One Nation, Under God
One Nation, Under God
New Jayceen officers take over. Mrs. Gaylord LaFond, Jr., retiring president, installed the new Jayceen officers at a joint Jaycee-Jayceen installation banquet held last Friday evening at the dining room of the Lobb. Pictured from left are Mrs. LaFond, Mrs. Bill Crowder, newly elected president; Mrs. Hal Vosen, vice president, and Mrs. Ron Scott, secretary. Mrs. Garry Adams is treasurer and directors are Mrs. Don Wombold, Mrs. Maynard LaFond, and Mrs. Don Buffington. Feigel Photo, 1968.
Dodson Boys State Selections: Thos. P. Appelhans Post No. 65 of the American Legion at Dodson has announced that its delegate to American Legion Boys State at Dillon this year will be Buddy Johnson (left), son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Johnson.
Daryl Munson (right,) son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Munson, has been selected as the alternate. 1968.
100 years ago
May 9, 1918
Phillips County was called upon to furnish 40 more men in the national draft. Names familiar include the following: Reynold Jones, John Kittleson, George Carlson, Howard Newton, Fred King, Robert McAnninch and Pede Johannsen.
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Malta Schools presented the "best pageant ever staged in Malta."
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Rev. H.G. Cowan, who in 14 years previous had officiated at five weddings, had married four couples in the past seven weeks. Latest to marry were Ms. Myrtle Louise Berdan, daughter of Mrs. S.J. Waltman, and Lynn Francis Berdan, and Mrs. Annie Omdahl and Bert G. Moore.
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Saco was visited by a disastrous fire. All buildings from the rear of the bank to the street were wiped out. A high wind prevented effective firefighting and the loss was heavy.
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Fire Chief J. F. Murray of Malta was urging citizens to clean up their rubbish piles as a fire preventative.
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The following "pome" appears in the school notes, author unknown:
There'll be lonesome hearts in Malta,
And a hush on the evening breeze
A tear in the eye of comrades
And a sigh through the leafy trees.
For one-half of the Malta High School
Goes back to the virgin sod
And becomes through the month of summer
Nearer to nature than God.
75 years ago
May 6, 1943
First Malta Newspaper was established 43 years ago
Forty-three years ago, with the issue of May 8, 1900, The Malta Enterprise, whose direct lineal descendant is the Phillips County News, began publishing in Malta. The paper had been established the previous year at Harlem by J.D. B. Grieg who moved the paper to Malta because "the increased amount of advertising offered by the business men of Malta has placed us in a position to enlarge our plant and to put in a perfectly equipped job office with a full line of stationery."
Tracing the editorship of the Enterprise is a job well-nigh impossible. On January 1, 1901, the paper was sold to D. C. Kenyon (present assessor of Blaine County.) Mr. Kenyon's policy was "Truth, Justice and Right. Our politics will be strictly Republican."
The Phillips County News, itself, celebrated a birthday May 1. On that day in 1924, the Phillips County Publishing Company stabled the paper. Stockholders were George Jones, Fred C. Gabriel, B. P. Sandlie, C. H. Stevens, John Survant, and C.F. Mills.
Soennichsen home destroyed by explosion
An explosion of kerosene, used to start a fire, caused a fire which totally destroyed the house occupied by George Soennichsen on the old Irven Tieden Farm, 20 miles north of Saco, last week.
Soennichsen, who used the kerosene to light the fire, was badly burned about the legs. Louis Nybo, who was working nearby, saw the fire and was able to save Soennichsen from more severe burns. Some grain and household articles were destroyed.
Mrs. Soennichsen and children have been living in Whitewater until the school closed and Mr. Soennichsen was doing the spring work on the farm.
Arkansas labor assigned to farmers
Twelve families and seven single men, who arrived last week from northwestern sections of Arkansas to work in this area, have been assigned to general farm work in the county, according to the local representative of the Farm Security Administration.
The Arkansas workers were part of those whom local farmers had contracted for. Originally about 34 men were requested for this county. It is understood that some families are driving by car and will arrive in the near future.
50 years ago
May 2, 1968
Saco H. S. Class Top Students
Ulainee Hanson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin L. Hanson, has been named valedictorian of the 1968 graduating class at Saco High School. Linda Mavencamp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman J. Mavencamp, is salutatorian.
Campaign posters don't belong on power poles
Hurley Wilson, Montana Power Co. Manager, this week reminded political candidates, and those that work for them, that it is extremely dangerous to post campaign posters on utility poles either in or outside the city. The nails and tacks used can cause serious accidents when climbers have to climb over posters.
25 years ago
May 5, 1993
Freight train demolishes pick up truck
A westbound Burlington Northern freight train demolished an older model Ford pick up truck Saturday about 7:30 p.m. when it became stuck on a private road.
Sheriff's deputies said Ralph Waters, owner of the truck, had been attempting to free it but finally had to stand by and wave his arms helplessly as the train plowed into the truck and pushed it about a mile down the track, totally demolishing it.
No one was injured.
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