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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30
REV. VIM. STEARNS ATTENDS
METHODIST CONFERENCE

Rev. VIM. c. Stearns, pastor of
the Methodist Churches at Libby
and Troy returned last Monday
evening on No 3 from Sidney,
where he had been attending the
annual Methodist Conference of
Montana. He reports a very in
spirational conference. with excela
lent reports of progress over the
entire state At the conference, he
served as chairman of the Audit
Committee, and was elected Assis-
tant Statistician, and appointed to
serve on the Commission on World
Service and Finance and the In
veStigating Committee for the next
three years.
At the closing session on Sunday
nights, the appointments for the
year were read by Bishop Glenn R.
Phillips. Rev Stearns was reas-
signed to the Libby Troy work, and
his predecessor here, the Rev. f.
Roy Fort, was returned to Poison.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30
]. NeiIs Starts
Tree Nursery for
Restocking Use

]. Neils Lumber Co. has started
small forest tree nursery this
spring to produce planting stock
for restocking company forest lands.
In an area so feet square located
across the tracks from J Neils
office are planted enough Yellow
Pine seed to produce 10000 seed
lings The small trees are now a.
bout one inch high and the seed
beds appear somewhat like a new
lawn. II is necessary to water the
young trees daily during the s
weeks termination period After
that they need only be watered
about twice a week The wedding
must be done by hand because the
seedlings are broadcast in the beds
and are too close together to al
low other means of cultivation
After the forest year in the seed
beds the small trees are trans
planted in rows with a spacing of
2 inches between trees. The trees
grow here for two years before
they are large enough to re-plant
out in the woods to restock some
burn or other non-productive area.
The company intends to produce
enough little seedlings to enable
them to plant 10000 per year out
in the woods
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30
SinnChuk Gives
Libby Setback

Simchuk Brothers of Spokane,
took two games from the Libby
Keglers, playing Saturday evening
and Sunday afternoon on the Libby
field Saturday evenings game saw
Simchuk pour seven runs across
the plate during the last half of
the ninth inning to break up a
pitching duel between Gehring of
Libby and McCrow of Spokane. Up
to that time Spokane had two IN
earned runs
In a game played in mud and
rain Sunday afternoon, Simchuk
came from behind to again defeat
the Keglers, II to T. Vignali was
on the hill for Libby and Jones and
Tradella for Simchuk. Libby scored
five in the third, smoking Jones
from the box The left handed
slants of Fradella held Libby in
check for the rest of the way
There will be no game this week
for everybody is going fishing. The
schedule of July and August games
is: July 9 & l0-East Mission, (Spo-
kane), here: IS & Thompson
Falls, here; % & 24-Bonners, here;
3l-Thompson Falls, there; August
; & 7-Couer drAlene. here: Is &
l4-Couer d'Alene, there; 20 & 81
8onners, there.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30
Merchants Defect
Winning Union
eom 81 Monday

Merchants upset the dope bucket
completely Monday evening when
they handed the Union team a 60
defeat the first setback Union has
received this season.
1t was good game throughout
and kept the large crowd in at
tendance on their feet much of the
time. Union heads the city league,
and had annexed five consecutive
wins with no reverSeS. Merchants
had tied with Zonolite for cellar
position, their standing prior to
Mondays game being one win and
four defeats.
B. p o. K. which is runner-up
IN the league defeated Zonolite
again last Friday in a IA game.
Tight fielding featured the entire
game. The new bleachers were
in use for the first time in this
game. They were enjoyed by
large crowd
Monday evenings game saw the
Merchants team out in its new uni
forms. The uniforms are red and
white, and each of the Is uniforms
has the name of the firm which
paid for it displayed across the
back of the shoulders
Tomorrow night will be the last
game until after the Fourth of July.
Union and B. P. o. K. will cross
bats again, with B. P. o. K. attempt
ing to tie Union for stellar position
in the league. This will be a good
game and will enjoy large at
tendance
The League standings to date
fO11Oxrre.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30
Libby 10 Have
New $4,000
Phone Bldg.
Construction Now Under
Way; Concrete Brick and
Face Brick Structure
is LOCATED ACROSS
ALLEY FROM BANK

The Interstate Telephone Com
pany has awarded a contract for the
erection of "a new telephone build.
ing in Libby to Walter H. Varnum
of Occur d'Alene, according to an
announcement made by c. E. Hoy
General superintendent, Spokane
today
we have, for some time, been
watching the remarkable develop
ment at Libby and have been
acutely conscious of the fact that
our present quarters were very in
adequate for the rapid growth.
Our plans call for a concrete
brick and face brick structure to
house the commercial and traffic
departments and the attendant
switching and protective equip
ment of the latest, most efficient
type available.
The building is to be placed on
the lot, across the alley from our
present quarters, which we recently
acquired for this purpose. We know
every citizen of Libby will be proud
to tell folks This is our new tele-
phone building" The building itself
viii cost US in excess of $4,000
III dAu4tAOiA 10 lIlG necessary GX-
penditures for a lot, new equipment
and the cost of moving, estimated
It about $4,000 more, which will
bring the estimated cost to $75,-
600, including labor costs.
Mr., McDeVitt, our local wire
chief, has charge of general re-
conditioning program which will
not only improve service but will
also make our service available to
a greater number of people. BY
the time the new building is ready |
for occupancy, we will have spent
S85 to 100000 on this improve
n4ent.
December 81, 1912 there were
but 400 telephones connected at
Libby There are now 912 tele-
phones connected The residents
and organizations of Libby should
be very proud of this growth which
has been steady over the years and
all indications are that it is per-
nanent and will justify the amount
Of money we are SDondin6
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30
Rod ond Gun Club
Gives Many Gifts
Saturday Eve.

1t was great picnic and every
one enjoyed it to the full from the
start of the dutch lunch" until the
last prize was awarded to the last
lucky winner An approximate $50
club members were present for the
Annual Rod & Gun spring picnic,
which as usual was at the Libby
Fish Hatchery, this years event be-
ing held last Saturday evening.
President John Horn introduced
Gail Weidner as master of cere-
monies. Ed M. Boyes, member of
the state fish & game commission,
was called to the microphone, and
after a few appropriate remarks,
introduced "Chuck" Pheneice, fish
biologist. Ken Thompson, assistant
director of the State Wildlife Re
storation commission was next in
troduced, who was followed by Ross
Wilson, Kalispell, district game
Following the introductions, the
awards for the opening days fish
contests were given. Marvin Car
ter received the Grand Prize of the
engraved loving cup, which he will
be allowed to retain in his posses
sion until it is won by next years
He also received the first
grand prize for lake fishing, which
Vas a casting reel from the BPOK. |
Howard Blanchard, who won sec
md prize in this entry, received a |
fasting rod from Jaqueth's Inc. The |
bird prize of tackle box from |
CANDLES went to Frank George.
Robert Hileman won fourth prize
# first aid kit from The Libby
Pharmacy, L. W. LeDuc also win
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30
"SMOKEY" SPEAKS TO LINCOLN co.
CITIZENS WHO PLAN TO VACATION
IN THE NATIONAL FORESTS

A large brown bear with blue
jeans and a straw hat stopped by
this office yesterday and told the
editor:
BE sure and remind people to
be careful with fire on the Fourth
when they take to the woods. And
say, Mr.. Editor don't forget to men
ton that fire works are prohibited
in the forest"
Before we could Speak-not that
we weren't a little dumb with
.amazement either, who wouldn't be
if a 300 pound bear walked into
your office and started speaking to
yOu-well, we were saying, before
we could speak the bear left his
calling card and disappeared. Yep.
it was Smokey the poster bear
you've seen on so many fire pre-
vention posters His calling card
and the close resemblance to the
Smokey on our poster bore this
out.
Well, folks, do be cautious with
your fires this Fourth. It is one
of the driest seasons in the history
Of the forest, officials have told us,
and severe fire year is expected.
Already there have been three fires
in the woods and the fire season has
not begun yet.
So make sure that campfire is
out which means not leaving it IN
til you can put your hand on the
spot where it has lain Also re-
member to spit on the cigarette and |
crush it between your fingers be- /
fore tossing it away. And don't |
throw the match aside until you
nave broken it in two and squeezed |
he live half between your fingers.
D. course, we know you will re-
member Smokey's warning about
fireworks, because you're as proud
If our green forest as he is. So,
Is the Smokey poster says.
Mr.. Sportsman Thanks for
Helping prevent forest fires"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30
DISCHARGING OF FIREWORKS
ON NATIONAL FORESTS
STRICTLY PROHIBITED

The discharging of fireworks
materially increases the danger of
forest fires on public properties
within the national forests.
Therefore, under authority Of
Regulation TT ID of the Secretary
of Agriculture, the discharging of
fireworks of any kind is prohibited
upon the national forest of Mon
tana, northern Idaho and north
eastern Washington, described as
Region Number One of the United
States Forest Service.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30
Has
.8.496 Rise

A 48.4 per cent increase in sales
in the year ended March 81, 1949,
is revealed in the annual report of
the Zonolite Company, Chicago, is
sued today "wednesday, June 22)
Zonolite is the worlds leading
miner and professor of Vermiculite,
the lightweight building aggregate
that has made possible less expen-
sive construction through the appli-
cation of new building techniques.
In the report a. T. Kearney, presi-
dent and Philip D. Armour, chair
man of the board said that sales
totalled $4,182,O92.98, as compared
with last years $2,818,21146.
The dollar increase is the largest
for any one year in Zonolite's his
tory.
Earnings for the year were $780,
942.94, or 1924 per share. The pre-
vious years earnings We're 1885,
l00.29, or $3618 per share.
Increased volume in sale of both
ore and manufactured products is
credited for the advance. Greater
acceptance of vermiculite because
it is light, fireproof, and has ex-
ceptional insulation characteristics,
is reported throughout the building
industry.
In addition, Terra-Lite, a grade
of vermiculite used for horticultural
has gained great interest
both home gardeners and
growers. Terra-Lite's
growth in the three-year period |
since it was introduced has con-
tributed much to company prog |
ress, 1t was said.
Zonolite also anticipates entering |
fields of use that have not yet been
according to the re-
port. This will permit expansion
If heretofore limited markets, and
Utilization of existing grades of YER
niculite for new applications.
Ore produced by Zonolite is used
n six plants maintained by the
and by "a manufacturing
distributors in the United States
md abroad. The company's own
'lants are in Libby, Mont, Chi
ago, Dearborn, Mich, Pittsburgh,
Albany, NJ Y, and Travellers Rest,
). c.
Processing plants outside the
jnited States which Zonolite sup
lies with ore are located in Can
da, Hawaii, Puerto RIGA, India and
'akistan, Switzerland, Brazil, Mex
20, Venezuela, Chile and Italy.
Zonolite furnishes approximately
0 per cent of the aggregate used {
n plaster in this country. It's con-
rete aggregate sales involved the
Sc of more than one and one-half ]
lillion bags of portland cement.
Production and sale of crude ore.
ne company said, increased from '
$4,000 to $4,000 tons in the past !
ear. Introduction of new mining
achniques has increased ore re-
erves by millions of tons.
In addition to Kearney, officers
f the Zonolite Company are Robert
!. Shields, executive vice-presi-
ent; John B. Myers, vice-presi- I
ent; Walter J. Bein, vice resi-
and John H. Bishop, t
{
Members of the board are Philip 7
!. Armour chairman, Lester
rmour, Bishop, J. c. Cummings. !
harles T. Fisher, Kearney, Myers, I
hields, and John D. harrington
Mrs. McDougald of Spokane is
sitting here for a few days. n
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30
tCOntlnued on Page EIeVenJ
Death Calls EorIy
Settler Lost Week

Word was received Thursday of
the death of Harris w. Redfield,
who died the evening before in
Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. Redfield
have spent the past six months at
Oktaha Okla, where he has been
in poor health for several months.
Funeral services were held Friday
in Muskogee, where interment was
made
Mr.. Redfield is one of the early
settlers in the Libby country. com
ing here in 1897 and making his
home here since that time. He is
survived by his widow, and their
daughter, Margaret Of New York
City.
a more complete obituary will
be published in a near future issue
of The Western News.
Mrs Mary Pival went to Kalis-
pell Thursday and returned home
Saturday.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30

Errors SandeI, kuehl, Collins 2,
Spencer, Miller, Roberts, Christen-
sen. RBI-Lappano, Kuehl 2, Nc
Crow, Simchuk. 2-base hits: Sim
chuk, Kuehl, Spencer, Christensen.
Three base hits: Sandel, Lappano,
Morrow DIP. LUDWIG unassisted,
Kuehl to LUDWIG. Left on bases:
Simchuk s. Base on bale McCrow
l. Gehring 5. so: McCrow 8, Geh-
ring S. Hit by pitcher: McCrow.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30
THIEVES CLEAN OUT
CABINS AT MIDAS MINE

DoorS, windows, window sashs,
furniture-everything that could be
moved, were stolen from the cabins
at the Midas Mine, V. A. Harpole,
Watchman, announced.
A fifty dollar reward will be
given, Mr.. Harpole said, for the
arrest and conviction of the thieves.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30

McGlnnis Meadows weather re-
port given through the courtesy of
Bert B. Davis for the week of June
l9 to June 25
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30

Week end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
F. B. Mitchell were Mr.. and Mrs.
Kair and family of Kalis-
pell and Miss Lorraine ForSwith
of SommerS.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30

Mrs. McDougald of Spokane is
visiting here for a few days.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-09

cation to Harvard university" he
said, where re Negro chaplain
students were forced to live six
in a room in the space allotted
to u.s."
He pointed out, "regrettably"
that "Negro chaplains in general
did not have CUTS to stand up for
their charges when they were
mistreated". He said, however,
that "Negro officers we're more
courageous"
Another witness, Theodore San
ders, said Negro troops faced a
"color line" in Burma (Which
white American troops introduced
before our arrival. He told of
the inferior food and transporta-
ton accommodations both here
and abroad, and the difficulty of
advancement in rank.
Richard Clark, former army
medical technician, said that En-
glish people at first considered
Negro troops "the best behaved
and humblest of the Americans
but "learned the color line from
white Americans like me-"
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-09
Swarthmore College
FIGHTS Frat Bias
SWARTHMORE I

SWARTHMORE, Pa, April 8.
LAMBDA new blow at dis
elimination in college fraternities
was struck recently by the stu
dent council at Swarthmore col
lege. In a unanimously-adopted
resolution, it has declared itself
Opposed to the existence in the
national or chapter charters OF
any clause which overly ev-
cludes from membership, or which
indirectly results in the exclusion
Of membership to any student
solely on the grounds of race,
religion or color"
The IS representatives of the
student body of this Quaker in
stitution, five of whom r frat
ernity members, pledged the coun-
Gil to help put the entire force
Of the college behind the efforts
which the campus fraternity chap
tiers are making toward the elm
nation of such clauses and will
initiate immediate consultation
with all parties concerned with
the intention of discovering and
following the mosteffecteive cour-
sc or courses of action"
The resolution also declared
that the action of the student
council in no way seeks to abolish
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-09
Dixiecrai Is Not Slang
SAYS Linguist

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, April 8.
(ANP)-Dr. James D. Mcmillan,
professor and head of the de-
partment of linguistics at the Uni
versity of Alabama, differs with
Gessner T. McCorvey, state dem
ocratic executive committee chair
man, on whether the word "Dixie-
crat" is proper English.
The specialist in human speech
said here recently that word coin
ed during the 1913 presidential
campaign, cant be prohibited or
banned"
McCorvey had recently criticiz-
ed President Truman for using
the word, adding that the Presi-
dent "should use proper Eng
lish."
Said Mcmillan, "the people insist
on complete democracy in langu-
age-making. "Dixiecrat is an un-
official name, like Quaker for the
society of friends, or New Deal for
the Roosevelt administration. 1t
is not slang, according to the
usual definition of slang.
"Dixiecrat is in some ways much
better than States, Rights Demo
crat, which is longer and more
cumbersome, especially for a news
paper headline"
So, use "Dixiecrat" and be in
tune with the times.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-09
Army Bias Blamed
For Negro CTS
''Poor Showing"

ST. LOUIS, April 9.-(ANP)
The army's policy of segrega-
ton was blamed here last week
for thee "poor showing" of Ne
gro troops on active duty in over
seas areas during the recent war.
Grant Reynolds, New York state
commissioner of correction, laid
the responsibility for the "poor
showing against the army in a
public hearing at city hall. The
public meeting was sponsored by
a local commission of inquiry into
the wartime treatment of Negro
CPS.
Reynolds told the audience Of
about $50 persons, most of them
Negroes that soldiers of the 92nd
division "made a poor showing in
Italy because they we're defeated
in spirit during their training in
Arizona" Reynolds is also CO.
organizer of the national commit
tee against Jim Grow in Military
Service and Training.
He said the commanding gen
eral of the Arizona training post
publicly stated that his task was
"to teach $4,000 Negro troops how
to eat green vegetables. He said
this official encouraged the oper-
alton of a vice row because che
believed it would improve the be-
havior of Negro soldiers. He
told of his efforts to free Negroes
kept in a stockade without pro-
lection from the elements after
they had been apprehended while
AWOL.
"The army even carried segre,
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-09

camprs fratern.ees or TO attack
the principle Of unanimity With
in the active charterso
in the active chapter in selection
of members. 1t commended the
Swarthmore chapters for their eff
forts in the past to remove such
clauses from national charters
and bylaws.
The resolution has been esnt to
the five Swarthmore fraternities.
Several have already pledged to
initiate or continue action
against discrimination within their
national organizations.
Last December, sever members
of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity
at Swarthmore resigned when the
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-09

al ~arrre nGashor towari sne
came objective"
The new organization adopted
as its name The Missionary Bap-
fist Ministerial Alliance of New
Orleans and Vicinity. 1t named
as it's first permanent officers, the
Rev. A. L. Davis Jr., president
and Rev. |. E. Curtis, executive
secretary. Other officers will be
announced later.
All officers with the exception
of the executive secretary and the
teachers are to serve for a period
of two years.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-09

A5rhars. ,ahaptAr wBs reGsaed tha
right TO admit & Negro. The re-
naming a~ffiliates voiced their
conviction that more effective &C
ton against discrimination could
be taken by continuing in the fra
terntiy.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-09
New Baptist
concluded from mage q

at least been surmounted.
give pastored for more than
so years." said a devout minister
of the gospel, "but this is the first
time | have ever witnessed a
spiritual gathering of Baptists, and
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-09

READ THE CLASSIFIED ADS
Evening star., 1949-04-28
Fay, Aides 10 Study
Pine Order on Phones

United States Attorney George
Morris Fay said today he will con-
fer with attorneys for his Office
and the telephone company to de-
termine what action is warranted
by the injunction order signed
yesterday by District Court Judge
David A. Pine.
Judge Pine. in signing the order,
restrained the telephone COM
pany and Mr.. Fay from discon-
Meeting the telephone Of Nathan
Miller, Avondale, Md. Mr.. Fay
had notified the phone company
he had competent evidence the
phone was being used for gam
bling.
Although granting Sthe injunc-
ton, Judge Pine left the way open
for the phone company-to remove
the phone If 1t has sufficient evil
dence the phone, is being used to
violate Maryland gambling laws.
The company was specifically en-
Joined from removing the phone
at Mr.. Fay's requests
Mr.. Fay said he wanted to study
the order to determine whether an
appeal Is warranted and how the
telephone company feels about 1t.
Evening star., 1949-04-28
Trial in Traffic Death
Ends in Jury Deadlock

A Municipal Court jury yester-
day failed to reach verdict on
a negligent homicide charge
against a Capital Transit Co. bus
driver accused in the traffic death
of DR.. Sara w. Brown last No
vember.
The jurors remained deadlocked
for more than two hours In the
case against William H. Evers. 28.
of 13-U Ridge road, Greenbelt,
Md. He was permitted by Judge
Walter j. Casey to remain free
under $1,000 bond, pending trial
before new jury.
In the two-day trial that ended
yesterday, Prosecutor Robert Scott
presented testimony indicating
that Evers made an improper left
turn at an ''immoderate" speed
when his bus struck the 80-year-
old colored physician as she was
walking in a K street crosswalk
at Twelfth street NV.
Defense Counsel Sidney John
son argued to the jury, however,
that DR.. Brown ran into the front
of the bus" as it was making a
slow turn into K street.
The physician died almost in
stantly. She lived at 1880 Thir-
teenth street NV
Evening star., 1949-04-28
BY the Assoeiassd Press

SHANGHAI. April 28.-Bars
gymnasiums. lounges and the
promenade decks Of the liner Pres
ident Wilson were jammed with
refugees today.
Last minute decisions 10 leave
Communist threatened Shanghai
scattered foreigners about the
vessel. She is likely to be the last
ship Of her class to call at Shang-
hal for q long time. There were
about 500 foreigners aboard when
she sailed.
The euacuees were Of all ages and
nationalities. There were Amer
leans, Germans. Russians and Chi
nese. There were infants in arms
old men, young women and
sprightly elderly ladies.
Some carried worn luggage
Others had new, apparently pur-
chased at the last minute for their
hurried departure.
Dogs, cats, goldfish and other
pets passed through harassed Chi
nese customs men.
Many passengers carried their
own luggage aboard rather than
pay the exorbitant prices asked by
coolie porters for a 100-yard haul
onto the ship.
There was considerable confu-
sion on board and q trace Of an
noyance on the faces of the Will