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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1938
Page
6
J A Poore spoke to Butte Rotary Club on the jury system as a bulwark of liberty won from monarchy 700 years ago. He urged citizens ages 21 to 70 on tax rolls to serve, stressing cross section juries and impartiality as keys to preserving justice.
The State Fish and Game Commission announced an earlier trapping season for mink and muskrat. State Game Warden James A. Weaver said this winter the open period runs from December 15 to March 15, inclusive, shifting from the previous March 1 to April 30 schedule.
Report notes that three million or more people visit United States national parks every summer. Parks officials track attendance, highlighting peak travel periods and popular destinations across the system.
Census of Lake Bowdoin wildlife refuge shows spring migrations and nesting boosts for ducks geese swans and other birds. Hazeltine reports 46 003 ducks geese and swans and 24 120 nesting on the lake in 1938 with upland birds and antelope numbers also rising. Public grounds cover 1 830 acres with two grazing districts and water management improvements aiding the harvest and safety of hunting seasons.
Dr. L R Thompson of Washington DC says Rocky Mountain Laboratories will be the western branch of the National Institute of Health expanding to include broader public health research. The plan funds a 622000 expansion of buildings and equipment in Washington as part of a national effort against spotted fever and vaccine production.
Dr. A B Hatch of the University of Idaho warns that Montana’s Flathead winter range for elk and deer is so overgrazed that the Selway area in Idaho could face a similar fate within a decade. He urges rapid hunting reductions to avert a regional big game disaster and preserve herds.
Development of dairying stock feeding and poultry production is seen for the Milk River valley as the result of irrigation land improvements and resettlement of dry land families by the Farm Security Administration. H R Armeling, new farm management specialist, explains dairying adds year round income and soil fertility, aided by sugar beet crops corn and alfalfa. He will assist farmers with crop, land prep and approved practices after moving from Thompson Falls where he was an extension agent.
A rural Montana roundup notes harvest progress with bumper wheat yields on reservations, plus local deaths, accidents and civic updates. Patrons in Libby, Browning, Missoula, Butte, Helena, Bozeman, and Great Falls report farming, trapping, roadwork, and WPA activities affecting communities.
A period piece line envisions a prosperous future for the entire agricultural population of this section of the state with emphasis on growth and community well being.
The colonial era practice is abolished in British prisons and inmates may use safety razors to shave at their own choosing.
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