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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1940
Page
6
City notices report weather data for June across several stations with highs lows and precipitation. Police recovers a stolen car belonging to Gene Johnson. Council schedules a routine morning session to review payrolls and data while local ads promote services and upcoming club events and sales.
Northwest Airlines traffic manager Tom Marshall visited the area yesterday conferring with several people about transportation routes and air service. Marshall, whose headquarters are in Buite, met with friends during the stay.
The Montana department of public welfare announced a preliminary start to the annual distribution of surplus commodities totaling 1.5 million dollars for needy residents. Administrator I. M. Branchard said the project will begin September 1 with a total cost of 160,405 dollars, of which 115,713 dollars comes from the federal government and 44,692 dollars from the state.
Montana highway commission will award six road and bridge contracts at a July 12 letting. Projects include a 10 mile Rogers Pass section in Yewle and Cascade counties, plus 3.613 miles on the Ringing Martinsdale road in Menghor county. Other items cover drainage, timber bridges, and gravel surfacing on routes through Cascade Valley and Glacier park areas.
State purchasing agent L L McQuitty announced recent buys for the state including an order for a late experiment station at Bozeman from Anderson Motors of Bozeman a half ton truck for the soldiers home at Columbia Falls from Flathead Motor Service of Kalispell a safe road of flour from Royal Milling Company of Great Falls and 2600 pounds of butter from Swiss Creamery at Whitehall for vatate teavitations.
Mike Mansfield, a Democrat candidate for Congress in Montana, visited Helena yesterday to campaign. He met at the Eagles Lodge and spoke with local supporters during the event.
A rough digest from Helena includes a Yellowstone Park tale of six travelers delayed home after a bear raided their camp, a San Francisco trip mishap involving car keys and fuel, and local observations of a gargoyle and a washed building. Public notices mention Gregg Rice as a standout Missoula distance runner and a hospital horn incident, with vacationers and a charity dance noted for the community.
Thirty students, including three women Lucille Diamond Irene Gunn and Pat Hampshire, are enrolled in Carroll College Civil Aeronautics Authority summer flight program for civilian pilots. Dr Emmet Riley, college president, announced the cohort will begin immediately and complete by the first week of September. Instructors include EB Morrisona in charge of light work. Participants consist of 27 men and 3 women headed for aviation careers.
Montana Historical Library announces three watercolors by Peter Toth, depicting ox-cart travel along the old King Gillette toll road in Wolf Creek canyon. The works were willed by Laura King of Long Beach to the state, via executor Anne McDonnell.
Attorney General H S Freebourn ruled that ballots stamped as taxpayers ballots meet legislative requirements. County clerks should supply a list of taxpayers entitled to vote. In a separate opinion the AG said the State Board of Liquor Control may refund excess license fees after overpayment of 200 dollars.
Lewis and Clark county AAA committeemen met in the county offices to fix the 1941 wheat crop insurance yields and rates for local farmers. Chair Owen D. Potter said the 1941 figures use 1939 yields adjusted by the 1840 procedure, with an average of 18.8 bushels per acre for the county. Broadwater County committee members will meet July 4 to set yields and rates there.
A Red Cross relief dance sponsored by the Young Democrats in Lewis and Clark County is set for the Civic Center Ballroom tonight. Endorsed by Gor, Roy, Ayeva and E G Toomey, the event features Noral Whittinghi as master of ceremonies and Kenny Buckles' 10 piece orchestra. Art Baker chairs arrangements with Mabel Monroe, Tammy Meredith and Bee Dickey assisting. Light refreshments will be served. honored guests include federal, state, county and city officials.
Forest supervisors from Montana national forests east of the divide will attend a two day meeting next week in Helena to discuss policy and the coming year's plank. Meyer Wolfe of Missoula will lead discussions with Regional Forester Evan Kelley and W H L Pry noting attendance by several forest representatives from Great Falls Butte Livingston Billings and more.
Twenty four members of the Neluna YMCA visited the Helena post office yesterday afternoon led by postmaster J. H. Wine. The tour covered receiving distributing and canceling operations with emphasis on efficiency and handling of hundreds of letters and packages daily. Names include Eddie Manson Jed Steffenson Sidward Lite Bly Pistaky John Martin Leonard McKinney Dick Hart Mike Berger and others. A field trip to Inspect the local radio station is planned for the girls of the club near Monday. Canada produced 1 800 000 gallons of apple juice in the 1939 40 season an increase of over 1 000 000 gallons from the previous year.
Helena Fire Chief Finnegan urges careful handling of fireworks and outdoor safety for Independence Day celebrations. He lists ten precautions including clearing rubbish, keeping flames away from buildings, supervising children, avoiding lit sparklers, and seeking prompt medical care for wounds to prevent infection.
County commissioners discussed adopting the federal food stamp plan via the surplus commodities program. Four counties already use the system, with stamps redeemable at grocers carrying eligible commodities. A public welfare official, treasurer, and county supervisor attended a conference to explore implementation. A separate obituary notes bakery operator Masta Kilpatrick died at 63 after illness.
Forest officials ban all fireworks in region one due to extreme fire risk. Helena Supervisor Percy Mells cites 4.1 danger rating and a surge in dry vegetation, lightning fires, and rising visitor numbers. Closure extends from northwestern South Dakota through Montana, northern Idaho to northeastern Washington.
An adopted Blackfeet member named Chief Buffalo Olid slaughtered a 41,200 pound buffalo bull on Charles A. Ward’s farm near Hudson. The carcass will be shipped to Blackfeet Nation for consumption at the Sun Dance. The event follows Ward’s ties to the tribe and a ceremony held during a Montana park gathering.
The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution awarded the Montana chapter its traveling banner for top membership growth in 1999. Montana Secretary F. Scott Hareson reported. The Utah delegation at the national convention received the banner in Montana's absence and sent congratulations to Mr Harrison.
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