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Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29
AIwaYs Red

It would seem like good idea for Mayor Her
Benzien to appoint a committee to work with
the council and city employees to help bring about
more effective use of the four traffic lights
in Columbia Falls
We question the wisdom of having all four lights
directing traffic "a hours day. For example the
light in front of the school is most desired during
school hours Little purpose is served by having
it stop cars at midnight SIS time clock could be
installed to have the light change to yellow blink
er after p. m.
Columbia Falls ordinance provides that pedes-
TRANS cross the street when the light shows
red when present. This is an unusual
provision, and certainly dangerous ruling when
it comes to children. Mothers can tell six year
old to the street when the traffic light is red
if there near. How much good are the
lights?
Columbia Falls traffic lights have an unusual
timing sequence meant to favor main streets. AS a
result two and three cars can move in from side
streets to highway 40 and Nucleus before the
light turns red When church is out Sunday, there's
a string of cars on Fourth Avenue West waiting
for the brief green light interval Schools also have
a problem in getting the children across the street
if attempted green
Another criticism is that lights are hard to see
Whitefish is painting their light housings dark
that Columbia Falls light poles are tipping in anc
need guy wires.
Traffic lights certainly help bring about more
automobile and pedestrian safety. Installation of
SIS timer or two might help. MF
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29
An End for Cars

Community after community has the same
problem of what to do with old automobile bodies.
In Columbia Falls Mayor Herman Benzien adj
vsed that old cars shouldn't be hauled to the dump.
There's no room, and the wrecks don't adopt them
selves to the sanitary landfl type of disposal where
garbage and debris is buried to hasten decomposi-
ton.
We telephoned Pacific Hide and Fur and were
advised that Kalispell has the problem. There
isn't a market for the rusty hulks.
Information that there is large press
in a Billings junkyard where bodies be
pressed into something the size of two bushel
baskets for shipping Otherwise Montana lacks such
facilities nor are they found in North Dakota.
At one time the big trailers that brought new
to the Flathead given the rusty old bodies
to just haul away. Now the price of scrap doesn't
even warrant hauling the gifts
One suggested method of disposal is for bank
protection along the Flathead river That's certainly
unattractive.
A solution to the problem of the once proud mod
els is certainly needed. There are over 10000 IL
censed automobiles in the Flathead, and over
500 cars a year should be scrapped. Sometimes
cars are kept on the highways too long
Town after town seems to have few acres or
its borders visible from highway and streaminer O
old rusting slowly away. A few parts taker
off, and then there isn't any for 20-year- olc
top and Sides
What should do in the Flathead? MF
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29
urqes Park Support

There is interesting statement in Congress-
man Lee Metcalf's letter this week concerning
national parks.
1t is: "The public is getting better, safer, speed
Ter access to deteriorating facilities For the facili
ties to feed and house these visitors and provide for
proper administration of our park systems have
Jagged far behind"
The congressman relates that only % per cent
of the Park Service construction appropriation since
World War II has gone for the construction of build
ings, utilities and other facilities The remaining
IS per cent has gone for highway construction and
improvements.
Metcalf objects to the $1,000,000 cut by the
House to the budget request that includes utilities
comfort stations and other types of improvements.
Furthermore there were complications by speci-
fically earmarkng $560000 in funds already ap-
propriated for work on four specific projects pre-
viously unschedued. To us this means politics en-
tered into the budget directing that certain park
projects be done.
The Montana congressman points out that we
try to jam 48000000 visitors into facilities designed
in 1882 for 100000 people.
Appropriations for the national parks in 1947
were $25, 900 and now are $32,0O0000. In the
meantime Glacier had $50 permanent and seasonal
employees at the peak of the 1947 season when the
park had total of 327, 800 visitors. In 1884 Gla
ciers visitor total passed 100000 and park employ
ment peaked at 292.
Metcalf said that it was understandable that
work on park facilities should be sharply cTtailed
during the war. When the war was over and travel
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29
Hungry Horse News !.
To a Montana LQdu

1t was certainly fine to see Mrs. Lillian Peter
son, former Flathead county superintendent OF
schools, selected Montana Mother of 1855 by the
Montana American Mother committee.
Governor j. Hugo Aronson is to present the
Montana Mother citation to Mrs. Peterson who
now becomes eligible for the american Mother of
the Year" title.
We do not know of person in the Flathead
who is better loved than the grand lady who served
as county superintendent of schools for Is years.
and then from 1943 until her retirement last year
was state rural school supervisor.
Lillian Lund first taught school at New Rock
ford, N OAK, and then in 1908 was married to Or
lando T. Peterson. When he passed away she came
to the Flathead in 1924 with her six children and
resumed teaching to support her family. She con-
tinued on to become county superintendent and then
to the state superintendent of schools office in Hell
ena. Five of her six children now married with
families of their own.
In the field of education, Mrs. 'Pete"
outstanding county superintendent, and then as
rural school supervisor made a big contribution.
Eastern Montana college at Billings presented her
an honorary degree in 1852, and recently she
was recognized on national level for her part in
bringing conservation education into Montana
schools.
The Flathead is certainly proud of Mrs. Peter
son. Mr.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29

doomed Congress should have increased substan-
tally appropriations for parks. Metcaf added:
Congress did not"
AS result we need new facilities of all kinds
campgrounds, water, garbage and sewage systems.
We need rangers to protect these scenic and
to protect the careless from themselves.
It was good to see the western Montana con-
gresham write on this subject
We believe our Montana cities and chambers
of commerce for that matter tend to take Glacier
National Park for granted. We acknowledge the
beauty of the and want visitors to it. When
it comes to making it business to that park
gets added support, we favor the idea We haven't
noticed where state and local support go much fur
Their than an endorsement After all that's pretty
weak.
Montana civic groups should become more fam
iliar with Glacier and its needs. Our congressman
and senators should be encouraged to show more
interest in the park, and our projects should in
clude new and better campgrounds, better housing
and all those factors that we below standard in
Glacier. MI
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29
Good Morning Ma'am

Another sign of spring is the 'boys working
their way through college soliciting magazine sub
scriptions. This time the solicitors men and
girls from Washington and California, and they
were working to win defense bond.
Columbia Fails Police Chief Bill Good advises
local housewives to ask such individuals for their
city licenses. It's $3.50 day. While city license
isn't guarantee that the represent an honest
firm, there is some protection Between the sales
man and the public is the matter of license and
few questions by city officer. The best practice
is to not buy from strangers and call the police to
report individuals soliciting without license.
We often wonder why some energetic local or
ganization does not canvass for magazine subscrip
tons. There's particular difficulty in becoming
an agent.
A small city such this needs funds for a
swimming pool lacks single picnic table, and also
should support school bands, tumbers, dramatists,
athletes and summer recreation program. If mag
azine subscriptions to be sold here they should
not be by "the boys working their way through
college" Mr.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29
List Honor Students
At Biqfork Hiqh

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Big
fork high school placed three on
the distinguished list to again lead
the honor roll. Carol Croskrey,
Margaret Fordik and Janet Rose
led the freshman class to their
scholarship victory.
Seniors and juniors each placed
two on the distinguished list. Bev-
erly Coverdell and Marlene Mey-
er, seniors and Geraldine Nelson
and Sharon Slethaug, juniors,
made the honors for their respec-
tive classes Shirley Smith was the
lone sophomore to make the list.
The Junior class placed the
greatest number of students on
the meritorious list, followed by
the freshman class, the senior class
and sophomore class. Juniors plac-
ing are: Patricia Anderson, Harold
Bowman, Miles Finch, Jim Meyer
Gordon Reese, Jim Rose, and Mol
lie Wilhelm. Freshmen are: Arlene
Barney, Robert Nichols, Eileen
Steube, and Dorothy Wallenburg
Seniors are: Marion Huston, Gail
Powell and Dom Rawlings. Sopho-
mores are: Sandra Bolstad, and
John Church.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29
Sondresons Have
N. Oak. Guests
by Mrs. T. J. Peterson

NORTH FORK-Ruth Sondre-
sons cousins, Kenneth and Marvin
Schultz, North Dakota, are visit
ing at the Sondreson home.
We heard the road has sunk
again above the Frank Wurtz
place. It seems to be a spring time
occurrence since the road was first
built. We are having rain for a
change.
The North Fork folks wish to
extend congratulations to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross Wilson on the birth of
a daughter.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Wurtz for Easter Sunday dinner
were son, Leonard and family
Kalispell, Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Son.
dreson, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Larson
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29

long until we have bare school
ground. The snow that is still LETT
is so dirty looking we'll be glad
to see it go. The robins no longer
stand on one foot in the snow
looking chilly and sad, but are
busy hopping around. There are
number of them around the school,
yard now.
Thursday afternoon surprise
birthday party was held for Mrs.
Bea Washburn at the home of Mrs.
Ray Price. Canasta was played.
Cake, ice cream and coffee were
served Mrs. Washburn received
lovely gifts.
Dorothy Brewster expects to
open the cafe Mothers Day, May
8. Dorothy is busy cleaning and
painting preparatory to the open
ing.
We were very much interested
in the mobilization of the guards
last week and we got first-hand
account from our only Apgar mem
Der of the guard, Jackie Wash
burn.
1t was Mickie's turn to feed the
fish last week. He was SO anxious
not to overfeed them that. he gave
them just one tiny shake of the
box and it may be that they were
underfed.
There are still about four buds
and blossoms on our big Christmas
cactus and that will be the end
We have been turning the big
plant slowly, toward the window
ever since November and the side
toward the light would bloom
then we'd turn it bit more. Now
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29
Biefork Planning May Day
Special to n. II. News

Observation-Disclosures nation
al trend of celebrating May Day
by Americanism demonstrations,
Bigfork is again planning sec
ond annual ld-fashioned commu-
nifty auction sale and gathering
Saturday at l pm. according to
Ed O'Brien chairman of the event
for the Bigfork Business associa-
ton. The event is planned for the
center of Bigfork's business dis
trict.
O'Brien says this event is open
to the public both to buy and sell
and is open to all church, charit-
able and fraternal organizations to
participate. Cooperating will be
most all business houses who will
run annual auction day specials
and thereby inviting all the local
people and their neighbors to make
April 80 their Bigfork day. A car
nival spirit will reign with bake
sales, grab bag booths and other
likenesses. Also cooperating with
the event will be the local theatre
which is scheduling full evening
of movie entertainment for all.
Proceeds from the activities will
be used to construct additional ad-
vertising sign boards for Bigfork
and the waterfront development
now under way.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29
Carl Lads Are Back;
Like Alaskan Life

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lad, former
Columbia Falls residents, returned
from Kodiak, Alaska, Saturday.
Carl is a senior engineer with
the u. S. Navy at the Kodiak Nav
al base, and completed a year at
the post. In 1852 and 1853 he was
in French Morocco with the U. S.
Air Force as an engineer.
Former Flathead county engi-
neer, and Columbia Falls native,
he has civil and electrical engi-
neering degrees from Montana
State college and worked for Wes-
tinghouse Electric for II years.
The Lads commented that Ko-
diak was fine place to live.
Temperature range is Is to 70 de-
grees. Rainfall pattern resembles
Seattle with so inches a year.
The island is 100 by SO miles and
is home of the largest bears in
the world, the 1000 pound Kodi-
axis. The Lads have motion pictures
of the bear.
The city OF Kodiak was a fish
ing village before the Army and
Navy came in. Now it has about
2,400 people with the economy
largely dependent on the military
installations and fishing.
Carl added "the fishing up there
is really out of this world" There
are king salmon, 'humpies, an
other salmon, and he caught %
Dolly Warden in the fresh water
streams in an hour. They are the
same fish as ours, and are referred
to as "scavengers" since they live
on salmon eggs. However, they are
considered good eating. The lakes
and streams have similar trout tc
the states.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lad are returning
to Alaska by air May "a. They ar
rived by ship and train.
Scenery, lakes, fishing, the same
kind of people, bowling, square
dancing, all add up to a fine place
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29
Deer Park 4-H Club
Meets at Wilkes

DEER PARK--Regular meeting
OF the Deer Park Clover All club
was held at the Wilkie home Mon
day at pm. with six members
and five visitors present.
Discussed were ideas for COM
munity projects.
Rural Life Sunday will see club
members go to churches of our
choice May Is. Afterwards there
will be picnic and hike.
Ardith Leighty gave a report on
our visit to the county hospital
April 16. We took oranges and
homemade candy for the patients.
Our recreation leader, Ardith
Leighty, led us in some games.
Next meeting will be held at
the Leighty home May 2.
The meeting adjourned, and a
very nice lunch was served by the
Wilkie girls. Ardith Leighty, re-
| rorter.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29
Skuting Exhibition
SIoted Saturday
by Apoar school


APGAR-The skating exhibition
will be at the Rec. hall Saturday
evening. We watched the dress re-
hearsal last Saturday afternoon
and thought it very good.
Mr.. Nelson came up with some
tests Monday. We were glad to see
him. We did several dances for him
but we hadn't done one of them
for a long time and we got mixed
up, but he liked them anyhow.
The Van Harringtons and Alice
Wlles were guests of Leona Hair
rington Sunday.
Mrs. Coos told our reporter she
was awakened about o'clock one
morning from a sound nap by a
loud noise. She walked out on the
porch and looked out on the lake.
A part of the lake was covered
with black. She thinks they were
coots. She watched awhile and
went back to bed.
The Boies family has moved
temporarily into the Moose cabins.
1t seems good to be back in Apgar,
writes Mrs. Boies. Sunday we en-
Joyed a lovely dinner with Bea
Washburn and family.
Charles Boies re-entered Apgar
school Monday.
We have sure signs of spring,
writes Mrs. Bengtson. The road is
dry down to the lake now and the
view OF the mountains this time of
year is beautiful. Although our
snow seems to be disappearing fast
In Apgar by looking at the noun
talns we can see there is still plen-
ty there and on the pass. Bill
Mackin set up his summer sign fo1
the Village Inn this morning. The
Apgar children are really enjoy
ing their bicycles, now that the
roads are bare.
Little first grader Mickie Wash
burn reports that Alice Wiles il
painting the walls in her house
Another sign of spring.
May Sullivan spent few day
last week at Hot Springs with he
friends, the Matt Drills.
The Larry Mackin family wer,
Sunday evening dinner guests O
the Paul Sunells.
Mrs. Ted Sloan and two littl
daughters and Mrs. Dick Tyree an,
family were Thursday visitors a
the w. R. Mackins.
/, Mrs. John B. Sloan is here for
week visiting with her family an,
friends. Mrs. Sloan and her tire
little grandsons, the Bill Mackil
children, were in the schoolyar,
Monday evening, and they cam
into the schoolhouse for a littl
visit. We were so glad to hear G
the improvement made by her sol
Ted Sloan.
!, Bill Mackin had a birthday ami
: versary April Is.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Brewster, Don
ma and Neil spent Sunday at tn
!. home of Bill Mack in LaSalle.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Van Harrington
Susan and David, Joyce ROWAN
! and daughter, Anne, were week
end guests at the GreenWalt HON,
The Harrington's new bab
daughter, Lois Elaine, weighs
pounds now and is making
steady gain. She is still being keE
in an incubator in the hospital an
e will stay there at least a month {
p two longer.
e Sunshine today and it won't
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29
Outline Tentative
Hunting Seasons

ADMINISTRATIVE big game
season regulations were drawn up
by the Montana Fish and Game
commission, said Chairman Man
son H. Bailey, Jr. Glasgow, at the
regular April meeting in Helena.
Tentative dates for the 1855
general deer and elk seasons have
been determined by the commits
sion as follows:
Deer general season: Oct. Is
to Nov. Is; other limited areas will
be open on Sept. Is.
Elk general season: Oct. Is Il
Nov. Is; other limited areas
will open on Sept. Is.
Special permit seasons have
been tentatively set up as follows
Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep
Sept. Is to Nov. Is; moose: Sept
Is to Nov. 80 with some excep-
tons; Rocky Mountain goats: Sept
is to Nov. Is with some excep-
tions; antelope: Sept. 10 to Nov. Is
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29
Dom Rawlings In
Scholarship Competition

BIGFORK - Dom Rawlings,
Bigfork high school senior, has
been notified that he has advanced
to the second round of the General
Motors National scholarship COM
petition. In a recent letter from the
Educational Testing Service, Raw
lings was advised that he is one
of 1900 students chosen to enter
final competition for the 100 Gen
eral Motors National Scholarships.
A certificate of merit was sent to
Rawlings for his performance on
the first round of competition.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29
Name New Head
Of Game Dept.

HELENA-Manson H. Bailey,
Jr. Glasgow, was elected chairman
of the Montana Fish and Game
commission at the regular monthly
meeting in Helena. Bailey will fill
the post vacated by Walter Banka,
Conrad, whose term expired April
Is, 1855.
Ralph D. Shipley, Miles City,
was elected vice-chairman of the
commission. E. j. Skibby, Lewis
town, newly appointed as a COM
missioner by Governor j. Hugo
Aronson, was present for his first
meeting.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29
IN ew '55 Fishinq
Licenses Necessary

HELENA-Fishing regulations,
and licenses for all types of Mon
tana's 1886 fishing and hunting
seasons will be mailed from Hell
ena, according to o. N. Woolver-
ton, chief clerk, Montana Fish and
Game department.
Montanans are reminded that
1854 licenses expire April 80, and
anyone wishing to fish in open
waters between that date and the
opening of the regular fishing sea-
son will be required to purchase
the new 1855 license. The 1855
fishing season will open May %
and a month later in the Flathead
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29
Deta;IsAveraeeFIatheadFarm
by w. w. MaurItson

county extension a9e"'
KALISPELI-Doing some iisui :
ing recently, we came up Win al
average farm for Flathead coun'S'
The average farm has 235 acres;
This includes tillable land as wen
as pasture, timber, wet po1tolll
land, and hill tops
There are nearly 40 per cent OF
Flathead county's 400 tarms'
however, that are under 81 acres
in size. MANY Of the owners Woi = =
in mills or in construction 1or al
or part of their income)-
The average farm has ~ acres
of wheat, 91a acres OF barley, >
acres of oats and Is acres OF nay
The average farm has three NILS
cows and nine head OF beef cattle
Some of the farms, OF course
raise no wheat, barley or oats
milk no cows or raise no peel. \
is just acreage.
These figures are, of course
based on totals and divided by tne
number of farms. Other crops
raised in the Flathead are potatoes
and dry peas. Both of these crops
are of major economic importance
Grass and legumes seeds are I'M
portant ito very few. They have
more of a place in Flathead coun-
ty. Strawberries and raspberrle'
both are commercially important
The average farm has 80 chick
ems. Turkeys are raised on hal
dozen farms. Ducks and geese on
very few. Rabbits are now pro
duced mainly for meat, though
few years ago they were import
ant for Angora fur.
| The average farms gross income
before operating expenses, taxes
family living, and other expenses
was estimated to be $4,95O IN 1884
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29

James Mcdowell, David Backen,
Rex Bundy and Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry HolcOmb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Sondreson
made business trip to Spokane
last weekend.
Leonard Holcomb and son, Mark,
Kalispell, and Jack Mathison and
son, Johnny, Columbia, Heights
were Sunday visitors at the Harry
HolcombS.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29

it is through blooming. We have
enjoyed it so much with all its
lovely flowers almost four and a
half months of blooming.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29
Whitefish Publishing

When new editors take the helm,
we tend to have a closer look
to see how they are doing. Vet
eran Publisher G. M. Moss re-
tired at the Whitefish Pilot two
weeks ago. His son Maver and
Herb Callies took over. Last weeks
Pilot presented a fine makeup, in
teresting pictures of Whitefish
river cleanup and an energetic
tone. Good going. MH
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-04-29

to live, commented Carl.
Kodiak island is nine degrees
north and 80 degrees west of the
Flathead. There is considerable re-
eemblance, Carl concluded.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
CooperSoys
India Success
Is Important

The United States has a great
stake in the success of India as
free nation which far over
rides any disagreements or dis
likes we may have" John Sher-
man Cooper. Ambassador-De-
signate to India. told the Con-
gressional Club yesterday.
india is a constitutional
democracy, just as we are" he
declared. "It has a Constitution,
a Bill Of Rights, a two-house
legislature. as well as courts, a
free press and free elections to
protect the peoples liberties"
1T has made tremendous prog
ress since it became a free ma
ton in 1947. Yet the task ahead
seems insuperable. in many ways.
II this great experiment in
democracy should fail there is
nothing left for the one billion
people of Southeast Asia except
to follow the path of Commu-
nism."
The former Kentucky Sena-
tor also commented that the
people of the United States have
an obligation ito be the exponent
here and abroad of the things we
say we believe in and that our
country stands for-freedom and
equality of the individual"