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CITY OF RED LODGE
OFFICIAL PAPER OF T]
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RED LODGE DAILY NEWS
VOL. 2. NO. 149.
CARBON COUNTY NEWS
VOL.XII.NO.il.
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RED LODGE, CARBON COUNT Y, MONTANA, WEDNESDAY. MAY 16, 1935.
CITY PLANNING
R
New Body to Aid in Work
Relief Projects of
Future Months
/ A city planning board to select,
1 plan and work out details of future
work relief projects in Red Lodge
was appointed Tuesday night by
city councilmen at their first reg
ular meeting since reorganization
for the current fiscal year.
The new city body, as appointed
and approved by the Red Lodge
council members, consists of seven
members. Frank H. Bowman is
chairman of the group and other
members are Prank McCleary,
John Corey, James McAllister,
Harry Moore, E. B. Provinse and
Harley Weydt.
Action of the council in appoint
ing the new board is to conform
with recently revised regulations
of the Montana state relief com
mission in regard to requirements
necessary for city relief projects
granted in the future. The Iboa^d
is to meet and work with the city
council and will make suggestion
as to work projects in the city,
aiding in the planning, directing
and carrying out of details of pro
jects approved.
Notic^ of the new requirements
of the/Montana relief commission
ved by the city in a com
was
municatlOn from the Helena body
and read before Monday night's
meeting of council members.
Appointment of H. A. Simmons
and Joe Joyce as members of the
library board for terms of two
years each was approved by the
councilmen Tuesday, the action be
ing introduced by Alderman Mad
dio and seconded by Alderman
1; Bloom.
Other matters coming before the
meeting included a motion made by
Alderman Bloom and seconded by
Alderman Aho that the cemetery
committee instruct the city ceme
tery sexton to remove all loose and'
surplus dirt from gravesites after
burial. Aldermen approved the
I, measure.
Two petitions from Red Lodge
beer dispensers requesting that
the city beer ordinance be amended
to change opening and closing
hours of beer parlor establish
ments were presented at the meet
ing, but were tabled indefinitely by
the city councilmen.
DEARCREEK HIGH
TO GRADUATE 15
A
A 1935 graduating class of 16
young men and women will receive
diplomas at the sixteenth annual
commencement exercises of the
Bearcreek high school in the
school's auditorium Thursday eve
ning. County Attorney E. P. Con
well of Red Lodge will deliver the
commencement address.
This year's class, one of the
largest in the history of the Bear
creek high school, is composed of:
Ruby Brown, Mildred Haw
thorne, Earl Hynds, Jim Irvine,
Helen Karina, Pete Kastelitz, Syl
via Kastelitz, Lela .McDonald, Vera
Marinchek, Charles Maxwell, Joe
I , Naglich, Helen Noble, Vernetta
Shepard, Annie Tastovorsnik and
i Fannie Yerman.
The processional will open the
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Daylight Saving Time Widely
Adopted by Red Lodge Citizens
Daylight saving time Sunday
was adopted almost unanimously
by all citizens and business bouses
in Bed Lodge. Only a few clocks
and watches in the city remained
on standard time schedule, owners
failing to observe the deadline at
midnight Saturday and set time
pieces one hour ahead.
Offices at the county courthouse
were principal places of business
in the city that failed to change to
the new time schedule. Legal rul
ing, however, prevented any de
parture from regulation standard
time for conducting county busi
ness.
The postoffice, banks, restaur
ants, hotels, theatres, schools and
virtually all stores and shops and
■
PRINTING CONTRACT
AWARD IS PENDING
OFFICIAL DECISION
With but one bid submitted—
that of the Canbon County News—
Carbon county commissioners to
day are considering the reletting of
the county printing contract .
Up to press time no decision in
the award of the new contract for
county printing and supplies had
been reached by the commission
ers. The award, which is to be
made for one year only, from May
15, 1936, to May 15, 1936, will pro
bably be announced early this eve
ning.
NAME PERSONNEL
OF 3- JUDGE COURT
Will Render Deéision On
Local Bus-Train
Issue
The personnel of the three-judge
federal court that will preside over
the hearing of arguments in the in
junction obtained by tjhe Northern
Pacific Transport company to op
erate daily bus and truck service
between Red Lodge and Billings at
Helena on June 5 will comprise Cir
cuit Judge Francis A. Gerrect of
San Francisco, Cal., and Federal
District Judges Charles N. Pray of
Great Falls and Edward E. Cush
man of Tacoma, Wash., it was an
nounced at Helena Thursday.
The substitution of highway
transportation for local daily train
service, strongly-protested here, is
one of the three cases that is to
'come before the court. All involve
orders issued by the new board of
railroad and public service commis
sioners.
Other issues include cases insti
tuted by five major Montana rail
roads for permanent injunction a
gainst the recently-enacted state
law requiring rear headlights on
all locomotives, and the Montana
Power company, protesting orders
of the commissioners to eliminate
the initial charge of $1.25 on natur
al gas accounts.
Temporary restraining orders or
injunctions have been granted
complaintants in each instance, the
three-judge court to determine
whether they should be made per
manent.
WORK IS UNDERWAY
ON SEWAGE, WATER
JOBS AT BRIDGER
Construction of Bridger's new
water and sewage system got un
derway this week in the Clark's
Fork community with the arrival
of machinery and equipment of the
Lease and Leighland Construction
company, Great Falls firm which
holds the contract for the project.
The project, which is to be com
pleted at an estimated cost of $70,
000 provided by government work
relief funds, now has a small crew
of men working on preliminary
construction details.
All labor for the project is being
recruited through the federal re
employment office of the county
here, C. A. Nordstrom, manager,
stating Bridger unemployed are be
ing given preference for the work.
The project is now employing
from eight to ten men, it was
stated, but with the advance of the
work a peak crew of 60 men is ex
pected to be engaged in the opera
tions.
South Carolina, in 1787, passed a
law classing actors as vagrants.
other institutions of the city adopt
ed the daylight saving time plan.
Other towns throughout the
county, it is understood here, will
continue to conduct their affairs
on standard time. At Washoe, it
was stated, the A. C. M. coal mine
was the only enterprise of its kind
in the Red Lodge-Bearcreek field
to operate on a time schedule one
hour earlier than usual.
Aside from Bed Lodge, Billings
has also adopted the new daylight
saving (5lan, as has Gillette, Wyo.
The three places are the only ones
in the northwest to set their clocks
one hour ahead.
The new time schedule will con
tinue in effect here until midnight
Saturday, August 31.
CARBONITES TAKE
SECOND PLACE AT
POLY FIELD MEET
Billings Squad Champions
Over 11 Competing
Teams Saturday
Red Lodge tracksters of Carbon
county high school ' took second
place among 11 competing Midland
Empire school teams at the sixth
annual Polytechnic track and field
meet at Billings Saturday. Billings
high athletes garnered 34 3-4
points to win the meet by a com
fortable margin.
The locals, winners of the 1933
event and runners-up last year,
scored 22 1-4 points. Teams of
Roundup and Forsyth shared third
place with 18 points each. Others
in the scoring column were Miles
City, 15 1-4; Bearcreek, 12 1-2;
Belfry, 11; Hysham, 8; Lodge
Grass, 3, and Park City, 1-4. Co
lumbus and Laurel squads failed
to earn points.
Five new records # were set at the
meet, the most successful staged
by the polytechnic college. Ralston,
Forsyth, edged Jackson, Belfry, by
one point for individual scoring
honors of the day.
Billings took top honors by win
ning but two of the 14 events, but
placing consistently in virtually, all
others. Listed below, the summary
of events gives first, second, third
and fourth place winners in the
order named:
100-yard dash—Ralston, For
syth; McGalleon, Miles City; Bate
man, Billings; Wildin, Roundup.
Time; :10.4.
880-yai'd run—Jackson, Belfry;
Hammond, Billings; Stevenson, Bil
lings; Ralston, Forsyth. Time:
2 . ^ x , _
220-yard hurdles—Brown, Red
Lodge; iSchwin, Red Lodge; Ort
mayer, Roundup; Allen, Red Lodge.
Time: :27,8.
220-yard dash—Ralston, For
syth; McGalleon, Miles City; Wild
in, Roundup; Bateman, Billings,
Time: :22.8.
Mile run—Jackson, Belfry;
Tuck, Miles City; Welton, Billings;
Rogers, Billings. Time 6:03.
120-yard hurdles— E i s e 1 e i n ,
Roundup; Brown, Red Lodge; Nag
lich, Bearcreek; Rogers, Billings
(tie). Time: ;16.*
440-yard dash—Rosenkrahz,
Forsyth; Wildin, Roundup; Harris,
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DECISION GIVEN
IN DAMAGE CASE
Court Rules for McCartney
Following Hearing on
Car Collision
A justice court decision here Sat
urday favored J. J. McCartney and
his wife, Isabelle McCartney, de
fendants of a $100 damage suit
brought against them by Jeffery
Robinson as the result of an auto
mobile collision near Fox March 8
last.
Testimony of seven witnesses
was heard during the trial before
Justice of Peace John Sanderson,
who ruled against Robinson and
oredered that the defendants were
entitled to costs in the suit. Testi
fying for the plaintiff were H. Ry
der, W. H. Moore and J. T. New
ell, while for the defense witnesses
were Jake Kero, Rudolph Koike,
Carl Fluke and Mrs. McCartney.
The case involved the collision of
cars belonging to McCartney and
Robinson on the Red Lodge-Rob
erts highway one mile south of
Fox. The McCartney machine, driv
en by Mrs. McCartney, was travel
ing south at the time, while the
Robinson car was traveling north
on the highway when the accident
occurred, it was brought out. Rob
inson sought $100 as damages to
his machine and court costs.
Trial of the case before Justice
Sanderson took place on a change
of venue from the court of Justice
of this Peace Charles Wilson. The
defendants w§re represented by
Attorney John G. Skinner, the
plaintiff by Attorney S. C. Merri
man. Appeal of the case to the
district court is being considered,
it was said.
Vacuum tube control has been
developed by an electrical engin
eer for synchronous môtors that
increases the efficiency of the
latter.
DEADLINE JUNE 1
June 1 is the deadline for mak
ing applications for free demon
stration shelter belt trees, five
such plantings being' allowed this
county for 1936 by the Northern
Plains field station at Mandan, N.
D. Applications must be made
through the Red Lodge extension
office.
NEW MONTA NA MAP.
■HIGHWAY
Red Lodge-Cooke City Way
To Yellowstone Park
Is Given Boost
The new 1935 Montana highway
maps, a supply of which was re
ceived here this week, give inval
uable publicity to the new Red
Lodge-Cooke City highway to Yel
lowstone National'park, displaying
a photo of the switchback section
of the scenic route.
The switchback photo is one of
six outstanding state highway
scenes selected to embellish limited
space in the' latest edition of the
official Montana map, published
annually by the state highway
commission.
Printed for free distribution, the
maps are widely circulated
throughout thé state and supplies
are placed in all important tourist
bureaus and other agencies
throughout the country for distri
bution to travelers interested in
touring Montana.
A supply of the maps was placed
with the Beartooth Boosters' club
here, and the folders may be se
cured without cost by calling at the
office of the club's secretary, O. H.
P. Shelley, located in the office of
THE NEWS.
FIFTH CGC QUOTA
TO BE ENROLLED
Local Administrator Says
County Enrollment Is
Set This Month
Special to The News
Helena, May 13.—Preparations
for completing the fifth CCC en
rollment quota within the next two
weeks were begun here today by
relief officials charged with the
task of selection and certification
of youths of the 18 to 26 years
class.
According to Dr. D. M. Warren,
assistant state relief administrat
or, speedy enrollment of 700 youths
to complete the state quota of
1,800 men in camp by June 1, is
necessary in order to make way
for an additional quota, expected
soon. v
The additional quota, and addi
tional camps will be the result of
presidential order doubling the size
of the CCC as one of the first of
ficial moves under the $4,880,000,
000 works program, he said. Al
though no definite figures have
yet been received, the assistant ad
ministrator said he "strongly re
commended youths desiring enroll
ment in the corps, immediately
getting in touch with their local
relief administrator, because of the
flood of applications expected from
youths released from school before
June."
Phone your news items to No. 9.
PALS OF BOYHOOD
MEET AGAIN HERE
AFTER 42 YEARS
Back in Sioux county, Nebras
ka, William J. Beans, Sr., of
Red Lodge and William B. Bour
ret of Bridger were boyhood
chums. Saturday, through a mu
tual friend, they renewed their
friendship here after a separa
tion of 42 years.
Mr. Bourret has lived at
Bridger 28 years and Mr. Beans
has resided in Carbon county 37
years and at Red Lodge 32
years, ;and, although the two
men had lived in Montana in
neighboring towns for nearly
three decades, they were una
ware of each other's presence,
until George Hunt of Roberts, a
mutual friend, brought them to
gether here Saturday.
Living as-neighbors In Ne
braska and as boyhood pals, the
two, recalled that they last saw
one another at a country dance
in Sioux county 42 years ago.
SAFETY WEEK
PROCLAIMED BY]
STATE GOVERNOR
Observance Precedes The
Inauguration of State
Highway Patrol
This week, May 13 to 19, is high
way safety week in Montana, as
proclaimed by Gov. Frank H.
Cooney preparatory to the inaug
uration of the newly-created state
highway patrol, now completing its
course of training at Helena.
Gov. Cooney and the Montana
Highway Safety council, which is
representative of over 20 state or
ganizations, urge that every citi
zen who owns a motor vehicle fa
miliarize himself with the "rules
of the road" which are to be en
forced by the new highway patrol
when it takes to the highways on
May 20.
The terrible toll in human life
taken yearly by highway accidents
must be reduced, it is declared, and
observance of rules will aid great
ly. Montana drivers must familiar
ize themselves with the highway
rules and must then obey them.
The new highway patrolmen
have been taught one objective—to
curb recklessness and negligency
on the state highways. The patrol
will insist that cars be in condition
to drive with safety. Lights and
brakes must be in correct adjust
ment and cars must be operated
according to the rules and regula
tions laid down.
Patrolmen are to be regarded as
the protectors of highways. They
have been carefully selected and
trained to give courteous service,
where it is deserved. Governor
Cooney states: "These patrolmen
are designed to be watchdogs of
the highways rather than bulldogs
of the trail. Their business is to
guard the lives of our citizens and
tourist visitors, and do it with the
least possible friction and without
fear or favor. Their duty is to see
that the rules of the road are ob
served and sell safety to the citi
zens who use the roads. Upon the
citizen devolves the duty of meet
ing the patrolmen at least half
v
way.
Motor vehicle operators must
now possess the requisite vehicle
and driver's license and must fa
miliarize themselves with and
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INJURY BY FALL
FATAL TO WOMAN
Mrs. Alma Kumpula Dies at
Billings Hospital
Saturday
A knee injury suffered two years
ago in a sidewalk fall proved fatal
Saturday to Mrs. Alma Kristina
Kumpula, 51, well-known local
restaurant cook.
Removed to the Billings Deacon
ess hospital two weeks ago for
treatment of a knee injury incurred
in a fall on an icy sidewalk near
the city hall two years ago, Mrs.
Kumpula died at the Billings hos
pital at 1:30 p. m. Saturday.
A native of Finland, where she
was born June 7,
Kumpula came to the
States in 1900, settling at Fitch
burg, Mass. She resided there until
1883, Mrs.
United
August, 1906, when she came to
Montana, settling at Great Falls.
At Great Falls, on August 18,1906,
she married Otto Kumpula.
The couple resided there until
1908 when they removed to Red
Lodge. On Sept. 15 of that year
Mr. Kumpula died in this city. For
the last 16 years Mrs. Kumpula
had been employed as a cook in
Red Lodge restaurants, 14 years in
the employ of the late Jeanne
Frederickson of the Busy Bee Cafe
and two years in the employ of
Mary Orler of Burton's cafe. Due
to her injury, she had been unable
to work since last September,
Mrs. Kumpula leaves two sons,
Ed and Arvid Kumpula, both re
siding here; a brother, Reinholt
Paavala of Red Lodge, and two
sisters, Mrs. Rosa Peters, residing
in Canada, and Mrs. Selina Jokola
of Roberts.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday afternoon at the local
Finnish Lutheran church, Matt
Erkkila and the Rev. H. W. Woods
officiating. Interment was in the
Red Lodge cemetery, beside her
husband. . /!
MRS. H. BUENING
DIES TUESDAY AT
THE FAMILY HOME
Mrs. Elsie Mae Buening, 29, wife
of Harold Buening of Red Lodge,
died at the family home here Tues
day evening at about 8:30 o'clock
after a brief illness.
Funeral services are to be con
ducted tomorrow (Thursday) af
ternoon at 2 o'clock at the Red
Lodge Methodist-Episcopal church.
Interment will be in the Red Lodge
cemetery.
Mrs. Buening was a native of
Red Lodge, where she was born
February 12, 1906. Most of her life
had been spent in this city and
scores of friends mourn her pass
mg.
Besides her h
her parents and two children.
and, she leaves
PLUNKETT-JONES
NUPTIALS SLATED
Wedding to Place at
Local Church Thursday,
It Is Learned
Miss Katherine Monica Plunkett,
21-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James P. Plunkett of Red
Lodge, and William Zemp Jones,
24, of Los Angeles, Cal., were is
sued a marriage license shortly be
fore noon today at the office of the
Clerk of the District Court C. P.
Larkin
Through sources regarded as re
liable, THE NEWS was advised
that the wedding-would take place
tomorrow morning at St. Agnes'
Catholic church here, the Rev. Fr.
Thomas A. Starkle officiating. Fol
lowing the ceremony, the couple
will leave for California to make
their home, it is understood.
Miss Plunkett is a talented
dancer and musician and, until re
cently, appeared in motion pictures
produced by the Fox studios at
Hollywool, Cal. In 1924 she studied
dancing in schools at Los Angeles
and was a pupil of Madame DeSil
va and Ernest Belcher. She attend
ed the LaConte junior high school
at Los Angeles and graduated in
1926 from the Hollywood Union
high school.
She began her stage and screen
career at the Fox studios in 1927
and at the age of 17 was signed
for a three-year contract to appear
in motion pictures produced by the
Fox company.
The prospective groom is a na
tive of Camden, South Carolina,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis
Jones.
TWENTY MEN LEAVE
HERE SATURDAY FOR
JOBS AT FORT PECK
Twenty men from this section
left early Saturday for Glasgow
where they are to be employed on
the Fort Peck dam construction,
huge government project on the
upper Missouri river, it was re
ported by C. A. Nordstrum, man
ager of the local federal reemploy
ment office.
Eight of the group were from
Bearcreek, the remaining 12 being
Red Lodge men. All were sent to
Fort Peck by requisition through
the local office.
The men leaving here included
C. H. Dempster, Charles Barbiaux,
F. Kastelitz, R. Irvin, Jr., Tony
Meyer, Ludvig Meyer, P. Daniehek
and F. Planichek, all of Bearcreek,
and G. E. Grief, Sulo (Lundi, A.
Ladvala, A. A. Anderson, Charles
E. Maddox,
Kenneth Daniels,
George Saarela, Charles Gustitis,
Thomas Ladvala, Harry Kent, B.
Psenda and Dan Baretta, all of
Red Lodge.
Red Lodge Has One of Montana's
Best Tourist Headquarters Open
Red Lodge has one of the state's
most beautiful, uniquely construct
ed and thoroughly equipped tourist
parks in readiness for the start of
initial travel this year over the
scenic Red Lodge-Cooke City ap
proach highway to Yellowstone
National park.
Opened last week for the accom
odation of early visitors to the
city, the park is now completely
equipped to handle any sizable
flow of tourist travel to Red
Lodge, A, P. Christian!, superin
tendent, reported to directors of
the Red Lodge Tourist Park asso
ciation, which manages the project.
I. The last of equipment and ac
55
Exercises Take Place at
Washington Hall at
8 O'clock
Commencement exercises here
tomorrow evening will climax pre
paratory school careers of 55 sen
iors at Carbon county high school.
The 1935 graduating class mem
bers will receive their diplomas
during a specially arranged pro
gram at Washington hall.
Beginning at 8 o'clock, the exër
cises will open with the invocation
by the Rev. H. W. Woods. The sa
lutatory address by Mercedes
Kvamme and the valedictory ad
dress by Mary Alberi will immedi
ately follow. Miss Kvamme's sub
ject will be "The Latin Grammar
School", while Miss Alberi will
speak on "The American Aca
demy".
Following the addresses, a quin
tet composed of Anna Huhtala,
Mildred Spanger, Ruth Heare, El
ma Mattila and Donald Pay will
render,two vocal numbers, "Mighty
Like a Rose" and "By the Bend of
the River".
Talks by two members of the
class will follow the song numbers.
These speakers will be Robert Ball,
whose subject will be "The High
School of Today", and Ruth Chris
tian!, who will talk on "The His
tory of Carbon County High
School".
The class farewell address will
...
delivered by the class valedic
torian, Miss Alberi.
Principal C. R. Schmidt of Car
bon high school will jrnake presen
tation of the class preceding the
award of diplomas to graduating
members by W. C. Ball, chairman
of the Carbon county high school
board. Mr, Ball will also make an
nouncement of scholarship awards
and special honors that will be
made to members of the class with
outstanding scholastic records.
Two numbers by the high
school's glee club will be the clos
ing musical feature during the eve
ning exercises. The numbers se
lected are "The Shepherdess", by
S. Anna Goulet, and "Summer
Winds Blow", by Johann Strauss.
Benediction by the Rev. Mr. Woods
will bring the exercises to a close.
Presiding over the commence
ment exercises Thursday night as
master of ceremonies will be Toivo
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WHEAT FARMERS
TO VOTE MAY 25
Special to The News
Bozeman, May 15.—A week from
Saturday, or on May 25, wheat
farmers of Montana and other
wheat-growing states will deter
mine through a nationwide vote
whether they want the production
adjustment program on wheat con
tinued after 1935. Farmers in every
community of the state are urging
their neighbors to take sufficient
time off that day to vote.
The importance of the adjust
ment program is stressed by these
farmers, who point to the fact that
since the program was instituted
Montana wheat growers have real
ized more than $10,000,000 in rent
al and benefit payments alone, to
say nothing of the increased mark
et price. It affords an opportunity,
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cessories for all of the more than
50 guest cabins ànd other buildings
comprising the park were received
and installed during the weçk, ac
cording to park officials. Built at
a total outlay of $100,000, the park
is now abe to offer to guests the
finest accomodations of any like
enterprise in the northwest, they
«Spätes at the park bave been set
aw$1.25 for one-room cabins, $2
for a two-room cabin and $3 for a
three-room cabin. These rates ap
ply to a 24-hour stop at the camp.
They do not include extras such as
bedding, linen, towels, supplement
al sleeping cots and other incident
als..
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