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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-28
Dondero Sees Hope For
St. Lawrence SeaWaV

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)-
The man who will head the House
Public Works Committee in the Re
publican-controlled Congress hopes
for passage of bill permitting u.
S. participation in the st. Lawrence
seaway power and navigation project.
Rep. George A. Dondera (R-Mich.)
said that since the Canadian govern
ment has. decided to go ahead with
the project, with or without U. S.
help, it "puts the United States in
the embarrassing position of relin-
gushing one of our most important
waterways to another government. +"
While relationships with Canada
have been friendly and probably will
continue so, he pointed out that there
might some day be a danger in one
government plan. Dondero has not
favored public power or rural cleo
trio co-operatives in the past, how
ever.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-28
Power, Montana's Biggest
Asset

We live in an age of swiftly moving
development ana advances in methods
of accomplishing most of the Things
that mean a higher standard of HV-
ing at increasingly less cost. All of
which means that we are producing
more and more with less and less
hours of labor This is made possible
bv our scientists inventors and others,
devising new machines and new meth
DDS of production which are of in
creasingly greater efficiency and econ
omy in the use of labor and materials.
A great deal of our production re-
uuires the use of large quantities OF
electric power at the lowest possible
unit installation and unit production
cost Such power production is de-
welcoming faster than most of us realize
making present methods of power pro-
duction obsolete almost as fast as they
can be installed. This is well illustra ted
by recentreportS of gigantic plan
to construct steam plants fired with
pulverized coal at the pit mouth, for
power generation in Alberta for eX-
portation to the United States. The
installation of 100000 kilowatts of
power is planned and that is lot of
power, most of which is intended for
delivery to the area west of the con-
tinental divide. 1t is estimated that
the cost of installation of power plants
and transmission lines would be about
$3.50 per kilowatt, and that the power
could be generated and delivered at the
Hungry Horse grid for approximately
two and one eighth mills per kilowatt
hour If so, it makes water power look
expensive and obsolete.
Now what do the Canadians have that
we do not Montana and the Dakota's
have almost ineXhaustable deposits OF
coal that can be mined most ecnomical-
ly. Why not encourage private enter
prise, of co-ops financed on basis
similar to REA, to install at least 20
or 80 steam power plants of around
100,O 900 XIV capacity in Montana and
Dakota, distributed over the area in
such way that line loss will be at
a minimum? We already have one &C.,
900 XIV steam plant at Billings in
successful and economical operation,
with an installation cost of about SIS
per XIV.
Why not create employment for
many thousands of coal miners the
year around instead of the part-time
employment for the few now
Why not make boom towns
again instead of ghost towns of such
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-28
IDAHO COMPENSATION
co, REFUSES TO PAY
DISABLED WORKER

The cases of Raymond Mapstor
and Alfred Burnett have been ap-
pealed by the Idaho Compensation
Company.
Thus, the company, now oper-
ating under another name, is liv-
ing up to it's reputation of paying
as little and as late as possible.
They have been ordered to pay bene-
fits in both cases.
The company uses the "stall" meth
cd. After a claim is processed and
an award made; the Idaho Compen-
sationCompany stalls as long as pos
sible, hoping the injured worker will
become so hard up for cash or so
afraid the case will be lost alto
gether, that he will settle for less
than allowed.
One of these cases has been dang
ling for two years. Now the company
wants to pay $500 less than the In
dustrial Accident Board allowed, and
they also want a quit claim, which
means that should the injury become
aggravated later, the company will
not be held liable.
Lovely outfit, this Idaho Com
pensation Company. = TREASURE
STATE LABOR JOURNAL.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-28

ed in and worked for the Democratic
party. Because l love America first
and am not Greek, Turk, 9
Frenchman, Briton, a Chinaman, an
| Italian, a South Korean, [ thought
that the Marshal Plan, the Truman
Plan and any other plan to tax
Americans and send $50 billion to
foreign lands was undemocratic, at
least as far as it concerned us Amer
leans. The Atlantic Pact is contrary
to George Washington's farewell adj
vice to "avoid entangling foreign al
liances."
Jefferson hated wasting public
money. Inaugurations now cost mil
lions in preparation and display. JEFF
ferson tied his horse to fence post,
walked over and took the oath of
office, as president. The annual ex-
pense of the White House family is
now So million. Jackson got the ma
tional government completely out of
debt, had a surplus in the Treasury,
got Congress to divide this among the
States. Yet for the public welfare
these democratic executives would
spend money. jefferson bought the
Louisiana territory. This doubled the
area of the United States. He en-
couraged highways and canals. He
would have favored valley authori-
ties in our epoch.
The name government bears means
nothing. Sweden with a king is to-.
day more democratic than the United
States. Poland calling herself Com
munist may in fact be more demo
cratic than the Truman Administra-
ton. Our great neighbor, Canada, is
surely more democratic than the Tru-
man Regime. The Canadians believe
in spending their money to build up
Canada. They are preparing to build
the st. Lawrence Waterway without
our joining in and dividing the tolls.
Theodore Roosevelt was Republi-
can. But the Panama Canal was a
move for the greatest good for the
greatest number. Against terrific
clamor of the railways, Theodore
forced the work on the
Canal. 1t has paid for itself. We need
another one through Nicaragua. If
the democrats" had built that with
Il of the cost of the Korean war,
and kept out of that misadventure,
they would have been returned to
office.
AS to saving public funds, Calvin
Coolidge was democratic. They say
ne and Mrs. Coolidge would travel
IN an ordinary Pullman car, not in a
special train, or yacht.
AS the name means nothing to me,
when the Democratic party in power
leased to be democratic, | became a
Millions quit and became
Republicans.
Whether RECOMMENDATION" of all
business is good or bad, | do not
lrgue. 1t is necessary to restrain pub
ic utilities to avoid oppression.
They are monopolies. They grow ty-
annical and destructive if not regu-
ated. But confidently edo not tell
anybody 1 said it, RECOMMENDATION is
and Fascist, not demo
ratio. Neither Fascism nor Commu-
lism can survive without almost COM
,lete RECOMMENDATION.
Concluded Next Week.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-28
Triangle Chapter Credit
Union Meets

A regular monthly meeting was
held by the Triangle Chapter of
Credit Union on Monday, November
"a, at Fairfield with Greenfield Chap
ter as hostess, reports Marie Kunech,
secretary.
A Dutch treat supper was served
at the SIM Cafe. The meeting was.
opened by accordian solos by Rob
ert Pearson of Fairfield.
Melvin Beck of Greenfield Chapter
opened a formidable discussion on
various topics which proved very in
teresting and helpful. Art Peter
sen of Great Northern Credit Union
discussed benefits of insurance.
Lyle Ollie of Federal Employee
Union discussed expansion of their
own union.
The next meeting will be held in
Great Falls on Feb. "a, 1853. Place
to be announced later.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-28

places as Red Lodge, Bear Creek
Roundup, Belt, Stockett and Carpenter
Creek, as we'll as Sheridan, Wyo, Big
Sandy, Plentywood, Lewistown, Circle,
CoalStrip and many other places. Then
let us not forget that we have oil
fields that could furnish cheap fuel
for some of our steam power plants,
particularly those low grade oil fields
such as Soap Greek and Devils Basin.
Let us put everybody to work who
wants to work. With several million
kilowatts of cheap power available at
2b mills per XVIII or less, and an
adjustment in freight rates, all kinds
of industry might be attracted to our
Land of Shining Mountains" that
might give employment to many thou
sands more. All of this might be &C
complished more quickly and at
profit without all the hampering re-
strictions at long distance by arrogant,
incompetent bureaucratS. Our own
Montana Public Service Commission
can be relied upon to, in the future
as in the past, do very satisfactory
job of control and regulation. Any
time they don't the voters in Montana
are surely intelligent enough to be
relied upon to kick them out and elect
others that will.
Perhaps such steam plants could be
promoted on a cooperative basis, in
much the same way as REA.
Other developments are in the off
ing. news release dated Feb.1952,
says, quoting DR.. Alvin M. Weinberg,
Research Director of the Oak Ridge
National Atomic Laboratory; There is
hope in the not to indefinite future,
we may put the IVA out of business.
We may push the button to turn on
IVA off and turn nuclear energy on.
Again, in Sept 1852, Atomic Energy
Commissioner Eugene M. Zuckert pre-
dicted that 1.-The nation will have at
least one and perhaps several atomic
plants producing power for the CT
william population in less than 10
years."
1t is not only possible but probable,
that our excessively high unit cost of
installation water power projects just
coming into construction, may be OBJ
solete before they are completed. How
ever, if steam plants can be installed
for around SIS to 500 per XIV, adj
jacent to a power grid, and thus elimi-
nate transmission line costs, it probably
will be some time before nuclear
plants could be installed cheaply enough
to make serious competition. In the
meantime, let us put our coal miners
to work and get our factories up, just
so as to be in readiness when they
push that button to turn nuclear on
ergy on. = E. j. PARKINSON, Great
Falls.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-28
MONTANA ECONOMY At
HIGH Level, FIRST Three
QUARTERS OF 1852

SSOULA-DeSplte a decline II
agricultural income, the Montana
economy operated at record-break
ing pace during the first three quar-
ters of 1852 according to business
review appearing in the November is
sue of MONTANA BUSINESS, pub
lished by the Bureau of Business and
Economic Research at Montana State
University. More people were at work
in nonagricultural industries, and
fewer were unemployed, than at any
time in the history of the state.
Carloadings of freight loaded at
Montana points during the first nine
months were higher than for any cor
responding period since 1915, with
the increase over 1851 distributed
among the states leading products.
Increased demand from industry re-
suited in gain in electric power
consumption for the sixth straight
year.
With more people at work and
more money in circulation, both the
general and department store sales
and bank debt indexes were well
above 1851 for most months dur
ing the first three quarters. General
store sales at the end of September
were running 6 per cent above the
corresponding period last year; the
same percentage increase occurred in
bank debts. Deposits in Federal Re-
serve member banks in September
totalled 1886 million, equalling the
previous record set in November,
1851.
Average daily production of cop
per during January-September was
IL per cent above the average for
the same period last year; lead out
put recorded gain of per cent;
and zinc, while falling 7 per cent
below 1951,w higher than for any
other corresponding period since
1912. Daily production of crude oil
averaged 2 per cent above January
1851, while the amount of
oil refined increased per cent. Larg-
er imports of Wyoming oil into the
Billings area accounted for the gain.
Unfortunately, the high level of
business activity did not extend into
the agricultural sector of the econo-
my. With a substantially smaller
wheat crop this year than last and
sharp drops in livestock prices, the
cash income of Montana farmers and
'anchers during the first three quar-
,ers was 8 per cent below last year.
At the same time, production costs
continued to rise. Thus, total farm
income for 1862 is apt to be consid-
9rably lower than last year, the pub
ication indicated.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-28
CHAMBER FAVORS PRIVATE
OWNERSHIP OF
GOVT. RESOURCES

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)
The u. S. Chamber of Commerce
went on record last week as fav-
oring private ownership of govern
ment-owned natural resources. 1t
called upon big business, farm and
taxpayers groups, and state and
local Chambers, to pressure Con-
gress into granting such transfer.
These natural resources would
include national parks and forests
and government-owned dams. These
according to Labor News Service,
have been acquired to keep them
"out of resources prof
iteers' hands"
Chamber President Laurence F.
Lee outlined detailed plans for
turning billions of dollars of these
natural resources over to big bust
ness groups so that they can be de-
veloped "profitably." He told the
National Lumber Manufacturers
Association, which has been try
ing to acquire the parks and for
ests, that the way for big business
to take over is to have Congress
suspend all federal land acquisition
while figuring out ways of return
ing property to private ownership.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-28
The Setback of the
Democratic Party
Dear Readers ::
BY LOWNDES MAURY, Butte


The Manchester Guardian, leading
British Liberal Newspaper quotes a
near kinsman of mine, Maury Nav
erick, as saying in his Texas vernac-
ular, "The Democratic Party done
cut it's own throat"
1t lost the election because it ceased
to be democratic. The majority of
Americans are democratic. If the
leaders of the Democratic party can
and will bring the party back to the
fundamental plans and purposes of
democracy, the Republican rule will
be short lived.
Democracy has been defined as
the greatest good for the greatest
number, with safeguards for the ma
tural rights of minorities. Millions
who do not put it in words have an
intuition as to what democracy ac-
tually is.
During the Roosevelt regime I vot-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-28
PRESENT STOCKHOLDERS

advertising.
PRESENT STOCKHOLDERS
Present holders of the $500 shares
of Buttrey Broadcast, Inc, stock are:
Fred Birch, Great Falls contractor,
1,401 shares.
Fairmont Corporation, GA shares.
Roy H. and Helen Glover, 140
shares. Glover is general counsel and
a vice president of ACM.
Grace M. Hoover, 1876 shares. Mrs.
Hoover is the widow of the recently
deceased president of ACM.
Enrol F. and Florence Gait, so
shares. Gait is a Great Falls banker.
Lee M. and Alyce Ford, so shares.
Ford is also Great Falls banker.
Joseph P. and Lillian F. Wilkins,
so shares, Wilkins is manager of
KFBB.
John D. Stephenson, SO shares.
Stephenson, a Great Falls attorney, is
a former law partner of Roy Glover.
EDITORS NOTE: In view of the
year and a half-long fight over the
transfer of KFBB to Fairmont, and
the fact that the ACM subsidiary and
close associates now own upwards of
half the stock of Buttrey Broadcast,
there is much speculation going the
rounds whether the latest proposed
sale may not be another maneuver
of ACM to gain control of the key
CHS station. Therein lies a major
reason why many believe the FEC
should conduct a public hearing on
the proposed Birch-to-Wilkins sale.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-28
I'm THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LEW
is AND CLARK
SUMMONS
No. 23478

No. 23478
WILLIAM P. RIBICH, Plaintiff
JOSEPHINE MAY RIBICH, Defendant
THE STATE OF MONTANA Sends
Greetings to the Above Named Defend
ants and to Each of Them:
You are hereby summoned to answer
the complaint in this action which is
filed in the office of the Clerk of this
Court a copy of which is herewith
served upon one of you in each County
wherein any of you reside and to file
your answer and serve a copy thereof
upon the plaintiffs attorney within
twenty days after the service of this
Summons, exclusive of the day of ser
vice, and in case of your failure to
appear or answer, Judgment will be
taken against you, by default, for tn.
relief demanded in the complaint. This
is an action for an absolute divorce on
the grounds of mental cruelty Fer
more particulars, please refer to the
Complaint on file herein, which is here
by made a part of this Summons.
Witness my hand and the Seal of
said Court this Sth day of November,
1852.
(SEAL) WILL WHALEN, Clerk
JERRY J. O'CONNELL,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
305 Barber-Lydiard Bldg.
Great Falls, Montana.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-28
Letters

"Democracy is based upon the con-
viction that there are extraordinary
possibilities In ordinary people."-
DIR. HARRY EMERSON FOSDICK.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-28

CONTINUED from page one)
thousands of dollars in goodwill"
ADVERTISING
Evening star., 1952-09-24
Gov. Stevenson's Record
furnished, McKeIdin Says

BALTIMORE, Sept. "a (P.-
While Gov. Stevenson received
congratulations from Democrats
after his initiation speech last
night, Gov. Theodore r. McKeldin
pictured him as man with a
tarniShed State record.
Gov. McKeldin, Maryland Re-
publican. criticized the Democratic
presidential candidate for ap-
pointing men under him who "have
been involved in briberies and un-
ethical profits"
The governors remarks were in
a speech intended for delivery over
a Nationwide radio network. But
instead the American Broadcast
ing Co. cancelled his time at the
last minute and substituted a re-
corded address by Gen. Eisenhow-
er, who spoke earlier in Cleve-
land. The change was ordered by
the G. o. P. National Committee.
s'hGov. McKeldin listed among the
shameful scandals" among Ste
venson appointees the 'horse meat
and race track sordid chapters" /"
He added that 100000 was paid
out In bribes to Gov. Stevenson s
administrative off1ce-holders. and
noted that last week Charles w.
Wray. the Illinois governors meat
inspection chief pleaded guilty
to accepting such bribes."
Evening star., 1952-09-24
Prince Georges Hospital
Expansion Plans Approved

Bids will be sought shortly for
of emergency and X-ray
facilities at the Prince Georges
General Hospital.
Final plans were approved yes
terday by the county commission
ers in Upper Marlboro.
Hospital Superintendent Harry
w. Penn, jr., was authorized to
work with the county's purchas-
ing department on preparation Of
legal notices advertising the work.
He said he hoped bids could be re-
ceived by October II so construc-
ton can begin this fall.
The expansion program will be
paid for through a $4,000 ap-
included in this years
budget. It will include inclosure
OF open space between two wings
at the hospital. When completed,
emergency room facilities will be
about triple the present size and
another X-ray machine and ther-
apy treatment will be added.
The enlargement Is necessary
MIR. Penn said, because Of the in
creasing numbers Of emergency
cases brought to the hospital.
The commissioners also agreed
to consider on Friday hospital by
laws and names Of i've or six
prospective members of the insti-
tution's board of directors to suc-
|ceed those whose terms are com.
pleted or nearing an end. The
discussion also will take place in
Upper Marlboro.
Evening star., 1952-09-24
Let's Get Out the Vote
Let's Get Out the Vote
Wide Opportunity Yet Remains
For Nearby Area Record Poll
Yet Registration
Logs Below Number
Able to Cast Ballots
By Robert K. WoIsh

Reports that many more women
and first-voters are enrolling to
cast ballots in this years election
than in 1948 in nearby Maryland
and Virginia point up wide op-
portunity still remaining to set a
representative registration record.
Registration boards in adjacent
communities are signing up the
largest number in several years.
They note. however, that the turn
outs to ,date-with only a little
more than week left until the
October 4 deadline-still lag far
below the numbers Of residents
of voting age.
Officia1s are encouraged be-
cause propcrtionately larger num-
bers Of women are registering than
in 1948. although no official counts
have yet been complied. They
cite increases in the registration
of young people who will have
become 81 years old before Novem-
ber 4. They also call attention
to hundreds" Of registrants who
have moved over from the District
where they never previously had
q chance to vote.
Much Room Yet Remains.
But these encouraging signs are
tempered by some observations
which indicate how much room
yet remains for registering other
wise eligible voters, in this area
and throughout the Nation.
Registration workers show, for
instance. that women Of voting
age outnumbered men by about
Is million in 1948 and that at
Evening star., 1952-09-24

of women at the University OF
Maryland. She held that post
until 1912. She previously had
majored in physical education at
Ohio State University and had
done playground work in Cleve-
land.
Held Post Under Lane.
Three years ago she was chair
man of the Recreation Committee
on the Maryland Commission for
Youth appointed by former Gov.
Lane. Recommendations made by
that committee since have been
adopted by Gov. McKeldin.
Mrs. Everson's appointment
came after the commissioners had
received report from the Recre-
alton Board on its summer play
ground program. This revealed
that attendance at % recreation
centers during seven-week sum-
mer program totaled some 121, TOO.
Evening star., 1952-09-24
Arlington Appoints Two
To Recreation Stuff

Appointment Of two new stan
In the Arlington County
Department Of Recreation has
been announced by w. A. Richard
son. director.
Charles Schools, 50 q street
NV, has been named assistant
Of school centers. He
comes from the Districts Recrea-
ton Department.
Mrs. Faith Bell. 2100 North Ir-
wing street. has been appointed
assistant supervisor Of the Main
Center. MRS. Gardner Formerly
taught social science and English
at swanson Junior High School.