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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-11-01
cRC National
Conference Slated

A three-day nationai conference
on civil rights TO be held at Hull
House Chicago, starting Novem.
Der q, was announced this Week
by the Civil RisE,s Congress. The
conference ca. indicates that the
problems of ,ynching and racial
discrimination and OF the national
witch-hunts now raaing will be
highlishted for special attention
by the confer ,nce delegates.
Leading a list of almost SOC
sponcers are Charles II. Houston,
Washington Attorney; Robert
Morss Lovett. ssimer governor of
the Virgin lhlands; Dean Brails
ford r. Brazeai. Morehouse College
Bishops ] A Gregg and r r
Wright, Jr.
Pointing to re renewed attacks
On constitutional freedoms, the
Civil Rights Congress call declares
that 1.-The lives of N'egro-Americans
are at the me'cy Of lynchers, their
liberty violated by a pattern OF
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, discrimination
and segregati'.,.
"By smear and fear" it asserts,
minority pol .,ical opposition is
made to appear treason, some OF
it's leaders jailed on technicalities
a purge wipi 1g out freedom oS
Of thought am: ng 100000 federal
workers."
Under the slogan of "Let Free
panels will deal with practical So
buttons to the problem of minority
rights, combating the thoue hit con
troll methods of the Rankin Com
mittee on Tn American Activities,
and the state ard local committees
whirh have been modelled after It,.
supporting labcr's fight to repeal
the Taft-Harlley aI.ti-lahor law
and the campaign to abolish the
poll tax are e,so scheduled
A public meeting at Orchestra
Hall is scheduled for the opening
night of the conference. Dele
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-11-01
National NAACP
Officers To Appear
On Program

Roy wilkins, NAACP Assistant
Secretary and Editor of the Crisis,
Mrs. Ruby Hurley, Youth Secre-
tary, and Donald Jones, secretary
of the new Southwest Region,
will be the NAACP national Of
ficers appearing on the program
of the 9th annual NAACP Youth
. Conference holding sessions Nov.
So at Houston, Texas.
More than 800 young people are
expected from all parts of the
country in attendance at the con-
frence, which is being held in
the south for the second con-
secutive year.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-11-01

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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-11-01
streRberry Mulch

Remove mulch from old straw
berry paintings before growth
starts, leaving enough to protect the
berries from the ground.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-11-01
Not All White
Want
Discrimination

Montgomery, Oct. % = In
message for Negro youth given
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
All MEMBERS MAY
ENTER CONTEST

Members of All clubs in this
area have an opportunity this
year to compete in county, state
and national home Improvement
contests, according to an an
nouncement from the state All
club office just received by Miss
Lois HodgSkiss, home demon
stration agent.
Contestants will be judged on
their ability to make Their
homes more attractive and con-
Venlent at minimum costs.
Members may develop skillS il
painting and simple carpentry
while planning home improve
ments for beauty, comfort,
health, privacy and safety in
keeping with the needs of all
members of the family, Miss
Hodgskiss said.
The All member doing the
best work in the county will
receive a silver medal. The state
winner will be given an educa-
tlonal trip to the national All
club congress to be held in
Chicago next November. At the
congress, eight state winners
will be awarded 5000 college
scholarships.
Any Al boy or girl who is
interested in the contest may
get complete information at
Miss HodgskisS' office.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
CLUB ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS

Miss Eileen Burgess was elect
eG president of the Hardin
Business and Professional Wom-
EMS. club at the regular meet
ing in the parlors of the Con-
gregational church, Tuesday
evening
Other officers chosen includ-
ed Miss Violet Alexander, vice
president; Miss Lois Hodgskiss,
recording secretary; Miss Mil
dred Reeves, corresponding sec
Rotary, and Mrs. Joe Olenik,
treasurer.
The committee in charge of
the dinner to be held on April
IS reported that the Methodist
church had been selected as
the place for the affair. The
Billings and Sheridan clubs
have been invited to attend.
Reservations should be placed
! with Mrs. E. w. Riebeth.
A letter was read from the
Belgian relief agency through
which the club had recently
adopted" a Belgian child.
Snapshots of the little girl,
whose name is Francois Van der
Vaeten were enclosed. Since
her birthday is April 26, the
club voted to send her a gift.
A committee composed of Miss
Beulah Hunnes, Mrs. Grace Dill
Ion and Mrs. Ray Zelka was
appointed to make the selec-
ton.
Miss Violet Alexander was in
charge of the program. Her
subject was Peace Is Our Bus
mess"
Refreshments were served by
Miss Edna Tobias and Mrs. E,
w. Riebeth.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
APPOINT DANCE
COMMITTEE

A meeting to plan for salts
factory dance: in the Loder
Grass school gymnasium wa
held in the Lodge Grass COM
munitv hall on Monday, March
81.
The following committee was
appointed to meet with the
school board and present a
plan: E. J. Albrecht, Mrs. P. r
F'orman. Cliff Green, Mrs. B A
Zimmerman, Mrs. Francis Cur
~, B. A. Zimmerman, Ralph
Knight, John Helwick, Carroll
Graham, Curlee Wells, James
Taught, Uhl Bond and Donald
ClaWson.
The committee will meet on
April 7 at 8 p. m. at the home
of Bill Zimmerman.
At the meeting Monday, two
members of the school board
eight faculty members and 81
residents of the district were
present. Members Of the CON-
nlittee represent various or
CARNATIONS in Lodge Grass
and outlying communities.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
Discuss Aid
For Airport
CAA Mon Says Federal
Funds Available For
Uses On Local Field

Federal aid for the Hardin
airport can be obtained this
year, if sponsors act quickly
enough, John F. Billiard, a rep
resentative of the state office
Of the Civil Aeronautics admin
istration, told the Chamber OF
Commerce airport committee
Wednesday.
Billiard conferred with men,
bers of the committee to give
them details of the federal aid
program for airports.
He said the federal govern
ment will match sponsors fund:
on ratio of $50 to every $47
spent by a local agency. The
funds must be spent on run
ways, an administration build
ing, an access road, installa-
ton Of telephone and power
lines, etc. The federal govern
ment will not match funds used
tor hangar construction
Billiard inspected the county
field and said it would be rated
Glass l airport. He suggested
that one of the most immedi-
ate needs were grading at
least the northweSt-southeast
runway and turfing it. He also
recommended construction of
an administration building and
installation of a telephone.
He urged haste in taking
action on the matter, so that
ALLEGATION might be made from,
funds appropriated for the 1947
fiscal year, which ends June 81.
According to Billiard, the
federal program calls for a
seven-year construction period
and funds will be matched each
year during that period. How
ever, some work must be done
iE five years of the seven to
keep the airport eligible for
federal assistance.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
Will Organize
Junior Chamber
Billings Group Meets
With Local Men to
Plan Organization

Ten local men interested in
organizing Junior Chamber
OF Commerce here met with 10
members of that group from
Billings at the Lobby Lounge
banquet room Wednesday night
and set next Wednesday, April
9, at 7 p. m. as the time and
place for forming a Junior
Chamber of Commerce here.
All men between the ages of
81 and SO in Big Horn county
who are interested are urged
to attend.
The group wishes to organize
in time to receive its charter
before the state convention, to
be held in Billings May 2 and 8.
Gerald Evans was elected
temporary chairman. Other
Hardin men at the meeting last
night included Kendall Wolcott,
Jack Helmann, Edgar Moos, Ray
Morissette, Kirk Coulter, Bob
Kerrick, Henry Kray, Arlington
Funston and Cedric Bond.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
To Begin Work
On New Plant
HolleY To Construct
New Type Sugur
Processing Factory

Accoring to information OBJ
tanned by the Chamber of Com
merce publicity committee re-
Gently the Holly Sugar COM
pany will begin construction of
new type sugar processing
plant adjoining the present
sugar factory here as soon as
building material can be de-
llvered.
The new plant, which will
not interfere with the present
factory and which will operate
independently from it, will be
open for the fall campaign ii
present plans materialize, it
was stated. There is only one
other factory of it's kind in
operation, and that is located
at Alvarado, Calf.
A corps of engineers trained
In the new processing methods
will supervise work on the
building and remain during the
first season of operation
F'uther details on the struc-
ture and the new process will
be available soon, according to
the publicity committee.
Chamber members who in
tervieWed w. S. Hallam of Colo
RADIO Springs, district manager
of the Holly Sugar corpora
ton. said the company wishes
to increase sugar beet acreage
this season, and to encourage
larger paintings of beets in
future years at the rate of two
to three thousand acres a year
until total acreage in the Har-
din factory district reached II
to 20 thousand.
It was jointed out at the
Agriculture committee of the
Chamber of Commerce is CO.
operating with the sugar COM
pany on this matter and will
make the acreage increase one
of its principal projects from
time to time.
Attention was called to the
fact that 100000 1O0-pound
bags of sugar were produced
a the local factory during the
1916 campaign. From the 5000
acres of beets in the Hardin
Continued on page 12)
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
Basketball
Team Feted
MunY Present At
Dinner Honorinq
Bulldogs Friday

More than 300 attended a
dinner at the junior high school
auditorium Friday night honor
ing the members of the Hardin
high school basketball team.
Team members, Coach Hugh
Gotham, Manager Fritz DeVore
and members of the high school
band were guests.
Music was furnished by the
band and by a junior high
school girls sextette under the
direction of Miss Ethel Schus-
ter. Included in the musical
portion of the program was
brief report by Mary Ann Koeb-
be on the trip she and Mary
Agnes Zelka took to the North
west music teachers conference.
Chamber of Commerce Presi-
cent Clyde RAIDER welcomed the
guests and introduced Elmer
Continued on p2ge u
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
SKEFFINGTON
GUEST SOLOIST

When the Gonzaga univer-
sity mems glee club appears
here on Friday night, April II,
in the Junior high school aud
ltorium, Tom Skeffington will
be featured as guest soloist.
Skeffington, a graduate of
the Gonzaga school of music,
has been rated as the most
successful music student ever to
attend the university. He will
be remembered as member of
the quartet and tenor soloist
when the glee club appeared
here some seven years ago.
He was a bomber pilot with
the rank of captain during the
war, and has since been en-
gagged in radio and concert
work. He plans to attend the
Eastman school of music in
Rochester, N. Y, soon to work
for his master Of music degree.
He will then continue to work
in the radio and concert field.
He has been arranger for
many of the concert numlocrs
to be presented on the present
tour Of the Gonzaga glee club.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
Voters To Cast Ballots On City
School District Issues This Week
School Trustee Election
To Ballot On City
Matters Monday

Voters in school district 17-H
and the city of Hardin will
have an opportunity to express
their opinions on school trlls-
tees, city officials and the
matter of a gas franchise at
elections to be held Saturday
and Monday.
There are three nominees for
trustee in school district 17-H.
They include Sam Denny of
Grow Agency, James D. Kelly
of GarryOWen and Archie Will
son of St. Xavier.
Two parties have entered the
race for city offices. The Peo-
pies party offers a full slate,
with the following nominees:
For mayor, A. M. Chilly; for
police judge, Charles A. Cor
kins; city treasurer, Melvin
Cook; aldermen, Ward 1, Stark
Bair and Earl Cammock; alder
men, Ward 2, Jens Kalberg and
Lyle Tintinger, Sr.; aldermen,
Ward 3, L. R. Cool and A. G.
Sweeney.
1NOill11lCtS VI GllC IlOS1CSS
party are for alderman only
and include: Ward l, Jack Hell
mann and George Daniels;
Ward 2, Ray Morissette and
Garold Fish; Ward 8, E. c.
Wiechman and Sam T. Meeke.
Also coming before the city
voters is the matter of grant
ing a gas franchise to the Big
Horn Oil and Gas Development
company.
On March 10, representatives
OF the gas company and the
Chamber of Commerce met
with the city council to dis
cuss the gas supply for Hardin.
After the matter had been
thoroughly talked over, the
council voted to put the fran
chise on the ballot at the city
election and also arranged for
a special registration.
To vote on the franchise, a
citizen must be a resident OF
Hardin and a freeholder Urea,
estate taXpayer.)
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
Hardin Churches
Observe Easter
Special Sunrise Service
Other Events. Plunned
For Next Sunday

Special Easter observances
were planned in all Hardin
churches, with the first ached-
uled event a united Protestant
Easter sunrise service at $50
a. m. on the golf course east of
Hardin.
The entire service will be con-
Quoted by the young people Of
the uniting churches. The pub
Lie, adults as well as youth, are
invited to attend. The program
will include Easter hymns,
scripture and prayer, special
music by a girls trio and talks
by four young people on the
following subjects: 1.-THE Gloom
of Good Friday" "He Arose"
"The Meaning of Easter to the
Disciples" and easter and the
Hope Of Immortality"
A cross will be erected to
mark the location of the serv-
ice and will be visible to all
who drive to the golf course, it
was stated.
The Lutheran chufch mis-
souri, Synod is holding special
Maundy Thursday and Good
Friday services, and the Re-
deemer and st. Johns church
es will meet together on Sun
day.
A special bapttsmal service at
2::30 p. m. and an Easter can
teta at 7:30 p. m. will feature
the observance of Easter at the
Burgess Memorial church in
Crow Agency.
A program by the primary
department of the Sunday
school will be given at the
Methodist church on Sunday
evening.
The Congregational choir will
present a cantata, THE First
Easter" at II a. m. There will
be baptism for children anG
adults who are being received
into membership in the church.
The American L u h r
Continued on page 12)
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
MACLEOD CHOSEN
SOCIETY OFFICER

John Macleod, son of Mrs.
Lille A. Macleod of Hardin,
has been chosen vice president
of Bear Paws, sophomore men 5
honorary society at Montana
State university, according to a
release from Missoula.
Macleod is a graduate Of
Hardin high school with the
class of 1910, entered the army
air forces shortly afterward,
and was a prisoner of war of
the Japanese in the Philippines
during most of the war.
He is a sophomore in the un-
iversity school of business ad-
miniStration.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
LOCAL GIRL NOW
HEADS HOSPITAL

Miss Patrician O'Brie, n
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James O'Rrien, was credited
with efficient management of
the Memorial hospital of Hot
Springs county in Thermopolis,
Wyo., in an article in last week
Thermoplis dependent record
Miss O'Brien has been sup
erintendent of the hospital
since July l, 1916, and during
that time the debt has been
reduced by $4,000, it was
stated. County support amour
ted to only $4,000 and the only
debt which remains is $4,000 on
the building
The hospital board gave Miss
O'Brien credit for this record
She spent three years as
supervisor of the Veterans
hospital at Sitka, Alaska, befol e
going to Thermopolis.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
Chorus To Give
Minstrel Show
High School Voculists
Present Program
Next Wednesday Night

The Hardin High School
chorus, under the direction of
Miss Ethel Schuster, will pre-
sent a minstrel show, Land
O.. Cotton" next Wednesday
evening, April 9, at $3.50 in the
junior high school auditorium.
Edwin Jacobson will be mas
ter of ceremonies. End men in
clude Eugene Croghan, James
Drake, Vernon Collier, James
Haug, Jimmy Murray and John
Shellabarger. The soloists are
Mary Ann Koebbe, Mary Agnes
Zelka, Donald Hammer, Edwin
Jacobson, Orville Nelson, An
nella Murray, Carlette Young
and Sammy Ragland.
The musical numbers will be
as follows:
l. Overture - instrumental
2. Opening chorus - entire
company.
3. Garry Me Back to Ten
nesse" - Mary Ann Koebbe.
4. when You Make my
Dreams Come True" - Mary
Agnes Zelka.
5. "Hushabye Baby Blues
Donald Hammer.
6. My Gallant Crew" pin
afOre) - Edwin Jacobson.
7. Fireman, Save my Child
+ Jimmy Murray and Eugene
Croghan.
8. Always the Same Old
Pap' - Amelia Murray and
Orville Nelson.
9. Some Close Harmony" -
entire company.
10. You're Gonna Wait a
Long, Long Time" - Sammy
Ragland.
II. Closing chorus - entire
company.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
HARDIN GIRLS
SING AT SEATTLE

Mary Ann Koebbe and Mary
Agnes zelka, both Hardin high
school students, sang in the
s26-voice Northwest chorus at
the Northwest Music Educa-
tors conference in Seattle
March 1922, attended by 1000
teachers from Montana. Idaho,
washington, Oregon, wyoming
and British Columbia.
The Northwest chorus, band
and orchestra were selected
from high school students all
over the Northwest and totalled
more than $50 members. They
appeared in public concert the
last night of the conference.
Another highlight was thu
appearance of Montana State
university "a cappella choir,
which received wide common
dalton from college and high
school music educators.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
WILL GIVE FIRST
AID COURSE HERE

Carl A. Ross, field represent
etive in first aid, water safety
and accident prevention for the
American Red Cross in Mon
tana, will give an instructors
course in first aid in Hardin
April 7 to II, it was announced
this week.
Ross is a native of Miles City
and has been with the Red
Cross since 1910. He is a grad
uate of the University of Mon.
tlna, where he majored in ply
steal education and business
administration. He was an ath-
letic coach in Montana school,,
and had been a volunteer
teacher Of Red Cross water
safety and livesaving techniques
for 20 years before joining the
Red Cross staff
His overseas experiences be-
gan in August, 1945, when he
left the United States for duty
in the China-B urn a-India
theater. There he set up SWIM
ming programs for the Army in
Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Del
hi and Agra. In addition, he in
stituted programs of Red eros;
water safety for the India,
Boy Scouts.
He left Calcutta by air Ii
February, 1916, on special as
signment to Germany, where h,
was assistant to Melvin Buz
card in setting UP first aid ane
safety programs for American
occupation armies. Most Of
Ross work was in Bavaria anc
Austria, with headquarters ir
Munich. He was coach of the
Air Corps swimming team thai
Won the European swimming
championship over the Thirc
Army, former winner of II
championships.
Ross returned to the Unitec
States in December, 1915. Cur.
rently he has resumed his pre-.
war post in Montana.
All persons who have ad
vanced first aid cards are eli
gible for the course, and thos,
interested should see Roy G
Riley or I. L. Dennert in Har
din.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
NEW GARBAGE
CONTRACT MADE

It was announced this week
that the city council has made
an agreement with Ray Zelka
to take over the hauling OF
garbage within the city of Har-
din beginning April /, 1947.
The city administration asked
the cooperation of it's citizens
to furnish suitable garbage cans
with covers and to place them
in racks or stake them down
to keep dogs from turning them
over.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
CHILDREN
AT CONFERENCE

At a well-child conference
held at st. Xavier April 2, Is
infants and pre-school children
were present.
They received physical exam
nations, and IL immunizations
for diphtheria, whooping cough
end smallpox were given.
DR. T. F. Crabbe of Crow
Agency gave the examinations.
He was assisted by Miss Beu-
lah Hunnes, public health nurse,
and five Home Demonstration
club members, Mrs. Lee Curry,
Mrs. Clyde Hawks, Mrs. Uriel
King, Mrs. Jay Lee and Mrs.
Walter Willett.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
SEVERAL FARM
WORKERS HERE

Attention of farmers who
reed labor was called this week
tC the fact that the county ex-
tension office is the official
farm labor office for this area
Farmers and rancIhers who
need men or married couples
to help with spring work are
urged to file their names and
reeds at the extension office.
1t was stated that several
men have asked for employ
ment, but could not be placed
because names of those need
ing help were not available.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
DAMAGE SUIT IN
DISTRICT COURT

Evidence was still being taken
today in the case of Paul Her.
rera VS.. Pete Pitsch and Dave
Pitsch for damages.
Medical witnesses were heard
on Tuesday night.
Jurors for the trial are Ella
Mae Davis, Rose Shane Watt,
Mrs. Suzanne Long, George
Pease, Jr., Myrna Shillinger,
Ruth Spear, Cecil Ross, J. E.
McCulloch, Wallace Rollins, Jo-
seph LivviX, Isadore Lautt, Ar
mold Gabel and Nick Feller.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
HOUSE DESTROYED

Only a few items of furniture
were saved, when the house &C.
cupied by the Christian Schmidt
family, about eight miles north
of Hardin, was completely de-
stroyed by fire on Tuesday,
March 10.
The blaze originated with Q
faulty valve in a gasoline stove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schmidt, their
two children and a nephew Of
Mr.. Schmidt, Fred Blansky
were living in the house, which
belonged to Mrs. Anna Wort
The loss of the house was
covered by insurance.
The family is now living at
the John Schmidt home.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-03
Slim Ransier
Dies Suddenly
Services Held Here
Tuesday For Longtime
Runcher And Auctioneer

Funeral services were held at
the Baptist church here at 2
pm. Tuesday for James Henry
(Sllm) Ransier, Sc, who died
March 81 at st. Mary's hospital
in Rochester, Mimi, following
an operation for a brain tumor.
The Rev. Chester A. Bentley
officiated at the services Mrs.
David Mann was pianist and
Merrill B. Evenson, vocal solo,
list. Pallbearers included Char
les A. Corkins, Charles Fer
guson, Fred Bcnzel Jr., Ted
Dumler and Jim Besel, all of
Hardin, and John Rob of Great
Falls.
Mr.. Ransier was born Feb. 1S,
1891, in Buckley, Wash, and
moved with his family to
Arnold, Nebr., at the age of
two. He remained there until
1916, when he and his brother
came to Montana. They home
steaded north of Meyers in 1917.
Mr.. RanSier came to the Hardin
community in 1920.
He operated a ranch about
II miles north of Hardin and
was the local auctioneer.
Survivors include two daugh-
ters, Colleen, a senior at Mon
tana State college at Bozeman,
and Jaennine of Long Beach,
Calf; a brother, George S.
Ransier, of Townsend, Mont. !;
and two sisters, Mrs. Elbridge
Hugfhey of Hardesty Okla, and
Mrs. Ed Koch of Arnold Nebr.
All the survivors were in Har-
din for the services