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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-20
Is the USA Already a Second
Rate Power?
BY LOWNDEs MAURY, Butte

4
Our foreign policy is hurting our in
| ternal welfare. We are meddling every
! where. Failure in Asia, folly in Eur
ope. are undermining our credit, and
unless we quit, will lower our stand
ard of living. We must get wisdom TO
quickly shift gears from the present
economy based on war, and guided by
the Big Brass, to one that Will use the
surplus product of farmer and artisan
for internal betterment.
Beyond doubt, seven years ago when
Japan surrendered, America was the
strongest nation in every way. Taxing
an inventory is frequently discourage
ing, but periodically necessary.
At home we are still amazingly pro
ductive. We might soon regain first
place among nations if we would heeo
George Washington's parting advice
to avoid entangling foreign alliances.
We have not built up these United
States. We sought imperial power. we
have donated to a thankless Europe
perhaps $40 billion. No one knows
how much. All in ratholes. The return
for it has been nothing,-not even
thanks.
We have lost the war in Korea. 1t
should never have been begun. The
casualty list of splendid young Ameri-
cans is far above 250000,-no just
200 as published.
Gen. Hudelson, who led the Califor-
mans in Korea, has just come home.
He publicly says the Communists can
drive us out of Korea whenever they
wish. (They want us to stay longer
and go further into bankruptcy. Not a
Russian soldier has been lost in Ko-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-20
Health of Aged Parents
Keeps Rep. Trip In Ohio

Due to the poor health of hrs aged
parents, DR.. Myron Trip, Cascade
county representative, was unable to
return from Ohio to take part in this
years campaign.
During the past year Trip has
been serving as visiting professor of
church history at the recently-estab-
lished Dayton Bible Institute, Day
ton, Ohio.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-20
STATEWIDE REcLAssIFIcATI0N OF LAND

Taxpayers frequently make fuss
where their levies go up. Few of them
realize that property levies often go
up because the taxable values are
going down. Some taxpayers oc-
casionaly receive preferred treat
ment by having their assessments
lowered without justification. This
requires a raising of the levies to
bring in the funds needed, throw
ing an undue burden on those tax
payers whose property values have
not been cut.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-20
DOUBLE STANDARD OF VALUES
COULD BE ELIMINATED

And what about private utility
valuations? For many years one large
power company has used one valua-
ton for rate-making purposes and
another for taxing purposes. A pro-
gram of appraising property for tax
ing purposes should surely correct
this bad situation.
While there has been a general
increase in the taxable valuations in
Montana, some counties have shown
decline in their values. AS one il
lustration, Silver Bow County, home
of the big metal mining industry, had
a drop in valuation from $26,845, 521
in 1949 to $23, ,075 in 1850. What
about that?
Redistribution of all land in Mon
tana and appraisal of all property
does not necessarily mean an increase
in values. Undoubtedly some proper
ty valuations will go up, some will
go down. The important thing is that
a system for getting at the value
should be fair to all concerned. Once
are fairly established in
each county the base will remain
relatively stable, changed only by
economic conditions over the years.
With progressive development of the
state, taxable property values should |
rise moderately in the decades ahead. |
Once fair valuations for taxing pur-
poses are established, then the levies
against those valuations can be ad-
listed up or down to meet the needs
If the schools, the local and county
governments and the state govern
nent as demands of the citizens die
ate. Valuations, however, should re-
main relatively constant If anything
hould move up and down, it is the
ewes as they are fixed each period
" the governing bodies.
Montana's assessment program /
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-20
INCLUDED ALL TYPES OF
REAL PROPERTY

urban improvements" accord
ing to the measure, would include
private utility and other corporation
property in every county. Although
it should be kept in mind that while
the physical properties of state
wide corporation would be appraised
by county authorities, appraisal ano
assessment of the total valuation OF
the utilities and other corporations
whose assets lay in several counties
would be done by the state board of
equalization. Nevertheless, the county
valuations would be the basis for
getting an accurate picture of the
entire corporation values.
The whole purpose of the re-
classification legislation was to
bring about equitable and uniform
assessments throughout the state.
The purpose was not to raise taxes
but to bring fairness in the valua-
ton base against which taxes are
levied.
The present state equalization pro-
gram for financing the public schools
is forcing many Montana people to
give more attention to an improved
property assessment system. t
school financing law requires all
counties and their school districts to
make similar property levies. Coun-
ties that cannot produce sufficient
income for what is called "the foun-
dation program" are supposed to
have deficiencies made up by pay
ments out of the state fund. Thus
the counties whose property valua-
tions fall away stand to gain more |
from the state fund, putting more
strain on property in other counties.
There is nothing wrong with
schools and counties getting money
i ON the state equalization fund. In
fact, the purpose of the fund is to
enable all schools to maintain min
mum foundation programs. Unfor-
the fund has never been
adequate to do the job. But for coun-
les to cut valuations, and thus weak
IN their own school financing position
so they must rely on more money
rom the state fund is neither sound
management nor fair to the children
md taxpayers in other counties.
it is imperative that a uni
orm statewide system of property
valuation and assessments be estab-
ished and maintained so that the
taxation base remains strong
'ver the years and operates in fair
less to everyone.
There is another thing to consider:
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-20

falls short of the needs today. Citi-
zens should demand improvement.
In Montana Property Taxes are
used to Finance:
Elementary public schools, high
schools, greater university system
6 colleges and the university, town
governments, city governments, coun-
ty governments, fire districts, irri-
cation districts, water conservation,
veterans welfare, county public well
fare, county fairs, agricultural extern
sion work, bond issues for state GUS
todial buildings, public roads and
bridges, special improvement dis
tricts.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-20
ANDERSON BILL WOULD ENSURE
FAIRER TAX VALUATIONS

The taxable valuation in the state
has increased from $459,3O3,9e7 in
1850 to $492,416,991 in 1851. In
1851. In 1948 it was $417,167,41O
and in 1915, $358,747,15O Total
property valuation for taxing pur-
poses has been increasing in recent
years. Have all property owners ex-
perienced fair treatment as values
have gone up?
Serious discrepancies are reported
in many counties of the state. In one
of our cities almost identical proper
ties in the same block have widely
differing assessed valuations. In an
other county farmer reports farm
land where he resides is assessed
much higher than similar farm land
he operates in an adjoining county.
Such cases are frequently cited in
discussions of the assessment pro-
cedures in Montana
For the most part, land classified
tions made under law of 1919 are |
still used for taxing purposes. Some
of the land has been classified as |
engine pillow land" depending on its
per cent of grade, in other cases on
the distance from marketing points.
More recently few counties have
begun more sensible program of
land according to soils,
Yields and use. About Is counties
lave thus inaugurated land reclassi-
ication programs with an estimated
'ne-half of the taxable property so
classified. Yet even here among these
counties uniformity of
classification is not general so in re-
lily there are still many systems of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-20

classification of land and assessment
in Montana.
Another very serious problem is
the appraisal of commercial property.
1t is quite common knowledge that
an assessor often does not, for ex-
ample, get an accurate appraisal of
a general merchandise retail store
and the inventory from his rather cas-
ual methods.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-20
LETTERS TO The EDITOR

democracy is based upon the con-
vfctiOn that there are extraordinary
possibilities In ordinary people
DR. HARRY EMERSON FOSDlCk.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-20

FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LEW
is & CLARK
ALIAS SUMMONS
No. 23198
BERNICE PETERSON, Plaintiff
LYLE PETERSON, 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 serv-
ice, and in case of your failure to ap-
pear or answer, Judgment will be taken
against you, by default, for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
This action is brought by the Plain
tiff against the Defendant for the pur-
pose of securing the judgment and de-
cree of the above entitled Court dis
solving the bonds of matrimony here
tofore and now existing between the
Plaintiff and Defendant and granting
her an absolute decree of divorce upon
the grounds of cruelty, and for such
other and further relief as to the Court
may seem just and proper all of which
more fully appears in the verified Com
plant of the Plaintiff on file in the
office of the Clerk of this Court to
which reference is hereby made.
Witness my hand and the Seal of said |
Court this 9th day of May, 1852
WILL WHALEN, Clerk of said Court |
COURT SEAL)
f. GRAY,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Roman, Montana. 6-6-4t
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-20

FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
Sidney, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
LewistOwn, Montana
EQUITY COOPERATIVE ASSN
of Brady, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL & SUPER
SERVICE STATION of Glasgow
FARMERS UNION ELEVATOR co.
of Belt, Montana
FARMERS UNION ELEVATOR co.
of Chinook, Montana
FAItMERS UNION GRAIN co.
of Peerless, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
of Wolf Point, Montana
FARMERS UNION ELEVATOR co.
of Rudyard, Montana
SIDNEY COOP MARKET, Sidney
GrOceries-Meats-L
FARMERS UNION ELEVATOR co.
Wolf Point, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
of GIendfve, Montana
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-20

FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
of Townsend, Montana
FARMERS UNION TRADING co.
of Richey, Montana
Flu. OIL d SUPPLY COMPANY
of Hfnsdale, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
of Nashua, Montana
FARMERS UNION SUPER SERVICE
of Chinook, Montana
FARMERS UNION EXCHANGE
KaIispeII, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
of P1entywoOd, Montana
FARMERS UNION COOP OIL co.
of Richey, Montana
UNION ELEVATOR co.
of Joplin, Montana
FARMERS UNION TRADING co.
of Butte, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
of Circle, Montana
EQ UITY COOPERATIVE ASSN
of Geraldine, Montana
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-20

Continued from page one)
to the board of county commission
ers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-06-20

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LEW
is & CLARK
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-17
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BASEBALL.
MONDAYS RESULTS

MONDAYS RESULTS
BY The Associated Press
National League
New York 5 st. Louis I
Philadelphia S Pittsburgh 4
ONLY GAMES
American League
NO GAMES
Florida international League
Tampa 4 Miami /
West Palm Beach Z Havana 2
All-Stars 6 st. Petersburg o
Miami Beach 8 Lakeland 2
Florida State League
Palatka DeLand 8
Jacksonville Beach IA Daytona
Beach 8
Leesburg IL Sanford 7
Orlando 2 Cocoa 2
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-17
VIEWS FROM
THE THIRD
BASE LINE
BY OSCAR MILAN

The fact that the Islanders
FAWTUlant game last Thursday
night ended in a one sided score
in favor of the Boca Chica Filters
barred no reflections on the part
of the performance of the Sum
coast Fishery squad as far as this
column is concerned. AS matter
of record the Islanders played o
better defensive game than the
FAWTU. Clayton Sterlings boys
missed three chances in AZ batted
balls to them while the Filters
missed six of their 46 chances,
three of them by third baseman
Gilbert who apparently had q
bad day on the field.
600
Why are ball players uniform
shirts numbered? Is it for identi-
fication purposes to help scorers
and umpires as well as fans in
describing an individual player
in a certain position or it is just
to have some decorations on the
back of the uniform? Won't some-
one give helping hand to the
coaches of the FAWTUlant team
on this question. In the filters
game against the Strand on June
3, Catcher Joe Bosco and pitcher
Devane wore a uniform shirt with
the same no. IL. The scorer called
this to the attention of chief UNI
pire Edward Bohm as it became
very confusing at times as the
G me progressed. THAT has no
bearing on the game said Mr..
Bohm but | will call it to their
attention"
Well, it happened again in
Thursday nights game against
the Islanders when Joe Bosco,
apparently the official No. IL and
right fielder Devane again wore
No. IL, calling the coach's atten-
ton this time Devane was
switched to No. Is. But then
came anothe rduplication, this
time Stan Markwoski and short
stop Silva wore No. 3. How
about watching those numbered
uniforms Mr.. Armstrong.
600
The FAWTUlant team is going
to be hard to stop and fans are
already predicting that the Naval
Air Station Filters from down
Boca Chica way will not lose
game this half which ends July
18th. w have every reason to
believe that this may be a logical
prediction considering the heavy
and constant hitting of first base
man Studer, left fielder Ander-
son, and third baseman Gilbert.
These boys have been hitting the
pellet right on the nose.
In the pitching department, the
FAWTU is tops. Devanne pitched
the Air boys to its first victory
on June 3, holding the Strand to
one run on six well scattered hits
and striking out 10 batters. In
their second league encounter
this time opposed by vx-i, Man
ager Armstrong marched out
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-17
Only Four U. S.
Entries Survive
In British Golf

TRooN. Scotland tR - Only four
of Americas 10 entries in the Brit
ish Women's Amateur Golf Cham.
pionship were on hand at tee-off
time today.
The other six were among the
spectators, having taken the long
journey across the Atlantic to be
dumped before the third round got
underway on Troon's tricky 6, 500
yard course.
The MISUNDERSTANDING us.
Champion Dot Kirby, Atlanta
came as a distinct surprise. Miss
Kirby, in fact, was one Of the two
knocked out in the very first round.
Pat 0'Sullivan. Orange, Conn, no
SLOUGH on the fairways herself,
turned the trick, 3 and 2.
The only other American girl
to be beaten in the first round
was Elaine Cranston, Pasadena.
Calf, who was overwhelmed BY
Frances Stephens, England, s and
z.
Still in the running as play got
underway were c. Doran, Cleye-
land, Polly Riley Fort Worth, Mae
Murray, Rutland, VT, and Mrs.
Frank Goldthwsite, Fort Worth
the non-playing captain Of the
American Curtis Cup team.
Besides, Miss Kirby and Miss
Cranston, the cheering section con.
sisted Of Miss o'Sulliyan, Grace
DeMoss, Corvallis. Ore, Marjorie
Lindsay, Decatur. H., and Dot
Kelly, Long Beach Calf.
Miss Kirby. could not keep up her
good form and was beaten by
Philomena Gravey, a member Of
the British Curtis Cup team, {
and 2.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-17
Varela, Van
Reach Tennis
Sellli-Finals
ssOIdtimers" Gain
Wins Over Wagner
And Carey In City
Mems Tournament
Mems Tournament

''old Timer" Peter varela and
Coach Van yesterday joined John
McNulty in the select semi-final
round OF the Key West Mems Ten
mis- Championships. This leaves
just one more position to be filled
to make the seminal round COM
plete and there is little doubt that
II viii be filled by first seeded Bob
Robson.
Peter Varela defeated Jay Wag-
ner rs. 1o-s. Pete seems to follow
the ways of fine wines for as he
grows older he seems to grow bet
ter. Pete has been playing in these
championships for oevr twenty
years and in all this time it is a
good bet TO say that ne never
played better than yesterday.
Jay was seeded number two in
the tournament and had looked like
a champion in defeating former
Annapolis star Bill Barnes. He still
looked great in his match with the
''Old Timer" but could not solve
the mystery Of Peters chop strokes
enough 10 gain victory.
Pete played far differently from
the way he has in the past. He
played smart retrieving and chop
game with a sudden drive intr-
spersed between long rallies. His
former game was that Of killer"
and he would try 10 drive every
ferehand through the cement. But
this was not the case yesterday
and as the match ended IL seemed
that he had picked out the best
formula for victory.
In the second set, Pete showed
bis tournamen. spirit when he
came from behind al 3-S to tie up
the match and finally 80 an TO vic
tory.
In the other match Of the day.
Coach Van had plenty Of trouble
with his protege. Leo Carey for one
set. Leo played beautiful tennis and
II looked for a time as II he were
going To send his teacher down TO
''humlliating" defeat. He went into
= quick 90 lead and led sr-loye in
the third game. The coach man
aged 10 take this game with some
fine shots and this put him hack In
the match. Leo Still pounded away
however ard seemed 10 have com
mand az the match as he went into
q So lead. AT this peant Coach
Van applied the pressure and
pulled even. Helped hy several
poor xolleys IN Lees part be final.
~ went "a to take the first set.
With TIC first SET lost Leo lost heart
and Vas an easy mark fcr BITS
coach ia tire seeond set. The final
Score wax 80. so,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-17
MAJOR
LEAGUE
LEADERS
BY The Associated Press
National League

Nafiondt league
Batting - Musial. st. Louis, $50;
Lockman, New York, and Robin
son, Brooklyn, 1927; Atwell, Chica-
go, .326; Baumholtz, Chicago .32l.
Runs - Lockman, New York,
As; Robinson, Brooklyn, al: Viii
Hams, New York, SO; Reese, Brook
Ign, and Sauer, Chicago 3S.
Runs batted in - Sauer, Chicago,
So; Thomson, New York, az; Cam
PAMELA, Brooklyn, az; Hodges
Brooklyn, 20; Hatton, Cincinnati
80.
Home runs Sauer, Chicago,
IS; Westrum, New York, IL; Hod-
ges, Brooklyn, and Kiner, Pitts
burgh, IL: Mathews, Boston 10.
Pitching - Roe, Brooklyn, SO,
1000; Hearn New York, 6-1, .S57;
Erskine, Brooklyn, 81, 1888; Mag.
lie, New York, s-2 .s1S; Hacker
Chicago, Al, 800.
American League
Batting - DiMaggion Boston.
.332: Rosen, Cleveland, $50; Kell,
Boston. .s25; Robinson, Chicago,
SIS; Groth, Detroit $40.
Runs ~ Ayila, Cleveland. 80; Di-
Maggie, Boston, and Rosen, Cleve-
land, IS; Joost, Philadelphia "a;
Boone, Cleveland, 81.
Runs batted in - Rosen Cleve.
land, 50; Dropo, Detroit,37: Meie,
Chicago, and Dolby, Cleveland, 80;
Lenhardt Detroit 81.
Hits -- Simpson, Cleveland, IL:
Fox, Chicago. 10: Robinson, Chi
cago, 81; Rosen, Cleveland Sc;
Aviia, Cleveland. SIS.
Home rum ~ Dropo and Wertz
Detroit, and Rosen. Cleveland, IL;
Easter, Cleveland, Lenhardt, De.
troit. Berra New York and Jost,
Philadelphia, ..
Pitching ~ Shantz, Philadelphia.
Ill, OFT; Garcia, Cleveland, 90.
$50; Raschi md Sain, New York,
6-2, $50; Henry Boston, Paige,
St. Louis, and Marrero, Washing
ton, So, ia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-17
Betsy Rawls Nears
$4,000 In Golf
Earnings This Year

CHICAGO B - Betsy Rawls,
COLTS golden gal from Texas, to-
day aimed to parlay medalist hon.
ors into $1,000 conquest in the
2srd Women's Western Open Tour
nament to swell her 1852 fairways
harvest past the 10000 mark.
Miss Rawls, who Monday fired
one-under-par IA to pace the
qualifying field by two strokes,
stormed into the 16-match opening
round at Skokie Country Club
against a stern amateur, Mary
Agnes Wall, Menominee, Mich.
Betsy, A-year-old Phi Beta Kap-
p from the University of Texas,
snatched the favorite's role from
defending Champion Patty Berg,
who qualified two strokes behind
with another slick pro, Louise
Suggs, at rs.
Miss Berg and sidelined Babe
Zaharias virtually own this meet
with four titles each. Miss Rawls
never has even threatened in the
event.
Miss RawlS, who won the recent
Weathervane Tournament and has
current loot of $3.50 as a pro
sophomore, faces an 50 qualifier
in Miss Wall, twice runnerup in
the meet.
Miss Berg, still a rugged con-
tender in an opposite bracket from
Miss Rawls, had a lively first
round foe in pro Beverly Hanson,
former National Amateur cham.
pion who qualified with 50.
Miss Suggs, whose sharp putter
seems ready to bring dividends.
met one of the brighter lights of
the teen-aged set, Sesttle's Pat
Lesser, an 81 quahfier.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-17
ALI Stars Win
Three Out OF
Four In FIJI
Celebrate Sale To
Key West BY Licking
81. Petersburg BY
OIL Margin Monday
by GENE PLowDEN
Associated Press Staff Writer

The Florida International League
All-Stars, who'll become the Key
West Conchs on Friday. may yet
climb out of the cellar.
The All-StarS won their third
game in four starts Monday night,
whitewashing the 81. Petersburg
Saints. 60, TO put them eight
games back OF the Lakeland Pilots
who lost TO Miami Beach, SO.
Tampa'S Smokers whipped Mi.
ami, 81, 10 cut the Sun Sex lead
10 q game and a half, and West
Palm Beach handed the Havana
Cubans their fourth straight loss,
-.
Dick Hack. on the hiil for the
homeless All-Stars, scattered eight
hits and hested Clarence Hooks
lott, who gave up nine. The Saints
made four errors and Hack didn' I
allow a runner 10 reach second
after the second ming.
Miami Beach came M with three
runs in the ninth, leading with
Whitley plati's homer. Lakeland
had picked up one in the first
on Charlie Clocks walk. followed
by singles by Buddy Bates ard
Walt kowalSkl. Kowaiski doubled
in the eighth and Gene Stewart
singled him in.
Tampa routed Miami With four
runs in the first on two costly
errors. three walks, hit hatsman
and two singles before Lowell
GrpSskopf relieved Starter Art
Scilas and put out the fire.
Alex Patterson scattered eight
Havana hits and West Palm Beach
rscked Up four runs in the tlrst
On two walks and four siagses.