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historical society O r m o n t a n a f ! ' ' - - • • NO COMMENT By JAMES«. DQUTHAT The column, “No Comment,” should not be regarded as neces sarily reflective of NAM position or policy, for it is a reporting of incidents and conversations which its author thinks might be of gen eral interest. Regional 1957 Wool Clip Almost All Contracted by Buyers at 55-62 Cents In a flurry of a c t i v i t y l a s h week, wool buying in this area' was brought to a virtual close when all but a couple of clips were contracted by local rep resentatives of Boston firms at prices ranging from 55 to 62 cents per pound. This was 10c to 12c better than the prices obtained for Beaverhead-Madison clips last year. One buyer noted that the early contracting for clips that will not WASHINGTON — Recent de velopments in the nation’s Capitol more clearly indicate that tax cuts next year are not only pos sible but probable. Whether or not the economy drive in Congress continues at the present rate, fiscal experts believe mat there will be a large enough surplus to allow much-needed tax relief to be voted at this session of Congress and to go into effect m subsequent years. Thus far, Congress — economy minded despite some recently de veloped administration opposition — has considered appropriation requests totaling $13 billion, Out of this $13 billion, the House has set its sights on cutting at least $¿00 million. Democratic Congressional lead ers are reported to have infor- ber pile bridge over Grasshop mally agreed that if the present!per creek on the Jackson-Dillon budget-cutting trend continues,' road. This will extend the road the surplus for fiscal 1958 would;from the end of present construc- be more than the $2 billion now tion at Badger Pass to the vicin- anticipated, and tax-cuts might be rity of Bannack, eliminating the voted before the end of the ses- ■ present steep grades at Taylor sion. | creek. It is also reported that any suchj The second provides for the move for tax reduction, to be crushing and stockpiling of 97,500 effective next year, would likely; tons of crushed gravel surfacing be in the form of increasing the - • present personal exemption from $600 to $700, a Democratic peren nial, as opposed to outright rate reduction. Representing the latter school of thought, which includes south ern Democrats and Republicans largely, is a bill introduced by a Republican member of the tax- (Continued oa Page B) Bids Asked on 7.5 Miles of Dillon- Jackson Highway The State Highway Department is advertising in todays’ Exam iner for bids on two projects in Beaverhead county for which bids will be opened at Helena on Thursday, April 25. One covers grading and small drainage structures on seven and one-half miles of road and con struction of a 50-foot treated tim- be shorn until June indicates the sharpness of the current demand and is also reassuring-in that it indicates a continuing strong de mand for wool in spite of the in creased production of synthetic fabrics. Most of the regional clip of 1.5 million pounds will go to Boston houses that handle raw wool, but there was a notable demand from “Top-makers” — h o u s e s that handle combed wool. Most of the clip will be shipped from points along the Union Pa cific in Beaverhead county with about 800,000 p o u n d s g o i n g through the local warehouse of Williams Feed and Machinery Company. There is some shipping on the Northern Pacific from Madison county points, also. Local commission men who have been active in buying wool here for the past several weeks include Walter Foster for Nichols & Co.; Sam Ditty for Edgehill- Lukens; Ed Eihlers of Sheridan for National Wool Marketing As sociation; and George M. Mel ton for Hallowell, Jones. & Don ald. The firms represented are all of Boston. Published in i T h e S o u t h e ï , l County « e p o s r*o ( J o , 8 IH R E S t a t e The DILLON Wed., April 10, 1957 — Dillon, Mont., Vol. LXVl — No. 41, from nine crusher set-ups in Bea- | verhead, Broadwater, Jefferson, and Silver Bow counties. I Right or Wrong by George M. Melton One step won’t take you very far; You’ve got to keep a-walking. One word won’t tell folks who you are; You’ve got to keep on talking. Public Meeting on Road Relocation Set for Armstead A meeting of ranchers and other residents of the Redrock-Horse Prairie areas with state and fed eral engineers, has been called for 8 o’clock next Wednesday night, April 17, at the Armstead school house to discuss the most feasible relocation of highways which will be made necessary by construc tion of the Clark Canyon Dam. Ike Rife announced the meet ing at the request of the govern ment agencies involved — the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation engin- The current jury term of the leers and engineers of the State fifth Judicial District Court, with Highway department — and both Gregovich Trial Vacated to Fall Term of B. Court One you very inch won’t make tall; You’ve got to keep on growing; Even one deed won’ t do it all; You’ve got to keep on going. Anon. Judge Philip C. Duncan presid ing, began Monday with a shift in the calendar schedule caused by vacating the trial of Mike Grebo- vich to the fall term on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. The Gregovich case was the only crimnial proceeding on the calendar and was vacated by Judge Duncan several days ago at the request of attorneys who made the request on account of the defendant’s health. The Gregovich case was the re sult of an automobile accident in which Gregovich and Clyde Smith, rancher, were drivers of the cars involved in a collision 1 hope I will always be able to . write a little something in this column to catch your eye. But do you know that sometimes I write,, ^ ., . a little verse and put in the paper I ^ast *7- The accident oc- and when I write it I think it is i c,uired in Madison county a short tolerably good. But on reading i t ! distance from the Beaverhead “the morning after,” I get a feel-7 boundary on U. S. Highway 91 ing very much like the groundhog several north of Glen. Three on his day and wish I had 'Persons, John Gregovich, father jumped back into my hole before j ^'bcw ith whom he was riding, I burst out with the staff. Clyde Smith and his passenger, Then I read something like “Big ! Mrs. Minnie Stewart, were criti- Butch From Bountiful” writes in ! ^°. ln Gregovich the column by the “Senator from ! died eight-days later on Aug- Sand Pit” in the Salt Lake Tri- ; ust 25 — in a Butte hospital, and bune. It is so good, I am inspired I charges were filed against Mike agencies are desirous of a good turnout of ranchers and other residents so that the action taken will be widely participated in and understood. again. Wishing I could do as well, I clip 'it out and paste it in my scrap book, to read again some time. Here is one that’s really worth j reading several times: Lord, when You send,for me ! I pray that You Grant me some brightly blue and silver day. I’d like, as I have always wished to do, To take my jeep out on a fair highway That leads to Heaven. Then with smiling eyes To my dear friends the rabbits I shall say: “I am Big Butch going to Paradise.” Come with me from the fields . and woods and dells And seek that country where the Lord God dwells.” (Continued on Page. 8) Gregovich in Beaverhead county (Continued on Page 8) Road Crew Hired For Minerals Engineering Job Leonard Schulz, attorney for Minerals Engineering Company, said Tuesday that a crew of four or five men has been put to work getting roads in shape for truck hauling, and that there is a ; pos sibility that “things may be going at a pretty good clip” at the mines and mill “in about a month.” He said that.it is too early for a def inite announcement on resumed operations and employment at this time. Safety Council To Organize Here on Friday Everyone in the county inter ested in reducing Montana’s ap palling highway casualties is urged to attend the meeting at the Vigilante Electric building here Friday night, April 12, at 7:30 o’clock when a county chap ter of the Montana Council of Traffic Safety will be organized. In a preparatory meeting hereI last Thursday night, Dean Chaf fin of Bozeman, president of the Montana Council, and Harry Duntsch, chairman of the Gallatin county Council, met with an in terested group to get the ball roll ing for a Beaverhead county or ganization. At that meeting Dr. R. J. Eng lish was chosen temporary chair man and Mrs. Aileen Warrick was appointed in charge of publicity for the coining meeting. Taking an active part in organ izing the county Council is the Rev. E. W. Andrews of the Epis copal church. Before entering the ministry, Rev. Andrews was suc cessfully engaged in editorial work for 17 years, during which* he was editorial director for the1 National Safety Council in Chi cago from 1945 to 1952. THE EXAMINER’S CUP RUNNETH OVER The series of ads sponsored by Dillon’s leading business firms to promote better un derstanding of our economy and friendly relations be tween t h e residents o f Southwestern Montana and its various communities — relative to Dillon’s resources as a trading and service cen ter, have received much fav orable comment from time to time. Recently the campaign was the subject of favorable com ment in “The Fourth Estate,” Montana Press Association publication by the editor and well known writer, Dorothy Johnson. This week, however, the Examiner was more than pleased with the following personal letter from Mr. A. E, Stoddard, president of the Union Pacific Railroad, at Omaha, Nebraska. The let ter, addressed to the Exam iner’s editor, said: “I have just seen the ex aminer of Wednesday, March 27, which contains your fine editorial, together with pic tures and the ad sponsored by Dillon’s leading business firms. “ Y o u r friendly attitude and your expressed appreci ation and understanding' of the part the Union ^Pacific plays in the economy of your town and your county are very gratifying to me. This is one of the finest displays of friendship of a local commu nity I have ever seen and I assure you it is thoroughly appreciated. With all best wishes for your continued success. Yours sincerely, A. E. Stoddard.” Williams, Burns Returned to District 10 Board Voters returned i n c u m b e n t trustees Dave Williams and Rich ard Burns to the school board of District No. 10 (Dillon) last Sat urday by a vote of 106 and 91, respectively. Candidate Erwin Christensen received 88 votes and Mrs, Morgan Hall 70, in the light voting. . -Williams has served on the board for several months to fill the vacancy caused by the resig nation of Walter S. Jones who moved from the district to the Grasshopper. Burns has served on the board for the past six years. Voters also approved the spe cial 10-mill district levy by a vote of 143 for and 30 against the measure. In asking voter support for the special levy the school board pointed out that in the past the levy has been for 15 mills — amounting to a 33 1/3 per cent re duction in the request this year. The board said that the district had used the equivalent of rev enue from 2.62 mills of the spe cial levy last year, restoring a substantial sum to the reserve. Voters in the district also, ap proved by a vote of 135 to 37 the request for a special 10-mill high school levy. However the final outcome Y>f the special levy re quest will not be known until, the total vote from all school districts in the county is compiled. Jayceen “ Easter Parade” at HS Gym Friday Night Proceeds frohi the Jayceens an nual fashion show — this year to be known as the “Jayceen Easter Parade” will be donated to the Barrett Hospital Auxiliary it has been announced by President Clara Hazelbaker. The popular spring event will be held in the high school gymnasium next Fri day night, April 12, at 8 o’clock. The Hospital Auxiliary is carry ing on a program to provide addi tional equipment and facilities, and has already gone far toward equiping a pediatrics ward. In re turn for the important assist from the. Jayceens, members of the Auxiliary will have charge of the ticket sales for this year’s show. Net proceeds from the shows of the past two years were used to provide playground equipment for children at the City Park, and financed the purchase of several hundred dollars worth each year. Simon Reelected Dillon VFD Chief ° A. J. Simon was reelected chief of the Dillon Volunteer Fire De partment at the annual meetnig. this ,week. Other officers elected include R. K. Kenison, assistant, chief; Ray Lynch, secretary; and Bill McMannis, treasurer. Bids for College Buildings Are - Being Called for A call for bids for four build ings to be constructed on the cam pus a!t Western Montana College of Education.in Dillon has been made by the State Board of Edu cation.-Bids will be opened at the. State Capitol Building, Helena, at 2:00 p.m. (MST) May 2, 1957. ’ Plans and specifications have - been prepared by Norman J. • Hamill and Associates, architects, of Butte, and copies will be on file at the office of the State Board of Education, Helena; office of Dr. H. L. Steele, President of WMCE, - Dillon; and the architects’ offices : in Butte. The buildings will include a, m a r r i e d students’ apartment b u i l d i n g o f t w o stories and ground floor with dimensions of 142 by 30 feet; a men’s dormitory building of two stories and' a par tial basement with dimensions’ of ■ 118 by 40 feet; a student union building of one story and base- - ment, approximately 102 by 141 feet; and a faculty residence of one story and basement approxi- . mately 80 by 33 feet. The call for bids specifies that ; the buildings shall be entirely completed and ready for occu pancy on December 31, 1957. The apartment, dormitory and Student Union Building are to be of masonry construction, pre stressed concrete floor and roof systems, metal windows, aspnait tile, built-up roof, kitchen equip-. (Continued on Page b) Spring & Summer Forest Program Is Being Planned Supervisor W. E. Fry - of the’. Beaverhead National Forest has returned from Missoula where he attended a conference of super visors of Montana and Northern Idaho forests at the office of-the Regional Forester last week. On Sunday Mr. Fry and Carl Simp--, son, of the Grazing and Wild Life u i u i c u u u i m i s w u i u i c c i u i v c d f , ^ -r> __ _ ___ u ___ a A novel twist will be given the *he ^ThrlV attended a meeting m Three Forks. At the meeting were repre sentatives of the Southwestern show this year by \contrasting the styles of the “Gay Nineties” with those of 1957. Mrs. Faye Mc Cracken has done much research (Continued on Page 8) Official Returns Canvassed; May Repair Sprinkler The official canvass of the city election returns by the City Council Monday night resulted in only One minor change that did not affect standings. With all eight council members present, and with Mayor Lovell presiding, the canvass o f r e t u r n s w a s quickly completed. There was a long pro and con discussion, concerning the six bids submitted for a n e w s t r e e t sprinkler which ended with no action being taken but with a definite trend of opinion in favor of reconditioning the present sprinkler. Those in favor of re conditioning pointed out that the city could save a considerable sum of money and at the same time restore the present unit to efficient service for several years. The only change from the un official election totals previously announced was for mayor when the total for Arthur Bay for Section of the Montana Wildlife Federation, the Fish and Game Department, the Wildlife Service, Yellowstone Park and various sportsmen’s clubs in the area; in Madison, Jefferson, Broadwater, , Gallatin, and Park counties. Carl Simpson of Dillon and Paul Hoskins, Ranger at Lima; ; left Monday for Hamilton to meet with representatives of Fish and . Game Commissions of Montana and Idaho, and representatives of- the U. S. Forest Service from Sal mon City, Idaho, and from the Bitter Root arer of Montana. Pur- (Continued on Page 8) THE WEEK’S WEATHER The average high and low tern-: peratures for the week and total • precipitation of .15 inch, pretty, well tells the weather story for the past week. Average high was 49 and low was 26. On the whole the weather, with overcast skies and snow flurries mixed with showers of rain, was gray and raw. This morning’s low was 20 above and the weather was “more of the same.” Date Day April 3 Wed.............41.41 April 4 Thurs.- ..46.46 April 5 Fri. . April 6 Sat. April 7 Sun. April 8 Mon ................. 5454 mayor was reduced from 327 to I April 9 Tues ................. 59 317 votes to the 504 received by I Average for week incumbent candidate Lovell. . I Total precipitation H L P 28 .08 16 .02 51 33 T .45 29 .05 .46 17 ■_. . 29 .59 26 — 49 26 .15 MB IS ®! ,