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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1950
Page
1
Don J. Smith announces a post drive basketball game on Tuesday March 14 between the Famous Redheads and the Dillon Eagles Independent cagers. The traveling team features two 6'7" players and will challenge Artie McLaren's squad.
Plans are complete to institute an auxiliary to the Eagle lodge Aerie No. 2465. The event is set for Saturday evening February 25 at 8 00 at city hall with state instituting deputy M C Cornélius expected. The Butte Eagle lodge auxiliary drill team will participate followed by a dance and lunch at the Eagles hall. Committee members include Lloyd Thomas Dave McLaren Carl Giudici Jack McLaren John McNeill Arthur McLaren and Ross Hill.
Ben Davis reports his son Chuck Davis of the Fort Lewis Warriors earned the Sixth Army Most Valuable Player award after a 70-70 tie and overtime win over the 2nd Infantry Division. Chuck scored 19 points and captained the team as Major General Harry J. Collins presented the trophy. The Warriors head to Washington, D C for the World-Wide All-Army tournament.
Beaver head county high school commercial teacher Mrs Mildred Gilchrist Avery has invented the Kinetyper a two unit teaching tool for touch typing. The desk unit and wall display light up letters by finger color with a diagonal line marking right and left hands. Beginners learn basics in minutes progressing to sentences by the third lesson.
Beaverhead residents who have not paid for the Christmas TB seals may do so before March 1. Seal chairman Evelyn Mikkelson reports reports are due next Wednesday. Seals keep 65 percent of proceeds for county health projects. 35 percent goes to the state department for statewide programs.
A. Bergeson president of the Montana State Reclamation association announces district meetings in Dillon on Friday March 3 and at Three Forks on Saturday March 4. President J. C. Brenner and Beaverhead Madison Reclamation association will sponsor the Dillon conference.
American Legion headquarters in Helena announced that five Beaverhead Post No. 20 members in Dillon were appointed to department committees for the year. State Commander Vic Overcash announced: Waldron Boger to national security, Paul Temple to law and order, W. G. Gilbert Jr. as Boys' State chairman, George M. Gosman for Boys' State and distinguished guests, Ed Donovan for Boy Scouts.
The VFW auxiliary post No. 4163 sponsors the national 1950 VFW essay contest with the topic Peace With Honor For America. About 150 Beaverhead county high students may enter with prizes of 10 7 50 and 5 for local top essays. First prize advances to state, then national with 1000 500 250 100 and ten 10 and ten 5 prizes plus gold medals for the top four. Essays due by March 15 and capped at 1000 words.
Wilfred H. Cramp of Salmon Idaho was sentenced by Judge Lyman Bennett for assault in the third degree to six months imprisonment and a 250-dollar fine with 200 dollars paid or served in jail and the rest suspended for good behavior. Westergard wins 7500 dollars in auto crash suit against Peterson. related case settled. Sam Grover arraigned on a July fourth statutory offense charge and released on a 3000 dollar bail pending trial.
Alonzo H. Hartwig Beaverhead county high school music instructor and director of public school music spoke at the Rotary gathering Monday outlining a proposed summer school music program. The plan includes free private lessons for students, weekly rehearsals, and concerts for both band and chorus with open participation for adults. Financing ideas were discussed as Jim and Jack Martinell performed a trombone cornet duet.
A small grass fire spread to the front of the Harris Opp residence at 131 East Helena Sunday afternoon at 2 35 p m. Dillon's volunteer firefighters quickly extinguished the smoldering wood with no appreciable damage.
Western WMCE suffers a 51 50 away defeat to Eastern as the Yellowjackets rally in the final two minutes to spoil Westerns conference title bid. Weeks of WMCE and Heins lead with 16 points apiece while Easterns Robinson Harrington and Heins pace the comeback.
A flu-type illness sweeps Dillon, forcing the senior class play Home Sweet Homicide to be postponed, with more than 60 absences on Monday and 90 for Tuesday at B C High School. The virus affects all ages, delaying a grade school solo concert at Bagley auditorium and affecting babies to adults over two weeks.
Friday February 24 in Dillon features two programs for ranchers and families from noon to evening. A noon picnic lunch at J W Walters garage followed by 1 15 p m John Deere sponsored movies at the Roxy theatre with prizes, then equipment displays at Walters garage. Evening events at City Hall auditorium begin 7 45 p m with music prizes refreshments and farming tips from Oval E company.
Funds raised by schools, organizations, and the public aim to buy chimes and a bronze memorial plaque for World War II dead to be placed on the Baptist church lawn across from the post office. The VFW, led by committee chair George Mithun, oversees the project, with about $250 still needed to complete the purchases and a March 10 order deadline to align dedication with the plaque.
The Bureau of Reclamation conducts an 18 hour first aid course for 27 Dillon Armstead and Ennis area employees at City Hall. William H. Price oversees with E H England and Glen H Bradley providing instruction for emergency treatment including CPR and wound care.
Emery Smith, prominent Dillon businessman and longtime resident, died at Barrett hospital at 9:30 this morning. He was 48, born December 10, 1901, on his father’s ranch south of Dillon. Survived by wife Dora and two sons Emery Charles Edward and Donald Nelson, plus siblings and extended family. He served as deputy county clerk and recorder for fourteen years, later ran a fox farm north of Dillon, and for five years acted as secretary for the Montana Fur Breeders association. he was a longtime Elk member and ex exalted ruler. Burial arrangements are pending at Brundage funeral home.
Lynn D. Webster 75 a Dillon native and former Montana State Highway Patrol worker died Monday in Oakland California He was born in Kalkaska Michigan moved to Montana as a youth and lived in Dillon until 1941 He is survived by a widow three sons Leslie Dee Morris three daughters Mrs Jardine Mrs Betty Webster and Mrs Sorenson a brother three nieces and many grandchildren The body will arrive in Dillon Friday for Brundage Funeral Home arrangements with services Saturday February 25 at 2 pm at Brundage chapel Reverend Belle Long officiating Burial will be at Mountain View cemetery
A tractor fire on a Roy area ranch caused minimal damage with no injuries reported. Fire crews arrived quickly and contained the blaze to the machine. No cause has been determined.
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