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2 - Sanders County Lodger, Thursday, July 7, 1977 A MONTANA PRIZE WINNING WEEKLY 1 SANDERS COUNTY LEDGER - published weekly K A. Eggensperger Editor and Publisher Gladys Eggensperger Business Manager Jack S. Stephens Printer Marlene Lopes Compuwriter Operator Patrick Sullivan Darkroom Technician Mona Turk Office Clerk Sherry Hagerman Compuwriter & Want Ads MEMBER MONTANA PRESS f 76 NPAU N A L pER ASSOCIATION Association - Founded 1885 ••,.1141 class postage paid at Thompson Falls, Mont. SUBSCRIPTION RATE 1 Year in Sanders County $6.50 1 Year Elsewhere in Montana $7.00 I Year Outside Montana $7.50 Vol. 73 No. 17 Letters to editor Not anti- wilderness Editor: Some claim Outdoors Un- limited is \anti -wilderness\ because it opposes the Mont- ana Wilderness Study Act (S393). Not true! Although S393 is a wilder- ness study bill, members feel it circumvents the Forest Service's multiple use plann- ing process on the essentially roadless national forest lands. This process gives equal consideration to all resource and recreational values, in- cluding wilderness, and is accompanied by an environ- mental impact statement and full public participation. Outdoors Unlimited feels the study bill is unnecessary. Five years ago, the Forest Service Roadless Area Re view Evaluation of the total national forest system identi- fied areas for additional wilderness study. The areas in 8393 were not chosen. although portions of Taylor- Hilgard (Iiilgard Hold Area) and Ilyalite-Porcupine-Buffalo Horn (Hyalite Area) were. Th .n May 6, 1977, Assist- ant Agriculture Secretary M. Rupert Cutler announced another complete review of the 56 million acres of national forest roadless areas --coined RARE 2. The areas within S393 will be restudied for wilderness potential within a one to two year time frame and recommendations for instant wilderness, more wilderness study or other multiple uses will be made by the Forest Service. Outdoors Unlimited mem- oers have a philosophical difference with preservation groups. We believe multiple use plans identify portions of areas with high wilderness potential. Although not clas- sified as wilderness, the Forest Service manages the areas as wilderness. We believe these smaller wildernesses complement the National Wilderness ['reser vation System by offering one day wilderness experi• ences for the growing number of wilderness enthusiasts. Along with wilderness, roadless lands can provide campgrounds, timber harvest• ing and management, mining, snowmobiling, grazing, etc., through multiple use plann- ing. While our philosophy differs from preservation groups, it isn't \antiwilderness.\ Nor are our efforts intended to degrade wilderness or wilder- ness advocates. We simply \P the need to let the multiple use planning process proceed uninterrupted. Some claim Outdoors Un limited is a front group for economic interests, parti- cularly the thither industry. Loggers, millworkers, forest- ers, miners, and stoelegrow- ers, for example, contribute time and money to the organization, but so do recre- ationists and other concerned citizens. We share the belief in balanced management of the multiple uses of the National Forest to benefit all, including those interested in wilderness. Finally, while some selec- tively quote the University of Montana report (Wambach Report) on 8393 as saying timber values are low, it must be pointed out that Section 6 of the report summary states: \in our considered opinion, much of the land srcificd in 8393 does not have the qualities that make it suitable for inclusion in the Nstional Wilderness Preservation System and very littfr of it would be classified as good tim).cr growing land.\ The report also stated by not classifying the areas as wilderness, many non -con- forming wilderness uses would be allowed. It states: \It would allow the use of many management practices that are not appropriate to classified Wilderness, such as sanitation facilities, prescrib- ed burning, the use of helicopters and other me- chanical devices.\ While complete develop- ment is not the answer to managing the nine areas in S393, neither is complete wilderness. A speedy con- clusion of the multiple use planning process will deter mine the best uses of the areas in an acceptable time period. State film gets award A 16 mm color film, \Yellowstone Concerto,\ pro- duced by the Mont. Dept. of Fish and Game received top honors at a recent meeting of the American Association for Conservation Information. Films entered in the contest kere Produced by conserva- tion agencies from other states and provinces as well as by professional film- makers. • Steve Bayless, information bureau chief for the depart- ment, said the film depicts the life of the Yellowstone, largest of the remaining free -flowing rivers in the lower 48 states. The beauty of the river and the animals and plants that draw life from it are portrayed. Bayless said the film will be entered in further romped tion at the International Out door Writers Convention, the International Film and Tele- vision Festival and the World- wide Cine Festival. Organizations, schools, and civic groups may schedule the film for showing by contacting the Dept. of Fish and Game's film center in Helena. State tests paving tape A new, flexible pavement striping tape is being tested on a two-mile section of highway near Armington junction, east of Great Fr Ils. The test will show highway engineers whether the thin plastic tape will withstand Montana winters, and outlast standard paint stripes. The Lane has pressure sen sitive adhesive which stichs to the pavement. A special trailer, provided by the manufacturer for the experi- ment, carries reels of the tape and a pressure roller to apply it. The tape has reflectorized beads imbedded in it for greater visibility. The tape will be used as centerline and edgeline mark- ings on a trial basis. The highway section was chosen for the test because it is curvy, and traffic tends to cut across the lines. The material will be eval- uated to answer questions about wearability, reflecti- vity, and toughness in stand ing up to snowplows, sanders, and studded tires. Opportunity for fraud Plans by the state to insure itself rather than expend around $1.5 million per year on liability insur- ance premiums makes sense. The Legislature appropriated about $2 million earlier this year to establish a fund from which to pay claims against the state through its self - insurance. The idea is good, but it has an inherent weakness that must be guarded against. Self insurance, unless tightly controlled and close- ly watched, provides an opportuni- ty for fraud. Job well done Newspapers and other media -- TV, radio --frequently are the recip- ients of criticism from the general public, but the press rarely in turn receive thanks or appreciation for the many public services they provide. Last month all over Montana, newspapers carried stories remind- ing homeowners to apply for tax relief at their local assessor's office. As a result, more than 95 percent of the home owners in the state applied for this tax relief. That 's good! A claimant and a state insurance inspector or adjustor could sup- posedly collaborate to file a fraudu- lent claim. The Workmen's Compensation scandal provided ample evidence of collusion to defraud the state. Officials must take extra precau- tions to make self-insurance work fairly and honestly. If they do, everyone benefits, and most of all the state's hardpressed taxpayers. The Ledger. for instance, carried at least a half dozen stories concerning the tax relief, with the last one printed the day of the deadline. The State Dept. of Reve- nue published one advertisement urging home owners to apply for the relief. In view of the record number of applications filed for tax relief al; over the state, the newspapers of Montana deserve credit for a job well done. Ledger Lines by K. A. L Tact is the ability to see others as they wish to be seen. • • • • The gal at the front counter asks: \Please tell me again how lucky 1 am working here...1 keep forgetting.\ A pleasant note from Mrs. Julienne K. Berge Ilinch reads: \Hi gang! \Think most of you remember me --those who knew me. \Each year I think I'm going to discontinue my subscription as there has been quite a change due to the influx of people. \I always clip the pictures which are always special and items of interest and send on to the children. This year my husband, Ken, added his two bits by stating, \Don't stop taking the Ledger as I enjoy it also.\ Sometimes I think he spends more time with it than I do. lie loves the wildlife pictures. \Ken fell in love with Thompson Falls and the beautiful surrounding area when we were back last summer. \I think of TS\ and the people often. I particularly enjoy the news regarding school. \Congratulations on the honors bestowed at the Montana Press Assn. convention. \Best regards to all our friends.\ And from Beloit, Wis. this note from Clarence I). Pelham: \Find enclosed my check for a years subscription to your very fine paper. My brother, Merle, lived at Trout Creek for 10 years until he passed away June 12, 1976 and the good people of your area treated us like we were. family. lie had many fine friends. Therefore, we see their names in your paper and always remember them in our prayers. \Laurette and I were married 53 years June 24, 1977 here in Beloit.\ The guy believed in including his wife in his hobbies. She wrote him a note: \I've been sunburned at baseball games: frozen at football games and seasick and mosquito bitten fishing. Why can't you be like most husbands and never take me anyplace?\ ''There's a bigger fool than the fellow who knows it all: he's the fellow who will argue with him.\ Garth lienrichs. Medicare rates go up July 1 Monthly premiums on the medical insurance part of Medicare will go up starting July 1. The basic premium rate will go from $7.20 to $7.70 a month. Medicare medical insurance helps pay doctor bills and other medical expenses and is funded by individual prem iums and federal general revenues. The protection is offered to people 65 and over, to disabled people under 65 and over, to disabled people under 65 who have been entitled to social security disability benefits for 24 consecutive months or more, and to many people under 66 with permanent kidney fail- ure. The Medicare law requires an annual review of the cost of the medical insurance pro gram. Based on this review, an estimate is made of the cost of this coverage for the following year. Under that provision, the medicare bene• (friaries' basic premium rate would have been increased by over 70 per cent to $12.30 a month because of rising costs of medical services covered by Medicare's medical insurance. But, the law also limits any increase in the basic premium rate to the percentage that social security benefit pay ments increased in the pre vious year. Social security payments increased 6.4 per cent in 1876, so the medicare medical insurance basic pre mium rate was limited to an increase of 6.4 per cent starting July 1- to $7.70 a month. Die premium is about one third the cost of this protection. The federal gov- ernment pays the remainder from general revenues. Hospital insurance protect ion he extended without premium charge to people 65 and over who are eligible for social security benefits, to disabled people under £5 who have been entitled to social security disability benefits for 24 consecutive months or more, and to many people under 65 with permanent kidney failure. People 65 and over who aren't eligible for social security benefits can get medicare hospital insurance by paying a monthly premium if they also sign up for the medical insurance. The hospital insurance pre- mium rate is based on the average monthly cost of this protection. Starting July 1, this rate will go from $45 to $64 a month. Over 24 million people have one or both parts of medicare. People can get information LOCAL UNION 2719 PICNIC SUNDAY, July 10- 1 p.m. BLUE SLIDE RECREATION AREA (Finley Point) (If rarl, laycee Center) POTLUCK - Bring Your Own Utensils Union Furnishes Meat & Drinks /111 Vnion Members and Families Welcome The Way It Was Bobbi Crawford FIFTY YEARS AGO July 6, 1927 As the season advances and weather conditions are favorable, mining companies and prospectors, operating up Prospect Creek district are starting some new development according to J. B. Carsen in Wallace. \Supplies are being hauled into the Prospect Creek district in preparation for resuming development on several proper- ties,\ Carsen said. \Some of the new development will be extensive, as arrangements are being made for continuing through the summer. The biggest development will be at the Iron Daisy mine, a property that has been developed to the producing stage. The ore showing at this mine is of a good grade, and will compare with some of the ore in the big mines of the Coeur d'Alene. The Eagle Mountain Mining Co., operating a group of claims adjoining the Iron Daisy, recently resumed operations. A lower tunnel has been driven to within a short distance of where it is expected the vein will be tapped at considerable depth. An auto accident happened near Trout Creek Sunday that came near being a fatal one when a car driven by Pat Leary overturned and the four occupants were cut up very bad. From information gained they tried to turn out when meeting another car and were going at such a speed that the car turned over several times. It being a closed car the glass cut the occupants very badly, but upon examination no bones were broken. The Fourth was very quiet in Thompson Falls. There was no excitement of any kind as about all the citizens were away. Some went to Hot Springs, Spokane, Missoula and Sandpoint and those that didn't avail themselves of these trips went out in the mountains fishing or on picnics. It rained a little during the day, but not enough to spoil anyones pleasure trips. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO July 9, 1952 For the past month city fathers have felt much concern over the water supply situation in Thompson Falls. The well, an auxilliary to Ashley Creek supply, is dry. In past years, the water level of the river seemed to affect the abundance in the well. When the splash boards at the dam were taken out the well would go dry and upon reinstallation of the boards the water would again rise, but, this year the expected did not occur --the well failed to come back to normal. Monday evening, Mayor Norman Cross and the council devoted most of their time to this serious matter. They discussed and agreed to have an engineer come in to diagnose and suggest means to overcome the trouble. In order to have sufficient water for all, the council felt it necessary to impose a limit on irrigating hours. During the non irrigating hours of the afternoon and night they stated, the reservoir would fill up enough to meet the. needs of the town the rest of the time. Let us all cooperate. Another topic discussed to some extent was the traffic hazard on Main St. This week three accidents occurred due to U turns, backing away from curbs without looking and backing around (orners. Law enforcement officers were present and it was agreed that anyone offending in like manner is entirely in the wrong and should be fined. Work on the new fire truck is progressing and the recently purchased pump has been installed on the truck. Earl Davis, Jesse Nelson, Johnny Hamann and IRS Kemmerer about signing up for medicare by calling, writing, or visiting any social security office. The Missoula !Will security office is at 201 South 3rd St. West. The phone number is 329- 3444. are heading the group which is building up the new fire apparatus. A number of improvements have been made at the jail recently and among them is the installation of equipment so that patrons of the county jail can do their own cooking. Cupboards have been built in a cell upstairs, and a sink and an apartment size electric stove installed. Prisoners are painting the walls with white enamel. Only sufficient food for one meal will be taken up to the men to prepare for themselves. If they burn it, it's their hard luck. Also new plumbing, shower, toilet and sink have recently been put in. TEN YEARS AGO July 6,1967 The Montana Fish and Game Dept. has planted 240,632 eyed west slope cutthroat trout eggs in the hatchery ponds at the R. J. Wilkinson place here and the eggs should be hatching by the end of this week, according to Joe Huston, biologist. M&M Ernest Franke will begin giving swimming lessions July 12 for all non -swim- mers or those interested in receiving instruction. The Frankes donate their time to give the swimming instruction and said they would appreciate receiving help from any volun- teers who are willing to donate their time and efforts also. by Lorraine Dufresne TEN YEARS AGO July 6, 1967 EDDY --Mrs. Bob Hill, who is first in the local Shining Mountain Rifle Club, is 27th nationally in the 1967 NRS National Women's Postal Matches. 25 YEARS AGO July 9, 1952 A number of improvements have been made at the jail recently and among them is the installation of equipment the patrons of the building can use to do their own cooking. Cupboards have been built in a cell upstairs and a small electric apartment size stove installed. Prisoners are painting the walls with white enamel. Only sufficient food for one meal will be taken up to the men. If they burn it, its their tough luck. Also new plumbing, shower, toilet and sink have been put in. After spending almost a year visiting in Maine, Mrs. Catherine Oulette returned to Thompson Falls Saturday. She was met in Montreal, Canada by her son-in-law and daughter, M& M lierb . Jones of Wallace, Ida., who journeyed to Detroit to pick up a new car, so they continued on to pick her up. They drove to Thompson Falls where her other two daughters were awaiting her homecom- ing. 83 YEARS AGO The Western Montanian was the newspaper of Thompson Falls in 1894. D. A. Hendricks was the publisher. The price was $2.50 per year with the display ads costing $1. per inch and the local advertising 20 cents per line each insertion. These were the businesses who ran ads in the paper: J. A. Allen -Fine Kentucky and Monogahela Whiskies; Joe Weber -Roots and Shoes; Preston's Delivery and Feed Stable; Mrs. Matthew's Bakers; the Allen House, First Class Meals and Beds; G. W. Gates and Co., druggist hardware. John Willis ran the biggest ad in the paper for his dry goods store. Thompson Falls was called the \Camp of Industry\ --and you could \stake a lot in town by building and proving upon it.\ Newsy items were: \E. Preston is very busy now hauling lumber to the antimony mines, these being the only ones in the United Suites.\ \A meeting of the Populists was attended by J. H. 'McKay, popular section boss of Eddy. Also W. C. Adams believes firmly that Thompson Falls will give B. B. Smith, a Populist, a large vote for Congress, and points with pride to the large number of people who attended the Populist meeting. Body Shop opens here Although considerable work remains to be done, Kress Elliott opened his new auto body repair shop this week in the metal building at the former Falls Building Supply location. Richard A. Crain has earned a hand. As a result of an outstanding record during his first year with the. company. this Woodmen Accident and 116. representative has earned membership in THE PREMIER CLUB The firm is known as the Kress Body Shop. He former- ly was employed at Heater and Heater. Elliott is adding a 16 by 26 foot sealed room for paint- ing autos adjacent to the metal building. ...a select group who have excelled in providing (inane ial security to many individuals, families and businesses through New Dimensions in life and health insurance. Not only is this a tribute to past achievements, membership in The Premier (lull is also an indication of the potential for even greater honors in the. future. Won't you ioin us in giving him a hand? Rk hard A. Crain Drawer 765 Plains, MI l'h. 82(t- IN)7 ()well M. Thompson Agene y Manager Representing WOODMEN ACCIDENT AND HU I.
