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State Historical Society Helena, Montana tJlC rIPt TCF;VT,••,L E.:7).:42TY Ge\ HELENA Sanders County Ledger Most Widely Circulated Newspaper in Sanders County Vol. 54 No. 40 THOMPSON FALLS, MONTANA. Thursday, Dec 10, 1959 Single Copy 10c TIP OFF—This tip off opened the 1959-60 home basketball season for the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks Saturday night in the high gym. The Hawks easily defeated the Flathead Redskins 67 to 41. Coach Steve Previs used all 12 mem- bers of his varsity in the contest. Here Jeff Wollaston, center, goes after the tip as Doug Denison (44), Bruce Denison (35) and Ernest Schmoyer (45) stand ready to grab it. Out of camera range was other Hawk starter, Wally Page. (Ledger photo) IF TO DEFEND POLSON TOURNAMENT TITLE The sharp -shooting, ball -hawk- ing Thompson Falls Blue Hawks used their speed and experience to sweep to early leads in two games last weekend and then Coach Steve Previs cleared his bench as his charges coasted to victories over Clark Fork Fri- day night in Idaho and the Flat- head Redskins here Saturday night. The Hawks swamped Clark Fork 85 to 24 and trounced the Redskins 67 to 41. In neither contest were the Hawks pushed or given a test of what they can do on the hardwoods. Tomorrow Coach Steve Previs takes his squad to Poison, where they will defend their 1959 championship in the annual Poi- son invitational basketball tourn- ament. Other teams participating will be the Ronan Chiefs, Mis- sion Bulldogs and host Pirates. The Hawks won the Poison meet last year—their first of three tournament championships in a 12 -month period. The Poison tournament will give fans and coaches the first opportunity to assess compari- tive strengths of at least four schools of the Northwest divi- sion. Both Poison and Ronan have highly rated squads. Coach Previs even called on B squad players at Clark Fork Friday night in an effort to hold down the score. He used a total of 17 players in the game. Ern- est Schmoyer captured high point honors with 16 points, even though he saw much of the game from the bench. Weig- and was second with 13 points. It was a similar story Satur- day night as all 12 members of the varsity squad saw action against the Redskins. Mike Mari- ch topped the Hawk scoring with 11 points followed by Schmoyer with 10. Pemble was high for the visitors and in the game with 13. The Hawklets defeated the Clark Fork B 62 to 36 with Bill Guldseth pouring 19 points thr- ough the hoops. In Saturday night's prelimin- ary, the freshmen chalked up a 45 to 19 victory over the junior high squad after the younger boys ran out of gas in the sec- ond half. Guldseth again ac- counted for 19 points while Larry Larson and Eddie Freed tallied six each for the junior highs. Bill Jonas hit 11 for the frosh. The box scores: FG FT -M PF TP 1 7-1 1 9 2 1-2 1 5 4 0-0 0 8 3 4-1 2 10 2 1-0 1 5 2 0-1 2 4 1 0-0 1 2 1 4-3 0 6 0 3-3 0 3 5 1-2 2 11 1 2-3 3 4 0 0-1 2 0 22 23-17 15 67 T. Falls (67) Wollaston B. Denison D. Denison Schmoyer Page Davis Long Curran LaFriniere Marich Wiegand Muster Totals T. Falls (85) Wollaston B. Denison D. Denison Schmoyer Page Marich 1 1-2 3 3-1 0 0-0 5 6-0 0 0-1 2 1-0 1 3 0 9 1 0 2 16 0 0 2 5 Curran Davis Long LaFriniere Weigand Muster Holt Guldseth Campbell Brauer McKenzie Totals Club to Fishing 2 0-1 0 2 2-0 3 1 3-0 0 3 2-0 1 6 1-4 4 1 1-0 0 2 0-0 0 2 1-1 0 0 0-1 2 2 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 32 21-10 17 85 Review Rules March 15 Target Date for Final Noxon Rapids Unit March 15, 1906 has been set as the target date for trial opera - 5 8 I r iOn of the fourth and final gen- 13 3 4 5 0 4 0 The Thompson Falls Rod and Gun club will meet Monday evening at 8 p.m. at the Wom- en's clubhouse to consider and discuss proposed fishing regula- tions for 1960. Kelly Green, president, urges all members to attend. TV Show to Plug Paradise Dam Business men of Sanders county have contributed funds to sponsor a half-hour television show over a Missoula TV station Monday evening from 6 to 6:30 p.m., Paul K. Harlow, chairman of the Committee for Paradise Dam, has announced. Harlow said the snow will ex- plain the need for an orderly development of western Mon- tana's water resources. crating unit of the Noxon Rapids dam powerplant, a Washington Water Power Co. spokesman re- ported Wednesday. The date is approximately three months in advance of the June completion originally scheduled for the fourth unit. The Springer Painting Co. of Spokane started work this week painting the interior of the powerhouse. The Val Pagnutti Co., also of Spokane, is showing rapid progress in construction of finished floors in the power- house. The Morrison-Knudsen Co. is concentrating its efforts on clean- up of construction debris, dis- mantling of the batch plant and shop buildings and completion of odds and ends of construc- tion work at the dam site pre- paratory to moving off the pro- ject. M -K plans to close down its office Dec. 19. Allen Building contractors is expediting construction of the depot agent dwelling at Noxon. As further evidence of the de- clining activity at the dam, a spokesman said that henceforth only monthly progress reports will be made to the press in- stead of weekly as has been the case for the past three years. The project, overall, now is well over 90 per cent completed. INSTALLATION OF NEW STREET LIGHTS BEGUN The Montana Power Co. Mon- day began digging holes and setting poles for installation of Thompson Falls' new street lighting system. The lighting will cover both the business district and residential areas. Mayor M. C. Sutherland made a report to the city council Mon- day night at its December meet- ing on the plans and progress of the lighting program. He also said an overhead light will be in- stalled at the northwest corner of the community swimming pool, which combined with a street light at the southeast corner should provide ample illumination for night swimming. The special pool light will have a switch inside the equipment building, which is locked when not in use. The mayor reported to the Council that the cost of blinker lights for the coasting street was prohibitive and the council agreed that if weather permits additional coasting this winter that the city should use flares, now on hand, for safety lights. The council formally approv- ed the appointment of Mrs. P. B. Banister as a member of the city library board t8 succeed Mrs. Erik Melby, who resigned recently. Mrs. Lois Scott, city clerk, was given approval by the coun- cil to invest another $1000 of the water bond sinking fund in time deposit with the First State bank. The latest deposit will in- crease the fund to $8000. Under the 1957 bond issue agreement, the city was required to estab- lish a sinking fund of $6000 by 1963. City dads approved purchase of a new two-way, reversible snow plow to be installed on the new dump truck. The cost of the plow is not to exceed $940. Mrs. Scott was instructed to write the Northern Pacific Rail- way and ask the railroad to keep snow removed from the crossings in the city so as to eliminate the possibility of cars stalling on the tracks. The action is in re- ference to the accident occur- ring Nov. 22, when Mrs. Kathryn Willson's 1960 automobile was wrecked by an N.P. freight when it stalled on the west crossing. Work plans for the city street department for the new few months as reported to the coun- cil include stockpiling of gravel for future use, clearing of some unimproved streets and blasting of rock in several sections of town. Out of Hospital Norm Lovhaug entered St. Patrick hospital in Missoula Sunday to undergo medical tests. He was released Tuesday. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. \e WWeath21 er00 Falls High Chosen for 28 28 7 0 5 0 27 03 21 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 45 39 38 38 38 41 30 NINE WILD TURKEYS PLANTED Nine wild turkeys were plant- ed Tuesday afternoon on the Wesley Stearns ranch about four miles northwest of Plains on Lynch creek—the first turkey plant to be made in western Montana, Faye Couey of Kalis- pell, district game manager for the Montana Fish and Game Dept. has announced. Planted were two gobblers and seven hens. All were juve- nile birds, Couey said. The birds were trapped last week in the Lone Pine country of Carter county near Ekalaka. The birds were brought to Plains by Tom Musshl of Lewistown. Assisting Couey in making the plant was Dick Weckwirth, fish and game employe of Kalispell. Couey said the department hopes to make a second planting as soon as additional birds can be trapped. He said the Lynch creek area is not exactly the same type of area as Carter county, where the turkeys have done so well. However, he said this would be a better site in many respects than is the Long Pine country. \We have better weather, water, roosting cover and other vegeta- tion, which should prove benefi- cial to turkeys,\ Couey said. The wild Merriams turkey has made tremendous strides in Carter county since 18 birds were planted there four years ago. The original plant has mul- tiplied to around 500 birds and limited hunting has been per- mitted for two seasons already. Montana secured the turkeys from Colorado and Wyoming. Firm to Record Song Written By W. Resident Mrs. Pat Sanchez of Whitepine has signed a contract with Linda Records of New York City to record a song she has written. The name of her song is \Let Me Go, Let Me Go, If You Don't Love Me.\ Mrs. Sanchez said Tuesday she had signed the contract with Wilbur Dobbs, owner of the record film. Dobbs and his bro- ther will record the record und- er the name of \The Dobbs Brothers.\ Mrs ; Sanchez has been writ- ing songs for about five years and moved to Sanders county three years ago from the Bitter- root. They moved to Whitepine last June. This is the first time she has had one of her songs accepted by a recording firm. More Yule Gifts, Funds Needed \A lot more toys, items of clothing and food and especi- ally money is needed to insure that all underprivileged families in the county have a 'merry Christmas',\ Mrs. Ermel Hanson of the Sanders County Welfare office report- ed this week. The welfare office and the sheriff's office combine their efforts each Christmas to pro- vide toys, food and clothing gifts for children and older residents of the county who otherwise would find Dec. 25th a bleak day. Gifts of food, clothing, toys and money may be left either with the sheriff's office or at the welfare office. County boarders repair and repaint used toys which fire still in good condition. Mrs. Hanson said the num- ber of children and families to be taken care of this Chris- tmas is larger than usual and that unless additional gifts and money are received some of the families will have to be WANT ADS provide extra cash! The LEDGER — an ideal gift! National Talent Study Thompson Falls High school has been selected as one of four high schools in Montana and one of 1000 in the United States to participate in \Project Talent,\ the first scientific, comprehen- sive national inventory of the talent of the nation's youth, Supt. Everett W. Long, announc- ('d Tuesday. The names of the other three Mnotana high schools are not known, although one is located in the Missoula or Hamilton area, another in the Great Falls and a third in the Billings areas. The inventory will be conduct- ed in March 1960 in order to coincide with the 1960 population census. A scientifically selected sample of half a million high school students will be given a two-day series of examinations. These tests will measure many different kinds of things. In addition to the initial tests, a 20 -year followup study of the 500,000 students will be made. The nationwide project is be- ing financed primarily by the United States Office of Educa- tion. The project is being direct- ed by John C. Flanagan of the University of Pittsburgh. Objectives of Project Talent are: A scientifically planned na- tional inventory of the talents of our youth. The specific patterns of apti- tudes, abilities and interests which provide the best basis for various college courses and careers. Followup studies to determine the educational experiences which will contribute to the de- velopment of these aptitudes and abilities. Th'e guidance procedures most effective in assisting each stu- dent in selecting the career which will assure him the great- est personal satisfaction and success. Assisting Superintendent Long with the talent inventory at Calvin Wilson Heads Masons New officers for Thompson Falls Lodge No. 70 AF&AM, for 1960 were installedslast night at a joint installation ceremony held at Plains with officers of the Plains and Hot Springs chap- ter being invested also. Thompson Falls officers were elected Wednesday night of last week. Installed last night were the following elected officers: Calvin Wilson, master; H. R. Saint, seni- or warden; P. B. Banister. junior warden; L. E. Breiner, treasurer, Orin P. Kendall, secretary. and Louis Rosenthal. trustee for a three-year term. Appointive officers installed were: Norm Lovhaug, marshal: Leonard Lovhaug, senior dea- con; Paul Lane, junior deacon; Nels Berge, senior steward; E. Edgar Taylor, junior stew- ard, and Harold Berkey, tyler. Wilson succeeds Lloyd. John- son as master. Henry Larson Enters Hospital . H. A. (Henry) Larson was tak- en to Community hospital in Missoula Tuesday morning by his son, Gerald Green, 0. R. Hill and Mrs. Larson. He had become ill suddenly at his home late Monday night and was treated by a local physician before going to the hospital. According to family members, he was much improved yester- day and showing additional im- provement all the time. Mrs. C. A. Baxter Breaks Wrist Mrs. C. A. (Jack) Baxter suf- fered a double fracture of the radial bone of the lower left arm and a severe sprain of the lower right arm Sunday in a fall near the Baxter cabin up Pros- pect creek. While walking Mrs. Baxter tripped over a partially concealed survey stake and was thrown forward landing on both arms and her head. She was treated by a local physician and is wearing a cast on the left arm. Results fast with a WAIN I' AD! Thompson Falls high will be Principal N. W. Berge and Wil- liam J. i Buck) Prueninger, gui- dance counselor. In his letter to Superinten- dent Long announcing the selec- tion of Thompson Falls, Flana-' gan wrote: The Thompson Falls High school in your school system is one of about 1000 public, private and parochial schools scientifically selected on an equal probability basis to re- present all types of secondary schools in all regions of the country. Leading educators and national planning groups have described this inventory and the proposed 20 -year followup of these 500,000 students as one of the most important projects ever undertaken in American education.\ The project will cover more than school activities. Followup studies are planned. The project will seek to determine what stu- dents are doing in their jobs or in higher education one year after graduation from high school. The first survey and lat- er questionnaires also will ask about their interests or hobbies. Glen E. Maier of Eastern Washington College of Educa- tion guidance center at Cheney, Wash. is regional coordinator for the I'roject Talent. He is sche- duled to visit Thompson Falls in the near future to meet with the Thompson Falls administra- tive and counseling staff and will devote some time to orient- ing the test administrators and the individual in charge of the Jesting here. LONG DELAY FORECAST FOR CAMPERS, BOATS Designation and development of state parks and approved boat launching sites on the new Noxon lake is not possible in time for use during the summer of 1960, James Irwin of the Washington Water Power Co. told federal, state, county and Thompson Falls-Noxon Chamber of Commerce representatives Wednesday noon. Irwin said WWP could do nothing toward allocating land for parks or boat launching sites jntil the exact conditions of Me lake's shorelines are known through laperation of the Noxon Rapids powerplant for a long period of time. Ile indicated as much as a year of operation of the completed power plant will be required to enable WWP of- ficials to learn the exact reac- tions of banks and shorelines to the drawdown and heavy run- off periods in the reservoir. Irwin spoke to a group 18 per- sons meeting yesterday noon at the home of Mrs. C. H. Weis- mandel, chamber secretary - manager, to explore the possibi- lities of obtaining some camp- ing and boating facilities for use during the coming summer. Attending the meeting were Ashley C. Roberts. Helena, state parks director; Tim Vaughan. WWP biologist; County Com- missioners Jesse W. Lee, 11. E• Smith and Jack Harwood; State Rep. Henry L. Gill; Walter Al- len, state superintendent of fish- eries; J. J. Gaffney; R. T. Au- clair, chamber president; Dr. Richard Thiegs, Irwin Puphal, John Brinkerhoff. Dave Hale. S. I). Babcock. J. Cooper, A. H. Cheney and K. A. Eggensperger. The local group particularly sought semi-official sanction of an area upstream from Birdland and a spot at Trout Creek that could be designated eventually as a state park, but that could be used on a temporary basis this coming summer. Irwin explained that the utility could not permit picnic tables or other campground equipment to be located on its land until a formal agreement has been sign- ed with the state releasing WWP of all legal responsibility in the event of an accident. lie said WWP could not sign an agree- ment with the state until its pro- ject boundaries are definitely established and accepted by the federal government, which will be sometime in the future. Irwin pointed out that all people fishing and boating on Noxon lake now are trepassing without WWP's knowledge and that trepassing presented dif- ferent legal aspects than did ex- tending an invitation to the pub- lic to use the lake through de- signation of certain areas for state parks and boat launching sites. He said that eventually WWP will be able to authorize use of the lake, and that then any boat docks erected will have to be of a standardized design and meet certain restrictions. lie reiterated the desire of the WWP to cooperate with the state, county and residents of this area in securing state parks and suitable boat launching sites, but that \at present, we are just too premature.\ The demand for boating and camping facilities is expected to rise sharply next summer as word spreads of the excellent fishing available in the lake. Sowells to Visit New Mexico The Rev. and Mrs. M. H. Sowell and two daughters will leave next week for Roswell, N. Mex. to spend the holidays with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse II. Sowell and the latter's sister, Mrs. F. W. Lewis and family. The Rev. and Mrs. E L. Damren, recently of Kan- sas. will have charge of the Pentecostal Church of God in the absence of the Sowells. The Rev. Damren is the new district superintendent of the Yellow- stone district and has been lead- ing the revival here for the past week. The revival will continue - the remainder of this week and a short Christmas program will end the revival meetings Thurs- day evening, Dec. 17. Mrs. Sowell said that five souls have been saved during the revival thus far. RANGER STATION HOME NOW IN USE AT T. C. TROUT CREEK — District Ranger John Brinkerhoff and his family Saturday became the first occupants of the new Trout Creek ranger station. The I3rinkerhoffs are occupying one of the three new three -bed -room residences completed last week and accepted by the Forest Ser- vice from Charles Justice, build- ing contractor. The two other homes will be oceupied by Trout Creek district personnel later. Brinkerhoff said. The three homes are the first of several buildings to be com- pleted as a part of the new Trout Creek ranger station. They are located about two miles west of Trout Creek just off Highway 10A. Under construction and sche- duled for completion in about a month is a combined ware- house and office being erected by the Worst Construction Co. of Coeur d'Alene. The office - warehouse now is about 75% complete, according to Brinker- hoff. Worst also is building a gas house. The housing contracts held by Justice also included a pump house, plumbing and sew- er system. A contract has been awarded to the Vals Construction Co. of Kalispell to erect a garage and shop building, but work is not expected to start on it until in the spring. Brinkerhoff said he expects the entire station to be complet- ed and in use by late spring.
