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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
JURY AWARDS
LIEN S9,28O
In DAMAGES
Suit Outgrowth of Explosion at
Frazer Mans Residence
i'm 1941.

After about five hours delibera-
ton Wednesday night, a jury re-
turned a verdict for S9,280 in favor
of the plaintiff, Martin A. Lien OF
Frazer, in his damage action III
district court here against the
Montana Dakota Utilities company
The jury retired at 4:30 and re-
turned its verdict at 10.
Judge John Hurry presided in the
trial, which lasted more than nine
days and which was the final one
in the current jury term here.
In his complaint, Lien had asked
for $10.905 as the result of an eX-
plosion in his home at Frazer, Feb.
6, 1941, in which the Lien home
and contents were partially destroy
ed. He alleged the explosion was
due to natural gas and that it was
caused by the negligence of the
company in installation of pipes,
fitting and other equipment in the
Lien home.
Plaintiffs attorneys in the case
were James T. Shea end C. H.
Roberts. Representing the defendant
were Paul j. McGough of Mime
apolis, Arlie M. Foor of Wolf Point
and John Marriott Kline.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
Clothing and Rags
Drive Closes Dec. a

A nationwide drive for collection
of discarded clothing and rags start
ed Nov. % and will continue through
Dec. 4. Only discarded clothing is
wanted and all types are needed, &C
cording to WPB. Donors are re-
quested to see that wooden garments
are brushed and cotton garments and
rags are clean. Mending is not re-
quired. ANY unwearable clothing that
can be reduced to rags is also de-
sired. Not wanted are shoes, rubbers,
rubber boots, overshoes, galoshshes,
slippers, leather leggings, leather
gloves, hats, caps, neckties, collars,
garters, garter belts, %suspenders, Cir
dies, belts, corsets, brassieres, wells,
spats, rubber coats, diapers and mas
querade costumes.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
Farmers, Kiwanians Hear Talks
On U.S.. Food Production Plans

land, including the Ukraine bread
basket"
The average Russian. who works
70 to IA hours a day, has a daily
ration of one bowl of soup, meat
/ equal to what is in "One hamburger"
a loaf Of bread, a serving of cereal
and two or three bits of candy.
Conditions are much the same in
ENGLAND, he said, although the
British have provided u soldiers
almost as much food as we have
shipped through lend-lease.
One-fourth more land was in
production this year in Montana
than two years ago, Mr.. Hansmeier
declared. But in spite of handicaps
in machinery and labor shortages.
Montana farmers produced the
highest per-acre yield in the states
history. Hard work and an ideal
season made this possible, he added.
American agriculture's high pro-
ductivity did not come by accident,
he concluded, but has been the re-
suit of constant research and exper-
iment, not only by federal agencies
such as the extension service, U
by private enterprise. This eff
cheney, he said, is now paying Off"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25

Valley county farmers here for a
Triple-A meeting were guests OF
Glasgow Kiwanians at the clubs
meeting in the Methodist church
basement Thursday room. They
heard two brief talks on food pro-
duction by Arthur Johnson. state
supervisor of vocational agriculture,
and M. P. Hansmeier of Bozeman,
extension conservationist. There was
ar attendance of so.
President E j. KjelStrup presided
with J. E. Brown as program chair
man. An enterta 'nment feature was
a solo by DR.. James R. Clinton OF
Philadelphia. j. P. Sternhagen read
a postcard from New Guinea &C
k%nowledging receipt of cigarets sent
TO soldiers there by the club after
a recent smokes for soldiers drive.
The food situation in Russia con-
tinues critical, in spite of recent
gains, Mr.. johnson said in stresSlng
the need for continued production
in the United States. While, at the
peak of its invasion, Germany held
only 7 percent of Russian territory,
still that territory composed 40 per-
cent of Russia's best agricultural
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
THANKSGIVING
APPEAL MADE
IN WAR FUND
Committee Reports Total for
Valley County Now
Is 1854.
Less than One in Four Who Are
Solicited Contribute i'm
Campaign.

LAS we sit down to bountifuI
Thanksgiving meals Thursday, LET
us remember that in other coun-
tries there are millions who will
have no reason to give thanks, nor
will they have food" officers of the
Valley County War Chest said to-
day in an appeal for donations to
the United War Fund campaign.
The committee pointed out that,
besides providing funds for opera
ton of the USO and other organi-
cations benefiting our own soldiers.
the United War Fund campaign is
designed to give aid to starving and
homeless refugees and children in a
dozen-odd occupied or war ravaged
nations.
THE total reported up to today
for Valley county is 1854" they re-
ported. This is still short of our
county quota of $1,000. Why not give
others less fortunate an opportunity
for a thanksgiving? There are still
many in Valley county who have not
given their support to the War
Chest drive"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
HICHLANDERS
HAVE IS HOOP
CAMESCARDED
High School Basketball Season
Will Open at Plentywood
on December 3.
1884 Squad Will Need More
Experience and Weight,
Says Murray.

Eighteen basketball games, some
OF them tentative, SO far are Sched-
uled for Glasgow high schools squad
the coming season, Coach Bob Muir
ray announced this week. The sea-
son opens Dec. 3 with a contest al
Plentywood.
Coach Murray and Principal G.. v
Erickson will attend a meeting OF
coaches and school administrators
in Butte Friday at which athletic
matters in the state will be dis
cussed. Some details of the schedule
may be ironed out there.
Regular practice began last week,
with Murray handling a squad of
Is. There are three lettermen in the
group, Frank Holland, Bob Williams
and Bert Mann. Others reporting
are ROLAND Hammerness, James
Farrell, Joe Luckman, George Cole,
Don Play. Don Peterson, Richard
Larson, Dave Bundy, Warren Wat
son. Walter Russell, Don Thrill and
Bill Sternhagen.
Two things are lacking in the
squad-height and, for many men,
bers, experience. However, Murray
says the squad has potentialities,
but it will take time to develop
them.
The schedule, which may be re-
vised later. now calls for the fol-
lowing games:
Plentywood there, Dec. 3; Scobey
there, Dec. 4: Malta here, Dec. 9 or
II; Glendive here, Dec. IT and 10;
P~lentywood here, Jan. 6; Havre
there, Jan. IA (tentative); Malta
there, Jan. Is; Scobey here, Jan. 20;
Miles City here, Jan. % (tentative);
Glendive there, Jan. % and %; Wolf
Point here, Feb. 4; Miles City there,
Feb. 10; Sidney there, Feb. IL and
II, and Sidney here. Feb. Is and 10.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
Teacher Shortage
In Montana Closes
Many Of Schools

H~ELENA-Montana schools have
faced a shortage of 500 faculty
members and a 60 percent turnover
among employers since the outbreak
of the war. Elizabeth Ireland, state
superintendent of schools, an
nounced this week.
Miss Ireland said 146 teachers
have joined the service in the year
ending September, 1943, and PA
others have left their teaching Jobs
for employment in war industry.
Teachers in the state have left
A existing vacancies and 1877
teachers are working with temper
airy or emergency certificates.
Martin. P. Moe, secretary of the
Montana Education association. said
1900 married teachers are employed
in Montana schools for the duration
and 2,8C0 new teachers have been
employed in the state since Pearl
Haybor.
The teacher shortage and high
salaries demanded by those avail
able have caused the closing or con-
solidation of many rural schools and
made it necessary for students. in
many instances, to travel farther
than before to get to school, Moe
said.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
POLICE SEEK
HIT-AND-RUN
AUTODRIVER
Aged Man Found Unconscious
on Street Near Glasgow
Underpass.
Officers Say no Clue Is Found
to Establish Identity of
MOtorist.

Police Chief Bonnie Sather said
today investigation was continuing
in an effort to establish the identity
OF a driver whose car struck Chester
Mason, rs, of Glasgow near the
Glasgow upderpass Sunday even
ing. The aged man was found I'M
conscious in the street. Police are
being aided by the sheriff's office
in the investigation.
Mason, who is in the Deaconess
hospital, suffered shoulder injuries,
a cut On the left eye and bruises.
His condition is not serious, officers
said.
Time of the accident was estab-
lished as between $50 and Gas
Sunday night. After Mason was
found, a doctor was summoned and
he was first taken to his home
on the north side. Mason was found
lying in the street on the east
crossing on First avenue south, ten
feet from the north walk.
Police were not informed of the
accident until several hours later,
they said. They then questioned
Mason, who had regained con-
sciouSneSs, and took to the hospital.
He was unable to identify the
machine that struck beyond the
fact that it was a passenger car.
Marks on his clothing showed where
ne had been struck by a bumper.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
Capitol Week: Liquor Board
Troubles Are Causing Stir

HELENA-Recent controversial ac-
tivities engaged in by the Montana
liquor control board, hottest of the
present administrations hotbeds
came to a dramatic climax Saturday
when Chairman Frank j. Ward OF
White Sulphur Springs and A. E,
McFatridge of Billings suddenly an
nounced their designations. The
third member, Howell Harris of
Highwood, was quoted earlier as
saying he would no longer serve on
the board.
The unexpected designations came
at the conclusion of a two-day Spe-
cial meeting held here by the liquor
board to consider a 81 10000 dis
tillery purchase proposition which
ended abruptly when Gov. Sam G;
Ford stepped in and announced
THE state of Montana is not gong
to buy the capital assets OF the
two Kentucky d%istilleries referred to,
nor of any other distillery," adding
That statement may be taken as
positive, definite and final" -,
Within a few hours Ward and
McFatridge resigned, giving their
reasons as the acute shortage OF
liquor which has developed in recent
months has complicated the work to
such an extent that we find we
cannot give it the attention II re-
quireS."
1t was understood that before the
matter came to its explosive climax,
all three board members were OPP
posed to the purchase of the TWO
distilleries, as was Governor Gord,
but that state liquor administrator
T. H. Macdonald was in favor OF the
proposition and refused to come 10
an agreement with the board:
The now memberless board iaSU
venture, which in its short lie
caused no little controversy, was
understood to have been offered
through the state liquor control
boards of Washington and oregon.
The proposal provided that the
Montana board would buy the out
standing capital stock of the Snow
han Distillery company and the
Waterfall-Frazier company Tor a
total of 81. 500, 900, including $4,000
barrels of bonded whiskey. Having
acquired these assets, Salu 10 NC
valued at more than 2 1900. 900. the
Montana board would sell them back
to a broker, retaining $4,000 OF the
85. 1000 barrels of whiskey.
Further details indicated the bro
ker would contract to bottle the
whiskey at SITS a case and deliver
it to the board at Helena for some
what less than $50 per case. Because
of legal restrictions understood TO
be effective in Washington and ore
these two states would buy "a
part" of the whiskey from the
Montana board. I'll
The governors explanation 1or
opposing the deal was that If these
distilleries or any others have any
to sell, I see no reason why
it cannot be disposed of in the Or
business manner rather than
by some circuitous route which may
be attended by many complications"
With the governors final decision
and the liquor boards voluntary"
disintegration, it appeared the dis
stock was still for sale 10
whomsoever might be interested L
acquiring IS, 900 barrels Of bonded
whiskey. Montana's batting average
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
HinSdale W0man'S
Club Has Program
About Red Cross
By Courier Correspondent

HINSDALE - The Hinsdale Wo-
mans club met Nov. Is at the home
of Mrs. T. l.. Cockrell. Roll call
response called for a thimble and
the program "a on the American
Red Cross.
Mrs. Cockrell, Mrs. E. F. Sim
mons, Mrs. F. L. Westrum and Mrs.
Oswald Waber read papers on the
work of the Red Cross, after which
the members sewed on kits for the
soldiers. A luncheon vas served by
the hostess.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Waber Dec. 16. Each
member is asked to bring a gift for
a soldier at the Fort Harrison vet
Grams hospital. Christmas gifts will
also be exchanged among the club
members.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
General Crawford
Is Division Head
OF US. Engineers

OMAHA. Neb.,-Brig. Gen. Roscoe
C. Crawford, commandment of the
engineer school at Fort Belvoir. Va,
has been named division engineer
for the Missouri river division, corps
of engineers, with headquarters at
Omaha, the war department an
nounced today.
General Crawford succeeds Col.
Miles Reber, who has been relieved
for IAN important military assign
ment" in Washington, the an
~nouncement said. Colonel Reber has
served as Missouri river division
engineer only since last Sept 10,
when he succeeded Col. Lewis A.
Pick.
A native of Bridgewater, Pa, and
a graduate of the United States
Military academy, General Crawford
has been a district engineer at De-
troit, and at Honolulu, where he
was also acting director of the
public works administration for the
Territory of Hawaii.
He is expected to assume his new
duties as division engineer here
about Dec. 5. The Missouri river
division includes Montana, North
and South Dakota. Wyoming, Min
nesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas,
Missouri and Colorado.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
L. H. Sheldon BUYS
Purebred Cow at
Show in Billings

L. H. Sheldon, Nashua breeder.
added to his outstanding Aberdeen
Angus herd last week when he pur-
chased a prize winning COW from
Dr.. H. G. Hooking of Devils Lake.
N. D., at the Aberdeen-Angus show
and sale held in Billings.
The event was the first of its
kind in Montana. Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Moecker of Nashua also attend
ed. Mr.. Sheldon said several hun
dred interested stockmen from all
parts of the state attended. Ken
meth McGregor of Ada, Mimi, in
t~ernationally known judge and
breeder, judged the show. Forty
three bulls and Al females changed
hands in the sale.
THE Aberdeen-Angus is said to
be the fastest growing beef breed in
America today and the interest at
this show would seem to bear out
this claim in Montana" Mr.. Shell
don commented.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
Seal Sale Drive
Will Be Launched
In Rural Schools

Miss Ella Hammerness, acting
county superintendent of schools, is
acting as chairman of the sale of
1943 Christmas seals through the
rural schools, in cooperation with
the mail sale in Valley county, of
which Mrs. C. A. Dunnell is chair
man.
Miss Hammerness sent letters to
all the schools this week and the
sale will open next Monday. Each
pupil who sells 20 seals is entitled
to a Red Cross pencil. There will
also be a sale of pencils on Pencil
day." Dec. IA, at five cents each.
A booklet, Building a Better
World" published by the National
tuberculosis association and pre-
pared by a committee of prominent
teachers, was also sent to each
school. The booklet contains sugges-
tions for school activities promoting
the mental health of the children.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
FAREWELL TO
SELECTEES IS
FRIDAY NIGHT
Opheim Community Will Stage
Program Planned in
Civic Center.
Music, Address, Songs and Skit
Are Scheduled; Dance
Will Follow.

Opheim community will be in
charge of a selectee farewell pro-
gram and dance which will be
staged in the civic center here Fri
day night in honor of men in the
September quota who are leaving
for service.
E. F. johnson is chairman of the
program committee and Alvin Wang
rud will be master of ceremonies.
1t will open with selections by the
Opheim high school band, directed
by Horton Hicks. The invocation and
benediction will be given by the
Rev. Grant S. Moore. Mrs. Carl
Hansen of Richland will lead in
community singing.
Alton Dixon and James Westby
will play several selections on the
guitar and accordion. Two vocal
duets will be sung by Margarine
Flickenger and Marilyn Telford.
Mr.. Johnson will sing a song of
his own composition, There Pro-
tecting the Stars in Old Glory" and
Margarine F%lickenger will give a
tap dance, followed by Mr.. Wang
rud's talk.
Closing feature will be a skit, Red
Riding Hood" in which Annabelle
Munger, Viola Walstad. Jean Lewis
and Hubert Arneson will participate.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
Silver Wedding Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
Observed, Richland
BY Courier Correspondent

HIGHLAND - The twenty : fifth
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Smith was celebrated here
Sunday by eco friends and relatives
who gathered at their home. Dinner
was served at noon and a program
presented. The Rev. and Mrs. E.
B. Hottie sang IF I Gained the
World Mrs. Elmer Balm gave a
reading Thanksgiving: 1621-1943."
Mrs. Carl Hansen sang Loves Old
Sweet Song" Rev. Holte made an
address. Elmer johnson sans Fol
low the Clean" Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith were presented with gifts and
with a silver plate loaded with
dollars. Out of town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Miller and son
Glen and Mrs. Mabel Hovland of
Glasgow, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hanson
of Wolf Point, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Reimche and children and Mr.. and
Mrs. Simon Anderson and daugh-
ter of Nashua, and Mr.. and Mrs.
JenS Larson and Mrs. Edwin Larson
and daughter Mabel of Brockton.
The LarSonS + cousins of Mrs.
Smith. Mrs. Edwin Larson and Isak
Waarvik of Richland met for the
first time since they had known
each other in Trondheim, Norway.
thirty years ago.
Sam Smith and Miss Lena Ander-
son were married at the Lutheran
parsonage in Fergus Falls, Mimi,
Nov. 20, 1913. They came to Mont
ana Dec. 7 the same year and spent
the winter IN Glasgow. The follow
ing spring they located on the farm
near Richland where they have
since lived. They have one son.
Tdcn, who is in the army and three
daughters, Verneille. who came
home from Great Falls. where she
is a student, for the event and
Margaret and Verda.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
Income Tax Regulations for
Farmers Listed by Penwell

Lewis Penwell, collector of inter-
nal revenue for the district of Mon
tana. advises that a declaration of
estimated income and victory tax
for the year 1943 is required to be
filed by all farmers and livestock
men subject to the tax. and must
be filed on or before Dec. Is.
individuals other than farmers
were required to make their eSti-
mates and file their declarations on
or before Sept. Is, 1913. but due to
the nature of the business engaged
in by farmers and livestock growers
the regulations permitted them adj
ditional time until Dec. Is.
A farmer is defined as one whose
estimated gross income from farm
ing for the taxable year is at least
80 percent of his total estimated
gross income from all sources for
the taxable year.
Under the regulations a farmer
taxpayer who is single is required to
file an estimated income tax and
victory tax return for 1913 by Dec.
IS, if he had a gross income of $500
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
Committees for
Church Work Are
Picked by Board

The Rev. M. E. Van de Mark of
Great Falls, superintendent of the
Glacier Park district of the Metho-
dist church, met with officers of the
Glasgow Methodist church at the
church parlors Friday night. James
K. McGibney, F. G. Chambard and
Miss Nora Ebersole were appointed
on a finance committee and the
same three and Miss Betty watson
On a nominating committee. Both
will report at a meeting of the
church official board Dec. 2. The
Rev. and Mrs. Grant S. Moore will
entertain members of the board at
dinner in the church parlors that
night. Officers previously elected by
the Sunday school board were APP
proved by the church board.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
Grand Officers
Confer Degrees
On Odd Fellows

w. D. Hendricks of Anaconda,
grand master, and w. H. Johns of
Butte, grand secretary of the Odd
Fellows, were guests of the Glas-
gov lodge at a district meeting last
Wednesday night. They spoke at
the Odd Fellows meeting and later
at a joint meeting with the Rebekah
lodge at which the service flag of
the order was dedicated.
Mrs. Carl Hansen of Richland
sang and a trio of Miss Dorothy
Briggs, Miss Mary Thomas and Miss
Agnes Bayne sang, accompanied by
Mrs. Gordon Vallandigham. A lun-
cheon was served.
The grand officers conferred the
grand lodge degree on all past grand
officers of the local lodge. This
entities them to attend the grand
lodge meetings.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25

could be summed up as mo distil-
lerieS, no board, no whiskey."
AS a parting gesture, the board
members announced MontananS will
during the Christmas season as was
not be issued double rations of liquor
previously planned. What will be-
come of the still pending deal in
which the board made a S150,000
down payment with liquor dealer
funds for $4,000 cases of whiskey
will apparently be the first problem
to face the new state liquor control
board.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
Juniors Score i'm
High Brackets on
Constitution Quiz

A stiff test on the United States
constitution given to members of the
junior class in Glasgow high school
revealed a g~ratifyingly high level of
knowledge on that subject, it was
reported this week by Superinten-
dent r. L. Irle.
The test covered almost every
phase of the constitution in true
or false" questions. Out of a posi-
BILE score of 104, the highest was SO
with other scores of 80 and 81.
Sixteen test writer's earned marks
between 70 and 80 while 80 scored
from SO to "a. Sixteen were in the
range from SO to SO, while the low
est mark was SO points.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
District President
Visitor, Hinsdale
Legion Auxiliary
BY Courier Correspondent

HINSDALE = Mrs. HalVor Skill
ingberg. district president of the
American Legion Auxiliary, visited
the Hinsdale Auxiliary unit at a
special meeting Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. Hilda Hunter.
Mrs. Skillingberg presented the
unit with awards earned during the
past year and gave a report on the
state and district Auxiliary conven-
lions. She also reviewed what the
Auxiliary has done and outlined
the important work that is a special
responsibility of the organization.
After singing of patriotic songs,
accompanied by Mrs. August En-
seleit. a lunch was served by Mrs.
Hunter.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-25
Ladwig Speaker
At Stockholders
Meet, RichIand
BY Courier Correspondent

RICHLAND-The annual stock
holders meeting of the Farmers
Union Oil Station was held Sat
urday at the Richland school house.
Elmer Ladwig of the Farmers Union
Central Exchange at st. Paul was
the main speaker of the day. Dir
ectors for the coming year were
elected as follows: Sam Smith, pres
ident; Peder Foss, vice president;
Atle Tarum, secretary; Ole Trang
and Sivert Sherry the other two
directors. All we're reflections eX-
cept Trang, who vas elected in place
of John Riley.
Dinner was served at noon by the
Ladies Aid.