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The messenger., 1945-05-01
MAY 1945
OUR ANNIVERSARY

With this issue The Messenger inaugurates it's third year.
 As a special birthday salute to the men and women we attempt to serve, we are presenting in this issue a directory of those from Bloomfield who have donned the uniforms of the United States military and naval services.
 It is not likely that many real ize how sizeable the Bloomfield contingent of service people has become or how widespread are it's operations. But we of The Mes senger know cause for two strenuous years we have been re- cording the comings and goings of these service people and their worldwide battle triumphs.
 While ordinarily we would think of two years as a long time and the task of publishing twenty-four issues of The Messenger as repre- senting wearisome work, the con- sciousness that our columns help to maintain the morale of those who are sweating out their lives in the foxholes at the front lines has made the months seem like days-the work a pleasure.
 As a two-year old we witnessed VIE Day. May we hope that we will have celebrated VI Day when we are three.
The messenger., 1945-05-01
A ROCK IS A ROCK

"A rock is roc k- never a stone', asserted Mrs. Leslie T. Goodrich in opening an address on "Rocks and Minerals first of a series of talks on Hobbies to be presented at the Women's Guild Meetings.
 The collection of minerals has long been Mrs. Goodrich's hobby and she now has more than 1000 items in her collection, many of which were used to illustrate the points of her interesting talk.
 Explaining her startling start ing statement, Mrs. Goodrich said: "A rock is composed of two or more minerals a stone may be a rock or a mineral which is used for specific purpose, such as build ing stone, tombstone or gem stone, but in a rock hound's' collection it is a mineral or a specimen.
 Everything in the world is com posed of one or more of ninety two simple substances called ele- ments. A mineral is an inorganic u b s tance of one or more ele- ments. When an element is found not combined with other elements it is called native. For instance, native gold, native silver or na- tive copper.
 When looking for minerals, clean break is necessary. This means hard work, but a good min eral hammer and chisel help con- siderably. A rock which has been exposed to the weather for some time will look entirely different
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sue having come about a week ago. Was very sorry to read of MT. Bidwell's death. I wasn't we'll acquainted with him but knew him to be a very fine man, and his passing is a great loss to the Town and State.
 Being in Dutch territory here, we are paid in Dutch money, the basic unit of which is the guilder and it is equal to about $.53. Most everything is bought with that money but there are few trans actions which require conversion to American money and then it becomes somewhat confusing.
 "For the last couple of weeks the weather has been quite clear and very warm but before that we had about a month and half of almost steady rain. It's difficult to put into words just how mud dy it became around here, it was really terrific! Now, it's so dry that the i sl and is pretty we'll shrouded in a cloud of dust. On the road, it is similar to driving through a heavy fog. Sometimes you can't see 50 feet ahead.
The messenger., 1945-05-01
THE JOBS NOT FINISHED

Governor Baldwin gave expres- sion to the sober thoughts of all Bloomfield residents when in a statewide radio message following the officially-proclaimed surren- der of Nazi Germany, he said:
 '"The announcement of the un- conditional surrender of Nazi Ger many is joyous news.
 "V-E Day has come. The long, bitter and costly fight against cruel and arrogant foe has ended in victory for our country and for our allies, the United Nations. The forces of evil and oppression have been overcome by the courage, faith and might of our fighting forces, by the faith and hard work of our people.
 "Our minds turn back over the past 41 months as we hear of this unconditional surrender. We re- members the sacrifice of life and pain and toll that has been made by so many brave souls to bring this hope of victory to fruition. It is their triumph and we bow in reverent memory to those who have fallen never to rise again.
 "It is the thought of these men and their sacrifice that keeps us from unrestrained celebration. This is no time to quit. The job is not finished. This is time when we must all remain at our jobs. Let there be no interference in our speeded progress toward final and complete victory. We have reached the halfway point only after these many months. Japan is still to be dealt with, and we will need our energy and patience and will to victory until Japan, too, capi- tulates with an unconditional Sur- render.
 "As we turn our heads from Europe and the job that is done, we must face the west and take up with renewed vigor the job that is yet to be done. We fight and work for VI Day.
 "Thousands of our men and women are waging war in the Pacific. For them there will be no rest until the day of victoy over Japan. For them remains a hard and difficult battle.
 "With the war ended in Europe we can now double our support of our fighting men in the Pacific. This we must do or the sacrifices already made may be in vain. In this hour of triumph let us be ever mindful of the victory yet to be won and humbly thankful for the help and guidance of Almighty God."
The messenger., 1945-05-01

which had been written at Stalig LIB. Faulkner was attached to the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion of the 18th Armored Division. In his letter to his mother, he said that he had not been wounded, was we'll and was receiving fair treatment. He entered the service and went overseas in September, 1914
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Pfc. Julius H. Rizzo, 21, was liberated fro m the hands of the c e r m a n S o n April 21 accord ing to word re- ceived dire c t from him by his parents and is now in a base hospital in Eng land.
 Rizzo, the son of MT. and Mrs. Louis R 70 of 59 H u b b a r d Street, had been serving W i t h a
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FOUR LIBERATED

(Continued from Page D enemy outposts, e turn e d with valuable information" Howarth has been in service since March, 1942 and overseas since May, 1943
 According to
 War Department
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to break open a rock and find a crystal inside and know that no one ever saw it before.
 There are many physical pro- perties to consider when identify ing a mineral. One of the most important is hardness. We speak of something b in g hard as a rock but m e rocks are soft enough to scratch with the finger nail. We have a scale of hardness by which we compare the mineral to be identified. This ranges from 1 to 10.
 Tale is No. 1. Talcum powder is made from this, the softest min eral.
 Gypsum is No. 2. This can also be scratched with the fingernail. When the water is removed from Gypsum, Plaster of Paris is left.
 Calcite is No. 3. This is used in many different ways. The clear variety, called Iceland Spar, is used in optical instruments.
 Fluorite is No. 4. One of it's many uses is in the manufacture of opalescent glass.
 Apatite, No. 5. is sed as a source of mineral fertilizer.
 Feldspar, No. 6. is used in Bon Ami and in making glaze for pot tery.
 Quartz, No. ', is the most com mon of all minerals.
 Topaz, 8, is a gem stone.
 Corundum is No. 9. When blue is sapphire and when red is ruby. Emery is corundUm containing magnetic and hematite intimately mixed.
 Diamond, No. 10, is the hardest substance known.
 This is not a relative scale as Quartz, for instance, is 12O times harder than Tale. and Diamond is 14.OOO times harder.
 Connecticut is very rich in min erals. Before gas rationing, the Mineralogical Club of Hartford to which we belong, had many field trips each year to quarries in Con- necticut. We have found about thirty different minerals there, but more than that have been found in years past. The State of Connecticut has published a bull letin (No. 51) describing all the minerals to be found in the state. It is free upon application at the State Library. There are some very old mines in Connecticut. The Salisbury iron mine was opened in 1734 and continued for early 200 years. The mine at Roxbury was opened in 175O as a silver mine but was not a success and about 1900 was worked for iron. New gate is the oldest copper mine in the United States. It was worked under charter granted in 17O9.
 Among our 1000 specimens are several pieces of Uraninite. This is the radioactive mineral with which Madame Curie made 5,967 evapor- ating processes to separate the radium. Any one who saw the movie Madame Curie" will pro-
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w ar DepafCmenC
 a d V i c e S to his mother, Pfc. Ed ward F. Faulk- |ner, son of Mrs. Catherine Faulk- |ner of Bloomfield
 Avenue, was re- leased April IT.
 Faulkner was re-
 ported missing in F r a n c e on January IS and it was not made certain that he w a S a prisoner
 until receipt of a
 !etter from him
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communicatiin company in an h. fantry unit and was taken captive December 21.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-10-25
SGT. KENT COOK
RETURNS TO U. S.

Returning to the United
States this week after &c
months service with the Air
Transport commands India
China division is Sgt. Kent P.
Cook of Hardin, an army re-
lease said.
Sgt. Cook entered the SER
vice in February, 1941. He has
served in the division as a radio
mechanic, keeping. the radio
equipment of the huge multi
engined planes operating on
the treacherous Hump" flights
between India and China.
Cook wears the Presidential
Unit citation, awarded the In
dia-China division in December,
1913, and two battle stars for
the india Burma campaign and
the central Burma campaign.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-10-25
DISCHARGES FLED

In the past two weeks %
army discharges one coast
guard and one navy discharges
have been filed at the office of
the county clerk and recorder.
Army discharges filed were:
William l.. Bauer, Paul w. For
ster, Robert H. Pickard, Trau-
gait Kraft, Harvie J. Dalton,
John Steinmetz, Chas. E. Hell
vey, Thomas R. Powers, Jr.,
Theodore j. Svaren, Harvey R.
Willis, Albert c. Doane, Asa D.
Maus, Edwin w. Jeski, Otto j.
Pawletschek, George R. Ruzika
Clarence R. Clement, John c,
Hitchcock, Frank Iron, Paul A.
Morning. Richard A. Gregory,
Merle E. Cox, Frank A. Dorm
berger and Edward F. Miller.
Charles D. Belts has been
discharge from the navy and
Leroy OlmStead has been re-
leased from the coast guard.
Twelve boys received their
discharges from the army this
week. They are James E. Doane
Leroy R. SiXberry, Harmon L
Hackney, Benjamin L. Foster
Reuben Muhlbeier, Harley G
Cox, James Real Bird, Adrian
E. Crosby. Raymond M. Smith
James Adams. Frank Littlelight
and Louis D. Jefferson.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-10-25
Cares For Groves Of Americans Who Fell
While Fighting For Victory In Holland

Is there a boy from this
area who fell fighting the Ger
mans and whose body is in the
army cemetery in Margraten,
Limburg, Holland?
If there is, Gerda ThySsen of
Heerlen, Holland, who lives near
the cemetery has offered to care
for the graves as she is already
caring for the burial place of a
Minnesota boy who lies there.
She is a relative of the An
drew Kallen family of Hardin
and recently wrote to Mrs.
Kallen asking If any boy from
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-10-25
Hdrdin Teachers
To Go To Meet

Teachers in the Hardin
schools will leave by bus Thurs
day morning for Miles CITY,
where they will attend the first
meeting Of the Montana Edu-
cation association, which con-
venes in Miles City at 8 pm.
on the same day.
A notable list of speakers
with subjects of great interest
to members of the teaching
profession, will appear.
DR.. Eric Selke, professor OF
education at the University Of
North Dakota, will give an ad-
dress entitled educational Con
fusion" at the opening session.
At the second general assem-
bly, Friday morning, DR.. John
T: Wahlquist, dean of the school
of education at the University
of Utah will speak on War
Lessons for Educators. The
business session of the district
will follow this meeting.
At the last general assembly
Friday evening at 8 pm. DR..
Walhquist will discuss Mental
Hygiene for Teachers and Miss
Elizabeth Ireland, state super
intendent of public instruction
will explain the "1945 Element
airy and Secondary School Code
Commission.
The many sectional meetings
representing different grad de
groups and subject matter will
be in session Friday from 2 to
4 pm. Miss Edna Tobias and
Mrs. Amy Dehnert of Hardin
will take part in the intermed-
late and primary sessions.
The an-convention banquet
will be held at the Elks home
Friday evening at 5:45 pm.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-10-25
Former Hdrdin
Luds Make Planes

Three former Hardin boys,
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Adler, ST., have designed and
are preparing to manufacture
a plane suitable for private
ownership.
The preview showing of the
all-metal plane was held in
California recently. The plane
will have a maximum speed of
125 miles an hour, a cruising
speed of 112 miles an hour and
a cruising range of 500 miles.
The young men, Ernest, Jr.,
Gerald and Rudolph, worked
together. Rudolph was the chief
engineer and Ernest unveiled
the plane at the preview show
ing. Their company, All Am
erican, made airplane parts
during the war. Gerald was
production and general man
ager.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-10-25
TEACHERS WILL
HAVE INSTITUTE

The annual Big Horn County
Teachers Institute will be held
at the junior high school build
ing on Wednesday, Oct. 81, Mrs
Lura p. Strand, county SUPER
intendent of schools ANNOUNCED
today. The meetings will start
at 8 am.
Guest speakers will be Miss
Elizabeth Ireland, state super
tntendent of public instruction;
Miss Ballagh, of the national
organization of United Tenn
perance movement; Mrs. Lillian
L. Peterson, state superinten-
dent of elementary education;
Prof. Charles Hertler, state
superintendent of physical edu-
cation; Miss Kay Elizabeth An
derson, state health educator;
Mrs. Thelma Allen Forster,
state superintendent of music
instruction and A. o. Gullidge,
state superintendent of second
airy education.
The public is invited to at
tend the meetings, Mrs. Strand
said.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-10-25
Chink Season
Opens Sunday
Bog Limit Three Cocks.
Lows Similidr To Lost
Years

The fusilade begins at 6:15
Sunday morning, with Big Horn
county marksmen ready to take
their annual toll of the areas
Chinese pheasant population.
The curtailed season will close
at sunset, a few minutes be-
fore S pm. on Wednesday, with
most local hunters expecting to
bag plenty Of birds.
Generally there are fewer
pheasants in the area than
there were last year. but farm
ers in some localities say there
seem to be more of them than
ever.
Game laws are similar in
most respects to those of pre-
vious years. The Shotguns used
must hold only three shells,
one in the chamber and two in
the magazine, and the gun must
contain a plug if it has a great
er capacity. Shooting from the
highway is prohibited.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-10-25
Army Equipment
To Be Available

Nearly 81 million dollars
worth of surplus army snow and
winter clothing and equipment
soon will be made available to
the public, according to an an
nouncement by the Ninth Ser
vice command.
Included are the following
pieces of ski equipment: boots,
skis, poles, goggles, bindings,
repair kits. knit wristlets, arc
tic felt shoes, ice creepers, trail
snoWShoes and lined trousers
Mountain and wool type Sleep
ing bags will also be sold.
The Department of Commerce
with office in San Francisco
and Seattle will act as the dis
poSal agency, since direct sales
are not made by the army.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-10-25
HIGH PRAISE FOR
LYALL DILLON

A letter of commentator
from General George c. Ken
ney which also contained a
message from General Hap"
Arnold, was received at the
Billings address of Cpl. Lyall
Dillon last week.
Cpl. Dillon was recently re-
leased from a prisoner of war
camp in Japan. He Is the son
of Mrs. Grace Dillon of Hardin.
The letter said, General
Arnold has asked me to send
you the following message: 1T
was with a great deal of per-
sonal pleasure that I learned
of your return to the air forces.
We are proud Of what you did
and thankful for your safe re-
turn. Welcome back. Arnold.
"As for myself, I cannot
praise too highly the courage
ad fortitude which you have
displayed in the face of extra
ordinary hardships Throughout
the time you were a prisoner OF
war. Your faith and loyalty
has been a real contribution to
victory.
II want to congratulate you
on the way you have upheld
the dignity and prestige Of our
country under the most trying
conditions and to join General
Arnold in welcoming you back.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-10-25
Loss Estimated At 100000 As Flames
Completely Destroy Holly Sugar Garage
Roy Shelton Critically
Burned In Bloze That
Destroys Is Trucks

Fed by flames from burning
gasoline, a blaze which caused
a loss estimated at 100000
completely RACED the Holly
Sugar company's truck repair
and maintenance shop, about
300 yards northeast of the main
factory Wednesday night.
The fire started when the
bail on a gasoline container
broke, and the fuel drenched
the clothing of Roy Shelton,
spreading along the floor to a
heating stove. Shelton'S burns
were described as critical. He
was being treated at the Hardin
General hospital.
Workers had just finished re-
pairing a truck gasoline tank,
and Shelton was pouring the
gasoline into the tank from a
container when the accident
occurred.
Slightly injured were Ernest
Romine, James Miller, E. F.
McMorriS and Rusty Ritz. All
attempted to eNtinguish Shell
tons flaming clothing and all
were burned on the hands.
Sugar company officials said
that 10 truck were destroyed
in the flames. as well as guam
titles of tools, spare parts and
tires. Hardin firemen helped
sugar company employees fight
the conflagration.
It was pointed out that the
loss would be greater than the
actual destruction wreaked by
the fire, since the trucks were
badly needed to haul beetS.
Lack of a repair shop would al
so be a serious handicap.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-10-25
Victory Bond
Sale to Start
County Quota Set At
$4,000 In Drive
Thut Sturts October 20

J. J. Ping, county War Finance
chairman, and Dan w. Maddox,
drive chairman, issued the fol-
lowing statement concerning
the Victory bond drive which
begins Oct. 20 to the people of
Big Horn county this week:
Thanks to God, thanks to
our fighting men, thanks to
all the men and women in the
service, in defense work, on the
farms and ranches, the rail-
road and everywhere, the war
is over. The spirit of the people
of this grand democracy of ours
with the other freedom loving
nations on earth have knocked
down the Would-be dictatorS.
The investors in war bonds
have done their part in helping
to win the peace. There will be
one more drive this fall. This
must be put over to wind up
World War II.
1.-THE government needs the
loan of your money to pay off
and provide benefits for 8,O0O,-
900 veterans soon to be dis
charged, to pay for the care of
the wounded and disabled, to
pay benefits for the dependents
Of those who gave their all, to
finish paying bills for munitions
and to keep the lid on prices
in order to avoid initiation.
Millions of homes are waiting
for the boys and girls who have
been away too long. We must
bring them back quickly with
every attention to their needs.
This Eighth War Loan drive
is called the Victory loan and
starts on Oct. 20. Big Horn
county's quota Is $4,000.
Montana has been the first
state in the nation to meet its
quotas in every drive. Big Horn
county has always gone over
the top. This quota seems
rather small and If everyone
makes a special effort to go in
and make purchases promptly
even a few days ahead of, time
the purchases will count in
this drive. Let's have a Big
Horn county honor emblem
displayed in every home. Be
sure to get one when you buy
bonds.
Nov that the war is over,
it is important that we finish
this job. The boys have done
their part, let's do ours. No job
is done until it is Finished.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-10-25

this part of Montana had been
buried in the Margraten ceme-
terry. II there is, she offers to
care for the grave herself, and
her sister and cousins have al
so volunteered to care for the
graves If the names Of the boys
are sent them. Relatives of men
buried in the cemetery may
write to Mrs. Kallen at Hardin.
Gerda Thyssen is already car
Ing for the last resting place of
a 22-year-old Minnesotan and
corresponds with his mother.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-10-25
NEW GROUP
IS INDICTED

Another group of Big Horn
county men were indicted into
the armed services of the Uni
ted States at FIT. Douglas, Utah
on Oct. 10, the local Selective
Service board announced.
Men entering the army are:
Joaquin S. Lopez, Cedric ].
Walk Over Ice, ChaS. E. Fer
5erson, Frederick M. Howe
Robert G.. Turner, and Elmer
B. Yarlott.
Those who will serve in the
ravy are: James o. Conley, Jr.,
Owen H. Pretty Weasel, Jr.,
and Bonnie Herrera.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-10-25
JAMES ADAMS
LEAVES ARMY

James Adams, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Adams of Crow A.
gency was honorably discharged
recently from the Santa Ana
army air base at Santa Ana,
Calf, according to an army
news story.
Pfc. Adams is a veteran of 46
months service with the Army
Air forces. He served in Eng
land.
He is entitled to wear the
Presidential Unit citation.
Before entering the service,
he was a truck driver for the
U. S. government.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-10-25
TO HAVE ANNUAL
PARTY FOR KIDS

Hardin boys and girls are on
their honor to do no damage
in the city on Halloween, city
officials said today, but they
will be guests at a bic party
on the night of Oct. 81 in the
high school gymnasium.
According to incomplete plans
announced this week, an in
teresting program under the
direction of Miss Ethel Schuster
is being planned, and the re-
freShmentS will be plentiful,
with Hardin business men do
mating the funds to buy food.
A complete list of donors was
not yet available, but will be
published next week.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-10-25
MRS. WILLIAMS
DIES

Funeral services for Mrs. H,
A. Williams will be held at the
Baptist church in Hardin on
Saturday at 100 pm, provid-
ing Howard Hussey, a son, ar
rives from Houston, Tex. The
Rev. c. A. Bentley will conduct
the services. Burial will be in
the Billings cemetery.
Mrs. Williams died suddenly
Tuesday afternoon as she was
being brought to the Hardin
hospital. A heart ailment was
thought to be the cause OF
death.
She was the wife of a prom
fnent rancher of the north val
ley and was Well-known in the
community. A complete obit-
uary will be published in next
weeks edition of the Hardin
Tribune Herald.