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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-09-25
Coolidge Sharply Criticizes
Oil Board

To Whom 1t May Concern:
The transfer of the office of the Oil
Conservation Board from Great Falls
to Helena is not the only thing that is
| Board 1t appears that our governor has
become a lackey of the major oil COM
panies of Montana, and of the five
members he has appointed to the Board,
none of them are qualified to carry
out the intent of the law as it was writ
ten many years ago.
The only oil man on the board is Mr..
Barnes, who is an employee of the Shell
Oil Company, a foreign corporation. He
has been elected co-chairman and ap-
pears to be running the show. Mr. By
erly, the chairman, knows nothing
about the oil business and must take
for granted practically everything that
Mr.. Barnes suggests. He was put on
for publicity The facts are, the Oil
Conservation Board has been turned
into a political weapon and the new
law, SB 55, was sponsored and put
through the legislature by a few Re-
publicanS from the Billings district who
favor and work with the major oil
companies that have recently set up
shop in Billings. The two farmers who
were put on the board are no doubt
very good farmers, but know absolute
ly nothing about the oil business or
conservation, and therefore are not
qualified to serve on this board. Last,
but not least is Mr.. Hageman who, in
years past, had some experience in the
refining business, but at the present
writing is Water Commissioner at Bill
lings with a salary of $4,000 a year and
has little time to devote to this board
to which he has been appointed. His
ambition is to be the next mayor of
Billings and is now using this method
as a political stepping stone to ac-
cOmplish this.
The independent oil men of northern
Montana have furnished the money to
keep this oil board functioning for the |
last Is years and now it has been taken |
out of their hands and turned over to |
a gang of major oil companies who are |
taking over completely and telling the |
little fellows what they can and can
lot do, and through them expect to con-
.rol our State Land Board with unit |
operations which are a menace to every |
'oyalty holder in the state, including
he State of Montana.
| hope this political maneuver will |
)ackfire on itself and the reaction will
come against the governor who is
olely responsible for this whole mix
I'D and let us put the responsibility
where it belongs. In the early tWentieS
he major companies rushed into the
lorthern oil fields and operated for a
hort time. They gradually all pulled
Tut and left the entire state practical
y in the control of the Independents,
tut since the development has started
n the Williston Basin, they are NOV
ng back rapidly and wish to take over
he oil business in it's entirety and con-
rol the executive branch of our gov
rnment in Helena, if that is possible.
e. 3. COOLIDGE. Great Falls
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-09-25
My Two-Bits Worth
BY LEVERNE HAMILTON,
Thompson Falls

For a period of six or eight weeks ]
of national and world news and dur
ing that time I was filled with dire
feeling of foreboding, fear that in my
absence those fifteen Cor was it six
teen) communists had been able to
overthrow the government of the Unit
ed States by force and violence.
This dread thought disturbed all my
waking hours and even invaded my
slumbers with dreams of the terrible
consequences to our American Way of
Life" should such a dire calamity have
occurred.
This horrible thought preyed upon my
mind to such an extent that a few
nights ago my sleep, which at best
had been only intermittent was dis
rupted by a horrible nightmare. L
dreamed that the subversive sixteen
Cor was it seventeen) had been sue
cessful, that seven Russians had the
Y. ). Army surrounded, that k e
had been deposed as President, the Re
publican party disbanded, outlawed and
compelled to go underground and Nc
Carthy, McCarran and Jenner, or what
could be infinitely worse, condemned
to years of hard labor in the copper
mines.
Unable to longer stand the suspense
/ arose from my uneasy SAUNDERS and
although the sun had not yet risen,
drove in mad haste to the nearest news
stand where, upon it's opening of the
daily papers (Missoulian and Spokes-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-09-25
OVER 1000 DISABLED
HELPED BY VOCATIONAL
REHAB I'm PAST YEAR

Three hundred and eighty-one men
and women with employment handi-
caps were prepared for suitable oc-
cupations and placed on jobs in the
last fiscal year according to report
lust issued by Left Fredericks, state
director of the Bureau of Vocational
Rehabilitation Most of these persons
had a chronic physical disability
which operated as an impeachment to
employment, but the handicaps of 20
were attributed to mental illness.
Two hundred and fifty-four were
rebabilitated through training, 80
through physical restoration, 5
through a combination of training and
physical restoration, and 80 through
selective placement only.
Altogether over 1000 cases were
handled by the Bureau in the twelve
month period covered by the report.
Including those rehabilitated, $50 re-
ceived complete or partial training.
As the year ended, 270 were still in
active training, and II were receiv-
ing physical restoration services of
one kind or another.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-09-25

=, +bo Soviet Union claiming that II -
an q egressor. In my youth, the llas u
| the car floated over Flnlahu @nu
| land These are now free hatioiie' !
Of course. lust as we try to spreau
Private Enterprize the communists =
to spread Socialism. AS advances 80 81.
of our system we SEND Chilstian III
sionarieS to convert Such do 49,.
'Tbe Heather" Then after conVertihs
them we drop atom bombs on thelii'
Communism is not only an economic
ideal il embraces a basic tenet OF
Christianity: Altruism: To love my
neighbor as thy self: Such is It's llhal
goal, at least they think So
We waged aggressive war on emma.
We shelled her power plants on the
Yalu River before any Chlnese SOL
der entered North Korea. we put
Manchuria in darkness, we killed some
Chinese Civilians in doing IT. 1t Is IN
sanity for a grown man to poke
stick into a hornets nest. The chi
nese rushed out against us. Our Ego
fist Macarthur committed the classic
blunder. he divided his forces in the
face of an enemy whose strength ne
misjudged We were soon beaten back
to the 3Sth parallel. We make hero
of a poor general QnsanityD
We suffer casualties of $4,000 In
disease and accidents. We spend SIS
Billion. We kill ? million helpless ko-
rean Civilians, burn their beautiful
cities. We turn all Asia against us.
We bomb villages with napalm bombs.
We lose the war The man responsible
for this war was Dulles. We make
him Secretary of State. Was that in
sanity? That office, more than the
presidency, directs our Foreign Policy.
No ipo IA dol q @
in Korea, he now would entangle us
in the French war against Asia going
on in Indo-China and would give TO
cause 1886 million of money taxed
from farm and labor here. Is this para
noia? or just idiocy?
China has $50 million people. India
has $50 million. Great Britain poor,
but sophisticated, votes to admit China
to the United Nations. We got beaten
by China with weapons partly from
Russia but mostly with weapons that
our Congress delivered to Chang kali
Shek and his crowd sold to the Com |
Anyway we were beaten. If |
YOU can't beat them join them is an
Did maxim. They are a peace loving |
people. India should have full vote in |
United Nations. China should be admit
ed.
There are some crazy ones amongst /
is who say that we should she'll the |
Chinese Ports. If we do, there is /
reaty between China and Russia, that
f either is attacked the other will |
light An American bomb on Shang-
lai would bring an atom bomb on the
oentagon or the Capitol Building the
lext day and hydrogen bomb on New
York the following day These jittery
ealots wasting time watching our
kies for Soviet Aircraft should re-
member that Gen. Spatz says so per
ent of bombing planes would reach
heir targets, no matter what we do.
n fact, Russia seems to have the hy-
rogen bomb and we have not de-
eloped it yet They did not get the
ecret from us
Our economy, of surplus products.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-09-25
Should Americans Take an
Inventory?

Friendly foreigners may have an
alysed our great nation better than
any native writer's Still the most in
structive treatise on us and our in
situations for high school pupils (and
congressman is Democracy in Ameri-
ca" by Count de Tocqueville, a Franch-
man 1S35). He foretold the danger to
our liberties of McCarthyism. Another
indispensable book, but unknown to
Congress, is 1.-The American Common
wealth" (1S8S) by Viscount Bryce, an
English Statesman. He foretold the
dangers of McCarthyism.
prominent Partisan Editor, always
friendly to the United States, has re-
Gently written America Is Now the
Greatest Lunatic Asylum in the World"
He must see some symptoms.
Perhaps these are a few:
The national debt is about 1858 Bill
lion. The Congress and President, to
pay an election bride to three states
regarded as pivotal during the last
election, has given away oil, off the
shores of these states, that is estimated
to be of value of between 800 Bill
lion and 5000 Billion.
In thirty years we have fought two
awful wars against aggressive Ger
many. We are spending billions to re-
build the German War Machine; to re-
arm the people, who for a hundred
years have bullied France, an ally of
America since before our revolution,
and who sunk our merchant and pass
enger ships before each of these wars
began.
We have conjured up an enemy for
our Warmongers and munition makers
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-09-25

must have foreign markets or II breaks
down. There is already a surplus and
impending glut Of American made au-
tomobiles and sewing machines. We
drink tea, need tin and tungsten be-
sides silk and many things that China
has, but we have not.
Britain is trading freely with China.
tea. tungsten, tin, silk come from China
to us through British merchants. Is 1t
insanity to prevent our factories from
supplying China direct with tractors,
sewing machines, etc. while we pay
British merchants profit to get our
tea. tin. tungsten. silk from China.
When we go broke we Will know ii is
folly if not insanity.
Many insane Americans think the
in Europe are hungry.
Their standard of living is not yet so
high as ours but 1t is higher than ours
was before Mr.. Roosevelt organized the
New Deal 1t is higher than theirs ever
was before. Russian National debt Is
less than So Billion: ours fifty times
that much Since Japan surrendered.
Russia has completed the VOlga Val
ley Authority. 1t generates two million
Kilowatts and irrigates 2.500,00 acres
of formerly dry land. our daily press
feeds us foreign news in small cap
sules.
Some crazy Metaphysics even call
the New Deal a Communist Plot"
and our immortal Mr.. Roosevelt, a
traitor and conspinator.
To be continued, as other symptoms
come TO mind. - LOWNDES MAURY,
Butte
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-09-25
LETTERS TO the EDITOR

democracy is based upon the con-
viction that there are extraordinary
possibilities in ordinary people,
DIR. HARRY EMERSON FOSDICK.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-03-03
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Members Present
$36b.7b To Polio Fund

Mrs. Villa n Fettrow, East Ma
tional Road, entertained the men,
bers of Beta Kappa Chapter of
Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority at
her home last Monday evening.
Mrs. Frank Jenkins reported
the Polio Committee had presented
Mrs. c. 0. Thompson, Chairman
of the Madison County Polio
Drive a check for $366.76 which
represented the proceeds from the
sorority's January March of Dimes
Dance. Those members of the sor-
ority's Polio committee at the pre-
sentation were, Mrs. Frank Jen-
kins, Mrs. Roy Davidson, Mrs.
Harold Tumblison, and Miss Doro-
thy Dunkle.
The regular business meeting
was followed by a group discus
sion on Tips on Tact. The group
also made tentative plans for their
rushing period to begin in March.
The first of the parties will be
at the home of Miss Dorothy Dun
kle, Neil Road, on March 9th.
~ ~
People are honest. If you lose
something of value, use the want
ads to tell finder it is yours.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-03-03
Persinger-Rice.
Wedding Feb. %

Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Joy Persinger
and William Rice of Mt. Sterling,
by Mrs. Edith Persinger, mother of
the bride.
The ceremony was performed
Saturday, February %, in First
Methodist Church, Richmond, Indi-
ana, by the Reverend Mr.. Rigley.
The bride chose a blue tailored
ensemble with black accessories
for her marriage.
At the wedding were, Mrs. Edith
Persinger, Mrs. Del Hagen, Lon
don and Miss Alice Rice, sister of
the bridegroom.
The bridegroom who had served
overseas in Korea with the U. S.
Army for eighteen months, was
discharged from service February
%.
He and his bride are for the
present residing with her mother
at 1875 South Oak Street.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-03-03
Garden Club Visits
Famous Gardens
Hears Of New Plants

London Garden Club members
had the pleasure of a trip to Cy-
press Gardens and those on the
pilgrimage to Natchez, Mississippi.
through the medium of vivid de-
scription of the beauty of these
famous spots by Mrs. H. A. Ty-
son.
In contrast, Mrs. r. B. How
ards duty was a "Preview of
New Flowers" which contained
mention and description of what
the catalogs have to offer for gar
dening on the home front. Also
what is best in fertilizers for best
results in growing.
Looking into the future, Mrs. c.
L. Thibaut, club president, named
a committee of three, Mrs. H. A.
Tyson, Mrs. Walter Weaver and
Mrs. A. B. Rankin, as the clubs
representatives on the Fair Sche-
dule Committee for this years ex-
hibit at the Madison County Fair.
Mrs. Byers L. Adair was well
coined into the club as a new
member at the meeting.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-03-03
Whites Given
Farewell Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph White and
their family, who have been resid-
ing at 38 Maple Street for a num-
Der of years, have sold their home
and on Thursday left for their new
home in Cedarville.
AS farewell courtesy for them
before they left London, members
of Mrs. Whites card club and
their husbands had an ensemble
supper party at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Young, Richmond
Avenue.
Attending were, Mr.. and Mrs.
White, DR.. and Mrs. r. F. Lay
bourne, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Nc
Shane, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Won
Kanel, Mr.. and Mrs. James Smith,
Judge and Mrs James F. Bell, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Kennedy, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Robert Tanner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Blair Savage, Mr.. and Mrs.
+. E. Kidwell and Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Hood.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-03-03
Ardreys Home From
California Also
Fly To Hawaii

Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Ardrey,
West Center Street, returned Fri
day from a months trip to the
west coast. San Francisco was
their objective for the convention
of the National Automobile Deal
er's Association, but numerous and
diverse entertainment was plann-
ed for members of the association
and their wives in attendance, to
relieve the monotony of business
sessions.
One of the most delightful of
these was a flight to Honolulu
where the Ardreys were register
ed for seven days of intriguing
vacation at the Royal Hawaiian.
During their stay in Honolulu,
they had the pleasure of visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Webb,
wilma Jean Lacey, formerly of
London now located on the Island
Among other friends in San. Fran
cisco they also saw Mrs. r. H.
Robson and Miss Louise Rich
mond and their host, Baird Heff-
ron, with whom they were stopp-
ing while in San Francisco.
Mrs. Robson and Miss Rich
mond hoped off from Los Angel
es on March / for Juarez, Mex
leo where they will be registered
at t he Hotel Regis Av II for the
next few weeks,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-03-03
Delphian Program
Of Much Interest

A most interesting program was
presented to members of London
Delphian Society last Monday eve
ming, February %, at the home of
Mrs. Caryl A. Holton, East First
Street.
Miss Harriet Eyler reviewed
the book, 40 Acres and No Mule"
by Janice Holt Giles. This fasci-
mating story of a city girl who
married boy from the Kentucky
hills, portrayS the life and GUS
toms of their neighbors on Giles
Ridge, and her adjustment and ex-
periences of their 40 acres.
Mrs. James Cluxton gave a mus
ical program in two parts. In her
talk about music in America to-
day, she stated that the American
pepole are becoming more appre-
ciative of good music. There are
today, she said, 737 orchestras de-
voted to good music; there are ex-
cellent musical programs on radio
and "TV" including grand opera
and the participation of many chill
dren in schools bands and orches-
tras, all have helped to bring
about greater appreciation of good
music.
Following this informative talk,
Mrs. Cluxton played three piano
selections, Spanish Dance" by E.
Granados; Scotch Poem" by Ed
ward Mcdowell, and "Etude Mi
gnonne," Ed. Schultz.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-03-03
WCTU Institute
At KEGS Home

London Woman's Christian
Temperance Union had an insti-
tute Thursday, February 19 at the
home of Mrs. Bride Kees, South
Madison Road, an ensemble lunch
con interrupting the full days pro-
gram.
At the morning session Miss
Grace Ballenger conducted the de-
votionals using part of the ninth
chapter of John as the theme with
excerpts from magazine Today,
as an auxiliary help. Department
heads and others spoke informally
on the Unions plans for the COM
ing year.
Miss Margaret Chance led the
devotionals for the opening of the
afternoon session, taking the tenth
chapter of John for her text and
again using To-day" to develop
the service.
Mrs. Fern Thomas, County pre-
sident, addressed the London
group, reporting on the recent
state convention at Findlay, giving
the various means for reaching
the goal set AS one of the out
standing sessions, Mrs. Thomas
described the old-fashioned prayer
meeting conducted as one of the
evening services.
Mrs. Josephine Andrews assist
ed Mrs. Kees, in entertaining the
twelve members of the Union at
tending
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-03-03
Mrs. Christina Henry
Receives Orchid
On 85th Birthday

Mrs. Christina Henry, So East
High Street, was twice honored
when she appeared on Sally Flow
ers Television show, Columbus,
Thursday night.
Celebrating her eighty-fifth
birthday on that date entitled her
to the lovely orchid that was pre-
sented to her as the oldest cele-
brant at the show. Mrs. Henry's
family numbered ten children,
five sons and five daughters, and
was the cause for the second re-
cognition, box of candy.
Mrs. Emma Reed who was also
celebrating a birthday and her
daughter Miss Sylvia Reed, both of
Irwin, Mrs. Lee Foreman, Liberty
Street, and Mrs. Charles Boysel
of near London, accompanied Mrs.
Henry to Columbus for the party.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-03-03
Pvt. Bell Enters
Leadership School

Pvt. David Bell, who has just
completed his basic training at In
diantown Gap, Pa, recently had a
short visit in London with Mrs.
Bell Chester Ann Ridenour) and
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
G. Bell, Garfield Avenue. He re-
turned to Indiantown Gap to enter
Leadership Training School, his
next step in the service.
While he was on furlough Mrs.
Bell came to London from Capital
University, Columbus, where she
is continuing her studies in music.
A dinner at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Riden-
our, South Main Street, with Pvt.
Bell, Mrs. Bell and his parents,
brought the family together dur
ing his brief stay in London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-03-03
BPW Club Has Movies
Interesting Program

London Business and Profess
sional Women's Club had a pro-
gram for the meeting Monday
night at Coover Memorial Club
House which was pertinent, ben
eficial and interesting.
Pertinent since the first of two
films, shown with the aid of
Vernon Royce, entitled Coming
Home, was the story of benefit
derived from taking advantage of
chest X-Ray when the tuberculosis
0obile unit visits a community.
The picture was shown on the eve
OF the mobile units arrival in
London for three-day stay.
The second movie, "IIighlights
of Ohio" narrated by Lowell
Thomas, gave a scenic, industrial,
historical and colorful story,
which made an excellent back
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-03-03
SOCIETY," SOCIAL EVENTS AND NEWS OF THE CLUBS

ground for "Ohio's Sesqui-C -Centen-
NAL" as described on local level
by Floyd Williams after the
sound movie. Historical pamphlets
and literature were available to
the members for the taking.
Mrs. Leon II. King and Miss
Dorothy j. Gibson, were taken
into the club at the business
meeting in charge of Miss Mar
garet Tracey, president.
The committee which planned
Mondays meeting and served re-
freshments in patriotic motif
was, Miss Mary Davis, Mrs. Grace
Bird, Mrs. Osie Webb and Mrs.
David McCord.
Success in life depends upon
persistent effort, upon the inn
provement of moments more than
upon any other one thing.
Mary Baker Eddy
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-03-03
Nellie Counts OES
Is Inspected BY
Worthy Grand Matron

Using a color scheme of pink
and white, the gym at the Sedalia
high school was very beautifully
decorated for the annual inspec-
ton of Nellie Counts Chapter,
O.E.S. Using the same color
scheme in the dining room a de-
licious chicken dinner was served
to members and guests preceding
the inspection.
Marguerite w. Steele, Worthy
Grand Matron of Dayton, was the
inspecting officer. She commended
highly the fine initiatory work
done by the officers. The follow
ing officers were in their stations:
Aileen Gerard, worthy matron;
Chester Kelso, worthy patron;
Clarabel Warner, associate mat
ron; Ray L. Vaughn, associate pat
ron; Neva Beatty, conductress;
Norma Jean Davey, associate con-
ductress; Inez Whiteside, secre-
tary; Louise B. Dorm, treasurer;
Eva Shaffer, chaplain; Agnes
Pugsley, marshal; Ressie McCli-
mans, organist; Mary Bocco, Ada;
Ann Bogenrife, Ruth; Elizabeth
Thompson, Esther; Anabel Knis-
ley, Martha; Betty Bogenrife, FL
ecta; Ada Louise Dorm, Warder,
and Roy Tope, senteniel.
Chapter was honored by the
presence of Marguerite w. Steele,
Worthy Grand Matron; Victor
Blanke, Worthy Grand Patron;
Hazel Beach, Past Grand Matron
and Present Grand Treasurer;
Grand Representatives, Louise
Cary, Montana; Dora DeLong,
New Mexico; Gladys Huber, Sas-
kacthewan; Roberta Blanke, Mich
igan; Ruhanna Gussat, Quebec;
Pearl Haskins, North Dakota;
Dorot thy Miller, Pennsylvania.
Grand Chapter Officers, Mildred
Reese, Grand Ada; Edna Hartsock,
Grand Martha; Martha Newell,
Grand Warder. And the following
Deputy Grand Matrons, Hildreth
Burch, Ester Darius, Della H.
Todd, Rachel M. Bante, Lucy
Panzlow, Ester Stephan, Lillian
Ranly and Mary Hankins.
Honorary Membership in Nellie
Counts Chapter, 491, O.E.S. was
conferred upon the Worthy Grand
Matron by Mary Hankins, D.G.M.
of the district 18.
Following the inspection refresh
ments were served to all guests at
the school house and Mary Hank
ins invited all distinguished guests
visiting matrons and patrons, the
officers, their husbands or wives
to her home where they were very
graciously entertained with a buff
fet supper.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-03-03
Heise-Wilson
Vows In March

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heise,
Spring Valley Road, announce the
approaching marriage of their
daughter. Lorene, to Martin Will
son, Sr. of Kiousville.
Miss Heise is a graduate of
Madison Local School. The BRIDE
groom-elect, graduate of Fair
field School, is engaged in farm
ing with his father.
The wedding will be an event of
March.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-03-03
ANNA LEE MILLER
HOME FROM FLORIDA

Miss Anna Lee Miller has re-
turned to London after a several
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. II.
H. Crabbe, East High Street, at
their winter home in Long Beach,
Florida. She motored to Florida
with the Crabbes and returned
home by plane. The Crabbes ex-
pect to return to London in April.