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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-27
Zenith Probe
Welcomed Says
Company Pres.

Commander E. F. Mcdonald,
Jr., president of Zenith Radio Cor
poration today said that Zenith
welcomes the Congressional inves-
tigation of hearing aid prices and
service charges proposed yesterday
in a resolution by Rep. Edgar
Jonas of Illinois.
1--WE had no prior knowledge of
Mr.. Jonas proposed investigation"
Mcdonald said, "but we feel that
it is long overdue. There is in our
opinion no justification for the ex-
orbitant prices asked for many
makes of hearing aids"
More power to Congressman
JONAS" he said, this investigation
can very we'll result in saving mil
lions and millions of dollars for
the hard-of-hearing public"
Mcdonald said that Zenith en-
tered the hearing aid business ten
years ago ito lower the cost of
hearing and to take the racket out
of hearing aids" He said that all
vacuum tube hearing aids cost
about the same to manufacture.
They have essentially the same
tubes and component parts. Diff
ferences in performance are deter
mined entirely by efficiency in de-
sign and quality control in manu-
facture, it was said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-27

''That might make it look like
the weight-distance tax proposes
to throw all the tax burden on
the owners of heavy trucks in
Ohio" Cohen added, ''but it
doesn't. These reductions would
be possible because the weight
distance levy reaches a segment
of the trucking industry which
now is using our roads virtually
scot free-the out-of-state trucks.
He said the out-of-staters re-
present more than 40 per cent of
the truck traffic on Ohio's high
ways today.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-27
Ohio Fair Racing
Program S48,500

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. % -
Richest harness racing program in
the history of the Ohio State Fair
was announced today by speed su-
perintendent Frank M. Foster of
Marion. Foster said S48,50O, 81, 900
more than a year ago, would be
distributed in six racing days be-
ginning Aug. 29th and continuing
through Sept. 4th.
The additional $1,000 in prize
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-27

Inventories increased $2,059, ,264
to S25 1859, ,90S, reflecting. the added
lines of merchandise in the Nor
ris stores, and the demands of en-
larged units.
Working capital increased for
the third consecutive year to a
total of $34,085, ,522. The current
ratio was 2.90 to l compared with
2.62 to l in 1851.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-27
MIDWAY BEATS
PICkAWAY 67-61
Bogenrife Topples
State SCORING Record

Midway basketball team stepped
out and took victory from Picka-
way Township, Pickaway county
champions, 81 to 81 in the Central
District Class B Basketball tour
nament at Capital University GYM
nasium Tuesday night.
i Dick Bogenrife who plays GEN.
ter for Midway has broken the
state scoring record for one year
by rolling up 784 points to top TIC
points, state record to date.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-27
RedIegs Start
Spring Training

Managers Rogers Hornsby and
two new coaches, Buster Mills and
Ford Garrison, will be greeted by
3S players when their Cincinnati
Redlegs open their spring training
at Tampa, Florida, February 26.
Twenty-seven of these Redlegs
have seen service in a major lea
que game while eleven-Frank
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-27
Highway Department
Says Trucks Should
Pay Higher Taxes

Ashland, Ohio,-The heaviest
combination truck rigs now using
Ohio's highways should be pay
ing 81 times higher taxes than the
average passenger car, a State
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-27

Totals "a - bI
Score by Periods: Midway, Is,
Pickaway, II, first; Midway "a,
Pickaway %, second; Midway 81,
Pickaway 40, third; Midway 67,
Pickaway 81, final.
Midway will meet townsville,
fourth seeded team in the District
tournament at Capital gymnasium
Thursday night at pm.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-27
Harold Cohen, executive secre.

Highway official declared here to-
day.
Harold Cohen, executive secre-
tary of the highwcy department,
told members of the Rotary Club
of Ashland that a recent study by
one of the departments engineers
had disclosed this startling cost
responsibility of the heaviest type
trucks.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-24
Schooling for U. S. Migrant
Children Progressively Less

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Thomas L.
Stokes, newspaper columnist, pointed
out recently that although President
Truman had recommended appropriat-
ing $181 900 to see what can be done
about school migrant children, the
House appropriations committee saw
no money, Stokes pointed out the
emergency is getting worse, and that
the children today are getting even
less education than their parents.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-24
high COURT UpHOLDS
BREAD SOFTENER BAN

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)-
The Supreme Court has upheld ban
on certain chemical bread soften
ers, but Food & Drug Commissioner
Charles w. Crawford says the ban
can't be enforced until another case
involving another product is also set
tied.
Meanwhile Crawford called on bak-
ers voluntarily to quit using polyoxy-
ethylene monosterat. It's been added
to bread since 1947 to keep it from
hardening on store shelves.
FDA says Atlas Power Company
and Glyco Products Company failed
to show that the chemical is safe for
1t also deceives custo-
mers who guess the age of bread by
pinching it. The companies said FDA
had to prove the chemical is harm
full. The court denied this.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-24
UNION BUSTING AUTO
DEALERS REQUEST
Denied BY NLRB

A union busting NLRB representa-
ton election asked for by the labor
hating Kalispell Automobile Deal
ers' Association has been denied by
the Board.
The catch to such an election at
this time is that Union members
would be denied the right to vote for
union representation. The only ones
eligible to vote would be the scabs
working behind the picket line.
Machinists' Lodge 1850 has already
won the bargaining rights through an
NLRB election but the Dealers Assoc
iation refuses to recognize the union
by signing contract with union Sc
curity provisions in it.
In denying the application for
new election, the Board mentioned
that there had already been such an
election and the inference was given
that if the Dealers had bargained in
good faith the controversy would have
been over.
Up to now, the Dealers have made
no pretense of trying to settle the
strike by bargaining in good faith on
union security clause.-TREAS-
URE STATE LABOR JOURNAL,
Kalispell.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-24
DULLES HOPES TO GIVE
UP u. S. POINT Nv PLAN

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)
Secretary of State Dulles wants
to gradually end Point w, testi-
mony revealed April 13 shows. He
suggested that private foundations
or profit corporations do the job.
Under the State Departments
Point Nv program, scores of under
developed nations have got techni-
cal help to improve farming and
living standards. Dulles testimony
before House appropriations COM
mittee, March ID, was just given
out last week.
He said, Gin some cases we have
to move gradually Gin cutting off
Point Nv help. The abrupt shock
of a total change might have SER
ious political repercussions. 1t might
be misunderstood. We don't want
the suggestion that we don't value
their friendship"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-24

Montana to prepare additional
facts" for consideration by the
commission.
Information reaching this office
is that Commissioners Henry and
Middleton voted to postpone the
hearing, while Comm. Young voted
against any change from the origi-
nal April 81 date.
In seeking more time for the peo-
pie to prepare case in opposition,
Anderson advised, 81 understand that
the Public Service Commission does
not make a thorough investigation of
such cases as the MST&T hearing,
but relies on figures supplied by the
company seeking the increase. These
figures may be accurate in them
selves, but where holding companies
such as American Telephone & Tele-
graph are involved, and where equip
ment is purchased from a subsidiary
of the holding company, in this case
Western Electric, there is no limit
to the extent that the operating COM
pany (MST&T) can be MIXED, and
further tariff increases justified.
'This company has unquestion-
ably spent large sums of money
and months of time in careful prep.
aration of their case. Only about
month was allowed for the first
announcement of the petition for
rate increase to the date set by you
for hearing. This is not sufficient
time to prepare case for the peo-
pie, and your courtesy in postpon-
ing the hearing at least thirty days
will be appreciated"
Anderson, who, on the final day
of the 1858 Legislature secured fav-
orable senate action on a resolution
for a thorough investigation of the
Public Service Commission in re-
questing the commission to delay the
hearing, also told newsmen:
81 know that the Montana Public
Service Commission standard excuse
for not digging out all the facts in
with rate setting cases is |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-24

that the legislature did not provide
funds for such investigation. There
is a good deal of truth in this, fol
1 know that the lobby-ridden 33ro
Legislative Assembly slashed THEN
budget requests even below the fig
ure recommended by the controller
A few thousand dollars spent to make
adequate Investigations might easily
save the people of Montana millions
of dollars. OF course, those millions
would then be lost to the big COM
panies whose complex accounting sys-
TENS are ideally adapted to concealing
profits and justifying exorbitant
rates. 1t is not coincidence that the
most powerful Hobbies were closely
connected with the utilities and trans
portation groups"
This time MST&T is asking in
creases which will amount to as
much as 38 per cent and will NET
the monopoly another 100000 per
year in profits from Montana pa
irons. In 1852 MST&T Melted in
excess of $40 million. For the first
quarter 1858 the companys prof
it's were $2,705,2 as compared
with 81, 33,777-for first quarter
1852, an increase of SIS per cent
1858 profits are currently running
at a rate of 6.92 per share MST&T
hearings stated that five per cent
was fair return on investment by
stockholders.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-24
PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAM
NETS GOVERNMENT
$40 MILLION I'm 1852

How much did the price support
program cost the federal govern
ment last year? Nothing In fact it
made money. Successful Farming
reports that just before President
Truman left office, he disclosed farm
price support operations had Melted
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-24
MsT&T rate HEARINGS POSTPONED
FOR Three WEEKS

Public hearing of Mountain States Tel Tells request
increases of SO cent have been postponed Mon
day. May Is by the Montana Public Service Commission The
hearing originally scheduled be held in the
toll Monday, April 27 The threeweek delay upon
written request PSC from Sen Leroy Anderson Pondera
who asked delay of at least thirty days to permit people of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-24

to give the permittee the benefit of
any increased grazing capacity on
his allotment without his turning a
hand to accomplish the increase, such
as when the public pays the expense
of reseeding or other improvements.
Section would keep "the Secre-
tary" from decreasing the privilege
as to the number or kind of stock, or
changing allotment boundaries, for
any purpose whatever, when a privil-
eye passes to a successor. This is the
most dangerous feature of the bill
it is the "big freeze"
Although Section 12(a) disclaims
any intent to obtain a vested right in
the public lands, and Section IL
would permit reduction or elimina-
ton of grazing to protect the range
or to favor some other use, the pro-
visions of Section and certainly
appear to nullify these disc laimers.
Furthermore, the sponsors seek to
make the grazing privilege something
the holder can sell to someone of
his own choosing, and to REQUIRE ''the,
Secretary" to accept the deal. This
would assure a net of hundreds of
dollars per head of permitted stock
to privilege holders. Under such pro
cedure, they could sell rights to use
the public's lands with the public
having virtually no voice in the mat
ter.
With this kind of freedom there
is nothing to keep individuals
from acquiring excessively large
nd even monopolistic grazing
privileges. This is prevented by
the upper limits in the present ma
tional forest regulations.
Section 10 would strip "the Sec
rotary" of the necessary authority to
a administer the public lands under his
Jurisdiction. Under this provision he
could be required to justify his adj
acts in court. The only
exception would be in the case of &C
ion by "the Secretary" to prevent
)vergrazing or to devote lands to a
higher use. Otherwise "the Secre-
AIRY" could be taken to court if a
oermittee chose to dissent to any adj
act of "the Secretary"
n administering the grazing use. This
Gould include such matters as the
precise delineation of grazing allot-
nent boundaries, reduction or cancel
alton of grazing privileges for re- :
'eated trespass or other violations of
he regulations, decisions on the ade-
Iuacy of base lands, and many other
,oints
The gist of Section 10 is that a !
ormal hearing could be required on Y
very proposed administrative deci- =
ion of ''the Secretary" except ac- :,
ions to prevent overgrazing or to sub E
titute higher use of the land "The
ecretary's" decision would have to be
ased exclusively on the hearing rec
I'd, and his decisions could be ap-
called to the courts.
Congress wisely decided when it
nacted the administrative Proceed
res Act" that it should not apply
, the administration Of public prop
rites. Courts always have held that
administrative decisions under statu-
,ry authority are not renewable
| courts unless capricious or IL
gal Yet Section 10 would at
,mpt to abrogate all this and con- O.
ert the administration of Uncle OF
ans grazing lands into a tortuous f
recess wherein the public would be P
lie loser. al
HI
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-24

During 1851, the Farmers I'm
ion Grain Terminal Association saw
ed farmers two cents a bushel on ev-
cry bushel of grain it marketed.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-24

of enjoyment of the nationa
forests placed in serious jeop
ardy.
H. R. 1923 proposes that graz
ing land permit holders be allowed
to transfer their grazing privileges
as they stand at the time, to success
sors." In otherwords: grazing leases
could be sold by lessees or could be
handed down from generation to gen.
Grafton as part of an estate. The bill
also proposes that management of
such lands be placed in the hands of
local advisory boards, most of which
are notorious for being controlled by
stockmen. And, among other things,
it would strip public agencies Of ne
cessary authority to administer pub
lie lands under their jurisdiction.
In Montana there are 100000
acres of forest and other public do
main land that would be directly
affected should II. r. 4O23 become
law. Therein lies the Importance
of Montana people acquainting
themselves with the magnitudn of
this latest proposal to grab the pub
lie domain by stockgrowing inter
ests.
That Montana people may have \
comprehensive understanding on II.
r. 1923, we are republishing here
with an analysis of the D'Ewart bill
H. r. 1929, and its Senate companion
measure S. 1491 by Butler and Bar
rett, as prepared by the Emergency
Committee on Natural Resources,
709 Wire Building, Washington 5,
D. C.
This bill is cleverly worded and is
not what it purports. to be-a boon
to the public interest. The preamble
announces that, among it's purposes,
it provides for the Improvement and
development" of the public lands.
While Sections 2(b) ~ and (2) |
elaborate on this purpose, the only
place in the bill where such aims are
supplemented is in Section 9. This
does not, however, give "the Secre-
tary" any authority that he does not
have already-but does require i'm
provement payments that are de-
signed to protect the permittees-not
Uncle Sam!
This is bad legislation. The pub
lie, the owners of the public lands,
should know that:
Section a would allow permit seek
ers to offer "leased or occupied"
lands as base property, whereas I'M
der present national forest regula-
tons the base property must be
owned One stated purpose of the
bill is ''to stabilize the livestock in
dustry dependent on the Federal
range" yet to permit leased or oc-
cupied lands to serve as base proper
ty, actually introduces an element of :,
naked speculation and potential in
stability.
Sections and z would require |
the Secretary" wherever he permits
grazing, to grant continuing graz {
ng privileges to present permit hold l
ers and successors of their, choosing. t
The Secretary would be stripped of e
essential administrative powers. The a
,ermittees would control who gets all t
uture permits. /
Section 6 would prevent "the Sec
etary" from making any change in [
resent grazing allotment boundaries, '
II the kind of livestock permitted. :
his would give each permittee ex- ?
lusive grazing privileges on a spe-
ific piece of the public land, to
rae thereon the kind of stock of his
hoosing, even though it were not il
uited to the best use of the range e
lot only this, but Section 6 seeks e
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-24
D'Ewart Bill Won =
Landed Arist0cra~S,

Should Congressman DEwars H. r. 4O23 become law lves
stock holding leases than 40 million
eleven would be granted special
rights On the oherhand portmen and the public
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-24

a profit of $40 million for the Treas
ury during the 1862 fiscal year
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-24
Paue Way For
In the West
Important Hearings Scheduled
On Land Grab Bill

hearin be by the House
Lands in May
21 and individuals organizations wishing
should Wesley A. D'Ewar
of be
but be
u.
lowing of thu ittee Publ Lands:
Wesley A. DEwart (Mont) Clifton cliff Young (Nev)
A. L. Miller (Neb) Craig Hosmer (CaIf)
Norris Poulson (Calf) John j. Rhodes (Arz)
John P. Sayor (Pa.) Clair Engle (Arz)
William Fl. Harrison (Wyo) Lloyd M. Jr (Tex)
j. Ernest Wharton IN. " Wayne NJ AspnaH (Coo)
E VI erry(S Samu w. Yorty
H. r. Gross (Iowa) James c. Donovan IN. Y.
George H. Bender (Ohio Mrs. Oracle Pfost (Idaho)
ohn R. Pilon IN. George A. Shuford On.
Department Agriculture will H
Taft
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-08
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
-fofn nAR nj NHIsHH-

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Annie M. Willard, De-
ceased
Notice Is Hereby Given, That the
subscriber has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Washington
County, Letters Testamentary ON
the estate Off
ANNIE M. WILLARD
late of said county, deceased. An
persons having claims against said
deceased are hereby warned to ex-
hibit same with the vouchers there
of, legally authenticated, to the sub
scriber on or before the 10Th day
of July, next; they may otherwise,
by law, be excluded from all benefit
of said estate. All persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 10Th
day of December, AID, 1852.
ELIZABETH S. WILLARD.
lz-15-3t Executrix
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-08
Charles walter Baker. fe

Charles Walter Baker, former
practicing attorney here for many
years, died Unexpectedly on Deem
Der 80 of heart attack at his home
1882 Potomac Avenue. He was aged
65.
A native of Baltimore, Mr.. Baker
came to Hagerstown about 35 years
ago and engaged in the practice of
law for a number of years before
retiring. He was a graduate of
Georgetown University and the law
school of that university.
A member of st. Paul's u. B.
Church and the Mems Bible Glass,
Mr.. Baker also was affiliated with
number of Masonic organizations,
including Centennial Lodge No. IA,
F.A.A.M., of Washington, D. c.; the
Tall Cedars of Lebanon No. 95, of
Hagerstown; Ithiel Chapter No. 81
of this city, and the Grand Lodge of
Washington, D. C.
Surviving are: his wife, Nora
! (Miller) Baker; a sister, Mrs. How
ard Lippy, Baltimore; and brother,
DR.. Georgia.. Baker, of Washington,
D. c.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-08

ton County Hospital on December
80, after an illness of a few hours.
He was 40 years old.
Born and reared in Hagerstown,
he was the son of Mrs, Ella Smith
Barton and the late Harry o. Bar
ton He lived his entire life in Hag-
erstown.
Surviving are: his mother; three
sisters, Mrs. Sarah Bowers, Mrs.
Grace Myers and Violet Roberts, all
of Hagefstown; and three brothers,
Lawrence, Charles and John, all of
Hagerstown.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-08
INSURANCE, BONDING
REAL ESTATE

Real Estate, Loans and Insurance.
Our years of experience qualities us
to handle intelligently your Real
Estate and Insurance problems
CARROLL L. BAECHTEL, Sec
Natl. Bank Bldg, Phone 1901.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-08

Catholic Church, williamsport.
She is survived by: three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Kretsinger, Miss Anna
Mary Payne, Pennsylvania; and Mrs.
Gordon Akin, Winchester. Va; five
grandchildren and two great grand
children.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-08
ROOFING - TIMING

L. H. MINER, Johns-Manville and
Carey Approved Roofing contrac-
tors; timing and sheet metal work.
Stag roofing, spouting, furnaces,
skylights, metal cornices. Office at
35 Wayside avenue.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-08
SMALL EsTATE NOTICE

THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE. to
any person having any claim against
estate of
MARY j. EBERSOLE
late of Washington County, deceas-
ed, is hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof duly
authenticated, to the subscriber on
or before Both day of January, 1858;
they may otherwise, by law, be ex-
cluded from all benefit of said es-
tate.
HELEN L. HAUGH
Small Estate Petitioner
1-8-1t Clear Spring, Maryland
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-08

When streets are widened, some
drivers have terrible time trying to
drive in three lanes at once.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-08

Stanley William Brown of Nash
vile, Tenn, a native of Smithsburg,
died on December 26 in an auto ac-
cident near Savannah, Tenn, while
on a fishing trip. He was AZ years
of age.
= In his youth he attended the
Smithsburg High School.
He was employed at the Crosley
Division Anco Manufacturing Com
pany of Nashville
Surviving are: his wife; two sons,
Stanley Robert of Hagerstown, and
Gerald James of Smithsburg; a
daughter, Mae Eileen Brown of
Smithsburg; his mother, Mrs. Lillian
B. Brown, Hagerstown; his grand
mother, Mrs. Catherine Delosier of
Hagerstown; four brothers, Lester,
John, Richard and Robert of Hag-
erstown; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Val
entine of Hagerstown, and Mrs.
Pauline Ness of Gettysburg; and
three grandchildren.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-08

Braden Raglan Hartle, Chewsville
died at the Washington County Hos
pital on January l, aged So years.
He was born at Chewsville, the
son of John and Della (Rinehart)
Hartle He was retired farmer
who was well known for his many
years of regular attendance at City
Market.
Mr.. Hartle was a life long mem
Der of Bethel United Brethren
Church. He had taught Sunday
School there since 1919, and was an
organist and pianist at the church
for As years.
He was the last surviving mem
Der of his immediate family
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-08

Mrs. Agnes Cecilia Payne died on
December 80 at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Glenn Kretsinger,
Springfield Farm, aged 10 years.
She was born and raised in Will
Transport, the daughter of the late
Susan and Benjamin Ardinger. She
was a member of ST. Augustine's