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HIROSHIMA BOMB BLAST
. DESCRIBED IN LETTER FROM
* LOCAL SOLDIER IN JAPAN
Leßoy Fitz Simmons, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Max Fitz Simmons of
Wolf Point, wrote home recently
from Bepper, Hyrshu, Japan, where
he is stationed with the U. S.
Forces, telling of the terrific rav
ages of the atom bomb blast at
Hiroshima, as told by , a native
interpreter. The letter follows:
Dear Mom, Dad and all:
When I came to this camp, I
came through a very famous city,
Hiroshima, which you will re
member as the place where the
atom bomb fell. I had decided not
to write and tell you about it but
would save it to tell when I got
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APRIL 12 - 8:00 P. M.
Admission: Grandma’s Old Hat and
Box Supper for Two
HATS WILL BE AUCTIONED OFF
AFTER THE PLAY!
FREE COFFEE served by the Boys' Club of Vida. Bring
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home. But today we had a class
in information and education and
the subject was the atom bomb.
A lieutenant told us all about it
then announced that he had a
rare treat for us. It turned out to
be a Japanese man who had seen
the bomb go off. He was an in
terpreter whom we all know, as he
is our company interpreter now.
He started out his talk by saying
that this was the greatest honor
which had ever been bestowed up
on him.
He said, “The great historical
day was August 6, 1945. It hap
pened at 8:15 o’clock in the morn
ing. I worked at a factory three
miles from the heart of Hiroshima,
and at five minutes after 8 that
morning I entered the factory and
went into my office which was on
the third floor. I sat down at my
desk and started working. Sud
denly my eye was attracted by a
bright flash, just like lightning or
a welding torch, followed im
mediately by an explosion, then a
magnificent white cloud covered
the whole city and slowly drifted
away.”
He continued to tell how the
wall of the building in which he
was at work was blown down and
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many thousands of workers just
coming into the factory were
killed and many more burned un
til they died. The interpreter was
not injured at all because he was
inside. About six minutes after
the explosion, he made his way
out to the street and helped care
for the wounded. He saw that
they looked very strange as their
hair was all gone and they were
pure white. He tried to question
some to find out what had hap
pened but none could talk. The
skin and flesh where they were
burned was Just peeling or slough
ing away clear to the bone. Those
that were so far away were Just
burned on the side towards the
explosion. One man had bent
over and put his hand on the
back of his neck with the result
that his neck was unhurt but his
hand was horribly burned.
As soon as the interpreter had
helped as many as he could he
turned to go towards the city
where his wife and child were. He
saw the entire city was in flames,
although the bomb went off in
the air. Buildings were crushed
flat to the ground, starting fires
from inside the buildings them
selves.
When he got four blocks from
the factory, he couldnt go any
further because the ground was
too hot to walk on and they were
blowing up the other buildings at
the outskirts to keep the fire from
spreading. His first thought was
that the Americans had dropped
some chemical bomb which spread
fire. He went back and waited
about 14 hours, or until the fires
had burned down, then tried to
go further into the city. He got
about five blocks closer but the
air was still too hot to travel
through. He saw people with wet
towels wrapped about the expos
ed portions of their bodies. Water
mains had broken and water
spraying into the air on every
side. He was forced to stop again
because the ground was still too
hot to step on.
Dead bodies were everywhere
and a river nearby was filled
with floating dea'd. He said the
number of dead was beyond
count, although later reports stat
ed 200,000 killed and many more
dying of burns. He said he thought
to himself it was useless to go
further into the city, as all in the
city were dead without a doubt
He again returned to the factory
and waited for three days. The
third day a paper came out an
nouncing that it was the atom
bomb which destroyed the city.
He went again to the city, which
was no longer a city but a bar
ren waste of dead and ruins.
He stated in conclusion that
the atom bomb ended the war and
that was what the Japanese peo
ple and their ruler had been try
ing to do for a long time. They
had hoped to find the way first,
however.
Today, I found the site of Hiro
shima a place where nothing
grows, looking more like a dump
ground smoothed out than the re
mains of a city. Patches of dead
trees outline the city, burned only
0. L. JARRELL '
on the aide that faced the bomb
explosion.
I’ll have to close now, but if
there are any questions you’d like
to have answered on the bomb
subject send them along, as I see
the interpreter every day and can
ask him. Love,
Lee.
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SOUTHVIEW
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Quite of number of community
people have been confined to their
homes with the flu. Among them
were Mrs. Pricy Vine, Mrs. Eliza
beth Millard and family, Mrs.
Katie Heser and Mattie. All are
reported improved at this writing.
We were all surprised by the
blizzard which struck, blocking all
roads for Easter. Sunday morning
found many in the community
breaking out roads with their
tractors.
Edward Ahrens rode horseback
over to his folks’ home and had
Easter Sunday dinner with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ahrens, Eun
ice, William, Inez and FJdward
spent Sunday afterncon at the
Leo Heser home. They traveled by
tractor and trailer. Mrs. E'<za
beth Millard and family and Mrs.
Katie Heser and Mattie were also
guests at the Leo Heser home.
Mrs. Pricy Vine and John made
a short business trip to Circle one
day last week.
Word has been received that
Harry Kirkpatrick is to arrive
here this week. Mrs. Kirkpatrick is
a patient at a hospital in Port
land and will arrive home later
when she is discharged.
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SHADE CREEK
By Elsie M. Brown
R- 8 a
Mr. and Mrs. Skyberg, Kristian
and Allyn called at Carl Rorvik’s,
Dalton Brown's, and Dave Brown’s
Thursday evening.
Illmont pupils had an Easter
egg hunt Friday but due to the
snow the eggs were hidden in the
house. Of course, thfcy had fun in*
spite of the weatha^
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sassen
and Shirley visited Wednesday
evening with Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Brown.
More snow out our way. Drifts
were quite deep in many places,
and it looks as though we have
10 or 12 inches of snow on the
level.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rorvik and
little son returned home Tuesday
afternoon after spending a few
with Mrs. Rorvik’s parents in
tlie Glendive, vicinity, r
>fr. and Mrs. Harold Frazier
and family are again living at
the farm home.
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FRAZER NEWS
MRB. J. W. CALFEE
MILL LEVY CARRIES
AT FRAZER
At the school election last Sat
urday, Cliff Quam was elected to
fill in the one-year term of Mrs.
Lottie Sheppard, who resigned.
Ervin Fast was elected for the
three-year term over his opponent,
Joe Parnell. The 10-mill levy car
ried by a majority.
The Bible club met with Mrs.
J. A. Qulring Tuesday. They have
finished their 23 lessons and plan
to start another study and would
be glad to have anyone come and
start with the new lessons soon.
Joe Otremba and Wm. Peters
are driving new Chevrolets, pur
chased from M. A. Lien, local
dealer.
Wednesday night the choir went
to practice with the Wolf Point
Lutheran choir. Both choirs will
sing at the Lutheran church on
Thursday evening, April 10, at 8:00
o’clock at Frazer, and Sunday,
April 13, at Wolf Point 8:00 p.in.
Mrs. Melvin Qulring was a pa
tient at the Deaconess hospital
from Monday until Friday. Sandra
Dennis and Donnie are staying
with their grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Qulring.
Mrs. M. L. Eliason left Thurs
day morning to visit Mr. Eliason’s
sister and her daughter, Ardis,
who attends Concordia college at
Moorhead. She is spending her
Easter vacation at Barnsville,
Minn., also.
Some of the Wolf Point callers
Thursday were Mrs. Nick Peters
and daughter, Bonnie, Mrs. Myr
tice Browning, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Otremba and children, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Sheppard, Mrs. A. L.
Taylor, Mrs. Ted Dahl and Deanna,
and Mrs. J. W. Calfee.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stratton
and Johnny Lee, Mrs. C. J. Quir
ing, and Mrs. Geo. Berge were
Glasgow callers Thursday.
Dr. G. H. Vande Bogart, presi
dent of Northern Montana Col
lege, will be the principal speak
er at commencement exercises on
May 21. Richard Taylor is vale
dictorian and Doris Hustad saluta
torian of the class of ’47.
KI Announces Details of
$20,000,000 Price Reductions
Details of the recently announced International
Harvester policy of making price reductions
to save users of our products approximately
$20,000,000 a year have now been worked out.
We have reduced prices on 163 models. These
cover 12 basic models of farm tractors, 123
basic models of farm machines, 16 basic models
of industrial tractors and engines, and 12 mod
els of motor trucks, as well as certain motor
truck attachments. The new lower prices are
effective as of March 10, 1947.
These reductions were made not because of
any decline in demand, but because we believe
nothing is more important to this country than
to lower the prices of the goods people buy.
While prices have not been changed on all
products, we have made reductions wherever
possible, in the amounts possible. Prices of
many of our most popular products have been
substantially lowered.
Altogether, more than half of the company’s
customers will be benefited by the reductions,
which range from 1 % to 23.8% and from $2.00
to S3OO per item, based on list prices, F. 0.8.
Chicago.
Since the people have demanded that the
C nment withdraw from price control in
peacetime, the responsibility to keep prices in
check is back where it should be—in the hands
of business and industry. The business outlook
makes it possible for us to move toward the
goal of lower prices, and we have felt a duty
to act as promptly as possible.
Our ability to maintain these lower prices
will depend on the supply and price of materials
we buy from others and on uninterrupted pro
duction at reasonable wage levels.
The prices listed here carry out our an
nounced policy that “Any price is too high if
it can be reduced."
25 More Types of Products
Plows—s 2 models reduced from $9.00 to S2O 00
(3% to 10.7%).
Cultivators—l 3 basic models reduced $5.00 to SIO.OO
(4.5% to 7.4%).
Listers and Middlebusters—7 models reduced $5.00 in
each case (2.8% to 4%).
Com Planters—4 basic models reduced $5.00 in each
case (3% to 4.8%).
Grain Drills—ll models reduced $14.25 to $20.00
(4.4% to 6.3%).
Mowers—2 basic models reduced $4.00 and $11.50
<2.5% and 5%).
- .sop Rake—l model reduced $5.00 (5.5%),
Pickup Hay Baler-1 model reduced $75.00 (4.1%).
Self-Propelled Combine—l basic model reduced $122.50
(3.4%).
INTERNATIONAL W HARVESTER
Mr. and 'Mrs. E. P. Brooks at
tended Mrs. Margaret Deegan’s
family reunion party Thursday
evening at Glasgow. This was
Grandma Deegan’s 85th birthday,
and four generations were present
at the party.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Quam at
tended the concert Friday eve
ning at Glasgow by the Augustana
College Choir of Sioux Falls, S.
Dak.
Clara Sandvick and Marion Del
back gave an Easter party at the
Sandvick home Friday when they
entertained 25 schoolmates. The
evening was spent playing games.
A delicious lunch was served,
assisted by Mrs. King Walton
and Marion’s mother, Mrs. Con
rad Thoma and Mrs. Ole Sandvick.
Services at the Lutheran church
Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Rev. R.
A. Normann.
Belle Laßoque and Wm. Trip
lett arrived home Thursday from
Bertha, Minn., where Belle spent
The HERALD-NEWS
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF ROOSEVELT COUNTY
Established in 1913
Continuation of The Wolf Point Herald, The Roosevelt County
News, The Fort Peck Leader, The Wolf Point Promoter, The
Roosevelt County Independent
Entered ae second class matter at the post office at Wolf Point
Montana, July 11, 1940, under the Act of March I, 1879.
NATIONAL (DfTO RIAL—
^C/SSOCIATION
Member Eastern Montana Press Association
Published Every Thursday Morning at Wolf Point
County Seat of Roosevelt County, Montana
HARRY N. DOWNS and MIKE M. VUKELICH
Editora and Publishers
— SUBSCRIPTION RATES —
Year 33.00 (In the Counties of Roosevelt McCone, Daniela, Val
ley. Sheridan and Richland). Outside the above counties, 38.50
per year.
FARM tr *CTORS
12 Models
Reduced $lO to $134 (up to 10.6%)
MOTOR TRUCKS
12 Models
Reduced SSO to S3OO (1.9% to 3.6%)
FARM MACHINES
123 Models ,
Reduced $2.50 to $122.50
(1.9% to 23.8%)
industrial tractors
(Crawler)— 4 Models
Reduced $35 to SSO (1.0% Ao 1.6%)
Ensilage Cutters— 3 models reduced $22.75 in each
case (4.8% to 7.1%).
Ensilage Harvester—l model reduced $33.75 (3.9%).
Hammer Mills—2 models reduced $5.00 in each case
(1.9% and 3%).
Lime Spreader—l basic model reduced $2.50 (4.9%).
Power Loader—l model reduced $25.50 (8.9%).
Maim Spreader—l model reduced $13.00 (3.5%).
Milker Unite—2 models reduced $12.00 and $17.00
(14.4% and 18.4%).
Mlker Vacuum Pumps—2 models reduced $17.00 in each
case (11.5% and 19.6%).
Portable Milker Vacuum Pumps—2 models reduced $17.00
in each case (11.3% and 11.7%).
Stainless Steel Milker Palls—2 models reduced $5.00 and
SIO.OO (18.5% and 23.8%).
Cream Separators—4 models reduced $13.25 in each
case (8% to 10.4%).
Tractor Trailer—l basic model reduced $12.75 (5.5%),
Milk Coolers—s models reduced SB.OO to SIB.OO (1.9%
to 4.3%).
Industrial Tractors (Wheel) —4 basic models reduced
$19.00 to $56.00 (1% to 3.4%).
Industrial Power Units—B models reduced from SIO.OO
to $150.00 (2.3% to 11.4%).
Motor Truck Attechments—7 items reduced from $6.25
to $268.00, including a change in specifications os
two items.
Thursday, April 10. 1947
the winter. William will visit his
grandparents, Mr. and Mm Ale*
Laßoque. until his parents coma
for him.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Dahl and
Deanna were Saturday night din
ner guests at the Nick Peters
home.
Mr. and Mrs. James Crantz of
Wolf Point visited his brother In
Frazer, Sunday.
Services at the Community
church Sunday evening at 8:00
o’clock.
Mrs. J. W. Calfee and Ardlne
Peters spent Sunday night with
Mrs. Ted Dahl and Deanna at
Glasgow, returning Monday,
Carroll Qulring took his wife to
Glasgow Monday morning, where
she caught the Streamliner for
Seattle to be preselnt at the wed
ding of her cousin, Kyle Brad
street, which will take place
April 13.
J. W. Calfee, who has been hav
ing a seige of the flu, is taking a
two weeks’ vacation. He and Mrs.
Calfee plan to go to Minot this
week to go through -the North
west Clinic.
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