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Arlington. We are not interested in shsr-
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Call Executive 1890, Extension 2205. be-
tween 8 am. and pm. 3s
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MOVING, PACKING and STORAGE

MOVING AND STORAGE. reasonable rates.
VIII take your surplus furniture as part
rayment on your moving. EDELMAN s
MOVING AND STORAGE CO. TIA 2937. %
LOAD OR PART LOAD wanted to and
from Washington. Cleveland, Detroit. Chi
cago. st. Louis, Kansas City. NORTHERN
MOVING & STORAGE. Phone AT. 9243. 2.
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APARTMEkTs OUT OF TOWN..

EXCHANGE 2-bdrm, unfd. apt. in Kew
Gardens, N Y. c., for same or small
house IN or near D. C. RE 1900. Ext.
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ROOMS UkFURkIsHEE
ROOMS WANTED.

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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-06-08
Father Of
DIR. Lecy
Passes On

Albert E. Lecy, 70, pioneer re-
sldent of Sheridan county, died at
the home of his son, DR.. c. A. Lecy
OF Glasgow, Tuesday night. His
death followed a prolonged illness.
He and his wife had made their
home with their son since last
December.
Funeral services will be held at
Plentywood Friday afternoon at 2.
Burial will be in the Plentywood
cemetery. The Holland chapel is in
charge Of arrangements.
Albert E. Lecy was born at Ark
dale, Wis, Aug. IL, 1871, and grew
TO manhood there. He attended
teachers college in Valparaiso, md,
and later taught school at Arkdale
for two years. In 1887 he became
manager of the elevator in Echo,
MINI. where he met and was mar
ried to Julia Anderson in 1901. They
moved that year to Granville, N. ID.
The family moved in 1913 TO
Redstone, where Mr.. Lecy was
manager of the Farmers Elevator
until it was sold in 1887. He had
homesteaded south of Redstone IN
1914 and they lived on the farm
till three years ago, when they
moved into Redstone. He was a
member of the Lutheran church
and a charter member OF n
Masonic lodge and Eastern star IN
Redstone.
He is survived by his wife, his SON
DR.. Lecy, and his daughter MIS-
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-06-08
Glasgow Breuities

Mrs. Hannah Gilluly of Great
Falls spent the week end here Wis
fling her son and daughter-in-law
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Gilluly and her
grandsons, Dick, Bob and Jack.
Mrs. William Seymour Of Inkster,
N. D., who is visiting at her former
home, Malta, spent Monday in Glas-
gov and was an overnight guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Anderson.
l.. c. Hanson left Wednesday
morning for Missoula to represent
the Glasgow commandery at the
Montana grand commandery meet
ing of knights Templar there.
Chief Petty officer Carl Onberg
has returned to the South Pacific
after 20 months service in the At
lantic. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Onberg Of Glasgow.
Mrs. George Dignan and little son
have returned from Seaside. Wash,
to live with her mother-in-law,
Mrs. Mary E. Dignan. Lieutenant
Dignan has been transferred.
James Holland, o of Mr.. and
Mrs. j.. A. Holland. left Tuesday
morning for Bozeman to enroll in
an air corps reserve School. He x
poets to be at Bozeman about four
months.
Albert D. Beardsley of Glasgow
has been promoted from private
first class 10 corporal, according
to the army public relations sec
ton in the European theater OF
operations.
Miss Mary 10 Hurry arrived Sat
urday afternoon from Bozen-a an,
where she has been taking'a nurses
training course, to spend a vacation
with her parents, Judge and Mrs.
John Hurry.
Miss Shirley Baynham left this
morning for Great Falls, where she
will visit her sister, Dorothy Bayn-
ham. a few days and then go to
Bozeman to begin a cadet nurses
training course.
City Clerk Martin Miller and Chief
of Police and Mrs. Bonnie Sather
returned Tuesday from Canistota,
S. D., where all had been for treat
ment at the orion clinic. They re-
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-06-08

Dance at the Buckhorn Saturday,
June 10. Music by Blankenburg
Orchestra. 23-1tp
Mrs. Myrtle Suffer of Chehalis,
Wash, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
T. M. Owings.
Mrs. Selmer Larson and Mrs. Joe
Kaluza Jr. are leaving today to
consult the Billings clinic.
Superintendent and Mrs. William
c. Greer of Opheim were in Glas-
gov wednesday.
Mrs. Fannie Chenoweth returned
Monday from Scobey, where she
spent a month visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Hill left Mon
day morning for Atlantic City, N. j.,
where they will spend the summer.
Harry L. Rustad of Anaconda
visited from Friday to Tuesday at
the home of his sister, Mrs. D. C..
ScanSon.
Mrs. Mildred Simonton and
daughter Jane will leave Friday for
Grand Forks, N. D., to spend the
summer there.
Miss Garnet Sethne. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Sethne, re-
4icu OuliuhN llOIH l4lc OJdIG uIll-
versity at Missoula.
Miss Rachelle Kelberer will leave
Saturday morning for Washington,
d. c., and Norfolk Va, where she
will visit her sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Gooder and
family of Plentywood were over
night guests of Mayor and Mrs. E.
j. Kjelstrup n night last week.
Serg. Robert Stevens, son of Mrs.
Mollie Stevens, arrived Friday from
Alexandria, La. where he is sta
toned. He expects to leave next
Monday.
The Rev. and Mrs. B. D. Fridley
and daughter, Mrs. Chris Mier of
Simms. left Friday after spending
several days visiting at the home
of Rev. Fridley's sister, Mrs. E. j..
Kjelstrup.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. v. Erickson and
son left this week to visit at Moor
head, MINI. Mr.. Erickson will also
go to St. Paul to attend a hail
adjuster's school.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-06-08
Big Four Section
Has III Inches Of
Rain, 40 Minutes

A downpour that brought 2i2
inches of rain in 40 minutes COW
cred the Big -Four area about II
miles north of Nashua Thursday,
according to reports received here.
Some hail fell with the deluge but
did no damage. Fences were washed
away by runoff waters. On one farm
water covered a hay NOW ten inches
deep, submerging eggs in setting
hens nests.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-06-08

Lyle Bucklin of Flaxville, also
three brothers, Ray and Norman of
Evanston, ILL.,, and Christ of Ark
dale, Wis, and seven sisters, Mrs.
Iva Norby of Glenburn, N. D., Mrs.
Alma Paulson and Mrs. Tina Han
son of Arkdale, Mrs. Florence Han
sen of Duluth, Mimi, Mrs. Elvina
Davies of Tacoma, Wash, Mrs.
Clara Frenz of Portland, Ore, and
Mrs. Josephine Halstrom of Evan
ston.
BUY BONDS NOW
A school near Price, Utah, for
prospective mine workers is the first
of its kind in the history Of mining
and is part of the war manpower
commissions contribution to the
nationwide effort to increase fuel
production.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-06-08
SNYDER Back from
2-Mile.H High Camp
In South America

Arden snyder, who arrived TINS
week in Glasgow from Potrerlios,
Chile, where he is employed by Iile
Andes Copper company, told some
thing of the camp where ne mas
been living.
The camp is situated at an
altitude of 10000 feet but not 1ar
from the tropic of Capricorn n
the climate is usually good. Aooue
10000 Chilean laborers and y
American employees and tnelr
families live at the camp. Inc
Americans have their own section,
ana group activities. They had n
moving picture theater, which re-
Gently burned to the ground; .,
The copper produced is all solo
to the United States.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-06-08
Ration Reminders

MEATS, FATS - Red stamps AS
through we, good indefinitely.
PROGRESSED FOODS-Blue stamps
AS through We good indefinitely.
MOST PLENTIFUL FOODS-Eggs.
PLENTIFUL FOODS-Onions, ar
rots. spinach, white potatoes, or
anges, peanut butter and citrus
marmalade.
SUGAR - Sugar stamps 30 and 81
each good for five pounds indef-
initely. Sugar stamp 80 becomes
good for five pounds June l6. Su-
gar stamp 40 good for five pounds
of canning sugar through Febru-
airy, next year.
GASOLINE-A-l1 coupons are good
through June 81.
SHOES = Airplane stamps l and 2
good indefinitely.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-06-08

tailored" to meet the exacting needs
of high-powered United States en-
gines.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-06-08

Aviation gasoline, 100 octane, is
an expert blend of rare and costly
synthetic ingredients chemically
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Ralph {. Howard, 50, Dies;
Civil Service Examiner

Ralph Crawford Howard, so, Law
examiner for the Civil Service Com
mission, died yesterday after an ILL
ness of several months. He lived at
3737 w street NV.
A native of Holmes County. Miss,
Mr.. Howard had been a resident of
the District since 1918 He was a
graduate of the University of Mis-
sissippi, George Washington Univer-
sity and National University Law
School.
Formerly employed by the Vet
erans' Administration, Mr. Howard
had been with the Civil Service
Commission about 20 years. He was
a past master of Acacia Lodge, No
18, F.. A. A. NJ, and was a member
of the Calvary Baptist Church.
where he was a member of the
Vaughn Bible Class.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Ethel Carpenter Howard; a son
John Michael Howard, Z; two sis
tiers, Miss Ruth Howard of Durant
Miss. and Mrs. Dewy Morris of Sill
yer Creek Miss, and three brothers
Chester, Arthur and Curtis Howard
all Of Durant.
Funeral services will be held at 2
p m. Monday at the Calvary Baptist
Church. Eighth and H streets NV
Burial will be in Cedar Hill Gene
tery,
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Mrs. Della |. 0'Brien
Dies Of Heart Attack

Mrs. Della L. O'Brien, Ct. past
national senior vice president of the
Women's Relief Corps of the Grand
Army of the Republic, died yester-
day OF heart attack at her resi-
dence. 53l6 Forty-second street NV
Long associated with the District
and national work of the Relief
Corps, Mrs. O'Brien had held many
offices in the organization She was
past president of the Department
Of the Potomac and also its past
secretary and treasurer. Mrs. O'Brien
was at one time president of the
Burnside Corps here.
A native Of the District, she was
educated in the public schools and
was graduate of old Western High
School.
Two daughters, Mrs. Robert N
Blake and Mrs. Theodore j. LIE
Blanc, both of Washington, and
three grandchildren, survive.
Mass will be said at $50 am
Monday, at the Shrine of the Blessed
Sacrament, Chevy Chase circle and
Western avenue NV Burial will
be in Holy Rood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1944-01-22

81. 1880.
Born in Pittsford, VT, on his
fathers farm, Mr.. Scofield was
graduated from Middlebury College,
Vermont, in 1880 and later attend
ed the medical department Of JEFF
ferson College, Philadelphia, and
the law school Of George Washing
ton University. An honorary de-
gree of doctor of law was later con-
ferred on him by Middlebury COL
lege.
At the time of his retirement he
was given a gold watch and an al
bum Of mementos of their admira-
ton by fellow employees, Secretary
of War Patrick j. Hurley, now a
major general in the Army, in COM
mending him for his services, said =:
You have devoted your youth and
your seasoned maturity to the War
Department. I feel highly privil-
eyed to be able to voice the debt
which the department owes you"
Since his retirement Mr.. Scofield
has served as a director of the Per-
petual Building Association. He was
a member of Chi Psi Fraternity and
the All Souls Unitarian Church.
Surviving are a son, Col. Frank C
Scof1eld, on duty in the transporta-
ton department of the War Depart
ment here, and two daughters, Mrs
Margaret S. Cline of Washington
and Mrs. Clara S. Corcoran of Sum-
NIT, N. J. His wife, Mrs. Florence
Clark Scofleld, whom he married in
1885, died in 1917.
Funeral services will be held at his
late residence on Columbia road at 2
pm. Monday, with burial in Arling-
ton Cemetery.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
|Sergt. kree| H. Davis,
Veteran Detective,
Dies in Hospital Here

Detective Sergt. Kreel H. Davis
80, of 3519 Thirteenth street NV,
ia veteran of 16 years service in the
Police Department. died today at
Emergency Hospital after a long ILL
ness. He had been slated for re-
tirement January 81 because of
physical disability.
Born in West Virginia, Mr.. Davis
was appointed to the police force
here in November. 1927, and in
August, 1888, became precinct de-
tective. He was promoted to de-
tective sergeant and assigned to
headquarters the following year.
One of the most popular men or
the force. Mr.. Davis was com.
mended several times, receiving
recognition for his work in solving
a series of housebreakings.
In a case which he solved in
January, 1899, he cleared up A
housebreakings with the arrest OF
one man. On st. Valentines Day OF
the same year he solved II cases of
housebreaking by arresting two
men,.
He also was commended for his
work when high windstorm blew
down the main tent at the circus
playing Washington in May, 1896.
At the time of his death Mr.. Davis
was member of the fugitive squad
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Report Charges Waste
lin j. ). Purchase
Of 10 Cargo Ships
BY the Associated Press.

| 0s tue hsoOClAtcu ITGoS.
The Governments purchase of 10
cargo ships from the Southern Pa
cific Co. Morgan Line) in 194l at a
price Of $4,733,952 resulted in q
wasteful and extravagant expendi-
ture of public funds" Controller
General Warren has reported to
Congress.
The report, made public yesterday
said the vessels were bought out
right by the Maritime Commission
when they legally could have been
requisitioned for immediate war use
lpending full investigation of their
value
THE fact that $3.50, 900 had to be
spent to recondition the vessels
shortly after their purchase" Mr.
Warren's report said. suggests that
at least this condition of the con-
tract taking the ships on an as is
basis) was unreasonable and not In
the public interest"
Transmitted "for the information
of Congress. the report said the YES
sells ranged in age from II to sc
years, that they aggregated 66,59C
deadweight tons and that the pur-
chase in June, 194l, was in COM
pliance with directive by President
Roosevelt that the Maritime Com
mission Immediately acquire 2,000,-
900 tons of cargo shipping for wal
shipping purposes.
The commission purchased the
vessels on an as is basis without
warranty as to physical condition,
the report said. We'll might 1t be
said that the Government bought
a pig in a poke'-in fact, 10 Of
| them"
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Pacific
Continued From First Page }

barges with the resultant death OF
16O reinforcement troops.
This was the latest in a series
OF weakening blows affecting the
Madang operations. During the last
week, busy Allied planes have tended
to isolate Madang by striking at the
nearby air base of Alexishafen, on
beyond at Hansa Bay and vet far
ther northwest at Wewak. These at
tacks have spread destruction with
more than 600 tons of explosives and
have cost the japanese some 4C
planes.
Headquarters announced today
that new raid at Hansa Bay by
low-fying Mitchells and strafine
fighters resulted in destruction of q
barges, supply dumps and antiair.
craft batteries.
In the whole New Guinea range oi
air activity-from the Ramu VALLEY
to Aitape, beyond Wewak, where 9
l,000-ton Japanese freighter was
damaged-no mention was made ol
any enemy air opposition nor of any
Allied losses.
Elsewhere in the South and South.
west Pacific, American destroyer.
shelled the Japanese in the North.
ern Solomons along the coast be.
tween Bougainville and Buka, ant
Liberators twice raided Amboina
northwest of Australia, downing fiv,
interceptors but losing two bombers
In the Central Pacific, Army ant
Navy bombers kept up the daily at.
tacks on the Japanese-held Mar
shall Islands with raids Thursda,
on Wolfe Atoll and Emidj ant
Tmiet Islands Of Jaluit Atoll. 4
Navy Liberator damaged an enem.
cargo-transport vessel near Malice
lap Wednesday. Two planes wer,
lost In the bombing missions.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Waste Of .Manpower ]
Unavoidable, Navy s
Tells Senator's q
BY the Associated Press.

The Navy frankly admits loahns.
ineficiency and overmanning existA
among its 100000 civilian workers IN,
a report to the Senate Naval Af-t
fairs Committee, but blames the
situation on the rapid wartime ex-,
pansion of its payrolls. -,
THE necessity for expanding the'
Navy's civilian personnel over sou
per cent in such a brief period, with
a tight labor market, obviously ere. :
ated some inefhciencies," the de.N
partment said yesterday. ini
Frankly, the obtaining of MAXI
mum Utilization of all personnel isu
one OF the Navy's most difiicuit !
problems" 1t continued. III
The report was made at the res
quest OF Chairman Walsh of thST
Naval Affairs Committee, who said
he had received complaints of loafai
ing and overmanning in the Navy,s'
shore establishments. nj
Some Idleness Unavoidable, III.
The Navy said some idle time wax
unavoidable in the training ofd
thousands of workers for repairing
battle e-damaged sea craft and doing
other specialized jobs. Betweeff
June, 1898, and June, l943, the Navy
civilian pay rolls skyrocketed from
1884 employees to 706,857. More
than IS per cent of these people
work in Navy yards, air stations. q
ordnance stations and other shore
Installations rr-
The department said "occasionalr
instances of idleness and inefflciency
cannot be avoided" ,a1
Reporting that it had 10000
trainees in Navy yards and 10000 ia
shore establishments, the depart~
ment said: 3,
THE impression gained by an on-
locker is that these men are loafinR
when as matter Of fact they are
not qualified to do regular work and
are being taught as trainees."
AS to loafers, the Navy said it
"has to do the best it can with what
it can get" 1t explained 1t had to
hire workers who in normal times
cannot hold fulltime jobs due to
lack of physical, mental and moral
stamina, resulting in an inability
on their part to work steadily and
efficiently. ef
Lack of knowledge Blamed. :
There is also loafing and idle
ness due to inexperienced planning
and scheduling on the part Of man.
agement, due to inexperienced SUI
pervision on the part Of super
visors; due to thousands of mex.
perienced workers who haven't the
'know-how' Of shipbuilding and re-
pair" 80
Many Of the Navy's problems
came with the hiring of women
workers, the report explained. then
hastened to add, "the Navy wants
it clearly understood that on the
whole women have done very ex-
cellent job
Among its problems with women
employees has been absenteeism and
labor turnover.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Auto P|unges Off Bridge,
Five Drown, Two Escape
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PENSACOLA, Fla, Jan. 22.-An
automobile plunged through an
open drawbridge on Little Bayou
last night and five OF the seven oc.
cupants drowned.
Two sailors, Neal Stone and
Thomas J. Holderfield, struggled out
of the submerged car and swan
ashore.
The party was en- route to Pen
sacola after working the late night
shift at nearby Saufley Field Naval
Air Station.
State Highway Patrolman Joe
Livingston said three bodies had
been recovered and identified as
BERTHE Goldsby, 19; John S. Jarrett
and man named Boyd, all civilian
employees at the air station and resi-
dents of Pensacola.
Still missing. he said, are Inez
Goldsby, l6, sister of BERTHE, and
John H. Dees of Pensacola.
Evening star., 1944-01-22

Prof. W. W. Prescott. A VENTS st
Church to live there.
Prof. Prescott was graduated from
Dartmouth College in 1877 and later
received his Masters degree there.
In 1885 he became president of the
Battle Greek College, Battle Greek,
Mich, the first Adventist College.
He helped found Union College,
Lincoln, Nebr., and Walla Walla
College, Walla Walla. Wash, both
of w,<ch he served as first president.
Standardized School Principles.
Prof. Prescott introduced principles
of education that have become
standard in Adventist schools. He
was elected general field secretary of
the Seventh Day Adventist Church
in 1894 and made world tour, es-
tablishing Bible institutes and de-
veloping schools. He directed the
work Of the denomination in Great
Britain for four years. and later
served as president of the Australian
Missionary College
In 1924 he was again elected
president OF Union college, and IN
1882 became Bible instructor at the
Emmanuel Missionary College, Ber-
rien Springs, Mich.
Edited Church Paper.
He served for seven years as editor
Of the Review and Herald, Adventist
church paper, and during his later
life he wrote many religious articles
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Daisy Prescott, 412 Carroll avenue
Takoma Park, and two nieces, Mrs.
M. C. Tracy and Mrs. Margaret
Tracy, both Of New York City.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. Monday at the Takoma Park
Seventh Day Adventist Church, with
burial in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Raids
Continued From First Page.)

the windup of the dawn to- dusk
blasting of the French invasion
coast.
For the RAJ, it was the second
successive night of heavy operations
On the previous night they had
pounded Berlin with 1900 tons OF
bombs in the 11th massive attack on
the German capital in two months
This was the heaviest of them all.
II Planes Are Lost.
Yesterdays daylight operations
against the Pas-de-Caalis region
cost the attacking force II planes,
of them United States heavy bomb
ers. Nineteen German fighters were
shot from the sky. The Allied at
tackers dropped perhaps 1000 tons
of bombs.
A postmidnight communique an
nounced jointly by the British anc
American air commands once agar
shed no official light on what the
raiding forces have been hitting st
frequently and with such weight ir
this coastal area of France. The
targets were described simply a.
military objectives in the portion o.
France closest to England.
The daylight forces consisted o.
hundreds of American heavy ane
medium bombers and nearly all type
of British planes.
Enemy fighter opposition was de-
scribed as weak. Gunners of Flying
Fortresses and Liberators were cred
tied with destroying of the 10 sho
down. Ecorting American fighter
got an equal number, while Raj
Dominion and Allied fighter
knocked down five.
In addition to the six American
heavy bombers, the Allied attacking
force lost two light bombers ant
three fighters.
Cost Of living has been declining
in Co1ka Rica for six monthS-
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Reuben Stafford, IT,
Retired Enqrover, Dies

Reuben Stafford, II, retired en-
graver. died today at the home of
his son. Reuben Stafford, jr., l440
Charming street NE.
Mr.. Stafford came to Washington
to live with his son about year ago.
A native of England. he came to the
United States in 1899 and lived in
Providence, r. l.. until he came here.
Besides his son, a War Depart
ment employe, he is survived by two
granddaughter, Mrs. John Merrill
and Miss Ruby Alice Stafford, both
Of Washington.
Funeral services and burial will
be in Providence,
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Russia
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page.)
Germans left more than 1000 deao
on this front.
While, the northern armies pressed
their drive to recover the entire Bal.
tic front from the invaders, the Rus.
sian people were experiencing ire
mendous emotional lift because thu
full liberation of Leningrad yester.
day conceded with the 2Oth anniver.
sary OF the death of Nikolai Lenin
founder Of the Soviet state.
The Russian press commemoratec
the occasion with editorials laudins
the Soviet system and photograph.
Of Lenin and Stain. Izvestia sale
editorially:
The Soviet Union triumphs ovel
the enemy thanks to the Leadership
of the Bolshevik party. thanks tc
the power of the Red Army. thanks
to the unity and self-denial of the
entire Soviet people.
This is Lenins path along which
our sreat Stain leads us and will
bring us to final victory"