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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-11-27
IDAHO POWER ASKS Null TI-FFIL LION DOLLAR
Federal TAX SUBSIDY ON DAM PROJECTS

Idaho Power Company has applied
for multi-million dollar federal tax
subsidy on two of its three proposed
Hells Canyon area dams providing
long-term benefits to the Maine cor
poration's stockholders which total
more than $50 per cent of the initial
cost OF the projects, it was disclosed
this week.
The charges were made in state
of Washington and Clyde T. Ellis,
executive manager of the National
Rural Electric Cooperative Assn,
Washington, D. c.
''The Idaho Power Company of
Maine has already asked the fed
eral government for rapid tax amor
tization certificate-an inducement
certificate-on two-thirds of the cost
of the two DAMS" Ellis told the an
nual Pacific Cooperative Supply con-
vention in Portland.
"The total cost of these dams
Brownlec and Oxbow-is estimated to
be $1O3,762, 600. Compared to this
the company would get $685.
217,6O0 worth of benefits from the
tax certificates-more than $50 per
cent of the total cost of both prof.
ects-all from delayed income tax
payments by the company. 1t wants a
gift from the taxpayers of more than
the total cost of the two dams as an
inducement to build them and kill
Hells Canyon dam"
Ellis pointed out that Idaho Pow
er propaganda has been making the
claim that its scheme of development
would be accomplished with private
investment money, thereby saving the
taxpayers millions of dollars.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-11-27

In his statement, Magnuson said
the tax subsidies Idaho Power is seek
ing stem from misguided interpre-
tation" of the accelerated amortiza-
tion program adopted by Congress.
The program is administered by the
Office of Defense Mobilization of
the Executive Office of President Ell
senhower. ODM issues certificates
permitting companies to depreciate
for tax purposes 20 per cent of the
amount certified each year for five
years. In five years they can deduct
the full amount certified each year
for five years. In five years they
can deduct the full amount of their
certificates from gross revenues as
depreciation expense, thus making
substantial tax savings which com
panies can then invest to their own
profit.
after trying, with the ardent
backing of Interior Secretary Mckay,
to block high, multi-purpose federal
dam in Hells Canyon, the Idaho Pow
err Company now wants the American
taxpayer to help foot the costs of
two lesser, dog-in-the-manger dams,
if and when permitted to build them,"
Magnuson added
''The tax subsidies Idaho Power is
asking could cost taxpayers $780,
100000 in the first five years and
enable the company to reap long
range benefits amounting to $60,OO0,-
900 more than the entire cost of the
dams. While Idaho Power would be
acquiring the dams, plus subsidy, the
Pacific Northwest and it's people,
farms and industries would be de-
MED half of HelIs Canyons potential
in low-cost power"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-11-27
OTHER NOTES OF INTEREST
FROM FARM PRICE PANEL

Other interesting arm facts
brought out by Mr.. Brannan and his
two consultants, Don w. Chapman,
Montana Farmers Union president,
and Al Root, Montana State Fedora
ton of Labor vice president includ-
ed:
For every dollar loaned by Rural
Electrification administration the
last z years, farmers went into the
market and bought an additional five
dollars worth of electrical supplies
and equipment.
Nobody has to put their wheat, cot
ton, rice, corn, peanut or tobacco crop
under loan at 80 per cent parity. They
can still sell their crop on the open
market for whatever it will bring if
they so desire.
The British this year, under Con-
sentative regime, adopted the Bran
nan two-price farm plan complete
and outright. Hereafter the British
government is paying the difference
between a fair price to the farmer
and what the product will bring on
the market. 494 ...eg
The real opposition to the Bran
nan plan was stirred up by the
packers, professors and other mid
die men. The reason was that they
are very much opposed to the
government ever developing a
"yardstick" on how much it &C
tually costs to bring food products
from the producer to the consumer.
Ratio of subsidies to agriculture
as compared to industry are at
rate of one-cent to rs cents-farmer
gets the one-cent.
The nation produces nine quarts of
more milk a person year than is
consumed. A little bit of price ad-
ustment, and little bit of imagi-
nation" would eliminate this over
problem.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-11-27
DO YOU HAVE ALL THE MEAT
YOU WANT TO EAT?

Pointing out that the spread be-
tween producer-consumer prices had
not been reduced at the same rate
as the drop in livestock prices, and
that in fact meat prices today the
nation over are at their highest level
and promise to go higher. Brannan
raised the question: "Have we reached
the capacity of meat consumption
of the American people?" That we
are far from having reached such a
goal, he illustrated by quoting meat
consumption figures from some other
countries. Americans average $50
pounds of meat consumption per year.
Of this, rs pounds is beef, about 80
pounds pork, and the balance, lamb,
poultry, etc. But in Argentina, the
per capita consumption of beef alone
is 265 pounds. In Australia, meat
consumption per capita is well over
200 pounds, and similar figures pre-
vail in New Zealand.
AS for the spread in meat prices
between producer and consumer,
Brannan said that the Truman Adj
ministration had annually tried to get
a small amount-$50,000 to $75, 1000,
set aside for study of producer-con-
sumner price spreads. Each time the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-11-27
NATION NEEDS AT LEAST
CONTINUED from Page One)

possibility of forest fires from such
bombs that worried U. S. officials.
There was even greater concern over
the possibilities the japanese would
float new plant disease cultures into
the country that would endanger the
nations food supply. Should another
war come. with improved guided mis-
sles there would be an even greater
danger of our food production being
curtailed. From the standpoint of de-
Tense alone, there is an imperative
need for at least a years supply of
food and fodder being kept in stor-
age at all times.
In further emphasizing that "we
must learn to live with the blessings
of abundance"- problem no nation
ever before in history has had to
solve, Brannan contended that in that
very abundance was the key to even
higher standards Of living in this
country if the problem is so solved
that both producer and consumer
share in its benevolence. Also, he en-
phasized the important role abund-
ant American food production has
been playing in helping nations
throughout the world regain economic
stability. Food, he said, had been the
major weapon in keeping Greece,
Turkey and Italy from going Com
and in making it possible
for YugOslavia to steer a political
and economic course Independent of
Moscow.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-11-27

Hobbies of the middlemen managed to
get a prohibition put in by Congress
against use of any federal funds to
make such study. The Eisenhower
administration hasn't even asked for
any funds to make such a study.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-11-27
Federation To Check NAM
Handouts To Public Schools

BALTIMORE-At the request of
the state department of education,
the Baltimore Federation of Labor
will analyze pamphlets offered by
the National Association of Manu-
facturers for distribution in the pub
lie schools.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-11-27
SUBSIDIES, WHO ALL GETS
THEM?

THEM?
Referring to the dictionary def
nitiOn Subsidy, a government grant
Of money to a private enterprise
that serves to benefit the public, such
as steamship lines, railroads, etc. >"
Brannan outlined the Importance of
subsidies in capitalistic economy and
very pointedly expressed his belief
in their use whenever and wherever
needed to bolster the national econ
omy.
Congress doesn't "shy away from
the use Of subsidies" he continued.
For example, it's not too long back
the U. S. Lines launched the S. S.
UNITED STATES. The company re-
ceived subsidy of $35 million from
the federal government. The reason
was that the ship could have been
built in Scandinavian ports for $35
milliOn-or- one-half the U. S. cost.
eve cannot do without the shipbuild-
ing industry" he said. 1t is in the
public interest in terms of defense,
jobs for American workers, and in the
retention of skills, that we subsidize
this industry against the lower wage
and lower cost operations of other
nations. Accordingly, each year we
spend over $500 million to subsidize
shipbuilding alone.
More than three quarters of a
century ago we gave one tenth of all
the land in the West to railroads in
order that this great region could be
opened up to development.
So MILLION SUBSIDY TO BRING
YOU LIFE" MAGAZINE
According to Post Master General
Summerfield, the second class mail
ing subsidy to magazines, newspa-
pers, ETC., amounts to more than the
annual subsidy to all Of American ag-
riculture. LIFE magazine is a good
example, the speaker noted. 1t costs
the P. O.. department two million dol
lars per quarter more to mail LIFE |
than the magazines publishers pay
for mailing under second class post
al rates. THE PEOPLE OF THE |
UNITED STATES ARE SUBSIDIZ-
ING LIFE MAGAZINE TO THE
TUNE OF 8 MILLION DOLLARS A |
YEAR!
Substituting of magazines and
newspapers over the past IL years
has cost the taxpayers more than
$2.4 billion-or over twice as much
as the total subsidy to American
aoriculture in the same period of
time!
According to DENVER POST, in
1852 all agricultural subsidies cost
each American 40 cents. Over the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-11-27
Comments On Hi-way
Financing

Dear Harry:
Your "Hi-way Financing" in the is
sue of Nov. 18th is sane and sensible.
1t is going to take stiff opposition to
keep the light operators from being
further saddled with further unfair
road costs, the truckers are well or
ganized-and have influential consorts.
HERB HAIGHT, Suffolk.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-11-27
IMPORTANCE OF LAND, WATER RESOURCES is
LAND RESOURCES
CONTINUED from page one)

LAND RESOURCES
Panel leader Metcalf, briefly re-
viewed some of the more important
attempts currently underway in the
Congress to take from the people
their remaining natural resources. At
ter the progress made in conserva-
ton IN the years since Teddy Roose-
welt and Clifford Pinchot first arous-
ed the national conscience over the
wasteful handling of our resources,
Metcalf said: "Now it looks like we're
going back to Mckinley, in Congress,
IN encouraging over-cutting, over
grazing, watershed destruction, etc.
-. The pending D'Ewart-H Hope Aiken
legislation would change the whole
concept of multiple use of forests to
the detriment of the public :"
Citing the Taylor Grazing Act as
one piece of legislation that, al
though imperfect in many respects,
has done much to reduce over-graz-
ing of public lands, and has material
~ aided in withdrawing over-grazed
land, in classifying and determining
orderly use of such lands, Metcalf
said his pending bill HR 6O81, would
go far in improving this law. Under
HR COSTA bill the Montana Stock
grower magazine has labelled "vic-
ious," the law would be revised so
that administration of Taylor Graz
ing lands would be in the interests
of multiple use. Under the present
law, stockgrowers have sole admin
istrative authority over such publicly
owned lands.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-11-27

smaller Mountain States Power of
northwestern Montana. The public
now is without legal machinery to
go into the power production, dis
tribution and sale business in Mon
tana.
AS for "fast tax writeoffs," Met
calf said that Gwen power compan-
les got in on the bonanza although
our power needs are increasing
or peace" The original intent of this
tax program was to encourage the
building of defense plants which, once
peace arrived, would likely be clos
ed. (For more details on how this tax
program works for private utilities,
see article elsewhere in this issue on
IDAHO POWER ASKS FOR Null
TI-MILLION y
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-11-27
THE CATTLE PRICE DECLINE

\
In reply to a question about fall
ing cattle prices, Brannan pointed
out that, under the present price
support law it was not possible for
the government to do anything in
bolstering this important part of ag-
riculture until the cattle price drop
ped to 90 per cent of parity or be-
low. Sixteen months ago cattle stood
at 140 per cent of parity. In Novem-
Der, 1852, the price level was still
105 per cent of parity. On January
20, 1853, when the Republicans took
over, the price level was 95 per cent
of parity. 1t wasn't until some weeks
after the latter date that the 80 per
cent mark was reached.
In one of his few references to
the present Secretary of Agricul-
ture Ezra Taft Benson, Brannan
asserted that Benson's undue dis
aster" speech in Minneapolis early
last spring knocked at least ten
cents a pound more off the pro-
ducers' price of cattle. Because
Benson stated in advance that the
new Admins tration did not intend
to use the cattle price support pro-
visions of the law at his disposal,
the packers and professors "all got
in on the killing" and the price
went down some more.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-11-27

last II years agricultural subsidies
which have stabilized agricultural
purchasing power at high level have
cost each American grand total of
only ten dollars.
But, despite the fact that $40
per person over 17-year period has
kept a farm bred depression from
coming to America, some people
continue to contend that subsidies are
bad for the nation. For example,
Gov. Dan Thornton of Colorado re
Gently said Subsidies are socialism
and degrading to America :"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-11-27
"ONLY SIX INCHES FROM
DISASTER"

Looking further at the improper
use of our land resources, Metcalf
emphasized the danger therein to flu
ture generations Of Americans by
quoting a favorite phrase of Alfred
Anderson, state commissioner of Ag-
riculture under the Bonner Admins
tration - eve are only six inches
from disaster" That, said Metcalf,
is the average depth of top sofia
thin layer that we must protect with
ever-increasing vigilance. "Only for
a very temporary period do we have
a surplus of foodstuffs. An increas-
ing population makes scarcity some
thing to be faced in a few years.
As result, we have no top soil to
waste, to mine, or to in any other
way destroy. However, he continued,
"a long period of improper use of
land, timber, etc." resulted in us
fast reaching the point of growing
lone blade of grass where two grew
before"
Proper management of soil re-
sources, fertilization, conservation,
the last 20 years has resulted in
our making real strides in con-
serving our soil Yet, Ezra Ben
son wants to retrace our steps. His
first steps under the Agricultural
department reorganization plan is
to emasculate the Soil Conservation
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-11-27
WATER RESOURCES

drew Jackson first started flood con-
troll by the federal government and
that, ever since, the Corps of En-
ineers has been in charge of this I'M
portant facet of water resource hand
ling, Metcalf cited flood control as
the historic problem-how to get
rid of surplus water when disposal
was the major problem.
Federal control over navigation, ac-
cording to the Congressman, furn-
ished zone of the constitutional
clutches for the federal government
to come in and control rivers IN the
states :"
Two important considerations in
flood control, he said, are l. water
shed conservation, and 2. storage
dams.
Under the first comes not only
holding as much of the water on the
land as is possible, but also prop
er grazing practices, proper toresta-
ton practices, etc.
Storage dams brought up the prob
lens of multiple use of retained
waters, not only flood control and
navigation, but also irrigation, pow
er, recreation, domestic use, etc.
Increasing reclamation and irrl-
cation in turn also brought up prob
lens. Water-rights and their impllca-
tions-the development of the idea
that an individual using and exploit
ing only so much of the water re-
source as an individual needs-not
for any one individual or group to
make monopoly of it for the eX-
ploitation of the public.
POWER DEVELOPMENT
Power development like all other
resource development must be based
on achieving most efficient produc-
ton. This in turn demands the find
ing of a site that will be the most
valuable for multiple use purposes.
For example, low-head dams provide
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-19
Discrepancies
In Creenlease
Story Checked

u. LOUIS 0-An INVESTIGATES
q alleged discrepancies in police
reports On the arrest Of the Bobby
Ofsenlsase kidnapers and reeov,
ny d half the ransom money was
started last night on orders By the
81. Louis Board Of Police Commits.
Oioners.
The board ordered an reports
checked and "all persons connect
cd with the arrest questioned
again following published reports
that the FBI had found q number
Of discrepancies in the police &C.
count Of The case.
FBI agents. still seeking 500, 900
In missing ransom money, refused
% comment on this report and On
reports they have questioned the
two police officers who arrested
Carl Austin Hall, confessed kidnap.
slayer, and Mrs. Bonnie Brown
Heady here Oct. &
Hall was arrested BY It. Louis
Shoulders and Patrolman Elmer
Dolan at o midtown apartment
hotel on the tip Of . taxi driver.
7. A. Long. board president, said
Police Chief Jeremiah 0'Connell
vas .ssked % ''intensiiy and broad
On ne police investigation Of the
ffcnnfinnsd On Pare Sixl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-19
Sen. Smatllers
Congratulates
WestP0Ws
Sgts. Cook And
lahore Receive
Letters From
Congressman
Con ressn1an

Senator George Smathers has
congratulated two Key Westers who
were recently released from Red
Korean prison camps.
The pair, M-Sgt. Howard Cook,
722 Caroline Street, and Sgt. Julio
lahore, L-S George Allen Apart.
ments, have been sent letters from
Smathers congratulating them for
"helping to preserve American lib
critics even while in POW camps. {"
''In the meantime If there are
said:
Naturally the whole country re.
joiced at the release of our men
from Communist prison camps in
Korea, and to each and every one
we owe debt Of lasting gratitude.
my heart 10 filled with special
pride and appreciation for the
srsst contribution cur beloved
state made In HE ssrvies and
sacrifice Of fellows like you. !
well know the hsrdships you en-
dvrsd, and how thankful I sns
that you were permitted TO re-
turn 10 HE home shores and bs
with your loved ones again.
eYou know that as q veteran you
Continued On Page Six)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-19
3 Die In Crash
OF Constellation
In New York Today
BY WATSON SIMS
and Al CARMICHAEL

NEW YORK N-An Eastern Air.
lines Constellation with q persons
aboard crashed in flames after
taking off from fos.shrouded Idle.
wild Airport early today for Puerto
Rico.
Three of n passengers aboard
the four-engine craft were killed
and at least II others suffered
burns or other injuries. The five
man crew was unhurt.
A steward who plunged through
flames to open q fuselage door af-
ter the passengers were trapped
inside the plane was credited with
keeping the toll FROM going higher.
The takeoH came after q delay
of more than an hour. The plane
was only about 20 feet above the
runway when it shuddered and
plunged through q grassy marsh
about one-hah mile from Jamaica
Bay.
at did not hit the ground very
hard" said Reinaldo Betancourt,
ss, one of the survivors. "But then
one of the motors on the right
burst into flames"
'Flames were shooting upward
and the doorway was just . mass
Continued On Page Sikh
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-19
C. OF C. States
Vote On Chairmen
For Divisions

The Key West Chamber of Com.
merce Is currently conducting The
second election among its men,
bership this year. Two weeks ago
q new board Of directors was elect
ed to serve the organization and
Tuesday another set Of ballots WIN
be tabulated.
The present balloting decides who
win serve as chairman Of the
Chambers nine classified business
divisions. The groups into which
the organizations membership ID
divided are automotiye; wholesale
retail; restaurants-bars amuse-
ments; real estate finance n
surance; hotels motels . apart.
ments: professional; building Con
struction; industry and diversified.
All Chamber members fan into
one Of the nine divisions and each
group will elect q fellow member
in that group to serve az chair.
man of the division.
The new chairmen, after fAsy
are elected next Tuesday, win meet
the following day as q regular
meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce board of directors. The d.
ties of the new division heads N.
cIude attendance at all Board meet
ings for the purpose Of represent
ing their division at those times.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-19
Brunette Baby
Is Still On
Serious List

The baby who was delivered
s1so minutes after his mother
died Of polio was still on the
serious list today In the Naval
Hospital here.
However, . hospital spokss.
man said HE doctors are opti-
mistie about The ehild's chance
81 surviving.
The ehiIds mother, wife os
lt. Sidney Bvvneste. Of fhs sub.
marine USS TrUties died u Il,
iren lung last "Wednesday Hishss
n sssffArfkins learn o. ses.s
Nasy doctors delivered the boy
BY csssarsan section rive min.
Vtss later.
The mother. Mrs. Alice XII.
bsy Bvrnstts. had been sivsn
Is &C 81 ssmma siobvlin on
Oct. ] nine days before she
was stricken with pelio.
The Bvrnetfes lived here af
~ Maine Read, Sissbss Park.
They had one other child, Q
davshser. Karen craysen. ~
months old.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-19
BPW To Sponsor
Water Meeting

The Key West Business and
Professional Weman's Club will
sponsor On epsn forum Wed
nssday night for discussion Of
. proposed "A million dollar
bend issue 10 finance an sddl.
iiensI wafer pipeline for Men
rec County. The meeting will
hs held 81 Q p. m. In the Wosn-
ans Club. Dvvsl Street.
Ernest A. Ramsey. general
imansser u The Florida Keys
Aqvsdvef Commission. will re-
present proponents Of the new
lire while Mayer e. 3. Harvey
will speak ssslns fhs proposal.
Harvey was The only candidate
for Mayer who has openly ep-
posed HE bend Issue.
Each speaker will DO allowed
IS minutes.
BPW officials have emphasis.
cd that The meeting 10 open 70
he general public - not lust
club women.
The BPW 10 also expeesed 10
Get on Q molten requesting that
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-19
IL absentee
Ballots Cast
In Water Issue

Twelve absentee ballots have
been east for the water bond
election Oct. ~.
The election, for frsehoiders
only, will decide whether Q Sec
end water pipeline will bs built
from the mainland to Key West.
II the issue carries. $I4,00o. 900
In bonds will hs sold 70 finance
the new lire.
The dssdllns for rssisserina
and for casting absentee bal
lots is 5 p. m. Thursday. Oct.
n. Sam o. Pindsr, supervisor
o. registration. pointed out to-
day.
He added that he will mall
absentee ballots 70 those dssir.
ing them or The ballots can BE-
cast by calling Of his office In
the county courthouse.