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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-05

the former actuarial chief of the
bureau of employment security and
now heads a private actuarial firm
with headquarters in Washington.
During the past two years the COM
mission has conducted an exhaustive
study into transactions affecting the
fund, economic outlook of employ
ment and unemployment in the state,
and the experience of other states in
similar programs. This study is now
being printed in report form, supple
mented by the actuarial findings de-
rived by DR.. Wermel, and will be
available to council members at their
and to legislative members
and the public shortly thereafter.
The study presents ten alternative
of the benefit rate sched-
ules, not as suggested changes but
simply for guidance of state authori-
ties in determining amendments.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-05
STATE U.C.G. ADVISORY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER
LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS

The State Advisory Council of the
unemployment compensation commits
sion is to meet in Helena, December
IS, to consider possible recommends
tons to the impending session of the
state legislature for modifying the
benefit-rate and tax-rate structures
of the system, M. Joe Miller, chair
man of the commission said this week.
Actuarial findings have pointed
out, "Mr. Miller says, chat the av-
erage tax rate can be reduced at
the same time the benefit rate cell
ings raised to more equitable level,
all without depicting the trust fund.
This trust reserve has been building
steadily for many years. 1t now
stands at around $39,00O,OOO."
A national expert on unemploy-
ment financing, Michael T. Wer-
mel, will be present to explain his
findings to the Council. Wermel is
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-05

ditional capacity of 100000 kiIo-
| watts.
The company also asked FPC for
a months postponement in the hear
ing on the dam proposal, originally
set for Jan. II. 1t said it needed
more time to complete study of it's
new 3-dam proposal.
Besides the coop development,
other plants which have been denied
location in the area, would be able
to use the prime power from the big
Hells Canyon project.
The Northwest's power supply is
critically short and is expected to
continue at a deficit for several years.
Rural identification and the defense
effort have been stymied because of
this shortage.
Testimony before a subcommittee
of the House Interior and Insular
Affairs Committee revealed that if
farmers were to produce phosphate
fertilizer with high cost power com
pany electricity, the delivered ton
price would be several dollars more
than if processed by federal power.
Also, according to sources here,
any development of the full poten-
tial of a river that is prevented
by a partial development, deprives
the people of the country of the
fullest amount of possible employ
ment and production, the highest
possible standard of living, and the
greatest possible degree of nation
al security.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-05

In his home community of Con-
cordia, Kans., Senator Carlson is
farmer and stockman. Experienced
in farm matters, he served in the
Kansas State Legislature, as Cover
nor of the state, United States Rep
resentative, and was elected Senator
in 1850.
His speech Tuesday, December 9,
will be given before the annual din
ner of Farmers Union GTA delegates
and employees in the st. Paul Audi
forum, Arena section.
The talk will be broadcast from
1880 to 500 p. m. over WCCO in
the Twin Cities area, and network
Of Northwest radio stations. Audi
forum doors will open to the pub
lie for the talk, according to M. w.
Thatcher, GTA General Manager.
Delegates to the GTA meeting,
from the two Dakotas, Montana and
Minnesota, are expected to center
their attention on the problem of
farm price protection.
The price protection problem will
come to head in 1855, when the
present 80 per cent support loan
program on wheat, corn and other
basic crops expires. This is one of
the major problems with which the
Republican Administration will be
called upon to seek a solution.
In his speech at ST. Paul, Senator
Carlson is expected to give a def
mite indication of Republican plans
for meeting the farm price support
crisis in 1866.
The three-day GTA meeting, larg-
est of its kind in the nation, will
open Monday, December 8.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-05
SAFETY CONFERENCE,
M.I.H.C., TO Meet I'm
HELENA, SATURDAY

Two meetings dealing with safety
and industrial health have been
scheduled for this Saturday, reports
James S. TIMBER, secretary of Mon
tana Safety Conference, and of Mon
tana Industrial Health Committee.
Both meetings will be held in the
capitol building.
Montana Safety Conference will
meet in the morning to discuss means
of improving industrial safety pro-
grams in the state. This meeting will
be presided over by John Horn, con-
ference president, and safety director
for the Industrial Accident Board.
Immediately following adjourn
ment of the safety meeting, the Mon
tana Industrial Health Committee
will hold legislative conference.
Proposed occupational disease leg
islation, and other improvements to
the Workmen's Compensation Act
will be the principal business to come
before this joint labor-farmer group.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-05
FARMERS Nave STAKE I'm PUBLIC DEVEL OPMENT
OF HELL'S CANYON PROJECT I'M IDAHO
(By JACK JENNINGS for CNS)

(By JACK JENNINGS for CNS)
WASHINGTON, D. Thousand,
of farmers in the Northwest and mid
west are watching developments here
relative to the fued between the
Idaho Power Co., and the Fedora
government over what kind of pow
er project will be built on the Snake
river in Idaho.
Rich phosphate fields in the area
depend on the availability of low-cost
electric power for their development
Two farm cooperative organizations
have bought into these fields. They
are reported ready to invest some
$50 million in developing the deposits
If the lowcost power is made avail
able. They are the Central Farmers
Fertilizer Co., and the Western Farm
ers Fertilizer Cooperative. Through
regional and local co-ops they en-
brace membership of nearly LIS
million farmers.
The Idaho Power Co., has made
application to the Federal Power
Commission to build the so-called
OXbow project and four small dams.
These would preclude construction
of the Hells Canyon dam by the gov
eminent.
The Department of Interior claims
that Hells Canyon dam would add
a large block of prime power to the
Pacific Northwest at a very low cost,
the OXbow project would
add much smaller amount to the
southern Idaho area at much higher
cost. Provisions for reclamation, ir
rigation and flood control, embodied
in the larger project, would not be
provided by the power company pro-
posal.
Recently the power company
amended it's application TO the Fed
eral Power Commission to provide
an alternate plan to produce more
power. The plan would cut the
number of dams from to and
would provide an installed power
generating capacity of 873,4O kiIo-
watts, with provision for an ad-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-05
Says University Geologist
Says University Geologist
Oil Leasing Laws Shou!k| Remain
Unchanged For the Pr E;ent

Until such time he extent and nature of the product
(of the Wison Basn) known and there time for
thorough and unbiased study of all proposed changes the
laws the schools and the entire state will benefit if leasing
statutes effect remain in full force the opinion of Ken
meth p. Mclaughlin
Mclaughlin chairman of the Department of Geology, Mon
tana State University made his viewpoint known this week in
letter to Mrs Wnnafern H Moore Mssoua County Super
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-05

These are now to be supplemented
by DR.. Wermel's computations on
five alternate tax rate structures.
Effect of any combination of bene-
fit rate and tax average upon the
trust fund can be determined from
these findings.
Stating that DR.. WermePs appear
ance at the December IS meeting
will be under agreement with the
state, Mr.. Miller said the state board
of examiners had approved employ
ment of the actuarial firm for this
purpose and for consultation with
the legislature at some time during
its coming session.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-05
ARGUMENT DEBUNKED BY
ALBERTA EXPERIENCE

''The situation in Alberta, Canada
is sufficient to disprove these last
mentioned statements. In Alberta
major companies carried on initial
exploration Con crown lands) lead
ing to the discovery of Leduc and
Redwater fields under exploration
permits granted by the provincial
government.
From past experience the COM
panies expected to convert these per-
mits to leases. Instead, after dis
covery of the fields the provincial
government withheld leases on half
of these crown lands, which had
been included in the permits.
Later the provincial government
leased these lands at higher rent
al than Montana rates.
''In addition the government put
into effect sliding scale of royal
ties similar to the one now in effect
in Montana and imposed other rather
strict limitations on the operating
companies.
To-day nearly all major oil pro-
ducers are scrambling for chance
to get into Alberta oil development.
In view of this it seems unlikely
that Montana will curb develop
ment of its oil by main tanning pres
emit policies.
WOULD
"These and other proposed changes
in methods of handling oil leases on
state lands would increase opportun
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-05
much as 100000 per month, or
100000 per month, or by a
total of as much as $5,000,000.

"These proposals are being sup
ported by an argument to the effect
that Montana schools will become so
wealthy from future oil develop
ments that the loss of a few hundred
thousand or few million dollars is
of no concern"
'The facts are that "even if
eastern Montana equals Oklahoma
as an oil producer the school in
come will still be far short of that
needed, and there will certainly
be no excess to be lightly given
away.
Another argument is to the effect
that our present system of rentals
and of sliding scale" royalties will
drive major oil companies and indie
pendent operators away from Mon
tana.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-05
~ TORfoAL 8OOFETY
or MOnTANA
Eisenhower Aide-% Be
Featured Speaker At
GTA Convention

Senator Frank Carlson of Kansas,
one of the top farm advisers on the
staff of President-elect Eisenhower,
will speak Tuesday, December 8, at
the annual meeting of Farmers I'm
ion Grain Terminal Association in ST.
Paul.
During the recent campaign tour,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-05

1880 acres represents 3 per cent
of 2,386,246 acres of state school
lands within confines of Williston
Basin. Three per cent figure ar
rived at from statistics available
on similar large oil basin-Okla
homa. Total area of Oklahoma
field is 44,179,840 acres. Area
proved productive, 100000 acres
Or 3 per cent.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-05

Senator Carlson was one of the Gen
erals closest confidants. He is ex-
pected to give the more than $500
coop delegates at the GTA meeting
a preview of the new administration S
plans for handling farm problems
during the next few years.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-05

tendent OF Schools.
Earlier, Mrs. Moore had
asked Prof. Mclaughlin to as
certain the "effects of proposed
changes in the laws relating to oil ex-
ploration and development on school
lands" on the income accruing to the
public schools from oil developments
on such public lands.
Although emphasizing the desire
ability of the 1853 Legislature going
slow in approving leasing law revi-
sions, Mclaughlin is of the opinion
that changes will be required event
ually to meet conditions imposed by
rapidly expanding oil development in
eastern Montana. However, these
changes should be attempted only
after there has been sufficient time
for all aspects of the situation to re-
ceive consideration. | do not believe
there is much chance of harm to Mon
tana IN maintaining present statutes
for another two years or So"
Mclaughlin, in opposing any hasty
revision in existing laws, based his
opinions on personal experiences of
the past ten years in oil exploration
and development in Texas, Louisiana
and Montana, and on studies of the
experiences of other states which
have been faced with similar situa-
tons to that facing Montana today.
Taking note of some of the revi-
sions proposed by the oil lobby, Prof.
Mclaughlin elaborated on his con-
tention that present laws remain I'M
changed, by advising Mrs. Moore:
"More specifically my opinions
are based on foreseeable harm to
Montana which will certainly re-
suit from some of the proposals
which have come to my attention.
The practicable effects of these
proposals are summarized as fol-
lows:
1. 1t is proposed that rentals paid
to the School Income and Inter
est fund (current expenditures
for the privilege of holding
leases to oil and gas rights und-
er state lands shall not be paid
during any time that oil or gas
is commercially produced under
such leases.
(Available) data shows that
this proposal would result in
loss to the schools of rs cents
per acre per year for each of
71,500* acres, total of over
$4,000 per year.
We can reasonably expect
leases to be productive for at
least twenty years so that the
total loss to our schools could
be as much as $1,000,000 from
this rental proposal alone. Und- ,
er current laws these rentals
are adding to school income.
2. 1t is proposed that the present
Sliding scale of royalties be
prohibited by statute. This L
Sliding scale affected by the S
State Board of Land Commits /
sioners under current laws, pro- t
vides for the following royalties s
to be paid to the school Perma- b
nent Fund, O
121A% on all production not n
exceeding 5000 barrels of oil
per well per month, o
171A % on production in excess e
of 5000 barrels but less than t
5000 barrels per we'll per il
per month. a
$50 on production in excess 7
of 5000 barrels per well per s.
month. 81
(Available) "data shows that
this proposal could reduce fut- N
ure additions to the school Per- N
manent Fund by as much as Fl
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-05

tiles for pure speculation which
would be detrimental to the schools
and to the state as a whole. The invi-
tation to speculation would be aggra
waited through:
a. Reduction of present authority
of the State Board of Land
- Commissioners to limit monop-
oly-scale accumulation of large
lease holdings by single individ-
uals, and
b. Removal of limitations on the
length of time a lease may be
held without attempted develop
ment by the lease holder.
'The major effect of permitting
leaseholders to use their leases for
speculative purposes would be to
discourage development. The un-
curbed selling of interests in a
lease so reduces the value of such
a lease that a legitimate operator
cannot economically undertake de-
velopment of the tract of land
covered by the lease.
"There has been public mention of
one further proposal which would re-
move the present 20-year limitation
On the total duration of lease. This
S the only justifiable proposal of
which l have heard, but it alone does
lot justify passage of previously
mentioned proposals"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-05
SPECULATING WOULD
INCREASE

''These and other proposed changes
in methods of handling oil leases on
state lands would increase opportun-
Evening star., 1952-01-05
BY the Associated Press

MUNSAN. Korea, Jan. s.
Prayed tempers snapped today as
truce negotiators haggled at Pan
munjom over how to police a
Korean armistice. From both
sides of the conference table came
ANGRY charges and blunt warn
|ings. There was no progress to-
ward a truce.
A U. N. delegate warned that
the Allies will not be forced to
bow to Communist armistice de-
|mands by the threat of growing
Red air power. - -,s
"You have cast yourself in the
role Of a bandit ;" said Mai.
Gen. Howard M. Turner.
"You have fully exposed your
ugly, ferocious features of a ban
dit "a. y, rsSorted Chinese Mai.
Gen. Hsieh Fang.
Using some of the strongest Ian
guage since the armistice talks
began, Gen. Turner told the Reds
"the United Nations command did
not come to Korea to surrender y
and I'VE have no intention of leav-
Evening star., 1952-01-05
Kansas City Judge
Quits in Gaming Quiz
By the Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Kans., Jan. S.
Police Judge J. Earl Thomas re.
signed yesterday in the midst OF
an investigation by the Kansas
attorney general.
Earlier, the attorney general
Harold Fatzer, had said he would
file custer proceedings against
Ihomas on grounds the police
judge was linked with gambling
activities in Kansas City, Kans
and Kansas City, Mo.
Mr.. Fatzer said Yesterday
Thomas resignation would remove
the necessity of filing the custer
action.
Thomas decision to resign be-
came known after Mayor Clark E
Tucker and Wyandotte County
Attorney Harold Harding had
listened to recordings of CONVEX
satlons which Fatzer said took
place in Thomas law office.
The recordings were made
through microphones which had
been hidden in Thomas Office.
Most of the tapes played for the
officials were recordings of con-
versatlons dealing with the opera
ton OF policy games, pin-ball ma
chimes and sale of liquor by the
drink. Under Kansas law. sale
OF liquor by the drink and gam
bling are illegal.
Evening star., 1952-01-05
French Planes Plaster
Viet-Minh Supply Lines

SAIGON, Indo- China, Jan. S (P)
of French planes are
heavily bombing the Communist
led Viet-Minh supply lines north
and northeast of Hanoi on the
direct highway routes to points in
Kwangsi Province of Southern
China.
A French Army spokesman re-
vealed tonight that the bombers-
mostly American-made B-26s-
have been steadily plastering Wet
Mimi strongholds for the last Il
days.
The aerial assaults are obviously
aimed at smashing the commune
cation routes over which the Wet.
Mini has been getting increasingly
heavy material aid from the Chi.
nese Communists.
The attacks have been especially
heavy north Of Hanoi, and Lang.
son on the direct road leading te
Manning. This is the point where
Chinese Reds have long been re-
ported concentrating heavy lane
and air forces.
Manning has often been referred
to as the takeoff point for the
Chinese Communists should they
decide to step into the war in
1ndo-China and help the hard
pressed Viet-Minh forces.
Evening star., 1952-01-05
Bu|kIey Is Indorsed
AS Fayorite Son.
BY the Asseeiofed Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. s.
Former United States Senator
Robert j. Bulkley of Cleveland
will be Ohio Democrats "favorite
son" candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination at the party's
national convention in Chicago.
Mr.. Bulkley announced his
candidacy in Cleveland last night.
saying he had the support Of AL
bert A. Horstman of Dayton,
national committeeman, and
Eugene Hanhart of Columbus,
State Democratic chairman.
Mr.. Hanhart also disclosed the
'favorite son" tag had been
offered to Gov. Frank j. Lausche,
but the Governor declined the
honor.
Mr.. Bulkley's Endorsement by
two of the top Democratic leaders
in the State means he will prob
ably get all of Ohio's 81 delegates
to the Democratic National Con-
vention pledged to him. But they
could switch to another candidate
any time the Ohio party leaders
SO determined.
Mr.. Bulkley served as Senator
from Ohio from 1888 through
1888. He lost his seat in the 1898
election to Senator Robert A.
Taft, Republican.
Evening star., 1952-01-05

the council in 1850 by Soviet Del
egate Jacob Malik.
The Korean negotiations are
moving slowly but have made def
mite progress, Mr.. Acheson said,
Lists Russian Actions.
In his tart comment on Stains
New Years greeting, the Secre-
tary said that words have to be
judged by deeds. He listed Rus
sian insistence on a trial for the
Japanese Emperor as a war Grim
lnal, refusal to disclose informa-
ton about japanese war prison.
ers. seizure of fishing vessels, OBJ
struction in the Allied Control
Council. efforts to block the peace
treaty and retention of the Ha-
bomai Islands claimed by Japan.
On other foreign developments
Mr.. Acheson said:
/. A United States group in
India is working on ARRANGEMENTS
for an American aid program in
the ne1ghborhood of $50 million,
2. New measures against Com
munist Hungary for, fining four
American flyers and seizing their
plane are under study. He gave
this reply to a question on what
steps the United States was tax
ing to recover the plane after
having paid fines of 100000.
Evening star., 1952-01-05
BY the Associated Press

Reading the record can consume
big chunk of judicial time,
Supreme Court Justice Jackson
points out.
Careful perusal of the record in
a Government suit against the
Oregon State Medical Society
might take half-a-year, he OBJ
served yesterday.
The records, covering 10 VOL
umes which cost $22,108 for the
Government to print, is of a trial
before United States Judge Claude
Mccullough of Portland, Oreg., in
which the Government lost a suit
against the Medical Society.
Stanley M. Silverberg, special
assistant to- the attorney general,
told the court it would have to
read that record to get the facts
straight.
"If this court has to do that"
Evening star., 1952-01-05
Froyed 7empers Snap as Talks
At Ponmunjom Bog in HoggIing

ing the South Koreans to your
tender mercies." ..
Matching Gen. Turner word for
word. Gen. Hsieh replied you
represent yourselves as angels OF
peace and continue to interfere
in internal affairs.
Your statement is rude and
absurd. You have gone too fan
in your absurdity and arrogance.
In a nearby conference tent
United Nations and Communist
Inegotiators haggled fruitlessly fol
more than three hours over how
prisoners Of war should be ex.
changed.
Their arguments are getting
pretty feeble" said Rear Admira
r. E. Libby. "It is obvious they
are killing time waiting for in.
|structions.
Admiral Libby said the Red,
refused to answer another request
for an immediate exchange Of sicl
and wounded prisoners.
subcommittee working on the
problems of supervising an armis.
tice and exchanging prisoners were
|deadlocked when they adjourned
but both scheduled meetings fol
II am. Sunday g pm. EST Sat.
Iurday) in Panmunjom.
Evening star., 1952-01-05
Indicted Tax Collector
In California May Not
Face House Probers
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. S.
James G. Smyth, deposed Federal
tax collector, and six others in
dicted in the California; Nevada
internal revenue scandal, may not
appear before congressional tax
proberS here this month.
Assistant Counsel John E. To-
bin said today there are no pres
ent plans to subpoena the seven
accused men when the House
Ways and Means Subcommittee
opens public hearings January
81. He said it is not customary
for committees to subpoena any
one who is under indictment.
Asked if he would volunteer an
appearance, Smyth replied he
wanted to confer with his attorney
before making a statement.
Previously, Smyth had indicated
he hoped to defend the activities
of his Office before the subcom.
mittee headed by Representative
Cecil King. Democrat. zof Cali.
fornia.
But that was before Snfyth wa!
fired by President Truman anc
indicted on charges of conspiracy
to defraud the United States.
In another development:
Holden Sanford, chief agent o1
the Internal Revenue Bureaus
special intelligence unit at Fresno
disclosed he resigned as of Jan
uary 2 because he was "fed ur
with being the target of one in
vestigation after another" Charles
E. Davies, special agent in charge
OF the tax office intelligence de-
tail at San Francisco, was handed
the resignation. He said Mr.. San
ford's Fresno office had "a very
outstanding record"