The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-01-15
Up and
DOUn
the Street


housekeeping, they tell us, is
good for the soul. We've never
had any particular uplift from
the process ourselves, at least
not until we could step back
and admire the results.
However, we have had some
queer discoveries in the Trib-
Herald office this week
as a result of a most unwontsd
ambition and a sudden desire
for neatneSS and cleanliness OH
the part of PIX and WD-es-
peciaIly the former.
The most startling discovery
was a collection of old records,
some badly warped. We were
baffled until we remembered
a Rad Cross record drive for
hospitals during the war. Some
records were brought in too
late to be included in the
shipment; others were too bad
" warped to send. Result
they were put back on a shelf
and forgotten. They range from
hymns and symphonies to the
hottest Jazz of some 20 years
ago. In fact the way it sounds,
we think maybe some of it was
80 years ago. There aren't any
dates on the records.
We haven't much basis for
comparison, because we don't
recognize tha names of the
bands, but in the collection are
some ancient bits by Phil Har-
ris, Paul Whiteman and Duke
Ellington.
The early Whiteman sounds
strictly from corn, but Harris
and Ellington are clearly them-
selves, although the Harris vo-
Gals are somewhat more melod-
ic and not so rapid fire in the
earlier version. We are pretty
fond of the old record of
Dukes, and hope nobody comes
In to claim it. r. .
We are also contemplating
a couple of experiments in
strengthening out the warped
records. There are one or two
we think ought to turn out to
be right interesting. If they
are, we will of course report
same.
We hate to complain. did we
hear a faint "oh yeah" from
the balcony0 Anyhow, we
skipped the matter once.
though many of our local citi-
zens expressed themselves to us
at great length on the matter.
However, enough is enough. We
don't much like our drinking
water tasting like a chlorine
cocktail. We don't know why
this is the case, or why it
should recur, but if the water
is safe part of the time tasting
somewhere near normal for
Hardin water, we can't quite
understand why such a heavy
hand with the disinfectant is
necessary at other times.
We can't seem to find any
one that is very happy about
it, and we figured it was an
accident of some sort the first
time it happened. But twice is
too much. We aren't blaming
anyone perSonally-we wouldn't
know who to blame, but we
think the city dads should give
the matter thsir attention and
see if so much chlorination is
really essential to our health
and well being.
We've reached the point
where we'd just about as soon
take our chances with the mi
crobeS.
The baby got baptised, and
it was early Sunday morning at
that. The Hardin Fire depart
ment took the new fire engine
ON its first trip at approximate
ly 2 am. land aftsr the Sugar
TrampS' ball at that last Sun
day. The situation was a bit
complicated. Hot ashes had ig-
nited the wood in a pole sup
porting power lines in an alley
back of the Traphagen home.
Down came the pole, and with
it went the peace of mind OF
most of the residents of the
neiglhborhood, power lines being
anything but nlaythings.g For
tunataly the wind was in the
right direction, so that no SER
iouS damara was done, and the
combined efforts of the power
company and the fire depart
ment have resulted in the pole
being upright again. The NAL
amuteS, to say nothing OF
Sandy, Satan, Ding, and other
canine residents of the neigh
borl1ood, are now safe from
shock.
ABOARD TRANSPORT
Lawrence Metzker, SEAMAN
second class, USN, son OF Mrs
Jacob MetZker of Hardin, IS