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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-08
VIOLET EASTMAN TO AGAIN
CHAIRMAN Federation
ESSAY committee

Miss Violet Eastman, Anaconda
teacher, and long an active member
of Montana Federation of Teachers
(AFL) has been appointed by Mon
tana Federation of Labor president,
James S. TIMBER, to again serve as
chairman of the federation's annual
high school essay contest committee.
Paul Westerhouse, Cascade Coun-
ty Building and Construction Trades
Council, and Miss Mary McNelis,
Butte Teachers Union, are the other
two members of the committee.
The committee held its first meet
ing Saturday, February 2, in the
state federation office in the Mon
tana building, Helena, to draft plans
and select a topic for the 1852 con-
test.
Winner of the contest last year
was Bruce Ensley of Great Falls,
son of Myron Ensley, member of
the International Association of Ma
chinists. Bruce, now a senior in high
school, was also a co-winner in the
statewide contest in 1850. The an
nual first prize award is 500. Sec
ond prize is $50.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-08
cause Rather, must seek cure for that which has
already all too hundreds of Montana premature
ly to their graves
Such As Caihoun Lane Housing Deal?

committee of the this week turned the spotlight
investigation reflective homes sold to veterans under fed
era loan guarantee to determine whether wide
spread complaints care justified and if whether the trouble
lies in administration the law, just plain crookedness
One fertile field Committee Chairman Albert Rains DALAI
and his fellow investigators might explore the Calhoun Lane
housing project in Billings the promotion of which about five
Voice readers will recall found many
taken for a ride
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-08
C0MPACTS latest BRAIN Child OF
POWERFUL ANTI M.V.A. MINORITY

b2-(SpecaO-A
Missouri Valley
hnfrth be be the latest brain child of the
powerful MVA second time the
laid Committee which
of the o Missouri Valley
threeman board drafting committee The drafting
New York
Citp Phil DI Clifford H Stone
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-08
Missoula Restaurant Union
Has New President

Ragna Fetter, assistant business
agent of Missoula Hotel & Restaur-l
ant Workers local, this week became
acting president of the union, re-
placing Jessie Allan, who is now the
office secretary of Montana State
Federation Of Labor, in Helena.
Mrs. Fetter will serve until the
unions annual election in June.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-08

an attorney from NoIoFauo.
By an indirect approach the draft
ing committee now wants to know;
what field of operation should be
included; the character of organi-
rational structure desired, and the
extent to which it should be set up;
also the general character of the
legal instrument desired by the gov
ernors. Apparently these questions
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-08
COMP. COMMISSION Halls
RELUCTANT EMPLOYER
INTO DISTRICT COURT

For the first time in many years
the unemployment compensation com
mission this week sought collection
of an employer contribution to its
trust fund through civil action in
district court, according to NJ. Joe
Miller, chairman. Miller reports fill
ing of an action in the district court
for Gallatin county, at Bozeman, to
enforce collection of $77.69 alleged
to be due in contributions to the un-
employment fund, plus $15.43 in
penalty and interest to date.
Defendant in the action is Louise
Sinkovich, as proprietor of cafe
in BoZeman during the summer and
fall of 1850. The complaint charges
that the defendant reported payment
of wages totalling $3,884.50 during
the period and that payment of the
contribution due under the law has
not been made, and that the defend
ant has repeatedly refused to make
payment.
''In fairness to all employers" Mr..
Miller said, "the commission is merely
following the mandate of the law in
seeking district court consideration
of the facts. This is the first time
in a decade that such resort to the
courts has become necessary. Several
other actions of the kind are develop
ing"
ments conducted last spring to deter
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-08
WANTS NO PART IN COMPACT
WITHOUT SAFEGUARDS

Governor Bonner of Montana is
perhaps the most forceful and forth
right of the Governors who will not
blindly enter the field of compact
supporters. In recent letters and
statements he has announced that
he will have no part in compact
that does not fully protect Montana's
rights and needs, for both water and
power, unless such stipulation is writ
ten into the compact And a COM
pact has to have endorsement by all
the states that are governed by it.
Another REGULARITY of the proceed
ing attracted attention. Report to the
Governors Committee was that the
proposed compact could borrow it's
form and legal substance from the
Port of New York Authority, that
has been in existance for many years.
That is what Tennessee Valley Au-
thority did and how it came to be
called an Authority"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-08

i nave not been answered. do ySI'
The primary concern in this move
ment has been to provide an agency
with positive legal powers to direct
operation of the great. dams and res
ervoirs, and other facilities, now IN
existence, under construction d
projected throughout the Missouri
basin. Depending on how far its spon-
sors may be willing to go, it could
be clothed with responsibility for
further planning, and related func-
tions, that would make of it re-
gional resource agency of comprehen-
sive character.
COULD 1T STOP THE
FEUDING?
If this should be done, the COM
pact agency's existence might be ex-
pected to end the long debate over
whether there should be a Missouri
Valley Authority, OF whether opera
ton of the facilities could be ham
died successfully by the independent
and frequently feuding agencies I'M
der the extra-legal position of Inter-
agency, or if some other form of con-
troll should be set up.
One factor likely to spur the move
for an interstate compact is the re-
cent action of President Truman in
establishing the Missouri Basin Sur
vey Commission to study the present
program for land and water resources
and work out proposed new form of
The Missouri basin
states, predominantly Republican,
with administrations largely opposed
to the authority" principle, would
get head start by pushing their own
Governor Val Peterson who is
chairman of Missouri Basin Inter-
agency Committee, as well as chair
man of Missouri River States Com
mittee, announced after voicing his
opposition to President Truman's pro-
gram and calling for comment, which
did not occur, that he would let his
adverse statement go into the rec
)rd as the sentiment of the commit
zee. Beside Governor Peterson two
,ther Governors were present. These,
Edward f. Arm of Kansas and Frank
\. Barrett of Wyoming. Two others
ailed to reach the meeting because
# severe weather. Four Governors
lad sent listening" representatives.
An ironic twist of the committees
ction was in the fact that Gov. For
est Smith of Missouri (Dem.), Gov.
Ohm w. Bonner (Den1.) of Montana
nd Gov. c. Elmer Anderson (Rep.)
f Minnesota all had told the Post
dispatch in general terms recently
hat they approved President Tru-
lan's action creating the commission.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-08

ments conducted last spring to deter
mine farmers equipment needs.
Evening star., 1952-05-02

as a step to counteract unfavor-
able publicity sometimes accorded
the unofficial Methodist Fedora
tion for Social Action, which has
been under fire in some quarters
for it's statements on social and
international issues.
Opposition to the use of any
Federal funds for sectarian
schools and to the appointment of
an ambassador to the Vatican
were also approved by the State
OF the Church Committee. These
statements are almost certain to
bas ratified by the conference.
A committee statement that
Evening star., 1952-05-02

IMethodists are against establish
ing reserve officers training corps
in church colleges because it vio-
lates the principle of church and
state separation brought a warn
ing by a member.
How far can we 60 in this
question of church and state if
We raise questions about training
for soldiers and about other
points" the Rev. D. r. Youell of
Madisonville, Tenn, asked. IF
we are going to stand for sepera-
Ition of church and state in one
part of the program we must
stand for it throughout the re-
port"
The committee statement ap-
proved support of the United Ma
Evening star., 1952-05-02
Methodists Propose
To Establish Center on
Information in District
By Cospor Nonnes
Stcr Stuff cogYesnondent

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, May
"A resolution seeking to in
crease greatly the use of the Meth
odist Building in Washington will
be presented today to the Cen
eral Conference Of the Methodist
Church.
DR.. OrriS G. Robinson, pastor
OF Calvary Methodist Church,
Washington, will submit the mo-
tion that an information center
about Washington for Methodist
visitors be set up in the building,
100 Maryland avenue NE. In ef-
feet, this would make the place
. headquarters for Methodists
stopping OF in the Nations Cap
ttol.
Others interested in the pro-
posal envisage still further use by
the church. One possibility would
have the Commission on Public
Information or one Of it's branches
housed there. This commission
is now in New York.
The building now has Offices for
the Board of Temperance, the
Methodist Chaplains Commission,
for the Bishop Of Washington and
for the East and West Washington
superintendents and for the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union.
The structure was put up in
1923 to house the Methodist
Episcopal Church's temperance
work. The board, which moved
IN 1916 to Washington from
Topeka, Kans.. was then known
as the Board of Temperance, Pro-
hibition and Public Morals. After
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
the Methodist Protestant Church
and the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. merged in 1889
to form the present Methodist
Church, the name was changed
to the Board Of Temperance.
Act to Curb Representation,
A move to restrict lay repre-
eentation on administrative boards
OF local churches to people who
are total abstainers from intoxi-
eating liquors" was referred to the
conferences Committee on Tenn
perance yesterday after a brief
debate.
The motion was presented byI
Chester A. Smith of Peekskill
N. Y. 1t stated all laymen on
church boards should be nom |
drinkers.
Proponents declared the resolu- |
ton should be adopted as a strik- !!
ing means of stressing the
church's traditional stand against
liquor.
DR.. James Edgar Skillington of 4
Martinsburg, Pa, told the gather
ing Il am sure every member of \
this conference is in sympathy
with this amendment, but if we \
undertake to achieve the goal by /
this amendment we will do in \
calculable harm. Let us not do /
this radical. impractical, revolu-
tionary and destructive thing to \
our church."
Documents Approved.
Several important actions and
some statements on national and
international issues were approved |
yesterday by the State of the |
Church Committee for immediate 1
reference to the general meeting.
One recommendation urged Gre
alton OF a board Of social and eco 4
nomic relations as an official voice
OF the church. Many regard this
Evening star., 1952-05-02

tions and the Point 4 program
'of overseas aid while rejecting the
idea Of a preventive war" 1t
also attacked abuses of civil lib
critics through the use of de
mands for loyalty oaths,' denial
OF employment, irresponsible ac-
cusations and assertion of guilt
by association
Evening star., 1952-05-02
Burned Sotocuser Found in Junqe No HOPE for SO Aboard

A Brazilian air force Catalina
a f1ying-boat patrol plane
planned. however. to land Brazilian
medical rescue corpsmen on a river
about 40 miles from the scene to-
day in the hope they could hack
through the nearly impenetrable
growthS.
The airliner's crew Of nine and
10 OF the Al passengers were
Americans.
The airliner-making one of
Pan American World Airways eel
Presidente" trips from South
America-took off from Rio de
Janeiro shortly after dark Mon
day for a 12-hour night flight to
Evening star., 1952-05-02

wreckage. The wreck was almost
hidden among the dense foliage.
Explaining his order calling off
the United States Air Force at
tempt to recover the bodies, Maj.
Olney said the rescue unit is
authorized ito use its equipment
to save lives until it has been
determined beyond doubt that no
survivors exist
The dead crew was captained
by Albert Grossarth. SO. of La
Grange Park, ILL.,. and the passen-
gers included several United States
and Latin American businessmen
and South American government
officials.
Evening star., 1952-05-02
By the Associated Press

BELEM, Brazil, May 2.-Aerial
rescue teams reported last night a
luxurious Pan American airliner
apparently was burning even be-
fore it crashed Tuesday in dense
Brazilian jungle. Their leaders
wrote off as dead all so persons
the plane carried.
Maj. Richard Olney ordered his
United States Air Force rescue unit
from Puerto Rico to end its mis-
sion without parachuting to the
site or trying to recover the bodies
because it would endanger the
lives of the rescuers.
Evening star., 1952-05-02

Port OF Spain, Trinidad, its only
remaining stop before New York.
The plane reported by radio
that all was well as it passed west
OF Barreiras, a mid-Brazilian town.
shortly after midnight.
Observers with powerful glasses
circled the wreckage at low alti-
tude and offered the opinion the
plane-named the Clipper Good
Hope-had exploded at low alti-
tude.
A vast air hunt. spreading over
$4,000 square miles of jungle,
went on for 48 hours before a.
Pan American pilot, Capt. Jim
Rowing Of Miami, Fla, sighted the
Evening star., 1952-05-02
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Evening star., 1952-05-02
Rockville Church Dinner

The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service of Hunting Hill Meth
odist Church, Rockville. will hold
a fried chicken dinner from 4 to
8 pm. tomorrow in the church
hall.
Evening star., 1952-05-02

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Evening star., 1952-01-31
Churchill Faces Vote
I0f { Confidence Today
By The Assoeiased PRESS

/ LONDON, Jan. .S1.-Britain'.
Conservative government pressed
for a vote of confidence tonight
on its new austerity measures
The Laborite opposition on a COM
panion ballot demanded the
custer of Prime Minister Church
| Ill and his cabinet.
Mr.. Churchill's Tories, with 9
nominal majority of IA votes. wa:
expected to win the showdown
The vote was expected about II
Ip.m. Is pm. EST. Victory fol
the Laborites would force the
doughty wartime leader to resigr
the government leadership he wor
in the October Is general elec-
ton.
At stake was Chancellor Of the
Exchequer r. A. Buffers program
to wipe out ESQ million t$42C
million) q year worth of British
imports from the United States
and other countries, plus such rig
i'd economies as q slash of 10000
jobs from the civil service rolls.
The Labor Party, in its motion
of censure, mainly attacked gov
eminent plans to charge for GER
tain phases of the free medical
services which the previous Labor
government installed.
Evening star., 1952-01-31
Former Syrian Premier
Reported Assassinated
By the Assoeioted Press

CAIRO, Jan. 31.-Cairo news
papers published today uncon-
firmed reports of an outbreak OF
violence in Syria and the assas-
sination of Nazarn Bey Koudsi
former Syrian premier. There was
no confirmation of the report
from any Syrian source.
Mr.. Koudsi. leader of the Popu-
list Party, was premier from June
1850, until last March, when he
resigned without explanation. He
has been asked to form a govern
ment several times since then but
has refused.
He was jailed last November
when Col. Adib Shishekly, Syria Z
strong man. set up a virtual mill
tary dictatorship after an army
coup.
AL Ahram reported six days age
that 81 persons were killed and
287 wounded in a clash between
students and army officers al
Aleppo. Syria.
1t said Col. Shishekly then or
dered Mr.. Koudsi's release from
jail "to ease the situation"
Evening star., 1952-01-31
Jap Defense Agreement
To Include No Atom Base
By the Assoeiaied Press

TOKYO, Jan. 31.-Prin1e Minis
ter Shigeru Yoshida said today nc
arrangement for an atom bomb
base in Japan will be included in
the defense agreement being
negotiated with the United States
Mr.. Yoshida told Parliament
Japan will create "a new defense
setup" of its own about OutDher
Presumably this would take oVei
functions nowfassigned to the m
fantry-like national police reserve
The Premier said Japanss new
armed forces would be equipped
with American aid. sst =
The announcement raised an
immediate protest from the op.
position that the government was
planning to rearEn Japan.
Minister of State Takeo ohasl1l
announced Japan would have to
revise its constitution if it is Il
join q collective security system.
The present constitution re-
nounceS war and bans military
forces.
Evening star., 1952-01-31
Drive for Mine Safely
Action May Delay
Lewis Pay Demands
BY she Assoeiased Press

John L. Lewis is free beginning
today to call for new coal industry
contract talks, but his mine safety
drive may delay the move for
higher wages.
Present coal contracts can be
reopened March 81 or any time
thereafter on go days notice. So
beginning today Mr.. Lewis may
initiate wage negotiations at any
time.
The 71-year-old chief Of the
United Mine Workers Union is
up to his eyebrows right now in
a fight TO get Congress to pass
legislation permitting the Govern
ment to close down unsafe mines.
Senate Vote Nears.
Hearings before a Senate Labor
subcommittee yesterday turned
into a wing-ding verbal feud be-
tween Mr.. Lewis and Senator Taft.
Republican. of Ohio.
Senator Taft accused Mr.. Lewis
Of dragging a ''red herring" over
the facts; MIR. Lewis classed the
Taft-Hartley Act. authored by Mr..
Taft, as "a slave statute"
They roared angrily at each
other, but after 1t was over,
grinned and shook hands.
The Taft-Lewis exchange ended
Senate hearings. and a vote is
expected there soon. But mine
safety hearings are due to start
next week in the House Labor
Committee.
New Wage Demand Due.
When Mr.. Lewis does move to
start new contracts. he is expected
to demand q generous pay boost
and possible greater welfare fund
royalty payments.
Miners presently get $16.35 basic
daily wage. exclusive OF overtime.
And mine owners contribute 80
cents on every ton Of coal pro-
duced toward the miners welfare
fund, which now has a balance
exceeding 500 million.
A spokesman for Mr.. Lewis said
he had no comment whatsoever
as to when he might notify coal
operators as to the unions in
tention of terminating present
contracts.
Evening star., 1952-01-31
New Highway Plans
Are Held Compatible
with Rinu Project

District and Federal 0fhcialS who
helped prepare the $40 million
highway Improvement project for
Washington regard the plan as
fundamentally compatible Z with
the ring highway program Of
lfered for the Metropolitan Area
Iby the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission in 1850.
Spokesman today pointed out
that in so far as the District
itself is concerned, the new plan
has baSica1ly the same downtown
AREA loop, as well as D system of
lthoroughfares that curves around
1.-THE outlying sections Of the city
VIRTUALLY unbroken from the South
least, through the Northeast and
Ithe Northwest. ultimately coming
lin from the West to the heart Of
1.-THE city.
Seek to Link Plans.
The planning commissions plan,
however, differs in some major
"details from the new District plan.
John Nolen, the commissions
planning director, said the new
lpIan now is under study and a
report will be presented at the
commissions next meeting Feb
lruary 81. A public statement on
relationship of the two programs
/ is to be issued at that time. he
said
Some Of the District projects
win require planning commission
approval, Mr.. Nolen said. and
emphasized that the commission
is dedicated to resolving" dis
PARTIES between the two plans,
rather than insisting on its own.
The major differences are::s
l. NCPPC proposed establishing
1.-THE eastern leg Of the downtown
inner belt" west Of the Capitol.
The District plan places the lIg
on the eastern side.
2. The commission favored new
Potomac bridges in line with Ne
braska avenue and Alexandria, not
one over Roosevelt Island. as is
now proposed by the District.
Cut Through Soldiers Home.
8. The commissions crosstown
route would follow Michigan ave-
niue at the Soldiers Home. instead
Iof cutting through the homes
grounds, as the district proposes.
4. Fourth street NE. would be
the principal central-city north
south route under the NCPPC
plan. The District proposes to use
North Capitol street, with q new
route through the Soldiers Home.
5. Development Of the Rock
Greek Parkway would end at TIL
den street NV. under the COM
mission plan. The District would
carry it to the District line.
Since Maryland and Virginia
authorities have not yet finished
preparation of their projects. it
could not be learned whether those
States plan a third ring Of high
ways just outside District limits.
But, referring to District prof.
ects-such as the e Street Bridge.
Canal road and the Rock Greek
Parkwaywh would extend to
1.-THE city boundaries. q local high
lway official said he had no doubt
that the States viii coordinate
thei1. highways with the radial
routes in Washington.
Evening star., 1952-01-31
|CeneraI-AIarm Blaze
Controlled al Portland, Me
BY the Assoeiassd Press

PORTLAND, Me-, Jan. 81
Firemen won control early today
of a threatening, general alarm
blaze. in a five-story fruit and pro-
duce warehouse on the waterfront
It gave them nearly a two-houT
battle in suhzero cold and threat
ened several other wholesale
houses.
Deputy Fire Chief Charles E.
Feeney said it was the first general
alarm fire In five years.
There was no immediate esti-
mate Of the loss.
Within half an hour after the
first alarm had sounded, the
flames had spread from the first to
the fourth floor Of the James
Fruit Co. building.
Co-owner James Brooks said the
building contained $4,000 to $50.-
900 worth of fruit and produce
He estimated the buildings value
at $4,000 to 10000.
Evening star., 1952-01-31
Don'tAsk Questions.
Just Pretend You
Can't Hear Blasts

Pretend you don't hear those
explosions which have been rock
inc Northwest Washington for
several days.
They are military secrets.
The Military District of Wash
ington says folks shouldn't be
alarmed by the explosions. And
the MDW officers say they would
prefer not to have too many ques-
tions asked about their origin.
But the Army officers added
they would like to put the pub
lies mind at ease. The explo-
sions, they said, may" come from
anti-aircraft artillery banging
away in target practice wher
radar tracks planes flying undel
tricky meteorological conditions.