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Evening star., 1949-05-10
Run-Getting .81 Pace
Is Hill by Eddie Since
Threat Of Release
By Burton Howkins
S,os S.cH Cerresecsoeos


CLEVELAND. May 10. - The
Mats had tossed in the towel on
Eddie Robinson. their ponderous
first baseman, 10 days ago at
Philadelphia when they an
nounced the purchase of Herman
Reich from Cleveland for the
waiver price OF $4,000. But Ed
die refused to cease swinging.
Reich, an outfelder who had
seen some service at first base.
was to grab Eddie's job when the
team reached its next stop. Chi
cago. But Robinson. his employ
ment threatened by a batting av-
erage that hovered in the slum
district of .156 at the time, went
to work.
On the day Manager Joe kuhel
announced Reich's purchase Rob-
inson delivered the Mats two hits.
The following day. in a double
header against the Athletics, Ed
die supplied four hits in eight at
tempts. He opened at Chicago
with a home run. Reich. for the
moment, became excess baggage.
Robinson in Fine Fettle.
Developments since have the in
gradients of a comeback story. for
In his last 10 games Robinson has
batted .381. slashed across nine
runs, scored eight and boosted his
season mark to .280. He suddenly
unleashed the power Washington
bosses had hoped he would inject
into the batting order when they
dispatched Mickey Vernon to
Cleveland.
Robinson has beaten of the OPP
position with a hitting outburst
Evening star., 1949-05-10
Faith in Olympia Firm,
Parke Says Horse Will
Offset Derby Failure
~ 1As As4es ,e tss pissa

NEW YORK. MAY 10 Trainer
Ivan Psrke has lost none ot his
faith in Olympia, hls BEATEN Defty
favoiite, and said today. w a
like 10 meet tho>r same horses
again and wtll
The nrSt opportunity fof sssrh
a meeting. according 10 the hand.
some. mild hammered former
Jockey, who conditions Pred W.
HoopcrS = horses Viii eofns on May
u at Belmont Park. In the imGls.
SIS 900 added WIthers stakes.
pafke iS passing up next Satur-
DAYS Pimilco PreakneSs.
Wen run Olympia In the
Wlthers and Il he runs NeIl IN
that one. weli start him in Gar
den State PARKS $50 600. added
mile and quarter Jersey STAKES
for 3-yeaf- -olds, on MAY 2s flts' 5
a. far as Ill SO on Out plans
Tlght nos
Ivan. who sas America tnp
rider back IN 1919 and 1924 Rnd
trained Derby winning Hoop Jr.
in ig4s for Hooper. said of
Olympia
Il Stlll like my horse ~ veil 80
any OF en-, You can't condemn
a horse on losing one particular
race. Even Man o War and clia-
ton got beak. didn't they
MIR Hooper feels the same uav
do about Olympia. setback last
Saturday-~hr just got beat and u
was just another race. What do I
think OF Olympia rivals Well.
these same horses SEEM 10 beat
each other. that's all ] can aay.
Our colt did not run hts race
in the Derby. He had no hard hies
and Eddie Arcaro rode him pet
fcctiy. do think the track eupped
out from under the colt. though.
and by that am not tfylnE 10
blame the Churchill Downs track.
understand
Evening star., 1949-05-10
Baseball Standings and Schedules
AMERICAN
Results Yesterday

Results Yesterday
Detroit. 4; N. Y, J.
Only game.
Games Today
Wash. at Clev., 200.
N. Y at Detroit.
Phila. at Chicago.
Boston at st. L.
Games Tomorrow
Wash. at Det., 400
Boston at Chicago
N. Y. at Cleve. (n)
Phila. at st. /.
NAIlONAL
Results Yesterday
st. L.. IA; Bklyn.. 5
Bos., 4: Pitts, ! tn)
N. Y, z; Chi. 2 (n)
Cine. at Phila.. rain
Games Today
All games
postponed train
Games Tomorrow
st. L. at Boston tn)
Pitts. at Bklyl1. TN
Cinci. at N. Y.
Chi. at Phils, In, .
Evening star., 1949-05-10
Terps Slate Horse Show

The Riding Club of the Uni
versity of Maryland will sponsor a
program at McDonogh School at
McDonogh. Md. on Saturday and
Sunday. Invitations have been
sent to 20 schools. including
George Washington. Princeton.
Penn State, Duke. v. P. l., Bryn
Mawr and Sweetbrier.
Evening star., 1949-05-10
Boxino at Colored Y

The Twelfth Street YMcA box
ing team is host TO the Baltimore
Y team In a l2-bout boxing pro-
gram starting at 8 tonight.
Among local boxers ready for ac-
ton are Eddie Gilchrist. Willie
Troy and Emmett Swain.
Evening star., 1949-05-10

II
Preakness distance would he have caught
Capot? Maybe 1t would have been photo
finish.
And what about Palestinian? He didn't run
a bad Derby. Maybe he needed race. For
that matter, Old Rockport or even Model Cadet
could win It's that kind of field. Had he
not been scratched. Olympia would have drawn
some supporters simply of his overall record.
Yet it's easy to see why Fred Hooper with
drew Olympia The horse didn't have 1t at
Louisville. Maybe he left his race in the Derby
Trial five days earlier. Or maybe Ted Atkinson.
the good Greentree Stable contract rider. hit
II riaht ON the hutton when he prophesied be-
Evening star., 1949-05-10
Homers Help Dunbar

Home runs by Gene Tapscott
and Tom Norris helped Dunbar to
a 5-4 victory over Parker Gray
on the Armory diamond yester-
day.
Evening star., 1949-05-10

that Olympia would fold pushed
i've made mind" Atkinson said. that whenever
Olympia again I'm going to force him. think he'll blow
sky high"
er's sound of other hooves so close
The EorIy Pace Wos Murderous
Olympia Saturdays race almost certain to be
differently than the Derby VIII capo pushing ing the the 'front.' 'front.'
those fractional times?
The first eighth in II seconds fiat and how
times that done? Never in "a previous Deroe tna
At the quarter the time 222 The half mule time
was 4e2
the stretch Olympia capo Paenan and Old Rockpor had
conservavely Preakness? viii Ponder then be iunnns
lot of tired horses?
Ben Jones' better horse than he is credited He
speed but he promises good staying power Until ne won
the Derby Assault ball of fire, either
Nevertheless most horsemen have their tongues in their
when the current 3year-old crop mentioned few say
lot and heard saying there might be new
citation.
copot, PoIestinion and Ponder. in Order
Jack Hodgin veteran thinks the best
and sundy ailments
He points down with ament similar
appendicitis in humans and to the Ally Myrtle Charm VINO
isn't ready Busher too Mr. Busher being the Maine
who bought as weanng Tor the record
price Injured last August Mr Bushe has been idle since
There are your good 3year Hodgins said before the
Derby Those three and Olympia"
Well he had Olympia rated little too Tar up as ne Deroy
proved Maybe Hodgns others also have Ponder Capot
and couple Of others rated too low .,
because it's customary here's the way TINS operative
picks Preakness finish s in the present field go to the post
Capo Palestnian and Ponder
he Second beSr Expert
The old hatpn blndy in the might be ]ust
as good Saturday Of all the o-caled turf
writing experts Derby only Earl Ruby OF the Louisville
Courier journal picked Ponder
On Derby they the and put them on
which each invited to make fool
of himself and pick finish One neared the
microphone assistant whispered What are
your horses?" ...e.
sports Page Drive and De Luxe replied the expert
They're entered Missed the radio man. hgh-sn-
ing the announcer skip this wild man.
know" sighed the guy permitted himself to be led
away subscribers interests at heart they bet
fnst canf lose
in this ROOM"
AS it developed he was too next to Ruby.
Evening star., 1949-05-10
Win, Lose, or Draw
In Baltimore I'LL Be Run Differently
By FRANCIS STANk

slightly simphes the Freak
look at Pmlco big race on Saturday
IL wide
Take Ponder champion of Kentucky Derby the dis
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-18
Ask New Bids For
Star Mail Route

Bids will be accepted until April
IA for the six-day a week star
route service between Columbia
Falls, Hungry Horse and Martin
City. The term will be from July
1, 1949 to June 80, 1850.
Now holding the contract is
Leonard Geer receiving a $4,000
annual rate. The route was first
established Jan. 16, 1948 with Mrs.
L. R. Smith, Hungry Horse, pro-
viding once day service. Mrs.
Eula Mason was low at S2,25O on
a new twice a day contract, and
started mail carrying June 80.
On Jan. s, 1949, Geer who had been
third low bidder, accepted the con-
tract at his bid figure of $4,000
annual rate after Mrs. Mason
asked to be relieved, the second
low bidder, Mrs. Smith, declined.
The eight-mile-long mail route
services Hungry Horse, Martin
City post offices and intermediate
residents. 1t now requires a truck.
Applications are also being re-
ceived until March 81 for the
fourth class postmastership ex-
aminations for Hungry Horse,
which pays s1,854 annually. Post
master since opening of the Of
flee last May 16 has been oblig-
ing. Ellis 0. Strong. The office is
slated for third class rating in July
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-18
O'ConneII Seeks Reelection

John has ideas, and is an urgent
booster of town improvements.
His critics, more conservative,
keep a firmer grip on a dollar. His
idea for running for reelection is
'to complete the job"
Mentioned for the position was
Ernie Massman, a good business
man with a lot of drive, as well as
being VFW post commander. He
would have carried votes. However
Ernie does not satisfy the three
year Montana residency require
ment for mayor, and is now be-
ing talked up for alderman, a one
year residency requirement.
WeH-liked, former mayor, Chris
Raaen's comment was I'm run
ming from it, not for it." Chris has
not been as clipper of late.
Petitions must be filed with Mrs.
Marion Larkin, town clerk, by
March Is. Mayor and aldermen re-
ceive no salary, but considerable
advice
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-18
Falls Suddenly Takes
Enforcement Spree
With Judge Raaen

Law and order in Columbia
Falls Thursday was suddenly view
ed as at low ebb so former mayor,
Chris Raaen agreed that he'd
make a good police judge and
proceeded to levy fines.
Red traffic tickets were passed
out in the town right and left with
willing temporary cops, the volun-
teer firemen. At the bar of justice
in the old town hall, the well for
titled judge doled out fines. Judi
cial comment was "if you kept
your head down it was just one
ticket to the firemen's dance. Talk
back, it was five bucks" Serious
cases drew fines of one and two
days donated labor on the new
town hall
Last view of the "one-day law
enforcement drive" was laying for
the state highway patrol.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-18
Eight Year Olds
Escape Drownlng
In Middle Fork

Near tragedy was averted Iues-
dav when Belton elght-year-olos
prevented ducking becoming a
drowning in the swift-floWlnS
Flathead rivers middle fork, south
boundary of Glacier national park
On their way home from scnooi'
Kent Henderson, Richard Nelsoii
and Allan Bussey, all 8, were play
ine on the ice, coming close 10
where swift flowing water caused
a big open space. Freckled' reu-
haired Kent fell in.
IF was freezing water and over
his head. He bobbed up, swain, !,
Richie grabbed long STICK anu
tried to reach him until the ICE
started to buckle again. Then. ne
laid down on his stomach, ana
Kent grabbed hold of his hanu' S19
The ice sagged and broke OIL IL, +,
ally the shivering elght-year-o+.u
was dragged out of the water %
shore.
Comments of these ranger sons
yere "The first $1,000 I get Kl-
chic, I'll give to YOU" Ke1ie1e.r+
answer. "You know we snouiuii :
have been on the ice. ,-
Relton mothers and fathers looN
at their never completely frozen
over mountain river with ne"
fear.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-18
Jobs Up Slowly; Cofferdams Going In

Springs suffering arrival in the
Flathead is causing slower than
expected mid-March activity at the
Hungry Horse project.
What was scheduled for early
March such as foundations for
the galloway headtowers and gra-
vel screening plant have been de-
layed again.
However, General-Shea-M Morri-
son employment is just now pass
ing 600 for the first time this
year. Total weekly payrolls for
the whole project is now $40 men
and about $65,0OO. 1t will be near
5000 men and S25O,OOO a week this
summer.
At the damsite, Saturday should
see the start of the cofferdam
across the F'lathead rivers south
fork. 1t will be only 6 or Z feet
high this spring. Now, however,
the river is flowing at a near low
$50 cubic feet per second, and it
runs higher in the summer. Last
Mays peak flow was $4,000 cubic
feet.
Idea of the cofferdam start now
is to get base in while the water
is lower than it will be at any time
during the coming summer as
snow waters melt.
Meanwhile the cofferdam block
ing entrance to the 36foot in dia-
meter diversion tunnel is nearly
removed. The 1949 spring flood
will flow through the diversion
tunel as well as down the river
channel
Completed cofferdam will be a.
bout 70 to 80 feet high allowing
a small reservoir and the spring
flood of 1850 will be completely
diverted through the tunnel.
Boyles Brothers, who have been
employing 40 men on a GSM sub
contract excavating the 955-foot
long spillway tunnel have March
25 completion date for cleanup.
Two of the 52-foot tail towers
for the galloway are up, and the
third is to rise. Headtowers includ-
ing one 195-feet high and two
95-footers wait for foundations
concrete pouring) weather.
Down near the junction of the
south fork with the Flathead's
main stream, the gravel source,
assembly of the Monaghan crane
is proceeding. This will be the big
gest single piece of movable
equipment on the project. The
crane will have a 165-foot boom
and a or 10 cubic yard bucket
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-18
q Bids Received at
Thursday Opening

Twenty-one bids were received at
the Thursday Hungry Horse pro-
ject opening for approximately
1900 pounds of mild steel. These
range roughly from $4,000 to
$4,000. Bids were from all over
the country, and included West
ern Foundry, Missoula, and Jen-
sen-Byrd, Spokane. Freight diff
erentials cause a delay in final
award.
Information as to low bidder
for supplying five 80 gallon elec-
trio hot water heaters will be an
nounced probably Monday. Bid op-
ening was today.
Monday bids to be opened in
clude supplying $4,000 board feet
of finished lumber. Thursday is
the day for openings on two car
loads of soil pipe and fittings for
imbedded drainage lines at the
dam.
A March 81 date has been set
for about $4,000 feet of asbestos
cement conduit and fittings; April
7 for electrical fittings; April 8
for 144 latch plates and about
5000 machine bolts.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-18
Show Top Spot for State Home

Good solid plugs were put in
this week by Columbia Falls to-
ward having the authorized $780,
900 Montana Home for the Aged
located adjacent to the State Sol
diers' Home.
Communicated to Governor John
w. Bonner by Mayor John O'Con-
nell and the Columbia Falls cham
ber of commerce was line OF
thought that considered the tax
payer and comfort to the old folks
Columbia Falls, tax paying con-
scious, pointed out that the nearby
Soldiers Home with its 100 acres
of state owned land had more than
$1O0,0OO of new improvements in
cluding a new 75-foot water tower
with $4,000 gallon tank, new
heating tunnels, heating installa-
tions and rewriting.
Among seven main buildings at
the institution, one of three vac
ant dormitories-in need of repair
housed 116 persons. Re
paired, it could have temporary
use for a new institution.
At the present time, the Sold
iers' Home, founded in 1896, has
SO residents, old soldiers or their
widows average about 65 years old.
Dignity of having Montana's ag-
ed living in a home adjacent to
the veterans or their widows was
stressed to the governor. This
would be in sharp contrast to the
proposal of having adjacent ac-
commodations with the Warm
Springs asylum
Vacationing type of climate in
the Flathead was stressed. This IS
Montana's most favored vacation
ers' county. Another factor is the
availability of medical care and
service facilities from Kalispen.
Whitefish and Columbia Falls.
Democratic county central COM
mittees of north western Montana
are expected to view the local
proposal with some favor, and
needed is the help of Kalispell and
Wnitefish.
Other parts of the state, namely
Lewistown, Warm Springs and
Hot Springs are interested in hav-
ing the new institution. Kalispen
has also placed "Flathead" bid
The state board of examiners have
not yet made choice, and it is
considered wide OPEN"
Thought in Columbia Falls is
that if the Flathead pulls togeth-
er, and along with the taxpayer
and vacationer spot points, there's
a good chance. Looked for is Kalis>
pell and Whitefish leadership that
is theirs in view of their size.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-18

John O'Connell announced his
candidacy for reelection as mayor
of Columbia Falls at the April
5 election.
The alderman field is wide open
with incumbents, Robert Smith,
Frank Schmidt, Leslie Blood and
Don Mansfield mot candidates, +"
though it has been creditable
council, and their minds may be
changed. Intention Of Councilman
Ed Becker is not known, and Fay
Loveal at least hasn't said, no"
O'Connell edged Mayor Chris
Raaen for the job at the April Z,
1947 election. His administration
has resulted in Columbia Falls
having a new $125,OO0 water sys-
tenn in, getting the main street
hard surfaced again, setting up a
new bookkeeping system as rec
commended by the state examiners,
and the start Of the now half
completed town and fire hall
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-18
Registered Cattle
Go 1910 Top

March that isn't spring-like par
TALLY stymied the northwestern
Montana Shorthorn sale in Kalis-
pell Wednesday. The market also
is apparently down somewhat.
Top animal price was $3.50 paid
by Roy Dye, Bigfork, to ]. E.
Benjamin, Highwood, for Arrow
Peak Clipper, a May 10, 1947
bull.
Top prices paid at last years
sale was the $3.50 to Brad Violin,
Columbia Falls, by Jacob Lee,
Bigfork, for a heifer. Violin also
sold a $42O young bull.
Second high animal of this
years sale was S340 a March 81,
1947 young bull sold by Benjamin
to George c. Whetzsteon, Sula.
Claude Jordan, Columbia Falls,
purchased five Of the 81 animals up
for sale, and Art Warsinski, Spo-
kane, three.
Top heifer sold Wednesday was
Brad Volin'5 Gypsy Rose Lee.
born February 18, 1948 and bring
ing 1925 from Roy Dye, Bigfork.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-18
Falls Candidates
Filing for Board

Interest Is increasing to fill the
two district 6 school board va
cancies that come with terms of
Dwight Grist and Ted Rogers ex-
piring.
Rogers, Columbia Falls farmer,
has filed his petition for re-elec-
ton. A petition is now circulating
for John (NIike) O'Connor, Colum-
bia Falls, who is associated with
his father, John, in the contracting
business.
Interest in having a woman
member on the board developed
Thursday with the candidacy of
Mrs. Merriam Afseth, Columbia
Falls. A businesswoman, she has
held a teachers certificate, and
is one-time deputy county sup
erintendent of Mountrail county
schools in North Dakota.
Slower to develop candidates is
the section of the district between
Bad Rock canyon, Hungry Horse,
Martin City, Coram, Bolton and
Essex, where half the voters live.
Most frequently mentioned, but not
yet officially candidate, is Her
man Byrd, Martin City merchant
and father of seven. Byrd had 2o3
votes at the year ago school elec-
ton; 19 more would have put him
on the board.
Five names are required on a
petition, and they must be in the
hands of the school district clerk
before five days of the Saturday,
April 2 election.
Holdover members of the board,
for this second largest Montana
school district for area, are Otto
Coram, chairman; Henry
Bolton; James Cum
ming, Columbia Falls, with Dwight
1rist, Belton-Apgar, apparently
not a candidate for reelection,
and Rogers, whose petition for re-
election has been filed.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-18
Romans HadName for
"Stufp to Build
Hungry Horse Dam

Industrial Americas equivalent
of the ancient Romans cement
will be used to help build Hungry
Horse dam, the worlds fourth
largest concrete structure.
It's pozzolan, once a waste pro.
duct, the SCOT that "smogged"
city skies. Ancient Romans OBJ
tanned their pozzolan from the
leeward side of the volcanoes, AMI
principal source was near the town
of Pozzolani, Italy is the inform
alton from GSM's chief engineer,
R. w. Jones.
In this country, smoke STACKS
take the place of volcanoes to
supply the material. Though natur-
al pozzolanic materials were used
along with cement in building Da-
Wis dam on the Colorado and Calf
ornia Shasta.
At Hungry Horse first ship
ments of industrial pozzolan, or
fly ash, are to start in August
from Chicago coming in 7O-ton
cars. 1t will be transferr-
ed at the cement unloading dock.
in Coram. In all about 10000
freight carloads or 100000 bar
rels of cement and 100000 cubic
yards of gravel will be used in
the dam. There will be
about one-fourth as much pozzolan
as cement.
Fly ash is available and a less
material than cement.
Both under the Hungry Horse con-
tract are purchased and furnished
by the government, not the prime
contractor. Properties are similar
except that pozzolan generates
less heat in hardening and allows
larger concrete pours and fewer
forms. The concrete is just as
good.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-18
School Conference
With GSM Near

Scheduled for Saturday, April
9 is a session of the district G
school board with GSM officials;
state superintendent, Miss Mary
Condor, and Miss Lulu Barnard
county superintendent.
District 6 grade school enroll
ments went from 214 in 1914 to
1872 last October, while the high
school enrolment doubled to ZIG.
A 20 to 80 per cent enrolment
increase is expected by next fall.
Another factor is the need for a
definite "in writing" agreement
between the school board and GSN
The Hungry Horse contract pro-
vides that the prime contractor
shall arrange with the local school
district for education of children
of bureau employees
Regular April meeting of the
school board will canvass votes
of the April 2 election. Also to be
discussed and likely adopted VII
hn emergency budget matters Of
81, ,450 being needed for the elem
ntary school transportation fund
for this school year, and $3.50
for high school transportation.
Adopted last June 80, the present
school budget did not anticipate
the increased transportation needs.
It will come out of next veal S
taxes.
Under the new teacher tenure
law, the school faculties are to be
notified as to their rehiring by
April l.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-18
Dance, a Success

Midnight report Thursday from
Columbia Falls volunteer fire
mems annual st. Patrick's dance
was "swelp' time and turnout. The
800 prize went to Ben Tracey.
Ray Nelson's orchestra was play
ing: tap dancing entertainment
was appreciated. Merchant dona-
tions. during day fines, and ben
fit tickets totaled more than $500.
Please keep in mind that today
10 a least desireable time to have
a fire.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-18
FTest Mounts
Project Bids

sale of 7O,O8O,OOO board
sanding timber in ten diff
ssneoules at the Hungry
I.is poject is attracting con-
spls 1! bidder interest.
SaSt one combination of
\ ~ valley mill operators is
timber. ~ '
ni1s hprl IL bid opening for
Isa eS OF Spotted Bear road
f.. 'l out of the reservoir area
we v.9 contractors likely inter
|. Ewing :. the area last fail
was snow covered were
tr v'Vsett w company, Spokane,
Ill., N ,ne start of winter had
[set nv :. half of their $632, ,44s
/! roilo. " relocate the proceed
Sons les > OF the road; S. Birch
Iii A. ureat Falls, and Peter
| cont1s csfy Horse project land
il .ucl na originally slated for
~" a May prospect.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-18
Ranger Sees First
Fresh Bear Track
Of I949; Spring?

First signs of Glacier national
parks estimated 400 black and
LOO grizzly bears expecting spring
was a grizzly track observed by
Ranger Roy Hutchinson near the
mouth of Thompson creek at the
head of Nyack valley.
Bright, warm days of late win
ter start park bears stirring. out
OF their dens. If zero temperatures
and swirling snow returns, they
hurry back to sleep it off.
In the dens with eyes just Open
ing are the bear cubs of 1e49. They
arrived in January and February
with the black bear cubs weigh
ing about II ounces and the little
16 ounces. Full grown
blacks average about 800 pounds
and the grizzlies near 500 pounds
Infancy to adult change in a bear
IS the greatest weight difference
among land animals.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-18
Offer Free Diagnosis

Saturday, April 9 at the Kal:s-
pell general hospital is the date
for the spring northwestern Mon
tana clinic for crippled children.
Sponsored by the state board of
health, the clinic provides free
examinations to discover, diagnose
and recommend treatment for
correction of crippling condition.