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Evening star., 1954-05-07
Falls Church Orders
Half Days Next Year
For Second-Graders

The Falls Church School
Board last night ordered half
day sessions for all second-grade
students next year, in addition
to first-grade students who are
already on half-days.
Although the measure is tenn
porary, the board has warned
repeatedly that the shift system
will have to continue into 1856
Sc unless additional construction
is begun soon.
An 100000 bond issue, de-
signed to meet school space needs
by September. 1855, has been
tied up by litigation challenging
it's validity.
A suggestion by Board Member
H P. Strople that all first and
second grades be taught in the
Mount Daniel School to simplify
transportation problems did not
find any immediate support.
Transfer Date Sought.
Board Chairman John A.
johnson told the board he in
formed the Fairfax School Board
on Tuesday that IF we can't
get a definite date when the Oak
Street School could be transfer
red to Falls Church. we will have
to go ahead and build another
school in that section of town."
Mr.. johnson said he was en-
couraged by the Fairfax boards
agreement to consider setting
such a date.
While it is obvious that acqui-
sition of the Oak Street School
would neceSSitate a revision of
the school building program in
Falls Church, the board declined
to discuss what the changes
might be.
Most members said they feared
they might Jeopardize their
chances of getting Oak Street
by any premature calculations.
Particularly, they said the Fair
fax board should first have the
chance of completing it's own
plans and assuring nearby res.-
dents that loss of Oak Street
to the county would not work
a hardship on them.
Substitute Ordinance Proposed.
Mr.. Strople, however, pro-
posed that the city council be
asked to draw up a substitute
bond ordinance for the one now
being tested in the courts. The
new ordinance, he said, would
ask for a bond issue to include
funds for the purchase of Oak
Street.
He pointed out that the pres
ent ordinance does not allow any
of the bond money to be spent
for the Oak Street School. Mr..
johnson and Oliver j. Caldwell
agreed with Mr.. Strople's pro-
posal, but urged that it be de-
ferred until definite agreement
has been made with the county
for purchase of the school.
At a meeting of the Fairfax
County School Board Last night
school officials told new county
accommodations would have to
be built to replace Oak street.
Asst. Supt. George Pope said
the county could take care of
children now attending Oak
Street by adding % classrooms
to three new schools that are
to be built in the county near
Falls Church. These are. the
proposed new 11-room Pine
Spring School. 10-room Timber
land School and Groom Hay
cock School. School Board
members agreed it would be
more economical to add class
rooms to schools instead of
building a complete new school
to replace Oak Street.
In other business. the Falls
Church board voted to retain
John A. Graham and James Nc
Hugh as architects to plan an ad-
dition to the Mount Daniel
School. The construction will
be paid for by a Federal grant
of SIPS. 900.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Civic Federations
In 2Counties 10 Air
Sanitary Unit Plan

Prince Georges and Mont
gomery Civic Federations will
jointly study proposed reor-
ganization of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission
in a plan designed to give the
counties a measure of control.
The Prince Georges unit voted
its approval of move already
under way in it's sister county
at a meeting in Hyattsville last
night after awarding Charles H.
Drown of Lanham The Evening
Star trophy for distinguished
contributions to good citizen
ship.
While his wife looked on. Mr..
Drown. a 50-year -old garage
operator, received the silver cup
given annually to a person de-
signated by the fedration. He
is chairman of his organizations
Roadside Cleanup Committee
and a Republican candidate for
county commissioner in the
June % primaries.
Committee Appointed.
The Federation authorized it's
president, Walter F. 'Mulligan,
to appoint a special WSSC study
committee after hearing Herbert
N. Eaton. chairman of a
similar group named by the
Montgomery unit, outline a
tentative plan.
Mr.. Eaton suggested that one
of the sanitary commissions
members be chosen by the Mont
gomery Council, one by the
Prince Georges commissioners
and the other by the Governor.
who now names all three. The
Governor, under the plan. would
appoint all the commissioners
but would follow recommended
tions of the counties in the selec-
ton of two.
Full administrative control of
the commission, the plan sug-
gests. would be placed under a
general manager.
The proposal. Mr.. Eaton en-
phasized, is only preliminary
thinking" by his group and has
not yet been offered to the Mont
gomery federation.
Mr.. Mulligan indicated later
that committee members will in
clude Daniel F. Greene and
Ralph w. Donnelly, both Of Av-
ondale.
Further Attention.
The sanitary commission came
in for further attention when
George L. Ickes of Bowie sue
cessfully moved that the feder-
alton ask the agency to continue
making water and sewer connec-
tions from it's mains to property
lines. At intervals, plumbing
contractors have made the con-
nectionS and disputes have aris-
en- as to which plan is more ex-
pensive to users.
Mr.. Ickes also took the coun-
tvs school trustees to task for
permitting administrative con-
troll to pass out of their hands.
The law. he said, requires trus-
tees to select principals and
teachers and generally direct
school functions. The statutes
have been disregarded. he
charged.
The Maryland National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commits
sion. in a resolution successfully
offered by Mrs. Irma Bogdanoff,
was asked to adopt program-type
budgets clearly showing area de-
velopment plans.
Another clause of the resolu-
ton requests the commission to
use all of the $3.50. 900 it received
from sale of West Hyattsville
property for construction of rec
reation centerS.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Army Project
May Stradd|e
Belt Route
Assurance Sought
On Truct Considered
Near GreenbeIt

Maryland planners and road
builders sought definite answers
today to reports that a part of
the proposed intercounty belt
route near Greenbelt, Md, is
under tentative study for anti
aircraft defense installations.
The reports were that the
Army is considering acquisition
OF about 400 acres of surplus
Federal land lying between
Baltimore boulevard, at Holly
wood, and the community of
Greenbelt.
That tract would be crossed
by the circumferential highway
the Maryland Roads Commits
sion plans to build across Mont
gomery and Prince Georges
Counties.
Questioned on Intentions.
The engineering consultant
Firm Of Michael Baker, Jr., Inc.
which is mapping location and
design Of the highway for the
roads commission, has written
the Washington District, Corps
of Engineers, asking whether
right of way can 'be assured for
the road. The firm said in a
letter:
This is necessary for plan
ming purposes, even though the
road won't be built for several
years. If right of way cannot
be obtained, we must consider a
new location, which would in
crease the length of the highway
and the cost considerably"
The possible threat to the
highway was disclosed yesterday
at a meeting of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission.
Not Alarmed.
Both planners and officials of
the consultant firm said they
were not alarmed, however,
because:
/. There has been no definite
decision the Army will take the
land.
2. If the Army does so, they
understand chances are good
that right Of way for the high
way can be worked out.
Officials of the planning group
said the site presumably" was
being considered as one of the
Nike guided missile installation
units that will ring the Capital.
Army Engineer officials told
The Star that ANY consideration
being given by the Defense De-
partment dn the site) has not
developed into firm decision"
They said the land now is in the
hands of the General Services
Administration.
Officials of the Maryland plan
ming group said the 400 acres
are part of larger tract to
be disposed of by the Public
Housing Administration.
Army Encouragement.
Members of the Michael Baker
firm, they said. discovered the
Army's interest when they in
quired recently about getting an
easement through the property
for the road. The firm was told,
the planners said, that the Army
had asked that part of the land
not be disposed OF until the
possible military use was de-
Lermined.
The Army officials told a re-
porter it was not likely the road
would be blocked, regardless of
the military decision,
"On the basis of past expe-
rience, / can't conceive of any
defense plans that would block
a highway there" one official
said.
The Maryland planners yes
terday authorized Commission
Chairman Robert M Watkins,
along with officials of the Ma
ttonal Capital Regional Planning
Council. to seek a firm assurance
from the Army that the road
will not be affected
Evening star., 1954-05-07

. flected in $500, 900 more in retail
sales during the year.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-06-18
COPY OF LETTER TO
SENATOR AIKEN

Senator George d. Aiken
Senate Building
Washington, d. c.
Dear Senator:
L understand you are against 909o
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-06-18
Monopoly On Our Bounty
By E. j. PARKINSON, Great FAN

BY E. J. PARKINSON, Great Falls
About so years ago Teddy Roosevelt
started a campaign which continues
to this day, to eliminate monopolles.
1t seems though that he reckoned
without giving due consideration TO
co-ops At any rate the Sheridan county
Electric Coop, Inc. seemed to think
that they were specially privileged ana
exempt They sued for an injunction
against the Montana-Dakota Utilities
Co. to restrain them from building
lines into the area served by the Coop
and competing with them on the
grounds that the Coop held an, i'm
piled exclusive franchise" or mohop-
oily.
The District Court decided against
the Coop and they appealed to the
Montana Supreme Court. A recent de-
cision by the Supreme Court upheld
the District Court in an opinion stating
that Had our law makers Intended
that co-operatives should have the ex-
elusive right to furnish electric energy
in such rural areas and thus prevent
competition, they should have used
clear and apt words to so declare"
Apparently the Supreme Court is also
of the opinion that co-ops nor anyone
else are entitled to special privilege,
and that "All Men Are Created Free
and Equal before the law.
If the private power company had
gone into court in an effort to estab
lish monopoly, the Coop would have
screamed to high Heaven. The Co-ops
are supposed to be marketing cheap
government power Can't they stand
competition and in fact invite it?
All co-ops should be well pleased
with the decision. If it had been pos
sible in the past to acquire exclusive
franchise rights" by being the first
to build into an area, very few REA's
would have been possible in Montana.
Thank Heaven, the laws of Montana
have never permitted the granting of
an exclusive franchise to any person,
municipality. or corporation for pub
lie utility of any kind, such as power
distribution, gas. street cars, buses,
railroads, telephones, etc. Competition
cannot be stifled in Montana. If a half
a dozen public utility companies and Ior
co-ops want to build into an area, there
is nothing to stop them. Competition
is the life of trade 1t is just as import
ant and essential to keep the co-ops
on the straight and narrow as anybody
else. They have no monopoly on any
of the virtues. After all, don't forget
that REA's are corporations too, if
that means anything.-E. J. PARKIN-
SON, Great Falls.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-06-18
TO SECURE PASSAGE OF HIS PROGRAM
PRESIDENT WILL HAVE TO COMPROMISE
By CONG. LEE METCALF

A major part of the Presidents leg
islative program is still before us as
we move into the final weeks of this
session of Congress.
Something will have to give with
in six weeks. Either a good-sized part
of the Presidents program will be
junked or Congress will ignore the
July 81 deadline which Republican
Congressional leaders have set for adj
jOurnment.
Majority leaders of both Senate and
House keep insisting that we'll go
home on their previously
schedule. But that is only six weeks
away.
At the time of writing, only two of
the IL major appropriation bills have
been passed by both houses-and one
hasn't even been introduced.
Also awaiting action are bills COM
prising most of the Presidents pro
gram, and many measures of partic-
ular Importance to Montana.
The highly-controversial mutual Sc
curity-foreign aid bill hasn't even
gotten off the ground. Particularly in
an election year, this measure will
mean extended debate.
Presidents Eisenhower's modifica-
ton of his original request for a
three-year extension of the tariff
cutting Reciprocal Trade Act may
indicate that he is willing to compro-
mise on all foreign aid proposals in
order to salvage part of his mutual
security program. You remember that
he recently said he would settle for a
one-year extension.
The temper of Congress is such
that there will have to be modifica-
tions and compromise on all sides
in order to get any legislation this
session.
Committees are at work on the farm
program, income tax revision, social
security extension and improvement,
pension increase for veterans, an
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-06-18

increase in postal rates and govern
ment workers salaries, new atomic
energy policy, overlapping and SIM
liar measures, among others.
There are members of both the
Senate and House ready to fight on
both sides of these questions.
This also is true of other bills of
special interest to Montana. We have
before US measures to make major
changes in the legislation which has
permitted construction of multi-pur-
pose projects like Hungry Horse Dam;
eliminate the clause which gives pub
lie preference in the purchase of pow
Ell from these projects; hand over
the public domain to minority groups,
and abrogate the treaties which we
made with sovereign Indian nations.
All these would be controversial
anytime They are more so in an cleo
ton year as partisanship steps up.
This may be unfortunate for the Pres
ident's program. In the first session
of the 83rd Congress, the Presidents
wishes carried in IA of 80 roll call
votes on his program, according to
Congressional Quarterly.
OF these IA instances, So made it
only because of the help of the mi
nority, the survey shows.
Of course, the minority will con-
tinue to support extensions of Demo
cratic programs. But many members
of the minority have lost lot of
their willingness to support the Pres
ident since they have been attacked
under the auspices of the Administra-
ton.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-06-18
SENATE finance GROUP SHAPES
UP Big TAX BILL

28%. The same is true for General
Motors, General Electric, Colgate
Palmolive, Goodrich, U. S. Rubber
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
U. S. Steel-smaller sales, bigger
profits
These firms prices didn't drop as
their sales shrank. Auto dealers paid
the same for Chevrolets. If they sold
cars cheaper, it's the dealers who cut
their margins-not General Motors.
Gasoline prices held firm. So did
plastics and tires and soap and ce-
ment.
These firms are beyond the reach
of competitive interaction of prices
in the market place" They set the
prices, not the market. They can, be
cause they're so big and WELD such
tremendous economic power.
Likewise, these firms are beyond
the reach of failure. Profit or loss
is no longer a question for them
only profit and how much.
Last year as farm parity dropped
from 100 to 90, two firms that
process farmers crops made kill
ing. Borden increased it's profits
1870; National Dairy Products,
11%. Other big professors had
similar reports.
Repeal of the excess profits tax
January l is one reason for big
ger 1854 profits. Yet discussing
the steel industry, the WALL
STREET JOURNAL says, even
so, it's remarkable that profits per
dollar of sales should rise when
production falls from 1000 of
capacity to 1920.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-06-18

Joint negotiations of four Mon
tana locals of Mine-Mill and the Ana
conda Copper Mining Company are
now underway, with a principal point
at issue being a 25 cents per hour
wage increase being demanded by
the union.
Contending that ACM is we'll able
to pay the additional 25 cents as
well as approve number of other
contract improvements, the Mine-Mill
locals point out that in 1853 the COM
pany made a profit of $2,464 per
employee. That, despite generally
worsening business conditions, Ana
conda because of the Eisenhower
Administrations giving the go-ahead
to stockpiling of "copper". is assured
of continued high profits.
Mine-Mill negotiators also point
out that in the last Is years, invest
tors in ACM stock have earned 149
per cent on their original investment,
whereas a miner working on Butte
hill the same period of time has little
to show for his efforts besides sup
porting a family, and providing she
is still alive" If he is still alive, they
say, he probably has advanced sill
COSTS" and is getting ready for the
$4,000 a month welfare payment
that the state gives ACM's occupa-
tional disease victims.
"The company has done very
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-06-18

Increased legislative pay from $40
to $25 day as proposed under an
initiative sponsored by Montana State
Federation of Labor, was endorsed
by delegates to the 1854 annual meet
ing of Montana Typographical Con-
ference in Missoula last weekend.
Conference delegates also gave
their stamp of approval to a resolu-
ton submitted by Helena Topographic
cal Local 95 urging Congress to con-
tinue 80 per cent price supports on
basic farm commodities and further
requesting that body to enact farm
program providing 100 per cent par
ity for all farm commodities. In so
doing, the Printers noted that Sin an
agricultural state such as Montana
wage earners, businessmen and
other segments of the economy are
deeply dependent on farm purchasing
power for their own prosperity :"
Increased individual income tax
exemptions of $1,000 instead of
the present $500 was requested
in a resolution to the Congress. A
$500 increase in exemptions would
amount to an hourly wage increase
for most American wage earners
of about eighteen cents-or in the
aggregate-more than five billion
dollars in badly needed purchasing
power to help bolster the nations
sagging economy.
Referenda 81 and So, bond issues
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-06-18
By DAVID C. YOUNG
For COOP NEWS SERVICE

CHICAGO.-Last year, while farm
income was dropping 10.4o from
1862, the nations billion dollar club
added a new member-Phillips Petro-
leum Company. Phillips was the 10th
oil company among 20 industrial
firms to amass assets totaling one
billion dollars or more.
In 1862, these 20 firms had as
sets totaling 1868 billion. Though
other economic indicators turned
downward at the mid-year point
these ended 1853 with assets of $70.8
billion. That a 6.76 increase.
The 20 firms-led by the $15-bil-
lion Bell system-include the 10 oil
companies, six railroads, three cleo
trio utilities, two auto makers, two
steel makers, two electric machinery
makers, two chemical trusts, and
Sears Roebuck. The number Of these
billion dollar corporations has nearly
doubled in the past five years.
Only two of these firms-Ford and
the Pennsy railroad-showed even
the slightest decline in total assets
in 1853.
The biggest way corporations
build up assets is through profits,
and last year factory profits were
so above 1852. And though sales
continued to decline in the first
quarter this year, profits kept
mounting.
DuPont's sales in the January
March period were $37 million below
a year ago, but profits increased
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-06-18

Endorsement of the Legislative
pay increase initiative currently be-
ing circulated by Montana State Fed
Grafton of Labor, Montana Farmers
Union, Montana Mine-Mill, and other
union groups, was voted by delegates
to the annual convention of Montana
Veterans of Foreign Wars in Havre
last weekend. .n~...-,.
The overseas veterans organiza-
ton also gave solid approval to the
two oreferenda measures 81 and 90
which, if approved by the voters this
November, will provide funds for
badly needed improvements at Mon
tana State Training School, Boulder,
and Montana State Hospital, Warm
Springs.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-06-18
PRINTERS CONFERENCE BACKS HIGHER PAY FOR
LEGISLATORS, PARITY FOR FARMERS

offered the voters for approval at
the November election by the 1853
legislature for badly needed improve
ments at the Boulder and Warm
Springs custodial institutions, were
given endorsement by the conven-
ton.
Taking note of Senator James E.
Murray's fine record of working for
labor and the general welfare over
the last twenty years, the conven-
ton delegates Fundamentally en-
dorsed him for reelection to the
United States Senate.
Highly commended by the conven-
ton was Attorney General Arnold
H. Olsen for his unceasing efforts in
behalf of the Montana public in at
tempting to have voided by the courts
the huge natural gas and telephone
rate increases granted three major
utilities by the Public Service Com
mission in August, 1853, and for
other actions by the Attorney Gen
eral in behalf of the general welfare
of Montana people.
Harold Clark, Indianapolis, second
vice president of international Typo
graphical Union, was the principal
speaker at the convention.
Verne Lawson, Havre, was re
elected MTG president for another
year. Paul Zerby of Missoula, was
elected vice president, and Walt Har-
rington of Butte, secretary-treasurer.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-06-18

parity for the farmers, and for the slid
ing or fleXing scale
Under yours and Benson's program,
the farmers of this country do not stand
much show of making decent living.
Because when we have good or fair
crop the price will be too low, and
when we have a failure the price will
be high so we go broke both ways. We
have experienced that before here in
Montana | can not understand how men
that are smart enough to be elected or
appointed to high office can be so
near SIGHTED not to see what Farm
Depression does to the whole economy
Of our country. 1k
What this administration is doing, is
to drive the family farmer off the
farms and make it a factory in the
field If you stop to think it is better
to have lot of family farmers, then
g few corporation farms. That would
give jobs to a few during season, and
let them starve or go on charity the
rest of the year.
Yours truly,
ANNA H. PALMER, Kremlin
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-06-18
MINE. mills A. C. M. LOCALS ASK rs CENT
INCREASE, OTHER CONTRACT IkiPR0 vEmEhTS

we'll by its stockholders, they en-
phasize. sit is time that it did
equally well by the workers who
produced the fabulous profits" of
the last Is years.
Unions participating in the ACM
negotiations are Butte Miners Union
No. 1, Anaconda Smeltermen's Local
1T. Great Falls Smeltermen's Local
16, and Butte Stationary Engineers
Local 83.
The joint committee contract de-
mands for 1854 are:
1. 25 cents an hour wage increase.
2. Time and half for Saturdays,
double time for Sundays.
3. Guaranteed hour of overtime.
4. All time lost as result of in
Jury or illness shall constitute time
worked for the purpose of computing
vacations.
5. Eight paid holidays for days
not worked and all strings removed.
6. Sick leave of IA days per year
with pay.
7. Complete disqualification paid
for by the company.
8. Safety clause.
9. Changes in the grievance clause.
10. Severance payment.
II. Work clothing allowance.
r. Fair employment practice
clause.