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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
TAMPICOCIRL
TAKES FIRST
MSPELLDOWN
Highland and Fl. Peck Spoilers
Take Second and Third in
Buttrey Contest.

Hazel Enkerud of Tampico school
in District IA captured first place in
Buttrey's annual countrywide spelling
contest at the Roxy theater Sat
urday morning, winning fer her
SET a gold medal and for her school
a plaque.
Second honors went TO Louis
Winderl Of Highland school. Opheim
district, who received a silver med
al, and third to Bonita Stagesberg
of Fort Peck, who was awarded a
bronze medal.
Forty-three pupils representing a
majority of the schools in the county
competed. The group was welcomed
by Henry SEVERED, Buttrey depart
ment store manager, and rules were
explained by A. Jerome Wall,
county superintendent of schools,
who cooperated in arranging the
contest. Pronouncers were Eugene
r. Hunton and Elva Swenscn OF
Glasgow. Judges were Principal Erl-
ing Voldal of Fort Peck. Superln-
tendent E. F.. Slaght of Nashua and
Miss Clara Adams, Hinsdale teacher.
Pupils and their teachers were
guests of the store at the Roxy mat
inee that afternoon. The theater
management donated its use for the
contest.
Contestants and their schools:
Earl McConaha. Douglas thurman
and Richard Bellingham, Glasgow;
Margaret Hansen and Myron Rog-
enes, Sunnyside; Olga Tweten and
Arthur Buen, Spring Valley; Robert
Clark and Gene Clark, Tiger Butte;
Violet Fullerton and Bernice Luse,
West Galpin: Leone Barney ana
Lora Lee Stanley, Wheeler; Virginia
Schug, June Payne and Charlotte
Waber, Hinsdale; Louis Winderl and
Clarence Tarum, Highland; Evelyn
Fuchs, North Bench.
Also, Charles SquireS, Richland;
Arlie Maurseth, Jean Espil and Don
aid Priest, Nashua; Alyce SchakcSky
and Earl Schakosky, Big -Four;
Norris Braaten and Shirley stems
and, Billingsley; Hazel Enkerud and
Margaret Ann Kirwan, Tamplco;
Albert davenport, Barnard; DORIS
Sowa, Vandalia; James Heikens ana
Robert Heikens, Center ConSolldat-
ed; Bonita Stagesberg, Raymond
Dotson and Caroline Selee. Fort
Peck; Beverley Estrem and Rose
Funk, Park Grove. and Ella Reddlg
and Ethel Olfert, Fairview.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
new WELFARE
SUPERVISOR
NAMED HERE
Miss Barke Promoted to Take
Charge of Billings
District.

Miss Helen Barke, state district
supervisor for the state welfare de-
partment with headquarters at Glas-
gov, will leave Saturday for Billings
where she has been transferred by
the state office.
She will be supervisor there OF a
district which includes Fergus, Pet
oleum, Wheatland, Golden Valley
Musselshell. Yellowstone, saltwater
Carbon and Big Horn counties.
Miss Barke has been connected
with the welfare office in Glasgow
during the federal emergency re-
supervisor for Valley county and
since August 1887, IS state field
supervisor. She was graduated from
the State Agricultural college at
Fargo, N. D., and she was m
ployed first in Miles City.
Experienced in Welfare
Miss Barke will be succeeded in
this district by Miss Florence Car
ney. whose parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Carney, are ranchers near
Springdale. Miss Carney is a grad
uate of the University Of Montana,
Stanford university ana the ScnOOl
of social Work at Simmons college
in Boston
Her first social work was with
the United Charities of Chicago as
caseworker and district secretary.
She has been assistant director of
the social service division of the
federal emergency relief adminiStr-
atioon in Massachusetts, and for
three years was director CT the div
ision Of family welfare and adult
services of the Council Of Social
agencies at Los Angeles. She recently
took a year CT postgraduate work at
the school of social service admin
istration in the University of Chica-
go.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
WILLIAM IS
NEW LEADER
OF JAYCEES
Named to Succeed Dawson at
the Annual Meeting of
Directors.

A. c. CBert) William was elected
president of the Glasgow Junior
Chamber Of Commerce at the an
nual meeting of the board of dir
ectors Thursday night. He succeeds
Ed Dawson, who has held the pest
for the past year.
The new president has been act
i've in the organization for several
years, particularly in athletics pro-
jects.
A. v. dip Krusee was named
Jaycee vice president and William
Alvcrd is the new secretary. q. B.
Feldman was reelected treasurer.
Officers and directors discussed
plans for the year but no definite
action was taken on projects which
will be left to the incoming officers.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
HinSdale School
District Free OF
Debt; Cuts Taxes
By Courier Correspondent

HINSDALE-The last bonded in
debtedness CT school district 7 mas
been completely wiped out, R. E.
Hillman, clerk Of the district school
board, told trustees at a meeting last
week. Retirement of the last bond IN
a $4,000 refunding issue made July
|, 1887, has left the school entirely
free of debt, he said.
net only has the district no
longer any bonded Indebtedness,
there is no warrant indebtedess and
we have approximately $4,000 cash
en- hand" Mr.. Hillman said. Inc
district is now in the best financial
shape it has ever been and it should
be able to remain on a cash basis"
An immediate result of the debt
liquidation to taxpayers of the school
district will be a smaller levy 1or
school purposes. The trustees voted
at their meeting not to ask for the
additional two-mill levy which mas
been customary for many years.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
Robert Cotton Is
Nominated to Run
In Glasgow Polls

Robert Cotton of Paisley is the
only candidate whose petition has
been filed fer election Saturday as
school trustee in the Glasgow dist
riot, it was reported by A. B. Fried
lund, district clerk.
MI. Cotton. long a farmer in this
community, is also president of the
Tampico Farmers Union and of the
Glasgow Farmers Union Oil comp
any.
He is a candidate to fill the
vacancy caused by the expiring term
of o. r. McCleery, who is not a
candidate for reelection.
Polls at the high school building
will be open from 2 to 6 Saturday
afternoon and all citizens Of Mont
ana who have been residents of the
district fer 30 days Or more are
eligible to cast ballots.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
Audience Praises
Cantata Given by
Group at Nashua

NASHUA The cantata, 1.-The
Seven Last Words Of Christ" which
was presented Sunday evening at
the high school auditorium under
the direction of Mrs. E. F. Slaght
with Mrs. j. C. Wisnaes accomp-
anying met with praise from the
attentive audience. 1t was the first
time this type of entertainment had
been presented for some years here.
A collection CT S24, was taken and
after the expenses are deducted,
proceeds will be given to the Valley
county Red Cross chapter.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
Second Class in
Sheet Metal Will
Open on Monday

The second course in sheet metal
work will open in Glasgow high
schccl Monday night and will con-
tinue five nights a week, from $50
to 1890. it was announced today
by r. L. Irle, superintendent OF
schools. All qualified men are elig-
ible to take the course without cost.
While no jobs I guaranteed,
Mr.. Irle pointed out that most Of
the men who completed the first
course already have been called to
work in war industries on the coast
Men who wish to enroll should
apply to the United States Employ
ment office. Each must provide a
birth certificate and evidence OF
good physical condition. The course
is in charge Of Hans Egstad.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
ii'ARTHERN
DEPOT Will
Be ENLARGED
DeHaven Awarded Contract to
Build 60 by % Addition
to Structure.
Freight Department Will Be
Moved to Passenger
Building.

Announcement of a contract award
to R. A. DeHaven, Glasgow cen
tractor, for a so by % addition to
the Great Northern passenger depot
here was made this week by railway
officials.
When the addition is completed,
the freight department of the rail-
way, new in the old freight depot
two blocks west, will be moved to
the new structure. Negotiations are
in progress to sell the freight de-
pot.
With the addition, the passenger
depot will be 206 feet long by %
feet wide. Mr.. DeHaven said work
will begin as soon as materials ar
rive, probably about April IS.
Involves Remodeling
The passenger waiting rooms and
ticket office in the present depot
will remain as they are. The baggage
room, however, and the present
yard office will be made into one
room, AZ by % feet, for freight and
baggage storage. 1t will be concrete
floored.
The addition will have a freight
office and yard office, a train crew
room and both traimaster's and
roadmaster's office.
Exterior CT the addition will be
brick, the same as the passenger
depot. Plans also call fer a wooden
platform around the south and west
sides of the addition.
The present coal furnace will be
replaced by a natural gas heating
unit fer the hot water system.
Will Take Three Months
Work will be completed in about
three months. Mr.. DeHaven said.
The new plan, combining offices
in the same building, will result in
a number of economies and has
been under consideration for some
time, it was stated by George Lane.
Great Northern agent here.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
B~eetgrowers will.
Discuss Labor at
Meet SATURDAY

A meeting of Valley county sugar
beet growers will be held in the
courthouse at 2 Saturday afternoon
to discuss the labor situation and
to hear reports on recent meetings
at Helena and Havre, it was an
nounced today by A. j. Hentz of
Hinsdale, president of the Northern
Montana Beetgrcwers association.
Mr.. HentZ, in company with
Charles Mag, L. S. Humphrey and
County Agent James K. McGibney,
represented growers of this section
at the Havre meeting Friday. At
tending as representatives of the
Glasgow Chamber Of Commerce
were Secretary josef Sklower, Otto
NJ. Christinson and John R. Shaver.
The group there voted to cooper
ate with the army in its evacuation
plan and favored employment of
Japanese.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
Glasgow Group at
Fellowship Rally
lin Malta Church

A group from Glasgow went to
Malta Saturday to attend a Con-
gregational Fellowship rally that
night at the Malta Community
church. A supper was served and a
program followed. Mary Novinger,
Gerry Near and Maurice Graham
gave talks on the program. Others
in the group were Dorothy Novinger,
Peggy Mcconnell.
Dorothy Graham, Dora PattiScn,
Marvel Bliven, Marian Nakken, Pat
ricia Bellingham, E. r. Hunton,
George J. Novin~er and the Rev.
and Mrs. E. r. Bellingham.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
AIRPORT BIDS
To- Be OPENED
ON APRIL Is
Civic Center Will Be Location
of Opening of Proposals
for Local Work.
Glasgow Job Part of Program
to Develop Areas for
Defense.

Sealed bids in duplicate will be
received until II a. m. April Is at the
civic center and then publicly
opened for furnishing all labor,
plant and materials and perform
ing all work required fer the i'm
provement of the Glasgow airport.
according to announcement received
in Glasgow from the engineer office
at Fort Peck. Work is under sup
ervision of the corps of engineers.
The contract will carry a pref
erence rating of Ale and is part
of the program for development Of
landing areas fer national defense.
Work on Schedule l of the con-
tract, including earthwork, drainage
structures, paving and fencing, shall
be completed in 100 days, while ell
ectric wiring and lighting facil-
tiles listed under Schedule 2 must
be finished in 1875 days.
Quantities Listed
Among quantities in Schedule l
are 351 PAS cubic yards of airport
surface excavation, 10,280 yards CT
trench excavation, SOTO cubic yards
of earth backfill and l,l8O cubic
yards of gravel backfill, the furnish
ing and installation CT a considerable
quantity CT drainage pipe including
II. $50 feet of 12-inch pipe, 1880
yards CT crushed gravel base course,
Its tons of asphalt cement, 21,30O
tons of bitumincus mixture n 49,
$50 feet Of barbed wire fence.
Schedule 2 provides for the elect
rical wiring and lighting facilities
including extension Of existing pow
err line supply, boundary and range
lights. flush contact lights, rotating
beacon, wind tee, control panel, cb-
struction lights and ether equipment.
The project marks enlargement
of the present Glasgow municipal
airport. Additional land required was
purchased under joint agreement by
Valley county and the city of Glas-
POW.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02

1900.
ITO wait for a second notice only
adds to county expense and causes
unnecessary delay" he pointed out.
Further. he said, in cases where
returns r net made, the assessor
is forced to make IN arbitrary val
uation CT the property, so it is to
the interest of every taxpayer to
make his own return.
The personal property books of
the assessor will be completed soon
and then turned over to the coun-
ty treasurer for collection.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
Robert S. Adams
Found Dead on
Dixie Near Home

Robert S. Adams, about IS and a
Glasgow resident fer more than 30
years. was found dead about 6 this
morning on the city dixie near the
Great Northern pumping plant and
a shcrt distance from the cabin
where he had made his home.
The body was discovered by Peter
Anderson, pumping plant operator:
The body was taken to the Holland
chapel.
Mr.. Adams operated a seed house
here in partnership with his brother,
the late George Adams, some years
ago. He had also been employed by
the city. A son, Stanley Adams,
member of the Colorado highway
patrol, has been informed Of the
death. Two other sons and a daugh-
ter survive.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
Personal Tax Books Close
Soon: Bruce Urges Returns

County assessment books on per-
sonal property valuations will close
within the coming week, it was n
nounced today by Assessor Archie
G.. Bruce in urging all personal
property owners to fill out and re-
turn valuation ferns to his office
Immediately.
About 1000 notices were mailed
out to personal property owners in
the county in March, along with
blank forms to be filled out. Up
to this week. reports on valuations
had not been received from about
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
Two Stock Piles
In County Asked
In Highway Bids

Included in bids for nine main
tenance projects asked by the state
highway department are two gravel
stockpiles totalling 1000 yards in
Valley county, according to an
nouncement in Helena this week.
Bids will be opened en- the projects
Friday and total cost is estimated
at $70,325, State Engineer Howard
W. Holmes said.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
Miss Brown Takes
Welfare Post in
Western Montana

Miss Eloise Brown. who has been
junior case worker in the welfare
office here, has accepted a posi-
ton in the Flathead county office
at Kalispell and left Tuesday. Mrs.
Gertrude Lindgren of Glasgow, who
was formerly employed in a similar
position in Cascade county, will sue
coed Miss Brown.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
Bits Of News from
Town and County
2S MEN REJECTED
IT'S WANTED
FOR VICTORY!

Of men in Valley county's draft
quota who we're given examinations
at Fort Missoula. % were given re-
jections fer physical disabilities, II
was reported. In a number OF cases
defects were of a minor nature ano
selectees said the army is still
maintaining high physical stand
ards.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
LEGION MEET APRIL 10

Meetings CT the Glasgow Amer
lean Legion and Auxiliary have been
postponed to Friday night. April
10, it is announced by Adjutant S.
L. Click. Moving pictures of war
fare on the Russ2German front will
be shown by w. G. Crawford.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
ONE NASHUA CANDIDATE

NASHUA-School district 10 will
hold its annual school election on
Saturday. 1t promises to be very
quiet fer the only petition filed was
that of H. M. Priest to succeed him
self. Taxpayers will be asked to
approve a 5 mill levy reduced from
8 mills. Election judges will be V.
Wagner, j. L. Mitchell and A. Cars
10
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
Stores Will Close
Friday Afternoon

According to custom and following
the agreement on closing schedule,
cooperating Glasgow stores will close
from noon to 3 Good Friday this
week, it was announced today by
the mercantile committee of the
Glasgow Chamber Of Commerce.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
Two Will Contest
For School Board
Position, Frazer
By Courier Correspondent

FRAZER Two candidates have
filed to run for school trustees for
the three year term at the school
election for district 2 to be held
at the Frazer and Spring Valley
schools Saturday afternoon. Joseph
Parnell is a candidate to succeed
himself and M. L. Forbes is opposing
him.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
A

FRAZER = E. E. Isaac, state
horticulturist gave an interesting
talk on war gardens at the school
TO a large gathering Monday eve
ming. The meeting was sponsored
bv the community-teachers discus
sion group.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
NO SCHOOL D

Glasgow school pupils will not at
tend school tomorrow, Good Friday,
it was announced this week. School
will be resumed at the regular time
Monday.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
O BRINGS MOISTURE

GENEVIEVE-FCur inches of
snow fell in this neighborhocd last
week, making additional moisture
for spring crops.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
SEES SIGNS OF SPRING

FRAZER - P. A. Koslowsky re-
ports ne saw three meadowlarks
hopping around in the snow neal
his barn last week.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02
LOOKING PROMOTED

FRAZER = Mrs. George Looking
received word from her son Melvin
stating that he has been promoted
to sergeant. He is with the 4lst
division.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-02

This Easter, more than ever bef3se, we need the simpler qualities
of life that lie in the reIaxatonof tense war nerves and renewal
of faith. The strain of living n a war torn world has taken It's toll
of mans confidence. Yet in the peace of an Easter morning serv-
ice in church, faith that the issues in which God and truth have a
stake will be victorious, returns to men everywhere so 90 to
church on Easter Sunday and every Sunday to the church o fyour
choice - and find there the comfort and renewed confidence that
America needs now for speedy success in her supreme effort on
the side of right and Justice.
Evening star., 1942-10-21
National Grange NOT Party
To Attack on President
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Albert S. Goss, master of the
National Grange, said last night
that his organization had no con-
nection with criticism OF the White
House and Price Administrator Leon
Henderson voiced at meeting here
Monday night.
At the meeting, attended by men,
bers of the National Association of
State Agriculture Commissioners
and Secretaries, Ralph w. Moore
said the White House and Mr..
Henderson were responsible for ANY
threat of imitation" and that the
danger of food shortage in the
United States" lies at their door.
Mr.. Moore was identified errone-
ously by an individual who helped
with the convention arrangements
as the National Oranges legislative
chairman.
Moore has nothing whatever to
do with the National Grange" Mr.
Goss said. I'VE made no attack on
the President and Leon Henderson"
Mr.. Moore said he was not affili-
ated with the National Grange,
but was past master of the Texas
State Grange. He said he spoke
Monday night as a representative of
the Texas Commissioner of Agricul-
ture.
Evening star., 1942-10-21

Picture what would happen if the
city had only one fire alarm center
and it was destroyed by bombers or
saboteurs.
Fires would rage unchecked. Calls
for help would 60 unanswered.
Blocks of homes. Office buildings,
vital facilities would be consumed.
When that picture was visualized,
fire and communications officials
got together to do something about
it. They hit upon plan whereby
If one center was bombed out, an
other would take over.
The second center was stated and
put into operation. Then it was
decided that more insurance was
needed. A third center. located far
from the other two, was selected.
Staining that center is now the
job. So that it may be ready for
operation any hour of the day or
night, Is telephonists are needed.
Assignments to the center are being
made from No. 81 engine house, at
Connecticut avenue and Everett
streets NV.
They would 60 into action only If
the first and second centers were
bombed out. Then. the telephonists
Evening star., 1942-10-21
PresbYterians Asked
For War Emergency
Fund Of S1,OO0,000
General Council Appeals
For Aid in Situation
Of Utmost Concern
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-The General
Council of the Presbyterian Church
in the United States of America to-
day issued an appeal to the Nation S
Presbyterians for an emergency fund
of sl,000.000 for wartime religious
work.
The council said that the funds
from the church's 100000 members
were to be used to meet a situation
OF utmost concern at a time of
utmost world crisis"
The campaign, directed by the
Presbyterian Wartime Service Com
mission. will continue through No.
vember 8, which has been designated
Wartime Service Sunday" A group
of 81 lay leaders of the church Is
sponsoring the movement. There
are % elected members, representing
all sections of the country, on the
General Council.
The lay leaders include William
o. Douglas. Washington; Henry r
Luce, New York; Maj. Gen. Edward
Martin, Harrisburg, Pa: J. Howard
Pew. Ardmore, Pa. and Mrs Andrew
Carnegie, New York
The Rev Dr. Stuart Nye Hutchison
Of Pittsburgh. moderator of the
Presbyterian General Assembly and
chairman of the General Council
also is chairman of the Wartime
Service Commission.
Evening star., 1942-10-21
Bankers, Pastors, Bortenders
To Guard Kansas City Polls

Each volunteer will get badge
and club. the chief promised-for
one day only.
Within two hours 80 men offered
their help, and the chiefs phone
continued to ring steadily.
One of the earliest callers was A.
J. Sanders, Is year old retired
banker who said he'd been an elec-
ton judge every time-except twice
since Mckinley ran for President.
Il should know how to protect a
ballot box" he declared.
Other volunteers included a pastor
or two, more bankers, auditors,
school teachers, tavern operators
(taverns must remain closed elec-
tion day., travelling salesmen. and
superintendent of a correspond
ence school.
And just in case the badge and
club aren't sufficient inducement,
the chief offers each amateur police
$6 and two free meals.
Evening star., 1942-10-21
Good 25-Cent Lunch Needed
In War Plants, Dieticions Told

Guiding protein food, starchy food,
a green vegetable, salad or relish,
bread and butter, beverage and
dessert-and all for rs cents. The
men will like the price and it is up
to us to prepare the food so attrac-
lively that they will like the con-
tents
Shed also include milk or a choc-
olate drink in the quarter lunch, but
said workers who wanted tea or cof-
fee might have to cough up another
nickel.
Servings necessarily would be
small, she said, but since the meals
would be entirely adequate, all that
would be needed would be a little
psychology to drum up interest,"
include few 'comeons, such as
apple pie and ice cream"
And, declared Miss Floore, who is
young and slender herself, always
have some cold plates for the same
price in a lighter vein that might
appeal to the feminine element who
are usually watching their curves or
are not so hungry"