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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-10
LIBBY GIRL WITH
THE MONTANA MASQUERS

, The Montana Masquers are sharp.
ening their thespian teeth for the
opening of Our Town." the uni.
verSity theatres major production
for fall.
The performance will be given
in the renovated Simpkins Little
theater. The Masquers moved there
last year when the building was
turned over to them.
For the first time in a long time,
a faculty member will have the
lead in a student play. He is Her
bert NJ. Carson, speech instructor
and veteran collegiate and amateur
actor.
Supporting him will be Dick
Haag, Missoula; Carroll O'Connor,
Chinook; Joan Hardin and Helen
Hayes, Missoula; Frank Houle, Bill
lings, and Mary Maurer, Libby.
Miss Maurer was declared the best
high school actress in the state last
year after her appearance at the
Interscholastic theater festival in
Missoula.-Great Falls Tribune
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-10
MRS. DeROSIA RETURNS
FROM EXTENSIVE TRAVELS

Mrs. Forrest DeRosia returned
home Thursday evening from a trip
across the United States that lasted
two months and took her through
many states and points of interest.
While gone she and her brother
visited Denver, Colo, Oklahoma,
and Kansas. They went through
the Ozarks in Missouri, to Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Vir-
ginia, and Washington, D. c.,
where she saw all the points of in
terest She states that although
everything there is wonderful from
the point of spectator interest, the
outstanding and most interesting
sight, in her estimation, is the Ma
tional Cathedral.
From Washington, D. c., they
continued on through Maryland,
Delaware, New Jersey, and up into
New York State. While in New
York City they visited the now
famous Radio City.
On the return trip they covered
much the same states but took a
more northerly route and thus did
not overlap any of their earlier
IOQLG Jul saw 4lGW ol6AAbo NOAiAlAAS
and going by car. Returning to
Bartlesville, Okla, Mrs. DeRosia
continued on alone by train to
Bainville, where she stopped off to
visit her daughter and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Romo, a few
days before continuing on home to
Libby.
Mrs. DeRosia says she saw good
cross-section of our country and the
people, and in her estimation there
is just no place anywhere through
out her travel that compared to our
town of Libby and its people, who
judge each other by their own real
value and not their pedigree of fl
nancial rating. She also states Mon
tana looks exceptionally good to her.
She was accompanied on the trip
by brother. c. D. Prichard of Bar
tlesville, Okla.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-10

and his mother, Mrs. Ned Joughin
The lessons are under the instruc-
ton of Mrs. James Crystal assisted
by her husband They will end with
a party given honoring the high
score. The proceeds of the series
will 60 to the Episcopal Guild. All
the players expressed enthusiasm
over the game and consider it in
teresting and exciting. All reported
they had lot of fun learning.
Players were: DR.. and Mrs. A. M.
Brockway, DR.. and Mrs. Roy Sher-
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Gompf,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Guernsey, Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Lovick, MIR. and Mrs.
John Baggs, Mrs. Ray Rice, Mrs.
Violet Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. How
ard Ahlskog, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Neils, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Neils.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Sauer. Mrs.
lola WEIGH, Mrs. Ethaline Hoffman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Deist, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Zwang, the hosts and
hostess Carleton Joughin and moth
er, Mrs. Ned Joughin, and the in
Structors, Mr.. and Mrs. James Cry
stall.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-10
ILBBY'S STREETS TAKE
A GOOD CLEANING

Libby's streets look so good fol-
lowing the cleanup last Tuesday
morning, businessmen have stated it
could easily become a habit to de-
clare a cleanup day on frequent
occasions.
The cleanup Tuesday morning
was promoted by the Civic Improve
ment committees of the Libby
Chamber of Commerce and the Lib
by Lions. Practically 1907 coopera-
ton was received up and down the
business streets and a number of
loads of rubbish were removed by
the city which helped in the work
by supplying trucks for picking up
the accumulated dirt and rubbish
collected by the various business
houses from the sidewalks and
streets in front of their lots.
Congratulations from us all, to
us alp are in order.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-10
!Womon's Club Holds
Varied Program

Borrowing a phrase from the
American Red Cross, Miss Inez
Ratekin in speaking before the
Woman's Club which met Tuesday
afternoon at the Community room
said, Educate Greatly While You
Entertain Hugely" might well be
used as a slogan for the buying OF
books for children. Book Week
which is held Nov IS to 10 inspired
Miss Ratekin's talk, the subject of
which was Modern Trends in Juve-
nile Reading. With a repres enta-
tive selections of books on hand she
continued to show how and why
they were good choices. An exact
replica of the first childs book pub
lished 200 years ago entitled pretty
Little Pocket Books" was shown as
she explained how the childs in
terest in books had changed. The
new books, beautifully illustrated
were good to combat the current
taste for comic books.
The Club business meeting was
conducted by the president, Mrs
Ed Driear. AS soon as the meeting
was opened Mrs. Driear introduced
Paul Church who put the hoSpltal
plan before the club and made an
appeal for ten volunteer helpers to
assist in the financial drive. He
closed his talk by answering ques-
tons which the members presented.
Much enthusiasm was shown by
the Club members for the hospital
project, which eliminated in mo-
ton to back the project to the limit
of their ability. The ten women
quickly responded to Mr.. Church's
appeal.
The club voted $500 donation
to the Charles Russell memorial
fund and made plans for assisting
the city in its cleanup campaign.
The program was closed by Mrs.
F. c. Robertson who gave an in
teresting outline of the Montana
Education Associations Convention
which was held recently in Mis-
soula.
New books for adult reading were
in an attractive display
by Miss Ratekin who invited the
club to inspect them at the close
of the meeting.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-10
GEORGE MANWMLER HAS
ACCIDENT IN WOODS

George Manwiller suffered ser
ious injury Sunday afternoon while
cutting Christmas trees, when the
AK glanced and cut deep into the
top of his foot. BY the time he had
reached the hospital here in Libby,
he had lost considerable blood, and
had become quite weakened by the
wound. He will be in the St. Johns
Lutheran hospital for several days
receiving treatment for his injury.
Mr.. Manwiller is the father of
Mrs. George Bentley. of this city.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-10
WEATHER REPORT

This weeks weather report given
through the courtesy of the Libby
Ranger Station:
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-10
Al CLUB MEETING AT HOME
OF MRS. KENNETH CARD

The AL Club met at the home
of Mrs. Kenneth Card last even
ing for its regular meeting. After
short business meeting, devotions
were given by Jacky Card.
A very interesting biography, DR..
George Washington Carver by Shir-
ley Graham and Geo. D. Libseond,
was reviewed by Mrs. Robert STAN
ley. Mrs. Bob Riddle then gave an
enlightening report concerning the
history of modern sewing imple-
ments and clothing.
Hostesses for the evening were
Mrs. Leonard Doxtater, Mrs. DON
aid Olson and Mrs Kenneth Card
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-10
The McGinnis Meadows weather
report given through the courtesy
of Bert B. Davis:
CLARENCE WILSON
DIES NOVEMBER 2

Word was received by Louis
Gamache of the passing of his SON
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-10
HOSPITAL NEWS

Admitted: Nov. 3-Wenton Finch
of Rexford; Nov. George Man
willer; Nov. Mrs. Earl Winfrey;
Nov. 8-Isaak Ludvikson.
Births: Nov. Ito Mr.. and Mrs.
Don Daggett, a girl; Nov. 8-to Mr..
and Mrs. Don Smith, a girl; Nov.
8-to Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Parker,
a boy.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-10

in-law Clarence Wilson, 80, of
Seattle. Death occurred Monday
morning, Nov 2, and was attributed
to heart failure. Mr.. Wilson was
the husband of the former Norma
Gamache. He leaves to mourn his
passing, his widow, and five-year-
old son, Jimmie, of Seattle. Two
brothers and his mother living in
Kansas.
Clarence Wilson was well known
in Libby, having worked here for
several years, at Houghs Drug
Store and other places.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-10
sHERIFF OFFICE REPORTs

A mental institute escapee from
Orofino, Ida, was apprehended
here Monday of this week, and held
until turned over to Idaho author
tiles.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-10
CANASTA SERIES
STARTED MONDAY

The beginning of a series of Can
asia lessons was started Monday
evening in the game room at Up
lands, the home of Carlton Joughin
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-10
TWENTY-FOUR TO
TAKE Law EXAMS

Twenty-four men have applied
for permission to take the State Bar
examination Nov. IS, according to
Clerk Frank Murray of the State
Supreme Court.
The exams will be held at the
Capitol and require about three
days, Murray said.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-03-04
FIRE DEPARTMENT REQUESTS COUNCIL TO
 MOVE FIRE SIREN

William Grant, fire chief and Har- " Coulter of the Wrangell Fire De- partment appeared before the City Council at its meeting yesterday af- ternoon and requested the Council to move the fire siren from it's pres ent temporary location on a light pole, to the roof of the Fire Hall They asked that it be done so the siren can be more easily reached to be maintained and be prevented from freezing as had happened sev- eral times this winter. The matter was referred to Councilman M. M. Custard and Councilman George Smith to investigate. The Fire De- partment was given permission to buy $75 worth of foamite to add to it's supplies.
 Loyal Binkley appeared before the council to ask if it would object to the Binkley Canning Company building a gurry sluice out to deep water so it could be reached at all stages of the tide. Council had no objections.
 Light Superintendent Ralph Deven- ny reported lighting installati on completed on floats by the shrimp cannery and said work would start on the floats across the bay immed- lately.
 Mayor George Gunderson read a letter from Delegate E. L. Bartlett inviting all mayors of Alaska to at tend hearings on several bills be- fore Congress pertaining to public works and housing in Alaska.
 A letter was read from Wrangell Transfer asking the council to in- vestigate the condition of the city dump and the dock approach to it. The matter was referred to Council men Custard, Smith and Peter Me Cormack
 On a motion by NJ M. Custard, seconded by George Smith, the council ruled that all shrimp can- neries in operation, and about to operate within the town limits, haul their shells out and dump them in deep water.
 Council appointed Mrs. l. C., Bjorge and Mrs. Wilma Mason as clerks for the municipal election with Bill Vreeland, Don Miller and Oscar Carlson as judges.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-03-04
BUTROVICH DEMANDS
 TERRITORIAL AUDIT
By James Hutcheson

JUNEAU - The question of a Territorial audit was raised in the senate Wednesday as members were told there still were $206,O0O in unpaid vouchers.
 Finance committee Chairman J. G. Butrovich read a letter from Territorial Auditor Frank Boyle which said there still were no funds available" for the audit vot- ed by the last legislature.
 The reason there has been no audit is the Board of Administra- tion decided there were no funds, !" Butrovich said. Money has been available for things of less import ance and I am going to get mad about this if nothing is done. just wanted you to know before I do."
 Meantime the House received a memorial to Congress asking the right for the legislature to relax the two-year residence require ment for divorce in Alaska. It was introduced by Warren Taylor.
 AAAC hASAAioi Atll Hdlu tue lHO-y cal residence requirement was "out of date and only serves to work a hardship in many instances. If approved, the Legislature would ask an amendment to the Organic Act
 The House voted IS to 6 Tues day to amend the liquor law to allow lodges and established clubs to build quarters less than 200 feet from churches and schools
 The bill was sponsored for the benefit of the Ketchikan Eagles lodge, which is prepared to build on a ste less than 200 feet, in a direct line, from the Methodist church.
 On the basis of previous court rulings it was all right, but it was blocked by a recent straight line" court ruling.
 The so-called portal to portal" bill proposed measuring the 200 feet by a pedestrian route, but the House amended it to insist on a straight 200 feet for open bars or liquor store, but exempted lodges and established clubs entirely.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-03-04
BALANCE PAYMENT ON WRANGELL MILL DUE
 BY MARCH 18th

Col o. F. Ohlson, receiver for the Alaska Asiatie Lumber Mills here presented his report on the mill to the District Court this week on it's return to Juneau.
 He presented the only bid, filed by the c. T. Takahashi Co.,, which amounted to $3S.6O0. A s5,OO0 de- posit accompanied the bid. Ohlson asked the Court to set a date on which the balance should be paid.
 Today the court signed an order that the balance due, s33,600 should be paid by March 18th.
 Upon payment, the receiver will have to submit to the Court a re- quest for confirmation of the sale. The sale is not confirmed, and will not be, until the balance of the bid is paid.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-03-04
BANGEMAN GOES TO
 MEDICAL MEET IN JUNEAU

pr. John o. Bangeman left yes terday by plane for Juneau to at tend the Alaska Territorial Medi- cal Association meeting being held there. Sessions started Thursday and will continue through Satur- day.
 Three noted doctors from Seattle are scheduled to give lectures and many matters of importance to physicians and surgeons practicing in the Territory will be discussed.
 Meeting are being held at the Scottish Rite Temple
 Yesterday the medics were guests of the Juneau Chamber of Com merce at lunch and other social events incident to the convention are a reception this evening from 6 to 7:3O by Governor and Mrs. Ernest Gruening; reception to- morrow night, at the same hours at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Will liam Whitehead and, as a closing event, a dinner-dance tomorrow night at the Salmon Creek Country Club.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-03-04
SPORTS NIGHT
 PLANNED FOR MARCH 12

The Sports Night which is spon- sored by the local American Legion Post, for the younger boys in town, has been set for March 12, at the school gym. Petersburg youths will compete with the local boys in a sports show which had been sched- uled for February 26, but had to be postponed due to weather and sick. ness epidemics.
 George Case, chairman of tho committee, said the local boys arc again getting in trainng after being out of school with flu or measles for a few weeks, but will be ready for the evening of March 12. The public will be invited to attend with gate receipts going toward buying sports equipment for the local kids
 Exhibition boxing by several ex- perienced boxer will be added to the kids program with Nick Johnson ot Wrangell and Pete Sanstoll of Pet ersburg as the gladiators.
 The kids guaranteed their elders good, clean entertainment witf lots of fun and nobody hurt.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-03-04
ELKS NEWS

At a meeting held last Wednes- day the local Elks lodge initiated Ralph Prescott as a new member 0f the order. Nominations were opened for officers for the coming year with the lodge voting to have d five-man board of trustees instead of the present three. Nominations will be open again at the next meet ing, with elections on March 16.
 The Jiggs dinner was postponed from the meeting of March g, to the meeting of March 23.
 Members were urged to bring their guests to a Hill-Billy party to be held at the club tomorrow night. Anyone not attired in line with the motif of the evening VII be fined fifty cents for the building fund Chairman of the Committee William Eastaugh, with hoAts Joyce Hay and George Sumption, promise good time. Program includes a jug-drink- ing contest, hog calling contest, and about 11:15 guarantees the appear ance of a dastardly william who will , chill many a spine with his "crool- ity." A search is. beng made to find hero brave enough to foil the monster, and all Elks are asked to be on hand to lend their "boos" and see how the thrilling episode turns out.
 Ladies are asked to bring sand wiches and salad for the menu which the lodge will supplement and serve.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-03-04
INCOME TAX LAW
 BACK IN LEGISLATURE

JUNEAU e Alaska's new grad uated net income tax law was re- introduced in the Legislature yes terday for reenactment and tight ening of the ship personnel provi- sions. It was reintroduced in the House by Rep. William Egan. He and Speaker Stanley McCuteheon said the two primary purposes for reintrOduction were to make clar- flying amendments and, at the same time, to insure against any court challenge of legality because of it's passage by the controversial recent special session.
 Two court actions had been filed against the ship provision by com mercial steamships who contended the provision covered seamen on their ships while in Alaskan wat CTS. The Attorney General, Ralph U. Rivers contended the law did not include such personnel.
 The tax remains the same - 10 per cent of Federal income tax.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-03-04
TOM TREMBLE FOUND
 DEAD IN HIS CABIN;
 H. HARTO. WIFE MISSING

Tom Tremble, 5S, pioneer resi- dent on the Stikine River, was found dead in his cabin on the River February 23 by a neighbor, William Harto and MT. Harto's S son Harry Harto and Mrs Harry Harto are missing since January since January 31. when. Harto said, they came down the river bound for Wrangell for supplies. They apparently never reached Wrangell.
 William HartO went over to Tremble's cabin on the 23rd to borrow some milk and found Tremble dead. He had apparently been shot through the mouth with rifle, which was found ly- ing across his body News of the tragedy was brought to Wrangell by William Harto, Jr., and Francis Churchill who had gone over to visit the elder Harto. Mr. Harto told the boys he had last seen Tremble alive about week previous, to discovery of his body.
 News of the two events which reached Wrangell only last Sunday not, was not reported earlier due to lack of communication and trans portation from Stikine flats.
 He also told the boys that Haary Harto and his wife had left their homestead on January S1, to pur- chase supplies and had not return ed. An Investigating party, sent out by the Marshal Wednesday found traces of where the Hartos had reached the Gut Island duck cabin on snowshoes and had taken a canoe from there, dragged it across the flats to open water and had apparently started out. Lee Ellis, who headed the investigating par ty with James Lovett, said there was evidence that Harto had built a bracket on the canoe for an out board motor. Ellis went out again yesterday to search the shores for trace of the missing couple.
 Upon reaching the Tremble cab in, the investigating party found everything in order - the cabin was clean and orderly. But they did not bring Tremble's body to town, prefering to have a cor oner's jury view the scene and de- termine the cause and manner of Tremble's death. They said they were not prepared to swear it was suicide until the body had been examined by a physician and other details determined by a coroner's jury.
 Trip to the scene by the coron CTS jury, winch was scheduled for yesterday, was postponed to Mon day pending the arrival of Assist ant U. s. District Attorney Ernest Bailey from Ketchikan
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-03-04
M0LOTOV OUT AS
FOREIGN MINISTEP

LONDON - Moscow radio said ta day that V. M. Molotoy has been re- leased from his duties of Soviet Foreign Minister. Andrei Y Mishin- sky, Soviet delegate to the United Nations and former Deputy Foreign Minister was named to the post.
 Mishinsky recently returned to Russia from CZechoslovakia where he was treated for illness.
 A. I. Mikoyan was released from his duties as Soviet Minister of Foreign Trade.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-03-04
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Major Eric Newbould, of the Jun eau headquarters of the Salvation Army, will conduct the II a. m. service at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning. instead of the choir, as stated under the chur, Il announcements Major Newbould is in Wrangell a few days on Salva- tion Army business.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-03-04
REGISTRATION BOOKS
 OPEN TOMORROW FOR
 CITY ELECTION. APRIL $

Registration books for voters in the city election April 5, will be open at the City Hall tomorrow and will remain open until p. m. on April f.
 Starting tomorrow also, petitions for candidates may be circulated. They must be filed with the City Clerk by March 19, fifteen days before election.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-03-04
ORDER AND NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION

To the Electors of the Incorporat- ed Town of Wrangell, Alaska:
 Notice is hereby given that pur- suant to Ordinance No. 15 of the Town of Wrangell, Alaska, Gen eral Municipal Election will be held APRIL 9th, 1949, between the hours of a. m. and 7:30 D. m, of said day for the purpose of electing
 A Mayor to serve one year
 Three (3) Councilmen to serve
 for two year terms
 One CD Councilman to serve for a one year, unexpired term
 One CD Member of the School
 Board to serve a three year
 term
 One CD Member of the School
 Board to serve one year un-
 expired term
 And any other question that
 might be put before the voters
 The Common Council having heretofore by Ordinance, duly des- ignated the voting precincts of the said town, and the Polling place, the Electors are hereby notified:
 That all duly qualified voters residing within the incorporated limits of the Town of Wrangell Alaska, will vote at the City Hall Building, located on Second Street. in and upon Lot Eight of Block Eight, which is owned by the r,P hn oiT1cr the duly designated polling place for the Incorporated Town of Wrangell, Alaska.
 NOTICE OF REGISTRATION
 All persons before voting at any general election in the Town of Wrangell, Alaska, must register as hereinunder provided:
 Notice is hereby given that at the hour of g a. m. on MARCH 5, 1949, the registration book will be open at the office of the Municipal Clerk in the Town of Wrangell, Alaska. for the purpose of register ing all male and female persons, twenty one years of age and over, who are citizens of the United States, and who have resided con- tinuously for one year within the Territory of Alaska next preceding the date of election, and six months next preceding the date of election within the incorporated limits of the Town of Wrangell, Al Iaska.
 Registration books will be kept open every day, except Sundays and legal holidays, beginning MARCH 5, 1949, during the following hours: From g a. m. to 12:00 Noon, and 1:00 D. m. to 400 p. m. The said registration books will be closed at 4:00 p. m. the day pre- ceding election.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-03-04
SON FOR R00NEYs

An eight pound, three-quarter ounce son was born to MT. and Mrs. Homer Rooney at Bishop Rowe Hos pital February 26. The little new citizen has been named David Lee.
 MT. Rooney is on the Wrangell light plant staff
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-03-04
SPRING GARDENING TALK
 AT CIVIC CLUB TOMORROW

With Spring just around the corner," a timely talk on garden ing by Ed Moore will be the fea- tured part of the program at the Civic Club meeting to be held Sat urday, March 5, at the Civic Gen. ter. Mrs. E.. R. Sharnbroich and Mrs, O. R. Keeney will sing a group of Irish songs.
 Hostesses for the meeting are Miss Marie Mullins and Mrs. J. M. Steear.
 All members are urged to be present. <