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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-07

H. j. Morse, manager of the
Monarch Lumber Company here,
continues to be a bachelor, Mrs.
Morse being at Lewistown visit
ing a daughter and assisting in
the household, since the Morse
couple are once again grandpar-
ents.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-07
Old Superstition

When the first cast-iron plows
were made in the United States, in
about 1897, many farmers believed
the pillow poisoned the land and pro-
NOTED the growth of rocks.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-07-17
supervisors Of Big
District
Garry Out Policies
Continued from Page u

CONTINUED from Page u
also expires this year, owns a
ranch two and a fourth miles
north of Hardin. He was sec
ond chairman of the board.
Each supervisor is elected for
a three-year term.
The board, in an annual re-
port for 1916, pointed out that
the practices most needed in
the district are proper appli-
cation of irrigation waters, re-
vision Of present irrigation
systems, land leveling, surface
drainage, additional deep drain
age, crop rotations, increase Of
irrigated pastures and increased
livestock feeding operations to
maintain soil fertility.
Regular meetings of the
supervisors are held on the
first Thursday of each month.
During the winter the sessions
were in the afternoon; in
summer they are held in the
evening.
Following beet harvest each
fall, an annual meeting of all
members of the district is
scheduled. At this time the
work accomplished throughout
the year will be reviewed and
election of supervisors to re-
place those whose terms have
expired will be held.
The 1947 work plan of the
supervisors gives the following
procedures and policies:
Applications for assistance
will be handled as in the past.
| The bulk of applications come
through interested farmers
visiting the district office and
making application there. Each
supervisor will have a supply
of application forms. and they
will also be available at the
county agents office.
Most OF the heavy work, such
as leveling, drainage, etc., will
be handled through contractors.
It is the policy of the district to
make all the arrangements
with the farmers and route the
equipment from job to job in
the most economical way. All
collections will be made by the
| district for these services.
In order to encourage the
establishment of irrigated pas
lures in this area, the district
will provide sufficient seed
mixture to seed approximately
two acres on about six farms.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-07-17
Bill for Disposal
OF S~ubmdrgindl.
Indiun lends Passed

Disposition of "submarginal"
lands administered by tn Indian
office is provided in a bill by
Congressman Wesley A. D'Ewart
which passed the house of rep
resentatives July 7.
The land was purchased by
the federal government under
the Bankhead Jones act dur
ing the drought years and has
been administered under the
Indian office for several years.
Although it was called Sub
marginal" much of it has pro-
duced good crops in recent
years.
D'Ewart's bill provides that
the submarginal land on each
Indian reservation in Montana,
South Dakota and North Dako-
ia will be classified by a local
committee of interested persons
The capability and condition of
each tract, the effect it's dispo-
sition will have on the economy
OF local farms, ranches and
units of government, and the
best land use practices of the
area will be among the factors
considered by the committee.
The committee may then
grant or sell the land to % the
United States in trust for the
Indians of the reservation, (2)
other federal or state govern
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-07-17

Heterogeneous of fields and
the irrigation system were
found to be the most valuable
conservation measure which
could be taken on the Jake
Lackman ranch, two and a
half miles north of Hardin.
Lackman applied to the su-
pervisors of the Big Horn Soil
Conservation district in 1915,
and he and the district tech
nicians drew up a farm plan
together.
He is following an eight year
rotation, beginning with grain,
three years of beets, grain
seeded to alfalfa and three years
of alfalfa.
In rearranging his fields,
Lackman has divided 1856 acres
Of cultivated land into eight
plots averaging. approximately
10 acres each. This means, he
points out, that he will always
have about the same number
of acres each year in each of
the three crops of the rotation.
Lackman plans to feed about
100 head Of cattle and 1000
lambs each year. The manure
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-07-17

will be applied at the rate of
IL loads to the acre each year,
and 100 pounds of commercial
fertilizer will be added to each
acre on which beets are raised.
Lackman says he is convinc-
ed that his farm plan will
make his labor load more uni
form throughout the year. The
plan has the added advantage
of permitting Lackman to raise
his own feed. It will maintain
the fertility of the soil, he
points out, eliminate weeds and
give higher yields.
In the spring of 1916, about
five acres of land were leveled
on the Lackman ranch. At
present about a quarter of a
mile of deep drain ditch is be :
ing excavated This will drain
an estimated so acres. Lack
man also plans to install q
pump on the dry land above
the ditch for an irrigated past
ure. He hopes to have water on
the pasture in the spring of
1948.
In evaluating the service,
Lackman made the following
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-07-17
Statistics Given on
Work Accomplished
In Bio Horn District

Continued from page y
miles planned, 22.s miles estab-
lished.
Shelterbelts and windbreaks-
10 acres planned, two acres
established.
Outlets and watercourses-
Two acres planned, none
established.
Water spreading 20 acres
planned, 20 acres established.
Stubble mulch tillage-394
acres planned, 281 acres estab-
lished.
Rotation hay and pasture
$685. acres planned, 3,25s acres
established.
Clearing and grubbing-4 Al
acres planned, % acres etsab-
lished.
Land conditioning-12 acres
planned, IL acres established.
Rotation grazing-2,092 acres
planned, 585 acres established.
Seeding permanent hay-82I
acres planned, 235 acres estab'
lished.
Spring development-eigh t
planned, none established.
Flood control dikes-y8 miles
planned, 8 miles established.
Weed control-148 acre
planned, 100 acres established.
Cleaning ditches-86 miles
planned, 70 miles established.
According to preliminary
chemical analyses made OF q
full growth of kudzu collected
as hay just before frost, kudzu
is high in f%ertiliZing value.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-07-17

ment units, CD individual In
dian veterans or ~ individual
on-Indian veterans, or it may
be exchanged for other Land.
Several thousand dollars have
accumulated in the federal
treasury from rentals on the
Submarginal lands. This money
and the income from the sale
will be divided among the coun-
ty in which the land is located,
the Treasury of the United
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-07-17
FINDS NEW USE O
CONTOUR FARMING

A brand new benefit has been
added to the many known ad-
vantages of contour farming,
according to Soil Conservation
magazine.
When Ben Meyer of Red
Wing, Mimi, planted one field
of corn on the contour last
year, the rows went out one
side of a ridge and came back
on the other side in the form
of a large "U'. While he and
the hired man were husking
the heavy crops of corn in the
fall, a little whirlwind blew
up behind the latter's team
and started a full-fledged run
away.
Meyer took one look at the
fleeing team, cut across the
ridge and caught the frighten-
ed horses as they came racing
down the contoured corn rows
on the other side.
BESIDES holding my topsoil
and saving (wear on) my
tractor" Meyer said in report
ing the incident, II figure
that comforting saved me the
price of a new wagon and q
high price harness repair bill"
I'm the United States we
have learned that we must
have soil conservation if we are
to have continuous, abundant
agricultural production" - Dr..
Hugh H. Bennett
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-07-17

statement: IT always expect
my farm to be my main source
of income. BY following my
farm plan I am insuring a
steadier and greater income
from the land. When I finally
turn it over to future genera
lions, it will be a more pro-
ductive farm.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-07-17

A minnow sein used in July,
August Or September will set
tie most of your arguments
about fish in farm ponds with
no more than a few minutes
effort.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-07-17

States and the Indian tribe.
D'Ewart said the Fort Feck
reservation included $4,000 acres
of submarginal land, Fort Bel
KNAPP $4,000 and Blackfeet 5000
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-01-01
Pickets kssaiI
Jim croWisl.,'

Protesting Jim Crow
housing and job discrimina-
ton against Negroes, the Sc
attic Council of the National
Negro Congress and the Ur-
ban League have joined forces
to throw a picket line at st.
George Apis. and Atlas Gro
Gerry on the northwest corner
of 18th and Yesler Way.
The two colored groups COM
planned that the apartment owner
refuses to rent his vacant apart
ments to Negroes and that the
grocery does not hire any colored
persons even though half of the
grocer's customers are Negroes.
Pickets are pacing the side
walk on that corner passing leaf
let's stressing that I'VE want to
be peaceful. prosperous, co-opera-
tive and happy" and carrying
signs shouting: I'VE fight jim
Grow" I'VE can't live upstairs
don't buy downstairs"
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-01-01
Steiner To I each
At j. of Hawaii

Jesse F. Steiner, University
of Washington sociology pro-
lessor, will leave here Jan. 2
for San Francisco from where
he will sail Jan. 9 for Homo
lulu, it was learned today.
Professor Steiner has been
granted a leave of absence
from the campus until next
summer to join the staff of
the University of Hawaii as
a visiting professor of sociol-
ogy.
Accompanying him on his trip
will be Mrs. Steiner and their son.
Herbert. Professor Steiner will be
teaching at the University of Ha-
wall until August 1 after which
he hopes he will gain permission
to go to Japan to study conditions
in that land.
Professor Steiner is one of the
sponsors of the National Japan
csc American Citizens League.
Besides him, two other Univer-
sity of Washington faculty men,
bers are now serving at the Ha-
waiian school. They are DR.. John
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-01-01

I'm my judgment, the best citi-
zens of our country are those who
fight in battle for this country,
regardless of their race. color or
creed. 1t is with very deep regret
that I must tell you that l shall
be unable to be present to assist
in paying tribute to these boys
who made such a wonderful rec
ord. William J. wilkins, judge,
Superior court.
81 wish to take this opportunity
Of commencing the more than 500
veterans and so Gold Star moth
ers who have been invited TO at
tend your banquet. These men
have written a gallant page of
military history which will not be
forgotten by our people Henry
NJ. Jackson, Representative in
Congress. Evt-assN
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-01-01
Play Depicting
.Interrnarriage0 Of
Nisei Due |nN.Y.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.
Some of the Sky" a powerful
play about a Nisei-American
intermarriage, is scheduled to
appear on Broadway this
spring, it was learned recent
ly.
The playwright IS Joe Anthony,
an actor-dancer who worked as
Agnes DeMille's partner, and the
promoter is Larry Goodkind who,
before the war, was Eastern story
editor for Universal Pictures for
nine years and has also been an
actor, radio producer and music
critic. Both served with a group
of Nisei CTS at Camp Richie, Va.
Those who have read Some of
the Sky" have commented that
it is better than Deep Are the
Roots On Whitman Avenue, or
any of the social message dram
as"
The play deals with the recep-
ton that Hanayo, a Hawaiian Nj
sci nurse who has married Dan, a
son of a middle-class Midwest
farmer, receives from her hus-
bands family and the commun-
ity. The william of this piece,
Goodkind says, is race prejudice,
as personified by the maladjusted,
frustrated half-brother, Hank,
and the possessive neurotic moth
er, Gretta.
The dramatic impact of the
story, according to the Nisei
Weekender, eliminates in the
burning of the new house which
Dan has built.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-01-01
Flood Losses
For Japanese
Top $1,000
J. A. c. L. Aide Learns
Noritos Were Stronded
Four Dogs In Disoster

Crop damages suffered by
Japanese families in the re-
cent flood in the White River
Valley were estimated at
more than $1,000 by Toru
Sakahara of the Seattle Pro-
gressive Citizens League to-
day. Almost 300 families in
all were routed out of their
water-soaked homes in the
disaster, Sakahara said.
In his personal investigation of
the flooded area, Sakahara learn
ed that X. Narita's family living
near the Duwamish river was iso-
lated for four days; that water
ran over Harry Shimomura' pro-
perty, running possibly 8 to IL
inches of topsol on two acres of
land; that the Hiranakas and the
Onchis evacuated to safety to the
Kent police station; that the Ko-
bayashis at O'Brien had a close
call when water surged up to Is
inches from the floor of their
home, but that Mickey Dodobara
suffered at least 81 800 loss in fer
tilizer.
The Ikutas at O'Brien told THE
NORTHWEST TIMES that the
waters rushed toward their farm
and home faster than they had
expected Although admitti n &
their crops were damaged, they ex-
pressed thanks that no lives were
lost
Jokingly, Mr.. Ikuta recalled:
in a similar flood thirteen years
ago, we found salmon and suck
ers swimming in the pool in the
front of our home"
George Minato, Seattle JACL
president, said his organization
will assist in relief work as soon
as possible.
The Red Cross responded quick
ly to calls for aid by sending dis
aster-relief workers to the scene
of the flooded area.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-01-01

That the testimonial ban
quet given to Nisei veterans,
war widows and Gold Star
parents last December in the
Civic Auditorium by the Sc
attic Progressive Glitter s
League scored a great hit was
revealed in letters showered
to the league by guests invit-
ed to that affair.
Some of the comments follow:
Il am glad that your testimon-
ial banquet turned out to be such
a success and We are happy that
we have had small part in max
ing it Soc. T. Stone, manag-
ing editor, Seattle Post-Intelligen-
GER.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-01-01
Society Aids
People Here
With Problems
Urges lssei and Nisei
Seeking Help TO See
Mrs. kuromoto Now

The Family Society of Seat
tie, which has been serving
families here since 1892, has
retained this year Mrs. Suzu
Kuramoto to assist members
of the japanese community
within personal and family
problems, it was learned to-
day.
During the time of the evacua-
ton, the agency did much to help
the Japanese in working out diff
ficult situations for people in all
walks of life. All information
gathered by the group is conf
Dental. The society is financed
through the Community Chest and
its services are available without
charge to anyone in the commun-
ity.
Newcomers to the city, families
returning here after an absence of
several years, families of veterans
or the veterans themselves MAX
ing the readjustment from mill
tary service to civilian life are es-
pecially urged to contact the
agency.
Mrs. Kuramoto is available at
the society's main office, 107 Sc
curities Building, Third and Stew
art. Anyone desiring to consult
with her may arrange for either
a home visit or an office inter-
view by calling her at Eliot o393.
On the agencys advisory COM
mittee are Yoshita Fujii, Genji
Mihara, Mrs. Toru Sakahara, Mrs.
NJ. Paul Suzuki and Mrs. Masaru
Uno.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-01-01

ans, I would like to convey to the
members who will be in attend
ance at the banquet the high es-
TEEN in which your veteran MEM
bers are held. Their record in
combat in the famous 442nd regi-
ment is one that will stand high
in the annals of military history;
record of true Americanism. -
James E. A. Burns. adjutant-
treasurer. Disabled American Le-
gion.
please accept my good wishes
for a very successful meeting.
The Nisei veterans are certainly
entitled to much recognition for
their wartime contribution. This
10 fine work that you are do
ing."-Irving E. Simpson. presi-
dent Seattle Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-01-01
Presidios Crush
Merchants, 1896;
End NV. Tour

1t. Otto OShita's Monterey
(Calif.) Presidios wound uT
their ten-day basketball tour
of the Northwest by smash.
ing the South Side Merchants
local Class A outfit, 1926
Sunday night in the Buddhist
church gym before a capacity
crowd of $50.
Earlier in the afternoon. the
Presidios overwhelmingly defeated
the young. inexperienced Tokuda
Drug, 1927. Tokudas boys sub
stituted for Fort Lewis in last
minute witch.
The scoring in the Presldio- Mer-
chant tilt follows: Presidios (42)
Dye IL, Hashimoto 10. Miyasa-
to 6. Watanabe. Sakimoto. Tagu-
chi, Kiriu 8, Saito. Muramoto 6,
Yasui; Merchants 1859 T Kurt
mura 6. Hata 2. Fujino IL. Kirita
2. J. Fujii 8. Yagi 3. Shigehara 2,
Kashiwagi 1, Sakai, Yanagimachi,
Sasaki /, M. Watanabe. Horiuchi
The Presidios, most OF whom
are from Hawaii, flew back Mon
day to Presidios. Monterey (CalD Il,
where they are stationed in the
Military Intelligence Language
School. Staff Sergeant Henry Yo-
rozu, formerly of Seattle. is spe-
cial service officer of the squad
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-01-01

You and the members of your
organization are to be commend
ed On the fine manner in which
the program was carried through
It showed a great deal on the part
of the committee and certainly
was a credit to your organization.
You are to be commended and
complimented on the fine way in
which the entire program and
ceremonies were presented -
Fred M. Fucker, department ad-
jutant-finance officer. American
Legion.
Those who were unable to at
tend. however. also were high in
their praise of the purpose of the
affair. They said:
"As state department adjutant
for the Disabled American Veter-
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-01-01
Legislature Will Weigh PROPOSAL to End Bias in EMPLOYMENT
You Asked for It.!
IAN Editorial)

Today marks the birth of The Northwest Times the only
alEngsh newspaper in the Pacific Northwest 1t also
marks the beginning of year and the Times takes this
opportunity to wish you all prosperous and happy
year.
few days ago. Bill Hosokawa, successful Nise news
paperman working for the Denver Post, wrote
encouraging letter stating that he Seattle Nsei community
is in need of publication to keep date of its
special to advertising medium
ordinate its activities and to provide with intelligent lead
ership.'
He summed up aims well when he said The Times
should strive at all times to keep from falling into the
cation of mere bulletin board for the petty round
of Nsei social and athletic activities urge the Nse
to claim their rghtful place in the larger community
Americans.
The Times, owned and published by Americans hopes to
do just that.
This is your paper. Make good of it.
THE NORTHWEST TIMES
Budd Fulei Editor.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-01-01
Gl Body Points
To Active Year

Boosting a membership of 208.
the Nisei Veterans Committee of
Seattle and vicinity today looked
forward to a brisk year of activ-
tiles. including the job of going
about on matters vital to the
Issei and the Nisei.
In recalling its last year. the
NVC pointed out that it was spent
in building a firm foundation so
that it may be ready to take its
place as a very likely community
leading organization.
Officers of the vet body are
Harry I. Takagi, chairman; Day.
is K. Hirahara, secretary, and
Richard H. Setsuda, treasurer.
Council members are Frank Yam
agimachi, Edward Kiyohara, Hi
royuki Ichihara, Kaun Onodera,
Setsuda, Hirahara and Takagi.
Serving on the committees are:
social and recreational-Joe Max
atsu, Bill Yanagimachi. Mac Nish-
imoto; public relations-Kaun On
odera, Willie Tahara, Minoru Ma
suda; membership and election =
Hiro Nishimura, Kenji Ota, How
ar Minato; financial = Setsuda,
Michio Shinoda, George Abe.
The NVC plans to continue to
encourage Nisei veterans to join
and take an active part in major
veterans group like the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, American Le-
gion, American Veterans Commit
tee and the Disabled American
Veterans.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-01-01

will study when that body opens
its session Monday. Jan. 10. IN the
Capitol here.
The New York Act was pro-
posed by Governor Thomas T..
Dewey and passed In 1913. Similar
bills have been passed In Massa-
chusetts. New Jersey. Indiana.
Wisconsin and the territory of
Alaska.
The proposals. which directly
affects such minority groups as
the Negroes, Chinese. Japanese
and the Filipinos. is being pre-
pared COR final presentation to the
Legislature by the Washington
State Far Employment Practice
Committee whose offices are az
ii3 Second and Cherry Building.
Seattle 4
Seeks JACL support.
As yet. the Seattle Progressive
Citizens heague and the Nisei Vet
Grams Committee which have taken
no fun action to encourage pass
age of this bill. Speaking as an
individual, Toru Sakahara, sec
ond vice president OF the Seattle
JACI. chapter. expressed hope his
group will support the cause at
the earliest possible time.
State FEPC officers are Frank
s. Bayley, Jr,. chairman; Ar.h.--
q. Barnett. Harold Barde. and
Rev. F. Benjamin Davis, vice
chairmen; Sidney Gerber. treas
urer. and Clare s. Nieder. secre-
tary. Among the sponsors are
Mayor William F. Devin. Stimson,
Bullitt. Roy Atkinson of the CIO.
Ernest w. Holbrook of the State
Federation OF Labor, Mrs. +. r.
Powell Of the Seattle City Council.
Lew C. Kay. and Prof. Joseph
b. Harrison of the University of
Washington.
Board to Give Rulings.
Issei and Nlsei who have been
unable to obtain employment be-
cause of union difficulties should
be interested to know that the
Legislation up for consideration
specifically outlines these unlaw-
full employment practices:
ut shall be an unfair employ
ment practice for any labor union
or labor organization: la to deny
fun membership rights and priv
ileges to any person because of
such persons race, creed, color. or
national origin: OBJ to expel from
membership any person because of
such persons race, creed, color or
national origin: or (c) to dis
criminate against any member.
employer, or employee because of
such persons race, creed, color, or
national origin"
The creation of "a commission To
be known as the Washington State
Commission Against Discrimina-
tion also is being asked in the
proposal. The commission shall be
composed of three memb ers To
be appointed by the governor. one
of whom shall be designated as
the chairman by the governor. and
make rulings on alleged discrimi-
nation in employment.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-01-01
Claims Must Await
Congress Action

NEW YORK, Jan. Claims
which were filed with the Depart
ment of Interior for losses sus-
tanned on personal or household
goods by Japanese Americans
which were handled by the War
Relocation Authority are slowly
being determined by the War
Agency Liquidation Unit of the
Department of Interior, according
to Boyd N. Larsen.
Larsen stated that once the
large backlog of such claims are
cleared, payment for such claims
must await Congressional appro-
priation. Payment cannot be made
until Congress convenes sometime
in March.