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Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-10
WPAF Funds Sought
For Blind School

FRESNO. Oct. 10. CUP)-Officials
of the California council OF the
blind today planned to seek the
approval of Secretary Of Interior
Harold Ickes on an application for
s54,OoO in WPA funds to construct
an annex to the Berkeley school Tor
the blind.
The council adopted the resolu-
ton at a biennial conference which
ended here last night. Delegates
also passed a resolution to the state
legislature urging that no discriml-
nation be shown in civil service
examinations against persons totally
or partially blind seeking employ
ment n blind agencies.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-10
Cabins Destroyed
As Blaze PeriIs
Contagious Ward

Continued From Page u
fire fighting unit. bucket brigades
were formed to pour water over
two shacks at either end of the
U-shaped group of houses. The end
shacks abutted the contagious ward.
Nurses and other hospital attach
a5 awakened patients and made
ready for immediate evacuation of
threatened buildings.
One two and a half inch fire
hose was augmented by garden
hoses in the struggle against fire.
Not until the fire was under con-
troll and danger past, two hours
after it was discovered, did pa
tients return to sleep.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-10

derer who was suffering a delusloh
he had been fed human flesh ana
Leo Redoni former Santa CARA
county burglar. were found less
than 10 miles away.
They were armed with a ShoV-
gun and a pistol which they mad
obtained by breaking into prl-
vate home but made no attempt 10
use them when surrounded by a
sheriff's posse.
The men made a key from a
toothbrush. wire, string and wax
and opened and shut five doors
leading from the ward for the
criminally insane to escape Friday
while a moving picture was being
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-10

AARON UtF'
which appears as proposition No. %
on the Nov. ballot, has spread into
several of the major contests, par
ticularly between Republican Philip
Bancroft and Democrat Sheridan
Downey, opponents for the United
States senator post left vacant by
William Gibbs McAdoo.
Bancroft leads the opposition of
business, banks, public employees
and others who brand the pension
scheme as Fantastic" and a threat
to the states future. Downey is
the leading exponent of those who
think the plan will provide finan-
cial security for persons above so
and restore prosperity.
Indications of the pension plans
appeal was seen in the collection
by promoters of $242,24 up to Sept.
80, mostly from monthly dues of 90
cents from elderly citizens.
With Downey endorsed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt and James Farley
Bancroft countered with backing
of Senator Hiram Johnson and for
mer President Herbert Hoover. Lii
lian Symes Clements, Socialist can
didate, is not considered a major
contender.
The gubernatorial race between
Gov Frank Merriam and Culbert
L. Olson has been relatively quiet
with both on the road While Re-
publican Merriam is daily assail-
ing the $50 plan, Olson is main
tanning a neutral stand and says
he will administer the plan if il
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-10
Showdown Ordered
With Roosevelt
Continued from Page u

lCOnOnueQ lTOGi rage i
more jurisdiction, until the rights
and privileges of free trades unions
have been invaded. usurped and
denied" the report stated.
The manner and method of ad-
ministering the act has brought
administrative justice into disre-
pute". the committee said.
It recommended these changes,
which. along with the report, were
accepted without a dissenting vote.
l. Right of aggrieved unions to
appeal from decisions of the board.
,. Limitation of the boards power
to invalidate contracts between EN-
ployer and employe negotiated
through responsible" unions.
8. Restriction of the jurisdictional
limits of the board.
I. imposition of more specific
bans against company unions.
5. Specify the manner, method
and time of holding elections to
determine the collective bargaining
unit.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-10
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-10
Dependency
Causes Suicide

HANFORD, Cal. Oct. 10. UP)-
Authorities today blamed despond-
ency over failing health for tlc
suicide of Charles H Tarr, So
Hanforo clothing merchant, whose
body was found Sunday in his
parked automobile.
Investigators said Tarr had con-
nected a piece of hose from the ex-
hallst pipe to the interior of his
car. Beside him was note in
which he explained he was prompt
ed to end his life because physi-
clans had told him he had but a
short time TO live.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-10
Hope Dims for
Missing Aviator

ELY, New, Oct. 10. OUP)-Hope
that Howard E. Mitchell, 26-year-
old Utah amateur pilot, was still
alive dimmed today as five search
ing planes returned here after
scanning the desert without any
trace of the pilot or his plane, miss
ing more than 36 hours on a good
will" flight from Salt Lake City.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-10
Cotton Payment
Forms Ready Here

Application for 1887 parity pay
ments on cotton grown in 1887 are
ready to be signed at the county
agriculture conservation office, Ro-
land Ballou, secretary announced
Monday.
All farmers who raised cotton in
1897 and who complied with the
1888 program are eligible for the
bonus payments, Ballou said
Bonus payments will be cents
per pound on 65 per cent of the
base production in 1887.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-10
TENNIS CLUB TO MEET

Members Of the Fl Centre tennis
club viii meet at 7:3O pm. Monday
in room 209. Rehkopf building, to
discuss important business, Dorsey
Whitelsw announced. He said any
one interested in tennis may at
tend.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-10
Prorate Ballots
Sent to Valley

More than 100 ballots on the
controversial grapefruit prorate
question were received in the Of
fees of B. A. Harrigan, agriculture
commissioner.
Wednesday is the last day for
balloting, Harrigan said, in urging
all voters to ballot on the ques-
ton. Ballots may be cast by mail
or in person at the commissioner
office.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-10
Battling Mixups Face Voters with
California General Election
Less Than Month Away

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Oct. TO- (UP)-With the general
election less than month away California voters were
confronted today with of the most controversial and
battling political states in the history of the state
The furore the $50 every Thursday pension plan
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-10
G0Inyasion of Nevada Strike Area
Fails 10 MaferiaIize; Sheriff
Disbands Volunteer Officers

VERDI, New, Oct. 10. (UP)-Washoe county authorl-
ties today began dsbanding nearly 250 special deputies
and volunteers called head off threatened invasion
of Committee for Industrial Organization workers from
California Sheriff Ray Root and District Attorney Ernest
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-10
ESCAPED Maniacs Recapfured Without
Struggle, Fight Ensues as Guards
Send Pair Back 10 Asylum Ward

UKIAH Calf. Oct. 10. lUPl-TWo crlmnaIIy INSANE
inmates who escaped from the Mendocno state hospal
were back in their escape proof ward TO-DAY er suo
hitting peacefully to capture.
Tho mon Alvin Osten, convicted San Francisco MUIR
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-10

Los Angeles and Vicinity - Fair
Monday night and Tuesday with
increasing cloudiness Tuesday; lit
tie change in temprature; gentle
to moderate southwest to north
west wind.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-10
WEATHER

tDaia compiled by observers rOr
the official United States weather
nureau station at El Centro.l
Maximum Sunday .........--.-....-.......... SO
Minimum Monday ..............-........ 53
Reading at Noon Monday
Temperature 81
Humidity 28
Reading at a. m. Monday
Temperature %
Humidity 81
Reading at p. m. Sunday
Temperature 81
Humidity ..-...........-......--------- %
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19
Owl Creek News

Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Brown
were Sunday visitors of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Arnold on the Wolf
mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Poulton and
Billy of Hardin were visiting
relatives on Owl Greek Sunday.
Bud Fisher returned home
last week after having been
away about two months.
Albert George of Lodge Grass
has been cutting posts at the
head of Bear Creek for the
past two weeks.
The Owl Creek folks who
attended the junior prom in
Lodge Grass Friday night be-
sides the high school students.
were Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Romine,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Miles, Ralph
Sherod, Murray and Francis
Brown, Jack Gibbons, Mary
Harris and Edna Knoblack.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rice and
Gary spent Saturday and Sun
day visiting relatives around
Sheridan and Buffalo,, Wyom-
ing.
The Sunday night singing
bee was held at the Ed Miles
home last Sunday. Those who
attended were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Peterson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Sherod and family, Lu-
ellie Suit, Murray, Francis,
Ethel and Maxine Brown, and
the Miles family.
Homer Newin of Kirby was
a caller at the Rice ranch Mon
day.
Ranchers greatly welcomed
the soaking rain which fell in
the Owl Creek region Monday
night. A steady drizzle con-
tinued through the night, leav-
ing about an inch of moisture.
The country here looks the best
is has in the past six years.
John Rice and George Gus
tafson held Soil Conservation
meetings in Decker Tuesday af-
ternoon and in Wyo1a Tuesday
evening.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19

ton left for Big Stone Lake,
Minnesota Thursday, where
they will spend a months va
cation.
Billy Conver attended the
junior prom at Lodge Grass
Friday evening.
Mrs. Chris Carney is up again
after a weeks illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Muriel Martin
were both ill with influenza
last week.
Mrs. Walter Wood spent sew
eral days at her home, return
ing to Billings Sunday. She is
attending business college there.
MI. and Mrs. John Burns and
family returned from Great
Falls Wednesday evening, where
they had attended the Euch-
artistic Congress.
Frank DonneS of Moscow, Id
aho, representative of the Roy
al Typewriter company was in
Crow Agency on business Mon
day.
The Rev. and Mrs. Chef
Bentley and Mrs. Frost atten-
ded the ministerial association
meeting in Lodge Grass last
Monday.
E. j. Rush, Indian Employ
ment Agent, is paying Grow
Agency a visit on official bus
mess.
A. w. Williams. auditor of the
Department of Investigation is
spending a few days at Crow
Agency.
Mrs. Albert steen entertained
the pinochle club Saturday eve
ming. High score was won by
Mrs. Alice Cook, low by Fran
els Davis and travelling by Ed
ma Frost.
The Boy Scout Court of Hon.
or and banquet was held on
Wednesday evening for the boy
scouts and their parents. Geor-
ge Roskie, scout executive from
Billings attended as a special
guest and awarded the merit
badges and pins that had been
earned by the scouts. James
Louk and Kenneth Rennick
were the highest ranking scouts
present. Mrs. Roskie accOmpan-
led her husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Ingram
and daughter, Eleanor, spent
the week end in Billings.
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Crow Agency News
Mrs. F. M. Scott

The school term is coming to
a close, and the teachers have
made the following vacation
plans:
Miss Clark will spend the
greater part of her vacation in
and around Billings, visiting
relatives. She plans on taking
private lessons in oil-painting
and piano. She also expects to
take a short trip but her des-
tination is as yet undecided.
Mr. Meter will spend several
weeks in Billings, then take a
trip to Oregon, and then will
go to Drake University at Des
Moines, Iowa.
Miss Trussel plans to take d
trip to the west coast. She
may attend the summer school
of the University of Seattle.
Miss Beall plans to spend part
of her summer with her fam
lily in Hardin and the rest of
the vacation she hopes to spend
at the university in Missoula.
Miss Eleanore Slater is leav-
ing for Hawaii June 7 from
Vancouver, Canada, via Seattle.
She is going to attend the I'm
iversity of Hawaii at Honolulu.
She will return to the states
August 10.
Mr.. Magnuson plans to go to
cohnNl fhic c11rSop1n1. thN11Th
his choice is not quite definite,
he inclines toward Greedy, Col
orado.
Miss Kleinhesselink plans to
spend the summer with her
family in Hardin studying pia-
no and holding vocal classes.
She will leave later for New
York City to visit friends and
study voice and piano.
DIN Meters art exhibit and
tea, held in the new Grow Ag-
ency school building Monday
afternoon was attended by a
large group. Parents and visit
ors were favorably impressed
with the quality and variety OF
work accomplished by MI. Met
zer's students. The display in
Guided soap carving, basketry,
copper etching, batik, block
printing, tie and dye. wood
work of all kinds and paintings
and etchings.
Mrs. Arthur Walker, Mrs. Mac
Benjamin and Mrs. F. M. Scott
presided at the tea table.
Mrs. Robert PinkertOn and
Miss Eleanor Rockwell enter
tanned the ladies contract club
and their husbands Wednesday
evening at a dessert bridge.
Five tables we're in play. High
score awards went to Mrs.
Leonard Smith and A. D. Ste
phenson, consolation to Mrs.
Fred Noise and Tom Davis and
travel prizes to Miss Ella Dos
ter and Tom Davis.
Superintendent Robert Vel
lowtail returned from Washing
ton D. c. Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Pinker-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Pol
son are the parents OF a daugh-
ter born Sunday night. The
mother and child are doing
well. They are at the home OF
Mrs. E. L. Robbins.
Barney Kessels has finished
his work on the ditch and has
taken his tractor home.
Dave Herbal became ill on
Wednesday night and was TAX
en- to the hospital Thursday
where he was operated on for
appendicitis.
Georgia Fox was a week end
guest of the Strobbe boys.
Miss Ruth Collins, Miss Bet
ty Ponke and Elmer Swanson
teachers of the upper Big Horn
valley schools are giving a fare
we'll dance at Warman Satur-
day night.
Mrs. Lester Rice and children
visited at the home of Mrs
James O'Brien Sunday after
noon.
MI. and Mrs. John E. Keogh
of St. Xavier attended the fun
eral of Dick Wallace at Lodge
Grass Thursday.
Miss Marian Plummer, school
nurse for this district, visited
the children of the Warman
school wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. David Zier has returned
to her home from the Hardin
hospital. Her condition is much
improved.
Friends of Lester Rice are
awaiting news from him at the
Veterans hospital near Helena.
The last report given was that
he had not finished going thru
the clinic there.
Mr.. and Mrs. M, l.. Hawks
and family attended the fun
eral of John Turner in Hardin
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. o. E. Robertson spent
Wednesday with Mrs. Gene
Smell.
Many nice fields of beets are
up south of St. Xavier and
farmers are busy irrigating
those fields that did not have
enough moisture to bring the
plants up.
The St. Xavier Home Demon
stration club met at the farm
home of Mrs. Dave Herbal on
Wednesday afternoon. In the
absence of the president, Mrs.
Ruth Rice Mrs. Elma Smell, the
vice president conducted the
meeting. Roll call was respon-
ded to by The most valuable
lesson my mother taught me-
1t was voted to meet at one
o'clock instead of the usual
hour at the home of Mrs. w. K.
Cashen, when the demonstra-
ton by the project leaders, Mrs.
Jesse SchWend and Mrs. Helen
Robertson, will be given. This
is the final demonstration for
this year and is avoiding the
Homemade Look. Plans were
started for the achievement day
program to be held in Hardin
on June 8. This is the first
meeting of the year that the
president missed and this was
due to illness in the family, so
the club voted to postpone ell
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19
St. Xdvia News

Miss Patricia O,Brien. Miss
Edith Collins and Ben Collins
of Billings spent Saturday eve
ming at the home of Miss o.
Brien's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James O'Brien of Soap Greek.
Jake Fox and family of Bill
lingS spent the week end visit
ing his brothers Alex and Hen
ry Fox and their families.
Frank Shivley of Crow Agen-
cy visited at the R. P. Taylor
home Sunday.
Between forty and fifty cars
and trucks of which a good
many cars were from Crow Ag-
ency enjoyed the ball game
Sunday between the St. Xavier
Farm Boys and the Crow team
The score was fourteen to six
in favor of Crow Agency.
The dance given at Warmar
Saturday night by the Catholic
Ladies drew a large crowd anc
quite a nice sum was collected
The money will be used tc
build a fence around the Cath
Ollie cemetey. Many others have
given toward this fund. All gifts
of money are greatly apprec-
lated.
Adolph Strobbe is spending
the week with his grandparents
MIR. and Mrs. John Strobbe OF
Pompey's Pillar.
MI. Wilson brought his young
son home from the Hardin hos
pital Thursday.
Mrs. Ann Deichl made a
business trip to Hardin Thurs
day.
Mrs. Dan O'Brien and Miss
Ruth Collins visited Mrs. o.
Brien'S two sons at the Krone
ranch Monday evening.
Beverly and Airline Fox are
ill with the mumpS.
John Morrison, who has been
critically i'll at the Crow Ag-
ency hospital is much improved
and will soon be able to return
to his home.
Miss Lorraine Robertson was
an over night guest of Mary
Roberts Rhinehart Thursday
and played with the school o.
chestra at the senior play CIV
en- at the new high school
building in Hardin Thursday
night.
Miss Ruth Collins and Mrs
Dan O'Brien called at the
Charley Wolf ranch Monday
evening.
The Poppy Brownies All club
held their regular meeting or
Saturday, May IA, at the home
of their leader, Mrs. o. E. Rob-
ertson. There were six member
and the leader present. Roll
call was responded to with a
four line verse about spring. It
was decided to have a hike on
May % and hold the health
program in June. Tea towels
were begun. After the meeting
games were played. The next
meeting will be held at the
school house on May 81. Re-
porter, Clarice Hawks.
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ection of officers for the COM
ing year until the May Is meet
ing. A report was given by Mrs.
Robertson and Mrs. SchWend,
project leaders who attended
the project study meeting in
Hardin recently. Mrs. Paul
Schaller gave a report on the
progress of the Big Horn Coun-
ty All club camp which will
be supported by the st. Xavier
club. After the adjournment
several readings on Mothers
Day were given by different
members of the club. Mrs. Her
man Muhlbier was a guest OF
the club. Mrs. Herbal served re-
freshments at the close of the
afternoon. .
Mrs. H. E. Smell, Marian, Wal
lace and Miss Lena Mae Peel;
of Hardin called at the Hawks
home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Dorothy Taylor and her
father, Gene Smell, were dinner
guests of MI. and Mrs. Scott
Carpenter near Crow Agency
Friday.
Mrs. E. L. Robbins is enjoy
ing a visit with her son who
arrived from Avada Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Parry and daughter
Levenia, left by auto for dag
onal. Iowa, to visit Mrs. Parry's
parents and other relatives who
reside there.
MIR. and Mrs. George zier and
children Dorothy and Gene,
motored to Hardin Tuesday to
visit Mrs. Tiers mother.
A gentle rain fell all Mon
day night and continued to
fall until afternoon, and the
farmers are happy as a rain
at this time of the year is
worth thousands of dollars to
this community.
Mrs. Paul Schaller attended
the Baccalaureate services in
Hardin Sunday night.
Seven of the Seely children
are in bed with the prevalent
disease, mumpS.
Villas Adamson is going to
pitch ball for the Grow Agency
team next Sunday.
The Future Farmers of the
upper Big Horn valley Al club
met at the home OF Wilbur
Dow Jr., on May IA. Due to the
busy farming season Mrs. Hugh
Snivlev acted as leader in Mr..
Snivley's place. Wilbur had his
thoroughbred hogs and the
group visited the pens to ad-
mire them. The membership
cards were filled out and mailed
The next meeting will be at the
Schaller home June IA.
DWayne Schaller is i'll with
the mumps.
MI. and Mrs. Ford Davis have
spent days at Crow Agency this
week attending to business
matters.
Cecil Mclaughlin had the
misfortune of running a rusty
nail in his foot Monday.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19
GAMBLERS

Efforts of Cleve Aldahl and
E. j. Ober, Havre residents
found guilty of conducting a
gambling house, to obtain a re-
hearing before the state SUI
preme court were fruitless this
week when the court, upholding
its former action, again denied
pleas to reverse the district
court verdict. The men were
fined 5000 each.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19
Eden Arthur Rurnfelt
OBITUARY

Eden Arthur Rumfelt passed.
away suddenly while playing in
the Hardin school yard, May 4,
1898. He was born at Shattuck,
Oklahoma, September 7, 1929. At
the time of his death his age
was II years, S months and II
days.
He is survived by his father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L..
Rumfelt; three brothers, Leroy,
Jewel and Raymond; one sister,
Dollie Marie; all of Hardin,
many other relatives and a host
of friends.
Eden was ready to meet his
Master, having attended Sun
day School since infancy. Dur
ing the time the family lived
in Hardin, Eden was a regular
attendant at Sunday School,
church and B.Y.P.U.
Eden came from Oklahoma
to Montana with his parents III
1928. The family located near
Lodge Grass, later moving into
Lodge Grass, where they lived
for several years. Eden attend
ed school while there, later
moving to Hardin, where he was
attending school at the time of
his death.
Eden had a bright, CHEEKY
disposition, greeted people with
a smile, and was loved by all
who knew him.
His teachers, his classmates,
and a host of friends extend
their sincere sympathy to the
bereaved family in the loss of
a loving son and brother.
Why do we mourn for dying
friends,
Or shake at deaths alarms?
IT'S but the voice that Jesus
sends
To call them to His arms.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19

An outdoor living room" will
be among the rooms displayed
in the Decorative Arts exhibit
at the 1889 Worlds Fair of the
West on Treasure Island.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19
INSURANCE N

Payments of unemployment
insurance to become effective
July 1889, have exceeded $780,
900 Barclay Craighead, chair
man of the Unemployment In
surance Commission, says. The
payments are for the first
quarter of 1888.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19

A liars contest and a hog
calling competition are among
events which will be staged at
the 1889 Worlds Fair of the
West.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Brown
were Sunday visitors of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Arnold on the Wolf
mountains.