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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1963
Page
1
The Frank Kelly family mourns the death of Lobo a three month old pet red fox killed after allegedly raiding a neighbor's chicken house. Lobo joined the family as a cub after his mother was trapped and he charmed locals, tourists and children with his tame antics before his demise.
Extension agent Raymond Kelly says county wheat and grain yields should be about 10 percent above last year barring disastrous hail. Harvesting to begin in the first week of August with rapid ripening and early swathing noted. Pendroy area harvests expected in 10 days to two weeks. Haying progressing. national state reports show varied progress across crops with overall good yields but some quality losses from showers.
Fire danger in the mountains west of Chateau rose last week due to warm dry weather. A burning index of 45 to 50 and severity index of 7 were reported Wednesday with the weekend forecast potentially higher if no rain arrives. Assistant ranger Don Nelson urged extreme caution with fire and smoking. Mr and Mrs G O Stott toured Glacier Park and Flathead Lake last week.
Gale Isakson, chair of the Choteau Chamber of Commerce, reports about 1 000 people joined a free lunch in the city park and 150 to 200 attended the Chateau Pavilion dance. Fairfield’s pool day and rancher operations conflicted, but the event succeeded in offering special buys and gifts. Teton Furniture’s grand opening drew 1 000 adults plus many children over two days, and Mrs Elda Mack won a Las Vegas trip door prize.
Mayor D P Fabrick spoke at the Lions Club in the park about Chateau City Park origins. He noted the 45 acre site was bought from the Great Northern Railroad in 1928 for $2,500, with the American Legion building the pavilion before 1929. The park levy rose from ½ mill to 1 mill in 1960 and 1½ to 1¾ mills in 1961, funding upkeep. The meeting also covered a new campground and the Chateau Soroptimist shelter under construction. Guests included Dr Michael Kelly Lee Hertz Charlie Nauck and Ronald Heck.
Rev. Kenneth M. Plummer professor of religion at West Virginia Wesleyan will deliver a sermon at Chateau Methodist Church on Sunday July 2 at 10 30 a.m. He recently attended the Intermountain Pastors School near Livingston and has served as a pastor in multiple states. He is writing a history of Wesleyan for the 75th anniversary in 1965.
Vergil Lindsey a Chateau District forest ranger joined a Sun River north fork trail survey crew. The proposed 311 mile trail would run from White River Pass to Switchback Pass in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area with eight miles from Lock Lake to Larch Hell and seven miles from the west fork head to White River Pass. Reconstruction of 16 miles of existing trail is planned. Survey operations run this summer with construction due next summer.
Teton County residents contributed 2262.89 to the Montana Heart Association in the 1962 63 fiscal year ending June 30. Of this, 2035.39 came during February campaign and 227.50 from memorial gifts. Seventy five percent of total income stays in Montana, 25 percent goes to the American Heart Association. About 38 cents of each dollar funds research, 40 cents education and public service, 22 cents administration and fundraising. Memorial income designated for research.
Mrs Mandy Packer departed Friday for Minnesota and Wisconsin to visit relatives over about three weeks.
Choteau boys and girls topped a five-team summer meet in Chinook over the weekend. The Choteau girls led from start to finish with 145 points, Chinook 110. In the boys meet, Choteau surged late as Tim Meyers and Darwin Abbott led the midget division with strong finishes, and Burr Field led junior events to seal a 118 112 win. Jeanine Hamilton earned high point honors with five blue ribbons including medley and diving. Sophomore and junior swimmers also posted multiple wins across freestyle, butterfly, backstroke and relay events.
E. V. Sonny Omholt state auditor will address a joint meeting of the Teton County Republican Club and the Teton County Republican Women's Club on July 30 at 8 p.m. in Chateau American Legion hall. He will cover recent office reorganization and the state's financial condition.
Lions officials met in Bozeman to map activities for the coming year. Main item is the district convention June 17 to 20 1964 in Bozeman. Preparations continue at January mid winter conference in Lethbridge Alberta with numerous district governors and international counsellors in attendance.
Chateau Volunteer firemen announce their annual picnic this Saturday, July 27, at the city park starting 6 p.m. Families are asked to bring a dish of baked beans or salad and their own utensils. Retired firemen and families are invited. A meeting July 26 at 7 30 p m will finalize plans.
Teton county and its towns collected 978.62 in liquor taxes for the quarter ending June 30. The four percent county liquor license tax is split with one percent to the county and three percent to the cities. Dutton reported 4712.00 and Fairfield 8254.94.
Hodgskiss of Choteau recently purchased an Aberdeen Angus bull from Roger Weist of Coteau.
The annual Huck Finn Day in Chateau begins Sunday at noon with nearly 300 youngsters expected. Activities include costume contests races a fish derby and a 3 p.m. picnic with a watermelon eating contest. Derby boundaries run from Corbett ranch to Milwaukee Bridge with prizes for largest fish across age groups.
The Teton County Taxpayers Association challenged a $75,000 line in the preliminary poor fund budget for rest home improvements arguing the county plans $125,000 total, potentially bypassing a bond vote. They called the move an attempt to fund the project by budget expenditure after bond defeats. A lawyer general opinion is sought. no opinion received yet. A budget protest hearing is set for Wednesday, Aug. 7, in the courthouse. other budget items were deemed acceptable.
Dr Michael J Kelly 31 expects to start practice in Choteau this week or next after completing reciprocity paperwork between Montana and North Dakota. A North Dakota licensee, he finished internship at Cook County Hospital in Chicago and earned his medical degree from Northwestern in 1962. He is married with two sons aged three and four and lives in the former Tore Reuterwall home.
Arnold N. Beck of a Fairfield dairy farm is appointed to the three member Farmers Home Administration county committee for Teton County. Harry Lederer of Fairfield serves as chairman, with David Shannon of Chateau the third member. The panel assists the county supervisor in loan eligibility, policy adaptation, and monitoring borrowers.
County Extension office at Chateau offers poisoned bait for ground squirrels or gophers. Payment required upon receipt with two concentrations: $2.25 per 10 lb bag for western Columbian ground squirrels and $1.75 per 10 lb bag for Richardson ground squirrels.
Chateau Country Club announces its third annual Mixed Two Ball Foursome on Sunday July 28 starting at 2 p.m. Teams drawn before play, 50 cent entry, trophies for winners, dinner to follow served by the Chateau Women's Golfers Association. City championship slated for Aug 25 with 18 holes and a qualifying 18 hole score due by Aug 18.
Invitation extends from Mr and Mrs Harold Genger announcing the coming marriage of their daughter June to Wayne Hoffman of Billings. The ceremony is set for 2 p m Saturday August 3 at the Congregational Church in Fairfield and all friends are invited as local invitations have not been sent.
Ag officials announce 1963 crop rye price support at 96 cents per bushel for grade No 2 or better or No 3 by test weight. Rate ties to 1963 national average of 1.07, up five cents from 1962. Support through harvest to Jan 31 1964 with loans due April 30 1964. Criteria include no limit on acreage or quantity and eligibility regardless of 1963 feed grain program participation.
Chateau schools will open Tuesday, August 27, according to Ed Schiller superintendent. He noted many asked when classes start to plan summer vacations.
Mrs H C Denison and Mrs Ike Denison called on Great Falls business firms last Tuesday, meeting local merchants and noting market activity.
Western Montana summer teams converge on Chateau Sunday July 28 for the seventh Lions Club Invitational swim meet. About eight teams and 150 swimmers compete with trophies for top five. The event features the Montana State AAU Junior Olympic three meter diving championships for boys and girls.
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