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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-12-03
The Weight-MiIe, Boiled
Down To It's BaFesf
Essentials
By R. H. BALDOCK,

Oregon State Highway Engineer
CD The weight-mile tax is di-
rectly related to the cost of pro-
viding facilities for each class of
vehicles and, therefore, is in keep
ing with the primary objective of
a highway tax.
CD 1t may be adjusted to re-
turn the required revenue and
still retain the economic balance
among wide variety of opera
tions.
CD 1t is fair and equitable, in
that it is paid in direct proportion
to the use which is made of the
facilities and all vehicles in each
class pay the same tax per mile.
(4) 1t may be administered
with reasonable efficiency. The
cost of collection has averaged ap-
proximately 41a9o of the gross
revenue for the past several years
in Oregon, and losses have been
negligible.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-12-03

Proponents of high Hells Canyon
dam, Federally constructed, rather
than the three small run-of- the-river
dams proposed by the Idaho Power
Company, filed their final brief also,
and Idaho Power Company filed a
brief
Mason claimed that the power COM
pany plan would provide flood con-
troll and navigation facilities at no
cost to the government, while per-
hitting reasonably prompt" develop
ment of water resources "now going
to waste"
Mrs. Evelyn Cooper, attorney for
the intervenors who include the rural
electric co-operatives of the nation,
charged that the power company plan
for the three small dams would de-
prive the Pacific Northwest of "a
block of power equivalent roughly to
the output of the Bonneville Dam. !"
Mrs. Cooper filed the objections of
the National Hells Canyon Associa-
ton, representing 100000 residents
of the Pacific Northwest, eight public
utility districts in Washington State,
and the National Rural Electric Co
operative Association.
Sen. Wayne Morse (Ind-Ore.), one
of the foremost leaders in the fight
for a high Hells Canyon Dam, blasted
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-12-03
1854 Food Bill Seen
at SGA Billion

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Paul S.
Willis, president of Grocery Manu-
facturers of America, reports the ma
tons food bill will run to a record
$64 billion this year, 81 billion more
than last. "This represents an actual
increase in products sold,' he said.
"It could not have been attained with
out new products, better selling, bet
ter promotion, and better advertis-
ing"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-12-03
MORE
DEBUKKING .

Representatives of the truckers
association frequently attempt to
aver that in states having consider
ably higher truck taxing rates than
does Montana, that no property
tax is paid on trucks.
DON'T YOU BELIEVE 1T!
The taxes levied, in addition to
highway registration fees such as
GVW, weight-mile, ETC., may not
be called property taxes, but they
amount to the same thing-money
paid out by truck operators for the
privilege of using the highways.
In Oregon, the tax is included in
the license fee and ranges from
so to 20 cents per hundred weight.
For example, trucks weighing
10000 pounds empty, would pay
$40 in added license fee.
In Washington, the tax in lieu
of property tax is collected as an
excise of " per cent of value
of vehicle. A commercial vehicle
valued at $40, 900, thus would pay
an excise of $50 year.
In New York state trucks pay
SO cents per 100 pounds, on gross
weight of vehicle; tractors, $1.0O
per cwt on the unladen weight, and
trailers so cents for each 100
pounds of maximum gross weight.
Other states, by one method or
another collect property" taxes
above land beyond registration
fees, and don't let anyone tell you
otherwise.
SOURCE: Summary of Motor We
hicle Acts" compiled by License
Dept, Automobile Club of
Southern California.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-12-03

7. Enactment of Federal FEPC
law.
8. Restoration of tolerance and
freedom Of opinion and association.
g. Establishment of a National
health and welfare program.
10. Reversal of Republican "give-
away program for big corporations,
with the natural resources being re-
taken for the people.
II. Reintroduction and passage of
the George Amendment for tax re-
lief, with more exemptions for lower
income groups and shifting of the
main tax burden to the corporations
and the wealthy where it belongs.
IL. Improvement of Federal Old
Age benefit provisions.
STATE PROGRAM
The state legislative program, in
addition to collar-to-collar Legislation
and placing of SiIicosis under work.
mems compensation, includes:
1. Increased unemployment COM
pensation and a revision of the I'M
employment compensation law to end
corporation control of the act to cut
down waiting periods and red tape.
2. Increased workmen's compen-
sation.
3. Increased state pensions.
4. A state minimum wage law.
Continued on Page Eight
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-12-03

/ Highways or the United States,
u. S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of
Public Roads, 1854.
Trucks can haul almost anything,
anywhere. They carry bigger loads,
and more of them, and over more
miles, every year. In 1886, trucks
travelled % billion vehicle-miles on
our rural roads. By 1852, their trav-
ell had jumped to 81 billion vehicle
miles. They furnish service that is
essential in practically every form
of production and business activity.
Most of our knowledge of truck
operation is about that done on the
81 900 miles of primary State high
ways. These main roads, which are
only IL per cent of the total rural
mileage, carried 70 per cent of the
total rural travel. The trucks on these
highways were carrying loads about
half of the time, and their average
load was 5 u tons, in 1852. 1t was
only tons in 1886. The total load
hauling on the main roads has sky
rocketed from 20 billion ton-miles
moved in 1886 to 1872 billion in 1852.
Much of this increase is the result
of increased travel by truck-tractors
pulling semitrailers or trailers-the
heavy vehicles usually called truck
combinations. Passenger-car travel
and single-unit truck travel in 1852
more than doubled what it was in
1886. But the 1852 travel of truck
combinations was nearly times that
of 1886. In 1886, the total load move
ment was almost evenly divided be-
tween the single-unit trucks and the
truck combinations-about IA billion
ton-miIes by each class. In 1852, the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-12-03
Hels Canyon Controversy
Idaho Power Co. Gets Helping Hand
From COPS Federal Power Commission
By SAM FORTUNE, National RECA

w u,
WASHINGTON d. C.-The Idaho Power Company's plan
for partial development of the vast waerpower Of
Snake Rivers Hes Canyon dam site helping
hand from Federal Power Commission Attorney John Mason
who filed the Commissions staff brief favorable to the
pany 0 November 125 on the Hells Canyon issue.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-12-03
Oppose 1c Gas Tax Increase
.NsINE-HaELL TO Seek Sill ICOSIS COMP.
and COLLAR TO COLLAR Laws

More than forty representatives of Mine locals in Mon
and from the international Union political
action conference in East Helena announced their intentions
Of seeking eghhour coartoolar law for Montana
operations In addition the conference again made known
its intentions of seeking SIicos occupationa disease law
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-12-03
The Trucks Are Rolling Or
The Why of Our Highway Problem

Highways of the United States"
u. S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of
Public Roads, 1854.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-12-03

SOURCE: Summary of Motor We
hicIe Acts" compiled by License
Dept, Automobile Club of
Southern California.
Evening star., 1954-03-27

THIS PROBABLY TRUE, although you can't prove it.
say that most of is true Yogi Berra
being great than else the club Mickey
Mantle has yet to his clippings because of continued
injuries. Phil Rizzuto is fine ball player.
eff this Yankee team happened to be an allstar club
like the old Yankees writer said cit might be different
But present collection Yankees didn't deserve any
pennants unless there lot of quitting all along
the line"
may that outside of Berra and Rzzuo there
are headed for the Hall of Fame this Yankee team
HATRED AND ENVY of the Yankees is widespread
especially through the Midwest
has 35 years since the White Sox pennant-
all the way Clevelands Indians only
one since 1920 and 60
back 20 years to flag And here is rather good
rather ordinary Yankee team winning five in
could have figured where the old Yankees. with Ruth
Gehrig Lazzeri Bob Meuse Earle Combs etc. should
how the present doing aging pitchers
and their collection of run-ofthe- mill batting averages
ALL THIS, HOWEVER, doesn't seem to bother Casey
Stengel any gives interviews eeming with
defiance and astonishing English Casey deferred
beaten in magazines in newspaper columns.
When his team blowing game after game in Florida,
getting hitting and little pitching he stood foursquare
the winds that blew through Florida completely conf
dent in his ball club
knows thing. There are not too many good ball
players in either league any teaexcept the Dodgers
Brooklyn loaded with fine players whereas other
counting two three good It national
necessity but the military draft practically wrecked the good
young who coming up.
North American Newspaper Anane)
Evening star., 1954-03-27
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

CHICAGO, Mar. 27. Boxing
insiders were wondering today
If Kid Gavilan tried to put the
old evil eye on Bobo Olson at an
official ceremony yesterday in
the Illinois Athletic Commission
Office.
Gavilan, the welterweight
champion, and Olson got a phys
ical going -over and instructions
on Illinois boxing rules. They
also posed for pictures together
in fighting togs.
These were part Of the for
malities leading to their Is
round bout in Chicago Stadium
next Friday in which Olson'S
middleweight title is at stake.
All the time they were in the
Office. Gavilan kept his eyes star
ing into Olson's. It seemed q
takeoh on the old flsheye. What
ever it was. it apparently en-
barrassed Olson. who shifted his
gaze several times, grinned, and
once tapped Gavilan playfully
in the stomach.
Was this some sort Of Cuban
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Four Derby Prospects Racing
Laurel Expects $4,000 Today
With Double Speed as Magnet

Farms War Piper, Hugh A.
Grants King Beau and G. v.
Whitney's Catspaw also are look
ing to Kentucky and might sur
prise.
War Piper, carrying 112
pounds, will have Nick Shuk as
a rider and Nick knows his way
around the Maryland tracks.
Pete Mclean on Catspaw, with
121 pounds. Is an old hand at
the business, and King Beau. in
at 112 with Joe Licausi up, could
be a trouble maker. All will be
cunning for Double Speed.
Draws Outside Post.
Racing luck may play a large
part in deciding the winner.
Double Speed drew the outside
position. where Moreno can keep
him out of trouble, but he'll have
to get of winging to be well
placed going to the first turn.
War Piper got the No. 3 post,
King Beau. No. 7, and Catspaw.
No. g..
The rest Of the field will be
made UP of Little F., a surprise
starter owned by c. E. Buckley of
New Orleans, ITO; Christiana
Stables Menemsha. 118. with
Sam Boulmetis riding; Gene
Constantine River Flows, 112,
with Jimmy Combest up; Watson
Elliott's Major Pomp. lis, in
cluding Bobby Mitchell; East
Acres Farms Bronze Warrior.
1l2. with Jockey Jerry PARENT;
Auburn Farms Old Glendale,
lis, Jockey Willie Lester, and
Mrs. Ada L. Rice's Ring King,
liz. ridden by Willie Hartack.
The latter is from a good
stable, well trained by Tommy
Kelly. and is at his peak. The
son Of Alsab-Gracie Wee. won
handily at Laurel last Tuesday
and although in better company
today might make his rivals step
on it to beat him.
Evening star., 1954-03-27

Lepcio from the Red Sox and
Roig's performance came as a
welcome sight to Harris in his
quest Of more muscle In the
lineup.
(Today's game with the
Yankees will be broadcast by
WWDC. starting at 1855 p.m)
More surprising even than
Roig's one-game heroics is the
continued solid betting Of Catch
er Bob Oldis, who has batted "a
times and made II hits for a .458
average. Bob is meeting the ball
well against good pitching, filling
in admirably while Ed Fitz-
Gerald and Joe Upton are side
lined with damaged fingers.
"Uncanny" is Harris one-word
description of Oldis' hitting. Bob
is the least likely looking hitter
on the club, but those scorching
hits that have been coming off
his bat belle the fact he's never
hit better than .289 in any COM
pany.
Oldis had a .266 mark with
Chattanooga last season and
Evening star., 1954-03-27
College Stars Play Tonight
In asf-West Basketball
BY the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 27.-It will
be East VS.. West tonight in the
annual All-Star basketball game
for the benefit of the New York
Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund
at Madison Square Garden.
Frenk Selvy of Furman, who
holds almost every collegiate
record in the book, will team
with 6-foot-9 Bob Petit of
Louisiana State for the first time.
Togo Palazzi of Holy Cross and
Frank Ramsey and Lou Tsioro-
poulos Of Kentucky also will be
on the East starting team.
For the West the starters will
be Bobby Mattick. Oklahoma
A&M's 6-foot-11 ace, Bob
Matheny of California, Arnie
Short of Oklahoma City and
Indiana's Bob Leonard and Dick
Farley.
Howard Cam of New York
University Is coach of the East
squad and Ozzie Cowles of Min
nesota directs the West team.
The East holds a 4-3 edge in
the seven-year series.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
,rentIy the Winner
Cubon Apparently the Winner
Chicago Battle of Dirty Looks
Staged by Olson and Govi|on

hex the Kid was trying on Olson?
Maybe" he grinned after
wards. What you think?"
Angel Lopez. the Cuban's
manager. pointed out that at
an earlier meeting in Chicago
Olson had seemed to cold
shoulder Gavilan's attempt at
conviviality.
"You know what the Kid says
in that look?" asked Lopez. who
Immediately answered the ques-
tion himself. "He says this is a
sample Of how I look April q
mean"
Several hours after the Incl
dent Gavilan assured reporters
he wasn't interested in working
any sort of Cuban voodoo" on
Olson.
"He give me a dirty look" said
the Kid. II give him a dirty
look back.
MY dirty look harder than
his. Just like these. (He raised
his fists.)"
Anyway. the dirty looks had
no immediate effect on either
fighter. Both were pronounced
In excellent physical condition
for the fight.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Tony Roig's Batting
Puts Him in Battle
For TerwiHiger Job
By Burton Howkins
Star Stuff Correspondent

ORLANDO. Fla, Mar. 27-
Frustrated in attempts to bolster
their club from outside sources,
the Senators are obtaining un-
anticipated aid from tall Tony
Roig, 24-year-old second base
man who is making a deter
mined effort to beat out Wayne
Terwilliger.
Roig, who weighs 185 pounds,
distributed over a 6-foot-2 frame,
batted 1927 with Rome, Ca, and
1903 with Chattanooga in his
only full seasons, between which
was sandwiched a two-year hitch
in the Army as a military po-
liceman. Tony hadn't been re-
garded as a possibility for a reg
ular berth until yesterday. when
he pushed himself into the pic
ture with a bases-loaded triple
and a single as the Washington
club routed the Red Sox, 10-1.
at Sarasota for it's fifth straight
victory.
A converted pitcher, Roig
hasn't impressed Manager Bucky
Harris with his fielding, but If
the New Orleans product can
continue to supply socking, Har-
ris will be willing to gamble that
Tony's fielding will become more
polished.
No Luck on Lepcio.
Roig, who is of French an
cestry. will be back at second
base today when the Senators
battle the Yankees here. Harris
said. The Senators have gotten
nowhere. so far at least, In their
attempt to get Inf1elder Ted
Evening star., 1954-03-27

wasn't destined for much service
with Washington this year. He
was to be the third-string CATCH
er. assigned to the bullpen to
warm up relievers, but he's
making Harris take notice. Bob
has hit safely in his last six
games and Bucky is wondering
if he hasn't come up with a
sleeper.
Six Out of Seven.
With six victories in their last
seven games following a nine
game losing streak, the Senators
are going after their sixth in a
row against the Yankees today,
but who will pitch for Wash
ington will remain a mystery
to Harris until shortly before
game time.
"Maury McDermott has had
a little soreness high in his arm"
Bucky said. "I'll warm up both
Maury and Bunky Stewart be-
fore the game and if McDermott
reports any soreness I'll start
Stewart and follow up with Ca
(See SENATORS, Page A-13)
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Scortichini Battles
Fiore in ~ Bout
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

SYRACUSE. N. Y, Mar. 81
Carmine Fiore. who likes to rush
in and slug. and tricky Italo
Scortichini, cautious type,
battle tonight in a 10-round fight
that may make or break Fiore
as a welterweight contender.
The contract calls for a 153-
pound limit. heavy for Fiore and
a bit light for the italian welter-
weight champ who has been
fighting in this country as a
middleweight.
cThe bout will be on tele-
vision in Washington over
WMAL-TV starting at 9 p.m.)
Both hope for a crack at Car
men Basilio of Caanastota, No.
l contender for Kid Gavilan's
welterweight title.
Fiore hasn't been beaten since
he lost to Basilio here nearly a
year ago. His recent victims in
clude Danny (Bang Bang) Wom-
Der, who upset Gavilan in a nom
title fight here last year.
Fiore figures that If he can
beat Basilio-and he says he's
sure he can-he would rate high
on the list Of welterweight con-
tenders.
Scortichnini fought to a draw
with Basilio in Miami in January
and then lost to Buffalo's Joey
Giambra in a decision that an
gered the fans.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Porterhouse Suffers
Slight Foot Bruise
By the Associated Press

LEXINGTON. KY, Mar. 81
Mrs. Liz Persons Virginia owned
Porterhouse. now the winter-boo
favorite for the Kentucky Derby,
has suffered bruise on his foot,
but Trainer Charles Whiting
ham says he expects it to cause
little or no delay in the colts
training.
The bruise is on the inside
quarter Of the right forefoot.
There is nothing serious about
it," the trainer said last night.
ITO make certain that the foot
was all right we had it X-rayed
this morning. The X-rays re-
vealed the foot is in perfect con-
dition."
Porterhouse, hailed as last
years 2-year-old champion, be-
came the Derby choice when
Cain Hoy Stables Turn-to bowed
a tendon and was declared out
Of the race.
Whittingham said Porterhouse
would race as scheduled at
Keeneland early next month.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Better Bouts Offered
Scho|z After Victory
In American Debut

NEW YORK, Mar. 27.-Gus-
tav (BubD Scholz is no Marcel
Cerdan, but he'll do.
The 23-year-old unbeaten Ger
man middleweight, latest of a
horde of foreign fighters to in
wade the United States in the
last year. made his American
debut last night by gaining a
unanimous 10-round decision
over spunky Al Andrews of Su-
perior, Wis. The bout was the
first sports event to be televised
in color.
A southpaw. the former Berlin
cook. floored the 23-year-old ex-
CT in the fifth round with a
left to the jaw and rocked AL
in the sevent hand 10th rounds
with a rapid-f1re bombardment.
Andrews jumped up at the count
of one in the fifth but had to
take the mandatory eight-count.
The officials votes for Scholz
were 6-3-1, 6-3-1 and 7-2-1. The
Associated Press had it 6-3-1.
German Disappointed.
Although it was a clean-cut
win, Scholz, a 3-to-1 favorite,
was disappointed over his show
ing.
1T was one of the worst fights
ever made" he said in his
dressing room in Madison Square
Garden. IT was tired and list
less because / am not yet &C
climated. In Europe it was S
am. and I felt like I wanted to
sleep. When I am acclimated.
will do much better"
Most observers felt that Bubi
made a fine debut considering
the circumstances. He had been
plagued with legal troubles and
was fighting under different rules
than in Europe.
Harry Markson, managing di-
rector of the International Box
ing Club, offered Scholz's Amer
lcan manager, Hymie Wallman.
the choice of either Gil Turner
or Ralph (Tiger) Jones for the
Garden in May.
Wallman said he'd think it
over. Scholz will have to lay
off awhile because of a cut un-
der his left eye. suffered in the
sixth round.
10th Straight Win.
A crowd of 3.210 paid $9,298
to see the German score his
10th straight victory. Scholz
weighed 1854. Andrews s155A.
The bout was broadcast and
telecast coast to coast in addi-
ton to the color television.
Viewers of the NBC color tele-
cast, however, couldn't see the
cut under Scholz' eye nor the
blood that trickled from both
fighters noses.
Arch Robb, director for the
advancement of color TV for
NBC, said at a private screening
in New York, that some 500 set
owners in 81 cities watched the
color telecaSt. =
Robb said the network is 60
ing ahead with plans to televise
in color the National Open golf
championship, the National ten
mis- championships and possibly
the All-Star baseball game.
Evening star., 1954-03-27

Louisville. All but Curtis were
with Boston last year.
OKLAHOMA CITY (R.-The
Cleveland Indians and New York
Giants today renew the longest
exhibition rivalry in major
league baseball, opening their
annual spring series here. The
16-game series will wind up
spring training for both clubs.
With the exception Of a couple
Of war years, the transforming
tour has been an annual fixture
since 1884. Although the Giants
have won five of seven games this
spring, the Indians hold an all
time edge Of 126-117.
Bob Feller is scheduled to start
for Cleveland today against Ru-
ben Gomez.
ORLANDO, Fla. (P.-Man-
ager Casey Stengel of the Yam
KEGS likes the spirit of Rookie
Bill Skowron.
"Skowron is playing with a
bad leg" Casey said today. "He
wouldn't tell me about it, be-
cause he was afraid I'd sit him
down."
The champions turned loose
an extra-base surge whic h
smothered their World Series
rivals, the Dodgers, "a, yester-
day in st. Petersburg. They hit
three homers, two doubles and
two triples in an assault on Don
Newcombe and Joe Black before
a crowd of 1902.
TAMPA, Fla. (P. - Rookie
Tom Flanagan. 10, is very close
to winning a permanent pitching
job with the White Sox. The
young southpaw has allowed
only three earned runs in 1924
innings.
In going four and two-third
innings against Washington
Thursday, Flanagan retired II
batters in q row after cleaning
up a mess left by Billy Pierce,
ace southpaw.
CLEARWATER, Fla. (R.-
Willie Jones. third baseman who
showed up at the Phillies' train
ing camp overweight, says he's
going through "a living death" ="
Jones has been given strict or
ders by Manager Steve O'Neill
to take of some of his middle
or else.
Yesterday Willie partook Of a
half grapefruit and some coffee
for breakfast and grimaced.
This" he commented, "is a
living DEATH"
FORT PIERCE. Fla. R.-
Manager Fred Haney Of the
Pittsburgh Pirates said today he
probably won't cut any more
players until the club reaches
New Orleans on the exhibition
swing April 8.
Meanwhile, the club has sent
Is players to its minor league
training camp at Brunswick, Ga
The move was made to stream
line operations here and give Is
more men chances to play. ir
exhibition games.
The Pirates plan to carry 81
players when they break camr
(See TRAINING CAMPS, A-13.)