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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1939
Page
3
The act by Senator Hammond of Wibaux county aims to bar state employees from joining unions. The bill passed as a committee of the whole in the senate by a 34 to 12 vote. Hammond said it would stop labor agitators from causing unrest and wasting workers' time.
The Great Falls welfare office is affected by a surplus purchase of 960 pairs of fancy gloves for women in grey suede and white silk, elbow length, sent by the federal surplus commodities corporation for distribution to relief families alongside ski suits and other apparel.
Paul R. Clemons of Lavina was convicted of shooting an antelope and fined 250 dollars plus five months in Musselshell county jail. The state fish and game department called the penalty one of the stiffest for a toacher in Montana in months.
A proposal to allow couples to marry in any county regardless of where they obtain licenses was rejected by the house after an unfavorable committee report. The measure would have let prospective newlyweds wed outside their home county.
A measure introduced by Representative Mc Carthy of Silver Bow county would alter the workmen's compensation law to require employers or the compensation carrier to care for workers with occupational diseases. Similar bills have been defeated in past legislative sessions.
A Montana senate panel voted to kill a proposal by Senator Pauline of Flathead County that would have pained drunken drivers with a cat-o-nine tails. The committee recommended against the bill, and the senate approved that recommendation.
Ory J. Armstrong of Flathead county proposes a bill allowing the federal government to buy land and water in the state to create game and bird refuges. Administration would be handled by the state fish and game commission.
Liberty County Senator Plank introduced a measure to repeal the hickey gambling bill from the last legislature. The bill set license fees for card games and was expected to bring in revenue, though several solons said the money was hardly worth pursuing.
A proposed law to tax slot machines would swell county funds and boost relief money, according to Senator Hammond of Wibaux. Hammond's bill would tax one.
Proposed tax levels for slot machines vary by denomination from 10 cents to 1 dollar, with annual fees ranging from 150 to 400 dollars per machine. Revenue would fund county poor funds, and cities could levy local taxes up to 25 percent of the state tax. State revenue estimates range from 1 million to 8 million, with 1.5 million most commonly cited.
Senator Tierney proposes a law to bar a married couple from both working for state county or city governments unless each earns under 125 dollars monthly or their combined income is under 175 dollars. The measure targets state, county and city employment.
Representative Hammond of Yellowstone County pushes a strengthened unfair trade practices act expanding state fair trades commission oversight and funding. The measure would set the commission’s annual budget at 25000 for investigations and enforcement. Hammond also backs a state board of food distributors to regulate retail food quality and inspect stores funded from store license tax revenue.
A measure before the house would impose a 25 percent tax on the gross income of all mechanical music coin machines and a 10 percent tax on the gross receipts of machines selling service or merchandise.
Both Montana chambers rejected wage hour bills. In the House a 59 to 34 vote on the committee recommendation halted the bill from advancing. In the Senate a 41 to 14 roll call defeated its wage hour measure. Both proposals were essentially identical.
The House defeated a bill to block the state road board from constructing the Rogers Pass section of the Central Montana highway, ending the measure aimed at halting the project.
The house committee on highways approved the act for passage and drew up a resolution to have the highway commission construct a road from Bonner up the Blackfoot valley. The report and resolution were tabled and the matter rests with the highway commission.
The measure proposed by Senator Montgomery of Beaverhead County to cut the legal interest rate to eight percent faced strong opposition in the Senate. Similar efforts have been rejected by recent legislatures.
The house killed House Bill 161 allowing dairy men to place liens against creameries for unpaid cream and milk bills. On the same day lawmakers also defeated a bill to license bean dealers.
The house of representatives killed a measure that would limit a driver's liability for guest safety in the car. The bill had been recommended for defeat by the house committee.
A constitutional amendment proposed by Senator Burke would lengthen district judge terms from four to six years and raise annual pay from 4800 to 6000 dollars. It requires two thirds in both houses and majority voter approval at the next general election. Head county faces 8938 for cemetery improvements near Hamilton 4630 to relocate Indian service building from Fort Peck to Wolf Point 5365 for related projects.
W. J. Powers of Whitefish a safety appliance inspector for the state railroad and public service commission died suddenly of a heart attack in the capitol last Thursday. He had just entered the building and was talking to co workers when he was stricken. He was appointed by the railroad commission in 1935 and was re appointed by the present board.
A measure sponsored by Senator Pauline of Flathead county bans liquor or beer sales from midnight Saturday to 6 AM Monday and on election days. Violations carry fines up to $5,000 and up to six months in jail, or both. The act excludes state liquor stores.
The House Sunday advanced a third major appropriation bill proposing a 22,233 increase over the present two year allotment. Total for the new biennium would be 2,011,368 with 1,050,907 for year one and 960,229 for year two. Increases cover insurance premiums and some divisions of the state board of equalization. A separate Senate measure would centralize executions to one site, ending the practice of sending condemned prisoners to multiple counties. Roosevelt reportedly approves several Works Progress Administration projects in Montana including park work in Butte and school improvements in Libby and Havre.
An adverse committee report led the senate to kill a measure that would license all state newspapers and require a $5000 bond as security in libel suits. The committee's report passed without discussion.
Representative Cannon of Silver Bow introduces a bill to reduce all car license fees to 3 dollars. Current charges vary by weight with small cars at 5 dollars and heavier cars over 2 850 pounds at 10 dollars annually.
The bill by Senator Smith of Lewis and Clark county to require gold dredges to level off properties after work was killed when the senate adopted a committee report recommending defeat. There was no debate on the report.
By a 44 to 4 vote the senate confirmed 10 appointments by Gov. Roy E. Ayers to state boards and commissions. The appointees will serve on the soldiers home board at Columbia Falls the liquor board the medical examiners board the education board and the historical library board.
A dividend of 11 484 dollars from profits of the state liquor system for January is turned over to the state treasurer for distribution to various state funds. L M A Wass, administrator for the liquor board, announced the action.
In a unanimous ruling the Montana supreme court declared the fair trades practices act constitutional. It found the act targets unfair competition rather than price fixing, in a suit brought by Associated Merchants of Montana against Missoula operators H. M. Demesher and Bernard Blodgett for selling foodstuffs below cost.
Musselshell County commissioners report the county poor fund is exhausted and welfare programs cannot continue. State welfare officials say the general relief fund is also exhausted, though an emergency appropriation is expected soon.
The article urges commissioners to maintain the relief office and do all they can for the needy, emphasizing continued support and access to aid for vulnerable residents.
The Beaverhead Silver Bow County Farm Union holds its regular quarterly meeting Sunday February 12 at the Farmer's union hall in Lavon. A covered dish luncheon will be served at noon followed by the business session. All Farm Union members are urged to attend.
Extension dairy specialist J O Tretsven notes feed needs depend on cow condition with about 20 pounds of hay daily to maintain a 1000 to 1200 pound cow. Producers adjust grain to production and body condition as prices and demand influence wheat markets and 1939 crop prospects.
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