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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-05-01
"GIvE-AWAYy PLUS nTAKE.AWAYv

The Republican "Gve-Away" program is being
pounded by equally reprehensible Take-Away program
In the first category included the increase the interest
rate bonds enrich the banke the proposed
gift of the submerged oil lands deands states for de-
veopmen by private petroleum interests the recommendation
for dsposng of synthetic rubber plants
private industry and the Hoover turning federal
power projects to private utility interests.
Now the second half of the program unfolding The
House voted off all funds for
the public housing program which provides
modations for lowncome families whose needs have been
ignored by real estate interests.
Is this the forernner of other akeaways the poor
the helpless? Are entering upon government
largesse in which the fat cats going get while
the lean ones are deprived of milk?
In all fairness should stated that the House voted
against President Esenhower's recommendation
public housing issue.
Is the President going to take this leadership
lying down? Or will he call Senate with the
of his convictions to the group
Let's keep sharp eye this one. = ALL NEWS RE-
PORTER
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-05-01
WILL YOU Be "s0aP 0PERA-ED" INTO A NATIONAL
SALES TAx2

Last fall the American public sickered into buying
political bill of goods via the route Hghpowered
advertising agencies bearing the credo OF that profess
sion "A proposed campaign is matter of careful timing to
public acceptance rather than the merits of the proposal
saturated the American public the gores of Repubcanis
the unGodness of Democracy 1t paid off, The public
aon hucksters successfully carried out the biggest selling
program in all history
Now they have assignment They carefully pre-
pairing acceptance National Sales
Tax The Republican administration is determined that taxes
corporations and higher income brackets shall be drasca
W reduced They equally inent the national budget be
balanced Both goals be achieved at the
less,-some other of revenue be provided
Accordingly the forces seeking national sales tax
the march with renewed gor They have the blessing OF i'm
portant figures the Eisenhower administration such I'm
der Secretary of the Treasury Marion Folsom reports u
S. NEWS WORLD REPORT MAY page So. They have
already engaged the hgpowered public relations firm of Carl
Byor Associates sell the American people the
(See article Public Relations Hucksers " elsewhere in this
issue.)
Biggest obstacle in the of the Sales Takers and their
friends in likes ionaire cabinet according to u S. NEWS
is the Congress- Says that publications.
Congress offers the biggest stumbling block to such shift
Ito sales tax In the past Congress always has baked att
any theory leves place
Ter burdens the owerncome groups than the families
that have higher incomes.
"This opposition weaken however, in the face of
arguments that excuses sales taxes) smaller
taxes on incomes and PROFITS" emphasis ours).
Need be said at this time to bring home ci
the need for urging Congress stand firm against the
position of any federal excise or sales taxes?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-05-01
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

and Republicans were absent anC
not voting.
Like the legislators most of us are
not in any way prepared to decide
the question of "constitutionality. y
1t will be argued by able lawyers be-
lore an able court.
In the meantime we can enjoy hash
ing the whole thing over with relish
or do you prefer onions and mus
tard?
There are the suits on oil leasing,
there is talk of suits on various sub
jects-the prison farm deal-other
legislative committees-to bridges,
ETC., but the one that interests me
most is the one against the Montana
Legislative Council, Sam Mitchell filed
through the firm of Lobe & Lobe,
Helena attorneys.
All This and Unconstitutionality,
Too?
With the formation of Legislative
Interim Committees we face an en-
tirely new concept of the legislative
branch of state government. We are,
turning from our inability to cope
with a corporate controlled, cumber-
some 60-day legislative structure to
what has been aptly termed "Inter-
i'm Government" Acceptance of the
change is possible because of general
and Illustration over
our antiquated outlook on state legis-
atures and accepting as inevitable tf'1
forces who control our legislative
Rather than face up to the
corporate Leopard" who growls and
oares his teeth at any encroachment |
IN his historical power, we pervert |
he legislative prerogative instead Of
up the tools already at hand.
In defense of the Interim Com
nittee' we are told that no legisla-
or can be informed on "every sub
ect" he is faced with during a ses-
ion of only 60 days. Are we so suf-
ering from a dirth of intelligent citi-
ems that we cannot find enlightened
nd informed people who k n w
nough about the serious problems of
he state to act on them? These prob
ems, the important ones that will be
tudied by interim committees are
mes that are with US always. For in
lance, for nearly 40 years we have {
cen trying to get some action on
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-05-01

Three of Montana'S four congress
men oppose a congressional bill re-
lating to federal grazing land control,
Richard Shipman, acting president of
the Montana Farmers Union, declar-
ed here on return from Today trip
to Washington, D. c.
Only Rep. Wesley D'Ewart, who
introduced the bill Glib 1929 favors
it, Shipman said. D'Ewart told the
Great Falls man the bill had been
misrepresented but there would be
ample time for debate on it's pro-
visions.
The measure relates to control of
forest grazing privileges,
placing them under local advisory
boards. The Farmers Union, as we'll
as several other local groups, opposes
it.
Shipman went to Washington at the
request of National Farmers Union
leaders to protest against certain bud
get cuts and to try to save the pres
emit farm program. He conferred with |
10 senators and IL representatives,
including Sen. Aiken (R-Vt.), chair
nan of the Senate Agriculture Com
nittee.
Aiken wouldn't commit himself on
my important measures but said he
lidn't want to see agriculture bud
ret or prices cut unless others were
ut, the Farmers Union head as
erted. !
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-05-01
OF MONTANA DELEGATION, ONLY REP.
D'EWART SUPPORTS LAND GRAB

Shipman said there seems to be
determination among congressman, es-
pecially Republicans, to carry out
promises to balance the budget and
cut taxes, even if these should prove
"penny wise and pound foolish" APP
preparations for many programs may
be unable to operate efficiently, he
said.
Shipman appeared before the ap-
preparations for many programs may
a proposed 25 per cent budget cut
in vocational educational funds. These
are important to Montana high
school vocational agriculture pro-
grams, he said.
He also urged intervention of the
interior secretary in the fight over
the proposed Hells Canyon dam on
the Snake River between Oregon and
Idaho Shipman said Western and
Midwest farmers need public power
to develop Idaho phosphate deposits
for fertilizer A number of co-opera-
tives are associated with Central
Farmers Fertilizer, which has phos-
phate deposits in Idaho, he said.
Hearings will begin May 13. Idaho
Power Co. opposes the project and
asked it be allowed to build five low
level dams along the river instead.
'These would be inadequate as far
as we are concerned" he asserted =
GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-05-01

The already tight market for VA
and FILA mortgages all over the coun-
try has now been transformed into
national housing emergency" Srie-
gel said.
Immediate action is necessary, he
declared. eva and FILA financing
amount to 40 per cent of all hous-
ing starts. What began as a year of
high production in housing will deter
iorate rapidly unless an early decision
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-05-01
WHO ADVISES THE
GOVERNOR?

Cascade Rep. Fritz Norby has re-
signed his membership on the newly
created Personnel Commission, post
he was recently appointed to by Gov
j. Hugo Aronson. In resigning, Nor
by stated, cit is clear from the plain
terms of Senate Bill 1, the bill which
created the commission, that one
member of the commission shall at
all times be state employee in the
classified service. This, member of
the legislature is not.
"The Governor evidently was i'll
advised as to the terms of the bill.
Since | seem to be the one inn
mediately under fire, and to save
him embarrassment, have re-
signed my appointment.
''This will enable him to make a
proper appointment, so this commits
sion can proceed with the job the leg
islature intended it shall do"
Norby's resignation came following
the questioning of his legal quail
fications for spot on the commits
SlOu ny GhEAI L ALLIO l. MD ONE
capitol correspondent w. P. (Luke)
Wright. Wright had previously point
ed out that Norby, as legislator,
was not member of the states
classified service The Tribune cor
respondent also questioned whether
Norby's appointment did not violate
Article V, Sec. 7 of the state con-
stitution which provides that "no
senator or representative shall, dur
ing the term for which he has been
elected, be appointed to any civil Of
fice."
Since the constitutional question
has been raised in Rep. Norby's in
stance, some capitol observers are
now wondering if the appointment
of Cascade Rep. E. c. Steel as
Great Falls liquor vendor doesn't
also constitute a violation of Ar
ticle V, Sec. z.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-05-01
By GRETCHEN BILLINGS

There is a howl being raised re-
sembling that of a wounded wildcat
over the constitutional cases that
are being carried through the courts
on bills passed at the last legislature.
"They are just trying to discredit
the legislature" is the familiar tear
jerker. But steel your tender hearts
my friends! Should the legislature
find themselves "discredited" through
court action just remember it could
MT have happened to a bunch of guys
who worked harder for the honor.
A veteran newspaper man who has
covered legislatures long enough to
know what he's talking about said,
before the 1868 legislature was cold,
that this session left the way wide
open for more court actions than any
he could remember.
There are several points to con-
slider above and beyond the political
and technical problems involved be-
fore you take out your handkerchief
and stand with unhappy politicians
beside the wailing wall.
Legislators take an oath to up
hold the constitution of the state
before they start their legislating.
"Constitutionality" is a question
raised on the floor of the legisla-
ture on many bills on which they
act. When 'constitutionality" is rails
ed the counter-clincher is always,
''We will have to leave that for the
courts to decide" So, it is not, despite
the bowls, a death shock to legisla-
5ors when constitutionality is chal-
enged.
Then there is the wee bit of psy-
,hology involved in whose shoes are
oinching. Remember the suits filed
against a Democratic dominated re-
zine back when FDR took over?
There were bowls then. 1t would be
pleasant to remember these events
re quite in line with the democratic
processes. They involve the checks
nd balances we read about in Amer
can History.
1t is difficult to understand why
ONE Republicans seem to be taking
ather personally the suit Sam Mitch
II has filed against HB 166, the Mon
ana Legislative Council. This was
ute obviously a bipartisan bill. In
he Senate there were no votes
gainst it. Eight Senators did not vote
ecause they were absent or excused.
he bill was sponsored in the House
Y Mcdonald, Democrat and Noel
-ain, Republican. Nine Republicans
nd five Democrats voted against it.
even representatives g Democrats
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-05-01

the problem of Silicosis. But the 1868
legislature sets up a committee to
''study" it. This is the third time
legislature has avoided the Silicosis
issue by a Legislative study" and
nothing productive has resulted yet.
But the pay for legislators, sob,
sob. Few good men will serve at the
sacrifice. We know the answer for
that one-why not do something
about it? 1t is rumored the Young Re-
publicans are considering an initia-
tive for raising legislators pay. A
wonderful idea, but of course | believe
initiatives should be non-partisan and
| think it would be a noble act to
include Young Democrats in a move
similar to the drives to register voters
on a non-partisan basis.
MIC a $4,000 State Financed
Finishing School
For Select Assemblymen
In the final anlysis the overall ac-
complishments of ''interim govern
ment" can be as unhealthy as the
present set-up. A solid group of leg
islators studies a problem and writes
a bill. They present it to the same
group of legislators who
"can not know everything" in 60
days. Because of respect and cour-
tesy" to the hard working kids on
the "interim committee" who pre-
scented the bill, any opposition to it
that may appear before session COM
mitees is disregarded, and whoppo,
you have law.
If we are going to change our leg
islative system we should do it thru
the proper channels -change the con-
the gimmicks out of
the present system-whateve seems
BEST. But certainly unless we vote
ntelligently on mature and inform
I'd basis for intelligent and informed
legislators we will never get enlight-
ID legislation regardless of what leg
slative procedure is used.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-05-01
Gil BUILDING PLAN
WRECKED

Treasury action in announcing a
81 per cent interest rate for long
term government bonds is "the straw
that broke the back of the VA and
FILA mortgage market" Emanuel M.
Spiegel, of New York, president of
the National Association of Home
Builders, declared.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-05-01
Morse, Pfost Start HeIIs
Canyon Bills

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)-
Senator Wayne Morse Ind.- Ore.)
and 13 other senators introduced
bill, April 16, to build Hells Can
yon dam on the Snake river. Rep
resentative Grace Pfost (D-Ida.) has
a companion measure in the House.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-05-01

on interest rates is made.
"The action in effect kills the CT
home building program"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12
Take Nv Word for 1t By

@. Will you please caution
people against using this for
"a" or the" as, "This girl
got this letter from this soldier
in this Army camp"
A. Right! This is a word
that points to something that
is present or very close at hand.
It should not ally to that which
is far away or remote; and over
working any word is monoto-
nous.
@. A newspaper quiz defines a
"Salvo" as the simultaneous
firing of several guns at once"
Isn't that bit redundant?
A. Very. simultaneous" and
"at once" have the same mean
ing One or the other is I'M
necessary.
| @. Is it correct to use "en-
thuse" as verb?
A. ITO enthuse" still is held
to be colloquial-that is. per-
missible in informal speech and
writing, but otherwise not good
usage.
@. Can you give the rule for
forming the possessive of lin
law words?
A. These are correct forms:
This is my sister-in-laW's
book.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12
By Fro.k Colby

These are my siSterS-1n-laW'S
books.
@. What is the right way to
use that" and which" in such
sentences as, 1.-The horse Chat
which, is there?
A. Space will not permit a
clear explanation here, but my
That Which pamphlet will give
you a simple, non-grammatical
key which will remove all I'M
certainty. Any reader may have
a free copy by sending a
stamped. self-addressed enve-
lope to Frank Colby, in care Of
The Star.
Q. How should I address an
envelope to a retired rear ad-
miral?
A. The proper form is:
Rear Admiral James Smith,
U. S. Navy tRetired.
Distributed by Mcknight Syndicate, 1nc)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12
A One-Minute Test of You
NeUS knowledge
NEWS QUIZ
By Tom Henry

1. MOBS-Where IN the
Middle East were American
citizens attacked by Commu-
mist mobS recently?
2. MEMOIRS-At what
point in his life did Charles
E. Lindberg end his auto
biography that will be pub
lished soon?
3. LIVING-Retail prices
dropped slightly from mid
December to mid-January.
What commodities were
chiefly responsible for the
decline?
4. MISS What golfer
missed a 3-foot putt to
throw the Houston Open
into a flve-way tie?
S. QUOTE-What British
statesman said: II certain
ly wish to say I welcome
every offer to arrive at a
good understanding between
the great poWers?"
Answers:
/. Iran. 2. In 1927 when
he completed the first nom
stop fight from New York
to Paris. 3. Food and cloth
ing. 4. Cary Middlecoft-
who won the f1ve-Way play
off. S. Britain's Prime Min
lister Winston Churchill.
Tom Henry'S "Quiz En-
appears every Sunday in
THIS WEEK Magazine with
The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12
Contract Bridqe
By EusIey BIockwood

By EusIey BIockwood
Today's hand is simple one
and most declarers would make
the three-no-trump contract. Yet
there is a trap in its very SIM
plicity. The suits must be played
in a certain order or there is
no chance for nine tricks.
South dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
NORTH
(Mr. Dale)
1866
2KJ
AQ964
&65
WEST EAST
(Mrs. Keen) (Mr. Meek
1912 QJ3
ATS 98532
O rs O K2
QJ1oss "732
SOUTH
(Mr. Champion)
AKA
y Q104
J1083
&AK4
South West North East
Mt Pass 3 Mt All Pass
Mrs. Keen led the queen of
clubs and Mr.. Champion ducked
automatically. He had to lose
the lead once for sure and pos
sibly twice. In other words he
had to knock out the ace of
hearts and f1nesse against the
king of diamonds before he had
a chance to take enough tricks
for his contract.
He let the queen OF clubs win
the first trick to shorten Mr..
Meek in the club suit. The jack
of clubs was led next and taken
with the king.
Usually it is advisable to go
after your longest suit at no
trump contract, and in this deal
that would be diamonds. But,
putting good Judgment ahead
of rules (Which is always the
proper order Of things, Mr..
Champion led the four of hearts
at the third trick. He realized
the ace of hearts was the only
possible quick entry which Mrs.
Keen could have. 1t had to be
knocked out first - while Mr..
Champion still had club stop
per.
Mrs. Keen ducked the heart
lead and dummy's king won.
Now, again. Mr.. Champion had
to time the play just right. He
could not lead another heart
because the defenders might win
with the ace and lead third
round of the suit, setting them
selves two more heart winners
while they still had the king of
diamonds.
After winning his heart trick
Mr.. Champion returned to his
hand with the king of spades.
led the jack of diamonds and
let it ride. Mr.. Meek won with
the king and led back his last
club. But Mr.. Champion won
with the ace and now had two
clubs, four diamonds, two spades
and a heart for his contract.
Try to make the hand leading
diamonds before hearts. 1t can't
be done.
(Copyright, 1853, General Features Corp1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-01
Congress Is Sent Plan
On Export Import Bank

President Eisenhower has sent
Congress a reorganization plan
designed to strengthen admins
tration of the Export-I Import
Bank, which makes commodity
loans.
The plan calls for placing a
single managing director at the
head of the bank. It's manage
ment now is vested in a Board
of Directors made up of four
full-time members and the Sec
rotary of State as an ex-oftlcio
member
The plan, sent to Congress late
yesterday, will go into effect
automatically in so days unless
vetoed by either the Senate or
the House or unless sboth
branches vote to put it into
effect earlier. Besides manag-
ing director, the plan calls for
a deputy director and an as
sistant director.
In recommending the change
from the Board of Directors. the
President said in a special mes
sage to Congress:
1.-THE functions performed by
the board are essentially of an
executive nature and are COM
parable to those vested in the
heads of other executive agencies.
Experience has demonstrated
that the most effective per-
Torrance of executive functions
is more likely to be obtained
under a single administrator
than under q board"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-01
A. J. McKe!way Rites
Will Be Held Monday
AT Fort Myer Chapel

Funeral services for Chaplain
A. J. McKelway. IS, former chief
of the Veterans Administration
Chaplaincy Service, will be held
at 3 pm. Monday at Fort Myer
Chapel. Burial will be in Airing
ton Cemetery.
Chaplain McKelway died
Wednesday night in Bay Pines,
Fla, from a heart attack. He
was chaplain of the Veterans
Administration Hospital there.
Mondays services will be con-
Quoted by Rear Admiral Edward
B. Harp. jr., Navy chief of chap
lains. He will be assisted by
Capt. Paul G. Linaweaver. chap
lain of the Potomac River Naval
Command.
Chaplain McKelway, native
of Charlotte, N. c., and former
resident of Washington. was a
graduate Of Western High School
and served in the Navy in both
World Wars.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Alice Gibbon McKelway;
two daughters. Miss Margaret
McKelway of Clearwater, Fla,
and Mrs. Roelof Copes van Has
self of 3148 Martha Gusts drive.
Alexandria: a son, Alexander
McKelway of Davidson College:
sister, Mrs. Ruth McKelway
Settlers of 4315 River road NV,
and two brothers, B. M. Nickel
way, editor Of The Star, and st.
Clair McKelway of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-01
Edgar Harris, Editor
Of Mississippi Paper
BY the Associoted Press

WEST POINT. Miss, May L.
Edgar Harris. 77-year-old editor
and publisher of the West Point
Times Leader, died yesterday
after a long illness, ending a 61-
year career as a Mississippi
journalist. He had been failing
for months from a malignancy.
The frail publisher quit his
typewriter only when he was too
weak to sit up in bed. Even
after his activity was sharply
limited by the ailment, he die
tated his page-one column, THE
March of Events" that was
widely quoted throughout the
South.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-01
Dr.. Josiah Bridge,
Geological Survey
Official Since 1880

DR.. Josiah Bridge, 81. former
educator and paleontologist with
the Geological Survey here, died
yesterday at Washington SAM
tarium, Tokoma Park, of a
cerebral hemorrhage.
Born at Norwood, Ohio, DR..
Bridge did his undergraduate
work at the University of Gin
cinnati and took a masters de-
gree from the University of Chi
cago in 1918.
After service as an Army lieu
tenant in World War I. DR..
Bridge taught at the Missouri
School of Mines, Rolla, Mo. He
earned his doctors degree at
Princeton in 1929 and taught
at Rolla one more year.
In 1880 he Joined the Geologi-
cal Survey. He lived at 40 Co
lumbia avenue, Takoma Park.
DR.. Bridge was a member OF
the archaeological Society OF
America; Blue Hydra, an homo
rary biological Socity; Sigma XII
an honorary scientific fraternity
and the Geological Society OF
Washington, of which he was a
past president.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Lucy Brown Bridge, and three
sons, Herbert S. Bridge of Wake
field. Mass; Richard B. Bridge
of Greenbelt, Md, and James A
Bridge of Albuquerque, N. Mex.
Funeral services will be held
at l pm. tomorrow at the Hines
Funeral Home, 2901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in
Norwood.