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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
STATE A IS
DUE r is

The deadline for the filing
of income tax returns is April
IS, taxpayers in Montana were
reminded this week.
Penalties are imposed on all
delinquent returns. The fact
that no blank form was re-
ceived does not relieve this pen
atty, it was pointed out. The
blanks may be obtained from
the clerk and recorders office,
any bank or by writing direct
to the Stae Board OF Equaliza-
ton at Helena.
A return must be filed un-
less the net income is below
personal exemption. Personal
exemption credit for a single
person is $1,000 and for a mar
ried person $4,000. A credit O.
$500 may be claimed for eact
dependent under 10 years O
age.
Twenty per cent of the 1915
returns have already been flee
and 20 per cent of the tax COL
lected. Returns are being filed
more rapidly than in previous
years. It is anticipated that
more than half of all the re-
turns will be in by the end of
this week.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
JURORS DRAWN
FOR COURT TERM

Clerk of the Court r. P. Ross
this week announced the names
of the jurors drawn by Judge
Guy C. Derry on Feb. 81 for
the jury term of district court
to be held here beginning Mar.
"a.
Cases for trail will be set on
the trial calendar on March 10.
Jurors drawn include:
Hardin-Lawence Abel, A. C..
Ballensky, Theresa Ballensky,
Kenneth christensen, Ella Mae
Davis, Jacob Dewald, Nick Eel
Ter Mrs. Glen Faw, otto Gabel,
William Gress, Jr., Adam Har-
tung, GOttlieb Hert, Anna Kin
caid, Amelia Kocbbe, Isadore
Laudt, Mrs. Leila McAllister, A.
T. McCulloch, J. 9 McCulloch,
Jessie Miller, Joseph Olenik,
Juell Ottun, H. J. Pope, Wal
lace Rollins, Cecil Ross, James
Schoer, Robert F. Stovall, Ken
dali Wolcott.
Lodge Grass-O. H. Blanken-
ship, r. T. Clawson, Myrtle o.
Graham, Mrs Suzanne Long,
William Lynde, Jack Owen,
George Pease, Jr.
Decker-Charles P. Buckley,
Joseph Livvix, C. 9. Overturf.
Garryowen-Sam Denny.
Big Horn-George Miller.
Kirby-Jack E. Murray, Claire
Sitter, Tom Small, Ruth Spear.
Wyola-William Pranty, A. M.
SHIRLEY, Myrna Shillinger, John
VanderSlOot.
Crow Agency-W. B. Redfield,
Rose Shane Watt.
St Xavier-Mrs. John Reno.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
Reports Made
To Directors
Make Pluns For Finance
Drive of Chamber of
Commerce Here

The directors of the Big
Horn County Chamber of Com
merce heard reports of tempo
rary committees and discussed
matters of finance at a meet
ing Wednesday night in the
community room CT the Big
Horn county courthouse.
OF the 81 directors, IS were
present.
Kenneth Fox, chairman of
the ways and means committee
reported that the financial
drive will be held the first week
in May. The goal has not been
set, and must wait until the
establishment of a complete
budget. A full-time secretary
Mrs. Garold Fish, will be hired,
Office expense and salaries
were estimated at $4,000 a year,
Sam T. Meeke, chairman OF
the committee which inter-
viewed the county commission
ers regarding a contribution to
the state advertising fund, told
the directors that the commits
sioners refused the request
stating that they doubted the
legality of making such a do
nation.
The commissioners were also
conferred with regarding the
part the county might play in
securing and helping to pay for
Continued on Page 81
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
FOR
SCHOOL BOARD

Two members of the board of
trustees of school District 17-H
will be chosen at an election to
be held on Saturday, April S,
it was announced recently.
The terms of S. P. Louk of
Crow Agency and Archie Wilson
of st. Xavier are expiring. Louk
has announced that he will not
run again.
Wilson has filed for re-elec-
ton, and Sam Denny of Garry
owen has aso indicated his in
tention to run for the school
board.
To be eligible for election, a
candidate must be a freeholder
(real estate taxpayer) in the
district and must be a qualified
elector. Nominating petitions
must be signed by a minimum
of five electors and must be
filed with the district clerk at
least five days before the elec-
ton.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13

near the top in defensive abil-
ity, though somewhat slowed
down. Pete Hood, sharpshooter
for the colored lads, was with
the prewar Ghosts also. He
travelled with the team for six
seasons and had an average of
27.6 points per game in 1941.
Suitcase" Sullinger, another
veteran Ghost, is six and a half
inches more than six feet tall,
and has unusually large hands,
which enable him to do spec
tacular things with a basket
ball.
Out for the first time this
season are Lorenzo "LOw" Clark,
Baby" Rand and Ernie "Yip-
pee" Garland.
The Ghosts have q solid rep
utation, based on games won.
However, their chief attraction
is their Glowing, showmanship
and ball handling. Pete Hood is
the originator of the hidden
ball play. Several stunts of the
outfit have proved to be out
standing crowd pleasers.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
c GHOSTS
TO PLAY HERE

The original Negro Ghosts,
billed as the worlds craziest
basketball team" from Sioux
City, Iowa, will make one of
their stops on their fourteenth
annual tour when they play the
Independent basketball team at
the junior high school gym at
8 p. m. on Thursday, March 20.
The Ghosts thirteenth tour
was stopped abruptly in De-
cember of 1941 when three of
their five players entered the
service. Previously they had
completed IL tours which gave
them the reputation of being
one of the nations top travel
ing clubs.
The only member CT the orig
inal team left is the 34-year-
old Pops" Wilkinson, a great
defensive player He is still
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
DONALD MAILER
PASSES AWAY

Donald B. Mailer, 20, son of
MI. and Mrs. Clarence Mailer
of Crow Agency, died February
"a at Huron, S. D. Cause of
death was pulmonary embolism
following an operation.
Funeral services were con-
Quoted the following Thursday,
February 81, at Settergren's
chapel in Billings and inter-
ment~ was in Mountview ceme-
terry. The Rev. R H. Norman,
pastor of the First Baptist
church of Billings, officiated.
Mr.. Mailer was the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Mailer
and was born July 4. 1917, near
Pompeys Pillar. He was gradu-
ated from Lodge Grass high
school and later attended the
Billings Polytechnic institute.
He then served an apprentice
ship as machinist 1T the North
ern Pacific shops in Livingston
and was later employed as tool
maker at Ross Gear and Tool
Co. at Lafayette, Ind During
this employment, he took a
course in mechanical engineer
ing at Purdue univel sity, COM
pleting his work as a disting-
uished student last June 26.
He entered the employ of
the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad July Is as night round
house foreman at Huron, S. D.,
and was promoted tc day fore
man December 20.
He held a degree in mechan-
ical engineering and was a
member of a national engineer
ing honorary fraternity, Asso-
citation of Mechanical Engin-
GERS, and an honorary athletic
fraternity, Reamers.
He was a member of a Ma
sonic blue lodge, West Lafayette
No 724; Lafayette commandry
No. 3, Knights Temrlar; Royal
Arch chapter and council of
Royal and Select Masters. He
belonged to the Lodge Grass
Baptist church.
He married Miss Gladys New
ton of Laurel on September 2,
1888.
Surviving are his widow; a
daughter, Pamela Ann, S; his
father and step-mother, who
live at Grow Agency, and two
brothers, Clarence A. Mailer OF
Boulder, COL, and Walter R.
Mailer of New York City.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
Two Tickets
For Election
Competition for Alderman
Jobs in City as
Six More Candidates File

Six more candidates entered
the city election race this week,
two announcing their intentions
of filing for the post of alder
man in each of Haidln's three
wards.
No competition has developed
as yet for the offices of mayor,
city treasurer or police judge.
A group of interested persons
met Monday evening in the
grade school gymnasium and
chose the name Progress party
for the new political group.
Nominees include: Ward l.
Jack Helmann and George Dan
iels; Ward 2 - Ray M~orissette
and Garold Fish; Ward 3 - E.
G. Weichman and Sam +.
Meeke.
Nominations of the Peoples
party are: For mayor - A. M.
Crilly; for city treasurer - Mel
vim Cook; for police judge - c.
A. Corkins; for aldermen, Ward
l. Mac Stark Ban and Earl
Cammock; Ward 2 -. Lyle Tin
finger, ST., and Jens Kalberg:
Ward 3 - Roy Coo! and Art
Sweeney.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
TRIPS TO All
CAMP OFFERED

A Big Horn county All club
boy and a All girl may win
scholarships to the first state
All conservation camp, to be
held at the Fergus county rec
reation camp near Maiden, July
1927, Lois Hodgskiss, home
demonstration agent, announced
this week.
The scholarships are in the
form of free registration at the
camp and will be awarded to
the two members who carry out
the best activities in some phase
of conservation work. Members
may choose from wildlife, weed
control, rodent control, soil
conservation, water erosion,
home Identification activities,
insect control and others.
Winners of the scholarships
will be announced before July
| by the county extension Of
flee.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
Must Apply Now
For Vet Housinq

Veterans who wish to secure
living quarters at the local Vet
Grams Housing project must
make application how, as the
project will be completed with
in 80 days, Jens Ka1berg, local
housing manager, said this
week.
Kalherg pointed out that ap-
plications made last summer to
I. l.. Dehnert cannot be con-
sidered, and those who filed tine
old type application there
must make new applications
and file them with the new
housing manager.
Those who have filed new
applications but are not longer
interested are asked to notify
Kalberg at once.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
Club Sponsors
Maybe Hunt
Will Offer 40 Prizes.
All Sports Equipment
For Killing Birds

The Big Horn County Rod
and Gun club this week an
nounced a magpie killing con-
test, which opens March Is and
ends September Is and which
is open to all residents of this
county.
The contest is designed for
boys and girls, but no age lin
it has been set, and adults
may enter if they wish.
There will be six monthly con-
tests and an additional grand
prize contest.
The monthly competition,
which begins Marcn IS, ends
the fifteenth of each month,
with the prizes to be awarded
on the twentieth. Offered each
month are such articles as
hunting knives, camp axes,
holsters, camp lights, cartons of
% shells, bows and arrows, fly
books, flashlights, and other
similar articles. Six will be
awarded each month.
There are four grand prizes
to be awarded September -.
These include guns, either %
or 40 shotguns and a Game
and Lake" all-wool shirt, do
mated by the Kari Johnson
company.
The Big Horn County Stock
growers association already Of
fers a bounty on magpies and
maybe eggs. This group pays
five cents for each pair of feet
brought in and one cent for
each egg. The Rod and Gun
club will accept the bounty rec
ords of the Stockgrowers asso-
citation, and bounty will be paid
on all feet and eggs brought in.
Depots in Hardin, Lodge
Continued on page 81
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
RESERVATION
GROUP MEETS

The Reservation Ranchers
and Farmers Cooperative asso-
citation held its annual meeting
Monday in the community room
of the courthouse. Directors
and Officers were elected.
Directors chosen included
Glen Cormier of Billings, Jess
SchWend and clyde RAIDER of
Hardin, Leonard O'Brien of st.
Xavier, William J. Graham of
Wyola, Whitfield LETTERS of Lodge
Grass and Jess Blankenship of
Crow Agency.
Officers of the board for the
ensuing year are letters, preSi-
dent; Blankenship, vice pres
ident; RAIDER, treasurer, and
Gerald Evans, secretary.
The financial report, given by
the secretary, indicated a sue
cessful year for members. The
directors will announce plans
to increase membership and
services to members shortly. .
Approximately IS attended
the meeting.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
Isl BABY
IN A

Greg lesser, 10 = month old
son of MI. and Mrs. Lauren
lesser, formerly of Hardin, is
the subject of a prize-winning
photograph published in the
March, 1947, issue of Parents
Magazine.
The photographer was Milton
J lesser of Riverside, CAL, a
former Hardin boy and uncle
of young Greg.
The magazine says of the
photograph, 1.-The picture was
taken in the later afternoon in
natural sunlight, which explains
the beautiful soft light that
gives the print it's fine photo
graphic quality. MI lesser has
caught a rare and fleeing ex-
preston in his photograph. It
is an outstanding contribution
to children's photography"
When the picture was taken,
Greg was in the process of get
ting a shower bath from a
drinking fountain.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
Has Beginners
Sewing Workshop

A beginners sewing workshop
is being conducted in Lodge
Grass this week by Miss Lora
Hilyard, extension clothing spe-
cialist, assisted by Miss Lois
Hodgskiss, county home demon
stration agent.
The basic fundamentals of
making a dress and short cuts
in sewing are being emphasized.
Those attending are Mrs.
James Dill, Crow Agency; Mrs.
Karney Redman, Wyola; and
Mrs. Winfield Jeffers Mrs.
Maurice Smith, Mrs. Bill Smith,
Mrs. Simon Therney and Mrs.
Ralph Metcalf, all of Lodge
Grass.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
ECTON GIVEN
GUARDIANSHIP

The designation of three sub
committees to study the con-
tinuing problems Of small bus
mess in the specific fields of
mining and minerals, lumber
and Geographic services was an
nounced this week by Senator
Kenneth S. Wherry r., Neb.),
chairman of the Senate small
business committee.
Senator Zales N Ecton (R.,
Mont.) will take over the chair
manship of the mining and
minerals industry subcommit-
tee, with Senator Harry P.
Cain (R., Wash.) and Senator
Glen H. Taylor ID, Idaho) as
members.
The newly established lum-
Der production and distribution
subcommittee will be headed by
Senator Harry P. Cain (R.,
Wash.).
Senator George A. Wilson (R.
Ia.) will be chairman of the
subcommittee to study the ef-
fects upon small businesses
caused by the closing of tele-
graphic offices in smaller COM
munities throughout the county.
Associated with Senator Wilson
in this study will be Senator
Ecton and Senator William B.
Umstead 3D., N. g.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
High Priority on
Project Here
Plan to Expedite
Reconstruction Work on
Yellowtuil Construction

Plans for expediting precon-
struction work on the Hardin
unit of the Missouri basin prof.
ect, IS miles southwest of Har-
din, were the principal topic of
a committee session Tuesday in
the office of w. G. Sloan, act
ing chairman of the interior
departments basin field COM
mittee, in Billings Tuesday.
The unit ranks high on the
priority list of proposed prof.
ects, Sloan told committee
members.
Already completed are access
roads to the proposed damsite.
Geological exploration is under
way, and core-drilling and tun-
mel excavations are awaiting
the award of contract on which
a low bid was submitted by the
Jayhawk Construction company
of Billings.
Sloan pointed out that actual
construction of the dam de-
ponds on appropriation of funds
by Congress.
Under consideration by the
field committee are development
and operation of recreational
programs at reservoirs in the
basin project. States in the ba-
sin will be given an opportuni-
ty, if they desire, to develop
and operate recreational fea-
lures, the committee chairman
said.
Besides Sloan, members of the
committee are Kenneth F. YER
non of Billings, assistant re-
gional director of the reclama-
ton bureau; r. D. Nelson of
Billings, representing the land
management bureau; Henry c.
Beckman of Rolla, Mo-, geolo-
gical survey; H. F. Mosbough
of Billings, fish and wild life
service; L. c.. Merriman of
Omaha, Neb., national park
service; E. F. Fitzhugh, Jr., of
Minneapolis, bureau of mines,
and Allan G. Harper of Billings,
Indian affairs office.
Mills E. Burger of Billings,
chief of the Missouri basin re-
ports staff, is executive secre-
tary of the committee.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
SLIM SLATTERY
HURT IN MISHAP

Austin Slattery incurred a Sc
we're leg injury in a freak &C
cldent in Billings Wednesday
afternoon.
He stepped behind his tow
truck to unlock a tow chain
and was pinned between two
machines, when a third struck
the towed truck in the rear,
Slattery received medical
treatment in Billings and has
returned to his home in Hardin
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
CONDUCTS MISSION

The Rev. William E Boyle,
Phi. D., S. j., of Fordham uni
versity, New York City, will
conduct "a Mission at St. Jo-
seph's church starting Sunday,
March Is.
Services will be held each
evening at 7:3O p. III. and will
continue for a week. FIR. Bowie
has been conducting a series of
lectures on the West coast.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
BOOSTERS WILL,
MEET CROW TEAM

The Hardin Boosters indie
pendent basketball team has
scheduled a game with the
Crow All Americans, to be held
Sunday afternoon at 2:3O in the
junior high school gymnasium.
The Boosters have also been
in communication with a Negro
travelling team, and expect to
be able to announce the date
Of a game with this aggrega-
ton soon.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
CONTINUE WORK
FOR RED CROSS

The Big Horn County chap
ter OF the American Red Cross
has not yet reached its 1897
quota, r. p. Ross, drive chair
man, announced this week.
He urged all persons who
have not yet contributed tD
mail donations to Charles
Goodnow, chapter treasurer, in
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13
TO ONFERENC

Miss Edna Tobias has again
been invited to participate in
the Northwest Regional confer
ence of the National Education
associations department O
classroom teachers.
The conference will be held
In Spokane, Wash, on Apr. II
and ~.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-03-13

The first telegraphic message
read What hath god wrought
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-14

from post war reconstructiol
! fund.
Chapter 474 exempts from tax
alton real property of disabled
veterans.
Chapter 756 increases state al,
for burial assistance for veteran
from 500 to 5000, and Chapte,
l757 increases amount that ma,
be spent for headstone from 81!
to 500.
The Ohio Legislature also die
lot for veterans last year. Real
izing that the most urgent neec
of most veterans is a house t.
live in, Ohio appropriated $6,O00,.
600 to provide immediate tenn.
porary housing for veterans.
Even Rhode Island, the tiniesi
lof all the states, hardly as large
as some Florida counties, enact.
ed several laws to help veterans
re-establish themselves in eli.
william life.
Virginia, despite its domination
by the VIGOROUSLY reactionary
Byrd political machine, passed q
number of bills to help veterans
ge tback on their feet. Chapter
1863 made very liberal provisior
for veterans housing.
Wisconsin and Wyoming also
enacted laws in 1916 to help vet
Grams in getting re-adjusted. The
Wisconsin housing law for veter-
ans is one of the best.
The Florida Legislature, which
meets next month, ought to do
something for veterans of this
state. Several very able mem,
berS of the coming session are
VETERANS, among whom are Jim
Wilson of Lake City, Charlie
Luckie of Jacksonville, Bill Lam
taft and Bum Gautier of Miami
Charlie Schulz and Bob Mcclure
of st. Petersburg, Alex Alderman
of Orlando, Ira Carter of Gaines
willie, Leroy Collins of Tallahas-
see. Philip Beall and Harry Bolts
of Pensacola, George Leaird OF
TT. Lauderdale, and others.
With the proper encourage
ment from other veterans, the
war veterans who will serve in
the next Legislature should be
able to do at least as much for
Florida citizens who served in
the armed forces as Mississippi
did for her veterans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-14
TODAY in HISTORY
know America)

1794-28-year-old Eli Whitney
patents his historic cotton-gin-
makes little, if any, money on it.
1813-British warships begin
blockade of the Delaware River,
War of 1912.
i, 1835-The Cherokee Indians
cede their lands east of the Mis-
sissippi for S. million, and agree
to go to lands guaranteed them in
Arkansas.
1911 Italians, acquitted of
the murder of New Orleans chief
of police, taken by mob from Jail
and lynched. "
1900-The, Gold Standard Cur
rency Bill signed by President
Mckinley.
1903-Pelican Island, Fla, made
first Federal bird reservation.
1907-So-called Wall Street
Silent Panic.
1934-U.S. Senate rejects st.
Lawrence Seaway Treaty with
Canada.
1943-9th US. Air Force bombs
Naples Harbor in Italy.
1914 President Roosevelt
charges the Germans use Rome
as military centre.
1945-Americans make gains in
Remagen brideghead area. Amer
lean flag raised on Two Island at
the foot of Mount Suribachi.
l946-John L. Lewis in clash
with mine operators in parley.
Government plans UNO show
down on Iran.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-14
FACTS and FIGURES
BY FULLER WARREN

Last week this column came to
a close with some comments or
what Mississippi had done for its
veterans, and a suggestion that
the 1947 Florida legislature do its
duty by veterans of this state.
This week I want to tell you
what some other states have done
for their defenders, the veterans
of World War III.
In 1916 tn New Jersey legisla.
ture enacted a great many meas
ures for the benefit of veterans
Chapter 70 authorized any mu-
nicipality to provide temporary
or permanent dwellings for vet
Grams and to borrow money for
that purpose.
Chapter 3 permits honorably
discharged veterans to operate
automobiles for six months after
discharge without license tags.
Chapter l21 liberalized the act
guaranteeing bank loans to vet
Grams, increasing the $4,000, 900
appropriation to $ll,000,000.
Several laws were enacted to
aid veterans to get houses to live
in.
The New York legislature en-
acted almost a hundred laws in
behalf of veterans.
Chapter creates joint board
for emergency housing for vet
Grams and others with power to
acquire US. military and naval
installations, public or privately
owned lands or structures, trucks,
trailers, ships or other structures
suitable for conversion, to make
voluntary agreements with own
ers, to employ private engineers,
architects, etc., to contract for
constructions repair, razing, or
other transportation and for SER
vices and facilities, also to con-
tract with a municipality to use
its forces and equipment; pro-
vides exemption from city sales
and real property taxes; empow-
ers municipalities to raise and ex-
pend money, prohibits discrim-
ination because of race, creed,
color, or national origin, and APP
propriates $35,0OO,OO0 for emerg-
ency housing fund, to be taken
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-14
TODAY's BIRTHDAYS

Robert ]. Casey of the Chicago
Daily News, journalist-author,
born at Beresford. S. D., 81 years
ago.
Thomas H. McKittrick, New
York banker, former president of
the world Bank, born in ST.
Louis, So years ago.
Maj. Gen. Charles p. Gross.
retired chief, army transportation
now New York City transit head.
born in Brooklyn, N. Y, So years
ago.
Prof. Clarence E. Ridley of the
Univ. of Chicago, noted political
scientist, editor of Public Man
|agement, born in Armada, Mich,
Sc years ago.