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— -U' % ? > n ----------------------------------------------------: _____________________________________________ __ ____ _ — Q g .^ Q j 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 M q *- T h e D i l l o n Official County Paper Dillon, Beaverhead County, Mont., Wed., July 19, 1950 4w '^ u jn e 60 /0 OlC Number 2 H.S. RECEIVES TOP RATING FROM STATE Board of Education Gives B.C.H.S. High est Accreditation Supt. Martin Aahl has received a letter from W. I. King, high school supervisor of the state de partment of pulblic instruction, dated July 12, reading as follows: “Dear Principal: The Beaverhead County High School has been granted unquali fied accreditation for four years of high school teaching for the year 1949-50, by action of the . State Board of Education at its meeting on July 10, 1950, at Bill ings, Montana. You and your community are to ibe congratu lated for having supported a high school meriting this classifica tion.” This award, coupled with the very high ratings posted by soph omores and seniors in the Iowa development tests, indicate the truth of Mr. Kink’s statement that this community can be proud of its outstanding school. Lima High School Approved The following letter has been ¡received from the State Depart ment of Public Instruction and the trustees of Lima school be lieve it will be of interest to many in the lower end of the county. Helena. Mont., July 12, 1950. Mr. L. J. Mullany, Superintendent of Schools, »Lima, Mont. Dear Mr. Mullany: The Lima High School has been granted unqualified accreditation for four years of high school teaching for the year 1949-1950, by action of the State Board of Education at its meeting July 10, 1950, at Billings, Montana. You and your community are to be congratulated for having support ed a high school meriting this classification. * Sincerely yours, WILLIAM I. KING, High School Supervisor. LOCAL SCOUTS RETURN FROM VALLEYFORGE Featherly and Davis Attend » National Scout Jamboree In Pennsylvania BILLY STECK Violinist who will appear in' concert July 20. BILLY STECK VIOLINIST TO GIVE CONCERT 16-Year-Old Boy to Play at W.M.C.E. College Recital Tomorrow Night Billy Steck, 16-year-old violin ist of Philadelphia, Pa., will be presented in recital at the college auditorium t o m o r r o w night, Thursday, at 8 p. m. Billy gave his first public re cital at the age of five, 'has ap peared as a soloist with the Phila delphia orchestra, studied at the Berkshire Music Center at Tan- glewood under the tutelage of Dr. Serge Koussevitsky even though the minimum age limit there is 18; Dr. Koussevitsky was so impressed with the talent of the boy that special consideration was made in granting him a scholarship for this opportunity. This year he won an award of merit at the University of Penn sylvania Cultural Olympics, and is now studying under an RCA- Victor sponsored scholarship. Western Montana College of Education is sponsoring this con cert for summer-school students and the public of this area; citi zens are cordially invited to at tend the recital. Former College Instructor Visits Walter Featherly, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Featherly, and Raymond Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Loren Davis, have just returned from a trip to Valley Forge, Pa., where they attended the National Scout Jamboree as representatives of Troop 14 of Dillon. The trip started June 18 as the Scouts left Butte, going first to Chicago where they were royally entertained at the “Welcome, Travelers” show, toured the Shedd Aquarium, Planetarium, Field Museum and were guided on a general sight-seeing trip of this city. On the 21st of June they attended Don McNeill’s Breakfast Club radio program, took a trip through Swift and * Co.’s operations, saw the Chicago White Sox play the Boston Red Sox and attended a show. Detroit was the next stop, with a trip through the Ford Motor Co. assembly lines. Following a view of Niagara Falls, the boys were guests at West Point, the Army’s training academy on the Hudson river. In New York City, the Scouts watched the Dodgers play the Pi rates at Ebbetts field, saw a “Gangbusters” 'broadcast in the C.B.S. studios, attended church, toured Coney Island, the Statue of Liberty, zoo and the Empire State Building, Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, and took a cruise around Manhat tan island. During the week at Valley Forge they toured Philadelphia. On the return trip they saw the Washington Monument, Mt. Ver- hon, many of the federal build ings, the Nhval Observatory, the Smithsonian Institute, Lincoln and Jefferson memorials and the National Museum at the nation’s capitol. \ On July 9, they attended church in Indianapolis, were later guests of the Eli Lilly Drug Co. In St. Louis they took a five-hour tour of Hie city and water front of the Mississippi river, went for a swim at the Y.M.C.A. They then rail roaded to St. Paul, Minn., and on to Montana, arriving home on July 12, Prof, and Mrs. Ernest S. Brad ford of New Rochelle, N. Y., were visitors in Dillon Saturday and callers at the Dillon Examiner. Mrs. Bradford, the former Miss Florence B. Mott, was professor of history at Montana State Nor mal College from 1903 through 1006. The Bradfords are touring the western states. Prof. Brad ford is a faculty member of Man hattan College and is compiling information for the fourth edi tion of Survey and Directory Mar keting Research Agencies. STATE DRAFT TO TAKE 74 BOYS TO ARMY Present Plan Will Cause In duction of 20,000 Boys Nationally Although specific instructions have not yet been received by the local draft board, press reports indicate that Montana’s share of the 20,000 men to be drafted soon will be 74. About 300 of the state’s 19 to 25-year-olds will be examined for this purpose. Army officials state that draf tees will be given 14 weeks of training and then be assigned to posts within the United States for some time, with some going over seas at a later date. Under present plans, inductees will be on their way to training centers by mid-September, with training to take place at Fort Dix, N. J., Fort Knox, Ky., Fort Riley, Kan., and Fort Ord, Calif. These plans also include a week’s fur lough following the 14-week training period. Local Board Chairman E. W. Bond has reported that draft quo tas must be filled by Sept. 30, and that instructions are to start with the 25-year-olds and work toward the younger ones. Local offices have been established in Room No. 2 of the Metlen Bldg, over Gamble’s store. Sixty-two Percent Vote Cast in Election TEMPLE, HATTON, QUICK, SCOTT PROHOSKY ARE PRIMARY WINNERS Independent and Write-in Hopefuls: File Within 10 Days Citizens receiving write-in votes are qualified to file for the office balloted if they polled five per cent or more of the vote cast for that particular office in the last general election, November, 1948. Candidates wishing to file on the Independent ticket for the November election this year, must submit a petition to the county clerk signed by enough registered voters to equal or sur pass five per cent of the total number of votes cast for that par ticular office in the general elec tion of November, 1948. Both of these filings must be made within ten days following the primary election. Nation’s Twelve Big Cities Listed Census bureau estimates of the 12 largest cities in the nation show the following cities, start ing with the largest: New York, Chicago, Philadel phia, Los Angeles, Detroit, Balti more, Cleveland, St. Louis, Wash ington, D. C., Boston, San Fran cisco and Pittsburgh. California has taken the posi tion as second largest state in the union, replacing Pennsylvania. New York state has the top spon. London, England, is the only city larger than New York. ROTARY HEARS RUSH JORDAN MONDAYNIGHT W.M.C.E. President Speaks On Greater Montana University System Guests at the Rotary club din ner Monday evening included Rbtarian T. A. Gundy of Manhat tan, Montana, and Henry Car penter of St. Louis Mo. Bill Straugh acted as chairman and introduced President Rush Jor dan of W.M.C.E. President Jordon spoke on the “Greater University System of Montana.” He traced the history of our higher education system through the war period and post war influx of G.I. students. Many pertinent fact sconcerning the disputed five-million dollar fund highlighted his talk. The speak er also disclosed that W.M.C.E. has requested $300,000 of govern ment funds to build family hous ing units for faculty and students. A prediction of the possible ef fects that the current war situa tion may have upon higher edu cation in general and W.M.C.E. in particular, concluded President Jordan’s talk. Ralph McFadden gave a resume of the background of the 16-year- old violinist, Billy Steck, who will appear in recital this Thursday evening at 8 p. m. in the college auditorium. JOSEPH B. KYLE of Gary, lnd„ elected Grand Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the USA at 86th Grand Lodge convention in Miami, Fla., July 10. MIAMI, Fla., July 10.—Joseph B. Kyle of Giary, Indiana, today was elected grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the U. S. A., at the first business session of the order’s 86th Grand Lodge conven tion here. He is the third Indi anan to head the 82-year-old fra ternity. The widely-known public rela tions counselor and civic leader is one of the group who developed northern Indiana’s famed Calu met industrial region. He is a native of Duncanville, Pa., and a graduate of Valparaiso univer sity. He succeeds Emmett T. Ander son of Tacoma, Washington. RANCH TRADE BY MALICOTE IS REPORTED Dell Rancher Buys California Property, Sells Dell Ranch To Californian W. K. Malicote has sold his ranch north of Dell to A. B. Mc Donald of Stockton, Calif., ac cording to an announcement made last week. Mr. Malicote has purchased Mr. McDonald’s ranch, eight miles north of Stockton. He and Mrs. Malicote will be here for a short time before going to their new home early this fall. Bruce McDonald, son of the buyer of this county ranch, will manage the business for his fath er. McDonald senior is engaged in the oil business in California. ■f DRIVERS EXAMS Drivers’ examinations will be given at the courthouse next Monday, July 24, from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., under the supervi sion of Charles R. Olsen,exam iner of the state highway patrol. Lester J. Gable and Mildred Stobie of Salmon, Idaho, were married here last Wednesday by Justice of the Peace George E. Baker. APPOINTMENTS TO COUNTY BOARDS MADE AT MEETING LIMA COUNCIL MEETS ( A special meeting of the Lima council was held Monday night at which time the budget for the coming year was discussed and a proposed levy made. AUXILIARY MEETS Lloyd Whipple post auxiliary, V.F.W., held their regular meet ing Monday night a t the I.O.O.F. hall with President Betty Mus- setter presiding. Mrs. Mary E. Ney was initiated as a new mem ber. . Following the business session, refreshments were serval by the hostess committee, Mrs. F. G. Cashmore, Mrs, John Sanner and Mrs. A. A. Schroeder, and several games of bingo were played. Mr. and Mrs. W.- F. Koeneke and daughter, Anita, returned this week from a visit with his parents at Astoria, Oregon. New Equipment Is Installed by Dillon Laundry Red and White Laundry and Cleaning Co. has just completed the installation of an entire line of new equipment, making this local business one of Montana’s most modern and well-equipped plants. , A shirt unit of three large pres- sers just installed is capable of handling 400 shirts daily. The new flat-work ironer has a 120- inch ironing surface. One of the largest extractors manufactured is a part of the equipment, han dling up to 450 pounds of cloth ing, dry weight. Several other dryers, pressers and cleaning ma chines are part of the new in stallation. Doctor Returns From Medical Meet at ’Frisco Dr. and Mrs. Harve Stanchfield returned last Thursday after an extended trip during which the doctor attended the convention of the American Medical association in San Francisco, and the Mon tana Medical convention in Boze man. At the national meet, he attended a symposium on the new medicines and drugs for the treat ment of arthritis, and observed a televised operation, one* of the most modern training techniques for student-surgeons and doctors. Returning from California, the Stanchfields drove through the Redwood forests, up the coast to Washington state, then through Glacier National Park, attending the state trapriioot in Great Falls. Routine Matters Occupy Com* missioners at Regular July Session Special meeting of the 'board of county commissioners July 10, 1950. The board of county commis sioners in and for Beaverhead county, Montana, met in special session as a board of preliminary budget, Monday, July 10, 1950. Present were Commissioners Har ry Helming, Norman Giles, Chair man Parke T. Scott, and Clerk Margaret Thompson. All budgets were fully consid ered and inquiries were made in the various county offices and departments in order that the needs and contemplated expendi tures for such during the fiscal year might be fully understood and ascertained. It was ordered that the budgets be tentatively adopted until the session of the board of final budget commencing August 9, 1950. It was ordered that the clerk give proper advertisement as to the filing of all budgets and the completion of the board of pre liminary budget meeting, in order that interested taxpayers might' be properly notified in accordance Congratulations and Apologies The Dillon Examiner has re ceived many congratulations on its Diamond Jubilee edition, published last Wednesday, with letters, telephone calls and per sonal comment indicating that the edition was well received by subscribers and friends. ,We extend our apologies for the errors that may have crept into the printed pages of that issue, and especially to the of ficers and staff of the First Na tional Bank of Dillon for the inaccuracies appearing in the paragraph describing the his tory of that institution. The First National Bank was organized in 1880, and was housed in a new building in 1930. W. W. Hawkins is presi dent of the bank, and J. W. Rees is vice president and cashier. Albert S. Baker, well-known former resident and for many years county clerk and record er, favored the Examiner with a telephone call from Idaho Falls last week end, compli menting the staff on their fine edition. Through oversight, the his tory of Gosman’s Drug Store was omitted from the anniver sary issue. The store was founded in 1887 by Phil Ander- egg, sold to Potts the Druggist in 1902. George Gosman pur chased the business in 1926, moving from, the location of the Big Dipper and Archie Green’s Shoe Repair in 1932, establish ing his present store on Hie cor ner of Bannack a id Idaho Streets « with governing statutes. The board adjourned as a board of preliminary budget and opened as a board of county commissioners. The commissioners unanimous ly adopted the following resolu tion: WHEREAS, Traffic Safety in unincorporated towns of Beaver head county, Montana, is being endangered by the excessive speed of vehicular traffic on the streets of said towns; and WHEREAS, The supervisor of the Montana state highway pa trol has not established in all the unincorporated towns limited speed zones, and, or minimum speed zones for such towns. NOW THEREFORE. BE IT RE SOLVED, That the limited speed zones are hereby established in each of said unincorporated towns in Beaverhead county, and that a maximum speed in each of said zones is hereby set and estab lished at the speed of 25 miles per hour. * The board appointed Dr. W. H. Stephan to act as county physi cian until such time as the med ical plan for Beaverhead county becomes active. The commissioners appointed O. A. Bergeson as director of Montana State Disaster council for Beaverhead county. There being no further busi ness to come before the 'board, the commissioners adjourned Monday, July 10, 1950, at 5:00 o’clock p. m. APPROVED: PARKE T. SCOTT, Chairman of said Board. ATTEST: MARGARET THOMPSON, Clerk of said Board. Copies o f Special Measures Will Be Mailed Each Voter HELENA.—Montana’s s e c r e tary of state is preparing forms to tell voters about special meas ures to be balloted on at the gen eral election Nov. 7. The include three constitutional amendments, one initiative meas ure and one referendum. County clerks will receive 284,- 000 printed forms of each meas ure by Aug. 7. They will mail one set of forms to each registered voter. The referendum is on slot ma chines. If a majority of the bal lots cast are for slots, a procla mation by Gov. John W. Bonner will make the referendum law and make slots legal under that law in Montana. The initiative is for a Montana servicemen’s honorarium p a y- ment for service during World War II. If approved, by the vot ers will be put into effect by a governor’s proclamation. The constitutional amendments call for a separate labor depart ment and changes in laws govern ing limits of indebtedness of counties and school districts. Winners of the party races in yesterday’s primary, re ceiving nomination for the general election in November in the Beaverhead county vote: Representative: J. S. Brenner (R), Don J. Smith (D ). County Commissioners, Dist. Two:Parke T. Scott (R ), John Prohosky (D ). Sheriff: Paul Temple (R), LaMar Hatton (D ). Clerk: Dora E. Smith (R). Treasurer: Boyd Quick (R), Joe E. Sprinkle (D ). Assessor: S. P. Meade (R). County Atty.: W. G. Gilbert, jr„ (R), Carl M. Davis (D ). Superintendent: Theo E. Bay (R ). Coroner: Raymond M. Schwartz (D ). Public Administratrix: Nellie McFadden (R ). Justice of the Peace, Dillon Twp.: George E. Baker (R ), Mike Nettick (D). Constable, Lima Twp.: Larry Peterson (R ). Assoc. Justice, Supreme Court: Albert H. Angstman, Harry J. Freebourn. Congressional Representative: Ralph Y. McGinnis (R ), Mike Mansfield (D ). State Treasurer: John E. Henry (R), J. E. Kennedy (D ). R.R. & Pub. Serv. Commissioner: Leonard C. Young (R ), Horace F. Casey (D ), Lawrence L. Price (P ). ® Two races in the county brought considerable interest, and kept the attention of audiences before the various election boards in Dil lon; in the sheriffs race, Paul Temple beat John Troupe 800-585 although the totals of the first nine precincts to report gave Troupe a four-vote edge, 158-154, to provide real interest. Second of the contests was be tween Boyd Quick and Evelyn Lloyd for the office of county treasurer. Quick won by a vote of 890 to Miss Lloyd’s 631, with Quick’s majority slowly building up as the last ten precincts re ported. Butte Meade polled the largest Republican vote for a single can didate, with 1,201, as Carl Davis topped a surprisingly large Dem ocratic vote with 502. With more than two-thirds of the districts reporting, the state, vote for state and national offices very closely parallels the Beaver head county vote, according to re ports given at noon today. Unofficial totals indicate that 1,541 Republicans, 558 Democrats and one Progressive cast ballots in the county yesterday. The overall average showed that 63 per cent of the registered voters turned out. Redrock precinct No. 7 reported that 118 out of 150 voters participated, or 79 per cent. The lowest turnout was in Glen dale precinct No. 18, with only 33 per cent of those registered actu ally voting. Of the 3,344 registered voters in the county, 2,100 took advantage of the opportunity to state they wishes yesterday. The Examiner staff wishes _ express their thanks to the elt tion bureau volunteer staff, t j precinct judges and the members, of the Dillon telephone office for \ their hard work and cooperation in keeping the public posted on election results. Jackson Precinct No. 20' called in their returns at 8:35 p. m. last evening, being the first to report, and completing their count of 94 votes in just over one and a half hours. Red- rock reported at 8:50 p. m., fol lowed by Monida'at 9:15, Grant at 9:25 and Polaris at 9:30. Township candidates and write- in votes will be tabulated in the official count and reported in the next issue of the Examiner. Girl Scout Camp To Open July 31 Plans were completed for the five-day Girl Scout day camp to be conducted from Monday, July 31, through August 4 at the col lege campus. The organization meeting was held Tuesday after noon at the home of Mrs. Ralph McFadden, director of the camp. Leaders planning the varied pro gram with Mrs. McFadden were Mrs. Roy Forrester, jr., assistant director, Mrs, Loretta Eiden, Mrs. Carl Davis and Mrs. Donald Shaffner. The program outlined will include craft work along with nature hikes, gam«* cpfik- outs, singing and story telling. Girls wishing to attend camp must be sure and sign up Thurs day afternoon, July 27, between the hours of 2 and 4 o’clock at the Girl Scout House. Registration fee will be 50 cents which will include milk for each day’s lunch and handicraft ma terials. This fee cannot be re funded. SIX W. M. C. E. STUDENTS ARE STRAIGHT A’S Excursion to Morrison Is Scheduled for Saturday Cave Six students made a straight A average during the spring quar ter, according to a list released recently by Miss Dorothy Gel- haus, registrar. They are Frances Birge, Philipsburg; ;Ray Simon, Donna Carrigan and Dean Hom ers, Dillon, Ralph Goggins, Bel grade, and Dan Sweeney, Butte. Others whose grade point aver age entitled them to a place on the honor roll are as follows: Lois Elwood, Butte; Peggy Suth erland, Dillon; Michael Boka, Dillon; Mary Lou Cooper, Three Forks; Beverly Peterson, Lima; Pat Thompson, Helena; Wilma Strand, Butte; Carol La Mare, Dillon; and Robert Wolf, Dillon; Joyce Rasmussen, Missoula; Mary Johnston, Florence; Pat Mattix, Hobson; Kay Stroeder, Anaconda; Blair Hurd. Osburn, Idaho; Kay Thompson, Wise River; Eileen Hamilton, Missoula; Elda Fowler, Moiese; Shirlee Morris, Wibaux; Beverley Grant, Butte, and Char lotte Ebeltoft, Kalispell. Seven summer school students were recently initiated by the Art club: William Boe, Hays; Flor ence Dillon, Butte; Henry Elwood, Kalispell; Marion Malvin, Vernon Center. Minn.; and Lillian and Mayme Wickland of Roundup. Mr. Gert Daniels of the science department will be in charge of an excursion to Morrison Cave, Saturday, July 22. Last Satur day Mr. Arthur B. Ward conduct ed an excursion to Warm Springs. The last of the summer school excursions will be a visit to Ban nack and the Big Hole battlefield with Mr. Howard Leslie in charge. Mrs. Mary Emerick is state chairman of the American Legion poppy poster contest. Judging will be done in Helena Tuesday, July 25. Western Montana College of Education along with the other five units of the university sys tem has offered its facilities to President Truman and the federal government for training and re search and. for whatever purpose the institution can be of service for the interests of the United States in the current international crisis. age leiY i Second Concert By Band Group Tonight on Lawn The Dillon City Band presents its second summer concert to night at 8 p. m. on the south de pot lawn. The grass will be sprayed against mosquitoes so that listeners may sit in comfort; the spraying will be done under the supervision of the Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce. , Chief of Police Dan Mooney has offered the cooperation of the ¡po lice department in parking the cars of listeners perpendicular to the curb-lines around the area, to provide space for more autos. The program, directed by A. H. Hartwig: N a t i o n a l Emblem march (Bagley); selections from “Naughty Marietta (Victor Her bert) ; Thunder and Lightning Polka (J. Strauss); His Honor march (Fillmore); Straussiana (Seredy); Dark Eyes (Lang); Za catecas march (Codina); Little Joe, The Wrangler (Hill); Bom- basto march (Farrar). Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Stahl, and daughter, Frances, and son, Her bert, of Lockspur, Calif., wen visitors of his aunt, Mrs. Louis Stahl, and other relatives here this week end. . ~ — ; . . *■ i - - / -l
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