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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-07-24

shank of the U. S. Chamber of
Commerce attacked the report, claim
ing it would harm U. S. businessmen.
Roger Dixon of the State Depart
ment noted that no government was
committed to accept any of the com
mitee's recommendations But he did
not press the point, despite support
from representatives of the Co-opera-
tive League, tn American Federation
of Labor, the Congress of Industrial
Organizations, and the Citizens Con-
ference on International Economic
Union.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-07-24
Shocking Feature

Taking note that MPCo. President
Corette at the hearing had intimateG
to one or more industrial protest
ants that deal could be worked out
to give them more favorable gas
rate, Huppe condemned this as lone
of the most shocking features" of
the hearing. "Rates are not a sub
ject of bargaining-they are supposed
to be fixed by this commission under
law. They are lawful or unlawful Nac-
cording to the standards which gov
ern this commission K. MIR. Corette
is not free to bargain rates, or rather,
he should not be if this Commissio
is to do its duty. If major user can
,e served gas at less cost per unit than
minor user and still bear its share
of the fixed charges, of course his
rate should be lower accordingly. But
the reduction can lawfully be made
only in proportion to the demonstrate
power which may or may not fair
ly apportion costs of production and
transmission and other costs. The rate
to ALL consumers must be lawful
and must not be discriminatory :"
In addition to the above, Huppe
also went to some length in pre-
senting evidence in support of his
that the reproduction new
less depreciation" formula should not
be the only basis for rate determine
ton; that Original cost less de-
probation" was an equally import
ant formula to be considered in set
ing rates.
. The law of this state does
1ot say present value or any other
Kind of value. The law" said Huppe,
requires that the value of the prop
>rty of every public utility used and
Useful for the convenience of the
public be ascertained" by the COM
mission at is not the function
If applicant to amend the clear pre-
.ept of the law of this state, nor is
hat the function of the commission.
There is only one value, and only
me fair value
CAS- pointed out by Assistant At
orney General William Leaphart in l.
lis brief-see VOICE, July 17-on f
,asis of reproduction new less de-
MPCo. gas division prop
rites had value pegged at $50, 167,-
67 in 1862. Actual cost of plant as
f 1852 was $23,O22, O28, and value,
igured on Original cost less depreci-
ton" was $17,12O,26O as of last
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-07-24
office or State Auditor
STATE OF MONTANA
Insurance Department
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
AND AUTHORIZATION

I. JOHN ]. HOLMES, State Auditor
and Commissioner of Insurance Elk Of
ficio, in and for the State of Montana,
de hereby certify that the Pennsylvania
Life, Health & Accident Ins. Co., having
filed a sworn statement of its financial
condition as of December 81, 1852, and
having complied with the laws of this
State relating to insurance and insur-
ance companies, is authorized until the
31st day of March, 1854, to transact
such classifications of insurance as
are set forth in its present existing
license.
1 do further certify that a synopsis
of the duly filed annual statement is
as follows:
The actual amount of Cap.
u. S. Deposits to be S 400,O00.00
The aggregate Income
for the year 1852 . 4,0S0,951.13
The aggregate Disburse.
for the year 1852 ....-...-... 3,61S, 507.29
The aggregate Assets are - 1854, 6OS.25
The aggregate Liabilities,
except Capital, are ...... 1,627,921.37
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto subscribed my name and af-
fixed my official seal at the State Capt.
toll in the City of Helena, this first day
of April, 1853
JOHN J. HOLMES, State Auditor
and Commissioner of Insurance.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-07-24
Rails Ask As Per Cent Mail
Rate Boost

The major railroads have asked the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
an increase of at least As per cent
in mail pay. 1t is believed the boost
would amount to at least $143 mil
lion increase in mail costs for the
government and revenue for the rails.
The government recently indicated
it wished to increase general postal
rates to bring in $240 million. If the
rail boost is granted, it would ac-
count for half of this.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-07-24

GENEVA -(CNS)- The U. S.
delegation to the United Nations Eco
homie & Social Council is set to tor
pedo a committee report aimed at
ending restrictive, monopolistic bust
ness practices in world trade.
Two years ago U. S. leaders initial
ed the committees study at Eco
Soc's session here. The committee has
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-07-24
Office of State Auditor
STATE OF MONTANA
Insurance Department
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
AND AUTHORIZATION

I, JOHN ]. HOLMES, State Auditor
and Commissioner of Insurance Elk Of
ficio. in and for the State of Montana,
do hereby certify that the Coal ODer-
atOrs Casualty Company, having filed
a sworn statement of its financial con-
dition as of December 81, 1852, and hav-
ing complied with the laws of this
State relating to insurance and insur-
ance companies, is authorized until the
31st day of March, 1854, to transact
such classifications of insurance as are
set forth in it's present existing license.
I do further certify that a synopsis
of the duly filed annual statement is
as follows:
The actual amount of Cap.
us. Deposit to be S 500, 100000
The aggregate Income
for the year 1852 , 6,841, 1854
The aggregate Disburse.
for the year 1852 .............. 7,O3O004.98
The aggregate Assets are :. 1891, 926.S6
The aggregate Liabilities,
except Capital, are $1,000. 7,77S,046.46
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, l have
hereunto subscribed my name and af
fixed my official seal al the State Capt.
toll in the City of Helena this seventh
day of July, 1853.
JOHN J. HOLMES, State Auditor
and Commissioner of Insurance.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-07-24
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the rest of the customers, while the
major consumer has rate based
upon only a portion of the entire
system-and this protestant was
not permitted to make inquiry into
the extent of that rate base nor
it's method of computation
What proof is offered that the
ACM uses only part of the trans
mission line?" ...
1T is no answer to say that the
most favored and major consumer
mas had a percentage rate increase re-
Gently negotiated, Huppe continued,
I'VE pay our gas bills in dollars and
cents. The percentage increase may
actually indicate that ACM has never
borne its fair share of the costs and
had a contract discriminatory to 9TH
er customers. Evidence of such ia
vored nation contract was placed be-
fore this commission without contra
diction, by protestant American
Smelling & Refining Co."
(AS&R spokesman at May hearing
brought out that although their smelt-
er uses ten times as much gas as
does the smaller ACM plant, AS&R
over the past 20 years had been fore
ed to pay approximately cents more
per thousand cubic feet than the
ACM smelter. Presently-as of last
May-AS&R is paying 25 cents while
ACM, East Helena, is charged only
90 cents.-EDITOR.)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-07-24
POWER COMPANY ATTEMPTS TO
TWIST INTENT OF FPC ORDER

COntending that Montana Power is
attempting to twist the intent of the
Federal Power Commission order per-
uniting importation of Canadian gas,
by seeking to exclude ACM's con-
tract from commission consideration,
Huppe asserted that such was not
the meaning of the FPC ruling. at
is clearly contemplated" he said,
''Jhat the entire system is to be re-
tanned as unit and the ACM bear
alone the additional costs of Canadi-
an import for whose sole benefit the
import was permitted" In substantial
ton he quoted the pertinent part of
FPC order which reads, in part:
"(G) None of the costs of import
ing natural gas during the effective
period of this authorization, includ-
ing the costs of operation, mainten-
ance, and depreciation of any facili-
ties necessary for or incidental to such
importation shall be assessed direct
ly or indirectly against any customer
of Montana Power Company other
than the Anaconda Copper Mining
Company, for whose exclusive use the
volumes of gas imported under this
authorization are hereby limited :"
'By no stretch of the magma
ton said the federation attorney,
can the order mean that the ACM
is withdrawn from the gas division
and made a separate utility opera
ton. To do so relieves the ACM of
its share of the investment charges
that it should bear as a customer
in the absence of the Canadian gas
import-and this would include the
investments in the Cut Bank field
as well as all other bases found to
be fair value of the utility struc-
ture
For the (state) commission to ac-
cept this (FPC) order as an excuse
for doing the very thing that the or
der sought to prevent makes it ne
cessary for the protestant to point |
out the obvious and plain intent of
the order. The order does not create
a new utility and thus relieve ACM
from bearing its proportionate share
of the entire utility investment and
operation cost What the order
sought to do, in fact, was to pro-
hibit the rest of the consumers from
being directly or indirectly burden
ed with the additional costs created
by the import-those additional costs
we're to be borne as additional costs
nv tba ACM
g. The claimed severance of the
gas division into two utilities is, far
from being required by the FPC or
Ter 1t results in an unjust dis
against all other consum-
ers The rest of the consumers
are to be burdened by the reproduc-
ion new less depreciation rate base
# utility including gas field well
worm out, in large measure by the
tremendous demands of that single
customer over the years the dry holes,
ne exploration and construction made
n large measure to supply that con- ,
umer are now reflected in the rate !
ase-figured by any formulation :
ii but the major consumer >"
g. 80. The only purpose for the ap- i
licant to divide itself Unto two. utili- I
ies) is to justify the request for a I
igher rate by placing upon the pri- c
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-07-24
Public Service Commission

vate consumer the entire cost of the
Cut Bank field and the remainder
of the system
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-31
Lamb Prices
To Remain High

High lamb prices probably will
continue through August and dc
cline seasonally in early fall, says
Frederick A. Hughes, extension
economist at Ohio State Univer.
sity.
Hughes suggests that sheep men
finish out" spring lambs to arrive
at markets in August before prices
drop. Early marketing may SAVE
up to So hundred. Prices can
drop So or more a hundred be.
tween early and late marketing.
The extension specialist points
out that cattle men may market p
heavy run of grass-fed cattle this
summer and fall. This would press
lamb prices lower than the nor
NAL seasonal drop.
Hughes also advises Ohio lamb
producers to purchase eve lambs
for flock replacement now. Yves.
tern farmers are slaughtering
large numbers of eve lambs be.
cause of short pasture. This has
produced lower prices for young
breeding stock.
The present slaughter of eve
lambs, Hughes says, probably will
make replacement stock scarce
this fall and force prices higher
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-31
Farm Bureau Sets
Membership Goal

The slogan, cts To Be 654 in
So was adopted by the Ottawa
County Farm Bureau board in its
meeting on July oath. The 1854
membership goal for Ottawa Coun-
ty was set at 654 members. Dar-
ing this year, membership has
climbed to 584 members on a new
membership dues of ten dollars
per year.
"The majority of farmers in
Ottawa County belong to the Of
tawa County Farm Bureau" stat
ed Carl Bensch, county president,
land we hope to increase the per-
centage from 500 of all farmers
earning ST, 10000 or more per year
to 500 in 1854.
Zone of the major detectives of
our farm organization with its in
tegrated program through the Ohio
Farm Bureau Federation and the
American Farm Bureau Federation
is to speak for farmers"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-31
Rat-Proof Bins
Needed For Wheat

Farmers can protect stored
wheat from rodents by rat-proofing
bins, using poison bait and keep
ing surroundings clean, says R. X.
Davis, wildlife conservationist at
Ohio Stae University.
Davis says all holes more than
half inch wide must be closed
to keep rats and other large ro-
dents out of bins. Best materials
to use are half-inch hardware cloth
or galvanized metal.
To stop rats from climbing out
side walls, the wildlife specialist
suggests that farmers nail strips
of galvanized metal along sides of
the bin about 40 inches from the
ground. The best metal should be
bent out at the top. Since rats can
jump only about 3 feet, they can
not climb higher than the metal.
Davis says galvanized metal
nailed along the lower part
doorways prevents rats from
knawing around doors. Hardware
cloth stops rodents from entering
bins through air ducts in forced
air drying systems.
Eliminating trash, the conserva-
zionist says, destroys shelter for
rodents. Poison bait stations also
aid in the battle.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-31
RUDY NEHLS IS
KILLED BY AUTO

Rudolph Nehls, 81, veteran
Erie Ordnace Depot employee,
was killed instantly Monday night
when he was struck by an auto
as he walked across Route 20,
eight miles east of Fremont, after
he had crossed the road to erect
sign for the B & L Restaurant.
Born in Oak Harbor September
2, 1891, the auto victim was a
son of William and Dorothy Kahler
Nehls. He spent most of his life
in Oak Harbor, where his wife,
Eleanor, passed away several years
ago.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
Robert Kerr, and one son, Robert
Nehls, both of Port Clinton; three
Nehls, Oak Harbor, and Bert Nehls,
Toledo; five sisters, Mrs. Martha
Windisch and Mrs. Julia Finke,
Oak Harbor; Mrs. Rose Moon, Mrs.
Beth Zipfel and Mrs. Margaret
Drury, all of Toledo.
Funeral services were conducted
by the Rev. o. c. Doenges, Oak
Harbor, in the Neidecker Funeral
Home Thursday afternoon at 4
o'clock. Burial was made in Union
Cemetery, Oak Harbor.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-31
NOTES FROM OTTAWA
COUNTY AGENT
FRED cRiNsp

Among those attending the state
cattle barbecue at Kenton on July
80 were Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Meyerholtz, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
Kaiser, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Pc.
ters, Mart Boss and son Fred,
Frank Kardatzke, Gaylord Croll,
Cortland and Otto Beier, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Sutton. There were o.
theirs, but we missed few names.
Rose lovers will be interested in
Farmers Bulletin Number 25 just
arrived. 1t is all about roses.
The little Orchard Day Program
at Vim Nugent's just west of Port
Clinton is this afternoon. Why not
come over You will have a chance
to look over this nice orchard.
Also you will see demonstrations
of brush choppers, and sprayers
We will tell you about our expert.
mental thinning of peaches apples
with chemicals.
Dick Wilson, artificial breeding
technician holds a different honor
Dick breeds all the cows on Putin
Bay. It is the only spot in sc
NOBA counties where 10O% of the
cows are bred artificially.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-31
Scouts Finish
Tarnboree Trip

Philip Campbell, local Bow
Scout serving as Ottawa County
News correspondent at the nation.
al Jamboree in California, sends
in another report:
Troop Is started the morning
activities by attending church
services. After dinner, we had
free time to swap, go to the trad
ing post or to another camp area.
Swapping is really big business,
someone repeatedly purchased a
colOred emblem for 54 dollars.
Monday, July 20, we saw a JET
air show featuring four jets called
the Blue Angels and another
show featuring television and ra-
dio stars. Tuesday night we had
Hollywood Night and fireworks"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-31
FLOWING CONTEST AND FIELD DAY
WILL Be HELD THURSDAY, AUGUST 6

A official welcome has been ex-
tended by the Paul Magsig family
and w. F. Rofkar of the Ottawa
County Soil Conservation District
to attend the first plowing con-
test and conservation field day on
August 6.
According to Mr.. Rofkar plans
for the event are complete. Tours
of the farm will start at l PM.
The plowing contest will be con-
tinuous feature and is in charge
of Luther Mylander, board member
from Oak Harbor.
Winner of the plowing contest
will receive a trophy from the C.
A. Stevens Oil Co., Port Clinton.
In addition the Stevens firm will
fill with fuel all tractors in the
contest.
Main demonstration feature of
the day will be the corn fertilizer
plots in charge of Don Clegg, soil
conservationist from SanduSky
County. Here visitors will see corn
growing without benefit of fertil-
izer while some rows have on as
much as 500 pounds of 10-10-10
analysis per acre. Four different
analysis have been used. Half of
the rows were side dressed with
$50 pounds of nitrogen per acre.
Fertilizer for this demonstration
was provided by the Ottawa COun-
ty Farm Bureau Cooperative.
Other features of the program
include grass waterway exhibit
in charge of Richard Watkins, soil
conservationist for Ottawa Coun-
ty. Laurel Van Camp will be in
charge of tree planting program.
Vernon Wick of Ottawa, Ohio will
seed four acres of corn to ryegrass
with his airplane. County Agent
Fred T. Grimm will have a lining
demonstration using three differ
ent grades of lime and different
equipment. Lining materials for
the event are being furnished by
WoOdville Lime Products and Kel-
ley Island Lime and Transport Co.
Public address facilities will be
provided through the M. G. Sharpe
Tractor Sales of Oak HarbOr.
August Blatt in charge of park
ing says to enter the farm from
state route 1853 just east of Nissen
road. After your car is parked a
tractor drawn wagon will take all
visitors on a tour of the farm
according to Leo Martin, Genoa,
in charge of transportation. Re-
freshments on the grounds will be
provided by the Elliston E. U. B..
Church.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-31
Isolate Fair
Animal Entries

Bring home a blue ribbon and
not a disease" an Ohio veterinar-
ian advises livestock owners who
will exhibit at fairs during the
next few months.
DR.. R. L. Knudson, U. S. D. A.
veterinarian in charge of disease
control and eradication in Ohio, is
cooperating with the Livestock
Loss Prevention Association and
the Agricultural Extension Service
in an information program. He
cautions livestock owners to com.
ply with health requirements
while travelling to fairs.
"This becomes more important
on returning animals to the home
place." DR.. Knudson points out. T.'
protect home herds and flocks.
animals that have been to the
fairs should be isolated for at least
80 days.
During this time, owners can
look for unusual symptoms of di.
sease to which animals may have
been exposed. Isolation will help
prevent such disease from spread.
ing.
Mr.. Knudson says, "This type
of insurance is relatively inexpen
sive-just little extra care and
effort" Dividends will be worth,
while, however, if it keeps ami
mails safe and healthy.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-31
All CLUB GIRLS PLAN STYLE
REVUE AT CARROLL SCHOOL SOON

More than $50 All club girls are
expected to take part in the An
nual Style Revue showing gar
mentS they have made in their
All club work this year, states
Mrs. Mary Gallagher, Home Dem
onstration Agent.
All types of garments from ap-
rons, blouses, lounging clothes
and cotton dresses to attractive
sports outfits, dress-up dresses,
tailored suits and complete cos
tunes will be modelled at this Re-
vue which will be held August z,
at the Carroll Twp. School start
ing at 7:30 p. m.
The construction of the gar
ments will be judged in the after
noon and the county winners will
be chosen at the evening Revue
by Miss Harryett Miller, Home
Demonstration Agent of Erie
County, and Mrs. Marion Wagon
er, former Home Economics teach
er, of Curtice.
Committees assisting with this
Style Revue are:
Decorations and Reception:
Nancy Rauch, Carroll Twp, chair
man; Lois and Grace Hellwig,
Graytown; Judy Wendt, Elmore.
Arrangements: Mrs. Philip Win
ter, Carroll Twp, chairman; Shir-
ley Haynes, Graytown; Betty Kra-
mer, Port Clinton; Norma Jean
Burning, Bay Twp; Doris Schultz,
Carroll Twp; Kay Frances Denny,
Oak Harbor; Sue Crazier, Elmore.
Evening Program: Faye Kar-
datzke, Benton Twp, chairman;
Sally Kilmer, Oak Harbor, Eileen
Clayman, Oak Harbor; Marian
Camper, Genoa.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-31
Efficient Swine
Growers Save Pigs

Efficient swine growers-those
who always do the best job-were
the men who saved record pig
numbers this spring, says Lyle H.
Barnes, extension economist at
Ohio State University.
Ohio swine growers broke all
previous state records this spring
by saving 7.13 pigs per sow.
Barnes points out that low
prices in 1852 influenced less eff.
cient producers to sell breeding
stock. Although there were IL per
cent fewer sows and litters this
spring, than there were year
ago the total number of pigs
raised was only 10 percent small
Ter. Growers were more efficient.
Ohio ranked third in the nation
and first in the cornbelt in the
number of pigs saved per litter,
according to the June pig crop
report. Farmers all over the Unit.
ed States saved 6.81 pigs per lit.
ter-to set a new national record.
Prior to this spring, the record
year was 1852 when Ohio farmers
saved an average of 6.82 pigs pei
litter. U. S. farmers raised 6.64
pigs. The 10-year national spring
average is 6.3 pigs saved for each
SOW.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-31
Advise Curtain
Laundering First

Shrinkage of cotton marqui.
settle, one of the most popular fab.
RIGS for sheer glass curtains,
prompts textile specialists to sug-
gest laundering it before making
it up.
Such curtains often are too
short or hang unevenly after
laundering. In study at the Mis-.
souri, experiment station this fab
ric shrank progressively through
the sixth laundering. The greatest
shrinkage, however, amounted 20
as much as a half of the total
shrinkage in length with the first
laundering.
Textile authorities advise home.
makers making their own curtains
to launder the material first and
to allow extra length in a wide
bottom hem for alteration after
later launderings.
Although shrinkage in length
caused the most trouble, the Mis-.
souri, station found that cotton
marquisette usually shrinks more
in width so curtains may hang un-
evenly.
The Missouri scientists found
that fabrics with permanent fin
iShes shrank the least. Marqui.
settle with special finishes shrank
less than that with ordinary fin
ishes.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-31
Farmer Survey
Planned By Bureau

Secretary of Agriculture Ezra
T. Benson's request that farm or
ganizations make a general survey
of important farm issues met with
an enthusiastic response from the
Ottawa County Farm Bureau
Board of Trustees on July oath.
''We are honored as one of the
major farm organizations, to seek
the thinking of every one of our
members on these issues" stated
Carl Bensch, county president,
"and we will use every means at
our command to fulfill this oblN
CATION"
All details of the Farm Bureau
Every Member Survey" have not
been completed, but tentative
plans include use of township or
area meetings, council discussions,
county resolutions at the county
annual meeting.
The Farm Bureau board feels
that Secretary Benson is on the
right track in asking for farmer
thinking. The new farm program
will be written in 1854. All farm
ers are being asked to contribute
their thinking on what it should
be.
Carl Bensch further stated that,
"H farmers fail to write their own
program during this golden oppor-
tunity, then they shouldn't COM
plain about what they get"