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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1968
Page
4
County agent announces dog obedience classes in November and December to aid 4-H dog projects. Open to dogs of all types and ages. enroll early. Also notes Montana Beef Production Association convention November 19–20 at Rainbow Hotel Great Falls with experts on cattle industry topics.
Montana teachers push smoking education amid rising pressure. Dave Depew notes educators will not shield students from risks and cites health data predicting lung cancer deaths among today’s schoolchildren if trends persist.
A study notes heavy smokers shorten life by about eight years and that many begin in elementary school. Data show 10 to 15 percent of 13-year-olds smoke, rising to 50 percent by age 18. Parents’ smoking normalizes the habit and educators call for proactive programs starting in elementary grades to counter advertising pressures and health risks.
O M Mabry of the Soil Conservation Service cautions that evergreen transplants face winter injury in their first two years due to sun on unsheltered stock. Use two wooden shingles or burlap with stakes for protection. water the soil before freeze to reduce drought-like conditions. seek guidance from the Soil Conservation Service or County Agent.
Sheriff Kenneth Thompson of Stillwater County Montana is named to the Montana Law Enforcement Officers for Nixon advisory group to guide national rural law enforcement policy. Sheriff Paul Kober of Columbus heads the Montana group and plans his executive committee with Thompson. The group cites Nixon’s pledge to build a national program against crime.
A concise public safety note stresses that professional drivers should always wear safety belts and reinforces the expectation that operators maintain high safety standards.
The Big Timber B team defeated Red Lodge 20-7 last Monday. Brent Moschelle opened with a 48 yard run, Ed Gust returned a kickoff 65 yards for a TD, and a pass from Larry Hauge to Kelly Goosey made it 13-7 at halftime. Second half drives by Moschelle Gust and Hauge extended the lead with Moschelle scoring the final TD.
Dr Vernon Standish was among twenty six physicians from Montana and Idaho taking part in the Intensive Coronary Care Symposium held October 7 to 10 at the University of Montana in Missoula. The four day program, run by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, aims to strengthen health care in Montana Idaho Nevada and Wyoming with cardiopulmonary resuscitation and cardiac monitoring training.
Social Security beneficiaries in Sweet Grass may report changes of address or events affecting monthly benefits at the Bozeman Federal Building. District manager Jack Sharp cites mail, phone, or in person reporting to speed updates and notes events such as employment marriage divorce and death can affect checks. A Bozeman representative will visit Big Timber on October 17 for those unable to contact the Bozeman office.
A registrant need file a single deferment request, but must annually show evidence of full-time study to the local board. Junior colleges count as higher learning, and full-time study with credit acceptable toward a bachelor degree may qualify for Class II-S.
The Montana Water Pollution Control Council reviewed agricultural pollution risks to streams and debated data gaps. It eyed legislation on large livestock waste, pesticide controls, and sediment from farming. it adopted a nondegradation clause to protect high water quality unless economic or social needs demand change.
Big Timber Public School joins Title IV program with Rocky Mountain Educational Laboratory to test ILD methods. Montana towns Laurel Red Lodge Big Timber include students chosen from small communities under 5 000. Trainees studied in spring and summer sessions at Greeley Colorado headquarters with regular class pupils.
A veteran asks about deferment IL A for a two year course after losing vision in one eye. The answer advises obtaining a doctor statement of findings and submitting it to the local draft board for transfer to the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station for evaluation by military physicians.
Congress approves a near total ban on interstate gun and ammunition shipments. The House passed the measure 160 to 129 and sent it to President Johnson for signature, with a Dec 16 effective date and limits on sales to minors, felons, drug addicts, and mental incompetents.
Rep James F Battin cites New Zealand and Australia considering a ban on further U S meat imports and says his bill would trim imports by one third from prior levels. The measure now sits with the House Ways and Means Committee amid Agriculture Department opposition.
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