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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1945
Page
1
Silver Bow county voters approve a 12 million highway debenture by a two to one margin in the lightest turnout in county history as 1,898 of 12,500 eligible taxpayers cast ballots. The measure carried 56 of 63 precincts and was defeated narrowly in a small area.
Eastern Montana voters elect Republican Wesley A. D'Ewart to Congress, defeating Leo C. Graybill in a special election. Final unofficial tallies show D'Ewart ahead with 19,562 to 16,420 as party lines shift in the Second District. governor Sam C. Ford credits the win to D'Ewart's stance on federal power.
Montana voters overwhelmingly supported a 46 million highway expansion over three postwar years and a 12 million debenture issue with a four to one margin. Unofficial counts from 570 of 1,175 precincts show strong approval, promising jobs for veterans and a modernized road system to connect Montana to federal aid. Governor Ford praised the decision as enabling postwar road construction.
U S patrol bombers sank or damaged 11 Japanese ships off Japan and Korea Monday, while since operations began in the Okinawa area 185,610 tons of enemy shipping have been sunk or damaged. American Tenth Army troops fought pockets of Japanese resistance on muddy Okinawa as Fleet Admiral Nimitz signaled high praise for Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner's forces and indicated conquest could be completed in days.
Butte Montana June 5 Silver Bow tonight was the first county to report full returns in Montana's 12 000 000 postwar highway debenture issue listing in 63 precincts 1 288 votes for and 610 against Approval was given the issue which will enable Montana to participate in the federal aid highway program in the first three postwar years through the lightest vote in the county's history Only 15 percent of the 12 500 registration cast ballots.
Inclement weather and voter apathy reduced ballots as Precinct No. 58 voting fell 21 to 2 against the proposal. Heavy rain morning to noon kept turnout light. afternoon turnout rose slightly. Across Montana the highway debenture measure drew little statewide attention while eastern regions showed strong interest in the congressional race between Wesley A. OEwart and Leo C. Graybill.
Chinese troops advanced within 20 miles of Linchow while coastal forces widened to a 100 mile beachhead 450 miles west of Okinawa. Tatang reached at the Liuchow highway intersection, threatening Ishan. Bombers and fighters hit Peiping Hankow rail lines and yards, destroying locomotives and cars.
Cloudy with light intermittent rain Wednesday and Wednesday night. Temperatures hold near 50 to 60 with little overall change. Tuesday’s highs reach 48 and a low of 40 in the region.
Reports from Damascus say French troops violated a cease fire by machinegunning and mortaring the village of Rakka in northern Syria near Deir Ez Zor. British soldiers had been on duty in the area. a British officer ordered the cease fire after the French attack. The village was left in ruins and casualties were feared.
James Augustus Cooper a 101 year old tree trimmer applied for a marriage license in Racine Wisconsin and said he had held out well in the matrimonial scramble. He hinted at other would be brides and smiled at his 62 year old fiancée Mrs Julia Wespatet as the wedding set for Saturday approaches.
Silver Bow county remains $793 645 10 from its quota in the Mighty Seventh War Loan drive with residents boosting contributions to 71 350 bringing the phase total to 1 743 054 90. The FE F G and other securities quota stands at 2 536 700 with 976 700 in backbone securities. 1st Sgt Robert L Brown of Billings Bronze Star hero of Toom battlefield will visit June 12 in Butte for Here's Your Infantry demonstration at Narance Memorial stadium. The event, sponsored by Victory Labor Management and Anaconda Copper Mining Co, aims to show how bonds fund warfare and weapons. County war finance chairman Max Dean leads local cooperation. The show opens at 8 45 p m and emphasizes buying extra bonds.
Preliminary budget hearings are planned in Silver Bow county school districts at 7 30 PM Monday June 25 announced by Miss Maybelle Hogan county superintendent of schools. Rural trustees met to study the 1945 46 budget sheets and new school laws including teacher retirement and maintenance and emergency budgets for elementary and secondary schools. The fall term begins Sept 4 with holidays set and the school census due in September. The scholarship filing system will record students' birth, parentage and yearly elementary marks for 15 years.
The United States Russia Britain and France plan to move into Vienna in about two weeks to begin joint administration of Austria. A four man control council will top the machinery with commissions to advise and carry out orders, and unanimity from the Big Four will be required for major decisions.
Denmark was voted unanimously to join the United Nations Security Conference and become the 50th nation at San Francisco. The Danish admission was approved by telephone polls of delegates, marking progress amid stalemates on veto issues as work continues on the world security charter.
Guam June 5 American B-29 airmen bombed Kobe Japan burning the heart of the port with 3 300 tons of incendiaries in the 74th raid on Japan and first Kobe attack since March 17. Eight Superfortress losses reported. Osaka incendiaries added 3 43 square miles of targets damaged. Smoke reportedly rose to 25 000 feet.
Pfc. Kevin J. Shannon of Belle, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Shannon, was crushed by a rolling 15-ton artillery piece during a German bombardment in March. He survived, was evacuated to Baxter General Hospital in Spokane, and is reported improving as his unit earned praise for crossing the Rhine.
Four Allied powers stated they would wield supreme authority over Germany after unconditional surrender. Germany will be disarmed and placed under complete Allied control, with only the Saar basin remaining as a theoretical part of the Reich. Final fate to be decided at a peace conference.
U S forces push toward Cagayan valley as 37th division advances six miles up Highway No 5 and links with a Cordillera lateral road north of Baguio. Maj Gen Roberts Beightler's troops reach Aritao, seize pillboxes, knock out tanks, while facing a deserted Nipponese defense line.
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