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Kodiak mirror., 1954-09-18
School Notes

0oo' niSH Scno0l students neid classmeetings and elected officers for the current year.
 Seniors elected the follow ing: president, Carol Tolbert: ylce-president. Metty Shurav- ioff; secretary, Marie Ander- son; treasurer, Jean Phillips; student council representative, Betty Jo Harding: annual edi- tor Mary Winner; Rosary representative. Bill Frost. MT. Morgan was chosen senior class advisor.
 Junior class officers are Jay Mollettl, president; Ellen olmeonoff, vice. president; brad Poland, secretary; Rus sell Gallagher, treasurer; Mike Fitzgerald, student council representative; Dona Van Buren and Sue Daly, prom committee. Juniors chose Mr. Feathelstone as their faculty. advisor.
 
 The yollowing were elected as sophomore officers; presi- dent, Pat Kee; vice.president, Anna May Bensons secretary, Bobby Frost; treasurer, Au- gust Heitman; sergeant-at- arms, Robert Culp; student council representative, Fran ces Lindsley. Miss Gray will act as sophomore class advisor.
 Freshmen elected. the fol- lowing: Jim Beatty, president; Charles Johnson, vice-presi cent; Barbara Miller, secre tary; Judith Simeonoff, Urea. surer; Otto Mahle, student council representative. Mrs. Gold was chosen class ad- visor.
 At their class meeting seniors scheduled freshman initiation for Thursday and Friday, September 23 and "A.
 All class and school events are scheduled through the stu dent council, composed of stu dent body officers elected last spring and representatives from classes and clubs. Stu dent body officers are Joanne Palmer. president, Ellen 'Slmeonoff, vlce-president; Jean Phillips, secretary; Russell Gallagher, treasurer; and Bud- 'dy Squartsoff, sergeant-at- arms.
 Enrolment figures at the end of the first week of school were 355 for the grade school, 76 in junior high, and LIS for. the high school.
 Linda Rockstad
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-19

Totals I'D ZUI
democrats took one Independents
seat, and Republicans gained one Demo-
cratic seat.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-19
Economist Sees '55
As UnspectaeuIar Year

CHICAGO-(LDNS)-Wit a min
imum of apology New York econo-
mist predicted here that the economic
recovery in 1856 "is not likely to
be spectacular.
Edwin B. George, of Dun and Brad
street, Inc, forecast further grad
ual downward drift" in defense spend
ing largely offset by rise in other
federal expenditures and in state and
local OUTLAWS.
George saw drop of about 81
billion below 1854 levels in total
OUTLAWS for producers durable goods
and corresponding increase in con-
sumner expenditures for services and
soft goods.
The gross national product or total
expenditures would eliminate at a
point almost S11 billion above pres
ent levels by the end of 1855 he
predicted. - ~. "a
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-19
MUCH VARIATION

Because of the considerable varia-
ton in community customs and the
degrees of segregation, ranging from
complete exclusion to just separate
rooms, the problem was subject to no
uniform solution"
Higley said that despite the rapid
speed by which indignation was ac-
complished there had been "an abso-
lutte minimum of untoward incidents. -
He credited this to the cooperation,
understanding and social maturity
of all concerned.
The VA undertook the indignation
year ago.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-19
PATRONIZE THE THEY
BELONG TO THE USERS.
LEGAL ADVERTISING
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals for repairs to Metal
lurgical Building, Main Hall, Engineer
ing Building, Gymnasium and Library
Building at the Montana School Of
Mines. Butte, Montana, will be received
by the State Board of Examiners Of
Montana in the City of Helena, Mon
tana. until 10 o'clock A. NJ on the
tenth day of December, 1854, and will
then be publicly opened and read.
All bids shall be made on the printed
forms attached to and made part Of
the proposed contract documents. The
contract documents may be examined
at the office of the Architect, Walter
Arnold, of Butte, Montana, the office
of the State Board of Examiners, Capt.
toll Building, Helena, Montana, or the
office of the Business Manager of Mon
tana School of Mines, w. Milton Brown,
from whom said documents may also
be obtained.
Bids submitted shall be base bid for
all work called for in general contract.
Each bidder will be required to have
a license from the Montana State Board
of EQUALIZATION in classification that
will allow the bidder to execute the
contract.
Each bidder must submit with his
bid a certified check in an amount equal
to five (59s) per cent Of his bid, made
nayabIe to the State Treasurer.
The character and amount of security
to be submitted by contractors for the
performance of the contract is stated
in the proposed contract documents.
No bidder may withdraw his bid for
at least thirty 600 days after the
scheduled closing time for the receipt
of bids.
The State Board of Examiners re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids and to waive informalities.
STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS,
STATE OF MONTANA.
By: G. L. BRYANT,
Executive Clerk.
Nov. 1926, Dec. 3.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-19

Texas outer continental shelf tracts,
Interior Secretary Mckay told the
American Petroleum Institute that
the sale marked the "end of the long
standing controversy which paralyzed
the development of these rich pc
troleum resources"
He said 81 firms offered nearly
$3.50 million for 81 tracts in the two
lease offerings.
Mckay previously. said after the
first leasings of the tracts off Louisi-
ana that they could not be called
''giveaways.
But the "long-standing controver-
sy" isn't ended. Hill has said he'll
renew his fight for his "oil-for-the-
of-education" amendment dur
ng the Saith Congress.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-19
1855 Wool Props Set
At 1861 of Parity

The USDA has announced an in
centive price of 62 cents per pound of
wool, grease basis, for the 1855 mar
keting year beginning April 1. If the
average prices received by producers
for wool fall below this level, pay
ments will be made to producers. The
announced price support is equivalent
to@106 per cent of the Sept. Is wool
parity price.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-19
COPS CRUSADE ON
u. S. Debt is A
MISERABLE FLOP

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(LDNS) =
The Eisenhower Crusade" to reduce
the federal debt has run into few
snags, according to official figures
just released by the Commerce De-
partment.
The figures show that the debt rose
at faster rate during 1853 than it
did in 1852, the last year of the
Democratic Administration.
Commerce figures show that the
net debt rose S5.2 billion during 1853
or 2.3 per cent. This compares with
a rise of 20 per cent in 1852.
In no other area did debt rise as
fast in 1858 in contrast to 1852 as
the Federal Governments. State and
local government debts rose at OIL
higher rate in 1853 than in 1862.
Total private debt did not rise as
high in 1858 as it did in 1862.
There are two major explanations
for the upturn in the increase of the
federal debt during the Republican
Administration:
1.-The STA billion in tax cuts,
most of which benefit high income
persons and large corporations.
2-The drop in tax receipts by
some So billion due to the depressed
business conditions in many sections
Of the country
The total public and private net
debt during 1853, the Commerce De-
Dartment reports, rose $29.5 billion
to $3.50 billion.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-19
EXCESSIVE BAIL FOR SMITH ACT DEFENDANTS
CONDEMNED BY COLORADO BRANCH OF A. C. |. u.

disagreement with it because it in
fringes upon the rights of free speech
guaranteed by the First Amendment.
eve have believed since before
the law was passed in 1910 that it is
bad legislation since it is based upon
fear rather than upon confidence in
the power of the people to debate
and nationally determine their future,
and it is a powerful threat to demo-
cratic freedom of speech and associa-
ton.
eve agree with Mr.. Justice Blacks
historic dissent in connection with
the first Smith Act case to reach the
U. S. Supreme Court. Justice Black
said: These petitioners were not
charged with an attempt to over
throw the Government. They were
not charged with overt acts of any
kind designed to overthrow the Gov
eminent. The charge was that they
agreed to assemble and talk and pub
lish certain ideas at later date
No matter how it is worded, this is
virulent form of prior censorship
of speech and press, which | believe
the First Amendment forbids.'
"The ACLU believes the Smith
Act should be repealed.
"The ACLU and it's branches have
participated Independently, through
briefs and legal arguments, in several
Smith Act cases. The Colorado Branch
will continue to consider Independent
participation at all levels of the Colo
RADIO case to see that the limits of
the Supreme Courts constitutional
are not overstepped."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-19

uranium for fuel alone" the OUT
LOOK says.
Energy is but one field of atomic
values, the article goes on. Revolu-
tionary new chemical, metal, trans
portation, food production and pres
ervation, medical and other discov-
cries are being made. Tremendous
new industries appear certain to
evolve from this great domain, now
owned by all the people of the United
States.
"The practical victory of liberals
in the electric power and patent fields
has made it possible for another Con-
gress to establish the pattern under
which the nuclear arts, atomic en-
ergy, are released into our society.
A little may be gnawed away under
the existing act before another Con-
gress can amend the Act of 1854.
But establishing the major pattern is
still possible" the OUTLOOK con-
5inues.
"The decision roughly is between
monopoly, private monop-
bly, dominated by business giants
whose power in our society will be
enhanced many times over, and the
sort of middle course for which the
liberals in Congress battled in July,
1854" the article concludes.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-19
LEGAL ADVERTISING
CERTIFICATE OF PARTNERSHIP
FICTITIOUS NAME
County of Lewis and Clark)


County of Lewis and CLARKE
)ss
STATE OF MONTANA
We hereby certify that we are part
ners transacting business at Helena,
in the State of Montana, under desig-
nation not showing the names of the
persons interested as partners in such
business, to wit:
POSEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
The names of the partners are:
Dean Humphrey, residing at Cut
Bank Montana,
Thomas x. Posey, residing at Hell
ena, Montana.
Witness our hands this goth day of
October, 1854.
Dean Humphrey
Thomas K. Posey.
STATE OF MONTANA
)ss.
County of Lewis &c Clark
On the 26th day of October, 1854, be-
fore me personally appeared Dean
Humphrey and Thomas X Posey,
known to me to be the persons whose
names are subscribed to the following
instrument and they acknowledged to
me that they executed the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, [ have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my
Notarials Seal the day and year first
above written.
(SEAL) JOHN w. BONNER
Notary Public for the State of Mon
tana. Residing at Helena Montana. My
commission expires January s, 1856.
Oct. 20, Nov. 5, II, 10.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-19
Biggest Auction Sale

STOCKTON, Calif.-Two thousand
bidders attended the opening day of
the United States Army's biggest
auction sale here, competing for SIG
million in surplus goods. Quantities
ranged from four lifeboat hulls to
100000 auto light bulbs. Buyers were
from many sections of the United
States and Central and South Ameri-
ca
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-19
Clio Says Atomic Potential Worth
"7riIIions" Must Be Sufeguurded

The battle for control of atomic is certain to
long there potential mountain of gold at the end of
atomic rainbow for whatever predatory interests
to capture it..
issue of ECONOMIC OUTLOOK reminds that
the United States spent S2 billion creating great pub
lie domain basic knowledge, technical knowhow, and
materials the field of atomic energy nucear fsson
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-19

The Colorado Branch of the Amerl-
can Civil Liberties Union has re-
leased a statement concerning the
Smith Act and four Colorado de-
PENDANTS indicted under the Act who
are Currently appealing for reduc-
ton of bail. The ACLU branch has
some 400 members in Colorado and
headquarters at 1870 Broadway,
Denver. It's statement said:
''The objective of the Colorado
Branch of the ACLU to the excessive
bail set for these four defendants is
a matter separate from the ACLUs
opposition to the Smith Act. There
are several important reasons why
we believe the bail for these defend
ants is excessive and discriminatory
as it now stands.
"The Eighth Amendment to the
Constitution provides that excessive
bail shall not be required The bail
amounts set here are considerably
more than those set in all Smith Act
cases in other cities, except one. AS
the resources of the defendants here
seem no greater than those of de-
PENDANTS elsewhere, and, if anything,
less, these bail figures are clearly
excessive.
Passage of the Brownell-Butler-
Ives-Humphrey Act, commonly known
as the Communist Control Act Of
1854, has increased the difficulty of
raising bail for Smith Act defendants.
Evidence of financial contributions
to the organization Communist
Party in dues, assessments, loans or
in any other form is set forth as an
important method of proving Com
munist Party membership under the
1854 law. Non-Communists asked to
assist in the raising of bail as a civil
liberties matter may UNDERSTANDABLE
consider themselves open to prosecu-
ton. The 1854 act, therefore, makes
it more urgent than usual that bail
be reasonable in any case where the
defendant is a Communist or alleged
Communist.
1.-THE bail amounts here are so
high as to provide punishment be-
fore conviction, in violation of the
democratic tradition that there be
normal presumption of inno-
cence' for all defendants. The
Eighth Amendment was intended
by its authors to protect dissenters
and non-conformists as well as the
orthodox. As District Judge Kirk
patrick said: Bail is not fixed to
keep a person in jail
Gas to the Smith Act itself, the
$4,000 members of the ACLU from
coast forecast are fundamentally in
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-19

The publication of the Clio De
partment of Education and Researcl
says nuclear fission has demonstrated
that it holds enormous potentia
values in peacetime commercial
fields, including electric power pro
duction. Benefits are ready to BIZ
harvested in many peacetime civilian
fields"
There is evidence, ECONOMIC
OUTLOOK continues, that electric
power can now be produced, on a
basis of government capital costs,
at a saving in half or more of the
United States.
Therefore" the OUTLOOK says,
''there is a great drive underway to
let private interests composed al
most entirely of the nations biggest
corporate giants) take over the COM
mercial development of the atom,
leaving the nation only the field of
war uses"
These interests, the publication
goes on, will not be satisfied with
the right to own and/or use nuclear
materials and patent the processes
for their commercial use.
'"They also want Uncle Sam to give
them subsidies as we'll as the nations
multi-billion dollar assets which in
clude t n e government-developed
knowledge, discoveries and processes,
q government market for by-products,
and government underwriting of ex-
detrimental work." the OUTLOOK
says.
During the 83rd Congress, the CIO
publication recalls, the drive to take
over the atom was partly rebuffed as
? result of heroic fight by few
Congressman and small band of
liberal Senators, later joined by most
of the Senate Democrats.
''The stake is far more than So
billion" the article continues. "Pri-
vate interest spokesman try to pic
ture it at less. They deduct the value
of the A-bombs and the H-bombs
that the government has built from
the S12 billion spent.
Actually, however, triiiions oi
dollars thousands of billions) are
involved in the energy field. Re-
coverable uranium is presently es-
timated to hold up to twenty-three
times more energy than all the coal,
petroleum, gas and other conven-
tionaI fuels on and in the crust of
the earth. This means thousands
of billions of dollars in value in
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-19
PULLING REFERENCE

In Chicago, in puzzling reference
to the leasing of the Louisiana and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-19

ment.N
Labor wanted development of all
submerged ocean and gulf bottom
lands beyond the low tide mark to
remain under federal control. Some
of these lands are rich in oil, gas,
sulphur and other minerals.
In addition, labor and liberals
fought unsuccessfully forFSen. Lister
Hills DALAI bill to devote lease,
royalty and rental revenues from
these resources to education.
Besides lease payments the firms
must also pay the government royal
ty amounting to one-sixth of produc-
ton and a rental or minimum royalty
of SO per acre.
Standard Oil Co. of Texas topped
S4,166,000 bid from Phillips Pc
troleum Co. for tract 81, with
$4,565,251 bid for the highest offer
made.
BID ON 19 TRACTS
Other high bidders on the Is other
tracts were Atlantic Refining Co.,
Gulf Oil Co., and Magnolia Petroleum
Co. The 10 tracts which were bid for
were part of SO tracts, comprising
10000 acres, offered for sale.
Recently the government sold a
number of leases for underwater
lands off the Louisiana coast.
Under 1858 legislation, the sub
merged lands off the nations coast
line were divided as follows:
Former federal paramount
rights to submerged coastal lands
between the low tide mark and the
so-called historic boundaries of the
states Tin most cases three miles
out) were given to the states. Labor,
certain state governments, and other
public interest groups fought against
his giveaway; the administration,
certain states, and oil men back it.
Submerged lands beyond the
i'historic" boundaries were reserved
for development under federal con-
troll. These were the lands for which
the leases were sold.
REFERENCE
In Chicago, in a puzzling reference
to the leasing of the Louisiana and |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-19
HERE'S A BIT OF OIL, GAS REVENUE
STATES WON'T GET

Seven large oil companies submitted nigh BIDS toang
O29 for oil and gas in the outer Continental
Shelf of Texas development rights to ~ tracts under
beno conducted bv United States Interior Depart
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-19
RACE BIAS OUT I'm
VETERAN HOSPITALS
BY Labor's Daily News serv

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Racial Sc
gregation in Veterans Administration
hospitals has been completely abol-
ished in the last year, VA Admins
traitor Harvey Higley reported to
President Eisenhower in a letter.
A year ago there was racial segre-
cation practiced in varying degrees
in At Veteran Administration sta
tions. 1t has all ended now, Higley
said.
"Our experience with the integra-
ton of Veteran Administration pa
tients has been most satisfactory" he
wrote.
"Of the 166 hospitals and domo-
ciliaries the VA operated year ago,
some degree of segregation existed
in AT Veterans Administration sta
nearly half of the 48 states.
Evening star., 1954-11-26
Body Of Karl Marx
Shifted in Highgafe
sy ihs A.soeiotsd Pres.

LONDON. Nov. 26.-The body
of Karl Marx. father of COM
munism. has been dug up and
reburied in q different plot In
London's Highgate cemetery. A
bigger site was needed fors large
memorial to be erected shortly.
The coffin was moved In the
darkness early Tuesday by I'VE
gravediggers. working by the
light of oil lamps. Ofiicials said
the Home Office. in okaying the
transfer. specified that the re-
burial must take place at night.
Also reburied in the new site
were the bodies of Marks wife.
Jenny: his grandson. Harry
Longuet, and Helena Demuth. q
family servant.
Karl Marx died here In exile
from Germany in 1883 at the
age of IS. His most famous book.
'Das Kapital," is a bible of com.
munism.
The new grave site is 200 yards
from the old one and three times
as big.
Evening star., 1954-11-26

out incriminating himself. Hav.
ing such immunity. he would b
held in contempt Of court If he
failed to testify fully.
The Federal judge, whose
name also is being withheld, Is
expected to make q decision on q
grant Of immunity within the
next week or so.
Witness Called Tough.
The witness, an alleged men,
Der of one of two Red spy rings
confessed Soviet courier Eliza
beth Bentley said penetrated the
Federal Government in the
l940s, was described as tough. .
but one who could provide Q
great deal of corroborative testi-
mony If he would cooperate.
The informed source said that
this individual, of course. could
always change his mind. out that
he has not given the slightest
indication of being willing to aid
the Government.
If the case goes to court the
appeal would be to the Circuit
Court from the District Courts
decision-it is expected that it
would take at least a year be-
fore a. final decision could be
handed down.
Evening star., 1954-11-26
Judge in Phenix cityvic Trial
DenouncesI Idea Of CENSORSHIP

American people have found that
the press can be trusted: that
as a whole it is made up OF men
and women who are sincerely
devoted to freedom OF the press
and to giving the people all the
news.
Calls Barriers selfish"
News barriers are inherently
selfish. !. he continued; thrown
up by esome public official who
either has q lust for power or
is ashamed for the press to And
out what is going on, It is
hypocrisy Of the worst klnds"
The courts touch the lives
and flresides Of the people, more
than any branch of government. \
the judge added THAT being
so, it is vitally essential that
the people know what goes on in
the courts without censorship
from some self-annointed guard
ian of their morals"
And If the courts 'betray the
confidence of the people by de-
nying them free access to the
news. he warned, the Nations S
judicial system itself In time
will break down.
Evening star., 1954-11-26
French Atom Agency
| Asks U. 5. 5. !. 10 Pay for
Five Fission Patents
BY The AssoeiuiedP Press

|. The Atomic Energy Commits
sion said today the French gov.
lernment had applied to the
United States for reasonable"
compensation for five abando doned
patent applications dealing with
uranium fisSion.
An Acc spokesman said this
is the first time any foreign
power has brought such a claim.
It will take d long time, pos
sibly years, to settle the claim.
The action was taken by the
oInlaissariat d L'Energie Atom
iQue. the French atomic energy
agency It's petition was based
hola patent applications dating
back. to 1889.
The earliest of these five appli-
cations was filed by DR.. Jean r.
Joliot. DR. Hans Won Halban and
Dr.. Lew Kowarski, nuclear sci
entists who were leading figures
in French atomic development.
Their interest in the patents has
been turned over to the commits
Sariat.
The Acc spokesman said that
| the applications were abandoned
at a later date, but offered no
explanation why this was done.
The application by the French
agency was filed with the Aces
| patent compensation board,
which was set up by Congress to
handle such claims. Under law,
the Acc has four months to
answer the claim, after which
hearings presumably would be
held.
The. French argue that the
principles set forth by the for
eign scientists have been used In
atomic development in the
United States.