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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05

nine remaining trades and labor as
semblies to outline the political action
program just as soon as the duties of
his office will permit.
'In almost every instance, local
union officials have given the pro-
gram an enthusiastic reception and
are eager to get about the business
of setting up local LLPE chapters, :"
TIMBER continued Several groups,
following local delegate action have
already sent in their annual fee for
affiliation with the Montana Labor's
League for Political Education and
have assured this office that they will
actively participate in the program
on the legislative, state and national
political levels"
Following the local LLPE organi-
rational campaign in March, April
and May, state MLLPE convention
will be held in June to adopt consti-
tuition and bylaws, screen state and
federal candidates seeking nomina-
ton at the July 20 primaries, and
to consider local union endorsements
of candidates for legislative posts.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05

creases to utilities which the At
torney General and many other
citizens contend are unjust and
unreasonable"
During the last six months of
1853, Montana Power Co., Noun
tain States Tel. & Tel. and Mon
tana-Dakota Utilities Co., were
granted rate boosts ranging from
20 per cent up to approximately so
per cent.
Montana Power received gas rate
increases ranging from 80 to AT per
cent. Cost of this increase to an es-
timated $4,000 residential and 5000
commercial and industrial users lex
Guiding the Anaconda Copper Min
ing Coz, totals about $1,200,000 per
year The average residential user
finds his gas bill up third-or just
about $50 per year. The average COM
mercial user finds his increase al
most one hundred dollars per year.
Helena public schools, because of a
38 per cent rate bump, must use an
additional $1,000 of tax money per
year to keep the several school build
ing units heated.
Cities and towns effected by the
rate increase granted Montana Pow
er are: Butte, Anaconda, Helena,
Bozeman, Livingston, Deer Lodge,
East Helena, Belgrade, Manhattan,
Three Forks, Trident, Whitehall, Ell
liston, Wolf Creek, Fairfield, Red
Lodge, Roberts, Columbus, Absaro-
kee, Big Timber, and Grey Cliff.
MORE PROFITS FOR ART
Mountain States Tel. & Tel, be-
cause of rate increases approved by
Commissioners Henry, Middleton and
Young, now finds its revenues from
more than 100000 Montana phone
patrons up by approximately one mil
lion dollars. This fourth rate increase
granted the telephone monopoly since
1948, has the two-party residential
line patron paying 27 per cent more
for phone service today than before
the latest rate went into effect last
L. In dollars and cents,
his phone bill, including federal tax,
is up 81 cents per month.
Rate increases granted MST&T by
Continued on page four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
WELCOME MAT NOT OUT
FOR P.S. COMMISSION
AT big TIMBER

BIG TIMBER PIONEER, Feb. 18
One of the members of the state
Public Service Commission, Leon
ard Young, stopped off in Big Tim
Der during bus stop this week but
his reception was definitely on the
cool side.
AS most people know, Leonard
Young has spent the past Is years
or so living off the taxpayers in
one way or another and he never
misses an opportunity to shove out
his hand and exclaim to the world
at large 81 am Leonard Young"
He showed out his hand in the
usual manner in Big Timber this
week but nobody wanted any part
of it. In fact the argument that
started Immediately over his part
in increasing the gas rate one third
really got hot. Young got on the
bus muttering to himself under his
own power but some thought he
was going to be thrown onto the
vehicle bodily.
incidentally Claude Gray says in
Helena the populace has changed
the name of the commission to the
state boxing mmission-the re-
suit of an alteration between
Young and Jack Henry. The two
have been feuding for sometime
but not over the gas rate hike.
The birds of feather are stick
ing together on that.
When Claude asked a couple of
the commission members in Helena
last week about the gas hike he
was told that he had nothing to
kick about. He did not use gas and
if he objected he should have pro-
tested at the original hearing.
Claude's reply that he thought the
service commission was elected to
protect the public's interest fell on
deaf ears.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
AL UNIONS SHOWING MUCH INTEREST I'M
SETTING UP POLITICAL EDUCATION LEAGUE

81 am greatly encouraged over the
interest being shown in political edu-
cation and action by local AFL un-
ions," said James S. TIMBER, presi-
dent of Montana State Federation of
Labor, this week following meetings
with a number of trades and labor
assemblies and local unions in various
parts of the state since the middle of
February.
TIMBER, accompanied by c. Al
Green, western regional director for
the AFL's Labor's League for Po-
litical Education, in that period met
with local union officials in Mis-
soula, Great Falls, Bozeman, Helena,
Billings, Miles City, Lewistown and
Butte.
In addition, they outlined the
LLPE program to representatives of
upwards of so local unions in var
ious cities at a general meeting in
Helena, Saturday, February 20. I'm
ion groups represented at the Hell
ena meeting in addition to the towns
listed above, included delegates from
Anaconda, Kalispell, Livingston and
Glendive. TIMBER plans to visit the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Billings Business Group
To Fight Gas Boost


With them on the executive COM
mittee are Thurman Thomas of the
Billings Laundry Co., Frank Comte
of the Fox Laundry Co., L. G. Carter
! of the Northern Hotel, Marines Pan
topics of the Stratford Apartments,
Robert D. Laying of Saint Vincents
Hospital, Chef Scott of Stewards
Cleaners, Ed Lacklen of School Dis
trict 2, Eugene LISA of the Ideal
Bakery, Chris Shaffer of the Midland
Empire Packing Co., Howard Elliott
of Elliott's Inc, and Robert Mulvaney
of the Mulvaney Motor Co.
Interested persons were urged in
the association letter to compute
their own gas bills according to the
new schedule of rates. According
to the association: under (the old
schedule) not only was the rate low
Ell per thousand cubic feet, but the
user went through the high bracket
only once each year, whereas he now
starts in the high bracket each month.
Data obtained by The Yellow
stone News from four of the city's
larger commercial gas consumers
show that, on the basis of the new
rate schedule, cost of gas this year
will increase from 8.3 cents to "a
more per thousand cubic feet than
last year. The percentage increase
ranges from Ais to $50.
Gas company officials pointed out
that all information and press releas-
es before the Public Service Commits
sion hearing specifically stated an
j n ease of approximately 10
cents per thousand cubic feet was
sought, and the increase under the
new rate structure is substantially as
it was represented to the people
BILLINGS HIGH HARD HIT
Billings Senior high school, which
used 1881, 900 cubic feet of gas
Continued on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
THE YELLOWSTONE NEWS,
Billings, March 4, 1854

Billings, March 4, 1854
A group which calls itself the
Yellowstone County Gas Consum-
ers Association has been organ
lied to combat the new schedule
of natural gas rates recently APP
proved by the Montana Public
Service Commission.
According to a letter circulated
over the signature of Paul McCorm-
lex, association chairman, "many
users believed that the increase
would average around 10 per cent
In reality, upon application of the
new revised schedule of rates to our
respective businesses, We find that
the average percentage of increase on
an annual basis ranges from 40 to
60 per cent :.
''The plight of the individual house
holder is also of serious concern, be-
cause the average increase in resi-
Dental rates is approximately FL per
cent"
Mccormick wrote that "While
it would seem that this whole affair
has taken place with most of us
asleep at the switch, it is entirely
possible that some favorable action
may be undertaken to revise these
rates" Legal counsel has been
retained, and commercial and resi-
Dental gas users have been invit-
ed to join the association, con-
tributing to its legal expense at
the rate of one cent per thousand
cubic feet of last years consump-
ton.
Mccormick is president of the
Pierce Packing Co. Other officers
Of the association are Russ Hart,
president of the Hart-Albin Co., vice
chairman, and William Goan of the
Artificial Ice & Storage Co., secre-
5ary.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
MISSOULA PRINTERS BACK
0LSEN'S FIGHT TO STOP
UTILITY RATE BOOSTS

Members of Missoula Topographic
cal Union No. PIT, at their February
meeting put themselves squarely on
record in support of Attorney Gen
eral Arnold Olsen's legal fight to stop
rate increases granted Montana Pow
er Co. and Mountain States Tel. &
Tel, last August.
In a letter to Olsen, Local Presi-
dent Eugene Gisley stated that mem
bers of No. PIT have Corrected me
to inform you of it's wholehearted sup
port of your recent actions opposing
the telephone and power company
rate raises approved by the Railroad
Commission
The Missoula unions action was
similar to that taken last summer by
Montana Typographical Conference
opposing the granting of increases to
either of the utility monopolies.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05


underway at 1880 p. m.
One of the principal speakers at
the meeting will be Attorney Cen
eral Arnold H. Olsen who is cur
rently contesting via the courts,
increases granted the states three
largest utilities by the commission.
Purpose of the meeting will be to
set up a Capital City chapter of a
Montana utility consumers league,
closely patterned after similar con-
sumner organizations in other states.
Following organization of a Helena
chapter, the public spirited sponsors
of the league anticipate establishing
of similar local groups in other cities
and towns in Montana.
Such a league would have as it's
main detectives the q. seeking
and obtaining justice and equity
for consumers in all matters per-
tanning to service of, and charges
for, electric current, gas, telephone,
water and similar or allied indus
tries :"
In the past, consumers have been
at the mercy of private utility rate
experts in building up statistical data
on utility financial affairs with which
to combat utility claims that higher
rate schedules must be had to con-
tinue sound operation. Opposition, for
the most part has been on basis
of mastering political pressure on the
Public Service Commission. Far too
few protestants have appeared at
Commission hearings with facts on
utility financial operations to combat
the demands put forth by the pc
titioning monopoly.
Likewise, the Commission in the re-
cent past has allowed protestants
little if any time in which to go over
voluminous amounts of statistics pre-
sented by utilities in substantiation
of their requests for higher rates. In
some instances when protestants did
come reasonably we'll prepared-such
as in Montana Power gas rate hear
ing, and Mountain States Tel. &
Tel. hearing last May, the Commits
sion paid little heed.
1858 A BANNER" YEAR FOR
BEFORE P. S. c.
Giving impetus to the need for
establishing consumer league was
the Commissions granting of in
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Who Said This

cit is not enough that prices be
stable if they do not give farmers
their rightful share of the national
income Our goal is a farm
program that will enable farmers
to obtain that rightful share"
(For his name, turn to page four.)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Helena Meeting Will Discuss
Ways and Means of Protecting Consumers
From Utilities and Public Service Commission

How Montana utility best protect themselves from
unreasonable rate increases being granted utilities by
the Public Service Commission will be the question at
meeting in Helena next Thursday March II. The meeting
will be held in Lewis Clark county courthouse and will get
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05

DETROIT-New automatic fac
tories will eventually bring down
unit costs and thus open up new mar
kets, according to an auto manufac-
ture official here.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
ALL HOUSE SEATS TO BE
FILLED IN NOVEMBER

All "a seats in the House of Repre-
sentatives will be up for the voters
in the Sc counties to fill in Novem-
Der. At the present time the Repub-
licans have an exact 2-to-1 margin in
the lower chamber with "a members
to the Democrats 80.
Two members of the House def
nitely will not be seeking reelection
this year. Joseph McElwain, Powell,
and until recently state COP central
committee chairman, is now lobby
ist for the private power utilities in
Washington, D. C. Aft Watkins, Phil
lips, has announced he will not seek
reelection. Reports have it that Car
bon county representative, George
O'Connor, is contemplating seeking
the Republican nomination for Con-
gress against Senator Mahoney at
the July 20 primary.
Rumor has it that several House
members are looking hopefully at
state senate seats, but little infor-
nation of a definite nature is yet
available on this score, except that
in Rosebud county Rep. Adeline Ar
mold (R) has announced intention
Of running against Senator R. C.
Harken (D).
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05

Republican seats to be filled in No
vember are: CARTER, c. E. Gard
ner; CHOUTEAU, DR.. E. L. Ander-
son; FALLON, L. w. Busch; FER
GUS, Earl Moritz; FLATHEAD, G.
M. Moss; JEFFERSON, John C. AL
ley; LINCOLN, Winton Weydemeyer;
MADISON, M. J. Lott; MISSOULA,
Donovan Worden; PETROLEUM,
Kenneth Cole; RAVALLI, w. J. Win
tiers; HIGHLAND, Don Nutter; SAN
DERS, Glenn H. Larson; SILVER
BOW, Troy Evans; YELLOWSTONE,
Rex Hibbs.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05

1853 A BANNER" YEAR FOR
UTILITIES BEFORE P. S. c.
Giving impetus to the need for
establishing a consumer league was
the Commissions granting of in
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29

dcring causes changes In the
length Of yarn in knit fabrics.
IN the USDA study however, in
the fabrics tested yarns We're
found to shrink or stretch very
little.
The experts said knitted fab
RIGS are pulled lengthwise in the
kitung process. If not properly re-
Taxed in fnishine the final loops
and width of the knitted loops
VIII not be in the proper proper
ton and garments made from the
fabric will shrink or stretch out Of
shape.
When buying knit fabrics Or
underwear homemakers should
examine the size and shape Of
loops to see if the garment will
keep it's shape Examine carefully
rib and plain knit fabrics. If the
loops are elongated. too much
shrinkage III the length and width
may occur Knit goods Of the type
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
Col. WO0dson Sets
State Highway Death
For 1853 at 9O5

Colonel c. w. Woodson, Jr..
Superintendent Of State Police
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
COLORED NEWS
Maria +. Brown, II,
Dies In Buckingham

Maria f Brown, II. lifelong
resident Of Buckingham county.
died at her home Monday night.
Jan. IS. after a long illness
She was daughter of the late
Anderson and Bessie Shelton
She was the wife of Thomas
L. Brown. who survives. with two
sons. Thomas L. Brown. Jr,. Of
Sanford. Conn. and Pic. James
r, Brown. USA, Korea; four
daughters, Mrs. Esther McDavid
and Miss Alberta Brown, of
Washington, D. c.. Mrs. Edith
Williams and Mrs. Estell Turner
both Of New York City: two sis
ters, Mrs Henrietta Chambers,
of New York, and Mrs Anna
West, of DillWyn; and eight
Grandchildren and four great
Grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
Hospital News

sixty-fer patients entered
SoulhSile Community Hospital.
this week. Ten babes el2ht Whlte
and TWO negro were porn NJ the
hospital dIrihg the week
l'atehtSaol -tfle~wetk were
MI. aha MI. ) " DAVIS, JT"
pillwy. hoy. Jan u
Mr. ahd Mrs a. ) watson.
Cumberland, boy Jan a
Mr ana Mrs willie S sloan
Guinea Mills. boy Jan 23
Nh. ana Mrs G b Mullins.
CreWe. girl Jan 49,
NJ ond Mrs. Archer q Hud-
d,aston Dnlwvn oirl IAN 27
Atr snd Mill Carlt~n Amer
natbv 1va,,ynla INV I'M w
N4t ,nd NIL albert Bowlin
rrawa oi,., Ian %
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victo,ia NV ian u
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III tha ,nsnitar dn,ang fhe weak
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w i1llaH AlloIeMS' C4eWe' " lill"tli
l. WoodSoh' faIihVlile " ll!4ahi
D. Cuhdlh. Jr.' Blackstone : MIS-.
Campbell Huhaley' faiihVliie !
DAVID logan Faffnvllle Mrs.
William GnllSple' Chase Guy;
Mrs. joe HazelgroVe' rafmVllIe
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
c. {. Coleman Dies
AT Home In County

A funeral service for Charles c.
Coleman TO- win be conducted
at 2 this afternoon friday at
Appomattox Presbyterian Church
Tntertnent viii take place IN the
family cemetery
A retired farmer MI Coleman
died Wednesday, Jan q. at his
home near Dowdy's Corner He
WAS member Of AppomattoX
Presbyterian Church
I He is survived Dy his wife. Mrs.
Maggie Q. Coleman, Of FarmWlle:
thrcc daughters and two sons.
Mrs Inez Tuscan. Farmvllle Mrs
Betty Lou Coleman, Farmyille.
Mrs Maggie Hodges, Rice and
Thomas Henry and Ernest Lee
Coleman both Of Farmville. one
sister Mrs Ollie Stanley, of
Farmville half-sister. Mrs
Minnie Morrissette, FaGmville.
and a half brother. George Cole
man. Of FalmYille and u srand-
children
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
ID. l.. Dunnavant
Dies In Charlotte

A funeral service for David Lee
Dunnavant. SO. Of Charlotte Court
House. was held Wednesday after
noon at Mt Tirzah Baptist
church. Charlotte Court House
Burial took place in Evergreen
Cemetery
A retired mail carrier, he died
Tuesday, Jan. 26. at his home in
Charlotte Court House.
Surviving are his wife. MIS-
Allie White Dunnavant. three
daughters, Mrs. L. j. Waller. Of
Radlord Mrs t. r BukoSki Of
Richmond. and Mrs 0 T Will
liams. OF Washington. three sons,
jesse Dunnavant, OF Youngstown
OHIO Taylor Dunnavant, OF Char
lotte Court House, and James d.
Dunnavant, of Buckingham. and
eight grandchildren
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
Station Will Study
Water.SOluble Factor
On Fertilizer Uptake

New tests are underway in VPI
Agricultural Experiment Station
greenhouses To determine the
affect Of the water soluble factor
on the uptake Of fertilizer by
plants and resulting crop yields
w. w. Moschler, assistant
agronomist at the station, says
phosphate fertilizers With water
soluble phosphorus ranging from
3 to 80 per cent will be used
Radioactive phosphate will be
used so that the amount Of phos-
phorus III the plant from the
applied fertilizer can be traced
Not only Will the absorption Of
phosphorus be measured. but
Yields Will be determined. Oats
and several other crops viii figure
in the tests.
The effect OF fertilizer place
ment will also be studied. Some
of the fertilizer will be placed in
bands. and some will be mixed
with the soil Four of the more
important soil types III Virginia
viii be used
Moschler says the Importance
Of finding phosphates which can
be readily used by plants cannot
be oVeremphasiZed. Virginia
farmers annually spend about
$l1 100000 ion phosphate ferti-
ll1er.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
Shrinkag,e Depends
On Shape Of Loops
In Knitted Goods

Why do KNIT good shrink? It's
the size and shape Of the loops
rather than the yarn, says Miss
Iva Byrd Johnson clothing spe-
ciaiist at VPI
She says this was the discovery
of the U s Department Of Agri-
culture researchers who studied
knit goods made from cotton. ray
on, acetate or nylon They found
that fabric ability depends main
~ on the size and snaps of loops
made IN knitting the yarn
Most people believe that laun-
Thursday At Alexander Hi Bap-
fist Church, near Mantco with
burial i'll the family cemetery at
hel home.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
John r. Gardner,
OF Keysville, Dies

A funeral service for John Rod
well Gardner. Sc, of Keysviile,
was conducted Thursday morn
ing at the grave in Warrenton,
N. c.
A former tobacco warehouse
man, be died Tuesday Jan 26.
IN Richmond hospital
Striving are his wits, MIS-
Elizabeth Webb Gardner two
children, Gloria Lee and John r
Gardner of Keysville: three sis
tiers. Mrs Ellen Aldrich, Of Kins-
ton, n G., Mrs T. j Bell, Of
Littleton. N. c.. and Miss Monte
Gardner, Of Warrington. N c.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29

c diced onions
|. c diced green pepper
c. canned tomatoes
tsp. salt
"a c. buttelmilk
+ 2 c. uncooked elbo or shell
macaroni
tbsp. sugar
tbsp chill powder
Brown sausage in a large skill
let Add tomatoes, buttermilk,
macaroni and seasoning. Stir.
Cover. Use high heat until steam
ling Turn to low OF simmer for IS
minutes.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
Party Will Benefit
Pamplin Polio Drive

A party for the benfit Of March
Of Dimes will take place at Pamp-
lin High School cafeteria. at 8
tonight Friday Citizens are in
vited to come and share in the
fun to raise money for polio care
and research.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
10 The
HOnlenluker
BY Sarah W. Baldwin
Home Economist. VEPCO
Pork FavOrites

Pork Is 4 faVorlte meat and
typical American food 1t is most
abundant during winter months
and is therefore usually a GOOD
buy
Pork is tender meat and offers
variety OF products Fresh pork
is not branded OF graded because
there is little difference in ten
oelnesS. Pork from government
Inspected patking houses is
stamped u s Inspected and
Passed
The flavor Of pork is improved
by browning the fat and BY slow
cooking All pork must be thor
oughly cooked
Large. fresh pork cuts. Includ-
ing loin shoulder and ham. are
roasted at $50 degrees F. oven
temperature and to 1875 degrees
internal temperature Smoked
pork cuts ham. shoulder butt
etc. are roasted at 300 degrees r
and l6 degrees internal temper
allure Pork chops. steaks. patlie.
and tendelloin are best cooked by
braisinp, since this method as
slres meat that il well done, ten
der and juicy Smoked ham slices
bacon. Canadian-Style bacon are
cooked by pan bro.ling or frying
pneL ban hinnax
tbsp fat
pork chops
slices Bermuda onion
tbsp unlocked race
4 C. canned tomatoes
! c. diced celery
green pepper rings
Heat fat in skillet on hiRh Turn
10 medium and brown chops on
both sides Place IN casserole
Place a slice OF onion and one
pepper ring IN each chop Place
one tbsp rice IN each ring Pour
tomatoes aro(lnd meat: add cell
cry Place cover on casserole and
bake in 375 degree oven for /
hour
Barbecued Spare Ribs
or 4 lbs. spare ribs
c Chill sauce
tsp dry mustard
tsp salt
tsp pepper
3 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
34 C. Water
1 medium sized onion. chopped
IA c lemon Juice
tbsp. sugar
Cut spare ribs in serving pieces
and brown III hot fat This may
be done in deepweu cooker or
large saucepan. combine remain
ing ingredients and pour over ribs
Cook on high heat until steam
appears Turn to low simmer and
cook for . hours.
Mexican Lunch
ID bulk pork sausage