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Pioneer Voice of the Community. Established in 1913
Volume Thirty-Three No. 3
Public to Honor
firemen at Gala
Ball on Saturday
TWO BANDS WILL
FURNISH MUSIC
FOR EVENING
dancing scheduled for
VFW HALL AND HIGH
SCHOOL AUDITORIUM; AT
TENDANCE expected to
EXCEED PREVIOUS YEARS.
Saturday night -will find the men
of the Wolf Point Volunteer Fire
department in a role .which they
assume just one day of the year,
the role of host at the “top” souial
event of the year, the annual
Firemen’s Ball. This is the 33rd
annual occasion of its kind and
promises to out-shine even the
most brilliant of their other
dances.
This ball is a “double-header,”
with two dances going at the
•ame time. One will be held in the
high school gym with Bob Rundle
and his band on the musical end
of the line and the other at the
VFW hall with Ben Anderson’s
music filling the air.
One ticket entitles the holder to
attend either or both of the par
ties and bids fair to make this
an occasion to be long remember
ed.
This event is the one time in
the year when old and young can
play together and forget their
Worries in music and dancing.
Co-op Store Has
New Convenient
Floor Arrangement
The Co-op store of Wolf Point
has (recently undergone a little
remodeling and re-arrangement
job, that hag improved its appear
ance one hundred per cent.
The long service counter that
formerly extended the full length
of the store north and south has
now taken a position in the center
running east and west. The small
4bplay counters and tables are
moved around giving the illusion
of added space.
The new arrangement adds
greatly to the general appearance
of the store with convenience for
both clerks and patrons.
Walter Eggebrecht
Injured in Farm
Accident Friday
Walter Eggebrecht received
painful injuries to his right hand
last Friday in a freak farm acci
dent. In a slight altercation with
wme stock, several bones in the
back of his hand and the knuckles
were broken and the third finger
badly crushed.
Walter is wearing a very im
pressive-looking “banjo splint”
which he says the doctor tells
him, he will carry around for at
least eight weeks.
COL. MITCHELL MAKES 42 AWARDS
AT CEREMONY IN WOLF POINT
SELECTIVE SERVICE BOARDS
OF SEVEN COUNTIES FETED
AT LUNCHEON AND HON
ORED IN AFTERNOON
MEETING
Representatives of seven north
eastern Montana Selective Service
boards gathered in Wolf Point last
Thursday, Jan. 31, for the public
ceremony at which time Col. S. H.
Mitchell, state director of Selec
tive Service .presented 42 medals
to the uncompensated personnel.
A luncheon was served to 22
guests at the Wolf Point case with
the following distinguished guests:
Col. S. H. Mitchell, Col. F. A.
Lange executive officer; George
J. Hoffman of the manpower di
vision, and J. (M. Newell of the
veteran personnel division. They
were accompanied by Miss Lucille
Polidh, Helena clerk.
Immediately after the luncheon,
the group assembled at the court
room for the presentation cere-
STOCKMEN FACE
^DANGER WHEN
BLIZZARD HITS
Last Thursday evening, two
of Wolf Point’s prominent
stockmen found themselves
wishing for some of their good
dependable horses, or perhaps,
even an ox team would have
been welcome.
On the highway between
Culbertson and Brockton, Ev
erett Baker and Harry Casey
were travelling in their re
spective cars, when suddenly a
blinding blizzard caught up
with them. Visibility was zero
and both car^ were obliged to
stop.
Neither gentlemen could see
the other’s car and each pre
sumed the other had gone on.
Finally, Mr. Casey flashed his
spotlight into the air to attract
attention, and Mr. Baker found
they were only about five car
lengths apart.
The Casey car was nose down
in the ditch, so Baker left his
car standing and got in with
Casey. This was about 7:30 in
the evening and thev sat there
until 11:45 in the blinding bliz
zard and sub-zero temperature
and as Mr. Baker said, they
“would have kissed anybody
that showed up about then.”
The storm cleared somewhat
and shortly before 12 the snow
plow came out from Paplar and
। extricated the Wolf Point men
from a bad situation.
I Mr. Baker stated that the
cars were so packed with snow,
inside and out, that they had tS
set in a heated garage for two
days before they dried out
enough to be driven again.
J. C. M'LACHLAN
RESIGNS AS
CLERK, RECORDER
AFTER 11 YEARS IN OFFICE.
ILL HEALTH FORCES WELL
KNOWN COUNTY OFFICIAL
TO RESIGN POST.
At the Feb. 5 session of the
county commissioners, the resig
nation of John C. McLachlan from
the position of clerk and recorder
was received and considered.
Mr. McLachlan has served in the
county office for the past 11
years, his term expiring this com
,ing fall.
Mr. McLachlan has been in ill
health for some time past and
according to his announcement of
his resignation this week, has
for this reason had to give up his
work before the expiration of his
term of office.
No one nas been appointed to
fill the office at the time of going
to press.
mony. Col. S. H. Mitchell presided
and gave a short address of wel
come and stated that due to ill
health it was impossible for Gov
ernor Sam C. Ford to be present
to make the awards.
In the Igoveirnor’s (absence, Co! -
Mitchell read the fine message he
had extended to the honored
guests. A telegram of congratula
tion and gratitude from Gen.
Lewis B. Hershey, national head
of Selective Service was then read.
The presentation of these
awards was authorized by the
79th congress when they pissed
public law number 112, which was
approved by the president on July
2, 1945.
In the 60 local boards in the
state of Montana, approximately
530 persons, who had been con
nected with selective service at
one time or another, were eligible
for the awards.
Colonel Mitchell, in addressing
those in attendance at the meet
ing commended them highly for
their tireless efforts and praised
the fine work they have done dur-
(Continued on page 3)
Wolf Point, Roosevelt County, Montana
Peter Dethman
Appointed to
Vets Welfare
Peter Dethman of Wolf Point,
Mont., has been appointed service
officer for the veterans welfare
commission. He will serve Roose
velt and McCone counties, and his
headquarters are on the first floor
of the Roosevelt county court
house. Mr. J. V. Reeter, state co
ordinator has been in Wolf Point
this week helping to establish the
office, which will be officially
opened Monday, Feb. 11.
This office is set up for t!he pur
pose of assisting veterans and
others in connection with all gov
ernment benefits: such |as, insur"
ance, hospitalization, claims,
schooling; etc.
A secretary will be appointed
in the near future, if plans go
through as outlined at present.
Mr. Dethman was recently |dis
eharged from the army after hav
ing served nearly four years. Be
fore entering service he was em
ployed in the assessor’s office of
Roosevelt county.
CITY WOLF POINT
APPLIES FOR 25
HOUSING UNITS
MAYOR RETURNS FROM COAST
CITY; VETERANS ONLY
QUALIFY FOR HOME UNITS
The city of Wolf Point has made
application for 25 dwelling units,
according to Mayor P. M. Feda
who returned from Seattle this
week. Mayor Feda consulted with
Federal Housing officials in
Seattle and this city has entered
its bid for the 25 housing units
under the Veteran’s Housing Pub
lic Law No. 292. Application was
made to Jesse Epstein, Regional
Director, Federal Housing Author
ity, Seattle, Wash.
The home units may be used
only by house-distressed families
of World war 11.
A representative of the federal
government is expected to arrive
in Wolf Point within about four
weeks to make the necessary sur
vey to determine the extent of the
need for homes here. If the sur
vey reveals that there is a large
number of World war II veterans
who are in need of homes, then
this .city’s application for the
homes will be given consideration.
Mayor Feda informed that there
were around 127 other cities and
villages that had made application
for the housing facilities.
Lutheran Rally
At Wolf Point Feb. 18
The congregations of the Glas
gow circuit will hold a rally at the
First Lutheran church at Wolf
Point, Monday, Feb. 18 at 8 p. m.
The rally will be in the interest of
Lutheran World Action. The
speaker of the evening will be
Rev. C. P. Rasmussen of Seattle,
Wash. Pastor Rasmussen is the
head of the department of Ameri
can missions for the Pacific
northwest for the National Luth
eran council. He will have first
hand information as to conditions
in Europe and Asia. A combined
chogus of choirs from Malta, Glas
gow, Frazer and Wolf Point will
sing. The public is cordially invit
ed to attend.
C. E. Sponsors
Food Sale and
Luncheon Sat.
The Intermediate Christian En
deavor of the Presbyterian church
is sponsoring a food sale and
lunch to be held at the Wolf Point
Locker plant, next Saturday, Feb.
9. Serving will begin at 11 a. m.
and continue on through the after
noon. Everyone is urged to come
and enjoy the lunch and help the
young people to replenish their
treasury.
Patrick Shevlin,
Vets Representative
In Wolf Point Soon
Mr. Patrick V. Shevlin, contact
representative of the veterans ad
ministration, will be at the selec
tive service office in Wolf Point
on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb.
12 and 13, to assist any veteran in
regards to pension, insurance,
loans, schooling and other veter
ans benefits and rights.
GEORGE FLINT HOUSE
SOLD TO JOHN HINTZ
The George Flint property, now
occupied by the Milton Caseys was
purchased last week by Mr. and
Mrs. John Hintz of the Vida com
m unity.
Hope Wanes for Recovery
Missing Bainville Girl’s Body;
Coat Found 2 Miles Down River
$11,851.91 Is Month’s Welfare
Cost in County; Case Load Shows
Increase with Staff at Low Point
THE INCREASED COST OF LIV
ING SHOWN IN FIGURES OF
ING SHOWN IN FIGURES
OF WELFARE ALLOWANCES
PER CASE.
The Roosevelt county welfare
office, with John B. Kemp, super
visor, this week released the fig
ure $11,851.91 as total expenditure
for relief assistance for just one
month of this year. These figures
Show an astounding amount of
work turned out in the welfare
office, which has been handled by
a personnel ranging from two to
four members. This understaffed
condition has been due, in part,
to the fact that there has been
no qualified help available from
the civil service register.
The increased cost of living is
Shown in all phases of the welfare
work.
The Oki age cases totalled 208 in
both January 1945 and in the same
month of 1946. In las* year’s
cases, the' average monthly pay
ments were $28.36 and this year,
the average was $29.78.
In January, last year, under the
aid to dependent children depart
ment, the welfare office cared for
77 families with 196 children, with
an average monthly cost of $34.21,
and-in 1946, there were 79 fam
ilies with ,J!O7 children, with
monthly payments of $38.68.
Last year, in January, 7 cases
were cared for under the aid to
the blind at an average cost of
$30.71; this year there were nine
cases with an average payment of
$34.77.
In January of 1945, there were
36 on the general relief rolls at an
average cost of $29.38 and in 1946,
there were 42 cases with average
’monthly payments of $43.15. Last
year for the one month, there was
one case of transient relief at a
cost of $3.70 and none in January
of this year. ’
Along with the other work,
there were 15 cases, both years,
coming under the head of service
(Continue^ on Page Five)
D. DOUGHERTY
APPOINTED AS
NEW ASSESSOR
RETURNED VETERAN OF SIX
YEARS SERVICE APPOINT
ED BY COMMISSIONERS AT
MONDAY MEETING
At the Monday meeting of the
Roosevelt county commissioners,
DoVere Doughrty received the ap
pointment to the office of county
assessor to fill out the unexpired
term of W. C. Hanson, who re
signed last month.
Mr. Dougherty, who was re
leased from the service with the
"rade of major after six years in
'.he states and overseas, comes
well qualified for the position.
Five of his six years in service
were spent doing administrative
work and his schooling and train
ing were along the lines which
will be useful in the capable
handling of the position to which
he has been appointed. He is the
son of V-. and Mrs. P. R. Dough
erty of Wolf Point.
Mrs. Joe Readicker
Dies January 24
Although the details are lacking
the report of the death of Mrs.
Joe Readicker of Victor, Mont-,
comes as a shock to her many
friends in the Wolf Point and Volt
communities.
She passed away Jan. 24 and th e
funeral servi'ev were held at Vic
tor on Jan. 28.
Thursday, February 7, 1946
THE ECHO CHOIR OF THE
CONCORDIA COLLEGE CHOIR
^H|
LOCAL MEN ARRANGE TO
SECURE THIRTY LOW-COST
HOME UNITS FOR WOLF POINT
INEXPENSIVE HOMES TO
START ARRIVING HERE
SOME TIME THIS MONTH
A group of Wolf Point men
have made arrangements to alle
viate the critical housing shortage
in this city with the procurement
of 30 low-cost homes. Arrange
ments have been made for the de
livery of 10 of the small homes
during the month of February, 10
during March and 10 during April.
Size’pf the homes will be 12' by
24’ and will consist of three rooms:
bath, kitchen and combination liv
ing room and bedroom The homes
are so constructed that interior
partitions can be moved about or
placed in any necessary or most
suitable arrangement. The win
dows and doors also can be placed
' at any desired part of the house.
The exterior wall is constructed in
such design that two of the homes
ean be placed together to make a
home 24'x24’. double the size of
the single unit.
The homes are of heavy .con
struction, with the floor supports
being of 2”x6” material so that
after the present housing short
age, owners may convert them in
to modern garages -without fear
that the flooring will give out
from under the weight of an auto
mobile.
The first carload consisting of
10 homes, expected to arrive in
Wolf Point some time this month
from the West Coast, will be in
sulated as a sufficient supply of
insulating material has been sc"
cured by their owners.
According to present plans,
the low-cost houses will be sold
“knocked-down” or in a “set-up"
condition and will be sold for
around $1,200 to $2,100.
When the homes have been set
up they will be eqdipped with
plumbing and electrical wiring but
not connected with sewer or water
mains. The purchaser of each
home will arrange for the final
hook-up of these items himself.
CALLED EAST BY ILLNESS
C. J. Severson left by train Sun
day morning for Louisville, Ky.,
to see his sister, Dr. Nora Baird,
who is very ill.
“Roosevelt County’* Greatest Newspaper”
Story on page 10
Two From Brockton
Sentenced Monday
Harry Bow of Brockton was
sentenced Monday to 60 days in
jail for beatihg his wife and
Randolph Bow was given a sen
tence of 30 days for being drunk
and disorderly on the streets of
Brockton. They were picked up
Saturday evening, by the authori
ties and appeared before Judge C.
E. Allen, Monday, Feb. 4 for hear,
ing.
HIGH SUBSIDIES
TO BE PAID ON
LAMBS, SHEEP
The payments for sheep and
lamb production rose to their high
est point of the year on February
1, states Albert J. Thomas, chair
man of the Roosevelt county AAA
committee. The rate for lambs
weighing from 65 to 90 pounds
will be $2.50 a hundredweight and
$3.15 for lambs over 90 pounds.
The inayment on all other class
es of lambs and all other sheep
sold for slaughter continues to be
$1 a hundred pounds. These rates
will continue for the next three
months, or until May 1.
Any persons selling lambs t°
slaughterers for slaughter are
eligible for the payments. The
subsidy program for sheen and
lambs was started last August to
help improve the meat situation,
the chairman explainer!.
POPLAR TO HAVE
DISTRICT TWO TOURNEY
Poplar will be host to the
basketball tournament for district
two which is composed of Brock
ton, Bainville, Culbertson, Lam
bert. Richey, Savage, Fairview,
Froid and Poplar.
The tourney will be held Feb.
20-23 and season tickets go on sale
at the Corbin Drug store Feb. 11.
Single Copy Price 10 Cen^
MISS LA COUNTE
BELIEVED TO BE
DROWNED JAN. 26
OTHER BODIES RECOVEREIk
AND ONE SURVIVOR OF
ACCIDENT; COAST GUARD
STILL SEARCHING COLUM
BIA RIVER
The search for the body of
Blanche LaCounte, Bainville girl
believed to have perished when a
car plunged from the dock at As
toria, Ore., into the swift current,
of the Columbia river on Jan. 26,
so far has resulted only in the
finding of her coat, two miles
from the scene %f the tragedy.
It is not known whether she was
wearing the coat at the time of
the accident or whether it floated
from the open car door.
Lt is presumed however that it
was lost in the struggle in the
water.
Her purse was found in the car,
and several days after the acci
dent. Miss LaCounte’s coat was
found in the river nearly two
i miles from the dock.
The coast guard officials who
called the girl’s mother, Mrs.
Theresa LaCounte of Bainville,
had no further information other
than the fact that a car with the
Montana license 17 in which Miss
LaCounte’s purse was found, had
been taken from the river and the
subsequent finding of her coat. It
is presumed that the swift current
of the river has, by this time, car
ried her remains to the ocean.
In the samp car with Blanche
LaCounte were Mark Banhavich, a
sailor, who escaped with his life
after a vain attempt to save one
of the women, which he believed
to be the LaCounte girl; and John
C. Oien of Wildrose, N. Dak., and
Mrs. Dorothy Walker of Williston.
Both of their bodies were recover
ed soon after the accident.
Miss LaCounte had been visiting
in the west only a week when the
fatal plunge took place. Her
brother LaVerne was in Seattle,
and her mother and three brothers
and two sisters reside at Bainville.
Her father is a resident of Glas
gow.
TOURNAMENT
AT GLASGOW
FEB. 21- 22-22
SEEDING OF TEAMS HELD AT
GLASGOW MONDAY; MALTA.
AGAIN DRAWS BYE
Superintendent E. Ford Slaghtr
of the Wolf Point schools attend
ed the meeting held Monday at
Glasgow when the baskptbell
tournament association made ar
rangements and seeded the teams
for the coming games.
The tournament will be held in.
the Glasgow Civic Center Feb
-21, 22, 23 and seven teams will
The seven teams were seeded at
the meeting Monday, Malta-again
drawing the bye, and the first
round lines up as follows: Thurs
day p. m., Ist game — Saco vs.
Frazer; Thursday -evening, 2nd
game—Nashua vs. Opheim; 3rd
game—Wolf Point vs, Hinsdale,
Following bhe usual proceedure,.
the rest of the games will be:
Game 4—Loser of game 1 vs.
loser of game 2.
Game s—Winner of game 1 vs.
winner of game 2.
Game 6—Winner game 3 vs.
Malta.
Game 7—Loser of game 3 vs.
loser of game 5,
Game B—Winner of game 4 vs.
loser of game 6.
Game 9 — (for 3rd and Sth
places) Winner game 7 vs. winner
of game 8.
Game 10 — (for Ist and 2nd
places) Winner game, 5 vs. -winner
of game 6.
Referees for the games will be-
Nick Mariana of Helena and Mike
Dolich of Great Faile.