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Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-05-06
Pole Bndqe Dedication

Reconstruction of the bridge across the Flat
head rivers North Fork at Polebridge is to be
pleted about June l.
This is major achievement for the Flathead.
Last fall there seemed to be almost nsurmountable
difficulties to financing the necessary complete
overhaul Of the condemned structure that had been
closed to all traffic.
On one hand there were federal funds available
for rebuilding half the bridge, and the other,
the county lacked funds, and furthermore hesi-
tant about major investment at the somewhat
isolated but important crossing into Glacier Ma
tional Park
Civic clubs of the Flathead, park authorities
and county commissioners got together this past
winter, and the more than 30-year-old bridge has
been practically rebuilt.
We've heard good idea that both park and
forest sides of the North Fork would benefit from
organized outing. The trip could be up the Flat
heads North Fork the forest side, at Pole
bridge, and then come down into the park at Apga1
and West Glacier.
It would be of benefit to see caravan of cars
with citizens of the Flathead make such trip early
in June to dedicate the rebuilt rustic bridge Al
Polebridge.
The whole Flathead will benefit as we learr
to work on projects together. The bridge at Pole
bridge is an example. MF
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-05-06
Kniues and Bullets

Some part Of adult relationship with juveniles
is to hope and pray that teen-agers avoid major
errors that will blight their whole lives
Sunday afternoon at $50 bullet whizzed by
one OF the new homes on the edge Of the Monegan
addition It resulted from target practice river
bottoms just below the city. Undoubtedly the rifle
man was not taking into account that the bullet
might strike youngster playing in his own yard.
Teen-agers with rifles should always keep in
mind that firing at ANY old thing" may cause
them regret for the rest Of their lives.
While the stray bullet resulted from not think
ing the local schools had an occurrence where a
young man was sadStic
One OF the favored pieces OF equipment at
Columbia Falls high school is the new trampoline
used by tumblers. For no apparent reason, except
to destroy, rubber cords on the trampoline were
cut, and number OF holes jabbed in the canvas.
School authorities seem to have COED idea
as to identity of the "slasher."
The boy has problem. Such impulses if moi
controlled will lead to blighted life, not his
own destruction
This brings to mind the thought that the only
people who are completely certain of their SAINT,
are those that are insane. We wonder what the boy
who slashed the trampoline thinks of himself. MF
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-05-06
A 'Boner' from Bonner

We question the judgment of Thomas D. Flem-
ing Of Bonner, chairman OF the Montana State Sol
dier's Home in his brief talk made at the VFW dis
trict convention here last Sunday.
MIR. Fleming when introduced emphasized that
William Wedgewood of Missoula had been an able
commander at the State Soldiers Home from 1949
to 1858. Mr.. Fleming held up Mr.. Wedgewood as
shining example for Clarke F. Grady, Great Falls,
new commander at the Home. 1t amounted to "walk
in his footsteps or else"
The major error in judgment on Mr. Flemings
part was not mentioning Vern Kelly OF Kalispell
and Lake Mcdonald, who succeeded Mr.. Wedge
wood as commander with the Aronson administra-
ton and headed the Home for nearly two years until
three weeks ago.
Mr. Fleming, forceful and dominant chair
man of the Soldiers Home Board is to be COM
mended for praising Mr.. Wedgewood, who did con-
siderable to see improvement in the institutions
physical plant.
Furthermore the chairman Of the State Soldiers
Home board apparently did not like Vern Kelly.
We don't good sense or administrative abili-
ty indicated when Mr.. Fleming failed to mention
Mr.. Kelly in his remarks Sometimes there is
question Of damning with faint praise . MT
Fleming was much more direct. The omission was
startling. Our recollection is that Vern Kelly is
former state commander of the VIEW, and further
more is capable man, well liked by many in that
Sunday audience. MR.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-05-06
Uttered RoQdsides

There is rightful concern in the Flathead over
the unsightly appearance OF the several community
garbage dumps Furthermore this is threat to pub
lie health
Another problem that is more apparent in the
Flathead than out on the prairies is the careless
dumping of garbage. Any roadside seems to do.
1t is difficult to imagine more inconsiderate
practice than to dump garbage at such scenic spots
as the rock point in Bad Rock canyon, but this
happens
There was considerable satisfaction few years
ago in reporting rather heavy Martin City justice
court fine along with the provision that the Offend
er who dumped the garbage along the highway
pick it up. A good project was that of Bad Rock
Grange picking up debris along U. S. No. 2.
In this scenic area we have most important
responsibility to that the thousands Of visitors
who come here for the natural beauty of the area
do not have views partially framed by pieces OF
Kleenex, beer cans, papers and garbage. MH
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-05-06
Ruin Postpones
Conservation Tour

District six eighth graders are
scheduled to make their annual
conservation tour next Tuesday.
Rain postponed the day-long OUT
ing for a week.
Sponsors are the F1athead Po-
mona Grange and Soil Conserva-
ton district.
The 1O8 eighth graders from
Columbia Falls to West Glacier
are to start their tour Tuesday at
8 am. with Walt Mauritson, coun-
ty agent, in charge. They will view
erosion, stubble mulch, shelter
belts and reforestationin the Bad
Rock area.
The schedule called for District
6 Tuesday; Whitefish and vicinity
students Wednesday; KaliSpeI
Thursday and Bigfork-S omers-
Lakeside eighth graders Friday
Weather may cause postponement
as it did for the Columbia Falls
to West Glacier eighth graders.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-05-06
North Fork Traffic
Hindered bu Mud

BIG CREEK-Spring is provid-
ing road difficulties that winter
never presented for Big Creek
ranger station personnel. The road
is impossible for passenger cars
because of mud. It was open all
winter as result of extensive log
hauling.
This past winter is also believed
to be the first time that families
stayed at the Flathead National
Forest ranger station % miles
north of Columbia Falls. Mrs. Rob-
ert Gillespie and Mrs. Bud Powell
along with the Gillespie's four
year -old son and year-old daugh-
ter, and the Powell boys, 3 and
liz stayed at the station all winter.
Came spring and the mud, and
they're visiting folks-Mrs. Gill
espie and children at Townsend,
and the Powells in the Carolinas.
Gillespie is the district ranger
and Powell, junior forester.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-05-06
|LBH Club Meets
With Mrs. Dolly
by LBH club

LASALLE-LBH club met We'd
nesday at the home of Mrs. Lee
DAILY with Mrs. Russell Eklund CO.
hostess. Roll call, which was an
swered with my Earliest Mem
DRY" proved very interesting.
The topic Emotional Develop
ment" was presented by Mrs. Paul
Sperry and Mrs. William Cusick
of Helena Flats.
Mrs. Alfred Hoye reported on
the health council meeting.
Mrs. Robert Leach was appoint
ed to meet with representatives OF
the Bad Rock and Columbia An
mas home demonstration clubs to
assemble the bylaws of the coun-
ty home demonstration council,
Mrs. Walter Voelker was appoint
ed to have charge of the devo-
tionals at the county council meet
ing to be held May 13 at the Still
water Grange hall.
At the conclusion of the meeting
the hostess served delicious
lunch.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-05-06
vundevunfer Bros.
Expand Plant

DEER PARK - Vandevanter
Brothers are virtually TRIPPING the
size of their meat cutting and lock-
er plant five miles southeast of
Columbia Falls.
Under construction is a 10 by
II quick freeze addition, 10 by
24-foot cutting room, and a II
by 33-foot addition to the locker
plant itself with room for 800 new
lockers.
In addition a II by 33-foot cool
er addition to the slaughter house
is being erected.
Eugene and Russell Vandevanter
started their lockers and meat cut
ting plant in 1916.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-05-06
A Deserved Honor

A deserved honor was The Daily Inter Lake
OF Kalispel being one OF the "a daily newspapers
in the United States receiving National Safety
Council Public Interest Award for 1854.
The award is made each year to public in
formation media for exceptional service to safety
and is recognition well worth striving for. The 1854
winners in addition to the "a dailies went to II
weekly newspapers, "a radio and rs television sta
tons, "a outdoor advertising companies, 40 maya
zines and Is advertisers.
However these are comparatively few awards
Tor nation Of 100 million people.
The year 1858 saw the Flathead have traffic
deaths totaling 16 by F1athead county coroner rec
ords and 10 by state highway patrol figures Two
were on the county's borders.
This was a record for the Flathead and COM
pared with the previous high OF IL traffic deaths
IN 1948.
The KalispeI daily launched forceful safety
crusade and continued the program through 1854.
The first six months passed without traffic taali-
IT,
The particular Inter Lake exhibit that won one
Of the National Safety Council Awards for 1854 was
partially based on the July 1854 issue OF the paper
which devoted its entire front page to the fact that
the Fathead had not had fatal traffic accident for
the first SIX months of the year. -
Then 81 the ways of fate, there followed a
record number of automobile deaths for six month
period, and the year 1854 ended in the Flathead
with total of IL automobile deaths. The Inter
Lake Tuesday was timid about mentioning this
Their only comment was "There was appreci-
able decline in fatalities in 1854"
Flathead county coroner figures for automobile
fatalities through the years show the first recorded
traffic deaths in 1918 numbering two and then 1t
was 1925 before two traffic deaths occurred in the
same year again. The year 1880 became the last
year in the county without traffic fatality, and
then there was peak Of IL in 1948, drop to just
two traffic deaths in 1850, soaring to ten in 1851,
drop to eight in 1882 peaking at 16 Con ID by state
highway patrol records) in 1858, and then drop
again to IL for 1854
The Hungry Horse News feels the Inter Lake
did an outstanding job in behalf OF safety during
1854 and their special safety edition, stickers and
safety consciousness merited the National Safety
Council award
The whole nation made marked strides in 1854
toward safer streets and highways. The Travellers
Insurance Co. report for the year showed $500
DEATHS 5000 less than in 1858, and 100000 (auto-
mobile) injuries or 10000 less than in 1858. Al
the same time Americans are driving more miles
each year.
Safer highways certainly achieved through
such action as driver instruction courses at high
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-05-06
Conservation Group to Tour

MISSOULA - Montana's sixth
annual Conservation Caravan will
get underway at Butte on June rs
and finally wind up after a
weeks tour, at Butte, on Friday
evening, July /, according to Car
eth G. Moon, State Forester and
chairman Of the 1855 caravan
committee.
The Conservation Caravan is
sponsored by the Montana Con-
servation Council, whose member
ship is made up of all citizens who
are interested in the wise use OF
our States natural resources. AS
an official advocate of education
in conservation of natural re-
sources by making use of out-of-
door education, the Council spon-
sors annually a tour by bus over
various regions of Montana, to give
interested citizens an opportunity
to see what is going on in con-
servation. The Caravan was first
organized in 1949 with tour OF
western Montana; the five tours
and regions covered since 1949
were: 1850, eastern Montana; 1851
, southwestern Montana; 1852,
northcentral Montana; 1858, south
central Montana; 1854, northwest
ern Montana. The 1855 viii again
travel over Southwestern Mon
tana, Moon said.
The tour will officially begin
with registration of members and
kickoff" dinner in Butte Sum
Gay evening, June rs. Monday the
Caravan will study deer trans
planting, elk feeding problems and
highway development influence on
fish habitat. Enroute the group
will visit the Lewis and Clark
Cavern state park, a pole treating
plant, and the Agriculture Expert
ment Station at Bozeman. Tues
day, June %, after spending the
night at West Yellowstone, the
Caravan will tour Yellowstone
Park, and hear discussions Of pub
lie recreation. After visiting the
fish hatchery in Ennis, the Caravan
group will spend Tuesday night al
historical Virginia City. Wednes-
DAY will find the group visiting Z
large ranch near Dillon, discussing
grazing and land drainage prob
lens, and visiting the Big Hole
Battlefield National Monument
Thursday the group will go on Il
an active logging area near Sula
visit a saw and planning mill il
Darby, view the Lick creek expert.
mental forest unit, and spend thu
night at Hamilton. On Frida,
morning, July /, the Rocky Noun
tain laboratory will explain thei
work to the Caravaners. After Wis
ting the copper smelter at Ana
conda, the Caravan will disbant
after a farewell dinner in Butt,
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-05-06
Patterson Breaks
Brood Jump Record

Don Patterson, Hungry Horse,
competed in two Rocky Mountain
conference track meets last week
end.
Saturday at Colorado Springs,
Colo. he broke the conference rec
ord for broad jumping with a leap
of % feet, l inch.
Sunday, at Golden, Colo. home
OF Colorado School OF Mines, he
won three firsts in the 100, 220
and broadjump.
Don, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Patterson was Columbia Falls
high school salutatorian in 1852,
and now is junior majoring in
accounting a. Montana State COL
lege.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-05-06
Apqar Fire Interrupts Skatinq

Friday night at the cafe for a few
of her friends.
Ed and Dorothy Brewster held
their pre-opening dance in the
cafe Saturday night. Over 80
friends enjoyed dancing to the de-
lightful music of the Fredenburg
boys, William Mack and his sister.
AT one-thirty Dorothy served cof-
fee and sandwiches.
Dorothy is opening the cafe for
the season on May 8, Mothers day.
Mrs. Laverne Willows, teacher
at Martin City, brought her little
first graders up to see us last Fri
day. We were happy to have them
and we entertained them. Then
they did some very clever action
songs for us. We enjoyed the songs
and were glad the children, Mrs.
Willows and the drivers came to
to see us.
We thank Mrs. Nadeau and the
other telephone operators at Col
umbia Falls for their clever card
and for their nice invitation to
come see them again.
We liked the big G by 8 ft.) adj
vertisement Mrs. O'Neal brought
us. It was advertising White House
shoes and was copyrighted in 1903.
1t showed the presidents to that
date and Teddy Roosevelt was the
last one shown. Thank you, Mrs.
O'Neal.
Jean Sullivan was around Mon
day collecting for the cancer
drive.
The creek is usually an inter-
eSting place to see wild life but
Jean says there is only an occas-
ional eagle now. There are 40
Or SO coots-the little black ducks
on the creek, but this year they
are not coming up in the yards
and on land as they did last year.
Today Nom and saw robin
building nest. First he would
pick up piece of a twig and then
take it to tree wrote Larry Mac
kin.
When was down at my grand
mas house near Columbia Falls
we saw some deer standing against
a red sunset, wrote Gloria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Floren and
son Clyde and Evelyn Floren and
children were up over the week
end at the Wally Floren home.
Sunday when I went back tc
West Glacier with Carol Thomp-
son a beautiful coyote crossed the
road ahead of us. Anyhow at thai
distance he looked beautiful, say.
Beverlie.
i Mrs. Warren Ensign and family
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-05-06
by Apqar school

APGAR-Apgar is fire conscious,
living in the park as we do and
having experienced forest fires
and other fires, so while at the
skating exhibition when we heard
there was a fire at Apgar a num-
Der of us left the skating to run
out and check. 1t was most effic-
iently being handled by the Park
Service who had gotten there in
nothing flat after the call came in.
A hand to the Park Service.
Wrote Gilbert while we were
down at the skating rink at head
quarters there was fire in our
log cabin where Brownbacks were
staying.
Flora Brownback tells us, My
friend, Mary Haug of Kalispell,
came up to see the skating exhib-
ition. That was the night our
house burned. We hoped we could
save some of our clothes because
all had was the skating dress
/ had on and it was real short
and awfully cold. Bengstons had
Mary and l come come and stay
there all night and Susan is just
about my size so she is letting
me borrow some clothes. My dog,
Che-Che was in the house when
it was burning and we were afraid
for her when we couldn't find her,
but my daddy found her behind a
door. He took her to the veterin-
arian. Sunday l got to see Che
Che and she hiss a chance of liv-
ing. | hope she does.
Mrs. Brownback asked us tc
thank the people of Apgar for
everything they did. The Brown
backs slost just about everything
in the fire. They were staying In
Bea Washburn's cabin. The cabin
was badly burned.
Mighty nice skating exhibition
Saturday evening. There were nc
prizes which was good because il
! would have been very difficult
for the judges. Packages of gum
and candy bars were passed to all
the children there instead. There
were fairyland people as: Little
Red Riding Hood, the grandma
the wolf and the hunter. There
was solo dancing on skates anc
couple dancing. There was black.
face act and twirling. All excep-
tionally good. Hats off to Mr.. ane
Mrs. Baxter and Mr.. Mellett.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Moss an,
children of Cheney, Wash, spen
the weekend visiting with friend.
in Apgar and West Glacier.
/ Donna Brewster gave a part,
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-05-06
Hold Conservation
Tours in County
MONTANA
1855 CONSERVATION CARAVAN
asauuse y nenfIAnA CONSERVATION cetauopt, ~
by w. w. Mauritson
county extension agent

KALISPELL - The week the
Eighth Grade students of Flathead
county will be making four sep
arate Conservation tours. Pomona
Grange and the supervisors of the
Flathead Soil Conservation district
are jointly sponsoring the tours
and paying for the transportation
expenses.
Milk and ice cream for the noon
stops are provided by Equity Sup
ply company.
Students on the tours will see
how soils are formed starting with
algae and followed by lichens and
other small plant life on up
through mature or climax species
such as grasses and trees.
Other stops will show timber
management, grasslands manage
ment, plant Identification, soil use,
abuse and conservation, shelter
belts and other modern soil and
water management processes.
Tours were to start Tuesday for
Columbia Falls, w dnesday
Whitefish; Thursday, Kalispel and
Friday for the Bigfork area. (The
Columbia Falls District tour was
postponed week by weather).
Rural eighth grade students
were brought in to join with town
eighth graders.
Floyd Johnson spent long hours
arranging transportation and
where each student would meet
the bus.
In 1854, $50 eighth grade stu
dents made the all day tour.
Conservation, wise use and ap-
probation of our lands, is becoming
increasingly important to all of
us with our rapidly increasing
population.
Pomona Grange and Flathead
Conservation District are to be
cOmplimented on this effort to give
all Of these young people this OPP
portunity.
AS farmer service the Flathead
Soil Conservation district is now
handling ditching and stumping
powder. For details on prices farm
ers should contact the Soil Con-
Servation Service office.
] Friday is regular "office" day
for the Soil Conservation Service
staff.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-05-06
III. Stoner, Formerly
Of LoSolIe, Dies
BY lBH club


LASALLE-LaSalle community
was saddened by the death of
Howard Stoner, former resident
living in Whitefish. Mr.. Stoner
came to the Flathead So years ago
from Iowa, and lived in this COM
munity. He will always be remem-
bered for his great interest and
playing in ball games. We would
like to express our deepest sympa-
thy to his family and wife, Kate
StOner
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Friesen, Ru-
pert, Idaho, and two children are
visiting at the homes of the Rus
sci and G. w. Eklunds. Mrs. Fries
en- is granddaughter of Mrs. G..
w. Eklund.
Laurie Schuman, Roger Keller
and Myron Motichka were dinner
guests of Dennis Bergen Thursday.
The occasion was seventh birth
day anniversary of Dennis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Larson and
family were dinner guests Sunday
| d t1lc ALI CO 4AOyC 1lOIllc.
Dinner guests of Cora Larson
Sunday were her daughter and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Bald
| win, CrestOn.
The Ruth circle of Our Savior
Lutheran w. M. F. met last We'd
nesday evening at the home Of
Mrs. Marvin Larson.
Mrs. Norman Bergen called
! Monday at the Maurice Ekstrand
home to see the new daughter who
has been named Hiede.
| Mrs. Alfred Hoye was hostess tc
a Upper party Friday afternoon
Ladies present were Mesdames
Smith, Motichka, Bergen, Larson
Kaser, Buentemeier, Schutzmar
and Finstad.
| The Hoyes called Saturday ev-
ening at the Kenneth Olsen home
| Ki1a
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-05-06

spent Saturday with the Prices.
The occasion was Mrs. Ensign
birthday anniversary. They stay
ed to see the skating and thought
it was very nice.
We got some old-time pictures
from Mr.. L. Sharpley, Cataldo,
Idaho. The picture was taken
about 1915 or 1916 at the door of
Apgar school. He sent several
prints of this picture so that any
one in the picture who cared for
one might have one. Thank you
Mr.. Sharpley.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-05-06
New LIGHT Plant

BIG CREEK-Foundations are
being placed for the new S XIV
110-volt diesel plant that will pro-
vide electricity for Glacier View
ranger station.
The station requires about 8 XIV
so part of the old facility that in
cludes gasoline and propane light
plants will be retained, according
to Ranger Robert Gillespie.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-05-06
FlAThGAp
Rcet'A Conner 4.
nAEEnnlI
DAFFoDlLs


Sweet Daffodils, how soft and
yellow!
Each one perfect as his fellow;
Sent by One to give us cheer,
At this cherries time Of year.
Looking from that earthen jar,
Your gold would mean more by
far,
TO some lonely heart and sad,
Than all the gold King Midas
had.
When you look on ice and snow,
Would it not be fine to 60
Wandering carefree, over hills,
Alive with yellow daffodils?
HARRIET 8. WALSH
West Glacier