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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1939
Page
3
A measure to be introduced this session would create a business manager position to oversee all expenditures across the six units of the Montana university system. The manager would be accountable to the board of education after a Montana Taxpayers association study.
The senate approved Gov. Roy E. Ayers action naming John A. Matthews to the state board of equalization. Matthews, a former Townsend resident, has served on the state supreme court and will take office in March succeeding John J. Greene. He is currently counsel for the board. The senate also approved other appointments made since the last legislature.
W F Boulware of Boulder was elected commissioner but disqualified by Judge Henry G Rodgers who upheld the contest and voided the election. Boulware appealed to the state supreme court claiming residency.
President Roosevelt has approved Works Progress Administration projects totaling 35790 for county roads in Missoula County and 20684 for city streets in Chester, based on press dispatches from Washington D C.
Senator Keefer to introduce a measure in Congress to move unclaimed bank deposits to the treasury general fund. The total estimated at 132,018 dollars across 4,532,601 accounts.
State Auditor John J. Holmes reports warrants issued in December total 2,701,050, versus 3,679,050 in the prior year, reflecting year over year changes in state disbursements.
Commercial clubs statewide and Montanans Inc have launched a campaign to encourage greater use of copper in business and industry. The coordinated effort targets local suppliers and manufacturers to promote copper as a versatile material for infrastructure and consumer products.
Resolutions supporting the copper push have been adopted by nearly all Montana chambers of commerce. The action aims to aid the Mine, Mill and Smeltermen's unions of Great Falls, Butte and Anaconda by increasing domestic copper use to create more work in the state.
In Butte federal investigators target denatured alcohol sold as a drink. D E Denneen, head of the alcohol tax unit, warns violators face prison and fines under federal law.
A bill by Rep. James F. O’Connor of the second district requests $50,000 for a fish hatchery on Bluewater Creek near Fromberg and $56,000 for a hatchery in Glacier National Park. The measure seeks to boost fish propagation and park resource programs.
The reclamation committee of Montanans Inc endorses a $2,000,000 appropriation for water conservation and irrigation development over the next two years. The recommendation, adopted at a Helena meeting, will be forwarded to state lawmakers soon.
Rep. Smith of Lewis and Clark sponsors the 30-day divorce measure in Montana. He says it has sufficient support to pass this time after earlier failures by one vote. The bill aims to attract wealthy residents who currently go to Nevada for rapid divorces.
Rep. Smith of Lewis and Clark proposes a state liquor control amendment raising annual liquor license fees for Meaderville saloons from 200 to 600 dollars. Meaderville is described as a ravioli capital near Butte.
The senate adopted a minority committee report to reduce interest on debts from 10 to a lower rate. The vote stood 28 to 27. The measure, as originally drawn, proposed further changes to the debt policy.
The measure maintains a six percent cap and will be debated in committee of the whole, signaling ongoing scrutiny of borrowing costs and consumer impact.
The Senate approved a joint tariff bill urging Congress to impose high duties on the American flag and similar patriotic insignia so production would be limited to the United States. The measure passed the third reading 55 to 0 and moved to the House for concurrence.
Senator Plumer of Treasure reintroduces a bill to bar railroad companies from operating trucks and buses on Montana highways. A similar proposal was defeated two years ago.
State examiner W A Brown reported the railroad and public service commission collected 35021.29 and spent 28505.40 from March 1 to December 31 last year. Books were accurately kept. Gasoline license fund had 1879.96 balance at year end. Austin B Middleton and Paul T Smith are new commissioners, Horace F Casey remains as holdover.
The Montana Bar association seeks Supreme Court approval of a plan to regulate the legal profession. The proposal would require every Montana lawyer to join the association led by a board of governors. Over 30 attorneys testified on the petition.
Total assets of 114 Montana banks last June reached 143 million 874 thousand dollars. Savings accounts of 69 605 depositors totaled 39 million 941 thousand dollars. Forty three national banks in the state earned 2 million 573 thousand dollars from curren
The report notes rent operations during the year ended June 30 1938. It highlights how rental activities contributed to overall financial performance and outlines key figures for the period.
The highway commission postponed opening bids on 1.5 million dollars in highway debt to allow bidders more time to review legal technicalities. The bonds were part of 3 million dollars authorized by voters last November and no new sale date was announced.
The Montana Sheriffs and Police Officers Association announced that changes to several state criminal laws will be pursued this legislature. The association’s president, Sheriff Guy Palagi of Great Falls, said the legislative committee is drafting the reforms to improve workability and effectiveness.
Montana stockmen are feeding about 200000 sheep and lambs this winter, the largest total in the state since 1934. The figure comes from Jay G. Diamond, agricultural statistician at Helena. The five year low was 135000 in 19386.
Gov. Roy E. Ayers appoints a five member committee to assist with the interstate commission on crime study. Helena members include W. L. Fitzsimmons F. L. Reuter and Enor K. Matson while Chinook’s Harry C. Harlen and Bozeman’s Carl Lehrkind Jr. join. The commission seeks alignment of state laws with federal standards and tighter interlocking laws to close loopholes for criminals.
In a unanimous ruling the State supreme court held the 1935 housing act valid and constitutional. The decision came in the Rutherford vs Great Falls case challenging a city council plan to build a civic center on land granted to the city. The decision was watched as cities consider similar projects.
A nostalgic note on pork and beans as a comforting dish followed by two casserole style recipes. The first uses onions tomato slices bacon and two cans of pork and beans baked one hour to 75 minutes serving six to eight. The second layers frankfurters with beans and bakes about an hour, butter brushed on the split frankfurters.
The Housing Act funds slum clearance and low cost housing projects. The Federal Housing Administration assists financing for projects carried out under the act.
The state unemployment compensation fund on deposit in the federal treasury swelled to 4 732 015 last week due to employer contributions. State Treasurer Ray N Shannon reports benefits will be paid weekly to covered workers who lose jobs when the law takes effect on July 1.
With the Elk season near Gardiner ending, 21 hunters were cited at 7:44 a.m. after 31 elk crossed the legal deadline. Deputies issued arrest tickets. 18 paid fines of 27.50, two chose jail, one pleaded not guilty awaiting trial. Season closed last Thursday.
Seventy of the 1938 Missoula law school graduates are employed in legal divisions of government in Washington D. C. The remaining 31 graduates are working in their profession. Overall 93 percent of University of Montana graduates in 1938 hold jobs.
Attorneys in Silver Bow County circulate petitions to create a third judicial department in the second district due to excess work for two judges. The county bar association will present the petitions to the legislature seeking a law to reestablish a third department. this follow a prior act that discontinued the third district a few years ago.
Nearly all 56 county assessors gathered in Helena last week for the Montana Assessors Association meeting called by the state board of equalization for a general discussion of taxation problems. The meetings aim to bring the state board and assessors closer in administering state tax laws.
Judge Guy C. Derry was chosen president of the Yellowstone County Bar association at its Billings banquet. Vice president Horace S. Davis and secretary Howard Gullickson were also elected. Chief Justice Howard A. Johnson gave the principal address.
Senators and representatives filed memorials in both houses urging Congress to remove acreage restrictions on sugar beet production. They seek unlimited continental sugar production and a domestic market shielded by quota cuts and tariffs on foreign sugar. The memorials note only 29.5 percent of domestic sugar sales go to domestic producers.
E W Townsend of Great Falls, chairman, says the Safety Council supports a bill for a test for all new drivers and compulsory reporting of accidents. The proposal aims to improve road safety nationwide as part of a drive test program.
A proposed law would introduce penalties for hit and run drivers. The measure outlines consequences for failing to stop and provide aid after collisions. It aims to strengthen accountability and deter hit and run incidents.
Montana high schools receive 23031.74 dollars as their 25 percent share of the oil production license tax proceeds. State Treasurer Ray N. Shannon announced the distribution this week. Payments are pro rata on enrollment, giving larger schools larger allocations from a total attendance figure of 6339 110 days last year.
Cascade county senator Dahl authors a bill to curb hazards near airports by limiting structure size near ports and prescribing runway dimensions. He says the measure aligns with federal airport regulations. Dahl serves on the Great Falls airport commission.
Senators examine a measure urged by dairy and creamery men to tax butterfat with proceeds going to the state dairy division for advertising to boost dairy sales. A nationwide campaign by dairy organizations in other states is underway.
The Southeastern Counties Association will meet Friday January 27 at the Elks home in Miles City. The 23 county group will decide its 1939 program and its projects for the coming year.
Representaties of the Butte Anaconda and Hamilton chambers met with the state highway commission and officials of the forest service and the federal bureau of roads to discuss plans for the Georgetown Skalkaho highway. The communities seek a good high pass route to connect Bitter Root valley ranchers to Butte and Anaconda, their main marketing areas.
Montana farmers held 28 940 000 bushels of wheat on their farms January 1 up from 6 795 000 a year earlier, a Jay G. Diamond survey shows. The big crop and low prices boosted carryover, with 4 438 000 bushels backed by commodity credit corporation loans.
Washington dispatches report Senator B K Wheeler urging the Works Progress Administration to boost the Bufte quota. The move signals pressure on federal relief agencies to expand assistance amid ongoing economic strain.
A federal treasury report shows Montana received 107,836,942 in direct and work relief payments over three years. Nationwide payments exceed nine billion dollars. Montana allocations include highways 22,708,097.78 public buildings 3,905,859.39 and others across recreation, conservation, utilities, transportation, education, and rural relief.
The Jesson sermon in Churches of Christ, Scientist on Sunday Jan 22 1939 centers on truth as a divine attribute. It cites Deuteronomy and Psalms declaring God’s judgment and truth, and quotes Science and Health urging understanding over belief for true knowledge.
A Parshall measuring flume can be cheaply built and easily installed to enable a farmer to be sure he is receiving the water he is entitled to for irrigation.
Market observers note hog prices typically reach their highest levels in March and September. Analysts cite seasonal demand patterns and trade dynamics affecting live hog values during these months.
The piece notes Anaconda plans to employ men out of work due to mine and smelter closures. Wheeler protests any tariff reductions on zinc, arguing that lower tariffs would worsen unemployment among miners.
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