Great Falls Tribune from Great Falls, Montana • Page 18

Great Falls Tribune Friday, May 14, 1971 Door Closes on 38 Years Drazich Retiring From BuRee By M. THOMAS BEAM Tribune Staff Writer Michael W. Drazich will close his office door tonight on 38 years of work for the U.S. Buread of Reclamation. The Great Falls native, who began his career as an engineer on the Sun River project in 1933, ends it as project manager of the Bureau's Upper Missouri Projects office here.

He has held that post since 1960. In between came bureau positions in Oklahoma, Idaho, Washington, the Bitterroot Valley, Chester, Kalispell and Great Falls. Drazich quickly defends the bureau against environmental charges placed by those he calls "instant ecologists" saying that the environment has been the bureau's main concern since its inception in 1902. "The bureau was created because there was a need to change the environment of the west to stimulate settlement," he said. "We were concerned with ecology and the environment long before it became a popular pasttime and we'll continue to be concerned with it in the 8 MICHAEL DRAZICH Drazich, a 1932 Montana State University graduate, said society must temper its concern for the wilderness with the realization that the concern must be coordinated with human needs.

Drazich, whose projects area encompases everything in Montana east of the divide and the tributaries of the Yellowstone River in Wyoming, said he's proud of the work the bureau has accomplished in the west. He pointed out that the nation no longer is just concerned with water and land management but is now looking at the future development of energy sources in the west. "As the need for energy grows this nation will have to find additional power sources," he said. "The west is where they'll come to look for it." A successor has not yet been named. Lt.

Gov. Judge Speaks Government Day Observed at GFC Mark Donohue was elected president of the Great Falls Central High School student body Thursday during annual Government Day activities at which Lt. Gov. Tom Judge was featured speaker. Student body vice president is Carole Legowik, and other officers will be ap- Donohue Donohue pointed by Donohue.

"With the 18-year-old vote and the 19-year-old adulthood bill," Judge said, "young people have real power to work for changes from within the system. Young people have never had a greater opportunity to do something meaningful with their own lives and the life of the nation. "It is particularly disturbing that in a time when young people have more fredom and more options open to them, that some have turned to drugs, apathy, self-indulgence and, in some cases, violence and destruction of property. These ends are selfdefeating and can only result in repression and chaos." The politician urged the young to become involved and con- THE GEORGE CO. Funeral Directors Since 1902 453-4404 Country Club Addition HARTMAN Funeral services for Paul Hartman will be held this Friday afternoon at 3 at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev.

H. R. Anderson officiating. Interment in Highland Cemetery. The casket will not be open for viewing.

Memorials to the Presbyterian Church Scholarship Fund are preferred. McGREGOR Funeral services for Norval McGregor will be held Saturday morning at 11 at the George Co. chapel with Pastor Richard Waag officiating. Interment in Highland Cemetery. The casket will not be open for viewing.

Memorials 10 Redeemer Lutheran Church or the Shrine Hospital for Crippled Children. ABBEY Memorial Protestant services for Mrs. Ida Abbey will be held this Friday afternoon, at 3 at Malmstrom AFB chapel with Chaplain Van Landingham officiating. Memorial Mass will then be held at 5. Ave.

will be held from O'Connor's Saturday at 11:15, and at The Holy Family Church at 11:30. Burial in Mt. Olivet. Rosary 7 p.m. this Friday at O'Connor's.

O'Connor Funeral Home 2425 8th Avenue North Telephone 453-7257 TABARACCI Funeral services for Alfred A. Tabaracci, 57, 2225 Smelter Black Eagle, will be held from O' Connor's Saturday at 9, and at the Blessed Sacrament Church at 9:15. Burial in Mt. Olivet. Rosary 8 p.m.

this Friday at O'Connor's. TORCHIA Funeral services for Gennaro "Gene" Torchia, 49, 2108 2nd TROCHIE Funeral arrangements for Edward Trochie, 57, are pending and will be announced by O'Connor's. CROXFORD SONS Funeral Directors 1307 Central 453-0315 JOHNSON Funeral services for Olaf Johnson. 73. of Belt, will be held today (Friday) at 2 p.m.

in the Belt United Methodist Church with Rev. James Beadle officiating. Burial in the Belt Cemetery. Memorials to the charity of your choice. VERNON Funeral services for James A.

Vernon, 45, of 2112 9th Ave. will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in Croxford's Rose Rom with Rev. Hugh Herbert officiating. Burial in Highland Cemetery with Military Honors.

Chapel of Chimes FUNERAL HOME Phone 452-3131 1219 13th Street South Prearranged Funerals Expert Advice I See: BIRTHS A daughter to Mrs. Melvin R. Barth, 4049 4th Ave. N. A son to Mrs.

Benjamin Boyer, 1400 8th Ave. N. A daughter to Mrs. Larry Renner, 300 River Drive N. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Lance Hasquet Moore, 22, and Rebecca Ann Keil, 18, both of Great Falls.

Vern William Klostrich, 31, and Vicki Jo Kombol, 22, both of Great Falls. Dennis Dean Workman, 19, and Dianne Marie Hastings, 16, both of Great Falls. DIVORCES ASKED Hazel Duddy from John J. Duddy. SEPARATE MAINTENANCE GRANTED Lillian A.

Slough from Daniel E. Slough, mental cruelty, wed Nov. 1, 1948, in Sheridan, Wyo. Plaintiff custody of three minor children and $400 per month for support until children reach maturity. Property settlement.

DIVORCES GRANTED Donna R. Levandowski from Ronald L. Levandowski, mental cruelty, wed April 24, 1959, in Great Falls. Plaintiff custody of two minor children and $200 per month for child support for three months and $150 per month thereafter. Property settlement.

Rita Latham from Bill D. Latham, mental cruelty, wed March 14, 1970, in Great Falls. Plaintiff awarded $50 per month for support for one year and, if plaintiff moves, $75 per month for the remainder of the period. Property settlement. Margaret Otis from Sidney Otis, mental cruelty, wed Jan.

2, 1970, in Tacoma, Wash. Plaintiff's maiden name, Margaret Flynn, restored. Barbara Peterson from Harold D. Peterson, mental cruelty, wed Aug. 17, 1947, in Pocatello, Idaho.

Plaintiff custody of three minor children and $225 per month for child support. Property settlement. Maye R. Chellquist Fuller from Lawrence E. Fuller, mental cruelty, wed Feb.

28, 1968, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. No children. Plaintiff's former name, Maye R. Chellquist, restored. Martha Alediea Trovatten from Kenneth D.

Trovatten, mental cruelty, wed Aug. 31, 1969, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. No children. Beverly Halvorson from Dwight D. Halvorson, mental cruelty, wed Oct.

19, 1967, in Great Falls. Plaintiff custody of a minor child and $75 per month for the child's support. Property settlement. Beverly Lynch from Roy J. Lynch, mental cruelty, wed Dec.

12, 1961, in Fort Benton. No children. DEATHS Mrs. Evers (Ida Abbey, 76, 4 Aspen St. Evaluation Ordered in Murder Case Psychiatric evaluation of 21- year-old Raymond Bugler, who is charged with murder, burglary and robbery as the result of the death of Sam Buffalo, 55, was ordered by Dist.

Judge R. J. Nelson. The testing is to be done in Warm Springs State Hospital. Bugler and David Bacon, 26, are accused of breaking into a residence, beating Buffalo and taking his meal ticket March 10 Buffalo died in a local hospital March 25 of injuries received in the beating.

Police found Buffalo wanderding along the street near a residence he was taking care of for friends and they took Buffalo to, the hospital. Police said Buffalo told them he had been beaten by two men who had broken into the residence. Bacon and Bugler are being held without bail. Sentencing Set For Burning Car Sentencing of Dennis Roberts in Dist. Judge R.

J. Nelson's court for malicious destruction of property has been set for June 1. Roberts pleaded guilty to the charge Thursday. He was charged as the result of the burning of a 1966 Mustang owned by Mike Wright on a road near Gibson Flats. Where's the Fire? 9:44 a.m.

Thursday, 1406 3rd Ave. public 11:40 service (child locked in bathroom). Twenty-first a.m., Second Avenue North at Street, downed tree limb and power line. 2:28 p.m., south side Holiday Village parking lot, car fire, no damage listed. 3:14 p.m., 619 6th St.

paper burninq near building. 10:35 p.m., 309 22nd St. gasoline spill. Rail Crash Loss Set at $700,000 cleared and the line Damage to all equipment Nelson said the damage figure debris was 7:30 volved in the head-on crash could vary depending on the restored to service by p.m. early Wednesday of two freight amount of damage not Wednesday.

trains north of Great Falls has mediately visible, such as Nelson said any mechanical been estimated at $700,000 by sprung frames. The equipment cause for the crash, such as Dave S. Nelson, Great Falls will be brought temporarily to being out, has been division superintendent. Great Falls being or "positively" eliminated from before sent to lights Four trainmen were killed and shops either in Livingston Nelson said. consideration.

He added that a two seriously injured in the Minneapolis, The collision took formal investigation is under crash, which occurred 10 miles place north of Great Falls. shortly after midnight, and way. Two Died in Crash 25 Years Ago fire- LeRoy, both of Great Falls. The Twenty-five years ago, within killing an engineer and a a mile from the site of Wednes- man. wreck, which occurred at what day's fatal freight train col- The Oct.

9, 1945 accident took was called Sheffels siding, was lision, a Great Northern pas- the lives of Engineer Arthur F. caused by a road drag which (senger train was derailed, Killilea and Fireman Rodger V. lodged between the rails at was TAKES UF POST The appointment of Ian B. Davidson, president of D. A.

Davidson as vice president for the 1971-72 campaign of United Funds of Cascade County was announced Thursday by Carter Wililams, president, and Forrest C. Hedger, campaign chairman. Developer and owner of the new Davidson Building, he is a director of First Federal Savings Loan Association and Great Falls Gas a member of the College of Great Falls President's Council and a trustee of the University of Montana Foundation. Ida Abbey, 76, Dies; Funeral Set Mrs. Evers (Ida Abbey, 76, mother of Maj.

Gen. Richard S. Abbey, commander of the 24th North American Region Air Defense Command (NORAD) died Thursday at Malmstrom Air Force Base hospital. She had been in failing health since suffering a stroke in February, 1970, and had made her home with the Abbeys at 4 Aspen since March, 1970. Protestant Memorial services will be conducted at Malmstrom AFB Chapel today at 3 p.m.

with Chaplain Lt. Col. Ralph V. VanLandingham officiating. Catholic 1 memorial services will follow at 5 p.m.

today in the chapel with Rev. Capt. Robert E. Moffitt as officiant. Cremation will follow.

Mrs. Abbey's husband, Army Col. (Ret.) Evers Abbey, died in 1966. She was born in Niles, Oct. 10, 1894.

She spent her early life in Michigan and while her husband was serving in World War I lived in East Orange, N.J. Later the couple made their home at military fields in Virginia, Long Island, Panama and Illinois and in Washington, D.C. She is survived by her son here, a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Bettie) Roath, Alexandria, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Swan Lake Girl Drowns in Flooded Creek POLSON (AP) Laurie Lynn Lawrence, 6, of Swan Lake, drowned Thursday afternoon when she fell off a foot bridge near her home into a bankfull creek.

Lake County Sheriff Bill Phillips said the girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lawrence, had crossed the footbridge, either riding or pushing her tricycle. He said she had apparently gotten off the trike and walked bak onto the bridge when she fell into the stream. Her father found her body about 100 yards downstream, Phillips said.

He said there will be no inquest into the death. Vernon Rites Funeral services for James A. Vernon 2112 9th Ave. Burlington Northern fireman killed in Wednesday morning's freight train collision north of Great Falls, will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Croxford Sons Mortuary.

Rev. Hugh Herbert will officiate. Military honors will be accorded at burial in Highland Cemetery. A native of this city and graduate of Great Falls High School, Vernon had been employed as a railroad fireman here since 1945. He was a Navy veteran.

Students to Appear A group of students from Briererest Bible Institute in Caronport, will sing a and speak tonight in a 7:30 service at Fort Shaw Congregational Church. With the seven students of "Sounds of His Dimension" will be Elbert Hiebert, public relations director of the institute, who will tell of its interdenomi-8. nation training for pastors, missionaries and Christian lay workers. Judge Sets Murder Trial For Fall Term of Court A fall trial is tentatively scheduled for Michael Duane Stillings, 21, who is charged with the Feb. 24 first degree murder of Vicky Agnes Renville, 1 14.

Stillings, who is being held in the Cascade County jail without bond, entered a plea of innocent to the charge when he appeared before Dist. Judge Paul G. Hatfield Thursday. Hatfield tentatively put the case down as the first case of the fall jury term which is expected to open in September. Miss Renville's battered body was found sprawled on a lonely dirt road west of Great Falls by a motorcyclist.

Investigation was climaxed with the arrest of Stillings in Washington. Stillings' attorneys Donald Ostrem and Robert Tucker indicated the plea was entered on condition that further motions and pre-trial information would be heard before the case actually goes to trial. The attorneys have filed seven consolidated motions in the case with dismissal of the charge and change of venue being included. The attorneys continued verbally their change of venue motion during the Thursday pleading stating that the defendant's, chances for a fair trial have been prejudiced by pre-trial news coverage. The court indicated all procedures to hear arguments on the change of venue motion have not as yet been completed.

More Volunteers Needed For Cleanup Campaign More help is needed to clean up this town. Harry Hermanson, manpower chairman for the Chamber of Commerce community betterment committee's "Four Weeks in May" cleanup campaign, has several groups lined up for Saturday, but more help is needed to accomplish both projects requested residential pickups and public-area litter cleanup. Volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at the State Fairgrounds, armed with rakes or shovels if desired and wearing gloves, Hermanson said. They will be asked to work until 1 p.m.

Students from the Montana Vandalisms, Thefts Told To Police Burglars who broke into a construction trailer operated by the Montana State Highway Department at Belt Wednesday night stole three 30-ton and two 10-ton capacity hydraulic jacks, 200 pounds of welding rods, several boxes of small copper tubing, two toolboxes filled with tools, two six-volt batteries and a small transistor radio, sheriff's officers were told. Other thefts and breakins reported to police and sheriff's officers included: -From unlocked pickup truck owned by Darrell Gutenberg and parked at 2726 2nd Ave. loaded automatic pistol valued at $90 and crescent wrench. -From car owned by George Feback, 1223 6th Ave. while parked in front of 1320 2nd Ave.

golf bag and clubs valued at $125. -From U-haul truck parked at Frey's Service Station, 326 Central 12-volt battery valued at $30. -From car owned Gary Adams and parked in back yard 815 4th Ave. 12-volt battery valued $35. -From Darlene Ingham trailer at Grandview Trailer Terrace Female cat answering to says several Siamese cats stolen in area recently.

-From station wagon owned by June Erickson, Jefferson City, new spare tire. -Breakin af garage owned by a Mrs. Kickford, 722 2nd Ave. where thief attempting to steal battery pulled out terminal post instead, ruining battery. -From bicycle rack at Collins School in Black Eagle, bicycle owned by son of Mr.

and Mrs. Gerald Sneddon, 29 Smelter -Breakin at Pepsi-Cola Bottling bicycle chained to rack. 412 3rd Ave. by three young men who them; when they neighbor watching nothing apparently taken. -Breakin at Longfellow School Parent Center, 916 5th Ave.

by persons who forced locked door; nothing apparently taken. -Breakin at apartment of Bud Tohar, 1018 10th Ave. by persons apparently seeking money in his sons' room where thieves got $150 in paper route money year and a half ago. Boys no longer have routes. -Breakin at empty house, 315 33rd St.

N. Heavy vandalism done. Norby Waton Inc. notified. to pickup truck owned by Harvey Worrail, 2810 3rd Ave.

Harvey Worrall, 2810 3rd by foreign substance poured in gasoline tank. Arthur Rossberg, 3104 5th Ave. reported to police finding toolbox full of miscellaneous tools hidden under his hedge. it was turned over to authorities, officers said. Slides to Be Shown A slide program titled "Save Our Natural Resources" will be presented at the Arrowhead Mineral Club meeting tonight at The public meeting will be held in the Great Falls Federal Savings and Loan Building, 2425 10th Ave.

S. was lodged between the rails at a crossing. It was being towed by an employe of the nearby Henry Sheffels ranch when it got stuck. He tried to pull it free as the train approached. In the meantime, he did not have time to flag the train.

After striking the steel drag, the engine plowed down the tracks for nearly 100 yards before coming to a stop and overturning. A steam line on the locomotive broke and poured steam into the cab, where the two men were trapped. An unidentified sailor among the passengers risked his life by entering the steam-filled cab in an attempt to rescue the two, but he was unsuccessful. No passengers or other crewmen were injured. The tender, two baggage cars, two passenger coaches and a pullman were derailed but all except the tender remained upright.

The more than 70 passengers included members of the American League All Star baseball club and many servicemen. cerned about the serious issues confronting the country, and also urged them to take a stand and speak out more on these issues. "I am optimistic," Judge said, "that young people can build a better world because they are more intelligent, and are more concerned about the quality of life and their relations with people than with status or possessions." America, he said in conclusion, is a young and vital nation with a tremendous capacity for change and self-improvement. He said the system still works and young people who use the system can both be true to themselves and an effective force for good in the communities where they live. Other class officers elected were: Seniors--Jeff Steele, president; Mary Ann Dalbec, vice president; Theresa Sweeney, secretary; and Paula Werner, treasurer; Juniors Jim Graham, Joe Erpelding, vice president; Frank Lloyd, secretary; and Barbara Gretch, treasurer.

Sophomores Tim Artz, president; Carol O'Laughlin, vice president; Jeannine Before, secretary; and Patty Bowman, treasurer. Area Bankers Given Data On Recreational Complex Bankers from Cascade, Teton, Wheatland, Lewis and Clark, Fergus, Broadwater, Judith Basin and Meagher counties gathered in Great Falls Thursday for the annual Group Five meeting of the Montana Bankers Association. David Penwell, secretary and general counsel for Big Sky of Woman Taken To Hospital After Crash Condition of Mrs. David C. (Deborah Steadman, 21, was described as satisfactory Thursday evening at Deaconess Hospital where she was admitted for observation following a two-car collision at Second Avenue North and Fifth Street shortly before 2 p.m.

A hospital spokesman said she complained of pain under the lower ribs. Police said Mrs. Steadman was a passenger in a car driven by her husband which was southbound on Fifth Street and collided in the intersection with a westbound vehicle driven by Patricia H. Wallace, 31, 2100 7th Ave. N.

Shortly after the accident an officer said she collapsed on the boulevard and was taken by Lee Ambulance to Malmstrom Air Force Base Hospital, from where she was transferred to Deaconess. Steadman, 24, who lives at 512 6th St. was cited for failure to enter a preferential street in safety. Sister Dies Mrs. August DeRooy, 2 5th St.

has received word of the death of her sister, Mrs. Gabriel Jung, 77, in Forbach, France. Mrs. Jung visited in Great Falls in 1966. A niece, Mrs.

Joseph Maurer, lives on Eden Route. Three daughters and a brother also survive, all in Europe except one daughter, Mrs. Marguerite Green, former graduate assistant at the University of Montana now an instructor at Stephens College in Missouri. Montana, told the representatives from 26 banks that firstphase construction of the recreational complex south of Bozeman will begin next week. The construction includes an 18-hole golf course, one condominium, interior roads and the water and sewer system that will serve Meadow Village, part of the complex.

Penwell emphasized that his company is primarily interested in establishing a recreational complex and not in land development. "Only 22 per cent of the 8,700 acres of land we now own will be developed," he said. "And only one-quarter of that will be sold for houses and condominiums." Penwell said the firm intends to purchase an additional 1,900 acres from Burlington Northern Railroad once a land exchange between BN and the U.S. Forest Service is completed. During Thursday morning business meeting, William H.

Clarke, vice president and manager Development Credit Corp. of Montana, outlined progress made by the Helena-based firm. The corporation, authorized by the 1969 legislature to provide development capital for new and expanding businesses, has committed more than $500,000 in loans to date, Clarke said. "The corporation is primarily interested in increasing the employment in the state through helping manufacturers and increasing the tax base in the state through the building of new he said. "Since we've started, six new businesses employing more than 400 people have been established in the state." New officers elected included: president, Lyle Olson, Commerce Bank of Helena; vice president, Joe Moorse, First Chouteau County Bank, Fort Benton; secretary treasurer, Jack Pearson, Northwestern Bank, Lewistown.

Navy Beats Tigers ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Catcher Bobby Pearce's runscoring single capped a threerun seventh inning, sending Navy to a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers Thursday. C. E. MITCHELL SONS WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY FROM NOON ON in memory of Paul W.

Hartman 2 Crewmen Under Care In Hospital School for the Deaf and Blind and Paris Gibson Junior High School, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are on Hermanson's list of workers so far. Others are encouraged to join them for the third Saturday of the annual May campaign. Public areas slated for litter pickup this weekend are the Helena highway entrance from Gore Hill to the sixth Street Southwest Bridge, the waterworks road south for about one mile, the fairgrounds fence, and Third Street Northwest from Central Avenue to Smelter Avenue. Residential pickups requested during the week also will be done if manpower is adequate. Sunday afternoon Great Falls Aquanauts will do their thing for "Four Weeks in May." The scuba group will clean Giant Springs under water where cans, bottles and other debris have gathered.

Some members also will clean the shoreline. Then only one week will remain in the cleanup campaign headed by Bob Henry, project chairman, and Joe Forzley, community-betterment committee chairman. Two railroad crewmen injured in the collision of two Burlington Northern trains north of, Great Falls early Wednesday remained in critical and serious condition Thursday evening. Tom J. Kirby, brakeman, 51, 2619 Central is in critical condition at Columbus Hospital where he is under intensive care for a severe leg fracture, facial fractures, eye and chest injuries and lacerations.

Don R. Schrammeck, 50, 3644 6th Ave. engineer of the southbound freight, was reported by a hospital spokesman as showing improvement but still in serious condition. He is being treated for leg injuries, contusions and other possible injuries. Four Burlington Northern crewmen died in the collision.

They were Paul W. Hartman, 51, 2013 5th Ave. Norval E. McGregor, 49, 215 11th St. Gene Torchia, 49, 2108 2nd Ave.

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