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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1939
Page
3
State Auditor John J. Holmes reports Montana cash balance at $7,402,778 on September 1 up from $5,297,449 a year earlier. State funds invested total $18,098,107, slightly above $18,047,727 a year prior. Bonded indebtedness grew from $9,375,224 to $11,701,724, aided by a $3,000,000 highway debenture issue.
The state supreme court admitted Alvin B. Walker of Milan Missouri to practice law in Montana. Walker plans to practice in Dillon and was admitted on motion of the attorney general’s office.
The state railroad and public service commission heard petitions to establish a state-wide cost survey for druggists and a survey of costs for retail tobacco dealers in Butte. Under the unfair trade practices act, selling below established costs by dealers and the board is punishable by state law.
Frank McDonald of Great Falls and Earl Simmons of Butte named tentatively as census supervisors for Montana. Congressman James F. O'Connor announced the selections.
Eli Newell of Livingston was named president of the Associated Merchants of Montana at Mis soula during the annual meeting. Quay Painter of Helena was elected vice president and the board includes Lee Singer Great Falls Charles Ames Butte and arles Kroman Miles City. Otis J. Mudd of Missoula remains an ex officio member. Communicable diseases remained few with 28 new chicken pox cases reported last week.
The state liquor board announced a new $100,000 profit dividend for state funds, part of a year total of $910,000. Board administrator L. M. A. Wass said the board also sent money to the state treasurer for the teachers' retirement fund and other excise tax proceeds from bottled goods sold in state liquor stores.
The Dillon Examiner notes disease rankings with Syphilis in second place at 14 and Scarlet Fever third at 13, reflecting a quirky tally in a local health board report.
An anti-tank platoon of up to 40 men across three sections will be organized at Livingston as the National Guard disbands its howitzer company. It will include four sergeants eight corporals and 28 privates and will study methods to combat tanks and stop their use in battle under Adjutant General John W. Mahan.
Paris E Wells D D Minister leads Sunday school at 10 morning worship at 11 sermon subject The Finished Product Establishing church schedule and leadership for the week.
The October 1, 1939 Christian Science lesson sermon, read in all churches, centers on unreality and riches with a golden text about true wealth. It cites Prov. 23:4 warning against laboring to be rich and cites Eddy for the idea that a person is as he thinks in his heart and spiritually understands.
The notice lists events at First Lutheran Church led by Pastor Leonard Thompson. Sunday services at 10 a.m. October 8 follow Sunday school at 11 a.m. Choir practice October 5 at 8 p.m. A college student reception is scheduled for October 6 at 8 p.m.
W R Allen argues that border shifts and alliances in Europe signal a war of territorial and trade expansion, urging the United States to remain neutral and focus on defending itself. He warns Congress to tackle economic stagnation and foreign propaganda to preserve peace and deter global conflict.
A. M. Schlehub er of the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station reports that winter oat trials across 39 stations found only four with complete survival, including Mississippi Louisiana Texas and Oregon while Montana shows no robust varieties for harsh winters. A National Farm and Home hour from Bozeman will feature Montana State College on October 25 discussing land grant colleges aiding natural resource use. Beef and pork demand expectations rise domestically and abroad in the near term. The piece closes with a citizen’s wartime call to combat unemployment and insecurity and notes a daughter born at Barrett hospital on a Sunday.
Bozeman reports from extension livestock expert Howard G. Lewis on early calf care to improve show ring appearance. Emphasizes gentle leading, tying calves to fixed points, and separate feeding for paired calves to learn individual needs, with bedding to prevent infections. Tretsven notes good watering boosts milk production. recommends cisterns or elevated tanks to provide twice daily water, plus options like a stock tank with heater for winter.
Telegrams from Senators Wheeler and Murray say the president approved a 52280 W P A writing project to compile the history of Montana's livestock industry. The program, funded by W P A and livestock interests, will be run by the state department of agriculture with Michael Kennedy of Butte heading the writers division based in Washington. Unemployed Montana writers will be recruited statewide to collect data and author the history.
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