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Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-06
Ask Bids FOR NJ Mail Route

Bids Will De received in Wash
| ington, d. c., until Aug. l9 for
mail route from Columbia Falls
to Polebridge and Trail Creek.
The new route will take the
place of the wice-a-week service
from West Glacier to Trail creek.
New contract calls for three
times a week service from June l
until Sept. 80, and then during
the other months, mail once a
week on Friday with departure
from Columbia Falls at 8 am,
subject to weather.
Route is 6512 miles long in sum-
mer, and is to service Big Creek
ranger station, Polebridge with a
sidetrip to Polebridge ranger
station in Glacier National Park
during the summer, and then up
the main North Fork road to Trail
creek and the Canadian border.
Contract is TO be for four years
less three months.
Present contract holder on a
twice a week service from West
Glacier to Polebridge and Trail
creek is Ralph Day Change in
the route results from the West
Glacier-Apgar to Polebridge road
in Glacier not being kept open in
winter, and major improvement Of
the main North Fork road from
Columbia Falls north.
Loss of the third span of the
bridge at Blankenships occurred
July 6. Decision was made last
spring by the post office depart
ment that the route be changed.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-06
FIathead Having Top Cherry Harvest

KALISPELL-Packing Flathead
and Lake counties top sweet
cherry crop of 1854 is expected to
be completed next weekend, ac-
cording to Nat Boyd, sales man.
ager for the Flathead Lake Cherry
Growers association.
Outlook is for a total shipment
of 100 refrigerator cars of cher
ries from the Kalispell warehouse,
and about 25 cars from the Poison
warehouse of the Flathead Sweet
Cherry Association.
Each car contains from 1928 to
1,7O0 lugs of cherries with IA
pounds to a lug, or up to $4,000
pounds of cherries. Kalispell ship
ments will total well over 100000
pounds.
Boyd considers the crop as
worth about $700,000 Most of the
orchards on Flathead lakes east
shore are in Lake county, but the
shipments are mostly through the
Kalispell warehouse.
About 800 high school girls and
women from all over the Flathead
are working at the cherry ware
house as packers. In addition there
are another rs leaders, truckers
and other workers. Boyd said the
warehouse payroll for week was
$4,000 with girls receiving from
So to $40 a day packing.
On the lakeshore, pickers, many
of them itinerants and working in
family groups, are getting 31s
cents a pound. A man and wife
team pick from 1900 to 1,500
pounds day. 1900 pounds brings
$3.50 for picking.
Over 100000 pounds of cher
ries day were being hauled to
the Kalispell warehouse for pack
ing and shipment this week. Bulk
of the Flathead crop are big Lam
berts. Cherries this year are better
than last. First car was dispatched
July 20 to Denver, followed by re-
frigerator carloads of the Flathead
crop outbound for Minneapolis,
New York City, Boston, Montreal
Milwaukee and Detroit.
The large Flathead fruit is the
latest ripening cherry to enter
American markets.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-06
Rules Bod Rock
Election Void

KALISPELL - District Judge
James T. Shea has voided 'annexa-
ton OF Bad Rock school district
to school district No. 6.
His findings are contained in
IA page document received by
Jacie Willis, Flathead county clerk
of court, Wednesday afternoon.
Judge Shea, of Glasgow, presid-
ed at a hearing on the case in Kali
ispell July IA in the place of Judge
Dean King who was disqualified,
Judge Shea ruled that the Bad
Rock school board, not Lulu Bar
nard county superintendent, should
have decided whether or not
there were adequate numbers OF
signers on the petition that re-
quested the Feb. 4 special election
for annexation. Judge Shea said
that the court finds that the Board
of Trustees of district was in
better position to determine the
number of qualified voters.
The petition should have been
presented to and the sufficiency
thereof passed upon by the Board
of Trustees of district l.
Judge Shea said that the county
attorneys opinion of Feb. II, 1854
when he advised Miss Barnard
that the petition for annexation
was sufficient, and that she could
then proceed with annexation pro-
ceedings was at fault.
Therefore Miss Barnard exceed
ed her authority in calling the
annexation election, and Miss
Condor, state superintendent OF
public instruction exceeded he1
authority in upholding Miss Bar
nard.
Attorney General Arnold H. Oh
sen advised Miss Condor, and hao
ruled that Miss Barnard's actions
had been in accord with the law
Court costs (about $10) were
granted the petitioners, but not at
torney fees.
AS result, it appears that Bao
Rock school will hold classes in
its two rooms this fall. The valua-
ton was included in district 6 thi:
spring. The 1853 tax base for Bac
Rock was S113,810 with a mil
levy of 1898. Meanwhile neigh
boring Deer Park district had {
tax base increase from $92,685 ir
1858 to S98, ,432 in 1854. FairvieW
the next district decreased from
S75,29O in 1858 to $73,915 in 1854.
Since the order by Judge Shea
reconstitutes Bad Rock, it appear:
that the books turned over to dis
trict last spring under protes
will revert to the Bad Rock board
of Everett label, Griffin Matthei-
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Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-06
More Clear Days

WEATHER forecast: P TT ! y
cloudy Thursday; mostly clear Fri
day. Slight chance of thunder
showers Thursday afternoon and
night. No important temperature
changes. Predicted high Thursday
n; low As; high Friday rs to 80.
Highs and lows of week: July
80, 1899; Saturday 83-41, Sunday
86-43, Monday 86-45, Tuesday 79-
46, Wednesday 76-37, Thursday
77-46. The Flathead has had two
days above 80 this summer so far,
July 6 and 10 with 81. Average
summer has seven such days. Tenn
peratures are running degrees
below normal, according to observ-
er Ray Hall.
Precipitation: Last precip. re-
corded was July 81, at the air.
port. It was raining on the east
side (Great Falls, Glasgow, Havre)
Thursday. Thunder showers.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-06

Columbia Falls city council has
directed that legal action be start
ed against the Montana Asphalt
Paving Co., Missoula, if necessary,
in connection with the condition of
Nucleus avenue and Sixth street
surfacing.
The Missoula firm last fall COM
pleted a $26,210 contract to sur
face approximately 115 miles Of
Columbia Falls Nucleus avenue
with four blocks Of Railroad street,
and four blocks of Sixth street. 1t
was plant mix"
The contract has a provision
backed by the bonding company
where the contractor is responsible
for condition of the street for a
year.
WATER CONTRACTS
Water matters also took up a
considerable portion of the August
meeting Monday in the city hall.
Harold Eagle of the engineering
firm of Morrison and Maierle, Hell
ena, water contract consultants,
met with the council on compile
ton of water improvement con-
tracts.
O'Connor Construction Co., was
given an extension from July 26
to Aug. 6 to complete their S42,-
456.79 contact for the new $500
foot Fourth street 10-inch main,
the 1900. feet of First Avenue
west, 10-inch main, and 5000 feet
of new six inch main on Second
and Third Avenues w. This is cast
iron pipe replacing old wood pipe
except for the new ctoss-toWn 10
inch on Fourth street.
Kalispell Plumbing and Heating
who has the S23,716 contract for
the new pump houses and pumps,
was not granted a time extension
until further information is re-
ceived. Contract penalty is S25 a
day.
The city is paying Morrison and
Maierle STAB for the services and
expenses of Charles LaPlante,
Morrison -Maierle engineer, who
supervised water system improve.
ments. LaPlante or Eagle viii re-
turn for a final inspection.
O'Connor also has a special inn
provement district contract for
new 6 inch mains west of the
schools.
Negotiated by O'Connor and the
council was an agreement where
by O'Connor would not collect an
$500 item in his contract and the
city would repair First Avenue
West oiling in and near the post
office. O'Connor was given an al
lowance of $3.50 for rock blasting,
an item not included in the orig
inal contract.
MORE PRESSURE
Howard Greene, water commits
sioner told the council that the
new wells were sending about
100000 gallons of water a day in
to city mains. Pumps come on
automatically when the pressure
gets low, and one or the other has
been operating 10 or so hours a
day. There has been less draw on
the gravity feed system from the
Crystal Greek springs, and more
water coming out of SprinklerS
than before
DR.. Loren Kreck, Columbia Falls
dentist, proposed that the council
look into fluoridation of water as
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Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-06
Oil Roads to Plant
And StOltze Mill

The two miles of county road
from Columbia Falls to the plant
has a new two-inch oil mat put on
by the county.
The county equipment and
crew has moved to the Ia mile
road from highway No. 40 to Half
Moon. Stoltze Land and Lumber
Co., is buying the oil with county
furnishing gravel and equipment.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-06
NPS Assistant Director
Here From Washington

WEST GLACIER - Thomas j.
Allen, Washington, D. c., assist
ant director for the National Park
Service in charge of operations, is
to arrive in the park Friday and
stay in Glacier until Aug. IL.
He will inspect facilities and roads.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-09-24
Rosolind Glunfon
Named To Hennepin
COP Women's Board

~ the regular monthly meeting
of tho board of directors ~ the
Hennepin County Republican Wo.
mems Club held nj the MIinnc,
apoIs Club on September q. Mrs
Leonard AIRING, presidcn, Of the
club. announced that Mrs Rosa
lind Glanton Of 1920 Fourth Az
g. had been named 10 the board Of
directors Of the club.
Mrs. Clant0n will be chairman
u the Human Relations commit,
tee This office was held last
year by Mrs FL willow. A. chair
man. her duties will include direct.
ing the spiritual, moral and social
life 81 the club.
She will appoint devotional lead
ers for all of the regular meetings
81 the organization and invocation
leaders nj ali board meetings.
Mrs. Glanton. n recent graduate
~ the Religious Educational Dc
partmsnt ~ the National Baptist
Convention. has been active in ~.
hgi0us, civic and political woFy
for many years.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-09-24
Minnie Rhodes
Injured In Bus
Cor Collision

Mrs. Minnie Rhodes, 1924 Fifth
Av. s.. Minneapolis. suffered in
juries when n north bound Fourth
Az. q. bus on which she was n
passenger was rammcd into by nm
automobile ut 33rd Street and
Fourth Az s. early Saturday
morning, September Is
Mrs. Rhodes who was sitting
near the door was thrown 10 the
floor by the impact She was taken
10 Minneapolis General hospital
and later released In the care Of
her physician, who entered her in
Fairview hospital on Sunday.
Mrs. Rhodes was badly shaken
up and x-rays show that tho ten
dons In her back are torn and
bruised and one aide Of her head
bruised Her condition In reported
fair.
-Four other persons on the bus
were shaken up. but Mrs. Rhodes
was the most seriously injured
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-09-24
Stevenson To Speak
Dining Car Employees To
Help Feed Thousands
At DFL Victory Rally

Dining Kmpkyeen Un0n SIC of IA" Twin CITIES, will
with Throughout the state
q Nnnsaoa handling and serving Of
czsrd than 1000 rerHDnE
Minneapolis Auditorium Saturday s'p'snbe n wh'n The
party feed and Rally
far Vc0ry
speaker Stevenson and viii nud" other
prominent Guna'a candidate OrH' Freeman
Humphrey viii also tho program
~ candidates Freeman. Mrs Humphrey. the
nis. lrd HalyAag HArnar Petersen Clinton
Iarol1aon viii DIN aprons and serving
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-09-24
West Va. Students
Withdrew Protests
Agoinsf Negroes

New York white high schDoI
students who earlier this week
staged a humanitarian against
Negro students assigned 10 their
school IN white Sulphur BpunRs
W Va, have withdrawn their ob-
iectiOnE. !, was revealed today
through information received a.
The SAAcP natlnai officer her"
Walter White. executive sscrs-
tary ~ the AHsocisti0n. KaIa 10
had been informed ~ this fae, by
two West Virginia SAACP ~.
ficialS who. A. the request 81 ne
national offcs, went 10 vhlis Bll.
phur Springs 70 investigate ihF
schoDl situation there Thsy were
T q Sgttsr preSid@n, ~ the "
Va state C0nfsrsnrs - gAACp
BrarShss and member - ne ~
soriaflOn's national t,1ard - dire
tors and WIZARD Brcrsrn. president
- Ne C1tariss,ar " v brSnCh
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-09-24

uTlklHdAis ItA uA'u l'lidilfN
The physician, DR. Ernest Lowe
signed lease for one year several
days ago for an apartment in the
Grsyce Apartments at sos Univer-
sity Av s. r. and has moved in.
Members Of the Mil City human
relations organization which were
interested in the case were inform
Ell by Curtis w. Kingbay. presi-
dent Of the corporation which built
and operates the apartment Of
the final outcome Of an alleged
discrimination case which has at
tracted city-wtie attention after
u was exclusively reported IN the
Spokesman and Recorder papers
in a story in the August 20 edi-
tons
Or. Lowe came 10 Minneapolis
in July with his family from De-
truit 10 serve rs a resident ply
scion in the University Of Mime
sofa Prior 10 his arrival friends
sought the services % a human re-
Iations agency 10 obtain housing
for him and his wife
The Grayce apartments located
near the University and recently
built, were advertising for tenants
A prominent white member ot
three Of The NH City human re.
lations organization went 20 the
apartment rental office and Eecur-
81 an apartment for Or Lowe No
questions as % The race % the
family for which the apartment
was being rented were asked
Wben DR.. Lnwr arrived In tn
city ~ went n the building and
wAs given = key by tts surprised
Apartm~at hoose ageat Dr..
Low planned % move Into the
apArfn~at The art day.
Before ~ oo1a Occupy The a.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-09-24
Resort Owner
Fined For Civil
Rights Violation

In a prccedent-setting case. the
owner OF "A resort in Cass County.
Minnesota, was convicted on Sep
TENDER 18th OF violating tho Min
nesota Equal Rights Law. After
being informed OF the evidence
against her, Mrs. Evelyn Plum
mer, owner of PIummer's Point
Resort, pleaded guilty To the
charge. District Judge Arnold
Forbes imposed a fine Of 500 for
the offense.
Mrs, Plummer admitted dis
elimination against Mrs. Charles
f. Wilson. her husband and an
other couple from Indianapolis. In
diana, in the summer OF 1853. Mrs,
Wilson had reserved a cabin for
four persons, had made $40 de-
post and had received confirma-
ton in writing.
When she and her party arrived
at the resort, they were refused
accommodation on grounds that
II was the owners policy TO serve
white patrons only,
Mrs, Wilson and her party later
obtained accommodation In n
neighboring resort and they en-.
joyed a weeks vacation in Mime
sofa as they had planned.
The complaint was issued by
Edward l.. Rogers, Cass County
attorney The action was initiated
by Rev. Denzil A. Carly. L. How
ard Bennett and w. G, Leland, Jr.,
representing the State Council OF
the National Association for the
Advancement OF Colored People,
and Clifford f. Rucker OF the
Governors Interracial Commits
sion. who went 90 Walker Co con-
fer with Mr.. Rogers and TO file
the complaint on Mrs. Wilson's
behalf.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-09-24
TAVERN BRAwLER OETs
90 DAY SUsPENDED
AENTENCE IN COUNT

James Gray. ~. Of 3i4 ~. Grot-
10 appeared In Municipal Court
last wsok 10 answer charges 81
1iH1rdsriy conduct ~ result ~ a
melee NJ a ~ Paul Tavern recent
IT, between Gray and ABonzo
Glover. ~. ~ asG r. ~. Aibans
Glover, member ~ the Air
Force. was no, charged. Gray. his
right eye sti1 in bandagna. plead
eli guilty ~ the chafRr and was
given 90 day suspended sen
tence by Judge Edward - hul-
ally
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lions may go Ia court 60 prevent
the project going through.

lions may go "a court 20 prevent
the proIcct going through.
Human relations groups feel
that good government money
should not he spent 10 spread tho
ghetto OF Jim Crow. They also
feel that since the ulenwood area
today has open occupancy Co n
great degree. that when tho new
homes are put up in tho area, all
races should be permitted 90 bay
where they choose.
There N some criticism being
directed toward the Minncapo-
liz housing authority staff bc-
cause itA tentative planned REDO,
cation program appears 90 per.
init the staff relocating minor
iiy groups only In ths near Rhct-
a. districts.
The slum clearance program
would be In n real pickle" n, for
example, Negro home owner re,
fuse to sell their property and 20
10 court on the grounds that their
rights are not being protected by
the present program authority.
Som" attorneys say such suits
could be brought on the grounds
that the present housing autori,y
plans do not call for contrnots
with land purchasers and develop
Ura which would bind them 10 n
policy Of non determination In
selling the homes which will be
built
Negro and other minority
gruipa M longer bemoan the lack
~ protection for their rights by
tax Eupporlcd agencies but are
nav preparing 10 take their fight
10 the courts where justice usually
prevails
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-09-24
Masonic Lodge In
Session In Mpls.

The Minnesota Grand Lodge,
Prince Hall utilization held its
Goth annual sessions at 81. Peters
AME church In Minneapolis. Sept.
"a and az. Grand master John n.
Lawrence Of 81, Paul presided.
out of town delegates were
special guests at n reception Mon
day night nj tho church. Tuesday
night n dance was held at Norway
Hail for delegates. visitors and
Masonic family members.
A report on the seAsion win be
carried In tho oct. I edition OF this
paper.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-09-24
Order Eastern Stars In
29th Annual Session
At Pilgrim Baptist

Members of the Prince Hail
Grand Chapter OF the Order Of
Eastern Star, Minnesota and
Jurisdiction held the goth annual
sessions at Pilgrim Baptist church
St Paul, Sept. % and "a.
Worthy Grand Matron Kate
Neil OF St Paul, presided at the
meeting assisted by Worthy Grand
Patron David Q. Grissom and the
staff of grand chapter officials.
Grand chapter officials include
Beulah Mitchell. of Minneapolis.
assistant grand matron who is
slated TO succeed Mrs Neil. who is
serving her second term and Earl
Sims, associate grand patron;
Helen Lawrence. grand conduc-
tress; leila bearing, associate
grand conductress; Effie Larkins.
grand secretary: Clara Allen,
grand treasurer and Blanche
Mayes, grand lecturer.
Some other officials are Emma
Simms. Fern Helm, Leila Mae
Stewart, Lillian Balenger, Helen
Bailey Minnie Adams, Jessie
Coleman, Elizabeth Parker, Aleth-
Ia Jackson, Leona Coleman, Lucy
Harris, George Adams, Matte
Owens, Josephine Jordan and
Dorothy Payne,
St Paul chapter No. was host
the the meeting.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-09-24
BRIEF
NEWS
SCENE
nigh and I.owdOwu"
BY BAII.EE THOMAS

A lot Of seekers for political OF.
flee talk civil rights, fair employ.
mcnt practices. good human rola-
tons, etc. around election time,
but not too many Of those who are
elected do very much about them.
When IIiH UIubert Humphrey
10 youb was elected " 4 Senator
from Minnesota, be was lntcrna-
uunally known for his advocacy
for decent. fair and equal treat
ment for nil citizens There were
many who doubted that what he
v1id anywhere. and anytime about
human equality. was much more
than campaign talk
HIIIi was IN the Senate only n
bout three months before the first
American ~ Negro ancestry was
added 10 his staff He wAa first
= s.. BcnatoT 10 recognize that
tho 10 million Negroes in the ". q
ahDiIld have some representation
10 the Offices and stats ~ the 90
q. -. Senators and tho senior "
g legislators Later another Ne.
gro was added 10 his large staff
which In the hardest working
bunch Of senate employees In IN"
q & capital
The two Negro staff members
we're working IN Humphrey ~.
nce several months before Hum,
phrey'a closest Negro friends back
here In Minnesota even heard
about II. MN dirr't try 20 MAX"
political capital out 81 predicting
what he breaches That may be
tho reason why men like walter
white and Lester Granger. two
national leaders. praise Hiiii
whenever they have the opp0rtnn'
~
Unless the Minneapolis Hous-
ing Authority does sonrthInK 30
protect the rights ~ minority
famIIls. who will have 81 Varate
and sriI thrir homes In the Glen
wood area for the slum clear
aBns and urban rsdTVel"prnfnt
the NAACP and other 0VRaniza-
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advised him 10 be In tho Council
ON Friday To hear what she felt
about the location OF the homo.
Other citizens testified that
they had not been contacted by
anyone, Mrs. Alfred williams.
Lafayette Fields and the Rev. J.
w Phelps, all business people
were also pointed out an members
OF the community who had OBJ
served the activities Of residents
o. the home. Mr. Fields, proprie-
tor Of the Majestic Drug Store,
Rondo and Dale. testified that no
had seen man no intoxicated.
that he fell into the window OF q
store while waiting for a bus,
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pArtment. firm officials requested
that he return the key because "a
mistake had been made" and the
apartment in question had been
rented.
Officials Of the EAACP. the Ur.
ban League and the Joint Commit.
tee for Equal Opportunity made
Investigations and were convinced
that the Lowe family was being
denied occupancy Of the apart,
mont because Of race
The SAACP Offered the ser.
vices % Its legal redress com
mittee 30 DIR. Lowe 10 institute
suit against Mr.. KinGbay's firm
on the possible ground that pri.
vats housing, built by FHA
funds was unIawfuIly diScrimin-
atIng against q tenant on ar
count Of rare and color.
After several consultations Or
1--we decided not 70 give consent
20 q suit. Later In = statement IN a
reporter for this paper the ply,
ucian criticized the persons vhc
1riginaly secured the apartment
for him because they DID not div,
glgs his race % the rental agent
DIR. Lowe also said he felt he
Wa being uaed and that he WaS
not going 20 fight housing prob
lens for rninOritiea which exist
I'd before his arrival here
Then followed the Ninnespolii
NAACp letter ~ csnSurs In which
the hFanch Suggested that mar
n Or Loves position owed u .,
himself his family and the com.
rrunity 20 tabs a stand against th'
fCOntingsd on page ~
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-09-24
Minneapolis Gospel Choral
Union To Present
a Greet MusleuI

Tho Minneapolis Gospel Choral
Union will present n great musical
program on Monday evening. Sep
TENDER 27m at Zion Baptist
Church. 18th and Lyndale AYES.
NJ, at = p. m.
cholTs Of the various churches
will participate on the program.
Mrs. Deasis Gresham. president,
and Mr.. Willie -. Hale. director.
extended cordial invitation 10
one and all,