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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-10-13
First Meeting of Home
Demonstration Club

Mrs. Hope Perry held the first
meeting of the Home Demonstration
Club at her home Thursday after
noon. While barely organized just
yet, we hope it will be most success
full as it is a very worthwhile prof
ect. The County Agent, Mr.. Rob-
inson was there to help us organize.
Officers were elected as follows
Mrs. Lynn Mitchell, president; Bon
ME Sloan, vice president; Nora
Cooley, sec.-treas.; Lora Johnson,
program chairman; Lorene Hurd,
reporter; Mrs. Ed KEENAN,, parlia-
mentarian.
The next meeting will be held at
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-10-13
Shower HOnors Mrs. MOssey

On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Ed
die Nelson and Mrs. Thomas Kelsey
were co-hostesses at the Kelsey
home at a party honoring Mrs
Leonard Mossey. Lovely gifts were
presented Mrs. Mossey. Games were
played with prizes going to Mrs
Krog and Mrs. Bost A delicious
lunch was served, two cakes, sand
witches, tea and coffee.
Among the guests were, Mrs. Mos
sey's two sisters from Libby, her
mother, Mrs. Herman Peterson, Mrs
Robert Russell, Mrs. Stone, Mrs.
Don Moore, Mrs. Jesse Egan, Mrs
Frank Nelson, Mrs. Esley Pratt,
MRS. r. Krog, Mrs. S. Schultz, and
Mrs. Gene Carr.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-10-13

Irwin, son of Mr.. and Mrs McKin-
ley, Eureka, is presently assigned
to Headquarters Company, End Bat
talon, 5th Calvary Regiment, LIST
Calvary Division.
Pfc Irwin is presently attending
the Automotive Mechanics school
in Eta Jima. Upon completion Of
school, he will return to Headquar-
tiers Company.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-10-13

the Lynn Mitchell home October IS
at II o'clock for an early pot luck
dinner. The project will be land
'scaping and fall planting. Mr. Rob-
inson will also attend the meeting.
Reporter
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-10-13
Dick SiebenfOrcher Named For
Membership i'm Mems Honorary

Richard Siebenforcher, Troy, was
one of thirty Montana State Univer-
sity sophomores recently named for
membership in the Bear Paw chap
ter Of intercollegiate Knights, mems
honorary organization.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Sieb-
enforcher of Troy, he is majoring in
business administration at the Uni
versity.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-10-13

Word has been received that the
loan for the R. E. A. has been
granted and work has been started.
The rural folks are pleased over
this.
Edward McMullen made a trip to
Scobey last weekend.
Donald Lenard made a business
trip to Whitefish on Tuesday, Oct. 4.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-10-13
CLAYTON ID. IRWIN WITH
FIRST CALVARY DIVISION

With the Eighth U. S. Army in
Yoshida, Japan-Pfc. Clayton D.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-10-13

Speed of Fish
Average fresh water fish car
swim about seven miles an hour.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-10-13
TROY news
Costume Party For
TakiFna and Guests

Wednesday evening in the Meth
odist Church parlors Takima club,
and guests, Modern Arts Club from
Libby, and local women enjoyed a
hilarious evening of fun and merri-
ment. The opening act of welcome
gave the guests a thorough delous-
ing. Welcome by Little Nudnik"
impersonated by Dorothy Roth.
Next the guests were asked to draw
a hyena. Prizes went to Flora Ken
sler and Rosemary Meyers of Lib
by. Parade of guests was next, and
prizes went to Vid Maurer who
portrayed Little Abner, honorable
mention was given Florence Lar
son, Bernice Larson as Daisy Mae,
and Helen Schmindel as Daisy's
grandmother.
A wedding scene was prepared
for Little Abner with Peggy Ma
ness taking the part of Marrying
Sam. Just as the young couple
were about to say Il do" the call
came for lunch and even the prin
cipals hurriedly answered the sum-
mons. Lunch consisted of candied
catfish eyes, preserved turnips,
Nanny Yokum's bar greese cake
and smoo sandwiches, freshlaid.
Decorations were originals done
by BeSs Bollman.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-10-13

The first Sundays of the new
year have seen a goodly number
gather at the meeting house.
Teachers for this year are; Mrs.
Walt Zimmerman, Mrs. J. A. Carr,
Mrs. Wesley Cooley, Mrs. Legonia
ludlow, Mrs. Anthony Joy, and
Mrs. Leonard Roth. Mrs Roy Ma
ness is pianist and Mrs. Roger Ken
sler is superintendent.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-10-13
Sewing Group Met

The sewing group OF the WoCS
met with Mrs. Roy Maness Thurs
day afternoon. The ladies are bus
lily engaged in making fanciwork
for the sale to be held later.
A lovely lunch was served by the
hostess.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-01
HORSE AND
BUGGY DAYS

Let's hitch old Dobbin to the Shay,
and go for a little drive, back to the
late 1700s. In the central part OF
our County we'll draw rein at Mar
garetsville," of course not known
by that name today; and I'll venture
few Washington fountains know
which town was once called by that
name. Well, it was the town later
named for the Boones, and now
"Boonsboro"
Boonsboro is not one of the oldest
towns, and one writer expressed the
wonder that a town was not started
at the spot sooner, for it lies at a
favorable location and the area was
traversed by many of the Oldest
pioneers, as they came through the
gap in South Mountain.
One of the first transactions that
l find on record was the land grants
to William and George Boone, in
about 1774, named Bealls Chance
and Fellowship These Boones came
from nearby Pennsylvania and were
close relatives of the famed Sd
Boone" who killed a bar on this
tree" and was also famous as an
Indian fighter. q believe that most
of us remember the picture in our
early grade school history books, of
the, tree on which Daniel Boone
carved this famous phrase. I re-
Gently heard a whole family arguing
whether it was Daniel Boone or
Pocahanus who once foiled the In
dams by throwing handful of dried
tobacco in their faces)
1t is thought by many people of
that section that Daniel Boone also
made the settlement at the foot of
South Mountain his home for while,
before he emigrated to Kentucky,
and that he went to that State at
the same time as the Hart family and
the Shelby's, one of whom became
Kentucky's first Governor.
The town was at first named Mar
garetsville, in honor of the wife of
George Boone. This one of the
brothers lived the latter part of his
life in Reading, while William lived
all his remaining life in the new
settlement, and his wife, Susannah,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-01

lived for As years more in the town,
till 1874. These Boones, and others,
are buried in the Boonsboro Gem
etary.
In the year 1896 another man who
became well known came to Boons-
boro; Christian Dagenhart. In some
of his writings he mentioned the
fact that the town at that date con-
sisted of just five houses; P. Conn's
Eagle Hotel, Boone's farmhouse,
Jacob Craig's, Mrs. Shorts log cab
in, and a house at the spring.
Thirty three years later, in 1929,
when Mr., Henry Nyman came to
Boonsboro, there were twenty mine
houses. By 1902 there was a Post
Route through the town land the
postmaster was a Mr. Locker. In
1918, the land in the area covered
by the town now, was sold by Will
liam Boone's heirs to Henry Nyman
and a Mr.. Petebenner, who laid it
off in town lots.
Early names among the trades
and industry in Boonsboro were:
some of the BooneS, who operated
one of the first stores; and an S.
Nyman also had a store as early
as 1886. Later there were George
Troutman and the Stonebreakers.
In 1881 there was one store in the
town that sold ninety thousand dol
lars worth of goods in one year.
And about this time the first indus
try on record was started, when
Samuel Bentz built paper mill.
Later this mill was converted into a
foundry.
A few other firsts in Boonsboro
are worth mentioning. The first
hotel was Peter Conn's Eagle" To-
Gated at the corner of st. Paul and
Baltimore streets. The first ply
sician was DR.. Meyer, who started
practicing in that town in 1906, and
was followed by DR.. E. Slifer in 1909.
Early weavers were Henry Dick, as
early as 1900, and Chris Dagenhart,
Peter Baker and Peter Heck Among
the stone masons were master ma
sons John House, Aaron Ply and
George and Anthony Baltzer. In
the carpentry and woodworking
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-01

business were Henry Blessing, Jacob
Myers, and John Stemple, who spec
ialized in making chairs; and Samuel
Mowery and Andrew Sardinger,
cabinet makers. And of course every
town had its blacksmith, and here
he was Mr. Wolf And the first sup
pliers of shoes were Michael Bur
nett and Daniel Chrisman.
Boonsboro ties in closely with a
number of other subjects that have
been described in these columns.
For example, the National Pike. 1t
was finished as far as Boonsboro in
1910, but for a while between 1906
and that time it appeared that the
pike would take detour around
the town This caused quite stir
and public gatherings were held to
discuss the problem. A public bar
becue was held, and one historian
(Scharf) records that the gentlemen
Brien Ringgold, Gen. Samuel Ring
gold and Gen. Tilghman "pacified
the public" don't know just what
this might mean, but at least the
pike was built through the town.
And if you will recall, in another
column, l told how the people of
this town showed a remarkable en-
thusiasm and spirit of patriotism,
when they rallied to the memory of
Washington, whom they especially
venerated, and climbed the slope of
South Mountain, and worked long
and hard to build the Country's first
monument to that great Statesman
and leader This was carried out
on the Fourth of July, 1927. l found
just a bit more information in this
sketch about that event, most i'm
portant of which is the fact that it
was the intentions of the Jealous
citizens to return at later date and
raise the tower to a greater height.
There is also given a description of
the area, reference being made to
the massed collection of loose stones,
ranging in size from few pounds
to several tons. The height of the
monument and the raise on the top
of the mountain on which it stands,
is given as 1900 feet above the floor
of the valley it overlooks. And an
other detail is here pointed out to
the credit of the citizens of Boons-
boro, how that the aged Rev. Cling
han of infirm health, determined to
see through the day, and bore
through the fatigue to work and
give an address. And of the other
men of Boonsboro, not one returned
home intoxicated, but every man
rolled up his sleeves and worked,
while some curious visitors from
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-01
Enlistments Open
In Naval Reserve

The local Navy Recruiting Office
announced that enlistments are now
open in the United States Naval
Reserve. Vacancies in the Naval
Reserve permit the unlimited accep-
lance of applications at the present
time. There are two types of mem
bership available in the Reserve
Program: the Organized and the
Volunteer. Both plans have special
features which allows person to
choose the type program that fits
individual circumstances.
The Organized or "active" branch
of the Naval Reserve is designed
for men and women, both veterans
and non-veterans, who want to get
the maximum benefit from their
Reserve membership. Members
spend few spare-time hours each
month at Naval Reserve Training
Center and take annual two week
training periods aboard Navy ships
or bases.
The Volunteer Reserve, which does
not require active participation, Of
fers membership to those who wish
to enjoy many of the advantages
offered Organized Reservists, but
who cannot devote the time to the
required training hours and annual
cruises.
Enlistment in the Volunteer Re-
serve is open to veterans of the
Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard
between the ages of l 7and "a, and
to other veterans and non-veterans
between the ages of II and "a, and
lied Reserve, however, the max
imum age limit is 80 years.
Membership in the Reserve Pro-
gram is voluntary and can be re-
signed at any time. A reservist can
not be called to active duty except
for national emergency and only
by authority of the President
The Reserve Program offers val
liable technical training and exper-
fence. Navy veterans automatically
regain their former ratings and non
veterans receive ample opportunity
to advance to a Navy rating. Time
spent in the Reserves counts for pay
purposes and toward retirement In
addition, the Organized Reservist
receives regular pay for monthly
drill hours and annual training per
iods.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-01

The Rockefeller Foundation, phi
lanthropic trust Instituted by John
D. Rockefeller in 1918, has an en-
dowment of $165, 281, 634.OO.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-01

Information concerning the Naval
Reserve Program may be obtained
at the U. S. Navy Recruiting Office,
City Hall, Hagerstown, Mr..
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-01

other areas turned up only their
noses.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-01

Navy or black houndstooth check in Misses sizes
Detachable white collar and cuffs 1AOE
included but not illustrated A1'"O
An R. & K. original in red gabardine 19OE
with black leather belt Junior sizes AA''0
Blue. tan. brown wine gabardine by Martha
Manning.
Half sizes S.95
Misses sizes 1895
Evening star., 1949-08-18
le Matters of USage,

some MattcrS OF USAGE
Sick TO my stomach
hear is correct,
Although whenever I've been it,
No grammar or diction
Can change my conviction
That sick, oh, I'm sick,
So sick IN it.
Margaret Ault.
A. "Sick to =" is dialectal
"Sick in " =" is seldom or never
heard. The correct American idiom
is "Sick at the stomach"
In England they say. customarily
I'm SICK" for sick" in British
usage means "nauseated, or sick a:
the stomach" The English usually
use the word ill" in describing
sickness other than nausea.
Beverly Hills: What is the exact
position of the question mark in
these two sentences?
Did say, did Jack say, Where
is Mary"
Did I say, where is Mary"
&C. s.
A. Punctuate them thus:
Did I say, did Jack say, Where
is Mary?'"
Did I say, Where is Mary?"
In such sentences, a single ques-
ton mark serves all questions and
Evening star., 1949-08-18

/. Which one OF the following
beams in house lies in horizontal
plane?
Rafter\ Plate Studding Jamb
2. Which one of the following men
has a large navy at his disposal?
John Hancock John Doe
John Barleycorn John Bull
3. A sirloin steak made which
characteristic sound while on the
hoof?
Moo Quack Ba-a OinK
4. The phrase handle bars" sug-
gests which type of transportation?
Automobile Motorcycle
Airplane Train
5. Turpentine is obtained from
which type of tree?
Oak Pine Maple Cottonwood
6-1o. Some men named below are
famous in the field Of religion, while
others are noted for their attain
ments in science. Try to distin-
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Nv Word for 1t
Fronk Colby

it should be placed just before the
final quotes. No other mark should
follow the final quotes.
Kansas: What is the little mark
used to separate thousands in an
amount or number? We here at the
Office know it resembles the comma
but are not sure what it is called
When 7 called Rockhurst College
one of the instructors suggested
thousand marker" What Is that
little thing?-A. B.
A. It's a simple comma. This
rule from the United States Gov
ernment Printing Office Style Man
ual is typical: "The comma is used
to separate thousands, millions, ETC..
in numbers of four or more digits
4,230-50, ,491-1, ,000, ,000."
Hollywood: Recently large ad-
vertisement was headed: "i01st
Anniversary" That looks queer to
us. Doesn't "101st" suggest lone
hundred and one-st"? ?-Mrs. G. B.
A. In serious or dignified usage,
ordinal numbers are usually spelled
out, as: One Hundred and First
Anniversary. But in informal usage
ordinal numbers are expressed in
figures, followed by st, tn cor d
"101st" stands for "one hundred ano
first"
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Goren on Bridqe
Not ALI Four -No-Trump Bids Are
BIackWood.


Blackw00d.
One of the arguments advanced
by tournament players against the
use of an artificial four trump
convention in slam bidding is that
it frequently deprives the player of
the privilege of using the four no
trump bid in its natural common
sense meaning. In ether words
there are some hands which cannot
quite reach a slam and when that
fact is definitely determined it may
become desirable to play those
hands at no-trump.
Another objection sometimes
raised is one based on psychological
considerations. Once a player be-
comes addicted to its use, its evils
are as difficult to check as those
that beset the drug addict. With
some players, all consideration o1
trump support or the proper place
to play the hand are forgotten II
the quest for romance which the
bid of four no-trump seems to pro-
vide. Sight is frequently lost Of
the paramount consideration that
only on hands that are quite safe
for II tricks should the convention
be employed.
Today's hand is an interesting
illustration of the use of the four
no-trump bid in its plain common
sense meaning. After the opening
bid of one spade, North bides his
time with bid of two clubs to
await developments, but on the next
round makes a jump rebid to oe
sure the bidding will not die. At
this point South could naturally bid
five clubs, but he~can make a much
more enlightening bid, namely, four
no-trump. This should indicate to
partner that he is unable to rebid
either of his suits and also that he
has a high diamond stopper, which,
and this is the important point, is
not the ace, else it would have been
his privilege to bid four diamonds
at this time.
AS far as North is concerned, this
bid marks South with the king o1
diamonds and he is now reasonably
, safe in bidding a slam in clubs
Note that if North had not held
the queen of diamonds, there would
be danger of losing two tricks ir
that suit and he could, therefore
elect to permit partner to play the
hand at no-trump in order to pre-.
vent possible diamond leac
: through his partners king. Nott
also that had South held the king
Of hearts instead of the king o.
. diamonds, he would have had tn,
same number of aces and kings
Evening star., 1949-08-18
The females egg basket

seen. The females egg basket is
filled with the bright yellow to
orange colored eggs, so you can
Judge by the color of the eggs are
freshly laid or nearing Matching
time. When they are black at this
time, they are is to 20 days cid.
When the eggs hatch, the young
crabs are 1/25th-of-an-inch long
with q rounded body, seven pairs
of appendages and a long rounded
tail. No resemblance at all to their
parents. Now they are called zoeas.
The young zoea sheds it's shell often,
each time emerging slightly larger
and more comfortable, since the
shedding is due to too small shell
or skin.
When the fifth or sixth round OF
shedding has been accomplished,
the zoea resembles the adult blue
crab. Now it is known as the
megalops. After one more change
it resembles the adult in every re-
spect except size. At this stage the
yslng crab is a month old, one
eiehth-of-an-inch across. From In
fancy to old age the crab undergoes
about IS molts. All the females
acquire a broad apron to replace
the pointed one Of youth.
During August, the blue crabs OF
Chesapeake find mates. The fe-
males may lay their eggs during the
late summer or carry them through
the winter.
The only way q crab can increase
in size is by growing new, more
roomy shell under the hard one.
When this armor is shed, the crab
is in q rather precarious position
Iine new shell is soft and easily
damaged. The crab is only q soft
shell" for "a hours. But each time
an adult crab molts, it gains one
third in size. It's life span is from
two to three years.
All crabs are scavengers. They
keep the waters free from offensive
matter. The males are fighters
strolling over the muddy bottoms
they usually assume . pugnacioui
attitude, one large claw held high
TTfs appendage has . strong grip
~ power.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Natures Children
BY LiIIion Cox Athey

The blue crab is the most i'm
portant species of crab used for
food on the Eastern coast of the
United States. It ranges from
Massachusetts, to the southern tip
of Texas or to Northern South
America. The Middle and South
Atlantic States produce most of
the crab harvest Of our country.
The blue crabs spawning season
extends from late spring through
August. During August the mi-
mute eggs about northumberland
an-inch In diameter are attached
to the hairs Of the females abdom-
inA swimmerets. The egg mass,
Cd d . sponge" can easily b
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Blue Crab

Last year Chesapeake Bay fish
cries, which include the adjacent
strip of seacoast from Ocean City
to Virginia Beach, enjoyed record
income Indeed, the report shows
that blue crab fishing has been
very worthwhile for the past several
years.
Even winter dredging has been
satisfactory. This is most encour-
aging, more and more persons are
finding crabs acceptable. In place Of
meat. OF course crabmeat is high
priced, but there, are no bones or
shelly to pay for when solid meat
is pl ihased.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Test Your Horse Sense syDre Nv. c's".

guish between them on this basis
by placing a check mark under the
appropriate heading for each. You
are entitled to one point for each
correct judgment.
Religion Science
Luther Burbank - ------
Roger Williams ------ ------
Thomas Edison---- ------ ------
Jonathan Edwards ------ ------
Wilfred Grenfell --- ------
Score yourself. as follows: o.,
poor; 3-6, average; 7-8, superior;
9-10, very superior. -
ANSWERS
!. Plate Q. John Bull (Britaino. B. MOO;
4. Motorcycle. 5. Pine. 8. Burbank ana
Edison were scientists. The three others
were noted in religion.
Meat Rution Ruised
The meat ration in the Bizonal
area of Germany has been in
creased to pound 12A ounces
month for an eight-week period.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
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| Jsry lanaea co The Evening Star

Stainless steel trolling lures and
fish hooks don't have to be pol
ished every spring. They stay
bright.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
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Evening star., 1949-08-18

yet a slam would have been un-
makable. Five clubs would have
then been the correct bid.
(Copyright, 1949, by Charles H. Goren)
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Word Game
Find SO or more words in
CON GEAL,

meaning. "to freeze" Average is
"a; limit, 25 minutes.
Rules. Words must be of four oI
more letters. 2 Words which acquire four
letters by the addition of s." such al
"bats," cats" are not used. 8. Only one
form Of q word is used. 4, Proper name,
gre not used. list will be published
tomorrow.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1949-12-01
THE FILIPINO CLUBHOUSE FUND

The Filipino Community of Seattle has bought lot for
$4,000 and has deposited another $4,000 in the bank for
Filipino Clubhouse in Seattle The campaign for funds
for this project will continue for God knows how many
What have the trustees of the Od clubhouse fund of
1929 got to about the $4,000 they have been keeping
under their responsibility? they have forgotten all about
it, the public has not If they have plan with it, let the
public be informed If they don't know what to do about it,
is time they resign their posts and transfer the money
the administration which is bent the prof
ect that they tried to start twenty-One years ago.
Twenty years time is long enough for people to know
what to do with what they started to do in the first place
If you can't do it, let people who have crack
at it. This is sensible enough