Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1948-04-02
East Glacier
By Mrs. Don BaTnuns

l
. Spring is here, Easter has com
. and gone, the time of the yea
= when all feminine minds turn t
new bonnet creations. Conside,
ing the weather of the past fe.
weeks, the women Of the Eas
. Side deity solved the problem o
hats by turning their. parkas in
= side out so that the white sid
= showed, resulting in a flatterins
and very comfortable new look
o for Easter.
, Rangers from Glacier Park Sta
ton assisted those in the Walton
t district recently in burning the ole
Paola Ranger station near Wal
, ton. Paola cabin, overlooking the
Middle Fork of the Flathead Ri
yer and accessible only by cable
car, was built and used by the
forest service until 1910 when Gla-
cier National park was establish
ed. 1t was then used by the park
service until abandoned as rang
err station in 1882 and converted
into a snowshoe cabin. A newer
cabin in the same vicinity has
been repaired and furnished for
future patrol use.
Dave Nelson and Clarence Beng
ston attended a two day confer
ence for road foremen recently
at Park Headquarters. Mrs. Mel
son accompanied them to the West
Side where she was a guest at
the Jean Sullivan home at Apgar.
The East Side Bridge club was
entertained last week by Mrs. Os
car Nronson at her nome In Babb.
All members were present to en-
joy delicious luncheon and af-
ternoon of cards. Prize winners
were Mrs. Ray Brandt and Mrs.
Don Barnum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Chase of
Glacier Park station were guests
of the Stimsons at st. Mary on
Friday of last week. Mrs. Slim
son accompanied them back to
the park entrance where she Wis
tied several days at the Bengston
home.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Siers at the Chief Mountain Guest
ranch for Easter dinner were Mr..
and Mrs. Horace Chadbourne, MI. :
and Mrs. Dave Stimson and Cor
Ion and Mr.. and Mrs. Don Bar l
lum.
The R. J. Brown home in Glac-
er Park station was the scene o.
I lovely bridge luncheon when i,
Mrs. Brown and Mrs E. M. Hut N
Crimson entertained a group of
20 women on the afternoon of
March TO- Gay TALES, favors and Y
,olorful bowls of cut flowers ar +
stically arranged throughout the
ooms lent spring beauty to de- l
ightful festive occasion. In the a
fridge games, high score was held e
~ Mrs. Don Barnum, second high, n
Mrs. ST Stevenson and low, Mrs.
Berkavitch, Mrs. Mark "
wilson and Mrs. Marvin Sparrell N
we're awarded door prizes. F
y members of the Browning, Gu
ank and Shelby saddle clubs was cl
A gay dancing party sponsored 81
eld on the evening of March 70 P
t the ranch home of Mrs. Bernice N
lewis, north of Browning. Sew tt
raj couples from Babb, St. Mary 81
nd Glacier Park station drove 81
nut and enjoyed pleasant even
ng of dancing but spirits were W
happened somewhat when they e.
discovered that strong winds du- fl
ing the night had blocked the
highway. Both men and tt
women Joined in shoveling out d.
leavy drifts of snow in order that
he cars might push on a few v
.eet farther. Sunrise found the a
group hungry, sleepy and tired tt
out still welding the shovels bra h
7ely and making noticeable head tt
way. By noon all participants were E
home and resting comfortably long
before the snowplow had arrived e
from Browning on It's way to il
Babb. The most amusing exper-
ence of all was when District Ran {
ger Hutchinson crawled out of his t
car during the blizzard to have a I
look at his stalled motor. He had
scarcely raised the hood when i
terrific gust of wind tore the hood i
from its hinges and hurled it ov-
err a steep embankment where it s
went end over end across the prai- \
RE. Close behind galloped Hutch,
lnson in pursuit. Twice he caught ]
it by corner only to have it jer- {
ked roughly from his grasp and {
sent Gathering on it's way again. .
Presently, a lull in the storm gave
him q chance and with renewed l
courage and speed he dashed on,
overlook the runaway hood and !
threw himself upon it, like hun !
cry lion after a long chase, poun-
ces on its prey.
Beware game violators," says
Ranger Hutchinson, "since that
feel confident I can
run down and catch the fastest
poacher on the East Side"