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Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
H. H. Men Take First
Aid Instructor Course

Seven Hungry Horse project
first aid men are completing a
Red Cross first aid instructors
course today.
The men had previously taken
the standard and advanced first
aid courses, and now with compile
ton of the present classes will
be qualified to teach first aid
Taking the instructor training
were: Glenn MCGUIRE, William
Murphy, Thomas Post, Tavern
Seney, Peter Viano, Francis War
mock and Howard Latham. Also
taking the course was j. M.
Armstrong, Flathead National for
est.
Teacher was Carl A. Ross, A
merican Red Cross first aid in
structor, who headquarters at
Miles City.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04

After winter layoff, the Union
Construction company, Monday.
started rebuilding So miles OF
highway No. 2 from Bolton east
up the Middle Fork canyon.
The Great Falls concern start
ed the $739,941.77 contract last
September, but unusually heavy
SHOWS of early winter resulted
in their closing down.
Most of the activity on the road
now centers about five miles a.
bove Bolton where a 2R yard
shovel and three "cats" are work
ing. Supervisor is Ray Hollern.
Slim Tomlinson, construction
SUPERINTENDENT, is also at Bolton.
About so men are now employ
ed on the road job which was to
have been completed by early
winter 1947 except for oiling.
Number of men on the job will
increase gradually to 100.
No accurate information is a.
valuable as to when and if high
wav No. 2 will be closed to traf-
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
Falls Has Chance
To Fight Cancer

In full swing in Columbia
Falls and vicinity is the annua
cancer drive, headed by Mrs
Tom Crum.
House to house canvasses are
being planned throughout April
national cancer control month.
Cub scouts of Pack Al will be
active in a "tag" day next Sat
urday when they receive dona-
tons in the business section.
Information about free facilities
for early diagnosis of cancer is a.
valuable at the office of DR.. R. F
Miller, city health officer.
Cancer boxes are being placed
in the various business houses
Women's Council members have
given their support and will help
in the outlying districts as well
as in Columbia Falls.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
Graders Will Have
District Play Day

Essex, Belon, Apgar, Coran
and Columbia Falls grade schoo.
students are to compete in the
revived District 6 play day sched-
uled for Friday, May 2 with Col
umbia Falls grade school students
are to compete in the revived
District 6 play day scheduled for
Friday, May 2 with Columbia
Falls as host.
The al1-day affair will include
so and 100 yard dashes, three
legged races, flag relays, kitten
ball games, broad and high jump
ing. Contestants will be divided
into age groups.
There'll also be an oldfashion-
ed spelling bee, music and de-
clamation contests. In charge
will be Leonard Pease, Columbia
Falls grade school principal.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
Vet Housing Project Office
Has Youth Center Future

At the women's council April
meeting last evening in the high
school, Mayor Chris Raaen dis
cussed action he had already Ia
ken to have the housing project
office given to the city for a
youth center.
The building, after completion
of the housing project, would be
moved up the hill to the city
park, and be sponsored by the
women's council as youth center.
Attending the meeting were %
women. They decided to support
the cancer fund drive, and hold
a benefit tea, Saturday, April 10
in the high school. The club also
tok action to sponsor cub pack
No. Al.
A donation of $40 to the school
lunch program was received from
the Bolton PTA.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
Glacier Tree Saving
Provides Summer
Job Openings

An opportunity for young mer
to spend three months out-o1
doors in Glacier National park
is available in the blister rust
control program.
First of 70 men who will work
this summer on blister rust con-
troll in the park are being hired
now. Applications are coming
from all parts of the nation and
should be mailed to A. D. Can
navina, assistant chief ranger in
charge of forestry and wildlife.
Qualifications include at least 18
years of age and physically
sound, and pay ranges from $50
to $1.00 an hour with time and a
half over 40 hours. A 48-hour
week will be worked. Tent quar-
tiers are furnished, and meals cost
so cents each.
There will be three camps I'M
der the program at st. Mary,
Lower Two Medicine and Old
Man Lake.
Blister rust attacks any five
needle evergreen including Gla-
cier's stand of white pine. The
control program involves the err
radicating of currant bushes.
Blister rust spores start from
currant bushes, infect pines, and
then return to the bush. In its
first stage the rust spores are
delicate and can only spread 200
miles; in its later stage, the spores
can travel 200 miles.
The disease kills trees by
eventually girdling them. AL
so affected in Glacier are timber
and white bark pines. Glacier
has successfully sponsored a con-
troll program for the past six
years in order to preserve the
pine stands.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
Grade Musical to Haze
Version Of Bathing
Beauties

Columbia Falls sixth, seventh
an deighth graders next Friday
are presenting a musical march
of the states.
Songs and skits are being built
around material received last
fall and winter by the students
in response to letters written to
various governors and state Off
Gals.
AS the musical travelogue pro-
ceeds, Columbia Falls audience
will see their eighth grade pre-
sent Is and 14-year-old versions
of bathing beauties, and there's
even a Sophisticated" Hawaiian
rula dance. Eighth grade boys,
however, will be cowboys and
Indians.
Seventh graders are giving a
hill billy skit with music, while
the sixth graders, we'll charcoal
ed, will present something from
way down south.
Matinee starts at 1870, and eve
ming performance at 8 in the grade
school auditorium. No admission
will be charged, though donations
from five to fifty cents will be
accepted to help purchase mo-
ton picture equipment for the
school.
Coaches are Leonard Pease,
Mrs. Kathleen Wilson and Mrs.
Grace Hall.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
Schools Seek Adequate
Financial Assistance

Columbia Falls to Essex resi-
dents will vote Saturday after
noon on special levies of 10 mills
in order that their schools may be
adequately supported.
Voters will be asked to approve
a 6 mil extra levy for the high
school and Is mil levy for the
grade school. This is in addi-
ton to the regular 10 mills.
All through the state of Mon
tana, communities are voting on
the question of special levies to
adequately support public schools.
Whitefish is asking Is mills; Kali
ispell, 81, in addition to the reg
ular 10.
The extra money will be used
to pay for additional teachers
the district may require; for
raising teachers salaries to ap-
proximately the Montana Edu-
cation association recommended
standard, and to provide for in
creased needs and costs of text
books and maintenance materials.
Also to be elected will be a
member of the school board. On
the ballot will be names of Fred
G. Bussey, Fred B. Hodgson and
Henry w. Hutchings, all Bolton
or Apgar residents. Successful
candidate will succeed H. A.
Chatterton, Bolton, who after IA
years service on the board desir-
ed not to run again.
Eligible for voting are all re-
sidents of Montana for year, and
of the district for 30 days. Vot-
ers on the tax levy must also be
real estate Or personal property
furniture or carr tax payers.
Polls are at Essex, Bolton, Coram
and Columbia Falls grade schools,
open Saturday from 2 to 6 p. m.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
esert Mountain Has
! Inches More Snow

how on Desert mountain, be-
en Coram and Bolton, this
is about IA inches deeper
\ last, reports B. A. Bealey,
eSt service district ranger.
kanger Bealey measured Des-
mountain snow last Friday,
Png 10 samples ranging from
10 81 inches in depth, with
Rater content between 18 and
inches. Average was about Sd
Pes of snow, 20 inches of water
Eent. Last year at this time
average year,, there was Al
Pes of snow.
ocated near Desert mountain
ne new Sunset Ski ranch.
NOW measurements at He'll
ring mountain near White
snow 30 inches of snow with
inch water content as COM
[eo with go inches Of snow
% inches of water content
1916.
fpparent origin name, Desert
1iIaln. No springs on it.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
Lion March Reared
In, But Turned
To Lamb
PARK PHOTO

Except for its first week, March
was a pleasant spring month il
the Flathead valley, reports E
IS. Mark, federal weather OBJ
server.
Marks weather summary show:
that the month was IL degrees
warmer than the average March
and it continued the trend of the
district having above normal
temperature since January l.
October, November and Decem-
Der were the wet and colder
than normal months of the past
winter.
March also was slightly dryer
than ordinary with .05 under the
.95 average. Maximum tempera-
lures were above freezing every
day since March 6, with the high
est recording, 81 degrees on
March 81.
The weather observer added
the snow cover melted rapidly
in the valley though in the
mountains it just settled consid-
erably having little run-off as
yet. Some rise has been noted
in lakes and streams. Sunshine
was slightly above normal, and
wind was light for March.
= Snowfall total for the past
winter remains at go inches just
0.8 short of the record fall of
92.8 in 1942-43. Frost has left
the. ground in most places; many
fields are still too wet for gen
eral farm work, though blowing
has started.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
Hungry Horse Gets
Rough Treatment

No Immediate favorable deve-
Iopments are expected in the
matter of Hungry Horse dam or
other reclamation appropriations.
Events during the past week
started off with Senator O'Mah-
oney's disclosure that the house
approp r tt ons subcommittee
would not recommend construct
ion funds for Hungry Horse or
for any of the other reclamation
projects.
Further information from Wa
shington backed up the Wyoming
senator's statements. By mid-week
western representatives and SEN
ators, Republicans as we'll as Dem
ocrats, publicly expressed strong
disapproval of the Republican
controlled committees attitude
toward development of the West.
Subcommittee chairman is Rep.
Robert F. Jones, R. Ohio.
More favorable consideration is
expected when the matter of sup
porting reclamation is taken up
in the senate where the West has
more of a voice. There is virtually
no support for irrigation projects
and western power developments
from the economy minded Repu-
blican congressman representing
districts in New York, Pensylvan-
la, Ohio and the other eastern and
midwestern states. They tend to
view increased agricultural and
industrial development of the
West as competition and not as
increasing the national produc-
tivity and hence the national
wealth. There are numerous is
sues involved.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
Chamber to Meet

Regular April business meeting
of the Columbia Falls chamber
of commerce will be held next
Thursday at 8 p. m. in the high
school. Augmenting the monthly
meeting have been Thursday noon
hour-and-a-half long luncheon
sessions at the Glacier Grill. These
are held each week except on
the second Thursday when the
regular monthly meeting takes
Mace in the evening.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
To Start Surveying
New City Addition

Surveying of the Great North
ern employees 72-acre addition
to Columbia Falls into sc half
block lots and a park will start
this coming week, according to
Frank P. Scott, Flathead county
surveyor.
Within the next weeks, the vet
ern railroaders are expected to
start coming into the valley to
select lots and make preliminary
arrangements for building.
Last September, the Vetville
association purchased the land,
and by December 5, announced
the names of 81 who had signed
up for lots.
The Columbia Falls location
was picked because of recreation
al setting, and it's location of less
than one hours drive from ten
mile long Lake Mcdonald in
Glacier National park, seven
mile long Whitefish lake, and
Flathead lake, second largest ma
tural body of fresh water west
Of Minnesota.
Ordinarily crystal clear, the
Flathead river is less than 20
minute walk for Vetville men in
terested in before breakfast fish
ing. Bad Rock canyons gap be-
tween Teakettle and Columbia
mountains is three miles away,
and through it run the main line
of the Great Northern and high
way No. 2 to near by Glacier Ma
tional park and the east.
Bert Ellingson, Creston, has
been hired to do bulldozing in
Vetville.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
Board to Canvass Votes

Next meeting of the District
6 school board will be Wednes-
day evening in the high school to
canvass votes of the April 5 cleo
ton. On Saturday, April 10,
they will meet for reorganization
purposes, and elect a new chair
man to succeed H. A. Chatterton,
who is not candidate for re-
election. At their regular April
meeting, Tuesday, the board con-
Quoted routine business.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
$50 Old Folks Helped

Old age assistance will be PAID
to 558 Flathead county residents
during April, reports Oswald
Braaten, county public welfare
supervisor. The amount will be
s19,751 averaging $3.50, and is
the same amount that was paid
to the 558 older residents receiv-
ing aid last month.
A total of 1874 children will be
assisted by the county, averag-
ing $2O.78 for each child, while
eight blind persons will receive
assistance averaging $3488.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
Local Elections Hold Interest
No Cigars and No Odds
Appear in City Races

Though platforms, cigar pass
ing and political promises have
been absent from Columbia Falls
present campaign, the town has
shown considerable interest in
the city election, Monday.
Principal topic of conversation
now is the present status of Hun
cry Horse appropriations, but
the next question is ''who do you
think will be mayor"
There is nothing to indicate
the voters favorite among con-
testants, Mayor Chris Raaen,
John O'Connell and William
Kloetzke.
Very few folks are neutral a.
bout Chris. He finds strong sup
port from the many people whom
he has done a good turn, and
from the accepted belief that
when it comes to a question OF
the city's business or his own
personal business, the city comes
first. The mayors job pays no
salary. Chris has spent a lot of
time on city business, and his
honesty is not questioned.
Chris critics believe the city
administration should have been
more businesslike. Many cities
have more businesslike admin
STATIONS. They add that mer-
chant would make a better ma
yor, but no merchant has been
in a position to sacrifice the time.
Obviously the water issue is en-
tering into the campaign. Wheth-
er under the circumstances, it
could have been better handled
is something for argument.
John O'Connell, local contrac-
tor. is we'll known in the COM
munity and has lot of friends.
He's president of the volunteer
fire department, and considered
a hard working, good fellow. The
race is expected to be between
Chris and Johnny.
William Kloetzke, former may
Tor. is a Stoltze Lumber Company
employee at Half Moon, though
local property owner. He is
virtually unknown to the new
voters in the city, but is describ-
ed as a quiet man, liked by those
with whom he is acquainted. He
is considered conservative.
Raaen and Kloetzke are World
War 1 veterans; OConnell, a
World War II vet.
Up for reelection in the first
ward are councilmen, Leslie
Blood and c. D. Mansfield, and
in the third ward, Frank Schmidt
and John w. Greve.
In the second ward, incumbent,
Martin Springfellow, did not file.
James Lee seeks reelection. Ad-
ditional candidates are Herman
Benzien, Fay Loveall and Robert
Smith. It is considered a good
group of candidates.
Polls will be open from IL
until 6 p. m. in Ward I with vot-
ing at the Glacier Grill. This
ward includes residents east of
the center of Nucleus avenue.
Ward II will vote at the city hall
from 8 a. m. until 6 p. M, while
ward III (Kennedy addition) will
ballot in the Rohel residence
from IL until 6 p. m.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
To Open Jewelry Store

Calvin Crouch expects to open
his new jewelry store in the Bose
block on Nucleus avenue, May l.
An expert watch repairman,
he will carry a complete line OF
nationally advertised watches and
clocks, silverware, gifts and
other jewelry items.
MIR. Crouch is a former Malta
resident, while Mrs. Crouch is
the former Carol Christensen,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Christ
ensen, Whitefish.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
Build New Service Station

Nearing completion on high
way No. 2 just before the swing
into Bad Rock canyon is the Gla-
cier Trail service Station and
lunch room.
The establishment, owned by
r E. Gore and James Weaver, is
one-half mile north of Columbia
HEIGHTS. The station will handle
Union rs products, and Will be
completed late in May.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
(|acier Called Best Trailpark

Increased use of Glacier Nation,
LOO miles of trails il
Sected this coming summer by
J. w. Emmert.
Islacier is considered to have
T. miles of trails than does
other American national park
,ched only by trail are SpeTry
Granite park chalets, where
rationers find room and board
py from the sound of cars and
III of highways.
l1rail Improvements for the
u. reports Dick Nelson, assis-
2 chief ranger in charge OF
control, include the placement
! s26 new markers. Visitors are
to hike or ride horses through
million acre alpine area to
py of the parks 2OO mountain
S and go glaciers. This is con-
red a better way to see Gla-
than driving the 50-mile long
ng to the Sun highway, only
that crosses the park.
sers of the trails include the
nond L ranch that has the
dle horse franchise. Owned
! Mrs. Bernice Lewis, the Dia-
I'D L is on the Blackfoot Indian
krvation above Browning, just
kide Glacier. Saddle horse trips
|the park range up to eight days.
Among the better known trips
1.-THE North Circle route that
ives Many Glacier hotel and
IS north to Belly river, pas
! through Ptarmingan tunnel,
4 of the few trail tunnels in
J nation, and proceeds to Wa
hon lake and Fifty mountain,
IN whose summit, SO peaks may
/ observed.
former ranger, Frank Evans
i year has established his Will
mess Trail trips headquarters
Polebridge on the Flathead's
18th Fork. He conducts parties
mixers on eight to ten day
ps through the park with pack
mails. This summer Evans and
parties will spend more time
one of the more spectac
d sections of Glacier, the Bow
n lake and Boulder pass dis
4.
Other principal use of trails
70 help fight fire in the larger
n state of Rhode Island area
\ is the second largest "play
sund for the nation" in the
ited States.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
List Voter Qualifications

Qualifications for voting II
CITY election are not the same as
for the school election. Voters
names who may ballot in the city
election are listed on the city hal
door and in other conspicuous
places as provided by law. Citi-
zens voting in the school cleo
ton must satisfy only a resi-
dence requirement, and for the
special levy, must be taxpayers
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
Concrete Plant Opens

Opened for business Wednes-
dav was the S and M Concrete
Products company in the ola
creamery building, Columbia
Falls.
The new plant plans to manu-
facture all varieties of concrete
blocks. and will serve the Column
hia Falls to Bolton district, prl-
marily. Owner-operators-C T.
Sloan and Jim Mcleod.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
Paul Jones Mother Dies

Paul A. Jones, Hungry Horse
project engineer, left for On
tario, Oregon, Tuesday, called by
the death of his mother. Mrs.
Jones had recently commemorate
ed her Tooth birthday anniver-
sary.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
Plan Timber Sale

Timber to be offered for sale
this month by the Flathead Ma
tional forest includes block "J'
on the South Forks Emory creek.
There are approximately IL mil
lion board feet in this sector.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
TX Schedules Western


a.ie Grey's Sunset Pass" is
friday and Saturday attrac-
at the Park theater. Bar
otanWyck has the lead in
strange Love of Martha
10, the Sunday, Monday and
oay picture, while Wednes-
:, ana Thursdays show is
Lux Angel" with Dan Duryea,
T.. vincent and Peter LORE.
f. friday and Saturday it is
In NED House" with Edward
'0"lhSon and Lon McCallister.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
Raw Nelson to Barber

Ray Nelson has assumed man
aoership of the Club Barber
shop. Ray is well known in the
Hungry Horse area having OPP
Grated a barbershop in Martin
CITY last fall.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04

FIathead river guage Ihurs-
dav: 400; last Monday 4.45;
water getting muddy. Grace
Fowler, observer.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04

Columbia Falls business eStab-
lishments will close from l until
8 p. m. today, Good Friday.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
j, Hoio Track Meet

llainola Falls high school
~ eh will hold their first
ri, against Bigfork either on
ILL., 10 or 10, there. Local
laI "youts are being held this
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04

April meeting of Columbia
Falls city council has been post
poned from April Z to Monday,
April IA.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04
This Is News

ms is news
Mothers will appreciate this
latest school project, cleanup
weeks. For starting Monday, Co.
lumbia Falls grade school STU
dents are to clean up their cor
ners around home, and will climax
the drive with campus cleanup
of the schoolyard about April Is.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-04

Bert Ellingson, Creston, has
been hired to do bulldozing in
Vetville.