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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-10-25
MANY LADIES
WIN AWARDS
AT DRAWING
Claim Prizes at Annual Farmer
Day Affair Held in
Glasgow.

1t was ladies day'i at the weekly
Farmers Day drawing in Glasgow
Saturday afternoon, with farm wives
claiming a majority of the main
prizes when their husbands names
were called. Drawings conthnae
through Nov IT, which is grand
prize drawing day. Also. Guernsey
calf awards will be presented that
day.
Judges representing sponsors at
Saturdays drawings we're Paul r.
Fried and otto M. Christinson.
Floyd Nelson of Tampico, drew name
capsules from the big bowl.
Attendance prize winners we're
Elmer Zeiger of Hinsdale, box OF
apples; Oswald Waber of HinSdale,
20 pounds of Northern Bloom honey,
and Harry Nelson Of Glasgow, SIS
hat.
First main prize, $40 certificate
good for a choice of registered seed,
100 baby chicks or rs turkey poults,
was claimed by Mrs. Harry woodland
of Glasgow. Other names called were
E. A. Wright, OSwego; John Ander-
son, Glasgow; John RedekOpp,
Lustre; Emanuel Bollinger, Saco.
and Albert Nelson, Glasgow.
First Guernsey calf award went
the first name drawn, to Mrs.
Clarence Nelson of Hinsdale.
Mrs. Carl D. johnson of Glasgow
was winner of another $50 certificate
for a choice of seed, chicks OF poults.
Two other names were called, Arthur
of Glentana and T. G.
Watson of Vandalia.
Final award, another Guernsey
calf, was won by Fred Potter OF
Glasgow. Also called were F.. J. Rush
ton, Glasgow: Jacob Neufeld, Jr.,
Larslan, and oscar Hatton Hinsdale.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-10-25
Corporal Rorvik
Home After Over
3 Years. Service

Corp. Allan Rorvik, son OF MIS-.
Emma Rorvik, arrived in Glasgow
Wednesday morning after having
received his discharge from Fort
Lewis. Just a week from the time he
landed at San Francisco from Man
liza.
His army service dates back more
than three years to January, 1912,
and he had been overseas since July,
1912. Corporal Rorvik was married
in Australia in october 1914. ana ms
wife will join him in the United
States as soon as she can secure
passage.
His service in the air forces took
him to Australia. New Guinea and
the Netherlands East Indies and he
wears the Pacific and Philippines
liberation campaign ribbons, four
bronze stars. as well as n for the
good conduct medal.
Corporal Rorvik's work was with
CAT transports, beginning with the
Fifth air force.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-10-25
Fire Prevention
Contest Winners
Receive Awards
BY Courier Correspondent

FORT PECK-Fire Chief Harold
j. Ruckman presented awards to
the winners CT fire prevention poster
and essay contests at a special as
sembly at the Fort Peck school
Wednesday morning. Chief Ruck-
man donated SIS for prizes for each
contest. First prize was $3.50, sec
ond, S1.50, and third, 81.
Jimmie Seeley won first in the
poster contest, which was open to
fifth and sixth graders. Janet Vol
dial placed second and Shirley Pad
gett, third. The posters were put On
display at B%uttrey's wednesday
afternoon.
Barbara WilJfong placed first IN
the essay contest for the seventh and
eighth graders. Leone Rasmussen
and Nola Fuller received second and
third places. Honorable mention
went Dorothy Thielke.
The judges for the poster contest
were Miss Ruth Corum, Miss Theo-
ria De Long and Miss Margaret
Gardner. Judges for the essay con-
test were Mrs. Nora Fleencr, Miss
Edna Frymiller and Miss Marion
Styles.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-10-25
NeZ-Etta Florist
Name Chosen
for New Concern

The Nez-Etta Florists will be the
name of a new Glasgow flower shop
that will open in Glasgow about
Nov. 10, it was announced here by
the co-owners. Inez Zwemke and
Willetta Smith.
A contest was conducted for a
name for the new concern and 1t
was won by Mrs. L. A. Strader Of
Glasgow, who receives a $40 cash
prize for suggesting the most suit
able name.
The shop will be located in the
Ellsworth building on Fifth street.
1t is being remodeled and rede-
corated.
The owners are well known here.
Mrs. Zwemke has several years eX-
perience in florists work. Miss Smith
has been county supervisor Of the
public welfare department here.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-10-25

and service at 423 Second avenue
south, the former Radio and Sound
building.
Mr.. Nelson has been granted a
full franchise for the Westinghouse
line of appliances. The business is
now open, although it will be some
time before a complete line OF APP
pliances will be available.
Mr.. Nelson said the firm also Will
do general wiring and electrical re-
pair. electrical contracting and pre-
vide full service on all appliances.
Homer Grasberg and Charles Jacob
son are now employed as electricians.
Mr.. Nelson first came to Glasgow
in 1911 with his parents, Mr.. ano
Mrs. N. c. Nelson. His late father
farmed in this community fer many
years. Mr.. Nelson spent II years with
the Anaconda Copper Mining COM
pany in electrical work at Butte and
Anaconda. He was electrician at
Fort Peck from 1885 to 1912 and
since that time has been with the
Mountain States Telephone 81 Tele-
graph company here.
Among appliances offered in the
Westinghouse line are refrigerators,
ranges, ~freezers, heaters, washers,
dishwashers, air conditioning units,
coolers. spin-dry type washers, FANS
vacuum cleaners, irons. coffee max
ers, percolatorS and rcasterS.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-10-25
We're Behind 1914; Let's
Support the Men Overseas

Valley County War Chest officials have Just prepared
a comparison of contributions to date in the War Chest
War Fund Campaign compared with the total last year at
the close of the drive.
The 1916 campaign has been in progress for three
weeks; we are falling behind last years pace. The War
Chest drive, besides providing money for veterans at home,
will go to 80 separate agencies-not only USO but others
charged with feeding and clothing the millions of destitute.
Read the figures below and then see if you can't help
improve them:
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-10-25
Zentz Is Offering
Top Stock at
Sale on Thursday

Il have been raising purebred
cattle all my life and this is me
best bunch 1 ever owned" Mel Zeutz.
Nashua breeder, stated this week in
announcing his Hereford dispersion
sale to be held on the site CT the
Glasgow livestock sales yard start
ing next Thursday noon. A total OF
so animals will be offered II. b.
Sager of Billings is a%uctioneer, with
Mark Watson as clerk and Norman
G.. Warsinske of Billings as sales
Twenty head of thorough
bred horses also will be offered,
many of them sired by Jack Smith.
thoroughbred owned by the late
Steve Adams.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-10-25
Eerrin Columbia
Goes for 5000
at National Sale

A Columbia ram owned by
Frank Ferrin of Nashua sold for
5000 at the national Columbia
sale and show i'm MinOt, n. d.,
Wednesday, making it third
highest-priced animal at the
sale, it was reported here today
by Charles L. Jarrett of Great
Falls, agricultural development
agent for the Great Northern.
He said 286 animals were sold
at the record breaking auction,
with ewes averaging Sis and
rams S195. Mr.. Ferrin also sold
three eve lambs at figures well
above the sale average. Fred
Rusher of Nashua accompanied
MIR. Ferrin to the sale.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-10-25
QUOTAS SET
IN VICTORY
LOAN DRIVE
Chairman Friedlund A S k S
Early Finish; Goal Is Lower
4 Than in Past

The GAN for the Victory loan is
They've finished their job - let's
finish purs."
The slogan will be followed in
Valleys ounty. with the emphasis on
a speedy completion Of the cam
paign, Chairman A. B. Friedlund
announced today. Letters asking
community leaders to serve as
chairmen went out this week and
each is being urged to reach his
quota within ten days of the loan
opening. which is Monday.
Mr.. Friedlund also announced
community quotas, pointing out that
Valleys goal has been set at the
lowest figure of any bond drive.
County residents must purchase
S375, 900 in bonds. This includes
SPAS, 900 in E bonds, $45 900 in other
individual issues and S85 900 in cor
issues.
Victory loan quotas by communi-
lies arc
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-10-25
KahIe, North Valley
Rail Promoter, Here

w. C. Kahle of West Kelso, Wash,
one of the leading promoters of the
Opheim Great Northern branch,
was a visitor here several days this
week. Mr. Kahle had been in St.
Paul to visit a sister who was sick.
Mr.. Kahle left Opheim in 1881, and
is now in the real estate business.
In the north country he operated a
garage, a hotel and other businesses.
He reported that his son, Bob, is now
in the air forces stationed in Mis-
sissippi.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-10-25
Krazich Attends
Fireman School

James V. Kruzich returned Sun
day from Poison, where he repre-
sented the Glasgow volunteer lire
department at a three-day fire
fighter" school, the sixth annual
sponsored by the city of Poison. Fire
Chief Henry DUANE of Anaconda
was director. with other prominent
men and underwriters bureau repre-
sentatives present. Seventeen Mon
tana cities sent firemen to the
school.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-10-25
Johnston Returns
After IL Months

FORT PECK - Charles Johnston
returned Saturday from 81 months
in the navy serving on Admiral
Halsey's flagship, the South Dakota.
Johnston was the photographer. He
went into Tokyo bay with the fleet
and visited that city several times.
Seaman First Glass Johnston re-
ceived his discharge at the separ-
alton center at Bremerton, Wash,
He plans to resume work with the
army engineers at Fort Peck.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-10-25
WIDEN GOES OVERSEAS

private Stamford Widen. son OF
the Rev. and Mrs. Henry F. Widen,
left Tuesday for China by way OF
the Hawaiian island. according to
word received by his parents in
Glasgow. Private Widen has been
in the army since April. He is in the
infantry. Before entering the army,
ne was a student at the University
of Minnesota.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-10-25
Martin Nelson
Opens New
Electric Firm

Martin L. Nelson, we'll known
Glasgow electrician, announced this
week that he has opened a new bust
ness here to be known as the Glas-
gov Electric for full electrical sales
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-10-25

The total as given is exclusive of
the corporate quota. The Montana
quota in the loan is S25, 100000.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-11
Ashe Hospital Has Successful
Year; Meeting Is Held, Mon.

that the hospital made an out
standing record for service. 1t
is also in good financial condi-
ton.
The stockholders reelected the
trustees with the exception of
Professor r. E. L. Plummer, who
died short time ago and B. L.
Hafer, who has moved out of the
county. j. F. Phipps and Wade
E. Vannoy were named to fill
these two vacancies.
The trustees are as follows:
Ed M. Anderson, Wade Eller,
Wade E.. Vannoy, John Little
wood, w. L. Dent, E. r. Sturdi-
want, J. B. Hash, J. F. Phipps, J.
E. Oliver, L. P. Coward, c. M.
Dickson, J. o. Blevins, J. G. Gam
bill, Bryan Oliver, Ira T. John
[ston.
The officers are: w. B. Austin,
president; John Littlewood, J. E.
Oliver, vice-presidents; Wade E.
Eller, secretary; r. r. Badger,
Continued ON Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-11
Announce Plans For
Infantile Paralysis
Fund Drive In Ashe
This County Has A Quota OF
$3,549.OO; T. E.. Parker
Is Chairman

At a meeting of the central
committee here on Monday night,
plans were made for the annual
drive to raise funds to Fight In
fantile Paralysis In which Ashe
county has a quota of $3,549.0O.
T. E. Parker, county chairman
of the drive, pointed out that the
cooperation of everyone was
needed and urged everyone to
make a generous contribution to
this worthy cause.
The committee decided that a
solicitation of special gifts would
be made in advance of the drive.
In addition to the quota based on
the population, the county is ask
ed to raise a minimum of $4,000
for each case of infantile paraly-
sis during the past year and every
individual, who can, is being
asked to make contribution of
this size. There were So cases
in this county during the past
year.
The march Of dimes will also
be used and other features in
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-11
County To Have Separate
Scout District For This Year

An enthusiastic dinner-meeting
of Boy Scout committeeman and
executives was held at the Com
munity building here on Monday
night, with around twenty per-
sons present.
Following the dinner, an i'm
pressive moving picture was
shown to the group which empha-
sized the advantages of scouting
and different forms of scout
sponsorship and activities. After
the showing of this picture, the
group was called to order by Mr..
Clyde Green, Of the Watauga
circuit, who presided over the
business session.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved and diff
ferent committee reports were
heard. Following the comittee
reports, the principle discussion
of the evening was taken up.
This question was whether or not
the Watauga and Ashe county
district should remain combined
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-11
N. C.. Solons Get
Budget; Teachers
Given Attention
Budget Presented Yesterday;
Committees Named And
Work Is Started
BY STAFF WRITER

Raleigh. N. C.-(Special)-N.
C. Solons were given some
thing to figure on yesterday
when they heard the report of the
budget committee. ~
The Advisory Budget Commits
sion recommended that tn e
record sum of $22O,081, 434 be
appropriated for the next bien-
MUM, and broke tradition by di-
recting that teacher salary sched-
ules be embodied in the general
appropriations bill.
The recommended appropria-
ton, which is exclusive of $751;
585,079 to be set aside for retire
ment of the States general in
debtedness, was greatly in excess
of the $178,5O5,823 in actual and
estimated expenditures for 1943-
As. A large part of the recon-
mended increase would 60 for
highways.
Following the announcement of
the senatorial committees, Speak
er Oscar Richardson, Tuesday an
nounced the membership of AZ
house committees at a brief morn
ing session. On appropriations he
placed Reps. Tom Pearsan OF
Nash and A. B. Stoney of Burke
;as chairman and co-chairman, re-
.spectively. On finance, charged
with the responsibility of raising
money, he placed Reps. John Kerr
of Warren as chairman and Frank
Taylor of Wayne as co-chairman
Rep. Alonzo Edwards of Greene
was named chairman of agricul-
ture and Rep. Glenn G. Palmer
of Haywood, co-chairnnan of the
mental institutions co1nsilittte.s
Richa d @ ms appointments
came but Is Ihours after Presi-
dent L. Y. Ballentine of the senate
named Brandon P. Hodges of
Continued On Page Fourl
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-11

At a meeting of the stockhold-
ers and directors of the Ashe
County Memorial Hospital, on
Monday, tentative postwar plans
for expansion were discussed and
reports submitted for the past
year showed that this institution
had an unusual record for serv-
ice.
Among the first building plans
will probably be a nurses home,
which is badly needed. A COM
mittee will be named in the near
future to work out definite build
ing plans for this so that work
can be started as soon as materi-
ais are released.
The annual report submitted
shows that there were 879 bed
patients taken care of during the
year for total of 6,244 days.
During 1914 a total of 174 new
babies were born at the hospital.
There were a total of $3.50
meals served to patients during
the year. Other figures reveal
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-11
Americans Nearing
Manila la; Gaining On
Bel gian Front Now
Macarthur Les DIS Troops
Ashore On LuzOn; FOrmO-
sa Is Bombed By Yanks

Tens of thousands of u. S. sixth
army forces, accompanied ashore
by Gen. Douglas Macarthur,
landed Tuesday along Is miles of
Lingayen gulf cost on Luzon is
land from an 80O-ship convoy and
pushed deep into flatlands lead
ing 100 miles south to Manila over
ideal tank-war country.
Tanks were among the equip
ment put ashore in strength to
make possible a powerhouse Of
fensive.
From the beaches, cleared of
Japanese by fierce warship she'll
ings and aerial bombings, the
lightly opposed Yanks surged in
land over the same crescent of
sand dunes the japanese employ
ed three years years ago.
A field dispatch, disclosing that
Macarthur already has set up
headquarters on Luzon, said the
landings were on the southern
extremity of the gulf which in
IContinued On Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-11

or divided into different districts.
After expressions from everyone
present, it was decided that the
Ashe and Watauga troops would
be grouped as separate districts.
A nominating committe was
appointed for the Ashe county
district composed of Levern John
son, Rev. E. w. Powers, M. w.
Reynolds and Gale Mcmillan.
This committee will give a report
at the meeting, February IL.
Much enthusiasm was shown at
the meeting and it is thought that
by being separate district that
scouting will increase in interest
and activity in Ashe county in
the future.
Levern Johnson was laud-
ed for his splendid service as a
scout executive and worker dur
ing past years, and it was ex-
pressed that with more co-opera-
ton from parents and citizens,
that the Ashe district should
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-11
J. F. Friesland
Buried Monday

Funeral service was held at
Old Fields on Monday at HOO
o'clock, for James F. Friesland,
81, of Fleetwood, who died at his
home after an attack of pneu-
monia on Saturday, January 6.
Rev. Carol Burkett conducted
the service and burial followed
at the Old Fields cemetery.
Mr.. Friesland, who was we'll
known farmer in the county, is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Lille
Friesland and the following chill
dren: Charlie, Ernest, Thomas,
Emmett, Wade, Gwyn and Donald
Friesland; Mrs. Lizzie Spencer,
Mrs. Effie Humphrey, Mrs.
Maude Mcneil, Mrs. Fannie
Payne and Mrs. Rosa Brown. liz
grand and great-grandchildren
also survive.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-11
Ashe Men Are On
Many Committees
10th Hart And Thomas Are
Named On Several Legis-
1atiVeS Committees

Edison M. Thomas, state sena-
tor from Ashe county and Rep
resentative M. Donnelly Hart
were this week named on a num-
Der of committees as the legis-
1ature got down to business.
Thomas is serving on the COM
mite for constitutional amend
ments, appropriations, immigra-
lions, institutions for the deaf, Ii
brary, military affairs, pensions
and soldiers home, senatorial
districts and appropriations.
Representative Hart is serving
on the following house commit
tees: agriculture, election laws,
game and inland fisheries, health,
manufacturing and labor, penal
institutions, propositions and
grievances.
In a letter to this paper this
week, Mr.. Hart wrote:
ssNow in regard to the sale of
wine and beer in Ashe county,
do the people want a bill passed
to stop the sale of it in the coun-
ty or bill giving the people the
right to vote on the matter. I
am in favor of stopping it in the
quickest way THAI can be done"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-11
MILFORD Porter,
Ashe Boy Makes
Record Overseas
Is Now Serving Under Gen
eral Hobbs, Somewhere
In Germany

T-Sgt. J. MILFORD Porter, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Porter, of
Helton, who is member of the
3Oth Division of the Third Army,
somewhere in Germany, under
the command of Major General
L. S. Hobbs, recently wrote of
the great work his division was
doing. Some of the information
he sent is as follows: "When the
3Oth Infantry Division troops
charged through the greatest
concentration of artillery and
mortar fire they had met in the
Western Campaign to storm the
bunkers of the German Siegfried
line and establish a bridgehead
in the Fatherland, they reached
an objective for which, in three
months of bitter fighting, they
had been paving the way since
the battle near the beaches.
Smashing the Siegfried Line in
the sector north of Aachen where
it was heavily manned and then
aiding in closing the gap that
forced Aachen's fall constituted
one of the toughest jobs assigned
any division in the Battle of Eu-
rope. But this was only the be-
ginning for the 30th Division.
They participated in the break
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-11
Kemp B. Nye Has
Score To Settle
West Jefferson Man Was On
Duty In China When ia
pan Started War

Atlanta, Ga. - Marine Private
First Class Kemp B. Nye, %, of
West Jefferson, has several
scores to settle with the Japan
ese-including the loss of a bar
becue beef dinner.
Now serving in Provost Mar
shal's office, Private First Class
Nye was on duty at the American
Embassy in Picking, China, in
1887, at the time of the Marco
Polo incident.
II heard the first artillery bar
rage that set the powder key off,"
he said, telling of incidents which
resulted in the Japanese-C Chinese
conflict.
''The Japs had been: holding
maneuvers in Chinese-controlled
area and claimed the Chinese had
kidnapped one of their soldiers"
the Marine stated, $50 the Japs
blew up the bridge in tretalia-
ton"
Not only did they destroy the
bridge, he explained, but they
cancelled plans the Marines had
made for a barbecue beef dinner.
"Instead of the planned festivi-
ties, the three-quarter beef had
to last as rations for eight days
for ITS men, Nye said.
The North Carolina man first
went to China in early 1886,
where he served with the Ameri-
can embassy. He has great re-
spect for the Chinese fighting
Nye enlisted in 1885 and was
honorably discharged after three
years duty in China. Returning
to the states, he re-entered the
University of North Carolina to
complete study as a pre-medica1
student. He re-enlisted in 1912
and has been overseas for nearly
a year.
He is the son of Professor and
Mrs. F. c. Nye.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-11
Miss Roland Is
New OPA Clerk

ut was announced this week
Miss Mae Ola Roland had been
added to the staff of clerks at the
local rationing board. She is the
food and miscellaneous clerk and
takes the place of Miss Helen
Shatley, who has been made gas
oline and fuel clerk. This place
was made vacant following the
resignation of Mrs. Guy Denny,
who served efficiently in this
capacity for more than two years.
It was also announced that the
office would be closed to the pub
lie on Saturday at 1900 o'clock
noon. due to the fact that all
stamps are deposited on that day
before the bank closes.
The office will be closed all
day next. Thursday, january 49,
because of meeting with clerks
attending.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-11
Farm Planning
Meetings To Be
Held In County
Opening Schedule AnnOunc-
ed; Will Conform With
War Needs

GAS this is the beginning Of,
perhaps, the most critical year of
the war it has become necessary
to make certain adjustments in
our agricultural planning in Ashe
County to conform more closely
with the war needs in 1945," Roy
H. Grouse county agent, said yes
terday. In keeping with this he
announced that meetings had
been scheduled to assist farmers
and their wives with these plans.
All farmers, their wives, as we'll
as other members of the family
are urged to attend.
The following meetings have
been scheduled to date and others
will be announced next week:
Monday, January Is, 7:3O
o'clock, Nathan's Creek school.
Tuesday, January 16, 200
o'clock, Chestnut Hill, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Pierce.
Tuesday night, at 1870, Grassy
Creek, agricultural building.
Wednesday night, January IL,
at 7:3O, Fleetwood school.
Friday at 200 o'clock, at Land
mark school.