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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-16
UNLESS MORE FUNDS ARE PROVIDED, v. A.
MAY Have TO DRASTHGALLY CUT SERVICES
By CONG. LEE METCALF

Unless Congress provides supple
mental appropriation the Veterans
administration will have to cut deeply
-soon-into the service it offers our
war veterans.
Cuts would be felt particularly
in loan guaranty, claims, vocational
rehabilitation and education activi-
ties, already faced by steadily in
creasing backlog of cases.
These cuts would be necessitated
by reduction of 81 "A million which
a conference committee made in the
Veterans Administration budget for
the year which began with this month.
The President requested $164.7
million in his budget. The House
voted almost $164 million. When the
bill was in the Senate, the President
sent over a request for an additional
81 IL million. The Senate recommend
ed an appropriation of almost SIP
million.
This bill then was turned over to
conference committee to iron out
the differences between the versions
passed by the two houses. The con-
ference committee cut 81 "a million
out of the Senate figure, and brought
the bill back into the two houses on
a take-it-or-leave-it basis. We took it.
The conference committee cut from
the amount considered an absolute
minimum on the basis of what the
VA calls ga reappraisal of projected
workload requirement." would mean
a reduction of employment at VA
regional offices by a minimum of
1000 employees Such a reduction
would be disastrous" according to
Mr.. John Sloan, Disabled American
Veterans National Service Officer at
Fort Harrison.
Every regional office in the
country would be affected by this
reduction at a time when work
loads are increasing at rapid rate.
Take loan guaranty for an example
In December of 1853, it had $4,000
appraisal requests. In May of this
year, that number had risen to $4,000,
an increase of about 1479o. Applica-
lions for home loans during this
same period increased from 23,864
last December to 41,916 in May.
AS the applications stacked up,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-16
These Were Not Communists

Making the headlines recently was
Senator Hendrickson of y. j. The back
of the hand looks appealing in cam
paign year but it's face is very defect
i've In fact / would like to substitute
the following program for him:
ITO the American teenagers | hereby
acknowledge a very greVious error in
calling on the American people to join
in a war on delinquency among chill
dren AS it is written suffer little
children to come unto me- / now request
that you join me in an effort to pre-
vent some of the things that have led
to many of your errors. That is to say
the evils that have grown up in our
government AS an example there is the
taxation of the poor (under $4,000 and
the exemption of the justly due taxes on
the wealthy through direct legislation
or through loopholes in our present
laws There is the oil tax subsidy.
There is the giving away of the OIL
shore oil lands The Gripping of our
government power projects and con-
cessions to Private Power Companies.
1T is not enough to see such incl
dents as the insurance SWindles. GOV.
Shivers land grab deals. The FILA scan
dals involving men like the Du Points
and other high financial interests for
YOU must take the cause of your
troubles to the American voter VINO
should have the sole right to correct
the evils that now exist in our gov
erning body And | hereby pledge to
YOU my wholehearted cooperation IN
your effort to remedy the unWholesome
conditions which now surround YOU
JOHN BARNARD, Poison.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-16
Higher Rates Proposed -.
IKE'S TASK FORCE
OPPOSES PUBLIC POWER

The powerful grip of private utility
agents on the machinery of govern
ment in the United States was fur
Their revealed in the conduct and
statements of presidential commits
sion recently in Portland.
James T. Mari, of the Oregon State
Federation of Labor spoke out strong
ly at the close of the Hoover Commits
sion's hearings June 1929 on power
and water resources. In SO doing he
expressed the consensus of most of
those who attended the one-sided
hearings.
"The city of Portland has just wit
messed shameful exhibition of I'M
Americanism. He said he was not re-
ferring to the Velde committee hear
ings, "whose procedures, in some re-
spects come under that category.
Rather | have reference to a presi-
Dental commission-the commission
on organization of the executive
branch of the government.
In almost every instance the task
force conducted itself in an obvious
ly mind-made-up manner. 1t propa-
gandized for less federal development
of basic economic resources and beat
the drums for the administration
partnership" proposal, and tax relief
- if not complete freedom from
taxes-for private utilities.
"Of course, if one had read the
comments of task force member J.
Bracken Lee, governor of Utah, upon
his arrival in Portland, perhaps his
surprise would not have been as
great. This superisolationist and ac-
tive inquisitor for the force, declared
that one of the purposes of the hear
ings was to work for less participa-
ton of federal government in power
production"
Higher electric. rates for the Pa
cific Northwest were openly advo-
Gated both by private utility wit
nesses and task force members who
advocated that BPA be required to
pay property and all other taxes as if
it were a profit utility. = PACIFIC
PUBLIC POW r.
BULLETIN.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-16
Federal Credit Unions Get
Power 10 Refund Interest

WASHINGTON, d. C.-(CNS)-
Federal credit union members now
can get patronage refunds-just as
thew can in any other coop.
President Eisenhower signed 1868
july 2. 1t permits these federally-
chartered coop banks to refund part
of the interest that borrowers paid
during any year.
In a credit union-as in other CO.
ops-owners and customers are the
same people. In the past, federal cred
it unions have paid out their earnings
simply on the basis of shares. Now
they have a choice. They can pay,
say, 40 interest on shares, or 21aTo
interest on shares and 10% interest
refund to borrowers, or simply 2oTo
interest refund to borrowers.
Many state-chartered credit unions
have had this right to pay interest,"
refunds. Some of them divide their
earnings, paying both interest on
shares and refunds.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-16

veterans were delayed in attempts to
buy homes. The delay in issuing the
necessary certificates to builders in
turn resulted in a delay in the con-
struction program throughout the
country particularly important in
Montana with our short building sea-
son.
Further reduction in the loan
guaranty staff will only mean more
such delays.
Vocational rehabilitation and edu-
cation offers another example. The
number of veterans in this training
increased from 100000 in December
of last year to 355, 900 in April. The
estimated peak this year is more than
100000.
1t thus can be seen that even the
Senate figure of $171, 922,300 may
prove to be inadequate if the work
load continues to increase. At least
that is minimum appropriation fig
ure-and | am sure we would have
put up that much money in the House
had we had the revised figures before
us when we were considering the bill.
Failure of a supplemental ap-
preparation will mean that the VA
must consolidate activities and
workloads at regional offices or
reduce materially the number of
regional office locations, and also
close some SO to 100 VA contact
offices throughout the country"
in the words of the Veterans Ad-
ministration's Acting Deputy Ad-
ministrator.
This would result in the shifting
of personnel in substantial numbers
at time when this agency is faced
with the tremendous problem of gear
ing operations to process these loads
in order to provide adequate service
to veterans" Mr.. J. c. Palmer writes.
"Of course, the standards of service
to veterans would be impaired if this
action becomes necessary at this
time"
| certainly share his feelings. I
will do my best to see that this add
tional money is provided.
In ten years, American rural cleo
trio systems have increased electricity
uca tenfo1d
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-16
Cheap Government Power

A recent news release was to the eff
feet that the Missoula Electric Coop
had lowered their rates for electricity
by ~ 20.
The Missoula Coop is only a stone
throw so to speak from Hungry Horse
Dam and "cheap Government power"
and has prior right to such power as
they may require. 1t may be of inter
est to compare their new reduced rates
with those of a Private Power Com
pany that were approved by the Mon
tana Public Service Commission, and
have been in effect for the last years
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-16
Urge Ike to DiscIaim Support
For Gapehart's Monopoly Bill

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)-
The Small Business Anti-Monopoly
Conference asked President Eisen-
hover to spike claims that he's sup
porting a move to gut the Robinson
Patman Act.
A bill of Senator Homer Capehart
R-Ind.) would legalize price dis
examinations destructive of equal OPP
portunity for all enterprises" the
conference told Eisenhower, July Z.
Capehart said on the Senate floor his
bill had White House approval.
The group warned that the bill
would allow price discrimination
"even though it destroyed competi-
ton of all others in that market"
1t asked, "How can we preserve free
enterprise and competition, if the
law, in its very language, says one
may discriminate even though it de-
stroys comeptition?"
Groups signing the petition include
the Cooperative League, National
Association of Retail Druggists, Ma
tional Association of Retail Grocers,
National Congress of Petroleum Re-
tailers, National Preservers Associa
ton, National Association of indie
pendent Tire Dealers, National Food
Brokers Association, National Insti-
tutional Wholesale Grocers Associa-
ton, United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable
Association, National Candy Whole
salers Association, and U. S. Whole
sale Groeers Association.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-16
Contends Parkinson
Jumps to Conclusions

10 the Editor of The Peoples Voice:
With the best intentions to keep
what nave to say within the $50 word
limit, | shall begin this letter, but
flrst ask forgiveness for mentioning
that E. j. Parkinson's latest literary
escapade ran for approximately 444,
if you consider that five spaces count
as one word.
The gentleman from Great Falls Just
mentioned, seems to get his exercise
from jumping to conclusions, and prob
ably gets his thrills from life by try
ing to slip things over on the public
which does not always have the chance
TO be IN possession of the facts. Two in
stances to prove my point are these
That Washington and other West Coast
states viii get the majority of the
benefit of the Paradise Dam, is jump
ing to conclusions, but even if this is
so in a narrow view, who doubts that
the whole nation viii benefit just as it
did from the IVA which provided the
electric power which made the develop
ment of the atom bomb possible with
out depriVing the rest of the country
and industry of power. Regarding the
issues of give Government pow
err is it not true that the IVA is a
self CALCULATING business on power
basis alone, not to mention the many
benefits common to multipurpose dams.
a further statement which is mislead-
ing is the statement that Mr. Parkin-
son makes concerning the railroads. Is
il not true that the u. 5. Government
ceded every alternate section for a
distance Of twenty miles on each side of
the track to the railroads, and is it not
true that the value of this land, were it
Government owned today be worth the
cost of several multi-purpose dams?
Before Mr. Parkinson goes to press
again. | would like to suggest that he
make every effort to put his views in
accord with the facts so that his per-
spective won't be showing!
Respectfully submitted,
KEITH b. HAMILTON,
McGill, New.
+. 5. What assurance is there that
privately financed power plant would
not sell to the users of electricity be
they in Washington or elsewhere? And,
/ might ask, just how does a private
raise funds if it is not
the revenue derived from its
sale of power to taxpayers who there
by have less money to pay taxes?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-16

Assuming that the average customer
of the Co-ops consume 300 XVIII per
month, he is paying 1925 mills more per
XVIII than is charged by Private Pow
er Companies. And still they insist
on calling it ''Cheap Government Pow
err"
Co-ops purchased $50 of the power
produced at FIT. Peck during the year
ending June goth, 1853 at a cost of
AIS mills per XVIII. AS a matter of fact,
if the Missoula Coop got their power
for nothing and in addition were paid
2 mills for taking it and reduced their
rates accordingly. they still could not
meet the Private Power Company rates.
These figures are correct and ire
futable. "Cheap Government Power"
proponents are invited to give them
their most earnest consideration. Will
the time ever come when our decisions
based on sober analysis of all the
facts will take the place of prejudiced
propaganda?
Canyon Ferry Dam cost 5000 per in
stalled XIV. Atomic Energy Commits
sion estimates that an atomic energy
power plant can be installed now for
not to exceed $500 per XIV. - E. j.
PARKINSON, Great Falls.
EDITORS NOTE: Mr.. Parkinson APP
parently is overlooking one thing-that
Missoula Electric Coop serves almost
entirely, rural power users. The private
power company he mentions, Montana
Power, serves practically no rural us
ers in the Missoula area. MPCo. re-
luctance to take power into rural ar
cas- because of the sparcity of popula-
ton as compared with it's more profit
able urban business is a prime reason
why rural electrics, such as Missoula
Electric, were organized by rural peo-
pie AS an engineer, he should know
that it costs considerably more per
kilowatt to bring juice to a half dozen
families per square mile than it does to
several hundred families per square
mile. All factors considered, it would
appear that if anybody is getting soak
ed" for power it is the urban consum-
ers served by Montana Power. Certain
ly, it cannot be said that Missoula
Electric is charging it's consumers ex-
cessve rates because there would be
no point in 50 doing. Unlike Montana
Power, Missoula Electric is owned and
controlled by the people the co-opera-
tive serves.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-16

EIliston Lime Co. is in danger of
closing its doors because of high
freight rates, reports Montana
Chamber of Commerce. The c. of
C. neglected mentioning that the
higher gas rates have hit Elliston
Lime even harder than higher
freight rate schedules approved
by Public Service Commissioners
Middleton, Henry and Young.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-16
The Readers Forum

LETTERS: No letter over $50
words will be accepted for publica
ton. All letters must be signed by
writer, although, on request, name
will be withheld.-P.V. Editor.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-16

Dear Harry & Gretchen?
When are you going to write the
obituary of the Mont. Economic Coun-
ell? The one of the Silicosis Initiative
was masterpiece. incerely-GEORGE
H. Roundup.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-16

At $35 an ounce the United States
owns something over 10000 long tons
of gold, worth $23, 100000. Near
ly 81 billion in silver is on hand, at
$1.29 per ounce.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-16

In ten years, American rural cleo
trio systems have increased electricity
use tenfold.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-05-07
G0LD-RUSHER TO HIT JUNEAU NEXT MONDAY

Frank Desmond, one of the last of the original '9S Klondike Gold Rush miners now living in Wran- gel, is going to Juneau by plane next Monday for a week to ten-day stay visiting 'some of the old timers" /"
 Desmond, senior engineer at the Wrangell Cold Storage Co.,, started his engineering career firing boil CTS on the old Yukon river boats during the gold rush of '98. Later he was a hard-rock driller for the old Treadwell mine in Douglas and during that towns roaring days, served for a time as night marshal
 Frank, as he is known up and down the street in Wrangell to young and old, helped pour the ce- ment and set up the diesels when the local cold storage was built back in '23.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-05-07
BruegeF Resigns As Head Of FaTWeSt- WrangelI

SEATTLE AZ Sam Ruben stein of Seattle has become presi- dent of Harvest WrangelI Company and Harold c. Heaton has been named vice president in charge of operations.
 RuDenstein, formerly vice presi- dent and treasurer, replaces A. R. Brueger, who resigned as president and general manager. Rubenstein said Brueger's doctors had ordered him To quit business. lSee Peris- copeD
 Heaton was formerly district superintendent for Libby, McNeiu and Libby.
 Rubenstein said Brueger retains his financial interest and no stock change is involved.
 He also said Farwest owns the controlling interest in the Wran- gell Cold Storage Co.,, but was not contemplating any changes at this time in the operation of the latter company
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-05-07
CANCER DRIVE
 STARTS HERE TO CONTINUE THROUGH MAY

Wrangells 1854 Cancer Cam paign opened this week and will continue during the month of May, announced Mrs. Donald House, the chairman of the Campaign Drive.
 Wrangell Women's Civic Club and the Parent-Teachers Associa- tion are co-sponsors of the cancer program. Mrs. Joyce Hay is unit chairman to supply the public with information and educational mater ials concerning cancer. Two films will be shown during the drive - one (for women only) to be shown at the Emblem Club, Pocahontas, Civic Club and the Ladies Aid (your organization will announce the date for it's showing:) The oth- CT film "The Warning Shadow, , will be shown at the Redmen Thea ter Wth the regular evening fea- ture On this Saturday and Sunday nights. It will be shown at the P "A meeting next Tuesday night and at the Elks Lodge meeting on Wednesday night. The committee said that if there are any other organizations that wish to show these films they should call Mrs. Hugh Hall to arrange a date.
 An appeal will be mailed to eY- eryone in the community and the committee urged that all respond by contributing as much as he can afford.
 It was pointed out that statics show that unless the cause and cure can be found, cancer will strike at one out of every five peo- pie now living and kill one out of seven It will strike one out of two families. "Either you or your neighbor will feel it's personal im- pact perhaps this year." the committee said, and added, fits a personal thing to every one of us and each of us may help by mail ing his contribution to this worthy cause'
 The committee stressed the im- portance of early detection of can- cer pointing out the films and lit erature will help people learn to recognize cancers early signs. Dr. Charles Cameron, medical scientific director of the American Cancer Society, reminds that while cancer is fatal if untreated or if treated too late, the fact is that early cancer is among the most cur able of the major causes of death. J Others working on this years committee with chairmen Mrs i House and Mrs. Hay are Mrs. E. M Campbell, Mrs. Vera Adams, Mrs Neil French, Mrs. Hugh Haii aud Mrs. John o. Bangeman.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-05-07
AUXILIARY MAKES MANY PLANS AT MEETING

The Women's Auxiliary of St. Philips Church held its monthly m zeting at the rectory Thursday, May when final plans were made for the Mothers ond Daughters Sil- yer Tea on May s.
 Othos business included plans for a future rummage sale, a Fourth of July booth and the an nual bazaar. Mrs. Howard Church ii, president of the auxiliary, pre- sided at the meeting. Devotions were led by Mrs. J. E. Krepps.
 Mrs. Hall gave a report on the current Cancer Society drive. Host esses were Mrs. Krepps and Mrs. Frank Ruks.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-05-07
IRs. HARRINGTON IN TOWN }HILE CAPT. SID ON TIKINE RIVER RUN

Arriving here Monday on the 3aranof from Seattle were Capt. and Mrs. Sid Harrington, Wrange1 old-timers.
 Capt. Darlington will skipper the Judith Ann on the Stikine River a. gain this summer, os he has for several seasons past, but this is Mrs. Barrington's first trip back to Wrangell since leaving about 10 years ago.
 Mrs. Harrington said she sees many improvements in Wrongel but can't quite get used to half of the business district being gone, as a result of the 1852 fire.
 Tt is nice to be back, though, /" she said, and to see so many old friends"
 The Barringtons have been mak- ing their nome at Oak Harbor and will return there in the fall.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-05-07
ICE OUT YESTERDAY
 IN TANANA AT 6:O1 P. M.

FAIRBANKS -AP- The 1854 breakup of ice in the Panama Riv- CT came at 6:01 last night when the tripod swirled downstream after three false alarms in six hours.
 Hundreds of persons watched from the river bank as the first breakup in four years came as late as the month of May.
 Out of 5000 persons who had stated the breakup would come on May 6, only eight were on the ex- act minute. They were listed as A. B. MacTavish Co.,. W. W. Laws Co.,; Marcus Bera Cruz, s. c. Ma son Co.,. Bea Grant Co.,; Harry r. Hovrilack Co.,; M I. Associates, and Harold W. Tarvert Go.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-05-07
REPUBLICANS TO RALLY SUNDAY AT FIRE HALL

Local Republicans will gather at the Fire Hall Sunday evening at T o'clock to name delegates from Wrangell and Stikine precincts to the Republican Divisional caucus which will be held in Petersburg May II and 15, it is announced by Lennie Engstrom, acting for Pre- cinct chairman P. c. Mccormack, who is in Seattle. All registered Re publicans are expected to be on hand.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-05-07

est supporters and the man who has given more Wrangell people a helping hand than any man now living. If the boats, gear and what not Rudy has financed for local local people were laid end to end it probably would extend more miles than Rudy and his charming wife Vivian, will cover on their long California tour and leave enough left over for a short tender run to the King George trap in a good season.
 This oldest continuously publish ed newspaper in Alaska joins with the Wrangell community in extend ing to Rudy Brueger it's very best for many years of leisurely, enjoy able living.
 Absentee to Come
 Next week East Lynn," or the final results of the primary after they count the absentee ballots next Tuesday.
 I, IVY
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-05-07
School Spring
 Concert IOmOrrOW Night, 8 o clock
" 4l44dllAZ Zo4Au
 Director Music

Wrangeu Public School will pre- sent it's first spring concert Satur- day, May 8 at 500 D. m, in the school gymnasium. The concert will include numbers by the high school vocal groups. grade school vocal groups and the band.
 The program will be varied, from such composers as Romberg, Rod gers, Hammerstein. Strauss, O boogie-woogie by Bennett.
 Admission will be 25 cents for children and 50 cents for adults. Proceeds will be used for the bene- fit of musical organizations.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-05-07
OTTO TELLER FISHING FLEET EXPANDING

Otto Teller. ST, well known re- tired Wrangell fisherman, returned to Wrangell yesterday from Keteh- ikan where he purchased the 46- foot fishing vessel Alvin Ray at a marshals sale for $1O,O00 Son, Capt Tommy Teller will skipper the new addition to the Teller fishing fleet.
 Aboard the Alvin Ray on a visit to Wrangell was son Albert Teller and family who now make their home in the First City.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-05-07
MEETING NOTICE CANNERY WORKERS MAY 13 - P. M.
 Legion Dugout

HAVE SON A son, David Lee, was born to MT. and Mrs. Lewis Lawrence of Anchorage on April 29. Mrs. Law renee is the former Vera Smith of 
 RUMMAGE SALE MAY 22 ANB HALL St. Philips Women's Auxiliary