Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-03-14
MASS Meeting HELD
HERE BRINGS OUT
HEATED Arguments
Over 80 Attend Dinner And
Meeting At Local Church
Parlors Tuesday

At a meeting of the board of dir
ectors of the Plentywood CONNER
cial club held Wednesday noon
Anton Nelson was elected presi-
dent of the club.
Mr.. Nelson has been a prominent
business man in the city for a num-
Der of years and has been active in
community affairs, having served
as a member of the school board
and as a director Of the CONNER
cial club.
MIR. Nelson consented to accept
the post following persuasion of
friends.
Plentywood will continue to have
a commercial club was the verdict
Of approximately so interested bust
ness men and citizens of Plentywood
who attended a mass meeting held
Tuesday night following a dinner at
st. Joseph's church parlors.
The meeting was called by the
board of directors for the purpose of
"thrashing out" whether or not the
club was to be abandoned because of
failure to elect a man who would
serve as president.
Fur flew at random throughout
the session. Grievances of long
standing were presented and argued.
Criticisms arising out Of lack of CO.
operation from citizens and business
men of the city to make possible the
functioning of a commercial club
were brought before the meeting and
discussed. In spite OF ringing de-
%nunciations which echoed throughout
the hall from heated controversies
featuring brilliant oratory, both pro
and con, those attending emerged
from the t%hree-hour session with a
feeling that much had been accom-
plished.
The meeting got under way follow
ing a sumptuous dinner served by
the Altar Society of st. Joseph's
church. Franc Murray was elected
temporary chairman and O. T. Ben
son secretary. Mr.. Murray explain
ed the purpose of the session and
stated the floor was open for discus
sion. That started the fireworks.
Carl Peterson took the floor and in
an able manner took a firm stand
that the Commercial club should be
continued. Mr.. Peterson pointed out
the good that could be accomplished
and what had been accomplished by
the club. The matter of securing
seed loans, of benefit to the entire
community, and which, 1t Is under
stood, no action has been taken to
secure was brought up by Mr.. Peter
son. He stated it was no time for
quibbling, but time to act. A round
Of applause greeted the speaker.
4 Ellis Draper asked for the floor.
He suggested to the body that a
Lions club be organized and explain
ed the workings OF that service club.
The matter was discussed a length.
County attorney Vernon Hoven ex-
planned why it was difficult for the
club to function under the present
set-up and offered his services as
much as possible to build up a strong
civic organization for the city.
Chairman Franc Murray called on
DR.. J. c. Storkan. Storkan said much
in a few words and drew a round of
applause from the big gathering.
Stating that 1t was not his purpose
to come to the meeting only to crit
icize. He made known what he deem
cd wrong with Plentywood's civic
organization. He stated that he be-
lieved there vas less harmony and
cooperation in Plentywood's Com
mercial club than any oganization
he had ever known. The doctor, in
a straight from the shoulder talk
said that Plentywood did not have a
Commercial club in many ways. He
pointed to ~disloyalty on the part OF
citizens by falling to cooperate with
directors Of the club who were en-
deavoring to keep the organization
intact.
He said the club needed money In
order to carry on its work and sug-
gested in the event the club was to
continue that a proportionate assess
ment be made to insure adequate
funds so that the organization would
be able to accomplish something.
The doctor made mention Of a
grievance over the use of the high
!, school auditorium, and pointed out
! that over so miles of road could be
, built in the county, that there was an
! opportunity to secure a federal build
ing here and that Plentywood was
? ideally located for a cooperative
creamery whereby FARMERS l Snerl-
!, dan county would have an oppor-
! tunity to market their dairy products
and realize profits from their efforts.
plan what you are going to do-do 1t
then things will be easy" were Mr..
Y Storkan's closing remarks.
C. G.. Christensen spoke to the
gathering and traced the club from
d it's origin. He was highly In favor o.
d continuing the organization.
A controversy arose over the use
!. Of the Plentywood high school audi
Il forum but was overruled by the
chairman. but not until explanations
were offered by those partaking In
O the argument.
Other speakers were Archie Mann,
8 who brought some well thought out
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