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Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27

crease may have been year too early in view of
the bounding mill levies, and AAC property just
coming on tax rolls 1t is good to be paying highest
teacher salaries in the county. On the other hand
a Jump in leVieS is not pleasant.
There are the problems of expanding the school
physical plants. Martin City with four cassroos is
short of space to accommodate Martin City young
sters West Glacier has its children in submargin-
al building, and Essex youngsters cross the Great
Northern mainline and climb hill to place even
more obsolete.
Then in Columbia Falls there should be plan
ming for the eventual construction of a new high
school, These are the months that the district should
be picking a site and attempt to acquire land at
reasonable prices that will be centrally located in
the larger town that we know is developing.
Neighborng communities also growing.
Then we come back to the Bad Rock question
that is making more headlines than a sensational
sex case in court.
If the local school board turns its thumbs down
to consolidation purely because of the distress it
has caused district from adverse publicity, the
Columbia Falls to Essex section plays right into
the hands of the attorneys and Bad Rock opponents
of consolidation.
Here is an attorneys statement as reported:
"Were going to hold on to that school for those
people out there just as long we possibly can"
Our question is who is trying to take that
school away from them?
The issue at this stage finds 40 Bad Rock names
on petition requesting annexation. The majority
of the Bad Rock board sincerely opposes consolida
ton, and it appears that the plan is to stall the
issue as long possible.
We think Montana law is faulty when it comes
to consolidation and that it should be rewritten. We
hope that Mary Condor, state superintendent, and
Arnold H. Olsen, attorney general, aware of
this.
We believe that the new law should have ma
jority of both school boards elected by the people
as they are) approve consolidation plus decided
majority like so per cent in favor before consoli-
dation be achieved.
In addition perhaps there should be more rec
ognition of the parents who have children actually
in school, and less of the folks who have not.
In the meantime, We hope Bad Rock residents
of both factions recognize that the district school
board is not deciding the consolidation question
Whatever action this board takes unfortunately will
result in criticism.
In view of the 81 to sd vote favorng conso1i- |
dation Feb. 4, it appears that the district board
should not block the issue from coming up to a
vote again. Actually insufficiency of signatures on
the petition requesting the election what made
the election Illegal and not the will of the voters.
1t would seem that the only solution is to have
Bad Rock residents approve disapprove the an
nexation question, and the the better with
the hope of reducing the unhappiness being caused
people,
There'n be very few tears shed in district if
is not favored, for not trying
to swallow neighboring district Decision is up
to them MR.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27
The Bad Rock Issue

Blow by blow reporting of the Bad Rock school
consolidation question unfortunately resembles a
National Geographic magazine story of bull snake
swallowing garter snake.
We have not experienced a school development
more distressing for district than the Bad Rock
consolidation question Now we wish we had never
heard of consolidation annexation" which es-
sentially means the same thing.
In the first place district interest in annexa-
ton was principally that there would be increased
frendliness of town and country people sharing the
school problems and participating in benefits
Some Bad Rock residents apparently feel that
district strictly featherng its nest On the
other hand we see absolutely gain to district 6
in dollar and cents tax way especially with the
Anaconda Aluminium Co., plant coming local
district tax rolls. District tax base in 1858
$2,803,678, and without Bad Rock this year it is
$685. 443. Bad Rock tax base for 1858 $113,010
and in view of developments is being considered
the same for 1854 Nearby Deer Park district tax
base was $92 685 in 1858 and increased to $90432 in
1854. Next district Fairvew decreased from $75,290
last year to $73,915 this year. Bad Rock it appears
would have shown some increase.
Whatever the situation, headlines and reactions
have been to the effect that Columbia Falls failed
in its attempts to annex Bad Rock
Actually the case continues to be where Bad
Rock petitions for annexation to district 6. Then
district school board can either approve or dis
approve the question. If approved, Bad Rock holds
an election and the people of Bad Rock decide
whether or not they want annexation District
does not vote on the question.
In these recent months one would think that
the Bad Rock question the big issue for district
g. It is not Whether these 80 to 36 students attend
school here four miles away in Bad Rock is
Bad Rock problem that should be decided there
With aluminium plant development, district
has number of school problems. For example we
think the district is out limb establishing an
Oct Is deadline for being six years old in order to
attend first grade Other districts in the Flathead
apparently have later dates We also recognize that
a youngster is mature and better able to grasp
and digest information at six than at five and
half. All districts should be consistent this.
Furthermore there is the problem of seventh
and eighth graders from Martin City and Hungry
Horse attending school at Hungry Horse or junior
high in Columbia Falls. We feel that this has been
handled in an awkward manner to the distress of
some parents.
There is also the situation where teachers last
spring given something 10 per cent salary
increases to the Montana Education Association
minimum and highest level in the Flathead. The in
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27
Needed Pau Boost

Long overdue for pay raise are federal en-
ployes and it is topic of considerable consequence
in this section with its several federal agencies.
Our neighbors who work for Glacier National
Park Flathead National Forest, the Bureau OF Rec
lamation and in the various post offices on month
ly basis haven't had pay increase since 1851 Most
of the men and women employed on an hourly basis
by the government have followed the wage trend
upward in view of "wage board regulations" where
pay follows the local curve. This doesn't help the
majority of the year-around employees who are not
hired on an hourly basis.
Cost of living has been increasing. Carpenters
wages representative of the building crafts here in
the Flathead since 1851 have increased from $500
to $265 an hour. Teachers wages and others have
likewise showed decided boosts.
Then Monday saw President Eisenhower kill
the per cent wage increase for million and half
federal workers that was voted by Congress.
We think federal employees were entitled to
pay boost
Furthermore we can't help but admire the Pres
ident for taking the unpopular step of putting his
veto on the pay increases. Yet we wonder If he
shouldn't have used his influence to achieve more
results with Congress.
Congress that passed the pay increase bill had
the responsibility of finding the 200 million dollars
or so needed to pay the boost.
Furthermore it makes sense not to increase op-
irrational costs of the post office department by III
million dollars when it is already operating 400
million dollars in the red. Canada pays 5 cents to
mail letter; we pay 8. Publications, too have un-
fair mailing advantages
It is fine to make more money and have pay
increases, and certainly the federal employees have
good case.
The irresponsible parties in this situation are
Republican as well as Democratic congressman who
voted pay boost and then proceeded not to find
ways and means of footing the extra cost
A true politician of course votes pay increases
and ducks the less popular phase of added taxes or
Ievies to raise the needed revenues. MR.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27
LaSaIIe Club Plans for FaiI

his family. His nephew, Don Mel
son, went over with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Quigley left
Friday for their new location al
Casper, Wyo., after spending a
weeks vacation with Don's par
ents the Ray Quigleys.
Don is an installer for Western
Electric with headquarters at
Boise, Idaho.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Lynch have
returned to their home in Ashland,
Ore, after visit here with their
daughter and family, Monte, Bill
and Mike Krall. Mike accompan-
led his grandparents home but will
return in time for schools opening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Dimes and
children, Garden City, Mich,
spent two days here as guests
at the Ray Quigley home, enroute
to Portland.
Visiting at the Erwin Riley home
over the weekend were Mr.. and
Mrs. Glenn Brokan and the Henry
Loren family, all of Missoula.
Other recent guests at the Riley
home were his niece and her hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Hall,
Carstairs, Alta, Canada.
Visiting at the Dale Simpson
home are his parents from Salt
Lake City.
The Neal Boyd family have
moved into the Farmer house south
of highway No. 2 in Hungry Horse.
Brief callers at the Frank Sharr
home last week were Mrs. Ralph
Diller and Mrs. Keith Dickerson,
Bluffton, Ohio. They spent two
days at Sperry glacier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dickerson may re-
main in the area.
Medora Prezel has purchased the
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27
Grandyiew Al Club
Plans for Fair

LaSALLE - Next meeting OF
Grandview Supreme Al club will
be Sept. l at the Klein home. The
Fair float will be main topic OF
business.
The club held their regular
meeting Aug. Is at the Gaetle
home at $3.50 pm. Main topic of
conversation were the All tour
Aug. 29 and the Fair.
Francis Gaetle gave a demon
stration on repairing a lamp cord.
Lunch was served by Mrs. Gaetle
at close of the meeting. Dale Witty,
reporter.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27
Living Together
Is All Theme

KALISPELL-"Living Together
is theme of the discussion sessions
during the Montana All Club
Congress held at Montana State
college this week, according to W.
w. Mauritson, Flathead county
agent. All member delegates and
leaders attending the congress
have an opportunity to take part
in this important part of the con-
gress program, he added.
Club members attending the
congress from Flathead county are:
Pat Thompson, Haroldeen Leighty,
Ronald Hoye, Raymond Sanders,
Leslie Cooper, Raymond Fritz, Bill
Stiles, Sue LATERAL, Larry O'Con-
nell, Sharon Slethaug, David Bal
lenger, Patricia Siderius, Pat An
derson, Kay Ness, Georgia Ruthe
Wendt, Carole Logan, and Carley
Ridenour. Local leader is Dorothy
Clapper.
Joseph Bohlen, sociologist from
Iowa State college, is discussion
coordinator. Speakers are Judge
w. w. LESLEY of Bozeman speak
ing on Living Together in the
Community; Reverend Paul B.
McCleave whose topic is "What
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27
Bad Rock Busy Bees
Continue Quilt w Ork

Continuation of quilt work was
activity at the Rad Rock Busy
Bees club meeting, Thursday.
The club met at the home of
Mrs. Anna Ross, with Mrs. Ella
Van, hostess. Long time Bad Rock
resident and former club member,
Mrs. Nellie Wiles, was present.
Next meeting Is TO be Sept. 16,
with hostess to be announced.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27
by LBH Club


LaSALLE = LaSalle Boosters
Tractor Maintenance members met
at Sam Grahams Thurs sda y
evening with Arden Olsen as lead
er. Ronald Hoye gave demonstra-
ton on how to pack tractor wheel
bearings. Plans were discussed for
the club booth and float for the
fair, which is all too close Mrs
Graham served a tasty lunch to
conclude the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jellison
drove to Dillon, Saturday, taking
representatives from Flathead high
school to Boys State. They re-
turned via Helena, where Mr.. Jel-
lison attended the state Republican
convention, Sunday.
Ken Fordik was an overnight
guest of Gene Jellison, Saturday
The boys were patching and found
it easier to sleep than cook.
Three stray dogs attacked calf
belonging to Norman Bergen early
Friday morning. They also killed
some chickens. One dog was traced
but the other two are unknown.
Mrs. Norman Bergen attended
the County Federation Planning
meeting, Aug. II at the home of
Mrs. Stan SIalvorson. The County
Federation of Women's clubs will
be held Sept. %.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Allberg and
Penny, st. Paul, were recent visit
ors at the Alfred Hoye home.
Andrew Gordon and son, Billie,
Moorhead, Mimi, were guests of
his sister-in-law, Mrs. Cora Lar
son, last week.
Marvin Larson, Alfred Hoye, and
and Norman Bergen were among
those attending a fishing party of
Our Savior Lutheran Brotherhood
and spent weekend at Kintla lake.
Mrs. Cora Larson is cooking at
the Lutheran Bible camp this
week.
School will be starting Sept. 3
with teachers Mrs. Lenora Hill,
Birch Grove; Mrs. Dorothy Gar
vim, LaSalle; and Mrs. Rose Gra-
ham, Half Moon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Smith and
son, Missoula, visited with Wal
lace's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les Smith, over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Cummings,
and son, Eddie Jr., Anaconda, Sis
ter Mary Michele, Chicago, and
Sister Mary Sylvester, Chicago,
spent the weekend at the Billie
Kortum home. Eddie Cummings is
a brother and Sister Mary Sylves-
ter is a sister of Mrs. Billie Kor-
tum. 1t was Sister Mary Sylvester
and Sister Mary Micheles' first
visit in the west and they were
quite impressed with our scenery
Paul Buck, Great Falls, and Mrs.
Christine Buck, Kalispell, were
dinner guests at the Robert Leach
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Wishart,
Rose Marie, Louise and Fred Wis
hart drove to Many Glacier one
day last week. Blaine Wishart and
Fred also drove to Big Arm last
week to visit old friends. Fred
lived there before moving to Kan
sas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Folks
and three children, Tacoma, Wash.
were guests at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. John Martin, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Mcdonald,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Birnel and
Leona and Elsie Mcdonald motor
ed to Logan Pass Sunday.
The party and shower held at
the LaSalle Grange hall Saturday
evening for Mr.. and Mrs. Preston
Kimbrough and Mr.. and Mrs. ALL
en-. Graham was well attend
ed. George Bruyer's orchestra sup
piled the music for dancing.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27
New Managers For
Loo Cabin Cufe
by Mrs. RAY QuiqIey

HUNGRY Maxine Sor-
enson has taken over the manage
ment of the Log Cabin cafe. The
Sorensons recently moved here
from Anaconda.
Claudia Smith went to Havre,
Saturday to spend a while with
her father before school starts.
Martha Kanjas is helping in the
post office this week.
Arlene Logan will leave soon for
Spokane where she will enroll for
the fall class at Franklin Business
college.
Lyle Knudsen spent the week
end in Salmon City, Idaho, visiting
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27
Back to University

Sue Mann, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Mann, Vetville, is re-
turning to Montana State univer-
sity Sept. 25. She is a senior ma
joring in mathematics, and will be
practice teaching at Whitefish
high school for three weeks in
September before returning to
MSU. She is graduate of Glasgow
high school, and will receive her
bachelors degree in education next
December.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27
Starts Vet Training

Students named to start Vets
training at Washington State col
lege, Pullman include William
Noble. 1t is assumed that this col
lege news release means veterin-
arian training.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27
FLATHEAD
Pcet'A Connen .
OUR FLATHEAD POET

OUR FLATHEAD POET
I read and love the poetry,
Of this poet of olA time.
/ can see, and feel his goodness,
AS read between his lines.
! wondered what he looked like,
AS l read his thoughts in rhyme
/ wondered, was he tall or short,
And if his face was lined.
Is he old and bald and wrinkled?
Is he quiet and refined;
This poet of our Flathead,
Who writes poetry so fine?
Well yesterday l sold a ticket,
To a man just in his prime,
] watched him put his signature,
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27

On the tickets bottom line.
He was tall, and really handsome,
And he, is quiet and refined.
1t was the poet of our Flathead
There below, his name had signed.
-AGM, kaIispeli
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27

Drager building and has furnished
it as a rooming house and is now
ready to take roomerS.
The Key West citizen., 1954-02-22
|Cave Explorers
Leave Trail OF
Gear Underground

CRYSTAL CAVE. Ky. ~-The
next explorers entering Crystal
caves deep passages will be able
to follow a traIl of shoes, socks.
sleeping bags, winter underwear
and many other items.
Members of last weeks seven.
day expedition into the cave Of
mysteries left all excess when they
headed for daylight Saturday.
! In addition TO wearing apparel,
they abandoned two gasoline
stoves. substantial store Of med
icsl supplies. much food, canteens
and other items worth hundreds Of
dollars inside the cave but mostly
worthless outside.
Camp was broken yesterday at
the cave entrance in Mammoth
Cave National Park, IS miles out
in the rugged southern Kentucky
hills from Cave City and 100 miles
south OF Louisville.
The explorers. headed By Joe
Lawrence of Phladelphls, re.
mained intrigued by Crystals un-
solved depths, however, and many
said they'd like to return later fos
an even longer exploration.
The Key West citizen., 1954-02-22
LATEST ON HYDROGEN WEAPONS

The latest report of the Atomic Energy Commission,
plus the usual leaks which have occurred in the last
eighteen months piece together rough picture of the
progress this country has been making in the field of
atomic and hydrogen weapons.
This sort Of picture should be a guarded secret,
perhaps, but all of the information forming the picture
has appeared in print and therefore it is we'll known to
potential enemies
1t seems that the test H-bomb was exploded in late
1882 everyone began to suspect in 1853 Hungarian
scientist is credited with drawing the first sketch
of the bomb. Much of the work that bomb done
in research laboratory the location of which has been
printed, but which we will not reprint here
There seems to be general agreement that this
country now producing H-bombs of far power
full variety than those tested in 1862. These bombs
for further tests later this year The rate of pro-
ducton all atomic weapons has moved forward rapid
y and production of such weapons said to depend
mainly on the nod of the President.
President Eisenhower himself revealed last year
that the U. S. atomic sockpile increasing in size
daily" The arsenal of atomic weapons in the
possession of this country must reach at least four
bers. Soon. doubt it will reach five. +
The tremendous destructive power of this arsenal
of bombs has been stressed many times but perhaps the
impressive point to be made in this connection
made by the Acc in this sentence recently:
To-day the United States stockpile of atomic wea-
pons which, of course increases daily exceeds by many
times the explosive equivalent of the total of all bombs
and all shells that from every plane and every gun
in every theater of through all the years of World
War H.
That should be something for the Russians to think
about, especially when they are ponderng aggres-
sive plans where United States interests involved
And it is statement that makes for peace, not for
the Slavs respect only force.
Never overlook the fact that free press and free
radio be used to distribute propaganda.
The Key West citizen., 1954-02-22
Hal Boyle
Says

Take your time. The ships sailing
late. The captain forgot his keys"
Getting through the door,
Frances wondered aloud about
what else she should take for the
baby and father wondered aloud
whether he should take along his
high school diploma.
1t took two cabs 10 get US to
the ship. Boyle, of course. didn' I
know which pier. Frances, Oi
course, did. And at the gangplank
came the inevitable question:
who's got the tickets?"
'Not me-" said Boyle as II hC
had just been accused of a capita
loffense. Frances, of course, pro
duced the tickets while her hus
band apologetically directed the
stewards with the baggage. MOS
of this is trinkets to trade with
the natives" he explained.
/ Finally in their stateroom
Frances set about making the
baby comfortable while the stew
ards unloaded bags.
"Who brought this along?" Boyle
asked, scOwling at his portable
Typewriter.
The Key West citizen., 1954-02-22
IT'S DEATH, my DAR[|nG !
BY Amsko Reynolds Long

Colonel Dumont's final dinner
party, st which ms will was 20 be
read. was held at eight o'clock
that evening IN the big. candle
hghted dining room. Bobby and
Pick and land even Aunt Del
phine-an wore white, and duti-
fully fastened 10 our shoulders
the somewhat stiff corSage of
oleanders in accordance with the
old gentleman's wishes.
This tune, Claude did not pre-
side at the head OF the table. In
stead, the masters chair was left
vacant-a stipulation. I learned
later, which had been made by the
old man who had occupied il for
so many years M,vA
IN SPITE OF the Colcoers re-
L quest. the DINNER party was
hardly what could be called gay
affair. =
Al the chose OF the dinner, the
twenty-year old champagne was
opened, and we all soleEnnfy
drank a toast to Colonel Dunont'S
memory. Then Mr.. Simeon Duval
rose TO read the will
First, there were beQuests OF
personal possessions to Pick. Aunt
Delphine, Cousin jeff, and Lewis
Haye. after which followed a long
list OF minor remembr anceS for
the colored servants. Then came
the disposal of the bulk OF the
estate.
The land had been divided into
three equal parts. The first OF
these, which included Oleander
Plantation. went to Claude as eiCi-
est in direct line OF descent The
second went TO Uncle Raoul, and
the third was divided between
Amedee and Henri. 4
= That part sounds simple enough. !,
/ know. But now comes the COM
,plication- Although the land had
been left outright 10 has sons and
grandSonS, Colonel Dumont had
added the stipulation that they
might not dispose OF any or all
of it except TO one another: while
upon their deaths il was 10 pass.
to their male descendants or near
est male relative bearing the
name of Dumont 81
s That means Mr. Duval ex.
planned carefully. that if Mr.
Raoul - Dumont, q for 3 exaFnple.l
should wiShsto dispose ofsfisIsharea
ofithe lanHfshe mightAdo sol ether
TO one of his sons or 70 one of has
The Key West citizen., 1954-02-22
Wanted Man Is
Caught Robbing
Grocery Store

Atlanta LR - A 32-year-old Ten
inessean who was one of the FBTs
10 most wanted men has been ar.
rested on charges Of burglarizng
a grocery store.
Nelson r. Duncan OF Memphis
WAS picked up yesterday morning
by city police after a routine check
IOf a store aroused the suspicion
of officers.
Nelson and a man LISTED
as L. Sircy. q. of Spring
field, Tenn, were tearing open q
safe which contained about $2,O0t
when police found them, Detective
H. J. Standridge reported.
The two men were unarmed ant
did not offer resistance, police
said.
The FBT says Duncan Is wanted
on charges Of interstate transpor
tation Of a stolen automobile, IN
lawful flight to avoid prosecution
and violation Of the federal fire
arms act.