The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-23
Everybody Gets q
Break from SoIons


Helena-Wp - The aged, the
blind. war veterans, county and city
officers, Greater Montana Univer-
sity-all of them got breaks dur
ing the second week of Montana's
30th Legislative Assembly.
Even future solons may have the
30th assembly to thank for a raise
in pay.
Noticed before the legislature was
. bill raising the states half of
old age assistance payments to a
maximum Of $50 a month. That
amount presumably would be mat
ched by federal funds, thus giving
recipients of old age assistance a
maximum of $50 a month, accord
ing to the bills sponsor, Rep. John
| Oliver, R., Ekalaka.
/ Also up for consideration was a
| till boosting the payments to the
needy blind to $500 a month. It
was introduced Friday by the Butte
delegation-Reps. Elmer Clark, D.;
w. T. Frank Tierney, D.: Frank
BENCH, D., and Mike Loughran, D.
Montana's war veterans would be
aided by two measures now before
TIE legislature One of them (by
Reps F. H. Padbury, R., Helena,
and G. w. O'Connor) would re-
fund state income taxes paid BY
World War II vets on their mill
tary compensation. That bill is
back on the floor of the house,
with favorable report from the
appropriations committee. Another
proposal slanted toward the c.. is
came from Rep. H. A. Lobe, D.,
Helena, who sought to bring minor
veterans under the provisions of
the servicemen's readjustment act
County officers and employees,
too. would come in for a share Of
the benefits with favorable legs
latiVe action on proposals which
would:
Give them half-holiday on
Saturday;
2.-Raise salaries to deputy county
officers, and
3.-Extend to them provision Of
the gas tax refund act
The house townships and coun-
ties committee had Rep. R. H.
bill to make the official |
county work week conform to that
of the state. The Poison Repu5-
lean seeks to give county officials
and employees-except Sheriffs and
their deputies-a half-hollday on
Reps. M. v. Nichols, R.. Geral-
dine, and Don Walton, R., Deer
Lodge, would empower county COM
to pay deputy county
officers up to 80 per cent of the
salary of the elected official for
whom they work The present
salary ceiling is 80 per cent.
Referred to the house revenue
md taxation committee was a
by Reps. L. c. Grayblll,
D., Great Falls and F. r. Cook. D.,
Belt, who would extend the gax
AK refund to include municipal and
county officers travelling on official
business. I
City treasurers would get pay
'aises under a measure noticed
by Rep. c. J. Baldwin,
T., Billings. The bill would set the
nnual salary maximums for city |
at $500 in first class i
tiles, $4,000 in second class, 500
n third, and $500 year in towns
Greater Montana University would {
e allowed to participate in fed
Ial research programs, if enabling +
egislation now before the house is
pproved. Authors of the measure =
-ere Reps. Dean Chaffin, r., Boze-
lsn, F. M Malsor, R., Bozeman,
nd w. L. Sales, R., Manhattan.
according to DR.. G. A. Selke,
hancellor of the Greater Univer-
ty, passage of the bill would al
,w Montana State College to ac-
zpt three navy research problems
Inch tentatively have been assig-
ed to the school, Two of the
roblems carry grants totalling
lore than $4,000 In all, six re-
earch problems have been ear