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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1938
Page
2
Substantial gains in Los Angeles livestock prices follow January February declines. Advertising and publicity aid a mid range market with fair profits for producers and feeders. Spring lamb and beef supplies look plentiful with good range feed and high flesh on grass.
The Dillon Townsend club held a reorganization meeting Saturday night with talks by Edward Nichols of Deer Lodge Scotty Frane of Butte and officers of the Butte No 2 Townsend club.
Mrs. B A Risley came home Sunday from Chinook where she visited relatives and friends.
J L Crawford a Missoula district AAA engineer met with Beaverhead county agricultural conservation committee members J C Ferguson William Carroll and Floyd Kenison in the office of County Agent Bernard Williams on Monday afternoon.
A 1938 skiing column stresses sportmanship and safety. It covers right of way, keeping control, carrying gear, using personal wax, and not tangling with others on crowded slopes, ending with a nudge toward improving form before a tour.
Montana State college dairy specialist J O Tretsven notes irrigated pastures yield 50 to 100 dollars per acre and lower labor costs by eliminating harvesting and feeding. He advises situating pastures near the barn for milking cows to save time and labor. Roy M Green named manager of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation overseeing the government crop insurance program. M P Hansmeier describes soil conservation strips where implements start inside field and move outward.
Gov Roy Ayers named E K Bowman for a three year term as chairman of the State Hail Insurance Commission. Other members include B J Anderson Fairview P J Anderson Conrad State Treasurer Ray Shannon and Agriculture Commissioner J T Sparling.
Gilbert Semmes convicted at Bozeman on December 21 1936 of stealing 114 boxes of dynamite from Trident Portland Cement Co is to be freed from state prison April 1 according to the State Pardon board.
W. O. Whipps acting state highway engineer reports a recent surge in road work across Montana. In the past weeks the highway program has added 180 employees to speed construction and maintenance on major routes.
State epidemiologist Dr. B K Kilbourne reports a seasonal dip in illnesses as spring arrives. The week saw 60 whooping cough cases and 62 chickenpox cases, reflecting overall decline.
L L Benepre, registrar of vital statistics, reports 1937 saw 561 deaths from accidents in Montana, down 120 from 1936. Traffic crashes caused 169 deaths, mine and mine-related deaths 50, drownings 45, poisonings 25, fires 10, burns 22, animals 15, accidental gun discharges 22, cold 12, heat 3, lightning 6, electric shocks 6, farm machinery 3, railroads 22, air transport 3.
Reg istar of Statistics L L Benepe reports February saw 844 births and 464 deaths, a nearly two to one advantage for births over deaths. The data reflects the month’s demographic trends, with births leading across the region.
Administrator I. M. Brandford condemned wasteful spending as he backed county boards in cutting gambling and hard liquor purchases funded by the State Welfare board and various relief agencies, signaling a tighter stance on relief expenditure.
Hansmeier notes round end strips minimize ground disturbance avoiding soil pulverization. The method limits cultivated land slightly yet improves ease of work and erosion control. County extension agents have instructions for making round end strips.
Mr and Mrs Frank Hazelbaker Jr and son of Missoula spent the weekend at the Hazelbaker home. Mr and Mrs Ralph Huntley and Mr and Mrs Harold Capehart were in Dillon Sunday en route from California to Wisdom. Dr and Mrs W J Romersa and Dr and Mrs R D Curry spent Saturday in Deer Lodge for a dentistry clinic. A P Williams of Alder was a business visitor in the city Monday. Lyman H Bennett of Virginia City former district judge spent the weekend in Dillon. Mrs Joe Gelhaus Mrs Catherine Miller and Mrs S M Rogan spent Saturday in Butte. Sam Ditty returned Wednesday from middle western livestock markets. Mr and Mrs Frank Husted of Wise River were visitors in Dillon Thursday.
Two Havre gamblers fined 200 dollars each for a blackjack game at Hotel Oxford wince. The Montana Supreme Court upholds the conviction and rules that gambling with chips checks or Hickeys is illegal and cannot be legalized by the Hickey law in a business setting.
County mining men detail operations with Bannack to begin by April 15 while Gold Finch at Argenta ships ore. Rumors of a Faithful mine deal on Dyce creek persist as a map of Ermont mines north and south of Rattlesnake creek is prepared by County Surveyor Geo Metlen. Charlie in Dillon reports commercial ore last week.
Prof. Fred C. Elford head of the Dominion of Canada Poultry department and honorary vice president of the World’s Poultry congress plans a Montana tour the first week of April. He will be at Helena April 1 at Inc. and at Bozeman April 2, with visits to Missoula Billings and a Wyoming extension. Miss Cushman invites all poultry groups to meet him.
Mrs. Mary Moeller and Mrs. Fred Dart attended the installation in Butte on Saturday evening as the Mile High Theta Rho Girls club joined the junior Rebekah organization.
The District Court order in the Estate of Daniel Mooney Beaverhead County Montana calls for a private sale of all lands of the decedent, with court confirmation. Bids may be filed at John Collins Poindexter Block Dillon after March 30 1938, sale to occur on or after April 16 1938. Administrator D F MooFi notes March 26 1938 date.
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