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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
Ground is Broken
For New Parsonage

The First Baptist church con-
gregation broke ground for a
new parsonage last Sunday
morning at an impressive cere-
mony following the worship
hour.
The service was held on the
lot adjoining the church which
will be the site of the new par
sonage.
The program included an
anthem by the choir; report by
the building committee; ground
breaking by the Rev. o. j.
Grindheim, pastor; congrega-
tional hymn and the benedic-
ton.
Construction is expected to
begin at once on the log house
to match the church. The ma
terial will be the finest tongue
and grooved Douglas fir from
Washington. The parsonage will
be a three-bedroom residence,
finished in rustic design. With
the help of much volunteer la
Dor the estimated cost is $4,000.
The building committee con-
sistS of Glenn Gustafson, chair
man, Harry Cox, John Perry,
Guilford Newman and Fred
Brown.
On the finance committee are
Earl Gray, chairman, and Mil
dred Reeves, Harlie Brown,
Kenneth Lewis and Gus Salve-
son,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
Hopper Situation
To Be Reported
By Field Spoilers

Every rancher in Montana
will be kept up to the minute
about the grasshopper situation
by a reporting system worked
out by Jack CorkinS, Bohemian,
assistant state entomologist in
charge of grasshopper control
for the state.
Weekly reports telling exactly
what is happening will be start
ed next week. These reports will
give the Information about
Matching, the number of grass
hOpperS per square yard, the
damage being done, whether or
not they are taking bait and
advice about batting operations.
This reporting system is for
grasShopper control on range
land, public and private.
Seven men have been placed
in strategic areas. They will be
in the field all the time. For
the time being they will report
every Monday morning to coun-
ty extension agents who will in
form farmers and rancherS in
their counties of their reports
through the press and radio.
When an outbreak occurs re-
ports will be made more often.
Corkins, who just returned
from a trip into southern Mon
tana where his field men or
spoilers. are. located said grass
hoppers are starting to hatch.
The warm weather has pro-
noted Matching and all indica-
tons are that there may be as
many graSshoppers as were
forecast after the survey last
fall.
With Matching of so many
grasshopperS, Corkins says
ranchers must be ready to
start batting to prevent serious
losses. With spoilers in the field
every rancher in south central
and south eastern Montana will
know when to bait and where.
The field men also are prepared
to give the latest information
about batting.
The field spoilers, THEN
headquarters and the area they
will cover are as follows:
Kenneth Greer, Columbus
Wheatland, Golden Valley, Still
water and SWeetgrass counties.
Eugene Davidson, Hardin
Big Horn, Yellowstone, Mussel-
shell and part of Treasure
counties.
Arthur Fay, Forsyth-Part OF
Treasure, Rosebud, part of Big
Horn counties.
Jack Saunders, Birney-Parts
of Big Horn, Rosebud and Pow
der River counties.
Jack Lenter, Ashland - Parts
of Custer and Powder River
counties.
Ray Pratt, who will he sta
!. toned at Miles City will direct
the work of these field mer
and also will receive their re-
ports so he can interpret then
for the area.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
Concert Association
Is Organized
For Coming Season

At a meeting held in the
Community room IN the county
court house last Monday eve
ming, presided over by Ben H.
Lobdill Of Chicago, representa-
tive of Columbia Artists Man
agement, Inc, the Big Horn
County Community Concert as
ISOLATION was formed.
Officers were elected as fol-
lows:
President. Mrs. I. L. Dehnert;
first vice president, Mrs. Earl
Cammock; second vice preSi-
dent and general chairman,
Mrs. Frank GOe; secretary, Mrs.
Grace Dillon: treasurer, Miss
Nettie Ray; board of directors,
Mrs. A. J. Sheets OF Wyola, Mrs.
o. E. Robertson of st. Xavier,
L. C. Lippert of Crow Agency,
Mrs. Sam Stevenson of Lodge
Grass, and w. j. Brekke, E. A.
Skeie, Rev. Norman Johnshoy
Rev. A. C. Kroehler and Mrs.
Lloyd Carper, all of Hardin.
Attendance at the series of
three community concerts
which will be given next winter
in the junior high school GYM
naSium will be by membership
only.
Officers met at the Dehnert
home Tuesday afternoon to
draft plans for the concert
membership campaign which
will be held some time during
October, exact date to be ar
nounced later. It was stated
that membership tickets will be
available during the campaign
week only and no tickets will
be sold after the closing date
for obtaining members.
At the close of the member
ship drive, a competent COM
mittee will be appointed to
choose the artists who will ap-
pear from a list of 1875 avail
able performers, artists who
have appeared season after sea-
son at Carnegie Hall, Town
Hall, the Metropolitan Opera,
with the Boston and San Fran
cisco Philharmonic orcheStraS
and in major cities throughout
the country.
Mr.. Lobdill pointed out, how
ever, that the larger the mem
bership budget, the more noted
the artist.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
Boy Scouts Leave
For Valley Forge

Six Boy Scouts of the Plenty
Coups district left last Saturday
night for Valley Forge where
they will attend the National
Scout Jamboree.
Those making the trip are
Jimmy Cline, Pat Fox and Jack
Arbogast of Hardin, and Kim
Forman, Bill Shaw and Lyle
Schick of Lodge Grass.
The local Scouts left by
chartered bus from Billings
along with a group totaling SO
Scouts and six leaders from the
Yellowstone Valley council.
They were due to arrive at VAL
ley Forge Wednesday for the
Jamboree which will begin June
80 and continue to July, 6.
Before returning to Billings
July 13, the group will spend
one day each in New York City
and Washington, D. C.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
Officers Installed
At Lions Meet

Warren Alfred of Crow Agen-
cy was installed as president of
Hardin Lions club last Monday
night when the club held in
Stallation and Ladies Night at
the final meeting of the season.
Other officers installed in
Guided C. William Jones, first
vice president; Gordon L. Pow
ers, second vice president; Mel
vim Cordray, third vice presi-
dent: Everett Bulls, liontamer;
Keith Martin, tailtwister; L. c..
Lippert and David Borgan, dir
ectors; R. A. Vickers secretary,
and o. E. Anderson, treasurer.
Following dinner served by a
committee of IL Lions, dancing
to the music of Dale Kindness
and his Rhythmaires was en-
joyed by Lions, their ladies and
guests.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
Many Hardin Stores
viii Observe
Three Day Holiday

Following a meeting of the
Retail Merchants committee of
the Big Horn County Chamber
of Commerce last THURSDAY.
many business firms in the citv
of Hardin signified their inten-
ton of closing on Monday.
July 3, to make a three-daV
holiday over the Fourth Of july.
Those present at the meeting
discussed the matter of closing
and later contacted other retail
merchants and the following
signified their intentions Of
closing:
Miles and Timer, Seitz Mach
inery Co., Valley Implement Co
Big Horn Implement Co., Nor
issetteS, Elder Hardware ca.
Hardin Hardware Co., Marshall
Wells, Coast-to-Coast, CANDLES
Roy Chambers Co, Martins
Western Store Karl johnson
Co., Jones Furniture Mari.
KucheraS, FiSchbach's Cleaners
Leavitt Cleaners, Hardin Trib,
une-Herald.
o. K. Barber Shop, Browns
Barber Shop, Olson's Barber
Shop, Ridley's Barber Shon Rio
Horn Refrigeration and ApnIi7
ance Co., Hardin Electric Co
Other businesses NAV follow
the closing policy, but have not
definitely signified they viii do
SO. ,"7*fe% ar+@-.11-5TE
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
Camping Season is
Expected TO Be
Largest on Record

The largest camping season
on record, with 500 Scouts ex-
pected to attend various camps
from the Yellowstone Valley
council, will begin July Is and
continue to August 13, Don
Bjerke, scout field executive,
Billings, recently announced.
Hardin troop 20 will attend
the council-operated camp at
Crazy Head Springs, near Lame
Deer, the last week in July,
Bjerke said.
The Crazy Head camp will be
operated the last two weeks in
July, as will a camp at Absorb
kee, and a camp at Bozeman
will be operated the first two
weeks in August. Also attending
the Crazy Head camp will be
troops from Pryor and Crow
Agency.
A troop is in the process of
being organized at Busby and
if organization is completed
will also attend the Crazy Head
camp. Sponsored by a group of
BuSby citizens, the troop will
be all-Indian. Active in the or
ganization work are Robert and
James Mullin and Ralph Small,
all of Busby.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
Period is Extended
For Storage Looms

Recent announcement from
R. J. McKenna, state PIMA
committee chairman, extended
the period for loans to farmers
to finance the construction or
purchase of suitable farm Stor-
age facilities for grain and GER
tain other storable crops
through June 80, 1851.
These loans will be made for
a five-year period covering 85
per cent of the cost OF the
storage structure or IS cents
per bushel of the rated storage
capacity.
Any farm operator or owner
interested in securing a storage
facility loan may call at the
local PIMA office and they will
help complete the loan docu-
mentS.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
Group Moves 10
Control Fire
In County Area

At a meeting held in the
community room of the court
house here June %, rural fire
chiefs for various districts in
Big Horn county were appoint
ed as follows:
Pine Ridge, Dick Fisher and
Russell Atkins; Sam Ragland,
north bench; Alvin Torske,
south bench; Fred Hodges, Two
Leggins; George Schissler, Cor
NTH; George Rogers, north val
ley; Juell Ottun, Nine Mile;
George Miller, TuII0ck; Ken
meth Woodley, Iron Springs;
Forest Cass, Sarpy; Joe Rugg,
Kirby; Emmett Munson, Deck
er; E. Wesman, Is miles east of
Decker, and Tom Reavis at o.
w.
These men met with the
county commissioners, County
Agent N. A. Jacobsen, Sheriff
Roy G.. Riley, county fire chief,
and Gordon Powers, fire chief
of the Grow Indian reservation.
An interesting motion picture
on rural fire fighting was
shown by the county agent. The
movie pictured methods OF
fighting fires in grass, sage
brush and brush.
District fire chiefs and coun-
ty authorities agreed that the
fire season is to he closed from
July l., 1850, until further no
tice.
Everyone desiring to use fire
in fields, brush or other places
must procure a permit either
from Sheriff Riley or from
Gordon Powers at Grow Agency
The restriction was adopted
for the reason that due tC
heavy growth of vegetation this
! year, fire hazard has become
very great and the precautior
is necessary to prevent any out
break of fire.
In cooperation with the coun-
ty fire control program, notice
was issued from the office OF
L. C. Lippert, superintendent -oi
the Crow Indian reservation
stating that the fire season on
Indian lands will be CLOSED
from July l until further no
tice.
Gordon Powers, rural fire
chief for the reservation, SAID
that no voluntary fires will be
allowed on Indian land except
by permit from the superin-
tendent.
Permits will be issued, he said
if the applicant can guarantee
adequate protection against
spreading of fires. Powers sale
that the Indian service plans tt
have two lookouts stationed or
the reservation this summer anc
that unauthorized voluntary
fires could cause confusion anC
unnecessary work in the look
out setup.
Permits for burning on deed
ed and state land must be Sc.
cured from Sheriff Riley.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
Winners Announced
In 5-Event Rodeo

The rodeo at Lodge Grass
Sunday drew a large crowd OF
contestants and spectators.
Winners in the fiVe-eVenG ro-
dec were as follows:
Saddle bronc - Jonl Ham
NETT, Jr.
Bareback Hen1y Lee Esp,
first; John Drobicn and Ralph
Buell., second and third split.
Cow riding - Rich ReddLng,
first; Henry Lee Esp, second;
Don Murdoch and George Ian
de, third and fourth spit.
Calf roping- Cedric Not At
raid, Ed Not Afraid, John Holds
and Gene Williams.
Wild COW milking-Datus
Chandler. Jr. Ralph Buell..
Music for the afternoon was
furnished by the high school
swing band.
The Rodeo Committee wishes
to thank all the contestants,
the swing band and all spec
tatorS for helping to make the
rodeo such a success.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
Local Young Folk
Aiding In
Control of Maybe

Encouraged by local sports
mems groups and the Montana
Fish and Game department.,
youngsters in the Hardin area
are taking a heavy toll with ri
file and shotgun on the magpie
population of Big Horn county,
according to Deputy Game War
den Frank Starina.
To date, 1000 of these winged
predators have been grounded
by the sharp-shooting young
men and women of the area.
With the termination of the
school year, greater numbers of
juvenile nimrodS than ever be-
fore have taken gun in hand
and gone afield to help in the
elimination of the magpie, one
of the greatest enemies to our
game-bird populations.
The current drive is sponsor
ed by the Big Horn County Rod
and Gun club, which pays 10
cents for each pair of legs
brought in. In addition to this,
the Montana Fish and Game
department pays 5 cents for
each pair of either magpie or
crow legs submitted.
AS was earlier published by
the State Fish and Game de-
partment, no money is being
paid this year for magpie or
crow eggs. Experience has
shown that eggs removed from
a nest will be replaced immedi-
ately bv the female, thus no
progress is made towards elm
nation. For example, officials
state, if a nest has six eggs,
and these are taken or destroy
ed, the female will return and
lay six more. 1t is only when
the birds are actually Matched
out that their destruction &C
complishes something.
Magpies and crows are the
natural enemies of pheaSants
and ducks, the department.
says. Thousands of game-blrd
eggs are destroyed each year by
their marauding activities. Posi-
tive action as has been display
ed by the young people of Har-
din and the surrounding terri
tory, is real progress towards
ultimate control of these feath-
cred pests.
Other sports-minded groups
throughout the Treasure State
are presently engaged in like
activities, especially in north
eastern Montana in the Fort
Peck area. Recent meetings con-
Quoted in that locale and
youngsters took an active part
therein. A featured topic was
crow and magpie elimination,
and proposals similar to the
Big Horn club were adopted.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
Attend Conference
In Helena

Betty v. Christensen, local
public health nurse, and Miss
Violet Alexander, Grow Agency
teacher, attended the first
physicians and schools confer
ence in Helena Tuesday, June
20.
Miss Alexander represented
the Hardin Health Council, and
Miss Christensen served as a
conSultant for the group dis
cuSsion on the school environ
ment.
Purpose of the conference
was to discuss the many health
problems incident to the school
program. Certain specific rec
concentrations were made,
which each of the various rep
reSentativeS will present to their
own professional groups.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
Welfare Programs
to Children
lis Showing Increase

One of the major relief cat
egories under the federal-state-
county welfare program, aid
to dependent children, is
showing an alarming increase
and is now 22 times as costly
to Montana counties as it was
four years ago according to the
Montana Taxpayers associa-
ton.
The report shows that in 1916
all counties in the state eX-
pended $178, 1852 in local tax
funds for this form of relief
but budgets for the current
year total $432,1 10. Even this
sum is expected to be exceeded
before the year is out due to
the adoption of emergency bud
gets in a number of counties.
The Taxpayer association study
disclosed that increased eX-
penditures for Ado are due
both to an increase in the num-
Der of children receiving aid
and to larger monthly payments
to the families involved. The
total number of dependent chill
dren in this state has increased
from 3,729 in March, 1916, to
6,525 in March, 1850. while av-
erage monthly payments per
family have advanced from
$54.O0 to $500 during the
same period.
The association reported that
in Big Horn county the number
of children receiving aid in
creased from 1877 in March,
1916, to 239 in March, 1850. Az
erage payments in this county
were $52.55 in 1916 but had in
creased to $68.47 per month in
March, 1850.
The increase in ADO pay
ments this year has already
created a deficit of 1920, 900 in
the state relief funds and has
affected adversely the poor
funds of numerous counties, it
was stated.
1.-The sharp increase in aid to
dependent children in this
state defies complete eXplana-
ton although wilful failure of
parents to provide for their
children, and outright desertion
are important factors. Under
Montana statute, deSertion of
children by parents, or the fail
ure of the parent to provide
necessary food, shelter and clo-
thing are deemed felonies and
are punishable by imprison-
ment. Apparently few attempts
to compel compliance with the
law have been made, the Tax
payers report said.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
RippHng
OF the Rivers
Planning a trip?

Planning a trip?
If you are, the Montana
Highway Patrol said today, you
should plan for your safety as
thoroughly as you do for your
comfort and overnight accom-
modationS.
The Patrol can give hun
dredS of safety rules with which
most of us are familiar, but do
not always heed. One of the
most important things to re-
member, we think, is that driv-
ing safely is a full-time job.
Relaxing safety precautions or
failing to think safety for even
a few seconds could be the
cause of a costly or fatal &C
cident.
With the Independence Day
holiday only a few days away,
a good thing to remember is the
National Safety Councils slo-
gan:
Drive safely on the Fourth
Be alive on the fifth"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
Arnvets to Hold
Annual Picnic

AL veterans and their fami-
lies are invited to attend the
annual picnic of Hardin Am
vets to be held Sunday, July 16,
beginning at II am.
All those planning to attend
are asked to register with the
commander of the veterans
organization of which they are
members by July 10.
Free eats, refreshments and
fun is planned for all by the
Amvets entertainment commit
tee.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29

Construction work has re-
Gently been completed on the
new building of the Hardin
Furniture Exchange and the
store is now open for business.
The new structure which re-
places the building which was
destroyed by fire several months
ago, has a 60-fOot, modern re-
cess. front. Mrs. Magma Lam
mers, owner, states that a for
NAL opening will be held within
a few weeks.
Plans are underway to re-
build a business block, so x 80
feet, on the portion Of the lots
facing on Center avenue.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
Local Amvets Elect
Officers for Yedr

Election of officers for the
ensuing year was held at the
regular meeting of Hardin Am
vets Tuesday, June 20, with the
following being chosen:
Edward Olenik, post COM
mander; Harold Lind, finance
officer; Dorman HennIngs, first
vice commander; Wilour Frickel,
second vice commander, and
Ted Aman. third vice COM
mander. ~.s. ~'s
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
Softbull Schedule
ubiect to rain-Out)

(Subject to rain-out)
June 28-Diamond A, VIEW VS..
American Legion; Diamond B,
Ridin' and Ropin' VS.. Chamber
of Commerce.
June 3O-Diamond A, Cham
Der of Commerce VS.. KiwaniS;
diamond B, Lions VS.. VFW.
July 5-Diamond A., KiWaniS
VS.. American Legion; diamond
B, Ridin' and Ropin' VS. VFW.
July 7-Diamond A, Lions VS..
Chamber of Commerce; dia-
mond B, KiWanis VS.. VIEW.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
New Case Worker
Assumes Duties

Mrs. Mary Lou Stevens of Bill
lings assumed duties as case
worker in charge of the Big
Horn county welfare depart
ment last Monday, June 26. Mrs.
Stevens will be here only tenn
porarily and will be replaced
later by a permanent case
worker.
Guy Exon, who has been case
worker in charge here for the
past several months, will leave
about July l for his home at
Santa Fe, N. M, and expects to
be employed in that state.
Miss Jeanette Burns will con-
tinue as stenographer in the
local welfare office.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
Club Will Sponsor
Jackpot Rodeo

The Hardin Ridin' and Ro-
pin club is sponsoring a Jackpot
Rodeo and celebration at the
rodeo grounds south of st. KAY
Ter on July 4, it was announced
today.
The public is invited to at
tend the event. Food conceS-
Sions will be at the grounds or
those attending may bring a
picnic lunch. A dance in the
evening will conclude the day.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
SCOUT DISTRIBUTOR

Martins Western Store of
Hardin has been appointed Of,
fetal Boy Scout distributor for
this area, according to recent
announcement.
The store has available all
Boy Scout and Cub Scout clo-
thing and equipment.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
Increase In CITY,
County Decrease
In 1850 Census

The city of Hardin showed a
gain of 378 in population dur
ing the past 10 years, accord
ing to figures released last
week by the district office, Bur-
eau of Census, Billings.
According to the recently
completed census, Hardin now
has a population of 1884, COM
pared to 1886 in 1910. Big Horn
county has 9,799 residents, as
compared to 10,419 in 1910, or
a loss of $40, the, figures re-
vealed.
According to Thomas D. KEEL
ley, supervisor of the Billings
office, the figures are believed
to be substantially correct, but
are subject to revision after re-
turns for non-residents are
credited to their proper local
ity and other routine checks
have been made.
Although material revision of
the preliminary count is un-
likely. it may possibly occur af-
ter careful examination of the
returns, the Census office said.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
TO VISIT IN EAST

Mrs. Garold Fish will leave
Saturday night by train for
Windsor, Conn, for a two
month visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. c.. Tressler,
and her daughter, Miss Sheila
Owen.
While Mrs. Fish is on vs.ca-
ton. Mrs. Lowell Painter will
take over her work at the
Chamber of Commerce office
and also write local items and
social news for the Hardin
Tribune-Herald.
Mrs. Painter may be contact
ed by telephoning No. 225.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-06-29
DISEASE REPORTED

One new case Of Rocky
mountain spotted fever in Phil
lips county and 20 new cases Of
tuberculosis highlighted the
weekly report Of the state
board of health for the week
ended June II.