The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-04-21
Libby News

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Switzer re-
turned Thursday from Missoula.
where Mr.. Switzer attended the
Montana Retail Lumber Dealers
Association convention. The three
days session was held in the Flor
ence Hotel. An inovation this year
was merchandise clinic, statesmen
having booths to display their mer-
chandise on which they gave short
talks. The concensus of the retail
lUmbermen is that prices will re-
main at about their present level
during 1949.
Mrs. Gleason Pitcher was called
Friday night to Everett, Wn, by
the serious illness of her mother.
Mrs. Charles v. Hovey. Mrs. Hovev
has many friends in Libby and
Troy who will hope for her speedy
recovery.
Everett ]. Byers of Warland
drove a new Ford sedan home from
Libby last Saturday according to
the local dealer, r. w. LeDuc.
MARY: BY ali means. come home
and bring the Mystic Foam with
you. And tell the salesman in
CANDLES Housewares Dent. that
I'm going to send all my friends
m for Mystic Foam-it's wonder
full MOTHER.
Paul StamSchror reports the sale
OF new hay balers to Warren Koe-
pei of McGlnniS Meadows and Tom
Boothman of Libby.
MIR. and Mrs. Earl Anderson and
family started Sunday to drive to
the Ben Deyerle home in the Yak
country. They passed the Sylvanite
Mine. but soon after found impas-
sable roads and were obliged to
turn back.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wood were
business visitors yesterday in SpO-
kane. They plan to return home
today, but will leave Sunday for
about months visit with rela
tlVeS and friends in Iowa, Illinois
and Minnesota.
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union No 1881 meets the End and
4th Tuesday of each month.
The Gerlnger Hardware has COM
pleted their new display tables for
electric and plumbing supplies. A
feature of the tables are lis in
diVidual handmade aluminium trays
made by the proprietor, himself.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Nelson are in
Spokane this week where Mr.. Mel
son expects to undergo major
operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Preston re-
turned Friday from Post Falls, Ida.
where they had been called by the
death of their son-in-laW. Edward
Garner who passed away April 6.
Mrs. Fred Peeso is expected
home today from Butte where she
has been visiting for the past
month with relatives.
The Annual High School Spring
Concert was held last night (Wed-
nesday) in the Junior High audi
torlum. The musicians go to Kalis-
peL Saturday for the Northwestern
Music Festival.
". F. w, Meetings the LIST and Bird
club.
Clarence c. Strong, Assistant
Regional Forester in charge of
state and private forestry was on
the Kootenai from his office in Mis-
sou!a inspecting the activities of his
division. Mr.. Strong was accom-
panied to Libby by Mrs. Strong who |
is visiting at the home of Forest |
and Mrs William Guern- !
sey.
William B. Apgar, Chief of the
Communications section of Region
one with headquarters at MissouIa
conferred with Forestry officers
this week on telephone and radio
communications
DEAR DAN: You come home, but
skip the Mystic Foam. already II
have it. was in Candles House
wares Dept myself-and our place
already looks like wonderland.
Hurry, hurry! MARY
Miss Gloria Homann, clerk in
The local forestry office is on
short vacation trip to Spokane and
Pasco, Wash, visiting friends and
relatives.
The Forest Service has started
pring planting in the Rexford and
Tortine areas and the Warland
)rush disposal crew has resumed
ales in the same district.
Merritt ~ Warden of Walshly-
Gorn Warden, Kalispell was in
libby Friday attending to legal
matters.