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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15
The Readers Forum

, strength to say get thee behind me
Satan" and so at the risk of cracking
the $50 limit | hasten to correct his
mistaken impression.
No. 1T is still a moot question who
ended the war in Korea, the Republican
party, the North Koreans or the Reds,
so the Republicans can hardly claim all
the credit for that accomplishment,
and as matter of fact [ seem to re-
call that newspaper propaganda in
sisted that the action in Korea wasn't
really a war anyhow.
No Pm the relief of draught 'suf-
ferers, hurricane victims, etc, the ad-
ministration was only following a pat
tern set for them by previous action,
a course of action that always should
have been a natural and common pro-
cedure in any civilized country but if
you will recall, one which the Republi-
can administration hesitated to take
back in the days of '29"
No. $50 taxes have been lowered
and expenses reduced? Yet Congress
recently was compelled to increase the
debt limit by some six billion dollars
Now | ask f. J. to "do little thinking
himself" and see how these things can
be reconciled.
No. THAT conspiracies to overthrow
the government by force should flour
ish unchecked. AS to that 1 have yet
ITO see convincing evidence, despite
newspaper propaganda to the con-
trary, that such a conspiracy actually
exists, and have met an battled verb
ally with dozens of prOfessed Commu-
nists (thseof course was in pre-Repub-
Iican days when an American could
freely speak his mind without fear of
concentration camps) In all those bat
ties | never heard but one of these
professed Communists express the de-
sire to overthrow the government (and
even he didn't mention force) and
strange to say he was an American
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15

Indian. Possibly the recollection of
ancestral deals for Manhattan Island
had some bearing on that. AS to the
charge that l accused the administra-
tion of being 1907 wrong, well maybe
L did go a little strong on that and
so to sooth E. Us. injured feelings I'll
voluntarily withdraw that statement
and say that they were not over SO and
99/100 per cent wrong.
This has already dome dangerously
close to the $50 limit so you can realize
the handicap under which anyone la
bors in offering any of the thousands
of constructive suggestions readily at
hand.-LEVERNE HAMILTON, Thomp-
son Falls.
Offer 'em in smaller portions, Verne
old boy, THE VOICE won't be folding
before YOU can get at least 80 and
$4,000 per cent of your constructive
ideas in print-if you stay within the
word limit on each tier of suggestions
YOU have to offer-ED.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15

sible for every youngster with the
mental ability and ambition to acquire
a college educatione The brains, the
minds, of our people is the great asset
of our country. To train their minds
will do more to make our country great
and. prosperous than anything else we
can do.
Some are going to say How can we
afford it?" Where will the money
come from?" But a country as rich and
productive as America can surely af-
ford. to educate it's children.
All that would be required would be
to transfer small part of the money
appropriated for H. Bombs and war
planes to an educational fund for this
purpose. l am sure that it costs less
money to educate for constructive liv-
ing than it does to train our boys to
kill and to destroy. 1t is a matter of
values
The chief argument in America for
public education has been that to main
tain democracy we must have a wide
spread intelligence.
We need to have more courses on
the history of the social and economic
forces which have brought US where
are. We need to know more about
how these forces are pushing us into
the future. When the nation supplies
these ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, it has
right to insiR on courses that make
for a better citizenship.
Such a program would be a wonder
full morale builder Millions of our
people, both parents and children, could
be assured that the children would have
opportunities they had never dreamed
# because they knew their financial
situation would never allow it.
This program would, no doubt, more
than double college enrolment. The
campuses and other facilities would
have to be very much enlarged.
1t has been reported that, this year,
Russian colleges graduated twice as
many engineers as did our colleges.
Equality of opportunity has long
been the boast of America. Let's make
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15
atkinson, canon,
Please Maury

In answer to Mr.. cannon and Mr..
Parkinson. 1t gives me pleasure to
stir up opposition.
Mr.. Parkinson states that in all of
the little essays, / have not advanced
a constructive idea. He has missed the
purpose of every public utterance from
me since the beginning of the Korean
War.
This has been to encourage, a hope,
that the United States will some day
stand for total disarmament, and then
for. perpetual peace under the United
Nations.
In that, | follow the philosophy of
Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin Roose-
velt
Mr.. canon mis-states the population
of the Soviet Union. 1t is about 225
million, not 400 million. But an error
of It's million is to be forgiven in one
who thinks that India has the same
voice in the United Nations as the
United States
The Security Council alone can initi-
ate anything in the United Nations.
This body consists of the representa-
tives of the United States Great Britain
France, the Soviet Union, and the
Island of Formosa (Chiang Kai Shek)
Mrs. Pandit, Nehrus sister, was made
President of the Assembly to fool the
ignorant about midas humble place
in the United Nations Mr.. cannon took
that bait If China were given back
her seat in the Security Council, and
India, with $50 million people were
given seat there the United Nations
would have the power to insure peace
in the world.
I think it would probably do so.
for Mr. Dnl1pS bAiOp T,ihara1 If
is to laugh.--LOWNDES MAURY, Butte
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15
eve Need More
Educated People

Editor, Peoples Voice:
In recent weeks we have heard much
about the shortage of qualified teach
ers. Only'a few weeks ago, some of our
scientific authorities said that the i'm
migration bars should be lifted to en-
able European scientists to enter the
country because we needed them. There
is a shortage of doctors We need more
educated people.
Since World War II, the Federal Gov
ornment appropriated money to enable
veterans to obtain a college education
Many thousands awaited themselves of
this opportunity, who, otherwise, would
have been unable to go. 1t was a sue
cess.
The only trouble was it didn't go
far enough. Would it not DE good
plan for our country to make it pos
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15
Paul Smith Had Very Poor Public Service Record

Paul I. Smith served on the Railroad & Public
Service Commission for more than decade prior to
his defeat in the July 1862 Democratic nominating
election. During those years he made record on
many important rate matters and related issues
Space and time limitations do not permit an ex-
haustve review of his earlier years in office How
ever his record during his final term of office be-
of the many major rate issues before the COM
mission In that period, should provide the basis for
some fairly definite conclusions to how he may
be expected to discharge his public responsibilities if
again elected to the commission.
On power, gas and telephone utility rate increase
requests, Mr.. Smith, and his running mate on the
Democratic ticket for the siX-year RR&PSC term,
Austin Middleton, apparently eye-tO-eye. The
record is conclusive that both men have invariably
found more merit in the demands Of out-of-state
controlled private utilities than in the public in
terest which they elected to protect. The lone
exception came in 1949 when both candidates voted
against increase in electricity rates to Montana
Dakota Utilities after the Federal Power Commits
sion conclusvey showed that the proposed increase
unjustified in its entirety ct is significant that
in the years since that rate increase was turned down
the commission has ignored any and all demands
by consumers that the state agency avail itself of
the superior nvestigaOry facilities of either Federal
Power Commission or Federal Communications
Commission when considering requests for higher
rate ScheduleS)
On freight rates-ra and truck-the story is
similar to that concerning the utilities Of all the
many major requests for higher freight rates since
the end of World War II, Smith has sided with Mon
tana shippers and consumers in only three instances.
Here is Smiths record for your consideration be-
fore you cast your ballot this office which is of
such vital Importance to your pocketbook.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15
Hamilton, Too, Takes
Parkinson's Bait

After submitting my recent letter |
had hoped to "subside" and devote my
writing time to The "reminiscences of
Radical" but I note that my old ac-
quaintance T.. j. Parkinson hasn't for
gotten my weakness, the inordinate
love of a good argument Ca weakness
by the way which we have in commOn)
and in the last issue of the VOICE he
threw that temptation in my way, well
knowing that I will not have the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15
For Anti-GambIing Crusade
Dear Editor,
Pannle'S Voice


Peoples Voice:
1 have been only an occasional read
er of PEOPLES VOICE, but your Oc-
tober LIST issue interested me especially
as it carried an excellent article on
the latest attempt to bring the slot
machines and legalized gambling back
into Montana. You are TO be cOnGratu-
lated on your stand against this racket
eerinG. The only good, for the welfare"
of Montana, in this latest movement is
publicity we have seen in the state
papers recently-a bare-faced notice, a
challenge to the people of Montana.
OF course there will be no particular
pushing of the issue just now, but the
inSiduous propaganda has started, to
educate" our citizens to the need for
legaliZed gambling, second Nevada
Do we want that? It's up to our people
to be alert, to watch this danger, and
to support Attorney General Olsen in
his battle too, against this insiduous,
creeping" disease.
Enclosed my $500 to help along, de-
fend Montana. Sincerely yours,-ED
GAR /. SYVERUD, Dagmar.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15

sought by Mont.-DakOta Utilities after Federal
Power Commission analysis of MDU financial
structure, showing that if anything utilitys rates
should be reduced, put into the record.
Casey and Middleton also voted against in
crease
approval of 10 to IA cents per thou
sand cubic feet increase in natural gas rates
for Montana-Dakota Utilities, plea of MDU
that increase was needed to finance construction
of pipeline to bring additional gas supply into
Montana from Wyoming. Order No 1904 (Md-
dleton and Casey also voted for increase.)
(Later on in the same year at Federal Power
Commission hearing on MDU application to
transport gas across state lines MDU officials
testified that rate increase granted was sub
Stantially more than needed to finance the pipe
line. This led FPC to observe, "The evidence
therefore, shows that, based upon estimates
submitted by Montana-Dakota, the average in
crease in cost of gas required to meet consumer
demands after the introduction of Worland
gas in 1880 the present cost of gas, will
not exceed cents per thousand cubic feet for
the period extending through 1854 and will not
exceed 6 cents per m.c.f for the period 1850
through 1870 -
GAINST-Eight per cent permanent freight rate
increase sought by railroads. Federal courts
overruled Commission and forced the putting
into effect of this rate increase. Order No 2111
Nov. 1949. middleton and Casey also voted
against rate increase)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15

FOR-Granting oil trucking permit to Jones Truck
ing lines that many coop and other service sta
tions in midland empire might receive
satisfactory delivery service. Young concurred.
Middleton opposed permit After Smith left
board Middleton assisted by Comm. John E.
Henry, attempted to reverse earlier decision by
commission. Montana Supreme Court upheld
granting of permit to Jones.
FOR-Approval of 15-cent per m.cf. increase in
natural gas rates to Montana-Dakota consum-
ers* in the Havre-C Chinook area. Rate increase
amounted to bump of more than so per cent
to consumers in that northern Montana gas
producing area. Order No. 2309. middleton
voted for increase along with Smith Young
voted against.)
FOR-ApprOval of Mountain States Tel. & Tel. re-
quest for higher rates on long distance service
within Montana. New rate schedule made long
distance calls within the state considerably more
expensive than calls to cities the same distance
away in other states Order No. 1902. middle
ton joined Smith in voting for increase Young
opposed)
FOR-Six per cent rail freight rate increase in
March, 1852 Order No. 2310 middleton and
Young also voted for increase)
FOR-Six per cent rate increase for truckers March,
1852. Order No. 2311. middleton and Young
joined Smith in supporting increase)
AGAINsT-Nine per cent rail freight rate increase
in December, 1852. Order No. 1865. (Mddleton
and Young for increase.)
AGAINST-Nine per cent truck rate increase in
December, 1862. Order No. 1855. middleton
and Young for increase) This increase has since
been voided by Montana State Supreme Court
Communities having to pay IA cents per mc
ura to MDU because of 19495O increase are:
Farview, Glendive Rchey, Savage, Sidney, Frazer,
Nashua, Poplar Wolf Point Glasgow, Hinsdale
Communities having to 1Oc m.cf. Car
lyle Wibaux, Forsyth, Ismay, Miles City and Terry.
Communities affected by the SO plus
MDU Havre division, include Havre, Chinook Harlem,
Chester
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1851

of 1850 rate increase request of
Mountain States Tel & Tel. MST&T asked in
creases of 10 to 80 per cent. Commission granted
two-thirds of the request. New rate schedule
cost Montana telephone patrons an additional
100000 annually. Of this 100000 telephone
increase officials estimated that 100000 would
be new NET income. Order No. 2218 (Comms
Middleton and Young also supported rate
boOst)
Northern application to take off
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15

three trains and replace with one, the Western
Star Approval of this request by Commissioners
Middleton and Young worked real hardship on
people of triangle area" north of Great Falls
in addition to laying off number of railroad
workers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15

OR-Final approval of 10 to IA cents per m.cf
increase in gas rates to MDU, despite FPC find
ings that this increase was excessive in the ex-
IRENE. Order No. 22O2. middleton joined with
Smith in voting approval. Casey was absent,
due to being engaged in unsuccessful bid for
re-election)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15
1947-1948

FOR-Fifty per cent increase in Montana Power
electric rates all electricity over 900 kilo-
watt hours used each month by consumers. Com
mission Order No 2048. Commissioners Casey
and Young also voted for this rate increase)
FOR-Fve different rail freight increase requests
ranging from increases on selected freight CLASH
fications to 20 per cent general rate increase
Order Nos. 1904 1852, 1859, 1881 and POOL
Casey and Young joined Smith in voting for
these increases, as we'll as voting for similar
increases for truckers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15

this boast more of al reality!-JOHN
McGUFFEY, Roman Mont.
Evening star., 1954-04-25

they're foolish young couple,
Mrs. Wentworth. Old-fashioned,
guess you'd call them. They got
married because they were in love.
They didn't wait till they could
afford it, the way most young peo-
pie do nowadays. They just got
married. And they didn't 60 to
livin' with their parents, either.
They struck out on their own, and
they landed here - in that tum-
bledown old relic of an Ames house
- because Arthur'd d seen Lyming-
ton when he was stationed at the
sub base in New London and he
liked the looks of Our town.
"HE THOUGHT surely that some
local business would have a good
job to offer a man who'd graduated
from college and served as an Off
Ger in the United States Navy.
But he couldn't get a decent job,
because nobody knew him here
and he couldn't put up much of a
front, because he didn't have the
money to buy himself a decent suit
of clothes. So he's been shovelin'
fish for a livin'."
"Shoveling fish," Mrs. Went
worth said. Arthur turned as red
as his sweater and he said to Ben.
I'm not ashamed of working with
my hands," And Ben said, mo,
but you ought to have a chance to
use your brains. and I'm ashamed
of this town for not givin' you the
chance. :"
"Oh. let's not talk about all
that" Elsa said. in a shaky kind
of voice. Lets just sell the bed
and be done with it"
''Do YOU accept my offer?" Mrs.
Wentworth asked her. But before
Elsa could answer, Ben spoke up
and said. They've got to accept
it, because on top of all their other
foolishness like marryin' for love
and tryin' to make home in a
strange place - these two crazy
young people are goin' to have a
baby"
oh" said Mrs. Wentworth,
and Elsa let out a kind of a wall
and said. "Oh, Mr.. Marble! You
didn't have to mention the baby!
And you called US crazy!'
well. you are" Ben said. al
most shouting. ITO think you can
Continued on next page
Evening star., 1954-04-25
THE CRAZY YOUNG LOVERS
Continued from page nine

the unmistakable air. at once gra-
cious and a little ruthless. of a
woman of wealth.
so you're the young people
Ben told me about" she said.
smiling pleasantly at Arthur and
Elsa. Lawrence. believe he said
the name was?"
Torrance" Arthur said.
"Oh. | thought you might be
related to the Water Street Law
rences?"
mo, we're strangers here" Elsa
said.
Strangers? Really? And you
want to sell your bed?"
Ben stepped forward. NO he
said. mo. they don't want to sell
their bed. But they're willin' to, if
they can get the right price"
How much do they want for
it,"
Two hundred and fifty dol
lars" Ben said.
rs it all old?"
mo. One post is a reproduction.
If it wasn't, they'd be askin' four
hundred dollars"
ARTHUR and Elsa had gasped
when he'd mentioned the price,
but Mrs. Wentworth never batted
an eyelash. Ben told me. She just
walked over to the bed and exam
ined it in detail. with the careful
attention of an experienced con-
noisseur; then she turned to Ben
and said, You know never hag-
gle. If you say it's worth two
hundred and fifty. Ill take it,
Its worth more than that,
Ben said. IF you count what it's
costin' these two young folks to let
it go. You see, it's the first nice
thing they've owned since they
were married. They found it them
selves and they've worked on it
themselves worked hard - be-
cause it meant a lot to them. 1t
meant havin' sOmethin' that they
could take pride in. 1t meant the
beginnin' of the kind Of home they
dreamed of when they came here
to Lymington."
But if the bed means so much
to them," Mrs. Wentworth said,
why are they selling it?"
Because they need the money"
Ben said.
Need money? Really?"
Yes" Ben said. You see.
Evening star., 1954-04-25

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tastes like? Of course you do! That's why
you've looked so long for an instant" like
Instant Chase & Sanborn.
Because of an exclusive Natural Flavor
process, every cup of Instant Chase & San
Evening star., 1954-04-25

born has the roaster-fresh, Savory flavor
and aroma of the finest ground coffee. It's
lOO@o pure coffee.
For coffee as you've always remembered it,
make it Instant Chase & Sanborn It's your
kind of coffee!
Smyrna times., 1954-09-30
GLOBULIN SOON
AVAILABLE
For Prevention of Paralytic
Polio, Measles, and In
fectious Hepatitis
AVAILABLE OCT. 1ST

Gamma Globulin, for the pre-
vention of paralytic polio, measles
and infectious hepatitis, will be
available on doctors prescriptions
through regular medical supply
channels after october 1, 1854, it
was announced by Lederle Lab
oratories Division, American Cy-
anamid Company. Heretofore the
protective blood fraction has been
allocated by the Federal Office of
Defense Mobilization to local de-
partments of health for use in
polio epidemic areas only. The
processed supply of gamma glo-
bulin available to physicians this
year, though still very small, is
approximately twice as large as
last years supply. In a report to
physicians sent out this summer,
DR.. Kenneth S. Landauer, Assist
ant Medical Director, National
Foundation for Infantile Paraly-
sis, points out that gamma glo-
bulin is the only proved weapon
now available to physicians for
prophylaxis against paralytic
poliomyelitis." 'fThe basic scien-
tific evidence established in 1851
Smyrna times., 1954-09-30

the supply will always be limited.
Lederle processes gamma globulin
through arrangements made with
large hospitals through the East.
No donated blood from the Red
Cross or other agencies is used
by Lederle. Not to be confused
with the polio vaccine now under
going trial in this country, gam
ma globulin may perhaps be de-
scribed as a grab bag of tempor-
airy immunity. 1t is that part of
human blood which prevents an
individual from catching some in
fectious diseases twice. 1t car
ries the antibodies developed to
combat a disease during illness.
Even a light case of infectious
hepatitis will produce antibodies.
Most adults have antibodies
against polio and measles in the
gamma globulin of their blood be-
cause they have had light cases
of these diseases, some perhaps
without knowing it. When the
gamma globulin from a thousand
or more different invididuals is
pooled together, the pool is cer-
tain to contain antibodies against
polio, measles and infectious hep
atitis. Collection and distribution
of gamma globulin is an organiz-
ed way for the immune to lend
their immunity to individuals who
have no antibodies of their own.
AS long as the borrowed antibod-
les remain in the blood, they will
prevent or reduce the severity of
an attack of the disease against
which they were originally manu-
featured. But after five to eight
weeks, the borrowed antibodies
pass out of the blood. The main
use of gamma globulin then, is to
safeguard against an epidemic or
threatened exposure in the i'm
mediate future.
Smyrna times., 1954-09-30
URGES LARGE
REGISTRATION
u. S. Senator ]. Allen Frea1
Calls for Registration of
Every Eligible Voter
AT HARTLY RALLY

United States Senator ]. Allen
Frear has called for the registra-
ton of every eligible voter in the
state of Delaware in order to in
sure a Democratic victory at the
November election. Addressing a
Kent County Rally at Hartly, the
enator declared that failure to
a ieve an adequate registration
ma mean the difference between
victo. and defeat. In his re-
marks the Senator praised the eff
forts of civic groups as well as
political organizations which are
already helping in the registra-
ton program. But" he added,
leach of us as individuals can
swell the total of those registered
if we will contact just one or two
families whom we know are not
yet on the books" Mr.. Frear told
his party's followers that ZEN
thusiasm is contagious and that
if we are successful in getting
people registered, they will most
assuredly be more inclined to
take an interest in the other ac-
tivities of the Democratic cam
paign. People will register and
will vote if they are concerned
enough with the welfare of their
Government and with the candi-
dates who will represent them in
the Government, both state and
national" he added. Discussing
campaign issues, Mr.. Frear de-
clared that taxes, housing and
jobs are three urgent considera-