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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1936

Page

3

Pay Rate Increases for Soil Building Farmers in 1937

Farmers in the 1937 agricultural conservation program will receive two diversion payments and a soil building payment. Diversion payments depend on land productivity and conserving base, with upper limits of 15 percent for the first type. The second diversion targets increased acreage of soil conserving crops, while the sugar payment remains the same as 1936. The soil building payment will be larger due to a higher upper limit.

J. C. Taylor Extension Service Taylor

Christmas Rescue in Snowbound Sky Drama

A stranded party amid Loy’s raiders struggles for survival after a forced snowbound landing on the Wuta plain. John Wyke and Grantrix weigh who should escape first, one rescue plane arrives battered by anti aircraft fire, and Thirza bravely offers to stay as the blizzard thwarts the attackers. The group endures, Wyke is saved, and Thirza and Wyke confess a deepenin g love as they plan a safer reunion by Christmas.

Max Grantrix Wuta Loy Jana Yeas Scaria John Wyke Thirza Tom Delano Sentre Mr. Wyke Max Scaria Major Stamper Delano Ethel Stamper John Sentze Ethel Major Lorna Tate

Rolls Open for New CCC Applicants Jan 1 1937

Announcement for a new CCC enrollment period runs January 1 to January 20 1937 with Montana quota set at 62. Veterans must be honorably discharged and physically fit. previous enrollees must wait one year since last CCC discharge. Inclusions require Authority from Fort Harrison VA. reporting by January 20 at Fort Missoula.

CCC United States Montana Manuel Fort Missoula Veterans’ Administration Fort Harrison

Prospectors Persist Through Montana Winter In Madison County

More than 300 individual miners operate in Madison County alone this winter with activity spanning many sections. The piece notes miners prepare with stores of fruit and canned goods, continue in cold high country, and quote Mining Association president Carl Trauerman on how large dredges may keep output steady while placer ops wane. It highlights Montana’s mining potential, existing mineral wealth, and the enduring prospecting spirit despite severe winter conditions.

Madison County Montana Florida California Butte Medicine Hat United States Canada Carl J. Trauerman The Mining Association of Montana State Bureau of Mines and Geology Montana-Southern Pony Jefferson County Comet Basin Montana Tunnel Co Morning Glory Basin Goldfields Picture Rock Lewis and Clark County Marysville York Winston Oro Fine Gulch Neihart Little Rockies Little Ben Ruby Gulch Lewis and Clark Jefferson Madison Beaverhead Silver Bow Counties Mineral Survey Missoula County Gallatin Granite Meagher Silver Bow

Montana seeks detailed survey on northern duck flight

The state fish and game department led by Warden Kenneth MacDonald will mail a 17‑variety duck survey to deputy wardens. It aims to map arrival dates, peak numbers, and regional patterns to inform hunting regulations and boost duck populations across Montana.

Montana State Fish and Game Department Kenneth MacDonald

Montana Archaeology Society Aims To Safeguard Prehistoric Treasures

Professor H Melville Sayre, first president of the Montana society of natural history, urges public education to protect archaeological relics and promote a state museum. He cites destruction by ignorance and commercial exploitation, notes recent finds like a 16 000 year old camp site in northern Montana, and advocates active state and county museums to attract visitors and aid preservation.

Montana H. Melville Sayre Montana Society of Natural History Sayre Montana School of Mines New Mexico

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