The Herald-news., December 31, 1942, Image 2

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CENTRAL PORTION
OF STATE YIELDS
SCRAP TREASURE
CAST IRON CULVERTS FOUND IN
ABANDONED RAILROAD BED
EAST OF LEWISTOWN
A multi-million dollar railroad ex
pansion project of more than a
quarter of a century ago is playing an
important role in Montana's part in
winning World war 2.
Shortly before the outbreak of the
first World war, the Great Northern
railway started construction of a
roadbed east of Lewistown. Had all
gone well there would have been a
second ‘main line” across Montana,
as there is across much of North
Dakota today.
The war came along, however,
after several million dollars had been
spent. Work was suspended. Between
wars there were depressions and an
increase in highway trucking, mak
ing the wisdom of completion of the
project doubtful. The extension was
finally written off from the "new
construction” program.
Last summer West L. Powell, Great
Falls scrap broker and manager of
the Industrial Machinery & Steel Co.,
Was traveling along the highway be
tween Lewistown and Grass Range. In
his many journeys along this highway
he had seen the old railway roadbed,
which had never had rails on it. He
was looking for scrap, but little sus
pected a real "gold mine” lay so close
to him.
Birds Provide Clue
A covey of birds, flushed from the
roadside, provided the first clue. He
noticed the birds seemed to disappear
amid the weeds which grew especially
heavy at a certain point at the base
of the unused railroad grade.
Investigating, Powell discovered the
hiding place of the birds was a cast
iron culvert, laid on the ground to
provide drainage when the railroad
grade was first constructed.
Now cast-iron is in special demand
by several of Powell's clients. Scrap
steel goes to the steel mills of the na
" tion to make more steel. Srap iron
is needed for fabricating iron balls
which are used to crush copper ore
from some of the Utah fields. Cast
iron pipe is in demand in many in
dustries.
It took only a little further in
vestigation to discover that the Great
Northern had placed scores of these
cast-iron pipes along the right of way
for drainage. Each was 12 feet long
with the standard bell fitting. The
pipes were 24 and 36 inches in di
ameter, an inch or more thick, and
weighed from 2 to 24 tons each.
The Great Northern quickly agreed
that the valuable metal should be
placed at the disposal of industries
which could use it in winning the
present war. Furthermore it has or
dered an investigation of all aban
doned grades elsewhere on the sys
tem, in the hope of discovering new
supplies of scrap.
“Hundreds of Tons”
Meanwhile the work of removing
the cast-iron culverts proceeds when
weather permits. No one 1s quite sure
how much of the metal there is. The
best estimates are that there are
"hundreds of tons” buried along a 40
to 50 mile stretch extending eastward
from Lewistown.
Wherever possible the sections ot
pipe are removed without breaking, i
Such sections are going to the De
fense Plant Corp., which Is building a J
new steel mill near Provo,' Utah. What!
once were simple drainage culverts 1
are becoming part of the permanent!
pipe system of the steelworks.
The broken sections, for the present
at least, are going to the Utah Copper
Co. plant at Arthur and Magna, Utah,
to be made up into iron balls used In
crushing ore for another phase of the
war work.
Despite the recent "find," the de
mand for scrap iron is far from filled.
Powell has been forced to ship in 1
scrap from as far west as Bellingham,
Wash., to serve intermountain clients.
His firm has handled approximately
50,000,000 pounds this year for the
copper industry. It is estimated that
50,000 tons will be required in the
coming year.
Scrap is scrap to the average per
son who donates to a salvage drive,
but there is a difference to those in
the business. Scrap steel and scrap
iron, although they look much alike
to the novice, have entirely different
uses and must be separated to be of
value to industry. In the usual run
of operations, dealers will get about
four cars of scrap steel to every car of
scrap iron.
Wheeler Got Results
Powell, whose principal interest is
in scrap iron, naturally runs across
considerable scrap steel which must
be disposed of In order to acquire the
iron. Last summer he took up the
matter of high freight rates and
OPA ceilings on scrap steel prices with
Senator Wheeler. The latter wired
Leon Henderson in August that these
conditions made it impossible to ship
much of the metal known to be avail
able.
There were repercussions. There
were statements that the scrap was
moving. But the fact remained that
much of the scrap was located at such
a distance from railroads that the
trucking charges alone exceeded the
maximum prices allowed under OPA
schedules.
Powell says Wheeler’s wire got re
sults. In recent weeks he has obtained
authority from Amory Houghton, di
rector general of operations for the
war production board, to ship several
thousand tons of scrap steel from
Montana, Wyoming and Utah to mills
in the Chicago area, with the steel
mills absorbing the freight casts.
Under the original OPA order, mills
were permitted to absorb not more
than $5 a ton of the freight charges.
Men In the scrap business are not
duplicating the work of county sal
»-Wtge committees set up over the na-
MUp, nor are they working In conflict
sllli these committees. -t
Scrap brokers have clients with de-<
finite needs and the quicker the ma-
News Briefs'
From the Treasure State |
BUTTE — Mrs. Margaret Regan, a
resident of Butte for the last 60 years
died at the home of her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Williams. Mrs. Regan was a native of
Ireland.
JORDAN—Mrs. L. A. Swanser re
ceived notice that her elder son, Wil
lard Coulter, 21, was killed at Gaudal
canal during November. Willard en
listed in 1940 at Dawson, N. D., where
he lived for several years.
HELENA — Henry Yeager, secretary
of the Montana apprenticeship council,
announced the council had received
word that the federal government has
assigned an apprenticeship specialist to
work full time in Montana and parts
of Idaho and Wyoming.
BulT'E —A total of 361 men enlisted
at United States army headquarters
here during the first 15 days of
December, Lieut. Col. Irwin W. Claw
son, chief of the Montana recruiting
station, announced.
LIVINGSTON — A. H. Blekastad,
district roadmaster for the Northern
Pacific railway here, has been trans
ferred to a similar position at Helena.
J. A. McLauglin of Missoula succeeds
Blekastad here. O. B. Sorenson, track
supervisor at Misoula, became acting
roadmaster at Missoula.
LIVINGSTON — Maj. Wilbur Grant
Miller of Livingston, who has been
missing since he led an aerial attack
against the Japanese in the Aleutian
islands on Sept. 28, is believed to be
a prisoner of the Japanese. Major
Miller recently was awarded the
Purple Heart medal for courage and
leadership.
HELENA—The federal employment
service said that during November it
had placed 5,436 workers in positions
in Montana. O. C. Lamport, director,
said that of the total 2,134 were given
agricultural employment. During the
same month last year the service
found work for 1,435 persons, 202 of
them in agriculture.
LEWISTOWN — William J. Pitt, 85,
pioneer rancher of Casino creek, died
suddenly at his home with a heart at
tack. A native of England, he came
to this country while still a young
man ard settled first in Nebraska,
where he was married. He came to
Fergus county with his wife and family I
nearly 50 years ago and located on
Casino creek.
ANACONDA — Tax collections in
Deer Lodge county on the 1942 as
sessment set an alltime record on Nov.
30. it was announced byb Frank X.
Barich, County treasurer. The total
collections amounted to $280,101.26.
Treasurer Barich said that collections
on the 1942 assessment by the end of
last month had exceeded by more than
$3,500 the collection for the correspond
ing period in 1941.
BILLINGS—WaIter Mackin of Bill
ings was awarded the contract to con
struct an untreated timber bridge over
the Yellowstone river at Columbus on
the road to the Stillwater county
chrom mines when bids were opened
by the state highway department.
Mackin’s bid was $25,954.25, with the
state to furnish the material. Con
struction labor will be financed with
federal funds.
HELENA—AII there lives Virgil W. |
Benson and Bernard S. Benson, 20-.
year-old twins of Manhattan, have 1
followed a closely-associated pattern !
of living. War, apparently, will not'
make any material change in the
twins’ scheme of things. They com
pleted enlistment at the navy re
cruiting stations here as apprentice
seamen In the naval reserve and left
together for the naval training sta- ’
tion at Farragut, Idaho.
BUTTE — Patrick E. Gleason, well
known former Butte resident and
sports enthusiast, died in Seattle after
a lingering Illness. Gleason was a na- i
tive of Butte and during his many
years residence here took an active
part in community affairs, especially i
in sports. He was a great lover of base-'
ball and played with the Butte and I
Walkerville baseball teams for many |
seasons. He moved his family to Seattle !
about 14 years ago.
LEWISTOWN — Edward Foster, 76,
pioneer Lewistown real estate operator
and veteran of the Spanish-American
war, died at the St. Joseph hospital.
| He came to Lewistown in the 1890's
I and entered the real estate business.
At the outbreak of the Spanish-Ameri
can war he volunteered. As first
lieutenant of the first Montana in
fantry, he served throughout the
, Philippine campaign. At the end of
: the war he returned to Lewistown and
resumed his real estate business, which
। he had operated continuously since.
HELENA — Forty Chinese pheasant
I hens were liberated in the Green
' Meadow farm game preserve in the
' Helena valley after transplanting from
i the Milk river valley near Malta. The
plant was the second such to be made
of wild birds from overpopulated
areas. Other plants have been of birds
terial is found to fill these needs, the
quicker the raw materials will be
turned out to help win the war.
Hauled 65 Miles
Scrap from the Little Ben mine at
Landusky is being hauled 65 miles by
truck to reach the railroad. The old
Midwest refinery at Casper, Wyo., is
being dismantled. Much of the steel
from this plant is going into plate
for lining ore cars. Last summer
Powell located 1,000 tons of steel plate
in an old gold dredge high in the
mountains near Murray, Idaho. It
had not been used for years. The
dredge must be dismantled and the
steel hauled 32 miles over narrow
roads before It can be made available
to the war effort.
One of the biggest single pieces of
“scyap" In Montana was an obsolete
still at the Arrow oil refinery at
Lewistown. It weighed 42 tons. Instead
of being converted into new steel, it
is being cut up for pipe flanges by the
Defense Plant Corp., thus speeding
the day when It is in service again.
nUjßiTjOhs new TJAR &shEs
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4^I?BOHYORATE^ s
The recipes below fit nicely Into
your New Year’s Day mean but
equally well Into any menu sched
uled after the holiday. Pasted on
cards, they will add to your grow
ing list of nutrition recipes for
wartime meals.
Frozen Fruit Salad
2 cups orange sections
% cup white corn syrup
1 tablespoon flour
y 3 cup lemon juice
2 egg yolks, beaten
% cup heavy cream, whipped
Place syrup in double boiler, add
flour gradually, stirring to blend.
Cook for 10 minutes, stirring con
stantly. Gradually add lemon juice
and beaten eggs and cook for 5
minutes longer, stirring constantly.
Remove from stove, cool and add
to orange sections. Fold in whipped
cream and place in freezing tray of
refrigerator. Freeze until firm.
Slice or cut into squares and serve
on crisp lettuce. .
Roast Breast of Veal
With Macaroni Stuffing
3 lb. veal breast
T cup dry bread crumbs
% cup chopped celery
44 cup tomatoes
44 lb. macaroni
% cup finely chopped onions
% cup chopped green peppers
44 cup butter or margarine
Salt, pepper and poultry
seasoning
hatched at state hatcheries. Also
liberated were four Hungarian par
tridges taken in the same area. All the
i birds were taken by the wildlife res
toration division of the state fish and
game department.
BUTTE —Mrs. John Lawrence Han
nifin, prominent Butte pioneer school
teacher and church leader died at her
' home recently. During her 50 years’
residence In Butte, Mrs. Hannifin be
came known and loved by thousands
through her early career as a teacher
and later as the wife of one of the
state's leading optometrists. A native
of Phoenixville, Pa., Mrs. Hannifin
came west as a young woman and
lived for a time at Virginia City, Mont.
Then she came to Butte, beginning her
teaching career.
GREAT FALLS—Guy Talbot Jr., 30,
Great Flals man who was killed in the
crash of the Western Air lines plane
near Salt Lake City, was a pioneer
in the aviation Industry, with wide ex
perience in both traffic and operations
departments. He was employed by
Western Air lines for the last year.
He came to Great Falls Aug. 24 to
take over his duties as regional man
ager for the line, in the territory ex
tending from Salt Lake City to Leth
bridge, Alta., with headquarters here.
Slim Button-Fronter
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I I 9942
Every mature woman will welcome
this slim-and-trim cotton frock. It’s
easy to make from the Marian Martin
Pattern 9942. The smart front button
ing is convenient for quick dressing
and ironing. And the princess lines
are so figure-flattering I Add ruffling
for a crisp trim.
Pattern 9942 may be ordered only in
women's sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46
and 48. Size 36 requires 4% yards 35
inch; 1% yards ruffling.
Send 16 cents In coins for this
Marian Martin pattern. Write plainly
size, name, address and style number.
Our winter pattern book covers the
entire American- fashion front, with
smart, practical, easy-to-sew styles
for everyone. It has gift tips; a basic
wartime wardrobe; school wear. Pat
tern book, 10 cents.
Send your order to Pattern Depart
ment, MN, 232 W. 18th St., New York,
N. Y.
THE HERALD-NEWS
Have butcher remove bone from
veal breast, cutting a pocket out
from the end. Cook macaroni in
144 cups of salted water, stirring
until cooked and all water is ab
sorbed. Combine with other ingre
dients. Toss gently to mix. Stuff
into breast of veal pocket. (Cook
remaining dressing In pan around
the meat.)
Place stuffed breast in an open
roasting pan, season meat well, and
roast in a moderate oven, 325 de
grees for about two and one half
hours. Serves 6.
Spinach Ring
2 tablespoons butter
y 3 cup quick-cooking tapioca
144 teaspoons salt
1 cup milk
44 cup grated American cheese
2 tablespoons minced onion
2 eggs, well beaten
1 cup drained cooked spinach,
finely chopped
1 cup grated raw carrota
1 teaspoon vinegar
44 teaspoon dry mustard
Dash of pepper
Combine butter, tapioca, salt, and
milk in saucepan. Bring mixture
quickly to a full boll over direct
heat, stirring constantly. Remove
from fire. Add grated cheese, onion,
eggs, spinach, carrots, vinegar,
mustard, and pepper. Mix thor
oughly. Turn into well-greased ring
mold. Bake in hot oven (40Q’ F.)
Before coming to Great Falls he
served as district traffic manager for
the line with headquarters at Long
Beach, Calif., and as acting regional
manager in the Las Vegas, Los Angeles
and Long Beach area.
Practical
Health Hints
By DR. J. A. TOBEY
Milk Makes War
Workers Rugged
The speed, efficiency, and earn
ing capacity of every war worker de
pends largely on
F 1 the food that he
eats. Experience
has P roven that a
t | proper diet actual
' Illy promotes pro
-3 duction, thus help
' j in 8 to win the war.
The mainstays of
,-U the war worker’s
yYt diet should be pure
milk, enriched
bread, meats,
Dr. J. A. Tobey frults and other
protective foods. These are foods that
build muscle, prevent fatigue, and help,
to keep the mind alert. These are
foods that give best all-around
nourishment.
Milk, our most nearly perfect food,
is particularly valuable for men and
women In Industry, as it is for persons
of all ages in all walks of life. Milk
is a prominent feature In our army
diet. Fighters behind the Unes, those
on the home front, also require milk
every day.
An ideal type of milk for the war
worker is homogenized vitamin D milk.
This is pasteurized fluid whole milk
which has been carefully fortified with
vitamin D to give it an ample supply
of this Important vitamin. It has been
homogenized, a process which splits
. up and disperses the fat particles, thus
making the milk even more easily
digestible.
Homogenized vitamin D milk not
only is rich in “sunshine” vitamin D,
but is likewise an abundant source of
vitamin A and riboflavin or vitamin
B-l, which must, however, be obtained
mainly from foods rich In thiamine,
such as enriched white bread, lean
pork, and properly cooked vegetables
This milk Is, furthermore, an ex
cellent cheap source of bone-building
। calcium and phosphorous, food min
erals which are put to work In the
body by vitamin D. It contains also
a beneficial supply of Valuable body
building proteins, and of necessary
food-energy.
Indoor workers and all persons who
labor In our dark winter climate are
benefited by vitamin D. This nutrient
Is essential, too, for young infants and
growing children, so that they may
develop strong bones and sound teeth.
Pure milk, such as the homogenized
vitamin D milk, should replace soft
drinks and other less nourishing bev
erages in the war worker’s meals,
i Milk gives strength, stamina, and
vitality.
BUTTRAM SAYS
OIL SHORTAGE
IS AT HAND
Subsidies to Increase exploration for
oil are “unproved theoretical and
mythical," according to Frank But
tram, president of Independent Pe
troleum Association. He states that an
immediate shortage is at hand, due to
(1) lack of manpower, (2) lack of ma
terial and equipment and (3) inade
quate price for crude oil arbitrarily
frozen below the cost of producing and
below the levels of other commodity
prices.
$
A thoroughfare called Peep o’ Day
Lane has been discovered in Dundee,
Scotland.
By BETTY BARCLAY
50 minutes, or until firm. Unmold
and fill center with creamed .fish,
left-over meat, or mushrooms.
Serves 6.
Vanilla Fig Rennet-Custard
1 package vanilla rennet powder
1% cups milk, not canned
44 lb. dried figs
44 cup cream
Wash figs and put through meat
grinder, using fine cutter. Add
cream and work into a paste. Beat
figs thoroughly into milk with egg
beater. Warm the milk slowly to
lukewarm and proceed with the
directions on package. Chill, then
serve. «
Fun With Games
A kit of games is a good recipe
for enjoying the extra evenings
which must be spent at home in 9
wartime. Ranger Commandos is a
new favorite that’s Inspired by our
soldiers' exploits on the invasion
coast Flinch, the game that’s
played with 150 numbered cards. Is
a game that all the family can en
joy and It’s fun for parties too.
Camelot the battle game that’s a
development of checkers and chess
Is another favorite for home eve
nings. School age children are just
as enthusiastic about Monopoly,
the real estate trading game, as
their elders.
SCHOOL GIVEN
RUSSELL PICTURE
The name of one of Montana’s most
distinguished citizens, the late John
Gillie, has been perpetuated at Mon
tana School of Mines through the
presentation by Mr. Gillie’s wife and
daughters of one of Russell’s finer
oil paintings entitled, "The Grey
Wolf.”
Gillie, who was one of the pioneer
mining engineers of Montana, was for
many years manager of the Anaconda
Copper Mining Co. at Butte. Gillie,
who passed away in 1941, was the last
surviving member of the commission
which was appointed in 1896 to super
vise the design and construction of
the first building on the School of
Mines campus. Other members of the
board, all of whom were prominent
citizens of Butte at that time, were
F. E. Sargeant, C. W. Goodale, W. W.
Dixon, and John H. Leyson.
The frame of the Russell picture
bears a bronze plaque presented by
the Anaconda Copper Mining Co. and
bears the inscription: “Presented to
Montana School of Mines in memory
of John Gillie, one of the founders of
this institution and a distinguished
mining engineer who devoted his life
to the development of the mines of
i Butte.” The gift of his wife and
daughters hangs in an honored spot
over the fireplace In the main resi
i dence hall of the School of Mines.
The picture Itself was a gift from
| Russell to the first Mrs. Gillie. The
presentation was arranged for by Mr.
Gillie's widow and by his daughters,
Mrs. Henry G. S. Wallace of Coronado
and' Mrs. John W. Vann of Washing
ton, D. C.
THE TRUTHFUL ANSWER
My sister was taking her small niece
with her on an errand. She was think
ing of her errands and not about how
fast she was walking, until she heard
Beth puffing along beside her. She
inquired, “Am I walking too fast,
Beth?"
"No. you're not," Beth replied, “but
I am.”
CASUAL
Here’s a uem cf a jacket for winter
sports, underheated homes and offices.
Songstress Margaret Phelan wears It
with a natural gabardine skirt around
'the Hollywood studios and with slacks
for ranch weekends. The front is of
brown wool, while the back, sleeves and
facing arc in beige and brown Glen
plaid.
Read the Classified Advertisements
Nighty
Coughing
WHEN A COW stuffs up the nose,
causes mouth breathing, throat
tickle and night coughing, use
this time-tested Vicks treatment
that goes to work Instantly ...
2 way* at once I
At bedtime rub good old Vicks
Vapoßub on throat, chest and
back. Then watch its PENETRATING
STIMULATING action bring relief
from distress.
It PENETRATES to upper breath
ing passages with soothing
medicinal vapors. It STIMULATES
chest and back surfaces like a
warming, comforting poultice ...
and It keeps on working for hours,
wan while yon sleep — to ease
coughing spasms, relieve muscu
lar soreness and tightness—and
bring grand comfort! Try it to
night ... Vicks Vapoßub.
TWO PASS FIFTY
YEARS IN WEST
PARK COUNTY RANCH OPER-
ATORS CELEBRATE GOLDEN
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Fifty years of married life In the
old and new west. That’s the exper
ience of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Randall,
promlment Park county ranch oper
ators. Their brand, OTO, Is known
throughout Montana.
The couple recently noted their gol
den wedding anniversary before de
parting for Boulder City, Nev., and the
southwest to spend the winter. The
couple married in Helena in 1892.
Mrs. Randall came west with her
family from Kansas to Deer Lodge in
the early days.
Mr. Randall started out to make his
way in the world at the age of 12. He
came from a family of nine children,
six boys and three girls. Five of the
boys came to Montana in the early
eighties.
William M. Randall, the oldest of
the boys, came with the engineers
when they were surveying for the
Northern Pacific rallraod. After the
survey was completed he located on a
ranch near Pompeys Pillar where the
surveyors had camped when survey
ing the roadway.
At the age of 85 he still lives on the
ranch. He only recently decided the
longhorn steers were too much for
him to handle alone, so Gay Randall,
DDick’s son, is taking over the
mangement of the ranch. He is of the
old school of cowmen and believes a
steer should not be marketed until
he is four to five years old. A year
ago one of his steers weighed 2,680
pounds when weighed on the Billings
market scales.
Dick was associated with his brother
In the operation of the ranch In the
early days, but after the hard winter
of 1886, when cattlemen lost 90 percent
of their big herds by winter kill, he
started looking for a new Job.
In the spring of 1887 he trailed up
the Yellowstone to Livingston and he
has been a resident of Park county
since that time. He spent four sum
mers in Yellowstone park as a stage
driver and then started ranching in
the Yellowstone valley.
Association
Will Not Meet
Until Spring
Gasoline rationing has ended the
regular meetings of the Western Min
ing Mine Owners & Operators as
sociation at Missoula, announces A. J.
Moseby, secretary. No meeting will be
held until spring when a meeting will
be held; to be attended by Mr. De-
Celles of the RFC who will explain
the operation of RFC loans and Hal
Cheney, manager of the Missoula
Chamber of Commerce, has agreed to
help miners fill out applications for
loans.
"Through this cooperation we hope
to be able to aid you in financing
your properties by the time the snow
is out of the hills,” says the notice
Issued by Secretary Moseby, continu
ing:
"Two more access roads are under
construction—one to Glaucus Copper
mine near Perma and the Lost Cabin
Lead-Zlnc mine in the 9-MUe district.
The Curlow mine near Victor has
sunk a new shaft and Is now drifting
to reach the known zinc ore bodies in
this mine. Outside owners of other
properties are being contacted at
tempting to have them resume opera
tions.
"If we can get a few lead-zlnc mines
operating in the district, we are as
sured of a custom mill which will pro
vide you with a close market for your
ores. Things are beginning to move,
and we can look forward to a lot of
activity next spring. Put your shoulder
to the wheel'and help things along."
♦
Montana Gets
10 New Trucks
Seventy-three trucks and semi
trailers were rationed to essential
users in mountain states during Nov
ember, district allocation officers of
the office ot defence transportation
report.
Twenty-four of the trucks were re
leased to Colorado applicants; 18 to
New Mexico; three to Wyoming; 15 to
Utah; 10 to Montana and three to
Idaho.
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India produces about 75,000,000 tons
of coal a year.