The Herald-news., May 25, 1944, Image 1

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Volume Thirty-two No. 18
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Junior Chiefs To
Picnic Sat. May 27
The Wolf Creek Jlmnior Chiefs
have completed plans for a big
picnic wihich will be Saturday
May 27th at tihe Long Fox
grounds on Wolf Creek. It will
begin at 11 o'clock and immediat
ely after lunch at approximately
1:30 P. M. the races will begin.
Quite a long and interesting pro
gram has been arranged and ev
eryone is invited to attend. Frank
Pipe is manager and Al First
Sound, Chas Clancy and Claude
Bearskin will act as judges, of
the contest.
Events—Purses
I—Free for all horse race sl, Ist.
50c 2nd.
2—Pinto horse race $1 Ist. 50c 2nd
3—Fat Ladies’, 100 yd. dash $1
Ist. 50c 2nd.
4— Wheel-bhrrow race $1 Ist.
50c 2nd.
s— Keg roping, $1 Ist. 50c 2nd.
6—Little girls foot race, $1 Ist
50c 2nd.
7—Costume race, 75c Ist. 50c 2nd
Indian dance prizes will be
given both for boys and girls
Special show Brone riding be
fore dance starts.
Thank You
The Trinity hospital Guild
wishes to thank the citizens of
Wblf Point community who by
their splendid cooperation
and generous donations made
Hospital Tag Day, May 13th
such a grand success.
Walter Reichert
Missing In Action
Word has been received in
Wolf Point that Sgt. Walter Rei
chert, 22 year old son of Mr
and Mrs Walter Reichert, fomer
ly of this city, now living near
Hamilton, Montana, is missing
in action since April 29th. Sgt.
Reichert was on his seventh
bombing mission over Germany
and hopes are held that he fell
unharmed in friendly territory
He is a graduate of the Wolf
Point High School and has a
host of friends here who are hop
ing for good news of him soon.
H. E. Sommars
Sand Creek Pioneer
Answers Last Call
'An old pioneer, Henry E. Som
mars passed away Sunday morn
ing May 14th at the Steele hospi
tal in Wolf Point after a long ill
ness.
He leaves to mourn his loss his
wife. Harriet and four children
also five grandchildren and two
brothers and two sisters, Fred of
Carrington, N. Daik. Harry of San
Luis Obispo, Cal. 'Mrs Mae Rob
inson of Benedict N. Dak. and
Mrs Maud Tompkins of Wacoma
lowa. '
Henry £ Sommars was born
in Wisconsin, September 1869.
A year old his parents moved
to Nashua lowa where he grew
to manhood. He was the oldest
of eight children, three girls and
five boys. His father, mother and
one sister and two brothers pre
ceded him in death.
He was (united in marriage to
Harriet Funk in 1895. To this un
ion were born two girls and two
boys, 'Hazel of Wolf Point, Mrs
Mrs Helen Knapp and Ralph of
Santa Monica, California and Max
of Spokane Washington.
In 1913 the family homesteaded
at Sand Creek Montana, which
has been their home ever since.
In 1929, he was united to the
Brethern church. On Good Friday
of this year was taken into the
Presbyterian church of Wolf
Point.
Mr Sommars or “Hank” as he
was known to everyone was a
very fine neighbor and father, a
man always willing to be
of help in time of trouble and in
time of need. He will be missed
by his family and nis many
friends and neighbors. The fam
ily has the sincere sympathy of
all who know them in thbir
time of sorrow.
MRS. LJ. DUFFY
PASSES MAY 15
Mrs L J Duffey ipassed away at
her home in Wolf Point (Monday
May 15. from Bronco-pneumonia
She had been in poor health for
many years but death came sud
denly and unexipectedly.
Mrs Duffey was born at Dover
Missouri in 1866 and came to
Montana in 1916 and has made
her home here eversince.
She leaves to mourn her loss
her husband, L J Duffey, three
sons and two daughters. One
brother Rueben Smithey is liv
ing at Sweet Springs Mo. but he
was too feeble to attend the fun
eral.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday May 18, from the first
Presbvterian Church Wolf Point
with Rev. A. H. Cropp officiating
Interment was made in the
Greenwood Cemetery.
Out of town relatives who at
tended the services were: Mrs
Henry Lowers and daughters. Au
drey, Ellen and Natalie of Port
land, Oregon, Mr and Mrs Frank
Dusterhoflf and son Elmer of
Conrad, Montana, Rev, James (j.
Duffey of Kirkland Washington
Chas. E Duffey of Wayne. Mich,
and a granddaughter Mrs Kay
Maurer and son Larry of Con
rad, Montana.
Wolf Point, Roosevelt County, Montana Thursday, May 25, 1944
a ■ No Qneaien Jlaue-
H f jj I cJlatlt /Ituf, Man .. .
\ O ■'.// There can be no self-
Oth!, # mo ^ ve when ’ the
average man will lay
\, down his life for his
V country. ..His act is
one of nobleness—to
XiwlnL preserve ideals, soc
iety and government
as he knows them.
We observe Memorial
^ ay as one which
gives pause for tho
ught on this greatest
sacrifice a man is
to ma ^ e '
Kj Join In Observing
W I® Memorial Day
* Tuesday May 30th
Speaking of Evictions
MONTGOMERY-WARD
V
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he 1 e
Preserve The Bill of Rights!
Seizure by troops at the direction of President Roosevelt of the Mont
gomery Ward plant in Chicago constituted probably the gravest threat
to the Bill of Rights in 150 years.
“Discussion of the incident, important as it is to the future of America,
cannot be a matter of politics. Senator Harry F. Byrd, a Democrat, In a
speech delivered in the United States Senate, voiced the nationwide
reaction to an episode characterized as a "dictatorial act of arrogance"
and “a colossal blunder."
Vigorously condemning the drastic steps taken by the Roosevelt
Administration In the Montgomery Ward case, Senator Byrd declared:
“For the first time in the history of our country we witnessed the
spectacle of the Attorney General <rf the United States acting as a gen
eralissimo In personal charge of military forces to seize a non-war
business operation.
If Attorney General Biddle can use the armed forces to seize the non
war business of Montgomery Ward without the approval of either congress
or the courts, he can seize any plant or business operation, using the same
military power whenever such person or a business does something to dis
please him, or does not immediately obey a directive of one of the numer
ous bureaus of the federal government.
"... Have we reached a state in this country that the directives of
a Federal bureau can be enforced at the point of the bayonet? If the
directives of the War Labor Board can be so enforced on a nonwar
business operation, then so can the directives issued by the Office of
Price Administration, the War Production Board, and the dozens of other
Government agencies, with the result that the constitutional right of the
citizens of America to adjudication of their rights in the proper court of
law will be denied to them.
In this instance, Mr. Biddle assumed the position of both the judge and
the prosecutor. Are we coming to a Gestapo in this country ? Does Francis
Biddle cherish the ambition to be an American Himmler?
" . . Today the American people are in the hands of a centralized
and entrenched bureaucracy such as America has never before known
It is imperative, so as to preserve our freedoms, that we safeguard the
rights of the individual citizens to appeal to the courts, and require that
differences that may occur between the citizens and any bureau of the
Government shall not be settled by military force, but shall be deter
mined by the Congress and the courts.”
LAURA PENNER
HONORED THURSDAY EVE.
Laura Penner, clerk of the lo
cal Selective Service Board was
honored Thursday evening at a
wedding shower given at the
home of Rev. and Mrs Barfoot.
The group in attendance were
the young people’s soociety of
the Assembly of God Church.
A short program was given
and the bride to be received
many lovely and useful gifts. A
tasty lunch was served by the
hostesses.
LT. MYRON LOCKEY
VISITS HERE
Lt. and Mrs Myron Lockey
spent a few days last week vis
iting friends in Wolf Point while
enroute from Virginia to Califor
nia where Lt. Lockey expects to
be assigned to duty with the
U. S. Navy. He was formerly
head of the Wolf Point division
of the State Highway Commis
sion.
Remember it is Cash Nite ev-'
ery Tuesday Nite at the Liberty. I
MAYOR FEDA
TO AIR CLINIC
Mayor P. M. Feda represented
Wolf Point at the Air Clinic held
at Groat Falls Friday and Satur
day of last week.
The purpose of the Air Clinic
was Post War (planning in regard
to construction of Air Ports. All
towns and cities were urged to
have an Air Field of some type.
The Development of 'Air Parks
as a means of- establishing fac
ilities for private and commer
cial air craft in small commun
ities was discussed.
Experts predict there will be
500,000 (privately owned air planes
in the five years after the war.
Airport location and construc
tion was advised by the C. A. A.
Penicillin For
Wolf Point Hospital
More than a thousand hospitals
.in the United States have been
allowed to serve as depots for the
limited distribution of penicillin,
the new wonder drug, and Wolf
Point’s Trinity hospital is one of
those chosen for this great work.
The order has been placed and
the shipment is expected to ar
rive any day now. Wolf Point is
proud and gralteful to have one
of the fortunate hospitals to re
ceive this honor. They are slated
to receive 2 million Oxford units.
ATTEND GRADUATION
OF NURSES AT HAVRE
Mr and Mrs GordonM
ery, Grace Ba<uge, Mrs A. O. Op
grande and Joan, Mr and Mrs F..
H. Ahrens, Mr and Mrs Russell
Harmon, Mr and Mrs Taliaferro
and Helen, Mrs Ruth Polson and
Barbara Jean and Mfs Emma
Anderson all went to Havre on
Monday to attend the graduation
exercises of Betty Bauge, Lucille
Taliaferro and Inez Ahrens from
the Sacred Heart Hospital. Betty
and Inez will work in Havre
this summer and LMucille will go
to Kalispel for four months’
training prior to entrance into
Active Service.
APPELGREN RETURNS
FROM BANK MEETINGS
A. V. Appelgren of the First
State Bank of Wolf Point recent
ly returned from a trip over the
State where he attended Bank
ers Group meetings at Conrad,
Anaconda, Helena. Missoula and
Billings.
To quote Mr Appelgren, "They
were all fine meetings and I do
not mean to boast, but the group
Meeting in Wolf Point May 3th
was as good as the best, if not
surpassing it". He especially en
joyed the address of Dr. Ernest
Melby at Missoula and anticipa
ted the treat Wolf Point had in
store at Commencement, when
Dr. Melby spoke for the gradu
ating class.
DWIGHT MORLEY
HAS OPERATION
Dwight Mbrley. genial Mont
ana Standard Newsboy, was tak
en suddenly very ill last Tues
day evening and was taken to
the Trinity Hospital where he
was operated (upon Wednesday
noon for appendicitis. He is get
ting along fine and will soon be
around again.
LYMAN CLAYTONS JR.
ARRIVE MONDAY
Flight Officer Lyman Clayton
Jr. accompanied by Mrs Clayton
and daughter Beverly of Long
Beach, California arrived in Wolf
Point Monday noon to spend a
fifteen day furlough with the
Claytons here. They flew as far
as Great Falls and came from
there with Dr. P. M. Feda who
happened to be in the Falls at
tending the Airline meet.
Lyman Jr. has only recently
returned from several months in
the battle area in the far east
ED CAMRUD BACK
FOR VISIT FRIDAY
Ed Camrud arrived in Wolf
Point Friday to spend a few
weeks attending to business in
terests in this section The farni
ly will not return to Wolf Point
. this summer but will remain in
' Phoenix for the present.
“Roosevelt County’s Greatest Newspaper”
Outline Given Of
Draft Prospects
Under New Rules
Draft prospects of men in var
ious age groups have been out
lined by national selective service
headquarters in a recent state
ment of policy, subjet to adjust
ment as needs of the armed for
ces change.
Men 18 through 25 are likely to
see service unless irreplaceable
in essntial activity: men 26 thru
29 are likely to remain in civil
life for the time being if found to
be “necessary to and regularly
engaged in” war production or
ip support of national health,
safety and interest men 36 thru
37 are likely to remain in civil
life for an indefinite period, if
“regularly engaged in” war pro
diiiction or in support of national
health, safety and interest, men
38 thru 44 are not currently ac
ceptable for induction by the
armed forces.
W. B. DeWitt Family
Move To Billings
W. B. DeWitt arrived in Wolf
Point Monday and will move his
family to Billings the last of the
week. Mr DeWitt is in defense
work there and with Dean grad
uating with the class of 1944 in
Wolf Point and leaving soon for
the Navy, Mrs DeWiJt decided to
move-to Billings.
The DeWitts have lived in Wolf
Point for the past 27 years and
both have been prominent in
Civic and church affairs. It is
with deep regret -that-their many
friends see them make this move,
only hoping that when the war
is over and things return to nor
mal, they will again call Wolf
Point home.
The Past Matrons of the East
ern Star gave a farewell' ban
quet at the Modern Case last Fri
day evening, honoring Mrs De-
Witt. Mrs Cash Moore presented
her with a gift in behalf of the
Past Matrons and the remainder
of the evening was spent in play
ing bridge at the Lyman Clayton
home.
Monday evening a Congrega
tional dinner was given as a fare
well gesture to the W. B. DeWitts
at the Presbyterian Church par
lors. A large crowd came to wish
them success in their new home
and to bid them “so-long”.
RITES HELD FOR
ERIC THORSEN
Eric Thorsen, southside farmer
for many years passed away at
home in Wolf Point. Friday May
19th at the age of 90 years. He
was born in Norway in the year
1854. In 1910 he came to Mon
tana and began farming 12 miles
south of Wolf Point in what is
known as the Sunnyside com
munity. He had been living in
Wolf Point for some time and a
daughter, Mrs Fred Johnson
cared for him. He leaves three
daughters and three sons, his
wife having preceded him in
death some years ago.
Funeral services were held at
the Clayton Chapel Monday af
ternoon with Rev. Moore officia
ting. Burial was made in the
Sunnyside Community Cemetery
DanLeichner
DieaMay Bth
According to word received in
a wire Saturday and in answer
to repeated inquiries by Mrs Lei
chner. Dan Leichner, known
familiarly to all in this section as
Dan, "The Painter”, passed away
May Bth at the State Hospital at
Warm Springs. Montana, and
burial was made at the Hospital
Cemetery May 10th with Rev.
Carl F. McConnell of Anaconda
in charge of the last rites. Death
was attributed to Bronco pneu
monia and came very peacefully
and without pain.’
Dan Leichner was born Aug
ust 24th 1879 in Rumania. He
leaves a wife residing in Wolf
Point and a daluf^hter Mrs Ruth
Ding of Tillamook, Oregon and
a brother John of Plevna, Mont.
USE THE CLASSIFIED ADS
Single Copy Price 10 cents
RURAL SCHOOLS
CLOSE MAY 2«
The 32 rt'jiral schools of Roose
velt County will be closing not
later than May 26. except the two
summer schools. Woods and
Boyd in District 3. Seventh and
eighth graders took their state
final examination Wednesday
and Thursday and thus completed
the school year. About twenty
eighth graders from rural schools
in this county will enroll in high
schools this fall.
Most of the rural school teach
ers are making plans to attend
short sessions at various Montana
colleges this summer. Many have
indicatd a desire to teach in
Roosevelt County this coming
year.
Legion Convention
Plentywood June 2nd
The annual Spring District Con
vention of the American Legion
and Auxiliary will be held at
Plentywood on June 2nd. The
call to convention was read at
the last meeting of the Wolf
Point organizations and. delegates
will be appointed this coming
week to attend.
CHAS SIMON
WOLF POINT VISITOR
Wolf Point citizens had a doub
le treat at the High school band
concert last Tuesday evening
when in the course of the even
ing Director Lucatsky called on
Chas, Simon tQ.direct the band in
the number, 'Our Director”. The
applause was deafening and must
have made Mr Simon realize
that Wolf Pointers had not for
gotten the many years he spent
dird&ting the Wolf Point bands.
Mr and Mrs Simon have been
located at Havre since leaving
Wolf Point.
MRS CARL MOE
TO MINNEAPOLIS
Mrs Carl Moe will leave Sunday
evening for Minneapolis to go
thru a clinic in that city, and at
the same time to act as delegate
for the Lutheran Ladies’ Aid of
Wolf Point ,by attending the 16th
General Convention of the
NL C Ato be held in Minnea
polis from May 30, to June 2,.
Mrs Moe plans to be gone about
two weeks.
ROBERT HUXSOLS
VISIT HERE
Mr and Mrs Robert Huxsol and
son arrived Tuesday for a short
visit with Wolf Point friends. Mr
Huxsol is settling up business
matters in this section prior to
entrance into the U. S. Navy next
month. Mrs Huxsol and son will
remain with her parents at Mis
soula for the duration. 1-
C. R. CASTERLINE
TO SETTLE HERE
C. R. Caster line, former South
side farmer arrived in Wolf Point
last week and after a return trip
to Seattle will again settle in
Wolf Point. Mrs Casterline came
back last month. They have
purchased a farm near Culbert
son and will live in Wolf Point
until the present occupants of
the farm give up possession.
Tile Casterlines lived in Fair
banks, Alaska and on the west
coast for the past five years, but
still think Montana is home.
REV. CROPP TO
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Rev. A. H. Cropp left this week
to attend the General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church
which meets this week in Chic
aga. Enroute Rev. Cropp will
speak in the Lake Nokomis Pres
byterian Church in Minneapolis.
MARKETS
Tire following market prices
are paid at Wolf Poinb Correct
■ d each Wednesday n^on.
Wheat, Dark Hard Wliiter.. 1.37
Wheat. Dark Nor. Spring .... 1.37
Protien 2 over
Amber Durum 1.41
Flax 2.71
Oats 64
Rye .. 1 00
Barley 93
Butter .40
eggs 27
Butter Fat, Sour 40