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@S Uncle Peter tells the beautiful story white
~ clouds high up in the soft blue sky make
patterns of angel wings and streamers of
gorgeous color mark the West. where the sun
drops fast to its bed. glow OF lovely light girds
the world. The woods, where frost has turned
leaves to crimson. purple, scarlet, brown, blaze
with Christmas brilliance.
Uncle Peters cracked voice becomes firm
when he lifts his arms and asks Gods blessing
on these children-these "lambs"-and to make
them grow up into good men and women.
At last the "chawin'" begins, and the chill
dren are glad the grown people do not tarry for
it, but hurried away to drink toddies and wish
each other health and happiness.
The wine made from grapes ripe in August
will not be ready to drink until the dark Of the
moon In February, but white lghtnin," made
at the liquor stills in the nearby swamp, has
been gladly exchanged for fowls and eggs, sweet
potatoes and corn
By the time all the sugar cane is "chawed"
and the children are so full of sweet juices they
can hardly bend over, shouts of laughter from
Evening star., 1932-12-25

the houses tell that grown peoples spirits
mounting higher and that the two-quart glass
fruit jars of corn liquor are growing lighter
Uncle Peter picks up the empty basket, makes
his manners to the children with low bow,
wishes them full stockings and happy Christ
naaA multitude Of happy Thank you, suh's"
school house.
When the firSt star shows in the sky he lights
the little glass lamp, and as soon as first dark
come creeping out from sheltered places he
takes the old cowbell and stands in the door
ringing, ringing, until people pour out Of the
houses to watch-night meeting.
Soon the school house is crowded and the
yard Is full Joyful voices are lifted up in songs
and the old floor boards clap with the heat Of
shouting" feet until the cocks crow for middle
night. Then everybody kneels humbly in silent
prayer, for the whole world stands dumb before
this holy hour. People who know say the cattle,
kneel, too, like men, and give thanks for life to
their Maker, just as they did the night Jesus
was born.
After the silent prayer the shouting and
singing start afresh, and they do not halt until
the Christmas sun rises in the East.
As the people march outside to watch its glad
mounting, voices grown husky with much
singing become clear and strong as the last song
is lifted up to heaven Jesus is born in Bethle-
hem, peace on earth good will toward men"
Marching and singing, sinners join church
members, clasping hands and giving the right
hand Of fellowship. This is Christmas day, the
bright crown of the year.
Evening star., 1932-12-25
RegR&

~HE crops have all been gathered. Maybe
Ol> after the cotton was ginned and sold and
all debts paid little money was left. Old
garments have been carefully washed and
patched to take the place of hoped-for new
ones. But nobody can be down-in-t e-heart
when there Is plenty of good food and solid
shelter for Christmas
Every barn holds pile of corn in the shucks,
whose sound white grains promise corn pone
ashcake, mush, hominy until corn harvest
comes again. Chinaberry leaves keep weevils
out of barrels full of plump, brown field peas.
Boiled with hominy and hog jowls into Lame
Kate" or with rice into "Hoppin' John," these
peas make dishes fit for king.
The sweet potatoes have been banked in cone
shaped heaps, carefully covered over with warm
blankets of dirt to keep them safe from frost
bite The fattening shoats, kept in pens since
Thanksgiving have become pork, ham and
sausage, spare ribs and backbones, lard and
cracklings Livers cooked with rice, seasoned
high with onions, hottened with red pepper
from the strings of gay red pods hung beside
front doors for luck make delicious "puddin,."
Every household needs plenty of meat kind
to keep people hearty for all the frolicking to be
lone "in de Christmas"
Holly trees cut from the woods stand in front
yards. where weddings and birthnight parties
will be held. The red-berried branches will be
hung with sweet cakes and candies, to be sold
for brides and groomS or for those lucky enough
to be born at this blessed time of the year.
When the sugar cane was harvested before
the first frost, the sweet juice was pressed out,
boiled into molasses and put into gallon jugs,
sealed up tight with corncob shoppers Some
of it must be kept for next Summer to make
the "sweeten water" that cheers weary hearts
and stoutens tagging muscles when the hot sun
beats down strong, and heavy grass in the cot
ton makes field work tough But now, mixed
with peanuts and meats of the black walnut
and hickory nuts that the children have
gathered from the woods in great sackfuls, it
makes Christmas candies. And its fragrance
fills the big, brown n-crusted sweeten breads, all
rich and yellow inside with butter and eggs.
These breads sit covered over with white cloths
on the highest Shelves out of temptations
reach, until Christmas morning when they are
broken into hunks that scatter precious crumbs
on the floor.
All the sugar cane was not made into mo-
lasses. The very day old Uncle Peter banked
Evening star., 1932-12-25

his next years seed the whole corner of Maum
Anaky's little empty shed room was mySteriously
filled with tall purple stalks The shed room
children see those stalks plain as day. On
Christmas eve morning they we're all myste-
riously gone, but the children laugh and whisper
as they peep through the knot holes at the
empty corner. for they know by experience
exactly what Uncle Peter plans to do with those
very same sugar cane stalks He is inclined to
mistrust the day school that teaches little chill
dren book learnin but he has Sunday School
for them in the schoolroom every Sunday morn
ing when he tells them about God and Jesus,
and tries to make them understand that 1t Is
good to be good and bad to be bad. To reward
them for faithful attendance he has promised
surprise for Christmas eve as soon as the
Christmas day school speeches are over.
The school room is too small to hold the
crowds Of people who come to hear these
speeches. The listeners stand out Of doors un-
der the big trees. while the speakers stand one
by one in the school house door.
As soon as the last speech IS said Uncle Peter
walks up, bent almost double under the weight
of a great split hickory basket full Of sugar
cane he has peeled and cut into juicy white
Joints" ready for the children to have sugar
cane chawin'." They squeal with JOY and crowd
says. mot yet" He puts the basket down and
begins to talk. The children almost forget the
sugar cane as he tells the story of the first
Christmas eve and how sweet little Jesus was
born in a stable and slept in a naanger on His
Evening star., 1932-12-25
DaudeH0u Culnvated

THE common dandelion, pest of the lawn
grower, is not so unwelcome in Europe as IN
this country. Across the Atlantic the dandelion
is highly priced as a green and is cultivated
for table purposes. Its flower, too is used In
preparing wine which is held in high favor by
those who use 1t. It lures . hundred more
insects from bees to butterflies which visit 1t
for nectar and pollen.
Two other names have been given the dande-
Hon -blowball and peasants clock although
States.
Evening star., 1932-12-25
Prospective Of a heap Of sugar cane.
By Julia Peterkin
Author of "Scarlet Sister Mary, "Black April, Etc.

birthnight because the innkeeper had no room
for his mother. The star Of Bethlehem shone
on angels that hovered overhead and filled the
sky with songs. All the sheep and cattle knelt
with the shepherds and herdsmen to join the
three wise men from the East in thanks to God
for the gift of His Son to the world.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-04-28
Mutilated Bodies are
Found in BadlandS so
Miles North Of Malta
Flyers Plunge Through Heavy Fog and Rain to Meet
Destruction Without Warning in Crash Into Hillside;
Funeral Services Being Hed at Froid Today

Years age, he went to San Diego.
Calf, where he received his flying
tanning. He used his plane to super
intend operations throughout his
vest holdings. and made many poll
iti6al campaign tours by air.
Mr.. Shnitzler was first elected
state senator from Roosevelt county
in 1924 and had served continuously
since then. He was elected repub-
lean national committeeman from
Montana in 1928, which office he
also held at the time of his death.
Senator Schnitzler was very well
known throughout the state.@ana
especially in this section. He was
a frequent visitor in Plentywood,
and made his last trip here by plane
a week ago Saturday, being piloted
by Hedberg.
Shortly before leaving en- his fate
full trip, Mr.. Schnitzler had declared
that ne was going to give up flying
and that this was to be his last trip.
The ship was to be inspected and
disposed of as the Senator was de-
sirsus Of obtaining additional life
insurance, and realized that he
must give up flying in order to be
accepted as a risk for insurance.
Insurance carried by him was esti-
mated at $50, 900.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-04-28
PENALTY IMPOSED
ON AUTO LICENCES

Car owners in the state who have
not yet applied for their auto lie
enses for 1882, will be compelled to
pay an additional ten percent if
they make application May / or
thereafter. In order to- save this ten
percent penalty it therefore is nee
essary to make application before
the end of this week.
Applications may be made through
the county trealsurer's office, or d.
rect to Austin B. Middleton, Regis
trar of Motor Vehicles, Deer Lodge.
Regardless of which place applica-
ton is made, it is necessary to have
a tax certificate showing that the
taxes are paid on the car or truck
or that it is assessed with real es-
tate.
There are a few instances where
in the ten percent penalty will not
be attached, one Of these being the
provision that the applicant present
with his application a certificate
from a dealer TO the effect that the
motor vehicle was not sold by the
dealer as a used or second hand car,
but as a new vehicle, and that it
was not delivered to the purchaser
until after April 30.
1t is further provided that the
penalty will not be imposed when a
certificate from a dealer is present
ed and represents that the motor
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-04-28
ANNUAL ROUNDUP
HERE ON SATURDAY
Grade Children Throughout,
County to Compete in
Many Events

The annual Sheridan county Round
Up for both city and rural grade
children will be held in P~lentywood,
Saturday, April 80.
A full program has been arranged
for the days activities by Miss
Marjorie Markuson, county ~superin-
tendent Of schools. At nine o'clock
Saturday morning, at the Plenty
wood school, the scholastic events
will be started. A track meet will
be held in the afternoon, beginning
at enc o'clock, and at three o'clock
the defamation contest will be held
in the school.
The roundup had been planned for
a Later date, but it was found neces-
sary to advance the date to Saturday.
1t was found necessary to elimin-
ate the contest in 9th grade geogra-
ply.
Contestants in the track meet will
be divided into two sections with the
fifth and sixth graders in one and
the seventh and eighth graders in
the other. There will be nc COMPETE
ticn for fourth graders in athletics.
The competitive events for the boys
VIII possibly be SO and 100 yard
dashes, broad jump, high jump and a
relay ace The girls events will
be running, and a relay, with four
girls to a team.
The defamation contest will be
hell at 3:15, and there will be two
divisions - rural and graded As
only n entrant car compete in the
regional defamation contest to be
held at Glasgow, the judges will
select the ~entrant to represent this
county. Ribbons and pennants will
be awarded directly after the declam~
alton contest.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-04-28
MARKET DAY HERE
SATURDAY, MAY 7

Market Day" will be observed in
Plentywood, Saturday, May r, when
prices will be slashed to the very
bottom in local stores, and a free
program viii be staged for the en-
t~ertainment of all visitors.
The bargains offered by Plenty
wood merchants and business CON
Germs will alone prove worth a trip
to town, but the entertainment fea-
ture should not be overlooked.
The program will be given at the
new high school auditorium, begin
ming at 8 p. m. 1t will be chiefly a
musical program, beginning with
selections by the high school glee
club, under the direction of Miss
Njaa. This will be followed by a
: act play by members Of the
freshman-sophomore literary society,
and the balance of the program will
be a band concert by the high school
band under the direction of Mr.. Fos-
sum.
1t is also planned to give the pro-
gram Friday evening, May 9Th for
the benefit of city residents, so that
more oom will be provided for the
yiztars the following day.
Watch for the Market Day an
n~ouncements of P1entywood mer-
chants in next weeks Herald, and
plan to make a worthwhile "trip to
P~lentywood, Saturday, May 7.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-04-28
CITY ADOPTS DAY
Light saving time
Clocks Will Be Set Hour
Ahead For Next Four
Months

Daylight saving time will be used
in Plentywood during the next four
months, from May | to September
/. A resolution to this effect was
passed Tuesday evening by the City
Council at a special meeting.
A petition favoring the use Of
daylight saving time was circulated
in Plentywood, Tuesday, and this
m G with overwhelming approval.
The petition was submitted to the
City Council and passed the same
evening.
While the daylight saving time is
vely simple, it affords many advan-
tages. All that is necessary is to
turn your clocks ahead II hour be
fore you retire Satur ay evening,
and let auto-suggestion do the rest.
Your clock will be governed by ZEN
trial standard time and you can for
get about mountain standard time
fer the next four months.
The adoption Of this time win
mean that business places in Plen-
tyWocd will open an hour earlier
than usual on Monday morning, and
will also clde an hour earlier.
This will afford more time for the
enjoyment OF. the evening hours, for
working in the garden, that round
Of golf, or for disposal in any way
the individual may decide.
But don't forget to turn your
clock ahead an hour on Saturday
evening, then breakfast time will
come an hour sooner Sunday morn
ing.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-04-28
TAXPAYERS League
HOLDS CONVENTION
HERE FRIDAY night.
Delegates Coming from All
Sections of County to
Select Candidates

As the eve of the Taxpayers
Economy League nears, speculation
grows as to the fate of various can
didates for the county offices. Sew
eral of those seeking places have
been working among delegates in
different sections of the county dur
ing the past week and precinct men
have gotten together in meetings to
discuss the merits Of those whose
names will in all probability be
placed before the convention.
A meeting in Redstone last Satur-
day brought together representatives
from several western precincts to
discuss candidates and agree on
some unified effort IN the interests
of that section. A caucus of the
Plentywood delegates was also held
Saturday when some DECISIONS were
made as to endorsements, but it was
expected another get-together would
be had before the convention.
Most of the candidates themselves
recognize the Importance of securing
endorsement at this convention,
having made definite statements
that they would abide by the will OF
the delegates and would positively
not BE- candidates unless they re-
ceived endorsement. Furthermore,
that they would lend every assist
ance possible TO nominating the
ticket in the Primary and final
victory in November.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-04-28
military FUNERAL
PLANNED FOR PILOT
Of Inflated Plane
Hedberg Remains Will Be
Shipped to Minnesota
For Burial

Albert O. Hedberg. who was kill
ed in = plane crash with Senator J.
W. Schnitzler, near Dodson, Sunday,
WAS born at Casselton, N. Oak, and
Was "a years of age when the trag-
edy snuffed out his life He moved
to Froid in 1914 with other men,
bers of the family and attended the
Frod schools, graduating from high
school there in 1926. After COM
pleting his high school course he at
tended Intermountain Union college
at Helena. He also attended the
stse university at Missoula, and
later went to Spokane College.
Upon graduating from Spokane
College, Hedberg entered the Air
tex Aviation school at San Diago,
California, where he studied aeron-
autics- He was a flying cadet in
the army flying school at River
side, Calf. In 1881 he was in the
employ of = railway company at
Anchorage, Alaska and returned last
fan to FroM to become a pilot for
Senator Schnitzkr-
Hedberg was the son of Mrs. John
Brudie, Of Froid, and is survived BY
her, besides a sister, Mrs Richard
Ramps, and a half brother, John
Brudie- When he Was not occupied
in the capacity of pilot, Hedberg
worked with his s~tepfather, John
Brudie. in the latter's filling station
ut Froid- He had recently passed a
pilots examination at Minot, N. D.,
and had hoped to soon qualify for a
commercial Transport license
A military funeral is planned at
Froid for Hedberg this afternoon,
where he was a member of company
l. OF the Montana national guard.
Following the funeral the remains
will be shipped to Atwater, Mimi,
to be inferred there beside the grave
of his father who died several years
age.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-04-28
]. j. GIBBONS FILES FOR
REPRES ENTATIVE POST

j. j. Gibbons of Reserve filed yes
terday at the office Of the Clerk and
Recorder for nomination to the
House Of Representatives, on the
Democratic ticket.
Americanism: Omitting cell 49,
from a new jail in Lincoln, Nebr.,
out of Difference to the superstition Of
criminals.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-04-28
ATHLETES TO
BIG 4 ON SATURDAY

Considerable interest Is being
shown BY schools throughout this
section Of the state in the Big -Four
Track and Field Meet which will be
held at Culbertson Saturday, April
30 According to Coach ]. A. Safer
f CuIbertson, there will be about
seventy-five participants from the
schools in Daniels Richland, Sheri-
dan and Roosevelt counties.
Flentywood high school boys have
spent some time training for the
meet and the local school will be
represented in many of the events.
Mere boys than usual have been out
for practice this spring and consid-
cradle interest has been shown.
Some of the more outstanding
o~ontenders for berths on me Plenty
wood track team are Nickerson and
Wagnild in the dashes; Gronvold.
Donaldson and Paul, high jump;
Ccnnole, Gronvold and Dahlin, broad
jump; Gronvold and Donaldson, dis
Gus; Donaldson, shot put. In the
half mile and the mile events, Jer-
ry Reinertson, Dick Peterson, Lew
in Zimmerman and Walter Gronvold
are the only candidats out. Dahlin,
Ward Peter son and Johnston have
been working in the golf elimination
trials. Contestants for the relay
team are Alvin Gronvold, Jerry
Reinertson~ Cliff Nickea son, CLAIR
ence Wagnild, Paul Cnnnnle, Carl
Donaldson, Donald Dahlin, Levi
Paul and Carmen Hovdey.
Each school il permitted to enter
ten men for the track and field
events and one for the golf tourna-
nent. The Plentywood entrants will
be selected from the above named
candidates.
Gronvold and Connole are the only
track men left in the local high
school this year who earned letters
last year. Guy Campbell and Lester
Gufnther moved away during the
summer, and their absence from the
track team il greatly missed. Guen-
Their might be back, but not in time
to be entered in the meet.
The golf tournament is an unus-
ual feature of this years track
meet The elimination tournament
in this event viii be held in the
morning at the Culbertson meet, on
Saturday, and the finals will start
at one o'clock.
In previous years it has been the
custom to Il off two events in the
forenoon. This year there will be
five: high jump, $50 yard run, Jaw
I'm throw. high hurdles, and low
hurdles. The afternoon events will
consist of the following events: 100
yard dash, go yard dash, 40 yard
dash, mile run, shot put, broad
jump, pole vault. discus throw, mile
relay and the half mile relay.
Loud speakers with power sufficient
to take care of a crowd Of 5000
people will be used fer announcing
the various events. Music for the
day will be furnished by the gilbert
son High School Band
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-04-28
MANY FIRMS GRANT
WAIVERS ON LOANS

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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-04-28

vehicle was not delivered until on
April 80, or after, and that it had
been in possession Of the dealer as
a part-e of his stock at all times since
December 81.
No penalty will be added if the
applicant files an affidavit to the
effect that the motor vehicle was
not brought into Montana until af-
ter April 80.
These exceptions are not apple
able to those persons who own cars
now and have been operating them,
e. intend to operate them this year.
I'll such owners intending to oper-
ate cars this year and who must
anrly for license plates will be sub
iect to the ten percent penalty I'M
less the application for registration
is made before May |.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-04-28

A white metal leaf, non-tarnishing,
has been developed from palladium
for uses similar to those of gold
leaf. ~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-13
BURKE ORDERED TO
CONDUCT TAX SALE
County Auditor Had Threatened
to Call Sale of Because
Of Mistake IN Notice

Minot, N. D., DEC. l3.-[R-Dis-
trict Judge George II. Moellring In
Minot Monday night made perma.
nent q writ Of mandamus command
ing the auditor Of Burke county to
hold q sale Of delinquent taxes there
Tuesday.
The decision Of Judge Moellring
was contrary to opinions given by
the states attorney Of Burke county
and the attorney generals office that
the sale could not legally be held be-
cause the wrong date for holding the
sale was set forth in the notice pub
lished in the official newspaper.
Judge Moellring ruled that even
though the date Of Tuesday, Dec. e.
was used In the official notice In
stead Of Tuesday, Dec. l3, as set by
law. 1t was not fatal error.
H. F. Magedanx, auditor Of Burke
county, in return made to the man.
damus proceedings. alleged that the
proper date was listed in the copy
he furnished the official newspaper.
He said he had threatened not to
hold the sale, acting on the advice
OF the states attorney and the at
torney generals office.
The proceedings also were against
Jerry Donovan. treasurer Of Burke
county, but in reply he said he was
ready to proceed with the sale.
The action against the two county
officials was brought by the Burke
County Farmers Press. publisher Of
the Bowbells Tribune, official news.
paper. and by L. c. Miller, editor
of the paper.