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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-16

quickly Mr.. O'Connor not soon will
they forget-for-to him go the in
enviable honors of attempting to take
from them something many had
sought lifetime; something to make
their lives fuller, their rural bur-
dens lighter-their own comparatively
owned rural identification systems.
But, Rep. O'Connor may not be
the only legislator who will feel
the wrath of the people come an
other election. This vas made amply
clear at the hearings Tuesday morn
ing on the two REA-wrecling bills
HB BAT and HB 364, as REA folks
from Ekalaka to Libby; from Shelby
to Laurel in calm but determined
manner expressed their reasoned OPP
position to such legislation.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-16
FEBRUARY 7 WILL BE a MEMORIAL DAY FOR WORKERS
At EAST HELENA SHELTERS

have been avoided. Young men who
realize that the next time it might
be one of them who would be gone
and leave a family.
| could not help but think about
the wives and families of these men.
thought about the child that be-
cause of faulty board will be raised
without a father, and the WIFI who
in the flick of a second lost her
husband and is faced with making an
entirely new life.
The determination of these fellows
can result in better working condi-
lions and they know we'll enough
that it is only through their own eff
forts that anything can be achieved.
Ernest Salvas, International Rep
warned them that Indust-
ry will not allow accident to become
too costly, but when safety measures
cost more than accidents they gen
orally fight the safety measures.
With wise and temperate leader
ship Mine-Mill No. ~ will be able to
accomplish it's aims, which are after
all, not unreasonable. 1t was obvious
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-16

On HB 364-the bill by O'Conner
to put REA co-ops under the regu-
lation of the Public Service Commits
sion, coop members were told they
needed the protection" of the COM
mission to keep the member owned
and controlled REA co-ops from es-
tablishing unjustly high electrical
rates against themselves. When CO.
OPP people protested that such pa
laver was nonsense, O'Connor re-
torted, cts time we shake this halo
about people running such businesses
themselves E" and then went on to
advise that in so many words, coop
consumers were kidding themselves,
in believing that they controlled their
power co-ops; that according to
O'Connor, the coop boards actually
ran such &C ops as they saw fit. CO.
ups in REA co-ops boards at Sun
River and Lewistown this past year
audibly took this with a grain of
salt. O'Connor came off a very
poor second in the discussion on HB
364.
! NOTE: For those who may not
be too we'll up on REA rates, they're
based on amortization and repayment
of government loan, plus operationaI
expense (power cost. maintenance,
servicing) etc.
Another argument presented for
Public Service Commission regula-
ton of the REA's concerned protec-
ton of the public in purchase of Sc
curities. Yellowstone Electric Coop
manager Max Mathews effectively
exploded this assumption by point
ing out that REAs do not deal in
stocks and bonds. Instead, REA CO.
ops issue only certificates of member
ship to its member-users. Ownership
Of such certificates is necessary only
to obtain service. Mathews also point
ed out that unlike the relationship
Of private utility and it's customers,
there is M conflict between the REA
cooperative and its patron-owners
since the item of profit on invest
ment does not enter into the picture.
Since profit is not a motive, there is
every incentive to lower rates when
ever loan amortization and opera
tional costs will permit. Mathews
Continued on page FOUR
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-16
Bv GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS


February 7 will be memorialized
as a day of reflection and day
of remembrance that it may not be
forgotten by the members of Mine
Mill of East Helena Local No. 72.
This action was taken in the regu-
lar union meeting Monday evening,
February II, the first since the
untimely death of Claude Butler
on Wednesday, February 7th.
The members Of local No. 72 have
no intention Of soon forgetting that
Claude Butler was killed by unsafe
working conditions. Older members
who have seen many accidents and
near deaths were not too encouraged
over prospects of eliminating them
even with their organized efforts.
Their feelings were summed up in
the words of one "first rate plofits
from a fourth rate plant"
But there were young men there.
Young men who are not in the
least inarticulate. Young men who
saw one of their own age snatched
from them by something that could
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-16
Put These Down In Your
Little aBIack Book"

HB 80, 40, Al, 42-all introduced
by Dokken (Gallatin), Norby
(Cascade), Dryer (Silver Bow.
HB 347-to increase REA tax
classification from 7 to 40 per
cent-introduced by Skibby (Pe-
troleum, Rostad (Meagher). Bill
killed in House, Wednesday.
HB 364-to regulate (and des-
troy REAs by placing them under
Public Service Commission-in-
troduced by O'Connor (Carbon).
Bill killed in House Wednesday.
HB 379-to tax patrons savings
and coop education funds-intro-
duced by Babich and Mccarthy
(Silver Bow and Bremen (Beav-
erhead). Bill killed in House.
HB38S-to destroy all farm and
REA co-ops by confiscatory taxa
tion-introduced by Rostad-and
very much alive as of press time!
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-16
alag WAVING" DOESN'T PHASE SENATOR MOSS ON
PLAN ii CORRECTIVE LEGISLATION

for six months been trying to get
his claim settled with private in
surance company, stated: g. This
bill is to correct the terrible pract.
ices that have been carried on by
private insurance companies against
our disabled workers
SEN. MAHONEY, Garfield: TAX
ing note that Sen. Anderson refer
red approvingly of the insurance rate
cuts effected by insurance companies,
Mahoney stated: g. The Senator
from Chouteau says they've cut rates.
. AS long as this legislature re-
fuses to raise benefits to disabled
workers, of course, they can cut rates
Taking care of the injured work
er and not the profit of private in
surance companies is the fundament-
al purpose of compensation /. This
bill isn't going to hurt any good,
honest, legitimate insurance COM
pany in the United States :"
SEN. FIBBS, Yellowstone: g.
While | do not approve of this bill
in every respect it will result in some
thing beneficial to business and the
injured workmen . The only way
Plan Ii can continue to exist is to
wipe out some of the defects in
the law Very sincerely, gentle
men, we should pass it :"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-16
NREAF 6
Re-, O'Connor Messes Chance
To Be a Hero

Rep George O'Connor chairman of the House and
committee regret for the of his days his
egslae Montana REA of
May well be his highest hopes of congressional
hono from the second district May well be gone the
the Montana legislature. People
have bearing in mind inustices whether actually
perated, only attempted Such things they
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-16

you'd think Sen. Mahoney and I
were intent on overthrowing the
government - thus did Sen. Moss
] (Flathead) co-sponsor with Mahoney
of SD 90, speak of the type of tele-
grams he had been receiving in OPP
position to this measure which is aim
ed at removing some of the worst de-
fects in Plan II 0private insurance.
section of the Workmen's Compen-
sation Act. Moss, opposing a motion
by Sen. Anderson (Chouteau) to Gin
definitely postpone" consideration,
stated that g. In all my years in
the senate I've never received one
tenth the vicious kilograms en- any
measure | have on this bill ;" in
opposition to it's passage. He also adj
vised his colleagues that 60. it's
not going to be very long before you
have successful attack on Plan II
F.. :" if we don't correct abuses now
possible under the law.
Although Sen. Evon L. Ander-
son spoke at length in support of
his move to kill SD 80 and quoted
some (if rot alb financial facts con-
corning the Idaho Compensation Com
pany, his motion received only
scattering of votes in support. Fol
lowing that vote, the Senate then
gave an overwhelming "aye" vote in
favor of passage of SD 80.
NOTE: SD 80 is aimed principal
ly at the Idaho Compensation Com
pany-a company, which, by records
in the Industrial Accident Board as
well as reports of the Idaho Insur-
ance Commission, stands convif ted of
profiteering numerically off the mis-
cry of disabled workers insured by
their employers with this company.
In debate. three other Republicans
and one Democrat spoke out in sup
port of SD 80 before the measure
was given tentative approval. Some
highlight quotes from these four men
will provide better picture of what
SB 80 is intended to do should it be-
come law:
SEN. WEYDEMEYER. Lincoln:
:. The demand for elimination of
Plan ii is because there have been
abuses by private insurance compan-
es the private insurance COM
oanies must clean their own houses.
oB 80 will aid in cleaning house ="
SEN. KELLY, Lake: In citing a
case of a disabled worker who has
none of the Mine-Mill members pres
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-16
Who Says.
C0-OPS DON'T PAY TAXES?


The Farmers Union Oil Co. of Fallon, Montana, is
typical farmers supply cooperative.
1t has an annual gross business of under $40 900.
Total expenses in of $11 900. The net over
charge aocated to it's farmer patrons at the end of each
year about So, 000-or per cent rebate gas and
oil products to it's patron-owne
Because of the many misunderstanding to the taxes
that farmerowned cooperatves pay, this oil company
Gently the following display adv in the Terry (Mont)
Tribune 1t is sefexpanatory and certainly should dis
pei any notions that these farmer marketing and buying
agencies do not pay their just share of just like
any other little business in Montana:
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-16

none of the Mine-Mill members pres
ent were inclined to any longer
jeopardize their life and limb be-
cause of avoidable accidents.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-16

SEN. KELLY, Lake: In citing a.
case of a disabled worker who has
Evening star., 1951-06-04
Porkfoirfnx Fires
Set by 2 Playing
With Matches

Four fires in the Parkfairfa1
Apartments during the last sew.
eral weeks have been traced to ar
8-year-old boy and his 7-year-olc
sister, who liked to play with
matches.
Alexandria police said the
youngsters admitted starting the
fires by dropping lighted matches
on furniture. The children would
go into the apartment while the
housewives attention was directed
away from them, police said.
The fires were discovered before
they caused serious damage. The
children were released in custody
of their parents. pending Juvenile
Court action.
Police said the boy told them he
would pick up partly filed match
boxes from the street, because he
liked to see things burn.
Evening star., 1951-06-04
Baltimore Girl, 8, browns
AT Chesapeake Bay Beach

An 8-year-old Baltimore girl
drowned yesterday at Cape st.
Claire beach on Chesapeake Bay,
IA mile north of Sandy Point, Anne
Arundel County police reported.
She was Nancy Jeanne Hasten
of 1925 East Belvedere avenue,
Baltimore.
Nancy was in an inner tube in
shallow water and not far from
shore. Her mother, Mrs. Jean
Hasten. turned to look after two
younger children on the beach.
When Mrs. Hasten looked back
toward the water she saw the
inner tube was empty.
Nancy's body was recovered
about an hour later. The Arnold.
Md. fire department attempted to
revive her. However, she was dead
on arrival at Emergency Hospital,
Annapolis.
Evening star., 1951-06-04
Truck Tire Prints Lead Police
To Virginia RustIer Suspests

Sheriff Shaver said the police got
Iplaster casts Of a pickup trucks
tires, which put them on Ottey's
trail.
He was arrested May 10 and
charged with stealing l6 head of
Highland County cattle. A few
days later, Ottey's wife and Lock-
fridge were arrested.
The sheriff said the men were
accused in the thefts of % head
OF cattle from Augusta and High
land County farms, and one within
|Staunton'S city limits.
Sheriff Shaver said the cattle
was unloaded at Roanoke slaugh-
terhouse and brought the sellers
i$2,121.
Evening star., 1951-06-04
Bridgewater College Fire
Races $4,000 Building
By the Associated Press

BRIGEWATER, Va, June A.
A $4,000 fire destroyed the
tphysics building at Bridgewater
College last night.
Firemen strung out 1000 feet
of hose to the north fork Of the
Shenandoah River, to get water.
They couldn't save the building,
"a one-story wooden structure, but
they did prevent the flames from
leaping to a nearby mems dormi-
tory. The college gymnasium was
Just a few feet away.
Cecil Ikenberry. business man
ager of the school, said the de-
stroyed building was fully insured.
The loss might mean trustees
will give an early go-ahead to a
new 100000 science building,
initial plans of which have al
ready been approved.
The trustees, here for COM
mencement exercises, were sched-
uled to meet today to discuss the
matter.
Evening star., 1951-06-04

E. A. Wilcher; Petworth, r. D.
Smith; Rhode Island Avenue, j. A.
Dudley; Roseda1e, G. D. Naylor:
Ryland. M. E. Lederer; Trinity,
P. R. Diehl; Waugh, H. A. Kester;
Wilson Memorial, E. A. Otto.
Washington West District
Appointments.
Ashton, Merrill brennan;
Brookville-Mount Carmel, H. G..
Hager; Burtonsville, Paul Jones;
Buckeystown, ]. w. Rosenberger,
supply; Cabin John, R. o. Koon,
supply; Cedar Grove, Charles
Shook. supply; Clarksburg, Jack
Ammon; Colesville, P. H. Crosse
close; Damascus, A. o. Osteen;
Doubs. James Haskins, supply.
Calvary of Frederick, E. A. God
sey; Trinity of Frederick, Gene
Stewart. supply; Epworth of Gal
thersburg, A. w. Ewell; Grace of
Gaithersburg, w. E. Holley; How
ard, j. r. Wilson. jr.; Hunting
Hill. j. H. Tackett; Kempton, T. w.
Sunderland; Kensington, E. H.
Porter; Lay Hill, James E. Coan,
supply; Laytonsville, Warren A.
Firth.
Linganore-Liberty, Kenneth A.
Tyson, supply; Montgomery, Don
E. Griffin; Morgan. c. D. Cum
ningham, supply; Mount Airy, w.
ID. Dickey; New Market, Thomas
Morgan; Oakdale-Emory, H. G..
Hager; Poolesville, C. A. Michael;
Poplar Springs, Paul Henry; Po-
tomac. Gloyd E. Allis: Prospect
Marvin. Kenneth Watkins, supply.
Ridgeville. M. F. Wright; Rock
vile, Wesley Dodge; Urbana, John
w. Kuschell; Walkersville, B. F..
Hartley; Washington Grove. j. H.
Tackett; Wheaton-Hughes, Har-
Iold r. Lanman: Winfield, j. Ell
bert Perkins, supply.
Bethesda, Fl. F. Chandler; CAL
vary. o. G. Robinson; Chevy
Chase, c. H. Richmond; Dunbar
ton Avenue, Clarence Dawson:
Eldbrooke. F. Paul Harris; Emory,
E. c. Beery; Foundry, F. B. Har-
lris and F. Norman VanBrunt, as
sociate; Francis Asbury. c. F.
Phillips.
Hamline, DR.. Leatherman and
Stanley F. Knock. jr., associate;
Metropolitan, E. G. Latch; St.
ILuke'S, D. w. Justice; st. Paul,
William Firth; Union. E. B. Lewis;
Wesley. c. Stanley Lowell; Wood
lside. ]. Milton Rogers.
Evening star., 1951-06-04

Methodists Pick
Superintendent
For ; Districts
PC. Edwards Selected
For Washington East;
Ministers Renamed
By caspor Names
SiuF Staff Correspondent

WESTMINSTER. Md, June a.
Three new district superintend-
ents, one for the Washington East
District, were announced at the
closing meeting of the 167th ses-
sion of the Baltimore Annual
Conference. The Meth o dis
Church, here yesterday.
In addition, ministerial ap-
pointments for churches in the
conference. which includes those
in the Washington area. were an
nounced by Bishop Charles Wes-
ley Flint Of the Washington Area.
The new superintendents, ad-
visers to Bishop Flint as well as
heads Of their districts, appointed
were the Rev. j. Luther Neft,
Baltimore East District; the Rev.
Harry c. Marsh. Hagerstown Dis
trict. and the Rev. Philip C. Ed
wards. Washington East District.
Replaces DR.. Reynolds.
Mr.. Edwards, who replaces DIR.
Fred C. Reynolds, has been pas
tor Of the Woodside Methodist
Church. Silver Spring. Md. DIR.
Evening star., 1951-06-04

bers to the congregation will be
|honored.
A native Of Wilkes-Barre, Pa,
lMr. Evans is a graduate Of Buck
nell University and Princeton
Theological Seminary. He also
holds an MA. degree from Ameri-
can University.
During his Is years at Hyatts-
vile, he has been elected moder-
Iator Of the Washington City
IPresbytery, moderator of the
Synod of Baltimore and president
|of the Hyattsville Ministerial AS
|sociation. His devotional booklet,
Follow the Master" is a popular
seller among young people at
summer conferences.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans live at 1922
Madison street, Hyattsville. They
have two children, David Hobart
Evans, jr., now at the University
of Missouri Journalism school, and
Diana Ruth Evans. a graduate of
Mckinley Tech High School.
Evening star., 1951-06-04
Lively Confederate Veterans
Look Ahead to Next MEETING

Veterans will have him as their
guest and honor him as we have
done for the past 20 years in
which we held their reunions for
them. We will bring the veterans
to our meetings even if we have to
bring them in ambulances."
Only IL of the Confederate
veterans survive.
Their 61st Reunion came to an
official close here yesterday with
the firing of 48-gun salute. Then
the old veterans, less than 200
miles but more than SO years
from Appomattox, were ready to
go home.
William D. Townsend went by
train to Ola, La.
John Sailing few back in q
Navy plane to Slant, Va.
William j. Bush returned today
by commercial plane to Fitzgerald,
Ga.
Evening star., 1951-06-04
Girl, !, Under Care
For AIcohoIism;;Fo Found
lin Car With A Adults

The case of a 7-year-old girl
under treatment for acute alcohol
ism was to be discussed with
Maryland and Virginia authorities
today to determine if further
action will be taken.
Police said the girl was found
suffering from the effects OF
whisky while with her mother ano
three other persons in an auto
mobile at Foxhall and Canal roads
They said it has not been de-
|termined whether the girl was
made i'll or intoxicated by the
whisky. Pvts. David r. Garrett
land Eugene v. Grimes of No.
precinct said they were attracted
to the car by the child's screams.
The mother, Mrs. Frances Agnes
Cox, 33. and her companion, Mrs
Lilly Mae Ardinter, 27, both of the
$500 block of Walhonding road
Glen Echo Heights, Md, were
charged with drunkenness and
elected to forfeit $40 bail.
Police said two men in the auto
mobile were released.
The women told police they
stopped at an M street restaurant
in Georgetown. They said they
were drinking beer there with two
men, who later offered to take
them home.
They bought a pint of whisky
and took a ride In Virginia. Dur
ing the ride, they said, each of
the four adults had two drinks
from the bottle. The two men and
two women got out of the car and
left the child alone. When they
came back they discovered that
the girl had drunk a consider
able" quantity of the whisky.
The child. Mary Ann, was re-
ported in good condition at
Georgetown Hospital this morn
ing. Women's Bureau represent
atives said they would try to de-
eide today whether further action
will be taken.
Evening star., 1951-06-04
BY the Associated Press

NORFOLK, Va. June 4.-Ofh-
cials had billed this years reunion
Iof the United Confederate Vet
Grams. just concluded here, as the
final one.
1t seems they Just didr't reckon
with the stamina of old soldiers.
The three 105-year-old Civil
War veterans who attended this
years get-together have promised
to join the Sons of Confederate
Veterans meeting at jackson,
Miss, next June.
A. Belmont Dennis Of Coving-
ton, Ga, immediate past command
er in chief of the SCV, said the
three centenarians were "as chip
per as they could be. All three
promised to join us at next years
meeting.
"As long as one veteran is able
to travel. the Sons Of Confederate
Evening star., 1951-06-04
OPS Notifies County Fairs
OF New Slaughter Control
BY the Assoeia,ed Pres.

RICHMOND, Va, June A.
County fair sales of livestock for
slaughter must be approved BY
the Office Of Price Sterilization. a
regional price director said yester-
day.
The newest regulation on this
subject applies to particularly
those sales made by youth farm
organizations, such as the an
Clubs and Future Farmers Of
America.
Horace Cans, Region 4 prics
director. said the county fair con.
trolls would work as follows:
The OPS district offices will
upon application, approve sales
conducted by youth organizations
and authorize the manager of the
fair. show or exhibition, to issue
certificates permitting the pur-
chaSers to have the livestock
slaughtered.
AT the opening of the fair, the
manager must announce that it
has been approved by the OPS
and he is permitted to issue
slaughter certificates.
Evening star., 1951-06-04
Two Firemen Overcome
In Arlington Bluze

Two hremen were overcome by
smoke in a house fire at 524
North Monroe street, Arlington,
early yesterday.
Released after treatment at
Arlington Hospital were Pvts.
Arthur M. Willett, a paid fire.
man, and Frank Higgins, q volun.
Geer.
The fire, confined to third floor
attic, was at the home Of Mrs.
C. N. Broy. Arlington Fire Chief
Albert c. Scheffel said fire and
water damage to the brick house
was extensive.
Evening star., 1951-06-04
GAnAral
Permit Asked 10 Build
Gas Station Near Shirley

An application for a permit to
build q gasoline service station
near Shirley highway at Lorton
will be heard by the Fairfax Coun-
ty Board of zoning Appeals to-
morrow.
The board will meet at 10 am.
In the board room at the court
house. Three other applications
are also to be heard.
The service station permit is
requested by w. Parker Richard
son for a tract on the south side
Of Route 642, approximately 100
feet east of the highway.
Evening star., 1951-06-04
Detectives Transferred
In Prince Georges

Detective Sergt. Vincent Free
lis the new head of the Hyattsville
Detective Bureau, Prince Georges
County Police Chief F. Allen
Richards announced today.
1t. Charles Thomson, new de-
tective chief at Hyattsville, will
take Sergt. Frees place as special
investigator in the States Attor-
Iney's Office at Upper Marlboro.
Chief Richards also announced
that Richard A. Pearson will be
switched from the Hyattsville to
the Upper Marlboro Detective Bu-
reau, and Charles Perrygo will be
moved from the Upper Marlboro to
the Hyattsville bureau.
The chief said all the changes
take effect today.