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% The Western New?"' ># <* Devoted to the Development of Libby, and of Lincoln County VOLUME XLVIII TZS Libby, Lincoln County, Montana.Thursday, July 15, 1948 Number 9 Hold Primary Election Tues.; ■ 11 i m 4 The polls open throughout Lincoln county Tuesday, July 20, between i b <?n bo . urs 12:00 o'clock noon and 7:00 o clock p. m. A total of 3.245 registered voters are qualified cast their ballots in the Lincoln county primary. According to fig vires furnished by Clerk and Re corder G. C. Earle, this is 302 less voters than in the last election year, J. F. Brindley during his canvass reports finding 148 Lincoln county families that have failed to register Libby will have four voting pre cincts located as follows- Precinct 16— Moose Hall, Precinct 17—City Hall, Precinct 18—The Gables Cabin No. Four, and Precinct 27— Chet's Cabins. Thncp rnnninc i *u state and natfnnaf °fTôblfc° n United Statp«; ki* 1 *' Ticket) WpIlinDfrvn 3 !? r J Davis Harrv I' rav ' Rpnrptpntg^?»« Janies E. Mur First Cnnprpcdnn Congress, ÏÏh v LS ' ?Ä Ct « ( ¥ p ) stSan- rK ? m £ n ,5' Govprnnr (Ron i Mike } d ' Knrhpra tüfrfô ' Ford - Mike Arthur C ^ Yo *i ng; J D fi n i ) tnn Tnhn w m n V ' ^ eor ? e M-Mel son! Judge Vernon n Hov^n L?eut ?o°m Bnrk ( p R np n Sh r e i:T W T u mit £ Gillan W F D , Cannn'n Tntfn ? en V P 3 ^ 1 Tnolp ' <4pp h rpt^r\r Ke f ln |? y / C < Lewis R Knox Ernest T Eato^; (Dem.) Frank Murray. Sam W. Mitchell. Attorney General (Rep.) Floren N. Hamman, Oscar Nesvig, J. Justin Bourquin, Stanley E, Felt, Stanley R. Foot; (Dem.) Clarence Hanley, Arnold H. Olson, J. R. (Ray) Wine. State Treasurer (Rep.) Harry G. Todd. R. J. (Bob) Dunn; (Dem.) Neil Fisher. State Auditor (Rep.) E. J. Mo; (Dem.) John J. Holmes. Railroad and Public Ser vice Commissioner (Rep.) W. P. Harrison. George A. Davis; (Dem.) Don A. Reardon, E. J. (Ernie) Bec kett, W. A. Leo, Austin B, Middle ton. Sup't of Public Instruction (Rep.) Helen V. McGregor. Eliza beth Ireland: (Dem.) Mary M. Con don. In the countv the following running for office; Representative in the Legislature (Rep.) Charles D. Rowe, William Shawl; (Dem.) Allen Goodgame. County Commis sioner. Libbv District, term (Rep.) Llovd A. Bower, Ros coe Garrison, Hugh E. Slauson; (Dem.) Tom Brindley, Bert B. Davis, James Mahoney. Clerk of the District Court. Eleventh Judi cial District (Rep.) write-in- candi date; (Dem.) Fred F. Clark. County Attorney (Rep.) J. F. Fennessy, Jr.; (Dem ) Smith McNeill. Public Ad ministrator (Reo.) write-in Candi date: (Dem.) H. B. are six vear Township candidates are: Justice of the Peace—Libby Township, H. Hepner (Rep.); Tobacco Township, C. H. Belmont (Dem ). rp, ... 4 JoÄ;^, f U r entl0 aiu contiadicted itself last week am made a misstatment wlien announced County Agent Frank fhr Western iT 1 c < 5 ai ™« n T of hrn- nfv te Trai.. L rî C ? K 9° unt X La M, péwn/n • ♦u ra v!° n j B ? a *ù d Mr. Robinson is at the head of the agricultural and Fair division of the event, but as previously stated in these columns, Llovd Midyett is the over-all head of the two-day event. The management regrets the mistake but as Mr. Midyett thought fully remarked when commenting on the error, "If mistakes did not occur, there would be no need for rubbers on pencils." In discussing the coming event with the chairman, he stated that the committees feel they are get ting a good program prepared, and plans call for plenty of good base ball. Tentative plans also are for two hours of entertainment both Sunday and Monday evenings at the grand stand. It is hoped to use plenty of home talent on these pro grams. The Monday night program at the grand stand is expected to be completed about 10:30 after which a free street dance is planned. The management expects to secure rides, a ferris wheel and other similar attractions for the event. A meeting of the committees is called for Thursday evening, July Western News Made Error L ost Week 22. MEET FRIENDS AND RELATIVES IN SPOKANE Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Clough and sons spent several days of the past week in Spokane. While there, they were guests at the home of Mrs. Clough's brother and sister in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Louis W. Baker. Mr. Baker is alarm super intendent of the city of Spokane. The Cloughs accidentally met Herman Bockman, an old time resi dent of Libby, who now resides in Moscow, Ida. He sends greetings to all his old friends. The county commissioners met Monday to approve the preliminary budget. The budget will be ad vertised for public inspection, and a public hearing for additions and reductions is scheduled for August 4. The budget will be approved in its final form on August 12. Summer campers including dele to gates and laymen from the entire sta te returned to their respective churches this last Sunday having s^ent the past two weeks at the Glaciei ' Bible Camp of the As semblies of God. Formerly located at Livingston, the Camp Site now covers over one-hundred acres in the beautiful Hungry Horse District. makin K an ideal vacation paradise as weI1 as furnishing mighty spirit ual services. The Rev - u - s Grant - Kansas Cit > r> Mo., conducted the initial ser vices at the camp, bringing mes sages from God's Word to the lar gest crowd the Assemblies of God has ever witnessed in their past thirteen years of annual meetings. The newly constructed tabernacle with a seating capacity of 1000 was entirely filled from service to ser vice twice daily from July 1 thru July n. with a great healing ser last Friday evening climaxing tbe tw o weeks session. During this meeting, prayer was offered for over 150 People with various ail ments. some being deaf and others Sgf' ™ ny being C ° mpletely R ev.' Leon Ayers, pastor of the L °g Church, led the congregational singing during several meetings as I wcl1 35 serving on the Program and 1 ChriStS Ambassadors committees. GLACIER BIBLE CAMP CLOSES Over 70 members of the Libby church were represented at the cam P DISTRICT CAMP MEETING District Camp Meeting, Church of God. at Camp Ground 1 1 2 miles west of Libby, will convene Friday evening. July 16th and will continue thru Sunday July 25th. Services each day at 10:30 a. m. and 2:30 p. m, and evening services at 7:30. All meetings are open to the public. About fifteen congregations will be represented_ Voters in Libby Precinct No. 18, who have been in the habit of cast ing their votes at the Old Ameri can Legion Hall, will vote this yea: at T ^ e Gables in Cabin No. 4. The polls for the primary elec Nnnn^ 1 ) 1 . b 7 e n°n pen fr0m 12:00 °' clock j Noon till*7.00 p, m. I TO VOTE AT CABIN NO 4 AT THE GABLES Forest Crews On Pipe Creek S. » Yesterday work was scheduled begin on the Pipe Creek road sec tion starting approximately eight miles from Libby at the turn down to the Bob-Tail country, apd on to the head of Pipe Creek. This section of the road is a forest prop ect and the work is being done by an outfit from the Libbv Ranger Station. The crew will have in ad dition to hand workers a shovel, it dump trucks and road patrol, The work will be continued west trom Turner Mountain on Seven " teen Mile to Loon Lake, on north ' fl ' om Turner Mountain to the head waters of The South Fork of the Yaak on Flatiron Mountain, and up the East Fork pf Pipe Creek to | Big Creek, The Western News man enjoyed watching the Libby Ranger Station's fire control crew under S. Kyle Beebe work on practice fires last Tuesday. While the fire condition at this time compares with normal conditions around the first of May, the instruction work proved high ly interesting both to the crew and to the spectators. The full crew numbers from 15 to 17 members. Most of the crew consists of local men, though there are a few mem bers from the outside, one being from Ohio. It was brought out that a fire on top of a ridge is easier to control than one sweeping up the side of the same ridge. Members of the crew were watched closely from the personal safety point, and in addition to group discussions on safety, the men were watched while handling the practice fires and cautioned from time to time they needed it. The need of keep ing a sharp ax and unbroken ax handle was also emphasized. In discussing the handling of a ground fire, the men were urged to make every effort to keep this kind of fire from developing into a crown fire, which for any who may not be acquainted with fire fight ing terms in the forest, is a fire running through the tree tops. Small fires which have not broken from control may be handled easier by removing all possible material not already burning from the con flagration than by throwing it on the burning fire. A burning log is not considered safe to leave until "you can sit on it without burning your pants!" Another fact brought out which was of interest to the Western News man, is that dry dirt is bet ter for fighting fire than is water. Water evaporates on contact with a hot fire but dry dirt goes right on smothering out the flames with out deterioration. as Libby Softball Will Start Soon According to Bill Nelson of the Keglers, all young fellows who wish to play soft ball this coming season, and arc not already members of a team, should contact Bob DeRosia at the Adkins Market at once and not later than tomorrow (Friday) evening. Three teams are entered in the home league as follows:—Zonolite, Union and Keglers. The fourth or Merchants' Team will be a new team and positions are still open for players. Games will be played on Monday and Friday evenings, beginning at 6:30, stated Mr. Nelson. It is hoped to ooen the softball season in Libby Monday, July 19. All who are willing to work on the field are requested to meet tonight (Thursday) and help get the grounds in shape. Ray Dunwoodie and Johnny Baggs will both be present with scrapers to help the work along. Libbv Wins From Eureka Sun., 11-2 In a game played Sunday at Eur eka. the Libby Vets defeated the Eureka team for the second time this season by a score of 11-2. The game was nip and tuck for the first five innings, but the Vets got their eve in the fifth inning and shelled Martinson from the mound. Quill ing relieved Martinson but four hits and a couple of errors netted the Vets seven more runs before the game ended. Next Sundav the Libbv team meets the Kalispell nine ~on the Libby diamond in what promises to be an interesting game. Libbv won a 3-2 victory from I Trov in a twilight game plaved last 1 night. The Eureka-Libby Box Score: ab h r e 4 2 1 0 5 10 3 3 0 1 0 4 10 1 4 2 0 0 Eureka Davidson, cf. . Marshall, ss , Mason. 3b . Gwynn, lb Watkins. If Hanson. 2b 3 1 . 3 0 1 0 4 0 4 ' 0 ab h .5 0 5 0 6 2 .3 3 4 0 .5 I . (I Martinson, p Quilling, p Frost, c Swanson Libby Vignali ss Erickson, lb I p Spencer p r f Spencer 3b Egeert 2b Thompson, cf Roberts rf 1 Christianson, c . 5 iDarsow. rf .4 Diller, If Auger, If 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 e r I 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 I 0 j 0 j I j Louis H. Baker and sons, Ben iamin and Burton, and Kenny Mil 1er returned Monday evening from a ten day vacation 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 o ENJOYS VACATION TOUR left Libbv on the third of July. Follow ing is their account of the trip. The first place of interest which we visited was Temple Square in Salt Lake City, " to Square are the famous Mormon Temple and the Tabernacle. The j Tabernacle is one of the wonders of the civilized world. The Taber- 1 nacle organ is known the world over for its size and tone The building itself is famous for the perfect acoustics. Besides these two attractions, liv Temple block also contains the first home bu.lt in Utah, bronze staU.V of the early founders of the Mor mon faith, and the Seagull Located within th , . . . , monu ment which is the only monument erected to a bird. It is in memory of the time the sea gulls saved the crops of the pioneers from a grass hooper invasion. From Salt Lake City we metm 1 to Denver and thence south to Colo rado Springs where we spent two days. Short visits wore made to Camp Carson, Militarv Reservation. and to the famous Garden of the Gods. Beniamin Baker had been stationed at Camp Carson during j the early part of the last war. The camp at present has only a small group of Army personnel, but it : will be opened again this fall when ! the draft goes into effect. The Garden of the Gods is well know n for its beautiful scenery and rock formations as the Balanced Rock and Steamboat Rock. We also made j, a trip to the summit of famous Pike's Peak, going up bv way of the cog. En route home the partv toured through Yellowstone taking in the many sights. Chief of these was (is witnessing the eruption of Old j Faithful. We also traveled the L er route through Glacier Park ar- ! riving home Monday evening. We had warm weather most of j the trip, although several heavy'and rain storms were encountered. Though we had a good time, its | good to be back in "God's Countrv" j again. 1 IG. Plans for an Ammct fourth wed- i c dine are hoin<» mV" a ri»n*. Barr. Her engagent to Malcolm Paul Ayers^ S*ÎSSSïï2ed th" wëS pr.TO ssjsî & Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Brennan and r w eturned Saturday from a SS'SSiWa relat iyes m South Dakota and m *K rn I Ü I , ontana Mrs. Brennan's wii*« u 3- D 01118 ® Mousseau of Dakota, returned with [old them for a month's stay. ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT W: V"> I ; ! j ; 1 I ! i 1 : ; I i j ! ; I / l JO-' v »•»(* U v >!• v — ■. .v>3 J WAR0NC* J WA90NE» DAM SITE • ■* !.<5 if a KOOTENAI RIVER LIBBY RESERVOIR 1 V e LEGEND •c. 1 9. C. . CANAD A MONT . USA NEWGATE. gateway / /9i V EUREKA v Ç C cyz - o 2 V % H: I \ - A ( \ f WO N J O A N A , TROY I LIBBY . «•v OAMSJTE LIBBY ( ARTISTS CONCEPTION OF PROPOSED LIBBV DAM—Engineering data prepared by the array engineers have been converted into a pictorial representation to give an idea of w hat the proposed flood control and power dam above Libby and 1.5 miles below Jennings would look like upon completion. Crest of the dam would be 2330 feet long and approxi- j mately 400 feet high at maximum section, and water would be backed | in a narrow lake from the dam to near U'ardner, B. C„ 89 miles up stream providing 4,250,000 acrc-fcet of usable storage. Relocation of the Great Northern mainline railway and Montana highway 37 between Libby j Eureka would be necessary. Set Up Estimated School Budgets ures „ nsmmI th ^v 1 ■ >C '" (he offi ' of thf , Cnuntv Sunerin „V c„u t ' lm • lnc ]ude réserve ® 1 d los ' 1V ' 4 4 These are estimated budget fig © m file These figures Gen. Fd. $35.400.00 83.221.00 8 . 220.00 8,215.00 io 2.570 00 u 2 77(1 (iO 12 2,285 00 13 41,150 00 14 fi tfifioo 13 5,4450)0 13 165.00 pi 4.77()'oi) 23 2^547.00 04 3,540.00 M.749.00 Transfc and tuition tricts include Dist. 10—$200.00 Dist. 18—.$800.00 .Dist. 19—$288.00 nist. 53- $450.00 COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS' Trans. „ $ 4.278.00 10.569.00, 1.35.00 3.912.00 3 450 00 L66 s!oo 2.171.00 477,00 52.100! 800.00 1.620.00 to other dis-! 1 1 8 Troy High Gen, Fd Trans. 16,940.00 5,470.00 Libbv High Gen. Fd Trans, ' 51,715 66 8 336 00 c. H. S. Gen. Fd. frans. I 33,966.00 12.450.00 ' ■■ WE ARE SORRY TO OMIT NEWS , The Western News management sorry that a deluge of political'" advertising makes it necessary to 1 over a large amount of local news. It will appear next week, —————— Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kromholtz family of Spokane left Mon |day after a short visit at the G. C. Earle home Mr. and Mrs. J. F. McCully and [daughter. Miss Dorothv Alice, and Mrs. McCuIlv's mother. Mrs. Alice l Farris of Ellensburg. Wash., ac- 1 °mpanied bv Mrs. McCuIlv's ter, Mrs. Mildred Roach of Seattle and Dorothv Alice's friend. Frances <>'^hner of Ellensburg. arrived «sä¥| mother. Mr. McCully formerly was local manager for the Western Un Telegraph Company, now being su 1 "«? °/ ,h r °f ce « burg. The family always enjoys a trip back to Libby every summer where in addition to meeting many friends, they enjoy some good [fishing. RED ( ROSS MEETS TONIGHT IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM of th vj There wi meeting executive board and disaster rebel committee of the South Lincoln County chapter of the American DC Red Ci I is Community Roon (Thursday at thi ,,,, , , , , , . , , 1 he final report of disaster relief region will be given. Mrs. Lepestre from at 8:00 p. ing. Un even . arcajRt. will be present at the in this ; . Wise and Mr headquarter. Fred Johnson of the Wildlife j management division of the Forest ! Service at Missoula, and Robert and Faye Cooney of the Montana State Game Department are investi ! gating big game conditions in the I Kootenai area this week. A schedule of work will be out lined for the meeting INVESTIGATIONS Of BIG GAME CONDITIONS NOW IN PROGRESS Jack coming year, j Schmautz and Ade Zajanc with the I cooperation of local forest officials will carry the schedule out. SWIMMING INSTRUCTION BEGINS TODAY -ri „ ... . . . , 1 lu 1 • ere U1 . {,c0 instruction " e k innin ß swimmers starting today, j . î, le «f ch a U j lessons, 1 ; )V Miss Ardycc Gillespie, J GU j ,<3 " ln * f,. r ® da3 ÎT' - 10:30 . to 0 11:30—Any on i. ,!0m ,;^ rs lo ® years. [. *ndays. 10:30 to 11:30—Anyone 0 / 11 " tn ' , ' e n ars ^ atur d a ys. 10:30 to 31:30—Anyone and over - MRS. ANNA FXEETWOOD PASSES AT HELENA Word has just been received of! the death of Mrs. Anna Fleetwood ! in the hospital at Helena. Mrs. | Fleetwood was a sister of William Doak, a pioneer, and well known to alt the old timers here. The remains will be brought to sis-[Libby for burial, but no arrange- , ments have as yet been made. tin e PI TAf vnxr ^ HOSP,TAL NOTES Ä/ikÄr."; Preston sureieal nationt- w d Field surgical patient' Julv 12 Daniel Goven, removal of tonsds «,d •d«Ä'j« , g n S*jota S s er t s Trov medical natient ' 1Toy - meaical Parent, Mrs. Charles Haschke returned to Great Falls Monday after spend ing the week in Libby. « Lincoln County Needs Twenty More Teachers Twenty more teachers vacancies arc needed BH in the county's schools. County Supt William An derson announced Four are need ed at the county high school in Eur eka. Libby needs 5. Trov 1, Rex ford 1, Fortme 2. Trego 2 McCor mick 2. Sylvanite I. Yaak 1. and Warland 1 Dist, 1—Ivan Hodges. Supt. 1—Delmar C. Dunham 1—Myrtle Swanson !—Joseph W. Rife 1—Mrs. Grace Henderson 1—John S. Haburchak 1—Irene B. Holmgren 1—Esther A Mosbv 1—Ruth Cole 1—Helen O, Gustafson I—Lilah B Smith 1—Anne Strom 4—0, Lloyd Gillespie. Supt. 4600 4—Calvin Kusler 3585 4—Olga Erickson 2900 4-Wm, J Erickson. Prim 3890 4—Henry T Rogers 3075 4—Lielah Boepple 3400 4—Margaret Church 3030 4—Hilda Yarlett 3280 4—Mrs. Lillie Armstong 3030 4—Helen Bundy 2480 4—Carol Johnson 2220 4—Mrs. Lucy Leigh 2580 4—Alice Anderson 2990 4—Maude Damon 2570 4—Marie Dennay 2400 4—Grace Bigelov 2580 4—Mary Agnes Hagen 2400 4—Bess Midyett 2690 4—Raymond Hok mson 2680 4—Miss Jean Ge >rge 2768 4—Gladys Jankowski 2400 4—Mrs. Jessie Fa- erberg 3100 4—Olive Parker 2740 4—Kenneth Card 330») 4—George Bowring. Jr .3300 4 —Dorothy L. Weinberg 2400 4—Thelma Courtright 2.390 4—Beverly LaCorc 2210 4—Germaine Schlum 2250 7—Fannie Barrick 1980 7—Maude Chase 8—Retta Nelson ;11—Lillian S. Miller 12-—Mary Moses 13—-Edward Bailey, Supt. 13—Clara M. Fleming 13—Helen Skelly 13—Anne Ambrose 13—Esther N Swenson 13—Edith C. Swing 13—Emogene Boslaugh (County LCHS—-Donald K. Bosl.ii: LCHS—Larry F. LCHS—Virginia Reed LCHS—Mario CufTV Sh- ! to fill Teacher Salary $4380 3675 3040 3420 2950 .3050 2260 2320 2320 2500 2500 2440 1800 2115 1890 1800 3500 2115 2232 2353 2115 2115 2205 40<M 380# Buck!. 35d Stafe b National Hospital Officials Here Friday Eve. i It was suggested Friday organizations evening continu* their efforts to raise th" rmnev and that local ; sponsor the constnieti in the [Libby Hospital for Circa Representatives f Libby Chamber of Comp |,,|,h v Ij ' th- ! >hv Troy ns. th ■ G tea sociation. Lincoln Co; John's Luth i and aLsfl r„ sco •r I ntv and the •ran Hospital Board. ■ Garrison met that in th" Court Room Herbert T. Wagner. [program director hosoital facilities, I U. S. Public Health Service in [charge of hospital construction in this area. Marshall Shaffer Wash ington. D C., chief, office of tech I nieal services, division of hospital !■facilities, and Robert Munzenride [stale consulting of hospitals. Helena. [the Libbv ^ r - evening 'Dr. with Denver, 1, engineer, division met with also representatives. Wagner discussed federal aspects of hospital planning utilization, Munzenrider stated that further hospital funds will be täte before Julv present monies for this ilreadv allotted. -ted that state laws ant no available in the 1, 1949. purpose bein It was sut might be changed forision of th< counties to pital purpos. . t ing for countv h indigent state law b it possible t» obtain a county hos pital in Libby and a clinic in Eur leka. next ses legislature to allow fur general hos . present laws allow osoitaLL for care of Should this hanged, it might make hum onl v ca EFFORT OF THE KOOTENAI VALLEY 4 1« CLUB [met at the home of Ray Cole July 0 ' Seven girls were present, Some of the girls demonstrated fi roomm g hair, Shirley Stark showed to lav a * P a ttern and Joyce c< ?* e showed how to shriak mater Ial - f or their recreation, they P la > eci ßames and sang songs. Dl j e to , the haying season, the meeting was postponed. t Tbe " ext mee mg will be held the^homc of Lou.s Brown July The Kootenai Valley 4-H Club NOTICE Trov and Libby barbers are rais ing the price of hair cuts to S1.00. effective Mondav. Julv 19. Mr. and Mrs. David Uehlein of Richland. Wash., spent several days visiting at the home of Mr. anti Mrs. Allen Campbell.