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Volume Thirty-Two No. 49
ASKS INVALID RATION
POINTS BE DESTROYED
Housewives wer e asked by the
*OPA to destroy all food ration
stamps that became invalid Dec
26.
The request was mad e to pre
vent voided stamps from being
used in food purchases either
through accident or design, in
violation of OPA rules.
OPA assured housewives that
, red ration tokens will continue
good for meats, fats, cheese an-'
butter. Grocers will continue to
give them as change for red 10-
point stamps. The use of blue
ration tokens now is banned,
having been discontinued in Oc
tober, when OPA began listing
processed food point values in
multiples o f 10.
To clear up another point not
brought out in earlier announce
ments, 'OPA said that changed
point values for canned fruits de
not go into effect until 12:01 a.
m. next Sunday, although the
new values for processed veget
ables became effective Dec. 26
and butter was advanced from 20
to 24 points a pound.
, The ration stamns invalidated
as of 12:01 today (Tuesday), and
which ORA. asks that you de
stroy are: red stamps A 8 through
Z 8 and A 5 through P 5; blue
stamps A 8 through Z 8 and AS
through W 5; sugar stamps 30, 31.
32, 33 and 40 along with all hom t
canning coupons outstanding,
and those to be made good are:
Stamps continuing to be good
red stamps Z 5. R 5 and S 5 which
became valid Dec. 3. Red stamps
T5,U5, V 5 W 5 a nd X 5 will be
come good on Sunday, Dec. 31.
Blue stamps X 5 Y 5, Z 5, A 2 and
82. In addition, blue stamps C 2
D 2, E 2, F 2 and G 2 will become
good on Jan. 1. Sugar stamp No.
34; another sugar stamp will be
•come good on Feb. 1.
At the capitol meantime. Rep
resentative Celler, New York
city democrat, announced he will
| ask congress to compel placing
6of ceilings on live cattle. New
p.York butchers have contended
that lack of such ceilings was
> forcing them out of business and
New York police reported that
hundreds of butcher shops were
..closed today in protest against
OPA price regulations
Wm. Geodecke Dies
At Great Falls
4 The remains of Wm. H. Geo
decke who passed away Dec. 21
Great Falls were brought to Wolf
Point Sunday morning. Time for
0 services ha s been set for Satur-
K day at 2p. m. at the Trinity
■ Lutheran church in Wolf Point
E with Rev. Schmidt officiating,
s Burial will be made at the Vida
f cemetery.
* 'Mr. Geodecke had made his
home in the Vida community for
I many years. He was 46 years of
age at the time of his death
which was caused by cirrhosis of
the liver. He leaves to mourn his
loss a host of friends and rela
tives in this community.
MRS. SAM BALDWIN
DIES AT SPOKANE
Mrs. Sam Baldwin, for many
years a resident of Wolf Point
and the Vida community passed
Saturday, Dec. 16 in her sleep
at her home in Spokane, Wash.
She had been in fine health and
very active in her home duties
and it is presumed that a heart
attack caused her sudden death.
She leaves her husband who, is
employed in the ship yard, a
son in the service, a son at home
and a married daughter also re
siding in Spokane.
ALBERT LETS TO
WEST COAST
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lee of
Wolf Point returned Thursday
morning from a two weeks visit
on the west coast They visited
their son Harry and family and
with Cyrus who expects to leave
soon for overseas duty again. By
ron has written that he will
spend the holidays in France.
This is his second session of
overseas duty. ,
Pioneer Voice of the Community. Established in 1913
Polio Fund Drive
To Be Jan. 14-31
Forty-three prominent indust
rial and civic leaders have been
appointed as state chairmen for
the March of Dimes and 'will di
rect the fund-raising appeal of
the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis, Jan. 14—31, in
their states, it was announced to
day by Basil O’Connor, founda
tion president.
Although the infantile paraly
sis epidemic of 1944, with nearly
19,000 cases 'already reported
was the’ second largest in the
recorded history of the disease in
the United States, the nation was
better prepared for the march of
the crippler than ever before,
through the generosity of the
American people whose dimes
and doll'ar s helped to stem the
tide of the mysterious poliomye
litis for which there is no known
preventative and no cure, Mr.
O’Connor pointed out.
Epidemic areas in 1944 includ
ed North Carolina, New York,
Kentucky 'Ohio Virginia Penn
sylvania and Michigan. Polio also
severely affected Tennessee.
Maryland, Indiana, Louisiana
New Jersey Mississippi Connecti
cut and District of Columbia.
Thirty-four of the chairmen
who will direct the appeal in
their states served in a similar
capacity last year.
Montana’s chairman will be
John J. Holmes, Helena, Mont,
who directed the work last year.
Eugene Turner Wins'
Higfy Honors At
Monmouth
As has been his custom all
through high school and college,
Eugene Turner who has been in
the officers school at Fort Mon
mouth, N. J., graduated there
with the highest honors in a very
large class the group highest in
ratings will be sent to Harvard
for further training^HMMM^Wv
ceive his commission in January
and will have a brief furlough to
be spent with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. B. Turner of Wolf
Point before entering Harvard
The home town is always proud
to hear of the fine accomplish
ments of its boys.
Legion-A uxiliary
Party Well Attended
The annual Legion and Aux
iliary Christmas party held Tues
day evening at the Parish hall
was enjoyed by a large crowd
who entered into the spirit of
the season and grown ups and
children alike voted it a wonder
ful time. The potluck supper was
thoroughly enjoyed and the
games of whist, pinochle and
bridge and the big table of bin
go players filled the evening
with merriment. The evening
ended with a few square dances,
polkas and old fashioned waltzes.
Home For
The Holidays
Whie our list is undoubtedly
incomplete it is good to see the
following young people on the
streets of Wof Point again while
they are spending their holiday
vacations with the home folks.
Betty Nugent, Jean Lund, Mari
lyn Miller, Margaret Dougherty,
Roberta Morley, Lily Stensland.
Peggy Shipman, Dale Miller, Bil
ly Sethre, Elva Cobell, Betty Lou
Rogers, Ruth Stephens. Lenore
Loftus, Marian Stensland, Ora
Rothe, Delores Tjon, Delores Sil
jenberg and those who are teach
ing and spending their vacations
at home are Mrs. Sadie Rankin
of Havre and Ruth Swedberg of
Wisconsin.
MRS. O. T. STENNES
ON TRIP TO MINNEAPOLIS
Mrs. O. T. Stennes returned
Friday morning from a business
trip to Minneapolis. She reports
seeing very little snow along the
way but remarked how terribly
cold it was farther east.
Wolf Point, Roosevelt County, Montana Thursday, Dec. 28, 1944
NETEENFORT Y- FIVE
A make what you will of it. It opens up to you
/ \ new^respoiTsihilities, new opportunities z and perhaps new sorrows.
\ ''To him' who possesses vision, 1945 comes on~the. highest, the
\mightiest x tid^that has^vercome flowing into our port ofhope.
There^re those who will look mournfully into the face of the New
Year. There are those /who will say thatthe world is still in the
nlidst of a terrifying ।dream. But they'are the unfortunates
without vision.
In our own hearts, each of us knows that the world could and
should be a better place in which tb hye. We know that war has
no place in a good worlcbßut we know^too, that tyranny, injustice
and'hatred always lead to x war. It is parFof our job to see that
those^forces of evil are forever Ramped out.
America is a mighty nation, and America is no more than a mul
. tiplication of our own, community. Each of us must have the vision
to live'pnderstandingly with our neighbors. We must not only be
neighbors, we must be'good neighbors. Then the insidious forces
which lead to violence have no soil in which to grow. They are as
seed cast upon the rock.
I
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Our own community is proud of its past achievements. The past
’ three years have taught us that we can do what we will in our own
minds. The job we have done in the past gives us the courage and
fortitude to face the future unafraid. We know that no problem is
without a solution.-
So it is with a spirit of- genuine hope, a feeling of humility and a
prayer of thanks that this newspaper wishes each of you
\ A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Urnta (Cnumumtii
Sy A. (Stupp
Monday ushers in the New
Year. Nineteen-hundred and
forty-four has come to the end
of its days and whether we like
it or not the record for the year
has' been written. We cannot
change it but wise indeed will
we be if we pause long enough
to read what we have written.
For if we take stock of the past
we will be better able to chart
our course in the new year. To
that end we have written this
article. But only a s one is hon
est with himself will he profit
from this meditation. In business
we can call in others to help with
the inventory. In life everyone
must make his own reckoning.
'On the world scene, the pass
ing year, has witnessed the con
tinued struggle between the na
tions of the earth. The tempo of
battle has quickened, the rumble
of Allied guns is growing ever
louder to the ear of the Enemy
as the products of the arsenal of
America finds its way to the
borders of his country. But it is
also true, that here in Roosevelt
county, the cost of war has been
felt as never before in our hist
ory. For here and there word has
come that our son s are making
the supreme sacrifice.
Meditation upon the cost of
war to this community in terms
of messages from the war de
partment in Washington leads
eventually to serious thought up
on the cause for war. It is not
for us here to trace the roots of
the present conflict but certainly
we can safely say that war has
come because nations did not
keep faith with nations. Coven
ants were not binding and treat
ies were made with little thought
that they could or would be kep’
And even today the horrors of
battle have become increases a;
the rules of war are violated by
the enemy and these violation;
spread across the papers of the
nation for a ll to read.
We point with pride to the re
cord of the United States in her
dealing with the enemy when he
is wounded or captured. Princi
ples laid down at Geneva are the
rule and guide for our action.
America, we say, keeps her co
venants. A resume of her ac
tions at war in 1944 will bear out
■’is contention. I wonder? I
,eem to remember seeing some
where a slogan: "In God We
Trust.” And surely I have 'read
of the large place that God held
in the lives of those who found
ed and established this nation.
“This Nation under God” we said,
but one cannot discern in the
year 1944 any great indication
that w e are depending upon
God for victory. Divorce court?
law violations, and evasions and
liquor advertising, s eem rather to
reflect the tempo of our trust in
God and His laws. Is it unfair to
say that America has kept the
covenants of war and broken her
covenant with God?
This brings us finally, to re
flection upon our own lives and
their relation to God in the year
that is gone. This paper finds its
way into many homes and each
of us would resent it if any one
of them would be termed un
christian. Our children have been
baiptized by the church. We wer f
married by its representative
and our names appear on its rolls
What happens though, when we
look at these connections we
have with the church as coven
ants that we made with God. Yoi
may not have known them as
such but that is what you did.
Have you kept your covenants
with God in 1944?
We cannot effect the nations of
the earth in the New Year. No
can we change greatly the way
in which America keeps her co
venants with His. But we can all
re-examine our own faith and
the covenants we have made
with God aS an expression of that
faith. When w e have done thi.-
then indeed will we be ready tc
greet the New Year. We will then
have seen ourselves in the righ'
relation to God: and even in a
year that is bound to bring much
suffering and hardship as the war
grinds on to its bloody conclu
sion, we will be able to say
with the Aposte] Paul: ‘ This one
thing I do, forgetting those
things which are behind, and
reaching forth to those things
that are before, I press toward
the mark for the prize of th
high calling of God in Christ
Jesus May God bless us in our
honest effort to both profit by
what has gone and prepare our
selves for the davs that are ahead
FRANCIS ANDERSONS
ON VISIT EAST
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Anderson
of the Farm Electric shop left
Friday morning for Minneapolis
and Cushing Wis., where they
will spend tthe holidays with rel
atives. Lawrence Sullivan will
receive and deliver any essential
business at the shop.
Ctjtiatmaa Bittners . ..
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Feick and
Jean and Mrs. Asa Fenne were
dinner guests at the J. C. Mc-
Lachlan home on Christmas day.
The Jim Brownlees and Mrs.
Nellie Brownlee had as dinner
guests on Christmas day the E.
B. Styers and Mr. Francis Rhea.
Tlie Mrs. Ada and Mayme Ja
cobi had as dinner guests on
Christmas day the Bill Jacobs
and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Shotna
koff and family.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Poulson
were Christmas dinner guests at
the John Strachans.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Dye and
Mary Hveem spent Christmas at
the Clarence Nefzger home on
the south side.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Higgins and
family of Sarles, N D. and
Judge and Mrs. C. E. Allen all
had Christmas dinner ,at the
Maurice Bowker, home.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Mahlum
ond family and Mr. and Mrs. Les
Row e and family jyere dinner
guests at the Pat Delaney home
on Christmas day.
The Lars Stensland family
were guests of the John Stens
lands on Christmas day.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Nelson and
Gladys and Dennis and Mr. and
Mrs Don Nelson and family were
dinner guests at the Lars Stens
land home Christmas eve.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rathert en
tertained Mrs. Ratherts parents
and her brother Obert Nyland
and wife at dinner Christmas
eve. Christmas day the Fred
Ratherts were dinner guests at
the Chas. Ratherts.
Mrs. Doris Larson and the Ro
dell Mahlum family were Christ
mas dinner guests at the par
ental Ed Mahlum home.
Mrs. Charlotte Carey Erickson
is enjoving a vacation n Wolf
Point visiting her mother Mrs. E.
E. Carey. Mr Carey is on a trip
to the southwest at present and
expects to take in the Rose Bowl
game New Years day.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Harris en
tertained at dinner Christmas
day for Mr. and Mrs. Art Zervas
and Theo. Delorme and Harrv
Sk riven.
Mr. and Mrs. Nate Green wer
hosts to the Bud Green family
on Christmas day.
The Don Johhsons and Herby
'and the Bruggers of Culbertson
spent Christmas at the O. C.
“Roo»evelt County’s Greatest Newspaper”
WOLVES WIN OVER
FRAZER 46 TO B
School Presents
Christmas Program
The Wolf Point public schools,
under the direction of Mendel
Lucatsky, presented their annual
Christmas cantata, Tuesday eve
ning, Dec. 19.
Outstanding features of the
program were a number of selec
tions by the northside rythm
band ending in a square dance by
a group of the little folks.
The southsid e grade children
participated in a lovely pageant
dramatizing “The Christmas
story.’’ This was accompanied by
the singing of Christmas carols,
by grades one to six and the
chorus.
Ti e later part o f the program
consisted of many beautiful selec
■ ions hv the high school chorus.
Solo parts were sung by Billy-
Johnson and Bobby Swedberg.
Accompaniests were Avis Thomas
and Donald Zerbe.
Mr. Lucatsky is to be compli
mented on the fine work he >'
doing with our young people
Wolf Point is indeed fortunate to
have a man of his ability on theih
teaching staff.
Southview Rea Cross
To Meet January 4
The Southview group of the
1 Red Cross will meet January 4 al
the home of Mrs. John Hintz.
This will be an all day meeting
r -nd all workers are urged to at
tend
Johnson home in Wolf Point.
The Ben Andersons and the
Bob Anderson family were din
iner guests Christmas day at the
, Buddy Smith home.
Dinner guests at the home of
Mrs. lola Witt on Christmas eve
were the Harry Rounds, Sr., and
the Harry Rounds Jr., families
Nora Witt, the Jlarold Bawden
and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Witt.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Clemow en
tertained at Christmas dinner for
Mrs. Sadie Rankin, Chas. Rankin
Mr Weigersma aiW Mr and Mr
Harry Witt.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Johnso’
and Donna, Mr. and Mrs. A t
Fredrickson and Mrs. Olive
Thornberg were Christmas d n
ner guests at the Holger John
son home.
The Walter Burt family sfent
Christmas with relatives at Froid
The Joe Walter family spent
th e Christmas holiday at the Tu
nison home in Froid.
Mr. and Mrs. Lud Ahlberg vis
ited the Russdll Ahlbergs at
Fort Peck on Christmas day.
Mrs. Martin Mitchell and Mrs
Hattie Towns entertained at
Christmas dinner. The guest
were Mrs W. I. Burnison, Mrs
Lennie Reed, Mrs. Della Bruner
Miss Myrtle Larrabee and Mrs
Clara Myers. Young Billy Allen
Burnison was master of cere
monies.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Grayson and
family were Christmas dinner
guests at the Fred Marquand
home in Wolf Point.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hansen
and Dolores Stennes had a
Christmas guests Mr. and Mrs
Ted Stennes and family and th,
Sanford Mahlum family.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Nefzger
had as their Christmas guest.;
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dye and
Mary Hveem of Wolf Point, Mr
and Mrs. Joe Knutson and chil
dren of Froid and Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Nefzger. A sumptiou;
turkey dinner was enjoyed by all.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Baker en
tertained at Christmas dinner
Mr and Mrs. S E. Fromdahl, Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. Scoville and Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Baker and Bill
Lane were the guests.
Dinner guests at the Paul Ny
-1 gaard home on Christmas day
! were Mr and Mrs. Guy Miller
I and Marilyn and the Don and
' Henry Setlire families
Single Copy Price 10 cents
The Wolves kept their slate
clean by winning from the Frazer
Bcarcubs 46-33 at Frazer Dec.
22. The reserves won the prelim
inary 28-12.
Frazer started out in front and
built up an early 8-2 lead. The
Wolves overtook this lead and
were in front 14-11 at the quart
er. Continuing their basket bar
rage the locals stretthed their
lead in the second and third
quarters. At the half the count
was 26-17 and at the third quart
er the score was 33-22.
The Wolves showed flashes of
an improved passing attack. Ca
sey and Bushman spearheaded
the Wolves offense ably assisted
by Nichols and Morin. Wolf, Mar
ron and Johnson turned in some
nice backboard play with Marron
also cleanly dropping three long
shots.
Frazer displayed an improved
offense led by Dassonville ^nd
Taylor. The loss of Taylor in the
second half hurt the Bearcubs
chances.
Wolf Point fg ft f
Bushman 3 1 2
Casey 6 1 J
Wolf 0 0 <
Nichol s 5 3 I
Marron 3 17
Morin 3 0 1
Jensen 0 0 0
Johnson 0 0 0
Steele .0 0 3
Totals . 20 6 II
Frazer fg ft 1
Taylor 2 I 5
Murdoch .4 1 j
Dassonville . ... . 4 3 (
Breaks 2 0 J
Holtberg 1 0 0
Hentges 1 0 0
Turner 0 0 0
Totals . 14 5 If
S' K X
WOLVES BASKETBALL
SCHEDULE
Jan. 9—Scobey, there.
Jan. 12—Poplar, here.
Jan. 16—Nashua there.
Jan. 18—-Miles City, here
Jan. 19—Sbobey, here.
Jan. 2?—Glasgow, here.
Jan. 26—Malta, there..
Jan. 31—Nashua, here.
Fe I ’. 3 - Bainville here:
Feb. s—Miles City, here
Feb, 6 —Circle there.
Feb. 13 —Glasgow, there
Feb. 16—Poplar there.
V. of F, W. And
Auxiliary Have
Christmas Party
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
and Auxiliary will entertain the
members of the two organiza
tions and all service men at a
holiday party this (Thursday>
evening at the V of FW hall.
There will be a potluck lunch
and a full evening’s program has
been arranged by the committee.
State Department Commander
Verne Kelly of Kalispell wil be
an honor guest at the party.
The Faculty Takes
Holiday Vacation
The various members are tak
ing their Christmas vacations in
many places this year according
to the current issue of the Wolf
Talk, school paper. Supt. Slaght
will remain in Wolf Point as will
Mr. Lowry, Mrs. Kurtz and sev
era others but Miss Erickson will
go to Frontier, Sask., to spend
Christmas “on foreign soil.” Miss
Dassonville and Mrs. Remus
chartered a plane from Billings
and spent Christmas at Tampico,.
Fla. Mrs. Isachsen went to-Min
nesota to spend the holidays with •
her mother and sisters: Miss;
Granger to her home at Poplar;
Mendel Lucatsky to Minnesota;
Mips Ayers to Miles City, Miss
Clark to Minnesota; Miss Rick
bcil to Cavalier, N". Dak.; Mrs.
Nelson to Lem ope, N. Dak.; Miss
Schmitz to her farm home near
Brockton; Miss Ketter to Min
neapolis.