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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
HIGH SCHOOL FINANCES
DISCUSSED AT MEETING
ONE QUESTION TO BE
VOTED ON MAY rs

Ore simple question Is all that
farmers will be asked to vote on
when they cast their ballots in the
national wheat referendum Saturday.
May Is, County Agent M. ]. Peter
son, announces.
This Is the question:
Do you favor continuing a wheat
adjustment program to follow the
present one, which expires with the
1885 crop year?
Each farmer will be asked to vote
YES or NO to this question. Al
though the referendum includes only
this n question, there are a great
many problems which farmers need
to consider before casting their bal
lots, Mr.. Peterson says. These In
clude the policy which the United
States should follow in wheat, the
advantages and disadvantages OF a
wheat program, whether adjust
ment would he necessary If drouth
continues, If several bumper crops
should follow the several years OF
drouth, or if conditions are normal
what the outlook for wheat is, and
what the 1886 contract is expected
to contain.
"All these problems will be dis
cussed in the community meetings
| which are being arranged in order
that farmers may discuss the wheat
plan thoroughly before voting" Mr.
Peterson said.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09

To encourage week end travel
pleasure seekers travelling by auto
mobile are now able to enter Canada
for a period OF 48 hours without the
necessity Of obtaining a formal per
init II they remain within the juris-
diction Of the entering district
Other entrance requirements into
Canada, too, have been ltberalized.
Permits. requiring neither bond
nor deposit, may he secured for a
period of as much as six months.
Tourists when entering Canada OBJ
tain a permit of from sixty to ninety
days and In case they desire to ex-
tend their stay may, upon application
obtain an extension up to the six
months limit.
Formerly a permit vas issued for
sixty days and a request for an ex-
tension OF trme beyond that period
necessitated the posting Of a bond to
guarantee the removal OF the auto
mobile Within the specified time.
This procedure made not only an
additional expense for the tourist,
but frequently caused him much In
convenience.
A circular covering regulations on
tourists automobiles and outfits Is
available at the Seattle District Of
flee, SO8 Federal Office Building.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
wheat DISCUSSION
meetings WILL Be
In SHERIDAN
Farmers To Talk Over A
At County Gatherings
Next Week

County Agent Peterson today an
nounced the schedule of community
meetings which will be held in Sher-
idan county between now and Satur-
day, May rs, when the national vote
on the wheat referendum will be
taken.
At these meetings farmers will be
invited to discuss the various phases
of the wheat situation, the progress
made under the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration program, the
outlook for wheat, and the features
of the proposed program to be Of
fered to farmers for 1886 and future
years.
The County Agent or some member
OF the county allotment committee
will be present at all of these meet
ings. Members of local community
wheat committees, however, will be
in charge of the local arrangements.
The following Is the schedule Of
meetings, giving the place, the time,
and the wheat committeeman In
charge of local arrangements
Plentywood, Ole Wang, Court
iooM, ooluiuoJs mdy IL Low ~ ILL.,
Outlook, Nels Olson, Saturday,
May IL, 7:3O p. m.
Antelope, r. r. LELAND, School,
Monday, May Is, 7:3O p. m
Archer, Truels Jensen, Old school,
Monday, May 10, 1880 p. m.
Coalridge, Andrew Christensen,
Pool hall, Tuesday, May IA, 1880 p. m
Comertown, Einar Negaard, Tues
day, May IA, 1880 p. IN.
Homestead, R. G. Tyler, Legion
hall, Wednesday, May Is. 1880 p. m.
Westby, John Shoal, Wednesday,
May Is, 7:30 p. m
Wolf Creek, H. d. Crete, Hall,
Thursday, May 16, 1880 p. IN.
Medicine Lake, G. e. Fulkerson,
School, Thursday, May is, 7:3O p. m.
Redstone, Geo. Points, School,
Friday. May II, 1880 p. m.
Reserve, G. C. Wagner, Friday,
May II. 1880 p. m
Dagmar, ThOrwal ChristIanson,
Store, Saturday, May IS, 1890 p. m.
Dooley, H. Dhrmanntrout, School,
Saturday, May Is, 7:3O p. m
Raymond, s. E. Morstad, School
Monday. May 20, 7:30 p. m.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
WORK STARTED ON
MEDICINE lake DAM

Work on the Medicine Lake dam
got under way Friday Of last week
when a drag line unit OF the Tom
linson-ArKwright company, which has
the contract for dirt moving on the
project, was put in operation.
The drag line which Is attached To
a huge steam shovel rs about the
only piece OF machinery that will be
used on the dam, according to the
foreman In charge. Four shovel oper.
ators, four oilers. two l%aborers, one
~teaanster and one team, compose the
crew at present 1t Us thought that
the peak of employment will find
more than thirty men at work.
Three months will be required to
move the dirt in the fill Of the levies,
and the contractors plan to use local
common labor as much as possible on
stone hauling, riprapping, etc.
Tentative plans are said to In
clude seven hour shifts on the drag
line. Working hours or wages for
common labor or other work allotted
to local concerns has not been
learned by The Herald.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
r RATES R o
WEST ARE REDUCED
Slash of Thirty-Three And One-Third
Per Cent Made On Many Food
Articles Shipped Here

Northeastern Montana residents
who like fresh fruits, berries, sea
foods, and a score of other things
shipped here from the west, should
find that their appetites can be ap
peased much cheaper, due to a de.
crease In express rates from Wash.
ington, Oregon and Idaho, to points
east.
1.-The reduction, which went into
effect April Is, amounts to thirty
three and one-third percent" stated
e. r. White, Plentywood Great Nor
them agent The new rates applies
to the following commodities: bakery
goods, butter and substitutes, candy
cheese, CLAIMS, oysters, ice, eggs, fish
fruit and vegetables, ice cream, lard
and substitutes, meat, poultry, yeast
and seafOOds not otherwise specified
1.-The reduction means" Mr.. White
pointed out, that the fresh fruits
and vegetables produced in those
states in abundance, can now be
brought into this community at q
price the people can afford to pay
The rates are 20 cheap and the min
imum so low that a single crate o.
berries can be transported here at 6
price of 35 to 40 cents, and the move
ment OF express trains insures fresh
ness upon arrival at this point"
An example, the rate from Seattle
to PlentywOod on 100 pounds of fish
has been slashed from SAP to SITS
The express rate on fruit from Wash
ington here has been reduced from
1917 to $2.28.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
NEW NOTIFICATIONS
FOR CORN-HOG MADE

Notifications Of provisions in the
1885 corn-hog production adjustment
contract, permitting small producers
with NO hog production base or with
a lower average production from one
litter during the base period to pro-
duce an adequate number Of hogs
for home use, have been announced
by the Agricultural Adjustment ed.
ministratiOn, according to Austin
Goth, farm management demonstration
at Montana State college.
Producers who agree under the
1885 corn-hog contract to hold their
corn acreage within the contract
limits, but who do not have a hog
production base, will be permitted To
produce one 1885 litter OF pigs for
home consumption. No hog payment
however, will be made to the pro
Queer taking advantage OF this rul.
ing.
1t has also been ruled that 1885
contract signers, who have an aver.
age production record OF six hogs or
less for both market and slaughter
during the 1929 period and who
are receiving no hog payment under
their contracts, may be permitted to
slaughter for home consumption all
pigs produced In 1885 in excess Of
the producers market hog base, pro-
vided that only n litter Is farrowed
on the farming unit under contract.
The number of pigs that may be pro-
duced for market under the contract
Is not changed by this ruling.
The 1885 contract does not require
a producer with a market hog pro-
duction average Of Is hogs or less
for the base period to make and ad-
justment In 1885 farrowings. but I'M
til the new ruling was made, many
small producers could not keep more
1885 pigs than the average number
produced during the base period. For
example, a producer who had a mar
ket hog base Of only two hogs and a
home slaughter base of three hogs
could produce q total OF no more than
five hogs in 1886. Under the new
ruling, this grower may not produce
more than two hogs for market, but
he may use for home consumption
all the remaining pigs narrowed in
one litter in 1885.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
Continue Shipment of
FERA Hay To County

More than 200 tons of hay arrived
In Plentywood the past week, con
signed to the local FERA admins
tration. The hay Is being piled on the
hay lot at the north end OF main
street.
More hay has arrived in other
towns on the Great Northern. None
is shipped on the 500 line. That ter
ritory will be supplied from stacks
at Plentywood.
The last shipment of hay here was
OF a good quality and included in the
consignment were many tons OF
horse hay or timothy. Shipments
we're made from the western part OF
the state.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09

HOSS' THIEF TAKEN

NJ. M. McCallister, Wolf Creek
farmer, was arrested Tuesday In
Plentywood on a federal warrant.
The charge was "unlawfully causing
to be driven and ~concealing stolen
horses"
McCallister was arrested by sheriff
Hans P. Madsen, acting as a deputy
u. S. Marshall. He was arraigned
before U. s. Commissioner E. e.
Belanski. where he plead mot guilty
and was remanded to the county jail
In lieu of posting $500 bond. At this
writing bond had not been arranged.
Officials, both county and federal,
have been investigating the disap
p~earance of livestock for several
weeks, and officials state that more
arrests are to be made in the near
future.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
PREPARATIONS ARE
MADE FOR ROUNDUP

More than so schools have entered
contestants in the county roundup
scheduled for May IS, at which
school children from all parts Of the
county will assemble to compete iI
scholastic, athletic, and flag decla
NATION contests. The scholastic con
tests will consist OF written tests fol
the third to eighth grades in reading
language, arithmetic, spelling and 9
written test on the history and sym
bolism of the flag. Each school may
enter one pupil In each subject In
each grade. These tests will begin al
8 o'clock, Saturday morning and as
there Is a heavy program to put
through, pupils are urged to be "or
deck" early. Flag declarations will
begin at IL o'clock; athletic events
at l o'clock. When the athletic events
are over, ribbons and pennants will
be awarded at the high school audi
torium.
Art and manual training work from
the various schools will he exhibited
In the auditorium
Feting the teachers, a Teachers
Popularity contest for all the ele.
mentary teachers OF the county will
be conducted in the evening at which
the teacher receiving the highest
number OF votes will be pronounced
THE Most Popular Teacher of 1885"
and will receive a prize OF ten dol
lars. The boy friends will also have
a chance to win a five dollar cash
prize to be given away cold on the
stroke of midnight.
Each ticket for the festival dance
bears a number and also a stub. The
stub is to be filled in by the person
purchasing the ticket with the name
Of his favorite teacher. This stub
may be deposited in a box provided
for that purpose at Millers Drug
Store, The Plentywood Drug store or
at the office OF the County Superin-
tendent.
To date the following teachers
have the highest number of votes:
Doris Ellington
Agnes Johnson
Agtha Varty
Thora Lervold
Marguerite Peterson
Bertha Paulan
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
Farmers Are Urged To
Burn Weeds, Stubble

Grain bugs a be held pretty
much in check n farmers will burn
weedy stubble OF summerfallow
fields, in which the crop pests are
known to exist, according to G. Allen
Mail OF the entomology department
at Montana State college. The change
able weather and cold, wet spring
killed many of the bugs, but many
fields, especially in north central
Montana, still have large numbers OF
the insects. Mr.. Mail recommends
that the burning be done immediate
ly as the female bugs have not yet
laid their eggs and every femals
killed now means 100 fewer eggs.
The insects Matching from these eggs
are the ones that will do damage this
year.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09

Alfred Hendrickson, son OF MI. and
Mrs. H.. M. Hendrickson, writes from
CCC camp near Missoula, that he en-
joys camp life Immensely. He stated
that the boys in camp yer fed plen-
ty OF fresh fruit and vegetables as
well as fresh meat and that working
hours were cut short In order to
leave time for recreation and study.
At the CCC camp courses IN forestry,
stenography. mechanics, etc, are Of
fered to recruits. Alfred urges all his
friends to attend camp II they get
the chance.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
CHAIN RACKET
FLOODS CITY MAILS

Chain letters-gobs Of them
have made their appearance In
Pientywood the first Of the week.
The prosperity club" a nation
wide movement has gained thous-
ands Of followers throughout the
United States, and In many large
cities has caused no little worry
for postal officials who are forced
to put on extra help to handle the
increased mail.
Recipients Of the prosperity"
letters are asked to send a dime
to the person whose name appears
on top Of the list on the letter,
copy the letter, leaving off the per-
sons name which 10 first and add
inc their own name at the bottom
Of the list, and mail out five copies.
Ia due time, the letters point out
II the chain 10 not broken there
will be an accumulation OF dimes
returning to the sender which will
amount to $1,562.50.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
Additional Levy Needed Tc
Offset Lower Taxable
Valuation

At a meeting Of high school super
visors, board members OF high school
districts and the county superintend-
ent, at which the board Of county
commissioners was present, consider
alton was given to the needs OF the
various high schools and an estimate
Of the mill levy for maintenance OF
high schools for the coming year
The meeting was held at the court
room Monday.
1t was apparent that the sentiment
OF the county commissioners and
school directors was that the high
schools should limit their budgets to
the allowance granted to them last
year, excepting that a n mill addi'
tional levy for high school transpor'
tatiOn he included.
Although the amount to be spent
for high school maintenance will In
all probability be about the same as
during the current year, it was point
ed out, the mill levy required to
raise a similar amount will necessar'
lily have 10 be higher because OF the
decreased valuation of the county.
In explanation Of the necessity OF
the higher levy, the following is Of
Tered: "A ten mill levy on the present
taxable valuation, which is about
5,00O,O00, would net $780, 900. II the
taxable valuation Is cut, and II
has been definitely decided to make
a drastic slash, and the valuation II
lowered to $4,OOO,OO0, a 12h mil
levy will be necessary to raise $50,
900, or the amount ten mills would
bring.
From this 1t can be seen that the
levy must be higher, and that the
increased levy Will not enlarge the
tax burden, Tor II q land holder paid
$40 this year under the present valu
alton, he would only have to pay Sc
next year with the increased levy, on
account OF the reduced valuation.
This Is true with the exception Of
the amount tobe raised for transpor
tatiOn, and 1t was the consensus Of
opinion at the meeting that some at
tempt should be made to compensate
high school pupils eligible for trans
p~ortation to the extent Of 81 each
per month.
A law passed at the last session oil
the Legislature provides for the
transportation of pupils, one-half Of
the cost Of such transportation fol
all pupils, residing three or more
miles distant from a public school;
but the State Board OF Education Of
the State OF Montana shall fix and
promulgate a uniform schedule OF
rates for the transportation of pupils
to and from the public schools Of the
State, and upon the basis OF such
schedules, SO fixed, the contribution
of the State to the cost OF ~transpor-
tation shall he computed, and the
payment thereof made, and in no
other way"
Some revenue can be expected
from the state, according to State
superintendent Elizabeth Ireland, for
this purpose. How much may he de-
rived from this source Is not known.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
Extension Service Advises
Building Up Feed Reserve.

Beef and dairy cattle specialists
Of the extension service at Montana
State college are urging breeders to
build up their feed reserves. Feed
reserves, they say, NEAR at least n
years supply OF feed In addition TO
the current years needs. A 10 per
cent carry over Is not reserve but
just an insurance which may be add
ed to the reserve after the present
feeding season Is over. Now that both
the reserve and insurance have been
exhausted, it Is time to start plan
ming to rebuild the eserve. Annual
crops may be used for next winters
feed, thereby saving the regular hay
crops such as alfalfa and native
grasses usually grown for the re-
serve.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
|CCC REGULATIONS
extend AGE LIMITS

An increased age limit and length
ened period OF enrolment for youths
In the COG was today announced by
Relief Administrator.
The new ruling, as released to the
Montana Relief Commission by Rob-
ert Fechner, director OF Emergency
Conservation Work, boosts the top
age Of eligible youths from rs to %
years in the Junior" classification,
and increases the time which a
Junior" may remain In camp from
liz to Is months. The minimum age
requirement Of Is years remains the
same, DR.. Warren said.
mot only will the new regulations
make 1t possible to enroll many
young men previously restricted, but
it will aid youths who through seas
onal occupation are unemployed dur
ing the summer months" he said,
land at the time provide a longer
period OF employment to those now
in the camps
Concerning the Montana set-up,
DR.. Warren said that the State was
assured of IS camps before the ex-
pansion "a announced. He was UNI
able to state how many additional
camps would be built, or how large
the increased enrolment would be,
but stated that, whatever 1t Is, 1t is
highly advantageous to Montana.
Let's hope as many needy unem-
ployed youths al possible will be
able to enroll in the CCC in this
State"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
Peterson Company To
Hold Annual Auction

Peterson Company this week an
nounce their annual auction sale In
celebration OF their tenth anniver
sary in Plentywood.
AS In the past, new and used mer'
ohandise will he put on the auction
block and sold at the bidders price,
This year the company in their sale
are featuring the best line OF new
merchandise they have ever sold
according to Cal Peterson Of the
local hardware firm.
An announcement of articles Of
fered for sale will be found on page
eight Of this paper.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
Seniors Present Annual
Class Play May 3rd

The seniors Of the Plentywood
high school presented their annual
class play Friday afternoon and even
ing, May 8. About 300 people were In
attendance, the largest audience to
witness a class play since the new
auditorium has been used. The re-
ceipts amounted to more than 500
from both performances.
The play was highly successful In
all respects due to the able direction
OF Mrs. Winifred Opgrande and the
fine spirit OF the play cast.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09

Bonita Ann Kimble, infant daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Kimble, died
at nine O'Clock Saturday morning, the
victim OF pneumonia. The little girl
had only recently recovered from
measles and in her weakened condi-
ton could not stand the ravages OF
the dreaded pneumonia which set in
nearly at once. She was n year and
eight months old.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Lutheran church Monday at
two o'clock and burial was made In
the Lutheran cemetery.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
Checks Being
Distributed By Kurtz

The third payment Of corn-hog
benefits were received In Plentywood
this week and checks are being dis
tributed by Paul Kurtz.
More than $50 checks we're re-
ceived for a total amount OF $3,619.63
Several farmers did not receive
checks, due to error in their con-
tracts.
For the benefit OF farmers who are
busy In the fields, MI. Kurtz in
formed The Herald, growers can
notify him and a receipt will be
sent out to them for their signature,
upon the return Of which checks will
be promptly mailed out.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
HOLD PRELIMINARY MEETING

Members of Sheridan county Plan
ming Board met at the city council
rooms Tuesday, at which time worth
while projects were discussed In
preparation for the meeting Of the
board tomorrow. At Fridays meeting
state leaders will be present and
plans for work relief projects will be
drawn to present to the state board.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
Need Not Appear AT Office
To Get Drivers License

forms The Herald that persons ap-
plying for a drivers license, need not
appear at his office. To procure a
license all one has to do Is send SOC
along with his name, address, occu-
patton, age, sex, weight, height,
color OF eyes and hair, to the treas
urer and a license will be mailed
him. For a second license 25c need
only be sent, but the number of the
a to which the license is to apply
must also be included with the de-
scription OF applicant.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
Aged Lady Dies Tuesday
At Home of Daughter

Mrs. Amanda Gillian died at the
home OF her daughter, Mrs. w. P.
Monroe, Tuesday morning Of this
week after an illness % several
weeks duration. She was 70 years
old.
The body, accompanied by Mrs.
Monroe, was taken to Omaha, Nebra-
ska, for burial.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
REPORT TO

Reporting to u. s. Customs officer
N. e. Baynham at Raymond for the
month OF April 1895:
116 cars. 407 passengers.
10 vehicles, III passengers.
i pedestrian.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-07-11

Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Seright (Daisy
McDonald) and their son John are
enroute from their home near Pasa-
dena, Cal. to visit Atty M. E. Dan
ford and family here and with rela-
tives and friends elsewhere. They
were accompanied as far as Mich
igan by their daughter and her hus-
band who will visit there, also at
Washington, d. c., and other places
before joining them here. The Sc
right family left their home June
%, and their trip and visit is to
cover period of about three weeks