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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-30
Occupational Disease
Legislation

Today Montana is only one of two
states which does not recognize the
principle that diseases incurred in the
course of employment are just as much
industrial accidents as are broken
bones, loss of sight, etc., incurred on
the job. According to the Book of the
States, "At present, compensation
coverage for all occupational diseases
is provided by 26 states, Alaska, the
District of Columbia and Hawaii an
additional 20 states and Puerto Rico
have provided coverage for at least
some Occupational diseases"
With both the Republican and
Democratic parties of Montana now
on record for placing SiIicosis and
other occupationaI diseases under
Workmen's Compensation, the way
may now be cleared to enact such
Iong-needed legislation in spite of
the powerful lobby of the Anaconda
Company.
Enactment of occupational disease
legislation will not only assure future
victims of Silicosis higher benefits
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-30

of it would likely be lost to highway
use, judging by past and current state
appropriation practices.
"The Montana Farmers Union will
fight removal of the refund on nor
highway used gasoline with all po
sible effort so long as the gasoline t
is levied in a manner to cause farme
and ranchers to pay the tax on f
used in their field operations" the
head of the states leading farm or
ganization declared.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-30
Workmen's Compensation

Weekly benefits and the length of
time benefits are available for the
disabled in Montana fall far behind
similar benefits in other western
states. Nationally Montana ranks, on
an average, among the lowest third
of the states, even though some prog
ress has been made in recent years
on medical-hOspital payment features
of the act, and weekly benefits after
a long drOuth-have been raised to
some degree.
The maximum weekly benefits for
disabled federal employees is $121.15
a week. Statewise, only Arizona and
it's $3.50 weekly maximum exceeds or
comes close to the federal standard.
Of the other states, Oregon's maxi
mum of $61.15 is tops in the west as
we'll as all other jurisdictions outside
of. Arizona. Eighteen jurisdictions now
pay $40 or more maximum disability
benefits
Montana's maximum, payable only
to disabled worker with five or
more dependents, is $3.50 per week.
Maximum benefits for our neighbor-
ing states are: Oregon, $6f.15;
Continued ON Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-30

u
D Continuing, he pointed out "our ma
ton does not have manpower to waste
we have but six per cent of the
worlds population, and as you know
we carry far more than six per cent
of the responsibility for the world S
welfare.
1--WE cannot afford the terrible waste
of discrimination because of race, re-
ligion or place of origin" the secre-
tary emphasized. 1--WE cannot afford
the waste of sKills because of made
quate training and education. We can
not afford the waste of our people
caused by inadequate social legislation
which fails to give them proper secur-
ity in time of need and proper restora-
ton when they are injured
How we'll do laws erecting the well
fare of workers in Montana measure
up to federal standards, to similar laws
in effect in other states? The follow
ing information CLEANED from THE
BOOK OF THE STATES, 1861,
published by the Council of State Gov
ernments, indicates there is much to
be done on the legislative front in
Montana if this states laws are to
begin to approach national averages
of the other states and the much high
er federal standards.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-30
Public Ownership
Pays Big Dividend In
Edmonton, Alberta

Whether in Tacoma, Washington, or
Edmonton, Alberta, public ownership
and distribution of power means lower
rates and results in treasury SURPRISES
that go far to reduce ordinarily high
city taxes.
In Edmonton, where President likes
creeping socialism" has really taken
hold, five publicly-owned utilities in
the first nine months of this year
made a net profit of just short of three
million dollars for the 10000 people
of the capital city of the Canadian
province Immediately to the north of
the Treasure State.
The city-owned power plant, in that
nine-month period, was the number
one money maker of the five utilities,
with a surplus of $1,154115. Only one
of the five to lose money was the city
transit system-something quite COM
mon to both private and publicly-owned
transit systems on either side of the
line in this automobile age. The transit
system lost $151,627.
The nine months 1856 net of $685.
635 represents a profit of SIS per cap
tia to the people of the city of Edmon-
ton.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-30

ut is claimed that elimination OF
the refunds would work no hardship
on those now drawing them because
farmers could add the extra expense
to the cost of doing business. Whoever
makes that claim just doesn't realize
what the farmer is up aaginst,' Ken
field continued.
"Farm and ranch operators have
no control over the prices they re-
ceive for their produce and imposing
the highway tax on field operations
would further reduce their already
greatly reduced income, adding an
extra burden to those already oper-
ating under heavy expense. Farmers
have no way of adding tax costs or
other costs to selling price.
Furthermore, abandoning the re-
fund principle as now in practice
would remove the special use condition
governing the gasoline tax and make
it a general sales tax. The gasoline
tax then going into the state general
fund would be mingled indiscriminate-
ly with other tax monies where much
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-30
Refund Repeal Forces
Promised Stiff Battle

The Montana Farmers Union will oppose vigorously the
abolition of refunds of taxes paid nonhghway used
line MFU President Kenfed stated Tuesday, "It
grossly unfair farm and ranch operators to
highway their agricultural operations conducted
their premises To do would be the evyng special
highway the canned goods sells from his shelves
o for haircuts done by a barber
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-30
Another Gas Grab Attempt In Offing =.
Are More Contributions
Slated For congressman?

, line with their production costs. Woods
i notes that Jerome K. Kuykendall,
FPC chairman, does not believe in
such regulation.
Gas industry spokesman want to
unite cost and price. They want to
be able to push prices up to what
ever level the traffic will bear. They
would base gas rates on what is flair
and reasonable" not on the cost of
producing gas.
A Senate committee found that
Standard Oil of Indiana officials sent
hundreds of kilograms to senators
while the bill was under debate
Trouble was, they'd forged the names
of other people to these kilograms.
Standard is the second largest gas
producer.
Frank o. Prior, Standards presi-
dent, assured his employees this Incl
dent will never be repeated, but well
again be asking your help in this cam
paign." This seemed to be a virtual
command to Standards $4,000 en-
ployes to get busy-not to mention
the 100000 employees of nine other
major oil companies.
Getting the bill through Congress
will be easy, most Oil men figure. They
won handily this year and lost only
few friends in the November elections
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-30
Recount Increases Frank
Margira Over LeuihoId

Jake Frank CD, who according to
the official canvass edged Repr. John
Leuthold (R) by two votes for the
House seat from Saltwater county,
saw his margin climb to 25 votes fol-
lowing a recount at Columbus this
week.
Frank won 1,199 to Luethold's LIZA.
This means the lineup of the 1857
House remains unchanged at 59 Demo-
Gratis to 35 Republicans.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-30
GTA Expects Huge
Convention Turnout

GTA spokesman also reported that
plans are near completion for the ap-
pearance of several nationally-recog-
nized farm leaders in roles at this
years convention. Already on the menu
is the event which annually develops
into the high spot of the session-M.
w. Thatcher's traditional "off the cuff
speech.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-30
9Th of Workers UnskiIIed

NEW YORK-More than one third
of the workers in the United States
were unskilled and worked at jobs
that required little education in 1910.
Some As years later the proportion
of unskilled workers was only about
one fifth of the total labor force and
was declining rapidly.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-30
Montana Compensation Laws
; uq Behind Most of STATES

of
modern
% tstepp
must Office
to the
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-30

WASHINGTON, d. C.-(CNS)-The
oil and gas industry is preparing to
get shed of federal regulation, a ST.
LOUIS POST-DISPATCH correspond
ent, Edward F. Woods reported No
vember II.
The industry pushed its bill through
Congress this year. But when Senator
Francis Case (R-S. d. revealed an
attempt to buy his vote, the President
vetoed the bill. He did so, however ex-
pressing sympathy with the bills OBJ
ective.
"Conferences across the country
indicate that everyone involved in
the dispute is being consulted ex-
cept the 81 million families who use
natural gas and who would have
$3.50 million a year added to their
bills" Woods wrote.
within the industry, the problem is
not whether there's going to be a pie
but how it will be shared among pro-
ducers, pipelines, and distributors"
Local gas companies, principally in
northern states, which joined in "a
curious alliance with consumer and
labor groups" are being placated.
See Editorial, Page q
Federal Power Commission is sup
posed to keep gas producers rates in
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-30

than the $65 a month now granted
through Public Welfare, but will also
take from the general taxpayer the
million-dollar biennial burden of such
welfare payments and place the cost
of compensation on the Gripping in
dustry where it rightfully belongs.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-30
See Editorial, Page 2

Federal Power Commission is sup
posed to keep gas producers rates in
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-12-20
OUR CHRISTMAS REPLACED
EARLY PAGAN FESTIVALS

Long before the birth of
Christ, the Greeks, Romans. Sax
ons and Scandinavians were TAX
ing part in December festivals.
From the Saxons came the
ceremony of burning the Yule
log. The Saxons burned great
bonfires in honor of their god
Thor. From the Romans came
the giving of presents. for this
custom has been traced to the
Roman Saturnalia.
1t may seem strange to say
that pagan riotOusness might be
the forbear of the Christian Holt
day of goodness and love. but
intermingled with that which
was Objectionable. we're things
that have gone straight to the
hearts of people throughout the
Christian world.
And, although few people
know it, it was for the purpose
of substituting a Christian feSti-
val for pagan ones of Romans
and Druids that celebrations of
Christmas in December were
first encouraged and popularized.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-12-20
QUALITY OF TURKEY
DEPENDS ON SEVERAL
! IMPORTANT FACTORS

If you know what qualities to
look for when you select your
Christmas turkey. you'll be able
to make wiser choice.
The market class of turkeys is
determined by ages, sex and ten
dcrncss of meat. The youngest
turkeys arc frycrs and roasters
and they run from 4 to 6 pounds
in weight. The next class con.
sists of young hen and young
tom turkeys under eight months
of age. These vary in weight
from 6 to 25 pounds. And finally
there are the tom and hen turk.
cys, which include birds over
eight months of age varying con-
siderable in weight.
Most of the Christmas turkeys
belong to the young hen or
young tom classification. To be
of top quality, bird should have
a wcll.dcvelopcd moderately
broad and long breast, we'll flesh
cd through its entire length, the
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-12-20

flesh carrying we'll up TO the
highest part of the breastbone so
that the bone Is not prominent.
Also the legs should be we'll
covered with flesh.
Fat covering is one of the most
important points in determining
quality from the standpoint of
excellence of flavor and tender
ness. The carcass should be we'll
covered with fat over the breast,
back hips and pin bones. In
poultry the fat IS deposited in
the skin and Immediately under
the skin rather than dispersed
throughout the lean flesh as it is
in some meats.
Select bird that is free from
pin feathers. Ready to cook or
over.ready turkeys have no pro.
truding pin feathers.
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ner of speaking were "hosts" to
the mistletOe. ROBBED in core
monial vcstmcnts, the priests as.
cendcd these platforms. and with
golden sickles, cut away the
mistletoc.
The Saxons also priced it and
it was they who gave to it the
name of mistlct0c.
Eventually the plant became to
be known as a symbol of peace.
Opposing warriors who met near
it would call truce. and it was
customary to hang it over en-.
trance doors so that those who
entered would be assured of
friendship.
Today, in both England and
America, holly and mistlctoc are
associated with Christmas as in
variably as are the plum pudding
and Christmas tree.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-12-20

ANclENTS BELIEVED
CHRISTMAS GREENERY
HELD CERTAIN POWERS

The holly and mistletoe used
today for Christmas decorations
found their way into Christmas
festivities because of certain vir.
tues attributed to them by the
ancients.
The Druids were the first to
use mistletoc, which they called
"Heal-all." They believed the
plant to have great curative
powers and gradually assigned to
1t all manner of magic powers.
Each year, about the same time
that we now celebrate Christmas,
their priests would have high
platforms built around the sa.
cred oak trees. which in a man.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-12-20

Earnings of factory production
reached a record level
in October to an average of
S82.0l - 81 cents over the Sep
record, according to the
Labor Department. Hourly pay,
which averaged 50 in September,
rose to SOP in October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-17
u ACRE, WOODED

Springfield. Va. - 4-year-
old, g. bedroom, Colonial-style
white frame rambler, in beau
TRULY handicapped estate-like
setting OF oaks, dogwoods,
laurel. holly. azaleas and gar
dens, bounded by rose-covered
rail fence. 26-ft. living
dining rm.. all-electric kitch-'
en-, with Frigidaire, auto.
washer. House Just repainted
inside and out; excellent a.
nancing, CT or conventional.
For sale by OWNER. S13,950.
Call GIL. 5-g245.
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NORTH ARLINGTON
S13.75O-GT

$13,75O-GI
3 Bedrms., 11a Baths
LIVING RIM, DINING. RIM
REC. RIM, FULL BSMT.
CALL MR.. HOWE, ia. 7-1sla
FREDERICK W. BERENS
SALES. INC. ia. 5-2620
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DOWNTOWN
239 H ST. NE.

$500 so. It. in a medical
pullding. ground floor, aff-
G5oqndlti99nned. Cali manager.
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HOUSES FOR SALIVA
S75O DOWN

-Four bedrms.. 2 full baths, sen.
DIN. rm,,' carport; lovely lot with
trees. Non-GI Full price, $4,000;
payments. approx. AlO0 per month.
JOHN w. MULROY co.
JE. $4,000 Ewes, KE. 6-sa24
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ARL.. FALLS CHURCH. MCLEAN
Built to Last
100 Years

If fine construction and TOP
location are important to Won
THIS QUALITY COUNTRY
CLUB RAMBLER will be your
choice-On every count Won
will find it worthy of its heri-
taee. Expensive rooms, ex-
quisite appointments and de-
tail. 3 spacious bedrooms, 2
lavishly tiled baths. Huge din
ing room, a 14x27-ft. scren'd
porch and the perfect Kitchen
Convenient side door entrance
70 diversified attached carport,
Sweeping lower level enter
talnment area with unusual
raised hearth fireplace. S29,-
$50 and ASSUME SI5,5O0
EIMA NfSTMfz
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I2-uNIT APT, BRIGHTWOOD-DE.
TACHED BRICK BLDG. Income
$3.50 yr.; each with liv. rm., bed.
rm., kit, dinette, bath; S67 80 mo.
oil h.-w.h. Property In excel cond
LOUIS BRESSLER, Real Estate
TIL 0-hnQh
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~ APIS, ASKING $4,000 PER UNIT

VERY CLOSE n. ARLTNGTON-Two
furnished apis; rent, S11O each;
excellent return; unusual oppor-
tunity; only Sl,S00 cash to handle.
Dalance IN one trust. includes furni-
$500
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4. INCLINATION = pef

SEVEN CORNERS; S25,50O Ga
bedrms., 2 baths, "a acre; a charm
ing custom-built rambler on Buffalo
Hill. Lovely liv. rm., firepl., picture
window, sep. din. rm., de luxe kit,
scr. porch. full bsmt., Dashboard
yard inaned. poss. LUCILLE COOK,
JE 2-3272. LE- 2-4RR4
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OPEN 2 TIL 5 SUNDAY

507 PROSPERITY AVENUE
Beautiful stone, wide center-entr
nall 3-expos, liv. rm., stone firepl.
screened porch, din. rm. Like.
equip. kit. l3xl2: bedrm., bath: 2nd
n, lge. bedrms., lge. closets, bath:
ful bsmt.; 34xl5 paneled rec. RIM.
stone firepl., bath: 2-car garage.
Dir: Arl, blvd, 4 miles past 2
Corners. left on Prosperity TO 5O7.
LUCILLE COOK
III o oO~o - . -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-17

DOWNTOWN APT. BLDG.-Approx
S62 600 yrly. income. Buyer must
have 100000 to invest: new Isl
trust financing arranged. Price
under 81 cubic IT, Ewes, EN-. ..
69l6. L. T. GRAVATTE. Realtor
MA 2-O7E3
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HOUSES FOR SALIVA.

NEW BRICK RAMBLER
3 Bedrooms, 112 Baths
FALLS CHURCH, WITHIN WALK.
NERS NEW SHOPPING CENTER
Located on lge. lot. Liv. rm. anc
din. comb, de luxe cleo. -equip.
kit, brkfst, area; full, daylight
bsmt., gas a.-c. heat; carport and
etc. PRICE ONLY Si5,650.. excel
SHOWN nv APPT
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6
Times the Rental

Here is an investment must ST,
apartments, plus store on lease
4-story brick and basement; Oh
h.-wh. Tenants pay own utilities
Annual rental S7.074. First trusi
balance. Perpetual. S25.s00 at So
you. Call Mr.. DORFMAN. co
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JOSEPH w. SEAY co.
lis W. Broad ST.. Falls Church. va
Realtors

CoLQRED-WANT TO SELL to col.
ored country-home seekers or suec,l.
lators IN unrestricted area now
SUBDIVISION planned around home
within % yrs. At that time this
place should be worth $50, 900 Ia
eolored. SIPS mo. rental value Ia
belvoir Army officers See SECLUDED
paradise" ] acre, an artistic rustic
nome called Rolling Ranch" SIO.-
900 plus value for $3.50 II
you have $4,000 or substantisl
cash. Secluded in the Dimes III
West" Springfield. va. New bath,
SxlO; new water system; kit, I0y
~. cleo, stove, refer. 14xgO-ft
ON. and lily, rm., wild cherry
paneiling with artistic exposed
ceiling. joints, firepl.. thermostatic
controlled oil heater; . bedrtns
both lOx20. 5x30 new alum
screened porch. food locker I'M,
Iax2Q. 30 min. from downtown
washington, min from Spring
held shopping center; school bu,
service. 200 yards TO fishing, swim.
ming IN historic Pohick creek
Dr.. out Springfield. Va. shop.
ping center. miles west 70 Fairfaz
PARK Grocery, left mi. on historic
Rolling road. See II 70 believe il
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VIENNA AREA--charmiinlIgl brick an

VItNNA AREA-Charming brick anc
cedar shake. 1852 rancher. on hieh
elevation. lA-acre Semiwooded lot
Extensive lawn areas. Towering
dogwoods, cedars: Of o custom,
built homes In spacious 35 acre
deyelopment Dead-end road. West.
brlsr Country Club nearby. HOUSE
place l6Xl2 din.-ki . twin size
bedrms.. Hled bath, storage attic
storm windows. Separate util. cot.
tage. Ideal for workshop or Office
A bargain at S13.p50. Assume
FHA loan DU h-1I75
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Newly remodeIed storn u,itt
ROOM Kitchen and bath ant IN y.s,.
99 ~, neat; available about
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INVESTMENT PROP. WANTED
APARTMENTS

We have investors waiting fol
clean apartment houses. 4 units OF
more. Cal and let's talk ii over. Mr.
lakewood. He. 4-O533
WOODBRIDGE REALTY, NO 7-72O9
1311 RHODE ISLAND AVE. NE.
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All rms ron so LITTLE. Tor the
NV iO.fT. BRICK RAMBLER. @

e1D5 DOWN, monthly payments Of
about 500 including taxes and In
gnranee. Will buy this a-bedrocm
ncme IN Fals Church, Faill price
euly si2,50o situated % large
cornsr lot ARFAX REALTY, "
The Sidney herald., 1956-09-27

Mrs. Oscar Crumpacker, Ella
Drury and Mr.. and Mrs. Dade
Drury and family enjoyed Sunday
dinner at the Harry Johnson
home.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank LaFreniere
and son visited at the Fred Gear
home Sunday evening. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Gear had also en-
joyed supper there.
Mrs. Lawrence Sturgis and
daughter enjoyed dinner at the
Lizzie Sturgis home Wednesday
and helped pick fruit.
Miss Ruth Johnson assisted Mrs.
Harley Carlson in Sidney Monday
evening to serve supper to the
Dave Thiessen family of Lambert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Gebhardt
enjoyed Sunday supper at the
Verlin Gebhardt home.
Mrs. Leo Kappel returned Sat-
urday from Miles City where
she had spent several days with
her father, Nils Herigstad, who
had undergone major surgery at
the Holy Rosary hospital. He was
getting along nicely when she
left there.
The Sidney herald., 1956-09-27

and July, but nearly 100 inches of
rain fall annually.
Silvery banks of pale green
moss lined our walk, so deep l
could thrust my entire hand into
the spongy softness and never
find the earth below. Ancient
frs whose root structures had
given way, topping them to the
ground, furnished footholds for
vigorous new growths as they
competed for the sunlight.
In the trees on all sides the
clear note of the varied thrush
and the voluble raspings of the
long-tailed chickadees we're
heard; nuthatches chartered I'M
seen in the tops of tall pines.
Over everything the silence hung,
velvety and carressing.
All forests are magnificent, but
a rain forest holds a special
magic all its own 1t might be
a setting for a Wagnerian opera
or your favorite fairy tale. Heavy
MOSES envelope nearly all sur
faces with green velvet, draped
in huge folds from high branches.
The very light seems strange;
heart-shaped lichens CLEAN white
ly through the emerald sheen,
deep red wood from fallen trees
crumbles silently at a touch, a
breeze sways the bushes and
croons softly through the frs. In
the distance the wild eerie trill
of a loon adds the note of per-
lection that takes your breath
away.
Without such beauty to sustain
his soul, a man may as well be
dead. These trees have not lived
hundreds of years merely to end
in a shabby house, these rapids
must not be harnessed to furnish
a few more kilowattS of electric
ity. Those can. be had in other
places. Less than n percent of
this entire country of ours has
been set aside to nurture our
and we must constantly
guard against any threat of en-
croachment. You and / are the
only people who can protect
these isolated spots of beauty and
simplicity, we must never per-
NIT them to be taken from us.