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6 The Indepsndonl Record, Helena, Friday, September 5, Contract is signed for gym in Linco LINCOLN Susan Blreseh, secretary for the Lincoln Community Develops put Organization, said today a contract the construction of a new jrymnasium adjacent fo (he school was signed Thursday with the Palmer Construction Co, of Great Falls. Signing of the contract brought to a dose -months of work by Uncoln residents for construction of the school facility, According to the contract, the money will lie used to erect a 70-foot by 40-foot metal building which will house the school's basketball court and will provide facilities for the school's physical education programs. Construction of the gym- Leo Newman of EHiston dies Thursday Leo Newman, an activa business and civic tcader In his homo community of Elliston, died Thursday evening ul Western Core Nursing Home, following an extended illness, fie 09 Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the EUlstcn Community Church. The Rev.

William yieinujg will officiate, liurial will be in Elllston Cemetery. Newman was born Jan. 23, 1906, In Butte, son of fho late Mr. and Mrs, Alex Newman. After attendlnfi schools in Butte, he entered the mining business in the Elliston area, where he was a lifelong miner.

He was president of the EHiston Consuliiiutcd Mining und was active in its operation with Ids twin brother, Dave. Newman served the Elliston community for in years. He was one of (he founders of Ihe Blackfout Telephone Cooperative, both as a charter member and as a member of its board of directors until retiring a year ago. He was an active member of the Order of Romerberg, a Finnish lodge in Butte: the Star of. Finland, the Elliston 27 Club, the Elliston Volunteer Fire the Elliston Cemetery Committee and the school board.

Newman was married ta KaLherino Grady on April 20, 1032, bi Anaconda. She died five years ago. Ho also was preceded in death by four brothers. Survivors include two sons, Dave and John, both of Elliston; seven grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, Pallbearers will be Bob Lea, Bill Thomas Charles Roat, Ed Lindqulst, Les Lindqulst anri Carmen MarteUo. Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

lunched IfamA 315 East Sixlh Ave. Phone 442-1550 J. Howard Rett C. Erncit Rati Ben G. Buigim Tom.

TwicJiel NEWMAN, lea age 69, of Elliston. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, September in the Elliston Community Church, with Rev. William Fleming officiating. Interment in the Elliston Cemetery.

Those wishing may send memorial oon-irihutions to the Elliston Cemetery, the Powell County Cancer Commit lee, or the Heart Fund. LINDEN'S nasiiim will be dono In two phases. The first phase, for which Iho will be used, will include the outside frame, insulation and preliminary jilumblng, heating, and electrical work. THE SECOND PHASE will include finishing work, locker rooms and sanitary facilities. Money for the project has been financed by a tlO.CDO revenue-sharing grant from the Lewis and ClarJt County It was a ho-hum day for police Both Helena police and Lewis nnd Clark County sheriff's deputies reported this morning that the previous 24.

hours were very quiet. The sheriff's office did not receive a single complaint call during the period, and jjolicu handled only a couple of minor matters. Lloyd Rutledgc, 27, 6SC6 Birdseyc Koad, was given a police escort to St Peter's Hospital Thursday evening after he suffered minor burns when lighter fluid he had spilled on his clothing Ignited after he began smoking a pipe. According to a police report, a spark Trom the pipe the fluid. He was treated and later released from the hospital.

In a separate incident, Emmett Typolt, 26 S. Montana reported to police Thursday (hat a pistol had been taken from his car while it was parked in front of his home. Study begins on forest use of vehicles The Helena National Forest has began a study of off-road vehicle use in the forest, according to Jim Jordan, supervisor. He said Doc. 11, 1976, bus been set as Ihe larget date tor all National forests to designate areas and trails where off-road vehicles will be allowed, restricted or prohibited.

The study also will evaluate other aspects of forest use. Including hiking and horseback riding. The Inventory stage of the travel planning Is now' under way, Jordan fold. He said anyone wishing to "propose rules for specific areas Uicy are Interested in should contort tlie district ranger. Public hearings will be hBLd tor review of alternative he said.

Dates for these meetings will be announced in November. The final plan will be approved by the regional forester, and will be updated annually to reflect changing conditions. Published weekday al-ternouns and Sunday morning (cxi'cpl Saturday snd Ni-w Year's day, Memorial rjfly, Itideoendence day and Labur day; nr days observed as sueh. I by The Independent Ih'cnrd, il7 Allen Helena, Montana ilp code 59601. Second clar.i postage paid al Helena, Unmans JSM1.

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-i tro.oo jjioo in.w u.nt SU.OO vtM S'JNPAYONLY Sodnay 1,8 01 11500 u.M Phone 442-1234 W. LLOYD LINDEN HAGLER Phona 442-8520 650 logan Sfraet Don i Bronf C. Anderson 3 Mike Thompson Time to Feed that Uwnl Milorgonite "Ihe Gcffer's for your lawn" KNOX FOR FLOWERS EASY PARKING! IIM Main 442-4070 Commission, a grnnl from the Montana Bicentennial Commission and tlo.DM from local fund-raising. The remainder of the money will he borrowed by Lincoln residents from the First Bank of Lincoln and will be paid back as additional funds are raised. Hiresch suid Iho group has five years in whirh to pay off the contract.

Bfresch estimated that an additional (60,000 will be needed (o finish the building. She said the building can be used after Hie first phase is completed. She also said (hat another contract for about will be Issued soon for construction of the building foundation. The new gymnasium will be erected directly behind Lincoln School. Plans call for a By RALPH BARZDIT1S Slaff Writer Fire damage to Helena property lias dropped 32 per oenl during the first eight months of 1975, although the number of calls received by the city fire department increased abjut seven per cent.

According to the Helena fire department's monthly report for Augusl, fire damage has totaled so far in 1BTB, compared wilh during the same period a yeur ago. And Fire Chief Robert FCilleen said he feels the decrease Is the result of improved firefighter training programs and more and better fire inspections HE SAID another factor was the lack of serious fires this year. I.asl year, two fires, both of which are believed to have been deliberately set, substantially raised the total of damages. One fire was at the Pan, the ofher was at Frontier Furniture. 1 The decrease in fire losses this year also seems to include most categories of Fires Itemized on the report.

The only area showing an tnerense was fires to houses and mobile homes, which rose substantially' from' $25,725 during the first eight months ol 1974 to about by the end of August of this year. Kllleen said the largest increase in this category comes from an increase in damages to mobile homes resulting from an increase in average damages per mobile home fire. I just year there were four brceioway to be built between the two buildings, BIRESCH MAUC the announcement during a regularly-scheduled meeting with the county commission. Commission Chairman Chris-Gardner, who was only county representative at the also heard requests for health and plnnnmg, a new Lincoln Memorial Meadows Cemetery and for a new facility for the Lincoln senior citizens program. Jim a representative of groups asking for both the cemetery and senior citizens facility, said there are 97 senior citizens active In the local program and the town is now renting space for the program.

He said there ore 226 senior citizens in the Lincoln area. Anaconda Co. fights new owner BUTTE, Mont. (API The Annconda Co. filed suit in federal court on Thursday fn an attempt lo blncfc the Crane Co.

from acquiring nearly 23 per cent of thhe company's common stock. Anaconda's suit contends such an acquisition Would give Crane influence In Anaconda management decisions and create a monopoly. Anaconda claims Crane, a plumbing and healing supply concern, is potential competitor. Anaconda asks thul Crane be prohibited from any rietioir to seal the proposed exchange anil be required to give up any shares of Anaconda slock it owns. but this year only one building, Ihe U.S.

Forest Service headquarters building near Ihe airport, suffered a fire loss, estimated at (30,000. DAMAGES TO public, buildings this year were less lb an hall of what they were by lliis.tirnc lost yenr, when fires already had caused about $75,000 worth of damnges. Fires causing damages tu businesses have been almost non-exlstunt this year, only totaling $425. Last year, fire Harold Rusl dies in California Funeral services for Harold fjcroy Hust. 55, a former Helena-area resident, were conducted Thursday in Beresford, S.D, Rusl died al the home of his daughter, Barbara Oleson, in Yuba City, following recent surgery, Rust, a World War II veteran, was born in Sioux City, Iowa, and was employed by the Bureau of Reclamation at Folsom Dasn'iu California as a hydro operator.

He resided in Loomis, Calif. He had resided at Canyon Ferry and wnrked at Canyon Ferry Dam for about 10 years Olher survivors Include his wife, Clementine, L'oomls; daughters Helone Vance, Fairborn, Ohio; Benelta Nugent, Mcdway, Ohio; Kathleen Austin, Quincy, a son, Harold L. Rust III, Frilsom, and 11 grandchildren. Helena study commission sets three public hearings The Helena Ijcal Government Study Commission has scheduled three public hearings in the nesl two months. The commission, which was established by Ihe new Montana Constitution for the prupose iji reviewing existing local government and proposing improvements in it, must bold at least one public hearing by Oct.

1. The first hearing is set lor Sept. 18 and will be on Ihe possibility of servicfl transfers and consolidation of county, city and Rast Helena law enforcement and solid waste disposal services. At a meeting last night, the Helena study commission decided that the hearing would be split intn two portions, one an law enforcement and one on solid disposal. EACH POHTION Is scheduled lo last one hour, beginning with a lO-mlnute panel presentation on service transfers and consolidation ahd followed by Ihe panelisls answering questions from the public.

According (o study commissioner Al Erickson, the commission has chosen a specific topic for each hearing to gel more citizen interest In the hearings. A second hearing is scheduled for Oct. 18 on the possibilities of refurnfng to district or ward elections for city commissioners, choosing thB mayor In a different manner imd establishing permanent cithen advisory groups. A third public hearing, set for Oct. 30, will he on alternative forms or local government and self-government powers, Each of the public hearings Is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

in the City Commission Chambers at the Civic Center, The study group aloo Is scheduled to meet Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m. In Ihe City Hall Annex GJIsen, director of policy Implementation for tho federal Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental HelaUons. Gilsen also will be inccllng with Lewis and Clark County and East Helena study groups He will be In Montana to talk io stale officials but has agreed to also talk to (ho local study commissions. According td study group researcher Karen Suden, Gilaen Is an expert on consolidation and service trimnsfcrs.

ON OCT. 3, tho Helena study group Is scheduled to moot with Richard Contl, a city manager from Okemos, Mich. Okemos la comparable in she to Helena and has recently undergone consolidation Df law enforcement bodies. On Nov. rl, the Helena commission Is scheduled to meet jointly wilh the county and East Helena group.

And, during November and December, the group Is scheduled lo draft proposals for change. city bmeFs Cyntlila Bnrte and Dawn DeWolf, both of Helena, earned straight overages' for summer quarter at Eastern Montana College, Billings. Also on the honor roll at Eastern arc H. Alan Eagle and Margaret Nlchoff. Kelly Flynn and Mike Fester, both of Townsend, earned perfect 4:0 grades for the summ.Br quarter -at Western Montana College, Dillon.

Also on the honor roll at WMC are BetU Christie, Townaend, end Margaret Lattln, East Helena. The community or Boulder and Ihe staff of Boulder River School and Hospital will hnve their first annual picric beginning al 11 a.m. Sunday on the lawn In front of Ihe school and administration buildings. Guest of honor will be Harold Jessen, who is noting his 40th anniversary with the Institution, where he is maintenance supervisor, The Birdseyc Volunteer Fire Department will have a business meeting at p.m. Monday at the Blrdseye School.

A (raining session for firemen fs planned at 9 a m. Saturday, Sept. 13, the flrehouse site. There will be an AA meeting at 8 p.m. Saturday in the New Horizon Treatment Center, 1101 Missoula.

The Helena Rrnuclief the National Association to Keep and Bear Arms will have a speeiol meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Helena Ciun Club. The meeting will be of special interest to persons who enjoy hunting and lo nil Individuals concerned with attempts to dlsnrm the American people, according to Raymond lay, chairman, Tonight In Helena Women of the Moose ritual practice. Mouse Home. Vltols Deaths Leo Newman, Elliston, Shoplifting A 14-year-old girl was apprehended Tuesday evenin" by Helena police after she ullegediy took a shirt and sweater from the Gibson Discount Center, 3065 ft, Montana Ave She was releaser! to her parents.

David L. Crawford, 19, 153B l.yndale Sunday was given a notice to appear for driving while intoxicated after his vehicle was stopped by police at Jefferson anci Ming at 9:30 p.m. major fires in public buildings, damages in this category! totaled 550,000 in Iwp fires. There were no fires at manufacturing facilities this year, compared with one fire last year, which caused in damages. So far this year, 26 mobile homes have sustained a total of in damages from fires.

Ijast year at tlie same time, only $25,736 in damages resulted from 22 mobile home, fires. But although the amount of fire damages this year Is down, most types of fire department calls have risen this year, some dramatically. So far hi 1975, the firo department has had 25 requests to handle rescue or emergency situations, compared with only nine requests by this lime in 1974. Needless calls and accidental and muliclous false alarms have Increased from 51 last year to 70 this year. SMOKE' SCARES arc Hanzel returns io office of county attorney Thomas was hired this week as Lewis and Clark County deputy county attorney, a position he held between June, 1972, and June, 1973.

Honiel replaces Leif Bart Erickson, who resigned this slimmer lo enter private practice. Honzel worked for the state Board' of Crime Control after leaving the county attorney's office, and tor Ihe last year served as county attorney training coordinator for the Montane County Attorneys Association. Honzel, who will earn a year, began work Tuesday. He Is a graduate of the University of Montana law school. another type of call that has Increased this year.

Last year hy the end of August, Ihe fire department had received 31 chUs reporting smoke; this year, (he total has risen fo 51. Although most calls have Increased in number, the reports of actual (Ires shows one Df the more modest Increases. So far Ms year, the fire department has received 290. fire calls, only a R.fl per cent increase from last year's 279 calls for the same period. Bicentennial activities set before concert The 8 p.m.

curtain-rrilscr for Ihe "Up With People" concert al Iho Civic Center Sunday will start with a ceremony Lewis and Clark County and Helena as national Bicentennial communities. Francis Kerlns, Bicentennial chairman for the county, said an official from National American Revolution Bicentennial Administration will be on hand lo make presentations for the national organization. Derlns said Gov. Thomas Judge and Hal Stearns, state Bicentennial director, will represent the slate nt the ceremonies. County Commission Chairman Chris Gardner and Mayor.

Don Harriott will receive the NARBA community designations. "Up With People" Is sponsored as a Bicentennial festival by the und Clark County Bicentennial Committee and tho Helena Hotary Club. Mrs. Hal Erickson, chairman of the county festivals committee for Bicentennial activities, said the musical show features an international east from many "aliens. Tickets are being sold by all members of the Helena Rotary organization.

I Thank You- Dove Cleaners have closed Iheir business and wish to thank all of our customers who have been so faithful these many years. Leon Mary Dove Operators of Dove Cleaners Wayne Says; So it's back to £. our wlnUr heuri. Wf 10 o.m, to Sotuldoy; 10 ta 5 I At aria Pharmacy Orua iron On EuillJ Ave, R. Probe of bookkeeping in sheriff's office is not finished yet Lewis and Clark County Attorney's office has not completed its investigation into allcrfgedly improper bookkeeping proeedutes at the county sheriff's office, according to Deputy County Attorney Charles A.

Graveley. He said a decision on whether to prosecute anyone In the sheriff's office will not be made until Ihe probe is finished next week, The mailer came to light Aug. 25, when Sheriff Hick Westlund called a news conference lo announce that an audit of the department's books had been conducted by tho state Department of Community Affairs Municipal Audit Division. The Helena City Commission probably will he asked to decide on final location for an east side fire station at its morning me cling Monday, Sept, lb. And if decision on thB static a site comes soon, It will be 10 years after Ihe city purchscd a parcel of land for a station al Ninth and HoberUs.

For the past six months, members of the Fire station Location Project Team, have been conducting a study to determine the best possible location for an east side staliun, and also lo determine if the present fire station He also said It. Guny, head of the civil tlepnrlmenl the sheriff's office, had been given a 3Wny suspension for allegedly using improper bookkeeping methods. Westlund said he asked County Atty. Thomas Dowllng to investigate the bookkeeping after a deputy informed him that financial records were not being-properly kept. The sheriff refused to comment when asked if Ihe audit had revealed Ihnl any funds, were unaccounted-for, adding that he would say nothing further while the mailer remains under Investigation.

Decision may come soon on site of new fire station should be left where It is or should be relocated. -The study roviewsed 11 possible combinations of one, tow and lin a stations, and -based on the amount' of fire protection coverage offered to city residents, is expected to recommend retaining the present fire station at ils location, and building a new station near the Interstate 15 CapiJP Interchange. According lo the committee members, this will adequately Eerve present city residents, plus be a good location in view of expected eastward expansion by the city. United Way volunteers finish training session Several hundred Helena-areu volunteers have completed their training program and are prepared for (he kickoff of the 1971 United Way campaign Monday. Tho workers, representing business, industry and government were taught the fundamenlals of contribution, solicitation and reporting.

They also heard reports on how the 22 United Way agencies utilize their contributions. Representing the niemlier agencies at the three training sessions were Capt. John Curry of tlie Snlvntion Army and Leion Clark of the YMCA. Bicycles wrecks There is a contlniilna in crease in bicycle accidents because today more than 100 mil--lion Americans, half of them Hdults, are riding bicycles. W.

Singer, a charter member of the Helena Community Chest forernnnor to the United Way and a director emeritus of the program taught volunteers offcclivc solicitation methods. Thii goups also viewed an award-winning United Way film, "Turning Polnl," starring Cliff Robertson. Tha film also will be shown Sunday evening on KTCM-TV. A slide presentation showing how local United Way contributions are used also will he shown on local television. Campaign workers will kick off their effort with a no-host breakfast at 7.

Tuesday morning al Jorgenson's Holiday Inn. Campaign solicitation packets will be distributed al the session. cnrinot. express Words i appreciation 1o Ihosa who io kindly i agisted us, and ex- pressed their sympathy by kind words, cards, and beautiful floral alttirinqv during Ihe ill- nasi ond death of our I bolovcd husband, fath- or, and A special Ihank you lo I I Dr. Selislcr and nurses at Wcilern Carv Nurs- ina Home ond SI.

Pt- i ler's Hospital. LSelmn TuHli John Toffli and family Dr. Gordon Tuffli and Family Winners of Hid DOWNTOWN Shopping Inc. 76,00 Gilt Certificates During the Bicentennial Fair 1230 Chris.li Robert! 505 Kino SI. E.

Helena' 230 Ethel Byborg Morjorio t. Nichols E. Helena 9lfi Avb. Helena Downtown SrHppir, would lilt to their op-prt-r ntion to ft. r.lili«ni si Helena ond the Jayim fer very Mccttifol I fin eicenfenrlol rnfr.

ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL Helena Policeman's FRIDAY, SEPT. 5TH Banquet at 7:00 p.m. in the Carroll Commons Ball at 9:00 p.m. in 8oiemen1 ot the Carroll Commnm 501100 includes Banquet Ball TICKETS MAY BE Purchased from any Polite Officer or ot the Police Department.