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' 40 141/ is b a,..... ....,r1141}. •o• s A ., CI. • • FORGET SOMEBODY? Send a Christmas Gift Subscription and blame us for the late delivery. 111Nse. so c i e t y •••• wrA t o %Irmo Hi8 romio4 L 80016111r oP yotv T4 N 4 THE MINERAL INDEPENDENT VOLUME XXXII NO. 5 1 New Years Greeting ilkiltion by merchants, tradeamen and well wishers of Mineral County. SUPERIOli:BAY , DBCFAMBER 20, 1040 SUBSCRIPTION $2.50 IN ADVANCE Pioneer Miner Burial At Superior George W. King was laid to rest in the cemetery in Superior Wed- nesday afternoon, following a fun- eral service in\ the Methodist church. Rev. John P. Ginter read the bur- ial oration at 2 o'clock. A small group of friends and relatives ga- thered to pay their last respects to this long time resident of Min- eral county. Born in Allegheny county, Vir- ginia, June 2, 1866, George was the oldest child in a family of seven boys and five girls. With his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James A. King, he traveled to Arkansas and OD to Missouri when a lad lot 16. The father bought H. farm near Cassville, where the family grew up. In 1888 George followed his bro- ther James to Gem, Idaho, where he worked at odd jobs for several years. James came to Superior in 189* and George [followed two years later. ,He staked a claim to a quartz gold mine on Second creek in '93, which he still owned at the time of his death. Known as the Josie Lode, the King brothers worked It together for a time. In 1916 George married, but was divorced four years later without issue. Until six years ago be worked his mine, when advanced age forc- ed him to curtail his activities: He made his home in Superior with his brother James until a year ago When he entered the nursing home at the Coniknunity hospital . . Last week, Deceariber 21. he passed a- way at the age of 86. He lied been a resident of the county for the past 57 years. He was preceeded in death by his parents, three sisters and three brothers. Survivors are his brother James of Superior, Joseph of La - Junta, Colo., and Thomas of Grand 'View, Ark.; and his sisters, Har- riet Bell of Carthage, Mo., and Ada Rogers of Edmonton, Canada. Pallbearers were Fred Mayo, E. P. Griswold, Grover Miles and Joe Mayo. Luc ys Funeral Home had charge of the remains. EGG ECONOMICS NEEDS ADJUSTMENT Mineral ciounty egg producers, stimulated by a recent drop in egg prices, discussed marketing pro- blems with a local merchant, Rudy Lange, owner of the Iron Mountain Grocery, at the Farm Bureau meet; mg December 15. Mineral county has a natural market because more eggs are con- sumed here than are produced each year. At the present time merchi ants are filling consumer needs by purchasing eggs out of the county. They can purchase out -of -county produce cheaper than they can buy local eggs. On the other hand, local farmers are accuanulating egg sur- plusses which must be sold else- where. Both merchants and pro- ducers agree that eggs should not be shipped to outside markets and then shipped back to Mineral county for resale to the consumers. This practice involves too many middle men thereby forcing consumers to pay for this extra handling and transportation cost. Sooner or later merchants and producers must agree to some mar- keting system to relieve this un- natural situation. Quality eggs properly handled to supply a year around market seem to be the answer. Under the pre- sent method of marketing, the sup- ply of eggs are high during the time of year of high production and scarce the balance of the year. This condition is. not to the best Interest of either producer, mer- chant or consumer. Eggs properly handled would assure the local consumer good quality eggs at sal times of the year for a moderate price. PMA PROGRAM MEETINGS FRIDAY An economic outlook for the farmer, and joint working rela- tionships between the Production and Marketing Administration and the Extension Service in farm prac- tices, will be the main points of the two meetings scheduled for farm co-operators next week. The first meeting will be held in the court room in Superior on Friday, January 6, at 10:00 a.m. An identical meeting will be held at the Tarkio schodi that evening at 7:30. Farmers who are unable to attend the morning 'meeting are urged to be present in the even- ing. A representative of the PMA staff in Helena will be at the ses- sions to explain the farm co-opera- tor program for 1950. JANICE THOMPSON TO SING OVER SPOKANE RADIO The title role in the opera \Car- men' will feature Miss Janice 'Phompson, former student in the .` Superior high school, in a broad- cast scheduled over KGA in Spo- kane on Tutaday, January 10. Jim Scott, new Superintendent of *he U. S. Gypsum plant at Heath, spent Christmas with bla parent.. Tte• May the grand sense of freshness that accom- panies the arrival of a New Year stay with you right on through the decade that is opening before us . We wish for you not only a Happy New Year. but a happy 1950 to 1960. PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR \TROUBLE MAKER\ HOLDS UP RAIL TRAFFIC Monday afternoon the traveling maintenance shop for the Milwau- kee railroad power line derailed at the switch yards on. the west side of Superior. Passenger train No. 18 eastbound was halted just on the edge of town for about an hour before it coupled onto the \trouble shooter\ and dragged it back on the rails. In putting the wayward bus back, the fig on the switch was bent, and subsequent traffic had to be routed over the siding until the switch- could be repaired. While No. 18 was waiting at Superior, Its mate, No. 17 westbound, was holding on the siding at Cobden, and an eastbound freight waited at St. Regis for a clear track. , DIXON DROPS A TIE GAME HERE FRIDAY In a hot and cold game with Dixon here last Friday the Super- ior Bdbcats gave home spectators one of the fanciest Photo finishes of the season. The game was twe minutes old before Dixon scored the first basket from the floor. Another minute dragged by be- fore James put one in for Superior. A , bobble by the home team gave Dixon a setup for their next score. Lou' Johnson came into the gamn when it Was five minutes old, and sparked some action into both teams. James got a bucket, followed by Johnson and another by Dick Warn - ken and again by Johnson. Dixon kept right up with Superoir and the quarter ended 10 all. Opening the second stanza Bdbbles Bennett sank one from insideourt and John- son dribbled in for a layurp. Dixon stayed neck and neck until Camp- bell broke away for a tip -in. The halt ended 17 to 20 with Dixon ahead. Dixon players failed to report in at the half and a technicali was called. They made a basket on the following tip-off play, which was not counted. The game was In full swing this quarter. The big Dixop center went out via the foul route and James began shoot- ing again. At the end of the third quarter Superior was trailing by five points. Nearing the end James tied the score with a free throw and the crowd went wild. With fifty seconds to go and 37-37 the score, Dixon misted a` free throw. Amid the mad scramble Campbell , snagged a wild pass un- der his own basket, and tipped 11 through seclonds before the buzzer Tally, Superior 39, Dixon 37. rth a game with Arles at Arlee the same night St. Regis is report- ed to have won by three points. Last week in a return game with the Bt. Regis independents, the Superior married men lost a touch and go game with the care- free bachellors of the western hills. The Suiperior high school team goes to Florence -Carlton Friday night tor a recently scheduled mid - season game. James Scott Bose Of Gypsum Plant New board plant superintendent. of the U. S. Gypsum company at Heath, Just east of Lewistown, is James H. Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed N. Scott of Superior. Scott attended school in Superior before the war, and was a member of the famous Sea -Bees in the south Pa- cific during the war. He attended the School of Mines in Butte, and took a degree in mechanical en- gineering from the University of Washington in Beattie recently. Sportsman Scott received the fol- lowing eulogy from the works man- ager of the company, \He worked successfully as student engineer, foreman,and engineer, and will as- sume his new duties immediately.\ CLINE CLEARS COUNTY CONFINES Herman Summers, traveler, was arrested by the , Mineral county sheriff last Saturday when the driv- er of a Greyhound bus on which he was riding as a passenger, filed a complaint against him. Summers was in an inebriated condition and was annoying the other passengers on the vehicle. The following day he was released to continue his Journey. Lee R. Cline, Sr., who has been a, guest of the county at the \Sheltering Arms\ hotel for the past Month, was released last Fri- day. Cline was arrested at the scene, near the scenic bridge, where two of his accomplices were at- tempting to cover a stolen car with branches after pushing it in the river. He was released on a $2,500 bond at one time from a charge of transporting a stolen car across a state line. However he was re- arrested on a charge by Sheriff Harry Haner of Coeur d' Alene in connection with some burglaries in Idaho. Sheriff Hamer dropped his charges and ,Clime was again re- leased on hi original bond. APPRECIATION EXPRESSED IMrs. Thelma E. Johnson, ' Seal Sale chairman for Mineral county. expressed today her appreciation to the people for their prompt and whole -hearted response to the an- nual appeal for funds. In ter comment, Mrs. Johnson stated, \For myself and in the name of the association, I wish to publicly thank the people of this county for their expression of their support of the tuberculosis associa- tion and its work. \Money contributed 'during the 1949 Christmas Seal Sale will bc used for an expanded program of tuberculosis prevention and control during 1950. , The generous support of the Seal Bale is proof that the people of Mineral county are de- terminedi to fight tuberculosis to the finish. I wish it were possible for me to thank personally each person who %Ought Christmas seals and those who so generously do- nated their time.\ 'BOTTOMS UP\ FOR HE TRAVELER Ilit t snow mad rain . during the p tew days have eludes' the downfa , not only of the local citizenry, but also of the passer- by. Numerous reports bave been received to the effect that high- way vehicles have slipped to the side of the road, and dropped off the grade into the ditch. The tow cars have been busy day and night clearing the way to permit passage of other traffic. Tuesday afternoon a flat bed semi -trailer wth two diesel endless track tractors as cargo slewed to the uphill side of the highway on the grade leading out of Superior to the east. Traffic was delayed for the 'space of 30 minutes until the .moraiter could be • moved on over the crest of the grfsde. • Wednesday the bus line was de- layed in Idaho, and prevented from traveling east for the space of many hours. FIREMEN HOLD ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S DANCE IN SUPERIOR The Volunteer Firemen of Su- perior have the stage all set for their annual New Years Eve dance. Scheduled for 10:30 on Saturday December 31, couples from near and far will dance the New Year in and the old year out. The gym- nasium in the Superior school will be the setting for all the activity. * COMMISSIsi e NEItS' * PROCEEDINGS * * * * * December 5th, 1949 , The Board met in regular session at 9:00 o'clock A. M. All members and clerk were present.. • Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read. The following resolution was of- fered by Wayne D. Elder And un- animously adopted by the Board: IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED THAT \TO provide for the care and main- tenance of the indigent sick or other dependent poor of the County; erect and maintain hospitals, therefore, or otherwise provide for the same, a tax thereof of two dolars ($2.00) per capita on all inhabitants be- tween the ages of 21 and 60 in- clusive, is hereby levied for the calendar year 1950, under and by authority of the provisions of' Chap- ter 23 of the Laws of 1943.\ To be- come effeettve January 1, 1960. Motion by Wayne D. Eldeer, sec- onded by T. H. 'Warnken that the assessment to Earl Wheat on Lots 13, 15. •NE 1 4NEIANW 1 / 4 , Sec. 31, Twp. 17, Rge. 26. be cancelled from the 1949 tax roll because of error in figuring taxes. Motion carried Un- animously.Motion by Wayne D. Elder and sec- onded by T. H. Warnken that a cor- rect assessment to Earl Wheat on Lots 13, 15. NEI4NE 1 ,1 4 NWV 4 , SPC. 31, TwP. 17, Rge. 26, be added to the 1949 tax roll, having been previously cantelled because of error In com- puting taxes. Motion carried unani- mously. Motion by T. H. Warnken„ seconded by Wayne D. Elder that permission be given to the County Officers and Board members to leave the State for short periods of time during the Calendar year 1950 without special m au o t u h s o l r y izatIon. Motion carried unani- NEW YEARS BRINGS NEW LICENSE PLATES County Treasurer Phil Campbell and County Assessor Emera Hutch- ins are 'preparing their offices for the rush of applications for auto- mobile, truck and drivers licenses that will take place starting Tues- day, January 3rd. Drivers license applications are available now, upon payment of the $1.50 fee and presentation of the last years license. All taxpase ers in the county between the ages of 21, and 60 years (unless they are disabled veterans or an old volunteer fireman) wil) be levyed $2.00 poor tax in addition to the other license fees for truck, car, trailer and drivers Incense. A special use tax is in effect this year. Passenger cars must pay $3.00, and trucks pay from $5.00 and up according to their weight. Last year a total of 861 drivers' licensee were issued to residents of the county, which was IN less than the previous year. Four hun- dred seventy-six applications for passenger car plates were granted, 267 for trucks, and 30 for trailers. COUNTY WIDE CHRISTMAS PARTY AT THE STRAND Theatre goers will get a treat Saturday or Sunday night if they attempt to buy a ticket to the movie \Night Time in Nevada\ showing at the Strand Theatre in Superior December 31 and Janu- ary 1. The check for the party will be lifted by the joint VFW and American Legion posts and theix auxiliaries. Every person In the county is invited . to be the guest of these, organizations to attend the movie. The occasion is the dispensing of the annual Christmas treat, which takes the form of a county - wide theatre party this year 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRAT- ION FOR FORMER CITIZENS December 30 the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Forbes is scheduled in the Ma- sonic temple in Kelloggao which the public is invited. MT. and Mrs. Forbes will be remembered by local people as one time managers of the Bellevue hotel. SALTESE Miss Grace Barker is spending a week at the Charles Barker home. She is an employee of the Forest Service in Idaho. Word has been received that Bert Rogers arrived safely in Tampa, Fla. where he will spend the win- ter months: Saltese is well snowed undec, with a three-foot fall over the pasi week end. Mrs. Hazel Field of Connell, Wn. and Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Reeves of Spokane are visiting at the H. A. Tibbals home. Mr. and Mrs. Gale Rogers went to Wallace on Christmas day. Pfc Julian Nelson is spending a short :leave 'with this mother, Mrs. L. J. Clair, Jack Boden of Valley, Wm spent Ohriettnas with his mother, Nora Boden. An enjoyable Christmas program was presented by the Saltese school children Friday evening. Santa was present to give treats to the child- ren. Mrs. Coleman, their teacher, entertained all of the children of the community and their mothers with a party and gift exchange on Thursday afternoon. Mr.and Mrs. Glenn Gates and children spent the week end in Superior. Mr.and Mrs. Wm. Anderson went to Spokane for the holidays. Mrs. Winnie Anderson went to Spokane for Christmas to be with her son Gale, who IS visiting there. It was moved by T. H. Warnken seconded by Wm. J. Daigle that the following budget transfers be allow- ed: $30.72 from Hospital Contract to County Commissioners, Poor Font! and $27.85 from County Buildings to Justice Courts. The following claims were allowed or disallowed, as the case may be: GENERAL FUND Payee Purpose Amount J. A. Wilkinson, Co.,, Clerk, Salary Lucille Murray3 Deputy Clerk, Salary Phillip Campbell, Salary Juanita Russell, Salary 0. E. Hutchins, Co. Assessor Salary Morris W. Miles, Clerk of Court, Salary Francis Tamietti, Sheriff, Salary Ernest J. Christensen, Under - sheriff, Salary George N. Lamb. Jailer Sophie Loberg, Co. Supt., Salary Walter T. Murphy, Co. Attor- ney, Salary The Teachers Retirement Sys- tem, Employer's Contribution The Teachers Retirement Sys- tem, Teacher's Contribution The West. Mont, Nat'l. Bk., Withholding Tax P. L. O'Neill, Painting R. W. Spangler. Ins. Prem , County Bldgs. ' W. A. Howe, Painting Castles Market, Repairs, Co. Bldgs. Charette Cafe. Meals, Jury Cecil Russell, J. P. Juror Art Jensen, Sr., J. P. Juror Mrs. Rae Berg, J. P. Juror .... Mrs. Walt Robb, Sr., J. P! Juror Dale Latium. J. P. Juror December 0tb, 1949 Lois C. Baker, Steno for Co The Board met in regular Session Attorney at 9:00 o'clock A. M. Commissioners Howard Nickle, Courthouse Daigle and Warnken and the Clerk Custodian were present. Miss Sophie Loberg, Expense The Board proceeded to audit Donald H'. Nyquist, Court Re- claims, aerobe ses ill $164.00 134.10 Co. Treas., 164.0,0 142.40 - 164.00 164.00 166.66 144.20 144.20 Dep. Treas., 139.30 66.50 6.15 8.20 • 46.80 102.00 30.00 102.00 2.75 9.85 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 50.00 165.00 27.44 16.29 Greyhound Requests Bus Line Change The 'Board of Railroad Commis- sioners will hold a public hearing in the court room of the court house in Missoula Friday, January 6 at 10:00 o'Clock aan. for the purpose of hearing reasons for or against the discontinuance of one daily round trip of the Northwest Greyhound bus lines ,from Missoula to the Idaho line. The company proposes to take the early morning bus westbound that carries the morning papers out from Missoula, and Its Mate, the eastbound bus passing through Superior at about 4:30 .in the af- ternoon, and run them on U. S. 10-A through Thompson Falls. Any individuals or organizations interested in continuing the pre- sent bus schedule are invited to present their views before the board at this meeting. VIOLATORS FINED IN JUSTICE COURTS A hundred dollar bond was for- feited by Kenneth Charles Phalen, 27, of Missoula when he failed to appear in Justice of the Peacs John T: Gates court last Friday. Phalen posted a bond of that de- nomination the middle of Novem- ber when he was arrested on a charge of reckless driving. Readers of the Independent will. remember the incident reported at that tima, Phalen (we spelled his name TIlitlen the Article) ran up the embankment of the Charette underpass a few miles west of Su- perior, and injured himself as well as setting his car on fire. He bee been hospitalized in Missoula un- til recently. Ronald Paul Kay was fined $10 when he was brought to Justice Charles Brockway's court Decem- ber 14. Kay entered a plea of guilty to a charge of reckless drive mg. The previtfus week he drove head-on into a v car driven by Ken Parkin on U. S. 10 in front of the Bellevue Hotel . . Parkin was coming into Superior from the east and Kay crossed to his left hant side of the center line and rammed Parkin, damaging both cars. Kay answered - a court summon' following the accident, but court was not in session that day, and he did not appear until sheriff's officers summoned him again Wed- nesday. Robert Lester Giadin of St. Regii appeared before Justice Brockway on December 1st and entered a plee of guilty to a charge of operating a motor vehicle on a public high' way with defective lights. He was fined $7.50. FRENCH DAIRY INSTITUTE THRICE WEEKLY DELIVERY Perry Oakley, owner of the French Dairy at Superior, plans to curtail the frequency of his door-to-door deliveries to the local housewives. Following 'a pattern adopted among urban retailers, his deliveries will be three days a week. It will be the responsibpity of the individual housewi* to plan her orders ahead. DeWery days will be on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday only. The change over from the present daily delivery is slated to begin the first of the year. Last regular daily delivery will be on Saturday morning, De- cember 31. The next delivery day will be on Tuesday, January ?. with no deliveries on Sunday and Monday. Superior Drug Store, Paint and Varnish, Co. Bldg. 15.26 West Publishing Co., Books, Law Library 18.00 Donald W Nyquist, Court Re- porting 54.07 Ralph K. Aaker, Expense, Co. Agent 3.89 A. L. Thompson, Court Re- porting 14.87 Michael Bolton, Probation Of- ficer 4.20 Francis Tamietti, Care of Prisoners 99.00 Francis Tamietti. Mileage, Sheriff's Office 250.62 Industrial Accident Board. Boiler Inspection 5.00 Typewriter Service and Supply Company. Repairs for County Agent 15.00 Superior Elect. Lt. & Water Wks., L. & W., Jail and Court House 91.59 Industrial Accident Board, As- sessment 67.67 J. A. Wilkinson, County Clerk, Petty Cash 15.20 Wayne D. Elder, Sessions, etc. 28.20 T. H. Warnken, Sessions, etc. 37.46 Wm. J. Daigle, Sessions, etc. 31.00 Hampton H. Trayner, M. D., Salary, etc., Health Officer 51.56 Mary H. O'Neill. Deputy Clerk of Court 52.36 0. E. Hutchins, Expense, o.As- sessors' Cony. 27.66 Superior Drug Store. Supplies and Paint, Co. Bdgs. 88.75 Superior Elect. rat. & Water Wks., Tel. Tolls, County Officers 70.80 Marjorie Castles, J. P. Juror 3.00 The Mineral Independent. Print- ing and Supplies, Co. Officers 363.20 Mrs. G. N. Lakeb. Salary. Dep. Assessor 71.00 Ralph K. Aaker, Salary, etc., County Agent 132.86 Donna Mae Oakley, Clerk for County Agent 123.70 The West. Mont. Nat'l. Hi., Withholding Tax • 2200. WEED CONTROL FUND Charles H. Frey, Mileage, etc. 44.05 Otto fransen. Mileage, etc. 39,00 Homer French, Salary. etc. 33.11 James Hankinson. Labor, etc. $.00 Kisco Mills, Atlacide 969.00 CEMETERY FUND John Magera, Sr.. Labor, St. Regis Cemetery . WOO (Continued on Pate Far)
