JM_ «OOieTt! Mtticm bC f HB'-t ;nts a Copy to­ ot IS ican reat ic9 ; t'j•K-*'! » lood ■ Hungry Horse News for ■i as. ft - VOL. 6, NO. 44 COLUMBIA FALLS, MONTANA FRIDAY, MAY 3a,. W52

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it! Higher Wages Starting at Dam

Fatter paychecks—approximate­ Big Coiiyon Creek ly a 7 per cent boost—are to start 'Tv v next Thursday at Hungry Horse ..*****b».. . ‘ * MV 1 . dam. > Forest Service Tree It will be about $20,000 a week : J>. more for General-Shea-Morrison, Grafe-Shirley-Lane, General El­ ■ i pi Sole Set for July 2 ■;v ectric Co., and subcontractors em­ « ployes. Reservoir area wages ap­ - ■ A July 2 bid opening is sche­ ■ 5- parently are in negotiation stage. I" X* " v ‘ - duled for 28,220,000 board feet of Common labor base wage at the i S5 Flathead national forest timber on dam is now $1.79 an hour up from Canyon creek 12 miles north of $1.67, and minimum pay for a m Y Columbia Falls. seven day week now is $114.56 John Castles, Flathead nation­ compared to $106.80 under the old ft,., ; i I al forest assistant supervisor in I seal before deductions. V charge of timber sales, termed the v > -m BACK WAGES COMING sale as the largest forest service The pay raise is retroactive to local sale in the post-war years. February 5 with employes to re­ -* The Canyon creek offering, a ceive the back pay June 26. five year contract, includes 21,000,- *V- The new project wage scale for 000 board feet of spruce with a heavy construction has the ap- ­ minimum acceptable price of I proval of the Construction Indust­ $11.50 a thousand board feet; the ry Wage Stabilization commission Down to bare highway this week went the last section of 50- mile long Golng-to-the-Sun high- 2,780,000 board feet of fir and and was negotiated last February Bill way that opens to through traffic Friday morning. Here are Foreman Ray Price and larch is being held for $9 a thou­ by AF of L unions and the con­ Whitford operating dozers shoving snow (last Friday) away from t he big drift just over Logan pass. sand, and 2,810,000 board feet of tractors. i white pine at $33.50 a thousand. I Total employment at the pro­ Also included are 1,360,000 board ject is now over 2,550 with pay- Logan Pass Open for Traffic Today feet of alpine fir and merchantable j rolls near $1,500,000 a month. dead spruce with a $3.50 mini- Concrete in place is now 2,700,- Logan pass, continental divide mum. 000 cubic yards with 400,000 more crossing for Glacier national Part of the reason for the large yards to go. Average daily con­ park’s Going-to-the-Sun highway, sale is control of the spruce bark crete placement figures are drop­ will be open to automobile traffic beetle that has killed about 1,000,- ping slowly as the dam nears the i'ftj ■ ' '■ '■ Memorial day morning, according 000 board feet which is still mar­ top and working space becomes •'ft ,, pv- ftft to George Miller, acting park sup­ ketable. more confined. It is now 5,800 '. : erintendent. It is two way. The Flathead river’s North Fork cubic yards a day. 479 FEET ABOVE BEDROCK ? V; The early opening—earliest since is becoming an increasingly active & pre-war days—was made possi­ The dam that will be the world’s / m logging area. ft. ble by favorable weather. Snow fourth largest, third highest, is Getting underway are the fol­ Corporal Erdman Herbst, 78, Great Falls, who saw action In Cuba now up t0 479 above bedrock, m this winter was more than normal, lowing operators; Rex Brown at during the Spanish-American war, and Pvt. Malcolm McNeil, 83, but it came during the early Completed it will be 564 feet high. Yakinikak creek near the Canad­ Missoula, also a Spanish war veteran, will be among residents of months. Next were the months of 1 The reservoir that is to store 4\ ian line, a 10,130,000 board foot January, February, March and Ap­ Montana’s state soldiers’ home who will participate In Memorial day iooo,000 acre feet this summer sale with Cy Tonner also partici­ observances today at 2 p. m. The soldiers’ cemetery is near the : n’ow ’ bas 650,000 acre feet, and ril, all drier than normal. pating; Koenig Brothers, 5,280,000 home. Mr. Herbst came to Montana in 1899 and Mr. McNeil first stretches for 21 miles to the Elk However Memorial day week­ board feet on Red Meadow creek; saw the state In 1893. The state home, well administered, has made park vicinity. It will be 34 miles end visitors to Glacier will find the American Timber Products, 4,200,- big strides since World War II, and has 66 old soldiers and 13 sold­ Logan pass snow drift still about long and contain about 3,500,000 000 board feet on Werner creek, iers’ widows as residents. Cemetery here has beautiful Montana set­ acre feet. :r J 40 feet deep, and likely there’ll ~*r and Superior Buildings Co., 3,950,- ting. Missed was Stars and Stripes. All pictures by Mel Ruder. Sunday will be a day off for 'Ga ft still be material for snow balls on 000 on Coal creek. July 4. most dam workers. In progress mi Being scheduled for July open­ will be the monthly shutdown for Ordinarily Logan pass is open ings are 11,000,000 board feet on overhaul and repair. to traffic just before June 15 when ParkHas556Miles of Streams the Flathead’s South Fork at Deep WEEKEND OFF t the park’s summer season com­ creek; 15,000,000 on Trout lake and I A survey ot water resources now Off for the three day Memorial mences. The earlier opening this 6,000,000 between Harris and Can­ unnderway shows t$at Glacier na­ weekend will be men who work year is expected to influence an yon creeks also up the South Fork, Project Vista Point tional park has 556Mi miles of na- j on gravel digging and hauling. even larger number of visitors to and 8,500,000 board feet near Tal­ med streams. Of this total 450 miles’ stock piles at the gravel screening Glacier. Inquiries and reservations ly lake. A June 4 opening is for are considered capable of support- j plant have been built up. A num­ are ahead of a year ago. 1951 saw Ready for Visitors 2,440,000 board feet on Peter’s ing fish. ber of other men are off two days. a record 500,125 visitors enter the ridge in the Swan. Guide service at the Hungry Prepraing the study here is A. D. E. W. Simpson, GSM■■ general ■■ alpine vacationland. Horse project Vista point is to start Cannavina, assistant chief ranger superintendent, commented that Park visitors in late May and Memorial day. in charge of forestry and wildlife.1 the prime contractor was gomg to early June will see virtually a lÄrif fACic I In Cnr The Vista point, four miles by Glacier’s stream total includes 109 work with full crews until the thousand waterfalls tumbling over I"iCmT Up lüf hard-surfaced road from U. S with names. Bordering streams, big project was completed. He an- sheer rock of the continental di-1 Dnrlr Macs highway No. 2, overlooks construe- the Flathead river's North Fork ticipates no mass layoff this sorti­ vide mountain mass. Occasionally V^IQCICl rulR IVicbS tion of the/world’s fourth largest, ;s considered half wOhiii the park; Tier, and the outlook for next fall mountain goats are observed up Pork products showed consider­ third highest concrete dam. Last the river’s Middle Fork'is entirely and early w inter Is more men high, and near the road are a few able increase and beef was slight­ summer there were an estimated without the boundaries. working at Hungry Horse than a “bum” bears that are apt to bite ly up over a month ago in Glacier 260,000 spectators, who watched: Glacier’s creeks and rivers, year a®°- Cleanup and the slower hands that feed them. Visitors may national park bid openings Wed­ construction and heard information I4fi _,u, Hr_in »vpntuallv intà work of completing the top of the There’s a lot of snow left for snowballs just west of the con- also see moose and deer. nesday for 4,000 pounds of meat. about the project. Hudson bay while 371 miles are dam wilt require large numbers of tinental divide in Glacier. Here’s a d rift and section of the Glacier already offers accomo­ Great Falls Meat Co., also hold­ Hungry Horse dam is 14 miles headwaters of the Columbia river. men- : Garden Wall from Sun highway as it appears for motorists this week. dations for visitors at the foot of er of the May contract, was awar­ from the west entrance to Gla- ancj 3914 miles are waters that ROTOR INTO STATOR Lake McDonald and at other cabin ded the bid for $2,130.29. cier national park. flow through the Missouri river Progress in the powerhouse in­ camps in and near the park both cludes placing the first 500 ton V, Ham for June will cost 55.95 Chief guide at the Vista point system to the Gulf of Mexico. m on east and west sides. plus, rotor into the stator within cents a pound compared to 49.75 this year for the Bureau of Recla­ W- Â Other parts of this water re­ the next few days. First of the i % Hotels are scheduled to open last month; pork loins will be mation will be William Bruey, Co­ sources study that is being made ft f < June 15 with Granite Park and fpur 71,250 kilowatt generators ■ * Kite* 55.46 cents up from 45.95 cents; lumbia Falls high school band in­ in all national parks includes the *,K . *rî m is to go into regular operation Oct­ % Sperry chalets opening July 1. The beef will cost 55.3 cents up from structor. Other guides are Ed Gilk, more than 200 lakes in Glacier, •tr m ober 1 with testing scheduled to ■•.s- chalets are reached only by moun­ 54.95 cents. Down is bulk pork Columbia Falls high school teach­ the permanent snowfields. ice er; William Gaskeil, Ronan teach- start August 15. e < tain trails. sausage 32.9 cents from 33.95 cents. masses and major springs. Main First large group in Glacier will and Douglas Follett, White- Visitors at the project Tuesday Ä The meat is for park messes er, purpose is information for fisher­ be 600 Kiwanians enroute to the fish, a Montana State university included Richard D. Searles, Wash­ where single employes eat and ies research. iSf national Kiwanis convention in graduate student. ington D. C., undersecretary of ip pay for their meals. The 1,500 square mile mountain Seattle in mid-June. park with its features relatively interior; Michael W. Straus, com­ ft- ‘ if, «dWji The park opening for 125 pounds Jgj Mrs. Beatrice Frase is returning missioner of reclamation; Con­ Kr % "tim of roaster chickens found no bids Lumber Shipments Down undisturbed forms a natural wat­ gressman Walt Horan (R-Wash.), as manager of Lake McDonald ho­ ershed runoff especially for the submitted. Hal Holmes (R-Wash.), and Low­ V«s»' tel, and will, arrive at West Glac­ Lumber shipments from Colum­ Columbia river and its downstream ell Stockman (R-Ore.), Mrs. Hor­ ier June 1. A June 4 opening is scheduled bia Falls dipped down to the 100 water utilization programs. for 50,000 gallons of MC-2 or MC-3 freight carload mark for May, low­ an, newspapermen and bureau of All roads in Glacier are open est so far this year, according to H. reclamation publicity men. They this weekend. Chief Mountain cus­ road oil, and for 10,000 gallons of SC-2 or SC-3 road oil. J. Mustell, Great Northern agent. Columbia Falls town council left Wednesday morning for Eph- toms and immigration station on This low figure reflects the May will hold their June meeting Mon­ rata and the Columbia basin cel­ the direct eastside route into Can­ Being opened June 5 are bids shutdown of sawing in the area day at 8 p. m. in the town hall. ebration. ada’s Waterton Lakes national for supplying two 20 gauge 18 foot steel boats and one 15-foot before road conditions permitted The district 6 school board will THE PAY RAISES park is open. hold their June meeting Tuesday Larger paychecks at Hungry -,xrr : f •; « Condition of Going-to-the-Sun steel boat. log hauling. v~. ft ft Mustell expects June shipments j at 8 p. m. in Columbia Falls high Horse are reflected in the follow- « highway is considerably better m. will exceed 150 freight carloads, i school. (Please turn to page 4) ‘%S8SsSk than early last summer. , 1 ^ ,1 1 :v- ■ - v Total employment in Glacier Weekend OUTlOOK: Sr»*» ft a •■•ft" during the summer exceeds 1,000 # »• ft- mgt including park service and hotel p Q | |< Weather HP#? ft mm*■* company employes. WEATHER forecast: Partly clou­ Ml 4 Three bears of Glacier national park are this mother and dy Thursday afternoon. Clearing her two black year-old cubs. The family is frequenting Going- Snag Falls; Injures Thursday night with frost danger. H to-the-Sun highway in the vicinity of Garden Wall road camp. Partly cloudy and continued quite Kasper, Reynolds cool Friday. Predicted Thursday high near 60; low Thursday night I An old grey, weathered snag Clear Lake McDonald Vistas 1947 convertible; 30-35; high Friday 65, The week­ ■jl toppled on a end outlook is for fair weather. Thursday afternoon just after 4 p. Completed in Glacier national, . . , . ■S~-ys$s A park is clearing of 24 vista points I and injured two Columbia Falls Total precipitation at the Flat- along Going-to-the-Sun highway young men, one seriously. head airport during May has been Magazine Features 1.65 inches compared to 1.63 tft as it skirts ten-mile long Lake In John B. Simons hospital, Whitefish, are Arnold Kasper, 19, normal for the whole month. This McDonald. is first month so far in 1952 with Ijftfta-' North Fork Fishing son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kasper, Purpose of the clearing is to pro­ above normal precipitation. The ir ' vide more views of the big moun­ and Dale Reynolds, 17, his pas- bM July issue of Sports Afield is year’s deficiency so far is 1.64 j iir'iijiBÉii tain lake through the thick stands senger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mer- scheduled to have a story with co­ inches, and follows the wet fall - • \ 3 of pine, fir, cedar, larch and oth- lin Reynolds of the Soldiers Home. • rv. * lor pictures of fishing on the Flat- and early winter of 1951. trees along the shore. The boys worked at the home. •rr* head river’s North Fork. er The accident occurred in the lane Crop conditions are considered * The article is by Robert Holland In charge of the project was '4 5 r » that runs between the Silver and good. % who went down the North Fork A. D. Cannavina, assistant chief .ft %} ■ Red bridges. A sudden strong gust May high temperature at the by raft with Vernon Mauritsen, ranger and Frank Neubauer, land- toppled the snag across the moving airport, according to Observer Ray owner of a cabin camp at Pole- scape architect. Joe Schultz was car from the passenger side to the Hall was 78, May 24, and low, 28 bridge. crew foreman. driver side. Both doors were May 5. Last freezing reading 32, I The magazine is featuring a ser­ _T «j. „ . Q smashed way down, and it ap-! May 7. May temperatures have av- } ies of articles on best trout fish­ ■ V ing streams. Setting Up INeW Zx4Xo peared that no one could come out| eraged two degrees above normal. W: Mill at Rocky Mountain 1 alive. It was an 18 inch tree. At the Hungry Horse project :S- U Young Kasper has a possible! May precipitation by Thursday 1\ Down 6,400 Feet ! A new 2x4x8 mill is being in-1 skull fracture and cérébral con- morning totaled 2.49 inches. War- The Sage Creek well of Pacific stalled at Rocky Mountain Lum- cussion, plus major lacerations. [ mest May day was the 25th with Petroleum Ltd. is now down to ber Co. here. It is a partnership Young Reynolds, less seriously, 77, and coldest, the 5th with 29. 6 400 feet with no new signs of venture by Rocky Mountain and hurt, has lacerations and should Last freezing temperature was i .J oil and gas, according to a Wednes- William Irvin, Kalispell mill oper- be out of the hospital this week- | May 9 with 32. ’*4 day report. Progress was two feet ator. The new unit was purchased end. This information was obtain- At Glacier national park head- :n eight hours with hard quartzite in Portland. i ed from the attending physicians, j quirters May so far has had 2.87 rock. The road is good to the line, Rocky Mountain is on a six day Mrs. Darwin DeWitt heard the inches precipitation compared to ft and then “not so good.” week, and expects to get its saw- crash, and contacted Columbia a normal of 2.18 inches. This is mill operating shortly. Morris Ras- Falls Police Chief Byron West. The the first month in 1952 with more A M . 47Q . h.ar/v-ir Bia event of the Memorial day kin, president, expects employ- tree was lifted off the boys who than normal precipitation. Memorial day weekend visitors will see Hungry Horse am .i**h nf weekend in Columbia Falls is the ment will increase by about 20 were unconscious in the seat, and Early Thursday afternoon renort In back of the dam is the new Hungry Horse lake tt’at n°w co" al . ?asyf-.t Concrete In weekend m ooiumbia an ambulance was caUed from from Garden Wall road camp high the reservoir will have when full. Water depth just behind the da m is 285 feet deep. Concrete in dance at the Paul Bunyan club men. A well is being dug at the mill Whitefish before they were mov- in Glacier reports snow in the air place totals 2,700,000 cubic yards. The completed dam and p ower ouse wi ave ’ ’ . Saturday lo raise funds to buy a for the new mill pond. ed. at times. cubic yards. First of the four 71,250 kilowatt generator, will be in regular operation October 1. resuscitator for the community.