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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1953
Page
1
A mobile x ray unit will visit Choteau from January 19 to 24 with hours posted for daily access. Residents 12 and older are urged to spare five minutes for a chest x ray, with flexible appointment options and walk in slots during operation hours.
A Teton Memorial Hospital roster lists patients admitted and dismissed this week. Entries name numerous residents of Choteau and surrounding towns, noting births and specific statuses. Fred Barribal returns to Phoenix after a two week business trip while Mrs Barribal remains in Phoenix.
Montana farmers saw the prices received index drop 11 points to 258 for the month ending December 15, the lowest since March 1950. Meats fell further with beef cattle at 19.00 per cwt and calves at 20.90, while grain and dairy prices showed mixed declines. Wholesale meat and dairy values slipped, with alfalfa seed down to1760 per bushel and hay prices easing to 23.00 per ton. Wool and milk cows steadied at 0.52 per pound and 245.00 per head respectively.
Al Hensley, school board chairman, said the move from the old building to the new school is expected to be completed by Friday. Five trucks and many volunteers will transfer equipment and desks, with classes scheduled to begin in the new building Monday if all goes as planned.
Teton County Selective Service ordered three young men to report for pre induction physicals on January 29. Benny Herman and Earl Schrock Jr. of Fairfield and Herbert Tanged of Chateau will undergo the medical exam. Harry Freeman and Louie Van Setten, both of Choteau, are slated for induction on January 21. Duane Baker, board clerk, identifies Van Setten as a volunteer for induction.
Severe notice from Teton Memorial Hospital warns all association members to attend the annual meeting next Monday evening at the courthouse. New members pay 10 dollars with 1 dollar annual dues. reports from officers will be heard and board representation discussed to ensure community-wide representation and good attendance.
Citizens discuss converting an unused grade school into a centralized Civic Center housing the library museum Girl Scouts Boy Scouts and city offices. A large banquet room kitchen and dance floor could serve community groups and events with comments sought by mail phone or in person.
Lt Col William T. Schuster of Great Falls spoke at a joint American Legion meeting on civil defense and national security. He said the UMT bill is urged by the Legion and outlined preparedness plans without alarmism, stressing how to withstand or reduce an attack. Continued on Page 2.
George Eichhorn, owner of the Roxy, reports The Greatest Show on Earth set a local box office record with 7 150 paid admissions over a seven day run. The seven cafes showings averaged 268 attendees, with over 200 attending even on closing night.
The ceremony featured attendants including Bob Kerr as best man and Mrs LeRoy Brown as matron of honor. The bride wore a slipper satin gown with lace and a fingertip veil and carried red roses. A reception and dance followed with Chateau junior orchestra.
Teton country's representative Omhoff chairs three committees on compensation, military affairs, and engrossing, and sits on banking and insurance. Senator Paul Ricescis belongs to agriculture, fish and game, irrigation and water conservation, labor, and compensation committees.
Farmers and stockmen in Teton county show conservation focus with increased requests for assistance from the Soil Conservation district and PMA. In the past year 203 operators signed with the SCC and 235 with PMA for 357 permanent type practices, with 91 already with the SCD. Technical help comes from the SCS including surveys, planning, and layout, while many jobs are seasonal such as grassed waterways. Conservation surveys covered 45 660 acres and water projects included 322 acres leveled and 3 051 acres improved across 114 irrigation systems. Over 17 miles of mains and ditches were built along with 32 stockwater dams and other measures on 4215 acres of range land. Continued on Page 8.
Bernard Toenyes, a Power farmer, uses contour stripping with buffer strips of intermediate wheat grass. The practice raised yields on slope fields to surpass other parcels. The Soil Conservation district promotes permanent methods already yielding returns for 203 Teton county operators.
Gormley and co chairs named 68 Lions to two ticket teams to sell play tickets at Choteau Lions meeting. Eleanor Glenn discussed Teton County chest x ray survey coverage and mobile unit costs $100 per day. She urged Lions and families to participate next week for full screening. Ray Nelson noted district excellence and a $0,840 balance across clubs.
Choteau Bulldogs won 49 48 over Conrad on Friday thanks to Joe Jaumotte free throw with 11 seconds remaining. Great Falls Central Mustangs defeated Conrad 56 53 on Saturday, as Frank Olson 20 and Ronnie Hinman 15 led. Choate 15 paced the Cowboys.
The first Annual North Montana District Golden Gloves tournament will be held in Great Falls January 23 and 24 at the DeMolay Memorial under the Great Falls Shrine club. More than 50 amateur boxers from 11 Montana counties will compete with AAU sanction and must be AAU certified. Out-of-town entrants are expected to comprise about 30 of the 50 entries with local teams from Heisey Memorial DeMolay Memorial and the YMCA making up the rest.
The Te ton county farm and ranch directory is being mailed free to farmers and ranchers. The Chateau Acantha staff prepared a complete up to date list of land owners with name address acreage and property section township and range. The directory marks ranchers with 10 or more cattle and includes industry information and advertiser listings. Copies are available for a nominal price at the Acantha office.
The Choteau Independents defeated Power 80 to 78 in overtime to extend their league win streak to eight with no losses. Nordhagen led Choteau with 26 points and Bliss scored 27 for Power in a close back and forth contest.
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