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The Southern Jewish weekly., 1955-12-16

closure in which they are kept,
police said.
According to Detectives Mearec
and keenan,. the objects were
taken sometime between the Oc-
tober Feast Of the Tabernacles.
and last week.
Valued at some $3.50, the orna-
ments were removed by a thief
who left behind two other silver
candelabra-like pieces, valued al
about $500.
Detectives said this indicated
the work may have been that oi
a juvenile who was impressed
more by the statelY-looking head
crown. than with the hope Of re.
deeraing the objects for money.
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1955-12-16
Clearwater Beach, Fla.
1.-THE Friendly Springtime Beach"

that it would prove a "cultura
stimulus" to Jews in Johannes
burg.
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1955-12-16
Clearwater, Florida
The Friendly Springtime City,
Religious Items Reported Stolen From Tempo Synagogue

An expensive silver and gold
crown. and hand-wrought sill.
iver scroll plate were stolen from
iRodoph Sholom Synagogue Of
Tampa. police reported.
/; Loss of the valuables, which
Synagogue officials said are 'rich
in religious symbolic meaning" !"
was discovered by Sexton H.
Weinberg, when he opened an en-
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-09-09
Enforce S h ove|
Axe, Bucket Rule

Visitors showed the most cooper
alton in having shovel, axe and
buckets in their cars when ventur-
ing up the Flathead's North Fork
over the Labor Day weekend, re-
ports Ranger Robert Gillespie.
In view of the extreme fire dan
ger, the national ruling that cars
taking other than through highways
in the forest, carry the fire tools
was enforced. The ruling has been
in effect and publicized since mid.
summer.
A total of 1877 cars were stopped al
Cedar creek, the forest boundary
Sixty cars were turned back to gel
tools, and So returned with them
With few exceptions the cars
drivers were good sportsmen inter
ested in preservation of the out-of
doors, and understood the reason fol
the axe, shovel and bucket regulat
ion to help safeguard the timbe
! cover
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-09-09
Mun-Coused Fire
Threatened Glacier

WEST GLACIER-Quick thinking
by Lake Mcdonald hotel room
clerk and his wife put out man.
caused fire that threatened large
acres of Glacier National Park
Labor Day.
A youth employed at one of the
cottages along Lake Mcdonald had
dumped hot ashes on the ground.
He had put water on the ashes, but
failed to use his bare hand as a test
Ito determine if the ashes were. cold
Age of the offender resulted in nc
legal action, but he was severely
reprimanded for his carelessness and
threat to life and property.
Ralph Bolin, room clerk and stu
dent pastor at the Lake Mcdonald
hotel in summer and theological stu
dent at San Anselmo, Calf. in win
ter, saw the grass fire. He dispatch
ed Mrs. Bolin to sound the fire al
arm, and went to work on the blaze
that covered 10 square feet. Boil
he and Mrs. Bolin were in bathing
suits.
Glaciers chief ranger, Elmer Flad
/ mark, praised the couple and com
mented that it was getting RICH
on the fire and not waiting for help
that prevented a catastrophe.
Jane Tyrrell, Madison, S. Oak.
college student in winter and maiC
at the hotel in summer, brought thu
first fire extinguisher. Bolin had tn
fire out even as the alarm wa
sounding.
Ranger Stanley Sturgeon, tn
parks fire chief, said that the fir,
would have been in heavy tinde
dry fuel within a few minutes. Tn
threat was much increased by
strong north wind.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-09-09
Dam Attracts Over
100000 Visitors

HUNGRY HORSE-The newest
large man-made feature on the
Montana map, Hungry Horse Dam
this summer attracted an estimated
total of 104,785 visitors, reports Ed
Rognas, Hungry Horse Project ad-
ministrative officer.
Guided tours through the power
house started in May and ended La
Dor Day. There was a total of 25,-
653 adults and 1873 children under
II who took the 35-minute tours,
Rognas added.
The visitors came from all AZ
states, all Canadian provinces, Ala.
ska, Hawaii, the Canal Zone and q
foreign countries.
Guides were William Bruey, &c
Gilk, Carl Launer and Douglas Fol
lett, all Columbia Falls high schoo
| teachers.
| The four-mile paved road from U
S. highway No. 2 to the dam remain.
open for visitors.
Through advance arrangements
special groups may arrange tour!
of the powerhouse during the months
until tours resume next May.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-09-09
Dry lightning Hits
Glacier Park

WEST GLACIER-Glacier National
Park forces are increasingly appre-
hensive at the dry lightning storm
forecasts.
Wednesday evening a lightning
storm virtually without rain caused
several strikes to be reported by
lookouts, but no fires have resulted
as yet Thursday noon), commented
Ranger Bruce Miller, assistant fire
dispatcher.
Bob Crook, the parks aerial OBJ
server, was over the park at 6 a. m
and again Thursday afternoon in {
Flathead Air Transport plane.
Two men from Glacier, Ranger
Robert Morris and Tim Vanek, Wal
ton fireguard, had a smoker started
fire out on Paola creek Thursday
noon just outside park boundaries
Sherman Now, Flathead Nationa
Forest fire guard from Java was
joining them.
Wednesday evenings dry storm
brought a trace at park headquar
tiers, .03 of an inch at Lonemar
lookout and .O4 at Curley Bear look
out. Thursday skies were storm
building.
Fire danger in the park averages
80 and is somewhat down as a re
suit of cloudy sky. High reading wa
20 at mark hpadnuarterS
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-09-09
i 0 9 Kills Superior
Unloading Foreman

James Skyberg, 33, log unloading
foreman at Superior Buildings Co.,
Columbia Falls, was instantly killed
Thursday at 1:30 p. m. at the mill
pond. He leaves his widow and
seven children.
Coroner Sol Catron said that MIR.
Skyberg had been teaching a new
operator to handle high lift, ex-
tended fork truck used in unloading
trucks. This is called ''Pettibone, :"
and is considered one of the safest
unloading devices in the logging in
dustry.
The two chains around the load
of logs had been removed, and the
Pettibone was backed away to per-
NIT loose top logs to fall to the
ground which they did, and were to
be picked up by the log unloader.
In the meantime, according to the
coroner, Mr.. Skyberg walked in be-
tween the unloader and the truck
load. A loose log fell off the truck
hitting him on the head. This mark.
ed the first fatal accident at Superior
Buildings since the mill started II
1928.
! Mr. Skyberg came to the Flatheac
from Minnesota, and started work
ing at Superior Buildings in 1852.
Survivors are Mrs. Skyberg an(
seven children: Cheryl, Il; Judy
10; Richard, 8; Starr, 8; Peggy, z
/ Terrence, S; Debbie, 2.
Mr. Skyberg's father is dead, ant
his mother, Mrs. John Skyberl
lives at Jasper, Mimi
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-09-09
NLRB Plant Hearing DELAYED

hearing called by the National
Labor Relations Board leading to an
election date for picking the union
that will represent employees at the
Anaconda Aluminium Co. plant has
been postponed from Sept. 9 until
Sept. is at Flathead courthouse.
. The NLRB 10 a. m. hearing was
scheduled at the request of the
Aluminium Workers AT of L. Pat
Reilly, international representative
for the union, said that the AZ Of
L represented more than rs per
cent of the production employees at
the Flathead plant. ~
Necessary to bring the NLRB in
for hearing and resultant election
is for a union to represent 20 per
cent or n1oEe Other unions that
represent 10 per cent or more are
also on the ballot
Reilly said that in a telephone
conversation with Seattle offices OF
the National Labor Relations Board,
he was informed that the weeks de-
lay was the result of the CLIO Steel
workers request. Reilly added that
he was told the CLIO reason was that
the mother of one of the CLOS at
torneys had died.
The AT of L leader pointed ou,
that each days delay in determin-
ing the plants bargaining agent
means that determination of the
wages paid cannot be determined
NLRB regulations forbid wage
changes during the period of actor
to organize a plant.
Clio COMMENT
Kenneth StonehouSe, international
representative for the CLIO Steel
workers in Columbia Falls, said thai
the reason for postponing the hear
ing for a week is that the mother O
Phil Kearns, Pittsburg attorney ant
CLIO legal adviser on NLRB hearings
had died. Her funeral was to b.
Sept. 8.
Stonehouse added that he too re
GREETED the delay and was interested
in seeing the NLRB hearing taxi
place as soon as possible with thu
subsequent election.
Last week saw the CLIO Steelwork
ers local elect A. C. Bud Ward a
president and complete a slate 0
officers. The AT of L had electe'
officers earlier.
MlNE-MILL VIEWPOINT
In Columbia Falls seeking supper
for the International Union of Mine
Mill and Smelter Workers are j. P
Mooney, Anaconda, and George Kal
afatich, Butte, both internationa
representatives. Rudy Hanson, ais
with Mine-Mill, has returned t
Idaho.
Both Mooney and Kalafatich CON
mented that they were looking fol
ward to the Sept. 16 hearing. The
added that there was considerabl
sentiment in the Flathead recogni;
ing gain to individual AAC employe
if they joined in with other Anacol
da workers in Montana in negotia
ing for wage increases and bette
working conditions. The old axiol
, ''in union there is strength NEAR
that Mine-Mill can best represel
all Anaconda production employee
: the two concluded.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-09-09
Council OKs City
Enqineerinq Plans

Approved at special meeting OF
Columbia Falls city council Wednes-
day evening was an engineering
survey and study to be made of the
community.
Mayor Herman Benzien and the
council instructed the Helena en-.
cheering firm of Morrison and
Maierle to complete their survey to
determine drainage and other per.
tinent information necessary for
construction of hard-surfaced streets
curbs and sidewalks, where needed
and eventually as the city grows
sanitary and storm sewers.
| John Morrison of the Helena firm
met with the council Tuesday ant
Wednesday evenings. He presented
results of IL days of filed worl
done in Columbia Falls under the
direction of Harold Eagle, an en-
gineer.
The council was interested il
maps that showed elevations, drain
age patterns, date for present ant
future water lines as well as fo
storm and sanitary sewers whel
and if built.
Eagle and survey party of tire
will return to Columbia Falls TO
80 days. The city has been divides
into Is tracts for the survey an
preparation of master plan plats.
I The engineering study is expecte
to result in better planned CON
munity with sidewalks matchin
sidewalks and a uniform street pal
tern.
: Columbia Falls registered tai
payers are to vote Nov. 8 on author
ization of a $12,5OO bond issue
4 nav for the survey and engineerin
studies.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-09-09

WEATHER forecast: Partly clou-
dy through Friday with scattered
thunderstorms. Cooler temperature
trend. Predicted high near Is, low
SO, high Friday 70.
Highs and lows of month SO far:
Sept. 1, 86-4O; Friday 89-41; Satur-
day, 9o-42; Sunday, 1888; Monday,
84-45; Tuesday, 1851; Wednesday
84-44; Thursday about 80, 50 low.
Precipitation: The whole month Of
August had trace of precipitation
Aug. Is for the driest August since
records started in 1899 The past
week had a trace of moisture Sept
z. August normal is Ill inches, Sep
tember 1.3O.
September temperatures are aver
aging z degrees above normal com
mented A. F. Burnham, observer a
Flathead county airport. August hat
warmer than normal days, cooler
than normal nights to average s. o
a degree below normal.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-09-09
Copying Glacier For
GrizzIu DiorQmQ

WEST GLACIER-Material is be-
ing collected in Glacier National
Park for grizzly diorama being
set up at the Smithsonian Institute,
Washington, D. C.
Actual bear specimens are being
taken from Yellowstone National
Park with the setting and plant life
to be from Glacier. which has over
100 grizzlies.
Here. on the df6rama PROJECT Il
w. L. Brown, chief of the taxidermy
section for the Smithsonian Institute
which is the United States National
Museum.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-09-09

The $248, 401. 81 bid of j. w. Merz,
Columbia Falls, to widen and gravel
the west side of the Hungry Horse
reservoir road for 43 miles has been
recommended by the Forest Service
in Missoula to Washington, D. C.
for award.
This information was obtained in
a telephone call by the Hungry Horse
News to regional Forest Service Of
fees Thursday morning. Bid open
ing was Tuesday.
Other bidders were Mclaughlin
Inc. Great Falls, asking 1924, 673
and George Chicha, Spokane. $422,
$50. 88. ~
The Merz bid includes rs cents ;
yard for common excavation, S:
yard for rock excavation and $1.2l
a yard for gravelling. e
The contract is to start this fall.
The improvement will be from
Hungry Horse Dam to Clark creek
and the contract provides 220 day.
for the road reconstruction.
Quantities involved in the con
struction include Is acre clearing
and grubbing; LOCO yards roc
excavation, $1,000 yards common
excavation, $500 yards crushe'
gravel, about 1000 feet culvert pip
and 200 cubic yards rip-rap.
The major contract is to improv
the West side road that proved to
narrow and unsafe for log haul
ing. The west side of the South For
is capable of sustained timber yiel
of about O,OOO, 900 board feet a year
and there is the problem of remol
ing spruce bark beetle infeste
timber.
Sales with little timber out as ye
! include the Rocky Mountain Lumbe
Co. Quintonken creek purchase {
IA, 800, 900 board feet and Plur
Creek purchase of 1870, 900 on SUI
Ivan creek.
The west side road was built vi
der two Bureau of Reclamation COZ
tracts during 1852 and 1858. Mile
and Strong, Inc, Eugene, Ore. ha
the lower 24.5 mile section under
81, 179, 410 contract and Hoops Coz
struction Co., Twin Falls, Idah'
built the upper 22.5 miles on 1858
512 contract. Hanson-P arr, SPOKANE
erected three bridges on $136
235 contract. /,
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-09-09
Rock Barricades
Stop Porcupines

WEST GLACIER-The unusual
sight of rock barricades around
parked automobiles in Glacier Nat
ional Park is explained by porcu-
pines.
The animal pin cushions have a
taste for rubber and are a threat to
tires on cars left parked overnight
away from camps and cabin camps
Result is that the parking area fol
the Gunsight lake trail has seer
cars with rocks piled up to prevent
the porcupines from having a meal
on tires. Other cars have used
chicken wire.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-09-09
(KoIispeII Firm Low
For Bradley Channel

SEATTLE-Ki kirkpatrick Brothers,
Kalispell, was low bidder on the
Bradley channel upstream and
downstream dikes east of Kalispen
at U. S. Corps of Engineers open
ing Wednesday.
kirkpatrick Brothers asked $23,.
1853. The engineers estimate was
$23, 24O.
Other bidders were: Walter White
Roman, $24,92O; Howard j. Poston
Kalispen, $27 ,685; j. w. Merz, Col
umbia Falls $28, $3.50.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-09-09
Men Cause Three
Flufheud Fires

KALISPELL-Tnree fires in the
Flathead over the Labor Day holiday
were man-cauSed.
Flathead National Forest had none
on its acres. Glacier National Park
had a man-started grass fire near
Lake Mcdonald hotel.
Likely smoker started on Labor
Day was four acre fire in Bran
ders canyon five miles east of Big
fork on state land
Two miles northwest of Half Moon
on Haskell creek, a berry picker
or fisherman started fire covered
" acre Labor Day, and was con
trolled by the Northern Montana For
eStry association.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-09-09
Showing Model
Home Sunday

First public showing OF model
home in connection with Columbia
Falls big building boom of 1855
will be Sunday with open house at
new residence in the Barney add
ition, Columbia Falls.
The house, described as the
''home of the future in the city
with a future" will be on view
from 10 a. m. to p. m. It is located
in the center of the housing area
on Seventh Avenue West. Its lOcat-
ion offers two outstanding features
a fine view and nearness to C0lum.
bia Falls schools and also near site
of the proposed new high school,
The home was built by L. P. Bar
ney Construction Co., one of the larg
er home builders in Montana with
residence projects in Helena anc
Billings. 1t will be shown completely
furnished by F. A. Buttrey company
Kalispell, in this first in series Of
open houses. Sponsoring the event
is the Myron L. Gohn agency, ex
elusive sales agent for the Barney
homes.
Among the modern innovations
that are part of construction are
windows with aluminium storms ant
screens, concrete stoops, with con
crete walks and shale public walks
lots of closet space, recessed light
all over the house, bathroom witt
luxury built in features and full
basement with space for rumpu
room or extra bedrooms.
Offering the homemaker her choic
in finishing touches is feature
the homes being built. She ma
choose the color of the steel cabinet
in the kitchen and select the color
for interior and exterior painting.
Frank Daley is construction sur
erintendent for the Barney homes
Contractors and suppliers for tn
home on view are E.. j. Lundstron
excavating; City Plumbing, plumb
ing; Union Sheet Metal, heating
Casey Electric, electrical; Bill Ma
raft, painting; Kelly Furniture
floors and counter tops; Monarc
Lumber Co., and Columbia Fal
Lumber Co., building supple:
John Janetski and Melvin Bruc
cement finishing, and McElroy ar
Wilken, concrete.
The Gohn agency predicts lart
crowd for the event and is makir
plans for others at regular interval
in this record period of home co
StructiOn.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-09-09
Glacier Men Haze
Florida Winter Jobs

WEST GLACIER-Following the
sun south next month will be three
Glacier National Park seasonal
employees.
In summer they work in Glacier
and in winter, Everglades National
Park, Florida. The three are: Roy
Evenson, seasonal ranger; Dave
Karaker, ranger naturalist, and
Maynard Hopfenspirger, communi-
cations maintenance.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-09-09
Montana, Alberto
Top Park Visitors

WEST GLACIER-AnalyZ ira
vel during its banner visitor year.
Glacier National Park finds that
Montana, Alberta, Washington and
Californian order named-account
for most visitors. Average Glacier
visitor drives 1000 miles to the
alpine vacationland.
Glaciers travel is nearing the
633, 48O record set in 1858, and has
passed last years total of SOB, 23O.
The Labor Day three-day holiday
brought 24,665 visitors to Glacier
compared to 1854 for the same
three days year ago. Last Sun
day saw 10,709 visitors enter the
park. Tuesday there were 1920.
Total visitors Tor the season up
through Tuesday was 623, 1874 show.
ing a II per cent increase over E
year ago with 56O,891.
| Every year since 1851 has seer
over 500, 1000 visitors enter the park
This compares with 1874 for 1891
and III, 1907 for 1910.
Tabulations for a survey of car,
by states and provinces for tn,
week of Aug. 20 to % show tina
permit buyers first entries) through
St. Mary, West Glacier and Man,
Glacier represented the following
number of cars: Montana, 1902; Al
berta, 1865; Washington, LOSS; Cal
ifornia, 1908; Minnesota, 400; Brit
iSh Columbia, $50; Oregon, 400; Ill
inois, 357; Idaho, 291; Wisconsin
241, Michigan 238, and Iowa, 20
! cars.
i Cars by other states and provin
ces include: Saskatchewan, 1873
Ohio, 1862; Utah, 16l; North Dakota
157; Texas, 149; New York, 1856; Ii
diana, 1l2; Ontario, 106; Missouri
. 102, and Colorado, 100.
Every state and province wa
. represented Vermont had one ca
and Mississippi three. Little Rhod
, Island had %. In addition there wer
{ cars from Great Britain, GERMANY
Australia, British West Indies, Cub;
: Canal Zone, the Yukon, 8 from Hav
ali and 8 from Japan in the on
+ week.
/ To arrive at total travel figure
; Glacier uses an average of 3.25 pc
sons in each car.
t This computation gives a total I
: 5,531 Montana first entry visitor
t for the week, and Alberta a compa
: atively close second with 4,436 fo
lowed by Washington with 3,438 ar
8 California with $3.50.
n Motel Accommodations in and nes
Glacier continue open through Sep
ember and October. Going-to-th
/ Sun highway, which crosses u
I park usually remains open to ira
t fic until late October. The highwa
: which had been on a day shift
f allow asphalt paving at night is no
d open "a hours day.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-09-09
Aluminium Output at 100, 900 Pounds

Metal shipments from the new
Anaconda Aluminium Co. plant in
the Flathead are topping 100000
pounds a day.
The now virtually completed
plant after Jan. /, 1856 will be pro-
ducing $4,000 tons of aluminium a
year. First aluminium production
was Aug. IL, 1856
Operations force employment at
the plant is near the 450 mark.
Construction crews that averaged
/ 800 men last fall are down to 458
including 20 Great Northern men on
track work.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-09-09
More Bldg. Permits

Building permits issued in Col
umbia Falls this week jumped $751;
600 to $3.50, 1855.
Barney Construction Co. filed for
building permits to construct 81, 500
residences at 534 and Glib Seventh
Avenue West
The $3.50 1866 total compares with
$25S, 295 for all of last year.
One of the new Barney Construct
ion homes west of Columbia Falls
high school is to be on public dis
play Sunday.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-09-09

Flathead readings 80 or above this
summer were as follows: June q
and y with 90 and 96; July Is, 1e
and II with 81, "a and IS; Aug. 6, g
and 81 with 81, 81 and 80; Sept. 3 anc
4, 80 and 80. Summer ordinarily has
seven readings 50 or above.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-21

cording 10 w II Cl'enshhW. as-
sistant postmaster. this dpes rO'
mean the volume Of nlail Vas any
less but that cettaln Other
factors such as USE Of meter
machines. had lessened.
The local office handled some
200 900 Christmas cards mailed III
Faignville this year and had to
hire 8 extra employees during the
December rush. The regular staff
includes clerks and substitute
clerks, regulaE city carriers and
2 substitutes 3rural carriers ana
one substitute 2 custodiHl en-
ployeeB the Postmaster and as
slstant postmaster.
Under the new district manager
With offices located IN Roanoke.
small change has been felt as yet
locally. says MI CrenshaW After
the system has been IN operation
long enough however, he believes
IL VIII mean much better service
TO the public
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-21
Water Use Hearing
Set Here February III
BY VALC Committee

Farmyille has been selected as
one Of six Virginia communities
where public hearing Oh water
supplies and uses VIII be conduct
cd by the study committee OF the
Virginia n visofy Legislative
Council
The session is scheduled Feb
tuafy II Delegate John II Dam
lei heads the committee, which
was directed by the last General
Assembly to prepare data which
could be- the basis for legislation
Oh water conservation.
Public bearings are also ache-
q "a e d at Culpeper. Waverly
Stanton Wytheville and Rich
mond.
Industry which uses water VIII
be concerned with any legislation
proposed on water conservation
the committee feels Also Sche~
duled for consideration OF the
committee Is the question O! the
right 10 use ot water where il Is
drawn from natural streams
coursing along wide area.