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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1964
Page
1
Friday evening program at the Grade School Gymnasium features a Christmas carol origins program led by Paul Herfurth and Robert Woolley. Fourth through eighth grades present songs and skits including Santa Claus March and Frosty the Snow Man with Susanna's Christmas Auction and toy police skits.
The latest ASCS election for Sweet Grass county named Kermit Anderson as chairman with Stuart Moore as vice chairman and Donald K. Shay as regular member. Samuel Langhus and George Clayton were elected first and second alternates. Ballots mailed Nov 16 to 381 voters. 193 returned. results tabulated Dec 4. The new committee begins Jan 1 for a one year term overseeing local farm program administration.
Death announced for H C Sho Lyon on December 3 in Gooding Idaho after a cancer battle. Born October 10 1908 in Big Timber he was a Conoco bulk plant dealer and SGHS basketball standout. Survived by widow four children and brothers including Raymond Lyon of Spokane. funeral at St Elizabeth Catholic Church Gooding with Elmwood Cemetery burial. Pete Egeland of Livingston pallbearer.
At a Friday night meeting a film Introducing the Mentally Retarded was shown and County Superintendent Grace Carney was named the county chair. Governor Tim Babcock appointed the State Board of Health to survey mentally retarded residents and recommend needed facilities to the legislature. The survey will involve schools and community professionals, with results guiding future training facilities and services. Information from the survey will be kept confidential and Grace Carney or Mrs. Helen Heem can be contacted for questions.
Mrs Elsie Young mother of Mrs Iola Berg died at Bozeman hospital Friday from a heart condition. Services were held in Bozeman Monday with burial in Manhattan cemetery. She had lived with her daughter here before moving to Bozeman last September. Her husband preceded her in death. Survivors include another daughter and five sons.
The Sweet Grass Sheepherders split two non-conference games, losing 52 41 at Fort Benton and winning 55 44 at Harlem. Rich Paulson and Jack Simmons led Fort Benton with 11 each. Paulson added 18 in the Harlem win while Whitey Neuman led scorers with 22.
The Lions Club will meet Monday December 14 at Frye's Cafe at 6 p.m. for a dinner and work session to finish by 8 o'clock. They will support the Jayceens in the grade school milk program and focus on upcoming programs outlined by Program Chairman Bob Racicot. Last Tuesday's meeting featured a modern math presentation by Grade School Principal A C McDonald.
Marvin Barber of Big Timber is named as Sweet Grass County's 1965 March of Dimes Director. Byron Manley, local chapter chair, cites Barber's leadership and outlines Montana impact including $3,000 to the Congenital Defects Clinic in Seattle, $5,000 to the State Board of Health for cerebral palsy care in Billings, and $17,000 in aid to hospital bills. The Montana chapters also donated over $13,000 for the Salk Institute main laboratory building.
Grace Carney submitted her resignation as county superintendent of schools to the board of county commissioners, effective January 1. No successor had been named by press time Wednesday afternoon.
Baltimore based study reports improved short term survival with a protocol combining high dose x ray radiation followed by surgical removal. Researchers say 8 patients reached three years cancer free and three reached five years, though overall cure rates remain uncertain.
The U S Census Bureau reports Sweet Grass county 46 retail firms had 4 4 million dollars in sales in 1963 up 9 percent from 1958 Retail trade supported 158 jobs and a 428 000 dollar payroll statewide counts show 7 797 retail establishments with 965 million in sales up 12 percent from 1958 Future reports will cover wholesale service trades manufacturing and mineral industries
Mrs. Arthur Berg reports that William A Briner 75 died early Dec 2 in a Kalispell hospital after long heart illness. Born Sept 3 1889 in Cleveland Tennessee he moved to Big Timber 1906 worked on ranches then married Bessie Brannin in Big Timber. He later worked as a Chesapeake & Ohio passenger train engineer for 20 years in Peru.
In the first game of the season the Lions defeated Absarokee 43 to 24, with a preliminary 44 to 25. Big Timber scorers included Bill Buster and Larry Hauge with 12 each, Rick Henthorn 6, Steve Thompson and Wayne Polak 2 each, Bud Etzold and Chris Boe 1 each. Main game leaders were Chuck Hauge 13, Fichtner 5, Tom Robin 5, Plaggemeyer and Raisland 4s each, Fuller 2.
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