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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1938
Page
3
The Los Angeles Great Western Livestock show held November 20 to 25 featured auctions of fat lambs barrows steers feeder steers and Hereford bulls plus private treaty sales. Bulls averaged 243 for 23 herd bulls and 152 for 129 range bulls as exhibitors showcased western breeding and feeding to boost productivity and profits.
The Montana State Pension Association announced a proposed law to provide a sixty dollar monthly minimum pension for persons 60 and older. Unit No. 1 of the association was formed this year with Cascade County Commissioner Mike Holland as president. Congressman James F. O'Connor spoke at today's meeting.
Thirteen Montana counties are slated to receive general relief funding totaling 57,500 from the state welfare board to cover direct relief road costs. Admin I M Brandford said funds were shifted from other welfare accounts to prop up the old age pension fund amid a 310000 shortfall. The board expects federal surplus commodities to supply cotton and ticking for 6000 mattresses by WPA workers statewide.
Leonard Thompson, pastor, leads Sunday school at 4 to 10 a m and Divine services at 11 a m with a sermon on The Second Coming of Christ. Dorcas society meets Nov 30 at Berg Christensen home with Betty Lou Christensen hosting. girls meet parsonage at 7 to ride out. Ladies Aid meets Dec 1 at Dysart Gowen home, Mrs Gowen host. Luther League meets 7 30 p m at church. Choir practice Friday Dec 2 at 7 30 p m at the parsonage.
Harry Loveland of Sula reported an elk he shot in the Bitter Root district bore a Biological Survey tag. Officials recalled a 1911 elk herd release at sportsmen request, estimating the animal at least 29 years old and noting the mystery of the gravy-like meat.
Encouragement given to those who began integrating chemistry into agricultural practice, highlighting positive outcomes and ongoing curiosity about scientific approaches on farms.
Yesterday the engagement of Roger Sweeney and Elaine Thatcher was announced. The ceremony occurred in Salt Lake City on Wednesday November 23 with Rev. Father Bradley of Salt Lake presiding. Sweeney is a Beaverhead county high school graduate studying air conditioning. Thatcher is a Thatcher Idaho native, graduate of Thatcher high school and LDS Business College in Salt Lake City and a civil service secretary.
A long list of local residents and visitors from Dillon and nearby towns spent Thanksgiving with relatives or in town. People mentioned include Mr. and Mrs. Myrl Hansen, Miss Georgia Mae Metlen, Mr. and Mrs. William Casper, Mrs. William Gray, Mr. and Mrs. John Ney, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Maloney, Mrs. M. V. Ring, Tom Dolan, John Snook, Harold Funk, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Storey, Miss Anna Mautz, Mrs. George Balkovatz Jr., Mrs. W. Fullwood, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Armitage, Mr. and Mrs. John Wharton, Mrs. Camas Nelson, Willard Olson, Miss Mildred Taylor, Miss Eileen Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Orr, M. P. Moe, Lawrence Hughes, Miss Mildred Schuler, Miss Helen Croft, Mrs. Dewey Marchesseau, W. S. Tash, J. L. Mayland, Miss Hope Mathews, Dr. R. D. Curry, Mrs. Farnum Mayo, and George Tash.
Supervisor Lou Boedecker of the state highway patrol warns Montana drivers to increase caution as winter arrives. He notes that frosted windshields and fast speeds on slippery roads raise accident and death risks. He adds that the 1938 highway death toll is about 20 percent below last year.
Montana state unemployment commission will not grant further extensions for the 1937 tax due from employers. E. E. Lofgren, attorney for the commission, notes about 400 of 10,000 liable employers are delinquent and that several collection actions have been started in courts with more filings planned. The tax funds support unemployed workers' benefits.
Sales of Christmas seals were strong in the first week of the campaign begun last Thursday. Mrs. Henrietta B. Crockett, secretary of the Montana Tuberculosis Association, says eight and one half million stamps have been prepared for distribution in Montana. Funds from the sale support the association’s fight against tuberculosis. Governor Roy E. Ayers formally urged Montanans to aid in the fight against the white plague by purchasing seals, noting success will ensure continued battle against the disease.
Broad water county commissioners warn unemployed Montanans not to travel to Townsend and Toston for work on the Broad water Missouri dam. They say little chance of job openings on the project before spring.
Montana 4-H members earned one first and two third place honors at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Katherine Sire Belt won national project achievement with a trip to Chicago and a $300 scholarship, Joe Eisenman Park City took western states and national meat animal glory with trips and scholarships, Ruth Gehring Helena claimed western states and national canning contest honors with a Chicago trip and a $200 scholarship.
The state board of equalization says the 1937 tax moratorium ends December 1. Delinquent property taxes may be paid by December 1 without interest or penalty.
Interest on Montana's unemployment compensation fund deposited with the U S treasurer will total about 80 000 this year, says Barclay Craighead commission chairman. Montana employers have paid about 4 750 000 into the fund to date. Beginning next July covered workers will receive weekly benefits when unemployed. Administrative expenses are paid by the federal government.
This year 66 Montana 4-H club members from 21 counties submitted entries in nine national contests across diverse categories, reflecting broad youth participation and competitive effort.
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