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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1937
Page
4
The 4-H Valentine party scheduled for Friday is postponed due to hazardous weather and road conditions. County Agent Fred Willson says the new date will likely be late in March and the program will be carried out then. He notes travel would be unsafe and many would be disappointed if held now.
In a Friday game the Teton Bulldogs defeated Cascade 45 to 15. Moore led Teton with 12 points while Wallace added 12 and Bleecker had six. Cascade reserves fell 21 to 17 to Teton reserves, with Seaton top-scorer for Cascade at six.
The Farmington Potato Club reorganized for the year at the C G M Swenson home on February 6. Walter Mauseth was named president, Ward LeDesky vice president, Leslie Otness secretary treasurer, C M Swenson leader, and Joe LeDesky assistant leader. The project chosen is potatoes and Mrs Swenson and the girls served a fine lunch.
Mass at Chateau is scheduled for next Sunday February 14 at 11 oclock. Mass at Bynum is at 9 oclock. Mass at Power is at 9 40 oclock and at Dutton at 11 oclock.
The Choteau Gospel Tabernacle announces Sunday services with Sunday school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m Evangelistic services at 8 p m Tuesday prayer meeting at 2 30 p m and midweek services Wednesday at 8 p m A fellowship meeting is set at Conrad Gospel Tabernacle on Wednesday February 17 Pastor George H Skaret urges attendance.
The Acantha notes the return of J. H. Heck Stephens to Chateau as he takes over the shop at the Arengsmeyer garage in the Connor Block. He is the son of the late Dr. C. J. B. Stephens and among the first auto mechanics in Chateau. His family will join him in Great Falls after the school year ends.
Miss Grace Thompson of the English department at Teton High spoke to the literature and music group of the Chateau Women’s club at Mrs J Crary’s home. She reviewed Eugene Meiller’s Where the Cross is Made and discussed the author’s life. The next meeting on Feb 16 will feature a Gone With the Wind book review by Mrs George Duvendack with plans for Miss Erma Young to speak on her New York trip. Assisting hostesses are listed.
The Hasty-Tasty 4-H Breakfast lab held its first meeting Friday February 5. Officers elected at the prior organizational meeting include President Ruth O Hare Vice President Dorothy Jackson Secretary-Treasurer Arlene Nelson Reporter Alice Hansen Recreational Leader Katherine King. Alice Transen presented a bio report on How Your Kitchen Should Look Before You Start Cooking.
The club adopted the name Hasty-Tasty 4-H Breakfast Club and will meet at Lola Mae Burns' home on February 16. Alice Hansen reports.
A Saturday Senate measure by Senator John Page proposes a constitutional amendment to create a unicameral Montana assembly of 30 to 56 members to be fixed by the 1939 legislature. The Senate also acted unfavorably on a bill to appoint the railroad and public service commissioners by the governor and passed six of its own bills on final reading while concurring with the House on irrigation district fund use to combat noxious weeds.
The senate passed several measures on Saturday including extending liquor store hours to midnight. Other approved bills prohibit unfair trade practices set land exchanges by state boards allow irrigation water exchanges and modify deadlines for filing demurrers in court actions.
A proposed Wisconsin Senate bill would permit blood test results to be used as evidence in civil and criminal cases. The measure aims to standardize the admissibility of toxicology and blood alcohol findings within court proceedings.
A measure introduced Saturday in the house would raise the highway patrol supervisor’s salary, allow four new captains and 15 additional patrolmen, increase drivers permits to 75e, bar drivers under 15 from operating a car, and require driver tests.
A measure in the senate would expand barber shop and barber licensing. Another bill calls for a statewide investigation into alleged gambling and liquor violations.
The senate endorsed a house measure to bar employers from forcing employee purchases at specific stores and supported raising the state income tax from 1 to 16 percent. It killed a nonpartisan county official nomination plan while approving a Conner bill to fund eradicating noxious weeds. Also approved were school district expansion in counties without a high school, eminent domain venue rules, gross income definitions, corporation license tax, and setting bond and warrant interest at 6 percent.
By Monday the house had introduced 218 bills. Notable measures add a potato grade subdivision, register county warrants and interest, exempt gasoline tax for specific uses, regulate sale of personal property in probate, define district court clerks powers, and fund county burial costs.
The list outlines proposed measures including benefits for all veterans regardless of finances, a health study of public school children, speed limits of 55 mph for cars and 40 mph for trucks, employment of school physicians and exams for students, recall of elective officials, double boards of election judges, tagging and trade rules for beaver skins, and conditions for reissuing tax deed contracts.
Summary of 1936 program requirements detailing minimum and maximum diversion limits of soil depleting base 15 percent with $10 per acre average payment and eligibility for farms. Notes cover soil building allowances deductions for noncompliance and range allowances based on animal units grazing capacity to be set after range examination.
The note describes range payment rules similar to 1936 with broader qualifying practices. It specifies deductions for exceeding soil depleting base, range building allowance based on animal units grazing capacity at $1.50, and additions like rodent control. Some items mirror 1936 with minor variations and deductions on crops apply to the ranch range payments.
In the Ninth Judicial District Montanas District Court of Teton County a hearing is set for February 27 1937 in Choteau to consider vacating blocks 5 11 12 13 14 15 in Bynum including most lots and streets as described. A copy of the citation will be published in a newspaper of general circulation. Judge R M Hattersley presides. First publication February 11 last February 18.
Notice announces the nineteenth annual meeting of the Sons and Daughters of Teton’s Oldest Settlers to be held February 27 at the Masonic Hall in Cho teau. Eligible members age 21 may sign with secretary Mrs. Clara Moore. Tickets cost 2.60 including membership and dance. supper contributions planned by the cats committee.
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