The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-06-12
The Capitol
Week In Review

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to a start during the week when
Gov. Sam C. Ford named county
preparedness and advisory COM
missions.
These county groups, COM
posed of three residents each,
were to work with the state
commission in correlating infor-
nation for use in national de-
Tense and otherwise aiding the
program. They will receive no
salaries, but their actual expen-
ses in attending meetings will
be paid by the state.
Under terms of the act Gre
ating it, the state commission
and the county groups will fur
nish whatever information the
national defense commission
may require, and will try later
to secure greater use of Mon
tana products in the national
defense effort.
It was expected a series of
meetings will be called later,
after the county groups have
had time to organize and begin
work.
Another highlight of the week
was the state Liquor control
commissions report that profits
from the monopoly totaled
$500, 900 for the first five
months of 1941, an increase of
; $1,000 900 over those for the same
perio6 q wear apO
At its meeting, the commits
sion also appointed "a new VEN
doris over the state.
A test suit to determine the
legality of a proposed $500,000
bond issue to finance conStruc-
ton of new buildings at the
state insane asylum at Warm
Springs was filed in state SUI
preme court during the week by
Edward T. NordquiSt of Anacon-
da. The complaint alleged the
bond proposal was u~nconStitu-
tional and was intended to clear
up any possible illegal phases
before the bonds were offered
for sale.
Construction of a radio sta
ton for the state highway pa
troll became an actuality when
la contract for a 1,000-watt
transmitter and transmitter to-
wer, was awarded to a South
Dakota radio firm, and a Spo-
kane firm received an award to
furnish IL patrol car transmit
tiers. ALL patrol cars already
were equipped with receiving
sets. The patrol station will be
established at the Helena city
hall.
Selection of a president fol
Montana State university, to
succeed DR.. George Finlay Sim
mons. moved forward a step
when the state board of exam
iners authorized Victor Weber,
Deer Lodge, member of the state
board of education, to 60 to
Chicago to interview candidates
! for the post. It was understood
T there we're several applications
for the position, but no names
were disclosed pending inter-
| views.
The state water conservation
board decided at a meeting in
the capitol to continue projects
now under construction, and to
add new projects as funds per-
mitted. However, it was eXpec-
ted there would be little new
work except engineering be-
cause of the boards d~rastically
reduced appropriation for 1941-
43.
Attorney General John W.
Bonner, in one of a series OF
opinions released during the
week, held that county commits
sioners may, in contracts with
county physicians, reserve the
right to have old age pensioners
treated by outside physicians.
Governor Ford jumped into a
fight to aid Montana sugar beet
growers when he telegraphed
the states congressional dele
cation to do what it could to
have domestic sugar quotas if-
ted.
The governor also produced
the chuckle of the week when
he picked up a youthful hitch
hiker who had inquired the way
to the capitol. Not until they
arrived at the building did the
"tourist" learn he had been
picked up by the states CHIEF
executive. "
SHORT SHOTS: The state