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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1957
Page
1
Washington reports the No Comment column notes the need for thorough congressional hearings on tax reduction. It warns against rushed proposals tied to the Eisenhower era and emphasizes careful scrutiny to ensure any cuts benefit the nation. The piece cites past quick credits and the president's restraint on spending.
A compact excerpt from Right or Wrong by George M Melton highlighting lessons for advertisers and salespeople. It emphasizes listening to customers not winning arguments, seeking action and results, valuing teamwork, knowing the problem, and crediting all contributors. It contrasts Lincoln's brevity with a longer speech and underlines client trust and pleasant dealings.
Several hundred youngsters gathered along Blacktail Deer creek for the Dillon Jaycees Kids' Fish Derby. About 500 trout from Ennis hatchery were planted and tagged for prizes as Linda Ford of Jackson won the Huck Finn contest, while Mickey Stewart earned the hard luck prize after a fall in the creek. Garry Schmauch landed an 8 lb 2 oz big fish and Don Campbell caught five, all untagged. Refreshments, including 400 bars of ice cream, were served as the event continued with prizes for the season ahead.
A spate of burglaries and thefts in Wisdom includes Basin Mercantile safe loot of 111 dollars, two robbed tills, a new radio, an electric pump used for spray-plane tanks, and two tires from a truck at the airport. Undersheriff Lloyd Thomas and Police Chief Leo Williams traced tool marks and a bloody palm print to suspected robbers.
Police Chief Leo Williams announced a reward totaling 101 dollars pledged by Dillon residents for information leading to the arrest and conviction of vandals who overturned and damaged 32 headstones and monuments at Mountain View Cemetery on Sunday night July 14. Officers, aided by sheriff's personnel, are pursuing leads and gathering evidence.
Public invited to annual memorial services and picnic at the historic Bannack Methodist church on Sunday afternoon August 11 announced by Mrs. Margaret Pyeatt. The church, restored in 1954 by Beaverhead Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, was built in 1877 by Rev. William Van Orsdall and congregation. First services held late 1877 as memorial to Horse Prairie settlers killed.
Vigilante Council Boy Scouts troop of Dillon plus 35 scouts and five leaders shared a lively trip from Butte beginning July 2 to Valley Forge. They toured Chicago museums Detroit Ford facilities Greenfield Village and watched New York baseball games.
Carson and Barnes Combined Wild Animal Circus will perform twice at the County Fair Grounds on Tuesday August 6 under Beaverhead Post American Legion auspices. Tom McLaughlin announced 18 circuses still tour the U S with a big top show featuring 20 acts and a large menagerie including lions tigers bears pumas chimps elephants camels llamas kangaroos and a 4 ton hippopotamus named Goliath.
Dennis Schmauch fifteen son of Mr and Mrs Mike Schmauch of Dillon sustained severe chest and arm cuts from a boat propeller while water skiing on the Ruby dam reservoir near Alder He was rushed to a Sheridan hospital and given a blood transfusion Several boats and skiers assisted in the rescue at the lake which measures about a mile and a half long and three quarters of a mile wide
Eight year old John Andersen, son of Mr and Mrs Howard Andersen of Dillon, died after falling from a low stack of baled hay on the family farm. He was taken to Barrett Hospital where he later died. Funeral services were held Monday at the Lutheran church with Rev Harold Emerson officiating. Graveside rites followed at Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers included Axel Madsen, Harry Jensen, Robert Dumke, Leonora Waldemar, Fred Brown and Cliff Bay.
On July 15 youths from 47 counties met at Pine Youth Camp on Fort Peck Lake for Montana State Conservation Camp. They learned conservation fundamentals and planned to teach others, as Extension agents note the week as a highlight for 4 H members.
Mayor Lovell announces a special meeting to reconsider bids for a project after bids were rejected as too high. Kiely Construction Co. of Butte submitted the lowest bid about 192000 dollars, with 200000 dollar bonds approved to cover total costs including engineering and incidental expenses.
Plans for a combined Fair and Rodeo harvest festival outline a three day County Fair starting August 29 followed by a two day rodeo on September 1 and 2. The Labor Day Parade begins at 11 am September 2 in Dillon led by Bruce Watters and the Jaycee rodeo committee. The Oral Zumwalt Rodeo Company of Missoula provides stock and prize money.
Fred Hirschy credits Jackson Volunteer Fire Department, neighbors, and Wisdom operator Mrs. George Helming for stopping a gasoline fumes fire at his Hirschy Ranch day camp near Jackson. The blaze started when a crew member filled a car tank and fumes ignited. The department was en route within a minute after the call.
Good haying weather persisted through the week until Tuesday evening when heavy showers Friday and lighter rain Saturday paused work. Ranchers finished first alfalfa and wild hay harvests in the Big Hole and Grasshopper valleys as conditions improve into the coming days.
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