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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
Hardin Rifle
Team Is High
Legion Tenn Is First
Among Posts Of State;
Juniors Rute Fourth

The Hardin post No. 8 rifle
team was first in a shoot held
May IL to ID by the Montana
department of the American
Legion and Vance Rogers was
Individual champion, a letter
from A. w. Dodge, chairman Of
the department craftsmanship
committee, informed Mr. Rogers
this week.
The junior team, sponsored By
the local post, took fourth place
in competition with other jun
iors throughout the state.
The contest was a "mail-in"
affair, with the shooting done
locally and the scores mailed in
Immediately afterwards.
The Legion team scored lao
out of a possible 1000, with
Rogers making a 374 out of a
possible 400. Other scores for
the Hardin sharpshooterS were
c. ]. Mum, 359; w. J. Wooo,
1856: Garold Fish, 351.
The juniors had 337 out of a
possible 400, and were topped
by two Kalispell and one Bill
lings team. Scores for the young
marksmen were Herbert Eng
land, SO; John N. Thompson,
70; Jack L. Colstad, IS; Edwin
Jacobson, sc.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
MONTANA POWER
PAYS TAX BILL

Checks totalling $651, 723. IS
were received before May 81 by
county treasurers of the 80
Montana counties in which the
Montana Power company oper-
ates, R. E. Crangle, the COM
pany's tax commissioners, an
nounced this week. This amount
is the second ii.Stallment Cri
the company's state tax bill for
l945.
Equitable taxes" Crangle
said, are not Only justified, bIS
are absolutely necessary if the
counties and state are to prog.
ress. We believe the taxes we
pay assist in this endeavor, for
without them. 1iany cities aid
counties would suffer from cur
tailed revenue ana would be
forced to raise The levy on other
taxpayers to continue to main
tain their s~cll-o.s, city and
couny offices, pr, ICE and rire
departments and other publ
Offices"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
MAY III
lO-YEAR LEASES

Ten-year leases on lands in
the Big Horn unit of the Crow
Indian reservation will be au-
thorized in a bill reported ia
vorably June 3 by the House
Indian Affairs committee, Rep.
Wesley A. D'Ewart, author OF
the measure, announced.
Indian owners of the land
have complained that the pres.
ent five-year lease makes it
impossible to attract good and
competent farmers to lease the
irrigated land, the committee
reported. The owners and the
Indian bureau have asked for
the longer lease tenure in order
to promote proper use and con-
servation of the lands.
The Big Horn unit comprises
2 ,914 acres. of which 1894
acres are owned by Indians. A
delegation of Grow Indians,
headed by Harry Whiteman,
secretary of the Tribal council,
conferred with Rep. D'Ewart
several weeks ago. urging intro
duction of the bill.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
MANY WESTERN
EVENTS PLANNED

Elaborate preparations are
under way in Billings for the
staging June IA and Is of The
annual western celebration on
a far bigger scale than ever Dc
fore.
The official name of the event
this year is Western Pageant
and Parade. In addition to the
parade, a familiar event Of re-
cent summers, a pageantCJlle
first of it's kind ever staged Ii.
Billings-will depict the prog
ress Of this section Of the WeSv
in a series of action tableuX
starting with the days when
the Indians were in sole poses
sion.
The pageant. scheduled idr
the evening of June IA, will
have appropriate stage settings
and authentic coStuming and
the cast of $50 is now reheaIS'
ing under the direction of Di.
John Morton. It will be staged
in front of the grandstand at
the Midland Empire fairgrounds.
The parade, again under the
VI VoAVCA w, pawn
ises to be bigger than ever,
with at least 1900 horses and
riders, a dozen bands and orch
estras from Midland Empire
towns, a record number of his
torical floats and old-time vc-
hicles and various special fea-
lures. It will start at 3 p. m.
on Saturday, June Is, carrier
than in previous years, and Will
be followed in the evening by
a free old-time street dance.
A preliminary event will be a
western dance, which Will DC
held at Lake Elmo on Friday.
June I. A requirement for ad-
mission will be that at least 4
partial western costume be
worn. Attractive prizes will be
awarded for the best costumes,
as we'll as for the best boards,
and the king and queen who
will rule during the pageant
and parade will be crowned.
Committees numbering more
than 100, with Glen Breedlove
as chairman and Jack Peckham
as business manager are WORK
ing on details Of the ce!eora-
ton in CONJUNCTION with n. L.
Buck, secretary of the CONNER
cial club, which is sponsoring
the event.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
State Office
For Mrs. Maddox
Is Chosen Stute
Organizer Of P. E. O.
Sisterhood at Meeting

Mrs. Dan w. Maddox was
elected state organizer of the
P. E. o. sisterhood at the state
convention held June 3 and 4
in Billings. Mrs. Maddox had
held he office of state. treasurer
for the past two terms.
A total of 16 from Hardin at
tended the meeting. They in
cluded Mrs. E. L. Kelley, past
state president; Mrs. Tom Weir
and Mrs. Bessie Russell, presi-
dent and vice president of
Chapter L respectively and the
voting delegates of the chapter,
and Mrs. Maddox, Mrs. j. ].
Ping, Mrs. w. j. Brekke. Mrs.
Grin Weir. Mrs. Albert Sheets
of Wyola, Mrs. c. S. Elder. Mrs.
M. B. Evenson, Mrs. A. w. F.
Koch, Miss sigma Dahl, Mrs. L
H. Labbitt, Mrs. Ralph Peck,
Mrs. Elmer Skeie and Mrs.
Dean Anderson.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
Scouts Collect
Kitchen Fats
Have Established
Station; Will Also
Coll at Homes

In response to the urgent ap-
peals by the United States gov
eminent for used kitchen fats,
the local Boy Scout troop has
volunteered to act as collection
agency, it has been announced.
The troop has established
headquarters in the Community
gas station across from the
postoffice, and will receive do
nations of used kitchen fats
there each Saturday.
Anyone who finds it incon-
venient to bring fats there may
call No. 287-W and a Scout will
call for it. Each Scout is pa
trolling his own and neighbor-
ing blocks.
1t was pointed out that these
fats will be helpful for the
manufacture of many things
needed in the famine areas O:
the world and that they will
also help to alleviate the do
nestle fats and soap storage.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
WILL CHOOSE MEN
FOR ACADEMIES

Senator James E. Murray of
Montana announced last week
that he will select his candi-
dates for appointment to two
vacancies at the U. S. naval
academy and one vacancy at
the U. S. military academy,
classes entering in 1947, by
means of a competitive exami-
nation to be conducted by the
U. S. Civil Service commission
on Wednesday, July "a, 1916, at
9 a. m. local time in first and
second class poStOfficeS
throughout the continental
United States and territories.
Special arrangements may be
made for service men to take
the examination wherever they
may be stationed.
Eligibility to take the exami-
nation will be granted by Sen
ator Murray, upon application,
to all young men who are &C
tual residents of Montana and
within the age limits. Naval
academy candidates must De
not less than II nor more than
q on July !, 1e47. However,
these maximum age limits at
both academies have been
raised one year for candidates
who have served honorably for
not less than ore year in the
armed forces of the United
States during any of the pres
ent wars.
About one hour will be al
lowed for the examination. The
testing period required this year
is shorter than that required
during previous years because
a different type of examination
has been substituted for the
subject-matter tests in English,
American history, algebra ana
formerly used. The
change has been made by the
Civil Service commission in an
effort to find a testing device
which would correspond more
closely to chances of success in
the entrance examinations and
in the academies, and which at
the same time would depend
less upon special coaching or
examining than upon abilities
which made for future success.
No special preparation on the
part of candidates is required.
Full information regarding
the scope and character of the
examination, as well as the re-
quirements for admission to
each academy, may be had by
writing to Senator James E.
Murray, 121 Senate office build
ing, Washington Is, D. C. Those
desiring to take the eXamina-
ton should write to Senator
Murray at once for application
blanks, which must he filled in
and returned to his washington
office without delay so that au-
thoriZation may be sent to each
applicant and suitable arrange
ments made by the Civil Serv-
ice commission.
Senator Murray emphasized
that candidates will be nomi"
mated strictly in accordance
with their standing in the COM
petitive examination, and that
no political endorsements OF
any kind are mex eSSary.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Organize
James Louk Post Here on May Il
Bob Rhinehurt
Elected Commander
Of New Organization

At a meeting on May 81, the
James Louk post of the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars was organ
lied in Hardin.
The post was named after a
Grow Agency boy who was killed
on November 5, 1914, in action
in Germany while serving with
a reconnaissance tank squad in
an advanced position.
James Louk is we'll remem-
bered here for his many activi-
ties while attending Hardin
high school. A stellar member
of both basketball and football
teams, he captained the basket
ball team in his senior year.
His classmates elected him pres
ident of the senior class and he
also held the office of president
of the student council. For his
leadership and activities his
name appeared in Americas
Who's Who Among High School
Students"
The group which organized
the post here named their orga-
nization after him because they
felt that his record will serve
as an inspiration to the post
for progressive leadership in
civic and social affairs of this
community, it was stated.
The following officers were
elected: Bob Rhinehart, COM
mander; D. E. Widdecombe,
senior vice commander; Merritt
McCarty, junior vice command
er; Bill Torske, quartermaster;
Tavner Walker, post advocate;
Clement, post surgeon: Bob
Dyckman, service officer; Bill
Graham. officer of the day:
Bert Miller, adjutant, and Floyd
Ballard, Peder Peterson and G.
G. Daleke, trustees.
The new post is now making
arrangements for the establish
ment of a club room.
A picnic is being planned for
Sunday, June 16. A weiner roast
will be held, and prizes will be
offered for various events. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend this picnic and to partici-
pate in the first of many WV
activities which will be held in
the future, the officers said.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
SUMNER
SCHEDULE MADE

A summer recreation program
for Hardin boys and girls was
announced this week. The pro-
gram will be under the direc-
ton of Ray Rimel and will be-
gin on Monday, June II.
Tennis instruction will be
given to girls from 9 to 10 a..
m. Monday and Wednesday and
to boys from 9 to 10 on Tues
day and Thursday.
Swimming classes will be held
from l to 2 p. m. each day.
Softball for grade school boys
will be from 10 to II a. m. every
week day and girls softball will
be supervised from II a. m. to
IL noon on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday.
Regular league softball games
are scheduled for each Tuesday
and Thursday night from 6:15
to 1880 and every Sunday after
noon.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
Sign Papers
For Housing
Project Expected to
Be Erected Here
Very Soon

Mayor A. M. Crilly and Water
Commissioner S. r. Young re-
turned Saturday night from
Seattle, where they signed the
final papers and contracts as
surfing the 34-unit government
housing project for veterans
here.
The site is already leveled and
water mains are now being laid.
Mayor Chilly said rapid COM
pletion of the units could be
expected. now that all details
are settled.
The apartments formerly
housed defense workers in VAN
couver, Wash.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
R
AT BATTLEFIELD

Funeral services for three vet
Grams were held at the Custer
Battlefield National cemetery
this week.
On June l last rites were
held at 10 a. m. for Pvt. Louis
Wilson, Company A, 167th in
fantry, World War I, of Sheri-
dan, Wyo.
On the same day at 2 D. M,
Pvt. Louis H. Dreblow, Company
L, Indiana Volunteers, Spanish
American war, was buried.
A full military funeral was
conducted on June 3 at 10 a.. m.
for Pvt. C. Godkin of Forsyth.
A patient at Fort Harrison, he
succumbed to pneumonia last
week. American Legion post Nc.
8 assisted with the service and
the Rev. C.. A. Bentley officiated
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
Bill on Crow
House Indian Affuirs
Committee Recommends
Irrigation Adjustments

Legislation providing for ad
justments in connection with
claims, accounts and records of
the Crow irrigation project IN
Montana was recommended 10.
passage June 3 by the House
Indian Affairs committee. The
legislation, introduced by Rep.
Wesley A. D'EWart, is approved
by the Crow tribe and non-in-
dian owners Of project lands.
The Crow irrigation project,
D'Ewart explained, is one of the
oldest in tie nation. First de-
velopment occurred in 1885 and
additional projects have been
added during the past so years.
Various types of funds were
used in constructing and oper-
ating the project in different
periods of its history and tribal
recorus are not clear on many
features of The ploJect. Endless
litigation might be necessary to
straighten the accounts if the
proposed bill is not passed by
Congress.
Adjustments provided by the
bill are urgently needed to SCI
tie long standing legal disputes,
to clear the BOOKS of the Crow
irrigation project and to bring
back into production Eiuth land
to which water cannot now Ct
delivered because accumulated
irrigation charges remain I'M
paid" Oscar Chapman, undc.-
secretary of the Interior, saiu
in his report.
The bill validates an agree
ment that has been reached
with the non-Indian owners OF
project lands concerning The
payment of relrlGursable con
Struction costs of vne project,
and defines methods Of hail
ding of storage wavLrs and the
payments of rel .nbursable coll
struction costs of storage works,
D'Ewart said.
It authorizes all o1t-setting Of
claims between the United
States and the CIV Indians
and the adjustment OF project
accounts to confUlnl. It also
provides for the removal from
a reimbursable status of certain
costs and assessment applicaole
to n%on-Indian land as a result
Of the correction Of errors Ill
lie project records aid the adj
iustment of variou; matters thai
have been in dispute for mans
years. The adj lstEnentS all
credits provide | for will effect
a settlement o. all major dis
puted matters on the Crow pro
ject and will, when enacted II
to law, eliminate Inc necessity
for litigation concerning project
repayment matters
The bill Was init oduced IN
the Senate by Senator Wheeler
where it has rccei,e Ell the ap-
proval of the Senate India.l
committee. Both Senator Wheel
er and Congressman DEwaI'
plan to ask prompt action il
their respectiv, houses.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
MESSAGE FROM
FAMINE GROUP

School officials here this week
received a letter from Chester
G. Davis, chairman of the Fa-
mine Emergency committee
commencing them for their
work in distributing informa-
ton for the committee and ask
ing that another message be
read in class rooms.
Since school has been dis
missed for the summer vacation
here, the Tribune Herald has
been asked to publish this mes
sage, which reads as follows:
In Europe and Asia today.
millions of children are under
nourished and seriously weak
ened by hunger. To us-the best
fed people on earth-that word
hunger" doesn't mean too
much. We know that our hunger
will be satisfied at the mex.
meal. But hunger in many parts
of the world today is something
that cannot be satisfied at the
next meal. There is no next
meal. So hunger goes on and
On and on until hope and
health and finally life itself are
gone.
what can you do about it?
Plenty! Here's what you can
do.
81. Eat only one slice OF
bread per meal.
"2. Cut down on rich pastries,
such as pies, cakes and dough-
nuts; these use up wheat flour
as well as badly needed fats
and oils.
"3. Eat more potatoes, oat-
meal and fresh vegetables.
a. Clean up your plate al
each meal. That way you can
do without those in-between
snacks of rich food.
IS. Help save used fats at
home and see that they are
turned in.
IS; Keep your Victory garden
producing.
IF each of us reduces his
consumption of food. supplies
will back up in marketing chan
nelS and will be available to
the government for purchase
and shipment to the famine
areas. The world is depending
upon democracy to show its
strength in peace just as it did
in war. Democracy is strona
only to the extent that each oil
us does his part. Will you dc
yours?"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
THREE WITH
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

The highway patrol was COM
planning witness in three cases
in the justice court of Charles
A. Corkins this week.
Adam Bird in Ground was
fined 500 May 81 and sentenced
to 80 days in the county jail
on a charge of driving while
under the influence of intoxi-
eating liquor.
Steve Mitchell forfeited u
$40 bond June 8 for driving
without proper license plates
and N. B. Bennett also forfeit
ed $40 on June S for exceeding
the 50-mile speed limit.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
CROP PROGRESS
FOR WEEK SLOW

11e1u DdCk ny low CeMpera-
lures, the growth of Montana's
crops and grasses was generally
slow during the past week, says
a release from the Bureau OF
Agricultural Economics.
Grains and hays in most
areas have made good recovery
from the freezing weather early
in May and are now expected
to advance rapidly with warm
weather. Supplies Of soil mois-
ture were reported on Satu1-
day, May Is, to be short in vir-
tually all of the area west of
the divide; in most of the
northeastern quarter of the
state and in several central
counties. General rains since
then relieved much of the dry
ness in central and western
portions, but there is urgent
need for more rainfall in most
of the northcentral and north
eastern counties.
Winter wheat prospects ap-
pear rather spJtJed. Growth in
most of the southcentral coun-
ties has been satisfactory, but
in central and northcenral
areas here is evidence of dam
age from drought and excessive
weed growth and some fields
have been diverted to other
uses. The crop is now general
ly in the joint or boot stage
with exception of some southern
localities where it is beginning
to head.
Although spring grains show
the need for more moisture,
good recovery is expected If
rains come within the next two
weeks. Abandonment of seeded
acreages due to the drought to
date has been light. The frost
damage appears to have been
lighter on spring wheat than on
oats and barley.
termination and growth of
sugar beets replanted on fields
damaged by the freeze is gen.
orally satisfactory. Some of the
replanted fields in Ravalli
county will be ready for thin
ming the latter part of this
week. Beet thinning in the Bill
lings and Hardin districts is
progressing we'll and will get
under way in the Chinook and
Sidney district within a few
days.
Farm activity during the
past week included the planting
of corn, potatoes, flax and
beans. In some eastern coun-
ties and several counties west of
the divide potato planting is
complete. More than three
fourths of the corn acreage Is
now planted and most of the
flax has been seeded. Some
growers are still waiting for
more rainfall to complete their
seeding of flax and the charac-
ter of weather during the next
two or three weeks will to some
extent determine the area final
ly seeded to flax.
Range feed is generally ade-
quate in central and southern
portions of the state. but is
Short in the lower valleys west
of the divide and is very scarce
in some northern counties.
Short supplies of stock water
with the scarcity of feed is ex-
pected to force some liquidation
of livestock in the extreme
northern areas if not relieved
by rain within the next ten
days or two weeks. Calving and
lambipg is nearing completion
and sheep shearing is under
way in central and southern
> portions of the state.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
JUNIOR RED
CROSS GIVES

The Big Horn County Junior
Red Cross this week made a do
natiCn of $75 to the National
Children's fund. The money will
be used for aid to children III
War-torn countries.
The money was obtained dur
ing the annual Junior Red
Cross membership drive held III
the schools last October.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
MRS, PENNINGER HERE

Mrs. Shirley Penninger, R. NJ.
is in Big Horn county doing fol-
low-up work on tuberculosis
skin tests and X-rays, which re-
suited from the testing program
in March and April.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
ROD AND GUN
CLUB TO MEET

The Rod and Gun club will
meet on Friday, June 7, at the
city hall, JOIN P. FiSchbacl,
president, announced early this
week.
Refreshments will be served.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
ATTENDS MEETING

Mrs. Lura P. Strand attended
the meeting of the North Gen.
trail Association of County Su-
perintendentS at Great Falls
on Monday, June 8.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
REJECT THRONE

The italian nation chose t.
be a republic Wednesday when
they cast IL, 900, 900 votes against
the throne.
DeGasperi's six-party coalition
government will remain in Of
flee until the new constituent
assembly appoints a provisional
chief of state.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06

Buy U. s. Savings Bonds
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r TO TRUCE

The assurance Of a 15-day
truce in the Manchurian con-
flict Thursday gave General
Marshall time in which to try
for a permanent settlement Of
the civil strife in China.
Meanwhile Marshall's head
quarters ordered an advance
section of executive headquar-
tiers to move to the Manchurian
capital in preparation for cal
rying out any agreement.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-06-06
NEWS REVIEW
A Brief Summary
Of Outstanding
News Events
NAMED REPRESENTATIVE

NAMED REPRESENTATIVE
President Harry S. Truman
announced Wednesday tn t
Senator Warren r. Austin, life
long Vermont Republican, would
succeed Edward R. Stettinius as
American representative on the
United Nations Security Council.
Officially the appointment
will not become effective until
January because of a constitu-
tional provision that a member
of Congress cannot, during a
term to which he has been
elected, take an office created
during the term.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-26

NNIOMEN especially young gay and pretty
N/ women, are generally considered welcome
w indeed, practically essential adiuncts
OF ocean voyage. No male in his right mind
would dispute that.
But suppose the ship is an untidy schooner
completely unaccustomcd 10 the presence of the
opposite sex. Suppose one woman comes aboard
Then add to that long, nerve wreckng voyage
cursed by dissension and rivalry and the unpre-
dictable Vicissitudes of the sea.
There you have something else.
Even If there were superstition among
merchant seamen that when a woman comes
aboard, misfortune comes with her it would have
been easy TO foresee trouble in the case of the
schooner KingSWay
The Kingsway, a four.nnasted vessel of 1872
tons built in 1918 began her nightmare journey
in the fall of 1926, when she set sail from Perth
Amboy N. j. on trip destined eventually to