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Our own olant on happenings in
Hardin and Big Horn County.
We are positively jubilant over the
action of the city council regarding
mosquito control. Those nasty little
bloodsuckers may not bother some
people, but they sure as the dickens
bother us—and our whole family.
We have always favored aerial
spraying—and it will get rid of other
insect pests which feed on local
fruit and vegetable gardens. Inci
dentally, a tip of the hat to Raleigh
Kraft for bringing around a peti
tion and to Bob Jacobsen for keep
ing said petition in his place of bus
iness until more than 100 names of
taxpayers were obtained.
On the dark side —we have to ad
mit we goofed. We got a new cam
era and we were doing fine with It
until Wednesday night. We went
down to take some pictures of the
winner of the VFW essay contest
getting her prize — we even took
three shots to make sure—and not
a picture did we get. Oh, well, when
he gave us instructions on operating
the new camera, Lyle Tintlnger, Jr.,
warned us that there would be days
like that. In fact he said we would
n’t really learn to operate the cam
era until we had really fouled up a
time or two. Looks like we’re on our
way!
We were pretty unhappy Tuesday
about the way the Youth Council
campaign for funds was going.
Things are looking up a little since
then—but not enough. We’d like to
call attention of our readers to the
fact that a visitor from Forsyth had
a child in the program for a week
and made a contribution of $5 to the
program—but so far only four (count
’em) local parents have sent in any
hard cash. It seems to us that par
ents of children in the program are
asking a lot of the organizations and
the taxpayers. If parents don’t think
a summer recreation program is
worth supporting—then why the
heck should anybody else be too
concerned? The contribution of the
lady from out of town should make
said parents just a little ashamed
not to help financially. It doesn’t
have to be much—but it should be
many!
There must be some tummy aches
around town. We’ve been hearing
reports that already youthful-de
spoilers have been alter the apple
trees In Hardin—and if anything
could be greener or harder to digest
than apples in their present stags,
we don’t know what it could be. But
that isn't all. Lots of gardners have
been spraying their trees regularly,
and while many of the insecticides
ussd wouldn’t be fatal they could
certainly make the kids sick—es
pecially when combined with green
apples. We suggest that parents
warn their children. And to the kids
—if you must steal fruit—and it is
n’t strictly the right thing to do—
as you psrfectly well know—why the
dickens don’t you at least give it a
chance to get good to eat. Green
apples seasoned with DDT? Ugh!
While we are on the subject of
insecticides, a member of the State
Aeronautics commission who was In
the office the other day told us that
even crop spraying pilots sometimes
are careless with them. He warned
that the directions on the container
should be read and followed before
the stuff is used, and added that
some of the crop spraying accidents
in the state have been traced to
toxic effects on pilots. All of which
means that everyone should be
darned careful. DDT and some of
the other Insect-killers have been
proved relatively harmless to hu
mans, but there are many In use
whose effects are toxic —so whether
you are a pilot or a back yard gard
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Julianne Karlin Awarded First Prize in
VFW Essay Contest on Memorial Day
Julianne Harlin of the Hardin
junior high school was awarded
first prize in the essay contest
sponsored by James Louk Post No.
7481 on “What Memorial Day Means
to Me” at the regular meeting of the
V. F. W. Auxiliary last Wednesday
evening.
The presentation was made by
Doc Kruger, post commander. Miss
Harlin and her mother, Mrs. Henry
Beck, were guests of honor at the
Auxiliary meeting.
Honorable mention in the contest
went to Mary Ellen Cox and Connie
Klein, also of the Hardin junior
Local Legion Auxiliary
Unit Receives Honor
The Hardin Unit of the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary received recog -
nltion thia week. Mrs. J. W.
Smith, last year’s president, was
notified by the department presi
dent that she was appointing a re
presentative of the local unit to be
honor page at the Department con
vention in Billings July 17, 18 and
19.
The Unit was honored because its
outstanding achievements the past
year, Mrs. Smith said.
Mrs. Alvin Torske, new Unit pres
ident, win act as personal page for
the department president, as the
unit representative.
Che f>ardin Cribune-bcrald
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF BIG HORN COUNTY
Thursday, June 25, 1959
Is First Alumnus of
College to be Trustee
Bert W. Kronmlller, local at
torney, was notified recently that
he has been elected a trustee of
Rocky Mountain college, Billings.
Kronmlller is the first alumnus of
the college to serve on the board
of trustees. He was graduated from
Rocky Mountain with the class
of 1927. Rocky was a junior college
at that time.
The local lawyer went to Creigh
ton University at Omaha, Nebr., to
complete his education.
He said Rocky Mountain is
launching a building and expansion
program, some of which is already
under way.
Big Hom County
Commissioners Go
To State Meeting
All three Big Horn County com
missioners attended the golden an
niversary convention of Montana’s
county commissioners held at Gla
cier Park lodge last week.
Attending from here were Cary V.
Mabe, George C. Miller and Henry
Esp.
The convention was the best at
tended in association history. There
were 26w county heads registered for
the sessions, representing 51 of the
56 Montana counties.
Speakers included the following:
Floyd E. Powell, warden of Mon
tana State prison, Deer Lodge, asked
support of the proposed *5,000,000
bond issue to be voted upon in No
vember 1960, to build a new state
prison.
J. Morely Cooper described the
activity of the first class of the
Montana Law Enforcement acad
emy held at Montana State college,
Bozeman.
W. H. “Pat” Johnson, president of
the National Association of County
Officials, palmetto, Ga., charged the
county heads to act with Intelligence
and foresight. He called commis
sions “the most Important officials
in a grass roots government. They
have to know their constituents and
their problems and act accordingly,”
Johnston said.
Frank Moze, a state official, de
tailed the progress of land reclassi
fication within the state, telling of
13 counties that have started timber
reclassification programs and 23
counties that have started appraisal
of improvements in their county. All
56 counties have begun land classi
fication work, he stated.
Many of the problems encountered
in committee studies were not acted
upon by the convention as a whole,
but were returned to district meet
ing for further action and study.
These Include problems in road con
struction, methods of maintaining
county budgets at their present
levels, adequate handling of com
petent personnel and problems of
welfare and taxation.
Missoula was chosen as the loca
tion for the 1960 convention.
Last Rites Wednesday
For Warren L, Adsit
Funeral services were conducted
at Champion’s Funeral home, Sher
idan, Wyo., at 1 pm. Wednesday
for Warren L. Adsit, 71-year-old
rancher, who died suddenly at his
home in the Decker community
Saturday.
He was born Feb. 23, 1888 in Mad
ison, Kan., and had lived in the
Decker-Kirby area since 1902. He
worked for various ranches, includ
ing the Spear Cattle company, in
early years. In 1907 he homesteaded
on the Decker ranch where his fam
ily still lives.
He is survived by his wife, Lor
etta, whom he married Oct. 22, 1911
in Rosebud county, two sons, Lee
Adsit, Billings, and Tom Adsit, Dec
ker; eight grandchildren and sev
eral nieces and nephews.
high. Judges were the Rev. Leon
Johnson, the Rev. Herbert W. Gus
oott and the Rev. Charles W.
Reger, s. J.
The VFW post expressed its
appreciation to the cergymen who
acted as judged and to all of the
junior high school students who
entered the contest.
The winning essay follows:
"To me, Memorial Day means to
honor veteran soldiers dead or
alive, who have fought for our
freedom down through the years.
To me that day should be a day
of triumph and mourning. Triumph
for the solders who fought for our
freedom and came back alive;
mot|rnlng for the soldiers who
fought for our freedom and lost
their lives doing so.
“These men who fought so brave
ly, If they had not done so, there
would probably not be a word such
as ‘America.’ Because of these men
we have a free and Independent
nation, free from enemy hands.
When we think of all the men who
must have died for their country,
it only seems proper to honor those
horrible days on the battlefield and
I am sure they wished many a time
to come home.
“If we have any pride at all,
we should take upon our own
learts to honor the dead. The past
they have paid for, but the future
Is what they worked for. Please
give them their last dying wish.”
Hardin, Big Hom County, Montana
County Tax
Levies Pasi
Million Mark
Total property taxes levied for
1958-59 in Big Hom county amount
ed to *1,236,639, according to figures
released this week by the Montana
Taxpayers’ association.
This was an increase of 6.8 per
cent over the previous year. Property
taxes levied increased 8 pet cent
state-wide over the same period.
Going bask ten years, the sup
ported research association reports
that property taxes have Increased
110 per cent state-wide. This com
pares with an increase of 77.7 per
cent for Big Hom county over
the ten years.
Of the *1,236,639 levies in Big
Hom county, school taxes amount
ed to *562,377, county taxes, *355,922,
<*lty taxes, *128,442, state taxes
*103,737 and miscellaneous property
taxes, *86,166. State-wide, *6.3 mill
ion additional property taxes, were,
levied for fiscal 1958-59 over the pre
vious year.
Taxes levied for 1958-59 de
creased in only two counties in
Montana—Silver Bow and Stillwater
over the previous year. The highest
percentage Increase in Montana was
in Fallon and Wibaux counties
where the Increases were 24 per
cent and 35 percent respectively.
U. S. Census Bureau reports re
veal that only three states in the
nation have a higher per capita
property tax than Montana.
According to the Montana Tax
payers’ association, citizens action
Is the key to whether or not pro
perty taxes will continue to Increase.
“Property taxes will continue their
spiral,” the association predicts,
“if taxpayers in the state do not
rise up in protest. Too often the
only people public officials hear
from are those who have some axe
to grind in labor of increased spend
ing. Montana’s budget laws give am
ple opportunity for every citizen to
inspect the county, city and school'
budgets between now and Aug. 10,
when the final levies will be
adopted.”
Gty Police Judge
Has Busy Week
With the usual large number of
public intoxication charges and some
unusual city oases, Glty Police
Judge Danielson heard an except
ional number of cases this week.
Frist on his docket for the week
was a charge against Bud Feller,
Ray Feller and Hank Wertz, charged
with resisting arrest. The complaint
was signed by City Patrolman Mar
vin Taylor, and stemmed from an
incident which had occured the pre
vious week. The Fellers and Wertz
appeared before the judge Satur
day, June 20, entered a plea of not
guilty and posted bonds of *IOO
each. The case was continued until
July 1.
Others city cases were:
June 19 —Charles Flaten, public
intoxication, *ls; John Onion, public
Intoxication, *ls; Chester Bad Boy,
public intoxication (sth arrest since
Jan. 1 ), fined $25 and given a
90-day jail sentence, which was sus
pended on condition that he stay
out of town.
June 22 — Amando Raminez and
Fern Lucero of Billings, unlawful
co-habitation, pleaded guilty fined
*25 each and given a 90-day jail
sentence, suspended on payment of
the fine and condition that they
stay out of town. Raminez was also
charged with resisting arrest. He
pleaded not guilty, and was tried
June 23. He was found guilty and
fined *SO and given a 90-day sent
ence, to begin after the previous
sentence had been completed.
June 22—Larry Enemy, public
intoxication, *ls; Frank Garger,
public intoxication, sls; Cyrus Little
Owl, public intoxication, $25; Ber
nard Tobacco, public intoxication,
fined *25 and given 90-day jail
sentence, suspended on condition
that he stay out of town.
June 22—Flora Not Afraid, public
Intoxication, *ls; Victor Three
Irons, public intoxication, *ls; Clem
Stops, public intoxication, *ls; Jim
Adams, public intoxication, *25;
Ralph Brown, distrubing the peace,
$25; Tom Rowland, public intoxica
tion, *ls.
June 22 - Terry J. claymore, public
intoxication, *ls; Paul Morning,
public intoxication, *25; John Ken
nard, public intoxication. sls; John
Takes the Horse, public intoxication,
sls; Ray Valdez, careless driving,
*lO bond.
June 23 - Lawrence Claud Anderson,
disturbing the peace (loud muffler,),
$10; Charles Parshall, public intox
ication, *ls; Charles Blackburn,
escape from custody of city police,
pleaded guilty and given a 30-day
jail sentence.
Officials Set County
Fire Control Season
Sheriff Roy Riley this morning
informed the Tribune-Herald that
the County commissioners and the
Superintendent of the Crow Indian
reservation had just taken action in
setting a fire season in Big Hom
county beginning July 1.
Anyone who wishes to bum with
in the boundaries of the county on
or after that date must obtain a per
mit from the sheriff's office In Har
din or the Forest Service office in
Crow Agency.
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Operating a closed circuit TV
camera during an indoctrination
tour of the Operational Control
center at U. S. Atlantic Fleet head
quarters, Norfolk, Va., is Midship
man l|c L L. Lammers, son of Mrs.
Mayma Lammers of Hardin. As a
part of his summer training he
sailed on Monday, June 15, aboard
the destorjjer USS Putnam for
fleet maneuvers which will include
a visit to the Great Lakes, where
he will participate in the Navy’s
Operation Inland Seas.
Local Flyer Draws
First Conviction in
State On Violations
Fred J. Weibert of Garryowen, a
crop spraying pilot, was fined Tues
day in the first action of its kind
taken this year by the Montana
Aeronautice commission.
The complaining witness in the
case was Frank W. Wiley a director
of the state commission, who ap
peared in the justice court of
Russell Danielson. Assistant County
Attorney Richard Hovland was pro
secutor.
Weibert was charged with violat
ing the laws of the state of Montana
and the regulations of the State
Aeronautics commission. It was all
eged that he failed to register as
ah agricultural pilot, that he failed
to register his airplane (a Piper
Supercub) as an agricultural plane,
and that he failed to have his
plane covered by property damage
and public liability insurance.
The pilot entered a plea of guilty,
and was fined *25 for failure to
register as a pilot and (100 for lack
of Insurance and failure to resister
the plahe.
Wiley :said the commission usually
has about a half dozen similar cases
each year. He said the number
of agricultural pilots Is showing a
steady increase in this state, that
about 300 agricultural airplanes have
been registered this year.
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New Montana Law
Requires Proof of Age
For Marriage License
Wheter it’s “love at first sight"
or a long engagement, anyone who
decides to get married in Montana
after July 1 had better first locate
their birth certificates.
Mrs. Goldie E. Finlayson, clerk of
the district court in Hardin, point
ed out that a revised state law
which goes to effect July 1 will
make it necessary for marriage
license applicants to prove their
age. No such proof was previously
required.
The revised law says that clerks
must demand “ a birth certificate cr
other satisfactory evidence of age”
before Issuing a marriage license.
However the law does not define
the "other evidence.”
Mrs. Finlayson suggested that
a baptismal certificate, parental
affidavit, inscrptlon in a family
Bible or school entrance records
probably would be acceptable.
"We know a lot of people are
contemplating marriage during the
next months." Mrs. Finlayson said.
"We certainly don’t wish them any
unnecessary expense or delay that
might result if they failed to bring
the necessary birth records when
they apply for a license."
Any Inquires regarding the new
license requirement, whether by
phone or letter, will be answered
gladly, the clerk said.
Other aspects of the law have not
been changed, Mrs. Finlayson stated.
Still required are premarital blood
tests and parental or guardian con
sent for under-age applicants (boys
under 21 and girls under 18.)
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CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
Grant Hilton was brought before
Justice of the Peace R. L. Daniel
son Tuesday on a charge of third
degree assault.
His wife, Dolores Hilton, was
complaining witness. The case was
continued until Saturday, June 27.
NOTICE
At the request of oar advert
isers, the Tribane-Herald will
be printed on day early next
week. It will come oat on Wed
nesday instead of Thursday.
This is done so that the
paper will reach oar out-of-town
subscribers in time for them to
check the ads before Friday.
The stores will be closed Satur
day, since It is Indepence day.
Our correspondents are asked
to get their news in one day
earlier. Deadline for advertising
will be: Display advertising,
5 p. m. Monday; legal advert
ising, 10 a. m. Tuesday; classifi
ed advertising, noon Tuesday.
VOL. 52, NO. 26
Kronmlller Talks
To Officials About
Crow Indian Affairs
Bert W. Kronmlller returned Sun
day from Washington, D. C., where
he spent several days discussing
matters pertaining to the affairs of
the Crow Indian tribe with govern
ment officials.
He conferred with Ex-Senator
Burton K. Wheeler concerning the
tribe's case to recover the “balance
of just compensation" on the right
of way for the Yellowtail dam.
He also interviewed several mem
bers of Congress concerning pend
ing legislation which would amend
Section 6 of the Crow Allotment
act. At present, the law provides
that mineral rights (including oil
royalties) on the reservation are the
property of the tribe until 1970. At
that time, rights would be turned
over to the individual Crow allot
tees, Kronmlller said.
The oil companies have been re
luctant to lease mineral rights, he
added, because at the end of a ten
year period, the present law would
require that the leases be re-nego
tiated with Individuals.
The amendment which is schedul
ed for action in the U. S. Congress:
during this session, would permit
the Crow tribe to lease lands at
present and arrange for the lease
to be extended past 1970.
Long-term leases would become
legal if the amendment is passed.
83rd Anniversary of
Battle of Little Big
Horn is Observed
Custer Battlefield National mon
ument Is observing the 83rd Ann
iversary of the Battle of the Little
Big Horn June 25 and 26, Super
intendent Thomas K. Garry has
announced.
Not so well known as "Custer's
Last Stand” was that part of the
battle fought fives miles away by
the Reno-Benteen portion of Cus
ter’s command, Gary said. Where
all of Custer's Immediate group
were killed, many of those with
Reno and Benteen survived and
have recounted their experiences
during the two-day battle agMnst
great odds and under desparate
conditions.
To commemorate the anniversary
and supply visitors with informa
tion, Park Historian Don Rickey
Jr. hgs developed a self-guided trail
around the defense positions of the
Reno-Benteen battlefield, and has
prepared a pamphlet explaining
points of special Interest. Featured
are remarks by the men, quoted
from the diaries and reports of the
battle.
Much information about the Reno
Benteen defense site was obtained
as a result of archeologtlcal re
search and restoration accompllsed
last year under the Mission 66 pro
gram of the National Park service,
i ten-year program begun in 1956
for the development of adequate
facilities and services necessary for
visitor enjoyment, comfort and
safety, and area protection, acord
inf to Gary.
Will Ordain New
Lutheran Minister
Ordination and Installation ser
vices will be held for Candidate-
Elect Raymond Thomas at Re
deemer Lutheran church here on
Sunday, July 12, it was announced
this week.
The service will be held at 4 p.m.
with the Rev. Paul Freiburger of
Billings, president of the Montana
District of Missouri Synod Lutheran
churches, in charge. A fellowship
picnic in the city park will follow.
Mr. Thomas was graduated this
spring from Concordia seminary, St.
Louis, Mo. He is married and has
one child. He and his family are ex
pected to arrive in Hardin about
July 8. In addition to the Hardin
church, he will be in charge of St.
John's Lutheran church, St. Xavier,
and Christ Lutheran church, Cus
ter.
County-Wide Session
On Schools Planned
All persons In Big Hom county
who are interested in the public
schools are invited to attend an
open meeting sponsored by the Farm
Bureau In Lodge Grass on Friday,
July 17, at 8 pm.
The session will be held in the
R. E. A. building.
Sam Denny, chairman of the
Board of Trustees of School District
No. 17H has been asked to sum
marize the recommendations of the
Peabody report, which is a study
suggesting changes In some of the
public school prattles and admin
istration in the state.
State Representative Clyde Hawks,
member of Governor Hugo Aron
son's committee on School district
Reorganization and Finance, will
conduct a discussion. Mr. Hawks
has already attended an organizat
ion meeting of this committee, held
In June, and will go to another sess
ion In August.
He States that heis anious to
hear the opinions of the citizens
of this county on any action which
might be taken by the state legisl
ature concerning the schools.
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DISEASES REPORTED
Two chicken pox, one measles,
one pink eye. one syphilis and one
tuberculous cases were reported for
the week ending June 20 by Mont
ana.
Funds Slill Urgently Needed
For 1959 Recreation Program
Not nearly enough money has
been contributed to the Hardin
Youth council to keep the recreat
ion program running through the
summer, it was learned at the
regular meeting of the council Mon
day evening.
The Council set July 1 as the
date when contributions must be
in, so that the continuation of the
program through the remainder of
the summer can be assured.
It was announced that Mayor Joe
Lammers has offered to match the
first *25 sent in by parents in
ontributions.
Organizations which have given
toward the recreation program In
clude the James Louk post of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, the V.
F. W- Auxiliary, the American
Legion, the Lions club, and the
Kiwanis clqb. Donations have also
come from the Hardin Tribune-
Herald. Big Horn County Bank,
Leßoy Wallin. J. J. Ping, E. S.
Mclnytre. E. O. Preston. Logan
Gookin, William Burkhardt and
from Mrs. William Broadus, Jr., of
Forsyth. Mont.
Other matters were also discussed
at the meeting. An adult swimming
class will be formed, with a flat
fee charged for the season, it was
decided. Registrations will be ac-
20 Highway Traffic
Violators Brought
Into Justice Court
The State Highway Patrol brought
in 20 violators of the state traffic
code on a total of 13 different
charges this week. Most serious were
three accused of driving while in
toxicated.
Those who came before Justice
of the Peace R. L. Danielson were:
June 19—Margaret Anne Saunders
Denver, Colo., speeding, *lO bond;
Bobble Andrew Lounsbury, Billings,
exceeding the weight limit, *25 bond;
David Edwin Burnham, Hardin,
driving without a drivers’ license,
*lO bond: Donald Covner, Crow
Agency, acting as chauffeur with
out chauffeur’s license, *lO bond and
interfering with traffic while back
ing. *lO bond.
June 19—David Edwin Burnham.
Hardin operating without current
plates, pleaded not guilty, trial held
June 23, found guilty and fined *10;
Gary Donald Hill, Sheridan, exceed
ing construction zone speed limit,
*lO bond; Robert Vincent Patter
son, st. Pattersburg. Fla., exceeding
truck speed limit, *lO bond.
June 22—Arthur Stewart, Crow
Agency, driving while Intoxicated,
fined *125; Dorothy Wells Kraft,
Hardin, driving while intoxicated,
*l5O bond; Philip Ross Walling.
Lewistown, exceeding night speed
limit, *2O bond.
June 22—James Dan Kennard,
Grove City. Ohio, driving without a
drivers’ license, *lO bond, reckless
driving, *25 bond; Jerry Shannon
Billings, driving without a drivers'
license, *lO bond; David Pressley
Findley. Helena, driving while intox
icated, fined *l5O.
Appearing before Justice of the
Peace Ray Morissette were:
June 15—David Bartholemew Day
ton. Wyo.. exceeding night speed
limit, sls bond.
June 17—Orville H. Maze, Billings,
improper plates, *lO.
June 18—David Osness, Pompeys
Pillar, driving without drivers’ lic
ense in possession, case dismissed
Jun-? 21—Chester Alden. Crow
Agency, driving without a drivers’
license. *lO bond; Harold B. Mann.
Billings, operating without current
plates, $lO bond.
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Week's Weather
As recorded by Holly Sugar Cor
poration, Hardin, for the week end
ing June 25.
High, June 21, 94 degress.
Low. June 22. 57 degrees.
Precipitation for week. .52 Inches.
Precipitation for the year to date,
5.34 Inches.
Big Hom County Citizens Warned of
"Sharp Operators" by County Attorney
“Fly by night” repairman and
salesman are again In season, warns
Harold G. Stanton, County attorney.
It Is the time of year, he pointed
out, when these individual descent
upon Hardin, Lodge Grass, and the
surrounding rural areas, offering
bargain-priced work and repairs io
unsuspecting people, or selling them
items which fail to live up the
flowery description when and if the
articles or work are delivered.
These people are professionals at
their specialized rackets and often
operate them successfully for years.
Stanton added. They know the re
quirements of the criminal law
and they carefully and deliberately
evade it. Their methods make it
extremely difficult, if not imposs
ible. for the law to stop their opera
tion. There is a great deal of
difference. Stanton emphasized, be
tween the elements of a criminal
charge of fraud and a civil suit for
breacli of conduct or breach ot
warranty.
This fact is well known to law
enforcement agencies all over the
jountry. but it is sometimes diffi
cult for the individual who suffers
the loss to understand.
Often the individual who is seek
ing a "bargain” or trying to get
"something for nothing" is the one
who becomes easy prey for the fast
operator. "If people will just realize,"
said Stanton, "that they usually re
ceive just what they pay for and
that the itinerant workman cannot
cepted either at the Hardin Tribune -
Herald or by the instructor, Dick
Imer. He may be reached by tele
phoning 148. Fees will be put
into the Youth Council treasury.
Imer also asked that children be
low school age be kept away from
the recreation classes, particularly
the swimming classes. He pointed
out that it is Impossible to watch
small children and at the same
time give Instruction to those in
the classes.
Spraying lor
Mosquitoes
Is Approved
At a special meeting Tuesday
evening the City Council approved
a plan for regular aerial spraying
of Hardin for mosquito control.
Funds have already been set aside
for this purpose. The city will buy
the Insecticide ( a DDT preparation)
and the spraying will be done by
Bob Boles. He has offered to do the
job at cost, and will make no charge
tor his services.
The spraying will be done as early
as possible in the mornings. It win
be a continuous program, and win
be done as often as necessary. City
officials said that some spraying of
vegetation along alleys may also be
done to get the insects which re
main underneath leaves where aer
ial spraying does not reach.
It was also suggested that Hardin
residents could help the program by
spraying, with special attention to
areas where shrubbery and plants
might keep the overhead spraying
from being effective.
The City council also set up two
special improvement districts and
called for bids on several blocks of
curbs, gutters and asphalt paving in
these districts. The legal notices
calling for bids appear in this issue
of the Hardin TribUhe-Herald.
Baseball, Other Sports
Topics for Kiwanis
The special guests at the regular
noon luncheon meeting of the Har
din Kiwanis club discussed baseball
and other sports activities Wednes
day.
Maury Enright, business manager
for the Billings Mustangs, and a
Midland Empire sports enthusiast
for many years, talked on the im
portance of sports, and the attitudes
that can be fostered in the youth
who DartidD&te.
He emphasised that In his opin
ion, the importance of winning is
often stressed to the exclusion of
the other values a sport has to of
fer. Participation in sports activi
ties is the vital thing, he said. The
time boys spend playing baseball
and Indulging in other sports activi
ties keeps them from less desiraUe
activities, and also should teach re
spect for rules and good sportsman
ship.
Kurowski spoke on baseball—from
the Babe Ruth league through the
Big Leagues.
Other Kiwanis guests were Dean
Kundas. Billings; Herb LeSeur of
the Yellowstone Kiwanis club. Bil
lings; and Richard Novark. Logan
Gookin and Fred Lind of Hardin.
Local Girls Serves as
State Rainbow Officer
Miss Genie Thorberg served as
Grand Recorder at the sessions of
the Montana Grand Assembly of the
Order of Rainbow for Girls at Glen
dive June 14, 15 and 16.
Miss Sydney Zeller was appointed
to serve as Grand Representative of
Mississippi this year.
Miss Thorberg was elected to her
office and Installed at the 1968
Grand Assembly.
Also making the trip to Glendive
were the Misses Sharon Curry and
Carolyn Samuelson and Mrs. Wil
liam Talmage, mother advisor.
operate any more economically than
the local contractor or merchant,
these racketeers would soon find
themselves without a market.
Stanton described the methods of
operation ot these "sharpies.” A
favorite trick is the itinerant con
tractor is to agree to perform certain
work for a set amount. The price
is usually ridiculously low when
compared with a legitimate bid by
a local contractor. When the work
is performed (Often in a slip-shod
manner, and often uncompleted due
to a ‘misunderstood’ agreement or
'hole’ In the contract), the contract
or skips town without paying work
ers who have expanded honest labor
on the project, and lumber yards,
etc., who have furnshed the mater
ials. These people then must place
hens upon the property to protect
themselves and the lelns must be
paid by the property owner. Instead
of a person receiving a bargain job,
he ends up paying twice for what
is usually a poor job which has to
be redone later by local contractors."
TURNED OVER TO CITY
Charles Blackburn, picked up in
Billings last week on a charge of
"escape from other than a state pri
son. to wit the Hardin city jail” was
arraigned before Justice of the
Peace R. L. Danielson Sunday.
County Attorney Harold Stanton
was complaining witness.
Blackburn was turned over to the
jurisdiction of the city police court.