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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1972
Page
1
Sweet Grass County voters turnout strong for the June 6 primary held with a constitutional election. Voter turnout by precincts ranged from 79% to 84% amid confusion over the multiple ballots including a special assessor runoff and a non-partisan judicial ballot.
In Sweet Grass the constitutional question failed 1014 to 411. Voters backed a bicameral legislature 932 to 409. Gambling failed by four votes 700 to 696. Death penalty won 1100 to 283. Judicial ballot results: Associate Justice No 4 John C. Harrison 992 votes. District Court Judge Jack D. Shanstrom 1282 votes. Precinct tallies listed for Harrison and Shanstrom.
Ed Sell led the county commissioner race with 564 votes, Clark P. Engle 366, and Clarence Rostad 189. For county assessor on the special ballot Marvin Barber led with 750, Marian Moschelle 370, Robert Hanson 189. Moschelle will serve until after the November general election. No reports yet from district nine for the representative contest. four candidates, two advancing.
The Big Timber Jayceens won state awards across all entered categories at the Billings event last week. They claimed firsts in Health Education and Welfare Inter Club Relations and Community Promotion, with seconds in Religious and Christmas Activities and assistance to Jaycees clubs statewide. They received a plaque for outstanding service to special Olympics and thanked Sally Ronneberg for preparing the contest entries.
The Red Legs baseball team opened with two dominant victories over the Livingstone Cubs and Tigers, scoring 36 runs in total.
City Council met with all officials present to reject Special Improvement District No. 34 after protests from property owners, plus discussion of culvert work, dog control penalties, and a new police car radio. The mayor reported on radio bids and budget use, and a city treasurer resignation was announced with applications to follow.
The County Federation of Women's Clubs met Friday June 2 in the Dugout with Mrs. Fred Swift presiding. Five clubs attended. Annual reports showed many activities from international to local, including Pioneer Home sewing efforts, buying beauty shop equipment, and donating toward a picture projector. the County Federation contributed to the projector.
Hank Jones a former Big Timber resident buys Ozzie’s Husky on Highway 191 effective May 1 plans improvements and more services. He previously worked with Pacific Northwest Bell in Auburn Washington and returns to Big Timber with his wife and three sons aged 8 9 and 10. The text notes club activities a Home event on November 3 and a Braille Trail project for the School for Blind Children plus poetry and creative expression notes from the Women’s Clubs.
The Montana Public Service Commission schedules hearings on certification applications for Class C carriers. Charles R. Perry seeks authority to transport garbage in Sweet Grass County with a June 16 hearing in Big Timber. TAMREC of Big Timber applies to haul property within 100 miles, including a contract for city garbage collection, with a June 1 hearing.
Don Bianchi of the Fish and Game department will speak on catchable trout at Frye's Cafe basement at 7 30 p m Wednesday June 14. He will discuss a five year study on stocking hatchery reared catchable trout in wild streams. A Q A period follows and coffee and donuts will be served.
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