The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-06-05
The Capitol
Week In Review
BY Edward ]. Heilman
United Press Staff
CORRESPONDENT

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- Developments in the plan to
reorganize Montana,s unwieldy
and top-heavy state government
h1ghlighted capitol affairs again
last week.
Gov. Sam C. Ford and mem
bers of the reorganization COM
m1ttee met for a conference at
which the committee directed
the governor to employ a con-
Sulting expert to make a de-
tailed, three-month study of
state offices and departments,
and to put into effect immed-
lately such canges as he could
make by executive order.
Gov. Ford assured the COM
mittee that whatever changes
he made would be only with the
approval of the committee. He
said he would select the con-
Sultant about June IS, and
would call another meeting of
the committee in about two
months. He indicated that real
location of office space in the
capitol and other state build
ings. and a study of the states
financial structure would be the
first steps.
In line with the reorganiza-
ton program, the governor en-
dorsed the selection of state
employees on a merit basis and
described coming merit eXamfn-
ations for the unemployment
compensation commission, board
of health and welfare depart
ment as "a step in the right di-
rection."
Settled during the week was
the approximate size and type
of the proposed Veterans and
Pioneers Memorial building, but
left unsettled were the site and
other details. It was agreed at
a meeting of veterans and pio-
neerS' representatives and the
state board of examiners that
the memorial shall be of con-
crete construction of either IL"
or 1T" snaps, and containing
two stories and a basement. The
state historical library and mu-
scum would occupy the base
ment and first floor, while the
veterans and pioneers would
have offices and a trophy hall"
on the second floor.
Preparations for what was eX-
pected to be a record tourist
season were begun when High
way Engineer Howard w.
Holmes named 10 men to open
the states nine port-of-entry
stations June /. Ten others were
to join them June 16. The sta
tions are at Culbertson, Miles
City, Grow Agency, Rockville,
Gardiner, West Yellowstone,
Monida, Bad Rock Canyon, and
Missoula.
The supreme court reopened
"the Dunn case" when it or
dered the Lewis and Clark dis
trict court to try the lawsuit
filed by DR.. John c. Dunn
against former Gov. Roy E. Ay-
ers, former Atty. Gen. H. j.
Freebourn, Secty. of State Sam
w. Mitchell and Auditor John
J. Holmes, alleging he was
discharged illegally from his po-
sition as assistant Superintend-
ent of the state insane asylum.
The district court sustained a
motion to quash, but the SUI
preme court ruled that the case
must be tried.
The high court also, during
the week, ordered the diSbar-
ment of j. J. Mcdonald, Philips
burg attorney, for alleged I'M
ethical conduct. It was the first
time in nearly 10 years that the
supreme court voted the drastic
penalty. McDonald's disbarment
arose from his handling the af-
fairs of Mrs. Johanna Sanders,
ranch widow.
Possibility that Montana may
develop a new strain of beaver
was disclosed by Game Warden
J. S. Mcfarland. He said a
"deal" was under way to trade
Montana blue grouse for male
dark-furred beaver from Mich
igan. Details were to be worked
out.
Mcfarland also announced
the appointment of heads for
four wildlife projects under the
Pittman-RobertsOn act. Jack
Parshall was to head a big game
project; A. A. O'Claire, a fur
bearing animal survey; Robert
F. Cooney, a grizzly bear, noun
tain goat and sheep project, and
David Maclay, an upland bird
program.
The game warden also dis
closed that Montana fur dealers
will get a chance to bid on the
departments estimated $4,000
worth of c~onfiscated and state
trapped beaver skins. However,
he warned, if bids are not up
to the market, the furs will be
sent to the Seattle market, as
planned.
State selective service head
quarters announced 1875 men
would be indicted into the army
June IA. Is, and 26. They were
to be taken from AZ counties.
SHORT SHOTS -. Gov. Ford
called on the state to observe a
United Service Organizations
Sabbath June 8 :. He appoint
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