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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-08-04
Contracts Let On
Portion OF
No. 8

Two contracts for work on
highway No. between Crow
Agency and Broadus were let
by the Montana highway COM
mission Wednesday of this week
at a meeting in Helena where
the commission let contracts
for a total of II road and
bridge projects at a total cost
of about 81, 100000.
The projects on highway No.
8 are as follows: 81 r.
Albert Lalonde, Sidney, S179,-
181, grade, drain Is miles on
Ashland-Lame Deer unit of
Crow Agency-Broadus road,
and Walter Mackin & Sons,
Billings, ST., 064, 200-ft steel
concrete bridge over Tongue
river on Crow Agency-Broadus
road.
The work will complete the
grading on the highway, max
ing a through route from Har-
din and Billings to eastern
points, a project which the
Big Horn County Chamber of
Commerce has been favoring
for a number of years.
According to George Daniels
of Hardin, a member of the
governors highway board, the
contract work Just let on
highway No. 8 is expected to be
completed in April, 1850. DAM
els said plans are also being
discussed by the Forest Service
for Surfacing a portion of the
highway in Custer National
forest, through which the high
way passes. ~ & -
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-08-04
Tourney Scheduled
For Locdl Golfers

The tournament committee
of the Fort Custer Golf club
announced today that a meet
for local players has been ar
ranged for local club swingegs
Sunday at 10 a. m.
Prizes will be awarded in each
flight, it was stated. The num-
Der of flights played will de-
pend on how many contestants
report at the club house. Those
who wish to enter the tourna-
,ment are urged to report be-
tween 9:45 and 10 a. m.
The following are expected to
enter: C. NJ. Van Oss, Carl
Rankin, Lloyd Saunders, Luke
Dyche, Nate. Young, r. E. Pc
terson, Jack Colstead, Al Will
din, Willie Jones.
John Butorac, Roy Chambers,
Sterling Loaney, Jack Kogol-
shak. Darr Kicker, Gene Nc
Laughlin, Keith Martin, Bill
Torske, L. K. Grubbs, Fritz De-
Wore, DWain Reed, E. S. McIn-
tyre.
Matt Brown, F. M. Lipp, Dr.
L. II. Labbitt, Carl Bowman,
Paul Reid, Mike Kuchera, DR.
NJ. o. Anderson, Earl Carpen-
ter, Bill Corrigan, LYLE Bell.
Bob Saunders, Bill Bell.
Clyde RAIDER, Lowell Painter,
Roy Morrison, E. P. Rennie,
Lawrence Koebbe, Bill Boat
right, Harold Ruby and E. E.
Jackson.
1t was also announced that
the trip to the Sheridan coun-
try club, planned for this Sun
day has been postponed. Ac-
cording to tentative arrange
ments the local golfers will go
to Sheridan Aug. 81. A further
announcement win be made at
the next pot luck dinner at
the club house, to be held on
Wednesday evening, Aug. 10.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-08-04
Local Mon to Hunt
Montdnu Moose

John P. lF'ischbach of Hardin
was one of the 80 lucky appli-
cants throughout the state who
will hunt Montana moose this
fall. His permit is for the Upper
Gallatin and Tom Miner basin
area, open October Is to No
Vember Is.
Representatives of the Ana
conda Sportsmen's club did the
actual drawing, and AL Riegel
of Helena represented the Mon
tana Wildlife Federation.
There were 551 potential
moose hunters who paid their
$25 special fee to have their
names in the hat for the
drawing.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-08-04
MAY SECURE TICKETS

School children under the
age of IL years, who have not
received a free ticket for the
Midland Empire fair in Billings
August 8 to Is, may secure the
tickets at the office of the
county superintendent of
schools, it was announced this
week by Mrs. Lura P. Strand,
superintendent.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-08-04
WEEKS WEATHER

Recorded by Holly Sugar
corporation, Hardin, for week
ending 5 p. M, Wednesday,
Maximum temperature: SO
degrees, Aug. 2 and 8.
Minimum temperature: 81
degrees, Aug. /.
Precipitation for the week:
"a inches.
Precipitation for the year to
date: 6.91 inches.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-08-04
TUCKER NAMED

William G.. Tucker Of Butte
has been elected new grand
chief de care Of the Montana
voiture of the 40 and 8. He
was selected by the American
Legion organization during its
31St annual convention in Butte
to succeed Eugene A. King, Liv-=
ingston.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-08-04
HONORABLE DISCHARGE

William P. Pease filed his
honorable discharge from the
U. S. Army in the office of
the County Clerk and Recorder.
this week.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-08-04

Talk about your big fish!
Coast-to-Coast stores month
ly fishing contest for the
month of July was won by
Lawyer G. William Jones with
Continued on Page 10)
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-08-04
MARRIAGE LICENSE

July 30-Piet Pattyn of Lodge
Grass. and Barbara J. Goodin
of Hardin.
Evening star., 1949-08-01
Couple Arrested in Shooting
OF Man Who Scratched Car

A man and his wife were to ap-
pear in Municipal Court to answer
charges that they shot and Seri-
ously wounded a motorist during
an argument over a scratched
automobile.
The shooting occurred early
yesterday and sent John H. Scott,
20, colored. 228 Second street
N. E., to Casualty Hospital with
wounds in the stomach and leg.
Police charged Buster Shannon.
20, colored. 1000 block of E street
N. E. with assault with a danger
Gus weapon-a pistol. His wife.
Mrs. Laura Mae Shannon, also
was charged with assault with a
dangerous weapon for her part in
the affair, police said.
Police explained that the two
mems cars were parked beside
each other in the 100 block of F
street N. w. when Mr.. Scott opened
his door and it scraped against
that of Shannon. An argument
started. Mr.. Scott was shot by
Shannon. police charge, after Mrs.
Shannon took a pistol from the
glove compartment of their car
Shannon was released in 1000
bond and his wife put up $1,000
bond.
Evening star., 1949-08-01
Police Continuing Probe
OF Mans Gunshot Death

Police today continued investi-
eating the death by gunshot
wound yesterday of William M.
Constable, AZ, a house painter.
Mr.. Constable. who lived at 720
Virginia avenue NV. died early
yesterday from a~22-caliber bull
let which plowed through his
throat and into his brain, police
said. He and his wife were sitting
back to back on their bed, pre-
pairing to retire for the night,
police said.
Mrs. Constable told police she
heard a gunshot and turned to
see her husband slump over on
the bed
Deputy Coroner Christopher J..
Murphy performed an autopsy
yesterday and reported that pow
der burns on Mr.. Constable's right
hand indicated he had held the
.22-caliber rifle.
Evening star., 1949-08-01
Appeals Court Voids
-Four District Judges
Ban on Bondsman

The United States Court of APP
peals today reversed the action Of
four District Court judges who re-
fused to allow John w. Carter to
continue serving as bondsman.
after one of the judges previously
had approved his application.
The Court of Appeals opinion,
written by Judge E. Barrett
held that when an
authorization to engage in the
bonding business has been ap-
proved by the District Court it
can be revoked only after pro-
ceeding which contains the ele-
ments of due process Of law.
Such a proceeding would re-
quire a hearing and revelation of
all data upon which decision Is
to be based" the appellate court
said.
Authorized by Pine.
Mr.. Carter. who is colored and
48. was authorized to serve as a
bondsman in criminal cases by
Judge David A. Pine in 1919
Subsequently the license was re-
voked and a reinstatements appli-
cation was denied on grounds that
Mr.. Carter, who lives in the 1900
block Of Girard street NE. had
answered in the mega
tive a composite question as to
whether he had ever been charged
and or convicted of any eof1enSe
moral turpitude
1t later developed that Mr~,Car-
Ter in 1885 had been charged
with receiving stolen property and
that in 1928 he had been charged
with violating the gambling laws.
He had never been convicted,
however, of any of the offenses:
in fact he had meyer even been
tried, all of the charges against
him having been nolle pressed or
dismissed.
Contends Answer Was Correct.
His attorney, George E. c.
Hayes. contended that the import
ant thing was the Mr.. Carter had
never been convicted and that his
negative answer to the and or
question was correct.
Mr.. Carter's reinstatement ap-
plication had been denied by Dis
trict Court Judge Pine, Alexander
Holtzoff, Richmond B. Keech and
Edward M. Curran.
Solicitor General Philip e. PERL
man contended. when the case was
taken to the Court of Appeals
that the action of the District
Court judges was Of an admin
strative nature and not review
able.
Judge Bennett Champ Clark
and Wilbur K. Miller heard the
appeal with Judge Prettyman.
Evening star., 1949-08-01
Star Movies

Community movies. sponsored
by The Star. the Recreation De-
partment and the Film Center, are
scheduled for 8 o'clock tonight.
Programs of comedy, sports. car
toons and musicians will be shown
at the following Fairgrounds and
recreation centers:
KeniIworth. Kenilworth avenue and ORD
street NE.
Bald Easle. Nichols VENUE and Jolie,
Gallinser. Twenty second and F street.
NV
virginia avenue. virsinia avenue and
Ninth street Sc.
Lafayette. Broad Branch road ano
Northampton street NV.
Taft, Eighteenth and Monroe streets N E
Rudolph, Second and Hamilton streets
NV
Parkview warder and Otis streets NV
Francis, Twenty-fourth and street.
Langston. s21o street NE
Barry Farms, 1880 Sumner road Sc.
Camp eimmL Camp simms drive Sc
Evening star., 1949-08-01
Veterans Urged TO Speed
Applications for School

Veterans who plan to start
school next fall under the G1 bill
should begin making preparations
now, the Veterans Administra-
ton advised today. Otherwise,
they may find themselves caught
in a jam of applications which
could delay their entrance to the
school of their choice.
The first step for veteran is
to determine that his certificate
of eligibility is in order. If he has
been taking courses during the
spring and summer and has elect
ed to remain in the same school
VA said, his current certificate is
valid.
| On the other hand, If he plans
to change courses, he should ask
his school registrar whether
supplemental certificate is needed
If he plans to attend different
school, he should apply now for
supplemental certificate.
Evening star., 1949-08-01

Elementary School. went to Herald
Harl,or along with 81 other MEM
bers of the Youth Club OF st.
Margarets Catholic Church, Seat
Pleasant. Among the others were
two of his sisters. Patricia Ann.
IA. and Mary Ellen. IL.
Philip. known to his friends AS
Sonny. was missed about $50
PIN. Charles Ahlgren and Robert
Stansbury of Herald Harbor,
found his body about 7 pm. in
10 feet of water, about 20 feet
from shore.
He was pronounced dead by DR..
John M. Claffey, Anne Arundel
County deputy medical examiner
who latter issued a certificate OF
accidental drowning.
Besides his parents, the boy is
survived by an older brother
Francis Eugene, 16, and another
sister, Margaret Rebecca. 6. His
father is a route man for a soft
drink bottling concern.
Evening star., 1949-08-01
Two Suffer Head Injuries
In D. T.. Area Accidents

Two persons suffered head in
juries in traffic mishaps in the
Washington area over the week
end.
Clyde F.. Belts. Al. of Raleigh.
N. c.. was injured yesterday when
his motorcycle overturned while
rounding a. curve on Route l near
the Richmond, Fredericksburg
g. Potomac Railroad underpass.
north of Woodbridge. Va.
He was admitted to the Alex
andria Hospital after suffering
severe scalp injury and multi
pie cuts and bruises.
A l3-year-old boy who fell
when he tried to jump off the
bumper ola moving automobile at
Cedar Hill Cemetery Saturday,
was in fair condition today at
Providence Hospital. He suffered
head injuries.
The boy, George Richardson. is
the son of Kinsley Richardson.
a grave digger, who lives at the
cemetery grounds, 1000 Suitland
road, Suitland, Md.
Evening star., 1949-08-01
Blue Ridge Bus Employees
Await Two-Doy Strike Vote

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Aug.1 (F1.
Drivers and maintenance men
for the Blue idge Transportation
Co. stayed on their jobs today,
pending strike vote scheduled
tomorrow and Wednesday.
Their contract expired last mid
night. Negotiations with the
company on demands for 20-cent
hourly wage increase, three-week
vacations and other benefits broke
down last week.
Involved in the dispute are about
ITS eastern division employees who
belong to the AFL Amalgamated
Association of Street. Electric
Railway and Motor Coach EN-
ployes. Blue Ridge has main
line from Baltimore and WASH
ington to Pittsburgh ,and branch
lines in Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Charles Y. Stickell, president Of
the union local, announced the
decision of the employees to stay on
the job pending outcome of the
strike vote.
The old contract called for 81 40
an hour for bus drivers and two
week vacations.
Evening star., 1949-08-01
Many Area Doctors
Licensed in Virginia
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND; VA, Aug. IA
large number of doctors in the
Washington area have been Ii
censed to practice medicine in
Virginia. the State Board OF Med
ical Examiners has announced.
The list, as made public by DR.
X. D. Graves of Roanoke, board
secretary, is as follows:
william Lott Aainsworth.. Charlottes-
vile; william Edward Baensch. Arlington;
Walter Francis Becker GhariotteSyilis; a. W,ln;;
instfeS Heath cornen, oir washington. b. c. and
Wesley Cintra Fox. Fairfax.
william Caldwell Duneksl: jrS e.. Char Char
sssesTe on p a. MsFSn JOHN fa's f.
burg: James Sylvester Gillian: Chariot
tesville; Richard Finley Grise, charlottes-
VILE and qeGsge ossTino Ari1ssSni; WstSins
tom nrfsee!ok s. &C. Em aar5ess e. H VASE
John Decator Hoyle, Alexandra.
Keppel. Williamsburg; James W: Long
chsrlotsesyiile: David Herman Miller, or: s.
Hlf1ns eahjs @STDhs
George Herman Murphy, Winehestsr; , Ed
EdWsrd R%na osaisn sassasn Arlnston John RoPert
Parsons, jr., Charlottesville; Dorm Carl
Pittman. Charlottesville: Glenn Hickam,
Richmond. Charlottesville.
Carl Schaefer. silver Spring. Md: Jeffer-
son Jackson Sebastian. WashinEton; p: e;
THOMAS Walker Richmond: Hugh Warren.
Charlottesville; Francis Patterson Wells
Arlington.
francis Elwood Barrett, Charlottesville:
Suzanne W. Brown, washington. D.
William, Allen FULLER. Alexandria; Frank
Imboden Hobbs, Charlottesville; Miriam
Lending. Charlottesville: Stanley NeMman
billiard McCary sholes, ir., Fredericks-
burg; Harvey, Daniel smlllvood Chsr-
Charlottesville; Harry Baylor Taylor, IT,,
Charlottesville.
Evening star., 1949-08-01
House Group TO Hold
Closed Home-Ru|e
Session Wednesday

The bills to provide the District
with home rule will be considered
by the Judiciary Subcommittee OF
the House District Committee in
an executive meeting at 10 am.
Wednesday,.
The session was announced to-
day by Representative Harris,
Democrat, of Arkansas. subcom-
mittee chairman. He would not
predict how soon the subcommit-
tee might be able to finish its de-
liberations or whether, or in what
form, the subcommittee might
send a bill to the full District
Committee.
This will be the first executive
meeting of the subcommittee since
public hearings we're ended last
Wednesday.
Sd. c. Measures Reported Out.
The session was announced
after a meeting of the full COM
mittee today when five District
measures were sent to the House
floor for action next Monday
which is District day.
Two of these bills deal with in
surance. One modernizes the 1893
District Life Insurance Act ant
sets up new standards for writin
industrial life insurance policie
similar to those already applied t
some other forms of insurance.
Amends Life Insurance Code.
The other insurance bill amend
the life insurance code with specis
/ attention to group life insuranc
! policies. -.
The committee also ordered
favorable report on bills to permi
the use of small trust funds il
pools for investment purposes: t.
permit contracting officers of tn
city government to make contract
up to $4,000 without having to OBJ
tain formal approval of the Boare
| of Commissioners. and to grant
personal property tax exemptions
to the Sons of the American ReVo-
luton for it's headquarters build
ing here.
Evening star., 1949-08-01
Bronchvi|Ie- Trolley
Makes Ceremonious Last Run,

again." said Mr. Lelnnac with
deep sentiments ~ A
Ernest Pyewell of Daniels Bark
said he had been riding the hne
Is years. He had recently heen
using Greyhound buses instead. he
said, -.''on account of the dirty deal
Capital Transit gave u.s.
Buses Called Cheaper.
He was referring to the fare. 1t
cost 10 cents to ride the aban-
doned line, then IS cents to get to
the District line on the stream
lined cars and 13 cents more to
continue into town. The Daniels
Park people said they could ride in
on the Greyhound buses for 80
cents and they were much faster.
Walter F. Mulligan. retired
Government Printing Office en-
ploye and president of the Prince
Georges County Civic Federation.
who lives at Hollywood. was an
other old user of the line to make
the last ride.
What I can't understand" he
said, "is their abandoning this line
Just when 500 new houses are 60
ing up in Hollywood"
Richard Hamilton, Naval Gun
Factory tool maker, said:
1--WE only lived out here 10
years. But my wife is an old resi-
dent. used to use this line when
I came courting."
Mrs. William H. Cook of Daniels
Park had tears in her eyes at the
end of the run.
I'VE oughtn't to be carrying on
like this" she protested. This
is nothing to celebrate. It's some
thing to feel bad about"
AS for Motorman Long, who was
assigned to the line only short
time ago, he seemed glad when the
last ride was over.
Evening star., 1949-08-01
Hebrew Home 10 Ask Bids
On Repairs 10 Elevator

Bids will be asked for repairing
the elevator at the Hebrew Home
for the Aged. 1125 Spring road
NV, the Community Chest Fed
Grafton announced today.
The budget committee of the
Federation, through experience,
has found that such emergencies
costing about $25, 600 a year arise
in its 81 agencies. Consequently,
this estimate to cover such un-
foreseen expenses is included in
the campaign goal each year.
The homes directors expect to
get two bills on the repairs for the
25-year-old elevator, which are
estimated to cost 1880.
Evening star., 1949-08-01
Wife Of Soldier
P|eadsNotGui|ty
In Bottle Staying
Bond to Be Set Later;
Husband Dies After
Glass Gushes Throat

An attractive Alexandria wom-
an today pleaded not guilty to
the milk bottle Staying of her SOL
dier husband.
Bond for Mrs. Rtth Maxwell,
%, who police say admitted strik-
ing Corpl. Gardner Maxwell with
a milk bottle early yesterday. was
to be set later today by Judge
James r. Duncan of Alexandria
Civil and Police Court. She is
charged with murder.
Defense Attorney Walter I.
Young waived preliminary hear
ing before Judge Duncan after
commemorative Attorney Howard
w. Smith. jr.. agreed to give him
A copy of a statement said to have
been made to police by Mrs. Max
well.
Corpl. Maxwell, 80. a member of
a Fort Belvoir engineer battalion,
bled to death minutes after his
jugular vein and a main artery in
his throat we're cut.
Mrs. Maxwell was arrested by
police who found her bending over
the body of her husband on the
Evening star., 1949-08-01
Col. BeasIey Takes Charge
'0f Fl, Be|voir Laboratories

Col. Oscar B. Beasley today as
sumed command of the Army S
Engineer Research and Develop
ment Laboratories at Fort Bel
voir.
Col. Beasley succeeds Col. John
C. Arrowsmith. who is to be as
signed as Controller in the Army
Security Agency IN Washington.
Col. Arrowsmith headed the
laboratory since January !, l948.
Col. Beasley, a native of Cedar
Keys, Fla, was chairman OF the
Field Engineer Committee OF the
Infantry School at Fort Benning,
Ga, before reporting 10 Fort
Beivoir.
Evening star., 1949-08-01

sidewalk in front of their rooming
house at 1872 North Washington
street. tearfully trying to stem the
flow of blood.
Had Financial Difficulties.
Detective Sergt. Russell Green
walt and Detectives Thomas Wood
and Robert L. Jones gave this
account:
The couple had experienced f.
nancial difficulties since Mrs. Max
we'll hurt her back several weeks
ago and had been unable 10 con-
tinue work as a waitressg1n an
Alexandria Restaurant. sCorpl.
Maxwells pay and the Govern
ment dependency allowance paid
Mrs. Maxwell totaled about S138
per month, Fort Belvoir spokes-
man said.
Saturday afternoon the Max
wells went to the Non-Commis-
stoned Officers Club at Fort Bel
voir. While there, Mrs. Maxwell
asked her husband for dollar for
cigarettes and beer and later re-
fused to return the change.
Called Her Name.
During an argument which fol-
lowed. Corpl. Maxwell called her
a name but apologized on the way
home. When they reached the
door at their home, Mrs. Maxwell
dropped her change purse while
searching for the door key. Her
husband picked it up and re-
fused to return 1t.
The argument started again and
the soldier struck Mrs. Maxwell
in the mouth, according to her
statements, and tore her blouse.
When she was arrested. her mouth
was swollen and bruised and her
blouse torn.
After he hit her, she said. she
picked up the empty bottel and
struck him. She said she be-
lieved the bottle shattered the
third time she hit her husband
on the head, and in shattering.
1t cut him on the throat.
She was not clear in her own
mind. however. how many times
she struck him.
AS she hit him with the bottle,
Corpl. Maxwell tumbled down the
steps.
Scheduled for Promotion.
The soldier, who had been mar
ried previously and whose mother
lives in San Francisco, was
scheduled for promotion to SER
geant in about a month with an
accompanying pay increase, a
Fort Belvoir spokesman said.
Corpl. Maxwell entered the
Army in July. 1941, and served
in the European-African area
from l943 until August. 1945,
when he was returned to the
United States and discharged.
He re-enlisted at Fort Lewis
Wash, in August, 1947.
He was transferred to Fort
Belvoir from Fort Bragg, N. c.. in
May. He was in Company B. 65th
Engineer Topographic Battalion
Mrs. Maxwell, who is from
Sioux Falls. S. OAK. was said to
have been married previously
also and to have two children by
that marriage living with their
father, now remarked.