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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
HinSdale Invites
Nearby N~eighbors
To Sunday Picnic
BY Courier Correspondent

HINSDALE-A real old fashioned
community picnic and get-togethel
will be held at Hinsdale's Milk river
park next Sunday, Aug. 16, under
the sponsorship of the Hinsdale
Beat club, it was announced Tues
day by r. E. Hillman. Everyone is
cordially invited to attend the pic
mic which is not a money-making
affair, Mr.. Hillman said.
Entertainment will be strictly
extemporaneous and spontaneous
he said, land we will welcome sug-
~gestions." MotorboatS will be avail
able for beat rides on the wide,
scenic river, which is also an ideal
swimming spot.
Everyone in Hinsdale and in the
neghboring communities is welcome
and visitors from Glasgow and the
other towns are invited. Each fam
lily should bring its own picnic lunch
but coffee will be served at the
park.
Come in Sunday and have a
pleasant, cool day and a good visit
with your neighborS," MI. Hillman
said.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
SCHOOLSHERE
WILL Be open
SEPTEMBER
Supt. Irle Also Announces an
AerOnautical Class for
Juniors, Seniors.
Most High School Teachers Are
Already Hired for the
Opening Here.

Glasgow schools will be opened
Sept. 8, it was announced this week
by R. L. Irle, superintendent of
schools.
Mr.. Irle said decision on the
opening date was made after con
sultation with school board mem
bers and it was felt that date would
in no way interfere with harvest
operations, which will be completed
in this section by that time.
He also announced that, in CO.
operation with the federal govern
ment, a class in pre-flight, aero
nautical, training will be opened in
school this year. 1t will be open
to juniors and seniors. who must
first pass physical and mental ex-
aminations required by the govern
ment.
Almost all high school teachers
have been hired, he added, and no
difficulty is anticipated in securing
a good staff. G.. v. Erickson, re-
Gently elected high school principal,
is now here and doing preliminary
work on school opening plans.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
100 HEAD OF
LIVESTOCK In
LEGION RODEO
Committee Makes Plans for
Labor Day Entertainment
at Fairgrounds.

More than 100 head of livestock,
right off the the range and primed
fer trouble, will be included in the
American Legion Labor day rodeo
at the Glasgow fairgrounds, Sept.
7 and 8, it was announced this
week by F. S. Mueller, chairman OF
the Legion committee in charge.
Chairman Mueller said the rodeo
feature will be directed by Wayne
Bribble and George SasSen OF
Frazer, who are erecting a corral
at the grounds.
The rodeo arena will be inside
the half-mile track at the fair
grounds and will allow ample room
for spectators, it was pointed out.
More than $500 in prizes to win
ners in bucking, calf ropinig, bull
DIGGING and other events is offered.
At a committee meeting Monday
night, it was also planned to hold
a dance at the civic center in con
nection with the rodeo.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
TRAILER LOT
FOR WORKERS
ESTABLISHED
Area Near Fairgrounds Will Be
Provided for New People
Coming to City.

City and county authorities are
Joining to provide space for a
trailer camp here for defense
workers who are daily coming to
Glasgow. A committee composed OF
Josef Shower, Chamber of Gem
merce secretary, and C. A. Dunnell,
city alderman, is making arrange
mentS.
The camp is located south of the
county fairgrounds on the west city
limits. Water and Mushrooms and
shower facilities will be provided.
Each trailer Will be given a lot so
by 30 feet and a charge of So a
month is being maze for the let
and other services.
This is not intended to be a
money-making proposition for any
one concerned" Mayor E. j. Kjel-
strup commented concerning the
new trailer lot. THE idea was pro-
posed as a courtesy to the many
new workers coming to the city
and we believe it will be mutually
helpful to them and to present res
idents. The site chosen is both ac-
cessible to work and to the down
town district"
He said newcomers wishing in
formation about the lots should
call on MI. Shower at the Cham
Der office.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
Record Campaign
To Be Continued
For Another Week

Although the Glasgow and Nashua
Records for Our Fighting Men
campaign has met with a ready
response, it will be continued
through this week to give all who
can a chance to take part, it was
stated by H. K. Near, chairman of
the American Legion committee in
charge.
Mr.. Near said those having dis
carded or used records to donate
may call his office, the Montana
Power company or the Midwest
Lumber company. The records will
then be called for Saturday by
members of the Sons of the Legion
and other volunteers. Or, if donors
wish, they may bring the records
direct to the offices mentioned. the
Montana Dakota Utilities company
or the Markle Transfer company.
The local campaign is part of a
nationwide drive. Vital materials
in the records will be sold to buy
new monographs and records for
every point where American fight
ing men are stationed.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
August q Single
Day for Sage Hen
Season in County

Many Valley county hunters are
expected to be in the fields Sun
day, Aug. %, for the county one
day sage hen season this year.
The season was recently fixed by
the state fish and game commits
sion, it is stated by Elmer Johnson
of Glasgow, state commissioner.
Other counties in which there will
be a one-day open season are
Wheatland, Rosebud, Hill, Blaine,
Phillips, Judith Basin, Fergus, Pet
roleum.. Golden Valley, Musselshell
and Powder River.
Daily bag limit is three birds and
the possession limit five birds. In
a few counties, including Garfield,
the season is Aug. % to Is, inclus-
i've.
Valley is among counties in which
a tentative one-day season, Sept.
20, has been set On sharptailed
grouse, also known as pintail grouse
or prairie chicken.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
3,4OO ACRES
ARE BURNED
in BADLANDS
Ranchers and Volunteers from
Town Bring Range Fire
Under Control.
Caused by Lightning; Other
Small Outbreaks Reported
in County.

A lightning caused range
acres in extreme southwest Valley
county Wednesday brought the first
test of Valley ccunty's new fire
fighting plan and equipment, it
was reported by James K. McGib-
ney, county agent, and j. Graydon
Robinson, county soil ccnserva-
ton supervisor.
The fire had a head start on the
ranchers and a volunteer crew from
Glasgow. 1t had started about 3
Wednesday morning and burned
over range belonging to John Et-
chart and Frank Taylor.
An alarm was brought to Glas-
gov from the isolated area about
10 Wednesday morning and a vol
unteer crew was quickly assembled.
A tank truck kept here for range
fire fighting, together with Indian
back pumps, swatters, a chain drag
and other equipment were also
taken to the scene The fire was
cut by late afternoon.
Pumps Effective
The firefighters we're particularly
pleased over efficiency of the port
able pumps in knocking down"
the main fire, as well as many
small spot fires. Ranchers had al
ready plowed fireguards, which
helped limit the extent.
Mr. McGibney said 80 pumps
purchased by the county arrived
this week. They are being assem-
bled and, together with swatters.
will be distributed to rural fire war
dens throughout the county.
The fire hazard is becoming
greater every day, the county
agent pointed out, and urged every
precauticn. Two grain fires were
reported in the county, one near
Nashua that burned a wheat strip
and another Monday in the
Adolph Larson grain field liz
miles northwest CT Frazer that
burned about 25 bushels of wheat
before it was extinguished by L. j.
In A1OASoAA oAAQ A1l. LdI
son. Both grain fires were caused
by truck exhausts.
Urges Careful Watch
Mr.. McGibney urged rural resi-
dents to be on the lookout for sus-
picious fires at all times. When
n is spotted, the nearest rural
warden should be notified at once,
giving the location, the size of the
fire, rate Of speed and any other
available information.
When the warden receives the
alarm, he is instructed to desig-
nate n or more persons to spread
the alarm to the community and
Immediately take all equipment
ard manpower he has to the fire.
In event, the fire is out of control.
the warden should Immediately
notify the county rural fire warden,
who is Sheriff E. L. Mcpherson.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
Glasgow Druggist:
Suffers Injury to
Foot i'm Accident

Elmer Hall, Glasgow druggist.
suffered severe injury to a foot
Tuesday morning while directing
the placing of a 5-gallon gasoline
drum in the basement of the Hall
Drug store here.
Mr.. Hall had just cleared space
for the drum, which was being
rolled by a transfer employee when
the worker lost control of the drum
ard it fell on Mr.. Halls foot. Bones
in the large toe were crushed and
Mr.. Halls foot also was severely
cut.
The foot later was placed in a
cast and Mr.. Hall is now using
crutches.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
War Contracts in
Montana Include
Second in Valley

WASHINGTON - The war de
partment announced award of the
following construction contracts:
Askevold & Rudd, Great Falls,
construction of temporary frame
buildings in Glacier county; less
than $500, 900.
Mclaughlin Construction CO.,
Livingston, temporary frame build
ings in Valley county; less than
$500,000.
S. Birch g. Sons Construction Co.,
Great Falls. e%Xcavating grading.
drainage facilities in Fergus county;
less than SIS. 000, 900.
Frank ]. Haas, Great Falls, ex-
cavating, grading, drainage facili-
ties in Glacier county; less than SIS,
900. 900.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13

The Country Gentleman, the ma
tons best known rural magazine, is
seeking information for an article
on the Glasgow Farmers Day series,
sponsored here each fall for the
past three years by local business
and professional men.
The request came to Charles E.
Jarrett, former Valley county agent
and now Great Northern agricultur-
al development agent, from Eileen
Mullin, associate editor of the
Country Gentleman.
Miss Mullin first heard of the
series here through an article in the
Extension Service Review, national
bulletin of the extension service,
which appeared in its June issue.
Through the Farmers Day series,
Valley county farm and ranch peo-
pie have received more than 70 head
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
Wives Of kiwaniS
Stage Program at
Club Lake House

A committee of Kiwanis wives
served dinner and directed an en-
t%ertaining program at an informal
ladies' night program of the organ
ization at its camp building near
Fort Peck lake Thursday evening.
Kiwanians, who had expected the
wives to provide entertainment fol-
lowing the dinner, faced a surprise
when most CT them were assigned
to stage impromptu amateur stunts
of a varied nature. Mrs. Arthur
Oslund announced the program.
The members then witnessed a
special unwilling" of a lamp
bought fer the clubhouse by the
women, who also announced that
proceeds of the program were
enough to buy a second lamp.
Other members of the women's
committee in charge were Mrs. Leo
Hoffman, Mrs. c. A. Dunnell, Mrs.
E. D. Benson and Mrs. C. J. Car
ney.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
Ceiling on Lamb
Prices Is Now in
Effect i'm State

The price ceiling on lamb carcas-
ses and on wholesale and retail lamb
cuts is now in effect in Montana,
according to a letter received by the
county rationing board from DR.. r.
R. Renne. state price control officer.
Maximum prices shall be the
highest price charged to a seller by
a purchaser during the period July
q 10 July 81 this year, the letter
adds.
However, such maximum prices
must not be below a price to pro-
ducers equal to the highest of any
four bases set up in the act gov
erning agricultural products, which
are ITO percent of the parity price,
market prices prevailing Oct. l, 1941;
market prices prevailing Dec. IS,
1871, or the average price for such
commodity from July l, 1919, to
June 80, 1929.
The prices of live animals do not
come under the regulation, it is
added.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
Reckless Driving
Brings SIS Fine
For Glasgow Man

Oscar Martinson, 40, Glasgow res
ident, pleaded guilty to reckless
driving before Justice c. w. Ramp
fer Tuesday and was fined $25.
The charge was filed after a car
driven by Martinson struck the
railing on the Cherry creek bridge
on the river valley read just west
of the Glasgow city limits about
$3.50 Friday afternoon.
The right wheel of the a APP
parently struck the end of the rail
ing and pivoted the machine, throw
ing Martinson out, U~ndersherift
Hugh Bortcn reported.
Martinson was taken to the Deac-
oness hospital, where he received
treatment for back abrasions and
head cuts. He told officers he was
on his way to a farm home.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
Wonder Krust II, Montana Bar
10 Is Weeks Tightest Contest

Weeks tightest contest in the
Glasgow softball league was Tues
day night when Wonder Krust
eked out an lilo victory over Mon
tana Bar but didn't do it till the
last half of the final inning.
Don Abern scored the winning
run after he singled and was then
brought in by McKay's two Dagger.
The winning battery was Peterson
and Mel Abern and for the losers,
Delmer Lind and Herb Bjorklund.
In a free hitting but crowd-pleas-
ing contest Wednesday night De
Molays defeated Dunn's, 25 to IL.
There were sever home runs. five
Of them earned and two on errors,
as the high wind zoomed hits into
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
vag Charge Comes
After Theft from
Parked Car Here

Theft CT articles from a car
parked on First wen south be-
longing to Vic Melanson of Fort
Peck brought a 30-day term for
vagrancy to Archial Joseph Yer
mersch, 35, a transient Monday.
The theft occurred Friday and
Vern1esch was arrested that night
by Patrolman Asa S. Rogers.
When arrested, a jacket taken
from the car was recovered. Yer
mersch denied stealing a pistol in
the car but was later identified as
the man who had sold it for rs
cents in a local bar. Questioned,
Vern1ersch admitted previous con-
victions for petty larceny and one
on a felony charge. His fingerprint
record is being checked with feder-
al authorities.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
SEEKING MORE
RESPONSE FOR
SOLDIERS Aid
Director Points Out Only GAS
of $500 Have Given to
County War Chest.

Out CT $500 letters mailed to
Valley county residents asking con-
tributionS to the Valley County
War Chest, only GAS responses have
been received and the Chest is still
far from its quota, it was %announc-
ed at a meeting of the organiza
items directors in the Chamber of
Commerce Monday night. Chair
man Leo Hoffman presided.
Officers said that, while many
had promised to mail contributions
as soon as harvest is finished, the
response so far has not been what
vas expected. 1t was pointed out
that the War Chest was organized
to provide a lump sum to fill county
quotas for various war relief pur-
poses and thus eliminate the extra
work and trouble of repeated can
vases during the year.
A financial report presented
showed that total collections so far
are S2,088. OF this amount, $500 has
been sent to the United Service Or
carnations for the Valley county
quota and $3.50 to the Navy Relief
fund as half the county quota.
Finances Reported
No charge has been made for
preparation of mailing lists and
clerical work of mailing letters,
while total cost of postage, station
cry and printing has been S139.37.
Balance now in the fund is SLIT.
Directors also acted upon com
.munications from labor organiza-
tions and appointed Roy DeHaven
as their representative on the
Directors passed a resolution
pointing out that the Chest "is set
up for the patriotic purpose CT
funds to assist in the war
effort" and that directors + well
known citizens living in all parts
Of the county - representing civic
agricultural, religious and labor
groups"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
Kent Caraway Is
Given Nomination
On G. q. P. Ballot

Another county candidate will be
added to those on the Republican
ticket at the general election in
November, it was announced this
week.
He is Kent Caraway, Baylor far
mer, who will be a candidate for
state representative from the county
on the G. o. P. ballot.
Mr.. Caraway vas given a write
in vote by friends in a number of
northern Valley county precincts,
which resulted in his nomination.
He then qualified for office last
week and his name will appear on
the ballet under his party's head
ing.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
Glasgow Woman's
Husband in P.I.
After Surrender

Lieut.. George Armstrong of the
army air corps, s~on-in-law of Mr..
and Mrs. William Ruffcorn of Glas-
gov, was in the Philippine Islands
at the time of the surrender of
C%orregidor, according to word re-
ceived by his wife, the former
Eloise Ruffcorn, who is now EN-
ployed at the army air depot at
Spokane.
A report that Lieut.. Armstrong
had been transferred to Australia
was in error.
Mrs. Ruffcorn, who has been with
her daughter at Spokane since the
last of June, returned to Glasgow
Wednesday morning. She said that
Miss Lucille Peck, who was a teach
er last year in the Glasgow schools,
was also employed at the air depot.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
G%rasshopper Bait
Is Available Now
At Local Station

Reports of spot damage by grass
hoppers that have flown in the
past two weeks are being received
from along the Milk river valley
between Tampico and Nashua, it
was stated today by James K. Nc
Gibney, county agent. Crops can be
protected by spreading poison bait,
he said, and it is now available in
Glasgow without charge. An ample
supply is now mixed, he said, and
any farmer wishing to get some
should call at the extension office.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13

curves that put fielders on the spot.
Lind two, Trip two and Rasmus-
sen one was the way the winners
scored circuit clouts. 1t was a five
inning contest. ended by darkness.
Winning battery was Lind and
Gamas and the losing William and
Courteau.
League play is coming down the
home stretch and will end Aug. %.
Games the balance of this week
and next r Wonder Krust VS..
Dunn's, tonight; DeMolay VS.. Mon
tana Bar, Friday; Dunn's VS.. Won
der Krust, Wednesday; Wonder
Krust VS.. Dunn's, Thursday. and
Montana Bar VS.. DeMolays Friday.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
Heavy Hailstorm
Sweeps Big Area
In North Country
BY Courier Correspondent

-RICHLAND - Fragmentary re-
ports reaching here this morning
indicate that severe damage was
caused to a large area of north
r Valley cOunty's best farm
land in a wind and hailstorm
that swept it Wednesday night.
One farmer in town this morn
ing said the storm wiped out"
hundreds of acres and estimated
the damage would be more than
100000. The storm apparently
took a northeast course through
an area south of here, starting
in the Avondale area.
Among crops reported here as
damaged or partially damaged
are those on land belonging to
Olaf Willason, Martin Dea, Bob
Stroud, Pete James, Carl Hansen,
part of the Reimche brothers,
John CANDIDA, Hans SkOtt, Carl
S%hlelerud, Oscar Allanson, II. L.
Curtis, Gust Peterson, George
Dunkelberger, Ben Wilson, War
rem Thornton, Claude Proper,
Kleppin brothers, Michael Kron-
ebusch and Ed Granlund. So far,
the Granlund farm is the most
westerly damage reported.
Wind and rain accompanied
the hail. At the Kronebusch place
it was reported that many win
dows were broken and chickens
were killed.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
Game Commission
Will Visit State
Farm at Fl. Peck

Observation-Disclosures of the state
fish and game commission will
make an inspection tour to the Fort
Peck game farm following their
Aug. Is meeting here, DR.. j. S
Mcfarland, state game warden, an
nounced. DR.. Mcfarland said the
commission members expect to con
fer with sportsmen at Miles City.
Glendive, Sidney and Wolf Point
enroute to the game farm.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
National Magazine Seeks
Material ON Farmers Day

of high grade Guernsey heifers, as
well as other awards.
Information for the Country Gen
tleman is 10Y being prepared and
will be sent to the magazine. Plans
are now being discussed for the
fourth annual Farmers Day series,
in Glasgow this fall.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
SUICIDE IS
VERDICT In
JAP'SDEATH
Evacuee on Valley Farm Takes
Poison, Says Gust Tired
of Living"
Act Not Revealed Until Many
Hours Later; Death Is
in Hospital.

That Hideo Takamcto, japanese
evacuee employed on the Abe Pet
erson farm Z miles southeast oil
Nashua, died Friday as the re-
suit of a suicide attempt vas the
verdict Of a coroner's jury following
an inquest in the courthouse here
Monday evening.
investigating officers said facts
concerning the death were obyi-
Gus but an inquest had been asked
by army relocation authorities SO
that a complete record OF the
case will be available.
Before his death, the young Jap
anese told another that he had
taken IL spoonsful of paris green,
and also told Homer Peterson, son
of the farm owner, Il guess I was
just tired of living for a while"
Mitsuru Sugai, only other Japanese
working on the place, could ad-
vance no reason for his compan-
ions death, except that he had
several times declared he did not
wish to return to the evacuee camp.
Sugai, questioned further, said he
did not know whether they were
to be required to return immedi-
ately.
Missing in Evening
The Petersons had been to Glas-
gov and returned to their farm
Thursday evening. About 7, Sugai
reported that Katamoto hadn't
come ill.," Mrs. Peterson said. Kat
amoto earlier had left the labor
house with a magazine and said he
was planning to read it in the
trees. When the man had not re-
turned by 8, the PetersonS and
Sugai went down to the Missouri
nearby and searched for him
without success.
Sugai said that subsequently,
about midnight, Katamoto returned
to the labor house and explained he
had fallen asleep while reading. He
then made no mention of taking
However, about 4 Friday
morning, he became violently i'll
and then told Sugai he had taken
paris green from a shelf in the
garage about 5 the afternoon be-
lore. The poison had been used on
sugar beets at the farm.
Sugai then informed Petersons !
md they took Katamoto to a hosp |
tai in Glasgow, where he died Fri
lay afternoon.
DR.. N. o. Agneberg testified he d,
irst examined Katamoto Friday :
morning and that he was drowsy
md suffering from stomach pains
nd cramps. All trace of poison
disappeared from the stomach
then. A post norton examination
bowed the whole intestinal tract
'aS inflamed. Death was caused by
ONE poison, DR.. Agneberg said,
nd the type will be determined
y analysis.
Members of the jury were j. F.
Toffman, G.. G.. Vallandigham,
William Anderson, DR.. C. A. Lecy,
l.. A Strader and William Boyles.
j. A Holland presided and
illnesses were questioned by Thorn ,
S Marion. county attorney. Tes- !
mony was taken by Arthur Os-
md, court reporter.
Katamoto's home was in Seattle
nd he had come from the reloca-
camp to the Peterson farm
une II. His mother, in a camp at ri
uyallup, Wash, and a brother sur fl
we. A
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-08-13
Exhaust Of Truck
IgniteS Wheat on
Joe CateIIe Farm
BY Courier Correspondent

MA SH IA complete strip of
wheat on the Joe Catelle farm
north CT Nashua was burned Tues
day when it was ignited by the
exhaust from a truck. With a hot
day and a breeze tanning the
flames, there was no chance to put
the fire out.