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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-11

Tension caused by wal threats is
not as acute in European nations
as American newspapers would lead
one to believe-at least not among
the proletariat - was the opinion
expressed by Walter Rasmussen, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Rasmussen
Of Plentywood. who returned to
brentwood last Friday after spend
ing over two years in Europe.
Rasmussen said that only through
direct association and conversation
with European peoples car an OBJ
server learn the true situation ex-
listing on the continent. He said the
German people are particularly in
financial distress, and food prices
in that country are ~exceedinly high.
AS for war scares, Rasmussen said
the only noticeable excitement caus-
ed in Germany while he was there
was when the Deutschland" Ger
man destroyer, was sunk by Spanish
loyalists in a Spanish harbor. He
said the subsequent reprisals for the
incident apparently appeased the
German public. Even the German re-
occupation OF the Rhineland caus-
cd only passing interest so far rs
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-11
Neville Is Named Deputy
District Governor, Lions

p. G.. Neville, past president OF
the Plentywood Lions club has been
named deputy district governor OF
Lions International, zone 5, DR.. A.
T. Sparkle. Calgary, district govern
or, has announced.
Zone five includes clubs at Wolf
Point, Circle, Poplar, Scobey and
Plentywood.
The deputy district governor of
each zone is also the chairman of
the %inter-club relations committee,
and Is responsible for arranging Of
inter-club meetings between the diff
ferent clubs of the district.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-11
FLEETWOOD YOUTH RETURNS AFTER SPENDING
w YEARS VISITING IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

ne observed.
walt" left Plentywood over two
years ago and most of the time has
resided with relatives in Copenhag-
en-, Denmark. He also visited Ger
many, England, Gutenberg, and for
three months worked as a carpenter
constructing buildings on the eX-
position grounds at Paris. He stud
led for several months at Ollerup,
Denmark. OF all the countries visit
cd, he liked France the best, he
said. He ''thumbed his way" around
the continent.
His return trip was made on a
freighter, on which he left Liver
pool, England, six weeks ago, work
ing out his passage for a wage of
one penney. Walt says that on land
ing at Mobile. Ala, he had to go
through the formality of collecting
that penny, too. directly from the
ships captain.
walt" graduated from the
P~lentywood high school in 1881.
When not travelling, he worked in
European cities as carpenter and
decorator and also attended a school
of art, a profession In which he has
been interested for many years.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-11
300 CHILDREN IN
SHERIDAN COUNTY
GIVEN INSPECTION
Report of County Nurse for
October is Given; Defects
Found

Continuing the public health nurs-
ing service in Sheridan county, the
report of Emma Pfaff. r. N. reveal
cd that during October 26 rural
schools with 800 children were in
spected.
OF the 800 children inspected 80
had some dental decay, the report
reveals. Decay of one or more per-
manent teeth was found in 70 child
rem.
Bad eyesight or sore eyes was
found in 80 children and they have
been referred to their physician. All
of these children may not need
glasses, is a statement in the report.
Other defects found include; 80
children having some possible OBJ
struction of nose and throat; 10
children underweight; 6 poor pos
ture; 6 difficult hearing; with
skin eruptions; 4 enlarged glands
and 2 children with defective speech
Miss Pfaff said 1--WE are not so
much concerned about these child
rem being underweight now, but we
will be concerned if they do not
show a progressive gain in weight
each month. Every school teacher
therefore is arranging to have the
pupils weighed each month and OBJ
serve the rate of gain"
The report reveals that teachers
and pupils were given assistance in
conserving the water supply, as in
most instances the children carry
the water to school. A method of
washing their hands under running
water was demonstrated and with
out exception, the teacher reports
that 1t Is a great improvement over
the use OF the common wash basin"
Quoting n teaching, "since you
showed us how to economize on SOAP
and water, the school board has pur-
chased a soap dispenser and some
paper towels. The used paper towels
are utilized in starting the fire in
the stove In the morning, eliminat-
ing thereby the cost of the kerosene
which had previously been used"
Nine visits were made to the
homes of pre-school children, Miss
Pfaff's report reveals. Two visits
were made to the homes of babies
under one year of age; two visits
were made to %expectant mothers
Assistance was given to the divi-
state department of Public Welfare
in arranging for an orthopedic elm
ic to be held at the Sheridan Me-
mortal hospital, Nov. 8.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-11
CHILDREN URGED :.
TO ATTEND CLINIC

Observation-Disclosures children
nder II years of age are urged to
take advantage of the clinic for
/ crippled children which will be held
at the hospital in Plentywood Nov
30. Hours of the clinic are from
S:3 a. nj. to A p. m. with registra-
lions closing at $3.50 p. m. The elm
ic is for diagncstic purposes only
and no treatment will be given. No
change will be made for the service.
Children suffering from any of
the following handicaps are eligible
for the service of the clinic; old
infantile paralysis cases, osteomy-
olitis, tuberculosis of the bone. ar
thrills, traumatic conditions includ-
ing amputations of long standing
that need to have further care or
treatment; ~congenital conditions
such as cleft palate, harelip, club
foot, torticollis (wryneck), super
numerary digits: miscellaneous con-
ditions as marked spinal curvature,
etc. If possible the children should
see their family physician before
coming into the clinic that he may
determine whether they need be seen
by the %orthopedic surgeon and
should bring a letter from him.
Those children havins any of
the handicaps listed will be examin-
cd by an orthopedic surgeon who
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-11
Friends of Boes Gather
To Celebrate Anniversary

Two hundred friends gathered at
the Dagmar Brotherhood hall SUN
day evening to commemorate the
silver wedding anniversary booklet
in which all the visiting guests had
registered their names. all of which
was presented to them on the eve
OF their anniversary.
POSTMASTER was Edgar /. Syver-
nd. Speakers representing the COM
munities of Coalridge, Dagmar, and
Writing Rock respectively were J
o. Brensdal, Chris Jensen and Ev-
Ell Sneva.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doe we're married
at a beautiful home wedding at the
home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. r. French, at Osna-
brook, N. d., November 6, 1912.
Mr.. Doe homestead in the East Coal
ridge community in 1909 to which
place he brought his bride. Here
they built a home, reared their fam
lily, and then three years ago Mr..
Boo accepted the management of
the Acme Coal Mine at Coalridge.
The Boes have always taken a
very active part in community af-
fairs, being especially helpful in
church, school, and farm club work.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-11
REV. 0. J. HAGEN
RITES on FRIDAY
PIONEER MISSION PASTOR DIES
IN WILLISTON HOSPITAL
TUESDAY MORNING

Rev. Hagen of Culbertson, known
and loved through a large area of
Montana and western North Dakota
for his missionary work. died at a
Williston hospital Tuesday morning
of complications incident to old age.
He had been i'll about two weeks.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p. m. Friday in the Trinity Luth-
eran church at Culbertson, the
church served by Rev. Hagen Just
before his retirement from the ac-
tive ministry a year ago. Rev. An
drew Anderson will o~fficiate and
burial will be in Hillside cemetery.
The deceased was born in Nume-
dial, Norway, February %, 1850, and
was II years old at the time of his
death. He taught school in Norway
before leaving when he was % years
old to make his home in the United
States. He taught at Hatton, N. D..
was graduated from the Willmar
Business college and from Luther
Theological seminary, st. Paul, in
1895.
Rev. Hagen served congregations
at Slayton. Avoca, Iona, Dovray and
Chandler, Mimi, before coming
west to serve as home mission pas
tor in the Rocky Mountain district
of the Norwegian Lutheran church.
He served Montana congregations
at Culbertson. Froid, Bainville, Chi
nook and Zurich, as we'll as rural
congregations in Mckenzie county,
North Dakota, and did general mis-
sion work in the entire district.
The deceased was an early settler
in Sheridan county, having home
steaded three and a half miles
southeast of Redstone in 1915. The
original homestead he still owned
at the time of his death The family
home had been at Culbertson the
past 26 years, his last assignment
being that Of relief minister during
the last few years. and Immediate
ly before retiring about a year ago.
TIC udu diSO Utcu uOilDTtu LOT
two terms in the Montana state leg
islature as chaplain.
Rev. Hagen is survived by his
wife and IL children. seven sons
and five daughters, all of whom
will be present for the funeral. The
children are: Mrs. Fred w. Mann
of Caldwell, Idaho; Mrs. William l..
jacobson of New Salem, N. D.: Olaf
r. Hagen of Poplar, Mont; Carl Of
Moorhead, Mimi; Oscar of gilbert
son; Mrs. f. E. Rothman of st.
Paul; William J. of Plentywood;
Mrs. Gordon Ringoen of Medford,
Ore; DR.. Russell o. Hagen of Min
neapolis; Howard NJ. Of Plentywood:
Marvin, attending the University Of
Montana at Missoula, and Arleen,
attending the Interstate Business
college at Fargo. He was married to
Johanna Engen in 1896 at West
brook, MINI.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-11
longtime Farm Program
Will Be Submitted Here

The problem of constructing a
longtime agricultural program
for Sheridan County will be submit
ted to the farm men and women of
the county in the near future. ac-
cording to r.. +. Rasmussen, local
county extension agent. This act
ivity is part of a state program
which has as it's object the estab-
lishment of "long- time agricultural
programs" in all counties Of the
state.
A series of meetings will, be sche-
duled in the various communities
of the county for the purpose Of con
sidering this activity, Mr.. Rasmus-
son stated. 1t has been suggested
that each community may appoint
a community committee whose chair
man could serve on a county COM
mittee. IL the state and national or
~ganization were carried to compile
ton, a state and a national commit
tee eventually would be necessary.
If the communities desire to do 50,
the selection of committees and loc-
al chairmen may be made at the
community meetings which will pro-
badly be held during the next two
weeks. Notices of the dates for hold
ing these meetings will be mailed
to all farmers in the county in the
near future.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-11
OPERATORS MUST
PAY ASSESSMENT
TO Get LICENSES
Sheridan County Vehicle Op-
orators Must Pay Twice
Within 2 Months

Sheridan county officials made
preparations today to put into OPP
Grafton Montana's new automobile
! | C e s e law which practically
changes the entire licensing system.
The new law makes tax payments
compulsory before license plates are
issued and provides for issuance of
the plates directly from the county
treasury The law is effective Jan
/.
Notification has been received
here that the 1888 license plates are
being shipped to the county trea-
surer's office here and they are ex-
pected within the next few days.
Every applicant for new plates
must appear in person at the trea-
surer's office. No plates will be mail
ed. When making application, own
ers must have their 1887 registra-
tion cards and certificates of title.
For the average car owner, two
years of personal property taxes
will have to be paid before the 1898
plates are issued, according to the
new law. The owner must have the
car assessed for 1898 and must pay
the 1888 taxes Personal property
taxes for 1887 are now due and
they too, must be paid before the
new plates can be issued. The tax
now due becomes delinquent after
Nov. 80. All delinquent personal
property taxes must also be paid.
Persons having automobiles ass
essed with their real estate are the
only ones exempt from paying the
1887 assessment when securing Ii
censes. After this year. car owners
cannot include their vehicles in thier
real estate assessments.
c. f. Christensen. county treas
urer says that assessment of auto
mobiles will begin Jan. 1. New auto
mobile purchases after Jan. /, Mr..
Christensen said were not subject
to assessment although owners are
subject TO the regular road and poor
tax.
Automobile license fees fors1938
will be the same as last year -
ranging from IS to $3.50.
The new law which was drafted
by the last legislative assembly is
in keeping with a movement under
way in many states to collect per-
sonal property taxes which in many
instances are never paid
1t has been explained that tax re-
mittances must be paid in full when
the application for the new plates
is made For instance, a car owner
cannot pay taxes on his automobile
only when there has been assessed
other personal property also due and
payable
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-11
ROAD COMPLETION
near; 10 ON JOB
EXPECT EXD OF GRADING WITH.
IN TWO WEEKS: TRUCKS
ARE BUSY

With 70 men working two shifts,
office employees of the Wagner Con-
struction company predicted compile
tion of grading on the 10 : mile
Plentywood-Westby highway within
two weeks. To date, only $4,000 Of
the 100000 yards scheduled remain
to be moved. Approximately nine
miles of the grading on the 1919
mile project have been completed,
construction officials stated Favor
able weather conditions during Oct
ober and the first of this month
have been largely responsible for
the speed of construction.
Gravel trucks are rolling over the
nearly completed road, depositing
their loads this week on the graded
portion requiring the second, or
heavy, coat of gravel. Six miles of
the project - on the end nearest
Westby-now have two coats OF
gravel. When the entire road is con-
structed, and two layers of gravel
have been placed, a third, or finish
ing coat will be applied.
A new gravel pit, the third the
company has used during construc-
ton operations, has been dug two
miles east of Plentywood, between
the paved highway and the railroad.
Thirteen trucks are now hauling
gravel, some in a night shift. A
warning has been issued motorists to
be alert for trucks which cross high
way Is at a point approximately 2
miles east of Plentywood.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-11
AAA S|CNERS Get
MAXIMUM SUM
BLANKS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED
TUESDAY TO COUNTY
UNEMPLOYED

Payments to farmers participat
ing in the 1897 agricultural conser
vation program will be made al
the maximum rates provided under
the program as announced last Dec
ember, the agricultural adjustment
administration has informed A. ].
Borton, executive secretary Of the
state agricultural conservation com
mittee.
AS originally announced the 1887
program included a tentative sche-
dule Of payment rates subject to a
10 percent adjustment upward or
downward, depending upon the ex-
tent of participation by farmers,
Borton said.
In computing a farmers payment,
his pro rata share of the expense
of administering the program in
his county will be deducted from
the gross amount determined by the
application of the maximum rates.
H. r. Tolley, AAA administrator,
informs Borton that "a factor in
the decision to pay the maximum
was based on the unusual character
Of local administrative expenses
during recent months have included
a considerable amount of aerial
mapping work which will be used in
administering the program in fut-
ure years. To offset those unusual
expenses, the maximum rates will
be paid to cooperating farmers in
the continental United States"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-11
Land Owners Will Discuss
Plans For Organization

A meeting of landowners having
farms along the Big Muddy is be-
ing called at Plentywood for Satur-
day afternoon, November 10, at 2
o'clock, in the court room.
The purpose of the meeting is to
discuss plans for organization of a
water users association and thereby
set up the necessary machinery for
obtaining construction of dams
along the stream. 1t Is hoped that
a large attendance will be there.
Notice of the meeting was
ed by j. C. Storkan, president of
the Lions club which is sponsoring
some of the dams.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-11

will make a diagnosis and recon-
m%endations for further care if any
is indicated by his examination.
Miss Freda Miller. director of the
Division of Crippled Children, ano
Miss Mabel. F. Johnson, orthopedic
field supervisor of the division will
be present to assist parents in plan
ming care recommended for their
children. In instances where parents
cannot afford the necessary care and
treatment arrangements may be
m a d Q for securing assistance
through the Division of Crippled
Children.
A representative of the Bureau
of Vocationa Rehabilitation will be
at the clinic to discuss problems Of
education and vocational rehabili-
tation with handicapped children Of
employable age.
The clinic is for the benefit OF
the handicapped children of Sheri-
dan, Daniels, Roosevelt, and Rich
land counties, and is being sponsor
ed by the Sheridan County Medical
Society.
II possible those children who at
tended the clinic last April at Wolf
Point and who are suffering from
an orthopedic defect or have receiv-
ed care and treatment since that
time should come into the clinic at
Pl~entywood that the %orthopedic sur
geon may see what progress has been
made and make further recommend
atoms as 10 care.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-11
u. S. Customs Official
Makes Quarterly Report

Reporting to L. 5. Customs Of
fetal \. E. Baynham. at Raymond
during July. August and September
and October.
Automobiles 1888, passengers
1856; other vehicles u, passengers
81. pedestrians II. Total automo-
biles 1000; total passengers 1894.
October 1897: Automobiles 365,
passengers 1907; other vehicles 6;
passengers u; pedestrians 8. Total
automobiles 81, total passengers
1927.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-11

H. e. Lacy, pastor of the First
Congregational church, left to at
tend the executive council meeting
and banquet of the Great Plains Ar
ca, Boy Scouts of America, which
will be held Friday at Minot, N.
n
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-11

death has issued its first summons,
What a challenge for those who are
left behind.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-11

What a tribute to a home where
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-11

With a record of more than a half
a century Of continuous and devot-
ed service to the spreading of right
eousness in a sinful world; with
sons and daughters of sterling char
acter, tenderest affection, and the
will to emulate the teachings Of a
Cody parent, left behind-some al
ready achieving noticeable success
in their chosen fields; with a host
of cherished friends to mourn his
passing and revere his memory,
surely reverend Hagen might have
passed into peaceful slumber with
the testimony. 81 have fought a
good fight: | have finished the
course; | have kept the faith"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-11

For the third time in as many
years the Herald this week chron-
icles the passing of a beloved par
ent OF one of those engaged in the
publication of a paper. This time it
is the death of our faithful and pop
ular resident manager, who, after
only a short illness, passed to his
reward in a Williston hospital Tues
day morning.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
MET" Depicts
Big Prison
"POlitics''
Litel Performance
Is "Alcatraz"
Feature.
NHE ROCK" is the subject of
the current screen attrac-
ton at the Metropolitan.

IITHE ROCK" Is the subject of
the current screen attrac-
ton at the Metropolitan.
1t was inevitable. Prac-
tically everything which makes head
lines throughout the Nation comes to
the attention of Hollywood. and Holly
wood usually attempts to do some
thing about it In the celluloid medium.
THE Rock" Is Alcatraz, the forbid
ding carcel ct being California; in
San Francisco Bay wherein dwell the
most disturbing Of. Uncle Sans in
voluntary tenants.
John Litel, who appears quite at
ease in a role which is thoroughly
foreign to his other stage or screen
chores, plays likable thug-a crimi-
nal sent to Leavenworth on a tax
evasion charge C"protection" associa-
tions are his racket)' moved to the
No steel chateau after a prison row,
involved in a murder (within the
prison walls, Of all places. Mr.. Litel
carries the picture, which is not sur
prising. His is convincing portrayal
OF the criminal who is not so base
as to countenance willful homicide.
Some might take issue with the
depletion of an Alcatraz "toughie" as
personable fellow, but the actor
does his work well. and the charac-
terization is not by way of a glorifi-
cation of the nasty bad men.
Ann Sheridan plays the gang moll"
in a satisfying fashion. That is, Miss
Sheridan is very satisfying to the eye
and ear. She Is one of the smoothest-
appearing "molls" to grace a gang
picture, but that is no objection. and
it supplies one Of the two reasons why
Cat" Cfriend LiteD decides to be a
better man after he beats the murder
rap" The other reason is his daugh-
ter. played by Mary MCGUIRE, who
proves herself a youngster of accept
| able talent. The cast also includes
one Vladimir Sokoloff, who is the
actual murderer of Bull" ida punk
Cat" wuz gonna burn fur bumpino
He doesn't have much to do, but one
wishes that he had more work for
his Warner Bros. salary in this piece.
Gordon Oliver plays district attorney
and shows promise.
Good points-John Litel, effective
Observation-Disclosures, what appears to
be an authentic rendition of prison
activity, including the all-important
politics" Not-so-good points-Slow
pace during much of the footage, too
many words. All-things- considered
estimate-one Of the better films hav-
ing prison setting The bill also
includes the Three Stooees in an ade-
quately amusing short subject, "Edu-
Gated Fish" a color cartoon; From
Minuet to Big Apple" neat music and
dancing effort. c, AM.