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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-08
TekOd Wins The
Day Ball
tournament
BY Jimmie Roberts

The Tekoa, Washington Smokers
won LIST place in the 1919 Labor
Day tournament last Monday after-
noon by defeating the Levitch
Jewellers of Spokane to / before
the largest crowd in the history o.
the tournament.
Tekoa's ace pitcher, Jim Lydem.
held the jewelers. to S scratch hias
as his mates took advantage ~
their z hits and costly LeviteA
errors to earn the decision.
Spokane pitcher Jack Curram
hurled shut out ball until the So
inning when Tekoa scored then
first run on walk, a single and an
error. Curran was relieved in the
9th by big Gene Conley who gave
up one more run before retirinw
the side. He was touched for ore
hit and two more runs in the 7fh
inning to sew up the game for
Tekoa.
Bob Goldberg led the Smokers at
bat with two timely singles, driving
in run and scoring another. Lev
itch first baseman, Ray Parrot, was
the big gun for his team with one
Of his three singles driving in their
only run in the 4th inning.
The hoy ecOra.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-08
Libby Bowling Ass n
Elects Officers

Officers for the coming year in
the Libby Bowling Assoc. include
pres, Harold Miller; LIST vice pres,
Ray Maness; End vice pres, Mac
Petrusha; 3rd vice pres, DR.. Sci
fert; 4th vice pres, Lloyd Burpee:
secretary, VIM. Baeth; treasurer,
Bud Adkins, executive board trus-
tees, Ralph Roberts, Howard ALL
skog and Clay Parker.
According to the secretary Will
liam Baeth, there will be a final
organization m ting Thursday
evening, Sept. Is at 800 D. m. in
the Kegler's meeting room at which
time all teams will be lined up and
ready to 60 on the following Mon
day
There will be an eight team lea
que with handicaps playing on
Monday and Friday nights. We'd
nesday night will have four team
league with handicaps and a four
team league scratch.
Open bowling is expected to start
Thursday Sept. is, according to
Ralph Roberts.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-08
Small BoyDieS
FrOnnDrOwninQ

Tragedy struck on ranch home
II miles south of Libby late Tues
day afternoon when David Clinton
fIve-year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cation T. Smith, was drowned.
The father of the little boy was
working in a field across Swamp
creek which runs through the ranch.
Ele supposed David was with his
mother and Mrs. Smith thought the
boy was with the father. AS Mr..
Smith was working he heard a
noise near the water. On investi-
eating he found the body of his
son who had fallen into the pool
and drowned.
The small victims grandfather,
H. B. Wallace was Immediately
notified by telephone. He called
DR.. Anderson, who drove immed-
lately to the Smith home to ad-
minister first aid The Libby Fire
Department was also notified and
Fire Chief George Wood, accom-
panied by four firemen rushed the
pulmotor to the ranch
where they worked until it was
seen that further efforts would be
useless.
David Clinton Smith was born
at Libby, Montana, December 20,
1914, and passed away at his home
near Libby, September 6, 1949, aged
five years, eight months, and IS |
days. Davis is survived by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cation T. |
Smith; one brother Tommy, age
eight years; by his paternal grand
mother, Mrs. Nancy Smith and by
lis maternal grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. Wallace.
Funeral services will be held at
ZOO p. m. tomorrow (Friday) from
he Gompf Funeral Chapel, with
he Rev. FIR. O'Malley of st. Joseph's
catholic Church officiating. Inter
nent will be made in the Libby
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-08
Death Claims
DR.. Brown y

Frances Myrtelle Brown wa.
born in Vaudeville, Indiana, ir
1878, and died at Spokane. Wash.
ington, September 2, l949, at the
age of II years.
When she was three years old
she moved with her parents to
Newark, Illinois, where She attend
ed grade and high schools. Later
she was graduated from the Uni
versity of Valparaiso at Valparaiso.
Indiana. From there she went to
the nation school of Osteopathy
from which she received a Doctor
OF Osteopathy Decree.
In 1901, she moved with her par
entS to Tobacco Valley, Montana.
From Kalispen she made the three
day trip by stage coach to the town
of Tobacco. Doctor Brown" as she
was called in the early days, was
the only doctor between Kalispell
and Libby, attending many of her
cases by horseback
On December %, 1906, she was
united in marriage with Ray Clar-
ence Frost, of Eureka. To this I'M
ion was born four children, Ruth
Helene, who died at the age of
seven months, Henrietta Louise.
Benjamin Ray, and Grace Myrtelle
Louiclle.
Since the pioneer days preceding
the railroad, she has lived in the
Tobacco Valley where she con-
-inued to practice Osteopathy. An
accomplished musician, she taught
scores of young people both piano
and violin. She was a life long
member of the Presbyterian church,
md for many years was a member |
If the Royal Neighbors. At the
lme of her passing, she was a MEM /
)er of the Eureka Grange
She is survived by her husband |
nd three children two daughters,
1rS. Grace Pettus, of Blanche, New
1eXico, and Mrs. Louise French of
spokane, Washington, and her son
benjamin R. of Missoula, Montana.
iranddaughters are Bonnie Lou |.
nd Darlene French. Two sisters
1rs. Florence McCannon and Cora
:. Rhodes, both of Spokane and
ne brother Howard w. Brown of
lagStone, B. c. Eight nieces and Il
NO nephewS also survive.
Funeral services were held in
ureka Tuesday with the Rev. w. b
Stearns of Libby officiating.
TENDERS of the Eureka Grange S
SISTED with the services both at Z
lie church and grave. Interment 7
as made at the Eureka cemetery. /
he Gompf Funeral Home was in
large of funeral arrangements. /
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-08
Four Cor Wrecks
Occur This Week

Three car accidents happened in
this section over the weekend La
Dor Day holidays according to
State Patrolman Riddle. The first
accident occurred Sunday evening
at 1880 o'clock when Don Stevens
of Libby, driving a '39 Plymouth
and Joseph Acciacca of Cameron,
Mich, driving an OldSmobile sedan
ccllided 10 miles south of Libby on
u. S. 2. Both cars suffered severe
injuries but nobody was injured
and no arrests were made.
A 1910 Plymouth driven by Ralph
H. McElmurry, Hungry Horse, left
the road three miles south of Cliff
side on u. S. 2 while coming to
Libby. The car rolled over several
times, being badly wrecked Nc
Elmurry was accompanied by his
brother, Arlie McElmurry also of
Hungry Horse, who received SER
ious injuries and was still in the
hospital Tuesday, stated Riddle.
The driver was treated at the hos
pital and lodged in Jail on a charge
of drunken driving. He pleaded
guilty in H. B. Wallace's court and
was fined $500, together with 30
days suspended Jail sentence.
About the same hour on the same
day '36 Plymouth driven by Harry
E. Basham, Libby, left the road and
overturned several times at the top
of the Yak Hill west of Troy on
U. S. 2. Basham was accompanied |
by Robert Cannon of Troy who /!
received slight injuries. Basham
suffered severe injuries to his head |
neck and arms and was taken to
the Boomers Ferry hospital The !
car was badly wrecked
Yesterday afternoon about 800
p. m. a '36 Ford driven by Richard
VOORHEES, of Shelby left the road
about quarter of a mile south of
Rainy creek on State Highway 81.
Others in the car beside the driver
were Mrs VOORHEES, and their infant
Connie Louise, and Rich
ard F. Marsh, also of Shelby Mr..
and Mrs. VOORHEES, received bruises
and Marsh is in the Libby hospital
with serious head injuries. The in
.ant escaped injury. The cause Of
he accident is attributed to a mech
lnical defect, states Patrolman Rid
lie, who added, had the car gone
10 feet farther, it would have
plunged into the river
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-08
Continued on Page Twelve
Schools Enroll 81
More Thon in 1948

First day enrolment in the Lib
by schools totaled 800 students. an
increase of 30 over last year. Total
enrolment in the grades was sol.
in junior high 1877, and in high
school 1872.
Ninety-four first graders were
divided between three clasSrooms.
Highest enrolment was in the
fourth and seventh grades with
l03 students each In high school
the freshman class was the largest
with So pupils Then seniors were
next on the enrolment list with
48 students
The instruction staff for Libby's
record enrolment includes SO.
Following is the enrolment ac-
cording to grade: first-94, second
IA, third-8l, fourth 103, fifth
rs, sixth-63, seventh-103; eighth
ga, freshman-58, sophomore-45,
junior-4l senior-48
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-08
Libby Chamber to
Hold Important
Meeting Sept. IS

President Harlow Stordock of the
Libby Chamber of Commerce an.
nounces that the first and most i'm.
portant meeting of the season will
be held at 700 p m. in the Swan
son Lodge near Troy, Thursday
Sept. Is. This will be a dinner
meeting, and all members who have
not already done so, are urged to
send back their reservations for the
dinner.
Committee chairmen will be
chosen and committee plans for the
year will be made.
All who need transportation to
meeting are urged to meet at $50
p. m. either in front of The Libby
Pharmacy or Hargreaves. Plan to
attend this important meeting and
help the Chamber off to a good
start for the ensuing year.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-08
Fdir-CeIebrafiOn Has Record
Attendance; Good Programs

The Labor Day Celebration anc
Fair for 1919 has passed into his.
tory, reaching a new high in sue
cess for Western Lincoln County
events. In spite of clouds and
threatening weather during part OF
the celebration, record crowds were
in attendance, with the last nights
program showing before an aud
ience estimated at 5000 which filled
grandstand and bleachers to over
flowing and made good standing
room difficult to obtain.
The baseball tournament was
played through without a hitch,
Tekoa defeating Levitch Jewellers in
the final game for first money.
Libby and the Bonner Lumber
Jacks battled for third and fourth
place, Libby winning SO. Over
1900 spectators watched these last
games with interest reaching a high
pitch. A complete account of the
baseball tournament appears under
a separate heading written by
former overseas army baseball re-
porter.
The parade which moved off at
100 o'clock Monday afternoon was
all and more than was expected.
Sidney Escott, chairman spared
nothing in time and effort to secure
many and varied entries for the
event which went with clocklike
precision, extending for nine blocks
as it moved north from Lincoln
Boulevard down Mineral Avenue, !
turning west at the Postoffice cor
ner moving over to California Ave
and thence south past the Court |
House where it disbanded. Many |
beautifully decorated floats, decor
ated cars, and late model auto
took part in the spectacle,
which was enlivened by boys and
girls on bicycles and on foot, many
costumed and others in
comic entries or with pets
Members of the Libby Saddle
Club and many other horseback
riders, men, women and children
in the parade, adding
color and interest to the event. The
Continued on Page Seven)
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-08
Youth browns
In KOOtendi

REXFORD (SpeciaD - Keith
! Doble, eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs
John Doble, lost his life in the
Kootenai river Sunday morning.
Keith and a friend, Orwell Smith,
son of Mr. and Mrs Alfred Smith
had gone on a camping trip Sat
urday, while hunting for horses
Sunday morning on their return
home they decided to ford the river
at point not far from the old
Gateway bridge, which was washed
out during the flood a year ago.
! The trip back to the boys homes
was a distance of twenty miles
while by fording the river the dis
lance could be considerably short
ened
Keith took the lead because his
friend was dubious about crossing
the river He had only forded a
short distance when his horse
stumbled, presumably stepping in
a hole, and threw Keith into the
water. He grabbed the horse but
it kicked him possibly knocking the
boy unconscious, because he never
came up.
Orwell, who was still on the bank.
ran to the nearby home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Sumes for help. In a
short time several neighbors were
at the scene of the tragedy, and
men with boats were searching for
the boys body.
Sam Leighty and Harold Butts |
located the body a short while later |
near Whites landing, about a mile /
down stream from the place Keith |
had entered the river, the water
at this place was about seven feet
deep. Sam Doble dived for the
body and was successful in his ef-
'orts the first time
Everything possible was done
o try to revive the boy, but it was
If no avail.
Keith Doble was fifteen years of
Ige at the time of his passing. He
s survived by his mother and faith
r and two younger brothers.
Funeral services were held at [
he Baptist Church, Wednesday at i.
80 p. m, with the Rev. Wh. c.
'tearns, Libby, officiating. (
Keith Samuel Doble, eldest son \
f Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Doble of I
'ooley Lake West Kootenai was {
'orn at Eureka, Montana, July 81, II
934. Keith attended grade school Is
t Tooley Lake and would have
cen in his Sophomore year in Eur Z
ka high Keith was an outdoor F
oy and loved horses. He took an Z
ctive part in the Kootenai Young +
copies Assoc, and also belonged s
, the Border Trail Riders. He E
saves to mourn his early passing, S
is parents, Mr. & Mrs. John Doble, n
is brothers, Dwain and Johnnie, q
Il at the home; his grandmothers. P
Irs. Emma Doble and Mrs. Bessie T
utts and uncles, aunts, and cous-
Is besides host of friends who 2
ill always keep his memory in c
leir hearts. He is not away, just s.
sleep. i;
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-08
DAY CAMP CRAMMED FULL
OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

Outdoor cooking, lashing, oper
air games, making moss gardens
on rocks, and similar activities
crammed a two-day Girl Scout
Camp full of fun last week.
Day Camp under the direction OF
Mrs. Rodney Peterson was held
Tuesday and Wednesday at Pioneer
Park. This was the final session
of the four day camp. The camp
was postponed after the second day
last July when rains drove the
girls inside.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-08
Award Many Contest
Prizes for Sports

A pleasing display of farm stock
and agricultural products as well
as sewing and other work was
shown during the Western Lincoln
County Fair. The exhibits drew
much favorable comment and Coun-
Ity Agent Robinson states that in
terest in this department of the Fair
IS growing rapidly. The list of
prize winners has not been fur
nished the Western News for pub
LEGATION this week but will doubt
less appear in near issue
Following are the prizes awarded
during Monday mornings sports
program:
Mems saving (three prizes)-
Bud Peck & Fuzzy Spencer, Is sec
onds; Payton & Hesner, 28.2 sec;
Carl Orr & Royce Olson, 28.8 sec.
Bucking contest (three prizes)-
Fuzz Spencer, Payton and Frank
Sweet. Women's sawing-Pilnay g.
Payton & Mccain and Os-
burn & Zajanc. Nail driving con-
test (three Women's, Mrs.
Preston; second prize, name not fur
Mrs. Harry Hartle. Mems,
Leudecke; Sd prize, name
not furnished. Chopping contest
(three prizes)-Bud Peck; Frank
Sweet; Sd prize, name not fur
nished.
In children's sports, the following |
received first awards: Judy Riddle. |
Dolores Davidson, Allen Lamey. |
Doug, Smart, 3 prizes, Dick Wood,
Charles Taylor, Louise Downing,
Norma Green, Allen Lamey, Maur-
zen Beasley, Gloria Preston, ~,
Gerald Wood, Ronny Wells, War
en- Midyett, Della Orsborn, Arlene
Gardner, George Tipman, Darlene
Osborne, Louise Downing, Keith
Wood, Del Stordock, Vera Russell.
Del Drury, Wava Olson.
Second awards went to the fol-
owing: Marlene Sturm, 2 prizes.
'etty Miller, 3 prizes, Birdie Beas-
ey, Carl Larson, Jim Switzer, Louis
,chikora, Dickie McCallum, Gerald
Wood, Donnie Beebe, Robert Har-
ison, Jerry Bowen, Barbara Per
on, May McNair, Della Osborn.
iail Weidner, Rose Mcqueen, Ben
.eedy, Terry Kyser, Joe Wood,
1aurene Beasley, Della Osborn I
'ianne Trowbridge. {
Third place awards: Michael
IcNair, George Wood, 2 prizes
ack Dyson, Sue Welton, Flora Din !
'oodle, Judy Riddle, Ben Reedy, I
ella Osborn, Gary Stordock, Bill l
Iyrhang, Esther Decker, Marlene t
turn, Gloria Preston, Norma
reene, Helen Bentley, Naomi Oh 1
IN, Lorraine Davidson, Leona Oh F
IN, Della Osborn, Allen Lamey.
1hn Kingley, Dickie McCallum. L
rankie Pival, Norman Adamson. Q
The names of the four winners
Horses and Knights were not
cured. Also the six boys who a
ught rabbits, were not caught in o
ne TO get their names. G
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-08
CHARLIE BARNET TO
GOPHER INN nth

Charlie Barnet brings to Gopher
Inn II artists and two vocal soloists
the evening of Sept. IL. Barnet,
states Manager Jerry Lincoln, rates
one of the nations top ten, featur-
ing Sweet with a Beat" type of
music.
Jerry is leaving nothing undone
to furnish his patrons with the best
obtainable in famous dance bands,
and the response these bands re-
ceive in attendance shows the pub
lies appreciation of Mr.. Lincoln's
efforts.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-08
Libby Grid Season
Opens Sept. II

Libby's first game of the football
season will be September II when
the Terriers play Roman there. A
game with Kalispell this Saturday
was cancelled, Coach Kenneth Card
said, at the request of Kalispell.
Three home games are scheduled
this season. The home games will
be evening games starting at 7:30
p. m. Single admission prices are
Use, 35c, and lac including tax.
Following is the football schedule
for the 1949 season:
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-08

Ib-Nash, Eahcart 2, Deschamps,
Christianson; HR-Gehring; So
Smith 4, Pleasant z; BB-Pleasant
II; HO-Smith 10, Pleasant II: WP
Smith; LP-Pleasant.
Tekoa and Bonners Ferry opened
the tournament Saturday afternoon
with the game being called at the
end Of innings Of play due to
tournament rules.
Tekoa proved they would be
tough to beat as they scored 10
runs in the five innings while hold
ing Boomers Ferry to 3.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-08
YopIe- Dutton Rites
Sat, In KoIispeII

JEANNE Yaple became Mrs. Don
aid Dutton Saturday, Sept 3, at a
double ring ceremony in Kalispell
The bride, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. E. Yaple, and the groom,
son of Mrs. BERTHE Dutton, ex-
changed vows at the Epworth
Methodist Church.
Attendants for the bridal couple
were Ida Jane Quinn and Arnold
McGill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dutton were tenn
porarily at home Tuesday at the
Gable cabins, following a brief
honeymoon on Flathead Lake.
Mrs. Dutton is employed by the
First State Bank. Mr.. Dutton is
an employee of Jaqueth's Inc.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-08
sII7 sTOLEN From GARAGE

The Standard Motors was broken
into Tuesday night and $117 was
taken from a fireproof box in
which the money was kept En-
trance to the garage was through
a back window No clew to the
robbery has been found.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-08

2b-Henton; SO-curran S, Conley
s, Lyden IL; BB-Curran /, Conley
l, Lyden 4; HO-Curran 6, Conley
|, Lyden 5; WP-Lyden; LP-Cur-
ran.
The Libby Keglers captured 3rd
place by squeezing out a 5 to 3 win
over the Bonner Lumberjacks. Al
though touched for 10 hits, Libby
pitcher George Smith was effective
in the clutches. Libby dubbed
Lefty Pleasant for II hits, includ-
ing a run homer by Lee Gehring
in the 3rd inning.
Will Deschamps was the leading
hitter for Bonner as he cracked out
a double and two singles in times
at bat Gehring with 3 hits and
Fuzzy Spencer and Jim Roberts
with 2 apiece led the Libby club.
The box score.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-08

Esmond Switzer and daughter.
Primmie, of Richland, Wish, visited
Sunday with relatives in Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-08

Mrs. Leo S. WEIGH and nephew,
Elmer Stevens, visited over the
holidays with relatives in Spokane,
Pullman, Moscow and Seattle
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-12-08
COAL RIDGE

COAL RIDGE - Mr.. and Mrs.
George Tomcho and Evelyn
Tomcho spent the weekend in
Cleveland visiting relatives and
friends.
Emil Liptak of Cleveland, Wis
tied his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Liptak recently.
Mrs. Martin Slovak and Mrs.
John Kerestes, of Florence, Wis
tied friends here Sunday.
Steve Bendik, of Cleveland,
and George Bendik, of Elyria
visited friends and relatives here
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Sopko, of
Ambridge, Pa, visited his sister
and brothers here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hayduk
and Mrs. John Marcis Sr. and
sons, of Detroit, Mich, visited
friends here recently.
Miss Mildred Mika visited her
sister, Mrs. Andrew Gallik, who
is patient in hospital at
Barnesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Moore, of
Byesville, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Hickman visited relatives
and friends here Sunday.
Miss Martha Tomcho visited
Miss Irene Minyo Sunday after
noon.
Robert and Eileen Zudell Wis
tied and friends in Cleveland
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Yerian
and family were shoppers in
Cambridge Saturday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-12-08

work in our social, economic,
political and moral fabric, and
which have allowed us to drift
toward the brink Of ruin. 1t
charges that we have failed to
provide an adequate group to
supervise and protect the func-
tons of government, relagating
those functions to radical minori-
ties and to weak and easily cor
rupted politicians.
In the closing chapter, John T.
Flynn tells what can be done
about it. He gives an outline for
every good American to follow
in the effort to win back some
of the ground that has been lost.
AS a former newspaper editor, !
know that each chapter of "The
Road Ahead" is jam-packed with
material for dozens of editorials
1t should be an invaluable guide
book to newspaper editors. Many
paragraphs can be used verbatim
to form the core of editorials
Truly, it is an editors handbook
for a "back to Americanism'
movement.
My own personal reaction to
the book is that of being awaken
ed. By nature / am a conserva-
tive, perhaps ultra-so, and I was
astonished and filled with cha
grin at the extent to which my
own social and economic con-
cepts had become tainted by So
called "new thought" ideas. This
book has indicted me on several
accounts-lack of vision, lack OF
faith, lack of intelligence, indif-
ference, lack of will to fight for
that in which l believe, and fail
ure to develop the weapons to
use in such fight.
AS read Flynn's book l was
also ,keenly aware of fear, not
only fear of what had happened,
but even stronger-fear that it
may be too late to turn the tide.
It seems to me that the author
might well write a sequel to this
book, taking its last chapter as
an outline and more exhaustively
detailing the strategy in the war
that must be waged if we are
to win back the liberties already
lost to us.
"The Road Ahead" is a cha1-
lenge, Every red-blooded Ameri-
can should read it. 1t is published