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50 YEARS AGO • JANUARY 4, 1968

HOWARD BUCK TO BE HONORED AT OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY

Howard Buck, one of the best butchers in this area, will start a new life Saturday when an open house is held at the Buck’s Grocery all day, so his friends may wish him well. He is going to retire.

For 28½ years Howard and Eddie Buck have owned and operated Buck’s Grocery in Hot Springs. Now Eddie is buying Howard’s share in the store. Eddie’s son-in-law Mike Wigton, will be working with him.

After World War II, both Howard and Eddie worked at other jobs for a few years. With their father, John Buck, and another brother, Lonnie, they operated a sawmill on Lost Prairie near McGregor Lake.

Howard also worked for the postal service, the light company and the Montana Highway Dept.

In May 1949, Howard and Eddie bought John Severson’s (father of Joy Ann Buck) store. This store had originally belonged to John Buck, father of the boys. Howard started in as a very young boy learning about storekeeping. As a 12-year-old, he had slept in the store during cold weather to stoke fires. It was then located in the Cotner building.

As a storekeeper, he married a lovely school teacher, who had come to town. They built a nice home in the west end of town. Now he and Ruth have tentative plans to do a lot of fishing, camping, visiting grandchildren and traveling.

HIGHER POSTAL RATES ARE EFFECTIVE SUNDAY

Higher postage rates go into effect Sunday in the U.S. after the provisions of the Postal Revenue and Federal Salary act of 1967.

Major change effecting most mail users will be the increase from five to six cents per ounce for first class mail and upping the airmail postage rate from eight to 10 cents per ounce. Postal cards will be increased to five cents each.

Second and third-class rates are increased also.

Mailers who have on hand envelopes or cards prepaid with stamps at the old rates may revalue such materials by affixing postage or meter stamps sufficient to cover postage at the appropriate new rate.

40 YEARS AGO • JANUARY 5, 1978

KENDALLS HONORED AT GOLDEN WEDDING OBSERVANCE

More than 100 friends greeted Orin and Ivy Kendall at an open house conducted by their children in honor of the Kendall’s golden wedding anniversary.

The open houses were conducted in the Kendall home in the afternoon and again in the evening following a family dinner at the Masonic Temple, served by the Eastern Star ladies.

The Kendalls were married Dec. 28, 1927 in Missoula during the Christmas vacation. Both were teaching in the Whitepine school at the time.

Orin recalled in brief remarks to friends at the dinner. “We went from Whitepine to Missoula by train. There were at least three passenger trains running each way at that time.

“After a day or two in Missoula, we returned to Whitepine where we were met by Ivy’s father with a team and bobsled. There was about two feet of snow on the ground at the time. Two or three days after we arrived home, our friends came out from Whitepine to charivari us. It was 30 below zero. At that time, we resided at the home now owned by the Virgil Halls.”

In addition to serving as a school teacher, Orin served as Sanders County treasurer, county superintendent of schools, mayor of Thompson Falls, state representative and has been active in the local and state Granges and in the Masonic and Eastern Star organizations.

The Kendalls have four daughters and a son, all of whom attended the celebrations here. The Kendall children include Mrs. W.F. (Billie) Smith, Mrs. James (Glenda) Farlan and Mrs. Herbie (Patsy) Eldridge, both of Thompson Falls, Jo Anne Johnson, San Jose Ca. and Orin G. Kendall, Missoula. All were present with their families.