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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-26
SCHOOL FACILITIES FOR AA0HTANA'S
indian CHILDREN ARE DEPL 0RABLE

/ 140 children of Indian blood, approx
mately the same number as were en-
rolled during the school year 1889.
'The school buildings are F. 6.
the most deplorable in Montana :.
makeshift affairs erected piecemeal
and without adequate planning. Heat
ing in one building is so defective
that the old hot air furnace sets
fire to the building every once in
while The toilet rooms in the
basement are not lighted nor venti-
lated and concrete floors are crumbl-
ing. The old cesspool near the build
ing overflows and creates a ter
rifle sanitary problem.
"The buildings need new lighting,
need painting, new floors, new
shingles and corridor wide enough
so that the children can escape in
case of fire.
"These school buildings are dis
grace to the United States Govern
ment and the State of Montana is
ashamed to have such a condition ex-
listing within its boundaries"
AS Miss Condor points out, this
school district has never received
any Federal financial aid. These
laws just do not give adequate
consideration to Montana's particu-
lar problems, which stem from tn.
fact that two-fifths of our state
is public land and in some districts
the Federal Government owns over
80 per cent of the land.
Tax income of these reservation
districts is cut down because the
bulk of the land is taken up by tax
exempt reservations.
Miss Condor said, "The Federal
Government alone is responsible for
the deplorable conditions in which
these 14O children go to school," 1t
is responsible to an extent only slight
y less for inadequate facilities at
other places in our state and nation.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-26
MINE-MiLL CALLS FOR
Nationwide STRIKE VOTE

Non-ferrous metal miners of Mon
tana, and throughout the nation, will
vote July 16 and II whether or not
to approve strike action, John Clark,
president of International Union of
Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, has
announced.
The international union, in decid-
ing to go to the membership for a
strike vote is doing so because of
fruitless negotiations with major
metals companies over the last two
months. To date, Clark states, the
industry has failed to make any wage
increase offer to it's mine and smell
ter workers.
Companies involved in the negoti-
ton, and whose workers will be vot-
ing July 16 and II, include Anacon-
da Copper Mining Co., Kennecott
Copper, Phelps Dodge, American
Smelling & Refining, Empire Zinc,
American Zinc, Inspiration Copper,
international Smelling & Refining,
Miami Copper, Pend Oreille Mining,
American Metals, and 81 metal OPP
orators in the Couer d'Alenes en-
ploying $500 mine union members.
ACM, Kennecott and AS&R con-
tracts with the union expire June 80.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-26
MONTANA POWER AT LAST SEEKS GAS FROM
CANADA FOR general DISTRIBUTION I'M STATE

Montana Power Company has fl.
nally asked the Alberta Conservation
Board for permission to extend the
export permit of it's Canadian-M Non
tana Pipe Line Company ''to allow the
distribution of gas to domestic con-
sumers along its present pipeline -
reports the Great Falls Tribune, Sun
day, June Fl.
The request for extension of the
export permit was made to the Ca
madam board last week. The present
export permit allows MPCo. to take
out of Canada each year ten billion
cubic feet of natural gas for the sole
use of the Anaconda Copper Mining
Company.
About two years ago, Montana
Power officials first made applica-
tion to Federal Power Commission
for importation of gas from Alberta
for general use in Montana. Then,
just before the FPC hearings on their
import application in September 1851
the company shelved that request and
concentrated on securing gas for the
ACM. The FPC in February 1852 ap-
proved the importation of gas for
Anaconda. Since then, little or moth
ing had been heard of bringing addi-
tional gas to Montana until the re-
cent Public Service Commission hear
ings on MPCo's request for rate in
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-26

With latest estimates of total wheat
supplies in Montana at harvest time
boosted to 34,3O0,00O bushels, the
good business aspects of on-farm stor-
age are spotlighted, Production and
Marketing Administration State Com
mittee Chairman R. J. McKenna said
this week.
with storage facilities available"
he pointed out, farmers are in a
position to spread out their market
ing and take advantage of any price
increases that occur later in the
year. For example, wheat marketed
during the 6-year period 1946-51
brought an average of 35 cents per
bushel less at or near harvest time in
August than when sold 5 to 10 months
later. This clearly illustrates that be-
ing able to store wheat on the farm
and market it later in the year will
generally result in increasing a pro-
ducer's return"
The chairman also explained that
t h e Department of Agriculture,
through Commodity Credit Corpora
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-26
JAMES D. GRAHAM
SCHOLARSHIP ENTRIES TO
Be JUDGED SOON

Three judges appointed by the
Montana State Federation of Labor
to judge entries in the first annual
James d. Graham Scholarship con.
test, will be meeting soon to go over
upwards of fifty papers, federation
president James TIMBER has announc-
ed.
The judges are Prof. Roy J. w.
Ely, Montana State University, Mis-
soula; DR.. Carl Kraenzel, Montana
State College, Bozeman, and DIR.
Francis X. Cannon, Carroll College,
Helena.
The scholarship, worth 5000 to the
winning contestant, is good for use
at any accredited college in Montana.
The annual contest is open to SEN
iors in any Montana high school. In
this, the first year the scholarship
is to be awarded, seniors from many
small as well as larger high schools,
are taking part in the contest.
Announcement of the scholarship
winner will be made as soon as the
judges can reach decision, thus per-
hitting the susccessful boy or girl
plenty of time in which to decide on
what Montana school to enroll in this
fall.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-26
ACM OFFERS PAY CUT OF
8 CENTS PER HOUR TO
FALLS SMELTERMEN

Great Falls Smeltermen have been
offered a cut in pay of eight cents
per hour by Anaconda Wire and
Cable Co., ACM subsidiary, Ray Ora
ham, president of Local 16, has an
nounced.
The Smeltermen, among other
things, are asking a more liberalized
pension plan, two and one-half times
pay for holidays, and one and one-half
pay for Sunday work.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-26

Presentation of the checks was
made by Cascade county State Rep
resentative Ole Gunderson who is a
director of FUGTA and of the
FUGTA foundation. Mayor William
Moore of Belt accepted the gifts in
behalf of his town and Highwood
The presentation took place at the
annual stockgrowers meeting of the
Farmers Union Elevator and Store of
Belt.
THIRTY FEET OF WATER
The little town of Belt, one of the
hardest hit of any Montana COM
munity during the recent floods which
wrought destruction throughout much
of the triangle area" of Montana,
at the height of the run-off of Belt
creek had much of its area inundated
to a depth of 80 feet. Highwood re-
ceived much damage at the hands
of a swollen Highwood Greek.
ABOUT FUGTA FOUNDATION
FUGTA foundation funds may be
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-26
Federal Safety Program
Threatened BV Fund Cut

The safety program of the US.
Department of Labor was threaten
ed when the House of Representa-
tives cut funds and personnel for
the Bureau of Labor Standards in
half. The bureau conducts safety
training program that has been cred
tied with considerable reductions in
accidents in industry.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-26
peadIine On Resolutions For
MSFL Convention, July is

Deadline for local and district I'M
ion bodies getting resolutions into
the Montana State Federation of La
Dor office, Helena, is Saturday, July
IS. federation president James S.
TIMBER has announced
This years convention of the fed
Grafton will be held in Kalispell Aug
ust IS, 10, 20, Fl in the Eagles Hall.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-26
Contemplate Building Labor
TempIe

Great Falls Building Trades I'm
ion members are giving considerable
thought to the proposed building of
Labor Temple in the electric city,,
reports E. R. Britten, secretary of
the Great Falls building and con-
struction trades council.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-26
Bakers Win Cut In Hours, No
Loss I'm Paw

Cut in work hours were won by
1900 AFL bakers in the San Francis
co Bay area after a four-day strike
over the Memorial Day weekend. The
work week for men was reduced to
35 hours from 371a with no loss in
pay. Women bakery clerks received
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-26

Despite pOuring-doWn rain which
produced a reported inch of water,
more than 200 rural and town people
made their way to the co-op's annual
meeting.
Speakers at the affair included E.
B. Danforth, Montana terminal ele-
vator manager for GTA, who outlined
the economic debacle facing agricul-
ture if the Eisenhower Administration
goes along with the farm policies of
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft
Benson. Ralph Cook, secretary treas
urer Montana Farmers Union, went
over the legislative program of MFU
and emphasized the Importance of
the state educational organization to
the continued well being of farmer
co-operatives. Harold Brown, GTA
fieldman, read and explained the an
nual audit of the Belt cooperative.
Kyle Babcock, Farmers Union Cen
trail Exchange fieldman, pointed up
the need for more volume of sales
of petroleum products and other farm
supplies if the coop is to be of great
est service to its patron-owners. Bah
cock pointed out that the local farm
crowned business had good volume
in 1852 considering the short crop
harvested in the Belt area last year.
Despite the reduced volume in 1852,
the net savings for patrons were
greater that year than in 1851. This
indicated improved management of
the business.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-26
Disaster I'D Given FIood-T Torn
Belt and Highwood By FUGTA

Two Cascade and Chouteau county communities which
extremely hard hit by floods earlier this month"; Wednesday
evening received $1,000 each from the Farmers Union Grain
Terminal Association assist them reconstruction work
The recipient communities Belt and Hghwood.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-26
OFFICERS REELECTED

Reelected to serve another term by
the patron-stockholders Of the coop
were Arthur Beckstrom, board presi-
dent, and John Thompson, secretary.
Directors reelected were Leroy
Smith and Walter Memhke.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-26
THIRTY FEET OF WATER

FUGTA foundation funds may b
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-10-08
To Present Minstrel
Next Wednesday Might

''The Robert E. Lee" d minstrel
written and directed by Jerry
Ramsey will be presented We'd
nesday and Thursday nights,
Oct. IA and Is, at the Caldwell
high school auditorium.
1t is being sponsored jointly
by the Caldwell Lions club and
the Booster club. All proceeds
will be used for civic projects.
The principals in the minstrel
are Bud Ralston, Marvin P.
Wood, Warren Bruins, James
Hill, Billy Semon and Malcolm
Parks. They will be supported
by cast of 28 voices in the
chorus.
John w. Hazard will serve as
the interlocutor with Mrs. Eta
Davis at the piano.
H. B. Young is general ticket
chairman and all seats may be
reserved at James & Quick's
store on Cumberland street.
General admission tickets may
be obtained at the auditorium
on Wednesday and Thursday
nights.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-10-08
County To Lose
Pharmacist Steil
Joins Air Corps,
VIII Leave Oct. 28

James Steil, pharmacist at
Gillespie's Drug store, has enlist
ed in the u. S. Air Force and
will leave Oct. % for active duty.
Young Steil was eligible for
the draft according to his board
at GAINESVILLE and he enlisted
rather than be drafted into any
branch of the service.
He will leave Gillespie's Drug
store Oct. 25 and report for
active duty at Fort Hayes, Col
umbus, on Oct. %. He will be
sent to Sampson air base in New
York for his basic training.
Thomas Zimmerman, who is
also employed at Gillespie's
drug store, is slated to take his
state board in the very near
future but he is also subject to
being called to active duty since
he holds a commission with the
r. o. T. c., Ohio State Univer-
sity.
1t will be remembered that
William Gillespie left three
weeks ago for Ada, where he en-
rolled at Ohio Northern. He is
majoring in pharmacy.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-10-08
Polio Victim Is
SLOCty Improving

Mrs. Paul Moore, who
was stricken with polio last
Monday, is slowly improving
at Marietta Memorial h0spi-
tai, according to word receiy-
ed here.
The county's first polio vic
tim in two years was first
diagnosed as such by DIR. e.
G. Ditch and confirmed when
Mrs. Moore was admitted to
the hospital.
Mrs. Moore is out Of isOla-
ton and the attending physi-
clan said it would appear now
that she would have no per-
manent ill effects from the
polio.
In about five or six weeks,
she will be taken to Chill
dren's hospital, Columbus, for
additional treatments.
Due to her cheerful dis
position. in spite of her af-
Fiction, plus a determine
ton to overcome her handi-
cap, Mrs. Moore is rapidly
becoming the favorite of
nurses and other staff MEM
bers at Marietta Memorial
hospital.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-10-08
Hundreds Attend
School Dedication
Robert T. Secrest
Gives Main Talk

Rep. Robert T. Secrest gave
the dedicatory address Sunday
afternoon when several hundred
attended the formal dedication
and open house held at the new
$4,000 grade school building al
Belle Valley.
Supt. ]. Harry Colley served
as master of ceremonies for the
brief program which included
the invocation by Rev. William
Foster and few remarks by H.
c. Secrest, county superinten-
dent of schools.
Architect Charles J. Mari of
New Philadelphia, spoke briefly
and then turned over the keys
of the new building to Edgar
Poland, president of the board of
education.
Rep. Secrest lauded the people
of the Belle Valley school dis
trict for their far reaching eff
forts in bonding themselves in
the amount of 100000 to make
this new building possible.
A large number of people
from Belle Valley and the sur
rounding communities attended
the program and inspected each
room of the new building, which
is said to be one of the finest
in this section of the state.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-10-08
Quaker City Home
Damaged BY Blaze

A gas explosion is believed to
be the cause of the fire reported
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles (Mike) Carpenter, of
Quaker City Friday morning.
The blaze was discovered at
1870 a. m. by Mrs. Carpenter.
The kitchen of the home was
damaged considerably before
the Quaker City Volunteer fire
department eXtinguished the
flames.
Carpenter was not at home
on Friday morning. Mrs. Clara
Watson of Quaker City, was
caring for Mrs. Carpenter and
infant daughter, who had just
been dismissed from Barnes
vile General hospital on We'd
nesday. Mrs. Watson was out
doors when Mrs. Carpenter saw
the fire, but the fire department
appeared on the scene short
time after they were alerted and
prevented the fire from spread
ing.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-10-08
Parking Meters Net
Annually $8,407.67

The parking meters in Cald-
we'll have brought in a grand
total Of $8,407.67 during the first
year they have been in opera
ton, according to a report sub
mitted Tuesday evening at reg
ular meeting of the village
council.
Expenses of the parking met
ers were listed at $5,747.87,
which partially includes the
actual cost of the meters, SER
vices of the parking meter Of
ficer and other necessary main
tenance costs.
This means that during the
first IL months since the meters
were installed, they have netted
the village $70O.64 per month.
During the summer months, over
$1,000 was collected per month.
Mayor Homer Johnson point
ed out that the above amount
does not include the fines re-
ceived from violations of the
parking meters. Although this
amounts to only Is cents for
each violation, several hundred
dollars have been collected in
fines.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-10-08
Two New School
Buses Purchased
During September
New Vehicles
Total Is And
Used Cars 12S

Dean A. Reed of Dean A.
Reed Motor Sales, Caldwell, pur-
chased a new school bus for the
transportation of students in the
Caldwell Exempted Village
School district, according to a
report from the office of John
H. Snyder, Noble County Clerk
of Courts.
A new school bus was also
purchased by the Sharon local
board Of education last month.
During September, there was
a total of IS new vehicles pur-
chased in this county. In the
used vehicle division, the list
read as follows: 1913 used cars,
16 trucks, six pickups and eight
others. -c.. q
A check for $59.40 was sent to
the state bureau of motor vehi-
cles, taken from the receipts of
auto license fees, and total of
$382.99 was turned over to the
county treasurer, A. R. Hicks,
from the Clerk of Courts office.
The following bought new
vehicles last month:
Dean A. Reed, school bus;
Henry Schott, car; o. H. Picken-
paugh, car; Texas Eastern Trans
portation Corp, pickup; Byron
w. Steen, car; Ralph L. Clark,
car; Vina Jordan, car; Lamar H.
Earnhart and Marian Earnhart,
car; William Hayes, car; o. H.
Pickenpaugh, pickup; Gilbert
Weekley, car; Harold G.. Will
iams, car; James E. Hedge, car;
o. H. Pickenpaugh, car; Victor
E. Sklenar, car; Otis G. King,
car.
Charles j. Sharkus, car; Floyd
Henderson, car; George A..
Scott, pickup; Clayton Mckee,
car. Caldwell Produce Co,
truck; Brady Archer, car; Robert
Cooper, car; Sharon Local Board
of Education, bus; Village of
Caldwell, express.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-10-08
Seneca Township
May Get Highway.
Petitions are ! lied
County Engineer
Gets New Vehicle
From Farmhouse

The Noble county commits
sioners accepted two petitions
from a number of taxpayers in
Seneca township, signed by Yer
non West, ct. al. and Jshn Miley,
ct. al. at the regular commits
sioners meeting, Sept. %.
The petitions called. for the
establishment of a road thru the
following described territory:
Beginning at the intersection
of county road 81 and township
road 1875 in section 35 of Buffalo
township and then east along the
route of township road 125 to
the intersection of 125 and state
route 285 in section 80, Seneca
township, a distance of approxi-
mately two miles.
Township road 125, beginning
at state route lat in the village
of Mt. Ephraim and running
west thru the properties of
Bion.. Gibson. John Miley, Fred
Stiles, Forrest Miley, Dora Mil
Ter, Wallace Rich, Arthur Miller,
T. L. and c. w. Rich and inter-
secting state route 285, distance
of 2.75 miles.
The commissioners withheld
their decision for future date
regarding the hearing for this
road establishment.
A 1858 4-door standard sedan
Chevrolet was purchased from
the Farmhouse Chevrolet Co. for
the use of the county engineer.
The total cost was $1,689.75
minus $839.75 allowed as trade
in on the 1948 Studebaker form
erly used by the engineer, MAX
ing a net cost of $85000.
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co. was
given permission by the board
of commissioners to cross under
county road IA with a gas line,
with the provision that the gas
company be responsible for all
damages.
An overhead gas heater for
the county garage was ordered
from the Blake Plumbing and
Heating CO. of Caldwell. The
cost, including installation, will
be approximately $4,000.
An order was made to Walter
Christman, for the delivery OF
140 tons of No. 46 crushed lime
stone and IS tons of No. 6 crush
ed at the cost of $500 a ton.
The paying of regular relief
bills was also on the agenda of
the Sept. % meeting.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-10-08

water consultant for water
divisions in the states Of Ohio
and Indiana, are of a perman-
ent nature and include rails
ing the spillwav crest four to
five feet and widening it 25 to
% feet, making total width of
rs feet at the spillway.
These proposed recommended
tions were submitted and ac-
cepted Tuesday evening at a
meeting of the Caldwell council,
Mayor Johnson presiding. The
Caldwell board of public affairs
was represented by R. D.
Buckley, president. All improve
ments will be made under the
joint supervision of these two
boards.
Caldwell and community re-
ceived very little rain the past
week and the water situation
still remains critical. Mayor
Johnson said the water emer-
gency still exists and consumers
are asked to continue the con-
servation of water due to the
acute shortage.
The water shortage has been
critical for at least two years
and the above permanent i'm
provements at the spillway crest
will completely solve the water
situation at least for ten years.
Lawrence King, local con-
tractor, has been contacted and
it is believed that with his earth
moving equipment, including a
bull dozer and air compressor,
he will be able to do this
job at considerable savings tC
the village.
President Buckley pointed out
to the council that these i'm
provements will be of a per.
manent nature and would hand
somely increase the capacity OF
the reservoir. Certain repairs
are necessary on the spillway
and apron and these will be ac-
complished at the same time.
Continued on Page Two
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-10-08

protection and cOVerage in
Noble county and immediate
area will be increased at least
100 percent for Sheriff Con-
away will be able to receive i'm
mediate assistance in any major
crime or at the same time be
contacted by neighboring patrols
or law officials.
The communication set was
purchased Monday by the Noble
county commissioners at a total
cost of $1,701.11. The commits
sioners also deserve much credit
in their cooperation to keep the
county crime free, if this be pos
Sible.
The communication set was
purchased from the Motorola
Communications and Electronics,
Inc, with headquarters in
Chicago, Ill.
The set will include a base
station, mobile station, antenna,
adapter kit, clamps and leece
neville alternator, with delivery
to be made in six weeks.
Monroe and Perry counties
are now said to be the only two
counties in the state where a
two way radio communication
set is not in force.
The police frequency coordi-
mating committee at Worthington
has been contacted by Sheriff
Conaway for wave length and
frequency recommendation for
base and mobile operation on
1888 me and mobile operation
on 1886 me.
This committee is in charge of
all the wave lengths and fire.
quency recommendations of all
the sheriffs, patrols and police
departments in the state of Ohio.
Sheriff Conaway has held an
operators license for the past
ten years and when the two-way
radio system is installed the
county will be fortunate in hav-
ing an experienced operator in
Sheriff ConaWay.