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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1939
Page
5
Community updates list visitors and residents moving about Dillon. Rebekah degree staff will not practice March 29, while the Methodist choir shifts Friday rehearsal to 7:30 p.m. Beaverdam area residents, hospital releases, and travel plans across towns are noted along with a forest service photography program at the DAR meeting.
Mr and Mrs Lambert Elfel entertained Tuesday evening for Mr and Mrs W B Willey who depart for a month in Mexico. A Mexican motif dominated table appointments and decor for the dinner event.
Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha of Norway will visit Helena May 29 and see the Vigilante parade staged by Helena High School students. The parade, portraying Montana pioneer life, had been set for May 26 but was postponed to honor the royal visit.
Range meetings postponed at Jackson and Wisdom will occur when roads allow. County agent Bernard Williams reports that applications for deferred grazing under the 1939 range program must be filed in the county agent's office before April 15. June 1 is the final date for filing notice of other range practices.
Lewis Murray, itinerant sheepshearer, was fined $10 for reckless driving by Judge George Opp in justice court. He was arrested by highway patrolman Robert Wright on the highway north of town.
A grassy fire Friday afternoon threatened trees and shrubs on Barrett hospital grounds. Fueled by a stiff southerly wind, the blaze spread across marshy lowland up a slope toward the hospital before firefighters checked it.
Jean Wardrop marked her third birthday on Sunday by hosting six friends Gail Tolley Gay Kamber Carroll Walters Jimmy Olson Billy Cottom and Mark McCullom for an afternoon gathering.
John Schuster a Beaverhead valley rancher died at Barrett hospital Wednesday morning. Funeral services occurred Friday morning at St. Rose Catholic church with Rev Hather F X Lechner officiating. Burial took place in Holy Cross cemetery in Butte.
Officials urged youths aged 18 to 25 to visit the public welfare office in the courthouse to apply for the Civilian Conservation Corps before April 6. The announcement emphasizes eligibility and the deadline for enrollment.
The U S Civil Service Commission announces opening competitive examinations for a telephone operator to fill vacancies at Fort Peck Montana and a junior observer in meteorology. Full information is available at the Dillon post office.
College officials announced Robert W. Holloran of Dillon was omitted from the winter quarter honor roll. Holloran earned a 2.625 GPA on 16 credits in the program.
Mr and Mrs Sparky Rodgers entertained at a pinochle party on Wednesday. Awards went to Mr and Mrs Wilber Squires and Mrs Waldron Boger and Hans Anderson. Dainty refreshments were served at the close of the evening.
Mr and Mrs Jake Neidt welcomed a daughter on March 21 at Barrett hospital. Mr and Mrs Ralph Davis announce the birth of their son Friday morning at Barrett hospital.
At the annual election the Dillon lodge named Frank Lasich exalted ruler succeeding Elmo Winn. Other officers chosen include Frank O Keefe leading knight Homer Faust loyal knight Emery Smith lecturing knight E L Wheat secretary Oscar Griffith treasurer Harold Harvey ruler B W Emerick trustee. Lasich will appoint esquire chaplain inner guard and organist before the April 11 installation conducted by Butte Elks James T Finlen Jr and Frank Savage. Frank Venable handles social arrangements.
Delegates from Beaverhead local of the Montana Education Association left Thursday for Billings to join the state assembly and annual business session. E. L. Fairbanks O K Moe and Miss Margaret Sweeney of Dillon headed Beaverhead representation. Professor Lee R Light and Dr S E Davis from the Normal college discussed rural education and teacher selection and certification. Superintendent Paul Anderson and other educators attended.
Rural schools will present a music festival under Mrs. Elizabeth Stanfield on May 5 in the training school auditorium. All rural schools are invited to join in at least two choruses and may select students from any grade to perform. Teachers may interview Mrs. Stanfield Saturdays 3 to 4 at Miss Margaret Sweeney’s office.
About 40 members of the Butte chapter, Order of DeMolay, attended a Friday night meeting of the Beaverhead DeMolay. The Butte delegation included the chapter band and entertainers. After a program and refreshments, many visitors remained for the annual Rain Bow dance at St James guild hall.
Checks under the 1938 agricultural conservation program have arrived at Beaverhead county agent Bernard Williams’ office and are ready for distribution. Farmers are notified by mail and should call within 15 days to collect. No 1938 range program payments have been received yet, but are expected soon.
Warren Stone Jr is elected to the Chevalier degree of the Order of DeMolay, announced by John Orr via Chandler Cohagen of Billings, the grand master. The Chevalier degree is an honorary honor for distinguished service.
In Dillon local bands the Bobcat and Beaverhead groups performed a joint concert from 10 30 with Lou Howard directing the Bobcat band and forty eight Beaverhead members. The program featured a combined finale and a presentation baton to Mr Gregory honoring his silver anniversary as band leader begun in 1914. The audience included college students and local business supporters.
Gus Anderson of Butte was fined 250 by Judge George Opp on March 22 after a jury conviction for causing moose and deer to be killed in Meadow Creek, Wise River district. High attorneys filed notice of appeal. Co defendant Francis Moore found not guilty. case prosecuted by Leonard Schulz for the game commission.
Beaverhead National Forest staff members led by Supervisor W B Willey and assistant supervisor W W Wetzel attended the Ruby Valley Livestock association gathering in Sheridan on Saturday. Accompanying them was H E Sandvng of Missoula, formerly forest supervisor, now assistant regional forester in charge of range management.
Novices at the Dillon Gun Club trap shoot were guests at the Country Club traps on Sunday. High winds affected scoring. Best scores posted included two 24s by Vic Westergaard and W. Talent, among others.
Ralph McFadden pianist and Arnold Clair violinist performed at Great Falls high school auditorium on Friday evening under the Federated Music clubs. Both artists, faculty at Normal College, have appeared in several Montana cities this winter season.
Staff of the Rebekah lodge will practice at 7 30 Thursday evening in the I O O F hall. Anyone unable to attend should send a substitute.
The Montana state insurance commission, created by a recent law, will soon meet to plan an appraisal of all state property and review insurance arrangements. John J. Holmes, chairman, said the board includes the state auditor, the state board of examiners chair, and the state accountant. Holmes favors placing state insurance with Montana firms proportional to their premium tax contributions.
The state fish and game commission called a legislature sub committee report unjust and unfair. It challenged an auditor's 531 beaver hides discrepancy, noting a later mistake in the audit. The department asked State Examiner W A Brown to conduct a full audit of its books and hides records.
A Dillon delegation joined 875 merchants at the Associated Merchants of Montana meeting in Meaderville. Those from Dillon included Lambert Eliel, E. W. Bond, Harold Warner and Fay Erwin. J Otis Mudd of Missoula presided as association president.
The case Consolidated Farms Corp. versus Valen Tadovich over water rights on Rock Creek near Glen opened in district court Tuesday before Judge George Padbury of Helena.
In Helena on April 20 the state fish and game commission will fix dates for big game hunting seasons. Warden James Weaver announced the meeting, with representatives of sportsmen groups expected to attend and present requests.
Police and other peace officers from across Montana will attend a training school in Helena from April 3 to 8. The program, run by the Helena police department and the state department of vocational education, will feature F B I and Department of Justice instructors teaching crime detection, fingerprinting, first aid, radio use, marksmanship and case study. The course is free to officers.
A nine member Montana commission named by the state fish and game commission will study wildlife conditions across the state and report findings to the state board. Chair B L Price said the goal is to coordinate efforts of wildlife agencies and conserve resources. Members include Thomas Spaulding George Hopkins O H Crowder W E Fry Kenneth MacDonald Paul Raftery E A Phillips and Paul Etchepare.
Washington dispatches report United States Senator Wheeler will seek another term in the 1940 election. He was the first of 82 senators with terms ending in 1940 to announce a run. Some question President Roosevelt’s stance as Wheeler, a leading opponent of the court bill, has nudged for New Deal measures.
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