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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-11
Sig Alphs" ActiOe
In Mt. Sterling

The members of Gamma Pi
Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Sorority, Mt. Sterling, were hos
tesses recently at a Stanley Party
in the gymnasium of the Fairfield
School.
Attending were twenty-five
guests, the chapter donating its
entire share of the evenings sales
as its contribution to funds for
muscular dystrophy. At the close
of the evenings demonstrations by
Mrs. Mabel Emmons, dainty re-
freshments were served by the
sorority.
The Mt. Sterling Chapter, or
ganized in September, was spon-
sored by Beta Kappa Chapter,
London, of which Mrs. Jack Mint
er is presently the head.
Though still very young in both
age and experience, the ten men,
bers have caught the spirit of the
purpose of the group and already
has under its wing Second and
Third Grade Mt. Sterling Brownie
Scout Troops. A Halloween party
was given for the children and an
other party, a pot luck supper,
was given by the chapter for hus-
bands of its members.
The group is working diligently,
just like Beta Kappa, its mother
chapter, on numerous worthwhile
Droiacfc
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-11
Fosters In Florida
For Nieces Marriaqe
Visit Thibau+s

Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Foster,
South Main Street, have returned
from a three weeks vacation in
Florida. They went first to Ar
cadia where Mr.. Foster stood in"
for his brother-in-law, 1t. Col.
James A. Scott, who is stationed
in, Munich, Germany, and gave his
niece Miss Martha Ann Scott in
marriage to 1t. Alva B. Davis of
CASTLE, New York. The ceremony
was in the Methodist Church in
Arcadia.
The Fosters visited ST. Peters
burg, but spent the greater part
of their Florida stay in Ft. Lau-
derdale, with Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Thibaut and their family. Mr.. Fos-
ter had the great sport of some
deep sea fishing, with Mr.. Thibaut
and his father-in-law, Lee Snyder,
of London, who is visiting there at
present.
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Mrs. Walter E. Woods, North
Oak Street, has gone to Hunting
ton, West Virginia to be at the
hospital with her mother, Mrs. Ada
Kenney, of Southpoint, who suf-
fered a stroke recently.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-11
Don Whites
Go To Texas

Mrs. Don White and her daugh-
ter, Elizabeth, former London
residents, are guests this week of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Kimball and
Mrs. Kimball's mother, East Fifth
Street. The Whites have been re-
siding near Milwaukee where
Capt. White has been since his re-
call to the u. S. Air Force, at the
Air Regional Offices. A short time
ago he was transferred from Mil
waukee and the day before
Thanksgiving he reported to B-29
Aircraft Commanders School at
Randolph Air Force Base, San An
tonic, Texas.
He expects to return to Ohio in
time for Christmas and then take
his family to Texas with him.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-11
Madison Local Plans Yule Dance
FILA Members County Officers

The FILA. and FLA. Chapters
at Madison Local High School,
have elected Janet Bruce and Ken
meth Robertson to reign as Queen
and King over the FILA. Christ
mas dance to be Saturday evening,
December 10, from 9 to II o'clock
in the school auditorium. Proceeds
from the dance will be used to
help needy families at Christmas
time.
Carolyn Cox and Leona Hastings
from Madison Local FILA. were
elected president and county re-
porter, respectively at the county
meeting in Plain City, Thursday,
December 4.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-11
Society," Social Events And News OF The Clubs

Ford Hardy of New Orleans,
Louisiana, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks F. Beery, en-
route to New York City. Mr.. Har-
dy is a brother of Mrs. M. Lawr-
ence Chenoweth of New Orleans,
whose husband, the late M. Lawr-
ence Chenoweth, was a resident of
London.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Kell of
West Jefferson, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Cecil Long, near London,
at dinner Sunday.
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Commander and Mrs. Dean G.
Rogers and children, Dee, Dave
and Ann, of Alexandria, Virginia,
were guests the past week Of Mr.
and Mrs. H. w. Rogers, Madison
County Experiment Farm. The
Rogers are moving to Orange,
Texas, where Commander Rogers
will resume his work with the Du-
pont Company, with which COM
pany he was associated at Airing
ton, New Jersey, until recalled to
active duty two years ago Naval
Reserve).
On Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd
Rogers of Kenton and DR.. and
Mrs. Neil Rogers and children,
Phil and Beth, of Piqua, joined the
family group for the day.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-11
Facts About
Folks

Mrs. Earl D. Rea, West Fourth
Street, is the guest of her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Slagle, of Delaware.
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Mrs. Fred Crispin, London r. D.
No. 3, returned Sunday from To-
peka, Kansas, where she went to
spend Thanksgiving with her dau-
ghter, Mrs. Mary Reardean.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Postle and
their son, Master Robert Cairns,
have returned to their home in
Buffalo, after a visit with Mr..
Postle's parents, DR.. and Mrs. r.
S. Postle. New Hampshire Avenue.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-11
Dinner At Edwards
Home Is Given For
Out Of Town Guests

Mrs. Harvey B. Edwards, East
High Street, with Mr.. and Mrs. F.
E. Sidener, Sr., Columbia Avenue,
entertained at dinner Saturday
evening at the Edwards home for
the pleasure of Mrs. H. V. Christie
pher of Santa Barbara, California,
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Hutzel of
Red Lodge, Montana.
Z 9oining the honor guests and the
hostesses were, Mr.. and Mrs. F. E.
Sidener, Jr., Mrs. D. M. Richmond,
Mrs. E. P. Speasmaker Mrs. r. H.
Robson and Miss Louise Rich
ilnond.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-11
Canas+a Group Dimes
Before Theatre

A group of friends who meet
now and then for supper and ca
nasta, for special celebration
Monday night went to Columbus
for dutch treat dinner in the
Crystal Room of the Ft. Hayes
Hotel, and then attended the per-
fornance of Little Jesse James" !"
at the Hartman Theatre.
In the party were, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. L. Tracey, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawr-
ence Puckett, Mr.. and Mrs. r. H.
Meade, Mr.. and Mrs. Murray c
Lohr and Mr.. and Mrs. James v.
Shaw.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-11
Music Teachers
At Convention

Irving McPhail, music director
of the Mt. Sterling schools, Kim
ball Howes of Madison Local and
Ray Creighton of London schools,
attended the Ohio Music Educa-
tors Association convention in
Canton last Friday and Saturday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-11
YuIeHde Program Presented
For Open Gate Garden Club

The program for the Open Gate
Garden Club at the meeting Wed
nesday at the home of Mrs. Ches-
ter Roberts, was presented under
the leadership of Mrs. Raymond
Lanigan, chairman, with Mrs.
Lawrence Miller, giving the devo-
tions and several Christmas read
ings, among them "The Lost
Christmas"
Also included were THE Receipt
for Christmas" and THE Story of
the Christmas Flowers" by Mrs.
Harry Steel, whose duty gave the
history of the holly, mistletoe anC
Mrs. Charlotte Wheeler of 712
South Main Street, left Monday by
bus for Costa Mesa, California, to
spend Christmas with her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marlin DowIer, and their daugh-
ter, Voni Sue. Mr.. Dowler is sta
toned at the Marine Base in Costa
Mesa.
Mrs. William G. Schlechty ana
her daughter, Barbara Ellen, ar.
rived by plane over the weekend
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-03-13

DENVER Maurice Travis, Mine
Mill Int'l. Secretary-Treasurer, last
week sent letter to all locals de-
bunking the stories carried by many
newspapers and radio stations about
the movie "Salt of the Earth"
''Not one thin dime of our I'm
ions money is being used to make the
production, Travis said. "Not one
cent from our Unions dues money,
no financial aid of any kind, no
monetary investment whatever is be-
ing made by our Union in this pic
ture"
Travis said the film is being made
by film company, "the president of
which owns chain Of theaters in Los
Angeles, and who to the best of my
knowledge has never ever been called
red in his life"
"Our Union is acting as sponsor
and is named as producer of the
film because the story itself is about
part of the life of our Union. Our
members are playing all but one of
the leading roles in it," he added.
eve consented to the use of our I'm
ion as a sponsor of the film because
we think it is about time the Ameri-
can people got an opportunity to see
something besides Hopalong Cassidy
and technicolor musicals"
The movies story is "about man
and wife, both of whom were involved
in strike" Travis explained. ''The
main theme of the story is directed
to showing the difficulties of the
wife of striker, first in trying to
make ends meet while her husband
is on strike, and second in trying to
evolve some role of herself so that
she may contribute equally to the
struggle in which her husband is in
volved."
"Of course, the reason for this
whole attack on the picture is that
companies don't want the world to
Snow that their foremen and depu-
les do take out their sadistic hatred
IN the men, women and kids, mostly
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-03-13
Bv GRETCHEN BILLINGS

All of the accomplishments of the
legislature cannot be evaluated in
the short time that has elapsed since
adjournment because of such things
as the 1O4 amendments that were put
on an appropriation bill in the SEN
ate.
All 104 were passed by the house
at the last minute after q dragging
81 hour layover after the clock was
stopped. 1t is doubtful if profound
considerations were given the 104
amendments the senate felt were nee
essary to add to the house appropria-
tions bills. Possibly some of them
might have caused controversy. 1t
was figured some would end in con-
ference committees. But there was
little strength of spirit or flesh by
the time the members had been on
call with nothing to do for three
days.
The three days without pay was a
on some of the legislators.
A few simply packed their bags and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-03-13
DEATH WARMED OVER

INTERIM Legislative Committees"
are my pet peeve of this session.
There are at least half a dozen
of them set up to do business during
the interim of 1884. Every time the
Republicans didn't want to face an
issue this session, or felt that re-
fusal to approve certain legislation
was likely to cause a reaction, they
set-up an Interim Committee"
think that if the men we elect
won't make up their minds and stick
with their decisions, the alternative
is provided for the people in the con-
stitution-the initiative process.
The people will not have chance
to show their approval or disapproval
of the actions of the 1858 legisla-
ture until November, 1854. Not till
the next election will these men who
have voted for their constituents in
1853. know if they acted according
to the wishes of the people.
In this setting the 1858 legislators
are going to "Study and Recommend"
legislation for the 1866 legislature.
1t smacks of perpetuation of power
in the hands of majority party :.
Be it Republican or Democratic ma
jority. Too much of this cry of BIZ
partisan stuff can be disastrous to
the democratic processes.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-03-13
FOOD FOR THOUGHT-HASHl

The new national Republican Adj
ministration is certainly uninspiring
from the news point of view. Radio
commentators are still able to dig up
a few bones from the ashes of the
Democratic administration, but they
don't have much to talk about on the
Republican front. Eisenhower has a
"no leak" policy that can't find favor
for long among the fraternity who
make their bread and butter via
news. | reminise bit to a time not
too long ago when Truman laid down
a mo Leak policy. Newspapers
had fit and fell in it because it was
censorship" Other than daily re-
hashes on the national administra-
ton news front we are getting more
news on the Russian political situa-
ton than anything else. Republican
news organs have been "aginers"
for so long maybe they don't re-
member how to handle the stuff they
find they must be "for." There seems
to be trouble with the "inners" ac-
cepting anything in the way of criti-
cism from the "outers," too. But
with Fulton Lewis around the crit
clsm is easily taken care of, he fells
them with on grand swoop-any crit
les are simply Communist inspired
fins.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-03-13
Three REGIONAL
FL INSTITUTES
SET FOR March

Regional Farmer-Labor Institutes
are scheduled for three Montana cities
the latter part of this month, the
Montana Farmer Labor Institute
committee has announced. The first
institute will be held in Anaconda,
March 21 and %; the second in
Havre, mid week of March 22-28,
and the third one at Great Falls,
March % and 20.
This will be the second year that
regional Institutes have been held in
the state. Last year three were held
in Great Falls, Butte and Kalispell
The Great Falls one was particular
ly successful with over 200 people
present at some of the panels.
Able speakers, including Hayes
Beall of the Cooperative League, Chi
cago, and Charles V. Huppe, Helena
attorney, will lead panel discussions
at the two-day sessions. Subjects on
the program for each institute will
deal with: International Relations,
Problems of the Aged, Health Prob
lens and Plans, Natural Resources,
and Legislative Affairs.
The Great Falls institute will again
be held in the Montana Farmers I'm
ion state office building. Institute
committees in Anaconda and Havre
have not as yet announced where
their sessions will be held.
General plans for the institutes
were made by a committee repre-
senting Montana State Federation of
Labor, Montana Farmers Union and
unions in Montana, at a
in January. Local commit
tees are in charge of arrangements in
each town.
In addition to the three organiza-
tons listed above, the University of
Missoula, also participates
in putting on the Institutes. Speak
ers of national prominence are
brought to Montana through coop
Grafton with the Ford Foundation.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-03-13
LEGISLATURE KILLED MANY
IMPORTANT SCHOOL BILLS

This session has shown a singular
elementary-secon level. We killed
much needed school bus driver bill.
We killed bill giving very limited
tenure to teachers in our custodial
schools. We killed a bill for a much
needed state elementary supervisor.
But worst of all we refused to go
along on the school foundation pro-
gram bill as it was introduced by the
House Education Committee. In all
my six sessions ] have never seen a
situation like developed over this
House Bill 112, where prominent Re-
publican leaders took out after the
Republican chairman of the Educa-
ton Committee, Mrs. Dallas Reed,
and did great damage to the bill so
much desired by educators and our
Montana School Boards. AS a result
of the attack on this bill there will
be available from the state level ST.
100000 less annually than the origin
al bill called for, and that much less
than needed from the state level to
keep pace with increasing costs. This
added amount could have been made
available for local school use with no
increased revenue for the state gen.
eral fund.
One instance where l had hoped
our legislature would do something
to help solve the greatest economic
problem we have-freight rates-we
again failed. The Montana Citizens
Freight Rate Association asked for
an appropriation to hire rate experts
to help in the long fight ahead to get
equitable rates for Montana industry,
business, and agriculture. But the leg
stature said NO, despite the fact that
present rates are effectively throttl-
ing the states economic progress. It
is hard to understand this lack of
on the part of legislators to
this most pressing problem of freight
rates. If we had been an economy
minded legislature it would be diff
ferent, but we weren't economy mind |
I'd at all. To the contrary, appropria-
ions are up very materially. And for
hose things we wanted to find money
or, we found it.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-03-13
TRUST Defender NAMED
TO FEDERAL TRADE BODY

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)-
A lawyer who has defended firms be-
fore the Federal Trade Commission
since 1929 was nominated, March A.,
as ETC Commissioner to replace John
Carson. He is Edward F. Howrey,
member of the Virginia law firm of
Sanders, Gravelle, Whitlock & How
rey.
President Eisenhower sent How
rey's firm, heavy contributor to the
rey's nomination to the Senate in the
face of heated objections from small
business, labor and public interest
groups. A member Of Howrey's firm,
a heavy contributor to the Republi-
can campaign, pushed the nomination
through Virginia's Republican state
committee and Representative Joel T.
Broyhill, millionaire builder and con-
tractor.
Howrey defended such firms as
Automatic Canteen Company and
Tire & Rubber Company
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-03-13
Mine mill OFFICIAL GIVES FACTS ON Movie,
"ShLT OF THE Earth"

of Mexican-American origin, who
fight for their bread and BUTTER" he
added.
"The leadership of our Union is
very proud of what is being done with
the picture. We feel that the final
production will be magnificent job
from the standpoint of letting the
world know how the Mexican Ameri-
can and Anglo brothers and sisters
worked together and fought together;
how our Union emerged VIGOROUSLY
in long fight with one of the most
viciously antilabor companies in
America"
"The picture is almost finished,
and will be ready for showing in
about three months. We suggest that
every one of your members see it
and then judge what kind of picture
it is."-THE UNION, QUMM&SW).
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-03-13
LEGISLATIVE KNICK-KNACKS

went home with the end of their pay
checks. Suggestions were made that
at the end of the Goth day motion
for adjournment would be in order.
Then the Governor would have had
to call a special session for the pur-
pose of finishing the business of APP
preparations and the pay would be-
gin again.
There was irritation over the last
minute drag. The house appropria-
tions committee brought out the ma
jor appropriations bills at the last
minute, even unto the 59th day. This
after having had the Conroller's bud
get as a guide.
1t was wise that the Senate in
sisted on taking time to go over the
bills carefully before passing them,
even at the expense of legislators
pocket books and good humor
1t seems there should be a dead
line for introducing appropriations
bills. The legislature meets for two
purposes: l. To determine govern
ment services 2. To find ways and
means of financing those services. 1t
isn't conceivable that tired, anxious
to-get-home, Observation-Disclosures
pended representatives can give prop
er consideration to the important
matter of appropriations when the
bills are presented as late as they
have been the last two sessions. There
otta be a lawl
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-03-13
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grant such benefits without having
to first secure the approval of the
stockholders.
A start toward building up inspec-
ton of meat at slaughter houses was
made by this session. The senate in
cluded $4,000 in the general ap-
preparations bill for this purpose.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-03-13
REP. GRAYBILL GIVES HIS IMPRESSIONS OF 33RD
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

or 80 of additional revenue need
ed to take advantage of matching
funds now available from the federal
government. Even the appropriation
to advertise our state to bring in more
tourists comes from highway funds,
so we lose our matching on that. The
appropriation should have come from
the, general fund.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-03-13
Tough To Drill Water Wells
In Iran

SALT LAKE CITY - (CNS) =
Point w technicians run into some
tough problems, said Dean A. Peter
son, a Brigham Young University
professor heading 28-man team in
Iran. "We've drilled 81 deep wells
for villages" he said here. "But in
the Ahwaz region, we have lots of
trouble. five don't go deep enough,
we hit salt water. If we go too deep,
we get the damn OIL"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-03-13
By Rep. LEO GRAYBILL, Great Falls
Democratic National Committeeman
from Montana)

BY Rep. LEO GRAYBILL, Great Falls
Democratic National Committeeman
from Montana)
l have been asked to comment on
legislative matters at the close of this
current session. First let me state
see no excuse this year for a long
Goth day. The House need not have
been dilatory in presenting its APP
preparation bills, four of which were
sent the Senate on the seth legislative
day. The Senate had right to con-
slider these bills. The House was wrong
in not seeing that all appropriation
bills were introduced earlier in the
session, so they could be transmitted
to the Senate much earlier, and re-
ceive due consideration before the
Goth day. There was no bottle neck in
enrolling or in last minute conference
disagreements between the House and
Senate
One unfortunate thing about our
bienniel legislative session is the vir-
tual blackout of any reasonably fair
news coverage by the ACM owned
papers covering so much of Montana.
1 have had an opportunity this year
to check on the Butte and Helena
papers. On non-controversial matters
such as the oleomargarine bill and
the proposed bond issue for Boulder
the coverage is good. But when it
comes to bills on industrial diseases,
workmen's compensation, u n d + =
ground storage for natural gas, RITA,
pay for legislators, or even major
education bill like the foundation |
program, HB 112, the coverage is
generally both unfair and inadequate.
Many times the news report ends with |
expressing the corporate lobby view
with no effort even to mention tell |
ing opposition arguments advanced
in legislative debate. At other times
the "omission" method is used. By
way of illustration: Toward the end |
of the session summation talks by ma
jority leaders praising the work of
the legislature have been given ex-
cellent coverage in the company
press, but talks by the minority lead
ers of the House and Senate in a
somewhat critical view were seldom