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Yellowtail Dam Site Legislation Cleared by House
ASC Committeemen
Discuss Program
At First Meeting
Big Horn county Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation com
mitteemen met in the Community
room of the court house for a dis
cussion of their responsibilities and
the operation and objectives of the
program which they help to ad
minister.
A. G. Westwood Jr., chairman,
was in charge of the meeting.
The meeting was the first of
community committeemen since
their election last December. As
sisting in the discussion of the var
ious programs were Jim Neal, farm
er fleldman for this district; Tony
Gless, Andy Shillings and Harry
Piepel, state offices specialists.
After an explanation of the or
ganization of the Department of
Agriculture and the place of ASC
offices and committees in the de
partment, discussion turned to the
program assigned to ASC for ad
ministration. These include price
support, production adjustment, soil
bank, agricultural conservation, su
gar and wool payments and storage
programs.
Throughout the discussions, the
responsibility of committeemen to
assist in the administration of the
program when needed and to help
explain the general operations and
objectives of programs to their nei
ghbors was emphasized.
The committeemen’s role was
compared with that of a board of
directors of a company or coopera
tive which is elected by the stock
holders and must determine policies
and keep the stockholders advised
of the operations of the organiza
tion.
Westwood said meetings similar
to the one held in Big Horn county
are to be held in other counties in
Montana this month.
Local Red Cross
Chapter Slates
Public Meeting
The public is invited to attend
a meeting of the Big Horn chapter
of the American Red Cross to be
held Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 7:30
p. m. in the Community room of
the court house here.
A review of last year's activities
will be made, and the 1958 fund
drive will be discussed, according
to Elmer Easton, president of the
local chapter.
Sherman March, Red Cfom field
representative from Billings, will be
present to explain the national Red
Cross policies and assist in laying
out the groundwork for this year’s
activities.
The 1958 fund drive will begin
March 1. The public is urged to
attend and participate in the dis
cussion of business matters and
policies, and express ideas. Those
holding membership cards are eli
gible to vote.
Refreshments will be served at
the conclusion of the meeting.
Officers of the local chapter,
besides Easton, are Dr. T. L Kitts,
vice president; R. L. Danielson, fund
drive chairman; Chas. E. Sweeney,
secretary-treasurer; I. L. Dehnert,
home service secretary and Roy Ri
ley, first aid chairman.
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Rancher Is Injured
By Bucking Horse
Richard T. (Dick) Fisher, Hardin
area rancher was taken by ambu
lance to St. Vincent’s hospital in
Billings Sunday, where he is re
ceiving treatment for injured verte
brae received last Friday.
Mr. Fisher was thrown from a
bucking horse at his ranch Friday
and when his condition did not
improve he was taken to Billings
Sunday. He is reported recovering
satisfactorily today and expects to
be released from the hospital in
about 10 days.
Reseal Programs for 1957 Crop Barley,
Oats and Wheat Are Now Available
Reseal programs 'will be available
for 1957 crop barley, oats and wheat
now under price support loans or
purchase agreements, Ken Sturgis,
acting chairman of the Montana
ASC committee has announced.
Under the program, farmers will
be able to extend farm storage
loans for another year following
loan maturity date. For wheat, the
original maturity date was March
31, 1958, and for barley and oats
the original maturity date was
April 30, 1958.
turity dates will be the correspond-
Under the reseal program the ma
lng date In 1959. Storage payments
will be earned for the period of
reseal.
Producers who have obtained pur
St. Xavier P-TA
Conducts Meeting
The St. Xavier Parent-Teacher
association met Tuesday, Feb. 11,
with Mrs. H. P. Sc halier, vice presi
dent, in charge of the meeting.
Following a short business ses
sion, secenery slide pictures were
shown by Mr. Stockton of Huntley.
Lunch was served at the close of
the evening.
Next meeting of the group will
be MArch 11, when a film will fea
ture the program. All parents are
urged to attend.
t he tribunMfcrald
VOL. 51, NO. 8
Jack Brenner, president of the Montana Stockgi ower's association, addressed the annual meeting of
the Big Horn County Livestock association in Hardin Saturday afternoon. Pictured at the speaker's
table, left to right are Jack Milburn of Grass Range, president of the American Cattlemen's assoociation;
Brenner; Torrey B. Johnson, president of the local association; Bert W. Kronmiller, secretary; John Black,
member Montana Livestock commission and Ralph Miracle, secretary of the Montana association.
Speaker Voices Optimism, Caution
Concerning State's Cattle Industry
Optimism and caution concerning
the livestock industry in Montana
were expressed Saturday by Sen.
J. S. Brenner of Grant, who was
principal speaker at the annual
meeting of the Big Horn County
Livestock association meeting. Bren
ner is president of the Montana
Stockgrowers association.
The dinner meeting, held in the
Fellowship hall of the Congrega
tional church in Hardin, was pre
sided over by Torrey Johnson of
Kirby, president of the county or
ganization.
Musical entertainment was by
Richard Foot, violinist, accompanied
by Mrs. W. L. Burns. Reports were
given by various officers and com
mittees of the county association,
and by Mrs. A. O. Wilson, president
of the Big Horn County Cowbelles.
Special guests included George
Burns, stock inspector; John Black,
of the Montana Sanitary board; Dr.
Safford, state veterinarian; Ralph
Miracle, secretary of the Montana
Stockgrowers association'; Wm. Che
ney, secretary as the state Live
stock commission; Jack Milburn,
president of the American National
Cattlemen’s association and Archie
O. Wilson, a member of the state
livestock commission.
“Things are looking up for the
cattle industry, and stockmen them
selves can take credit for the im
provement in the business," Bren
ner told the group.
“We are the only major industry
that can brag of working out our
own salvation without a lot of gov
ernment subsidy, and a lot of gov
ernment interference,” he said.
Brenner also had a word of cau
tion. He said the current rise in
prices has attracted "too many cat
tle" from Canada, Mexico and New
Zealand. “But what could hurt
worse than imports is what looks
like a speculative boom building
up."
Lots of soft feed, drouth areas to
fill up and a better feeling all
through the business have combined
to bring us better prices. Excess
chase agreements on 1957 crop bar
ley, oats and wheat may convert
these agreements into loans which
will mature in 1959. Eligibility re
quirements under the reseal pro
gram will be the same for quality
and storage as for the regular pro
grams.
Resealed wheat must meet sani
tation requirements relative t o
contamination by birds, rodents, in
sects and other vermin.
Storage payments will be 16c per
bushel foor barley and wheat and
12f Per bushel for oats for the full
year reseal period. Producers who
redeem their loans before the new
maturity date will receive a pro
rated storage payment.
Farmers who desire to reseal their
grain or convert purchase agree
ments into reseal loans should make
application to their county ASC of
fice. Applications for reseal of wheat
loans must be made before March
31, 1958, and application for reseal
of barley and oat loans must be
made before April 30. 1958.
The announcement of the reseal
program Sturgis said, will permit
continued storage of some grains on
farms and reduce the amount of
storage space needed by CCC at the
loan maturity dates. The program
will also provide reserve grain and
feed stocks which might be needed
in case of adverse crop conditions
in 1968.
TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF BIG HORN COUNTY
Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana
feed and a gambling spirit is lead
ing some people into paying higher
prices than conditions seem to
warrant, he said. We could be head
ing into another boom-and-bust
deal and that is no good for any
one.
The MSGA president pointed to
reports of the current recession and
cattle growers will feel “some ef
fects from unemployment. If every
body along the line, from feeder
on up, is not malting a little money,
you can bet the boom will be lower
ed on us cowmen.”
He als%jpointed out to the group
some of the programs currently be
ing conducted by the Montana
Stockgrowers association. He said
the more than 4,000 members of
School Board Chairman Is Speaker at
Meeting of Lodge Grass Farm Bureau
Sam Denny of Garryowen, chair
man of the board of trustees of
School District 17-H, was guest
speaker at a meeting of the Lodge
Grass Farm Bureau held In the REA
building at Lodge Grass Friday
night.
Denny discussed school budgets,
Five Directors to
Be Named at REA
Annual Meeting
Five trustees of the Big Horn
County Electric Cooperative, Inc.,
will be elected at the groups an
nual meeting slated at the Fellow
ship hall of the Congregational
church in Hardin Saturday, March
1.
Four of the directors will be elec
ted for two-year terms, and one for
a one-year term, according to Fran
cis Curry of Lodge Grass, secretary
of the organization.
Nominees for trustees are as fol
lows:
District No. 2 — Charles E. Swee
ney, John Lachenmeir; No. 4 —
S. P. Louk, Darroll Warren; No. 6
— Francis Curry, Pete Miklovich;
No. 8 — Dwight Ferguson, John
Pope; No. 7 — Donald Esp. John
Gibson.
All terms are for two years, with
the exception of that for District
No. 7, which is a one-year term.
The meeting will feature a pro
gram, as well as the awarding of
numerous door prizes. Registration
will commence at 11 a. m„ and a
free lunch will be served at noon.
—a
Annual Meeting of
Association Slated
Annual membership meeting of
the South Montana National Farm
Loan association is scheduled at
Lodge Grass Saturday, Feb. 22, ac
cording to M. B. Yates, secretary
treasurer.
The meeting will be held in the
Little Brown church. Registration
begins at 11:30 a. m.. followed by a
free dinner at noon. The business
session is set for 1 p. m.
Francis Eggart of Lodge Grass,
association president, will preside at
the business session, at which one
director will be elected to succeed
San: E. Denny, whose term expires.
Holdover directors are Eggart,
Dwight 8. Ferguson of Kirby, Wal
ter Miller Jr., and James Faugh t of
Lodge Orass.
that organization—which will mark
its 75th anniversary in 1959—have
been working “to hold the line on
a lot of the various costs that have
been passed on to us.”
He said the association has been
"moderately successful” in the past
in working against freight rate in
creases and that the association is
continuing to maintain its stand
against exhorbitant rates.
“MSGA has been concerned about
the whole highway program for
some time”, he said.
“We have nowhere to go for fig
ures to show the damage, done to
us when a superhighway takes 40 or
50 acres per mile out of the most
productive areas in the state. We
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with particular emphasis on reim
bursements to the local school dis
tricts for Indian children attending
the public schools. He said that al
though the number of Indian chil
dren attending the schools has
steadily increased since 1947, reim
bursement by the federal govern
ment has decreased.
He said the cost per student is
$283 for high school students and
$263 for elementary students. The
reimbursement received is now
about SSO per Indian student.
Henry Esp, Farm Bureau presi
dent, reported on a meeting with
the state Highway commission in
Helena in January, when the Farm
Bureau presented a request lor a
change in the routing of Highway
87. Esp said the commission will
send an engineer to this area to
meet with interested persons and,
although the route has been tenta
tively approved it is possible a
change could be made if local resi
dents can show just cause for a
change.
Others participating in the pro
gram included Mrs. Donald lisp,
chairman of the Bureau’s P-TA
committee and James Faught, who
announced a coming meeting of
school administrators and Indian
Bureau officials in Hardin.
Don Bennet spoke on National
Electrical week.
Next meeting of the Farm Bureau
will be March 14 at the REA build
ing in Lodge Grass. Topic of the
meeting will be rural fires.
Hardin voiimteer firerrer q’n \eh *’ •' ref r f m a*rr <n •
B. and Q. tracks in Hardin 6unday afternoon. Blaze In carload of
potatoes was discovered by train crew west ol Haruin after having
lei t the city. Train was returned to fire truck on Center avenue near
depot, where firemen brought the blaze under control in short time.
Thursday, February 20, 1958
Hardin Men Return
From Farm Union
Washington Trip
Charles A. Corklns and Howard
Snlvely, both of Hardin, returned
Monday from Washington, D. C.,
where they discussed farm legisla
tion with congressmen from this
area and visited other government
offices.
They made the trip in company
with about 100 other members of
the Farmers Union from Minne
sota. Montana and North Dakota.
In talking with their congressmen
about the farm problem in general,
members of the three-state delega
tion stressed their belief in a need
for establishment of a more compre
hensive farm program that would
give farmers enough bargaining
power to obtain full parity income.
In a visit to the U. S. Department
of Agriculture, the delegation mem
bers heaid talks by officials deal
ing with the current agricultural
situation. One ol the reports dis
closed that the farmer’s investment
for each dollar of income is far
higher than for most workers in
non-farm jobs.
Corkins and Snively said their
visit to Washington impressed them
of the value of strong organizations
to keep Congress and administra
tive officials advised of farmers’
difficulties. They said most of the
people in official Washington show
ed a keen interest in viewpoints
brought direct from the country by
such means as the Farmers Union
caravan.
Last Rites for
Hysham Woman
Held at Forsyth
Funeral services were held at 2
p. m. today at Beals chapel in For
syth for Mrs. Ora Criswell of Hy
sham, a resident of Montana since
1919.
The Rev. Wayne A. Larson of
Forsyth -was In charge of services.
Burial was In the Forsyth ceme
tery. Mrs. Criswell passed away at
2:80 a. m. February 17, at her home
in Hysham.
Ora Irene Welgand was bom June
11, 1883, at Bingham, Mich., the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Weigand. She moved to Granite
Falls, Wash., In 1902. On July 11,
1906, at Granite Falls, she was mar
ried to Robert G. Criswell.
Her husband died In 1918. and
the following year, Mrs Criswell
came with her eight children to
Montana. The family resided on
Sarpy creek for several years, before
moving to Hysham, where Mrs.
Criswell had maintained her resi
dence since.
She was a member of Treasure
chapter No. 119, Order of Eastern
Star, at Hysham. and of the Hy
sham Community church.
Surviving are four sons. Wayne
D. of Wyola, Howard R. of Hysham.
Raymond W. cf Hardin, and Lcßoy
M. of Redlands. Calif.; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Albeit Redelfs of Sunius.
Wash., and Mrs. C. J. Tripp of S|>o
kane; a brother Charles Weigand of
Cashmere, Wash.; 20 grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren
Lincoln's Day Dinner Speaker Asks for
Return to Constitutional Government
“We must choose democracy over
the welfare state or we will not
keep faith with Abraham Lincoln,”
Senator Donald Nutter of Sidney
told those gathered at the Legion
hall Monday night for the annual
Lincoln’s day banquet, sponsored by
the Big Horn County Women’s Re
publican club
Nutter, prominent Sidney attorney
and legislator from Richland coun
ty, was introduced by Douglas Free
man. who acted as master of cere
monies at the dinner. The senator
was accompanied here by James
Pattyn of Billings.
Montana Representative's Bill Would
Allow $2 1 / 2 Million Payment to Crows
The House of Representatives
Wednesday afternoon passed HJR 2,
introduced by Rep. Leßoy Ander
son of Montana's Eastern congres
sional district, which would author
ize payment of $2 4 million to the
Crow Indian tribe for their Inter
ests in Yellowtail dam and reser
voir site.
Anderson's office In Washington
informed the Tribune-Herald by
telephone yesterday that the Joint
resolution passed with a vote of 197
for and 151 opposed.
Next step in the legislative mill
will bring the Yellowtail matter
before a House-Senate conference
committee, where differences be
tween the resolutions which have
Association of
Leaseholders
Is Organized
A group of farmers and ranchers
ot liig Horn county met at tiie I
court house here Monday, Feb. Hi.
and formed a new organization to
bo known as the Crow Leaseholders
association.
Elected directors of the organiza
tion were Karney J. Redman of
Wyola. I’. K Krone of St. Xavier.
Winfield Jeffers and A .G. West
wood Jr., of Lodge Grass. Redman
was chosen as president of the
group.
Membership is open to all lease
holders who operate or live on the
Crow Indian reservation. Purpose of
the association is to work with the
Crow Tribal Council and the U. S.
Indian service on problems relative
to leasing land on the Crow reser
vation. and In cases where legisla
tion is needed, to assist In getting
same enacted.
First action of the group will be
in relation to the negotiation of
noil-competent leases. According to
present regulations, it is necessary
tv» get 100 per cent of the landlords
to sign a given lease. With so many
Indians living outside the reserva
tion in some Instances it is almost
Impossible to get the necessary sig
natures. directors of the organiza
tion said.
Such an arrangement, they add
ed. works a hardship on both the
landlords and the lessees.
tt
Lenten Services Set
At E & R Church
Lenten services will be held each
Thursday, beginning today until
Easter at the E & R church, ac
cording to the Rev. A. C. Kroehler.
Services will begin at 7:30 p m.
and topics to be covered include
the following:
The Sacrifice of Isaac, a Type of
Christ; The Reproach of Christ:
The Fellowship of His Sufferings;
The Author and Finisher of Our
Faith; Crucifying the Son of God
Afresh; Without the Camp, and
The Great Shepherd of the Sheep
Devotional booklets have been
mailed to all members by the Wo
men's Guild, which makes this an
annual project.
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Week's Weather
Recorded by Holly Sugar Corp..
Hardin, for the week ending 8 a. m.
Thursday. Feb. 20:
Maximum temperature: 40 de-1
grees, Feb. 18
Minimum temperature: —2 de- j
glees, Feb. 14.
Precipitation for the week. .35 in
Precipitation for the year to date:
92 inclves.
The speaker told his listeners
this country has already gone far
toward the welfare state. The Con
stitution grants only limited powers
to the three branches of govern
ment. But during the Roosevelt and
Truman administrations thje Su
preme Court was packed to cir
cumvent constitutional government.
We must decide now' whether we
want the welfare state or free en
terprise in this country.
The tragedy of the Democratic
party, the senator said, it that dur
| ing the Roosevelt and Truman ad
ministrations, it took in many so
i ciulist organizations, and has never
: been able to throw them out again.
1 Nutter mentioned among these or-
I ganizations, the Farmers Union.
I which lie said is working to defeat
: the capitalistic system, and advocate
| government ownership of property
and manpower.
An example in our own state, the
I speaker said, was the backing by
file Farmers Union of a graduated
land tax bill m the state legislature
last session. The bill, which was
not passed, was socialistic in nature
and would have increased the land
tax as tiie number of acres under
one ownership increased.
The senator asked for a return to
constitutional government, adding.
"We have a wonderful system m the
United States. Why do we need
these foreign systems of govern
ment?”
Bert W. Kronmiller of Hardin also
addressed the group briefly, report
ing on Yellowtail dam legislation
He said that although Montana
Democrats are claimng credit for
work on the legislation, a number
of Republicans have supported the
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cleared both houses of Congress
will be ironed out.
The measure passed earlier by the
Senate was substantially the same
except that the Senate set the price
at $5 million. Anderson’s House
joint resolution also was originally
$5 million, but was reduced in a
committee on motion of Rep. Lee
Metcalf of Montana in order to
make the resolution more palatable
to the House.
The Montana congressional dele
gation have said they will attempt
to have the price reestablished at
the $5 million in joint conference.
When some settlement has been
agreed upon in conference the final
resolution must again clear both
houses of Congress, before going to
the President's desk for approval
or veto.
Congressman Anderson said sev
eral attempts were made yesterday
to amend the bill during the 34
hours of deliberation on the legis
lation, before it was approved by roll
call vote. He expects that House
and Senate conferees will be named
in the near future and that there
' will he no unusual delay In bring
ing the legislation before the con
ference committee.
Similar legislation reached Presl
! dent Eisenhower's desk last year
] and was vetoed by the President.
However, it is believed that undesir
j able phases of the last year's bill
have been corrected and that the
present legislation will be accepta
able.
A condemnation action filed last
February by the government to gain
title to the site is in the courts at
the present time. If settlement
should be made as a result of the
current legislation, the condemna
tion proceeding would, in all proba
bility, be dropped.
Beet Growers Will
Hold Annual
Meeting March 4
Members of the Big Horn County
Beet Growers association will con
duct their annual meeting at the
Masonic temple banquet room in
Hardin beginning at noon Tuesday,
March 4, it lias been announced.
The meeting will follow a dinner.
President of the organization is
Jim Besel. Clyde Rader Is secre
tary.
A principal item of business will
be a discussion of the 1958 beet
contract. Election of two directors
In each of three districts, plus one
director at large will also be con
ducted.
Nominees for director are as fol
lows:
North district — Pete Arp. John
Besel. John Olenik, Glen Noyes.
South district — Rueben Bastrom.
Richard Keller, Gus Maack. Wil
liam Schaller.
Factory district — Fred Benzel
Jr . Wm. H. Kern, John Kukes,
Jake Lackman.
Director at large — Ted Dumler,
Arthur W. Pitsch. Conrad Seader.
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National Farm Loan
Group to Conduct
Annual Meeting
Burtt R. Smith, vice president and
secretary ol the Federal Land bank
ot Spokane, will address the annual
meeting of the Big Horn County
National Farm Loan association in
Hardin February 25, it has been
announced.
Upwards of 100 farmer and ranch
er members of the association from
Big Horn and Treasure counties are
expected to attend, according to
Charles A. Corkins. president.
Registration is set for 11:30 a m.,
with a free dinner at noon, follow
ed by tiie business session. The
meeting will be held In the base
ment of the Congregational church
and the dinner will be served by
the ladies of the church.
Corkins said association mem
bers will elect one director to suc
ceed diaries E Sweeney of Har
din, whose term has expired. Hold
over directors in addition to Cork
ins are R. G. Noyes, Edmund Kel
ley and William D Schaller. The
annual report on association activi
ties will be made by M. B. Yates,
secretary-treasurer.
Police Magistrate
Fines Violators
Cases brought boiore City Police
Magistrate R L. Danielson during
the week included the following:
Fob. 11 Clem Stops, public into.vi
cation. fined $25, and Cynthia Lit
tle Light, disturbing the peace, sls
i:ne and 10 days in jail. Feb. 17,
John Bohana, careless driving, fin
ed 515. and no driver's license, fin
ed 510, Hazel Bohana. public intoxi
cation. forfeited sls bail.
Also oil Feb. 17, Mark Real Bird,
public intoxication, fined sls. Feb.
19. Bruce Richard House. $25 fine
on same charge, and Bob Falls
Down, fined $25 on the charge and
ordered to pay fine levied last May
on an identical charge.
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ON HONOR ROLL
Bonnie Pitsch of Garryowen and
David Roll of Wyola were among
students at Montana State univer
sity, Missoula, who earned grades
high enough to place them on the
honor roll for fall quarter.