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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-16
Many at Last
Service for
Arl0 o. Combs

Friends filled the Lutheran church
here at 2 Wednesday afternoon at
funeral services for Arlo Orene
Combs, 80. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
ford Combs Of Glasgow, who had
died the previous Friday afternoon
in a Rochester, Mimi, hospital.
The Rev. T. T. Doe ~officiated and
burial was in the Glasgow cemetery.
Pallbearers were John Tangen, Peter
Kibak. Otto Anderson, Sidney Erick-
son, Lars Dahl and william Ander-
son. The Peterson chapel was in
charge.
Mr.. Combs had been sick for the
last 2la months with cirrhosis of
the liver. He had gone to Rochester,
accompanied by his family and par
ents. on the Monday preceding his
death.
Mr.. Combs was born in Glasgow
April g., 1915. He spent his early life
here and graduated from Glasgow
high school. For the past ten years
he had been employed by the Chi
cago Bridge and Iron company and
his home had been in Seneca, Ill.
Besides his widow and parents, he
is survived by two children, Diane
Arlene and Ronald Allen.
Among relatives who came for the
service were his aunt and uncle, Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Policy of Wheaton,
Mimi, and his cousin, Pharmacists
Mate Third Glass Clifford Combs OF
Helena.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-16
Nashua
Resident
Wreck Victim,
BY Courier Correspondent

NASHUA - Harry Hanson, 60.
former Nashua resident and mar
ager of the Williston, N. D.. Red
Owl store meat department. was
among those killed in the train
wreck at Michigan. N. D., Thursday
night. A daughter, Mrs. Clifford
Saubak, is a Lustre resident.
The Hanson family lived here sew
eral years while Mr. Hanson was en-
plcyed as a meat cutter in the Save
way store. He and Mrs. Hanson were
returning from Rochester. Mimi.
where he underwent a successful
operation.
Others surviving are three sons,
two of them in service. and five
grandchildren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson had both
been sitting in the observation coach
CT the first section. Just before the
crash which made a shell out of the
car. Mrs. Hanson had gone forward
to their sleeper. second car from the
a Mrs. Hanson suffered slight in
juries. Funeral services for Mr.. Han
sol were held Monday in Lisbon, N.
D.. the Hansons' former home.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-16
Five Veterans, All
with Long Service
Get Discharges

FIVE veterans who reported honor
able discharges at the Glasgow
selective service office all have long
records of service overseas.
Edwin G. Vertz OF Tampico re-
ceived his honorable discharge at
Fort Lewis, Wash. He had been in
the service since Sept. l6, 1910. and
was three years overseas.
Kenneth o. Olson of Glasgow was
discharged at Fort Douglas. Utah,
after army service beginning Sept.
l6, 1910, with Montana's l63rd regi-
ment. He has been visiting his wife
and her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. H. O.
Gamas.
Joe Oshio of Malta filed his dis
charge here. He was honorably dis
charged at Fort Macarthur, Calf,
after army service since Dec. 3. l94l,
and two years overseas.
Sidney w. Carlson OF Hinsdale was
given an honorable discharge at
Fort Smelling, MINI. He also began
service with Company Ct here, Sept.
l6, 1910, and spent two years in the
North African a n d European
theaters.
Army service beginning Sept. %,
1910. ended for Harold j. Besonday
CT Opheim when he was honorably
discharged at Fort Douglas. He spent
two years overseas and is visit
ing his parents in Opheim.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-16
Mass is Held
i'm Memory Of
Pfc. SchuSter
BY Courier Correspondent

GLENTANA-Requiem high mass
in memory of Pfc. Francis William
Schuster, %, who died of wounds
in Germany, was sung at Holy Fam
lily church Monday morning.
Pfc. SchuSter was born in Avon
dale, May 26, 1922. His mother died
when he was born. He attended
Glentana and St. Thomas school in
Great Falls and graduated from
Glasgow high school in 1912.
He enlisted in October, 1912, at
Portland. Training followed at sew
eral camps. He went overseas in
May, 1914, first to England, then tc.
France, where he was in an infantry
company of the 29th division, Ninth
army. He was a machine gunner.
The company was given a mission
in the area surrounding Quickhorn,
Germany, on April "a. 1t encount-
cred the enemy and, in the action
that followed, Pfc. Schuster was
seriously wounded by machine gun
fire. He died not long after. He was
buried with full honors in the Amer
lean military cemetery in Margra-
ten, Holland.
He had been wounded in a pre-
vious engagement, for which he re-
ceived the Purple Heart. He had also
been awarded the combat infantry
mans badge for excellence in per-
Torrance of duty in ground COM
bat.
A letter from one of his COM
manding officers said, The memory
of your boy must be a proud one.
He performed the difficult tasks as
him in a manner that held
the admiration of all who knew him.
He was well liked by both officers
and enlisted men of his company
and was known as a conscientious
He is survived by his father, An
L. Schuster of Vancouver,
a sister, Mary Schuster of
Washington, d. C.; a twin sister,
Dorothy, of Great Falls; his aunt,
Anna Schuster of Glentana, with
whom he made his home. and other
'elatives in Glentana and Glasgow.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-16
Old Furniture Is
R~efurbiShed at
Glasgow Workshop

Glasgow women who have attend
ed a furniture renovation workshop
conducted by Miss Iva Holiday,
county home demonstration agent,
at the farm shop building of the
Glasgow high school this week have
renovated and upholstered a daven-
pert and two chairs and a chaise
lounge. made a slipper chair from a
kitchen chair and refinished a din
ing room chair. A seat pillow belong
ing to another davenport waS taken
apart and the springs recovered
The work shop will continue through
this morning, Saturday and Monday.
Women who have worked on FUR
niture are Mrs. T. NJ. Owings, Mrs.
j. w. Peterson, Mrs. w. E. Dali. Mrs.
Charles Moseley, Mrs. Wallace john
son, Mrs. Art Hall Jr., Mrs. I. w.
HUMPHREYS and Mrs. Nels C. Briggs.
Miss Halliday will &C to Beaver
ton Friday afternoon where Miss
Bessie McClelland, state nutrition
leader. will discuss problems of can
ned food spoilage at a meeting OF
the Beaverton Home Demonstration
club. Miss Halliday will give SIM
liar demonstrations in September
at meetings of the other clubs in
the county.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-16
Increased Maintenance, Higher
Salaries Raise School Leyies

Increased maintenance charges
and salary raises. coupled with re-
duction in revenue from sources
other than taxes, brought increases
in school taxes for this year, it was
explained by Miss Ella Hammerness,
county superintendent of schools, in
announcing countrywide and district
levies.
"Levies are increased, but not as
greatly as expected considering
that total budget requirements this
year are S421 ,075 as compared with
last years net amount spent of
S370,498. OF the budget requirements,
S372,469 is for maintenance. includ-
ing salaries: S40,495 for transporta-
ton and S8,114 for teachers retire
ment." she said.
The salary item alone for all dis
tricts the coming year is S244,lO2, a
Is percent increase over last years
figure of S2l1 ,992.
The following tabulation shows
levies for 1914 and 1945 for Valley
districts.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-16
INCREASE IN
COUNTY TAX
LEVIES MADE
Revision Upward Slight; Also
Raises Are Made in
School Figures

County general tax levies for 1915
will be increased slightly, school
taxes will be considerably higher.
while state taxes remain the same.
This was the picture given this
week by Stephen Weber, clerk and
recorder, after county commissioners
had completed work sitting as a
board of equalization.
The increase in county levies was
not made necessary because of in
creased expenditures, because coun-
ty expenditures were about SIS. 900
less in l944-45 than the previous
year." MIR. Weber said. Rather. the
increase is made necessary because
of lessened anticipated income from
sale OF lands and increased demands
on the county for a library, airport
maintenance, weed control and road
construction"
A comparative table of county
levies fer this year and last shows:
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-16
You Can Stop Now
and Say Fill
Up" with Gas

WASHINGTON-Gasoline ration
ing is ended, the office of price ad-
ministration announced.
Nor will canned fruits and veg
etables. fuel oil and oil stoves be
rationed any longer, OPA said.
Rationing stop orders are effec-
tive Immediately.
But rationing of meats, fats and
oils, butter, sugar, shoes. tires and
other commodities will continue in
definitely. OPA said until military
cutbacks and increased production
can balance civilian supply and de-
mand.
Price Administrator c h e S t e r
Bowles said that right now it's i'm
possible" to say just when all civilian
buying restrictions can be ended
forever.
1T certainly can't come too soon
as far as We are concerned" Bowles
said. You can be sure that these
items will go off the list the minute
we hear that supplies r anywhere
big enough to go around
With the lid off gasoline pur-
motorists may now shout
fill 'er up!" to filing station opera
tors for the first time since ration
ing started on May Is, 1912.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-16
6. N. PUTTING
IN TWO FUEL
TANKS HERE
Each of $4,000 Gallons; Are
Being Installed in
Local Yards

Great Northern crews this week
began work installing two IS 1000
gallon fuel tanks in the railroads
yards here to be used for refueling
locomotives.
One tank will be located just east
of the Glasgow underpass, while the
second is to be built Immediately
west of the Fifth street crossing.
First step in the work is driving
piles. which are being set around the
areas where the underground tanks
will be placed to protect them from
ground pressure.
A steam pumping plant also is tc.
be installed about midway between
the tanks to pump the fuel from
them to overhead filling apparatus.
The work being done here also has
involved construction of 900 feet of
track in the local yards. Estimated
cost of the whole undertaking is
$40, 900.
Locomotives are now being fueled
at the local roundhouse by pumping
directly from tank cars.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-16
9TH ANNUAL
FARMER DAYS
OPEN sept. 8
Series of 10 Saturday Drawings
Again Sponsored by
Local Firms

The seventh annual series of
Farmers Day drawings sponsored by
Glasgow business and professional
people will open this year on Satur-
day, Sept. 8, it was announced this
week by sponsors.
Drawings will continue for ten
Saturdays and will be operated ex-
actly on last years plan. Any bona
fide Valley county farmer or his
wife is eligible to win prizes. Main
prizes again will be Montana Guern-
Sey heiferS from registered stock, as
well as baby chicks for spring deliv-
cry or registered seed. Special prizes
also will be offered at each draw
ing.
Farmers whose names appeared in
the last Valley county farm direct
DRY or who, last year, submitted
their names are on the lists for the
drawings. Any farmer is welcome to
check the list of those eligible for
drawings at The Courier. Newcom-
ers to the county should send their
names to The Courier so they may
be placed on drawing lists. Location
of farm should be sent with each
name.
AS in the past, there is no obliga-
ton of any kind connected with the
drawing. All that is required is that
the farmer or his wife be present
on the lot when the drawing is made
to claim the prize. If not present,
another name will be drawn. and
so on, until someone present claims
the prize.
The Courier hopes to have a win
dow exhibit showing COWS won in
previous years, or their offspring.
county farmers having such
pictures are asked to send them to
The Courier, together with their
names and any other interesting in
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-16
Woman Enroute to
HinSdale Hurt
when Trains Crash

-.- BN CDuIleI 5000
HINSDALE-Mrs. Onna Lee. Jr.
of Punta Gorda. Fla. on her way to
Hinsdale to visit her mother. Mrs.
Milton Chester, was in the wreck of
two sections CT the Great North
ems Empire Builder near Michigan,
N. D., Thursday evening. Mrs. Lee
came on to Hinsdale. reaching here
Friday, and is under the doctors
care at the Hinsdale hotel for severe
bruises and possible internal in
juries.
Mrs. Lee. whose seat was in the
second O coach section, had gene
forward to the diner for dinner
when the crash occurred. Il had just
started to put a glass of water to my
mouth when the dining a lurched
violently" she said. L saw every
body sliding to the back of the car
and then everything went black. The
next thing I knew I was on the floor
and a lady was bending over me-"
After being revived. Mrs. Lee
helped an army medical officer,
the only doctor aboard the train, in
caring for the injured. despite her
own injuries. Il have never seen
anything so horrible as what the
wreck did to people who a short
time before were alive, well and
happy she said.
Mrs. Lees husband. Corporal Onna
Lee. has been stationed at the Punta
Gorda airbaSe since returning re-
Gently from Europe, but has been ex-
pecting a new overseas assignment.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-16
Dakota Wreck
Described bY
Local Soldier

Private Robert L. Nelson, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry G.. Nelson of
Glasgow, was a passenger on the
second, coach, section of the Great
Northern Empire Builder when it
crashed into the first section of the
train at Michigan, N. D.. Thursday
evening.
Nelson said he was in the coach
section diner when the locomotive
pulling his train hit the observation
coach of the Pullman section ahead.
He was thrown backwards when
brakes were first applied. with a
table landing over him. When he
picked himself up, he grabbed the
window railing for support but it
was broken off as the impact of the
crash came, and he was again
dashed to the floor.
Shortly before the crash We could
see the people of the town standing
in their doorways. frozen in their
tracks, as they looked ahead at the
stalled train and waited helplesSly
for the impact" he related.
Private Nelson credited the second
section engineer for staying with his
locomotive and for the way he
handled brakes and shut off steam
lines. He said he saw the engineer
climb from the cab after the wreck
and it was reported the engineman
declared he would never pilot an
other locomotive.
Private Nelson has been at Camp
Fannin, Texas. for ten months and
a furlough here he will report
10 Camp Adair, Ore. Among Glas-
gov acquaintance, he saw Private
John Wall at the Texas camp.
A news release received from
Camp Fannin reports that Private
Nelson. as a trainee, vas awarded
he expert infantryman badge for
proficiency in weapons. tactics,
condition and leadership.
The badge brings IS extra pay per
month to enlisted men.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-16
Employment Given
10 Veterans
by Local Office

Over 400 veterans obtained jobs
during July through application at
Montana offices of the United States
employment service, out of 472 COM
pleted applications for work.
In Glasgow Is of these placements
were made. A year ago, July, 1914,
the total Montana veteran place
ments was 324 and that in Glasgow
was 3, according to A. j. Fey. man
ager of the USES Office here.
Fer other than employment and
employment counseling service the
Montana office directed 236 veterans
to the veterans administration, IL
to the state vocational rehabilitation
bureau, 113 to selective service, SO
to training agencies, and 238 to other
agencies dealing with returning
servicemen.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-16
THANKS GIVEN
FOR PEACE IN
LOCAL RITES
viii We Use 1t Wisely?" Asks
Rev. Sharkey in Civic
Center Address

To-day is cur day of grace and
opportunity. will we use it wisely?"
asked the Rev. Forrest B. Sharkey
OF Glasgow. speaking at a commun-
ity thanksgiving service at the civic
center Wednesday night arranged
by the Glasgow Ministerial associa-
ton.
We come here today as citizens of
this city. representing all walks of
life, and all faiths, to say to God,
out of the depths of u hearts we
are truly grateful" Rev. Sharkey
said.
He warned against forgetting the
tremendous cost of victory and eX-
pressed sympathy fer those who had
lost heavily to make this day pos
sible. Those attending the meeting
were expressing by that act their
thanks, he said, to the men and
women in the services, on the pro-
ductjon line. On the farm and to
countless war workers.
Every effort va put forward to
win the war. What are we going to
do nOw?" he asked. To win the war
is n thing. To gain a lasting peace
both at home M abroad is some
thing else. To prove the value CT our
great democracy to a waiting world
we must work out some satisfactory
solution of our own racial problem
in its religious, political and econ
omic phases, he declared.
We must settle these problems and
our differences between capital and
labor On the same basis of tolerance
and understanding we are asking the
nations of the world to use in the
future.
If we fail here at home, Japan
and Germany too, will point a finger
of scorn at us, saying, The demo-
cratic way CT life you so boast about
is not working. You tell us how we
must govern our afafirs, and you
don't know how to run your own
That the American people should
be led by God on to greater sue
cesses in the days to come, and
should live their lives in the true
spirit of American gratefulness, give
God the credit and honor him as in
dividuals and as a nation, was a wish
expressed by Rev. Sharkey.
A group from the Glasgow high
school band. led by A. H. Hartwig,
the new director, played before and
after the program. A chorus made
up Of members of several church
choirs sang. led by Clint Halliday.
Mrs. A. B. Friedlund was the pianist.
Ministers who led in prayer or
scripture reading were the Rev. w.
C. Mckay, the Rev. C. A. Wall, the
Rev. j. A. Arneson and the Rev.
George Moir. Josef Shower, secre-
tary of the Glasgow Chamber of
Commerce and chairman of the VI
day committee represented Mayor
:. Kjelstrup and spoke on the
purpose of the meeting.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-16
Areas Future
Is Discussed
by Rail Agent
BY Courier Correspondent

HINSDALE - Charles E. Jarrett
agricultural development agent for
the Great Northern railway, was the
featured speaker at a meeting of the
Hinsdale chamber of commerce and
agriculture last Thursday evening at
the community hall. A large group
of business men and farmers at
tended the meeting.
Mr.. Jarrett discussed the possibil-
tiles of agricultural development in
this part of eastern Montana and
urged farmers and businessmen to
keep working fer progress.
H. w. Reik, conservationist for the
soil conservation service office at
Malta, explained soil conservation
districts, how they are organized,
their purposes and their benefits to
agriculture.
A. J. Moore of Glasgow, field man
for the Utah-Idaho Sugar company,
discussed the sugar situation and
prospects for sugar beet farming.
He and Ned Gearheart, local labor
manager for the company, recently
attended a conference of sugar COM
pany representatives in Salt Lake
City. They told about the newly
organized research foundation which
is working on improved methods of
sugar beet culture.
The committee previously APP
pointed to confer with reclamation
officials of the Malta irrigation dis
trict. F.. l.. Westrum. Lloyd Barnard
and George Henebuth, reported that
assurances have been given that the
canal from the Nelson reservoir will
be cleaned and, where necessary, en-
soon, depending upon the
labor situation.
The next meeting of the Hinsdale
chamber will be held Thursday. Sept.
Is, according to President Homer
Claypool.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-16
2 Army Recruiters
Will Be Here
Saturday, Sunday

Technical Serg. Mary Weiss and
Serg. William Pearce of the army re-
cruiting station in Great Falls will
be at the Roosevelt hotel here Sat
urday and Sunday to interview wo-
men interested in the women's army
corps. as well as young men between
II and 10 who are eligible for the
army specialized training reserve
program or the enlisted reserve corps
of the army.
Sergeant Weiss stressed the need
for women to serve in general as
signment. Most assignments are for
general clerks, clerk typists and
stenOgrapherS.
The recruiters said any person
desiring information may call or
write them at the local hotel.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-16
Ferrin Ships in
90 More Ewes
from White Bands

Frank Ferrin, Whately farmer who
started with a foundation stock of
Columbia sheep last year. this week
is shipping in 40 more ewes.
Nj. Ferrin went to Browning this
week with Charles E. Jarrett. agri-
cultural development agent for the
Great Northern. He loaded the ewes
there after they had been taken
from the summer range of the
Ernest White ranch of Kalispell.
Mr.. Ferrin has some Columbia
bucks at his place. They have been
sold, but will be at his farm for a
few weeks. He also is making plans
to buy another buck from the Will
liam Deneke ranch at Bozeman.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-16
People Enroute
to Glasgow, in
Wreck, Unhurt

At least five people on their way
to Glasgow on the Great Northern
Enmpire Builder which was wrecked
at Michigan. N. D., Thursday even
ing were unframed, according to
word received here by relatives
Corp. and Mrs. Clement Eaton
and their year-old daughter, enroute
here from Camp Gordon, Ga,
phoDed Corporal Eaton's parents and
sisters. Mr. and Mrs. w. Eaton and
Florence and Patricia, that they were
unhurt. Corporal Eaton worked on
the Glasgow airbase for the Inland
Construction company in 1912 before
entering the army.
MIS-. D. j. Jacobs and son, Johnny,
of Cleveland. Ohio, were on their
way here to visit Mrs. Jacobs uncle
and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Hook
ing, and her cousin, Mrs. r. c..
schneider. Their sleeper was derailed
and the little boy suffered a bump
on his head but was otherwise I'M
hurt.
MS. Jacobs husband. who was in
Cleveland, received word of the
disaster and Immediately took a
plane west. He received word at
Chicago that his family was safe,
but then decided to continue the
trip west. Mrs. Jacobs is a former
GLASGOW and Fort Peck resident and
was employed at the engineer office.
MI. Jacobs also spent some time at
Fort Peck as a design engineer for
Mason & Walsh. He arrived here
Saturday morning.
The wreck came after the first,
Pullman, section of the train had
been forced to stop at Michigan,
settlement about midway between
Grand Forks and Devils Lake, be-
cause of a hotboX. The locomotive
pulling the second, coach. section
into the rear of the stand
.ng train, telescoping the rear obser-
car.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-16
r. Year-OId Who
Fired Home
Sent TO Dakota

A ~12-year-old Glasgow boy who ad-
mited he was responsible for. the
fire, July 80. that severely damaged
a home on Second avenue north.
last week was released to his par
ents TO be taken TO the home Of re-
latives in North Dakota. 1t was
understood his parents are seeking
to place him in a private institution.
The boy also admitted he had turned
in two false alarms the week before
the fire. He was held in custody here
after the fire until arrangements
were completed for disposition OF his
case.