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Evening star., 1955-01-15
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Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
Park Lost Articles
Reach OUners

WEST GLACIER-G1acier Nation
al Park has had a reasonably sue
cessful year in seeing that lost ar
ticleS we're returned to owners, re-
ports Chief Ranger Elmer Fladmark.
Procedure is for finders to return
articles to the nearest ranger, nat
uralist, camp tender or to park
headquarters.
Most frequently returned articles
in Glacier are sunglasses, cameras,
fishing gear and wallets. Fladmark
complimented visitors for their help
in seeing that lost articles were re-
turned.
There was a Spokane college pro-
fessor who received an aluminium
ladder he had lost in the park.
Lost and found records show that
Lauren D. Swenson, Dutton lost a
billfold with sos that was found and
turned in by Charles A. Snedeker
of Medina, Ohio. Kathlyn Broadwat-
er, Havre, found a purse with $50
on Sun highway switchback that be-
longed to Mrs. Clare Klink of Adrian
Mich.
Canadians seem to appear fire.
quently among the names of those
who found articles and turned them
in Lorraine Byers, Edmonton, AL
berta found a wallet that belonged
to Eugene, Ore. lady; and Ray
Summerville of Montmartre,. Sask.
turned in one cowboy boot that wa.
claimed by its owner.
Where a claim is not filed for {
lost article, and the owner canno
be traced, practice is to send thu
item, if it has any value, to thu
finder.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
II. H. Reservoir
Continues Full

HUNGRY HORSE-Hungry Horse
reservoir continues full. The 3,468, 900
acre foot 34-mile long man-made
lake filled to capacity last June %.
Operation of the powerhouse for
past weeks, according to Charles
Simmons, supervisor, has been to
use water that would otherwise 60
through the spillway, to generate
power. Two of the 71,250 kilowatt
generators are in use, and peak
from 10000 to 100000 kilowatts dur
ing the twilight load periods.
Last year Hungry Horse Reser-
voir was full from July 9 until Dec.
s, and then drawdown increased az
downstream reservoirs became de-
pleted during winter. Hungry Horse
power production is at maximum
capacity during winter months.
September rains have somewhat
increased the flow of the Flathead's
South Fork into the reservoir.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
Mackin BuiIdinqMcD Donald ChaIets

WEST GLACIER--Major expan-
sion of visitor Accommodations in Gla-
cier National Park this winter is I'M
derway with construction of the
new 100000 24-unit rustic type chal-
cts building at the foot of Lake Nc
Donald for w. r. Mackin.
Montana Builders, Kalispell, have
the general contract for ST. 300.
Architect is Richard L. Taylor, Kali
ispell Plumbing and electrical con-
tracts are. to be awarded.
Mackin's Village Inn has doubled
in size since World War II and now
has so units.
Five cottages at the foot of Lake
Mcdonald are being moved to make
way for the new two-story chalets.
This is the largest single improve.
ment on Glaciers west side to be
made since the construction of Lake
mcdonald hotel about 1914.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30

WEATHER forecast: Mostly cloudy
Thursday afternoon and night; few
widely scattered showers; partly
cloudy to cloudy with few showers
Friday. Predicted high so Thursday,
low 40, high Friday SIS.
Highs and lows Of week and month:
Sept. %, 54-38, Friday 1892, Satur-
day 57-35, Sunday 62-32, Monday 81
81, Tuesday $40, Wednesday 1889,
Thursday 5O-4O. High for month: 80,
Sept. 8 and 4; low 81, Sept. 26. First
local killing frost Sept. IS. Septem-
ber's first IL days were above nor
NAL, and the remainder of the month
below, for about a degree below
average normal.
Precipitation: September so far,
1.55 inches. Normal for whole month,
1.3O inches. Precipitation for whole
year SO far, 1885; normal for these
nine months is II90. Wet months
were February, late June, July and
September. Others were below nor
NAL, reports Observer Ray Hail.
August without measurable precip
itation was driest August since re
cords here started in 1899. There
was also dry spell in May and June
Average Flathead summer ha.
seven days with readings 80 o.
above. Past summer showed follow
ing: June 81 and % with 80 and So
July Is, 16 and II with 90, "a ant
95; Aug. 6, 80 and 81 with 81, 81, ant
80; Sept and 4 with 80 and 80.
Columbia Falls growing seasol
this year: 80 degrees, May 81, AM
then killing frost, Sept. %.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
Community Chorus
Druws IS Sinners

About IS singers have joined the
community chorus being organized
to present Handels 'The Messiah
at Christmas time. Donald Hayes,
director, expressed satisfaction at
the enthusiastic response shown by
the group of about 80 who attended
the first meeting, Tuesday evening,
representing the total who will be
participating.
i Additions for solos were heard at
the meeting, which was held at the
chorus room at the new grade
school. Hayes was pleased at the
fine voices which are available and
said that the parts are apparently
well balanced. About Is men are
included in the chorus. He urged
anyone interested in joining to get
in touch with him or attend the next
meeting, Thursday.
Members present Tuesday decided
to hold practice every Thursday in
the chorus room at p. m.
West Glacier, Martin City, Hungry
Horse and Whitefish, as well as Col
umbia Falls, are represented in the
group. Mrs. Clark Grady is accom-
PIANIST.
! Plans are to present The
Messiah" Dec. 10 in the sch0o
multi-purpoSe room.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
Fleming to Resign
AS Falls Councilman

Resignation of G.. w. Fleming as
Kennedy addition city council mem
Der is to be submitted at the Oct. 8
meeting of the council.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming have sold
their home to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Yost, and plan to leave next month
for the West Coast and Arizona. The
Flemings first came here in 1916
and have lived in the Kennedy addit-
ion for the past three years.
His successor on the council is
appointed by Mayor Herman Ben
zien with approval of the council.
Suggested as the new Ward 3 cOun-
Gil man is Pastor Ralph Werner.
Other council members are Lamar
bud" Orndorff, ward 8; Fred Kro-
ma and G.. w. Ridpath, ward 2; L.
A. Schoenberg and James Clark,
ward 1.
Fleming, former Blaine county
sheriff with number of years ex-
perience with the Army Corps OF
,, Engineers in police work, including
Fort Peck Dam, has been a respect
ed member of the community. He
was a candidate for sheriff in the
Flathead two years ago.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
Slate CompgroUnd
Work in Glacier

WEST GLACIER-Improvement of
Glacier National Park campgrounds
at Bowman and Kintla lakes up the
North Fork and along Cut Bank
creek on the parks east side are
scheduled for this fall.
Monday saw Frank Neubauer, the
parks landscape architect, and Clar-
ence Bengtson, general road super.
intendent, up the North Fork plan
ming the parking spur and additional
campsites improvements. If
In charge of crew of about si
men will be Foreman Stuart Swan
berg.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
Boke-Ouf Of Lost
Pots Underway Is

Bake-out OF the remaining 120 pots
at the Anaconda Aluminium Co. plant
started this week, with the result
that electricity is now flowing to all
240 pots at the plant.
Bake-out of the first potline start
ed July 20, with first aluminium pro-
duction Aug. IL. The plant is now
approaching SO per cent of capacity.
Capacity is $4,000 tons year.
The bake-out process involves
transition of pitch and coke in the
pots into solid carbon. After the
bake-out alumina is added and alum
mum production is underway.
There are now nearly 500 men EN-
ployed in operations at the plant.
Construction was officially COM
pleted Sept. 16. Walter G. Sattler,
project manager for Foley Con-
structors, the plants general con-
tractor, is leaving Columbia Falls
for New York Friday. He has been
here since July, 1858. s.,f
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
Preparing Big Mt.
Communications

WHITEFISH-Underway is digging
the shallow trench for the power
cable that will serve the seven Flat
head short wave radio transmitterS
scheduled for Big Mountain.
Participating in having Big Noun
tain the antenna center for short
wave radio communications in the
Flathead are: State highway main
tenance, Flathead Electric Coop,
Stoltze Land and Lumber Co., Park
way Truck stop, Flathead county
sheriff, Kalispell Propane Co. and
Flathead National Forest. Each will
have a transmitter.
Charles Jellison co-ordinated the
development.
Operating out of Parkway Truck
stop for communications are 81 log.
ging trucks with short wave radios
Jellison, a member of the national
board for Forest Industries Radio
Communications, pioneered the dew
elopment in the Flathead. He is {
logging contractor.
| Equipment is to arrive about Oct
IS, and installations may be com
pleted this fall. There will be separ
ate small transmitter houses on tol
of Big Mountain a mile from the to-
of the ski lift.
A rough access road up the noun
tain has been completed.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
Snow Temporarily Closes Logan Pass

WEST GLACIER Glacier Nation
al Parks Going-to-the-Sun high
way was closed to through traffic
Thursday as a result of a six inch
snowfall, and still showing"
Closure was safety measure in
view of the Logan pass section being
slick and in the clouds, stated STAN
ley Joseph, assistant superintendent.
The snow covered section ranges
from Garden Wall road camp on the
west to jackson Glacier viewpoint
on the east, and was termed up to
six inches deep.
Sun highway usually remains open
to traffic until about Oct. 20. and
plan after the present mot unexpect-
ed brief closure is to have the
highway open on a day shift. The
Garden Wall road camp to Jackson
Glacier viewpoint section-as in
years past-will be closed at 4 D. m
each day unless there is dry period
Friday marked the last day fol
seasonal rangers on duty at the
West Glacier and St. Mary checkin,
stations. AT the west entrance wer'
Laurel Dale, Center City, Mimi, ant
Richard Person, Cut Bank, and a
st. Mary, Robert Sievers, Chenoa
Ill. and Marvin Hershey, Conrad
No entrance fee will be charged TO
the rest of the year.
Glaciers visitor total for the yea
is nearly 1000, and compares wit
608,230 visitors for all of last year
the record, 633, 48O for 1858. This
the fifth year that Glacier has NOR
than SOC, 900 visitors.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
J. w. Merz Sfurts
West Side Road

Underway this week was first con-
struction of the j. w. Merz contract
for $248, 401.91 to widen and gravel
40 miles of the west side road along
Hungry Horse lake. \
The Columbia Falls contractor
started moving equipment on the
job Monday 1t was a Forest Ser
vice project.
If weather permits, Merz hopes to
complete the Is acres of right-of-
way clearing and most of the earth
moving this fall will gravelling next
summer.
Superintendent on the job will be
Joe Leahy with Sam Bullesci, fore
man in charge of earth work.
Only small crew of about half
dozen men is indicated for the time
being.
Rain resulted in little construct
ion this week. M ri @ g
The Improvement is to be from
Hungry Horse Dam to Clark creek,
and provides 22O days for compile
ton.
In addition to the clearing there
will be 1000 yards rock excavation
121, 900 yards common excavation
sc, 500 yards crushed gravel, about
1000 feet of culvert pipe and 20(
cubic yards of rip-rap.
This major contract is to improve
the West side of Hungry Horse lake
road that proved too narrow and un
|safe for log hauling and is seeing
heavy use by fishermen and hunters
| West side of the Flathead's South
Fork is capable of a sustained tim
Der yield of about 10000, 900 board
feet a year, or about one-third O
Flathead National Forests total.
| Presently there is a problem O
removing spruce bark beetle infested
timber, though it is much less acute
than was the case up the North Fork
i West side of the reservoir sale:
include: Rocky Mountain Lumber Co
purchase of 1890, 900 board feet or
Quintonken creek, Plum Creek Lum
Der Co., also of Columbia Falls, pur
4 chase of 17,780,0OO board feet OF
Sullivan creek, and Rex Brown o
Coram purchase of 100000 boart
J feet 10 miles above the dam on Los
! Johnny creek.
| The west side road was built unde
two Bureau of Reclamation con
: tracts during 1852 and 1858. Mile
and Strong, Inc, Eugene, Ore, ha
( the lower 24.5 miles for 1,179, Al
: contract and Hoops Construction Co
!. Twin Falls, Idaho, had the uppe
f22.5 miles for $963,512. Hanson-P arr
0 Spokane, had $136, 235 worth of bridg
! contracts.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
| a S ale Route
Proposed As
Alternate No. z

Efforts to have the LaSalle road
from Kalispen to Columbia Falls de-
clared alternate u. S. No. 2" are
underway.
Detectives include the need to have
a well maintained road through the
center of the Flathead valley to the
Anaconda Aluminium Co. plant. Pre-
sently there is not definite pattern
winter maintenance for the LaSalle
road.
Columbia Falls has long been in
terested in the u. S. No. proposal
and now there is indications of wild
er support.
Charles Jellison, Flathead state
senator and LaSalle resident, has
contacted highway department and
other officials in behalf of the pro
ject.
This would entail transfer of Ill
miles from the secondary to the pri
mary highway system.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
Park Retiring Four
Veteran Horses

WEST GLACIER-Four Glacier
National Park veterans, Dizzy, age
26; Rock and Rawhide, each 20, and
Blaze, IL, are to be sold Oct. Is.
Oldest of the horses, Dizzy has been
in the park for % years. The amin
ais were used for pack and saddle
purposes, and are no longer con-
sidered fit for use on mountain
trails.
Hope is the sale will result in the
horses finding good homes, or be
dispatched quickly.
Meanwhile award is pending on
the Tuesday opening to pasture the
30 National Park Service mules and
Is horses. Fred Stone, Browning
who had the contract last year, bid
the same price, $2.15 per head per
month. Arthur Douglas, Browning,
bid $3.50 per head per month. Range
inspection will determine the award
Glacier is also interested in pur.
chasing five or six more saddle
and pack horses to augment its hero
used to pack supplies to lookouts anG
trail crews as well as for trail in
spections.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
so MuIeIoods to
Sperry ChoIets

WEST GLACIER = Sixty mals
loads of sand cement, nails and floor
ing have been transported six miles
by trail from Lake Mcdonald to
Sperry chalets. Eighteen more
mule loads are to be sent to the
mountain hotel, away from roads
and highways.
Underway is replacement OF worn
floors and building maintenance with
John Cook, foreman, and a crew OF
Mike Baumann, Jake Baumberger,
Calvin Gilman, Dwight Grist, Don
Mclean and Maynard Williams.
| William Yenne, the parks general
trail foreman, with Ron Sherman
! and Jack Ray did the packing.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
Moose Has Look At
-
Park Entrance :

WEST GLACIER-Late season WIS.,
itors to Glacier National Park were
inspected for nearly full day at the
west entrance checking station this
past week.
Seasonal Ranger Laurel Dale,
Center City, Mimi, reported that
the curious moose stood around for
a time watching cars being checked
in, and then would move back in the
nearby forest.
Picture-taking motorists would
scurry back to their cars, Dale re-
lated, when the big bull gave them
an intense stare when they got too
close.
Moose are not uncommon in the
area near the foot of Lake Mcdonald
during winter months, but visit by
moose at this time is considered
unusual.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
To Establish Library in Columbia Falls

Establishment of the first branch
building of Flathead county library
is scheduled for Columbia Falls
this fall, according to Mrs. Cornelia
Sherman, county librarian.
Anaconda Aluminium Co. is donat-
ing 70 by 16-foot insulated building
that was two-thirds of the Foley
Constructors office.
Problems include finding a site
for the building. 1t has been suggest
ed that if located near the schools
more people including students will
be served.
Foundations are needed, also clos
ing the open end, digging waterlines
and obtaining tables and chairs.
Volunteer workers are to be ask
ed to help keep the library open day
and evening hours, and have the
building Serve as a reading and study
room, commented Mrs. Carl Lund-
borg, who heads the local library
committee. Working with her have
been Mrs. Fay Loveall, local mem
Der of the county library board;
Supt. Dulane Fulton and Mrs. En-
ella Cook. Mayor Herman Benzien is
being asked to serve on the commit
tee, which is still incomplete.
Mrs. Coriss Rasmussen is branch
librarian. The library presently is
located in the Talbot school, ant
open Thursday and Friday after
Moons from IL noon until 4:30 p. m.
Flathead county library has ovel
5000 books, reports Mrs. Sherman
The local branch will have 5000 Il
1000 books depending on use ant
demand. Any one of the county
%, 900 books would be available Il
local readers, with few exceptions
at the local library.
| Mrs. Sherman added that thu
branch library building would be
come the property of the community
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
On ConsoIidutes
Western Divisions

Extension OF the KaliSpen division
to include Spokane was announced
Thursday by the Great Northern
Railway.
Division headquarters will be at
Spokane-and not Whitefish as pres
ent. An assistant superintendent will
be named to direct operations in
what the Great Northern announces
as "the increasingly important Kali
ispell, Columbia Falls and White
fish area. =
Unofficial information is that H.
M. Shapleigh, present superinten-
dent for the division at Whitefish
will transfer to Spokane as super
intendent. Confirmation was not av-
ailable this week, and Shapleigh was
not in the Flathead.
T. A. JerroW, western general man
ager for the railway, said in Seattle
that the consolidation also includes
changes in the boundaries of the
Cascade division to the west ano
Butte division to the east of the Kali
ispen division in order to better bal
ance mileage of each operating seq
ment.
He also stated: Establishment o
the district accounting office a
Whitefish for lines west Of Willis
ton) will maintain and increase tn,
number Of Great Northern personne
lin Whitefish)."
/ Consolidation Of divisions is to b
lcompleted by Feb. l.
The Kalispen division will have it
new western boundary at For
Wright, just west of Spokane, an
its eastern limit at Cut Bank. Tn
Butte division will extend from Gu
Bank to Bainville on the North OAK
ota line with headquarters at Grea
Falls.
Presently the Kalispel division ez
tends from just this side of Havr
to Troy, and then the Spokane d
vision extends westward to the Wer
4 atchee area; next the Cascade dix
ision goes to the coast. The nev
change eliminates one division trans
ferring the Kalispell division super
intendent to Spokane.
An assistant superintendent wit
headquarters at Wenatchee will ais
be named on the Cascade divisio
corresponding to the new assistar
superintendent for Whitefish. TIL
Cascade division will extend fro1
Fort Wright to Seattle.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
Boein9 Plant Option Not in F|athead

Boeing Airplane Company does not
plan to erect guided missile plant
or any other installation in north
western Montana. They have options
on land near Denver and Salt Lake
City.
Rumors that BOeing had taken op-
tons on Flathead valley land have
been recurring this summer and fall
just as they have in years past. A
previous Boeing report gave Wal
ter Winchel broadcast as the source.
This was denied by Winchen's Of
flee.
Carl M. Cleveland, acting director
of public relations for Boeing at Sc
attic, replied to a Hungry Horse
News query with the following par
agraphs:
I'VE are at a loss to account for
the constantly recurring rumors that
BOeing is going to build plant in
various cities. So far these rumorS
have located us in practically every
state west of the Mississippi and
even a few east" The Boeing spokes-
man continued:
Here briefly are the facts regard
ing our proposed guided missile
plant. We have surveyed several
potential sites. After careful consid-
GRAFTON of all the factors that enter
into the selection of such site, we
have narrowed our choice to two To-
cations-Denver and Salt Lake City.
We have taken options on the nee
essary land at both locations. AS Of
this date no final choice has been
made between the two locations. We
cannot say at this time specifically
when the choice will be made
| Other previous information is to
the effect that Boeing in selecting a
location for a plant picks a site
where the company will not employ
more than per cent of the avail
able work force.
Effort has been made through the
years to find out identity of men
starting the rumors about Boeing
located in the Flathead.
Flathead county airport member,
Sol Catron and others, last summer
expressed interest in contracting Boo
ing to see if the company was inter
eSted in what this area had to Of
fer. These men in no way inferred
that Boeing was going to locate il
the Flathead. The rumorS as before
had other sources.
The Hungry Horse News wrote
Boeing: I'VE would be pleased Il
have Boeing here, and have jus
seen the local aluminium plant star
! production" and then asked fol-
specific information about Boeinl
plans for western Montana, if any
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
Readings

Weather readings are scheduled
to be taken at the Anaconda Alum
mum Co. plant starting this fall. OBJ
server will be Robert Bush of the
chemistry force.
There is wind gauge on the
machine shop, and other equipment
will include thermometers, baro-
meter and precipitation gauge. Rem
frow Cabinet Works, Columbia Falls,
built the thermometer shelter.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
City Council

Columbia Falls city council will
hold its October meeting Monday
at 8 p m at the city hail.
Scheduled for the meeting is adop-
ton of the ordinance providing for
Columbia Falls sidewalks to be
three feet from the property line,
for five foot wide sidewalks and then
the wider streets. Eliminated will
oe the eight foot boulevard pro-
vision.
Also likely is resignation of G. w.
Fleming as a Ward councilman.
lie has sold his home, and is moving
from the city.
A special Oct. 10 meeting is SEIZED.
Iuled for opening of bids to purchase
a police car.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
Curtailed Hauling

September rains result in Flat
head logging roads becoming muddy
and soft. Some curtailment in log
hauling is reported.
September precipitation includes:
airport 1.55 inches; Hungry Horse, 3
inches; Spotted Bear .95 of inch;
Coram 2.41 inches until Thursday
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30
School Meetings

District school board will hold
its October meeting Tuesday at 8
p. m. at Columbia Falls grade school.
A special Oct. IA meeting is sched-
uled for opening of bids for the
Nyack-West Glacier bus route.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30

WEST Wednesday and
Thursday visitors in Glacier Nation
al Park were Stunt. and Mrs. G. H.
L. Dempster of Jasper National
Park, Canada. 1-f
Hungry Horse news., 1955-09-30


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