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The Sidney herald., 1955-06-09

with relatives there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Con Ross and
daughter Sherri of Long Beach
stopped in Sidney the first of the
week for a visit with relatives
on their way to Lambert for a
weeks vacation at the home of
his parents.
Mrs. Walt Knoop is enjoying
a two weeks visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. Josie Westby, and among
nleces and their families in Seattle,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry McGraw
and Norma, and Mrs. Fred Hurst
spent the Sunday before Memorial
day at Williston, where they took
care Of family lots in the Will
Iston cemetery
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Erickson left
Tuesday for Portland, Oregon.
where they were to be joined by
their daughter Rosemary for sew
eral weeks trip by car to Alaska.
they will stop enroute at Big Val
ley, Alberta, for a visit at the
home of Mrs. Erickson's aunt, and
will visit among old friends at
west coast points.
Mr.. and Mrs. W A. Stevenson
OF Vancouver, Wn., returned home
Friday following a two weeks
visit here with Mrs. Stevenson's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Rog-
ers. Mr.. Stevenson works for the
United Airlines in Portland, and
Mrs. Stevenson is employed in the
Montgomery Ward offices at Van
couver.
A/3c Kenneth Sebring arrived
home Friday on a Today furIough
from Parks ALB in California
where he has been assigned for
thirteen weeks of school.
Miss Marguerite Nelson of Great
Falls visited in Sidney recently
at the home of her uncle and aunt.
DR.. and Mrs. I. J. Peterson, and
was here for the graduation of
her cousin, Dolores Peterson.
Mrs. G. R. Magruder left We'd
nesday for Iowa City, Iowa, where
she will attend the 5Oth anniver-
sary celebration of her high school
graduation class.
Mrs. Lane Potter and daughters.
Lana and Loretta, visited several
days with their son and brother.
Laniel, at Fort Leonard Wood,
Mo-, recently, returning to their
home here last Thursday. They
made the trip down by a and
Mrs. Potter brought back a new
Nashua trailer from the factory at
Kansas City. Mrs. Potter said thew
had a fine time at Fort Leonard
Wood and enjoyed two days sight
seeing with their son and were
also accompanied by Robert Bar
Der of Sidney, who is stationed
there.
E. E. Ellington will enter Tulane
University in New Orleans this
week to finish work on his college
degree, which he has not COM
due to his time in the
service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Bell and
Deanie left this week for Dillon
where they will attend summer
school at the state normal. They
will return to Lambert this fall,
where Dick will resume his posi-
ton on the school faculty as coach,
and Mrs. Bill, who filled a vacan-
cy the latter part of the year, will
also resume that position on the
school faculty.
MI. and Mrs. Axel Nelson join
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Art Nelson of
The Sidney herald., 1955-06-09
THE SIDNEY HERALD
Thursday. June g. 1855

gren were awarded prizes for high
and second high bridge scores
respectively, and guest gifts were
presented to Mrs. Churchill and
Mrs. Donnelly.
The Sidney herald., 1955-06-09
SOCIETY
Social Affairs in Complement
To MI. and Mrs. Leon Gauker and
Daughter. Jean Mary

Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Gauker enter
tanned a group of friends at a dinner
party on their lawn Tuesday evening
IN compliment to their son and his
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Ga1ker and
daughter, Jean Mary, who are visiting
here from their home in St. Paul
Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs. Gauker and
their h~ouseguests were guests of Tony
Lund and Jimmie Ian at a delicious
dinner at the Eagle Cafe. After din
ner they enjoyd an evening of bridge
at the home of Mrs. Marie Finneman
followed by a lovely dessert course.
Tonight they viii be dinner guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Lun.
The Sidney herald., 1955-06-09
Sidney Nile Club t. Meet
At Chris Hansen Home

The Sidney Nile club will meet
Monday evening, June 10 at 800
at the home of Mrs. Chris Hansen.
All members please be present.
The Sidney herald., 1955-06-09

Protect your garden against
insects. Bug Bombs, Sprays, and
Garden Dust. SIDNEY DRUG
STORE. 2O-2tc
The Sidney herald., 1955-06-09
NOTICE

Our office will be closed June
Is to July 5.
DaSinger ChirOpractOrS
Alp E. Hughes
Glendive, Mont. 2O-3tp
The Sidney herald., 1955-06-09

SunglasSes, a nice selection to
choose from, Csc and up. See
them at the SIDNEY DRUG
STORE. 2O-2tc
The Sidney herald., 1955-06-09
NOTICE

My office will be closed June
4 to June IA.
DIR. I. j. Peterson. 19-1tc
The Sidney herald., 1955-06-09

Just received - a fresh ship
ment of Cutters Black Leg ALT.
Thrifty Drug Co. 2O-2tc
The Sidney herald., 1955-06-09

BIackleg Vaccine and KRIS.
stock up on your needs now.
SIDNEY DRUG STORE. 2O-2tc
The Sidney herald., 1955-06-09

Get set for the swimming sea-
son, e the new selection of
swimming caps and suntan oils.
SIDNEY DRUG STORE. 2O-2tc
The Sidney herald., 1955-06-09
NOTICE

will be out of my office June
6 to July 6.
DR.. G. A. Beagle. I9-5tc
The Sidney herald., 1955-06-09
NOTICE

DR.. r. A. Hyde, M. d., will
not be in his office until June
p. 19-2tc
The Sidney herald., 1955-06-09
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Petersen
Announce Engagement

Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Petersen announce
the engagement Of their daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Erickson Of
Sidney. Joy will receive her degree
from st. Patrick's hospital, school of
nursing at Missoula in July. Wayne is
now with the GSI seismograph crew
at Browning. Montana. They plan an
August wedding.
The Sidney herald., 1955-06-09
NOTICE

/ will be out of town from
June 8 to June is.
r. ID. Benson, M. ID. 19-2tc
The Sidney herald., 1955-06-09

Owen Harris, 600 = 3rd st. N. E.,
brought a freak potato to The
The Sidney herald., 1955-06-09

I9-5tc
, 1955-01-03
j. Hdrold Kolseth
Vqcotioning With
FdrnilY. Brother

J. Harold Reynolds, Execu-
tive vice president Of the ia
nous paint manufacturing
firm Of Devoe & Reynolds has
been vacationing here for the
past few weeks with Mrs.
Reynolds, their two daughters
and his brother Knud.
Devoe & Reynolds IS one Of
the oldest firms in the u. S.
and celebrated its 200th anni-
Confined on page ~
, 1955-01-03
Dr.. Briun ShorneY
Fmr. Chief Nun. Phy.s
Spends Week Here

Dr.. Brian Shorney F.A.CS.,
former Chief Municipal Ply
sician for St: Croix, spent the
past week here visiting with
friends and former patients.
DR.. Shorney is now taking
a course III advanced surgical
techniques at New York Uun-
versity's Bellevue Post Grad
uate Medical Center.
He left today for New York.
, 1955-01-03
Residents. Visitors
frightened BY Storm
Wurning Lost NIGHT

Late into last night hammer
ing could be heard all over the
town of Ghristiansted, and pre-
sumably in Frederiksted, as
storm warning flags were
hoisted on the Forts because
Of a dangerous storm that was
at one time reported to be on
II 100 miles south Of st. Croix.
Both radio stations, WIVI
in st. Croix and VISIT in St.
Thomas, remained on almost
Continued on page a
, 1955-01-03
Severed Motive Sons.
Return to Visit With
Relatives. Friends

Among the several visitors
to the island for the Christ
mas holidays are a number Of
native sons and their wives,
some Of the latter are natives
Of the mainland.
Among them are: Mr.. and
Mrs: Haloff Harrigan; Mrs.
Harrigan is from Virginia
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Harri-
pan, whose wife is from Ma
Continued on page a
, 1955-01-03
THOUSANDS VIEW new YEARS DAY
XMAS FESTIVAL PARADE IN CHRSTIANSIED
KING EDWARDS THE NINTH 8 "oUEEN JESsIcA"
ON coLoRF1 q REVIEW SUBJECTS

Several thousand persons, from all over the island, in
GLIDING visitors and friends from the neighboring islands and
the mainland, gathered in Christiansted on New Years Day
and viewed the cclorful parade which marked the closing Of
the Third Old Fashioned Christmas Festival.
The parade started from Basin Triangle, moved down
King Street, turning right at the Wharf area and on TO Pa
rade Ground, There the several troupes and individuals per
formed before Their Majestiess the King and Queen Of the
Festival represented BY Harry Edwards (Mr. Hallyl, who
was dubbed King Edwards the Ninth and Mrs. Jessica
Tutein Daggetts called Queen Jessica7 as spectators look
, 1955-01-03

ed on. oeVeIaI were awarded
prizes
full wheels, 4 truck with Ivan
onash Olinian sNieS ue s fThumpss orchestra, a donkey
iaue ~ unuel KS & 60 cart, carrying the banner of
pm, headed by Police Direc- ust croix IL tba saas hotel
tor Davis in the Police car, fol u;thf ;o litt1o onaa-ohoard
s & ~ Alphonso GasRin and Miss
Elaine Boiling headed a group
- Of boys and girls, who dance
the ~quadrille; they made the
movements as they marched.
800 8 snaA A0ts7 Emanus (Puppah) Christian
Directly behind were three once again appeared in his
majorettes, some young boys very unique costume, which
in cowboy outfits with their include a top hat with Christ
guns; then came a scratch mas tree, cutaway coat and
band, followed BY other kids baggy pants. Behind came
in colorful costumes followed some clowns and the Casa
by two little boys carrying asBlanca Steel Band; a truck
banner Indicating that the followed directly behind with
beautifully dressed were from ed Inside Of the Tombs0 then
the Hamilton Jackson Terrace some wild Indians, a Vcorp
Low Cost Housing Unit. They Float, two little girls carried
danced forward and back with a banner marked Happy New
the music. Year.
a group Of masked persons All along the way specta-
followed, with a scratch tors applauded the marchers
band, then some local clowns; but d riot Of laughter and ap-
behind these were six donkeys plaEse broke as one individ
with their riders; 4 small car ual clowned BY. il was later
with streamers; six boys on discovered to be Ebenezer
bicycles, decorated wah color WillOcls, operator Of a Taxi
Evening star., 1955-02-13
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Evening star., 1955-02-13
.MorriogeLicense
Applications

Under D. C. laD couples must
apply tor marriage license on
one day. matt three fuH days
and receiUe the license on the
nth day. Sundays and hoH-
days are counted the same as
other days.
Allen Stevens. o. Cassopons. Mich,
and Margaret Ketcham, 21. 6o2 Del
Ralph Davies; 4s; 3oto Idaho ave; NV.
'aWif %iii DYSss STsdtor IS Is ss sh ;ts ana
Jack Clark -, and Beatrice Keller. Is.
Paul ,n nBess;; 3, s,,: .s and, and ssTs, r. Berry. 81.
Rossrt sSsa Il aafton SltTsF spFins Issi No w st
and Margaret Fieis ' is. "a4oois ssssd
John n. MGr,iss, N.gta ne:o e, Takoma P.rk, Nd.
Albert Malta, Has, 17ee ssd pl. Sc, and
Adrienne King 20, 1431 Roxanna
John Brice, ~, and Rubye Zachary. 30.
= both Of $40 ,elst st. NV.
Harry Jenkins. 40, and Celestine Brooks.
william Davis. 4o a3s Shepherd st.
nv, and Nora Clark "A, 1865 Ham
Ronald Jacobs. 81, 91s Michigan ave.
ne, and Marian Doss. IS. 1900
Hamlin st. ne.
Charles Walker, -. 1880 Ames pl.
ne: and Naomi Hawkins. IA. 1909
Alvie Ward, 81, Norfolk. Va. and Anna
Pantalone. 2", 1922 South Dakota
ave. ne.
David McCollum, IS, q. 8. Navy. and
Margaret McGuinness, 80. No. ! Lee
Robert Bunce. so. Pittsneld. Mass. and
Olga Ridenbaugh. 80. 1915 Franklin
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walter Nicholson. a., New YORK City.
and Wilma Wilder. "a, 3S06 Davis
pl. NV.
Evening star., 1955-02-13
Woman Who Gave
First Blood in 1918
Donates Her SD Pint

Mrs. Bessie Qstrow of Monte
eey, Calf. donated her SIND pint
of blood to the Red Cross at the
District Chapter last week.
Mrs. Ostrow, visitor Of her
daughter. Mrs. Beatrice Wigler.
2945 Hickory street, Alexandra,
gave her first blood donation In
1918 In response to a call on be-
half of American soldiers fight
ing in France.
Since then she has given blood
In various parts of the country
while on visits to her three chill
dren.
Her son, Allen Ostrow, Of De-
troit, received blood while on
Okinawa during World War II.
Fished for Living.
Until two years ago Mrs. Os-
trow and a woman partner did
commercial fishing for q living,
operating a tuna clipper. Since
the accidental drowning Of her
partner two years ago, Mrs. Os-
trow has been working as a fish
cutter in a cannery in Monterey.
In her spare time she does
volunteer work for civil defense
rs warden and for the ground
observer corps as an aircraft
spotter. She also Is q sports
fisherman Of prominence in
Monterey, and last year won
second place in the salmon
derby.
During the past week the
Washington Regional Blood
Center distributed a total of
1,430 pints Of blood in the Dis
trict and communities covered
by the bloodmobiles in Mary
land, Virginia and West Vir-
Rinia.
Blood Centers Listed.
In the District, s31 pints were
distributed, in Maryland, 1853; in
Virginia. 353; in West Virginia,
19, and outside the area, GA.
Besides the scheduled weekly
bloodmobile collections. there
are arrangements for Red Cross
donors to give blood at Garfield
Hospital from 9 am. to S pm.
Mondays through Fridays; at
Freedmen's Hospital from l to
8 pm. Mondays through Fridays
and from 2 to 5 pm. Sundays; at
Walter Reed Hospital from 9
am. to 4 pm. Mondays through
Fridays, and from 7 to 9 pm.
Tuesdays, and at the Washing
ton Regional Blood Center from
to 8 pm. Mondays and from 8
am. to 5 pm. Tuesdays through
Fridays.
Bloodmobiles are scheduled to
make the following visits this
week, starting at 10 am. unless
otherwise indicated:
Tomorrow-Prinee George County:
Andrews Air Force Base Building T-3-7a;
Arlington County: Building TT. Gravelly
Point
Tuesday-District OF Columbia Chap
ter; Main Navy. Constitution avenue.
Room 2541. from $50 a m. to $3.50 pm; !;
Alexandria Chapter: CHAPTER House, 4o1
Duke street
Wednesday - District of -Columbia
trict Of columbia CHAPTER n Auditoriun Si r
Annex Bureau of Engraving and Print
ins. Fourteenth and D streets SW
Thursday-Fairfax County: Fort Bel
weir, Va. Building NN34. from $50
am: to $50 pm: Montgomery County:
Auditorium Administration Building. Ma
from $50 am. TO $3.50 pm.
Friday-Quantico Caapter: Brown
Field Dispensary Marine Corps Air Sta
County: Navieation Hydrographic. Fed
era1 once Building No. 3. Suitland Nd.
from 9:30 am. to ?;30 pm.
Evening star., 1955-07-20

Isaid the accounts carried be-
tween $500 and $4oo.
Siemer waived q removal
hearing yesterday and agreed to
return to New York. Authorities
expect to extract . more exact
accounting Of his spending after
he gets there.
His 23-year-old wife Henrietta
was charged with conspiracy.
but Assistant United States At
torney Lorean Van Brocklin said
he would recommend she be re-
leased on account Of the chill
dren.
The children. aged 5, 8 and 2,
were temporarily put in the
custody of Mrs. Siemer's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett K. Bacon
of Fairlawn, N. ].
Evening star., 1955-07-20
Man Leads Simple Life
Despite $4,000 Loot

CLEVELAND, July 20 R.-
For a man with more than $25,-
900 tucked away in a suitcase,
John Siemer, admitted bank en-
bezzler, didn't live very high.
He owned a three-year-old
convertible, two chinchillas cost
ing $1,000. a big television set
and a new refrigerator.
But his hideaway-home, where
he lived with his pregnant wife
and three small children, was a
partly finished, one-room con-
crete block house in the little
village of South Amherst, IS
miles west Of Cleveland.
The floor was rough, splintery
planking and the inside walls
were the pitted backs Of the con-
crete blocks. Light cords hung
from uncovered rafters.
His beds were mattresses on
plywood slabs. He and his fam
lily shared the one room with the
chinchillas and six mongrel dogs.
s25.570 in Suitcase
When FBI agents arrested
Siemer there Monday night, the
suitcase and $25.570 was hidden
on top Of the rafters. The re-
frigerator was almost bare.
It was horse-betting that led
him astray, the 25-year -old
Siemer later told a reporter. He
fled 10 months ago from a Staten
Island, IN. " bank where he
worked two years as a teller. The
bank says he embezzled a total
of $93, ,7SO.
All he would have needed,
Siemer reflected, was one chance
to bet $4,000 on "sure thing"
and recover his losses.
He had been playing the
horses for several months and
figured he had lost about $35, 900
when one day last September he
thought "they had become
somewhat suspicious"
$50 when closed up, cleaned
out my cash drawer. which had
100000. I intended to bet this
all on the following day in a
desperate attempt to recover and
repay the whole business"
But the next day he oversight
Evening star., 1955-07-20
Storm Damages
California Resort

SAN DIEGO, Calf. July 20
P.-Tornadic winds, accom-
panied by heavy rain, demolished
a business building and un-
rooted two houses and a church
yesterday at Borrego Springs,
desert resort area in, Eastern
San Diego County. No injuries
were reported.
The storm dumped 7.29 inches
Of rain on the area in IS min
utes. The wind demolished an
800-square- foot electric shop.
Evening star., 1955-07-20

and knew the shortage would
have been discovered by the time
he reached the bank, he said. So
he bought the car and the
family headed West.
Opened Bank Accounts
Later. he said, he opened two
bank accounts in Canton. Ohio,
with which to save money to re-
pay the New York bank. He
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-09-16

9th Biennial Report,
"Book of the States,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-09-16
More Gravy Dispensed
TAX SUBSIDIES FOR UTILITIES
CONTINUE UNDER new TITLE

I456 of its $2,483,O00 transmission
facility.
ODM's August IL announcement
which was generally interpreted as
an indefinite suspension of tax write
off subsidies for power companies,
stated: "Under suspension is total
of 38 expansion goals covering, among
others, such items as commercial car
rier aircraft, electric power, primary
aluminium facilities, freight cars, and
petroleum.
In a subsequent paragraph, the an
nouncement stated: unchanged at
this time by Mr.. Fleming's order is a
total of 20 expansion goals which,
pending review, will remain open be-
cause of their direct defense relation
ship. :"
Under the open list of expansion
goals is included title 225: "Power
Facilities for Military, Atomic Energy
and Defense Related Needs" this is
the justification for awarding the new
subsidies for transmission facilities,
according to ODM's information of
flee.
Power companies received $2.9-
billion in tax write-off subsidies
from the end of the Korean War
until December 1853, when the pro-
gram shutdown. 1t was reactivated
again in April of 1855 and appar-
Continued on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-09-16

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(NRECA)
The Office of Defense Mobilization
awarded six private utility companies
certificates for $1,117,586 in interest
free loans last month, which over 33 rs
years will amount to a $3,799,2 28
subsidy.
Despite the fact that ODM an
nounced on August IL that the cleo
trio power expansion goal was being
suspended" for re-evaluation, the six
power companies will be allowed to
deduct $1,117,586 from their tax bills
during the next five years to build
transmission facilities. The new sub
sides were awarded under the title
"Power Facilities for Military, Atomic
Energy and Defense Related Needs"
rather than the Electric Power"
title, according to an ODM spokes-
man.
The power companies, receiving
to construct transmission
facilities for defense needs, included
Western Massachusetts, Electric Co.,
400 of it's S1,209,942 transmission
facility; Southern California Edison
Co., $50 of its $233,683 transmission
facility; Southwestern Public Service
Co., $50 of it's $939,869 transmission
facility; Ohio Power Co., $50 of
$190,950 of its transmission facility;
Electric Power Co., $50
of its $206,476 transmission facility;
New York State Electric & Gas Corp,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-09-16

Co. at La Junta, Rocky Ford and
Las Animas.
In those three cities, 1882 checks
totaling $136, 643.06, were mailed.
Eight industrial consumers got a
total of $23,7S8.47, including $14,-
584.24 to the Southern Colorado
Power Co. of La Junta.
The average refund for domestic
consumers in the three towns was
$15.62. In other areas the average
for domestic consumers goes down
as low as $7.43.
The checks go to consumers who
received service for which they
were billed during the period Au-
gust 1852 to December 1858, the
period during which the higher
rates were billed and the money
held in escrow pending the court
decision.-THE ROCKY NOUN
TAIN NEWS, Denver.
Apparently there is nothing
unique about the fight Attorney
General Arnold Olsen has been
carrying on to bring about multi
fication of the excessive natural
gas rate increases granted Montana
Power and Montana-Dakota Utili-
ties in August, 1858, by the Public
Service Commission. Should Olsen
be successful, more than forty thou
sand gas consumers in the state will
be in line to receive refunds rang
ing from SIS upward into the thou
sands of dollars. The people of Mon
tana have very substantial stake
in the outcome of these cases be-
fore the State Supreme Court
EDITOR.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-09-16
New Hope For Montana Gas Consumers
Colorado Utility Forced To Refund
$4,426,357 In Overchurqes

COLORADO SPRINGS-Refund
checks, totaling more than 81 mill
lion, were being distributed Tues
day by Colorado Interstate Gas Co.
to consumers in Ill communities.
The first checks were mailed to
gas users in Canon City, Trinidad,
La Junta, Rocky Ford, Las Animas,
Castle Rock, Fountain, Florence,
Eads, Hugo and Limon.
Checks for Denver gas users Will
be sent the second week in Septem-
Der.
The refunds follow rate reduc-
tions ordered by the Federal Power
Commission and sustained by the
U. S. Supreme Court. The amount
to be refunded totals $4,426, 357.
The largest number of refund
checks in the first batch went to
users served by Citizens Utilities
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-09-16
WWP Puts In Spite Lines +.
4 idaho Power Co-ops Charge
Private Firm With Piracy

GRANGEVILLE, Idaho CNS) -
Four rural electric co-ops in the
Idaho panhandle have charged Wash
ington Water Power Company with
'encroaching, aggrandizing, and pi-
rating" their customers and service
area.
The co-ops have asked Idaho Pub
lie Utilities Commission to make
WWPC quit serving their former Gus
toners. They say WWPC is violating
state law by failing to get the COM
missions approval before building
lines.
The private firms new lines parallel
and duplicate coop lines, the co-ops
say. By pirating a few coop custo-
ners in more profitable service areas,
WWPC endangers the co-ops' ability
to reach farmers in more sparsely set
tied areas.
The four co-ops are Idaho County
Light & Power Cooperative Associa-
ton here, Northern Lights of Sand
point, Clearwater Valley Light &
Power Association of Lewiston, and
Kootenai Rural Electric Association
of Couer d'Alene.
Frank HI. Arnzen, president of Ida
no County, told NORTHWEST
RURALITE the piracy is becoming so
serious that it threatens a solvent, eff
fective rural electric program.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-09-16
Revenue For Our State Government

Why resource-depetion tax returns in rich
state such Montana low compared with the
several other states listed? This disparity be pr
marily charged up to two reasons: L. We have been
gentle in how heavily assess such taxes, or
No tax is levied against depletion of certain import
ant Montana resources.
Severance taxes levied in Montana, and the rates,
are:
Metals Mines License Tax: First 500, 600 of pro-
duction tax exempt; next $50, 900 portion there
Of one-fourth of one per cent; the next $4,000
or portion thereof one-half of per cent; the
next 100000 portion thereof three-fourths of
one per cent; all over $500, 900, one per cent.
Coal Miners and Dealers License Tax: Five cents
per ton on each ton of coal mined in the state This
license tax also calls for five cents ton each ton
of coal shipped into and sold in the state The latter
cannot be considered Montana resources severance
tax.
Continued on page two)