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Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03
Ewart Has Close Grizzly
Encounter Across Line

Veteran Canadian game ward
en-, Max Ewart, 70, last Thursday
had a close encounter with a griz-
Fly, three miles across the line and
60 miles north of Columbia Falls.
Ewart was coming along a trail
when a grizzly, one of three, boun-
ded from the brush onto the trail.
He fired his gun when the bear
was little more than a rifles length
away. With him was Ted Hunter,
fish hatchery employee, Nelson,
B G
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03
Crew. i||Survey
South Fork Road

A forest service engineering
crew this coming week will start
surveying the new loca-ica of. the
Spotted Bear road from Elk park
to Spotted Bear out of the Hungry
Horse reservoir area.
The survey is being made unler
F M Griswold civil engineer for
the forest service.
Under an agreement with the
forest service, the bureau of recla-
nation has awarded a contract to
J R Hewett company, Spokane, for
1892, 448 to rebuild IA miles of the
Spotted Bear road out of the Hun
cry Horse reservoir area from EN-
Dry to Riverside creeks. The bur-
eau will later award a contract to
rebuild II additional miles from
Riverside creek to Elk park. Road
improvement from Elk park to
Spotted Bear ranger station, SO
miles from highway No 2, will be
done by the forest service. It will
be a two-lane suitable for heavy
hauling road.
Meanwhile forest service crews
are completing relocation plans for
about 10 miles of road up the Flat
heads North Fork from this side
of Canyon creek to Big creek past
Fool Hen hill and Devils pot. The
survey started last fall, and con-
tinued again last July. This will
be the first section of the North
Fork road to be rebuilt when funds
become available.
Under district ranger, John Cas-
ties, forest service maintenance
crews are redecking the Hay creek
bridge, and cleaning channels OF
Coal Trail and Whale creeks up
the North Fork to help protect
bridges from washouts during
spring runoff.
Both North and South Fork
loads are being graded. Flathead
county maintains the lower part Of
he North Fork road.
Earl Wagner has a subcontract
N the Hewett section. He is clear
ng the right-of-way and building |
pioneer road.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03
Dick Walsh to Complete
FBI instruction Today

Flathead county's sheriff, Dick
Walsh, today receives a diploma
in Washington, D . C. for complet-
ing the 1O-week FIJI national ac-
ademy course.
In the class are 100 students.
most of them sheriffs and police
officers from the various states.
The present course started on
July IA, and the 42O hours of in
struction included the best crime
prevention and apprehension tech
niGue available in the nation.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03
On Grants Rate On
Hungry Horse Pulp

Word was received Wednesday
that the Great Northern railroad
had granted reduced freight rates
for the hauling of pulp wood from
the Hungry Horse damsite clear
ing to Wisconsin mills.
r and S construction compay
has the $4O8,32O contract to clear
1885 acres of timber at and near
the Hungry Horse damsite.
Shipping of pulp wood to the
Consolidated Paper company, WIS.,
consin Rapids will start within 10
days. Up to so men, locally if av-
ailable, are being hired to cut the
wood. It will be in 8-foot finch
length and from 4 to 18 inches in
diameter.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03
Students Attend Fair
Pick Winners, Queen

District schools are closed to-
day for the annual Youths Fair in
Kalispell.
Entrants in the spelling bee in
cluded Arhs Sather, and in the
quiz kid program, Billie 10 And
rev.
Marlene Davis, high school jun
ior, is a queen now as the result
of the election held this week, and
she with Pudgie Peck, sophomore
and Ruthie Voss, senior, as attend
ants will also participate in Youths
Fair activities.
The Columbia Falls high school
pep club and home economics
club as well as the grade school
are sponsoring booths, and there
will be a high school act presented.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03
Board Will Survey
State Land In Park

A new appraisal of the 1898 &C
res of state owned land within Gla-
cier national park is expected to
be made in mid-October by a joint
state and federal board.
There are plans to eventually &C.
quire this land.
Created in 1910, the one million
acre, second largest Of continent
tai American national parks, still
contains the 1898 acres of state
owned and 5000 acres of privately
owned land within its borders. In
contrast all of Yellowstone is ow-
ned by the federal government.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03
Construction No. 2
Nears Completion

Half of the 6.02 miles of highway
No east of Bolton now under con-
estruction, has been completed,
and contractors, the Union Cons
truction company, hope to COM
plete the rest of the $739,941.77
project by Christmas.
The contract started more than
a year ago does not call for final
gravelling or oiling.
Employment on the present job
has been as high as us men
though it has now dropped to 95.
Minimum wage is SIPS an hour.
AS a result of the construction,
No 2 is closed to all traf-
fic between the hours of a m and
5 p m.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03
Four Navy Veterans Start
Machine Tool Business

Four Navy veterans, including
one former WAVE, are stockhold-
ers of Marantette Industries, a tool
designing firm and machine shop
that has its start in a Columbia
Falls basement.
Louis Marantette, 1913 mech
anical engineering graduate of
Montana state college, worked in
Boeing's tool design department
In Seattle during 1944-45 before
joining the Navy. After the war,
he spent six months as a tool de-
sign engineer with Spokane firm.
About year ago, the young en-
gtneer decided to strike out on his
own and interested his brothers,
Bin and Bob, Navy veterans and
Montana state engineering stud
et4, in the possibilities of estab-
fishing a machine tool design bu-
siness. Louis believes there is mar
ket for simply built machine tools
such as drill presses that can sell
at . low price and still do the job.
Fourth partner in the business
Is Mrs William Marantette, the for
mer Ruth Bartlett and one-tlme
WAVE, also an engineering stud
emit.
Columbia Falls credits the Mar
antette boys with being good mech
anics and recalls how as young
sters they set up bicycle repair
shop that functioned with the eff
dcfency of a good garage.
One of their new drill presses
is on display at Chefs Gamble
store in Columbia Falls. It sells
for $22.95. The new firm is also
to do machine design,
engineering consulting work, draf-
ting, lathe and other machine shop
work.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03
Prepare for Church In
HH BeerIess Boomtown

Foundations for the new "a by
6O-foot Assembly of God church
in South Fork are expected to be
poured by mid-October.
Alvin Nash, building committee
chairman, assisted by townspeo-
pie has completed erecting most
of the foundation forms on land do
mated by the Rev e H Davis.
South Fork, peerless BOOM
town of the Hungry Horse area
now has 20 families. It is the only
community with no taverns.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03
Leon Lemon, Jack Hulit
Shoot South Fork Elk

Successful hunters up the South
Fork included Leon Lemon, Flat
head county commissioner, and
Jack Hulit. With Phil Hulit thew
packed in from Spotted Bear ran
ger station to Independence park,
"a miles up river.
Lemon shot four point bull, and
Jack, a six pointer. Lemon report
ed that fishing was as good las
when I was a kid nearly so years
ago." There were abundant 8 and
312 pound native trout.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03
Mrs Spencer Arriving

Hungry Horse construction eng
ineer, Clyde H Spencer is return
ing this weekend from Bend, Ore,
with Mrs Spencer. Bend was their
former home. They will live in Hun
cry Horse village. The Spencers
have two children, a son at Oregon
state college, and daughter in
Portland.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03
Marriages Three to One

Forty marriage licenses and ID
divorces were effected in Flat
head county during September.
Marriage licenses last year, with
the boys just home from the SER
vice, totaled As, and in September,
1915 there were 25. Clerk of Court
Wendell johnson reports that di-
vorces in the county usually num-
Der about a third as many as do
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03
Start New Building

Dudley construction company
Wednesday started construction of
a 10 by % concrete building with
8 inch walls for the bureau of
reclamation. It will be a mile above
Lion lake on the damsite access.
highway, and will be used for test
purposes.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03
Need for Rooming Houses

There is need in Flathead county
for boarding homes interested in
taking in elderly persons as room
ers and boarders. Housewives who
want further information may con-
tact Oswald Braaten, Flathead
county welfare supervisor, court
house, Kalispell.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03
Leaves Schaefer Station

Earl Mcconnell, Schaefer dist
riot ranger for the Flathead nat
ional forest, has left the station
II miles above Essex, and reported
to Coram ranger station for VIM
ter assignment. Now at the Schae-
fer station is Jay Paul, packer.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03
Rocky Mt. Lumber to Fold

Liquidation of the Rocky Noun
tain Lumber company set up near
Essex is expected before mid-win-
ter. The firm had been cutting tim
Der purchased in Flathead nation
al forest. Equipment will be sold
by the owners, Joe Reese, presi-
dent Morris Raskin, vice presi-
dent, and Leo Wolk, secretary
treasurer.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03
Advance Notice Of Dam Bid Due

ANY day now contractors will
receive advance notice of the in
vitation for bids to start building
the 535-foot high, 2,OOO-foot long
Hungry Horse dam.
The advance notice has been
scheduled for early October, and
will give prospective bidders the
opportunity to inspect the dam
site and adjoining areas before
winters snow.
Announcement of bids for the
prime contract is scheduled for De-
cember or January with a tenta-
tive February or March opening.
Work on Hungry Horse itself, third
or fourth largest concrete dam in
the world, is expected to start in
late spring, 1913.
Meanwhile 10 contractors, from
New York to San Francisco, have
had representatives at Hungry
Horse during the past two weeks
looking over the diversion tunnel
job. Bids on the LOO foot 36-feet
in diameter tunnel will be opened
October Is. Unofficially the tun-
mel contract price is expected to
exceed 100000 and employ some
thing over 100 men, mostly min
ers and muckers. It will be a win
ter and spring job.
RumOrs Had It
Rumor of the week was the false
news that 1900 men were needed
at the Hungry Horse project. The
rumor appears to have had its or
igin in misconstruing radio an
nouncement. Actually Hungry
Horse project total employment is
about $50 men. With several con-
tracts nearing completion, this fl
CURE will not be much larger for
several months.
Job outlook in the Hungry Horse
area continued about the same.
according to Frank Kirkpatrick,
of the state employment
office, Room IL, Bank building.
Columbia Falls. There is a need for
men to cut pulp wood a shortage
of sawyers and edgermen, and
SURPRISES of truck drivers and
equipment operators.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03
Catch Limit of Natives

DR. Rod Houston, Bill McGregor
and Fred Hodgson Tuesday cought
their limit of Native trout up the
North Fork. Bill had a trout din
ner prepared for the men and their
wives.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03

DR. F w Paul and DR. V D Fer
rec, Kalispell, have been appoint
ed county physicians succeeding
DR. A T Munro. DR. Ferree will also
serve as county health officer.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-03

To clear up any false rumors
that might exist, the Bad Rock
canyon widening of highway No 2
will be done as state highway
maintenance project. It will be
done by present state highway
employees, and will start shortly.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-09-04

ular care by the day, to children
who are not related by blood or
marriage, must secure a license.
Licensing of such places is a
recognition of the responsibility of
the state for the welfare of all child
rem, who for some reason must be
given care away from their own
homes" Mrs. Nelson said.
The law was passed primarily to
aid in supervision of such homes
heretofore unsupervised by authori-
zed child-placing agencies in order
TO assume maintenance of certain
standards of care, protection Of
children from mal-treatment, health
hazards, and other threats to their
welfare"
Mrs. Nelson pointed out that un-
der the law il is a misdemeanor to
operate foster homes or day-care
centers without the state license,
which IS issued by the Department
of Public Welfare, without cost, af-
ter study of the home has been
made by qualified personnel.
To secure additional information
about the law, call or write to your
local Department Of Public Welfare
office at the Courthouse, telephone
number l00-J.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-09-04
STRIKER

Mrs. John Mckenzie from Eur
eka and Mrs. Thomas White and
daughters, Courtney and Pauline of
Stryker were shoppers in Kalispell
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Deseve of
Eureka and Wilfred's brother, Har-
old, of Spokane visited Thursday
afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Shaw
and at the Freeman Corners mill
on Summit Creek. Wilfred has re-
covered nicely from his operation
and expects to resume his work
as head sawyer around September
End.
o. K. Iverson put new roof on
Mrs. r. E. Watson's house.
Grandma Calvert from Great
Falls who visited for sometime with
her son and family at Trego en-
joyed Wednesday with her grand
child, Mrs. Harry Roedel and fam
lily at Stryker. She left Thursday
for her home accompanied by Bon
ME and Audrey Calvert.
q Charley Ellis was in Eureka last
Tuesday on business.
Carl Rudolph from Eureka visited
for few days at the Thomas White
home.
A lot of rain and cool weather
was something out of the ordinary
for the month of August in Stryker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Nordtome made
a quick trip to Kalispell Saturday.
Mr.. Nordtome brought back a truck
load of stock cattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sid Read from
WhitafiSh and Mr. and Mrs Ivan
Christensen from Kalispen were
Sunday visitors with o. K. Iver-
son.
School started Tuesday with Miss
Mary Moses from Eureka teaching
a few pupils.
Mrs. Art Berg and Mrs. Blythe
Lestrud from Trego visited in Stry-
ker. labor Day. 5gls .4.e-x
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-09-04

to city areas. Recognizing the need
of rural families for prepaid medi-
cal care proclaimed by the Mon
tana Extension Service and en-
dorsed by all major farm organi-
cations, q new program applicable
to farm families has been adopted
by the Blue Cross and Montana
Physicians Service. Under this
new plan, with more liberal fea-
lures, rural families soon will be
given the opportunity to join in
small groups.
The Directors Of the plans point
to a combined Montana member
ship of more than 100000 people
now being served by $50 of the
Montana doctors and accredited
hospitals in the state.
Detailed plans for enrolment
soon will be announced TO every
farm family in Lincoln County,
and a representative from the Hell
ena Office will be at the CYO hall
in Eureka September and 2 for
the purpose of discussing and ex-
planning the blue Cross and the
doctors plans. These meetings are
the first of a series to be conducted
the state, and will be
followed by meetings at Kalispen
to 6, at Roman Sep
TENDER 8 to IL, and at Thompson
Falls September IL and -.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-09-04
Homes for Children
of Mixed Descent

The State Department of Public
Welfare, Helena, is attempting to
find suitable homes for a number of
children in their custody. Although
the State Welfare Department is
gradually securing foster and adop-
tive homes for children of white
ancestry, there is still a need for
such homes for children in the
older age group. However, homes
for children Of mixed races are also
needed.
The State Welfare Department
wishes to place two children be-
tween the ages of two and three
years Of Japanese and white de-
scent; two children sbout Is years
of age Of Filipino and white de-
scent; also several children OF vary
ing ages Of italian and white de-
scent These children are normal
mentally and phyEiseiiy.
Families who are iI1tere Sted in
must be Of the same race.
rs the. child. Application may be
to the County Welfare
Office.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-09-04
New Program For
County Formers

Farm families of Lincoln County
soon win have an opportunity TO
join Blue Cross and Montana Ply
sicians' Service, the companion doc
tors plan.
The Directors of Physicians and
Hospital Service, two non-profit
organizations offering voluntary pre-
payment plans for hospital and
medical care, are making this an
nouncement through Winton Wey-
demeyer of Fortine, Master Of the
Montana State Grange
Heretofore enrolment in these or
CARNATIONS has been limited largely
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-09-04
To Sponsor Public
Meeting Regarding
Teaching Problems

Twenty-six public meetings, aimed
at the. 'Professionalization" of teach
ing, will be sponsored in as many
Montana communities during the
next month and a half by the Mon
tana Education Association.
9. r. Anderson. Helena, research
director for the MEA, said the meet
ing would include discussions of the
improvement in certification and
training Of teachers, Amendments
to the present continuous contract
law TO insure security to Montana
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-09-04
REXFORD NEWS

Rexford Grade School started to-
day CSept. o with Mr.. Bartlett of
Big Sandy as principal and Miss
Margaret Anderson Of Big Horn in
charge Of the lower grades.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Arnold went
to Wenatchee, Wash, fast week
where they plan to work during the
apple harvest.
Mrs. J. c. Shanahan of Occur
d'Alene, Ida, was a guest at the
Fred Marks home last week.
James Hurst was a business cal
Ter in Whitefish, Saturday.
An 81k-lb. daughter, Rose Marie,
was born Monday, August 25th, to
= Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Montgomery Of
Warland. Mrs. Montgomery was the
former Ida Morey,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Shaeffer, Jr.,
and children Of Washington visited
at the Jim Shaeffer home near Shell
don Canyon last week.
Mrs. ]. c. Shanahan was a bust
ness caller in Libby one day last
week.
Billy DeShazer, grandson of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. DeShazer had the
misfortune to break his right arm
when he fell off a horse he was
riding on his grandparents farm.
The accident occurred Tuesday, Aug.
rs. a.
Mrs. Tom LaByer and Mrs. Ed
Arnold were hostesses to the MEM
bers of the H. E. o. club Thurs
day afternoon, at the home of Mrs.
Ed Arnold.
Mrs. Krattiger and children of
Waller, were guests at the Charlie
Gibson home last week. Mrs. Krat- !
tiger and Mrs. Gibson are sisters.
While visiting here, Mrs. Krattiger |
purchased the Guy Crane property
and will move her household goods |
to her new home in the near future. |
Miss Margaret Anderson arrived
here last week from Dillon where
she attended summer school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Olson returned |
Friday to their home in Boulder,
Colo, after visiting relatives in this
vicinity for the past two weeks
Mrs Roy S. Fellows of Tulsa,
Okla, was a guest at the home of
her brother, Tom Johnson, the past
week.
MISS jean AAAOiilpSon u ORJhoAANs II
visited at the A. T. Thompson home
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Kins and fam
lily moved to Warland Friday, II
where Mr.. Kins works for the For
est Service. Mr.. and Mrs. Kins rent
ed their home here to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hanson.
Mrs. Bruce Leighty and Ronald
and Mrs. Leighty's mother, Mrs. Lou
Smith, were callers in Hot Springs
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Les Matthews and
children of Oaksdale, Wash, spent
the double holiday at the George
Ross home.
Rexford baseball fans went to
Eureka Sunday where a ball game
between Rexford and Eureka was
played. The score was ii to in
Iavor of Eureka.
Alfred Smith was a Saturday
caller in Whitefish
Mrs VIM. Curtis and son Billy of
Shelby, were callers at the James
Hurst home Sunday.
Bud Williams and Ray Deditius
If Oaksdale, Wash, were callers at
he George Ross home Sunday.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-09-04

teachers, and the adoption Of uni
form rules governing prior service,
merit promotions, the full-year pro-
gram and the teaching load.
Proposed School District reorgani-
cation also will be taken up at the
meetings, which will run from 4
until 9 p. m, and include a dinner.
The schedule: Sept. 4, Deer Lodge;
Sept. 5, Butte; 8, Helena; 8, Great
Falls, Shelby; 10, Lewistown, Havre;
Is, Billings; 10, Miles City, Baker;
%, Glendive, Jordan; %, Sidney,
Poplar; "a, Plentywood, Scobey; IS,
Glasgow, Malta; 20, Bozeman, Dill
Ion; 80, Missoula, Hamilton. Oct. /,
Poison. Thompson Falls; 2, Kalis-
pell, Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-09-04
REGARDING OPERATION OF
FOSTER HOMES FOR CHILDREN

Persons operating foster homes
or day-care centers for children in
Montana were reminded today by
Margaret, Scott Nelson, Director of
Division of Child Welfare Services.
Department of Public Welfare, that
a license from the Division must
be secured Immediately if they plan
to continue operation.
The 1947 State Legislature passed
a law providing for the licensing
and specified certain minimum
standards that must be met before
a license is issued
Under terms of the law, any home
giving either full-time care, or reg
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-09-04
Mont. Ronge Londs

Livingston UP Because Mon
tana has pursued a policy of "ag-
gressive reduction Of stock to pre-
vent over grazing" her forest range
lands are in better condition than
anywhere in the west according
to Lyle F. Watts, Federal Forest
Service Chief.
Watts, who was here in connec-
ton with congressional hearings on
public land matters now being held
in the Northwest. said reduction of
stock on Montana,s Forest Ranges
had prevented deterioration of ma
tural resources of feed and water.
Arkansas State press., 1947-02-28
Delta's 4th
Annual .Iahherwnck

The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
will hold It's ath anna, Jabber.
wock Friday nieht February 2S, at
8 o'clock p. m. II Dunbar Figh
Schools auditor UNI. Guest artist
wiz be Scror hdde Crif'in Over 8,
Ballet dancer of Memphis, Tenn.
She VIII be a"comparied by Il cho-
rus of Mcmphi7 YWCA girls, who
will a'so do ta''et dancing. So~or
Griffin will do n Chinese dance en-
titled In a Chinese TEMPE Gar
dem. The incarnation of the Pr est
in the Temple, sorg Of two lov-
ers, a manchu wedding procession
passing in the street, street dis
turt ance among the coo les, peace
after the beating OF gang, and
the incarnation of the lovers song
heard again a. peace ends.
The YWCA dancers will do
Damon Cubans" Tickets may be
obtained from members of the Sor-