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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1952
Page
1
A locally produced play Our Little Home Town based on Frank Eliel’s Dillon history will be staged April 24 in the high school auditorium by the Little Theatre Group and others. Proceeds benefit the cancer drive directed by county chairwoman Mrs. J. H. Gilbert.
Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce directors met in April to outline 1952 civic projects including parking expansion on Montana Street pending railroad approval and power source fixes for radio interference. They supported a star route mail service Dillon to Sheridan and scheduled a countywide general dinner in May with a noted speaker.
R. E. Huffman associate professor of agricultural economics from Montana State College will address the Jackson training class on Tuesday evening April 9. The session begins at 8 o clock in the LOOF hall and covers rights testing topics.
Mrs. Wilber Squires was re elected unopposed as district No 10 trustee for a three year term. The special 15 mill levy for district 10 passed 68 to 7 to fund future needs and to secure state oil and gas funds. The extra 24 mills for Beaverhead county high school carried 71 to 4 with 4 districts still counting. countywide tally 221 to 50.
Western Montana College of Education hosts the annual Easter egg hunt on Sunday starting at 1 p.m. on campus. The event, sponsored by the chamber of commerce with junior chamber help, offers prizes and treats, with separate hunt areas by grade level and strict supervision to enforce rules.
The Montana state board of examiners approved bidding documents for 21 700 000 in World War II veterans compensation bonds and set a May 5 letting. A 200 000 bond to the state land board was issued for immediate redemption. The board plans to advertise bids in April papers and Gov Bonner said federal reserve officials expect legal obstacles to clear within three weeks.
William Hutchinson known as Scotty died at Barrett hospital after a long illness at age 92. Born October 6 1859 in Shanass Scotland he became a miner and later moved to the United States in 1905 then Dillon in 1932. He fathered nine children eight surviving, with 71 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral held at Brundage chapel with Rev E W Goodrick officiating interment Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers named Ben Davis Paul Boetticher Dan Mooney William F Steele Henry Meine Carl Giudici.
All Dillon business houses and offices will be closed Friday from 1 to 3 o'clock for Good Friday services. The closing was requested by the Dillon Ministerial Association and arranged through the Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce office.
The homewreckers tagtime mixed doubles tourney at Lou Este Lanes over two weekends awarded first prize to Darlene Goodfellow and Kenneth Morrison with 672, second to Mary Laden and Axel Madsen with 666, and third to Grace and Howard Puyear with 665. Elsie Cornell had most strikes with 11, Dee Fliton most spares with 19, Hope Lloyd had most splits with 10, and low total went to Hope Lloyd and Rudy Platt with 484. Rules: the lady bowls first in each frame and the male partner bowls second. teams played three games with 54 couples entered.
Eugene A. Tenney, 59, a World War I veteran and ranch worker, was found dead in his Dillon cabin Sunday. Coroner says natural causes. no inquest needed. Native of New Mexico with relatives in California and Arizona. Funeral held Tuesday at Brundage chapel with Beaverhead post of the American Legion.
Dillon World War II veteran Cal Kellogg with shrapnel lodged near his heart is moved from Barrett hospital to Fort Harrison for advanced study and treatment. Surgeons aim to safely remove the fragment. magnets were used to limit movement near the heart valve during observation. Kellogg has been under care since February 9.
Classes and campus groups gear up for the annual Vodvil set for Friday evening April 18 in Dillon. A downtown parade will follow with prizes for best costumes and comedy acts. Proceeds fund Western’s Chinook yearbook, with top acts also earning features in Wescolite and a campus photo.
In the Dillon volunteer fire department annual election held Tuesday evening last week, Al Simon was reelected chief along with Kenneth Kenison as assistant chief Elmer Sage as secretary and Bill McMannis as treasurer. Fred Hollenbeck of Helena state fire marshal's office conducted training on modern firefighting methods ladder handling hose use and equipment.
Easter week services are listed for Dillon churches with schedule details for St. Rose Catholic, Grace Memorial Methodist, First Evangelical Lutheran, and St. James Episcopal. Confessions, high mass with Easter music, Good Friday devotions, and junior confirmation classes are noted, with a continuation on page 8.
Beaverhead county high school and public school students will enjoy a longer Easter break this year. No Christmas calendar break had occurred, so vacation runs from 12 30 p m Good Friday to the Tuesday morning after Easter. Western Montana college dismisses Thursday afternoon and will resume Monday morning after Easter.
Cities Service Oil Co plans early May drilling in southern Beaverhead county with a crew of 18 and families. A 12,000 foot drilling contract is secured and leases cover about 68,000 acres in southern Beaverhead and northern Idaho. First well will be southeast of Snowline near Monida. housing for workers sought in Dillon via the Chamber of Commerce.
A college student and Dillon resident chorus performed Mozart's Requiem Sunday evening April 6 under the direction of Professor Bertram Gable with Harvey Foster, Darby, as accompanist. Regular chorus practice begins April 14 for Mendelssohn Elijah. aims for 100 voices, inviting all singers to join with schedules for women Mondays 4 pm, men Wednesdays 7 pm, and 7:30 pm for combined groups.
About 40 animals including sires and females have been consigned for a sale next Saturday afternoon at 1 o clock. The event will be at the livestock pavilion in the county fair grounds. All stock is registered offering ranchers breeding stock. Jim Womack manages the sale and chamber of commerce office provides details.
Ben F. Osborne eighty a longtime Wise River trapper was found dead in a woodshed near his mountain cabin. Coroner says he died about three weeks ago. A rescue party ferrying the body used a toboggan and horses due to soft snow. Funeral services were held at the Dewey community hall with burial in the local cemetery.
Beaverhead County Red Cross contributions totaled 1551.71 in March chief treasurer S P Meade reports that the county fell short of prior years. City efforts yielded 785.05 while rural areas raised 766.66 with various district amounts listed. The chapter sent 235 to national relief for tornado areas, leaving a local treasury short for year end.
At a regular meeting last Wednesday night, Mrs Myrtle Larson was installed as guardian neighbor of the Neighbors of Woodcraft at the 10 0 F hall. Nellie Nelson presided as installing officer with Gertrude Lyons and Florence Hughes as assistants. Other officers listed include Inez Carroll as past guardian neighbor and Zona Fitzsimmons as adviser along with a full slate of appointees and managers. A past guardian neighbor pin went to Mary Lou Fairbanks and gifts were given to several members including Ruby Prohosky Nellie Nelson Charity Hill and Zona Fitzsimons.
Sheriff Dean Wilkie and Inspector Jack Hayward of Idaho Falls escorted three men Dean C. Simpson Richard Bentley and Howard D. Carter all of Idaho Falls to Dillon on prior arrest by Sheriff Paul Temple and Undersheriff Burl Stephens. They are suspected of involvement in the recent burglary of the Southern Idaho Equipment Company in Idaho Falls.
Louis Schmittroth owner of Lou-Esta Lanes Bowling Center was sent to the Veterans Hospital at Fort Harrison after a heart attack. Esther Schmittroth, his wife, has managed the bowling center during his illness and friends in Dillon express wishes for his speedy recovery.
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