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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-29

Callers in Hardin Monday
were MIR and Mrs. Edwin Miles
and Ruby and Nadine, and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Sherod, Carol
and Betty.
Dorothy Mae Knutson is Wis
iting for a few days with Bet
ty Suit.
Miss Nettie Robinson of Car
thage, Mo-, was a guest last
week of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ro-
mine.
Roy Mcclure visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Vern Lining and Mr.. and
Mrs. Kirk Coulter on Sarpy
Wednesday.
Norma and Beulah Lining re-
turned home Monday from
Sheridan, where they had been
visiting their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn Livingston.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Egnew
and Miss Ruth of Hardin, j.
K. Carter and Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert George and family were
callers at the Bert Romine home
Sunday.
Kenneth Taylor returned to
his home in Hardin Saturday.
He mad been visiting at the
Glen Lining home.
Phyllis Ridley of Sheridan is
visiting at the Edwin Miles
home for a few days.
The club met at the home of
Mrs. Edwin Miles with Mrs. Bud
Fisher and Miss Jean Romine
as guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Brown at
tended a sale in Billings Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Lining
of Lodge Grass dam spent
wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Glen Lining.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Robinson
OF Tulsa, Okla. and their dau-
glitter, Mrs. Helen Gibson, were
dinner guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Romine on
Thursday.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-29
BEAVERS SAVE BETS

This may or may not come
under the "hard winter coming
department. Or maybe beavers
are getting sweet-toothed.
Deputy Game Warden Frank
Starina was in the Helena De-
partment headquarters on bust
ness last week, and reported
that a rancher on the Little
Big Horn river near Hardin
was having trouble with beaver
digging up his sugar beets. In
one place, where the river curves
conveniently near his field, the
beavers have scooped out about
one quarter acre of beets. No,
the beets were not eaten in the
field, but were neatly topped
and carried inside a nearby bea-
yer lodge, perhaps for use this
winter.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-29
MIKE
SEE:

Yup, it looks like Wilkie until
Oct. LIST, and then it will be
Roosevelt. agin. You know 1 kin
be rOng, it mite be the other
way. If you would of been to
the Young DemOcrates meetin'
the other mite you would of
thought it didn't make no diff.
Well, anyway the other night
they had a heelova big turnout
for electin' young Demo offer
GERS. There was los people ex-
actly, that's includin" Andy
Torske. You know he's a young
Demo. I think he is 80 or SO.
They elected young Cecil Ross
as Cherman or President. He
won out by a close vote. los to
my l.. Boy oh Boy, you otta
heard Al Brotherson and Andy
Torske and Bob Ross argue
you know them three had the
crowd roarin' all the time. Ole
AL an Bob was stickin' up for
me and that ole Torske kept it
up for Cecil. (Torske didn't
want me in because he thot
maybe I was gonna ask him for
that dime he borrowed at the
last meetin.) Well after about
an hour of hell Bob Tipped a
$40 Gold piece an I lost. Now
the govermint is lookin' for him.
Tehn the next thing was Sec
Treasure. You know you Just
can't have anybody so they vot-
ed for me. I was a cinch, I
won by SO to So. This election
dismiss is like boss shoes-the
closest one wins. Oh yah, Sam
Meeke, the New old Demo Pres,
was there. Young John Rankin
was there but he didn't come
in. He thot the smell was bad.
Chats the way most of them
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-29
South Hardin News

Ed Loutt and Tom Gibbs
threshed grain at their farms
last week.
Cooney Seader, Charles Peck
and Earl Gray attended the soil
conservation and wheat insur-
ance meeting held in the COM
munlty room of the court house
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Hamilton
called at the Earl Gray home
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Roy Riley spent Thurs
day as a guest at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Gibbs.
Ben Loutt of the north val
ley spent a few days last week
assisting his brother, Ed Loutt,
with harvesting.
Mrs. Fred Reille helped Mrs.
Ed Loutt to cook for threshers
Friday.
Clyde Dygert trucked a load
of oats from the Tom Gibbs
farm Thursday.
Oo1A Vuo41Abu1S d1lO rlSo
Burks helped with the thresh-
ing at the Tom Gibbs and Ed
Loutt farms last Thursday and
Friday.
Earl Gray attended the public
sale at the Hopper farm near
Crow Agency Saturday.
A case of encephalitiS or
sleeping sickness in horses was
reported at the Sterling Torske
ranch recently. The horse was
owned by Earl Gray.
BlackbirdS and Chinese phea-
SAINTS are doing a great deal of
damage to corn and garden
crops in this vicinity. The birds
seem more numerous and hung
rier than ever before.
MIR. and Mrs. Clarence Bow
ers and children were Hardin
callers Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Loutt were
in Hardin on business Saturday.
Sterling Torske was a Hardin
business caller Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Gibbs and
Mrs. Roy Riley motored to Bill
lingS Monday. Mr.. Gibbs had a
physical examination at a Bill
lings clinic.
MI. and Mrs. Earl Gray and
children were in Hardin Tues
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Peck
and MI. and Mrs. Hugh Ham
ilton and daughter, Charlotte
Mae, were in Hardin visiting
friends Saturday.
Mrs. Tom Gibbs and Mrs.
Clarence Bowers and children
We're Hardin shoppers Friday.
Jacob Herman was a Hardin
business caller Saturday.
Cecil Gray and son, Dean, and
daughter, Carol, and Mrs. Ber-
tina poncelet returned to their
homes at Missoula and Spok-
ane, respectively, Thursday, af-
ter having spent the previous
week visiting relatives and
friends here.
The st. Xavier road is being
graveled and reconditioned. Al
the present time the work has
reached a distance extending
about two miles south of Har-
din.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-29
MAY MOBILIZE A

With his guardsmen just
home from a 21-day training
period in Washington, Adjutant
General John W. Mahan said he
expected the 41St division guard
to be modified about the mid
die of September for service at
Fort Lewis. The mobilization, he
said, would come under the law
recently passed by congress,
giving the president authority
to call the guard for extended
training.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-29
SECOND IN BENEFITS

Montana was second high
among all states in the nation
in the amount of unemployment
compensation paid in compar-
ison with the amount taken in
by the compensation depart
ment in its first year of paying
operations. During the first year
the state department paid bene-
fits, collections for the pay
ment fund totaled 1888, 900
while workers laid off their
jobs received $2,955, 900. The I'M
employment compensation fund
had a balance of $6,110,00O July
l this year.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-29
PUBLISHER

Roy H. Loman of Roman, pub
Usher of the Weekly Pioneer,
died last week at Spokane. He
was stricken with a heart at
tack while he and Mrs. Loman
were visiting with friends. Lo-
man had published the Pioneer
for 10 years, and this summer
was elected president Of the
newly formed Western Press
Association, a division of the
Montana State Press Associa-
ton.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-29

meetins is because of the crowd)
John Putnam was there, he
shook hans with Cecil and me,
wished 2 times more luck then
the other guys had. For some
reason or other I noticed the
county cornish there (About
this time I was feelin' my oats
so I'm not sure if it was Mac
or one of the others. Then
there was MIR. Vickers, he was
takin' notes for some Chicago
paper. You know I asked Mr..
VlckerS if he was a demo, an
ne said, "Well, yes I was un-
til about 40 years ago and then
I seen lite" (He didn't say
what color lite)). Before the
meetin' was over we noticed
that Joe Astle wasen't there.
We never did find out where
Joe was. Jens Kalberg was there
too, but he thot we were all
wet, ne said that this meetin'
was all outta order (for a while
I thot that he was a republican
an we wanted to be sure that
no republicans got in). At the
close of the meetin' we heard
Henry Ulrich, John Rankin,
Harry Olson and Fred Benzel,
Jr., and Fred Benzel, ST., all
stand up an sing 1T amt gon-
ma rain no mo no mo-" Veil I
tella you we have the bestest re-
frigeraters and washer machine
sold - them's the Zeniths an
everybody knows that we sell
the best radios - PHILCO. =
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-29
North Valley News

Mrs. Uriel King and children,
Bobby and Barbara, of Edgar,
spent the weekend with Mrs.
c. A. Wort. They also attended
the Sunshine club picnic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kaufman and
daughter, Eleanor, of Colorado
have been visiting at the Crouch
home for the past week. Mr..
and Mrs. Kaufman are Mrs.
Crouch's parents. The Crouch
family and their guests toured
Yellowstone National park last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Dumler at
tended the Midland Empire fair
in Billings Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. 3. Tate of
Custer were Hardin visitors on
Thursday.
Mrs. Kenneth Christensen of
Hardin, her mother, Mrs. Daisy
Rennie, of Hobson, and Mrs.
William Sandin of San Fran
cisco visited at the Guy Van
Cleve home Thursday. They al
so attended the Sunshine club
meeting at the home of Mrs.
Glen Guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Koch and
baby son attended the Midland
Empire fair in Billings Friday.
Willard Durham is visiting
at the home of his grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Tate.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hale and
family of Lusk, Wyo., visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Quest
and family last week. Mrs. Hale
and Mrs. Quest are sisters.
MIR. and Mrs. Slim Ransier
and daughters, Colleen and Jea-
nine, and Clyde Dygert drove
over the Dayton-Kane road on
Sunday.
J. c. Williams and Howard
Hussey left Sunday for Indiana,
where they will visit reatives
and friends.
Mrs. Katherine Smith of San
Diego and son, Stanford, of
Windam, Mimi, have been Wis
iting for the past two weeks at
the home of Mrs. Smiths sister,
Mrs. j. w. Carper. fluffy Tay-
lor and Jack Taylor, brothers of
the two ladies, brought Mrs.
Smith from Miles City. It was
the first time all four had been
together at one time for more
than IS years.
Miss Lois Litton spent several
days last week visiting Miss
Margaret Carper.
Joe Greene of Hawaii visited
a few days with Mr. and Mrs.
John Williams, Jr. He is also
visiting with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Greene, in
Custer.
Mrs. D. w. Carper and Mrs.
Lloyde Carper entertained Mr..
and Mrs. John Bennett, Miss
Julia Bennett, Mrs. Mabel
Franklin and Miss Blanche
Franklin at dinner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Young
and sons, Bill and Jerry, and
Miss Lucretia Carper spent
Wednesday and Thursday in
Joliet.
The Misses Betty, Gladys and
Esther Wagner visited Miss
Mary Williams Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Carper
and Mrs. Smith and son, STAN
ford drove over the Dayton
Kane road Saturday, and to
Thermopolis.
Miss Gretchen Van Cleve
called on Miss Norma Williams
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Smith and Stanford re-
turned to their home in San
Diego Sunday evening.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Koebbe
and children and MIR. and Mrs.
Roy Riley and Dale attended the
Midland Empire fair in Billings
Monday of last week.
Joe Tritschler of st. Xavier
was visiting friends here Mon
day.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-11-16
UNDERGROUND Is
CHEAP STORAGE

1t IS apparent that when the price
Of oil goes down to a point where the
ODerator cannot nrofitably produce it.
THE OIL WILL STAY IN THE GROUND.
The royalty owners investment will
therefore be left intact until such time as
improved oil prices will justify opera
tors in producing the crude.
That is true of no other investment
Of which we know Most industrial en-
ternr'ses in which an Investment may be
made, will fail when prices go below
commercial level.
Royalties are speculative and accord
ingly offer opportunity for greater re-
turns than mere interest on the invest
ment offered by most enterprises to-
day. Every investor MUST take some
risk if he is going to make material
gains. We commend ROYALTIES to the
investment program Of every man who.
knowing what is at hand in the business
world. desires to salt away a part of
his savings. The boom years plus the
depression years will not see the end
Of his investment. Cat Creek oil field
IS 20 years old and still producing. Kew
in field is Is years old and will unques-
tionably be producing IS years hence
Royalties are a lOng-range investment.
We question whether the average roy
atty owner knows how fortunate he is.
We know that If investors at large appre-
ciated the advantage of the royalty own
er, we would not be buying royalties
on potential oil land at the prices we
are now paying, because the demand
would deprive us of the manifold ad-
vantages of low costs.
We will gladly furnish information re-
garding the nature and operation Of oil
royalties.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-11-16
HOW MONEY
CAN BE MADE

Then what does this mean to the man
who would capitalize the situation?
Certainly there is money to be made
by an investor. We recall that at the
time of the stock market panic at the
beginning of the great depression great
fortunes were made by those who knew
enough to SELL SHORT in the stock
market Every critical situation, good
or bad, offers its opportunities to those
who can see and capitalize them
Unlike wheat and corn and other com
mOd.ties, petroleum has no great prob
lem of surplus There is plenty of pc
troleum, but storage is the lowest in
Is years and production is regulated to
a better degree than ever before. An in
crease in business means that oil fields
must increase their daily output New
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-11-16
PETROLEUM Is
BLOOD OF WAR

Petroleum is the basic element on
which the present world war is being de-
velOped and il is upon petroleum that
the final outcome will be determ med.
The invasion of Roumania was to obtain
oil supplies for Germany. Even II all
the Roumanian oil was available, it
would not be sufficient to supply the
requ ;rements of Italy and Germany.
Roumania has a crude output-or DID
have. before the earthquake-of 1875, 900
Dbl. per day, of which $4,000 Dbl.
has been used daily for domestic con-
sumption Germany and Italy are not able
to transport more than $4,000 Dbl. daily
to their countries. If they are to carry
on this war for many years, then sup
plies MUST be increased.
In the far East, Japan uses about
10000 Dbl daily in addition 70 its
own production of substitutes, which is
less than 10G6 of requirements. Japan
has been buying 100 200 Dbl. daily from
California. If this is cut off, Japan must
turn to the East Indies. Japan hasn't
tankers to transport this oil. nor would
the American, British or Dutch owners
of this oil furnish tankers The Dutch
East Indies produce around 0,000 Dbl.
of oil daily. If Japan sought to acquire
this oil by force, it is believed that the
oil wells as we'll as the refineries will be
destroyed
The AXIS powers were this week seek
ing to get Russia to help them get the
near east oil fields in Iraq and Iran.
Whether Russia will consent is profile
NAUTICAL but if these supplies were taken
from England it would mean that sup
plies for England would have to be OBJ
tanned from the Americas. Before Eng
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-11-16
MONTANA WILL
BROADEN MARKETS

Montana is so far behind that it will
not Immediately feel 6he effects of war
demands hut it is certain that Montana
markets will be expanded east and west
as the oil from the MidcOntinent and
California are diverted into the newly
created markets
Normally a great jump in production
such as as this would increase gigantic
nrof It's That will not be true this time.
This year for instance many industries
expect that net earnings will be under
the 1899 level even though production
is substantially greater. There are
number of reasons for that One S that
commodity costs are rising Still an
other is THAT it will be necessary to put
a larger proportion of gross income back
into plant facilities. and the most import
ant reason of all is taxes. We are start
ing a twenty or thirty bilion-dollar arms
program on top of $45, OOO,00O,0O0
national debt An increase in the debt
limit will be made Immediately. That
means initiation; more dollars, worth
less.
The tax boosts put into effect by the
current congress are generally regard
ed as but a modest start 1t seems in
evitable that far greater increases will
be necessary next year and during the
years to follow.
At the same time. government will
probably do all 1t can to hold down
prices of finished products. and to force
industry to absorb as much of the high
err costs as it can. Profits must be ade-
quate but they won't be great Ac-
cordingly, there will be no great fluctu-
alton in stocks and bonds on the New
York exchange.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-11-16

land loses these oil fields the wells. the
refineries and the pipeline systems thru
which the oil is moved to the Medi-
terranian will be destroyed.
There is no shortage of OIL in the
Americas and the United States has
enough to provide this country with its
great armament program and to supply
England. also But it means an in
creased tempo for the American oil in
dustry is at hand.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-11-16
WE BELIEVE

GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS haze been definitely pro-
zen indispensable in Montana E0ery 70ildcat shOnd
haze both Madison and DSVOnian highs" deterDtln-
ed BY reflection seiSmograbh before drilling begins
DEEPER DRILLING is essential to 7uite the real his
tory of the Montana oil industry. The major
source of Montana petroleum is in formations BE
LOW THE BIG LIME. abandonment of 9VellS at
the Madison contact is a 7VdSte of money. .4ban-
don,nent of qoeLs at the Cat Greek horizon is stu
biditv No qoeH should be considered completion
until it is drilled into the DeVOttan.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-11-16
GET U. S. OIL LEASES

Fidelity Gas company has re-
ceived government leases on lands
IN Bowdoin field covering former
permits owned by Grant Smith and
Ethel NJ. Wolfe, of Los Angeles,
Hester A. Arnott of Saco and the
estate of ]. H. Forster of Glen
dive.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-11-16
BOOAIS BRING
OPPORTUNITIES

To those of us who have lived through
war booms, this is significant It means
something that can be translated into
definite gains by those who realize the
opportunities afforded by Initiation.
Let come what may a period of con-
siderable artificial prosperity lies ahead
of us Practically all business will be
affected. Some industries will expand at
a tremendous rate. We have seen signs
of that already i'm aircraft manufacture,
where makers are working "a hours
day. building new plants to care for the
gigantic quantities of unified orders on
hand 1t was lately reported that Bri-
tain will buy 1900 additional military
planes in this country, and that our gov
eminent VIII place orders for an equal
number
Railroad carloading will be going up.
Electric power output will follow the
surging industrial production indices.
and such basic heavy industries as steel
Will find their principal problem in fig
uring how to keep output up to demand
Modern war depends upon speed.
Speed is accomplished by internal COM
bustion motors. The airplane industry
is throwing the automobile industry in
high gear as automobile plants turn out
alfpldne motors. Inc construction OF
tanks calls for more motors Trucks and
other transportation units all burn pc
troleum products New ships, both fight
ers and commercial boats necessary to
provide adequate defense, all burn pc
troleum.
That is why motor fuel consumption
in September was SIX PER CENT
higher than one year ago, when all con-
sumption records were broken. This is
in spite of a cut of one-half in exports
of oil to foreign countries. The increas-
ed tempo of industry is instantly re-
Elected IN the consumption of OIL And
we know that this is ONLY THE BEGIN
MING This greatly increased number of
oil burning motors will beg making
even greater demands on the oil in
dustry about next spring.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-11-16
WHAT ABOUT
DEFLATION?

Then after the war boom will come
the deflation. 1t isn't pleasant to think
of the depression that, in the view of
most economists. Will follow the war
boom We heard a public speaker at a
local luncheon club this week comment
ing on this subject Because of the
proportions of the BOOM the depress on
to follow will be the greatest in all
times he said; not a very pleasant out
look The value of real estate will like
ly Decline the value of commodities will
certainly decline: the value of stocks
and bonds which represent interests in
industry will decline as they did in the
last depression.
How about the man who has his mon
ey in OIL IN UNDERGROUND STOR-
AGE?
Unless he decides to sell his royal
ties at the bottom of the depression. he
VIII not likely suffer loss ON ROYAL
TIES BOUGHT AHEAD OF IMITATION,
at proper prices
In other words the man who buys
royalty on the basis of 81 per cent per
acre on a tract that eventually pToduc-
rs 5000 barrels per acre is going to get
so barrels of oil for each dollar in
vested-two cents per barrel.
The man who pays $40 per acre has
paid 20 cents per barrel. should the tract
produce 5000 barrels per acre, and so
on.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-11-16

Doctor: Have you told Mr..
Brown that he's the father OF
twins?"
Nurse; Not yet He's shaving"
Shall we join dhe ladies?'
Thank you, but never smoke. "
Middle age is that period in a
mans life when he'd rather not
have good time than have to get
over it.
A little Irishman was seated in
the office of one of the city Off
cials. awaiting his turn.
The attendant noticed he had a
pipe in his mouth, and politely in
formed him there was no smoking
allowed there.
I'm not smokin'," answered Tim
leisurely.
But you have pipe in your
mouth.
"shure. l have And I've shoes
on my feet. but I'm not walkin'
I'm over my eyes in trouble
moaned an unhappy youngster.
Whats the matter?" asked his
employer.
Gust got a letter telling me that
III be shot if l don't stay away
from this guys daughter
"Then stay away from her and
everything will be jake.
"Sure-only he didn't sign his
name"
Glow are you this evening,
honey?"
"All right, but lonely"
Good and lonely?'
mo. just lonely"
'T'll be right over
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-11-16

Little Audry went to the doctor
who told her she was going to have
a baby. But little Audry just laugh
ed and laughed because she knew
that Jergen's lotion would take the
chap off her hands.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-11-16
BUSINESS IS BOOMING

Do you know that we are oday en-
joying the greatest business boom in the
history of these United States?
This is a fact, as recorded by the
Business Week industrial activity index.
which IS a recognized standard business
barometer.
The index showed that industrial ac-
tivty index reached 1876 at the end Of
October That was seven-tenths OF
point higher than the previous all-time
record. which was reached during the
week of July 27, back in tabled and
fabulous 1929.
What this obviously means is that we
are IN the midst of a boOm-and boom
that Will undoubtedly reach giddy heights
before it is done. Equally obvious, it
is not healthy boom. 1t is based upon
war. 1t will likely stop when war and
war preparations stop Then, like all
war booms, it is inflationary in tendency.