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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
FUNERAL FOR
old RESIDENT
IS CONDUCTED
Walter Witherbee, of Nashua
Passes Away. After Long
Illness
By Courier correspondent

NASHUA - Funeral services for
Walter Monroe Witherbee, 70, were
conducted Tuesday afternoon at the
Holland chapel in Glasgow with the
Rev. T. T. Doe officiating. Mr. With
erbee died last Thursday evening
after a lingering illness. He had been
at the w. B. Schmitten home in
Glasgow for a few weeks and prior
to this had made his home with his
daughter, Mrs. Della Sewer OF
Nashua.
He was born May 10, 1865 at Wav-
erly, III. He had a general store and
farmed until he came west in 1915.
He was married to Miss Nancy Den
mis- at Waverly. Sept. 20, 1884.
In 1915 they moved to Michigan
City. N. D., and a year later came
to McCone county, where they home
steaded. Since 1888 he had made his
home in Nashua.
His son Glenn Witherbee of Cam
as, Wash, and his son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Witherbee of Galesburg, Ill. came
Sunday morning. His granddaughter,
Mrs. Kenneth Coday, and daughters.
Barbara and Linda of Shelby and
grandson. Dale Sewer. who is with
the navy and stationed at Corvallis,
ore. also arrived Sunday moning.
His nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Meyers, and grandson and fam
lily. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Sewer, all
of Circle were also at the funeral.
one son, Earl Witherbee of Shiller
Park. Ill, was unable to come. He
is also survived by 80 grandchildren
and Is great grandchildren.
Burial was in the Glasgow ceme-
terry. The Holland chapel was in
charge.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
LARGE GROUP
LEAVES HERE
FOR SERVICE
Valley County SeIectees Begin
Trip This Morning
to Fort Douglas
Many Are Transferred to Other
Boards for Induction
in Quota

The March quota of Valley county
%selectees for induction in the armed
service at Fort Douglas, Utah, left
this morning.
Those who were expected to report
were John F. Wall of Glasgow.
leader; Paul K. Paulson, formerly of
Glasgow now living at Williston. NJ.
D.; Frank Dressell. formerly of Glas-
gov, now living at Great Falls; Al
bert c. Wiham and Robert L. v.
Nelson, Glasgow; Melvin j. Loberg,
Harry M. Brown, and Harold w.
Frost. Hinsdale; Paul F. Vein
meister. Nashua and Sherwin A..
Bigleggins; Kenneth o. Sonsteng.
Wilbert Alderman. W.lbert F.. jack
son and Wallace NJ. Run Through of
Frazer.
Mark Etchart, who was registered
at Helena, has been transferred to
Glasgow for induction, and lett with
the group.
Valley county men who have been
transferred to other local boards
for induction include the following
former Glasgow men:
Roy Knight, to Bremerton, Wash.
Earl Hort, to Seattle, Wash;
Charles LeDuc, to Minot. N. D.;
Arthur F. Kjelstrup to Bellingham,
Wash; Alphonse E. GeElen to Sand
point, Ida; Donald F.. Quinliven to
Great Falls; Alphonse Z. Chouinard
to Vancouver. Wash.
Former Wheeler Iasn transferred
are Carl w. Onstad to Williston, N.
D.; John S. Babcock, to Butte and
Glen M. Hareland to Great Falls;
Herbert G.. ThureSon of Fort Peck.
has been transferred to Portland
and Milton E. Dean of Nashua to
Custer, S. d.
Valley county also claims credit
on this quota for Lawrence C.
Cheadle. indicted at Phoenix, Ariz.,
Feb. "a. and Cecil G. Setter, indicted
at Fort Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 26.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
Capt. Durell
Back After
s. Missions

Capt. A. E. Durell. former GlaS-
gov resident, is now stationed at
the Santa Ana, Calf, army airbase
after completing SO combat missions
as a P-38 pilot and squadron leader,
His strikes carried him over France,
Germany, Italy. Austria. Hungary,
Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Ru-
MANIA, Poland, Bulgaria and Gresce.
He also participated in the first all
fighter shuttle run to Russia.
Captain Durell's crew chief was
Serg. Art Johnson, o of Mrs. Mary
johnson of Glasgow, and a former
schoolmate in Glasgow high school.
Captain Durell pays high tribute
to Sergeant Johnson's devotion to
duty and superior ability as a crew
chief who kept Captain Durells
Lightning in perfect flying condition
although it was many times under
heavy ard accurate enemy fire and
several times severely damaged.
Captain Durell holds the Distin-
guished Flying Cross, the Air Medal
with four oak leaf clusters, the presi-
dental unit citation with two oak
leaf clusters and two battle stars. He
went overseas July 4, 1914, as a
second lieutenant.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
Irle Speaker
at
for Schools

r. L. Irle, superintendent of Glas-
gov schools. spoke on the public
school situation in the state and city
at a Masonic meeting in observance
of Public School week at the Masonic
temple Monday night.
Miss Betty Watson and Miss Mary
Lou Alley played a clarinet solo, ac-
companied by Miss Elizabeth
Thompson. Dale Moore sang THE
Holy City" accompanied by Miss
Thompson.
Later whist and contract bridge
were played during a social hour.
Emil Kuebler and Mrs. o. c. Kuehn
received high corr prizes at whist
and T. w. Leedham and Mrs. G.. r.
Austin received high score prizes at
bridge. A luncheon was served.
Seventy-five attended.
Bonnie Sather, worshipful master,
presided. Roy P. Huber was in
charge of the program and George
Lane of the entertainment.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
n Months Spent
i'm Pacific
by Fl. Peck Man

A tour OF duty that took him 20
Australia to the Philippines during
tbe % months he was in the PACING
has proved one thing for AVIATION
Me-alsmith First Glass Russell
Fsymer. who is visiting his parents,
Nh and Mr.. w. l.. Farmer OF For
PeCk He'd trade all of 1t o any
part of the United States.
The petty officer was stationed on
q ssapiane tender and saw plenty
of action. He wears four COMBAT
Stars for major engagements.
Eis experience included such Spots
i, New Guinea as Milne Bay ana
Finschhafen. His unit partlclpateu ~
the amhipiouS operations at suS1
places as Hollandia, BlaK anu
Morotai OF the long jumps 70 Cne
Philippines. Then, after a prleI Ies.,
il headed north and was on hallo lol
the Leyte invasion. From theie'
Farmer went to Mindoro ana Tiffany
Iuzon. where he was given leave 10
Us unit was credited with sinking
more Jap shipping than any otner
in the Pacific. He has particularly
kind words for the navy ply, patrol
plane that has been pressed INTO
duty for every type of job from
bombing to rescue work.
He recalled that he met COM
mander Jay Leland, in charge OF a
Seabee unit, while in the Pacific.
Leland. formerly of Belt, was at one
tine a civilian engineer at Fort peck
and entered the navy as an en-
cheering officer about 1910.
FARMER plans to leave next week
with his parents to visit relatives
in Great Falls and his brother, Mel
vim, in Helena. He is to report IN
Seattle. April Z. for reassignment.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
FLA District
Convention
Is Saturday

Glasgow will be host to Chinook
Malta and Hinsdale chapters Of
Future Farmers of America in the
Milk River district in the high
school here.
The purpose of this gathering is
to develop leadership through meet
ings of the Milk River district, and
promote activities for the war eff
fort. There will be contests in iudg-
ing livestock and grains. identified
ton of small grains, weeds and leg
umes and general agricultural and
farm mechanics achievement tests
by teams from each school.
A public speaking contest will
also be held with Miss Julia Barker,
Mrs. Harriet Thompson and Mrs.
Emma Barkoff judging. The winner
oil this contest has the opportunity
of participating in the state public
speaking contest at Bozeman in
April.
H. E. Rodeberg of Bozeman, assist
ant supervisor of vocational agricul-
ture. will be here to discuss essential
activities with instructors of agri-
culture.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
Application
Must Be Made
for Sugar

Montana war price and ration
ing boards will beoin issuing sugar
for canning fruits and making jellies
May l. according to L. NJ. A. Wass,
district OPA director.
This year housewives will get all
of their homecoming sugar by ap-
plying to their local boards. No
ration stamps will be made good fol-
canning sugar. The board will deter
mine the amount of sugar needed
based on information furnished by
the housewife.
The total amount of canning
sugar allowed for each person viii.
not be more than 20 pounds, and no
more than 100 pounds a family car
be allowed. For canning fruits oil
fruit juices, the allowance will be
on the basis of one pound of sugar
for each four quarts to be canned.
Within the 20 pound maximum al
lowance. five pounds of sugar FOL
each person will be allowed for cam
ming vegetables and for making
jams, %iellies, relishes, catsup, etc.
Sugar supplies" MI. Wass
pointed out, are feeling the pinch of
a long war. Stocks for this time OF
year are the lowest since war began
In this situation OPA simply had to
tighten up. We cannot afford an
overissuance of homecoming sugar
such as occurred last year when the
nation used 800, 1000 tons more than
the total allotment. Nevertheless"
the OPP director concluded. If only
those people who actually use sugar
for home canning apply for it, there
will be enough to preserve as much
as was prepared in homes last
The local boards will provide a
form for each applicant to fill out.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
TRAIL GROUP
OPENS MOVE
FOR PROGRAM
Executive Committee Planning
Lewis and Clark
Observance

Preliminary plans for a public OBJ
Servance here of the 140th anniver-
sary of the Lewis and Clark expedi-
ton to the northwest were discussed
by members of the recently formed
executive committee of the Glas-
gow-Fort Peck chapter of the Ameri-
al Pioneer Trails association at a
meeting in the courthouse Wednes-
day afternoon.
Miss Ella HammerneSS, chairman,
presided, with Col. H. H. Roberts
and Leo B. Coleman of Fort Peck
and Judge John Hurley and Josef
Sklower of Glasgow, other members,
present.
A commemorative program will be
held some time between May 8 and
II, the period during which the ex-
plorers followed the Missouri along
what is now the southern boundary
of Valley county. The executive
group selected to plan for this affair
a program committee composed Of
H. j. Fried, Leslie Hanson, D.. NJ.
Clarke of Fort Peck, j. c. Baker
and Ida Disrud.
Also selected was a committee on
constitution and bylaws composed
of MI. Coleman, T. j. Hooking and
Marriott Kline.
Both will meet with the executive
committee April 4 to discuss plans
in detail. A membership campaign
also is planned under Chairman
Curtis Beede. Mr.. Coleman and Ira
Tourtlotte were named Fort Peck
members of the membership COM
mittee.
Pioneer Trails chapters are being
organized throughout northwest
states. Montana will furnish mark
ers for the Lewis and Clark route
to be placed during October.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
Missing Pilot
Told Others
'Bailing Out

Lieut.. Glenn Davies, 25. son of ].
H. Davies of North Star route,
Glasgow, who has been reported
missing W. YugoSlavia since Feb.
9, contacted pilots in his squadron
by radio and told them he was bail
ing out according to letters re-
ceived by his father.
A letter received from the missing
fighter pilots commanding officer
Mai. Charles P. Hardy, said.
"On that day he flew as a men,
Der of this squadron. participating
in an important mission over enemy
territory. During the course of the
mission, intense anti-aircraft fire
was encountered, and the plane
piloted by your son was so seriously
damaged as to preclude a return to
our base.
with his plane under control and
at a safe altitude. he contacted a
fellow pilot by radio. stating that
he was bailing out. However, due
to the immediate nature required
by the other planes at the moment,
we have no evidence of what actually
happened after this call. Under these
circumstances. all that can be done
is to hope and pray that he was
able to perfect his escape.
Lieutenant Davies, by his ability
and courage. had at all times con-
tributed greatly to the success of our
operations against the enemy, and
had attained great popularity among
his fellow pilots. 1t is sincerely hoped
by all of us that he may safely re-
turn"
A similar letter was received by
Mr.. Davies from Maj. Gen. Nathan
F.. Twining. commanding the Fifteen
the air force. He adds that in recog-
milton of meritorious achievement in
operations, Glenn has been awarded
the Air Medal"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
Business Women
Will Stage
Dance AnriI End

The Glasgow Business and Profess
sonial Woman's club is sponsoring
an April Fools dance at the Glasgow
civic center on Easter Monday.
April 2.
A program of music and other
specialties will precede the dancing
at $3.50. Dancing will begin at 9 and
close at ~ to conform with the new
curfew regulations.
Bob Rundle's orchestra will play
for the dancing. There will be one
prize waltz dance.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
PVT. BIEM OF
OPHEIM GIVES
LIFE In WAR
Son of North Country People Is
Killed in Action on
LuzOn, Feb. 8
BY. Courier Correspondent

OPHFIM-Mr. and Mrs. S. A
Biem of Opheim YER notified By
the war department Sunday that
their son. private Ernest Floyd Biem,
10, was killed in action on Luzon
in the Philippines. Feb. 8.
Memorial services will be con-
Quoted by the Rev. E. B. Hottie in
the Opheim Lutheran church at IL
Sunday morning.
Private Biem would have been a
senior in high school this year. He
was indicted in the army. May IS,
1914. The dead soldier was born in
.Opheim, Jan. 6, 1926.
Another son, Kenneth Biem, is
now on the German front in Europe.
The oldest brother, AnaTd Biem, lives
on the west coast. A sister, Mrs. o.
Knuteson of Great Falls is here
visiting, Mrs. Lester Watterud lives
in Opheim and Raymond and Opal
are at home.
Mr.. Biem has been custodian of
the Opheim school for many years.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
Veteran Of Fight
in Pacific
Given Discharge

Serg. Haakon Hopstad, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Hopstad, returned to
Glasgow Thursday, having received
an honorable discharge from the
army.
Sergeant Hopstad was a member
Of GLASGOW national guard Com
psny G.. and left with it for Fort
lewis in 1910. He was wounded in
New Guinea in January, 1913.
he took part in the Buna-Gona
and Sanananada campaigns, n the
Leyte invasion.
lie contracted malaria and was
returned from Leyte to the United
sizes and received treatment at the
Nadigan general hospital in Tacoma
from Feb. l. to Feb. "a, when ne was
discharged.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
Red Cross Drive
Is Over; Several
Towns To Report

''The Red Cross War Fund
campaign i'm Valley county is
Over the top, although several
communities have not yet filed
final reports" il was announced
this morning by C.. H.. Brock
smith, county chairman of the
drive. Mr.. Brocksmith said that
$500 had been turned in to
him. exceeding by $500 the
county's quota of $500. Still to
turn in funds were Hinsdale,
Fort Peck and several smaller
communities. valley county
people have made a fine re-
Spouse to a fine cause" MIR.
Brocksmith declared.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
Game Commission
Sets Fishing,
Big Game Dates

The state fish and game commits
sion. meeting in Helena last week
set May 20 as the opening OF the
fishing season in streams that werS
closed during the winter. MOS
waters in this section were open toi
ice fishing. Elmer Johnson OF Glas-
GOV. commission chairman, presided
at The meeting. e.,,
me trout and cold water tlsh
limit will remain at Is fish, or 10
rounds. plus one fish daily, and the
Tsrm-water species limit is 10
mounds, plus one fish. ,
tentative dates for the dec n
Elk season are the same as in 1914,
OFT. IS to Nov. Is.
Included in counties in whlcn
antelope hunting will be open are
valley. Hill, Blaine, Phillips, MUS
selsAell. Petroleum. Powder River,
Beaverhead. Golden Valley; wheat
ls7o. Sweet Grass, Rosebud, custer,
Prairie. Carter and Madison. open
dates on antelope will be announced
later.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
Airbase Group to
Stage Auction
Here on March 81

The Glasgow airbase recreation
committee announces that a public
auction of property it owns will BE-
held Saturday. March 81. at 2 in
the Glasgow civic center. Proceeds
from the sale will be placed in a
fund to be dispended for some public
use, when it is needed.
The committee originally raised
considerable money with which fur
nishings were built or purchased for
the airbase recreation rooms. The
equipment was turned over to the
Red Cross camp and hospital SER
vice committee when it was organ
lied. 1t recently disbanded and re-
turned all property to the original
committee.
Members of the recreation COM
mittee are E. j. Kjelstrup, repre-
senting the city; j. E. Brown. re-
presenting the Kiwanis club; j. p.
Sternhagen. representing the Ameri-
can Legion. and Otto H. Bundy, re-
presenting the county War Chest.
The committee states that anyone
who loaned property to it should
claim it before next Thursday. An
advertisement in this issue lists
many of the articles offered for sale.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
SATURDAY IS
DEADLINE TO
SEEK OFFICE
Petitions Filed for Present
Officers in City
Election

Nominating petitions for all in
cumbents in city offices for the
Glasgow city election, April 2. have
been filed at the city office here.
April 2 also is the date for town
elections in Nashua and Opheim.
Those for whom petitions have
been filed are Mayor E. j. Kjelstrup,
City Treasurer Martin Miller, Police
Magistrate c. w. Kampfer, r. Sin
clair and C. o. johnson, aldermen
in north side Ward l, and Neil D.
Campbell and C. A. Dunnell, alder
men in south side Ward 2.
Saturday is the final day on which
nominating petitions may be filed.
Registration lists for the Glasgow
election show that 36l registrants
are eligible to vote in the north side
ward and SAC in the south side, a
total of go.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
Glasgow Arch
MaSOnS at
Meeting

A group of Glasgow Royal Arch
Masons and candidates were in
Havre Saturday night to attend the
second annual district c~onvocations
of Royal Arch Masons at the Havre
Masonic temple. Participating were
the chapters at Havre, Glasgow and
Chinook.
J. sydney Carkeet of Butte, most
excellent grand high priest, and
DR.. Ira w. STAN of Havre, grand
master of the second veil. Royal
Arch Masons, made an official visit,
and Mr.. Carkett gave an address.
The four degrees, mark master,
past master, most excellent master
and Royal Arch, were conferred up
on candidates from the three towns
including Andrew Stolen, Marcus
Tufte. Kent c. Caraway and Charles
Dorm of northern Valley county,
members of the Glasgow chapter.
A banquet was served in the
dining room at CHS.
Royal Arch MaSons from the
Glasgow chapter attending YER
A. Peters, high priest; L. c. Han
son, scribe: w. Hurd, secretary, and
Martin Nelson, c. V. Hovey, Ernest
Ferrin and Ben Who'll.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
Price Specialist
to Explain New
P Regulations

A. T. Kronschnabel, district OPA
specialist. will meet with all retailers
in this section coming under the new
regulation No. $50 at the local ration
board office in the Federal building
next Wednesday night at 8.
Those effected by the regulation
include retailers selling certain APP
parel and house furnishings.
All information on the regulation,
including the procedure for making
out pricing charts. will be fully X
planned. Members of the local ration
board said it will be to the advan-
tage of merchants under the regu-
lation to attend the meeting.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
"Big Egg" Contest
Now On; Anyone
Can Make Entries


Which hen will produce VAL
ley county's biggest egg this
spring?
Again seeking an answer to
that question, The Courier is
sponsoring its annual big egg"
contest.
Tc the owner of the heaviest
producer will go five pounds of
coffee you name the brandt
Recalling previous years. sew
eral people have already entered
some likely eggs in the contest.
More will be welcome. Bring or
mail them to The Courier office.
They will be weighed on a drug
gist's scales to determine the
exact weight.
This contest is strictly in the
interest of wartime production
in the hopes it will stimulate
the patriotic work of II chicken
population. Perhaps there's a
little fun in il, too.
The contest will close Satur-
day afternoon, April 28, at 5.
Up. S. No goose or ostrich eggs
accepted.)
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
Next Paper Pickup
Will Be Held
Here on April s

The merit Boy Scout Kiwanis paper
pickup in Glasgow will be held
Sunday afternoon, April 8. it was
decided at a meeting Of Kiwanis club
directors this week.
The same method as in previous
drives will be followed. with Scouts
and Kiwanians making a curb col
lection of paper. then loading it for
shipment east. ,
Rural people also are being asked
TO save paP5r. II may be brought
to Glasgow ard left at any business
place. Committee members in charge
stressed that eastern paper mills VIII
not accept paper unless it is tied or
boxed securely.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
Term Of Cotton
Will Expire
at School Poll

Voters in the Glasgow school dis
trict election who go to the polls on
April 7 will be casting ballots for
one trustee, according to A. B. Fried
lund, clerk of the district.
The term of Robert S. Cotton.
chairman of the board. expires on
that date.
TaXpaying voters also will be
asked to decide whether the school
board shall offer for sale 20 north
side lots on the site of Glasgow
first school building, now torn
down.
The question of a special siX-mill
levy also will be submitted to tax
paying voters. The levy is to be
divided equally for helping maintain
the high school and common schools
of the district.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
Last Services
for Baker i'm
LuStre Church
By Courier Correspondent

GRANDVIEW - Funeral service.
for Abraham Baker, SO. who died
at the home Of his brother, j. ]
Baker, March IL, were held in the
Lustre M. B. church Friday after
moo at 2. The Holland chapel was
in charge.
Henry Quiring gave an opening
sermon. Jacob Toews was leader anc
the Rev. John F. Thiessen and the
Rev. Peter Wiens preached the
services. Two songs were sung by
girls of the Bible school.
PallbearerS were H. @. Baerg.
David Olfert, David II. Unrau. Jacob
P. Tieszen. William Zerbe and Will
liam LentZner.
The whole group sang at the
grave, where the Rev. Arthur Flam-
ing spoke. Mr.. Baker had been an
invalid for ten years. He had beer
a resident of the county since 1916
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-03-22
Former Resident
Of Thoeny Is
Killed by Tree
Bv Courier Correspondent

HINSDALE-George B. Now, 81,
formerly of Thoeny. was killed near
Kalispell March Is when he was
struck by a falling tree on the Jock
Richards farm. Richards and a
neighbor, Kenneth Graham, were
telling trees while Nov was trimm-
ing them and he stepped into the
path Of a large tree just as it was
falling.
He is survived by his wife and a
young son. The family had moved
to Kalispell from Thoeny about 1886.
Mr.. Now came to Montana in 1907
with his parents, who homesteaded
east of Froid. He came to Thoeny
during the 1915-19l6 homestead rush
and operated a farm there for some
20 years.