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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-15
ADVICE TO
LOVELORN

Dear Uncle Butch:
1 am very much in love with
a certain girl whose name be-
gins with a 3D., but I am very
bashful. I can think of no way
to win her affection. Please
tell me what to do.
Donald w.
Dear Don:
Your case is indeed a sad one,
and a very difficult one to dag
nose. However, after careful
study I feel that the only way
out for you is either to over
come your bashfulness in a
hurry or suffer in silence.
Uncle Butch.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-15

Charles Boomley, S #. 9 in,
No. (.
william Burlison, 6 it. 2 in.
No. IL.
Charles Brammeier, 6 it., No
Junior Meese, 5 it. 11A in.
No. II.
Junior Burlison, 5 it. 8 in, No. 8
James Martin, S #. 8 in, NO
John Covarrubias, S #. 7 in.
No. 10.
Coach: William Evans.
Colors: Maroon and Yellow.
- = ~: J;
James Louk, S #. 7A in, No
81.
Bobby Kerrick, 5 it. 10 in
No. 81.
Bill Three Irons, 5 it. TX in
No. SO.
Everett Bulls, 5 it. 7h in.
Max Big Man, S #. 10 In
No. SO.
George Realbird, 5 #. 10 in
No. Sc.
Jim williams, 6 it., No. S..
Bill Dillon, 5 #. 81 in, No. 81
Ben Pease, 6 #. 1 in.
Wesley Falls Down, 6 tt.
Coach: Gene Garner.
Colors: Red, White, and Blue
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-15

The winner of the District
Five tourney should do pretty
well in southern competition.
Hardin, one of the better teams
in this district, compares just
about evenly with Laurel, one Of
the strongest teams in the tri-
county district and we haven't
heard of any southern class B
school who can consistently
beat tri-county quintets.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-15
MOerkerke of Custer

MOerkerke of Custer
Frank Moerkerke is one of the
tallest players in the tourna-
ment as he is 6 feet 2 inches
tall. He has scored 81 points for
his team so far this season and
is second on Clusters qulnt
only to Wally Guptill who Is
the leading scorer of the dis.
trict. His nickname is Butch
Wallin of Rosebud
Doug" Wallin is only S feet
5 inches in height but his ag-
g~ressiveness rates him a start
ing position. He plays left for
ward on the Rosebud quintet
and has scored 122 points for
his team from that position this
year. His suit number for the
tournament will be 5.
Miller of Hysham-
! Dave Miller is one of the three
lettermen on the Hysham squad
| He stands 6 feet l inch high
and is a constant threat to the
opponents as he is apt to re.
trieve the ball off the blackboard
and loop it in at any time.
LOuk of Hardin
James Louk is one of the mos
aggressive players of District
Five. Despite his height, whlct
Is only S it. 7 in, he Is bouno
to be one of the outstanding
players in the tournament. He
is one who always plays 9
good game whether his team
does or not.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-15
TONGUE TRIPPERS

We dare you to read any OF
these lines perfectly three times
in succession:
I sniff shop snuff; you sniff
shop snuff.
A bloke's back brake block
broke.
A school coal scuttle; a scut-
tie of school coal.
I chased a big black pug pup
up Upper Topper Street.
Chop shops stock chops.
Six Scotchmen picked up six
thick thistle sticks.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-15
NEW ENROLL

Several new students nave
enrolled with the coming of the
second semester.
They are as follows: Rose
Sturdvant from Sheridan, Wyo.;
Ollie Seader from Rosebud
Mont; John Takes the Horse
from Pierre, S. D.; Wesley Falls
Down and Isaac Shane, both
fIon. Chemawa, Orc.
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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-15

We will be mighty surprised
if Wolf Point doesn't win the
Northern division class B title
this year. They have beaten ev-
erything in sight in the north
ern part of the state, including
Glass A teams Their latest vic
tory has been over one of the
leaders of the Big 16 Class A
basketball race, Havre, whom
they knocked over to the tune
of 4O-38 in an overtime period.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-15
MySee of FORSYTH

Arne Mysee, known as "Ole'
to his immediate friends, is one
of the leading scorers of this
district. His tournament num-
Der will be &c and he is 5 feet
II inches tall. Arne plays
guard and forward with equal
ability but when he is in the
forward position the opposing
team is in constant danger.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-15

hurry or suffer in silence.
Uncle Butch.
Dear Uncle Butch:
How can I find out if my
latest heart-throb really loves
me or not? I am very worried
about him.
Betsy R.
Dear Betsy:
If all other methods fail you
can ask him to listen to you for
an hour when you are in one Of
your silliest moods. If he can
do that you can be sure he Ell
ther loves you or else he hasn't
any nerves.
Uncle Butch.
Dear Uncle Butch:
I can't seem to pc able to
choose between several girls in
this school. Please. advise me
what 10 do.
Frank P.
Dear Frank:
I very much fear that your
pI Of em is one which I am un-
able to cope with. However, !
would advise you to make the
chGice as soon as possible, be-
cause if our contribution box is
any indication of the state OF
affairs, your job is getting
harder all the time.
Uncle Butch.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-15

Next week Hardin will be a
tournament host. And with the
Bulldogs eyes set on the title,
we went to show what fine hosts
we really can be. Cheer Hardin
on to victory but don't forget
thai there are seven other
teams that need your support
and due consideration. Poor
craftsmanship at such a time
would stick out like a sore
thumb Let's not have any
sore thumbs"
The Big Horn" yearbook has
been started. The aim is for a
bigger and better annual. How
ever. every student must help
to achieve this goal. Let's have
your ideas and your prize snap
shots.
To the boys and girls physical
eduCaI on classes. we say rice
going. Your surprise a mt-lute'
antics provide keen ente. an
ment between the halves e. the
games.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-15

Some people sing in the bath
tub because the door won't stay
locked.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-15

Custer
Frank Moerkerke, 6 TT. 2 in,
No. IL.
Jack Hill, 5 it. 8 in, No. II.
Merlin Boyer, S it. 10 in, No.
Duane Dunbar, S it. II in,
No. 9.
Johnny Bergum, S #. S in,
No. 8.
wallace Guptil, S it. 8 in, No.
Clayton Thatcher, S it. 8 in,
No. 6.
Morris Grammens, S #. 8 in,
No. 5.
Wilson Richards, 5 it. 8 in,
No. 4.
Teddy Greene, 5 it. 3 in, No,
Steven Dunbar, 5 #. 8 in.
Coach: Stanley Tooke.
Colors: Blue and Yellow.
S&<&A
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-15
Our CountrY's Fdther

. H. H. S,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-02-15

The impression grows that
the three RS that are taught
nowadays are Rah, Rah, Rah!
Evening star., 1940-10-21
Pipe Dream

Samuel Thunderbird Blue, for
mer chief of the Catawba tribe, has
not been on the warpath in many
moons. Long ago he smoked the
pipe of peace with the paleface, and
so content is he with the resulting
armistice that he has somehow man.
aged to communicate his feeling to
one of his hens, who now lays eggs
shaped like peace pipes, according to
dispatch from Rock Hill, S. C.
Thunderbird himself attempts to
account for the phenomenon on the
theory that the hen has been watch
ing Mrs. Blue making pipes out
of clay, and in a desire to please
and avoid such unpleasant posi-
bilities as the ak and the pot,
changed her production facilities to
conform with the new standard.
Others consider her offering as a
preliminary peace overture to a
troubled world-just a feeler to see
what might happen. The consensus
is that her effort is premature, and
that for all practical purposes she
has just laid another egg. The time
has not yet arrived when the hen is
mightier than the sword.
Evening star., 1940-10-21
Say Burning Books
Is Short Sighted Policy.
To the Editor Of The Star

10 lIle Eu4ioI OF Inc . ar
An article in The Evening Star of Oc-
tober II describes the plans of business
and civic groups, and in particular of
James Mccain, president of the Mont
gomery Blair Parent-Teacher Association,
to impose sort Of unofficial censorship
or ban upon books which these groups
consider 'un-American," and to remove
them from the shelves of public IL
braries.
This calls to mind a not very distant
picture Of the savage rite of burning
solemnly and with arms outstretched to
Hitler all books in the Reich considered
"un-Nordic." "un-Aryan," "un- -Nazi," or
"un-what have you"
May I suggest to any man who thinks
he has nothing better to do than to de-
eide which book he considers "un-
American then sets about to remove
or destroy such books, that he had much
better stay at home and write better
book. or go to his public library and
read a few other, perhaps better, books
For a man who insists that a book
should be burned-as an instrument of
the devil" Of the inferior Jewish race"
even as "un-American"-is the greatest
danger that exists to the ideas and
ideals that have allowed men to be so
in America during our century and
half of democratic government
NORMAN GRIESER.
Evening star., 1940-10-21
"Aida"

The third of the recordings spon-
sored by The Star in its second
music appreciation campaign is a
reproduction of the most notably
melodious portions of an opera
which has been deservedly popular
from the moment of its first perform
ance in the Italian Theater at Cairo
on Christmas Eve, 1871. aida" is
more than a score and a libretto.
1t is, in fact, the artistic fulfllment
of a series of historical and Scien-
tific developments The latter we're
perhaps the earlier in point of time.
From the date of Napoleon's invasion
of Egypt in 1893 compelling en-
thusiasm for archaeological research
in the valley of the Nile had inspired
such labor for the excavation of the
distant past as never had been at
tempted anywhere before. And the
relics of antiquity which were
brought to light in those enterprises
of rediscovery were works of au-
thentic beauty. Skilled judges Of
esthetic design proclaimed the cul-
tural maturity represented in the
pottery, textiles, metal work, mural
decorations, statuary and architec-
ture of the pharaohs.
A natural result in Europe and in
America was that of a new appre-
citation Of the earlier experience Of
Evening star., 1940-10-21
Tin From Bolivia

In it's plans to establish a smelter
in this country, to produce $4,000
tons of tin annually from Bolivian
concentrates, the administration has
taken another important step to-
ward freeing the United States from
dependence on sources outside the
Western Hemisphere for the stra-
tegic materials essential to national
defense. Jesse Jones, Federal loan
administrator. has announced the
signing of five-year contract with
Bolivian producers, guaranteed by
the government of Bolivia, to supply
the United States with tin ore. The
Metals Reserve Company, recently
organized by the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation to acquire stocks
of strategic metals, will either build
the smelter or arrange for its con-
StructiOn and operation by private
enterprise. This country at present
is almost completely lacking in
smelling facilities.
The United States is the worlds
largest consumer of tin. In 1899
American industry used about 10000
tons of this metal. Because of the
demands of the defense program,
consumption during the next few
years is expected to show large
increase over the 1889 total. Pro-
duction from domestic mines is
negligible-about 600 tons in all since
the World War This country now
obtains about eighty per cent of its
tin from Asia. A stoppage of i'm
ports from the Far East would have
serious repercuSsions on American
industry, and a shortage Of tin would
be a setback for rearmament.
BOLIVIA has large deposits Of low
grade tin ore. To produce refined
tin of the quality required by Ameri-
can industry, the Bolivian concen-
trates must be mixed with high
grade ores Though the output of
the new smelter will not be sufficient
to meet our consumption needs, it
will lessen the dependence of the
United States on imports from Asia.
In 1889 exports of Bolivian tin to-
tailed 27,715 tons, most of it going
to England. If operated at full
capacity it is estimated that the
Bolivian mines could produce 10000
tons of tin year, or more than half
our normal requirements.
BY contracting with the producers
of Bolivia to supply the United
States with $4,000 tons of tin an
nually, over a five-year period, the
administration is contributing to a
closer economic integration Of the
Americas. Whatever may happen in
Europe, Bolivia is assured of a sub
Stantial market in this country for
the output of its mines. Bolivian tin
is now sent to the United Kingdom
for refining. With the construction
of a smelter in this country, ship
ment of Bolivian ore across the At
lantic will no longer be necessary.
The agreement recently concluded,
therefore, should benefit Bolivia as
we'll as the United States.
Evening star., 1940-10-21
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. Tr1ce1ceH.

you can find starlings here all during
the hot days.
The young starlings come to bird feed
ing stations which may be kept going
during the hot months.
These are simmer than their parents,
and much lighter in color, some of them
being almost light gray. They really
are brown, but there is much white
mixed in, so that the total effect Is
grayish.
In their first coloration, the starlingS
may almost be regarded as cute"
They are rather on the dumb appear
ing side, too, but large enough already
to intimidate other birds, even mature
ones
They stand on the platform. patiently
waiting for the parents to feed them.
This the older birds do for time, but
they are impatient parents, and finally
fly away.
The babies do not bulge.
They stand there with their bills open
as if wondering why the old folks do
not hurry up.
Full grown cardinals arrive, see the
big babies. and fly away
The babies finally take a tentative
peck at the ground meat.
They decide that something must be
done, so they swallow piece.
1t tastes so good evidently, that they
decide to try it again, and in this way
learn to eat for themselves.
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If you want to attract starlings-and
there are far worse birds you can lure
the best way to do it is to put out
bread, suet, and ground meat
II you do not want starlingS, then be
sure to refrain from using these food
stuffs in your bird feeding stations
This may work hardship on chicka
dees and others which like suet.
The thing to do, then, is to put the
suet in small amounts in the same place
where the seeds and grains are fed.
1t is no hardship to leave out meat or
bread, if plenty of seeds and grains are
used. as in any general wild bird"
feeding mixture.
Suburban bird observers will not find
the starlings any particular bother
They seem to spend most of their time
further out in the country. in feeding,
flying back and forth every morning
and evening on their way.
They drop down in small groups,
usually when it is very cold, and they
have been attracted by the bread put
out BY persons who ordinarily do not
feed the birds
Persons who do not feed the birds
regularly have no seed or grains on
hand so when extremely cold weather
draws their attention to the plight of
the wintering songsters. they put out
what they have, bread, which is sure to
attract starlingS.
The starlings are of course. real song
birds. Listening honestly. one discovers
that they have some very pleasing and
highly musical notes. While they are
not canaries or thrushes, they can make
real music when they want to.
Evening star., 1940-10-21
Wallace Record and Book
Seen as Threat to Nation.


Henry Wallace, New Deal candidate
for Vice President, has a rendezvous
with a revolution. He says so himself.
In his book, Whose Constitution" he
speaks out boldly of the time when it
will come, and pens the hope that such
action can be taken as bloodlessly as
the Constitution was enacted, and that
the handiWork will be more enduring"
These are the words of the man who,
should he be elected Vice President, may,
by chance, become President before four
years have passed.
In his book. "Whose Constitution,
Mr.. Wallace envisiOns "co-operative
commonwealth"-com in short
in which there will be no place for the
profit system" or free competitive en-
terprise" Strange words these, from
the pen of the major stockholder in the
Wallace Hi-Bred Seed Corn Corp,
concern which, according to recently re-
vealed reports, made profit" of 102
per cent in 1888 and 129 per cent in
1899!
Let us be reminded that Mr.. Hitler
also wrote q book. In his book he set
forth his plans for world revolution.
No one took them seriously. Then, let us
Evening star., 1940-10-21
Thinks People Will Not
Surrender Government.
70 the Editor OF The Star:

70 the Editor Of The Star:
In an article by G. Gould Lincoln.
October H. he states: Incredible as it
may seem. Iowa is at least $3.50 bet
for Willkie-" 1t seems incredible to
me that the people of Iowa-or any
other State in the Union-should sell
their democracy for a Government
check Many people know how hard
democracy was won. There are still
stories handed down in every family of
the great price our ancestors paid for
that democracy. There are newcomers
to this country who are just as deter
mined to help us preserve it. Surely
these people will not vote to perpetuate
q man in Office who refuses to discuss
the issues of the campaign with the peo-
pie, but who chooses, instead, to ride
around over the country at their ex-
pense on the pretense of inspecting"
defense; who will not say what he in
tends to do in the next four-or eight
or forty-years. If he stands on his past
record the people know that record to
be one of reaching for power. 1t was
an attempt to reorganize the Govern
ment along totalitarian lines. He tried
to purge every member of Congress who
dared differ with him. He tried to bend
the Supreme Court to his will He tried
to dismiss Congress last summer.
Surely the people are not ready to sur
render our Government to that man and
to the large group of theorists who ad-
wise him and to the political bosses"
with whom he is allied. Surely the peo-
pie are not asleep. The descendants of
the fighters at Bunker Hill and Kings
Mountain and Valley Forge and York.
town will not surrender at the ballot box
the democracy won on the battlefield.
They will not swap democracy for a
Government check, and a Government
check drawn against borrowed funds at
that. G. 9. WALTERS.
october 16.
Evening star., 1940-10-21

When the starlings come back, the
National Capital will assume. in time,
the proportions of the story Of the swal-
lows which return annually to Capis-
trano.
A little while, now, and the big black
birds which have spent the summer in
Canada and the Far West will fly into
Washington.
Some observers are confused because
a few of the birds remain here all
summer
This makes them believe that there is
no such thing as starting migration.
The truth is that there is a really
tremendous migration of these birds,
but there are few individualists
among them.
These refuse to go.
Washington suits them from the
ground up. And this up" doesn't mean
the facades and window sills of public
buildings, at least in the warm months.
1t is only in the winter that these
birds roost on window sills.
They do this to keep warm.
They are smart birds, with tempera-
ture slightly higher than that of most
species.
This means that they must seek
warmth. They do this in two ways, by
budding close together, in mass forma-
tions. and by using the common sense
which God gave them.
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This common sense consists in real
izing that window sills are much warmer
than trees.
While it may be doubtful that the
starlings understand that heat is kept
up in the Government buildings there
can be no doubt that they capitalize
upon the fact that the air inside is much
warmer, even at night, than outside
This means that the sills and facades
are a few degrees warmer than most
stones on the exterior.
There are few buildings, even those
built with unlimited funds, which do
not leak a little heat.
1t may not seem very much but it
means great deal to a starting.
Whatever any one may think of this
bird, it is one Of the most intelligent Of
the thousands of species.
1t capitalizes on anything in its favor
1t began this by taking advantage of
the friendly conditions it found in this,
our America.
Had things been otherwise. it never
would have been able to work out mi
grafton routes in a new land.
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Ornithologists regard this as one of
the great bird achievements.
Perhaps even persons who think they
hate these odd birds can find it in their
hearts to have some pride in this, that
in their own land race of birds has
been able. after transplanting, to work
out wholly new migration routes.
1t is because this feat has not been
entirely completed that some of the
birds insist on staying here all summer
These nest in the spring, and bring up
their young here.
If you have an eye for such things
Evening star., 1940-10-21
Banks Aid Defense

With the Presidents signature on
the bill allowing the assignment or
Government contracts to banks by
corporations as security for loans,
the Nations leading flnanciers now
have an excellent opportunity to
prove their claims that the country's
banks stand as unit back OF the
national defense program. At the
same time, they have the long
desired chance to put their vast idle
funds to work, to the mutual ad-
vantage of the preparedness drive
and of the banking institutions.
Forward looking bankers already
envision a huge flow of excess re-
serves into defense financing chan
nels resulting in new era in loaning
activity, with a revival of commercial
loans, which are already on the up
grade after their long lull. Ten
banks In New York report that they
have approximately $3,000,000,00O
available for loans for defense pur-
poses and there are thousands OF
similar institutions in the country,
some large and some small, in posi-
ton to grant the same type OF loans.
This authority to use contracts as
collateral for borrowing funds fur
nishes a golden opportunity to coun-
try banks to keep their dollars busy.
II the money is not required in their
own communities, officials may join
the big lending institutions in their
loans in industrial cities, which are
now teeming with defense orders.
IN such cases the smaller banks will
profit greatly by the lending expert
ence of the larger institutions.
Through their correspondent affilia-
tions, large and small Washington,
Virginia and Maryland banks may
put out money in Pittsburgh, Detroit
or elsewhere. Most of the funds
borrowed will be used by manu-
Sacturers for the purchase of raw
materials and for plant expansion.
The little fellow" may now obtain
Government orders and secure his
working capital from the banks.
The contracts, drafted by the Ma
tional Defense Commission, were
made "bankable" after exhaustive
study by Federal Reserve System
officers. The same reserve officials,
after drafting the bill, worked assidu-