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Evening star., 1949-03-17
John R. Alison Resigns
As Commerce Aide for Air
BY the Asseeioisd Press

The White House today an
nounced the resignation of John
r. Alison as Assistant Secretary
of Commerce for Air, effective
March 81.
Mr.. Alison. 36, is q native OF
Gainesville, Fla. He offered the
resignation January 10, saying he
wanted to enter private business.
In accepting 1t now, President
Truman said that by consenting
to stay this long Mr.. Alison had
made a personal sacrifice.
Evening star., 1949-03-17
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Here are 81 suits in q broken range Of
regular, short and long sizes Ifyour
particular size is included, you ore
due for unusual savings. For best
selection, be on hand early Friday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-24
Pandora

Pandora women of the four local
churches are sponsoring a World
Day of Prayer Friday afternoon,
March A at 2 o'clock at the Grace
Mennonite church.
Mrs. NJ. D. Headington and child
rem Beverly and Danny spent Sum
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Curl
at Findlay.
Advance club members met with
Mrs. Alvin Longsdorf of Bluifton
Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Longs
doris assistant was her sister Miss
Keel. Mary Jane Steiner, Ruth Ann
Steiner, Mrs. Orlo Marshall and Mr..
Longsdorf furnished the program Tor
the club meeting. Several guests
were present.
The people. of Pandora have been
greatly interested in attending the
revival meetings held at Lima for
several weeks. The crowd was so
large Sunday in attendance that
many had to be turned away for
lack of seating.
Messrs Elmer BURY and cousin,
Ben BURY recently severed their
partnership in the BURY Locker
plant. Elmer is selling out to his
cousin Ben, who will continue the
business with his new partner Wal
lace Lugibihl. Mrs. Lugibihl, Mrs.
Ben BURY, Alvin Augsburger and
Homer Basinger are with the firm.
The w. C. T. U. met recently at
the home of Mrs. Willard Moser.
Putnam County Farm and Home
Day will be held at Ottawa Wednes-
day all day, February %.
Mrs. Edwin Diller, who is spend
ing the winter in Ft. Worth near
Miami with her daughter Mrs.
Oliver Locher and family writes
friends that the winter has been
the warmest one for a long time.
1t is very dry and keeps people busy
irrigating their lawns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lennis Steiner are
enjoying a trip to Florida.
A wedding of interest to our vii
lage will be that of Miss Phyllis Ba-
singer, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clement Basinger, to Richard Z.
Frank of Cleveland, Saturday after
noon, Feb. 26, at Grace Mennonite
church at 4:3O o'clock. Open church
will be observed.
Asi No Mas Club recently elected
the following officers: Pres, Betsy
Zuercher; vice pres, Gretchen Leh-
man; Secy., Clara Bracy; Treas,
Marjorie Zuercher.
Miss Alice Davies left the fore
part of last week for Portland, Ore,
where she expects to take up nurs-
ing again. Miss Davies who was a
trained nurse and spent some time
as a nurse in Panama Canal Zone
during the war year, recently COM
pleted a college course at Athens,
Ohio, University, receiving her B..
S., in Home Economics.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-24

heart ailment, was buried at Gilboa
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. c. D. Fisher, who was con-
fined to the Bluffton hospital for a
few days with a broken knee was
brought to her home the first of
the week.
Miss Verena Augsburger of To-
ledo, was home over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hews, local
restaurant man, are in Florida at
present.
S. Nj. Miley was appointed Put
nam county commissioner of roads.
1st Lieut.. and Mrs. Clair Basing-
er and daughter Barbara of Ft. Sam
Houston, Texas, are guests of their
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Clement Ba-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-24
Two Big Days Of Bargains

Y. l. training at the local airport
Is proving its worth to this COM
munlty. Any one wanting to take
a quick trip may charter a local
airplane to speed them on their way
or TO some other landing port over
the country.
Roger Babson in a 1948 review
stated that the United States has
20o,Oo0 church buildings with a
membership of about 60,000,000. The
church organizations spend about
$1,ooo,OOO,Ooo per year and church
property alone is estimated at $5,-
000,oOO,o00 over America.
Mrs. M. I. Trostle will serve on
the Putnam county grand jury next
week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-24

singer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Decker en-
tertained number of friends
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lemley visited
their mother Mrs. Regina Lemley in
Indiana one last last week.
Mr.. Whitis of Ottawa, who has
been i'll at the home of his son
Lockwood Whitis west of Pandora,
several weeks was taken to Bluffton
hospital again last week.
c. D. Steiner who has been at
the Bluffton hospital several weeks,
came home Tuesday.
Otis Mcbride, of Lima, spent Sat-
urday at the Louis Riser farm.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-24

Mr.. and Mrs. RolIa WehrIey and
daughter who live several miles
northeast of Pandora recently re-
turned from trip to Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eltin Zuercher who
also live northeast of Pandora, are
home from pleasure trip to Fla.
The funeral of Mrs. Henry De-
Wore, who passed away Friday, was
held Monday Afternoon at Gilboa.
Miss Margaret DeVore, fifth
grade teacher in Pandora schools,
recently spent the week end with
Miss Ellen Riser at the Phi Mu
house at Columbus. Miss Riser is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Riser west of town.
Guy Cherry, who died from an
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-17
Many Solicitors In
Hospital Fund Drive

Arrangements for the New Hos
pital Fund Drive have been COM
pleted, states Don Hargreaves chair
man of the Fund Raising Com
mittee.
There will be a meeting of all
solicitors at the New Central School
Auditorium, Monday, Nov. %, at
8 p. m. At this meeting the solicit
tors will receive instructions, pledge
cards will be distributed, and there
will be a general discussion of the
plan, and possible questions an
swered. The Libby area will be
divided into SO sections. Two soil
citors will cover each section.
Libby solicitors have been pledged
from the following local organiza-
tions: The Libby Women's Club,
Modern Arts, Business and Profess
sional Women, Chamber of Com
merce, Lions Club, L & SW Union
No. 1881, Loggers Union No 1862,
and Zonolite Union, Local 361, OPP
Grating Engineers.
The Pine Tree Club, Kootenai
Valley Grange, and the Farm Wom-
ems Club will canvas the rural
areas.
Walter Morrison. Fred Perkins,
and Mayor Fred Grippe have been
asked TO advise regarding partici-
patton of Troy citizens in the drive
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-17
Frosh Candidate In
Queen Contest Leod

Don't miss the Hi-Jinx Carnival
which will be held Friday, Nov. Is
in the high school recreation room.
Doors open at 1880 and the conces-
sions will begin operating at 800.
Eats, dancing, a stage show, and
door prizes promise to provide an
exciting evening.
The Senior Class will have the
baseball throw, basketball throw,
and dart balloon. The Juniors, the
cane toss, horse race, and rifle shoot.
The bingo game, dart board and
African dodger are the Sophomore's
choice. Freshmen have the souven-
ior booth, hoopla, and the sponge
throw.
The queen contest is in full swing
At the last report the results in
ticket sales were: Marchita Beccarl,
$40; Claradell KeSsel, 4400; Dolly
Urdahl, 800; and Edith Jaros, 4480.
In order to be accepted, votes must
be in the boxes by 1920 carnival
night.
Door prizes will be given at lO:45
and the queen prizes at the time
of the coronation.
A play performance has been
planned for Thursday night at 800
and also for Friday evening.
and also for Friday evening. There
will be only one stage show Friday
evening, beginning at BIS p. m.
adding much to the appearance OF
3-Methodist Sr. w. S. c. S. 27-2c
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-17
NeiIs To Use Old
erode For Trucks

The old railroad grade from the
Libby Creek road at Paul Bunyon's
Grave is being put into shape by
the J. Neils Lumber Co., for the
use of loaded trucks bringing in
logs from the Upper Libby Creek
area. According to Kenneth Neils
of the Company, the work is ex-
pected to be completed and the route
ready for use in about 80 days.
Present regulations which the
state is enforcing in this area make
the running of loaded logging trucks
over the highway an Improbable
business, the weight limits being so
low that truckers with even small
loads are liable to fines. The new
route will remove this difficulty,
allowing full 12-ft. hunks to be used
loaded to capacity. The road will
practically parallel U. S. 2.
The Keller Creek logging crew
has been transferred to the Jen-
nings area, where skidding opera
tions began Monday, the move be
ing made Friday and Saturday. This
shift affects about 40 workmen.
Logging operations are still under
way in the Upper Libby Greek ter
ritory.
The large shed for storing rough
lumber in the mill yard has been
completed. The building is 96x360
feet in size, and has an oil mat
floor.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-17
A New Business
Comes To Eureka

Eureka, proud to be known as the
Christmas tree capital of the world,
and last year characterized by Col
lier's Magazine as a ghost town ex-
cept for the annual Christmas tree
industry, is today jubilating over the
opening there of a headquarters Of
flee by Lincoln Electric Coopera-
tive, Inc, in the old Farmers and
Merchants Bank Building. This CO.
operative is being financed by the
REA in the amount of approximately
half a million dollars to construct
1872 miles of power line from near
Whitefish along state highway SO to
Rexford, and up the Kootenai river
to the Canadian border, with feeder
lines to rural homes all along the
way The system when completed
will be powered by Bonneville
power, and serve initially at least
400 farmer and small industry pa
irons not now served.
Clearing of the right-of-way for
the construction of the line has been
begun in the Whitefish, Bissell, Oh
ney area, and is making rapid pro-
gress. This clearing project is being
handled by volunteer labor of the
applicant members, and is under
the supervision of Jack Helms
of Eureka. Construction of the
power line is also under way from
the point of origin into the Bissell
community, and this initial segment
will be energized within the next
30 days.
AS soon as the corporations en-
gineers have completed their plans
and specifications for the construc-
ton of the system, bids will be
solicited and contracts let for the
construction of the remainder of the
system.
At a recent meeting of the Board
of Directors, W. H. Oldenburg of
Trego was assigned the task of Co
the several activities of
clearing, engineering,
securing of easements, system con-
house and farmstead wiz
ing, and contracts with the financing
agency, the REA in Washington,
D. c.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-17
Observe ArmiStice
Day Friday Morning

The annual observation Of Armis-
tice Day was participated in by
a large number of people despite
the inclement weather and hunting
season.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars,
the American Legion, and the Libby
Schools took part in the program,
which started at the monument on
the boulevard at the usual time
of IL a. m. The Libby High School
band played several selections.
Chaplain John Applegren who ser
we'd as Master of Ceremonies was
introduced by Post Commander
Fred Metzger of the V. F. w The
main address was delivered by At
torney Lloyd Evans, who spoke on
the Association of Armistice Day
and the first attempt to secure
World Wide Peace by international
cooperation. Mr. Evans stressed
the increasing seriousness and i'm
portance of this necessity in the
Atomic Age.
Salute was fired by the firing
squad and taps was sounded by
Jack Dyson.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-17
james M. Archer
Passes in Billings

Word was received Wednesday of
last week of the passing of James
McClelland Archer at Billings
Mr.. Archer died at a Billings hos
pital following a weeks serious ill
ness. Surviving are the widow; a
daughter, Jerrine, IL; a son, James
Monroe, 8; his parents, Mr.. and
James M. Archer, Libby; and a
brother, Joseph H. Archer, also of
Libby.
He was born January 10, 1914 in
Taylorville, ILL.,, and lived in KEEL
logg, Ida, before coming to Libby,
where he attended school in the
l92O's under Miss Isabel McGrade.
He then went to Butte before NOV
ing to Billings where he graduated
from high school in 1885.
Ruby Emily Bens became his
bride November %, 1886.
At the time of his death, Mr..
Archer was vice-president and CO.
owner of the HIS Engine Co., in
Billings, with which he became as
ISOLATED in 1941 He was member
of the American Lutheran Church.
Funeral services were held for
James Archer in the Smith Chapel,
Billings, Saturday afternoon with
the Rev. Ralph w. Glenn officiating.
Interment was in Mountainview
cemetery.
abide With Me" and Nearer My
God to Thee" were sung by Hobert
Brunsvold, accompanied by Mrs.
Rex Ireland
James Archer was accompanied
to his final resting place by Is
honorary pallbearers other than the
active bearers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archer and Joe
Archer returned to Libby the first
of the week, Mrs. Archer having
been with their son when he passed
away
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-17
JOY LANE, SOLOTST WITH
TED FLO RITO'S BAND

Ted Flo Rito, his famous piano,
and his orchestra, will appear at
Gopher Inn Sunday night, Nov. 20
Flo Rito's front rank position is due
not only to his talented fingers,
which incidentally, Lloyds of Lon
don have insured for 100000, but
also to his talent as a composer,
and ability to surround himself with
talented performers, singers, and
musicians. His current feature at
traction is lovely song starlet Joy
Lane.
Ted Flo Rito and his orchestra
have been featured on numerous
radio programs and records, and
throughout the country in hotels and
bathrooms, where he has come to be
known as Americas Top Tunes
man." Some of his compositions in
clude Treasure Island" Little
Grass Shack" Roll Along Prairie
Moon" and the current juke box
radio hit, foot loot Tootsie, Good
bye" which is being featured in
the movie "Jolson Sings Again"
You have a real treat in store
when you see and hear this famous
orchestra at Gopher Inn Sunday
night This win be the last name
attraction this season, so don't miss
them
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-17
Continued on Page Six
MOTION PICTURES
AVAILABLE

Rural Organizations in Lincoln
County are reminded that motion
pictures from the film library at
Montana State College are available
for use in the county and all that
is necessary to obtain them is to
make a request through the county
extension agents office.
All of the films are 16mm size,
and most of them are sound films
with many in color. Practically all
of the films deal with agricultural
subjects but there are a few of the
general interest nature that appeal
to non-agricultural groups.
Motion pictures from the state
college film library are available
free of charge with the exception
that the borrower pays the trans
portation cost both ways. The Dor
rover is also obliged to return the
film promptly after showing. Coun-
ty extension offices have a catalog
listing and describing the films
available. Organizations S h ould
make their requests for films
through the county agents and the
films will be sent direct to the Dor
rover by the film library.
That the state college film SER
vice is widely used is illustrated by
the fact that last year 76,757 per-
sons attended 642 showings of film
from the college library.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-17
BUSINESS WOMEN MEET

The Business and Professional
Women met in the community room
of the court house Monday night.
Two new members were accepted
into the club, Mrs. Marion Miller
and Miss Barbara Drury.
The club voted a donation to the
Charles Russell memorial All
agreed to bring a pair of children's
long hose to the next meeting to
be donated to the use at the school
for needy children. The club dis
cussed ways and means of pro-
noting safety among the children,
especially those who ride their
bicycles and are out after dark.
Mrs. Janet Littell gave an in
teresting talk on her vocation, or
newspaper work, ''as seen from the
inside"
At the close of the meeting re-
fresments were served the group.
There were about fifteen members
present
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-17
NEW HOSPITAL
WOULD HAVE A
LOW FIRE RATE

1t is felt throughout the com
munity that a new hospital is an
acknowledged need, and with that
in mind it is natural for the public,
knowing of the proposed plans for
a new building, to wonder just what
the building will be when COM
pleted.
Construction of the proposed
building will be frame. The Struc-
ture will be finished with fire-re-
sisting materials. Zonolite, a local
material will be used wherever pos
Sible and will be donated by the
Zonolite Company. An added pro-
lection from fire will be an auto
matte fire sprinkling system. 1t is
of interest to know that frame build
ings when protected by the safety
Sprinkling system, take a lower rate
of insurance than do brick buildings
without the sprinkling protection
AS has been stated, the institution
will have 25 beds with sufficient
room for adding IL more beds. TT
kitchen and laundry are large
enough to accommodate a so bed set
up. The building is so laid out
that its wings may be extended pro-
viding additional room for beds
should the need arise. The laundry,
furnace and storage room will be
in the basement, everything else
being on the main ground floor.
There will be no steps on this floor
and corridors will be of sufficient
width for convenient turning of lit
tiers.
There will be many windows in
the building which will face the cor
ner of Louisiana Avenue and Fourth
Street. The most modern X-Ray
equipment will be installed in the
X-Ray room which will be ada
cent to the emergency room. The
emergency room will be for giving
immediate care to emergency cases.
The surgery room will be used for
surgery only and there will be a
separate delivery room.
The nurses station will be so
situated that she can see down all
corridors Each patients room will
be equipped with signal lights max
ing it convenient for the inmate to
summon nurse.
Those wishing to learn more re-
garding the proposed hospital are
urged to either see members of the
committee, or address their ques-
tons to the Hospital Drive Com
mittee, Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-17
REXFORD HELICOPTER PILOT TO
RESCUE OF NINE FROM ISLAND

HONOLULU, Nov. Is U.P)-A dar-
ing navy helicopter pilot maneuver-
ing in 40-mile wind, today plucked
nine members of a stranded fishing
party from tiny, storm-swept Black
island off the coast of Oahu.
The pilot, 1t. Comdr Edward A.
Arnold Jr., Rexford, Mont, carried
out the difficult rescue in four trips
after coast guard boats were pre-
vented from reaching the island by
wind dashed seas.
The party, including five men,
three children and two women, had
been stranded on the island since
Friday. They escaped unscathed
after spending two nights awaiting
rescue.-Great Falls Tribune.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-17
LOCAL RADIO co.
SECURES SITE
BY CEDAR CREEK

Last Thursday afternoon, a loME-
term lease between Herman GaReI
and Lincoln County BroadcasteEs,
Inc, was signed This lease involves
a three acre tract of land which Is
located on U. S. Highway No. 4
near Cedar Creek. Forestalling TIE
possibility of delay later this winAEr
due TO snow and frozen ground,
the land is now in the process Of
being readied for the eventual Gun
struction of the proposed LibHy
Radio Station tower and transmit
ter building. Ira Miller is in charge
of the survey work, and Harry Col
linson has been engaged to do the
necessary clearing and levelling.
Lincoln County Broadcasters, Inc.
also announced late last week that
a contract had been signed with
UNITED PRESS for future use Of
u. P. worldwide news coverage,
to be transmitted by direct wire
from the United Press Bureau at
Spokane to Libby on "a hour basis
each day. Two teletypewriters VIII
be used at the local station to re
ceive this service.
Although considerable inconven-
fence has been experienced in pre-
pairing for the proposed station.
everything is now normal and pro-
gress is being made as rapidly as
possible; it is impossible at this
time to predict the actual date for
of broadcasting in
Lincoln County. However, details
will be forthcoming through the 10
cal press when such information can
be definitely ascertained.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-17
All Club Work
Comes To Close

The All Club work is coming to
close for this year. The Achieve
ment Day program will be held as
follows:
Eureka, Nov 10, 800 p m. in the
Libby, Nov. Is, 800 p. m. in the
Community Room of the Court
house.
Those All Club members who
completed their projects and the
All leaders who worked with them
deserve a lot of credit One way
Of honoring them is to be present
for the Achievement Day program.
It will make your boy or girl proud
to know that you are interested
enough in their project work to at
tend the program.
Two movies, Farm Safety and a
H Club work, will be shown at
these meetings. Also various All
Club members will give reports.
Those include: Mary Jane Wick, re-
port on conservation camp which
she attended at Lewiston; Jean
Continued on Page SKI
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-17
MAY PLANT ELK
NEAR LIBBY If
HUNTERS WISH

Does this community wish to have
elk planted in the Libby territory?
That was one of the questions which
occupied much of the time Tuesday
evening at the Libby Rod & Gun
Clubs meeting.
A letter from the Absaroka Con-
servation Committee, Livingston,
was read advising the club that
many elk must be removed from
the North Yellowstone herd this fall
either by hunters or for transplant
ing purposes, in order to prevent a
heavy winter kill. The letter states
there might be an opportunity for
the local club to receive a shipment
of the big deer for augmenting the
small bands scattered throughout
this area. Expense to the local club
would be small.
After discussing tn e subject,
President John Horne appointed a
committee consisting of Frank War
ner, Walter Anderson and Russ Lit
tell to present the matter to the
public and if local hunters desired
arrange for a meeting at which the
community's sportsmen would be
given opportunity to state their
opinions either for or against the
proposition.
This committee desires all who
are interested, to either see or write
any of its members, contact Presi-
dent John Horn, or club secretary
George Earle at the Courthouse. The
opinion of all who are interested
in this matter, regardless of their
attitude for or against it, is desired
by the club.
A committee consisting of P. v.
Kitley, L. E. Yaple and Shorty"
Nelson was appointed by President
Horn and requested to begin look
ing around for appropriate locations
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-11-17
County Seal Drive
Opens Next Monday

Do we want a public health nurse
for Lincoln County?
The 1850 campaign for funds for
the State tuberculosis Association
begins Monday, Nov 81, when T. B.
Christmas Seals will be mailed to
the residents of the county. Sixty
five per cent of the proceeds of this
drive is held in trust at the State
office of the T. B. Association to be
returned to the county, when re-
quested, to finance public health
work-the main purpose of which
is to combat the spread Of tuber-
culosis.
At present, $4,000 is available for
use in Lincoln County to start the
work as a result of drives of pre-
vious years. At present, an effort
is being made, through cooperation
with the T. B. Association and the
State Board of Health, to find a
properly qualified nurse to take
over the duties in this county.
Names of local people trained for
the work are being submitted to the
State Board of Health, from which
list a suitable worker for Lincoln