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Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Snow'biIe Replaces
Skis, Snowshoes
On South Fork Trip

For the first time, a snowmo-
bile will take the place of snow
shoes and skis on the annual late
winter snow measurement and
game survey expected to start
next Thursday up the Flathead
rivers south fork to Spotted Bear
on the edge of the primitive area
which straddles the continental
divide.
Making the trip will be Dist
riot Ranger Charlie Shaw and
Ranger Theodore Paullin. Shaw.
was last man out when he left
Spotted Bear, SO miles from CIV
llization, November II. From then
until this coming week, the lar
ger than an eastern state area
of mountains, forests and valleys
has been visited by no man.
The rangers will also snowshoe
up to the top of Spotted Bear
mountain to check a thermometer
which last winter showed a min
imum reading of 80 degrees bel
ow. At the foot of the mountain.
a thermometer showed SO degrees
below.
1t is expected that the two men
Will find snow measurements az
Trout lake somewhat less than
last years u inches on the level.
Spotted Bear station had 40 III
ches.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Final Dam Specs
Out Wednesday

With call for bids on what will
be the worlds fourth largest con-
crete dam, Hungry Horse, issued
Monday, complete specifications
will be released about February
25.
In the invitation for bids, the
bureau of reclamation announced
the size of the dam as 52O-feet
high having crest of 2,115 feet.
A list of quantities required in
Gliding 100000 cubic yards of
cement was made known along
with the time element of 1000
days to complete the dam, and de-
tails as to performance bonds.
Complete specifications, avail
able about February 25, are now
being printed, and are expected to
approximate 300 pages.
Meanwhile first blasting on the
inlet side of the 1,18O foot divei--
sion tunnel at the damsite &C.
Cured Wednesday. The 36-foot
in diameter tunnel, being dug by
Guy F. Atkinson company on a
$643,4 400 contract is now $50 feet
in on the outlet end. Lower por-
ton of the tunnel will become
part of the spillway. Atkinson now
has ia men working.
(Please turn to page eightJ
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Old Split Ear Goes to Apgar School

Of the 80 deer frequenting the
Apgar community in Glacier ma
tional park this winter, three al
most attend the one-room public
school:
Old Split Ear, white tail buck,
has been frequenter of the
school yard for about the last
eight winters, reports teacher.
Mrs. Leona Harrington. However
somewhat more bold are two
younger deer that eat bread
crusts off the window stills, a few
feet from the 81 students at their
desks.
Apgar has the only school in
million acre Glacier national park.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Lions Trim Wildcats

Eureka Lions trimmed Column
bia Falls Wildcats by 35 to "a
Thursday afternoon eliminating
the local team from further tour
nament participation.
Eureka took an early lead, but
the Wildcats evened the score at
half time II all. During the third
quarter the score was tied five
different times, with Eureka fin
ally breaking loose in the final
period.
Columbia Falls men were LEM
8, Peck z, Ressler 5, Martin /,
Walton 1, Bryson 2, Grilley 2 and
Johnson 8. For Eureka Purdy SEQ
red 4, Drake 4, Kuchenski 5, Meu-
Ii 8, H. Mckenzie 0, r. Mckenzie
6, Peltier 2 and Bright II.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Pony Express JOINS
Hungry Horse News

Into mail boxes of the hungry
Horse area last Monday went tne
Pony Express, the fast little ed
ition of the Hungry Horse News
The Pony Express, just a one
mage affair, carried the MONDAY
story of bids being called TOR the
Hungry Horse dam.
AS the area continues TO III
crease in population, the new pa
per will become the Tuesday edl-
tion of the Hungry Horse News.
It will be small, quickly delivered,
with the lowest ad rates, and next
to the Hungry Horse News ltseir'
have the most complete clrcula-
ton of any publication in this part
of Flathead county.
In the meantime, however un-
fill there is more activity IN tne
area, the Pony Express Will DC
kept here in the stable.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Poison Tips Falls 81 to 80
BIZ Eric Andrew

,.,son Pirates edged out the
r .abia Falls Wildcats 81 to 20
Coi ane tournament opener Wed
nesu wildcats started strong in
Fret and second periods lead
tne % TO 9 at the half. In the third
ms .ter pirates rallied. Led by
q ua 13 TALES the Poison
t D drew nearer until with only
Nv, ~ seconds playing time left VI
~ ,.tte of Poison sank long hope
o Opot" that gave the match to Pol
'o I;ne,,ps were: Columbia Falls
nv g Peck 8, Ressler, Walton q,
, L 4, Bryson 2, Grilley q,
Johnson msl 8, cavalar T. Bethel Bethel. 90
'nuo1son-McDonald 1, Violette TO-,
coppedge 6, Vert 1, Delaney 10.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Bigfork Takes Libby

Bigfork's Vikings, who drew a
bye in first round of play, def
Gated Libby's Terriers 43 to SO
thursday evening. =
Llbby's scrappy players fought
nard all the way, and threatened
Blgfork in the last quarter. How
ever the Vikings fast break was
100 much for the Libby boys.
scoring for Bigfork were Ha-
Del IL, Don Morton 0, Berg 8, An
uerson 8, Dee Morton 4, Barta ID
anu Robinson 2. For Libby: LUIS
oner U, WOLF IL, Walsh S, Miller
p Ayres 6 and Cox 2.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Pine Reaches $14.75
In Thursday Opening

Successful bidder at the Thurs
day opening for sale of 1,116,OOO
board feet up South Lost creek in
Flathead national forests Swan
district was Fred Breeder, ,Jr.
Creston.
He offered So for larch and
spruce, and STATS a thousand
board feet for white pine.
Dates for sale of Emery creeks
block L of 100000 board feet have
been postponed another day to
March ~.
Bids will be opened March 25
on 488,000 board feet on Little
Lost creek II miles northwest of
Kalispell, while Emery creeks
block M, now considered to have
100000 board feet will be up
for April sale.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Libby Noses Out Troy

Libby Terriers nosed out Troy
Troians SO to 35 in the last game
Wednesday evening.
The two fives played on even
terms during the first period but
the half showed Libby leading %
to 1e. Libby spanked by Ayres II
points maintained their lead till
the last minutes saw Troy stage
rally which in spite of Prices
IA points fell short.
Lineups were: Libby-Luscher
6. WOLF 8, Walsh 4, Miller Z, Ay-
res II.
Troy-Rice 2, Lindsey 4, Smith
u, Price IA, Coffman 8.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Bi9fork Emerge as Top Teams

Enthusiasm characterized the
1913 district 13 basketball tour
nament Wednesday and Thursday.
Columbia Falls high school gym
was crowded in the afternoon and
packed to the rafters at evening
games.
Whitefish and Bigfork cheer
ed apparently by entire student
bodies emerged as top two teams
of the district. Neighbors to the
west took Eureka 38 to "a and
swamped Poison SO to &c, while
Bigfork, who drew bye on the
first round nailed Libby 43 to 33
Thursday evening.
Friday nights game at $3.50
will see the top teams pitted ag-
ainst each other; it's even odds,
Whitefish or Bigfork.
The 7:3O p. m. game will be be-
tween winners of the two Friday
morning contests, Troy and Eu-
reka.
Saturday play at 1880 a. m.
will be between loser of the
Whitefish-Bigfork game and win
ner of the Friday 1880 event.
Saturday evening third and
fourth places will be decided at
7:30, and the district champion
ship at $3.50. Top two teams will
go to the regional at Deer Lodge,
March 4.
Last years winner was Eureka
with Libby, second.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Town Meeting Plans
Hall Fund RAISING

Thirty merchants, housewives
teachers and representatives OF
labor Sunday met at the VFW
club to talk over financing and
completing the Columbia Falls
firemen-sponsored town hall.
1t was decided to sell 81 rattle
tickets offering $500 in merchan-
disc as prizes with the purpose of
raising $1,000 of the additional
$4,000 needed to finish the hall.
Merchants of the community are
giving the prizes at cost, and
they'll range from a combination
radio-phonograph, an electric wa
shing machine to an electric flat
iron and seven SIS baskets of gro
ceries.
Prizes will be awarded March
II at the annual st. Patrick's day
Firemen's ball in the high school
gym.
Weed and Chapel, Kalispell ar
chitects offered services of their
firm at less than expenses fee :
$1OO.
The already started hall will
house the two fire trucks, the
city Jail and offices; and event
ually have a town meeting room.
It's dimensions are approximately
"A by 102 feet.
At the Sunday meeting, a COM
mittee of Jim Marantette, Du-
lane Fulton and J. ]. Reese were
appointed to work with Boots
Schoenberg in starting the plav
area he is donating the commun-
tV.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
whitefish Trounces Eureka

wnitefish ran wild in the Sec
ond tournament fray trouncing
lincoln County (Eureka) 38 to
"a.
eureka couldn't seem to find the
hoon and Whitefish held 81 to
lead at the half. Paced by Quen-
orooon and More with IL each the
Rplldogs coasted through the last
na1f to the lopsided victory.
Lineups were: Whitefish-Quen-
emoen ~, Harris 2, McNeilly 9,
Moore IL, Knapton 3.
Eureka-Purdy 2, Bright 5, Ku-
echenski 5, Meuli 5, R. Mckenzie 8
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Inspect Sports Sites

(paot n'er sports development pro-
bsns .s IN the upper Flathead were
a rons eu Monday and Tuesday by
III sp.eSentative of national for
lion W. wee reporting to Washing
pye W.. over Big Mountain alb
5, M miiteflsh and Bolton was w.
BY Ra,, ,, VINO was accompanied
b fore,. harmon, assistant region
(ad w. 'er IN charge of recreation,
bula Nv. L.lnthacum, both of Miss
(ssit,uvw With the men was F. J.
(st s,,na Flathead national for
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Town Report Published

Printed on page 4 is a detailed
of Columbia Falls town fl
nances prepared by the state ex-
aminers office. Since the report
was prepared Charles Hetzer sue
ceeded J. E. Greene as police
judge, and Francis Fleming bee
anne town treasurer in place of
James Cumming, town attorney
Who held the office temporarily.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
FIathead Gains TOP
Forest Production

Flathead national forest dur
ing 1947 for the first time lead
Montana, northern Idaho and cas-
tern Washington national forests
in amount of timber cut.
The Flathead yield totaled s.
$4,000 board feet as compared
to the Kaniksu national forest in
Idaho Washington with 52,877,-
600 and the Couer d'Alene with
5000, 900. The F1athead also re-
placed the Kootenai (Lincoln
county, as top Montana forest IN
amount of timber cut. The Koot-
enai figure for 1947 was 45,4O0,-
900.
Though timber from the Flat
head last year was sufficient to
build all the homes in a city of
10000 people, the forest is not
being exhausted. 1t is believed
able to sustain an annual cut of
100000 board feet.
With it's 2,622,737 acres exceed
ing the states of Delaware and
Rhode Island in size, the Flat
head is fourth largest national
forest in the United States.
Coram J district (lower South
Fork lead the Flathead in timber
sold last year, 100000 board
feet; second was Tally lake with
21,O0O,OOO followed by the North
Fork and Swan districts. No tim
Der is cut in the Spotted Bear
and Big Prairie districts, most of
his being primitive area.
Flatnead national forest reports
show that three Columbia Falls
o Coram mills have sufficient I'm
,ut contracts in the national for
st for the coming spring and
Plum Creek, Columbia
Falls, has approximately 12,000,-
100 board feet under contract for
utting up the South Fork and a
minor award in the Swan.
Superior Building, Columbia
'alls, has 100000 board feet
lostly uncut up the North Fork,
nd 1,427,OOO feet on Lion hill
D the South Fork.
Arthur Benson, !Coram, has s.
100000 board feet mostly uncut
n Emery creek, South Fork.
Glacier-Coram Lumber, Martin
ity, this spring and summer is
xpected to complete logging g.
10000 board feet up the North
Ork.
Stoltze Land and Lumber, Co.
mbia Falls-Half Moon, will fl
sh 100000 feet on Emery creek
lis spring, but the mill early
lis winter was successful bidder
| 16,818,OOO feet on state owned
nd above Whitefish lake.
Other operators expected to fl
sh logging present contracts this
ring and summer up the South
,rk include: Hungry Horse Lum-
r. 100000; F. K. and L., 2,OOo,-
o: Rex Brown, 100000; Hoer-
r Brothers, 100000.
Operating on the Middle Fork
II be Donald f. MacRae finish
. e25,0OO feet on Tunnel creek,
Il II. w. Peterson, 1885, an-
e Nyack.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Whitefish Swamps Poison

Strongest showing in tourna-
ment play was Whitefish over
Poison Thursday evening SO to 26.
However the contest was rela-
lively close during first half, but It
was all Whitefish during the rest
Of the game. The Bulldogs pour
ed in II points during the last
three minutes.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
eureka Shades Libby

De.ono game Friday morning
na uq traditional rivals, Eureka
aS. Liooy IN a nip and tuck con-
49, .' II ended Eureka 20, Libby 2S
.s vi d nalf-time 10 all. During the
4 qoarter Eureka spurted ahead
ihs a 20 to % lead followed by .
Wy rally that found them one
fsLa snort. Tonight will see Eu-
bua a ana Troy play at 7:3O foil
,sn, ~ oy the Whitefish-Bigfork
zane at $50.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
20 Cases on Calendar

Flathead district court convenes
Tuesday, February "a with the
present calendar containing 20
cases including nine criminal. A
number of cases ordinarily are
settled out of court in the days
preceding the session.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20

A countrywide meeting will be
hold in Kalispel1 Wednesday
March 8, for the purpose of hear
ine information about a county
health program. Leading the DIS
cussion will be physicians ana
public health specialists.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Dam to Bring Is Million Local Payroll

Building Hungry Horse dam
will result in at least a S25,O0O,-
900 local payroll in Flathead
county, commented Clyde H. Spen-
Ger, Hungry Horse construction
engineer, in a talk given Tues
day evening before the Columbia
Falls chamber of commerce.
Bids on the 52O-foot high dam,
the worlds fourth largest con-
crete structure, will be opened APP
ril 1 at Hungry Horse village.
An audience of 70 men and wo-
men including visitors from Ka-
lispell and Whitefish, heard Mr.
Spencer explain that the efficient
way to build the dam was to get
it done in the 1000 days set out in
bureau of reclamation plans. Then
it would become source of in
come to the government rather
than an expense.
Speed in which the dam will be
built, however, will depend larg-
ely on the annual appropriations
given it by congress. This year
S9,S50OOO is being asked.
If the April 1 bid opening re-
suits in a bid in line with govern
ment engineer estimates, it can
be expected that the prime con-
tractor will start moving equip
ment into the area this spring.
A contractors camp, shops and
housing will be built as well as
arranging installation of con-
crete aggregate machinery.
Actually pouring of concrete on
the main dam itself will not take
place likely until the spring of
1949
Problems such as whether a
railroad spur will be built to the
damsite, a conveyor belt used, or
trucks provided fer hauling the
5000 freight carloads of mat
erials needed to build the dam,
depend on what the prime con-
tractor prefers.
In previous bid openings on
large projects, it has been found
that combination of contractors
submitted figures.
Mr.. Spencer also commented
on additional contracts planned for
this coming spring and summer.
These will probably include add
itional housing for bureau of rec
lamation employees, about 100 more
homes are needed. Timber cleaK
ing will be another contract, for
80 per cent of the reservoir area
remains to be cleared, and also
additional sections of the Spot
ted Bear forest service road must
be rebuilt out of the reservoir. F.
R. Hewett company, Spokane, has
1 $632,448 contract to rebuild IA
miles of the road which will ac-
;ually get underway this spring
Presently at work is R and S
company on $408
$40 contract to clear 1885 acres
1t and near the damsite.
In answer to question, Mr..
spencer said it was possible to
Jour concrete IL months a year,
tut that year around activity on
he dam was the problem of the
rhine contractor, who was offer
ng to build the dam at a certain
ost to the government in a GER
ain time.
Introduced at the meeting were
ames Connolly, Kalispell cham
er of commerce president: Brad
eeley, president of the Whitefish
hamber, and H. J. Kelly, veteran
ewspaperman who campaigned
Or the dam 20 years ago. Mr..
ELY is referred to as the father
Hungry Horse.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Troy Topples Poison

hfrlday mornings game, Troy
[Vu'piayed Poison all the way to
k"ni % to 40. At the half it was
ts 4. 70 10 for the boys from near
|tne Idaho line.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28

nifying glass from his pocket-he
always carries it-and examining
the scalp through that.
Medical Attention
All through the examination, the
mar remained in his deathlike pose,
and l began to wonder if he really
had swooned, and if he did not need
medical attention. Then Harry put
away his glass, and ran his finger
along the prisoners scalp.
"As clever bit of work of dyed
hair as I've ever seen," he said, and
l wondered if he had noticed, as /
had, the slight twitching of the
mans eyelids.
"But, Chief" he went on, eff
you'll let me come along with you,
giving me five minutes to stop and
pick up some of my traps, I'll have
this baby's hair back to its original
color in a few hours"
There was howl Of rage from
the apparently unconscious man,
and his black eyes flew open. fairly
distilling venom.
"If you dare do that" he said, and
his tone was as arrogant as if he
were in command of the situation,
"I'll have you cut into inch pieces" /"
Significant Chances
My father and Mr.. "X" ex-
changed quick significant glances,
and l told myself that the mans
manner had fitted another piece into
their picture puzzle.
"Just a minute. my friend" my
father said. "Will you kindly en-
tighten me when and where you
expect to carry out this cutting
threat?"
The mamie really was little
more than a boy-stared back at
my father, and there was in his
eyes and in his voice, the same IA
natical belief in his own omnipotence
that l had heard in the voice of the
Nazi of high rank who had gone
to his doom from the farmhouse
before the war ended.
you - you - old dotard," he
shrieked. do you think you can
keep me bound like this? You will
wish you had died in childhood when
my friends find me, and go to work
on YOU"
Continued tomorrow)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28

your children, will respond to worth
praise.
And just remember this, that
when anybody talks or writes on
family problems and child rearing
he is pretty sure to put himself in
a favorable light and that you, in
comparison, hearing what he says
and reading what he writes, are
disposed to let your best qualities
and achievements linger in the
shadows. Bring them out; put them
on the candlestick and enjoy the
reflection from your own successes.
Answering Parents Questions
@. Why do you so often praise
the educational value of mathemat-
les and the exact sciences for bright
students in high school and college
A. Because their content and
methods are such as to require con-
stant checking and self-criticism.
They less often encourage guessing
and careless opinions than some
other subjects.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28
MAGAZINE PAGE FOR EVERYBODY
FICTION
|LONE'S PERILOUS PATH
a Sequel 70 love. Esi- Horizon BY ADELE GARRISON
Suddenly Startled Out Of His "swoon" by Harry
Underwood, the Prisoner Makes an Ugly Threot

Synopsis: In Dicky Graham's Hotel Lans-
field studio, subordinates of Dickys father
in-law. Charles Spencer. leader in Govern
ment Intelligence, drag from the closet the
captured prowler who has recently wounded
Dicky. The prisoner is evidently refusing to
walk. and just Is his captors approach the
group standing around Dicky's couch. the
marauders body appears to collapse. fold
into itself like a suddenly emptied sack.
and his head hangs forward as if his neck
has been twisted. rs that a real faint ?"
Dicky's closest friend. Harry Underwood.
demands. "or Is it a phoneyf He looks as
If he were already corpse"
DIR. Twitchell and Katharine
were on their feet as the prisoner
slumped between Adams and Win
ters in an apparent swoon, but they
did not touch the prisoner, looking
at my father, evidently waiting for
his wishes.
But he was prompt in giving them
a "green light"
off you two will examine that
man and determine his condition"
he told them, ~ shall be infinitely
obliged. But be careful. Even if he
is trussed so securely, he probably
is as venomous as a cobra. imagine
he will try to bite"
"We've seen q lot of them that
not only tried, but succeeded" DR..
Twitchell said grimly, and then he
and Katharine knelt, one on either
side of the PROSTATE man, and made
a number of tests, all of which ap-
peared to bring no reaction.
A Clever Fake
"I think he's taking" DR.. Twitch-
ell said at last, "but he's one of the
cleverest at it that I've seen in a
long time. And from the looks of
him, l think he's steeled himself so
that even needles stuck into him
wouldn't make him twitch."
"Well," Harry Underwood drawl-
ed, ''faking or not, he's quiet; SO
wouldn't this be a good time for
me to do the stuff the Dicky bird
wants."
"You mean" my father began,
then shut off his speech, and touched
his own hair, with significant look
at Harry.
Exactly" the big man answered,
and in another second he also was
on his knees beside the apparently
unconscious man. At first, he did
not touch him, but looked at his scalp
with meticulous attention, finally
drawing a small, but powerful mag
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28
The Stars Say.
For Friday, October 20
By GENEvIEvE KEMBLE

Dy o14NL 1L u N LIl DIE
ALTHOUGH there may be a
dominant urge to indulge the per-
sonal activities and aspirations of
life, on this day, with yearnings to-
ward social, domestic, and romantic
doings, yet it is probable that there
are to be scant satisfactions or
pleasures in this direction. Several
adverse aspects prevail, making it
day of descriptions, arrangements,
unlooked-for events in which all
matters business, financial, pro-
fessional and personal - may be
considered fitful or "topsy turvy."
Maintain honesty and high purpose,
but postpone major plans until more
harmonious and fertile auspices.
If 1t Is Your Birthday
Those whose birthday it is may
find their affairs, business and pri-
vate, unlikely to develop along cher
ished lines, plans and high objec-
tives. Sudden and strange influences
may affect the most carefully and
happily designed programs, with an
unforeseen turn probably precipita-
ting separations, explosive clashes,
arrangements, or other surpris-
ing and disruptive twists and pat
terms. The situation is neither pleas
ant, profitable nor constructive.
Postpone action and romantic
dreams until more propitious time.
Adhere to principle and integrity.
A child born on this day while
possessing many refinements, aspi-
rations, and worthy ambitions, may
lean toward the erratic, emotional
and dramatic, with unhappy reac-
tions on its life.