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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
Elected President
Of Kiwdnis Club

DR.. I. L. JayneS was elected
president of the Hardin Kiwanis
club at their regular meeting
held Wednesday noon. He sue
ceeds B. H. McCarty as head
of the organization.
H. G.. Wells was elected vice.
president. Directors for the en-
suing year will be named at the
meeting next week, it was sta
ted.
The meeting was held in the
basement of the Methodist
church.
The membership of the club
adopted a motion as a part of
the Civilian Defense Week pro-
gram to support the local, state
and national defense boards in
all of its future activities and
whenever the club is called up
on to do so.
Carl Adams of Sidney, Mont,
and Monte Heron of Billings
were guests of the club.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
Basketball Takes
Sports Spotlight

With the football season over
and the players togs slowed
away until next fall Coach Gene
Garner and his Hardin high
school athletes are turning their
attention to the oncoming bas-
ketball season.
Coach Garner stated that the
team will play a sixteen game
schedule with ten of the games
being played at home.
Two new schools have been
added to the list of games and
will present Hardin with one of
the stiffest schedules in recent
years. Sheridan, Wyo., will play
a home-and-home series with
the Bulldogs and Klein will ap-
pear on the Hardin court for
two games. Hardin will not play
at Klein this year.
The first game of the season
will be played at Hardin Dec. S,
with Forsyth furnishing the OPP
position.
Fifty boys have reported for
basketball practice. Tryouts for
the A squad will be held this
week, it was announced.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
Republicd Will
Hold Special Meet

R. A. Vickers, Dan w. Mad
doX, Bert w. Kronmiller and B.
H. McCarty will attend a meet
ing of Republicans tonight in
Billings.
The meeting will feature a
talk by Miss Marion Martin,
vice chairman of the Republi-
can National committee. The
dinner and program will be held
at 6:45 pm, in the Billings
Commercial Club building.
Miss Martin is well known
throughout the United States as
a speaker. She has served terms
as senator and representative
in the Maine legislature, it was
stated.
Other notable women that will
appear on the program are Mrs.
Sam C. Ford, wife of Montana's
governor, Mrs. Gladys Heinrich
Knowles of MisSoula, Republican
National committeeman from
Montana, and Mrs. Percy F.
Dodds of Helena, who is chair
man of the Republican state
committee.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
HIGHWAY COMMISSION ASKS FOR
BIDS ON HARDIN Custer ROAD
Approximately Six Miles
More To Be Let On
November Is

The board members of the
state Highway Commission of
Montana this week called for
sealed bids for further conStruc-
ton work to be done on the
Hardin to Custer highway.
Approximately six additional
miles will be Let to a contractor
at the meeting of the commits
sion in Helena on Nov. Is, it
was stated.
One notice to contractors
called for bids on grading, sur
facing with crushed gravel,
road mix Oil treatment of the
surface course and the constuc-
ton of small drainage struc-
lures.
BIDS were also asked on three
tWo-panel treated timber bridges
SO feet long, one three-panel
bridge ST feet long and one five
panel bridge 60 feet in length.
The 60-foot bridge is to be con-
structed over the Low Line Ir-
rigation ditch. 1t was not
learned when work would be
started on the new contracts.
Early this summer five miles of
the road was completed when
a hard surface coat was spread.
A complete summary of the
bids appears on another page of
this issue of the Tribune Herald.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
Sportsmen Will Hole
Annudl Banquet Soon

Members of the Big Horn
County Rod and Gun club will
hold their annual meeting and
banquet Monday night, Nov. "a,
it was decided here this week
by the clubs board of directors.
The banquet will be held in
the basement of the Masonic
temple with the ladies of the
Methodist church serving the
meal.
Besides the regular order of
business and election of officers
an out-of-town speaker will be
present to address the club and
many visitors from surround
ir~ towns are expected to at
tend.
Tickets will go on sale this
weekend, Lawrence Wendland,
Secretary-treasurer of the club,
announced.
Officers of the club are S. P.
Louk, president; John Fisch-
bach, vice president; Lawrence
Wendland, SECRETARY = treasurer.
The board of directors is COM
posed of Jim Durkin and H. M.
Johnson of Hardin, Leonard
Smith, Crow Agency; Fay Abel,
Lodge Grass; c. J. Paustian,
Wyola, and Albert Lobdell of
st. Xavier.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
Thanks giving On
November 81 Here

Public offices throughout
Montana will be closed on both
Nov. 20 and Nov. 81 in observ-
vaion of Thanksgiving day, in
accordance with a ruling by the
attorney general of the state.
President Roosevelt has pro-
claimed Nov. 20 Thanksgiving
day, and Governor Sam c. Ford
has named Nov. 81 as the holi-
day. The attorney general has
stated that the governor of the
state and the president of the
United States have equal pow
ers to declare a legal holiday in
the state.
1t is expected that while the
various public offices in Hardin
will oe closed on both days, the
business houses here will gen.
orally remain open on the goth
and will close on the 9th.
Mayor Carl Rankin has Of
ficially proclaimed Nov. 81 as
Thanksgiving day here.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
Services Held For
Victim OF Accident

Funeral services we're held in
Sheridan last Wednesday for
Robert "A. Helton, 20, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew J. Helton
of Decker, who was killed in
an accident at a chrome mine
near Absarokee on Nov. 2.
Young Helton had been work.
ing at the mine only five days
when the accident occurred.
Death came as a result of hav-
ing a wheelbarroW full of rocks
dumped down a slide where
Helton was working. A fellow
worker had thought the slide
to be clear. Another worker with
Helton narrowly escaped being
hit by the rocks.
He was born in Quaker, Mo,
and came to Big Horn county
when only sever months old.
He had recently been dis
charged from the army and was
we'll known in the Decker area.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
TO ELECT AAA
COMMITTEEMEN

All Big Horn county cooper
ators receiving payment under
the 1941 AAA program are ELI
gible to vote at community ell
ectionS next Saturday, Nov. IS,
and should take advantage OF
this opportunity to help choose
committeeman who will admin
lister the program during 1912,
George Miller, chairman of the
Big Horn county AAA commit
tee, said today.
Community AAA committees
are elected at annual meetings
which all cooperators are es-
pecially urged to attend. Com
munity committeeman are the
direct connecting link between
operators and county and state
AAA committees, it was pointed
out. On them depends the far
mers' knowledge of AAA activ-
tiles and policies.
In 1912, committeeman will
have the additional duty of
helping farmers and ranchers
achieve the greatest agricultural
production in history to reach
the Food for Freedom" goals,
it was stated.
Three committeeman will be
elected in each of five cOmmun-
tiles in Big Horn county.
It is estimated that 1888 pro-
ducers in the county are eligi-
BILE to help choose these repre-
sentatives, and notice of the
election has been sent to all
eligible voters.
Voting places for the cleo
lions are as follows:
Crow Agency district, COM
munity room of the court house
in Hardin.
Decker, Bumbaca Hall, Decker,
South Hardin, Halfway school.
North Hardin, community
room of the court house, Hardin,
Lodge Garss, Townsend hall,
Lodge Grass.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
Lodge Grass Will
PluY In Title Tilt

Lodge Grass high school, win
ner of the lower Yellowstone
division of siA-man football
teams, will meet either Town
send or Whitehall in a district
championship game, it was an
nounced this week by A. R.
Feldman, team coach.
Which team Lodge Grass will
play was not known here early
this week. The game may be
played at Helena Friday night,
Nov. IA, or at Lodge Grass on
some other date.
Lodge Grass has been defeated
but once this season. Their rec
ord IS as follows:
Lodge Grass 6, Manchester IA.
Lodge Grass Is, Fromberg 7.
Lodge Grass SO, Reed Point IL.
Lodge Grass 10, Fromberg 0.
Lodge Grass 81, Reed Point IL.
Lodge Grass as, Manchester O.
A picture of the Lodge Grass
squad will appear in next weeks
issue of the Tribune Herald.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
HARDIN BOWS
TO GLASGOW
Lost Come o. Season
Is First Defect
On Schedule

Hardin'S high school football
team lost their first game of the
season, also their final game, to
the Glasgow Highlanders at
Glasgow last Friday night by. a
score of 10 to 6. The game was
to decide who would play in
the Montana class A football fl
mails.
The two teams battled on even
terms throughout the initial
period, but in the second quar-
ter Glasgow opened up an Of
fensive with powerful running
plays and scored in nine plays
from their own 43 yard line. In
the same quarter Glasgow star
ted from their own A and ran
the ball to the %, where on a
double lateral they scored for
the second time. Glasgow's other
score came in the third period
when Svingen sped 20 yards to
the goal.
Hardin's only score came early
in the fourth quarter when they
recovered a tumble on the Glas-
gov 40 and pounded to the goal
line on line smashes. Lynn,
Hardin fullback, punched the
ball across on the fourth try. A
pass for the extra point was
short.
Hardin made several long
gains on their main in motion
plays. Once in the second quar-
ter, Lynn ran Al yards to the
Glasgow 26 before being hauled
down. On a screen pass Turner
carried the ball to the Glasgow
5 yard line, but an incomplete
pass ended the half and the
scoring threat.
Summary: First downs, GlaS-
gov 7, Hardin 9; yards from
rushing, Glasgow PIT, Hardin
1853; passes, Glasgow completed
one for % yards, Hardin tried
Is passes and completed four
for 80 yards; yardage lost, Glas-
gov 4, Hardin 10; total net
gain, Glasgow 241 yards, Hardin
1877 yards; punts, Glasgow
kicked five times for an average
of 80 yards, Hardin kicked four
times for an average OF q
yards; fumbleS, Hardin 2, GlaS-
gov 3; penalties, Hardin 20
yards Glasgow, 40 yards.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS the last Thursday
of November, the 9th, has been
proclaimed as a legal holiday
by the governor of Montana,
Sam G. Ford, as Thanksgiving
day in Montana, which day is
traditional since the year 1921,
when the Plymouth colony OBJ
served the first Thanksgiving
day on the last Thursday of
November, at which time these
early and hardy settlers as
Sembled to give thanks to AL
mighty God for the good gifts
and b%ounteous rewards of their
patient industry; and
WHEREAS, it was the occasion
for gatherings of the communi-
ties and family reunions and
was the foundation for a nation
wide holiday, which custom has
been followed and looked for
ward to with great anticipation
OF a joyous and neighborly feel
ing for kindred and friend; and
WHEREAS, with most of the
world involved in a great war,
where death, destruction and
great sadness is now the lot of
so many millions of suffering
and enslaved people, we in the
United States of America can
still assemble as a free people
and give thanks for the many
blessings bestowed upon us and
renew our courage and deter
mination to preserve the insti-
buttons made secure for us by
those who have gone before:
NOW, THEREFORE, l., Carl
Rankin, Mayor of the City of
Hardin, in conformity with the
governors proclamation, hereby
designate and proclaim Thurs
day, the 9th day of November,
as Thanksgiving day in the City
of Hardin to give thanks for
the many good things of life
we now enjoy as a free and
peace-loving people, with the
hope that ere long the remain
der of the people of the world
will find the blessings of ever
lasting peace, and I ask that
the citizens of Hardin refrain
from the usual vocations the
whole of the day and that the
American flag be displayed as
an emblem of our patriotism
and faith in cur great country,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
Trdffic Violations .

The following arrests we're
made by the local highway pa
troll during the past week:
Nov. g., Dorothy Baughman
was charged with drunken driv-
ing after the car in which she
was driving left the road about
20 miles west of Hardin. She
was returned to Hardin from
Billings by Patrolman Rickert
and Sheriff Ulrich. She entered
a plea of guilty and was fined
500 and sentenced to serve six
ty days in jail. The jail SEN
tence was suspended upon pay
ment of the fine.
Nov. 9, G.. E. Colver was ar
rested for drunken driving. He
entered a plea of guilty to the
charge and was fined 500 and
sentenced to sixty days in Jail.
The sentence to be suspended
upon payment of the fine. Col
yer is still in the custody Of
the county officials here.
Nov. 9, J. H. Miller was ARES
ted and charged with reckless
driving. The vehicle he was OPP
Grating was not equipped with
clearance lights, tail light, flags
or flares. He entered a plea of
guilty and was fined $40.
Nov. 9, Harold Weixel was ar
rested and charged with driving
over the center line on the
highway. He entered a plea of
guilty and was fined S..
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
HONOR
GRAND MATRON

Mrs. Marian Anderson of Kali
ispell, Worthy Grand Matron of
the Order of the Eastern Star
of Montana, was honored at a
special meeting of Jasmine
Chapter No. IS, O.ES., at the
Masonic temple Monday evening.
Also honored was Ernest Mar
vim of Billings, Worthy Grand
Patron. other distinguished
guests were Mrs. Bertha We'll
off of Lewistown, Associate
Grand Matron; Mrs. Palma
Coon of Billings, Grand Mar
shall; Mrs. Irene Aasland of
Forsyth, Grand Esther, and
Mrs. Mabel Brekke of Hardin,
Garnd Organist.
After the exemplification of
the ritualistic work, Mrs. An
derson delivered an address en-
titled 1.-THE Fraternal Garden"
MI. Marvin also spoke briefly.
Gifts were presented to the
Worthy Grand Matron and Wor-
thy Grand Patron.
At the close of the evening,
refreshments were served IN the
banquet room of the temple.
Hostesses for the evening were
Mrs. Maxine Custer, Mrs. Marie
Weir, Miss Edna Tobias, Mrs.
Mercedes Kuehn, Mrs. Clara
Rorbaugh, Mrs. Blanche Shcal-
Ter, Msr. Gladys Sawyer, Mrs.
Marie Ross, Mrs. Dema ProbaS-
co, Mrs. Wilma Kalberg, Mrs.
Alice Sibley, Mrs. Edna Tintin-
ger, Mrs. Verna Kelley, Mrs.
Fora Roush, Mrs. Martha Slater
and Mrs. Amanda Anderson.
Out of town guests were pres
ent from Treasure Chapter No.
119, Hysham; Bethlehem Chap
ter No. 81, Forsyth, and Aloha
Chapter No. Al, Joliet.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
Maddox Addresses
Lions Club Monduv

Dan w. Maddox, local attor-
ney and state senator from Big
Horn county, addressed the
members of the Lions club at
their regular bi-monthly meet
ing held Monday night in the
Masonic temple.
Senator Maddox spoke on
patriotism" to more than 80
members of the club. His speech
was termed appropriate" and
was well received by those pres
ent.
R. P. Ross and Jens Kalberg
were in charge of the program
for the evening.
Charles Egnew and Austin
Slattery were elected to men,
bership in the club. Their initi-
alton will take place at the
next Lions meeting, it was sta
ted.
A short musical program was
presented by several students
from the Hardin high school
under the direction of A. R.
Hegre, music instructor.
H. D. Rolph, president of the
State Farmers Union, and Carl
Moore, president of the Big
Horn county Farmers Union
were guests of the club. Each
made a brief talk to the club
members.
The Lions voted not to hold
a meeting Monday night, Nov,
"a, as the Big Horn County Rod
and Gun club was staging their
annual meeting and banquet
that night.
Dinner was served by a COM
mittee composed of John w
Bulls, Chef Bounous, Harry Cox
and G. A. CorkinS.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
LODGES HOLD
DINNER HERE
Public Schools Week
Observed By Stors
And Musons

Members of SITS. John Lodge
No. go A. F. and "A. NJ, and
Jasmine Chapter No. IS, O.E.S.,
observed Public Schools week
last Friday at a banquet and
program at the Masonic temple.
Fred Lipp, a past master and
past patron of the two lodges,
was head chef for the occasion.
j. A. Perry, acting master of the
MasonS provided venison.
The program, which was pre-
Sented in the chapter room of
the temple, was as follows:
A patriotic drill by the Oro-
nyX club of Hardin high school.
Two numbers by the Carmen
chorus, composed of 81 girl stu
dents of Hardin high school un-
der the direction of A. R. Hegre.
An address by the Rev. C. A.
Bentley, THE Perils to our Pres
ent-Day Education"
A talk by Miss Eunice Curry,
Hardin high school instructor,
How to Encourage Interest in
our local Schools"
Discussion on Our School
Board by C. A. Corkins, presi-
dent of the board of trustees
of School District 17-H.
A talk by J. N. Thompson,
principal of the local high
school. on Home and Our
School,"
1.-The Importance of Public
Schools to our Democratic Way
of Life" a speech by the Rev.
George S. Sloan.
The principal address of the
evening, given by Byron S.
Gather, of the Huntley Project
school.
Mrs. Lura P. Strand directed
group singing and Mrs. Mabel
Brekke acted as accompanist.
Musical numbers included
three vocal solos by E. A. Sibley
and a vocal solo by Mrs. Elmer
Skeie.
Many guests were present
from nearby towns and COM
ments on the dinner and pro-
gram were very favorable.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
Sugar Beet Crop To
Be Less Thdn In 40

The 1941 sugar beet crop in
the nine principal producing
states is expected TO be $780,
900 tons-l7 per cent less than
in 1910, the United States de-
partment of Agriculture an
nounced this week.
All states reported reduced
acreages. However, Utah, be-
cause of a higher yield per acre,
is expected to exceed last years
production. Utah's 1941 yield is
estimated at $4,000 short tons,
compared with 504, 900 last year.
Expected yields in other
states, compared with 1910, in
clude: Nebraska, $4,000 tons
and 933 900; Montana, ISL 900
and 1,166, 900; wyoming 526, 900
and 667 900; Colorado, 1889, 900
and 1902, 600.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
Sentenced To Jdil
For Three Years

Harvey Cline who with Phillip
Montana was arrested Oct. 27,
and charged with stealing a calf
belonging to Paul Schaller, was
sentenced to serve a three-year
term in the state prison at Deer
Lodge.
Sentence was pronounced on
Cline last Thursday by Guy c,
Derry, district judge.
Montana entered a plea OF
not guilty when arraigned be-
for Judge Derry and was bound
over to district court. He is be-
inp held in the county Jail on
a $4,000 bond.
Cline was taken to Deer Lodge
Friday by Roy Riley, under
sheriff.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
RED CROSS DRIVE
UNDER WAY E

Red Cross workers this week
took to the field to enroll the
citizens of Big Horn county into
the organization. The drive ex-
tends from Armistice day until
Nov. 80.
The roll call objective for 1941
will be 1875, it was announced.
In keeping with national plans
the county will be asked to
double the 1941 membership ov-
er last year. This is necessary
in order that the Red Cross can
meet its many obligations, Of
ficials stated.
The entire county will be COW
cred by Red Cross workers and
citizens are urged to enroll in
this great cause.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
Billings Pastor To
Speak In Hurdin

The Rev. Charles R. Murray
of Billings, pastor of the PresDy-
terrain church, will address a
countrywide mems meeting in
the Methodist church Friday
evening, Nov. IA at $50 pm.
This meeting is the fourth an
nual Men and Missions dinner
meeting, sponsored by the Big
Horn County Ministerial assoc
iation. Delegations of men from
all the churches of the county
will be present.
The Rev. Murray was a mis-
sionary of the Presbyterian
board in Iran (Persia) engaging
in educational and religious
work there for fifteen years.
Dinner will be served by the
Methodist Ladies Aid.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
CLAYTON CLAN|N
DIES MONDAY
Was Prominent Business
Man In Lodge
Gross

Word was received here
Wednesday of the death of
Clayton Clanin, a.. for the last
eight years a general merchant
at Lodge Grass, who died at
the Sheridan County Memorial
hospital Monday night.
He had been confined to the
institution since October 16.
Prominent in civic affairs,
Clanin was president of the
Lodge Grass Boosters club at the
time of his death.
He was born Oct. 6, 1897, in
Grant county, Indiana.
Clanin is survived by his wife
Marjorie Katherine Stevenson
Clanin, whom he married at
Santa Anna, Calf, Nov. %,
1890.
The couple came to Lodge
Grass eight years ago from San
ia Anna.
Other survivors include a son,
Clayton Clanin of Lodge Grass;
a sister, Mrs. o. C. Golding of
Marion, Ind; and four broth
ers, Clyde of Indiana, Clifford
of Lodge Grass. Con of Surces-
ter, Ind, and William of Chico,
Calf.
Funeral services will be held
Friday at 2 pm, from Cham
ions funeral home, by the Rev
Donald G. Smith. Burial will be
in the Sheridan Municipal GEM
etery.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
Hdrris Attends
St. Louis Meet

In a letter to Col Tony Baron
of Hardin, John J. Harris, for
mer resident of this area, sta
ted that he attended the Mis-
sissippi Valley Association cor
vention at st. Louis and dis
cussed the Big Horn canyon
dam project.
MI. Harris stated that the II.
S. Reclamation service has rec
commended the project as a ma
tional defense measure. The war
department has also shown in
terest in the project, he stated.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
POSTOFFICE CLOSED
ON NOVEMBER 20

The stamp, general delivery,
money order and parcel post
windows of the Hardin post
office will be closed all day Nov,
20, in observance of Thanksgiv-
ing day, postmaster Joe Astle
announced this week.
Nov. 20 is the day proclaimed
by President R sew as
Thanksgiving and will observed
by federal employees.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
FARMERS UNION
HOLDS MEETING

Members of the Farmers I'm
ion of Big Horn county held a
meeting Monday at the COM
munity room of the courthouse.
The meeting was in the form
of a school with regular class
es being conducted. Various
problems were discussed by the
leaders and those members pre-
sent. A large crowd was in at
tendance.
H. D. Rolph, president of the
Montana Farmers Union, was
present, as was Mrs. StoltZ, an
other Farmers Union official.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-13
O EXPERT RETURNS

Wallace Larkey, photo tech
nician of the 37th bombardier
squadron of the United States
army air corps, returned to his
field duties last Saturday.
Larkey, who is located at the
Pendleton air base at Pendle-
ton. Ore, spent a twenty day
furlough at the home Of his
mother, Mrs. James ]. Sloan of
Crow Agency.