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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-02-01
State Sos Head
Reappointed

D. A. WILLIAMS, administrator
for the Soil Conservation Service in
Washington, DC, recently an
nounced the selection of personnel
for the State Soil Conservation
Service Office at Bozeman. Truman
c. Anderson, former state conserva-
zionist, has been reappointed to that
position. MIR. Anderson has been
in Montana for more than IA years
in his present capacity. Prior to
that time he was employed with
the Soil Conservation Service at
Colorado Springs, Colo; Rapid
City, S. D., and Lincoln, Neb.
Mr.. H. D. Hurd, who has been
employed as assistant state con-
servationist since 1912 remains in
that position.
MIR. E. H. Sandberg, former as
sistant state conservationist, will
become Soil Conservationist for the
state. AS such he will be member
of the program services staff and
have charge of farm and ranch
planning as well as the technical
fields of agronomy, range, forestry
and biology.
MIR. E. H. Sperry, former irriga-
ton engineer in the state, will be
an additional member of the pro-
gram services staff and have charge
aE I'll AE
Service engineering.
MIR. D. R. Cawlfield who has
been State Soil Scientist in Mon
tana for the past II years continues
in that position. He, too, will be-
come a member of the Program
Services staff. Mr.. Cawlfield has
been employed with the Soil Con-
servation Service since 1885.
Mr.. George A. Bryant, former
State Administrative Assistant for
the Service in Montana, will return
from Washington, DC. as State Ad-
ministrative Officer.
Mr.. Louis Moos, former Montana
Soil Conservation Service employee
will return from Lincoln, Neb., as
Biologist for Montana and Wyo-
ming. He will be stationed at Bill
lings. Mr.. Moos is well-knowr
throughout the state, having beer
located at Great Falls, Culbertson
Billings and Kalispel1 before hi:
transfer to Lincoln, Neb., four year:
ago.
In reviewing the Soil Conserva
ton Service reorganization State
Conservationist Anderson stated
that very few changes are con
templated at the area or distric
level. The Soil Conservation Servic,
has seven area offices located a
Missoula, Butte, Great Falls, Lewis
town, Billings, Miles City and elias
cow. The area is the next level o
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-02-01

vice president. #Sss ssS M
Leland Cade of Kim Roberts
Chouteau County was named secre-
tary treasurer.
President of the Montana Home
Demonstration Agents Association is
Louis S. Skunk of Pondera County.
Florence Elliott of Cascade County
is vice president and Mrs. Lura PEN
well of Beaverhead County is secre-
tary-treasurer.
P. c. Fender. Arlington. was re-
elected president of North Montana
Angus Association at annual meeting
held in Great Falls. Charles P.
Moore, Great Falls, was reelected
secretary and o. J. Gait, Stanford,
was named vice president. Gait and
Douglas Dear, Simms, were re-
elected directors. Featured speaker
at meeting was DR.. William Burkitt,
former nutrition specialist with Mon
tana Experiment Station, now nu-
tritionist with Montana Flour Mills
Co.
Postponement because of weather
of Conservation Council annual
meeting scheduled at Havre Jan. 28-
80 is announced by George Gloege,
president. Meeting will be held at a
date in April to be announced later.
e la .1T
Science Foundation, Washington,
D. c., to Montana State College has
been made for 2-year study of eff
fective methods of using contact
poisons for control of grasshoppers
and Mormon crickets. Co-directors
of work will be DR.. James H. Pepper,
professor of zoology and entomology,
and DR.. Leon H. Johnson, professor
of chemistry. Researchers will seek
to determine composition of hard,
shell-like outer covering of insects
as aid in formulating chemical
poisons that will readily penetrate
covering.
Full support of dairy products at
100 per cent of parity was among
recommendations made by confer
ence sponsored by Farmers Union
at Madison, Wis. Conference was
attended by nearly 1000 farmers
from "a states. 1t also expressed OPP
position to any sliding scale or flex-
ible price support levels for any
farm commodity and proposed that
parity prices for milk vary in differ
ent parts of country to reflect eco
nomic balance.
DR.. c. F. Huffman. research pro.
fessor in dairy production, Mich.
gan State College, will be one o.
principal speakers at annual Mon
tana Nutrition Conference at Mon
tana State College March II, IL. Hi
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-02-01

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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-02-01

Dr.. c. F. Huffman. research pro-
fessor in dairy production, Michi-
gan State College, will be one of
principal speakers at annual Mon
tana Nutrition Conference at Mon
tana State College March II, IL. His
Evening star., 1954-11-21

DnsBI is six-months-old black bear cub
D who lives on farm in Stroudsbmg, Pa.
with his owner. photographer Lilo Hess. Miss
Hess has brought Birnbi up with all the care
that BELTS specimen of UrsMs Gmeyieanns.
Evening star., 1954-11-21

Recently she confronted Bimbi with another
young bear (species uncertain). The ensuing
scene, as pictured on this page, should profit all
of us who are interested in gracious manners
toward unlimited guests.
Evening star., 1954-11-21
a rookie warns up with a"Coffee-break'

long, walk It's black dreary night It's cold
lonely route for the beat Then waitress
smiles welcome, counterman Bet scant
Of coee And the rookie 1Rghtl" Cofeei What
taste FUN Of richness wonderful WARM up for body
and spirit During yoy day. bet you want Of
coee So much pleasure and only pennies cup Enjoy
coee often, and make il right Use level tablespoons Tor
Standard Coffee Measnrel for every cup Give yourself
break! Think better work better feel better.
c0EvE BUREAU. 10 Wall St. New York ny.
Evening star., 1954-11-28

names on the credit line" Phyllis claimed
with laugh.
Later they plan to record other seasonal
songs. Both singers are members Of the Fri
day Morning Music Club.
In the meantime, they'll keep their voices
intact In Phyllis home at 13O03 Atlantic
avenue, she keeps an upright piano beside
her bed. (Two-year-old Jonathan recently
painted each key with red nail polish) Her
husband plays her piano accompaniments
when she rehearses. Professionally Mr.. Gle
seller is an electronics researchist.
Music Makers
At the Days big house, 1107 Rockville
pike, there's always some sort Of musical ac-
tivity as Barton, 7, sings in st. Johns Epis-
copal Church Boys Choir in Bethesda; Fran
els, 5, takes dancing, and 2-year-old Debbie
does her own type dancing at the slightest
drop Of a baton. DR.. Day, Joan's husband,
who is a washington ophthamologist, sings
in the Washington Cathedral Senior Choir
along with 9-year-old Tony Day.
He figured he might as well since he had
to take his son back and forth to the cathe-
dral each Sunday.
And collectively, the families have sings
What do they sing? Songs from new record
just recorded by two Rockville mothers And
this year they're going caroling!
Evening star., 1954-11-28

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Mothers Make Christmas Music
ByRecording Old Foreign Carols
BY Carter Gorsko

aft.
Two Rockville mothers have gone on rec
ord for Christmas.
With song on their lips, yen in their
hearts and about 5000 in their pocketbook,
Mrs. Robert Day and Mrs. Paul Gieseler
started making Christmas music in October
for their seven children. Now they hope the
music they made will make money for Subur-
ban Hospital Already they have benefited
various church bazaars.
Twas right before Christmas and all
through the stores they searched in vain last
year for phonograph records. Not the usual
Christmas songs, but something in between
Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer" and Rob-
ert Shaw's Chorale, and something that had
the real meaning of Christmas. This year
they decided to groove their own.
They rummaged through old song books
on their music racks, some Of them left over
from childhood, and came up with IL "in-
dividualistic" Christmas carols from foreign
lands, including Germany, France, Czecho-
slovakia, Sweden and old England.
Joan Day, an alto who solos in church
schoirs and operettas, and Phyllis Gieseler, a
professional soprano when she can take time
out from her three children, aged seven to two,
recorded the songs in English.
"We thought recording them was spec
tacular enough without using foreign Ian
guages," Phyllis said
Story Of Christmas
Joan narrates briefly in between numbers.
When you've heard the 15-minute, 331s long
playing record, you've heard the story OF
Christmas in word, illustrated in song.
"We thought it would be lark" said
Joan, who met Phyllis in church choir.
That was when she and Phyllis first started
getting tied up with lot Of brown tape on
David Bakers recording machine. David
Baker teaches Phyllis voice. His wife, Tor
rey, played the piano accompaniment on the
record, and National Symphony musician
played an alto and soprano recorder. The
] woodwind instrument gives haunting and
ancient sounds to "Carol, Children, Carol, !"
the official name Of the platter and the name
of the first song. child's drum Is accom-
paniment for "Patapan," one Of the French
] ditties.
I'VE thought we'd dash off the record
in an hour" Joan recalled. 1T took us
week of steady work. car horn from the
street would suddenly turn up in the tape
and we'd have to start over. Or we'd make
mistakes. Then the tape had to be edited by
professional, DRESSINGS made, and then a
master record. Copies of the record had to
be ordered from California.
Husbonds Helped Boby Sit
1--WE were at home so little and worked
so much on our project that our husbands.
who helped baby sit, gave US up for dead. "
they explained.
The singers took some OF their children
TO the recording sessions so they could sing
for them and have the feeling come through
on the wax.
They're going to put the lyrics on the
record jackets and sell the discs for S.. I'VE
really ought to include all our baby atters'
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-15
D eaths-
jones F. Thomas

James Finley Thomas, n, a
native and former resident of
Belle Valley, passed away We'd
nesday morning at his home at
Massillon, where he had moved
three years ago.
Until moving to MaSsillon, the
deceased had resided at Belle
Valley. He was son of James
and Abigail Bond Thomas.
He was a, member of the
Berry's Ridge Methodist church.
Surviving are his wife, Mary
Danford Thomas of the family
home, one son, Vernon Thomas
of MassilIon RID, and two
children.
The body was removed to the
McVay funeral home, where it
will remain until the hour of
services. ReV. Walter Brown of
Dexter City will officiate at
funeral services Saturday at 200
p. m. at the funeral home. Burial
will be in Halley's Ridge ceme-
terry.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-15

"In addition to coverage for
farmers l wish to urge the Com
mittee to approve the provisions
in the bill to increase retirement
benefits for those who have re-
tired and those who will retire
after the bill becomes law. The
increase of the minimum pay
ment from $25 to $50 is a step
in the right direction. The
President has said these increas-
es can be made with no danger
to the solvency of the retirement
fund.
Another provision l wish to
endorse is the one that eliminates
the worst four years in a work
er's record in figuring his aver
age earnings upon which the
amount of his pension is deter
mined. Many men reach the age
of 90 and can not find work.
Each year they wait for retire
ment sees the aemount of tn re-
tirement they will get go down
and down. Elimination of four
years of unemployment due to
sickness, age, or depression, will
result in higher retirement
rate for many workers and 9th
erS 1T is a just amendment to
the existing law.
Another fine provision of this
bill is the preservation of insur-
ance rights of disabled persons.
1t is similar to the waiver of
insurance premiums during total
disability, now part of many
life insurance policies. The per-
iod a worker or other person
covered by the act is disabled
will not be counted in figuring
the amount of his retirement or
the amount to be paid his wife
or family if he dies. This freeze
of benefits during a period of
long disability is one of the fin
est amendments to the act that
has ever been proposed. In
every such case it will mean
much greater retirement bene-
fits for the disabled and his de-
pendents.
''The Social Security system is
the greatest insurance we have
against terrible depression. We
could lower the retirement age
to so, as eventually we must and
should, and, in one day open mil
lions of jobs for the young un-
employed. If older farmers could
retire, we would not have the
great farm surpluses we have
today, and toward which they
contribute because they can not
afford to quit.
Il have long fought for ma
tional syestm of retirement that
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-15
Olive

OLIVE - Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos
Archer and son were visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Sailing and Mrs
Edna Crum, Sunday evening.
Mrs. Jean Snode and children
and Mrs. Virginia West and chill
dren were dinner guests of Mrs
Ben Robinson, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Wilson
and children were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Thesis
of Crooked Tree, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Thoburn Brittonr
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Day and
Judy, and Charles Bates were
callers at the home of Garfield
Danford, Saturday.
Mrs. Carletta Morrison has re-
turned to her home in Olive.
Raymond and Andy SchWallie
of Canton, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Crum and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Macenko
and Diane spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Macenko
and daughters of Yorkville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Wilson of
Cambridge, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard Bates, Sunday after
noon.
Billie Wells and family were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lemuel Davis, Sunday.
Woodrow Foreman and family
spent Sunday evening with Alec
and wife of Fredericks-
dale
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-15

/ plead for equality on behalf
of the farmers of my district and
this nation. At least, we should
offer them some way to come
in to the Social Security system.
eff farmers come in to the
Social Security program the base
will be broadened, the trust fund
increased and the whole pro-
gram strengthened. Social Sec
urity funds are invested in gov
ernment bonds. Over 18 billion
dollars were invested last year
and the trust fund was increased
by over $4O0,O00,000 in interest
in collected on these bonds.
Payments by farmers with the
resulting gain in interest earn
ings would benefit both farmer
and worker. Inclusion of farm
ers in the law would not deplete
the present trust fund, but would
rapidly add to it.
"The National Grange, with 90
local oranges in my district, has
endorsed Social Security for
farmers and will urge that this
Committee follow the recon-
mendation of the President.
"The Farmers Union also fav-
ors bringing farmers under the
retirement provisions of the law.
During the debate in the
House in 1850 when we were
amending the Social Security
law, l asked why farmers were
not included. I was told by the
gentleman from Tennessee, who
was handling the bill, that farm
organizations had not requested
it. Today two of the largest farm
organizations in the country, the
National Grange and the Farm
ers Union, are requesting it. So
far as l know, no organization
of farmers is opposing it.
'The farmers of my district
are sincere, responsible, loyal
Americans. Over 900 of them
own their farms. In the finest
sense l know they represent a
sound cross section of the farm
ers of our nation. If farmers are
by Social Security, l
assume they would pay once
each year when they pay income
tax just as independent business
men do now.
Il think my poll is the most
complete taken in any part of
the country and certainly the
large number of replies is phen-
omenal. Each farmer was given
a chance to express an opinion.
About one-fourth of my farmers
have voted and each mail brings
additional votes. To date l have
received 1886 replies and 1888
or more than 89%, voted to come
under the Social Security pro-
gram. 333, or less than 11%,
voted mo" This is about 8 to l..
Il urge this committee to seri-
ously consider the recommended
tions of the President as it re-
lates to more than 6 million of
the Nations farmers. Since 1887
over 80 million other people
have worked in jobs covered by
the Act. Why deny our farmers?
"There are seven counties in
my district. In the following
pages of this statement, before
| discuss other recommendations,
l am giving d tabulation of the
vote in each county and on the
rural routes out of each town OF
city in the county.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-15

Mrs. Hannah Rebecca Gregg,
rs, of Buffalo, died at her home
Tuesday at 4;45 p. m. after a long
illness.
She was the wife of Halsie
Gregg and a member of the
Pleasant Grove church.
In addition to her husband she
leaves two sons, Cash of Ashe-
vile, N. c., and Russell of Balti-
more, Md; a daughter, Mrs.
Helen Lucas, of Buffalo; and 18
grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren. One daughter,
Leila, is deceased.
The body was removed to
Meek funeral home, Senecaville
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted Friday at 2 p. m. at the
Buffalo Methodist church. Rev.
w. E. Peters will officiate. Place
of burial has not been determin-
ed.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-15

First, I want to discuss Presi-
dent Eisenhower's recommends
ton to Congress that farmers be
included in the Social Security
retirement system. l wanted to
know exactly how the farmers
of my district felt on this issue
SO / wrote every farmer asking
him to vote Eyes" or mo" on the
following question, ''Do you
think farmers should be granted
Social Security retirement on the
same basis as independent busi-
nessmen and workers." Each
farmer voting signed his name
and gave his address so there
could be no duplication.
''From the day the first Social
Security bill passed Congress
until now I have done everything
in my power to improve the law,
to soundly extend its coverage,
as well as it's benefits, and to
make sure that nothing would
be done that would impair the
trust fund. l want to make GER
tain that the system is sound
and that there will be adequate
funds to retire all who are en-
titled to it - not only ten years
from now, but fifty or one hun
dred years from now. The in
clusion of farmers will add a
great force on the side of in
dependent businessmen and
workers who have already
vital stake in the protection of
the Social Security trust fund.
Give these three great groups
farmers, workers and business
men - a common interest in
the law and you will set up the
greatest possible guarantee that
no future Congress will ever
dare to dissipate the fund upon
which the future plans Of so
many people have been made.
"You propose in this bill to
allow state employees to come
in TO the system if two-thirds
of them vote to do so. Why not
allow farmers to vote by coun-
ties, congressional districts or
states in the same manner? Make
it by a majrity vote or a three
fourths vote. My only concern
is that those farmers who want
TO be included in the system may
get in. | am not SO much con-
cerned with the details as | am
the result.
THE farmer works long hours.
He feeds the nation. He must
pay Social Security tax on his
regular hired help. A farmer may
be well-to-do at fifty. At sixty
five he may be destitute. Low
prices, drouth, depression, fire,
sickness, disease of livestock,
flood, unwise investments may
and often do, take every cent
of his life's savings. His hired
hand retires. His neighbor who
worked in a factory retires
Teachers retire, state employees
retire, railroad workers retire
government workers retire, yes
even congressman retire. The
farmer alone must struggle and
toll to the end of his days.
cannot believe that there is
anyone who would deny the
farmer the same security, when
on the same basis he pays fol
it, that is enjoyed by nearly
every other person in our coun-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-15

Secrest received the results of
a Noble County Farm Bureau
council survey Tuesday in Wash
ington. 1t revealed that of the
Is delegates voting, IL were for
the farmers getting social secur-
ity, there was none against and
three wanted more information
before they would cast their
vote.
Secrest said that he had also
talked to the grange legislative
members and they are behind the
program 100 percent.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-15

support for the social security
program, as advocated by the
president. His complete address
and survey is as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and
Members of the Committee:
'"The President has made sew
eral recommendations for chang
es in the Social Security law. l
think they are excellent recon-
mendations and l want to dis
cuSs the major ones and urge
this Committee to report them
to the House for action.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-15

would include all our citizens.
The efforts many of us have
made along this line through the
years have, in my opinion, res
ulted in many of the excellent
improvements that have been
made to the Social Security Act.
Mr.. Chairman, l have discus
sed only the major changes pro-
posed to the present law. l think
they will make the Social Secu-
rity Act far better and much
stronger. That is why l urge this
Committee to report this bill and
l hope Congress will enact it in
to law"
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-15

shows overwhelming
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-15
DATE CHANGED

Rehearsal Of officers for
Amazon Chapter, No. 80, O.E.S.,
has been changed from Friday,
April 8 to Monday, April 10Th.
The meeting at that time will be
held at o'clock
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-15

Versatile entertainer Brenda
Hollis has been scheduled to
take part in the 512-day Ohio
University school of journalism
publications workshop, June 81
26, Director L. ]. Hortin an
nounced today. Miss Hollis will
present her program to the group
at a convocation on Thursday,
June "a. 1t is expected that sew
eral from this county will attend.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-15
Secrest Backs Presidents S
Social Security Program

Cong Robert Secret appeared before the and
the
April of President Esenhowers social
program He based his opinion survey which conducted
among all the farmers of the 18th district
The ndIcted by each I'm