Montana oil and mining journal., 1942-10-03

/ ANACONDA-Ca Lawrence J
) Campbell, former Anacondan, ha
! written his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
) James Campbell that he has arrived II
the Middle East He is In charge o
supplies for a medical regiment. Mr.
and Mrs. Campbell have two othel
sons in the Atlantic war zone. They
are James Campbell, stationed with ar
air corps unit and Hugh Campbell
with the engineers.
HELENA-C -Car-sharing plans are al.
ready organized in a number Of Mon
tana communities In an effort to save
automobiles and tires, according tc
Edwin Grafton, state director Of wal
transportation. Workers In plants en-
ploying more than 100 men, who ride
five workers to a car and alternate use
Of cars, are eligible to obtain second
grade tires under the national ration
ing program.
/ LIVINGSTON-Mrs. Chester Belden,
wife Of the manager Of the Livingston
division Of the Montana Power COM
pany, died here after a brief illness.
Mrs Belden was born In Pawnee City,
Neb. She was graduated from the
University Of Nebraska In 1907 and
was married to MFR. Belden In 1909
They moved to Lewistown In 1910 and
went to Roundup In 1920, where he
was Montana Power company man
ager. They came to Livingston In 1887.
HELENA-Renters who continue oc-
cupancy without paying rentals are
liable not only for trebled damages but
for trebled rental as well, the Mon
tana supreme court ruled. In the case
of George l. Steinbrenner against
c. c. and Grace Love, appealed from
Lake county, the court held that the
defendants were liable for damages
and nonpayment of rental. It was the
first time the court had ruled on the
statute involved, Chief Justice Howard
A. Johnson said
GREAT FALLS - Trophies, some
huge in size and profusely decorated, |
have been uncovered in the basement |
of the courthouse and will be added to |
the salvaged drive use. The trophies |
were awarded the county or other
agencies at fairs and In contests. For |
years they have been forgotten and re-
garded merely as debris. The county
said the county salvage
committee had been advised 1t could
have them.
CHOTEAU-John L. Weaver, so,
ong time resident and tavern opera
or, died here. Weaver was born at
N. Y, and came to Mon
ana when 10, locating at Augusta.
lie was engaged In ranching at
Augusta with brother, Ostrum, for
several years. In 1908, Weaver settled
It Choteau and for eight years oper-
tied the Beaupre hotel and cafe. He
operated a tavern and
vas one Of the builders Of the Weaver
Z Crossen business block.
BILLINGS - Teaching posit n s {
lave been found during the past year
Or 229 graduates of Eastern Montana
formal here, Prof L. r. Foote of the
chool's appointment bureau reported.
HARLOWTON - Rupert johnson of
'hief River Falls has assumed his |
uties as cashier Of the Continental ]
Tational bank here. He replaces B.
Iurrel Kratzer, who resigned to enter F
ne army.
COLUMBUS - Harold I. Sylten, :
litor Of the Columbus Weekly News
nee 1881, has enlisted in the Marine
)rps and will be assigned to recruit
Ig duty in the Montana district.
AEALTA-George Durocher was re-
ected president of the Phillips
ounty Farmers Union at the annual
invention held at Dodson. L. w.
rye was elected vice president and
rs. Joe Arnold was reelected sec
tary-treasurer.
KALISPEIL-Rev L. M. Dranell,,
Istor of the Kalispe1 Baptist church
r the past five years has resigned
become pastor of a Seattle church.
= has been president Of the Kalispell
inisterial association for the past
% years.
POINT-The badly mangled
dy of Thomas H Lunde. SO, section
nd from Tagus. NJ D., was found
,ht miles east of Wolf Point 1t ap-
ared he was riding a westbound
eight train and fell off, the train
nning over him.
Col. John F. Nelson,
officer of the army dis
ct recruiting and induction station
Montana, has been transferred to
service command at Fort Lewis,