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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1952
Page
3
The Sagebrush 4-H livestock tour drew members and families from Wise River Melrose and Glen starting at Connors and ending at Coconaughers on June 8. An on lawn lunch followed by a lively baseball game showcased many calves and lambs with potential prize winners amid good fortune.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports good to excellent range and pasture growth across most of Montana in the past month. Drought conditions in the northeast corner near the Missouri River and pockets west of the Divide delayed grass development.
The Montana Supreme Court tied punch boards to lottery status as in 1950 slot machine rulings. Abuses via a 1947 provision allowed non profit clubs to acquire licenses, with many dummy groups exploiting the system. Public sentiment turned against slots, a 1949 referendum failed to overturn court precedents, and amending the constitution remains the only path to bringing back machines.
Mary Garrison and her brother Billy spent Memorial weekend in Butte with a birthday party for Mary hosted by Aunt Olive Pearce. They visited at the Gransberg home in Feeley and attended the Divide school picnic at Gregson Springs where 8th grader Earl Grans iberg graduated.
Publicity around salaries of OPS payroll beneficiaries in Helena has damaged its standing in Montana. The program costs about 50 cents per resident annually. At the Montana Food Distributors convention in Helena opponents argued OPS has produced only difficulties with little public benefit. Potato sector comments were privately attacked as harsh. OPS spokesmen pushed propaganda to justify continuation as Congress considered ending the agency on June 30.
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