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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
LEGION WILL
SELL POPPIES
ON SATURDAY
Never Such Urgent Reasons for
Supporting Veterans,
Says Chairman.

Never have American Legion
Auxiliary members had such ur-
gent reasons for selling and never
has the public had such urgent
reasons for contributing literally"
was the statement today by Mrs.
J. A. Holland, chairman, in an
nouncing the Legion Auxiliary
Poppy sale in Glasgow Saturday.
She pointed out that the Legion
and Auxiliary have found the an
nual sale of the poppy a means to
link honoring the dead with services
for the living victims of war"
The nationwide sale of peoples
began in 1921 and has expanded
until more than so veterans hos
pitfalls participate in the work.
Volunteer workers teach the men
how to make peoples.
Veterans and their dependents
benefit from the Poppy sale. not
only from the money that results
from the sale but also by having
something tangible to do she
added. "These men in hospitals are
happy to keep their fingers busy
and their minds occupied. Needy
wives and children also reap bene-
fits. This year. their needs have
grown tremendously This calls for
the biggest sale in our history
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
Glasgow Men
To Meet with
AAA Leader

Otto NJ. Christinson. chairman of
the Chamber of Commerce reclaim
alton committee and Josef Shower,
Chamber secretary, will leave Sun
day for Bozeman, where they will
meet Monday with CT. T. Geissler
of Washington. director of the west
ern division of the agricultural ad-
justment administration.
The Glasgow men. in company
with representatives from the Malta
Geissler with facts supporting their
request for increases in conservation
payments for leveling and ditching
irrigated lands.
Albert Borton, former Valley
county resident, and now with the
conservation programs branch OF
the AAA, also will be in Bozeman
for the meeting.
While in Washington earlier. this
year, Mr.. Christinson and Charles
H. McChesney of Saco Divide pre-
sented the request to the AAA and
the war foods administration, urg-
ing an increase in leveling pay
ments as the quickest way of bring
ing into production additional ir-
rigated acreage for production OF
critical wartime foods.
A conservation payment for level
ing was offered for the first time
this year. but the Glasgow and
Malta men contend it is not ade-
quate to stimulate much such work.
other irrigation projects in the
state are supporting the proposal.
A recent survey indicated that, if
leveling payments were increased.
about 5000 more acres of land would
be irrigated in the Glasgow district
alone.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
NickelS Sisters
Both Enrolled i'm
Army Nurse Corps

Vera and Doris Nickels, daughters
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Nickels of
Nashua. both have enlisted in the
army nurse corps, to be called to
duty on completion of training
their mother reported this week
after returning from visits with
them.
Vera Nickels graduated at the
Deaconess hospital in Spokane Sun
day. She will complete her work
there in December. She is a 1910
graduate of Nashua high school and
attended Billings polytechnic for
one year.
Doris Nickels is now a cadet nurse
at Washington State college. Pull
man. She will complete pre-nursing
courses there in July and will then
enter the Deaconess institution il
Spokane for training. She Is a 1943
Nashua high graduate. She COM
pleted school work in January, 1943,
and worked in a war plant for some
time. She attended Montana State
university and entered WSC last
January.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
POPPY SALES
MONEY IS ALL
FOR
Field Is Covered in Aid
to Disabled Service Men
by w. F. W.

The entire proceeds of sales of
Buddy Poppies go to the benefit OF
disabled veterans or their families,
it was pointed out today by Mrs
Charles Hall, who is Buddy Poppy
sale chairman for the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars Auxiliary. The pop
pies will be on sale on Glasgow
streets Saturday.
A quota of 100000 poppies has
been set for this year which means
that one out of Is people must
wear a poppy Saturday.
Besides aiding veterans, since 1926
a portion of the funds gained by
the poppy sale has been devoted to
the maintenance of the V. F. w.
national home at Eaton Rapids,
There, hundreds of orphaned
sons and daughters of American
war veterans have received educa-
ton and care.
All worthy and deserving cases
for aid to veterans that come to
the attention of v. F. w. posts re-
ceive prompt attention. Mrs. Hall
said, regardless of whether the vet
is a member of the V F. w.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
Over 900 at
Benefit for
Youth Club

More than 300 people attended
the dance at the civic center last
Friday night, sponsored by the
Junior Woman's club for the bene-
fit of the debt on the youths re-
creation center.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Sternhagen
received a prize as the best old
fashioned walters, Al Becker and
Mrs. Frank Hanel were honored as
the best modern walters and Lyle
Garden and Peggy Mcconnell as
the best opponents of jitterbug
dancing.
A program was presented which
included solos by Miss Agnes Bayne
and songs by a trio composed Of Ann
Nyouist, Mary Thomas and Agnes
Bayne. accompanied by Wanda Lar
SON. A dramatization of After the
Ball" by Richard Larsen, Judy Nc
Gibney, George Cole, Franklin Hell
land and Shirley Troll was a pro-
gram feature.
Miss Wiletta Smith acted as
mistress of ceremonies. Mrs. John
Play sold tickets and Mrs. Morris
Opsahl collected tickets. Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Ship prepared and
served lunches during the evening.
Decorations were loaned by George
Mitchell and the civic center man
agement and AL Neiss's orchestra
both contributed part of the SER
rendered. Miss Shirley Bayn-
ham sold corsages during the even
The club appreciated the coopera-
ton of those who helped in max
ing the affair a success. Mrs.
Howard Trip. the president, said.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
Farm Union
Grain Cr0un
Will Meet

First annual meeting of stockhold-
ers of the recently organized Farm
ers Union Grain and Feed company
here will be held Saturday after
noon at 1870 in the courtroom, Sid
ney Cotton, organization chairman,
said.
Besides election of a permanent
board of directors at the meeting,
stockholders also will receive reports
on plans for construction of an ele-
vator here. Clarence Tufte of Will
liston, N. D., field supervisor for the
Farmers Union Grain Terminal as
ISOLATION. will be a speaker.
Mr.. Cotton said that work proba-
bly, will start next week on the ele-
vator on the site of the old Ruff
corn elevator on the Great Nor
thern right-of-way. Both that struc-
ture and another elevator owned by
the Farmers Union company at
Nashua are being purchased. They
will be rebuilt into a structure of
40, 900 bushels capacity.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
0phein1 Soldier Ducks Shells
II Months; then Hurt i'm Fall

WITH THE FIFTH ARMY
ITALY-A little eight-foot tumble
on a bed of rocks did for Technical
Serg. Woodrow Johnson what II
months of bullet lodging could not
do-landed him in a hospital.
Johnson, whose mother lives in
Opheim, Mont, made the original
African landing November 8. 1852,
with the 3rd "Marne" division.
Yes" Johnson explained, Il have
been lucky and if it hadn't been for
that banged up knee I got in the
fall I would have a perfect re-
cord. That was the only time I've
been laid up since I've been over
seas
Johnson was with a patrol
scrambling up the side of a noun
tain when they ran into whitening
German fire, forcing the patrol to
withdraw. They were almost down
a 50-foot slope when the Montanan
slipped and fell. Fully recovered,
Johnson is back with his outfit
fighting on the Allied Fifth Army's
Anzio beachhead.
Two of the sergeant's five
brothers are in the service-Everett
in Alaska and Jerome in the United
States.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
MONEY FOR
IRRIGATION
IS FAVORED
Senate Committee Pushes for
Funds for East Montana
Area Projects.
Called of Utmost Significance
to Whole Plan of Missouri
Development.

Approval by a senate subcommit-
tee earlier this week of a 900
appropriation for Investigations and
reconstruction work on Missouri
river irrigation projects was called
by Josef Shower, secretary of the
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, as
of utmost significance, not only to
Glasgow and eastern Montana, but
to the whole plan of Missouri river
development"
The funds will enable the bureau
of reclamation to complete field in
vestigations for specific projects and
to prepare plans for actual con-
struction. short of acquisition of
right of way.
OF special interest to this section
were the Glasgow bench project, for
which water would be pumped di-
rectly from Fort Peck lake; the
Marias and the Montana division of
the Missouri-S ouris.
Favorable Preliminary"
"Of course, the appropriation has
not yet passed congress but if it does
it will be a very favorable prelim-
mary step towards developing the
bureaus overall plan for Missouri
river control, by establishing the
use of a definite amount of water
for irrigation Mr.. Shower said.
The Glasgow Bench project, a
described in the Sloan survey, is
only a preliminary study and con-
siderable detail work is necessary
before it is in the blueprint stage.
AS We understand it, funds will be
made available by the appropriation
to complete this investigation and
prepare plans for actual construc-
ton. The Glasgow Bench project in
wolves about $4,000 acres. Actual
construction itself can be brought
about only by farmers and land
owners entering into a contract with
the government under provisions of
the reclamation law
He pointed out that the proposed
survey would furnish the facts of
cost and the acreage involved, which
must be the basis for final action"
Souris Is Important
THE Missouri = Souris, Montana
division, is even more important. It
involves a diversion dam on the
Missouri about ~ miles below Fort
Peck and a gravity canal to the Big
Muddy, with several pumping plants.
This is a very large and important
development and the fact that it is
listed in the appropriation is of ut
most significance.
we feel sure that if the waters
of the upper Missouri are controlled
by this method, planned by the bu-
reau, flood control and all needs of
reasonable navigation will be bene-
fitted, as well as irrigation interests.
Both the bureau and the army
engineers have publicly stated that
water could be stored to
all feasible developments and
see no reason why the two esti-
mates should not be reconciled in
a jointly approved plan, if so di-
rected by congress-"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
FAREWELL FOR
SELECTEES IS
AT 9 TONIGHT.
Colonel Roberts, Peck District
Engineer, Will Preside
at Meeting.
Valley Men in May Army Call
to Be Honored at Program
and Dance.

Lieut.. Col. H. H. Roberts. Fort
Peck district engineer. will preside
at a farewell program for Valley
county men in the May army
~selective service call in the Glasgow
civic center at 9 tonight. The pro-
gram, staged by Fort Peck COM
munity residents. will be followed
by a dance.
Men in the call are Floyd Louis
Berg of Fort Peck. Alfred Dennis
Grandchamp of Frazer. Harland
Leroy Estrem of Glasgow. Robert
williams of Glasgow. Stanley r..
Negrych of Glasgow and Earl Elmer
Thurman of Opheyn. Also in the
group will be BENJAMIN Oscar Askel-
son. transfer from the Billings
board. now living in Nashua and
Robert Ragnar Westland of Glas-
gov, transferred from Kent, Wash.
The men will leave here to report at
Fort Douglas, Utah.
The program will open with in
vocation by the Rev. FIR. A. E. Foley.
Miss Betty c.. Darland will lead the
audience in America" accom-
panied by Mrs. G. c. Guiles.
Ten Year-Old Sings
Ten-year-old Patricia Ann Ander-
son will sing "Victory Polka" and
This is the Army" as she twirls a
baton, accompanied by Mrs. Max
w. Burke. Piano duets, "Under the
Banner of Victory" and Anvil
Chorus" will be played by Mrs.
Guiles and Mrs. George L. Robin
son.
Clifford Gronneberg, Lutheran
student pastor at Fort Peck, will
then talk. Miss Darland, accom-
panied by Mrs. Guiles, will sing My
Hero and Say a Prayer for the
Boys over There" An accordion
solo, Under the Double Eagle" will
be played by Mrs. Guiles. After
singing of the national anthem.
Father Foley will give the benedic-
ton.
Roll call of the ~selectees will be
read. They will be presented Tesla
ments from Glasgow churches, kits
by the Glasgow American Legion
Auxiliary and certificates of honor
by Mayor E. j. Kjelstrup on behalf
of the city.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
Mayor Proclaims
May 9th Poppy
Day in Glasgow

Saturday, May %, was pro-
claimed Poppy dav in Glasgow
by Mayor f. ]. Kjelstrup in a
proclamation issued today. The
mayor called upon all citizens
TO observe the day by wearing
memorial peoples in honor of
the men who have given their
lives i'm the nations defense.
The proclamation stated:
"Whereas, the United states
of America is again being forced
to crush powerful enemies seek
ing TO establish their tyranny
yer the world, and
whereas, the young men OF
Glasgow again are offering
their lives i'm the nations SER
vice, and
Whereas, the memory Of
those who have given thei- lives
is cherished by us all and is an
inspiration to us all in these
grave days, and
"Whereas, their service and
sacrifice is symbOlized by the
memorial poppy of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars and American
Legion Auxiliaries, now there
fore
II, L. ]. KieIstrup. mayor OF
the city of Glasgow, do hereby
proclaim Saturday, May q,
1914, to be Poppy day and urge
all citizens to observe the day
by wearing the memorial poppy
in honor of the men who died
for America i'm the battles OF
World War / and World War
H."
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
TROOP
TAKES FIRST
IN KAMPINCO
Boy Scouts of Valley County
Are Given Awards at
Honor Court.
Annual Contests Marked by
Close Competition, Large
Attendance.

A full day of scouting activities
here Sunday saw Fort Peck troop rs
take first in a closely contested
kampingo on the high school field
that afternoon and Scouts from four
troops receive awards at an evening
court of honor.
Scout officials called the kampin-
go one of the best from the stand
points of attendance and competi-
ton. Troop IA of Nashua was a
close second with 80 points. Troop
go of Glasgow, defending champion,
took third with 25 points and Glas-
gov troop 81 was fourth with "a
points.
The Peck troop scored in nine of
ten Scout events, receiving the
maximum number of points in five.
Nashua missed winning by a scant
margin.
Court Awards
Awards made at the evening
court, by troops, we're:
Nashua IA - Donald Holiday,
three merit badges, and Jean Espil,
one merit badge.
Fort Peck 75-Byron Fuller, bronze
palm; William E. Thompson, Eagle;
Ebert E. Thompson, life; Howard
Langley, star; Marvin Kuebler, first
Donald R. Coday, Billy Buck
lin, Robert Elfring and Richard
Hanson, second class. and william
Thompson 4, Byron Fuller 3, Ed
ward LEST 2, Joe LEST 2, Howard
Langley 7 and Ebert E. Thompson
3 merit badges.
Glasgow 61-Bill Sternhagen, first
class, and Bill S|ternhagen 2, Don
Play l, John Austin 2. Dave Bundy
2 and Borland Bardell 4 merit
badges.
Glasgow - Jim Holland, silver
palm; Wesley Goheen, star; Joe
Obstarczyk. Bruce Baker and Jerry
second class; Leslie Kin
ell and Verl Miller, tenderfoot, and
Wesley Goheen 4 and James Hol-
and 5 merit badges.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25

Mrs. Harold Stensland. women's
salvage chairman for Valley coun-
ty. reminded Glasgow housewives
today that the West Glasgow All
club will make a rag collection in
Glasgow next Wednesday. All
members plan to cover every house
in town, she said. while rural peo-
Pile may leave their rags at the
Farmers Union Oil company here.
Collections are also to be made
soon by All clubs at other points in
the county, Mrs. Stensland said.
Both our armed forces and de-
Tense plants are in urgent need of
rags, Immediately" Mrs. Stensland
said. The All club will receive pro-
ceeds from the sale of rags to fur
ther its rural youth program.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25

The Valley County Labor Spon-
Soring association was formed at a
meeting in the courthouse Tuesday
10 act as an agency between in
dividual farmers and the war foods
administration in hiring Mexican
nationals at such times as they are
not at work in beet fields.
Thomas Wagner was named presi-
dent. County Agent James K. Nc
Gibney, secretary, and Robert s..
Cotton. treasurer. Other men on
the labor committe are c. H. New
ton. S. j. Lebert. r. R. Black. Milo
Jennings, Carl Hansen, Maurice
Arnold. Carl Shellerud, Otto c..
Timm. Rex Nichols and Ed Metzger.
The associations purpose is to
give farmers and ranchers an op-
portunity to avail themselves Of
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
GRADERS
TO GRADUATE
here FRIDAY
Annual Commencement Service
for Rural Pupils Will Be
in High School.
Weingartner, Head of Hinsdale
Schools, Will Make
Address.

Thirty-four Valley county rural
school pupils who passed eighth
grade examinations will receive dip
Tomas at annual countrywide grade
graduation exercises in the high
school auditorium here Friday night
at 7:30.
Pupils will be guests of the Roxy
theater at its Friday afternoon
matinee and also have been invited
to make a conducted tour of the
federal weather bureau office here.
Miss Ella Hammerness, acting
county superintendent of schools,
will preside Friday night and Sup
e~rintendent L. w. Weingartner of
Hinsdale will speak. Miss Hammer
ness said this week 35 eighth
graders and 90 seventh graders in
the county took state examinations
and "a eighth graders were granted
diplomas.
After an invocation by the Rev.
H. 2. Widen. Bill Loft of Fort Peck
will play three clarinet solos. A
trio from Fairview school composed
of Laura and Alkaline Tieszen and
Ethel Olfert and directed by Susie
Baerg, will sing two selections.
Will Make Awards
Scholarship awards will be made
by Superintendent R l.. Irle of
Glasgow and K. L. Zenner of
Frazer. superintendent H. v.
Loucks of Nashua and william
c. Greer of Opheim will announce
highest general averages in the
examinations Miss Hammerness
and superintendent Erling Voldal
of Fort Peck will present diplomas.
Other music will include a piano
solo by Dick Vallandigham. A group
from Todd Lake school. directed by
Justina Rempel, will sing two sell
ectionS. In the group are Viola
John Dick. Floyd Born, Ruby Ems
and Eleanor Reddig.
Graduates Listed
Those eligible for diplomas are:
Alice Hinerman and Evelyn Lar
son. Larslan; Myron Rogenes. Sum
nyside: Gene Clark and William
Durell, Tiger Butte; Marjorie Bur-
chett. Beaverton; Robert Howey,
Milk River: Wyona MUIR, Wheeler;
Nellie Jones and Forrest Lacock,
Jones: Clarence Tarum and Harold
Winderl. Highland; Evelyn Belle.
Helen Belle. Karl Lawrence, Robert
Lawrence and William Lawrence,
Lost Sunflower.
Also, Betty and Evelyn Fuchs.
North Bench: James McCuin, Hill
Top; Betty Jean Barnes. Wiota;
Betty Kolstad and Gerald Stems
land. B~illingSley; Levi Ersland and
Lincoln Waarvik, Cottonwood; Ethel
Olfert, Alkaline Teiszen and Laura
Teiszen, Fairview: Paul Schmidt,
Paulena Schmidt and Otto Zerbe,
Lustre; Peter Jantz. Pleasant View;
Harvey Fast. Todd Lake, and Shir-
ley Bridges. Oswego.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25

group in Italy, was reported miss
ing after a raid over Hungary. April
10. The letter telling of his safe
return to his base was dated exactly
one month later, May 10.
Il bailed out in enemy territory
but got back without a scratch. I'm
fine and there's nothing to worry
about" his letter adds.
. Censorship restrictions prevented
any word as to the method of his
return. but several other Montanars
reported missing in bomber raids
have returned to their bases, pos
sibly through the help of Euporean
underground organizations.
Sergeant Cuniff entered the army
in october, 1912. and had been in
Italy only a few weeks before he
was reported missing.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
Memorial Service
At Cemetery Will
Be Tuesday at 10

A Memorial day service will
be held at the Glasgow Gene
terry Tuesday morning at 10.
The Rev. W. c. Mckay of the
Nazarene church will give the
address. There will be music by
a group from the Glasgow high
school band. G.. NJ. Lindberg is
chairman of the American Le-
gion committee on arrange
ments. If it should be raining
Tuesday morning the program
will be held i'm the auditorium
of the Glasgow high school, MIR.
Lindberg said.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
Returns in
Scout Drive
Now $1,000

With a number of solicitors still
to turn in final reports, returns in
the joint Boy Scout-Kiwanis re-
creation program drive here had
reached about $1,000 today. it was
reported by DR.. K. r. Steffensen
and Ed Dawson. co-chairmen.
A goal of 81 500 had been set, to
be divided about equally for Glas-
COWS share in maintaining the
Great Plains Boy Scout area and
for conducting a recreation program
for boys and girls this summer
under a paid supervisor. Solicitors
still have about rs people to see,
the co-chairmen said.
The campaign was launched at
a kickoff breakfast in the Allen cafe
Tuesday morning and more than
60 Glasgow men were volunteer
workers in the drive.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
ReSident:
Serving so Days
For Disturbance

Calvin Archdale, 10, of Frazer,
pleaded guilty to a disturbance
charge before Justice c. w. Kamp-
fer here Friday and was sentenced
to pay a fine of S120 or serve so
days in Jail. Archdale is now in Jail.
He was arrested by Sheriff E. L.
Mcpherson after a disturbance at
the Frazer school dormitory Thurs
day night in which Archdale en-
gagged in an alteration with K. L.
Zenner, school superintendent.
Victor Jelmberg, Frazer school
board chairman, signed the COM
plant against Archdale.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
Kenneth Anderson
Falls, Crushed by
Tractor on Farm

Kenneth Anderson, II, son of j.
D. Anderson. suffered a fractured
pelvis Friday when a steel-wheeled
tractor ran over him at his fathers
farm. Is miles northeast of Glas-
gov.
He was riding to the field stand
ing on the platform of the tractor,
when it struck a rock, bouncing him
off. The tractor whipped around
and he was caught by the ankle and
thrown under the wheels.
His brother Everest was with him
and brought him to the Deaconess
hospital where he is recovering.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
Rites for George
C~openhaver Held
In HinSdale Hall
RY Courier Corresnnndenf

HINSDALE - Funeral services
were held Monday afternoon at the
Legion hall for George Copenhaver
of Butte, former resident. The Rev.
Grant S. Moore of Glasgow was the
officiating pastor and T. O. Prit-
chard. F. l.. Westrum, L. w. Wein-
gartner and A. o. Nelson. accom-
panied by Mrs. August Enseleit,
sang several songs.
Burial was in Hillview cemetery,
with H. B. Claypool. r. f. Hillman,
Ed Bundus. Roy Hoerster, Walter
Hoerster and Lewis Rutter as pail
bearers. The Peterson mortuary was
in charge.
Mr.. Copenhaver homesteaded
near Hinsdale many years ago, but
had made his home at Butte for
the past "a yaers.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
Grandview Farm
Boy Is Injured by
Fall from Tractor

GRANDVIEW QUO Lerbe, 10
year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Zerbe. suffered a break in a
small bone near his ankle last week
when he slipped in trying to get
onto the rubber-tired tractor, with
which he was blowing, and fell
between the front and back wheel.
The back wheel grazed the side
of his head and shoulder and passed
over his leg, twisting it. He is re-
covering.