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Evening star., 1949-03-13
Is Engaged

The engagement Of Miss Grace
Louise Stout to MIR. Arthur H.
Romer, jr., son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Romer. is announced by Miss
Stout's parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert 7, St0l1t.
Evening star., 1949-03-13
TOBe Married

Mrs. M. Williams of Worcester.
Mass, announces the engagement
of her daughter, Madeline l., Of
Arlington, to Mr.. Charles Flessas
of Washington. ~
Evening star., 1949-03-13

bride; Mr.. Charles z. Goser and
MIR. Glenn Dietz.
After trip to Sarasota, Fla,
the couple will reside in Arling-
ton.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
One-Porfy States

The Communists held three cleo
tions in Europe last week and to no
bodyS surprise won nands down in
Hungary, Bulgaria and the eastern
zone of Germany.
Following the pattern of the Soviet
Union, there was but single slate of
candidates in each place, chosen in
advance by Communist st-controlled or
ganizations.
Budapest claimed official returns
showed 97.3 per cent approval of the
hand-picked slate for the new Hun
garian Parliament.
Theoretically voters could vote
against the government list. There
were even curtained booths for secret
ballots. But the government cam
paigned for "open voting" making it
obvious that those who used the
booths would be suspected of voting
no" Very few persons did.
In Bulgaria, $4,000 municipal and
county councillors and court Jurors
were chosen. Each voter was handed
an envelope containing a ballot with
the government list of candidates.
The voter could, if he chose, subSti-
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

more votes than all his opponents
put together.
Running under the banner of the
Liberal and the Four Freedoms par
ties, F.DR., Jr., received Al, ,146 votes
in total of 8O,872. His nearest op-
ponent, Municipal Court Justice Ben
jamin Shalleck, the Tammany can
didate, polled 24,352.
Young Roosevelts practical expe-
rience in politics started in 1910,
three years after his graduation from
Harvard, when he organized the
Roosevelt Youth Clubs and stumped
the country for his father to counter
act the mushroom growth of clubs
for Wendell L. Willkie. A year later,
he joined the Navy and in five years
became a lieutenant commander, re-
ceiving the Purple Heart and Silver
Star for service in the Mediterranean
and Pacific.
A year ago, he was offered private
ly the Democratic nominations fol
Congressional seats in Brooklyn anc
the Bronx but turned them doWT
because his wife objected to his entry
on a political career. Since then
however, he anG his wife, the formel
Ethel du Pont, decided on a divorce
Roosevelt, Jr,, entered the fielC
with the death of Sol Bloom, VIII,
had represented the goth district fo
26 years. But Tammany, which hat
offered him nomination the year be
fore, this time turned him down.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
ABROAD: Free Elections

tute his own candidates for those on
the government list. Official returns
showed that less than one per cent
thought this advisable.
In the Soviet zone of Germany,
voters turned in virtually two-thirds
"ja" vote for the Communist-govern-
ment's slate of candidates for the
Peoples Congress. The ballots, play
ing upon German nationalism, bore
the statement: II am for the unity of
Germany and a just peace treaty.
therefore vote for the following list
of candidates"
Of 12,024,221 valid ballots, 4,080,272
were marked mo" This was far cry
from solid showing COMMUNISTS had
anticipated and the Soviet-controlled
German press attributed the opposi-
ton vote to lying propaganda"
The United States, Britain and
France banned voting for the Peo-
pies Congress in their zones, even
though Communist committees had
selected some 500 delegates to repre-
sent the western zones in a Congress
of about 1000 members. The eastern
zone has less than half the population
of the western German zones.
The Soviet Union is expected to
claim at the Paris foreign ministers
meeting that the Congress epre-
sents all Germany.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
In Short

Ruled: By the Supreme Court, in a
54 decision, that freedom of speech
cannot be curbed merely because the
speaker stirs people to anger, invites
public dispute and creates unrest.
Recovered: Most of the los ounces
of uranium lost at the Argonne Ma
tional Laboratory, near Chicago, last
February. 1t was found in laboratory
wastes.
Predicted: BY House Speaker Sam
Rayburn (D-Tex), that Congress will
remain in session for three or four
months, but a special session is not
likely this fall.
Withdrawn: By the President
nomination of Mon G. Wallgren tc
the $4,000 a year Craftsmanship o.
the National Security Resources
Board.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
PARIS: Actions Always Speak Louder
7. S. SECRETARY of State

TT. S. SECRETARY of State
" Dean Acheson was to confer in
Paris this weekend with Britain's
Ernest Bevin and Frances Robert
Schuman before sitting down
Monday with Russia's Andrei VII
shinsky.
This strategy huddle by the policy
chiefs is one indication of the inten-
sive preparation the west has made
for the first conference of Big Four
foreign ministers in a year and a half.
For more than week in Paris their
deputies had labored to bring about
solid front of American-British-
French policies on issues likely to-
come up with Russia.
One of the questions is what to do
about RusSia's anticipated proposal
for withdrawing all occupation troops
from Germany. One plan highly re-
garded at first, has, about been dis
carded, diplomatic authorities said.
Western Plans
That was an offer to pull all troops
back to northern Seaports. British,
French and American planners lean
to the idea that the west probably
should counter an Russian troop pro-
posal with a proposition of its own
for shortening the occupation time
There was increasing support, how
ever, all last week among policy ad-
visers to more or less ignore the
whole issue. 1t was maintained that
German political leaders would re-
gard it as phony Soviet propaganda
move anyway.
Acheson and his British and French
colleagues apparently hold little hope
of obtaining any real change in major
Soviet policies-yet expect enough
concessions at least to give the ap-
pearance of Soviet willingness to try
to reach agreements on Germany.
AchesOn Is Skeptical
American skepticism about any real
improvement in Russian relations de-
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

'warmonger," as had been his custom
at previous sessions.
The only fly in the conciliatory oint-
ment was a relatively mild protest at
what Arutiunian called western
'trade discrimination Then the east
ern satellite delegates developed the
theme. Several of them laid the blame
for the low level of east-west trade
primarily on the doorstep of the
United States. They said America had
forced western Europe to ban certain
items from trade with their countries
and this policy had seriously impeded
recovery in all Europe.
American RebuttaI
2 Several days later, Paul r. Porter,
the American delegate. rose in rebut-
tai It was evident the United States
had decided not to let this line of ar
gurnent go unchallenged in the record.
Porter opened by asking satellite
delegates why they did not speak out
oa-the real reasons for their countries
economic hardship.
The plain fact is" he said, "that
economic development in eastern Eu-
rope is suoordinated to political and
theological preoccupations. Trade is
distorted for political ends by the i'm
position of force, Ee it physical or po-
litical, in such way as to reduce the
living standards of all peoples to that
ofethe Soviet Union"
18th Century C0Ionialism
He charged that Russia had exploit
Cd eastern Europe economically in a
manner reminiscent of the 18th CEN
tIry. He cited clauses to secret trade
pacts in which Soviet-oWned compa-
MES were empowered to import raw
materials, process and export them
without control of the Hungarian gov
nent.
Another clause, Porter said, permits
E.5sia to take out of Hungary all
p.oits and dividends resulting from
lis participation in Hungarian enter
prsas and, in some cases, before ac-
turl earnings are registered.
This is not profit but tribute" Por-
Ter charged.
de cited similar instances of Soviet
CominaSion of Romanian economy
rough secret codicils to the trade
GsseaE1ent of 1947.
One-Way Trade
Russia supplies low grade cotton
rancid butter and inferior gcsoline il
Ia:urn for the most important good,
eNs.ern Europe has," Porter said.
The American review of Soviet eco
nomic practices for the parley's recorC
brought an abrupt end to the honey
moon atmosphere Whether any bas
for better trade can be achieved at &c
neva would seem to depend, observer
sly, on Russian decision to face tht
i c,S realistically or continue th
Propaganda campaign.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

spite the favorable developments at
Berlin was emphasized by Acheson,
himself, before he went to Paris.
The Secretary of State pointed out
that the Berlin blockade was lifted
because it was a failure for the So
vietS. He added that whether a solu-
ton on Germany can be reached at
Paris will depend on the willingness
of the Russians not to try to block
plans already worked out for gov
erning western Germany.
At another point in a press inter-
view, he said that perhaps "over a
long period of time" the na&onS could
move toward a solution of the Ger
man problem.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
Britain
Presentation at Court

FreSenfoIlOn OF OOUII
About 5000 persons. including 125
Americans, had tea with King George
and Queen Elizabeth last week in the
modern equivalent of presentation at
court.
Few actually were presented to the
King and Queen. Just to mingle with
the throng N the huge reception hall
at Buckingham Palace is considered
the same as a face-to-face chat with
royalty. It's one of the social high
lights of the year
Guest lists were made up by the
embassies and legations in London,
from members of their staffs and Visi-
tors from their countries. The lists
went to the palace "for the Kings ap-
proval." That gave court authorities
chance to make sure that no unde-
sirables slid in by accident.
American Ambassador Lewis Doug
las, recuperating from the injury to
his left eye which he Snagged with a
fshhook last month, escorted the
American visitors Mrs. Douglas and
their daughter, Sharman, a friend Of
Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret,
also attended.
Alphabetical Precedence
The guests attended Wednesday if
their country's name began with a
letter A through l., and on Thursday
if their country's name started in the
second half of the alphabet.
Clothes for the court presentation
used to be rigidly prescribed by ira
dition. The trains of the women were
long and full, men wore white ties
and tails.
The streamlined version, adopted
since the war and auSterity, is much
more flexible. The Women dressed in
afternoon frocks and broad picture
hats. The men wore morning coats
and striped PANTS, ambassadorial style
or appeared in uniforms or dark suits
No Formal Ceremony
There were no formal ceremonies
Nowadays the men are never person
ally presented They just went along
to squire the ladies and drink tea.
Visitors the King and Queen me
chatted briefly on the English wealth
er, decorations of the room and gooC
books they'd read. Etiquette forbade
any guest engaging the royal couple
in long conversation.
Instead of fancy refreshments, thC
guests were served tea and cakes.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
Children
Ci;ya Form

0' - ~'''
Ohio's farm children show better
personality development than Ohios
city children. according to a survey
sponsored jointly by the State We'll
fare Department, Ohio State Univer-
sity and the Ohio Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station
Farm children showed more self
reliance. a greater sense of personal
worth, more, freedom from nervous
symptoms than children in city
homes, the report shows. The survey,
conducted IN the spring of 1916,
reached 1929 third and sixth grade
children IN the public schools of Mi
ami County, has just been published.
The report shows the proportion of
children of superior personality ad-
justment highest among farm and
village youngsters and lowest among
city children. The margin was Is per
cent of rural children and II per cent
of city children.
The study reveals that girls adjust
their personalities better than boys
regardless of whether they live in
city or country
The proportion of poorly adjusted"
children was three times as great
among boys as girls The proportion
of superior adjustment was twice as
great among girls as boys.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
Science
New Test for TB

A painless, five-ceni, so per cent
accurate test for tuberculosis now is
ready for general use. A dab of gluey
material is put on the skin. 1t hardens
like nail polish. After "a hours it is
peeled or washed off. If 'redness and
little bliSters have formed, it indi-
Gates tuberculosis.
The gluey material is new tuber-
culin, a substance prepared from
tuberculosis germs, in a quick-drying
plastic base. 1t is being produced in
quantity, and the cost of the material
is about a nickel for each test. 1t can
be given by nurse or technician.
The test was developed by DR.. Har-
ry ]. Corpor, director of research at
the National Jewish Hospital in
Denver.
DR.. Corpor says the test, named
plastotest, is 80 to S5 per cent accu-
rate, about the same as the test that
uses a needle. He says it is quicker
than the patch test for tuberculosis
and, in addition, it doesn't cause skin
irritations.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
THE DIFFICULT WE DO IMMEDIATELY
THE IMPOSSIBLE TAKES A LITTLE LONGER

Also evidence of the American at
titude is the State Departments for
NAL document summarizing its views
for Congress on the proposed arms
aid to western Europe. 1t declares this
aid is necessary to rebuild defenses of
the west which are so weak at pres
ent they Invite" aggression. The pa
per does not mention any potential
aggressor by name but there Is no
doubt about whom diplomats are
thinking.
Soviet Pressure
William P. Maddox, director of the
Foreign Service Institute in the State
Department, emphasized this still
further. In a speech at New Bedford,
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
York. louisville Times

Mass, he reviewed Soviet pressure
against Iran, Turkey, Greece, Com
munist coups in Hungary and Czech
oslovakia and the advance of Mos
cows Communism into central and
western Europe.
Despite the truce over Berlin"
Maddox said, "the threat of that ag-
gression has not been lifted, and will
not be lifted until the Soviet Union
demonstrates in all of its policies and
actions that it has finally and un-
equivocally repudiated aggression of
every type and description; and that
it is ready to engage in genuine CO.
operation with all of the United Ma
tionS."
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
Quotes

Andrei A. GrOmykO, Soviet
first deputy foreign minister, be-
fore flying to Paris for the Big
Four conference: "Americans
and Russians can work together
if they want to-"
Gerhart Eisler, fugitive Com
muniSt taken off a Polish liner
by the British on charges of
jumping $23,50O bail in the u. S.
for passport fraud and contempt
of Congress: Il am the first pris-
oner of the North Atlantic pact"
Vice President Alben BarkIey,
II, turning down suggestions that
he be guarded by secret service
men: I'm a big boy now. want
my freedom and I'm happier this
way"
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

the wartime Presi-
dent into Congress
as successor to the
late Sol Bloom.
1t was a smash
ing victory against
odds for Franklin
D. Roosevelt Jr.
Rejected by Tam
many Hall, opposed
by Republicans and
the special target
of the left wing
A m eric an Labor
P rty, youn G
Roosevelt rolled UP
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
Price Ups
&c DOuUns

TTTHAT is holding up the cost Of
wv living when the price Of
basic raw materials has fallen so
far since last fall?
Wholesale commodity prices
have slipped from last falls peak
about halfway back to their OPA
levels, on the average. But the cost of
living has dropped back only about
one-eighth of the way.
The average weekly wage in facto-
ries-.out of which the worker bears
the cost of living-is about one
twelfth of the way back.
The nations output of goods and
services took its biggest postwar dive
in the first quarter of 1949, according
to survey by the Commerce Depart
ment.
The output dropped nine billion dol
lars from the previous quarters rec
ord high, bringing it down to 255
billion dollar year level.
In other words the picture, which
some economists now are calling re-
cession, looks like this:
Producers are getting considerably
less for many-but not all-raw ma
terialS. It costs almost as much to live
as it did last year. The average work
er,s pay has been only slightly
touched-so far.
Same Factors
In general, the same factors that re-
tarded the spiral of living costs in. the
months when wholesale commodities
were soaring now are acting as a drag
as it slips slightly lower
Between June, 1946, and January,
1948, wholesale commodities SCARED in
value. The cost of living climbed
steadily but more slowly. Between
January and September of last year,
commodities as whole were on the
downgrade but the cost of living still
edged upward. Since then living costs
have receded but much more slowly
than falling wholesale prices.
Rent control and price absorption
by professors and retailers acted as a
drag on the cost of living on the up
grade. Braking the descent of living
costs now are five factors, namely:
Rents-as high and apparently 60
ing higher
The normal time lag between retail
and wholesale price changes.
Continued high labor costs.
Continued high taxes.
Substantial profits.
Some High, Some Low
Of course, the price pattern of indi-
vidual commodities is far from uni
form. Although the average is lower
now than last September, some impor-
tant products are unchanged; petro.
leum, steel billets, linseed oil, coffee
rayon and tin. Some are even higher
now: bituminous coal, turpentine
sugar, lamb, wheat, cotton, silk anc
antimony.
The greatest drops, percentagewisc
have been in cocoa, lard, steel scrap
hogs, cattle, corn, cotton cloth. zinc
lead and copper
The Bureau of Labor Statistics cost
of-living index, based on the 1858!
average as 100. stood at 1888 for june
1946, climbed to 1858 in January, 1949
and to 174.5 last September The lates
available figures show it back to 1863.
and it probably has settled bit sine
then.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
Is SOUiet Trade Cool
Tribute in Europe?

dramatic terhanges last week at the Geneva trade conference
II United Nations Economic Commission for Europe afford
interesting insight attempts to bridge the easwes
The pa opened fortnight with agreement the necessity
Of improving mutual trade friendly spirit evident Not
did Aasas Auunan the Soviet deegae utter the word
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

tAH Rights Reser0ed. AP NetDsfeaturesJ
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
Politics

New Deal in the 2oth
The name of Roosevelt came back
to politics last week when independ-
ent voters in Manhattan's 10th cleo
ton district swept the third son of
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-03-24

to Great Falls. They later lived
kins, Mimi, and in 1889 they came
at Eureka, Libby and Helena. On
July 10, 1912 he was married to
Bernadette Bukoskey, now Mrs.
Bernadette Hunter of Ryegate.
They lived at Moses Lake, Wash,
until June Z, 1943 when he enlisted
in the armed services of his coun-
try and received his training at
Camp Roberts, Calf, until Dec.
l943 when he was sent overseas
lin Co. G 1O6th Inf 9th Div. He
was in three major combats, Eni-
wetok, Saipan and Okinawa. He
was killed in action May l, 1945 on
.OkinaWa.
He is survived by his wife; his
mother and step-father, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Phegley of Columbia
Falls; one uncle D. L. Beers in Illi-
nois and an aunt, Mrs. r. H.
Raschke of DEBORAH, Iowa.
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STRIKER


News Notes
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernhard Roedel
and children from Kalispell visited
Sunday with Bernhard's brother,
Harry and family.
The Thomas White family were
on the sick list last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Shaw visited Mr.
and Mrs. Wilfred Deseve and son
Henry in Eureka Saturday.
Ann and Minnie Tusen were alb
sent from school several days last
week.
Several of our citizens attended
the dance at Trego Saturday even
ing and reported a good time was
had by all.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-03-24

Walter Neils left Wednesday on
a business trip to Klickitat and
Portland.
Rev. S. c. Williams left this af-
ternoon for Troy where he Will
address the mems meeting of the
Presbyterian Church this evening.
J. w West, engineer in charge
of the construction of the new
bridge for the j. Neils Lumber
company, left the first of the week
on a business trip to Portland.
j. T. Chappell reports that two
Ford cars have already made the
trip to Kalispel this spring over
the Libby Kalispell road. They had
some difficulty in getting through
but finally made it.
Last Thursday evening at O.
clock Mr. Carl A. Lager and Miss
Jennie G. Augstrom, both of Libby,
were united in marriage by Justice
of the Peace Haigler. Mr.. Lager
is an employee at the sawmill. Mr..
and Mrs. Lager are popular among
their circle of friends and are re-
ceiving congratulations and best
wishes.
w N. Curtis has bought the
building that has been standing
at the rear of the First State Bank
Building and is having it moved to ,
he rear of his place of business. |
He has used the building for some
time as a warehouse for surplus /
stock. Frank Pival has the CON
'ract for moving it,
Mr. and Mrs. Redfield and daugh-
-er returned Saturday morning
from Oktaha, Okla, where they
'pent the past three months at the
I'D home with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Sam Benedict and baby of
Warland, spent several days here
asst week at the home of Mrs. Bene-
.etti's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
;. Friend
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-03-24
FUNERAL OF PVT. DARL
BEERS SATURDAY IN
KALISPELL

Word has been received that the
body of the late Private Darl Ar
thur Beers will be forwarded from
the Army Distribution Center in
Oakland, Calf, and will arrive in
Kalispell the last of this week The
body will be taken to the johnson
Funeral Home where funeral ser
vices will be conducted Saturday
afternoon at o'clock by the Rev.
Ralph w. Werner, pastor of the
Columbia Falls Baptist church. Full
military rites will be accorded in
the Conrad Memorial Cemetery by
Glacier Post No. 1852 v. F. VI.
and Flathead Post No. American
Legion. Pvt. Darl A. Beers was
born in Hamburg, Iowa, January
3, 1924. The family moved to Al
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-03-24

It really rained in Stryker Sat
urday evening and the snow is melt
ing fast. Cloudy Sunday with "A
above and a stiff south wind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gregory and child
rem from Olney moved here last
week
Douglas Toilet and friend from
Whiteftsh visited the Thomas White
family Sunday.
Elgie Meuli from Eureka is load
ing ties in Stryker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Walters and
family are visiting friends IN Coram-
Forest fire losses in West Vir-
ginia have shown marked de-
cline during the past three years.
From a total of $4,000 burned-out
acres in 1916, damages dropped to
some $4,000 acres in 1948.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-03-24

The last issue of THE RELAY" the
telephone company publication has
the following item: Last week when
two of her operators were i'll with
the flu. Mrs Minnie Walker. Chief
Operator at Libby, Montana had
to operate the board alone for
twenty-four hours continuously A
great deal Of credit should 90 TO
Mrs. Walker for this service as
she did this difficult task, not only
willingly but efficiently.
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Nah Jongg Club

Mrs. Arthur Clough was hostess
to the members of the Nah Jongg
Club at her home Tuesday night.
Two tables of the popular game
were in play, Mrs. Alice Farris max
ing the highest score. She was
presented with a lovely linen hand
kerchief as a prize. Delicious re-
freshments were served at eleven
o'clock