The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-04-26
AT H
STATE HOUSE
by Our Helena Correspondent

principals and superintendent of
elementary and high schools of the
state hereafter must have been resi-
dents of Montana a year before they
can legally hold those positions. The
measure even makes it mandatory
upon the University of Montana to
employ a Montana man as football
coach if there are Montana applicants
seeking the position, said MIR. Nagle.
The measure. introduced by Repre-
sentative Burris of Deer Lodge coun-
ty, says hat mo state or other pub
lie corporation in Montana including
all state or other public offices. COM
missions, boards departments and
other public bodies. shall employ
aliens or noncitizens; provided that
this restriction shall not apply to the
employment Of technically educated
and trained or professional persons.
when persons of such classes cannOt
be secured among the citizens OF the
state of Montana. A test of the new
law in the supreme court is planned.
it has been stated by Dean c. w.
L~eapheart of the State university.
Acting Gov. w. Elmer Holt has issued
q proclamation naming Wednesday.
May l. as Child Health day in Mon
itana.
On March 81, the balance in the state
fish and game fund totalled S26. 7O3 .O4.
an increase of S13. 051 "a over the same
ment has approved areas of state lands
at Medicine lake. BoWdoin lake and
Red Rock lake upon which it had Cp-
lions in connection with the program
to create migratory fowl refugees in
Montana. All that remains to complete
the purchase Of these areas the COM
bined acreage of which is more than
5000. is the execution by the state of
deeds to Uncle Sam and payment by
the parent government.
The state liquor control board seems
in a fair way to realize its belief that
the profits from the sale OF liquor in
state stores may this year pass the mil
lion dollar mark. During tho first
three months Of the current year the
net profits amounted to S239, 900 and
these are not the months. experience
has shown, in which the sales of liquor
are the greatest. Last year the board
credited its operations with 1851 PAS SO.
Of this amount $160. 900 has been dis
tributed among various state funds.
sented in cash investments, stocks and
SO forth.
Collection Of federal income taxes in
Montana for March showed an increase
of 81 percent over the corresponding
period for a year ago with a total Of
1921 ,762. "a. The increase represents
the highest percentage gain of any
state except Florida. which recorded an
increase of 102 percent. It is believed
by the state board of equalization that
the increase in state income tax collec-
tons deadline upon which was April
IS, will show a corresponding increase.
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president of the Montana livestock
commission at its organization meeting
following the appointment of several
new members. A. M. Moore of Marion
was elected vice president and Paul
Raftery ~reappointed secretary of the
board, and state recorder of marks and
brands. Other members of the COM
mission who attended the meeting were
Levi j. Bird Of Browning. Percy Will
hanson of Miles City, Bert Orr Of Dill
lon and c.. J. Mcnamara of Big Sandy.
state veterinarian by the commission
sitting as the state sanitary livestock
board.
The state bank examiners office
faces a big job in the auditing of the
books and records of the state relief
administration, liquor control board,
water conservation board, and the fish
and game commission. To insure an
immediate start on the work the state
board of examiners has authorized
the state bank examiner to employ ad-
ditional help.
Some people may think that boys
have no right to play football in the
street. However, that may be, it has
been clearly established that when a
boy 50 doing is hit by an automobile
driven by q man who is possessed Of
defective eyesight, who hasn't his car
Under control, who fails to keep a look
out for others and who failed to sound
a warning upon approaching the boy,
somebody has got to pay for it. The
Montana supreme court has affirmed a
decision Of the district court of Silver
Bow county awarding judgment of So
pany to 9-year-old Walter Lesage,
Butte youth injured by the lumber
company's car under circumstances al
legged as above.
When a county superintendent orders
a school district abolished and its ter
ritory attached to another district. the
latter district is not bound to assume
transportation contracts executed by
the abandoned district and pay what
ever is due them. according to an opin-
ion by Attorney General Maggie given at
the request Of John j.. Cavan, county
attorney of Garfield county. The at
torney general also held that the dis
trict to which the abandoned district
is annexed, is entitled to all the property
and rights of the old district and is Ii
able for all of its existing debts and
obligations except where by statute the
dissolved district is continued in exist
ence for the purpose of paying its in
~debtedness.
Hearings are to be conducted at Bill
lings, Great Falls, Missoula, Kalispell
and Butte upon the applications of the
five railroads operating in Montana for