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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1948
Page
8
About 30 farm men and women met Raymond Ki and Miss Schroder to plan a program for the year. They report progress and will host a meeting November 8 in Chateau to detail plans. Cattle lice are discussed as a late winter threat. control options include spraying or dipping with DDT at four pounds per 100 gallons of water.
Otto Wagnild former official for Teton County now with the state board of equalization at Helena attended the 41st annual National Tax Association convention in Denver from October 4 to 7. He was featured in the program discussing real estate tax reapportionment and its importance to Montana. The article notes Frank Julian Sprague’s 1882 development of an under-running trolley for street railways.
The Citizen's Committee on Public Education for Montana met in Helena on Oct. 1 to discuss five proposals aimed at addressing state school problems. Delegates from Pondera county attended, but no Teton county delegates could participate.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick said five bills on budget system foundation program school sites transportation and reorganization will be revised and approved at the next state committee meeting. She urged public input before the bills reach the legislature as a critical step.
The Bulldogs toppled Fairfield 33 to 6 as Engel Chapman scored Fairfield’s lone touchdown in the third quarter. Chateau’s Sill added a fourth quarter TD and extra point to extend the lead to 27 6. Don Arensmeyer intercepted a pass as the second string played.
Perris advanced to the five yard line before Mitchell scored for the Eagles. The extra point failed. For the Pairfield squad Chapman and Beck starred, while Hollar 801 and Pranks shone for the Bulldogs.
Complete control of diseases carried by mosquitoes and black flies can now be achieved by blank eting large areas with fogs of DDT, marking a major step in public health efforts against insect-borne illnesses.
The head of an Arabian stallion carved from solid turquoise by American sculptor Oskar J. W. Hansen has been added to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. The carving sits on an obsidian base trimmed with gold and was created without prior modeling from a large turquoise block, a stone highly valued by Native Americans.
City Council approves numerous permits including garages on blocks in Hazletts edition and original, a glass enclosed porch for Mrs Eleanor Forrest, a new bathroom for Don Lear, a neon sign for the Legion hall, and a warehouse move by Monarch Lumber Co. The council also considers a sewer line extension from Al Jaumotte’s residence.
The report notes the council will run two blocks south to connect with a main line sewer on the south side and extends a vote of appreciation to former mayor John Hentges for his term of office.
The Chateau Woman's Club hosted a fall tea on Tuesday evening September 21 in Lion’s Club rooms. About 60 members and guests attended with Mrs. C W Boussard as chair and welcoming hostess. Mrs. Clara Baker and Mrs. M Averill led with Mrs. R E Nelson presenting a musical program featuring solos by Mrs B Grandal and two piano selections by Eileen Graham and Vernon Alf.
During 1920 to 1945 the period noted, for every tractor used on Georgia farms 12 mules left farm usage in the state, reflecting a shift in farm power and animal labor practices.
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