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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
Model Plane Contest
Fulls Air Base

The third International mo-
del plane contest sponsored by
the Plymouth Motor corporation
and the Aero club of Michigan
is scheduled for August 22-
20, at Detroit.
In conjunction with the con-
test the Montana Plymouth dea-
lers will hold a model plane
competition at the Great Falls
air base July % and "a. The
events will be on spped, free
flight, stunt and scale. For the
purpose of this contest, novice
and junior contestants will be
grouped, as will senior and
open contestants.
Awards will include a $500
scholarship in an accredited
Montana college or university
and all expense paid trips to
Detroit for age groups Is years
and younger and 16 years to
25 years, inclusive. Ten first
place and 10 second place tro-
phies, 10 third place medals
and 10 fourth place certificates
will also be awarded.
ENTRY blanks may be obtained
at the Big Horn Motor COM
pany, Hardin.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
Board Of Review Is
Planned for
Local Scout Troop

A board of review for Boy
Scouts of Hardin troop No. 20
who wish to pass examinations
for advancement will be con-
Quoted at the grade school on
Tuesday, July 5.
A court of honor is being
planned for a later date, at
which, time Scouts passing the
board of review will receive
their ARRANGEMENTS.
A total of Is Scouts of the
local troop, together with two
s~coutmasters are planning to
attend the Plenty Coups dis
trict eamporee to be held at
Crazy Head Springs, near Lame
Deer, July "a to 81.
Cooking at the camp will be
done by experienced cooks and
expert campers will be in at
tendance to assist and Judge
Scouts in camping techniques.
Visitors day at the camp will
be observed on Wednesday, Jul
" 27, when parents and friends
Of Boy Scouts are urged to att
tend and observe the work of
the camp.
In preparation for the dis
trict camporee, the local troop
held an overnight camping
trip on the Big Horn river
last Tuesday night. After spen-
ding the night the Scouts
cooked their own breakfast be-
fore returning to town.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
Hardin Lions Hold
Final Meeting;
Install New Officers

Dan Maddox acted as master
of ceremonies at the Ladies
night and installation of Off
GERS of Hardin Lions club last
Monday night at the Masonic
temple.
Dale H. Davis, immediate
past president of the local club
and recently elected district
governor of Lions district No.
37-A, was in charge of the
formal installation ceremony.
Approximately 100 Lions and
guests were in attendance at
the affair which began at $50
with a dinner and program,
followed by the installation
and a dance at the. close. Mu-
sic for the dinner and dance
was furnished by Bob Lee of
Billings at his Hammond cleo
trio organ.
George Jones of Busby repor-.
ted on the Lions district con-
vention held recently at Bill
lings. The program was enli-
vened by the antics of Tail
twister Mike Kuchera, who car
ried a large pair of scissors
during the meeting to enfor"e
collection Of fines for the
miSdemeanors of Lions. A num-
Der of members left the meet
in with neckties clipped short
when they engaged in argu-
ments with Tailtwister Kuch-
era. ~"s ~
Officers installed by Davis in
Guided Wayne Linthacum,
president; David Mann, first
vice president; r. J. Murray,
second vice president: George
Fl. Jones, third vice president;
Mike Kuchera, tailtwister;
Carl Aldrih, Lion tanner; R. A..
Vickers, secretary, and o. E.
Anderson treasurer Directors
are Ray Morissette, Warren ALL
red, David Strong and David
Borgan.
OUTGOING president is John
BRYANT. ..>
Davis, acting as district gov,
ernor, announced the appoint
ment of George Jones as zone.
chairman for the district dur
ing the coming term.
The meeting IVES the last of
the season for the local club
Meetings will be resumed in
fhn nar1v fell
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
Former Lodge Grass
Women Succumbs
AT San Gdbriel, Col.

Friends in Lodge Grass re-
ceived word recently of the
death of Mrs. Minnie B. Young,
an early resident of Lodge
Grass, in a San Gabriel, Cal,
hospital on June o..
Mrs. Young had been in i'll
health for a number of years.
Her husband, j. Frank Young,
died in January, 1949.
Mrs. Young was one of the
early pioneers of this section
of Montana. She came to the
state with her. mother and
family from Kansas City, Mo-,
while still in her teens. She
was 66 years of age at the
time of her death.
She was one of tine first
white women to- live in Lodge
Grass and will be remembered
by the older Indians as one
who was always ready to come
at their call in time of sick
ness and need when doctors
were hard to get, being in, the
"horse and buggy" days.
Because their two, daughters
were afflicted with total deaf
ness, Mr.. and Mrs. Young NOV
ed to California in 1925 where
the girls could take advantage
of the educational opportuni-
ties open for those so afflicted.
Fern, one of the daughters,
passed the third highest of a
class of more than 100 taking
the state examination in
Southern California for cosmo-
.tology, while the other daugh-
ter, Dorothy, is able to work
as an assistant in a ereckery
factory where she designs and
paints china.
Mrs. Young is survived by
one son, J. Leonard Young,
San Diego; the daughters, Mrs.
Walter Rue, Honolulu,
Hawaii and Dorothy, who
lived with her mother
at Alhambra, Cal; two grand
children, Patsy Young and Nor
man Rue. two sisters, Mrs. A.
M. Stevenson of Alhambra and
Mrs. Kathryn Milligan of Sc
attic, Wash. and two brothers,
II. L. Mckinley of Sheridan,
Wyo., and-o. P. Mckinley of
Seattle.
Burial was in Forest Lawn
cemetery, Glendale, Cal, beside
the body Of her husband.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
Funston Urges Action Now for Placing
Big Horn Dam Project in Phase "A"
And Securing Funds For Construction

ments in Congress regarding
the Hardin Unit. =
Giving as reasons for action
now, Funston said we should
nose out" any appropriation
for construction on the Column
bla Basin project, which is now
IN preliminary stages Of inVes-
Everything is ready to co.
the speaker said. "1he project
lYellowtail damn haas the o.
&. OF the best of engineers;
the Bureau has recommended
that construction funds be pro-
V1ded." He mentioned the
growing unemployment problem
and said the Hardin Unit would
provide employment for many
people at a work that will be
converted into greater earning
power and state and national
wealth.
(The text of Mr.. Bunston's
talk can be found on page 2
of this weeks Hardin Tribune
Herald.)
Bunston's talk was preceded
by Willard E. Fraser of Billings,
who spoke in favor of the Muir
ray amendment, now before
Congress, which would place
YelloWtail dam in Phase "A",
construction, and appropriate
two and a half million dollars
to begin construction work.
CMr.' FraSer's statements are
also published on page Z of
this issue.)
The meeting, which began at
$50 p. m. with a buffet supper
served by the American Legion
Auxiliary, was presided over by
Kenneth Fox, head of the local
Chamber of Commerce.
Others introduced included F.
j. Dorfler, Billings, district adj
mfnistrative officer, Yellowstone
district, Bureau of Reclama-
ton; Mrs. Dorothy Trone; his
secretary; VIM. l.. Farmer, Bill
lings. Indian Service engineer;
Col. r. F. Herdman, conStruc-
ton engineer for the Hardi7
Unit, Bureau of Reclamation; +.
G.. Lppert, superintendent OF
the Grow Indian reservation,
and George Hogan, secretary OF
the Crow Tribal Council, who
stated briefly his views in re-
gard to YelloWtail dam.
L. E. Painter, MANAGER of the
local office of the Montana
Power company, also spoke
briefly during the discussion
period that followed the speak
ing program.
Fox announced that a meet
ing of tine board of directors
of the chamber would be called
in the. near future to discuss
plans for securing a Representa-
tive in the nations capital in
the interests of the Hardin
Unit.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
Cases Are Heord in
Justice Court

Among the cases heard in
justice court during the past
week were the following:
June 81, Robert Yellowtail,
.Jr., fraudulent check, fined
costs and checks to be made
good. L. J. McDougall, COM
planning witness.
June "a, Martin Garcia, dis
sturbing peace, fined $25. Roy
G. Riley complaining witness.
June "a, Har ry Whitebear,
Douglas Pauley, disturbing the
peace, Whitebear and Pauley
fined $25 each. Juvenile to ap-
pear before district court. Ches-
ter Deputy, complaining wit
ness.
June IS, Johnny Kennedy, no
drivers license fined $25. H Igh-
way patrol, complaining witness.
June 20, Joe Waters, reckless
driving $50 fine. Highway pa
troll, complaining witness.
June 20, VIM. P. Gleason,
grand larceny, bound over to
district court. Loretta Bixby,
complaining witness.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
Cub Scout Pack VIII
Be Organized Here

The First American Lutheran
church held a meeting last
wednesday, night to organize
and sponsor a Cub Scout pack
in Hardin. The Rev. N. C. john
shoy pastor of the church, will
act as institutional representa-
tive for the pack which will be
nondenominational.
A pack organization team was
organized and consists of Duan
NJ. Bierke, field Scout executive
of the Yellowstone Valley Coun-
Gil Billings, team advisor; Rev.
Johnshoy, team chairman; DON
aid Eyre. exhibit member; Mrs.
r. II. Bragg, leadership, and
Mrs. v. H. Ross program.
Boys between the ages of
eight and 10 years may now
become Cub Scouts. Boy Scout
age limits are II to IA years
and senior Scouts IA years and
up.
A total of IA parents and II
boys were in attendance at the
meeting. All parents of Cub
Scout age boys are urged TO
attend the next meeting which
will be held at the grade school
gymnasium on July Is at 7:30
p. m. and take an active part
in the first growing movement.
Bjerke had charge of the.
first meeting when a film "The
Cub in the Home" was shown.
and the clubbing program was
presented. A discussion follow
ed the program.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
Fort Custer Golfers
Defeat Forsyth

Fort Custer golf club mem
bers defeated the Forsyth
Country Club, 1914 to 11R, in
an 18-hole return match at the
local golf course last Sunday.
A total of Is members from
Forsyth played in the tourney.
Harvey Woke of Forsy h
shot low medalist score with
66, while Nathan Young of
Hardin was runnerup with 70.
Lehman of Forsyth and Lloyd
Saunders of Hardin each had
a 70 and Carl Rankin, G. M.
VanOss and Luke Dyche OF
Hardin turned in 74's.
Dyche won the prize for the
longest drive-about $50 yards,
Saunders re- eived the prize for
the closest to the hole on No.
81. his shot being about one
foot from the cup. Mike Kuch-
era was awarded a prize TO-
turning in the most hone t
score, and John Buto-ac for
the hardest worker.
Lunch was served at noon,
followed by the match.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
List of Cor1petenfs
is Released -.
By Superintendent

A list of 81 additional Crow
Indians who were declared COM
petent by the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs on June II was
released this week by G. L.
Lippert, superintendent of the
Crow Indian reservation.
The competency committee
has completed it's work as of
April IS, Lippert said, and the
new list of tribe members de-
clared competent brings to $50
the total number of new COM
petent members of the tribe.
About IL applications for COM
potency are still in the hands
of the Commissioner for his
action. ~
Names of those declared com-
petent on June II are as fol-
Frederick Alden, Joseph Al
den, Emily Geisdorff Allen, Ma
ry Ann Bearbelow, George
Bearcloud, Edith Bedrock, Hen
nv Big Day, Belinda Francis
Bravo, Ruth Backbone, Eileen
Johnson Brink, Blanche Brown,
Gretchen BullWeasel, Rose Cap
lett, Agnes Ceasley, Mary Gret-
chen Crane, John b. Cummins,
Frances Bertha Gardner, VIII
liam Gardner. f.
Matthew Goodluck, John Grey
bull, Polly Greybull, Francis
Loretta Gros Ventre, John
Half, Marie N. Half, Isabel H II
medicine Horse, Nancy Hoops
On Forehead, Margaret Hoops
On Forehead, Delphine Medi-
cine Horse, Ruth Andersen
Horse, Franklin House, Francis
Howe, Allen Hunts Arrow, Ada
Alice Iron, Bird Child Jeffer-
son, Luella Bertha Johnk, Mary
Know, Verde Lodgepole, Win
ME T.. Lincoln, William A. Lit
tie Owl, Edith Julia Little Nest.
John Montgomery, Star Not
afraid, Gus Guy Old Bear
George Old Dwarf, Edmund
Old Grow, Leonard Old Dwarf,
g c ella Otherblackbi d,
Laura Plain Left Hand,
David Kent Rafferty,, noUglas
Adams Rides Bear. Jeanette
Adams Rides Bear, The dore
Rides The Horse, Alice Nancy
Rides Pretty, Julia Medicine
Rockabove, Cecilia Jo-ephine
Roubideaux (Pease), Hannah
Russell, Ellsworth Sch oeder.
Jessie (Mrs. William)' Shane,
Clifford Singer, Sr.
Martin Spotted Horse, Clar-
ence Roland Spotted, Fern
Spottedhorse, Mary Catherine
Spotted, May Sun Goes
Slow, Grover T. Stewart, Laura
Stewart, John Frank Takes
Gun, Joseph Ten Bear, Sarah
Three Irons, Wilbur Irving
Throssell, Mrs. Marie Wallace,
Philip Wallace, Eda Whiteclay,
Victor Yarlott, Virginia Helen
Yarlott, Lena MRS. CHASE
Yarlott, Alice Othermedicine
Yarlott.
SELECT Hardin pg. l
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
Post Places
Service
AT WV Conyenf,on

James Louk post No. 7481,
VFW, was awarded third place
for outstanding community SER
vice at the annual banquet Of
the Montana Veterans of For
eign Wars last Saturday night
at Billings. Placing first was the
Chester post, and second was
Fairfield.
The local post won the rec
ignition because of the num-
Der of military funerals con-
Quoted by the post at Custer
Battlefield National cemetery.
During nine months the post
has held lit military services,
it was reported. The award was
won largely through the efforts
of Mrs. S. P. Louk. members, of
the local post said.
Attending the annual conven-
ton as delegates from James
Louk post were William ].
Corrigan and Frank Sorenson.
Mrs. Orrin Burd, Mrs. S. P.
Louk and Mrs. C.. o. Lundberg
were delegates of the VIEW
Auxiliary to the state conven-
ton held in Billings at the
same time.
Governor John W. Bonner
addressed the delegates at the
banquet Saturday night, and
the convention closed on Sun
day with the election of Off
GERS.
The trophy won by James
Louk post is now on display
in the window of the Big Horn
County Chamber of Commerce.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
willard Fruser. Billings.
Also Gives Report
On Senute Hearings 3

Stating that he believes a
crisis is near in efforts to Sc
cure construction funds for
the Hardin unit (Yellowtan
damn, H. w. Bunston of Hardin
said "the project should either
go forward or be put on ice"
when he reported at the gen.
eral meeting of the Big Horn
County Chamber of Commerce
here last Friday night.
Funston gave a history of
plans for Big Horn canyon
from the time he came to
Hardin in 1913 to the present
time. He recommended that
the Chamber of Commerce Sc
cure now the services of a rep
resentative in Washington, D.
G. to follow through develop
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
Hurdin Selected for
.Arnvets Convention

Hardin will be the site of a
state executive meeting Of
the AmvetS, August Is and IA,
it was decided during a meet
ing of the veterans group held
at Belgrade last Monday.
During the session, the Rev.
Arthur Heath of Belgrade was
appointed as the state Amvet
chaplain; Del Gresschi of
Great Falls was named legis-
lative director, and Arthur Da-
Wis of Belgrade was selected as
provost marshal.
Jack Clark of Belgrade is
state Amvets commander.
, Members of Hardin post No.
Is, attending the meeting in
Belgrade included Ted Gilbert,
Charles Lambert, Robert Bar
nett and Wayne Knight.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
Funeral Services 10
Be Held Friday
Oliver |. Pitt

Funeral services for Oliver
Leroy Pitt, So, will be held at
the Congregational church
here tomorrow (FGiday) at 2
p. m. with the Rev. A. Clair
King, pastor, in charge. Burial
will be in Custer Battlefield
National cemetery with Har-
din post No. 8, American Ls-
gion assisting.
Mr.. Pitt died at Spokane,
Wash, on June 26, of coroary
thrombosis. The body arrived
at the Bullis-C Chilly mortuary
here Wednesday morning. He
was a former resident of this
area, having lived in the Sarpv
area for a number of years be-
fore moving to Wash.
Pallbearers are Waldo Her
man, Alfred Dinsdale, Sid New
man, Herman Shiek, Melvin
Shick and A. G.. Slattery.
Mr.. Pitt was born March Ia,
1895, and was married to
Blanche Shick at Shadron,
Nebr., on October 8, 1921. They
settled in Wyoming ard lived
there until 1879 when they
came to Big Horn county, re-
siding at Lodge Grass for a
time before moving to a ranch
in the Sarpy area.
Last April MI. Pitt sold his
ranch on Sarpy and moved to
Deer Park, Wash, where he
operated a dairy farm at the
time of his death. He was a
veteran of World War l and
a member of the American Lee
gion.
Survivors, besides his widow,
include three daughters, Mrs.
Arlene Herman of Iron Springs;
Mrs. Betty Dinsdale, Fishtail,
Mont; Mrs. Lorraine Newman
of Pompeys Pillar; one son,
Leonard Pitt, Deer Park; his
mother, Mrs. Alice Pitt of Cas-
per. Wyo.: two sisters, Mrs.
Letha Edwards, Casper, and
Mrs. Alberta Weise, Bear Lake,
Mich; two brothers, Ralrh
Pitt, Artesia, N. M, and Bert
Pitt, Philamoth, Ore, and 10
grandchildren.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
Acreage Allotments
Are Due July Is

According to George Miller,
chairman of the lo-al Agricul-
tural Conservation Association,
it will be necessary for some
operators of farms to apply
for a 1850 wheat acreage al
lotmeflt by July Is, 1949. "
The deadline applies to o.
orators of farms on which
wheat was not seeded for har-
vest in any of the years 1947,
1913 or 1949, but on which
wheat will be seeded for har-
vest in 1850. Requests must be
made in terms of a specific &C
reage before July Is.
Allotments will not be eS-
tablished for tneW" wheat
farms by the countv commit
tee If such a request is not 1e-
ceived by july Is. Only a small
percentage of the country al
will be available for
distribution to NEW" wheat
farms, Miller said.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
Montana High School Board Of Control
Votes for Regrouping Of Schools,
Creating Glass C" Basketball Districts
E. A. Skeie Of Hdrdin
Attends Kulispen
Meeting as Director
Board Of Control

Board OF Control pg. /
Adoption of a committee re-
port on Glass G. basketball in
the state was the principal bu-
siness disposed of at the meet
ing in Kalispell Saturday, June
IL, of the Board of Control,
The meeting was attended by
Elmer Skeie, superintendent Of
school district No. 17-H, Har-
din, a director of the board.
Superintendent Bill johnson,
Fort Benton, acted as chair
man of the committee on
Class C basketball. The report
stated that the need for re-
grouping has been felt for
several years and had been de-
layed until a thorough inves-
tigation was carried out.
Under the, new plan grouping
is as follows:
Class A group-the 16 largest
schools according to enroll
ment. Class B group-the eight
schools, in each of four geo.
largest schools, exclusive Of
Class A schools, in each of
four geographical areas
would constitute the new 80
team Glass B program Glass
group his group to include
all the remaining high schools
in Montana previously CLASH
fled as Class B schools.
Under the setup, the larger
schools now playing in Class
B districts automatically as
sumo a similar position as the
present Glass A conference.
The A group remains the same.
Under the B group there will
be four Class B divisional
tournaments and a final state
tournament. Under the G group,
there will be 16 Class G dis
trict tournaments and one fl
nal Glass G tournament.
In order to bring about the
progression of eight teams to
a tournament, a play-off will
be held at the end of the
district tournaments between
adjoining Glass G districts and
the winner of the play-o4 will
progress to. the state finals.
In presenting his study,
Johnstone explained that all
schools concerned had been
polled with the final results
that those usually classified as
potential B schools voted as
follows:
Twenty-one voted "yes", five
voted mo-, five no reply.
In the C group SO voted
''yes", three voted "no", seven
no reply.
With such conclusive and de-
cided demand on part of the
schools of the state for reclass-
ification, the Board of Control
went on record to adopt the
plan on a one years trial, and
approved by unanimous action
OF the members of the board.
Other important decisions
reached by the board ruled
that under the new plan there
Shall UG III SuU-QlS1IlCU lOuIIId-
ments held in Montana. Also all
class G schools shall automati-
cally enter their district tour
nament regardless of the num-
Der of teams 81 that district.
The final complete listing of
teams for class G cannot be
completed until schools open
this fall.
Glass B schools in the diVi-
sion which includes Hardin are
Billings Central, Roundup, Red
Lodge, Laurel, Big Timber, An
aconda and Dillon.
Members of the Board of
Control are George Hayes,
Butte, president; r. H. Violin,
Kalispell, executive secretary;
tombstone, vice president, Skele,
Jack Nordgaard, Anaconda, and
Rex Daily, Hinsdale, directors.
. - "
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
Services Held Today
For Pryor Resident

Frank Gardner, Jr. "a, died
at his home at Pryor about
noon Tuesday of a heart all
ment, it was learned here this
week.
Funeral services were con-
Quoted this (Thursday) morn
ing at the Catholic church at
Pryor and burial was in the
Pryor cemetery.
He is survived by his mother
and father, Frank Gardner
and a host of relatives and
friends.
Bulls Crilly of Hardin was
in charge of funeral arrange
ments.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
WEEKS WEATHER

Recorded by Holly Sugar Cor
poration Hardin, for week end
ing A D. m. Wednesday, June 20.
Maximum temperature: "a de-
greeS, June 26 and %.
Minimum temperature: 80 de-
greeS, June %.
Perturbation for the week:
.06 inches.
Precipitation for the year to
date: 5.23 inches.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
MARRIAGE LICENSES

June Is, Arthur H. Erik and
Gloria Mary Dewey, both OF
Thermopolis, Wyo.
June Is, William Beck and
Blanche A. Christensen, both OF
Gillette, Wyo.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
SHOOTS SELF

Pedro Madel, mexican IabOrer,
accidently shot himself in the
leg with a 80 automatic pistol
about 4:30 p. M, Tuesday, while
sitting in his parked car on
Third street in Hardin.
Sheriff Roy Riley and Under
sheriff A. E. Holland, who in
veStigated, took Madel to a
hospital where he was treated
for the wound, and he is now
being cared for at the Big Horn
county jail.
9r,v IT s Savings Bonds.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
HOME

Hazel Thomson returned
Tuesday night from Ellensburg,
wash, where she has been at
tending school, and will spend
her summer vacation at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. D. Thomson.