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Cerebral Palsied
Children’s Clinic
At Billings
Montana’s first clinic for cer
ebral palsied children will be held
in the gymnasium at Eastern
Montana Normal school at Bill
ings April 19, George E. Snell t
Billings attorney, has announced.
He said the one-day clinic was
open to "all of Montana’s cerebral
palsied children and their par
ents." lie estimated there are
more than 700 in the state.
Dr. Meyer Perlstein and Miss
Jayne Shover of Chicago, two of
the nation’s foremost authorities
on cerebral palsy, will come to
Billings to conduct the clinic.
Snell, chairman of the sponsor
ing committee of the Montana
chapter of the National Society
for Crippled Children and Adults
which conducted the current Eas
ter seal sale to raise funds to in
crease aid to Montana’s cerebral
palsied or "spastic” children, said
the clinic had the approval of the
Montana board of health and the
Yellowstone Valley Medical So
ciety.
He said the cerebral palsy clinic
should not be confused with crip
pled children clinics also being
conducted in the state.
He said further information
could be obtained by contacting
Mearl L. Fagg, Billings postmas
ter, director of information for
the Montana chapter.
"This is the first of many ser
vices to our "forgotten children"
that will be provided through con
tributions and the sale of Easter
seals," he explained. Persons who
wish to contribute but who did
not receive Easter seals in the
initial mailing may do so by send
ing their donations to A. T. Hib
bard, Chapter treasurer. Union
Bank and Trust company, Helena,
Kindergarten to
Start Spring Term
Next Monday
Kiddy Korner Kindergarten will
open for the spring term Monday,
April 14, at 9:00 o’clock at the
Parish Hall, under the direction
of Mrs. W. E. Burnison.
Sessions will be held from 9:00
to 12:00 noon, the five school days
of the week. Children must be
four to six years of age inclusive.
A regular schedule is followed,
and a daily program will be hand
ed to parents on Monday with en
rollment of the child.
This pre-school project is open
to children of all denominations;
nt the beginning of the second
week the youngsters will be divid
ed into groups according to age
and ability. Their work will fit
the group and individual needs of
the pupil.
There will be a special class this
spring of six-year-olds, and some
printing, number work and simple
art will be taught to this group.
This is the third term of Kiddy
Korner and the success of the
project is manifested by re-en
rollment of children of kindergar
ten age.
Gerhardt Stidolph
Returning to States
From Alaskan Duty
Master Sergeant Gerhardt R.
Stidolph, Wolf Point, left I<add
Field, near Fairbanks, Alaska, en
route to San Francisco where his
ship will dock next week.
Stidolph has been serving with
the Army Ground Forces Arctic
Winter Testing Unit, Task Force
■'Frigid." The purpose of the task
force was to test all types of army
equipment under arctic conditions.
THE WILLIS LEES
HAVE NEW SON
Mrs. Max Fitzsimmons left
Tuesday for Bozeman where she
will get acquainted with her new
grandson, Charles William, born
April 3 to Mr. and Mrs. Willis
lam- The young man weighed 7%
TAKE HEED,
lest He .also spare not thee "
Rom. 11: I 1 wP —■
AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
REGARDING TELEPHONE SERVICE
A telephone work stoppage in most states ex
cept Montana has affected telephone service to many
points outside the state. While work stoppage con
tinues we can accept only emergency long distance
calls to points outside Montana.
We will appreciate your understanding and
co-operation.
' MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE AND
TELEGRAPH COMPANY
pounds and both mother (former
ly Betty Fit^Simmons) and son are
doing well.
The paternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Lee of Wolf
Point, are wearing broad smiles
and Clarence is passing out the
cigars.
Crippled Children’s
Spring Clinic At
' Glasgow April 19
The annual spring clinic for
orthopedic cases throughout the
counties of Phillips, Daniels. Sher
idan, Valley and Jtoosevelt, will
be held at Glasgow on April 19.
Any person under 21 years of
age, having a physical handicap
resulting from a crippled condi
tion are eligible for examination.
The entire program is handled
through the Division of Services
for Crippled Children of the
Montana state board of health at
Helena.
After examination, the cases are
followed up by the public health
nursing service and if necessary
application may be made for as
sistance through the state or
ganization. Diagnostic services are
available for any patient but only
those needing financial assistance
are accepted for care by the Di
vision of Services for crippled
children.
There will be a representative
of the Bureau of Vocational Re
habilitation present at the clinic
for interview regarding training
for those over 16 years of age.
Arrangements for attendance at
the clinic may be made through
local public health nurses or
through the department of public
welfare.
George Loftus Goes
On Trip to New York
Climaxing a sales campaign
from April 12, 1944 to February 15,
1945 commemorating the 100th an
niversary of his company, George
Loftus, Wolf Point insurance rep
resentative, won national recogni
tion in competition with more
than 5,600 of the company’s rep
resentatives throughout the coun
try by receiving an invitation to
attend the Centennial Celebration
to be held in New York City at
the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel April
10 and 11.
Mr. Loftus left by plane from
Wolf Point for Billings Wednes
day morning. From Billings he
boarded a commercial airliner for
New York.
BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR
MRS. JOHN HERTING
A group of ten friends gathered
at the home of Mrs. Arnold Hert
ing Saturday afternoon to com
pliment Mrs. John Herting on her
birthday which was April 6th.
The ladies spent the afternoon
visiting and sewing and a delicious
birthday cake baked by Mrs.
Sigurd Hove was the highlight
of the excellent lunch served late
in the afternoon.
Mrs. Herting received many
lovely gifts, among which was an
Elgin wrist watch, a present from
the family.
Mrs. Herting remarked that she
always thought of her twin bro
ther, Senator A. ”O. Sletvold, of
Detroit I-akes, Minn., when their
birthdays rolled around. This year
especially because she had recent
ly received word that he was not
so well.
MRS. MUUS RETURNS
FROM CALIFORNIA
Mrs. Christine Muus returned to
her home in Wolf Point last week
after spending the winter months
visiting at the home of her son,
Marvin and family at Lynnwood,
Calif., and with her sister and
brother, Mrs. Mattie Nordmarken
and Anton Skary of Pasadena,
Calif. All these former Wolf Point
residents send greetings to their
many friends in this area.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Berndt,
Jr., and daughter spent the Eas
ter holiday in Billings.
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Point, in the northeastern corner of Montana,
consigned these fed steers to a livestock sell
ing agency at the Billings Public stockyards
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
Mrs. George Grayson has been
ill this week.
J. L. Davey is around again after
a bout with the flu.
Donald Larson of Minot, N. D.,
is visiting' friends in Wolf Point
this week.
Mrs. Art Anderson is visiting
her father, Hans Siljenberg, of
Wolf Point at the present time.
Mrs. Rita Tanner of Glasgow
spent Easter week end visiting
relatives in Wolf Point and vi
cinity.
Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Weidman
visited last week end at the El
mer Harris farm home south of
Wolf Point.
John Akers, who underwent an
appendectomy at a Williston hos
pital last week, is home in Wolf
Point again feeling fine.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stebbins
attended the Goedecke auction sale
last Monday, as did a number of
Wolf Pointers.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Knapp of
Scobey visited several days this
week at the home of their son.
Dr. R. D. Knapp and fa"mily.
Mrs. Sophia Hauge left Monday
morning for Sutton, N. Dak., to
spend a few weeks at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Bob Paintner
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bruegger
and daughter Beverly of Culbert
son spent Easter Sunday at the
O. C. and Don Johnson homes in
Wolf Point
Clifford Isachsen, who is at
tending Concordia college, spent
Easter vacation visiting at the
parental A. J. Isachsen home in
Wolf Point
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Funk and
family spent Easter week end
in Taylor and Dickinson, N. Dak.,
where they visited with both Mr.
and Mrs. Funk’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. N. O. Loftus of
Great Falls are visiting at the
parental Loftus home in Wolf
Point this week. They visited in
Scobey one day over the week end.
Mrs. George Maloy, City Librar
ian, who has been seriously Hl at
the Trinity hospital for the past
ten days, is sufficiently recovered
so that she may return home the
last of this week.
Roberta Morley of the Mt. States
Tel. and Tel. Co. office in Helena,
spent Easter week end visiting
relatives in Wolf Point She re
turned to Helena by bus Sunday
afternoon.
recently. They brought $22.75 per cwt.
straight. The steers showed smoothness and
quality, and the top end would grade low
choice. This was Chamberlain’s third ship
ment of fed steers this season, markets photo
Mrs. George Singleton flew to
Roundup Wednesday morning to
attend the funeral of her cousin.
Hardy Anderson flew her down.
Mr. and Mrs. George Longee
and Joyce Lilley and Louis I^a-
Floe are visiting with relatives
and friends at Bplcourt, N. Dak.
Betty Bawden and Dorothy
Kluth of the J. C. Penney staff
spent Easter Sunday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Slagle
near Williston.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lindahl of
Great Falls left the first of the
week after visiting with Mrs.
Lindahl’s sister, Mrs. Lillian
Dwyer of Wolf Point.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Kenzell and
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Knaff and
son, of Glasgow, were visitors at
the Carl Moe home on Easter Sun
day. The ladies are cousins of
Mrs. Moe.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Higgins and
daughter Alinda of Sarles, N. Dak.,
are visiitng this week at the M.
F. Bowker family and with Mrs.
C. E. Allen. Mrs. Higgins .is a
daughter of Mrs. Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nygaard
spent a few days the past week
attending to business matters in
Billings. Mr. Nygaard conferred
with the architect who made the
plans for the new Trinity hospi
tal.
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Bruggeman
went to Baker to spend the Eas
ter vacation with relatives there,
returning Sunday evening. They
report that the storm was twice
as bad in that section, making
travel nearly impossible.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sethre,
former north country farmers of
this community, are here from
their present home in Kalispell.
They are visiting at the homes of
their sons, Milton of Wolf Point,
and Donald of the old home place.
Mrs. Carl Bull returned Satur
day from Puyallup, Wash., where
she spent the past three months
visiting at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. David Langdon and
family. She reports that the new
little granddaughter is a sweet
person to know.
Mrs. Olive Thorn berg of Wolf
Point spent Easter Sunday in
Circle at the home of her daugh
ter (Harriet) Mrs. Fred McCart
ney and family. She attended the
sunrise service and breakfast at
the U. B. church while in Circle.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Grayson
of Antelope and sons, Tommy and
Ricky, Kenneth Grayson and Mrs.
Richard Grayson were guests at
the George Grayson home in Wolf
Point for a brief visit over the
week end. Mrs. Richard Grayson,
who is the mother of the Gray
son brothers, will remain for a
longer time. *
EASTER DINNER PARTIES
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kemp and
Bobbie enjoyed Easter dinner with
Glasgow frends.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Casey and
Denny had as Piaster dinner guests
the Jim Caseys and Joe Casey and
Kathryn Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nygaard en
tertained at Easter dinner the
Morris Nygaards and Burle Ny
gaard of Fort Peck.
Mrs. Emma Anderson had Pias
ter supper Sunday evening at the
home of her son, Harold and
family.
DINNER PARTIES AT
THE ARNE SOLHEIMS
On Tuesday evening, Mr. and
Mrs. Arne Solheim had as din
ner guests the Misses Gertrude
and Eunice Kjono and Miss Mar
ian Fredrickson. On Wednesday
evening they entertained Mr. and
Mrs. Morris Nygaard at dinner.
Mailtos
NK GIVES HOSPITAL
ADMISSION REPORT
Veterans Administration hospi
tals in the Pacific Northwest ad
mitted 9,794 patients during 1946,
the VA announced recently.
General medical and surgical
hospitals in Portland, Vancouver,
and Fort Harrison, Mont., ad
mitted 8,155 of the total. Admis
sons to the neuropsychiatric hos
pitals at American Lake, Wash.,
and Roseburg, Ore., numbered
1,023. The VA’s only tuberculosis
hospital in the northwest at Walla
Walla admitted 616 patients.
Veterans with service-connected
illnesses are given priority on ad
missions, the VA stated. However,
when beds are available, veterans
whose disabilities were not in
curred in military service may be
hospitalized. The VA stressed that
non-service-connected cases are
not eligible to receive treatment
at government expense in private
hospitals under contract to the
VA.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Q. I was wounded in action in
World War I and have a service
connected disability, rated 20 per
cent. I am now totally disabled
because of a non-service-connect
ed condition. Can the Veterans
—Just want to tell you
about some of the many new
things that have been coming
in the past few days.
♦ • ♦ ♦
IN WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S
FOOTWEAR IT’S MOSTLY SAN
DALS BUT THEY ARE CUTE AS
THEY CAN BE—RED ONES AND
WHITE ONES AND BEIGE
ONES, AND ALL SIZES FROM
THREES TO NINES. YOU’LL
BE WANTING SANDALS AS
SOON AS IT DRIES UP A BIT.
• • • •
Dress shoes are coming in
more slowly but we have some
good numbers in black pat*
ent and dark brown calfskin.
Also some fine comfort shoes
in widths to EEE and sizes
4 to 10.
• • • •
FOR THE BOY WE HAVE SEV
ERAL GOOD NUMBERS IN
DRESS OXFORDS in sizes to 8.
In plain and moccasin types. Ex
cellent numbers at $3.95 and $1.95.
Today* we got in a shipment of
boy’s tennis shoes with P.F. (Pos
ture Foundation) in sizes 12 in
little gents to 6 in boys.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Our suits for young men and
men are few and far between
but we do have a pretty swell
line of sport jackets and sport
coats. Young men who know
and appreciate style and qual
ity are grabbing these fast.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
ALSO, FOR THE YOUNGER
men we have real moccasins at
$3.95, loafers at $5.95 and $7.50.
Dress oxfords at $5.95 to $8.50.
• * * •
We have lovely gaberdine
shirts at $8.50 and 100% Pen
dleton Virgin wool gaberdine,
in sizes 14*/^, 15, 17 and 17'^2
in tan, green and maroon at
$12.50. Also Pendleton Virgin
Wool flannel shirts at $9.50.
• * • •
Right now we have a small
supply of men’s bib overalls in
both Lee and Head-Light. Also
overall Jackets in lined or un
lined. Also Lee * and Head-Light
rider overalls.
• • * *
The Fad
for DAD and LAD
Administration change my rating
to non-service-connected total dis
ability?
A. A World War I veteran re
ceiving compensation for partial
disability due to disease or injury
incurred in service who is rated
permanently and totally disabled
for pension purposes, is awarded
the larger monetary benefit, if his
claim is otherwise appropriate.
(Annual income must not exceed
SI,OOO if single, $2,500 if married
or with minor children). If the
service-connected disability sub
sequently becomes even more dis
abling and represents an addi
tional benefit, the payments can
be made on that basis.
EASTER DINNER PARTIES
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Nefzger
of the Vida community had a
family dinner on Easter Sunday.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Knudson and family of Froid,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Nefzger and
daughter of Wolf Point, Mr. and
Mrs. Arnold Leuenberger and Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Nefzger. On
March 30, the group gathered to
celebrate Mr. Nefzger’s fifty-sec
ond birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Schmidt
entertained Sunday at an Easter
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| says Quintin Daley, Grafton, A
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I and shallow spring work are
1 largely responsible for these
1 good crops.”
\ SHAUOW SPRING WORK... AVOIDS WttDl
\ Select • clean seed bed for your Flax and keep it
\ clean by working shallow in the spring. Avoid
\ stirring up deep lying weed seeds, and you
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\ mediately before or after drilling.
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prince Oxford*shirts
Need we say more?— except to remind you that these
are the shirts that have been on constant call ever
since they were introduced a few months ago. They're
carefully tailored from fine Prince Oxford cloth (San
forized and bearing the Good Housekeeping Seal of
Approval). Cut with famous Wilson Brothers styling:
full through chest and shoulders, tapered at the waist.
Long-point, roll-front collars with medium-wide
spread. Get these distinctive shirts in all three shades
—blue, tan and green.
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Quantity Still is Limited,
So, Come Soon!
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Thursday, April 10, 1947
dinner for the following guests:
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Evenson, Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Miller, Mr. and Mn,
Erick Mourn, Mrs. Ida Sethre and
daughter Elaine, Rudolph Schmidt,
Miss Mary Schmidt, Mrs. Alber
tina Wilson and Mrs. T. M. Wold.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hveem
were Easter dinner guests at the
parental E. W. Dye home.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lindahl and
Mrs. Lillian Dwyer and Mr. and
Mrs. Hank Deidrich were dinner
guests Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Berndt, Sr. of
Wolf Point
RETURNS FROM VISIT
IN MINNESOTA
Mrs. G. W. Johnson returned
Thursday morning from Battle
Lake, Minnesota, where she hae
been visiting. While visiting at
Battle Lake, Mrs. Johnson’s moth
er, Mrs. G. J. Berg, passed away.
Funeral services for Mrs. Berg
were held March 27.
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