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Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-06-10
Increase Facilities for Summer Visitors

WEST GLACIER - This year
again sees expenditure of about
100000 for improved visitor fac
ilities in and near Glacier Nation
al Park.
Major project last year was the
new Hugh Black hotel, cafe and
store at ST. Mary.
This spring sees 100000 i'm
provement underway with con-
struction of three 14-unit motels,
enlargement of the dining room
and kitchen and a new 20-room
employees dorimtory at Swiftcur-
rent cabin camp. The new Glacier
Park Co. facilities will be ready
for guests il July.
On the parks west side at West
Glacier, the Highland Co. motel
this winter expanded from II to
Al units. Joe Rayola was in charge
of construction that also included
remodelling the cafe increasing
seating capacity from 20 to 80;
erection of two story motel with
Z units, and remodelling the for
mer Larson chalet into a four
apartment hotel
Mike Lanahan is Highland Co
motel manager with Jack Evans
manager of the store, and Mrs.
Grace Hanks, leasing the cafe.
| Motel owners are optimistic
about coming season. Bill Mack
in, owner of the 50-unit Apgar
Village Inn at the foot of Lake
Mcdonald says that reservations
are double year ago.
AT the foot of Lake Mcdonald
there is the new GreenWalt 20
unit motel started last summer ano
now complete.
West Glacier Mercantile i'm
provements included a tile floor II
the main section of the West Ola
cier cafe.
The Blankenship Vista View mo-
tel near West Glacier is seeing
construction of additional unit.
underway.
At Martin City, the TamaracA
lodge has four new motel units
built this past winter, and the
Wicklund cabins have had extern
sive remodelling.
In Columbia Falls, Cedar Lodge
motel has added four units to thi!
newest Columbia Falls accommo-
dations. Also underway has beer
improvement to Gunderson cab.
ms, the c & M motel, Stallma1
cabins and a new Mushroom a
Kennedy courts.
| Major development in Kalispel
is the new deluxe motel bein
erected by Myles Johns a blocl
off Main street on the edge of tn
business district.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-06-10
Timber Sales
PLUM CREEK BIDS

Last Friday saw Plum Creek
mill, Columbia Falls, successful
bidder for the Sullivan creek sale
of 17,780,O0O board feet, so miles
above Hungry Horse Dam. Plum
Creek bid $266,O15 for the stump
age. Minimum acceptable bid was
$45,4 with slash disposal $22,-
225 added factor, stand improve
ment, $21, 900, and six miles Of
main haul and 20 miles of spur
road to build.
The timber sale is presently diff
ficult of access in view of the poor
condition Of the west shore Hungry
Horse reservoir road which is
scheduled for $500, 900 worth OF
crawling and widening late this
summer. In the meantime, Plum
Creek has received permission te
use the 34-mile long Hungry Horse
reservoir for rafting logs.
The spirited oral auction Friday
saw eight bidders: Superior Build
ings, Stoltze Land and Lumber anG
Plum Creek, Columbia Falls; Koe-
mig Brothers and Kalispell Lumber
Co., Kalispell; Fred Breeder, Jr.
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Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-06-10
Spring Run-Of Has
Gentle Putforn

HUNGRY HORSE Rivers OF the
Flathead were flowing near full in
the first warm week of the spring.
Allan Solid, KalispeIl, OF the
U. S. Geological Survey, Thurs
day afternoon said he believes the
spring crest of 1855 was reached
about midnight Wednesday on the
North Fork, and the Middle Fork,
Wednesday afternoon. The volume
of water is about half OF what it
was at the peak flow last spring ON
May 90. :
The North Fork flow was 5000
cubic feet per second Wednesday
midnight compared to $4,000 May
20. The Middle Fork flow We'd
nesday was $1,000, actually flow
ing more than the North Fork. The
North Fork volume over the weeks
is greater.
At Columbia Falls the Flathead
river both Wednesday and Thurs
day was flowing at 1912 feet COM.
pared to IA feet flood stage. The
river was up to 10 feet May %.
The Flathead rivers South Fork
Wednesday reached flow OF 49,
842 into Hungry Horse reservoir
compared to the May % peak OF
21,777, and last springs top flow
of 36,409 cubic feet per second
May 20, 1854.
Each spring the river peaks
about three times.
Reservoir capacity at Hungry
Horse is now up to 2,880,120 acre
feet compared to 2,690,550 a week
ago, and 2,773,65O year ago. Full
last summer from July until De-
cember the reservoir held 3,468, 900
acre feet.
Elevation above sea level OF the
water is now 3533.72 compared TO
3524.55 and 1850 when full.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-06-10
Mclaughlin Wins Plant Paving Contract

Mclaughlin, Inc, Great Falls,
has been awarded the Anaconda
aluminium Co. contract to asphalt
pave plant roadways and parking
areas.
The contract is to be started
June IA and completed in about
a month.
Paving totals about 10000 square
yards or the equivalent Of two
miles of streets.
Specifications provide for 7
inches of base courses of sand and
gravel and 21S inches of asphalt.
Another sign of the $65, 900, 900
plant nearing completion was the
planting Tuesday and Wednesday
of petuniass some already in bios
som, near the office building.
Construction employment con-
tinues to drop with the total / TIT
down from last weeks 1897. This
includes 1,016 working for Foley
Constructors, plant general con-
tractor, and the principal subcon-
tractor, Donovan Construction Co.
Last weeks figure was 1,O35.
The operations force now totals
ia heading toward $50 who will
work at the completed plant. First
aluminium is to be produced in a
month with full operations next
fall.
New operations employees are:
Dale E. Reynolds, Columbia Falls,
laborer in general services; Seth
B. Hates, Columbia Falls, "pin
puller" trainee; William D. Bick-
ell, Grants, New Mexico, chemist
Bickel is a graduate of Ohio uni
versity; George E. Sowl, Whitefish,
casting foreman; James H. Fore
man, Pullman, Wash, metallurgi-
cal engineer. Foreman is a Mon
tana School of Mines graduate who
received a masters degree al
Washington state.
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Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-06-10
Set Date for AnnuuI
Hotel Open House

LAKE MCDONALD - Annual
open house at Lake Mcdonald ho-
tel for neighbors on Lake McDon-
aid and residents of the various
Flathead communities will be Sun
day, June 10, from 3 to p. m.
Mrs. Beatrice Erase, hotel man.
ager, and the staff sponsors the
annual event early each season.
Coming to the hotel recreation
hall June 20 is concert by the
Princeton Theological Seminary
choir. The 20-voice choir will sing
at 3 p. m. The public is invited.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-06-10

WEATHER forecast: Fair and
mild Thursday and Friday. Pre-
dicted high Thursday near 80, low
near 40; high Friday IS to 80.
Temperatures are averaging
slightly above normal. In contrast
there was one day in all Of May,
reports Observer Ray Hall when
the temperature was above norm
al. May 20 was one degree above
normal. The Flathead had its cold
est spring on record.
Highs and lows OF past week:
June 2, 67-34, Friday 62-41, Sat-
urday $3.50, Sunday 67-45, Mon
day 1888, Tuesday 74-43, Wed
nesday 73-47, Thursday 80 low.
Precipitation: for June so far II
of an inch. Full months normal is
2.43 for wettest month of year or
dinarily.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-06-10
Building New
StoItze Office

Construction of new AZ by 40
foot modern office building at the
Stoltze Land and Lumber Co. mill
at nearby Half Moon has started.
Montana Builders, Kalispell, has
the contract.
Harry Preston, general manager
at the mill, commented that var
ious Montana woods in different
patterns would be used in the in
terror to show local products.
The new building is to be COM
pleted in mid-July.
The Stoltze mill employs 1O5
men not counting woods crews, and
has been in operation at Halt
Moon since 1924.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-06-10
To Open Sun Surfacine Bids

Underway is the S. Birch and
Sons $125,300 contract that in
cludes crushing and stockpiling
1880 cubic yards Of crushed rock
for the proposed plant mix sur
facing.
The road to be surfaced was re-
built and somewhat widened by
Morrison Knudsen Construction
Co. in 1928.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-06-10
Stumpaee Prices Skyrocket

The EIathead'S largest industry,
numbering, enters a new phase of
operations-shortage of timber.
Flathead National Forest June
sales saw stumpage prices bid up
four and five times the advertised
minimums. A year ago there were
five sales with only one bidder
each and the advertised mini
NUNS offered.
Lumber markets are good, but
there is concern that mills having
to pay four times and more for
logs face survival problem,
1900 JOBS
The Flathead's mills and woods
employ 1900 men. Columbia Falls,
hub of the industry, last year
shipped 1900 freight cars of lum-
Der. This compares with 779 cars
in 1947, a record up until that
tire The producing center has
shifted om9the Somers area to
Coram- Martin City Columbia Falls
with local mill and woods pay
rolls exceeding $3,O0O,OOO a, year.
The industry bfOssomed and
mills expanded with the need to
remove spruce bark beetle infest-
ed timber. Flathead National For
est spent $2,0OO,00O for new and
improved timber access roads. The
Forests sustained yield figure is
100000 board feet a year. To
remove and salvage spruce bark
beetle infested trees timber sales
by Flathead National Forest last
year reached a peak of 1897 900
board feet.
The spruce bark beetle threat is
considered over the peak and fed
eral sales are returning to the sus-
tanned yield figure. Flathead Ma
tional Forest formerly supplied a
third of the timber cut, then re-
Gently supplied over half with the
balance from state and private
sources.
FAVORABLE FOR SURVIVAL
Favorable factors to survival
and prosperity of the timber in
dustry are established markets,
more efficient mills including bet
ter machinery and dry kilns, and
a large inventory of lumber, from
low stumpage prices, on hand in
local yards. This will help absorb
the four and five-fold increase in
Stumpage prices.
While the Flathead's lumber in
dustry is in a survival struggle
the available timber reserves are
in process of being reduced by en-
largement of the 100000 acre un-
touchable Bob Marshall Wilder
ness area. In addition there is an
other 100000 untouchable acres
in Glacier National Park.
In addition to furthering pro-
cessing of local lumber, thus pro-
viding more man hours of employ
ment in the Flathead, utilization
of tops and slash has increased
in the 2x4x8 market. In addition
there is manufacture of snow
| fence, building lath and gluet
| boards to further utilize the lum.
Der resource. About a third of tn,
tree is burned as slash, sawdust
slabs and edgings.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-06-10

WEST GLACIER-Bids are be-
ing opened by the U. S. Bureau of
Public Roads in Portland for plac-
ing a plant mix surfacing on 9.7
miles of Glacier National Parks
Going -the-Sun highway from
Logan creek to Logan pass.
Plan is for surfacing to be done
during the night so as to not in
terfere with park travel.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-06-10
SuIk NEGOTIATIONS
Here Wednesday

Salk NEGOTIATIONS in the Flat
head are to get underway in Col
umbia Falls Wednesday at 8 am.
in the new grade school multi-pur-
pose room.
DR.. Virgil Ferree, county health
officer, said the vaccine from the
Eli Lilly company, Indianapolis,
had been approved by the u. S.
Public Health Service, and was to
be shipped from Helena to Flat
head county airport early next
week. The vaccine arrived in Hell
ena Wednesday morning.
Supt. Dulane Fulton added that
bus service was not to be provided
for district 6 students for. the in
EQUATIONS. He asked that parents
of students who were in the first
and second grades during the past
term arrange to bring their
children if they wish them to have
the NEGOTIATIONS. The vaccine is be-
ing provided free by the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
Also to have NEGOTIATIONS in Col
umbia Falls Wednesday from un-
til IL noon are Canyon View and
Deer Park first and second grad
erS.
Letters are not being sent par
ents. The press and radio are be-
ing used to give information about
the new schedule still subject to
change.
In charge of Columbia Falls in
oculations will be DR.. w. F. Ben
nett and DR.. Anthony M. Opisso
with Mrs. w. F. Ritter heading the
registered nurse volunteers which
also include Mrs. George Barker,
Mrs. M. C.. Estensen, Mrs. Robert
Trodick, all Columbia Falls; Mrs
William Krall and Mrs. Lyde]
Craft, Hungry Horse.
The frequent postponement and
now vacation is expected to result
in a considerable reduction in the
number of youngsters appearing
for the vaccinations, believes DR.
Ferree and the local physicians.
In addition to the Columbia
Falls Wednesday 8 to IL noon in
oculations, the Flathead county
schedule at this time is as follows
Thursday from 8 am. to IL noon
Whitefish for Whitefish, Olney ane
Bissell.
Friday-Elrod school, Kalispel
from 8 am. until noon for kalis'
pell first graders, and from 2 unit
pm. for second graders.
Saturday-Elrod school 8 am
to noon for Bigfork, Somers, Ev
ergreen and ST. Mathews of Kal
ispell. 2 until pm. for rural frs
1 and second graders.
DR.. Ferree is to be out Of tn
Flathead next week so DR.. M. +
X. Johnson, acting county healt
officer, will head the program.
Mrs. Violet Rasmussen, Kalis
pell, heads the county voluntee
nurses. Della johnson, the Kalis
pell nurses; Mrs. Mary Torgerso1
those in Whitefish.
All Flathead county physician
are assisting with the program ;
needed. No information is avail
able on the second "shot."
Last April Is the Flathead he
90 to IS per cent of its first ar
second graders signed for the ino'
ulations. The delay, inquiries ar
other happenings along with v;
cation is expected to material
reduce the turnout. The Salk va
cine, however, is still highly ratS
as favorable factor in reducil
polio.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-06-10
Corps Of Engineers
Men Mapping Here

Headquartering in Columbia
Falls is a five man u. S. Corps
of Engineers party out of Seattle
headed by c. E. Morrison, civil
engineer.
Morrison commented that the
crew is engaged in mapping.
When questioned, he answered
that his crew had nothing to do
with such projects as Glacier View
Dam.
Other members of the party are
A. M. Wagner, John Thomson,
Jack Mann and C. E. Marion.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-06-10
TV at Kinnikinnick

WEST GLACIER-A TV aerial
ten feet above the ground at Kin
nikinnick motel on Half Moon
lake just west of West Glacier is
picking up the Missoula TV sig
nal.
Previously TV reception above
Bad Rock canyon didn't seem prac-
teal.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-06-10
Tommy Howell Finds
Fiue Leaf CIoUer

HUNGRY HORSE - A super
good luck token was found in the
new Hungry Horse Community
park by Tommy Howell, 10, son
OF Postmaster and Mrs. Dee How
ell.
Tommy found a five leaf clover
He was playing with his knife in
the grass during this second week
of vacation when he picked up the
unusual stem with its five equal
leaves.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-06-10
Scout Drive Starts

| Underway In Columbia Falls
Friday is the annual Boy Scout
drive. Gordon Trimmer is chair
man.
The funds are used to support
the western Montana district of
the boy scout council.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-06-10
Building New Station

Construction of new Conoco
filling station is underway at
Fourth avenue and Highway 40.
Monegan Construction Co. has the
building contract.
E. j. Lundstrom has done part
of the excavating work.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-06-10
Shooting Horses

ST. MARY-Underway is shoe
ing Glacier National Parks 60
head OF horses and mules. Assisting
Spencer Dupuis, Poison horse
sheer, are park packers, Ron Sher-
man and Jack Ray.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-06-03
Almost About
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Everything
~ Percy vIflo
~ Percy vn'e

Promoters wany stage more
boxing shows this summer and win in for big time shows
carly this fall Plans are already undor way.
Feistad tells of tho two fellows watching fights over Ty
commented racket The other
asked The fight game Nav was the reply I'm razor blades
got a
say Better wages phoned
that his
that delinquent payments his
That's fine" said the collector you tell him TO out TO
office tomorrow and wen straghen out everything Tell him to
drive right into parking lot"
I'm worried him finding the place and driving his
into parking lot" said the boss I'm worried about him
driving II
beated congratulations Minneapolis
that Peterson win be in charge
the star editorials qualified
couldn't have happened to nicer guy.
of my favorte people is Youngdahl pastor
olvct weekly eevon
and hardly wait TO fivepage
article that Look viii tho I4th
Youngdah IT is on sale at stands.
congrats Judge Irving with
the arrival of seven pound eleven and ounce female future
Both mother Tuesday
saD Place. Mount Sinai hospital
of by my pal Harry away
with small fortuneif big
my avorite reader-Iy Adm; he
title for the Godfrey should be- Arthur Godfrey
HIS Survivors,"
waly boxing wrestling promoter
last weeks wise crack in this column that wrestling losing
In Minneapolis Well attendance par
years day losing money only
start to worry"
Starry just you
OF money because you're both people.
by the time you promoter Raleigh
pced to big time boxing that will have the box
Ing promoters all over the country jealous with envy
Vince Donney the other week made hit with the boxing
Winnipeg and return there shortly Just out OF service less
thousands dollars
worth fight
Johnny DeOus
tempting and all that turning most OF EN- down Whats
hurry Johnny "A heavyweight and besides
n a AZ problem"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-06-03
Anheuser-Bush. Inc.
Promotes Negro
To Top Position

St Louis. Mo, --- (ANP)-- VIII
liam G. Porter, a salesman for
Anheuser- Bush, Inc, was appoint
ed to the national executive staff
of the company last week, making
him one of the highest ranking
officers In the firm.
In announcing the appointment,
the company's president. August
A, Busch. Jr., said;
I'VE are delighted that William
Porter has been promoted to our
national executive staff He Is
now one OF the highest ranking Of
ficers of Anheuser- Busch. Porter's
promotion Is due TO his fine re-
cord in our Chicago regional sales
office and his high character and
outstanding personality"
In the new position. Porter will
evaluate and assess the needs OF
individual markets. supervise per-
sonnet and make recommenda-
tons on the basis OF his observa-
tons and findings, lie will direct
ly assist the vice president and
the general sales manager Of the
company,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-06-03
Policeman Convicted
For Killing Wife
And Boy Friend

washington, ID. c. tANP)e~-
Private Matthew Harrison, 80
year old District park policeman.
was found guilty by a coroner's
jury last week for the staying of
his wife and her boy friend early
Saturday morning and was held
without bond for grand jury ac-
ton.
Sgt, Lionel Couture of homicide
squad told the all male jury OF
five white and one colored, that
Harrison testified at headquarters
that he had known OF the relation
ship between his wife. Lenora, and
the slain man Billy" Johnson for
the past six years. He had warned
johnson TO stay away from his
wife and on one occasion John
son had threatened him,
Testimony revealed that Len
ora Harrison. 3i-year old taxi cab
driver, left home around Q o'clock
Friday night for hacking" duty
In spite OF her husbands warning
that II was dangerous for wo-
man TO drive a cab at night. Mrs.
Harrison and Johnson were shot
by Harrison. testimony revealed.
in her taxi cab later that evening
Harrison was arrested short
while afterwards at the home OF
hts mother, Mrs, Lucille Haywood,
after he had called the metropoli-
tan police himself and had also
notified the park police officials
OF what had happened.
The Harrisons had been married
Is years and were the parents OF
six children. ages ranging from
seven 10 IS. He had made an eN-
cellent record during his four
pears on tho police force, and was
held In high regard by all who
knew him.
As far as could be learned.
johnson had no visible means OF
employment.
While the jury was out deeid-
ing on the case. the five Harri-
son children who were present at
the inquest rushed to their father
and smothered him with affection
as tears streamed down their
cheeks They were so grief
stricken and hysterieal that they
had TO be taken from the court
room, The youngest son. who
suffers from an enlarged heart.
was not permitted to attend the
hearing
Harrison. who sat through the
trial with blank. far away look
In his eyes, broke down in tears
when his mother testified how he
came directly TO her after the
shooting and told her that he had
killed Nora" She stated that he
said, "oh God. should have
killed myself"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-06-03
A FRONTIER CAT

The people OF the Minnesota
frontier suffered all manner Of
things. The Indians gave them
bother and later much death. The
graSShoppers ate fields clean for
several years in the is70's. Deep
SHOWS and very severe winters
would discourage whole communi-
ties, Along the rivers, where set
tlement first began, the floods Of
spring would take away homes
and whole settlements. FIRES on
the prairies and in the woods were
more dangerous than the Indians.
In It's virgin state there were
no rats in what is now Minnesota.
When people came, these pests al
so came, They destroyed the seed
grain store Of the Seikirk colony
on the Red River Of the North.
The enemy OF the rat Is the cat.
In the early days OF saltwater, in
the ls+o's, the rats appeared. II
became necessary 10 send for cats.
The first one came up river In a
box, Evidently his spirit had been
crushed for Tom appeared as dead
on arrival. The pioneers gathered
around the John McKusiek. the
founder Of the town said that the
cat was not dead. Since bleeding
was still method Of treating IN
ness. the cat was eled. revived. re-
covered ambition and appetite and
did his duty or rat destruction for
several years.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-06-03
Maior League Roundup

Chicago CAMP Don New
combe remained the leading per-
centage pitcher in the majors last
week. The Brooklyn Dodgers
highlander notched his seventh
win without defeat when he held
the Pittsburgh Pirates to six hits
for s-to-2 triumph.
To add frosting to his cake,
Newcombe tripled home one run,
then stole home for another tally.
His battery mate, Roy Cam
PAMELA, showing early signs that
he win be in the running for the
most valuable player award--his
third in eight seasons If he wins
it--drove in his 10th run of the
season in the same contest.
campy was leading the majors in
that respect.
Vic Power, the Kansas City
Athletics first baseman, went into
a mild slump and dropped out of
the leadership in American
League batting Power shdded to
1857 after hitting around the 400
mark for most of the season.
Main reason for his decline was
and o for o series with the Detroit
Tigers.
oddly enough, the leading run
producer for the defending Ameri-
can League champions, the Cleve-
land Indians was leadoff man, Al
Smith. Smith, who has been used
at third and shortstop, in add
ton to his regular position in
rightfield, had % RIBS.
Incidentally, his teammate,
Larry Dolby, Is behind his home
run and RBI pace Of previous
seasons. Dolby had only three
home runs and Is RIBS.