Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-10-07
School Board Ok's Site for Falls Librar,

Proposed Columbia Falls branch
of Flathead county library
has site, if it is legal. This will be
the first branch building of the coun-
ty library.
The District school board tenta-
lively approved lease of a site on
Fourth Avenue West at their October
meeting Tuesday. It is next to Our
Savior's Lutheran church.
Anaconda Aluminium Co. is do
mating 70 by 16-foot section of the
former Foley Constructors office
building for library use. The county
intends to move the building, and
Monday evening, Columbia Falls
city council agreed to help with the
project.
The school board expressed inter-
est in seeing. increased library fac
iitieS near the schools, and in CO.
operating with the county and city.
For the balance Of the football sea-
son, Henry Larkin will drive a Dist
riot bus from Columbia Falls to
West Glacier after football practice.
The school board authorized ex-
tension Of the run from Coram at
their October meeting Tuesday even
ing.
Larkin was receiving $3.75 round
trip from Columbia Falls to Coram.
He will get 81 round trip from Col
umbia Falls to West Glacier, and
provides the gas and oil. There are
now five football players in and near
West Glacier. They've been hitch
hiking or sharing rides. Larkin
drives the North Half Noon Column
bia Falls bus route.
An adult art course in Columbia
Falls is scheduled to start Oct. Is.
Mrs. Corrine Tillett, Whitefish art
instructor, was offered use of a Col
umbia Falls grade school room for
adult classes in art Saturday after
Moons from 2 until 4. Persons inter-
ested should telephone Supt. Dulape
Fulton. Also being planned are adult
evening courses in tipping and other
subjects, depending on interest.
Insurance on the new Essex school
and on the partially completed Col
umbia Falls grade school addition
was offered to Floyd P. Jones, Col
umbia Falls agent. School board pol
icy is to divide insurance among ag-
ents in the district.
Students will have holidays, Thurs.
day and Friday, Oct. q and % dur.
ing the annual district Montana Ed.
ucation Association meetings The
board was informed that about *
per cent of the teachers attend, 60
I ing to MisSoula and Great Falls.
! Purchase Of stainless steel sinI
about Ia feet long with drainboard.
was authorized for the hot lunch kit
chen in Columbia Falls. James Clark
Columbia Falls plumber, submitted
the low estimate of $50. County san
itarian, George Fielding recommend
ed that the locally built sinks be re
placed as too difficult to keep clean
Termed not practical was porce
lain sink costing $287. Hot luncl
funds will pay for the sink.
j Adopted was a resolution seekin!
: additional federal funds under pub
lie law 874. There are " students il
: the district whose parents are Par
' Service or Bureau of Reclamation
: employees. The funds are apportion
ed districts where parents are fec
e eral employees. Exception is the Fol-
r est Service where a percentage @
: timber sales returns to the counties
The Canyon View school board Z
n district 10 will pay $4,000 as tuitio
S for 40 of their grade school student
L attending Columbia Falls schools
: Canyon View students ride the hig
S school bus to Columbia Falls.
J. A communication was read fror
o Mrs. Ida Nelson Day and from j.
It Kraut, owners of land on which tn
: closed Lake Five school buildin
sits. Plan had been to sell the on
room school and acre of land. 1t We
n found that the school, built about
n years ago, was about 200 feet fro
l. the acre actually owned by Il
S school district. Mrs. Day and Kra
oil agreed to the school building sal
re The school board appreciated the
courtesy.
7e Attending fhe meeting from Il
OF Hungry Horse PTA were Mrs. Wi
IN lam Krall, president, and Mr.. al
re Mrs. Frank Seifert. Mrs. Kral sa
e. 'This committee is to familiarize
is self with the problems concernil
ia our schools and educational pro
lens for the welfare and trainil
Us of our children. This committee
ty turn is to report to the local Pr
Mt group with the thought in mind
E. interest every person in our pub
a schools and convert that interest In
en- positive action for benefit of o
IT. schools"
II. The board welcomed the Hung
e. Horse citizens, and any other ci
tn zens who wish to attend school boa
is meetings.
Sc A new aluminium roof for the HI
n cry Horse school was discussed. T
suggested list of improvements
the school shows this as the fiji
W. item.
m, ALI school board members we
he present. They are: Chairman O
IN, Fehlberg, Coram; Con Lundgr'
IT. West Glacier; Herman Byrd, M
ar tin City; DR.. w. F. Bennett
te- William Knapton, Columbia Fa
on. F. P. Fleming, clerk and Supt. ]
ed lane Fulton and Carl Launer, {
ION umbia Falls high school princiE
on, were others present.
on, A special meeting Oct IA will
MS bids opened for the proposed Nya
de, West Glacier bus route.
tn,
ay. CononIo+o Third n,