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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26
IRA Reduces
Areas Quote
Montana, Wyoming and Colorado
To Get $1,100,O00 in Next
Five Months.

E. A. Starch, regional director
for the resettlement admintstra-
ton with headquarters at Denver,
said Tuesday that Washington
has limited funds for rural re-
Mobilization purposes in Colorado,
Wyoming and Montana during the
next five months to 81, 100, 600.
Starch said the curtailment OF
rehabilitation funds was general
over the country and was caused
by the flood emergency. -
The regional allotment will per-
NIT the financing of only those
farmers who already are RRA
clients. Others needing assistance
should apply for feed and seed
loans through, the farm credit
administration. which has allot-
ted $50,O0O,0O0 in the recently
passed deficiency appropriations
bill, he said.
Total ALLEGATIONS to farm fam
lilies In the three states of the
tenth region since July /, 1885,
amounted to $l270.000. Mr.. Starch
said.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26
lover the Top" Unit Now Has 65
Members, q Gain Of Five
Over Last Year.

The membership campaign Of
the Auxiliary to the Hardin Post
American Legion, which has re-
suited in an "over-the-top" men,
bership of IS, was climaxed with a
meeting of the committee, of
which Mrs. Earl Cammock is
chairman. The present member
ship is five greater than last year
and includes seven new members
and one transferred from another
unit. The unit lost one member
by death during the year and two
because of removal from the city.
The unit Of the Auxiliary will
continue to enroll members for
1887. Wives. mothers, sisters and
daughters of World War veterans
r eligible, and it Is the hope that
all eligible women in Big Horn
county will come into the Auxi1-
larry. All eligible women in the
county are invited to become
members of the Hardin unit at
this time and join in the inter-
esting activities Of the year.
Special efforts will be made to
reach the younger generation
with influences that will develop
them into good citizens for the
nations. future. Support will be
given to Bow and Girl Scout troops
and similar, organizations which
build character and promote good
citizenship among the youth.
How can international dis
putes be settled in the spirit OF
FIdac" is the subject for the
American Legion Auxiliary's Fidac
essay contest. Mrs. M. r. Calder
wood Is the Fidac chairman Of
the Hardin Auxiliary unit. The
contest Is open to all high school
students and many thousands in
all parts of the country are ex-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26
Paying Up Old
Age Pensions
County Clerk Sending Out Checks
For February to 81 Big Horn
Co. Aged People.

County Clerk; Harry E.. Cox is
this week sending out old age
checks to 81 aged people of Big
Horn county for the month Of
February, the average check being
for approximately SIS.
Big Horn county has met its
old age pension payments each
month until the present month,
when the money, which has been
taken from the county poor fund,
ran out and it was necessary to
withhold further payments until
it was learned what action the
state legislature, now concluding
its biennial session takes towards
providing funds for the various
counties to meet their share of
the pension payments.
Under the social security act,
passed by the last congress, the
federal government agreed to pay
so per cent of the pensions, the
state IS per cent and the coun-
ties Is per cent, the total amount
of any old age pension not to
exceed $50 per month. The fed
eral governments share of the
payments was Withdrawn when
about twenty counties of the state
were unable to pay their portions
out of their poor funds. and the
legislation vas speeded through
both houses of the present session
of the legislature to empower the
state to pay the state and county
shares for the first three months
OF this year, which means that
Big Horn county will be re-im-
bursed for the January payment
made last month and that the
February and March payments
will also be made by the state.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26
SHERIDAN WOMAN INJURED
WHEN AUTO SKIDS, TURNS OVER

Dick Sprague, a linotype op-
orator on the Sheridan, Wyo.,
Press, was in Hardin Monday to
visit his wife, who is in the Hardin
General hospital because of in
juries received Sunday night. when
a car in which she was coming
to Hardin from her home at
Sheridan, Wyo., skidded on the
slippery highway at the Wye,
about three miles east of Hardin.
plunged into the ditch and turned
over, pinning Mrs. Sprague by her
shoulder. shattering the collar
bone and fracturing two ribs.
The car, a 1884 Chevrolet sedan
was driven by A. r. McGrath,
crane man at the Holly sugar fac
tory at Hardin. Accompanied by
his wife and sons, Bill, IL; Gale,
3, and Jimmy, 6; Mrs. Sprague,
MRS: Gould and daughter. the Nc
Graths were returning from a WIS.,
1t to relatives in Sheridan, Mrs.
and the Goulds were
coming to visit the McGraths here.
The other occupants Of the car
were badly bruised and shaken
and 1t was first feared the little
boy Jimmy was badly hurt. but
he came out of it shortly after
being taken to the hospital. The
car was badly wrecked.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26
new TAX MAKES roc
MUCH OF A LOAD

Revenue, Helena, Montana.
Lewis Penwell, collector of in
ternal revenue for the district OF
Montana, is very anxious to ex-
tend to the taXpaying public any
courtesy and assistance that the
collectors office is in a position to
extend, but his force is limited
and his field men simply cannot
receive the Social Security tax
returns and acknowledge those
returns and at the same time take
care of the work that they are
compelled to attend to in the
field. Mr.. Penwell is exceedingly
anxious that the taxpaying pub
lie understand his situation and
that they will in the future as
much as they possibly can, have
their Social Security tax returns
acknowledged by a notary public,
or if the tax is $40 or less, wit
messed by two witnesses and that
they send these returns direct to
the collector Of internal revenue
at Helena.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26
WILL A COURT HOUSE
CORNER O TODAY

this floor there will be a stairway
leading down to the basement
and another leading up to the
top floor.
The second floor corridor will be
the same as the one on the first
floor. On this floor there will be
a large court room, jury rooms and
district Judges chamber; the Of
lice Of the clerk of the court, with
fireproof vault; offices of the coun-
W attorney, and additional spare
office rooms.
The height of the building from
the grade to the roof will be 81
feet, the ceilings of the first and
second floors being IL feet and
that of the basement, 10 feet.
The materials furnished by the
WPA include: 5000 gallons of
gasoline, 10 cars of cement, Is
tons of lime, six cars of lumber.
all electric wiring materials, all
plumbing materials, 1889 tons of
rock, quarried and hauled, ali
certified WPA relief labor.
The county furnishes all skilled
labor, four cars of washed sand,
SEQ cubic yards of local sand and
gravel, 1R tons of nails, IL tons
OF reinforcing steel, plus one ton
OF wire; 10000 feet Of lumber and
miscellaneous material.
Materials yet to be purchased:
81 tons Of plaster, 5000 square
yards Of metal lath, heating plant,
roofing materials, paint and fin
ish hardware. Il
It Is expected that the building
will be completed and ready for
occupancy sometime next fall.
Its outer walls are all Of hand-cut
rose-colored limestone and it viii
be q building that every resident
OF Big Horn county may wen be
proud. especially after the grounds
have been planted to grass, shrubs
and trees. :.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26
ENGINEERS MAP
EIGHT MONTANA DAMS

a survey Of the river by army
engineers.
@.Yet in 1927 the Mississippi
went over, through and around
the vast system of bikes to wreck
havoc with the valley"
Accompanying the story of a
proposed !" $4,000J00O,000 national
program for flood control, as
planned by the army engineers, Is
a map that shows a dam site on
the Clarks Fork river, just south
of the Montana Wyoming line;
Three dams on the Big Horn river
and tributaries Zone In Montana
and two in Wyoming); three on
forming the Missouri on
Three Forks, and four on the
Missouri itself before it leaves
Montana. One of the latter is
Fort Peck In the Forsyth-Miles
City region considerable construc-
ton is indicated for the Yellow
stone river. Other levees- are pro-
posed for the Milk river in North
ern Montana.
East of the Mississippi the map
is dotted by hundreds of marks
indicated proposed sites for dams
Intended to skim the crest of fu-
ture floods.
Eight dams are shown as either
constructed or proposed for Moh-
tana.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26
THREE QUIT FISH AND GAME
BOARD, SUCCESSORS NAMED

Gov. Roy E. Ayers on Wednesday
named B. L. Price Of Laurel, Harry
Lay of Lewistown and Nick Dom
dinger of Anaconda members Of
the Montana fish and game COM
mission to succeed Ray q. Lowe,
Glendive; william Keil, Billings,
and J. j. Harper OF Anaconda, who
resigned because they could not
conform to the governors request
that the fish and game commits
sion replace Kenneth Mcdonald,
the present state fish and game
warden and John Schofield, pres
ent superintendent of hatcheries,
The two other commissioners
are P. G.. Gutensohn, Whitefish,
and A. c. Baumgartner, Great
Falls.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26
There Will Be No Formal Ceremony.
StonemasOns on Structure
Will Place Stone,

The corner stone of Big Horn
county,s new court house Is to be
laid by the stonemasons employ
ed in the construction of the cut
stone building, this Friday fore
noon, without any special cere-
mony. The cornerstone is of rose
colored limestone, the same ma
terial as the rest of the building
and was quarried from the Lime
Kiln creek canyon. The corner
stone is 10 by "a inches in size
and the cavity cut into the stone
as a receptacle for the various
documents and papers it will con-
tain, permits the insertion of a
copper box 6x6x14 inches. Among
other contests will be a copy of
to-day's Hardin Tribune Herald.
Despite the severe weather
which has prevailed the greater
part of the winter, the workmen,
under the supervision of c. A.
Haines. Billings construction en-
gineer, and J. G. Link & Co., Bill
ingS architects, with John L.
Scott of Hardin supervising for
the county commissioners, have
made good progress. Excavation
started last July and at times
there have been employed at the
quarry and on the building over
100 men. It is a WPA project, the
federal government providing all
but $4,000 of the $685. 900 project,
save that the county furnishes the
use of tools and equipment val
ued at nearly another $4,000.
The building is two stories and
a full basement, 100 x 1O8 feet in
size. The basement is only three
feet below grade, with a ten-foot
ceiling In the basement will be
located the sheriff's living quar-
tiers. five large rooms, with pantry,
bath and closets, in the southeast
corner; a large assembly room
under the front corridor, into
which will open the two large
rooms in the southwest corner to
be used as offices for the county
agent. In, the northwest corner
Of the basement will be a large
fireproof storage vault. which will
be carried up through both up
per floors, and a storage vault
for. the use of the sheriff. At the
rear of the basement on the alley
side will be a laundry, under the
county jail section, IS x "A feet
in size. This part of the building
is of fire-proof construction, no
wood being used, the floors and
ceilings Of all three floors being
of concrete, reinforced with steel.
and there are fire walls on all
three floors between the Jail and
the court house building, proper.
On the first floor, a wide. r
shaped corridor will extend from
the spacious entrance, through the
center of the building to the north
and to right and left, into which
will open various county offices.
IN the northwest corner of THU
floor there will be two fireproor
vaults. for the use OF the treas
urer and county clerk, and a
smaller vault directly hack Of the
center corridor. At the rear Of
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26
AUTOS MUST BEAR MONTANA
LICENSES TO OPERATE HERE

County Attorney George s. Smith
announced Tuesday night that any
resident OF Yellowstone county
who operates an automobile OF
truck on highways Of Montana
must purchase a state licScse
plate regardless of the fact that
they may carry a license from an
other state.
He also explained that any We
hicle carrying the license plates
OF another state than Montana
and operated in this state for
compensation or profit or while
the owner is engaged in bust
ness in this state, must carry the
Montana 1887 plate.
The order is issued particularly
for the benefit of statesmen and
owners of trucks living in Bill
ings.-Gazette.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26
For Field Deputies-Mail Social
Security Tax Returns To
Helena, Direct.

The head office of the collector
of internal revenue for the dis
trict of Montana is located at
Helena, and in addition to the
headquarters office there are six
deputies h e aid quarters offices.
These Offices are sometimes re-
ferred to as zone Offices, but they
are merely working headquarters
for the deputies In those particu-
lar localities and are located at
Butte, Billings, Great Falls, Havre,
Missoula and Kalispell, respec-
lively.
Once a year the deputies in
these zones are taken off of their
regular audit work and assigned
to help the public in preparing
their income tax returns, usually
for a period of about three weeks
beginning the latter part of Feb
ruary and ending March 18th.
During that period the zone Offices
are used as filing offices for in
come tax returns and 1t is per
missible for income tax returns
to be filed there, as well as in
the Office at Helena, but only in
VoA 4lS.
Recently we find that the tax
payers are using the deputies
headquarters offices in these out
side zones as filing places for So
cial Security tax returns. Our
deputies in the field cannot han
die this great volume of work.
They cannot acknowledge all of
these returns for the public and
get them into the Helena Office
on their daily reports, and per-
form in addition thereto the field
duties THAT they are required to
take care of.
Therefore we must discourage
the filing of Social Security tax
returns t through the deputies
headquarters offices at Butte, Bill
lings, Great Falls, Havre, Missoula
and Kalispell. Also taxpayers
should, If possible, make use of
a notary public in having their
returns acknowledged rather than
depend upon the deputies In these
zones to take their acknowledge
ments. as deputies will not be
available and will not have the
time to give to this work. Under
stand that if the tax Is SO or
less on any Social Security tax
return, the signature may be wit
messed by two witnesses instead
Of being notarized, and by all
means send the returns direct by
mail to the Collector of Internal
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26
AN. LEGION AUXILIARY
DRIVE FOR Membership

QCSVcU W COIIIpStS. C1UaC Is Tie
international organization of World
War veterans Of the allied coun-
tries, and its spirit Is the spirit
Of international friendship and
understanding. With international
disputes threatening widespread
war, it is very timely that young
Americans should be giving thot
to methods for settling such dis
putes in friendship.
Essays must not exceed 1000
words in length. Local winners
will be eligible to compete in the
state contests and the state win
ners in the national contest. The
national contest will close May
LIST. Local contests will be con-
Quoted by Auxiliary units in CO.
operation with the high schools
OF their communities. First ma
tional award will be a $500 COL
lege scholarship.
Friendship and understanding
between the United States and the
European countries allied in the
World War will be promoted by a
letter exchange between the wom-
en- Of the American Legion Auxili-
airy and members Of similar or
CARNATIONS in these countries.
Thousands Of letters are expected
to be sent to women in France,
Belgium, Great Britain, Poland,
Czechoslovekie, Jugoslavia, Italy,
Greece and Portugal through FL
dac, the interallied veterans fed
GRAFTON. Letters will be timed to
reach their destination by Easter,
with replies expected during the
summer.
While disabled World War vet
Grams in hospitals and workrooms
in many parts of the country are
making peoples this winter, school
children throughout the country
will be drawing posters showing
the purpose of the peoples. Mrs.
Frank s. Morrison. popuv chair
man of the Hardin unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary, has
announced the rules for the Auxil-
iary's 1887 poppy poster con-
test in which thousands Of
grade school pupils are expected
to compete. The contestants will
be divided into three grades in
our local school. The posters to
be IA x 20 in size. will be judged
ON the force with which they
present the poppy message, artis-
tic ability, originality and neat
ness. Local contests will close
May 10th and winning posters
may compete for state awards at
the state Auxiliary conventions
during the summer. State win
ners will be sent to New York in
the national contest to be held
during the national convention in
September.
At the February meeting of the
Hardin unit Of the Auxiliary it
was voted to contribute $500 to
the flood relief fund and $500 to
the Presidents Rall fund for crip-
nled children. The national organ
jzation has donated more than
$4,000 to the flood relief fund
from its emergency fund.
The March meeting of the
American Legion Post and Auxii-
iarv will be held at Crow Agency
as the guests of the Crow Agency
members.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26

Gracia Dillon, assistant cashier
and one of the directors of the Big
Horn County bank, returned the
latter part of last week after
a several weeks vacation tour to
Bermuda. Cuba and other points
in the West Indies.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26
Lodge Grass
Host to Club
Saturday, When Women Of Five
Big Horn Co. Clubs Listen to
Program on PERSIA"

Last Saturday women from the
five federated clubs of Big Horn
county and friends met in the
Chivers Memorial community room
at Lodge Grass for one of its
most pleasant gatherings in re-
cent months. The sessions were
well attended. nine ladies going
from Hardin.
The most interesting item of
business was the perfecting of
plans for the marking of another
historic spot in the county, the
place where the "Bozeman Trail
crosses the Little Horn river above
Wyola. Markers will be erected
on each side of the river.
During the noon hour a lunch
con-. featuring the patriotic motif.
was served by Mrs. Ole Nelson in
the church. with pep songs led by
Miss Odds to stimulate interest.
Fifty ladies enjoyed the luncheon.
A Fine Arts" Exhibit of an
tiques, treasures and fancy work
furnished interest in the interval
before the afternoon session. A
beautiful exhibit of rugs, brass,
silver, books, clothing and many
other items from Persia added in
tereSt to those who were present
to hear the address by Rev. Muir
ray of Billings on PERSIA" which
was instructive and held the close
attention of all.
Mrs. w. A. Petzoldt and Mrs.
Ryan presided at a beautiful tea
table during a social hour before
the guests .departed.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26
Hi in
Second Place
After Winning From Hysham and
Forsyth, Lodge Grass Takes
Finals, % TO- "a.

The Hardin high school basket
ball team covered itself with
glory at the annual tournament
of district No. 5 at Miles City,
the last four days of last week,
though the boys had to content
themselves with taking second
place in the final game, played
Saturday night, with Lodge Grass,
losing to this fast quint by q
score Of "a to 20, after having
made a clean sweep prior to the
final game, defeating Hysham, 80
to 10, Wednesday night, and
winning from Forsyth, Thursday,
after a hard fought battle. by the
close score of % to 20.
If Hardin had to lose, it is a
source of satisfaction to Hardin
fans that the district champion
ship goes to a Big Horn county
team and this community hopes
that Lodge Grass will sweep the
tournament at Billings next month.
Last Sundays Miles City Star,
speaking of the Lodge Grass-Har-
din game, said: although the
Grassers we're given the edge
except to the Hardin fans-they
were forced extremely hard to
shove over the victory, and it
was not easily won. The Hardin
quint, apparently, had studied
each move of the champion In
dians. It was a great game"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26
ARMER UNION TO MEET

The Big Horn County Farmers
Union will meet at the Hardin
grade school building, Wednesday
evening. March 2, at which several
interesting topics will be discussed.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26

At her home at the Cottonwood
Dairy Mrs. T. B. Switzer enter
tanned at a dinner party last week,
complimenting her husband on
the occasion of his birthday an
~niversary. The guests invited in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Brooks,
Mr.. and Mrs. STANLEY A. Yergey,
and Mr. and Mrs. Eric Walker.
Two tables of bridge were in play
following the dinner.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26

Monday evening DR.. and Mrs. w.
A. Ransier entertained at a
charmingly appointed dinner par
ty complimenting members of the
Monday Evening Dinner and
Bridge club.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26

BORN-In Hardin. Tuesday, Feb.
%. 1887, to Mr.. and Mrs. Gle A.
Litton, an 11-pound daughter.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26

The Baptist Missionary Aid will
meet at the home of Mrs. J. A.
Perry on Thursday afternoon,
March 4th at two O'Clock.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26

MI. and Mrs. Ford Davis made
"a business trip to Billings, Thurs
day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-09-23

teams when the Yanks win, for
Yankee Stadium will hold more fans
than any other park in baseball ex-
cept Municipal Stadium in Cleveland,
down by the lake front. And that
is not used regularly for the league
games, being reserved for Sundays
and special occasions. This means
that New York will just about double
the attendance of any other city and
make up the sweetest pot. The ath-
letes share in the receipts of the first
four games, that's all.
What contrast it would be if the
Phils ever played the Yankees. The
Philly park holds about $4,000 seated,
the Stadium around $4,000 Do you
suppose the Phils would hold secret
ballot among themselves in favor of
playing all games in New York, to
heck with the championship?