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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14
HAVRE MAN HEADS
MONTANA LEGION
ARTHUR F. LAMEY IS ELECTED
COMMANDER; kALISPELL
GETS NEXT CONVENTION

MILES CITY, Aug. 13.-Arthuf
F.. Lamey OF Havre was elected
commander of the Montana de.
partment of the American Legion
here Wednesday at the closing
business session of its convention.
Other officers elected are Judge
George A. Horkan of Bozeman,
vice commander; G. P. Drowley of
Glendive, finance officer; Robert
l.. Purcell of Jordan, historian;
the Rev. VIM. Callahan of Circle
chaplain, and Charles June of
Forsyth, sergeant at arms.
Kalispell will be host to next
years convention.
Al Livingston of Butte, retiring
commander, was elected national
committeeman from Montana.
Delegates to the national con-
vention are Commander = e e C t
Lamey. Judge Horkan of Living
ston. Herbert Kibier of Helena,
D. Gay Stivers of Butte. DR.. Full
kerson OF Poplar, Leonard Kohl
meier of Whitefish, Benny Barnett
of Butte, George Chambers of
Chester. Col. Charles l.. Sheridan
of Great Falls and Mai Smith of
Malta. The new commander was
authorized to fill vacancies in this
list by naming alternates.
The gavel and bell, awarded
for activities sponsored among
the larger posts. went to the Sill
yer Bow post. Winnett received
the award among the smaller
posts.
The Medicine Lake post won
the state commanders trophy for
the largest gain in membership.
The proposed abandonment of
Fort Missoula was opposed in a
resolution.
1t was decided to recommend
to the national convention the for
nation of a countrywide organic
alton of sons of veterans similar
to the body organized by the post
at Butte.
An increase from las to $50 in
the states quota for the civilian
training camp was requested. and
the proposed construction of a me
mortal building on Custer battle.
field was Endorsed.
Other resolutions ask that the
bond requirement now necessary
for replacement of lost certifi-
Gates be dispensed with, that the
war risk insurance act be amend
ed to relieve a complainant OF
payment of attorneys fees and
costs, and that veterans be given
proper instruction in ~perfectine
their appeals. The delegates OBJ
jected to national legislation Civ
ing aid to veterans under the
need or pauper clause" of the
veterans act.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14
FRANK GENTRY DIES
AT WASHINGTON, D. c.

Friends Of Frank Gentry, who
was one of the early settlers in
this community, will regret to
learn of his death on August 6, at
Washington, d. C. Mr.. Gentry
came to Montana in 1902 and took
up a homestead on the Southside
about eight miles from Wolf Point
in 1908, being among the first to
file on land in this section of the
state.
The account which appeared in
the Washington Evening Post to-
gether with Mr.. Gentry's picture
reads as follows:
Frank Gentry. a resident Of
Washington since 1918, when he
returned from the cattle and
ranch business in the West, died
Turn to page 6, column 6. please
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14
NEUTCENS BACK FROM
OUTING AT FISH LAKE

Mr.. and Mrs. F. J.. Neutgens
and children and Miss Helen
Styer returner last Saturday from
an outing at Fish Lake, Canada.
They are enthusiastic over the
comfort and pleasant recreation
they had there with cool weather,
boating, bathing and plenty of
fishing.
While there the lake accident
told of on the daily papers and
over the radio, happened. Four
vacationists, a nan and wife and
another man and a woman, went
across the lake in a small out
board motor boat to the town OF
Kipling. Before their return the
wind arose and covered the lake
with whitecaps. They were too hill
arious to take note of the danger
When nearly across one of the
women wanted to steer the boat
and n of the men changed plac-
es to allow her to do so, with the
result that the boat turned broad
side to waves, capsized and dump
ed it's load. bottle and all into
deep water.
One of the men was an expert
swimmer, the other man and the
women could not swim. The
swimmer helped the other man to
the boat but the women did not
come up. Three hours afterward
the men were rescued. The bodies
of the women and the nearly
empty bottle were washed ashore.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14
GUESTS AT PIPAL FARM

The c. L. Marshall family were
guests Sunday at the Herman
Pipal ranch south of Wolf Point
where they were treated to a de
licious chicken dinner. Rosemary
Marshall who spent the past week
at Pipaps, accompanied them
home.
Mr.. Pipal has a 700 acre farm
and raises stock mostly, doing on
" a small amount of grain farm
ing. Cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens
and other poultry are raised. They
have a large garden patch. One
year they sold $3.50 worth of pro-
duce from this garden besides
having an abundance for their
own use.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14
GOLFERS ENJOY
EXTRA GOOD TIME
WlLLISTON CLUBS ANNUAL;
SEVERAL LOCALS WIN
HONORS, PRIZES

The WolfPoint delegation which
attended the golf tournament at
Williston Sunday and Monday re-
port a very good time and a most
interesting tournament. Eighty
five contestants entered and clubs
were represented all the way from
Miles City to the Canadian border
and from Malta to Minot. Young
Magner, an IS year old boy from
Malta won the tournament.
Those who represented the 10
cal club were ]. c. DeWane O.
c. Johnson, j.. E. Wamsley, Wv.
D. Chapman, Frank Catlin, j. R.
Burgess, M. F. Banker, F. e. Rath-
ert and Geo. Barwise.
Burgess and Catlin were among
the 16 with the best scores made
in the IS holes of qualifying play
Another round decided the eight
(from the 16) that would be in
the championship flight and the s
in the list flight. Nine other
flights of s players were made UP
according to the scores made in
the qualifying play.
In the ~play-off, G. E. Magner,
1~S-year-old school boy player of
Malta, won in the championship
fight. He also won a three
cornered tie for best score in the
qualifying play and became
"MedaIist' of the tournament.
Krukeberg and Urness of Willis
ton and Jack McGhee of Malta
were in the semi-finals with Mag
ner. Urness won from Krukeberg
and became runner-up when Mag
ner defeated him two holes up
and one to play.
Burgess won the first fight,
which is no small honor, in doing
so he had to down his own club
mate Catlin. Fred Rathert was
runner up in the End fight, ac-
cOrding to the Williston Herald.
Burley Bowler of Scobey won the
9Th flight. George Barwise won
the 18th, O. c. Johnson the 9Th.
The prizes were all of either
value or beauty, ranging from a
dozen golf balls up.
The championship play was fol
lowed by a large and intensely
interested gallery. Some of the
matches were spectacular. In the
final match Urness, by a fine shot.
dropped his ball within four feet
of the hole. Magner's ball was 40
feet away but his long, uphill putt
was perfect and dropped in.
The visiting golfers were guests
of the Country Club at a banquet
at the Elks club. The speakers
included Judge Leiper, Frank Cat
lin, Burley Bowler. Jack McGhee.
A vote of thanks was extended to
Joe Cutting for his excellent ar
rangement of the tournament.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14

line houses for the most part
have declared their intention to
hold their wheat for local distri
button. With full cooperation on
the part of the buyers and pro.
ducers it is believed that seed
can be delivered next spring with
a large aggregate saving to the
wheat producers of Roosevelt
county.
This territory is fortunate in
having some wheat for harvest
and is doubly fortunate in that
the area producing the crop is
practically free from wild oats
and other noxious weeds. All of
the crop ares is seeded to grain
produced from registered and APP
proved seed within the past few
years so it is remarkably free
from variety mixtures and is of
excellent quality.
While the 1882 seed problem is
a big one it is believed it will
be solved and an enormous saw
ing effected if producers, dealers
and investors remain loyal to To-
cal interests and see that the
home people are supplied with
good seed before any Is disposed
of elsewhere.-A. w. Warden,
county agent.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14
LICENSES

A license was issued on August
9Th to George Kenneth Kinnamon
Of Spring Brook, N. Oak, and
Lola Van Allen of Wheelock. N.
Oak.
On August 18th a license was
issued to Peter Baptiste of Red
Lake, Mimi, and Edith Youpee of
Poplar.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14

In many states, a few months ago,
the price was slightly lowered and
became established at % cents IN
most parts of this state. In some
towns independent companies set
the lower price and staid with 1t,
until that became the established
price. In other places there was
agitation for community stations.
Butte went through with the idea,
putting the price at 20 cents. Ac-
cording to reports Butte still a
the 20 cent price.
Fair minded citizens declare
that now when the resources Oh
the people of the state are at the
lowest is a most unfortunate n
and unreasonable time for the
old line oil concerns to RAISE the
price of gasoline. The tacttul
thing and the move that would
have held the volume of sales
nearer to normal would have been
to LOWER the price a cent OF
more.
IT is we'll known that the price
Of crude oil at the wells is on a
par with the price of wheat-oo
cents a barrel and even lower. But
gasoline, like bread, is unaffected
by the cost of the raw material.
In times of normal prosperity,
it is said. the public would pay the
extra cent of swollen profit ana
saw little. Just now they are IN
no mood to do SO. 1t must be re
membered that the operators OF
local stations have nothing to do
with setting prices. They simply
take orders from superiors. In the
same way the small companies
take orders for the older, more
powerful companies.
When the great, well advertls-
ed, monopolistic oil corporations
come into a state or district II is
to be expected that a raise IN
nrice is due. If the small con-
Germs do not jump into line when
the word is passed they frequent
" find themselves in the midst OF
a cut price war that continues I'M
until some of the small ones are
squeezed out and the rest submit
to taking orders.
Billings
The city of Billings was prepar-
ing to establish a community OIL
station at the time the price was
lowered to % cents. According
to the story below Billings is
ready to take up the plan again.
BILLINGS, Aug. ASSERTING
that old line gasoline stations in
Billings have arbitrarily advanced
the price of gasoline and are act
ing in restraint of trade, r. ID.
Dillavou, county attorney of Vel
lowstone county, has taken action
(Turn to page six, col. 1, please)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14
SERVICE STORE BUYS
EDDY'S GROCERY STOCK

The Northwest Service Stores
has bought the grocery stock of
the |. G. A. chain store known as
Eddy's Grocery, located in the
Schenkenberger building. Ed.
Hendrickson, manager of the /. G.
A, had advertised a closing out
sale and made a sale of the entire
stock to the first customer, prov
ing that it pays TO advertise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendrickson in
tend TO move back to Medicine
Lake. their former location. They
will take the good wishes of their
Wolf Point friends with them.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14
To Attend Grand
Lodge At Butte

Several delegates will attend
the grand lodge meeting of the
Masonic orders at Butte next
week. A. NJ. Foor, j. B. Randall
and j. G. Veldhuis will represent
the two Masonic lodges, while
Mrs. Sillerud, Mrs. A. v. Appel
gren and Mrs. Chas. Simon will
represent the Eastern Star. Mrs.
Foor will also attend. DR.. and
Mrs. Veldhuis are leaving this
week. and will go by way of Big
Timber to visit a few days en-
route.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14
Steal Gas From G.. N.
Get 80 Days In Jail

John Diserley and Albert Brown
were brought before Judge Cor
don charged with stealing gas
from the Great Northern railway
at Poplar. They pleaded guilty
and were sentenced to thirty days
in the county jail.
Douglas Roe, also charged with
a like offense, was sentenced by
Justice Turner to 80 days in jail
and a SO fine.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14

has more than five cows. o. c..
Johnson, chairman, says that no
such restrictions have been made,
and that the matter has been left
up to the discretion of the COM
mittee. One family having five
COWS giving milk might not be In
as much need of assistance as
some other family, with a larger
number of COWS. There is no hard
and fast rule.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14

at 400 attended. Many who are
not members of the Union and
some from north of the river were
included.
The meeting was called to order
in Vida hall by o. B. H%Orsford,
president of the county organic
alton. The chairman explained
that the purpose of the meeting
was to get a survey of the extent
of drouth relief needed in the
county and get those needs before
the proper departments of the
federal government, and to con-
slider such other matters as might
be deemed related to the present
economic situation. He said a
special invitation had been ex-
tended to Senator Walsh and
Senator Wheeler, Scott Leavitt,
Governor Erickson and Judge
Leiper. He regretted that none OF
them were present. He told of
attending a conference called by
the Governor at Wolf Point the
previous Tuesday evening and of
the estimate of relief needed he
had given to Governor Erickson.
The chairman reviewed the many
adverse conditions the farmers
had had to contend with and main
tanned that the worst of these
was the ruinous price of farm pro-
ducts. He named as the meetings.
committee on resolutions Clarence
Chamberlain, who was not then
in the room. Dick Nefzger, Har-
old Bawden and Clyde Byxbe.
Chamberlain later appeared and
acted as chairman of the commit
tee.
Discussion by any who had any
thing to offer on the purposes of
the meeting was called for by the
chairman. All seeming reluctant
to open the discussion, the chair
called on individuals. G. L. Mar
shall outlined briefly what was
brought out at the Tuesday eve
ming meeting at Wolf Point at
which Governor Erickson and J..
G. Taylor, state extension direc-
tor, YER present. He explained
the governors absence at the
Vida meeting by the fact that he
had been called to Malta to meet
the Secretary of Agriculture Hyde.
He mentioned an original sug-
gestion the governor had given to
those who met with him, which
included local organizations to
handle contributions to a relief
fund from individuals and con-
Germs in all parts of the state.
P. NJ. Krebsbach, when called
on said he had been at the Wolf
Point meeting and had had the
privilege of a private interview
with the governor in which he had
gone quite fully into the needs of
McCone county. He said that
officials found it easier to get at
the facts in small conferences
rather than at large meetings. 81
know this" he said, your COVER
nor has your welfare at heart and
will do everything he can to help
you. Personally 7 do not believe
that conditions are quite as black
as painted, although they are bad
Turn to page 2, col. 3. please)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14
COURTHOUSE EMPLOYEES
PLEDGE ONE DAYS PAY

At a meeting at the courthouse
recently, all the officers and en-
ployees pledged themselves to do
nate one days pay a month to e
lief work. This is an example
which will probably be followed
by others on salary as soon as a
drive is made.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14
CUTS ARM ON GLASS

George LaRoque of the North
side the other night suffered a
severe cut on his forearm when ii
came in contact with a broken
pane of glass. He lost consider
able blood before the wound could
be given medical attention.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14
MarIyn Young Takes
Position With Hi-Way

Mr.. and Mrs. Marlyn Young and
daughter left Friday morning for
Great Falls where Marlyn has ac-
'cepted a position in the electrical
engineering department of the
state highway shops.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14
NEED OF

There will be urgent need of
clothing as we'll as food and fuel
this fall and winter. People who
have used garments should make
an especial effort to gather them
together and get them in shape
to be used.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14
DR.. VELDHUlS TO
HAVE NEW HOUSE

Construction of a new six room
cottage for the sub-agency phys
ician will be started this month
on the new sub-agency site near
the Stampede grounds.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14
400 INCOME COUNTY PEOPLE
ASSEMBLE AT VIDA HALL SAT.
RELIEF MEANS, ECONOMIC
SUBJECTS DISCUSSED
RED CROSS COM.

The McCone county unit of the
Farmers Cooperative and Edu-
cational Union, having issued a
call for all Union members and
all other interested citizens OF
that county and nearby parts of
other counties to assemble at Vida
last Saturday. a crowd estimated
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14

Thursday, Ed. camrud, presI-
dent of the Commercial club
said he would call his directors
touether to consider what could
be done to lower the local price
of gasoline.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14

Be frank, be fair, be consid-
crate. Have the courage to tell
your actual condition. None
should be allowed to suffer, es-
peciaIly the children.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14

won from the celebrated Vida
team 5 to 4. 1t was a h%ard-fought.
closely contested game that went
into three extra innings. The
score stood A to 4 at the end of
the sixth and there it remained
until the 18th when Pennington
got a safe hit and was able to
cross the home plate on Brandon's
three-bagger. The Herald did not
have a reporter at the game and
this story is made from the score
book which was well kept by an
unnamed score keeper.
First inning
jacob hit a grounder to third
base and was out when the ball
beat him to first. Pennington
struck a short one to pitcher and
was out at first. Shenkenberger
got a life on a poor throw by
Vida's third baseman. Martin
singled, advancing Connie to Sc
cond. A tumble in center garden
advanced Connie and Martin.
Brandon out at first.
For Vida H. Loendorf struck
out, Singleton hit a fly into pitch
ar's mitt. Williams hit one to
Jacob and was out at first.
Second Inning
Weingartner and Femme struck
out and Nichol was out at first.
G. Leondorf got a two-bagger.
Toay walked. Funk hit a ground
er to third and was out at first.
Loendorf and Toay each stole a
base. Nefzger knocked a ground
er to third and was out at first.
SOrley batted to Nichol. making
third out.
Third Inning
Ross struck out. jacob got a
(Turn to page 5. column 4, please
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14
NO COURT THIS WEEK

There was no law and motion
session of court this week as
Judge Paul did not arrive to pre-
side. The next session will be on
Aug. 26.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14
MONTANA CITIZENS INCENSED
AT ARBITRARY GAS INCREASE
KILLINGS FOLKS PREPARE TO
FOLLOW BUTTE; WANT
20 CENT GAS

The arbitrary advance last Fri
day in the price of gasoline
from % to "a cents without notice
and without reason appears to
have aroused many Montana cltl-
zens to an attitude of indignant
protest.
After a long fight that extended
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14
CAR SHtPM ENTS

Connie Shenkenberger Thurs
day shipped a carload of hogs to
Seattle.
VIM. Knorr shipped out a car
load of horses TO Butte.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14

The Vida lads beat the Wow
es on the Wolf Point diamond a
few weeks ago. The decisive
third game will be played here
next Sunday, 2:30 o'clock, and
bids fair to be worth going
miles to see.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-08-14
WOLVES LAND
BALL CLASSIC
WITH VIDA'S 9
70 INNINGS REQUIRED TO DE
eide STUBBORN DIAMOND
CONTEST

One of those classic ball games,
such as happen N amateur base
ball only once or twice in the
proverbial blue moor was played
Sunday at Vida when Wolf Point
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
SUFFER- AND LOTT
PLAY TENNIS FINAL
Match DeadIoCked, Vines, III,
Forced to Default In
Meadow Club Event.
By the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ OUTHAMPTON, N. Y. August T.
Sole survivors Of what started out
as the most representative held
of the season, George M. Lott, jr.,
Of Philadelphia and Clifford Suffer OF
New Orleans were matched in the final
round of singles in the annual Meadow
Club invitation tennis tournament to-
day.
Lott entered the final round yesterday
for the third time in his career by win
ming on a default after he and Ellsworth
Vines. jr., Pasadena, Calf, youngster.
had fought out bitter struggle Tor four
sets. With the match deadlocked at two
sets all, Vines was forced to default or
account of illness. The scores we're Ga,
2-6, 6-8, 81.
Vines. whose triumphs over Johnny
Doeg at Longwood and Seabright had
made him the sensation of the season,
had been troubled by a stomach ailment
for some time.
Suffers place in the finals was earned
at the expense of Gregory 5. Mangln
of Newark. N. j.. conqueror of Doeg in
the quarter finals. Suffers steady. ac-
curate play gave him the match in
straight sets. rs, lO--6. 81. Mangn
finished the match in daze as a result
of fall in the third set.
Although Lott twice previously has
reached the final round Of this tousra-
ment he never has won it. Big Bill TIL
den and Howard Kinsey, both profess
SIGNALS nov, blocked him in the final
rounds.
The doubles finals pitted the COM
bination of Mangin and Berkeley Bell,
New York, against Vines and Keith
Gledhill of Santa Barbara.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08

though not many people now playing
golf about washington know who he is
His statement that the leading players
OF the Nation would make the course
look too easy Is true, although II Burn
ing Tree were trapped as It could be
trapped there would be no tougher
course in the country. But as it stands
today, without trapping, 1t is hard
enough.
The District amateur championship
viii be played there on September 10
and IL, and 1t is q safe bet that none
of the so or 40 men who viii play in
that championship viii score par for
any of the four rounds of the title
chase. Frank Roesch scored III IN the
second round of the championship last
year but he was holing puts all over
the place. That round of golf really
won him the championships Now
Burning Tree has q par, according to
the score card. of "a. 1t used to be
rated as par SO coarse, but 1t was such
a tough par that the insistence of some
of the members caused It to be raised
to par Y. The real par of the course,
according to the professionals who
know distances and how far a golf ball
may be driven, is re. This would make
the second and tentll holes par affairs.
where they now are rated as par SIS
But don't half miss shot on either Of
these holes If you want TO score a 4.
Yes, Burning Tree Is course unique.
Many, many golfers would like to play
on course where there are certain 20
he no delays. There are none ct Burn
ing Tree these days.