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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21
Club Will Offer .
Prize
For Hole in One

Something new in golf-a
$1,000 prize for a hole in one
will be offered during the CONF
ing summer at the Fort Custer
Golf course, according to Mike
Kuchera, chairman of the spec
ial events committee of the
cluh.
Plans are not vet complete
and will be announced at a
later date, the chairman said,
but the committee will desig-
nate which hole of the course
will be used for the contest
which will be open to both
amateur and professional golf
err.
= Tournament play will be ex-
cluded from the contest, ac-
cording to plans, and the prize
is being guaranteed by two
Hardin business firms.
Kuchera believes the contest
is the first of its kind ever
staged in this state and expects
to draw many PLAYERS from out
of town during the summer to
try their skill for the prize.
Detailed plans and rules for the
contest are now being formu-
lated.
r. E. Peterson is president of
the local club, Kuchera is vice
president and Keith Martin is
Secretary-treaSurer.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21
VIEW Auditory Will
Sponsor Poppy Sole

The local Auxiliary of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars will
sponsor a Buddy Poppy sale
Friday and Saturday, May 8
and 7, it was announced today
by Mrs. John Tally, who has
been appointed publicity chair
man. %
In the annual Buddy Poppy
sale, the auxiliary members
honor the dead and strive to
remember the men who can't
forget" Mrs. Tally said in urg-
ing everyone to buy a buddy
poppy and do so with a smile.
The Buddy Poppy sale also
partially maintains the VFW
national home for war orphans
and widows at Eaton Rapids,
Mich. The home where hun
dreds of orphans and scores OF.
widows lead normal, ENJOYABLE
lives is a modern village today
because of the splendid response
of the American public in past
years, the chairman said.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21
Hea1th Council Will
Sponsor Drive :.
For Discarded Toys

p, The regular meeting of the
Hardin Health Council was held
Monday evening in the Com
munity room of the court
house, with representatives from
IA organizations in attendance.
The council voted to begin.
at once a house-to-house cam
vas to- collect discarded toys
which will be sent to the prison
at Deer Lodge for renovation.
After reconditioning the toys
will be returned next Christmas
to take care of needy children
of the community. Mrs. Joe
Olenik was appointed chairman
of the drive, with Mrs. Gus
Mills and G.. M. Bigley members
of the committee. The coopera-
ton of everyone in the COM
munity is urged.
The council also decided to
conduct clinics for the exam
Iination and immunization Of all
children who will begin the
first grade next fall. Mrs.
Dehnert, Mrs. Earl Cammock
and Mrs. Eric Walker were APP
pointed on the committee to
make plans for the clinics.
Mrs. Iva Goe was elected del
Iegate to the Montana Public
Health association meeting in
Glendive May 1874. Mr.. sSkeie
land Miss Christensen, public
health nurse, will represent the
lcouncil at the health confer
ence in Billings May 1912.
Named on a nominating COM
mittee were I. L. Dehnert, Mrs.
is. N. Cunningham and Kendall
iWolcott. Election of officers will
take place at the May meeting,
Mrs. Cunningham reported on
the cerebral palsied fund drive,
(which she said is tagging badly
in Big Horn county.
d.. Yeats gave a talk on the
duties of a public health officer.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21
Former Resident
Buried Here
NJ. Today

Funeral services were held at
2 p. m. today Thursday at
the Baptist church in Hardin
for Noel Gray, 70, a former re-
sident who died in a MisSoula
hospital Monday, April 18, after
a brief illness.
The Rev. C.. a. Bentley was in
charge of the services and bur-
ial was in the family plot at
the Hardin cemetery.
Mr.. GRAY was born Septem-
Der 19, 1870, at Springfield, Mo.
He was married on December
IA, 1894 to Ella Tyler, also of
Springfield, and the couple re-
sided there until 1910, when
they moved to Montana.
Survivors include two sons,
Earl of Hardin and MILFORD of
Red Lodge. and two daughters,
Mrs. Charles Eakright of Spo-
kane, Wash, and Mrs. Charles
Fergerson of Hardin. He is also
survived by several grandchild-
rem. z Z
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21
Chuirmun Tells Need
For Cdncer Funds

More than SO, 900 of funds
contributed by the people Of
the United States has been
given by the American Cancer
society in the past three years
to a co-ordinated program OF
research to find the cause and
cure of cancer.
I'VE people in this commun-
ity, the So-called back reaches
of the republic, can be proud
that we have done our share
in the past and pledge ourselves
to renewed giving to continue
this work so well started" Mrs.
Jessie Rowland, Big Horn coun-
ty commander Of the ACS,
states.
can impressive chain Of re-
search laboratories and institu-
tions is being developed across
the nation to carry on this Wit
al Job of research.
ut is your job and mine to
see that these laboratories are
supplied enough money to keep
operation. They already have
done wonderful work at devel-
oping early cancer detecting
tecrhniqueS which will save
lives"
Commander Rowland dec1ar-
ed that giving to the American
Career society fund drive now
underway is a long range in
vestment in health. Contribu-
lions may be mailed to Mrs
Rowland.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21
Buys Interest
In OiIFieId
AT Soap Creek

a. working interest in lao
acres Of proved leases in the
Soap Creek oil field in Biz Horn
county, control of two Montana
refinerieS and interests in 100,-
900 acres Of wyoming and Mon
tana oil properties have been
acquired by e. A. Barnholt of
Denver and associates, it was
announced in Denver recently.
The interests have been &C
CURED from John Wight of
Billings, Independent oil and
gas operator. The Soap Creek
interest consists of Is per cent
of the acreage, the remainder
of which is held by Phillips
Petroleum company, the oper-
ator. Six producing wells have
already been brought in on the
acreage.
The refineries are the Solar at
Soap Creek and the North Star
at Shelby, each of $500 barrels
a day capacity.
Barnholt said a new company
is being formed to handle the
acquisitions.
With Barnholt in the venture
are r. E. Neher, a Denver att
torney, a. B. Craven, Boston
attorney, and Wight's Midwest
Holding company, which as
sembled the acreages. Wight
also will be associated with the
new firm.
The 100000 acres of both
proven and semiproven lands
are included in leases covering
So structures in wyoming and
% in Montana.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21
Control Program for
Prairie Dogs :
TO Be Continued

The countrywide prairie dog
control program will be con-
tinued this year as soon as the
season permits, according to N.
A. jacobson, county agent of
Big Horn county.
The program will again be
sponsored by the Big Horn
County Livestock association.
The 1913 program covered about
10000 acres of actual infesta-
ton with generally good re-
suits, according to ranchers.
Nearly that much more terri
tory will need to be covered
this year in order to reduce
prairie dog damage to a min
imum. &f' %@<
Operations Will begin where
last falls work left off, the
agent said. New territories to
be baited include Soap creek,
Pine Ridge, Fly creek, Tullock
creek, Reno creek and the Big
Horn valley.
In addition, territories cover
ed last year will be re-checked
for clean up work on dog-towns
missed by crews. -,
This years program will
again be financed jointly by
contributions from ranchers,
Big Horn county and the o.. 8.
Fish and Wildlife Service, with
the Livestock association hand
ling contributed funds and &C
counts.
A moderate surplus is on
hand in the association rodent
control account which with
county funds to be appropr1-
ated assures a substantial part
of the program. However,
ranchers in new areas to pc
covered this year are urged TO
contribute to the extent OF 20
cents per acre on their actual
estimated infestationS.
This figure is the same as
was charged in 1913 and is ac-
tual cost only. Cleanup work
will be on a cost basis only and
not on an acre basis.
Ranchers who contributed to
the 1913 prairie dog program
and had no control work done
on their lands are assured their
funds are still intact at full
value and will be used for work
IN their respective holdings
this year. Surplus funds from
last years operations will be
used for cleanup work on the
holdings of the respective con-
tributors. If it appears no fur
ther work is necessary at the
end of this season, balances
will be refunded.
Contributions for 1913 prairie
dog control work will be re-
ceiyed by any director of the
BIC Horn County Livestock as
ISOLATION or at the county ag-
ent's office in Hardin.
p"@|. - Tr A E&A 80
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21
Queen Of Hardin Rodeo 10 Be Elected
AT Gymkhana Scheduled for
Sunday. May Is. at Hardin Fairgrounds
Registration Will Close
Saturday. May is; .
Six Will Be Finulists

Queen of the Hardin Rodeo
to be held here June II and IL
will be chosen by the public at
a gymkhana sponsored by the
Hardin Ridin' n Ropin' club at
the fairgrounds on Sunday,
May Is, it. was announced to-
day.
The winner of the queen con-
test here will enter the Queen
of the West contest in Billings
June 8, 4 and 5, and will ride
in the Go Western parade at
Billings Saturday, June a, In
addition to reigning as queen
of the Hardin Rodeo.
The public is cordially in
vited to attend the gymkhana
May IS. No admission will be
charged for the program which
begins at 2 p. m. The queen
candidates will ride in review
and exhibit their Workmanship
and each spectator will be
furnished with a ballot upon
which to vote for the candidate
Eof their choice. {
The finalists in the contest
who will be official candidates
will be chosen by three outside
judges at the Fairgrounds at
1890 a.. m. the day of the
gymkhana. The judges will Sc
lect six candidates from the en-
trants, and those six will be
finalists to be voted upon by
the public in the afternoon.
Entries for the queen contest
are now open and all who wish
to compete must register not
later than Saturday, May IA.
Entries will be received by Roy
Chambers, chairman of the
Rodeo committee. !
Rules for the contest are as
follows:
1 Contestant must be IS
years of age or over.
q. Contestant must be single.
s.. Contestant must wear west
ern attire and use western
equipmenb.
a. Contestant must compete
in the queen Of the West
contest at the Go-Western Ro-
dec on FRIDAY, June 8, 1949,
under the following rules: a.
Beauty and appearance, 40
points; b. HorSemanShip, 40
points each contestant must
work her horse for one minute
according to National Refining
contest RuleS) c. Horse and
equipment, 20 points mo stall
lions permitted in contest.
The winner of the Queen of
tine West contest will be select
ed Immediately after the Rein
ing contest. She will be crown
ed Queen of the West" and
will be awarded a trip to Holly
wood, Calf, where she will be
entertained for three days, with
all expenses paid. All other
contestants will be awarded APP
p~ropriately engraved trophies.
5. Contestant must be at the
Billings Saddle club, ready to
ride, at l p. m. Friday, June 3.
6. Contestant must ride in
the Go-Western parade on Sat-
urday, June a.
Z. Contestant must appear at
the Awards ceremony on Sum
day, June 5.
s.. Contestant must supply her
own horse and riding equip
ment
Good entertainment is being
arranged for the gymkhana
here May Is, committee menu
bers said, and a large crowd
is expected to attend.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21
Examiner Gives Tests
To 70 Drivers

A total of 70 persons took
driving examinations here May
10 and 20, given by Max
Blakesley, Montana highway
patrol driving examiner of the
Billings district.
OF the 70 taking the test, IA
failed to pass. One failed the
eye test 10 in the written rules
and signs test and three failed
in the driving test.
One of the three who failed
the driving test, failed to OBJ
serve a stop sign, one because
of dangerous actions and one
on numerous minor mistakes. +
The examiner will be in Har-
din again on May 4 and 5.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21

Rippzing
OF the Rivers

We wonder If any of our
readers have been taken by the
cigarette strip-saving rumor
that operated here some time
ago. We have one letter inquir-
ing about the deal.
Somehow, citizens of Hardin
and many other communities
In the country-Were victim1Zed
with the rumor that saving the
red sealing cellophane strips
from cigarette packs would
benefit blind people. If enough
were turned in, some blind per
son would be presented with a
Seeing Eye dog.
In Hardin, the story was
told that a blind boy staying
at a. local hotel was to receive
a Seeing Eye dog if enough of
the strips were saved. Several
of the bars in town began saw
ing the strips before investiga-
ton proved that the blind boy
to be benefited did not exist.
Major tobacco companies adj
vised that they had no such
contests in existence and con-
tempIated none.
The purpose of the rumor we
do not know, but we do know it
was started in a number of
communities and is not au-
thentic.
.
Window display of the week:
Hardin Hardware'S out-of-the-
ordinary demonstration of lawn
equipment with lawn sprayer
whirling and apparently doing
a good job of sprinkling.
! From "Grist and Chaff" by j.
r. Larcombe, in the Phillips
county news:
Under the heading of tserv-
ices rendered for which nobody
ever -ets paid might be listed
the following incident from the
columns of the Salt Lake City
Telegram:
Overcome by gas while TAX
ing a bath, the young lady
owed her life to the Watchful-
ness Of the j~anitor'.'
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21
GRANTED LEAVE

Three Hardin men, recruits IN
Company a 23rd infantry regi-
ment, stationed at Fort Lewis,
Wash, have been granted To-
day leaves and are expected to
visit friends and relatives here.
The recruits are Harold Ben
eel. Henry H. Kern and Elmer
Reiter. 8.
Reiter also has recently fired
the United States rifle on the
rifle range and has qualified as
marksman. according to a re-
lease fro mthe public informa-
ton office at Fort Lewis.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21
BUILDINGS

Ground breaking for con-
struction of two new business
buildings was started this week.
One is being constructed by
Rudy Kuchera for a garage on
the lot now occupied by Rudy's
Motor Sales on Center avenue,
and the other is being built by
Mike Kuchera, just north OF
his present furniture store and
will be used in his Minneapolis
Moline machinery business.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21
MARRIAGE LICENSES

April 16, William Hollow
breast, Busby and Ramona
Brady, Lame Deer.
April Is, Joseph w. Dexter,
Corwin Springs, Mont, and
Alice Z. Kethman, Lodge Grass.
April Is, Archibald Bear
Ground and Juanita Stands
Over Bull, both of Lodge Grass.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21
WEEKS WEATHER

Recorded by Holly Sugar
Corp, Hardin, for week ending
5 %. m, Wednesday, April ~:
Maximum temperature: 80 de-
grees, April 10.
Minimum temperature: 30de-
grees. April IA. =.
Precipitation for week: .U4
inchec.
Precipitation for year to date:
326 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-26
CAPT. HAUGEN E
 NO STRANGER IN
 ALASKAN WATERS
Coast Guard Headquarters Commander Arrives
 10 Assume Charge

Captain N. s. Haugen, acting district commander of the 17th Coast Guard District. is no stranger in Alaskan waters, nor in the Ju- neau area.
 He arrived Saturday to take over command of the new headquarters here, which officially assumed full Coast Guard operational control for Alaska Saturday noon.
 Capt. Haugen began serving with the Coast Guard in 1924. He came to the service from the Merchant Marine-the American Mail Line was the last company with which he was attached.
 From 1927 to 1880 he was station ed in the Juneau area aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Unalga. At first he was navigating officer; later executive officer.
 During the past war for IS months he was executive officer at the U. S. Coast Guard Academy at New London, Conn. He was chosen for this post although he had never attended the Academy himself.
 His wartime service also includ- ed a two-year period as command ing officer of the U. s. Navy trans port U. s. s. Admiral Capps.
 And since the war he has been commanding officer of the Coast Guard base at Ketchikan, as well as Commander of the Ketchikan Section which at that time was in charge of Coast Guard operations for Alaska.
 So he is no beginner as far as Alaska operations are concerned.
 This morning at his office he said he thought the building "as nice as any I've seen. We're well pleased"
 He also declayed that Coast Guard, operations from the new headquarters were underway with out hitch.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-26
DELAYS SENTENCE
 IN BLACkMER CASE

DENVER, Sept. 26-tR-Aging Henry M. Blackmer, who fled to Europe to escape testifying in the Teapot Dome oil scandal, pleaded guilty in US. District Court today to an indictment charging income tax evasion.
 District Attorney Max Bulkley then moved that four perjury in- dictments pending against the 80- year-old millionaire oil man be dis missed because of insufficient evil dence.
 But Circuit Judge Orrie L. Phil lips declined to go along with ar engagements immediately
 He deferred sentencing on the income tax plea and released Blackmer under $5,OOO tond. The defendants attorney, Harold D. Roberts. said Blackmer could not remain in Denver's mile-h high alti- tude because of the condition of his heart.
 Blackmer was charged with in- come tax evasion and perjury in tax returns filed from 1920 through 1923. He has paid $3.67O,784 back taxes and penalties,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-26
BIG BUSINESS,
 BIG LABOR IN BIG STRUGGLE
Heel, Auto Industry with Coal Miners Lined
 Up for Fight
tBy the Associated Prcss)

The three-ring bargaining struggle between big labor and big husiness tensed today with the prospect of new action in two of the arenas steel and automobiles.
 The third contest, between John L. Lewis United Mine Workers and the nations coal producers, marked time although Lewis held a tight strangle hold on the producers. The 480,000 UNIV diggers began the second week of protest strike because their welfare fund benefits have ceased.
 The CIO steelworkers' union kept steady pressure on the resisting big steel employers. insisting on a company-paid pension-ins,trance program to cost 10 cents per man hour of work. Negotiation confer ences were resumed after a week end recess, with a strike of 1000 900 steelworkers set for 12:01 a.m.. Saturday.
 James J. Thimmes, an Interna- tional Vice President of the union, says flatly he thought there was little chance that the strike wouldn't come off.
 The steelworkers' demand was backed by recommendation made fy Presidential fact-finding board which investigated the steel dispute.
 The fact-finding panels repor. figured in the automobile talks at Detroit where the CIO United Auto Workers are experimenting their campaign for employer-paid bene- fits in Ford negotiations. JAW President Walter Reuther has set Thursday as deadline in the Ford talks. If agreement is not reached by then, he said, ll5.000 Ford work CTS will be called out. The strike date hasn't been set.
 Nearly 60,000 Chrysler Corp. workers authorized a strike for support of the unions bargaining aims Saturday.
 In the coal deadlock, Lewis and the operators are watching to see which pattern will be set for steel and the automobile industry Coal negotiations are to be resumed Thursday at White Sulphur Springs. w. Va.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-26
Reciprocal
 Trade pa(f
 Is Signed
World Trade Agreement Expanded by Truman
 UntiI June 12, '51

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26-lRA President Truman today signed into law an extension of the Recip- rocal Trade Agreements program until 1851. He said it will aic expanded world trade at a time when it is most urgently needed"
 The legislation, extending the law for the sixth time since it was first enacted in 1884, gives the President a free-hand in working out tariff cutting treaties with other nations.
 Under the measure, the President can agree to cut US. import duties on articles from other countries where those countries make similar concessions to the United States.
 The extension is until June 12 1851.
 Cordell Hull, former Secretary of State and credited with originating the trade agreements principle Is years ago, was present to watch the President sign the bill.
 Making one of his rare public appearances and showing effects of his long illness, Hull walked into the White House with the aid of a cane to join other notables. It was Hull's first visit to the White House since V-J Day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-26
AMERICAN LINER LEAVES SHANGHAI
 WITH 1219 ABOARD
Sails from Nationalist. BIoekaded Port After
 Weeks of Red Tape

ABOARD THE US.S. GEN. w. H. GORDON, Sept. 26 - R - This American President Liner sailed from the Nationalist stItlockaded port of Shanghai today with 1,219 foreigners.
 It is the first large-scale exodus of foreigners from Communist China. The General Gordon now is heading south off the China coast toward Hong Kong.
 So far the liner has encountered neither Nationalist Naval units nor aircraft which are enforcing the blockade. The ship has been granted safe conduct by both the Nat;onalists and the Communists
 After weeks of struggling with Communist red tape to obtain exit visas, the foreigners were cleared through customs quickly.
 Shanghai reported, however, that Chinese labor delegations prevented handful of passengers from sail- ing. One of these was Donald King, head of the Northwest Airlines.
 Kings exit permit was cancelled at the gangplank after delegation of IS Chinese workers complained to authorities the successor King left to head the office was unac- ceptable.,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-26
LABOR GOVT. OF BRITAIN
 SEEKS AID

LONDON, Sept 26.-LR- Britain s Labor government decided today to stake it's life on a motion asking parliament to approve the devalua- tion of the pound.
 Parliament reconvenes tomorrow in an emergency three-day debate on the crisis raised by the cheap ening of the pound from $4.03 to $2.80 eight days ago.
 If the Labor party's motion should fail in the House of Con- mons, Prime Minister Attlee would he forced to disband Parliament and call an immediate general election. The government has a 60 per cent majority in the House, and if unruly Laborites can be whipped into line, the government will win out. Some Labor leaders worried that some of the leftists in their ranks might abstain from vot- ing and cut down the Labor mar gin.
 The Labor leaders also prepared a motion today asking the House to call on the British people for "their full cooperation with the government" in digging out of a desperate trade deficit.