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Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-08
Returned Veterans Aid Outlook
For Elderly u. S. Farm Couples
Alabama Brothers
Show Success in
Postwar Venture

Return of veterans from the
armed forces is aiding the fl
nancial outlook for many an ell
derby U. S. farm couple.
Take the Bowdens in Coffee
county, Ala, for example.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Bowden are Sc
and G. years old, respectively, and,
because of their age, were not able
to make the most out of the farm
they were operating when their sons
were in service.
Upon their return from the armed
forces, Lynn and Oren Bowden
shouldered the job of making a iv-
ing for the family and increasing
dividends from the farm. Their
first objective was to buy the farm,
thus raising themselves and their
"old folks" out of the tenant farm
er class.
Since many elderly farmers and
their wives also are looking to their
sons to take over the home farm,
the story of the Bowdens is related
to show what can be accomplished.
Actually the story has it's begin
ming in 1886 when, as the elder Bow
den frankly admits, 1--WE were
down and out and had to struggle
to make ends meet" Unable to get
credit from regular lenders for
purchase of feed, seed, fertilizer,
equipment and other farm needs,
the Bowdens resorted to govern
ment agency, now the Farm Securi-
ty administration, to secure the
necessary funds. Along with the
funds came instruction in sound
farming practices, which en-
abled the Bowden family to i'm
prove the efficiency of their opera
tons.
A period Of progress followed, but
the advent of war disrupted all the
family's plans. Both Lynn and Oren
were called into service, resulting
In an acute lack of help on the farm.
Lynn, A, veteran of both world
wars, entered the army in 1910
when the Alabama National Guard
vas called into service. Oren, 81,
also was member of the National
Guard and entered service earlv
he following year. A temporary re-
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ment agency and the Bowdens are
full owners of their land.
With $50 acres of the farm
under cultivation, the Bowdens
produce peanuts as the main cash
crop. Carrying out their plan Of
diversified farming, they also have
cotton, hogs and IL head of beef
cattle, principally of the Black An
gus type. To develop their herd,
they recently purchased a purebred
Angus bull.
In 1914, the Bowdens marketed 20
tons of peanuts, $500 worth of hogs,
and $50 worth of cattle. They had
Is other hogs left over for market
ing by the end of that year as well
as IL stock hogs and 2 milk COWS.
Sale of chickens and eggs also add
ed to farm returns.
Marketings the following year in
cluded 20 tons of peanuts, 4 bales
of cotton and about 1888 worth Of
hogs. After these sales, they had
"a Duroc shoats, brood sows and
30 pigs on hand as well as their
beef cattle.
The "old folks are helping the
veterans progress in their farming
venture. The elder Bowden raises
garden produce, selling SIP worth
of cabbage from few rows in his
garden last year. Intent on increas-
ing the returns, he has planted six
8O-foot rows of cabbage this year.
Mrs. Bowden also is active in work
around the house and garden.
Size of the family also has been
increased. After the last farm pay
ment was made, Oren was married
and brought his wife to the family
farm home.
Today the Bowdens are considered
successful Alabama farmers. Each
member of the family does his prop
er share of work and all reap the
benefits of good living on a we'll
operated farm. Furthermore, the
elder Mr.. and Mrs. Bowden can
axe more time to enjoy the peace
md security of farm life now that
heir boys, like so many others, are
ome again from the war.
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plant shuts down.
No report of the number of hours
per day worked by farmers can
estimate the time spent on Sum-
days and holidays when, as on any
other day, chores such as feeding
livestock, milking and other Jobs
must be done on a farm regardless
OF the day of the week.
A year ago, when the war still
waged, New Jersey farmers spent
1872 hours a day at work.
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WEIGHS AGENCY
COEUR d'ALENE, IDAHO

VOEUH
FARMS FOR SALE
100 ACRES, good house, barn, all neces-
sary outbuildings, 80 acres In meadow.
Price sc, 900.
10 ACRES, house In fair condition. 40
acres in meadow, plenty OF water year
around. Price So, 900, or person would
take both above listed places price would
BE- $11 600
We have several good irrigated tracts
and some city property
WEIGHS AGENCY
Occur d'Alene, Idaho
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Curtis Publishing Company has several
openings for men and women to work with
different organizations selling our publica-
tons. Position Is permanent. Car required.
$3.50 weekly. Apply by letter giving full
history of yourself and snapshot. If posi-
BILE. For interview write
ROSS D. JONES
Curtis Publishing Company
400 Hyde Building Spokane s. Wash.
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chores. During harvesting opera
lions, particularly in July and Au-
gust, longer working days are in
store for farmers.
"A farmers week adds up to r.
hour period contrasted to factory
employees regular work week of DO
hours. Then, too, according to the
department, whenever a days work
is lost on a farm the output of 70
hours is involved whereas only an
eight-hour day is lost when citv
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-08

On the basis of the working DAYS
length, the title of hardest work
ing man in New Jersey can be con-
ferred on the average farmer in the
Garden state, declares the state de-
partment of agriculture.
Figures cited by the department
show that as of June l New Jer-
sey farm operators were working
an average of IL hours daily, which
adds up to 72-hour week, ex-
Guiding time devoted to Sunday
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Experienced Press Man
Ideal Laundry + Dry Cleaning Co.
Great Falls Montana.
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HELP WANTED-MEN

WANTED: First class Body and Fender
Man to take charge of our Body and Fem
der Dept. First Class Pay, Working Con-
ditions, Schools.
WRITE FLOYD CITIZENS MOTORS
Cottage Grove, oregon, giving background
and experience in first letter.
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Pegged Tables in
Two Handy Sizes

DEGGED furniture may be set
up quickly anywhere, and 1t
is easy to store for the winter.
These two tables are especially
useful.
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Concrete Block Machines
Fast, hand operated, $40 complete. Agents
wanted NORDIN PACIFIC METAL
WKS., 6s4 Provident Bldg., Tacoma. Wn.
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FOR SALE by owner: One man 80-acre
irrigated ranch, no waste land. With new
Terms to suit purchaser, to right party.
Telephone and electricity, also daily mail
R.R.,- miles north and one mile E. of
Red Lodge.
LLOYD CUNNINGHAM. Roberts. Mont.
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Insurance Deadline Is
Set for February l

Veterans who have permitted
their National Service life in
surance to lapse have just three
months in which to r%einstate it
without a physical examination,
the veterans administration
warned today.
The deadline was set for
February /, 1947, in the liber-
allied insurance law enacted
last August and cannot be
changed without an act of con-
gress. For that reason, all vet
Grams who visit VA contact Of
fees are being warned Of the
approaching deadline and ad-
vised to reinstate while no
physical examination is neces-
Sary.
A survey has shown that
most veterans lapse their NSL1
policies because they do not
understand the benefits For in
stance, some have complained
that they do not want to keep
their insurance because their
widow cannot get a lump-sum
! settlement, because the month
ly payments to their widow
would be too small, or because
they cannot name the benefici-
airy they prefer. All these OBJ
jections have been overcome
under the new insurance law,
the VA pointed out:
In a recent spot check of 682
! veterans who visited one office,
it was discovered that 60 per
cent of their insurance had
been allowed to lapse. After
the insurance was explained to
them, 80 per cent of the lapsed
insurance was reinStated:
During the next three
months, all that a veteran has
to do to reinstate his term IN
surance is to pay two months
premiums and to certify that
he is in as good health as when
his policy lapsed.
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BY CARL HELM

New York. - Sentimental
sucker that I am, nothing
quite so symbolizes the city's
tragedy to me as a lost, home
less dog.
Saw one the other day, a thin
and bewildered little brown
mutt, lodging through the
laundering traffic - seeking
among all the millions just the
one person he loved.
Hundreds of unfamiliar legs
churned past him; lucky dogs
on their leashes snarled at his
timid approach-tail dragging
the wanderer darted on in his
hopeless quest. His end? Likely
the pound.
The city's homeless cats fare
better-cats always do, they'll
:luggle up to anyone Who'll
feed and shelter them. But
where in this stony city is there
a friendly back door where q
lost dog can stop for a bone OF
a drink of water to sustain him
in his search, a back yarc
where he can rest 49,.
And nothing quite so like the
900 newspaper correspondents
now quartered here from al.
corners of the globe to report
the United Nations general as.
sembly meetings better symbol.
ICES this town as the Capita,
of the World.
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Dairy Industry Week
Will Be Observed

Bohemian. - The 18th annual
Dairy Industry Week will be
held at Montana State college
November 1920 with an impos-
ing list of visiting and local
faculty to give instruction in
production and processing of
dairy products, according to DR..
J.. A. Nelson, head of the dairy
industry department. of the COL
lege.
Among the visiting faculty
members are DR.. P. H. Tracy,
professor of dairy manufactur-
ing, University of Illinois,; DR..
w. E. Peterson, professor of
dairy husbandry, University of
Minnesota; A. j. Morris, profess
sor of dairy manufacturing,
Utah State college, and c. w.
Broughton, manager, Creamery
Package Manufacturing COM
pany, Seattle. DR.. H. F. Hol-
lands, professor of agricultural
economies; Professor j. o.
Tretsven, extension dairy spe-
cialist; E. A. Reyes, associate
professor of dairy industry;
John L. Brence, assistant pro-
fessor of dairy industry, and
DR.. Nelson, all of Montana
State college, ire the local fac
ulty.
The week will include a dairy
products show. Prizes will be
awarded winning entries in the
butter, cheese and ice cream
divisions.
All classes will be held in
the agricultural building at
Montana State college. Anyone
interested in the production or
marketing of dairy products
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purchased two secondhand pi-

| purchased two second hand pi-
! amos.
A pep club dance will be held
November 16 at Community
hall featuring a Sheridan or
CheEtra.
Those on the honor roll for
the past six weeks were as fol-
lows: Don Arndt, JOY Bergquist,
Minnie Ellen Whiteman, Betty
Greene, Lorraine Bergquist,
Doris Harris, Joseph Clawson,
Ferole Deernose, Roberta Foltz,
Alex Nayes, Lucille Nichols,
Veta Barrett, Gladys Calvetti,
Dorothy Calvetti. Helen Harris.
Ramona Triplett, John Ball.
Fred Barrett. Ralph Forman,
Erie Gross. Lydia Miller and
Evagene Reese
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Mechanical Equipment
Described in Bulletin

Bozeman. - Mechanical farm
equipment ranging from shop
tools to complicated machinery
designed to save time and la
Dor are described in Labor
Saving Equipment a bulletin
prepared by Eric B Wilson, eX-
tension agricultural engineer at
Montana State college.
Every piece of equipment in
the bulletin appears in pictures.
Enough views are shown of the
simpler items so they can be
built. There are plans which
may be obtained at a nominal
cost for some of the more elab-
crate.
Mott of the devices pictured
have been made or are being
used by Montana farmers and
ranchers. A few were obtained
from other states, and several
were developed by the Montana
agricultural experiment station.
Equipment pictured and de-
scribed in the bulletin include
a power post hole digger, a
trailer for moving farm ma
chinery, manure leaders, buck
rakes and mowers attached to
made-over autos, hay crates,
double drum hoists mounted on
an old auto which also serves
as a tractor to draw a beaver
slide stacker, combination buck
rakes and stackers.
Ranch equipment pictured
are a portable wool sacker,
power baling wire straightener
and a squeeze gate.
One section includes poultry
equipment. A sacker attach
ment to take the stoop out OF
potato harvesting is shown
Shop equipment items include
a pipe wise stand, auxiliary
wise for right angle bends, port
able welding wise, an adjustable
home made stand and an all
metal forge. An arc welder
made by a Gallatin county
farmer, is included.
Copies of this bulletin may
be secured without cost from
any county extension agent OF
by writing the Montana extern
sion service at Bozeman.
Milk snakes feed largely or
bird eggs, raiding the nests o.
quail and pheasant built on the
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D GRASS SECTION
School Notes-Servlce News
Mrs. Geraldine GornleY. Correspondent

; Lodge Grass shopper Friday.
Pat Nichols and Ben Law
renee went deer hunting last
week near Otter, Mont.
MI. and Mrs. Fay T. Abel re-
turned from their trip to Grand
Cooley. Wash, where they Wis
tied MI. and Mrs. Claude Abel
and son.
Mrs. Louis Kurtz visited at
the Landon home last Wednes-
day
Mrs. T. Anderson and Harold
were overnight guests at the
home of Mrs. Agnes Bergqulst
Monday.
MIR. Mckinney of Wyola was
a Lodge Grass caller Friday.
Harold T. Anderson made a
business trip to Hardin Monday
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MIKE
SEz-

I rote this before elekshun
and here is the way I think
the winners will turn out. I'm
not voting for every man J
think will win, but for some
reasons of one kind or another
I figger them this way.
U. S. Senator-Lief Erickson
Loser in Big Horn county but
in the state he will win.
Rep. in Congress-John J
Holmes. A good Irishman, full
of Irish talk. DeWart may be
a swell guy, but I'm pickin
Holmes, purity close: Everytlme
you get a gas refund check the
name signed is John j. Holmes
State Rep.-Sam Meeke, not
by much, but he will win out
Sam carries more weight than
he weighs.
Co. Commissioner - Frank
Morrison first, Weinberg sec
ond. Both good men, but from
talk Big Horn county is gong
strong Republican this eleck-
Shun.
Co. Commissioner - Andrew
Miller first and Morris second,
Miller is doing a lotta cam
painin against little campain-
in around for Morris. AS far
as being good fellows, one is as
good as the other.
Co. Clerk & Recorder-Harry
Cox first; Eddie Olinik secont'
1 believe Harry is gonna make
it ON account of the Indian
vote. There could be a surprise
and the talk I've herd could be
wrong.
Co Treasurer-Charlie Good
no. A shure winner because OF
gettln around. Callie Carter is
really OK, but she campains
only when she can get the
time and it's hard to beat a
man that is in front of the
people all of the time.
Sheruff - Roy Riley first
and Oliver secont. Cox is a real
nice fella, but I believe from
what I have herd that Roy will
win because of a good record
for the time he has been In
offise and another full term is
deserved by Riley. If Cox should
win he will be a good young
man for the Sheruffs offise
Here is one race that is really
clean. No dirty talk about
either man.
For Co. Attorney - Bert
Kronmiller, the biggest Indian
vote getter in the county, White
vote getter too.
Assessor - Sam Cunningham
Who could beat Sam? Anyway
with me an you voting for him
County Surveyor = Up tt
the last week I wooda pickec
Cliff Randall, but from wha'
talks Linthicam is maxim a
the rallies and the way he |!
bein accepted I'm changin tt
Wayne Linthicam as the win
ner by a close vote. I could 81
rong.
CO. Supt of Skools - Lurs
Strand. She is my pick and she
is getting my vote. Oppisishur
or no %oppisishun. One of thu
county's best lady takers ane
singers I've and you've evel
nerd.
Pub. Administrator - Car
Rankin, and why not. Carl doe
a good job in that bizness.
Co. Coroner - John w. Bull
lis. Who else could it be be-
sides Art Crilly. They are pard'
ners so why should they flt'
about it.
Justice of the peace - In
kinda thinkin these guys hav'
a lifetime job as long as the:
want it. Both are real swell
guys.
For or against insane hospita
bonds 1t will be for. Any in
sane man will tell you that
Anyway I'd say for.
Jpeur,rco noad1ine Ic
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The more you listen to the radio
comedy programs the. more you be.
come convinced that the authors OF
the material are doing it to pay an
election bet.
The Mayflower. presidential yacht
Of Teddy Roosevelt. Taft, Wilson.
Harding and Coolidge. is to be sold
at auction. It should be retained as
a memorial to the day when it was
possible for a President of the
United States to get a little relaxa.
ton merely by boarding a boat.
There is a lot of talk about a revo.
luton in this country, and all sorts
of causes are given. Personally
we think that the revolt, if it ever
comes, will be against shrimp cock.
tails.
Buy U. 8. Savings Bonds
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Lodge Gross Locals

Mrs. John Noblett and chill
dren shopped in Lodge Grass
Saturday.
Mrs. Donald Clawson was a
Lodge Grass caller Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Bucking-
ham and son. Jerry, and Ken
meth Fox of Hardin were in
Lodge Grass Thursday on busl-
ness.
Harold McGovern of Wyola
was a Lodge Grass caller on
Thursday.
Mrs. Kenneth Lewis of Hardin
was in Lodge Grass on business
last week.
George Williams was a Lodge
Grass caller Friday.
The Lodge Grass Civic club
purchased a new oil burner for
the Community hall from the
Lodge Grass Electric. .
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Smith and
Wells Mayer left Friday to
spend the weekend in Cody,
Wyo., visiting friends and rela-
tives.
MI. and Mrs. Rhinehart were
Lodge Grass shoppers Friday.
Mrs. Bob Miller was a Lodge
Grass caller on Friday.
Mrs. Bob Liz visited in Har-
Mrs. Billie Miller and Mrs.
Bond of Lodge Grass creek
shipped in Lodge Grass last
week.
Cliff Clanin made a business
trip to Billings last Wednesday.
Mr.. Hannah of Billings was
a Lodge Grass business caller
on Friday.
Norita Clanin has been i'll for
the past week with chicken
pox.
Mrs. Henry Esp was in Wyola
and Lodge Grass last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gibson
were Lodge Grass callers Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry ESP Of
Lodge Grass creek were ir
Lodge Grass Saturday.
Curly Wells called in Lodge
Grass Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Miller were
Lodge Grass callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Schaubel
visited in Lodge Grass Satur-
day.
Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Scho-
ner were Sheridan shoppers on
Thursday.
Grass caller Saturday.
Mrs. Tepla Anderson anc
Harold were in Lodge Grass or
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Hut:
and family were in Lodge Gras!
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob KENNEDY
and daughter were Lodge Gras'
callers Saturday
Mrs. Agnes Bergquist, Lor'
raine and Joy, Mrs. Tepla An
derson and Harold Anderson
shopped in Sheridan Monday.
Mrs. Dude Sorger was a Lodgt
Grass caller Friday.
Dell Standish, Slick Moore
Henry Anderson. John Patter'
son and Walter Patterson wen
deer hunting Thursday.
Mrs. Tepla Anderson anc
Harold made a business trip tt
Hardin Tuesday.
Albert Sheets of Wyola was
business caller in Lodge Grass
last Thursday.
Mrs. Sandy Eggart was
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CARD OF THANKS

The Woman's Civic club of
Lodge Grass sincerely thank all
those who attended the dance
October 26. Due to unforeseen
circumstances the orchestra
hired for the evening failed to
appear. However, local talent
furnished the music. This dance
was held in order to purchase
a new oil heater for the Com
munity hall.
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LODGE GRASS
SCHOOL NOTES

A carnival was held in the
grade school last Saturday eve
ming.
Lodge Grass schools have
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FIRST CROW INDIAN
BAPTIST CHURCH
Clara E.. Odds

Missionary in Charge
Morning worship, 1920 a. m.
Wyola Indian mission, 2:50
p. m.
Evening service, 7:30 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday,
1880 o. m.
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III E 4
Ndmes and Places
HAVRE

I1Ea I'LL BY R. G. Linebargn, Editor The Independent
Havre stands at the meeting pont of the Great Northern R. R. and
the old Montana Central r. R., I'M so becomes, geographically, the port
to the inner resources of the Shining Mountains" meaning Montana.
Havre forms the natural center of IRE of the greatest agricultural sec.
tions and wheat belts in the vest Small grains are closely followed by
livestock
The small beginning of Havre dates iron 1889, first the kettle on
the pole. then the tert, afterwards the shack, and now the stable PRICK
and mortar neity, of the Northwest the largest cy on the main line OF:
the G. N. R. R. in Montana.
Havre population $500 has exceptionally fine stores, chmches and
a branch Of the University of Montana.
LAMBERT BY G. M. Howell Editor rh. 1e.se,
Lambert started in 1910 as Fox Lake store and postoffee, to serve
al isolated community, of homesteaders IS miles from the closest rail-
rSad-and was named for thu lake OF that name. With the coming of
the railway. the name was changed to Lambert, honoring Major Lam
BERT, a oficial of the road. From 194+l' Lambert was the end of hi
west. Besides vast farming ad ranching areas to draw FROM, Lambert
is situated OF a SNsquare-m mile coal field. The Commercial club has
interested thu government to make a survey of the district looking to c.
tabishing a synthetic gasoline plant near Lambert to extract gasoline
from Ignite coal
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
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Church Notes
BROWN CHURCH

Sunday school, 10 a. m.
Ladies Aid, second and fourth
Thursdays, 2:30 p. m.
Rev. Parry will speak at the
Wyola church Sunday morning
and at the Little Brown church
Sunday evening, November 10.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Mass is conducted at 800
a. m the first three Sundays
of each month and at 1890 a.
M. on the fourth Sunday.
-
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
w. N. Andrews, Pastor
Services at Community han,
Saturday, 2 p. m.
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may attend the school. Stu
dents will be admitted without
cost
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Milk snakes feed largely on
bird eggs, raiding the nests of
quail and pheasant built on the
ground.