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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-02-10
District 5 Tourney
Drawings Mode
AT Custer Sunddy

The Hardin Bulldogs will meet
the winner of a previous Custer
Rosebud game, when they make
their initial appearance at the
/ District 5 tournament on Thurs
day, Feb. "a, accordin~ to pair
ings made at a meeting in Gus
ter last Sunday.
The tournament is scheduled
to begin February % at the
Central Catholic gym in Bill
ings, and will conclude on Feb
ruary 1t.
In seeding the teams, the
! coaches of the district rated
Billings Central as first, Hardin
second, Forsyth third and Lodge
Grass fourth. Hysham will meet
Colstrip and Custer will play
Rosebud on Wednesday evening
when two of the teams will be
eliminated. Thursday nights
play will pit Lodge Grass
| against SumatTa and Central
against the winner of the Hy-
sham-Colstrip tilt. Hardin's
game will be played at p. m
Thursday.
| Under district rules, the loser
of the championship tilt Satur-
day night will meet the conSol-
alton winner on a neutral court
the following Monday to deter
mine the districts second en-
| trant in the class B southern
division meet.
Referees coSen for the tour
ney are f. F. (Cap) Griffin and
Lloyd ". Bergstrom, both Of
Billings. Arnold NJ. Reed and
Commander John Bills of Bill
ings will be official scorers, and
Louis Hall and David Thomas.
both of Billings, will be time
] keepers.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-02-10
Boosters Win Three,
One
In Weeks Play

Hardin Boosters enjoyed a
perfect day last Sunday when
they rolled up huge scores in
games with Steines Tavern and
Mikes Garage, both Billings
teams, on the local floor.
In the fray with Steines TaV-
ern Sunday afternoon, Don
Running tipped through a total
of 81 points to lead the scoring
attack. Koebbe turned in 13 for
the Boosters and French also
had IS for SteineS to make the
best showing for the losers.
Final score was IS to 20.
The Boosters held a 14-5 adj
Vantage at the first quarter, in
creasing the lead to 25-13 at
haIftime and 41-29 at the end
of the third frame.
Mikes Garage did little bet
ter in the evening game, going
down undera 69-35 score with
Running again leadin" the scor-
ing with 81, followed closely by
Pauley with 20. PeckoVich paced
the losers with IL.
The Boosters outclasSed the
visitors all the way leading 1876
at the quarter, 29-15 at half
time and 47-29 to start the
final quarter.
Last Thursday evening the
Boosters avenged an earlier de
feat by winning over the Crow
All-AmericanS IS to 81. Don
Running again paced the local
team with 81 points, while L
PrettyWeasel lead the losers
with Is.
The Boosters took a 55-4S
beating by the Joliet Merchants
at Joliet last night after lead
ing at halftime 1928 and al
the start Of the final quarter
1926. The Merchants held an
1910 advantage at the END OF
the first period.
Running Of the Boosters an0
C. Johnson of the Merchants
each had Is points to tie as
leading scorers.
The Boosters have two games
scheduled here for the week
end when they play host to
Shadoans Sunday at $3.50 p. m
and a return match with the
Joliet five on Monday night be-
ginning at 8 p. m. A prelimin-
airy has been arranged for THE
Sunday game.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-02-10
Local Men VIII
Attend Meet of
Soil Association

Various types of state legisla-
ton that could provide assist
ance, particularly financial aid,
to soil conservation districts
throughout the country will be
one of the main topics for dis
cuSSion at the annual conven-
ton of the National Association
Of Soil Conservation Districts to
be held in Denver, Colorado,
February Is to IL, according to
w. d. AuSmuS, representative of
the Soil Conservation Service
working with the Big Horn
Soil Conservation District.
AusmuS said that Charles
Sweeney and Guy Van CleVe
plan to attend the national Ses-
sion which will be the first to
be held in the West by this
organization.
The three-day convention of
the national organization will
be preceded by the one-day ses-
sion of the Colorado Association
of Soil Conservation Districts on
February IA, Walter A. Groom,
state president, has announced.
This group will hear committee
reports and make final plans
for entertaining the 500 to $50
delegates expected at the ma
tional gathering.
Kent LeaVitt of Millbrook, N.
Y, president of the National
Association, will preside at the
opening meeting on February
IS. Mayor Quigg Newton of Dem
yer will welcome the delegates
after which reports will be
heard from delegates of the As
or more states expected to be
represented. Women guests will
hold a noon luncheon, and the
main banquet, open to the gen.
eral public, will be held that
night. Robert Wilson, vice pre-
sident of the Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company and an en-
thuSiaStic advocate of soil con-
servation will be the principal
speaker at the banquet.
On the second day of the
convention, February 16, a
special train will take tire dele
gates from Denver through the
famous Moffa tunnel and to
the Winter Park area. Repre-
sentativeS of the various feder-
al agencies will explain the con-
Servation and reclamation pro-
jects so important to the West
and which are being carried on
in this part of the country.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-02-10
Supplies Token to
Snowbound FarnilY
On Foot dnd By Air

Supplies were taken to a
SnoWbound family on Tulrock
creek, about 81 miles east of
Hardin last Friday by air and
on foot, after word was receiv-
ed that one of the children was
i'll and in need of baby food
and medicine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Boyer who
have had no contact to the OUT
side except by travel on foot or
horseback over six miles of
waist deep snow since January
Is, got word to Hardin Friday
that they we're in need of the
supplies. Mrs. Boyer's brother,
Bob Barrett of Hardin, accom-
panied by Ben Foster drove to
within six miles of, the Boyer
ranch and packed supplies in
on their backs.
They left the main road about
2 b. m. and arrived at the ranch
about 7:30 that evening, Mr..
Barrett said. The SiX-week old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bow
er, who had had a severe cold,
was improving when supplies
arrived.
Supplies had been dropped
from a plane that afternoon
about 4 D. m. Sam Hert, accom-
nanied by Claude Foa~d, flew
the supplies from Hardin.
Mr.. Barrett said that the snow
was more than knee deep everv-
where and in places was up to
their waists. The main road on
Tullork creek had been plowed,
allowing them to drive within
six miles of the ranch, but it
took them about five and a half
hours to. walk the six miles
from the ploWed road.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-02-10
Gives Pointers on
Cattle Feeding
Problems in Area

Ranchers in this area who do
not have enough feed now on
hand to get their livestock
through the winter should buy
extra hay or concentrate with
out further delay, according to
N. A. Jacobsen, former county
agen:.
Although Montana is SO far
not in as serious a situation as
some neighboring states, con-
siderable hay has already gone
out of this state and more will
continue to go until the winter
emergency is past. Livestock
owners needing feed should
therefore secure enough to carry
their stock for another 60 days
at least. This suggestion is not
necessarily a forecast of con-
tInued lad weather Tor another
two months, Jacobson said, but
a warning that surplus hay sup
plies now in certain counties in
Central and Western Montana
may be gone sooner than ex-
pected.
If and when winter weather
breaks up, stockmen will do well
to continue feeding until stock
can get a good fill of green
feed. Spring losses are apt to
be heavier than winter losses
if feeding is stopped just as
soon as winter breaks. The long
hard winter and relatively dry
season last summer and fall
have lowered The resistance of
livestock to where losses can
occur even though conditions
from now on are not too severe.
The general dry condition of
certain ranges last summer and
fall may cause a vitamin A de-
fiicency to develop in cattle.
Green grass is the principal
source of vitamin A for cattle
and when abundant they can
store uplenough reserve vitamin
Al in their body systems to last
about six months. After six
months on dry feed difficulties
may develop including chiefly,
night-blindness, lameness, and
general poor condition.
Good quality green leafy al
|falfa hay of last Sumer,s crop
is the best source of vitamln A
for cattle. Year-old hay con-
tains little or no vitamin A be-
cause summer heat destroys 1t
while standing in the stack
Most grains and concentrate
feeds are also very deficient IN
vitamin A, except yellow corn.
Although present prices for
hay and concentrated feeds
seem high, prices for stock cat
tie on Montana markets are
holding up well. So losing live
stock voluntarily may not yet
Continued on Page 12)
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-02-10
Says Puck Losses
Not as Great
As Were Reported

According to Kenneth f.
Roahen of Billings, u S. Game
Management agent, u. S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, reports
published recently showing great
losses of ducks from starvation
in Montana are erroneous.
"Such reports are ridiculous
and absurd" Mr.. Roahen said.
mo such losses have been SuS-
tanned as have been reported.
Some areas from which these
reports originated, did not, nor
does not, have such numbers of
ducks at any time in the areas.
According to the agent, pur-
chase of grain for feeding mi
gratory birds is now well under
way, and grain has been pur-
chased from U. S. Fish and
Wildlife Service funds for the
following localities: Dillon, Har-
din, Bozeman, Birney, Lewis
town, HarloWton, KaliSpell, Miss
QUA (Which includes area from
Poison to Missoula and Bitter
root district to the county line),
and Helona-ToWnsend.
In addition, grain from U. S.
Fish and Wildlife refugees at
Malta and Medicine Lake, has
been supplied to feed the ducks
at Malta, and GlasgoW-Fort
Peck areas. Grain stored at
Great Falls was released to the
Great Falls club for use in that
district.
Other localities are being
taken care of as fast as con-
facts can be made with the
local sportsmen, Mr.. Roahen
said.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-02-10
County Equipment
Opens Roads,
Surveyor Says

County Surveyor Wayne w
Linthacum recently received a
telephone call from Dr. ]. M.
Carr of Sheridan and QuietuS
stating that truck conveys were
hauling feed to his and other
ranches in the QuietuS area be-
hind their own and county bull-
dozers and snow ploWS. Dr..
Carr stated that truckers had
advised him that the snow in
this area was considerably heaV-
Ter than in the Gillette, Wyo.,
area where they had called a
few days previous.
According to the county sur
Veyor, Big Horn county equip
ment is keeping all county roads
open in all areas of the county
Winds last Sunday night drifted
roads in the Upper Big Horn,
Lodge Grass and Wyola areas
quite badly, Linthacum said,
but ploWs are again reopening
these roads.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-02-10
Committees Listed
For P-TA Bingo PdrtY

Plans were going ahead this
week for the Bingo game to be
sponsored by the Parent-Teach-
er association here on February
Ii at the grade school gym be-
ginning at 8 p. m, according to
Mrs. S. T. Meeke, general chair
mar. Liza I
Chairmen of various commit
tees appointed to take charge
of the affair are as follows:
Mrs. Kendall Wolcott, Mrs. E.
C. Weichman, Mrs. Harold Ruby,
Mrs. Jack Kogolshak and Jim
Neal. III
Letters explaining the pur-
pose of the event are being dis
tributed to parents through the
schools, the chairman said.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-02-10
Girl Reports
On Trip to
Washington. D. {.

The "grass-roots' invasion of
the nations capital to ask for
full parity for family farmers
reproducing results far beyond
anything we had expected, re-
ports Lucille Vandersloot of
Hardin, one of 10 Farmers IN
ion members from the North
west who has just returned
home after a four-day stay in
Washington.
The 10 farmers from Mon.
tana, North Dakota and Idaho
spent four days in the capital
sightseeing and 'buttonholing"
their senators and representa-
tiVes to tell them what the
folks back home want in the
way of farm legislation.
I'VE let them know" Miss
Vandersloot said, that we can
use a sliding ballot if they
don't fix up the sliding scale Of
supports for farm products"
The attitude of several mem
bers of Congress toward full
parity for family farmers has
been changed as a result Of
visits from farmers from their
districts. Even the taxicab
drivers know the Farmers I'm
ion is in town and know what
we are here for" returning
members report.
The group called on Senator
Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma,
chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on Agriculture, and Re-
preventative Harold Cooley Of
North Carolina, chairman Of the
House Committee on Agricul-
ture. In addition, they paid Wis
it's to Senators and Congress-
men from Montana.
Along with full parity, the
group urged support of the
proposed Missouri Valley Au-
Ethority and the bill to divorce
tIae Extension Service from the
American Farm Bureau and
place Extension personnel I'M
der the Hatch Clean Politics
ACT.
a loan program like the REA
to finance on-the-farm and re-
gional cooperative storage facil-
tiles for grains and fibers also
was asked for.
The Farmers Union members
spent several hours in the De-
partemnt of Agriculture dis
cussing farm problems with
Secretary Of Agriculture Charles
F Brannan, REA Administrator
Claude Wickard, PMA Admins
TRAITOR Ralph T2igg and other
farm experts.
National Farmers Union Pre-
sident James O.. Patton and the
NFU Washington staff discussed
pending farm legislation and
acted as hosts during the stay
in the capital.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-02-10
Voter Users Asked
To Aid In
Weu;her Emergency

Letters were sent out this
week by the city water de-
partment to all water users
in Hardin asking that water
in their homes be kept run
ming to prevent water serv-
ices and mains from freezing.
It is absolutely necessary to
run water all day and all
night, since a service can
freeze up in a matter of min
utes, according to S. r..
Young, water superintendent.
Even though the weather
should warm up, this condi-
ton will continue, the super
intendent said, because as the
ground thaws on top, it forc-
es the frost deeper. He urged
users to continue to run wat
er until they are notified by
the water department that
the danger of freezing is past.
According to the superin-
tendent, water is going into
the mains at a temperature Of
about 81 degrees, and a small
amount Of frost at the pipe
level, could cause freezing.
City crews have been flushing
mains regularly to aid the sit
uatiOn, he said.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-02-10
Gas Question Taken Under Amusement
BySfdfe Railroad Commission
Following Hearing Here Last Monday
Decision Is Expected
On Com punY Request
Within Few Weeks

The state Railroad and Public
Service commission took under
adviSement the request of the
Big Horn Oil and Gas Develop
ment company of Hardin for
permission to discontinue natur-
al gas service to a number of
large commercial users, follow
ing testimony presented at a
hearing at the courthouse here
last Monday.
The hearing was conducted
after a petition was filed with
the commission by Mayor A. M.
Crilly of Hardin, following COM
plants relating to avail ability
and supply of gas and service.
Members of the commission
hearing the testimony included
Austin B. Middleton, chairman,
Horace F. Casey and Paul T.
Smith, members, and Edwin S.
Booth, counsel for the commits
SiOn.
Virgil Adams, gas company
superintendent and principal
witness for the company teSti-
fled as to the supply of gas and
the work done by the company
to increase production and i'm
prove service in the city. He
said that gas consumed by one
large user would be sufficient
to serve about 20 domestic us
ers. He testified that the field
is being operated to capacity at
the present time and that the
production is not sufficient dur
ing extreme cold weather. He
said eight wells have been drill
ed in the past two years, two
of them in 1948. Leases were
not secured in time to drill
more wells during the past sum-
mer. he said.
An increase of 2,864,O00 cubic
feet of gas was marketed by the
company for tho fiscal year
ending July 81, 1913, over the
previous year, the witness said.
Several witnesses were called
by the attorneys for the city
council and citizens and testi-
fled that numerous leaks in gas
Continued on Page %
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-02-10
Kucherd to Sponsor
Formers Progrdm

A colorful program which Will
include the showing OF two
feature films in color and In
sound has been arranged for
farmers and their families I'D
this community. This program,
which will be held on Thurs,
Feb. IL, is sponsored by Mike
Kuchera, local Minneapolis-Mo-
line farm machinery dea-er, and
will be held in The Harriet
Theatre.
Special invitations were mail
ed out by the local dealer to
farmers in this area inviting
them to bring their families and
their friends to enjoy the pro-
gram which, according to the
sponsor, promises to be a gala
event. The two movies are said
to be of special interest to ag-
ricultural audiences.
One of the films, entitled
"This Heritage of Ours" feat
ures the great episodes in the
growth of America where free
dom has always been a sacred
heritage.
The second film, entitled
Reasons for the Seasons" is
a story of the seasons, why they
occur, and how they affect the
lives of all living things on
earth.
In announcing the showing of
these films, which are sched-
u'ed to begin at 2 p. M, Mr.
Kuchera declared that the pro-
gram that has been prepared
will include other events certain
to be enjoyed by the entire
family.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-02-10
Chest X-Ray Unit viii Be in County
Four Weeks Beginning Feb. q;
Six Communities Are on Schedule
Mrs. Lura P. Strdnd
VIII Serve as
County Organizer

Citizens Of Big Horn county
will have an opportunity to get
"a free chest x-Ray during the
last week in February and the
first three weeks in March,
Mrs. Lura p. Strand, county
organizer for the X-Ray Survey,
announced today.
The Montana State Board of
Health will send both its mobile
unit which was here about two
years ago and the tranSportable
hX-ray unit to Big Horn coun-
ty. The mobile unit with its
generator attachment which
provides its own source Of power
will be used in Wyola, st. Xav-
Ter, and Pryor. The transport
able unit which is set up in a
centrally located building will
be used at the Crow Agency
hospital, Lodge Grass Commun-
ity hall, and at the Hardin
court house.
Mrs. Strand stressed the val
ue to everyone over IL years Of
age to avail themselves of this
chance to get their annual
chest X-Ray. From the view
point of the individual and the
community to sound economy
to search for tuberculosis in APP
parently healthy people.
Tuberculosis is a catching
disease with a long symptom
less onset. People may have this
disease for weeks and even
months before they realize that
they are sick, yet they are not
only losing their own health
Continued on page 81
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-02-10
Lions Will Observe
Boy Scout Week

Boy Scout Week will be OBJ
served in the program of the
Hardin Lions club at its reg
ular meeting at the Masonic
temple next Monday, Feb. IA, at
$50 p. m.
Scouts and scouting officials
of the Plenty Coups district will
be in attendance and take part
in the program.
On the serving committee are
Ray CrisWell, chairman; D. L.
Egnew, Troy French, Jr., Paul
Collier, Robert Haun and Dale
DaVi.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-02-10
Hardin Bulldogs 10
Wind Up Season
With Four Games

The Hardin Bulldogs will
wind up their seasons schedule
with four games between now
and next Thursday, before go
ing into the district tournament
at Billings the following week.
The Hardin Squad will play
host to the Forsyth Dogies here
tomorrow fF'ridayl nieht, and
travel to Custer Saturday night.
On Tuesday of next week Sher-
ian, Wyo. will play here and
Thursdav night Lodge Grass
will tackle the Bulldogs on the
local naples.
Sheridan holds a narrow, 3d..
"a win over the Bulldogs in an
ear'y-season game. With the
seasons Gxperieace behind
them, the local quint will go
all out to even the score with
the Sheridan team. Lodge Grass
will have a second try at the
BULLDOGS Thursday. after COM
ing within an ace of upsetting
the Hardin club last (WedneS-
davl night at Lodpe Grass.
The Indians displayed their
best form of the season last
nfeht on their home court and
led the Bulldogs throughout tire
entire game until the last two
minutes when Fardin spurted
into a three-point lead and
manaoe6 tn stall the game I'M
til the final whistle.
Hollev of Lodge Grass set the
pace in s"oring with 10 points,
while FeIde tailed IL Saunders
paced the winners with ID. fol-
:lowod by Kronmiller with 10.
Lodge Grass led ALL at the
first reriod, 27-20 at. halft'me
AID oa-29 to start the final
quarter.
Tho BULLDOGS led all the way
to hammer out a decisive 1927
-i@tnr-- OYER The laurel Loco
motives last Saturday night on
the local court.
Saunders paced the locals by
hrropntinp Is roints in the fray.
Hardin was LEADING s to 6 at
the first quarter, % to Is at
half time and SO TO Is to- start
the finel period. Bill Sore, Laur-
els leading scoring threat tall
ed only 7 points in the game,
to turn in the best showing
ro~ the losers.
The Bulldoos' first five click
I'd steadily from the beoinning
and kept the game under con-
troll all the way without a Sub
t-,tion. The local snnad had
dronpad a game to the Loco-
motives on the laurel floor
earlier in the season.
~oanh Dvrhe used second string
ars entirely in doWnino the Col
striD Colts last SATURDAY. bv a
sore of So to "A. The Colts led,
Ill to 8 at the first Quarter and
the score Was tied at "a all at
The half before tho BULLDOGS be-
an F1itting the hoop to pull
away. "
Dorm was high point man for
the ganne with II and Medicine
Tail tailed ID for the locals,
while Pement led the attack for
Colstrip with Is, followed by L.
spang with IL.