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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-02
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Warren Koebel of the McGinnis
Meadows country, was business
visitor in Libby Tuesday. He re-
ports conditions in the Meadows as
excellent.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Larson and
children of Missoula, came SUNDAY
for few days visit with old friends.
Mr.. Larson's father, Pete Larson of
Kallspell, also spent the week end
in Libby.
Roy A. Livengood of Taft. Ore.
is visiting with his parents, Sheriff
and Mrs. Roy Livengood
R. R. Veldman is in Butte TODAY
Friday and Saturday attending the
state convention of The Montana
State Chamber of Commerce. Mr..
Veldman is one of the directors of
the Industrial Development Divi-
sion of the chamber.
Mrs. August Wichman left Thurs
day morning for Chippewa Falls
and Merrill, Wis, where she is visit
ing friends and relatives. Mr.. Wich-
man expects to join her June ~
at which time Mrs. Wichman's
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Humid, are celebrating their
Golden Wedding anniversary. June
IL IS also the thirty-third wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Wich
man. While in the Lake States.
the Libby folk plan to visit Mr..
Wlchman's relatives at Sank Rapids.
MINI.
Miss Bette Rubard, Spokane.
visited over the week end with her
mother and sister, Mrs. Emma Ru-
bard and Phyllis
VIM. F. Shawl. Y-3/c, son of Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Shawl, Libby, ex-
pected to dock Tuesday in San
Diego. He is returning from Chi
nese waters, having served three
years in the navy, two of which
have been overseas. He expects to
receive his discharge within a few
days.
Mrs. Frank Janikowski of Port
land, came Sunday to visit over
Memorial Day at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Ratekin. Mrs. Jani-
knowski is the former Frances
Schouweiler, formerly of this place
where she has many friends and
She and Miss Inez
Ratekin were luncheon guests Tues
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. 4
Z. E. Jaqueth.
and Sawmill Workers
Union No. 1881 meets the 2nd and
9Th Tuesday of each month
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Heise who
visited over the week end and
transacted business in Spokane, re-
turned home Sunday They visited I
at the home of Mr. Heise's brother l
n-laW and sister Mr. and Mrs. H. P !
Fairchild. a
Mrs John o. Ferguson and friend.
MSS lrma BalfOur of Spokane, r
Visited over the Memorial Day va =
alton with Mrs. Ferguson's aunt, y
Mrs. Leo. S. WEIGH. The three n
aides, accompanied by Mrs. A. NJ.
hoffman, drove to Kalispell, Sun o
lay where they visited at the home \
II Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Paterson. =
hrs. Paterson and Mrs. WEIGH are
listers. :
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Doxtater and z
DR.. and Mrs. c. H. Doxtater left n
evening for Portland, to &
ee the mother of L. W. and c. H.,
rho is seriously i'll. =
HUSBANDS: With all our wives a
Raging about Mystic Foam's won
ers in cleaning upholstery and
ugs, who does the work? do II
ere, and I've got to pick up some II
lore tomorrow at CANDLES -. P
NONYMOUS S
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-02

fund drive are the Kootenai Valley
Grange, Modern Arts Club and
SleizeT's Grocery. Still more is
needed TO reach the goal of $500.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-02
Red Cross ActiviLles

Red Cross arts and skills work.
ers helped with recreation pro-
grams in l02 military. naval and
veterans hospitals last year.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-02
GIRL SCOUT FUNDS
DRIVE is SLOW

Added to the names of those who
have responded to the Girl Scouts
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-02

Mrs. Dick Powell, Mrs. Joe Beck
err Mrs Sam Anger and Phyllis
Nelson were in Kalispell Tuesday
combining business and pleasure.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-02
CONGRESSIONAL PARTY TO ARRIVE
 EARLY TOMORROW
Trap Hearings 10 Be Held During Afternoon
 and Evening

The Congressional sub-commit- tee now holding hearings in Alas ka cities is scheduled to arrive at Juneau airport tomorrow morning aboard an Army transport aircraft.
 This word was received late yes- terday by It. Com. Edward P. Chester, aide to the Governor, from Alaska's Delegate to Congress E. L. Bartlett who is a member of the party.
 The group will hear arguments for and against abolishment of fishtraps in Alaskan waters.
 The message received by It. Com. Chester stated that the party hop ed to arrive early enough to at tend the Juneau Chamber of Con- merce meeting tomorrow noon be- fore beginning the hearings set for tomorrow afternoon and eve- ming at the Senate Chambers in the Federal building.
 The group will come to Juneau from Cordova, where hearings are being held this afternoon.
 Congressman Victor Wickersham of Oklahoma, committee chairman, will preside at the hearings.
 Other members of the Congress sional party are Congressman Thor c. Tollefson of Washington State and John J. Allen of California and Delegate Bartlett. With them are John M. Drewry, counsel; c. Howard Baltzo, assistant chief, Branch of Alaska Fisheries of the Fish and Wildlife Service; and Joseph T. Flakne. chief of the Alaska Branch, Division of Terri tories and Island Possessions of the Interior Department.
 Citizens of the Territory of AL aska went on record as being in favor of abolishment of fishtraps at the Territorial election last year.
 The party will go aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Storis when the hearing ends here. The cutter will leave at midnight tomorrow for Petersburg, according to Capt. N. S. Haugen, acting commander of the 17th Coast Guard District.
 Hearings will be held there Fri day, after which the party will travel on the Storis to WrangeH and Ketchikan.
 Part of the group will leave An nette Island for Seattle Sunday, the others going to Sitka aboard the Storis for hearings Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-02
PEACE TREATY
 WITH JAPAN TO
 BE REVIEWED

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-tR-The New York Times said today the United States and Britain have de- cided to reopen the question of a Japanese peace treaty as quickly as possible.
 Secretary of State Aeheson and British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin "are understood to have dis cussed this step recently and to have ordered a new and urgent study of the question" the Times said.
 This is now under way in Wash ington under the supervision of Assistant Secretary of State Walton w. Butterworth and Maxwell M Hamilton, according to a Times Washington dispatch by James Reston.
 Maberly E. Dening, British Assist ant Under Secretary of State foi Foreign Affairs, was reported sup ervising the review in London.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-02
YOUNG RECRUITS SIGNED UP FOR
 N. G. OF ALASKA
Captain Shofner Makes Announcement Regdrd-
 ina EnIistments Here

At the regular Tuesday night meeting of Headquarters and Head quarters Alaska National Guard, two new recruits were sworn in. The newest Guardsmen are Leo V. Osterman and Walter L. Nance.
 Young Osterman was born in Ketchikan and Is a graduate of Juneau High, class of '49. Nance was born in Hood River, oregon, and has resided in the territory for the past ten years. He is now a sophomore at J-Hi and is the youngest recruit to date, being l7 years of age.
 During the lecture period Capt. Joseph M .Shofner gave an in teresting talk on Arctic operations. Captain Shofner, who is head of the recruiting drive, reminded the members of the Guard that any men interested in joining the local unit are welcome to attend meet ings. Meeting nights are every Thursday at 8 pm. and are held in the Main Warehouse Office at the Government Dock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-02

pounds of turkeys have arrived in
 Bremerhaven. They will be dis tributed in time for Thanksgiving.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-02
Turkey for Army On \ Thanksgiving Day

FRANKFURT, Germany, Nov. 2. -lRLTurkey dinners on Thanks giving were assured today for Am- erican troops in Germany and Aus tria.
 The Army announced that 383,396
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-02
REUNIONS  (L|MAxED
 BY BULLET

PORT ANGELES, Wash, Nov. 2. --tR-Death, in the person of re- jected suitor, brought a sudden end last night to the reunion of a young mother with her divorced husband.
 Prosecutor Dana E. Harper said the woman, Mrs. Winona B. Med- ley, 24, was shot and killed by Ted Bishop, about 40. Bishop then killed himself.
 The tragic ending took place in the womans home only few hours after she and her estranged husband, Henry R. Medley, had been remarried by Justice Of the Peace.
 Mrs. Medley's four-year-old son gave neighbors their first news of the shooting, Harper said, when he came running to their trailer crying
 Bishops shot mother"
 The shooting occurred several hours after Medley had gone to work in a paper mill. Their IT, months old daughter was in an- other room.
 The Prosecutor said the Med- leys were married in 1945, sep arated less than six months ago, obtained a divorce which became final Oct. 10, then had remarked.
 Bishop part-time longshore' man, courted Mrs Medley during the separation, Harper said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-02

Would you like steak or chick ken dinner? Special attraction to- night at 1O:00 at the Dreamland Bar.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-02

Toronto residents think their Yonge Street is the longest street in the world. It continues as On trio Highway No. II for 885 miles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-02
kIWANIANS PLAN ANNUAL ELECTION;
 SEE COLOR MOVIE

Today, in view of the annual meeting and election next Wednes- day, Kiwanians took stock of their club and its membership, and found excellent comparisons in the course of a motion picture on Basic Net Mending."
 Program Chairman Gene Vuille pointed out such similarities as the importance of each individual loop and solid knot to the strength of the entire mesh, and to the in creased catch" to be made with renovated net.
 The color-sound movie, shown for the first time to Juneau service club, was made by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and is very instructive. Kiwanian John Griffin operated the protector for the luncheon program in the Baranof Gold Room.
 Interest was keen concerning the annual election next week and fin al nominations were made from the floor.
 President Stanley Baskin well comed into membership Jack l.. Sturtevant, senior interviewer of the Territorial Employment Ser vice, giving a short sketch of Xii wanis International background and the work of the Juneau club He told of the five children "ad- opted by Juneau Kiwanians, who provide clothes for the youngsters
 In connection with a notice of the coming Girl Scout drive, Bask- in announced that Girl Scouts will sell gift packages of Kiwanis fancy canned salmon, keeping the pei centage above cost.
 Dr. H. c. Harris of the U. s. Veterans Administration staff, an- nounced the forthcoming anti tu- berculosis drive which is tradition ally conducted by Juneau Kiwan- ians.
 Dr. John Montgomery, John Griffin and E. K. Guerin were named to plan the last three lun- cheon programs for November.
 Kiwanian Martin Victor was well comed back from his recent trip to the Interior He will have only short stay in Juneau, as he plans to leave Sunday for several months in Chicago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-02
ATTENDANCE AT NATIONAL PARKS
 SHOW INCREASE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-lR-Na- tional parks and other areas ad- ministered by the National Park Service attracted more visitors the past year than ever before.
 The visitor total for the year (Oct. to Sept. 30) was 3l,- 864, ,1SO, the Park Service reported, a gain of eight percent over last wears high of 29,608,318. {gt4
 The number of visitors at various mark areas for 1949 and 1948 in clude: d949 figure firsD
 Mount Mckinley, Alaska, 4,82O and 4,675.
 National monuments -
 Sitka, Alaska, 6,862 and 9,47O.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-02
HOLE IN p0CkET;
 MAN IS IN JAIL

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2.-R- Robert Moreland is in jail today because of a hole in his pocket.
 Yesterday two men held up Tsutomu Nakamotsu's cleaning shop, banged him over the head and departed with the contents o1 his cash register (mostly small change) and his clothes.
 Police patrolman Ralph McKin- lev answered the cleaners call and followed a trail of dimes and nickels ($45 in alb to a near5y dwelling where, he said, he found the 18-year- Moreland - and Nakamotsu's overcoat.
 The second man wasn't around and had left no trail to be fol- lowed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-02

In 1893, the U S. Supreme Court ruled that the tomato is vege- table. But by botanical definition, the tomato is a fruit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-02
Twin Sfafes :
 Have Birthday

PIERRE, s. D., Nov. 2.-R-The twin states of North Dakota and South Dakota are 60 years old to- day.
 It was on Nov. 2, 1889, that the pen of President Benjamin Har- rison sliced in two the 28-year old Dakota Territory. The twins be- came the 39th and 10th states ad- mitted to the Union. No one, in cluding the President, knew which document he signed first, since they were shuffled and covered with a newspaper
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-02
235 Co|ombians Killed i, "A Hours,
 In Pre-E|etfion

BOGOTA, Colombia, Nov. 2-lR- Some 235 Colombians have been killed in the past "A hours in a mounting wave of prediction violence, the newspaper Fl Liberal said today. 1A
 Both Liberal and Conservative newspapers carried reports of clashes in the interior as violence increased with the approach Of the Presidential election, set for Nov. 27.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-02

Here are some views on the ln- ternational situation from Turkey. President Ismet Inonu says he sees no improvement in relations and urges that Turkey keep her powder dry He says the Turkish army = with American aid-is ready to defend itself against any conner.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-02
Italian Premier Is Moi Going 10 Form
 New Government
(By Associated Press)

Observers in Rome said today the Italian political crisis would soon be mastered by Premier Alcide De Gasperi. Three moderate Socialists walked out of his cabinet Monday. A spokesman for De Gasperi said the Premier had no intention of forming a new government. In- stead he would patch the holes by temporary appointments, this in formant said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-02

The Soviet newspaper Pravda has been keeping an eye on the doings at the CIO convention. And it says that the progressive wing of the CIO is being persecuted by the entire reactionary press and the rightest leadership of the CIO it. self" Those are Pravda's own words.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-02
Queen Elizabeth Slept Here, '" Title
 Of British Comedy

LONDON, Nov. g. R The George s. Kaufma comedy, George Washington Slept Here" opens in London"s Strand Theatre tomorrow. The British title: Queen Elizabeth Slept Here"
Evening star., 1949-02-03

vember, 1916, he was given the
Exceptional Civilian Service Medal
and special letter Of appreciation
from 1t. Gen. Raymond A. Wheeler
chief of engineers.
Yours has been q lifetime dedi-
Gated to the success of our corps-a
record unequaled," Gen. Wheeler
wrote.
Got Law Degree Here.
A native of New Bern, N. c., Mr.
Koonce received q degree from Trim
ity College (now Duke University
and after he came here in 1881 was
graduated from the National UNI
versity Law School.
After his five years with the
Weather Bureau, he joined the stan
OF the Corps OF Engineers as . book
keeper. Mr. Koonce served under 10
chiefs OF engineers. In 1893 he un.
raveled a particularly difncult legal
tangle for the corps and Gen.
Thomas Lincoln Casey, then chief,
nicknamed Mr.. Koonce, Judge"
The title stuck, and forever after
ward he was Judge Koonee" to his
associates.
III 1882 President Hoover issued an
executive order exempting Mr.,
Koonce from the provisions of the
compulsory retirement law. In 1886
he was called to the ONCE OF Secre-
tary of War Woodrins and person.
ally congratulated for IS years of
Government service.
Belonged to Lodge 80 Years.
Mr.. Koonce was q member of
Acacia Masonic Lodge for more than
80 years and was long the lodges
treasurer, an Office which he held
from 1897 until the time of his
death. He also was a charter men,
ber of the University Club here.
Surviving Mr.. Koonce are his
widow, Gracia Marshall Koonce,
whom he married 90 years ago, and
daughter, Mrs. Mildred Barbour
They live at the Clifton Terrace
Apartments, Fourteenth and Clif-
ton streets NV.
Funeral services will be held for
Mr.. Koonce at II am. Saturday in
Gawler's chapel. l756 Pennsylvania
avenue NV. Burial will be pri-
vate.
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Howard A. RobineHe
Dean Of Stamp Dealers
Here, 10 Be Buried

Funeral services were to be hello
this afternoon for Howard A. Robin
cite, 81, dean of stamp dealers in
this area. Mr.. Robinette died Tues
day at his home, 32S Highland drive
Kenwood, Nd, after q long illness
The services were to be at his home
and burial was to be private.
For more than Is years Mr.. Robin
cite operated stamp business at
900 F street NV. He bought the
business upon the retirement of its
founder, H. F. Colman.
Many noted collections of stamps
passed through Mr.. Robinette's
hands, including that of the late
John H, Clapp, wealthy Washington
banker and collector.
Came Here As . Boy.
Born in Chester, Pa, Mr.. Robin
cite came to Washington as a boy
and was educated here. He was a
graduate Of Eastern High School.
His great love of stamps dated
from early school days, his widow,
Mrs. Sadie Firoved Robinette, re-
called.
II lived next door to him when
we were children" she said. land in
the evenings after school we used
to soak stamps off envelopes and ar
range them into collections. He was
always collecting and swapping
stamps with his schoolmates."
Mr.. Robinette worked in patent
attorneys offices for q number of
years and was about to complete re-
auirements for q law degree at
Georgetown University when q per-
iod Of Ill health forced him to cur
tail his work and studies. When he
recovered he gave up his patent
work and made the stamp collecting
hobby his business by joining Mr..
Colman's stan.
Brother, Sister Survive.
Mr.. Robinette was active in many
philatelic and collectors organiza- =
tions. Last September he attended
the convention of the American
Philatelic Society In Denver, Colo.
Besides his widow, Mr.. Robinette
Is survived by a brother, L. H. B.
Robinette of the Kenwood address,
and a sister. Miss Rosalie A. Rob-
inette, 304l SedgeWick street NV.
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Books 0n'Way Here
From Peipino Library

Seventy-three cases of books from,
the National Library of Peiping
China, soon may be added to Z
store of 10000 from Peiping already
In safekeeping at the Library OF
Congress, oficials here said today.
Werner Clapp, chief assistant IL
brarian, said the Library of Con :
gress agreed In December to take
charge OF the books. At the re-
quest OF T. L. Yuan, director of the
Peiping library.
The 10000 rare books already
here were In storage throughout the
war, Mr.. Clapp said. They have
been in packing cases ready fol
shipment back to China for NOR,
than . year, but no request fol
their return has been made, he
added.
Mr.. Clapp said the library has
no information regarding q report
that $500 Chinese paintings and
other art objects from the Peiping
Museum also are being sent to the
Library Of Congress.
Museum Director S. H. Huang, ac-
cording to an Associated Press dis
patch from Shanghai today, said
the art collection had been moved
there before the fall of Peiping to
the Communists, and were TO be
shipped here for storage.
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Arlington ReburiaI Today
For II. +. D. Derouin

Reburial services for First 1t
Frank d. Derouin. ~, who was killed
In action at Achain. Lorraine, or
November Is, 1914, were to be held
this afternoon In Arlington Gene
terry.
A native Of Springfield, Mass, 1t
Derouin was educated at Williston
Academy, Easthampton, Mass, and
at West Point. His parents, Col
Frank A. Derouin, u. 8. A., retired
Q veteran OF both World Wars, and
Mrs. Derouin, live at 4707 Connec-
ticut avenue NV.
Ii. Derouin was holder of the
Silver Star. awarded for gallantry
In action In Europe on August 10
1914, and was posthumously awarded
an Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a
second Silver Star for gallantry at
the time of his death.
He also was holder of the Purple
Heart Medal and an Oak Leaf Clus-
ter In lieu of second Purple Heart
for wounds received in action.
Besides his parents, 1t. Derouin is
survived by sister, DR.. Ruth Eliza
beth Burke of 5507 Lambeth road,
Bethesda, Md,
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Dr.. Frank W. MiIburn
Rites Held in Spokane

Funeral and burial services for
Dr.. Frank w. Milburn, 81. Spokane
tWashD surgeon, who formerly lived
here, were held yesterday In
Spokane. He died at his home
there Sunday. after an illness OF
nine months.
Or. Milburn was the brother OF
J. Parker Milburn, s0ls Adams
street NE.
The surgeon was born in Round
Hill, Va, and attended Alexandria
High School. DR.. Milburn received
his medical degree from George
Washington University and went to
Spokane to practice about 81 years
ago.
Besides his brother in Washing
ton, he 10 survived by his widow,
Mrs. Grace Milburn; two daughters
and two granddaughter. all of
Spokane, and another brother
Ernest M. Milburn, New York City
Evening star., 1949-02-03
$4,000 Damages Won
By Girl Hit by Propeller
by the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 3.-A Mont
gomery County girl and her father
Yesterday won $4,000 award for
injuries the girl received when an
airplane landed on their farm and
she was hit by the propeller.
The award represented an out-of
court settlement which was ratified
by Judge Herman NJ. Moser.
1t gave $4,000 to Martha Jane
Repass. Is, and $4,000 to her father
Stuart L. Repaas OF Gaithersburg.
The girl suffered loss of an eye and
other face and skull injuries.
Defendants In the suit were the
Congressional School of Aeronautics
which operates from an airport just
outside Washington; Robert J.
Wolfe of Germantown and Arthur
c. Hyde of Rockville, airport oper-
ator.
A training plane from the airport,
piloted by Mr.. Wolfe, landed at the
Repass farm August IA, l947.
The suit was moved here from
Rockville for trial.
Evening star., 1949-02-03
DR.. John {. Weeks Dies

LA JOLLA, Calf, Feb. 3 (P.-
Or. John Elmer Weeks. 95, inter-
nationally known ophthalmologist
and professor emeritus at New York
University, died at his home here
yesterday. He was consulting
surgeon for the New York Eye and
Ear Infirmary for IS years and was
professor of ophthalmology at New
York University. He and DR.. Robert
Koch were discoverers of the Koch
Weeks bacillus.
Evening star., 1949-02-03

tomorrow after
10 am. services
in the Collins
| funeral h ON e,
1891 Fourteenth
street NV.
1t was errOne-
ously stated in
The Star yester-
day that the fu-
neral and burial
services w oul d
be held today.
Sergt. Burke,
son of the late
j a m e 5 J. a n d
Mary C. Burke,
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Ellen Sobin, Educator. Dies

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 3 (R.-Miss
Ellen C. Sabin, 90, president of
Milwaukee-Downer College from
1895 until her retirement in 1925,
died yesterday. Before heading the
girls college, Miss Sabin had taught
at Eugent and Portland, Oreg., and
in 1887 was named Portland's first
woman superintendent of schools.
Evening star., 1949-02-03

was graduated serk'' nefke'
from Gonzaga High School in 1926.
Before entering the service in 1912
he worked for the District govern
ment in the office of the collector
of taxes and for the Department of
Vehicles and Traffic.
Sergt. Burke had been overseas
for year and a half when killed
and was 81 at the time. He was
serving with the 305th Infantry
Regiment, 77th Division.
Surviving him are three brothers
and three sisters. James j. Burke
Evening star., 1949-02-03

1945, will be
held at II am
Saturday In the
Timothy Hanlon
funeral h m Q.
Gal n stree |
NE.
Requiem mass
will be at l1:30
am. in st. Mar
t in S Catholic
c h u r c h, 1908
N orth Capitol
S t re ct. Burial
will be in Fort
Lincoln Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1949-02-03

adviser to the
Corps Of Engi-
neers. died yes
terday in Doc
tors Hospital. He
had been i'll for
several weeks.
Mr.. Koonce
had served 6O
years with the
Corps Of Engi-
neers and Ave
years before that
rs q civilian en-
ploye of the
w ca t er Blu
reau. When he
nnfinal L. h