The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume], March 27, 1958, Image 1

About The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973

Image provided by: Montana Historical Society; Helena, MT

                
Indians Suggest Amendment to Bill
For Settlement of Yellowtail Site
Individual members of the Crow
Indian tribe are taking action for
amendment of the Yellowtail dam
bill now in Congress, and support
ing passage of its amended form so
that the way may be cleared to
begin construction of the project.
The amendment would authorize
the Indians to sue in the Court of
Claims for any additional amount
for their interests in the site, over
and above what the Congress might
authorize in the bill now before it.
The Senate has passed a bill to
allow payment of (5 million for the
Indian lands involved. A compan
ion bill was passed in the House,
however, allowing only $2 Vi million
to the tribe.
The legislation now is awaiting
action by a Senate-House joint
committee to settle differences in
the House and Senate versions.
Tribal members now are securing
individual signatures of Indians to
a letter to the Montana congres
sional delegation in Washington, D.
C., asking that the joint committee
amend the bill to allow them to sue
for additional payment
The action followed reports to
both the River and Mountain Crow
groups by Henry Ruegamer, chair
man of the Reclamation committee
of the Big Horn County Chamber
of Commerce.
Ruegamer explained to the groups
the status of the bill and suggested
what could be done in support of
the legislation so that favorable ac
tion might be taken by the Con
gress to get the dam under con
struction and at the same time rec
ognize the rights and desires of the
Indians and the community as a
whole.
Ruegamer pointed out that the
Big Horn County Chamber of Com
merce is not circulating any peti
tion among the Indians. The letters
for which tribal members signa
tures are being sought are being cir
culated by individual Indians them
selves who are interested in secur
RIPPUNG
of the RIVERS
By Bay C.
What will they think of next?
Now you can start your flower
garden with a pencil. An advertise
ment on another page of this issue
explains how. All you do after buy
ing this little pre-planted plastic
garden is punch out the holes in the
top with a pencil, apply water and
watch it grow.
Gardening is about the last thing
I have any inclination to do, but
with this simple outfit, even I
could grow a garden—and I already
have the necessary tools.
Somebody goofed!
Last week I said Harry E. Cox,
county clerk and recorder was the
oldest county official in years of
service. I have since been informed
that that statement is quite incor
rect—which I would have known if
I had only stopped to think!
Carl Rankin, Hardin’s senior citi
zen, is holder of that record, as well
as a number of others. Rankin has
served as public administrator in
this county continuously since Jan
uary 1, 1929—a mere 29 years, two
months and 27 days.
And that’s not all. He served as
county clerk and recorder from
May 12, 1919, to January 1, 1929,
making in all nearly 39 years in
public office.
Members of the Hardin high
school chorus did a fine job of pre
senting “The Prince of Pilsen" Fri
day night at the school gym. There
were lots of good performances and
music and the humor was ably
sprinkled about by Mickey Sloan as
Jake Boomer, a Texas millionaire
from Gopher Gulch, and Dick Rag
land and Wilbur Kukes as Dilbert
and Wilbert, a couple of ne’er-do
well crooks.
Sloan’s southern accent left little
to be desired, and he also busted
loose with some pretty good singing,
as did other members of the cast.
ASC Expects Funds to Sign Additional
Acreage Agreements With Farmers
Most farmers who wanted to take
part In the 1968 Soil Bank acreage
reserve but could not file agree
ments because of fund limitations,
will apparently be able to sign
agreements In the near future, A.
C. Westwood, chairman of the coun
ty ASC committee has announced.
Both the Senate and House of
Representatives have approved a
supplemental appropriation of $260
million to provide for additional
acreage reserve participation. West
wood has been advised.
This win bring to $760 million the
funds available for the 1958 pro
gram. Because agreement on some
detailed program provisions must
Oil Information
Group to Organize
An organizational meeting for
Area No. 1, of the Oil Information
Committee of Montana will be held
here Wednesday, April 2, according
to Ken Fox, who is In charge of the
local meeting. Time of the session
is 6:30 p m. at the Lobby case
Roundup dining room.
Purpose of the meeting Is to or
ganize for 1968. All local oil men
and women are qrged to attend.
Similar meetings are being con
ducted throughout all areas of the
state.
ing a satisfactory settlement
right-of-way ou»-*' rooUOl
the multi JUDIHVI 1 _^ cl
cons true tio
Edward (Posey) Whiteman, chair
man of the Crow Tribal Council,
last Saturday released a statement
to the press in which he said a pe
tition was being circulated by the
“Hardin Chamber of Commerce”
which would allow only $2V£ million
payment to the tribe—“half as much
as a resolution previously passed by
the Senate.”
Whiteman’s statement regarding
the Chamber of Commerce was de
nied by Edwin Jacobson, president
SSO Fine Assessed
In City Court
For Disturbance
Creating a disturbance March 22
brought a SSO fine and 60-day sus
pended jail sentence against Don
Ryman in the office of City Police
Magistrate R. L. Danielson.
P. W. Moore was fined $lO March
20 for driving without a driver’s li
cense, and on the same date John
Earl and Bernard Tobacco were
fined $lO each for trespassing. Carl
Leider paid a $25 fine for public
intoxication and Ben Axelson paid
sls on the same charge.
A trespassing charge cost Vernon
Deer Nose $lO March 21, and Ches
ter Bad Boy and Leroy White each
paid sls fines for public intoxica
tion.
An improper U-turn on Center
avenue brought a $5 fine for How
ard L. Boggess, March 24. Wm. L.
Johnson was ticketed for speeding
and paid a $lO fine. Also on the
same date, Jerald D. Pierce was
fined $lO for careless driving.
Two charges of creating a distur
bance March 26 were filed against
Angeline Other Bull and Pearl Bear
Below. Each received a sls fine and
10 days in jail. John Onion paid
$25 on a public intoxication charge
and Roy Deer Nose paid $35 on the
same charge.
Mrs. Haffner Was
Early Resident
Of Hardin Area
Services were conducted March 27
at 10 a. m,. in the Bullis funeral
chapel for Mrs. Clarice A. Haffner,
77, who passed away March 24.
'Death . was caused by a cerebral
hemorrhage.
Mrs. Haffner was bom February
27, 1861, in Clinton county, Mo., the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H.
Bowman. She was married in 1906
at Lawrence, Neb. to Charles R.
Haffner, who preceded her in death
June 24, 1946.
The couple moved to a homestead
north of Hardin in 1907 and later
lived in Wyola and Lodge Grass. In
1938 they moved to Hardin, where
they had resided since.
She is survived by two sons, Ste
phen, of Missoula, and Virgil, of
Peru, Ind.; a daughter, Eleanor
Haffner, of Boulder, Mont.; three
brothers, Carl Bowman of Hardin,
Alvin Bowman of Ballantlne and
Elmer K. Bowman of Helena, and
nine grandchildren.
The Rev. Marshall Anderson of
the Seventh Day Adventist church
in Billings conducted the services
and members of Alpha Rebekah
Lodge No. 96 took part in the ser
vice. Music was provided by Mrs.
Jack Colstad, accompanied by Mrs.
Wm. Burns.
Pallbearers were Dr. Donald
Branson, William Herbel, Fred Reile,
Gale Bird, Emanuel Rudolf and
Ralph Peck.
Burial was in Fairview cemetery.
OPEN HOUSE PLANNED
An open house has been scheduled
at the Hardin grade school begin
ning at 7:30 p. m., April 15, ac
cording to Roy Martinsen, princi
pal.
still be reached In House-Senate
conference, congressional action on
the supplemental bill Is not yet pos
sible. As soon as final action is
taken, the county committee will
go ahead with completing the sign
up.
Preliminary steps have been taken
by the state ASC committee to pre
pare the aay for Immediate action
when the supplemental bill funds
are authorized.
In addition to farmers who have
already filed signed agreements,
which were in general covered by
the Initial appropriation for the
acreage reserve, other eligible farm
ers will be in position to take part
In the enlarged program.
These will include farmers whose
names are on waiting list registers
at the county ASC office, and pos
sibly others where there is evidence
that they made an attempt to par
ticipate during the signup period
which ended February 20.
Westwood said that public notice
will be given promptly when the
county ASC offloe Is ready to sign
additional acreage reserve agree
ments for those persons whose
names are on registers.
In the meantime, the county of
fice will be prepared to furnish gen
eral Information about the program,
but farmers should not attempt to
sign agreements until official an
nouncement Is made.
..pic\l Chamber. Jacobson said
w jig v Horn Chamber of Com
merce is not circulating a petition
referred to in the newspaper article,
or any other petition."
It is thought probable that White
man was referring to the letter to
the Montana congressional delega
tion which is being circulated by in
terested tribal members.
Addressed to Senators Mike Mans
field and James E. Murray, and
Representatives Lee Metcalf and
Leßoy Anderson, the letter encour
ages the joint conference committee
to amend Res. HJ2 and BJI2 to
provide:
“That the compensation herein
allowed shall not preclude the Crow
tribe from suing in the Court of
Claims for an additional compensa
tion which they may be fairly and
equitably entitled for the property
rights herein granted, including a
fair and equitable share of the spe
cial value to the United States of
said lands for utilization in con
nection with its authorized Missouri
River Basin project, and such spe
cial value shall include damsite
value. The Court of Claims is here
by given jurisdiction to hear with
in a period of three years and de
cide any such claim.”
Ruegamer commented that the
suggested amendment would protect
the rights of the Crow tribe should
the current legislation be passed
at the $2 ',4 million price tag
In addition, Ruegamer said, such
a bill would in effect be recognition
by the Congress that the Crow tribe
is entitled to settlement upon the
basis of “damsite value” and other
special values, rather than upon the
bare value of the land involved.
(Continued on page 5)
Former Hardin Man
Is Buried
At Great Falls
Funeral services were held at
Great Falls March 18 for Frank J.
(Joe) Gillis, 58, former Hardin resi
dent Mr. Gillis died Friday night
at Helena.
Services were at the T. F. O'Con
nor Co. chapel and at St. Ann's
Cathedral. Requiem mass was of
fered. Burial was in Mt. Olivet cem
etery.
For the past three years Gillis
had been employed by the Bureau
of Reclamation at Helena. Prior to
that he had been with the Montana
Power Co. at Great Falls for many
years. His wife, Clara, died in 1954.
Mr. Gillis was a former owner of
the Shell Oil bulk plant in Hardin,
later purchased by the Fix brothers.
He organized the Valley Implement
Co. here, which he sold to David
H. Borgan, and also operated Joe’s
Trading Post at Busby.
Holy Week Services Are
Planned by Churches
Union services in observance of
Holy Week have been scheduled by
the Hardin Ministerial Fellowship,
beginning March 30 and continuing
through Easter sunrise services.
On Palm Sunday, March 30, at 8
p. m., the Rev. A. C Kroehler will
be speaker at the Congregational
church. The junior Youth Fellow
ship of the Congregational church
will portray the crucifixion in tab
leaux form in the foyer of the
church at this service. The Rev.
Wm. Burkhardt is in charge of the
service.
The Rev. Ray A. Forbes will be
in charge of services Monday, March
31, at the Church of God, beginning
at 8 p- m. The Rev. David Sutton
will be speaker.
Tuesday evening services will be
at the Methodist church, with the
Rev. Leon Johnson in charge and
the Rev. Lucille Thlbault assisting.
The Rev. Mr. Burkhardt will be
speaker.
In charge of Wednesday evening
services at the Open Bible church
will be the Rev. Mr. Sutton, with
the Rev. Mr. Forbes as speaker.
No union services are planned for
Thursday, since each church Is
planning individual services.
A three-hour service Is scheduled
for Good Friday, April 4, at the
Big Horn County
Farmers to Make
European Tour
Twelve Montana farmers and
ranchers will leave Billings Monday,
April 14, for a 17-day good will tour
of Europe and Russia.
Included In the group will be
John Kogalshak and A 1 Ballensky
of Hardin, A. O. Westwood of Lodge
Grass, and William Graham of Wy
ola.
The group will spend a day and
a night in New York City, where
they will visit the most Impressive
points of interest including the
United Nations.
On Wednesday, April 16 the good
will delegation will depart from New
York aboard Sabena Belgium World
Airways with Brussels, Belgium, and
the 1958 World's Fair their first
stop. They will act as unofficial am
bassadors of the United States and
will make farm visitations in Bel
gium, Sweden, Germany and France
as well as behind the Iron Curtain
In Soviet Russia.
This area's delegation will be
headed by Merlyn Hedln of Billings.
Clk Bardin Cribune-fyrald
VOL. 51, NO. 13
Drive for Crippled
Children's Fund
Is Under Way Here
Plans for Lily Tag Day in Har
din and other activities in Big Horn
county to raise funds for the Na
tional Society for Crippled Children
and Adults are going forward under
the chairmanship of J. D. Algier.
Chairman of the Children’s com
mittee of the Hardin Kiwanis club,
Algier was appointed local chairman
of the drive several weeks ago.
Lily Tag day has been set for
Saturday, April 5, when young la
dles will sell lily tags in Hardin.
Mrs. S. N. Cunningham is in charge
of the sale.
Algier has also sent Bunny cards
to all schools in the county, assisted
by Roy Martinsen, who is acting as
chairman for District 17-H.
The local activities are in addi
tion to the annual Easter Seal sale
which is also in progress here, as
well as nation wide.
“Funds for the rehabilitation of
Montana’s crippled through the So
ciety’s programs come from Easter
Seal donations, memorials, member
ships, bequests and other voluntary
contributions,” the local chairman
said.
“No tax money is used in support
of the program," Algier emphasized.
Kenneth E. Hickel of Billings,
executive director for the Society,
has emphasized that each year
there is an increase in the number
of crippled and handicapped that
can be helped through advances in
rehabilitation treatment and tech
niques.
“Less than one-fourth of the
SIOO,OOO 1958 goal had been met by
the third week of the four and one
half week annual campaign," Algier
said this week. He urged whole
hearted support in Hardin and Big
Horn county for the campaign.
n
Hardin Oddfellows
At District Meet
A delegation representing Har
din IOOF Lodge No. 93 attended
a District 12 meeting in Joliet
March 19.
It was announced that the lodge,
assisted by Alpha Rebekah lodge
No. 96, would be host to the dis
trict’s 12th annual picnic to be held
the third Sunday in July.
Monday a group from the Hardin
lodge attended the Sheridan, Wyo.
Oddfellows meeting, where work in
the first degree was exemplified for
one Sheridan candidate and two
Hardin men, Bob Hamilton and Eu
gene Rick.
Baptist church. Services will be
gin at 12 noon and continue until
3 p. m. Messages on the theme
"Words of the Cross” will be given
by the following pastors of the var
ious churches.
A. C. Kroehler, Herbert Guscott,
Lucille Thibault, Leon Johnson,
David Sutton. William Burkhardt
and Ray Forbes.
Easter sunrise services are plan
ned at 6 a- m. Easter Sunday at the
city park, with the Rev. Lucille Thi
bault in charge. Speaker will be
the Rev. Herbert Guscott.
In case of inclement weather the
services will be moved to the Four
square Gospel church.
Will Receive Class
By Confirmation
In Local Church
A class of 13 young people will
be received into membership of
church by the rite of confirmation
Sunday, March 30, the Rev. A. C.
Kroehler, pastor, has announced.
Members of the class are Alice
Dorn, John Flegler, Leroy Frickle,
Judy Hankel. Ronald Hert, Margie
Kehler, Mary Kehler, Theodore
Pitsch, Rita Pitsch, Henry Spomer,
Linda Sleinmetz, Jacob Strecker
and Ronald Zier.
The senior young people of the
church have planned an Easter
breakfast following the union sun
rise service. On the evening of Eas
ter Sunday, beginning at 7:30, the
young people of the church will pre
sent a song and story program,
“Peter and the Resurrection.”
Morning services Easter Sunday
will include observance of Holy
Communion. German Communion
services will be held at 10:30 a. m.
Good Friday.
Health District
Reports Diseases
According to information receiv
ed from Montana Public Health
District No. 1, eight flu cases were
reported In Big Horn county for
the week ending March 21.
Rosebud county reports 5 acute
diarrhea, 18 scarlet fever, 1 chicken
pox, 1 German measles and 1 gon
orrhea for the same period.
a
VISITS SCHOOLS
Mrs. Lura P. Strand, county su
perintendent of schools, made a
routine visit to Hardin Junior and
senior high schools Tuesday.
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF BIG HORN COUNTY
Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana
Red Cross Campaign
Nearing Completion
The 1958 American Red Cross
fund drive in Big Horn county is
nearing completion, according to R.
L. Danielson, chapter fund drive
chairman.
A total of $471 54 has been con
tributed to date, Danielson said. He
expects the campaign to be com
pleted by March 31.
To date only the Two Legglns,
North Bench, Dunmore and Garry
owen areas have been completed.
Other areas throughout the county
are being canvassed and will be
completed within the next several
days, the chairman said.
He urged all workers to make
their calls soon so that final tabu
lations in the drive can be announ
ced.
Big Horn Chapter, Future Fanners ot
America Will Host District Convention
Big Horn chapter. Future Farm
ers of America, will host some 80
members of chapters of the South
eastern district of the Montana as
sociation of FFA in Hardin Friday
and Saturday, March 28 and 29.
Other chapters, whose members
will participate in district compete
tive events at the convention include
Broadus, Miles City, Huntley Pro
ject, Rosebud and Billings.
Activities will open at noon Fri
day with registration of delegates
Drunken Driving
Brings $125 Fine
In Justice Court
Driving while intoxicated cost a
driver $125 in Justice court of R. L.
Danielson this week, when the dri
ver changed a previous plea of not
guilty to one of guilty.
Other fines in cases filed by the
Montana Highway Patrol were for
speeding and for driving without a
driver’s license.
On March 21, Ernest Zimmer
withdrew a plea of not guilty enter
ed earlier on a charge of driving
while under the Influence of intoxi
cating liquor. Upon pleading guilty,
he was fined $125
Speeding cases were as follows:
March 20, Joseph W. McNutt,
Bluings, $10; James L. CaddeU,
Great Falls, s2o.' March 22, Ernest
A. Robinson, Orland Park, 111., $10;
March 23, Lawrence E. Murphy,
Oaklawn, 111., $lO. March 24, John
D. Legerskl, Sheridan, Mont., S2O.
March 21, Ervin G- Schwend, Har
din, sls; Ervin D. Ellis, St. Xavier,
S2O; Joseph V. Koebbe, Hardin, $lO,
and Wm. O. Bradford, Helena, $lO.
Also during the week, a charge of
driving whUe license was revoked
filed Jan. 23 against Louis Yellow
mule of Wyola was dismissed, and
he posted $lO bail on a charge of
driving without a driver's license.
Five More Seeking
Nomination to
County Offices
Five more Big Horn County Re
publicans have become candidates
tor nomination, having filed peti
tions with County Clerk and Re
corder Harry E. Cox.
All incumbents, they are Clyde L.
Hawks, state representative 1 , Mrs.
Lura P. Strand, county superinten
dent of schools: R. L. Danielson,
justice of the peace, and Carl Ran
kin, public administrator.
No contests have yet developed on
either ticket, with 28 days remain
ing before the close of filing.
Hawks, prominent St. Xavier
farmer-stockman, has served five
terms as representative in the state
legislature. He has served on nu
merous committee, including Ap
propriations, Agriculture. Livestock
and Public Ranges, Highways and
Highway Transportation, Railroads
and Railroad Transportation, and
Public Utilities and State Commis
sion, of which he was chairman for
two terms.
He has also been chairman of the
subcommittee on State Institutions
for two sessions.
Mrs. Strand is seeking her fifth
four-year term as superintendent
of schools, and Danielson has serv
ed one two-year term as justice of
the peace, Hardin township.
Rankin has served as public ad
ministrator since 1929 Previous to
that he was county clerk and re
corder or 10 years.
Cases Continued
In Justice Court
The case of Charles and Bernice
Jefferson, who were charged by C.
E. Ford with failure to send chil
dren under the age of 16 to school,
has been continued in justice court
of R. L Danielson by agreement of
both parties-
In a similar complaint lodged
against Caroline Other Medicine,
the case was continued to March 31.
a
WINS THIRD PRIZE
Richard Besel, 9-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Besel of North
Hardin, was recently Informed that
he is a third-prize winner In Gen
eral Mills Cheerios "Disneyland”
coloring contest.
Richard will receive a pair of
roller skates as his prize.
Funeral Services Held at St. Josephs
Church for Early-Day Homesteader
Funeral services for Joseph
Olenik, 75, retired rancher, were
held Wednesday morning at St.
Joseph’s Catholic church. The Rev.
Fr. Moran sang the Requiem High
mass and burial was in Fairview
cemetery.
The choir was composed of the
Sisters from St. Xavier mission. Al
tar. boys assisting Fr. Moran were
Tony Nurre and Gary Ballensky.
Pallbearers were William Frank
lin, Ludwig Buechler, Andrew Kal
len, Frank Dornberger, Arthur
Platz and John Matovich.
Mr. Olenik, who was afflicted with
arthritis for the past 10 years, had
been a semi-invalid for the post
and contestants and a meeting of
chapter presidents to determine the
“Outstanding Greenhand" of the
district.
A business session of the official
delegates of district chapters is sla
ted for 1:30 p. m, which will of
ficially open, the convention. Other
Friday events will be written tests
in parliamentary procedure, FFA,
general agriculture and farm me
chanics. and a floor contest in par
liamentary procedure in which
chapter officers will compete as a
team.
The district banquet wIU be serv
ed by tile Hardin chapter Friday
evening. A feature wiU be a public
speaking contest to determine the
district representatives who wUI
compete in a public speaking con
test to be held in Lewlstown in
mid-April. The public is invited to
attend the contest, to be held in
the recreation room of the high
school.
Saturday morning the competitive
teams will participate in contests in
livestock judging, farm mechanics,
grain judging and IdentificaUon.
Convention activities will close
Saturday afternoon with a final
delegate session at which awards
will be distributed to winners of
various competitive events.
tt
Placement of Farm
Workers Shows
Increase in Area
Figures o n agricultural farm
placement activities released by
Victor Morris, manager of the Bil
lings office of the State Employ
ment Service, lndteata that 4,755
workers were placed on farm Jobs
in 1957.
The Billings office serves the
counties of Big Horn, Yellowstone,
Carbon, Stillwater, Treasure, Mus
selshell and jjortlons of Wheatland
and Golden Valley.
In January and February of 1957,
a total of 58 workers were placed,
compared to 83 placed during the
same period this year.
Morris said requests for workers
received this month indicate an
early demand for qualified farm
workers and urged all farmers who
anticipate a need for workers to
contact the Billings office at 2909
Montana Avc., or the local volun
teer farm placement representative
Henry Hardt at the Mission bar.
These representatives work volun
tarily in their respective communi
ties as a service in rendering assis
tance to farmers and workers in
their areas.
A number of qualified farm work
ers are currently registered with
tlie local office, Morris said.
a
MAKE CHURCH DRAPES
Members of the Ann Judson cir
cle of the Baptist church met Tues
day at the parsonage to make
drapes for the church.
Guidance Counseling in Eighth and
Ninth Grades to Begin Next Week
Guidance counseling in the eighth
and ninth grudes of the Hardin
school will commence Monday,
March 31, according to Lee Georgen,
guidance director at the school.
For the first time, guidance in a
four-year program will be offered,
Georgen said. An attempt will be
made to ascertain future plans of
students in these grades and to
offer guidance in curriculum over a
four-year period to best prepare the
student for college education or for
the vocation in which he expresses
interest.
Four-year student plan sheets will
be completed by each student, Geor
gen said, emphasizing that parents
are required to sign the completed
form before it is returned to the
school.
"Graduation from high school is
becoming increasingly important in
American life.” the guidance direc
tor said. "A high school diploma is
required for the entering of many
types of work.
“In order to meet the needs of
as many students as is possible, we
provides several subject fields in the
high school. Since many subjects
are elective, students must chose
well to reach the desired goal."
In an effort to aid parents and
students in making choices, the
guidance program is being conduc
ted. Information showing require
Thursday, March 27, 1958
three years. He passed away Wed
nesday morning at St. Vincent's
hospital in Billings. He had been
ill but a few hours. Cause of death
was cancer.
Mr. Olenik was bom March 19,
1883, in Kusslevo, Poland, the sec
ond son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam
Olenik. At the age of 21, after grad
uating from the agricultural college
in Warsaw, Poland, he emigrated to
the United States in 1904.
He lived in Scranton, Pa., tot
about seven months and on May 11,
1905, he arrived at Fromberg, Mont.,
where he made his home with his
brother, Jacob. On July 16, 1906, he
filed on a homestead in the North
Valley near Hardin.
He married Victoria Narkin in
1908 at St. Agnes’ Catholic church
in Red Lodge. To this union were
born five sons and three daughters.
Mis. Olenik and one son have pass
ed away and are buried in the Har
din cemetery.
Until the fall of 1941 the Olenik
family resided at the farm north of
Hardin, but that spring he and his
wife moved to Hardin, where he had
resided ever since.
Mr. Olenik was a member of St.
Joseph's Catholic church, of the
Holy Name Society and was a third
degree Knight of Columbus, Coun
cil 1259. Billings.
In June, 1945, lie married Miss
Helen Chisholm at St. Joseph's
Catholic church in Hardin They
have made their home in Hardin
since.
Survivors include his wife, Helen;
three daughters, Mary (Mrs. New
ell), Josephine (Mrs. Kray), and
Frances (Mrs. H. Herbel), all of
Hardin; four sons. John, North Har
din; Joe Jr , of Myers: Edward of
Willets, Calif., and William of San
Diego, Calif.
Also surviving are a sister. Hel
ena, residing in Poland; two neph
ews. Dr John Olenik of Tunica,
Mass., and Joseph C. Olenik of
Washington. D C.. a niece, Mias
Oakla Olenik of Red Lodge and 14
grandchildren.
a
J. S. Simmons
Passes Away
At Local Hospital
James S. Simmons, 76, died March
21 in Big Horn County hospital
where he had been confined since
February 6. Death was attributed to
a stroke.
A carpenter by trade, Mr. Sim
mons was born February 6, 1882, in
Clsne, Hi., the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Isham Simmons. He married Mabel
Barnes in Red Deer, Alberta, Cana
da, November 24, 1918, and came to
Big Horn county in 1929, where they
have resided since.
Besides his wife, he is survived by
two sons, William G., of Idaho and
James R. of Seattle, Wash., and a
daughter, Janice, of Hardin.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Bullis funeral chapel March
24 at 2:30 p. m by the Rev. David
Sutton, assisted by the Rev. E. E.
Fitch. Music was by a quartette
composed of John Kirschenman,
Ervin Schelske, Lester Jones and
David Sutton, and accompanied by
Mrs. Ray Morissette.
Pallbearers were Howard Wagner.
Tom Enchoff, Henry Enzminger,
Melvin Hart, Ray Morissette and
Jake Buchfink.
Interment was in Fairview ceme
tery.
■ $*
ATTEND STATE MEET
Four members of Hardin chapter,
Future Homemakers of America,
were delegates to the state conven
tion held in Bozeman. March 24-27.
The girls were Nenette Blake,
president, Lennie Snively, katie
Engles and Bonnie Miller Mrs. Wm
Blake took the group to Bozeman,
in place of the sponsor. Mrs. Weir.
ments for two main curricular of
ferings. elective subjects, years sub
jects are taught, suggested sequence
of subjects and various other sug
gestions for the help of the student
will be made available.
Georgen pointed out that the stu
dent plan may be modified if the
need arises. He urged students or
parents to consult with the guidance
department for any further infor
mation.
“It is our aim that the student
secures the best possible education
of which he is capable of acquiring
and that this requires thoughtful
and definite planning," Georgen
said.
a
Airest Suspect in
School Burglaries
Higinio Ramirez of Hardin has
been arrested by Big Horn county
sheriff's officers ar.d turned over
to authorities of Fergus county.
Ramirez is a suspect in a breakin
which took place March 20 at Har
din high school, when dials were
broken off the safe, but nothing was
taken.
He is also a suspect in recent
burglaries at the Winnett and Grass
Range schools, for which he wm
wanted in Fergus county.