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[N THE BIAS r Uh LAWRENCE BLACK imrsday, Sept. 4: ■The newly released draftees ion will be looking for jobs pin. It’s a good bet that night [isitions that call for early rising ork will be much in demand and ^finitely unpopular. r>A psychologist says that a tan's best thoughts occur to Mm between the ages of 35 and »9. Perhaps life is said to begin It 40 because then a man can relax and not worry any more pout tossing off gems of wis dom. [A one-armed paper hanger has sen discovered in Pasadena, lalif. He has not had hives so p, but is reported to be very Jsy anyway. Don’t read in the dark; you’ll ruin your glasses. Iriday, Sept. 5,1941: A baby recently fell three stor es to the ground and was unin- ared. Physicians, however, rec- i^iend carrying the baby down- lairs and into the yard if it needs resh air. A draft evader when being ¡sentenced told the judge he ¡didn’t mind going to prison but ■preferred to be sent to one ■where they played baseball. ¡This is a pretty independent ¡attitude for a man with three ¡strikes on him. Bad news for people who have leen married 14 years. The tra ditional gift is aluminum, but in riew of the defense program j'ou’ll either have to accept sub- ¡titijtes or pretend it’s your 15th |nniversary. Or get a divorce. Saturday, Sept. 10: A private service now offers veather forecasts that are said to be better than the govern- nent’s. Now that there’s some .’ompetition in this field, perhaps we can get a better grade of weather than we’ve had. mm mg* P u b l i s h e d i n t h e I n t e r e s t s o f B e a v e r h e a d M o n t a n a ’ s L e a d i n g L i v e s t o c k C o u n t y o »1 w o * _ e i L 5 > r _ __________ : _______ ime LI Dillon, Beáve ’head County, Mont., Wed., Sept. 10,1941 I r . Number 8 i I L. Johnson Elected High School Principal J. aACKSON IS WINNER IN SHOOT Victor Cops Honors in Annual Harvesters Trapshoot in Jackson John Jackson, of Jackson car ried off the honors in the shotgun competition held at Jackson Sun day. He captured the 16-yard, 106-shot singles, the 50-shot sin gles and the 50-a-pair doubles. The weather was cold and over cast with high winds and occa sional rain and snow, those par ticipating reported. The scores follow: Singles—John Jackson 92, Bill Jacobs 89, John Krause 87, Dr. W. W. Woehler 81, Bob Jackson 74, Joe Tonser 68, V. J. Kennedy 67, Tom Clemow 65, Richard Sheppard 63, Martin Jackson 58, find Mrs. Krause 57. 50-Shot Handicap—John Jack- son 36, John Krause 33, Bill Ja cobs 28, Dr. W. W. Woehler 28, and Joe Tonser 20. Doubles—John Jackson 82, John Krause 78, Bill Jacobs 76 and Dan Pendergast 75. Trustees Choose Mentor Pill Vacancy Left by C. 0 . Orr to D. L. Johnson, head football and assistant basketball coach, was named principal of the Beaver head county high school at a meeting of the board of trustees Saturday night. He succeeds Con rad O. Orr who submitted his resignation several days ago. Mr. Johnson, a member of the county high school faculty for the past six years, is a native of Montana, being born in Helena. He holds a B. S. degree in agri cultural education from Montana State college at Bozeman and for, the past 15 years has been active ly engaged in educational work. Before coming to Dillon in 1935, Mr. Johnson taught at Chinook, (Continued on page 8) LEGION HOLDS INITIAL MEET OF THE SEASON Mrs. B. Pavis Elected to Head Auxiliary for Coming Year. G. M. MELTON IS ELECTED FOR JUSTICE POST It seems strange that no one |j has ever made a deal with a j steam shovel company to sell tickets to spectators at excava tions. It’s an attraciton that never seems to lose its pull. This idea is offered free to un employed impresarios. A recent • survey shows that here are 1320 soft drink manu facturing plants in Argentina. Maybe the gaucho isn’t such a rough, tough, hard-drinking fel low as the movies and magazine stories have indicated him to be LOCAL LODGE TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY Rebekah Commemor ates Nintieth Anni versary Sept. 18. Monday, Sept. 8: Gas shortages are imminent and production of bicycles has been curtailed. Now if priorities affect the output of roller skates the American public will just have to overcome its prejudice against walking. Medical and dental supplies have been given priority ratings, according to a recent announce ment in Washington. Those of us who thought national de fense was going to give us an excuse for not going to the dentist are in for a disappoint ment. Soft drinks, books and insur ance policies are among the things you now can buy from vending machines. I hate to see mechani cal gadgets putting even salesmen out of jobs, but at least the ma chines will take “No,” for an answer. (Continued on page 8) Plans to celebrate the 90th an niversary of Rebekah, Odd Fel lowship, were made at the meet ing of Diana Rebekah lodge last Thursday night. A special pro gram will be arranged to com memorate the occasion on Sept. 18. Committee members in charge of the plans consist of Ivy Taylor, Katherine Murphy, Jessie Taylor and Sylvia Hasbrouck. On Sept. 25, Fannie Adams of Whitefish, assembly warden, will make her official visit to Diana Rebekah lodge. The following committees were appointed for the evening’s entertainment: Banquet committee: Mae Pad- dock, Martha Quackenbush, Kath erine Murphy, Mary Good and Ida Schroeder. Entertainment committee: Wil ma Holloran, Montana Gilbert and Frances Sewell. The yearly secret work com mittee was likewise appointed last evening with Nellie Nelson, Cath erine Murphy and Jessie Taylor in charge of affairs. During the meeting the lodge members draped the charter in memory of the (late Ethel C. Hirsch, past president of the Rebekah assem- (Continued on page 8) Courthouse Boiler to Be Fixed; Contract Goes to Luebben. George M. Melton was appoint ed justice of the peace at the meeting of the Beaverhead coun ty commissioners at their regular monthly meeting this week, fill ing the vacancy caustd by the death of George Opp. Mr. Mel ton is a former member of the Montana Bar association and state senator from Beaverhead county. Upon recommendation of In spector J. Lewis Fry, the county commissioners have decided to have the courthouse boiler re paired rather than install a new one. All bids for the installation were returned unopened and T. E. Luebben of Dillon was em ployed to repair the boiler in use at the heating plant. Albert S. Baker, county clerk and recorder, was instructed to take jax deeds on all eligible (Continued on page 8) The American Legion Auxiliary held their first meeting of the sea son Monday night at 8 o’clock at the city hall. The business meet ing was conducted by Mrs. Ben H. Davis, president-elect. Reports from delegates to the district convention held at Deer Lodge in July were made by Mrs. H. M. Warner, Mrs. Davis and Mrs. A. S. Johnson. Mrs. Lamar Hatton entertained the group at a social hour follow ing the business session at her home north of town. New officers had charge of the program, lead by Mrs. Davis as president. Mrs. Luther Smith and Mrs. T. Lee McCracken, vice-presidents; Mrs. J. G. Mattingly, secretary-treas urer; Mrs. J. C. Faller, chaplain; Mrs. Jim McCollum, sergeant-at- arms, and Mrs. Hatton, historian, participated in the meeting. Mrs. S. P. Meade concluded the meeting with a talk on Red Cross garments. TO HAVE NEW HOME AGENT Miss Eleanor V. Nelson, assist ant home demonstration agent since July 15, will succeed Mrs. Scholtes in Beaverhead county, according to word received from the demonstration headquarters at Bozeman. She will start Sept. 8 . Miss Nelson came to the Mon tana Extension service after teaching home economics for two years in the Libby high school. She is a native of Montana but obtained her higher education at St. Olaf’s college and Iowa State college, ¿he will serve the Bea verhead area' half time and be assistant h o m e demonstration agent the remainder of the time, the report stated. REGISTRANTS MUST CONSULT LOCAL BOARD HARRY E. ANDRUS DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS Prominent Dillon Man Has Been Resident of Beaverhead Cpunty for 44 Years. BOARD POSTS SCHEDULE FOR FIELD RENTAL Dillon Kiwanians Give Charge of Diamond to Commissioners. INSTRUCTOR IS INJURED IN ACCIDENT Selective Service Board Will Not Give Blanket Student Deferment Miss Gladys Forester, grade school teacher, was injured in a Labor day accident near Stayton, Ore., according to a wire received by Dr. S. E. Davis. Miss Forester suffered bruises and cuts when she was involved in the accident. She was travel ing with other members of her family which, according to the report, were more seriously in jured. Mrs. A. F. Waldorf is substi tuting for Miss Forester during BEAVERHEAD LEGION POST TO INSTALL LUTHER SMITH CLUB HEARS ADDRESS BY J. W. UNCLES Programs, Policies Are Discussed at Teachers Meeting t Programs and policies for the coming. year were discussed at the meeting of all rural teachers held in the office of Superinten dent of Schools Margaret Swee ney Saturday afternoon. Those attending the demonstra tion were Gladys Garr, Dorothy Perking. Elizabeth Cummings, ARce IJcClosky, Mrs. Julia Ken- nJgaaitf,- Sarah Victory, May Sprinkle, Mrs. Phillip Brown, Joy Sweet, Theo Johns and Theora DeLong. Leonard Baird, Eileen Butka, Loyola McCleery, Mrs. Mildred Berg, Douglass Vagg, Suzanne Gilbert, Mrs. Royal Bamell, Eve- *lvp Pond, Mrs. Doris Kitts, Mary sllusso, Sylvia Nelson, Eyra Boomer and Ruby Rasmussen. James W. Uncles, Butte, past district lieutenant-commander of Kiwanis, was the main speaker at the Kiwanis meeting here Thursday night. He discussed purposes and organization of the Kiwanis club. He was introduc ed by Jack Barrett, program chairman for the meet. Guests at the session included seven Sheridan residents who are reported interested in the organi zation of the service club in Mad ison county. The delegation pres ent included Dallas Terry, Lester Schulz, Frank Balough, Robert Tolson, Cliff Ehlers, Henry Wal ters, J?hn Murray and Morris Turner. Several weeks ago, Dillon Ki wanians ' attended a meeting in Sheridan and Thursday’s visit was in the nature of a return call. Group singing was led by Ken- her absence. Miss Forester is convalescing with her relatives at therefore, is to consult with their Registrants in the selective ser vice who contemplate attendance at schools this month should first consult their local boards to ascertain approximately how soon they may be called' for military training, E. M. Birely, state di rector, said this week. While deferments from mili tary duty are being granted stu dents who are preparing to enter certain occupations in which shortages of manpower exist or are indicated, Birely said, there are no group or blanket defer ments. Each-case must be acted upon individually by the local board having jurisdiction, and unless a student can qualify as a “necessary man” under service regulations he is liable to be called for induction when his order number is reached. “My advice to these young men, The board of county commis sioners were the recipients of a rental schedule for the lighted field at the county fairgrounds, presented by the Dillon Kiwanis club. The lighting equipment was installed by the service organiza tion last year, primarily for the promotion of softball. The field will not be open to any organiza tion. All local schools and organiza tions will be charged $12.50 per night for the use of the field while out-of-town or commercial Harry E. Andrus, prominent Dillon hotel man, died yesterday morning at 7:45 o’clock, following months of lingering illness, His family was at his bedside in the Andrus hotel when he passed away. His condition has been regarded as critical since the first of April. Mr. Andrus will be missed by a host of friends in the county and many around the state who remember him as a Dillon hotel man, always active in civic affgirs and a great booster of Beaver head county. He was born Aug. 30, 1862, in Lafayette, Ind., and as a small boy, moved to Boulder, Colo., with his parents. He later at tended1 college there and became a pharmacist’s apprentice under his uncle. Mr. Andrus was mar ried to Margaret Rosenbaum of Boulder in 1882, after being in business a number of years in Colorado. He moved to Dillon with his family in October of 1897 and established himself in the live- organizations will be assessed I stock business on Meadow creek $25 per night. Both schedules are subject to any breakage or (Continued on page 8) DILLON CITY BOARD MEETS FOR SESSION Bend1, Ore. Ed Heikkila Elected Farmer Union Head local boards and find out when they probably will be called to qualify for military training. If the probability is more remote than a month or so, they may begin their studies with the un derstanding that they can at least complete a quarter,” he said. “In Ed Heikkila was elected presi dent of the Bond local Farmers’ Union group at their meeting last' the same way it may seem prob- Wednesday night* the meeting | able, according to their order T. Kruletz Purchases 80 Acres City Land for Grazing. being held at the Nelson school house. H. M. Miller was named as vice-president and Holgar Carl son, secretary. A report on the Farmers’ Union National Junior camp which was held in the Black Hills region of South Dakota was given by Miss Naomi McCleery of Glasgow. Participants Must Finish Conservation number, that they can complete a semester or a full school year.” F. G. BAYERD TENDERS HIS RESIGNATION Farmers Using AAA Pro gram Must Complete Prac tices Before Sept. 30 Forest G. Bayerd, city water commissioner, tendered his resig nation to Mayor Bert Megquier, Friday, Sept. 5 to be effective immediately. Mr. Bayerd has . been in ill health for the past (several months. Elza Patrick, chief of police, will assume the I duties of water commissioner, it is reported. i Bayerd was appointed commis- ' sioner upon the death of former The Dillon city council met in its monthly session last Wednes day night in the city hall. Mayor Bert Megquier presided over the session with City Atty. Mc- Fadden, Jones, Orr, Vandegrift, Stone, Grimes, and Gosman, al dermen, and City Treas. F. C. McFadden, in attendance. Mayor Megquier called the meeting to order and T. C. Mc Fadden read the minutes of the last meeting, which were ap proved. Tony Kruletz appeared before the council to purchase 80 acres of land, bought by the city sev eral years ago for an airport. It was moved and passed that the tract be sold to the bidder for $200 or $2.50 an acre. Much discussion was held over the sharp curve at the south end of the Montana State Normal col lege campus and it was suggested that a light or reflector curve sign be placed there, Extending the water mains on (Continued on page 8) J ranch in the Big Sheep creek basin near Dell. In 1916 he sold his ranch to A. E. Scott and the following year built the Andrus hotel. Serving for several years on the Beaverhead county fair board, Mr. Andrus was also a member of the Dillon Elks lodge No. 1554 and was a charter member of the Dillon Rotary club. He took an active part in the county’s demo- (Contlnued on page 8) JAMES BRAY SERVICES ARE HELD MONDAY Pioneer Beaverhead Resident Dies of Sudden Heart Attack Friday James H. Bray, 74, died about 3 p. m. Friday of a sudden heart attack. The man, who has re sided in Beaverhead county for the past 27 years, operated the Harry Brown ranch about five miles east of here. Mr. Bray made a practice of selling small quantities of pro duce in Dillon and was engaged in that procedure at the time of his death. Driving with a neigh bor, John Stephenson, the pair were headed for the Baptist par sonage when Mr. Bray suddenly threw up his hands and collapsed. Born in Kentucky in 1867, Mr. Bray came to Montana in 1904 and has been a resident of this county since 1914. Survivors in clude Mrs. Bray and a daughter,. Mrs. Julia Kannegaard, teacher at Dewey. Funeral services were held Monday at the Brundage funeral home. Commander-elect S u c c e e d s , neth Wheat, with Mrs. Wheat at Dr* F. M. Poindexter to Head Legionnaires Beaverhead post of the Ameri can Legion will launch its activi ties for 'the year tomorrow night when it meets at 8 o’clock at its Metlen hotel headquarters after a two-months’ recess. The meet ing will mark the installation of Commander-elect Luther S. Smith who succeeds Dr. F- M. Poindex ter. Installation ceremonies will be conducted by Mining District Commander C. A. Bechler. Offi cers to be installed will be Jay V. McCarthy, first vice-president; George M. Melton, second vice- president; E. W. Bond, finance officer; Dr. F; M. Poindexter, ex ecutive committeeman; Ray P. Jones, chaplain; H. L. Httton, ser geant-at-arms, . and Parke T. Scott, historian. (OOBttWMd on poco I ) the piano. “AND ANOTHER R E D S K I N . . . ” Seventeen couples decided to middle-aisle it and call it for life during the month of August, according to a study of the books in the clerk of court’s office in the court house. Five Dillon couples lead the league, followed by four foom Idaho and two from Helena, applying for mar riage licenses this past month. A couple from South Dakota and another from Seattle, Wash., copped the long-distance titles, while Reichle, Grant, Wisdom, and Deer Lodge came into the fore. ------ water commissioner Holtz May “Beaverhead county farmers ^ 1931. Bayerd went into office participating in the 1941 AAA the following June and has held conservation program must com- j that position since, plete soil-building practices be fore Sept. 30 to earn payment for their work this year,” said Chair man J. C. Ferguson of the county triple-A committee. The 1941 program year ends this month and soil-building not completed by that date will be paid for under the 1942 program, it was said. Farmers and ranch? ers should check their completed practices now in order to utilize all of their building allowance. Under the 1940 conservation program in Montana, participants earned half the maximum pay ments possible. Soil-building work was performed on ninty per cent of the farms in the state included in the program with an average of nearly two practices completed on each farm. Maximum- pay ments were earned on 38 per cent of participating farms. Participants who find they still (Continued on pace 8) TRAINS MAY BE DISCONTINUED Postmaster Harry Andrus has received notification of the fact that the morning southbound train and the evening northbound train will be discontinued effective Saturday, Sept. 13. No veri fication of the notification has been received at the lo cal Union Pacific depot, at noon, today, however. “If verification is received from the superintendent’s office in Omaha, Neb., trains 30 and 31 will be discontin ued,” said B. L. Chism, C. P. official. \At this time all we know is that Postmaster An drus has been notified of the discontinuance.” FOOTBALL SQUAD PREPARES FOR BUTTE RED ENCOUNTER Over 30 Boys Have Reported to Coach D. L. Johnson for Practice Over 30 boys reported during the week to Head Football Coach D. L. Johnson, getting practice sessions- in full swing for their first encounter of the season with the Butte Reds in Butte this Sat urday. Only five lettermen are return ing this fall to bolster the three teams Coach Johnson has on the field. Mizell Holden, tackle; Ray Conger, Dale Willey, Jack Rogan and Monty Kamps, backs, are all that remain from last year’s squad. Ten regulars were lost from last year’s club including the entire line and three backs. Better than a dozen lads have proven themselves capable of making it tough to pick-a start ing lineup for the coming tussle, however. Among these, Jim Bar rett, Rodney Sinclair and Norman Grant, backfield prospects, have (Continued on pare *) Former Pastor’s Wife Succumbs In North Dakota Word has been received here that Mrs. Arnold W. Nelson, wife of Pastor Nelson of Houston, Min nesota, and formerly pastor of the First Lutheran church in Dil lon, died Aug. 29 at a hospital in Minot, N. Dak. The Nelson family left Dillon in September of 1938 to permit Pastor Nelson to take up his duties in Minnesota. They were vacationing in North Dakota at the time of Mrs. Nelson’s death. It is believed she died of a heart ailment. ELKS MEET The regular meeting of the Elks’ lodge' No. 1554 was held in their hall last night. Reports by Homer Faust on the national con vention and Harold Murray on the state convention were given. lililiil wm
