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2 - Sanders County Lodger, Thursday, October 13, 1977 Sanders County Ledger Published weekly at Thompson Falls, Mt. 59873, Box 219. K.A. Eggensperger Publisher Gladys G. Eggensperger Business Manager Jack Stephens Printer Mona Turk Clerk Sherry Hagerman Want Ads & Compuwriter oper. Lucile Hanson Circulation & Compuwriter oper. PAO MEMBER N E A Aff p NAL pER Association - FountJai 1885 Second class postage paid at Thompson Falk t SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 Yr. in Sanders County S7.50 1 Yr. elsewhere in Montana $8 I Yr. outside Montana $8.50 Vol. 73, No. 30 Letter to editor Service as good as volunteers Editor: Trout Creek, Noxon, Heron area residents Breaker 19, Breaker 19. Go Breaker. I was driving on Highway 202 and have just hit a deer. My car is pretty badly damaged. I have a big cut over my eye. I must of hit the windshield for there is glass all over and blood --- blood all over. Could you send some help? Over. I will call the ambulance -- try to be quiet as possible - where on 202 are you at? Over. I think I am near the 16 -mile marker. Over. 10-4. I will send help. About 30 minutes later. Breaker 19. No one has come to help me. I am very weak and dizzy. lam bleeding more. Please send help quick! About one hour later. A motorist traveling on High- way 202 spotted the accident along the side of the road. He stops hoping he can be of some help. He walks over to the car and looks in the window. He sees a young girl slumped over the wheel, blood and broken glass all over. Anxiously he calLs trying to get some response, feels for a pulse, looks for any sign of life, but there is none. He arrived too late to be of any help. What happened? Didn't the man on the CB relay the message? Was there some mix-up in directions? Did the Community Ambulance Ser- vice get the call'? Yes, the call was sent to the Community Ambulance. Then why didn't they respond'? Because the 3 or 4 dedicated people who have been responding to all the ambulance calls got tired doing it all. They quit. Of course this is not a true story but it well could be in tae near future. I wouldn't want this to happen to me or any of my family so from now on I am going to do all I can to help the Community Ambu- lance. I haven't lived in this area too long but long enough to hear rumors and stories concerning past happenings of the Ambulance Service. That is all behind us now, the Community Ambulance Ser- vice is now being reorganized. They need your help and support. Can they depend on you as you depend on them? Ethel Schrscengost Star Route Noxon, Mt. 59863 Members ratify wage pact Settlement of all local issues, except wages, be tween the Thompson Falls Lumber Co., and members of Local 2719. Lumber. Produc- tion, and Industrial workers. AFL-CIO, was announced this week by Jim Cullen, local 2719 president, following ratifies tion of the agreement Sunday afternoon by members. Cullen said the settlement affects all local contract issues \except those matters dele- gated by the local union to the union's Western Council.\ The council is negotiating a new wage contract involving pay rates with several western Montana lumber mills. One of the major local issues included in the agree ment will permit employes to take their annual vacations anytime of the year instead of only between June 1 and Nov. 80 as in the past. School teachers employed during the summer months will he required to join the union, although the member- ship requirement will con tinue to be exempted for students. The time permitted for the union to file a grievance over the discharging of an employe will be extended from 24 to 72 hours. A new procedure for settlement of grievances of the union against the com- pany is included in the agreement. Management will be given 31 working days instead of 31 calendar days to complete evaluation of new employes. Some wage rate changes for specific job classifications are Included in the local agree- ment. The local changes are in addition to the general wage rates he he settled by the Western Coescif a negotie - dons. Chip - n - saw operator wage rates will be increased 40 cents per hour and effective April 1, 1978, an additional 46 cents per hour will be paid. Standards are to be establish ed for Chip - n - saw operators. Boilermen wil! get 9 cents more per hour and the head fireman 8 cents more. With the ratification of the agreement and retroactive to Sept. I. 1977 before the general wage increase, the following wages are effective: Boom loader hydraulic operator. $6.53 per hour. Head filer assistant (both sides), $7.60 per hour. Relief sawyer. $7.03 per hour. In the event of a mill shut -down, employes in the future are to be notified by certified mail of the new start-up time and date. Additional emphasis is to be given to seniority in filling vacancies in higher job classi- fications when an employe is qualified to fill the new job. Management agrees to post all permanent job openings. which carry a higher contract rate over the common labor rate, for bid in the depart- ment in which they occur. Rainbow girls pass muster The Thompson Falls As sembly of Rainbow for Girls had as their speciel guests Bonnie Fleshman, Supreme Inspector of the State of Montana, Order of Rainbow for Girls and her husband, Elmer a member of the Executive Hoard. Helen Rounsley, worthy matron Mt. Silcox Chapter N111 and other members of the Eastern Star Chapter also were guests. A majority service was conducted for Linde Bowne Dread by Worthy Advisor Karl Davis and her officers. Mrs. Draezt was praented a wedding gift by the assembly. Discussion was held on fund raising and service projects for the coming term. The girls elected to sell hurricane candles with poinsettias as a fund raiser. Refreshments were served by the Grand Cross of Color group at tables decorated with a fall floral centerpiece. Ledger Lines by K. A. E. The last time or tarty Stem came down to work for \Doc on vacation\ there was a small placard that went up on the entry to the shop....The lien Shop, population 7, five hens, two roosters, one exhausted. I still qualify as the exhausted rooster, or Jack just keeps flapping right along. And the five hens; they're really a crew to draw to. Doc calls 'em the ledger's excellent staff. That they are, that they are, they're the kind of staff that puts together award -winning newspapers. Tell you a secret Doc, best way to boss this crew is sit in the office, stay out of sight. spe..k when you're spoken to and stay out of the way. We ran into a few problems on some developing news stories, some of which didn't develop because of Columbus Day, others, because there was no available data. Just mention it to the girls. Ten minutes later, one had what one needed. Doc, all you need when you're gone is someone to write heads. I'll keep on doing it because I like the work break, but I still think some gal could do it just as well. ss• Doc, got to ask as an or boy out of the east years and years ago, wait until you get home and then make that color and slide compari- son. New England and fall and color are beautiful, but nothing to the spectacle of our West. Not knocking and a fellow has to see for himself, but Monday and Tuesday morning here in the Clark Fork Valley were really something. But it's a cinch little old J.T. knows what a grandpa's heartstrings are for and that's part of leaving good folks alone for a week who will be glad to see vou back-lhs Forest will build wood harvest road The 3.1 million board -foot Weeksville timber sale that sold Sept. 28 marks the first time the Lobo National Forest will build logging roads under the 1976 National Forest Management Act (NF'MA). Flodin-Bryce Logging Cor- poration of Plains, which was the high bidder at $321,677, elected to have the agency construct the roads under the new law's small-business op- tion, according to Iven Wil- son, the forest's resources - program analyst. Under the option, which went into effect on July 1, the forest has four months to award a construction contract to build 10 miles of new roads and reopen 9.5 miles along Weeksville Creek north of Plains. Wilson said the con- struction must be complete by the end of 1978. Estimated cost is $155,000. While in the past timber operators had to bear the cost of building the roads before removing the timber, the NFMA gives small businesses the option to have the Forest Service initially pay the cost. The agency will recover the construction costs up to the $155,000 estimate as Flodin- Bryce removes the logs. Any costs more than the engineer- ing estimate will come from the forest's operating budget, Wilson said. \It's an experiment,\ said Eric Bryce, the company's Lunch menus All menus include Vi pint milk. October 17 - Spaghetti stith meat sauce, cabbage, carrot - raisin salad, homemade rolls, honey butter. October 18 • Cream of potato soup, toasted cheese sandwich, pickle slices, lemon cake. October 19 - Chili and crackers, celery sticks, cinna- mon rolls. October 20 - Green bean and weiner dish, buttered bread, corn, fruit jello October 21 - MEA conven- tion, no school. vice president. \Right now we don't know anything about it,\ Bryce said. \It's going to be interesting to see what happens.\ TEN YEARS AGO, Oct. 12, 1987 MiTild Howard Prior of Newark, Oh. have announced the engagement of their daughter Millie, to E. David Stegmeier, son of M&M Calvin Stegmeier of Spokane, formerly of Plains. Stegrneier was graduated from Plains High School and the University of Montana. He is beginning his fifth year as music supervisor and English instructor in the Thompson Falls schools. TROUT CREEK --Mrs. Beryl Watson took over as head postmaster Saturday morning succeeding John Cernik, who has retired. He and his wife will continue to live here and do some of the things they have always wanted to do. Mrs. Watson lives up Whitepine Creek and has worked many years in the Thompson Falls Post Office. When \Little Deer,\ a pet buck escaped from the exhibition pasture at the National Bison Range, Ed Park, free-lance wildlife writer -photographer attempted to drive it back into the fenced enclosure. But the young buck had other ideas and was ready to slash Park with his sharp front hooves. To parry the slashing hooves, Park used his tripod as protection. He was at the Moiese range to gether material for a book he is writing on buffalo. Little Deer was finally taken back to the pasture when employees of the range grabbed him by his antlers and dragged him head down. FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO, Oct. 11, 1933 Mrs. Nelle Phillips came over from Troy Monday to visit her old friends in the parish. The depression has struck Troy very hard. The newspaper was forced to discontinue there. Half the stores in the town are vacant. Anyway, Miss Phillips will be unable to stay there as her income from that place the past Fire prevention week oints out hazards Family life may center around it, but at the same time home is one of America's greatest fire hazards. More than 70 per cent of all fires occur in dwellings, according to estimates of the National Fire Protection As- sociation. Even more tragic, some 6,800 deaths are caused by them. Fire Prevention Week, pro- claimed by President Carter, will be observed this year October 9-15. If a family has not already done so, now is the ideal time, advises the Insurance Information Insti• tut., to draw up plans for what it must do in a home fire. Long range steps can then be taken to prevent fires. Be sure above all that everyone knows how to get out of the home quickly, and also knows alternate routes. Have a pre arranged meeting place outside the house, where all members of the family can assemble. Many a father or mother has perished in flames be cause of rushing back into a fire to save a child. That child in the meantime was safely outdoors on another side of the house. Once out of the house, call the fire department, either through an alarm box or a neighbor's phone. Don't go back into the house to rescue anything, whatever its senti- mental or real value. Grease should always be cleaned from the range, and curtains should not be near enough to blow over it. A portable gas or oil heater can be a very pleasant feature of a cold bedroom, but don ' t neglect to turn it off at bedtime. Also leave a door or window slightly open. so that the oxygen it uses will be replaced. Have an experienced ser viceman go over your central heating system now don't Backen takes !North TROUT CREEK liacken Logging Inc. was the success ful bidder on the North Dry Salvage sale totaling 197 board feet of timber located on the Cabinet Ranger Dia trict of the Kootenai National Forest. Dave Morton, district rang er on the Cabinet Ranger District, said the North Dry Salvage sale located 21 air wait for cold weather. He should also inspect and clean flue pipes and chimneys and make necessary repairs. The basement, closets and attic have their uses, but not as accumulation spots for papers, rags and old furni- ture. All can catch fire and leave a family outdoors looking on helplessly while their home burns. Using kerosene or other flammable liquids to start a fire in a furnace, fireplace, or stove is a very dangerous practice. So is cleaning clothes with benzine or gasoline. Better to take them to the local cleaner and spare the grief of a home fire. Dry salt. miles northwest of Trout Creek was appraised at $23.553.59 and was hid to 821.569.42. liacken Logging Inc. was the only bidder on the sale. in court Jerry C. Taylor. Thompson Falls, forfeit $15 bond, speed- ing. Hey: LOGGERS! Who can help ease the pain of a broken arm? Our representative can! Dick Crain Drawer 765 Plains, Mt. 826 - 3607 Accidents will happen. When they do, a Wood- men Health insurance policy can help provide financial relief that will stay with you all the way. Don't let physical in- juries hurt you financial- ly. Ask a Woodmen rep- resentative about Dick Olson Box 21 Hot Springs, Mt 741-2535 NEW DIMENSIONS In Mortgage Protection Insurance from WOODMEN ACCIDENT AND LIFE I forne ( Mir e I in«)In, Nebraska Careless use of smoking materials heads the list of home fire causes. The rules to prevent such fires are simple, the Insurance Information Institute points out. First, don't smoke in bed. have large ash trays handy in every room. Don't discard burning butts and matches, and see that matches are kept from your children. Defective electric wiring and equipment account for many home fires. Installing or extending home wiring is not a doit-yourself job -- call a qualified electrician. Exten- sion cords placed under rugs are fire hazards. So are multiple attachment plugs. month was only $14. She is expecting a conference soon with the superintendent of the M. E. Church who lives at Kalispell in regard to moving her elsewhere. Several debates were held in the grade school history classes this past week, with the seventh and eight grades participating. The debate in the 7th and 8th grade was on the subject Resolved that the feat of Columbus crossing the waters in 1492 was greater than the crossing in recent years. Those participating were Betty Wright, Jean Frisbie, Patty Armeling, Eber Hoyt, and Maurice Boyack. The debate in the 8th grade was on the subject of \ Slavery. \ The teacher, Miss Whitehouse, said the children did well, considering this was the first time they had tried a historical debate. NINETY-FOUR YEARS AGO From the book \The Great Northwest, a Guide Book and Itineary for the Use of the Pacific Railroad,\ by Henry J. Winser, 1883: Paradise Valley and Horse Plains are two small and charming valleys soon appear in our ride to vary the fine mountain views. They are Paradise Valley and Horse Plains, both celebrated among the Indians as wintering places for their ponies. Paradise Valley is seven miles westward of the junction of the rivers. It is two by four miles in extent, and well deserves its name. Six miles beyond is Horse Plains, a circular prairie, six miles across, containing a township of fertile land, situated in the midst of very wild scenery. High mountains stand around and lend the warmth of spring, while their own sides are white with snows. These valleys are the only spots on the immediate line of the railroad for over 160 miles that invite cultivation. The oldest inhabitant of this region is one Neptune Lynch. He drifted hither almost 20 years ago, and was content to own a few cows and let them roam the wilderness. The small herd of sixty cows grew and throve. They summered in the mountains and wintered in the valleys, where snow seldom falls over four inches in depth. Lynch's stock, which roamed for a hundred miles, have made him and his sons rich. The land of Horse Plains produces everything desirable in northern latitude, under irrigation, but in some seasons irrigation is not needed. Sheriff's log 10 3: Thompson Falls police responded to a disturbance call. Sheriffs deputies investigated a disturbance call near Thompson Falls. 10-4: An accident near Noxon was investigated by Sheriffs deputies. A trespassing complaint was filed at the Sheriffs Office. 10-5: Sheriffs deputies handled a theft complaint. 10-6: Vandalism to the Y Chevron in Hot Springs is under investigation. 10-7: Highway patrol and sheriffs deputies arrested Charles Gravitt. 31, and Kathleen Gravitt. 26, both of Yakima, Wa. They were driving a ear stolen from Yakima. Sheriffs office received a theft report from the Thompson Falls area. 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