Billings Herald (Newspaper) - February 22, 1951, Billings, Montana Graphic interview Herald Question of the Do yon think that the City of Billings should add fluoride to water supply to help reduce tooth decay among Its citizens Sackett Federal Savings and Loan Yes this would be a splendid idea for our growing city It is important that the health at our citizens be aided in any modern way and anything that Is available that 1 curb tooth decay for all of us is surely a worthwhile project Many progressive cities in our country are using this method with fine results Tex Elks was discovered in wa- ter in some parts of Colorado eral years ago which when con- I by people I showed that Ohey had less tooth de- cay than those in communities that had fluoride free water I believe that datlon of drinking water as a mass tooth decay control by cities is a real service to the zens and Billings could well fall in line with other cities in using this method Leonard E Johnson In- surance Yes the Idea should be taken over by City of Billings As a progressive city every advantage should be taken of modern science to Insure a better and healthier community though of drinking water does not vaccinate one against all tooth decay It should be worth the effort to decrease this costly health problem Leo Carper Yes I Blink this is a fine Idea for lings as it would pay for itself many times in the money it would save our citizens Although does not vaccinate the public against tooth decay it Is said to up to 70 percent when water Is used by children from one to 12 years old BILLINGS MONT PRICE 5 CENTS HERALD VOL 13 THIS ISSUE READ BY MORE THAN PEOPLE THURSDAY FEB 22 1951 Rumor of the Week New Reclamation Offices To Have Open House day is planned from 1 to 9 pm March 2 to give in- persons an to view the offices of the Region 6 staff of the bureau of tion at the two new buildings at Seventh street West and Central avenue it was announced today by F P Vernon regional director The office buildings ed and owned by a local firm beaded by L B Lyons are pied by the staff which has the responsibility for the technical of all of Uhe bureau of program in Montana east of the continental divide the northern half of Wyoming east of the divide North and South kota and small parts of Nebraska Iowa and Minnesota To help visitors acquaint selves with the activities of the bureau of reclamation exhibits will be arranged by those offices whose activities can be shown in visual displays and members of the staff will be present to explain the Bureau's purposes and grams Vemon explained that tihe March 2 date was selected as visitors day to commemorate the sary of the Department of Interior will be 102 years old on March 3 It is said that the enlarged and remodeled Grand hotel will change its name to The eral Ouster Hotel and that the cocktail room will be called The Saber Room Special handmade western style is being made in ming for the hotel according to reports Billings Hampered By Lack of Police It Is a sad truth but there are not enough men or equipment in the Billings police department and the city will not have proper en- forcement or protection until Kmt situation is E ly commissioner of public safety told an Exchange club audience at the regular noon luncheon meeting in the Turf dining room Tuesday Val A Leehner city police chief Charles E Maness captain of de- and Birely appeared as guest speakers at the club's ing in connection the crime prevention week presently being sponsored in the city by the Ex- change club Birely outlined the organization of the police department its ment and personnel At the present we have an strength of 38 men and we need at least 20 more but we don't expect that many and wdll ask for 10 or 12 more Chief Chief Lechner said A marked Increase in the ber of services the police ment Is required bo perform has led to robbing Peter to pay and everyone realizes the inherent danger in such a tile lice chief said in demonstrating the need for more manpower in the department Lack of Felt to the use of a single patrol car at night has in order to retain proper foot patrol with the police strength as it is the chief added He described the parking lem and steps being taken to In- crease parking facilities and spoke of a coming switch to frequency modulation by the Billings police radio to tie the department closer to the rest of the law enforcement agencies In the state already have or are making the move Manpower and equipment are a safety must in the near future for the chief said In a vivid description of the growth of crime in the nation Captain Maness of the detective division said cases of Juvenile delinquency were handled by venile courts in the United States last year and added that at least that many more were handled by local officers where the crimes were of insufficient nature for court Jurisdiction He said there were criminal fingerprints on file to the States in 1924 while at the end of the last year that number had grown to Captain Maness illustrated the Increased work involved in hension of criminals as the ber of automobiles increased In production and usage in crime The majority of crimes are committed by transients who use automobiles for and both factors have been used in prohibiting capture INTERESTING RADIO The American Legion auxiliary will present a radio program over station at day The subject of the program will be Legislation tor Peace and Security Taking part will be Mrs K B Hoffman Mrs D B Doherty Mrs Jean and Mrs W T Trott REEFER WORTH City Police Detectives Scott left and George are shown with 17 pounds of marijuana said to be worth which was seized at Savage Mont said to be the source of local supply A federal narcotics agent made the raid Saturday on a tip from the detectives Three men and a woman were arrested in Billings Monday night ing the seizure of the reefer weed Billings Police Big Marijuana Haul Made Thru The Fine Work of Local Police The past week-end can be called marijuana days for Billings which was climaxed by the arrest of three men and a woman in a planned narcotics raid by federal and city officers Monday night This followed the seizure of a valuable store of the weed valued at near Savage Mont by a federal narcotics agent on a tip from local officers Lorenzo Martinez Lara old Mexican national was arrested on his farm near Savage late and was arraigned before V S Commissioner J H Clark at Sidney on a charge ol possession and aale of marijuana Seventeen pounds of the weed which is said to be worth more than at retell were seized on Lara's farm After a preliminary hearing Lara was bound over to the next term erf federal court under bond An undercover agent of the treasury department's narcotics bureau has worked on the case for the past month following tips from the Billings police detective bureau It is said that there has been much traffic in the weed among the Mexican and other adult elements In Billings recently The federal agent said mari- juana was traced from Great Falls to Billings and back Billings to the source at Savage He gave the detectives here the major share of toe credit for ting the case together Federal warrants backed by the arrests Monday night of Charles Lofton 32-year-old Negro Manuel 30 of 1114 South way and Hutchlnson 32 of 21 South street Manuel Ramos 44 of South street was held for questioning Several of them had the weed in their possession while others had dis- carded it in trying to escape from the officers BIG INITIATION Billings Post 1634 Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a large ob- ligation ceremony for new bers in the lobby of the cial club Friday night February 23 Past post commander Al val will be in charge of the mony Air Force Now Has a Local Representative Air Force reserve officers and airmen and former officers and airmen now have liaison available in Billings the Fourth air force Hamilton AF Base fornia staff Sergeant Robert E arrived in Billings day to assume his duties in a ison capacity the local volunteer air reserve training squadron He will open his office In the naval reserve training ter Monday For over two years there has been no air force representative in Billigns and tne hundreds of re- serve and former air force bers of the community have had no place to go for air force in- formation Since very little of this information was available at the local army reserve ters the new arrangement will be welcomed here Sergeant will assist the local air force reserve squadron and also represent the air force In any and all matters in tills area His main interest will be to secure members for the air force reserve He said today that any person witti prior military service in any branch can qualify for the force reserve This includes navy marine army and coast guard erans air force liaison office will be open In the naval reserve ing center each week day except Saturday and Sunday Lieut Col R F commanding officer of the local reserve squadron said today that the air force ates the fine cooperation given toy Lt Com J B Bills in granting of- fice space and also allowing ings of the squadron at the center The VAR.T squadron meets twice each month GETS JET Lieutenant Charles F gan 710 North street who recently received his pilot wings at Williams air force base Arizona is spending his leave in Billings before going to the air force gunnery school at Las Vegas Nevada After ing the gunnery he ex- an overseas assignment lie is a graduate ol Billings high school and attended Hie University of Washington ilc learned the fundamentals of aviation and gunnery in the navy and entered cadet ing at air base Texas in January 1950 He trained for jet and is now a qualified jet pilot PUBLIC SCHOOL MEETING A public meeting will be held at the Labor Temple assembly hall Friday night at 8 o'clock for the of nominating three for school trustees for school district No 2 Red Cross Drive Starts March I With the naming of the various team heads the annual Red Cross roll call will get underway March 1 for the county it was announced Thursday Bight men's teams from local service clubs will canvass the business district while women from Billings women's clubs will solicit the residential district and each community in the county will have a team Fred Marble Jr chairman ot the fund drive said today On Thursday 22 of the 55 local women's clubs contacted so far had agreed to furnish solicitors sion 1 will be headed by Mrs Henry No 2 by Mrs L No 3 Mrs Vernon er No 4 Mrs Harry Waldrip A tea will be held for the women workers in the lobby of the Com- merical Saturday from 2 to 4 o'clock Chairman Marble will address the women Mrs Sutton Hammond will be in charge of the tea Dale Sapp vice-chairman of the fund drive said that team heads are also volunteering in the ferent communities throughout toe county So far Paul Wold will up the Laurel drive John Harmon Ouster Mrs Gus Bender Blue Creek Mrs Lloyd Ivie ton Mrs Alvin Hageman view Mrs Ray Smith and Mrs S M Milton Billings Bench Mrs Ernest Zeller PTA and Walter PTA A quota of has been set lor the county this year Last year the quota was which went over the top The bulk of the money remains in the county Due to war conditions and which may arise due to the threat of war the quotas have been increased throughout the tion The fund drive will continue during the month of March The slogan for the drive this year is Mobilize for Defense Bight now Yellowstone county is mobilizing for defense with the location this week of four Bed Cross shelters costing each They are at the Labor Temple the Shrine auditorium Eastern college and the Laurel Senior high school Each shelter has ing 100 army cots and 100 army blankets with cooking facilities available near by Home nursing cabinets are also being located throughout the county District Intercollegiate Basketball Playoff Here With less than two weeks of the 1951 basketball season remaining Interest is steadily mounting as Montana and Idaho teams battle for the coveted four spots in district s national association of intercollegiate basketball playoffs scheduled in Billings March The champion will join a select field of 32 teams chosen from more than 350 schools to vie for top honors at the thirteenth annual national tournament in Kansas City Mo March Montana State college current Rocky Mountain conference er ranks an odds-on favorite to snare one of the four er Montana university or Idaho State will get the soond big col- lege position From the Montana Collegiate small college conference the Rocky Mountain Bears of Billings hold the inside track Either Western Montana of Dillon or Eastern Montana of lings can qualify for the fourth bid Advance ticket sales for the event are already under way with more than fans expected to fill the spacious new Storine auditorium to capacity for the two night Tlie tourney will operate under the direction of George P Jiggs Dahlberg of Montana chairman of the district committee
