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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-01-11
S7,Ol5 Loss
FROM COUNTY
RURAL FIRES
Over $4,000 Savings Are Made
by Valley Control
Organization
Agent Recommends Meetings
and More Equipment as
1915 Goals

Rural and range fires in Valley
county during 1914 caused an esti-
mated loss of S7,015, but at the same
time the countrywide control organ
ization set up brought a saving in
blaZes controlled of at least s. 5000,
County Agent James K. McGibney
reports.
The II fires reported to fire con-
troll officials constituted a number
far below average. There are 38 fire
wardenS in the county, with 113
assistants, with Sheriff E. L. Nc
Pherson in active charge as county
fire warden.
Tells of Causes, Damage
The county agent classified causes
of and damage by fire as follows:
Five fires caused by stubble burn
ing, with 1880 acres burned.
Two fires caused by lightning, with
one stack of hay destroyed and M
barn burned.
One fire started by cigaret. burn
ing $40 acres of range land.
One brooder house fire, destroying
the house and 300 chicks.
OllC Int oldA NCQ W OdSbOA ca
haust, burning 1890 acres of grass
and stubble.
One fire started by burning this
ties. destroying 1920 acres of range
Twenty-Five fire wardens respond
ed at different times to help fight
fires.
Have Instruction
One fire control meeting was held
Glasgow during the year, at
which demonstrations were given on
Use of trucks. drags. back pumps,
orooms, swatters, and so on.
Ninety-fiye miles of fire guards
we're established and stress was
placed on other fire prevention prac-
ices.
MI. McGibney recommends for his
that continued instruction be
given on organization and use of
equipment, lin addition to increas-
ing the equipment. There should
De IL to Is more fire drags, 25 to
IS more back pumps, go more swat
ters and 100 more steel brooms,'
he states.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-01-11
TWO COMING
TO Give MVA
DISCUSSIONS
Chapman, Erickson TO Speak
AT Farm Union-SpOnsored
Meeting, Jan. Is

Accomplishments and achieve
ments of the Tennessee valley
authority will be discussed, and
shown in a moving picture at a
meeting in the Odd Fellows hall
here next Thursday %afteroon, Jan.
10, at 1870.
An invitation to attend has been
extended by both the North and
South Valley Farmers Union units,
sponsoring groups. Speakers will be
Don Chapman of Great Falls, Mont
ana Farmers Union president. and
Left Erickson of Helena, former
supreme court justice and president
of the newly formed state Missouri
Valley Authority association.
The association was organized in
Helena last week having as its pur-
pose the promotion of a river
authority for the Missouri water
shed.
Sponsors said the purpose of the
meeting here next week IS educa-
tional and stressed that all organ
izations or people interested are
welcome to attend.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-01-11
CROSS
WILL ELECT
IT'S HEADS
New Directors to Hold Meeting
Tonight TO Choose
Officers
Reports of Committee Chair
men Show Active Year
in Chapter

The new executive board of the
Valley County chapter of the Amer
lean Red Cross society, will meet
at the Red Cross Dol tonight to
elect officers and appoint chair
men for 1945. The board was chosen
at the annual meeting of the
chapter in the courthouse last We'd
nesday night, with Mrs. T. H. Markle
presiding.
Those elected to the board were
Mrs. Markle, G. o. Johnson, Josef
Sklower, Mrs. c. F. Cabell, Mrs. r.
A. DeHaven and j. A. Holland of
Glasgow, d. M. Hawbaker of Nashua,
Dave Watson of Vandalia, F.. L.
Westrum Of Hinsdale, Mrs. Mark
Kotkin of New Deal and E. A. Wal
stad of Opheim.
Reports of chairmen of the various
committees were submitted and ac-
cepted.
Mrs. Cecil Harrison, nutrition
chairman, reported organizing a
class, taught by Miss Edith Foss,
with an attendance of 25 women and
ten earning nutrition certificates.
Mrs. John Forsman, canteen
chairman reported the group had
served women who worked at sur
gical dressings during the after
noon. One hundred five women
worked 210 hours and served 1850
persons.
Production Heavy
Mrs. L. w. HUMPHREYS, production
chairman, reported the making OF
1913 kit bags, 20 layettes. ITO pairs
of pajamas, 25 quilts, 70 knitted gar
ments and 223 other articles. She
reported BIB hours sewing and D.
324 hours knitting.
Mrs. w. G. Crawford chairman of
surgical dressings and Mrs. S. d.
Linn, co-chairman, reported 108
women had worked 1884 hours, and
226, 300 dressings had been shipped.
Mrs. Paul Fried, camp and hos
pital chairman, reported the storing
of furniture from the airbase at
various places, and the sending of
funds contributed by the Kiwanis
club to the Great Falls airbase hos
pital.
Mrs. c. F. Cabell, chairman of
home nursing, reported classes or
ganized at Glasgow and Hinsdale
by herself and Mrs. Francis
Rusher, with II certificates award
ed. She also reported a wheel chair
and other items added to the
emergency loan closet.
Teach First Aid
Mrs. G.. R. Austin, first aid chair
man, reported a junior Red Cross
first aid class taught by Mrs. Edyth
Wiley to Nashua Boy and Girl
Scouts, with II certificates earned
and senior first aid classes at
Nashua, taught by George Stewart,
md at Fort Peck under army aus
oices, with 40 certificates issued.
j. A. Holland, home service chair
nan, reported that during December
lie had handled 81 individual cases,
on dependency discharges.
from Feb. l to Dec. 81, he had made
g emergency loans totaling Sl,120,
# which $500 so far has been re-
,aid to the chapter. He handled an
.verage of 80 cases per month.
Miss Ella Hammerness, junior
Red Cross chairman, reported rs
Elementary schools in Valley county
nrolled. The children made 126 ,
christmas gift boxes for children =
nd 81 other articles. :
Two Red Cross motion pictures :
'ere shown at the meeting, showing +
'ork carried on to insure recovery
f the wounded and the Red Cross {
action on the front and at home. i
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-01-11

Carpenters Mate Third Glass Nc
Cleery, son of State Rep o. r. Nc
Cleery of Glasgow. last fall followed
his dads footsteps in France. al
though they may have been faint
after the interval of the two world
wars.
After enlisting in the seabees in
February, 1913, the young petty Of
ficer found himself overseas by
July the same year. He saw service
in France from June II to Oct. 20.
1914. His biggest surprise was news
of a furlough home, resulting in his
recent visit here.
McCleery, as a navy man, covered
much of the same territory and
visited many of the same towns and
villages his father did as a soldier
in 1918. The senior McCleery later
was wounded in the battle of the
Argonne.
Jim's brother, Gerald, is with the
marines. in training at San Diego.
Calf, and a stepbrother, Dale, is in
a bomber crew in England.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-01-11
Pacific Veteran
Visits at Home

Staff Serg. Martin Lloyd Swain.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Swain of
Fort Peck, arrived Friday from the
south Pacific, where he had spent
the past 33 months and been in five
major combats. He will report at
Santa Barbara. Calf. Jan. 20, for
reassignment. Sergeant Swain left
here with Co. G.. He is a nephew of
Mrs. Della Houston and Mrs. E. j..
SNYDER of Glasgow.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-01-11
Many Early
Buyers Of
Auto Plates

An early rush of motorists has
has already resulted in issuance of
about 80 percent of passenger car
and 40 percent of truck licenses ex-
pected to be sold this year. it was
reported this morning by Mrs. Nora
Mumford. county treasurer.
Up to this morning. FOB licenses
for passenger cars had been issued,
compared with 437 at the same
time last year. Truck permits totaled
527. far ahead of last years 287 at
this time.
Mrs. Mumford said about 1850
drivers licenses also had been
issued.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-01-11
Old Missouri River
Resident Passes On

NASHUA-.Mr. and Mrs. w. j..
Wittmayer received a letter from A..
c. Busby of Compton, Calf, that
Mrs. Busby who had been in i'll
health for several months, died
Dec. % and was buried in the Ingle-
wood cemetery there. The Busbys
lived on Seventh Point on the Mis-
souri, river before the days of Fort
Peck dam. They sold their farm to
the government and later moved to
California.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-01-11
GLASGOW Man
HELPS DRAFT
AIR MEASURE
Montana Commission Will Be
Created Under Terms
of New Bill

Paul j. Campbell of Glasgow,
member of the Montana state avi-
alton committee that was appointed
last year by Gov. Sam C. Ford, at
tended a meeting in Helena Sunday.
He said the committee is prepar-
ing a bill to present to the legis-
lature providing for the creation of
a Montana aviation commission.
Such a commission would become
the legal authority authorized to
accept any appropriation from the
civil aerOnauticS authority under the
proposed bill appropriating one
billion dollars for the construction
and maintenance of airports.
Under its terms. Montana would
receive $40, 100, 900 for that purpose.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-01-11
Band, Chorus
Programs
Are Jan. rs

Members of the 6S-piece Glasgow
high school Kiltie band and the 40
voice senior high school chorus are
now rehearsing for a concert they
will present at the school the even
ing of Jan. &c.
The band program. besides selec-
lions by the entire Instrumentation,
will include solos and trios. Miss
Betty Thompson. band and chorus
director, announced.
The vocal selection will include
songs by a boys quartet.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-01-11
Sheldon Sinclair
Recovering from
Wounds i'm France

Pfc. Sheldon Sinclair. who was
wounded in action in France. Nov.
IS. is now recovering in a hospital
in that country. he has informed
his parents. Mr.. ard Mrs. r. SIN
clair of Glasgow. The Glasgow SOL
der was with a mortar unit.
Pfc. Sinclair has two bullet
wounds in the left arm and was
struck BY shrapnel in the right eve.
He wrote his parents that his eye
is still weak but that he is i'm
proving.
The SinclairS wednesday received
a Purple Heart medal which was
presented to their sol in recognition
of his participation in battle and his
wounding.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-01-11
Darchuk Case Is
Argued i'm Helena

An appeal from a conviction for
manslaughter of Mike Darchuk of
Scobey by a jury in district court
here was argued by attorneys be-
fore the supreme court in Helena
Friday. Darchuk's conviction came
the result of the death of Elmer
Hjelter when hit by a car nea
Opheim, July 4. 1913. He was rep
resented in appeal argument in
Helena by James I. Shea, Glasgow
attorney. Thomas Dignan, acting
county attorney, appeared for the
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-01-11

Staff Serg. Eugene Hively of Glas-
gov. aerial gunner who has had all
the luck a man could expect in this
war. apparently has another escape
to his credit, this time from enemy
territory.
Sergeant Hively, with a heavy
bombardment unit. was reported
shot down over enemy territory in
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-01-11
Mrs. Walters Of
Nashua Dies at
Clinic Hospital
BY Courier Correspondent

NASHUA 49, Mrs. Arvie Waters of
Nashua. who had left here Sunday
morning for treatment at the Mayo
clinic in Rochester, Mimi, died in
st. Mary's hospital there late We'd
neSday afternoon.
News came in a telegram from her
husband, who had accompanied her.
He said the body is being brought
home and he will arrive with it Sat
urday.
Mrs. Waters had been in poor
health for some time. She is the
former Mari Little and taught in the
Nashua schools for several years.
She and Mr.. waters we're married
about two years ago.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-01-11
Bell Farm Sold
To Sam Reimche
Nv Courier Correspondent

NASHUA.-.A land deal of interest
was closed last week when d. H. Bell
sold his 48O-acre farm located south
of Nashua to Sam Reimche. MI.
Reimche now lives in the resettle-
ment area near Nashua and plans
to farm both farms. Mr.. Bell Is
owner of the Nashua dairy.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-01-11
FEWER TRUCKS

Less than one fourth of the motor
trucks estimated as needed to meet
essential war and civilian trans
portation requirements during 1945
will be produced and distributed to
commercial operators, the office of
defense transportation announced.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-01-11
Railway Employe
DisIocateS Elbow

w. w. Mcconnell suffered a dis
located elbow when he slipped on
a rail while at work in the Great
Northern roundhOuse Monday. He
was a hospital patient for two days.
He is now recovering at his home.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-01-11
HEN AT GREAT LAKES

GREAT LAKES, III. - Francis G..
Helm. II, son of Mr.. and Mrs. F.. G..
Helm of Glasgow, is receiving his
initial naval indoctrination and
training at the Great Lakes naval
training center. When it is complet-
ed, he will receive a period of leave.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-01-11
WAC IN NEW GUINEA

FORT PECK. = Technical Serg.
Marjorie NJ. Mcdonald has arrived
in New Guinea. according to word
received by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. F. Armstrong. She arrived
Dec. Is. Sergeant Mcdonald works
in a surgeons office.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-01-11
WAR BONDS EAKE GOOD DROUTfs INSURANCE

sThis chart shows annual and seasonal rainfall at Glasgow from
1890 through 1914 and was prepared by County Agent James X.
McGibney. The black portion for each year shows rainfall during the
growing season, while each full column shows the total for each
wear. Figures at both sides show inches of rainfall. Save this chart
10 you can refer to it readily.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-09
BRITISH ISOLATE
NAILS in ITALY

ROME Jan. 8.-(UP)-Advanc-
ing slowly through flooded and
snow-covered marshes, Canadian
and British troops of the Eighth
Army today reached the Reno riv-
er at the southeast tip Of Lake
Comacchio and isolated two COM
panies of German troops in the
sector
Fighting through 10 hours Of a
binding snow storm that left eight
inches over the flat marshes, the
Allied troops captured 900 prison
ers and confiscated large guam
tity of enemy supplies, headquar.
tiers spokesman reported. In the
last four days the advance was
cleared so square miles of the area
between Ravnna and Comacchio.
On the Fifth Army front. also
covered with several inches Of
snow, activity was confined to pa
troll skirrnishes and frequent ex'
changes of mortar and artillery
fire. The Allied troops donnec
snowshoes. skis and white winter
uniforms over the weekend.
(BBC Correspondent Douglas
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-09

flank by moving up an American
infantry division from southern
France and diverting two other
divisions including French arm
ored unit from Colmar, the Ger
man Transocean agency said.
Berlin said the new Nazi BRIDGE
head south of Strasbourg was be-
tween Strasbourg and Selestat,
which lies Is miles to the south,
and added that from here our
forces advanced several kilometers
north toward Strasbourg."
This thrust surprised the French
and cracked their front wide
OPEN driving the Allies from
Rhinau, Frieseqheim, Daubensand,
Obenheim, Gerstheim and Kraft,
Berlin said, adding, thus, central
Alsace has become a danger spot
Of the first order for the Allies"
The Germans claimed there was
particularly heavy fighting between
Vielsalm and Beauchamps with
the Americans capturing Grand
Halleux and the Germans aband-
oning the wrecked towns of Grand
and Petitsart.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-09
THE SIDESHOW

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Jan. g.
V-Some days everything seems to
90 wrong, and police ambulance
driver David Caution and his at
tendant, Everett Garrett, had such
a day recently.
Returning from false alarm,
they were hailed by child and
directed to a nearby house A wo-
man leaned out the window and
asked for two loaves of bread and
a dozen doughnuts. Explaining that
the ambulance wasn't a bread
truck, the pair hurried back to the
station to 60 cut on another false
alarm. The woman On the fire es-
capped wit ha broken leg, they
found was really dog that had
bitten in a fight.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jan. 8-(P)-
Police deduced today that burg
lars who obtained ST, 400 from a
restaurant safe were non-smokers.
Two cartons of cigarets in the
vault were ignored.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 8.-(R)
Gov. Phil M. Donnelly's first
official signature came out black
and blue today.
The new chief executive of Mis-
souri, tried 10 sign his oath of Of
flee with his predecessor pen,
but it was faulty and blotted the
paper. He completed his first name
with that, and finished the sigma
ture with blue-ink pen loaned
by Supreme Court judge.
YOUNGSTOWN, Jan 8. - up -
John Cuminsky had a double dose
OF trouble In crossing a business
district street here today.
Cuminsky was about half way
across when he was hit by car
which sped on. A moment later
another car came around a cor
ner and ran over Cuminsky.
Hey" yelled a witness to the
motorist, "you ran over a man."
Mlilu your own BUSINESS the
driver retorted.
He, too, sped away. Cuminsky
is in hospital here with a pos
sible skull fracture.
MILWAUKEE,, Jan. 8. - (P -
Gordon jackson, smoke shop op-
orator, came up today with a
plan Of rationing cigarets with a
number system.
Here's how Jackson's plan
works:
Each customer registers and is
given a number. jackson daily
posts 100 numbers and the Gus
toner who has one of the numbers
gets a package of cigarets.
-Four hundred and fifty cigarette
smokers already have registered.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-09
CAROLS HENCHMEN
TO BE IMPRISONED

DETROIT, Jan. -(Rl- Prison
sentences and fines were imposed
in Federal court here today on
three Romanians accused OF fail
ure to register as agents of former
King Carol of Romania in a move
ment seeking to bring him into
the United States and ultimately
restore him to the throne.
the three were the Rev. Ghgh-
aeri Moraru of SIS. Peter and Paul
Romanian orthodox church, De-
troit, sentenced to five years and
fined $4,000; the Rev. Stephan
Opreanu, dean of St. George
Romanian orthodox cathedral, De-
troit, four years and $4,000 fine,
and George Zamfir, publisher of
THE Voice of Romania" two years
and $500 fine.
The three indicted in 1912, had
pleaded nolo contendere and last
week had been refused permission
to withdraw the plea. Moraru is
naturalized Canadian citizen;
Opreanu a Romanian national and
Zamfir a naturalized American
citizen.
Judge Edward J. Monet, up
braiding the three from the
bench, said:
"You men must have been very
ambitious to endeavor to help an
unfrocked king to get into this
country through you and to estab-
fish himself on the throne again
through you"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-09
BRITISH TROOPS
NEARING SHWEB0

CALCUTTA, Jan. 8.-UP)-Two
British columns of the 18th Army
are closing in on Shwebo, A miles
north of Mandalay, with one col
umn thrusting spearheads within
four miles northeast OF the town
1 another advancing nine miles
northwest, it was disclosed today.
While these forces are converging
on Shwebo, other 18th Army troops
from the west are pushing south
ward along the YeU-Monywa
rail line toward Budalin, 81 miles
northwest of Mandalay and 40
miles southwest of Shwebo.
British advances against both
cities are driving along rail lines
leading to Mandalay. One column
of the drive against Shwebo is
moving along the Myitkyina-Man-
dalay meter-gauge railroad while
Budalin is on a branch line lead
ing to Mandalay from the north
and west.
A Southeast Asia command
communique disclosing progress
of the British drive on Mandalay
said that 20 Japanese planes at
tackled British positions at YeU,
but that there were no reports of
damage.
The communicate reported only
patrol activity in the Namhkam
sector, where Chinese troops are
closing in on the japanese strong
hold of Namhkam, one of two re-
manning enemy strongpoints bar
ring Allied use of the Ledo-Burma
road route.
Stubborn japanese resistance
was reported in Kaladan valley
northwest of captured Akyab,
where the enemy staged a des-
perate night attack supported by
artillery against British positions
on tn e Thayettabin-Myohaung
road some Is miles southeast of
KyauktaW.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-09
NEW j. 5. TANK
IS 5 TON JOB

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 - up -
The new tank which President
Roosevelt said the Army has de-
veloped was described by Con-
gressmen today as considerably
heavier than the 35-ton "Hellcat, :"
current mainstay of American for
ceS.
Mr.. Roosevelt said in his State
of Union message that the tank
has "a gun more powerful than
any yet mounted on a fast-moving
vehicle" but gave no details.
Senator Johnson D-CoD, a
ranking member of the Senate
Military Committee, said he under
stood that the present fighting in
Europe has demonstrated a need
for a heavier tank with greater
firepower which can stand up and
slug with the Nazis' best.
when the full story of the
German break-through is written,
I would not be surprised if a good
part of the credit is given the
Germans heavy tanks" he said.
In the battles Immediately fol-
lowing the invasion last summer,
lighter, faster American tanks re-
peatedly outmaneuvered and out
fought heavier, slower German
tanks.
Johnson said that as he under
stood the present situation, how
ever, the weather and terrain have
restricted the mobility of the Am
erican tanks and consequently they
have lost advantage
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-09
british ATTACK
ELIAS POSITIONS

-,,rNs Jan. 8.-UP)-Brit-
A! .roons striking northward from
'sn o VIZ attaked strongly en-
Aln nobed Greek ELIAS guerrilla
t trel'o', Estimated at 1900 men today
to- l lso Carikaza pass, Is airline
u, , south of Tebes, where hard
nlIl !s4ance stalled the British drive
overnight
british tank and infantry col
~ fell back from the pass dur
..,, a The night after fog shrouded
lls ..o of several hours in daylight
pa as+orday. 1t was believed they
;!. TI between so and 100 ELIAS
AiaT in the Sunday fighting, but
~, .+e' ELIAS position was highly de-
tl,r and the British forces
i low, back before resuming the
sttack today.
The road to Thebes, 40 airline
mills above Athens, passes be-
. 4n,een steep hills upon which the
LAS rjflemen and mortars are
Stationed, and the ELIAS have
omon7ented their Carikaza defenses
Nv road blocks and demolitions.
II is believed that additional ele-
-oents of ELIAS defend Thebes it.
self.
In the Attica peninsula south of
Athens. British flying columns
we're conducting street-by-street
searches of small towns but were
s;nding only an occasional stray
oler from ELIAS groups whose main
figbtiDg forces seem to have fled
the Attica area.
Greek national guardsmen also
we're sending out search parties in
Athens. where they literally ex-
amjned house interiors and furni-
ture drawer by drawer.
British troops in Athens today
received the formal congratulations
of their commander for their dis
regard of danger and restraint un-
der provocation. 1t said their &C.
tons had resulted in the complete
expulsion of forces opposed to law
and order with a minimum Of dam
age necessarily caused to an in
nocent civilian population"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-09

this borrowed political timber is
transparent.
For instance, in dealing with
postwar problems and the essen
tial building program it is inter-
esting to note that the Governor
seeks to gain popular favor by
process of large scale public
spending. This Democratic doc
trine has been the chief basis of
repeated Republican criticism
Meantime, as the 1915 session
opened its second week, Dewey
conferred with representatives of
his special committee studying the
Friedsam formula-the method I'M
der which State aid for education
is calculated.
Following the conference Dewey
said he hoped that a new Or re-
vised formula would be acted up
on by the l945 Legislature. He in
Dictated that whatever is done it
will mean more funds for the some
5000 school districts throughout
the State.