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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-14

TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK
Butte Packing Plant Presents Major
Activity of FERA in Montana Cities

ticipated for this winter. Already the
plant has produced sufficient meat tc
give every individual on relief more
than 40 pounds of meat.
80. The SIG average price paid for the
purchase of distressed cattle in Mon
tana counties Is a substantial form of
! assistance to the livestock industry.
IS. The project offers employment to
1000 wage earners, who in turn pro-
vide for other persons on relief rolls.
1t is giving these people a vocation and
preventing loss of the 'skills.'"
Mr.. Walton set up a real organization
but it was all in the days work for
him. The Hansen plant was only one
of innumerable such plants he design
ed, built and started operations in.
Notable among these was the largest
packing house in the world, the munic-
ipal abbatoir at Buenos Aires, Argen-
tina. which employs 10000 people. Once
under operation, Walton's work was
finished. He left the plant in charge
of c. H. Medley, auditor.
Since July 9 the history of the plant
has been essentially one of growth, with
increased efficiency and production.
Cleaning in the sun on the mountain
side at The southern extremity of Butte,
the Hansen packing plant is one Of
Mcntana's greatest relief projects.
To the casual visitor its aluminium
and white exterior and busting activity
presents a striking Industrial panorama.
There during the World war activities
exceeded only by the present FERA
meat processing program went on night
and day. Now the plant is a key factor
in the Montana relief commissions
program. Offices, stock killing pens,
canning and processing plant, storage
and freezing rooms, box factory, laun-
dry and other buildings cover acres of
ground.
About 3,500,000 pounds of fresh and
process beef have been turned out at
the plant and 1897 men and women
from relief rolls of Silver Bow county
are employed through a ~ceaseless "a
hour run. Five shifts are operating in
performing a prime requisite of all
FERA work projects-employment. Be-
fore Sept. l engagements to the plant,
expedited by a force Of relief carpenters
and workers, will mean total jobs for
more than 1000 workers and further
increase in production.
Clean ana Wn1Ce gafDeQ, the live
groups that 60 to work every "a hours
at the plant present a striking chal-
lenge to unemployment. Their white
suits represent another relief project
of which there are many in Montana
sewing rooms. Made by this women's
work project in Butte, they are issued
before every shift, spotlessly clean.
Checked back at the end of the shift,
they go to the plant laundry. where re-
lief labor again comes into the picture.
I was amazed at the spirited morale
of the workers. They are almost over-
joyed at the opportunity to work out
a family's budgetary requirement.
which has been skillfully determined
by case workers in the social welfare
department. Sixty cents an hour is
their minimum wage. All of them
started at that but it didn't take long
for many of the people who showed
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-14
1895 WHEAT CROP
PROGRAM MAPPED
SIGNERS OF CONTRACTS TO BE
AUTHORIZED TO PLANT 80 PER-
CENT OF ACREAGE
(MONTANA STATE COLLEGE)

(MONTANA STATE COLLEGE,
The Agricultural Adjustment ad-
ministration has announced that
signers of wheat adjustment contracts
will be authorized in connection with
the 1885 wheat program to plant 80
percent of the base acreage.
This course is expected to produce
under average weather conditions ano
allowing for the normal abandonment
of wheat acreage, approximately 77s
million bushels of wheat for harvest ir
1885. Benefit payments to cooperating
producers would total approximately
102 million dollars at the rate of q
cents per bushel on the domestic allot.
ment of the base production of the co.
operating producers, as was announced
early in July.
Some 513 million acres of the nation!
base wheat acreage of &c million acres
is covered by the contracts which have
been signed by producers. Planting 81
percent, or approximately 46 million
acres of this land would be authorized
under the plan.
The anticipated national total pro.
duction of IT'S million bushels Of wheat
from farms Of cooperators and others
together with an estimated carryover O.
125 million bushels at the beginning O.
this marketing year, would provide s
total supply Of 900 million bushels O
wheat to care for the domestic con
sumption, which has averaged 625 mil
lion bushels per year in the past, ant
to leave a total Of 275 million bushel
available in 1856 for export and car
ryover.
Completion Of the legal action neces.
sary to put the program into effect /
being hurried.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-14
INV MICHAEL KENNEDY

When the Montana relief commits
sion opened its extensive FEISA cattl,
processing operations at the Hansel
packing plant at Butte July 9, it wa.
confronted by two distressing facts.
Looming on an already darkened hor.
lion the prodigious development
which added heavily to State Relief
Administrator DR.. w. j. Buffers prob.
lens, were:
l. UNPRECEDENTED drouth conditions
which placed the eastern third of the
state ON an emergency status and
! threatened loss of livestock.
, 2. An industrial strike of the Ana
conda Copper Mining company en-
ploves at Butte and Anaconda and
Great Falls.
From the time the idea was con-
! ceived of taking cattle purchased by
the AAA and converting them into fresh
and processed meat until the plant
started operations were only four days
The state relief administration owes
much to John NJ. Carmody, chief en-
gineer of the FERA, who was assigned
to Montana as personal representative
of Harry L. Hopkins. He outlined the
program. brought in F. H. Walton, an
internationally known packing house
engineer, who was assisting the govern
ment in its packing program; entered
into contract with Walter Hansen, own
er of the Butte plant, and directed &C
tivities fro expeditions setting up of the
project in four days.
Almost immediate authorization of
the plan as requested by Carmody was
received from Washington. coming to
DR.. Buffers office at Helena July Z.
July 9 the plant was operating with
the efficiency of an experienced organ
ization and 500 cattle had passed down
into production line by nightfall. Seven
hundred men and women, wage earners
for some $500 persons, were once again
off the unemployed rolls of Silver Bow
county and painfully employed at
wages running from 60 cents an hour
up. More than 225 900 pounds of fresh
and processed beef had been made
available for relief distribution in one
day.
AS stated by Walton ito rehabilitate
the west it is necessary to conserve
wealth in the various states and en-
nance industries. The custom of send
ing out raw commodities from Mon
tana to be processed and then bringing
back an expensive finished product out
of proportion to the price paid for the
raw commodity should be discouraged.
Montana people should pack their own
beef, a their OWL vegetables and fruit,
supply their own foodstuffs and COM
modities to a large degree. It all means
more employment, greater wealth to
the state and better conditions"
Recently I interviewed DR.. Butler.
In explaining the purpose of the meat
packing program, he stressed the de-
Capitalization Of industry as explained
by Walton as a major point and Their
went on to list three others:
Il. This project provides an adequate
fundamental meat supply for the 1885,
900 individuals now dependent on gov
eminent relief and the 10000 others an
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-14

aptitude to work into higher wage Jobs,
apprentice butchers and others. Only
SO experienced Hansen employees who
have been in the work for a are
necessary to supervise the FERA work.
ers.
From now on I'm a butcher" was
n typical answer to young work.
er. I'm learning a trade and I like it,"
This chap is responsible for the sup
port OF a relief family Of five. His case
Is a cross-section Of almost all those
in the plant.
Day and night long lines of dusty,
creaking stock cars arrive at the Hansen
plant with their bawling load. About
1000 cattle and calves travel through
the a of corrals every "a hours of
operation.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-14
Federal Land Bank
Okays Applications

The office of Senator B. K. Wheeler
of Montana said recently about 1000
Montana applications for loans have
been approved by the federal land bank
of Spokane.
The senator's secretary said a mis-
Interpretation of figures has resulted
in a previous announcement that II, 900
applications had been approved for the
state but not closed.
The senator has been advised by his
office that the l 1000 applications pend
ing referred to applications from the
entire district and not from Montana.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-14
WINTER FEED 0
BEEF GIVEN TEST
LEAST AMOUNT OF ROUGHAGE
ANIMAL NEEDS ASCERTAINED
AT HAVRE STATION

what is the least amount of
roughage on which a beef COW can be
wintered?" is a problem which is
puzzling many Montana cattlemen
this year. The answer is found by
w. F. Dickson, in charge of expert
mental feeding for the Montana ex-
pertinent station, is based on trials
conducted for several years at the
north Montana branch station at
Havre.
IN these experiments, COWS fed an
average of 11.2 pounds of alfalfa and
two pounds of wheat a day over a
period of 100 days lost an average of
only five pounds in weight. Feeding
trials were closed about two weeks be-
fore the COWS were due to calve, feed
being supplied more literally from
then on. At the close of the trial the
cows had lost in condition, but were
still strong. All produced strong calves
Dat hay, cor fodder, blue Joint
sweet clover and alfalfa were compared
in five winters at the Havre station tc
determine their feeding value for win
tering breeding COWS. Oat hay was found
to be the most efficient roughage from
the standpoint of winter gains. Alfalfa
sweet clover and blue joint were about
equal in feeding value, and the value
Of corn fodder varied with the corr
content. Another winter feed test in.
dicated that both spring and white,
rye hay, when fed at the same rate
were equal in feeding value to alfalfa
These tests all indicate that about II
pounds of these roughages is as little a,
should be fed with two pounds of wheat
according to the experiment station
specialist.
Two pounds Of either barley, corn
oats or rye can be used instead of wheat
in the ration. One pound of cotton.
seed cake al be substituted if hon.
grown grains are not available. Durint
severe winter storms, when more feef
is necessary for heat production, it i.
advisable to add another pound Al
grain to the ration.
The experiment station has found
however, that, while neither the kind
Of roughage fed nor the amount o
winter gain has any appreciate effec
on weights Of COWS the following fal
or on calves at weaving time, meage,
rations are not satisfactory for CALVIN
! time. Unless grass is available, cow
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-14
Warden SAYS
Preserve Not Success

State Game Warden J.. w. Carney
said a few days ago he gained the i'm
preston on a visit to Corvallis that the
Albert Wood game preserve was not
serving its purpose.
He conducted the investigation after
arguments for and against a proposal
to abandon the preserve had been pre-
sented to the state fish and game COM
mission.
Old timers told Carney there are mort
wild ducks in the Bitter Root valley
than in any year in their memory. The
drouth in some other areas is believed
to have brought about the increase ir
the valley.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-14
5000 Men Working
on Highway Projects

Thirty-two federal aid highway prof.
ects were completed in Montana in
August, leaving 81 still under construc-
ton, it was disclosed at the office of
the state highway department..
The SO projects under construction
at the start of the month entailed more
than So, 900. About 5000 men were
employed.
The next letting of contracts is set
for Sept. 81. Bids will be opened on
about II projects to cost around $780,
600, r.. D. RAIDER, chief engineer, said.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-14
Stockmen Warned to
Reduce Their Herds

Montana stockmen were warned q
few days ago not to attempt to carry
any more cattle and sheep through the
winter than they are certain they will
be able to feed.
1T is our advice that stockmen care
fully estimate the available feed and
cut their herds in proportion now" said
DR.. w. j. Butler, state relief Uni
istrator.
"Too Often" he said, "the tendency
in wintering cattle and sheep is to over
estimate the number that can be a r
ried through on a restricted supply OF
feed"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-14
Havre Club Opposes
Bus int Franchise

Opposition to the granting OF .
franchise for a bus line from Great
Falls to Bainville is the decision OF the
Havre Chamber of Commerce. the civic
group going on record as disapproving
granting of a permit to the Great Falls
Coach Lines company.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-14

The Bahrein islands in the Persian
gulf, famous for their pearl fisheries,
are being developed as oil fields, three
wells already producing such large
quantities that others are being bored.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-14

Tobacco can be grown free from MIC
otine by close planting and regulated
waterings, according to the announce
ment Of q German chemist.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-14

Agricultural economists of North
Carolina are urging farmers Of that
state to develop roadside markets TO
dispose of their surplus products.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-14

SHhflLES IL. Dht1I EN-
Charles II. Draper, publisher of
the Red Lodge Picket Journal was
elected president of the Montana
Press association at the close of
the 49th annual convention,
which was held at Miles City re-
Gently. H. Stanley Thurston, pub
Usher of the Judith Basin Coun-
ty News at Stanford, was elected
first vice-president; Harry H.
Howard, of the BOzeman Chron-
icle, second vice-president, and
Joel r.. Overholzer of the Fort
Benton River Press, was named
third vice president. Henry Woare
of Helena, formerly of Chester,
was reelected secretary-treasur-
er.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-14
DRILLING GAS WELL

DRILLING GAS WELL
Good progress is reported in drilling
the municipal gas well at Saco. Nearly
to the 75O-foot level, where gas is ex-
pected to be struck, the well is planned
for completion and to be supplying part
Of the town by Oct. 1.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-14

Nine exhibits from the United States
formed part Of the last International
Sample fair at Saloniki, Greece.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-14

More disappearance of people occur
in Paris than in any other city Of the
world.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-14

should be fed enough to insure a milk
supply for the calves.
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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-14

Austria is pushing its work-creation
campaign.
Evening star., 1934-11-04
w yHEN Fox Films "The White
M Parade" is released 1t will
v v bring together the COM
bined efforts of Jesse L.

Lasky, producer, and Jesse
Lasky, jr., scenarist, proving again
the old contention that the apple
doesn't fall far from the tree"
When Lasky, jr, was born and Las
ky, sr., was making film history as
founder and head of what is now
known as Paramount Pictures inter-
ested people throughout the Nation
were wondering what the son would
achieve when he grew up.
Many people smiled when young
| Lasky began his first feeble attempts
at writing poetry. His father had
turned producer and as such was CIV
ing audiences such memorable screen
fare as 1.-The Covered Wagon" Sign
of the Cross" Sorrows of SATAN
ZOO in Budapest" THE Power and
the Glory" Il Am Suzanne" and
others.
At last the youth had volume Of
poetry published and the doubters
began to sit up and take notice.
Finally, having voiced some ideas on
, the Rian James novel from which
THE White Parade" was made, he
was assigned to collaborate with the
author on the screen play slated to
be produced by his famous dad.
Working by day on the story at the
Fox studio, Jesse, jr-, would slip away
at night on secret visits to the home
of Gladys Unger, also well-known
screen writer. And when the adap-
tation of 1.-THE White Parade" had
been barely completed, the lad an
nounced that he had written play
called Private Beach" in collabora-
ton with the girl.
Most people are potential play
wrights and no one took the youths
efforts seriously. That was, not until
Evening star., 1934-11-04
Local Players.

4 NEW play, comedy, and a more
serious drama promise to make
the opening production Of the Jewish
Community Center Dramatic Society
one of the most promising presenta-
tions of local dramatic groups. Three
one-act plays have been selected
Bait" an original play by Sylvia
Weinberg of Washington; The Last
Refuge" delightful bit of comedy
and THE Conflict" by Clarice Villette
McCauley. Members of the cast Of
Bait" include Toby Flax, Dan P.
Kavanagh. Milton A. Halpern. Sidney
Levy, Milton o. Hirshfield, Gerald H
Lovins and Herbert Leuchter. Tillye
Braun, Norma Reiter and Herbert
Leuchter will play the leading roles in
The Last Refuge" while Ruth
Palmer, Rebecca Namiot, Tillye Braun
and Gerald H. Lovins will take part in
THE Conflict" Miss Hannah Stoller
is director of the group.
The Little Theater of Takoma Park
will hold its next meeting on Wednes-
day evening at 8 o'clock at the Ia
koma-Silver Spring High School. Be
sides a one-act play, the program will
include an address by a leading di-
rector of one of Washingtons anna
teur players groups and several music
selections and readings.
Evening star., 1934-11-04
Pictures of the Week
Screen Attractions and Vaudeville Programs
at Downtown Theaters.

hits of the day and vocal interpola-
tions by Barbara Jason and others.
The diamond Boys, Hughie, Tom and
Harold contribute comedy dances,
Janet May in some aerlist excitement
and others complete the stage pro-
gram.
THE famous triumvirate of Ernst
Lubitsch, Maurice Chevalier and
jeanette Macdonald returns to the
screen in its most glamorous achieve
ment in THE Merry Widow" spec
tacular transcription of the Franz
Lehar masterpiece which this week
brings to the Loew's Palace screen,
for the first time, the music loved all
over the world. Gay Viennese music,
continental joyousness, Partisan revels
and charming old world romance
blend with massive spectacle and
glamorous locales in The Merry
Widow" Chevalier has never been
better than as the dashing, rollicking,
fun-loving, romantically inspired Da-
milo. Miss Macdonald, stunningly
photographed and wearing an array
of gorgeously created costumes, gives
superb performance as Sonia, who
proves that widow can have her
moments. In support is formidable
cast that boasts Una Merkel, Edward
Everett Horton, Sterling Holloway,
Donald Meek, Ruth Charming, Her.
man Bing, George Barber and many
others.
AT THE Gayety, starting with to-
days matinee, the Russian SEN
sation. Nadia, Russia's cleverest dan
Ger, will be presented. This lady is
conceded the peer Of her class. The
popular matinees are proving great
success. The first show starts at IL
noon and runs continuously until 5
o'clock.
COMEDY, drama and music, offered
by one Of the largest collection of
stage, screen and radio stars ever seen
together feature the unusual enter
talnment tnaC Is now nolQlng 1OrLn
on the screen at R-K-O Keith's. The
production is Universals Gift OF
Cab" Starred, and providing the
nucleus of the story, is Edmund Lowe,
with Gloria Stuart playing opposite
him. Comedy is supplied by Phil
Baker, Victor Moore, Alice White,
Hugh OConnell, Douglas Fowley,
Genry Armetta, Helen VinSon and
Sterling Holloway. Music is provided
by Ruth Etting, Ethel Waters, Phil
Baker, Gene Austin, Beale Street
Boys, Downey Sisters and Gus Arm
helms Orchestra. Satire by Karloff,
Bella Lugosi, June knight, Binnie
Barnes, Chester Morris, Douglass
Montgomery, Paul Lukas and Roger
Pryor.
Evening star., 1934-11-04
Almost Ended His Career

about small roles. The difficulty is to
select from the good roles that are
offered him, the ones he wants to
play.
Evening star., 1934-11-04
Tarwaters at Club.

THE Entertainment Committee OF
the University Club will present
Rebecca Tarwater, assisted by Penelope
Tarwater, in a program of songs and
sketches on Thursday evening at $50
o'clock
Miss Tarwater will include in her
program group Of mountain songs,
a number of pantomimes. group of
lullabys. couple of political speeches
and three sketches. including her in
imitable one of THE Old Lady Buying
Hats" BY special request she is also
presenting group of the songs of the
Gay Nineties," with which she en-
bellished the production of "The
Drunkard" during the Summer and
Fall.
Evening star., 1934-11-04
Father and Son

production was announced for the
play at the Bliss-Hayden Theater in
Los Angeles. The play opened there
on October II and is still running.
There is little left to wonder about
in Jesse Lasky, jr.'s, career. His the
atrical experience is still quite lin
tied, but his heritage is an ingrained
knowledge of the stage and screen lent
him by his capable and successful
father. Their joint effort, according
to West Coast critics, is one of which
they may both be proud.
Loretta Young and John Boles de-
pict the featured roles in the picture
with distinguished supporting cast
which includes Dorothy Wilson, Mu-
riel Kirkland, Astrid Allwyn, Joyce
Compton, Jane Darwell. Sara Haden,
Polly Ann Young, Frank Melton and
Walter johnson. Irving Cumming is
responsible for the direction.