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Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-17
Falls Council Cuts
Special Levy for
Street Lighting

Columbia Falls city council at
their September meeting Monday
reduced the special assessments
for street lighting from SLAB for
a 50-foot lot to SO cents. All real
estate in the city pays this tax.
The assessment is part of prop
erty taxes. Reason for the reduc-
ton is a cash carryover in the
special assessment fund.
Also passed was the annual as
sessment of 5000 for a 25-foot
lot to pay for the Nucleus avenue
Sixth street and Railroad street
surfacing done last fall. Only prop
erty owners with the new surfac-
ing pay this tax.
The council discussed delinquent
rents in the housing project-a to-
tai of $2,207.73 is delinquent in
.cluding one of 1887. Four eviction
notices have been given; three
more are contemplated for reason
of delinquent rents.
Howard Greene, water commits
sioner, reported finding an eight
pound loss in city water pressure
resulting from apparent leaks in
the old water main that goes un-
der the Great Northern tracks to
Superior Buildings Co., and the
O'Connor property The council
was advised that it was illegal to
repair water mains outside the
city limits with city funds.
The council approved payment
from the park fund of $577.44 to
Columbia Falls Lions club in con-
nection with repair of the swim
ming pool. All labor and most ma
terials for the Improvement were
donated.
A special meeting of the council
is contemplated at later date to
review insurance policies. 1t is felt
there is duplication and possibly
faulty coverage.
The contract for 1925 a year
with Glacier Motor Co., White
fish, to furnish a police car for
a year expires Oct. 8. The council
is interested in bids from garages
who would furnish a new police
car with the town paying gas, OIL
greasing and minor repairs.
( Brought up again was the need
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Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-17
Friday Is Ia S t
Doy TO Register

Last day to register for the Nov
2 general election is Friday, Sept
II.
For convenience of Columbia
Falls residents who did not vote
here in the 1852 general. election,
or have not registered since that
time. a registration office has been
set up in the VFW building ac-
ross from the Bank of Columbia
Falls. Mrs. Betty Hetzer is in
charge.
Requirements are an American
citizen with a years residency in
Montana by Nov. 2.
The VFW registration office was
set up by Upper Flathead Demo-
crats. Any notary public may reg
ister voters by Sept. II, or if the
citizen lives within 10 miles of the
court house, he should register
with the county clerk.
Two years ago there were 1929
registered for the general elec-
ion. The last primary saw 13,457
registered compared to 1925 pri-
mary with 1850, according TO
Mrs. Mona Sorenson, deputy coun-
ty clerk. There apparently is less
interest in the coming election.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-17
PayroIIs at Plant Increase

Taking advantage of favorable
fall construction weather resulted
this week in an employment surge
at the Anaconda Aluminium Co.
plant. Thursday found 1,579 men
on payrolls with more than half
of them working overtime. EN-
ployment week ago was l,493.
Result is a flow of Approximate
ely $175,000 a week in construction
payrolls into the Flathead valley.
SIX DAYS
j. A. Mcneil Co., Inc, Alham-
bra, Calf, excavations and foun-
dations contractor, Thursday had
6O9 men working, most of them on
six day week. This contract is
to be completed in December.
American Bridge division of U.
S. Steel Corp. has its 80 men on a
five-day week, nine hours a day,
with steel now going up in the
last of the four LAO foot long
potline buildings.
Inside the first potline building,
Foley Constructors, the plants
general contractor, is placing the
first pot shells or cathode cas-
ings. These castings represent the
first actual installation Of alum
mum manufacturing equipment in
the plant buildings themselves.
INSTALLING POTS
Each of these new pot castings
weighs about 25 tons. There will
be 81 pots in each of the four bull
dings. Production for the compile
ted plant is rated at $4,000 tons of
aluminium a year Production is to
start by next July.
Foleys with their principal sub
contractor, Donovan Construction
Co., st. Paul, employees 562 men.
Vinnell Inc, Baldwin Park,
Calf, has its steel erection
crews of 33 working a nine-hour
day.
Jamar-Olmen Co., Chicago, has
AS men working a six-day week
enclosing buildings.
NEW CONTRACTOR
A new painting contractor is at
the plant. II is the B & L Co., Mis-
soula, whose men will paint struc-
tural steel erected by Vinnell Inc.
d. II. Line Co., Chicago, has 8
men on the job painting structur-
al steel erected by American
Bridge.
The Mcneil Co. suppliers and
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Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-17
Starting 10 Remove
Forest Trdp Trees

Getting underway in Flathead
National Forest is removal of 12,-
300 trap trees that were felled last
fall and winter to attract migrat-
ing spruce bark beetles.
Beetles on their annual and
sometimes bi-annual flights from
old trees to the new in June and
July prefer mature timber that is
downed to standing tree. George
Weyerman, Flathead National For
ct assistant supervisor, comment
ed that felled trap tree proved
from two to four times as attrac-
tive to beetle in flight than stand
ing timber.
Result was that last fall total
of $500 trap trees were cut up
the Flathead rivers North Fork
with the balance downed in the
Swan.
Removal of the trees (now like
flypaper with insects) from the
forests for the most part is in
cluded in current timber sales
contracts. The downed logs that
picked up the flight of spruce
bark beetles this summer will be
hauled to Flathead valley mills to
become lumber.
In charge of the program is Bud
Daugharty.
The Forest Service is contract
ing for removal of trap trees in
less accessible places such as
Cold creek in the Swan. A bid op-
ening is. taking place Friday to re-
move 705 trap trees there.
Out since Aug. Is in the Flat
head have been 18 men with Mel
vim Yuhas, co-ordinator, working
on a survey of spruce bark beetle
infestations in the Flathead this
year. The report is to be complet-
ed this month.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-17
NEW CONTRACTOR
Powerhouse Tours
NoW Only Weekends

HUNGRY HORSE-Henceforth
this fall the 35-minute tours OF
Hungry Horse powerhouse will be
offered only on Saturdays and
Sundays, according to Ed Rognas,
administrative officer at the pro-
ject.
Number of persons taking the
tour during the season totals near
ly $4,000 for adults and 5000 for
children, and is considered about a
third of the total spectators at
Hungry Horse Dam during the
summer.
Guides on Saturday and Sunday
will continue to be Columbia Falls
high school teachers, William Bru-
ey, Ed Gilk and Douglas Follett.
Conducting the weekday tours
have been Don Rundell and Bur-
rell Pope of the Bureau staff al
ong with Harrel Yadon, who heads
this program.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-17
Bic Greek Gets Bureau Homes

HUNGRY HORSE-Four of 6t
remaining homes at the Hungry
Horse Project have been sold to
other federal agencies.
Flathead National Forest is OBJ
tanning two of the two bedroom
homes, and will move them to Big
Creek ranger station, 81 miles up
the Flathead's North Fork from
Columbia Falls.
The Bison Range at Moiese has
likewise purchased two Of the
homes that were built in 1948 by
H and l. Construction Co., Missou-
la.
Ed Rognas, administrative Off
Ger at Hungry Horse, commented
that no further disposal of homes
was planned for this year outside
of the Sept. "a bid opening for
sale of the former Bureau photo
lab which had been constructed
as a residence.
Next year there is the possi-
bility that additional homes will
be offered other federal agencies
first, and if there isn't market
then a public bid opening will be
scheduled.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-17
Robber Bear Takes
Melon from Car

WEST GLACIER-A Glacier
National Park bear with a crav-
ing for watermelon raised havoc
at Rising Sun campground last
Sunday noon.
DR.. George K. Turke of Coral
Gables, Fla, had his convertible
parked at the campground In the
back seat was a watermelon, not
yet opened.
Out of the woods came the ban
dit who got into the car damaging
the convertible's top in the pro-
cess, and then dashed into the
woods carrying the whole melon.
Park bears are known to like
watermelons, but the situation of
a bear walking off with a whole
unopened melon is considered most
unusual.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-17

Precipitation: So far this month
81 of an inch compared to 1.30
normal for whole month There
has been heavy dew. Recorded
precipitation of late has been Sept.
10 with a trace, Sunday II, We'd
nesday .05.
There is considerable moisture
in the air. On cloudy days it Of
ten rains, and on clear cool nights,
the dew point is easily reached.
Result is further delay Of harvest
ing.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-17

Temperatures: This past week
have been about normal, COM
mented Observer Ray Hall at
Flathead county airport.
There was new snow at high
elevations Wednesday night.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-17

WEATHER forecast: Partly
cloudy Thursday and Friday.
Continued cool. Predicted high
Thursday so, low 35; high Friday
$3.50.
Highs and lows: Sept. 10, 80-43,
Saturday 74-47, Sunday 67-41,
Monday 1896, Tuesday 72-40,
Wednesday $3.50
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-11-01
FARM ISSUES HOT

Farm issues are almost certain
to keep Secretary BensOn's feet to
the fire when the new Congress
gets down to business in January.
There already is strong demand in
Republican congressional circles
that he resign.
Many congressman who will return
in January have expressed the opinion
that Benson's farm program cost them
votes. Some of those who voted for
flexible supports last summer had rea-
son to reconsider during the campaign.
Democratic farm leaders will be
joined by a sizeable number of Re-
publicans in a demand that price sup
port cuts be revoked. Observers here,
however, give the move little chance
of success. They doubt that the high
support advocates can muster enough
votes to pass rigid 80 per cent of
parity support bill, and even if they did
it would run the risk of a veto.
Far more probable is a sustained
drive to ease up on the really tough
support schedules due to go into effect
in 1856. The full flexibility down to rs
per cent of parity for the basic COM
noditieS is scheduled to go into effect
on Jan. 1, 1856. That drive may have
a considerably better chance of sue
cess.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-11-01
MORE BEEF CONSUMED

An at least equally important fac
tor in the more favorable beef cattle
outlook is the official estimate show
ing that per capita beef cOnsump-
ton this year will reach 70 pounds,
highest in almost so years:
That is an amazing jump of almost so
per cent over the SIS pounds per capita
just three years ago. When you consider
that the population is increasing by
nearly 2 per cent year you get some
idea of the brighter future for cattle
men.
Agriculture Department fOrecasters
say they expect fed cattle prices to
continue firm for the next few
months, while grass cattle prices likely
will continue higher than a year earlier.
Apparently there is a good market for
beef at present prices.
Just how long the downward cycle
will continue is problematical, but U.s.
DA forecasters think it will continue
at least two or three years, and then
climb to new highs in the early 196Os.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-11-01

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Your beef mar
ket should continue to improve for the
next few years, if government and prl-
vate forecasts of production and de-
mand are anywhere near accurate.
There apparently are two very
sound reasons for that forecast:
First, beef cattle numbers apparent
Iy are starting on the downward
cycle, and, second, per capita con-
sumption Of beef is continuing up
ward.
Reports from federally inspected
slaughter houses for the first nine
months of this year support the view
that the beef cattle cycle has reached
a peak and is headed toward fewer
numbers. Normally such downward
cycle continues anywhere from four to
seven years.
Cow and heifer slaughter always has
been a reliable barometer to indicate
the trend in beef cattle numbers, and
for 1854 to date there has been
marked increase for the first time in
several years. So far this year cow
slaughter has been up 16 per cent and
heifer slaughter up % per cent over the
same months of 1883 Calf slaughter
was up per cent.
The Agriculture Department official
1854 cattle forecast says this high rate
of she stuff slaughter will continue in
1855, but that it should be so gradual
as not to depress prices.
Marketing of young stock rapidly
at an early age, as was done in 1854,
is typical for this stage of the cattle
CYCLE the Department pointed out.
How much of that reduction was caused
by drought is something that may not
be known until the January livestock
census report is in.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-11-01
WOOL SUPPORT

No big or sudden boom in sheep
numbers is to be expected as a re-
suit of the increase in wool supports
under the new National Wool Act,
Washington livestock officials say.
This was conceded in announcing the
1855 wool support rate at g. cents per
pound, grease basis. This, the Depart
ment said, SHOULD stimulate production
toward the 3OO-million-pound goal'' es-
tablished in the law passed by Congress
last summer.
The law permitted supports, innph-
mented by incentive payments if nee
essary, at up to 10 per cent Of parity.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-11-01
Keeping in Touch With Washington
Beef Market Outlook
Continues to Improve

The rate set, however, was at 1O6 per
cent of the Sept Is parity for wool.
MOhair supports at 20 cents per 10.
are 81 per cent of parity.
The new incentive" method of en-
couraging wool production will permit
domestically- produced wool to move
freely into consumption at open market
prices. If the national average price is
below 81 cents for the 1855 clip, direct
payments will be made to producers to
bring the average to that amount.
Here is how the program is to work:
If, for example, the national average
price is 20 per cent below the support
rate, a payment equal to 20 per cent
of each producers sales receipts will
be made from funds collected by tariffs
on wool imports.
All producers will receive the same
percentage, regardless of the price for
which they sold their wool. For eX-
ample, if farmer A sells 500 pounds of
wool for $3.50 and the incentive rate
is 20 per cent, he will receive an addi-
tional $50. If farmer B sells 500 pounds
for $500 he would receive $1OO.
This method, the Department ex-
planned, is intended to encourage grow
ers to produce the best possible quality
of wool and to sell it for as nigh a
price as he can get.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-11-01
BRUCELLOSIS DRIVE

A renewed and intensified CAM
paign to eradicate brucellOSis in
dairy and beef cattle is scheduled
for an early start under the new
$4,000, OOO-a-year program author
lied by Congress. 1t is a 2-year
authorization.
The campaign will be directed by the
USDA Agricultural Research Service in
cooperation with 46 states and 2 terri
tories. The exceptions are Kansas,
Texas and Alaska, which have not
signed cooperative agreements.
The new law makes possible a re-
turn to the former level of federal in
IDENTITIES for reacting animals in effect
prior to September, 1883 This payment
cannot exceed $25 for grade animals
and $50 for purebred animals, nor one
third of the owners loss.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-11-01


sioner of agriculture, featured speaker
at the sessions Of the second day, re-
ported on the activities and services of
the Montana Agricultural Department.
G. NJ Brandborg, supervisor of the
Bitterroot National Forest, addressing
the group Friday, termed Montana's
conservation law a good one that is
"enviable in the field as far as other
states are concerned" Its provision for
adult education and training of teach
ers in conservation will, he said, ere
fleet itself in creating better under
standing of value and place of Mon
tana's natural resources in our way of
life"
State Senator Lloyd I. Wallace of
Lake County, chairman of the Montana
committee on the Columbia River Com
pact Commission addressed the closing
session Saturday. Wallace explained
the work of the commission in detail
and summarized the positions taken by
the Montana members. We stand, he
said, for preserving as much Montana
water as possible for home use, for
compensation to Montana for lands SUBJ
merged in building government dams
and for title to all of the power gen.
Grated at site anywhere in the state.
Officers of the Montana State Grange
are Weydemeyer, now in his sixth con-
Secutive term as master; Floyd John
son, Overseer; Ole Bilquist, steward;
H. w. Joslyn, treasurer; Grin P. Ken
dali, secretary. The convention was
attended by 300 delegates from the %
Oranges in the state.
Other Resolutions
In other resolutions passed the
Grange went on record as:
Favoring provision of an elementary
school superintendent on the staff Of
the state department of public instruc
ton
Approving Is per cent increase OF
the general vehicle weight tax rate
with no change in the percentage rate
on farm, lumber and similar types.
Opposing luxury tax on telephones
which are regarded as a utility, not ;
luxury by farmers.
Fayoring Referendum Measures Nos
81 and So.
Opposing licensed gambling.
Favoring salary levels for public Of
ficials comparable to those paid in pr
vate industry.
Recommending minimum qualifics
lions for county superintendent {
schools being raised to those require
of local school supervisors.
Favoring nonpartisan election of cour
: ty and state school superintendent.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-11-01
100 Per Cent Parity Supported
By Professors TaH FaV0red BY
Montana Grange

SUPPORT OE WHEAT at 1UO per
cent of parity but only on that portion
used for human consumption in the
United States was recommended in
resolution adopted by the Montana
Grange at its annual convention held in
Hamilton Oct. 1928.
The Grange declared itself in favor
of implementing this two-price program
through use of a professors tax and
restrictions based upon bushels of grain
marketed rather than acres produced.
Opposition in principle to any gov
eminent price supports for farm prod
ucts was voiced by Montana Grange
Master Winton Weydemeyer, FOrtine,
in his annual address. He declared the
''furor over fixed versus flexible price
supports has been far out of proportion
to their Importance in the overall agri-
cultural picture. 1t is my conviction,
he added, that maintenance of an eX-
panding economy with full employment
provided by sound fiscal policies and a
tax structure that encourages new en-
terprise will make price supports I'M
necessary and unwise.''
Freeze Production Pattern
Weydemeyer pointed out that the
price support program tends to freeze
our farm production pattern and to
keep farmers planting surplus crops.
Supports, he said, make necessary
strict production controls which inter-
fere with flexibility of farm operations,
make more difficult problems of the
family size farm, threaten small, di-
versified farm with ruin and involve
producers in political action and pres
sure.
Weydemeyer deplored the growing
sentiment of portion of our population
favoring greater and greater concentra-
ton of ownership and control in the
hands of the government and the grow
ing demand for more and more federal
government services, controls, aids and
cash benefits.
The original purposes of the Grange
as set forth 80 years ago, he noted, en-
courage good farming practices and
sound economic principles but that mo
dependence upon assistance from the
taxpayers was mentioned"
The Grange Master also lashed out
at "our property tax structure, which
imposes burden upon the average
farmer far out of proportion to his
ability to pay or benefits received
Tax Inequities
This point was later developed in {
resolution which stated: ''The presen
(tax) system was devised at a tim,
when there existed considerable rela
ton between investment in property ant
net income. Under mechanical farm
ing this is no longer true, as an aver
age small farmer, with a property in
vestment of $4,000 subject to tax, ha
lesser income than many of his non
farmer neighbors owning no taxabl
property other than an automobile"
AS possible means of equaliZing tn
tax burden, the Grange suggested tn
use of graduated taxes on propert
similar to progressive income taxes
with the tax increasing in proportio
to the total property value The RET
ommendatiOn will be a subject of stud
during the year by the Grange legisl;
tive committee.
Dr Carl arson diractor of tho P,,l
Evening star., 1954-05-26
cosmic-Ruy Study Set

SYDNEY-The University Of
Sydney plans to study cosmic
rays at an underground labora-
tory In Australia. The lab win
be shielded by 50 feet Of earth to
permit study Of mesons without
interference from other radia-
tion
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Mccarthy Alma Mailer Asks President 10 Feie

The Very Rev. Z. J. oDon-
nell. .. j.. president Of Mar
quette University. where sena-
tor Mccarthy studied law. yes
terday invited President Eisen-
hover to attend the university's
18TH commencement exercises in
June Of next year.
He told reporters ct the White
House that he hadn't thought
Of asking Senator Mccarthy to
participate and "wouldn't be
able to say" whether the Sena-
tor would be invited.
Asked II he thought Senator
Mccarthy could be reelected
In Wisconsin now. Father
oDonnell said: 81 don't see
much change In attitude. to tell
Evening star., 1954-05-26
| Wafer F|uoridafion
Goes Into New Round
Before Committee

Another round in the oft-re-
peated debate on the merits Of
fiuoridatior Of city water sup
plies began yesterday before the
House Commerce Committee.
Behind the words Is q bill In
troduced by Representative Wier,
Democrat. OF Minnesota, which,
In effect, would make 1t illegal
to put fiuorine In public water
supplies.
The chemicals are believed to
reduce tooth decay In children
and have the approval Of the
Public Health Service and med
ical and dental groups.
Fight Failed Before.
Mr.. Wier said he had intro
duced his bill at the request Of
local opponents Of fiuoridation.
This group. now called the
National Committee Against
Fluoridation, waged an unsuc-
cessful. fight several years ago
to prevent the District from un-
dertaking the, program.
He was followed by Represen-
tatiye Ford. Republican, Of Mich
igan who immediately attacked
the bill as another example of
the Federal Government trying
to interfere with local and State
communities. He declared:
Il have q very strong feeling
that we should have the right to
decide ourselves whether we can
use fuorides."
Elements Nature Cited.
First in q long list Of witnesses
scheduled to testify. about the
dangers Of flouridation was
Claude N. Palmer. representing
the National Committee Against
Flouridation. He presented the
argument that fiourine was o
dangerous element and that
there has not been enough re-
search on what it does to the
body.
Scheduled to testify sin favor
Of the program are various top
officials from the Public Health
Service. the medical and dental
associations and scientists from
various research organizations.
Evening star., 1954-05-26

you the truth" He added he
thought . movement to recall
the Senator els gradually peter
ing out"
Father O'Donnell said Gen. III
senhOwer was not sure whether
or not he would be able 10 at
tend the commencement.