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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-11
TO THE VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF THE
STATE OF MONTANA:

TO THE VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS or The
STATE OF MONTANA:
Greeting
1, Sam w. Mitchell, Secretary of State of the
State of Montana feel that owe you folks an apology
for the work did during the campaign last fall was
always firm believer in education for everybody win
that idea mind asked the voters of this State for
their support of the Bond Issue spent over 5000 OF
my money this Bond Issue as well as a lot of
hard work. supposed that this money was gong TO be
distributed equitaby among the different institutions
of the State
Eastern District Pays Two-Thrds of Bond Issue Taxes
There a time, in States history that the
heavy end of the population was in the Western Con-
gressona District At that time the heavy end of our
taxable valuation in the Western District but that
condition has been changed long ago. We find now,
that out of this 100000 Bond Issue the Eastern
District will pay $500 666 whereas the Western Dis
trct will pay only 1888, 1884
You would therefore think that the Eastern Dis
trct would surely be entitled to half of the money
allied from the Bond Issue. But no. the Board of Ed
ucation put the english that dea they want
to give twothrds of this money to the Western Dis
trict and of them would like to cut the Eastern
District out of the picture entirely
There has been lot of talk against the Havre In
situation, as many people are running away with the
idea that Havre wants to become four year college.
This idea originated in the pee-wee mind of of
our Institution Presidents. All Havre wants to do is
to have good two year college to prepare farmers
and business peoples and daughters in the East
District to face the battles of life. That lnstltu
ton stresses manuel training. farmers at
tend that Institution for a two year period and
out with manuel training that will enable him to face
the battles of life efficiently.
University Group Did the Heavy Lobbying"
The Havre Institution received very little finan-
cal aid from the State of Montana until the Post War
Planning Board created by the 1916 Session of
the Legislature which set aside $233 for the Havre
Institution There has been lot of talk that Havre did
lot of lobbying for this apportionment This state
ment is not true The time that the heavy lobbying
done during the 1949 Session of legislature
which appropriated extra 81 100000 for the Uni
versity System. We don't hear anything about that.
Out of that Million Dollars the State College gets $780,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-11

OOO Mssoula gets $3OOO0O Havre gets $5S 000 which
goes show that the University lobbyists had real
field day.
Some of us in your State Administration,
little bit old fashioned We don't believe in the principle
of taxation without representation Some years ago
there was little fellow in Europe who had an idea
that he could put across taxation deal without repre-
sentation for the American Colonsts The Colonists
at that time were Just beginning after hard struggle
to get their feet the ground They had come from
Britain and from Amsterdam and different centers
of discomfort Europe, but when George Guelph took
notion that he going to run them IN this Country
a few young sprouts, notably George Washngton
Thomas Jefferson and Alex Hamilton, along with a
great many others had different ideas and after
eral years of disagreement and unpeasantness they
sent Mr.. Guelph back to Europe talking to himself,
and he had to do it in German because he could not
speak our language. Some of us here in Montana have
an idea that the American people still feel that way
where they pay taxes they should have something to
say about how money should be spent; otherwise
going to create aristocracy in one end OF the State
and the peasant class in the other.
In the last four years there have been three diff
ferent ALLEGATIONS of funds for the six units of the Uni
versty The Post War Planning Board appointed by the
1916 Session of the Legislatures the l949 Legislative
Assembly, which appropriated $1,OOO,O0O and the
Board of Examiners ALLEGATION. Here are the totals
for each of the six units
Eastern Montana College ---------- $4,000
School of Mines 1876, $50
Montana State College ------------ 2,199,490
State University, Missoula ----- 2,457,275
Northern Montana College - 1,518,4S0
Western Montana College, Dillon 212,300
When discussed needs of these institutions, we
found Havre has to from the Junior High School,
class three-quarters of mile from the campus
they have to part of the basement of the Presby
terrain Church for their library and what buildings they
have and facilities the campus have been installed
through the cooperative efforts of the Havre Chamber
of Commerce; the Havre Labor Unions and the differ
ent fraternal organizations, having local branches in
that community The County Commissioners and
State Highway Department have co-operated with them
far they could legally do so. but find that
the School Board has need of their class and
these will not be available after this year.
Now Mr.. Voter and Mr.. Taxpayer please bear in
mind that have endeavored, as your Secretary of
State play the game fairly If you ask to sell two
thirds of payers down the river for the sake
of few corporation newspapers you should have
voted for me- because personally belong to the peas
ant class and hope you will always keep there.
Respectfully submitted,
Sam. W. Mitchell Secretary of State
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-11

Branding as fasehood, the oft-rumored report that
Havre did lot of lobbying for the apportonment MADE
bv the board of examiners Secretary of State Sam W.
Mitchell this the people of the state to ex
plain his reasons for supporting that apportonment
Mr.. Mitchells complete statement IN defense OF the
action taken by him and Attorney General Arnold ol-
sen, follows:
Evening star., 1949-12-15
News of Music
Orchestra Makes Splendid Showing
Under Direction of Sell

line and voluminous tone. Al
though magniflciently effective in
the first movement and forming
an almost overpowering finale,
neither the massiveness Of sound
nor the sweep Of ideas was modu-
lated sufficiently to bring out the
special beauty Of the two inter-
vening movements. The orches-
tral dress Of Strauss fantasy
was more adapted to Mr.. Sells
style and the viriity and ampli-
tude Of his reading Of it was STIR
ring. At the close Of the Brahms,
the audience stayed to give the
guest conductor q heartening and
long ovation.
Evening star., 1949-12-15
Murder Trial Jury Clears
Man in Fatal Shooting

ADistrict Court jury deliberated
only 10 minutes yesterday before
acquitting man of a second-de-
gree murder charge in the fatal
stabbing Of another man.
Cleared is Anthony Coghill. Al
colored, who had claimed self-de-
fense in the stabbing of Wilson
King. AZ, colored. on May Is in a
house where the two men then
lived in the 1400 block Of Fifth
street NV.
Mr.. Coghill was cleared Of the
charge. without taking the stand,
after testimony had supported his
police statement that the stabbing
occurred after Mr.. King attacked
him with q milk crate. Mr.. Cog
hill had nterceded when Mr.. King
struck q woman. 1t was testified.
Defense Attorney Charles Z.
Ford placed several character
witnesses on the stand who testi-
Evening star., 1949-12-15
By Alice Eversmon

The National Symphony Or
chestra made a splendid showing
last night in the concert con-
Quoted by George Sell in Consti-
tuition Hall. Mr.. Sell scored =
personal triumph as guest leader
and received the super acclaim Of
shouted braves in addition to the
applause. The conductor Of the
Cleveland Orchestra is apparently
one to whom only q certain kind
Of orchestral seating plan appeals.
For his appearance last night, the
arrangement adopted this season
was changed so that the violas
were on his right instead Of the
second violins. Howard Mitchell
is to be commended for his courtesy
in acceding to Mr.. Sells desire
to move the musicians about. It
is doubtful if any Of the. other
prominent conductors would have
permitted the change.
AS the program progressed and
Mr.. Sells musical intentions be-
came more evident. the reason for
his seating preference was more
discernible. He is a conductor who
thinks in terms of tone and more
tone. with the massed violins lead
ing in volume. This Is not to say
that no musical shadings were OBJ
tanned but rather that the sweep
ing breadth Of his readings called
for splashes Of effect, together
with vigor and rhythmic exacti-
tude. He is a master Of precision
and even when the tumult invaded
the program. he kept the playing
clean and accurate and the mu-
sicians giving Of their best.
While the Overture to Weber's
"Oberon" came forth with re-
juvenated brilliancy that. as the
first offering, captured the au-
dience's attention at once, Sme-
tanan's 1.-The Moldau" cemented
the impression by the charm of
Mr.. Sells Interpretation. It was
the high point Of the program in
the abundance Of color and the
recreation of its descriptive quail
tiles. It was exquisitely delicate
and flowing in the more impress
sionistic passages and the scene
Of peasant festivities was strong
~ visualized In rhythm and &C
cent. The pliability Of the Or
chestra In following the detailed,
and almost affectionate, picture
the conductor had in mind was
superb.
The requirements Of Strauss
IT'LL Eulenspiegel" In virtuoso
performance by the musicians and
Mr.. Sells mastery directing pro-
vided the most exciting portion
Of the concert. If Mr.. Sell SEEM
ingly does not think Of the Or
chestra in its integral parts 50
much as In its combined tonal
color, drawing 1t forth en- masse
rather than balancing one divi-
sion against another, he substi-
tutes a feeling for the spacious
ness of q work and for its over
all design. This manner Of ap-
proach brought better results in
the Strauss opus than in Brahms
Symphony No. l."
The latter was rather roughly
sketched, depending on expansive
Evening star., 1949-12-15
Two Area Students Get
California Tech Awards

Two Washington area residents
have been awarded undergraduate
scholarships at the California In
stitute Of Technology for the cur
rent school year.
They are George C-Y Lee. 1912
Flower avenue, Takoma Park. Nd.
and Julian Brody, 6304 Forty-sev-
enth avenue. Riverdale, Md.
Mr.. Leo Is . freshman At the
school and Mr.. Brody q Junior.
Evening star., 1949-12-15
Dr.. Gaines Will Head
Wilson Foundation
By the kssoeiotsd Press

STAUNTON, Va. Dec. 15.-Di-
rectors Of the Woodrow Wilson
Birthplace Foundation, Inc, yes
terday reelected DR.. Francis P
Gaines, Washington and Lee Uni
versity president, as president OF
the foundation.
Also reelected were other Of
flcers: Colgate w. Darden, jr.
president of the University Of Vir-
ginia, first vice president; Senator
Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia, Sec
ond vice president; and Mrs. II
NICK. Smith. Staunton, treasurer
The board decided to celebrate
the late Presidents birthday De-
cember 2S, with open house at the
birthplace in Staunton.
Evening star., 1949-12-15
Lundberg Named Chairman
OF March Of Dimes Drive

Albert r. Lundberg Arlington
County manager has been named
chairman Of the Airing
ton Committee for the 1850 March
Of Dimes drive, 1t was announced
today by Director Laura T. Boldin.
Mrs. Boldin also announced
that State Senator Charles r..
Fenwick would be vice chairman;
DR.. Norbert Melnick. treasurer:
William w. Jeneray. radio chair
man; Bob Keefe. director Of pub
licity; Mary Tracy. chairman.
Evening star., 1949-12-15
Opera Guild PIuns Porty

The choral group Of the Wash
ington Opera Guild will hold its
weekly rehearsal at 1880 pm. Sat-
urday at the guild headquarters,
1719 Nineteenth streets NV. A
Christmas party for members Of
the group and their friends will
follow the rehearsal.
Evening star., 1949-12-15

woman's division: Frances L. Bid~
die, executive secretary and r.
Wade Pearson, chairman, Motion
Picture Committee.
Named to the Negro Commun-
tiles Committee were Annie p.
Belcher, chairman, and Frances
Browne, vice chairman.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
AFL-CIO Stress
Need For Stronger
Labor Department

Washington (LPA) AFL and
CIO spokesmen appearing before
the Washington Conference of the
Citizens Committee on the Hoover
Report to reorganize the federal
government, indicated their gener-
al support for the Hoover propos-
ais.
Stanley Ruttenberg, for the ClO,
and Lewis Hines, for the AFL, said
their organizations were particu-
larly interested in Hoover's pro-
gram to enlarge and strengthen the
Labor Department and create a
Welfare Department. Ruttenberg
urged that in adopting the Hoover
plan, there should be no false en-
phasis on savings.
In a message to the conference,
President Truman promised to con-
duct a vigorous campaign in sup
port of legislation embodying the
Hoover reorganization and added
that he was also calling govern
ment department heads to run their
Offices more efficiently.
The Hoover Report was issued
six months ago by non-partisan
Commission on Organization Of the
Executive Branch of the Govern
ment. EXPIRES. Herbert Hoover was
chairman of the Commission, which
spent two years studying govern
ment operations and drafting its
recommendations. About 10 per-
cent of the proposals were adopted
in the last session of Congress.
Hoover himself also addressed
the conference here. The only liv-
ing-ex-president called for reor-
ganization of the civil service, the
Post Office, budgeting and account
ing. He also urged unification of
federal health services, water con
servation services, and agricultural
land services, as we'll as admins
trative relief for the President.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
Utilities Spent
Million Dollars
For Advertising

Washington OPA) - Gas and
electric public utility companies
last year spent an estimated $780,
100000 Tan average of 62 cents
per customer) for advertising and
about a third of this went to the
newspapers.
The figures, compiled by the
Public Utilities Advertising Asso-
citation, showed such advertising
has risen during the past three
years from So to 62 cents year,
or six-tenths of one per cent of
gross revenue. The amount per
company varied from one-tenth of
one per cent to 4.13 per cent.
Newspaper advertising was used
by 98,9 per cent of the utility COM
panies; radio and television by TIT
per cent. Total advertising expen-
ditures by the utilities this year
was expected to rise about per
cent above last years figures.
These figures raised many ques-
tions among critics of the press.
Why should utilities, which are
monopolies, spend so much for ad-
vertising? What influence does
this advertising income have on the
news and editorial policies Of the
newspapers and radio stations?
The report did not give the adj
vertising expenditure in dollars,
but the total utility bill of Ameri-
can consumers is about $18,000,-
C00,0O0 year. If six-tenths of one
per cent of this goes for advertis-
ing, it adds up to $108,000,000-
sum which would make even the
richer newspapers sit up and take
notice.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
NLRB Threatens
Court Action
Against Printers

Washington (LPA) = The Natl
Labor Relations Board intends to
ask federal circuit court to en-
force its ruling against the lnt'l
Typographical Union-AFL.
The board announced its decis-
ion Dec. IA after being asked to
act by the American Newspaper
Publishers Assn. 1t was in the
ANPA's favor that the board ruled
Oct. 20 when it ordered the ITU to
cease bargaining practices said to
constitute an attempt to get around
the Taft-H Hartley act ban on the
closed shop.
The ANPA screamed for court
action after the lTU told it's locals
the union was under no compulsion
to obey the. NLRB's ruling in the
absence of court order. ITU lead
ers pointed that an injunction re-
straining the union from indulging
in the disputed practices was dis
solved when the NLRB handed
down its decision.
Whether the ITU case actually
would get into court at this stage
was another matter, observers here
said. They pointed out that attor-
neys for the ITU were about to file
a brief with the NLRB supporting
a plea for new hearings on the dis
puted practices. The board may
grant the new hearings before it
goes to the tedious trouble of ap-
pealing to the courts, depending on
the arguments presented. However,
the board has not yet received the
TITUS petition.
The board made its intention to
go into court public by releasing
reply to the ANPA. However, the
board denied the ANPA's request
that another injunction be obtain
ed against the ITU pending final
decision.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
Rent Control Law
Held Valid By
The Su preme Court

Washington (LPA) - The 1949
rent control law is constitutional,
the Supreme Court has ruled, 8
to 0. That means that at least until
June 30, 1860, there will be this
protection for tenants from the
greed Of landlords. 1t also may
slow up the lobbying of the real
estate interests, against extending
the law beyond June 30. Tighe f..
Woods, Federal Housing Expediter,
declared the Supreme Court, in
ruling so promptly on the issue,
"in effect rules that the housing
shortage growing out of the war
still exists
The court reversed a decision by
Federal Judge Elwyn X. Shaw, in
Chicago, holding the l949 rent law
unconstitutional because he said
the local option" provision was an
illegal delegation. of congressional
authority.
Woods has upheld the findings of
the Cook County Rent Advisory
Board against rent increases in the
Chicago area. A landlord group
asked for increases, and when re-
fused, had appealed to the court.
The court sent the case back to the
board, which again refused to re-
commend an increase. The land
lords then appealed to Woods.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22

cordingly, continued regulation of
these types of carriers is justified
in the public interest.
"a lesser degree of regulation
NAV be required in the case OF
other types of carriers where a
greater degree of competition is
likely to prevail. 1t is possible, for
example, that in the absence of
regulation by the ICC, competition
between trucklines might in and OF
itself furnish to the user of truck
ing services all the protection he
needs against exorbitant rates and
inadequate service, although rates
would undoubtedly be less stable
and protection against loss less
sure than under regulation. Many
users of railroad services, particu-
larly if they are located on single
railroad, have no such protection
through resort to competing rail-
roads and must accordingly be pro-
tected through regulation"
Sawyer also reported to the Pre-
sident that federal regulation of
industry was much more practical
and effective in industries where
the number of companies to be
regulated was small, than in the
industries where there were a great
many competing companies such as
in trucking.
The Com m cree Department,
which under proposed government
reorganization plans would have
control of transportation agencies,
proposed in Sawyer's report a re-
examination of the effectiveness of
regulatory control over railroads
and pipelines by the ICC. 1t also
reported that legislation such as
the Reed -Bulwinkle law eXempting
the railroads from the antitrust
laws had reduced competition and
should be repealed unless regula-
tion was made more effective.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
Textile, Hosiery
Learners Rates
To Be Revised

Washington (LPA) - To meet
the new situation created when the
75c minimum-wage law goes into
effect Jan. 25, 1850, Labor Secre-
tary Maurice Tobin has taken steps
to revise learners rates in the tex
tile and hosiery industries.
Employers in the textile indus
try have asked Wage Hour Admin
istrator William r. McComb to de-
eide whether or not hourly rates
under 75c should be allowed for
learners. Under the law, the Wage
Hour Administration can set a low
er rate, with strict limitations on
the number of learners who can be
employed, and the length of time
they're considered learners. Hear
ings on the proposal We're set for
Dec. 10.
For the hosiery industry, Nc
Comb has proposed a minimum
rate of SOC to Tic depending on the
occupation of the learner, with
learning periods up to 480 hours
(three months) and up to $50 hours
(six months) depending on the oc-
cupations and previous experience
of the learner. No more than five
per cent of the working force could
be classified as learners except
where it's proven new plants need
a larger number The Wage Hour
Administrator will receive argu-
ments for and against the new
rules up to Dec. "a.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
COP Strategy To Be
Sharp Turn To Right

Chicago (LPA)-Having lost five
presidential elections in a row, the
Republicans seem to have decided
on a sharp turn to the right as
their 1850 strategy. Arthur +.
Summerfield, chairman of the
COP strategy committee, recon-
mended an end of the "me too" at
titude, and a program that will
give the voters "a clear choice" F"
Summerfield said later that the
committee approved his suggestion.
Summerfield wants the COP to "go
to the people with a program
clearly and Enthusiastically in op-
position to that now offered by our
opponents" The Republicans tried
that in the Lehman Dulles senator
ial contest in New York in Novem-
Der. They lost.
Guy Gabrielson, national COP
chairman, said, "We are going to
have an affirmative program. We
may turn out to be failure, but
we are going to make a hell of a
lot of noise doing it,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
OBITUARIES
MRS. IVA A. BANKS

Minerva, Ohio - Mrs. Iva A.
Banks, 62, of 1O4 N. West street,
died Dec. 18 in her home, following
a long illness.
Born in Alliance she had resided
here for 80 years. She was a MEM
ber of Local Union 70, National
Brotherhood of Operative Potters,
Alliance Methodist Church, the
W.B.A., and the Ladies Auxiliary
of the Moose.
She leaves a son, Dorrance M.
Huffman of Salem; daughter,
Mrs. Betty Torbett of Minerva;
three brothers, Clinton Severance
of Belle, Calf, Dorrance Sever
ance of Canton and Carl Severance
of Alliance; a sister, Mrs. Irene
Sonfard of Alliance, and six grand
children.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
AFL Textile Workers
Win At Carolina Plant

Asheville, N. c. (LPA) - The
United Textile Workers of Amer
ica- -AFL won a smashing victory
over the CIO Textile Workers at
the American Enka rayon Plant
near here Dec. 13 and IA. The AFL
union received 2015 votes to the
CLOS 53S.
The AFL Textile Workers have
had contracts with Enka for many
years, but agreed to a consent cleo
tion when the CIO claimed to rep
resent the Enka employees. Terms
of the old contract, which expired
Dec. 5, were extended because Of
the election.
Negotiations, which were sus-
pended when the election was
scheduled have been resumed. The
AFL union is seeking wage in
creases, pensions and other bene-
fits.