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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-08-01
SOUTH HARDIN

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert CLARK
are parents of a son, born al
the Hardin hospital July 26.
Mrs. Arthur Randall and a
group of All club members lett
by bus Sunday afternoon for
the Billings Polytechnic, where
they will attend All club camp.
The members that went are
Merle GuStafson, Eva Tfppie,
Eleanor, Doris and Vernice
Lautt, Rena Rae Sullivan, De-
lores Seader, Florine Hessler,
Lorraine Dewald, Miriam and
Sammy Kern, Johnny FergerSon
and Joyce and Marian Gray.
Mrs. Dorothy Porter, two
daughters and son of Redman
Wash, arrived Sunday and arc
visiting relatives and friends in
this community. Mrs. Porter
and Mrs. Glen Gustafson are
sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Jones
of Salt Lake City came Friday
for a visit at the Jones ami
4S&AASS
Adam Tippie was a Hardin
business caller Wednesday.
Miss Dorothy Pitsch, niece OF
Mrs. Sam Kern, is a house
guest at the Kern home at the
present time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Kern and
family were guests at a family
reunion at Harlem, Mont, at
the George Pitsch home last
Saturday. Others present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Pitsch and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Pitsch and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry SteinmetZ and
family, all of Harlem.
MI. and Mrs. Elmo James are
parents of a son, born July Is
at a local hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dewald
and children were Billings call
ers Tuesday.
Con Greenwald is harvesting
grain on his farm near Half
way this week.
MI. and Mrs. ]. A. Jones en-
TCdl1leO dG Oulludy ulIlIlcI.
Guests included Mrs. Dorothy
Porter and son of Redmond
Wash, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Jones
of Grow Agency, Mrs. Walter
Jones of Salt Lake City and
MI. and Mrs. Glen Gustafson
and sons.
John Fergerson returned IL
his home here last week after
spending the past month at the
home of his uncle and family
on Lodge Grass creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Clark
and family are enjoying a visit
from Mrs. Clark's sister.
Mrs. Charles Sweeney and
son were Hardin business call
erS Saturday.
Fred Dewald bound grain fol
Charles Sweeney Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Graft were
Hardin callers Saturday.
Louie Martel was in Hardin
transacting business Monday.
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tient at the Deaconess hospital
in Ri11inpS.

tient at the Deaconess hospital
in Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gibson
attended the p. c. A. meeting
in Hardin Thursday evening.
John Stevens was a Lodge
Grass caller Friday.
Mrs. Billie Miller underwent
a major operation at the Dea'
conesS hosuital Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Graham
returned home Sunday evening
afstr spending a week in the
park.
Mrs. John Stevens and Mary
and Mrs. Tom Stevens called
at the Hults ranch Sunday.
Mrs. Nan Sloan of Billings
is visiting with the Gibs0nS.
MIR. and Mrs. John Robinson.
left Wednesday for Absarokee.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gibson.
were Billings callers Wednes-
day.
Mrs. D. Stevens and Mrs.
Tom Stevens called at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gibson Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Hughes of Billings Wis
tied a few days last week with
Mrs. G. A. Graham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Graham
we're Sheridan callers Monday:
Mrs. Graham had some dental
work done at that time.
Martin Spotted Horse called
at the Graham ranch FRIDAY.
Mrs. Nan Sloan, Mrs. D. Ste
vens, Mrs. George Gibson and
Mrs. Tom Stevens called on
Mrs. Joe Graham and Miss
Nettie Robinson Friday after
noon.
MI and Mrs. George Gibson
SATURDAY. morning for
Rock Springs, Wyo., where they
were called by the illness OF
John Hensley.
Tom Stevens and Donnie Ste
vens were Sheridan callers on
Thursday. ,
Mrs. irwin Hults called at
the Earl Miller home one day
last week.
: Gene Hamilton called at the
D. Stevens ranch Sunday eve
ming.
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DUNM0RE news

Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Davis and
Mrs. Ray Davis and son, Art,
called at the Finley Mocabee
home on Friday. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Bromgard
were in Hardin Monday on
business.
R. C. Mocabee called at the
Finley Mocabee home Thursday
evening after returning home
to Billings from Seattle and
Bremerton, Wash, where he
and Mrs. Mocabee visited theil
son, Cecil. chief boatswain, U.
S. navy, Cecil is a patrol super
visor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Heitz-
man and daughters visited at
the Fred BenZel, Jr., home one
day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Finley Mocabee
motored to Billings on Friday
taking their niece and nephew
to visit their grandparents for
an indefinite time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benrv West OF
Livingston called on Mrs
Vests mother, Mrs. Matilda
Swaby.
joyed a family reunion last
week with all of the children:
present.
Walter Heitzman called at
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ATOMIC CONTROL:
Russ Rejection

Even as Bikini reverberated with
the explosion of the second atomic
bomb test in the Pacific, Russia
turned thumbs down on the U. S.
proposal for International control of
the atomic energy.
Addressing a closed meeting of
the United Nations atomic energy
committee on controls in New York,
Soviet Representative Gromyko as
serted that the U. S. suggestion that
the veto be eliminated in atomic
regulation could not be accepted
by Russia because it would tend to
destroy the principle Of unanimity
among the Big Five in preserving
postwar peace.
Gromyko also raped the pro-
posal for establishing an independ-
ent agency for the control of atomic
energy, declaring that the U.N. Sc
curity council consisting of the Big
Five as permanent members pos
sessed both the power and means
to deal with the problem.
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FREIGHT:
Raps Farm Rates

Interstate commerce commission
representatives conducting hearings
on the railroads petition for a per-
manent Is per cent increase in
freight rates heard H. A. Scandrett,
president of The Milwaukee road,
aver that livestock and agricultural
products should no longer be ia.
vored by lower tariffs.
Pointing out the importance of
these commodities to the carriers,
Scandrett said that present low
rates have been based on the Hoch-
Smith resolution adopted in the late
l920s during the existing depression
in agriculture.
Citing increased labor and ma
terial costs since 1910 and an an
ticipated slackening in the record
wartime volume, the carriers re-
quest for a permanent Is per cent
rate boost would supplant the tenn
porary raise of 6 per cent. IN most
commodities, and 3 per cent on ag-
ricultural products.
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PALESTINE:
Hit Terrorism.

Hitting at the use of violence de-
signed to alter Britain's position in
the ticklish problem of setting up
a Jewish homeland in Arab-domi-
mated Holy Land, the Labor gov
eminent released a white paper in
London purporting to show that
prominent leaders of the Jewish
agency for Palestine had unified
underground organizations for a
reign of terror.
Basing its contentious on inter-
cepted messages between high
agency officials in London and Jeru-
salem. the government said that the
first co-ordinated outbreak of vio-
lence closely followed a communi-
cation revealing that the three main
underground groups had been
linked together for joint action.
Meanwhile, Jewish leaders in
Palestine met to devise means of
controlling the extremist elements
responsible for the wave of violence,
eliminated by the bombing of the
King David hotel in Jerusalem with
a loss Of more than 100 lives.
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RIVER PROJECTS:
Huge Backlog

When President Truman signed
into law two bills authorizing flood
control, navigation, hydro-electric
and other river improvements at a
cost of two billion dollars. he est.
mated that along with other such
work previously approved it would
take IS years to complete the prof.
ects at the 1947 appropriation rate.
While opponents of the bills de-
scribed them as political pork en-
abling congressman to return to
their constituents with claims of
improvements and expenditures for
their areas, President Truman an.
nounced that he would not-request
any funds for the projects during the
fiscal year.
Estimated to cost $500, 900, 900, the
Missouri river basin project was the
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Back in the U. S. after a 49, 000-
mile trip around the world as Presi-
dent Humans reparations commits
sioner. Pauley said that the U. S.
was bordering the permanent sus-
pension of shipments of surplus
industrial plants from the western
zone of Germany to Russia to off
set deliveries of Japanese equip
ment to looted Manchuria.
Declaring that Russian seizures
had thrown industries valued at two
billion dollars in Manchuria out of
gear, Pauley said that the reduced
productive plant would set almost
a billion oriental people back a gen.
Grafton in their economic develop
ment unless the damage were re-
paired.
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PREPARATIONS:
Pauley Reports

Further friction between the u. S.
and Russia doomed after Edwin
w. Pauley's revelation that the U.
S. was considering measures for re-
enforcing the Manchurian economy
at the Soviets' expense following
their wholesale stripping Of indus
trial equipment in that country.
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OPA:
Back in Business

No sooner had President Truman
signed the compromise OPA bill ex-
tending the agency until June 80,
1947, than it swung into action to
stabilize the national economy,
which strained with the removal of
controls.
Passed after the President
had vetoed an earlier bill, the
compromise measure contained
many provisions designed to IS
sure both producers and distrib-
utors Of adequate working mar
gins. However, it modified the
original Taft amendment, which
Mr.. Truman charged would al
low manufacturers u1warranted
profits, by setting up ceilings
based on 1910. prices plus in
creased costs.
The three-man super price con-
troll board set up under the meas
ure to determine what commodities
shall remain under regulation faced
the task Of deciding whether to per-
nit the automatic restoration Of
meat, livestock, milk, cotton seed,
soy beans and feed to supervision by
August q. At the same time, the
board was to determine whether
ceilings be reimposed on eggs.
poultry. petroleum, leaf tobacco or
their products.
To Secretary of Agriculture An
derson went authority under the
new OPA bill to price agricultural
products, subject to review of the
control board.
While OPA was stripped Of
much of its former powers, it
retained the authority to rule
on manufacturers price in
crease and regulate rents. Al
though the bill directed that
wholesalers and retailers must
be allowed ceilings adequate to
cover current costs, profit mar
gins were held to March 81,
1916, levels.
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Tons of water shoot skyward as
atomic bomb is set of beneath
surface in Bikini lagoon.
within five minutes of the blast, and
the SO, 000-ton aircraft carrier Sara
toga also went down. The battleship
New York, the Jap dreadnaught Ma
cato and the destroyer Hughes and
transport Fallon were severely Grip
pied by the charge.
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Lodge Gross Creek

Miss Nettie Robinson re-
turned to the Joe Graham
home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. McAnton OF
Hardin called ON Mr.. and Mrs.
c. A. Graham Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilson
and Larry visited MI. and Mrs.
John Gibson Sunday morning.
Mrs. Jack Smith, ST., is a pa
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Urban Transit Heavy

Passenger traffic on urban
transit lines in the United States
is continuing at its wartime
peak despite the lifting Of re-
strictions on private automt-
biles.
The nations 89.240 street
cars, trackless trolley coaches
and gas buses carried more
than s.225, 000.0 600 passengers
from January to May Of, this
year.
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Fred Benzel, ST., home in honor
Of their sister, Hilda, who has
been visiting here.
Ileane Bird was taken to a
doctor Sunday evening to have
a fish bone removed from her
throat
MIR. and Mrs. Roy Smith and
daughter were lunhceon guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Bird on
Monday.
Al CLUB NEWS
The All club, Spurs of Kirby,
met for their fifth meeting OF
July 10 at the Log schoolhouse.
Demonstrations were given to
the Women'S club by six Of the
members. Further arrangements
were made for the club dance.
The next meeting will be
August 3 at the home of Hazel
Adsit.
Hazel Adsit, reporter.
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President Truman hands pen to
Sen. Warren Magnuson (Dem.,
Wash.) at right, after signing riv-
er improvement bills. Rep. John
Rankin (Dem., Miss.) stands by.
largest authorized in the bills. 9th
ers include work in the Ohio valley
at a cost of SIPS, OOO, 900; Tennessee
Tombigbee waterway, SIG, 900, 900;
lower Mississippi, 500, 000, 900; Red
Ouchita basin, ST, 000, 900.
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WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
.WEEKlY NEWS ANAlYSlS-
Second Bikini Bomb WreQks
Heavy Damage; OPA Renews
Power to Keep Prices in Line

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RUSSIA:
Political Shakeup

Reports OF Marshal Georgi Zhu-
kov's dismissal as chief of the great
Red army and his transfer to a gar
rison command in Odessa were in
terpreted as evidence of the Com
munist party's efforts to strengthen
its postwar position in Russia and
to strip the powerful military wing
of political influence.
Precedent for the demotion of
Russia's No. l soldier lay in. the
subordination of Marshal Michail
Tukhachevsky from top leadership
Of the strong Red army he had
built to an Insignificant provip-
cial command before his execution.
It also was said that Zhukov had
lost Stalin's favor because of the
breakdown of Red army discipline
after victory had been won. As a
result Of the Soviet troops man.
handling Of conquered people and
the looting Of their possessions, Rus.
STA has suffered a huge loss Of pres.
tige in eastern Europe.
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DIPHTHERIA:
Sho1us Increase

The number Of diphtheria deaths
in 90 large U. S. cities has in
creased by 10s over the low 213
figure Of 1871. according to the
Journal Of the American Medical
association.
In a three-year report, covering
1913. 1914 and 1915, the Journal stat.
ed that for the So cities for which
data are available since 1923 there
occurred 81 deaths from diphtheria
in 1915. more than for any single
year since 1850.
No. - G~~a~~~ n~~A
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Bea Vain Is Guest Vocalist
On "SOmnd Of" Program

Bea Vain, famed vocalist of
screen and radio, whose recording Of
My Reverie' with the old Larry
Clinton band brought her over
night success, makes a guest appear
ance on Mutuaps sparkling new mu-
sical-dramatic series. Sound off
With Mark Warnow," tonight
Thursday, 8 to $3.50 p. M, over
WEI.
Bea will sing Sound Off" and
"Accentuate the Positive" and
tenor Glenn Darwin, assisted by
the Lyn Murray chorus, offers
when the Caissons Go Rolling
Along" Mark Warnow's orchestra
offers special arrangements of Pig
skin Polka" and a weird instru-
mental tone poem entitled "Celebra-
ton on the Planet Mars" Arno
Tanney, famed Sergeant" of the
Army's recruiting chant, will also
be heard on the broadcast.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-10-17

Afternoons
12:00-Up-To- Minute News
12:15-Songs by Morton Downey
12;30-Luncheon Melodies
1:00-Gene and His Trail Drifters
1:45-John j. Anthony
2:00-Cedric Foster
2:30-Queen For a Day
3:00-Heart's Desire
3:30-Man On The Street
4:00-MuSic
4:15-Johnson Family
4:45-Buck Rogers Adventures
5:l5-Superman
5:30-Maryland News
5:45-Tom Mix
Nights
6:00-News And Sports
6:15-Fay & Pete (Mon. Wed. Fri.)
7:00-Fulton Lewis, Jr.
7;30-Henry Taylor (Mon. & Fri.)
7:30-Blackstone-Magic Detective
(Tuesdays and Thursdays)
7:30-Battle of Commentators Wed)
7:45--Inside of Sports
8:0O-Bulldog Drummond (Mon)
3:00-Michael Shane (Tues.)
8:00-Name of That Song (Wed.)
8:00-Sound Off (Thurs.)
8:00-Burl Ives (Friday)
8:30-Organ Melodies (Mon)
9;30LThe Falcon Adventures Glue. }
8:3O-Quiz Show wednesday,
8:3O-Vic and SADIE (Thurs.)
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MONDAY--FRIDAY

Mornings
6:30-Music, News, Farm Program
7:05-Rise And Shine
8:15-Happy Birthday Club
8:45-Family Altar
9:00-News and Music
10:00-Once Over Lightly
10:15-Morning DevotlOns
10:30-Curly Baker
10:45-Art Baker Show
11:00-The Friendly Philosopher
11:15-Special Features
11:30-A Chat With Roma
11:45-Victor Lindlahr
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-10-17
BY POnuIar Demand

A medley of outstanding football
songs, played by Ray Bloch and the
orchestra highlights the musical
fare played "By Popular Demand"
ever WEI, tonight Thursday, $3.50
to 10 pm.
Vocal stars Mary Small and Harry
Rabbit offer the duet, IF You Were
the Only Girl" Mary solos with
the catchy South America Take 1t
Away" and Harry sings the hit
song, Surrender"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-10-17
Charlie Spear Guest On
Leave 1t To The Girls"

Charlie Spear, noted producer,
lecturer and author of How to Be
Woman" will defend the male
point of view on MutuaIs round
table of romance, Leave It to the
Girls" Saturday. October 10 (9:30
to 10 p. m. EST, over WEI.
On hand to discuss affairs of the
heart and home will be the, regular
panel of glamour girls, including
Paula Stone, Florence Pritchett and
EloiSe McElhone.
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WEI PROGRAMS FOR THE ENTIRE WE
NOTE: ALL PROGRAMS ARE DAILY UNIE.
Y UNLESS OTHERWISE SCHEDULED

4'@A1DO OAAGNWAoE OChEOOA
8;3O-Endorsed By Dorsey (Fri.)
9:O0-Gabriel Heater
9:30-Spotlight Bands monday
Wednesday and Friday
9:30-Forum of the Air (Tues.)
9:30-By Popular Demand (Thur. }
lO:O0-California Melodies (Mon.)
lO:O0-Author Meets Critic (Wed.)
10:00-Treasury Salute (Thur.)
10:00-Spotlight On America (Fri.)
10:30-Dance Music (Exc. Fri)
10:30-Meet The Press (Fri.)
11:05-Sports parade
11:55-Mutual Reports The News
SATURDAY
With the following exceptions,
Saturdays programs follow the
weekday schedule.
Mornings
10:30-Rainbow House
11;00-This Week In Washington
Afternoons
12:00-Orchestra Music
1:00-"Curly" Baker
Ids PENN
VS..
5:00-VIRGINIA
Nights
7:00-Football Scores
7:30-Arthur Hale
8:00-Twenty Questions
9:00-Gold and Silver Minstrels
9:30-Leave It To The Girls
10:00-Chicago Theatre of the Air
0-Korn's-A-K rackin'
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A Gay Half Hour Fiesta
'Iatin-American Serenade"

Latin American Serenade," a
merry half hour of south-of-the-
border charm, designed to acquaint
listeners with the countries below
the Rio Grande and the Caribbean,
and which will salute important
events and holidays in Latin-Ameri-
can life, premieres over WEI, as a
good will exchange feature in coop
Grafton with the Canadian Broad
casting Corporation, Sunday, Octo-
Der 20 QO:3O to II p. m, EST.
Star of the show is vivacious Dor
othy Alt.
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Special Investigator

The heartless swindles perpetrated
by fake spiritualists who prey on
the bereavement of those who lost
loved ones in the war, are revealed
by Special Investigator" in a
dramatized expose entitled, "Out
OF This World" to be heard over
WEI Sunday, October 20 $3.50 to
8 p. M, EST.
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SUNDAY

SUNDAY
Mornings
8:00-News and Special Features
9:00-Young Peoples Church
9:30-Melodies By Malcolm
10:00-Radio Bible Glass
10:30-Voice of Prophecy
11:00-St. Mary's Catholic Church
Afternoons
12:00-Pilgrim Hour
12:30-Lutheran Hour
1:00-Ramparts of Time
1:15-Mennonite Choir
1:30-Siesta Tunes
1:55-REDSKINS
to VS..
4:30-BOSTON YANKS
4:30-True Detective Mysteries
5:00-The Shadow
5:30-Quick AS A Flash
Nights
6:00-Those Websters
6:30-Nick Carter
7:00-Souvenirs
7:15-Old Fashioned Revival
8:15 It Happened During The
Week
8:30-Special Investigator
8:45-Sports Results
9:00-Exploring The Unknown
9:30-Double or Nothing
10:00-Gabriel Heater
Observation-Disclosures Serenade
1i:00-Wm. Hillman
11:15-Dance Orchestras
11:55-Mutual Reports The News
Evening star., 1946-01-19
By HARRY MACARTHUR.

The crises and tamults attendant
upon any branch of show business
are as numerous as they are un-.
expectedly varied and the operation
Of little theater group is a labor
with its share of vicissitudes. Only
last week in this corner we were tell
ing you about the Jarvis Repertory
Theaters S troubles with "Pygmalion,
based principally upon the fact that
1t could not be played here until the
New York run closed and the New
York run had just been extended
indefinitely. The group decided to
postpone its "Pygmalion," not being
able to follow any other course, as
a matter of fact, and substitute a
new version of Little Women" as
its February production.
Well, that was last Friday after
noon when that decision was made,
and the ink was hardly dry on Sat-
urday's report to you here before
a special delivery letter from Rich
ard Aldrich, head of Theater, Inc,
the New York producers of "Pyg-
malion," arrived at the Jarvis head
quarters. Mr.. Aldrich and his board
of trustees had discussed the thing
thoroughly, he reported, and the
local group could go ahead and do
"Pygmalion" any time it wanted to.
with no reference to whether or not
Gertrude Lawrence was still play
ing Eliza Doolittle in New York.
Plans having been made, however.
wheels having been started turning
and all that sort of thing, the the
ater is going ahead with Little
Women" 1t opens February 16 at |
the Wardman Park Theater. "Pyg-
malion" will follow, on March %. |
If plans are not changed.
Y r X X
Two groups unveiled plays this
week. One week old and continuing
through next week with the ex-
ception of tomorrow night) is the
Mount Vernon Players production
Of Richard Steele's restoration sat
ire, THE Funeral, or Grief a la
Mode" which may be seen at the
Undercroft Auditorium of Mount
Vernan Place Memorial Church.
Leading roles in the comedy are