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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-03
SPORTS

shire's countryside and gotten lost
in the streets of a village or city.
He got a reverse on this the
other day when a telephone call
informed him that an elephant
was roaming free in New Hamp-
shire's verdant countryside. The
elephant had strayed from near
by circus and preferred the fresh
green leaves of the countryside to
the dry hay which is it's normal
circus diet.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-03
CHANGE OF PACE
FOR WARDEN

CONCORD, N. H. (AP) Con-
servation Warden Bill Brownel is
accustomed to telephone calls in
forming him that a deer or fox
has wandered out of New Hamp-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-03
Diane Ridenour
News Reporter
HANDY MANDY An CLUB


The tenth meeting of the Handy
Mandy Club was held at the home
of Beverly Heron. The meeting
began by saying the All pledge
and singing three All songs. 1t
was decided that Diane Spackner
would be our Health contestant.
We are going to put up a safety
booth at the Plain City Fair. The
girls are going to tour the Prison
Farm August Is at 8 am. Safety
talks were given by Laura Perry
and Kathy Harsh. Next week a
safety talk will be given by Patsy
Phillips. Three demonstrations
were given by Kathy Harsh, Bev-
erly Heron, Mary Smith. After
the meeting was adjourned, we
were served delicious refresh
ments by Mrs. Heron. The next
meeting will be held at the home
Of Judy Reed.
Linda Thomas
News ReDOrter
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-03

There were 5 percent more beef
cattle in II corn-belt states on feed
July, 1854 than a year earlier.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-03

Two Wayne County Oranges
will have lunch tents on the Sta
tion grounds for Dairy Day.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-03
president of the Ohio Dairymen' S
Association, will preside.

For junior dairymen, Station
officials have planned a dairy cat
tie judging contest open to All
and FLA members. Announcement
of the results will come at 2 pm,
prior to the close Of Dairy Day
activities.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-03
4-H news
MERRY MAIoENs JR. Al

The ninth meeting of the Merry
Maidens Jr. All Club was held
Tuesday, July 9th, at the Meth
odist Church. The meeting was
called to order by our president,
Jane Miller. The secretary's re-
port was given and dues collect
ed Then we all worked on our
projects. Refreshments were serv-
ed by Barbara Gregg and Diane
Ridenour. The next meeting will
be next Tuesday, August 3rd, at
2 pm.
Diane Ridanour.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-03
Richard Garrison
News Reporter
LONDON WooDeLAzERs Az

LONDON WOODBLAZERS Az
The July 22nd meeting was
called to order by the president.
Gary Peters gave a demonstration
on First Aid, which he is going
to do at the fair. We talked about
our projects and planned a safety
check for Tuesday, July 9th. The
meeting was adjourned.
On Tuesday we had the safety
check at the corner of Main and
West High Street. There were 40
cars that turned left, 25 cars sig
nailed and Is cars didn't signal
left hand turn. There was also 2
bicycles made a left hand turn
but both failed to signal.
Gary Peters
News Reporter
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-03
PERFECT PROJECT
PRODUCERS CLUB
Marlene Leslie
News Reporter

The eighth meeting of the Per-
feet Project Producers was held at
the home of Jerry, Larry, and
Sharon Roberts. The meeting was
opened by the 4-H pledge, which
was led by Dick Harmon. During
the meeting, we discussed plans
for exhibits at the fair, our pro-
jects, and camp. Refreshments
were served.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-03
MISCELLANEOUS MISSES

Patty Mustard was the hostess
for the July 18th meeting of the
Miscellaneous Misses All Club.
Patty demonstrated how to put in
a hem. Linda Hood put in a poe
ket welt and Judy johnson made
fruit snow. Some of the girls are
making posters for our baby sit
ting at the pool. Band practice
will be 6 pm. Wednesday eve
ming. Refreshments were served.
Next meeting will be at the home
of Laura Dunkle.
Twelve girls attended the meet
ing at the home of Laura Dunkle.
Laura demonstrated macaroni
salad and Nancy Fades made a
cauliflower dish. We answered the
roll by telling what we had done
around the house as safety meas
ures this week. Band practice will
be Wednesday at 6 pm. Refresh
ments were served. Next meeting
will be at the home of Charlene
CriStee.
Laura Dunkle
News Reporter
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-03

Linda Thomas
News Reporter
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-12
anda 81 and So Provide
eeds That Cannot Wait!

REFERENDUM 81 and REFER
ENDUM SO must be passed by the
voters at the 1854 elections to pro-
vide Montana's two mental institu-
tions with immediate needs, was the
conclusion to the Governors Com
mittee on Mental Health, at it's meet
ing Saturday, February 6, in Helena.
"The Governors Committee on
Mental Health has accepted the re-
sponsibility of informing the voters
of Montana regarding the very ur-
gent need for the passage of refer
enda Nos. 81 and So at the 1854 Gen
eral Elections" said the report of
that committee to Governor Aron-
son.
The meeting, held in the Cover
nor's reception room and attended
by the Governor, laid plans for the
coming campaign of informing the
voters on the need for improved
facilities at these two institutions
and providing speakers wherever
needed.
Stressing the need for educational
work, plans were drawn up for the
creation of county committees which
will try and get funds with which to
pay for literature to explain the need
to the voters.
Al Erickson, state publicity direct
or, who managed the campaign for
the bond issue for the University
System spoke to the committee from
his experiences in that campaign.
"The University bond issue was a
success because many alumni worked
for its passage" said Erickson.
Recognizing that the two mental
institutions have no alumni the Gov
errors Committee on Mental Health
will work for greater education of
the mental health problems in the
state through volunteer funds and
workers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-12

A campaign fund of approx
mately $4,000 dollars is antici-
pated as necessary to do a sue
cessful job of promoting REFER
ENDA NUMBERS 81 and So.
REFERENDA 81 and So were au-
thorized by the 1858 legislature for
presentation to the voters of Mon
tana at the 1854 elections.
REFERENDA 81 and SO are the
outgrowth of three years of study
and investigation by committee ere
ated by Governor Bonner and con-
tinued by Governor Aronson.
REFERENDA 81 and So were pre-
coded by an initiative campaign in
1852 which failed because 800 sigma
lures weren't registered with the
Secretary of State. The interference
of a holiday confused campaigners
so they did not get their signatures
in in time. More than enough sigma
lures were ready for filing.
REFERENDA 81 and So were au-
thorized after the legislature investi-
gated both institutions and after they
first appropriated 100000 dollars
for added facilities at the State
Training School at Boulder.
REFERENDA 81 and So are going
to be on the ballot because the great
needs at both institutions have been
recognized.
REFERENDA 81 and So are
croino +o ha on tna ballot heca11Se tho
Governor of the state, the legislature
and the citizens know the funds are
needed to finance immediate needs
at the states two mental institutions.
REFERENDA 81 asks for $4,000
900 for the Montana State Hospital
at Warm Springs.
REFERENDA So asks for $780,
600 for the State Training School at
Boulder.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-12

in excess to defendant company's ac
tual investments at current and in
flated COSTS" said the Attorney Gen
eral, and accordingly the commission
finding "is unreasonable and unreal.
istic."
The rate increase, if not over
turned by the courts, will cost gas
consumers of the Billings area an
additional $434,523 annually.
Communities adversely affected by
the inflationary increases granted to
MDU by the commission are: Bill
lings, Belfry, Bridger, Edgar, From
berg, Joliet, Laurel, Park City and
Silesia.
The commission held public hear
ing on the MDU request last October
%. Near the end of the hearing the
Attorney Generals office asked the
commission for more time to study
the MDU rate increase request which
had been presented at the one-day
hearing after many weeks of prepara-
ton. The commission gave the Attor-
ney Generals office its choice of an
additional two hours or to file briefs
in opposition within ten days follow
ing the hearing.
This action against the commission
and MDU is similar to actions filed
in protest to rate increases granted
Montana Power Co., and Mountain
States Tel. & Tel. by the commission
in 1853. The latter cases are now be-
fore the State Supreme Court for de-
termination whether the Attorney
General has the authority to contest
rate increases granted by the com
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-12
OLSEN ASKS COURT TO SET ASIDE
M.D.U. GAS RATE INCREASE

Natural gas rate increases of 20
per cent and higher granted Montana
Dakota Utilities last November by the
Public Service Commission this week
were branded as Unreasonable and
unjust" by Attorney General Olsen.
Olsen made his accusation in a
brief filed in Yellowstone district
court by Assistant Attorney General
William Leaphart, Tuesday.
The Attorney Generals brief,
which seeks to have the courts void
the rate increases, also asked the
court to order the impounding of all
additional revenues collected by the
utility as a result of the higher rate
schedules, and, should the increases
be set aside, order MDU to refund
or credit all such revenues to their
gas patrons.
In seeking to set aside the new rate
schedule, the brief contends that the
PSC order granting the increases is
not supported by evidence, and that
the new schedules are based on an
inflated rate base.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-12

Montana's primary nominating
election will be July 20.
Anderson, whose home is near Con-
rad, is 46, an engineering 'graduate
of Montana State College, Il combat
veteran of World War II AMI brig
adler general army reservist. Mar
ried, he has son, daughter and
grandson. Anderson raisfG wheat
and cattle on the farm his father
homesteaded in 1909. He has been
state representative and is state SEN
ator from Pondera county. Of Nor
wegian parentage, he is member of
the Presbyterian church and a Mason.
He is active in many local and state
organizations.
Anderson announced his state
campaign headquarters would be IN
the Strain building at Great Falls,
and that he would name his campaign
next week.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-12
hIETCALF SEEKS FEDERAL FUNDS FOR
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION

to school in buildings that are I'M
sanitary, unsafe, overcrowded," Met
calf said.
Surveys show 4496 of the ele-
mentary school buildings now in use
buildings which house 2796 of all
elementary pupils-are unfit and un-
satisfactory for classroom use.
Sanitary facilities are lacking for
more than one million school children.
More than go of the schools have
no water on school grounds; more
than 179o have outdoor toilets; more
than go have no toilet facilities;
more than 1870 have no sewage dis
posal facilities; over half have only
cold water; more than 14%o have no
fixed washing facilities.
Twenty per cent of our children
attend schools that do not meet fire
safety standards.
almost 100000 children are i'm
properly housed. Of these, some are
in make-shift, so-called temporary
facilities, some are in separate out
of-school "rooms," some are in bar
racks-like structures. Many attend
classes in shifts.
more than one million children
are in overcrowded classrooms.
Surveys also reveal an exceed
ngly heavy load of pupils per teacher.
We need more than 100000 quail
in addition to the thousands now
fled classroom teachers Immediately
on temporary certificates.
'Now buildings and facilities are
1ot the only educational needs of our
lime. Improved standards of opera
Continued on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-12
New Comp Initiative To
Be Launched Soon

compensation, would receive more
than twice as much compensation as
the $50 per month allowed Silicotics
by Public Welfare.
Two years ago spokesman for
power corporate interests urged the
defeat of Labor's occupational dis
ease initiative on the basis that
such legislation was proper func-
ton of the Legislature, TIMBER
recalled. what happened? Well
drafted occupational disease meas
ures were presented to the 1858
Legislature. Then, the corporation
lobby went to work. The offshoot
of the whole matter was that once
again the Legislature looked the
other way on this important mat
ter. Nothing was done to correct
this double-edged inequity. Instead,
the tax burden on the general pub
lie for Silicosis was increased by
20 per cent when benefits were in
creased from $50 to $50 a month.
Now, the people of Montana are
paying out almost one million dol
lars per biennium-every last cent
of which should by rights be COM
ing from the record profits of our
major mining and smelling opera
tions.
Montana labor will not rest
until occupational diseases are ade-
uuateIy covered under the Work
mems Compensation Act" TIMBER
concluded in appealing to the vot-
ers of Montana to give the 1854
initiative favorable consideration.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-12

2. They are non-ward, "taxpaying
citizens" except that they are not up
to the lowest income bracket, nor
does their work give them unemploy-
ment compensation so the taxpayer
is paying for their living in Great
Falls during the winter.
3. They are standing on their own
feet on the dirt floors of the shacks
of Hill 81.
a. They are "off the reservations
too poor to support them" lin spite
OF fabulous oil deposits reported on
most Montana reservations and part
of the city's 700 unemployed.
5. They are not "being coddled by
the Government. They are working"
F.. picking rocks.
6. They will all be absorbed into
our city in the next twenty years. :"
. . in the fashion of the Dakota and
Canadian Indians living here Chill
SD since the 1905.
Even under federal control and
financial assistance it is pointed out
that the United States Government
Continued on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-12

WASHINGTON = Rep. Lee Met
calf (D-ont.) proposes Federal aic
to the States for public school con-
struction in what he describes as a
double-barreled attempt to bring ou1
schools up to par and to head off a
recession.
The proposal III. R. 1861 is a
companion measure to one introduced
in the Senate by Senator John Nc
Clellan DARK and 10 other Demo-
Gratis, among them James Murray of
Montana.
Metcalf, a member of the House
Education and Labor Committee, said
the bill provides that there would
be absolutely no Federal authority,
control or supervision, over educa-
ton by reason of this program-thus
answering the major objection to
similar measures introduced in pre-
vious sessions of Congress.
The bill contains no appropriation,
leaving that up to Congress.
Each State would share in subse-
quent appropriations according to
formula based on the number of stu
dents and the per capita income of
the State, as compared to the national
average.
Montana's share of each 500
million appropriation would be
$685., 745, Metcalf said. To secure
all of its share, he continued in a
statement released from his office
here, the State, or its local school
districts participating in the plan,
would put up $594,O66.
eve must face up to the fact that
thousands of American children go
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-12

Montana labor will soon launch
another initiative petition to broad
en- the Workmen's Compensation
Act to include Silicosis and other
occupational diseases under the
Act, James S. TIMBER, president
of Montana State Federation of
Labor, announced this week.
In making the announcement,
TIMBER recalled that the 1858 con-
vention of the federation instruct
ed MSFL officers and executive
board to draft and present another
occupational disease petition to
Montana voters for consideration
in the 1854 campaign.
"The present state law whereby
victims of Silicosis receive a month
ly pittance from Public Welfare is
a double-bladed wrong" TIMBER de-
clared. Because of powerful forces
in the Legislature and throughout
the state, the people of Montana
are being forced to carry tax bur
den that rightfully should be placed
on the industry in whose operations
Silicosis and other occupational dis
eases are caused" he continued.
"At the same time, Silicotics, al
though just as industrially disabled
as men who lose a leg or an arm,
are penalized by receiving far-be-
low subsistence payments from the
state. Even under presently made
quate benefit schedules of the
Workmen's Compensation Act, a
family man disabled by Silicosis,
were he covered by workmen's
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-12
TOO MUCH WATER"
IN RATE BASE

Placing particular emphasis on the
"watered" valuation of the Billings
Gas division of MDU, Olsen and Leap
hart pointed out to the court that
the plants value as of June 80, 1853,
was $4,537, 200; that MDU had ac-
quired this part of its plant from Bill
lings Gas Co, for $4,060,000. The
commission, however, permitted the
higher rate schedules on an assump-
ton that the plant was worth $5,000,-
600 for rate-fixing purposes. This sis
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-12
f2efe.:
s s
ANDERs : FIRST TO
FILE FOR TOP OFFICE

HELENA = Leroy H. Anderson,
Pondera county legislator and farm
er, Monday became the first Mon
tanan to file for national political
office in the 1854 election. A Demo-
crat, Anderson is seeking the nomin-
alton for Congressman from the East
ern (2nd) Montana District.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-12
attention, DISABLED WORKERS i.

Reports reaching this office that there
who living to the ethics of their profession handling
These
collecting the Industrial Accident Board
collecting additional fees treating injuries from
disabled safe workers whose
compensation absolutely refuse for treat
would also be good idea let the lab know
attempt collect double fees treating
pensation
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-12

1. Termination of Government
supervision of Indian affairs ia
cetiously called Freedom for the
Indians" S. B. 2750.
3. Indian Resource Develop
ment.
4. Administration of Indian At
fairs such as retention of the Area
Offices in Billings.
5. Local moral and tax respon-
sibilities toward Indians.
g. Repercussions to Indians and
taxpayers should "Freedom' for
all the Indians in Montana become
reality via termination of federal
monies and supervision.
All Of these points are integral
parts of the problems of the Indians
and citizens of Montana and most
of them are age-old, but the intro
duction of legislation in the U. S.
Congress for termination of federal
control was the spark that set off
the shouting in the "Indian War of
3d."
Individually and through the In
tertribal Policy Board the Indians
have agreed to make a last ditch
stand to prevent mass freedom" for
their people. The interest of the non
Indian population has been stirred
with the recognition of the problem
that will face the state should the
freedom" movement win.
Publicized as a move to Gree the
Indians from Federal Control and
make them self-respecting taxpaying
citizens" James Denny of the Rocky |
Boys said it was simply a move to
destroy the Indians and take away !
their land. Said Denny, "Many of our
people are now living on the city
dump under the United States Flag.
We might as well move off the land
if they ask us to pay taxes. All of
the treaties and promises about as
long as the moon shall rise and the
waters shall flow now mean nothing"
In the Montana Magazine of His
tory, Winter Edition, 1854, Verne
Dusenberry, professor of English,
Montana State College, quotes from
a letter in the records at the Rocky
Boy Agency written in 1909 that
says, 81 have found Chief Rocky Boy
and a portion of his band camped
near the slaughter houses about one
mile east of Helena :. the Indians
belonging to his band are very poor
. their food is limited to bread
and refuse that they receive from
these slaughter houses =. They seem
to be willing to work after they re-
ceive employment but they are back
ward about looking for work. These
Indians know no homes except filthy
tents
For some of the Rocky Boys, con-
ditions have never improved.
Of the 500 Indians living on Hill
81 in Great Falls who are NOW
Freed f rom Federal Control"
friends of the Indians point OUT
l.. They are ''freed from federal
over their property"
and also the property.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-12
"The Indian War of 81" +.

Material recently put out the complex Indian affairs,
at crucial point in Montana and the nation said Our
Montana Indians Call It:-The Indian War of sd"
The sd Indian War has many faces 1t involves:
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-02-12

A campaign fund of approx
mately $4,000 dollars is antici-
pated as necessary to do sue
cessful job of promoting REFER
ENDA NUMBERS 81 and So.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-08-19
Shaw Band To
Start Practice
Next Monday

A week of preseason rehearsals
and drills will be held beginning
Monday, August 23rd.
These are important meetings
as the band must prepare for the
big football season of five home
games and four games away, in
cluding the exciting especial"
football train trip to Lima, Ohio
on October 28th.
The rehearsal week" begins on
Monday with the issuing of uni
forms at school.
During the mornings of the re-
naming days, marching drills will
be held at the stadium. Later the
band will cool off in Shaw Pool.
The afternoons will be spent in
playing" rehearsals at the band
room.
Anyone interested in trying out
for the position of drum major
or for the majorette corps are
urged to attend the drills at the
stadium at $3.50 a. M, Tuesday
through Friday.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-08-19
Zoning Board Sets
Public Hearing For
Automobile Repairs

East Cleveland Board of Zoning
Appeals, meeting jointly with the
Board of Building Code Appeals
on Tuesday morning in City Hall,
okayed six items on the agenda,
rejected two, and contained two.
Affirmative nod was given to a
public hearing By the board to con-
slider change in the code permit
ting the repair of braking and
steering systems of automobiles in
gas stations and battery or service
stations.
The public hearing will be Tues
day, August oath, at 7:45 p. m.
in the Commission Chamber of
East Cleveland City Hall.
Approved was the request of
D. NJ. Heron, 137O9 Garden rd.,
to extend the garage on his prop