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Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-03
Low or Park Road

WEST Mclaughlin
Inc, Great Falls, was apparent
low bidder at the Bureau of Pub
lie Roads bid opening in Portland
Ore, Thursday to bituminous pave
and improve 9.689 miles of Going
to-the-Sun highway in Glacier
National Park between Logan
creek and Logan pass.
McLaughlin's bid was $448, 1873,
Other bidders were Peter Kiewit
and Sons Co., Omaha, asking $685.
045, and Kiely Construction Co.,
Butte, asking $644,654.
The contract also calls for 068
miles of concrete paving at wet
spots.
Quantities involved $4,000 tons
of plant mix, 4,500 cubic yards of
crushed stone, 1,146 tons of as
phalt, LOO cubic yards of con-
crete pavement, 40 cubic yards of
other concrete, so yards of stone
masonry, $50 cubic yards of iso-
lated curb stones, 500 lineal feet
of removable guard rail, and 900
feet of culvert pipe.
This contract is to mark COM
pletion of the Garden Wall section
of the highway improvement. The
10-miles were widened and i'm
proved with temporary surfacing
by Morrison-K n-Knudsen in 1951-52
under a $378,741 contract.
New contract calls for "plant
mix" surfacing, and depending if
awarded, hope is that the con-
tract will be underway this fall.
Traffic through the park next
summer would continue with
minimum inconvenience to visit
orS.
Unofficial information is that
the Mclaughlin bid is above en-
gineers' estimates, and final word
on approval or disapproval will
take a number of days.
Low bidder on the Sun highway
surfacing and improvement, Nc
Laughlin, Inc. presently has the
S414,798 contract to rebuild and
surface 1888 miles of the road
between Babb and Many Glacier.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-03
Starting New Troll
Bridge at Two Med.

WEST GLACIER-Major trail
construction program in Glacier
National Park this fall includes a
new 96-foot long bridge across
Two Medicine creek below the
lake and at the edge of the camp
ground.
The new foot bridge will replace
two structures destroyed early this
spring at Two Medicine by ava
lanches. The new bridge will be
out of avalanche paths.
The bridge is an engineering de-
partment project with Stuart
Swanberg, trail foreman in charge
of the six man crew that will start
building the bridge and connecting
trail Monday. Max Edgar is Gla-
cier's park engineer.
Other trail work scheduled for
fall is improvement and replace
ment under district rangers. Gla-
cier's trail men that numbered So
this summer is dropping to 19
Ranger Dick Nelson correlates trail
work with the park having 1000
miles of trails.
On Logan pass new handrail
and trail Improvement is sched-
uled from the parking area to the
alpine meadow above the COM
fort station. Bill Yenne, the parks
general trail foreman, will be in
charge.
At Many Glacier, Frank Hollo-
peter will have crew of four re-
working the Grinnell glacier cut
off.
Just completed are new stringers
for the bridge over Roes creek at
Rising Sun camp with Swanberg
/ in charge.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-03
Desert Is FIathead
Forests Wettest Spot

CORAM-Desert mountain didn't
live up to its name during August.
There was a total of Its inches of
rain reported at the lookout sta
ton for the one day, Aug. 26.
At the loot of the mountain,
Coram ranger station lead Flat
head National Forest precipitation
readings with 4.40 inches recorded
during August. Big Prairie district
had the least for the month with
1876 inches, which is still twice
normal.
Big Creek total for August was
4.38 inches.
Outside the forest, Kalispell to-
tai was 2.87 inches, the airport,
3.O4, Hungry Horse 5.21 and West
Glacier 5.14 inches.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-03
Mountoins Have
Wettesf August

Mountain sections Of the Flat
head have just experienced their
wettest August in known weather
history. In contrast September has
started with blue sky and dry.
At West Glacier, August, 1854
ended with 5.14 inches of precip-
itation compared to a normal l.25
inches, and the previous record OF
4.73 inches received in August,
1947. In contrast was the driest
August in 1880 with just a trace
received.
At Hungry Horse, total precip-
itation for August was 5.21 inches
compared to six year average for
the month of LAB inches.
At Flathead county airport in
the middle of the Flathead valley,
20 air miles from the park and
10 air miles from Hungry Horse,
precipitation total for August was
3.O4. inches compared TO the wet
test August in 1947 with 1923 inch
es. This agricultural valley with
harvesting grain has just exper-
fenced its second wettest August In
56 years.
Observer Ray Hall at the feder-
al weather bureau at the airport
says that precipitation total Tor
1854 to date is 1919 inches, COM
pared to a normal for these months
of 1850 inches, and normal for
the whole year of 1886 inches. In
the valley center, January, July
and August have been wetter than
normal, and the other months
drier.
In contrast are weather records
for 1854 at Glacier National Park
Headquarters at West Glacier, 20
miles from the airport, but closer
to the continental divide.
Every month of 1854 so far ex-
cept for May has been wetter than
normal at West Glacier, reports
A. D. Cannavina, assistant chief
ranger.
Total precipitation for the first
eight months of 1854 is more than
equivalent of a years normal 25.72
inches. Precipitation to date stands
at 27.O7 inches at West Glacier,
compared to 1882 inches normal
for this same period.
At West Glacier precipitations
by months with this years read
ings listed first and the normal
second in @ are as follows: Jan
4.98 inches (2.93 inches normaL
Feb. 2.69 (2.l3); March 2.47 (1.66)
April 2.9l (1.50); May 2.13 (2.ls
inches normal); June $50 (2.52)
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Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-03
Blue Sky S g e S
Harvesting Again

Harvesting was in full swing
again in the Flathead Thursday
following dry days since Monday.
Walter Hetland, manager of
Equity Supply company's feed de-
partment, said that barley and
oats were coming in off fields In
quantity Wednesday, and that he
expected wheat in volume Thurs
day afternoon.
The barley and oats seemed
little damaged from the near rec
ord precipitation during late Aug
ust that interrupted the harvest.
Both Hetland and Walt Maurit-
son, county agent, also contacted
Thursday, were cautious about an
estimate of what damage as the
result of wet weather. Over the
county it appears that it may be
10 to 20 percent.
Situation is wheat coming in
at No. 8 grade down from No. l
as a result of the delayed harvest.
This means a price loss of 4 to 5
cents a bushel. Wheat protein
Thursday was $1.87 a bushel for
No. l wheat with 10 protein rat
ing.
Kalispell seemed to have been
the center of a heavy thunder
shower late Monday night that
downed trees, and tore section OF
the roof at Central Junior high
school.
Storm damage from the county
wide standpoint apparently has
been over-emphasized. The storm
did no damage in Columbia Falls
as far as is known, and apparently
this was the case in the neighbor-
ing farming areas.
LOG HAULING SLOWED
Effects of August weather on
the local lumber is sepous. Haul
ing logs from the woods has be-
come difficult. Many back-country
logging roads hub-deep in mud
are practically impossible.
D. c. Dunham of Plum Creek
came out of the North Fork Tues
day with this report.
It is heavy logging during Aug
ust and September favored by US
ually dry months and good road
conditions that results in local
mills having stockpiles that take
them into the winter and permits
active operation in the spring.
However September started with
comparatively warm drying days.
Please see page 10 for summary
of Flathead weather records.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-03
Four Lions Visit
Park Lookout Post

WEST GLACIER-Mr. and Mrs.
Bert White, Columbia Falls, are
last lookouts left this summer on
a Glacier National Park mountain
top, and report has come down OF
their having visitors.
White called in that he heard
a noise about the lookout station,
poked his flashlight out, and saw
four mountain lions. 1t was 10:30
p. m.
During the late August storms,
lynx came by, and bear have
been frequent callers with the re-
suit that there's a shutter kept
over the opening where the stairs
come from the ground to the look
out station platform.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-03
Lions Schedule First
Meet Next Week

\ Columbia Falls Lions will meet
Wednesday noon at II at Todd's
cafe for their first meeting of the
fall. The club is to meet every
two weeks, and plan now IS for
noon meeting the second We'd
nesday, and 7 pm, meeting
the fourth Wednesday. Cecil Hud-
son is club president, and Cal
Crouch, secretary.
The Lions sponsored project TO
get the Columbia Falls swimming
pool, closed since 1916, into use
again, is nearing the stage where
the pool can be used again. More
volunteers are needed.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-03
Dist. Schools Storf
Tuesd'y, Wed'sd

School for nearly 1900 students
in district 6-from Columbia Falls
to Essex-starts Tuesday and
Wednesday. A 10 per cent enroll
ment increase Is expected by Supt
Dulane Fulton as a result of Ana
conda Aluminium Co. plant con-
struction.
Columbia Falls high school stu
dents are to register Tuesday NOR
ming at with busses to return on
their routes at noon.
Grade schools in Essex, West
Glacier, Apgar, Coram, Martin
City, Hungry Horse and Colum-
bia Falls, including Columbia Falls
junior high, will start classes We'd
nesday at a. m. with buses re-
turning at noon.
TEACHERS MEETINGS
The annual fall teachers meet
ings will be Tuesday in the Col
umbia Falls grade school auditor
ium. In the morning at 10, district
grade school teachers will meet
and in the afternoon at l both
high school and grade school teach
ers are to assemble.
Enrolment in Columbia Falls
high school is expected by Prin-
cipal Carl Launer to be somewhat
higher than a year ago when the
October figure reached 280.
Only new teachers in the high
school will be Tony Kadlec, Miss
oula, 1852 Montana State univer-
sity graduate, just returned from
the service, who will teach Eng
lish, and Mrs. Mildred Shaw, for
mer Kalispell teacher and gradu-
ate of the Eastern College of Edu-
cation at Cheney, Wash, who will
teach Spanish in the high school
and girls physical education in
both high school and Columbia
Falls junior high.
FRIDAY, FOR FAIR
First holiday for the district will
be next Friday when schools will
be closed for the day to permit
students to attend the Northwest
ern Montana Fair in Kalispell.
Columbia Falls grade school
with an expected enrolment OF
nearly 700 will have two new tea
chers: Miss Arlene Berg, Climax,
Sask.. graduate of the two year
course at Northern Montana col
lege. Havre, will teach a third
grade room.
Mrs. Iva Perry, Bad Rock, for
mer Hill county teacher and grad
uate of Eastern Montana college
at Billings, will teach a seventh
grade room.
HIGH SCHOOL
Members of Columbia Falls high
school faculty are as follows: Carl
Launer, principal and chemistry;
George Aubert, biology and gov
ernment; Clarence Beagle, coach
and social science; Douglas Fol-
lett. history; Mrs. Jane Carey,
home economics; Edwin Gilk, COM
mercial subjects; Tony Kadlec,
English; Mrs. Claire Mudd, Eng
Iish and library; Mrs. Ella Muir
phy. English; John Perry, indus
trial arts; william Stallings, math
and science; Leonard Whitney, So
cial studies and guidance; William
Bruey, band, and Mrs. Mildred
Shaw, Spanish and girls physical
education.
FALLS GRADE SCHOOL
Columbia Falls junior high and
grade school faculty members are:
Principal Phil Nelson; eighth grade,
Ralph Barnaby, Clinton Bruce and
Don Steffensen, who also teaches
boys physical education and headS
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Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-03
r and S Awarded
Fl. n. Road Contract

HUNGRY HORSE-F & S Con-
struction Co., Butte, Thursday was
awarded a S32,979 contract to oil
mix surface the three miles Of
road between Hungry Horse VIII
lage and the switchyard at Hungry
Horse Dam and powerhouse. The
road hard surface is to be 16 feet
wide with a two-inch mat.
Bid opening was Aug. l9. En-
gineers' estimate was S29,683. 9th
er bidder was Studer Construction
Co., Billings, asking $33,l88.
F & S is presently setting up
its crusher plant for Hungry Horse
job, and shipping in equipment.
Their forecast: Mostly
clear Thursday afternoon and eve
ming; Clear Friday morning, be-
coming partly cloudy Friday af-
ternoon. Predicted high Thursday
80, low 4O-45, high Friday TOTS.
Highs and lows of week: Aug.
27. 69-40, Saturday 77-45, Sunday
82-48, Monday 84-55, Tuesday So
48, Wednesday 76-39, Thursday
8O-45.
August temperature averaged
6O.8 degrees, 3.2 degrees below
normal. Warmest day was Aug. 8
with 81. Coolest 81, Aug. 4.
Precipitation: none so far IN
September. Last day with rainfall
was Aug. 81 with .04.
August precip. total was 3.O4
inches, second wettest August on
record. August, 1947 had the rec
ord 1928 inches. The month was
the coolest August since 1913.
Coolest August on record was in
1899 with a SOL average, 7.9 de-
grees below normal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25

mer employment Is just not avail
able.
Downturn Halted
In summary. the downturn in
general business activity and en-
ployment, which began last summer.
has been halted. There are signs
Of an upswing in some lines. but the
trends are mixed. The optimists
among the economists. and they
include the people advising Presi-
dent Eisenhower on policy. look for
a pickup Of business by this fall to
record 1858 levels. Many other
economists, however, attribute the
improved picture to seasonal factors.
They are not so optimistic about
prospects for the immediate future
and are pessimistic over the long
term outlook.
Looking ahead to 1855 and 1856.
though, it is undoubtedly true-as
stated by many people, including
labor leaders-that we can't be
satisfied with reaching 1858 record
levels of activity without encoun-
tering serious economic problems.
We must set our economic sights
higher or we will be in for real
trouble.
One need only look at Americas
rapidly expanding population and
increasing productivity Of men and
machines to see that. There are
some 100000 new people entering
the working force each year. Be-
cause Of new machines and improve
ment Of industrial "know-how," the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25
By jones Y. Newton

While the eyes of politicians are
glued to what happens to business
and the economy generally between
now and the November elections.
the economists and Government
planners are concerned with what
might happen later. Their attention
is directed toward next winter, 1855
generally and even to the following
year.
There is no question that things,
economically speaking, look better
with the notable exception of some
industries like steel, autos and coal
mining-than they did last winter,
There's still plenty of money in the
pockets Of consumers: credit and
money are easy" in fact "easier"
than in the closing years of the
Truman regime; building and con-
struction activity is still running at
record pace and is the real bulwark
of the economy; consumer buying,
although running bit behind 1853,
is high and has been picking up.
The employment situation. like
wise. has improved. But there are
still one million fewer people work.
ing than there were q year ago, and
unemployment, at 3.4 million, is
double that of the comparable 1853
period. The fact that some 100000
fewer school-age citizens and house.
wives sought temporary jobs last
month than is normal in June not
only makes the unemployment pic
ture seem brighter than it probably
is. but would indicate the usual sum-
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The Argument Starts Here

Controversy over q proposed fair trade law for
the District Of Columbia has sharpened recently with
new congressional discussion Of the plan. To ind out
what the arguments are on both sides. the Sunday
Editorial Section assigned two reporters to study fair
trade and present the best possible for each side
Their stories are in the adjoining columns
Here Is what the fight Il all shout:
Two bills to enact fair trade law In the District
Of Columbia have been introduced In Congress
Senator J. Glenn BeaIl, Republican Of Maryland
sponsored 8. S297 in the Senate and Representative
Joseph p. OHara. Republican, Of Minnesota intro
duced H. r. 1891 in the House. Neither Is expected
to be passed ut this session Of Congress.
Three days Of public hearings on the Senate
measure were held recently by the Business and Com
merce Subcommittee Of the Senate District Commit
tee. The subcommittee has taken no action on the
bill yet, however.
Both bills, similar to the Fair Trade Acts Of IS
States are headed, ITO protect trademark owners.
producers distributors and the general public against
injuries and uneconomic practices in the distribution
of competitive commodities bearing distinguishing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25

trademark brand or name in the District Of
Columbia"
The measure would permit manufacturers to set
retail prices and contract with wholesalers and
taiers to observe them. It would tend to prohibit
price cutting on ar-traded articles by permitting
suits against violators Of the sales agreements.
Suits would also be possible against retailers who
have not signed price agreements. II the bill should
be enacted. Section Of the bill says:
"Willfuly and knowingly advertising, offering for
sale or selling, in the District Of Columbia. any COM
modify at less than the stipulated price in any
tract entered into pursuant to the provisions Of this
act. whether the person advertsing offering for
SALE selling Is Is not party to such contract is
unfair competition and Is actionable at the suit Of
any person damaged thereby"
The bill would exempt such price regulating from
prosecution under the Sherman Anti-trust Act in
accordance with the Miller-Tydings Resale Price
Maintenance Act of 1887 and the MCGUIRE Act Of
1852. They legalize the practice where State law
permits 1t.
Only the District Of Columbia and three States
Texas Missouri and Vermont. do not have such laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25

country's productivity per man is
rising about per cent year. II
the figure is accurate. that means
the volume Of goods and services
produced in record breaking 1858
can be produced by about 1.8 million
fewer people each year, based on o
total employed force Of so million.
In theory, at least. about 2.6 million
new jobs must be provided each
year, II serious and growing unern-
ployment Is to be avoided.
GNP on the Rise
The economists have q measure Of
national output known as gross ma
tional product (GNP). It is the total
value Of all goods and services pro-
duced in the country in year. His
torically, with some sharp ups and
downs, there has been a steady in
crease in GIMP. This must occur if
we are to take care Of the new
people entering the labor force and
are to maintain and improve living
standards.
Last years record GIMP was about
1865 billion. Current estimates. indi-
eating a pickup from earlier 1854
levels, place GIMP at an annual rate
Of q little under 1856 billion. That
probably will be about the figure
for this entire year. assuming that
we make up in coming months out
put that was lost In the flrst half
of the year.
But In order to get back even to
1858 levels Of output. there obvi-
ously must be sharp improvement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25

in 1855. And the question rises, even
If we reach the 1858 level next year.
will there still be considerably heav-
Ter unemployment than there is
now?
A. well-known economist, Prof.
Alvin n. Hansen Of Harvard, says
that IL we are to keep pace with
advances Of past years, GIMP for
this year, based on 1853 prices. must
reach $3.50 billion. BY 1860 it would
be $467 billion. He describes these
as minimum targets" If the coun-
try is to maintain maximum en-
ployment. production and purchas-
ing power. Obviously we can't ap-
proach anything like $3.50 billion Of
gross national product this year. But
Prof. Hansen implies that If we
don't make q good start in closing
the gap in 1855 the country will be
in for very serious economic trouble.
The Presidents Council of Eco
nomic Advisers very studiouSly has
steered away from setting any an
nual production goals for the coun-
try-that is, targets to be attained
if maximum employment, produc-
ton and purchasing power are to
be maintained as mentioned in the
Employment Act Of 1916. They re-
gard targets as meaningless.
The Eisenhower administration
has relied altogether on some tax
reductions and an easier money and
credit policy to pull the economy out
Of its downturn. A few months ago
there was considerable talk about
further tax cuts to raise consumer
purchasing power and even about
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IS the LonqRonqe Economic Outlook That Worries the Experts

the start of a big public works pro-
gram to help things out. But since
the economy. started leveling on
and, in some instances, turning up
ward. that talk has died completely.
Wouldn't Hurt
After Gen. Eisenhower proposed
to the Governors Conference recent
ly q $50 billion, 10-year road-build-
ing program. his economic advisers
hotly denied that he made the sug-
gestion with any thought in mind
of not-so-good times ahead. But
they admitted the road-building pro-
gram certainly wouldn't hurt any"
If recession did come. Despite the
denials, many people are sure the
President made his proposal for
spending $50 billion with the tonic
value Of the large expenditure in
mind, as well as the very real need
Of highway improvement.
Next year and in 1856, unless the
international situation worsens, the
economy will have a further GIMP
gap to make up resulting from
further projected cuts in Federal
spending, particularly for defense.
The big question is, how can this
gap be bridged? The administra-
ton says If we have faith in our
system. private enterprise will do 1t.
Administration critics say that UNI
less there is an outpouring of Fed
eral dollars for public works. and
income tax cuts, especially in the
lower brackets. the country will spin
into depression. Only time will tell
which side Is right.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25
BY Brian Bell, il.

Has there ever been a mutiny in
the United States Navy?
The motion picture, 1.-THE Game
Mutiny," is preceded by statement
on the screen which informs the
audience. There has never been
mutiny in q ship of the United
States Navy. :"
However, more than 100 years
ago the American public. was holly
debating this question. The facts
were that three Americans, includ-
ing the son of the Secretary Of War.
who were serving on the United
States Navy brig Somers had been
hung for mutiny.
Navy historians admit, Of course,
the facts of the case. but insist it
was only an attempted" mutiny.
They prefer to make distinction
between an unsuccessful mutiny.
such as the Somers affair. and a
successful one, such as the fictional
Game case.
Was II Mutiny?
Mutiny is defined in Navy law as
punishable by death for one who
makes or attempts to make or unites
with any mutiny or mutinous as
sembly -.
Was Comdr. 1Slidell Mackenzie.
skipper of the Somers in 1912,
really the victim Of a mutiny?
He testified at court-martial that
he was. The facts leave room for
doubt.
Commodore Matthew Perry, who
opened the trading door to Japan
for the United States. put q pet
project into action in the summer
Of 1912. He set up q voyage for
Navy apprentices to give them their
training at sea rather than on land.
The commodore chose his brother
in-law, Comdr. Mackenzie, to skip
per the ship. A handpicked crew
of 40, including ~ apprentices
ranging in age from II to 10. sailed
from New York on q T.000-mile
cruise to Africa and back.
Among seven midshipmen was
Phillip Spencer. son Of President