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«CSfêSK* . Service Men ^ With the 44th Tank Battalion intSouthern Luzon, Philippine Is lands —Double military honors Were -bestowed upon Sgt. Henry F. Hignight, husband of Mrs. Au- bura Hignight, Dillon, at a for mal review held June 27 in Lu zon, Philippine Islands. For gal lantry in action he received the coveted Silver Star medal, the Bronze Star medal being award- m i , ed at the same time for a separ- j Twin Bridges RodeO ate achievement of heroism, both 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 Official County Paper DILLON RODEO - STOCK TOt.,1 AND RUGGED Dillon, Beàverhead County, Mont., Wed., Aug. 1, 1945 Volume 55 Number 3 .1 w e e k is IN PROGRESS ATJX1LLEGE Daily Assembly Programs Are Being Held at State Nor mal This Week , during the Luzon campaign. The decorations were conferred with impressive military ceremony by Col. Joseph L. Dark, commanding officer of the 13 th Armored Group. The general orders conferring the Silver Star cite Sgt. Hignight as follows: “When the tank commanded by »Sg^. Hignight was hit and set afire -by a 47mm shell while at tempting to evacuate wounded infantrymen after dismounted aid men had been unable to reach them, the crew members imme diately abandoned the tank and crawled towards cover, ing that an infantryman, who had | Last Week-end Gives Fans “Pre-view” of Animals. “Rough, tough, rugged and just plain ornery” is the description of Dillon wild west show fans for the A1 Decker string of ibroncos and steers seen in action at the Twin Bridges rodeo last Saturday night and Sunday. The same string of animals, with several even tougher ones added for good measure, will be violently active performers in the Daily assembly programs at the Montana State Normal college this week are featuring Art Week as the interesting series of special weeks nears its close. The week’s features, which opened yesterday, include: Tuesday, open house, art labor atory panel, rooms 311, 312, 313: loom weaving, Beth Dolan; block printing, Mrs. Letty Wesin; leath er tooling, Mrs. Lillian D. Halvor- sen; sketching with -brush, Bette Gilman; pen lettering, Betty Newlon; raffia weaving, Avalon Fuller; chip carving, Pat Curry and Mrs. Frances Dorr; metal pounding, Mrs. Josephine Peters; M. Swetish Summoned By Illness Beaverhead County Resident for 45 Years Passes Fri day Afternoon Michael Swetish, 60, resident of Beaverhead county for 45 years, died Saturday afternoon after a long illness. He was a native of Jugo Slavia, where he was born Feb. 2, 1885, and came to the United States when he was a -boy of 15. For a brief time, he was em ployed in Butte and in Arizona, then came to Beaverhead county to engage in ranching. After being employed on ranch es of the county for a few years, he acquired a ranch in the Bea verhead valley, just west of Dil- BUDGET FOR CITY SHOWS SLIGHT JUMP Preliminary Budget Indicates That In- Crease Will Be Nec essary. annual Dillon Rodeo, Sunday and Realiz-. Labor day, Sept. 2 and 3. Sheriff Claude Lay, manager of; per stenciling, Mrs. Clara Sol- been a passenger in the tank, had i this year s show as well as the ¡berg; spatter painting, Mary Han- failed to escape, Sgt. Hignight; spectacular 1944 rodeo, saw the!serr aDDlied desien Adeline Pa- immediately started to return to Twin Bridges event and emphati-' the flaming tank in the face of cally declares that the Decker heavy automatic weapons fire. In string is even more violently op- so doing, Sgt. Hignight was se- posed to -being ridden -than last verely wounded and unable to year’s broncs and steers. It will continue, but his gallant efforts be remembered that on one day on behalf of his comrade were in of last year’s show, the only keeping with the highest tradi-1 three prize-winners in bronc rid- The general fund levy has -been boosted one-half mill, and the street and alley fund, three mills. The latter proposed levy includes tions of the military service.” The Bronze Star citation for hefoic achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy reads as follows: “When a medium tank became bogged down attempting to ford a creek during an ordered with drawal, Sgt. Hignight and several others unhesitatingly left their tank to go to the assistance of the disabled tank, although they knew that friendly artillery was about to fire on the position.'‘ Al though subjected to automatic weapons and sniper fire and a tree -burst which sprayed the tank with shell fragments, Sgt. Hignight, disregarding his own safety, continued to work on the (Continued on page S) GIMA MATRON DIES SUNDAY IDAHO FALLS Mrs. Ann Delilah Mallory, 63, Is Summoned After Long Illness ing were the only three riders who stayed with their horses. The “man-eaters” will have just as tough competition, how ever, Manager Lay said. Some of the top hands of this section of the country already -have prom ised to be on deck, and inquiries (Continued on page 8) HAYING TASK SPEEDS UP IN FINE WEATHER Hot, Dry Days Are in Con trast to Opening Days of the Season Dillon’s city tax levy may show an increase of three and a half mills over last year’s, or a total of 21 mills, it is indicated by the preliminary budget, examined by the city council and now open to inspection by Dillon taxpayers at the office of W. G. Gilbert, city attorney and clerk. Higher labor costs are largely h ------- - ™ ' Ion, which he operated until fail- responsiMe for the boost, city finger painting, Mrs. Ruby Gib-1 ^ health forced his rotirementi officials said. ! b„0\ \ ^ ^ :,A„Sb'1t McDr . ell;.Pr ! about two years ago. Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Amanda Swetish, three (Continued on page 8) risi and Leona Seibert; textile painting, Mrs. Mary Deeks; chalk drawing, Juanita Meade: wood burning, Ann Hardy; basketry, Margaret Clark; toy making, Gladys Thorpe. Artists of the panel readily an swered questions about their problems. Wednesday—“We Are All Ar tists,” three reel film, auditorium. Thursday—All College art ex hibit, art gallery, room 309; fine j Mi-S Nellie Calvert of Dell, 76, and industrial arts projects from a resident of Lima for the past 2:00-2:50. 1 15 years, died Saturday afternoon Friday, 2:00-2:50 in room 313, ¡n Three Forks, where she has individual exhibit of work done been visiting a sister, by Beth Dolan since opening of i Mrs. Calvert was a native of summer school; in corridor, a tea, Missouri and spent most of her ; through police court, $1,634. These served by members of the Art life in that state before coming1 «'■»nimwd on i w 8) club; in gallery, oils from the to Beaverhead county in 1930. paintings of “Grandma” Moses, | She was an active member of sent by Gallerie St. Etienne, New the Methodist church, which she York. The painter, Anna Rob- served for many years in Clarkia, ertson Moses, is 84 years old and Mo. has done nearly all her painting | Surviving her are two sis- since her seventy-fifth birthday. terSi Mrs. Addie Martinell of Dell She has won many prizes and is a and Miss Flora Calvert of Three foremost representative of con- Forks; a brother, Charles Calvert, MRS. NELLIE CALVERT OF DELL PASSES Resident of Beaverhead Coun ty Dies in Three Forks Saturday TWO FATALLY INJURED IN CAR-BUS COLLISION C. A. Kennedy and Dr. W. J. Sullivan o f Butte Succumb to Injuries Suffered Saturday. ©- Two prominent Butte men, Dr. W. J. Sullivan, 53, and C. A. Kennedy, 52, were fatally injured Saturday night in a violent head-on collision be tween their southbound car and a loaded northbound bus on the Dillon-Butte highway about 15 miles north of Dil lon. The tragic accident oc curred about 10:15 o'clock. Mr. Kennedy died that night and Dr. Sullivan suc cumbed to his injuries yester day afternoon. Eight of the 45 passengers and the driver of the Intermountain Lines bus were injured, none seriously. The accident occurred at the north base of Apex hill on the Graduates A t JSormal Announced Six Will Receive Diplomas and Four Bachelor of Edu cation Degree the purchase of a suitable gar- Dillon-Butte highway. A cow or bage disposal truck. Dillon’s total property valua tion is $3,081,954, and the taxable valuation amounts to $876,759, The proposed levies, as would be required from the preliminary budget, are: General fund, 11% mills; street and alley, 7 mills; library, 1 mill; cemetery, 1% mills. Income from sources other than direct taxation included during the past year: beer and liquor licenses, $3,360; miscellaneous li censes, such as theatres, circus and pool hall, $100; dog licenses, $100, and fines and forfeitures In striking contrast to condi . . tions during the opening days of! ‘e™Porary Ar\ encan primitive, of Dell and severai nieces and the haying season, when rain al-' Pa\nt.in*- uShe has had no a\tlstlct nephews most daily forced postponement! tra^ > J,er career « an almost of operations, the hay harvest is unbelievable success story. now speeding along at a rapid clip in all sections of Beaverhead! OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR TO VISITDILLON Miss Selma Borchardf Will Speak at Normal College Monday Afternoon (('olltllUUHl Oil pngo 8) H. MIKKELSON IS SPEAKER ROTARY CLUB Tells of Work of Mon tana Extension Ser vice at Dinner Mon day. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon from the Brundage Miss Selma Borchardt, nation ally known educator .and vice- ; chapel. The Rev. Edna Black-1 president of the American Feder- ,A. M. Johnson, first assistant' burn of the First Baptist church ati°n of Teachers, will be the The summer graduating class at the Normal college includes six candidates for the diploma and four for the degree. Gradu ation exercises will be held Wednesday, Aug. 8, at’2 o’clock. Diploma graduates will be Mary C. Baker, Conrad; Mary Page Deeks, Hayden Lake, Idaho; Anna Marie Foley, Anaconda: Anna May Hardy, Butte; Aileen Cuff Martin, Kalispell; Verna Rummelhart Peterson, Two Dot The degree, Bachelor of Edu cation, will be conferred upon Anna Elizabeth Dolan, Lloyd; Al fred Donley Graham, Boyes; Ruth TenEyck, iBoulder; Letty Wesin, Sidney. Selma Borchardt, vice-president of the American Federation of Teachers, will be a s s e m b l y speaker at the Normal college Monday, Aug. 6, at 2 o’clock. Miss Borchardt is a speaker with a rich educational background and experience. As an attorney, she has been admitted to practice before the United Stales Supreme Henry Mikkelson, Beaverhead Court. She has conducted edu cational conferences in nine '¡for eign countries—Brazil, Switzer land, Ireland and Scotland among the number. The public is in vited to hear her Monday after noon. A 7 o’clock dinner is being given Wednesday this week, hon oring the August igraduates, at the home of President and Mrs. Sheldon E. Davis. county extension agent, was the speaker at the weekly dinner of the Dillon Rotary club Monday night, explaining the functions and work of the Montana exten sion service. The service was instituted in Montana in 1914. The wide var iety of services rendered is nota ble. In the nature of the situa tions. not all experiments sug gested can prove entirely success ful, but its great contributions, like general growing of crested county, as the result of hot, dry state examiner, spent the week- conducted the final rites and i n - , speaker at an assembly Monday, wheat grass, returns to the state * 9 * '■ _ _ . . _____ ■ _ t r - _____ o f O o ’ o l r v r v l r %r> l U n ___ M l l _______ _ i _ 1 l ________________ _____________ x l __________ ____ 11 Mrs. Ann Delilah MaUn^'y. 63, resident of Lima since 1903, died Sunday morning in Idaho Falls after an illness of several months. She was born in Franklin, Idaho, Nov. 25, ■881, and lived there until she was 12 years old, when she removed to Idaho Falls! including Montana’s most famous Anniversary Famous Expedition on Aug . 9 days. j end at the B. A. Risley home here terment was in Mountain View , afternoon In fact, the swing to hot, arid | from Helena. I cemetery, conditions has been a little too emphatic in some instances. A few ranchers declare that their hay is drying out before they can get to it with their mowers. However, that condition is not too serious, as yet. Haying is in full progress in all sections of the county, now, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Nelson. She was mar ried to Lemuel Mallory in Idaho Falls in December, 1899. She and her husband made their home in Blackfoot, Idaho, “feed lot,” the Big Hole basin. In the Beaverhead valley, the harvest has almost ended, $ome ranchers having completed the task three weeks ago or more. Labor is still short, with stack- until 1903, then came to Lima to ers especially iq demand, but so make their home. They had re- far the situation still falls short sided there ever since. She was a member of the of being critical. Contacts between ranchers and L.D.S. church and of its relief laborers are being made daily society. | through Tom Fairbank in Dillon, She is survived by two sons, R. C. Fetty in Wisdom and Co. CLINIC HERE ATTENDS TO 24 CHILDREN dren Friday and Satur day Here Celebration Scheduled in Dil lon 140 Years After Lewis and Clark at 2 o’clock in the Montana State Normal college au ditorium, with the public cordial ly invited and urged to attend. She also will be the guest speaker at the Rotary club dinner that evening. Miss Borchardt, who has rep resented educational forces in Washington and in conferences in almost every part of the world, will come home to Montana to participate in the second Montana Beaverhead county will cele- Labor Institute, brate the 140th anniversary of; The daughter of the late Major _____ the Lewis and Clark expedition, and Mrs. Newman Borchardt, Tonsilectomies Given to Chil- 1 Thursday evening- Au8- 9- under pioneers of early Montana, Selma the auspices of Beaverhead chap- Borchardt has continued to re- ter of the American Pioneer gard Montana as “home” and has Trails association. , availed herself of every oppor- A program is planned on the tunity to return to the state. Wooden and Lemuel of Dell, and Agt. Henry Mikkelson, all rep- a daughter, Mrs. Marguerite Me- resenting the extension service, Dermott; five grandsons, four o f , with the U. S. Employment Ser- whom are in the armed service,1 vice cooperating as far as pos- a sister and two brothers. sible. POWER LINE TO P.ANDO., TALC MINE COMPLETED Twenty-four children of Bea verhead county underwent ton silectomies Friday and Saturday at the annual clinic conducted at the Barrett hospital. millions of dollars more than all the extension service costs. “What is the future of agricul- i ture?” is a question which the extension service cannot answer, the (county agent said. Foreign demand for agricultural products will be less than many have ex pected. Exportation of surpluses will not relieve, in large degree, production in excess of domestic needs, but the general farm and ranch prospect seems hopeful. Standardization of many prod ucts is encouraged by the ser vice. For example, seed peas in Montana are the best to be found. Weed destruction is a part of the work which the extension service is carrying out. “White CIRCULATION OF L I B R A R Y B 0 0 K S G R 0 W S Annual Report of Public Li brary Submitted ; It Was “Gift Book Year This has beCn a gift book year at the public library, Librarian Mary L. Innes states. The num ber of books purchased is 1^17. and the number of gift books is 75. Thirty of the gift books were Charles P. Thomas memorial books, given by Mrs. Thomas and family. Other contributors of books were the Shakespeare club, the American Association of Univer- top” is the worst of all weeds in j sity Women, Rev. and Mrs., Cal- Union Pacific depot lawn at 7:30 Her work in education and so-' Montana and it will cost enorm-j vin Logan, Mrs. Henry Rodgers, that evening, when the Lewis and cial legislation, coupled with her ous sums to control this weed' Mrs. Frank McFadden, W. R. Is- Clark granite and bronze marker experience as an attorney admit- pest. I ham, and Charles Chestermann. erected in 1926 by the Daughters ted to practice before the United Montana ranks third among the I Others gave books in answer to states in sheep production and j the call of The American Mer- has high rank in its cattle. In i chant Marine of San Francisco, Thirty eye cases also were ex-' the American Revolution will States Supreme Court, has earn- amined, nearly all having been be re-deditated. ed Miss Borchardt recognition in recommended for examination ' The occasion will mark the first many parts of the world. She j quality, Montana livestock is a t ' and a box of books was sent to cnnncnrori Lewis and Clark celebration here | has been called on to conduct in- j (('nniinued on paw 8) i (Continued on page 8) p h Z n e s t C n l T : under the auspices of the Pioneer ,creational edueaiional confer- --- -------------------- Dr. L. G. Dunlap of Anaconda, I Trails association, but it will be enccs in: Edinburgh, Scotland; j OPEN ANTELOPE SEASON assisted by Dr. W. H. Stephan, j t b e 31st year that the anniversary : Toronto, Canada. Geneva, Swit- j T TOUTVC'Tk T 'l I I / 'k /^/YTTXTTPTTTC! Beaverhead county physician,! has been observed in some m a n - ; zerland: Denver, Colorado; Dub-1 L l O l E D 1 W O L U L JN 1 lU iO performed the tonsilectomies and ner by Beaverhead chapter of the lin, Ireland; Oxford, England; j ___ ® --------------- • -------------------------- - also took care of the eye cases.! D.A.R. _ ; Tokyo. ^ Japan; Rio de Janeiro,; ^ r ea Designated by Slate The Barrett hospital was open-' Prof. Rush Jordan. chairman of Brazil; Havana, Cuba; Guatemala, .Canning Meet Is Held Last Week At High School Weeks Work care of the patients, the volun- Two important electrical power: teer WOrkers including Miss Betty j lines have been added to Beaver- Blythe Stephan, Mrs. Rhea Meade . , . . 1 head county’s “network.” I Mrs. Alice Orr, Mrs. Eirene Eliel, A chicken canning meet was ( Following over six weeks of;Mrs Tom Pinkerton, Mrs. Peggy held last Thursday in the home worki construction of 11% miles Thompson and Mrs. Doris Rich- economics room at the Beaver- of line from Dillon to the Bea. ard head county high school, featur- verhead Livestock ranch, for- ing a demonstration conducted by mer]y the p & 0 and to the’ Mrs. Marjorie Jennings, war ta]c mjne just beyond, was com foods assistant for the extension service in Western Montana. In 1942, she the young patients. necr Trails group, will be the served as the director of the In- Red Cross aides assisted in the speaker of the evening. Patriotic j stitute on World Problems at the Line of 11 Vz Miles Ready to ed for the purpose of caring for Beaverhead chapter of the Pio- City, Guatemala Be Energized After Six ” • TTV'’;it' ae Hir Game Commission for Oct. 7 to Oct. 14 H. B. DUFF DDES , . , - i Hardiman B. Duff, former well- . . , The TOntiacting firm was Ben- j J“10*’” attorney, died Tues- Mrs. Jennings demonstrated the rtt & of Billings, and a day- Juuly 241 In ^ Angel®!’, 11 11 • _ . . 1 _________ • ___ _ _ # * 1 . f > 1 . , w 1 1 U n « K a a v i l a Q v n n i i T i i I T a « cutting and canning of chickens j crew 0f men was employed has been learned by Dillon aiid also explained new methods: most of ^ time on a task that I iriends' He P o liced law in Dil- of cold storage, as well as latest was ardlK)us at ^ e s , due to lon ior years before his departure for California about 20 years ago. He is survived by his widow, two brothers and several nieces and nephews. , __ ________ __ times, pressure requirements and cot*- terraine. ing time as determined «y teste , ^ jjne already has been made prf>lk by the departmètit constructed In much the same of agriculture. | (Continued on pace 8 ) ceremonies will be conducted,' American University, Washing- probably with Boy Scouts and ton, D. C. Girl Scouts assisting. Short talks 1 She holds many offices of na- also will be given concerning op- tional importance, including that portunities of Beaverhead county ! of vice president of t h i American to preserve its rich historical j Federation of Teachers, chairman background. I of the Committee on Internation- Music will include vocal num-! al Relations of the American bers by the Normal college' Federation of Teachers, director, chorus. A bugler will take part World Federation of Education in the patriotic exercises. Miss Jean Bishop, vice-presi dent of the trails association for the district including Beaverhead, Madison and Jefferson counties, and vice-chairman of the local chapter, is in charge of arrange ments. She named the following com- (Contlnued on pace 8) Associations, vice president for the Americas, World Federation of Education Associations. She has been named to serve as a member of such highly in fluential organizations as the Women’s J o i n t Congressional committee which is the clearing For the first time in many years, sections of Beaverhead county, together with areas in Madison county, will be open to antelope hunting next October, according to an order made by the state fish and game commis sion at a meeting in Helena, July 16 and 17. The area named will be opened to the hunting of 75 buck, ante lope, from Oct. 7 to Oct. 14, both dates inclusive, to special ante lope permit holders. The area, as described officially, is as follows: “Commencing at the junction of the Beaverhead river and the Ruby river, thence up the house on legislative matters of i Red Rock river to Long creek in (Continued on pace 8) j (Continued on page 8) Wise River Ranch Property Changes Hands Last Week Announcement was made last week of the sale of the Joe Samal ranch property near Wise River by Mrs. Samal to J. W. Brown of Seattle. The new owner took possession at once. The ranch, located on Wise river, includes about 500 acres of fine grazing, hay and tillable land . and about 1,000 acres under lease. : Included in the sale were 150 head of beef cattle, numerous; horses and farm machinery. Since the death of her husband» last March, Mrs. Samal h as operating the ranch upon W the couple resided for more 30 years. „ — v i . a . * ) ' ~ — 3. ' ■». w J « - - » .
