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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-08-06

The noun reform is a much-overwovked word
during election year. Our political aspirants-both the
delegated and the relegated--employ it when referring
to everything from civil service to the CCC. The word
is invariably included in the politicians pet proverbs.
1t gets in your blood. After listening to reform Icing
harangued by candidates for month and month, you
just can't dismiss the word as only another specie of the
genus Dictionary; you just can't help reforming some
thing yourself.
Well, we've picked our subject of reformation. It's
the damsels who dispense to us our victuals in the eat
shops of the nation. We beg your pardon---rot so much
the ladies (and sometimes gentlemen) themselves, do
we seek to reprimand, as the methods they use when
serving their clientele.
Now, in the first place, all civilized people are
finicky, TO say the least, when it comes to eating. And
American restaurants are invariably spotlessly clean,
cheerful, neat and ~hospitable. No one will indct them
on those points. And the food is almost always good,
too. But nothing will ruin a perfect cafe meal quicker
than the idiosyncracies of the lady who serves you.
Some of our walters and mattresses are exceptionally
good and require no 'panning." Our criticisms apply
only to a minority. We know they will take the sugges-
tons ff their own good
In good faith, may we ask come questions of the
average cafe waitress: When a patron enters, why do
you bring him a menu and then stand over him waiting
for it (as if it were the only one in the place. while he
decides what he will eat? Let him ponder awhile in
solitude; maybe he's peruSng the prices along with the
food, which takes more time. Can that gum you are
massacring be taken care of after hours, or not? We're
sure it can. And why, when a party of people finishes a
lunch or dinner, must you always query, Shall I put
it all on one check?" By asking this, you are always
sure to embarrass someone who has only the price OF
his own meal Cor whose natural stinginess makes him
cringe at the question: but whose pride demands he
conceal the fact. Simply make out a check for each
person. If someone in the group desires to take al of
them, he will pick them up.
Well, The Old Crouch thinks that will do for to-
day. He hopes he has not been too harch in disciplining
the charming Ladies of the Restaurant. We feel, how
ever, that he has expressed some of the thoughts on the
subject which are held by a great number Of restaurant
patrons.
Quick, Henry! To the tornado cavel
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-08-06
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moment he exists.
One thing our city business men
should remember: There is a vast diff
ference between good business and
right living. My idea is, there is moth
ing that pays quite SO we'll as a rig
orous adherence to proper care of the
body. 1t is a shame that we violate
every law of diet, sleep, and exercise
die. young-and put the blame on
overwork. Does Providence remove
nc man who commits suicide?
| knew a man who worked in "a
stone-quarry on his farm until he was
hear eighty. "A freak" you say. No,
you are the freak! This man ate regu-
larly; when tired, he rested. He had
his full allotment of fresh air; he slept
o'gh. hours every night; he ate just
what he wanted and no more. He died
at eighty-two-and he didn't die of
overwork. His was a perfectly natural
death.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-08-06
NO REASON TO FEAR WORK

Regular, legitimate toll never
harmed any one. We often hear of
"overwork" being a cause of break
down mentally and physically; but,
when we look carefully into the mat
ter, we find the victim, long prior to
his invalidism, wrecked the machinery
of his body by improper feeding, ir-
regular sleep, and unsympathetic ex-
ercise. Can you imagine a tubby
swivel-chair, club-ridden ~gormandiz-
er, getting exercise from a ride in an
upholstered automobile, and three
hours a week devoted to painting
around a fancy golf course, where he
does his heavy ballasted carcass more
harm than good? Wouldn't you think
he is about fifteen or more years too
lete with lis exercise? There is nc
hope Of lorg life for that sort of man
absolutely none! He is in danger every
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-08-06
MIR. Monaghan-Is He Walkingp
ok, Henry To the tornado cavel

CONGRESSMAN JOSEPH P. MONAGHAN an
nounces that he intends to run as an independent can
didate for the United States senate.
Congressman Monaghan had his fair straightaway
chance to win the nomination that he coveted in the
primary. He did not win If, in a sequence of events, he
shall now persist in an independent candidacy he will
in all probability come out like other efforts Of this
kind. He will be putting true democracy in the discard.
He will not be elected to the United States senate-most
decidedly that is our opinion. The only thing he could
possibly expect to bring ~about-ard that a very remote
probability-would be to send a republican from the
state of Montana to the United States senate.
OF course, this is a free country. Mr.. Monaghan has
a perfect right to do as he pleases. Any political aspirant
can take a walk with Al Smith if he chooses to do SO.
The responsibility rests entirely on his own shoulders
and we suppose the congressman from the first district
of Montana realizes this.
But he cannot run on his self established, progressive
Townsend ticket and support Franklin d. Roosevelt in
the present campaign. That cannot be done. If the dem
ocrats of this state are going to elect all Of their can
didates in the coming election there needs to be united
support of the present administration at Washington.
The republican candidate for the United States senate
is definitely anti Roosevelt from his eyes to his boots.
The democratic national convention at Philadelphia
opened with the statement that the issue of this 1896
campaign is support of the new deal-that means sup
port of Mr.. Roosevelt first, last and all the time-if it
means anything at all-Great Falls Tribune
Some men whose trousers bag at the knees are fire.
quently pressed by their taiors.
A fortune awaits the inventor of a lifeboat that will
float on a sea of trouble.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-08-06

| think ore of the secrets of Henry
Ford's success is his faith in himself.
He was 40 years old before he sue
ceeded in making the automobile OF
his dream, which was a practical We
hicle that could be sold at a low price
and which anybody could operate. He
had made many ears before he arrived
at the model T. but nore Of them sat-
isfied them. His friends ridiculed him
for wasting his time OF what seemed
to them a foolish dream. Common peo-
pie v would buy automobiles, they
said; farmers would always prefer
horses. Ford had faith that people
would eagerly buy a cheap, reliable
car as soon as he found out how to
make it.
think, too. one of the greatest con-
tributing elements to his success was
his wife's unluestioning faith, in the
lays when Re was working for wages
nd spending all the tine and money
e could spa-e on his experiments.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-08-06
FINANCE right kind

Perhaps the most amazing thing
about Henry Ford is his personal mas
terry of the principles of finance. Time
and again bankers have tried to get
control of the Ford Motor Company.
Several times they have thought they
had him in a hole, where he would
have to call on them. Every time he
has found ways TO finance his opera
tons without the aid of the money
lenders.
Shortly after he had bought out his
early associates. Senator Couzens and
the Dodge Brothers, for something like
SIS, COO, 900 in all, l asked him why he
dill it. He replied that he had discov-
cred that stockholders do not want
anything out of the business but div
idends.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-08-06

human nature.
He was the frs, 10 forsee that pro-
duetion of commodities would outrun
the public's capacity to buy them un-
less a larger share of the earnings of
industry were distributed to the work
els in the folm of wages. The most
sensational episode in all Industrial
history was Henry Ford's announce
ment in 1914 Of a minimum wage of S.
a day for even the lowliest unskilled
worker.
The rise of the American standard
OF living and the erroneous increase in
the distribution of manufactured goods
10 all strata of the population dates
from the establishment of that high
wage policy by MIR. Ford.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-08-06
TODAY and
FRANK pARkERk ~ ~
HO(kbRlOOt xxx ~
i. birthday
FORD

FORD -. birthday
Henry Ford's 73rd birthday fell on
the seth of July. l am strongly Of the
opinion that this is a date for future
generations to celebrate. There is no
man living whose personal efforts have
dore so much to revolutionize the
world we live in and the way we live
in it.
Until Mr.. Ford applied to the max
ing Of automobiles the system of mass
production by automatic machinery,
which had been applied previously on
~ or an extremely small scale, the
automobile remained a rich mans
plaything. BY putting motor cars with
in the reach of everybody, Mr.. Ford
not only created a demand-and sup
piled it-for the rev method of trans
po-tation; but when every farmer and
worker began to run a model T, the
last resistance to taxation for high
way improvement vanished.
FARM -. and factory
Mr.. Ford took me once to his grand
fathers farm at Dearborn, where he
was brought up, and told me that his
interest in motor transportation regan
when he first realized the cost in time
and labor which the farmer had to
SPEND in getting his products to mar
ket.
He had the farmer and his problems
in his mind when he began to expert
merit with his first 'h~orseless car
riage' back in the 1905. His interest
still centers largely on agriculture and
agricultural problems. He has been the
chief driving force behind the effort to
find rev ways of utilizing farm prod
ucts in industry.
He told me once of his hope that
the time would come when every fac
tory worker would also be a farmer
working his farm during the growing
season ard working in the factory dur
ing the Winter.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-08-06
VOLUNTEERS PUT OUT FOREST FIRE

VOLUNTEERS PUT OUT FOREST FIRE
A forest fire which broke out alorg the river bottoms
south OF Wolf Point was extinguished by volunteer fire
lighters of that city last week. Negligence of a farmer
burning stumps caused the blaze. An Indian Emergency
Corps crew from the ieserva ion quickly arrived, and
augmented by a group of men from Wolf Poirt, prevent
ed the fire from razing a large section of timber and
range land.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-08-06

The old-age persion question comes
TO the fore again as a result, partly, OF
the convention of the Townsend plan
advocates in Cleveland, ard partly of
Gov. Landon's acceptance speech at
Topeka. There are really three old
age pension plans under public corsid-
Grafton in the United States at the
present time. They are:
l. The Townsend Plan for a straight
pension of 5000 a month for every
person over go years old regard
less of need.
2. The system now in effect in many
states, and available to every state
which wants to take advantage of
this provision of the Social Secur-
ity Act, namely, of providing a
persion Of not less than $50 a
month for every needy person
over 65 years old.
8. The old ege benefit provision of
the Social Security Act, which is
an annuity insurance plan, to
which workers in certain occupa-
tons and their employers are to
contribute to a fund administered
from Washington to provide for
retirement pensions at the age of
IS.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-08-06
FORESIGHT .
wage increase

FORESIGHT -. wage increase
| have spent a good deal Of time
with Henry Ford, and every time
talk with him | am impressed with hi:
penetrating vision of the future anc
his common-sense understanding O.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-08-06
DISASTROUS FIRES SWEEP LITTLE c

Three deaths have resulted and several have been in
jured by the fires sweeping the Little Rocky mountains
south Of Malta. Late last week favorable mountain winds
were saving the mining town of Landusky from total de-
struction by the flames. The last outbreak of fire started
wher a mine employee dropped a lighted cigarette into
some dry leaves. His tent was quickly burned down and
the flames spread to the adjoining mountansdes.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-08-06
A Permanent Fixture

A Permanent Fixture
Washington has not yet recovered
from its surprise at the apparent
strength OF the Townsend plan move
ment as indicated by the enthusiasm at
the Cleveland convention. That the
Townsend plan is utterly ~impracticable
is the opinion of most economic auth
critics; that it is politically potentially
powerful is conceded by every polit-
ical expert. The old age pension idea
has taken possession of an apparently
increasing proportion of the American
people.
Gov. Landon's announcement on
old age pensions was an endorsement
of the present plan of Federal cooper
alton with the states to take care Of
the needy aged, to which he added
the promise to make the Social Secur-
ity Act workable in its other aspects.
The old age insurance benefit and
tSe unemployment insurance features
of the Social Security Act have been
under critical examination for a year
now and considerable concern is ex-
pressed over the possibility of admin
istering these phases of the law from
Washington.
Washington forecasters are in agree
ment, however, that whether MIR. Roo
sevelt is reelected or Mr.. Lardon takes
his place, some kind of an old age
pension system, at least for every ell
derby person in need, is a permanent
fixture in the American system from
now on.
LandOn's Acceptance
Naturally, political comment on
Gov. Landon's acceptance speech ran
ges from enthusiastic endorsement to
equally enthusiastic d~enunciation, ac-
cording to the political temperament
of the commentator.
The point upon which the opposition
fire is focused is what he said about
the rights of labor to organize. His
declaration that, if elected, he would
use his official power as far as pos
sible to guarantee to workers the
right to belong to any union or no
unicn, as they individually chose,
either a company union, a craft union,
or an industrial union, without inter-
ference or coercion from any source
is the sore spot with organized labor.
Labor organizations do not like the
intimation that the power of govern
ment will rot be placed behind them
Continued on Page 81
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-08-06
OILING CREW MOVES TO CULBERTsoN-

The big boiler and retort of the highway oiling crew
which has been stationed at Medicine Lake for several
weeks was dismantled last week and moved to gilbert
son, where the crew will have its headquarters for some
time. The crew is now oilng the road leading to the
bridge two miles southeast of Culbertson. The contract
os plan to move their equipment again soon, possibly to
near Flaxville.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-08-06
BAINvILLE YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACCIDENT

A car carrying eight young people of Brockton and Balm
vile to a Bible camp near Billings last week was total
ly demolished as ii left the grade near Glendive. Miss
Clarice Smestad, the driver, attempted to drive the car
past another machine which was travelling slowly. The
other car speeded, causing Miss Smestad to lose control
of ner machine. No one was seriously injured.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-08-06
Speaking of Reform

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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-08-06

HCIO DNIVENS VIOLA1E LIUH11NU KULES-
A survey made by state highway patrohmen at Glasgow
last week revealed that out Of 200 cars stopped for in
spection, rs were found having defective lighting facli-
ties. The state highway patrol is conducting schools
Throughout the state to familiarize drivers with state
Lighting regulations.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-03-05
Bishopville

The play "Billy's Aunt Jane" /"
which was given Friday night, to a
full house, was SO much appreciated
that they were requested to give it
again Friday night, March 6. This
play was given by the Sunshine
Sunday school class of which Mrs.
Garnet Reed was director. The mu-
sic between acts was furnished by
John Carter and brother, and Mr..
Taylor and Mr. Smith, and was ex-
cellent. The same musicians will
accompany the play March 6. Do
not miss it.
Rev. Chas. w. Perry of McCon-
nelsville will preach here next Sum
day evening. He is an able speaker.
Come and hear him.
Those from here attending church
at the Main Street Church of Christ
at McConnelsville, last Sunday ev-
ening were Herman Jones, Mr.. and
Mrs. Millard Kasler and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Hoon.
Eek Humphries and friend were
calling on his Republican friends
Saturday, fixing things for their
central committee.
S. T. Conn and son Samuel,
of Hemlock, called on the Hoons
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Hoon visited
the latter's brother and sister-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Z. Clark
of Trimble, Sunday.
Miss Jessie M. Wilson visited her
cousin, Mrs. Anna Wilson, at Trim
Bile, Sunday.
Mrs. Blanche Shepard and daugh-
ter Naomi visited Mrs. Shepard s
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dwight Steffy, Sunday.
Mrs. Mae Stump and daughters
Betty and Charline spent Sunday
with Mrs. Stump's parents, Mr.. and
! Mrs c.. N. Pedicord, and Mrs. Hat
! tie r. Hoon called on her aunt, Mrs
/ Emily Clark on Walnut Hill, and
found her better than usual. Al
though 90 years Of age, and in bee
all the time, Mrs. Clark talked quite
a lot, and was glad to see her com
| pany and seemed very cheerful.
Miss Rose Shaner and Miss Madge
Pedicord spent Saturday night witt
! Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Steffy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicely Moody mo
J tored to Mrs. Moody's mothers, Sun
day, and found her quite i'll. Mrs
Moody staid to care for her.
Mr.. Silas Roberts, ST., OF Corn
ing, a Civil war veteran, 90 years
old, died Sunday at p. m.
Miss Mary Sue Bryson came t.
spend the week end with her home
folks, Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Watkins.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-03-05

her cousin, Miss Dorothy Belts.
Mrs. Joe Mcdowell who has been
quite ILL., is reported improved.
Mrs. Byanthia Baker is not in
good health, at this time.
Mrs. Willette McGonagle of
Cloud, came last week to the home
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. G..
Swallow, to spend a few days and
celebrate md Or th'' birthday.
On account of the fact that we
spent the past week over east we
have been unable to get the trend
of Meigs happenings.
Melvin North and family are Wis
iting at the home of the former S
father, Ed North, of Amesville
route.
Elmer C. Henderson and Ray Cal
vert, Columbus, spent Sunday at the
Henderson-Risbe home.
Two Longs
Bristol patrons can get Reiners-
Vile through Neelyville and Hack
ney without toll.
Several of the younger folks spent
Sunday evening at the Abe Torbert
home, helping their daughter Vio-
let celebrate her birthday.
Il. II. Parmiter Very Ill
r. E. Parmiter is seriously i'll
with gangrene and sugar diabetes
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-03-05
Spurrler Ridge

Mrs. Hannah Woolman and John
and Louisa were Sunday afternoon
callers Of Mrs. Emma Huffman.
Mrs. Huffman has been very poorly
the past winter, but was able to sit
in a chair Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Harvey Hallowell visited
with her sister, Mrs. Geo. Webster,
of Bartlett, Saturday, at the home
of Mrs. Edgar Michener, of Ches-
terhill.
Geo. Mosier and wife and Mrs.
Ray Mosier were Sunday afternoon
callers of Mrs. Harvey Hallowell.
Mrs. Ernest McElfresh and son
who had been visiting her parents,
returned home Friday evening.
Miss Edith Updike and Russell
Parsons were Sunday afternoon call
ers of Mrs. Chas. Hopkins.
Marie Parsons is assisting with
the house work at the Clyde Shook
home.
VIM. Swab, wife and children
were Sunday guests of Mrs. Ray
Starting.
Lucy Starting spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Marie Par
sons
Chas. Newton and family visited
with Mrs. Geo. Howard, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Smith spent
Sunday with Henry Williams, near
McConnelsville.
Mrs. Doyle Hale spent Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Fred Smith.
Phillip Vandyke and wife spent
the week end with Ed Yarnell and
| wife.
Dwight Smith visited his friend
Edward woodward, Sunday after
| noon.
Guy Vandyke and wife were Fri
day callers in GAINESVILLE.
| Guy Vandyke received word from
the state hospital that his mothel
| who has been an inmate of that in
stitution for several years, is in &
| critical condition, having suffered
stroke, and is almost helpless, be-
| ing confined to her bed.
John Woolman, Of o. S. u, spent
the week end at home. He was a
dinner guest Sunday Of Roy Swab.
Marion Mills who is almost blind,
is going to undergo an operation on
his eye in a week or SO.
Mr.. Landel and family who spent
the past two years on the Charley
Grimes farm, near Sharpsburg, have
moved to the Austin Wells farm,
near Lathrop.
Grace Armstrong of Plantsville is
assisting at the Lee Howard store,
at Joy.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-03-05
UniOnville

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Herschel
Dingey, Feb. "a, a daughter, at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Asbury Mahan, near Young Hlck-
ory. The Dingeys reside here on
the Sleeth place, formerly the Cap
tain John w. Barkhurst farm.
Albert Singree spent Sunday at
the Fred Singree home, and Della
Ray who is keeping house for him
spent the day with her sister, Mrs
Ivan Barnes, and family.
r. H. Ray is employed this week
on the Carl Harris farm, near NAL
ia.
Lew Reed left last week on a
weeks business trip to Creston, Ia.
Elmer Anderson of Bristol is en-
ployed on the Dora Nelson farm,
near here.
Mrs. Anna Downing, supply
teacher in the school here, spent
over Sunday at her home at Muse
vile.
The roads in this section were in
a QeplOrdDlG COuuIIlOH last WSSh,
during the sudden thaw. Some of
the roads became impossible for
school busses, and other motor We
hicles.
Word from Kenyon Barnes at
Otsego, where she is employed at
the Henry Buker home, states that
Mr.. Buker passed away last week
at the age of so years, from a
weeks illness Of pneumonia. The
funeral was held last Friday, with
burial near Adamsville.
Norma, little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Stegner, of this place,
was very i'll for a time last week,
from a heavy cold. A physician was
called and she is now improved.
T. c. Wilson of Emery ridge re-
mains about the same.
Mike Ponchak Of Powhatan Point
visited a few days here with his
family.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-03-05

Charlie Bebee of Columbus spent
the week end with Earl Jones and
family.
Word has been received that
Charley Grimes of Columbus, is
very poorly.
Mrs. Lem Pierpoint spent Satur-
day at Fred Adrian's.
We understand that Eliza Moody
and wife will move soon to the
county farm, where Mr.. Moody will
be farm boss.
We wonder how many in Wind
sor township can relate anything
about the haunted hollow, now
known as Turkey run.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-03-05
Todds

Mrs. Wesley Daugherty received
word of the death of her mother,
who lived in Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bevington
visited Mrs. Bevington's parents,
one day last week
Miss Bessie Bundy is spending a
few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Err
nest Henery
Miss Faye woodward visited a
few days last week with Lee Wood
yard and family.
Miss Ruth Hale and Clifton Lee
Bundy spent an evening last week
with Mrs. Ernest Henery.