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Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29
Farmer Brinkerhoff
MARKS 4Sth Spring
In FIathead Valley

Bert Brinkerhoff came to the
Flathead in 1901 from Paris, Ill
inois and since 1923 has farmed
in the Bad Rock community south
and east Of Columbia Falls.
Field was in spring wheat
last year, going 40 bushels. This
year blowing found it on the dry
side.
Mr.. Brinkerhoff was Columbia
Falls first town clerk in about
1912. He operated the first store
in Whitefish in 1906, when many
food articles came in barrels. It
was the "a by 50-foot Main Nero
antile, branch of the Main store
in Columbia Falls. Whitefish was
then recently cleared of thick for
est and there were big stumps.
At the time Steve Zorzie was
a young clerk in the Main store
in Columbia Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brinkerhoff's place
is a neat, trim farm on U. S.
highway No. 2. The Brinkerhoff
children are Captain Roy in the
army since before the war; John,
a south Pacific veteran, now
senior in forestry at MSU; Mrs.
Ellen Miller in Billings, and Don
aid lost in Germany during 1945.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29
Open Timber Sole
Bids Wednesday

Bids will be opened Wednesday
for sale of three standing timber
lots in the Hungry Horse reser-
voir area.
These are the three schedules
not bid on at the April opening
that saw 53,320,000 board feet
sold. The Wednesday sale includes
schedule 2 about Wounded Buck
creek of 2,250,000 board feet; sche-
dulles 9 and 10 from Wheeler creek,
Burnt park and Sullivan creek to-
falling 14,510,000 board feet. To
encourage bidding, minimum &C
ceptable prices are half the for
est service prevalent minimums,
and ask from 81 a thousand board
feet for larch to $40 a thousand
for pine.
Wounded Buck creek timber is
attracting little bidder interest. 1t
would require considerable eX-
pense for an adequate road.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29
Schedule Moy Is
School Meeting

A tentative date of May 16 has
been set for the district 6 school
board meeting with representa-
tives of General-Shea- Morrison,
Hungry Horse dam prime contrac-
tors, and the bureau Of reclama-
ton.
Attending the meeting will be
Miss Mary Condor, state supern-
tendent of public instruction, and
Miss Lulu Barnard, county super
intendent.
Topics will include enrolment
increases and school expenses as a
result. The district grade school
enrolment increased from 214 in
1914 to 1872 last October, while
the high school attendance doub-
led to ZIG.
The school meeting was origin
ally scheduled Cor April 9.
Regular May meeting of the
school board is Tuesday.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29
scoffy TO Receive
Department Award

A late spring date is being plan
ned for presentation of a depart
ment of interior commendable ser
vice certificate and medal to AL
exander "Scotty" Beaton, veteran
Glacier national park lookout.
Scotty served as a lookout for
rs summers, and last fall was re-
tired. His station was Numa ridge
overlooking the parks Bowman
lake.
Born in Aberdeen, Scotland in
1874, Scotty settled in the Flat
head in 1891. The Scotch "burr"
stayed with him to the delight Of
park trail mixers, and it was an
occasion to climb Numa ridge and
talk to Scotty.
Beaton never missed spotting
fire in 26 years nor ever reported
false smoke. He is believed to
have the longest continuous rec
ord as lookout in national park
service history.
Home for Scotty now is on his
small ranch up the Flathead riv-
er's north fork, not far from Bow
man lake, the Numa ridge lookout
station, and the forests he helped
protect from fire.
3:15 p. m. Friday Water is al
most topping the Hungry Horse
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29
Hatchery Big Boys
Reach N. r. Waters

Twelve hundred native trout
measuring from to | inches long
have a new home this weekend IN
the Flathead rivers north fork
The fish are being transported
from the Glacier fish hatchery at
erosion by Foreman R. W. Bran
UNI and Trevor Watson, flsh cul-
t1lrist. The hatchery is operated
hv the U. S. fish and wildlife ser
vice.
After Flathead floodwaters sub
side. paintings of to 5 inch year
ling native trout VIII STAR. 90
Fishing season opens May q
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29
Goat, Deer Attract Motorists

A goat and deer show are at
tracing Glacier national park Wis
itors as IS miles of Going-to- the
Sun highway is open to Avalanche
campground.
Early May park visitors can ex-
pect to see from three to twelve
mountain goats on the steep, rock
sides of Mt Cannon that overlooks
the campground.
Deer are frequently seen along
the shore of 10-mile long Lake
Mcdonald, and near Lake McDon-
aid hotel, the animals meet cars
in much the same manner as the
bum" bears that delight summer
visitors.
Park bears have left their hi
bernating dens, but as yet are
seldom seen along the highway.
In addition to the route to Ava
lanche, Going to-the-Sun highway
is open on the parks east side to
East Glacier. The North Fork road
to Polebridge ranger station was
opened Tuesday, and the road to
Many Glacier was opened We'd
nesday.
The eastside highway from Gla-
cier Park station to st. Mary over
Looking Glass hill is to be opened
Saturday, while Chief Mountain
highway and the customs stations
into Waterton park will be open
May %.
Park plows, meanwhile have
reached the Weeping Wall above
Garden Wall road camp. Snow is
five feet deep at the camp which
will be used starting Monday.
Ahead are the 80 to 50-foot snow
drifts on both sides of Logan pass,
the continental divide crossing.
Plows are ahead OF schedule,
and cross-the-park traffic is like
ly early in June.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29
MCLAUGHLIN Gets Road Job

Mclaughlin Inc, Great Falls, on
bid of S366,86650, Thursday, was
awarded contract to relocate an
additional 1877 miles of the Spot
ted Bear forest service road out
of the Hungry Horse reservoir
area.
This week also saw spring start
of activity by F. R. Hewett Co.,
Spokane, who before stopped by
snow last winter had completed
half of their IA mile $632,4 con-
tract to relocate the Spotted Bear
road between Emery creek and
Riverside creek. McLaughlin's
contract is from Riverside creek
to Elk park, and from there it will
be a forest service project with a
survey crew expected in the field
after May Is. Hungry Horse res
ervoir will be "a miles long.
Here for Hewett are Dewey
Murrow and Buck Taylor, sup
erintendent. Their Margaret creek
camp will be re-opened shortly,
and now bucking snow and mud
slides to the camp are two trac-
tors. Hewett early May activity
will include rock work between
Lost Mare and Hungry Horse
creek with no major hiring ex-
pected until late May. Last sum-
mer their crew averaged about
go men.
F, K, and L Lumber Co., Mar
tin City, is expected to start &C
tivity near Hungry Horse creek
this coming week building access
roads to the 100000 board feet
of timber they purchased in the
reservoir area.
Flathead Timber Products Inc.
who bought 50,O9O,OOO board feet
of standing timber in the reservoir
area, are concerned with hauling
road Improvement, and are setting
up their first tie mills.
Wilson, Grove and Trisdale,
who have the 1910 acre clearing
are employing about 80
men, increasing slowly. They are
operating 10 "cats" need more,
are hiring few fallers, and plan
two shifts. A 1000 foot wide fire
break around their clearing area
is being built to facilitate summer
burning.
Seaboard Surety employment
on their 1885 acre clearing con-
tract varies up to 65.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29
Farm, Town Folks
Plan End Cleanup

Grange and townspeople will
turn out Sunday to further clear
brush and debris from the land
being donated by Boots Schoen-
berg for a town youth park.
Serving a free lunch late this
Sunday afternoon will be a COM
mittee of Falls housewives that
already includes Mrs. Schoenberg,
Mrs. Norman Stringfellow, Mrs.
Jack Andrew and Mrs. Al Greene.
Workers last Sunday ranged
from to 80. There was consider
able satisfaction evidenced as
people worked together. You'd
hear now that looks better. 1t
will be good place for kids"
Last Sunday workers included:
Eric Andrew, Lois, Richard and
Sally Ator, Don Blair, Lloyd
Blood, Dick Border, Dorothy
Bruce, Claude Christensen, Lucille
Dallier, Mr.. DeFlyer, Sam Gilman,
AL and Viola Greene, Les Grigg,
Jack and Grace Hall, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Henry, Jim Horak, Lee
land Johnson, Duane Kiel, Albert
Lewis, E. J. Marantette, Betty
and Ed Mattheisen Annah and
Pat O'Brien, Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Pc
tiers, Dennis Raaen, first there
morning; Patricia Ried-
niger, Ira Ross, Boots, Mary and
Jackie Schoenberg, Wallace and
Doug Smith, Herbert Tolliver,
Mrs. Leila Trusty and Bob Wal
ton. Billie Secord was mostly a
hands in pocket, onlooker. He's |
just 6.
Did we leave anybody out.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29
Mountain Climbing
To Feature Park
Rangers School

Mountain climbing and rescue
work will feature the annual Gla-
cier national park spring ranger
conference starting Monday.
The week long sessions will in
clude classroom study in display
of climbing equipment, rope man
agement and knots and stretchers.
Then in the field (near Avalanche)
the rangers will practice use Of
equipment, ropes and even study
the art Of easier ways to fall.
Park specialists in mountain
climbing are Don Robinson, park
naturalist, and Ranger Paul Webb,
both of whom last fall attended
mountain climbing school at Ran
er national park.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29
Park Bid Openings
From Milk to Wire

Bid calls at Glacier national
mark for the next two weeks in
clude today's opening for 1890
quarts of milk, 5000 loaves of
bread and 70 cases Of eggs TO sup
ply the park mess.
May 2, the park will open bids
to supply 1900 pounds of meat;
May 8 will be bid openings for a
carload of western cedar telephone
pol May 10 for miscellaneous
hardware: May II for telephone
wire; May u for 10000 gallons OF
road oil.
The park will sell three surplus
tractors with dozer and Wlncn al
tachments by sealed bids at a May
10 opening.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29
Dam Jobs Stowe,
Until River Drops

No labor shortage is anticipated
in the Hungry Horse area this
summer, and concern now is to
keep people from flowing in. Local
union men get jobs first, and Flat
head unemployment this spring
reached the 1000 mark.
Project employment, increasing
slowly, is waiting highwater in the
Flathead rivers south fork and
drier back roads before taking a
jump. Result is this weeks total,
about LIPS, an increase of about
80 men.
General-Shea- Morrison, prime
contractor, employment is It's, vir-
tually the same as a week ago.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29
Amateur Benefit
To Hell p New Park

Saturday is Amateur Benefit
night in Columbia Falls as Bad
Rock Grange sponsors contest
Starting ar pm. in the grade
school auditorium.
There will be door prizes of
farm products contributed by the
Grange, and the show is for the
benefit of Columbia Falls new
town park.
Contestants already include en-
tries from Bad Rock, Deer Park,
Columbia Falls. and representa-
tives from Hungry Horse, Martin
City, Coram and Delton are want
ed
Selling tickets for the show
have been Falls grade school sixth
and fourth graders
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29
Ducks Escape Coyotes

Two wild mallard ducks out
witted six barking coyotes just
off U. S. highway No. 2 east of
Coram opposite the Conoco sta
ton.
Watching the pursuit were Mrs.
Lee and her son, Don. He finally
got his % and the coyotes scam
pered off. 1t happened about 7:45
a. m. last Monday, a bright and
sunny April morning.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29
|ntion Schuster
/ Liquor Store

E Thursday information is
Andy Schuster may be rec
fnded for managership of the
liquor store at Columbia
move is a compromise by
county Democratic central
flttee. Mr.. and Mrs. Schuster
prominent Democrats, and
once a member Of the state
Flure from eastern Montana,
(eed a liquor store.
Elng Andy manager of the
llquor store will likely re-
n no liquor store being es-
(Aed in Martin City, and save
Fale the expense of providing
lolher outlet. The Schusters
(ood folks for a community;
liked in Martin City, and
||,aought of here, where they
j live.
Eng the state liquor store
Ee hungry Horse area has
flled Columbia Falls TT
F traffic.
Eever ego of Falls Democrats
n hurt. The liquor store is
l'lcal plum, $165 a month
r. Mayor John O'Connell
|ren considered for it as has
| Dlckey, Matt Mateka and
ocnoenberg, some stronger
T. srats than others, and each
h f.. support on the central
|. ID stir up a Falls tempest,
II. ough Andy and Beth are
W. manager of the liquor
Pb S.ris Raaen is well liked.
|ini ei SIN, a Republican.
\ ~ about having a local
|tbo o,oLe IS divided in Martin
kush with the idea of hav-
Ned Is as manager a petition
" many SIGNATURES
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29
bnge Earthquake
h in FIutheud

omething has happened to the
gentle earthquake a year felt
ke Flathead valley.
Right quakes were felt Sept. %,
Sept Is, 1912; Aug. "a 1943;
81. 1914; Sept %, 1945, and
lon Dec. II, 1916.
article in the archaeological
hin of America" by D. S.
er and F. H. Werner, experts
field, describe the new seis-
laphic station at Hungry
and these gentle quakes.
modern Hungry Horse
kment started operating Nov.
947 with H. H. Mclean as
liver, and is described as val
to the whole Pacific North
! in helping locate the cpl
hers of earthquakes.
bring April, the Hungry Horse
kuments had normal record
Sof uuakes in Washington and
in Chile. It's findings photo
led on strip film are forward
b Washington, D. G. where
are compared with film from
pther stations.
my earth re-adjustments
d up by the local seismograph
Dot felt by people. During
"a, 1943 there was a rash of
local disturbances with 81
recorded. Only one was of
Ikient intensity to be noted ex-
! by Instruments. Its center was
Bolton, but as far as known
ban felt it.
fther indication that Flathead
won't come tumbling down
hment by such longtime res
as Mrs. Sue Main, who came
in 1891, and Mrs. Charlotte
resident for At years. They
that once probably in the
wall plaster was cracked.
Twas the worst.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29
Dig Is Hens Egg?

Il il view Hampshire Red hens
rs tu asaln. Mrs. Otto Cavalar
Letter. wv eggs, one 8 inches in
M.s al,o the other, 6A inches.
tler's ien one Of Mrs. Mary
dian ,ea hens laid a III inch
''sneter egg.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29

Columbia Falls, Hungry Horse
u.,tin citv. coram and Bolton
horseback riding enthusiasts are
.sked 70 meet "Wednesday at 9 p.
~ in Columbia Falls new town
hall. Purpose is to organize d sau
die club. Come even it you re
horseIoSs.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29

First practice of the season fo Of,
Columbia Falls baseball team VIII
be II noon Sunday on the iooa
diamond. Players from up-tne
line are invited to join the team
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29
Change Rode , L CITE
To August s, 7

Dates for the annual Columbia
Falls rodeo have been changed
from July 9 and 10 to August
6 and 7.
Meeting Monday with Columbia
Falls chamber of commerce di-
rectors and interested citizens was
Bob Rocker of the Hellgate Rodeo
Co. The new dates are believed to
promise more favorable weather
conditions, be equally as attrac-
tive to vacationers, and interest
more riders than would the July
dates.
Calling the Monday meeting was
James Connole, chamber presi-
dent.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29

Opened to traffic this morning
Is the North Fork road to the Can
adian line on the forest service
side. A mud slide near Canyon
three weeks until today; also re-
paired is the Rabbit hill slide into
the river. Advice from Big Creek
ranger station is that further slid
es may occur, and that the road
won't take heavy traffic.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-29

3:15 p. m. Friday Water is al :
most topping the Hungry Horse
cofferdam. 1t was expected.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-22
a. p. 'coRREcTs" is4s STORY

On January FL and 20, l943, the
Associated Press sent out several stories,
based on articles appearing in member
newspaper and alleging that>the Marines,
at Guadalcanal, were forced to unload
their own supplies when the unioaized
crew of a merchant ship refused to work
on Sunday because of union regulations.
Now, after more than six years, the
Associated Press publishes retTaction,
saying that thorough investigation has
produced no evidence attributing such
conduct or such an incident to the union
crew Of any vessel
II seems that the National Maritime
Union of America, mentioned in the article
In l943, brought suit against the Asso-
ciated Press and some newspapers in con-
nection with the news story. Several of the
suits, in other states, were apparently
ineffective but. in New York, the Asso-
ciated Press and the Hearst Journal :
American settled the pending suit before
trail. paying $500 in addition to the cor
rection sent out by the news service.
II is perfectly obvious that the eorrec-
ton, published six years after the news
stories were distributed throughout the
nation, do not right the wrong and that
there Is no way. at this time, to undo the
emotional denunciation of patriotic
Americans who were incensed at what
they considered correct report of such
conduct by the union crew of a vessel in
war port.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-22
KNow.ALL coLUMNIsTs

Drew Pearson, who was party to. a
triangle" name-calling recently, with
Walter winchell and Westbrook Pegler
playing the other angles, was indirectly
nudged into corner to keep himself prop
ped up In his assertion recently that Josef
Stain. Russia's kingpin, had suffered an
other heart attack. which was the third in
two years.
Pearson, In making the statement,
said that the "embassy had advised" the
Department Of State about Stains rumor-
ed Illness. without mentioning Parsons
name. spokesman for the department
stated that the department has heard
nothing about Stains physical condition
from the American embassy in Moscow.
A good many newspapers, in COM
menting ON the feud, with Pegler on one
side and Winchell and Pearson on the
other. declared that the American public
was pretty well fed up on columnists gen.
orally and Pearson, Wincheli and pegler
particularly.
That statement is not entirely true
about all columnists or even about the
three musketeers. What does tire the pub
lie IL for columnist to set himself up as
uttering the final word about any public
question, or presuming that he, and no.
body else. knows the way a question, nat
ionai or International, can be settled.
Success has gone to the head of some
columnists. Reading what they write some
times leads one to believe they have elect
ed themselves the overlords of the Presi-
dent, the congress and the nation as
whole. Besides, they fall to editoriaiizing,
and the more they editerialize the less
news they give the public. give me the
news--straight," The Citizen heard Key
Wester say recently. and IN be able to
form my own opinion about its signifi-
eance."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-22

FerussF pseaidans Herbert Hoover IL
81 50 snan,anAed Soc his inAi~ient attempt
81 seHR a. gassilan 81 governmental re-
sFsaiss1len - . aen-paFti~an basis.
fhN aatAnds was hlRhliRhted recent
3 NkNm ~ nooFer, taking eaenixance of
faa.e nahilaag spsnsssed ~ the Republic
go Nsilenai Csmmiitse. declared that no
ss* ~ - righ 10 broadcast his radio
fe@ssts aeet makinw additions 10 his
HNe8mi8
Fle fewniaeinn," declares the form
81 Fteesasnt. "was loFmed hall from each
44ftf 80 80 havv aealoazly maintained
Hs mm paulssa niilmde." This attitude, he
ass has aesn signify maintained In the
tammNtesa - ConRress and on the floors
FL $50 Haaass'
g assms thal ths question arose when
e. itewmsfWlW Naiiunai chairman charg-
ta tAai Nsbal,iltan mpmbeFs II Congress
MHt* &ea a. FemaFka II the former
fteseisnt a. tsia Ne reorganization pro-
tFem Ass lhKM palitical advantage. Mr..
8sWFeF paimtFa uus that hls broadcastS
Nett siealFe ana non political" and
Neal $50 sa4tans organizations had given
tFFm&eas - HsAfuadfast the actual tran.
asl4e - fsii. i ~as Hot Intended tina,
ltsf ese'8 te fe.haaFdeasa ln part with
Mal femAFh@ IA ashev apeakers.
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Chapter 2


a LONG tie road which led
from the Crown ranch to the
soWn Of Cougar swept buck
board. On the seat. reins Wrapped
about her small hands, sat Cone
stance King. Connie was ni1eteen
and ~ pretty as prairie rose.
The tact that she was heir tn the
richest cattle ranch. III the state
had spoiled her no more than had
the school for young ladies which
she had attended: she still man.
aged to retain the freshness and
leyei-eyed honesty which was her
Western heritage.
The road followed the middle
OF q broad valley in which grazed
many. thousands of Crown cattle.
Along the fringe of the valley
were the shacks of squatters, who,
like jackals around the lair of the
lion, had gathered to snatch what
crumbs they could. Many fat
yearling bearing the Crown brand
had fallen victim TO their greedy
lo0ps and had moved by devious
trails far back into the hills.
Just where they went no man
would openly say; but Chuck
Gale owned q ranch in the far
reaches Of the northern slopes
where visitors were not wei
coined, and even the tolerant and
easy going Jeb King could find q
logical answer TO the question.
But mere onjectllre is not suffi-
cienx to warrant an accusation Of
cattle theft, SO Chuck and his
hard bitten crew rode back and
forth TO Cougar, and Chuck hirn-
self was cautiously received at
the Crown ranch house.
The blackboard swept around a
bend. rising to the two outside
wheels as il took the turn. Elk
pertly, Connie Strengthened out
the racing ponies and the vehicle
settled on four wheels, then
swayed with its weight on the
inside ones. The right rear wheel
few from the axle, ran crafty Tor
a hundred feet or so into the sage
and crossword, then Wobbled
Ancertainly and settled on its
side, still spinning.
The blackboard sagged and the
wheelless axle gouged a furrow
in the road, while the broncs,
startled at the accident, plunged
wildly and threatened to throw
each other. Connie leaned back on
the reins, bracing her feet against
the dash, and sawed them to a
paving, prancing stop. She held
Them until they had quieted some
what, then cautiously Stacked the
reinS.
She got from the seat, and went
after the wheel. She rolled it back
and leaned it against the tilted
blackboard and started walking
back along the course she had fol-
lowed, her eyes searching the
ground for the axle nut. She
walked q hundred yards, two
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-22
ToDAYs
BIRTHDAY

L @<Ef4Nr y fs+
HAROLD HITz BuRI0H, born
June %, 1883, in Jamaica Plain,
Mass son of the dean of NJ. I. T.
This first Supreme Coaft Justice
appointed by President Truman
was a quarterback and Phi Beta
Kappa student at Bowdoin Col
lege in Maine and was graduated
from Harvard Law School in
1912. He hung out his shingle in
Cleveland, where he eventually
became q Republican mayor three
times in strongly Democratic
community. As captain in
World War |, he wons,the Purple
Heart and Croix de Guerre. In
1910 he was elected u. S. senator
in the face of machine opposition
He fought hard for strong
United Nations organization
When he was nominated for the
high court in October l945 as
successor to Owen j, Roberts, the
Senate gave him unanimous con-
firmation. ~,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-22
USE LEISURE TIME WISELY

Vacation time is now being enjoyed
by the hundreds of thousands of school
children, college students and teachers.
After a strenuous session of hard work, a
little period of rest and recuperatien is
deserved and appreciated by all of them.
Wouldn't it be fine in all ocations
IN life, there could be arranged vacation
like that of the school children and teach
ers. with pay the twelve months? Too
many men and women grind from start
to finish Of their earthly career and stop
only at the final heartbeat.
Sooner or later, in the progress of the
world, more leisure time will be available
for the average man and woman. What
win be done with this spare time? Are we
preparing ourselves to enjoy leisure in a
healthful and helpful manner?