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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-26
Unemployment INCREASED In NOVEMBER
u. C. COMMISSION REPORTS

Montana's manpower pi t
changed during late November from
approximately full employment to a
growing surplus of labor. Seasonal
influences were manifest in construc-
ton, food processing, lumber and
logging, railroad and highway prof.
ects, and on the farms and ranches,
the unemployment compensation COM
mission reports.
"Total industrial employment as of
November Is was 153, $780," says NJ.
Joe Miller, chairman of the commits
ion. "but since that time there have
been $500 claimants added to the
unemployment insurance files. I'm
employment as evidenced by jobseek-
ers at offices of the employment ser
vice numbered 4,135 as of November
25 and is estimated at 5000 to $500
at mid-December."
These changes in the employment
situation are traditional at this pc
riod of the year. About ten per cent
of Montana's industrial employment
is subject to winter interruption. The
layoff process begins slowly in Oc-
tober, gain momentum in November
as winter storms drive outside ac-
tivities into Information, continues
through December, and gets new
impetus in January from shrinkage
of employment in retail trade, me-
chanical services, and other second
airy and tertiary industries.
Pointing out that employment con-
ditions this fall have been more fav-
orable than in any other postwar
year, Mr.. Miller said there were L.
900 more on payrolls on November 5
than year ago, and $500 more than
in November, 1949. The 400 job
seekers on file November rs was 200
fewer than year before, nearly l.
500 fewer than in November, 1850,
and $500 below the figure Novem-
Der, 1949.
The November breakdown of en-
ployment by major industries shows
more employment than year ago
in mining by 100, transportation and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-26
Bv FENTON WALKER for GINS

by Elm YIN w ALNEn LUZ OANo
The U. S. petroleum industry,
wealthiest in the nation, is riding
high today with the coming of Re-
publican control in the White House
and both houses of Congress.
The outlook is crystal clear that
the industry will have it's own way
now as regards half dozen of its
pet projects.
An analysis of the political facts
makes it doubtful that the public in
terest will be represented as these
pet projects come up for decision.
Here is the lineup:
Offshore Oil-The 15-year-old bat
tie is now all but ended. Nothing
stands in the way of a clearcut vic
tory for the industry and the states
of Texas, Louisiana and California,
in the fight. to give away the bill
lions of oil wealth in the off-shore
lands to the states.
The U. S. Supreme Court has ruled
them property of the whole nation.
But in the past few years only the
veto power of President Truman kept
Congress from giving them away.
Twice he vetoed state-title bills,
pleading that all the people should
share in any income fro oil found
in the under-ocean waters.
President-elect Eisenhower has
bluntly, clearly and emphatically
promised to sign bill of this sort if
it reaches his desk. At the same time,
the makeup of the new Congress indi-
Gates even more support for state
title bill than in past years.
Oil Cartels-The new regime could
we'll end the governments breakdown
on the alleged international oil car
tel" through which handful of U.
S. oil companies are said to rig
prices, production and markets for
petroleum, with impact on American
consumers.
Thus, Senate confirmation of a
new Attorney General might be
stopped by oil interests unless he
promised in advance to call a halt to
the governments effort to get the
case before a Federal grand jury.
Even the turnover in Attorney
Generals must bring change, as the
new administration might naturally
want to disown a project started by
it's predecessor. This could be true
even though the coil cartel case is
perhaps the major effort of the de-
partment to enforce the antitrust
laws in the last decade.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-26
WHATS new I'M OIL ON THE NATIONAL
Scene?
SCENE?

Depletion Allowance-The indust-
RVS exclusive "tax loophole," the
27.5% depletion allowance which
saves oil and gas producers $500 mil
lion a year, is now 99%o safe from
new attack.
Gone will be President Truman
and Treasury Secretary Snyder, chief
opponents of the loophole. A new
Secretary of the Treasury is ex-
pected to approve the allowance.
Chairman of the taxwriting COM
mittees of both House and Senate
will be friendly to it. And the Farley
Commission of President Truman re-
Gently stood up for the tax loophole
in major report. There's not one
chance in ten of Congress voting to
take away the measure, if it reaches
the floor.
Price Control-This program, now
holding the price of gasoline and
fuel oil cents a gallon less than
it would go normally, is headed for
the scrap heap.
1t may not be ended before next
April 80, the scheduled expiration
date. When it goes, the price of crude
oil is going up. The price of gaso-
line and finished products is going
even higher, barring the unforeseen.
Some look for a rise in crude oil
from $2.65 to $500 a barrel. Zealots
in the crude production branch see a
need for even 1925 prices. This rise
will be passed on to oil users.
The petroleum industry has small
concern if the supply-demand situa-
ton does not warrant higher prices.
For the system of proration, under
which states get together to hold
back production crude oil, is ready
to go to work as needed to create an
artificial scarcity. The proration sys-
tenn itself, the target of attack in the
past, is safe under the Republicans.
Gas Prices-A drive for higher ma
tural gas prices, to cost consumers
perhaps ST million year, got into
motion with election of the new re-
gime. Heart of the drive is the Kerr
natural gas bill to ease some gov
eminent prices and distribution pow
ers over this utility. The bill may
face rough shedding in Congress if
it is revived.
But the same results can be ac-
complished by naming friendly per-
sons to the Federal Power Commits
sion. In line with this, Thomas c..
Buchanan, a strong friend of natural
gas consumers, is on the way out. A
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-26
new LAWS needed TO
PROTECT CONSUMERS

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)-
New legislation to permit Food and
Drug Administration personnel to in
spect food processing plants was in
Dictated last week after the Supreme
Court ruled the present laws were
vague" According to the Journal of
Commerce the industry would well
come new legislation.
The Court ruled to 1 that manu-
facturers could prohibit Federal in
spectors from checking their plants
because of the inadequacy of the
current statutes. Said Justice William
o. Douglas for the court majority:
"The vice of vagueness in criminal
statutes is the treachery they con-
ceal, either in determining what per-
sons are included or what acts are
prohibited. We cannot sanction TAX
ing man by the heels for refusing
to grant the permission which this
act on its face apparently gave him
the right to withhold"
Charles w. Crawford, FDA COM
missioner, said the verdict was
blow to consumers and that the only
solution was more effective legis-
lation.
The case grew out of suit brought
against Ira D. Cardiff, operator of
the Washington Dehydrated Food
Co., in Yakima County, Wash, who
had refused to admit FDA inspectors
to his plant on March 81, 1850, and
was fined $500. A higher court had
him acquitted. But the case
was appealed to the Supreme Court
by the Justice Department.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-26

sibly going Independent. Republicans
have narrow majority in the House
about 10 seats according to late
count. A Republican and Dixiecrat
coalition looms as strong possibility
on giving away the off-shore oil,
cutting of expenditures for vital SER
vices and regressive taxation. The
pull to pick up more seats in 1854
might serve to slow up the drive in
the. direction that seemed apparent
in the campaign speeches.
Montana liberals salvaged Mike
Mansfield and Lee Metcalf for the
new congress.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-26

Republican appointee is to be named.
The one bright spot is that the Sen
ate Commerce Committee under Sen.
Charles W. Tobey has the yes or
no say on any appointee. In the past,
Sen. Tobey has been friend of the
consumer. He voted for Leland Olds
for the Commission and against the
Kerr bill.
NPC - The National Petroleum
Council, composed of 101 of the ma
TONS oil and gas executives, in
Guiding two heads of oil co-ops, is
sure to stay in business. Greatest
industry lobby group in the nation, it
may become the pattern for other
industry advisory committees.
PAD = T h S temporary agency
stated largely by oil men on leave
from their companies, is due to stay
in business. It's one of the few agen-
cies anticipating few or no changes
in top command.
Carson-Of vital interest to CO.
operatives is the fate of John Carson,
lOIIl0r OO-OD0IdClNS OI-
fetal whose term on the Federal
Trade Commission is coming to an
end. While he had the hearty sup
port of labor, cooperative and farm
organizations when named a few
years ago, he is now regarded as the
symbol and champion of small bus
mess, also. AS result, some top Re-
publican politicians are urging that
he be renamed to the Commission,
if only to prove the COP has it's
heart in the right place for small
business.
Congress-New men will take over
leadership of all committees. The
petroleum industry is we'll aware that
the last time the COP controlled
Congress = in 1947 and 1913 = it
came in for the most thorough in
vestigation in two-year period that
any industry ever faced from any
legislative body.
Oil shortages were one reason, but
monopoly, price rigging, proration,
foreign dealings and the like all
came in for sharp criticism.
AS a result, while the industry
expects to have things its way on
the major decisions about taxes,
prices, profits and the like, it may
at the same time find itself again
the butt of one critical hearing af-
ter another by the Republican Com
mittee.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-26

utilities 500, Wholesale and retail
trade 1000, finance and insurance
400, government units 800. A minor
decrease of 100 occurred in manu-
featuring, and contract construc-
ton dwindled 300 as a result Of sew
eral big projects have reached vir-
tual completion.
Areas in which the bulk of unem-
ployment as of November 25 was
shown by files of jobseekers includ-
ed Kalispell with 744, Billings, 573,
Butte 424, Missoula, 368, Great Falls
$50, and Helena 256.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-12-26
ON THE STATE LEVEL

The state elected a new governor
in the person of J. Hugo Aronson,
Glacier county banker, oil man,
trucker and member of the state
Legislature. A glance at the voting
returns shows that incumbent Gov.
John Bonner got slim majorities in
many of the northern rural counties
but lost heavily in many southern
counties. Bonner lost most heavily in
Yellowstone, Beaverhead, Gallatin,
Madison, Park, Big Horn, Custer,
Sweetgrass, Lake and Ravalli. He
trailed the winner in Missoula coun-
ty by few votes.
By not so strange coincidence
Bonner lost the election in the
counties where the company press
generally gives most complete
coverage with the exception of Sill
yer Bow, however, where he polled
ahead of Mr.. Aronson but not with
the plurality expected.
1t is interesting to note that
switch of only three votes in each
of Montana's LOO precincts would
have brought another result in the
race for the governorship which was
won by bare 5000 votes.
A new legislature was elected with
SO Republicans and 20 Democrats in
the Senate and 81 Republicans and
80 Democrats in the House. The new
Lieutenant Governor and president
of the Senate is George Gosman,
druggist of Dillon. The Speaker of
the House will be Republican. Each
chamber will have a handful of lib
erals. A few more votes, or a few
switches, in each county would have
sent Is more liberals to the House
of Representatives and about four
more to the Senate, changing the
situation quite remarkably, especially
in the lower body.
Political action by businessmen in
the county seats helped defeat sew
eral good farmer candidates for the
state legislature.
1t is worth noting, however, that
Ben Peden, a well-known Farmers
Union man and coop leader, got
strong farmer support in Teton
county in his race for state rep
resentative. Mr.. Peden carried ev-
cry rural precinct in his county
including the town of Fairfield.
He went into the county seat town
of Choteau with a plurality of 800
votes but lost to his opponent by
about 125 votes.
Liberal-minded legislators lost in
eleven counties by margins ranging
from 80 to less than 800 votes each.
Unlike in horseshoe, "close" in po-
litical elections does not count. Only
winners sit in the seats of power.
any careful observer
must admit that in Montana as well
as the nation the number who sup
port liberal and forward-looking gov
eminent comprise considerable body
of citizens.
PERSONNEL
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-10-30
LISTEN AMERICANS!
by George S Benson
President Of HARDING College

In John ~ said Gather up the fragments that
remain that nothing be lost New Testament teaching shows
that in the Bible in all human ethics waste is considered
immoral
We will continue have waste in government so long
as we have the and spend policies of recent times
And the will be hurtu to of us when is on
such a grand scale have it in Washington.
The following items show the price we taxpayers
must pay for government that growing by leaps and
bounds and becoming careless and wastefu every day
More than 1850 personnel actions ed tape) had to be
taken Federal bureau when ordered to cut l64
employees from its work force -Four months spent III
red work preparatory to dsmissng the 1854 Mean
while 800 persons voluntarily quit to take work elsewhere
Only 25 of the original 1874 actually were laid off at the end
four months of red tape work to discharge
them The Committee found that to merely fire these pac
uar 25 employees it cost the taxpayers $1,000 per employee
separated
But this didn't count the really big expense of the firing
The direct administrative cost of laying off these 70 people
ran around 600 manhOurs $33500 And the bureau
officials themselves estimated the indirect costs at 9ZoOO
Therefore the Taxpayers had to S1585O0 for dsmssng
25 persons from the Federal payroll!
The housewife keeps about pound OF coffee IN
her cupboard The Federal governments Defense Department
up 144000000 pounds of coeeabou 80 pounds Tor
each person in the Armed Forces.
In the average there is usually extra supply of
light bubs-five six the shelf But one government
agency bought and kept 93-year supply on hand!
The average working man IN private employment takes
three weeks off each for vacations and Illness
study Of $4,000 employees in four Federal departments re
veaed oduy work record OF seven WorkWeek
a year-With
The government operates 100000 non-mitary auto
mobiles yearly operation and maintenance cost of 1926
about twice that of the family automobile And when
the government buys 50cent magazine the bookkeeping
and red tape cost $40.
The non-partisan Hoover Commission found that the
government 81 of every $40 spent With $50
billion budget that's So billion wasted-enOugh to build l.
Such will continue until citizens stop it by taking
active part in their government.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-10-30

In the fiscal year ended June 30,
1852, American taxpayers had more
money taken from them by the fed
eral government that ever before
-65 billion 900 million dollars. The
peak tax take during World War
II was Al billion 761 million in
fiscal AS.
Despite this high tax collection,
our federal government went into
debt 4 billion dollars on the years
operation. Every time the clock
licked twenty-four hours day dur
ing fiscal 80 our national debt in
creased $126.84.
Start another way: At an hourly
rate of $500, working fifty 40
hour weeks, it would take every
cent in every pay envelope Of 49,
17S wage earners to pay just the
increase in the national debt for
ONE WEEK.
That's bad, isn't it? Yes, it's
terrible but, as the fellow says,
"You amt heard nuthin' yet"
This year, that is fiscal '53 which
viii end next June 30, according to
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder
the American taxpayers will be
forced to kick in billion 800 mil
lion more than they did last year
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federal government.

federal government.
Changing the head man and
keeping the rest Of the crew would
not do any good at all. What we
must have is new administration
with an entirely different concept
of government and a complete
change of personnel from the Presi-
dent all the way down. The only
way to get this change is to vote
a new administration into office
on November 4.
The decision, my follow Ameri-
cans, is in your hands and don't let
anyone tell you that this isn't the
most important, most far reaching
decision you, as an American citi-
zen, have ever been called on to
make. Muff this one and the game
is over.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-10-30

OF total of 6S billion 700 million.
On top of this, recently revised
Treasury estimates show that there
will be a deficit in fiscal 50 of 10
billion dollars. This means that
right now every time the clock
ticks, our federal government is
going into debt $317.10 per second.
1t also means that this year on
the basis Of $500 per hour, work
ing fifty 40-hour weeks, it will
take all of the pay in every pay
envelope of 1895 wage ealncrs
to pay ONLY the increase in the
national debt for ONE WEEK.
How much longer do you think
even the richest nation in the world
can stand this strain before it
cracks wide open?
Maybe Karl Marx, the father Of
communism, knew what he was
talking about when he said, THE
surest way to break down coun-
Try is to squander its wealth and
natural resources
Our country isn't broken down
yet but at this rate. brother, it
won't be long, it won't be long.
That's for sure!
If we want to save our form of
government and keep our Ameri-
can way of life, which includes the
highest standard of living the world
has ever known, there is only one
remedy. We must throw out the
entire gang of reckless, unprinci-
Piled spendthrifts who are now run
ming the executive branch of oul
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-10-30
Student Gives Views
On Political Front
To the Editor

Election day is just few days
off when voters all over the nation
will select a new President of the
United States. Let us all consider
the condition of our country and
what is at stake. Never in the his
tory of our nation has there been
so much bungling of the peace and
the moral standards of our govern
ment been so corrupt.
The people of our country have
never been taxed so severely and
never has our dollar been worth
! less. We have never had president
! who seems so unconcerned about
| the welfare of our country and who
should be at his desk taking care
of his business while our brothers
and friends are dying on the battle
fields of Korea instead of running
over the nation condemning every
man who does not agree with him.
! When communism began to APP
pear in the Government he said it
was a red herring, but what hap
pened? We all know the story, that
! the communists had infiltratcd diff
ferent branches of the Government.
| Now he is condemning the man he
wanted to run ON the Democratic
ticket for President. So | believe
it is time, and high time, for a
change, to get back to our old two
party system. | mean the genuine
old-time Democratic and Republi-
can way of life.
| The preScnt-day Democrats who
are running our Government are
as far apart as the East and West
from the Democrats of the days of
jefferson and jackson.
We all know Joe Stain is more
afraid of General Eisenhower than
any other man in this country, for
he knows he won't appeasc him.
They seem to never think of an
Almighty God" to ask to give
them Divine Guidance. They just
say, Look what we did" They let
iod out of the picture e. | have lis
! cned to General Eiscnhowcr's
.peechcs and he alway says, "by
Gods help we can get out Of this
mess"
Go back to ancient Biblical times
and see how many rulers forgot
God and sec what their ends were,
and compare them with the ones
who honorcd and rcspcctc ! the God
Of Heaven.
They all say look as prosperity.
Who wants d phony prosperity by
sacrificing the blood of our broth
crs and friends. | would rather live
on bread and water than have that
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-10-30
They're Not Fooled

Tax collectors took y record
breaking sos billion dollars from
the American people last fiscal
vear-an average of $1l5 for
every man, woman and child in the
United States. Nevertheless, the
government spent 81 billion dol
Jars more than it took in, and re-
sorted once more to deficit tinanc-
ing.
Such deficit financing is one of
the main causes Of mhation-thc
imitation which has reduced the
value of the dollar to SO cents as
compared with the 1899 dollar.
The people know that reckless
spending caused the deficit. They
know that when they arc paying
higher taxes than they paid dur
ing World War II, we should be
reducing the debt, not increasing
it. The administration politicians
who shaut that 1--WE never had it
so good" should not be fooling
anybody. We hope they are not
fooling you.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-10-30

poets to leave the Memorial hospital
in Cumberland today and will go
to the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Nixon, at Old
town, for a few days before return
ing to her home here.
Mrs. Katie Glotfelty returned
home Saturday evening after
spending two weeks with her niece,
Mrs. Roy Mcfarland and family,
Everett, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Glotfelty
and son, Baltimore, are visiting his
grandmother, Mrs. Katie Glotfelty,
this week
Mrs. Sonny" SAVAGE and infant
daughter spent last week in Balti-
more with Mr.. and Mrs Leroy
Rhodes and son.
Nh and Mrs. Homer Glotfelty
and children, of Grantsville, Wis
tied Mrs. Nora Glotfelty Sunday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-10-30
McHENRY

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bowman
and daughter were Thursday eve
ming dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Bowman. Misses Marie
and Susan Bowman entertained a
few friends Thursday evening in
honor of the birthdays of Mrs.
Harland Bowman and Charles Bow
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Stark and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur burst,
of Avilton, Miss Anna burst, of
Cumberland, were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Webster
Brenneman and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Knots and
daughter, Ruth Ann, of Crelln,
visited friends here Thursday.
A number of the folk from here
attended the funeral of Mn Arthur
Dewitt which was held Sunday
afternoon at the Hoyes church.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Thomas ac-
companied Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Fike, of Friendsville, to Laughlin-
town, Pa, over the weekend where
they visited relatives.
Mr.. Nelson Brenneman became
i'll Saturday evening at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. Carl Duck
worth. a number of friends have
visited him and he is improving.
MIR. and Mrs. Bennett Paugh and
son, Dale, visited Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ketzner at Cumberland Sunday. In
tho afternoon tbpV visited Mr. Ed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-10-30
Urged To Vote

TO the Editor:
November 4th is election day
and we hear it said, eve never had
it so good" Who is the We? The
other day a man told me he re-
ccivcd an increase in pay, but when
the tax was withheld he actually
had two dollars less to take home.
Is that good?
Our Federal government spent
moro money from 1915 to 1850 than
was spent during the previous l5G
years. Is this good? One dollar
out of overy $3.50 earned goes for
Federal, State and local tax. Is this
good?
urge that every eligible voter
90 and vote. 1t is not only privi-
lege but it is yom duty.
Foster Gost,