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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
Daughters of Italy

VS0kAhWSsW VA ASeSsy
 Mrs. M. c. Stance, supreme dep- uty, and Mrs. Samuel Pinto, cir cle deputy, were the guests of honor last night ct the fifth an- nual dinner dance of the Daugh- ters of Italy Circle, Companions of the Forest, ct Waverly Inn. seventy-lflve couples attended. Miss Dora Deschino headed the arrangements committee. The cir- cle will conduct It's annual Mo- thers Day program tonight in Moose hall, Mothers of the circle members will be the guests of the evening. The committee on ar- arrangements includes Mrs. Anna Santarsiero, Mrs. Joseph Luccaro, Mrs. Elizabeth simone, Mrs. Jo" seph Parziale, Mrs. Concetta lic- arlo, Mrs. Ludwig Carosella, Miss Olga Piola, Miss Julia Palmeri and Miss Florence Verrastro.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
MayAOwer Camp

MaynOWef Camp
 Teams from the Immaculate Conception and St. Thomas par- ishes took first and second prizes, respectively, last night at Q card party conducted in Speedwell hall by May1lower Camp, Royal Neigh bors of America. The arrange ments committee included Miss Catherine Connor, Mrs. Mary Lynch, Mrs. Catherine McVerry, Mrs. Mary Martin, Mrs. Louis Rush, Mrs. Catherine Calvin, Mrs. B. Coyle, Mrs. B. O'Brien, Mrs. B. Mulcahy, Mrs. Nora Doyle Mrs. Mary Greaney, Mrs. Mary Coughlan, Mrs. Catherine Der mody, Mrs. Jean Mclean, Miss Miss Margaret Doyle and Miss Margaret Cunningham.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08

tend are Thomas Nichols, Old Greenwich, grand patriarch; Ber- tram Grey, grand junior warden; J. William Gardner, grand mar shal; Warren D. Abel, grand out side sentinelfn Casper Spearo,
 grand instructor; William H. Lowe, past grand patriarch; Kali Winters, past grand patriarch; Randall o. Frink, deputy grand master of the grand lodge of the order, and Flody D. Cady, deputy grand master in District 10.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08

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 Regularly to $24.S0
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-14
BUILDING IN CITY
in full swing

Building activity in Plentywood
gained momentum this week with on
tractors, carpenters and bricklayers
hard at work in constructing two brick
buildings on the city's Main street.
Hans Thompson, contractor, is erect
ing a building adjoining the Plenty
wood Drug company which will house
a new business establishment for Plen-
ywood.
The basement has been dug and
concrete forms have been laid. Brick
layers started work Monday. The
building. which will be owned by Mr..
Thompson, will be a modern structure
in all respects. 1t is believed that the
skeleton of structure will be completed
in about two weeks and the building
will undoubtedly be completed before
July.
Workmen have completed the base
ment and concrete work on the new
Deck Bakery building going up on the
east side of Main street. The structure
will be two stories, of brick. Chris
Petersen is contractor in charge.
With the completion of the two
buildings, four new brick and concrete
structures will have been built in
Plentywood's business district within
less than a years time.
Plentywood is on the boom.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-14
Standard Oil Holds
Conference in City

Dealers Of Standard Oil products in
this territory assembled in Plentywood
yesterday and attended one of a series
of training conferences being conduct
ed by the company.
The conference was held at the Or
pheum theatre. The meeting in Plenty
wood was the thirteenth of fourteen
scheduled in Montana. Hundreds of
dealers and prospective dealers have
been present at the conferences in
Montana was the statement of W. r.
Battin, company representative.
Besides a feature-length picture
with Hollywood stars, constructive
sales talks and advertising program for
the year were outlined in a well pre-
sented manner by company represent
atives.
Standard Oil Company's World
Greatest Roadtest campaign was ex-
planned. More than $500 daily and
weekly newspapers, amongst which is
The Herald, will carry advertisements
in the spring and summer campaign.
Standard Oil statesmen and adver-
Using representatives here were w. R.
Battin, J. P. Gregg, E. F. Carlson, Ar
thur Harvey and George Taylor.
Dealers and visitors were guests OF
the company at a luncheon following
the afternoon session.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-14
Will SURFACE
STRETCH West

Assurance that the eleven mile
stretch of road from Plentywood west,
which in the original contract called
for grading only, will be surfaced was
received by a delegation which contact
ed the state highway commission last
week end.
The road from the Daniels county
line to Plentywood, now under con-
struction by Lobnitz Bros, Inc, under
the contract would be surfaced with
the exception of the eleven mile stretch
on the route.
The need of completion of the short
distance was stressed to the commits
sion. The commission explained that
the first half of the Plentywood-Sco-
bey road-the stretch from Plenty
wood west-was let as a WPA project
and was hurried through by the COM
mission to insure it as a project, and
as a result did not call for surfacing.
The delegation learned that the high
way department will start oiling the
road from Culbertson to Plentywood
within a short time.
Those going to Helena and Great
Falls were A. c. Erickson, A. j. Olson,
P. G. Neville, Harry Polk and E. H. E.
Helgeson, who took care of matters
for the Plentywood school district.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-14
Medicine Lake Will Get
New School Building

Developments have assured a new
public school building for Medicine
Lake, A. L. Kadlec, superintendent Of
the Lake schools, told The Herald
Tuesday.
A $4,000 allotment from the Indian
service was given final assurance the
first Of the week. Preparations are be-
ing made to sell the districts $4,000
bonds and the district has a $4,000
fund for building purposes.
1t was planned to construct a school
building at an estimated cost of S7O,-
600, MI. Kadlec said, but in view oil
exhausted PWA funds, a government
grant cannot be secured. The district
will build a structure at an approxlm-
ate cost of $4,000, funds now available
A plan is under way whereby the
old school building can be remodelec
for a gymnasium and necessary facil-
tiles.
The Medicine Lake superintendent
stated that work will undoubtedly be-
gin this summer.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-14
COUNTY ROUNDUP IN
CITY HELD FRIDAY
ATTENDED BY MANY
P~lentywood and Hiawatha
School Win First
Honors

In one of the most successful grade
scholastic and athletic contests ever
sponsored in Sheridan county, Plenty
wood emerged victors over city schools
in the annual County Roundup here
Friday.
Hiawatha school placed first in rural
school competition.
Medicine Lake placed second and
Outlook third in city school events
and the Hawthorne school was second
in the rural classification and Home
sead and Hamley tied for third.
Believed to be the biggest crowd
cver to attend a Roundup assembled in
Plentywood for the event.
All events went off as scheduled and
not a dull moment was noted during
the running of athletic events at the
high school athletic grounds.
The Herald will publish the winners
Of first, second and third in both schoi-
astic and athletic events. Here are g
few winners. The rest will be printed
next week. Lack of space prohibits the
naming of winners in the many events
in this issue.
Reading
1IlfADG o-IAdulyl hIlI Ndiuu, 1ol
Elinor Ruth Preuss, End; Alice Grims-
rud, Bird; Shirley Bedwell, 4th; Billy
Corcoran, 5th.
GRADE Margaret Standish, LIST
Marian Anholt, End; Shirley Olson
3rd; Charles OVERLY, 4th; Mildred Pet
crson, 5th.
GRADE 5-Lucile Wigmore, LIST
Rupert Sayer, End; Muriel Lindhe
3rd; Mabel Danielson, 4th.
GRADE 6-Vivian Weinand, LIST
Friedrich Mills, End; Geraldine Olson
3rd; Jack Clark, 4th;
GRADE Marjorie Rydberg, LIST
Ray Hanson, End; Billy Hendrickson
3rd; Florence C~orcoran, 4th; Verds
Torgerson, 9Th.
GRADE 8-George Tatchell, LIST
Ruth Fiske, End; Shirley Mckenzie
Bird; Herbert Helm.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-14
TEN CLINICS ARE
Held IN COUNTY

Ten clinics have been held in Sheri-
dan county for the purpose of giving
tuberculin tests, Mrs. Dorothy Bur-
leigh, state nurse, said today. In about
two weeks the survey will be COM
pleted.
A total of 1863 tests were given in
Sheridan county, Mrs. Burleigh said.
The tests were primarily for high
school students due to lack of funds
as the survey is comparatively expen-
sive. High school groups were selected
because the greatest number of deaths
in this age group are caused by tuber-
culosis.
According to the state nurse, 86l2
per cent of all the high school students
in the county took the tests. Many
other individuals, who felt that they
possibly had tuberculin germs or had
at some time or another been in con-
tact with persons who were at some
time afflicted with the disease, were
also given tests.
Of the 1863 persons taking the tests,
liz per cent reacted. All reactors
were given chest x-rays which were
SEN to IN x-ray specialist for inter-
probation. Cases are then explained to
parents and any necessary instruction
in the care Of students is q cr b.
the nurse.
Several Sheridan county school
boards voted to finance the survey in
their junior high schools. One school
included their entire grade system.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-14
Comertown Will Have
Sixteen in Graduation

A class of sixteen, the largest in the
history of the school will be graduated
from the Comertown high school May
Is.
Esther Fransen is valedictorian of
the class and Palma Isaacson is salut-
atorian.
Members of the class who will re-
ceive diplomas are:
Beatrice Bjork, Harold Bresndal,
Lillian Bresndal, Roy Carlson, Esther
Fransen, Myrtle HOMELAND, Palma Is
aacson, Ruth Jensen, Anna Jerde, Les
lie Mangel, Alice Olson, Doris Olson,
Evelyn Vincent, May Vincent, Irma
Vogt and Omer Twet.
County Attorney Vernon Hoven will
give the commencement address.
Baccalaureate services will be held
Sunday, May ID at s o'clock with Rev.
S. L. Amlie delivering the sermon.
Other closing school activities are:
Junior-Senior banquet which was
held Monday.
Senior class play isis Perkins"
which will be presented Friday and
Saturday, May Is and 16.
May 20, the last day of school, a
picnic lunch will be served at moor
to both pupils and adults and will be
followed by a short class day program
at the school gymnasium.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-14
FOLKS YOU SHOULD
AOAAA0 KNOW
Sheridan County

ANDREW DAHL, prominent farm
citizen and cooperative organizer of
the Dagmar community, has been a
resident of Sheridan county since 1903.
Born at Milton, N. D., when a young
man of twenty-three years he came to
Sheridan county to homestead. During
the twenty-six years here he has been
prominent in community and county
circles as a mar whose sound ludg-
ment and foresight are greatly re-
spected.
Andrew Dahl practically grew up
with Sheridan county. He worked on
steam breaking outfits when the coun-
ty was in its infancy. He drilled wells
for homesteaders in the early days.
When he homesteaded here, Culbert-
son, Williston and Ambrose were the
nearest towns. Many times the indus
trious young mar walked to these
towns when the necessity arose. Later
when Antelope and Medicine Lake
came into existence, Mr.. Dahl did his
hauling with oxen and horses The
nearest trading towns from the COM
munity in which he settled.
A lifelong hobby of studying econ
omlcS has aided HIM In getting results
with his pet theory of cooperative
movements.
Since 1884 Mr.. Dahl has been chair
man Of the Sheridan County Farmers
Union. He is a member of the board
of directors of the Farmers Union Oil
company and Farmers Elevator a
Grenora, N. D. and has been a member
Of the school board of hat district ano
trustee of the Lutheran church since
their organization.
Sept. II, 1919, Andrew Dahl married
Anna Doe. at Plentywood. They have
five children, all at home. They are
Helen, Lucille, Harriet, Thelma anc
Leslie.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lars Dab,
live at Minton, N. D. He has a sister
living in Canada and a brother, Edwin
who also resides in the Dagmar com-
munity.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-14
TO
SESSIONS NAMED

Democrats and Republicans in ses-
sion Tuesday night elected delegates
to state party conventions which will
ave next week.
Democrats met in Plentywood and
attendance was good. Republicans
called the meeting at Reserve and was
well attended.
Committeeman and committeeman
en- at the Democratic session named
P. L. Collins of Raymond, j. w. Mckee
and P. G. Neville of Plentywood as
delegates to the state convention which
will get under way at Helena next
Tuesday.
The delegates named j. j. Gunther
of Plentywood, Chris Hoist of Westby
and A. L. Kadlec of Medicine Lake al
ternate delegates.
Republicans named Harry Sparkling,
Francis Dolin Of Medicine Lake and
Mrs. Peter Groskurth of Reserve as
delegates to the convention to be held
at Great Falls.
Delegates of the two Sheridan coun-
ty political parties will at the conven-
tons cast their votes at the election
to name delegates to the national con-
v%ention, who will in turn nominate
presidential candidates for this years
election.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-14
Lions Club to Sponsor
Softball Tournament

May % is the date which has been
set for the first softball tournament
to be attempted in Northeast Montana
High schools from both western North
Dakota and surrounding Montana
towns have been invited to attend this
Field Day.
1t is planned to make this an annual
affair and all schools interested in soft
ball or whose boys play softball are
urged to attend this first tourney. In
addition to softball, competition will
also be offered in tennis, golf and
horseshoes.
The Plentywood Lions club has an
attractive assortment OF trophies and
medals for the team and individual
winners in the various contests. This
will be strictly an amateur contest as
no school has had the advantage oil
extensive coaching in the sport. Soft
ball differs from baseball only in the
size of ball used and in the size of the
diamond.
There are a few minor changes from
regulation baseball, but all the thrills
of hard baseball are present with plen-
ty of additional speed. Softball is rec
ognized as the ideal recreational spring
sport for boys and it is hoped that this
initial tournament will serve to slim
ulate greater interest in this interest
ing game.
Schools that are interested in enter
ing the tournament should send entries
to the Plentywood high school. An in
v~itation is not necessary.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-14
Reserve WOMAN Is
FATALLY BURNED IN
EXPLOSION TUESDAY
Mrs. Cecil Balm Dies Here
After Being Fnghtfully
Burned

Burns inflicted when tractor fuel
which was used to kindle a fire caused
an explosion proved fatal to Mrs. Cecil
Balm, %, living Is miles west of Re-
serve Tuesday.
Mrs. Balm was brought here early
Tuesday morning Immediately after
the accident and she died at the hos
pital here Tuesday night. Physicians
in charge stated that her burns were
so severe that she could not survive.
The Balm home and household were
totally destroyed by fire which devel-
oped.
Mrs. Balm had poured tractor fuel in
a stove to kindle a fire. The explosion
which occurred ignited her clothing
Mrs. w. Hollenback, who was at the
Balm home at the time, grabbed a
blanket and heroically endeavored to
put out the flames which ate at the
young woman's flesh. Mrs. Bain's body
was severely burned, and her shoes
were practically burned from her feet.
The unfortunate woman was rushed
to Plentywood Immediately.
The fatal accident cast a pail of
gloom over the community in which
the young wife and mother had lived
her life.
Funeral services will be held Friday
at Medicine Lake at 2 o'clock with
Rev. Warrane l.. Hansen officiating.
Burial will be there.
Born at Medicine Lake
Mrs. Cecil Balm was born at Medi-
cine Lake August /, 1908, the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Allen, pioneer
settlers of the west Reserve country.
Her early education was received In
the Medicine Lake schools. Since her
marriage to Cecil Balm she lived in the
west Reserve community. Besides her
grief stricken husband and parents,
she is survived by a daughter, Lois,
age 6, two brothers, Tom Allen, Of
Glendale, Mont, John Allen, of Plen-
tywood, two sisters, Mrs. M. P. Smith
of west of Reserve and Elsie Allen Of
Medicine Lake.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-14
Croquet Players Here
Issuing a Challenge

In some parts of Sheridan county it
is reported that many good croquet
players can be found.
Many in Plentywood are playing the
well-known game, and from ali ndi-
cations some are getting to be pretty
handy with the mallets.
They want some matches with out
of-town players. They're challenging
all comers.
Professional croquet sets are avail
able here and a regulation sanded
playing court in excellent condition
will greet challengers who wish to
battle the Plentywood gamers.
Collect your mallets, Sheridan coun-
ty residents, and challenge the Plenty
wood players. Write Louis Moe at
Plentywood for particulars. Mr. Moe
will promote the matches.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-14
PAUL IS DISTRICT
JUDGE CANDIDATE

Judge S. E. Paul announced this
week that he had filed his petition
with the Secretary of State for reel
ection as Judge of the Fifteenth Jul
dicial district which comprises the
counties of Roosevelt, Daniels and
Sheridan.
The veteran Sheridan county man
since 1925 has served successfully on
the bench in this district.
The nomination petition has been
filed on the non-party ticket under the
law passed by the last legislature
which rules that party designations no
longer apply to the judiciary.
Candidates will be on a non-party
ballot both in the primary and the
general election, and in the event of
several candidates for the office, the
two receiving the greatest number OF
votes in the primary will be on the
non-party ballot in the general cleo
ton. Friends and hackers of Judge
Paul are already predicting his return
to office with majorities that have been
his privilege to receive during his pol
itical career in this district.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-14
PLANS COMPLETED
FOR BIG SHOW

The Plentywood American Legion
post has completed the program for
the hig amateur show. They feel that
it is one that will please every one
who attends. Talent from every Sec
ton of the county is represented and
Sheridan county can be proud of the
quality of it.
There are some real surprises in
store for those who attend. Some OF
the people you would least expect to
be talented are the best. The speciality
numbers will give you a good laugh.
Those who have had the %opportun-
ity to hear A. c. Erickson take the
Empire Builder out of st. Paul and
run it through to Plentywood know
they will get their moneys worth. To
those who have never been SO FORUM
ate we can only say Don't miss it."
Reuben Hultgren sure knows his
animals, and did you EVER see a Jazz
Bo? They claim that the only differ
ence between some of the tap dancers
and Bill Robinson is the color. Come
and be the judge.
The program as outlined is as fol-
lows:
Dean Moore, Plentywood, ANNOUNCE
er biggest amateur of them ally.
Arthur Marsh, Plentywood, tap
dancing.
M. Tobiason, Plentywood, specially.
Irene Leibeck and Marcelle Reitan,
Dooley, vocal solo and piano.
Raymond Peterson, Dagmar, piano
accordion.
Emma Peterson and Beatrice Sim
onson, Reserve, piano accordion and
banjo.
Art Christensen and Chris johann
sen, Dagmar, song and dance skit.
Elmer Nielsen, Reserve, accordion.
Reuben H~ultgren, Westby, imitation
Continued on last nape)
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-14
Benefits of Rehabilitation
Program Are Recounted

Fundamental benefits to Montana
farmers through the activities of the
Resettlement Administrations program
of financial rehabilitation, land i'm
provement and relocation of stranded
rural residents, were indelibly stamped
on the public mind today on the first
anniversary of the federal agency.
Setting up of the Resettlement Ad-
ministration by President Roosevelts
Executive Order one year ago-April
30, 1935-has brought about a new
outlook for Montana's farmers, accord
ing to Sam Sprague, Sheridan county
supervisor.
Sam Sprague has been supervisor OF
Sheridan county for 10 months al
though the federal agency has been in
actual operation for a year. Selection
of efficient regional, state and county
Stats necessarily delayed field opera
tons until a very few months ago.
Despite this fact, Sprague pointed
out, loans t~otaling $27, COAST have been
made to 80 farmers in this county.
AS a part of the Rehabilitation Di-
vision of the Resettlement Administra-
ton, the farm debt adjustment section
since its recent organization through
Governor Holt has aided SO farmers
and their creditors.
Of a total Indebtedness of S168,920 ir
the SO cases reported, S106 ,920 has beer
released to creditors whose claims hao
previously appeared almost hopeless
Farmers whose problems the debt adj
justment committees have worked out
have been relieved of $62,1 1875 of theil
debt load and no longer face fore
closure and loss of their homes.
County treasures of the state repor
that $10,054 in back taxes have beer
paid as the result of the committees
work.
In addition to the Rehabilitation
program, the Resettlement Admins
tration has its land development prof.
ects well underway despite the han
dicap of snow and cold weather.
Purchase of land in sub-margina
areas is being completed and surveys
are now underway to locate desirable
land upon which to relocate farm fam
lilies now living in the unproductive
areas, Sprague said.
This work is being rushed forward
to aid the farmers in re-establishine
themselves permanently on a self-sus-
tanning basis.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-14
MANY FARMERS IN
COUNTY PREPAR RE
new WORK Sheets
More Than 700 Complete
Work Sheets Under
New Program

More than 700 Sheridan county far
mers prepared work sheets under the
new Soil Conservation program under
the guidance of committeeman at SEES
sions held in various county commun-
tiles last Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day.
Bad roads prohibited many farmers
who planned to complete work sheets
from preparing them at the meetings,
Harry Ehrmanntraut, secretary OF
the Soil Conservation board, said
Wednesday that it was believed that
more than fifteen hundred Sheridan
county farmers will enter work sheets,
which will entitle them to benefits il
compliance is made under the new
farm program.
Under the old AAA set-up more
than 1900 county farmers signed COM
pliances. 1t is believed here that ap-
plications will not reach the figure OF
the AAA inasmuch as farmers have in
many instances completed their crop
plans and in view of the lateness OF
the season will not alter them. 1t is
believed, however, that in time the
new program will find more Sheridan
county farmers than before receiving
benefits under the conservation pro-
gram. Others may also qualify later III
the event of notifications.
No other community work sheet ses-
sions will be held. Farmers wishing tc
make out work sheets can do so at the
conservation office in Plentywood.
Farmer cannot receive payments
unless work sheets have been COM
pleted.
Those assisting in preparing work
sheets at community meetings were R
G.. Tyler, John Shoal, P. c. Peterson
Nels M. Olson, G. E. Fulkerson, Car
Hole, M. ]. Peterson, Harry Ehrmann-
traut.