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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-17
TARIFF PROPOSED ON
IMPORT OF FARM
PRODUCTS

Legislation designed to protect
American agriculture from financial
loss due to imports of lower priced
foreign farm produce has been intro
duced in both houses of the national
congress. (See editoriaD.
Senate Bill 1888 by Mundt, and a
number of others, and a companion
measure in the House by D'Ewart,
propose that the Agricultural Act of
1949 be amended to include the fol-
lowing new sections:
whenever the Secretary (of Ag-
riculture) shall make price support
available to any commodity, the Sec
rotary of the Treasury shall be mott
fled and shall be advised the parity
price of such commodity for the mar
keting season. Upon receipt of this
notice, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall impose and collect such duty or
additional duty on all imports of
such commodity as is necessary so
that the duty-paid price in United
States dollars is not less than the
parity price,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-17

and correctly. AS you know, on those
occasions we Democrats have sup
ported him more than have members
of his own party. But what does a
General know of agriculture and agri-
cultural policies. Ike relies on others
for this and they encourage him to
play golf on the back lawn of the
White House weekdays and to spend
long weekends on the golf course in
Georgia while his Secretary of Ag-
riculture consults, not with farmers
but with men whose income comes
from farming the farmer" Senator
Murray maintained.
1--WE can't wait until 1854 and
Democratic Congress to put a
halt to this Republican reputation
of the pledge to support Democratic
farm policies" Montana's veteran
legislator continued. Farmers ev-
erywhere have got to go into ac-
ton right now to reverse the trends
on farm costs and farm incomes;
to halt the budget threats to soil
conservation and REA; to demand
that the Department of Agriculture
once again realize that it exists
to serve the farmers of the Nation
and not big business interests" he
continued.
Senator Murray also expressed him
self as strongly opposed to Republi-
can plans to abolish the Reconstruct |
ton Finance Corporation. "All over
the State there are successful bust
nessmen and leading citizens who can
testify to the value of the RFC. The
RFC not only saved thousands of
small businessmen from bankruptcy
and helped other thousands to start
new enterprises, it also made millions
n profits for the taxpayers. Now
he Republicans insist on wiping it
tut. Once again small business will
lave to rely entirely on the banks
md once again should the banks be
'verly cautious or dominated by his
the small businessman
will be out of luck" Senator Muir
ay declared.
Murray spoke before dinner audi {
noes in Butte, Helena, Conrad,
treat Falls and Shelby. I
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-17
R.E.A. FACES UNCERTAIN FUTURE
UNDER REPUBLICAN REGIME

The new administration demanded
and received the resignation of Claude
Wickard as administrator for REA
and thus set the stage for a new and
radical change in the basic policy for
Rural Identification and Rural Tele-
phone programs. The new REA chief,
Anchor Nelson of Mimi, is the man
who wrote the Republican farm plank
and is a man whose philosophy will
not strike fear in the hearts of the
private utilities.
The reaction of REA and RITA poll
cies to basic position to abide favor
ably with those of Northwestern Bell
Telephone and the Montana Utilities,
will have far-reaching effects on REA
and RITA expansion Cor lack of ex-
pansion) in North Dakota. Make no
mistake about that. It's part of the
change" which people voted for last
November, apparently.
Wickard was ousted to pave the way
for changes in federal power poll
cies promised to the electric utili-
ties by the Republican platform.
Those shifts will be in the direction
of forcing REA co-ops into greater
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-17

rying out its regular operations while
the staff worked out details of the
program revisions.
The immediate cut-back in the
REA program is a foretaste of
what is Gin the works" for the
longer run as Congressional ac-
ton approaches on appropriations
and other legislation affecting pow
err projects.
Higher rates for wholesale power
is one important direct result of the
new policies. This is already being
Continued on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-17

trations, Senator Murray said
''Now that we've watched them work
ing in Washington for three months
| am greatly concerned. | think every
farmer and rancher in Montana has
cause for real worry and should let
the new administration know about
it," the Montana legislator continued.
''They talked about 1000 pari-
ty during the campaign but once
in office they tell the farmers he
must struggle for it himself in the
market place.
"They promised to support and
extend our farm programs. Now
they propose to cut the REA's bud
get 300; to cut back rural telephone
loans 800; to hamstring soil conser-
walton and to take the production
and marketing program out of the
hands of locally chosen farmers and
turn it over to political employees.
They fired Claude Wickard and re-
placed him with a man known to OPP
pose the key parts of the REA pro-
gram. uGy We put a man WHO VIZ
lently opposed our housing program
in charge of that program. If these
actions are any index to the future
it means the commodity spectators
and the packing houses will be nam
ing the men to run the Department of
Agriculture their interests and
not the farmers" Senator Muir
ray maintained.
81 am worried and all Montan-
ans should worry about Secretary
of Agriculture who talks of cutt-
ing out "surpluses." When millions
are starving abroad-millions we
want on our side in the struggle
against Communism-to talk of
SURPRISES is absurd" Senator Muir
ray said. when he talks of letting
necessary adjustments occur, we
know that it means letting thou
sands of ranchers and farmers go
bankrupt, and we don't like it,"
Murray insisted.
81 don't blame the President" SEN
ator Murray said. "On the few mat
5ers to date where he personally has
mad the facts, like in the Bohlen APP
he has acted courageously
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-17
THERE'S A Difference
IN REPUBLICANS

On the final day of the 1858
Legislature the Republican mem
bers of the Montana state senate
almost to a man voted against
resolution (SR p by James, Ma
honey and Grandey, urging federal
retention of offshore (tidelands)
oil reserves for national defense
and other commendable purposes.
The resolution failed 1919, with
only Republicans Mahoney and
Grandey voting with the Demo-
Gratis for its passage. (This de-
spite the fact Montana's share of
this fabulous continental shelf re-
source is estimated at a minimum
of $21O million.)
In Arizona, however similar
memorial to the congress received
very different treatment at the
hands of the Republican-control-
led legislature. In that state, leg
lators noted under House Memoir
ial 2, that:
building, maintaining and operat-
ing schools has increased to an ex-
tent rendering it extremely diff
cult for state ard local taxing
units to provide adequate facilities
fer the growing number of children
of school age. 1t is estimated that
Arizona alone needs hundred and
twenty million dollars to take care
of urgent school needs. :. f"
Whereupon, the Arizona Iegisla-
ture petitioned the congress asking
that legislation be enacted provid-
ing that revenue accruing to the
United States government from
the production of offshore or tide
lands oil be apportioned to the
several states for aid to schools on
a per capita basis"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-17
HIGH Rate OF LUNG CANCER IN
Three MONTANA COUNTIES

There is urgent need for a nation
wide survey of lung cancer hazards in
all non-ferrous mining and smelling
areas. Several studies in recent years
have shown a definite connection be-
tween respiratory cancer and work in
mines and smelters. More complete
studies to show how far and how wide
the danger extends, and what proven
tive measures need to be taken, have
been called for by numerous medical
and health authorities.
1t is now over two years, for ex-
ample, since DIR. w. c. Heuper of
the National Cancer Institute point
ed to the fact that an unusually
high rate of death from lung can
GERS had been found in three Mon
tana counties where mining and
smelling operations containing
arsenic takes place. The Montana
study was based on death records
for the years 1947 and 1948.
The greatest death rate from lung
cancer was found in Deer Lodge
county where about $50 of the popu-
lation is engaged in the smelling of
copper ores containing 0.5% of ar
senic. The annual lung cancer death
rate there among males was found
10 be 1857 per 100,000-about 10
and Is times the national average.
In the two years 30.8% of all male
cancer deaths were listed as due to
cancer of the respiratory tract.
In Silver Bow county, where cop
Der and zinc mining are carried on,
cancer deaths were 22.6% of all
lancer deaths for males and 1870 for
'emales. The annual lung cancer
leath rate for males was 1860 per
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-17

100000, or about AZ times the ma
tional average.
In Cascade county the annual
lung cancer death rate was also
more than four times the national
average. The actual rate was 1853
per 100000. The proportion of lung
cancer deaths to all cancer deaths
was 1870 for males and $3.50 for
females.
In contrast, Gallatin county, which
is agricultural in character, turned up
only one lung cancer death in the
same two-year period.
DIR. Hueper, in an article in which
this information appeared, called for
"a thorough and extensive study of
the presence of a potential arsenic
lung cancer hazard in all those re-
gions in which existing occupational
and environmental conditions war
rent such Investigations"
We are informed that since that
first study was made, further study
of these figures have been made
by the Montana health department.
AS yet, no public information on
this further study has been re-
leased.
What is true of Anaconda opera
lions in Montana may also be true
of other companies in Arizona, New
Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Washington,
Texas, New Jersey and possibly
many others.
Clearly, here is a situation that
requires the most complete type of
investigation by competent and I'M
biased investigators. Only nation
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-17

dependence upon private utilities for
their wholesale power, and will in
evitably result in increased costs. The
Administration feared that Wickard
might kick over the applicant by
calling attention to critical and touchy
deals later in the game, might pos
sibly. resign with a public blast at
an embarrassing moment. The new
policies can be put over by new adj
ministrator more sympathetic to the
private utilities with less fear of un-
due publicity.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-17
Murray Urges Actio by Farmers
To Save Themselves From COP

n three short months in office the Republicans have shown
unparalleled ability to hedge their campaign pledges
Sen James E. Murray told Democrats day
dinners in various Montana cities this week.
eve had thought that agriculture might be safe under the
Republican regime of the made by Re-
pubcans during the campaign that they would support the
ricutura developed under Democratic admins
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-17
COP CURTAILS REA
OPERATIONS

Operations of the Rural Electrifi-
cation Administration for the rest of
the 1858 fiscal year lending July II
were curtailed Immediately when the
A Administration took office Jan. 20.
The main results are: Cd Elimina-
ton of loans for new coop power
plant projects; (2) Inadequate funds
for meeting many other loan requests;
90 Immediate reduction of REA per-
sonnet and services to co-ops; (4) A
paralysis of REA in car
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-17
TELEPHONE COMPANY NET INCOME Up 40 Per
CENT FIRST QUARTER 1863
over Same PERIOD LAST YEAR

First quarter 1888 net of Mountain States Tel
Tel 40 cent earnings for the period of
1852 Denver datened Associated Press release revealed
this week. MST&T in the first months of 1868 Melted
231 compared with TIT quarter
1852 Sharewse the first three months this
amounted to $173 compared with $156 previous
This substantial increase in income with
earnings trend of the telephone the last five
Assisted by three substantial granted
the Montana Public Service Commission
higher schedules in the other states served by MST&T
pany profits have increased six and oneha times $3.50
cent? in five 1858 profits running annual rate
of eleven million dollars compared with of SIT million
947 First quarter 1858 SIS per cent higher
than MST&Ts earnings for the entire year of 1947.
HIGHER RATE HEARINGS SET FOR APRIL IT
Although earnings of this subsidiary American TEL
fled Pending before the Public Service Commission
request for higher rates. to bring the
other 100000 net income off Montana
Under the proposed rate schedule monthly telephone
would much 38 cent. should
the schedule be given PSC approval monthly telephone
service will be one hundred
in 1947
Company spoksmen at the 1851 hearings public
service commission stated that five per
dividends running at rate of 5000 Thus 1853
dividends at annual rate of S692
Reason given by telephone company officials again
coming before PSC for higher that
attract capital financing expansion of
the companys system in Montana
calculate,
stock issued by approximately onehrd Since
the the
fourf of the
AT&T provides capital which
be secured by more attractive rate schedules.
, 1953-04-28

E
would be just too foolish, of
course, to suggest that the
Elmsford gentleman is inter
ested in an annual salary of
only $4,000 and such perqui-
sites as a governors mansion.
Gwinn's irresponsible Blurb
But, as a compilation Of.
fact, and logic on President
Eisenhower's problem Of find
ing an able, forward-looking
manager of Virgin Islands at
fairs, the Reiber-Roosevelt-
Quebec trader story still
ranks far ahead of Congress
man Ralph Gwinn's endorse
ment Of the Reiber ambition.
In a letter to Presidential As
sistant Sherman Adams, Mr.
Gwinn wrote:
"Westchester gives our party
larger majorities than many
states. It organized among the
first for President Eisenhower.
It has asked nothing in return
50 far One thing the
country seems bent on now
Jack Reiber for Governor Of
the Virgin Islands. He has
been host so many years to
the officials and people Of the
western part of our country
that they want what he
wants.
If ever we've read a piece
of political arrogance, Of parti-
san cynicism and smugness, of
reckless exaggeration to equal
that gem from Mr.. Gwinn's
intellectually-leaky pen, we
don't remember what it was.
Did the people of Wesches-
ter-the thousands p o
thousands of us whose sole
concern was the sound welfare
Of America-vote for Presi-
dent Eisenhower because we
wanted something"in return?"
Or does Mr.. Gwinn speak
only for himself and other
professional politicians?
Indeed, if the people Of this
whole country" did want
something in return for their
votes, would they consider a
four-years-old fishing party
for Mr.. Reiber their sufficient
reward?
Obviously, of course, MI.
Gwinn was talking through
, 1953-04-28
Amazing Political Cynicism
from Reporter Dispatch. White Plains. NY. April 70. 1859

With all due respect to the
prominence Of some of his
sponsors. It must be difficult
for a good many Westchester
Republicans to comprehend
the reasoning of those party
leaders who are advocating
the appointment Of John ".
Captain Jack" Reiber. Elms-
ford roadhouse proprietor, as
Governor Of the Virgin Is
lands. The islands presumably
still constitute an important
segment Of our Atlantic de-
Tense %perimeter.
In announcing that Mr.. Rel
ber's candidacy had the sup
port Of numerous influential
Westchester m e n, Acting
County Executive Edward j.
Ganter took some pains to
justify the nomination.
Mr.. Reiber's Farm on Saw
Mill River Road, Elmsford,
does a yearly restaurant BUSH
ness of about $5OO,0OO" and he
is a director Of the First Ma
tional Bank of Elmsford and is
engaged in real estate de-
velopment in his community,
we were told. That apparently,
at least in Mr.. Ganter's
opinion, made the Elmsford
boniface both a financial and
an administrative genius.
Confusion About History
But that wasn't all, and we
here quote from the news an
~neuncement:-"A Navv lieu
tenant during World War I,
Mr.. Reiber is known to many
as Captain Jack Following
that war. he lived in the Vir-
gin Islands while employed
, 1953-04-28

with the Quebec Steamship
Co. as a trader. During Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt's
visit to the Caribbean island
group, Mr.. Reiber served as
.liaison officer for the Quebec
line"
Maybe you can interpret
that yarn. Certainly we can't.
Teddy" Roosevelt was Presi-
dent from 1901 to 1908, and he
died in January, 1919, after
prolonged i'll health. World
War ! began in April, 1917,
and ended in November, 1913.
So just what kind of liaison,
between the Quebec Steam
ship Co. and Teddy" Mr..
Reiber was able to do follow
ing" World War I, we haven't
been able to figure out.
OF course, the chronicler Of
that momentous Roosevelt
Reiber association may have
erred. On the other hand, Mr..
Reiber's memory of events so
long in the past may have
grown fuzzy. Or, Mr.. Ganter's
knowledge Of history may be
a trifle mixed up.
In any case, the whole
story falls far short Of proving
anything with relation to the
social needs and economic
prospects of thousands Of Vir-
gin Islanders in 1858. Frankly,
our notion is that it explains
except the remote orr
pin Of Mr.. Reiber's present
desire, and that of some Of his
cronies, to enjoy the
marvellous sunshine and won
derful fishing in the Carib-
bean during his (and possibly
, 1953-04-28

@the western part Of our coun-
try" as Mr.. Gwinn describes
it, are so enamored of Mr.. Rel
Der as their host" that they
want what he wants" In
other words, Mr.. Gwinn has
dished up for Mr.! Adams, and
through him for the president,
a mess Of pure rhetorical tripe,
for which governmental OBJ
jectively and good sense
should make him want to
apologize.
The Responsible Approach
The sensible people Of this
country-those who cast the vast
majority of the votes for Eisen-
hower-will agree, we are sure,
that the single basis for the selec-
ton Of a Governor of the Virgin
Islands, a sprawling ocean-bound
territory with PRESSING economic,
social and rac;al problems (The
vast majority of the islands peo-
pie are Negroes whose standard OF
living and levels Of income are
low should be the mans training
and proven ability for such a post.
The same surging forces that
breed unrest among all colonial
peoples in these turbulent times
must be at work there-and can
be effectively controlled only by
an executive stepped in the philo-
sophie concepts and the admins
trative skills Of modern colonial
government. OF Mr.. Reiber's fit
ness to meet the prescription, we
remain to be convinced, to say the
M=E8s NM#%N
least.
Why do we permit ourselves to
be SO exercised about this matter?
First, because we take our
American citizenship seriously, as
must the people Of the Virgin Is
lands, who also are American
citizens, and we believe they
should have the same quality Of
governmental leadership we de-
mand for ourselves, the best
obtainable. In other words, to APP
pear to merely treat the governor
ship of those islands as political
patronage, to be handed to q
country innkeeper who happens
to have pals influential in the Re-
public Party, we regard as an in
suit to all patriotic Virgin
Islanders.
Secondly, because we believe
Westchester County has many
truly distinguished professional &
business men whose selection for
important service under President
, 1953-04-28

srnSnorn
uhIyy
, 1953-04-28

The following editorial has appeared in all papers of the
powerful Macy Chain Westchester County, N. 70. It disapproves
John M. Reber as Governor of the Virgin Islands.
Evening star., 1953-07-26
He Plays His Tunes On Piono Benches

to the part where I'll give
you. Saroyan suggested that
I give them tomatoes. He also
suggested candy.
II had the song II years
with his name on it and it
didn't help sell it. I used to
sing it at family gatherings.
If it went over big. Saroyan
would say look at the song
the kid and I wrote If it
laid an egg, Saroyan would
say look at that crazy song
that crazy kid wrote. /"
Now the two don't speak to
each other.
Ross may soon be as famous
as his cousin. Besides his song
writing which includes ''Dot's
Nice, Donna Fight" which
Rosemary Clooney and Mar
lene Dietrich recorded and
"Yyup" which Jerry Lewis cut,
he's also carving an acting
career for himself. He's cur
rently in Alaskan Seas" at
Paramount.
Evening star., 1953-07-26

nounced by Comdr. Joseph 4.
Barrack.
King Chapter has cancelled its
regular meeting for August, it
is announced by Comdr. Earl B.
Wright.
Washington Dugout. National
Order OF Trench Rats, has can
celed its regular meeting for
August, it is announced by John
j. Schwartz. golden rodent.
Evening star., 1953-07-26
BY the Assoeiutsd Pres,
HOLLYWOOD.

Ross Bagdasarian, the Fresno
Armenian who hit the big time
in song writing with "Come-
On-a My House." claims to be
the only composer who plays
the piano bench instead of the
piano.
I'm, not a musician" he
explains. 81 think up the tunes
in my head and then have a
musician put the notes down
as I hum them. I get my
rhythm by sitting on the piano
bench and drumming it with
my hands"
His cousin is William Saro-
yam, the famed author. Saro-
yam got half credit for writing
"Come-On-a My House" but
his part was negligible, says
Ross.
1--WE are driving along one
day and I sang the song to
him. The music was done and
the verse and the start Of the
chorus also finished. I got down
Evening star., 1953-07-26
Disabled Veterans LIST Meefinus This Week

The D. G. Department Hos
pital Committee of the Disabled
American Veterans will meet
Tuesday at 5123 Second street
NV, Apt. 3. at 8 pm, it is
announced by Mrs. Mary D.
Loughrey, chairman.
Capitol Hill Chapter will meet
at the Hotel Congressional on,
Tuesday at 8 pm, it is an
Evening star., 1953-07-26


"a realistic miniature of the
Sahara Hotel. with a gleam-
ing swimming pool. Saunter-
ing in the foreground are half
a dozen of Hollywood's pref
tiest girls in nifty bathing
garb.
At night the display, easily
the most elaborate in town,
is highly spectacular-enough
to cause traffic congestion by
popeyed motorists attempting
to get closer look at the won-
ders Of Los Vegas.
(Released by NANA.)
Evening star., 1953-07-26
Ladies' Shrine Dinner

Members and friends of Su-Zu
Court of the Ladies' Oriental
Shrine of North America will sew
Tuesday evening for crippled
children in Shriners' hospitals
with Mrs. Miriam Silva, SIS
Quincy street, NV.
Next Sunday, a baked ham
dinner will be served for the
benefit OF ways and means of
Su-zu Court, at the summer
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
Friedenberg, Fairhaven, Md.
Evening star., 1953-07-26
All! Allure
Las Vegas Billboard
Stuns Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD,

Even in its widest and most
extravagant spending days,
Hollywood never threw money
around with the abandon Las
Vegas is doing to ballyhoo the
place as a summer resort.
All the casinos are air con-
ditioned, of course, but in
June, July and August the
temperatures in the Nevada
town rise to 115-and usually
stay there day and night. And
a fellow has to walk away
from a dice table once in a
while and maybe cross the
street or something. Hence,
the big campaign to make that
soaring atmosphere seem cool
and refreshing.
Probably the costlieSt and
most eye-provoking of all the
come-on gimmicks is a huge
structure erected in Holly
wood. AS the well-fixed folks
OF Beverly, Bel Air and FASH
ionable points make their turn
at the end of Sunset Strip, a
huge display comes into view