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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-02-12
Boy Scouts Hold
Court Of Honor

A court of honor will be held
ton .ght in the junior high gym
with DR.. S. B. MCMILLAN, presi-
dent of the Billings Normal
school, as guest speaker.
Boys who earned the tender
foot badge were Billy Simmons,
Wayne Taylor, Ralph Tally,
Harold DeVore, Robert Scally,
Robert Turner, Eugene Belts,
Melvin Taught, Albert Beird-
neau, George French, Charles
Armstrong, Helmuth Herman,
Dean Iverson, Edwin Jacobson,
Bobby Saunders, Ronald Koebbe,
Robert Ewing, Harold Green
valid and Raymond Zelka.
Russell Gustafson, Howard
Wham and Billy Bell were pro-
noted to the second class rank.
James Morris received the Life
Scout badge and also received
the merit badge for physical de-
velopment.
The Boy Scouts recently re-
ceived scout calendars from the
Hardin Auto and Supply COM
pany, according to scoutmaster
R. v. Walker. Norman Rockwell'S
painting "A Scout is Loyal" is
the theme used. The calendar
can be used for a diary and
the back leaves have informa-
ton on the scoutcraft and han
dicraft. The scouts wish to
thank the Hardin Auto and
Supply company for these cal
endarS.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-02-12
The Inside Dope

Janice Kelley and Sonny
"George-ous" Heckenlively seem
to be having quite a time to-
gether, but poor Sonny had
trouble the other night when he
called to take her to the show
she had already gone. He had
one consolation anyway; he
would take that enlarged picture
Of her with him.
Corinna Mcdowell and Ray
Dorr have been seen walking
around downtown together. Do
YOU suppose there is anything
to it? It's worth watching any
way.
Harold Jensen has been doing
his level best in trying to catch
Colleen RanSier's beautiful eyes,
lately. He's been trying to
catch himself on fire, too. APP
parently he's learning something
in chemistry, either that or it's
his love for Colleen coming out
on him.
Dickie Beall and Donnie Kali
berg had a little private birth
day party a while back. Say,
kids, this looks bad, especially
when Donnie is Is and on the
loose. Hold it, Dickie says he's
20, and on the loose.
Shirley Clark, according to
her, went home the same day
that a bunch of kids went to
Bearss'. We found she rode
with them, but we couldn't find
out whose lap it was on.
Joyce Hitchcock and Dean
Huss seemed to have had quite
a bit of practice when they pro-
trayed jim Monforton and his
best girl. That farewell scene
was most impressive and OBJ
viously it had been well re-
hearSed.
Calling all boys: A black
haired sophomore girl is on the
loose. Her name is Barbara B.
Be on the lookout. That is all.
June McKittr.ck is the darnd-
est gal. Talk about keeping late
hours. why that gal even keeps
Sonny H. and Pinky on their
toes so as not lose their repu-
tation along those lines.
Curtis Schultz and "Porky'
hammers are having a hard
time with Mary Lind. They're
both trying to give her their
sweetest smiles, but neither
seems to be getting anywhere.
Say, since when did the boys
start wearing lipstick? Well at
least a lot of the sophomore
girls have been smeared with it,
and it set US to wondering.
What's this we hear about Ole
Olson and his harem, Clarice
Allison and Montana Eckroy
and many others too numerous
to mention. Come on, Ole, let
us in on your way with the
women.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-02-12
ST. VALENTINE
Dear st. Valentine:

Dear st. Valentine:
This is a letter of consolation,
written to prove that your mar
tyrly death was not in vain.
Little must you have realized
that tragic night in Rome what
beautiful friendships you might
cultivate on Valentines Day. We
predict that Hardin high school
will be a striking example of
these friendships. Do you sup
pose that Colleen Ransier will
break down and confess that
she's really Harold Jensen's val
entine? I wonder how Lysle
Haverfield, Kenny Lewis, Ray
Krone, Bus Hammer, Joe Tay-
lor, Gail McGrath, Buzz Hen
derson, Billy Schaller, Billy Bell
and all these other STEADY -
but definitely" killers will re-
act to this celebration. Will they
resort to human hearts or cho-
colate ones? Jimmy Morris and
Pat Bearss have been spending
several weeks searching for true
valentines, and we sincerely
hope they find them in time to
celebrate. Nc telling how many
valentines Marilyn Kelly, will
receive from out of town. Ellen
Jean Vickers' exciting parties,
with anything but dull games
are certainly stirring up the old
spirit. Gust ask Sam Haverfield,
Barbara Beirdneau, Clarice ALI
son. Orville Svaren, Jerry Olson
or the hostess). Poor Bernice!
If Marvin'S still in the hospital
I'm afraid she'll have to pre-
tend it's leap year.
Ellsworth Skeie will probably
refund land them some) the
chocolates Dickie Beall fur
nished him with in study hall
one morning close to breakfast
time. Could be that Pinky Jones
is staying out of school so much
lately to perfect a life-siZe val
entine in exchange for Char
lotte. We're positive she won't
object. Did anyone besides
Smitty Linn land quite a few
others) see the valentine"
Charlotte asked Smitty to give
Pinky? Smitty seems to make
a better dead-letter office than
he does a postman. These are
merely a few Of the Valentine
Day previews Of Hardin high
All in all, St. Valentine, you
should be very proud of your
self for all the friendships you
are partly responsible for. II
your are in Heaven land we
are taking for granted that you
are) on Valentines Day, you
will, yourself, no doubt be sur
rounded by "Sweetharps."
Love,
Cupid.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-02-12
Around The Clock

Among those who attended
the game at Crow Agency Tues
day night between the DEMO
lays and the Crow grade school,
included Jack Warren, Mike
Randall, Roland Litton, Hender-
son Taylor, Janice Kelley, Peg
Baker, Pauline Schaller and
Marge Reyburn.
June McKittrick was an over
night guest of Ellen Jean Vic
kers Tuesday.
Mr.. Fisher spent a few days
at his home last week, due to
illness.
Miss Leikvold. Miss Curry,
Miss Stockdal, Ellen Jean Vic
kers, June McKittrick and Flo
renee Redding attended the
Concordia choir at Billings on
Tuesday evening.
Lois Cass, Shirley Clark, Peg
Baker, Charlotte Barnard, Smit-
ty Linn, Pat BearSs and Marvin
Turner spent Sunday at the
Bearss home at Sarpy.
Orville Svaren, Wallace Scho-
er and Gayle hammers were
confined to their homes three
days last week due to an auto
accident.
The biology classes, under the
supervision of H. K. Fisher, took
mental tests Thursday.
Marvin Turner returned to
his home Monday from the Har-
din hospital, following an ap-
pendectomy.
Bernadine Walters was an
overnight guest of Lorraine
johnson Wednesday.
Ellen Jean VickerS entertained
at a card party recently. Guests
were Barbara Beirdneau, Clarice
Allison, Mary Lind, Sam Haver-
field, Gerald Olson and Ronald
Litton.
Virginia Secrest was an over
night guest of Montana Eckroy
Wednesday.
Among those who attended
the Hardin Roundup game at
Roundup were Jeanne Mann,
Bernice OFT, Beth Martin, Peg
Baker and Betty Bell.
Mardell Devener made a trip
to Billings Wednesday.
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DRAMATIC CLUB

Curtain Callers" met last
week with President Jean Ku-
chm opening the meeting. It
was decided by the group to
drop all members who had three
absences. It was also decided
that a play Land of the Free"
would be presented in March.
The club decided to give part
Of the proceeds to the Red
Cross.
After the business some skits
were put on by the members. "A
Pause for Business" by Leone
CHASER and Violet Belts, "Mod-
crate Pace" by Beth Martin and
Shirley Clark, "A Telephone
Conversation" by Earl Cammock
Miss Curry offered suggetsions
and comments after the skits.
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PUBLIC SPEAKING

The SIS. club, with Miss
Curry as advisor, met last
Wednesday with Jean Kuehn as
presiding officer. A unanimous
vote was cast for the club to
enter the oratorical contest
sponsored by the American Le-
gion, Your Job and My Job in
Regard to the Constitution" is
the topic for speeches which
must be original. The contest
ants must be actually enrolled
in a high school at the time
of participation. There will be
eliminations in the club as well
as locally before competing for
the county, state and national
championships. All speeches
must be given without notes.
Ice cream was provided by
the program committee, and a
short skit, "A Happy Family"
was presented extemporaneously
by Ray Dorr, Katherine Metz
ker, Jim Hyde and Margaret
Bowers.
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Monforton Honored
Al School Assembly

II don't want to make a
farewell speech Just want to
say thanks a lot and So-long
everyone" With these few but
sincere words, James MONITOR
ton. the FLA instructor. babe
farewell to the faculty and stu
dents of Hardin high school at
an assembly presented in his
honor Wednesday. Feb. 4.
The assembly was opened with
a selection by the Hardin pep
band. A quartet composed of
Janice Kelley, Vera Louk. Char
lotte Barnard and Dorothy
Hammer. san "Elmer'S Tune"
A poem written by Marilyn
Kelley honoring Mr.. Monforton,
was read by Madylene Beall.
Following was a Skit in which
Dean HusS as Mr.. Montorton
and Joyce Hitchcock as his girl
friend. enacted a scene SIMILAR
to what might have happened
later that night at the local rail
station. Other characters in
the skit were Marge Reyburn.
Jim Armstrong. Burgess Mac
Leod and Conrad Yerger. Ellis
worth Skeie sang odd Man
River and Peg Baker sang
God Bless America
Buzz Henderson presented Mr.
Monforton with a gift on be-
half of the junior class as d d
Lawrence Koeooe. on behalf of
the FLA.
Mr.. Monforton will be at Ba-
kersfield, Calf. and in the
words of the Irish, Grish) Wal
ker-"Keep Them Flying" Jim.
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GOODBYE,
MIR. MONFORTON

To you, MI. Monforton,
Our teacher and friend,
We wish a happy landing
For every start and end.
To see you go, it causes us
An awful lot of pain,
But we surely know that our
great loss
VIII be the Air Corps gain.
When first you became a tea
cher
AT good old Hardin High
We knew right from the start
That you were one swell guy.
As one Of the Junior sponsors,
You really have been grand,
And that goes for your teach
ing, too,
So here's a great big hand.
It's been awfully swell to know
you
And we wish you success galore,
But we'll have to admit that to
see you leave,
Well, 1t makes us all plain sore!
- Marilyn Kelly.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-02-12
A Revealing Book
On Nations Capital

l wanted to review washington
D%ateline." a new book by Delber'
Clark. but when l found he had SC
little to say about radio I decided
that l had better turn it over to a
more objective mind. There is sc
much interest in Washington as a
news center now that the book is
important. So l asked Douglas Sill.
yer. a veteran newspaper man, now
a writer of radio serials. to review
it. This is what he says:
A good fat juicy account of how
the 500 Washington newspaper men
and women "mingle with the great.
the small, the mobiles and the knaves
who make up a government and its
camp followers" is sandwiched be-
tween the covers Of washington
Dateline," by Delbert Clark
(Stokes).
Although having no illusions about
the city which, as he says, %"crouches
miserably in a reclaimed marsh,
and lifts up its eyes to the hills of
Virginia and Maryland which cut
off the breeze" Mr.. Clark, a vet
eran member of the New York
Times Washington staff, manages
to invest his book with a great deal
Of the glamour and excitement OF
capital newschasing.
From first to last Clark is con-
cerned with the progress. ethics
and usefulness of his craft in a
democratic society; tracing the his.
tory Of Washington newsgathering
from the vitriolic and venial dis
patches Of 100 years ago to the pres.
ent era Of comparative respectable
ity. But respectability definitely
does not mean dullness. The &C.
counts Of our latter day saints and
sinners are replete with inside sto-
ries. quoting chapter and verse.
This high assay value in anecdote
rum all through the book. 1t in.
cludes some choice bits about Mr..
Coolidge's pathetic attempt at hu.
moring the press, a delightful yarn
about the slightly insane congress.
man who sought to influence news.
paper men with annual oyster roasts
and it features timely and factual
accounts Of reporters and their run
ms with the present administration.
This book can be read with profit by
anybody who wants to know what is
going on in Washington and how 1t
gets in the papers and on the air.
Buy Defense Bonds
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-02-12
Washington
A World Center

These days Washington is a cita-
del within a citadel, a world center
which, paradoxically. is nearer its
circumference than all else within
the circle. On the perimeter OF
Americas existence is the war. 1t
is very far away. 1t is a dim and
distant domain where men and boys
from American cities stand on ice
fringed decks in the North Atlantic;
where others Standard fan-in the
swamps and jungles Of the Far
East: where still others hurtle
through the bullet-and-shell-torn
heavens.
Between that frightfur edge Of
things and the separate beings
bound to it by fragile threads of
anxiety. lies the vast expanse of
peaceful America. still sleeping to
the murmur of distant guns, shud-
dering only ftfully now and then
when bitter news stabs a waiting
heart.
A%nXiously but impersonally calm,
nearer to that vague. %far-fung un-
dulating line which is the front. is
Washington. the dynamic center Of
wartime America. Here is known
all the hope, fear. triumph and de-
feat that the rest of the nation does
not know; yet knowing that only a
fraction of what it knows is truth.
For certainty today is speculation
tomorrow. Here. in the citadel
within the citadel. the imponderabil-
ity of war rests with all its weight
upon the slender minds If men.
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ZzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
A Strange Open Secret
Blocks u. :. and Britain
Large Forbidden and Mysterious Area in
Pacific Is Believed to Shelter Most
Of Japan's Naval Strength.
By BAUKHAGE


same debate the statement was
made that for Japan to attack the
United States. it would have to have
twice as big a navy as it has now
There is no use to cry over split
milk, but it is we'll to recall when
people are asking where is the
United States navy" to know where
the Japanese navy is and what an
impenetrable wall of defense Japan
built for her navy right under our
noses, the presence of which now
postpones united nations victory in
the Far East.
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B r | E FS 80. by Baukhage

q Final steps have been taken to
effect closer ties Of transport and
communications between the United
States and Mexico, placing in daily
operation three main aerial trunk.
lines connecting the two republics.
q II you want to call Adolf Hitler,
his number is Berlin 1851. II
you forget it you can look it I'D in
the new British Who's Who. It's stll
listed.
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q When a supreme allied council Is
framed to decide the post war
policies of the nations associated"
against the Axis. it will probably be
located in Washington
Its about time for the conserva.
tives in the country to find out what
they want to conserve and then take
steps to conserve it." says Mar.
riner Eccles. head Of the Federal
Reserve board.
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OUR FLAG

OUR FLAG
No better flag was ever waved
On land or sky or sea
And on this the world that it
has paved
Is a land both brave and free.
The flag of the red the white
and blue
Has a spot in all our hearts
To wave forever when out bat
ties through
Well finish the axis start.
A symbol Of our Democracy
Will again rule this world
To show that mankind again Is
free
Our stars and stripes unfurled.
- Sonny Heckenlively.
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CORNER
WAKE ISLAND

WAKE ISLAND
The japanese attacked us
At the isle of Wake;
They picked the very best OF
times
When we were not awake.
They came at us from every side
We tried to hurl them back;
We saw that they were very
strong
And we did forces lack.
But we fought on as we should
do
For who were we to turn
The time when Yanks might
want to run
Has never yet been known.
Let us take increased devotion
The cause we have begun;
Let us keep that goal before US
To set the rising sun.
Billy Slough.
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DANCE BAND

Tempo Tophats, a newly or
ganized dance band, helped
make the Presidents ball a sue
cess when they supplied part OF
the music. LaNell Boughton has
taken Jean Kuehn's place at the
piano. Other members are Wan
da Fitzpatrick and Everett Bull
lis. saxaphones; Ellsworth Skeie,
clarinet, and Kenny Lewis,
drums. The band played for the
junior dance after the Klein
game Friday night and their
next engagement will be the
Nremen's ball, Saturday, Feb.
IA.
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ATTENTION GIRLS!

411C o1O11yA C1uD SGul 1CC1o
that the majority of high school
girls do not understand how the
members of Oronyx are chosen.
There are absolutely no par
TALLY, no favoritism, and no
prejudices shown in electing the
members. Each year eight girls
are chosen from the freshman
class.
Following are the require
ments a girl must meet to be-
come an Oronyx member:
O. To be eligible for member
ship a girl must have a &c"
average (no F's are accepted).
(2) She must have completed
one year of school in Hardin
high.
90 She must participate in
other school activities.
~ She must be willing to
cooperate with the faculty,
members of the Oronyx club,
drill major, and other students,
and must be a good mixer.
~ Her financial standing
must be such that she can fl
nance the few necessary things
the club requires.
60 She should have good pos
ture and the ability to carry a
tune.
Each spring the president of
Oronyx and the sponsor get a
list of all freshmen girls who
have a &C" average or above.
The names of these girls are
then sent around to each tea
cher who grades them on the
following: music, co operation,
personality, craftsmanship, and
general ability. After the tea
cheers have graded the girls, the
sponsor and the executive coun-
Gil of the club grade the girls
on their ability to march. Those
girls who have favorably passed
the requirements are then pre-
sented to the freshman class
for final choice.
Last spring there were only IL
girls with a &C" average or
above in the freshman class.
From those IL only eight were
eligible after the teachers and
executive council were consulted.
Therefore it was not necessary
for the freshman class to vote,
as the club takes in only eight
new girls each year.
Whenever a vacancy occurs a
girl is chosen from the same
class to fill that vacancy. She is
also chosen on the same basis as
the freshman girls.
Once an Oronyx member, the
| girl must maintain a &C" aver
age or above. If an Oronyx girl
gets an "F", she is dropped from
the club for six weeks in order
i to make up the "F'". A second
failing grade will drop her per-
manently from the club.
Every student in Hardin high
should become more grade con-
scious. Girls, If you sincerely
wish to become Oronyx girls,
first of all watch your grades,
because without a &c" average,
/ you cannot be considered.
The Oronyx club is not a
snobby, clicky, exclusive organi-
cation. It is a pep and service
club to which any girl can be-
long If she keeps the above re-
quirementS In mind.
Miss Barlow, Sponsor
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ASSEMBLY PROGRAM

The students were called to
an assembly to see the following
movies: "Travel of Egypt"
goodyear Tires" "A Review
of News of the Year." with or
chestral accompaniment. The
band played a few numbers and
the program was concluded with
a speech by Superintendent
Skeie on the Conduct of the
Student"
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Japs Were There
'Fustest luith Mostest'

The Japs applied the ancient prin-
ciple Of being there 'tfustest with the
mostest" Of everything. and the
carefully built hornets nest was
created to the utter indifference Of
the American public in spite Of the
futile warnings Of military men.
In February Of 1941 the navy
asked for IS. 0OO, 900 to improve the
harbor facilities of Guam. Con-
gress turned down the appropria.
ton. 1T Is not a wise thing for
the American navy to 60 5000 miles
from home when we do not have a
single thing to defend in that terri.
tory :" was of the arguments
against this appropriation. In the
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WNU Service, 1s43 H Street, NV.
Washington, d. c.

WNU Service, 1343 H Street, NV.
Washington, D. c.
There is a strange open secret
about the war against Japan which
a mysterious area in the
Pacific ocean and about which very
little is known even to our high
command. Its existence explains
why a little island nation is holding
at bay the two greatest powers in
the world-Britain and the United
States.
This forbidden territory includes
a group of scattered islands cover
ing a sea space about 1000 miles
from east to west and a thousand
miles from north to south. 1t is the
hiding ground Of the japanese aeet.
Military people believe that most Of
Japan's naval strength. not in &C
tual use in protecting troop ships on
the way to Malaysia is sheltered
there. And this sea stronghold is a
tower of strength against the Amer
lean navy. against aid to the Philip
pines, Singapore and the Neither
lands Indies.
This area lies about 1000 miles
from Hawaii and extends westward
from the Japanese inundated islands
of the Marshall group which lie
south Of Wake island to the eastern
extremity of the Caroline group
(also Japanese m%andates) a few
hundred miles west of the Philip
pines. Guam. ono ours, now ia
pans, is within the area.