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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1967
Page
1
City leaders discuss increasing county allotments to cover cemetery maintenance as Chateau faces growing burials and planned expansion. Mayor Dunckel and board members compare local needs with county funding while planning next steps with public works chief Erickson.
Cave Construction Co. will begin work on the new City-County airport next week. The project funds come from the County of Teton City of Chateau the Federal Aviation Agency and the Montana Aeronautical Commission. A $15000 Montana loan finances part of the work with $5000 repaid by the City and $10000 from county funds. The FAA covers 53 percent of costs with the remainder by the county. Final completion is in 60 days after actual construction begins and plans include helicopter facilities at the landing strip.
Funeral services for Thomas Hutton Hammond retired plumbing and heating contractor will be held Saturday at the Choteau Methodist Church at 2 p m Rev C Fred Crowe officiating Hammond born August 2 1895 in Elizabeth Arkansas moved to Chateau and opened a plumbing and heating business in 1945 He was past president of the Montana Plumbing and Heating Contractors Association and Northwest director for the National Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors He died in Teton Memorial Hospital and burial will be in Chateau Cemetery Survivors include wife Lydia Cravens a son Sut ton Hammond two stepdaughters and several grandchildren and great grandchildren
Mark Bartlett longtime Bynum resident died July 13 in Lompoc California. Funeral services were held at Banks Funeral Home with burial in Bynum Cemetery. He was born September 28 1883 and lived in Bynum 1959 to 1964 before moving to California with granddaughter Mrs John Clark of Lompoc. He is survived by daughter Mrs Margaret Grissom of Santa Barbara and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pallbearers named. Mr and Mrs Fred Bremer and family recently returned from a coastal trip from Seattle to Long Branch Washington visiting relatives.
Teton County 4 H Congress is held at Dutton High School today and tomorrow. County 4 H members showcase projects and year’s work while the public views exhibits. Judging and demonstrations start today with a style show home ec and agricultural judging tomorrow. Exhibits open to the public tomorrow. An evening program with a style show begins at 7 30 p m tomorrow.
Chateau firemen reported four calls this past week including a Friday drill at Montana Mineral Feed by Fire Chief Bob Erickson to train with smoke masks. Saturday a radiator hose caused a car fire at Teton Motors, destroying one car but not the building. Sunday a second car fire in City Park damaged wiring, no other damage. Tuesday a garbage truck fire behind Glenloyd Hotel damaged hoses. Next meeting is Friday July 28.
A crop tour of the Fairfield Bench will be held Tuesday July 25 starting at 9 a.m. at the Meyer Ditch Co. Speakers include Ross Peace and Joe Eisenman of Fairfield and Art Shaw and Les Sander from Montana State University.
County wheat fields from Dutton to Fairfield show English Grain Aphids in notable numbers. Extension entomologist Ray Pratt notes risk rises with 100 to 150 aphids per head, but warns harvest timing and honeydew indicate when to spray. Spring grains face greater danger than winter wheat. monitor counts and watch for honeydew.
Bob Erickson, public works superintendent, says residents fail to shut off water at night and that officers will watch for violators. Local watering hours are 7 to 10 a.m. and 5 to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Erickson notes grass clippings are dumped in streets instead of piling beside garbage cans, hindering the storm drain system.
Scouts from Choteau Troop 51 returned Saturday July 15 after a week at Camp Napi on the west side of lower St. Mary's Lake 120 miles from Choteau. Assistant scoutmaster Leo Pierre led 18 scouts with Paul Alzheim er Dick Conklin and Pierre. Scoutmaster Glen Yeager also attended part of the week.
About 165 players from 11 teams compete in the Second Annual American Legion Invitational Little League Baseball Tournament. The event starts Thursday with first-round games on fields two three and four and runs as a two game elimination with Sunday championship games.
The Chinook Swim Club won the six-team invitational meet, leading 78 72 after day one and extending to a 50 point margin on Sunday. Choteau claimed second place as Havre briefly rose to runner up. nine Choteau youths won championships across multiple age groups, with Chinook athletes setting pool records and earning numerous medals in backstroke freestyle and butterfly events.
The Benchmark Airfield near the Bob Marshall Wilderness in the Lewis and Clark National Forest will be dedicated Sunday at 2 pm. George Engler announced the 6000 foot paved strip lies 25 miles west of Augusta and near the wilderness. Neal Rahm will be principal speaker with officials from Montana agencies and federal groups in attendance.
A Red Cross blood drawing will be held today from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Choteau Methodist Church. Chairwoman Mrs. Grant Curtis said 12 additional units above the 65 pint quota are needed to replace blood used last week for Mrs. Ray Kelly who had heart surgery. Babysitters will be available at the church for donors.
Rex Manuel and the Teton County ASC announce a 1968 wheat allotment of 163 268 acres using 1967 bases to determine farm allotments. Notices will be mailed. eligibility for price support loans and certificates depends on compliance. The program aims for about 1.5 billion bushels, with 735 million for domestic use and at least 750 million for export.
Clyde Jarvis editor of the Montana Farmers Union News will speak at the Teton County Farmers Union picnic in Chateau City Park Sunday. A 12:30 p.m. potluck opens the event with camp reports and entertainment to follow. the public is invited.
Clara Robinson, Mrs. Sharon Allen and Cindy of Lewistown call on Forrest Johnson. Pvt. Ken Johnson and his fiancée Lena Gracia of Denver visit. Johnson serves with the U S Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton California.
Thirty seven local businesses and individuals have donated uniforms and hats for Chateau Little Leaguers. Three teams are fully outfitted by Abbott Implement Co to Hensley Motel, with hats funded by Log Cabin Drive In and others. Uniforms will be returned at season end and reused in future years.
M Moorman Myrtle Moorman 53 of Montana died Sunday July 16 in the Teton County Rest Home where she had been a patient the last two years. Burial was in Choteau Cemetery after funeral services at the Choteau Methodist Church Rev Rae Ginther officiated Zwerneman Mortuary handled arrangements Pallbearers were Lloyd Hodgkiss George Hodgkiss Wilson Hodgkiss Jack Rogers Percy Robinson and Fred Meadows She was born in Hamilton Kansas January 6 1884 and moved to Montana in 1914 For 30 years she cooked and kept house at the Percy Hodgkiss ranch west of Choteau She is survived by a brother Thomas C Wheeler Billings and a sister Mrs Lucille Mann Sacramento California
The Chateau Lions Swim Team splits into two groups this weekend. Nineteen swimmers head to Helena for the Montana Age Group Championship with 400 plus entries from 12 Montana Wyoming teams. Billings defends. The remaining 41 travel to Conrad Sunday for a dual meet, as Conrad builds its program after not hosting a meet since 1964.
Mrs. Gertrud Kremkus of Ann Arbor Michigan was injured in a one car crash eight miles north of Chateau on U S 89 at 2 15 p m. Her son Manfred was traveling with her and the wagon rolled over. Jess Bleecker drove Mrs Kremkus to Teton Memorial Hospital for treatment. The Montana Highway Patrol cited Mr Kremkus for failure to drive in a careful and prudent manner.
A crop tour in the Power Dutton area of Teton County is set for Monday July 24 with 9 a.m. assembly at the LeRoy Johnson farm. Highlights include a 13 variety winter wheat nursery, wild oat control plots, fertilizer trial plots, and demonstrations of sonic treated seeds. Organizers include Teton extension agents and local farmers with speakers A. F. Shaw Les Sonder and Ross Peace among others.
Teton County 4 H Livestock Day in Fairfield last Saturday awarded blue ribbons to Randy Larson Choteau Sher Morris Fairfield Jim Forseth Fairfield Linda Hodgskiss Choteau Bob Hodgskiss Choteau and Shirley Hodgskiss Choteau for market beef. Market beef champions were Steve Larson Choteau and Carla Hodgskiss Choteau. Dav id Huckins Fairfield won blue in beef breeding with a heifer calf. Brian Brutosky Rick and Kurt Corey and Bob Hodgskiss Cheteau earned blue for Angus heifers. Red ribbons went to yearling horses exhibitors Jay Rice Barbara Cole Patty Haynes Gerald Guse and Debbie Reiding of Cheteau. In two year old division Diane Gettel Power blue and Margie Haynes Fairfield red.
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