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•S.-tNIWRS COUNTI• LEDGER, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1977 sArstaits couNi THURSDAY, DECEMBER I, Hr77 - 3 /MINI/ Sanders County Ledger Published weekly at Thompson Falls, Mt. 59873, Box 219. K.A. Eggensperger Gladys G. Eggensperger Jack Stephens Mona Turk Publisher Business Manager Printer Clerk Sherry Hagerman Lucile Hanson Colleen Douglas MONTANA PRESS ASSOCIATION Want Ads & CompuVVrIter oper. Circulation & CompuWriter oper. Darkroom Technician MEMBER 77 NEIMPO A MNAL P PER Association - Founded 1885 Second class postage paid at Thompson Falls, Mont. SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 Yr. in Sanders County $7.50 I Yr elsewhere in Montana $8 1 Yr. outside Montana .$8.50 Vol. 73 No. 36 Ledger Lines by K A E The trouble with socialism is ' that when people lean on one t succes- McClellan wasn another they soon get too weak sful in that election, but in to stand alone. 1942 was elected to the Senate and served there for more than 35 years until his death this week. At that first meeting, we re- call interviewing the future solon and will always remem- ber, how he pulled his oppon- ents campaign card out of his suit coat pocket, and then pointing to his opponent's picture on that card proceeded to give us the \low down\ on his no-good opponent. Never once did he mention his op- ponents name, but all the time kept jabbing with his finger at the picture on the card. We quoted McClellan in our story, but were careful to note that he never mentioned a name, just pointed at the card. We don't recall the op- ponent, but we do remember John T. McClellan He has served Arkansas and the na- tion well, in the mold of Mike Mansfield. Montanans really don't know what \dirty politics\ are until they get involved in a south- ern democratic primary. Only the primary counts down there and the only republicans we had in town were the post- master and one Yankee attor- ney -transfer. In that same campaign, we recall the race for congress- man among three democrats. \Our man,\ Clyde T. Ellis was a prominent state legisla- tor and quite an orator, who was seeking to unseat a 10 -year veteran, Claude Ful- ler. At every campaign stop, Ellis would end his speech with the story of \Rip Van Winkle Fuller.\ His claim was that Fuller hadn't done any- thing in 10 years in Congress and that he had been sleeping in Washington like Rip Van Winkle. The voters believed Ellis and they elected him. Biggest disappointment of the year for us is the failure of the Mouth of the Flathead to get the starring role in that new movie recently filmed in part at Warm Springs State Hospital. The latest name of the movie to be telecast later on TV is \Es- cape from Hell.\ We fild fingered Paul Fugle- berg a cinch for the part --the way he can keep a straight face and type a straight line while producing a whopping tale a- bout the Flathead Monster. The drama tells a true story of a patient who barely survived his stay in a Pennsylvania mental hospital. Incidentally, the Fuglebergs' daughter, Ruth, was recently , hosen for Western A Division uIi-star girls basketball team. As one Poison friend assessed the situation, she's as good with a basketball as her dad is with his mouth. Hot Springs High School basketball Coach Jacques Lemieux reports that another Sanders County high school graduate was involved as a coach of a girls learn in the re- cent Montana girls class C division tournambnts. Bruce Sharp is coach of the Turner girls, who finished third in the Eastern Division meet. Joe's team challenged for the second spot but failed to win their challenge tilt. Bruce's mother, Lorraine Sharp teaches the fourth grade in the Hot Springs Ele- mentary School, and his two sisters, Linda Reid, teaches in the Thompson falls Elemen- tary School and Mindy Har- wood in Hot Springs High School. Bruce's father, Em- mert Sharp, is employed by the Forest Service in Plains. It's a family of teachers...a fine, rewarding occupation. The death of Arkansas' sen- ior U.S. senator, John L. Mc- Clellan Monday touched a note of sadness for us person- ally. We first met the outstanding Arkansas public servant in the democratic primary election of 1938, while serving as a teenage editor of a weekly newspaper. Juanita and Ernie Huffman write from New Mexico extend- ing holiday greetings and note that: \We just enjoyed a 10 -day visit with Linda and her two youngsters, Jimmy and Roch- elle King from Stevensville, also her mother-in-law, Freida McLaughlin from Sheridan.\ fallialleeilliall.1411111111016611=611611M/161110‘111.111111111141111111111111111111111111iS r SANTA Will Be At SEARS MERCHANT STORE IN Thompson Falls SATURDAY, DEC. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Photographs will be available 114101111111WIPMIIIIIDMIPM1111111111166111111111MINIIIIIIIIIIIIII11111111161111641111111MIXM Inflation is Inflation! It strikes all ages. No one escapes it. It's vicious and hurts most those who can least afford it. Inflation is built into the nation's way of life. For Instance Congress recently voted increases in the mini- mum wage for four years in the future. This adds to busi- ness costs and In reality to the costs of items every person purchases in the future. Another cost to be borne by all will be the energy taxes. Social security taxes, while benefiting individuals in the future, will be paid by all --the portion that business pays will be added to the prices of future goods. Government pensions which will be going up will add to the cost of government. And then what about the Increasing load of paperwork to meet govern- ment regulations. All of these items are infla- tionary --they increase costs of consumer goods, of doing business and of running the government. Letter to editor Disappointed Editor: These past few years we have taken pleasure in showing our California friends the Ledger. You have depicted and served Sanders County well with your excellent news coverage and helpful features such as \Sheriff's Corner.\ Thus we were distressed and disappointed to see in your Nov. 10 issue, directly under \Ledger Lines,\ a tasteless joke about rape. Rape is an act of violence and is no more a joke than murder or any other form of assault. Such material in your paper is unflattering to your readers as well as to the Ledger. It only serves to provide justification to warped minds for such anti -social behavior. We trust that condoning such behavior was not your intention and that you will correct this misconcep- tion. Joyce A. and Joseph M. Newcomer Richmond, Calif. Lunch menus All menus include 'A pint milk. Dec. 5 Meatballs and catsup, potato and gravy, peas, carrot sticks, buttered bread. Dec. • 6 Macaroni and cheese, peanut butter sandwich, green beans, fruit cup. Dec. 7 Chili and crackers, cinnamon rolls, celery sticks. Dec. 8 - Chicken and noodles, homemade rolls, honey butter, corn, vegetable sticks, chilled fruit. Dec. 9 Hamburgers on buns, 'fix -ins', fries and catsup, green salad, pickles. automatic But that isn't all. In numer- ous labor contracts or by law in some cases, every time prices or the cost of living rises, income goes up for more than half of all Americans; those receiving social security checks, federal and military pensions, wage contracts with costs of living increases; food stamps and some state and local government pay scales. Thus, inflation is automatic and one step adds to another. When government chides in- dustry for raising prices, per- haps it should take a look at its own back yard. And when there is talk about wage and price controls, there's never a mention of controls on govern- ment spending or taxing au- thority. More and more people are voicing their concerns about government spending and tax- ing. Voters gradually appear to be realizing that the gov- ernment has no source of wealth. All that government spends, it first must take from the people. All subscribers gut pictotiA. The annual blue Holiday Pictorial issue of the Sanders County Ledger will go automatically to every regular subscriber, although the newstand price for that issue will be 35 cents. Readers desiring extra copies should send or bring their orders to the Ledger by Dec. 10. Extra copies will be mailed for 50 cents each, except if five copies or more are ordered the price will be 45 cents per copy or five for $2.25. The Holiday Pictorial includes reproductions of the year's better pictures of scenes, events and wildlife in Sanders County. The pictorial will be mailed with the regular Dec. 15 issue in order that copies will reach readers with holiday greeting messages from merchants and firms prior to Christmas. Holiday guests Thanksgiving week end guests of M&M Robert \Skip\ Baxter and family were her parents. M&M C. R. Duffield of Butte and her brother-in- law and sister, M&M Ray Long and daughters, Cindy and Kathy of Seattle. Also here were Mrs. Baxter's brother, John Duffield, a professor at the University of Montana in Missoula, and a friend, Polly Cleater, a UM graduate student. 'thanksgiving dinner guests also included Skip's mother, Mrs. Elsie Baxter, and Mrs. Mary bong, Ray's mother. Most of the out.of town guests left Saturday to return to their homes. 11111101111011611.1411116166111110116111M1111113116DMIIMIIMIIIIIM411 1 1 1 11 11 411 116 1 1 : 5 61 11111 I 1 • • • • • • • • • • • rAir FOR ... UNDER 0 THE TREE i IL *11 4 ..\ it' s Time For Christmas! Prices effective Dec. 1-15 or while supply lasts 3 ft. pine trees $7.99 Tree stand 9 75 Christmas cards 99 Assorted, 20 per box 36 assrtd. sizes and styles bows 98 Dove ornaments, red & white 49 16\ electric standing Santa 14\ electric Snowman 21\ Santa head -electric Bradley Doll Lamps 39.90 31 light Santa tree top flasher for tree or window .. 4.99 50 light single flashers .3.95 35 double flasher lights 3 75 12 petite fountain of lights 6 99 Ornaments, red, blue, green and yellow 1 99 Box of 12-2 3 / 8 \ Stationery 1 25-2.59 Placemats 99-1.50 Assorted pillows 2 50 Shrinking Christmas ornament kit 3 75 Etch -A -Sketch 8 50 Peppy Puppy, barking and walking ) Turnover Monkey and Puppy 8 50 ea CB Mugs 1 29 CB Bandanas 1 50 Irregular towels, assrtd. colors 1.50 Strawmats, assrted. styles 3 50 18x24\ rugs 1.99 Welcome door mats and porch rugs 1 75-2 2 9 3 8 9 Utility rugs, different sizes Mickey Mouse and Sesame St. drawing pads and scribble tablets 99 ea Christmas paper ware avallable-Lay away available also OBACH VARIETY 6 50 399 699 Plains, Mt. Main Street 111 6 / 1 1 1 / 1 111111111111110111M1M111116111111111411111101611140601111111111111111111166111111 1 1111 TEN YEARS AGO, NOV. 30,1967 W. C. (Slim) Moore of Spokane, former Thompson Falls basketball player, offers a solution to the mystery of the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks. \In the fall of 1928, the squad was to get new uniforms and it was decided we should have some kind of emblem . . One afternoon after prac- tice, our principal and coach, E. S. Ostergon, had several emblems pinned on the wall of the locker room, such as a bear, cougar, etc. --among these were an eagle and a hawk. We discussed it at length and since blue was one of the school colors, why not the \Blue Hawks?\ The squad voted for it and the \hawks\ were born. \In those days, all schools had girl teams and when we had a game it was a double header; girls first and boys last.\ Airman Michael R. Wigton, son of M&M Del B. Wigton of Hot Springs, has completed basic training at Lackland AFB, TX. Ile now is assigned as a security policeman with a unit of the Military Airlift Command at Travis AFB, Ca. He is a graduate of Hot Springs High School. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, DEC. 3,1952 The 1953 license plates have been received by County Treasurer Leo Fritz and are stored until they go on sale Jan. 2. They will replace the windshield decals and each vehicle will receive two steel plates. They are black with white numbers. Word was received by relatives here of the passing of Mrs. Herby Lacy's father, C. W. Pfeifer in Keeling, Wyo. M&M Lacy and young son went to Keeling, three weeks ago, with Mrs. Lacy remaining as Herb and son returned home. The public is invited to attend a wedding shower for Beryl Wollast011 Dec. 8 at Fridley Annex at 8 p.m. FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO, NOV. 29,1933 When the chamber of commerce met at the Union Cafe, the following discussions took place: James Adams reported the council would send Mayor Andy Anderson to Helena concerning relief work for the winter. They want to gravel the streets using relief employees, who the state board wants to put back to work. Sec. A. A. Alvord read a letter from the highway commission, promising to keep the road to Spokane open. Ray Shannon spoke about a proposal made by Governor Cooney to exempt from garnishment and execution all persons earning $20 or less a week. It would be too costly to merchants as they would have to refuse credit and try to collect back bills before the law became effective. The other proposal was a state sales tax. The club went on record as being opposed to both of these. Ferdinand A. Silcox, who Nov. 15 was appointed chief of the U. S. Forest Service, was the first supervisor in the Cabinet Natinal Forest. Mt. Silcox was named in his honor. Ben Saint was ranger at Noxon under Silcox and many other Sanders County residents remember him well. A new gold mining company was formed Nov. 25 by Isaac Thompson, J. H. Delany, Roy Rannells and F. S. Bonner. The name filed with the Clerk of Court is Hi Line Gold Mining Co. It is located in Trout Creek. The company is dredging the river at Trout Creek. Rex books The Deep' \The Deep,\ based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley, his first since \Jaws will open Saturday at the Rex Theatre. Featuring extensive underwater scenes, \The Deep\ starts Robert Shaw, Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, Louis Gossett and Eli Wallach as the participants in a terrifying adven- ture which follows the discovery of two sunken treasures on the ocean floor off Bermuda. Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset are a young vacationing couple, scuba diving near the island, who discover a rortune in Spanish treasure in the wreck of a galleon and thousands of strange glass ampules in the hold of a wrecked World War II freighter. Their find brings them in contact with Shaw, a reclusive treasure hunter and diving expert, and Gossett, a Haitian mystery man with a penchant for wealth at any cost. The four stars performed their own diving in underwater sequences of the film, which was photographed above and below four separate oceans, using new camera, sound and lighting techniques. Fifth star Eli Wallach, cast as a beach derelict, played his scenes above the waterline. In -gathering appeal TROUT CREEK -The Seventh Day Adventist Church will conduct its annual In -gathering Appeal fund drive house -to -house in Thompson Falls beginning this week end, according to Sam Rosen, drive chairman. Rosen said he will canvass the business establishments while other church members visit homes. In court Floyd S. Adkison, Libby, forfeited bond of $25 for operating a motor vehicle in a cloeed area. John D. Petrlich, Libby, forfeited bond of $25 for operating a motor vehicle in a closed area. Are you working, but not covered by a retirement or pension plan? Do you need a tax deduc- tion now and a retirement income for future years? Stop in and ask about our KEOGH and INDIVIDU- AL RETIREMENT AC- COUNTS. You would be amazed how rapidly your own retirement fund will grow with yearly tax de- ferred contributions. Plans should be set up prior to the end of your fiscal year. OUR 71st YEAR Alw Member F.D.I.C. FIRST STATE BANK OF MONTANA 1008 MAIN ST . THOMPSON FALLS, MONTANA Wrestlers win firsts by Faye Allen The Blue hawk wrestlers captur- ed three first places, a second and two thirds at the Hamilton Invita- tional one -day tourney Saturday. The team placed fourth among the eight teams competing. Placing first were Mike Fisher, 1,32 lbs.; Steve Davis, 145 lbs. and Shawn Allen heavyweight. Ronnie Kazmiercyak placed second at 138 lbs., Sam Jordan 126 ihs; and Larry Milner, 167 lbs., both won third place medals. One of the more exciting matches of the tourney was Steve Davis wrestling Mark Kemp of Darby. Kemp had already scored several points when Steve exploded with a reversal that went into a cradle and pinned his opponent in 51 seconds of the first round. The Blue Hawks will travel to Plains Friday night. This will be the first time this season that all the weights division will be filled. Saturday at 2 p.m. the Blue Hawks will meet Frenchtown and Florence in a dual meet at Frenchtown. CHAMPION PLAINS HORSEMEN accept feating Hot Springs Saturday night. Coffey Cup trophy from Don Ovitt after de- (Ledger photo) HORSEMAN ALLEN CHERY lays up a two- and Rod Cross (12), Horseman Kevin pointer. At left are Savages Ross Woods (20) O'Brien (44) and Savage Chuck Bras (10). Horsemen capture eighth tournament PLAINS -The Plains Horsemen stamped themselves as a possible power in the Western Division as they captured the championship of their own Coffey Cup Tournament with a 55-41 victory over Hot Springs in the championship game Saturday night. The Clark Fork Wampus Cats finished third with a 80 72 win over Thompson Falls, but the Blue Hawks uncorked a scoring threat in Clint IAws, who dropped in 35 points Satorday night, the top individual scoring effort in western Montana high school cage circles. The Horsemen controlled both backboards in sweeping to their win over the Savages. Three horsemen scored in double figures --Kevin O'Brien 14, Ed Wiltzen 12 and Allen Chery 11. David Orr topped Savage scoring with 13. In first round games Friday night, Hot Springs downed Thompson Falls 5042 with Laws gaining 14 and Kevin Elliott 13 points for the hawks. High for Hot Springs was Ross Woods with 20. The tournament title was the eighth for the Horsemen. Hot Springs 50, T. Falls 42 Hot Springs 8 17 17 10--50 Thompson Falls 13 11 8 10-42 Hot Springs (50) --Cross 8, Orr 2, Bras 3, Sanka 1, Muster 7, Korpi 2, Woods 20, Merritt 2, Herman 5. Thompson Falls (42) --Elliot 13, Da - • MILLER'S MARKET TROUT CREEK * FOOD * GAS * FEED * OPEN: Doily. 7-10 Sunday. 10-10 maskos 3. Lyght 5. Laws 14, McKen- zie 3, Stoble 4 Plains 65, Clark Fork 54 Clark Fork 9 11 12 22--54 Plains 15 11 19 20--85 Clark Fork (54)--Framan 10, D. Westfall 12, Bethel 18, McChesnie 2, M. Westfall 2, Therien 2, Hoskins 8. Plains (65) --Larson 3, St. Germaine 4, Chery 20, O'Brien 20, Jermyn 1, Wiltzen 8, Shull 9. Clark Fork BO, T. Falls 72 Clark Fork 24 20 10 26-80 T. Falls 17 24 9 22--72 Clark Fork (80) --Freeman 9, D. Westfall 8, Bethel 14, McChesnle 5, M. Westfall 8, Therien 14, Hoskins 6, Stevens 6, Hays 10. Thompson Falls (72) --McKenzie 10, Lyght 7, Laws 35, Dickinson 2, Elliott 1, Stoble 11 Plains 55, Hot Springs 41 Plains 12 10 14 19--55 Hot Springs 8 8 7 18--41 Plains (55) --Larson 6, St. Germaine 6, A. Chery 11, D. Chery 2, O'Brien 14, Jermyn 2, Willzen 12, Shull 2. Hot Springs (41) --Cross 8, Orr 13, Bras 2, Muster 2, Woods 6, Herman 6, King 4. MONDAY NITE GALS Ranch 20'/, 12 'ft LHC 20 13 Ledger 18 15 Curran 15 18 West End 13 1 / 4 19 1 / 1 Stobies 12 21 High series •- Ledger 1887, Fritz Travis 475; high game - West End 582, and Myrna Weser 191. Noxon loses to Superior NOXON--Noxon opened its 1977-78 cage season with a 63-45 loss to Superior Saturday night. The Red Devils were in front 28-22 at the intermission, but a cold second half gave Superior the opportunity to go out in front and mold its victory. Melnrick paced the Noxon scorers with II points. Superior 83, Noxon 45 Superior 12 10 19 22--63 Noxon 13 15 6 11--45 Superior (63) --Bennett 15, Ross 8, Chavez 16, Filius 4, Hollenback 2, Koke 2, Feldbrugge 10, Simkins 4, Crabb 2. Noxon (45)--Backen 2, T. Wilson 8, Smith 5, Richards 9, Logan 2, Therrian 8, Meinrick 11. Junior high tourney set Seventh and eighth grade basket- ball teams from Plains, Paradise and Trout Creek will compete in a junior high cage tournament with the Thompson Falls Hawklets as hosts Friday and Saturday, according to Coach Darrell Torgrim son. Plains will play Paradise in the first game at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the junior high gym. In the second game the Ilawklets will meet Trout Creek at 7 p.m. Saturday's games will see the two Friday losers meeting in the consolatidn game at 2 p.m. and the first game winners playing fcr the championship at 3:30 p.m. Friday's games will be in the new high school gym. Following the tournament, the Blue Hawk Jayvees will meet the Charlo Jayvees and that tilt will be followed by the Viking -Hawk varsity game. The Charlo games originally were to be played in Charlo. 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