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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1941
Page
2
Preliminary plans outline the 1941 law requiring Montana crossings to have reflectory caution signs 500 feet from each crossing and reflectory stop signs 25 feet from the rails on both sides. State highway officials and the state railroad commission discussed enforcement with penalties for noncompliance.
The Montana trade commission took under advisement an application by state wholesale grocers to establish a cost survey of the wholesale business. The survey would precede a fair trade code and set minimum prices for merchandise.
The Montana Taxpayer reports public welfare financing for the next biennium will total about 7.1 million dollars per year, shared roughly by state counties and the federal government. State appropriations reach 2.41 million, counties 2.25 million, and federal aid 2.44 million. The plan also reshapes reimbursements, county budgeting, and the 1 mill levy to back general relief, while HB 37 seeks to curb county debts and ensure funding continuity.
The Montana legislature adjusts state aid under the appropriation HB 366 to balance general relief with tax capacity. Contingencies fund may rise, while dependent children grants increase to 330000 with federal matching funds. Aid to the blind and silicosis, crippled children, and teachers’ retirement are reallocated to fit federal rules and budget limits.
Miss Elizabeth Ireland chairman of the teachers' retirement board announced that statements of accounts for individual teacher members will be mailed to the home addresses on file with the teachers' retirement system.
More than 80 people gathered in Lincoln to celebrate Yoakim Kracht turning 100. Born May 10 1841 in Germany he came to America at age 25 to work as a carpenter and has long resided in Lewis and Clark county.
A longtime resident recounts moving east for years then returning to Seattle during its early development. He notes remembering the city’s street layouts and now resides with his daughter and son mate Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Stien in Lincoln.
Anaconda Sales Co announces a monthly contest in Butte inviting lawn and garden hints. Twenty five prizes of 25 pounds each will be awarded for the best suggestions, with 175 total prizes across June July and August. Entries become property of the company and may be published.
The Marcus Daly statue, long set on North Main opposite the federal building, may be relocated to the Montana School of Mines campus at Park and Prospect. The transfer plan is backed by the Butte Pioneer club and follows the wishes of Mrs. Daly, carried out under the college president Dr Frances A Thomson.
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