The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-02-14
FORTINE RIVER LOCAL
DISCUSSES COOP

Members of the Fortine River
Local No. 624 held their regular
meeting Saturday Feb. 8 at $3.50
p. m. at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Hansen. The meeting was
called to order by the President
Harold Johnson. The main discus
sion of the meeting were the Trego
Farmers Coop and Rural Electri-
fication.
The Trego Farmers coop pur-
chased gas tanks with a combined
capacity of one thousand gallons,
and distolate tank of $50 gallons
capacity These tanks are to be
installed at Henery Hillikers to ac-
comodate the public. At present
the Coop gas truck from the En-
change in KaliSpell delivers only
when orders are taken for a truck
load These tanks will make il
more convenient for the people who
wish to buy gas by the barrel on
otherwise.
The people of the community
were very interested in the dis
cussion on the steps that have been
taken toward obtaining r. Z. A.
ia this community
Last fall Howard Toole, Project
Manager of the r. E. A. was
guest speaker at one of the Fortine
River Local meetings Mr.. Toole
asked the community to have maps
drawn of the country along the
State Highway from Whitefish to
Eureka and designate the many
ranches and farms that would pat
-onize the Rural Identification.
The Fortine River Local appoint
I'd a committee which contacted |
he Tobacco Valley Grange Through |
he combined efforts and coopera-
ion of these two organizations the
county was solicited as to the pos
ible patrons for the R, E. A. Har-
y Kins of Rexford was hired to
iraw these maps.
Mr.. Gutenberg reported that these
maps have been completed and are
,laced on file in the District Of
&c of the R. E. A. at Kalispell. Mr.
'oole could not confirm as to how
Don work would start on this pro-
ect The Fortine River Local ap-
reciates and wishes to thank those
,ho gave their time to this cause.
The Local was pleased to have
S their guests, John and Joe Sto-
en- Of the Eureka Local
The Educational department IN
er the direction of Mrs. Ernest Nee
nd assisted by Mrs Myron Hamp-
IN, presented an interesting prog {
am which consisted of a panel on T
le aims of the F. u. Junior work
in this panel were
arl Mecers, Jr, as chairman, Rosie i
ortine, Gwendolyn Nee and Earl 7
ortine. Three reserves, Dolores i
illiker, Howard Nee and Hanna S
ldenberg read some interesting +
icts about three great presidents t
no have their birthday very close
,gether, Washington, Lincoln and \
oosevelt. Mary Ann Hampton re- c
ted the Farmers Union Greed. V
Directly after the close of the
Getting, Mr. Gutenberg, acting as Il
mporary president, called meet G
G of the members of the COM L
unity which were well represented V
this gathering, for the purpose v
adopting Bylaws in the name I,
the Trego Community Hall Ass n. +
ne members would be people liv- n
g in School Dist. So. The By n
avs were read and adopted. There K
i'll be an election held for the
Tpose of electing directors to p
indie the business for the Trego "
immunity Hall Assn. A motion a
as made and approved to hold a
is meeting in conjunction with Il
e regular meeting of the For
lie River Local First convene a
Getting as a Farmers Union and
en- as a community meeting. This y,
meeting will be posted ir