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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1940
Page
1
Regular monthly session of Beaverhead county commissioners opened November 4 1940 with W B Hartwig Archie C Henneberry and Martin C Jackson present. The board canvassed votes cast at the November 5 1940 general election after receiving election supplies and met again November 6 1940 in regular session with full attendance.
Dan Cupid Esq reports brisk wedding business at the clerk of the court in Beaverhead with two local couples and one out of state pairing securing licenses this week. Licenses issued include Lloyd Foster of Lima to Marie Cronin of Lima, Theron Tolley of Rigby Idaho to Estile Jackson of Tetonia Idaho, and Martin M. Fairbanks of Dillon to Winnifred M. Larsen of Dillon. A recent union joined Melvin E. Wilbur and Aileen Smith of Dillon.
Weather notes report November moisture at the college station .27 inches with 4 small precipitations and 4.19 inches of snow for the month. Armistice day records show 10 below as season low, later seven and four below temperatures. Chester Hale returns from Cody with a platinum fox from Buffalo Bill Fur Farms and reports new pure platinum stock in the region. The fox sale and four others reportedly grossed 9 000 dollars.
Mr and Mrs Joe J Vazanko attended a convention of vacuum dealers at Pocatello on Saturday.
About a dozen seamstresses meet in the training school sewing room to craft dresses and layettes for Britain and other nations. Mrs. Stella Murray leads refugee welfare sewing. aim is December 15. A dozen at a time work 2 to 5 pm Tuesdays and Fridays, with 10 dresses completed and 15 more planned. Red Cross yarn issued to about two dozen knitters under Mrs. B F Emerick working from home.
About fifty Rotary and Kiwanis members held a joint dinner last Thursday evening hosted by Kiwanis Chairman Jack Barrett. Prof. Rush Jordan spoke on Armistice day, urging continued sacrifice for American ideals and warning that diplomats after World War I eroded freedom. Rotary President Joe Wedum invited Kiwanis to join Rotarians at the next meeting Monday, Nov. 18.
Fruit and vegetables will be delivered to Barrett hospital for Thanksgiving at St. James Episcopal Church. The morning service silver offering will also be given to the hospital for its needs.
The Kiwanis and Rotary clubs held a Thanksgiving joint meeting on Monday. Speaker T. E. Gilbert praised Pilgrim courage and gratitude, urging American unity and vigilance. Guests included Mrs. Erwin Christensen, Mrs. Waldron Boger, Prof. Rush Jordan, and Fred Chapman. Mrs. Christensen sang two songs as Ralph McFadden played two piano pieces. About 60 members and guests attended.
Beaverhead County Hereford futurity planned with ten entries led by Bernard Williams. Calves must be bull calves born in 1940 bred and owned by exhibitor. Nominations due January 1, 1941 with final entry by September 1, 1941. Montana Futurity Grand Champion and Reserve Champion await.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 PM Monday at Brundage chapel for William Elmer Sawyer 79 who died after a short illness. Interment was at Mountain View cemetery. He lived in Melrose Rochester Twin Bridges and Dillon most of his life and was born October 20 1861 in Van Buren Iowa. He had worked as a miner freighter and teamster and operated Zeigler Hot Springs. Survivors include a sister Mrs G B Smith of Los Angeles and other relatives in Iowa.
Lyman H. Bennett and Andy Williams of Virginia City were business visitors in Dillon on Saturday, meeting local officials and inspecting operations amid ongoing economic activity in the area.
Dillon P T A plans a charity ball on Saturday December 7 to raise funds for underprivileged school children. The group has already pledged 70 dollars for glasses and seeks cash donations to cover medical care hot lunches and related needs for needy students.
The Dillon Ski club met last Thursday and drew up a slate for the election on Thursday Nov 28. Officers to be elected include president Kenneth Wheat and Edwin R Buck vice president Mrs Roscoe Cornell secretary treasurer Helen Dahlberg and five directors listed. A public meeting with motion pictures follows the business session at 8 30 p m. Membership drives and tow pricing details are announced along with plans to fund the ski course maintenance. William Carroll of Jackson returns from Rochester Minnesota after treatment.
Ninety one of the first one hundred questionnaires have been returned to the Beaverhead county Selective Service board and classified. Of the nine remaining, five-day limits have been extended for five registrants and the other four face possible delinquency indictments. John B. Tansit of Billings named U S district attorney to prosecute delinquencies and falsifications of the act. Fifty of the 91 classified are in A-1 and eligible for immediate induction for one year of military training. Thomas Savage and George F. Knaub, Dillon volunteers.
Tuberculosis, once a leading cause of death, now ranks seventh in the United States due to the National Tuberculosis Association drive funded mainly by Christmas seals. The 25 November launch funds Montana programs, with 95 cents of every seal dollar staying in Montana and 65 cents in Beaverhead County. Beav erhead County high school reports a 5 percent positive Mantoux reaction, a creditable drop from statewide 13 percent.
Past Commander R B Hay of Missoula will donate a marble coping for the base of the statue. Beaverhead post discusses maintenance and policing of the municipal skating rink with a committee including Dr R D Curry and Dr E G Free. Membership reports show the post ahead of quota as drive ends Nov 30. thanks to Bert Millam of Livingston for Armistice day support.
Fred Cotka and Hugh Edwards of Helena, construction workers on a power line project between Anaconda and Grace Idaho, were treated at Barrett hospital Saturday night after their car was crowded off near Lima. Cotka suffered a broken collar bone and remained hospitalized. Edwards was treated and released for facial and neck cuts. Edwards claimed a blinded view from an approaching car led him to veer off, the vehicle tipping onto its side but not rolling over.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Warner journeyed to Salt Lake City last week as they were summoned by the illness of Mr. Warner's father.
Thirty six Beaverhead county high school student journalists joined 192 delegates from eight schools at the Southwest District high school press conference in Anaconda. Dillon’s Guy Combes was elected vice president for the coming year. Frank Hunsaker, formerly of Beaverhead, read at six round-table discussions.
The high school Girls' Club hosted its annual formal dancing party last Friday from nine to twelve. Miss Dorothy Ann Gosman led the grand march as president, with invitations sent to current and former members. The event carried a Thanksgiving theme with chaperons listed as Mr. and Mrs. berg i is 'the aponset of the CUD.
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