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Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-07
Seymer Buys Kinkaid's
Gamble Store Interest

Chef Seymer Thursday an
nounced that he had bought out
Frank Kincaid's interest in the
local Gamble store.
The partners opened their 30
by 85-foot modern store on Aug
ust 9, 1916. It is considered one
of the largest, most modern
Gamble authorized dealer stores
in Montana. With the dissolution
of the partnership, Chef will con-
tinue as sole oWner-manager.
Mr.. Kincaid is former manager
of the j. C. Penney store, one
time president of the Whitefish
chamber of commerce, and mem
Der of the Whitefish schoolboard.
His future plans are indefinite.
Mr.. Seymer came to Columbia
Falls in 1885, operated Chefs
Recreation parlor and then in
June, 1915, opened a Gamble
dealers store at the present site
of the Sportsmen's club. He has
been active in community af-
fairs including past president of
the chamber of commerce.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-07
Moose Fails in ChQrqe
Against United
States Mails

Mail carrier, Earl Ryan, on his
way to Trail creek post office,
had reached MCGEE meadows, 10
miles above Bolton il Glacier
National park, Tuesday, when
he was confronted by a belliger-
ent cow moose.
Not only wouldn't the moose
get off the trail, but she charged
Ryan's snowmobile, heavily Ia
den with mail for the North Fork
families. He shot the animal as
it was charging, and it dropped
dead not more than two feet
away.
Ryan in order to protect him
self and the mails on his trip
through the wilderness has per-
mission to carry a gun.
Tuesday afternoon, Dick Mel
son, assistant chief ranger, went
out to investigate the shooting.
He was deplayed for two hours
by a moose.
Glacier had an estimated 1872
in last years game CEN
SuS.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-07
Wildcats Will Play
Bigfork, Eureka

After a Bigfork game there
Friday, the Columbia Falls Wild
cats return to their own gym
Saturday, to play top team OF
the district, Eureka.
Upset of the week was Troy's
rise from the conference cellar,
Tuesday, to defeat top dog
team, Libby, 38 to SO. Libby and
Eureka with 8 wins and one de-
feat each, ever since the start
of basketball season, have been
northwestern Montana's b S
rated teams except for Kalispell.
The unscheduled defeat of
Libby and Columbia Falls 26
to Is hunbling by Poison Satur-
day, result in more interest in
the outcome of the district tour
nament in Columbia Falls Feb
ruary 10 through %.
Libby travels here for game
February IA, with the preimin-
airy a contest between the Kit
tens and Kalispell Central. The
Kittens defeated the Kalispeu
team % to 20 last month.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-07
Boy Scouts Observe
Anniversary Week

Columbia Falls and Bolton
scouts, starting today, will OBJ
serve the 37th anniversary OF
the Boy Scouts of America
which since it's founding in 1910
has become the nations largest
youth organization.
Highlight of the week will be
the F1athead district court of
honor in KalispelIs Linderman
public school gym next Thurs
day at 7:30 p. m. The affair
will conclude scout week activi-
ties III the valley. Up for awards
will be scouts from both Column
bia Falls and Bolton.
Also planned for local scouts
is service Sunday morning at
10:45 in the Methodist church.
In addition there will be a win
dow display at the Park Mer-
camille and Boy Scout short
film feature shown in connection
with Park theratre pictures dur
ing the week.
Scoutmaster of Columbia Falls
newly reorganized, chamber of
commerce sponsored Troop No.
Al is the Rev. George E. Foye.
Registered scouts in the troop
include: Bob Bryson, Henry By
erley, Wilbert DeFlyer, Stanley
Downen, Sam Gilman, Dean and
Raleigh Flint, Robert Mack, Glen
Alfred Reese, Stanley
Thoroman, Albert Tillitson and
Donald Warnock.
Fred Hodgson is the Bolton
Apgar troop scoutmaster. This
PTA-sponsored troop has been a
consistent award winner in the
district. Members are: Dave
Bartlett, Doug Cooper, Lewis
Consineau, Ted Dofelmire, Ben
and Robert Grimm, Tom Har-
'ington, Freddie Hodgson, Bob |
Mcdonnell, Chester Ross, Pat |
3upp, Kenneth and Roger Stew
ms and Don Thuring.
New Boy Scout field execu
i've for northwestern Montana
S Jud Compton.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-07
Trappers Hold Brief
Winter Reign UP
South Fork
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS PHOTO

Land of half dozen trappers
this winter has been the 100
mile long, snow cloaked and IN
inhabited South Fork valley of
the Flathead that will eventu
ally contain the 45-mile long
lake backed up by the Hungry
Horse dam.
The trappers report fairly good
luck in obtaining marten up the
South Fork during the Deem
Der Is to January Is season,
first open period on marten
since 1910.
Bert Coan and Bill Opalka,
Columbia Falls, brought back IS
marten skins from the Riverside
and Hungry Horse creeks dis
tricts, but the price of skins had
dropped from $35 to $25 and re-
Gently to less than $40.
Snow up the long mountain
valley of meadow and forest av-
eraged from three to IS feet on
the level, commented Coan. The
bearded outdoor men trudged
about Is miles a day on snow
shoes along their traplines. To
the east were the peaks of the
continental divide and to the
west the Swan range. Winds
seldom blew, though tempera-
lures dropped to 81 below.
Coan reports the elk wintering
in good shape. Last fall hunt
ers shot more than 1000 elk up
the South Fork. However the
deer were not wintering well,
and were prey for coyotes. There
were no signs of wolves or noun
tain lions.
Also trapping up the South !
Fork were old timer Mickey |
Waggoner and Cliff Travis, both .
Of Coram, and Walt Farris and
Levi Gaustad, both of Kalispell.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-07
Falls Joined Columbia
To Stress Water
PoUer Idea

When Frank Langford named
the town of Columbia Falls in
1891, he was at least Sc years
too early, 1t was just before
the Great Northern laid its
tracks through the Bad Rock
canyon into the 400 square mile
F1athead valley.
Old timer Mike Berne who
came to his Half Moon corners
farm lin 1890, remembers a flour
mill and saw mill between the
present sites of the Silver and
Red bridges. Mr.. Berne be-
lieves that town promoter Lang
ford, who had the mills built,
tackled the name Falls on Colum-
bia in order to attract interest
in the water power possibilities
of the F1athead river.
People thought Of water pow
er then, added Mr.. Berne, in
terms of fast flowing streams and
mill wheels; not of great con-
crete dams like Hungry Horse.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-07
|choo| Board OKs
|eacher Pay Raise

teachers in District 6 were
lied a 20 per cent salary raise
roactive to january l by the
hool board at their February
betting Tuesday evening.
hhe $3.50 previous annual
larry for grade teachers and
BOO for high school teachers
IS considered inadequate for
esent increased living costs.
tuesday morning the county
hmissioners approved an emer-
hey budget recommended by
school board, which provided
Us for grade school financing
4 $8562 for the high school on
basis of a Al per cent en-
pment increase over a year
he additional funds will be
b to purchase books and for
types of school costs. Boost
salaries will help the dis
p next fall when it comes to
Ping teachers. At the present
(e there is an acute teacher
Prtage in Montana and the ma
\. Salaries over the nation
being raised with the hope
attracting more young persons
1.-THE profession. The action in
Psting salaries 20 per cent on
part of the District 6 board
lceS local schools on about the !
Pc salary level as maintained
towns of the same size east +
Inc mountains. The boards |
on somewhat reduces the |
eat OF teacher shortage here |
next fall.
Fext problem for the District |
|card is the need for additional
Fsroom facilities at Martin
Y and Coram. Enrolment in
district may double 1856
PreS by next fall. The board
pS to meet this month with
Coram Boosters club and
FUN City Boomtown Builders
FalK over school matters.
Pemoers are: Chairman, H. A. |
u Frerton; Otto Fehlberg, Bud
'lng, Dwight Grist and Ted
Bers.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-07
Hungry Horse Organizes Fire Department
20 Added Street


At its Monday evening meet
ing, Columbia Falls city council
tentatively decided to have up to
70 new street lights in addition
to the present 43.
In spite of frequent corner dis
cussions, no residents of the city
were present at the council
meeting to ask for street lights.
The council expects to hold a
special meeting within a week
to draw up the street lighting
contract with the Mountain
States Power for 1947. Present
rate is $21 for each ligh per
year, costing the city 1903 for
the present 40.
The town council is also con-
sldering the adoption of a STAN
dard city ordnance providing for
a small annual license fee to be
charged all business establish
ments, and another ordnance to
charge a higher fee for travelling
retail statesmen.
The following list of proposed
additional street lights is ten
tative. It is suggested that citi-
zens interested in h wing the
following lights, or additional
lights installed, contact the coun-
cilmen, or submit a petition.
Two new lights are scheduled
for Highway street this side of
the Kennedy addition. Another
for the corner, one block west
of the Baptist church. Other
Kennedy addition lights planned
are: 18th avenue west and
street, near the tracks;
corner of 10th street and 9th
avenue, near the Ryans, Stan
leys and DR.. Whalen; 10th ave-
nue. and 18th street near the
Grigg residence; 18th avenue
and 18th street in the vicinity
of the Frank Schmidt home.
Second ward proposed lights
are: 4th avenue west and 3rd
street, corner of grade school;
Nucleus avenue and 4th street |
near the new Hutcheson Clean
ers; Highway street near hous-
ing project, and one near Pat |
Kelly residence corner.
First ward new lights are
slated for: 3rd avenue and 5th
street, described as Little Swe-
len," by Chris; 3rd avenue and
9Th streets on the flat; End ave-
hue and 7th street on the hill
o the flat; 3rd avenue and 9th
treet, Mike Hoerner, Jock Grigg
md Columbia Sims corner.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-07
Village Prepares
ForI00FamiIies

Expected to start regular drills
early in March is the Hungry
Horse village volunteer fire de-
partment.
The firemen plan to be all
set for the late April or early
May date that the Hungry Horse
project offices shift from Kalis-
pell, and the families of bureau
of reclamation employees move
in from the county seat and Co
lumbia Falls.
The new government town
now has Is five-rooms-on-a
duplexes and SO prefabricated
houses nearly completed.
Pride and joy of the Hungry
Horse fire department is an un-
used 1912 Dodge truck obtained
in December from war surplus.
Fire chief of the now organic
ing volunteer firemen is Ber-
nard F. Potter; Francis Warnock
is assistant chief; Oren ]. Barn
hart, fire captain. Merle Green
land, now a member of the Co.
lumbia Falls department, will be
lieutenant, and the two hose de-
tails will be made up of Joseph
Eskro, Joseph Kalvora, John Ho-
man, Glen Mcclure, Earl Nut
ter, Thomas Post and Tony Ia
versnik, Jr.
Howard Latham, the Hungry
Horse safety engineer, will also
serve as fire inspector, and the
plan is to develop community
consciousness of fire prevention
in the new town that lies in
South Fork forests.
Firemen starting February II
are scheduled to enroll in a first
aid course leading to a certifi-
cate. Instructor will be a first
aid specialist from Grand Coulee
dam, who will also hold classes
for other Hungry Horse en-
ployes.
Next Thursday, bids will be
opened for the erection of a
four-mile long power line from
the damsite to the village, and
for the building of the villages
electrical distribution system.
On March in the Denver
bureau of reclamation offices
bids are to be opened for a
150, 900 gallon water tank.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-07
Montana Highway Patrol
To Stop StickerIess Cars

Montana's state highway pa
troll will start stopping cars that
do not have the 1947 license
stickers, February Is. Minimum
fine by law, $40.
All automobile owners gain
fully employed in Montana are
required to buy the stickers. Va
cationers are allowed 30 days
within the state without paying
a license fee, and may request
permission for an additional 30
days. The 75-cent annual drivers
license fee was due January l.
The car license fee, February 1.
Wednesday, February IL, Lin
coins birthday, is a holiday at
the court house; no license stick
ers will be sold.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-07
Snow Nears Record
Winter Moderates

Snowfall so far this winter
totals 80h inches, reports E. S.
Mark, federal weather observer
at Kalispell, Friday morning.
The record for any winter was
SO inches at Kalispell during
1942-43, while the following sea-
son, 1884 had the least with
only 14.6 iches.
Mr.. Mark expects the present
winter will have the most snow
fall on record before it is over
His January general summary
of the weather shows that tenn
peratures were above normal,
averaging l degree above the
January normal of 20.4 degrees,
while snowfall was below nor
NAL for the first time since fall,
totaling 11.8. inches as compared
to 121. This bears out the story
in the January oath Hungry
Horse News which listed weather
bureau statistics showing Octo-
Der and November as the most
unusual months of the present
fall-winter season, and that the
winter was becoming more nor
NAL.
Highest temperature during
the past January was on the
Oath when the thermometer
reached AZ degrees, the highest
reading since October 80 when
it blew 33 miles per hour, the
January record.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-07
Truck Sideswipes Bus

The mtermountain bus going
east, near Martin City, Thursday
about 3:15 p. M, was sideswiped
by a truck with a semi-trailer
loaded with logs and driven by
Ezra Berkey, Route 2, Columbia
Falls. The accident resulted in
virtually all the bus windows on
one side being broken. Injuries
to passengers are reported as
slight. Berkey will be arraigned
before Justice Stacey in White
fish, today or Saturday, on
charges of reckless driving. The
road is narrow.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-07
Schools Get State,
County Aid Funds

Apportionment Of state and
county funds to help run schools
was announced Wednesday by
Lulu Barnard, Flathead county
superintendent.
District 6 will receive a total
of $28,396.78, which in the case
of all county payments, repre-
sents only the January semi-an-
nual installment; there will be
another payment in June. Other
principal source of revenue tor
the schools, not listed, is the class
room unit payment from the
state public school general fund
that was $3O0.22 for each teach
er last year.
A partial listing of Flathead
oounty's school districts show:
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-07
563 Old Age Residents
To Receive. Payments

Old age assistance will be paid
to 563 F1athead county residents
during February, according to
Oswald Braaten, county super
intendent of public welfare. The
payments will total $19,931 and
average $3.50. During January
566 received payment averaging
1852.
During February assistance is
being given for the care of 1874
children totaling $2,722 and ave-
raging $20.31. Aid to the blind
for the month will total $243 for
seven cases.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-07
Falls Chamber to Discuss
Proposed Business Tax

February meeting of the Co.
lumbia Falls chamber of COM
merce will be held next Thurs
day at 8 p. m. in the high school
building.
President Dudley Greene says
that it will be a regular business
session. Among subjects to be
discussed is the matter of bust
ness licensing now before the
town council.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-07

Louis Bousliman was sentenc-
ed to 80 days in jail and 500
fine before Justice w. J. Gal
braith, Tuesday, and has been
committed to the county Jail.
The charge was assault and il
legal entry, file d by William
Raimey, Jr.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-07
Earl Stoner Dies

Funeral services for Earl
Blaine Stoner, 40, were held at
the Waggener and Campbell
chapel, Rev. Frank B. Hills Of
ficiating. Interment was il the
Conrad Memorial cemetery. Mr..
Stoner lived most of his life
south of Columbia Falls.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-07
pples Defeat Kittens
Nlp-Iuck Contest

By Charmaine Daniels
nus is the second game the
enS have lost this year. The
was very close at the last,
'e 81 being one point ahead,
men the Kittens one point
1,ie were lot of free throws
Du'h sides. Buck Sagen,
'ei,sn, fouled out near the
" the game. High point
"a the Kittens team were
peck and Frank Schenk,
with s, and then Gary
|. soa with S; Bob Bryson with
(tas a ~, george Bethel and Syl-
H., WRIT, each with a free
-. nhal score was Is to 26
lar ssor OF Whitefish. Their
s section was here, too.
} 'ulmney fire Thursday at
km :, Ill., brought the volunteer
|llss 10 the home of Pete
h. H. IN m the Kennedy addition.
Nalnage was done.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-07
VIEW. Auxiliary to Meet

.T.V. HUAIIIdIy 10 N1CCC
The local VIEW auxiliary will
hold their February meeting
Monday at p. m. in Anderson's
hall.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-03-07
Merchants Executive Committee
Recommends Closing Wed. At Noon
From May LIST Through July 3lst

lard G. Cole, executive secretary
who has been unanimously elect
ed to serve another year.
MIR. Cole spoke on Tabor City
Looks Forward" and discussed
the many things that the organi-
cation here has done during its
first infant year toward better
ing Tabor City and the Farming
section that surrounds it.
"The basic foundation for our
faith in tomorrow stems from a
citizenry that is deeply conscious
of it's responsibilities and obliga-
tons to the surrounding area" Mr.
Cole said.
Speaking of the work of the
merchants organization on behalf
of roads, the executive secretary
directed his remarks to the farm
people throughout the Tabor City
area and dramatically asserted, 50
can say to them that we shall not
slacken our efforts in their behalf
nor cease to plead their cause.
"With a oneness of purpose ano
seeking only to promote the gen
eral welfare, Tabor City's various
groups have pointed the way to-
ward a great future. Tonight we
pledge ourselves to carry on thl;
work and with your aid we shall
(See MERCHANTS, back page
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-03-07

committee includes DR.. Ross NJ.
Williamson, S. T. Rogers and Ruey
Hewett, and the planning and
project committee is composed OF
G.. Garland Fowler, A. E. Gold
finch, William Shelley and }. Per-
cy Brown.
The executive committee was
elected by the group at the BAN
Duet last Friday night and is as
follows: S. T. Rogers, DR.: Ross
NJ Williamson, William Shelley,
G. Garland Fowler, Z. W. Fon-
vielle, S. P. Smith, w. B. Webster,
R. R. Rogers, A. E. Goldfinch and
Ruev Hewett. The five members
of the executive committee at
LARGE are ]. w. Peay, r. c. Cole
man, B. A. Garrell R. c. Harrel-
son and j. Percy crown.
The association also voted last
week to make w. b. Webster
president during the year. G. Gar
land Fowler was elected vice pres
ident for the second time and };
A. Huffman, Jr., was elected
treasurer.
Last Fridays meeting, carried
on the air by WENC and mark
ING the first time that a radio
broadcast animated from Tabor
CITY, featured an address by Will
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-03-07
r. b.s been a long hard road

1t has been a long hard road
L for you, MIR. Subscriber
for you MIR. Advertiser, and tor
us. During the past seven
months when we have endeavor-
ed so desperately to give you
newspaper of which ali of us
would be proud, we have faced
obstacles near insurmountable:
The going has been so hard that
at times it seemed futile to con-
tinue.
Getting equipment to print
The Tribune here has been all
but impossible. Yet, after hum
dreds Of miles of running here
wonder and everywhere, we
printed your paper at home last
week. We were not too proud
of that issue, because we know
we can do better and that we
will do better in the near tu-
ture.
We want to take this oPpor-
tunity to thank every subscrib-
er who has patiently taken our
late mailing and upon OCCASION
shoddy service, with smile be-
cause you knew the tribulations
which we were going through.
Those tribulations are not over
by a long shot. We have con-
siderably more equipment or
dered which we need now, but
we are carrying on to the best
of our ability with the equip
ment that is currently available:
1t is our belief that you will
receive a better newspaper in
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-03-07

Following last Friday nights
first annual banquet OF the TABOR
City Merchants Association at
which time new officers We're
elected for the year, the executive
committee, the lawmaking force
of the organization, decided at its
first meeting Thursday morning
to recommend that business houses
here be closed from May through
July 81 on Wednesday afternoons.
They also recommended that
July 4, Armistice Day, Thanks
giving Day and December 25 and
26 be closed for business purposes
and designated official holidays.
The executive committee made it
clear that its action was purely
a recommendation and that it felt
that the association IS not in a
position to do more than to re-
quest compliance with this pro
gram. Since the half holiday
closing dates represent middle
ground between two divergent
opinions, they express the hope
that 100 percent cooperation can
be obtained.
At this weeks meeting, a Fl,
nance committee was appointed
which includes E. w. Fonvielle,
R. R. Rogers, and S. T.. smith
The new membership and pledges
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-03-07
15-Year Old Negro
'Confesses Murder
OF Horny Farmer

Lebrun BesSent, l5-year-old
negro boy, has confessed to last
weeks Staying of Ben II. Justice.
aged farmer of the Little River
section of Horny county, accord
ing to sheriff Charles E. Sasser
and is being held in the Conway,
5. c. Jail.
Justice was killed Wednesday a
week ago while sitting in his home
"eading. a shot gun blast had
'lilled him and the shot had come
rom the window at his back, ac-
.ording to investigators.
Early this week, Sheriff Sasser
md other officers made the arrest
If young Resent and he later
confessed to entering the Justice
nome. taking the farmers gun,
yoing outside, firing through the
window and then reloading the
.un and putting it back in its
original spot in the house, accord
ing to the sheriff.
Sheriff Sasser said that Justice
owed the negro $50 and although
his might or might not have been
he motive. indications point to
hat possibility.
The late Mr.. Justice, 69years-
I'D, was we'll known in the Tabor
City area.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-03-07
Sweet Potatoes
Being Dipped.
At | .ocal School

Dipping of sweet potatoes
ooainst disease began at TABOR
CITY school Monday morning. ar
oordinp to j. p. Higgins, a%rI'
'ultural teacher.
Co-operatin~ with sweet potato
huyers and County Agent Charles
paper, Mr.. HIGGINS and a@rlcu!'
'ural students will treat seed DO
'atoes for farmers in tho Tabor
City area from Monday through
friday during the first 20 days OF
March.
From 9 am. to 2 pm. farmers
nav have their seed potatoes din
,nd in the recommended ScmaSan
Bel solution free of char"e on an
Law except SATURDAY. ard Sunday.
This same schedule is expected
% he followed hv Cerro Gordn
Williams and Chadbourn high
.choolS during the campaign to
improve the quality of sweet po-
alto production.