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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-01
E.. OF {. STARTS
BUDGET drive
Members Stdrt Soliciting
This Week. A. M. Chilly
Is Chairman

Am. Crilly, chairman of the
finance committee of the Big
Horn County Chamber of Com
merce, Monday distributed cards
to the board of directors with
business firms names and the
amount they are to give the
chamber to carry on the years
activities.
The cards were given out on
Monday at the regular monday
meeting held in the Savoy cafe.
D. L. Egnew, vice-preSident was
in charge of the meeting.
Cooperation of business firms
with the chamber is urged as
there will be an active program
carried out in 1910, that will be
of a benefit to the entire coun-
ty, it was stated.
A report of the meeting of the
Southeastern Montana Counties
Association held last Friday in
Miles City was given by C. S.
Eder.
R. o. Chamber talked on the
forthcoming American Legion
rodeo in June. He urged the
chambers support of the rodeo
and a motion was made and
carried to give the show all the
cooperation possible.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-01
Instdll County
Women's Officers

At the morning session of the
meeting of the Big Horn Coun-
ty Federation of Women's clubs
last Saturday in the little brown
church in Lodge Grass, officers
we're installed by Mrs. w. A.
Petzoldt, as follows:
Mrs. Altha Montgomery, pres
ident; Miss Malvina Johnson,
second vice president; Mrs. Carl
Gross, treasurer, and Miss Clara
E. ODDS, secretary. The first
vice president, Mrs. Grin Weir,
was not present.
Delegates from the Wyola and
Lodge Grass Women'S clubs and
the Lodge Grass Travel club
we're in attendance.
After the morning business
session a luncheon was served
by the Ladies Aid of the church.
At the afternoon meeting, it
was voted to continue the pres
ent officers in their positions
for another year, since they had
such a very late start with their
duties.
Mrs. E. G. Denison of Sher-
idan gave an account of her
visit to Europe, and other num-
bers on the program included
three piano solos by Shirley
Boese, and songs by the girls
sextette of the Lodge Grass
high school, under the direction
of Miss Alma Neuman.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-01
HARDIN GROUP
MEET
Bunston Presents Report
On Big Horn Wdter
Situation At SENECA

Ten men from Big Horn
county attended the meeting
last Friday in Miles City of
t h Southeastern Montana
Counties association. The en-
tire meeting was devoted to
the furthering of the %construc-
ton of the Big Horn dam.
Those attending were H. G.
Wells, w. H. Kelley, John Put
nam, H. W. Funston, R. A. Vic
kers, Fred Koch, H. M. Johnson,
J. B. Quest, c. A. Corkins and
C. S. Elder.
Mr.. Funston presented a re-
port which received much at
tention. He called attention to
the fact that the annual run
off of the watershed in Wyom-
ing is approximately 3,640,O0O
acre feet, and the annual run
off of the Big Horn water shed
in the mountain area in Mon
tana is about 100000 acre feet,
in all about four and a hall
million acre feet; and that
there IS now under irrigation in
the Big Horn water shed in
wyoming 100000 acres, with an
additional $4,000 acres to be
added next year, making ap-
proximately 100000 acres under
irrigation on this water shed.
wyoming is using four and a
half acre feet of water for ir-
rigation, which would mean g.
Continued on back page)
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-01
Must Apply For
Insurance Soon

The closing date for applying
for spring wheat crop insurance
under the Federal crop insur-
ance plan will be February 20,
1910, according to George Mil
Ter, chairman of the Big Horn
County A. c.. A.
All Big Horn county wheat
growers who intend to comply
with the Agricultural Conserva-
ton program and wish to in
sure their seeding of spring
wheat should contact the con-
servation office as soon as
possible and make arrangements
for their policies.
Premiums may be paid by &C
tual bushels of wheat or their
cash equivalent, by check or adj
vance against the conservation
payment for the coming year.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-01
FLA Glasses Will
Build Projects

The local chapter of the Flu
ture Farmers of America are
asking for all kinds of farm pro-
jects, to be built in the FLA.
shop at Hardin high school.
Any article which is small
enough to go through the doors;
of the shop can be constructed,
the FLA. sponsor, William
Cowley stated.
The activity is being carried
out to give the students prac-
tical experience in building farm
equipment. There will be no
charge for the labor, but lumber
and hardware must be furn-
ished.
Last fall, the chapter built
a garage for B. H. McCarty.
This project was near the school
and gave the boys a chance to
learn how to construct build
ings.
Plans for approved types of
feeders, gates, tool boxes, hay
racks and trailers are available
at the high school. Many re-
pair Jobs, such as putting in
new windows, soldering, tool
sharpening, refinishing and
painting, can be done in the
shop.
Included in the articles now
being made by students, are
kitchen cabinets, screen doors,
trailer boxes and feeders.
To have the above-descrfbed
work done, those interested
should see william Cowley at
the high school or call at eth
er the Hardin or Saunders lum-
Der company. $500.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-01
L. ]. Torske Named
Relief Head Here

L. j. Torske, farmer living
west of Hardin, was named
chairman of the Norwegian-Am-
erican division of the Finnish
Relief Fund, Inc, of Big Horn
county. Word of the appoint
ment was received this week
from Matt Staff, chairman for
Montana.
The branch of the Finnish re-
lief fund works in conjunction
with the organization originate
ed by ex-president Herbert Hoo
yer.
Contributions collected by
Mr.. Torske will be forwarded to
Helena to T. o. Hammond, pres
ident of the First National Bank
and Trust company Of Helena,
and treasurer of the relief or
ganization.
Anyone wishing to contribute
to this fund is asked to mail or
give to Mr. TorSke their dona-
ton which will be forwarded to
headquarters.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-01
SENIORS GIVE
3-ACT COMEDY
To Stage The Whole
Towns Tolking" in Junior
High Gym FriduY Night

The senior class of Hardin
high school will present 1.-THE
Whole Towns Talking" tomor-
row evening, February 2, at 8
o'clock in the Junior high school
gymnasium.
Many laughs have been writ
ten into the play, and it is we'll
supplied with suspense also. FL
nal rehearsals are now being
held.
The cast of twelve includes:
Henry Simmons, a manufac-
turer, Jack Buzzetti; Harriet
Simmons, his wife, Mary Ben
nett; Ethel Simmons, their
daughter, Eileen Plumb; Ches-
ter Binney. Simmons partner,
Blaine Gustafson; Lefty Lythe,
a motion picture star, Viva Ann
Shirley; Donald Swift, a motion
picture director, Merritt Nc
Carly; Roger Shields, a young
Chicago blood, Jack NeWkirk;
Lila Wilson and Sally Otis,
friends of Ethel, Mary Smith
oAlo LII d1IlC ICoUCl OoOll, Allll1C,
a maid, Mary Mayo; Sadie
Bloom, Marie Wilson, and a
taxi-driver, Junior Perry.
Following is the list of the
committees working on the pro-
duction of the play:
Business managers - Connie
Labbitt and Margaret Berns.
P~roperties-Bette Mann, Esth-
er Wolcott, John Macleod, and
Bill Frazer.
Stage crew-Donald Weinberg,
Bill Sibley, Merritt McCarty,
Henry Yerger, Bobby Dyckman,
and John Koebbe.
AdvertiSing-Kay Lind. Betty
10 Trenholme. Lorraine Robert
son, Bobby Dyckman, Connie
Labbitt, Bette Mann, and Esth-
er Wolcott.
Curtains and lights-Bill Sib-
ley.
Ushers-Betty 10 Trenholme,
Phyllis Nelson, Irene Rath, and
Bonnie Warren.
Miss Rose Pathman, speech
and journalism teacher in Har-
din high school, iS directing
"The Whole Towns Talking"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-01
PROJECT IS APPROVED

In a telegram to the Tribune
Herald Wednesday Senator Bur-
ton K. Wheeler stated that a
project for sewing rooms for
the Grow reservation had been
approved in Washington.
The wire reads as follows:
Am pleased to advice that WPA
has approved an allotment of
$4,951 to maintain and operate
sewing rooms on the Crow IN
dian reservation in Big Horn
county. This project is now
eligible for operation at the dis
erection of Joseph E. Parker,
state WPA administrator"
Signed, B. K. Wheeler.
A wire to the same effect was
also received from Senator
James E. Murray.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-01
DATES SET FOR District five
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT HERE
Eight Teams Will Compete For
Right To Enter State Tourney
From This Area.

Dates for the district five
basketball tournament have
been set by officials. Elimina-
ton will begin Wednesday, Feb
ruary 81, and continue until
the final championship game
Saturday night, February "a.
There are nine teams in this
district which include Lodge
Grass, Forsyth, Custer, Hardin,
Hysham, Worden, Rosebud, Su-
matra and Ingomar. One of the
nine teams will be dropped
from the tournament play.
Sunday, February 4, the COM
mittee Of district five COM
posed of w. J. Shirley, presi-
dent; Sig Moe of Custer, vice.
president, and G. L.. Garner,
Secretary, will meet in the jun
ior high building here for the
first round drawing and to
eliminate one of the nine
teams. The team to be elimin-
ated will be the one with the
poorest record this season.
Hardin, Lodge Grass and For
syth appear to be the strongest
teams in the conference with
Hardin ahead in the race by
having an unblemished record in
district competition. Hardin has
yet to play Lodge Grass and
Forsyth on out of town courts,
but has defeated both teams
the past season in Hardin.
Officials for the tournament
and other details will also be
worked out here Sunday when
the drawings are made.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-01
Kiwdnis Hedrs
Talk On F. S. A.

A brief history of the Farm
Security administration, it's OBJ
jectives and purposes was the
topic presented at the weekly
luncheon of the Hardin XII
wants club Wednesday noon by
Guy Millegan county supervisor
and member of the club.
Guests presented by Mr.. Mil
Logan were Uriel King, Henry
Dorm, ST., Fred Benzel, farmers,
and George Miller, chairman of
the Soil Conservation board of
Big Horn county. Mr.. Miller is
an honorary member of the
club.
THE Farm Security program
was an outgrowth of several
governmental agencies" MI.
Millegan said, land finally came
into it's own as a definite di-
vision during 1887. At all times
its income has been derived
from relief appropriations, even
to date, but its work is princip-
ally confined to rehabilitation
and not a desire to place the
farmer on a dole basis.
I'VE are not just another gov
eminent loaning agency, but in
reality an educational agency to
better the financial condition
of farmer clients, to assist in
budgeting income, and to help
in home management.
Eligibility is confined to low
income farmers, owners and
tenants; farm laborers; young
married men, who wish to enter
farming and have had farm eX-
perience; those who need sup
ervision of home and farm
management, and young farm
ers who are just beginning to
farm.
Loans are made for the fol-
lowing: paying advance rentals,
purchasing Of livestock for
foundation herds, land clearing,
sub-marginal movers, and ten
ant-purchaSe groups"
Copies of the 1889 Achieve
ment Report of the Hardin XII
wants club were distributed to
the membership. This report
covers the attendance record,
membership, club meeting and
programs, social activities, re-
lations to district and interna-
tional, inter-club relations, and
major club activities as adopted
by the club.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-01
Former Hardin Lad
Killed By Shotgun

Michael Joseph Dunn, II, died
in a Rocky Ford, Colo, hospital
Friday night, a few hours after
he was shot in the head by the
accidental discharge of a shot
gun.
The boy is a son of Harry
Dunn, who was field man for
the Holly Sugar corporation
here for a number of years, and
who left about four years ago.
Michael, and his brother, Bill
ly, were riding home from
school with their father when
Michael reached into the rear
compartment for the shotgun.
It discharged accidentally.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-01
GUSTAFS0N TO
HEAD MONTANA
COUNTY AGENTS
Chosen President Of
Group AT 25th Annual
Convention Lost Week

George w. Gustafson, Big
Horn county agent, was elected
president of the County Agents
association at the twenty-fifth
annual conference of the Mon
tana Extension service at Mon
tana State college in Bozeman
last week.
Mr.. Gustafson is well-known
throughout this county and sur
rounding counties for his activ-
ity in 4-H club work, for his
assistance in Weed-control eX-
periments and corn-breeding in
this county, and for his effic-
lent management of the State
Corn and Seed show here re-
Gently.
He has been very instrument
tai in the agricultural growth of
the county, and active in all
forms of community service as
we'll.
Other officers chosen at the
meeting last week were E. G.
Ferguson of Chinook, vice presi-
dent; and w. D. Ross of Col
umbus, secretary-treasurer. AS
ISOLATION directors are N. A.
Jacobsen, Miles City; F. B: Pet
erson, Roundup; H. R. STICKY,
Lewistown; I. D. zobell, Roman;
and R. F. Rasmussen, Plenty
wood.
Members of the Montana
Home Demonstration Agents as
ISOLATION elected Lillian Stone
of Helena, president; Florence
Johnson of Great Falls, vice
president, and Hazel Thompson
of Forsyth, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-01
INDIAN BREAKS SHOULDER

Johnny Buffalo, Crow Agency,
and end on the Hardin high
school football team last fall,
received a broken shoulder while
playing basketball in Grow Ag-
ency.
The accident occurred Monday
evening while the CCC team
was holding a practice session.
The break will end the ath-
etc career of Buffalo for the
remainder of the year.
He is convalescing in the
Crow Agency hospital.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-01
New Form Machine
Dedler Will Open

Doyle S. Potts, new Oliver
farm equipment dealer will open
his place of business soon, it
was announced here.
Potts expects to have the
business open by February Is
in the Palmer building south of
the Kifer apartments.
Office manager will be Jack
Spek, formerly of Billings, who
has moved here with his wife
and family and is supervising
the crew in remodeling the
building.
The firm expects a carload
of machinery and repair parts
to arrive soon.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-01
lack Schultz
Dies In Billinqs

Requiem mass was held for
Wesley John Schultz at 9 o.
clock, this morning in st. Pat
.rick's church in Billings. Inter-
ment was in Calvary cemetery.
Mr.. Schultz died suddenly in
Billings the first of the week.
Known to most of his friends
in this community by the nick
name, Jack" he operated a
ranch down the valley for a
number Of years, and was wide
ly known in and around Hardin.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-01
WILL ATTEND SCHOOL
MEETING IN BILLINGS

w. j. Shirley, C. R. Stobaugh,
Miss Natalie Turner, and Miss
Alta Clark have been selected
delegates from Big Horn coun-
ty to attend a meeting of the
Billings local of the Montana
Educational association at 1000
am. Saturday in the Jefferson
school.
A discussion of the reorganiz-
alton of the M.E.A. will be held.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-01

APPENDECTOMY

Ed c. Kuehn, manager Of the
local Safeway store here, under
went an operation for Appendix
citis Monday at the st. Vim
cents hospital in Billings. MI.
Kuehn was not taken there as
an emergency case, but had
been suffering attacks at Diff
ferent times in the past.
He Is reported convalescing
satisfactorily.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-01
MARRIAGE LICENSES

January "a, Kenneth Ray
Trout and Peggy Maxine o.
Doran, both Of Hardin.
January "a, Paul J. Dickey
and Edna Mae Leaver, both OF
Hardin.
Jnuary 26, Vaude Nye and
Mary Weller, both of Sheridan.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-01
MINISTERS TO MEET
AT CROW

The Big Horn County Minis
terial Association will hold a
meeting Monday, February 5,
at the home Of Rev. and Mrs.
G. A. Bentley in Crow Agency.
Rev. Wilkin willis of Pryor
will be in charge of the pro-
gram.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-20
TAKES ISSUE
WITH JAP LEADER
Ambassador Denies Inter.
est Of u. S. In China
Largely Sentimental

TOKYO, Dec. 19-R-In a blunt
unscheduled speech before the
American-Japanese society, U. S.
Ambassador Joseph c. Grew took
issue today with the assertion OF
Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke
Matsuoka that 1.-The fate of China
is largely a question of sentiment
to Americans"
The Ambassadors fortnight re-
marks were made after he heard
Matsuoka's exposition of japanese
Foreign Policy at a farewell lun'
cheon for Admiral Kichisaburo No
mura, new ambassador to the Unit
ed States.
Matsuoka, who had been intro
duced by Grew with the statement
that the foreign minister "has the
same sort of personal affection
for our country as I have for
Japan" asserted in his speech:
'"The fate of China is largely a
QuGSIlOl VI oCllCllllCI1I "
cans; to us it is truly a vital
issue affecting the very existence
of our empire.
eve believe we have a great
mission as a civilizing and stabll-
izing force for peace and honor.
We shut our door to none. Any
nation that desires to take a hand
in this task is welcome
He concluded with a plea for
America to stay out of the wal
lest it bring on the world an Gar.
mageddon" that would destroy
civilization.
Arising after the address, Grew
took immediate exception to the
foreign minister's Interpretation OF
U. S. interest in China.
IT think I must relieve the minis
ter of his misrepresentation that
the interest of Americans in China
is largely sentimental" he said.
ct am glad to learn that in
frontinred M Page Seven: Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-20
DEFENSE PROGRAM
AIDS TEXTILE BELT
Work Reaches New Peak
And Many Mills Are Ad-
ding Third Shift

CHARLOTTE, Dec. 10 Up -
Spindle and loom sang a song Of
growing hope and optimism through
out the textile belt of the Carolinas
today as national defense orders
pumped new life into the veins of
this regions long-ailing major indus.
try.
Operations reached a peak not at
tanned in years except perhaps for
a short-lived squirt in 1887. More
and more mills were adding a third
shift, a procedure that was anathema
to some leaders of the industry when
the main problem was to curb over
production. Here and there plants
that had been Idle for months were
%reopening for business.
And since the manufacture Of tex.
y Continued on Page Four; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-20
ERECTING. BUILDINGS
General Willoughby Looks
Over Camp Layout In
Trip Through Section

Work on the Wilmington Anti-air-
craft firing center at Holly Ridge
was stepped up yesterday, with be-
tween 300 and 400 workers busy
erecting office buildings and clear
in ehgt camp site proper OF trees
and shrubbery.
Construction is expected to be N
full force in a week or ten days.
"Wonderful Progress"
Col. Albertis Montgomery, con-
struction quartermaster, said last
night that wonderful progress" is
being made. However, most OF the
work up to now has been purely
organizational.
Col. Montgomery said that his
office was visited yesterday by
Brigadier = General Willoughby,
Chief of Staff of the First Army,
who, he said, was Gust passing
through and stopped by to look
over the camp layout"
General Willoughby, he said, IS
scheduled 10 be stationed at the
Wilmington camp after it's com
pletion in some official capacity IN
charge of troops.
The general layout Of the firing
center, from which grading and
the laying out of streets will be
done, has been tentatively approx
ed.
Grading Land
To make way for the contract.
ors, the camp site is being burned
over and operations are also I'M
derway in grading and leveling the
land.
The state Wednesday began con-
s~truction of quarters fc~ four state
highway patrolmen to be stationed
at Holly Ridge. The building, tc
contain hunks and telephone serV'
(Continued on Page Seven; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-20

BERN, switzerland, Dec. 19.-R
-Fernand De Brinon, representative
of the French government in Ger
man-occupied Paris, brought today
to Marshal Philippe Petain in Vichy
what diplomatic sources here de-
scribed as firm" Nazi demands for
radical" changes in the govern
ment's personnel.
The Vichy cabinet meeting decided
during the day, these sources said,
that certain cabinet changes would
be made to meet the German de-
mands.
The ousted Vice Premier Pierre
Laval, they added, probably would
not figure by name among the sue
cessors of those to be ousted.
However, those losing THAR posts
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-20

For |. s. Deal
Started
Nav Be Financed Under
President Roosevelt's
Lease-Lending' Plan
ML0NS MUST APPROVE
Plan To Buy $4,000 More
Warplanes And Approx
nately $500 Tanks

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-R-
creat Britain has begun ,negotia-
firms it was disclosed today, look
irs toward ordering $4,000, 900, 600
worth of arms in this country,
rossiblv to be financed by the
United States d President
Roseyelt's "llease-lending" plan.
announcement that the British
had been told to go ahead with
resotiations on new war orders
vas made by Secretary Morgen-
tau who said no co:aracts would
be signed until congress could act
on Mr.. Roosevelt's proposal for
vutting aid to Britain on a new
iMtng.
Proposed Plan
As outlined by the President at
press conference last Tuesday.
This idea is for the United States
to take over British orders for
var materials, pay the manufac-
tuer for their production, d
lease Or lend the products to Brit
lin. When the war was over, the
British would return those arms
which were in good condition and
replace those destroyed.
M~orgenthau gave no hint as to
The size Of the proposed new Brit
Eh orders, but informed sources
sad the total was upward of 3d.
M,OOO,O00 and included the fol
owing: About 10000 additional
Varplanes. to cost 81, 125, 900, 900,
and 1000 to $500 tanks, guns and
ammunition to cost about 81, 700,-
MVOO. Current British contracts
lie understood to total about
a,jOO,O 600, 900.
The treasury secretary's an
auneement came amid increasing
Halcatlons that some steps woulc
oe taken very shortly in an effort
" speed arms production.
Studying Proposals
Slephen Early, presidential press
secretary, said Mr.. Roosevelt was
Nontlnued on Page Seven; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-20
British Plan
Large Attack
Upon Bardia
Rear Wing OF Italian Army
Entrapped There Is Fac
ing Annihilation
EXIT BEING BOZ BED
Total OF Prisoners Reaches
31,546; British Lose
1000 Troops

CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. 19@R-Ihe
British brought up new troops be-
fore Bardia today for 2 last heavy
blow in that Libyan sector, and
declared Officially that the rear
wing of the Italian my entrapped
there was facing imminent capture
or humiliation.
The road of Fascist exit to the
west toward the important base
of Tobruk-the next objective of
the desert offensive and lying 80
west of the Egyptian frontier
was under intermittent bomb
fire, and in the Mediterranean the
guns of the British flee command
ed the route of retreat.
; "Precarious'' Position
The Italian position in the whole
area was termed 'precarious" by
the British command.
How many Italians were cut off
about Bardia was not stated off.
cially, save that their forces were
described in a British communique
as Numerically superior to the
frightening columns which had
boxed them in, and were believed
by some to be perhaps two di'
visions.
Lengthening, too, was the British
list of Italian captives. Those sort.
ed, counted and in hand as per
manent" prisoners of war mum
bered 31,546, said general head
quarters here, and to this number
will be added the several thou
sand" still being brought fort
from the battle areas. Total Brit
ish losses-killed, wounded and
lContinued on Page -Four; Col. 81