity Episcopal Guild met
at the home of Mrs. Harry Ford on
Friday Afternoon. Routine business
was taken care of and needlework
occupied some of the members.
The hostess served a delicious
lunch.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29

example of the fact that the farmer
receives only a modest portion Of
the food consumers dollar.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
TROY NEWS

his health permits he is employed
with the ]. Neils Lumber Company
IN the Troy shop.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
Troy Woman,s CIub

Mrs. Farris reviewed the book,
"Over at Uncle Joe's" at the reg
ular meeting of the Troy Woman's
Club at the home of Mrs Walter
Morrison on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Juanita McNeill, one of the
members who was county chair
man of the T. B. Seal Sales gave a
little talk on her work-how it con-
tinues for the year inasmuch as she
has to okay all expenditures for
the county that comes under this
head. She asked an assisting COM
mittee and Mrs. Farris and Mrs.
Zimmerman were selected. A record
attendance was present, rs mem
bers to be exact.
A lovely lunch was served by
Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. thinner
man.
Plans were made for the enter
tainment of Yakima Club which
event was postponed because of
work on the church parlors.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29

ment, and breeding stock, cost of
feed and labor, and transportation
to market, This is merely one
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
Dorcas Society

The Dorcas Society met on Tues
day last with Mrs. Alice Wilcox.
The noon luncheon was partaken
Of and the members continued their
work of sewing and other work.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29

receive from other sources?
A-No.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29

Q-is the amount of my disability
compensation in any way affected
by the amount of money earn or
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29

Takima Club held no hostess
meeting at the Roy Maness home
on Wednesday evening. When the
business was terminated Mrs. Har-
old Nelson, chairman of the pro-
gram committee, spoke on Mon
tana's Famous People. This proved
very interesting. A. lovely lunch
was served.
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MANY unusual and picturesque
IV1 tales have been told about the
modern usage Of Christmas flowers.
Although they are legendary, the
carefully spun bits Of folklore pro-
vide a colorful background for pres
ent day flower decorations which
are used during the Christmas sea-
son.
Holly, with its red berries, dark
green leaves and needle-like spikes
is a light-hearted symbol of friend
ship and good will when December
arrives. According to legend. though,
holly originally was used as an in
strument of cruelty. The crown Of
thorns which Christ wore was fash
Toned from holly. Prior to the Cruel
ixion the plant bore white berries
but after the Cruciixion the berries
turned a bloody crimson. Mistletoe,
a close associate of holly. is said to
have been the wood from which
Christ's o was made.
One of the most beautiful legends
woven around Christmas flowers
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garded cedar as a symbol of endur-
ance, strength, life and eternity.
Recognized by its characteristic,
pleasant aroma, cedar also was an
emblem Of purity because its tree
tops were frequently covered with
snow during a large part Of the year.
An old-time favorite Of sailors
who visited Mediterranean ports was
Rosemary because Of the aromatic
perfume the plant yielded. Familiar
to most Americans as a struggling
hedge plant, Rosemary droops In
massive f~estoons IL feet long in its
native Italy.
Legend has it that the flowers were
colorless until the Blessed Virgin,
during the flight into Egypt, hung
the clothes of Jesus on Rosemary
bushes to dry. Thereafter, Rose
mary bushes blossomed forth with
their sparkling blue flowers.
The Hawthorn bush with its white
or red flowers originally was the
May tree Of the Old World. Pecu-
liarly. the bush never blooms in
May. According to historians, JOS
eph of Arimathea went to England
and IN the completion of his pill
grimage at the Abbey of Glaston-
bury he pushed his staff into the
ground where it burst forth leaves
and flowers. Since then the Haw-
thorn bush always flowers at Christ
mastide, which is out Of its regU-
lar season.
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concerns the Christmas rose. While
en- route to Bethlehem the Wise Men
crossed the path Of a little shep-
herdess named Madelon. Enrap-
tured at the wondrous tale about
the birth of Christ which they re-
lated, she was heartbroken because
she had no gift to offer.
While she was crying she detected
a understanding aroma and looked
up. Standing next to her was an
angel who inquired the reason for
her sadness. Madelon explained that
while she wanted to pay homage
to the newly-born Babe, she didn't
even have a single, beautiful flower
such as grew in the fields in the
summer to give Him. The angel
waved her arm and a stunning bunch
Of gorgeous, snowy white Christmas
roses appeared.
Madelon gathered her precious
gift in her arms and hurried off to
Bethlehem where the Wise Men had
gone. After the Wise Mems offerings
Of gold, frankincense and myrrh,
she humbly preferred her flowers to
the tiny Infant. who stretched out
a hand to touch the roses. His
fingers lightly brushed the immacu-
late petals and Immediately they
changed to a delicate pink.
Poinsettias which head the popu-
larity list of Christmas flowers, iron
ically enough do not have any leg
ends attached to them because of
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their recent introduction. In the
beginning of the last century the
poinsettia was introduced by j. r.
Poinsett. ar American politician and
diplomat.
For years evergreens have -four
ished in homes at Christmastide to
create a woodsy. outdoor atmos-
phere. In the aged line hang up the
holly. the box and the bay" il is
significant to note that two Of the
plants mentioned. box and bay, are
mentioned in Holy Scriptures as
thriving on the mountains Of Le-
banon in the Holy Land.
Because of its symmetrical leaves,
bay has been used for design
throughout the ages. The Greeks
used it on their coins and the Ro-
mans. too. favored it as a beautiful
show piece. Today bay shrubbery
graces the entrances to many Amer
lean homes at yuletide.
Cedar. which furnishes green's for
Christmas. likewise existed in Le-
banon. The people Of Lebanon re-
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The regulars went into the fray
again and increased this to 10
and by the final gun were out
in front as to 81. Bill Sorg
scored eight for eight at the free
throw line.
Worland returned to Laurel
Saturday after playing a listless
game at Hardin the night before,
going down to the Bulldogs 81
to &c. 1t was evident that they
had lost all their bad ball be-
cause they worked the ball error
lessly and potted long shots with
so per cent accuracy, a trick that
only last years Hardin Bulldogs
had done before on the Laurel
court. They turned in a 49.5 per
cent shot chart in the first meet
ing with Laurel last year.
Laurel worked the ball in clos
err to the basket and dumped in
the same number of field goals,
1.-THE exact number turned in
by the same clubs Thursday for
40 per cent accuracy from the
field. The difference came at the
free throw line. Laurel melted
only 10 for 81 but Worland only
had a chance at II scoring six.
In a thrilling finish the Wor-
land club again led by Don Har-
kins with 16, tossed the ball
through the net with abandon
and closed the gap at 40 to AZ.
A tight defense all over the court
missing their last attempt,
with less than a minute to go,
set the stage for Jim Phillips
% whip the rebound out to Bill
Sorg, who broke the rest of the
way for a lay-up shot that iced
he game. Bill tailed 10 points
n this game.
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De MOLAY RIFLE CLUB
DEFEATS RED LODGE

The Laurel De Molay Junior
Rifle club had its revenge Sun
day when it outfired the REQ
Lodge American Legion Junior
Rifle club. The Red Lodge team
had previously beaten Laurel in
Red Lodge. The match Sunday
showed improvement over the
other as the scores ran higher.
Again Don Schessler was high
point man for Laurel, with 1876
out of a possible 200. His clos
est rivals were Don Marshall of
Red Lodge and Bob Schessler,
who both had 1873 out of a pos
sible 200.
Laurel's team consisted of Don
~Schessler, 1876; Bob Schessler,
1888; John Orndorff, 1874; Clayton
Sheets and Ronney Hageman,
tied for fourth place with 1873.
Those whose scores did not
make the high team were Rich
ard Hageman, 1872; Wayne Hage-
man, 179; Douglas Toombs, IT'S;
Don Hodges, 1854; Dan Hafer,
148.
The Red Lodge team was Don
Marshall, 1873; Cameron and w.
Yates, 1872; Ranta, $50, and Tee
garden, 176. Not making the
team were DeVries, 173; Eugene
Marshall, ITO; Mcdonald, 100; R.
Yates, 1877, and Johnston, LOG.
The final scores were: Laurel,
933; Red Lodge, 9OS. Laurel
also had the most points for the
10 men. These were Laurel,
1881; Red Lodge, 1,674.
After the match the team elect
ed their second group officers.
The retiring officers were John
Orndorff, president; Don Hodges,
vice president; Don Bradford, Sc
,retary, and Wayne Hageman,
range officer. The new officers
are Don Hodges, president; Don
~Schessler, vice president; John
Orndorff, secretary, and Clayton
Sheets, range officer. Also, it
vas decided to adjourn till Jan.
Anybody interested in this type
If shooting and who would like
join the club may do so by
informing any of the members
'r the instructor, Ira Rodgers.
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Cody, Park City
Coming For Games

Continued from Page One)
ming club 40 to 48 and A to
40, and sandwiched a As to 81
score over Bozeman as they got
off to a flying start in the bas-
ketball race for honors this year.
Thursday night saw the two
clubs fight basket for basket for
the first half, only to have the
locals open up with a fast-break
attack in the third period to
build up an IL point lead. With
a reserve lineup ready to pick
up experience, the Wyoming boys
reversed the story scoring IT
points in the last quarter to pro-
vide an anxious few minutes as
the game ended with the Laurel
club ahead by a single free throw,
40 to 4S. Bill Sorg led the at
tack for Laurel with II points
while Don Harkins showed the
way for Worland with ID.
In a preliminary the Bobcats
nosed out the Gophers, Is to 16,
in a regular intramural contest
that kept the early fans more
than entertained.
Friday the Bozeman B team
had too much height, and al
though they lacked the spirit of
the local B team they ended on
the long end of a IA to 27 count.
The Laurel team scored on
even terms in the second and
third periods, but couldn't find
the basket in the rest of the
game, while the Bozeman club
could, and that told the story.
The varsity crews from the
two schools saw the edge go TO
Laurel for both height and fight,
and it not for the liberal
use of reserves the score could
have been quite one-sided. After
taking a % to 8 lead, the game
slowed down and by the end of
the third quarter only two points
the teams.
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Bowling Once Church Rite

The sport of bowling originated
as a religious ceremony in cathe-
dral cloisters where, if a parish
Toner bowled over his pin, he was
considered to be leading a clean
life.
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Electric Motor Production

OF 25,000,0 900 electric motors pro-
duced last year. 1000. 900 went into
washers. $4,000 900 into refrigerators
and 1000, 900 into industrial plants.
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
When Canning

New rubber rings for canning
should be rinsed in boiling water
in order to remove the fine powder
or the surface, which may impart
a foreign taste.
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Taxi Fares In England

Taxi and private car-hire SER
vices are generally available In all
towns Of the British isles at rates
starting at Is cents per mile
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PLANNING A HOLIDAY TRIP? Then nows the time to make definite arrangements.
With only a few more travelling days till Christmas, or trains are busy as Santas
toy shop. But W cal take good CARGO Of you in the traditional deluxe North Coast
Limited way-f you'll com or write to your nearest Northern Pacific ticket office
Well set you straight on faresa and schedules and handle your reservations: Make
yourself right ath home when you travel Northern Pacific. For example, in this
supremey comfortable "ivingr oom-on -whee5" 80.