Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-05-20

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HICHLICHTS

A lou~dspeaking system at the
Main street concert stand and also
at the massed concert bowl aided
much to make the northeastern
Montana band roundup here last
Saturday a success. A. C.. Erickson
was the able at the Main
street platform and dedicated num-
bers with ready humor and wit In
the typical Erickson manner and
kept things moving without a lull.
Another person directly respon-
sible for the staging of the affair
who did much to further its success
is Olaf Aasheim, Sheridan county's
superintendent Of schools. Mr.. Aas-
helm was a member of the original
planning committee and carried out
minute details of the affair with the
rest of the Lions with exacting
care.
Eating places were many in Plen-
tywood last Saturday. Various
church groups, clubs and lodges had
hamburger stands and some served
hot plate lunches. To see the several
thousand people on the streets one
would quickly say that there were
none 90 many places to grab a
snack. 1t would have been impos-
sible for restaurants to feed them all
and the many temporary eating
houses were a boon.
Each visiting band had a hostess.
They were charming Plentywood
high school girls of the INT club, a
service organization of the local
school. They were at the service of
the visiting organizations at all
times and in the mammoth parade
carried the bands name banner.
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Director Fossum told The Herald
that Immediately after the massed
band concert he surveyed the amphi-
theatre with assistants to pick up
lost music or belongings which may
have been accidentally dropped by
bandsmen. Not one piece of music
was left behind. Another example of
excellent training.
Band leaders were asked by the
committees to see that instruments
were taken from the city auditorium
before a certain hour Of the evening
so that the spacious hall would be
ready for dancing. At the hour set as
a deadline, not one instrument was
left in the hall. Of what material are
these band directors, leaders and
horn blowers made of to follow re-
quests so accurately and willingly?
If music is the answer. let's have
even more music.
Daniels county units staged a pa
rade during the afternoon. Included
in the parade were the Peerless,
Scobey, Whitehall and Flaxville or
CARNATIONS. They marched several
blocks and gave spectators a taste of
what was to come at $50 when all
the units went on parade.
Credit is due each band director
for excellent management of his or
g%anization. When the scheduled time
for concerts came the bands and
their leaders were ready. The usual
and customary delay at such func-
lions was not evident in P~lentywood
aturday. The entire days program
was less than ten minutes off sched-
ule-a remarkable achievement con-
sidering the magnitude of the under
taking.
Special police handled the traffic
and crowd well. Members of the
Plentywood Lions club held down
special police beats and stuck to
their posts through many long hours
directing traffic.
Although 1t was estimated that a
thousand cars crammed side streets
and alleys, the day was not marred
with accidents. One accident, how
ever, which occurred. is under the
investigating of the state highway
patrol, that of injury to George Nor
an, ~12-year-old Medicine Lake boy.
He was hit by a motorist and suf-
fered a lacerated head and bruised
leg. He was taken to the hospital
here for observation.
In the forenoon $50 Sheridan
county town students representing
seven schools participated in a non
competitive singing festival at the
high school auditorium. Each group
presented a concert and as a climax
ing feature rendered a massed con-
cert. The massed concert was un-
der the direction of Erling Richard
son of Plentywood.
RJEER AEEJNC AT DAN