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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
Vets Report
Discharges to
Local Board

A large number of additiona.
honorable discharges from military
service have been reported to the
local draft board the past week. re-
ports Leila Nybakken, board clerk
Dusette Grandchamp, originally
of Company C, was discharged at
Fort Douglas. His foreign service
was from March 10, 1912, to Dec. 8.
1914 and he participated in the
Papuan and upper New Guinea
campaigns.
Bernard H. Squires of Opheim
participated in the Rome-Arno,
runisia, Sicily, Naples-Foggia Cen
trail Europe and North Apennines
campaigns.
Discharge of William Robert
Jones OF Nashua was reported at
Chickasha, Okla. He entered sci
vice Sept. 9, 1871.
Roy NJ. Keil Of Nashua, who be-
gan service Oct. 8, 194l, was dis
charged at Fort Douglas. His SER
vice record is not available here.
Everett Meek, formerly of Nash
ua, reports that he is now at Lake
Ariel, Penn. He was recently dis
charged from the navy at Bremen
ton, Wash, after participation in
the Eurcpean-African-Middl East,
Asiatic- Pacific and Philippine Lib
Grafton campaigns.
Albert T. Nelson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. o. Nelson of Hinsdale, who
vas discharged at Fort Mcpherson,
Ga, has returned home. He par
ticipated in the Aleutian campaign
and was in foreign service from
Dec. 26, 1910, to Oct. 80, 1943.
Discharged at Fort Douglas, Sept.
IL, was Byron R. Wagar of Glasgow.
He was in the AleutianS and had
foreign service from July 6, l943,
to Nov. 6, 1914.
John OLAF Johnson, formerly of
Fort Peck and now Of Vancouver,
Wash, received his discharge at
Fort Lewis. His campaigns include
Papuan, East Indies, Bismarck
Archipelago and New Guinea.
Lester C.. Hurlburt of Glasgow,
who entered the army April &c,
1912, writes from Denver that he
was discharged at Fort Logan, Colo.
No details of his service + avail
able at this time.
Record of Lloyd T. Eide of Glas-
cow, previously reported as dis
charged, was also filed in the office.
Olaf T. Anderson of Opheim was
discharged at Fort Douglas, Sept.
II. He participated in the Aleu-
tian, Rhineland and Ardennes cam
and was in foreign service
from Aug. Is, 1912, to March 4,
1915. In addition to service med
ais for these campaigns, he was
awarded the Purple Heart.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
More Farmer Help
Programs i'm
Materials Ended

DiScontinuance Or curtailment of
programs through which AAA COM
mittees assisted farmers in obtain
ing materials and equipment needed
for production was announced this
week by Thomas A. Wagner. Chair
man of Valley County AAA COM
mittee.
Mr.. Wagner said that the action
follows WPB policy of discontinue
ing controls and priorities as re-
duced military procurement results
in generally improved supplies.
The copper wire program ended
Sept. 10. and the county committee
no longer is issuing copper wire
allotment certificates for farmstead
wiring.
The farm lumber program IS now
on a curtailed basis. and will be
discontinued entirely on Oct. /. I'm
III that date. county committees
will issue farmers lumber certifi-
Gates for only maintenance, re-
pair and operating purposes. Lum-
Der dealers may now sell lumber
10 anyone, but they must give prl-
ority to certificates.
Also discontinued is the issuance
of preference rating certificates for
farm engines. Production controls
have been dropped, and ratings are
no longer necessary.
WPB's construction limitation
order L-4l has also been modified,
and limitations have been removed
on construction of farm service
buildings. Emergency repairs or re-
construction of houses or buildings
destroyed by fire. flood or like dis
asters may be done without special
permission.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
Legion Post
Is Staging
Member Drive

Valley post of the American Leg
ion here the next few weeks will in
tensify a campaign for membership
among veterans of World War II
it was announced by Commander
C. f. Coles and Adjutant Everett
McInerney, who r directing the
work.
The first step in the campaign
has been the preparation of letters
to relatives of men still in service
from this area pointing out that,
although the men are still in uni
form, they are now eligible to be-
come members of the American
Legion. Men still in service became
eligible en- VI day.
World War II veterans in the
post already number about 25 and
the number is increasing almost
daily" Commander Coles comment
ed.
Valley post now has a member
ship of almost $50, the largest in
northeastern Montana.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
Sales Clerk
School Here
Coming Week

A SALES personality training
series for all local sales people vii
be held in Glasgow high schoo
Monday, Tuesday and wednesday
nights at 8 under the direction OF
Leo Smith of Helena, state super
visor of distributive education in
the state department of vocational
education.
The course here, one of those
periodically held, is under the joint
sponsorship of the Glasgow Cham
Der of Commerce and the local
schools. Chamber Secretary josef
SkloWer announced.
while the course is primarily
for beginning sales clerks and those
less experienced, anyone in sales
work will be welcome and should
profit from the classes Mr..
Sklower said. "A number of local
retail managers already have indl-
Gated that their sales forces Will
be enrolled"
To determine in advance how
large the class will be, those who
plan to attend should call either
the Chamber office. SO, or the high
school, "a. Mr.. Sklower said.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
Home OPENER
IN FOOTBALL
FRIDAY NIGHT
ScOtties Meet Malta Mustangs;
Kickoff Will be at
500 p. NJ.

Opening home game in a Glas-
gov high school football season that
is already developing much interest
among both downtown and school
fans will be at 8 Friday night when
the Scotty squad meets Malta high
school.
Slogan in Coach Ray Bakers
drills this week has been Watch
that pasSl" with the news that the
blueclads from Phillips county made
things hot for Havre high in the
air last week, although losing to
the Ponies, 18 to O. In fact, the
Havre secondary defense, according
to game accounts, had a busy eve
ming.
Coach B. w. Lodge is in his first
season at Malta, although he has a
reputation for producing winners in
Montana high school circles. The
Mustangs are not so deep in re-
as the Scotties but have a
reputation as a fighting football
team.
Coach Ray Baker meanwhile
finds himself with more competition
for starter and first string posts
among the Scotties than has been
the case for many years, particu-
larry with the return to school OF
several men who have added weight
and experience to the squad.
End lobe Miller and Cecil Dyk-
stra, either tackle or back, are new
who look like regulars, while
others added to the first string
this week are Jack Gushing and
Chuck Fargo, backs.
Probable starters against the
Mustangs are Miller and Joe Luck
man, ends: Bardell and Dykstra,
tackles; Bundy and CzyZeski,
guards; Combs, center; Sternhagen,
quarterback. Gallagher and Koon,
halfbacks, and Play fullback. Ole
Hammerness, fullback, will not
An ankle injury probably
Also very likely to see action
ends; Holland and SCHNEIDER,
tackles; Rohrer and Bruce, guards;
Tommy Heating, center; Mickey
quarterback; Gushing,
halfback, and Fargo and SCHNEIDER
fullbacks. In addition, Baker has 10
Or II promising freshmen, who alter
nate between l1-man and 6-man
a total of so high school
players, with rs from junior high
out for Oman.
The Kiltie band will be out Fri
day night under Director Alonzo
.artwig.
Officials will be O'Connor, ref
cree; Kuka, umpire; Howard, head
.ineSman, and Huber, timekeeper.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
OIL IS
SECOND MAJOR
NOW LEASING
Company Signs Agreement
with County on Land
Near Vandalia

An agreement signed by Valley
county commissioners reveals that
the Gulf Oil company of Wichita,
Okla, is the second major concern
to conduct leasing operations in
Valley county this year.
The county agreement calls for
oil leases on 1912 acres of land
lying generally north and south of
Vandalia. A payment of rs cents an
acre was made for a years lease
with the privilege of renewing over
a ten-year period if annual pay
ment is made.
Five tracts of land are involved
and they are just west of a block
signed UP last spring by the Texas
company, which also has leased
considerable acreage farther west
on and near the Bowdoin dome.
Reports from individual farmers
indicate the Gulf representatives
also have been active in the dome
area from Hinsdale west to Saco.
County leases to the Gulf con-
Germ are in townships 1926, 30-37,
1898, 31-37 and 31-38.
In addition to the areas men
toned, the Texas concern has re-
corded some leases on land north
of Glasgow.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
SATURDAY IS
OPENING DATE
FOR REA BIDS
Proposals Will be Received on
17S Miles of Line
Construction

Bids for construction of 178 miles
of electric power line, also involving
other construction items, will be
opened in the offices of the Valley
Electric Coop. Inc, at 10 Satur-
day morning.
Gordon B. Allan, resident en-
gineer here for the Montana water
conservation board, said the opening
will be in the co-op's new office in
the old Tractor g. Equipment Build
ing company building on the Great
Northern right-of-way.
With materials available and with
weather conditions favorable, it is
hoped to begin work on the new
rural identification system this
autumn. Engineers already have
Staked some line.
Mr.. Allan also announced that
two additional engineers have been
added to his staff. They are Will
liam Barworth, formerly of Malta,
and Ward Rightmire.
The co-op's office here is open
week days from $3.50 to 5 and Of
ficers have invited farmers to visit
the office, check maps and deter
mine if they + on or near the
routes of lines.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
Six RegiStrants
Leave for
Service I'm Army

Six valley county registrants and
one transferred man left for Fort
Douglas Tuesday morning, repre-
senting the Valley county draft
quota for September.
The men will receive final eX-
aminations in Fort Douglas before
induction into the armed forces.
Orval N. Anderson Of GLASGOW
was group leader. Others who lett
were Bonnie o. Berg. Opheim;
Oman E. Bondy. Nashua; Douglas
H. Erickson, Nashua; Richard w.
Estrem. Glasgow: Duane S. Mckay,
Glasgow, and Mikio NJ. Shlnoda.
who was transferred here from
Yuma, Ariz.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
First Volunteer
Under Draft
Plan Discharged

Ernest R. Garsjo of Nashua. dis
charged recently at Fort Lewis, has
written the local selective service
board that he plans to return home
about the end of this week. Garsjo
was the first volunteer in Valley
county under ~selective service regu-
lationS.
The Nashua man entered the
army at Fort Missoula, June 5, 1914
He left for the southwest Pacific
on March 5, 1912. and participated
in the New Guinea and southern
Philippine campaigns.
In addition to his good conduct
medal, Asiatic- Pacific service med
al, American defense service medal,
and Philippine liberation medal
with one bronze star. he has been
awarded the Purple Heart.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
Local VIEW. Group
will Aid i'm
Forming District

A number Of members of the
local Veterans of Foreign Wars will
attend a meeting in Wolf Point
Sunday at which a new district, No.
5, of the VIEW. will be formed, ac-
cCrding to Curtis Beede, who is
Montana vice commander.
The new district will include
Phillips, Valley. Roosevelt, Daniels,
Sheridan. McCone and Richland
counties. Post Commander Carl E.
Hammerness, Adjutant A. L. Nc
Donald and other local members
will attend.
Other department officers ex-
pected are Commander II. J. Huene
of Forsyth, Senior Vice Commander
John Tomchek of Helena and
Adiutant william Spady Of Great
Falls. The meeting has been called
by Chief of Staff Elmer Harris OF
Wolf Point.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
Admission ia
Four Games
Is Set at 81

A group of Glasgow men meeting
in the high school Thursday night
at invitation of members of the
school G club and Coach Ray Baker
organized the G. Club Sponsors and
voted to conduct the annual sale of
adult season football tickets.
Russell Koon was elected president
of the sponsor group, with James
ChriStinSon as vice preSiuent and the
Rev. FIR. A. E. Foley as secretary
treasurer. E. d. Benson was named
chairman of the ticket sale cam
paign which opened Tuesday.
Members of the G club. composed
of students who have won sports
letters in the school, also organized.
They elected Ole Hammerness. presi-
dent. Tommy Heating. vice president.
and Bill Sternhagen, secretary
treasurer.
The two groups will hold Joint
meetings weekly during the gridiron
season to discuss football. President
Koon announced that the next will
be a dinner meeting in the Allen
cafe tonight at 6:15. He stressed that
other football fans + welcome to
attend. particularly fathers of foot
ball players.
Season football tickets Cor four
home games. including two Glass A
and two Glass B attractions, are
being offered at 81, including tax.
This is a real bargain price for
an outstanding home schedule" Sale
Chairman Benson commented. Total
single admission for the same games
will be $3.50.
The home game schedule is Malta,
Sept. 81. Wolf Point, Sept. %; Daw-
son high of Glendive, Oct. 5, and
Flathead high school Of Kalispell.
Oct. II. Besides tonight's game at
Williston. N. D., the Scotties meet
Havre there, oct. 10, and Miles City
there. Oct. 26.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
Regional School
On Range Land
Practices Here

Daniels, Phillips, Roosevelt, VAL
ley and Sheridan counties were rep
resented either by conservation
committeeman or range supervisors
at a school held in the courthouse
Monday and Tuesday to instruct
such officials in checking and re-
cording range utilization in the
farm program.
Dale Petit of Bozeman, state
range man, vas instructor, while
Claude NJ. Cory. state committee
man, attended the meetings. Part
of the sessions we're in the field to
observe and judge practices.
Valley county men attending were
Thomas A. Wagner, Carl Hansen
and Otto G.. Timm of the county
committee; Robert Arndt of Hins-
dale, community committeeman, and
A. E. Simonsen of Hinsdale, general
field supervisor.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
Purple Heart with
Cluster Goes to
Glasgow Sergeant

WITH THE BID INFANTRY d.
VISION IN NORTHERN LUZON-
Wounded in two separate actions
during the final heavy fighting in
the Philippines, Serg. Andrew Hook
halter. Glasgow, Montana, has been
awarded the purple Heart with one
oak leaf cluster.
Sergeant Hockhalter is a veteran
of 30 months of overseas action in
the southwest Pacific with the
famed 32d (Red Arrow division.
Fully recovered from his injuries.
he was assisting in hopping up OPP
erations in Northern Luzon'S
Cagayan valley when news of the
enemy surrender was announced.
The 32d veteran serves in Com
pany B of the divisions crack l28th
regiment. He also holds the combat
infantyman badge and Philippine
liberation medal.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
M'Entyre Is Named
New Member Of
Local Draft Board

F. S. Mcintyre Of Glasgow has
been appointed by the president as
a member of the local selective
service board for Valley county. He
replaces Fred IbSen, who has re-
signed after leaving Glasgow. The
new member is managing part
ner of the Bootery, Glasgow store.
His partner, James c.. Lund, is
now in the navy. Mr.. Mcintyre has
been a Montana resident for many
years and came here from Ballan-
TYNE to ssum active management
of the store when MI. Lund n
tered the service.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
Vincent and Moen
Now Operating
Roman Yard Here

Romans Wrccking yard on the
Fort Peck highway reopened Mon
day under the management Of Jim
my Vincent and Leonard Moen,
both discharged army veterans.
The new managers announce that
thev will offer a complete used
parts and welding service to the
public. Both are well known Glas-
gov residents.
Mr.. Vincent has lived in Glasgow
and Fort Peck since 1884 and has
extensive experience as a ship
ward welder. He served originally
with Company G. here, then with
the First cavalry. .
Mr.. Moen, former employe at
the Roman yard, returned home
from the Pacific last month. He
also a fomer shipyard welder and
then was transferred to the First
cavalry. seeing service in New
Guinea and the Philippines. He Is
also a former shpyard welder and
has spent most of his life in Glas-
gov.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
Tiny Tot Contest
Ends; Awards
Will be Tonight

The tiny tot" contest being con-
Quoted in connection with per
Parade" Business and Professional
Woman's club benefit play for Girl
Scouts. closes at 4 this afternoon.
it is announced by Miss Mardrid
Reite. chairman in charge Of the
benefit.
A first place award in the voting
contest will be presented each to
the winning boy and girl between
acts l and 2 of pep Parade" pro-
duction which opens its last show
ing at the civic center at 8:0l to-
night. All contestants will be on
the stage.
pen Parade" had its first show
ing Wednesday night before a large
audience and brought an enthusi-
astic response from the crowd. with
its comic moments and dancing
and singing choruses.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
Peters Is Elected
Fifth Member
OF Library Beard

H. ]. Peters, former high school
teacher and World War II veteran.
was this week selected by city
county library board members to
serve as the fifth member of the
group.
Mr.. Peters has had extensive ex-
perience in school and military lib
raries and was engaged in voca-
tional assignments while in the
navy.
No date has been set for the
opening of the library but listing
of the fiction section has been al
most completed, except for the
books outstanding. Suspension Of
fines will be in effect this week,
in hope that books will be returned
Mrs. Georgia Dignan. librarian,
said. Books may be returned from
1870 to $50 or from 7 to 9.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
1916 Chest Drive
Will be Launched
First Of October

Officers of the Valley County Wal
Chest are now making preparations
for launching the National War
Fund campaign on Oct. l and will
follow the same mail appeal cam
paign as in previous years.
The quota will be $4,000, the
same as last year." a statement
from officers announces. The need
for this is apparent, since the re-
quirement for these services in
devastated Europe and the demobil-
ization of the army will be greater
than during the war"
Ten percent of this quota will
remain in the Valley County War
Chest for the benefit of u return
ing veterans. Business men and all
others are asked to give this ef-
fort the same liberal support as
they have in the past"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
Mrs. Goodrich, #.
Peck Resident,
Passes Away Here

Mrs. Flora J.. Goodrich. 70, wife
of Hartley Goodrich of Fort Peck
died in a Glasgow hospital Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. Goodrich. who had fallen
from a wheel chair at her home
and suffered a broken leg about
two months ago, had been a hos
pital patient since that time.
The body was taken from the
Peterson chapel Wednesday TO be
shipped to Port Huron, Mich. near
where funeral services and burial
will take place.
The Goodriches had been Fort
Peck residents for a number OF
years.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
IL Postponement,
Farm Day Prizes
Will be Doubled

In case il is necessary to
postpone any Farmers Day
drawing in Glasgow this fall
because of severe weather con-
ditions. sponsors announce that
prizes offered will be doubled for
the following Saturday. Both
special attendance and main
prizes will be doubled the fol-
lowing Saturday, if a drawing
has TO be postponed because OF
a storm.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
Fort Peck Hunter
Struck by Shot
i'm Hunting MiShap

Leo B. Coleman OF Fort Peck,
former Glasgow resident, suffered
only minor injuries when he was
peppered by birdshot in a hunt
ing accident near the project town
Sunday. He and a companion were
hunting grouse and Mr.. Coleman
was struck by shot from a range of
about so yeards as his partner fired
to one side as the covey got up.
About IS struck him one one side
from his left knee to his head but
the accident was not serious and
Mr.. Coleman was at work Monday.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
Two Brothers Meet
On Pacific ISLAM!
By Courier Correspondent

News of another reunion OF
brothers on the far-off Pacific
island of Okinawa was received
here this week by their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Witherbee. They
are Bruce, who is serving in the
army. and Lester Witherbee, in
the navy. They were able to get in
touch with each other through the
Red Cross.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
PARKE ON BANK STAFF

Arthur Parke of Glasgow. form
erly deputy county treasurer, is
now employed at the First National
bank here. Mr.. Parke is a well
known Glasgow resident and served
in the treasurer's office under
both Mrs. Nora Mumford and
Stephen Weber.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
FossUM PURCHASES FARM

ole Fossum, who has extensive
land holdings in northern Valley
county. has purchased the 2l-acre
Peter Reinbold farm, with buildings,
in the Milk river valley a short
distance west of Glasgow.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20
The - -
Town "a

Johnny Murphy and Paul Camp
bell are authorities for the claim
that coyotes include other items be-
sides livestock and game animals in
their diet. Hunting in McCone
county for grouse Sunday, they
Jumped che of the animals in a
stubble field. Paul brought him
down. A post mortem examination
revealed that the prairie wolf had
been subsisting almost exclusively
on grasshoppers. We can't believe
this news, however, will persuade
stockmen and farmers to encourage
increase of the species CAMS latrans
as a hopper control measure. Elk
perts, however. say coyotes will eat
juniper berries, rose hips or other
fruit when hard put fer food.
Regarding the experience of three
Montana women who gave a ride
to three hitchhikerS last week, a
local insurance man commented:
They got a Mexican Standoff-lost
some money but saved their lives.
Picking up unkncwns on the road
quite often is asking for trouble,
lust as is the habit of parking a car
and leaving the ignition key in the
lock. Why ask for it?
Pure Gossip Dept: Cali items
herein are guaranteed to be wholly
unconfirmed). Is there any truth
to that report about a Brockton
man who supposedly caught a So
pound catfish at Fort Peck? Wed
like to know. And who is the prom
inent north country farmer, stock
buyer. aucticneer, ETC., etc, who
thought he seeded wheat and har-
vested "a acres of barley?
And just TO let the fellows
who are still in service know
that there are some pretty good
Jobs left waiting around, we
quote the following class ad we
saw recently: "Wanted-Man to
wash dishes and two waitress
es."
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-09-20

Stealing a little thunder from
Mark Watson's sports column the
'duckological' report of Ducks, I'm
limited, en- the area north OF us in
Canada states. Dry as hell! Duck
crop POOR except on artificial wat
ers." In spite of this, a small in
crease in ducks is predicted. Season
opens today and Mark should have
some reports on it for next weeks
column.
Thank you. Mrs. John B. Hektner
of Opheim. for your kind words
about Farmers Day drawingsl I
appreciate very much these days Of
get-together. better acquainted
meetings. And am very grateful to
all the business people of Glasgow
doing this for us farmers" Mrs.
Hektner writes in asking that her
name be checked OIL the drawing
list.