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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
GAS INCREASE WILL COST BILLINGS CONSUMERS
ONE-HALF MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR
Editorial in YELLOWSTON

Editorial in YELLOWSTONE NEWS Billings
Natural in Billings unhappy since receiving
their billing under the increase allowed by the state
public service commission
close analysis of the increases in many instances
shows increase of 80 to SO cent for
This high, when all facts
considered In total it about one half million dol
lars will be drawn from the purchasing of this city
in year.
utility company ontana- Dakota utility pub
cy the that needed rate increase and generally
accepted the fact that increase would be order
did the detailed effect would
their respective bills Had they been adequately
gened would have been made at hearing before the
public service commission.
The movement under foot to secure new hearing
order Certainly deny the fact that the
utility company needs increase in rates. but there is
ton the minds of whether the increase granted is
equitable to all concerned.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
By LEE METCALF

Several special interest groups nave
tried in this session of Congress tC
break up our public domain and take
possession of the national forests anc
other public lands.
In opposing these attempts, num-
Der of us have cited that each of the
particular bills before us at the time
did not take into account the multiple
purposes for which these lands are
used.
Each time we emphasized, for ex-
ample, that the First District of Mon
tana spans the headwaters of both the
Missouri and the Columbia Rivers;
that failure to protect these water
sheds would be felt all the way
from Astoria, Oregon, to New Or
leans, Louisiana.
In December, Washington, D. c.,
was host to the Mid-Century Con-
ference on Resources for the Flu
ture, a Ford Foundation-financed
study of our natural resources.
Among the reports causing con-
Germ among experts in this field is
one that our nation may run SER
iously short of water within SO
years.
This warning comes, among 9TH
ers, from Dr. Robert C. Cook, direc-
tor of the Population Reference Bu-
reau. He figures that our present
more than 100 million
persons, consumes water at rate
estimated at from 10 to 200 billion
gallons day. By 1875, our popula-
ton is expected to be in the neighbor-
hood of 200 million, with proper
heavier demand for water
resources which are declining con-
stantly.
1t may be interesting to know that
some 4.3 trillion gallons of water
fall as rain each day upon the United
States, according to DR.. Cook. About
3 trillion gallons evaporate immed-
lately, to fall as rain another day.
The remaining 1.3 trillion gallons,
enough to furnish the average flow
for about three Mississippi Rivers,
goes into what DR.. Cook calls our
ground water reserve"
But we are tapping this reserve
at much greater rate than it is be-
ing replenished. AS DR.. Cook puts it /:
it:
"The mining of this ground water
has reached the danger point in some
parts of the United States. In the high
plains of Southern Texas, for ex-
ample, water is being drawn from the
ground at 20 times the rate of re-
placement. Depletion of ground water
las jeopardized the operation of in
lustrial plants in the Ohio Valley.
t is resulting in the seeping of sea
water into wells along the Eastern
5eaboard."
Whether this ground water re-
serve can be kept high enough to
meet the needs of rapidly grow
ing population depends on how
farms are titled and how adequate
ly the ground cover of forests and
grassland is maintained. AS of the
moment, the prospects are not
promising.
1t hasn't been very long since our
irgin timber stands maintained the
round water reserves at a high
evel. But to the pioneer, the for
st twas an enemy to be destroyed"
II. Cook points out. "This pioneer
ttitude persists today, as witness
hat happens when a bulldozer moves
ito a forest area to open sub
vision.
ga person working in factory in
klahoma or Denver would never
link that the permanence of his job
related to the way our national for
s0RE THAN ann ATTEND
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Editorial
WHY NOT A UTILITY CONSUMERS League?

Next Thursday evening efforts will be made meeting
in Helena to launch utility league Purpose
such league would be to provide organization machinery
whereby consumers have their day
Service Commission hearings.
For many past private utility companies
before the Commission following months
ion to plead their higher natural gas
trio telephone service ETC. Consumers have protested
but IN few Instances have they been able back their
tests against rate with facua data why
should not be granted This of
largely because individuals
cent financial do the exhaustive nvesgator
to tear down the contentious of the peonng utility
AT the same time the Public Service Commission although set
to protect the public interest," has assumed unto itself
uasudca status and has arbitrator
as the factfndlng board it is supposed to be.
The result of all this is that increase have
determined largely political basis and data submitted
by the peonng utility rather than whether the true fl
nanca condition of the utility warranted rate boosts In 1858
political by had less bearing than
the past Commissioners Henry, Middleton and Young
Grated under philosophy of task and thou shalt The
result that Montana of the three major utilities oper
ating in the state out about So 000 900
for and telephone service than in the past
To reverse that gve-away policy of the Commission to
the consuming public needs organzationa vehicle
which has the to make thorough Investigations of the
financial status of the several utilities.
With such organization adequately financed,
hire make studies of rate
In instances where found to be unreasonable
Ell such those granted Montana Power MST&T and Mon
in 953stepS be taken to force the
hold hearings reduction Also with
unreasonable without proving their
beyond all reasonable doubt.
Because of the Commissions refusal to function
protect the public interest," the must
this responsibility they would protect themselves
from further frivolous disregard of their interests by the Com
mission ivewre organization have
ceedngy SOLDERING effect the Commission and each
times the cost of membership in such
organization.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Ike Was Here

Montana state tax collections drop
ped $144,S42 for January and February
1854, as compared with the same two
month period in 1853. Collections for
period in 1853 were $3,73S,625, as COM
pared with $3,593,7S3 for January and
February this year. = BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION, Monday, March 1.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Eggheads' Revenge 5.
Ike Was Here

Between 1000 and $500 Colorado
Fuel & Iron Corp. employees have been
laid off because of a 20 per cent cut
back in production. The production
cut is due to drop in orders for steel
rails and rail fastening. The layoff
will be the most extensive in the steel
company's history since the depression
days of 30.-AP dispatch out of
Denver, Tuesday, March 2.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Ike Was Here

Montana farmers and ranchers re-
ceived SO per cent of the 1947-49 base
period price for their commodities the
first part of 1954-or a drop of five
points from the level of farm prices a
year ago. Slight price gains for grains,
legume seeds and lambs, were more
than offset by lower prices received
for beef cattle, calves, hay, most dairy
products, poultry and eggs.-MONT.
CROP & LIVESTOCK REPORTING
SERVICE, March 1 press release.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Ike Was Here

Another $4,000 Detroit workers are
idle as a result of a shut down of three
Chrysler motor divisions More than
150,000-or 10 per cent-of Detroit'S
work force covered by Unemployment
Compensation, is now idle.-AP dis
patch, and CONG. RECORD.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Ike Was Here

= Valuation of building permits in Mon
tana during January, at $3O5,750 were
less than one-half the January 1858
figure, $738,8OO. = NINTH DISTRICT
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK monthly
report.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Reason Returning To American Public? -.

President Esenhower sharp rebuke of Senator Mccarthy
disregard of fair play in conducting of in
vesgaons receiving overwhelming support from people
if kilograms the White House all
conclusive Through Thursday the tally running nineto-
in support of the Presidents action.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Ike Was Here

Building construction permits in
Great Falls for February 1854 were
almost 20 per cent less in dollar value
than for February 1853. In 1858 for
same month, permits totalled $238,3S5,
as compared with $193,25O last month.
GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE. March 2.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Ike Was Here

One plant in the Twin Cities will
lay off 1900 men February 26 and
will result in substantial labor sur
plus and cause real economic distress"
ERIC G. HOVER, Mayor of Minnea-
polls, Feb. g.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Ike Wa Here

Business failures in the nation for
the week ending February II totalled
277-the highest number since May
1941-DUN & BRADSTREET.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05

LOOK FOR THE COOP LABEL!
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Ike Was Here

Montgomery Ward profits were off
Is per cent in January, 1854, as COM
pared with January, 1953.-FRANK
EDWARDS, AFL radio newsman, Mon
day, Feb. 15
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Ike Was Here

President Eisenhower joins the dis
ciples of doom" parade in admitting
the country may be in serious economic
trouble if employment doesn't take a
major upturn in March-AP story out
of Washington, Feb. IT,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Ike Was Here

There are $4,000 men unemployed in
Minnesota. A goodly percentage of
these are steel, farm equipment and
workers in other basic industries.
MINNESOTA LABOR (CIO), Feb. IL.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Ike Was Here

Montana farm income dropped ten
per cent-or $26 million-in 1853. (Fed-
eral agency report on farm income for
1858, put out early in January)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Ike Was Here

Soup kitchen reappears in Helena
First time since the thirties. (HEL-
ENA INDEPENDENT, February p
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Ike Was Here

Unemployment of approximately T.
900 workers in the QUAD Cities" area
Crock Island, Moline, East Moline, ILL.,,
and Davenport, Iowa) has resulted in
loss of $2,500,0O0 per month in pur-
chasing power in the area. GUS. NEWS,
early in January)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05
Ike Was Here

Thirty per cent of all machinists in
Iowa factories-or some 1000 workers
are now unemployed. DUBUQUE
LEADER, February So
Evening star., 1954-06-26
NationaIists Pump Oil
From Seized Red Tanker
By the Assoeiotsd Press

TAIPEH, FormoSa, June 26.
-Unoffificial reports circulated
today that the job of pumping
a cargo of oil from the seized
Russian tanker Tuapse was un-
der way or about to be started.
Nationalist China announced
last night that one of its war
ships had intercepted the TuapSe
of Formosa Wednesday and
had escorted it to the port of
KaohSiung.
Official sources refused to dis
cuSS the tanker.
Meager press reports and 9TH
er unofficial sources said, how
ever, that Nationalist intelli-
gence officers have been Ques-
tioning 40 to so crewmen. all
of whom are Russian.
Some of the crewmen were
said to have been cooperative.
and some officials repeatedly
considered it likely that a num-
ber would ask political asylum
in FormoSa.
There was speculation that
the TuapSe might be released
If the NationalistS satisfy them
selves it is owned by Russia and
not Communist China.
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Housing Authority to Ask Title
To7 Blocks Near Gun Factory

finished in 1941. The new prof.
ect, with a total construction
cost of about $8.7 million, will
include the NCHA's first eleva-
tor-apartment building. Families
of aged and disabled will have
first chance to get apartments.
OF the 4S7 families who now
occupy the southeast site, l243
are estimated to be eligible by
reason of income for admission
to public housing units. They
will have equal priority for the
units with families being dis
placed in the southwest redevel-
opment program.
Two Projects Allowed.
New construction plans by
the NCHA repeatedly have been
eliminated by congressional re-
strictions on public housing.
The General Accounting ONCE.
however, has ruled that two
projects hereunder present law
still can be built because ne
gotiations between the NCHA
and the Public Housing Admin
istration have reached a certain
point.
The new CarrollSburg project
is one of the two that can go
ahead. The other is a site in
southwest Washington, immedi-
ately south of the Project Area
B redevelopment area.
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Delaware Senator
Hits Easy Loans
BY the Associ1ted Press

Senators Williams, Repubi-
can. of Delaware, who halls from
chicken-raising country has
raked the Agriculture Depart
ment for making poultry loans
to poor little farmers"-like an
unidentified doctor who Senator
Williams said was down to his
last Cadillac"
Senator Williams cited a
number of specific cases to back
up his charge in a Senate speech
yesterday that some Farm Credit
Administration loans violate the
spirit of the law which the SEN
ator said was aimed at helping
farmers who were in real need,
but unable to get bank credit.
The Delawarean said a $35, ,164
loan went in 1851 to j. Frank
Kendrick, an Agriculture Depart
ment official who Senator VIII
liams said then was making $8,-
400 a year and was worth $62,-
900. Senator Williams said r.
B. McLeaish. farmers home ad-
ministrator, wrote him the Ken
drick loan never should have
been made but appears to have
been legally permissible"
Mr.. Kendrick commented in
an interview that the trans
action was completely open and
above board" and mot improper
in any way" He said he wanted
to put up some buildings on a
farm he runs in Champaign
County, Ohio.
Evening star., 1954-06-26
New Yorker Protests
'Snub' Of BrowneII
BY the Associaisd Press

NEW YORK, June 26.-State
Attorney General Nathaniel L.
Goldstein has protested against
the decision not to invite United
States Attorney General Brownell
to address the National Associa-
ton of Attorney General in BIZ
loxi. Miss, next December.
Mr.. Goldstein said yesterday
he had written to Attorney Gen
eral Eugene Cook of Georgia,
association president, who said
Wednesday Mr.. Brownell would
not be asked to speak at the
convention because of his part
in the recent school segregation
case.
The Justice Department, un-
der Mr.. Brownell, presented the
Government case calling for an
end to school segregation. The
Supreme Court ruled that segre-
cation must go.
Mr.. Cook told a KiwaniS Club
meeting Mr.. Brownell "is the
Attorney General for all the peo-
pie, yet he has acted against the
wishes of constituted States. "
Mr.. Cook said he would not "im-
pose upon the hospitality Of the
State of Mississippi" by inviting
Mr.. Brownell to speak.
Mr.. Brownell will be invited
to attend the convention, Mr.,
Cook said.
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Bombs Explode al Home
Of Boxing Promoter

CHELSEA, Mass, June 26.-
Four bombs exploded today out
side the foundation wall of the
home of boxing promoter Sam
Silverman. They caused -four
dents in the brick foundation
and blew out nearly all the
windows, but no one was injured
Mr.. Silverman, his wife Helen
and their daughter Elaine. IL
were at Salisbury Beach, where
they had spent the night cele-
brating q school promotion for
Elaine. The boxing promoter
came home about an hour and
a half after the blasts.
The blasts were the third in
cident in a string Of violence
directed at Boston boxing figures
Three years ago a shot was
fired through a window Of the
Silverman home, narrowly miss
ing Mrs. Silverman.
Last fall Ray Arcel, associated
with Mr.. Silverman in promoting
televised Boston fights on Satur-
day nights, was Slugged with q
blackjack as he stood outside the
Hotel Manager, next to Eden
Garden.
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Newspaper Story Is Issue
In Murder Case Appeal
BY the Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 90
The question of trial by news
paper" is involved in a case ap-
pealed to the Ohio Supreme
Court.
Attorneys for Paul EpperSon,
40, of Cincinnati yesterday asked
a review of his case. He was
sentenced to life in Ohio Peni-
tentiary for the fatal shooting
of his Sister-in-law, Eula Epper-
son.
Epperson's attorneys had asked
a mistrial after two stories ap-
peared in the Cincinnati Post.
During the trial the Post re-
ported Epperson's brother Virgil
was prepared to testify that
Paul had bought the deer rife
for the purpose of shooting City
Detective Walter Hart. who had
arrested him for carrying
weapons"
Virgil testified and an objec-
ton to his testimony was suS-
.tained. But Epperson's attorneys
said the judge did not poll the
jurors to see If they had read
the stories in dispute nor did
the judge declare a mistrial.
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Hacker, Passengers Held.
Under Virginia Liquor Law

A taxicab driver and four pas
sengers were arrested by Alex
andria police yesterday and
charged with violating Virginia's
alcoholic beverage tranSporta-
ton laws.
Police stopped the cab in the
800 block of North Patrick street
and said they found in it more
than eight gallons of wine and
whisky that had been bought in
Washington. Under Virginia law,
only one gallon of an alcoholic
beverage can be brought into the
State at one time by an indi-
vidual.
The cab driver, Harold j.
Peterson, q, colored, of the 800
block of Pendleton street, was
charged with transporting al
coholic beverages in q car for
hire, and with illegal transporta-
ton of alcoholic beverages be-
yond the legal limit. The latter
charge also was placed against
the four passengers who identi-
fed themselves as follows:
David Mcdonald, 81, Of the
1000 block of Princess street;
Walter C. Farrow, 80. of the 900
block of Queen street; William
Farrow, 35. of the 800 block OF
South Patrick street. and Lydia
Mcdonald, Il, of the 1000 block
of Princess street, all colored.
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Two Virginia Fugitives
Give Up in Alexandra

Two convicts who escaped
from a prison camp at Halifax.
Va, Wednesday night surren-
dered to Alexandria police yes
terday, tired and hungry from
their brief freedom.
Police identified the fugatives
as Robert Shumate, %, of Alto
Vista, Va, serving a one-year
term for non-support, and Lloyd
Lowery, 19. of Richmond. serving
a three-year term for breaking
into an auto.
Pvts. Jack Washington and
Archie Hall said the two con-
victS hailed their cruiser and
gave themselves up. The two
policemen bought Shumate and
Lowery hamburgerS because the
pair said they had not eaten
since Wednesday when they ran
away from the camp.
Evening star., 1954-06-26

The National Capital Housing
Authority will exert eminent
domain powers next week to take
title to seven rundown blocks
near the Naval Gun Factory as
the site of a 612-unit public
housing project.
The action will represent the
agency's first major slum clear
ance project since the onset of
World War IL" Other public
housing projects have been built
here since. but all on vacant
land.
NCHA Director James Ring
said the Justice Department is
expected to file a declaration
against the land in Federal Court
next Wednesday. At the same
time, the NCHA will deposit a
check for $1,874.685 - the esti-
mated amount required to pay
of present property owners.
Settlements Expected.
Mr.. Ring said his agency ex-
poets to be able to settle prop
erty prices out of court with
about 80 per cent of the owners
in the area bounded by Second,
Seventh, M streets and Virginia
avenue Sc.
The new project, to be known
as Carrollsburg No. 2, will ad-
join an existing 314-unit project
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Democrat From Ohio
Nominated for FTC
By iha As.eeinted Press

President Eisenhower has
nominated veteran Democratic
Representative Robert T. Secrest
of Ohio for a seven-year term on
the Federal Trade Commission.
Mr.. Secrest, so. would succeed
Albert A. Carretta, a Virginia
Democrat whose term expires
September 26. Mr.. Secrest's
home is in Senacaville. in south
east Ohio. Gen. Eisenhower
nominated him yesterday.
The law provides that the FTC
must be. a bipartisan commits
sion. 1t now has three Repub-
lican and two Democratic mem
berS.
Ohio Republicans are conf
dent they will win the congress
sional seat Of Mr.. Secrest once
he is placed on the commission.
an aide to Senator Bricker, Re-
publican. of Ohio. said. The aide
made it clear Senator Bricker
helped obtain the Secrest nomi-
natiOn.
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Herman Nijhoff, S.,
World Bank Examiner

Herman Nijhoff, Sc. an exami-
ner in the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Develop
ment, died Thursday.
He was stricken with a heart
attack while playing tennis with
a fellow employe of the 1nterna-
tional Bank and died on the
court.
A native of Groningen, the
Netherlands, Mr.. Nijhof was an
official of the Netherlands Trad
ing Society in Batavia, Neither
lands East Indies. and in New
York, from 1919 until he joined
the International Bank here in
1947.
In 1912, while in the East In
dies, he and his wife were cap
tured by the japanese and held
prisoner in separate camps for
four years. He met his wife, the
former Ruth Serlui. in Calcutta
in 1897, where her father was a
banking official in an American
firm.
Survivors include his widow, of
3140 Wisconsin avenue NV,
and a brother and sister in Hol-
land.
After services today at the
s. H. Hines funeral home, the
body will be taken to Los An
geles, Calf, for burial.
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Senator Ferguson Sends
Good Wishes 10 Moody
BY the Assoeioted Press

HANCOCK, Mich, June 26.-
Former United States Senator
Blair Moody, recovering from
virus pneumonia and a heart at
tack, today received telegram
from Senator Ferguson, Repub-
lican, of Michigan-the man
Moody seeks to unSeat.
Regret to learn Of your illness
and extend sincere best wishes
for your early and complete re-
covery," the telegram said.
Mr.. Moody. on a campaign
tour of Michigan'S upper penin-
sula in his bid for the Demo-
cratic nomination to oppose Sen
ator Ferguson, was reported
steadily improving" by an aide
today.
The ex-senator was stricken
Thursday morning with a virus
condition and ordered to enter
st. Joseph Hospital. A few hours
later he suffered a heart attack.
Heart specialists said Mr.,
Moody was dramatically i'm
proved" They added all indica-
tionS were that he would be able
to continue hts campaign,
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Marshall Islands Official
To See u. n. on A-Bombs
BN the Assoeioted Press

HONOLULU, June 26.-The
United States State Department.
apparently. changing plans, is
bringing a MarshalleSe to the
United Nations for a hearing on
the Marshallese petition asking
a halt to American hydrogen
bomb experiments in his home
islands. g.
This was disclosed with the
arrival yesterday of Dwight
Heine, member of the Marshall
Islands Congress Holdover Com
mittee.
Mr.. Heine last month told the
Associated Press the State De-
partment had advised his people
there were no funds for sending
the Marshallese to the U. N. this
year.
At that time he said:
ut is our desire to have a
representative there. It would
be advantageous to the United
States, especially if Russia ac-
cuses America of using our peo-
pie like guinea pigs for expert
ments. After all, we are, an
ally and not an enemy"
Mr.. Heine said the invitation
to attend U. N, sessions came as
a surprise three days ago. He
will leave Honolulu about July
2 with Frank Midkiff, high COM
missioner for trust territories.