Hungry Horse news., 1955-02-04
BoardFavorsN NewEssexSchooI


An objective of the school dis
trict 6 board of trustees is to see|
a new one-room school and teach
erage erected at Essex this spring
and summer.
A delegation of ten Essex resi-
dents met with the school board
Tuesday evening at Columbia Falls
high school. Spokesman was Owen
Wright, who said Essex had been
promised a new school building for
five years. He added that there
was actually one more student in
the community now than there was
last tall when the Great Northern
roundhouse closed. There are IS
students. 94 ,
LAND DIFFICULTIES
DR.. w. F. Bennett replying for
the school board said that he knew
the board wanted a new school at
Essex, but that land prices had
been unreasonable. A half-block
jackpine covered tract had been
priced at $1,000.
Wright replied that there was a
two acre tract owned by Frank
Parma near the junction of high
way No. 2 and the Essex road
which, could be purchased for
$1,000 for school purposes.
There was agreement with board
members, DR.. Bennett, chairman
Otto Fehlberg and Bill Knapton
with Supt. Dulane Fulton concur
ring that the present Essex school
on a steep hill across the tracks
was in disrepair, and the approach
was hazardous to children. Board
members Con Lundgren and Her
man Byrd were absent.
TO INSPECT SITE
Chairman Fehlberg arranged for
a Monday inspection trip by the
board to the Essex site. He re-
marked that the, board had set
aside funds last summer in making
up its budget to provide for land
purchase and a new one-roOm
school and teacherage.
At the meeting from Essex were
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Arnbro ogini,
Harry Marple, Frank Faust, Rom
ulo Pettinato, Mr. and Mrs. Owen
Wright, Mrs. M. F. Vandeveer, Jr.,
Mrs. Frank Faust and Stilden Roll,
the Essex teacher.
The group told the board they
were well satisfied and wanted Mr.
Roll to return next term.
FALLS SCHOOL BIDS
Other business at the February
meeting was decision to call fo1
bids for the new seven room Col
umbia Falls grade school addition
early in March and plan for ar
early bid opening. A federal grant
of $130,207 is to build the annex
Architect Genres Weeds fee is 81
percent of the contract price. He
was allowed $1,403 as part pay
ment.
Plans for the new school mus
be sent to Helena state superinten.
dent and public health offices, ant
to federal education offices in Hell.
ena for approval. s..
The district e board approve<
payment of a three year premium
to the Hartford Steam Boiler In
Gpection and Insurance co. Thi
covers 100000 liability in Col
undbia Falls, and $4,000 each TO
Coram, Martin City and Hungr.
Horse IN event of boiler explosion
There Is also q boiler inspection
service and coverage for loss caus
ed by an explosion.
HOME &c DINNER
Date for the annual home eco
nomics ! department dinner 70
school board members and thei
wives was set for Feb. IL. The in
vitation was from Mrs. Jane Gar
ey, home economics instructor. TIL
girls will cook and serve the din
uer. ,..s,pi,' ~ T;
The board took action Tuesda
to approve the last details OF tn
option with Hoerner Brothers fe
purchase OF 1874 acres OF land as
future site of a new Columbi
Falls high school. The total pun
chase price IS $16, 1926 with 1916, {
five per cent, paid for the optic
The question will be on the Apr
2 ballot when the district will al!
pick two board members. Expiri1
are the tez1ns Of Herman Byr
Martin City, and William Knapto
Columbia Falls. ..,f,o ,e.ss,ys ~,
MARTIN CITY ADDITION
Next regular meeting Of Il
board was postponed from Mar
to March 2. There may be a sp
cial meeting in the meantime.
Scheduled for March 2 is acti,
to place the proposed $4,000 +
the fouT-room Martin City ado
ton on the ballot for the April
election. Board action must be b
tween 20 and 80 days of the tiI
the question is voted on.
A petition with 260 names ca
ing for a vote on the Martin Ci
bond issue is now being check
for adequacy Of signatures by t
county clerk and recorders off
in Kalispell. Signatures of at le;
20 per cent of theS districts ia
paying, registered voters is need'
Mrs. Mona Sorensen, depu
county clerk, Wednesday afterno
had no idea how many Qualifi
voters there are in the distri
She expects to know late t
month. A figure of 1874 had be
used by petition circulators.
A Martin City delegation OF
P. Tonner, Jerry Baldwin and !
and Mrs. Homer Cady talked w
board members and school of
cialS Tuesday before the meet
started. They did not meet W
the board.
Truffic Cases
Highway patrol cases in Colu
bia Falls justice court OF Jut
Floyd p. Jones includes Alfred
Kreirh. Columbia Falls, who