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vV" Pc5 The Independent-Record, Saturday, March 25, 1944 Air Patrol Planning Training Gnirse For Boys in Helena Will Direct Co-Operative Program in City A preinduction flight training course for 16- and 17-year-old high school boys interested in aviation soon is to be launched at Helena high school under the civil air patrol. The co-operative program, in which the high school, the aeronautics school and the civil air patrol will participate, will be under the direction here of L. W. Fahrner, supervisor of the Helena aeronautics school and related trades. An enrollment of 75 to 80 boys Is expected for the course which will include instruction in the organization of the army air forces, infantry drill, Morse code, military discipline and courtesy, articles of war, meteorology and aerodynamics, Fahrner said.

The instruction periods will be held at the high school and continue through the summer months. Fahrner and Superintendent Ray Bjork met with high school boys this week to explain the program. A tremendous amount of interest has 6een shown by the young men in this program, Fahrner reported, a course which will aid greatly in giving basic training to those interested in aviation after they have been graduated from high school." Charles Bradham and Ole Carlson of Helena high were named to organize the corps at the local school, the organization to be followed immediately by the training course. James W. Scott, 76; Helena Newsman, Is Taken by Death Former State Attorney Was Long-Time Resident of Montana James Winfield Scott, 76, veteran newspaperman who began his career' in this state during the turbulent 1900s, died at his home here last night.

He had been in jll health since his retirement four years ago. Scott, anative of Dayton, received his early education in West Virginia, where he was admitted to the bar and later served as an assistant attorney general of that state. His father, a was a mine foreman at Virginia City, where Scott began his newspaper career on the Goldfield, Nev Chronicle. He moved to Butte in 1900 and went to work as a reporter for the old Butte Intermountain, now the Butte Daily Post. In 1900 Scott married Lillian Corwin of Pomona, a town his family helped found.

died in 1901, leaving a daughteV, Lillian, now Mrs. John Hill California. In 1913 he man Lucinda Buck of Helena, wh Mpntana state historical librarian. Scotts newspaper career included editorship of the Montana Free Press at Butte and The Montana Rbcord-Herald at Helena. At various times he was employed on the Denver Post and on San Francisco and Los Angeles newspapers.

For a time he was on the staff of the old Montana Lookout, published here. He returned to law practice twice and was the first Lincoln county attorney. Later he served as an assistant Montana attorney general and was the author of several works of humor, published in the early days of the century. He was statehouse reporter for The Montana Record-Herald at the time of his retirement. Surviving him besides his widow and daughter are two sons, William Scott of Los Angeles, and Corp.

Dan Scott of Fort Ben-ning, Ga. A third son, James W. Scott, was killed in a coasting accident here five years ago. The body is, at the Opp and Conrad funeral home pending arrangements for services and Theodore F. Miller, husband of Mrs.

Hazel A. Miller, 110 South Benton, and brother of Dorothy L. Miller, 218 Fifth avenue, has been promoted to the rank of private ftrst class In the tftmy. He was employed by the postal service before -he entered military service in September, 1942. PFC Miller's brother also is serving in the army.

Pvt. John M. McCluskey, husband of Elizabeth L. McCluskey ot 212 Main street. East Helena, has qualified as expert rifleman with the rifle.

His score was 172 out of 195. Private McCluskey is stationed at the western signal corps unit training center at Camp Kohler, Calif. Albert Lee White, seaman first class, has recently returned from 20 months of sea duty as a member of an armed guard unit aboard an American merchant vessel, the 13th naval district has announced. Son of George M. White of 1209 Chestnut street, Seaman White joined the navy in January, 19 42.

He has visited ports in the Hawaiian islands and the Aleutians. Pvt. Sidney T. Smith of Camp Bowie, Texas, former auditor for the stateboard of examiners attached to the public welfare department, is visiting here while on furlough. Private Smith is with an armored division and recently recuperated from a major operation.

Corp. Fred W. Kain, son of Mrs. Lillian Kain. 617 North Raleigh street, has returned to Helena after serving two years in the South Pacific war zone.

Corporal Kain is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John Kain, also of 617 Raleigh street; He received a medical discharge from the army service. Seamen Leave Chief With Puzzled 0 Expression on Face The navy recruit said his name was Charles Arthur Robinson. Chief Yeoman Lynn Davis went to a file and produced the Induction papers for Charles Arthur Robinson.

Asked his age, Robinson said he was 28. "The record here says you are 34, the chief yeoman pointed out. There must be some mistake, ventured the recruit. But there was no mistake. Through a rare coincidence, there had been another Charles Arthur Robinson enlisted through the local navy station and it was his enlistment papers that Chief Davis had taken out of the file.

The 28-year-old Robinson, it developed, was from Billings and the other one was from Belt. Each was 6 feet 114 inches tall, was married and had one son. Now both are apprentice seamen. The Robinson from Billings left last night for the Great Lakes naval training station near Chicago. But the look of puzzlement fftlll lingers in Chief Davis face.

Early motion picture theaters were known as "nickelodeons because the admission price was five cents. Former Helena Flier Scores With RCAF on Germans Lt. James Forrest Luma, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Luma of Seattle, former Helena resident, and Lt.

D. MacFaydy of Toronto, Canada, flying with the RCAF, recently destroyed three German aircraft in the air. and left 17 more either flaming or damaged on the ground during an attack in occupied France, an Associated Press dispatch reported. Lieutenant Luma, a graduate of Helena high school, enlisted in the RCAF in 1D41. He is a nephew of Mrs.

Dan Buck and Miss Verna Linderman of this city. A brother, Robert Luma, who graduated from Helena high school In 1936, is serving with the navy as a chief commissary steward. He enlisted in the navy eight years ago. The RCAF said in its weekly summary of operations that the mark set by Lieutenant Luma and Lieutenant MacFadyen Is believed to establish a new record for enemy aircraft bagged by two fliers in a single sortie. Paper Colleclic: Appeal Is i i Canvass of District To Be Directed By Junior Chamber A last-minute appeal for wist paper was issued today by county 1 salvage Chairman R.

L. (Bob) Dickey to all Helena, East Helena and Helena valley residents to as- sure the success of tomorrows drive for 100,000 pounds. I The citywide canvass will begin under direction of the Junior Chamber of Commerce at 9 m. and only one tour of the city will be made and residents are re- quested to have their scrap old bundles of newspapers, magazines and flattened pasteboard boxes on the curb by that time, Dickey said. Vanturas place has been designated as the collection depot In East Helena, where Mrs.

A. E. Griffith is in charge of the drive. Trucks from here will pick up the paper and bring it to the G. N.

yards here to be loaded into a boxcar. Frank Neill, assisted by Frank Yuhas and Charles Vulk, will canvass the paper depots, located in each school district, in Helena valley. The paper will be loaded directly into the car and shipped to eastern paper mills where lt will be reprocessed and within 15 days the scrap paper donated tomorrow by residents of this community will be In the production line being made into vital war materials, Dickey said. Hears Son Is Dead KaliBpell (JP) Clyde Drol-linger of Kalispell was advised by the war department that his son, Pvt. William Drolllnger, had died in India.

Breaks Neck In Fall Creston () Jens J. Jensen, 82, a Flathead county resident since 898, was fatally injured Thursday, when he suffered a broken neck in a fall from a wagonload of hay. Batteries Charged In Double Quick Time With Our QUICK CHARGER EXIDE Batteries (or All Hmkee at Cara (MAFFICK RETZ Steamboat Block Phone 1180 SUIISII IDE Krispy Crackers, Of rf 2 Pounds I Graham Crackers, AA Pound fcUP BOB'S" BOOKKEEPING SUPPLIES FILING SUPPLIES OFFICE NECESSITIES SCHOOL SUPPLIES HELENA OFFICE SUPPLY GO. 50 North Main Phono 150 i Taxes Total 14 Million For Montana State Office Reports Heavy Payments Made Since March 1 Montanans paid $14,715,407.06 In federal income taxes between Jan. 1 and today.

Collector of Internal Revenue -Lewis Penwell announced. This sum was paid by approximately 81,000 residents of the state. Another 74,933 persons filed returns which were nontax-able. Heaviest tax payments came between March 1 and today, totaling $9,183,819.58, Collector Pen-well said. p-etfwell also announced that copies of the forms for 1944 declarations of estimated tax have been mailed to the 80,000 taxpayers who filed income estimate declarations in 1943.

These declarations must be filed by April 15. Purpose of these declarations, Penwell explained, is to keep everyone substantially paid up on his income taxes under the pay-as-you-go plan. Frank Gonzalez Wins District Legion Speech Competition Frank Gonzalez, Helena high school junior and the citys entrant in the annual American Legion oratorical contest, won the district elimination here Friday and will represent the Mining district at the zone competition In Missoula, possibly next week, Ben W. Barnett of Helena, district commander, announced today. In competition with the Helena youth was Thomas Clinch of boys central high school in Butte.

They spoke on The Privileges and Responsibilities of American Citizens. Judges were H. L. Griffiths of Boulder, the Rev. J.

McCormack of Carroll college, and P. J. Gilfeather, the Rev. C. E.

Whittier and Dr. L. E. Lovegren, all of Helena. Here from Butte for the district competition were the Rev.

Frank Harrington, chairman of the Silver Bow post oratorical contest committee; Walter Bernard, commander of the Butte legion post, and Pat Dowling. W. E. Murphy Arrives At Home After Aiding in Invasion After participating in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily and Italy, Tech. (Bill) Murphy is home on a fourlough visiting his mother, Mrs.

Elizabeth Murphy of 645 North Ewing street. Sergeant Murphy wears stars for four major bgttles, including one for the renowned battle of El Quitar in North Africa. Born and reared in Helena, Bill, attended Helena high school and in June of 1910 enlisted' in 'the army." Two other members of the Murphy family are also serving in the armed forces. Pvt. Francis (Spud) Murphy is stationed at Denver and Russell Murphy is an air corps cadet at Montana State college in Bozeman.

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Opp and Conrad 818 E. Sixth Avenue in Helena Marines PFC James (Jim) left, and PFC Harold E. (Monk) Wenstroni, both of Helena who enlisted in the marine corps in January, 1942, were wounded in battle on the Marshall islands last February, word has been received here by their parents. Both are recovering at a base hospital. Private Hysell is the son of Mr.

and P. W. Hysell, 1025 Tenth avenue. Private Wen-strom, son of Mr, and Mrs. Albert Wenstroni, 19 South Benton avenue, was employed by the Holter Hardware company prior to enlisting.

A Helena high school graduate, Wenstroni was active in sports here, having played on the higji school football team and also an All-Stur basketball team. A brother, Raymond Wenstrom, pharmacists mate third class, is stationed in a dental clinic at San Diego, Calif. Air-WAC Interviews Helena Women For Army Service Recruiters Will Stay In City to Give More Assistance The air-WAC recruiting team from Gore field in Great Falls was stationed in Fligelmans department store today to interview Helena women interested in enlisting in the womens army corps. Recruits who qualify for the air forces will be placed on duty with the air transport command, which there are more than 200 jobs which women are badly needed to fill, Lt. Catherine Murray, WAC recruiter, said.

Tqnight the recruiters will be stationed in the lobby of the Marlow theater. They can be contacted, anytime except Sunday at the WAC recruiting office here, room 502 of the Power block. Sunday any of the recruiters may be reached at the Placer hotel. Others in the recruiting team besides Lieutenant Murray are Lt. William Stack, Sgt.

Elizabeth Darling and PFC Jarvis Rice. Lieutenant Murray was born and reared in Brooklyn and before joining the army was a buyer for a New York department store. She is now equipment officer for flying personnel at Gore field. Lieutenant Stack is a native New Yorker who was graduated from Fordham law school and has practiced in that state and Wash3 ington, D. C.

He has been on duty with the air forces in Guatemala and South America. Sergeant Darling was born In Russia. She served as interpreter at the embassy in Leningrad before coming to this country. Private Rice, another native New Yorker, was a Broadway actor in civilian life. UCT Names Officers At Annual Dinner Gathering Russell Smith will head Helena Council No.

68 of the United Commercial Travelers as senior councilor for the ensuing year, succeeding J. W. Dolaghan. Smith and other new officers were named at the annual dinner meeting of the council at the Montana club last night. W.

V. Roth was elected junior councilor; Frank Bishop, conductor; L. Fredregill, secretary; Jack Saunders, sentinel; Russell Shaw, chaplain, and T. J. Halter, inner guard.

Twelve new members were Inducted at the dinner meeting which was followed by a program of entertainment. The weekly luncheon meetings of the council will be resumed next Saturday. Funeral Home Telephone 704 Former Helena Man Loses Arm in Newspaper Press John Jezick, former resident of Helena, suffered the loss of an arm after it had been mangled when caught in a press of the Denver Post where he was employed as a pressman. He is in St. Joseph's hospital at Denver.

Word of the accident was received here today by a brother, Phil Jezick, 208 South Ewing, who operates a machine shop at 211 State street, but few details were made available. John. Jezick was employed while in Helena in the pressroom of The Montana Record Herald. Besides Phil Jezick, two other brothers reside here, Ray, 326 Pine, a city fireman, and Charles 729 Broadway. A sister, Mrs.

F. P. Sassenrath, resides at 309 Clancy. The injured man was married to a Denver girl after making his home in the Colorado city. Helena Men Will Act On Councils to Discuss Rationing Consultant councils to discuss Montana rationing problems with office of price administration officials were announced here by A.

T. Peterson following a conference with business leaders. L. W. Carter Billings was named chairman of the institutional council, representing hotels, restaurants, and the like, and Gene Von Dieck of Helena was named chairman of the gasoline industry consultant council.

Groups meeting were the institutional council and the gasoline industry consultant council. Institutional council members in Helena include S. E. Raymond, secretary; Paul Spencer and Fred Jorgenson, and Ed H. Gallivan, Great.

Falls. Vital Statistics Marriage License Dewey Joseph Finch and Catherine Joan Mandich Finch, both of Butte. Births Mr. and Mrs. Donald Merritt, 707 Eleventh avenue, are parents of a daughter born March 24, in St.

John's hospital. Deaths James Winfield Scott, 76, veteran Montana newspaperman and well-known Helena resident for many years, died last night at his home, 725 Holter street. The body is at the Opp and Conrad funeral home pending funeral arrangements. John Strawn, 37, employe of the Mike Horse mine near Lincoln, died this morning in St. John's hospital of injuries received in a cave-in at the mine about noon yesterday.

The body is at the Opp and Conrad funeral home pending funeral arrangements Funerals Requiem mass was celebrated in the St. Helena cathedral this morning for Mrs. Jos ephine Worth, 93, pioneer Helena resident who died Thursday morning in St. Peters hospital. Burial was in the family plot in Forestvale cemetery.

Herrmann and company were in charge of arrangements. Private funeral services were conducted in the Opp and Conrad chapel this morning for Fred F. Christman, 83, father of Mrs. L. G.

DeVore, 303 Broadway, who died Thursday in St. John's hospital. Burial was in Forestvale cemetery. Ford Recommends Changes in Financial Setup Determination of Montanas higher educatidnal needs and fitting those needs Into the states financial picture was the task assumed today by the Montana commission on higher education. The commission decided to meet again June 8 and 9 to report, findings on the university system.

Discussions today were largely concerned with instructor-student loads and postwar requirements for faculties and 'university unit physical plants. Exemption of certain state institutions and departments from provisions of a 1941 legislative law directing all state income to the general fund, was recommended by Gov. Sam C. Ford. In a discussion of finances with the Montana commission on higher education, the governor termed the bill the only piece of progressive (state) legislation in 25 years, but suggested it be amended for the benefit of educational institutions.

He specifically mentioned Montana State college at Bozeman and Montana State university at Missoula but did not name departments which might be affected. Dr. E. O. Melby, chancellor of the University of Montana, labeled the law a stumbling block which had created a ridiculous situation at the Missoula school.

There, he said, upkeep of leased building is charged to the university while revenue, under the laws mandate, is placed in the general fund. Major Eveland Is Safe Butte1 Major I. Wayne Eve-land of Butte, an army air force squadron commander, is safe at a base in England after having been mjssing in action since he was shot down over France last December, the war department advised his wife, Mrs, Dawn Farrar Eveland, here. Listed Among Wounded Washington (JP) Russell W. Bertsche, technician, fifth grade, of Great Falls, son of Mrs.

Frances Bertsche has been wounded In action, tie war de partment announced City Briefs Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Jorud have returned to Helena after a six weeks trip to eastern cities.

They visited their son-in-law and daughter, Lt. and Mrs. E. W. Emerson at Columbus, and stopped in New York, Chicago and Rochester, N.

where they inspected the plants of the Eastman Kodak Co. 25-Year Pioneer club old-fashioned dance Saturday, March 25. Adv. Spencer corsets, N. Morrison, 1022 Eighth Ave.

Phone 416-W. Adv. J. R. Holsclaw of 1317 Benton avenue has gone to Portland, Ore.

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Adv, Top Court Affirms Silver Bow Property Decision The Montana supreme court today affirmed the judgment of the Silver Bow county district court in a quiet title action involving disposition of Butte property belonging to the Mary Kennedy estate. The action was brought by Mary Walsh as administratrix of the estate against Harold Kennedy. The high court affirmed the finding of the district court that a deed to the property Involved had been delivered to Harold Kennedy. Chief Justice Howard A. Johnson wrote the majority opinion, and Associate Justice Hugh R.

Adair dissented. Liquor Store Will Put Whisky on Sale Every Day Next Week Helena residents will be offered whisky every day next week and extra allotments of bourbon will appear on the local state-owned liquor store shelves, the state liquor control board said today. David R. Wallace, board chairman, said the decision was made to give Helena persons an opportunity to buy whisky before prices are advanced April 1 because of new federal taxes. Stores in other areas will receive similar ex-the allotments.

New price schedules, up to a maximum of $3 per gallon on 100 proof liquors, will be effective April 1. Other Increases will be made on less potent liquors In accordance with federal tax schedules. Pianist Will Present Musical Program At Church in Helena A program of vocal and piano selections will be presented by Prof. Joseph M. Wahlton of Chicago, who studied music for many years in Europe, at the Assembly of God church at the 11 oclock morning service and 8 o'clock evening service Sunday.

The Rev. John F. Hauck, church pastor, said Professor Wahlton also will present programs next Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evening at 8 oclock and again next Sunday, April 2, at the 11 oclock morning service. All programs are open to the public. While here, Professor Wahlton is the guest of the Rev.

Mr. Hauck and Mtb, Hauck, Demonstration Club Meetings Are Slated for Week Miss Florence Schuerman, county home demonstration agent, has announced the follow ing home demonstration club meetings for next week: Lincoln club Tuesday from 10 to 4 oclock for a clothing renovation workshop meeting; O-E-Ce-Ca club Wednesday afternoon aJJkAO oclock for a discussion on Wartime Food Problems; Golden Glow club Thursday afternoon at 2 oclock for a discussion on Wartime Food Problems. Mrs. F. Myles will be hostess at the Wednesday meeting and Mrs.

Frank Aagaard at the Thursday meeting. Postage Price Goes Up Beginning At 12:01 Tomorrow City mail will require three cents postage after midnight tonight when the new postal rates go ihto effect, Postmaster Wine said today. Letters and other matter mailed before midnight tonight requires only the two cents postage but at 12:01 the new rate will be effective, Postmaster Wine added. He also announced that the eight-cent air mail stamp noW is on sale at the postoftice. E.

8. Edwards Dies Billings S. Edwards, -65, owner of the Bar-B-Cue cafe, died recently. He was born in Sedalia, and came to Montana many years ago. He served the Pullman company as a porter, at one time, with headquarters in Great Falls, and later was in the em-ploy of (Tip) O'Neal at Cut Bank.

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