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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-05
I. J. MCCauIs to
 Take Fishing Trip

MT. and Mrs. Tom McCaul arey planning to take advantage of the weekend plus holiday with fishing trip aboard their boat the Katrinka.
 Among those who will be aboard are MT. and Mrs. Bill Beck, MT. and Mrs. L. McKechnie and Ellen McKechnie and others
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-05
GAMES FRIDAY Pacific Coast League

FaCHIC CUdSt Ltdgut San Diego 5, 3; Seattle 4, 9. Sacramento 2; Portland l. Los Angeles 9; Oakland 3, twelve innings. Only three games played.
 National League Chicago 5; Pittsburgh 3. St. Louis 5; Cincinnati 3. Only two games played.
 American League Cleveland 3, 0; St Louis 6, 4. Only one game played.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-05

DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: Industrials, l06.68; rails. 26.5l; utilities, 11.57.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-05

The Daily alaska Empire has the largest paid circulation of any AL aska newspaper.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
GRADY FILES
HIS PETITION
FOR
Nashua Man to Be Candidate
at Primary Election on
July FL.

William Grady of Nashua, a
Valley county resident for amost
25 years, Monday filed his petition
seeking the Democratic nomination
for assessor at the primary election
July 81.
With it, he presented the state
ment that if elected, he will per
form the duties Of the office &C
cording to Montana state laws"
Mr.. Grady was bern in Iowa and
spent his early life in Minnesota.
He came TO the county July "a,
1917. For same years he engaged
in farming north of Nashua.
Later, he was manager OF a
Nashua lumber yard for three years.
He also served as deputy assessor
for five years in field work. He has
been field supervisor in the Triple
A for eight seasons, during which
he has covered every section OF the
county. He is now secretary OF the
Milk River Valley Shipping ascot
aticn and is serving his third year
as director Of the Nashua Farmers
Union Oil company.
Mr.. Grady has been active in the
Farmers Union. He was president
OF the Nashua local for three years
and secretary for two. He was an
officer CT the South Valley unit for
three years.
Mr.. Grady stated that his X
perience and work throughout the
county, he believes, will be an aid
to operation and management OF
the office, if elected.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
WIN. NYBAKKEN
KILLED when
AUTO UPSETS
Valley Farmer Dies Soon After
Mishap on Highway 2 in
Phillips County.
Two Others Injured When Car
Leaves Road and Turns
Over Twice.

William Nybakken, Al, Valley
county farmer, was fatally hurt
Thursday evening about 7 when his
pickup in which he was a passenger
left the road 9 miles west of Saco
and turned over twice, Robert jack
son. 80, driver of the car, and Mrs.
Jackson, %, both suffered injuries
of a minor nature.
The group had left Glasgow for
Malta. Mr.. Jackson was leaving to
serve in the army and Mr.. Nybak-
ken had offered the use of his a
to drive as far as Malta and catch
the bus.
A. P. Conrad of Spokane, Federal
Land bank official, arrived at the
accident Gene soon after it oc-
Cured. He took the injured to Hins-
dale for first aid. My Nybakken died
in the office of DR.. T. L. Cockrell
there without regaining conscious
ness. His injuries included a skull
fracture and broken shoulder.
In Phillips County
The accident occurred in Phillips
and was investigated by Of
ficials of that county. along with
Highway Patrolman Tom Nicely OF
Funeral services, in charge of the
Holland chapel, were held in the
First Lutheran church here Mon
dav afternoon at 2, with the Rev.
O. N. Rue of Wolf Point officiating.
Burial was in Glasgow cemetery.
Mr. Nybakken was a native OF
New Ellington. S. D. The family
later lived in Browns Valley, Mimi
where he was confirmed in the Lu-
theran faith. He came to valley
county when he was IT and had
made his home here; He had
farming operations on
both the north and south bench be-
tween Glasgow and Nashua.
Besides his widow, Mrs: Leila NY
secretary of the county
draft board. Mr.. Nybakken is sur
vived by his mother. Mrs. Mary
johnson of Roman; four brothers
Adolph, Elmer and Carl OF Nashua
and Clarence of Larslan; a sister
Mrs. Myrtle Olson of Roman ana a
humber of other relatives III valley
and elsewhere.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
COUNTY WAR
CHEST GROUP
IS STARTED
Organization to Combine Most
Drives for War Benefit
Funds.
Committee of Is Sends Letters
to All Residents Asking
Contributions.

The Valley County War Chest. an
organization designed to combine
various war fund drives and thus
save much time and effort, was
formed in Glasgow at meetings the
past week.
The plan was initiated with sue
cess in Phillips county, it was point
ed out by Leo Hoffman, county
chairman, where about $4,000 al
ready has been raised, an average
of more than SIS for each contribu-
tor. On the basis of population, 1t
is hoped to raise $500 in Valley
county.
THE U. S. o. is now conducting a
national campaign to finance the
wal work of six organizations
the quota for Valley county is SooO,
a letter to be sent to contributors
states. THE Navy Relief society Is
asking for $500. These quotas nus
be met at once"
Will Eliminate Work
"To take care of these quotas,
snecial Red Cross war fund quotas
and as many others as possible
without reorganization each time for
a separate drive, the Valley County
war Chest is being set up. IL Is
governed by a committee OF 70 oil
rectors from every section OF Che
county. and no funds may be DIS
hursed except for nationally apcc
proved quotas and by approval o.
fine directors. The Red Cross ron
coll being an annual membership
mnaig and the war bond cam
Scion which is strictly a good m
vestment, are naturally not lnciu9-
ed in the chests activities rufus
for honoring the ~selectees Ie9Nnts
for the front may be useu III
amounts approved by the board
Names of contributors will be pup
lished.
Directors Named
Clerical help will be donated ana
evnenses will be kept at a mlhl-
MIN BLANK checks are being SEM
in letters. but contributions may Ut
made directly to officers and onec-
tors. who are:
T. H. Markle, vice chairman
Josef Shower, secretary; a D.
Friedlund, treasurer; James n: NJ
chimney, the Rev. FIR. A. E. Foley'
otto II. Bundy, T. j.. Hooking, r; o
Mueller. Milo Jennings OF Opneim'
Elmer Hanger of Nashua M. A. LleIl
of Frazer. James L. Long OF Osweeo'
r e Hillman of Hinsdale. carr
Hanson of Richland, K. H. knuds-
VIC of Larslan, j. S. Quidor OF Fort
peck. Richard Motzkau OF Tampico'
Mrs. Anna Schuster of Glentana'
u MLThoeny of Thoeny, Mrs. Jacob
son of Saco Divide, Mrs. Henry Mul.
finger of Vandalia. Arthur Fast OF
Lustre. Carl Shellerud OF Larslan
and Charles H. McChesney OF Saco
the Chests slogan is Help Valley
county give for victory"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
Bennett Speaker
At Memorial Day
Service in City

Memorial days actually go back
IN the beginning of time, Ito the
first sorrow caused by separation
when someone first cried out tor the
sound of a voice that was STILL de-
clared the Rev. w. L. Bennett IN a
Memorial day address in the hlgh
school auditorium Saturday morn
ing. .oo,,sored
nv war veterans, with Otto H..
Bundv of Valley post, American
Legion, presiding. 1t was orlglhaliy
scheduled at the cemetery but could
not be held there because OF the
rain. ~
Memorial day, most of all, brings
the realization of the necessity 10
love and be loved, Rev. Bennett SAD.
II is then we realize that we must
lean on some great force to meet our
need and answer our call HIS ad-
dress stressed the need for recognl-
ticn of things spiritual, a realization
that there is a divine economy ano
we are part of it," A..
The Rev. H. F. Widen gave the
Invocation and the Kiltie band, led
Nv Acting Director Don Sternhagen,
patriotic selections. Chair
man Bundy spoke briefly, thanking
the audience and Stressing the need
to lift Memorial day above the level
of a day of vacation"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
JEROME WALL
SEEKSCOUNTY
SCHOOLSPOST
County Superintendent Files for
Reelection on Demo
Ticket.

a. Jerome Wall, county superin-
tendent of schools, filed for the
Democratic nomination for that pos
ition Monday.
III elected, I shall continue to
conduct the affairs of this office in
the same economical, efficient and
impartial manner as 1 have during
the past years. The proper educa-
ton of our youth in our democracy
is our first duty" his petition states.
Mr.. Wall taught school for nine
years before his election as super
intendent. He was employed as a
teacher at both Lustre and Rich
land. He also filed and proved up a
homestead at LuStre, which he still
owns and operates.
His educational background in
cludes training at the Montana
State Normal school, of which he is
a graduate. He later took advanced
work both at the State university
and the University of Minnesota.
He has been a resident of Valley
county since 1918.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
To Valley County Boys and Girls!

Valley county's sugar beet crop, a vital part in our
nations war program, is threatened with total loss because
of the extreme labor shortage.
You, any of you ID or older, can do your part. You
can help our country's victory program. And you can
make good wages while doing it.
Beet farmers are anxious to secure workers. Pay
for this work, established by the department of agricul-
ture. is fixed at $40 an acre for blocking and thinning.
With a little experience you can earn from So to Sc a day.
Accommodation will be provided for you on farms;
where they are not available, transportation to and from
your home towns will be provided.
If you are interested and want additional information,
get in touch Immediately with JAMES K. McGIBNEY,
county agent, at the extension office, or A. J. FEY, local
employment office manager, office building, courthouse
square.
IF you want to work and help your country, be at
the employment office at rear of the courthouse at 8
Monday morning to receive full instructions and assign
ment to work. Bring your parents, if you wish.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
Many Friends at
Last Service for
John Valentine

GENEVIEVE-Many friends from
this community attended funeral
services for John Valentine ST., g.,
in Glasgow Friday morning.
Mr.. Valentine had been in poor
health for several years but death
came suddenly after a stroke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Valentine were
among the earliest settlers in the
Genevieve community and home
Steaded and lived a mile south of
Genevieve.
He leaves his wife and four child
rem, two onS John and Walter of
Genevieve and two daughters, Mrs.
Allen Dyrdahl of Cut Bank and Mrs.
Henry Denoma of Cole and other
relatives in South Dakota.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
Blocking Scheme
Is Demonstrated
For B~eetgrowerS

A new mechanical cross blocking
system for sugar beetS is being DEM
onStrated in the Milk river valley
by r. M. Cannon of Salt Lake City,
agricultural representative of the
Utah-Idaho Sugar company, who
states that it can be done with
equipment available on almost any
farm.
Not only will the blocking re-
duce the amount of labor required
but it may make it possible to post
pone thinning for several weeks, he
added. The company experimental
with the process on SO farms in its
territory last year and found that
it scarcely interfered with yields.
The blocking is done after max
ing adjustments on a common culti-
vator. The adjustment and work
may be seen at the Bert and Hiram
Peters farms near Nashua CIR the l..
S. Humphrey farm at Paisley.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
SERVICE
THOS.COLEMAN
Old Resident and Rancher in
County Passes; Rites at
St. Raphael's.

Thomas Coleman, II, cwner of the
Coleman ranch, famed as a halfway
point between Glasgow and the
freigbting, died in a local hospital
about 8 Tuesday morning. He was
taken there earlier that morning,
although he had been home only a
week after seven weeks hospital
treatment. onia caused
death.
Funeral mass will be celebrated at
st. Rapbael'S church at 9 Saturday
morning by the Rev. FIR. A. E. Foley.
Burial will be in Glasgow cemetery.
PallbearerS will be Roy Russell, c.
Prentice, E. L. Arnold, Otto Ander-
son, J0nn johnson and John Pur-
cell.
Mr.. Coleman was born on a Wis
consin farm and spent his early
life there. AS a young man. he went
to Minneapolis, where he first work
ed fer the Railway Express agency.
He then served as a city fireman for
IL years. The ColemanS were mar
ried in the church of the Immacu-
late Conception there July II, 1897.
Came Here in 1909
Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman came to
Glasgow in 1909. His brother, the
late Col. E. D.. Coleman, then oper-
ated the Coleman House, Glasgow's
leading hotel of that time. MI.
Coleman filed on land about 30
miles north CT Glasgow the follow
ing year and that remained the
Colemans' home until 1884. During
many years of this period, it was
the stopping point of many travel
lers and freighters.
The Colemans had lived in Glas-
gov the past eight years.
Besides his widow, he is survived
by a sister, Theresa Coleman: his
slster-ln-law, Mrs. Sarah Coleman.
and a nephew, Leo B. Coleman
all of Glasgow.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
By Courier Correspondent

FORT PECK-An inspection trip
of central and eastern Montana re-
fuges has just been completed by
Thomas c. Horn, refuge manager,
and w. A. Rodgers, under refuge
manager of the Fort Peck game
range.
Extensive rains in the areas in
spected have filled almost all the
previously developed lakes. Lame
steer refuge. south of Wibaux, has
filled completely for the first time.
Here several species Of waterfowl
and shore birds were observed by
them.
Halfbreed refuge, near Wheat
Basin, has completely filled with
water and rain has caused the lake
to spill several thousand acre feet
of water.
Hailstone refuge near Broadview
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
Red Cross Home
Nursing Classes
To Open Monday

Red Cross home nursing classes in
Glasgow will start next Monday af-
terncon at 2, it was announced this
week by Mrs. c. F.. Cabell and Mrs.
r. A. DeHaven, who are in charge.
Two classes are planned, n for
afternoons and another at night.
The night class will have its first
session at 8 Tuesday. All classes
will be held in the high school
home economies room.
Afternoon classes will be held
Mondays and Thursdays and eve
ming classes Tuesdays and Fridays,
continuing for six weeks. Each
student is asked to bring pencil and
notebook.
Additional information may be
secured from the women in charge,
who stated that registration must
be arranged before classes start.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
Wildlife Service
Officers Arrive
For Peck Duties
BY Courier Correspondent

FORT PECK-Mr. and Mrs. w. A.
Rodgers and son Dick arrived in
Fort Peck Sunday. where Mr.. Rod
gers is stationed as under refuge
manager for the fish and wildlife
service. They n making their
home at the Judith Road house on
the flood plain.
Mr.. Rodgers had previously been
located at Roundup. where he had
charge of several refugees in central
and eastern Montana.
L. r. Shipley, also of Roundup,
and who is now employed by the
service at Fort Peck, accompanied the
Rodgers family to Fort Peck.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
AAA Supervisors
School Tuesday;
Need More Men

A training school for field sup
ervisors in the county Triple = A
program will be held in the court
house next Tuesday, it was an
nounced this week by c. H. Newton
of the county Triple-A board. 1t
will begin at 9 and will be directed
by Harry Ehrmenntraut of Plenty
wood, area farmer fieldman fer the
farm agency. There is a shortage
Of men to fill positions, with many
former employees in the army or de-
Tense work, MI. Newton said. He
asked community committeeman to
encourage eligible men to attend
the school and to attend themselves
to help with instruction.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04

Within one year, Valley countv's
net indebtedness was reduced SAT So
according to the official report Of
the regular annual state examina-
ton made by L. w. Miller of Helena,
deputy state examiner,
The net county indebtedness on
June 30. 1910, was $62,672, the re-
port shows. A year later, the figure
had been cut to $15,089.
Commenting or the report, county
officials said this week. that the
statement at the end of the present
fiscal year, June 80. will show a
further reduction in debt, as well as
a very large" increase in the cash
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
Wildlife Officials Find
State Rains Aid Refugees

was almost filled. Here an abund-
ance CT waterfowl and some antel-
cpe were observed.
Lake Mason national wildlife re-
fuge. north of Roundup, has now
partially filled, and a heavy runoff
in Willow creek has assured a
large water area fer the future. Sew
eral species of waterfowl and about
rs antelope were observed in the
vicinity.
All of these national wildlife re-
fuge areas are administered from
the Fort Peck office of the fish
and wildlife service.
Plans fer a planting program are
underway, according to Horn. and
when this has been accomplished,
the refuge areas can be expected to
produce their share of the nations
game supply each year.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04

one of the outstanding non-fiction
books of 1912 and is expected by
the publishers to have a large sale.
The high border country, accord
ing to the book, is the states Of
Montana, the Dakotas, Idaho and
Wyoming. BY a series Of true stories
the author has sketched the pro-
gress of the region from earlier
days. There are tales CT cattle bar
ems, the explorers, the copper kings,
the pioneer and Indians. The mod
ern, in which the Fort Peck dam
receive a chapter as the effort
border country's greatest efforts
towards reclamation, is taken up in
detail, and the probable future of
the land is forecast.
Glasgow receives mention, in con-
nection with Fort Peck.
Eric Thane is the pen name of
Ralph o Henry. Helena author.
Thane has published more than 100
short stories and articles, having
appeared in Redbcok, The American
Mercury, Liberty. Travel, outdoors,
and most of the western action
magazines. He is at present public
ity director for Montanans Inc.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
Welding School
To Be Started
If Men Enroll

Welding equipment promised the
Glasgow schools last fall will ar
rive here in about a week and, if
enough local men are interested. a
welding school will be started to
train them for employment in war
industries, it was stated by Super
intendent R. L. Irle. Five electric
welding units are included. Men in
terested in receiving instruction
should leave their names at the
high school or see H. j. Peters, high
school shop director. Mr.. 1rle point
ed out that men who completed the
sheet metal courses here are now
virtually all employed by west coast
industries.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
Oswego District
Buys War Bonds
With Extra Cash

Surplus cash of the Oswego school
district will be used for war bonds,
it vas announced Tuesday by Ste
phen Weber, deputy county treasur-
er.
The district now has $4,000 in cash
in eXces of its next years budget
and school board members author
lied the treasurer's office to invest
the money in war bonds of the cou-
pom type .
Members of the Oswego board are
Mrs. Kittie Scott, chairman; r. 1.
Nichols and Arthur A. Neubauer.
Mrs. Dorothy Lowe is clerk.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
RATIONINC
What You Should Know About
the Wars Effect on You.
,,RMERs Stats TO CONSERVE

The office OF 49, Transporter
ton and the departHo 9 agricul-
ture have asked farmer. " "bout
the country to cooperate II.
prehensive program for con-
alton and more efficient use
farm trucks and automobiles. Be
cause of the rubber shortage, the
limited supplies of new vehicles and
the increasing scarcity OF repair
parts, farmers are urged to use
their trucks and cars as little as
possible, to take better care Of their
equipment and to form t~ransporta-
ton pools for hauling produce to
market and transportating supplies
to farms.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
Geo. N~offsinger
New ~TraiEinraSter
Stationed Here

George E. Noffsinger, formerly of
Balnville, arrived here this week to
take up duties of Great Northern
tralnmaster, succeeding E. F. Oviatt,
who was transferred to Great Falls.
Mr.. NoffSinger was roadmaster on
the Bainville- Opheim branch before
his promotion. The N~offSinger fam
lily will live in the residence vacated
by the Oviatts at 1872 Fourth ave-
nue. north.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
PRICE SCHEDULE ISSUED

Al 1912 fall styles Of Women7s,
girls and children's cloth outwear
garments-ccatS, suits, dresses and
many other itemS-cannot be sold
bv manufacturers, wholesalers OF
retailers for prices above these
CHARGED last season under a new
regulation announced by OPA. The
regulation, which became effective
May 90, sets as the maximum price
for each seller the highest price
charged by him for a garment OF
substantially equal workmanship
and quality during a base period OF
July / through Sept. 80, 1941.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
Four Daughters
Lustre Residents
College Grads
By Courier Correspondent


~GRANDVIEW - Four sisters,
daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.
Baerg of Lustre, received certnl-
Gates from Freeman junior coliege IN
Mountain Lake. Mimi, at COM
mencement exercises TUESDAY.
Elizabeth and Susie completed
the two year normal course. Anna
graduated from the first year nor
NAL course and Lena from the ac-
ademy. Anna, Elizabeth and Susie
are graduates of Mountain Lake
high school, attending school there
when their parents we're Mountain
Lake residents.
Elizabeth, Susie and Lena Baerg
arrived home Friday morning. Their
sister Anna is visiting in Mountain
Lake for several weeks.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
Four Teams Enter
Softball League
In Project Town
BY Courier Correspondent

FORT PECK-The Fort Peck soft
ball league has been organized and
regular play was commenced Tues
day evening. Four teams have been
signed up and an attempt will be
made to increase the number of
The games will be played on
on the recreation hall diamond on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
evenings at $50 and or Sunday at
2:30.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
Goes Over the Top

Valley county is over the top
for its May quota in the war
bond drive.
j. P. Sternhagen. county vice
chairman, said today that in
complete reports show May sales
of S34,190. The May quota was
S31. 400.
THE county quota for June is
S49, 400 and the county commit
tee hopes that more of our people
will take part and put the county
over the top again." he COM
mented.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
Ir1e Called East
By Fathers Death

R. l.. Irle, superintendent of
schools, and Mrs. Irle left Wednes-
day for New Richmond, Wis, called
there by the death Tuesday of Mr..
Irle's mother, Mrs. Theodore Irle, 85.
Mr.. Irle'S father died in New Rich
mond in March.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
Junior Program
Will Be Feature
At F. u. Meeting

A special program by junior mem
bers, directed by Mrs. Ross Dorr,
junior leader, will be a feature at
the meeting of Cherry Greek local
of the Farmers Union in the Cherry
Creek hall Saturday night at 9, it
wa announced today by President
Royce Biddle. Four Junior members
also will be indicted into the local.
They are Lillian Jensen, Minnie
Mae Gouge, Beulah Cloves and Jim
McCleery.