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Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Form Income

Continued from page y
This years winter wheat return is
set at $1,006,250 compared with
$2,016,000 last year.
Spring wheat acreage was $4,000
up from 5000 year ago. The yield
average continued at 20 bushels
to the acre, and the return this
year was figured at $487, 500 COM
pared to $360,000 last.
Parity results in wheat acreage
down and barley up.
Barley production is on the up
swing to $4,000 acres from 10000
last year. The average yield of SO
bushels compares to 18 last last
year. Return to Flathead farmers
from barley is figured at $784, ,035.
Hay acres likewise increased
from 31,500 last year to 33,3OO|
this. Yield increased slightly to
LIS tons per acre valued at $17.50l
a ton or total of $815,850.
Irrigated potatoes were raised
on 500 acres with a yield of 12l
tons per acre; dry potatoes on 6O0I
acres brought 4 tons to the acre
for a total crop value of $4,000. |
Last year the Flathead had 450
acres of irrigated potatoes and $50
acres on dry land.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
p PL TO Increase
Service TO Mills

KALISpELL-Development Of a
new program to provide increased
service 70 the important lumber
and wood products industry in the
Pacific Power and Light company
area was announced Thursday by
George T. Bragg, vice president
and general manager.
Al the same time, Bragg an
nounced the appointment of Harold
II. Henninger of the company's
staff as forest industries sales spe-
cialist to head this new activity.
The appointment is effective Fri
day.
Located as it is in the heart
Of the great Northwest lumber and
wood products industry, Pacific
Power and Light has a large stake
in the continued growth and de-
yelopment Of this basic economic
resource" Bragg said in ANNOUNCE
ing the new power company pro-
gram. o I.N =
ITO increase the service we can
give to this important basic ele-
ment in our regional economy, we
have named Harold Henninger as
a specialist to work with timber
products operators. 1t will be his
responsibility to assist them in
working out additional applications
of electricity which will be useful
to their operations"
Because of the wide experience
he has gained in application of
power to the wood products field
during the past eight years as Pa
cific Power manager in the thriv-
ing central Oregon lumber center
at Prineville, Henninger is. well
qualified for his new responsible
ty, Bragg pointed out. Use of cleo
tricity by plants in Prineville gain
ed 300 per cent in this eight-year
period.
In addition to his work with
lumber operations in the field of
of electricity, Henning-
er has had considerable personal
in both logging and
sawmill operation.
Better lighting of the productive
areas of sawmills and other wood
products plants and wider appli-
cation of modern electric drive /
will be two of the prin-
cipal fields in which Henninger /
will work closely with industry
Bragg said. {
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Federal Funds Could
Build New Pole Bridge

Z NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of a
new bridge across the Flathead
rivers North Fork at Polebridge
now hinges on Flathead county
commissioners initiating action to
have the county road between
Polebridge store and the river be-
come a part of the federal secon-
Diary road system.
In this way the county's half of
the bridge would become eligible
for federal funds.
The National Park Service has
allocated funds for con-
structing a new bridge over its
half of the river.
The county cannot spend more
than $4,000 of its money without
a bond issue approved by voters.
Glaciers Supt. ]. w. Emmert
has conferred on the bridge prob
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Destructive Wolverine
SmaShes Windows

WEST GLACIER - A Glacier
National Park wolverine with ia
passion for breaking windows Wis
tied Belly river ranger station.
Rangers Don Barnum and John
Higgins on patrol to the summer
station found that the 35-pound
largest member of the weasel
family had broken out Is panes
of glass as well as tearing off a
door screen. +.
The rangers view the destruc-
ton as malicious since the wolv-
crime got into the kitchen, broke
into the cupboard, but didn't both
er to take a slab of bacon. He
mostly just broke windows. i
The two rangers commented that
a bear generally just breaks in one
place and gets to the food. i
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Road Hearing Attracts
No Interested Parties

BIGFORK-No interested par
ties appeared Dec. l at the public
hearing at Bigfork ranger station
called in the matter of the pro-
posed six mile west side of Swan
river road above Swan lake. The
new road is for timber access in
the Porcupine creek drainage.
Flathead National Forest is re-
quired by law to hold public hear
ings on contemplated roads.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Joke Results In
Suit for Dumuoes

! KALISPELL-A practical joke
last Oct. 27 resulted Wednesday
in damage suit for $5,5O6.40 be-
ing filed at the clerk of courts
office in Kalispell. a
Charles Robert Loehr is a con-
crete inspector for Anaconda AL
uminum Co. The charge is that
two laborers of the j. A. Mcneil
Co., excavations and foundations
inspector at the plant, poured gas
oline around a nail keg on which
Loehr was doing and set it afire.
The suit for damages was filed
in behalf of Loehr Wednesday by
James E. Murphy, Kalispell at
torney.
J. W. Cullen, Mcneil vice pres
ident, had no comment on the
law suit. Mcneil undoubtedly has
liability insurance.
Defendants with the Mcneil
company are two laborers, Cor
don Walters and Arnold Sundberg.
Information is that actually at least
four men were involved in the in
cident, and that one or two step
ped forward to take the blame af-
ter it was indicated that the whole
crew would be fired.
The following paragraphs are
quoted from the papers filed at
the clerk of courts office. Use of
the word cement" apparently is
in error. Cement is powder. Con-
crete is what is placed in foun-
dations.
The complaint states that "On
or about the 9th day of October,
1854, at the plant site of the Ana
conda Aluminium Co., near Colum-
bia Falls, while in the perform
ance of his duties as a cement in
spector and between pourings of |
cement this plaintiff was seated on
a keg waiting to inspect another
batch of cement which was to be
poured and while so resting this
plaintiff dozed and fell asleep. II
That while plaintiff was seated
upon such keg doing as afore-
said, the defendants Gordon Wal
tiers and Arnold Sundberg while
in pursuance of their employment
and in performance of their duties /
rs aforesaid did without the fault
Or provocation of said plaintiff,
and as an incident of
1orseplay pour gasoline under the
zeg on which the plaintiff was
seated as aforesaid and did set
ire to the same, such fire blazing
rom under said keg on which
plaintiff was seated as aforesaid,
.ausing plaintiffs clothes to burst
nto flame and the flames from
he fire so set by said defendants
md the flames from the plaintiffs
lothes burned the plaintiff on the
lands, neck, face and eyes caus-
ng the plaintiff to suffer great
,ain and inconvenience bySreason
# the burns so inflicted by the de-
endants as aforesaid.
That by reason of the facts al
eyed as aforesaid, plaintiff has
ustained damages in the sum of {
5000 that by reason of said in {
uries this plaintiff was hospital 9
zed for a period of one week and 4
4 that behalf has expended the I
um of $80.40. 8
"By reason of said injuries the q
laintiff was compelled and did (
ire a physician to treat said in :
1ries and in that behalf expended \
le sum of SIG, and the amount of s
10 for drugs. 7
"That by reason of said injuries 9
laintiff was unable to pursue his 4
for period of two s
eeks thereby damaging plaintiff =
/ the sum of $400." aa q
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Mrs. Wiles Receives
50-Yedr Lodge Pin

Mrs. Nellie Wiles, resident OF
the Flathead since the 1880s,
Thursday afternoon was present
ed her 50-year pin at the Royal
Neighbors lodge meeting in Col
umbia Falls at the Masonic hall
building.
Mrs. Wiles joined the Columbia
Falls Royal Neighbors lodge in
1904. Mrs. Art johnson is vice
oracle of the lodge.
She has made her home first
just south of Columbia Falls, la
ter at Apgar, and now is a Col
umbia Falls resident again.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Air Force Looks
Col. Falls Over ,

A month ago an air force captain
from the procurement department
was in Columbia Falls as to the
possibility of a local air force Of
flee.
Information at the time was
that a number of sites were be-
ing considered.
Air force interest results from
local developments. l44
No options on land have been
taken, and Senator Mike Mans
field in Washington, d. c., was
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Appoint Robert Sykes
Federal Agency Lawyer

KALISPELL-James H. Garri-
son, county supervisor, Farmers
Home Administration, announces
the appointment of Robert C.
Sykes as legal representative for
Flathead and Lincoln counties, to
examine real estate titles and per-
form legal services in connection
with the closing of Soils and Wa
ter Conservation loans.
Garrison states that the 83rd
Congress has made this type of
loan available throughout the
United States and possessions, due
to the success of the program in
the seventeen states west of the
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Appoint Member Of
RUroI FHA SefUp

KALISPELL-Leonard E. En-
inert of Kalispell, is the newly ap-
pointed member of the Flathead
County Farmers Home Admins
ira committee, James H. Garrison,
the agency's county supervisor an
nounced this week. The appoint
ment will become effective Jan. l,
1855.
Emmert operates a farm in the
Lower Valley area where he has
made his home for many years.
The other two members of the
3-member committee are William
Fulbright of the Creston area and
Mark Hodgson of LaSalle.
Each member is named for a g.
year term and one appointment
expires each year. No member
completing a 3-year term can sue
ceed himself.
Every agricultural county in the
country has such committee to
help the Farmers Home Admins
tration county supervisor adapt the
agency's loan policies to local
conditions including farm credit
needs.
The Farmers Home Administra-
tion makes loans to family-type
farm operators to buy, improve
or operate efficient farms, or to
or repair farm water ia
cilities needed for profitable oper-
alton. Special livestock loans are
made where temporary credit is
needed to enable the operator to
remain in operation. The agency
does not make loans of any type
10 any applicant whose needs can
De handled by other credit sources.
Before any money can be bor-
'owed through the agency, an ap-
0licant must have the approval of
he county committee. In the case
If farm ownership loan, the farm
o be purchased, enlarged, or ina
must also be approved by
he committee, the county super
,iSor explained.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
'55 Visitors Coming

WEST GLACIER-First visitor
~eservation for the 1855 season
tas received by Bill Mackin for
Re Apgar Village Inn, Last year
first reservation came during
Christmas week. The 1855 reser-
vation comes from a Rock Island,
III. family.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10

|
ton of the originally planned 49,
room grade school in Columbia
Falls approved by the U. S. Of
flee of Education. The origina
grant was over 100000 with $685.
400 received.
If the $130,207 coming is not
spent for the approved project
columbia Falls grade schooD,
$4,000 can be used to reimburse
the district for its funds spent on
the present grade school plant and
the balance would remain in the
federal treasury.
The board suggested to the Mar
tin City delegation that they cir
culate petitions to present the
question of bond issue for a new
addition to the voters.
MAY MOVE TWO ROOMS
The delegation favored a plan
to move two rooms from eight
room Hungry Horse school to Mar
tin City. Hungry Horse has three
teachers. Martin City's four room
school. with four teachers is crowd
ed. Seventh and eighth graders
from both communities are bussed
to junior high in Columbia Falls.
The Martin City delegation OPP
poses bussing any grade school stu
dents.
Only funds that the school dist
rict has on hand that can be used
to move a section of the Hungry
Horse school to Martin City would
come from money set aside from
the 1954-55 levy by the board to
build a new school and teacherage
at Essex.
Plan to give Essex new school
having to go through a
bond issue has been delayed by
encountering land prices of $1,000
Tor a suitable site. Latest develop
nent has been the Great Northern
its crews at Essex. i
BAD ROCK STATUS u
Chairman Everett Baker of the
ormer Bad Rock school board met
With the district 6 board.
Books of Bad Rock board have
,een audited by Iver S. Iverson,
,ounty auditor, and are at the
ounty superintendent's offic e
eady to be turned over to district
Henry Byrne is to start trans
orting Bad Rock students to Col
mbia Falls by bus Jan. 2. His
QUITE will be down U. S. highway |
10. 2 for about five miles and up
Id U. S. highway No. 2 to the
led bridge. The bridge has a load
NIT that may result in use of the
iver road to the Silver bridge.
Of Bad Rocks 38 grade school
rs started school in Col
mbia Falls last September, and
3 went to the two-room Bad Rock
.hool. The Bad Rock board gave |
ear contracts to teachers, Ethel
illespie and Carolyn Compton.
N. Status of the contracts and t
hether classes will continue in io
ad Rock or not after end of the t
in January is not known. n
The school board gave Bandmas- c
r William Bruey permission to
i've the old Columbia Falls grade t
hool auditorium used for band t
,om. Seats are to be removed. d
Board member Herman Byrd, S
artin City, and Supt. Dulane
llton were absent attending a h
Getting of the Montana School t,
,ard association in Bozeman p
onday, Tuesday and Wednesday, v
her board members are Chair a
an Otto Fehlberg, Coram; Con 6
Indgren, West Glacier; Bill
lapton and DR.. w. F. Bennett, 81
lumbia Falls. F. P. Fleming is a
.rk. W
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10

Donald B. Fagerland, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Kornel Fagerland, Kali
ispell, has been advanced to fire
control technician third class,
USN, while serving aboard the
heavy cruiser USS Baltimore.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
County Licenses

KALISPELL-Licenses due Jan.
2 at the county treasurer's office
are the 81 year fee for hide buy
ers and the $40 fee for meat coun-
tiers. There are about eight hide
buyer licenses and so meat coun-
ter licenses in the county.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Gilbert Passmore
Gilbert Possmore
Gets Scholarship

BOZEMAN-In recognition of
their superior accomplishments in
the All electric program, four
Montana All club members will
receive Montana State college
scholarships.
The four include Gilbert Pass
more, Creston, and Gary Miller,
Sidney, with $1OO scholarships,
and William Karst, Sunburst, and
Allan Stroble, Absarokee, with
5000 scholarships, all awarded by
Montana Power Co. .a|
Passmore has been a All club
for eight years, and has
carried project work in poultry,
garden, hogs, potatoes, forestry,
home Identification, and for two
years, the electric project. A
The other three winners have
likewise been active All workers
the electrical program.
and has no information
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
1854 Agricultural Summary
FIathead County, Montana

Flathead County, Montana
ray and potatoes
peas by hundredweght) gardens per
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10

contacted and has no information
on the subject so far.
However there is more to the
development than just rumor. y
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10

lem with the county commission
erS. ti0t
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Schools
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ton of the originally planned 49,
room grade school in Columbia
Falls approved by the U. S. Of
flee of Education. The original
grant was over 5000, 1000 with $780,
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
Govt. Suspends
 Atomic Scientist on Security Grounds

WASHINGTON, R Congress siOnal groups took a Wait-and- see attitude today toward the gov erment's suspension and investi- gation of pioneer atomic scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer on secur- ity grounds.
 Sen. Mccarthy declined to elab- crate, but said he has affidavits purporting to show that Oppen- heimer once was member of the Communist party - an utilization the scientist has categorically denied.
 From two other persons famil- jar with the case came statements that the accusation against Op- penheimer had been reviewed and discounted years ago. In notifying him of his suspension, however, the AEC spoke of additional in- vestigation" last year.
 The AEC said in a formal state ment yesterday that President Eisenhower has ordered "a blank wall" placed temporarily between Oppenheimer, one of the chief developers of the atomic bomb, and secret data to which he has had access for over 10 years, pending the report of an AEC Investigating panel.
 Mccarthy told newsmen at Phoenix, Ariz., that while Oppen- heimer's suspension was Hong overdue - it should have been taken years ago."
 "I wouldn't want to interfere with anything that is being done," he said, "As long as the admins tration continues to act, there is no reason for US to move in."
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
Melville McKinstry
 Named General Manager Of Alaska Steamship Co.

SEATTLE, R-Melville UacD McKinstry has been appointed general manager of the Alaska Steamship Co.,, effective May 2, President D. E. Skinner an- nounced Tuesday.
 McKinstry now is vice presi- dent and general manager of AL evander and Baldwin, Ltd., in Se- attle. In his new post he will take over part of the responsibilities now held by Skinner.
 Skinner has been general man. ager, as well as president, of the Alaska line since since elected to the presidency after death of his father, V. w. Skinner, in October, 1853.
 A former Alaska Steam en- ploye, McKinstry returns to man. age the firm he served from 1883 to 1922 as assistant to the vice president and general manager, operating superintendent and fin ally executive assistant. In 1942 he left to serve with US. Army Transportation Corps in South Pacific operations. He left the Army with the rank of colonel.
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
Picket Lines by Striking Plumbers Halt Work At
 Oak Ridge Atomic Plant

OAK RIDGE, Tenn, R-Picket lines posted by striking AFL plumbers and steamfitters Tues day halted work on two atomic plant construction projects here.
 An Atomic Energy Commission spokesman said approximately 1900 workers honored the picket lines. shutting down work on the plants.
 A total of Is steamfitters, mem bers of Local 102, walked out last Saturday in what was described officially as a jurisdictional dis pute with AFL carpenters over a job assignment on one project.
 Projects affected by the walk out are a half-billion dollar addi- ton to the uranium separation center and a top secret nuclear research laboratory.
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
Britain Agrees To Keep Troops On Continent As Long As There Is Danger

LONDON, R-Great Britain agreed today to keep troops on the European continent as long as there is a threat of aggression.
 To speed French ratification of the six-nation European Army treaty, Britain also offered to in tegrate Army and Air Force units in the European Defense Com munity (EDC.
 Former Secretary Anthony Eden announced the pledge in the House of Commons to quiet fears in France-and among left wing Laborites at home-over rearm- ing West Germany.
 West German units would be included in the projected one uniform European army.
 The U.S.-backed EDC treaty has been ratified by the Neither lands, Belgium, West Germany and Luxembourg. Only Italy and France have yet to enact the treaty legislation.
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
Unhyphenated Republican, Joseph Meek, Wins Illinois Senatorial Nomination

CHICAGO, R@Joseph T. Meek, who calls himself a mo label, unhyphenated Republican," early today romped off with the Illinois COP Senatorial nomination in the nations first primary of 1854.
 The 50-year-old head of an or ganization of Illinois merchants, Meek has said he would support most but not necessarily all of President Eisenhower's policies. But he says, too, he is neither "a Taft-Republican or an Eisenhow- er-Republican."
 Yesterdays ballot produced no surprises, no upsets no real tests on national issues, and probably the ightest vote of any Illinois primary in several years.
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
Cop Chides Truman For arking In Wrong Place

FULTON, Mo-, RASecret Ser vice agents once cleared the path for former President Truman but Tuesday Fulton policeman chid- ed him for parking in the wrong place.
 When Truman drove up to full fill speaking engagement he left his car in front of the Westmin- ster College administration Build ing, but the policeman, Paul Hill ton, made him move it to a spot which had been selected in ad- vance.
 Truman obliged and cheerfully drove to lot pointed out by Hill ton.
 '1He came wheeling in here," Hilton said, land I didn't even recognize him. I hadn't expected him to be driving his own car anyway"
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
Flag Makers Confused As To Number of Stars For Old Glory

PIT T s B U R c H, R - Flag makers, confused as to how many stars should be put in the stars and stripes, have been unable to fill Allegheny County's order for polling place flags.
 The flags are needed for the May Is primary elections. Each polling place must have a flag. When the county discovered it's supply was low, it awarded a con- tract to A. Mamaux & Son, con- tratcor, for 2,448 flags.
 The firm today asked to be re- leased from it's contract. It seems the flag makers are confused by congressional indecision for state hood for Hawaii and Alaska.
 Mamaux explained, flagmakers didn't know whether to make flags with 48, 49 or 50 stars. Not knowing what to do, they are doing nothing, he said.
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
Navy Reluctant To Build Only Atomic Subs, So Starts 2 Conventional Ones

WASHINGTON, R-The Navy is reluctant to put all it's eggs in the atomic basket, at least right now.
 That apparently is why it plans to start building two new con ventional submarines-as well as a third nuclear powered sub - during the coming fiscal year.
 The Nays cautious approach to this and other innovations was pointed up in recent testimony by the chief of naval operations, Adm. Robert c. Carney, before the House Appropriations Com mittee.
 Carney's testimony in support of Navy money requests for the year starting July 2 was made public today.
 Describing what he termed the Navy's "orderly" approach to new developments, Carney said he is convinced that nuclear power will have revolutionary effect on fleets of the future.
 But, he added, "until we know exactly where we are going'' he won't recommend a Large and precipitate building program"
 The Navy asked $9,870, 100000 for next year, about 800 million more than it got this year, despite the fact that Navy and Marine Corps manpower will drop by 61,OO0 and the Navy will operate about 50 fewer ships.
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
Funeral Services Held Today In Seattle For Big Charlie" GuStafsOn

SEATTLE, R-Funeral services for Charles Gustafson, 65, a pio- neer Alaska gold miner, were held this afternoon in the John son & Hamilton Chapel.
 Gustafson, known in Alaska as Big Charlie" died last Thursday at Council, where he had gone to begin spring mining. He was a dredgemaster at the Council op- erations.
 Gustafson, born in Sweden, came to the US. as a youth. He went to Alaska about 45 years ago. He had worked there during the summers since and has resid- ed in Seattle or California during the winters. He spent last winter in Berkeley.
 GustafSon was member of the Alaska Pioneers.
 Survivors include the widow, Marie; and a son, the Rev. Theo- dore Gustafson, Benecia, Calf.
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
NO DOUBT
RICHMOND, Va, R-

RICHMOND, Va, RNA couple who registered at a local hotel yesterday declined to take Room 13, saying it might bring bad luck.
 The superstitious pair-later identified as James McCulloch, 45, and Miss Olive Bailey, 4O- were reassigned to Room 12.
 They were found dead in gas filled Room 12 last night, leav- behind joint suicide note.