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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-07
Local Government

There is stir again about cutting
down on local government. The leg
islators coming from all parts of the
state are familiar with local condi-
tons and will move slowly on fur
ther GENERALIZATION of government
and the elimination of the most DEM
ocratic units.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-07
Opinions OF. Others

(Short timely letters on topics of
public interest are welcome whether
form with those of the American
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information.
Signed articles always are more eff
fective, but If the writer does not
wish to have his name used. 1t will
be withheld).
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-07

1 would like to thank, through the
Askov American, all who sent or
took part in sending gifts and greet
ings to me at Christmas.
We had candlelight services Christ
mas eve and a big Christmas dinner
today with lots of turkey; even cof-
fee and butter, topped off with cider,
cigarettes, cigars, nuts and candy.
Happy New Year to all
Pvt. Reinhardt Jensen,
Preside of Monterey, Calf.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-07
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
Askov American
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-07

Pvt. Herbert Hacker, who is sta
toned at Camp Claiborne, La, also
sends thanks to the Askov community
for gifts and greetings he has received
and includes best wishes to all his
friends here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-07

l have received package from the
Young Peoples society and carton
of cigarettes from the Askov COM
munity. l don't know who sent the
latter but would like to thank them
for it.
Corporal Roy Petersen,
Fort Ord, Calf.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-07

great deal of marching and drilling
six or seven days week. Then it
slackened up and things are by far
better.
This is all 1 can think of that I'm
permitted to write, so I'll close with
best of luck to a good community.
Pvt. Gordon j. Nelson,
Drew Field, Fla.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-07

With sincere good wishes for
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year to the Askov community.
PFC. Ora J. Schauer,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-07

trality, tired gourmands, and shop
keeper souls" while the Italians speak
of them as selfish anti-Europeans. u
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
WAR COUNCIL
HAS MEETING
Regular Monthly
Meeting Held in
Courthouse Monday

Members of the Big Horn
County War Council held a
meeting Monday night in the
commissioners room of the
courthouse with the Rev c. A.
Bentley, chairman of the coun-
Gil, in charge.
Among the business matters
discussed was the contribution
of defense literature to the res
idents of Big Horn county. A
plan was worked out whereby
several hundred phamplets will
be distributed this week.
B. J. Schmidt, chairman of
the salvage committee, stated
that the saving of tin cans was
postponed for the present. He
added that scrap iron, nylon,
fats, and rags and rubber were
all that were needed at present.
The country will furnish the
machinery and the salvage COM
mittee will seek workers to help
flatten the tin now piled on the
northeast corner of the court
house block as well as the auto
bodies in the wrecking yard east
of Hardin. Labor is needed to
help burn the wooden parts
from the old auto bodies,
Schmidt said.
A general discussion on the
young folks recreation program
was held with Mrs. Lura P.
Strand and E. E. Skeie leading.
It was stated that the program
being sponsored by the school
district and the city council was
well under way as was the
Monday and Thursday night
meetings being held in the
junior high gymnasium.
A plan was also discussed for
opening the gymnasium every
Saturday night for dances that
will be sponsored by the alumni
association. Details have not yet
been worked out.
The proposed curfew law for
Hardin was discussed and Mayor
Carl Rankin stated that without
the cooperation of the parents a
curfew would be of no benefit.
Chairman Bentley announced
that applications for gas rations
had been sent to filling stations
in the outlying parts of the
county in order to save resi-
dents a trip to Hardin for ap-
plication forms.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
CITY COUNCIL
HOLDS MEETING
Decisions Made on
Employee House. Pool
and Weed Control

A house for an employee at
the pumping house, the matter
of opening the swimming pool
and the enforcement of the
weed ordinance were the princi-
pal topics of discussion at the
mid-month meeting of the city
COUNSEL Tuesday evening.
Chairman L. R. Cool of the
water committee reported that,
after careful investigation, his
committee recommended that
quarters be constructed at the
pumping plant and settling bas-
ms near the river to house one
of the employees and to provide
protection for thee simportant
installations. A frame house
measuring 20 feet by 26 feet was
recommended. After discussion
the committee was directed to
proceed with the improvements
and to advertise for bids so that
the building may be completed
at the earliest possible date.
According to the report of An
thony Buzzetti, ;nairman of the
parks and Fairgrounds commit
tees, a definite decision as to
the opening of the swimming
pool has not yet been made.
Milton Dietrich, whose qualifi-
cations for life guard were sat
~iSfactory to the committee can
work only between the hours of
l to 3 pm. and 7 to 9 pm. As
sistants will be needed between
3 and 6 in the afternoon. As
sistants are being arranged for,
but it was recommended that
they be examined as to quail
fications by a Red Cross instruc-
tor in the Billings area, whose
services will be available in alb
out a week.
The council directed the en-
forcement OF the weed ordinance
and asked the mayor to MAKE
arrangements to obtain the SER
vices of a man to cut. rake and
remove weeds at a stated rate
based on a 50-foot lot. The ord
nance provides for the removal
of cut weeds and grass, thus ell
iminating the fire ma zard ere
ated when this dry material is
burned. Further information on
this matter will be published in
next weeks edition of the Far
din Tribune-Herald.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
Movie Crew to
Shoot Scenes

Men from the goth Century
Fox studios in Hollywood arriv-
ed here early this week to make
arrangements for shooting part
of a motion picture based on the
life of William F. (Buffalo Bill)
Cody.
Charles Stallings and F. w.
Fitzgerald and several other
men from the film capital have
taken quarters at a local hotel
and are laying the ground work
for the arrival of a crew of 60
actors technicians and camera
men.
The scenes will be filmed on
the Crow Indian reservation and
will be taken at the buffalo
range atop the Big Horn noun
tains above the Antler ranch
and at the Crow sun dace at
the Agency.
A road has to be built from
the Antler ranch to the buffalo
country in order to transport
heavy equipment. The crew will
camp on location Mr. Stallings
said.
Actual picture taking will
start later this month, it was
stated.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
Body of Missing
Mon Is Located

The body of william Stevens.
who was drowned several weeks
ago in a lake near st. Anthony,
Ida, was found by fishermen
Sunday, it was revealed here.
Stevens, the son-in-law Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Astle of Hardin,
was in a boat with several
friends when it capsized in a
lake fed by the Snake river. It
is not known whether all occu-
pants of the boat were drowned.
Upon hearing of the accident
MIR. and Mrs. Astle left for Ida
no. which was more than 10
days ago. They had just arrived
at Hardin Sunday evening when
they received word from their
daughter that the body had been
found. They returned to Idaho
Monday morning for the funeral
services.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
Desert Victory" at
Harriet Theatre Soon

Four photographers died, sew
en- were wounded and six cap
tured in order that the motion
picture Desert Victory, a SEN
sational record of the battle of
Africa, might be made.
The film which shows Rom
mel's rout by Montgomery's
British Eighth Army. was taken
during the historic 80 day, 1,4O0
mile battle while the fighting
was hottest. This moving record
of General Montgomery's famed
Desert Rats" unfolds its thrill
ing story starting June goth at
the Harriet Theatre for 3 days.
Critics who have seen the pic
ture, a goth Century-Fox release.
describe it as the finest full
length war picture ever made.
Complete in every detail. it
shows the progress of the battle
Scared veterans from the time
thev left the Ell Alemein line
until they marched triumph
antlv into Tripoli.
Desert Victory" is a factual
yet inspiring day-by-day &C
count of the entire 1,400 mile
campaign across the desert
the campaign that cracked Rom
mel's once proud Afrika Korps.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
BUSINESS CLINIC TO Be HELD IN THE
COURTHOUSE HERE next THURSDAY
Prominent Economists
Will Address Meeting
on Business Matters

Dean R. c. Line, dean of the
school of business adminiStra-
ton of the University of Mon
tana and DR.. R. R.. Renne, ag-
ricultural economist of the State
college will conduct a business
clinic in Hardin next Thursday
night.
The meeting will be held in
the community room of the
courthouse and will be of spec
lal interest to businessmen. The
public is invited to attend.
The purpose of the meeting
will be to endeavor to suggest
some definite things that BUSH
neSsmen Can do now to insure
the establishment of conditions
that will be favorable to indi-
vidual enterprise and initiative
both now and after the war.
DR.. Renne and Dean Line will
endeavor in their presentations
to indicate some trends in taxa
ton, governmental regulation.
and inflationary tendency which,
unless kept within bounds, viii
be definitely unfavorable to in
dividual enterprise. Both men
will suggest possible action to be
taken now by business that
would not only make for better
business relations currently, but
which would be in PREPARATION
for the tremendous business ex-
pansion that can follow the war.
it was stated.
Each speaker will take thirty
minutes to present his talk. Fol-
lowing the speeches the meeting
will be thrown open to questions
! and discussion.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
KIWANIS PLANS
NEW ACTIVITIES

The period usually reserved
for a program at the regular
noon luncheon of the Hardin XII
wants club Wednesday was given
to a discussion of new projects
and activities in which the club
will take an active part.
It was decided to aid in the
sponsorship of the Girl Scouts.
The organization will also CO.
operate with members of other
service groups and school Off
Gals to further an athletic pro-
gram for boys and girls during
the summer months. E. S. McIn-
tyre was appointed to represent
the club at a meeting to be
called soon.
1t was announced that Charles
Goodnow will succeed Merle
Martin as secretary of Kiwanis
so that Mr.. Martin may devote
his time to the instruction of the
citizenship class.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
RECREATION
UNDER WAY
First of Dolly Programs
Held in City Pork
This Week

The recreation program un-
der the sponsorship of School
District 17-H and the Hardin
city council was begun this
week under the direction of Miss
I. L. Heaton.
There have been daily activ-
tiles in the city park. The pro-
gram is being expanded to in
clude something for each morn
ing and afternoon and for some
evenings.
The junior recreational coun-
Gil, consisting of Patty 10 Jack
son. Howard Wham, Martha
Saunders, Pauline Davis. Rus
sell Gustafson, Edwin jacobson,
Betty Hammer, Dorothy Pitsch,
Lois Vickers, Bill Bell, Jim
Swain. Vernon OFT, and Joyce
Koebbe IS helping to plan the
schedule.
Three additions to the actiy-
tiles announced last week have
been made. Mrs. Harry Harlan
will teach a Junior Red Cross
Continued on Page 81
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
Frank S. Shivley
Rites Held Today

Funeral services for Frank S.
Shively, SO, Crow Indian, were
held today at Smiths chapel in
Billings with the Rev. C. A..
Bentley of Crow Agency offic-
iating. Burial was made in the
Mountview cemetery.
Mr.. Shively died Monday in a
Billings hospital where he has
been confined for the past week.
He had made his home on the
reservation.
He was born at the Crow Mis-
sion when it was located near
Absarokee in 1875, and he later
moved to Crow Agency where he
was employed by the govern
ment.
He has been a resident of Big
Horn county nearly all his life,
with the exception of the time
he attended Carlisle Indian
school and was a football coach.
Following his graduation from
footracer and coach. He attend
ed school in Pennsylvania and
later became football mentor at
Washington State university.
He is survived bv two daugh-
tiers. Mrs. B. H. Barnes Of st. x
avier and Miss Frances Shively
OF Los Angeles. Cal, and five
grandchildren. He was proceeded
in death bv his wife in 1915.
Those who knew him as a
young man on the Crow Indian
reservation said he was a good
basebll player and as a pitcher
! was a curve ball expert.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
LIONS OFFICERS
ARE NOMINATED
Rev w. A. Petzoldt
Delivers Address
to Club Members

DR.. J. w. Schubert was nomin-
ated for president of the Hardin
Lions club at their meeting held
Monday night in the banquet
room of the Masonic temple,
Other officers nominated were
the Rev. Gordon Winsor, first
vice president; John w. Bulls,
second vice president; A. M.
Crilly, third vice president; Aus
tin G. Slattery, Lion Tanner; R.
P. Ross, trustee and Murt Sui
Ivan, tail twister. There were no
other nominations, and election
will be held at the next meeting
of the club.
George w. Gustafson presided
in the absence of James Torske,
president.
The main address of the ev-
ening was given by the Rev. w.
A.. Petzoldt of Lodge Grass who
spoke on After the War.
What?"
The speaker pointed out that
as the war was going on we
were going through several dis
tinct revolutions, which should
prove beneficial to us in the
end. He added that the United
States at Its worst is better
than any other country on earth
and we are to be to the peop-
lie of this time what the Isralites
were to humanity during their
day.
A.. L. Mitchell, former Hardin
resident. spoke briefly to the
club as did W. F. Fitzgerald and
Charles P. Stallings both of goth
Century Fox studios in Holly
wood who were the guests of
the club.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
HARDIN LAWYERS
ATTEND MEETING

Dan w. Maddox, Bert w.
Konmiller, Merle c. Martin and
Dave L. Egnew attended the
meeting of the Yellowstone
County Bal association held
Monday night in the Billings
commercial club.
The meeting was presided over
by Robert N. Jones, Billings at
torney and president of the
group. An estimated As members
and guests were in attendance.
w. E. Kelley OF Deer Lodge,
president of the Montana Bar
association delivered the main
address of the evening.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
SMALL BOY IS
DROWNED HERE
Accident Occurs
Neur Form Home
Monday Afternoon

Terry Neal Torske, small son
of Walter c. and Rose Spetz
TorSke, was drowned Monday In
a small pool of water in what
is normally a dry creek near
their ranch home southwest OF
Hardin.
The boy was two years and
four months old.
The body of the boy was found
by his father who had waded
into the muddy pool after eff
forts to find the boy around the
farm had failed.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday at 2 p. m. from the
Baptist church with the Rev.
c. E. johnson of Billings offici-
ating. Burial was made in the
Hardin cemetery.
Pallbearers were James Torske,
Bert Slater, Robert Torske and
Joe TorSke.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
SERVICES HELD
FOR MRS. DAVIS

Funeral services for Alice Ruth
LaForge Davis, Is. were held
Monday at the Crow Agency
Baptist church With Miss Clara
Olds and Miss Malvina johnson
of Lodge Grass officiating.
Mrs. Davis died last Thursday
at the Crow Agency hospital
from internal complications.
The body was laid to rest in
the family burial plot on Reno
creek.
She was the wife Of Roy T..
Davis and the daughter of Tom
and Louise LaForge.
MIR. Davis was at Butte taking
physical examinations for sery-
ice in the armed forces when he
received word Of the death of
his wife.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
GARDEN MEETING
AT HIGH SCHOOL
To Have Course on
Vegetable Production
and Preservation

The first OF a series OF meet
ingS which will make up a course
on the production and preSer-
Walton OF vegetables will be held
June ID at 1880 p. m. at Hardin
hlgn school.
Charles A. Bordsen, vocational
agriculture instructor at the To-
cal high school will be in charge.
Everyone who planted a farm
or city garden is urged to at
tend. The initial meeting will be
devoted largely to determining
what the attendance will be
and discussing plans for the
course.
It is hoped that a community
cannery may be arranged for.
There will also be discussion
regarding the cultivation and
care of the vegetables now grow
ing in the area.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
Lost Rites Held
For w. ]. McMordn

Funeral services for for w. j.
McMoran, g., retired Hardin
business man, were held Satur-
day at the Baptist church with
the Rev. C. A. Bentley officiat-
ing.
Mr.. McMoran passed away
last Thursday.
Acting as pallbearers were R.
P. Ross, Cecil Ross. Fred Lipp,
Dell Kelly. E. c. Kuehn and
Wray Essex. Burial was made in
Billings.
Mrs. Lura P Strand sang sew
eral vocal numbers during the
services.
Mr.. McMoran had lived in
Hardin many years where he was
actively engaged in business un-
til two years ago when he re-
tired.
An obituary will appear in the
next issue of the Tribune Her
aid.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
Ration Guide s..

Gasoline-''A" book coupons No.
6, good for four gallons each,
outside the Eastern shortage
area.
Sugar-Coupon No. 13 good for
5 lbs. thru August IS. Coup
ons No. Is and 16 are good
thru October 81 for 5 lbs. each
for home canning purposes.
Housewives may apply to
their local ration boards ii
necessary to obtain more sug-
ar for canning.
Shoes-Stamp No. ID Il pair
became valid June 16.
Meats,-etc. Red Stamps j, K,
L, M, good thru June 80. N
becomes valid June 20.
Processed foods-Blue stamps,
K, L, M, continue good thru
July 7.
Coffee Stamp No. "a Il lb.) is
good thru June 80.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
John Kifer Dies
Here Wednesday

John Kifer, long time resident
of Hardin and one-time sheriff of
Big Horn county passed away
Wednesday afternoon at his
home here following a stroke.
Mr.. Kifer had been in bad
health for the past few months
and only recently returned from
Anchorage, Alaska. where his
daughter, Mrs. Hillard Miller,
lives. He was a charter member
of the Masonic lodge in Hardin.
Funeral arrangements have
not yet been made.
A complete obituary will ap-
pear in the next issue of this
paper.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
Patterson
Is in New Guinea

Besides fighting the Japs in
New Guinea, Floyd w. Patter-
son, %, of Sarpy, is helping the
war effort by buying war bends.
Pvt. Patterson lived in the
Sarpy area where ne made his
home with MIR. and Mrs. Fell
Morrison. Mr. Morrison stated
that he regularly receives money
from Patterson with which to
buy war bonds.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
SUMMER STORY
HOUR TO BEGIN

The first of a series of sum-
mer story hours will be held at
the Big Horn county library at
1870 p. m. on Saturday, June 10.
All children through the third
grade are invited to attend, and
children from the rural dis
tricts will be especially welcome.
Favorite stories of boys and
girls will be told.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
IS PROMOTED

The promotion of Major Carl
E. Rankin to the rank of Lieu
tenant Colonel has been anounc-
ed by headquarters. ninth U. S.
Air Force command in the Mid
die East. A letter from the Air
force dated Nav 8 was received
this week by the Tribune Her.
aid. His parents, Mayor and Mrs.
Carl Rankin have known of his
promotion for several weeks.
Col. Rankin has been a mem
Der of the officers reserve corps
since June 1880. and was ordered
to extended active duty in Sept
1910.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
WNU SerHce)
Allan Fl. Roush
Is Now ENSIGN

Allen H. Roush, son of Mrs.
Flora Roush of Hardin, was am
ong the one thousand midship-
man to be graduated May ~
from the u. S. Naval Reserve
midshipman's school located on
the campus of the University of
Notre Dame. He was given a
commission as ensign.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
FRONTIER CLOSED

A British embassy source Of
ficially revealed Wednesday that
the entire Turko-Syrian frontier
has been closed and placed I'M
der a strong guard. It was as
sumed that the border was closed
to prevent axis agents from
slipping across into neutral Tur-
key to make reports to Berlin
and Rome. In a delayeI release
from Turkey. Premier Sukru
Saracoglu indicated that Turkey
is a partisan of the United Ma
tons in their battle for world
security.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
REDS PUSH NAZIS

According to Russian and Ger
man releases, German troops at
lacking for the third straight
day in the Orel sector have been
repulsed and Russian troops
have driven into the German
defense line. A German broad
cast said that a Russian often
sive in the Kursk region seemed
imminent
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
CHARGE WASTE

In Washington yesterday the
Byrd economy committee de-
manded the dismissal of 300, 900
government employees in a report
charging waste of. federal funds
and manpower." The committee
called on the budget bureau to
make reductions under authority
given it by the recent war over
time pay act.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17

Speakers at the graduation ex-
ercises were Rear Admiral Wat
T. Cluverius, president of Wor-
ceSter Tech, Worcester, Mass.
and Captain H. P. Burnett, U S.
NJ, commanding officer of the
midShipman'S school.
Ensign Roush is a graduate of
the Hardin high shool and of
Montana State College.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17
NEWS REVIEW
A Brief Summary
Of Outstanding
News Events
SICILY BOMBED

SICILY BOMBED
American and British air fleets
sWarmed over Sicily Tuesday,
smashing stiffened Axis resist
ance with attacks on important
enemy air bases, according to a
release from allied headquarters
in North Africa. At the same
time long-range fighters from
the middle east command swept
the Aegean against enemy ship
ping, maintaining the softening
up of the Italian island.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-06-17

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