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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1950
Page
3
The paper will publish a weekly veterans questions column and directs readers to contact the nearest VA unit for detailed information. Veterans are urged to write or call the local VA contact office for assistance.
The Veterans Administration warns veterans builders and lenders against side payments used to evade the rule that sale price to a veteran with GI loans cannot exceed appraised reasonable value. Such payments are illegal and could lead to Federal prosecution. The VA notes cases persist of veterans paying above the loan price, risking loss of veteran benefits and triggering prosecution for all parties involved.
A reader who enlisted in the Canadian army in 1940 and lost American citizenship asks if repatriation and return to the United States affects G I Bill eligibility. The answer: eligibility remains if not receiving similar benefits from Canada and the person was a U S citizen at entry into active duty with an Allied government. In Billings, the state barber board set standardized prices for haircuts at $1 and shaves at 75 cents, far from the old six bits shave and a haircut.
The author recalls 1896 and 1900 presidential runs by Bryan, Teddy Roosevelt’s 1908 Taft ties, and the 1911 Canadian reciprocity debate that split Roosevelt and Taft. He also notes 1903 Roosevelt visit to Butte, a 1908 Taft delivery, and a 1911 Idaho event. A state education official cites a long war emergency program and vocational education needs.
St Rose Catholic Church notes Sunday masses at 8 and 10 am. Lima holds 10 30 am on the first Sunday monthly. Grant celebrates 10 30 am on the second Sunday. Melrose 10 am on the third and fifth Sundays when that occurs. Jackson mass is 9 30 am on the fourth Sunday.
The Lima Community Church lists services on the first and third Sundays at 11 30 a m with Mrs Blackburn and Rev Belle Long. Second and fourth Sundays at 3 p m led by Rev Johnstone and Rev Alstad. Fifth Sunday at 3 p m with Rev Ward. Sunday school returns at 10 30 on Sept 3.
B M Alstad pastor at First Lutheran Church with services each Sunday at 11 00 a m. James N Mansfield a business visitor from Grant was in town Monday.
Miss Condon stated that education is a major national resource in the war emergency for the second time in a decade. She urged all state departments of public instruction to be alert to wartime needs and to satisfy the unprecedented demand for trained personnel in both civilian and military economies.
The Montana Automobile Association's legislative committee in Helena proposed a two year driver license. Licenses would come due on the operator's birthday and remain valid for two years, saving state and county tax revenue and reducing seasonal payroll needs for county treasurers and highway offices.
Due to higher costs for labor and materials, the Dillon Examiner announces rate increases effective January 1, 1951. Beav erhead County subscriptions rise to 3.00 per year and 2.00 for six months, outside Beaverhead and US 3.50 per year 2.50 for six months, and foreign subscriptions 5.00 per year.
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