Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-09
Treasure State News Briefs


/ ing. Il am In a japanese prison camp
and am safe and unframed. Am living
I IN good quarters and eating three
meals a day. Don't worry"
HEIENA-Unless war department
AUTHORIZATION for building new units
of strategic highway mileage Is re-
ceiyed soon all road construction In
Montana virtually win be ended by
midsummer. The only work now being
done is that which was contracted for
on or before Nov. "a, 1941.
GREAT FAIIS-Gregory Grail. SO,
who died here, was native Of Xugo-
sIavia. He came to this country in 1888
and to Great Falls In 1894, being en-
ploved at the smelter until 1907. when
he settled on a ranch near Ulm, re-
naming there until 1917, when he re-
turned to Great Falls.
HELENA-Grain storage problems
will be greater this year than last, but
transportation facilities are better, A.
H. Kruse, state agriculture commits
sioner. reported on his return from
Minneapolis, where he attended a
meeting called by the department OF
agriculture.
HELENA Something new in petit
lions was brought to light by the Mon
tana Taxpayers association, which re-
vealed that a group Of Judith Basin
taxpayers had petitioned the
war production board not to grant the
county priorities for purchase Of road
equipment.
GREAT FAILs-Robert W. Stevens,
for many years prominent In Great
Falls music circles, has obtained a
copyright on his sinplified. arrange |
nent of THE Star Spangled Banner.
Stevens now lives in Lynchburg, Va.
The amended score of the anthem is |
in note lower than the
original version.
BILLINGS-Dr. H. F. Stuart, dean
# the school of technology at Billings
institute, has announced a
lew curriculum in management and
designed to prepare the
echnically trained manager. The
curse will be four years long and
cad to a bachelor of science degree.
Iajor subjects Of management and
are included in the out
ne of the course.
MALTA-Use Of the CCC barracks at
amp Milk River which was vacated
lay /, as one Of two labor camps for
ne county has been suggested by
heriff Ray L. Campbell in response
} a letter from Gov Sam G. Ford.
ampbell said he believed the Japa-
ese workers should be under military
lard.
GREAT FALLS-A four weeks course
instruction for the blind viii be
ED here June is to July IL, made
0Ssible through the cooperation of
lie state department of public welfare
Id the Montana School for the Deaf
Id Blind. Lessons win be free of
large to adult blind and usually han
capped.
BUTTE william Smith of Bassano.
Ita., has been elected president Of
e Montana School of Mines Student
ISOLATION. Other officers are Albert
.tey, Klein, vice president; Harry
lields, Butte, secretary; Frank Gull :
rtson, Fort Benton, and Alex zbit- \
If, Blaine Lake, Sask., assistant stu J
MT managers and Edmund Fern, +
'mbay, India, blackout warden.
with a shortage Of I
llroad tank cars in which to trans
rt crude oil and refined petroleum
oductS, refiners and crude oil buyers
this area are using truck tankers
get their oil to market. Several large
Ickers already have decided to es-
1lish headquarters here and win haul
st and west for the Texas Co. and
ler refiners and crude purchasers.
sUTTE-Monte Curtis, %, native
lite miner, was killed recently while
pairing the family car at his home.
roner Con Sheehy said Curtis was
derneath the machine when jack
1T was supporting it slipped, causing
} car to fall Curtis chest was
lshed. The rear left wheel had been
zen from the car to facilitate install
ion Of shock absorbers.
sLLNG+Dr. H. K. Moore. di-
tor OF teacher training at Billings
lytechnic institute here, said that
spite the fact all but two graduating
liors of the school have prepared
high school teaching, only 10 had
olied for certificates. The rest either
/ enter the armed forces, teach in
r training schools or are adult di-
lon students who already have
ching positions and certificates.