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THE OLDEN VALLEY
BEACH, GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17,19~ NUMBER 21
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VOLUME NUMBER 8
Arnold Thoemke,
Former Resident
Dies At Forsyth
Arnold Thoemke, brother of H.
-C. Thoemke of Beach, and well
known railroader, died suddenly
last Wednesday, as a result of
heart trouble. Death came just as
he had come into Forsyth from his
regular run to L~urel on the Nor-
them Pacific.
Arnold C. Thoemke was born at
Winona, Minnesota April 29, 1898
and was the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Thoemke. He was
united in marriage to Miss Rose
Helbling, at Mandan, October 18,
1923.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and daughter, Donna Mae;
three sisters, Mrs. Charles Moore,
Forsyth; Mrs. Harriet Adams, LOS
o Angeles; Mrs. Della Miner, Bothel,
Washington and three brothers or-
to of Arlington, Washington; Hen-
ry of Beach, N. Dakota and Harold
of Bremerten, Washington.
Mr. Thoemke, prior to his res-
idence in Forsyt~, spent his boy-
hood days in Golden Valley coun-
ty, near Trotters. In 1910, together
with his parents, he came from
Wlnona, Minnesota and resided on
a homestead east of Trotters Where
he grew to manhoo&
In 1937 he resided, with h~ fam-
ily, at Marysvflle, Washington for
aL~ years ~md had been employed
by the Nor~ern Pacific since 1918.
Relatives a~endtng funeral ser-
sloes were: Otto Thoemke ot Ar-
w~on; Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Thownke m~d son of Brem-
Washington; Mr. and Mrs.
Hem7 Thoemke of Beach, North
Dakota; Mrs. Della Miner, Bothel,
W~; and Mrs. Hattie Jas-
mer, an aunt, of Winona, Minne-
.sota.
FUneral ~ervices were held 'at
Booth's M0rtuazT Saturday aft-
ernoon at 2:30 in Forsyth with the
Ray. Leo Tormvehlom in charge.
Honorary pallbearers were: H. C.
Bravold, H. L, Heath, M. D. Mogle,
Andy swarmon, N. L. McPhee, E.
W. Oonn, Lou DePeel and E. L.
Clarkin, all railroad co-workers.
The body was taken to Everett,
Sunday night and in-
'~rment was made in Cypress
Cemetery.
The ladles of the Degree of Hon-
or lodge of which Mrs. Theemke
is a member, served a dinner at
her home after the services and
~n Sunday before departure a din-
~er was given by Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Moore at the Commercial
Hotel.
Deepest sympathy is extended the
bereaved family.
~'V'--
Former Pastor
Be Honored
At Special Services
Capt. F. N. Richert, Chaplain in
the United States Army, will be
honored at a special service in the
United Brethern Church here next
Sunday morning at 10:15. RaY. O.
K. Bergland, of Glendive, Montana,
will be the principal speaker at this
time, and a certificate of award
:from the War Department will be
lmveiled and hung in the church
! during the service.
Capt. Richert was the pastor
of the local chUrch at the time of
his enlistment in July, 1942. He
also served the Ollie Circuit
()f the United Brethern church for
two years before coming to Beach.
During the North African cam-
Dalgn, he was wlth an airplane
Troop Carrier Group there, and
W~ in Sicily during the conquest
of that island. He was still sta-
tioned in Sicily when last heard
b~t reports that he has made
several trips to the battle front in
Italy. He has also been in Egypt
~mt Palestine on several occasions.
Although serving in Boach for
one year, Rev. Richert made
friends here. He was well
in local athletic circles, ~-
on the basketl~ll court.
in his I~ will be
public; and all are
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FORMER BEACH RESIDENT
MARRIED IN CALIFORNIA
Miss Mabel Haugen of Oregon
City, Oregon, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. L. A. Haugen of Alamo, North
Dakota and Joe D. Kukowski,
AMM2-c, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Kukowski of Beach were mar-
ried at the Alemeda Naval Air
station Chapel, Saturday, January
22nd, with Chaplain Father O. ]3.
Cook, officiating. Attendents were
Miss Hortense E. Scott of Oakland,
California and Lambert Frank
Kuhr, Jr., a shipmate of Mr. Ku-
kowskL
The bride was attired in a pow-
der blue suit with cocoa brown ac-
cessories and wore a corsage of
gardenias, wMis~ith" Scott wore a navy
blue suit brown accessories.
The bridegroom is a former res-
ident of Beach. and a graduate of
the Beach high school. He is now
with the Naval Reserve at Alemeda
California.
Mr. and Mrs. Kukowski will be al
home to their many friends at
404-D Singleton Ave., Alemeda,
California.
V~
Funeral Services
Held Last Friday
For Henry Geyer
Funeral services were held last
Friday afternoon from St. Paul's
Lutheran church for Henry John
Geyer, 88, Pioneer resident of this.
cc~tmuni~/Who passed away Mon-
day, Fe~ 7, with Rev. V. H.
Dlssen ~i~flng. Death came to
tl~ old ,~lC~r in the morning
following & he~t attack, shortly
after he had arisen and dressed
as had been his usual daily custom.
Despite his age he seldom missed
a day that he did nOt come down
town for a few hours visit.
Mr. Geyer farmed for many
years. Following the death of his
wife on September 8, 1929, he has
made his home with his daughter,
Mrs. Andrew Helm. He was born
in Germany, June 7, 1885, coming
to this country at the age of 17.
On June 9, 1881 he was united in~
marriage with Mary Birkholz at
Red Wing, Minnesota where he had
made his home. •
Mr. and Mrs. Geyer were the
parents of ten children, five sons
and five daughters, two of the sons,
Henry and Fred preceding their
parents in death.
Children surviving are: Mrs. Lyd-
ia Helm, Beach; Mrs. Helen Brock-
meyer, Beach; Mrs. Emma Kettner,
,Dexter, Oregon; Mrs. Elsie Farst-
vest, Beach; Herman of Seattle;
William of Minor; Ernest of Far-
go; 45 grandchildren and 34 great
grandchildren. Ten of Mr. Geyer's
grandchildren are serving with the
United States armed forces.
V~
The Beach Lions'
Ladies' Night, Was
A Huge Success
A record breaking attendance
made the annual ladies' night ban-
quet and party sponsored by the
members of the Beach Lions Club,
an outstanding Social event of the
year. In addition to the wives and
friends of the local Lion members,
fellow Lion members of the newly
instituted Wibgux club and their
ladies were honored guests, making
the largest assemblage ever enter-
mined by the Beach Lions Club.
With Lion Robert courts as toast
master and master of cei-emonics,
the evening festivities started with
every one Seated at the banquet
tables taking part in a number of
"pep" songs. This jovial gesture
was timely in that every one be-
came almOSt instantly imbued with
the spirit of good fellowship, bet-
ter enabling them to partake of a
,overy appetizing baked ham dinner
which was served by the Doerner
'care of this clty.
Following Che sumptuous dinner,
the toastmaster called on various
members and guests for responses
which were very timely and fittlmg
~for the occasion. A number o~
musical selections were also nlce-
ly given and the c~,
Butte and Mr.
of
at the Frank
the oc-
bL~hday.
spent
To Have War.Time Farm Institute 1
In Beach City Hall, Friday, Mar. 3
Plans for the War-Time Farm
Institute which will be held at
Beach on Friday, March 3rd, in the
City Hall.at 1:15 P. M., received the
finishing touch recently when the
four men shown in the picture
got together to discuss the short,
snappy talks they will give on the
program.
The men in the picture, are left
to right, F. Gray Butcher, en-
tomologist of the North Dakota
Agricultural Extension service; J.
Clayton Russell, North Dakota
county agent at large; H. O. Put-
ham, secretary, Northwest Crop
Improvement Association; and Win.
Leary, agronomist, North Dakota
Agricultural Extension Service.
The institutions these men repre-
sent, along with the Northern Pac-
ific Railway, the local county agent
and a committee of local business
men and farmers, are sponsoring
the meetings.
Mr. Butcher will speak on seed
treatment and control of. grass-
hoppers and plant diseases . Mr.
Russell, choosing the topic, "Did
You Ever Stack Hay with an Auto-
mobile?" will discuss farm labor-
saving and time-saving devices.
MesSrs. Putnam and Leary will
cover what is new in- farm crops.
A. R. Miesen. North Pacific Rail-
way Agricultural Agent, not shown
in ~,he picture, is scheduled to talk
on present and post=war farm pro-
duction. Our local county agent,
O. E. Orenler, will discuss the coun-
ty production program for 1944.
Two motion ~aictures, one With
sound, will be shown.
The afternoon program is to close
promptly at 4:30 o'clock. In the
evening of the same day a similar
meetl~ will be held for local
town people who will be unable to
leave their places of business dur-
ing the day, On the eve~In~ pro-
gram an added feature will be a
short discussion on "The Devel-
opment of the Missouri PAver Bas-
in--A Post War Program."
Governor Moses Opposes
9.Ft. River Channel Plan
Governor Moses last week pro.
tested "piece-meal' 'appropriations
for development projects on the
Missouri River and suggested that
the states in the Missouri PAver
Basin Join in an effort to obtain
congressional eonsideration of an
overall plan of development.
The governor s~id he does not
object to navigation development
on the lower river but that some
engineers contend that there is not
enough water for.a nine-foot chan-
nel and irrigation.
In telegram to M. Q. Sharps,
governor of South Dakota and
chairman of the eight-state Mis-
souri basin committee, to the gov-
ernors of Montana, Wyoming, Ne-
braska, Iowa and Missouri and to
the North Dakota delegation in
Congress, Moses asserted that all
hopes of a basin-wide approach to
the problems of the Missouri, Valley
will vanish if special interests are
to push their projects forward
without reference to th$~bmsin-wide
plans.
Moses' action followed receipt of
information that a committee of
Congress had approved a proposal
to authorize the expenditure of
$6,000,000 toprovide for a nine foot
channel in the Missouri River from
Sioux City, Ia. to the mouth,
In his telegram to Sharpe, he
said: "I earnestly urge you, as
governor of South Dakota and
chairman of the eight states com-
mittee, to protest this hasty action
by the navigation interests. We
would prefer not to have to fight
this proposal, since this would JeO-
pardize whatever chance we have
of obtaining a harmonious agree-
ment among the states in the Mis-
souri Valley. But obvicuslY we
must oppose it to the utmost unless
it can be delayed until such time
as Congress can consider basin-
wide development schemes as pro-
posed by Army engineers and the
Bureau of Reclamation.
'~his pressure by the navigation
interests represents double-dealWg
in comparison with hopes outlined
by the eight states committee and
will effectively defeat our purpose
in attempting to establish a har-
monious agreement.
"I earnestly request that you:
"1. Ask the rivers and harbors
committees of the House and Sen-
ate to delay action on this appro-
priation for the lower Missouri river
a~ this time.
"2. Ask that the rivers and har-
bors flood control and irrigation
committees of both the House and
Senate enter a joint agreement to
consider the basin-wide plans of
the Army engineers and Bureau of
Reclamation when they become
available.
"3. That you use your influence,
as chairman of the eight states
committee, to have these plans pre-
sented for discussion at the earliest
poss|ble date.
"Unless some such arrangement is
made, our hopes of harmonious
action among the states in the
basin are clearly unwarranted."
The crux of the whole matter
was outlined in telegrams to mem-
bers of the North Dakota congres-
sional delegation. Addressing them
Moses said: "If this (lower river
authorization) goes through, it
means the lover river will have
established a claim to water which
we may need in the upper river for
irrigation and diversion purposes,"
Members 5f the congressional
delegation were asked to adopt the
same policy which Governor Sharpe
was asked to support in an "effort
to avoid piece-meal projects and
consider the basin as a whole."
In the event it proves impossible
to obtain an agreement for a basin
wide approach, Moses asked the
North Dakota delegation to "do
everything possible to block this
proposal, even thought it may up-
set our hopes for a harmonious
agreement among the stat~s in the
Missouri valley for the ~ted
development of this regina"
T;SGT K. E. SCHOEN BACK
fIN ACTIV~ COMBAT ZONE
[ With Army Troops at Bougain-
~vine: ~ Ser~ean~,Kerm/~.
~ I~, 1501 West ~ Ave.,
promoted from the ~ of atsff
sergeant with the infant. He
fo,4-merl~ lived at ~entinel Butte.
A m~ of footbal~ basketball,
and track temz~ of Senth~ Butte
~l.~ s~u~n ~ted ta
has ~e~zed in New Caleo
and ehe l~i
now ~back in the
set,re oo~bat zone where he has
upon another campaisn
V - -
Ervin Schallcok arrived home
from Billings, Montana, Friday,
to visit his brother, Bob, who is
home from Farragut, Idaho on
~eave.
S-SGT. DELTON ERDMAN
Staff Sergeant Delton Erdman,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. AI. Erd-
man of Bremerton, Washington
and former residents of Beach. who
was reported missing in action ov-
er Germany.
Sgt. Erdman joined the armed
forces in October, 1942 and had
been stationed in England. Very
little is known only from the mes-
sage received by his parents that
he was reported missing. He was
a gunner and it is possible that
he might be alive but a prisoner,
even though his plane was shot
down.
V~
Will Feature Big
Free Movie Show
For The Farmers
Mrs. L R. Menke,
Prominent Beach
Lady Passes Away
The Beach eonununlty was great-
ly shocked last Saturday to learn
of the sudden death of Mrs. L. R~
Menke, 43, one of the well known
women of this community and
former county superintendent of
schools of Golden Valley county.
Mrs. Menke had not been in the
best of health for the past year,
but her condition was not consid-
ered serious until a few days before
her death when she entered the
hospital for diabetic treatment but
to no avail
'Mra Menke was a lady greatly
admired by all who knew her. Her
activities in the social life of the
community, her associations with
county school work and various
forms of welfare work, made her
many friends who were all very
sorry to hear of her untimely death.
Faith Nichols was born July 24,
1901 at Heaton. North Dakota, the
daughter of Frank and Armina
Nichols. She spent her early life
at Heaton, graduating from the
h~gh school at that place and lat-
er from the Valley City teachers'
college. She came to Beach in 1927
as a member of the school faculty,
teaching music and art until 1930.
She was married on August 12,
1930 to L. R. Menke and tO this
union one daughter was born, Mary
Louise. age I0 years.
Mrs. Menke was a member and
~ecretary of the Eastern Star lodge,,
also a member of the Royal Neigh-
bors, Beach Music Club, Congrega-
tional Church. SUl~erintendent of
the Congregational Sunday School
and had been director of the
church choir since 1927. Her will-
ingness to give her time and talent
to any community movement made
her loved and admired by every
one. Her death has brought forth
many profound expressions of sym-
pathy for her husband, daughter
and other relatives.
dFuneral services will be conduet-
e from the Congregational church
on Thursday afternoon by the Rev.
John Roberts preceded by the rit-
ualistle work of the Order of the
Eastern Star.
Besides her husband and daught-
er, Mrs. Menke is survived by her
mother, Mrs. Frank Nichols of Mi-
laca, Minnesota, here for the fun-
eral, four brothers, Dr. T. Earl
Nichols of Columbus, Ohio here
for the funeral; Lester Nichols of
Farlbaulto Minnesota; Allen Nich-
ols of Sykestc~, North Dakota here
for the funeral, and Thos Nichols
of Mllaca, Minnesota, besides~ a
number of other relatives. Her fa-
ther and only sister preceded her
in death: Other relatives here
for theduneral are: M~ Wade,
a niece from Faribault, :Minn.; and
MI~: Thos. Nichols of Milaca.
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OV]~TAD8 RETURN HOH~
AFTER V~fitlT IN REACH : '"I~e Bureau will be prepared
defend its prol~s~l," Sloa~
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Overstad. reclamation leaders
who have been spending the , "as being a real
few months in Beach visitin~ and plan ~ov;,
looking after their not o/~ly~'
est~
home at Hancock, Minnesota. ~ey
were accom~ by Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Overstad who ~ spend
a few days in HanCock e~ to
tlw Twin Cities where
attend a convention and where
Overstad expects to attemp~
hag new me~chandl~.
How to keep farm machinery in
fighting trim is the keynote of the
special free motion picture pro-
gram sponsored by the Dakota
Implement Company of Beach
which will .be shown Monday, Feb.
21st.
"Every farmer, farm boy, or farm
helper who works with tractors or
other farm machinery, regardless
of its make, is especially invited to
attend this motion picture show,"
says Frank Haigh, manager,. He
ts assured of getting much worth-
while information on the care, re-
pair, and servicing of farm equip,
ment.
There will be two shows if nec-
essary, first show starting at 1:30
P. M.
"Featured on the program is
'Wartime Care of Your Tractor'
a talking picture which covers
every angle of tractor servicing
and care," says Mr. Haigh. "It
has plenty of worth-while point-
ers for every farmer, no matter
what make of tractor he owns."
Talking pictures on adjusting and
servicing mowers, combines, and
planters, plus a picture on hltch- i
ing and belting of farm ~i~,
are also on the program. An in-
teresting newsreel ,shc~rl~ actl~a
on the battlefronts of the wor.ld
and on ~he productio~ ~ at
home is included.
"We feel that this ~ is of
direct benefit to the war effort/' ~i
says Mr. Halgh. "With a severe ~*
manpower shortage and a lack of
sufficient new equipment: for 1944, ~
the farmers of America have a
real lob ahead ff they are to meet
production goals. Every piece of
farm equipment must be kept in
tip-top condition to prevent delays
and crop losses. This show
help every farmer with his equip-
ment problems.
"Be sure to 'share the ride' with
your friends and neighbors to save
gasoline and rubber, but be sure to
come to this instructional proo
gram," says Mr. Halgh.
While this show is ~argely a
man's show, women who are in-
terested are cordially invited to
attend,
Every farmer who registers at
this show will be given a special
book on the care and proper oper-
ation of farming equipment. This
book has been prepared by experts
and regardless of the kind of
equipment the farmer operates, is
very valuable. It covers tractors,
grain drills, plows, planters, har-
vesting equipment, etc. The title
of this book is "How to Keep Your
Implements in the Fight."
V.--
Will Reclaim
Much State Land
By Irrigation Plan
Revised Missouri River diversion
plans to combine irrigation of a
million and a half acres of land
with diversion of water to Devils
Lake and the James and Sheyenne
Rivers are being prepared by W. G,
Sloan, director of the sixth regioll
of the U. S. Bureau of Reelamation,
according to engineer Chas. T,
Hinze of the Bismarck district.
One important change in the
bureau's present plant, he said, -
will add a considerable block of
land for irrigation in the James
River Valley.
Mr. Sloan is now at his office in
Billings, Mont., preparing the new
plan which is to be submitted to
the Bureau of budget in Washing-
ton within the next three months.
Mr. Sloan, who has ,been chief in-
vestigating engineer in the Bureau's
Denver office, is largely responsible
for preparing the Bureau's original
plan for ~flssouri diversion.
Dean H. L. Walster of NDAC at
Fargo is on a leave of absence
from his Fargo duties and exp~ts
to spend the next two months
working with Sloan in Billings.
Whether the Bureau plan or the
Army' Engineers' plan for Missouri
dive4~lOn is adopted, Sloan says,
the "eaStern Part of North Dakota
Is assured diversion water from
the Mi~m~