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Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-08-01

The homesteader came. BY the hun
dreds. On their 100 acres TO great
plains land they built their cabin,
plowed their land, raised wheat.
For everyone who struggled through,
several went broke. Those that
stayed leased or bought their neigh
Dor out. Instead of 100 acres they
now plant and plant from five 10
ten times as much.
But what happened to the cattle
man? His open range was gone. The
small unit he had in the Hills for
winter range was now both his
summer and winter range. And so
the thinning out process came into
effect here also. In the Sweet Grass
hills, where a hundred families
made their homes, there are now
but dozen or so. They also ac-
quired additional land from their
neighbors who could not make the
grade. With cattle, as it was with
wheat, an economical unit large
enough to support family was
hewed out of the land, or you drifted
on down the road.
Another Change
But another factor has shown its
grip on the way of living of this
land of great distances. The farmer
or rancher of 1910 was young man.
He soon had family; schools were
necessary. He built them, some rs
in Glacier county, in fact He helped
to build large community halls and
country churches.
Then came the 1905 more and
more of the youngsters had grown
up and gone to town to high school.
More and more of the country
schools were closed every year.
More and more territory was taken
into the consolidated school in each
small town in the area. The '40s and
war, teacher shortage, more
schools closed.
Now as they enter the SOS an
other problem comes up-not new
problem; in fact, almost the same
problem that entered the picture in
1915. The homesteader and rancher
of 1910 is getting to be an old man.
He has made his stake and wants to
retire His son takes over the home
place. Young families start to grow
and it's time that Johnny started to
school.
But the community club is now a
granary, and the country school
went the same way. It's 40 miles to
school in town, and to many the
only answer is moving there for the
winter months.
Well why not? Church and school
stores, good roads and bridge club:
are close at hand. The wheat croI
was good last year, the price high
and the allotment payment helped
But the old men wonder. They
please Turn to Page 59)
.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-08-01
Montana Fariner-stockman Fhoto.


In the 1900's most of the popu1a-
ton lived in the foothills. Few
families lived or built on the So
called plains. All of them ran cattle.
Your home place might be only a
a cabin and horse corral. Your
cattle, and those of all your neigh
bors, ran in the foothills and the
river bottom during the winter.
They roamed to the Missouri and
halfway to the Dakotas during the
summer. In the fall everyone fell
in for the annual roundup and you
collectively trailed and shipped to
market.
The year 1910 saw the change.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13
Municipal League To
Join Women Voters In
Fight For Home Rule

A state wide citizens committee
to work for the calling of con-
stitutional convention was formed
last week in Baltimore at a meet
ing of the Maryland League of
Women Voters held at the South
ern Hotel. Mrs. Joseph Hirsch-
mann, President of the State
League presided.
This meeting was the nucleus
of final committee which will in
clude representatives of all the
major political, social and civic
organizations in the state. 1t was
organized to create greater citizen
participation in the referendum
which will appear on the ballot in
November.
Mrs. Philip w. Woods of Takoma
Park, Vice President of the Mary
land League of Women Voters,
read a statement from Thomas S.
Post, President of THE Maryland
League of Municipalities and may
OF of Cumberland, in which Mr..
Post stated that, 1--WE believe that
the best chance of increasing
autonomy and relieving the Cen
eral Assembly of the terrific bur-
den of local legislation will be at
the hands Of a constitutional con-
vention."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13
Gaithersburg
High School
News
POD. Class Attends Court

POD. Class Attends Court
The Problems of Democracy
class, sponsored by w. w. Gal
breath, attended a session of the
Circuit Court in the Montgomery
County courthouse at Rockville,
Tuesday.
The trip was taken as a project
of government which the class is
now studying.
Sports
The girls softball and volleyball
teams began practice on Tuesday.
The first game will be played in
the middle of April. The Trojan
baseball team will play its first
game on April Is, against Mont
gomery Blair at home.
Variety Show Given
The "Follies of Fifty, which
was presented by the Junior class
last Friday night was a big sue
cess. The proceeds from the show,
over two-hundred dollars will help
to pay for the Junior-Senior prom
to be held in May.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13
Seventeen" To Be
Given By Seniors At
GaitherSburg April Fl

The four-act comedy "Seven-
teen" by Booth Harrington, will be
presented by the Senior Class of
Gaithersburg High School on Fri
day, April 81, at 8:15 pm. in the
high school auditorium.
The well-known play has an ex-
cellent cast of students, picked
from the class which has had a
reputation through its years in the
school for top acting ability. The
lead will be played by Ivan Fitz-
water as William Baxter. Lola
Pratt, Jenny LaTona; Jane Bax-
ter, Hazel Benson; Mrs. Baxter,
Barbara Ann Riggs; Mr.. Baxtor,
Robert Wilson; Wally Baules, Bud
dy Harper; George Cruper, Bobby
Ward; Mr.. Parcher, Dick Tetlow;
Mae Parcher, Peggy Cross; Miss
Bolie, Alice Snyder; Johnny Wat
son, Clayton Arundel, Joe Bullet,
Gilbert Thompson and Genesis,
Billy Anderson. Mrs. Mary Martin
is the director of the play.
Tickets will be on sale at the
door, or they may be purchased
from any member of the senior
class.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13
Friday, the 18th day of
April, 1850
At 1000 A, M


at the Court House door i'm Rock
vile, offer for sale at public auction
all that unimproved land located
in the Town of Garrett Park in
Montgomery County, Maryland,
known as Lot Three (3) in Block
Fifty-three (53) of subdivision
called Garrett Park, as the same
is laid down on a plat in Plat
Book "a" at plat 81, being the
same land which said Thomas Elgin
Copeland and his wife obtained by
deed from James L. Skidmore
dated November %, 1910. The
land is high, has good drainage, is
well-shaded and located in the best
part of Garrett Park on the main
thoroughfare from Rockville Pike
to Kensington.
Terms of Sale, as prescribed by
the decree, are "all cash at time
of ratification Of SALE. A deposit
of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)
will be required when the property
is knocked down. Revenue stamps
and other costs of conveyance, if
any, will be paid by the purchaser.
ALGER Y. BARBEE, Trustee,
Professional Building.
Rockville Maryland.
and
WILLIAM A. VOLKMAN, Trustee
1853 Wisconsin Avenue,
Bethesda, Maryland. 2073
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13
| T71ee Box

= , April 8, 1850
Miss Amelia C. Many, Supt.
Suburban Hospital ..
Bethesda, Md. ~
Dear Miss Many,
Moral duty impels me to tender
my resignation as Director of
Social Service for Suburban Hos
pital. The wages now offered and
the non-professional status are un-
gratifying.
During the past six and half
years at the hospital, l have given
unstintingly of my time and of
myself, as a mature, professional
person. The people with whom l
worked are a part of me, indeed a
part of living. There was always
that kindly feeling towards the
patients and the staff and, he hos
pital that l was giving and helping
those in need and sick and troubled.
A kind word, a gentle touch, a
little lift has made a lasting i'm
preston in the lives of those who
came to us through the side door
of the hospital.
Economically the job takes on
less Importance. By nature | en-
Joy, and by training employ, a
sensibility and deep feeling for
humanity.
To the Woman's Auxiliary and
to the Board of Directors, l extend
appreciation for their kindness
and understanding.
Yours very truly,
SADIE MCKENZIE WISNER
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that the
Subscriber of Montgomery County, has
obtained from the Orphans Court of
Montgomery County, in Maryland, Letters
Testamentary on the personal Estate of
JOHN C. C. PATTERSON
ate of MONTGOMERY County. deceased. All
persons having Claims against the de-
leased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same. with vouchers thereof legally au-
thenticat' ID to the subscriber on or before
the 10th day of September next: they
may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said Estate. All persons
indebted to said Estate are requested to
make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 14th day of
March in the year of our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred fifty.
THOMAS NJ. ANDERSON,
Executor under the Will
of john c. c. Patterson, Decd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13
Richard
Montgomery
High School
News
Easter Assembly Program

Easter Assembly Program
This year the annual Easter AS
mbly of Richard Montgomery
vas presented by the Public speak
ng Class and the Ninth Grade
Academic Care Group, under the
direction of Miss Pauline Abey-
ounis.
The program, on Wednesday,
opei'ad with the reading of the in
vocation by Jack Trevy, after
which the narrator, Larry Dahlin,
set the scene for the three pre-
dictions Christ made before his
Goath. Three choral-speaking Sc
lections, "The Crucifxion," "Day-
break" and the "Twenty-Fourth
Psalm" were recited by the Pub
lie Speaking Glass and the Ninth
Grade Academic Care Group, with
soloists from both section.
The speech selections were aug
mented by Easter numbers sung by
the Glee Club. As a special faa-
ture, Sharon Rowe and Ned Pref
lyman played an appropriate violin
duet. ,.. - @
School was dismissed for the
Easter Holiday at the close of the
program at noon. ...
Class Entertains Youngsters
Fourteen young children We're
guests of Richard Montgomery's
Vocational Home Arts Class last
Wednesday morning. AS a part of
the study in child care, each mem
Der of the group invited one boy or
girl to the party, held in, the Home
Arts Department.
Members of tie class, who are
also members of the Marionette
Club, presented a short Marionette
Show. Other entertainment in
cluded toys, books and children's
records. At the end of the party
which lasted from nine until elev-
en- thirty, small lunch was served.
Among the. guests was. Judy Ia
rallo, daughter of the principal of
R.M,H.S. Mrs. Laura Burruss, d.
rected the group.
A Square Dance
A Square Dance will be given by
the Girls Athletic Association of
Richard Montgomery High School
on Saturday, April Is, to raise
money for the Montgomery County
Education Association Scholarship
Fund.
Art Fridinger, a well-known
Washington caller, and Unit II of
the Rock Creek Promenaders will
IL featured. Mr.. Fridinger played
at Richard lMontgomery's square
dance in January which was so sue
cessful.
|. Dancing will begin at $3.50 and
continue until 1880. Refreshments
viii be available. ~
~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13
cone Man With God
Is n Majority"

NMoS WROTE OUT his proph-
"A ecies at some later time and
they have been handed down to
us, with all their fire and force,
in the book that bears his name.
We shall see in later lessons
some Of his great messages.
What stands out here is this:
Truth Is sometimes popular,
sometimes not, but the living
power Of truth has nothing TO
do with the number Of people
who believe It, or whether II is
pleasant, or with the prestige
Of the man who proclaims II.
II ii is Gods truth, it will live
even il the only man who believes
It is banished, as Amos was, to the
silent wilderness.
copyright by the International council
of Religious Education on behalf OF 40
Protestant denominations. Released by
WNU Features.l
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13
Clitus o. Bordeaux, Attorney
Rockville, Maryland
NOTICE tn CREDITORS

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. that the
subscriber of Montgomery County, has
obtained from the Orphans Court of
Montgomery County, in Maryland. Letters
Of Administration on the personal Estate of
JOSEPH F. ANDREWS.
ate of Montgomery County. deceased. All
persons having Claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
iame, with vouchers, thereof legally au-
shenticated to the subscriber on or before
the Gath day of September next: they
may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said Estate. All persons in
iebted to said Estate are requested to make
immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 22nd day Of
March in the year of our Lord. one
thousand nine hundred fifty.
JOHN T. ANDREWS,
Administrator
Route, No. /. Clarksburg, Md.
Pill
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13

a Sh dAiEc% SpSdh6r. OAS ICHdH
He had no lecture bureau, had nc
luncheon-club, he could not even
hire hall. os.
But the Lord had spoken to
him and he knew 1t. He was
determined that the, wealthy
people who crowded the tenn
pie yard In Bethel should hear
him. No. dOHbt the mere sight
Of the man. would attract atten-
ton. In his rough working
clothes he would look as out-of-
place In that welI-polished
crowd as = huckleberry In a
pan of milk.
As his voice, trained in the wide
open spaces, rang out over tie
crowd, few people may have
laughed at first. But circle of re-
spectful silence would gro W
around him. Indeed they liked what
he said, at first.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13
Amt 1t So?

Reparations-A device by means
of which, when two nations make
an irreparable mistake, one of
them tries to make the other pay
for it. 4 Norfolk YirRinian-Pilot.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13

a FARMER on his
own. He had no
prestige, no back
ing, no social or
official position, no
money, no h ig h
education, no ma
tional reputation, in
fact none Of the
things that make
us take notice" of
n CfroNnn r~a1Ix1u
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13
Trustees Sale
GARRETT PARK LOT

By virtue of The power and au-
thority contained in a decree of
the Circuit Court for Montgomery
County, dated May 10, 1949, passed
in cause, therein pending where
in Thomas Elgin Copeland is plain
tiff and Alice J. Robertson, ct al,
are defendants, the same being No.
1887 Equity, the undersigned
Trustees will on
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13
Rugged Prophet
Lesson for April l6, 1850

nON'T MAKE the mistake of
- thinking that the minor"
prophets of the Old Testament were
less important than the majors"
The IL men whose writings end our
Old Testament are in no way less
important than Isaiah, Jeremiah or
Ezekiel. They are called minor"
only because their writings cover
fewer pages. First in point of time
came Amos.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13
Roll-Call Of Doomsday

ROll-Call Of Doomsday
HEOR three transgressions of
Damascus, yea for four =.
will not turn away the punish
ment thereof" he began. Damas-
Gus was capital of Syria, for gen.
erations their country's bitter and
all too successful enemy. So when
Amos predicted a crash for Syria,
you may imagine the applause
would be loud.
Then, one after another, as Amos
points his finger east. north, south,
the lightning of Gods curse is
called down on enemy after enemy
Of the nation of Israel. Fire, hur-
ricane. defeat and disaster are fore
told for every one.
Too Close Home
EVERYTHING Amos had said
- was true, and came true; every
nation whose downfall he predicted
collapsed just as he said it would.
But that was not the main reason
he had tramped all the way to
Bethel. He had some things to say
to the very people before him.
something about themselves and
their own country. So when he had
his audience in the palm of his
hand, Just as they were gloating
over the terrible fate of the ma
tons they hated, Amos dropped his
bomb on their complacent heads.
THUS saith the Lord: For
three transgressions Of IS
RAEL, yea for four, I will not
turn away the punishment
thereof" The rOll-call of dooms-
day includes every sinful ma
tion. God has no pets, he plays
no favorites. His laws are the
same for all men. Naturally,
Israelites could well believe
that God hated the sins Of
their enemies. But their own?
That was different story.
Amos plunged from being the
most popular sidewalk preacher
of his day to being the best-hated
man in Israel. In fact, because he
dared to name the king as sinner
number one, he was accused of
treason, a capital crime in any
country.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13
FouR-WAY
FOREFRONT

his RUGGED FROM
end ~ sets tho style
note. i2l sovss on
repoH eosis-verii-
col bou ore indl-
sldvolly rsploeeoble
i3l ovoids locking
horn,." ~ mokes
pofLino oad eoree.
mo eosieF.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13
Ranch Hand Preacher

4 MOS WAS NO city preacher, in
"A fact not preacher at all. He
would not even call himself a
prophet. He was a ranch-hand from
the back country, more like what
we would call a hired hand than
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13

When you touch the poCGet-book
nerve you bring some people to
life.
William v. Bouic,
Albert M. Bouic,
Solicitors.
Rockville, Md.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
f. MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
LILLIAN JULIAN ALBEIT, ct
al, Plaintiff
VS..
ELIZABETH JULIAN WHITE,
ct al, Defendant.
No. 1853 Equity.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13

No. 1853 Equity.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-09-01
In Case You Have
To Pile Wheat

STORING WHEAT on the ground
isn't as wastefal as it sounds, ac-
cording to DR.. ]. c. Hide, acting head
of agronomy for the Montana Agri-
cultural Experiment station. Mid
western farmers have had to dump
their wheat on the ground many
times and the losses generally are
negligible.
Here are Hides suggestions to
avoid losses in wheat stored on the
ground
Pile the wheat on high ground,
preferably a knoll, SO water will
drain away rather than into the
wheat pile. Pile as evenly as pos
sible. If an elevator is used, let it
run in one place so the final pile will
be a nice, even cone.
1t might be a good idea to spread
the wheat on a floor of canvas.
Building paper would suffice. Also
spread a canvas over the top to keep
rain from soaking in.
There also are some *don'ts" which
DIR. Hide suggests. Don't let any one
walk in the wheat. Every depression
invites water to soak into the wheat.
Don't build up the sides with lumber
or other material. Any kind of a
wall will direct the moisture into the
edges of the wheat next to the wall
rather than away from the grain.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-09-01
Write Tor These
Free Booklets ond
Special Offers

There is much voIuobIe inforno-
ton in the free booklets offered by
some of our advertisers. The LIST be-
low shows some of the free booklets
or special offers thot may be secured
by referring TO advertisements in this
issue. Look for them on the pages
Indicted. For prompt replies just
send q postol cord or letter direct TO
the advertiser. Be sure to use the
coupon if one is included in the od-
vertisennent.
Troetor Driven A. c. Generators, 46
Herefords. The Best Breed Supreme,
Psi
Super Strong Trsek Bodies ond hoistss
p rs
Improved. New Type Krimp Roller.
26
DeoIerships for Rock Picker. p 70
Estimotins Guide and How 70 Apply
Aluminium Roofing, p ~
The Finger Tip Window, p 36
EdueotionoI Voeotion Tour to Europe.
as
Eosier, Foster Milk Cooler. ~
5-in-1 Power Tool 10
Systems for oil Methods OF Controlled
IFrisotions ~
Better Living with Liquisoss p 23
Tractors Equipped 70 Burn "BPG"
Fuel. Cheaper cieoner Thon Goso-
line, p 3
Steel Buildings take cere of Form
Building Needs, p IL
New Holt Doxer Feotures ot no ExtFo
Cost p 10
Finer Hoy with Fewer Mon-Hours,
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-09-01

terial that has previously appeared
in print
"But it's good, hearty mulligan,
meaty with careful facts and figures
and historical narrative, and richly
favored with scores of personality
sketches, brief biographies and hui
man incident comic to tragic.
"This local history is full-length
book of about 10000 words, with
over 125 Photographic illustrations
and an end-sheet map; regulation
bound.
ITO finance the production of such
book was an enormous undertak-
ing for so small community, but
the Pioneers of the Tobacco Plains
Country are persistent tribe. No
attempt was made to interest COM
mercial publisher, but by foregoing
any profit for the work of preparing
the manuscript, by raising funds in
various ways and by securing the
cooperation of scores of citizens who
signed guarantee to complete pay
ment-the organization was able to
order the printing and binding of
limited edition.
The price is $3.50 in Tobacco Val
ley, $3.65 by mail. Send orders to
Mrs. Albina Johnson, Eureka, Mont.
Please add exchange when sending
personal checks.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-09-01
Community Writes
Autobiography

A MONTANA COMMUNITY has
written a book.
It is ''The Story of the Tobacco
Plains Country" appropriately SUBJ
titled, ''The Autobiography of
Community"
Editor Olga Weydemeyer Johnson,
Rexford, tells about the book and
the project as follows:
"The oldtimers of the Tobacco
Plains country in northeast Lincoln
county began this story just for
their own satisfaction, but it grew
and grew.
GAS literature CThe Story of the
Tobacco Plains Country is some
what mulligan, SO many hands and
heads took part in the making of it.
About one-fourth of the text consists
of quotations from written reni-
niscences, interviews, letters or local
newspapers, together with some ma
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-09-01
Irrigated Farms
Offered for Sale

WORLD WAR 2 VETERANS will
have preference in purchasing Is
developed irrigated farms and six
feed bases to be sold on the Buffalo
Rapids project by the Soil Conserva-
ton service at Glendive, according
to announcement by William A.
Harkins, project supervisor.
The farms being offered for sale
have been developed for irrigation
by the Soil Conservation service.
The land has been leveled and ir-
rigation structures have been in
stalled in the newly constructed
main farm supply bitches. Two of
the farms have sets of farm build
ings
Considerable fencing has been
completed on most of the farms to
be sold. These farms are being
irrigated and are producing crops
at the present time. The irrigated
land on the farms varies from 46
to 154 acres. Several of the farms
also have a considerable acreage of
dry crop land or grazing land.
The farms offered for sale are To-
Gated along the Yellowstone river
in Dawson, Prairie and Custer coun-
ties. World war veterans will have
preference for 90 days after the sale
is announced. The selection of pur-
chasers will be made by commit
tee of local residents.
Qualifications of a purchaser will
be based on his previous experience
in farming, his actual need for g
family type farm, his reputation for
paying debts and meeting respon-
sibilities, his being in a position tC
secure necessary equipment, live
stock, feed and other chattel prop
erty required in the satisfactory op
Grafton of an irrigated farm. In ad
dition a farm purchaser must ais,
be citizen of the United State
and be free from permanent infec
tious diseases or disabilities tha
might prevent his satisfactory opera
ton of farm.
If World war 2 veterans are no
selected to purchase all the farm
offered for sale, applications from
nonveterans will be considered ant
the same qualifications will be re
quired as for veterans.
Farm purchase application blank
and other information pertinent t
the land sale may be obtained fror
William A. Harkin, project super
visor, Buffalo Rapids Project, Glen
dive, Montana.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-09-01
Things to Do
In September

. Harvest grains. beets. beans
Be sure bins are clean. dry
Dig potatoes
. Treat Seed
Seed winter wheat (after 10th
is recommended time to avoid
root rot.)
9 Apply soil sterilant chemicals
for perennial weed control
House pullets
Start deep litter
o Paint buildings