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i LIBBY STUDENT WINS THETA SIGMA PHI SCHOLARSHIP Margery Hunter. Libby, has been awarded the Theta Sigma Phi Scholarship in Journalism at Mon tana State University, Missoula. The $50 scholarship, awarded by the national journalism honorary foi^ women, was presented to Miss Hun ter at an awards convocation June 4 at the University. Miss Hunter was associate editor of the 1948 Sentinel, student book, and will edit the 1949 "Sen tinel. vear MARY LOU ROLE MAKES NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Miss Mary Lou Role, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Role of this place, who is attending Eastern Washington College of Education at Cheney, Washington, has made so fine a scholastic record during the past year that she has been recognized by the Delta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi National Honor Society in Education. The chapter's announcement of this honor follows: The Delta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi National Honor Society in Education recognizes Mary Lou Role as being outstand ing in Scholarship in the Freshman class at Eastern Washington Col lege of Education. Dated May 25, 1948, and signed, Meryl Wood, President and Obed Williamson, faculty advisor. Electric Iron Cord The electric iron cord should be plugged into a wall outlet. Drop cords are not constructed to carry a load heavy enough to heat an iron. The consequent overheating which results from a continued overload of current may cause a fire. First Admission Charge The first time admission was charged to see a college athletic event was a football game between Harvard and McGill in 1874. Goal posts were used for the first time at this. game. . m 1 Keeping Cattle Hides Fresh cattle hides are kept cool and salt-cured before tanning to in sure uniform strength and flexibil ity when they are made into leather soles. Change in Government From 1831 to 1946, Chile has had 30 chiefs of state. Of these, 22 have been lawyers, five generals, one ad miral, one doctor and one news paperman. For Cooking Cheese When cooking cheese in casserole dishes, use a low heat. Cheese cooked quickly at high temperature gets tough, rubbery and stringy. Stone Age Dice Pebbles with crude markings on them were used by men near the time of the stone age in playing games or in gambling. Urban America Almost 60 per cent of the non farm families in the United States live in communities of 25,000 popu lation or less. First Steam Turbine First steam turbine in the coun try in commercial use was installed [n 1898 at Hartford. Conn. \ si**** T ; BAU DOME (2-piece The new metol) UD is easiest to use and surest to seal. Fits any Mason jar. To test seal press dome — if n, jar is i \ d O m dome " LID sealed! : l BAU ZINC CAPS and Rubber Rings have been favorites for genera- J lions. They seal all Mason jars. Easy to use! ? ■ bo»* o»« * «ICC«» 1 - ftoofc °' c°^ Bo" O' r#ctp #1 a no*«* c & The History of Coffee The fragrant cup of coffee which makes us civil every morning and renews us so often during the day links many nations in a long and romantic history. Just when it first appeared as a beverage no one can say exactly. But that it was an Ara bian discovery seems very likely in view of the fact that coffee grew wild in that part of the world before the ninth century after Christ, and fanciful Arabian nights tales have oeen handed down about the first The most popular legend concerns Kaldi, an Arabian goatherd, whose dull life on the hillside made him a gloomy Joe indeed. But he picked and ate some of the berries his goats were fond of nibbling, because he noticed that after eating these ber ries, the goats became gay creatures, Kaldi himself became a new man. Thereafter coffee berries were indis pensable to his diet, and so caretree and lively did he become that he often joined his goats in a merry A monk, to whom Kaldi confided his experiences, prepared a drink from the beans and seived it to the members of his order. They found the beverage sustained their energy and helped them to pray and medi tate longer, so they adopted the drink and cultivated the plant. Gradually the popularity of the beverage spread to Turkey, where, in 1554, the first public coffee house was established. It was introduced orew. dance. REPORT OF THE KOOTENAI VALLEY 4-H The Kootenai Valley 4-H Club met at the home of Mrs.' Bessie Butts May 28. Four girls and five boys attended the meeting. Due to flood conditions, only the members from the west side of the Kootenai were able to attend. The boys, with their leader, Mr. Ed Clarke, carried out their proj ect of repairing the community telephone line. For their recrea ton period, they played a game of horseshoes. The girls under the leadership of the assistant leader, Mrs. Pearl Clarke, made various cocktails. For their recreation, they sang several songs. The Stunt Night was discussed but due to flood conditions, it was decided that they would be unable to attend. Lunch was served and it was decided that the next meeting would be held at the home of Dale Butts, June 11 at 2 o'clock p. m.—Substi tute reporter, EditTi Butts. TWO LIBBY MEN RECEIVE DEGREES Earl D. Lovick and Robert L. Switzer received their degrees at Montana State University June 7 when 432 degrees earned during the te nek 'Ttied Potatoes Served with Steak orders - Also Hamburgers Home Cooked Meals and Pies TRY OUR SOUTHERN STATES . . ; Sunday Chicken Dinners CURB SERVICE 7:30 to 11:00 P. M. linker's Drive-In Cafe Mrs. Lester Riddle, Mgr. PLENTY OF RICH CREAMY GOODNESS Ça . . . in every spoonful of our deli cious ice cream. For This Weekend Try Our PEACH ICE CREAM %?■ ■ Made with Fresh, Frozen Peaches.—ASK FOR IT AT . . . 1 ■m 1» YOUR FAVORITE DEALERS A Ci f ) t , ,✓ AND DON'T FORGET TO ASK FOR OUR NEW, RICH ICE CREAM BARS Libby Creamy POPSICLES Are Delicious LIBBY CREAMERY Phone 44 2§€ California to the Venetians in 1815, the French in 1644, the English and Viennese in 1650, and it was brought to North America in 1668. But promptly the power of the beverage to stimulate clear thinking and plain talking con verted the popular coffee houses into discussion clubs. And political de bate that exploded into dissension, direct action and resistance made coffee houses the targets of tyrants like Charles II of England, who termed them seminaries of sedition. But, according to Disraeli, London and Paris coffee houses of the seven teenth and eighteenth centuries held the mirror to "the manners, the morals and the politics of a people." the coffee house became the meeting house of the town fathers, and after a time changed from purely social centers to focal points of merchant trade and political discussion. Daniel Webster called Boston's Green Dragon Coffee House "the headquar ters of the American Revolution." The Dutch took the coffee plant to South America back around 1718, with a result that every sixth grader knows. Today's coffee plantations in Pan-America produce three-fourths of the world's coffee. And because coffee, each containing 132 pounds! Here >n colonial United States, too, we are the world's greatest coffee drinkers, of course we're the biggest customers for the Pan-American yield. All previous invoices were topped in 1945, when the United States imported 20,279,690 bags of conferred, of which past year were 47 were master's degrees. Lovick has a master's degree of education and Switzer a degree in s administration. TWENTY-SEVEN MEET FOR ANNUAL BIRTHDAY DINNER Twenty-seven members of the W. O. T. M! met at the Surprise Cafe to enjoy their annual Birthday din hour charter members were present and were presented with a corsage of white carnations. We will miss co-worker Burse who was presented with a fare well gitt. All enjoyed a pleasant evening. ner. CARD OF THANKS We wish to take this means of thanking our friends for their sym pathy and kind help following the fatal injury to and death of our beloved daughter and sister, Mar garet Alice C. Downs. Your many thoughtful acts of kindness will never be forgotten. We would also express our gratitude to the many who furnished the floral contribu tions. Again we say, thank you. Mary A. Couture John C. Couture Wilfred E. Gaines READ THE WESTERN NEWS WILL HOLD FIRE SCHOOL NEXT WEEK . j u - „ . , va > °.V S l? re '| r =; Forest „'n 1C ! a S u f .i he K ?u ήkhv Runl-' s,' r H ' he l d ?L thc i Libby Ranvu Station and at Troy r Un0 c- acoo *fj m ß t° in ' foirna I . no ^upt. \\m. Guern-Ujy Se ^ 4 * ,u„ s , , nn . i t,mr aîjout 100 ^Bhst will be tiainea|^ A fire school for Rust work in fire fighting methods. Lookouts are still not manned and) every precaution is urged in build-', ing your c. r.pf .vs and also in com pletely dr.-wning them out before ; breaking up camp ; i VETERANS TO RECEIVE ACTOS i er JENE 30 DEADLINE FOR Helena cans in M mtana to receive automobiles or other con-1 veyances at government expense j have been advised by *the Veterans j Administration that they have only until June 30 to submit their appli cations for vehicles to the VA. (U.Ri - Amputee voter-1 who are eligible 16,093 PERSONS RECEIVE ASSISTANCE CHECKS Helena (U.R) — Assistance checks totaling S587.045, giving aid to 16,093 persons entitled to receive assistance for the month of June have been mailed, W. J. Fouse, state administrator for the Depart ment of Public Welfare has an nounced. MONTANA RADIO CONTEST IS SET Kalispell. Mont.. June 6—Mem bers of the Glacier Radio club Kalispell will take part in the tion-wide field day contest of American Radio Relay league, June 12 and 13, it has been announced by officers. The contest is a test of portable, battery-operated shortwave equip m'ent. The local operators plan ( 7^/^ a . I, f- 1 i ^ «i a kV TAKE ALONG STATE FARM PROTECTION! leave your worries behind when you hit "the open road" again! With a low-cost, broad-covcragc State Farm Mutual automobile insurance policy to protect you, there's nothing to fear from the financial consequences of an auto accident. And wherever you might drive into trouble, in the U. S. or Canada, one of State Farm's 7,000 agents is at your service. State Farm Mutual Insurance is the two-to-one choice of motorists as the best auto in surance value obtainable today. Please call me lot full details. TED KESSEL 509 Mineral Avenue Phone 196W "All Forms of Insurance" STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (World's largest) Horn« Offlc*: Bloomington, III, HIRE is a FINI d I at a once . Oval- 8 1 v t. / 1 Motor Oil will do these things for your ear's motor: Give easy starts with quick lubri cation when cold . . . resist heat . . . maintain high stability . . . operate with low carbon con tent . . . and last a long, long time! What more could you want your oil to do? ' I r . I I # . Oy $ ill 41 e •n C4* Ml / / THE CARTER OIL COMPANY Billings, Mont., Denver, Colo. .- mm : sum i I :lB L Bit 0 the Emblem of excellence Oval £ i PAT'S SERVICE STATION CORNER MINERAL AVENUE AND HIGHWAY NO. 2 - CARTER OIL DISTRIBUTOR set up their transmitting and re ceiving equipment at Lake Me Gregor. 30 miles west of Kalispell, and establish radio contact with similar shortwave stations in all parts of the country. Built by Members Most of the equipment to be used t^e club has been designed and built by the members, all of whom operate government licensed ama eur rac | 10 stations as a hobby. The field day event is an im 'portant feature of the current emer . , . „ Roney preparedness program being out by the Glacier Radio Club. Included in the equipment which will be used arc seven cars equipped with two way radios as well as other equipment for long range communication. , VOTE FOR HUGH SLAUSON REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR County Commissioner LIBBY DISTRICT "Previous experience in road building" i will give the people of Lincoln County the roads they deserve—with an efficient and business-like administra tion of County Funds. (Circulated and Paid For by Hugh Slauson) j of na-1 the j | j | j to | CONTINUOUS QUALITY FOR YOUR NICKEL 1886 J 1948 / Wr V A a B 4A ■ 0 ' ^ - X m Hü 'V'S ' ■■ % « : tSi 5 ? BOTTIEO UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY "Flathead Coca-Cola Bottling Company" © 1948, îi». Coca-Cola Company n f f - event out i; o dl) " the recent ure of such radio equipment in area.-, devastated ^y flood an i hurricane In many instances shortwave radio provided the onl\ communication to and ^ rom disaster ; During operators will dreds t througc.out the I nited States and Canada with awards going to those who make the greatest number of radio contacts. Aided in Flood itest is an annual i-cial interest this as. the twu-day event the mpete with hun— if similar amateur stations Members fron. Whitefish, Belton, Kalispell and Eureka communities are < McGi x petted to compete at Lake .'gui -Spokesman-Review.