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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-04-08
CIVILIAN POPULATION
PRACTICALLY IGNORED

1t has been almost 10 years since
the first atomic bomb blew Hiroshima
to bits. We are spending in the
neighborhood sof $40 billion year
on defense in conventional military
terms. But we SO far have practi-
cally ignored the effect of atomic
war upon our civilian population and
our civilian economy-at least we
still do not have total, integrated
civil defense program.
We are spending billions on the
necessary weapons, which we hope
will keep hydrogen or atomic bombs
from falling on us. But we are clos
ing our eyes to the military facts of
life when we fail to provide for civil
defense.
This we know: More than 70 per
cent of our industrial capacity and
half our workers engaged in manu-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-04-08

person and ended up in the mail box
of a committeeman in one of the
high line counties. The content of
the letter that caused the trouble,
from what | hear, would be more of
an excuse than a reason to people
who know la Hitchcock at all, but
as things presently stand in the do
main of the COP any old excuse will
do to try and wrest control before
the 1856 elections.
Bill MacKay is supposed to have
said he would resign if Hazel didn't.
The state committee meeting ended
up in 14-7 vote for retaining Mrs.
Hitchcock as secretary, and MacKay
didn't resign.
Say Eisenhower Republicans, it is
Wellington D. Rankin and his Taft
puppets" still ruling the party with
an iron hand.
The opposition to the Rankin con-
servatives say Mrs. Hitchcock serves
no useful purpose. The controlling
interests in Montana Republicanism
say she is doing a thankless job well
and should not only receive great
praise, but Republicans should give
thanks to one soldier who never leaves
the front lines"
The depth of the rancor in Re- |
publican ranks is national and state
Taft forces VS.. Eisenhower-Go
man VS.. Aronson, etc.
X
Word from Washington, D. C.
seems to indicate that the pro UNIT
forces are hard at work writing to
their senators and representatives.
Well, they said after their defeat :
last time they would win this time.
1t is like everything of that sort, the
opposition sort of dozes after an
initial victory.
1t might be good idea for the
people who oppose the modified UNIT :
program of Eisenhower to let their :
elected national legislators know ,
about it because those who are favor |
ng it are sure working. 7
Lewis & Clark Democrats were Il
at a speech given to the Hell S
ma Exchangites by Gene Picotte Ii
asst week in which he repudiated his f
Totes in the 1856 Legislature on the L
Ill leasing and spoke against the S
tand on this matter that has been il
AIKEN by Arnold Olsen, Mary Condor r
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-04-08
By FLOYD CLIPPUM

The federal government operates
the greatest sewer system of all times.
The greater the corruption, waste
and inefficiency in given area, the
greater the federal aid.
The great sewer manager Presi-
dent Roosevelt started the whole
thing. He called it ''priming the
pump" The central idea of sewer
operation seems to be to drain off
the money from all the more efficient
areas and efficient operating parts
of our economic system and pour this
money into cesspools of crime, cor
ruption, waste and inefficiency. Most
of it goes to the great cities. Of
course these cities are all controlled
by the Democratic party. A few
alarmists say the federal govern
ment's cesspool and sewer operations
will destroy all local government.
They say "the real power follows
the purse strings"
Each succeeding U. S. president
learned their sewer manager duties
well. President Truman learned all
the fine points of sewer operation
from Roosevelt and even added some |
new innovations such as great mill
tary spending programs in peace
time, sending our soldiers into Korea
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-04-08
More Facts On REA Taxes

Regarding taxation of REA co-ops
! Mr.. Leonard Kenfield inquiries, docs
p. j. Need New Set of Glasses" May
| hasten to reassure him that I do not
because | can see right through him
with those now have. / am astoniShed
at some of the statements he makes on
the subject May I quote a few more
facts for his further information
Total loans by REA to Montana CO.
ops is S40,00O,000, on $4,000 miles of
power lines. Obviously, full cash
value" for assessment purposes is
at only s17,000,000 or 425a of full
cash value or replacement cost. Tax
able value is only 10 of that yet, or
80 of actual value
Practically every statement by Mr.
Kenfield is without foundation Space
does not permit covering all of them,
but few will illustrate. He says re-
garding advantages for private utility
corporations:
federal and state rate-fixing authori-
ties
Ans: No such guarantee, but
equally applicable to co-ops.
CD Watered stock on which rates
are based.
Ans: This charge has been obso-
lete for more than 40 years. Simply
propaganda without foundation.
Rates are not based on number of
shares of stock issued by public
utility corporations and never was.
(3) Fast tax write-offs
Ans: Name one, where, and how
much? Misleading expression. Ac- |
tually only fast depreciation write
off applying to income taxes only. |
Lower income taxes at first. Much |
higher taxes later. Not applicabl |
to power lines.
(D ABSORPTION of about half the tax
public power at low dump
rates not available to REA co-ops.
Ans: At least half of all the
generating capacity of all power
plants in Montana right now is
available at dump rates every day
in the year to co-ops if they want
to do like the private utilities and
invest the additional capital re-
CURED for long, high voltage trans
mission lines to the power plants.
But dump power" is practically
worthless because it is interrupt
tive power. Do co-opS or anybody
else want the power and lights
shut off in the middle of radio
or TV program every day?
(5) Customer costs low compared to
TEA.
Ans. Not so, considering extra
facilities required per mile in ,
towns, plus the cost of thousands !
of miles of long distance high ten
sion transmission lines, some cost
ing as much as $4,000 per mile,
plus the cost of many thousands /
of miles of rural electric power 7
lines, plus 236 of revenue paid out
in taxes in support of our schools, |
etc.
(6) REA has strengthened the tax
aging ability of farmers.
Ans: Good. Then let them pay
their fair share of taxes. They are
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-04-08

and Sam w. Mitchell, composing the
majority of the state land board.
Picotte, Democratic legislator from
Lewis & Clark, is affiliated with the
law firm of Lobe and Lobe and
made a good record in his first ses-
sion, supporting schools and oil legis-
lation affecting them. Close political
friends of Picotte could think of
little to say when asked about his
shift in position, except that it might
indicate a public rift in Democratic
ranks on the issue of oil.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-04-08
BILLIONS FOR The MILITARY, PRECIOUS
LITTLE FOR CIVILIAN Defense
BY CONG. LEE METCALF

The House Appropriations Com
mittee recently pointed out this fatal
defect-at least it could be fatal
for lot of us-in our civil defense
We still do not have total, inte-
grated program.
These are the words of report
by which the so members of the
Committee rejected budget requests
for civil defense and defense mobili-
cation activities by the Department of
Labor and Health, Education and
Welfare:
cit is the Committees firm belief
that the scattering of the basic pro-
gram authorities through the Execu-
tive Branch, and the piecemeal con-
sideration of appropriation for these
activities :. can result only in
confusion and waste of public funds.
1t would appear that the only bust
nesslike way to handle this matter
would be for the central agency,
charged with the primary response
bility, to prepare and present to the
Congress total, integrated pro-
gram"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-04-08
LEGAL ADVERTISING
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE
STATE OF MONTANA, IN AND FOR
THE COUNTY OF LEWIS s& CLARK.
No. 249l1
SUMMONS

MERLE p. MEDEAN, Plaintiff, VS.
HAROLD A.. MEDEAN, Defendant
THE STATE OF MONTANA Sends
Greetings to the Above Named De-
PENDANTS, and to Each of Them:
You are hereby summoned to answer
the complaint in this action which is
Tiled in the office of the Clerk of this
Court copy of which is herewith
served upon one of you in each County
wherein any of you reside, and to file
your answer and serve copy thereof
upon the PLAINTIFFS attorney within
twenty days after the service of this
summons, exclusive of the day of
service, and in case of your failure to
appear or answer, Judgment will be
taken against you, by default, for the
relief demanded in the complaint This
is an action for an absolute divorce
on the grounds of mental cruelty. For
more particulars, please refer to the
complaint on file herein, which is, by
this reference, made a part of this sum-
mons.
Witness my hand and the Seal of said
Court this 18th day of March, 1865.
(SEAL) DAVID r. KEMP,
Clerk
HI. c. HARLEM,
Deputy Clerk.
JERRY j. O'CONNELL
Attorney for Plaintiff
3O5 Barber-Lydiard Bldg.
Great Falls, Montana
April 1-8-15-22.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-04-08
He Collects Passes

PALESTINE, Texas-M. E. Alex
ander of Railway Clerks Lodge 81
has an odd hobby, he collects old
railroad annual passes, has nearly
5000 of them. He wants more, dat
ing back to 1872 and prior to 1900.
He lives at 200 Lakeview Drive,
Palestine, Texas.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-04-08
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, 1955-04-08

the most prosperous members of
our society.-E. j. PARKINSON,
Great Falls.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-04-08

featuring are located in so metro
politan areas. More than one-fourth
of our people live in the IL largest
urban areas.
These are the areas that an enemy
would attack.
Our potential enemy, like our
selves, is daily developing bigger and
more terrible atomic and hydrogen
bombs.
Russia has the bombers to hit us.
Out of 100 bombers headed this way,
the most we could stop would be 20.
1t is time we put these facts to-
gether and came up with a realistic
program of civil defense.
NOT A STATE OR LOCAL
RESPONSIBILITY
To date, the primary responsibility
for civil defense has rested with
state and local governments. But
civil defense is not a state and local
governmental problem. 1t IS an in
tegral part of our national defense.
1t cuts across state lines. Largely
in character, it requires
national planning, leadership and di-
rection. An effective civil defense
will cost more money than
individual state and local govern
ments can afford.
Such program should include
an early warning of an attack and
previously-planned evacua-
ion of target areas by an informed
public. 1t should include plans to
larry on at least for a time without
and transportation
networks which are the lifeline of
he American economy.
The program should include evacu-
ltion drills; industrial and urban dis
,ersal; provisions for emergency
redit facilities; duplication of vital
business and personal
ecords and plans for personnel re-
lacement at all levels of govern
nent.
Our people must know where they
re to go to find food and water,
that they should take with them,
they hear an air raid siren. With
ut this public information, there
ill be panic, and the most modern
ighway in the country will be blocked
-ithin minutes after the first warn
lg.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-04-08
HANDICAPPED BY PUBLIC
APATHY

/ believe our capable civil defense
people are trying to do job, but
they are handicapped by public
apathy, lack of money and an al
most complete absence of guidance
from the Administrator and Con-
gress.
We must all work together on civil
defense, which must become the joint
responsibility of federal, state and
local governments-with the federal
government responsible for the plan
ming, technical guidance and co-ordi-
nation of state and local activities,
interstate cooperation and a major
share of the cost of being prepared.
1t is my hope that we may never
need this program. But it would be
a national calamity to need it and
not have it.
Evening star., 1955-02-12
AWord to the Wise
By Mrs. Eronk Colby

Port Arthur: What this coun-
try needs is a good scent word
meaning Ito give off a sweet
odor." so fellow may say to
his girl. Darling. you are -
tonight" Can do?-G.
Answer: Try this on the G. F.:
Darling, tonight you are
ODORABLE."
Montgomery: Will you please
comment on the word FUNER-
ALIzE? Is it good usage?-H. C.
Answer: 1t is a curious per-
version that is heard mostly in
the South. To say that the de-
ceased was "funeralized" is as
strange a term as would be "the
bride was weddingized."
San Pedro: Please explain and
pronounce the word FACE
TIOUS.-B.
Answer: The word means
"given to somewhat unseemly
jeSting." The pronunciation Is:
fun SEE -shuss.
Cleveland: How should I say
the word GHERKIN?-R. McN.
Answer: The "g" is hard as in
girl: rhyme the first syllable
with cher" Say: GER-kin.
Denver: I have often heard
the expression "his hair was
pulled out by the roots" I in
Sist that it cannot be done
r. j. A.
Answer: Literally you are cor
rect, of course. But the express
sion is sanctified by long usage.
1t is a proper English idiom.
| Distributed By MeNausht Syndicate.
Inc.)
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Famous FubIes
By {. E. Edoor

LOST - w h en- inventor
Thomas Edison became alb
sorbed in an experiment, he
retreated into another world
from which everything else
was shut out.
\ After he had worked in his
laboratory for 40 hours once
without interruption, his
wife insisted that he take a
warm bath and go to bed.
Dutifully. the inventor
obeyed. Turning on the wa
ter in the tub, he undreSsed
and got in.
The problem on which he
had been working was still
on .his mind. Leaning back,
he became lost in concen-
tration.
The water in the tub kept
rising, but Edison. eyes
closed, paid no attention.
When it reached his neck,
he opened his eyes and a
look of bewilderment came
into his face.
Now what" he murmured,
"afn l doing here?"
HEREDITY Like many
another conductor who has
been in the pit at the opera,
Sir Thomas Beecham has
few kind words for singers.
One day, at rehearsal. the
tenor in his opera company
asked Sir Thomas to find a
job for his son.
What can he do?" asked
Beecham.
mot too much. I'm afraid"
said the other. Unlike me,
he is not gifted"
why don't you train him
to be a singer?"
ooh. no." protested the
tenor. HE has no voice"
II see," said Beecham, "a
family falling"
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Robber Fly.

When you speak of a robber
you think of something bigger
than a fly. There are more than
5000 species of robber flies. About
500 species ply their nefarious
trade in the United States. All
belong to the family Asilidae.
They range in size from tiny
midge-like creatures to those
having a wing spread of more
than 2 inches.
They belong TO the order Dip
terra and possess but two wings,
Their fight is rapid as they dart
from one place to another, never
remaining long in the air. They
appear to be very restless. On
Evening star., 1955-02-12

Natures Children

the ground their colors blend
perfectly with their surroundings.
They prey upon their victims
on the wing. The mouthparts
formed like a beak are efficient
in sucking the life juices from
their victims.
On close study you notice the
muscles that control the large
wings are powerful, enabling the
robber to carry a heavy victim
swiftly through the air. Six
strong legs possessed of numer-
Gus spines aid in holding the VIC
tim more firmly. At the tip of
the proboscis are a number of
stiff bristles that are very handy
to press against the body Of the
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Our Presidents
By Honore M. CotuduI

To-day is the anniversary
of the birth, in London, England,
of the wife of which President?
2-Who was President when
Abraham Lincoln was born, LAG
years ago today?
3-The daughter of which
President was born on Lincoln's
birthday?
ANSWERS on next page.)
Evening star., 1955-02-12
By LiIIion Cox Athey

victim when the robber finds 1t
to his advantage to kill his prey
before the takeoff.
There are many species that
wear long. white or gray hair on
their head and front legs. The
sharp proboscis or beak sur
rounded by white whiskers have
a tendency to give the robber
fierce expression.
No credit has been given the
robber for his work on smaller
neighbors. So far we have not
found he serves any other pur-
pose than gorging himself on his
neighbors blood.
Offspring Of these predatory
flies resemble the larvae Of gad-
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Diner Costs $4,000

CHICAGO.-The railway din
ing car is of American origin and
is used more extensively in this
country than in any other The
first dining car designed exclu-
siyely for preparing and serving
meals was introduced in 1868 by
George NJ. Pullman. Today
American railroads own and OPP
crate about 1925 dining cars.
The newest cost $132. 900 each.
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Most Fly to Lotin America

> NEW YORK. European travel
accounts for two-thirds of all
sea departures from the United
States. only one-third of air de-
partures. Fifty EIGHT per cent
of those who went to Europe
during fiscal 1854 travelled by
ship. In travel to Latin Amer
ica, "a per cent went by plane.
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Answer to TACHYGRAPHY.

trap. tray. AGAR, apathy. apart. arch.
airy, cart. carp, carat chart. Chary.
char, chat. chap crag. crypt, hart, harpv,
harp, hatch Yacht. chat, gray, graph.
racS. rapt, ratch, rata. party, part.
Patch, path, parch, pact. pray
Evening star., 1955-02-12

Mr.. Dale led the seven Of dia-
monds and Mr.. Masters had to
make up his mind right here at
the first trick. He could count
II winners. Should be f1nesse
the queen of diamonds for the
18th?
If Mr.. Meek had been the
opening leader. the answer
would have been absolutely no.
(He would never lead from a
kingD But with Mr.. Dale it was
about $3.50.
How about winning with the
ace of diamonds and flnessing
against the king Of clubs? Again
q $3.50 proposition. Which play
would YOU make?
Well, you can see all the cards
and you know that n eith er
flnesse would work. Mr.. Masters
couldn't see the opposing cards,
but he found a play that in
creased his chances from so in a
hundred to 68 in hundred.
Let's count the sure winners
again. Five in spades, five in
hearts and one each in clubs
and diamonds. Could the spade
winners be increased to six by
ruffing dummy's bad diamonds
In the closed hand and using
dummy's spades to pull the out
standing trumpS?
They could if the opposing
spades were divided 80. And
the chances of this were 68 in
a hundred.
Accordingly Mr.. Masters took
the first trick with dummy'S ace
of diamonds. led a second dia-
. mond and ruffed with the ace
of spades. He led the four of
spades to dummy's eight and
ruffed another diamond with
the king of spades.
Next the nine of spades was
overtaken with dummy's ten and
the last diamond ruffed with
Mr.. Masters last spade, the
queen.
Now dummy was reached
again with the queen of hearts.
The jack of spades pulled the
last outstanding trump and on
this trick Mr.. Masters discarded
the four of clubs. At this point
he had nothing left but good
cards.
Copyright. 1855. General Features Corp)
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Word Come

Find al or more words in
HORD,
meaning, IAN instrument of
eight strings Average is 81;
time limit, 80 minutes.
Rules of the game--l. Words must be
OF four or more letters -. Words which
acquire four letters by the addition of
IS" such as bats cats. are not
used. 3. Only one form of word is
used. 4. Proper names are not used.
Evening star., 1955-02-12

flies, living in the earth and in
decaying wood. They prey upon
the young of wood-boring beetles
and in this, they are friends. The
carnivorous, youngsters, early in
life show their robber tendencies.
so the family trait is from egg
to the grave,
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Bundmoster Honored

John Wright received series
of tributes on his 50th anniver-
sary as bandmaster of the Sal
vation Army in Derry, Northern
Ireland
Evening star., 1955-02-12
By Frank Beck

"Okay, come on but promise not to honk the
horn every time we pass of your friends!
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-02
Josephine Carnehan
Dies In California;
Services Held Here

Services were held Tuesday after
noon from the Basinger funeral home
for Mrs. Josephine Clymer Carne-
han, 83, who died Friday morning in
the Los Angeles County hospital,
Los Angeles, California.
Mrs. Carnehan was former resi-
dent of Bluffton, having built a home
at the corner Of Elm and Spring street
during the war, and later moving to
California to be with a son, Clifford,
after Mr.. Carnehan's death.
She was born September Z, 1872 at
Waynesfield, Ohio, to Christopher and
Elizabeth (O'Neal) Lands. Her first
husband was Joseph B. Clymer who
died in December 1888. They had two
sons, Clifford Clymer, San Gabriel,
Calf, and Budd, who died in 1887.
In 1914 she married Sim Carnehan
After his death in 1947, she left
Bluffton to make herr home with the
son.
In addition to her son in San Cab
riel, California, she is survived by a
sister, Mrs. John Garlinger, Button
and two grandchildren.
The Rev. T. j. Wilson officiated
at the services and burial was in
Clymer cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-02
Services Held For
Mrs. Mamie B. Keel

Final rites were held Monday from
her home at 213 South Main street,
Bluffton, for Mrs. Mamie B. Keel,
81, who died of a cerebral hemor-
rhage Friday at 1905 p. m. in her
home. The Rev. Robert L. King
officiated at the service with burial
in Benton Ridge cemetery.
Mrs. Keel was the mother of Miss
Mildred Keel, Bluffton school teacher,
and Mrs. Grace X. Longsdorf of 232
South Lawn avenue, Bluffton. She
also leaves a sister, Mrs. Edith A.
Morris of South Whitley, Ind.
Born in Pandora, July 3, 1867, Mrs.
Keel was the daughter of Alexander
G. and Almira day Anderson. She
was married on October 16, 1890, to
Willis Delos Keel, and they estab-
lished their home near Benton Ridge.
After living in Hancock county for
a while, they acquired the present
Keel farm near Pandora in 1906, and
resided there until 1924 when they
moved to the present residence. Mr.
Keel died there on March %, 1945.
She was a member of the First
Methodist church and the Bluffton
Chapter, Order of Eastern Star.
OES services were held in the Keel
home Sunday evening. The Basingel
funeral home was in charge OF
services.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-02
Frank Dilley Jr.
Ordained Sunday

An ordination service for Frank B.
Dilley Jr., grandson of Mrs. ]. S..
Steiner of this community, was held
last Sunday in the First Presbyterian
church of Athens, Ohio.
The new minister is we'll known
here having spent many of his sum-
mer vacations with his grandparents,
DR.. and Mrs. j. S. Steiner, in Bluffton.
His mother is Mrs. Geneva Steiner
Dilley of Athens.
Rev. Mr.. DilIey was born and rear
ed in Athens, graduating from the
high school there in 1949. He was a
Phi Beta Kappa student at Ohio uni
versity and received his A. b. degree
there Magma Cum Laude in 1852. He
received his M. A. degree in philos-
ophy at Ohio university the following
year and the B. D. degree Cum
Laude from Union Theological semin-
ary two weeks ago.
Married, Rev. and Mrs. Dilley plar
to remain at Union Theological Sem
mary in New York for the next two
years where Rev. Dilley will be work.
ing on his Phi. D! degree at Columbia
university.
The ordination service last Sunday
was attended by Mrs. ]. S. Steiner
and Charles and Jana Steiner o.
| Bluffton.