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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1931
Page
1
The article notes sections of Deer Lodge and Madison Forest added to the reserve following tentative advice from Major Evans Kelley regional forester at Missoula. J C Whitham, forest supervisor, says the area is among the most heavily used in the country.
A Dillon post office building program proposal prompts citywide discussion as Montana plans allocate 825000 for new and improved post offices. Dillon would receive 100000, Deer Lodge 80000, Glendive 95000, Great Falls 50000 with approval pending Congress. Treasury notes to be redeemed March 15 1981. Beaverhead residents urged to redeem holdings.
The State Bank and Trust company announces loans on World War Adjusted Service Certificates under the recent amendment. Loans cover fifty percent of certificate value and carry four and a half percent annual interest as set by the act.
A Dillon Boy Scout, Fielding Graves, will face a board of review tonight at the courthouse to determine advancement to Eagle Scout. The area council executive board met in Deer Lodge last night with Dillon Citizens' Committee leaders A. I. Cashmore and E. L. Fairbanks. The committee met Monday at the Andrus hotel to plan the year’s Scout program.
The Whitehall, Twin Bridges, and Dillon public school teams, plus the State Orphans home squad, competed for the district crown at Twin Bridges. The Public School quintet claimed first place with an easy victory, marking a continuing district championship run for Dillon’s hoop squad.
Louis Slocum known as William Bailey by Basin area residents died last Friday at the county farm after a brief illness. A resident about 17 years in the county, 16 in the Big Hole basin, he revealed his true name shortly before death to Supt. J. O. Melton. He was about 85, born in Paswell County, Virginia.
The city board met last Thursday night in regular March session and audited claims including salaries for Charles Nelson and others, supplies from Beaverhead Auto Sales and Phillips Garage, union Electric heating, and various labor costs. The minutes list entries for examiner, treasurer, and several contractors and suppliers with amounts such as 150.00 for Charles Nelson and 110.00 for Warren Sutherland, among others.
Voters eligible to cast ballots for the city election on April 6 total 1,171, down from 1,322 last year. Ward breakdown shows declines across precincts, and Lima records 173 registered voters, down from 2265 a year ago.
Governor Frank Hazelbaker returning from Helena praises the session as highly successful. He notes 191 measures passed, 60 in the senate and 131 in the house, and observes strong lay interest and press coverage shaping public perception of legislative work.
Beavers face Poplar in the opening game of the state meet as a gridded schedule of matches unfolds for the tournament. JOHN T. ORR ELECTED ELKS LEADER Local Dillon Lodge No. 1554 names JOHN T. ORR exalted ruler and a slate of officers at the annual election. All officers were chosen unanimously and will be installed at the next meeting.
Registration books for the special election on May 5 are open. Voters must register by April 26, ten days before the election. The vote will decide on a $6,000,000 highway debentures issue funded by the state highway commission.
Board of Commissioners orders immediate construction of a new sewage system at the Poor Farm facility to replace aging infrastructure and improve waste management. The move aims to modernize utilities and ensure compliant operations.
The board of commissioners ordered installation of a new sewage system at the county farm at a special meeting held last Friday. Special funds in the amount were authorized to cover the project.
Washington reports the 1931 income tax filing season is in full swing and runs to March 16 due to a Sunday deadline. About 170 million dollars less was paid in 1930 than in 1929, signaling softer business conditions.
Beaverhead valley ranchers heard a possible new revenue source at the weekly Rotary club luncheon. Missoula’s M. Keating and Butte’s Charles E. Miller, representatives of the Amalgamated Sugar Co, spoke on the region as a potential sugar beet growing area and proposed a test acreage this summer. A committee including J. H. Gilbert J. E. Monroe and S. F. a was formed to study the idea.
Helena March 9. I M Brandford state lands commissioner and Hoover public domain aide describes the commission report as a compromise between two schools of thought on government activity. He notes the report recommends two alternative plans one proposes turning lands over to individual states with the aim of putting lands into private hands.
Dr. Francis A. Thomson and Dr. Eugene S. Perry of Montana School of Mines in Butte will address Beaverhead Mining association on common sense in mining and ore deposits. Beaverhead American Legion post and Boy Scout Troop 14 hold a joint meeting at 8 pm in the training school auditorium with motion pictures of Dillon’s semi centennial parade and troop work, followed by refreshments.
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