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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-07-15

1t is always difficult for people in
our position in educational institu-
lions to precent factual information
without at the same time giving the
impression that we might be more or
less favorable to a particular tax
than another tax. In these days with
the burdens placed upon government
to finance more and more public
services desired by the people, it is
difficult problem to find sufficient
revenue and whenever a source of
considerable Importance is in pros
pect, various groups hope to get a
supporter on their side. 1t is not my
intention to take sides on a matter
of this sort, but rather to stick to
the fundamentals and to point out
the types of taxes which seem to
follow the basic and fundamental
principle Of ability to pay most COM
pletely. AS we all know, income taxes
tend to follow this principle most eff
fectively and should therefore be held
uppermost in our minds in consider
ing a reorganization or change in
our tax structure.
/ would appreciate your publishing
the above statement in order to cor
rect any erroneous impressions that
may have resulted from your June
10 editorial. Sincerely yours, -ROL-
AND r. RENNE, President, Montana
State College, Bozeman.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-07-15
More Than 5000 Still JobIess
JUNE ElapL OYNAEhT ALMOST UP TO
Level OF A Year AGO

are still at work pending settlement
of the issue.
s'Wet weather and high water" "
Smith says, "has prevented resump-
ton of full employment at the Tiber
Dam project in Liberty county, and
has deferred the start of several large
commercial building projects in the
state. Meanwhile the commencement
of hiring for constructing new air
base at Glasgow is scheduled for July,
and private power dam is about to
be started in the Clark Fork near
Noxon."
Transition of the aluminium plant
at Columbia Falls from construction
to operation is beginning. The con-
struction crew of 200 in early spring
has already been whitfield to half
that size. Operation crews are being
hired for seven-day, around the clock
and will number 400 to
500 by early fall.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-07-15

Employment levels in Montana in
dustry rose to 159, 900 in June, $500
above the May level and only TOO
below the record June employment
of year ago, according to Chadwick
III. Smith, chairman of the unem
ployment compensation commission.
Unemployment diminished only SOC
during the month, from 1865. to
5,274, reflecting the impact of about
5000 new entrants into the labor
market as schools closed for the
summer vacation.
New employment in the state
during June was largely seasonal
in nature, the figures show, occur
ring in logging and numbering with
an increase of 900, food processing
400, contract construction 700, and
1900 in governmental activities in
forests, parks, highways, and re-
pair work, Service and repair in
dustries used 500 more workers
than in May, transportation and
utilities another 800, finance and
insurance 200.
Metal mining was the only major
industry not showing a gain. This is
a result of scarcity of qualified miner
and q counter-seasonal
Of miners from under
ground work to construction, farm
ing, and other outdoor work for the
summer. Quarrying and petroleum
also classified as mining
each rose by 100 work
ers in the month.
''The employment outlook, Smith
says, Continues encouraging for July
and August. Trend in employment
totals has been toward the record
levels of the same month
a year ago ever since settlement of
a major mining labor dispute last
October and the present figures are
the closest to matching their their
year ago counterpart in that eight
month period"
The only cloud in the employ
ment sky, the charm an pointed out,
is the work stoppage at an East
Helena smelter, and the unsettled
wage contract at Butte, Anaconda,
and Great Falls. At East Helena
more than 200 men are out pending
settlement of the wage dispute,
and some 5000 to 10000 employees
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-07-15
UNCLE SAM CANT
POLICE Pure
FOOD LAWS

charlottesville man in
charge of federal food and drug in
spection says his PIG inspectors
about the same number as in 1910
only have time to check on purity
and safety of foods processed or
handled by fewer than one out of 10
of the nations plants and warehouses.
That's not counting drugstores
handling prescription items, nor res
taurants handling cleo, Food and
Drug Commission George P. Larrick
told the recent National Association
of Retail Grocers convention here.
The result is that his men hardly
have any time to see if professors
and handlers are Fleeing the public,
Larrick indicated, let alone whether
food is safe.
He said Congress had voted slight
increase in FDA funds, and that his
boss, Health, Education and Welfare
Secretary Hobby, had asked for an
industry-citizen survey of the situa-
ton. Their report is due soon, Lar
rick said.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-07-15
Flu. CENTRAL EXCHANGE

CONTINUED from Page One)
which will also seat about $50 at one
time. There is also classroom anc
a display area. Offices of the Public
Relations Director, building manager
and small conference room are
also located ION the main floor. The
second and third floors of the build
ing will have the various commodity
and service departments. The Board
of Directors room, executive offices,
the Central Exchange Agency and
Farmers Union Accounting Services
will occupy the fourth floor.
Studies were made by the archi-
tects as to materials to be used on
the floors and walls and ceilings. The
materials were selected on the basis
of appearance, cost and upkeep. In
the lobby terrazzo floor will be
laid. The walls will be covered with
vinyl plastic material. Stairways will
also be of terrazzo with vinyl plastic
wall covering. The upper stories will
use the same type of material. The
ceilings will all be of acoustic block
construction.
In addition to three elevators, there
will also be an automatic distribution
system for files and mail. The build
ing will be completely air conditioned.
A tunnel will be run under Concord
street connecting the new office with
the warehouse. Present plans also call
for snow-melting coils under the side
walk and in the entryway of the new
building.
The date of construction is not
definite as yet since that will depend
on the delivery of steel and other
materials. However, it is expected
that excavating will begin shortly
with completion of the building in
about Is months.
The construction of the new build
ing will start in the 25th year of the
Central Exchanges operation and
just 20 years after the first section
of the present building was completed
in 1886. Since that time additions to
the building were made in 1941 and
1947.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-07-15
MONTANA'S POPULATION
ESTIMATED AT 645,000

Figures released by the State Board
of Health office of Vital Statistics
place Montana's population at $780,
600.
This estimated population is based
on the 1854 and 1850 Montana school
census, the federal census of 1850
and the n. S. Census Bureaus estl-
mates for 1854.
1t is estimated Montana's popula-
ton has increased 1000 in the four
and three-fourths years since the
1850 federal census. In this period
the states births less the states
deaths accounted for population
growth of about 5000. This suggests
that more than 5000 people have
moved into Montana since 1850.
Only 10 Montana counties have
lost population since the last federal
census. The greatest population losses
are reflected in Lake county's 1886
decline and Custer county's 1861
loss.
Geneally, the Western and North
eastern portions of the state gained
population, while the Central and
Southeastern portions lost population.
Of the 38 counties showing popu-
lation gains, Yellowstone county's
10000 increase is the greatest. Cas-
cade county increased by 5000 and
Silver Bow county shows gain of
$500 since 1850. - TREASURE
STATE HEALTH.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-07-15


Editor
Great Falls Tribune
Great Falls, Montana
[ have received from friend, q
copy of the editorial contained in
your Friday, June 10, 1855, Great
Falls Tribune, on page 6, under the
heading eve Don't Want A State
Sales Tax Regardless of How 1t Is
Dressed"
I have been misquoted SO often
in public addresses | have made that
I am inclined to ignore many of the
misquotes. However, when an edi-
torial is written stating, as your edi-
torial did. that "In speech before
the Montana Public Health Associa-
ton in Missoula last week, DR.. R. R.
Renne, President of Montana State
College, recommended the setting up
of state sales tax to help bridge the
gap, ETC., etc." it seems to me that
you should have protected yourself
or been more accurate by saying that
DIR. R. R. Renne is quoted as having
said-then the blame for the mis-
quotes could be placed properly where
they belond, namely, on the UP ar
ticle out of Missoula and not on your
paper.
The facts of the matter are that
in nv MissouIa speech | did not
advocate any one tax. l did advo-
cate thorough review of our tax
structure and then pointed out the
revenue producing effects which
various types of adjustments in the
tax structure might produce. | men
toned the sales tax last and specifi-
cally indicated that | was in no
sense recommending or advocating
such tax, but in justice to the
general topic assigned me, felt
it highly desirable to point out
what a sales tax would produce if
it were levied.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-07-15
GOP-OIL CROWD IS

Continued from rage One)
| advantageous to the land owner
than State leases~can possibly be
under existing statutes enacted by
recent legislative sessions. Cor
example, as to time when drilling
must start, as to second year and
subsequent annual rentals, as to
amount of royalty, etc.
eve have had so many speaking
up in justification of the oil com
panies position that I wonder if it
isn't all right possibly for the At
torney General to be speaking up on
the subject of whether the schools
are entitled to maximum benefits at
tainable from school lands or only
such benefits as seem proper to the
oil interests. I think you will agree
that there is definitely conflict of
opinion and that the press particu-
larly ought to keep its columns open
for the presentation of both sides,
particularly in news columns.
"There is one more thing about
this controversy that bothers me and
maybe you can clear it up for me
and your other readers 1t would APP
pear from Republican and oil com
pany spokesman that the oil industry
in Montana was almost solely depend
ent upon having matters settled along
lines agreeable to the oil industry.
I wonder if actually the oil people
are so dependent upon something
less than so of Montana's total
acreage. 1t would seem feasible that
in most cases the oil people could go
right ahead with the $50 of the
States acreage, of which the State
Land Board has nothing to do, though
| haven't heard of any
excessive amount of activity in con-
nection with the more than $50 held
bv the Northern Pacific and other
and private individuals
in Montana. I believe that only about
go of the total land area is treated
as potential oil land, so actually the
controversy seems to involve about
one-tenth of 1% of Montana's total
acreage (that is, go of the SO
school lands).
eff you are going to talk about
the loss of $1O,000,00O, please get
a little more specific; and like
wise, if only something less than
so of the total acreage is involved,
why does that 559a seem to be so
desperately essential to the-ail
people?
esI will be anxious to get your full
views. I think the way to arrive at
solution of these important problems
S by full and frank discussion. |
I'm glad to see that your paper is one
If the few in Montana that seems
Wiling to have discussion on this and
,ther important public matters. y
LEO C. GRAYBILL.
Publisher Martin carried the Gray
bill letter in his June 80 issue of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-07-15
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

Rep. Lee Metcalf has set Cali
fornia congressman back on his ear.
The Californian, Republican Rep.
Craig Hosmer, has been on an anti
irrigation kick. apparently, how
ever, he does not oppose use of fed
eral funds to aid California irriga-
tion.) Almost every day he puts in
the Congressional Record short
item stating that Congress might
as we'll appropriate money to grow
bananas on Pike Peak" as to approve
this or that irrigation project.
Rep. Metcalf placed in the Record
a Lewistown Daily News editorial
which questioned Hosmer's motiva-
ton. Added Metcalf:
Congress need not appropriate
money to grow bananas on Pixies
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-07-15
DIR. Renne "Misquoted"
MISC Head Did NOT Back Sales
Tax In Recent MissoUI0 Talk

meeting of Montana Public Health
that Dr. r. Renne president
of Montana imposition of state sales
thereafter, the GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE
Montanans wanting "a state sales
tax regardless dressed Renne de-
cree purpoed This editorial reprinted
in the IT VOICE
vacation found of letter from Dr. enne
MIS-
publish the
he given the with his
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-07-15
A Montanan's

A dream OF MontananS was trans
formed into reality in Washington
last week.
Decades ago men stood on the
banks of the Big Horn River and
visualized dam across it,>a dam
which, subsequent surveys showed,
could provide virtually complete con-
troll of five per cent. of the flow of
the Missouri River, as measured at
st. Louis, and convert wasted and
dangerous flood waters into hydro
electric power and irrigation water.
They saw too the possibilities for
recfeational development, fish and
wildlife conservation and silt reten-
ton.
The YelIowtail Dam they visual
lied was authorized by Congress in
1914. But it took another eleven
years of frustrating effort until
finally, last week, Congress au-
thorized funds-four million dol
lars-with which to start construc-
ton.
To mention a few names of men
who deserve credit for their faith
in the Yellowtail project is to omit
names of others to whom credit is
due. But certainly Willard E. Fraser
and HI. w. Funston of Billings, Carl
Sloan and Henry Reugamer of Hardin,
and Herb Buck and other members of
the Billings Chamber of Commerce,
deserve a ''well done" Montana's>
three Democrats ~ Congress worked
hard for the finally successful ap-
but lot of people back
home did spadework.
Construction of the dam could be
delayed by the administration or by
negotiations with the Grow Indians
whose land will be flooded and who
must, the Montana delegation has
insisted, be adequately compensated.
But, barring bottlenecks, the build
ing of access roads and other pre-
iminaries may begin this year.
Other Montana public works ap-
proved by a joint Senate-House con-
committee last week included
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
lower Marias Unit - s3,675, 900
Helena Valley Unit - 100000
Fort Peck Unit - $4,000
Bull Hook Project near
Havre (for completion 100000
Billings Flood Control
Project --------- 40,00O |
-,ibbv Dam flor plans) $1,000 |
cCDIIMcuEN HOCMER
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-07-15

Rep. Flare, in whose district yell
fowtail is located, was no where to
be found when Congressional hear
ings were being held on whether
or not to appropriate initial con-
struction funds for the project
P.V. EDITOR.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-07-15
Washington Notebook

/ Peak. But it should appropriate funds
for needed irrigation and reclama-
ton projects in the West He went
on to say that u. S. food needs will
increase an estimated 40 per cent
from 1850 to 1875, that during this
time an estimated 15 million acres
will be- lost to expanding non-farm
facilities, and rs million acres will
be lost by soil erosion.
sIrrigation and reclamation prof.
ects," he said, twill help provide the
20 million to 80 million acres in new
cropland needed by 1875, as well as
the 20 per cent increase IN produc-
ton needed to meet our food require
ments only 20 years from now"
EGGS AND WOMEN
~ Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, in sug-
costing that President Eisenhower
may not run for reelection, said the
Republican party should not put all
its eggs in one basket. The inevitable
reply, now going the rounds in Wash
ington, is eyes, ma'am, but what if
you have only one egg?"
Then there was the letter one sem
ator recently received concerning
changes in the social security law,
in which a woman asked him to sup
port "a move to lower the age of
women" The senator observed that
this was an ageold, rather than an
old-age problem.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-07-29

denominationalism of the Jew. It
is not question of idealogy. How
could it possibly be? How could a
town boasting Two Conservative
Synagogues and yet not be able
to support even one kosher
butcher especially since one of
the important tenets Of Conserva-
tive Judaism is supposed to be
Koshrut. Let's be honest and face
facts. Splits among Jews today
are caused by personality differ
ences not idealogY and should not
be so easily condoned. It is true
that there are more Jews in Or
lando since your first visit 20
years ago but they have not pro-
crossed after 20 years. The entire
burden of running congregation
still rests with the Rabbi and his
Rebbetzin who have to be teach
ers, the shamos, the executive di-
rector, the supervisor of the Sun
day school and all else that goes
with running a congregation. Who
suffers most by this? The chill
dren. In this age Of specialization
why shouldn't we give our chill
dren the best in the way of Jew
ish education? If Orlando could
brag of an Educational director, a
Youth Director, a person trained
as Music Director and qualified
Hebrew teachers and qualified
Sunday School teachers, then I
would "Chep Nachas" with you
in your column Musings" If you
think everything is peaceful now
in Orlando because there are now
three congregations, with three
Rabbis and 8 religious schools it
is only because the split is young
and the new congregation is but
a few months old. If you will tell
me few years hence that all is
peaceful in Orlando with three
congregations and peace and har-
mony prevails in each congrega-
ton. then I will be very happy.
By this time Orlando Jewry
should boast of magnificent
Temple, new in construction and
design, not a reconditioned old
church.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-07-29

spent many moments musing over
the following letter which 1 re-
ceived on the heels of the publica-
ton of the Orlando oriented col
umn :. :.
l am sure that neither the au-
thor of the letter nor this column
list is attempting to run Orlando
Jewish affairs But whereas
the development of each Jewish
community does in some proper
ton affect the growth of other
comnunities-either by example
or by creating precedent-What
happens in Orlando is of interest
to general Jewry
understand that since the
creation of the two conservative
synagogues and one Temple of
Liberal Judaism in this commu-
nifty with approximately a thou
sand Jewish families there have
been overtures made toward a
Cancellation of the two conserva-
tive groups +. Although the re-
printed letter is signed, l am re-
printing it as from an anonymous,
as I have not received permission
for the reprint.
Dear Mrs. Ethel Moscovitz:
was ''musing" with you in
your column Musings" in the
Nov. 18th issue of the Southern
Jewish Weekly" Frankly, didn't
know whether to laugh or to cry.
l was prompted to laugh when I
read your superficial observations.
You spent few hours in Orlando
after not being there for 20 years.
l was prompted to cry when I
realized the power of the written
word and I was convinced that
one should not believe all that one
reads. 1t is very serious to con-
done splits in Jewish life, espe-
cially in small community. The
non-Jew cannot understand the
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-07-29
M1AMq1
BY Ethel Teddy" Moscovitz

, Sometimes letters to the editors are
printed Immediately, and sometimes they
are placed within constant view for
thought and perusal =. The latter type
of missive was received during the win
ter following my column on the develop
ment of the Orlando Jewish community
At that time had spoken in glow
ing terms of the formation Of a second
Conservative wing congregation ;. This
was my sincere conviction My own
opinion is that Orlando has benefited
from this movement instituted by the
second congregational group, but have
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-07-29

Long regarded mainly as re-
freshing chilled soup or a quick,
thirst-quenching summer drink,
rich, ruby-red Manischewitz Bors-
chit is now fast becoming popu-
lar party-goer, dressed up in a
variety of sophisticated ways to
provide the perfect liquid accom-
paniment to hors d'oeuvres, can
apes and such.
When meat is on the menu, iced
Manischewitz Borscht, serve d
clear, with slice of lemon as
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-07-29

tangy accent to the garden-fresh
flavor of tender young beets, pro-
vides the kind of quick, cool re-
freshment that means so much at
summer social. And when the
menu permits a delightful Borscht
Cooler, with sour cream whipped
in and club soda added for a
sprightly taste, takes top honors
as a smart new drink that will do
any hostess proud.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-07-29
JEWS IN
SPORTS
BY Bill Wolf
LONDON

Moscow over. world champion
Mikhail Botvinnik was the high
point in a dynamic career.
Here was match of two great
Jewish chess experts-a match
that people had been waiting for
many months to see. When the
Russian chess team came to the
United States the hopes that
Reshevsky would be matched
against Botvinnik came to naught
because Botvinnik did not make
the trip.
This time, on the visit of the
American team to Moscow, the
stage was set. While the U. S.
squad, which consisted of many
other Jewish players, was defeat
ed by a score of 25-7, the defeat
was softened by Reshevsky's vic
tory over Botvinnik. In a four
game match, Reshevsky won 21z-
liz.
Thus came fitting highlight in
the chess career that began years
ago in Poland when Samuel
Reshevsky was only six years old.
The truth is that at the age of
six, Reshevsky was already an ex-
hibition player. Harold Ribalow,
who has done a great deal of COM
mendable research on Jews in
sports, published the following
facts about Reshevsky's early
days in the book, "The Jew in
American Sports
"When Samuel Reshevsky was
little five-year-old lad in the
Polish town of Ozororkow, he
watched, with breathless fascina-
ton, his father bent over a chess
board working out a complicated
problem. His fathers careful
moves on the board so interested
the boy that one day after having
watched the older man countless
times, he asked his father to play
game with him. With amuse-
ment the parent agreed. Within a
few. minutes, the game was well
advanced and, to his astonish-
ment, Samuel's father discovered
that he was losing. Finally, the
five-year-old, in his first formal
game, beat his father. A new chess
prodigy had been born.
"At the age of six, Samuel
Reshevsky, known then and later
as Sammy, toured all of Poland,
giving remarkable exhibitions of
his chess prowess. When he was
eight, he appeared in all the CAPT.
tails of Europe, bewildering and
amazing chess lovers with the
preciseness of his attack and his
mastery of the complex chess
board. A year later, at nine, the
youngster came to the United
States. He was as incredible in
this country as he had been in
Europe. At West Point, for in
stance, he took on large group
of cadets simultaneously and, of
course, licked them all"
When you take into account the
amazing career of Reshevsky and
the careers of some Of the other
outstanding American players,
you get an idea of the brilliance
of the leading Russian players,
many of whom are Jewish. For
Reshevsky to defeat Botvinnik
was major feat.
Of course, this was not cham
pionship match. It was team
match, and Botvinnik remained
the title holder. However, the vic
tory by ReshevSky placed him in