Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-03-20

termine whether the school board shall
dispose Of the old Lowell building and
site. The old building passed out Of
service in 1910 upon completion Of the
new Lowell school The old school was
opened in 1906
HELENA District Judge Vernon
Hoven of Plentywood has ordered the
removal of Chairman Paul A. Stand
ley of the Lewis and Clark county
commission. Standley's election was
declared void on the grounds he was
ineligible because he did not reside in
the district from which he was chosen.
Judge Hoven was called to act when
local judges were disqualified.
GREAT FALLS-Edmund T. Ander-
son. director Of forensics at Great
Falls high school has been named to
serve as the divisional director and as
a member Of the state high school
forensic board. Other members are A.
L. Dean. superintendent, Troy: A. I.
Sugg. forensic director. Missoula; F.
w. Graft, superintendent, Laurel. and
W. r. Evans, forensic director. Sidney.
HELENA-Farmers who repair their
own machinery, or local repair men or
blacksmiths who do the work for the
farmer, may now apply for priority
rating to obtain welding rods. bar
iron. nuts. bolts, rivets or other ma
terial which cannot be obtained with
out such a rating. Chairman Owen D.
Potter Of the county USDA war board
said.
HELENA-The Indian service in
Montana has appointed Tom c. White,
Billings, co-ordinating officer for In
dian defense activities. Indians will CO.
operate directly with the county de-
Tense commissions in all forms of de-
Tense activities. State commission
officials said the Indian service de-
Tense setup was one Of the most
efficient in the state.
HELENA-Mrs. L. M. Carpenter. 70,
who died here, was pioneer resident
Of Clyde Park. She was taken Ill while
visiting Mrs. Mildred Futter, sister.
here. Born In Oregon. Mrs. Carpenter
was brought to Montana before she
was years old. The family settled in
the Yellowstone valley. She had re-
sided in Clyde Park since her mar
riage.
HELENA-Joyce Kaufman of Pol
son won first place in the Montana
defense poster contest conducted by
the office of civilian defense and the
library of congress in commemoration
Of the sesquicentennial of the bill Of
rights. Honorable mention was given
Connie Willoughby of Moiese. Charles
Walker of the Mission school in
Blaine county and Margaret Brennan
of the Sarpy school in Big Horn
county.
HELENA-The Montana Music
Teachers association will meet at
Bozeman April 81 and % instead of in
June, the customary month, Ralph
Raugh, Billings, president. notified
Dorothy Green, acting secretary of the
University of Montana. The change
was made to accommodate teachers
who would not wish to remain in the
state after closing of school, which
generally will be earlier in every part
of Montana this year.
HELENA-A small portrait of the
late John Hart Williams, Deer Lodge
valley pioneer who came to Montana
in 1865, has been hung in the state
historical library here. The portrait
was presented by Mrs. Lucille Garnett
Of Helena The flag of the Montana
squadron Of the Third United States
volunteer cavalry. which saw service
in the Spanish-American war. has also
been presented to the library. Capt.
D. G. Stivers of Butte was the donor.
CUT BANK-Mrs. Ike Mechanism
told her husband recently that she
felt positive their son, Bill, was on a
train approaching the city. Bill is in
the army and she had not heard from
him for some time. Mrs. Mechanism
insisted she and her husband 60 to
the station to see II troop train