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BROAD PROGRAM OF DEVELOPMENT IN WEST SLATED INTERIOR DEPARTMENT READY TO HARNESS BIG PROJECT TO WAR EFFORT The department of the Interior jady, upon congressional authoriza-1 ion, to act Immediately In harnessing to the war effort the vast mineral and power resources of the nation. Secre tary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes said, in laying before the senate a posed expansion program of mineral and power developments In the United) States scaled to help meet the enor mous demands of the presidents war production schedule. Secretary Ickes submitted, in re sponse to an inquiry from Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney of Wyoming, de tails of a program which would use low-grade domestic ores to help make the United States independent of for elgn minerals during the emergency, save millions of tons of shipping, re-j tease the necessary navy convoy ves sels, and would also look toward the; 0f the WeSt The multipoint resources mobiliza tion program proposed Included the financing of mineral and Industrial development, avoiding monopolization, and the development Of additional power facilities to meet war require S and later to serve America in ueace It Included sample power proj ects out of many possible developments In the west. These 17 sample projects in 12 states alone would provide 10 billion kilowatt-hours of energy an-1 nually. Three major "bottlenecks" in this 11-out program were Identified by ecretary Ickes as being production,! xploration and capitalization. To olve "bottleneck NO. 1," he asked that; he bureau of mines be Instructed by congress to push to a "triple-speed basis" the development Of processes to molro nnqsihlp the larep-sralp utlllza make possioie tne large scale uuuza tion Of low-grade ores, and to make these processes available to Industry,; even to the extent nt providing mere: Of new processes with the part-time services Of skilled engineers. All-Oat Exploration Secretary Ickes asked congress to, make funds available for exploratory work by the geological survey and thej bureau of mines for copper, iron, chromite, zinc and lead. Involving thej assignment of 250 additional engineers! and eeoloelsts to intensive exploratory ana geologists to intensive exploratory, work in low-grade areas in a tentative list of 22 states and Alaska. This would break "bottleneck No. 2." To secure capital for the develop ment of short-lived or low-grade ore bodies and for mills and smelters to develop such low-grade materials, a problem termed "bottleneck No. 3," Secretary Ickes proposed that, when requested by the war production board, he department of the interior should <e given the power to certify to the leconstructlon Finance Corp. for loans o companies or individuals seeking to ncrease the production of these es entlal war minerals. As a last resort, if private capital or competent man agement would not be interested in developments of considerable risk, he suggested that the bureau Of mines be allowed to develop the mines custom mills or refineries. New Processes Other proposals Included the estab lishment of a minerals policy board, recommendations for manganese de-| velopment involving the erection of eight large milling plants, three hydro metallurgical processing plants, and one matte smelting plant; recommen dations for the revision of aluminum manufacturing processes to make the fullest possible use of new processes developed by the bureau of mines which utilize common aluminum bearing materials; and recommenda tions for the use, when completed, of new processes for the production of magnesium, chromium, vanadium, sup erphosphate and phosphorus in suffi cient quantities for war needs. Increase Western Power Steam and hydropower plants were recommended at many points through >ut the west. A series of 17 sample »wer projects, at an estimated total ost of $350,603.000, was proposed. "The measure I have suggested bove, under the heads of mineral de elopment and power for the west," said Ickes. "would do something to put individuals and small companies Into action for the war and for a few years afterward. While that would be something definite toward winning the war, it would not be any great underpinning for the postwar situation to the west." -<S> Six Montana Banks Are Among Thousand Largest in Country Six Montana banks have enough as sets to be included in a list of the thousand largest banks of the nation, according to the American Banker. The banks and their standings on the list, based on deposits as reported In statements Issued Dec. 31, 1941, fol low: Metals Bank & Trust Co., Butte, No. 431; First National bank, Butte, No. 824; First National bank. Great Falls, No. 549; First National Bank & Trust Go., Helena, No. 607; Union Bank & Trust Co., Helena, No. 635, and Mld nd National bank, Billings, No. 933. Montana banks whose standings In ie table improved during the year, ^suiting in their moving higher on ie list, Included the Midland Nation .L, which moved up from 967th to 933d; Metals Bank & Trust Co., which moved up from 441st to 431st; First National at Great Falls, which moved up from 553d to 549th, and Union Bank & Trust Co., which moved up from 660th to 636th place. Although these were the only six Montana banks with sufficient deposits to be Included In the list of the first thousand, this state is ahead of many others In number of banks qualifying *or Inclusion In the list. Deposits of the Montana banks in he list, as reported Dec. 31. 1941, anged from $6,967,434 to $16,315,131. Drive Carefully During 1042 -♦ Classified Advertisements DO YOU NEED A NEW SADDLE? "H i: Or Does Your Old Saddle Need Repairs? Write for ratal«* and prices Orlrinal CoggshaU Saddles Miles Cltr Saddlery Cs.. Miles City, Mont. is j j 1 pro-_ BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ; p^pe^. «^you^ ^ c confectlonery puny equipped, «»-w, 1 ; j ing quarters. Real bargain. Write box 1906-M Great Fall». Montana. _ _ ^ 8ALB __ Black B ear Hotel & cafe, mod-( crn , ne wly furnished In county seat and I payroll town. Will rent calV separately. Cash or term. Mrs K E Fess.er. Thompson For Sale have »4000, In for sale—io-room hotel & cafe in pm™« »"d tourist town _a J*'" 0 ," people h 8ickne»s forces »ale. DeLuxe Hotel Grand Cou"ee Wash. Exclusive shoe store. good wyon^i , r on* D 'i 0 w°ôvêrhîad d good "clean .t«k bkh ,... price p o Box inoa-o. Great Paiia. Mont. ___ j )LD established, favorably known cafe in ' Great Falls. Montana; high type patronage. ; #111 lease building and seU or lease flxtu/es " reliable operator. Address P. Norby, Great r J_ Än."bS! ! , 0 °'» Süp «wml i ^jmessEw! Ellis. Stewartvllle. Minn., Box i 1 { ?alls, Montana. jos. I NEW AND U8ED FURNITURE store ; years established, doing good « e 0 a r ^,, 8 E EVBnS 'I n ° rtnctl Qret0 Bo]t US ' _ 1 bar . b .q business and equipment for sale. : SO ml. from Duluth on HI. 61 The only. "•* f ar ;P'® s0 ^ Ba r b q° carkon^Minn 0 m>ke J _!_:_| i property OWNING YANK In Canada wishes to contact property owning Canadian ; ( , wlth view to exchange. H, A. (£ hlt 8 c£t Knife. |ask„ Canada. ! __I-!. .8»v popuus: »;«« ho™ . 8»». ; r ,^° om ;,,,, e v C fu P r '?" h e d »19 000 Write Box 105, ! ! ^public w„r I Republic, wasm- | ,.v. five' business. ; 9 »° E e """VK d&i^oreteTaÄi Shop. Bonners Ferry. Idaho, . BhnD b.^' D^hy' U Vwe? H ariem, Montana. —-- . ... ..... ; eon sale—meat market in Missou a. d buslness and location, easy terms. Bad „eaith. Box me-w. Great Fails, Mont. FARMS, RANCHES AND LANDS WONDERFUL FARM LANDS ON THE COT TON BELT RAILROAD. Rich farm land in mild climate; 5 cuttings of alfalfa each sea ; big yields of corn, oats, cotton and soy- j beans: line for livestock and poultry: wonder ful truck garden country, close to big mar-1 kets; paved roads, schools, churches and good; neighbors; farm labor reasonable; low prices; according to cleared land and Improve-! Cotton Belt railroad terri ■nn ränge ments; located In tory. State requirements In reply. Address l A. C. McKlbbln, Director of Development. St I Louis Southwestern Railway Lines, 523 Cotton Belt Bldg., St. Louts, Mo. 200-ACRE RANCH In Mason Valley. Nev. 180 acres cultivated, bal. pasture. Fully equipped] dairy and milking parlor. 5-ton Ice plant. ! federal and state accredited: 75 cows. 4 ] horses, tractor, hay baler, all necessary farm machinery. 7-room modern home. Excellent wholesale and retail dairy Terms. For Information address. Yerlngton Dairy. Box 351, Yerlngton. Nev. IMPROVED DRY LAND PARMS-Three large acreage, well Improved dry land farms, all set up and ready for crop this year. Good allotment base. Immediate possession. Prices ranging from »12 to »17 50 per acre. The rhos. A, Buscy Agency. Chester. Montana. FOR SALE—12 acres Irrigated. 7-room mod ern house, garage, barn, chicken house and other buildings, or will sell 5 acres. *6 mile from Poison, on highway. Mrs. Annie Meek, Route No. 1. Poison, Mont. FOR SALE OR TRADE tor large Montana ranch. 2325 acres fine Improved land, raised 25.000 bushels corn, beans. »50 acre. Joins „ ,,u . Fairfield paving, Russell Smith. Atty., Fair flcld, Iowa. ARIZONA'S most valuable 5 acres. Rarest date palms and citrus, 8 years old. Unexcelled lo cation. fertility and climate. »3500. »2000 less than cost. Harry Palmer. Wigwam Club. Deckers, Colo. FOR SALE—210-acre modern coast dairy ranch, stocked and equipped. Large route, processing plant, refrigeration. 2 homes. Write Wm. C. Holtz, Box 2. Ilwaco. Wash. FOR SALE: 1200-ACRE SHEEP RANCH. fuUy equipped, good water right, well Improved. Taylor grazing allotment for 1,000 sheep. Terms. Write L. M. Pflffner, Lima, Montana. NORTHWEST FLORIDA. "Food will win the _ war and write the peace''—Secretary Wlck ird. Raise food, chickens, eggs. hogs, cattle, or a good garden. McCasklll Co-Lands, Oe Funlak Springs, Fla. 1380-ACRE FARM and stock ranch, all fenced. good water, on Woodie creek, near Jordan Montana. New 7-room house. »2700 cash. Write lohn W. Aldrich, Route 4. Snohomish, Wash. 840 ACRE DIVERSIFIED RANCH south Great Falls. Good springs, buildings, easy terms. Prary & Burlingame. Inc.. Great Palls. Mont. MUST SELL FULLY EQUIPPED 58-acre poultry farm. 36 acres In grain. A bargain. B. A. Schudelske. Oakland. Oregon. «1.800 CASH, »2.400 in trade. 320 acres. Ideal for stock. 30 miles N. W. of Billings. Write Box 1908-R. Great Falls. Montana. NURSERY STOCK FRUIT, nut. flowering, shade trees, roses. berry plants, shrubs. Free 40-page catalog. Tualatin Valley Nurseries. Sherwood. Oregon. MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE: 1941 complete rural directory of Valley county. Montana. Price 50c per copy any place In the Ü. S. A list of 1,700 farmers and ranchers. The Glasgow Courier, Glasgow, Montana. NOTHING LIKE IT. 250-year calendar from 1750-2000 only 25c. Dale Newell Co., 8. N. Vermillion, Danville. Ill. COMPOSITION (Roll) ROOFING, Poultry netting, lawn fence, steel posts, cable, all priced low. Alaska Junk Co., Spokane. Wash. MUCH FRUIT IMPORTED Montanans imported $256.837.72 of, out-of-state fruits and vegetables dur ing February, the state horticulture division reported. The report showed $80,368.95 worth of home-grown vege tables were consumed in the state. RIVERS BELOW NORMAL Flow to all streams in the Columbia river basin in western Montana dur ing 1941 was below that of 1940 and the 1930-1941 average. Prank Stermitsz, United States geological engineer, re ported. ♦ Drive Carefully During 1942 PLANT FOOD AND FRUIT FOR VICTORY SEE OIK MANY FINE OFFERS Write fer Big Free Vesrbask STATE NURSERY AND SEED CO Helena. Montana j j key checks stamped with your name and ■ address, only 25c. w. E, Km*. Box «J _ . Beauty Culture Schools 1 j SAVE 50%-75%—Used paru for aU cars cahl wossman * co., 21« Fourth at So., Great Palls. Monta - SPECIAL SERVICES Cove. Ark. WE MAKE STAMPS, rubber, trpe. Helens Stamp Works, Helena. Montana. LEWIS * WALKER, assayers. chemists. 10« N. Wyoming. Butte. Montana. „ . TTT v /"'ITT TTTDP BJliAU 1 I tULl UKt Classes starting Immediately ; PCPgtT induction I^ÏÏpSImeht ^m^Iz^oLl 1 'beaoty°8CHC»l*' McCAimoLi^BatOTY ^bch^h. . . .. Tu^or 3 sp"e'°u£e S"" 0 " each town In Montana. Good coramlaalons. 40 publications. Write International Clrcula tion Company. 1007 Fourth A Pike Bldg.. Seattle. Wash. Help Wanted FEMALE MARRIED MAN, Irrigating and dairy farm work, year Job. good wages to reliable man NO smoking. Give reference and fuH par Oculars. Bonny Brae Farm, White Bluffs, permanent position open to two watch makers, strictly watch rep a' rs .,!ï rll fL , st ®^ experience, general, or specialist railroad watches. Address Anderson Jewelry Co., R. R. Watch Inspectors, Ogden, Utah. .. „„ . „ . . . .. . „ " "".SIÂ"ÏS. P ""Æ town In Montana. Good commissions. 40 pub »cations. Write International Circulation Company. 1007 Fourth & Pike Bldg.. Seattle, - MALE " j — Personal YOU CAN BE HAPPY, Find a companion or lllemate Free membership to ladies 18-35. Send stamp for sealed details. Genay Jarvys P. O. Box 56, Seattle. Wash. MARRY RICH: Free particulars, photos, de scriptions. sealed. Lois Reeder, Box 649, Palestine, Texas. Simpson, Box 1251. Denver, Colorado. __ ---_ . .— HANDICRAFT- CROCHETERA, etc, High-Class plan—All honest "cash outlets. 25c brings information. Box 208. Buchanan, N. Y. _______ ___, SPIRITD AL— Three questions answered. Rev. Sarah Bogle. R. D. 2, Dubois. Pa. GET ACQUAINTED CLUB. Introductions made quickly. All ages, many wealthy. 25c. 3alesmen-Agents SELL WOOLENS. Old established woolen firm wants ambitious salesmen to canvass rural and town trade. Liberal commissions offered. Write Star Woolen Company. Fergus Falls. Minn. , Wanted to Buy j ~ 1,-T'RC vvnnl | McMILLAN FUR & WOOL, INC., Minneapolis Ship furs, wool, hides, horsehair—Highest prices. i MISCELLANEOUS_ ne" OR used" AUTOMATIC ENGINE driven A. O. power plant, 10,000 watt or larger. E. P. Reese, Box 921. Salmon. Idaho. HORSE HAIR I j | HORSE HAIR WANTED. Ship direct to man . 'ufacturef. Highest prices paid. Purchases , rom onp pounri t0 one ton write for Infor motion. Louis S. Ziff, 412 Colyton 8t„ Los Angeles. Calif. Classified Livestock Advertising For Sale CALVES TILLAMOOK CALVES carefully selected from the famous high producing Tillamook dairy herds. Disney, the-Calf Man. Tillamook. Ore. Wanted to Buy CATTLE WANTED—STEERS OR HEIFERS com In* yearlings, wire or call Fred Lewis. Brownln*, Montana. Fewer Varieties And Higher Prices Of Liquor Foreseen Montanans who enjoy their drinks are going to have fewer varieties to choose from and will have to pay more for them. Montana liquor board at taches say. The number of varieties of whisky offered by distillers, they state, have been reduced as result of war demand for industrial alcohol for explosives and other purposes, while the demand for cheaper grades of liquor has mul tiplied because of recent tax Increases, making it more difficult to obtain sup plies. Additionally, It was reported, the state liquor monopoly is having diffi culty getting nun, and one manufac turer furnished only 10 cases of an ordered 100. Scotch whisky also Is becoming dif ficult to get, liquor board officials said, due to submarine activities in the At lantic. CHEESE AND CORNFLAKE SANDWICH Spread slices of white bread with cream cheese. Lay on a libera] layer of cornflakes and cover with buttered slice of white bread. BONNER WAGING SLOT MACHINE' WAR IN STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL APPEALS TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR QUICK ACTION Slot machine operators attempting to bring "one-armed bandits' into Montana under the pretext of aiding nation's war effort prompted an appeal by Attorney General John W. Bonner for quick action by local law en forcement officers. In letters to all county attorneys and sheriffs, the attorney general asked immediate investigations and seizure of any machines found. "Because the United States govern inent is imposing a tax on slot ma chines, I am informed that syndicates and operators are now attempting to place slot machines In Illegal operation! 111 Montana under the pretext they are legal and beneficial to our war effort. I "Such statements are, of course, false and misleading. Two-fisted men ; —not 'one-armed bandits'—are needed 1 now," the attorney general said. j After calling attention to drastic | penaltles provided by Montana law for possession of slot machines, Bonner continued: 1 "The payment of a tax to the United | States government does not change our i low or make the illegal possession or illegal operations of slot machines legal in Montana. j "I understand that the government ; has prohibited the manufacture of slot machines in order to transfer the ma- 1 terials to war production. I am fur- j ther advised that In many states pub- i lie officials, regardless of the gam bling laws, have carried on extensive campaigns to seize slot machines and pin ball machines with the view of using some of the materials of which they are constructed for war purposes. "It appears now more than ever be fore that all public officials should work together to enforce our laws and that those who are seeking to evade these laws should devote their ener gies to gainful war efforts." Bonner added that in his opinion there is less gambling in Montana now than at any time in the state's history, largely because of a law-enforcement campaign Initiated by the attorney general in co-operation with county attorneys more than a year ago, a campaign he said Would be vigorously continued. -<«> Foresters to Mark Ancient Indian Trail An ancient trail near Missoula used by the Indians of western Montana before the coming of the white man will soon be marked by foresters to preserve it for posterity. The trail winds across the lower slopes of Mount Sentinel and Uni versity mountain, through Pattee can yon and down Deer creek, near Mill town, and was used during high water seasons. Indians, traveling westbound along the south bank of the river, would be unable to ford the river and continue through Hell Gate canyon, which was the route when the water of the river Classified POULTRY Advertising Wanted to Buy PO U LT RY NYSTRAND POULTRY CO., cash buyers of live poultry and eggs. Ship any time. 2139 Placer St., Butte, Mont. For Sale BABY CHICKS P 2 Ä 3253 BETTER QUALITY CHICKS from the of certified high record Rocks of the North west. Write for Gallatin Chick News. Gallatin Chick Hatchery, Bozeman. Montana. cream $2.50 PER 100 POSTAGE PAID for day old White Leghorn cock erels from large hens. Make splendid low cost fryers. Hens tested as required by Montana Livestock Sanitary Board. Send money In full with order. Prompt shipment guaranteed. FRED H. COCK ELL, MUwaokle, Ore, u BUBR'8 HUSKY CHICKS O. O. D., blood tested, 100% live delivery Leghorns. 19.90; Reds. Rocks, Orplntons. >10.40; N. H. Reds. Otants. »11.40; Heavy Assorted. »8.90: Sur plus Mixed. »8.90. Burr Chick Company. Lew 1stown, Montana. HAGEN'S WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS. U. 8. approved, pullomra tested. Pedigree sired, straight egg line breeding. Straight run 100, »12 80: pullets »26.00: cockerels »2 50, Pre paid. Hagen Hatchery, Parkersburg, Iowa. u 8. APPROVED U. S Tested Chicks. 9 breed* and hybrids. All White Leghorns R O. P. sired. Order now. Chicks that will live. Sexed or straight run. Dawson Hatchery. Dawson, Minn. BAVE MONEY by ordering chicks now. Prom North Dakota U. 8. Approved and Pullorum tested flocks. Broad breasted turkey poults and ducklings. Write for prices and catalog. Tauger's Hatchery, Bismarck. N. D. large TYPE WHITE LEGHORN cockerel chicks at »2.00 per 100, f. o. b. Winthrop, Minn. Winthrop Ideal Hatchery, Winthrop, Minn. BABY CHICKS— U. 8. Approved-Pullorum Tested. Leading egg strains. Reasonable prices. Catalog free. Farmers Union Supply, WUllston. North Dakota. DAY-OLD PULLETS, males and SEXEIJ straight run chick*. Bloodtested. Big Dls low prices, high quality. Inman count*. Hatcherlea. Aberdeen. South Dakota CHICKS H. Dak. Oldest Hatchery. Ü. 8. Ap proved. Pullorum Tested. Located close Montana line. Severson Hatchery, Stanley. N. Dak drakes SELECTED WHITE PEKIN DRAKBS >2.06. L, I. Heaton, McKenzie. North. Dakota. M. N. A MARCH M. IMS U) SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSOLIDATIONS DUE IN MONTANA BETWEEN 5» AND 180 FEWER IN STATE NEXT YEAR, SAYS FRED BENNION Secretary Fred Bennlon of the Mon tana Taxpayers association has estl mated there would be between 50 and 100 fewer school districts in Montana next year than at present. Bennlon said he had definite Infor matlon of 45 districts which would be abandoned or consolidated with others, 11 of them In Toole county and 6 in ! Teton county. ' | "Lack of sufficient taxable valuation and resultant inability to finance op eratlon of schools has been a principal factor in forcing abandonments," Ben nlon said. Montana has about 1,900 school dis trlcts, of which 219 have a taxable value of less than $20,000 each. Two hundred and 29 districts have taxable valuations between $20,000 and $30 000 and 414 are in the $30,000 to $50,000 bracket, Last year there were 346 schools op crated in the state with five pupils or less; 605 schools had but 6 to 10 students, Bennlon said, "making per pupil costs and taxes extremely high"! Bennlon explained that county sup erintendents may abandon a school district when no school is held for two consecutive years and must abandon a district when school is not conducted ! for three consecutive years. | He declared 200 school districts In Montana take advantage of a loophole I In the law by operating every third year. ■ j "Rubber shortages may slo» up the ! trend toward consolidation that Im- 1 encouraged," BenS,""S _ .. Lack of tires may even cause some consolidated districts to be broken up or result in the operation of more than one central school." He said a movement was on foot to break up district 28 in Lake county,! largest consolidated district in the| î ! | j j I j I ! r . ... r ^ ld it P Iark County Attorney J. Miller Smith announced that John Mosney had been released from eus tody and returned to Spokane, where he was arrested Feb. 22 by Deputy Sheriff Rolla Duncan and brought to Helena. He was held while an investi gation was conducted into a killing 34 years ago. state. KILLER OF NEGRO GIVEN FREEDOM JOHN MOSNEY FREED FOLLOW ING INVESTIGATION INTO 34-YEAR-OLD CASE . Smith commended Deputy Duncan highly for his efforts to solve a mur der mystery of long standing. Mosney had been sought since Oct. 15, 1907, for the slaying of Robert Holmes, negro prospector, at Holmes', cabin southeast of Wolf Creek. Mos- ! ney claimed Holmes shot at him twice, wounding him in the head and was in the act of drawing again when the fata] shot was fired. His statement, Smith pointed out, did not constitute a confession of murder but rather a denial of guilt under the defenses of criminal law. There were no eye-witnesses to the shooting, the county attorney said, and no living persons, so far as known, can throw any further light on the tragedy. The investigation made by the county attorney's office extended as far as Los Angeles, and all persons in this state who were believed to have had any knowledge of the shoot ing were interviewed, Smith said. <$> 33 Montana Counties Split $81,679 Fund F or School Support Thirty-three of Montana's 56 coun ties shared in distribution of the $81,679.50 common school equalization fund this year, Miss Elizabeth Ireland, superintendent of public Instruction, has announced. The fund, she explained, was in tended to permit operation of schools in counties which were not able to raise the necessary money despite maximum tax levies. Distribution of the fund by counties was: Blaine, $2,579 ; Carbon, $183.27: Car ter, $5.256,12; Cascade, $3,069.99; Chou teau, $638.09; Daniels, $386.03; Dawson, $6.941.48; Fallon, $426.27; Fergus. $2, 408.17; Flathead, $3,125.28; Garfield, $2,070.73; Golden Valley, $116.34; Gran ite, $284; Hill, $820.79; Lake, $1,856.90; Lewis and Clark, $850.55. McCone, $3,169.77; Missoula, $544.26; Musselshell, $990.84; Park, $895; Pe troleum, $339.52; Phillips, $5,997.96; Powder River, $2,148.4«; Ravalli, $2, 125.20; Richland. $15,734.26; Sheridan, $789.02; Stillwater, $7,247.49; Sweet Grass. $207.59; Teton, $1,376.63; Toole, $329.89; Valley. $3,644.07; Wibaux. $1, 283.26; Yellbwstone, $1,833.56. ONE-EYE SANDWICH Spread rounds of bread with a mix ture of cream cheese and chopped nuts and cover with another slice of bread cut with a doughnut cutter. In the opening place a bit of firm Jelly. gpHMMHnMHMHMUHHJHHHpjmH Tanks and Destroyers From YOUR life insurance! Since the war started in 1939 American life companies' investments in government bonds would provide 7200 pursuit planes or 13,000 medium tanks or 160 destroyers or 12,500,000 garand rifles. WESTERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY I ■ 1 HELENA K. B. RICHARDSON, President MONTANA /MIDDLE-AGE^ vfumc.ni \jt$.ow/ HEED THIS AD VI CE ! 1 IT you're croa*. rastleag. suffer hot flashes, nervous feelings, distress of "Irregularities"—caused by this period in a woman's life—try Lydia E. Pint ham 's Vegetable Com pound at once! Plnkham's Compound Is made especially for women, and famous to help relieve distress due to this female functional disturbance. Thousands upon thousands of women have reported benefits. Follow label WORTH TRYING! lions. U. S. SPENDING HITS NEW PEAK With 3} months yet to go, federal expenditures for the current fiscal year surpassed the heaviest spending In any full year in American history. The treasury disclosed that between July 1, 1941, and March 17, 1942, it spent $18.667,611,678. The highest amount spent in a previous full fiscal year was $18,522,895,000 in 1919, which included the close of the World war. The new record was due almost en tlrely to the war program, which has alre ady cost $13,989,189,975. According to budget estimates, total expenditures in the remainder of the fiscal year—through June 30—are slated 10 add about $12.000.000,000, of whlch $10,000,000,000 will be for war. The new «Pending record was achieved in the midst of the greatest tocome tax collection in history. In 016 first 17 da ys of March, Income *** collections officially recorded to taled $1,391,371,310, or more than "SSSPSL*** to !tt mnoh »Sn &SSi figures for several days. «i , rr y, » » » IS tttt C JH CIS UOUulCu g-, . L OtlSCTVCltlOtl A T€(IS, U 0~OmiflulOT J\V€T8 Montana fanners and ranchers more than doubled the area in soil conser vation districts in the state during the calendar year 1941, and the area Included In grass conservation districts co-operating with the soil conserva tion service was almost doubled, it is reported by T. C. Anderson of Boze man, state co-ordinator for the soil conservation service. The growth in the area in soil con servation districts, he said, through the organization of three new districts aggregating 933,006 acres and the addition of 987,800 acres to the reserve soil conservation district in Sheridan county, which had been ganized previously There were eight soil conservation districts aggregating 3,182,364 acres as of Dec. 31, 1941, Anderson concluded, and eight grass conservation districts which Include 2,900,612 acres were also co-operating with the soil conservation service. ; ami er Increased taxes Jumped cigaret prices in Shanghai 50 percent in a _ ' _ All that its name implies K' *>'o •u *1; Sa f Bourbon -7? W i fOv* fUK out $130 $045 JLnin ^puai Code No. TOC Code No. 79E [w Hiram Walker & Sons Inc., Peoria, III. 90 proof.