Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-22

Of the current clip is already sold, ac-
cording 10 the August issue Of the
Montana Wool Grower. Clips generally
were Light with some growers REPORT
ing fleeces one 70 two pounds below
normal Prices Of this years clip
ranged from 37a to A cents.
BUTTE-The Rev. Frank ]. Burns,
one Of the most popular Of the younger
Catholic churchmen In western Mon
sana, has enlisted In the navy. He is
the first native born priest IN the
diocese Of Helena to enter this branch
Of the nations armed forces. Born and
reared In Butte, Father Burns served
as an assistant pastor in the Immacu-
late Conception parish and as chap
lain at st. James hospital.
BUTTE-Aranda (Ace) CaIlen, %.
who enlisted In the United States ar
my air corps Is months before Pearl
Harbor, Is among those missing In
action" on Bataan, 1t was learned In
a letter from the war department TO
his mother, Mrs. Mary Callen. Callen
enlisted with his neighborhood chum,
Norman Fetherall, whose death was
reported from the Philippines several
months ago.
ANACONDA Cornelius J. Gala
CHER, As, died suddenly after a brief
illness Gallagher. an ex-service man,
was born near what is now the city of
Anaconda In the old town OF Carroll
on March 81, 1897. He took active part
in the battles Of st. Mihiel, Meuse and
the Argonne forest In the battle of |
the Argonne, he was injured when |
struck by shrapnel which pierced his !
body on Aug. 26, 1918. He received the
Purple Heart for military merit.
HE.ENA-Three dioramas used in
the Montana exhibit at the Golden /
Gate exposition in San Francisco to
depict the geological and biological
story Of this part Of the nation viii
De placed in the Helena high school
Tor exhibition and study purposes be-
fore school opens Sept 8, Payne Tenn
oleton, superintendent of schools, said.
Oioramas were presented to the school
~ Shorty" Shope and the Montana
commission.
CONRAD-From the visits in Con-
ad Of prominent national Shorthorn
breeder officials, 1t developed that j. G.
rice, local breeder, had the sixth
argest herd Of registered Shorthorns
n the United States. He recently add
d a new bull, Clipper Crest, which
1as obtained from the Sni-A-Bar
arms of Grain Valley, Mo. He also
hipped u registered Shorthorn bulls
0 Sprague, Wash, to the largest stock
anch in that state.
HELENA-The farm security adj
has been asked to estab-
sh camps at Malta, Sidney and Har-
in for migratory farm workers in an
tempt to attract more field workers
} Montana. James P. Brennan, farm
Ibor supervisor for the United States
Employment service, said states which /
ad camps had an advantage over
Tontana in attracting laborers. He
lid the farm security administration
as urged to lease CCC camp facili-
es until its own camps were erected.
ROUNDUP-An escaped Montana
)nvict who holed UP In the Bull
ountains southeast of Milestone for a
eek, returned to Milestone suddenly
nd killed his wife, then wounded him
If fatally. Harvey Cline, Al, died on
le operating table at MllSselshe1
alley hospital five hours after he
lmped several shots at his wife,
wendolyn, 81. The woman, covering
the kitchen at the Milestone home
her mother, Mrs. Clarence Mooney,
IS struck twice. She died instantly.
GPEAT TATTS nr Fans I. eiIv,a,. s.