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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
AMERICANS ARE SOUVENIR HUNTERS

The display windows of The Courier these days bear con-
vincing testimony of the claim that Americans are the greatest
souvenir hunters in the world and, we might add, all over the
world.
Fathers, mothers, wives and friends of service men scattered
over the globe and its seven seas have brought items for the
window-everything from a Jap knee mortar" shell to a Ger
man swastka arm band that one G. 1. found in captured Hitler
youth building.
The other night, we read about the puzzled New York Gus
toms authorities who examined two crates of assorted machine
parts. They didn't fit together; they were nothing American. The
puzzle was solved when two more huge boxes Of parts arrived
Put together, they made a German jeep. Some soldier in France
had painstakingly disassembled them, then shipped them to the
folks at home for a sort of superSouvenir. That hasn't been beat,
even by the hopefuls who have tried. unsuccessfully, to mail
home such items as kangaroos or mongooses.
But these souvenirs are more than souvenirs. They are
cherished at home for what they mean. What story could that
torn and stained marine battle flag tell? 1t would be interesting
to know the fate of the original possessor of a japanese uniform.
Dents in a Nazi helmet, bullet holes in a rising sun flag, they
bear mute evidence of lives and deaths of which we know
nothing.
These are significant souvenirs, indeed. And may all their
proud owners be home some day Then, perhaps, we will learn
more about them.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
Listen Gets
Combat Training
AT England Base

AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE bonn
BIER STATION, Eugland.-Corp
william M. Liston, 10, of Glasgow,
Mont, now in England UNDERGOING
a pre-combat training period of ten
days with the 452nd Bomb. group,
is preparing to take part in Eighth
air force bombing attacks over Ger
many as waist gunner in a BIT
Flying Fortress.
Already highly trained by the
AAF, the Montana airman is now
getting the benefit of the combat
experience of veteran flyers.
The Fortress group to which
Corporal Liston has been assigned
is a unit of the Third division, the
division which was cited by the
President for its historic England
to-Africa shuttle bombing of the
Messerschmitt aircraft plants at
RegenSburg, Germany.
The son of Mrs. Florence G. Liston
of Glasgow, he was a mechanics
helper at the naval air station in
Seattle. before entering the AAF in
l943.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
V N RULE"

There has never been a time in the course of war when the
friendship and united effort of the big Three nations in this
war have been in greater danger than in recent months. And
the willy Nazis are taking full advantage of this fact in doing
their best to sow the seeds of discord and ristrust.
Dispatches tell how the cunning German propaganda ma
chine recently faxed broadcasts on the western front, supposedly
from the British Broadcasting Corporation, in which there was
implied criticism of American fighting qualities. Many American
soldiers, it is said, not realizing the true source of these lies,
developed a GOODNESS toward their Allies. 1t is to be hoped that
they have been put straight.
However, the Germans do get their signals crossed at times.
Loads of propaganda leaflets designed for the Russian
front were m~istakingly dropped by German filters over
France and Belgium. These told the Russians that their Amer
lean allies were planning to desert them at the height of
their present record-breaking offensive.
Thus do the Nazis attempt to play one nation against the
other. Sometimes their work has been dangerously effective.
We have seen some people on the home front who have fallen
for this type of propaganda. The old slogan of Divide and Rule"
has new meaning in the German regime. 1t recalls the words of
wise Ben Franklin when the disunited colonies were fighting the
war of the revolution. eve must all hang together, or we will
hang separately Franklin said. Today, we cannot afford to i'm
pair our military alliances. This is a war OF survival, too.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
|looMim
|MeOd.

CONFUCIUS, two dozen centur-
les ago said, When the ofhciais
nf q nation are virtuous, the peo-
nile follow their example," and he
was right. This ancient oriental
was often right. His philosophy
has influenced more people ana
done it longer than any other
rnde Due undoubtedly to the Wis
dom of Confucius, China is the
"nly ancient country left today
with an ancient civilization. Chi
n,se who read still cherish his
sage writings.
Here IN America most Of our
officials have been "~virtuous'
They get a lot of criticism but not
n high-handed tyrant has ever
ruled IN the United States n
only an occasional official turns
out to be a scalawag. The reason
IS a law of nature Just as how-
me water purifes itself, SO do re-
curing elections improve admlnl-
stration. Representatives are not
long representatives after they
cease rightly to represent.
We Learn REPRESENTATIVE
by Doing government is an or
Derby plan by which
free people take are of their mu-
tual affairs. Intelligent citizens,
the only kind who a appreciate
liberty, are capable of handling
their own business and thus pro-
tecting their own interests. BY
paving attention to governmental
matters, understanding their own
needs and the needs Of their
neighbors, they are able to select
good representatives and instruct
them wisely.
By looking out for themselves,
people grow and improve their
abilities in self government. In
dividuals never develop in any
way by having things done for
them-neither 90 aces Young
sters who do not take. exercise
don't grow strong. Families that
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
Scots Win from
Frazer BearCubS
by 41-33 Score

FRAzER-In a basketball game
that was fast all the way, Glasgow
high school defeated Frazer, Al to
SO, on the Frazer court Monday
night. An interesting preliminary
saw the Frazer Freshmen defeat
Glasgow Junior High. 20 to Is, with
Luckman getting 7 points for the
winners and Macdonald high for the
losers, with g..
The Cubs took ar early lead on a
basket in reverse" Hentges missed
q free throw, but Hammerness,
Glasgow guard shifted to center,
jumped and neatly tipped the ball
into the Frazer basket. Frazer drove
to a 1873 lead at the quarter and
was ahead 1916 at the half.
The Scots had a big third quar-
ter, making good on 10 of 16 goal
tries and hitting 2 of 2 free throws.
Farrell counted 6, with Luckman,
Hammerness, Goar and Holland each
getting 4. The Cubs came back to
outscore the Scotties in the fourth.
Tho
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
Old-Timers Say
Collie Small Is
Chip From Block

Many older Glasgow residents
were not surprised this week to hear
that Collie Small, GlaSgow-born
United Press correspondent, has
been appointed to the val cores
pendent staff of the Saturday Eve
ming Post on the western European
front.
Collie is just writing like his
dad tells Stories" said one. Small's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. (Ski)
Small now live in Portland. Ski, an
early-day Valley county peace Off
Ger and sheriff, is now in the
Kaiser shipyards.
The younger Small recently wrote
a story How to Put Salt on a Ger
man Generals Tail" for the Post.
Ski has some interesting stories of
his own about following the same
process with horse thieves and other
early-day malefactors in this ter
Correspondent Small is credited
with several solid news beats in
Europe, the most recent on Bast-
ogne's heroic defense, when his
story broke" IL hours ahead of
any others. Small received his early
schooling here, graduated from
Leland Stanford university and then
held several United Press bureau
posts before going overseas.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
HINSDALE

The Happy Flat club met last
Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. william CoStin east of
Hinsdale. with Mrs. M. j. Welton
as assistant hostess. County Agent
James McG ibney and Miss Iva Holl-
aday, home demonstration agent,
were present to talk on 1.-The
Farm and Family outlook for 1945."
The Woman's Society of Christian
Service met Thurday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Oswald Waber.
Among other business, the society
voted to send a blanket to the
Queen Wilhelmina fund for the re-
lief of Netherlands civilians. The
hostess served a lunch.
The, annual ice harvest completed
last week by the HinSdale Dray line
was one of the largest in its history
according to Guy Seely, proprietor.
More than 5000 cakes were cut The
cakes cut this year r 22-incb
cubes, Mr.. Seely says, the ice being
several inches thicker than usual.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
Safety Factor pa
By GEORGE S, BENSON
President of Harding College
Seorcy.A Arkansas

stay on relief long enough can't
live without it. States that cease
to rule themselves forget how.
Democratic nations advance by
managing themselves; peoples
bossed by dictators slip backward
Work is IDLENESS, not work,
Helpful weakens people. 1t was
in righteousness and in
kindness that the Creator of this
universe made thinking and work
ing necessary to satisfactory liv-
ing. 1t might have seemed like
bad news to Adam when God
said, "In the sweat of thy face
shalt thou eat bread" Neverthe-
less it was a kindness. To what
ever extent Americans forget that
theirs is a government BY the
people, to that extent the nation
is degraded.
Covetous conspirators, itching
to see the United States made
over into some sort of socialistic
set-up, are the natural enemies
of representative government.
These are the people who fight
Congress on all occasions, with or
without cause. Well-meaning per-
sons get vexed sometimes too,
and lash out at Congress, but it
Classics them with a bad crowd.
No military defeat could bring
more certain calamity to this
country than a cowed Congress.
Congress stands close to the
people, between the self-govern-
ing citizenship and tyranny. Judi
cial and executive departments
seldom hear the majority's au-
thoritative voice except through
Congress. The rare liberty and
prosperity of this nation is pro-
tected by three things: ~ the
Constitution, (2) balance of III
thority among governmental de-
partments and (3) lawmakers
who speak for the people. No two
r enough.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
Promotion Given
Hammerness, Now
i'm Pacific Post

Official army announcement this
week brought news that Second
Lieut.. Francis G. Hammerness of
Glasgow has been promoted to the
grade of first lieutenant. He is the
son of Carl E. Hammerness, who has
almost 80 years service in Mon
tana's 163rd infantry and is a
lieutenant colonel. Lieutenant Ham
merness graduated from officer
candidate school at Fort Benning.
Ga, last June. He recently went
overseas and is in the Pacific
theater. He was a Montana State
university student before entering
the army.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
Two from Glasgow
Recognized for
" Scholarship

Lois IbSen and Lillian Wedum,
both of Glasgow, were among the
ten highest students in the fresh
men and sophomore classes at Mon
tana State university selected to at
tend a "Smarty Party" sponsored
last week by the senior women's
honorary. Mortar Board.
The campus function was attend
ed by university women with the
highest scholastic averages in four
classes.
Miss Ibsen is studying music and
Miss Wedum is majoring in social
science.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01

| MIR. HILLMAN OPENS: Complete
unconditional military c~apitulation
should be enforced on the satellite
nations of the Axis powers! Hungary
and Bulgaria should not be given
special terms of peace in advance as
a condition of their surrender. These
nations sought territorial gains in the
same rapacious spirit of power pol
itics and militarism as did Germany
or Japan. To say to these smaller ma
tons, now that they can obtain spe-
cial advantages II they surrender. is
to make a mockery of our effort and
justify their calculating nationalism
which sees in wars and diplomatic
bargaining a means Of attaining ome
of their aims. They must be taught
that the era of Balkanized war in
which some of the smaller nations
have deliberately played into the
hands of more powerful and I'M
scrupu1ous nations for their WI and
often disguised purposes is definitely
at an end. We should strive especially
to put an end TO the long history of
intrigue and p~rovocation some Bal
kan nations have been guilty of by
providing a new basis Of international
cooperation but no basis of coopera-
ton can be established by compro-
mise with the military necessity of
unconditional surrender of their
armed forces.
DIR. LENGYEL CHALLENGES:
Unconditional surrender does not
mean merely unconditional military
capitulation" as Mr.. Hillman assumes.
II may mean anything. ever the total
extinction of a nation. He is wrong
too in assuming that opposition to
unconditional surrender means oppo-
sition to furnishing the Axis satellites.
These countries should be punished,
Of course. They are guilty but there
are various degrees of guilt. They
are not as guilty as the Germans who
all the horrors of this wal
and who inaugurated the reign of
which has already cost mill
lions Of noncombatant lives II would
be the height of injustice to mete out
he same punishment to the
murderer as to the sneak thief. Axis
Bulgaria, for instance. has
lefied the Nazis to the extent of re-
using to 60 to war with Russia.
MR.. HTLLMAN REPLIES: If com-
unconditional military capitu-
doesn't mean unconditional
urrender then words mean nothing.
actually, when opposing armies lay
their arms VIZ are in a position
o enforce on the defeated whatever
onditions we deem necessary for Sc
urity both immediate and in the fu-
ure. Eengyel is worried about the
punishment Of the satellite nations.
punishment should be based on ON
liberation Of the future capacity Of
he satellites for mischief In fact,
hat is the basis on which Germany
nd Japan should be punished. Pun
the leaders is intended TO be
deterrent for the future. Punish
lent should be preventive. NJ reten-
I'VE IN character. Hence, no special
OF peace should be given any
{ the satellite aggressor nations In
onditionsl surrender must come first.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
FUN. BUT DANGEROUS

At the risk of being called an old fogey, we would like to
offer the suggestion that there are the markings Of an accident
and serious injury for some youngster in the current practice
of pulling seds behind cars on city streets. Certainly, we like
to see the kids enjoy themselves but we would not want to be
the driver of a car if anything happened on one of these enjoy
able rides. Our imagination can conceive what that happening
might be in case of a sudden emergency stop or of a car pulling
quickly across an intersection behind another without sighting
the trailing sleds and their cargo of children. There are many
possibilities of this sort and it would be a matter of keen regret
if any of them became actualties.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
SELECT EDITORIAL.
OUR NURSES
(America)

The ordinary American is surprised and shocked that the govern
ment should have to resort to a draft to obtain a sufficient number of
nurses for duty in the armed forces. It simply does not fit in with his con-
cept of American nurses. They have never been wanting in loyalty, in
generosity or even in heroic devotion to the highest ideals of their calling
A young girl must have more than a share of the spirit of sacrifice and
service even to finish the very severe course prescribed in nursing schools.
Until not very long ago, nurses were working a twelve-hour day at a
not very enticng salary. Yet our American girls never shrked the I'M
pleasant duties or the long hours.
We have never heard a public complaint that in any emergency nurses
refused to answer the call, no matter what the inconvenience, or how
fatiguing the work, or how endless the hours of service.
What has happened? Have our nurses today proved false to their
tradition and their training? We hardly think SO. BY far TIE large
majority of them have been working overtime all through the war. Those
in service have distinguished themselves by bravery and devotion far
beyond the call of duty.
Last January authorities announced a top need of 40 600 nurses. More
than 5000 answered the call. In spite of a very rigorous system of selec-
tion, in spite of the Nays ruling against married nurses, approximately
$4,000 we're accepted. There the matter rested. Military authorities, ex-
pectng an early end to the war, did not press the drive for more nurses
until our recent setbacks. forced them to revise their estimates of time
and needs w %~
Our nurses have not refused to answer their countrys call. They
have answered it even beyond the measure Of the call Now their country
asks more, and our American nurses will give more. They will not wait
be drafted.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
Patrol Announces
February LIST
License Deadline

Highway Patrolman william VOL.
cen this week pointed out that patro
officials have set Feb. l SIS the dead
line for purchasing 1945 meteor We
hicle licenses and cautioned all car
and truck owners to have their
plates by that date. Violetors Of tre
deadline will be subject to arrest.
Minimum fine for such a violation
6 SO, with the maximum fixed at
$50.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
WAR BONDS AS DROUTH INSURANCE
Tom Stout in LeXistoWn Democrat-NeWsl

In a recent issue of the GLASGOW Courier a 5s-year chart of annual
and seasonal rainfall wa printed with the caption, Why War Bonds
Make Good Drouth Insurance" A glance at that chart Immediately sug-
gested the tieup with war bonds, for the cycles of heaviest rainfall occur
in a pattern of approximately every ten years 1t is easy to fit a pattern
of bond purchases to that chart. In the periods OF ftrsh moisture and
good crops, the farmers could invest their surplus earnings in war bonds
and the maturity dates would fall during the periods of drouth. With
such a dovealed program. those dread valleys Of drouth in the rainfall
chart need not bear the threat to state agriculture that they do now. There
would be a levelng off of good and bad times with the prosperity of the
flush years washing over into the lean years, and through the Sures system
of war bond insurance against drouth.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
Homer LaFond Is
Running Jondahl
Meat Department

Announcement was made this
week by Homer LaFond, owner of
the Self Service grocery, that he
also has taken over operation of
the meat department in Jondahl's
grocery.
Ernie Wetzel, experienced meat
cutter. will be in charge of the
Jondahl department.
MIR. LaFond will supply meat and
other Glasgow Maid" products.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
MAJOR MURPHY PASSES

FORT PECK-Maj. j. j. Murphy
died in Santa Barbara, Calf, &C
cording to word received from Mrs.
Murphy by Mrs. L. o. FJerstad.
Major Murphy underwent an opera
ton three days before his death. He
had served about two years in the
African theater. The Murphys left
Fort Peck in 1888. Major Murphy
was manager of health and welfare
of the townsite division.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01

DIR. LENGYEL OPENS: We are
putting off the day of u victory by
demanding unconditional surrender
on the part of the Axis satellites
such as Bulgaria and Hungary. The
Nazi propagandists have found a
bonanza by being able to tell these
countries that unconditional surren-
der means total determination. These
nations react the way trapped animals
do by lashing out against US, n the
war is prolonged. Most OF these coun-
tries fear the Germans and were
forced to Join them either by high
handed leaders or because OF their
location in the shadow of the Nazi
war machine. We can shorten he
war by Transforming this anti-Ger-
man sentiment into pro-Alied action.
We should place these satellite ma
tons on parole, so their attitude to-
ward us should determine their lot.
Some of them may not yet be In a
position to defy the Nazis openly, but
all of them a engage in passive re-
sistance and active sabotage, forming
the nucleus of a mass underground
movement. Thus millions Of enemy
soldiers would be immobilized. The
satellites will do this only if they are
convinced that they may redeem
themselves with their deeds; they will
run no such risk If they feel the Allies
have doomed them no matter what
they do. AS long as we all agree that
Germany is our principal enemy in
Europe, we must not scorn n of our
strongest potential weapons: the ha-
tired the Nazis have inspired among
friends.
MIR. HHLMAN CHALLENGES:
Holland, Belgium and Greece were
also located In the shadow of the Nazi
war machine and there was fear Of
Germany in those countries. yet they
chose to fight Hitler. How can any
one raise the fantastic argument that
we must give special terms To the
satellites because they didn't fear to
fight us but did fear to fight the
Nazis? Tell that to a mother Of one
of our soldiersl | see no justification
for special consideration to Hungary
Bulgaria for preferring to fight us
than Hitler. AS a matter of
fact, they went to war because they
hoped for loot. Far from putting off
the day Of our victory by demanding
unconditional surrender. we will
hasten 1t for the satellite nations re-
spect force. not compromise. |
DIR. LENGYEL REPLIES: Holland
and Belgium were as much in the I
of Great Britain and France {
as of Germany. But there is no sense c
arguing about abstract Justice in t
the midst of a wal for the life or (
death Of mankind. II we have the /
to overwhelm the satellites S
without prolonging the war, am a t
hundred per cen for ii. But ] am just
IS much concerned about our SOL a
mothers as MIR Hillman is. ! i
that we could shorten the a
var by organizing an underground r
'evolt OF the satellites against :heir
Iazi masters. This cannot be done by t
cling them they would be hanged O
anyway. C
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
Saco Clubwomen
Entertain at
Annual Dinner
BY Courier Correspondent

~SACO-Members Of the Saco Wo-
mans club held their annual din
ner and program Monday night, at
which husbands and friends of men,
bers were guests.
The program committee turned
time back" to medieval days to pAr-
tray a scene from Lochinvar and
other skits, while several younger
members enacted Mother Goose
rhymes in pantomime. Mrs. E. Jack
son and Mrs. r. v. Stephenson di-
rected.
Bridge followed, with Mrs. c. P.
Martin winning high score prize.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
Alaii Nyquist Is
Sorority Pledge

Miss Ann Nyquist, daughter of MI.
and Mrs. Peter Nyquist of Glasgow,
has been pledged to Alpha Tau
Delta, honorary nurses professional
sorority at Montana State college,
2ozehsn. Miss Nyquist is taking
the f%ive-year collegiate nursing
course at the college.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
According to
The Courier"
DEACONESS HOSPITAL BIRTHS

To Mr.. and Mrs. James Olson of
Homestead, Jan. %, a daughter.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Heidner
of Wolf Point. Jan. 80. a son.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin During
Of Frazer, Jan. 90, q daughter.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Niblett
of Wolf Point, Ian. 30. p daughter.
THE
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01
THE WEATHER

This mornings minimum was 4
THE FORECAST
Cloudy tonight and Friday. Rising
temperature.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-02-01

If drop cookies tend to spread M
evenly. home economists suggeSt
boxing them IT. well-greased muffin
tins, allowtr1 a tahlespoon of batter
per cookie. Then they'll raise to a
uniform size.