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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-16
MY MIND WENT BACK TO

Il tenant on our farm, where he
lived for years, whom my father
vainly tried to encourage to plant
some fruit trees. His activities did
not extend beyond his %HORlZON
Of the present year. That was
lifc's sunset as far as he was con-
cerncd. He was building no
bridges for the next generation
TO cross and planting no trees for
postcrity to enjoy. He did permit
perSimmon tree to grow of it's
own volition in his yard. That's as
far as he got i'm the fruit-growiEg
line. lie was little concerned
about growing a garden because
in that locality it was unmcrchant-
able.
ISN'T THIS TYPICAL OF
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-16
RICH GOLD SAND FOUND

ALLAHABAD, India. (UP)-
The richest goldfcld ever found
in India, land Of gold, has been
discovered among the jungle-cov-
cred hills of Sirmoor State. Engi-
ncers have found that the sand
in the hills contains about an
ounce of gold to every q tons
of sand.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-16
MAN AT WHEEL HOLDS TRAFFIC
PROBLEM KEY
(By BRUCE CATION

Don't cross your legs when you are rid
ing with a reckless auto driver. This is the
advice recently given by DR.. Robert Fun
ston, professor of surgery at hte University
of Virginia. And although this may not
seem to have much relation to the general
topic of traffic safety, the professor has
good reason to mention it, He has found
that passengers who plant the feet apart
on the floorboard and lean well back in
the seat are less subject to leg and hip in
juries in a crash.
Out at Iowa State College, practical re-
search has shown that slight defects of
vision may cause serious traffic accidents.
other scientists contribute the information
that color blindness causes even conscien-
tious drivers to run through red lights and
cause costly collisions.
These interesting items do not prove
that seiense alone has the answer to our
enormous traffic problem. There is no one
thing that can ever control transporta-
ton mechanism which kills $4,000 and in
jures more than million persons in the
United States every year. But they do in
dictate that we are improving our team
work and are adding to the sum total of
knowledge needed to Danish the traffic
evil
Other mklings that we are absorbing
workable ideas in traffic accident proven
ton are provided by the national safety
education program in schools. 1t has been
proved possible, through classroom teach
ing, to raise the average age of pedestrians
killed or hurt in traffic from the school
child level to above the 50-year-old level
within II months time. This feat is
married only by the fact that no way has
yet been devised to bring adults into class
rooms for daily safety lessons.
In the engineering field, greater strides
have been made. A few years ago a red pin
on map was considered record enough
for traffic mishap. Now, thanks largely
to Franklin NJ. Kreml and his pioneer work
in Evanston, ILL.,, officials may preserve the
minutest evidence of an accident. These
thorough records enable experts to elimi-
nate street and road hazards, fix response
bility for the crash, obtain a higher per-
centage of convictions, and give the blame
less driver better deal III court.
Scores of other ideas are being tried
Overpass crossings, high level sidewalks
road Strengthening and leveing, better
lighting, improvements in tires and car
equipment all are worthwhile trends to-
ward the common goal.
But mechanical ingenuity never will re-
place personal judgment, and the issue of
life or death on the road always will lie
principally in the hands of the man at the
wheel.
. Summer, bringing its glut of cars on the
streets and highways, swings this problem
into sharp focus and emphasizes the re-
sponsibility of individual drivers and pc
destriafls 1t is a good time to decide
Whether we shall restrict the auto to its
proper sphere in transportation, or allow
it to grow on up as a murderous jugger-
naut.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-16

believe In a linz
tied Fascism
that is why ! am
in favor of con-
trolling my COM
munity by a po-
litical ring"
A limited Fas-
ciSm is the best
definition / have
heard yet for the
! o cal political
ring - that cX-
preston express
eS it.
A limited FaS-
GnN1 n1snG nIsNF-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-16
BIBLE THOUGHT
ONE BY ONE
"ye shall be witnesses unto Me-"
(Read Acts 1:l-9)

The first and most effective step toward world
betterment is for each of us to stand steadfastly
for New Testament standards of personal and or
ganized life. And so standing, may enlist COM
rades one by one-according to Christ's wayne
may make over this laundering, nicked world
Endue US, o Lord, with a vivid sense Of the pow
of Christian standing valiantly for Thee at
all times and in all places. Amen.
DR. William T. Ellis
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-16
BUT BACK TO PEACHES!

Why not plant at least two early
varieties, two or three mid-season
and like number of later ones?
Within three or four years you
would be repaid for your trouble
and expense. Meanwhile, plant
dozens of seeds. They would not
come true to the parent peach
but the majority Of them would
produce fruit within just a few
years that would more than COM
pensatc for your troubles.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-16

them. It is easier to pay the kid
napers, the raeketeers, the ban,
dts than to fight them. 1t would
have been easier for our Revolu,
tionary fosefathers to have paid
King George the Third than to
have fought him.. 1t would have
been easier for, the United States
to have paid tribute to the Bar
barry pirates than to have fought
them. 1t would have been easier
for the world to have paid Kaiser
Bill of Germany than to have
fought him.
The publisher whose remarks
open this article believed so
strongly in local American Fas..
cism that he used the power OF
his newspaper to defeat in his
community local nonpartisan gov
eminent, which is the best safe
guard against local American
Fascist.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-16
WHILE / ENJOYED A DES.

WHILE / ENJOYED A DES-
sert today of two homegrown
Mayflower peaches my mind ran
back over the years to the time
when peaches held an important
place in my youthful taste.
Bringing my taste up to this
stream-lincd age, wondered how
many farmers who wouldn't have
TO grow them under tall naples
and sycamorcS have eaten peaches
from their own trees.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-16

For playing football with two
bows in the street ut Glasgow.
Scotland. siXt! -ycar-old man
was arrested recently
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-16

Recently a prominent ncwspa-
per publisher who was not talk
ing for publieation-hence | do
not use his namc-Said to me, 81
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-16
what, .tenantry. has brought us to

whau,.tenantry. has brought US to,
or perhaps from, and to the re-
lief, rolls? Was his ATTITUDE rep
resentative of that of tcnantry
today? How does it represent
many of our land owners? What
is the cure? Thousands give an
swcrs and remedies while the So
cial security specialists would
give them farms with coy new
cottages thereon with all the
trappings for making a living.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-16

Fable Once there was judge who owed his
job to political boss but wouldn't violate justice
to nav the debt
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-16
eToDAY'S WORD STUDY:

Horizon; accent on second Syl-
liable with long i. The apparent
junction of earth and sky; limit
or range Of perception or expert
ence: the limit Of ones mental
vision
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-16

The National Grange is conducting safety cam
paign for farmers. This will reduce the danger Of
any being plowed under.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-16

If RECOMMENDATION rules the nation, the dentist
ought to rank high, what with his daily drilling.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-16

Russians at the North Pole are bound to
provide an interesting comparison to the
naturally taught trained seals.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-16

State figures show the average
teacher in small Florida high
schools has taught five years as
compared with an 1-2 average
for those in large high schools.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-16

Commencement speakers who told grad
yates they were promising lot didn't
mean that they should all be statesmen.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-16

Strange that travellers should take their
own soap to Russia and leave the boxes
here for, the corner orators.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-23
HANS P. HANSEN
TAKEN BY DEATH
PIONEER DAGMAR FARMER DIES
HERE; IN COUNTY SINCE
1907

One Of the county's pioneer set
lers, Hans Peter Hansen of the Dag
mar community. died at the Sheri-
dan Memorial hospital Wednesday
from infirmities incident to old age.
Mr.. Hensen, a bachelor, had lived
on his farm 2h miles west of Dag
mar since he filed on a homestead
there so years ago.
Mr.. Hansen was brought to the
local hospital Saturday night and his
condition steadily became worse.
The body is at the Fulkerson-Nel-
son mortuary pending funeral ar
rangements, which will be held at
the Dagmar church the end of the
week. with Rev. Mikkelsen officiat-
ing.
MIR. Hensen was born in Denmark,
about 70 years ago. He came to
this country in 1904, settling in
Iowa, and in 1907 cam1 - Montana.
It is reported Mr.. Hansen leaves
no relatives, neither in this country
nor Denmark.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-23
SHERIDAN COUNTY TO REDEEM WARRANTS
TOMORROW is TREASURY ANNOUNCEMENT

Sheridan county, starting tomor-
row, will redeem approximately
$4,000 in outstanding warrants
which have been registered and have
been subject to six per cent inter
est.
Warrants issued by school dis
%tricts, the county general fund,
road. poor, library and bridge funds
will be called for payment up to
designated dates. Some districts
will retire all outstanding warrants,
while other districts, the warrant
call published on page Z of this is
sue of The Herald reveals, had nc
warrants that were not cashable.
1t was estimated from the trea.
sury today that $4,000 in outstand.
ing warrants will be retired from
the general fund. The payment will
bring the registrations up to Sept
ember.
Collections during the last taN
paying period made possible the
payment.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-23
DROUTH COUNTY
SCHOOLS AIDED
$4,000 WILL BE APPORTIONED
FROM STATE EQUALIZA-
TION FUND

Meeting at Missoual, the state
board of equalization decided tc
make $4,000 Immediately avail
able for distribution in drouth
counties of $150,000 equalization
fund. The money will be divided TO
common schools of the various cou6
ties.
County Supt. Olaf Aasheim said
today no information has been re-
ceived relative to Sheridan county's
apportionment.
Money from the equalization fund
is derived from public utilities OPP
Grating principally in western Mon
tana and the distribution is made
annually on an equitable basis.
Aasheim stated that Sheridan
county schools In January, will re-
ceive money from the state public
school general fund. which was
created in 1885.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-23
LIBRARY Gets
FUNDS, REPORT
DISPATCH SAYS So 1000 APPRO-
pRIATION MADE FOR
COUNTY LIBRARY

An Associated Press story from
Washington Sunday reported SEN
ator Wheeler had been informed
the president had approved appro-
priation of $7,229 for assisting
the sheridan county library" UNI
der the Montana Works Progress
administration.
Contacted by the Herald the first
of the week, the local librarian
knew nothing or the appropriation,
nor that it had been applied for
County commissioners could not be
reached for some light" on the
subject; NYA Director Chris johann
sen, under whose office county Ii
brary projects are operating, said
he had not been informed of the
sum being appropriated to his Of
flee; and the county treasurer, Mr..
Christensen, had received no notice
the money would be received at his
office. for library distribution
through county channels.
The solution is either: "a the
appropriation Is for the town of
Sheridan in southwestern Montana;
t2) application for the sum had
been made some time ago, and since
forgotten; or co the money had
been requested through state WPA.
unknown 10 local officials, although
this is impossible.
II the money finds it's way into
the county it will be used, however,
TO good library purposes. Miss John
son. county librarian. said on the
strength Of the report she Is already
planning methods OF utilizing the
appropriation.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-23
FEWER CHILDREN,
REPORT REVEALS
EXODUS OF FARM POPULATION
BELIEVED MAIN FACTOR
IN DROP

There are fewer children in Sher-
idan county this year than last, ac-
cording to a census conducted by
the county superintendent office
Reports we're made by school dis
trict clerks. Children we're divided
into two classes; below school age,
and from 6 to 81.
The report shows there is a total
of 2797 children in the county
from ages 6 to 81, compared with
3O41 last year. OF the total for this
year 1928 r boys, 1869 girls.
Under six years of age are All boys
and 396 girls, a total of S07, com
pared with 900 of that age in 1896.
An exodus of farm population
from the county is believed to be a
major factor in the decrease.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-23
FORMER CITY RESIDENT
DIES OF A ATTACK

Ed Weiss, a former resident and
business man or Plentywood died
Tuesday at Glasgow of a heart at
tack, it was learned here yesterday.
He was so years old.
Mr.. Weiss came 10 Plentywood
about 20 years ago, purchasing a
bakery and grocery store which he
operated until 1927. Disposing of
his business interests here he went
to Minneapolis. There he organized
the Pyradium Remedy Co., a con-
Germ which had as stockholders res
idents of Sheridan county.
Mr.. Weiss gained wide recogni-
ton through promotional interests
of the Pyradium company.
Later he moved to Glasgow where
he established a furniture store and
was in business there up TO the time
of his death.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-23
-Four Die in
Truck Blaze
Family Cremated Near Ep-
ping, N. Oak. Late
Last Night
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald
WILLISTON. n. D., Dec. % -
Four persons. a father, mother, son
and daughter, their bodies charred
and burned-lay in a Williston
morgue today victims of a tragic
highway accident occurring east of
Epping last night.
The family, enroute to their Dod-
son, Montana, home where they had
planned to spend Christmas, met
death by cremation when the truck
in which they were riding slid from
the road and caught fire.
The victims were identified by a
drivers license as A. Hyatt, 70, and
wife, Floyd c. Hyatt, "A, the son,
and the daughter, age about Is.
Ingvold Jargstad, Tioga, n. D..
resident told officials here last
night about II o'clock of finding
the bodies in the twisted, burned
frame of the truck after he had
shoyelled snow to quell the blaze,
jargstad first learned that the burn
ing vehicle had been a death trap
when he saw a foot %protruding from
the truck cab.
investigation revealed that other
motorists had seen the burning We
hicle, but thinking it had been
abandoned did not stop to investi-
gate.
Officials in their Investigation
found the drivers license which had
been issued to Hyatt from Phillips
county. Identification was made BY
Nels Watness, a so~n-in-law living
at Dodson.
The vehicle bore a Michigan IL
cense. Remnants OF Christmas pack
ages and boxes of apples were found
with the charred bodies.
A lantern found In the cab of the
truck may have been responsible for
the blaze, officials said today.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-23

The first dance was held in the
old Orpheum theatre. Saturday eve
ming, April II. 1915, and the event
netted S62.l5 for the department.
The dance was such an OUTSTANDING
success the department voted TO
hold IL annually. The date was
changed later to February %, and
again 10 New Years eve.
This years Firemen's dance will
be staged at the City auditorium on
on New Years eve. Music will be
furnished by the Merry Macks
Scobey orchestra.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-23
HOPPER SCOURCE
IN '38 GREATER
SURVEY REVEALS
Associations to Put Forth Ef.
fort to Get S., 900
Bait Bill by Feb. l

With a &c per cent grasshopper
in~festation predicted for Sheridan
county this coming season. a CAM
paign to make available by Feb. /,
s5,000,000 for use in fighting in
sect pests was met with general ac-
cord in the county this week.
A bill is before congress to allo-
cate money to carry on the insect
pest wal and representatives of
four northwestern states. in session
plans for seeking immediate approx
in Minneapolis last week, drafted
al of the bill.
Entomologists state that the mon
ey must be available by Feb. l if
the 1898 campaign is to be effect
i've.
Situation Acute
Robert Rasmussen, Sheridan
county agent said today that a sur-
vey conducted by the state entom-
ology department in this county re-
vealed that a hopper outbreak
greater than last year could be ex-
pected. Last year it was revealed
that a "a per cen in~festation was
prevalent.
The survey was made at fourteen
different points in the county, with
an adult grasshopper survey in the
fall and a later survey of the lar
vac.
T%wenty-siN per cent of Sheridan
county lands showed signs of in
festation and it has been estimated
that $4,000 acres will have to be
treated.
Delegation 10 Capitol
Plans are under way by state
groups to send a delegation to
Washington al once, if necessary,
to assist in prompt passage of the
bill.
1t was also estimated here that
400 tons of g%rasshopper poison
would be needed to fight the ex.
pected infestations.
Meeting Jan. )
A meeting will be held at Wolf
Point. Rasmussen states on Jan.
at which the coming fight against
grasshoppers will be discussed. Re.
personalities from five northeast
ern Montana counties will attend.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-23
Wesley Peterson Breaks
Leg Wednesday at Rink

wesley Peterson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Peterson of Plentywood,
suffered a compound fracture of the
right leg, below the knee, when he
fell on the ice at the city rink
while skating Wednesday noon. The
youth was taken to the Sheridan
Memorial hospital where the hone
was set.
Yves said he was skating along
when. as he quickly changed d.
r%ection. a skate caught in a FIGURE,
throwing him to the ice. Examina-
ton revealed the fracture.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-23
Veteran Firemen Recall First
Dance Held by Local Brigade

On the eve OF the oath annual
Firemen's dance, veteran Plenty
wood firemen recall the first elbow
out" sponsored by the brigade. way
back in 1915.
Minutes of the meeting at which
the local department decided to
hold an annual dance disclose that
Fire Chief Lou Helm, former Plenty
wood merchant, appointed a com
mittee of three to supervise plans
for the event. On that committee
were F. N. Huff, Geo. Lindgren and
l.. G.. Zeidler.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-23
MEDICINE LAKE MAN
JAILED FOR A

A charge of seconc degree assault
was filed Tuesday against Steve
Martell. Medicine Lake, by County
Attorney Vernon Hoven for inflict-
ing bodily harm on Lowell Rasmus-
son, a minor. The complaint was
signed by Elmer Rasmussen, the
youths father.
The defendant a~llegedly struck
the Rasmussen boy while he was ice
skating at Medicine Lake last week.
He fell to the ice and suffered a
broken arm.
Steve Martell. who the county at
torney said had Deen previously
convicted Of assault. was lodged In
the county Jail Monday pending set
ting of bond.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-23
HOLIDAY BUYING
IS LESS Than IN
&c. MERCHANTS
Enterprises Report Christmas
Business Less Than
Last Year

Business activity the past months
of this year, including the Christ
mas trade, was not as brisk as the
same period in 1886, judging by a
survey made this week among
P~lentywood merchants.
Interviewed by The Herald, mer-
chants comparison of this years
holiday business to last seasons
ranged from "about the same" to
$50 per cent of the previous year.
Most of the merchants featuring
Christmas gift stock reported bust
ness was less than in '36, while
stores with year-'round, stable com
modities said their business activity
was about the same as last year dur
ing the holiday buying season.
One tradesman reported a recent
checkup at his shop disclosed thai
holiday business was only so pei
cen of the same period last year
He also said his establishment las
summer did only one-half the bust
ness compared to the summer
months of SO.
A contributing factor to the buy.
ing lethargy this season is believed
to be the absence of farm allotment
checks, which in former years ar,
rived in November or December tc
boom Christmas buying. The farm
payments for the next period viii
arrive in February, it is reported
Business conditions here are also
coincident with the decline expert.
enced throughout the nation the
past three months.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-23
FILTERED Fish Makes
Fine Feed For Brown
And White Collie Dog

A local store unknowingly con-
tributed o a holiday feast of a
brown and white collie this week.
Tuesday noon the pooch pilfer-
ed a 10-inch fish from a basket
in front of the Red Owl store,
carried it TO the front of the
Herald office and proceeded to
deyour 1t. He was soon joined by
several canine companions in his
meal and they made short work
of IL.
christmas comes but once a
year." figured Mr.. Collie, land
I'll have my feed = larceny or
lawfully"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-23
STORES TO %

Plentywood business houses gen
orally have announced that after
an. | the time OF closing on Satur-
day nights will be s o'clock.
The s O'Clock closing hour has
be IN in force here for several years
from the first of each year until
near sDring.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-23
City Streets Glazed
Into Kinks by Winds

Melting SHOWS following warm
weather, glazed by colder winds
Monday and Tuesday, offered a pre-
carious surface for pedestrians and
vehicles in Plentywood this week.
The driving winds made veritable
ice Kinks of city streets, and autos
moved only with the utmost cau-
ton.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-23
OPEN CHRISTMAS

Postmaster Fred Morck has an
nounced the local p~ostoffice will be
open Saturday, Christmas day. until
all mail is distributed.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-23

It's quite right that Christmas
should be the children's day. Its
infinite significance, born of that
divine event in ~far-away Judea, is
something we must never overlook
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