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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-06
MILK RIVER DAMAGE COULD
HAVE BEEN MINIMIZED

The northern portion of Montana
is staggering under the worst flood
damage in history caused by the over
flow of the Milk River; damage to
buildings, fences, fields and irriga-
ton facilities that runs into the mill
lions. The loss of production in 1852
will run into high figures and make
difficult the rehabilitation of dam
aged farms. If a considerable amount
of this water could have been con-
trolled and held at point of origin
even by small structures, including
great numbers of farm ponds, the
damage to the irrigated section would
have been greatly minimized. Much
of this stored water could later be put
irrigation of small tracts, insuring a
winter feed supply -.
We realize that economical and
complete development of the hydro
electric potentials of our great state
is essential to proper industrial and
agricultural development. We have
vast natural resources that lie I'M
developed because of the disadvant-
age of geography.
An abundance of cheap power
would overcome some of the other
disadvantages and attract industry
to this region.
We are told that requests for al
location of power from projects now
under construction such as Canyon
Ferry in the Missouri Basin and Hun
CRY Horse in western Montana in the
Columbia Basin, exceed the capacity
of these power plants when COM
pleted according to present specifi-
cations and indicates the possibilities
of industrial development if necessary
power were available.
Great progress has been made in
rural identification in the last few
years. Many people look upon this as
only giving the farm people the en-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-06
Continued from page one)

mulch tillage, terracing and diking
are very effective in controlling the
run-off on sloping fields and tend to
make water "walk" rather than "run"
down hill. When coupled with erased
waterways the water that leaves the
farm is usually clear instead of silt
laden, to be emptied into tributaries
of the Missouri River giving that
stream silt load sometimes referred
to as "too thick to drink but too thin
to plow." Or, it may be emptied be-
hind high cost structure built for
development of power and flood con-
troll, filling up the storage capacity
and eventually terminating the use
fulness of the structure. The useful
life of some of these structures has
been estimated by engineers at so
years or less.
Proper use and erosion prevent
ing practices can reduce silt de-
posts to a minimum and materially
increase the useful life of these
structures.
In addition to the damage to power
by sitting, we can i'll
afford the loss of productive top soil
this represents -.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-06
Weight of Evidence Shows
Pressing Need For Unified
Development Program
Carl F. Kraenzel, Professor, Rural
Economies, MISC, Bozeman, at May
IL hearing in Billings.


The evidence supporting the neec
for an integrated and unified plan
for resource development of the Mis-
souri, Basin is recorded in numerous
sources .,o
This listing of the evidence for the
need of single agency, unified and
co-ordinated program in the Missouri
Basin will be on three levels. These
are: % the less than desirable re-
suits that have come from the lack of
unified efforts; ~ the lack of coop
eration between the existing devel-
opment agencies; and (3) the lack of
overall coordination arising from the
divergent purposes and policies, on
national scale, for the agencies in
volved.
Less Than Desirable Results From
Lack of Coordination
The present inter-agency program
has been in effect a sufficient length
of time so that it might have demon
strated some measure of success in
unified action. Such success has not
been Forthcoming. This is meas
ure of lack of coordination. This
lack of desirable results is demon
strated in the following instances:
l. Continuation of disastrous floods
since 1947 in spite of levee and dam
construction, or because of their I'M
suited location. or because of chief
reliance on such construction in place
of seeking controls of a different ma
2. Insufficiency of water to do all
the jobs that are now expected of it
and the failure to adopt plan that
will properly allocate the water ac-
cording to best use and maximum to-
tai overall use within the region.
3. Failure to define and develop
new and adapted concepts, under null
conditions, having to do |
with direct and indirect benefits and
direct and indirect reimbursements.
so that there might be a more equit-
able distribution of costs and bene-
fits.
a. The unwarranted subsidy to
private power interests as the result
Of the sales and wheeling agreements
that have been made by the Interior
department. in recent years. Under
these conditions, blocks of public
power, created at public expense,
have been delivered and will be de-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-06
Legal Advertising
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LEW
is AZ CLARK
ALIAS SUMMONS :

NO. $3.50
BERNICE PETERSON, Plaintiff
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-06

ties and methods related to new areas
and products.
f. Studies of Indignation of irri-
gated and dry land.
g. Economics of conservation.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-06

joyment of modern convenience,
long enjoyed by urban people, and
maybe labor saving devices for the
home. 1t goes far beyond this. Even
in its infancy we find it contributing
to greater efficiency and increased
production on our farms
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-06

| Cleo anu lIle IllOuo ISldLcQ W nSW al Ceis
and products.
f. Studies of Indignation of irri-
gated and dry land.
&. Economics of conservation.
2. AGRONOMY AND SOILS
a. Production of legume and grass
seeds adapted to range, irrigated, and
non-irrigated crop lands of the Mis-
souri, River Basin.
b. Management and conservation
of soil and water in non-irrigated
lands in the Missouri River Basin.
C. Water, soil, and plant relation
ships in crop production on irrigated
lands in the Missouri Basin.
d. Basic detailed soil surveys in
areas proposed for irrigation and as
ISOLATED areas.
e. Crop adaptation studies for
areas proposed for development.
f. Accelerated research on irri-
gated pastures, including species,
adaptation, methods of production
and management.
g. Anticipated yields in proposed
irrigated areas at various stages of
development and under different lev
els of management.
h. Conservation practices for ir-
rigation projects and watersheds.
3. ANIMAL INDUSTRY
a. Returns in terms of growth,
gains, and production from improved
ranges and irrigated pastures.
b. Suitable livestock enterprises
and management on irrigated farms
and on combination irrigated and
range units.
C. Values and uses of different
potential feed crops for new areas.
q. AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
a. Water requirements for var
ous methods of application.
b. Labor requirements for various
methods of applying water.
c. Power, labor, and investment
requirements of sprinkler system.
d. Ditch construction.
e. Ditch arrangement and levell-
ng in relation to water spreading.
f. Equipment selection and i'm
new equipment needed
or conservation farming and in ir-
'igated areas. -4
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-06

This is healthy sign of private power
development in the Basin under the
spur of competition from public pow
er
There has been an expansion of ir-
rigation projects and facilities in the
Basin with the promise of greater
community stability and services that
flow from such irrigation.
And Reclamation has become
more tractable and more consider
ate agency in the years since the orr
ginal Pick-Sloan wedding. The
leadership of Reclamation of the pres
ent is much less bounded by the ir-
rigation project lines compared with
earlier days. :.
There has been a development of
soil conservation program on mod
est scale in the river valley areas and
in the headwaters, divide, and upland
areas. The building of reservoirs
has contributed to the raising of I'M
derground water levels, to game and
recreation areas.
Above all, there has been a build
ing of morale in the Missouri Basin.
People have acquired courage, self
respect, independence, and the abil-
ity to do things for themselves. This
is the product of many things. A part
of it is the result of the Basin deveI-
opment program.
But there is a major schism in the
thinking of people in the Basin con-
corning the need and merits for sim
gle agency, basinwide program of
The public corporation type. For
some, these differences in belief are
based on honest convictions. For
others, they are based on limited
For many, these differ
ences are the result of past unco-ord-
mated activities and agency rivalries
Much of this confusion
md allegiance has been deliberately
ostered. Vested interest groups
lave "peddled their own medicine"
Congress itself has contributed to the
onfusion because of it's antipathy,
is lack of concerted action, and it's
ack of clear cut goals and policy.
The evidence supporting the need
or a single agency approach is clear.
he principles of the public corpor-
ton for multi-purpose development
ave been clearly established Such
n agency can use scientific methods.
can use proper timing in planning
nd construction. 1t can bring about
ne necessary coordination. 1t can
e a democratic instrument. 1t can
oster state and regional participa-
on. And, Congress can always re-
onsider its actions if the results are
OF good. In fact, the public cor
Grafton principle requires Congress
D keep an eye on its performance. 1t
up to Congress, therefore, to study
ne facts and act in accordance with
nem. | assume the facts mean that
here must be single agency, basin
tide program for the Missouri now.
o, Congress must act now.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-06
Development of Irrigation
Creates Myriad of New
Agricultural Problems
Roy Huffman, of the Ayr. Experiment
Station of Montana State College, at
Billings, May II

ROY thurman, or the Ayr. ExperIme en-
Station of Montana State College, at
Billings, May II
Resource development in the Mis-
souri, River Basin has been dominated
to date by plans and programs which
are, basically, programs concerned
with the physical control of water in
stream channels and it's diversion for
various uses. One of those water
uses is for the irrigation of new lands
and the providing of supplemental
water for lands now irrigated. The
development of new irrigation Gre
ates myriad of agricultural prob
lens = physical, economic, and So
cial l..
The absence of an agricultural pro-
gram to parallel the engineering pro-
grams now underway in the Missouri
River Basin is serious shortcoming
of public resource development in a
region which is primarily agricultural
in character.
A comprehensive agricultural pro-
gram was prepared by federal and
state agencies in 1913 and is avail
able under the title Missouri River
Basin Agricultural Program, House
Document No. 373, 81st Congress, list
Session. This report is a detailed state
nent of the action program require
nents and the agricultural reaserch
needs if Missouri Basin development
= to rest on firm foundation :.
There has been little increase in
he amount of agricultural research
n the Missouri Basin designed to pro-
vide the information and data need
ID to assure sound resource planning
md development
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-06
[. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

a. Farm management-Sizes and
types of farms, combinations of enter
prises, and management practices.
b. Land onomics-Tenure, in
stitutional obstacles and facilities,
competitive aspects of major resour-
ces uses, demand-supply relation
ships of land, conservation.
C. Agricultural prices = Prices
farmers pay-"Cost index" anticipat-
ed levels and relationships of prices
received.
d. Agricultural credit = Credit
systems suitable for development of
new areas and general application of
conservation practices.
e. Observation-Disclosures opportuni-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-06
NEED MORE AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH

A sound Basin development pro-
gram requires greatly expanded
program of agricultural research. 1t
should be financed by specific APP
preparations of federal funds directly
to the State Agricultural Experiment
Stations and to the research bureaus
and the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture, more especially those of the Ag-
ricultural Research Administration
and the Bureau of Agricultural Eco
Monies.
A comprehensive research program
should include basic inventory of
the resources of the Basin
The following is a listing of lines
of research needing expansion in
the Agricultural Experiment Stations
and the cooperating research bur-
eaus of the Department of Agricul-
Evening star., 1952-03-20

theSda, entered
the Navy in June. 1941, and served
as inferno at Bethesda.
Army Pfc. william A. Myers, 20,
lis home on rotation after 19
months with an anti-aircraft unit
in Korea, The son of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Agnew Myers, 28O7 Denley
place, Silver Spring, Md, Pvt.
Williams will be assigned to Fort
Custis, Mich, at the end Of his
30-day leave.
Corpl. Arthur BasilikO, son of
Mrs. Basile Basiliko. 6211 Eighth
street NV, is back home on rota-
ton after winning the Purple
Heart and the Presidential Unit
Citation with the 1st Marine Divi-
sion in Korea.
\ + X X
Pfc. Wade w. Dawkins, son of
Mrs. Hattie Dawkins of COS
Twenty-third street NV, has
been assigned to the headquarters
company of the 7806th Station
Complement Unit in Wurzburg,
Germany.
| ~ 4 X
WAF I'd &c. Elizabeth Middle
ton Daggit, daughter of Edmund
M. Daggit, 100 Janneys lane, AL
Evening star., 1952-03-20

| Sergt. Robert e. Lohr, Il, whose
wife Dolores lives at 1853 But.
lterworth place NV. has been
awarded the Bronze Star for car.
rying q wounded man out Of the
line under heavy enemy fire. His
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
ILohr. live at 1900 Allentown road
Forestville, Md.
~ -
Marine Pfc. William E. Belfield,
son Of Mrs. Lena B. Belfield, 1246
Penn street NE. has been award
ed the Purple Heart for wounds
received in action. The medal
was presented by his command
ing officer, 1t. Col. John v. Kelsey,
Of 1017 Potomac avenue. Alexan-
dria, in field exercises somewhere
in Korea"
\ 4 \ 4
At the same ceremony, Marine
Capt. Thirl d. johnson, husband
of Mrs. Shirley Johnson. 1904 Sec
ond street Sc. was presented the
Bronze Star for conspicuous gall
lantry in action as an engineer
company commander in operations
against the Chinese Communist
forces"
4 \ 4 \
Comdr. Robert A. Conard, jr.,
now on duty at Bethesda Naval
Evening star., 1952-03-20

ton, and two children live at the
Is street address.
X \ + =
Pfc. James e. Carroll, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Carroll,
1905 Jackson street NE, has been
graduated from the 5th Infantry
Division leaders course at Indian
town Gap, Pa.
\ \ + \
Aviation Ordnanceman First
Class Andrew H. RAIDER, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph j. RAIDER. $50
Atlantic street Sc. and husband
Iof Mrs. Betty j. RAIDER. 628 At
lantic street Sc, is serving aboard
the carrier Valley Forge on its
third tour Of duty in support Of
United Nations forces in Korea.
Evening star., 1952-03-20
BY tho Asseeiatsd Pres,

~ W9 ASS0Stotoo PvoS1
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, Mar
20. - A United Nations subcom-
mission has approved q plan tc
set up a permanent y. NJ group
to deal with questions about free
dom of information.
The United States and Russia
both opposed it in yesterdays 90
vote Of approval. Both agreed that
studies Of the state Of free
information In the world, and the
removal Of barriers to it, could
be handled by present permanent
bodies Of the u. N. or by the
General Assembly.
Carroll Binder, United States
SubcommiSSion member, said
agreement on free press practices
was impossible now.
Soviet Representative Vastly
zonov complained the subcom-
Evening star., 1952-03-20
$500 in Bills Torn Up.
|MoiIed to Tex Bureau
BY ihe Assoeiuted 4 Press

| CHICAGO, Mar. 20.-An en-.
lvelope containing $500 In cur.
irency which had been torn intt
fragments was received In the
office Of the collector Of internaI
revenue yesterday.
Revenue officials said the en-
|veiope contained a note which
said. ITO the Internal Revenue. =
It bore the postmark Of a State
far from Illinois.
Evening star., 1952-03-20
E1SIS uuu. NUtO0O
) : !. & .< -
News Of Area Men and Women
Serving in Armed Forces
Here ond Abroad

1t. Col. John M. Wilson, 5428
North Twenty-fourth street. Ar
lington. has been awarded the
Armed Forces Reserve Medal for
being in the reserve program 10
years. Col. Wilson is director Of
personnel In the Washington
headquarters Of the Air Rescue
Service.
Evening star., 1952-03-20
u N Unit Approves Plan For Information Freedom

mission rejected his demands for
Journalists to work for peace and
against warmongering."
Britain, Yugoslavia, India,
China. Egypt. the Philippines.
Lebanon. Uruguay and Chile voted
for the permanent body. France
was absent. s-s
Evening star., 1952-03-20

service during
combat in Ko-
| rea. AS as
sistant opera
ms officer
and operations
officer for the
|4th Fighter
I n t cree ptor
w in g. Ma j.
Rankin was in
charge Of air
support OF de-
tachments in
Korea.
His wife. the
form er Mrs,
Evening star., 1952-03-20

AOSpIId1, II b
been awarded
t h e Soldier
Medal for hero.
ism in pulling 6
pilot out Of 9
burning plane
on En- / W e toll
Atoll in the
Ma r S h all Is.
lands.
DIR. Conard
whose wife anC
child live al
9513 Montgom-
cry drive, Be.
Evening star., 1952-03-20

lexandria, has been assigned to the
Air Weather Service at Andrews
Air Force Base.
+ + i 4
Mai. Robert J. Rankin. 1902
is street Sc. has been awarded
the Bronze Star for meritorious
Evening star., 1952-03-20

former Mrs. Maj. Rankin.
Louise Marie Hauser of Washing
Evening star., 1952-05-05
Lew Malitz ON TARGET.

Lew Malitz also was conspicuous
in the opening round of the Ellis
Goodman Near-Star Elimination
Tournament at the Greenway.
He eliminated Karl Gochenour,
40, shooting 152 in the tcIincher.
In the only other shutout, Bill
Taylor erased John Parke in an
upset.
Best performer was Elvin Shank,
also a horseshoe pitching expert.
who totaled sos for five games in
beating Gil zabrek. Al.
In other matches, Ray Watson
defeated Bert Lynn. 4-3: Fred
Lazzari defeated Pete Santora.
AZ; George s. Smith defeated Bus
Downey, Az; Lou Rose defeated
George Martin, jr., 4-2;; Leon Rice
defeated Emile Rykoskey. AZ;
Bill Bursey defeated Dick Dunaj.
4-3: Owen Nickels defeated How
ard Blaskin. Al: Bill Laraby de-
feated Jim Luckett, 4-3: w. G.
Van Meter defeated Otto Walters.
Al, and Tony Chancey defeated
Bob Winning, Az.
The tournament attracted 26
bowlers with averages rnder 121.
The 13 survivors will resume
action next Saturday night at Z
o'clock, three drawing byes. Quar-
terminals win be rolled at 8 o'clock.
Evening star., 1952-05-05
Lucas Brothers Win.

Edward A. and Frank Lucas,
who shoot moderate averages in
duckpins, find they pack a Wallop
together. They won the first an
nual Brothers Handicap Tourna-
ment at the Greenway Bowl last
night.
At the end of three games, the
Lucas boys were just another pair
in the flve-game event. Then
Frank made it otherwise. In the
fourth string he fired five consecu-
tive strikes, starting with the fifth
box. His game was 191. It was the
winning punch. The two totaled
1874 with a 155 handicap. Ed tai
lied ST. and Frank, 618. Their
prize was $3.50.
Ed is a member Of the Green
way National League and Frank
rolls in the Prince Georges League
at Hyattsville.
Lew Malitz, of the Arcade Pom
tiacs in the District Minor and
National Capital League, and his
lesser-known brother, Marvin
from the Navy Yard League. were
second with 1901. 1881. Lew was
one Of the bright stars Of the
tournament with a set of $50.
Third honors went to Bob Curtis
and Jim Taylor, both from the
Prince Georges Mixed League
who marked up 210-1.301, jim
leading with 564.
Twenty eight pairs participated
Evening star., 1952-05-05
WI Nine Gets Revenge
In John Marshall Game

Washington-Lee High Schools
baseball team has it's confidence
back. thanks to a 81 victory over
John Marshall of Richmond at
WI Saturday night.
I'VE dropped our only game
to John Marshall in Richmond, +"
Coach Pete Rockwell was saying
today. THAT was two weeks ago.
We needed this victory. 1t re-
stores our confidence. Down there
John Marshall scored two runs
in the ninth inning to beat us,
5-4."
Lefty DeSimon, Rockwell's
pitching ace. absorbed that loss
in Richmond. with errors-not
Lefty's pitching-doing the dam
age. Lefty evened things Satur-
day night. pitching a four hitter
and striking out Is. AL Martina
led the Generals at the plate with
four hits in four tries. including a
home run.
Evening star., 1952-05-05
Mats
Continued From Page A-15D

(Contlnued From Page Alb
grounder took a freak hop over
Marty Marion's head.
st. Louis tied the score in the
sixth on doubles by Delsing and
Bob Neiman, but the Mats pro-
duced the winning run in the
same inning after Wilson doubled.
Vernon sacrificed and Wilson
legged it home when Runnels
grounded to Bobby Young at Sec
ond base.
The Browns pounded Sandy
Consuegra and Bunky Stewart for
six runs in the first two innings
of the second game, but Runnels
doubled across two runs in the
second and the Mats went on a
six-run spree in the fourth for
the biggest inning of the season.
They pumped seven hits to grab
an 8-6 lead.
Young'S single and a triple by
Jim Dyck sliced the Mats advan-
tage to 81 in the fifth, but Tom
Ferrick checked the Browns after
that. The Mats splurged for five
more runs in the sixth and addec
two more in the eighth.
Evening star., 1952-05-05
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. =" Alt
:,
Homer by Webster Leeds
To Robert LeBruce Win

John Webster hit a home run to
lead Robert LeBruce to a 1913
victory over Brookland-W Woodbridge
as the DeMolay Baseball League
opened yesterday at Sixteenth and
Kennedy streets NV.
In the other game in the league
for youngsters under 81 years of
age, Silver Spring defeated Will
liam Mason Saunders, 1871.
The DeMolay Softball League
had three games on the Monu-
ment Grounds. Lord Fairfax de-
feated James S. Sipes, So: George
w a hington defeated George
Fleming Moore. 8-4, and Robert
LeBruce defeated Woodlawn, 1928.
Evening star., 1952-05-05
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO. May 5.-This was
raceless Monday for Chicago turf
fans with Sportsman's Park
strikebound, the first such tieup
in the city's thoroughbred racing
history.
Horse owners struck, refusing
to file entries for today's program.
They are asking for so per cent
OF the tracks mutuel share.
The tracks president, William
H. Johnston, has boosted purses
from an original guarantee of a
$4,000 daily minimum to $24,-