The people's voice., 1954-05-21
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
By GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS

To the many friends of Jerre Locke
we are reporting that he is in the
Sanitarium at Galen undergoing OBJ
servation. We know Jerre would like
to hear from all of you. He wasn't
feeling too pert when we left him
Sunday evening, and whenever any
one enters hospital think they al
ways feel as if they haven't friend
in the world. | felt that way last
summer. However, bad as he felt he
was able to continue our long stand
ing battle and let me know that he
still considered me the meanest per-
son in the world-when he knows,
really, that he is.
Guess who we saw when we were
at Galen Sunday? Steve Harvey!
Steve has been there more than nine
months. He's had a rough time. But
he has improved. Steve was Butte
Miner and during the Bonner Ad-
ministration was in the Labor Com
missioner's office. Silicosis put Steve
at deaths door, and for a long time
it was nip and tuck with him. He
feels encouraged about his condition
but he has some time yet before he
will be really well. He said something
about three or four years. From
where he was, tho Steve has come
a long way.
Allan Goodgame, representative to
the Montana state legislature from
Lincoln County, was in town last
weekend attending the Shrine con-
vention Mr. Goodgame was telling
friends that he could be quoted as
saying he is announcing for the Of
flee of 1t. Governor on the Demo
cratic ticket in the 1856 elections.
The Capitol Guide is all set-up in
the rotunda of the basement of the
Capitol for the summer already.
There is a new Capitol Guide this
year. He is a Mr.. l. r. Young, re-
tired Helena policeman. He replaces
Ed Corners who for several years
took care of guiding and registering
tourists.
This week Hugh Massman, one of
the Assistant Attorney Generals,
came in to tell us that he has filed
for the office of County Attorney
from Lewis & Clark county. Hubert
]. Massman is filing for County At
torney, he says, because he believes
he is qualified for the job by virtue
Of service in the FBI and the At
torney Generals office. He has had
experience in both the Federal courts
and the State Supreme Court. He
is "a and received his law degree
from the University of Tennessee.
However, both Hugh and his wife are
Montana products. He attended Cath
olic schools in Bozeman for his grade
and high school education, then went
to Carroll College in Helena on a
scholastic scholarship until he en-
tered the Navy during WV II for
three years. The Massman's not only
have five children, but they take care
of foster children, too.
Farmers Union people, it seems,
have circulated petitions among the
business men in farming communi-
ties that ask the congress to continue
the 900 price support program. The
petitions have met with success in
most of the communities. In Great
Falls, informed farmers spent many
hours a day for over week explain
ing why the farmers need parity price
supports. Reports are that with few
exceptions business men wanted to
understand why farmers want 9O%0
parity. After discussing it they were
happy to sign the petitions.
In one or two communities there
have been repercussions from the re-
suits of the petitions. We gather the