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Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-24

,,.s Selma Martin and James F
Snson were married Monday a
49, Methodist parsonage in Kal
i s by Reverend Wick. Jack For
.rthe and Mrs William johnson
.,';tnessed the ceremony. The happy
co,,nle are well known in Coran
where they will make their home
~ No 8 Honeymoon avenue.
Friends and neighbors gangeo
~ n give the newlyweds a real
o1d-time charivari at their home
Wednesday evening. A pot luck
,,nob was served. The commun-
NV wishes them many happy years
together.
Mrs Ann Cotringham is spend
mo some time in Butte getting
acquainted with her new grand
son who joined the Dan Getting
ham family October Is. Mother
and son are getting along nicely,
and the proud grandmother is ca
ring for Larry until his mother
is again able to take charge. The
newcomer has been named Dan Z.
The girl scouts enjoyed a party
Friday evening at the Charles
Green home. Numerous games
were played which was followed
bv a box lunch. Mrs Otto Fehlberg
and Mrs Charles Green assisted
in the management of the party.
The Ladies Aid met az the home
of Mrs Ed Gordon. Interesting re-
ports of the synod which was held
in Missoula were given. Coraa
was well represented at this i'm
portant meeting in Missoula by
Rev James Schofield, Mrs Ed Cor
don. Mrs Otto Fehlberg and Mrs
Cottingham.
The Brownies were fully reorg-
anized for the new years work at
their first meeting which was held
Wednesday. Mrs Elaine Bruce,
primary teacher, is the leader, and
is being assisted by Mrs James
Christoff.
The EBC birthday club met with
Mrs Otto Fehlberg as hostess to
honor Mrs Dorothy Lindberg. She
was presented with a lovely gift
by club memberss The hostess SER
we'd lovely lunch.
Mr. and Mrs Maurice More were
surprised last Sunday
when Mr. and Mrs Glen More and
family from Worland; Mr. and Mrs
William Petram and family, Kali |
spell, and Mr. and Mrs Leonard Ju-
um and baby, Whitefish called.
Mrs Petram is a daughter and Mrs
Julum a granddaughter of the Mores.
Lots of new activity is going on
in the community with the start
of the Christmas tree season and
the loading out of hundreds of cords
of pulp wood.
The Warren Plymptons have mo-
'ed back to our community. They
have lived here off and on for Sc
veral years.
Funeral services for Joseph P
SHELTON were held Monday after
loon at $3.50 with the Kalispell
post of the VFW in charge and
Rev James Schofield as chaplain.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-24
Columbia Heights
by Joan Breu


Mr. and Mrs Vic Stedman and ia.
mily of Whitefisn, Mrs Wallace
Straight and son of Seattle and Wal
ter Locher of Spokane were Sum
day dinner guests of the Ed Sted-
mans.
Mr. and Mrs Homer Carter and
son visited at the DR. Mitschke
home last Friday evening.
Mrs Beardsley and father, Mr.
Goad, Whitefisn, visited at the Ed
Stedman home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Clifford Robinson
were Sunday visitors at the home
of Mr. and Mrs Ed Triplett in Ka-
lispell.
The Jolly Time club is sponsor
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-24

she slipped and broke both her ell
bows. 1t will soon be six weeks
since the accident and the elbows
are mending. Mrs Rhinehart taught
school here several years ago.
George Henderson is visiting
here. They will leave Saturday for
Anderson dam and Mrs Henderson
will be gone during the winter.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-24
Bolton Briefs
By Jane Mcdonnell

Bolton is a town with a shift
ing population. Park personel stay
only long enough to get acquainted,
and Bolton residents move away
too. This week we are losing two
of our oldtime residents, Mr. and
Mrs Herb Chatterton who are 60
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-24
up" for the ladies'.

up" for the ladies.
Mr. and Mrs Chatterton have
been identified with just about ev-
cry activity move, or drive that
took place in Bolton, always help
ing to make the Christmas merry
for the children. We will miss them
greatly but they say they will see
us again.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-24
proud of Dean and hate to see hir

go. He goes to Medford, Oregon.
Friends of Mrs Carl Rhineharl
have received belated news of an
unfortunate accident that happen
ed to Mrs Rhinehart at their can-
in camp in Smelterville, Idaho. She
was coming onto the back porch
with her arms full of bedding wn.n
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Blast on Carrier Kills
D. {. Sailor, Hurts 13

An explosion in q hreroom of the
U. S. 8. Valley Forge yesterday took
the life of one Washington resident
and injured Is other crew members
and civilian workers.
James A. Monette, an electricians
mate, second class, OF 1867 Alabama
avenue Sc, died last night In a
Navy hospital in Philadelphia OF
second degree burns. Naval author
tiles said the explosion aboard the
27,000-ton carrier was caused by a
break in a high-pressure steam line.
The vessel, which recently returned
from shake-down cruise, was
docked at Philadelphia for repairs.
Mr.. Monette, native OF South
Dakota, had been stationed In or
near Washington for the last sew
eral years, friends said. His widow
Mrs Dorothy Monette. also 4 native
of South Dakota, is an employe OF
the War Department. They were
married here less than 4 year ago.
Funeral services will be held in
South Dakota
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Patterson Favors Inquiry
On Redemption Of Marks
BY n. A,.ecios.d P,ss

Secretary of War Patterson said
today he favors a Senate investiga-
ton of American dealings in Ger
man occupation currency.
In letter to Chairman Gurney
Of the Senate Armed Services Com
mittee. Mr.. Patterson referred to
reports that the United States has
redeemed millions of dollars worth
Of Russian printed German marks
some of which are said to have
reached American hands through
black market dealings.
Three Republican Senators -
Bridges Of New Hampshire, Ferguson
OF Michigan and Knowland OF Cali
fornia-have urged an investigation
of the situation.
Mr.. Pstterson's letter, released by
the War Department., said:
"As you know, report is being
prepared on the entire question of
the pay of personnel and the related
holdings Of occupational currency
This report is expected to be pre-
sented to your committee in two or
three weeks
However, in view of the current
comment, I suggest that your COM
.mittee undertake prompt investi-
cation of the matter"
Evening star., 1947-06-12
District Veteran Is Killed
In MARYLAND Auto Crash

Ray G. Holben, %, of 1850 Queen
street NE, was killed early today
when his car ran of the Marlboro
pike and overturned near Melwood,
Md, Prince Georges County police
reported.
Mr.. Holben was returning from
Beverly Beach, where he had driven
last night after work, police said. Ac-
cording to police, the accident was
witnessed by an Andrews Field
soldier who told them the car failed
to make a turn, struck telephone
pole and then went about 125 feet
before crashing into fence and
overturning. The impact threw Mr..
HOLDEN Is feet from the car, accord
ing to police.
He was taken to Casualty Hospital
where he was pronounced dead on
arrival.
Mr.. HOLDEN had lived in Washing
ton since 1s42. He lived at the
Queen street address with his
mother, Mrs. Clara Kane, and his
stepfather, Felix Kane. He had
served in the Army more than two
years.
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Rabies Control Work
Program Announced
In Prince Georges

| The Prince George County rabies
vaccination program for dogs will
60 into its third week, starting Mon
day.
The schedule follows:
Monday, Berwyn Heights Volun-
teer Fire Department. 6-6:45 pm;
Daniels Park. 7-s pm: Bradbury
Heights Elementary School, 6-s m;
County Service Building, Hyattsville
Is-s p.m.: Cottage City Elementary
School, 6-6:45 pm: Municipal Build
! ing, Colmar Manor, 7-8 pm; Wood.
more Store, 6-6:45 pm. and Mitch
ellville Post Once, 7-7:3o pm.
Tuesday. Suitland Elementary
School, 6-S pm; Maryland Park
High School, 6-7 pm: Lynden Eie-
mentary School. 7:l5-S:15 PM;
Sunnybrook (entrance), 6:30-7:3C
pm; Rogers Heights Decatur and
Edmonston streets, 6:30-7:30 pm.
and Bowie Elementary School, 6-7:3(
pm.
Wednesday, Seat Pleasant Ele-
mentary School, 6-8 pm; Beltsville
Elementary School, 6-s pm; Hyatts-
vile High School, 6-8 pm; Laurel
High School, 6-S pm; Vista Davis
store), 5:30-6:30 pm, and Lanhan
Elementary School. 7-8 pm.
Thursday, Surrattsville High
School, 6-7:30 pm; Bladensburs
Elementary School. 6-7:30 pm;
Collington Elementary School, ST
pm; Glenn Dale Elementary School
s:3o-7: 80 pm; Temple Hills (store)
6-6:45 pm; Silver Hill Elementary
School, 7-7:45 pm, and Hillandale
Church, 81 pm.
Friday, Huntsville tno location ana
nounced), 6::3o-7:30 pm; University
Park Elementary School, 7-S pm.
and Glenarden Town Hall, 6:30-7:3t
pm. 'r
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Wallace 10 Announs:
Candidacy for '48 in
z Months, Paper Says
" he Associated pssss

LOS ANGELES, June i2.-The
Los Angeles Times asserted today
that Henry Wallace viii toss his
hat In the ring for President within
the next two months"
A story by Kyle Palmer. Times
political editor, said that Mr.. WAL
lace will be candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomination
in the preferential primaries OF
California and in at least . dozen
other States.
Machinery looking to the organ
ization Of a Wallace for President
Committee here clos Angeles)s Is
in operation-with the knowledge
and consent OF the former Vice
President and cabinet ofiicer.
Hoping to stir the fires OF In
surgency among progressive DEM
ocrats throughout the Nation, Mr.,
Wallace and his supporters will
center their drive In the West and
along the Pacific Coast"
The paper said Robert W. Kenny.
former California attorney general
and onetime Democratic candidate
for Governor. "and others not yet
willing to publicly identify them
selves with the Wallace revolt" were
supporting the movement.
Mr.. Kenny now is Southern Cali
fornia chairman Of the Progressive
Citizens Of America which spon-
sored Mr.. Wallace's recent speaking
appearance in Los Angeles.
The Times said wallace support
ers figure he would have better
tfan-even chance to win delegates
OF California, Oregon, Washington.
Colorado and Idaho. and would
make "a formidable showing in
various other Western and Middle
Western States"
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Industry Urges Congress
To End Auto Excise Taxes
BY ths Asseeieisd Press


The automobile industry asked
Congress today to repeal automotive
excise taxes. declaring they are q
cruel burden of taxation" on more
than 10000, 900 motor vehicle op-
orators.
A. e. Barit, president Of the Hud-
son Motor Car Co. and chairman of
the Taxation Committee Of the Au-
tomobile Manufacturers Association,
told the House Ways and Means
Committee the levies are:
% A greater burden to lower
income groups than others; CD dis
criminatory; t3 unfair taxation,
placing a relatively greater burden
on farmers. small-town dwellers and
others who depend most on auto
motive transportation; "a multiple
taxation. and (5) q threat to en-
ployment.
Auto owners, he said, paid 50 ,507 :
900 900 last year in all forms of mo-
torist taxes including 1894, ,000. 900
In Federal excises on purchases OF
vehicles, parts and tires, s367 ,000, 600
in the Federal gasoline tax of is
per cent a gallon, $4,000, 900 in the
tax on lubricating oil, or = total of
s796 900 900 In Federal excises plus
81, III, ,000, 900 in special State and
local motorists taxes.
The committee is making a study
of, the whole Federal tax structure
in anticipation of general over
hauling next year.
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Anderson Tells Need
OF Feeding Europe in
Talk 10 All Camp

= The 17th national All Club camp
began its second day In Washington
with a talk on feeding Europe by
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson
in the departments Jefferson Audi
torium.
Mr.. Anderson told the All men,
bers nov that the shooting is over,
the feeding begins. 1t is the farm
ers' way Of safeguarding rehabilita-
ton abroad" He reported that the
worlds greatest movement OF grain
In history $4,000, 900 bushels, was
shipped to Europe from the United
States during the last IL months.
Last month, he said, 1,712.000 tons
Of food were shipped to Europe.
Speaking in connection with to-
days All theme, fundamentals of
Democracy" the Secretary asked
the 265 delegates and leaders from
Is States and Puerto Rico to re
think the meaning of Democracy to-
day"
The fundamentals of Democracy
are In the phrase individual, en-
ugntened, pdTClclpatlon which you
practice in All work." he said. He
urged participation in community
affairs and test Of your citizen
ship" The strength of farms and
our natural resources are factors in
the strength Of Democracy. he
added.
This afternoon the delegates are
to visit the White House, the Uni
.versity Of Maryland. the National
Agricultural Research Center.
Beltsville, Md, and the Blair House
and the Cosmos Club, which occu-
pies the Dolly Madison House.
+, Tomorrows group discussion will
be on Safeguarding Liberty
Through Group Action" The over
ali ls1eme for the camp week which
ends Wednesday, is Serving as Cit
liens in Our Representative Gov
.ernment."
The delegates registered yesterday
at Arlington Farms, Va. and the
opening meeting was held last night
In the Arlington Farms recreation
building.
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Cost Of Communications
From Russia Increased
~ tho Assoeiofsd Press

MOSCOW, June 12.-Foreign cor.
respondents and diplomats will pay
more beginning next Monday fol
telegraph, telephone and radio mes
sages out of Russia.
Foreign Embassies, Legations and
correspondents were informed by
the Soviet Foreign Ministry yester-
day that, effective Monday, such
communications must be paid for in
foreign currency at the ofncial ex-
change rate OF So rubles to the
United States dollar (about 10 cents
a ruble).
Since 1941, they have paid for
such messages at the diplomatic rate
OF II rubles to the dollar (S.3 cents
q ruble). In the course Of the re-
cent Big -Four Foreign Ministers
Conference here. several visiting
correspondents remarked in their
dispatches how little 1t cost to send
back news from Moscow.
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Report BIomes Small Business
Failures on Incompetence

The Committee for Economic De.
Ivelopment today began distributor
of 100000 copies Of Its report or
small business which stated that
| the principal deficiency Of the small
businessman is his lack of skill in
running the enterprise"
Most business failures result from
this type Of incompetence. according
to, the report, released at a news
conference yesterday In the Hotel
| Statler.
To help owners Of small businesses
be more efficient. the report suggests
manufacturers, suppliers and trade
associations be more liberal with
technical aids and advice. It also
urged colleges and universities to Sc,
up special schools in the field.
| The report advocated that special
banks be established to finance ex-
pansion Of small businesses. These
capital" banks, the report said
would be devoted exclusively to the
requirements Of small business for
long term and equity capital
Such banks are necessary, the re-
port said. because "the commercial
bank is ordinarily not geared to the
sharing of investment risk with Its
borrowers"
Special Rules Suggested.
The report said the capital
banks could be an extension of the
present commercial banking system
chartered under the Federal Reserve
System and operating under rules
adapted to their special purposes.
The CED Research and Policy Com
mittee, which drew up the report
said it believes the Government
should avoid subsidies, direct loans
or unrestricted guarantees on COM
mercial loans to business except in
periods Of grave emergency.
The report advocated a general
Evening star., 1947-06-12

reduction In both business and per-
sonal income taxes las rapidly as Is
consistent with the maintenance Of
high employment and production
| without further imitation
Such tax reductions would help
produce risk" money, the report
said It added the soundest sources
for such money are individual saw
ings and the ploNing back of earn
ings into the business.
Would Garry Forward Losses.
The report also said business
should have the right in making
tax returns, to carry forward losses
from operations for six years to
apply against subsequent earnings.
1t also recommended that individual
taxpayers be permitted to average
their income tax over 4 period of
years to reduce discrimination
against those with irregular In
comes.
The committee sugugested that
the Sherman Antitrust Act, the
Miller r-Tydings Act on prices, the
Clayton Act and 'other Federal
legislation relating TO competition
and business practices" be rewrit-
ten ITO clarity objectives and In
sure consistency"
1t also urged that State and local
] Legislation designed to prevent un-
fair competition be re-examined to
discover whether it denies COM
petitive freedom"
OF all business firms In America,
80 per cent are small ones. the re-
port said. There were 3,3l7 900 busi-
ness units in 1899, the report said,
Of which 1903 900 had no employees,
/ ,221 900 had one to three; 305, 200
had four to seven; 166, 900 had eight
to 10, and 10000 had 90 to ~. There
were only $4,000 firms with so or
more emDloyes
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Potomac Synod Head
Opposes Conscription
By the Assoeiotsd ,ress

FREDERICK, Md, June 12.-Dr.
John L. Barnhart, Baltimore, presi-
dent Of the Potomac Synod of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church,
said yesterday he is definitely
against universal military training.
Humanity has apparently learned
nothing from the two greatest wars
In all history" he told approx
inately $50 representatives from 106
churches in Maryland. the District
OF Columbia, Virginia and West
Virginia.
Dr. Barnhart opened the three
day synod conference at Hood COL
lege, where members will discuss
the possible basis of union of the
Congregations Christian Churches
and the Evangelical and Reformed
Church. The merger is expected to
be consummated in the early au-
tumn of 1948.
The synod president told the min
listers and laymen that humanity
goes plunging on toward an even
more gigantic death struggle of
physical forces now so effectively
destructive that there is no ade-
quate material defense"
He said the chief mission OF the
church now is to save society as
well as souls. ~
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Schmidt Is Acquitted
OF Austrian Treason
BY the Asseeiassd Press

VIENNA, June IA Vienna Peo-
Piles Court today acquitted DR..
Guida Schmidt, the Austrian for
eign minister before Anschluss, Of
high treason charges.
The five-man court ruled that
charges accusing DR.. Schmidt Of
betraying Chancellor Kurt Schusch-
nigg and engineering the 1898 Aus
trian link with Germany to advance
hts own interests had not been
proven.
The court said DR.. Schmidt never
had been q member Of the Nan
Party and that he had not profited
personally by Anschluss.
| DR.. Schmidt first became State
Secretary for Foreign Affairs In the
Schuschnigg cabinet In November,
1896. Later, however, Mr.. Schusch-
nigg took over the post himself and
held 1t until February IS, 1888. when
he relinquished 1t to DR.. Schmidt
after Adolf Hitler's bloodless coup
In Austria.
The Austrian provisional govern
ment arrested Or. Schmidt Decein-
ber s, l945, the day after he was
accused as a war criminal.
During his trial, which started
early this year, Chancellor Leopold
Figl testified DR.. Schmidt was not
traitor, but denounced him as
80 ambitious as TO betray any cause
in order to keep up his position or
to obtain q better one"
The tain" mentioned In the Bible
Uas really a conner Alloy known
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Error Findings Questioned
By Rigid Pilot Requirements

green juniors and sent back te
school for q month OF six weeks fol
instruction on the ground in the me-
chanics of new planes and instru.
ments, as well as in the air.
Nor are the old-timers immune
Senior pilots OF American Airlines
for example, must pass "refresher
courses at the company's school al
Ardmore, Okla. and veterans Of
Trans-World Airlines return tt
Kansas City to sweat out" intricate
navigatioinal problems under the
hoods of Link trainers.
The schooling program, for post
graduates as well as freshmen, has
been stepped up, owing to wide
spread new installations Of the in
strument-landing system. Ground
controlled approach radar training
also Is given, for emergency use
at military fields or at Washing
ton, New York and Chicago air.
ports.
High Executive Salary.
The average senior pilot has
learned to be 4 business as well a.
professional man. His salary Is
in the higher executive. class. but
he never knows when the next six
month physical will turn up a fiaw
in his vision, or a heart beating a
little of key.
Such an eventuality would end
his career aloft, although the best
part of his life might lie ahead
as 4 rancher, farmer or business
man.
The average captain has put in a
minimum of 5000 to 5000 hours
flying or in command Of planes;
yet when he is assigned to a new
route, he will be checked In over
the course by a CAA air-carrier in
spector. $50 M #
The airlines have gone we'll be-
yond Federal officials in selectivity
requirements, although CAB regu-
lations, as enforced by the CAA,
are plenty tough.
To obtain an air transport pilots
license an applicant must be, among
other things. at least 23 years sof
age, OF good moral character and
tnquestionably loyalty to the United
States"
Rigid Physical Test.
He must have a high school edu-
cation at least, pass rigid physi-
cal test by a CAA-certified physi-
clan and have had at least 1000
hours flying time in the past eight
years.
The amount OF Federal regula-
tions. rules and procedures which
the transport pilots must master
would stagger a legal scholar. Cues
toned before a Congressional COM
mittee recently on the complexity of
modern cockpit intallations and the
need for an engineer to help the
pilot and co-pilot handle the me-
chanical gadgets, one pilot replied:
Il think Junior and I can handle
the big ships all right II you'll only
make the third man in the cockpit
a Philadelphia LAWYER"
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Severe Pacific Quakes
Noted in New York, Boston
Rv Ma kxsor;atsd prs..

~ me Natoctofed FTess
NEW YORK, June 1.-TWO Every
severe" earthquakes possibly cen.
tered in the Netherlands East Indies
were recorded at 4:21.45 am. tEST)
and 5:24.l9 today by the Fordhan
University seismograph.
The Rev. Joseph J. Lynch, uni.
versity seimoslogist, said the earth.
quake was estimated as about 9,40t
miles from New York City.
WESTON. Mass, June IL (P.-A
strong earthquake, lasting three
hours. in the vicinity of the FIJI
Islands in the Southwest Pacific wa.
reported today in the Boston College
seismograph station.
The Rev. Daniel Lineman said the
quake, started at 4:2l32 (EST). He
placed the center Of it about 1885
miles from Boston in the neighbor.
hood of the Fiji Islands.