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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-09

BECK, HARRY A. Oficers and members
~ of Edward J. Ross Council
W1S6lLNN No. 26, and color guard.
MMN Jr. o. q. A. M. are hereby
NXdtHNN notified of the death of
~ y Brother HARRY A. BECK
~ and are requested to as
semble at pm. Tuesday,
March g. 1854, at Deals Funeral
Home. 1912 Ga. ave. NV. for services
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-09

BLACKBURN, JOHN EDWARD. A spe-
% cial communication of Kemp
N er Lodge No. "a, A. F. and
IN A NJ. Falls Church, Va, will
~CNN be held at II: 80 am. Wednes-
NOH day. March 10. 1854, for the
W. purpose of conducting Masonic
W funeral services for our late
brother JOHN EDWARD BLACKBURN.
CARROLL W. POPE. w. M
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-09

the Commission had hundred thousand dollars utility and
freight rate Investigations in 1853 Messrs Middleton Henry
and Young would have had to at least
ing the interests at heart An adequate appropa
ton could possibly have saved Montana people
the three million dollars they stand to be MIXED
because of excessive rate increases granted Power
Mountain States Tel TEL and Montana Dakota Utilities
an irresponsible and wholly discredited Commission.
These but few examples of issues that should met
and solved by the 1866 legislature Adequate school financing
is always with Farmers still need and better
tomarke roads Taxation nequies need to be remeded
Our aged citizens need better break than they get
ting under Public Welfare Vigilance must be exercised at
all times lest the Oil lobby and other special privilege groups
make other successful legislative sores against the public
good such the 1853 oil leasing law before the state
preme court.
the oil leasing which just uncon
stitutiona by the state supreme court
the 1858 oil leasing law which has just been upheld the state
supreme court
But these examples should suffice emphasizing how
important that Montana voters not lose sight of the fact
that 1872 important legislative must be filled in November
Montana cannot afford the luxury of perfect
controlled legislatures that little nothing of lasting value
is accomplished for the state.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-09
By LEE METCALF

Although it is good bill, the Fed
eral aid highway bill passed by the
House contains at least one section
Objectionable from Montana's point
of view
This is the appearance of a dis
tribution formula which gives
greater weight to population.
AS you know, Federal aid for high
way construction now is divided
among the States on a formula based
upon three things-the area of a
State, its total population and its
highway mileage. Each of these fac
tors is given equal weight Such a
formula works to Montana's advant-
age, because of our tremendous area.
Now the House voted a big in
crease in funds for work on the in
terstate highway system, which in
cludes U. S. 10 across the state, U.
S. 81 from Idaho to the Canadian
line through Butte, Helena and Great
Falls, and U. S. 81 from Billings
south.
The House then split this 5000 mil
lion increase right down the middle,
allocating half of it on the basis
of the present formula and half on
the basis of a formula based solely
upon population.
Under the present formula, Mon
tana will get little over So million
out of half the increase. Out of the
other half, distributed solely on a
basis of population, we will get only
$735,O0O.
The total that will come to us
is all to the good-about $780,
600 compared with a little over
100000 set aside for work on the
interstate network in Montana this
year. But we would have gotten
$1,25O,OO0 more if the entire in
crease had been allocated under
the old formula.
And there may come a day when
that population formula will do US
a lot of harm.
l started early last fall trying to
head off the move toward a formula
giving greater weight to population.
Dur share of Federal-aid highway
funds is about 2H per cent of the
.otal. But our population is less than
i/1O of one per cent of the total
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-09
new Federal HIGHWAY AID FORMUL
May eventually HURT MONTANA

population of the United States. Our
highway financing problem is big
enough as it is-without cutting our
Federal aid money by changing the
distribution formula.
| Joined with a group of Congress
men, most of them from the West, in
unsuccessful efforts to get this new
population formula out of the bill
before it passed the House. We tried
three times; and three times we were
voted down by representatives of the
more populous states.
Ny feeling on the interstate sys-
tenn is this: we are appropriating this
money in the interest of national de
tense. We need a highway network
just as we need a network of rail
road rails binding us together. These
national defense highways must be
adequate everywhere, or they are ade-
quate nowhere.
The railroads could not have done
the magnificent job they did of NOV
ing men and materiel from coast to
coast during World War ii if the
rails had been concentrated around
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-09
BIG FIRMS SEEK u. 5,
RUBBER PLANTS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rub
Der, chemical, and oil companies seek
to buy 27 government synthetic rub
Der plants, the President has been
told. The plants cost the US. near
ly half billion dollars.
Reporting to the President, Rub
Der Producing Facilities Disposal
Commission said it expects to get
realistic" prices when the plants
are sold early next year. The Com
mission said it had 274 requests for
bid instructions. 1t didn't indicate
whether any of these are from co-ops,
one of the largest distributors of tires
and tubes in the country.
Holman D. Pettibone, Leslie R.
Rounds, and Everett R. Cook, COM
mission members, said the industry
looks for expanding synthetic rubber
markets.
Pettibone is president of Chicago
Title & Trust Company, Rounds is
first vice president of the New York
Federal Reserve Bank, and Cook is
a Memphis cotton merchant and ex-
porter
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-09
MORE PUBLIC POWER

Continued from Page One)
level Of business prosperity in the
state.
In order to accomplish both
points and delegate opinion was
unanimous that political action
must be pushed with greatest pos
sible vigor this year to elect u.
5. Senator, two Congressman, and
Legislators who are favorable to
public development and control of
power and otehr natural resources.
Saturdays meeting saw the cleo
ton of temporary steering COM
mittee whose responsibility it will be
to call statewide general meeting
the latter part of May. At the May
meeting a program of action will be
drafted and machinery set up to CO.
ordinate political action between the
several interested groups.
Members of the temporary commit
tee and the organizations they rep
resent are: George Lackman, Bill
lings, president Montana State AS
ISOLATION of Rural Electric Coop
eratives; Don w. Chapman, Great
Falls, president Montana Farmers
Union; James S. TIMBER, Helena, pres
dent Montana State Federation of
Labor and Montana Labor's League
for P o litic a Education; M. A.
Whitley" Wright, Glasgow, legisla-
i've representative Brotherhood Rail
road Trainmen; James Curtin, Butte,
Lnt'l Union Mine, Mill & Shelter
Workers; Richard Shipman, Brooks,
PRESIDENT Montana MVA Association,
md Charlotte Holtz, Floweree, rep
'esenting housewives.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-09
By GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS

| feel kinda like Dagwood Bum
stead when | think of these things,
but maybe similar thoughts have ec-
CURED to you who don't swallow
hook, line and sinker the soft words
yelling the sword of the Montana
Power Gas Company.
According to the records some
place along the line, someone isn't
telling the truth one place or
another in testimony given by Mon
tana Power Gas Company there is
raging conflict call it what you
will | don't like nasty words.
Read the conflicting testimony,
given under oath, and then listen to
Jack Corette threaten that if you
don't knuckle under and stop fighting
the gas rate increase you will be
coal.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-09

our population centers. Our national
defense highway system will be ade-
quate only as it will do the job from
one end of the line to the other.
As | said, Montana isn't hurt
now by the new formula because
the great increase in this approp-
ration bill gives us substantially
more money for our interstate sys-
tenn than we had this year. How
ever, unless Congress plans to go
on increasing the Federal-aid high
way appropriation each year, there
will come time when the popula-
ton formula will make itself felt
to the detriment of Montana's
highway system. I'm doing what
can to get that new formula out
of the bill.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-09

George R. Pickett, an instructor
of vocational agriculture, School Dis
trict No. l, Fort Benton, Montana, is
slated to join the U. S. Operations
Mission in New Delhi, India, as an
agricultural e n i o n specialist.
Since graduating from Oklahoma Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College, he
has taken graduate study at Montana
State College. Pickett was born at
Green Forest, Arkansas, where he
began his career in 1912 as an in
structor in the public schools. At Bus
by, Montana, and Reardan, Wash
ington, for four years, he went to
Fort Benton in 1947. His wife is the
former Miss Velma Vollmer of Still
water, Oklahoma.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-09
CALL FOR BIDS

Lease of Vocational School Land
Sealed bids will be received by the
undersigned until 1000 A. M. Tuesday.
April 27, 1854 when bids will be OPEN
ed and read aloud-for the leasing of
approximately I40 acres of agricul-
ture land owned by the State Vo-
cational School for Girls described as
follows:
Part of S14 of Wa of Section "a,
Township IL North Range 9 West,
and Part of SEA of Section SO,
Township II North, Range 3 West
Bid forms with specifications and
instructions may be had by writing
the State Purchasing Department. Capt.
tol Building, Helena, Montana
The State Controller reserves the
right to reject any or all bids and to
waive any technicalities in the inter
est of the State.
A. M. JOHNSON
State Controller and
ExOfficio Purchasing Agent
April 9. 16, 20, 1854.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-09
Mine Employment Off
10 Per Cent in Butte

Employment in the Anaconda
Copper Mining Company mines
in Butte was down ten per cent
April 1. 1854, as compared with
the same date in 1858.
On April l last year there were
5,2S4 miners working in Butte
mines. Today there are only A.
667.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-09
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

When | do both there arises be-
fore my eyes an image-vision-that
if Jack Corette doesn't watch his
step he may have gas to heat his
home in this world-but brother he's
going to be shoveling in the heat
come Judgment Day!
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-09
IMPORTANT POLITICAL
DATES TO Remember

June 8 (midnight)-Final day for
filing for office.
June Final day to register to
vote in Primary Election.
July Final day for filing Initia-
tive petitions.
July 2O-Primary Election Day.
Sept. 17-Final day to register to
vote in General Election.
November g General Election
Day.
November 2-Vote on Initiatives
and Referenda.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-25

Gratitude is always learned,
we are not born with it, it is ac-
quired and one of the greatest
and best of all attitudes, the
Rev. o. C. Jones, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, said
at Thanksgiving assembly pro-
gram in the Smyrna High School
yesterday afternoon. We applaud
mans achievements but ignore
the works of God, he continued.
Referring to this atomic age, he
said that the power, which is
staggering, has been here for mill
lions of years, but never used to
destroy human life until now.
Speaking of the chemical formula
for water, he said that with hy-
drogen we can blast civilization,
and with oxygen can revive the
dying" A former citizen of
Wales Mr.. Jones recalled his
early days in this country after
Smyrna times., 1954-11-25
Death of Harry G. jackson

Harry G. Jackson, age SO
years, of Smyrna, died at his late
residence on Commerce Street on
November 23rd. He was the son
of James Jackson of Pennsylvania
and Sarah Stewart of Ireland.
Funeral services will be held on
Friday, November 26 at 2 pm, at
FAIRIES Funeral Chapel with Rev.
o. c. Jones in charge and inter-
ment will be in Odd Fellows Gem
etery at Smyrna. He is survived
by his wife, Geraldine M. Jackson
of Smyrna, and one son, George
H. Jackson, at home; also one
brother, William Jackson, of
Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr.. Jackson was
a resident of Smyrna for the last
nine years and a member of the
Smyrna Presbyterian Church.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-25
SMYRNA PTA To MEET
To Feature Parent-Teacher Con-
ference and a Fashion Show

To Feature Parent-Teacher Con-
ference and a Fashion Show
Plans for the next meeting of
the Smyrna Special District
School Parent Teacher Associa-
tion were made at a meeting of
the executive committee on Tues
day night, with Lester Liefer pre-
siding. On Thursday, Dec. 9, at
8 pm. at the Smyrna Elementary
School the program will feature
a parent-teacher conference, ana
a fashion show will be staged.
Mrs. James VESSEL, clothing
chairman, and Miss Clara Sparr,
school nurse, have issued a plea
for winter clothing. There is es-
pecial need for boys clothing and
winter coats. Mrs. Vessel will
pick up any donations of the
much-needed warm clothing if she
is called. If preferred donors
may leave the clothing at the
nurses office at the elementary
school. The real need for such
clothing is stressed.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-25
.JAYCEES PLAN
PROJECTS HERE
Considering New Stree
Signs and Hear Talk by
Representative
PLANS FOR CONTEST

Consideration was given several
projects at the dinner
meeting of the Smyrna-Clayton
Junior Chamber of Commerce
held last week with Martin Gold
en- presiding. The Jaycees looked
at sample street signs, heard
talk on different types used in
other towns, and discussed credit
terms with A. w. Enders OF Up
per Darby, Penna., who represent
ed Lyle Signs, Inc, Minneapolis.
The speaker was presented by
Eugene Rhodes, chairman OF the
Jaycee committee, and it is plan
ned for this to be long-term
project, with the Jaycees confer
ring with Smyrna Town Council
on the matter. The Jaycees will
make a survey on the street
signs situation here. Darwin
Rhoades, state vice president,
Jaycees, paid an official visit to
the local club, and spoke on plans
for the Voice of Democracy con-
test. Locally the speeches have
been written and are being tape
recorded by students at the Smyr-
ma School. 1t is expected that
they will be finished by the end
of this week and the judging will
take place next week. The local
! judges are Mrs. Margaret O'Neill,
Charles v. Williams, and Richard
| C. Price. Local winners will COM
pete in the state contest, and
state winners in the national con-
test. Prizes for local winners
have been contributed by Boule-
ward Electric Sales & Service and
| Everhart Brothers. Leon Tabb is
Jaycee chairman for the project
The Jaycees will investigate the
! possibility of putting "Scoitchlite'
| on the fire hydrants in Smyrna
and Albert O'Neal was named
chairman for the venture. Con-
tainers for the u. S. Olympic
Team Fund are now in various
stores under Jaycee sponsorship
/ in charge of the committee: viii.
liam Horney and Gene Handsber-
ry. A delegation of Jaycees at
tended the joint meeting with
Smyrna Lions Club and Rotary
Club sponsored by the Lions Mon
day night.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-25
ROTARY CLUB SPEAKER
Elmer p. Corrie Speaks on Arm
istice Day and Veterans Day

ChhCl Il . SOtAAC ACPSNaNS OAA AA-A~
istice Day and Veterans Day
At a recent meeting of the
Smyrna Rotary Club an address
was given by Elmer P. Corrie,
public relations chairman, in
which he spoke on Armistice Day
of the past and Veterans Day of
the present. The original veter-
ans day began with the dedica-
ton of the cemetery on the bat
tlefeld of Gettysburg, according
to the speaker. He also asked if
the lives sacrificed on the battle
field have been in vain, and
stressed that the only hope of the
world today is based in faith in
God. The response was made by
Nelson Everhart. George e. Bry-
son presided and Clarence Bodley
led the singing. Morris Simon was
a visitor from the Dover Rotary
Club and Arthur Walker, Cam
den-Wyoming Club.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-25
CINEMASCOPE AT THEATRE
Modern Pictures to Be Shown at
SMYRNA Theatre With New Screen

Modern Pictures to Be Shown at
Smyrna Theatre With New Screen
Patrons of the Smyrna Theatre
are assured of modern pictures
with the installation of the new
wide screen which was used the
first time this week when the
stirring film ''Rear Window" was
shown. Last night and tonight,
Thanksgiving Day, the first Cine
maScope film will be shown in
Smyrna, and residents will see the
dramatic film, ''The High and The
Mighty" based on the best seller
by Ernest Gam and starring John
Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine
Day, and others. The regular pic
lures shown on the wide screen
are very large and lifelike and
their enjoyment will be greatly
enhanced by the new screen. The
CinemaScope pictures will portray
the story with the depth and di-
mension so admired by movie
viewers. The Smyrna Theatre is
now drawing patrons from a wide
area in the central part of the
state.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-25
sEAGULLS Al CLUB ACTIVE
Carolyn Marsh Elected President
at November Meeting

The Woodland Beach Seagulls
All Club, although only eight in
number, is planning big things
for the coming year. Every men,
ber is carrying load of not less
than three projects with safety
being the main one. Two of the
members, Zane Robinson and Dav-
id Marsh, are to write articles on
safety to appear in this paper in
the near future. The club pur-
chased a scrapbook in which to
keep these articles. A large sign
is also in progress, 1t is to be
placed on the causeway just be-
fore entering the beach. Its pur-
pose is to urge all sportsmen to
be careful in their activities and
help keep the beach free of paper
and debris. At the November
meeting, the club planned to sell
Christmas cards as a means of
raising funds for the treasury. AS
the club is starting a new year,
an election of officers was held.
The outcome is as follows: Caro-
lyn Marsh, president; Bonnie Le-
Gates, vice president; Gay Scott
secretary; Edwin Robinson, re-
porter.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-25
HOLIDAY DANCE
FRIDAY NIGHT
Patrons and PatrOnesses Are
Listed For Citizens Hose
Company Dance
AT FIRE HOUSE

The list of patrons and patron
esses for the cabaret dance to be
sponsored by the Citizens Hose
Company on Friday evening, Nov.
26 is complete. The dance will be
the highlight of the holiday So
cial season in Smyrna, and guests
will include many from out of
town and also members of the
college set at home for the holi-
day recess. Music will be by AL
Green and His Cadets and there
will be dancing from 9 pm. to /
am. Dress is optional. Reynolds
Bradley is chairman. The patrons
list follows: Mayor and Mrs. John
]. Hurd, Councilman and Mrs.
George M Blendt, Councilman
and Mrs. Richard G. Price, Coun-
Gilman and Mrs. William Stats,
Councilman and Mrs. John E. Will
son III; Mrs. Olive H. Stats, DR..
and Mrs. John j. Lazzeri, Mrs.
Lee c. Wroten, Mrs. Homer D.
Hudson, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l..
Harmonson, Mr.. and Mrs. William
! Norris, DR.. and Mrs. c. ]. Prick
! ett, Mr.. and Mrs ]. Elmer Pratt;
Mrs. Robert D Hoffecker, Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Wright, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert A. Mills, Mr.. and
Mrs. James E. Turner, Jr., Miss
Elizabeth ]. Thornley,, Miss Anne
A. Wilson, Mrs. Helen G. Attix
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert K. Dunning
Mr. and Mrs. James S Bradley
Mrs. Roy F. Corley, Miss Mary
Holland, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G
Webb, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph D
Knots, Mr. and Mrs. Charles M
Gee, DR.. and Mrs. Robert M
Sarde, Mrs. Ruth w. Pyle, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles c. King, Mrs
Andrew D. Cole, Mr.. and Mrs
Walter w. Speakman, Mr.. ant
Mrs. ]. Frank Greenwell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank w. Ryan, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Benjamin F. Johnson, Mr.
and Mrs. w. Arthur Stokesbury
Jr., DR.. and Mrs. Ralph B. Jones
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Elwood Nuckols
Miss Eva @ Stehley, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Ralph G. FAIRIES, Sr., Mr.
and Mrs. John H. Fearon, Mrs
/, William w. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs
James D. Merrill, Miss Elizabeth
! T. Wilson, Mr., and Mrs. Francis
CONTINUED on Page Sikh
Smyrna times., 1954-11-25
Louis Caras Host at Dinner

Probably no man will carve
turkey today for larger fam
ily' than will Louis Caras who
will entertain a group numbering
nearly one hundred children
and some adults at Thanksgiving
dinner. 1t has been the custom
of Mr.. Caras for several years to
provide a turkey dinner with all
the fixin's at The Wagon Wheel.
Members of the Smyrna Lions
Club and the Clayton Lions Club
will transport the guests from
their homes to the restaurant, and
return them. The Lions have had
the assistance of Miss Clara
Sparr, school nurse, in compiling
the list of guests. George Bradley
and Vance Cole headed the Smyr-
ma Lions committee on arrange
ments.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-25
THE REV. O. C. JONES SPEAKER
AT THANKSGIVING ASSEMBLY

World War II, and told of the
greatness of America, saying that
we should give thanks annually
to remind us of the goodness of
God. The Silver Eagles G1ee
Club sang three selections under
the direction of John Dickinson,
school librarian. Edwin zippe an
nounced the numbers. Ronald
Stevens, president of the student
organization, the G. o. presided
at the assembly, and Kendall
Hudson read the scripture. The
program was given under the SUI
pervision of Miss Alberta Cornell
ius, of the faculty. Robert Reed
was accompanist for the glee
club. The selections by the Silver
Eagles Glee Club included "Your
Land and My Land; God Bless
America, and the Thanksgiving
Hymn.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-25
Death of Charles III. McFadden

Services for Charles H. MicFad-
den, SO, who died at his home at
Downs Chapel on November 20,
were conducted from the Epwortr
Church of Templeville, Md, at
pm, Tuesday. Burial was in
Templeville. Mr.. McFadden was
farmer for 33 years in the Clay
ton area, and was member of
the Epworth Church. Survivors
include his widow, Mrs. Virgie ].
McFadden, of Downs Chapel;
daughter, Mrs. Eleanor O'Neal, of
Downs Chapel; and the following
step-children: Robert McGinnis of
Frankford, Mrs. Mary Porter of
Philadelphia, William McGinnis of
Milford, Franklin McGinnis of
Smyrna, and Fred McGinnis of
Downs Chapel; two brothers, Will
liam McFadden of Port Deposit,
Md; Lewis McFadden of Dover;
"a grandchildren and 10 great
grandchildren.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-25
SCOUTS ASSIST
IN TOY DRIVE
Local Boy Scouts to Help
Hose Company I'm An
nual Toy Project
TO COLLECT FRIDAY

Members of Boy Scout Troop
135 plan to give assistance to the
Citizens Hose Company in their
annual toy renovation project.
The Boy Scouts will stage a toy
collection drive on Friday, Nov.
26 starting at 10 am. A door to
door canvass will be made and
residents are asked to have ready
for the scouts any toys that are
repairable which the firemen will
refurbish and have ready for de-
livery on Christmas Eve. The
scouts will deliver the collected
toys to the fire house. All Boy
Scouts are urged to meet at the
fire house at ten o'clock and take
part in the drive.