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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-04-06
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obviously the smoky green eyes
studied him. "Who are you?"
Colin Rae. | used to live in
i.carmonth."
do You know Rodney Sclkirk,
the Hendricks Bay man there"
"He's the closest friend have i'm
the world"
Her eyes were still on him, but a
little of their suspicious watchful-
ness had drained away, and she
seemed for. the first time to ap-
praise hlm-thc square. strong face,
tanned by sun and wind. the col
umnar neck and thick, bronZy hair,
inclined to curl. She looked very
small. almost chilllikc, in compari-
son, standing by the window in
hcrce-iincd mules. the back-lightinr
OF a low November sun alinting her
hair.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-04-06

eyes that still spoke their homage.
fou were marvellous, Just now"
he said.
You know why | did that"
TO help II man in danger"
II don't think so. did it because
you know Rodney Sclkirk-and be-
cause you can get me to Lcarmonth.
Even If you're guilty" She
stopped, as If waiting for him to
make some denial, but he had picked
up the telephone book.
Here's the airport number" he
said. ASK for Blair Benedict, and
don't mention my name unless you
have trouble getting the plane. Just
say you want it for yourself and
one passenger"
In three minutes is was done. and
with Il sigh Of relief the. girl put
down the phone. Your friend Miss
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-04-27
War One Vet and
Former Resident
Dies in Midwest

John E. Bliss, AZ, died April Is in
Veterans hospital, Dearborn, Mich
He had been receiving treatment
for apprehension heart disease for
about three weeks.
MI. Bliss was the son of MI. and
Mrs. Frank Bliss. former Glasgow
residents. His father was empoyed
here by the Great Northern. He re-
ceived his early education in the
Glasgow schools. In 1916 he enlisted
in the army and served overseas. In
the spring of 1918 he was hos
pitalized in France from a gas at
tack. He never fully regained his
health after the war.
From 1919 to 1880. he was a resid-
ent of Clinton, Iowa. In 1881 he
moved to Detroit where at the time
of his death he vas an employe
of the postoffice. He is survived by
his widow. Mary A. Bliss; daughter.
Charlotte: father. Frank Bliss. and
brother Norman Bliss, all of whom,
with the exception of Charlotte. are
living in Detroit. Charlotte. II, a
child of a former marriage, and
whose mother is also dead. is liv-
ing with her grandparents in Eagle
Grove, Iowa.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-04-27
COUNTY AGENT
AREA MEET TO
Be therein MAY
Extension Conference Is Called
to Discuss Production
and Labor.

BOHEMIAN - County extension
agents throughout Montana will
gather at a series of five district
meetings in May at which officials
of the Montana extension service
will outline current extension pro-
grams with emphasis on 1874 food
production. emergency farm labor
and postwar agricultural planning,
J. C. Taylor, extension director, said
today.
A meeting will be held in Glasgow
Nav 10 and II. Counties from which
agents will attend are Blaine,
Daniels. Phillips, Roosevelt, Sheri-
dan. Valley and the Milk River r.
rigation project.
The programs of the conferences
have been arranged, he said, so that
county agents from sugar beet
counties can meet jointly with the
managers and fieldmen of sugar
factories for a portion of the time
to discuss problems directly con-
corning 1914 sugar beet production.
Considerable attention will also
be given to the assignment OF emer-
gency assistant agents on a district
basis to help with food production
and food preservation work. Taylor
said. This additional help, he said,
has been made possible by federal
appropriations designed to aid farm
ers in attaining maximum produc-
ton to meet wartime leeds.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-04-27
Glasgow Gunner D0uSes Blaze
In Ammunition on Anzi0 Beach
BY Technical Serg. Robert C. Geake,
Fifth Army Field Correspondent

WITH THE FIFTH ARMY
ITALY-Corporal John Whittle. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Whittle OF
Glasgow, Mont, serving with a can
o company of the Allied Fifth
Army's Third Marine" division on
the Anzio beachhead in Italy, won
the praise of the officers and men
of his unit when he voluntarily
helped extinguish a dangerous fire
near a pile of heavy ammunition.
A lucky hit at night by German
artillery had started a fire beside
Corporal Whites half-track, dug
in near the front lines. Corporal
Whittle and three other members
of his gun section fought the blaze
with dirt and blankets and car
ried more than 100 rounds OF live
ammunition away from the fire.
When they had the fire almost
out. German artillery, attracted by
the light, opened up and forced
the men to take cover as the blaze
famed up again. Before the bar
rage was over they returned and
completely extinguished the fire.
Some of the live shells were so
hot the men could not handle them
with their bare hands. The quick
and courageous action of Corporsl
White and his crew prevented e
serious explosion.
Corporal Whittle's gun section
has served as a unit nearly 10
months overseas. He landed with
the Third division in the North
African invasion of 1912, and has
fought in Tunisia, Sicily and in
Italy since Salerno.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-04-27
BAILEY TO
Be CANDIDATE
FORSURYEYOR
Files Petition for Nomination
at Primary Election
July Is.

Nominating petition of Manson H
Bailey Sr. for county surveyor on
the Democratic ticket at the pri-
mary election, July 10. has been
filed in the clerk and recorders Of
flee.
Mr.. Bailey has been a Valley
county resident for 80 years. He
came in 1912 as an engineer for the
bureau of reclamation, making sur
veys on the Vandalia dam and on
the Milk River Irrigation project.
He was employed by the bureau
nine years, also serving with Com
pany G. in the Mexican expedition
in 1916 and later in the army dur
ing World War I.
He was elected and took Office as
county surveyor Jan. 2, 1923, a post
in which he continued until March
10, 1884. He then resigned to take
an engineering position with the
corps of engineers at Fort Peck. He
was with the war department Tor
sever years.
Recently Mr.. Bailey has been en-
gagged in survey and engineering
work for the county.
The post of county surveyor has
been vacant since last year, when
Max B. Yoder resigned.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-04-27
ASK
TO PUT MORE
LAND MTOUSE
Survey Shows 1859 Acres More
Could Be Producing
Under Ditch.

Farmers in the Malta and Glas-
gov irrigation districts could put
at least 1859 acres of land into
production of war crops if Triple-A
allowances for land leveling were
increased. it was stated this week
by Otto NJ. C~hristinson. commission
er of the Glasgow district.
He said the figures are based on
returns from queries made by lOS
farmers in the districts.
This year. for the first time, the
Triple-A is making an allowance
for leveling as a conservation prac-
tice. It is 4 cents a yard, with a
minimum payment of IS per acre.
More than 100 farmers who at
tended a recent meeting here sug-
gested this be increased to IS cents
a yard in order to bring about de-
velopment of lands already under
the ditch and which would be i'm
mediately available for production.
Farmers of the two irrigation
districts. as well as the Glasgow and
Malta Chambers of Commerce are
Joining in the movement.
There is also considerable r
age outside the project Gin pumping
DlO1eCISl lndL COulQ NC DiOh5Alb IL
to production" Mr.. C%hristinson
stated in a letter to Montana's con-
gressional delegation and Triple-A
authorities. 1.-The increased acreage
reported would yield about S250,000
worth of additional foodstuffs n
nually and would absorb not to ex-
coed $4,000 in allotment funds in
each county. More than this amount
of such funds was returned unused
last year. Compared with building
new Grrigation) projects. this n
vestment gives quick returns with
little outlay"
Food production would be perma-
nent in such urgently needed crops
as sugar. alfalfa. beef and wool.
The soil conservation practices
encouraged would check soil erosion
and are especially needed on many
of the established irrigation pro-
iects where land is being injured
BY seepage and erosion"
The letter points out the payment
increase will stimulate development
of some projects which have been
held back by inability of the farm
ers to finance such way.
1T is the cheapest and quickest
way to bring these benefits about,
it adds.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-04-27
Opheirn LutheranS
Hear Experiences
On Alaska Visit

OPHEIM - Miss Helen Frost OF
Igloo, Alaska. who arrived in the
states by plane last week. showed
pictures of Alaska to a large crowd
at the Lutheran church Sunday
evening.
Miss Frost was guest speaker at
the mother-daughter L. D. r. BAN
quet held at the church Monday
evening. She showed more pictures
of Alaska after the program. The
Theme was Mother of Many
Islands" Decorations were in red,
white and blue.
The program consisted of Invoca-
ton, Mrs. E. B. Hottie; toast to
mothers. Jean Lewis; clarinet quar-
tet. Phyllis Foss, Beryl Tichenor,
Margaret Hanson and Annabelle
Munger; toast to daughters, Mrs.
Roy Paus; vocal duet, Mrs. A. o.
Hanson and Mrs. o. A. Beck; a talk
on Mothers of Alaska" Miss Frost:
flute solo, Mary Hunter, and vocal
duet. Margin Telford and Marian
F~lickinger. Forty-nine were present.
Miss Frost is a sister of the Rev.
Gerhard Frost, former Lutheran
pastor of Nashua. Rev. Frost later
was appointed to the staff of Luther
college. DEBORAH, Iowa.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-04-27

God could not have prevented
this war without taking from man
his greatest gift. that of free will,
but ne suffers with man in every
tragic loss the war brings said
the Rev. Grant S. Moore Sunday
night in addressing a community
meeting in the civic center, honor
ing me ncalled for army service
this month.
The greatness of God was Rev.
Moore's theme. Though men may
hinder the carrying out of his plans,
they cannot prevent their ultimate
success, he said.
God tranScends His universe,
works through His universe and suf-
fers in His universe" he said. He
used the relationship of a man to
his hand as an Illustration of Gods
relation to the universe.
The meeting was in charge of the
Glasgow Ministerial association. The
Rev. w. c. Mckay presided. The
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-04-27
ACREAGE
FOR DISTRICT
SAT new HIGH
Growers Sign Contracts for
More than 1900 Acres i'm
Glasgow Area.
Seeding Under Way; MeXicans
Are Expected to Arrive
Early in May.

Beet acreage contracted in the
Glasgow irrigation district has
reached a new record. A. !. Moore,
field man for the Utah-Idaho Sugar
company, reported today that grow
ers have signed contracts for o
than 1900 acres.
The figure compares with 1,400
acres contracted last year and LOO
acres harvested.
He estimated that 800 acres al
ready have been seeded. In almost
all cases, farmers are using the
new Cobbley attachment on drills,
with the improved segmented seed.
Tests show this method provides
about 90 percent singles in beet
plants, eliminating much hand work,
with a 80 percent termination.
Has Big Growers
1.-THE Glasgow district has some
of the largest single growers in
Montana" Mr.. Moore commented.
Bert Peters of Nashua has already
signed for 225 acres and will con-
tract another 25. Edison Porter of
Tampico will grow about 225 acres
of beets this year" The Nashua
section of the district, ne Salu, SHOWS
the largest acreage increase gen.
orally.
Requests have been made to the
war food administration for 225
Mexican nationals to work in county
beet fields. The first r expected
about May 10. =,
However. with more mechanized
equipment this year. Mr. Moore pre-
dicted needs will not be so great as
in the past. Many farmers will use
Dixie blockers in thinning their
beets. This operation will be fol-
lowed by hoeings.
Leaders Are Received
Ten Sishc beet leaders, made by
julius Sishc of Torrington, Wyo.,
have already been delivered in the
county. They will eliminate much
time and labor when beets are loaded
in the fall.
If beets have the same sugar con-
tent as 1943, farmers will receive
$3.50 a ton for them, the field man
added. Based on the l8-year average
for sugar content in the Milk river
valley, the return will be $3.50.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-04-27
DAWSON IS
new LEADER
OF CHAMBER
Succeeds A. V. Krusee, Who Is
in Army Call from
Valley.

Ed Dawson, Glasgow theater man.
ager, this week became president OF
the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce.
He succeeds A. v. Krusee, who left
earlier this week with men in the
April army call from Valley county.
Mr.. Dawson has been active in
civic affairs here. He is a past
president of the Glasgow Junior
Chamber of Commerce. He also has
served as a Kiwanis club director.
The new president will preside
for the first time tonight at a meet
ing of Chamber directors, Secretary
Josef Sklower said. The directors
will discuss means of raising funds
to purchase additional equipment
for the Glasgow civic center.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-04-27
Traffic Delayed
when Mail Train
Car Is Derailed

Traffic on the Great Northern
was held up from eight to ten hours
Friday morning when a a on the
w~estbound mail train was derailed
near Whately, about six miles west
of Glasgow, about midnight.
Railway workers said apparently
some equipment had dragged under
the car for several miles. Finally,
both trucks supporting the a were
torn loose, but the a did not up
set. only a passenger coach was
behind it and the rest of the train
continued west.
Eastbound and westbound sections
of the Empire Builder were held in
Glasgow and Nashua during the de-
lay.
one damaged truck was removed
from the car. The other was blocked
under one end. The other end of the
car was held up by a crane and the
cal was pulled to a siding, clearing
the main line.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-04-27
WAC Recruiter to
Spend Three Days
Here on Campaign

HELENA - Questions concerning
the WAC recruiting program will
be answered in Glasgow Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday when Lieut..
Ada M. owen of the Helena recruit
ing station visits Glasgow to aid in
WAC enlistments. She will be at the
Glasgow Federal building.
Lieutenant owen also wishes to
see all civilian recruiting officers
while here and to add anyone to
the list who will help in the work.
1.-The army now more than ever
realizes the vital Importance of the
feminine addition to its ranks and
continually offers greater incentives
to enlistment" she said.
More varied and better paying
jobs, finer living quarters, the best
of entertainment facilities. addl-
tional uniforms and freedom to
choose job and station assignment
all add impetus to the WAC re-
cruiting campaigns
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-04-27
LEADERS
CHOOSE MRS.
FERRIN HEAD
County Council Hears Montana
Chief Of Rural Youth
Activity.

Mrs. Frank Ferrin of Center COM
munity was elected president of the
Valley county All leaders council at
a meeting last Wednesday in the
courtroom. Miss Myrna Rennick of
Hinsdale was elected vice president
and Mrs. Mike Heikens of Center
secretary-treaSurer.
R. E. Cameron of Bozeman, state
All club leader, discussed ways in
which club members a contribute
to the war food program through
well-conducted projects, streamlin-
ing the All program to meet war
time restrictions on travel and &C
tivities that will help train boys
and girls for useful citizenship in
the postwar world in which they will
soon be living rs adults.
A short meeting was held under
the direction of Mrs. Sidney Cotton,
council president. Plans were made
to get project enrollments in soon,
to hold community picnics during
the summer and to combine county
achievement day and district elm
ination contests into event. VAL
ley county has been asked to ar
IdllEC lOl LAlE 4lOl NAlCdob AAOAAbdAAd
district contest. The date will be set
by the state office and will probably
be during the third week of August.
Rural Life Sunday will be May 81,
and clubs plan to observe the day
by attending church services and
participating in the programs.
Present for the council meeting
were Mrs. Heikens, Center Aggies;
Mrs. Ferrin. Center Cissor Clippers;
Mrs. Harold Stensland. West Glas-
gov All Dairy club; Mrs. Cotton,
East Tampico All club; Miss Rem
nick. Hinsdale All club; Edrie Nell
son, Hinsdale All club; Dan Martin,
Frazer All club, Mr.. Cameron and
the two county extension agents.
In the morning Mr.. Cameron and
Miss Iva L. Holiday. county home
demonstration agent. were speakers
at an assembly program of Glasgow
high SchOO
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-04-27

Eight schools, represented by 70
contestants. viii complete in the first
annual Glasgow high school invita-
tional track and field meet here
Saturday. May 6, Coach Bob Muir
ray said today.
Athletes will take part from
Havre. Poplar. Sidney. Nashua, Gull
bertson. outlook, Plentywood and
Glasgow high schools, he said. .
1t is the first meet of its kind
here in many years. To introduce
the sport to Glasgow residents, ad-
mission TO the meet will be free.
The city provided equipment this
week for blading and rolling. a
u"uarter-mile track at the high
school field, Coach Murray reported.
1t will be in excellent shape for
hurdles. dashes and distance runs.
Roy Huber has been selected
starter for the meet, with visiting
coaches as timers. Glasgow XII
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-04-27
MANY NEEDED
TO MEET RED
CROSS QUOTA
Army Calling for Much Larger
Supply of Surgical
Dressings.

A much larger group of volunteer
workers for the making OF surgical
dressings vii be needed during the
next two months, Mrs. w. @. CraW-
ford, acting chairman OF surgical
dressings for the Valley county
chapter of the American Red Cross
said this week.
In addition to the regular quota.
received this week. a special quota
is expected soon, both of which must
be completed by July l.
The army has asked for much
larger supplies of dressings in anti
cipation of the many casualties
expected during the coming Europ-
can invasion. The surgical dressings
quota assigned to the Midwestern
area for June and July is larger
than the previous assignment, so
an extra amount of material has
been sent to a select group OF
chapters.
Mrs. Crawford is asking presidents
of the women's organizations in the
CITY each to recruit three or four
new workers for May and June.
TT will not be necessary for wom-
en- desiring to work during May and
June to register for later work, or
to sign up for four hours a week.
If a woman can give only two hours
each week. that will help" Mrs.
Crawford said. Neither will it be
necessary to have a white uniform,
but a clean washable cotton house
dress must worn and the hair must
be covered. Finger nails must be
fraa from nail OOliSl
The hours for making dressings
are from l to 5 on Tuesday. Thurs
dav and Friday. and from 7 to 10
i'm the evening on Thursday and
Friday. The place is the Red Cross
room in the new county building on
Fourth avenue south, facing south
fifth street.
Mrs. S. D. Linn has been APP
pointed assistant chairman of surgi-
cal dressings.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-04-27
PAPERPICKUP
Will Be HELD
SUNDAYAT2
Scouts and Kiwanis to Gather
Donations from Curbs
by Truck.
Householders Asked to Have
Scrap Boxed or Tied
i'm Bundles.

Sunday afternoon at 2 is Zero
hour in the current wastepaper col
lection drive.
At that time. volunteers from the
Glasgow Kiwanis club and Boy
Scout troops will begin making pick
ups from Glasgow curbs in a cam
paign that has as its aim the COL
lection of at least a carload of
paper.
After being picked up by trucks,
the paper will be loaded directly in
a car spotted on the Great Northern
r~ight-of-way for shipment east to a
paper processing mill.
Shortage Critical
I'VE need the help of every Glas-
gov householder" a statement made
by the committee in charge declared.
To-day, paper is our most critical
shortage. Military and civilian lead
ers alike give it No. l place as a
vital and urgent need"
The committee said everyone
should place bundles or boxes of
paper on the sidewalk or near the
street. In the last pickup campaign,
it said, a few contributions were
almost overlooked because they had
been placed in locations not easily
seen by truck crews.
The committee also stressed sev-
eral other points:
/. Be sure to tie bundles of paper
securely with strong Irvine. Do not
pile loose.
2. If paper is of " wastepaper"
kind, in small sheets that cannot
be readily bundled, it should be
placed in a paper box oil other con-
tainer.
Loose paper is difficult to handle
and load and will merely make the
work of the volunteers longer and
harder, it was stated.
Trucks Are Needed
The committee again asked that
all who can provide a truck for a
few hours on Sunday to call A.
Trucks should report at The Courier
office at LAS.
After cost of freight is deducted.
all proceeds from the paper sale
will be turned over to Boy Scout
troops. Part of the money is placed
in funds for troop operation. The
balance is credited to Scouts, &C
cording to work done, with which
they may buy Scout equipment or
pay fees for summer camp.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-04-27
BAND,CHORUS
Will APPEAR
HERE FRIDAY
Trio and Solos, Classical and
Popular Selections on
Program.
More than 200 Students Will
Take Part in High School
Presentation.

Varied musical selections and
songs by the junior high school
chorus will De highlights of the
annual spring concert of the Glas-
Cow high school Kiltie band in the
school auditorium Friday night at
8. The band is directed by Miss
Drusilla Reichard. Director of the
chorus is Leonard Brunette.
More than so musicians compose
the band personnel, while the chorus
has $50 voices.
Band solos vii be "Stupendo,"
sousaphone solo, Roland Hammer
ness and. atlantic ZephyrS," ST.
mons, baritone solo by Don Stern
hagen. THE Three Trumpeters,"
Agostini- Bainun. is a cornet trio
featuring Don Thrill, George Wat
son and Sydney Rae Browning.
The band will open its concert
with spirit Of Peace" march by
Kiefer, following with "Trapelo
overture" Fulton. eau Pays Lor-
rain" is a descriptive overture by
Balay. Safranek's Atlantis Suite"
in three movements is next.
Seven songs are on the chorus
program, God so Loved the World"
Stainer; Riding in the Morning"
czech folk song; "Cossack's Lul-
laby." Russian folk song; THE
Sleigh" Kountz; Tulip Time. in
Holland" Whiting; the barcarolle
from "Tales of Hoffman" Often
bach. and The Lord is My Shep-
herd" Smart.
Second portion of the band pro-
gram includes Deep South" rhap-
hody, Isaac and Lillya; Victory
Garden Suite" Waters, a humorous
number in the modern mode Cara
van Overture Ellington-Tizol, a
medley of Duke Ellington-Tizol, a
Dizzy Fingers" band transcription
of ZEE C%onfrey's piano solo; ION the
Mall" march, and THE Star
Spangled Banner"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-04-27
Lieutenant Lee
Is Visitor Here
From So. Pacific

Lieut.. q. g. William D. Lee, for
mel high school music director and
who was awarded the Navy Cross
for sinking a Japanese submarine
while plotting a dive bomber, arrived
here today to visit friends. Lieuten-
ant Lee is home on 30-day furlough
after more than years service in
the south and southwest Pacific. He
will go to Florida to receive his new
assignment. He will be guest direc-
tor for several selections at the
Kiltie band concert Friday night.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-04-27
Agent and Briggs
Bringing Canada
Flax for Planting

Nels C. Briggs. manager of the
Northern Montana S~eedgrowers as
ISOLATION. and County Agent James
K. McGibney will drive to Rock
Glen. Sask., Friday to bring back
472 bushels of the new Royal flax,
superior variety developed across
the border. for which there is a
heavy demand. Because of the de-
mand. only 100 bushels of Unregistered
seed were allotted to the county,
while the balance is common seed.
The flax is reported as a heavy
vielder and as rust resistant.