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Arizona sun., 1954-11-05
Straight
Ahead
BY OLIVE A. ADAMS

NEW YORK. (GlobaD-A young
man seats himself at the piano,
with the air of the musician de-
voted to his art, and gives a per-
Tormance which reveals clearly
chat he has spent many hours a
day over a period Of years, perfect
ing his technique and developing
MS interpretive sense. The televi-
sion studio audience applaudS him
warmly, not SO much because they
actually enjoyed his music, but be-
rause, not having really understood
It, they are sure it must have been
good music" he was playing.
Next, young lady sidles up to
The microphone, dressed-or per-
maps overdressed-for the occasion.
She gestures alternately with
palms upward, then downward, and
finally with hands outstretched,
mouth open. and head back Oh
yes. In the meantime, she has been
singing" a hit tune. It doesn't
seem to matter too much whether
she is singing sad or sentimental
song, or a "hot" one She sings
chem all slightly off key, definitely
off-beat, wears the same panied ex-
preston and uses the same ges-
cures. Only the tempo is different.
Now, who wins the contest? The
fellow who worked hard and passed
up lot of fun in the process, in the
belief that he was going to make
good? Nope, the winner was the
little bit Of fluff who really knew
now to put song over"
There seems to be more here
han the mere fact that people go"
tor familiar melodies. Perhaps here
we have an example of the prob
lem a group OF parents and teach
ers were discussing last week. They
deplored the very low level of our
cultural standards, and wondered
what could be done about it.
One teacher suggested that in
making a pitch for the common
man. in the past few years, all of
the emphasis had been laid on
securing rights and privileges, with
very little stress on the attendant
responsibility. She contends that
Arizona sun., 1954-11-05
Phoenix, Arizona.
Friday After Election.

Friday After Election.
Well, Folks,
Did the election go to suit me?
Why of course! Don't / always
vote for the winners:
Well, if you drew win, loss
or draw. we at Reddy's Corner
are as always ready to help you
celebrate your gains or sympa-
thize with you in your losses. We
have got what it takes! Seriously
enough, L am pleased that the
reOple of Arizona have followed
the lead of all the other states
and have by their vote legalized
The sale of liquor to Indians. That
is a big step toward acknOwl-
edging them as the first class
citizens that they are. True,
there will be some abuses at first
but / feel confident that in the
song run that ts:Is will work ont
90 the best for everybody.
Goodbye. My kids are jumping
up and DOM for me to take
them to the Fair. Let's all go; it
should be, extra good this year.
FREDDY"
Arizona sun., 1954-11-05
Zoning Hearings
Are Started

Two of four public hearings,
prior to a complete revision of the
Phoenix zoning ordinance, were
held in the Phoenix library audi
torium by the City Planning Com
sion this week. The hearings held
on Tuesday and Wednesday nights
were for the benefit of residents
living east of Central and north Of
Mcdowell Rd, and west of Central
and north of Mcdowell Rd. The
remaining two hearings are sched-
uled as follows: For residents east
Of Central and South of Mcdowell
Road, November l. and west of
Central and south of Mcdowell
Road, November 5. Following these
hearings, the Planning Commission
will review the proposed changes
and decide on a recommended mag
and ordinance TO be submitted to
the City Council. The present plan
is for the City Council to hold
public hearing on the revised ordi-
nance on December IA. Assuming
no delay, the ordinance would be
passed on December 21 and would
become effective upon publication
on December 28 Revision Of the
zoning ordinance is necessary to
keep pace with the rapid growth Of
Phoenix and the changing cOndi-
tons resulting from this growth.
Arizona sun., 1954-11-05

we have encouraged a certain
amount of disdain for high art"
and "long-hair" music. We have
learned to tolerate a lowering of
our standards of conduct in public;
we have approved of a certain
contempt for education and we
have even allowed religion to be
Scoffed at. We have, therefore, not
elevated the common man" at all,
but rather brought our culture
down to a lower level.
This may be putting it little
too strong, but the fact remains
that we have a job to do in re-
establishing some sort of apprecia-
ton for solid achievement as
against the flaSh-in-the-pan per-
formance by a "fly-by-night" who.
has picked up all he knows in ten
easy lessons. We have at hand the
greatest possible facilities for Civ
ing our children the best in litefa-
ture, music, and the arts. If their
taste is poor, there is no excuse we
can offer.
Arizona sun., 1954-11-05

CRAB A M QUEEN : Alice
Busby, l8. Sofford. won Miss
Graham County Pageant con-
dueted by Sofford Lions Club
A dancer. she will represent
county in the Miss Arizona
contest at the Arizona Stote
Foir. Nov. STA.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20
tonic Civeuwuy Measure Loses Its Safeguards i1rGongess

The House last week again passed
the Atomic Energy giveawav bill
after a conference committee had
Knocked out most of the safeguards
put into the measure by the Senate.
The conference committee was
stacked" with senators and congress-
men who favor handing over to the
Power Trust and other Big Business
interests the American peoples SIP
billion investment in atomic energy.
without any safeguards against
monopoly or profiteering. The only
committee members who refused to
go along with this game were Sena-
tors Edwin c. Johnson (D-Colo.) and
Clinton P. Anderson (D-N. NJ and
Congressman Chef Holifield ID
Calif.).
In the House debate, Holifield told
about the killing and emasculating
of the safeguards, among them these:
One, put into the bill by Senator
johnson, gave the Atomic Energy
Commission authority to build and
operate atom electric plants and sell
the power they produce, as "yard-.
stick" for measuring the prices
charged by private atomic power
plants. The conference committee
changed this so the Acc could build
only an experimental plant and could
not sell any atom electricity it pro-
duces. In short, there would be no
yardstick to show up the greed of
the Power Trust.
Two other safeguards, put in by
Senators Guy NJ. Gillette (D-Iowa)
and Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minn.)
would give preference" to public
owned bodies and farmers electric
co-ops in getting power from Acc
atom plants and licenses to produce
and sell atomic power. Holifield ex-
planned how these safeguards were
nullified by some tricky words put
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20

The National Industrial Confer
ence Board has revealed that it
takes "a per cent more dollars to
feed, clothe and house a family
now than it did year ago, despite
Eisenhower Administration claims
that the Republicans have stabi-
lized the dollar.
The "a per cent represents the
depreciation in purchasing power
of dollar between June 1858 and
June 1854.
On the basis of what the January
1889 dollar would buy, the con-
sumner today is getting only 53.e
cents worth of merchandise. In
June 1858 he received 55.2 cents
worth of goods and services for
his dollar, the NyCB economic
survey shows.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20
HaIIam Continues to
Head State, County &
Municipal Employees

Delegates to the 18th annual con-
vention of the Montana Council of
State, County & Municipal Employees
-AFL, in Helena, Sunday reelected
Glen C. Hallam of Billings to the
presidency of their organization.
Other officers reelected are
Charles Gates, Warm Springs, vice
president; Lyman Smith, Billings,
cretary-treasurer.
Executive board members elected
were T. A. Bovee, Miles City; Cor
don E. Blossom, Lewistown; Ernie
Dent, Miles City; John Austreng,
Helena, and John Stark, Cut Bank.
The council voted to support re-
ferenda ST and So which will be
on the Nov. 2 ballot. These pro-
pose issuance of bonds to finance
improvements at state institutions
at Warm Springs and Boulder.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20
Delegates t. !MSFL Convention
Told to Get Out and FIGHT

Congressman Metcalf enumerated the
give-aways of the 83rd Congress and
what they would mean to the labor
ing man. He outlined the battles that
have been carried on, in which there
was close cooperation among Mon
tana's Democratic delegation, in the
Atomic power fight (see page u,
the land and timber grab attempts
and the water resources fights. "The
biggest grab of all, however," Met
calf said, was the attempted give
away of the Bill of Rights with the
Brownell bills. This give-away of
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20

accomplished the Montana Federation
delegates listened seriously o
speeches from people representing
many phases of political and social
life.
They not only heard their leaders
and the politicians tell them what
the score is they also had as their
banquet speaker Samuel Bemisderfer,
Presbyterian minister of Billings. He
told them labor must seek the CO.
operation of the Church and CO.
operate with the church if they are
to fulfill their duty to the character
and dignity of the individual people
are more than big stomachs and eco
nomic units" Bemisderfer told over
ESQ people at the annual banquet
Wednesday evening at the Northern
Hotel
c. AL Green, Eleventh Western
States director for LLPE, received a
ovation at the conclusion
of hard hitting speech that he end
ed by saying:
What is the matter with the
people? Is there no more fight left
in them? We owe it to the next
generation to save what we have
and to build a better labor move
ment, but we have lost our quits,
We haven't the stuff to get out and
fight"
He warned labor to dig down now
for funds to carry on political battle
Or be faced with starting all over
again with their backs to the wall.
In a blazing, hard hitting speech |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20
Montana Girl Finds
HONESTY SOUTH OF
The BORDER

No one can tell Robin Fraser of
Billings that Mexican poems, no
matter how poor they may be,
aren't honest.
Robin, daughter of Democratic
Leader Willard Fraser, has just
returned from Mexico City where
she spent two and one-half months
attending summer schools at the
University of Mexico.
One of the standout incidents of
her 10 weeks south of the border
or at least the incident which
caused her the greatest dispair,
had to do with the losing of her
pocketbook in Chapaultepec Park.
In it was $3.50 in American money,
along with her passport and other
essential papers. She spent the
night worrying about it, for, after
all, $3.50 American is well nigh a
fortune in Mexico. But, the black
clouds did not linger long, once
morning came. She had no more
than gotten to school when she was
pointed out to an aging Mexican
Peon. He had found her pocketbook,
and everything was intact, includ-
ing her Small fortune"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20
AFL Membership
Hits High Record

NEW YORK. - EDNS) - AFL
President George Meany reported to
the federation's executive council that
the AFL membership hit a record
high of 100000 in June.
The membership figure is based
on the total of members of various
AFL affiliates on whom the individual
unions paid per capita dues of four
cents month to the AFL treasury.
The largest union in the AFL,
Meany reported, is the international
Brotherhood of Teamsters with l.
479, 900 members.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20

Slated for strike action are the
Butte mines, Anaconda smelter and
Great Falls wire mill properties of
the company. Local unions involved
are Butte Miners Union No. /, Ana
conda Smeltermen's Union No. IT.,
Butte Stationary Engineers Local No.
SO, and Great Falls Smeltermen's Lo-
cal No. 16.
In announcing the breakdown of
negotiations, Salvas said the union
would supply maintenance men to
keep the Butte Mines from becoming
damaged by flooding.
Negotiations for a new contract
to replace the one which expired June
80 have been in progress for some
time. Inability of the Mine-Mill to
secure contract Improvement offers
in earlier phases of negotiations led
to the international unions wage
and policy committee conducting an
industry wide strike vote July 1921.
Results CT that vote, according to
union headquarters in Denver, showed
upwards Of $4,000 rank-and-file mem
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20
MURRAY, kerr TO
ADDRESS STATE
DEMO CONVENTION

U. S. Senator James E. Murray
will be principal speaker at the 1854
Democratic Victory Convention in
Billings, Saturday, August %, state
Democratic headquarters in Helena
has announced.
A special feature of the conven-
ton opening at II a. m. Saturday,
August 28th, will be the keynote ad-
dress of guest speaker Senator Rob-
ert S. Kerr of Oklahoma Other speak
ers will be Congressional Candidates
Lee Metcalf and Leroy H. Anderson.
The convention, called by law, will
elect state committee officers, adopt
platform and resolutions, also lay
plans for the Nov. 2 general election.
Landoe also named a platform and
resolutions committee comprised of
Sen. James E. Murray, Sen. Mike
Mansfield, Congressman Lee Met
calf, Leroy H. Anderson, End Dis
trict Congressional nominee; Horace
F. Casey, nominee for state treasur-
er; Austin B. Middleton, nominee
for railroad and public service COM
John w. Bonner, Sam w.
Arnold H. Olsen, John J.
Holmes, Mary M. Condor, Left Erick-
son, Grover Cisel, Arthur F. Lamey,
Lester H. Lobe and State Senator
George N. McCabe of Cut Bank.
A Saturday evening banquet at the
Northern Hotel will follow the con-
The convention will be at
The Rio Theatre at Billings.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20
MissouIa Youth Wins
Federation of Labor
Annual Scholarship

Leslie Muchmore, SON of MIR. and
and Mrs. Gilbert Muchmore of
Missoula, and a graduate of Mis-
soula High School this year, has
been adjudged the winner of the
second annual James D. Graham
college scholarship. The award is
worth 5000 to Leslie at any &C
credited public or private insti-
tuition of higher learning in Mon
tana.
The annual scholarship was first
established by the 1852 conven-
ton of Montana State Federation
of Labor to commemorate the
memory of the late James D. Ora
ham, who served for many years
as federation president.
Leslie, one of several children
in the Muchmore family, plans to
enter Montana State College this
fall to study engineering.
Formal presentation of the
scholarship award to Leslie was
made at the 18th annual conven-
ton of Montana State Federation
of Labor in session in Billings this
week.
Last years winner, Warren
Scarab of Butte, was enrolled at
MISC this past year.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20

ISSard against4his, but it was knocked
out Of the Bill written by the confer
ence committee and passed by the
House.
The patent provisions in the bill
now, Senator Albert Gore Cd
Tenn.) declared, "are even worse
than those in the Administrator
original bill. The patent provisions
are the icing on the giveaway
cake"
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
At stake in this fight are not only
the $12 billion the taxpayers have
invested in atomic developments, but
also the countless billions atomic cleo
trio power will yield in the future.
The question is who will get the
benefit, all the American people, or
only a few Power Trust and Big
Business monopolists?
Not single senator or congress
man has opposed letting private in
dustry share in atomic power pro-
ana SdAC3 OdA are oG-
handing safeguards. Their stand is
being misrepresented by many daily
newspapers. For example, Senator
Paul H. Douglas (D-Ill.) this week
wired the CHICAGO DAILY NEWS
a protest which, in part, says:
"Your editorial distorts my whole
position. You state that I was deter
mined that nobody but the govern
ment shall ever produce electricity
with the aid of atomic energy
81 favor licensing of private
companies to develop atomic cleo
trio power, with safeguards. made
that explicit in the Senate debate.
| said 4 would like to see the major
portion of atomic power developed
by private industry, but | would
not want to foreclose the govern
ment from authority to generate
such power. labor.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20
State CI0 Asks Voter Approval
of Referenda 81 and So

Solid support of Referenda 81 and
SO, the two bond issues to provide
funds for badly needed improve
ments at the State Hospital and the
State Training School, was forthcom-
ing from about 40 delegates who at
tended the annual two-day meeting
of the Montana CLIO Industrial Coun-
Gil in Helena, last weekend.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20

corporations, particularly those whiea
have been working with the Acc ana
have the "inside track" to monopo-
lie atomic electric power by getting
patent control of development. Then
they could bar out competition and
soak power consumers.
The Senate put in partial safe
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20

and other ways, Holifield said, the
bill would completely reverse the
old Federal power policy"
About the biggest bone Of conten-
ton in the bill, however, is its patent
provisions. AS originally proposed by
the Eisenhower Administration, the
bill would have enabled a few big
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20
Major A.CM. Operations in
State May Be Struck Monday

Unless there's break deadlocked negotia-
tons between the Anaconda Copper Mining Company the
international Union of Nine Mill Workers. between
and Sunday night all principal mining and smelling
tons of the ACM will be strike morning
Salvas District l IUMM&SW board member announced.
Upwards of 5000 involved n the dispute.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20

into the conference bill by the con-
ference committee.
1t also nullified a safeguard which
gave the Federal Power Commission
authority to regulate private atomic
power companies in the same way it
regulates companies which produce
electricity from water power. In this
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20
By GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS

Over 200 delegates to the 57h annual convention of the
Montana State Federation Labor heard leaders the
cold hard facts of economic survival and heard strong
beware the pending destruction of historic freedoms
Speeches by high ranking national labor leaders, we'll
the Western District Congressman Lee Metca and the cand
date for the eastern district seat the Demo-
cratic ticket Leroy Anderson stressed the need for labor
wipe the sleepes from their and good look what
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20

Five other resolutions adopted by
the delegates were:
1. To recommend and support a
proposed amendment to the Montana
Constitution which would have the
Montana Legislative Assembly con-
vene for As days each year instead
of the present so days every other
year.
2. To assist passage of bills in Con-
gress, to increase from 5000 to 500
the exemption for income tax COM
putations.
3. To set aside the month of Sep
TENDER as state dollar drive month
to assist the CLOS Political Action
Committee.
A. To assist Montana public schools
in receiving "full value" for any
leased oil and mineral rights.
5. To support a higher wage for
Montana state legislators.
ELECTION HELD
J. Eugene Sluss, Billings, was re-
elected council president; William
Nichols, Missoula, was elected vice
and Cornelius Reidle, Bill
lings, secretary.
Speakers at the two-day meeting
included: B. j. Richiey, Casper, Wyo.,
regional director of the Information
al Oil Workers Assn; Frank Murray,
clerk of the Montana Su-
preme Court and secretary of the
Montana Democratic Party; James
J. Leary, Butte, CLIO state representa-
i've for Montana and Wyoming.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20
1894 LABOR CONSPIRACY

In 1894 the Federal Society of
Journeymen Cordwainers was formed
in Philadelphia by the shoeworkers.
1t lasted until 1906, when it was
tried and fined for conspiracy.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20

is going on around them.
While committees were organized
and carrying on their work and the
business Of the convention was being
Kodiak mirror., 1954-02-20

to the wheel and stand behind each other instead of trying to stick a knife in some ones back, I think we will all De lots more happier, so the next time you wish to know any, thing just do not jump at conc clusions, find out first what is what and then come up and talk it over with me or any member of my depart ment. For friendship and gsod fellow policies mean a lot to us. I remain
 Yours truly
 R. E. vickery. Chief of
 Police
Kodiak mirror., 1954-02-20

then let him or her when they see anything that IS wrong come into my office and cell u, these things, not write a letter and not sign same.
 am proud of my position and proud of my men, as well as the city council and my city manager, we as a body are trying to keep Kodiak as nice as we can and we will as time goes on. Just stop. and think Rome wasn't built in a day" So if we all put our shoulders
Kodiak mirror., 1954-02-20
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 and order is carried out Tn this town and that all traffic laws as well as other viola tions are properly cared for.
 What has been done in the past is over with, what we must strive for is the more pleasant things in life, and I feel like if those that wish to be of service to Kodiak and are such law abiding citizens
Kodiak mirror., 1954-02-20
' :AV@ tH- : 7''4
 This Is The Letter Chief of Police
 Kodiak. Alaska. !.

Chief of Police
 Kodiak, Alaska. Dear Sir:
 Alot of fellows are still run ming around Kodiak. with their cars and trucks, wearing out the streets, on their 1853 license plates.
 It seems to us that It IS about time that everyone go up and get their 1854 plates and put them on. Some may even have them but think 1t IS too much trouble to put the 5 and 4 on the old plates. but the chances are 10 to l that many of them never did get their plate numbers at all and think they are getting away with something. We have lived in Kodiak nearly 5 years and know for a fact that some fellers been bragging about Snot getting
Kodiak mirror., 1954-02-20

their license in former years because the police in town IS asleep most of the time. We think it is time for your men to enforce the law.
 Yours very truly.
 Law abiding Citizen
 P. S. The 1854 stickers should be pasted in all wind sheilds and the "54" put on both plates.
Kodiak mirror., 1954-02-20
Hospital News
BIRTHS;
MT. Stork Presents:

A son to MT. and Mrs. Er- nest Kraxberger, Randy Jay by name, born on February 18th and weighing z lbs. Is oz.
 A son to Mr. and Mrs. Don Wolf, Andrew John by name born February 18thand weigh ing 8 lbs. and g OF.
Kodiak mirror., 1954-02-20

The other day we saw a movie that made sense.
Evening star., 1954-11-14
Miss Davis
IS skAurried

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Archibald Davis Of Arlington
and Northford. Conn. an
nounce the recent marriage of
their daughter Lydia Joy to
Mr.. Roger Balcom Wadsworth.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Korb Wadsworth Of Coral
Gables. Fla.
The ceremony took place In
Albany. N. X.
Mrs. Wadsworth was grad
uated from Hamden Hall
Country Day School in New
Haven and from Principia
College. Elsat. III. Mr.. Wads-
worth is attending Williams
College and is q member Of the
Air Force Reserve Oficers'
Training Corps.
After . wedding trip to Maine
the couple win make their
home In Williamstown. Mass.