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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1949
Page
6
Montana Highway Patrol head Charles L. Sheridan argues the unit cost of a traffic fatality is 78 200 dollars. He says the public must accept personal responsibility for road safety and notes 32 000 deaths nationally and injuries in Montana last year.
Metropolitan Life Insurance statisticians report cancer, leukemia, and Hodgkin's disease as the second leading cause of death among insured children aged five to nine, with leukemia most common. Deaths from major communicable diseases are now rare, while more children survive five to ten years after treatment, prompting calls for early detection and awareness of subtle signs.
Daniel McGinley 76 died Wednesday morning at his North Pacific street home after a lingering illness. Born in Chicago in 1873 he moved to Bitterroot valley at 18 and lived there until 1932 when he moved to Dillon. Survived by wife Annie and cousin Al McGinley of Butte. Body at Brundage home. funeral plans not set. Mrs. A. S. Johnson returned from California after visiting relatives and receiving medical attention.
Sunday school at 10 a.m. morning worship at 11 a.m. Sunday evening service at 8 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Coach Tyrand has organized a large turnout of promising track athletes at the high school. Event placements include sprints by Phillips Lanner Carroll Verdance Brown and Dennis, 440 by J Murray and Brown, distance by Ward and Hovren, jumps by J Orr Phillips Carroll Schulz Ward, pole vault by J Orr R Peterson Dennis Rouse, weights by Westad Johnson Thompson Wilke J Orr, javelin by Johnson and Ward, and hurdles by J Murray Hendren R Pilon W Murray and Kenison. No meets are scheduled yet. A new track at Memorial field has been laid out and workouts resume each afternoon with new equipment purchased.
Accident near Idaho Falls early Sunday left Jack Thumma, an employee of Davis Electric, seriously injured after his car swerved out of control on a curve and a steel splinter penetrated his body. Thumma is reported recovering at the city hospital.
Mr and Mrs LaMoine LaFay visited Idaho Falls for golf. W M Stone visited Helena. Mr and Mrs George Andersen and Carl Davis returned to Missoula to study at MSU after visiting relatives. Joe Sawyer on business from Lima. Mrs Mary B Kenison in Butte. Al Decker visiting from Armstead. Shakespeare club meets 2 30 at Miss Innes home. Mrs Lewis D Smith to discuss Oregon Trail. Banquet reservations requested for April 23. Willis Funk of Sheridan attended Vigilante Farm Loan Association meeting at St James Guild hall.
Grace Memorial Methodist Church invites the public to Sunday school at 10 a.m. led by Alfred Graesser, with morning service at 11 a.m. sermon titled When God Forgets. The official board meets Wednesday April 13 at 7 30 p.m. A united Good Friday service from 1 30 to 3 00 p.m. will be held, led by Dillon association ministers and Rev. Long.
Over four days grass fires kept Dillion volunteers busy. Friday twice near Club Royal and the airport required two hours of effort to control. Saturday a burning garbage can posed a risk to dry grass. Sunday a blaze between Union ditch and South Atlantic Street. Monday near E H Cantrell dairy prompted action. Chief O T Vandegrift warns of dry conditions.
J C Prentice 69 resident of the county for 13 years died Tuesday night at the county hospital where he had been a patient for a short time. He was a familiar figure around town working odd jobs. Surviving are two sisters Mrs Arthur Rose of Benoit Wisconsin and Mrs Myrtle Simpson of Marshalltown Iowa. The body is at the Brundage funeral home.
Wise River 4-H club met March 12 at Mrs. Ralph Potts home with five members two leaders and six guests. Officers named Neva Ganese president Sharon Stanchfield vice president Carol Martin secretary treasurer and James Grinose news reporter. Members study beef fattening cooking sewing and home living projects and plan a cancer drive dance. Marjorie Downs of the state extension service visited Dillon March 21 to meet planning committees in Beaverhead county.
Extension clothing specialist Miss Lora Hilyard held two Dillon meetings last week. On March 23 she led a leaders training for Beaverhead county clothing project leaders under the extension program. On March 24 she provided special help and instructions to all 4-H club clothing leaders and others interested outside the 4-H program.
The Rev. Robert N. Johnstone officiated Saturday at the rectory to unite Maurice J. Bone of Twin Bridges and Irene A. Davidson of Alder in marriage.
B B Murdock and Clyde Price of Lima were noted as spending Monday in Dillon for unspecified reasons, with their visit forming the brief local reference in the column.
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