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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-03
THE
PEDESTRIAN ON
A. A. A. PROGRAM

With definite results being attained
in the country's drive for traffic SAT-
ety-indicated in twenty percent
drop in motor deaths in 1888 as COM
pared with 1937-new emphasis on
pedestrian safeguards will feature the
organized traffic safety effort during
the year ahead, according to the
American Automobile Association.
Prepared to stress pedestrian pro-
lection in its 1889 traffic safety pro-
gram, the A. A. A. declared that four
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-03

out of five fatalities involve pedes-
TRANS, and states and cities can ill
afford to delay longer the adjusting
of traffic facilities so as to safe
guard those who walk, and at the
same time assure the efficient and
safe movement of vehicles.
"The situation is particularly acute
in Cities" said Thos. P. Henry, Presi-
dent of the national motoring body,
where the percentage of pedestrian
deaths in traffic ranges from sixty
per cent upward. Obviously, pedes-
trian protection is key to better traf
fic safety records in metropolitan
areas. It will of course, require re-
strictions on both drivers and walkers,
but all evidence indicates that individ-
uals are willing to accept these, pro-
vided they are reasonable and for the
public good. Certainly we cannot
hope to achieve anything like maxi
mum degree of traffic safety until
there is coordinated control of all who
use the streets and highways"
Highlighting the 1899 A. A. A. pro-
gram will be a National Pedestrian
Protection Contest with awards to
cities reducing pedestrian fatalities
and those developing sound methods
for assuring free and safe movement
of walkers. A second phase of the
contest will be awards to schools and
school systems which do the best job
of protecting youthful walkers, whose
actions loom large as cause of traf-
fic deaths.
Utilizing the experiences drawn up
on in one of the most comprehensive
of pedestrian deaths and caus-
es ever undertaken, the A. A. A. ma
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-03

The other day a couple of American
newspaper correspondents made theil
customary call on the official press
chief in Mexico City. They inquired
about Washington reports that the
Mexican Government was trying tx
sell German equipment, obtained in
exchange for confiscated oil, to other
Latin-American nations. The report.
srs were Frank L. Kluckhohn repres.
enting the New York Times and vii.
liam Lander of the United Press.
Instead of receiving the informa.
ton they asked for, Mr.. Kluckhohr
was seized and brought before a Mexi-
can Government official and ordered
to leave Mexico within "a hours. The
United Press correspondent was in
formed that the outside world "is not
interested in oil deals with Germany
and the United Press Association was
fined 5000 pesos. Other correspon-
dents who have been writing about
the new political and economic ties
between Mexico and Germany have
been reprimanded.
Correspondent Kluckhohn has writ
ten the news from Mexico for two
years during which time it has turn
ed largely upon the confiscation of
American-owned farm lands and the
seizure without compensation Of for
eign-owned oil fields. These matters
have been Of great concern to our Gov
eminent. He had recently discovered
and printed the fact that the Mexican
Government had made a Is million
dollar deal, by which it was to ex-
change confiscated oil for German
merchandise.
But when the correspondents uncov-
cred the scheme for more extensive
deal between Germany and Mexico
the Mexican Government tried to hide
the facts.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-03
F. S. A LOANS NOW
AVAILABLE TO
SHORE FARMERS

Farm Security Administration funds
Tor loans to Eastern Shore farmers
unable to obtain necessary credit from
ether sources for the purchase of live
Stock equipment, feed, seed and 9TH
or production goods, are now available
Tor the next crop year, it has been
announced by o. Fl. Foster, Rural
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-03

tor of Safety and Traffic Engineering,
who is well versed in every phase of
the problem.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-03

tional contest and other pedestrian
protection activities will be under the
direction of Burton w. Marsh, Direc-
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-12
F F A News

On Thursday, May Is, the
Browning chapter of the FLA
will sponsor a show at the local
theatre. The name of the show
is Heart of the North" starring
Dick Foran and Gale Page. This
is reported to be a very fine
picture OF the north. The boys
will start ticket sale in the
near future. Before the picture
is shown q stunt will be present.
ed by the club.
At the last meeting officers
were elected for next year. The
following boys were elected: Dex,
ter Galbreath. president; Gail
Fitzpatrick. vice-pres.; Elmer
Babcock, secretary; Clarence
Norman, treasurer; Harold
Brewer. reporter.
The FLA boys and Home Ec.
girls had their ricnic Saturday at
Cut Bank creek, although the
weather wasn't very nice the
boys and girls all said they had a
good time.
Clarence Norman. reporter
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-12
Sudden Death of
Little Chester Lyle

The Milk River district received
q great shock last Sunday eve.
ming when little Chester Lyle
aged 6. met sudden death in an
accident.
1t appears that Chester while
playing with another small boy
on a seaffold on the ranch. that
the frame work collapsed while
he was at the top of one of the
poles, and he crashed to the
ground. Part of the structure
fell on his neck breaking it and
causing instant death.
Chester was a little live wire
and a regular man. he will be
greatly missed by all who knew
and loved him.
Funeral erviees were held on
Tuesday at the Little Flower
church. the Rev. father Halligan
officiating. Burial was in the
Browning cemetery.
He is survived by his father
and mother James and Nancy
Lyle. two young sisters Bonnie
and Cleo. and host Of relatives
and friends.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-12
Poppy Money Aids
Disabled Veterans

Every penny of the money con-
tributed for memorial peoples on
Poppy Day Saturday, May n, will
60 to aid disabled veterans and
the families left in need by the
death or disability of a veteran,
according to Mrs. Anspach, Poppy
Chairman of Blackfeet Indian
Reservation unit of the American
Legion auxiliary. Distribution of
flowers will be conducted by vol.
unteer workers and all contribu.
tons will go in their entirety into
the rehabilitation and welfare
funds of the Legion and Aux
Hilary.
The dimes, quarters and dol
lars which are dropped into the
boxes of the poppy workers on
Poppy Day form the principal
source of support for the relief
and welfare work carried out by
the Auxiliary throughout the
year. There is a vast amount to
be done for the disabled veteran.
for their families and for the
families of those who have died,
and we believe that those in dis
tress because of patriotic sacri-
fees are entitled to everything
which can be done for them.
A great number of the disabled
do not come within the provisions
of the law and receive no COM
pensatiop. Real hardship faces
their families when they become
unable to work or require hos
pitalization. Naturally their COM
rades in the Legion and the
American Legion Auxiliary are
their first source of aid.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-12
Browning Lions Attend
Choteau Tourist School Meet

]. L. Sherburne. George Sey-
mour and Dick Sanderville at
tended tourist school meeting
at Choteau last Thursday eve
ming. These meetings are held
under the sponsorship of the
Choteau Lions club to acquaint
the public with the tourist at.
fractions in this part of the
country.
Mr.. Sherburne and Chief Bull
gave talks on the Blackfeet In.
dams, their history and charac-
teristics. and outlined the many
attractions of Glacier Park.
About 300 people were present
at the meeting, and took great
interest in the addresses of the
Browning delegates.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-12
Browning Couples
Take Marriage Vows

A marriage license was issued
at the Choteau courthouse on
April 20, to Myron Thompson, &c
and Frances Hirst. %. both we'll
known young people of Brown
ing.
On Wednesday. May 3. at the
courthouse in Conrad, Roy Car.
penter and Miss Dorothy Curry.
well-known young Browning
couple. were united in marriage
by Justice Dab LedRerwood. The
witnesses were Fern Mason and
Albert Severtson.
Their many friends here wish
for them a long and happy mar.
ried life.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-12
Glacier Production Cut
Bank Plant to be ENLARGED

Through arrangements con-
cluded today with the Producers
Refining Company and the Gla-
cier Production Company. both
of Montana. Socony-Vacuum Oil
Company, Inc. will supply in the
State of Montana and vicinity
products manufactured from
Montana crude.
The refinery now being built
by the Glacier Production Com.
pany at Cut Bank is to be en-
larged. so that crude supplied by
the Producers Refining Company
will be processed under the su-
pervision and control of Socony-
Vacuum engineers for the manu-
facture of Mobilgas and other
Mobil products.
The arrangement covers a
minimum period of five years
and minimum quantity of one
thousand barrels daily.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-12
Lions Club Meet

The Lions club met Wednes-
day evening and plans were com.
pleted for the special meeting
which will be held next Wednes-
day evening May II when the
local club will entertain District
Governor ana Mrs. K. w. Bergan,
The club members were enter
tanned with piano solos by Miss
Elma Fay Cross and baritone
horn solos by Ray Thompson. &C.
companied by Miss Faithe Sher-
burne. A membership key was
presented to C. Murl Beck in ap-
probation Of his efforts in help.
ing build the Browning club. A
report was made by J. L. Sher-
burne of the Pacific Northwest
National Reclamation meeting he
attended last month in Seattle.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-12
Reservation Stampede
Successful Affair

The fifth annual BIackfeet Res
ervation Stampede was held last
Friday in Browning with prob
ably the best success since the
idea was started. There was an
exceptionally large crowd in at
tendance from out of town. Com
petition was keen and the interest
was very good. When the stadium
Is finished, this activity will be
more attractive and more inter-
estiDg to the spectators.
The exhibits were housed in
the auditorium and covered many
square feet of wall space. They
included over thousand entries
in the various classes of art work.
booklets. penmanship, posters.
sewing and shop work. Indepen.
dent exhibits were entered by the
Holy Family Mission, the high
school economics class. and the
adult education class. First place
for exhibits went to Starr and
second place to Glacier Park in
the Glass A section, and in Class
b first place went to Heavyrunner
and second place to Blackfoot.
The Class A schools include those
with two or more teachers. the
Class B schools are the one teach
er schools. In the Browning
school. the fourth grade won the
greatest number of points in the
exhibits.
In the scholarship contest,
which was held in the morning,
Glacier Park won first place for
the Class A schools and Babb Sec
ond place; and for the Class B
schools. Higgins won first and
Heavybreast second place. In the
Browning School the seventh
grade won the greatest number
of points for scholarship.
The athletic contest was held
in the afternoon. For Class A
schools, Starr schools won first
place and the Boarding School
second place. For the Class b
schools. Pontresina School won
first and Blackfoot. second. In
the Browning School. the seventh
grade earned the greatest num-
Der of points.
In the evening awards were
made in the auditorium for the
days activities. In Class A, the
first place cup went to the Starr
School and the second place award
was given to the Glacier Park
school. For Class B. the Heavy
runner School WAS awarded the
first place cup and Blackfoot
School earned the second place
award. In the Browning School
the seventh grade was given the
plaque for winning the highest
number of points.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-12
Junior Prom Big
Social Event Saturday

Climaxing the spring social
events Of school and community
will be the annual Junior Prom
held this Saturday ut the High
School gym.
Each year the Prom is looked
forward to by more than a hun.
dred enthusiastic couples. Last
year the class of 1889 entertain.
ed more than one hundred and
fifty couples. Preparations have
been made this Saturday to en-.
terrain two hundred or more.
Even now the final touches are
being given the decorations
which each year are more re-
splendent in color.
The Junior class il again priv.
LEGGED to fete the Senior class
whose members climax their high
school days this May 26.
The large gymnasium is we'll
adapted to the plan of decora-
tons decided upon this year, the
theme of which may be described
% an Evening in Holland. I"
Scrivers Swing Band will play
from with an old Dutch windmill
in the middle of the floor. The
whole scene is canopied by azure
blue sky. Hundreds of tulips in
oil the pastel shades peep through
white lattice hedges extending
around the hall. Three Dutch
maids will serve fruit beverages
from . wooden shoe. While it is
impossible to amply describe the
whole colorful effect. it might be
said that those who plan to be
there will enjoy themselves this
Saturday night at the Prom
which is sponsored by the Junior
Class Of the Browning High
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-12
Browning News

Little Eva Fields. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Fields met
with an accident at the school
house Monday. when she fell off
a cement wall and severely cut
her leg. She WAS rushed. to the
Blackfeet hospital where DR..
Schrader dressed the wound. put
ting in several stitches, and she
is now resting easy.
We failed to mention in last
weeks issue that when the high
school band made their, record.
ings in Great Falls . week ago
last Sunday, that Miss Elma Fay
Cross also made a niano solo rec
ord of the selection Trees" In
the reproduction everyone COM
plimented the young lady on an
excellent rendition.
District Governor Bergan and
Mrs. Bergan. Mr.. and Mrs. C.
l.. Mckee and Miss Sherburne
and the Watson Sisters Trio, At
tended a Lions zone meeting held
at Choteau Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Bergan gave q talk on Lion
ism and the Watson Sisters sang
several numbers. which received
much applause. They report
very interesting meeting and q
good time by the Choteau Lions
club.
Mrs. Ellen M. Roach Of, Glen
dale. California arrived last Fri
day and will spend . week or ten
days with her niece Mrs. Wilmar
Burnison.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-12
Highway Meeting at Shelby
Postponed to May 20th

Due to the fact that the date
of the forthcoming Highway
Meeting in Shelby conflicts with
the Music Festival which is being
held in Havre on Saturday, Nav
18th, it has been decided to post
pone the Shelby meeting one
week which will put it on May
goth. All of the arrangements
on the program and time. etc. as
announced previously will remain
the same.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-12
Chas. LaBreche Passes

Chas. LaBreche an old-timer
of Browning died at the Black
feet hospital on Wednesday,
May 10. at the age of u.
He had been in i'll health for q
long time. the cause of death
being valvular heart trouble.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon from the Little
Flower church. the Rev. Father
Halligan officiating. Burial was
in the Browning cemetery.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-12

Mrs. Codding of Spokane.
Wash. arrived Friday to live
with her daughter Miss Elizabeth
Codding, nurse at the Blackfeet
hospital.
Dick Taught left for Havre
last Saturday to attend a meet
ing Of Buttrey managers on the
buying of next winters stock.
He returned Thursday.
Marriage licenses were issued
in Cut Bank last week to William
Wells and Maggie Good Gun. and
James Blackweasel and Mary
Whitegrass. all of Browning.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-12
G. o. P.'s Will Select
Scanlan's Successor

At q meeting at Great Falls
Saturday. the Republican state
central committee will select a
successor to Joseph D. Seaman
Of Miles City who resigned early
this month from the post of G,
0. P. national committeeman for
Montana.
He was q member of the Re-
publican state central committee
for 30 years, served three terms
- state chairman and was elect.
ed three times as national COM
mitt.eman.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-12
Methodist Church

Mothers Day will be observed
Sunday at eleven o'clock follow
ing the Sunday School. Readings,
special anthems by the choir,
and an appropriate message will
be given. The Membership class
will be confirmed and the Sacra-
ment of Baptism will be admin.
istered. A cordial welcome is
given to everyone to worship
with US.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-12
County Patients Can
Select Own Doctors

County commissioners are not
empowered to force relief clients
to patronize designated doctors
in order to receive hospitaliza-
ton at county expense. accord
ing to an opinion by Attorney
General H. J. Freebourn. The
opinion added that relief pa
tients may name their doctors.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-12
WATSON SISTERS TRIO
BROADCAST SAT. KFbB

Thru arrangements made by
Miss Faithe Sherburne. instruc-
tor in the Browning schools, the
Watson Sisters Trio will broad
cast over Great Falls KFBB sta
ton during the dinner hour $50
to 6:45 on Saturday, May l3.
Miss Sherburne will be the &C.
companist.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-12
A PROCLAMATION

That there be coordinated effort in general
spring cleanup of city, that it inviting ap
to visitors we'll be ceany
safer place in which to live time the rubbish
from shrubbery lawns gardens yards and alleys thereby
week beginning Monday, May 18th, Cleanup Week.
May respectfully and urgently that each citizen
operate as fully possible in this project
w. G. RENSHAW,
Mayor of Browning
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-12-14
November %, 1899
RESOLUTION OF
COINCIDENCE
On the Death of Our Worship
full Brother Ray Charles

On the Death of Our Worship
full Brother Ray Charles
Thompson
TO THE WORSHIPFUL MAS
TER, OFFICERS and MEN,
BERS OF SAINTS JOHN
LODGE NO. 90, A. F.. g. A. NJ.
BRETHREN:-
We, your committee appointed
to draft resolutions on the
death of cur beloved Brother,
Ray Charles Thompson, who
was called to the Celestial
Lodge on High Sunday, Novem-
Der II, 1889, submit the follow
ing:
WHEREAS, It has pleased the
Supreme Grand Master of the
Universe to call to his final re-
ward our Beloved Brother Ray
c. Thompson; and
WHEREAS, While we humbly
bow to the will of Him who sit
teth as the Judge Supreme and
Who doeth all things we'll; be
it
RESOLVED: That, in the
deaCh OF cur brother, his fam
lily have lost kind, loving and
indulgent husband and father,
his lodge a faithful and useful
member, and the Hardin COM
munity and Big Horn County
an upright and honored citizen,
and be it further
Resolved: That we extend
to his wido'v and other men,
bers of his scrrowing family our
heartfelt sympathy and recon-
mend them to the care of Him
who comforts all who rely on
His mercy: and be it also
RESOLVED: That a copy of
these resolutions be sent to the
bereaved family of the deceased,
a copy furnished to the Hardin
Tribune-Herald for publication
and a copy spread upon the
minutes of Saints John Lodge
No. 90.
ROBERT T. VICKERS,
DAVID L. EGNEW,
CARL RANKIN,
Committee
Adopted November %, 1899.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-12-14
Upper Rotten Cross

June Sherman motored TO
Hardin Friday evening.
Bob Carney of Soap Creek
was an overnight guest at the
John Chatham home Friday
evening.
Mrs. Denver Sherman and
daughters were Sheridan visi-
tors Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Standish
were in Sheridan Tuesday.
Those who attended the Mil
Ter sale Wednesday were FRANK
Gregory and son, Jack, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Wiley and Mr..
and Mrs. John Chatham.
Dell StandiSh was caller
in Lodge Grass Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Denver Sher-
man, Mr. and Mrs. Buster Green,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Chatham
and Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Standish
attended the Farmers Union
meeting at Lodge Grass Friday
evening.
Emery Pease is now in the
Crow Agency hospital.
MIR. and Mrs. Luther Chatham
and daughters were Crow Agen-
cy callers Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Standish
called at the John Chatham
home Friday.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-12-14
WAR DEPARTMENT
PROMOTES 10000

According to a recent issue
OF the Army and Navy Journal
10000 enlisted men have been
ordered promoted by the War
department.
Recent increases in the army,
amounting to nearly 10000 men,
ordered by congress and The
president, required additional
non-commissioned officers as
soon as the new organizations
were formed. On November 8,
the organization of new units
had proceeded to the point
where appointment of the nee
essary commissioned Off
GERS appeared advisable.
The increases have complete
ly exhausted the eligible lists
of some of the branches of tire
army and new eligible lists will
have to be established before
promotions can be completed.
New eligible lists are expected
to be established in the near
future.
The branches receiving the
greatest number of new organi-
cations, and consequently the
largest number of new nom
commissioned officers, are the
Coast Artillery, Air Corps, Medi-
cal Department, Signal Corps
and Quartermaster Corps.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-12-14
CAT-O'-NINE-TAILS

Gone forever is the cat-o'-
nine-tails, formerly an imple-
ment of punishment in the
armed services, into the little
red baize land where once it
was stored. It belonged to the
era of wooden ships and iron
men.
The Cat" usually a short
wooden stick with tails of stout
knotted cord about two feet
eng, was applied to the bare
back of the culprit while the
entire crew of the ship was
oaraded to witness the grim
affair. Ofte.l the offense was
merely a alllG breach of disci-
plire.
Rough and ready marines OF
a bygone era accepted the nine
thonged whip as dreaded, but
necessary evil. Its use was be-
lieved to have convinced the
refractory soldier, sailor, or ma
rine Of the error of his ways,
while the scars on his back re-
manned as a reminder of an ex-
ceedingly painful experience.
Although IT. was welded free
ly during the Revolution and
for some years thereafter, the
cat became obsolete when new
ideas and improved standards
of education and conduct began
tc prevail. Orders modifying the
infliction of corporal punish
ment by stripes or lashes were
issued in 1912. but as late as
1880 three dozen lashes and a
discharge were given the hap
less deserter from a ship.
Henry Hasson, an American
Marine of 1776, who received
II lashes well laid on for
desertion and quitting his
guard, was the first sea soldier
known tc have received such
punishment. The early years of
the nineteenth century record
many similar cases, while a
sentence OF hard labor with a
ball and chain was not uncom-
mon.
An eyewitness to the last
days of logging stated, my
firm conviction is that the bad
man was very little better; the
good man was very much
worse His conviction is borne
out by the fact that the morale
and discipline of the Marine
Corps ana other branches Of
the service are today on a high
er plane than ever, while all
forms of corporal punishment
have long since been abolished.