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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
SCOUT TROOP IN
PLEN7YWOOD IS
NEAR CERTAINTY
Churches Unite to Garry on
Scouting Movement
Here

4 Boy Scout troop in Plentywood
this week seemed a certainty and
last night enthusiastic youths met at
the American Legion hall to make
application for Scout membership
under a plan adopted by clergymen
of the city.
An opportunity for Plentywood to
join with other northeastern Mon
tana cities in securing the services
of a Scout executive who at regular
intervals will visit the troop, promp-
ted citizens of the city to work out
a plan whereby the Scout movement
could be revived.
Under the plan adopted. each
Plentywood church will provide
leadership and a meeting place for
n or more patrols. Boys will be
allowed to choose which church pa
troll they wish to be affiliated with.
1t may, ii was pointed out, be ne
cessary to make a few adjustments
to make possible a full patrol of
eight boys in each church. The plan
has the approval of all Plentywood
clergymen.
Patrols will meet each week for
the usual Scout activity in the
church to which they are assigned.
Troop meetings will be held each
month under the direction of a
scoutmaster, with all the patrols
participating.
Full recognition will be given all
Scouts for work previously accom-
plished.
The. Plentywood Lions club has
included in their budget for the
year 800 which will match a grant
of a Minneapolis businessman, MAX
ing possible the regular visits of an
executive to this section. Northeast
ern Montana has been without this
service in former years.
This afternoon +. H. Bakken, dep
uty regional executive of st. Paul,
Is expected to be in the city to meet
with Boy Scout officials here ON
ni~tters pertaining to the renewal
of Scouting activity in Plentywood.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
LAST RITES FOR
CONA7Y MONDAY
SCOBEY PRIEST LAID TO REST;
HUNDREDS ATTEND
SERVICES

Last rites for FIR. =. j. Conaty,
priest of the Scobey parish who died
at Sidney following a short illness,
were held at Scobey Monday. Ser
vices were attended by hundreds of
parishioners and acquaintance in
northeastern Montana.
Bishop O'Hara of Great Falls con-
Quoted the services. Thirty-two
priests were present.
FIR. Conaty died last Thursday at
a Sidney hospital from complications
of pleurisy. He had been i'll but a
few days.
Rev. Father Conaty "a born in
Ireland. Feb. II. 1896 and his mo-
Their, Mrs. Elizabeth O'Donnell Con-
atty. survives him.
He was ordained May 20, 1921,
for the diocese of Great Falls. He
received his first appointment on
June 10, 1922, as assistant at st.
AIMS cathedral in Great Falls. The
following month he was transferred
to Plentywood as parish assistant
and in August was sent to Scobey
for a short time.
In December of 1922 Father Con-
atty was appointed assistant at Glas-
gov and remained there until March
II, 1928, when he was given the
pastorate at Culbertson. Working In
the parish for more than three years
he was transferred to Scobey on
Aug. IS, 1926, and continued at that
post until the present time.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
HOMESTEAD Wins
HIGH HONORS IN
SCHOOL CONTEST
County Schools Compete in
Flag Contest Here
Saturday

At the annual Flag contest held
in P~lentywood Saturday afternoon.
first place winners in the 5th and
9Th grade division were Norma
Haase and Donald X. Bolyard of
the 18th and Sth grade division were
Erna Miller of Medicine Lake and
Howard Skillingberg of Homestead.
Second place honors were award
ed as follows: 5th and 9Th grade di-
vision, Virginia Poe and Clifton Nc
Kenzie of Medicine Lake; 7th and
8th. Leona Smith and Irwin Gysler
of P~lentywood.
Third places: 5th and 9Th grade,
Mabel D~anielson of Antelope and
Norman Rick of Outlook; 7th and
Sth. Norma J.. Olson of Homestead
and John Tango, Hamley school,
outlook.
Bronze medals were awarded to
first place winners and ribbons to
second and third place winners.
The contest consists of a written
test on the history and symbolism of
the flag which counts so points and
a defamation which counts so
points. Some of the contestants who
were good declaimers did not place
because the marks made in their
written tests lowered their averages,
and vice versa.
Honorable mention: 5th and 9Th
grades, Jean Wilson and Dale Tor
no, Plentywood, fourth; Clarice
Strand, Comertown, and Robert
Dahl. Antelope, fifth.
7th and Sth grades-Clarice Lob
dell. Longfellow school. Dagmar,
and ID Jensen. Redstone, fourth;
Mercedene Fishell, R%edstone, and
Frederick Mills, outlook, fifth.
The winners of first place in the
Z and 5 grade group will go to Glas-
gov Friday to compete in the re-
gional contest. The victors selected
at Glasgow will go to Helena to the
state contest.
The juusvs Of the county contest
were Mrs. George Lund, Marjorie
French and Leah Michels.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
Gravel Trucks
In Too Wrecks
Here Saturday

Gravel trucks operating for the
Mclaughlin Construction company,
contractors travelling the Plenty
wood-Redstone road. were involved
in two smash-ups Saturday. n in
the city limits and the other west OF
the city.
A truck driven by Orville Johnson
crashed with a sedan driven by Jer-
ry Morck. on lower main street that
day. The Morck car vas damaged.
At the Raymond road intersection
west of Plentywood another gravel
truck. with Ernie Dionne at the
wheel, was struck by a car owned by
the Ayotte's of Minton, Sask. Mrs.
Ayotte was at the wheel. The Can
adian car and the truck were both
damaged. No one was'injured.
The Ayotte-Dionne wreck was in
vestigated by Sheriff Hans p. Mad
sen
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
MORNING BLAZE
DESTROYS Home
RODNEY SALISBURY HOME Is
LOSS FOLLOWING FIRE
EARLY TUESDAY

Fire of unknown origin early
Tuesday morning destroyed the
home of Rodney Salisbury, one-time
Sheridan county sheriff. The house,
located north of the Plentywood city
limits, was a complete loss, includ-
ing contents.
The blaze was reported about 2
am. and the city fire department
responded quickly. Flames had prac-
tically Quilted the structure before
the department arrived, indicating
that the fire had been burning for
some time before it was detected.
The Salisbury home was a modern
two-story structure. 1t is said that
$4,000 in insurance on the building
and furnishings was carried.
A blaze several years ago threat
ened the home and before it had
gained much Roadway, fremen had
it under control.
Inasmuch as the home was out oil
the city limits with no water facil-
tiles, fremen Tuesday morning were
handicapped in battling the flames
The tanks on the fire truck carry
200 gallons of water. The city's
chemical wagon went into action.
Several adjoining sheds were
saved from the destructive conhag.
ration.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
CONSERVATION TO
BE EXPLAINED At
Meeting in CITY
Conservationists Will Hold
Meeting Here in
April

A series Of meetings at which the
program of the soil conservation
service will be explained, will be
held in four northern Montana
towns during the fore part of April.
according TO NJ. p. H%ansmeier. ex-
tension conservationist. One of the
meetings will be held at Plenty
wood.
The soil conservation service,
Hansmeier explained. is not TO be
confused with the agricultural con-
servation program. The soil conser-
walton service is a separate organi-
cation designed to assist farmers In
establishing approved soil and mois-
ture conservating practices. Under
this program the cooperating far
mers receive technical assistance
from the soil conservation service
and the Montana Extension service
has the responsibility of selecting
the demonstration areas and the CO.
operators who will work with the
soil conservation service. Hansmei-
er is employed Jointly by the soil
conservation service and the extern
sun StlNlCc-
Except for counties adjacent to
the regular demonstration areas at
Power. Dutton and Culbertson, the
work over the state this year will be
limited to not more than ten farm
demonstrators per county, Hansmei-
er said. The purpose Of the demon
stration farms 81 to show what ian
actually be accomplished in soil and
moisture conservation. In this man
ner it is hoped that farmers in all
parts of the state can become famil-
lar with the practices advocated by
the service.
The meetings scheduled for the
first part of April in northern Mon
tana will be held at Shelby. Glas-
gov, Culbertson and Plentywood.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
OPPOSITION TO
OPEN SALOON ON
PETITIONS IN CIRCULATION TO
PLACE SHERIDAN COUNTY
IN REFERENDUM

Petitions are in circulation in
Sheridan county for a referendum
on the Joffray liquor bill which af-
ter April 5 brings back to Montana
the open saloon. The circulation of
petitions here is in step with a state
wide movement under way to halt
the operation of the e state liquor
law.
Petitions are in all parts of the
county and hundreds of signers are
being secured.
Fifteen per cent of the voters in
the last general election in each
county Is needed to place the county
in the bracket favoring a referen-
dunn. At least 20 counties with the
10 per cent elector signatures are
needed to refer the law to a vote by
the people.
A minimum of $40 signatures is
needed to place Sheridan county In
the referendum bracket. Those In
charge of the county drive have set
a minimum goal of 1000 signers in
sheridan.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
CASE NO.. TWO
SECOND In SERIES OF ARTICLES
ON PERSONAL PROPERTY
TAX DODGERS

Is there a -wase-earner or busin-
ess-man property owner who can't
afford to pay his proportionate share
of local and state government based
on the amount of property he holds?
There are many in Sheridan coun-
ty who don't pay, whether they can't
afford it or whether they just let
their tax payments slide because
times are hard.
Our schools, our city departments
must continue. If they didn't there
would be loud protests and criti-
cisms.
Take the case selected for today's
tax story. 1t is a Plentywood busin-
ess firm that owes $101S.74 in back
taxes, this without penalty and in
terest and unpaid yer a f~ive-year
period.
County, city and schools levy tax
Continued on last page)
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
PLAN SERIES OF
SOIL MEETINGS

A series of meetings in Sheridan
county at which the 1887 Soil Con-
.servation program will be discussed
and explained have been arranged
by the county committee. Farmers
complying with the program are
urged to attend and especially urged
are those who have not attended
previous meetings Of this nature.
The following are the dates, time
and place of the sessions:
Wednesday, April 7
Homestead, 2 pm.
Medicine Lake, 1880 pm.
Reserve, 2 pm.
Antelope, 1880 pm.
Thursday, April 8
Dagmar, 2 pm.
Coalridge, 1880 pm.
Wolf Greek, 2 pm.
R%edstone, 1880 pm.
Friday, April o
Archer, 2 pm.
outlook, 1880 pm.
~Comertown, 2 pm.
'Westby, 1880 pm.
Saturday, April 10
Dooley, 2 pm.
Raymond, 1880 pm.
Plentywood, 2 pm.
IA member of the county commit
tee will be in charge of each session.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
SEED CHECKS TO
COUNTY Farmers
FIRST CROP CHECKS TO BE Is.
SUED THIS WEEK
END

Approximately $50 seed loan
checks will be issued to county
farmers Friday and Saturday, Ar
mold Horgen, supervisor, has an
nounced.
The checks are the first to ar
rive in the county and the first of
the week cards were mailed to
farmers whose checks are here,
with information of their arrival.
Farmers who have made appli-
cations for seed loans will be no.
tilted by mail when the checks
come, it was stated.
Checks can be issued on Fri
days and Saturdays only due to
the fact that Mr.. Horgen has a
large territory to supervise and is
not in Plentywood with the excep-
ton of these days.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
TWO TRUSTEES
TO BE ELECTED

The anne of Mrs. Howard NJ.
Lewis and c. G. Christianson will
appear on the ballots at the annual
school election to be held in Plenty
wood Saturday.
Mrs. Lewis and Mr.. Christianson
have efficiently served as members
Of the board and come before the
voters as candidates for reelection.
The t~rusteesships are for three
years.
Voters at the election Saturday
will again receive a ballot calling
for approval of a 15-mill levy which
is needed each year to operate the
schools here. 1t is explained that
this levy is voted upon each cleo
ton and is essential for the schools
maintenance.
The polls will be open from l to
8 pm.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
Skies Will Headline
Boxing Card Here

Johnny Skies, highly-rated
light-hevayweight who decisioned
former worlds champion Make
Rosenbloom, will headline a box
ing card to be staged here April
%. it was announced this morn
ing by Harry MCGEE, American
Legion promoter.
Skies opponent, according to
preliminary arrangements, will be
Tiger Fisher, touted Canadian
battler who is champion of Sas-
katchewan and Alberta.
Skies arrived in Williston, his
former home, the first of the week
from Seattle where he has been
campaigning in the squared circle.
He recently battled Allen Mat
thews, rated by "The Ring"
among the first eleven in the
world in light-heavyweight ranks.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
Two Amateur Contests in
Sheridan County Towns

Amateur contests are gaining in
popularity. Within the next two
weeks two Sheridan county towns
will sponsor such programs.
Saturday night at Redstone, the
FlaXyille American Legion post will
stage an amateur program. The pro-
ceeds will go toward the organiza-
ton of a band there. The program
will be followed by a dance, with the
Village Troubadors playing.
Wednesday, April Z. Westby will
stage an amateur contest. 1t will be
held at the A. o. U. w. hall and will
get under way at 1880.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
Polls Will Be Open 8 to
6 in City Election Day

Polls at the city election Monday
will be opened from 8 to 6 and ell
ectors in ward l will cast their bal
lots at the city hall and ward 2 vot-
ers will cast their ballots at the city
auditorium.
Voters will ballot for a mayor,
two aldermen from each ward, a city
treasurer and a police magistrate.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
Auction Sale Will Be
Held at Hovdey Farm

An auction sale nf household
goods, farm machinery, horses and
feed will be held at the Carl Hovdey
farm 10 miles northwest of Ray
mond April 5. Mr.. Hovdey and fam
lily plan to make their future home
in Plentywood.
A free lunch will be served at
Don and the sale will get under
way Immediately after. VIM. Reug-
segger is the a%uctioneer.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
Spring Musicale Staged
Tomorrow at School

A record attendance Is expected
for the first annual Spring Musicale
which is to be presented Friday
night, April 2, in the high school
auditorium. The program consists
Of joint contributions of the p. H. S.
band, mixed chorus, Triple trio, vo-
calists and instrumentalists and will
feature other special numbers in
Guiding the classic Vestal Virgin
Taper drill, which promises to be an
outstanding contribution Of the dra-
matte department of the local
school.
Nothing has been spared in max
ing this the outstanding musical
event of the school year.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
Commissioners Will Hear
Relief Cases at Session

The Sheridan county board of
commissioners will on April s and
9 hear relief cases under provisions
of the new social security act, A. J..
Olson. chairman of the board, has
announced.
All cases at that time will be
heard, the chairman states. The
hearing will be the last two days of
the commissioners session which
gets under way Monday, April 5.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
GOPHER POISON NOW
READY FOR FARMERS

A thousand sacks of gopher poi
son is available at the court house
for issuance to farmers. The poison
was shipped here prepared for
spreading and can be secured at the
sheriff's office.
The poison is in ten pound sacks
and is sold at zoe per sack. The var
ment killer is sold at cost TO far
mers by the county.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
MARRIAGE

The following are recent marriage
licenses issued from the office of
Carl b. Peterson. clerk Of court.
Neils Frandsen. Sidney. to Anna
Hansen, Westby.
Wilfred Mcneil, Weyburn, Sask.,
to Bertha Simpson, Weyburn, Sask.
John t. Y%ecovenko, Scobey, to
Agnes Hansen, Scobey.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-01
NO LICENSE BRINGS
FINE IN COURT HERE

Thos. Riley, horse and cattle buy
er, paid a fine in justice court here
for not having a-dgiver's license. He
was arrested by Patrolman N. j.
CumIaings and paid $3.50 before
Justice E. E. Belanski.
Regular visits of the patrolman
finds the docket book of the justice
of the peace in use. Fines for such
violations have been numerous.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
Golf Club Opens Sunday
Sweepstakes
ShofConfesfs
Feature Play

Valley golf experts today sharp
ened their spoons, mashies and
drivers and prepared to go forth
unto the Barbara Worth Country
club Sunday to capture honorS in
the sweepstakes, driving contest and
pitch and putt competition at the
official opening of the links.
Sweepstakes will be held in the
morning, a free lunch will be serv-
ed at noon and the pitch and putt
contest, and driving contest will be
held in the afternoon, according to
Curley Vesey, club pro.
No green fees will be charged any
of the club guests.
Wayne Elvander and Jersey
Birchfield clipped three or four
strokes off their season record in
yesterday afternoons practice
Wayne shot 72. Jersey 70.
Other I. V. sharpshooters plan to
brush up on their favorite shots
during the week.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
FL Centro High Underdog
AS Calexico Game Nears;
New Formation Drilled

Coach w. s. Taylor. El Centre
high school mentor, today drilled
the Spartan football machine on
a list of plays from new forma-
ton today as the defending cham
pions prepared to meet Calexico
high in another crucial game at
the Border City field.
The Spartans bounced back into
the league race last week by up
setting the Holtville Vikings. 1877,
and hope to be able to score their
second straight upset win Friday
night to go into the loop lead.
Calexico'S form m turning back
the strong Brawley club last Fri
day makes the Bulldogs a favor
ite to win by at least two touch
downs. Brawley defeated El Cen
tro in the opening league game.
The Holtville victory over CAL
exico cannot be counted in the
comparative score standings for
the Bulldogs had xour regulars
out of the game in the opening
league contest.
Both Coach Taylor and Coach
Covington announced today they
would stand pat on the lineups
used in last weeks games.
A bloc of reserved tickets for the
game are on sale at Clements drug
store,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
L. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3 CUP)-
Twenty issues showed losses. two
gained and Ia were unchanged in
trading on the Los Angeles stock
exchange today. Volume approx
mated 12.500 shares.
Los Angeles Industries was un-
changed at 212; Pacific Finance
down Is at 15h: Security Co. down
. at 80: Transam erica unchanged
at u: Bandini Petroleum down y
at 4.
Bolsa Chica Oil was down \ at
2A; Hancock Oil 5s at %; Rich
field down Is at 5$4; Republic Pc
troleum down 4 at 5l2; Signal Oil
unchanged at 25; Superior Oil un-
changed at 30; Sunray Oil down Il
at 3A Union Dol down l at 20A ;
Uni. Con. oil down z at 8.
Claude Neon was down 4 at 81 ;
Hupmobile Motors unchanged at 2
z Lockheed down 4 at 8; Mena-
SEQ down X at Ia Ryan Aeronau-
ties unchanged at 1%; Sampson
PFD unchanged at 2Hs.
Pacific Gas and Electric 5A PFD
up 1 at 2612; Edison common un-
changed at 2O19; Edison 55 un-
changed at 5h; Southern Pacific
down 3R at 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
Minimum Heights
Set for Airliners

CHICAGO, Nov. 3. UP)-United
Airlines today ordered minimum al
tioude for its Cheyenne-Salt Lake
division, Wnere IS were killed last
month when an airliner crashed in
to a mountain side.
East bound planes must fly at
5000 feet. west bound at $4,000
feet. it was announced. Officials
said these attitudes were sufficiently
high for a plane to clear any object
within 100 miles Of the radio course,
and 5000 feet higher than any ter
rain on the course itself.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
L. A. VEGETABLES

Los ANGELES. Nov. 3 UP)-
Trading continued slow to moder-
ate with prices generally steady.
Asparagus: Imperial fey regal II
Y -1sc lb, regal Is y Ice, fey std 12-
12Rc. STD S-S1Ac. Special mostly 7c
Cabbage: local cannonball 75-90c.
Red cabbage 1890. Svoy 40-50c.
Santa Maria and Guadalupe can
nonball mostly S1.00 crate.
Cantaloupes: Imperial Valley
jumbo crates 1SS S5-S1.00; PAS and
27S S1.0O-$1.15; 36S 90 S1.O0
Lettuce: Lompoc dry pack doZ
S110-$1.15; 5 doz. 1850. Guada-
Iupe and Santa Maria as fair 75-
s5c. SIS mostly 65-75c. San Luis
Obispo AS $1.O0-$1.15. San Diego
Co. 3lk-4 dozen mostly soc crate
Squash: local white summer lugs
facy 1886. Coachella and Imperial
Valley 65-75c. San Diego Co. e5-
75c. Local Italian mostly 63-15c
Light 30-40c. San Diego Co. 75-Soc
Imperial Valley 65-75. Yellow crook
neck 81 16-x1 25
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
VIC HILL iNCURS
CROWD WRATH
BUT WINSMATCH

BRAWLEY, Nov. 8. = Vic Hill
rough and tumble mat artist, Tues
day night stole the show at the
Brawley athletic club when he de-
feated Young Stitcher in two out
of three falls in the feature bout
OF the night.
Hill, who is noted for his ability
to get the fans down on him, won
the first fall when he climaXed
a series of foul holds and illegal
punches with body slam in 18
minutes.
Stitcher came back strong, how
ever to win the second fall in less
than one minute, only to succumb
to the kneeing and gouging of Hill
in the third and final fall.
Nigutus Hamanaka defeated
Johnny Griffith in the opener and
Del sKunkle tripped Abe Goldberg
in the final match of the night.
The women wrestlers failed to
appear.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
Bv HENRY McLEMORE

HORSEFOOT. Neb., Nov. 3. (U.p)
While tied up in a traffic jam
here today (the result of the crowd
leaving the Horsefoot premiere OF
the birth Of a nation) I fell to
thinking on how the perfection OF
the camera has multiplied the work
of college football players.
In my football playing days
upper Georgia school of optometry)
the camera was very insure item.
The shutters of the cameras of those
days worked only slightly faster
than a Venetian blind, and unless
the subject struck a cigar store
Indian pose the picture always came
out blurred.
Even if the coach Of the Optom-
etry Owls, which was my team,
had wanted to take an action pic
ture Of the squad ne couldn't have.
Not even if he had thrown ten
square feet of black muslin over
his head, and the squad had stopped
dead still in the middle of a play
and looked intently for the little
canary.
But that was long ago. The once
proud building of Upper Georgia
Optometry now houses a reform
school, and the camera has been
so perfected that entire football
games are recorded from kickoff
to goal post uprooting. The coaches
have these pictures made and then,
on Monday. unreel them with the
squad in attendance.
I have sat in on several of these
Monday matinee showings, and the
football films are a revelation. They
constitute the perfect way to watch
game. The camera oyerlookS
nothing. Every tackle. every block
in fact, every motion of every
player is there in black and white.
If there is some particular play a
coach wants to see he has the
operator run and re-run that Sec
ton of the film.
1t is quite obvious that these
films are very tough on the play
ers. The coaches have them taken
chiefly to pick out the flaws in
their teams, and just as every
good play is recorded, so is every
error This simply means that a
modern football player, unless he
has a very tough hide and is i'm