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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
Girl Scouts Drive
OFF to Slow Stort

The Financial Drive for the ben
eft of the Libby Girl Scouts is fall
ing far short of its quota Over
hundred and twenty-five letters
have been sent out to make an ap-
peal in behalf of these future citi-
zens and homemakers and only
twenty-one organizations have re-
sponded.
Toward the $500 that was set as
its goal, only S124 has been realized.
The Girl Scout Community Assoc
iation wishes to express gratitude
to the following for their contri-
buttons: Libby Woman's Club, v. F.
w. Auxiliary, Military Order of
Coolies, Medora Rebecca Lodge,
Hotel Libby, First State Bank, Har-
greaves' Store, Johnie's Wrecking
Shop, Libby Grocery, Leo Kyser &
Associates, B. p o. K. j. F. Fen
messy, Jr. Attorney, Miller's Cloth
ing Store, J. Neils Lumber Co.,
Lumber & Sawmill Workers I'm
ion, DR.. H. Anderson, The Caboose,
Pats Carter Service, Surprise Cafe,
Adkins Super Market, and FoUn-
tain Cafe.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
Hold 1880 Rodent
Control School

A school for rodent control fore
men was held in Libby Monday by
Mr.. Ed Beebe of the U. S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, according to Coun-
ty Agent Frank Robinson. Poison
ing crews will start work this week.
Foremen and the areas they will
work in are as follows:
Libby area-Hugh Slauson
Warland area-Herb Fitzpatrick
Troy area-Henry Cole
Yak area-E. w Starr
Farmers wishing to take part IN
the program should organize a vol
unteer labor crew Of land occupiers
in their communities and make ar
.rangements with one of the above
foremen to set date for batting
the area.
Poison will not be distributed for
individual use. 1t must be put out
BY a crew of men under the sup
ervision of one Of the above fore
men.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ASK FOR NEW BRIDGE

A motion was made by Commits
sioner Mahoney and unanimously
passed by the Board of County Com
missioners at their meeting this
week, that a resolution be drawn and
forwarded to the Governor, asking
for the replacement of the pres
ent Kootenai River bridge at Lib
by with a new structure.
Another letter is to be sent from
the commissioners to the Governor
and the state highway commission
asking for the early completion of
the Bull Lake Road Plans for this
work were made last fall.
A delegation from the proposed
rural fire district met with the
board Monday to discuss POSSIBLE
tiles of forming the district. Plans
at present have not been completed.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
Set County's Bond
Quote at $4,000

Mrs. Jessie Fagerbery, county
chairman of the savings bonds
Opportunity Drive" running from
May is through June 80, informs
The Western News she is confident
citizens of Lincoln County will meet
this county's quota of $4,000 it
having made its quota in past
drives. The national quota is
S1.O40, 100000: Montana's share of
this is $5,410, 900.
Mrs. Fagerberg states that con-
trarY to The belief of many, the sale
Of u. S. savings bonds does not
increase the national debt The pro-
ceeds are not spent but are used
to retire existing short-term obi
cations. Forty-seven billions in
savings bonds are now in the hands
of the people.N This is an all-time
high, and represents almost one
fourth of the liquid assets of Amer
leans.
Let's all Put More Opportunity
In Our Future, and put Lincoln
County over the TOP early in the
drive, stated Mrs. Fagerberg.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
Gdnd0pening
Fishing Season
Next Sunday
Rod and Gun Club Offers
Prizes Amounting to One
Hundred Dollar Value
PRIZES FOR BOTH
LAKE AND STREAM

The Libby Rod & Gun Club
again this year offers its members
MANY valuable prizes, plus posses
sion Of the Fisherman's Cup Tor
one wear with name engraved on
it. Additional LIST, I'd, 3rd and 4th
prizes for both lake and stream
anglers are offered.
A 50 membership entities each
fisherman to compete for the many
prizes offered on opening day, ana
a chance on dozens of other prizes
to be given at a drawing during
the annual picnic held June 20, at
the Libby Fish Hatchery Member
ship cards will continue on sale at
all hunting and fishing license
dealers in Libby. Weighing sta
tons will also be conveniently To-
Gated with these dealers. Every
member who weighs in his fish,
regardless of size, will receive one
free ticket for the drawing at the
picnic, so don't forget to weigh IN
those big fish.
Prizes for opening day are as fol-
lows: The largest fish weighed m
from either lake or stream wins
the engraved cup in addition to
receiving the first prize for his lake
or stream division. The following
prizes are offered in addition to the
cup: Lake fish-1st, Ocean City 3
600 Reel by BPOK; I'd, Turn-a-
Grip casting rod by Jaqueths, Inc;
Bird, Tackle box by Kalispell Motor
Supply; 4th, First-Aid Kit, Libby
Pharmacy Stream fish prizes are,
1st K & w. air mattress bV Geo.
Wood Hdw.; I'd, pair Litentuf wad-
ers by Miller's Clothing Store; 3rd,
tackle box by Gamble Store; 4th,
First-Aid Kit, Libby Pharmacy. A
special prize for the heaviest creel
catch will be one Ashaway double
tapered HIGH line by Geringer's
Hdw.
The door prize and rattle. prizes
for the picnic and the names of their
donators win be published later.
Join your local Rod & Gun club
and help make Lincoln County al
Sportsman's paradise.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
AIvord Loke Open
To Fishing Moy y
Helena, Montana
May IL, l949

Helena, Montana
May IL, l949
The Western News
Libby, Montana
Dear Sirs:
Mr.. Ed Boyes, Member of the
Montana Fish and Game Commits
sion, has called out attention TO ar
error in the l949 Fishing Regula-
tions for Lincoln County which
have been printed in pamphlet form
and distributed to license agents,
The regulations show Alvord OF
Cowells Lake near Troy as being
closed to fishing.
This lake will be open to fishing
during the regular open season
which commences May % and ends
November is, 1949 We would ap-
preciate it very much if you would
give notice of this correction in your
next issue of The Western News.
Many thanks.
Very truly yours,
A. A. O'CLAIRE
State Fish and Game Warden
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
Close SeIective
Service Office

Owing to reduction in the APP
preparation Of funds for the opera
ton of the SelectiVe Service System
local boards in Montana have been
advised that it will be necessary
to reduce the number of boards
from the present 56 to is. This is
being accomplished by consolidating
several counties to form a group
board. Membership of the group
board will be composed of a repre-
sentative from each of the counties
forming the group. At the present
lit is anticipated that each chair
man of the county will be a men,
Der of the group board.
Lincoln County will be in Group
S consisting of Flathead, Lake and
Sanders counties with headquarters
in Kalispell. Transfer of all rec
ords to group offices from offices
being closed is now in progress and
will be completed by the closing
date on May q, 1949.
For the convenience of persons
required to register under the pres
ent Selective Service Act, regis
trars for those counties where Of
ficeS will be closed are now being
appointed. The County Clerk and
and Recorder has been appointed
as registrar for Lincoln County and
will take care of all registrations
after May q.
While the Selective Service Sys-
tenn is not required at the present
time to furnish any men for in
duction in the armed forces, it will
remain the duty of all persons sub
ject to registration to present them
selves for, and submit to registra-
ton at the proper time.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
REMEMBERING THOSE WHO
HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES

There were days when America
was in danger-When everything
for which America stands was
threatened.
To meet this peril, to keep the
devastation of war away from
American shores, our country twice
called upon the best Of its young
manhood to face the enemy on dis
tant battlefields.
Many did not come back.
The memory of their service and
sacrifice is among Americas most
precious possessions.
Each year we of the American Le-
gion Auxiliary keep that memory
bright by bringing to the people of
America our memorial peoples.
Each year on Poppy Day we ask
that the American people remem-
Der, too, the disabled veterans and
the needy children of men who
fought in the two World Wars.
In our poppy we have a high
trust.
We have been entrusted with the
mission of maintaining in all of its
inspiring force Americas memory OF
its war dead.
We have been entrusted with the
responsibility of bringing to all
Americans an opportunity to make
individual contribution to the well
fare of the wars living victims
To fulfill this trust we have only
one day-Poppy Day.
Remembering those who gave
their lives, we will gladly give this
day in service with our peoples
for America.
Mrs. S. A. Rasmussen,
Poppy Chairman.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
MASONS VISITED BY
GRAND MASTER

Henry o. Morgan, Glasgow, Grand
Master of Montana Masons and Her
bert Hosfeld of Somers, Deputy
Grand Master of Montana were in
Libby Thursday evening, May IL to
attend a joint meeting of Troy and
Libby Masons. A banquet was held
at $50 p. m. in the hall in honor
of the visitors.
A large group was present at the
affair and enjoyed the talk given
by the Grand Master on his trip to
Washington, D. c. While there Mr..
Morgan in company with other
Grand Masters was greeted by
President Harry S. Truman. Mem
bers also enjoyed the short talk
given BY Mr.. Hosfeld.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
BARKEE'S TELL
OF VACATION

The first stop on our trip was at
The Dalles, Oregon, where we made
the acquaintance of our new grand
son and visited the other members
of our family living there.
| We enjoyed the winter beauties
of Oregon on our way to California
where we stopped at Sacramento.
| We went through the Capitol and
the grounds where trees are planted
from manY lands. Driving on to
Berkeley that evening, we visited
the George Day family at Oakland.
Mr.. Day formerly was assistant in
the Libby store. This was our first
visit to California and we espec-
tally enjoyed the orange groves and
Palm trees. We drove over the
Golden Gate bridge, visited China
Town and had dinner at the Fish
erman's Wharf in San Francisco.
At Berkeley, we visited the Uni
versity grounds and were especially
interested in the International
House where there are students
from all countries.
From there we travelled to Santa
Clara where we visited the Chaneys,
Mrs. Clancy being the former
Francis Keller
One point of interest near Los
Angeles was San Juan Capistrano
Mission where the swallows return
on the same date each year The
Camelias were in full bloom and
when we visited Mrs. Frank Pival
at her daughter Helen's, we were
presented with a corsage of flow
ers from her yard.
We visited the Reverend Prentiss
and his church in Alhambra. The
church is large and very interest
ing. We also visited the Carl Burns
family and Mrs. Shawl, who was
visiting her daughter and family
in Los Angeles. Her son-in-law, |
Mr.. Nettles. is a child photographer, |
and his child photos were outstand- |
ing.
We visited Knots Berry Farm |
with its quaint interesting Ghost |
Town. also the Will Rogers home |
and estate. We then proceeded to
San Diego and visited the former
Mrs Krall now Mrs. McGary and .
found them working in their gar ]
den. From there we took the trip
70 tijuana, OlQ MEXICO. WHICH we /
found interesting, returning to San
Diego
Our next stop going east and
south was at Tucson. Ariz., where
we visited Mr. and Mrs. Louis G.
Klenck. They are living in an
adjoining their sons.
Mrs. Klenck was at a church meet
ng and we called for her there.
They asked us to greet all of their
libby friends.
After leaving Arizona we spent
he next three days crossing Texas.
The wayside parks we're nice and
We noted many people taking ad-
vantage of them; however the alb
;ence of trees was very noticeable
% us. Upon entering the state, the
Texas Highway Dept, was very
courteous. They mapped out our
route and stopping points and the
highways were excellent Arriv-
ing at Mobile, Ala, we had to wait
until the tide went out and the
tunnel east of the city was drained.
as that was the only way by road
put of the city.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
TO COVER ALL STREETS
WITH OIL COATING

In addition to the oil coating
which Mineral Avenue received last
week from the Great Northern to
u. S. No. 2, the City and the J
Neils Co. co-operated in repairing
and oiling the north blocks of Cali
fornia Avenue which were broken
up during the severe winter.
Mayor Clay Parker states that
the city plans call for application
of oil on all the streets through
out the city. One side of each
street will be oiled, leaving the
other side open for traffic, and a
few days later after the side oiled
first has cured, the other half will
be oiled.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
Vernon Friend Is
Dep. Game Warden

During the past several months
Libby has had no deputy game war
den, but that situation has been
remedied effective May is by the
appointment of Vernon c. Friend
to fill this vacancy.
Vernon was born and grew to
manhood in Lincoln County. He has
hunted and fished all his life and
says he knows all (almost all, any
way) of the county's trails. He is
an overseas veteran of the late war
and deserves the support in the
woods and along the streams and
lakes of all the county's citizens.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
OPENS NEW BUSINESS
IN LIBBY

Eugene Wyatt is moving to Lib
by from Missoula to open a watch
and gift shop business in the build
ing formerly occupied by the Koo-
tenai Time Service. His ad appears
in this issue.
Mr.. Wyatt is a graduate of the
American School of Matchmaking
in Los Angeles, Calf. During the
war he spent AZ years in the air
corps serving in the China, Burma
and India sections
Mr. Wyatt expects to buy home
here and will then move his wife
and small children from Missoula
to Libby
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
FASHION CLEANERS
INSTALL SANTTONE SYSTEM

The Fashion Cleaners is pleased
to announce that it has been &C.
cepted by Emery Industries, Inc,
as a Sanitone licensee. Mr.. K. D.
Leavitt, Emery Engineer from Gin
cinnati spent the past week in
stalling the new system. The SAM
tone program is offered only to re.
putable, quality cleaners, on a
limited license basis. Each licensee
is required to maintain high STAN
dards of quality in order to uphold
the nationwide reputation of the
Sanitone Service. See ad else
where in this paper.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
LIBBY DEFEATS WHITEFISH
IN GAME SUNDAY

Libby defeated Whitefish with a
score of 3 to 2 in the baseball game
Sunday. Skip Collins led the Lib
by team with three hits. Dude
Baldwin starting pitching for the
local team and Lee Gehring pitched
the last four innings with Jerry
Christensen catching.
The Libby team was reported as
looking pretty good for the first
game of the season with only one
error.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
HOSPITAL NOTES

Born:-May IL to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Hammons, Warland, a girl;
May II to Mr.. and Mrs. Don Stan
ley, a girl
Admitted:-May IL, Betty Tai
madge, Troy, surgical; May is Char
les Candee, medical.
Released:-Mrs. David Gibbs and
infant, Mrs. Ray Carlson and in
FAINT, Mrs. Ray Sickle and infant,
Mrs. Robert Hileman and infant,
Mrs. Clarence johnson and infant,
Mrs Wilbur Johnson and infant,
Charles Candee and Frank Vent
ling.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR
CAMPFIRE AND SMOKES

Officers of the Kootenai National
Forest urge all who enter the
woods now to be particularly care
full with fire. Forest material is
unusually dry for this time of year
and unless rains occur within the
next ten days the situation could
well become critical.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL WITH
YOUR CAMPFIRES AND YOUR
LSMOKESi
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
ROBERTSON FEED STORE TO
OPEN IN NEW LOCATION

Monday morning May %, the
Robertson Feed Store will open in
their new location, two blocks west
of Chefs Cabins, at the corner Of
Utah and Larch. BY that time it
is expected that the new building
will be completed enough to carry
on the feed business.
The building will be covered with
aluminium sheetinP
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
CONTINUED in next weeks issue)

Elwood Brown returned Friday
from Webster, So. Oak, where he
had attended the funeral of his
father, Mr. T. P. Brown, who was
in his nineties.
Burke. member Of the University
Senior Class in Forestry was buried
yesterday afternoon when a culvert
on which he was working at War
land, caved in. He suffered a frac-
tured leg and face injuries.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19

the coming season. The meeting
was turned into a round table and
many subjects of interest to the in
dividual members present were
brought before the gathering and
discussed. A representative group
was present and the evening proved
of interest to all.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
LIBBY VS.. WHTTEFTsH SAT

The Libby VFW win play the
Whitefish VIEW Saturday, May 81
at the Libby Ball Park. This will
be the first game under the lights
in Lincoln County.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
NOTICE

Farmers sign up Saturday. May
81 from loo to 500 p. m. for Triple
A Sign Up.
Building new fences, weed con-
troll, land clearing, reseeding for
pasture. erosion control, leVeling,
types of irrigation and commercial
fertilizer are some of the practices
which Triple A pays for.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
UNION WINS OPENER IN SOFTBALL
SEASON; FULL SCHEDULE EXTENDS
THROUGH SUMMER MONTHS

Unions softball team won the
opener of the season when it de
feated the BPOK team last Monday
evening. winning ia In spite Of
the fact BPOK lost the game, two
of its batters, Howard Ahlskog and
Kenneth Spencer made home runs
Merle Olson of the Union team also
knocked a home run.
Batteries were: Union, Olson and
Bill Baeth; BPOK, Sturm, Ahlskog
and Bud Peck.
Following is the complete sched-
ule for the softball season, which
Bill Nelson suggests that all who
are interested in the game, cut out
and save for handy reference.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19
WEATHER REPORT

Following is the weather report
for the past two weeks as furnished
through the courtesy of the Libby
Ranger Station:
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Sturm visited
the past week in Spokane.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-05-19

May 16-BPOK, 4; Union, IL
May 2O-Zonolite; Merchants
May 23-Merchants; BPOK
May 27-Union; Zonolite
June 3-BPOK; Zonolite
June 6-Union; Merchants
June l0-Union; BPOK
June l3-Merchants; Zonolite
June 17-BPOK; Merchants
June 20-Union; Zonolite
June 24-Zonolite; BPOK
June 27-Union; Merchants
July 1-BPOK: Union
July 8-Zonolite; Merchants
July 11-Merchants: BPOK
July 15-Union; Zonolite
July 18-BPOK; Zonolite
July 22-Union; Merchants
July 25-BPOK; Union
July 29-Zonolite; Merchants
August Merchants; BPOK
August 5-Union; Zonolite
August 8-BPOK; Zonolite
August l2-Union; Merchants
August 15-BPOK; Union
August 19-Zonolite; Merchants
August 22-Merchants; BPOK
August 26-Union: Zonolite
August 29-BPOK; Zonolite
2-Union; Merchants
Evening star., 1949-05-19
Word Game

Find ST or more WORDS III
MPAGNE,
meaning, "a white sparkling
wine" Average Is 81: limit. rs
minutes.
Rules. Words must be OF four or
more letters O. Words which acquire four
letters BY the addition Of IS" such Is as
form Of . word is used 4. Proper names
are not used. A list will be published
tomorrow,
Evening star., 1949-05-19
Take Nv Word for 1t By Frank Colby

q. Donald Stokes, In "The War OF
Intelligence" gives this explanation
Of the origin Of the word nylon:
Now You Lousy Old Nipponese, I'M
plying that nylon was invented for
the purpose Of depriving Japan Of
her market for raw silk, thus pun
ishing her for attacking the United
States. Is he correct?-J. A. v.
"A. Sorry, no. That theory Is sim
ply q gag that has been going the
rounds; but there is nothing to It.
I am told by James K. Hunt,
technical adviser to e. I. du Pont de
Nemours, that "' the word ny
lon has no genealogical signifi-
canoe, nor do the individual letters
n-y-l-o-n stand for anything, as has
been facetiously suggested"
MIR. Hunt explains that in seeking
20 coin O name for the synthetic
fiber, the name "norun" was sug-
gested because stockings made from
the fiber were resistant to snags
and runs. "Norun" was rejected.
"Norun" spelled backward pro-
duced 'nuron," which eventually
was ruled out. Other suggestions
were "nulon" and "nilon," but 1t
was feared that "nilon" might be
n,ispronounced. Whereupon, q" was
changed to "y."
Evening star., 1949-05-19

! Mr.. Hunt states: "Since nylon ap-
peared to meet the requirement.
for q simple, easily spelled. easily
pronounced, euphonious word, 1t was
accordingly selected as the ofncia'
name for our family Of synthetic
polymides."
Du Pont emphasizes that the term
nylon Is q purely generic term. and
is not q trade mark. It Is written
with a small N" and without quota
ton marks.
Kodak is perhaps the most famous
of all arbitrarily coined words. Like
nylon, kodak has no background
and 1t Is not an acrostic Of any
group of words.
Kodak was invented by George
Eastman as a trade mark for Q
small hand camera. Later kodak
was made part Of the firm name
the Eastman Kodak Co.
However, it wasn't long before the
public began calling any small cam
era q kodak (small "k'o; hence the
word now Is both trademark anc
generic term.
Test your word Acknowledgements
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