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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-05-01

In view Of the present war
time conditions. h sale d, it
was question as to the success
OF getting new stock in needed
quantities, However, with t h e
firms warehouses stored with
considerable stock, he feels that
there Is justification for continu-
ing the business.
A fair amount o f Insurance
covered stock destroyed, accord
ing to Mr.. Sherburne.
Loss was suffered by the firm in
holding drv goods and clothing
for customers to whom they had
not been delivered following the
lrm' 8 receipt of them from the
factory.
Magnitude of operations of the
firm i 8 indicated by its large
sales force. 1t includes the fol-
lowing:
Clothing department-Robert
|: Starr, G. S, Sjordal, lri
Weter and Lavone Galbreath.
Grocery observation-disclosures
Convey Jess Olson and Mrs. Jane
Watson.
Drug department-O. A. Ro-
holt and Mrs. Gladys Oliver
Hardware department-P aui
kvenmoen and J. E. Byrnes.
Commercial department-Cl Clint
Noel, Betty Lou Courtney, Mil
dred Strang and Marcella Well
man.
Deliveryman-Ernest Barlow.
A Bureau of Insurance adjus-
tor surveyed the damage Wednes-
: day afternoon. complete loss be-
ing his appraisal.
The firm began at first as a
small Northumberland store.
AS time passed it was enlarged
to meet the demands Of a fast
expanding cattle country. In
1905 h late Mr.. Sherburne.
whose death occurred in 1888. ap-
piled for articles of incorpora-
ton, the firm becoming a corpor-
alton.
Identified with the varied vel
fare of Browning and neighbor-
ing communities for almost half a
century, the firms misfortune
touches the hearts of legions of
people.
Since intrinsic values cannot
be erased from human living by
ply steal disaster. it is obvious
that the Sherburne Mercantile
Company is not DESTROYED. Upon
the ashes of today's misfortunes
energies something imposing to-
morrow.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-05-01
Macarthur Day P arade I ighlght
Holiday on May 8 to
Be Tribute to Hero
of Far East War

Browning citizens and visitors
will honor General Douglas Mac.
Arthur. American hero-soldier
of the Far East, next Friday. the
occasion to Include Browning
public schools trac K m e e t,
Among the highlights will b e
q magnificent parade. in which
participants will "hoof it,. SYM
bolizing the nations willingness
to make sacrifice in the cause of
Democracy.
No parade in past days will
have matched the one on Mac
Arthur Day, whose line of march
will begin n e ar the Roads
building on he government
square. Headed by The CoIors
it will march down Main street.
disbanding at the high school
stadium. Parade participants,
according to Richard Taught,
chairman, will m t at I h e
Roads building not later than
1890 that marching can begin
not later than IL.
Participating groups will in.
clude the high school band, In
dian delegation led by Reuben
Black Boy. Fire Department.
Auxiliary. American Legion, Boy
Scouts, Red Cross, First Aid.
War Mothers Club and various
Civilian Defense groups.
Those not with groups q e
asked to march. regardless, as
an expression of their patriotism.
Elsewhere OF this page is the
field day story.
Exhibits portraying activities
of various defense groups will be
displayed in the school building
throughout the day. In the even
ing there will be a floor show in
the gym. 400 students to partici-
pate in dramatlzing the theme.
THE Growth of Our American
Republic Through Music, Song
and Dance"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-05-01
Heavy Runner News

The Roundup All Club will
hold a food sale at the Browning
M ercantile Store today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Justice Sharp
were in buttee last week to at
tend the funeral of sister, Mrs.
Rebecca Weideman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wick Nelson,
who were married at Whitefish
last Sunday, were welcomed at
the home of ner parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Clark, while on
their way to their home to Cut
Bank shortly after the ceremony.
Relatives and a number of friends
were present to honor the newly
weds.
The Night Shoot Livestock As
sociation will hold a business
meeting at the Heavy Runner
sci DOL house tomorrow.
Roundup All Club took part in
the judging and demonstration
events at Old Egency Wednes-
| day.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-05-01
Fire Races Sherburne Nero. Co. Store
Flames Of Undetermined Source
Early Wednesday Destroy
Building and Stock

Fire of undetermined source
early Wednesday morning com.
p!etely destroyed building, stock
and fixtures of the Sherburne
Mercantile company, pioneer in
stitution Of Browning, which vas
established by the late J. H.
Sherburne back in 1886.
That the fire may have started
in the southwest portion of the
building. probably in the rear Cf
the drug department or grocery
storage quarters directly behind
the prescription case is indicated
by the presence of fire there. as
observed by Ely Crawford, pro-
Drietor of the Hagerty Hotel, and
l.. M. Hastey, night desk clerk.
Inc two saw flame from the
hotel window around $50 that
morning. Hastey ran to investi-
gate, giving Crawford a signal
from in front of the drug depart
ment window to turn in the fire
alarm.
Within brief time City Fire
Chief George Seymour and Fire
man Randolph Manuel were on
the scene with fire fighting equip
ment. Other members shortly
later had Joined the department.
W wooden construction. the
building was soon mass O f
flames. with no prospect for fire
fighters to gain control. In the
commercial department volunteer
workers managed to remoue the
huge safe and Office equipment
the safe being loaded upon a
truck.
For several hours hoses were
played upon the fire, water dam,
age together with flame an d
smoke disrounting to worthless.
ness practically all of the mer-
chandise and stock in the drug,
grocery and clothing depart t.
ments. A negligible value in
stock of the hardware depart
ment is being saIvaged. Pro-
badly canned goods in the gro
Gerry storage quarters, which es-
capped more serious damage, will
be worth salyaglng.
Office quarters of the firm have
been established in the Masonic
Hall. while arrangements, a c.
cording to j. l.. Sherburne, are
being made for occupancy of the
Colbert building. across from the
Yegen Hotel. for use of grocery
and other departments in dlspo-
sal Of arriving stock ordered in
the past.
Plans as to future destiny of
the firm have not been announced.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-05-01
Indian Growers
Are Not Exempt
From Income Tax

Blackfeet Indian Reservation
farmers and stockRrowers are re.
quired to pay federal income tax
under certain conditions, accord
ing to information received from
F. A. Asbury, Supervisor of Ex-
tension Work at Billings.
Inquiry of the status of grow
ers by Asbury is answered in the
following letter from Fred H.
Daiker, assistant commissioner
in the department at Washing
ton:
This will refer to your letter
of March 20 regarding an inquiry
received from the Blackfeet In
dian Agency concerning the tax
ability of income of | n d n g
which is derived from the sale of
livestock, livestock products. etc.
purchased from borrow cd funds,
az well as income of Indian loan
clients which is derived from the
sale of crops.
THE Supreme Court in the
case eff Superintendent of Five
Civilized Tribes v. Commissioned
of Internal Revenue. 295 U. S.
4le, held that the leone of In:
dams is included in the broad
language of the Federal income
tax statutes unless specifically ex-
empted by treaty or act of Con.
gress. We know of no treaty OF
act of Congress specifically ex.
empting the BIackfeet or any
other Indian tribe from liability
under the Federal income tax
law. Accordingly, the income
of Blackfeet indians from the
sale os livestock ETC.. purchased
from borrowed funds, as we'll as
income from the sale or crops. is
subject to the Federal n c o m
tax"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-05-01
Faces Judge Baltz For
Running Over Fire Hose

A motorist was taken before
Judge Baltz Wednesday charged
with running over a fire hose be.
ing used at the Sherburne fire.
Judge Baltz released the de.
PENDANT. explaining that runn-
ing over a fire hose in use at q
fire is a serious offense and in
some states over the years has
resulted in peniten.iary sentences.
The defendant in the local act
did so without knowledge of its
seriousness.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-05-01
c. S. Helium Reserves

Harold Ickes, secretary of the in
terror, estimated recently that the
United States reserves of heliunl gas
total 100000, 200, 900 cubic feet, with
a heliun content of i.3 per cent
Or approximately 1900, 100000 cubic
feet of helium. This is about 200
times the average annual produc-
ton during the last 10 years.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-05-01
Tribal Election M0ndaV

Qualified electsrs of Blackfeet
lnhian Reservation will go to the
polls in the four districts Monday
to ballot onthe referendum as to
expenditure of tribal money.
Polls will be open from 9 a. m.
to 5 p. m.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-05-01
Lucille Romsa One OF IS

Lucille Romsa # Browning
was one of Is students in the
School of Business Administra-
ton at Montana State University
who donated their services s
stenographers to the judges in
the State Musical Festival April
IL.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-05-01
Three Pay Over $500 On
Drunken Driving Charge

During the last 10 days fines
aggregating over $500 have been
assessed against persons charged
with drunken driving in the citys
corporate limits, three defend
ants being hailed before Judge
Baltz for trial. all pl cad ing
guilty. Defendants were picked
I'D by Marshal Ira Chapman.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-05-01
Sugar RRtion Cards To
Be Issued Next Week

Sugar ration cards will be is
sued at the high school Monday
to Thursday, Inclusive. T b e
first day cards will be issued
from 8 a. m. until ) .. m. and
the other days from 7 p. m. until
9 y. m,
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-05-01
Woman's Society Meet

The Woman S Society of Christ
ion Service will meet at the home
of Mrs. Ray Steele next Thurs
day afternoon, May 7, at go.
with Mrs, John Dick being as
sisting hostess. All ladies' are
cordially invited.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-05-01
Baseball Game Sunday

Baseball between the tarr
and Two Medicine schools will be
played at the Holy Family Miss
ion Sunday afternoon.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-05-01
Students Arrive Home

Students IF Browning an d
vicinities, who have been attend.
ing the Haskell Indian School
at Lawrence, Kansas, returned
home by bus yesterday.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-05-01
Childrens Clinic Nav Fl

The quarterly crippled children's
clinic, with patients of Glacier.
Toole and Pondera counties eligi-
BILE, will be held at Shelby on
May q. according to Z. Nj. Davis.
Glacier county supervisor of the
department of public welfare,
Parents are requested to notify
him at an early date if they have
children thew plan to have attend
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-05-01

r. B. Jackson, former desk
clerk at the Yegen Hotel, arrived
from Billings to be employed I'm.
der the new ownership
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Suffers Wound In Fire

B. M. Mckinley. public schools
instructor, while doing volunteer
work at the Sherburne fire Wed.
morning. suffered a wound on his
neck when the shell of an ex-
pIoding .22.rifie cartridge flew
from the debris of the hardware
department. The wound wasn't
serious.
Consumers must register May
3. 5. 6 and Z for ration book No. |
Evening star., 1942-02-18
BuIIiH Called Presidents S
Choice for Governor
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Responsible persons said yester-
day President Roosevelt has Sug-
gested that Pennsylvania Demo-
cratic leaders compromise on Will
liam c. Bullitt as their candidate
for Governor, and Mr.. BulAt him.
self said he would run if the Presi-
dent wished.
Asked whether he was available
as candidate, Mr.. Bullitt said:
THE answer is I am working on
something I am intensely interest
ed in"
Pressed for a direct answer
whether he would be candidate
if asked, Mr.. Bullitt said: Not
unless the President wanted me.
Anything the President wants I
shall certainly do. He has not yet
pronounced himself"
Mr.. Bullitt, a Philadelphiian, is
the Presidents personal envoy to
the Near East. He returned recent
ly to this country.
The name Of former Gov. George
H. Earle as possible candidate also
has been discussed in high places,
it was learned, although Mr.. Earle
has announced he plans to enter
the Navy.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Inspection Corps Named
For D. T.. Warden Setup

Washington's $4,000 AFRAID war
dens will have to pass muster before
an inspection corps composed of
five retired United States Army Off
GERS, named yesterday by Commits
sioner John Russell Young, United
States co-ordinator for this Metro
politan Area for civilian defense.
This inspection corps will be un-
der the direction of Brig. Gen.
George P. Tyner, former assistant
chief Of staff, United States Army,
and will conduct daily inspections
of the citys 1000 afraid warden
posts, it was announced.
The move is in keeping with the
appointment of Maj. Gen. Walter L.
Reed. former inspection general of
the Army, as inspector general for
the entire civilian defense army
for this Metropolitan Area. Gen.
Reed and his aides will report di-
rectly to Co-ordinator Young. Air
raid warden inspectors will operate
from air-raid warden headquarters
in the 1900 block Of Maryland ave-
nue. NE. and will report directly
to Col. Lemuel Bolles, civilian de-
fense director.
Members of the AFRAID warden
inspection corps, in addition to Gen.
Tyner, are Col. Guy S. Norvell. Col.
Frank ]. Morrow, Brig. Gen. Frank
B. Watson, Col. Charles A. Romeyn
and Brig. Gen. Charles D. Roberts.
Evening star., 1942-02-18

such old-time fistic greats as
Gentleman Jim" Corbett, Bob Fitz-
simmons, Kid Mccoy and Jim
Jeffries.
Ring Foes Among Clients.
Some of his ring opponents,
Jeffries and Mccoy, were among the
clients for whom Mr.. Terhune later
said he had written signed "ghosted"
articles. Similarly, he wrote for
Lillian Russell, Mrs. Leslie Carter,
Terry McGovern, Laura Jean Libby
and David Belasco.
Mr.. Terhune's wife was a prom
inent musician, author and COM
poser, so it was only natural that he
should try his hand at music. In
1904 he collaborated with William
C. De Mile in writing the lyrics for
a comic opera, Nero; his wife
wrote the score.
Among his books were Bruce" I"
Buff, a Collie: The Amateur
Inn" 'Lochinvar Luck" Wolf"
The Runaway Bag" My Friend,
the Dog; The Luck Of the Laird" :"
"A Dog Named Chips" The Way
of a Dog" and his autobiography
TO the Best of My Memory" pub
lished in 1890.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Congress in Brief
TODAY

Senate:
Considers proposal to provide al
lowances for dependents of war
prisoners.
Military Committee considers re-
vised guayule rubber bill.
Civil Service Committee begins
hearings on repeal of congressional
retirement law.
Naval Affairs Committee considers
proposal for investigation of Nor
mandie fire.
Foreign Relations Committee dis
-cusses proposed Neutrality Act re-
peal with State Department officials.
Defense Investigating Subcommit-
tee questions Thurman Arnold, As
sistant Attorney General, on rubber
situation.
House:
Continues debate on State, Com
merce and Justice Department
appropriation bill
Rules Committee considers pro-
cedure for consideration of second
war powers bill.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
British Voice Regret
AT Shoricomingsin in
Penang Evacuation
Criticism by American
Not Confirmed, Says
Colonial OfficiuI
By the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOCIATED PresS.
LONDON, Feb. 18-Harold Mac
MILAN, Undersecretary for Colonies,
speaking in the House of Com
mons, said today that informa-
ton the government had received
from Malaga did not confirm"
criticism by Elliott H. Simpson,
American importer, who said Amer
leans were not considered in British
evacuation plans at Penang.
'It would be matter Of deep
regret" Mr.. Macmillan said, "if
there was any failure under the
pressure of events to show all pos
sible consideration TO United States
subjects at Penang at the time of
the evacution. It would be realized
that, circumstances being what they
were, an inquiry would be quite i'm
practicable"
He added that the known cas-
ualties among European civilians in
Malaga up to February IA were Is
killed or dead OF wounds. II
wounded, 73 missing, including IS
known prisoners total of los.
He suggested there might be other
Europeans among the ALTO killed
and 1885 injured in Malayan air
raids up to February 13.
Robert Patton Bower, a conserva.
tive member of the House of Com
mons, suggested yesterday an official
investigation into criticism of British
arrangements for removing civilians
from penang.
Mr.. Simpson arrived in Jersey
City, N. j., last Friday from Sinsa-
pore. He said he would report to the
State Department in Washington
concerning alleged British negligence
In arranging for the departure of
civilians from Penang. He declared
the British ordered their own women
and children to leave Penang, but
never notified the Americans to
leave" He said they heard of the
withdrawal by accident and fed
four days after British nationals had
left.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Defense Homes Corp
Declared Not 10 Have
Sought Wage Data
Labor Department Says
1t Hos Not Been Asked
To Determine Scale

Defense Homes Corp, an r. r. c.
subsidiary, which is embarking on q
huge residential program in Wash
ington and has housing projects in
other defense areas over the coun-
try, has never requested a pre-
determination of building workers
wages under the Bacon-Davis Act,
it was stated at the Labor Depart
ment today.
Since the Act is worded to apply
to every contract in excess of
$4,000 to which the United States
or the District of Columbia is a
party" it would seem that Defense
Homes Corp, a Government cor
poration. was bound by it. De-
fense Plants Corp, r. F. c.. sub
sidiary engaged in building defense
industrial plants, and a similar
corporation, has received prede-
Examinations for its jobs.
A D. H. c. spokesman said he
was sure determinations had been
made, and that the contractors on
the jobs have the determinations
The Labor Department representa-
tive said the department does not
make determinations for contrac-
tors. but for the contracting agency,
in this case d. H. c. 1t was re-
iterated that none had been made.
Hotel Being Built Now.
The only project D. H. C.. has
under way here at present is the
hotel for Government workers at
Sixteenth and Euclid streets NV,
although the agency is planning
four huge housing developments
like the one to be built at Friend
ship, the former Mclean estate.
The corporation official said dis
bursements could not have been
made to the contractor erecting the
dormitory without a wage prede-
termination. Yet the building is
going ahead toward completion.
The Labor Department repre-
sentative said it is up to the Gov
ernment agency involved to request
a predetermination before a con-
tract is let. The Labor Department
does not initiate the move, it merely
investigates" and makes the de-
Examinations when called upon.
THE Labor Department has in
terpreted this Bacon-Davis Act diff
ferently from the way we look at it,"
the D. H. c. official said.
He said Labor Department rep
resentative was asked the other day
whether he was working 'for the
Government or labor"
Difference in Scales.
All this began when a reporter
tried to discover whether the Labor
Department held the higher union
or "A" scales as prevailing" for
D. H. c. projects. or gave them the
beneflt OF the non-union or F. H. A.
rates. The latter scale is only about
half as high as the "A" and is held
as prevailing" for privately built
rental housing insured by F. H. A.,
while the "A" prevails for loy-rent
Government-built projects.
Whether by coincidence or ., not,
workers on the Sixteenth street Gov
ernment hotel are paid at the higher
rate. Many large contractors are
bound by agreements with "A"
unions which prevent them from en-
gaging in lower-scale work.
1t is not known what rates D. H. c,
contractors pay in other cities, other
than the official statement that they
surely are prevailing.
Evening star., 1942-02-18

By the Associated Press.
POMPTON LAKES, N. j., Feb. l8.
ALBERT Payson Terhune, whose
simple stories about dogs won him
international fame, died today at
the age of SO. He had been in i'll
health two years.
Once a robust character, 6 feet,
2 inches tall and weighing 230
pounds, Mr.. Terhune drove himself
relentlessly until he was "a. Then
he retired.
Death came at Mr.. Terhune's es-
tate, Sunnybank, where he lived
with the collies which he made
famous and which in turn brought
him fame.
The 44-acre estate fianked by
U. S. Highway 202 and Pompton
Lake, about 10 miles northwest of
Paterson, was one of Mr.. Terhune's S
prides. Fear that he might lose it
in his old age was a reason he gave
for his long hours of work. Even
after his retirement he kept up a
syndicated newspaper column.
First "Ghost Writer"
He described himself as a. hack
writer and the first ghost writer"
He turned out 80 motion picture
stories, dabbled in music, travelled
widely, collected antiques.
At the height of his writing career,
his annual income was estimated as
high as $4,000.
But the collies he raised, many of
them blue ribbon winners, were his
prime interest. And dogs like
Bruce" and Lad" became the con-
Germ of thousands of readers.
A heart ailment was the immedi-
ate cause of death. The funeral was
arranged for Saturday, at the home,
with burial IN the Pompton Dutch
Reformed Church Cemetery.
Surviving are the widow, Anice
Stockton Terhune, prominent mu-
sician, and a daughter, Mrs, Lor-
raine Stevens, of New York. ,
Mr.. Terhune did not begin writing
the stories of dogs that won him
fame until he was A. For years he
sought to interest editors in animal
tales, but it was not until 1914 that
one of them, Ray Long, asked him to
do a piece because one of the
"Sunnybank" collies was friendly
and interesting.
That collie was Lad" later the
hero of two books: Lad: A Dog
and Further Adventures of Lad"
Native of New Jersey.
Mr.. Terhune was born in Newark
N. j., December 81, 1872, son of the
Rev. Edward Payson Terhune ano
Mary Virginia Terhune, E. fictior
writer in her own right under tht
name Marion Harland" The sor
received his A. B. degree from Co.
lumbia University in 1893 and left
the same year for tour through
the Near East.
He traversed the wilds of Syris
on horseback. lived with a tribe oi
Bedouins, visited leper colonies anc
then travelled across Egypt.
LII Aoo1 llC iCtuiiiCO W VIC Oihece
States and got job as a reporter
on the old New York World, 1t was
the start of a 20-year association
that eliminated when he became
the papers sports editor. He also
wrote a series of historical articles
for the World.
His career as a novelist started
in 1900 when he and his mother
wrote "Dr. Hale-a Story Without
a Moral" 1t was one of the few in
stances on record of mother-son
collaboration
His interest in those early days
were not limited to writing. An out
standing amateur boxer, he entered
the ring for exhibition matches with