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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-12-09
Patrol Supervisor
Gives Pointers
For Winter Driving

Don't let death take your
holiday" Supervisor Charles
Sheridan of the Montana high
way patrol warned today in a
winter and pre- Christmas mes
sage to Montana's drivers and
pedestrians.
"EaSe-up in a freeze-up or a
snow storm and be prepared to
take practical precautions ne
cessary to minimize the added
hazards of slippery streets and
reduced. visibility" the official
advised. "DaShing out without a
coat may land us in bed with a
bad cold, but driving too fast
and neglecting to compensate
for winter weather and road
conditions might land us in a
hospital-or morgue-and spoil
coming holidays"
The traffic accident death
rate increases "a to So per cent
during winter months according
to National Safety Council re-
search, and major hazards are
skidding and reduced visibility.
Tests show braking distances
on snow or ice without tire
chains are 8 to IL times as long
as on dry concrete.
Supervisor Sheridan advised
serious consideration by every
driver of proven rules for safe
winter driving. The rules, based
on a ten year study of the
winter driving problem by the
National Safety Council, follow:
1. When starting out, get the
feel of the road by trying the
brakes or cunning" the motor
while driving slowly and when
no other vehicles are near, to
see how easy it is for the wheels
to slide in stopping or accel-
Grating.
2. Adjust speeds to conditions.
On slippery surfaces and when
visibility is poor due to bad
weather or darkness, conServa-
tive speeds are imperative for
safe driving. On glare ice, the
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-12-09
NATlO NAL EDITORIAL
l1AQX ASSOCIATE
Hn Msm1N
Bitter Root Herd
High During October

The Bitter Root No. / Dairy
Herd Improvement association
led all associations in the state
for production during October
with an average of 28.6 pounds
of butterfat per COW, according
to j. o. TretsVen, extension
dairy specialist at Montana
State college.
In second place for the month
was the Lake County No. l as
ISOLATION with an average of
27.7 pounds butterfat per cow,
while the Yellowstone county as
ISOLATION with an average of 1854
pounds per cow ranked third.
Tretsven's report also shows
that association members in the
state culled a total of SO low
producing cows from their herds
during October.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-12-09
Curter Announces
Pldns for Construction
New Warehouse

Plans for the construction of
a new wholesale marketing
warehouse and bulk plant near
the Carter Oil Company'S new
refinery three miles east of
Billings were announced Friday
by G.. w. Menke, division sales
manager for Carter.
Menke stated that construct
ion work will begin Immediate
ly, following formal approval of
the plans earlier this week in
the company'S main offices in
Tulsa, Okla.
Included in the new layout
will be the warehouse, a 60-foot
loading rack to serve transport
trucks, Is vertical storage tanks
with a combined capacity OF
4l2,0 gallons, a construction
and maintenance shop building,
and a garage for company We
hicles. These facilities will be
built upon a siX-acre tract just
south of the railroad crossing
at the new refinery.
The new bulk plant will
handle wholesale shipments of
refinery products for delivery
by transport trucks to Oyal-E
distributors and consigneeS in
the Billings area and outlying
points not served by railroads.
Storage facilities at the bulk
plant will be served by direct
pipe lines from the finished
products storage at the new re-
finery. The loading rack for
gasolines, burner fuels, and
deisel fuel, will be equipped
with ten electrically operated
centrifugal pumps with a COM
bined loading capacity Of ap-.
proximately 1000 gallons per
minute.
The warehouse will be a one
story masonry structure, 200 by
100 feet, and will face south.
In this building Carter will
handle large package shipments,
including such items as motor
oils, lubricants, tires, batteries,
and accessories. Carter ships
Oval-E p~araffin- base motor oils
from Baton Rouge to Billings
for distribution throughout the
marketing territory. Received in
tank car loads, motor oils for
bulk distribution are put into
barrels here preparatory for
shipment to distributors and
consignees in this area. Oils in
refinery sealed cans are receiv-
ed packaged ready for distribu-
ton.
The shop building will be 40
by 80 feet in size. In addition
to housing the equipment and
tools for repair and small con-
struction work, it will have a
stockroom for materials and
supplies.
I'VE plan to have our storage
facilities and loading racks
ready to serve our customers by
the time the new refinery is
completed next summer" Menke
said. CONSTRUCTION of the ware
house, shop. and garage probab-
ly will require more time"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-12-09
|Murshdl Worms Rurdl
Residents To Bewdre
Winter Fire Hdzdrds

With winter knocking on the
front door, State Fire Marshal
Jack Carney this week warned
Montana's rural residents to
take special care in getting
their houses and other heated
buildings in proper condition
before the hot stove season goes
any further.
He pointed out that rural re-
sidentS must be even more fire
hazard conscious than city
jewellers because their types of
fuel are more conducive to fire,
and because in most cases they
do not have the protection of
fire departments.
Carney and Art Parsons, as
Sistant fire marshal, both urged
every rural resident to look over
the following items without de-
lay: Heating equipment, includ-
ing stoves and chimneys; wir-
ing; ash boxes; debris-filled at
tics and Easements; and the
location of the family match
supply.
One large cause of fires in
rural districts in the winter is
Farmer Browns building a big
fire in the cold gray dawn and
then seeking comfort again un-
der the covers. If there are any
defects between fireboX and
chimney top, he wakes up in
time to start fire fighting.
Sometimes he doesn't wake up
that soon.
Out of 664 fires investigated
by the marshal, 345 were in
dwellings, eight in chicken
houses, seven in barns and two
in bunk houses (don't let the
hired man smoke in bed with
out an automatic smoke putter-
outer).
One hundred and forty two Of
the fires we're Of undetermined
origin, but 48 were definitely
laid at the door of overheated
stoves, and the same number
were caused by defective wiring.
Defective chimnevs resulted in
AZ. Junior found the matches in
80 cases, and one fire was
caused by drying kindling in
the oven.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-12-09
4-H'ers Get Trip
To Minnedpolis

An opportunity to see at first
hand how the grain markets
operate will be given five Mon
tana All club boys who have
been selected to receive expense
paid trips to Minneapolis where
they will take part in the At
wood-Larson marketing tour to
be held January II to 81, it was
announced here by T. W.
Thompson, state club leader at
Montana State college.
Selected on the basis of their
crops records and age, they are:
Richard Tow, Hill county; G.,
Derald Eastlick, Saltwater coun-
ty; Wesley Thatcher, Yellow
stone county; George HaineS,
Rosebud county; and Edwin
Elpel, Dawson county.
Accompanying the boys on the
trip will be r. F. Rasmussen,
Hill county extension agent, and
H. r. STICKY, economist for the
Montana Extension service.
This is the first time the
marketing trip has been offered
in Montana, Thompson said,
and it is provided by the At
wood-Larson company, Mime
apolis grain commission mer-
chants. Ralph K. WEIGH of Far
go, N. D., is the firms repre-
sentative in this area.
All All boys enrolled in the
small grain or corn units of the
All crops project and who are
IT years old are eligible for
consideration for the award and
each county east of the con-
tinental divide may name one
candidate. Those receiving the
award are required to write a
short story describing the trip
and submit it to their county
extension agent.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-12-09
(Last Weeks Items)

The Dunmore Home Demon
stration club held its regular
meeting on Thursday, November
Is at the home Of Mrs. Ray
Smith. The meeting was called
to order by the president, Mrs.
Bird, and the pledge Of alleg-
lance was repeated. There were
eight members present. After
the business meeting the Lords
Prayer was said. Lunch was
served by the hostess at the
close of the afternoon
Mrs. Mary Steinmetz visited
at the home Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis H. Taylor, last
Wednesday and Thursday.
A. G. Bird was a dinner guest
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Smith Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Carl Benzel
called on MI. and Mrs. Fred
Benzel, Jr., Tuesday.
Mrs. Della Pope visited at the
r. w. Bird home last Sunday. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Heitzman
and family, George Hibnes and
MI. and Mrs. Denton Phillips
were dinner guests of Chef
Kaiser's one day last week.
Mrs. Murl Peterson entertain
ed at a birthday party for her
son Dwight on his third birth
day Wednesday. Mrs. Darroll
Warren and sons and Mrs. Har-
~ Heitzman and children were
guests.
Harry Heitzman hauled a load
of cattle to Billings on Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chef Kaiser,
formerly of Dunmore, visited at
the home of their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Den
ton E. Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Heitzman,
Mr. and Mrs. Chef Kaiser and
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Hert were
visitors at the Walter Heitz-
man home Thursday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Schubert
of Lodge Grass Greek visited at
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-12-09

recommended maximum safe
8. Use tire chains when dr1V-
ing on icy and snowy road sur
faces, since they are the most
effective and practical self-help
for the motorist in increasing
traction. They reduce braklng
distances 40 to SO per cent on
passenger cars, and on trucks
so to 10 per cent. Chains also
provide needed "oo' traction to
prevent traffic tie-ups.
4. Keep the windshield and
windows clear of outside snow
and ice and inside fog and
frost at all times. Be sure your
headlights, windshield WiperS
and defrosters are in good OPP
Grating order. Lower the side
windows, if necessary, to main
tain vision. Adjust your speed
to the distance you can see
ahead.
5. Follow other vehicles at a
safe distance. The recommended
safe practice is to follow other
vehicles at a distance which
will permit a stop or allow
ample room for maneuvering
out of danger If the vehicle
ahead should suddenly come to
a standstill. Remember, it takes
three to IL times as long to
stop on snow and ice as>on dry
concrete.
6. When you have to ston
suddenly on a slippery surface,
pump" the brakes by applying
them internationally on and
off. tanning on the brakes may
lock the wheels and throw the
vehicle out Of control.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-12-09

the Murl Peterson home on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Smith and
Darece were visitors at the r.
w. Bird home Thursday even
ing.
Mrs. Carl Benzel and child
rem and Mrs. L. H. Taylor were
Hardin callers last Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Denton Phillips
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin
Kuck Sunday evening.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-12-09
BILL PLANNED

A state law to prohibit the
sale of artificially colored oleo-
margarine will be presented by
the Montana Creamery associa-
ton to the 1949 legislature, &C
cording to H. S. Batchelder, the
groups legislative committee
chairman. The committee met
recently at Bozeman and de-
cided to sponsor a bill to license
and tax uncolored oleo on the
same basis as butter, but to
outlaw sale of the colored pro-
duct.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-12-09
HIGH

The assessed value of all pro-
perty in Montana is $1,374,273,-
661, according to Chairman Sam
D. Coca of the state equaliZa-
ton board. This is an increase
Of 900 over the 1947
figure.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-12-09

Ease up in a freeze-up' saus
National Safety Councii doWn
when the mercury goes oG Mps
traffic accidents 60 up.
Evening star., 1948-08-22
raveIer's Notebook

By Jacques Futrelle. Jr.
The Stars IruvsI Editor

Extension of the summer va
cationing season into September
and October. long an objective Of
the resort and travel industry, is
catching on.
The idea grew out of inability
to meet the heavy demand for re-
sort accommodations concentrated
in the peak months of July and
August. But it was two-fod
problem. Resorts had to be sold
on the idea of breaking with the
traditional Labor Day closing date;
the public had to learn the de-
lights and advantages of post
season" vacations. The two are
moving along, step by step.
Reports from two of the North's
summer vacation areas serve to
show the trend: the Poconoc of
Pennsylvania and the dude
ranch country" of New York State.
Hunters, fishermen and nature
lovers long have known the BEAU
ties of the fall setting in the POGO
nos. With the inducement of lower
rates, others are readjusting their
vacation pattern to fall. The Pocono
Mountains Chamber of Commerce
reports late-season reservations so
per cent ahead of last year.
Apparently, vacationers are learn
ing, too, what resort proprietors in
the region long have claimed-that
the mountains do not ordinarily
experience severe cold spells in
September and October, and there
are many days when water sports
may be enjoyed at many of the 400
lakes in the region. In addition,
special recreational programs are
being substituted for strictly sum-
Evening star., 1948-08-22

mertime pursuits. The accent will
shift to horseback riding and hik-
ing over mountain trails, golf and
picnicking.
Bus tours from Stroudsburg, Pa,
to points of scenic interest in the
mountains are to be inaugurated
this season by the Delaware Valley
Transportation Co. Trips known
as flaming foliage tours. will offer
excursions of several hours to ALI
inclusive journeys up to three days.
Among the places visited will be
the Delaware Water Gap, Scenic
Knob at Mount Pocono, Bushkill
Falls, Winona Falls, Silver Thread
Falls, Buckhill Falls and Lake
Wallenpaupack.
The Chamber Of Commerce re-
ports, after survey, that most re-
sorts will lower rates after Labor
Day. Generally, the reduced charges
range from S. daily in the smaller
establishments to $12 or more for
accommodations in the larger, luxu-
rious hotels.
r. 4 4
With so dude ranches, New York
State considers itself one of the
leading States in this popular type
Of vacation. The first one was
established in the Adirondacks II
years ago. Now there are almost 40
there, largely concentrated in the
Lake George and Lake Luzerne re-
gions. Two are located on Long
Island and 20 more in the Catskills
and the Hudson -Taconic country.
AS to be expected, horses pro-
vide the principal recreation. Ranch
layouts are as near the real west
ern pattern as possible. Exteriors of
most of the cabins and other build
ings are of the wild and woolly
west" type. But interiors pro-
vide such comforts as easy. chairs
electric lights and radios, private
baths and soft rugs. Heating facil-
tiles are ready for cool weather.
AS fall creeps over the country
side, ranches add husking bees
hayrides, harvest home suppers'
in nearby villages, pheasant and
partridge hunting and coon hunts
A speciality of fall with the Long
Island ranches is the clambake.
A few of New York;s dude ranches
are open to guests II months of
the year. They maintain winter
sports facilities.
X n y +
A company in Bermuda that
specializes in making reservations
for island visitors recently relayed
this notice to travel agents:
"Cottages-If clients want to
rent, our real estate department will
try to find house suiting specifica-
tions, but such accommodations are
definitely scarce and full details are
required a month in advance
Advise prospective householders
(See NOTEBOOK, Page A-27)
Evening star., 1948-08-22
MARDEL CABINS

'ANO WAKIDEL HOTEL
Housekeeping. oeeonfront; week, month,
season. Less thon $3.50 per person in
group Of 4. August ond September voeon-
eies. Private beech eottoee for rent.
Tel. Oeeon City. Nd. 665-J.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-19
By GARRY CLEVELAND MYERS. Ph.D.

RIGHTLY, many mothers are
eager to find ways of cultivating
physical grace in the young child.
For example, a mother writes:
please prescribe for me a set of
calisthenics for 2la year old girl.
She is a strong, wiry little child,
and I'd like to keep her supple. And
what is the best method of develop
ing grace in a child?"
In part l answered her about like
this. Although some pediatricians
recommend some calisthenics for
the baby (Which should be employed
only with the pediatrician' advice)
these exercises hardly apply to a
child as old as yours.
Young Father
might add that some Young
fathers have hit on ways of tough
ening the tot against physical fears
and developing good balance and
strong leg and back muscles in him.
How safe such procedure is 1 don't
know. l think there needs to be
considerable caution. l have OBJ
served few fathers, for example,
lifting tot at his ankles near his
feet so that the tot stands alone
with his sole support as his head
nears the ceiling. This strikes me Is
excellent, and there may be all sorts
of variations of this principle.
But there are many other ways
for the tot to acquire similar re-
suits, especially in the rough and
tumble outdoor play with others of
his age, than which there is moth
ing better, l think. Also from good
climbing apparatus, swings and
slides. Unfortunately lack of space
deprives many children of such
wholesome play materials, though
many tots and runabouts are so de-
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-19
Decorating
Done On
A Budget
By ELEANOR ROSS

Dollar conscious decorating 10
the timely theme of a most interest.
ing model room display introduced
by famous metropolitan store.
knowing how too many so-called
budget showings go in for CUSTOM
made furniture and all kinds Of
costly items, these decorators have
relied on fabric and color for ap-
peal, with the furniture, mainly ira
ditional. taken from ordinary stock.
1t is amazing how a smart handling
of color and clever choice Of fab
RIGS can give room done in ordi-
nary pieces Of the traditional type.
smart, alive, contemporary air.
In the large living room the walls
are olive green with one long wall
done in a deeper green. A stepped
back niche is in light olive and this
tone has been continued into the
circular bedroom that opens off the
living room. Accent colors take
their cue from a drapery fabric
showing an all-over green key de-
sign in brown on white with scat
tered forals in red and green. The
green and Chinese red are used for
upholstered pieces.
Three-Panel Screen
Not exactly budget priced, but
still good idea since it could be
copied by a handy soul, is 4 huge
three panel screen in antique white
with floral decor that reveals a tele-
vision set when the center panel is
folded back.
Deep Chinese blue is used for the
walls of a small library or den, with
green for the bookshelves and for
occasional trim, all colors repre-
sented in painting of a Chinese
mandarin. Chippendale type furni-
ture and upholstered chairs done in
a Chinese scenic chintz and stripe,
repeat the wall colors.
+ Wall paper covers the walls of q
pleasant little oval dining room,
stylized paper in which floral
pattern in grays and soft brick reds
predominant, with doors and ceiling
painted in matching red tones.
Color, too, is the predominant
note in the circular bedroom with
its light olive green walls. Drap-
cries are floral chintz with a back
ground of soft cocoa brown. The
same quilted chintz is used for 4
scalloped throw for the bed.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-19
BY HELEN FOLLETT

DO you know that, when you are
eo'ng to a party, it is grand idea
to smooth some hand cream over
the backs of your hands, up over
the wrists and lower arms? The
skin surface will look smooth, fine
and white. The conscientious mani
curist includes bit of hand treat
ment, and that is the medium she
uses.
Gardening and outdoor play have
a deplorable effect upon feminine
'nitts, especially as most women
nave Il notion that hands require
coddling only in the winter. A sad
mistake. What about those discol-
orations left by the sun during sum-
-mer? They have a way of staying
w ore. Moth patches, for instance.
like freckles, they are products of
the warm season, grow fainter as
the summer wanes. 1t is just as well
to get after them with bleaching
cream or lotion.
Softens Skin
No matter what you are using,
10 not be stingy either with The cos
letic or with,the massage. Friction
lips remove discolorations because
!. softens and loosens dead. yell
lowed skin scales.
Vacationists, busy having fun,
often skip the weekly manicure, so
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-19
The Stars Say
for Sunday, September 10
By GENEVIEVE kEMBLE

~ oA<&$ - ~ - A A$.'A ASL1
SUNDAYS horoscope accents
the happy and fruitful marshalling
of interests, talents and desires on
the affairs of heart and home. All
sorts of social, cultural and purely
personal interests are likely to en-
gage the attention. However, busi-
ness activities in connection with
these should be pleasant and profit
able. Nevertheless, there is an un-
dercurrent of the sordid and subtle,
which might impel tricky, sinister
and strange urges.
If 1t Is Your Birthday
Those whose birthday it is are on
the eve of a year of conflicting ex-
periences, in which most advan-
tageous and pleasant relations may
be neutralized by an undertone of
the sinister and sordid. Social, cul-
tural and sentimental activities may
len1 verve and enjoyment in the
ream Of heart and home, to those
business developments naturally de-
manded in furthering such engag-
ing circumstances. Finances, prop
erty, all possessions, are also under
gainful stimulus. But keep alert to
unsuspected forms OF treachery.
A child born on this day, while
amiable, good natured, talented
and popular, also may have under
currents of the sordid and tricky
predisposed to the expedient rather
than principle.
for Monday. September 20
Mondays astrological forecast
is for the eventual solution of
complicated, involved, sinister and
irregular circumstances; or strange
mental attitudes. This is probably
attributable to the unraveling of
peculiar entanglements or commit
ments, in which the intervention of
influential personages may be the
activating force. Behind-the-scenes
developments may dispel fears.
worries and curious slants.
b, For the Birthday
4 Those whose birthday it is have
q promising augury of so manipu-
lating their affairs and dissolving
major difficulties, by their own par
ticularly astute acumen. supple
mented by the friendly intervention
or collaboration from those in influ-
entail positions. This either in pub
lie or private life. A clever coup is
forecast, perhaps born of intuitism,
"hunch" or other inexplicable or
subtle lead. in which personality
and charm may have important sig
Z nificonce. Complexities, worries,
queer impressions, eccentric urges,
may be expected to melt away under
the clear light Of logic.
A child born on this day may have
undertones and impulses of subtle
or impressionable need, finally sus-
aimed by logic and sound ideas.