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Shown above is Big Hom canyon, passageway of the Big
Hom river between the Pryor mountains and the northern
end of the Big Hom mountains, 35 miles southwest of Hardin,
the site of Yellowtail dam for which Congress appropriated
2,000 Expected to Attend
Picnic at Spear Sunday
Some 2,000 persons are expected
to assemble at Spear Siding, four
miles north of Wyola Sunday, July
24, when Hardin merchants and
city residents will play host to the
people of the Lodge Grass, Crow
Agency, Wyola, Garryowen, St. Xa
vier and Pryor areas.
Raleigh Kraft, chairman of the
picnic committee of the Big Horn
County Chamber of Commerce ex
plained that residents of these out
lying areas will be special guests
at the picnic. All residents of Har
din attending are asked to con
tact Mrs. Keith Martin immedi
ately and be informed what dish
to bring. All Hardinites attending
will be expected to furnish some
pot-luck dish.
Insects Infest Many Small Grain Fields
In County, Extension Agent Reports
Insects have infested many small
grain fields in many areas in Big
Hom county, according to infor
mation from H. M. Kilpatrick,
county extension agent.
Barley is apparently the most
favored small grain at this time,
but some wheat fields are also in
fested.
The insects are the English grain
aphid. The infestation is not con
fined to small spots in a field,
but is widespread, the agent said.
Gospel Team to Be
At E & R Church
The E & R church will present
a program Thursday, July 28, at
8 p.m. featuring the King’s Prais
ers, a Gospel team of four students
from the King’s college, Briarcliff,
Manor, N. Y.
Speaker for the team is Oley
Olsen, a junior from Flanders, N.
J. Norwegian born, Mr. Olson has
been in this country for several
years and attended a seminary in
Minnesota prior to entering Kings.
Besides being active in the work
of his local church, he was a
leader in Morris county youth
work for some time.
Musical p ortion of the service
will be supplied by a girls’ vocal
trio. Members are Janice Lee of
Bellmawr, N. J., Nancy Williams of
Uniontown, Penn., and Nancy Niles
of Smithville, N. J. The trio sings
a cappella and their original ren
ditions feature the program.
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DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF BIG HORN COUNTY
Hardin, Big Hom County, Montana
The Hardin merchants will fur
nish the meat and coffee for the
picnic dinner, which will be served
free to the guests. Hardin mer
chants will man the serving ta
bles, the chairman siad.
Arrangements have been made
to begin serving at 12:30. All
Hardinites attending will leave from
the city park at 12 noon, with the
Highway Patrol leading the cara
van to the picnic grounds.
L. O. Wallin is in charge of the
program which will follow serving
of the picnic dinner. Musical por
tion of the program will feature
the Hardin high school band, the
Kiwanis quartet and a German
band, which will be making its
first appearance locally.
The plants are punctured and sap
is sucked from the cells. This
causes shriveled grain, or if the
plant is young, it may be killed.
Inspection of fields in the Lodge
Grass area were made Saturday by
Art Walcott, technical field serv
iceman for the Farmers Union
Central Exchange, of Billings. Sev
eral fields belonging to Willard
Wilson were sprayed with 1% pints
of malathion at 9 a. m. and by
noon nearly all of the aphids were
killed. Lindane was also used and
fair control was obtained. Lin
dane is more expensive than mala
thion, so it is not recommended.
Malathion in 10 gallons of water,
or sprayed by aircraft, will give
excellent control.
DDT has been reconunmended
by the assistant -tate entomolo
gist, by the manufacturers and by
the Extension Service, but it has
not been effective, Kilpatrick said.
Alfalfa fields infested with pea
aphids can be controlled with
malathion at the rate of 11^ pints
in 10 gallons of water or in oil
when aircraft is used. Parathion
used in aircraft is also an effect
ive insecticide for all aphids, but
not all people will use parathion
because it is so toxic to humans.
Never use parathion in ground
sprayers.
All farmers are requested to in
spect their grain fields very often
to make sure aphids are not pres
ent. Insecticide dealers have been
notified and adequate supplies
should be available, the agent said.
$4 million last week to begin immediate construction. W nen
completed, the reservoir will lie within this rugged, inacces
sible canyon for almost 50 miles, where steep walls tower
hundreds of feet above the river.
Rounding out the afternoon will
be supervised games and contests
for children and adults.
The picnic has been planned by
the Merchants committee of the
Big Hom county Chamber of
Commerce as a good-will and get
acquainted gesture toward the peo
ple of those areas of the county.
State Convention
Being Conducted
At Hardin Church
The annual state convention of
the Church of God of Prophecy
began here today, according to the
Rev. L. R. Lane, pastor of the lo
cal Church of God of Prophecy.
The meetings will continue
through Sunday at the church, at
the corner of Seventh St. and
Choteau Ave. Services are sched
uled daily from 9 to 12 noon, 1:30
to 5 and 7:30 to 10 p. m.
The Rev. W A. Newsome of Bil
lings, state overseer, is in charge
of the convention, during which
reports of the year’s work of the
various churches will be heard.
Montana churches represented in
clude those at Butte, Helena, Great
Falls, Billings, Miles City, Baker,
Polson and Hardin.
Representing the general head
quarters of the church at Cleve
land, Tenn., is the Rev. H. L.
Moore, who has just returned from
a world tour. Also present are
visiting representatives from North
and South Dakota and Wyoming.
All services are open to the pub
lic, the Rev. Mr. Lane said.
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Services Accorded
Crow Agency Girl
Funeral services were conducted
at the Crow Agency Baptist church
at 2 p. m. Wednesday, July 20, for
Audry Bear Crane, 13, who died
at the Crow Agency hospital July
18. Death was attributed to pneu
monia. ,
She was the daughter of Oscar
Bear Crane and June Morning.
She was born August 4, 1941, at
Crow Agency, and had spent her
entire life in this area.
The Rev. James Roper, pastor of
the Crow Agency Four Square
church, was in charge of services.
Burial was in the Crow Agency
cemetery with Bullis Mortuary of
Hardin in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, July 21, 1955
Local Jewelry Store
Is Burglarized
Early Saturday
Jewelry valued at SBOO to SI,OOO
was taken in an early-morning
burglary at Bylund’s Jewelry store
here early Saturday. County sher
iff’s officers and city police are
continuing an investigation of the
burglary.
The burglars removed the jew
elry from the display window at
the front of the store after break
ing the window with a rock. Miss
ing were two cases containing
agate rings, and a display case
containing Black Hills gold jew
elry, according to B. E. Bylund.
It is believed the burglary oc
curred between 3 and 4 a. m. An
employee of Hank’s Standard sta
tion, approximately one block away,
reported the sound of breaking
glass at about that time. Thinking
it might be a car wreck he sur
veyed the street from the station
but did not see the burglars.
A reward of SIOO is offered by
the Jewelers Security Alliance, of
which Bylunds is a member, for
the arrest and conviction of any
person or persons committing
burglary or window smashing.
Wyola Matron Dies
Suddenly Tuesday
Of Heart Attack
Funeral services will be conduct
ed at the Holy Name church in
Sheridan, Wyo., Saturday, July 23,
for Mrs. Rita Hon Smith, 62,
long-time resident of Wyola.
Mrs. Smith died suddenly at her
home at Wyola Tuesday of a heart
attack. The services will be held
at 11 a. m.
Mrs. Smith was born October 22,
1892, at Rosebud, Mont., and spent
here entire life in this area. On
December 30, 1918, she was mar
ried to Carl J. Smith at Sheridan.
The couple made their home at
Clearmont, Wyo., before coming to
Wyola in 1928. They had lived at
Wyola since that time with the
exception of two years when they
resided at Hardin.
Surviving Mrs. Smith are her
husband; four sons, Carl V. of
Sheridan, Vincent O. of Redwood
City, Cal., Paul of Hardin, and
Francis A. of Pipedale, Wyo; a
daughter, Rita Smith of Wyola;
two sisters, two brothers and nine
grandchildren.
Mrs. Smith was a member of
the Catholic church.
s4,ooo,oooAppropriation
Will Not Be Impounded
Sentence Suspended
In Forgery Case
A suspended sentence of one
year was pronounced by Judge Guy
C. Derry in district court last
Thursday when Isabelle Prue of
Stephan, S. D„ entered a plea of
guilty to a charge of forgery.
The defendant was charged in a
complaint signed July 9 by Bert
Johnston of Lodge Grass.
Judge Derry also set bond at
SI,OOO for Richard Little Light who
pled not guilty to a charge of
burglary. Little Light was charged
with burglarizing the Montana-
Dakota Utilities office in Hardin
on June 28.
Highway Violators
Pay Fines in
Justice Courts
Fines of SIOO were assessed
against two drivers in justice court
here recently, in cases in which
the Montana Highway Patrol was
complaining witness.
Justice R. L. Danielson fined
Elias Hugs of St. Xavier that
amount, plus a 60-day jail sen
tence when he was charged with
the second offense of driving while
his driver’s license was revoked.
Justice R. A. Vickers fined Mrs.
Connie H. Cooper of Harding, S.
D., SIOO on July 19, when she en
tered a plea of guilty to driving
while intoxicated.
Other highway cases in Daniel
son’s court recently include the
following:
July 10, Ellie L. Mayfield, Hous
ton, Tex., exceeding 45 mph. truck
speed limit, $25 bond forfeited;
July 13, Donald Houston, Denver,
Colo., exceeding 45 mph. truck
speed limit and having no rear
view mirror, fined $25 and $lO,
respectively; July 17, Ross M.
Brown, exceeding night speed limit,
$lO bond forfeited.
Other traffic violations entered
on Justice Vickers’ docket includ
ed the following:
July 7, Jack Dobbs, Hardin, driv
ing while license was revoked, SIOO
fine; July 7, Donald R. Anderson,
Sheridan, Wyo., exceeding night
speed limit, $lO bond forfeited, and
improper passing, $lO bond for
feited; July 9, Walter W. West
wood, Billings, exceeding night
speed limit, $lO bond forfeited;
July 12 , Guy Betts, Hardin, no
driver’s license on his person, fined
$2.50 costs after producing license;
July 15, Thomas Hill, Garryowen,
no driver’s icense; July 16, Oral
Kukes, Hardin, exceeding night
speed limit, S2O bond forfeited.
Custer Schedules
Amateur Rodeo
Sunday, July 24
Eight events are scheduled in
the annual Custer Amateur rodeo
to be held Sunday, July 24, ac
cording to Leon Ving, secretary of
the Custer Rodeo association.
They include saddle bronc rid
ing, bareback riding, calf roping,
team tying, bulldogging, cowgirls’
barrel race, wild cow riding and
wild horse race.
The show will get under way
with a parade at 11 a. m. Mildred
Guptill is parade manager. Rodeo
stock is furnished by Bud Kramer
of Cohagen, and Glenn Roberts of
Musselshell is announcer.
A total of S6OO in purses, plus
entry fees are offered in the eight
events.
Dances at the high school gym
Saturday and Sunday evenings
complete the celebration.
Modernization, Addition
To Hospital Recommended
Modernization and construction
of an addition to the Big Horn
County Community hospital in
Hardin is the recommendation of
Paul H. Fesler of Oklahoma City,
Okla., special hospital consultant.
The consultant was hired at the
request of the Hospital committee
of the Big Horn County Cham
ber of Commerce and others to
make a survey of the county’s hos
pital facilities and needs. He sub
mitted his preliminary report to
L. O. Wallin, committee chairman,
this week.
Construction of a completely new
hospital in Hardin had been
thought a possibility. Mr. Fesler’s
report, however, favored retaining
of present facilities and the con
struction of an addition.
His report included the follow
ing conclusion and recommeda
tions:
1. That the present hospital
Bureau Says Work Can Start "in Very
Short Time" When Question of
Right-of-Way Is Settled With Crows
Assurance that work on construction of Yellow
tail dam will start within a reasonable time has been
given by representatives of the Interior department
and the Budget Bureau, according to information
from Senator James E. Murray.
The status of a $4,000,000 appropriation for the
project in Big Hom county, recently passed by Con
gress, had been in some question following a state
ment by President Eisenhower. The President had
issued a statement last Friday that construction starts
on 107 waterway and reclamation projects for which
Congress appropriated money would be held up by
executive order.
Justices Set Bond
For Three on
Forgery Charges
Bond was set at SI,OOO each for
two brothers in justice court of
Russell L. Danielson Tuesday when
they appeared on charges of forg
ery.
The brothers are Joseph Well
Known, who entered a plea of
guilty, and Thomas Well Known,
who pled not guilty to the charge.
Both were bound over to district
court. Floyd Heitzman was com
plaining witness in both cases.
Also under SI,OOO bond on a charge
of forgery is Daniel Crooked Arm,
whose bond was set by Justice R.
A. Vickers on July 13. The com
plaint charged that Crooked Arm
wrote a check in the amount of S2O
payable to himself and forged the
name of Gus Maack, and attempt
ed to pass the check.
Complaining witnesses are Maack
and James Egan, manager of Safe
way store in Hardin.
Patrol Supervisor
Explains New
Traffic Regulation
“The willingness with which mo
torists have complied with the re
vised traffic code W|hich became
effective July 1 indicates that
Montana motorists recognize the
need for modem and uniform
traffic laws,” Supervisor Glen M.
Schultz of the Montana Highway
Patrol, said recently.
The patrol will enforce reason
ably the requirement that certain
vehicles be equipped with turn
indicators because of the shortage
of turn indicator equipment
throughout the state, Schultz said.
The new law has legalized me
chanical and electrical turn indi
cators. They are required of some,
but not all, vehicles.
If the distance from the center
of the steering column to the left
outside limit of the body or load
exceeds 24 inches, turn indicators
are required. Motor vehicles must
have either mechanical or elec
trical turn indicators if the dis
tance from the top center of the
steering column to the rear limit
or load exceeds 14 feet.
The revised law makes no pro
vision for rear wheel mud guards.
Numerous calls to patrolmen and
the headquarter office indicate
some motorists have erroneously
interpreted the law to include mud
guards as newly-required equip
ment on larger vehicles.
should be retained and remodeled
to provide additional room for
chronic patients. There should be
additional bath rooms and recre
ational facilities. The kitchen
should be enlarged and made to
serve both buildings.
2. A sprinkler system should be
added immediately to meet re
quirements of the state fire mar
shal and underwriters.
3. A new, modern, one-story
building should be added to the
west side of the hospital, which
would contain lobby, offices, op
erating room, delivery room, and
space for 10 or 12 beds for medi
cal, obstetrical and pediatrics.
There would also be space for
nurseries, X-ray and laboratory.
As to the cost, the consultant
recommended the reserving of the
present building fund of the Big
Horn County Community hospital
(approximately $20,000) for instal-
In a night letter to the Tribune-
Herald from Senators Murray and
Mansfield and Congressman Lee
Metcalf, received this (Thursday)
morning, the three Democratic leg
islators quoted Reclamation Com
missioner Dexheimer as stating
that “plans are at a stage where
construction could start in a very
short time. Once • consent of the
Crow tribe is obtained work would
begin on an access road and a
government camp ‘immediately’
when right of way is granted.”
Dexheimer deferred to Clarence
A. Davis, undersecretary of In
terior on Murray’s question on how
long negotiation with Crows would
continue. Davis said any time
limit would be interpreted as an
ultimatum but “it is not comtem
plated that negotiations will con
tinue interminably.”
Davis reaffirmed the Interior de
partment position stated by him
on February 3, 1954, that the gov
ernment has the power to “bring
such condemnation actions as may
be necessary” to proceed with the
dam’s construction. Dexheimer flat
ly contradicted the July 15 state
ment by President Eisenhower that
detailed engineering studies were
lacking on many of the 107 un
budgeted projects added by Con
gress. Dexheimer said there are no
engineering problems involved in
any of these projects.
Percy Rappaport, assistant di
rector of the Budget Bureau, said
“there will not be any impound
ing of funds for Yellowtail."
The Department of Interior and
Budget Bureau promised to submit
a joint statement on Yellowtail to
the Senate Interior committee
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Musical Team will
Present Service
At Hardin Church
An outstanding musical team
from Bible Standard Institute of
Eugene, Ore., will conduct a special
service at the Church of the Open
Bible here Wednesday, July 27, at
8 p.m„ it has been announced by
the Rev. David Sutton, pastor.
The team is composed of the
Rev. and Mrs. Earl Johnson, music
directors at the institute, and Joan
Davis and Shirley Soderburg. They
combine to form outstanding
ladies’ trios, duets, solos and in
strumental numbers on piano,
trombone and guitar.
The Rev. Mr. Johnson is an ex
cellent trombonist, and his wife
is an accomplished pianist and vo
calist. Speaker of the group is
the Rev. Mr. Johnson. The pro
gram will be varied and will ap
peal to both young and old, the
Rev. Mr. Sutton said.
The public is invited to attend
the services.
lation of sprinkler system and re
modeling of the present building.
The new building should cost
approximately S2O per square foot,
or on the basis of a building 128
ft. x 42 ft., 5,376 sq. ft. at s2o—
—
Bids would be approximately
SIOO,OOO, the report said, and $25,-
000 should be added for feees and
equipment, so a total of $125,000
should be provided by bond issue
or otherwise.
The new building should be the
first unit of a future addition to
be added later, at the site of the
existing hospital.
Mr. Fesler’s report was submitted
following a detailed survey of the
situation in the county, which he
completed about two weeks ago.
The report showed that 40 pa
tients were received by the local
hospital from others counties in
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