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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-04
A STEP TOWARD
PROHIBITION?

Senate Bill 152 by Dokken (R-
Gallatin) if enacted into law would
prohibit the Issuance or renewal of
retail licenses or permits to sell beer
for off-premises consumption" of
grocery stores, and others.
Reports circulating around the
capitol have it that some temperance
groups and the retail liquor dealers
are-strange as it seems-backing
this bill. Their motives are different
but the end accomplished would be
the same if SD 152 is put on the
books.
Liquor dealers, as is commonly
known, have long wished an end to
the ''free competitive spirit" that has
prevailed in the business with gro
Gerry stores also being permitted the
right to sell beer.
Temperance groups repeatedly look
upon such legislation as step toward
their long cherished goal-a return
to Prohibition.
Both groups have at various times
complained bitterly about the amount
of beer which falls into the hands
of minors allegedly because of the
retailing of beer by the groceries.
The records of the liquor board, how
ever, indicate that violations of the
law prohibiting the sale of alcoholic
beverages to minors are much more
numerous on the part of saloon keep
ers. Liquor board records show
that in 1854 33 saloons had |
their licenses suspended and three
other saloons their licenses revoked
while only one retail grocery had its
license suspended in that IL month |
period in Montana
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-04
THE CASE FOR SUCH
LEGISLATION
L.OHG-HEE:DE:D
MINIMUM WAGE
Law PROPOSED

Legislation to protect lower paid
Montana workers from having to ac-
cept wages below minimum require
ments for living is proposed in House
Bill 1876 by Picotte (D-Lewis & Clark
and Mangan (D-Missoula).
Should HB 1875 become law the
legal minimum wage in Montana will
be $1.00 an hour. To implement the
act wage board would be set up in
the State Department of Labor and
Industry, composed of representatives
of labor, industry and the public.
The wage board would be en-
powered to conduct Investigations
and then issue orders on what mini
mum wages should be in each indus
try. In making such recommends
tions it would consider:
Il. Wages necessary to protect the
health and general we'll being of the
employees;
20. Such factors as would guide a
court in suit for the reasonable
value of services rendered, where
services are rendered at the request
of the employer without contract as
to the amount of wage to be paid;
and
%. The wages, including overtime
or premium rates, paid in the state
for work of like or comparable char
acter by employers who maintain
minimum wage standards.
In Montana, for all of the infla-
lion, there are many people in retail
trades, laundries, and other lines of
sndeavor who presently are receiving
from 10 to 25 cents an hour less than
he $1.00 minimum HB 195 would
provide.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-04
FARM TO MARKET
ROADS BILL
AGAIN In SENATE

Continuing the longtime effort to
secure a greater amount of funds
for farm-to-market roads, Senate
Bill SO is now on it's way through
the legislative mill.
SD 68 was introduced by a BIZ
partisan group of senators, Nesvig,
Robins, Lindquist, Dahl, Keller,
Grandey, Padbury, Hatch, Harken,
Wenz, Angstman, Croft and Holland.
This bill like its predecessors IN
previous sessions, would make it pos
sible for county commissioners to use
federal aid farm-to-market funds to
finance operation of county crews
and equipment without substantial
'markup" for contractors.
In previous sessions similar leg1s-
lation has passed the Senate with
little or no opposition, only to die
in the House under pressure from
road contractors.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-04
PREVAILING WAGE ON PUBLIC CONTRACTS
MAKES GRADE I'M HOUSE 63-25

House Bill 20 by Durkee (D-Hill)
Smith (R-Lewis & Clark and is
other House members passed the low
er chamber 63-25 on third reading
Tuesday and is now in the Senate.
Under HB 20 all contracts for
state, county, municipal and school
construction or repair work and
maintenance would contain ''provis-
ions requiring preference to bona
fide residents of Montana" In addi-
ton, the proposal, if put on the
statute books would require the pre-
vailing wage of community or
county to be paid on such construc-
ton. The prevailing wage could eth
er be arrived at by collective bar
gaining, or if wages are not set by
collective bargaining, then by con-
tractors paying the wages prevailing
for same type of work in the area.
Enactment of HB 20 would mean
that not only would workers on pub
lie jobs be assured living wages while
so employed, but also, would keep
Montana from being state in which |
The unemployed of other states would
come in and work at lower wages, to |
the detriment of homecoming, tax
paying Montana people who may be
put of work.
The roll call vote on HB 20 shows:
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-04

steon and Nichols. lib 242, if en-
acted into law, will bring in an esti-
mated $425,000 in additional high
way revenue.
House Bill 416 by Taylor of
Daniels, proposes that the gasoline
tax be increased from six to eight
cents and the diesel tax from six to
10 cents per gallon. The Taylor bill
would also repeal the present gross
vehicle weight law in its entirety.
House Bill 326 by Bricker and
others, proposes an increase of about
35 per cent in commercial truckers
GVW rates. Farm truck rates would
be increased to 80 per cent of full
GVW schedule. This bill is a modified
form of what the Governors COM
mittee originally proposed. Earlier
the committee recommended 16 per
cent increase in commercial truckers
rates and 200 per cent increase in
farm truck rates. HB 326, according
to reports, would bring in an esti-
mated 100000 per year.
Continued on Page Five)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-04
NO HEARING ON Ia
YEAR-OLD VOTE BILL

The hearing scheduled on the 49,
year-old vote constitutional amend
ment for Saturday has been cam
celled. The Senate committee re-
fused to hear the kids case in a
joint open session. House Commit
tee Chairman Mike Loughran re-
fused to conduct a "House only"
hearing on lib So.
Rep. Bob Durkee, sponsor of the
bill, will fight for its passage this
afternoon in joint committee hear
ings.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-04
Pure Air in Butte Mines Stops SiIieosis Contraction

mines are an ideal place in which
to work, etc. The company's chief
sanitary engineer, as in past years,
again demonstrated plastic model
of the ventilation system in the Kelly
shaft which showed that by use of
fans silica dust was evenly distributed
throughout the atmosphere rather
than permitted to reach concentra-
ton in any one spot.
Principal other spokesman for the
opposition to HB 1913 was Rep. Dear
Chaffin (R-Gallatin), Bozeman auto
dealer. Chaffin stated that in addi-
ton to being a member of the House,
he was president of the Montana
Economic Council, and member of
the Workmen's Compensation Conn
'nittee which was holding hearings
on HB 128. Chaffin didn't say just
which office he was representing, nor
did he indicate how he would be able
to arrive at completely unbiased
decision on testimony presented OF
lib 128, as a committee member, in
view of his strong opposition to such
Chaffin said he was ''very
sympathetic toward the victims of
Silicosis because he has a close rela-
tive dying of the disease (he didn't
say where disease was contracted) i
Chaffin then went on to name an
list of organizations and
businesses which had spontaneously
voiced their opposition to lib 128
via wire, telephone calls, etc. The
county auto dealer based
MS entire opposition to HB 128 on
The time-worn theme that the cost
IF occupational disease insurance
would be prohibitive-w would, in so
many words, drive much of Montana
business to the wall. This, despite the
act that such legislation is on the
looks in 45 other states, insurance
premiums are being paid, businesses
ire not going broke but instead are
making the biggest profits in their
history, etc.
S. A. Birch, Jr., president of Mon
ana Contractors Association, and
member of the road contracting firm
hat bears his name, contended that
was time the legislature buried
nee and for all such a ''monstrous
as the legislation pro-
osed under lib 128.
Carl Trauerman, secretary of the
mall mines association, sang his usual
ong of woe, except this time he made
0 mention of the "silicotic cowhand"
yhich brought much laughter at a
caring on the same subject a couple
sessions ago.
Sam Chapman, Great Falls, who ]
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-04
AIM Demonstrates Dust Scattering Machine Sides
Company Really Has No Interest Oupaton Disease Legislation

Corette didn't enlighten as to how
such longtime employees may have
contracted Silicosis in the mountain
pure air of the Butte mines.
Unlike on previous occasions the
opposition to occupational disease
legislation devoted major portion
of the hearing time allotted them to
showing motion picture slides de-
signed to convince the unwary that
ventilation and dust control in under
ground Butte has reached high de-
gree of efficiency; that the Butte
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-04
LOBBY
REGISTRATION
Bill. KILLED

The lobby registration bill lib SO
was killed in the House by a 38-48
vote when Majority Floor Leader
Mahoney moved to segregate the bill
from committee of the whole report
where it had received unfavorable
consideration. Mahoney's motion
would have allowed the bill to return
to committee for amendments that
might have removed some of the OBJ
jections.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-04

There were no members absent
and the following members were ex-
cused: Barnard, Fry, Gleed, Grant,
Hess, Juedeman, Powell, Siderius.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-04

511V PuUIIC IICdI IIIB.
Caught short by statements by
Labor spokesman that if the air in
the Butte mines is so pure the ACM
should really have no interest in HB
l28, r. D. Corette, chief ACM lobby
list, said to the contrary that the COM
pany did have such an interest. eve
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-04

do not give Silicosis in the Butte
mines," he emphasized, but, if HB
128 should be enacted well have 10
give physical examinations and put
a lot of men out of work. We are in
terested in them and their families.
They've been with us long time
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-04

Inc first Welght-m1le bill, lib 30
by Wood and several others, in the
process of being duplicated by House
personnel, had one important sched-
ule of tax rates left out. Accordingly,
Reps. McAndrews, Reardon and En-
mons this week introduced HB
283 which includes the "lost' sec
ton. Only other major difference
between the Wood and McAndrews
bills is the effective date. Woods
bill would have the Oregon-type law
take effect January /, 1856, while
the McAndrews' bill sets July /,
1856, as the effective date. Reports
are that the committee may draft a
substitute measure based on the two
bills for presentation to the House.
(for the complete report of Senate
House committees which visited Ore
gon, please turn to page two.-EDI-
TORY.
Either weight-mile proposal, ac-
cording to best estimates avail
able, would bring in approximately
100000 in additional highway
revenue annually.
BRICkER, TAYLOR BILLS
WOULD BUMP GAS TAX
House Bill 257 by Bricker, Grant,
Hagenston and Pierce, is the Gov
errors Interim Highway Committees
number one choice for increasing |
highway revenues the one-cent in
crease in the gasoline tax. HB 257 |
would bring in an estimated two mil
lion dollars annually. Should it be
enacted Montana will join the seven
other states currently Boosting the
highest gas taxes of the 48 states.
Another recommendation of the
ommittee-that the tax
on diesel fuel used in highway We
hicles be increased from six to nine
cents-is embodied in House Bill 242
by Parker (Wibaux), Nixon, Wetz-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-04
SEVERAL HIGHWAY REVENUE BILLS
ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION

Two weightmle proposals. bill to Increase vehicle
weight schedules and to increase gasoline and diesel
the important highway
being considered by the House Ways and Means Com
mittee charmaned by Rep Ole S. Gunderson D-Cascade)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-04
For Killing Lobby Registration

For Killing Lobby Registration
(4S)
Allen Howard
| Anderson Leuthold
(yel1owstone) Loughran
Armstrong Mountain
Baumgartner Mysse
Baxter Nelstead
Bentz Nichols
Bricker Norby
Breeder Nybo
Chaffin Phillips
Conrad Picotte
CriSt Pierce
Cunningham Purdy
Dempsey Reardon
Fulton Reed
Gebhardt Regain
Gerard Sales
Goan Sax
Haines SippeI
(Flathead) Smith
Haines Tango
(Prairie) Taylor
Haines Tobin
(Missoula) Walton
Hancock Wetzsteon
Hawks Wilson
For Saving Lobby Registration
(3s)
Anderson Jensen
(Cascade) Lee
Barrett Macdonald
Beck McAndrews
Bick McInnis
CerovSki McOmber
Clark Mahoney
Cloves Mangan
Michels
Daniels Minette
Durkee Nelson
Emmons Nixon
Felt Parker
Gershmel (Pondera)
Goodgame Parker
Sraybill (Wibaux)
Rieder
Ringing
Schumacher
Holtz Wood
Hooks
There were no members absent
md the following members were ex-
FUSED: Barnard, Fry, Gleed, Grant,
Hess, Juedeman, Powell, Siderius.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-04

called himself a bookkeeper for an
employers group, also expressed anx-
iety over the costs of occupational
disease insurance; contended that in
surance companies won't write occu-
pational disease insurance, and that
lib 128 would put the little fellow
out of business.
THE CASE FOR SUCH
LEGISLATION
James S. TIMBER, president Mon
tana State Federation of Labor, was
moderator and principal spokesman
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-04
1t Says Here
BY THE EDITOR

There's more air circulating through mines of
Due daily than there is the entire province of Ontario
sWore Jack Warren chief safety engineer in op
posing enactment of Rep Ray Lees House Bill Tuesday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-26
BIuze DESTROYS
Chicago Church

CHICAGO, Dec. Is R).-Fire
destroyed st. Paul's Evangelical
Lutheran Church early today,
causing an estimated 100000
damage and topping a 200-foot-
high steeple.
Four firemen were injured
slightly in the blaze that at
tracted some $500 spectators.
Police details herded the crowd
away from the scene when the
collapse of the steeple appeared
imminent. No one was inside
the church when the fire began.
Albert H. Petersen, chief fire
marshal, said the blaze, of unde-
termined origin. apparently be-
gan in the rear of the near North
Side church. About one-third of
the city's fire-fighting equipment
was at the scene.
The fire marked the third time
in the church's history that
flames had destroyed its build
Iings. Previous churches were
destroyed by fire in 1855 and
during the famed Chicago fire
of 1873.
The Rev. Gerhard Grauer.
pastor. said the church had been
lremodeled recently and the organ
rebuilt at a cost of $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-26
COLLEGE NEWS
COLLEGE NEWS
Collegiate Who's Who,
Lists 80 CIV Students

Thirty-three George Washing
ton University students are
named in the 1856 edition of
. Who's Who Among Students in
American Universities and Col
leges.
They include Leroy H. Barn.
ard. jr.. Student Council presi-
dent and business administra-
ton major; Eleanor Ready.
president of the Panhellenic
Council and elementary educa-
ton major: John D. Crehore III,
president of the Inter-Fraternity
Council. personnel management
major; Mary L. Bishop, foreign
affairs major; William r. Hix.
chemistry major; Barbara L.
Stuart. journalism major; all
members of the board of editors
of the Ratchet. student publica-
ton; James E. Swisher, Airing
ton, accounting major. business
manager of the publication.
Others chosen:
Barbara S. Harvey, president
of Mortar Board. foreign affairs;
Joseph H. Allen. jr., education:
Vera A. Allen, elementary edu-
cation; Lucille A. Anstine. chem
istry; Walter L. Baumann, eco
Monies; M. Michael Brady, cleo
trical communications; Norman
Cohen. Student Council vice
president. business adminiStra-
ton William j. DriScoll, law,
president of the Student Bar As
ISOLATION.
Richard P. Giesler, physical
education; Bernard c. Kovach,
law: Bob L. Sturm, sociology;
Robert A. Gray, jr., secondary
education; Susan H. Harper,
American Thought and Civiliza-
ton: Samuel A. MANHOOD. cleo
trical engineering: Sara J. Miller,
journalism; Bobbie r. Moore.
English literature; Sandra l..
Myers. history: Margaret j.
Nichols, Spanish literature;
Carol L. Picton. public relations.
Sally A. Ricci. speech correc-
ton; Leon I. Salzberg, account
ing; Anthony P. Shupe, history:
Elizabeth B. Silver, history:
Richard j. Sincoff. political SCI
ence; Rosa D. Wiener, history
and Barbara E. Violin. elemen-
tary education.
Charles Yates, Alexandria,
has been named co-editor of the
Shepherd College shepherd
town, w. Va yearbook. William
Penn. also of Alexandria, was
elected business manager.
Barbara BalaS. Montgomery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-26
$100, 900 Fire Levels
Hotel in New jersey

LEONARDO. N. j., Dec. rs tR)
The recently remodeled Brent
wood Hotel was destroyed by a
Christmas morning blaze with the
loss estimated at 100000.
Nine Of the Middletownship's
10 fire companies brought the
flames under control about foul
hours after it broke out from ar
Undetermined cause in the living
quarters Of the three-story frame
structure.
The hotel was built in the late
I1800s. Police Commissioner Wal
ter Bills said it was completely
booked for New Years weekend
parties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-26

mediately report their suspicious
about the distribution Of dope
The husband is right in his feel
ing that this had better be done
before worse trouble comes OF
the whole situation.
Mrs. D. r. need not feel she
is delivering her son behind
prison bars. The Juvenile
authorities will take the case in
hand and If Dick isn't really
a bad boy as she claims. he will
not be sent away from home
If he has become seriously in
volved in the taking or distribu-
ton of dope. the case is certainly
far too difficult to handle by
simply moving to another
neighborhood.
Mrs. D. r. may be on the right
track about the origins of Dicks
conduct. but by now he is APP
parently too much of a be-
hayiour problem for her tc
handle without some profess
sional assistance. Surely. she
realizes the possibility Of the
boys taking dope is not a trivial
matter. If she let the boy be-
come an addict. that would be a
real betrayal of her son.
Mrs. D. r. would possibly be
right in refusing to "betray" her
son. If his offense were in some
other less dangerous category. II
he is using or distributing dope
it will not be long before he
destroys himself.
tcopyrisht 1885 General Features Corp.
Tomorrow; A le-yeor- old girl like
"heoyy pettine,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-26

The DETAILS
d. RIVE have a l7-year-old
son who has gotten in with a
terrible crowd of young hood
lums and we don't know what to
do about it. Our neighborhood
Is a mixed one-some nice people
and some trash. Our son always
chooses the trash.
We can't move because We
have a business in the neighbor-
hood. We have reason to sus-
pect that dope is being dis
tributed and that my son has
participated in this. When I
decided to go to the police about
1t. my wife threatened to kill
herself.
She says we have no right to
turn our own son over to the
police. I say we'd better do it
now before worse trouble comes
sof all this.
MRS. ID. RI say our son
Is our own problem-as for the
others let someone else report
them. Have parents a right to
deliver their own son into the
hands of the police?
The whole thing is mainly our
fault anyway. We shouldn't be
living in a neighborhood like
this. There must be other ways
Of making a living.
My son always accuses us of
going behind his back. He
doesn't trust us and that is part
of the reason why he is so bad.
His father used to tell Dicks
teachers how bad he was and
then they would take it out on
him in school.
say We should move out of
this neighborhood and try to
put Dick with a better class of
children. He has caused us lot
of grief. but he isn't really bad
boy and doesn't belong In prison.
THE COUNCILS VIEWS
AS parents and citizens, it is
the duty of this couple to i'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-26
SpeIImun Visits
Rhee in Korea

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (P.-Francis
Cardinal Spellman, archbishop
of New York and the military
ordinate. today paid courtesy
call on President Syngman Rhee
after spending Christmas with
troops in Korea.
The Cardinal arrived here
Saturday and held Christmas
Eve mass among the snow pow
dered hills for officers and men
of the Oath Infantry Division on
the Western Front. He also
visited the 7th Infantry Division,
the LIST Corps and Air Force units
yesterday for mass and bene-
diction services.
The 67-year-old cardinal told
the frontline troops peace will
come on earth only when men
and nations know, respect and
follow the commandments of
God"
He held mass at Hialeah Com
pound Chapel in Pusan this
morning before he met with
President Syngman Rhee at the
latters villa in Chinhae, west OF
Pusan. The cardinal leaves for
Japan today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-26

.uberant and friendly. Shyness
and unnaturalness had been
completely displaced. His new,
pleasant intersocial relationship
and his success in law were no
great surprise. They seemed in
eyitable.
I recall a woman of As who
had similar plastic surgery. II
has given her bounce and youth
Ifulness. Doctor" she said, lit
seems like I've been reborn"
I believe Mrs. L. T. w, could
not make any better investment
for the future happiness of hel
daughter and herself than by
deciding upon plastic surgery.
There is this word of warning
Some men may set themselves
up as plastic surgeons who are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-26

Blair High School graduate. re-
Gently was elected editor Of the
American University newspaper
the Eagle. Miss Balas is a men,
Der of the orientation and publ
cations board, Lutheran Student
Association, and the Phi Mu
Sorority.
Carol McWhorter, also a
Montgomery Blair graduate, has
been elected treasurer of Ameri-
cans freshman class.
Charles Nash. Sumner, Nd.
has been elected president OF the
Gettysburg College chapter oil
Sigma Chi Fraternity. He is a
senior.
Robert B. Mcdowell, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. C. j. Mcdowell. of
Silver Spring. has graduated
from Tri-State College. Angola
Ind Mr.. Mcdowell majored in
radio engineering.
William S. Kilbourne, class OF
SO at Yale University and a resi-
dent of Washington, recently
participated in home-and-home
debates withe Cornell and Har-
ward Universities. The Harvard
debate topic was Resolved
That the Alumni Should Possess
the Power to Alter any Major
Policy of a Privately Endowed
College or University"
Joseph Henry Kullback, OF
1859 Van Bureau street NV. and
Lawrence Byron Smith, $500
Porter street NV, are fellow
ship and scholarship students al
Stanford University. Calf. Mr.
Kullback has received a Uni
,versity Honors fellowship anc
Mr.. Smith a Law School general
scholarship.
/
/ Grosvenor Edward Powell. Sill
yer Spring. has been awarded q
Newhouse Foundation scholar.
ship for 1856 at Stanford
The awards. given on the basis
of scholastic excellence and
promise of success" are among
PIT awarded this year to stu
dents from 81 states, the Dis
trict. Canal Zone and IA foreign
countries.