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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-05
WAR BABY THRIVES
ACM'S GREAT FALLS
OPERATIONS EXTREMELY
PROFITABLE IN 1859

Anaconda Wire & Cable, a sub
sidiary of Anaconda Copper Min
ing Company, enjoyed extremely
profitable operations at its Great
Falls plant in 1852, realizing a
net profit of over 81 per cent on
its total Montana investment.
Wire & Cable in 1852 made a
net profit of $518, 232.62 on S.
438,606.47 gross business-or
return of about 10 per cent on
sales after all expenses were met.
The company has 81, 375, 437.99
invested in Montana.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-05

it be reserved for future maximum
development by public authority, in
which flood control, irrigation, and
navigation possibilities are co-ordin-
ated with electric power in multi
purpose project?"
Strongly opposed to private de-
velopment of the Snake river gorge
are the Washington and Oregon
Oranges, Northwest Public Power
Association, and American Public
Power Association.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-05

PORTLAND, Ore. -(CNS) - A
new organization, representing sc
citizens groups in the Pacific North
west has taken up the fight for Hella
Canyon dam. At a meeting here, May
%, leaders wrote President Essen
hover, protesting Interior Secretary
Douglas McKay's decision to with
draw as an intervenor against Idaho
Power Company before Federal Pow
er Commission.
For the federal government to
abandon Hells Canyon dam site TO a
private utility they said, "would be
one of the most colossal plumbers ever
committed by any administration"
They said "junking the reimbursabIe
multipurpose Hells Canyon project
means junking the whole comprehen-
sive development program for the
Columbia river and its tributaries. :"
WOULD DELAY MAXIMUM
PHOSPHATE DEVELOPMENT
McKay's decision, they continued,
means delaying or preventing maxi
mum development of Idaho phos-
phate rock-more than half the ma
tons known deposits. He has they
aid "abdicated to an absentee-con-
trolled private power monopoly"
Reported. the st. Louis (Mo)
POST-DISPATCH, "The only sizeable
organization reported as favoring the
Idaho Power Company plan, outside
Idaho, is the Portland Chamber of
Commerce"
In Columbia Mo-, Fred Heinkcl,
president of Missouri Farmers AS
ISOLATION, said, "McKay's action will
deprive farmers of a chance to pur-
chase low priced fertilizer. A half
million kilowatts of electric power
will be lost forever" if FPC gives
Idaho Power the nod on taking over
Hells Canyon damsite.
Low cost power is essential to
low cost fertilizer" Heinkel said. The
electrochemical process for making
concentrated superphosphate from
Idaho deposits has, he said, great adj
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-05

only 1874 cents. Presently AS&R is
paying rs cents while ACM is charged
only 20 cents. Montana Power is now
asking that AS&R pay 27h cents
which represents an increase of 62H
per cent over what that company was
paying prior to April 1 of this year.
No increase for the ACM is involved
in the current application for higher
rates.
OTHER BUSINESSES WOULD BE
HARD HIT BY INCREASE
In addition to AS&R finding its gas
bill would be increased upwards of
fifty thousand dollars in coming
years over the $4,000 it cost that
company for gas in 1862, other Mon
tana businesses and industries testi-
fled as to the great hardship the pro-
posed increases would place against
their financial stability.
H. w. Larson, president of Mon
tana Meat Co., Helena, stated that
the 40 per cent boost in his COM
pany's rates would reduce his net
profits to almost the vanishing point.
His firm Melted only AS of one per
cent in 1852. The increase, because
of increasing difficulty in passing on
higher costs to the public, would take
almost half of his net profit. His 1852
gas bill was $3,401.97. Under the
proposed schedule the same amount
of gas would cost him $4, 762.71--or
over $1,000 more.
E. A. Calmettes, State Nursery &
Seed Co., Helena, submitted state
ment showing that firms 1862 gas
bill was $5,116.66. The proposed in
crease would raise the nursefy's bill
by $4,000 per year.
A. c. Bray, Jr., general manager
of Western Clay Manufacturing Co.,
Helena, stated his firm uses up to
$4,000 worth of gas per year. The
proposed rate bump would increase
that company's gas bill by approx
mately $1,000 per year. He stated
the increase would boost his total
operating costs 6.3 per cent-an in
crease which would be difficult to
pass on to the consumer because of
the highly competitive nature Of his
industry.
Leo Gallagher, Elliston Lime Co.,
Helena, stated increased gas costs
would raise the cost of production
of lime by $1.20 per ton. His 1862
bill was $4,952.53. The same amount
Of gas, under the proposed increase
would cost Elliston Lime S6,675--
an increase that would be most diff
ficult to pass on, and one which would
make it highly predetermined whether
the firm could continue business OPP
a"ations. Elliston Lin had q payroll
Of $4,000 in 1862.
James S. TIMBER, president Mon
lana State Federation of Labor con-
Continued on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-05

unQor III per CENT.
A contention by power company
president ]. E. Corette that .. we
must have a gas rate increase in order
to make a reasonable return on ou1
investment in gas facilities" was not
borne out by evidence presented al
the hearing.
Facts and figures taken from
Montana Power Co. annual reports
over the last Fl years by Kuno
Doerr and P. K. Richardson of
American Smelling & Refining Co.,
East Helena division, brought out
the following:
1. Operational costs of the gas di-
vision, excluding cost of gas and
taxes, had advanced only z per cent
since 1882. In 1882 it cost the COM
pany 1927 cents to operate its gas
transmission and distribution plant.
In 1853 the cost was 1894 cents.
2. Revenue per thousand cubic
feet of gas sold rose 20 per cent be-
tween 1913 and 1862. In 1913 Mon
tana Power sold 1888, 498 m.c.f.
and received therefrom $3,464, 961-
or 25 cents plus per m.c.f. In 1852
the company sold 23,262,727 m.c.f.
for $7,0O1,230-or 80 cents plus per
m.c.f.
3. Average total cost per thou
sand cubic feet of gas including cost
Of gas and taxes to the company in
1852 was PA cents. This meant that
he average NET return to the COM
oany off the sale of every thousand
cubic feet sold by the company last
year (23,262,727 m.c.f.) was rs
cents. In otherwords, off every dol
ar of gross income for 1852 $7,0Q1,-
800 more than % cents was NET
profit.
4. Average total cost per thousand
cubic feet including cost of gas and
axes to the company in 1882 was
10 cents. The 1852 cost of 22.4
'ents accordingly, represented a 1913
yer cent increase per m.c.f. in over
ii operational costs above the 1882 |
igure. However, as noted under (2) |
he gross return to Montana Power |
yer m.c.f. in 1852 was 20 per cent |
igher than ten years previous. 1t
hus appears that at the outside,
monopoly should not receive an in
rease of over 8.3 per cent at this
ime, despite claims of its officials
hat it needs 80 to AT per cent to
atch up with increasing operational
osts, etc.
5. Montana Power has practiced
iscriminatory rate practices in sell
1g gas to various industries operat-
1g in the state. For example: Amer
IAN Smelling & Refining Co. East
[elena smelter uses more than ten
ines as much as does the ACM smelt-
r in East Helena, yet, AS&R, over
he past 20 years has been forced
D pay approximately five cents more
er m.c.f. while the ACM plant paid
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-05
SHADES OF the i93G'S

A farmer in prosperous Clay coun-
ty Iowa, is surrounded by private
power company lines. He wants SER
vice, reports IOWA REA NEWS, and
the company will serve him-if he'll
pay for building half mile Of line
and then turn it over to the utility
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-05
Butte Miners Union No. | To Celebrate
Diamond Anniversary On June Is

Butte Miners Union No. 1.-The Vests oldest industrial
ionw celebrate the 18th anniversary of it's founding
urday, June 10.
No. has had checkered and coorfu history that
June day in 1878 when Adam Witter and his fellow
gained the first miners union in Montana Goaded into
ganng because of low long hours and terrible working
conditions the early union members despite the violent
of employer opposition achieved remarkable improvements
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-05

Power Company doing right we'll on its present
schedules Testimony presented to the Pub
lie Service the public hearing last week provided
for this contention and strengthened the con-
onookers that Montana Power stock
attractive investment buys available to the
public MPCo stock electric and dlstr1bu
ton earnings paid stockholders per share just
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-05
Nat Gas Rate Hearing Reveals
} fontana Powers Income Per
MCF Up 20 Per Cent In Decade

Overall Operationa Expense Up Only 1873 Per Cent Since
1892 Company Seeks 81 to AZ Per Cent Per
M c. F. Remember, This Is In Addition To 20 Per Cent
Increase In Income Per NJ. c. F. Since 1913.
Gas Division Monopoly Over Is Cents On Every Dol
lar Of Gross Revenue In 1852
Testimony Brings Out Proposed Increases Would Be Dis
astrous To Some Industrial Users.
Company Officials Contend Proposed Rate n
Would Not Be Inflatonary.
Evening star., 1953-07-04
House Leaders Still
Plan Drive 10 Extend
Profits Tax Months

House leaders are still planning
a drive next week to pass a six
month extension of the excess
profits tax, despite the unrelent-
ing opposition of Representative
Reed of New York, chairman of
the taX-writing Ways and Means
Committee.
In his latest attack on the ad-
ministration'S plans, Mr.. Reed
yesterday cited the $9.4 billion
deficit at the close of the fiscal
year Tuesday as evidence that
"our high-tax policy has reached
the poinnt of diminishing re-
turns"
Other members of Congress,
however. see in the big deficit
new argument for raising the
$500 million that would come
from retaining the excess profits
tax until January.
In support of his statement,
Mr.. Reed pointed out that tax
collections for the fiscal year fell
$3.4 billion below advance eS-
Inmates.
He also criticized the new ad-
ministration for finishing the
year without reducing expendi-
lures below the estimate of the
outgoing administration, even
though the Republicans were in
charge for only five and one half
months.
Mr.. Reed said there was an
actual increase in outgo of $14
million above the January fore
cast.
This indicates that the spend
ers are still in the saddle" the
New Yorker added.
When House Republican lead
ers return to the city Monday
they are expected to work out
detailed plans for a vote in the
Ways and Means Committee
Wednesday to report out the ex-
cess profits tax extension.
Evening star., 1953-07-04
Montgomery Loses
Gas Franchise Case

The Maryland Court of Appeals
yesterday refuted a contention
by Montgomery County that the
State Public Service Commission
has the duty and right to de-
termine what franchises are held
by two gas light companies and
if they are transferable to the
parent company.
The county had asked the
court to order the PSC to de-
termine these questions, the AS
sociated Press reported.
. A circuit court had approved
a PSC order allowing Washing
ton Gas Light Co. of Maryland
and the Prince Georges Gas
Corp. to be absorbed by the
Washington Gas Light Co.
The PSC in its order had said
that any franchises held by the
subsidiaries were transferable
but did not say what franchises
were held. The county insisted
the commission had to determine
what franchises are held.
The court of appeals yeSter.
day said the county failed to
prove the PSC order was unlaw-
full or unreasonable.
The county, which sought to
charge the gas light company a
fee for a new franchise for the
merged firm. now must take
other court actions to determine
whether the company has the
right to operate in the county.
Evening star., 1953-07-04
Catholics Offer Prayers
For Government Officials

Thousands of persons attended
special services in all Catholic
churches in the Archdiocese of
Washington this morning to ask
Gods blessing on President Eli
senhower and other Government
officials in decisions being made
during the world crisis.
The principal service was at
ST. Matthews Cathedral where
more than 800 persons assembled
for a mass celebrated by the
Most Rev. John M. Mcnamara
Auxiliary Bishop of Washington.
The Right Rev. Msgr. John K,
Cartwright. rector of the cathe-
dral, read Archbishop John Car
rolls prayer for the welfare of
the President of the United
States, Congress, members of the
judiciary and other Government
officials, at the close of the serv-
ice. The same prayer also was
read in other Catholic churches
here.
Archbishop Carroll, noted Rev.
olutionary War patriot, was the
first member of the American
hierarchy and founder of
Georgetown University.
Evening star., 1953-07-04
Woodside Citizens Unit
Elects First Officers

The newly organized Wood
side Forest Citizens Association
in Silver Spring has elected as
president. Royal E. jackson of
17O8 White Oak drive.
Other officers of the new civic
association include c. H. Peter
son, 1902 Red Oak drive, vice
president; Mrs. Weldon Benson,
95O1 Woodland drive, secretary;
Edmund Lambert, 9412 Columbia
boulevard, treasurer, and Will
ham T. Smith, 1700 White Oak
drive. chairman. board of gov
ernors.
Evening star., 1953-07-04
Determined BdItinoreon Set
To Show McC Corthy Monument

The city administration-it's S
Democratic-banned the cere-
mony there. MI. Bright went to
court about it. He lost.
But the monument was ready,
said Mr.. Bright, and so was he.
The dedication would go on.
Thursday night the slab of
carved stone, Shrouded in white,
appeared on the sidewalk in
front of Mr.. Bright's place of
business.
Yesterday Mr.. Bright allowed
the sheet to be removed for a
brief glimpse by a photographer
Mr.. Bright said 40 speakers,
including Winston Churchill and
Chang Kai-shek, had been in
vited for the unveiling. Both
Mr.. Churchill and Chang sent
regrets, he added.
So did Senator Mccarthy, said
the spokesman, explaining the
Senator had a previous COM
mitment.
Evening star., 1953-07-04
FBI Probes Fire on Ship
For Possible SABOTAGE
by the Associoted Press

PHILADELPHIA, July "A
Danish ship carrying 5000 tons
of strategic cryolite ore caught
fire while unloading at her berth
here last night.
FBI agents Immediately
launched an investigation into
possible sabotage.
The ship, the 2,500-ton freight
er Ellen Nielsen of Copenhagen
arrived yesterday afternoon from
Greenland with a load of ore
used in making aluminium and
other vital defense materials.
Her % officers and men were
sitting around the galley on the
after deck when smoke drifted
up from their quarters, directly
below.
The fire was brought under
control by two engine companies
and the flreboat Franklin. There
was no immediate estimate of
damage.
Evening star., 1953-07-04
BY the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, July 4.-With
little encouragement from city
officials, Temus (Tim) Bright
said yesterday he's going
through with the dedication of
a monument to Senator Nc
Carthy, Republican, of Wiscon-
sin.
A spokesman for Mr.. Bright,
Baltimore used car dealer seek
ing the 1854 Republican nomina-
ton for governor. said the eight
foot slab of stone would be un-
yelled today.
The ceremony was to take
place on the sidewalk in front
of Mr.. Bright's used car show
room, he said. Mr.. Bright owns
a piece of the sidewalk.
Original announcements had
stated the dedication was set for
a spot in the middle of North
avenue, a main thoroughfare.
Evening star., 1953-07-04
.FBI Silent on Link
In Pentagon Deaths

Solution of the Staying of John
Samuel Johnson, Pentagon mail
clerk, still eluded the Federal
Bureau of Investigation today
five days after his body was
found crammed into the trunk
of his car on the Pentagon park
ing lot.
The FBI. seeking substantial
ton of a theory that the 32-
year-old colored man may have
been linked with the numbers
racket. declined comment on at
tempts to link his death with
that of another Pentagon en-
ploye two months ago.
In that case, called accidental
Leo E. Harden, 81, a guard
died in an elevator shaft plunge
Agents would neither confirm OF
deny that the Harden case had
been reopened.
Mr.. johnson was beaten tc
death by at least 18 blows or
the head and his body was placed
in the car trunk.
Evening star., 1953-07-04
Special Legislation
To Cure Morningside
Problems Sought

The Prince Georges Commits
sioners have been asked to urge
Gov. McKeldin to call a special
session of the General Assembly
to solve water and sewage prob
lens in the town of MoringSide.
Some 1000 people in the COM
munity's 500 neat homes are
short of water and have found
sewage in their lawns and streets.
Citizens want the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion'S mains extended to their
area from Suitland, about two
miles away. Since the munci-
pality is outside the commission's 8
boundaries. legislation is neceS-
sary before extensions can be
made.
Town officials Informally re-
quested the special session yes
terday when all of the county
heads, including Mrs. H. Wilson
Spicknall. made a personal in
spection of community facilities.
Grand Jury Represented
They were accompanied by a
grand jury committee headed by
Foreman Ernest L. Hines, Mayor
H. w. Shugarts, Gerald A.
GlaubitZ, chief of the local VOL
unteer. fire department, and
other civic leaders.
Morningside receives it's water
supply from a private company
which has three deep wells in
service and is about to connect
another to its $4,000 gallon stor-
age tank.
Some of the conferees were of
the opinion yesterday that the
private company can provide
adequate service by spending a
moderate amount for improved
equipment.
Commissioner Charm a n
Thomas E. Latimer was among
those who expressed that belief.
But all agreed that the sew
age problem is in another cate
CORY.
Polluted Water On Surface.
For disposal of sewage, the
town depends on septic tanks,
Installed in non-absorbent soil.
All over the town the travelling
groups saw sewage polluted water
on the surface of the ground, COL
lected in pools and running away
in streams.
THE whole place is saturated
with sewage" Commissioner Ed
ward P. Waters remarked, "The
situation is definitely in the nat
ure of an emergency.
Commissioners Daniel A. Alb
bott and w. Everett Marion said
their board will study Morning.
sides problems but will not de-
eide whether to appeal to the
Governor until the town submits
formal request.
They joined the other COM
miSSioners in terming sewage
conditions "deplorable and dan
gerous."
Evening star., 1953-07-04
D. 6. Discontinues
Giving Out Lists of
Driver Applicants

The Commissioners yesterday
decided to discontinue making
available the names and ad-
dresses of driving permit appli-
cantS to any one interested in
getting such information from
Municipal Center.
The decision was aimed at
preventing such outfits as driver
schools from picking up the
names daily from a table in the
Office of the Department of We
hicleS and Traffic.
Engineer Commissioner Louis
w. Prentiss observed that the
driving schools were making a
practice of "pestering" appli-
cantS in much the same way as
baby speciality companies fire.
quently try to badger new par
ent into buying their products.
Evening star., 1953-07-04
TongaY Is Charged
With Mans|aughter
BY the Associufed Press

MIAMI, Fla. July "A formal
charge of manslaughter has been
filed against Russell Tongay, 36,
in the death last May S of his
swim star daughter, Kathy, 5.
County Solicitor John Marsh
filed the formal charge yester-
day. 1t had been expected since
June 19 when a hearing was held
before Peace Justice Edwin l..
Mason. who recommended the
charge be filed.
At that time Tongay posted
$1,000 bond for his appearance
when the case is called.
Tongay's attorney reported his
client has suffered a nervous
breakdown and is under care of
a physician at Tarpon Springs.
Kathy was seized with con-
vulsions and died shortly after
being taken to a hospital. An
autopsy showed a ruptured in
testine and body bruises. Tongay
claimed his daughter suffered the
injuries when she made an i'm
perfect dive from a 33-foot tower
Evening star., 1953-07-04
Eisenhower RESTING
At Camp for Fourth;
Crowd Sees Him Golf
BY the kssociofed Press

THURMONT, Md. July A.
President Eisenhower and a
group of old friends took it easy
at his cabin in the Catoctin
Mountains this Fourth of July
holiday.
Aides said Gen. Eisenhower
had no plans for today except
to rest at Camp David. the presi-
Dental retreat he named for his
grandson.
The President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover motored here from Wash
ington yesterday. They were &C
companied by Mrs. Eisen-
hower's mother, Mrs. John S.
Doud, and Mrs. George Allen,
wife of a one-time intimate of
former President Truman. Mr..
Allen, also a friend of Gen.
Eisenhower. owns farm adjoin-
ing the Presidents farm at
Gettysburg, Pa.
AoJO NGOAs
Gen. Eisenhower got in 18
holes of golf yesterday afternoon
at the Monterey Country club
at Blue Ridge Summit, Pa,
about II miles from Thurmont.
He played with three old
friends who also were his part
ners when he golfed earlier this
year in Georgia at the Augusta
National Country Club.
They were William E. Robin
son, executive vice president of
the New York Herald Tribune;
Clifford Roberts, retired New
York investment banker and
chairman of the Augusta Ma
tional club, and E. D. Slater,
New York businessman.
Motorists Watch Him.
Word that the President was
playing the Monterey course
spread quickly and attracted a
crowd of motorists who watched
his progress from the highway.
The first, eighth and ninth fair
ways are alongside the road.
A score of club members also
watched from the clubs front
porch.
Gen. Eisenhower has pro-
claimed this independence Day
a national day of penance and
prayer. He has requested all
Americans to pray for Gods
help in solving the grave prob
lens which confront us, and
render thanks to Him for watch
ing over our Nation throughout
its history"
The President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover plan to return to WASH
ington late tomorrow.
Evening star., 1953-07-04
Free Water for Gardeners
Shut off by Commissioners

The issue was precipitated
when a plumber representing
Representative Edith Bolton,
Republican, of Ohio, asked the
District Sanitary Engineering
Commission for renewed per-
mission to use water from a fire
hydrant to sprinkle a garden
plot near Kalorama Circle and
Twenty-third street NV.
Sanitary Engineering Director
David v. Auld told the city heads
that he "hesitated to refuse her
request" although he had been
turning down similar requests
from other citizens. Mr.. Auld
did not mention in his memo
randum whether Mrs. Bolton
herself was the prospective hoe
! Wielder.