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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
IS
IN RACE FOR
SHERIFFPOST
Hinsdale Man Will Seek the
Democratic Nomination
in July Primary.

Walter Hoerster of Hinsdale, VAL
ley county resident for IA years,
Monday filed his petition seeking
the nomination fer sheriff on the
Democratic ticket at the primary
election, July 81.
In connection with his filing, MI.
Hcerster issued a statement pledg-
ing that, if nominated and elected,
he will conduct the office with
economy consistent with utmost eff
ficiency and with inpartiality and
courtesy to all" He added that AL
unnecessary expenses will be drast-
ically reduced"
A native of Texas, Mr.. Hoerster
came to Valley county with his
parents in 1898. He has made his
home at Hinsdale most of the time
since. He is nov engaged in ranch
ing in that vicinity.
His experience as a law officer
dates from 1888.
He was elected constable at HinS-
dale in 1888. The following year
he was appointed deputy sheriff
and served in this position for four
years, resigning in 1888. During that
lime he was deputy in Wheeler,
a portion CT the Fort Peck
boom period. Following his service
rs deputy he again became cen
stable at Hinsdale and continued in
hat post until his resignation last
month.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
WASHINGTON
SAYS POWER
PROJECT OK
War Department Notifies Sen.
Wheeler of Official WPB
Approval.
Telegram States "Work Will
Now Proceed as Rapidly
as Possible"

Reports current here the past
few days that work will be started
within the next ten days on the
Fort Peck power project were cen
firmed in a telegram received late
Wednesday from Sen. B. K. Wheeler
by Joseph Sklower, secretary of the
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce.
The telegram said:
The war department just called
to inform me that they have now
received official notification from
the war production board that the
board considers the development OF
some power at Fort Peck as vital
to the war effort and has requested
them to go ahead with the INSTALL
alton of enc $4,000 kilowatt unit.
The war department assures me
that the work will now proceed as
rapidly as possible"
Contract for the power project
was awarded the Fegles Construc-
ton company of Minneapolis last
winter. The original contract was
fer installation of turbines, one 15,-
900 kiloWatt generator and one 3d.
900 kilowatt generator and construc-
ton of the powerhcuse superstruc-
ture. including a surge tank 209
feet high.
Since then the project has been
delayed. 1t has been under consid-
Grafton by the war production
board which new has granted a
sufficiently high priority rating to
allow steel necessary for the con-
struction.
It was reported some time ago
that work on turbines and gener-
atcrs is virtually completed.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
THIRDANNUAL
COURIER EGG
DAY'PLANNED
Valley County Residents Will
Be Given Opportunity to
Trade for Paper.
Offer of 10 Cents Over Market
Price Is Good for One
Day Only.

For n day only, Saturday, The
Courier will repeat its offer to trade
eggs for subscriptions in its third
annual Egg Day.
For the third successive year, eggs
will be accepted at The Courier Off
ice at ten cents a dozen above the
prevailing market price in exchange
for subscriptions to the paper. They
may be paid for as far as a year
in advance.
In answer to several queries, The
Courier again wishes to stress that
the eggs need not be brought person.
ally. Last year, farmers brought in
eggs, in several instances, for a
number of neighbors and the pro-
duce was credited to the different
subscription accounts as they dir
ected. Last years total of eggs re-
ceived was 954 dozen.
The Courier'S annual "big egg"
contest also will close Saturday. The
largest egg received will bring its
owner a prize of ten pounds of Nash
coffee donated by the Nash-Finch
company, while George Mitchell of
the Glasgow Flower shop has pro-
vided a second prize-choice of any
81 plant in the shop.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
$50 SCOUTS
ENTERED IN
"KAMPINCO'
Field Meet and Court of Honor
Will Be Held Sunday
at Nashua.

More than $50 Boy Scouts repre-
senting six northeastern Montana
towns have been entered for the an
nual Buffalo Plains district spring
Kampingo which will be held in
Nashua Sunday afternoon beginning
at 100, it was announced this week
by DR.. K. R. Steffensen, district
chairman.
Patrols from troops at Poplar.
Wolf Point, Fort Peck, Glasgow,
Hinsdale and Nashua have already
entered and other entries may come
from Frazer and Riverside troops,
he said.
Competition in scouting events
will continue until $50, when the
Scouts will go to nearby Porcupine
creek to prepare an outdoor meal, by
patrols. H. l.. We'll of Fort Peck
is in charge of Kampingo judging.
. campfire and court of honor are
at 7:30, with l.. o. Fjer-
Stad of Fort Peck, court chairman,
presiding. Bob Bugge Of Williston,
field executive in the Great Plains
area, will attend all events.
Competition is on a patrol basis.
are advancement and in
Spection, to be judged prior to the
.ampingo; fire by friction, Scout
pace, water boiling and fire build
ng, knot tying, judging, boy Scouts
10 the rescue" tripod building,
.reasure hunt and bugling.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
LAST RITES
FOR ELLIS
IN OPHEIM
North Country Man Passes in
Local Hospital from
Heart Ailment.

Scores of friends attended funeral
services in Opheim Monday after
noon for w. D. Ellis. 68. farmer
and service station operator in that
community many years. Mr.. Ellis
died in a Glasgow hospital Friday
morning, where he had been re-
ceiving treatment for a heart all
ment.
The Rev. E. B. Holte CT the OPP
helm Lutheran church officiated.
Burial was in the Glasgow ceme-
terry. The Holland chapel was in
charge.
Mr.. Ellis was born in Indiana. He
and Mrs. Ellis were married in
Illinois, AZ years before his death.
He came t. Montana in 1913 to
homestead ear joplin, the FAM
lily moved to Opheim in 1921, where
he had since made his home.
Besides the widow, four sons and
one daughter survive-Glcnn Ellis
CT Opheim, Park Ellis of Walton,
Mrs. Viva Derr CT Billings. BUTLER
of Seattle and Dorcie Ellis of
Cody, Wyo. All attended services
except Dorcie, who was unable to
come because Of sickness.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
Vocational Man
To Be at Clinic
To Discuss Jobs

Gordon Macdonald of Great Falls.
field agent in this area for the
state bureau of vocational rehab-
ilitation, will attend the crippled
children's clinic at the welfare off
ice in Glasgow Tuesday to discuss
work possibilities. He will be at
the employment office throughout
Wednesday.
II am especially interested in see
ing those persons rejected for mil
itary service because of physical
disability in order that We may
give them training in defense in
dustrieS." he states.
The bureau is now Offering job
training to score of Montana res
idents with all types of defects and
gives financial assistance during
the period of training. A number
of those who have completed such
training have been given work at
excellent wages in northwest and
west coast war industries.
Training is not limited to crippled
people. Those with chronic condi-
tons, such as heart ailments, and
with many types of disabilities are
eligible for assistance.
Mr. Macdonald urged any Valley
county resident who is interested
to see him Tuesday or Wednesday.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
Three Top Fifth!
Honor Roll for
Glasgow Schools

Three Glasgow high school stu
dents earned the maximum num-
Der of points, Is, on the fifth six
week honor roll, according to an
nouncement by r. L. Irle, super
intendent of schools. The three
earning this number are Douglas
Cabell, Harold Kotkin and Betty
Ann Molvig.
Others who earned places on the
roll, by number of points. are:
Fourteen pointS-Sheldon Sinclair
and Leonard Etchart.
Twelve points-Albert Beardsley,
Kenneth Dahl, Edward Farrell,
Phyllis Ruffccrn, Mary 10 Hurry,
Elizabeth Ann Harrison, Lois IbSen.
Robert Williams, Shirley Troll, Bill
Thompson, Betty Sandvig, Marie
Weber and Myrtle Young.
Eleven points Gerald Beatty,
Alice Caricaburu, Florence Teich-
row. Ellanor Volden, Patricia Far
rell, Doris HUMPHREYS, Joan Mohr,
Mary Novinger. Sydney Rae Brown
ing, Gertrude Frost, Joan Bardell,
Betty Ann Erickson, Francis Gall
agher and Betty Lou Malunat.
Ten points Lucine DaScher,
Shirley Elicit, Harold Feldt, Pat
Steies, Betty Brooks. Lillian Wedum,
Dorothy Widen. Frances Hallett,
Theo FlanSburgh, Doris Hovland,
Betty Ann Watson. Isabelle Beatty,
Mary Lou Alley, Edna Mae Erick-
son, DeLoyce Alderman. Dorothy
Allison, Helen Hidden. Leona Nc
PherSon, Garnet Kotkin, Anna Wee
Merton and Corrin Mccain.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
Diplomas Granted
TO Four i'm Frazer
School Graduation
By Courier Correspondent

FRAZER-A graduating class of
four was granted diplomas at COM
mencement exercises in Frazer high
school last Wednesday night. They
were Erma Westland, valedictorian;
Richard Berge, salutatorian; Viyola
Standing and Donell Nichols.
Berge was not present to receive
his diploma. He completed work
earlier and is new employed in war
work at Bremerton, Wash.
John M. Kline, Glasgow attorney,
gave the commencement address.
After the class was presented by
Superintendent L. j. Bucklin, di-
plomas were presented by M. L..
Forbes, school board chairman.
The Rev. o. N. Rue of Wolf
Point gave the invocation and bene-
diction. A discussion by the seniors
on Our American Way" and pres
entation of American Legion cit
izenship metals we're ether features.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
Employment Week
Is Fey's Subject
At KiwaniS Meet

The aim of national employment
week, now in progress, is to secure
workers for training ito produce
the materials of victory" it was de-
clared by A. j. Fey, manager OF
the Glasgow office of the United
States employment service. at the
Glasgow Kiwanis club meeting in
the Allen cafe Thursday neon.
Mr.. Fey read the presidential proc
lamation for the week. He also told
of occupational missionaries re-
Gently distributed to men who had
registered in the draft, A number OF
these from the counties covered by
the Glasgow office have been re-
ceived and are being classified so
men can be called who are potential
workers in critical var industries.
One Of the weeks aims also Is to
stress the good qualities of middle
aged workers, he continued. Such
men are generally honest, loyal and
dependable and the employment
is telling them, America
needs you"
He stressed that there are now
many employment and training OPP
ocrtunities for older men.
Various federal agencies, as well
private industry, are operating
raining schools in many crafts. IN
regarding these schools
md opportunities can be secured at
he employment office. ,.I
Mr.. Fey exhibited a dozen-odd
an example of one weeks
all for men for work.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
NOTHERSDAY
PROGRAM ON
SUNDAY AT
Men in Services, Parents and
Wives Will Be Honored
at Service Here.
Community Chorus and Band,
lrle and Mrs. Dignan on
Program.

Two short addresses and music
by the Community chorus and Glas-
high school Kiltie band will be
features of the countrywide COM
munity mass meeting to be held in
the Glasgow civic center Sunday
afternoon to honor the men in the
army and navy and their parents
and wives.
Irle, representing the fathers of
service men, and by Mrs. Mary E.
Dlgnan, representing their mothers
The chorus which is director
by Mrs. Winifred Wallen will sing
several numbers including the "Scng
OF Faith" by John Alden Carpenter,
in which there is a speaking part,
the Voice of Washington, which will
be taken by E.. R. Hunton. Miss
Maxine Pierron will be accomp-
aniSt. The band, directed by c.. I.
Carlson, will play two numbers.
Clergymen of the city will also
take part in the program.
Printed programs for the meeting
will contain a greeting addressed
to the service men and the parents
will be asked to send copies of
these to their sons.
In addition to the program COM
of which Mrs. E. B. Pease
is chairman, committees working
on plans for the meeting are A. c.
Wilhelm. Milton Kebeary and o.
Bundy, general arrangements;
Josef Sklcwer, finance, and Mrs.
w. Kampfer and Mrs. R. L.
Thomas, publicity.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
Subscription to
Men in Service
Is $3.50 a Year

With new postal regulations in
effect. The Courier is now able to
offer a subscription rate of $3.50 a
year to any nan serving in the
armed forces.
Normal rate for subscriptions out
side the county is $3.50. At first, it
was believed that extra postage
would be charged for newspaper mail
going outside the bounds of the
United States. However. investiga-
tion showed the postal department
has ruled that mail to a soldier at
any point will carry the domestic
rate.
All such subscriptions must bear
the military address of the nan in
service and must be sent direct to
him.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
WORK STARTS
ON AIRPORT
PROJECTHERE
Dirt Moving Begins on Landing
Strips and Runways; Old
Farm House Office.
Pull Shovel and Trencher Are
Excavating bitches for
Drainage.

Although apparently not at full
scale. construction operations or
the Glasgow airport have. been II
progress the past week.
Observations at the site show dir
being moved at the north end of
the enlarged field, where six cat
erpillars pulling LeTcurneau carry
alls are using cut and fill methods
to build runways and landing strips.
AS dirt is placed in fill it is
being ccmpacted by sheepsfoot roll
crS.
Work has also started en- INSTALL
alton of drainage structure and
both a trench machine and a
pull shovel were seen wednesday
excavating trenches in which drain
age pipes will be placed. Stakes
criss-croSs the field showing oper-
atiNnS to be done.
The old Aune farmhouse has been
moved off land to be used on the
field and is now located near II
old municipal hanger. 1t is serving
as a field office.
R. K. McLain is superintendent
for the Inland Construction comp
any, which has the construction
contract. K. Haskell is resident n
genineer for the corps of engineers
in charge of construction.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07

SPRING MEET
ONSATURDAY
Miss Smith, State Leader, and
Met ibney, County Agent,
Are Speakers.

Presidents, vice presidents and
secretaries CT home demonstration
clubs in Valley county will gather
in Glasgow Saturday for the spring
semi-annual council meeting. They
will meet at the rest room in the
civic center at 10. A luncheon will
be served by a local restaurant at
noon.
Mrs. Olaf Qualley of Tampico,
council president, will preside. other
council officers are Mrs Victor
Kindberg of Genevieve, vice pres
ident: Mrs. Fred Jessel. Of Opheim,
secretary and Mrs. j. w. Petersen
of Glasgow, treasurer.
Miss Frances Smith of Bozeman,
state leader. will b. the main speak
err. James K. McGibney, county
agent. will speak on the subject,
Women in Wartime" Mrs. Florence
P. Elicit. home demonstration
county agent is in charge of ar
rangementS.
Will Outline Work
At the roll call at the morning
session club presidents will be asked
to tell briefly what activity their
club has taken part in as a part
of the national defense program.
Vice presidents will tell what pro-
Jet their club found most helpful
and enjoyable, and secretaries will
tell what the clubs are doing to
promote All club work.
The program for the coming
year, being selected now by ballots
sent to the clubs, will be announced.
It will include three nutrition pre-,
grams. know Facts About Foods"
Build Stronger Americans" and
Vegetables for Health" Other pro-
grams will be chosen from an cleo
i've list.
Two new clubs will participate
The OSwego club, which had dis
was r%eorganized Thursday
md Mrs. Lucy Tyner vas elected
president; Mrs. j. M. Void, vice
PRESIDENT, and Mrs. Russell Scott,
lecretary-treaSurer.
A club was organized Monday at
Nashua. Mrs. E. F. Slaght was elect
d president, Mrs. Sam Beach. vice
resident; Mrs. George HaSsler, sec
etary-treasurer, and Mrs. Robert
GAVE, nutrition project leader.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
John Etchart Is
Reported Resting
Well in Hospital

Deaconess hospital attendants
Wednesday night reported that
Jchn Etchart of Tampico, promi-
nent rancher, was resting we'll and
showing improvement. Mr.. Etchart
was taken to the hospital Tuesday
morning after he collapsed while
standing in the Markle Transfer
company store. His physician said
he was suffering from exhaustio
brought about bv heavy work wit
out rest during the lambii4s
season. Mrs. Etchart had previously
entered the hospital while their son,
Leonard. was dismissed from the
hopital last week after recovering
from pneumonia.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
NAVY Recruiters
Will Spend Two
Days in Glasgow

Warrant Machinist J.. E. Bayus
and Lynn Davis, second class yeo-
man, Of Great Falls will spend next
Thursday and Friday at the Glas-
gov p~cStoffice interviewing and &C
cepting applicants for enlistment in
the navy. naval reserve and con-
struction regiment.
To expedite enlistments Recruiter
Bayus asked that men bring birth
certificates or other records Of cit
izenship, together with discharges
from any previous service. Men
under 81 must have parents con-
sent.
The recruiter will have a number
of small window posters to be given
free to parents and wives who have
members CT their immediate fam
lilies in the army.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
PERCENT
OF FARMERS
BACKQUOTA
752 Votes for and 12O Against
Are Recorded in Valley
County Ballot.

Of 872 Valley county farmers who
cast votes Saturday in the naticn-
wide wheat quota referendum, 1872
percent expressed themselves in
favor of a marketing quota, accord
ing to tabulations at the Triple-A
office. The national average was
BIT percent for while that for
northeastern Montana was reported
as 94.5.
The votes for the referendum tot
allied 752 while votes against were
100.
1t was reported from Bozeman
that farmers in So of SIS Montana's
wheat grover counties voted fer
continuation of quotas. The state
vote was 14,772 to 1862.
A two-thirds majority was nee
essary to make the quotas effective.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
Office Will
Be in Charge Of
New Air Project

Rep. James F.. O'Connor, D.,
Mont, announced Tuesday in Wash
ington that the war department has
authorized constructor # an army
air force installation in Montana
to cost in excess of 5000, 900.
The project will be in charge
of the Fort Peck district office
of the army engineers. Disclosure
CT details vas prohibited for
reasons of military secrecy.
after many months of untir-
ing effort, our work to obtain de-
Tense projects for Montana. is be-
ginning to get results O'Conncr
said.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
Opportunity for
Crippled Child
Is Clinic Offer

Opportunity for those under 81
who are physically handicapped to
benefit from services of crthopedic
specialists is offered at the spring
clinic of the division of crippled
children to be held at the public
office here Tuesday.
Appointments for the clinic may
be made through the welfare de-
partment, Hours are from 9 to 4,
with registration closing at $3.50.
Both speech and physical handi-
caps r included, while a repre-
sentative Of the bureau CT vocational
rehabilitation will offer vocational
guidance. Many persons having
physical handicaps who are between
16 and 81 have opportunities now
for work. because of the labor short
age, it was stated.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
Valley War Savings Bond
Quota for May Is $31,4oo

Valley %county's May quota sale
of war savings bonds is S31 400, ac-
cording to announcement received
from Fred j. Martin. deputy adj
ministrator for Montana, val saw
ings staff.
Montana has the 'over-the-top'
habit. 1t did it after Pearl Harbor,
when the Red Cross made its first
war appeal. during the Liberty bend
drives of the last war and it will
do it again." MI. Martin comments.
The Treasure state led the nation
in e. bond sales on the basis of
per capita income after Pearl Har-
Dor in December, he adds.
Besides a May quota of S31 400,
Valley county is assigned a July
quota of s67.4O0. Mr.. Martins fig
ures for the average monthly sales
in Valley county from July. 194l,
through January. 1912, shows an
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
Av0ndale Farmer
Caught in Plow
Suffers Injury

Clarence johnson, farmer in the
Avondale community, is recovering
at the DeaconesS hospital in GlaS-
Cow from injuries suffered last
Wednesday when he was caught i'll
his pillow while at work. He left the
tractor running and stepped back
to tramp weeds out of the plcw,
and was caught and dragged under
the machine, breaking several bones:
He expects to leave the hospital
Saturday.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
Ask Ration
Cards First Three
Days Tor Glasgow

Through the first three days Of
registration. 2899 applicants for
sugar ration books was filed in
Glasgow and 2.546 such applicants
were granted, it was reported to-
day by John F. Wall, secretary of
the county rationing board. These
not given ration books have excess
supplies of sugar and will secure
raticn books later. he said. Tonight
is the final night for making ap-
p~licstion. BY days. the number of
applicants and the number of books
granted, were Monday, 500 and 801;
Tuesday, $50 ard 100, and WedneS-
day, lob and 955. Glasgow teachers
are taking all registrations at the
ncrth side school.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
By Courier correspondent

HINSDALE - Miss Elizabeth Ire
land. state superintendent of public
instruction, will be the commence
ment speaker at Hinsdale high
school May 10. it was announced
by superintendent H. P. Schug, The
commencement exercises will be held
at the high school auditorium.
Nineteen seniors are candidates
for graduation. They are Catharine
Mae Drabbs, Lila Maxine Rennick,
Alma Lorayne Nelson, Charlotte
Marvel Seely, Erma Ray Hartley,
Isabel Marie Swalheim. Marlys
Colleen McElvain. Helen M. Dun
can, James Arthur Schultz, Russell
Steen, Elsie Allene Swalheim,
Arthur Bernard Canen. Vivian Lou
Use Barnard, Isabel Eleanor Riggin.
Carl Calvin Fahigren. Bette Helen
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
Mitchell Offers
Second Prize In
Big Egg Contest

Second place winner in The
Courier's big egg" contest also is
assured a prize.
George Mitchell OF the Glasgow
Flower shop announced today that
he is donating a prize fer second
place. The award will be a choice of
any So plant in the shop.
First prize is a ten-pound tin of
Nash's coffee, offered through the
courtesy of Leroy Jorgenscn, local
manager of the Nash-Finch COM
pany.
Many entries already have been
received in the contest and eggs
will be received through Saturday,
which is also The Courier's third
annual Egg Day.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-07
Nineteen Seniors will Be
hinsdale High Graduates

Schultz, Eileen Carolyn Anderson,
Shirley Ann Nelson and Thelma
Benda. Principal r. R. DALEY is
class sponsor.
Valedictorian is Elsie Swalheim
and Charlotte Seely is salutatorian.
The Rev. Richard Johnson of Saco
will give the invocation and bene-
diction and musical numbers will
be presented by the school glee
clubs under the direction of Miss
Eleanor Westrum. Diplomas for the
high school graduates will be pre-
sented by Trustee R. p. Nelson, with
Chairman A. o. Nelson presenting
diplomas to the eighth grade grad
yates.
The Rev. w. L. Bennett of Glas-
gcw will be the b~accalaureate speak
err at services May II. Glass night
exercises will be held May 10.