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Evening star., 1949-10-07
by Fred de luno

The moon pulled its second
blackout of the year last night
and once again Washington almost
missed out on the show.
Just as many car windows were
rolled down and just as many
necks were strained as last April
when a total lunar eclipse was
totally eclipsed here by a thick
bed of clouds. But this time
many were rewarded with fleeting
glimpses of a slowly vanishing
moon.
The almanacs had called for
the performance to begin in
earnest about 8 o'clock and al
though officials of both the Naval
and Georgetown University OBJ
servatories feared the clouds would
make it another dud, they kept
their telescopes trained.
BY the time the earth's shadow
was biting a discernible chunk
from the yellow disc of the full
moon. the clouds had become
wispy and were letting patches Of
sky show through.
Youngsters Watch at Observatory.
While the rest of Washington
peered upward from downtown
sidewalks or their own backyards,
a small group of youngsters who
had studied up on eclipses in
school had a ringside seat at the
eyepiece Of the Naval Observa-
tory's 40-inch rejecting telescope.
Ten-year-old Pete Sendroy. who
considers himself well versed on
the subject from his science classes
at Lynnbrook School in Bethesda,
stepped down from the astrono-
mer's stool and explained what he
had seen this way:
THE earth-that's us-goes in
between the sun and the moon
and reflects its shadow on the
moon. No, I don't mean reflects,
Evening star., 1949-10-07
| Clouds Give Fleeing Glimpse
|Of Moons Eclipse Here

but anyway its shadow makes the
eclipse"
Pete, who lives at $3.50 Locust
Hill road, Bethesda. had seen pic
lures and even made his own
drawings Of eclipses at school, but
he conceded that what he saw
through the telescope was "dif-
ferent."
Girl to Write About it.
All eight children, who came to
watch the eclipse with Capt.
George Walker. observatory direc-
tor, and Capt. K. M. McManes Of
the office of the Chief Of Naval
Operations, took their first glimpse
of the astronomical phenomenon
through a telescope pretty matter
Of f-factly. ,
Fourteen year old Carolyn
Cricket" Drain, daughter Of the
naval attache at the United States
Embassy in Moscow, stepped de-
murely down from the stool and
said what she had seen was "in-
teresting." Carolyn, who lives at
1881 Locust Hill road, Bethesda.
said she plans to write it up for
her school paper at Leland Junior
High, Bethesda. 4
The Rev. Francis j. Heyden, di-
rector of the Georgetown Univer-
sity Observatory, explained total
lunar eclipses are old stuff and
said probably nothing Of scientific
value would come from studying
last nights.
From the astronomers point
of view, it's just a beautiful spec
tacle," he said.
Evening star., 1949-10-07
Library PIons New Hours

The Rockville branch OF
the Rockville Public Library will be
open from 7 to 8 p. m. Monday
Wednesday and Friday evenings
through the coming school year,
Librarian Margaret Young an
nounced Yesterday.
The people's voice., 1949-06-03

eatment of school teachers with
Dap saying C. if the school needs
soap, we'll say what kind of soap or
whether or not it is to be purchased
3. and to be able to hire and fire
teachers, reserving the right to de-
eide whether or not the teacher is
what we want, without having to
justify our reasons"
Nebulous Standards
At the trustees hearing Mr.. Nc
attorney for Tom Newland,
questioned Principal Korn on his
knowledge of Newlands' teaching
ability. Here are the statements:
McElwain: What is your standard
of teachers?
Korn: This again is nebulous.
McElwain: You have no standards
then?
Korn: Yes. Like picking out a
good suit; know a good suit when |
see it. After all, whose opinion is
it?
McElwain: Would you enumerate
on that?
Korn: won't answer that.
Competent Teacher Protected?
What are standards of satisfactory
performance in a classroom? Is a
teacher entitled to know them?
What are valid reasons for dismis--
sal? Should reasons for dismissal
arise out of the performance of the
,eacher? Or can vague reasons un-
Continued on Page Three)
The people's voice., 1949-06-03
CONSUMER C0-OPS REACH
ALL-TIME HIGH

Consumers co-operatives reached
an all-time high in both membership
and business in 1947, according to
recent bulletin issued by the U.
S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The combined business of the re-
tail distributive co-operatives ex-
ceeded billion dollars and that of
the local service associations was
over 251a millions, the bulletin
stated.
A larger number of consumers
cooperative associations than ever
before were in the million-dollar
class in 1947, latest year for which
statistics have been compiled.
Altogether, 10 associations of
urban or rural-urban membership
had volume of business exceeding
a million dollars, and 10 had 5000
members or more.
The people's voice., 1949-06-03
FRASER APPEARS I'M
Behalf OF YELL0WTAIL.
BEFORE SENATE Group

Willard Fraser, second district
democratic nominee for congress,
yesterday appeared before the SEN
ate appropriations committee in
Washington to testify in behalf of
appropriations for the Yellowtail
dam project in Big Horn county.
Emphasizing the Importance of
this major Bureau of Reclamation
project to all Of south eastern Mon
tana, Fraser told the senate COM
mittee:
%. :. there can be no area of
the entire Missouri basin more
worthy of consideration and legisla-
ton aimed at bringing about COM
plete development than is this Yel-
lowtail dam project 1t is an in
vestment of vast potential worth
:. not only for irrigation and power
but for the halting Of the wastage
of irreplaceable top soil in that great
area"
Pointing to the necessity of Vel
lowtail being given Phase ga" rating
and that substantial funds be made
available for construction immedi-
ately, Fraser concluded his testi-
mony &C. Let us transfer this great
region from one of economic loss to
one of positive and tremendous eco
nomic gain, not only for Montana
and Wyoming, but for the entire
nation"
Fraser appeared in Washington at
the request of the senate appropria-
tions committee and Sen. James E.
Murray.
The people's voice., 1949-06-03

setting forth it's valuations, listed
rights and licenses as having a value
of $1,400,000. The licenses they
had at that time, had but little value,
we can therefore safely say that the
Butte Water Company figured their
water rights as having value of
we'll over one million dollars.
Let An Ordinary Citizen Try
Such Forgetfulness
I have been informed that this
company in making its report to the
Board of Equalization and the Pub
lie Service Commission, have for
some time past forgotten to list the
value of these water rights, that in
1882 were valued at over one mil
lion dollars.
Some time in the early thirties,
the late Frank Edwards, former
of Helena and the contestant
awarded this water right decision by
our supreme court, wrote his friend
the late Lewis Penwell advising him
of the fact that the Butte Water
Company, was evading this tax and
him to see if something
could be done to compel this COM
pany to abide by the decision of our
supreme court, as handed down in
1908. | understand that in this let
ter Mr.. Edwards also advised Mr..
Penwell that the owners of the water
system supplying the City of Ana
conda and the owners of the water
system supplying the City of Mis-
soula were not paying these extra
taxes to these communities.
A Deliberate Evasion Attempt?
1t does not look as if Mr.. PenweH
took any action in this matter, prob
ably due to the fact that shortly
after receiving this letter he was ap-
pointed collector of internal revenue
for the state. The company how
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice., 1949-06-03
RAIL LEGISLATIVE LEADER
RETERES

w. T. Murphy, Butte, president of
the Joint Legislative Committee of
the Railroad Brotherhood for the
past four years, this week retired
from the Northern Pacific railroad
after As years of service. Mr.. Muir
ply is a member of the Order of
Railway Conductors. He will be
succeeded as president of the legis-
lative committee by State Prison
Warden Lou Boedecker, vice presi-
dent of the organization and also
member of the ORC.
The people's voice., 1949-06-03
AMBROSE MEASURE REPRESENTS GOVERNOR In
Behalf OF KAVRE- SHELBY APPROPRIATIONS

1 would be pleased if you would
tell the committee that the Havre-
Shelby Transmission Lines will be of
vital benefit to this state and will
mean eventual power for several
thousands of farm families.
| do hope that the committee will
see fit to make the necessary ap-
preparation in order that these i'm
portant transmission lines become a
reality.
With best regards,
JOHN w. BONNER,
Governor of Montana.
The people's voice., 1949-06-03

in the laboratory. During his alb
sence, it was said, students in the
library were unattended by a teach
er. But Mr.. Newland replied he did
preparatory work in the morning be-
cause he conducted a drivers course
last period in the day. The drivers
course often required extra time
after school, thus absorbing much of
the afternoon time for laboratory
preparation.
Testimony revealed that Thomas
Newland was cooperative toward
supervisors, faculty members and
students and that achievements of
his science students and his work
with a drivers course in the school
indicated satisfactory teaching per-
formance.
Professor Speaks
DIR. w. P. Clark, university pro-
fessor present at the trustees hear
ing, said near the end of the session,
81 thought | was to hear both sides
of the case but / have heard only
one side and | do not think, from
things presented here by Mr.. New
land and his council, that you have
any case against Mr., Newland. 1t
seems most irregular to me to have
the board and Mr.. Korn say abso-
lutely nothing when it was under
stood, from law, that they would
grant Mr.. Newland a hearing at
which time he would be given the
specific reason or reasons why he
was not being rehired for the en-
suing year do not think this
has been a fair hearing in any way,
and | shall certainly go home tonight
feeling assured that this man should
be rehired."
Following an executive session
after the hearing, the board of trus-
tees issued a short statement re-af-
firming their original decision not to
-ehire Mr.. Newland
Teachers Are Things
A rather materialistic conception
If the teacher was shown at the trus-
,ees' hearing when Mr.. Macpherson
said: eff the school needed light
oulbs, we would decide which kind
% purchase. This board must have
he right to exercise the same prin-
,iple in picking the teachers and ifsII
We think Jones should be employed
instead of Smith, we should be able
o do So"
Later the board chairman Jumped
The people's voice., 1949-06-03

Having previously indicated to
people of the Havre area that he
favored the appropriation of funds
to build the Havre Shelby REA
transmission lines, Gov. John W..
Bonner this week threw the full
weight of his office behind the pro-
posal by requesting Ambrose Meas
ure, Flathead county attorney, to ap-
pear before the senate appropria-
tions committee and testify in behalf
of appropriations for this very i'm
portant project.
Reprinted herewith is a copy of
letter sent to Mr.. Measure request
ing such favorable testimony, by the
Governor:
STATE OF MONTANA
Office of The Governor
Helena
May 81, 1949
Mr.. Ambrose Measure
% Hon. James E. Murray
Senator from Montana
United States Senate
Washington, d. c.
Dear Mr.. Measure:
This will authorize you to repre-
sent me before the Senate Appro-
priations Committee concerning the
Havre-Shelby Transmission Lines.
The people's voice., 1949-06-03

of this cOmm1CCoe maze Cne SCdCe-
ment that it might be necessary for
the residents of Silver Bow county
to cease paying any more taxes, un-
til such time as our county officials
cleared up our delinquent tax mess.
IF MIR. Burke made this state
ment he is evidently overlooking
the fact that the Butte Water Co.
(owned and controlled by the Ana
conda Copper Mining Company is
the greatest offender, in regards
to delinquent taxes that we have
in Silver Bow county.
The Butte Water Company is de-
linquent in taxes in an amount ex-
ceeding three million dollars. These
delinquent taxes are due School Dis
trict No. 1, and the City of Butte
and have been accruing since the
year 1908, without any effort being
made by any county official to col
lect.
Butte Water Co. Al Years
in Arrears
In the year 1908 the supreme
court of the state, affirmed on ap-
peal, that water rights, regardless of
their location were taxable by the
place or district where the water was
consumed, as this was the point
where these water rights were made
In the district known as School
District No. 1, all the water distrib-
uted by the Butte Water Company
is used, so School District No. 1, is
to a tax on the full taxable
value of the Butte Water Company's
water rights. The residents of the
City of Butte consume 70@o of the
water distributed by the Butte Wa
ter Company therefore are entitled
to a 70% tax on the taxable value
of these water rights.
In 1882, the Butte Water Com
pany in it's report to the State Rail-
road and Public Service Commission,
The people's voice., 1949-06-03

DO we nave teacher tenure law
in Montana?
Mr.. Newland is completing his
third year as teacher of science in
the Powell county high school at
Deer Lodge. Previous to taking the
present position, he spent three and
one-half years in the U. S. Army
from which he was honorably dis
charged as a second lieutenant. He
began his teaching career at Krem-
lin, Montana, where he was a teacher
of science, shop and glee club for a
year and a half before entering the
army. This teacher holds a bachelor
of science degree from Intermoun-
tain Union affiliated with Billings
Polytechnic Institute and has a life
certificate issued by the state depart
ment of public instruction. He has
done some studying at the Univer-
sity of Montana.
In a letter dated, March 80,
Thomas Newland was "clearly and
explicitly" notified by the board of
trustees that his Services as a teach
er in Powell County High School
will not be required for the ensuing
year and that the reason :. is
that they can secure a better and
more efficient teacher =. :"
Hearing Granted
At Tom Newland's request the
board of trustees granted hearing
April II where it was shown no valid
reason for dismissal existed. Joseph
McElwain, attorney for the dis
missed teacher at the hearing,
brought out the young mans train
ing, competence and experience as
a teacher Fellow teachers defended
Newland. His former superintend-
ent at Kremlin and his superior Of
ficers in the army gave written char
acter and proficiency statements.
There was some question about
Teacher Newland leaving occasional
ly messy laboratory at the Deer
Lodge school, according to testimony
presented by Principal Korn. Yet
this was explained by crowded quar-
ters and the need to keep various
pieces of apparatus erected for use
by successive groups of students and
those who were absent. The school
janitor and teachers spoke well of
Mr.. Newland's efforts to keep the
laboratory clean.
The high school principal, Mr..
Korn further charged Newland left
the library during his supervision pc
riod to set up chemistry equipment
The people's voice., 1949-06-03
MINING City PEOPLE SHOULD CEASE PAYING
TAXES UNTIL BUTTE WATER GO. PAYS THEIRS

I
CountyC Commiss ssonerso of Silver Bow
Butt
Standard of May 26
of
of at of dinq-
xsting in Bow
President of the Metals
The people's voice., 1949-06-03
The Newand Case
Do We Have A Tenure LavIGn Montana?
By LEONARD KENFIELD, Great Falls

old Thomas Newland, World War ii
teacher in the Powell high school, has been dismissed witt
than can find better teacher.
following Mr. Newd's dismissal the possibility
of HB
school rights this
The people's voice., 1949-06-03

rackets in the Capital City area scopeof their
operations and the apparently close eup between the lone
armed bandit" syndcates and former king
!.
pins in the wartime LIQUOR racket quDIEEUE>
AS matters stand at this writing there is MI1AmlIgA
for believing the probing saa
has gone deep enough that the slot machine &XTH MM
racket will lead down the old alley H44&8 alA
the recent exhaustive legislative (McKenna EAsaa4 14I
committee investigation of wartime liquor Es-E7MS2e
operations; that many of the fellows who 6HaMH IN
made killing cold Grandad", "Black kshaEE1N<W
White" ETC., during the war; now i'm e1@V
portant figures in expanding slot machine @7@za7zHS
operations throughout the state
Likewise the cheat increases reports that at least
wo and possibly three of underworld operators
presently ockeyng for position with the idea of taking over
the Slots should they be successful in their attempts to disrupt
the racketbustng campaign of the attorney general
With these and other fresh developments and
questions being raisedquesons that will not be
allowed to rest until fully and satisfactorily answered Some
few of these include:
Who what the Treasure State group, and to what
tent this association what have involved IN slot
chine operations various parts of the state including Shelby
Havre Cut Bank, Redlodge Billings etc.? Is this the
Treasure State mentioned of McKenna report
Whskey wholesalers and having it's office The Cabin
Lounge Helena Are reports correct that this at
tempting to push the Northwest Novelty association out OF the
picture?
Are local racket groups actually local-or-are part of
affiliated with Tony Camera of gambling ship nooriety
California andor Costello of New York. the nations slot
machine king?
ALL besides known individual, comprise the North
Novelty Company of 318 East State Street. Helena?
only few of the questions the minds of
Helena these days. but they need to be answered
the vicious slot machine racket presently spreading over
Montana the black plague be halted and destroyed
thorough investigation by facseekng grand jury would
nesmabe value in aiding state and county author
break the hold the racket fraternity is attempting to
the political life and economic substance of the state
imperative Judge Padbury his threat
to call such
The people's voice., 1949-06-03
THE SAME OLD ALLEY?

Developments during the past week point and
the need for grand jury to clarity andor all the
status of rackes in the Capital City their
operations and the apparently close eup between the zone
armed bandit" Svndicates andf
Evening star., 1949-08-28
Life in the Country-CockerelsT That Lay Eggs

"You are a farmer. aren't you? ]
don't believe I've seen you around
here before"
Leon was 50 surprised at being
called q farmer that he forgot to
ask the, barber how he knew.
At least, he has now earned his
identification.
The weatherman played an
other trick on me. Here it has
been fine, hot haying weather
until the day was set to cut my
lespedeza. Then it clouded up
and sI'm afraid to take the
chance.
Every time I cut hay I have the
same feeling I might If 1 put
81 900 on the turn Of a card. After
all, when you have just one field
and depend on it for winter COW
feed, it takes on added impor-
tance.
And speaking of hay, 1t always
has seemed strange to me that
farmers, for hundreds Of years
have hauled their hay in, hoisted
it into barn lofts and then thrown
it down again during the winte,
feeding time.
I'm going to stop that business
next year. Going to tear out the
barn loft so the hay can b<
packed in on the ground level
Then build a shed for the cows
| to stay in. They spend most Of
the time out of doors, anyway.
Evening star., 1949-08-28
beef Cattle Placed
fOn Departments
Front Royal Farm

Supervisory personnel have been
named, and stocking for the first
studies is underway ut the new
experimental beef breeding station
at Front Royal. Virginia Expert
ment Station, and Agriculture
Department officials have an
nounced.
B. M. Priode, former county
agent In Tazewell, has been named
superintendent.
Herdsmen are George Beattie.
transferred from the Beltsville.
Nd, Agriculture Research Center,
and Leese George. formerly herds
man on the Edward Stettinius
farm near Rapidan.
Now on the 4,100-acre station
which is topped in size and num-
ber of beef cattle projects sched-
uled only by q station at Miles
City, Mont.-are about $50 head OF
Shorthorns from the Beltsville
herd, and 10 Herefords, The Here
fords are on feeding tests, and the
researchers plan to continue the
studies with IL Angus. and two
more Herefords.
At the Virginia Experiment Sta
ton at v. P. l., Animal Husband
man c. M. Kincaid, project leader.
says immediate plans for getting
more cattle for the center. are to-:
Buy about Is Angus cattle from
Tyrconnel Farms, Knoxville, Nd,
Dayton Hodges, Staunton, and
Highland Farms, Round Hill. The
cattle, to be bought by USDA.
will serve as foundation animals
for three lines to be developed.
Move 80 head of Angus from
the Staunton Hill Plantation at
Brookneal, on a share arrange
ment. Owner of the Plantation is
D. K. E. Bruce, U. S. ambassador
to France.
Evening star., 1949-08-28
Business Groups
Tx Office Men
TaIk to Plumbers

william p. Bogardus. chief
auditor Of the Sales and Use Tax
Division Of the District Govern
ment. and w. c. Thompson. as
sistant administrator Of the same
office, will tell the Master
Plumbers Association how the new
tax affects their business in .
meeting at $3.50 pm. Thursday In
the Washington Gas Light Co.,
Eleventh and H streets NV.
Three other business groups will
meet the same night. The Ben
ming Businessmen's Association
will meet at 8 pm. in the City
Bank, 1899 Minnesota avenue NE,
and the Northern Seventh Street
Businessmen's Association will
hold an $3.50 pm. meeting in No.
2 Police precinct. Fifth street and
New York avenue NV. The Cen
trail Business Association will
hold q dinner meeting at $50 pm.
In the Burlington Hotel.
Evening star., 1949-08-28
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ahead If he were matched against
a horse in a race of miles OF
more. The fastest a racing grey
hound has run over a s-mile
course is at the rate of about
IS miles per hour. A race horse
has sprinted over a short dis
tance at the rate of 43 miles per
hour. The race horse is trained
to run fast over distances up to
a mile and a quarter and If the
race course were longer. he would
tire and slow down to a pace that
would enable a foxhound, trained
to run at a fair rate Of speed for
many miles. to overtake him.
@. How often should one feed q
dog fish? &C. K.
A. Personally. I don't advise
feeding it to a dog more than once
or twice ? week. Fish is excellent
for most dogs.
@. We have had an argument
regarding which is the easier to
train, a setter or a pointer.
-E. L. and N. s.
A. Birddog men in general
believe that a pointer is a little
easier to train than setter.
Evening star., 1949-08-28
By jones BirchfieId

There is q lot of laughter going
on down the road at the Harvey
Welshes just because a few pullets
got mixed in with a coop full OF
cockerels.
The first we heard about the
cockerel affair was when we were
told that Mrs. Welsh was going
to save a few of the young chickens
she got from our 40 Virginia acres
to lay eggs this fall.
That. we thought. was a good
joke. Indeed, whoever heard of a
cockerel laying an egg. We sent
word back to Mrs. Welsh that she
had better put those chickens in
her deep freeze-that cockerels
don't lay eggs and that there
wasn't pullet in the bunch.
Having all Of two years expert
ence in the country. we thought II
a good joke. We sort of felt sorry
for the Welshes, who hadn't
learned yet to tell a cockerel from
pullet.
We had our laugh too early. Fol
at last reports, Mrs. Welsh had
gotten four eggs from hel
cockerels.
AL I can say is that those
cockerels must have changed sex
after they left our place.
A neighbor of ours has finally
lost the last identifying mark OF q