Hungry Horse news., 1953-03-27
Spring Encourages Steady Building

extensive remodeling of presen
business structures typlify Colum-
bia Falls. This Flathead town with
its 1900 residents is two mile
from the new Anaconda Alumni
mum Co. plant where construction
gets underway this spring.
On Nucleus avenue, the town:
main street, the Park Drug foun-
tain has been sold to the new Hob
by Knobby soft drink recreation
center. The Walgreen agency store
is receiving new fixtures from
Swain and Myers, Decatur, Ill. and
plans grand opening about May
Next door to the Park Drug is
the Columbia Clothing that had its
opening last weekend. Down
stairs is the Hobby Knobby center.
Owner Erwin Kiser and his
crew have completed paneling the
80 by 73-foot basement section of
the new building in knotty cedar,
and will open for business about
June /. There will be two pool
tables, a ping pong table and a
line of sporting goods in addition
to the fountain.
PARK THEATRE ADDITION
Next door to the Columbia Clo-
thing, the Park Theatre had bids
opened Wednesday at the office of
Architect Richard L. Taylor for
a 20 by 35-foot addition for new
lobby. Gyrion Construction Co.,
Kalispell was low, asking $4,633.
Second low bidder was Montana
Builders, Kalispell. The complete
addition will cost about $4,000.
Just north of the Park Drug, the
Bank of Columbia Falls building is
slated to lose its front steps short
ly. They extend out on the side
walk. Owner J. w. Slifer wants to
provide additional office space by
providing an outside entrance to
the little used basement.
New offices upstairs in the
bank building are being occupied
by the Anaconda Aluminium Co.
Across the alley, H. A. Benzien
has carpenters, Ralph Kroshus and
Albert Gardner moving the Noun
tain States Power Co. steps off
the sidewalk, and installing a new
phone booth and entrances.
NEW ELECTRIC SHOP
Down Nucleus avenue near Fifth
street, Casey Electric, Seattle, plan
grand opening of their new CO.
lumbia Falls appliance and cleo
trical contracting business for APP
ril. They have leased section of
the Bousliman building. A. C. Levo
will be office manager with Ho-
mer Wulf and Les Fatherree, cleo
tricians.
Further down Nucleus avenue
toward the Great Northern tracks
where the new Columbia Falls de-
pot is being built, Monarch Lum-
ber Co. has dozed top soil from
the site of their % by 125 foot
building and property that con-
tains six lots. This will be Mon
arch's 39th yard in Montana.
On highway No. 40 next door
to the Hungry Horse News, Mr..
and Mrs. Herb Sewer are compile
ting "The Pines," 20 by 32-foot
finely finished modern lunchroom
that will open this spring. The bus
mess building is erected between
two large evergreens. They will
also serve both hard and soft ice
cream.
REMODELLiNG GARAGE
Three blocks west on the high
way at Fourth Avenue, Lee Lewis
is having the 70 by 80-foot former
Thacker garage remodeled. Gy-
rion Construction Co. has the gen.
eral contract with Louis Phillips
the brick and concrete
contract. In all IL men are work.
ing on the remodelling.
Standard Oil of California (Che-
vron) is scheduled to complete de-
tails Of lease, and in turn Stock
ton Motors, Kalispell are slated to
lease the property for a DeSoto-
agency.
Clarence Clapper has leased the
former Columbia Falls garage
on Fifth Street West from
Rod Warwick. He intends to open
a heating and plumbing shop.
Clapper is candidate for mayor at
The coming town election, April 6.
Planned new construction in
,ludes the new B and B Food mar
5et, still scheduled to be go by
l50-foot structure. Jack Brown
and Arnold Beck of Kalispell's B
and B own four 50-foot lots in the
vacant square in the center of
Columbia Falls business district. |
is to be underway
his spring.
HOUSING PROGRESS
Housing news in the communi-
" includes the three bedroom 26
oy 50-foot "loxide" home being
quilt by Monegan and Rowe on
First Avenue East near the Ana |
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