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fort. sometimes successful. to
place Communists in policy
making posts in the Govern
ment. He stresses the large
number of Fifth Amend
ment" witnesses before con-,
greSsional committees who
have refused to answer all
relevant questions on the
ground their answers might
tend to incriminate them.
Mr.. Burnham urges the
Tightening of certain laws
curbing subversion. He thinks
evidence obtained from wire
tapping should be admissible
in cases involving the safety of
the country. He suggests that
witnesses before investigating
committees should be assured
of protection from prosecution
based on self determination
and then required under pen
atty of contempt to answer
questions. &C. B. j.
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Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10

It is natural for an area to not want to lose
anything even if it is just port-of-entry stauon
that operates during the summer.
Word has come from Helena that the state
highway advertising setup plans to move the Col
11rbia Falls port-of-entry station at Columpla
Heights to Troy the Idaho border
Obviously Troy fits into the port-of- ENTRY des-
ignation better than does Columbia Heights, ana
for that matter similar action be expected with
fhe stsa at Miles City, also we'll within the state.
Yet the port-of-entry at the junction OF nigh
zyays No and 40 through the years has been sec
ond only to Mssoula for numbers OF cars counted
Last summer Missoula had count OF 59,39o cars
and the local port 4690O cars with 11444s passen-
gers ,r.,
With station at Troy and another at Missoula
we can see where eastbound and northbound traffic
will be reasonably well served. We wonder what
provisions are being made for visitors coming down
from Canada on both sides of Glacier
Operation of port-of-enry stations has gen.
orally seemed too shallow.
It has served the purpose of getting tally OF
out-of-state visitors.
When it comes to information about housing and
visitor services and attractions, the ports have had
Questionable worth. -
Each summer there are reports OF communities
being sighted We recall business people of Hungry
Horse few months ago being unhappy over noun
ing between the park and Kalispel.
Then in the matter of going south or west, IL
attendants at the port-of-entry said 1.-The east shore
around Flathead lake is the most direct and best
road" Kalispen could be expected to protest. 1t
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10

One of the problems for the growing city o.
Columbia Falls is garbage disposal.
The present dump is well within smelling dis
tance of the community and blocks growth due
west.
Obvious answer is 'move the dump"
Then Columbia Falls found that nobody wanted
city's trash unloaded over the next hill. None o1
us would want garbage dump located nearby.
Then there was the proposal of put the new
dump five miles out away from where people live
This presented problems of having a serious fire
hazard out in the timber. Supervision to guard
against fire would cost money. Getting trucks tc
such distant dump especially in winter presents
difficulties. Hauling garbage five miles would cost
each resident of Columbia Falls more money.
Furthermore no signs would be needed to in
dicate the direction to such dump. Debris along
the road all the way out would indicate the direc-
ton as few folks wouldn't bother to make the
whole trip.
The garbage dump situation looked difficult.
Then Monday evening, George Fielding, Flat
head county sanitarian met with Mayor Herman
Benzien and the city council to discuss the garbage
problem.
Fielding the mayor and the council liked the
idea of Columbia Falls developing the sanitary land
fill type of garbage disposal.
Fielding pointed out that old-time dumps pre-
sented problems of smoke, smell, rodents and flies
possible sources of disease such polio.
He told of Mandan N. Dak., which adopted the
sanitary landfin SYSTEM and has its garbage placed
and buried within mile or so of the city center
The system involves digging trench and COW
ering the debris.
Mandan now uses the landfill for an athletic
field.
Near New York City, about 10000 acres OF
bog land mostly in New Jersey has been reclaimed
by sanitary andfill, and is the location of new
housing developments and factories The metropoli-
tan area has the additional expense of finding the
dirt to cover the debris. ,
Cy Kronkright, Columbia Falls council mem
ber soid of Lewiston, Idaho, where he had lived,
using sanitary landfil Kronkright said that prac-
tically worthless land the center of the COM
nunity had been filled in such a manner, and now
is occupied by industrial plants 1t has become val
liable property.
This method of garbage disposal sees trash put
into trench and constantly buried. Cost lnclud-
ing equipment and all factors at Mandan was $1.44
ton. However reducing some of the depreciation
factors placed the actual cost at n cents ton.
Montana law permits city to levy up to mills
for such an improvement providing there is voter
approval
Motion pictures available on the sanitary
landfiu which presents safe method OF disposal
even within city limits
Columbia Falls should move its dumpground.
It is not practical to have it five miles away or for
that matter three miles distant.
This city made fine progress with its water
system improvement during 1854. 1t would be fine
to see modern, safe method of garbage disposal
achieved during 1885, MR.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10

doesn't seem as though Kalispel generally was
pleased with having port-of-entry at Columbia
Heights.
A frequent question asked by visitors is "Where
is a good place to eat?" That's dangerous question
If the visitor got the information he wanted, other
restaurants might not like it.
Over the years we've wondered if Montana
wouldn't have a better approach in having "cour-
tesy' stations at few spots in the state for the
convenience of visitors. Idea of portofentry sta
tions and "stop" is rather an abrupt approach to
handing out map and getting visitor count.
Furthermore if the port-of-entry program is
costing the state any great amount of money, this
may be function of government we can do with
out. MR
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
A With 8 Deaths

The Flathead has been more alert to the prob
lens Of highway safety during 1854. The result
shows in the number of automobile fatalities Tor
the year standing at eight so far.
This compares with eight traffic deaths for the
year 1852, and the all-time high figure of 16 for
1858 County Coroner Harry Campbells records
show l6 while the state highway patrol including
two additional deaths on the county line have the
number as Is.
There has been some publicity about the county
only having six automobile fatalities for 1854 but
the eight all in the last half of 1854 have been
as follows: July 25, near Essex, Lyle G. Stenland;
Jack Searle, Denny Gulling and Claire Num- Aug.
z I'D the North Fork Frank M. Silver, Sept. o
near Essex; Mrs. Hazel M. Dnkov, Oct. l. near Mar
ion: Arthur ]. Walter, Oct TO- carbon monoxide,
Nyack, and Carl A. Loomis, Nov. T. above White
fish.
If the Flathead is able to hold its traffic deaths
to eight the 1852 level that's progress. There are
more people using automobiles and more miles
driven.
On the one hand the Flathead and the whole
nation are more alert to traffic dangers.
On the other hand success in reducing this
threat to staying alive is not achieved in any one
year. The past shows traffic deaths In the Flathead
up one year, and down the next.
If 1854 ends with 8, it will be compared with
last years 16 or 49, 1852 with g. 1851 with TO- 1850
with low 2; l949 with g. 1948 with II, 1947 with
G. 1946 with T. and then 1945 down to 2 again. Last
year without traffic deaths in the Flathead was
1890 First recorded automobile fatality was IN 1918
win Z, ana II Was 1870 OSAOAe 1iS NON-11 ~S
perienced in the same year. These are county cor
oner figures.
sensible conclusion is that no city, county
or state in the nation make big dent IN the
traffic death problem in a single year. The Flat
head has done well in 1854, but there should be
minimum of back patting If no more die on Flat
head highways this year, the figure stands equal
to two years ago, and four times more automobile
deaths than in 1850.
There's always more to be achieved in this matter
of traffic safety Safe Driving day is being observed
nationally December Is, for good reason. MR.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10

ing after which lunch was served
Here is another correction on
the LBH club December meeting
1t is on Tuesday Dec. IA at pm
instead of Wednesday as stated
last week. Please note change of
date.
Tuesday a work shop day was
held at the Anna Graham home.
The day was spent in making
Christmas stockings for the chill
dren and grandchildren of LBH
club members.
Dec. l the Birthday club met
at the home of Vivian Hoye with
Florence Bergen co-hostess. The
traditional birthday cake was
served along with ice cream made
to look like a turkey. The after
noon was spent sewing and visit
ing.
Mrs. Mcdonald and Mrs. Russell
Eklund attended the Missionary
Circle of the Baptist church held
at the Herb Holland home Dec /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Graham and
family were visitors Saturday eve
ming at the Marvin Larson home.
Mrs. Robert Leach attended a
meeting in Kalispell Tuesday on
a miracle fabric. She is the project
leader for the LBH club for 1855.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10

is a very beautiful picture with a
little creek and lots of snow ev-
erywhere. There are tall trees
and a little sun shining through.
First grader, Mickie, had fun
Friday when Eddie Brewster left
big package at the school house
for Mrs. Harrington. 1t was a
Christmas gift for three year old
Davey-a fire engine to sit on
and you kick your feet and go
right along. There is siren that
goes when you turn crank. Mic
kie got to try it out and went up
and down the school room several
times with siren going. He thought
it worked fine.
Mart Sibley was taken to the
hospital last week. He was in a
serious condition from an abdom-
inal infection. He is some improv-
ed at this writing.
Mr.. Odin and son were over
from Dutton. They report fine
weather there, and no snow.
Billie Price celebrated his birth
day Sunday. Chuck Bengtson
Claude Tesmer, Paul Gerrish and
Eldon Koon were present. Claude,
Paul and Eldon all left for their
homes after working for the park
this summer. Claude to Walhalla,
N. Dak.; Paul to Chicago and Ell
don to Comstock Park, Mich.
Rae Marie Price is home with
the "flu."
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Homemoker Club
TO Meet uf Conns
hy Mrs. Grace Reed

| CANYON VIEW-Next meeting
of Haskell Creek Home Demon
stration club will be Jan. 6 at the
home of Mrs. Kenneth Conn. Rol
call will be answered with "Tht
Nicest Christmas I've Had"
Club met at the home of Mrs
Joe Tombrink Dec. 2 at 1:30 pm
A dessert luncheon was served by
the hostess, Mrs. Tombrink, before
the meeting.
Roll call was answered with
Christmas gift and Christmas din
ner suggestions.
There were IL members and one
visitor, Mrs. Bill Doyle, present.
Mrs. Doyle became member of
the club at this meeting.
Installation of 1855 officers,
President Mrs. John Johnson, vice
president, Mrs. Joan Wood, and
secretary-treasurer Mrs. Joe Tom
brink was made by Past Presi-
dent, Mrs. Cecil McElwain.
Christmas gifts were distributed
and 1854 secret pals were revealed.
Names for secret pals for 1855
were drawn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Frerich were
Sunday dinner guests at the H. c..
Stafinbill home in Kalispell.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tombrink
visited at the Arnold Cook home
Sunday evening.
Friendly Neighbors pinochle club
met at the John Opsand home Dec.
3 for a session of card playing.
Mrs. Chris Rasmussen was co-hos-
tess with Mrs. John Opsand. High
score winners were Beth Tombrink
and Mr.. Holland. Low score win
ners were Pete Nash and Edith
Holland.
Mrs. Betty Joy and her daugh-
ters, Nancy and Sandra, were
Thanksgiving guests at the Chris
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Motichka were
dinner guests at the Joe
Tombrink home. Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Tetrault, Kalispell, called at the
Joe Tombrink home Sunday af-
.ernoon. Dan Tetrault and Ed Mo-
.ichka had gone to school together
1ut hadn't seen each other for
Iuite a few years so they had a
good visit about old times and
Mrs. Joe Tombrink and Mrs.
Tohn Johnson met with Mrs. Jim }
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Plan Xmas Party

HUNGRY HORSE-Ladies aio
of Martin City Hungry Horse
Community Presbyterian church
will have its annual Christmas
party Tuesday at 1880 at the Manse
in Martin City. There will be q
gift exchange each bringing a gift
not to exceed fifty cents for adults
and twenty-five cents for children
All interest ladies are invited
and welcome.
| Marcia McVay celebrated her
sixth birthday anniversary Dec. l
with a dinner and show. Guests
were Linda Relnoehl, Jean Smith,
Glenda Turner, Lynn Devall and
Gail Crandall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat McVay and
daughters spent three days shop
ping in Spokane.
Mrs. Jesse Roeschlaub enter
tanned at bridge Friday afternoon,
Mrs. Charles Simmons, Mrs. Emil
Gehri and Mrs. Clair Brassfield.
Mrs. Brassfield won first prize.
Emil Gehri left Sunday for
Boise, and was to report Tuesday
at his new job in the regional Of
flee there. Mrs. Gehri and daugh-
ter, Marlene, are remaining here
until the end of the school semes-
ter. Marlene is a junior at Colum-
bia Falls high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Greiner and
family, Poison, spent the weekend
here with the Dick Greiners and
attended the NFFE party in Kalis-
pell Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Myhre
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Dromutics Group
Moy Orqunize

Residents of the Columbia Falls
to West Glacier area interested in
forming Little Theatre group are
asked to attend a meeting at Col
umbia Falls city hall next Thurs
day at 8 pm.
Included among thost starting
the movement are Tony Kadlec,
high school English and dramatics
teacher, Mrs. Jake Choat, Mrs.
Walter Nelson and Mrs. Bill Stall
ingS.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Letters TO Editor /.
Columbia Falls, Montana
Nov. 80, 1854.

Dear Editor:
In the Hungry Horse News oi
Nov. 19, there appeared among
other traffic cases, Gerald Richard
Eckelberry, Columbia Falls, 4S
miles in a 25 mile zone, $40.
As have been given much un-
favorable publicity would like
an opportunity to tell the readers
of the Hungry Horse News some
of the facts of this case. First I'd
like to tell a little of my driving
habits here in and around Colum-
bia Falls. I learned to drive a
straight rendered Model T back in
about 1916. Have owned my own
automobile since 1928, have been
in possession of a Montana driv-
er's license continuously since they
have been required. Have been
employed the greater share of the
time since 1929 by a lumber COM
pany west of Columbia Falls and
so have been required to drive
over what is now highway forty,
twice a day most of this time. With
Gods help, lots of luck and some
sane driving I have never been
involved in an accident or been
accused of speeding.
Now for what happened the
morning of Nov. 10, 1854. This
morning I was driving an old Mod
el pickup to work to bring home
a load of mill wood. There was no
time from the time / left home
It'll / reached the limits of Colum-
bia Falls that l ever reached As
miles per hour. On entering the
city limits / slowed down to at
least 25 miles per hour as I was
meeting the oncoming traffic from
the west. As / got further out, l
increased my speed somewhat but
at no time was / ever near 40
miles per hour
Out past the railroad crossing l
was stopped by the Columbia Falls
Chief of Police and was told / was
clocked at AS mph. When ! disput-
ed his word, ! was told to get my
speedometer checked (Since that
time have had il checked and it
registers faster than the truck is
actually going). was given tick
ei 10 appear before the judge,
which ] did. When ] questioned !
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Mrs. Walsh Publishing
Neu Book of Poems

"Glacier Verse;" a book of poems
by Mrs. John j. Walsh, West Gla-
cier, is being published this month
by O'Neil Printers.
Mrs. Walsh writes under the pen
name of Harriet Smith Walsh.
The book contains go poems on
all subjects with the park being
the subject of a number.
This is Mrs. Walsh's third book
of poems, and the volume will sell
for $1.50.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10

spent a few days in Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Turner and
sons. Joe and Leon, Kennewick,
Wash, spent few days at the
home of their son, Neal Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Oberem were
called to Butte last Monday by the
serious illness of Mr.. Oberem's
father. They returned Saturday.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Down Below Zero
Up North Fork

NORTH FORK-Winte arrived
Nov. 26 when it started showing
and reached a depth of ten inches
on Trail Creek road by Sunday
Has settled to four inches and was
eight degrees below zero here Dec
1. Then it warmed up to thawing
weather.
Thanksgiving dinner guests at
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Rovers were
Phil Stevens and Ranger Ed Ohm
| stead.
Dinner guests at Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Hammers Thanksgiving
day were Tom Reynolds and Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Peterson.
Charlie Dundell, Mrs. Lloyd Son
dreson's father, has returned home
to Beaverton, Ore, after visiting
at Sondresons for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wurtz spent
few days visiting their children
in and around Eureka the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Rover were
dinner guests at Adolph Opalkas
Dec. 2.
Dinner guests at the Sondreson
home Thanksgiving were Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Hanson and children, Cor
am; Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Inerson and
children; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Wurtz and Leonard and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Holcomb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Sondreson
and the Bill Inerson family were
dinner guests at Harry Holcombs,
Nov. 26.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Apear Prepares for Holidays
on Apaar school

APGAR-We are busy getting
ready for our Christmas program
We decided today to have Santa:
Christmas Treat for our play. We
also chose other things to do.
No snow at Apgar, but very
hard rain, Monday after school.
The salmon run is still on and
there are rivers of fish in the
creek.
Bus students, Chuck and Billie
said that they saw a lot of eagles
down on a little island in the creek
and that some of the eagles were
right at the edge in the water.
First time 1 ever saw them go in
the water" said Billie. Jerry
Mackin came in later and said he,
too, had seen the eagles in the
water.
Says paper boy, Jimmy, early
Sunday morning l saw some eagles
on the creek eating salmon" .
Lynne reports, "when was go
ing home for lunch I saw some
eagles flying near our sign and one
flew down real low"
The Christmas cactus at school
has a large pink flower which is
beautiful. 1t also has some buds.
'Pokey, the large turtle eats oc-
casionally and we were glad that
he ate some liver for his Thanks
giving dinner. Rosey Posey has
been eating every day." wrote
Margaret.
John Washburns were visitors
of the Smiths in Columbia Falls,
Sunday.
Saturday, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Brownback and Flora were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Haus, Kali
ispell, and also Mr.. and Mrs.
Faulkner, Kalispell.
Donna Brewster spent h e
weekend with Sharon Apgar in
Columbia Falls and returned
home, Sunday evening. She re-
ported a fine time.
"Just saw two robins in front of
the store this morning (Dec. g."
wrote Eddie.
Writes Gloria "When l was 60
ing to play with Lynne and Dar-
lene I saw a bunch of ducks on
the creek and one had his head
in the water and he looked real
funny. When 1 was coming to
school this morning happened
to see that the mountain was full
of snow and frost. 1t was very
pretty. Apgar mountain had a
bunch of nice white clear snow on
it too"
"The roads are very slippery
and when I was coming to school
on my bike 1 put on my brakes
and 1 slid several feet" wrote
Larry Mackin.
colbert and saw a golden
eagle and it flew real low," says
Neal.
Gilbert had bad time at the
dentists Friday. He thinks the dem
tist pulled his tooth twice. "The
office nurse knew me all the time
because she says she reads our
column in the Hungry Horse
News all the time" Gilbert told
us.
Mrs. Harrington brought over a
picture Cal Tidrick painted and
put it up for us to look at for a
few days before she sends it off
for a Christmas gift. We think it
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
TOastmasters Plan
Dec. 23 Ladies Mite

HUNGRY HORSE - Hungry
Horse Toastmaster's club is plan
ming ladies night with wives as
guests at the Club Rocco Dec. %.
The Toastmasters were holding a
regular meeting this Thursday.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Invite Parents And
Friends TO Program
bV LBH club

LASALLE - Dec. 81 at 8 pm
LaSalle students invite their par
ents and friends to their. Christ
mas program.
In 1910 the LBH club gathered
together the favorite recipes Of
each club member and compiled
a cookbook. Needless to say the
covers are getting rather tatterec
and worn from constant use and
the pages are turning yellow but
the recipes are still tried and true
Scattered through the book are
bits of philosophy which is just as
good today as it was in 1910 and
which brings smile to the faces
of the recipe hunters. Some are
good enough to pass along such as
who'll dare deny the truth;
there's poetry in pies and no mean
woman can cook well; it calls for
a generous spirit, a light hand and
a large heart. The last one is I'M
clasSified-one sweet disposition;
three grains of common sense, one
large heart, one good liver-plenty
of fresh air and sunlight, one bu-
shell of contentment, one good hus-
band. To preserve: do not harm,
beat or bring to a boil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Larson and
children and Mrs. Cora Larson had
a pre-Christmas dinner at the
Merle Baldwin home in Creston,
Sunday. The dinner was held ear
ly due to the fact the Larsons will
be gone during the Christmas
week. They left Nov. 80 to go to
Seattle to visit Mr. and Mrs. Lyle
Larson. Mrs. Cora Larson will re-
main there for the winter. Marvin
and Edna and family plan to re-
turn in a week and then go to
Sidney to spend Christmas with
Edna's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lars
Anderson.
William Kortum lost a weeks
work at the mill due to an injury
to his eye.
Wednesday evening of last week
a few of the neighbors surprised
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Schutzman by
planning get together at the
Schutzman home to welcome them
to this neighborhood. Attending
were Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hoye,
Mrs. Cora Larson, Mrs. Norman
Bergen, Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Lar
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Elk
lund. The evening was spent visit
Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10

the judge if anything I would
have to say would in any way
alter the fine, I was told by him
that all he did was keep records
and that the fine would be a dol
lar mile for every mile over Is
or $40.
Now what I'm wondering is
what kind of a court of justice OF
Injustice are we subjected to in
the town of Columbia Falls when
all Judge is for is to keep records
and collect unjustified fines, 1t
smelled of the MVD to me.
I've always tried to observe the
traffic laws and to teach my fam
lily to obey and respect them like
wise. But when a citizen is hauled
into court and fined for an ex-
aggerated offense with no defense
permitted, l myself lose this re-
spect. This is not the only case Of
this type on record in Columbia
Falls, but let US hope it will be
the last.
Gerald Richard Eckelberry
Route la
Columbia Falls
Ed Note: We asked Mr.. Jones
about Mr.. Eckelberry's case. His
reply was to the effect that Mr..
Eckelberry was charged with
speeding and pied guilty. He could
have pleaded not guilty. Since he
pied guilty, there is a pattern set /
up for setting the fine at 81
mile over the speed limit. In this
way the judge cannot be accused |
Of playing favorites.