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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-30

by ndochnese Rebes" new vigorous French Gov
eminent of Premier Mendes-France.
This all that Mr. Dulles contributed
few months ago. VicePresident told the American
Mr. Eisenhower would have choice except Amer
troops if Indochna seemed at the point of falling
Communists.
later time Nixon blamed all our troubles in Asia on
Harry S. Truman and Acheson By this become
clear that there could not possibly be majority
Republican Congress for direct American intervention
ndochna and that Mr. Eisenhower lacked the
military intervention without majority approval of the egsa
tors
The unarguabe fact that suffered major dpo
matte defeat at Geneva.
We unable to tell the that would intervene
milarily, in their behalf We unable, in of this
tell the French to keep fighting in Indochna themselves
Our people got heartily sick of the Korean War than
two The French fought their way for eight
Indocina and their casualties of leader
ship material than in Korea
The Chinese foreign minister Chou Ena has for an
Asian Monroe Doctrine"a declaration that "Asia
the Asian"
The Chinese breeding aggressive They have
spread from their homeland to the Philippines Hawaii to
Maaya to Burmaand the China Reds have renowned
their claims to the allegiance of Chinese even
in other countries.
The significant thing that Geneva time
the spokesman of Red China recognzed by various
Misunderstanding the United people recognized"
Red China by dealings low low level, get few Ameri
citizens out of Chinese custody
Foster Dulles stood aloof the facts were clear Bede
Smith and subodnate had to talk to the Red Chinese
few of citizens MendesFrance had deal with the
Chinese in order France itself
The Rudyard Kipng theme about the white mans bur
dem in carrying the torch of vzation as it de-
be- We still must face the that ASIA awakened and
vastly popuous than the western nations and
disturbed.
Our problem is guided missiles the poenaies of the
Soviet HBomb the efficiency of the ongrange bomb
erS Our problem whether matchess
self-determnaon will prove moro
to the Asians than Soviet ideas.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-30
Continued From Last Week
In Three Parts-Part IL

The great majority of road users
are represented by automobiles and
similar vehicles, all of which are in
the same general size and weight
class. The first step in considering
the requirements of a suitable tax
plan should be determination of the
cost of providing highway facilities
for this basic group of road users.
Then, if we determine the increments
of additional cost identified with each
succeeding weight group or class of
vehicle and establish appropriate
mileage rates for the payment of the
tax, we have resolved the cost re-
sponsibility of the various road users
into their respective tax obligation.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-30
DECISION In INDOCHINA
By WILLARD SHELTON In LABOR'S DAILY {

By WILLARD SHELTON, In LABORS DAILY QTU)
not, every international conference, solemn
perhaps sinister for the ordinary people of the
United States The conference at Geneva Switzerland which
has division of Indocna between the French
the Communist forces of Ho Chi MIMI is turning point
in world history.
John Dulles Secretary of State suked in his tent
Conference being concluded He refused
to DEAL personally with Ho Chi Mini with the Red Chinese
who back Ho.
Bede Smith, undersecretay of State back to
Geneva help preside the obsque of French colonial
and to promise that the United States
would attempt violently upset agreement reached
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-30
PEOPLES INTERESTS WELL SERVED

Much fuss has by the press radio
the Senate ymied in getting with its
work because the so-caed fbuer carried against
the Eisenhower Administrations to revamp the
Atomic Energy Such talk sheer and utter
sense Those corporate allies of the Administration who would
people the fruits of the greatest scen
% sorehouse ever unlocked by the genius man. been
caught redhanded apoogsts of the press and radio
attempting becoud the matter in order to take the
attempted becoud the matter order to take the public
the all important issue that except for deter
mined handful of senators, the Administration would have
rolled full speed perperang the greatest gveaway
turning private utilities and other monopoly
corporate groups only S12 billion worth of development
paid with dollars but also ncalculabe billions of dol
future benefits to be made available to the
American public only after monopoxed profits are guar
anteed.
Listing of some of the important amendments written
into the Administrations atomic energy proposal by Sena
tors Humphrey Gore and Others may suffice to give
kng of the magnitude of what to have been the
biggest grab all time.
One amendment approved the provides that in
electricity developed from atomic the 49,
yearod preference clause shall apply whereby rural cleo
co-ops muncipayowned power systems, shall have
first call such atomicaly produced power.
Another amendment approved delays the granting of
patent rights any corporate giant like General Eec
least that smaller industries have
opportunity also share in the benefits of research paid
by the American public This degree of protection
the public against monopoly control Of the nonmitary
benefits of atomic energy.
third amendment approved gives to public organl
zaons REA the right to construct atomic electricity
generating plants thus providing such public further
protection against being at the mercy OF private utilities IN
securing of electric energy.
fourth amendment approved writes provisions into the
act to stop unlawful combines OF utilities ana oner corporate
monopoles, in violation of the Sherman antitrust act
of the these amendments important to the pro-
public interest in this pubcdeveoped national
But only few of those proposed al
ready passed result of prolonged debate They suffice
however examples show how we'll served the American
public because of the determination of this heroic block OF
They not successful in putting through all of
amendments needed make the act into
but if the several amendments approved senate
debate housesenate conference the public interest
will been completely surrendered to the forces of
monopoly In addition their 13day fight the Administra
proposal served point clearly to the American
public immensely of this latest giveaway the Repubi
can high command is attempting to perpetrate.
DECISION I'm IEDOCHIkA
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-30
The Case For the Weight-Mlle lax

ard whereby such studies may be per-
verified by an attempt on the part of
special interests to relate them to
the issue of tax responsibility and
thereby obscure the true objective
of highway taxes.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-30

About 53 per cent of daily news
paper circulation of the world is in
the United States, the United King
dom and Japan.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-30
By R. H. BALDOCK

Oregon State Highway Engineer
presented before Western Interstate
Committee on Highway Policy Prob
lens, Council of State Governments
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-30
IMPROVEMENTS MEAN REAL
SAVINGS TO TRUCKERS

An example of improvements
now being made is the new loca-
ton of the Columbia River High
way between Portland and The
Dalles. The completed improvement
will cost approximately $4,000
600 and will benefit the road user
by a savings in rise and fall of
over 800 feet and savings in
curvature of over So complete
circles.
If a study of operating costs were
made in Oregon today, the great saw
ings accomplished by this huge ex-
penditure would be reflected in rela-
lively lower vehicle operating costs,
thus indicating, in accordance with
the operating cost theory, a lower
tax responsibility than would other
wise have been the case. In other
words, if this theory is used as a
basis for determining tax response
bility, we have situation in which
the tax responsibility is less as the
tax requirements are increased. What
kind of a tax plan is that!
Again, wish to emphasize that no
aspersions are being cast at honest
efforts in the field of research and
study by economists ard engineers.
only wish to point out the hazard
of being misled in the application of
theories which are plausible in detail
but lead away from the objective of
a highway tax.
Continued Next Week
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-30

+bo,. renresent a reasonably close
annroach to the desired end. No per-
feet method of taxation has ever been
or ever will be devised. A perfect tax
would Weld adequate revenues, be
exactly fair in every case, require
no administration, and be collected
without inconvenience to the taXpay-
err. 1t is obvious that some comprom-
ises are required and that adjustments
will be necessary from time to time
as conditions change, but it is of vital
Importance that there should be no
compromise in the objective of the
tax nor in the fundamental prln-
ciples on which it is based.
There is one test that any tax
plan must meet to merit considera-
ton; that is, it must return the re-
ouired revenue. All efforts should
always lead toward this objective.
In the case of a highway tax, the re-
quired revenue is the amount of mon
ey required to construct, maintain
and administer the highway plant.
NOVEL THEORIES TAKE US
AWAY FROM FUNDAMENTAL
ISSUE
Rational consideration of the mo-
tor vehicle tax problem has been
impeded by the development of a
furry of novel theories leading di-
rectly away from this objective. From
an academic standpoint, these theories
offer much to titillate the magma
ton; but from the standpoint of the
motor vehicle tax problem, they have
a negative effect because they take
us away from the fundamental is
sues. Examples are the space occu-
pancy" theory, the ability to pay
the "cost operating" theory,
and many others which attempt to
Justify tax based on anything other
than the one factor which constitutes
he sole purpose of the highway tax
n Oregon and which represents the
requirement in any highway
AK; namely, the cost of providing
highway facilities.
At this point | wish to emphasize
hat my reference to various theories
which are currently receiving atten-
ion is in no wise intended to depre-
late any research or study which will
throw light on any subject relating to
highways or the use thereof. How
ever, | do wish to point out the haz-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-30
THEORY NOT BASED ON COST
OF BUILDING HIGHWAYS

For example, the 'cost operating"
theory as a factor in measuring road
user benefits is vital in highway eco
monte studies. We use this factor
daily in Oregon in our analysis of
proposed highways and in economic
studies of existing highways to deter
mine the benefits resulting from the
proposed improvement in relation to
the cost. Data on this subject which
is currently being gathered in the
state of Washington should contribute
valuable information in the field of
highway economies; but as a basis
for allocating tax responsibility, as
suggested by some observers, it would
have no logical or scientific support,
for the reason that this theory is
based on the cost of operating We
hicles, not the cost of building high
ways. Cost responsibility cannot be
adjusted to the ecopomics of an OPP
Grafton, since an economically I'M
sound operation should certainly pay
the costs which are identified with
it. 1t should not be subsidized.
Vast sums are now being spent for
the modernization of important high
ways, which substantially benefit
heavy motor transport in the form of
reduced operating costs. To accom-
plish this purpose and to make these
benefits available now instead of in
the distanct future, deficit financing
is frequently employed as in the case
of Oregon where $40,000,000 in bonds
for this nnrnoSe are being sold
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-30

Prolonged Senate Debate
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-12-31
NFTE Eleata
LOCAL ACCA HELPS MAKE MERRY XMAS FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN

A note of appreciation from Mrs Kate Robertson. house mother of the children at the orthopadic hos pital al Mt. Edgecumba. was re- ceived this week 9y the local chap ter of the Alaska Crippled Child ren's Association The note ex- expressed thanks for the "gener- ous check of S100 which Wrangell Chapter sent to help make the children's Christmas merry"
 Mrs. Robertson went on 10 say That they were all most grate- ful and assured the local chapter that the children would have a happy time. She said: All that could assisted in decorating their trees. Last week some of them helped decorate the wards and rooms by putting pictures on the windows. They will be entertained Friday afternoon by the Sitka High School group with balloons and miscellaneous. Santa at p. m, and they always have a lovely tur- key dinner. If is a pleasure to help in carrying out this work. The children always end their letters in one way: God bless you
 Mrs. H. B. Thornquist who is treasurer of the local Chapter
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-12-31

of Che ACCA. said the Nrangeu Chapter again was lhe recipient of a generous cheek for S250 from the Alaska Distributors company. She said each Christmas Alaska Distributors sends it's gifts 10 the various AGCA chapters.
 Mrs Thoruquisl gathered the monies from lhe jars in the down town district and later she will ssve report on this years work.
 With d few hard workers and ereryoues generosity Wrangell can always be proud of the work taat our Chapter aecomplishes," 2" she said
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-12-31


 Monday evening about D. m. electric service at WrangelI Insti- ute was interrupted by a broken power lne and il was not restored until 11:3G Tuesday morning. The intervening fifteen and haLt hours posed quite a problem for both pupils and staff. The power failures cut out al Of the boilers and consequently the school both dormitories, the staff house, ths duplex cottage, and the health een- fer were without any heat during the period For light the school went back to candles
 The amazing things were not the inconvenience the power failure occasioned but the cheerful ways which the pupils and staff mem bers improvised to overcome them For cooks to provide food for a large number and get things clean ed. OF for nurses to care for sick children under these conditions, would be expected to arouse rather violent protests: but fl these were such they weren't apparent here. The incident did. however. point up rather sharply the problems which would develop from any protraeted power failure in Wrangell - per Eaps in any community which had become used to modern electrically operated conyenienees and are en- tire.y dependent upon them.
 The children here have had one of the incest Christmas seasons i'm aginable Open house on Christmas Eve proved a splendid success Tt was delightful, indeed, to see the happiness of the Wrangell Institute children at this Christmas time and their entertainment with the gifts friends of the school had provided
 The programs. too, were splendid successes. On Wednesday afternoon the lower grades presented a de- lightful illustrated choral reading and several plays. It was fun for both the actors and the spectators.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-12-31
PARENTS ANNOUNCE IMPEACHMENT OF
 CAROLYN MICKELsON

Mr and Mrs Charles Mickelson this week announced the engage ment of their daughter. Carolyn. to John Rathvon. son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Rathvon. of Concrete, Wash ing ton
 Miss Micke,son, former honor graduate of Wrangel High School graduated from Skagit Valley Jun for College last spring and since that time has been employed at sedro Woolley. Wash.
 The Miekelsous are a well known local family.
 Miss Micke.son flew home 10 spend Christmas and returned to Seattle and Sedro Wooley Tuesday.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-12-31

On Thursday the upper grades pan tomined the story of the birth of Jesus. The costumes and lighting effects were especially attractive and the children in the various scenes gave excellent portrayals of the characters they represented. The children showed superb train ing and the decorations in the gymnasium were especially attrae- tive this var. In shors We here at the Institute have had a good Christmas - one of the best.
 NFFE Elects
 Tuesday, December 2S. at 2 reg ular meeting of Local l15z of the National Federation of Federal Employees the following officers Were elected fer the coming year.
 President. J. Lester Ainner. Nice-president. Mrs. Robert Gil lespte. Secretary Treasurer. Mrs. Lawrence Kozlowski. Guardian. Miss Joan Mervyn.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-12-31

her mother Mrs. Frank Denney. was hostess al fhe Denney home on Tuesday evening at an enjoyable holiday party for about forty young friends The evening was spent in music and dancing following which refreshments were served.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-12-31
SHARON DENNY HOSTESS AT
 HOuDAY.PARTY

Miss sharon Denney. assisted byI
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-12-31

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Evening star., 1954-04-15
Hollywood Diary:
Paramount Pays
Bio for Audrey 8
By Sheiloh Grohom

on his radio show in May. And
the answer is big fat yes. Love
to work with that man.
Victor Saville, the producer of
the Mike Hammer Pictures epics,
is now seeing eye to eye (private,
of course) with Author Mickey
Spillane they tilted originally
over Vic's choice of Jack Stang
for the cop role in II, The Jury"
which the Mick wanted to play
himself.
Red and Georgia Shelton have
Europe on their intinerary this
summer. Red is in better shape,
both physically and career wise,
with his new TV formal clicking
and his rating rising.
Eddie Fisher cannot get the
right movie deal, which is hold
ing up his return here. It's strict
ly a matter of money-which
Eddie needs like a hole in the
head, with his earnings this year
between 100000 and $1,000. 900.
Dinah Shore is doing right
we'll by her singing protege.
Tony Travis, whom we knew
better when he was engaged to
Jane Wyman under his real
monicker, Travis Kleefeld.
Dinah landed a summer re-
placement show on NBC radio
for Tony. And he'll also appear
with her on TV before she
takes off for a summer vaca-
ton.
Rod Cameron has raised his
cinema sights by $4,000 a pic
ture, since "City Detective" on
TV revived his acting career.
The rich get richer: John
Wayne and Fred MacMurray
doing a landslide business at
their new hotel, Los Flamingos
in Acapulco, are doubling the
number of rooms. You never
see John without Pillar Palette
or Fred without June Haver
these days.
David Selznick is yelling
about the Moulin production
title, Duel in the Jungle"-too
similar, he says, to "Duel in the
Sum-" which he plans to re-
release. In big screen, I believe.
(Released by NANA)
Evening star., 1954-04-15

HOLLYWOOD.
Gene Tierney's mother wants
Gene to negotiate a pre-marri-
age settlement with Ally Khan.
The Prince is usually more gen.
erous before the knot is tied.
Mike Curtiz has been at Para
mount in his spare moments
preparing Humphrey Bogart'S
next picture, angels Cooking"
It starts the day "The Egyptian"
Is finished at 20th-Fox.
The Boulting brothers are
talking a satirical comedy with
Mel Ferrer, to be made in New
York by day while he makes love
to Audrey Hepburn by night in
"Ondine. And if Don Hart
man succeeds in springing little
Audrey loose from her Asso-
ciated British picture deal, it'll
cost Paramount something like
half a million dollars. They
tnlnK SneS worth 1t.
X x X
Mrs. James Mason sold three
Of their houses for a fast profit.
. And it's worth paying ad-
mission to listen to Pammy dis
cuss her "best" friend, zsa Zsa
Gabor. and vice versa.
Pat Marand, pretty singing
star of the Broadway musical
wish You Were Here" is COM
ing to Hollywood for a visit. And
she'd like a picture.
Top chirper Julie Wilson
turned down the New York lead
for Fred Brisson's "Pajama
Game" to tour in British reper-
tory. She'll return to the United
States in the fall to cash in on
her lessons at the Royal Acad-
emy of Dramatic Art. .'TiS
rumored that Dorothy Collins
(of the "Hit Parade") is expect
ing little Hit. Hubby is Ray
mond Scott.
Don't be SURPRISED if Joe Di-
Maggie co-produces Marilyn
Monroe's Seven Year Itch" with
Charlie Feldman. frankie
Laine will do a musical with Len
Goldstein at RKO.
Ava Gardner has asked to do
her own singing in the Ruth
Etting movie biography. Love
Me Or Leave Me-" Why not
Ruth-a la LAMA for Ed Pur-
dom in "The Student Prince?
Clark Gable was offered $75,-
900 by a national magazine for
his life story. But Clark said no.
He doesn't need the money and
he isn't ready to talk-yet.
Richard Widmark's picture
price, since Hell and High
Water" has gone up. He'll get
$150,000 plus expenses for prize
of Gold" tWbe made in England
Bob Hope, with Dolores and
the children, is going to Palm
Springs for Easter. His Tuesday
TV show with Rosemary Clooney
and Jack Benny was hilarious
especially the take-off on those
basin street blues. Bob has asked
me to be his lady for week
Evening star., 1954-04-15

chiatrist, wandering into the
women's shower room for a bath,
or lodging dead bodies fleeing a
spy ring, it turns out a merry
version of an ancient farce de-
vice.
In strlnging together the Incl
dent of KNOCK on Wood" the
producer-writers have managed
to give it a neat sort of variety
and constant climb. BY the time
il gets around to the excellent
invention in a scene in which
Kaye plays singing Irishman.
the uproar has become so sus-
tanned that much of the dialogue
is lost.
The best, however, is yet to
come in a sequence in which the
hero, fleeing the police. finds
himself in the middle of an aero
batic ballet. No man ever plunged
into a more embarrassing or per-
ilous mess than Kaye as the
dancing partner of Ballerina
Diana Adams. AS a comedian of
virtually infinite resources he
turns it into one of the best
pieces of slapstick since Chaplin
was in his prime.
On the obviously unchallene-
able premise that Kaye picture
can afford an able associate cast,
Paramount has supplied this one
with some impressively gifted
people.
Most ornamental of these is
Mai zetterling who plays the
Evening star., 1954-04-15

Wood" the new comedy at the
Playhouse Theater and if it is
not the seasons high point in
gayety, that was ran audience of
lunatics with which we saw the
film. Including us, naturally.
KNOCK on Wood" is pure
Kaye, so laugl1ably antic that
a large fraction of what prob
ably is equally funny material is
drowned in the hilarity Of the
patrons. It is not original ma
terial, nothing is any more. but
what the star gets out of it is
stylish and nothing could be
more satisfyingly cheerful.
The role Kaye plays is that of
a psychotic ventriloquist who
gets mixed up simultaneously in
a hydrogen bomb plot and a cure
for his mental malady. 1t comes
off as a combination of high and
low comedy the like Of which
has not been around since the
Kaye picture before "Han Chris
tian Andersen" That one, OF
course, had a lifting and popu-
lar charm: KNOCK on Wood" is
o slap-stick explosion.
II 4 y *
Norman Panama and Melvin
Frank wrote, directed and pro-
duced the new Playhouse farce.
Smart pair they are, they
sketched a character and left it
to Kaye to do the rest.
What he summons up is an
enviably vague fawn of crea-
ture whose unreality drives both
the pursuing spy ring members
and his mind doctors equally
daffy. There is nothing for SAN
ity to do but crumble in the
presence of such a man. This it
does on a vast scale as Para
mounts cameras play across a
European landscape that reaches
from London to Zurich.
The plot of Knock on Wood"
is one that twists from gag to gag
with every confidence that Kaye
will make it louk fresh and diff
ferent. Whether he is sleep-walk-
ing into the bed adjoining that
Of a pretty young female psy-