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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23
Pfc. PauS Now
Reported as
Dead i'm Action

OPHEIM-Pfc. Ormond Paus Jr.,
10, who was reported missing in
action in Belgium since Jan. II. is
now reported killed in action, &C
cording to a telegram from the war
department received by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ormond Paus of
Scobey, Saturday. He had been with
the First army. He RAJ the only
boy in the Paus family of four.
Bumps" as he vas affectionately
called, was we'll known in this vicin-
ity having visited here many times at
the home of his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Paus, and his
uncle and aunt, MI. and Mrs. Roy
Paus and family.
In school, he was rated an Al
student, was president of his class
his senior year, 1913. also president
of the student council. He played
cornet in the band and left end in
football his senior year. He attained
Eagle scout rank in 1899.
Memorial services have not been
arranged as yet.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23

Hanson. Sergeant Holmes lived here
a number of years.
Sustained German resistance on a
mission to Berlin March 8. 1914, be-
gan with fighter attacks in Holland,
according to a fellow crew member,
Durward Sorenson, who was later
taken prisoner.
Sergeant Holmes was ball turret
gunner and shot down one Nazi
fighter. In Germany, a swarm of 600
fighters hit the group.
we lost one engine, but had three
good ones so kept on going" he e.
lated. 1T kept getting hotter and
hotter. About the time we lost the
second engine, Bernhard called up on
the interphone, I'm hurt We were
in such bad shape then we couldn't
keep going"
The oxygen system was shot
away, then a shell took off the nose.
Lieutenant Hambrick went back to
see if he could do anything for
Bernhard. 1t was too late. He had
been hit in the stomach by a 20
nm. shell and died almost instantly.
We crash landed at ZerbSt, Ger
many. 1 never saw any of the boys
1 was taken prisoner. Where
the bodies were taken 1 don't know"
It has been established that several
other crew members survived the
landing.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23
Carnival Truck
Hits Tractor;
Driver Is Fined

Robert L. Iverson, II, of Hazel
ton, N. D., driver of a truck for a
carnival coming from the Phillips
county fair at Dodson, was fined SIS
for reckless driving in the c. w.
Kampfer justice court Tuesday as
the result of an accident on High
way 2 west of Glasgow Tuesday
morning in which the truck hit a
tractor steered by Boyd Mag, which
was being pulled by a truck driven
by Charles Mag. No one was hurt.
Highway Patrolman william VOL
den, who investigated, said Iverson,
going east, overlook the tractor near
the O'Neill gravel pit turnout. He
nit its ear wheel, catching the right
corner of his truck bumper. The
truck "a raised, then slipped off
the tire and ran out of control into.
the barrow pit at the left 1t then
hit an approach on the gravel pit
road, turned on its side and slid
20 feet. The tractor was being towed
with a lariat rope. which snapped,
thus preventing any mishap to the
Mag truck.
The tractor was thrown to the
but remained upright, running
off the grade and coming to a halt
in the Mag pasture at the right of
the road. 1t was slightly damaged.
The patrolman estimated damage to
The truck as from $3.50 to $500.
Iverson told the patrolman. he
had only a few hours sleep before
eaving Dodscn early Tuesday morn
ng. His fine was paid by E. L.
9heister of Hazelton, carnival owner.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23
Social Security
Inquiries Go
to Falls Office

For the present, all inquiries about
the social security program from
this section should be addressed to
him at the social security board field
office. 5O7 Strain building, Great
Falls, j. Almer Reed. manager,
stated while here on an official visit
Wednesday.
Mr.. Reed said the social security
branch office at Havre has been
closed temporarily because Of the
resignation of Dominic j. Feeney.
manager. It previously served this
territory.
Until the arrival Of a successor.
the Havre office will be open only
on Thursday from 10 to 5.
Questions on Old-age and sur
vivors insurance program and appll-
cations for retirement insurance,
survivors insurance and requests
for social security account number
cards should be addressed to the
Great Falls office until further
Mr.. Reed said.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23
Service Men and Women!

Throughout the war, The Courier has offered any
man or woman in the armed services the privilege of a
special military service subscription at S1.5O a year to any
point in the world.
Now. with the conclusion of the war and with many of
you already returning TO civilian life, we are glad to con-
tinue that offer. either for new or renewal subscriptions.
1t remains good for one year after your discharge. For
other subscribers, regular rates for The Courier remain
in effect.
Those who remain in the service also may continue
to subscribe for The Courier at the military rate so long
as they may be in any branch of the armed forces.
The Courier is glad to make this offer to those who
are serving or who have served and will welcome your sub
scription at any time.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23
Most Teaching Positions Are
Filled i'm Valley County

Most Valley schools will open
September 4, Miss Ella HammerneSS,
county superintendent said this
week. Exceptions are Opheim and
Frazer schools, which will open Sept.
10.
Most of the teaching positions
have been filled. Her records showed
eight rural school, five high school
and two grade school positions still
vacant. Tuesday. She expected them
to be filled before the opening OF
school.
Mrs. Bessie Taylor of Glasgow will
teach at the Newton school this
year. Mrs. w. G.. Nelson of Hinsdale
will teach at the Frazier school in
the Hinsdale rural district.
Mrs. William Martin of Saco will
as teacher of the Beaverton
school and Mrs. Bertha Snider of
Malta will teach at the Milk river
school in the same district.
Mrs. Viola Richter of Wheeler
will remain as the teacher of the
Wheeler school and Mrs. Clara Oh
sen of Fort Peck will teach the West
Galpin school in the same district.
Mrs. Bessie Robinson and Mrs. J
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23

Mae Hickok will teach at Glentana.
Mrs. Lena Huebert of Frazer will re-
turn to the Highland school in the
Opheim district. Miss Helen Zim-
mer will return to the Hopper
school, and Mrs. j. B. Miller will
teach at the Richland school. Mrs.
Lois Lawrence will teach at the
Wheatland school.
Mrs. Eileen Sherlock of Frazer
will teach at the Bjorklund school
and Mrs. Thea Smith will return to
the Wiota school in the Nashua
district.
In the Tampico district. Mrs.
Dorothy Billingsley will teach at
Billingsley school and Mrs. Madge
Martin at Tampico school.
Most teachers in the Lustre dis
are returning. They r Miss
Berg of the Center Bell
school, Miss Alvina Lentzner of the
Church school, Mrs. Matilda Peter
son of the Grandview school, Miss
Mary Anderson of the Lustre school
and Mrs. Elizabeth Reddig of the
Todd Lake school. A new teacher in
the district is Miss Violet Funk, who
will teach the Pleasant View school.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23
Serg. thurman Given Bronze
Star for Her0iSm at Two Jima

AT the third airstrip the platoon
was pinned down by an enemy ma
chine gun located in a pillbox.
Realizing that a rocket launcher
would be needed to destroy the posi-
ton. it was necessary to obtain the
weapon from a thanking platoon.
Fully aware of the extreme danger
of the heavy and accurate small
arms fire of the enemy. Gunnery
Sergeant Thurman was unwilling to
ask another man to risk his life and
proceeded across the fireswept ter
rain to get the weapon. Before
reaching the thanking platoon he was
wounded.
His courageous conduct and de-
votion to duty won the adminiration
of all. His actions we're in keeping
with the highest traditions of the
United States naval service"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23
TWO SELECTED
ON STAFF OF
new SHERIFF
Wallis Undersheriff; Hatton
Is Appointed Deputy
at HinSdale

Appointment of two new staff
members to serve under him was
announced this week by Sheriff B.
E. BUD Richter, who last week
succeeded E. l.. Mcpherson.
New undersheriff will be William
j. Wallis, former member of the
Glasgow police department. He sue
ceeds to the post made vacant when
Mr.. Richter was appointed sheriff.
The new undersheriff has served
as a night patrolman with the local
department for the past ten months.
He has been a Valley county resident
most of the time for the past 38
years. For a number of years he was
engaged in farming and ranching
in the Hinsdale and Saco COM
munities.
Roy Hatton was appointed deputy
sheriff in Hinsdale. Mr. Hatton also
has been a Valley county resident
for more than 80 years. He came to
the county as a boy with his father.
the late T. T. Hatton, who farmed
for many years north of Hinsdale.
In recent years Mr.. Hatton has
operated a farm west of Hinsdale.
He succeeds p. M. Christensen, who
resigned some time ago to become
agent for the Great Northern,
stationed in Glasgow.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23
OPENING GRID
SESSION NEXT
MONDAY NIGHT
Bakers Charges Are Facing
Heavy Schedule for
1916 Season

Coach Ray Baker this week an
nOunced that, under Montana schol-
astic rules allowing workouts one
week before the resumption of
school, Glasgow highs gridiron
squad will have its first practice
session next Monday night at 7 On
the high school field.
Baker stressed that all prospec-
tive player are welcomed, but said
they should check in at his office
that afternoon so all football equip
ment may be issued before the night
session. He wants to devote all time
possible to practice.
Also, all squad members should
sign up at the school office for in
surance provided under the state
interscholastic system. This should
be done before the first prsctice
session.
ITS a good schedule for fans but
a tough one for u.s." Baker COM
mented in discussing the seven-game
card set for the Scotties this fall.
Further, the Glasgow mentor had
little TO say, but a check of the 1914
squad list shows many holes that
must be filled by successors to the
team that won the Eastern Montana
Glass A title and was runnerup in
the state Glass A race last autumn.
The Scotties open with Williston,
N. D.. Sept. IA there, resuming a
friendly interstate interScholastic
rivalry after a two-year interval.
Then four homes games come in a
stretch-Malta, Sept. 81; Wolf Point,
Sept. %; Flathead high of Kali
spell, Oct. 5, and Dawson high of
ilendive, Oct. IL. The Flathead
Braves, usually strong, come here
Under the new home-and-home plan
;et up by state interscholastic lead
Two games away from home
lose the regular schedule, with
Niles City on Oct. 10 and Havre, {
Oct. 26. I
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23

GUnnery Serg. Ruben Thurman.
a member for eight years of the
marine corps. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Peter H. Thurman of Opheim. who
is now stationed at San Diego, Calf.
after service in the Pacific area has
been awarded the bronze star medal.
His citation, signed by Maj. Gen.
G.. B. Erskine, reads:
For heroic achievement in con-
nection with operations against the
enemy while serving with a marine
infantry battalion on Two Jima, VOL
cano Islands. on March 3, 1945. Gun
merry Sergeant Thurman was called
upon to assume command of a rifle
platoon during an attack when the
platoon leader became a casualty.
Continuing the attack, the platoon
was inspired by his exhibition of
personal bravery while eliminating
enemy positions.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23
Lieut.. Smith Is
Dead After
German iShap
BY Courier Correspondent

HINSDALE-FirSt Lieut.. WalSton
T. Smith. son of Mr.. and Mrs. I. c.
Smith of Saco, former Hinsdale
residents, died at the army general
hospital in Frankfurt, Germany.
July "a, according to a letter re-
ceived by the Smiths from their
sons commanding officer, Lieut..
Col. Thomas P. Hughes of the 253rd
engineer combat battalion. Lieuten-
ant Smiths death came a day after
he was injured in a motor vehicle
accident at Schwtingen, Germany.
He was buried July 26 at the Amer
lean military cemetery at st. Avoid.
France.
Entering the army April l, 1912,
Lieutenant Smith went overseas five
weeks later. He was one of 1859 men
picked to attend officer candidate
school at Fort Belvoir, Va, and later
took a two months course in mech
anized equipment at Chanute. Ill. In
March. 1914 he was promoted to
first lieutenant in the engineer
corps.
Lieutenant Smith was a graduate
of Saco high school and attended
Intermcuntain college at Helena
and the State School of Mines at
Butte for one year. He was employed
at Fort Peck by the army engineers
for five years and was working with
the army engineers in Texas before
he entered the army.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Florence Smith of Spokane; his par
ents: a brother, CcXswain Allen
Smith. serving in the Pacific: and
three sisters. Mrs. Grant Mitchell
Of Saco, Mrs. Little Strong of Omaha.
Neb., and Mrs. Laverna Wacholtz of
Spokane. He was a nephew of Mrs.
Raw Christensen and George Hane-
outh of Hinsdale and was well
lnown here. spending several sum-
ners as a boy at his grandparents
arm near Hinsdale. His parents. Mr..
md Mrs. Smith. were early-day
'esidents of this. community, Mr..
smith being one of the first Great
Northern depot agents here.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23
$50 Enrolment
Is Forecast
at Peck School
BY Courier Correspondent

FORT PECK The Fort Peck
school will open Tuesday morning
Sept. 4, preceded by a teachers
meeting on Monday at 10. announced
by Principal Erling Voldal. More than
100 pupils is anticipated with pros
poets OF an increase as service men
return to their Jobs.
Several changes in the teaching
staff. which is now complete, were
necessitated by designations.
Miss Margaret Gardner, who
directed a Kindergarten here during
June and July. will return to teach
in the first grade. Mrs. Myrtle Nc
Kinney, primary grade teacher in
Browning last year, will teach in the
second grade.
The third, fourth and fifth grades
will be divided between two rooms
with Miss Edna j. Fregmille. a
graduate Of Dickinson, N. D., State
Normal college. teaching the lower
half and Mrs. Marjorie st. John. for
the past few years intermediate
teacher at Glentana, teaching the
upper half.
Miss Marion Siles, who has spent
the summer at Oakland, Calf, will
to teach grade 6 and physical
education classes. The upper grades
will be taught by Mrs. C. G. Murphy,
who is completing five years of SER
in the Fort Peck school. Mrs.
Murphy will again do departmental
teaching in arithmetic and sewing
for girls.
District Principal Voldal will teach
boys classes in physical education,
woodwork and visual education for
Ill grades. Mr.. Voldal has been with
he Fort Peck school for five years.
New and improved basic textbooks
ire being introduced in health,
music, language and history.
For the first time in ten years, the
will not operate a school in
Jew Deal.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23

CONTROLS IN
MONTANA OFF
Federal Service Announces
That Manpower Regulations
All Lifted

Lifting of all manpoWer controls
and resumption of full service TO all
employers and all workers. is the
manpower program announced for
Montana in response to President
Humans statement that the war is
ended. In making Immediately eff
IectlVe the new program, o. C.
Lamport, state manpower director.
notified Manager A. j. Fey, of the
Glasgow office of the United States
employment service to direct all eff
fort toward providing job opportun-
tiles in tune with the re%conversion
program.
Montana modified its manpower
for war industries through effective
action of the employment service"
Mr.. Lamport declared. 1T should
now mobilize its manpower to meet
peacetime requirements"
A seven-point manpcwer program
effective today for the employment
service includes:
l. All manpower controls dissolved.
Voluntary community action to
speed resumption of civilian produc-
ton is substituted.
2. Labor-management committees
and representative local groups will
study employment problems arising
from displaced workers, returning
veterans and war workers, and other
dislocations. assisting the employ
ment service in placing all available
applicants in work.
3. Full facilities of the employ
.ent service will again be extended
to all employers. The war restric-
tons no longer apply.
A.. Expanded services will be
rendered to veterans to assist in
their readjustment to civilian en-
B. Increased emphasis will be given
TO job counSeling and other person.
allied services to assist job seekers
20 adapt wartime experience to
oeacetime jobs.
6. Job advice concerning oppor-
.unities elsewhere will be made
available at USES offices for guild
ance of workers not readily alb
in local jobs.
T.. USES offices will give prefer
entail treatment to all reconversion
activities as a means toward stabil-
zing employment for all workers.
Controls revoked nov include the
sterilization program
With required statement of avail
and priority referral, employ
nent ceilings and the compulsory
8-hour work week. These controls
1ere originally imposed in defer
nee to labor-management commit
ees. In Montana these committees
Oncurred in the removal in antici-
of vi Day.
These same labor-management
1mmittees are being asked to con-
nue. into peacetime operations as
,nsultants with employment serv-
e and manpower officials. In addi-
on the program calls for enlist
ent Of local employers, labor
hons, civic organizations and COM
unity leaders in efforts to continue
employment and sustained buy
6 power as home markets return
an economy of abundance.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23
TripIe-A Out, But
New Agency, PIMA,
Takes Over Tasks

WASHINGTON-One more of the
governments alphabet agencies -
AAA - which means agriculture
adjustment agency, went out of
existence this week but another
PMA-took owe its duties.
PIMA stands for the newly Gre
ated production and marketing adj
ministration of the agriculture de-
partment.
In line with an announcement by
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson,
the old Triple A" as such ended
and its duties will be handled by
the field service branch Of PIMA.
A spokesman said the only change
would be possible consolidation of
previous state AAA offices with var
ious other agriculture department
offices such as the office of supply,
but not the soil conservation service,
the farm security administration OF
the farm credit administration.
Under the new plan, there will be
a state director in each state. The
state director may be, although not
necessarily, the previous chairman
of the state Triple A" committee.
Little, if any, change in the per-
OF the state office is con-
for the time being.
NO LOCAL CHANGES
The new program will not make
any immediate changes in the work
Of the local county AAA office,
Thomas A. Wagner, chairman, said
this week.
Administration of practice pro-
grams, loans. crop insurance, and
subsidy payments on milk, butter
beef and sheep will continue
without change under the elected
county committee, Mr.. Wagner
tated. 1t is expected that some ad-
iitional functions may be added to
he committees work. as the re- /
.rganization plan is perfected. t
The new organization is based on
recommendations of a special COM
nittee appointed by Secretary An
.erson soon after he took office. 1t
onsolidates a number of previously J
Independent offices, all concerned S
18th food production and marketing. r.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23
Frazer Schools to
Open Their Doors
on September 10th
BY Courier Correspondent

FRAZER-Frazer schools will open
Monday. Sept. 10, Superintendent
Donald H. Welsh, announces.
Most of last years teachers are
returning. They include Mrs. Evelyn
Mason. grade l; Patricia Cheney,
grade 2 and grade music; Miss Har-
riet Lee, grades 3 and 4. and Mrs.
Blanche Walton, grades 7 and 8 and
physical education.
On the high school staff are Mrs.
Elva PETERSON and Mrs. Eva Welsh,
with Mr. Welsh.
Two positions are to be filled. for
5 and 6, and one high school
post, but it is expected that these
will soon be taken care of Mr.. Welsh
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23
improvements in
School Gym and
Auditorium Made

Considerable improvement in
acoustic conditions in the Glasgow
high school auditorium-gymnasium
is expected with the installation OF
acoustic celotex on the walls and
ceiling. states superintendent r. l..
Irle. other improvement work at the
school includes redecoration of the
small school gymnasium, which Will
be used for school parties, as well
physical education classes.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23
WEST VALLEY
CROP AVERAGE
ABOUT II BU..
Best Yields Are Coming from
Clean, Summerfallowed
Wheatlands
BY Courier Correspondent

HINSDALE - The wheat harvest
in western Valley county should av-
erage about - bushels an acre, a
check with local grain elevators re-
vealed. Some fields, on clean sum-
merfallowed ground, have run as
high as 20 bushels to the acre, while
spring-plowed and fall-plowed fields
are making between 4 and 8 bushels
in most cases.
Harvesting is almost complete in
the North Bench and Cache Creek
areas, about half done in the Gen
evieve community and about one
third finished on the South Bench.
Yields north of HinSdale are run
ming from four to twelve bushels per
acre average. in the Genevieve area
six to eight bushels per acre and on
the South Bench from eight to
twenty bushels. Throughout all
western Valley county, summerfal-
lowed land is producing the best
yield. with some other crop land
wheat not worth cutting.
Best wheat yields are on irrigated
land, running from 20 to 80 bushels.
Throughout the region protein
content is running exceptionally
high from IA percent to 10 percent.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23
IN SERVICE FOUR YEARS

Guests at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. G.. A. Clark this week are their
sen, John Kenneth Clark. who has
received his discharge from the army
medical corps at Camp Patrick
Henry in Virginia after four years
service in Africa. Sicily, Italy,
France and Belgium, and his
fiancee, Miss Jean Coll of Toledo,
Ohio.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23
Nashua Group
Will Plan
Year Activity
BY Courier Correspondent

NASHUA-A meeting of all men,
bers of the Nashua Commercial
club will be held next Monday night
at s in the clubrooms here. President
H. V. Loucks announces. MI. Loucks
stressed that the meeting is import
ant, since a program of activities for
the coming year will be planned by
officers and members. A free lunch
will be served after the business
meeting
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23
Youth Loses End
Of Finger i'm
Harvest Accident
BY Courier Correspondent

GRANDVIEW-Harold Andersen,
10. o of Mr.. and Mrs. AL Anderson
of Wolf Point, who has been staying
at the Otto Kliewer home this sum-
mer. lost the end of his left ring
finger and suffered decorations on
other fingers when he caught his
hand between a chain and a
sprocket on the combine Friday
afternoon. He was taken to Glasgow,
where it was found necessary tc
amputate the finger at the first
Joint and put five stitches in his
pointer finger. He remained in the
hospital until Sunday afternoon.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-23
VandaIia Yields
Good for Dry Year
In Courier CORRESPONDENT

VANDALIA - Harvest is at its
peak in this community. The grain
yield has been very good, consider
ing the small amount Of moisture
during the growing season. Several
fields averaged 20 bushels an acre
Some have very high protein con-
dent. as high as 1890 percent.