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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1953
Page
1
Taxpayers oppose a city street paving plan citing high costs and doubts about drainage, frost boil problems, and the sewer system. Protests and concerns arose from Nov 17 announcement through the Dec 2 protest deadline as officials weigh funding and maintenance impacts.
A Montana state education subcommittee at Havre drawn up recommendations to outlaw grade school football below ninth grade and bar competitive interscholastic basketball below seventh. The plan urges noncompetitive play and stresses emotional and physical health, with Dillon and surrounding communities watching for action by state officials.
A youth named Haynes, aged 18, wandered 43 hours in rugged wilderness near Wisdom, Montana. After severe cold and fatigue, he was found near a trail and transported to Butte hospital for treatment. A large search by sheriffs, volunteers, two airplanes, and bloodhounds from Corvallis aided the effort before his rescue.
Sam Davis of Dillon has been appointed a captain in Montana State University's reserve officers training corps. The ROTC honors reflect a record of ability and proficiency, and Davis will serve as deputy group commander with his new rank.
George M Gorman acts as Montana governor in Helena this week while Hugo Aronson travels for meetings across the country. Aronson plans stops in Topeka for a basin governors conclave and in Oklahoma City for an interstate oil compact meeting before joining a Seattle gathering of Columbia basin governors starting December 7.
Betty Hoy with a broken leg and Amber McGee with minor injuries were admitted to Barrett hospital on Nouv 26 after a car wreck near the Union Pacific viaduct south of Dillon. Passenger Dwayne Reynolds of Butte also suffered minor injuries as the car left a slippery curve and sustained heavy damage.
Ruth Ann Dart of Dillon learned she passed the practical nursing exam given Oct 9 in Helena before 75 to 100 applicants. Papers were graded in New York. Licensed practical nurses may receive licenses. Dart will base in Dillon. Her wartime service as a nurses aide and work at Barrett hospital highlighted a long nursing career. Licensing of practical nurses began in 1949 with Montana enacting the law in 1953.
Carol Brice, famed for reviving the alto voice, will give a recital at Western Montana College auditorium in Dillon on Saturday evening December 5 under the Dillon Community Concert association. The program features her brother Jonathan Brice as accompanist, a noted concert artist.
Beaverhead high school hosts the Twin Bridges Falcons in the Beavers first home game of the season at 8 p.m. in Dillon. Coach George Scott expects a rugged non conference matchup as Beaverhead prepares for a busy schedule after football.
Western Montana college Bulldogs from Dillon defeated Carlon College in a two game series on the road in Utah. They won 51 to 37 on Monday and 50 to 46 on Tuesday. The team has three wins and two losses in five warmup games, scoring 279 points to 261 for opponents.
Patrick O Ball of Dillon and four other Beaverhead county men were to be inducted into the U S armed forces at Butte this week. The inductees include Hyrum R ZeBarth and Frank A Wilke of Wisdom and Joseph E White and John Platt Jr of Dillon. The notices came from J C Fuller secretary of the Beaverhead county selective service board.
A spectacular early Tuesday morning fire on East Center Street in Dillon destroyed Connie Helland's shop, with explosions from motor fuel and flames reaching high. Firefighters saved Mockel's building, a nearby residence, and a trailer while power was cut to aid containment. Losses were estimated between 40 000 and 50 000 dollars.
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