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■ n w P f \ TlBftA R f v MONTANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY!’ Hoiena, Momans 5^00,1 Weather Table City High Law Billings ................. 3 Belgrade .............. ............ 20 14 Broadus . ; ............ ............ 16 2 Deer Lodge .......... ............ 23 16 Cut Bank ............... •13 Dillon .................... 14 Glasgow ............... •24 Great Falls ............ ..............14 •5 Hamilton.............. ............ 30 20 Havre ................... ............ 17 2 Helena................... ............16 2 Kallspeil ............... ............16 0 Lewlstown ............ ............. 15 11 Livingston ............ ............19 11 Miles City.............. ............ 13 2 Missoula ............... ............ 26 20 Thompson Falls. . ............30 23 West Yellowstone ............ 18 12 Whitehall . . . . ....... ............ 25 11 (As reported by FAA (acuities) Vol. 89, No. 248 Monday, December 31, 1973 Forecast Continued very cold. Pertly cloudy New Year's Day with widely scattered snow, mostly over the mountains. Not quite so cold New Year's Day. Lows at night from 0 to ■ 20 with daytime highs from 10 to 23. The early morning low, recorded at the Western Montana College weather station this morning, was 5. Sunday the temperature went from 15 to 25 and .05 Inches of moisture was recorded. Total precipitation for the month of December Is .55 which compares with the 1972 precipitation of .41. Sunset this evening at 4:50, rising New Year's Day at 8:12 and setting at 4:51. , 1 ** ■. s-m . • .. ,, •< ‘ . . r* l $4 K ' Times change in Dillon ; Dl under new ownership CHANGEOVER—at the Dillon Implement Co., a hardware store that has been in the same family since 1891, takes place Jan l, when Joe Morstein (left) and Jim Flynn become the new owners, buying the business from Phillip and Gene Bond. Flynn, srs 1 /■ who is Beaverhead and Madison County legislative represen tative will be in Helena for at least 60 days for the coming session, but Phillip Bond will remain with the firm, helping out until the new co-owner returns. (Sue Terrill Photo) Times are changing in Dillon, and with the trasnfer of ownership Jan. 1, from Eugene and Phillip Bond to Jim Flynn and Joe Morstein of the Dillon Implement Co. the ownership of the business passes out of the hands of the family which has had the business since the turn of the century. The Dillon Implement Co., m ore often called by the af fectionate DI was begun in 1886, and according to an extract from the “ Holiday Edition” of th e T r i b u n e - E x a m i n e r Woman dies in Sheridan shooting By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tax audits unlikely WASHINGTON (AP) — The average taxpayer who fears that a simple mistake on his 1973 tax return will subject him to a troublesome and costly audit doesn’t have much to worry about. Internal Revenue Service audits are usually aimed at those tax returns showing the greatest potential for yielding substantial additional tax revenue. IRS spokesman explained their auditing procedures after a congressional report showed that a high proportion o f the 700 persons named on the socalled White House enemies list were subjected to audit probes. Gas crisis will get worse WASHINGTON (AP) — The American motorist will face even longer lines at filling stations by late January and early February than he is experienc1 ; Liring the Christmas-New Years holidays, says an administration source. And, said the source, he’ll be able to purchase less gas — probably not more than eight or 10 gallons per week. “ We’re still ridinjg off Arab oil,” said the source. But he noted, \No more ships are coming and we can’t draw down our stocks any further.” Federal agencies to pay rent WASHINGTON (AP) — Uncle Sam is about to become his own landlord. Starting next July, most federal departments and agencies will begin paying \rent” to the General Services Administration. In the past Congress has given GSA money to maintain government-owned buildings directly. However, congress made the change in an effort to increase its control over government building and maintenance expenses. Skylab to boost output SPACE CENTER, Houston (AP) — The Skylab 3 astronauts and Mission Control have reached basic agreement on how to increase the flight’s scientific output. Mission Control told Gerald P. Carr, William R. Pogue and Edward G. Gibson on Sunday that they had not done as many scientific experiments as planned. The astronauts agreed in a radio discussion Sunday night that controllers could schedule experiments during the daily 90-minute physical training exercises and the hour-long periods before and after sleep when the astronauts relax and discuss plans. Israel votes on government TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israelis from snowy Mt. Hermon to the sandy wastes of the Sinai Desert voted today in the most crucial election in the 25-year history of the Jewish state. Be cause of anger over Israel’s setbacks during the opening days o f the October war, a right-wing coalition called the Likud — Unity — threatened the traditional dominance of Premier Golda Meir’s socialist Labor party. Domestic platform planks were forgotten. The only issues were the unpreparedness of the government and the aimed forces for the Arab attack, and how much of the Arab territory captured in the 1967 war will be relin quished at the Geneva peace negotiations. Egypt, Israeli armies 'prepared' EL QANTARA, EGYPT (AP) — Egypt’s 2nd Army is dug ip along the northeast bank of the Suez Canal, and its deputy commander Bays it is going to stay there. “ Both sides are pre paring for something,” Brig. Gen. Fuad Sama told a party of foreign diplomats and newsmen Sunday. “ Whether it is immi nent I can't say, but we are here on this side of the canal to stay, and we intend to liberate all o f Sinai.’ ’ Brig, Gen. Abdul Magoub, commander of the I8thr Division deployed in and around El Qantara, said the Egyptian forces hoid a piece of the Sinai ex tending eight miles into the flat, palm-tree-studded desert. The distance between the Israeli and Egyptian forces ranges from 50 yards to about two miles, with United Nations peacekeeping units in between, he said. continued on page 2 HB Rita Martinell, 24, a resident of Bozeman, died early Saturday o f a gunshot wound at the home of her mother, Hazel Flynn of Sheridan, where she was spending a part of the Christmas holiday. Russell McGuinness, 31, of Boulder remained in a Helena hospital in satisfactory con dition Sunday, following the shooting incident in which Mrs. Martinell, his former wife, died and another man, Ty Todd, 25, of Sheridan was shot once in the head. Todd is hospitalized in a Bo iman hospital and the wo. d is not considered serious. A ladison County deputy sher.ff renu ns on guard at the Helena hospital where McGuinness is recovering from an abdominal gunshot wound, which Madison County Sheriff Roy Kitson said apparently was self-inflicted. McGuinness was ap prehended in the Whitehall area Saturday and taken to St. Peter’s Community Hospital in ‘ Helena -where*he underwent surgery. No charges have been Bled against him. Sheriff Kitson said Todd, a form er classm a te of Mrs. Martinell, and her 14-year-old sister Patty Flynn were in the house when the shooting began. Services for Mrs. Martinell were to be held today at the Bethel Methodist Church in Sheridan with Rev. John Rice officiating. Burial will be in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Martinell was bom April 15,1950 in Dillon. Following her father’s death, her mother married William Flynn and the family moved to Sheridan in 1964. She graduated from Sheridan High School in 1969 and attended business school in Bozema.i. one was employed as a secretary in Butte for a time. 1 She w -- a member of the Sheridan Rainbow Assembly and the Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her mother, her eight-month-old daughter, Stacy Cecile, brothers John Martinell of Bozeman and Billy First baby of '74 to take the prizes Dillon merchants, continuing an annual custom, sponsored by the Tribune-Examiner, will be offering special prizes to the first baby bom in the new year at Barrett Hospital. The new arrival will be welcomed with gift certificates from Isabella’s, H a zel’s, Montgomery Ward and the Homestead House. The mother will receive a bouquet from Stephens Greenhouse. The T-E will offer two six- month subscriptions, one to the first baby bom at Barrett Hospital and one for the first baby at the Ruby Valley Hospital in Sheridan. Robo Car Wash will wash the car of the new baby’s parents, wax it and then put five gallons of gas in the tank. Beaverhead Trophy will have an engraved plaque for the new arrival. King’s of Dillon will give the baby a travel crib and First National Insurance haB a year book. First National Bank of Dillon will establish a savings account for the new arrival. . Parents of the new baby will get to eat out twice, one at the State Dining Room and once at the Royal Cafe. A very special gift has been picked out by the owner o f E&M Gift shop for the new arrival and two firms, Roberts and Mitchell's Drug will help.the new baby, a case of baby food and a case of SMA Ready to Feed. Rules for the contest are that the first Dillon baby be bom at Barrett Hospital, after mid night tonigti’ , and will receive all the above gifts. The first baby at Ruby Valley Hospital will receive a six-month T-i, subscription. Illness claims Christine Grass Christine Grass, 91, a resident of Dillon eight years, died Saturday at Barrett Hospital, following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Grass was bom Jan. 27, 1882 in Norway and made her home in Hamilton before coming to Dillon. She becam e the wife of Charles Grass in 1905 at Fergus Falls. He preceded her in death in 1965. Mrs. Grass was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her daughter, Alice Lloyd of Dillon, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The body has been forwarded to Fergus Falls, Minm, for services and burial. published in 1891-92, began in August. “ Its capital was small and the management had to make up in pluck and industry what they lacked in resources. There was one house in the field already which had an established trade, but feeling that there was room for another, the members of the new company decided to make the venture. The odds seemed against them, but they launched out boldly.” The stockholders of the new company named J. E. Morse as their manager. He continued successfully in the position until' selling his controlling interest to William (B illy) Phillips of Bannack. He was ranching near Bannack, operating a sheep outfit ort fire property now owned by George Shaffner. Billy Phillips continued the DI until his death in 1910 when his brother Charles H. Phillips of Warren, Dl. took over the business and served as president until his death in 1936. » , | | * / I i f His estate established owner- Noralee WheeKly ship of the DI, in trust, for his - grandson Phillip Bond. rites scheduled The Dillon Implement Co. placed under the Flynnof Sheridan; sisters Patty and Jody Flynn of Sheridan and Edie Jones of Turner. The Marsh Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Noralee Wheekly, longtime Dillon resident, died Friday evening at a Butte hospital, following a long illness. Mrs, Wheekly was bom Sept. 27,1896 in Oklahoma and came to Beaverhead County 23 years ago from Salmon, Idaho. She became the wife of Harry Wheekly Dec. 23, 1926 in Douglas, Wyo. Survivors include her husband, Harry; two sons Joe and Jack Wheekly, both of Dillon and seven grandchildren. Funeral se ices will be held Wednesday *,t 2 from the Brunage Chapel with Rev. James Dickinson officiating. Burial will be in the Mountain View Cemetery. was management o f Bert Megquier, who remained in that position 10 years, 1946, when Phillip Bond returned from the service following World War n . It was at that time that the company went under the management o f Phillip and his father Eugene Bond, who sold out the Bond Grocery store which he had operated 25 years, to go into business with his son. Eugene Bond is a native of Beaverhead County and was bom at Bond’s Station, received his elem entary education locally then became a doctor of dentistry. At his graduation, however, he returned to Dillon to take over the management of Bond’s grocery on the death of his father, Carl Bond. The father and son team then operated the DI, continuing on the originally established pattern of short credits and prompt collections, buying quality goods from original producers at the lowest possible prices and protecting good trade by getting pay for all of them. The new owners of the business, Flynn and Morstein, plan to continue the policy of the store and to serve the com munity as has been the custom \'of the business in the past. Flynn and Morstein are also owners of the Dillon Disposal Service, which they have operated together for the past three years. Flynn had been operating the Dillon service alone before, while Morstein was in the same business in Poison. This was sold when he moved to Dillon. Flynn and Morstein are both graduates of Western Montana College and Morstein taught three years at the Parkview Junior High School before moving to Poison. Morstein will be at the DI during January and February, assisted in the operation by Eugene and Phillip Bond, while Flynn fills his seat as Beaverhead and Madison County representative in the state legislature at Helena. Eugene and Hiillip Bond will continue to make their home in the Phillips building and will be doing some extensive remodeling in the near future. They maintained ownership of the building, which also houses the Homestead House. Thought for today: E x perience is a wonderful thing: it enables you to recognize a mistake every time you repeat it — anonymous. NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF 1973-included the naming of Fern Hildreth as Dillon’s Junior Miss. Shown practicing her routine for the talent portion of the Dec. 3 pageant, Miss Hildreth will Stomp on down Renew youi subscription now and save money. Rates must go up Jan. 1 , but you can renew at the old yearly rate ol $12 by mall and $ 12 by carrier until Dec. 3 1. Why not send us a check or drop into the T-E office soon? LAST DAY to renew your T-E sub scription at the v I d 0\ .fi. d €4 J. w.V / ifX? iff