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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11

Private Edward Graham of liar yard street is home on fifteen day furlough from California, where he has been stationed with the U. s. Tank Forces, visiting with his par entS, MT. and Mrs. George Graham.
 Mrs. John J. O'Brien has returned to her home on Pine street after at tending the commencement eXer- cises of EdgeWood Park Junior Col lege, Briarcliff Manor, N. Y. Miss Jayne ODonnell, the granddaughter of the late John J. O'Brien was a member of the graduating class.
 The Thursday evening tourna- ment of the Cornell Bridge Club was held last evening, under the dl- rection of Mrs. John MorlarvT (. 60 Linden street. Scorers included: Mrs. Lewis Merrill, Mrs. Ida Birds all, IA; Mrs. John Finlay, Miss Alice O'Neill, 99 1-2; Miss Lena Lembo, Miss Ethel Johnson, 106; Miss Helen O'Meara, Mrs. Daniel Butler, 104 1-2.
 The official standing: Mrs. Roger Peabody, Mrs. w. G, Bailey, AS; Miss OMeara, Mrs. Butler, 400 1-2; Mrs. Levigne, Mrs. Brodeur, 397 1-2; Miss Catherine Collins, Miss Kath- leen Bowling, 395 1-2.
 Sunday, June 13, a meeting of the Byn Maur Girls Club will be held at the home of Mrs. Louis J. Cam eron of Matthews street. All mem bers are urged to be present. Discus sions will be held in regard to ac- tivities of the coming summer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11
The World of Music

having little ao- IN activities where trans curtament Also managers healthy activities bookings for the coming fall and winter
 unable
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11
Personal

Rev. Edward Kiely, who has been visiting in this city has returned to Sherrill, N. Y.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10

southwest Pacific area from Sept.
2 to Dec. 10, 1912" General Ken
ney's letter states.
This award was made in rec
ignition of his courageous, fearless
service to his combat organization,
his fellow American airmen, his
country, his home and to you.
He took part in more than 100
hours of long-range bombing mis-
sions during which hostile contact
was probable and expected. These
operations included attacks against
enemy installations, shipping and
supply bases, and aided consider
ably in the recent successes in this
theater.
almost every hour of every day,
your son, and the sons of other Am
erican parents, are doing just such
things as that here in the south
west Pacific" General Kenney
wrote. Theirs is a very real and
very tangible contribution to victory
and to peace"
Lieutenant Christinson has been
in the air forces for about two
years and he has been in the south
west Pacific for almost a year.
Recently, he has written, he has
been i'll and has been receiving
hospital treatment but is now re-
covering.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10
M,B.DISTRICT
CONFERENCE
MEETS,LUSTRE
Delegates Will Come from Six
States; Missionaries from
India Will Speak.

The annual conference of the
Central district of the Mennonite
brethren church will be held III
the M. B. church at Lustre begin
ming Saturday and continuing I'M
til Wednesday, the Rev. j. F,
Thiessen, pastor Of the church, has
announced.
The district includes the states
of Michigan. Minnesota, Nebraska,
North and South Dakota and Mon
tana. The Rev. B. j. Brown of
Delft, Mimi, district chairman will
preside. Speakers will include the
general conference chairman, the
Rev. H. w. Lawrence of Hillsboro,
Kans.. and the Rev. John Pankratz
and the Rev. j. H. Voth, mission
aries recently returned from India.
The first meeting will be Satur-
day afternoon. There will be serv-
ices all day Sunday, conference
business sessions on Monday. Tues
day and Wednesday mornings. and
services which will be open to the
public each afternoon and evening.
Choir groups and soloists will be
among the visiting delegates and
there will be many musical num-
bers on the program.
The M. B. churches at Lustre,
Volt and Larslan are united in en-
tertaining the convention and in
inviting the public to the meetings.
Rev. ThieSsen returned Friday
from BUTLER, KanS., where he had
attended the general conference Of
the Mennonite Brethren church.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10
FARMER UNION
LOCAL OPENS
SCRAPDRIVE
Volunteers Assigned Areas to
Canvass in Collection
Campaign.

Plans for a thorough canvass of
the Cherry creek community for
scysp we're made at a meeting of
Cherry creek local of the Farmers
Union Saturday night. Royce Biddle
chairman, reported. Senator Robert
Cotton was present and explained
the plan used by the Tampico local,
where I. w. "Scotty" Martin is in
terviewing every farmer in the
Tampico district to learn what
scrap he has on hand.
Volunteers for similar work in
the Cherry creek district were as
signed special territory. Jasper De-
Dobbelleer will canvass the north
bench east of Cherry creek; Ben
Rice, the north bench west of
CHEEKY creek, o. r. McCleery, the
south bench. and James Mullen the
West Glasgow district.
When the total amount of scrap
to be collected is determined a date
for shipment will be set and farm
erS asked to bring their scrap and
load it directly onto the cars. 1t
will be shipped to the Farmers
Union central exchange in st.
Paul. The price paid for the scrap
will be $8.40 per ton F. o. B. Glas-
gov, from which Will be deducted
the expenses incurred in weighing
and loading.
Every farmer in the county is in
vited to participate in the drive,
Mr.. Biddle said and can help to
save expenses by giving the con-
tact man for his community the
information concerning scrap on
hand. thus saving him making a
personal call.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10
PARENTS OF
SERVICE MEN
AREHONORED
Flags Given at Joint Meeting of
Glasgow Legion Post and
Auxiliary.

Presentation of service flags to
parents who have four or more
children in service and joint in
stallation of officers featured a
meeting of the Glasgow American
Legion and Auxiliary in the Legion
room of the civic center Friday
night.
Otto II. Bundy is new commander
of Valley post succeeding G.. M.
Lindberg, while Mrs. Bundy is the
new president of the Auxiliary, sue
ceeding Mrs. E. j. KjelStrup.
Mrs. George Montgomery of Wolf
Point, district president, vas Aux
iliary installing officer. D. j. Bogut
of Glasgow, past district comman-
der. installed the Legion officers
in their posts.
To Mr.. and Mrs. James Aitken of
Glasgow. who now have five sons
in service. went a service banner
bearing five stars. A banner with
four stars, for their four sons in
service, was received by Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis WeSen of Glasgow. The
presentations were made by S. l.,
Click.
At the presentation ceremony
both Mrs Montgomery and Lieut..
I. H. Wilson of the Glasgow air.
base we're speakers. Lieutenant Will
son stressed the vital part that
youth is playing in today's emer-
gency and the way it has proved
itself in the crucible of war. AS an
example, he pointed to the less than
500 r. A. F. pilots who STAYED off
invasion of Britain during the sum-
mer of 1910.
The program also included piano
solos by Kay Mueller, a p%ianologue
by Sidney Rae Browning, a vocal
solo by Betty Lindberg and a
French horn solo by Joan Bardell,
accompanied by Gerry Nesr.
Legion and Auxiliary delegates
who were elected to attend the dis
trict convention at Wolf Point
Tuesday we're Mr.. and Mrs. Bundy,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.. Click, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. f. Brown and Mr.. Bogut.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10
PROBLEMS OF
BUSINESS TO
Be DISCUSSED
Relations to Government and
Labor Subject of Clinic
Here June Is.
Chamber Secretary Says Aim
Is to Aid in Survival of
"Free Enterprise"

Business Relations with Govern
ment and Labor" will be the gener-
al subject in one of a series of bus
mess clinics which will be con-
Quoted in the courthouse here at 8
next Thursday night, June II, 1t
is annouced by Josef Sklowerr
secretary of the Glasgow Chamber
of Commerce.
In charge of the clinic, cooper
ating with the state department of
public instruction. will be Dean
Robert c. Line of the school of
business administration at the State
university. and c.. H. Craig, agricul-
tural economist at the State COL
lege.
The purpose of these meetings
is to endeavor to suggest some def
mite things that businessmen can
do now to insure the establishment
Of conditions that will be favorable
to individual enterprise and initia-
tive both now and after the war;"
Mr.. Sklower commented.
The speakers will indicate some
trends in taxation, governmental
regulation ard inflationary tenden-
cy which, unless kept within bounds,
Will De OcliIl4ltly ullldNOl dDlC W III
dividual enterprise. They will be
able to suggest possible action to be
taken by business now that would
not only make for better business
relations currently, but which would
be in preparation for the tremend-
Gus business expansion that can fol-
low the war"
The clinic i%ntegrates with the
work of the new committee for Ec-
onomic Development which has
been formed by national industrial
leaders.
We are vitality interested in the
preservation of individual initia-
tive and individual enterprise" Leo
Smith, supervisor of distributive
education of the state department,
who arranged the meetings, wrote
Mr.. Shower.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10
Biddle Gets Masters Degree
Ahead Of Bachelors Diploma

the military science requirement
but also his thesis for the masters
award.
When commencement came, Bid
die found that presentation OF
masters degrees came first on the
program. He received his and then,
a few minutes later, made his cir
cult of the platform again to get
his bachelors diploma.
Biddle majored in agricultural
economics with a minor in mathe-
MATES. He served as cadet captain
in the reserve officers training
corps and is bow at home awaiting
call to the officer candidate school
Fort Benning, Ga. He made a
stra ght "A" average in his course
work and graduate studies the past
year.
During his four years at the State
college, he was president of the
class. became president
of the college chapter of Intercol-
knights in his junior year
and during his senior year was
president of the student body,
president of Interfraternity coun-
Gil. president of his fraternity,
Lambda Chi Alpha, and national
vice president of intercollegiate
knights.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10
Legion Auxiliary
First in W0men'S
County Bond Sale

The American Legion Auxiliary
with Mrs. T. H. Markle and Mrs,
F. j. Mersen as the soliciting COM
mittee, was first for May in the
campaign of the Minute Women at
Work for the sale of war bonds and
stamps in Glasgow. Members sold
S3,425 of the securities for free
dom Mrs. Mary E. Dignan, coun-
ty chairman, said.
Mrs. NJ. j. SisSon and Mrs. Kath-
ryn Soesbe, representing the Christ
ian Ladies Aid were second with a
sale of S2.406. The Methodist Wom-
ans Society of Christian Service,
with Miss Belle Minnick as solic-
itor, sold $3.50 worth of the stamps
and bonds and the organization re-
ceived a credit of STATS. The total
sales reported was $10,914.
Other organizations which turned
in reports for May, with the names
of the soliciting committee, the to-
tai sales and total credit were as
follows: Junior Woman's Club,
Mrs. Jess Angstman, $1,000, $1,000;
Degree of Honor. Mrs. Morris OPP
sahl. 1898, 1898; Royal Neighbors
of America. Mrs. T. M. Ownings,
S425, S425. DorcaS Club, Lorene
Lansing, Ida Disrud and Audrey
johnson, $40, S410; Altar Society,
$500, $3.50.
Organizations which did not turn
in reports, but received credit on
other reports were the Lutheran
Ladies Aid, $625; P. E. o. chapter.
$875; Congregational Ladies Aid,
and Helping Hand society, $25.
The report fell below all previous
monthly reports, Mrs. Dignan said,
due no doubt to the special effort
made during April. She is confident
that a much better report will be
received for June.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10
VACRANCY AND
CURFEW LAWS
AREENFORCED
Chief of Police Says Officers
Are Instructed to Carry
Out Provisions.
Parents Will Be Responsible
When Minors Are Picked
Up at Late Hours.

Enforcement of Glasgow city
vSgrancy and curfew laws the past
week has resulted in "floaterS" for
two women and the detention of
eight Juveniles, it was reported to-
day by Chief of Police Bonnie
Sather.
He said all members of the police
department have been given in
Structions to carry out the provl-
sions of the ordinances.
Mary and Agnes Conklin, sisters,
both were charged with vagrancy
and intoXication before G. w. Kam-
pier, police magistrate. They were
given suspended sentences on their
promise to leave Valley county.
Both women came here from a
South Dakota Indian reservation,
the chief of police said.
-Four minor girls, ranging in age
from Is to II, were also taken into
custody by the police. During the
week, four boys were detained. In
all cases, the chief said, the minors
were turned over to their parents
with a warning.
The city curfew ordinance pro-
vides that, on a second offense by
minors, their parents may be fined
in police court for violation of the
ordinance.
police have been given instruc-
tions to arrest either men or women
seen %frequenting the streets or pub
lie places continually with no Wis
ible means of support" the chief
of police said.
I'VE will also be on the lockout
for all minors on the streets at late
and unusual hours" the chief said.
"These minors will be taken by
police and reported to their par
entS. If parents cannot control the
children, then they will have to suf-
fer police court penalties as pro-
vided by the curfew ordinance"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10
Book ; Requests
Should Be Mailed
To Prevent Delay

Consumers in the Rocky Noun
tain region who have not applied
for War Ration Book Three by
mail by tonight must wait until
Aug. l to make application for the
book to local wal price and ration
ing boards. Applications which are
poStmarked later than June 10 will
not be processed at the regional
OPA mailing center in Denver. 1t
was stressed that the applicants
SIGNATURE must be on each applica-
ton. Consumers have been asked
not to make inquiries about their
copies of Book Three before July
25. Distribution of the book will not
ne completed in Colorado, New
Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, Utah
and Idaho until that date.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10
Irle Gives Report ON Juvenile
Meeting Sponsored by FBI

At the same time, Mr.. Irle said.
despite local problems, he feels that
Glasgow has a fine class of young
people" although teachers coming
here state, Il don't know of any
town that offers more temptation
to youth than Glasgow"
1t was also stressed that each
community should solve its own
problems in its own way. However
the speakers said every community
should be made aware of its juv-
emile problems by circulation of in
formation on actual cases.
Above all, enforcement officers
need the support of the community
and parents. Too often, they said
they take delinquents home only to
be "bawled out by uncooperative
parents or to find the parents
themselves, absent from home. II
was pointed out that parents who
are wilfully neglectful can be pro-
secuted.
Several members at the luncheon
reported on an interclub meeting in
Swiftcurrent. Sask. Charles E. Jar
rett was welcomed back as a club
member by Otto H. Bundy.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10

Speakers at a juvenile delin-
quency conference called at Wolf
Point by the federal bureau of in
vest.gation stressed that IF we
overlook youth while winning the
war, it will be a national disgrace"
it was stated by R. L. Irle, super
intendent of schools, in reporting
on the conference at the noon
meeting of the Glasgow Kiwanis
club in the Allen cafe Thursday.
Chief of Police Bonnie Sather also
reported on the conference. Orville
Teichrow was program chairman
and President E. j. Kjelstrup pre-
sided.
Speakers al the regional confer
ence were Kenneth Logan. special
agent in charge of the Butte divis-
ion of the FBI, and the Rev, FIR.
Patrick Ahern of HALEY, Idaho.
They. Mr.. Irle said, pointed to
an alarming increase nationally in
juvenile delinquency, especially of
minor girls, in arrests for such Of
lenses as drunkenness. prostitution
and ~disorderly conduct. The FBI, he
said. declared that Criminals are
getting younger and younger"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10

Observation-Disclosures 163rd In
fantry regiment, which annihilated
a japanese army on the Papuan
peninsula of New Guinea to win the
first great land battle Of the Jap
anese-American war, has acknow-
lodged receipt of Montana's cabled
message of gratitude authored by
the 18th legislative assembly.
Secretary Of State Sam w. Nit
chell received a letter from Capt.
James r. Kent, adjutant, of Boze-
man. thanking the people of Mon
tana for the splendid and reassur-
ing sentiment" expressed in the
message and informing the legis-
lature 1.-The resolution has been read
in its entirety to the personnel OF
this regiment"
The resolution, first to be intro
duced into the 1913 senate session,
provided that the following mes
sage be cabled to Montana'S heroic
163rd: with vibrant admiration
for your magnificent victory over
the japanese on the Papuan penln-
sula of New Guinea and elsewhere,
with prayers for the wounded and
with undy.ng resolve to carry on
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10
Peter Fast, Former
Todd Lake Man Is
Ordained in Texas

GRANDVIEW-Peter Fast, B.
TIL. son of MIR. and Mrs. H. G.
Fast of Dallas, Ore, former resi-
dents Of the Todd Lake community,
was ordained as minister at the
Lamar Avenue Baptist church at
Wichita Fall. Texas, April 4, accord
ing to an account published in the
Pilot, official magazine of the
Northwestern Bible institute at
Minneapolis. Rev. Fast is a borther
Of Arthur H. Fast of Todd Lake.
He was graduated from the Frazer
high school in 1886 and the North
western Bible Institute and SEM
inary in 1912.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10
Grass Skirt Present
From Sergeant Now
Stationed in Hawaii

A souvenir of the Pacific that is
highly priced by its recipient has
been sent by Serg. Roger HartSock
to his niece, Miss Hazel Hartsock
of Glasgow.
1t is a genuine Hawaiian grass
skirt, secured while on duty in the
islands by Sergeant Hartsock. In
addition, to each of his four nieces
here he sent a strand of shell
beads. The skirt is on exhibit in
The Courier window.
Sergeant Hartsock, who is a son
of Mrs. Fred Hartsock of Glasgow,
has been in the army since De-
cember, 1941, and went overseas
last October. He is a mechanic at
tached to a bomber squadron.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10
Is Owner
Of Pattison Apt
Building in City

Homer LaFond, operator of the
Self Service grocery, has purchased
the Pattison apartment building on
Second avenue south from Jacob
Pattison, he announced this week.
Mr.. LaFond will continue to OPP
crate the grocery. which is on the
first floor of the building. The
structure contains Is apartments
on the first and second floors and
Mr.. LaFond will remodel and re-
decorate them all during the sum-
mer.
He has operated the grocery for
three years, coming here from
Wheeler, where he also had a groc-
cry business.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10
Local Legion Post
Takes First War 2
Veteran Member

Valley post of the American Leg
ion welcomed its first World War 2
veteran as a member at its meeting
in the civic center Friday night.
He is Francis V. Melanson. Glss-
gov farmer, who saw service with
the marine corps at San Diego,
Calf, before receiving a disability
discharge. Melanson had also served
three years with the Third cavalry
at Fort Ethan Allen, VT, in peace
time.
Commander Otto H. Bundy
pointed out that the Legion charter
amended at the last national
convention, and the amendment
subsequently approved by congress,
whereby the organization is au-
thorized to take into membership
veterans of World War 2, who have
been discharged since Dec. z, 1941.
membership is limited TO
men who have served in wartime.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10
Miss Ida DiSrud
Is Named Deputy
In School Office

Appointment of Miss Ida Disrud
as deputy county superintendent OF
schools was confirmed Wednesday
by county commissioners, who have
been in session this week.
The appointment was made by
Miss Ella Hammerness, acting
county superintendent of schools.
Miss Disrud, a native of Valley
county, is a daughter of Nickel Dis
rud of Tampico. She is a graduate
of Eastern Montana Normal school
at Billings and attended two sum-
mer sessions at the state university.
She taught for several years in Val
ley county rural schools and last
year was a teacher in the Glasgow
Side school.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10
Cant. John Smith
Flies to Glasgow
From Fort Worth

Captain John Smith. son of Dr..
and Mrs. A. N. Smith flew to
Glasgow from Fort Worth. Texas,
Saturday and returned Tuesday
morning. He was accompanied by
three members of his crew and by
Earl Wohlford who is in the army
engineer office at Fort Worth and
who visited relatives and friends
here. Corporals M. A. Howard and
Jack Lister of the Glasgow airbase
accompanied the group on the re-
turn trip as far as Denver, Colo.
Mrs. John Smith and children. who
have been visiting DR.. Smiths the
past six weeks, left this week for
Fort Worth.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10
Former Fort Peck
Girl Now Member
Of Marine Corps

Private Helyn Andrea Cliff, %,
MCWR daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank A. Mcmillan. of 224 Sioux
street, Fort Peck, this week was Or
derd to report June IA to Hunter
college, New York City, for train
ing in the marine corps women's
reserve.
She is a graduate of Glasgow
high school. and was living in Los
Angeles when she joined the mar
ines.
Upon completion of her basic
training. she will be sent to a mar
inc base to release a male leather
neck for combat duty, or may go
to a specialists school for technical
training.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10
Mr.. and Mrs. NelS
Briggs at Funeral
Of Sister i'm N. ID.

Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Briggs left
Thursday for Minot, called there by
the critical illness of Mr.. Briggs
sister, Miss Mary Briggs OF Grants
Pass, Ore, who died at the Trinity
hospital in Minot on Friday. She
had been i'll for some time but the
serious nature of her illness had
been known for a very short time.
Funeral services were held at Bow
bells, N. D., on Sunday and Mr.. and
Mrs. Briggs returned to Glasgow
that night. Miss Briggs is survived
by her brothers, Nels of Glasgow,
Carl of Williston, Jens and Chris
of Bowbells. and a sister, Mrs
George Hanson of Bowbells.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-10
1S3rd Acknowledges Tribute
Paid by Montana Legislature

the high purpose of our noble dead.
the hearts of the people of Montana
are with you, beating as n every
hour of every day"
Captain Kent, in replying for the
regiment. said. The expression of
our appreciation reminds us not on
ly that we enjoy the whole-hearted
support of the citizens of Montana
in word and in deed but also that
ours is an organization with a
proud background of honorable SER
vice to our country. 1t is u hope
that our service shall continue to
your pride and to maintain
the tradition of the 163rd Infantry"
The regiment is believed to be on
active duty somewhere in Australia
at this time. Captain Kent's letter
was dated April %.