Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
Eight TobIes AT
Corom Card Party

CORAM-Eight tables of caro-
players gathered at the Coran
school last Saturday night for the
! PTA sponsored card party, the
proceeds of which will be used to
buy the Christmas treats for grade
and pre-school children. Maurice
More won the high prize given
for the one table of whist. Pinochle
high prizes were won by Charles
Green and Mrs. Carl Fosjord. Sec
ond high pinochle went to Russell
Smith and Mrs. Elwin Reed. Near
ly $40 was cleared as many bought
] tickets who did not come TO play.
Announcement was made at the
card party Of a benefit card party
to be held at Park Headquarters
conference hall in West Glacier
Friday for the Ted Sloan fund.
Ted Sloan is hospitalized for polio
and will be there for many
months. His wife and family live
at West Glacier. Everyone is well
come to attend this party.
Glenn Harner has returned to his
job in central Washington after a
10 day vacation spent at home.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
A birthday party was held at the
William Gillespie home by the ABB
club to honor Mrs. Nina GilleSpie'S
anniversary. Her daughter, Mrs.
Paul Griffin, and a friend, Mrs.
Green, came out from WhitefiSh.
Mrs. George Coan, Eureka, a char
ter member of the club, was pres
ent and Mrs. Bill Kaufman was
also a guest. Many lovely cards
and a delicious lunch made the
afternoon an enjoyable one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmo Uhrhammer
have a new five pound son. He was
born last Friday and came home
to Coram Tuesday to get acquaint-
ed with his two sisters.
Boy Forcier's father passed away
at Miles City. Boy went to Miles
City several days before his ia
ther's death. Sympathy is extend
ed to the family.
A pink and blue shower was
given Mrs. Leroy Perry at Mrs. |
Hazel Luxford's Friday afternoon. |
The hosteSses were Mrs. Boy For
cier, Mrs. Johnny Homan and Mrs.
Hazel Luxford. Many lovely gifts
were received by the honored
guest. A dessert lunch was served.
Jack Goblin is in town renewing
old acquaintance.
TEACHERS PROBLEMS
The MEA meeting place was
changed from West Glacier to Col
lmbia Falls this week because of
icy roads. 1t seems that in fairness
to all the meeting should have
been postponed until the icy con-
ditions changed for the better in
stead of the meeting place changed
as it isn't any more dangerous for
The Columbia Falls teachers to
travel to West Glacier than it is
for the West Glacier and up-can-
yon- teachers to drive to Columbia
Falls. And furthermore it seems
strange that the same route is safe
or our children to be hauled over
every day but not safe enough for
he Columbia Falls teachers to
ravel once.
OF course, we up-canyon folks
ire not surprised at the Columbia
Falls attitude-we're used to such
reatment. We take it that if it's
lot convenient for all to attend,
" all means arrangements should
,e made so the Columbia Falls
eachers should attend. It's not so
the dozen or more from
he sticks should attend and if
Inyone should risk his neck it
should be our lady teachers from
he sticks. Men drivers as a rule
10 not mind slippery roads as
much as the women drivers do.
There's only a couple of men
this side of the canyon.
1t seems it has been the policy
# the MEA to have the meetings
lp-canyon planned for the months
laving the most favorable driving
onditions. Old man winter pulled
fast one giving Columbia Falls
chance to show its true colors.
IS hard to understand how an up