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as the Northwest representative
TO compete In the National Male
Vocal Contest, which will be held
In August
Mr. Ewing's winning number
was the "Toreador" song from the
opera Carmen. He Is pupil of
James and Sylvia Manlcy Of the
McPhail School of Music.
Mr.. Ewing received a trophy
and a cash scholarship award.
He is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
James Ewing OF Casper. Wyo.
and a nephew of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Brown OF 374o Fourth Av.
8. He lives with his wife, JOSE
phine. at 4113 Fourth Av. s.
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the route they will follow.

ence S. Sigal, Samuel I. Sigal,
Mrs. G. A. Bintliff, Henry f.
Allen, w. ID. Brown, Cecil Il. New
man, DE Velma Newman.
Also Marie Boswell. Ruth Judy.
Flora Brady, Frances Brown,
Helen Orr, Grace Judy, Kenneth
Judy, Florence Cassius, A. b. Cas-
sius, Mrs. Curtis Babb, Ruth Hill.
Helen Thomas, Donald Rice. Al
eece Webster, Rufus Webster,
Joyce Neal, James Neal. Mrs
Monjoy Jones, Alonzo Ellis, Sam.
nay Hale. Mr.. +. Peoples, Irma
Bowles, Mr.. Lewis Jones, Herman
Brown, VIM. Patterson Jr.. Floria
Patterson. Annette Patterson
Arnold Patterson, Sarah Vaughn
Cullen Mccoy. VIII f. Hill, Mat
tie Hill, William Johnson, James
b. Carter, Charles Moore, Har.
Ian Russell. Katherine Smith, Mel,
son Pryor.
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brief vacation, after several years
in Europe.
John, operations officer at the
headquarters Of the organization
at Geneva, Switzerland. was
elected chairman Of employees as.
ISOLATION three years ago, for a
one year term and has been re-
elected each year since.
Thomas, his wife Harriet and
two daughters, Judith, nine and
Susan. four, arrived back home
In Minneapolis July 7, for n
three weeks visit with relatives
at the family home 1909 Olson
Blvd.
Mr.. Thomas says he reads the
Minneapolis SPOKESMAN every
week and keeps up with what S
going ON over here in Minnesota.
A graduate of North high school
and the University of Minnesota,
Mr.. Thomas has had a varied
career which included college ath-
letic coaching. Wheatley House
boys worker. and several posts
with state and national welfare
agencies during the Recovery
period. His last job in Minnesota
was personnel officer and direc-
tor for the National Youth Ad-
ministration in Minnesota.
He enlisted in the armed ser
vices at the beginning of World
War III and was discharged as a
captain at the end of the War. In
August 1945 he joined the UNN-
RIA program and was sent to
Germany. He also served with
the International Refugee Or
ganization for a few years.
Since 1852 he has been an ex-
ecutive with the Intergovernmen-
tai Committee for European Mi
grafton, a program set up by the
U. s. State Department in COOP
Grafton with rs other nations out
side the Iron Curtain. designed to
facilitate migration of skilled
persons to countries outside
crowded Europe.
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PENTACOsTAL
DISTRICT MEET AT MILL
CITY REHOBOTH JULY ID

The Minnesota District Council
OF the Pentecostal Assembly Of
the World regular session will
convene IN Minneapolis. at the
Rehoboth church OF Christ. sii
18th Az. ~, July IS TO % in
elusive. The Rev. Mrs. Cora Park
er u host pastor.
All nations are welcome.
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Unions & Bosses Poss Buck:
BY Ed Townsend In the
Christian Science Monitor

Two years ago, President Eisen-
hover set up a top-brass, tripar-
lite committee charged with elm
mating race discrimination in
government contract work. The
step, taken on the recommended
ton Of Maxwell NJ. Rabb, White
House minorities specialist, was
a first, limited move in the direc-
ton of a labor-demanded federal
antidiscrimination program.
At the time. spokesman for I'M
ions and minority groups, scoffed
at the committee because. they
charged, the President had armed
it with only velvet glove; 1t had
no real strength.
Since then, the group-the
Presidents Committee on Govern
ment Contracts-has moved slow
ly but firmly in a complex, prob
lem filled field involving basic
human relations. II has scored
some success in. at last count,
1856 cases processed under its vol
untary system Of mediation, edu-
cation and persuasion, Only a few
were really important. All in all,
the record seems like small pick
ings when compared with the dis
elimination that exists in the
work force needed to handle the
governments 5000. 900 contracts
a year.
Currently, however, the COM
nittee has under consideration a
case that is by far its biggest and
most significant, the first involv-
ing job practices on a broad scale
A four-man investigating team Is.
beginning an inquiry into charges
that four southwestern oil refiner-
les and their unions discriminate
against Negro workers. The
robe, expected to take several
months. is likely to broaden out
from the refineries and unions
listed in the original charge to
others; the National Association
for the Advancement Of Colored
People, has alleged that the prac-
tees about which il has complain
ed 10 the Presidents committee
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Wins Aqua Award;
Fred Ewing IS
Isl Piece Winner
In Vocal Contest

Fred Ewing. well known BARI
tone singer, won first place In the
Aquatennial Male Vocal contest
held Monday evening. July IL,
This contest, held annually,
covers a five state area and en-
titles tho winner to 60 to Chicago
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Mr.. Thomas, in an interview
Wednesday pointed out that the
first ship load of 1,241 refugees
under the plan arrived in Ameri-
ca Tuesday. The Minneapolis
Morning TRIBUNE had a photo
of two of the refugees on its pic
ture page Wednesday. July IS.
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Gifts. Prizes &
Treofs A. ST. Poul
Federal Opening

A food freezer and many other
valuable prizes viii be given a.
way on Thursday. July q. from
- noon until p. IN, at st. Paul
Federal Savings and Loan Asso-
citation when the bank holds its
open house" Drawing for the
freezer will be held at 7;30 p. m.
Gifts win be given to everyone
attending and q fruit punch win
be served.
Axel A. Olson, president of ST.
Paul Federal. became active In
the Association back in 1891 when
st. Paul Federal was stili under
state charter and was experience
ing some difficulty. lie was then
superintendent of Clymer-H uel-
stem Printing Company. Under
Mr.. Olson. the operation OF st.
Paul Federal was re-organixed.
In 1884 the board OF directors
persuaded Mr.. Olson to give up
his trade and devote his entire
time to the Association. Business
at that time was small and assets
were less than STA, 900. Imagina-
ton. faith and tenacity has made
the Association an important
financial force in the City OF st,
Paul.
First offices were opened at
200 Commerce Building. In 1925
the Association moved 10 ais
Commerce and two years later
the offices were moved to the
ground floor OF the same build,
ing at 3 East Fourth st. The
present location at 1853 Robert st
was purchased and occupied In
1si5. Until the present remodel
ing was done. only one half of tn,
building was used.
Work on the remodeling pro
1
ject was started In September OF
last year II required Q months
to complete construction and rem
ovation. Architects were Ellerbs
and Co. General contractors were
f. w. Myrman Company and
many other st. Paul firms wer,
sub-contractors
The entire building, inside anC
out. has new facing. The lobby
is tripled In size, three more tel
lers windows were added, plat
glass windows extending to foo
level were installed. new lighting
ventilating, heating, plumbing AM
electrical work was put in, TIL
ceiling level was dropped two
feet allowing for a unique heat
ing and ventilating system from
above. This is the first installa
ton Of this type In st. Paul.
Not only has the building beer
remodeled, but interior furnish
ings have been almost entirely
replaced. All office furniture Il
new, including teller's cages
counters. desks and chairs, lobby
equipment and flower planters.
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Gospel Union To
Present Milwaukee
Singers Sunday

The Minneapolis Gospel Choral
Union Is presenting the William
son Singers and the johnson
Specials Of Milwaukee, Wis, at
Zion Baptist Church, nth and
Lyndale No. at $3.50 p. m. Sun
day. July IT.
The public Is cordially invited to
attend this great musical treat.
There is no admission charge.
Mrs. Margaret Williamson is
supervisor and directress Of the
singers. ---Advt.
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HioImor Petersen
Gives Reasons For
Bus Fore Reduction
BY HJalmar Petersen
Member Minnesota R.R. a
Warehouse Commission

Today, July 7, the three men,
bers of the Minnesota Railroad
and Warehouse Commission.
Chairman Lund. Commissioner
Rasmussen and I, issued an order
establishing new rates of fare on
buses in Minneapolis and 81. Paul
The cash fare win stay at 20
cents, but the token fare has been
reduced from 5 tokens for 30
cents to 4 tokens for TO cents,
or token fare of i7h cents. We
have also reduced the fare for a
ride between the two cities. from
two fares TO a fare and half.
This means that rider who gets
on in st. Paul pays a full fare,
either cash or token. In st. Paul.
but fare OF only 10 cents after
ne has crossed the city limits into
Minneapolis and vice versa.
The new rates win take effect
August 20.
The Minneapolis Street Rail-
way Company. the 81. Paul city
Railway Company and the Twin
city Motor Bus Company all
asked for an Increase in fare To
a straight 20 cents with a cent
transfer charge, but after ex-
haustive hearings. Investigations
and studies the commission deter
mined TO lower the fare.
One Of the main grounds for
lowering the fare Is that bus
operations cost less than
streetcar operations. Another
reason Ii that the Investment In
property, which in technical
language Is called the rate base
Is less under bus operations.
Because Of the change from
streetcars to buses and abandon
ment of rail facilities, II was nee
essary for US to make complete
re-valuation Of all the properties,
including land and buildings own
ed by the company. Conversion
from streetcars to buses was COM
pieted In Minneapolis in June,
1854. and somewhat earlier In st.
Paul. Another factor which In
fluenced our decision In lowering
the fare Is that the accident rate
has been less under buses than
under the old streetcar system.
Financial Aspects
In establishing a rate OF fare
which will provide the necessary
service at the right price and en-
able the counnanv To maintain Ara
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Big business depends upon
small business. One big company
relies on 10000 small suppliers Of
materials and services To keep II
operating.
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1T is my hope that the Ameri-
can people will increase their fin
ancial support for education" -
NAM President Henry G. Ritter,
III
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Refugee Offieiol
Refugee offieioI
John Thomas & Family
Home From Europe For
Brief Vacation STAY
picture on Page 81

Minneapolis native is chairman of association of 500
staff members of the Intergovernmenta Committee for Euro
pean Migration who stationed from end of the earth
the other in all of the nations outside the Iron Curtain
He John Thomas well known many hundreds of Min
who back home in Minnesota with family for
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cossrsssmon PowsH
cossrsssmon Powsn
Railroads Raped For
Working Conditions Faced
By Dining Car Crews

Washington, d. c., July lin strong statement issued
today, Congressman Adam Clayton Powell ID, N W crt
ced American railroads for the working conditions
der which dining employees employed Powell called
investigation and revampng of the Railway Labor Act
which he labeled as obsolete.
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"You can tell when you hit
middle age by the way II hits back
AT you" Tennessee Ernie Ford.
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Charm is that indeflnable
something possessed by girls with
stunning figures. Jack Carson.
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AMEs LODGE DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS READY; The Ames
Minneapolis
paades festivals Newly uniformed
black uniforms the has made excellent
appearance its parades
Aquatennal Parade July Is and 20
front kneeIng, TO drum
Tubt~ and
seated Harry Dillon David Faison
iOs IBPoEW which the
Reuben Warren business and
wAiy Williams captains junior military police
Hubbard Charles Norwood Mike Nc
Neal, Donald Dillon. Leon smith Jerry An
Wayne Cockrel Al
lieutenant William Casleman
To Gene Crigsby oe Under
lewis Terry Edward
the photo wzs taken
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80 PArRoSIzE ADVERTISERS :
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Stay OFF, August IS. st. Paul
Urban League Guild Cotton Ball
Palm Ballroom. ---adyt.
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Don't forget Garden Lover"
Flower Exhibit Saturday. July is.
2 10 !. ST. Peters church
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Financial Aspects

In establishing a rate OF fare
which will provide the necessary
service at the right price and en-
able the company TO maintain It's
financial integrity. many factors
Continued on page ~
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EqVolify For Gronfed

The comparative absence of minorities
has led the British to take equality under
the law for granted, but the recent in
flux Of Jamaican and West African Ne
groes has posted the problem of discrim-
nation in employment and housing
Scrupulous observance of due process BY
the police and in the trial courts makes
Britain the outstanding country Of the
world in that respect, but there Is in
creasing need for equivalent fair proceed
ures to control the civil servants in the
their relations with ordinary citizens
Patrick Murphy Monn.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-12-23
FACTS SHOW &c BILLIONS in SUBSIDIES TO
POWER TRUST I'M five YEARS
BY CONG LEE METCALF

from the customers in electric
rates, and then retaining them for
investment uses. True, after the
five year write-off, taxes go back
up to higher Ievel-but it takes
remainder of the 80 to 40 year
normal depreciation period to pay
up the full amount of the taxes
saved during the five years of rapid
depreciation.
Thus the deferred" taxes are in
vested in the business and the inter-
est-free loan parlayed into handsome
returns to stockholders at the ex-
pense of ratepayers and the u. :.
Treasury. And that isn't all. The
subsidy is invested in plant on which
the state practically guarantees a six
per cent return after state and fed
eral taxes. Compounded over a 33 rs
year period, these interest-free loans
result in DR.. Cochran's $6.2 billion
figure.
It's an amazing story of consumers
paying twice for these private utility
subsidies-once as federal taxpayers
who provide the subsidy, and again as
electric customers who pay the COM
panies' federal income taxes in their
rates while the companies put the tax
money into their own pockets for
five years and then gradually pay
up the deferred taxes on the INSTALL
ment plan over % to 35 year peri
cd. Who's subsidized?
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Tax Relief for Family of a

Obviously, with a 500 rise in ex-
emptions, the family of four earn
ing $4,000 a year would take $50 off
it's tax bill-more than twice as much
as the $34 relief provided by flat
$50 across-the-board decrease. On the
other hand, with an 80 cut, the fami-
ly of four earning $4,000 a year
would take $1,278 off his taxes, al
most five times as much tax relief
as the 1924 benefit from an increase
in exemptions.
1t is quite clear that change in
tax rates will concentrate the tax
cuts in the higher-income tax brack-
cts, to the disadvantage of the
lower and middle-income taxpay-
ers. But an increase in tax exemp-
tions, while giving more dollar-wise
to the higher brackets, will concen-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-12-23

come permitting minimum standards
of health and decency, the level of
exemptions would have to be in
creased to at least $4,000 per year
for a family of four or $1,000 per
individual or dependent.
In other words, present-day exemp-
tions of $4,000 for a family of four
are just about half the level needed
to maintain decent American living
standard-the original legislative in
tent of exemption provisions. Surely
justice for American citizens requires
that ga sum below that ought not to
be taxed"
To adjust our tax burdens to
fair standards, it is essential that
exemptions be raised TO at least
$500 per person in 1886 and to
$1,000 eventually. When the $1,000
individual exemptions level is es-
tablished, we will ait least approxi-
mate the standard intended by the
tax makers who realized that just
law would allow person to keep
enough money to live decentIy.
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MONTANA POWER TOLD

ence clause may be in the s'book"
but most of the power is going to
"non-preference utilities"
The preference clause actually
should be called the insurance clause
as it is the only reason that the cleo
trio co-operatives of Montana get any
low cost power for their members.
the co-operatives would have no bar
gaining power as the only place they
could get their power would be from
private utility which could charge
them as much as they could get away
with. This happened to the Missoula
Electric Cooperative as many old
timers will recall.
When the Bonneville Power Ad-
ministration line from Hot Springs to
Anaconda was being proposed in 1949
this cooperative was paying the Mon
tana Power Company more than 8
mills per kilowatt hour and further
expansion to the Seeley Lake area
was unfeasible. The Company refused
to allow US lower rates SO we went to
Washington and testified for the
Bonneville line.
AS soon as the Montana Power
Company lost it's fight to- prevent
the Instruction of the line, it went
to the Bonneville Power Admins
tration with its hands out. They
were told that the hands of the
electric co-operatives in western
Montana also were out and that
they had to be assured that their
requirements would be taken care
of before any private utility COB
bled up what was available.
See how the preference works? If
it hadn't been in there, the chances
are that the Company would have
gotten the power at dump power
rates of about 2.5 mills and sold it to
us for mills Or more. Since we got
the Bonneville rate (3.5) mills, be-
cause of the preference clause, we
have been able to expand our system
to the Seeley Lake area, and some
areas, lower some of our
rate schedules, offer low cost power
for irrigation and electric heating,
and secure funds for expansion into
The Swan River area and make vari-
BUS system improvements.
Yours for the truth. MONTANA
RURAL ELECTRIC NEWS.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-12-23

You've all heard the propaganda
about government subsidies for REA
projects, the IVA and other fedora
power installations. But you may
not have seen the other side of the
picture, the outright subsidies to pri
vate utility firms
A news feature service, NORTH
American Newspaper Alliance, re-
Gently unveiled the story, and il
makes interesting reading for those
folks who for years have been hear.
ing the tale as it is told by the sin,
vestor-owned, business-managed, tax
paying private electric companies"
The factual story shows that pri-
vate companies have collected
more in outright subsidies than the
federal government has invested
in all it's power facilities in the
Northwest, in IVA, in REA prof
ects and all other power installa-
tions since the time of Teddy
Roosevelt.
DR.. Clay Cochran, economist of the
Natioal Rural Electric Cooperative
Association, estimates the private
utility company subsidies received
since 1850 alone are worth more
than six billion dollars. 1t is estimated
that only $2.55 billion has been in
vested in federal power projects since
1904, while 1888 billion has been
loaned by the REA for rural cleo
trification since that program started
in 1888. That makes the total 81
year federal power outlay $5.13 bill
lion-more than billion dollars less
than the five-year federal subsidy to
private power firms.
This five-year grant of subsidies
has come about through the use of
accelerated tax amortizations" which
is fancy way of saying rapid tax
write-offs."
Government was forced to start the
program to guarantee profits for pri-
vate industry which was reluctant to
to meet the national emergen
cy during the war. The plan died
after the war, was reborn during the
Korean fracas, died again in 1853
and had another rebirth in April of
1855.
The Office of Defense Mobilization
S the key to the situation. The ODM
mas the right to issue certificates to
ct firm speed up the write-off--
the depreciation of private power
facilities.
With this certificate, the power
company could deduct from gross rev.
snues 20 per cent of the cost of the
certified facilities each year for five
years. Without this ODM certificate,
he company could deduct three or
hree and one-half per cent before
instead of 20 per cent. At
,est this means the power company
an withhold federal income taxes
or many years. And these deferred
axes are actually an interest-free
oan.
Figure out what this rapid tax
vrite-off would mean if you had a
imilar subsidy. If the federal govern
nent passed law saying that for the
ext five years you could figure up |
our federal income tax and then keep |
alf of it yourself with the under
landing that you would repay it
eginning five years later at the rate
f about three per cent year and
nth no interest-wouldn't you con-
Lder that an interest-free loan?
The Federal Power Commission
grees the tax write-off subsidy is
n "interest-free loan"
So we find that the companies
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-12-23
Housing Starts Drop
Behind 1854

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)-
For the third straight month, private
housing starts ran behind the year
ago figure in November, the Labor
Department reported, December is.
For all previous months this year,
this year was ahead of last.
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
OF EXEMPTIONS

The history of income tax exemp-
tons shows that it was understood
originally in drafting such legislation
that enough money to maintain a de-
cent living standard should be exempt
from the income tax.
In terms of 1856 prices, exemptions
have never been so low as they are
today. If we were to establish the
equivalent of pre-World War II lev
els of exemption, family of four
would have a $6,400 exemption or
about $1,000 per person. In order 10
establish the equivalent of the low
point of World War III, when exemp-
tions were used to reduce consump-
ton of very scarce goods and ma
terials, family of four would have
to have a $4,000 exemption, or $3.50
per person, an increase of $3.50.
Neither the CLIO nor anyone else is
asking that we return to pre-World
War III levels which would equal
$1,000 personal exemption per indi-
vidual or dependent. But we do ask
that some degree of equity within the
framework of present day needs be
To re-establish the original legisla-
tive intent of the exemption provision
in our tax structure, therefore, to
exempt from taxation level of in