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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-03

Sl dUlOIl III IClOOI.
Melton, formerly of Kalispell and
now for several years a public rela-
tions representative of United Tex
tile Workers in Charlotte, N. c., will
oppose incumbent James S. TIMBER.
Balloting for candidates for various
federation posts is being conducted
throughout the month of June. Bal
lots will be canvassed and results an
nounced at the annual convention in
August, at Missoula.
The question of Melton's eligibility
to serve as federation president arose
toward the end of April over clause
in the state federation's constitution
regarding residence" On the 30th
of April President TIMBER wired
Schnitzler for ruling on whether or
not Melton was eligible because of
his having been out of the state the
last few years. Schnitzler. at that
time replied that Interpretation of
the residence clause was matter for
the federation's executive board to
determine.
Shortly thereafter, the executive
board met in Helena, and after con-
sideration of the clause, decided with
out dissenting vote that Mr.. Melton
did not meet the residence require
ments of the constitution. A few
days later, Frank Birmingham, BUSH
ness agent of Butte Teamsters, and
a member of the federation executive
board, appealed the boards decision
to the AFL, Washington.
AS result the AFL sent a repre-
sentative, Harold Seavey of Mime
apolis, in to meet with the board and
gather evidence on Birmingham's
protest. Seavey, on his return to Min
recommended that the pre-
vious federation executive board ac-
ton in barring Melton from the bal
lot, be upheld.
Then, Tuesday of this week, Schnit-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-03

labors. On his 2,135 shares of MPCo
common his dividends were in excess
of four thousand dollars, and he was
granted the privilege of optioning
| with no money DOWN 1000 addi-
| tional shares of common stock at
| $33.721a share. Should Mr.. Bird
decide to unload his stock at this
time he would be able to net for him
self tidy twelve thousand dollars
plus. AS of September /, 1857, Mr..
Bird will be eligible to receive $4,000
a year retirement pension.
Aggregate remuneration of the
company's nine directors and princi-
pal officers, excluding Corette and
Bird, for 1854 was $218,392. In ad-
dition, all received varying amounts
of dividends on common and pre-
ferred stock they own in the COM
pany.
Directors of the utility and stock
held by them, are: Enrol F. Gait,
Great Falls banker, 100 shares com
mon 2 preferred; N. B. Hotter, Hell
ena businessman, 600 shares common,
| preferred; Dean Chaffin, Bozeman
auto dealer and legislator, 80 shares
common, preferred; Walter Fl. Me-
Leod, Missoula merchant, share
preferred; Sam B. Chase, MPCo. vice
president, 80 shares common, pre-
ferred; w. j. Jameson, Billings at
torney, 500 shares common, pre-
ferred; C. r. Milburn, Grass Range
stockman, 26 shares common, pre-
ferred; Chester H. Steele, Butte, vice
Anaconda Copper, SO
shares preferred; Taylor B. Weir,
Helena attorney, and head of ACM's
daily newspaper subsidiary, 500
shares common, "a preferred.
The annual meeting of the utility
will be held in the Electric Building,
Butte, Wednesday, June Is.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-03
CHEAP end FOR
HUMAN RACE?

seThe entire human race can be
eliminated for the small sum of about
40 cents per human" The authority
for that startling statement is DR.
Leo Szilard, a scientist who played g
leading part in developing atomic
bombs. He was quoted this week by
Columnist Stewart Alsop.
"The simple, disagreeable fact"
Alsop says, sis that American and
Russian scientists have done what
was previously thought to be inner
emily impossible. They have found
a way to use uranium 238-natural
uranium dug out of the ground
as bomb material"
According to Szilard, Alsop says,
"this enormous scientific advance
opens up the possibility of unlimited
destruction at low cost. Combined
with (radioactive) 'fall-out,' it basic
ally transforms the whole world sit
uation."
Alsop gives figures showing how
Szilard calculated the 40-cents-per-
person cost of destroying the worlds
"a billion men, women and children.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-03
STATE CAPITOL, A GREAT
SOURCE OF INTEREST

That our State Capitol is a
source of interest to the people of
the state as we'll as people from
other states and nations is evident
by the total of registered visitors
who are guided through the build
ings every day.
Ingval Young, Capitol guide, told
me Tuesday afternoon that as of
that day there had been 1890 WISH
tors who had registered since the
18th of April-just six weeks.
These 1890 visitors included
Montana people, and represented
36 states, and eight foreign coun-
tries and Alaska.
The foreign countries included
Denmark, Canada, Austria, Burma,
Turkey, India, Indonesia and Nor
way, and were for the most part
exchange students studying our
government and way of life, be-.
fore returning to their homelands.
-GGB.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-03

the Idaho Power Company for partial
development as proposed by the De-
partment of the Interior under Sec
rotary Douglas Mckay, or whether
the federal government should con-
struct federal multi-purpose project
which would fully utilize the great
natural resources of the middle
stretch of the Snake River. The ma
TONS rural electric leaders have
Joined with major farm organizations
and labor organizations supporting
construction of a federal project at
the Hells Canyon site.
In his report to the commission,
Costello declared, "The facts seem
to point to the unacceptable conclu-
sion that with marked and sub
stantiaI advantage of the govern
ment's credit, the high dam would
be dollar-for-dollar the better in
vestment and more nearly ideal
development of the middle Snake"
However, the examiner added that
in his opinion there exists "lack of
likelihood of any favorable action by
Congress on the high dam proposal
within any foreseeable time, as dem
onstrated by the whitening of pro-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-03

decided by the commission, by the
reasoning that acknowledgment is
better than none at all, and that
it's recommendations for federal
development depends upon a poll
teal forecast by the commission,
we can lose our great undeveloped
dam sites one by one.
Congress should act Immediately,
Mrs. Cooper urged, con behalf of the
people and in furtherance of it's
legal responsibility to authorize Hells
Canyon Dam, which is demonstrative-
ly the only means by which the ire
mendous potential of the middle
Snake in that reach of the river can
be utilized to it's maximum extent. ;"
The National Hells Canyon Asso-
citation, intervenors favoring fed
eral Hells Canyon project, recon-
81 findings for the examiner
in it's reply brief. Examiner Costello
in his decision included SO of the "a
as his own conclusions some of them
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-03

According to the meeting notice
J. E. (Jack) Corette as president of
the company received an aggregate
salary of $53,125 in 1854 Ito your
hourly wage earners-$26.56 per
hour). No mention is made of how
much expense allowance Corette re-
ceived, but the notice does say that
retirement age will receive an an
nual pension or $4,000. The notice
also points out that Mr.. Corette owns
2,700 shares of MPCo. common stock
which netted him around six thousand
dollars in dividends (part of which
hover tax law.
The utility also showed its graft
tude to President Corette by per-
hitting him to option purchase of
10000 additional shares of MPCo.
common stock at $34.22. AS is COM
mon in ladling out gravy to corpora
ton executives, Mr.. Corette didn't
have to put any money down to hold
his option on the 10000 shares.
Should he decide to take up the op-
tion-e. i. sell the 10000 shares at
a profit-he would have to pay the
$342,200 for the stock. Should he,
for example, decide that the $4,000
share closing price on New York
Stock Exchange Wednesday is as
high as the utility's stock is likely to
po he could sell his 10 000 shares
pay the company for the stock, and
net a neat little profit of almost fifty
thousand dollars for having signed
his name to couple of pieces of
paper.
Board Chairman F. w. Bird in 1854
also didn't fare too badly as a result
of the rate schedules on gas and cleo
tricity sold by Montana Power Mr..
Bird received $4,000 salary for his
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-03

posals in the previous sessions of
Congress, even when sponsored and
vigorously promoted by the then Sec
rotary of Interior Oscar L. Chap
MANI in a political climate more
favorable to acceptance of such pro-
posals."
After rejecting Idaho Powers pro-
posed Oxbow and little Hells Canyon
projects, and approving IPCo's pro-
posed Brownlee project, Costello re-
marked: eff the Congress feels that
the commission has not performed
it's function in the public interest and
in accordance with provisions of sta
tute, the commissions power to issue
license may be withdrawn or sus-
pended at any time"
"a CHALLENGE TO CONGRESS"
Mrs. Cooper, commenting on con-
gressional withdrawal of FPC's Ii
censing authorization declared, "This
finding is a challenge to the Con-
gress to reassert its power of de-
cision to develop our rivers in ac-
cordance with policy and law of so
years. 1t is obvious that the Hells
Canyon case demonstrates that any
reach of river which is being fought
over by the public versus private
power companies, which apply for
licenses to build projects, can be a
long. drawn-out affair in Congress
Just as it has been for Hells Canyon
and for Grand Coulee.
eff we are to have such matters
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-03
HelIs Canyon Examiner Includes Party
Politics In Ruling Against Federal Project

WASHINGTON, d. .-(NRECA)-Federal Power Com
mission Examiner William Costello filed his findings the
Hells Canyon hearings with FPC commissioners last month
His finding recognized the superiority of high DAM but
granted Idaho Power Company license its Brownee project
because of .'the political climate"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-03
AH Official Rules Melton Eligible
For State Federation Ballot

Reversing earlier ruling he had made that interpreted
ton of state federation of abors laws matter for deter
mnaon by the state federation ALL Secretary William Schnt
zer this week ordered the placing of Perry Metons
the ballot candidate for president Montana State Fed
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-03
POWER-THREE TIMES
AS COSTLY

Costello found that the power from
the three-dam proposal of Idaho Pow
err would cost $50 nills per XVIII,
while power from Brownlee project
alone would cost TO mills per XVIII.
Compared to power costs of a federal
Hells Canyon project, the examiner
had testimony before him that indi-
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-03

In effect, Costello's curious con-
illusions held that the federal high
dam at Hells Canyon was vastly
superior to the Idaho Power Com
pany's proposed three run-of-the-
river dams, but that President
Eisenhower's power policies die
tated the approval of one of the
three inferior small dams proposed
by IPCo. He added that if congress
didn't like it, they could suspend
FPC's authority to issue the license.
The findings, one of the most con
fusing documents ever rendered By
an FPC examiner, caused supporters
of a federal Hells Canyon project to
claim moral victory. Mrs. Evelyn
Cooper, attorney for the National
Hells Canyon Association during the
FPC hearings, commented, "This was
curious decision, but one which
provides continued hope for victory
in our fight to preserve for the peo-
pie the great river resource at Hells
CANNON -
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-03
The s'Plunder Parade"
The ''PIunder Parade"
Top Officials Find Montunl
Power Jobs Lucrative

There jobs than being either the chairman of the
board the president for that matter director of
private power utility such Montana Power Company
corng figures released utty annual meeting notice
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-03
NuR OF CONTROVERSY

The Hells Canyon controversy is
whether the greatest remaining natu-
raj dam site on the North American
continent should be given away to
Evening star., 1955-05-25

IotaIs % 277 Totals 29 u 5
Fouled out for Score in sth.
Chicago - 600 900 130-4
Cleveland ---- 600 600 100-1
Runs-Carrasauel. Nieman f2l. Groth.
kiner. Error-WertZ. Runs batted in
Lollar. kiner. csrTasauel, Nieman CD.
Kiner. Carrasquel Nieman. Sacrifice
Score. Left on bases-Chicago, @: Cleve-
land. Bases on balls-Oh Pierce, !;
of Score, f. Struck out-By Pierce. 4:
by Score, IL: NarleSki. l. Hits-Oh
Score, In innings: of Narleski. in
! inning. Runs and earned runs-On
90. Passed ball-Foiles t2b. Winning
pitcher-Pierce (3-2l Losing pitcher
Score t4-3l. Time-2:3I. Attendance
Evening star., 1955-05-25

With our son Bill. jr., we put
in a hard day, mostly catching
bluegills, at the Mattaponi
Fresh Water Fishing Club,
Groom. Md. Had a lot of fun,
though. The bass we're just nom
cooperative. although we must
admit that we fished through
the heat of the day when bass
are not always on the move,
especially in ponds so heavily
stocked with bluegills as is this
one.
While there we made the ac-
quaintance of Capt. John Min
nick, United States Marine
Corps, retired, two of his daugh-
ters and his nephew. The kids
had the time of their lives CATCH
ing bluegills, and between them
must have landed more than a
hundred fish. "Tricia" is 8,
"Barbee" says she 6, and Johnny
Wagner admits to being 7. All
Evening star., 1955-05-25

THE EVENING STAR. Washington, D. c. C-5
Evening star., 1955-05-25
MAJOR BOX SCORES
WHITE sox, 4; INDIANS,
l Fouied out for Score in sth.

Totals 3s7277 Totals 90 8 ~
Evening star., 1955-05-25

meyer. executive vice president
Of Sport Fishing Institute, at his
home in Arlington. DR.. Esch-
meyer was a thoroughly practical
scientist who developed some
techniques in fish conservation
at first thought to be radical,
but which proved to be exactly
the opposite. He was the author
of 10 books for children, written
about the animals and fish he
knew so well in a vein which
made them most appealing to
the younger generation. He
worked constantly to improve
sport fishing through better re-
Evening star., 1955-05-25

vile. of Route %. If you are
interested in shotgun shooting
at its very best, here's your OPP
portunity to see some of this
country's finest shots-men like
John Dalton of Chevy Chase. a
home club member who holds
many records; Harry w. Wright
of Baltimore; Ed Calhoun OF
Salisbury. Md; George Deyoe.
the Day brothers and many
others. Shooting starts Saturday
at $50 am. and on Sunday at
8 am. Washington time. Wen
have more on this later.
Evening star., 1955-05-25
With BILL LEETcH

three were armed with glass
spinning rods and CAP reels,
and f1shed with cork floats and
worms. And Captain caught his
fish mostly on flies. To see those
kids WELD a spinning rod and
haul in bluegills at an astound-
ing rate would have made any
spincaster's eyes gleam. Johnny
was using a rod and reel for
the first time and getting along
all right. They certainly helped
depopulate that pond of food
fish. A few more week ends of
the same and we predict that
the bass will pay more atten-
ton to older folks lures.
The sport fishing world was
saddened last week end by the
sudden death of DR.. R. w. Esch-
Evening star., 1955-05-25
Travis Jackson, jr.,
Joins Braves Chain

MILWAUKEE,, May 25 (P.-
The Braves have signed Pitcher
Travis Jackson, jr., son of the
former star shortstop of the
Giants.
The junior Jackson, a left
handler and a graduate OF
Arkansas State Teachers Col
lege, will be assigned to a Braves
farm club. His father manages
Lawton, Okla, a Milwaukee unit
in the Glass D Sooner League.
Evening star., 1955-05-25

search, management and effec-
tive conservation education.
The Paul Stone Trophy Handi-
cap Shoot, a 50-bird event held
last Sunday at the conservation
farm of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Chapter. Izaak Walton
League Of America, was won by
Glenn Williams, much to the
satisfaction of all present. VIII
liams, "a newcomer to skeet
shooting, accomplished what it
takes to win a match of this
sort-that is to shoot above your
normal ability. Incidentally, he
shot in the last round, usually a
test Of any shooter when he
knows what scores are already
Evening star., 1955-05-25
TIGERS, 9; ATHLETICS. 6

Totals 351a2715 Totals 35 S % IA
Iran for Kuenn in 1st
.Ran for Fain in 9th.
3Singled for Gromek in 6th.
4singIed for Flowers. in 9TH.
5Ran for Boone in 1th.
6Homered for Lopez in 6th.
1Walked for Suder in Sth.
Ssnnounced as batter for W. Shantz
IN Sth. ca.
10Popped out for German in sth.
netro,t zoo OO3 l3O--9
Kansas City --------. 900 OLA O1o-6
Runs-Bertoia. Tuttle (2). Kaline. Del
sing, Hatfield, R, Wilson ~, Porter. vaio'
B. Wilson. Finigan 49, Zernlai. ErrorS-
Fan Raona aaelf w}.sn RHss oasIsf Msmberg FoHe
Two-base hits-R. Wilson, slaughter,
Fain, Home runs@.Kaline, Zernlai:
sacrceSBertoa oubs ptmaT niaysattTa safThfe fe
Malmberg: Power TO DeMaestri to pitmar;
Slaughter TO DeMaestri, Left on bases
Detroit, =: Kansas City, .: Bases on
Paytacf Pasof B Gdfnsf o pitmar On ITe1nF o Gorman
of Sleater, l. Srutck out-By Gromek. 3;
by Cristante. l; by Foytaek, /; by Dit
mar BY German l.; ey slestsr' IN;ste Il i
Pitmaf + 55; = igninE g.in Of zHvsFink
Of of Flowers itH in in - inning: of German.
in : innings; off cristante, in
y innins; of sIeater' | in rI,r ! innins;
one ne batter in " eighth; of Aber. i in 2
Gromek. ii: off Ditmar. 5-5: of Zu-
yeTin6 x 80 of sam wiI,,of of Toytsek,
Aber (3-0l Losing pitcher--sain (0-3.
Time 54. Attendance-lS,211.
Evening star., 1955-05-25
ORIOLES, s; RED sox,
Totals 31624I6 Totals 3,

Totals 81 "a 16 Totals 80 10 ~ 10
Ran for Evers in 6th.
Flied out for Hurd in 7th.
Struck out for Henry in Sth.
Boston -- 600 600 100-1
Baltimore ------ DOL 003 20x-6
Runs-Goodman Abrams. Diering.
Woodiing. Smith, Miranda Moore.
in-Abrams Woodling t2). Young, Ate-
Evers. Stephens. Stolen bases-Abrams.
Miranda. Woodling; Sacritlce-Cox; Sac
Nixon to Goodman to -Zauchin: Miranda
to Young to Kennedy: Goodman to
Joost to Zauchin, Left on bases-Boston
IL: Baltimore. 8. Bases on balls-On
Nixon, 4 on Mcdonald, z; OF Moore. 1.
Struck out-By Nixon, by Kremmerer.
!: by Mcdonald. 2; by Moore. 3: Hits
of Niynn in So innings: of Hurd.
O in = inning: OF Henry. 3 in l in.
ming: of Kemmsrer l In I inning; OF
Mcdonald in 62a innings: off Moore,
/ In 2h innings. Runs and earned runs
Henry. % OF Kemmerer. 90: on Nc
Donald, IL: of Moore, 90. Winning
pitcher--McDonald t2-0l; Losing pitcher
Nixon t4-D. Time-2:5o. Attendance
ID $50.
Evening star., 1955-05-25
PIRATES, IS; DODGERS. |
Totals 81 1524s Totals Al 10 81 10


Struck out for Labine in 4th.
> Struck out for Black in 9Th.
3 Popped out for Hughes in 9th.
Grounded out for Mejias in 9TH.
Brooklyn ---- 0lo 9OV 900,
PITTSBURGH - 003 OIL 4Ox-l5
Runs-Amoros, E. Freese .l2l, Grost.
Clemente I95, G. Freese, Thomas t2l.
Shepard t2I. Saffen, Ward 80, Friend.
Error-Gilliam. Runs batted in-Fur-
lilo, Clemente t3), Shepard ~, Meitas,
Friend, E. Freese t3). Thomas. Safell,
Clemente, Mejias. Three-base hit -
Groat l21. sacrifice dy-E.. Freese.
Double plays-Groat to E Ids Fresse ss r..p 70
on bases--Brooklyn. 9; Pittsburgh, Il.
Bases on balls-Of Law. 9; on fooreS,
out--Bv Podres: 4; by Law. l; 6y Meyer
9 by Friend, 2; by Lasorda' HitS~ Hts
OF Podres, 6 in ga innings; on Lablne'
in Is inning; off Never, q IN /
innings: of Black. 3 in q inning: on
Lasorda. 4 in 2 innings; on Husnes,
In ] inning; off Law, ; in 4H3 INNINGS
of Friend, O in 4 - innings. Runs ana
earned runs--Of Podres, 81; on La
bine, O-O of Meyer. Go: OF BLACK
Ii; of Lasorda.. 5-5; OF HugheS; w;
off Law. III; off Friend. 90. Hit ~
pitcher-By Lasords iE. Freesel. Wild
pitch-By Meyer winning pltcher-
Friend -{2-o(.. Losing nitcher1dP9oeeIres
Evening star., 1955-05-25
PHlLLIES, 6; GIANTS, z

Totals 81 z 2i
1Grounded into forceout for Katt in
2Walked for wilhelm in sth.
3Popped out for Irwin In Sth.
4Doubled for Liddie in 9th
New York ---------0o 600 100 001-2
Philadelphia --0o0 200 22x-6
Runs-Ashburn, Gorbous, Jones.
Seminick (2l, Morgan, Thompson. Irwin.
Runs batted in-Mays, smalley 90, En-
mis-. Seminick, Taylor, Gorbous Co. Two
base hits-Gorbous. Smalley t2), Tay-
lor. Three-base hit--Mays. Home run
Seminick Sacrifice-Gardner. Double
piays-seminiek to smalley. Left on
bases-New York. 8; Philadelphia, g.
Bases on balls-Of Hearn, l.: of Liddle,
.; off Simmons, 3. Struck out-Ry
Hearn, 4; by Simmons, 5; BY Meyer, j.
Hits-Of Hearn, . in 6a5 innings: off
Wilhelm, 0 in ~ inning: of Liddle, ) in
l inning; of Simmons, 5 in ia innings:
of Meyer, 2 in 3 innings. Runs and
earned runs--Oh Hearn. A: off Will
helm. 90. of Liddle. -; of Simmons,
BY simmons iMaysl, by Hsarn Semi
nick). Winning pitcher-Simmons IL
y. Losing pitcher-Hsarn tss3, Um-
2.31 Attendance-1 zoos.
Evening star., 1955-05-25
MINOR LEAGUES
By the Associated Press

~ VIC AooOSidSCu EECbo
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Oakland, -: Sacramento. 3-2.
san Francisco. s; Portland, 2.
Hollywood, 8 Seattle, /.
San DIEGO 4: Los Angeles. /.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal, 8; Rochester, 8 90 in
1ingsl.
Richmond. s: Syracuse. 6.
Havana. s. Columbus, 3.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Omaha. 5; st. Paul. 1.
Minneapolis. 3: Denver, 2.
Other games POSTPONED
TEXAS LEAGUE
Tulsa, 1-5; Houston, O-3.
Shreveport 4: Dallas, 2.
Fort Worth, 3; Beaumont o.
San Antonio. 8; Oklahoma City, 4.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Nashville .; Little Rock, /.
Memphis 6: Birmingham. 3.
Other games postponed.
EASTERN LEAGUE
Allentown, 5; Schenectady. 1.
Williamsport. .; Elmira. L.
Binahamton. 4 Wilkes Barre. 2.
Reading. s; Albany, >
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Charlotte. 8: Jacksonville. /.
Savannah, 3, Columbia, 0.
Other games postponed.
WESTERN LEAGUE
Des Moines, s. Pueblo, 4.
Lincoln, 8: Wichita. 3.
Sioux City. r: Colorado SPRINGS. 9.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE
Lancaster, ID: Hagerstown. 3.
York. -; Sunbury, 90.
Lynchburg. 9; Portsmouth. I
Norfolk. A: Newport News. 3--3.
Evening star., 1955-05-25

posted against him. And to cap
the climax of his second and
best round, the firing pin in his
gun broke on the last shot in
the round. Lady Luck was rid
ing with him.
And speaking of skeet shoot
ing, one Of the country's finest
skeet matches, the annual
North-South Shoot of the Ma
tional Capital Skeet and Trap
Club, will be held June As at
the club grounds on Riffleford
road. just 7 miles west Of Rock