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Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1949-07-29
Park Travel Edges
IA Million Mark

Glacier national park travel
this weekend will pass the quar-
ter-million mark as it heads to-
ward an all-time record.
Travel to the alpine playground
is running nearly 100000 aheac
of last year at this time. COM
narrative figures as of "wednesday
evening were 237,450 for this year
and 14O,5O3 year ago. Included
in the park travel boost IS raj
traffic with $3.50 compared to
3,O96 a year ago.
Last years travel total was
281, 652.
Entering the park last Sunday
were 6,619, and the average day
finds between $500 and 4,Ooo VS.
itors going through park entrances
Comparative figures for first en-
tries this year and last are l67'3zo
this year, 10000, last.
Further indication of the banner
travel year for northwestern Mon
tana are port f-entry figures from
the Columbia Falls station at Col
umbia Heights. Last week 3,Oo6
cars stopped at the station, vlrtu-
ally the same total as served by
the u. S. highway No. III port
near Missoula. In the lead at the
Columbia Falls port are cars from
washington, Alberta and Califor-
MIA.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1949-07-29
Slate Sun Hiwdy
improvements

Another highway improvement
being scheduled for Glacier ma
tional park is placing a seal coat
next spring on 20 miles of Going
to-the-Sun highway from Bolton
to the foot of the Garden Wall
Bids would be called, and it would
be a "seal coat and chips"
Also nearing passage by con-
gress 1--WE hope) is the department
of interior appropriations bill
which includes funds to widen, re-
surface and improve Going-to-
the-Sun highway up the Garden
Wall to Logan pass.
In Glacier this week on road
improvements were Sam Cook,
Portland, and Grant E. Myers,
Missoula, both of the bureau OF
public roads, and Frank Mattsson,
park service architect.
The state highway department
is testing gravel for resurfacing the
east of the park Babb to Caraway
stretch. District Engineer E. j..
Thompson, Great Falls, is super
vising this.
U. S. highway No. 2 west OF Bel
ton is getting new hard surface
treatment by state highway main
tenance crews under Foreman Jim
Anderson. East of Bolton, S. Birch
and Sons have a $128,570.72 con-
tract in progress to hard surface
six miles of recently built road.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1949-07-29

Largest remaining contract let
ting in connection with Hungry
Horse dam construction is the 49,
765 acre reservoir area clearing for
which bids will be opened Aug
ust %.
Made up of seven schedules,
which may be bid together or sep
arately, the 1878 acres must be
cleared of all timber and brush
below elevation $3.50 to permit
storage of 100000 acre feet of
water starting in the fall of 1851.
Six of the seven schedules have a
time element of 300 days for COM
pletion and the seventh, LOO days.
1t is expected that the addition
al clearing of this August % bid
opening will provide up to 300
jobs with some employment this
fall and full scale activity late
next spring.
Schedules to be cleared are those
areas now being logged of COM
mercial saw timber by F, K and L
Lumber Co., Earl Wagner and
Flathead Timber Products Inc,
under separate bureau of recla-
nation contracts.
In progress presently are Sea-
board Surety Co. clearing 1885
acres at and near the damsite for
S408, 1920, and Wilson, Grove and
Trisdale with a 1910 acre clear
ing contract for S1,733,880. Sea-
board is about IS per cent finished
with their clearing that was orig
inally scheduled for completion
this fall, and Wilson, Grove and
Trisdale, 60 per cent completed,
have another years time.
Employment figures show $50
men working on the two clearing
contracts underway, and another
275 men employed in logging and
tie making activities in the reser-
voir area.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1949-07-29
District Tax Base
Shows 2O9o Boost

1949 assessment tax valuation
figures available Friday morning
were school district 6, S2,569,626
this year compared to $1,999,9O5
year ago. Full assessment value
last year not including Columbia
Falls was $5,883,958.
Columbia Falls increased its tax
base from $321,619 to S379,654 and
the Flathead county tax valuation
is up from $12,834,279 to $14,041,
958. In 1947 it was $11, SIT ,999.
These tentative figures were
prepared by County Assessor Ed
Jystad, and bear out the predlc-
ton that increased development In
the county and reappraisals would
provide about 10 per cent more OF
a tax base than last year.
Full valuation of the county last
year was $43,OO0,000 up from $685.
49O,713 in 1947. This year it will
be about $47,000,00O.
District 6 location of the Hungry
Horse project and the new COM
munities where four years ago
there was non-tax producing sec
ond growth forest shows 20 per
cent increase in the valuation for
tax purposes this year over last.
Kalispell's last year tax base was
about S3,489,769 and Whfteflsh
S737. 626. These also will be up
somewhat. Figures are not avail
able.
Public hearing on all local bud
gets is next Wednesday at III a. m.
in the court house; adoption by the
county commissioners must be by
August 8.
Pattern of mill levies is district
6 down: Columbia Falls town down
three mills; Flathead county no ap-
parent decrease. 1t appears that
the mill levies in Columbia Falls
and district 6, however, Will nave
about Is per cent drop.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1949-07-29
Heighth Of Dam May Increase

The next two weeks should de-
termine whether Hungry Horse
dam will be the worlds third,
fourth or fifth highest.
It is already known that the con-
crete mass of Hungry Horse will
result in its being the worlds
fourth largest following Hoover,
Grand Coulee and Shasta among
concrete dams. The Montana struc-
ture is to require about 10000
freight carloads of cement.
The matter of Hungry Horses
rank in heighth depends on how
much deeper Observation-Disclosures
son excavating crews go in the now
dried riverbed of the Flathead
rivers south fork.
Rock foundations in the river
bed are good. but the stream at
and near the damsite had fishing"
holes up to 35 and 40 feet deep.
To make way for concrete plac-
ing scheduled to start in mid
September, nearly 100000 cubic
yards of rock and surface mater
ial has been removed at and near
the damsite. Excavation is now
considered over 900 complete.
Height of a dam is measured
from the base of the first concrete
placing to its crest. Hungry Horse
had been tentatively slated to be
about $40 feet high. Boulder or
Hoover dam on the Colorado is
726 feet; Shasta in California 602
feet, and Grand Coulee $50.
Hungry Horse excavation now
indicates that the completed dam
should exceed Ross dam in western
Washington for heighth. Ross, 545
feet high, but of less bulk than
Hungry Horse was recently COM
pleted by General-Shea- Morrison
contractors.
Interesting sidelight on Hungry
Horse, according to new bureau
of reclamation descriptive folder is
that it will contain an equivalent
of an 80 pound piece of concrete
for every man, woman and child in
the United States.
Much wider, worlds biggest,
Coulee has over 100000 cubic
yards of concrete; Hungry Horse Is
to have about 100000. Hungry
Horse crest will be 2,115 feet across
compared to Ross's 1900.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1949-07-29
Expect rs Cowboys
In Falls Rodeo

Seventy-five cowboys are ex-
pected to enter Columbia Falls
second annual Hungry Horse
rodeo Saturday and Sunday, Aug
ust 6 and 7.
The show starts at 2:30 each af-
ternoon, and will be preceded by
a parade starting from the Hungry
Horse News corner to the rodeo
grounds. In the parade will be the
local Rocky Mountain Riders and
neighboring saddle clubs, a cow
boy orchestra, and drum and bugle
corps from Whitefish and Kalis-
pell.
Sponsors of this Rodeo Cowboy
association nationally accredited
show is the Columbia Falls cham
Der of commerce. Chamber Presl-
dent Jim Connole is rodeo chair
man.
Another feature of the rodeo is
the pet parade being planned tor
the town square starting at l:3o
o. m. both days. Contestants will be
under Is years old.
Already on the Columbia Falls
town limits in Jack Robinson
pasture are 80 head of horses and
10 steers for the rodeo. Bob Rook-
err of Hellgate Rodeo Co. is stag
ing this years event, and Will
have 100 animals.
Prizes are expected to exceed
$1,000, and there will be saddle
bronc riding, calf roping, bulldog
pine. bareback riding and brahma
bull riding.
Features will include trick rid
ing. an educated horse act and
cowboy clown.
Ticket sales are now in progress
and are SIPS for adults and 6O
cents for children. At the gate
tickets will be $3.50 for adults and
rs cents for children.
A temporary rodeo office IS TO
he set I'D in Columbia Falls old
town hall next Friday for con-
testants to register.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1949-07-29
lightning Strikes
Chimney

An afternoon thundershoWer
last Saturday let stray bolt go.
It struck the District 6 high school
chimney, and the clocks stopped
lat 800 pm. No fire resulted.
Here's George Zorzie and Roy
Anders with the split chimney
that will have to be rebuilt from
the roofline. Bolt caused bricks
ito plunge into the gym and boil
|erroom roofs as if they were shot
from cannon. Damage covered
by insurance will include new roof
surface for gym, boilerroom and
20 square feet interior roof Sec
ton in the gym, also in boilerroom
and janitor's quarters as well as
new chimney. Cost about $4,000,
and to be finished by September 8.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1949-07-29
Free Picture Story
Of Dam Available

Available at no charge is the
new bureau of reclamation leaflet
describing Hungry Horse dam.
Write Bureau of Reclamation,
Hungry Horse project, Columbia
Falls, Montana.
The attractive printed folder has
20 pictures, and is departmentaliz-
ed in presenting its story of Hun
cry Horse.
There is Harvesting the River"
that describes the size of the Struc-
ture, it's powerplant, spillway and
outlet works, reservoir, and the
river itself.
Then there is Building the
Dam" with such factors as foun-
dation testing, diverting the river,
excavation, mixing and placing
concrete, concrete aggregate, cool
ing the fresh concrete, employ
ment and towns.
"Key to Northwest Develop
ment" briefly points out the null
tiple purposes of the dam-power
flood control and irrigation-and
then there is history, construction
start, benefits and soundness OF
the investment.
Other topics are visitor welcome,
location and finally page of sta
tistics as to size.
The folder is a fine production,
and should have wide circulation
into homes, schoolrooms, libraries
in Montana and throughout the
nation. A request with your name
and address on a penny postcard
will bring you one. It's free.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1949-07-29
Park Bum Bears
Take to Forests
For Their Cake

Glacier national park this week
experienced it's usual late July
scarcity Of "bum" bears along
Going -the-Sun highway.
Reason according to M. E. Beat
ty, chief park naturalist, is huck-
leberries are ripe, and they are
the cake of all bear food. The
crop this year, however, is light.
Still along Going -to-the-Sun
highway, and apparently causing
frequent traffic jams of pleased
onlookers is Goldie's cinnamon
cub of last summer, now seeking
handouts by himself along the
Garden Wall. The other cub was
a blonde.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1949-07-29

Highest of Glacier national
parks alpine passes, Boulder, was
opened to traffic this week.
Snow on the 5000 foot high pass
has been treaded, and first reg
ular party scheduled to go over
the top were the % mixers in the
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1949-07-29
Coming Headline

Likely headline these next
DAYS will concern Hungry Horse
appropriations. The figure Will be
somewhere between 20,40O,O0O
and $23, 786,250, the house appro-
priations committee having rec
commended the lower amount, and
the senate the higher. Last year IS
figure was SASH $50.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1949-07-29
Employment Dip

This week saw a dip in GSM
employment as excavation actlv-
NY become more centered at the
uamsite bottom. Result was laying
off some drillers, shovel operators
md truck drivers. Employment lit
WI come with the hiring of a few
1rpenters and pre-concrete plac-
ng activity in another month. To-
"a project employment is just I'M
der 1900.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1949-07-29
Glacier Parks Highest Pass Open

III. Frank Evans WiIderneSs Trail
trip.
Boulder pass in the parks
northwest corner lies on the trail
route between Waterton and Kintla
lakes. It is a completely primitive
area of peaks, mountain lakes and
streams. The pass opens each year
about August |.
, 1949-12-02
MODERN
by Roberta Lee


Q. When giving a formal din
ner, should dishes be left on the
serving table, in case they are
wanted for a second helping?
A. Dishes are never passed
twice at a formal dinner. After
being passed once, they should be
taken back to the kitchen.
Q Will you please give me some
suggestions on what to serve in
the way of refreshments at a bri-
dial shower?
A. It is not necessary to serve
anything elaborate. Sandwiches,
ice cream, cake, and tea or coffee
are sufficient.
Q. When a woman is escorted
by a man to church, isn't it all
right for her to allow him to make
contribution?
A. No; she should make her
own contribution.
, 1949-12-02

render adequate assistance in a
large majority Of cases where per
sons have been injured during the
performance of their duties. Even
though there is on our statute
books at present a Compensation
Law, the annuities provided
therein are so small that it is i'm
possible for anyone to be sustain
ed by the same.
Aid to dependent children has
always been a great problem in
our community with parents who
because of their meager earnings
are unable to give the proper care
to their children. These children
were, until recently, to some ex-
tent, deprived of the opportunity
of enjoying the American stand
ard of living. For the above rea-
sons we do deeply appreciate the
program of public assistance and
welfare service as contained in
Bill H. R. 5000 passed by the
House of Representatives, as ex-
tended to the Virgin Islands and
sincerely advocate the application
OF the entire program as contain
ed therein.
, 1949-12-02
PRESIDENT OF THEUN1oN:

My name is Ludwig E. Harrigan,
President of the St. Croix Labor
Union which was organized in
1916 when workers were paid at
the rate Of 20 cents per day on
the island of St. Croix.
We recognize the fact that bill
HR 5000 does not cover farm
hands agricultural workers., new
ertheless, we are grateful to you
for having extended to the Vir-
gin Islands Bill HR 5000.
There are approximately 900
workers employed in agriculture.
The need for coverage of this
, 1949-12-02
JOB PRINTING

group is evident by the number
of public patients in our institu-
tons where we can unquestion-
ably say hat IS per cent of our
public patients represent work
ers from this particular group of
agricultural workers.
We are respectfully request
ing favorable consideration Of
these workers who are not cover
ed by Bill HR 5000. We do also
express in anticipation our gra-
titude to members of the u. S.
Senate for favorable passage Of
similar legislation.
, 1949-12-02
Mr.. Bornn's Statement tcont.)

a 75-year-old must suffer exist
ing on 2212 a day? The average
for children is $3.50 a month";
cents a day. Twelve cents a day
to feed and clothe a growing
child! Can IL cents a day keep a
child growing, keep it safe from
the evils of under-nourishment &
disease and delinquency?
, 1949-12-02

The December 1948 old age as
slstance rates in the United States
(the latest figures l have) ranged
from 1888 a month in Mississip-
pl to S78.13 a month in Colorado.
It is to remove inadequate rates
Like Missippi's. 1888 a month
that HR 5000 provides the favor
able matching formula it contains
for the States of the Union. 1t is
a generous, enlightened move by
the Congress to blot out from the
nation such inadequacies in the
Attempts of man to relieve the suf-
fering of felloW-man. But that dis
tressing continental low of 1888
a month is 212 times the average
rate inthe Virgin Islands!
g. You may be thinking perhaps
that the cost of living in the Vir-
gin Islands must be very low so
that IL cents a day can buy more
here for a child than in the States.
Unfortunately that is not the fact.
AS | have testified before your
committee, we have here some
welcome savings in living costs
In the fact that we have no costs
for winter heating and winter
clothing. But food and clothing
prices are higher than in the Uni
ted States for we must import
moist of<khat we wear and eat
and the cost of freight and hand
ling is added to mainland costs.
A recent survey conducted here
by the Federal Personnel Coun-
Gil showed that imported foods
cost here in the average 61%
more than in Washington D. C.
Lower costs on locally produced
meats, fruits, and vegetables do
not offset this hugh differential
on the cost of essential importa-
tlons. The supply of such local
produce is insufficient for food
needs of the population and is not
varied enough to furnish a bal
anced diet. The growing child's
II cents a day would buy only
2/3 of a can of evaporated milk
1.-THE price is II cents a CAM or 81
of a lquart of fresh milk (the
price isis cents a quartz, and
would leave nothing for other
foods, medicines, clothing, etc..
So much for the main heading
in this plea.
Continued tomorrow
, 1949-12-02

In the past persons who have
labored in industries and in many
instances in the government ser
vice when their usefulness came
to an end as a result of old age
or other disabilities they became
charitable cases robbing them of
their dignity. Such cases increas-
edthe demand on an already ov-
erburdened public treasury or pri-
vate purse.
Bill H. R. 5000 as passed by the
House of Representatives provid-
ing for old age assistance to per-
sons IS years and over, will to a
considerable extent alleviate the
situation and grant a measure of
security and comfort to those in
dividuals who, through no fault
of their own, r no longer able
to earn a livelihood. The second
division which treats of aid to the
blind is the kind Of social legis-
lation which is commendable and
highly appreciated; evidence bears
out our contention in as much as
some individuals have throughout
their entire life history had the
light shut out from them while
others have through some cause
or other during the performance
of their duties either in industries
or otherwise been deprived of the
use of their sight. Thus incapaci-
tated, they are unable, except aid
ed, to provide themselves with
the necessities of life. This situa-
ton in a civilized country and in
a government such as that Of the
United States is amply provided
for in the provisions of this bill.
The reasons advanced in sup
port Of category l, hold good also
for category 4 which deals with
individuals who are permanent
ly or totally disabled. Because Of
our limited resources and indus
tries it has been impossible to
, 1949-12-02
STATEMENT BY
LUDWIG E.
Chairman Municipal Council

CHAIRMAN MUNICIPAL Council
10 subcommittee of the House WAYS and Means
My name is Ludwig f. Harrigan. I am a member of the Municipal
Council OF ST. Croix and Chairman of the said body, and also Pre-
Sldent OF the St Croix Labor Union for the past three years.
| appear here before this body in my official capacity as Chair
man of the Municipal Council of ST. Croix to testify on behalf of
the Social Security Act H. R. 5000 recently passed by the House Of
Representatives and which is now extended to the Virgin.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-05
MINERS
BACK AT
WORK

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-(P.-The
prospect os Christmas looks much
brighter to the nations soft coal
miners this morning.
After one of the shortest strikes
in history, the 100000 United
Mine Workers started back to
work at one minute after mid
night. The miners are working
under a new three-day week
schedule ordered by their union
chief, John l.. Lewis.
The biggest chifts started to
work at Z a. m, a nd they
were back in strength in western
Pennsylvania, heart of the btu
minous belt. In fact, there have
been no reports of continuation
of last weeks overnight strike.
The soft coal miners have nine
working Gays before Christmas.
During this time each can earn
about Sl39.50. That's based on
their average daily wage of SIS
so. That, with same back pay
they have coming for work done
before last week, means they
will enjoy Christmas. Even if
some digcers are broke or short
of money, company stores guar
antee they can buy food and toys
for Christmas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-05
Quarterly Meeting
OF Lions Clubs
Held Here's Sunday

Bob Ingman, Zone Chairman.
District 35-S. Lions international,
held his official Quarterly meet
ing of the Lions Clubs m has
zone at Key West. Sunday.
The business meeting was PR
ceeded by a dinner a. the -
Concha Hotel. Official guests
were Ross Writer'S. district gov
ernor. and John Graves. deputy
district governor. district SIS.
Presidents and secretaries oi
Miami. ReldandS, Coral Gablcs
Cocoanut Grove. and Key West
Clubs discussed the activities Il
their respective clubs and made
official reports TO zone chairman
Ingman. Most OF the Lions were
accompanied by their wives who
went sightseeing during the bust
ness meeting. Lions present were
c. E. Smith, Jr., and Larry Dion,
Key West; Oliver Hoover and
Larry Larson, Coral Gables, John
Kille, Miami; Julian Caballa and
w. J. Wallace. South Miami
Randy Miller and W. Ramsey,
West Miami; J. M. Shaw and a.
Continued On Page Six
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-05
George Warren
Is Elected
Chef De Train

George a Warren was elected
Chef a. Train of voiturc Locale
148 az and q AZ the regular Pro
mena8e held az Marathon on Sat
urlsy evening Warren has been
serving as Correspondent, which
s sn appoiniive office in the 40
cod
Toe = Wen tde was held az the
Chamber 81 Connerce building
Fmiune Vas aeeurs Included
Frri ChaDman Past Grand Chef
ic Care Mime ota; Arthur Davis.
Nuiture Locale Of Sidney. Ohio:
; p Wchncr Vature 482. Miami.
Following the promenade. en-
lcftann ent and supper was pro-
slded h. the Marathon Voya-
scuu Thc 40 and locomotive
q as un hand and participated in
thr festivities.
a large delegation OF Key West
sotagucis attended the promen-
sae
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-05
NeWSnlen
TOEa:t
Sto'rneGabs

A stone crab dinner will be
served the newspapermen, news
reel men, Secret Service men,
photographers and others of the
official party with President Tru-
man, the Citizens Committee an
nounced today.
The dinner will be served at
7 p. m. Friday and it will be in
the A & B Lobster House at the
foot of Front street, Al Mills.
chairman of the Citizens Com
mittee, said today.
1t is expected that about so
men will attend the dinner,
which is given to the official
party with the President each
time he comes here.
Mills sad that other arrange
mentS would be announced later.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-05
.ColOred Man
Caught After
Taking Cash
Sergeant Boykin
Catches Man At
80 PM. Coming
Out OF Bushes
R Wirephotc

George Daniels, 81, colored,
who lives at 1910 Thomas street,
was arrested about 80 p. m. to-
day and was identified as a man
who fled from a store at 1920
White street with cigar box
containing $500 in cash and
checks, Police Chief Joe Kemp
announced today
The man was identified by
Mrs. Warren Mayg of the White
street address. She said Daniels
came into the store and sent a
man to another part of the shop
to get the goods he had ordered,
and then the man saw the box
and fled with it under his arm.
Daniels denied the charges.
Sergeant H. B. Boykin and Pa
trolman Ansel Albury and Jim
mic James surrounded a patch
of bushes at Seminary and Flori-
da streets, and Daniels came out
right into the arms of Sergeant
Boykin, the chief said.