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Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-07-22

in the regular rooms for the crowd
ed lower grades. The first four
hour session will begin at o'clock,
the second at 1 o'clock.
REASONS GIVEN
The second and third grades have
been selected for platooning for two
reasons, Tate said. First, there is
less loss of classroom time with
them than with upper grades, for
lower grades normally have shorter
sessions anyhow. Second, first gra.
des will not be platooned because
the adjustments to school life with
the regular hours are enough t.
expect of the beginners.
Within a few years, Tate explain
ed, the bonding capacity Of the dis
trict will be raised sufficiently Il
allow construction of a new school
At the present time only a few
rooms could be built each year,
more expensive process of lettin,
contracts and construction.
Libby's new junior high schoo
was completed less than two year
ago, but this was insufficient t
relieve pressure of growing enrol
ment in the Libby system.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-07-22
Informs Chamber
On Street Grades

Columbia Falls Chamber of Com
MERGE held a special breakfast
meeting at McGregor's cafe Tues
day at 8 a. m.
Discussed was the city grade pro-
blem, a project necessary before
oiled streets, sidewalks and storm
sewers could be laid out.
Mayor Herman Benzien announ-
ced that he had contacted Morrison
Maierle, Helena consulting engineers,
to send a survey party here. The ap-
proximate $1,000 cost is slated fol
a fall bond election.
A chamber delegation headed by
DR.. w. F. Bennett, president, hat
met with the city council last Friday
evening on the problem.
Other topics included the comm,
August 14th O-Mok-See and pic
lture circular for the city.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-07-22
Car and Pickup
Damaged up N. F.

NORTH FORK-A car and a
pickup were damaged in separate
accidents up the North Fork over
the weekend.
The car, 1851 Plymouth owned
and driven by Bill Mckinley went
over a bank and burned about $3.50
p. m. Friday. Neither Mckinley nor
Floyd Padgett, who was passen-
ger, were injured. The fire was put
out with the assistance of Forest
Service personnel The car was de-
scribed as total wreck
Mckinley and Padgett were COM
ing down the road when the accident
happened, about eight miles above
Columbia Falls. Mckinley was driv-
ing behind logging truck and was
blinded by dust.
A pickup was reported seen off
the North Fork road and damaged
on Sunday.
Heavy traffic and dust made driv-
! ing hazardous
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-07-22
B & B Enlurging
KoIispeI Store

KALISPELL-A $500, 900 tripled-in-
size new B and B "Foodliner" store
has started in Kalispell.
Jack E. Brown, Jr., general man.
ager of B and B stores in Kalispell
and Columbia Falls, announced that
the enlarged store when completed
would contain 14,355 square feet of
store area and have 1880 feet of
basement storage. The present Kali
ispen B and B store contains 1880
square feet of store area and 1880
in the basement
The enlarged B and B facility II
Kalispell will bring the new store
into the IGA ''Foodliner' classified
ton. B and B has been an affiliate O
the Independent Grocers Alliance, ;
group buying organization.
The new Kalispell food store vii
become one of Montana's largest. 4
Is by 115-foot section is being lease,
to the Sperry-Hutchinson Co. for us
as Green Stamp redemption store
4 General contractor is Montan
Builders.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-07-22
Anticipate Similar
Falls Mill Lew

Anticipated Columbia Falls mill
levy for city government is expected
to be about the same as last years
1888.
At its special budget meeting We'd
nesday evening the city council was
informed that it could expect more
revenues from the tax base that in
creased from $543, 267 to a tentative
figure of $629, 472 this year. A result
is that one mill will raise s.. 629 this
year compared to $543 last.
Special concern of the council
Wednesday evening were ways and
means to spend more money on
streets. Maximum permissible levy
for streets is 10. This means lust
s., 29472 to pay for labor, equipment
and operations on streets.
The city derives $4,000 a year
from rentals in the city-owned hous-
ing project Plan is to return about
one-third of this amount to housing
project improvements, and earmark
about $1,000 from housing project
income for street improvements. It's
legal.
Bob Moody and Dean Harrison ap-
peared before the council on the
need for $500 to help the city ambul-
ance fund. This request is to be
granted. Joe Monegan asked for
water for his new apartment build
ing and since it is within 262 feet
of city limits, the request was grant
ed. Monegan will furnish and lay
the pipe.
Anticipated Columbia Falls reven-
ues for 1855 are $25, 900 from tax
| es, $4,000 housing project, $36, 900
water revenue; $500 police court
fines, $720 miscellaneous revenue
such as hall rental and building per-
mits, and $2,198.75 from liquor lie.
enses, dog fees, bicycle taxes. There
is an expenditure Of $1,000 from
water revenues for bond retirement
Next meeting Of the council is ;
closed budget session Monday fol
lowed by the regular meeting Mon
day, August l, and the public hear
ing on the budget August 8.
Persons interested in havin
street lights should file their reque.
with the city clerk.
Last years mill levy of 1888 wa!
divided as follows:
% mills for the city clerk, city
treasurer, city attorney, police court
and police department THAT nov
has added expense with two mem
/ mill for retirement, for fire de
partment equipment, 10 for sire
and alleys, for the park fund ant
.68 for a revolving fund to finance
: special improvement district pro
E jects, for total of SCI, 542.65 to b
4 raised through taxation.
improvements planned by the cit
+ are propane heating units in tn
l. housing project to do away wit
J, wood which was termed harmful
+ the appearance of the project. Rent
# would be increased to cover tn
costs.As
|
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-07-22
July Fire Danger
RISING Slowly

kALlSPELL - Flathead National
Forest has had Is fires so far this
year reports Carter Helseth, dis
patcher. All of them were class A
less than a quarter acre. Two were
man caused and the balance from
lightning.
Fire danger for the Flathead Ma
tional Forest Wednesday was 81, low
for late July. The burning index Con
scale of 100) ranged from "a at Big
Creek ranger station to So at Spot
ted Bear lookout. Spotted Bear, Big
Prairie and Schaefer had showers
this week. There was .39 of an inch
at Spotted Bear ranger station Mon
day with the Spotted Bear lookout
getting .62 of an inch, for heaviest
falls. Humidity has been high.
July fires were July IL, White Riv-
er park up South Fork, lightning
strike put out by Bruce Pyles, pack
er.
July 10, Spruce Park, lightning
strike put out by Bill Chiffon, STAN
ley johnson and Ronald Wacksmuth.
July II, Sullivan creek, lightning
put out by two smokejumpers.
July II, Rampant mountain in Big
Prairie district put out by two jump
ers and Bruce Pyles and Donald
Carroll.
The 18th fire was a lightning strike
near Leota peak in Big Prairie dis
trict, July 10. It was put out We'd
nesday by Leonard Hendzel ant
Ralph Stockstad, Big Prairie trail
men.
| Man-caused fires were on Cyclon,
lake up the North Fork, June IL
and the (annuaD West Glacier dump
ground fire. The other fires wer
lightning strikes from the June
storm.
n Last year the Forest had "a fire
including II man-caused taking Il
acres in all. Three sawdust pi
S sleeper" fires from the previol
: fall burned 172 acres, and much
o this was slash. The other fires toe
acres.
y Flathead National Forest now h;
|, a force of 285.
:, All of the IL lookouts are up, al
7, in addition since July 18th, the Fo
le est has been under contract for ae
ial patrols after storms of all
k area. Previously it was just Il
). Spotted Bear-Big Prairie contine
l. tai divide units. Contracts are he
D. by Corsair Flying Service and FL;
IN head Air Transport. Aerial obser
70 ers are Gene NJ Tuininga, Dona
K IsBel and Robert Clithero at Sp,
te ted Bear.
Glacier National Park has had
fires during July so far. Rang
Stanley Sturgeon reported the parl
average fire danger at AZ. The
we're three lightning strikes all lie
than fourth acre that resulted fre
the June 23rd storm.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-07-22
Dentist Preparing Office
To Open in Columbia Falls

DR.. John A. Kur,a IS making ar
rangements for opening a dental
practice in Columbia Falls. Remod-
cling of an office in the Bank of
Columbia Falls building is underway
and equipment is to arrive soon.
DR.. and Mrs. Kurta, who are from
Great Falls, are staying with friends
here, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Taylor.
They are looking for an apartment
to rent.
DR.. Kurta took and passed his
Montana dental examinations, given
July lila at Helena. A Navy vet
eran, he is a graduate of Marquette
University, Milwaukee.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-07-22
Adopt Shift For
Libby Students
from Western News, Libby

LIBBY-Ralph Tate, superintend-
ent of Libby schools, announced
last week that the platoon system
for second and third graders will
60 into effect in Libby this fall.
Overcrowded schools and a limit
ed bonding capacity to finance new
buildings forced the district author
tiles to choose between leasing ex-
ira rooms outside the school build
ings, or running two shifts in some
of the present classrooms.
Only two rooms for leasing were
found to be available, and the ex.
pense of remodeling and equipping
even these two for passable service
is thought to make this recourse less
desirable than two-shift sessions
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-07-22
Field Surrey Of Ice
Mass Postponed

WEST GLACIER-Too much snow
still on the ice and just below Grin
nell glacier in Glacier National Park
is resulting in postponement for
10 days of trip to measure the ice
mass.
Now scheduled for August is
the trip to measure the parks Sec
ond largest glacier which contains
about $50 acres or nearly 70 city
blocks.
g Making the trip will be R. A.
Dightman, Helena, state climatolo-
gist for the weather bureau; M. E.
Beatty, Glaciers chief park natur-
alist, and Don Robinson, park nat
uraliSt.
Another project of the coming trip
is to pick a location for a second
rain-snow storage gauge. This unit
will be 20 feet high.
Grinnell's snow fall usually ex-
ceeds 100 feet year. Precipitation
total for 1852 was 108 inches, for
1858 1O7 inches and for 1854 a fig
ure of 1873 inches.
Early in August, Wallace Irgens
of the Helena weather bureau staff
will head crew installing the Sec
ond gauge. In the meantime a park
service crew will make a trail &C.
ross.
Grinnell glacier is presently be-
ing visited by over 200 persons a
week. About $50 visitors week are
taking the naturalist conducted field
trips being made Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays. Most of the group
ride across Swiftcurrent and Joseph
inc lakes by boats cutting the six
miles trip to the glacier down to q
three mile hike by trail. There are
also horseback trips.
The park has about 60 glaciers
Sperry is the largest. In 1900 it con
tanned about 800 acres of ice ant
now is down to 300 acres.
i However recent heavier winter
snowfall and slightly cooler sum
mers have temporarily at least seer
the annual retreat of glaciers cease
Last cycle Of glaciers showing al
advance was back in 1890. The Mon,
tana glaciers are thought to be
younger than 1000 years.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-07-22
Timber Harvest Increases 10 %

Flathead National Forest timber
harvest during the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1855 showed 40 per
cent increase over the previous IL
months, announced George Weyer-
man, Flathead National Forest as
istant supervisor in charge of TIM
Der management.
The 1954-55 fiscal year cut was
102, 537 ,686 on federal forest lands
compared to 1882, 900 for the pre-
vious II months. Both years are rec
ords with impetus provided by good
lumber markets and the need to sal
wage beetle infested spruce. $50
This past IL months, Weyerman
said, saw the harvest include g.
1874, 095 board feet of spruce which
was salvage of timber either killed
or in process of being attacked by
the devastating spruce bark beetles.
This compares with spruce bark bee
tie cut of IS 900 900 for the previous
Il months.
Outlook for the 1856 fiscal year
is removal of another 100, 900, 900
board feet from Flathead National
Forest lands. Then prospect is re-
turn to the sustained yield figure
that which the forest can maintain
year after year without diminishing
the resource-of about 6O,OOO,OOl
board feet. Best sale year previous
to 1953-54 was 1928 with 65, $50, OO(
board feet.
Glacier View district up the Flat
head rivers North Fork continues
to be the principal log supplier-i1
has the heaviest spruce stands. Ola
cier View cut during the 1954-55 fis
cal year was 49, 583,920 board feet;
Tally Lake district had 6,553, 281
Coram, 14,076, 2O7, and Condor an(
Swan districts together, 22,324 ,278
Glacier View district sustained yielG
figure is 14,000,000.
Hub of the Flathead's lumber in
dustry is Columbia Falls that dur
ing the calendar year shipped 2,60t
freight carloads. In addition ther'
were truck shipments to bring the
Columbia Falls lumber output tt
about IS, OOO, 900 board feet. In term,
of average-sized American homes
this would be sufficient quantity Il
build $500.
Flathead National Forest supplied
nearly two-thirds the timber mille'
in Flathead county with the balance
coming from state and private sales
d The $4,000, 900 board feet shippe'
from Columbia Falls representa-
payrolls in excess of $4,000, 900. Hal
|. Moon and part Of the Martin Cit
lumber output are shipped throug
Columbia Falls.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-07-22
Truvel Editors

In northwestern Montana this
week are four travel editors of met
ropolitan newspapers. Stops include
Glacier National Park, Hungry
Horse Dam, Kalispell, Whitefish,
Flathead Lake, Libby, Seeley Lake,
Anaconda, Butte, Virginia City,
Bozeman, Red Lodge, Yellowstone
National Park and Billings.
The four travel editors are. Frank
LOckerby, Tacoma News-Tribune;
James C. Brough, Houston Chron-
icle; Roy j. Dunlap, st. Paul Pho
neer-Press, and Mrs. Hulda Warner
of the Dallas News. Accompanying
them are Ashley Roberts, state park
director, and Jack Hallowell, stats
advertising director.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-07-22
KuIispeII Main St.
Now 4 Lone

KALISPELL-Main street of Kali
ispell is now a four-lane traffic route.
Marking of the street from the 900
block on Main north was carried out
Wednesday morning. Traffic on the
street was blocked for few hours
while the work was done with mech
anical equipment.
The new traffic system for Main
has followed the change over to par.
allel parking on the street, and is
on the program including other traf
fic changes for the city.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-07-22
KoispeII Budget

KALISPELL-At a special meeting
Wednesday, Kalispen city council
tentatively approved budget for
the 1855 fiscal year which pro-
vides for estimated expenditures of
sti9,559 with SOS, 753.55 raised
rough direct taxation.
10 valuation of city property was
less than anticipated with 1850, 900
indicated for this year compared to
$4 ,937 900 last.
A mill levy increase Of "a is
indicated for the August 3 meeting.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-07-22
Whitefish Budget

WHITEFISH-Wh itefish city coun-
Gil has tentatively approved a pro-
posed budget of $126, 488 for the
1955-1956 fiscal year.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-07-22
Thank You

We wish to thank all the friends
for their kindness and help during
the recent loss of our loved one,
Bert McShane. May God Bless You.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-07-22
Mill Man Hurt

Francis Benz Miller, new empl0ye
at Superior Buildings Co., was in
jured Thursday morning when he
fell into machinery at the mill while
picking edgings." Columbia Falls
City ambulance took him to KaliS-
pen general hospital. The attending
physician did not view Miller's con-
dition as serious Thursday morning.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-07-22

Nina Gillespie, Mr.. and Mrs. E. j.
Henjum, Mr.. and Mrs. George Nc
Shane, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
McShane, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Grit
fin, Mr.. and Mrs. William Gillespie
Evening star., 1955-07-12

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Evening star., 1955-07-12
By John A. GILES

The return Of three American
turncoats from Communist
China could start q long legal
procedure which might eventu-
ally reach the Supreme Court.
Pentagon lawyers said today
the former prisoners Of war have
possible legal grounds for chal-
lenging the Army's right to give
them dishonorable discharges
when they and Is of their COM
rades refused to come home
after the Korean armistice.
The Code Of Military Justice
states that a dishonorable dis
charge can result only from a
conviction and sentence by a
general court martial It also
states that a court martial can
not be held without the presence
of the defendant and lawyers to
defend him.
In view of these facts, the
Army decided that undesirable
discharges were the worst that
could be given to the q cap
|tives who decided to remain with
the Reds. That type rates below
honorable and general discharges
but above bad conduct and dis
honorable ones. They can be
Evening star., 1955-07-12
Hopes Pinned on Senate
To Void Foreign Aid Cuts

around So billion-were used up
or had dwindled to s. billion.
Mr.. Whitten failed also in an
attempt to deny technical agri-
cultural aid to any nation which
exports farm products. He
claimed American farmers al
ready are suffering from foreign
competition.
The House bills total In new
cash includes $705 million for
direct military assistance, a cut
of $420 million; and $1.252, $780,
900 for direct forces support and
economic aid in support of de-
fense programs, a reduction ef
SOS ,020, 900.
The balance Of the money was
earmarked for miscellaneous
programs. including United Ma
tions projects.
Evening star., 1955-07-12
Whitten Cut Fails

Representative Whitten, DEM
ocrat, of Mississippi tried twice
to persuade the House to refuse
any new money for the program
until unspent balances from past
appropriations - estimated at
Evening star., 1955-07-12
Turnooots Moy Challenge
DishonorobIe Discharges

meted out BY administrative ae-
ton.
However, Secretary Of Defense
Wilson stepped into the picture
and ordered the Army TO give
|dishonorable discharges.
He did that on the advice of
his then general counsel. II.
Struve Hensel. Mr.. Hensel ruled
that Army Secretary Stevens had
Sufficient general powers to dis
pose of the cases In that manner.
He also took the position that
his ruling would hardly be chal-
lenged.
The three turncoats we're
given a short briefing about
their status in Hong Kong. They
will be fully informed of their
rights urop return to this coun-
try. especially if either civil OF
military action is instituted
against them. They might de-
mapd a test of the legality of the
Wilson decision.
Another question yet unsettled
Is whether a man who nas been
formally snd officially discharged
from the military can be re-
turned to military jurisdiction
to answer charges lodged against
him while still in uniform. II
Evening star., 1955-07-12
Suit to lmpound Popers
IOf Trumun Dismissed

KANSAS CITY, July IL (R.-
"A Tennessee lawyers suit to inn
pound the official papers of for
mer President Harry S. Truman
was dismissed in Federal Dis
trict Court yesterday.
Fyke Farmer of Nashville filed
the suit March Is, alleging that
the papers we're public property
and belonged in Washington.
Judge Charles E. Whitaker
said Mr. Farmer did not have
requisite interest or standing to
Evening star., 1955-07-12
By u. As.oeia.ed press

Rebuffed despite q special ap-
peal to the House. administra-
ton leaders looked hopefully to
the Senate today to restore deep
cuts in foreign aid appropria-
tons
But their hopes were none 700
bright. Some influential Sena-
tors already have demanded ad-
ditional cuts in the $2.638. .74l.7 .75o
voted by the House yesterday to
finance the aid program for the
current bookkeeping year which
ends next June 30.
The House acted, 251-123, only
a few hours after a White House
plea that the cuts-totaling
lS627 900 900 below President Ell
Isenhower's requests-would "ser
Eiously hamper" the program.
The Presidents position was
stated by Harold E. Stassen
special assistant to Mr.. Eisen-
hover, in letters to House lead
ers. Mr.. Stassen. former For
leign Aid chief, objected to the
reductions recommended by the
House Appropriations Commit
tee.
Efforts Unavailing
But the House followed the
committees recommendations te
the penny. Not q single effort
was made to restore committee
cuts, although several futile at.
tempts were made to chop the
bill further.
Senator Wiley. Republican, Of
Wisconsin. senior minority mem.
Der of the Foreign Relation.
Committee. said he would urge
the Senate to boost the House.
voted funds TO at least the $3,.
285, 100000 authorized only las
week by Congress in another bill
Mr.. Eisenhower's revised requesr
came to $3,266.641,750.
In the House, 146 Democrat.
and los Republicans voted fol
the pared-down aid bill, while
70 Republicans and So Demo.
lcrats opposed it.
The brief debate found Repre-.
sentative Taber of New York
senior Republican on the Ap.
preparations Committee and Ions
a leader of the budget-cuttine
group. opposing moves to trim
the bill still more.
Whitten Cut Fails
Representative Whitten, Dem.
Iocrat, of Mississippi tried twice
to persuade the House to refuse
any new money for the program
until unspent balances from past
appropriations - estimated al
Evening star., 1955-07-12
Smythe at Quemoy
TAIPEI, Formosa. Jul,

TArEI, Formosa. July II (R
Maj. Gen. George W. smythe
chief of the United States Mili-
tary Assistance Advisory Group
made his third inspection of the
defenses Of Quemoy yesterday
The ofncial Central News Agenc,
said he was satisfied with the de-
fense buildup Of the Chinese
Nationalist island.
Evening star., 1955-07-12

the Army decided to start action
against them. the charges would
stem from acts while prisoners
of the Communists.
The trio now en- route home
are William A Cowart of Dali
ton. Ga; Otho @. Bell Of Hills
bnro, Miss, and Lewis w. Giiggs
of Jacksonville, Tex,
Evening star., 1955-07-12

SMILER-Chicago = With
a typically Truman smile
under his borrowed fez, for
mer President Truman ar
rived in Chicago today for
the 8lst annual convention
of the Ancient Arabic Order
of Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine. More than 10000
Shriners have gathered for
the sessions. - AP Wire
photo.
Evening star., 1955-07-12

maintain the action, and that
there was no controversy be-
tween the plaintiff and defend
lapt