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Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31

ceived last week was mimeographed in Portland,
and presented nothing as far as the Flathead
was concerned. 1t had information that we had pre-
sented readers in the Dec. IL issue.
However in this bulletin as in previous releases,
Bonneville continues to columbia Falls the
name of the new substation.
The installation was known as the columbia
Falls substation during the fight before Congress
to get funds.
Industrial development in this part of the Flat
head makes the investment practical.
5uDstations frequently carry the name of the
largest nearby town such as the Kalspen substa-
ton, the Longview substation Troutdale substaton
and Oregon city substation.
Oregon certainly doesn't describe any one To-
cation. Columbia doesn't either. We don't know of
another Columbia Falls. Even if there isn't falls.
The new substation highway No. near the
highway No. 40 junction is going to have its name
in big letters Columbia Falls merchants for ex-
ample spend considerable money for signs along
the highway. To let power installation that Bon
neville persists in calling columbia Falls" be
changed to another name at this time, would be
downright stupidity the part of this community.
Let's urge instead that this substation, little
more than a mile east of Columbia Falls carry the
name columbia Falls in big letters as was the
original intent The substation is closer to Columbia
Falls than to Bad Rock canyon. Furthermore the
striking canyon could use few more picnic tables
and restroom facilities. 1t won't be particularly
benefited by its name in letters on substation
two miles away. MR
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31
Big Highway Sign

Bonneville Power Administration asked Col
1Iubia Falls Chamber of Commerce few weeks
ago for letter to the effect that this community
would go along with calling the new BPA substa-
ton in Columbia Heights "Bad Rock" or better Bad
Rock Canyon"
The Bonneville people made sense pointing out
that this is the Columbia drainage from Portland
TO Summit and that columbia" would not identity
the location. Furthermore Pacific Power ana Llgnt
Co. has columbia Falls" substation.
Pacific Power and Light Co. and Flathead Elec-
tric Coop wrote letters favoring bad Rock Can
yon" as name for the station. We concurred IN the
choice.
Now we've changed our mind
Bonneville for the past year has been re1err-
ing to the new $4,000 kva substation that will be
completed by next summer as the columbia Fails
substation
1t is $150,000 more or less Improvement that
will contain 7O-ton three-phase transformer step
ping current down from the 115,000 volt Hungry
Horse line to 34,5OO volts and feed Pacific Power
and Light and Flathead Electric Coop circuits
The substation will be adequate to take care OF
the north end of Flathead county which depends
mostly on the Kalispen subStation at present
Bonneville continues to refer to the columbia
Falls" substation On the other hand there IS re-
quest for local support to change the name OF the
installation
We aren't blaming Ed Cartwright, Bonnev1les
Western Montana manager in Kalspel. He Is sin
and able.
The advance Construction Bulletin" we re-
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31
There's Tragedy Ahead

This is the time of the year that there is merit
in putting bicycles of the Flathead down in base
ments
Roads and streets are slippery. There is less
control of automobiles and of bikes on ice, and
both use the same thorofares.
Yet in Columbia Falls these days, it is the
wide Open Vest as far as bikes concerned.
There seems to be a complete lack of rules, regula
tions and good sense.
In evening hours youngsters are about on bikes
without lights 1t is a frequent occurrence, and
ightess riders include regular carriers of morning
papers
A bike without lights during dark hours on
slippery streets often puts automobile driver IN
helpless position. He can't see the cyclists until
it is too late for brakes to take effect even speed
is Is miles hour.
During the day there is somewhat better
situation. Automobile drivers can see, and what
they've been seeing these days include young cy-
clist pulling another boy his sled down high
way 40 toward the bridge. Bicycle traffic mingles
with the stream of cars from the aluminium plant
at the end of the afternoon. There is complete dis
regard by cyclists of hazards of crossing at such
places as across the highway into the housing pro-
ject.
This town is asking for heart-breaking trag-
edy
The remedy is more alert parents Further show
of bicycle safety in the schools would help, and
so would some such plan taking safety Offenders
bicycles to the police station until claimed by par
ents MR.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31
Income and Expenditure

Il is interesting to note where Montana state
government derives its revenue, and on the other-
hand see where the money is spent.
The December, 1854 issue of montana Tax
payer" published by The Montana Taxpayers as
sociation presents such tabulation OF course
their purpose is to keep taxes from increasing
Montana general fund revenue for one fiscal
year 1953-1954 totaled S20,100,857. 1t was de-
rived from the following main sources; liquor taxes
and profits, $6017 427; personal income taxes So
BOZ 453 severance tax minerals, ST. 435,l56 Gig
arctic taxes 324 604; corporation license tax, ST.
239.854 insurance company tax $1,191 291; inherit
ance tax $1,143O5O; other taxes, $1,249948, and
other income $2,697,074
The money spent totaled $18,S32,358 for the same
year. and went health and welfare, $4,889284; Gus
todial Institutions $4,515201; public schools ST.
100000; higher education $1,750561; administra-
tive departments 50 506,856; elective offices, $685.
1885, legislative and judicial $364,849; natural re-
sources, $875, ,845, and miscellaneous, $136,S27
The state took in $439,51S more money than it
did in the fiscal year 1951-52. Sale of liquor
produces 80 per cent of the state governmental costs
revenue refecting increase of 100000 over 1891
ST. Operations of the states offices, board and de-
partments required 13 per cent of all expenditure
The Montana Taxpayers Association is con-
cerned with Montana Spends Heavily for Public
Schools" They show that only four states in the
union exceed Montana for operating expenditures
per pupil in average daily attendance.
Montana spends $314 per pupil; New York at
the top $780, and Mississippi at the bottom, $1O1.
In fact Montana is slightly ahead of such states
as Washington, California and Minnesota, and only
exceeded by New York, New Jersey Wyoming and
Oregon.
We think it is to Montanas credit that when it
comes to public school expenditures it IS fifth from
the top instead of down with Mississippi, Arkansas
and Alabama, the three In the cellar.
While the taxpayers association is concerned
about the volume of expenditures of public money,
for whatever purpose the real concern should be
to see that the public gets its moneys worth. Mr.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31
Toastmistress Club Fetes Men

HUNGRY HORSE - Glacit
Toastmistress club had the men
folks in for dinner at their Dec
16 meeting at the Club Rocco.
Guests for dinner and the pro-
gram were: A. A. Alvord, Ed Beat
ty, A. A. Brownson, Fred Bussey,
J. w. Emmert, George Henderson,
Marcus Hidden, A. H. Humphrey,
W. ]. Krall, Earl Page, Floyd Nc
CURE, Tom Mills, Elmer Ness,
Don Rowles, Frank Sharr, Rev.
Elwyn Tesche, Jim Willows. Other
guests were Mrs. Ruth Sunds, Mrs.
Belva Hanson ard Mrs. Shirley
Mack.
Mrs. George Henderson present.
ed the invocation.
Topicmistress was Mrs. w. J..
Krall, who asked the following to
give impromptu speeches: Mrs. Ed
Beatty, Mrs. A. A. BroWnson, Mrs.
Otto Fehlberg, Mrs. Leona Har-
rington, Mrs. Marcus Hidden, Mrs.
A. H. Humphrey, Mrs. Laura Mar
BILE, Mrs. Floyd Mcclure, Mrs.
Tom Mills, Mrs. Elmer Ness, Mrs.
Earl Page, Mrs. Don Rowles and
Mrs. Elwyn Tesche.
Also called on for brief talks
were Ed Beatty, Marcus Hidden,
and A. A. BroWnson.
Mrs. A. A. Alvord was toast
mistress and introduced Mrs.
Frank Sharr, lexicologist and Mrs.
J. w. Emmert, parliamentarian.
Prepared speeches were pre-
sented by Mrs. Lloyd Newhouse,
"The Spirit of Giving" Mrs. Jim
Willows, Success in Modern Mar
riage," and Mrs. Claude Smith,
"The Gifts of the Wise Men,"
Dancing and music concluded
the evening.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31

the slack and break the silence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fisher and
four children had Christmas din
ner with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Pen
ny in Kalispell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Wagner left
Thursday before Christmas for
Snohomish, Wash, to spend the
holidays with their daughter and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenny Her
rith and baby Heidi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Johnston,
sons Howard, Archie, Clair and
Clifford, Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper
Johnston, all had turkey with
daughter, Mrs. Earl Weaver, Earl
and kiddies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Taylor and
baby son, Steven, spent Christmas
with grandmother Della Poor in
Evergreen.
Dinner guests with Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Nelson Saturday were chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. James Root
and Betty Nelson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellis Houseman and son called on
Christmas eve to enjoy the tree
and treats.
Sunday visitors in the Fred Mel
son home were Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les Warkins, son Lyman, daughter,
Mrs. Jerry Schultz. The Warkinsi
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Kiser
later in the day.
A call on Mrs. Verna Jordon
Monday found her enjoying good
health again. We were mistaken
in reporting her illness. Mrs. Jor-
don did not have stroke. She was
suffering from deep cold and
Just needed little rest and a very
good doctor. She told me that she
knew DR.. Allison when he was
little Bruce.
Mrs. Jordon is very interesting
in relating her experiences and
telling of the many friends of long
ago. She had just received a card
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31
LoSoIIe Folks Visit
During Holidays
by LBH club

LASALLE-Leonard Dybing, of
the u. S. Navy, is spending 10
day leave with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Dybing. He leaves
Jan. 8 for Treasure Island, San
Francisco, where he is stationed.
The Dybings enjoyed Christmas
dinner with the Archie Corrigeux
family in Columbia Falls.
William Kortum, ST., accompan-
led by his brother, Ernest, is
spending the holidays in Seattle,
where he will join his wife in
visiting their daughters, Mary and
Bertha and their families. Mrs.
Kortum has been in Seattle for
two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Powell and
family are spending few days
visiting at Broadus. Mr.. Buchanan
is acting as weather observer dur
ing their absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Olsen are
spending a two week holiday at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Olsen. They live in
Bozeman where Francis is attend
ing Montana State college. Donald
Graham and Ronald Hoye who at
tend the same institution, are also
at home for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Keller and
son, Libby, are spending their va
cation at the Mike Keller home.
The Kellers had Christmas dinner
with the Carl Eliason family at
Somers.
Mrs. Byron Graham underwent
major surgery at the Kalispell
General hospital last week. Her
many friends will be glad to know
she is getting along nicely.
Mr.. Schuman took the small fry
of the neighborhood for a real
bobsled hay ride Sunday after
noon. The kids report it was "real
fun" the kind the grandparents
used to have.
Worse luck. Our ground observ-
er watch falls on New Years day
this time. But why not look at it
this way? What better way to start
the New Year than in the service
of ones country? If that isn't
enough solace, think of our own
boys in service who too would
much rather be at home this holi-
day season. For instance, there's
Freddie Leach, in far away Korea;
Larry Graham, in Hawaii; John
Drummer, somewhere in England;
Bobbie Kiser and Anson Barnes
on board ship at Bremerton; Dean
Jellison at Wright Patterson,
Dayton, Ohio; and Carl Naumann
at Las Vegas. So we'll wear our
broadest smiles when we say
Happy New Year to each team
as we step up to put in our hitch
New Years day 1855.
Dot Eklund has volunteered to
take the assistant chief job re-
placing Mona Jellison who expects
to be gone for several weeks. Rose
Graham held the post until her
school year began. The two hour
shifts are filled by neighborhood
club members and several public
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31
To Complete New Bridge
Approach at BigfOrk

KALISPELL - Construction of
two miles of State Highway 35
which will connect the new Swan
river bridge at Bigfork with the
highway IS to be completed next
September, Ray Spurzem, State
Highway Department divisional
construction engineer, said.
Clifton & Apologize, Spokane
contractors, started the $193,759.-
zB project Nov. 6. Involved IS
406, 900 yards of excavation as well
as other work.
Condemnation of the E. j..
O'Brien property, which held up
work on the road, has been allow
ed by the board of appraisers ap-
pointed by District Judge Dean
King.
O'Brien indicated he will appeal
ahe boards award, 81 l,845, for the
right of way but Spurzem said the
appeal would not hold up construc-
ton of the road.
O'Brien's appeal apparently
means a District Court jury will
set an appraisal value on the right
of way.
The new road will route High
way IS around Bigfork.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31
Mrs. Watne Writes
Abbott Creek News

The Hungry Horse News has a
fine correspondent in the Abbott
Creek community back of Martin
City and Coram that includes the
ranger station and F, K and L mill.
She's Mrs. Francis Watne, who is
presently attending a family re-
union in San Francisco. Last
weeks Hungry Horse News has a
christmas Greetings" from the
staff and correspondents. 1t was
our mistake that Mrs. Watne's
name was left out. Driving by Mar
tin City the next day, all of a
sudden, we realized we had left
out Mrs. Watne's name. MR.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31
Buttreys Sending Gale
Hanson to New York

KALISPELL-Gale Hanson Of
Buttreys is leaving next week for
New York City where he will be
employed in the Buttrey organiza-
tion's metropolitan office as buy
er.
Hanson, a 1851 Montana State
University graduate, will succeed
George Bowery, also a MSU grad
uate, who has been Buttreys
buyer in New York for the past
two years.
Both young men are natives of
Havre. BoWery worked several
summers as a seasonal ranger in
Glacier National Park. He is re-
turning to Montana and will work
in merchandising out of the Havre
office of the largest Montana
owned chain of stores.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31
BPA Lists N G w
Col. Falls Sfofion

Complete text of the Bonneville
Power Administration Advance
Construction Bulletin" mimeo-
graphed release from Portland as
concerns the Flathead is as follows:
"coIumbia Falls is kva Sub
station: Location: Flathead county,
Montana. Description: Design and
construction of $4,000 kva, 115-
34.5 XIV substation with two 34.5
XIV feeder positions. Completion:
120 calendar days"
The substation design and con-
struction contract is proposed for
issuance in January, 1855.
Other Montana item is installa-
ton of oil storage tanks on con-
crete foundations at the Hot
Springs substation with February
issuance of bids and specifications.
Interested parties may receive a
copy of the mimeographed bulletin
by contracting the Bonneville Ad-
ministration's Kalispen district Of
flee in the Eagles building.
Hungry Horse News Dec. IT
(Christmas edition) issue on page
10 presented further details about
the proposed substation construc-
ton
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31
Eureka Firm High
For Koofenoi LOGS

LIBBY-Competition was keen
among eight bidding lumber op-
orators last week when 100000
feet of timber in the Wolverine
area went on sale at the Kootenai
forest supervisors office.
w. c. Albee Lumber company
of Eureka, winning bidder, paid
$685. per thousand board feet for
the 100000 feet of spruce offered,
and varying prices for smaller
amounts of white fir, lodgepole
pine, larch, Douglas fir and white
bark pine. An additional 81 for
stand improvement and $1.25 for
slash disposal was paid on the
spruce, which is largely green tim
ber with some insect-infested trees
included. Harvest in this area Is
intended to forestall further spread
of the spruce bark beetle.
The new Wigwam access road
reaches to within half mile of
the boundary of the sale area.
$4,000 FOR COUNTY
The total income from this sale
alone will yield the county over
O,OOO-25 per cent of total-for
roads and schools, Supervisor
Howard Ahlskog pointed out.
This was the second sale in the
Wigwam area, which lies in the
northeastern part of Kootenai for
est, and is now reached by new
access road completed last fall as
the last of 70-mile system con-
structed under last years special
congressional appropriation for
this purpose.
The first sale in the area, COM
pleted two weeks ago, includes
100000 feet of spruce and other
species, purchased by o. N. Park
er of Fortine, who paid $5.45 for
the spruce.
According to Herb Floodberg of
the timber sales staff, the for
est service hopes to sell 25,000,000
feet of timber in the Wigwam area
during the winter and spring. So
far, the only logging ever done in
this section has been taking out
trap trees during the current sea-
son. Spruce infestation is light.
The new Wigwam road taps a
wilderness area hitherto known
chiefly to trappers and fishermen.
1t reaches to within a few miles
of Therriault lakes, after circling
north nearly to the Canadian line.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31

spirited volunteers from Kalispell
Namely, Keith Graham and Arden
Olsen; Verna Somerville and Pat
Cannaday; Charles and Grace Bir-
mel; Winnie Kaser and Dorothy
Lewis; Ray and Carter Fritz; Flor
ence Bergen and Cora Larson; BOZ
and Florence Leach, Alfred ano
Vivian Hoye; Donna Richards ano
"a helper, name unknoWn); Grace
and Jim Faulds; Sam and Rose
Graham. Volunteers who have
filled loopholes are Bruce and
Gene Jellison; Anna Keller and
Ann Dybing; Don and Shirley
Rundell; Marion Conn, Don, Ron,
Gary and Neil Graham.
Nice going folks, we're pretty
proud of our record in not having
vacancies.
DIR. and Mrs. William L. Jelli-
son and son, Bill, Hamilton, joined
the Jellison and Stiles family group
around the tree at the John Jelli-
son home Christmas eve. After the
gifts were opened and pictures TAX
en- the party ended with an oyster
stew "orgy." The next day, Mr..
and Mrs. Archie Roe, Leslie Ann,
Dick and Dannie, joined the above
families for turkey dinner at John
Jellisons.
Following a skating party Sun
day afternoon, Bruce and Gene
Jellison had as dinner guests,
Cheryl McCahan, Diane Almini
and Jim Higgins. The young folks
enjoyed movies after dinner.
The Mark Hodgson family were
all together for the Christmas holi-
day. Corinne came from Spokane;
Mary Lou and family from Helena
and Paul from California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Fredenberg
had as Christmas dinner guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Hunt and
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Bibb.
The Donald Rundells had Christ
mas dinner with Shirley's brother
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Brooks, Kalispell. The party in
cluded 18 members of the Brooks
clan.
The Bergen family, 25 in num-
Der, had a big family dinner at
the Ted Bergen home in Kalispell
Christmas day.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31
HERE'S HOW
MAKE A cAR-ToP CARRY ALL

A detachable carry-all to fit
standard car-top carriers pro-
vides extra space for luggage.
The box is made Of panels of
glued-up 1-inch lumber, with
sides from ID to 16 inches
high.
Make frame of / by Pinch
lumber for the doors. Mortise
and tenon or dowel joints will
make a strong frame. Use
waterproof glue.
The sides and bottom are
Joined with wood screws and
glue. The doors are attached
to the frame with l " by Pinch
butt hinges. Slide bolts, CEN
tered at the bottom of each
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31

door, fit into metal plates as
shown.
On the bottom of the box,
four 1 by / by 36-inch strips
are fastened with 11s-inch
screws, and spaced so that your
carrier fits snugly between
them. Fasten eight 1 by l by
Pinch blocks to the carrier
bars, each pair being SO inches
apart. Then add four slide
bolts so that the bolts fit on
the 1-inch strips and slide into
their matching plates on the
blocks. These bolts hold the
box to the carrier.
A canvas top is fastened
over the box when in use.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31
Bnghter Look

It is good to see our communities lighted for
the holidays The colored lights bring cheer.
Columbia Falls made considerable improve
ment this year in lighting in both the business dis
trict and residential sections.
Most of the local youngsters seemed to appre-
cia+e +he brighter look to the town. A few didn't.
We've heard of two residences where bulbs
were stolen
Fortunately most of our youngsters aren't that
,,,o, MR.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31
Sue Mann Here

Sue Mann, math and science
teacher at Pavilion, Wyo. high
school, is in Columbia Falls visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Mann, Vetville.
Miss Mann was graduated from
Montana State university this
month, and started teaching Dec.
13 at Pavilion near Casper, the
day after receiving her degree.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31
Visiting Dad

Dennis Raaen is in Columbia
Falls visiting his father, Chris
Raaen. Dennis completed marine
boot camp at San Diego, and is
returning to Camp Pendleton near
Oceanside, for combat raining.
He is 1854 Columbia Falls high
school graduate.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31
See Pictures of H. H.
SpillWay Tunnel Tests

HUNGRY HORSE-Motion pic
lures of spillway tests at Hungry
Horse Dam taken last July were
shown Wednesday afternoon at the
Conference hall to Bureau employ
es and their families.
Stan Rasmussen, Bureau photo
grapher now out of Ephrata, for
merly of Boise, took the motion
pictures.
Emil Gehri, formerly of Hungry
Horse, now in the regional office
at Boise, brought the films up
with him.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31
Couple Wed Sunday

Sunday afternoon wedding at
the First Baptist church united
Jane Schroeder, Kalispell, and
George Dennison, Kila, in mar
riage. Pastor Ralph Werner per-
formed the ceremony.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31
To Practice Teach
At Helena High

WEST GLACIER-Jane McDon-
nell, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. v.
L. Mcdonnell and senior at Mon
tana State college, Bozeman, ma
joring in home economics, will be
practice teaching at Helena high
school for six weeks starting in
March. Jane will receive her de-
gree next spring.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31

from her school friend, Kate Sui
livan Kemp, who now lives in
Oregon. They haven't seen one
another for over fifty years.
A very Happy New Year to all
our readers, far and near. From
the looks of the Newsgram in u.
S. News and World Report, 1855 is
to be the best ever.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-31
Entertain Staff of AAC'
With Dinner Party

Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Satterthwaite
entertained the operating staff of
the Anaconda Aluminium Company
and their wives at a dinner party
n their home, Saturday, Dec. 18.
There were so guests present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Satterthwaite re-
Gently returned from a trip to
Hawaii, and the Hawaiian motif
was carried out in both menu and
decorations.
, 1954-04-01
Governor de Custro
Delivers Lost Supper
Time Chqt Nor. 81

! Governor Morris F. de Cas-
tro delivered his last Supper
time Chat over radio stations
WIVI in st Croix and VISTA
in st. Thomas lasts night.
Mrs. de Castro, Raymond
and | have experienced much
heart : warming satisfaction
from the many evidences Of
goodwill which have been ten
dered to US during the past
few weeks and particularly
tonight's acknowledgements
demonstration of the support
and friendship Of the people
of our homeland"
The full text of the Cover
nor's address will be publish
ed in i~nstalments for the bene
fit of our readers.
, 1954-04-01
HYDROGEN BOMB
CAN DESTROY ANY
CITY IN THE WORLD

Rear Admiral Lewis Strauss
chairman of the Atomic Ener-
gy Commission revealed that
the United States can now
produce a bomb big enough to
wipe out almost any city in
the world today, and such a
bomb can be delivered by
plane.
The bomb tested on March
|, was double the power OF
the calculations Of the scien-
lists or rather 700 times great
er than the bomb which des-
troyed Hiroshima.
Admiral Strauss told news
men that at no time was the
bomb out of control, and that
the scientists had given him
every assurance that it was
impossible for any such test
or series Of tests to get out Of
control.
The tests of hydrogen wea-
pons on March / and Is have
added enormous potential to
our military posture.