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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-12-18
REASONS FOR OPPOSING INDIAN
EMANCIPATION" SET FORTH BY
inter TRIBAL POLICY BOARD

which the Govt would guide them
but allow them time and give them
encouragement to manage their own
affairs.
4. 1t is not just that the cost of
sales should have to be paid for by
the tribe.
5. 1t would create a general exodus
from the land to the cities, creating
serious social, economic and welfare
problems in the cities.
6. 1t encourages incompetent In
dams, who do not take a vital in
terest in their land and its manage
ment, and Indians who have alredy
left the land, to avail themselves of
sudden wealth." which they will
subsequently squandor.
7. The white people are not yet
ready to assimilate the Indians. There
is still discrimination in the schools,
labor market, restaurants, and even
in our laws.
8. 1t would have a serious effect
upon the education of the children
on h reservation. Government
schools would be closed, and not
enough public schools would be avail
able to replace them.
9. Serious affect on health pro-
grams, hospitals, ETC., for all gov
eminent supervision and aid would
be withdrawn with no adequate pro-
gram to replace them.
10. The entire welfare burden
would have to be assumed by the
State of Montana. 1t would merely
be transferring the burden from the
u. S. Govt, which means only a few
dollars to each taxpayer in the coun-
try, to the people of Montana The
people of Montana would be required
to bear far more than their just bur-
den of the Indian problem because
of our excessively large proportion
ate Indian population in this state.
II. The Government promised the
Indians that they would never be
molested on their reservation. These
lands belong to the Indians and the
government has no right to take them
away from them. Neither do they
have the right to pass laws which
would deprive them of all supervision
and services until such time as the In
dians themselves feel they are ready
Continued on page four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-12-18
This WAS Your Money ;.
SILICOSIS PAYMENTS RUN
MORE THAN $4,000
PER MONTH

Payments of Public Welfare funds
to victims of Silicosis cost Montana s
taxpayers $685. in October, 1853,
as compared with $4,000 for the
same month in 1852. This increase
of better than 25 per cent was due to
more Silicotics being on the rolls this
year, and to the $40 per month in
crease in benefits approved by the
1858 Legislature. In October, 1852,
500 Montanans received payments, as
compared with 638 in the same month
this year.
OF the 638 total, 446 or 20 per
cent of all Silicotics live in Silver
Bow county, seat of Anaconda Cop
per Mining Company's major opera
tons in the state. Many of these VIC
TINS of unsanitary mining conditions
worked in the ACM mines for 20
years or more. This despite the COM
pany's oft-repeated assertion that the
Butte mines have not created any
new Silicotics in the last quarter
century.
Direct payments to Silicotics from
the general fund, which according to
the Public Welfare Department Oc-
tober report are now running at Il
biennial rate of almost one million
dollars of taxpayers money, do not
represent the total outlay by the
state to provide subsistence living for
these unfortunate victims of indus
trial carlessness. A sizeable number
of Silicotics are receiving direct Pub
lie Welfare assistance, aid to the dis
abled, and those with families, aio
to dependent children.
Ali together, it is estimated that
Montana taxpayers are spending
around million dollars per year for
aid to Silicotics and in supplemental
assistance to other industrially dis
abled workmen and their families.
Aid to the disabled fair percent
age of whom are industrially disabled
and receiving grossly inadequate
workmen's compensation benefits, is
costing Montana taxpayers over
5000, 900 per year. OF the 1899 (com-
pared with 1857 in October, 1882
people receiving disability payments
from public welfare, 1877 are in Sill
yer Bow county; 139 in Cascade; 40
n Yellowstone, and IS in Flathead.
The other 728 are scattered through
Only Petroleum and Treasure coun-
lies have no disabled on Public We'll
fare.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-12-18
SECOND ANNUAL JAMES D. GRAHAM
SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST ANNOUNCED

A 600-hundred-dollar "assist" to-
ward college education awaits some
fortunate Montana high school senior
who enters the second annual James
d. Graham scholarship award con-
test, the office of Montana State Fed
Grafton of Labor President James S.
TIMBER has announced.
This week, announcements of the
forthcoming essay contest are be-
ing mailed to all high schools, pub
lie, private and parochial, by MSFL
secretary Dorothy Engledow.
In advising Montana high school
principals of the contest, President
TIMBER states that 1--WE are endeav-
oring to aid some deserving high
school senior to attain higher edu-
cation . Last years contest was
won by Warran p Scharrah, Butte
He is now enrolled at Montana
State College, Bozeman F.. ="
Continuing his letter to school
heads, TIMBER is requesting that eff
you have any senior students who
wish to participate, will you please
notify this office on or before
April 9, 1854" Scholarship exams
will be given Thursday, April %,
1854.
Award of the scholarship to the
successful high school senior will
be made at the declarations an
nual convention in August, 1854.
The check for the award will be
made payable to the Montana in
stitution of higher learning in
which the winner plans to enroll.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-12-18

Board of Equalization.
tain carelessness has developed among
the service stations in filling in the
sales tickets that must be used to
gain the refund. Involved are such
things as using the double faced car
bon writing out in full the number
of gallons of gas sold as well as the
numbers and signing in proper places,
etc.
Recently number of farmers have
received notices from the State Board
of Equalization that certain portions
of their refunds are being denied
because of improperly filed gas re-
ceipts.
Some of the denied returns
mount up to tidy sums.
Farmers have naturally relied on
their Service Stations to do this job
according to the rules. A farmer
never receives notices on regulations.
Service stations, many Of them,
have been filling out their sales tick
cts in the same manner for some time
and are just now being faced with
the breakdown.
This week a farmer was in THE
VOICE office with correspondence
and information concerning a denial
from the State Board of Equaliza-
ton on his gas tax refund. He had
been denied over 116 dollars of his
nearly 175 dollar refund because the
board was not satisfied with the way
his sales tickets were filled in.
1t seems the dealer who handled
his sales tickets had the gas deliv-
cred to this farmer-the amount of
gas in numbers written on the ticket
at the time of delivery-then at a
quieter, less hurried time the manager
of the station finished filling in the
tickets by writing the numbers out
This brought about two different
handwritings on the ticket. The tick
cts so handled were denied.
Correspondence with the board re-
suited in their requesting the farm
Ell to come to Helena to talk to
them. The trip to Helena brought no
results and a continued denial of the
efund This man had cancelled checks
% prove his good faith in the purchase
Of the gasoline, however, the board
would not even consider them as
evidence. The farmer was subjected |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-12-18

"The aim of the examination, y
says TIMBER, "is to determine the
students knowledge of the history
of the American labor movement,
the part that it plays in our indus
trial scheme and how it affects the
national economy, with attention to
union methods. In preparing for ex-
animation, students should, bear in
mind that it is not the intent to in
still propaganda for organized labor
or for any particular labor organiza-
ton. The aim is to encourage partici-
pants to acquire as much knowledge
as possible of industrial activities, in
Guiding the role of management as
we'll as labor"
The scholarship contest has the
whole-hearted endorsement of Miss
Mary Condor, Supt. of Public In
struction, who informed MSFL: "This
office indeed wishes to point out the
splendid opportunity you are making
available for senior students of ac-
credited high schools to help them at
tain a higher education. The scholar
ship of $500 is indeed generous and
merits approval of this office there
fore recommend that each school
principal or committee on scholar
ships give your proposal serious at
tention and consideration"
For more information about this
award honoring the federation's late
president, James D. Graham who died
in June, 1851, write Montana State
Federation of Labor, Box 1176, Hell
ena. Montana.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-12-18
Bv GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS

For number of years freeing
the Indians" has been deemed de-
sirable. Until few months ago moth
ing of a concrete nature had been
proposed to accomplish it. Approx
mately five months ago the Essen
hover Administration Department of
Interior made the first motions for
hari-kari on the Indian Bureau, by
presenting a proposed emancipation"
bill for the Flathead Indian Tribe,
preceded by a concurrent resolution
of the United States Congress that
Congress e.. make the Indians with
in the territorial limits of the United
States subject to the same laws and
entitled to the same privileges and
responsibilities as are applicable to
other citizens of the United States,
and to end their status as wards of
the United States :"
The proposed bill sent out by the
Department of the Interior Bureau of
Indian Affairs was met with immed-
late reaction from Indian Tribal
Councils and other groups interested
in Indian status.
In Great Falls, Monday, December
IA, discussion sponsored by the
Cascade County Community Council,
in the form of panel filled the
galleries of the court room there.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs stand
that the Indian must be made to fit
into society is not refuted by the
Inter-Tribal Policy Board who OPP
pose the legislation as presently pro-
posed.
The Inter-Tribal Policy Board dis
agrees with present plans on the
basis of time and manner, and the
following resume briefly sets out the
reasons they oppose moves being
made by the Department of Interior
to "free" their people.
1. They favor eventual withdrawal
of supervision, but they do not favor
the type of legislation which has
been proposed.
2. The bill is too drastic-it would
remove supervision too suddenly.
8. In the past the Indians have
been over-supervised, even regiment
ed. 1t is not fair to remove super
vision so suddenly. A transition pc
riod should be arranged for during
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-12-18

to the hint that he was trying to
fraud the state, as well as being Of
fered the suggestion that he get his
money from the dealer, or even
change dealers.
Farmers have no previous infor-
nation on the attitude of the State
Board of Equalization. They must
take their dealers sales slips and then
swear on an application that every
thing is according to hoyle. Service
station operators certainly are not
going to lose customers who buy hun
dreds of gallons of gas year by pur-
posely filling out tickets incorrectly.
To many farmers the gas refund
is an important item. This year
of lower farm income it can be
even more important. A trip to
Helena could consume a consider
able portion, if not all, of what the
refund would be. Is the Board of
Equalization counting on that?
1t is no secret that penurious leg
islatures never give enough funds to
our State Boards to investigate mat
tiers within their jurisdiction. How
ever, before the board leaves the i'm
preston of fraud on a farmers rec
ord, or denies him money he right
fully has coming they owe him care
full consideration. Few will believe
that if the board actually has rea-
son to suspect fraud that they would
MT send an Investigator hot footing
it to investigate. Just as a citizen
owes the State a square deal, so
must the State give the citizen a
fair shake. The matter of "incor-
rectly filled-in" sales tickets should
receive grave attention as to the in
tent of the man who files the appli-
cation before absolute denial results.
Our information is that dealers
of many different kinds of gasoline
have had trouble. One big line COM
pany had a dealer who could have
been faced with 1900 dollars refund
denied his customers by the
Board of Equalization, but trip to
Helena convinced the board to pay
the refunds. The farmer who came
INTO our office is certain his claim
IS as valid as that of the other COM
oany and that the board is now draw
ng "hair-line" decisions that are 60
ng to work hardships on some farm
ers and /or dealers in contrast to
others.
In one part of the state six farm
ers and or dealers stand to lose as
much at 1000 dollars because of
ales tickets improperly filled in.
n this group one farmer alone has
400 dollar stake.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-12-18

cumbent Rep. Wesley A. D'Ewart.
Said the council:
D'Ewart voted for the Taft-Hartley
Act and to pass same over President
Truman's veto; voted for the Wood
bill which would have crucified or
gained labor; voted wrong on rent
control: for weakening regulation of
natural gas utilities and against i'm
proving the minimum wage laws:
Rep. D'Ewart also voted to give the
nations off-shore oil (so-called eide
lands'') resources to three coast states
and their major oil company as
signees, and, is currently sponsoring
a bill HR 1923, which would if en-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-12-18

Senator Anderson for Eastern
District Congressman in next
years congressional campaign.
Support for Anderson's candidacy
by the council came following con-
sideration of the outstanding legis-
lative record made by the Pondera
county wheat farmer during his eight
years as a state representative and
senator, reports council President
Ed O'Neil and Secretary William J.
Priest.
In placing the Park county cen
trail labor body in Anderson's corner
in the coming campaign, the council
resolution also called attention to
the congressional record made by in
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-12-18

acted, give large stockgrowers almost
outright control of all national for
est and other public domain lands.
FOUGHT FOR IMPROVED
WORKMEN'S COMP.
Senator Anderson, in rolling up his
perfect batting average" first gain
ed statewide attention in 1947 in
leading the fight to increase weekly
payments to industrially disabled
workers. That session, after a stormy
period of weeks, finally saw bene-
fits increased by $3.50 - the first
weekly increase to the disabled in
more than twenty years.
In the 1853 session, Anderson in
troduced and fought unsuccessfully
for legislation to bring Montana's
Workmen's Compensation Act into
line with compensation laws of more
Continued on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-12-18
Incorrectly Filed-In Sales Slips Result In
Non Highway Gas Refunds
Being Denied Farmers! y
By GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS

The State Board of Equalization cracking down. ap
pcatons for gas refunds for non-ghway farmers
The breakdown causing little CONSERVATION among
ers and service station operators.
There required specifications which the service stations
must follow make refund applications legal These regua
lions sent regularly to the stations according
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-12-18
PARK COUNTY LABOR COUNCIL
BACKS Anderson FOR CONGRESS

Calling the attention of labor in Montana district
to Pondera Senator Leroy Anderson perfect batting
bills vitality affecting the interests of labor
and small businessmen the Park County Trades Labor
Council Livingston last week backing
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-24
NOTICE

United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Land Office Sept. 28, 1853 'NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Notice is hereby given that Clyde Spears has made appli- cation for a homesite under the act of May 26, 1884 (48 Stat. 8O9) Anchorage Serial No. 018467 for a tract of land ! described as U. s. Survey No. 3l82 situated about mile northwest of Dillingham;, A. laska on the South side of Dillingham; Wood River Road, Lat. 59o O2' 33.4 "N., Long. 1880 29' 19.2" w. at Corner No. 1, containing 4.80 acres, and it is now in the files of the Land Office, Anchorage Alaska.
 Any and all persons claim ing adversely any of the a. aforementioned land should , file their adverse claim in the Land Office within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the Statutes.
 Virgil o. Seiser
 Manager First Publication l0-10.53 Last Publication 12.5-53
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-24
Pubiie Notice

Notice is here by given that public hearings will be held by the Kodiak Plating Commis sion on the matter of the La Lande sub b-division, located within the Altman Sub-divi- sion, a portion of US survey No. 1896 at the Kodiak City Hall on the 17th day of Mo- vember. 1853, at 7::30 PM.
 All interested persons are invited to appear and be heard
 Isl Howard F. Fread
 Clerk
 Kodiak Plating Commission First Pub. 10 10-53 Last Pub. 1O-24-53
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-24
NOTICE

The Informal Group of Christian Scientists meet for Sunday services in the main floor of the Bank Building every Sunday at Il am.
 Sunday School is held at the same hour.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-24
NOTICE

If you can not get us on phone 3131, call 4303 for oil delivery. Office hours, l pm to , pm Monday through Thurs day, 1 pm to 7 pm Friday.
 Thompson Transfer
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-24
NOTi<..k

A $500 reward will be paid for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who broke nto my hunting camp ac Uga- nix Bay. Name of person fur
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-24
2 WS Lists waterfoW Shooting Hours

The shooting hours for mil gratory birds in the Kodiak Afognak area are as follow:
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-24

nishing information will not be revealed.
 Isl Ali Madsen
 P. o. Box A-848
 Kodiak. Alaska Buy Savings Bonds
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-24

Buy Savings Bonds
Smyrna times., 1953-12-17
PTA TOLD OF
SCHOOL NEEDS
Continued from Page One


He also told of the great need for
a permanent bleacher on the ath-
letic field. Brinton Reynolds, Jr.,
presided at the meeting. Christ
mas carols were played by an en-
semble of four trumpets, played by
William Denney, Hal Bodley, jam
es Haas, and Samuel Jacobs, di-
rected by Leon Tabb. There are
approximately three hundred mem
bers of the PTA according to re-
port of membership chairman,
MRS. John Sheridan, with men,
bers being added at each meet
ing. 1t was announced that
the University of Delaware Theat-
er Group would produce the play
for children here next spring.
Need was stressed for warm cloth
ing. Mrs. James Warren and Mrs.
Howard B. Nelson served home
made cake and hot tea and coffee
after the program.
Smyrna times., 1953-12-17

months in Germany with the Unit
ed States Army Finance Corps. He
is now associated with the State
Permanent Budget Commission as
an accountant. The brides going
away outfit was a sheer navy wool
suit dress, with hat of pink feath-
ers, pink gloves, and a white
orchid corsage.
Smyrna times., 1953-12-17
Person a Is

Mr.. and Mrs. Warner w. Price.
Jr., spent a recent weekend in
New York City, staying at the
Hotel Plaza.
Miss Elizabeth Thornley,, Mrs.
Louise H. Burslem, Mrs. Edwin
Billeb, and Mrs. Henry c. Webb
attended the matinee performance
of 'sPorgy and Bess" last Saturday
at the Forrest Theatre, Philadel-
phia. They were joined there by
Mr.. B. S. Carrow, of the staff of
Temple University in the music
department.
Many residents of Smyrna, in
addition to subscribers to the
TTheater Guild, attended the music
al show, Guys and Dolls" last
week at The Playhouse in Will
mington.
Mrs. L. M. Niles is a patient at
Delaware Hospital, Wilmington,
where she underwent chest surgery
on Wednesday.
Mrs. George Short, chairman of
conservation for the Twentieth
Century Club, arranged the pro-
gram at the meeting of the club
last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford E. Burge
had as guests over the weekend:
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney v. Steele and
daughter Judy and Mrs. James A.
Reed of Wilmington; Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter w. Cook of Wilmington,
and S-Sgt. and Mrs. Roger o.
Walker of Washington, D. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Biggs of
Dover were visitors on Sunday of
Miss Ethel Wilds and Mrs. Mar
garet Mcdonald.
Smyrna times., 1953-12-17
DIST. GOVERNOR
LIONS GUEST
William Davies Commends
Club on Community Ser
vice Record
SANTA TO TOUR TOWN

The Smyrna Lions Club enter
tanned District Governor William
Davies, of Laurel, and two cabinet
members, Harvey Cole, Middle
town, zone chairman, and Charles
Peck, deputy district governor and
past president of the Harrington
Lions Club at their dinner meeting
at the Wayside Inn on Monday
night. Mr.. Davies commended the
Smyrna Lions for their record in
community service during the
year, especially noting the Youth
Center program, sponsorship of
cub packs, citizenship award and
awards for scholarship at the
school, aid to children, and other
activities. He said he was sure
the club "filled an important niche
in the life of Smyrna" The re-
sponse was made by the president,
Guy Edmondson, Jr. Arthur
Thomas led singing of carols.
Members of the club will attend a
joint meeting of the Smyrna Ro-
tary Club and the Clayton Lions
Club at a Rotary-sponsored dinner
meeting on January z, at Ewell's-
st. Paul Church, Clayton. The an
nual Christmas dance of the club
will be held ON Saturday evening,
Dec. 26 at Town Hall, when Lions
will be privileged to invite a guest
couple. Charles Guy heads the
committee on plans. Robert Card
well was the guest of Walter Eley.
Frank Stellatella, in charge of the
sale of Canadian spruce trees for
the Lions Club, announced that
the trees are of different sizes and
prices, and they will be on sale
Dec. 19 and 20. Members on Den
No. /, cub scouts offered to assist
the Lions with the sale of trees.
Smyrna times., 1953-12-17
The Smyrna Times
PHONE 1921 SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July s,
1854. Editor and proprietor until Feb.
ruary 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert d. Hof-
fecker, Jr., from February 10. 1907 to
December "a. 1889.
Published Every Thursday Morning by
The Smyrna Times. Inc. rs Commerce
Street. Smyrna. Del.
w. Lester Smith. Manager
ADVERTISEMENTS Smyrna Times
Is the business medium not only for the
town 1t represents but for the outlying
district of which it is the center, en-
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Entered as End class matter March is,
1879 at the post Office at Smyrna. Del, un-
der Act of Congress of March 8. 1879.
Subscription price, $500 per year. strictly
In advance.
Smyrna times., 1953-12-17
DIVIDEND NOTICE
The National Bank of Smyrna
Smyrna, Delaware

December 10, 1858
The Board of Directors has this
day declared the regular dividend
of S1.50 per share on the capital
stock of this Association for the
period of July 1, 1858 to December
81, 1858, to stockholders of record
December 81, 1858. Payable jan
uary 2, 1854.
CHARLES M. GEE,
Cashier.
Smyrna times., 1953-12-17
Classified Rates
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Minimum. soc per inser-
ton, go words or less). Ad-
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blachace, 75c. Set in black
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Blind or keyed ads, Csc ex-
IRA. Classified Display Ads.
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Cards of Thanks, 75c. In
Memoriam notices, 10c per
line. Legal notices, 10c per
line. Public Sales, S1.00 per
col. inch.
CREDIT SERVICE
A bookkeeping charge of
25c will be made for all Clas-
sified Ads not paid In ad-
vance and an additional
charge of 25c for each 80
days bill remains unpaid.
RATES ARE NET.
Smyrna times., 1953-12-17

FOR SALE Dressed chickens,
35c lb. Mrs. Luther Chambers,
Phone Smyrna 2235.