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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-10-26

widening food price spread between producer
and consumer.
According to Ezras USDA the real undercover william may
the big packers and food at ALL Instead the
mddleman who is skyrockeng the price of food
be only scrap of paper, little green at that
What is this all about! Is the Editor of the VOICE
crackup because many weeks of fened campaign acv
ity? Not at ALL friends not at ALL For those of who
have heard Ezra department Saturday announced the
launching of investigation of the green stamps given by
many merchants trade stmuators very possible
for the aforementioned widening food price spread.
old Uncle Ezra hard pressed by increasing complaints
both producers and food prices and fully
of his having avoided ofrepeated demands for
ough investigation this has with the
stamps should be the number nves
CATION
Since wholesalers chain stores transportation
agencies and other mddemen do
is actually doing pointing the finger of suspicion
profteerng guilt your food market He according
Ezras logic, and not Swift Armour Cudahy and Wilson,
probably the real beneficiary Of skyrocketg food prices
You don't believe it? Neither do But, that practically
worthless little green stamp the first possible of the
food price spiral Uncle Ezras USDA up with after
than two years of Investigating" And, if Uuce Ezra
the the prt then it must be cupt
everybody knows that dear OF Ez direct pipeline
other than mortal when he guidance in
carrying out the responsibilities of the Department Agr
culture.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-10-26
Wilson Gave Studebaker-Pa ckard
THE Business"

FORTUNE Magazine the aristocrat of the LIFETIME
string of publications. in its October 1856 issue has
vealng article the financial problems which have faced
StudebakerPackard in recent years.
Not the least of these the marrow base procurement
policy defense contracts which set in motion shortly
after Charles Wilson left the presidency Of General Motors
become Secretary of Defense Under Wilson,
policy has been place increasingly large percentage of
basic defense contracts with few mammoth corporations
such General Motors with the result that smaller
like SudebakePackard have been harpesed to break
Just Studebaker and Packard about complete
their the fall of 1854 Wilson sent hopes
viva for the firm spinning by canceing 1926 million in
defense contracts previously placed with the two firms
of Wilson, the firm driven to the Of bank
ruptcy bankruptcy which, according to FORTUNE
would have grave affected the economic security approx
matey 100000 people directly and indirectly dependent upon
SIP for their vehoods For South Bend major operatona
base of Sudebake bankruptcy would brought
chaos SIP saved from going under because hard
gain driven by Roy Hurley with the corporate
directors of SudebakerPackard In being saved SP for all
practical purposes lost it's identity independent corporate
entity becoming little than subsidiary
manufacturing firm.
So, it would that matter what Charley Wilson says
what's good for GIN not necessarily for the the
particularly smaller Independent manufacturers
like Studebaker Packard, NASH and Hudson.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-10-26
Editorial
If Hugo Has The Facts, Why Not Debate?

Either is putting words in Governor Aronsone
much shorter than that ordinarily
credited to the elephant.
The contention is made in view of two pertinent
points the school oil leasing controversy which, in the heat
o the campaign, the Governor would like to forget
Speaking Wolf Point last week. Aronson said accord
ing his ghost writer's that Land Board members Arnold
Mary Condor kicked more than 100000 in
school oil lease money down the drain in the two
the 1868 forever lease tied up in the courts.
is absurdty in fact is down right
fasehood And false by the Governors statement
Land Board meeting At that time he
admitted there probably loss to the schools because
the controversy By that time the u Supreme Court had
ruled the 1868 act constitutional and leasing resumed
thereafter under terms of the law.
2 If the schools lost dollar thousand dollars million
dollars whatever because of the leasing contro
versy chargab directly the Governor and
oil Don't take word for it. check the
court records If and when you do you will every
delay in the courts which hndered speedy decision the
caused by the Governor and/or the oil industry
Regardless who responsible for the delay the 81
million by the Governor does speak highly
his powers logic The knows the oil industry
knows lot know, that the bloom off the
oil boom before the 1868 forever lease law pre-
ented to the Legislature AS pointed out in issue of Oco
Der the big leasing boom between July l. 1851 and
So 1862 when total of S57 million in annual rentals
and signing bonuses paid into the School Income In
Fund the first half Of the 1928 fiscal the oil
leasing subsidized considerable degree and
the easy money off lush signing bonuses s year rentals
fell less than fourth Of the previous fiscal years total
Therein lies righteousness the fantastic mental
gymnas currently being INDUCED in by the Governor At the
friends during the years of leasing because of
court actions did not reduce oil much million
dollars in lost signing bonuses
It isn't any WONDER in of the facts the Governor
nues obstinate his refusal to debate this issue from the
platform with either Olsen He knows that
if the facts his side wouldn't any difference
how oraoricay afuent either Olsen Condor might
their wouldn't stand up in the face of obvious sincerity
he truth
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-10-26
BENSQN'S STATEMENTS DRAW SHARP
REPLY FROM kiFU President

GREAT FALLS = 1T is hard tc
understand how a Secretary of Agri
culture can come into Montana and
say agriculture is basically sound
Leonard Kenfield, president of the
Montana Farmers Union, declared
here.
Commenting on Secretary Benson s
talk IN Glasgow last Thursday night,
Kenfield pointed out that ''in this
state alone, net farm income fell from
S24S.1 million in 1851 to $160.2 million
in 1854, a drop of about $S7 million.
S208 MILLION LOSS
according to the records of Secre-
tary Benson's Department of Agri-
culture the accumulated loss of net
income suffered by Montana farmers
and ranchers from 1851 through 1854
is almost $207 million, and this serious
condition has continued through 1866
and into 1856" Kenfield said. Mean
while, farm and ranch operating costs
have continued to ride relentlessly
high.
"As a matter of fact" KenfieId
said, 'the 1856 soil bank payments
in Al states amount to less than the
average yearly loss to Montana
alone during the three-year period.
RECALLS SMELLY CHEESE DEAL
In his Glasgow speech, Benson
branded farm price support program
as socialism and made an implied
comparison to hell; yet he did not
mention the government support pro-
grams for other economic groups with
whom the farmer has to deal. l noted
particularly that he failed to mention
giving wealthy meat packers 800
million of taxpayers money for pork
in 1865; nor did | hear him mention
The nearly $2H million windfall he
gave to cheese manufacturers without |
requiring them to move pound of !
cheese off their warehouse shelves.
Had the Secretary of Agriculture |
aiken the time to visit some Of our |
yrain growing areas he would have
jeen where benefits of price supports, !
weak as they have been, are evidenced
n an industriousness and freedom
Lmong our people that has produced
n the past "a years neat homesteads,
,etter roads, new schools, new
churches and rural electrificatiOn.
FARMERS STILL REMEMBER
THE 2o's"
The Federal farm programs, how
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-10-26

The hypothetical figure Republicans
are using about how much money was
lost in oil leasing is so ridiculous ii
is wonder anyone gives credence to
it at ALL 1t is a good thing it has only
been a couple of years they have to
use in their figures because on what
ever basis they are working if it were
any longer they would be quoting
numbers equal to the national debt.
Another thing am wondering about
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-10-26
A Letter FROM the Editor
Would Passage of Anti Diversion Amendment Set a
Dangerous Precedent?

danger which for so long had me
confirmed supporter of the amend
ment
However, I'm wondering now if
such an anti-diversion amendment
might not hold within itself the
seeds for sprouting far greater evil
than would be the diversion of high
way funds should highway enthusiasts
be caught mapping Isn't there any
method at hand to prevent diversion
other than the highly inflexible con-
stitutional amendment route? Can
not the desired result be reached via
statutory action without establishing
a dangerous precedent which will end
we know not where?
Then, there is the angle of Great
ing another empire" in state gov
eminent. Already we have a liquor
monopoly which is answerable to only
the Governor; fish and game depart
ment which, according to many sports
men, is answerable to no one. Do
we want to take from the elected rep
resentatives of the people their one
real weapon to hold any department
Of state government In line, namely,
control of the purse strings?
AS inept as are most Montana
legislative assemblies in solving i'm
portant problems facing the people
of the state, will we be gaining any
thing by taking from that body its
constitutional authority to control
expenditure of state funds, in favor
of such authority being the sole per-
ogative Of the executive branch?
And, as Gretchen points out, if
placing disposal of highway revenues
in the hands Of the executive depart
ment is sound public policy, why
then shouldn't the same policy apply
to various other branches Of state
government? In final analysis, why
have legislature at all if one of the
most important functions of the leg
.slative branch-the power to APP
money for governmental
operation-shall be handed over to
he executive?
ne more think about 1T, the
more I'm convinced that, as we'll in
5entioned as is the proposed amend
nent, it represents a serious tamper-
ng with the basic concepts of con-
'tltutional government and the his
,orlc three-way division of powers
implicit therein. For certain, the pros
md cons Of this amendment have
lot been given sufficient public dis
.usslon for citizens to vote intelli-
GENTLY ON the proposal. Accordingly,
'lnce | do not know its full rami-
lcatlons, | must cast a reluctant vote
-gainst this amendment, which may
indeed be setting dangerous prece-
lent In Montana state governmental
-ffairs. Sincerely,-THE EDITOR.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-10-26
Dear VOICE Reader:

Ever since the last Legislature the
Editors Of THE VOICE have been at
odds over the proposed anti-diversion
of highway funds amendment. | was
just as strong for the amendment As
Gretchen was opposed. In fact, a few
weeks ago I told her ''you go ahead
and shoot all the reasons why the
amendment should not be passed, and
then, III blow your arguments sky
high.
You know, that kind of a state
ment one should never make to his
wife, particularly if she comes from
a long line of Dutch antecedents.
There never was a Missouri mule
who could hold a candle to one of
those kind Of women, once they get
their neck bowed.
In other words, I'm about to eat
one of the toughest old crows any
editor ever had to sink his teeth
into. Gretchen, by her research-and
she's done quite a mite of it on this
has finally penetrated this ivory
(solid, she seq tower, and, if she
hasn't completely convinced me, she's
at least persuaded me that as the
amendment stands as of now I'd be
pretty much buying pig in the poke
by voting for it.
Pm fully mindful that, if the
doesn't pass, the "com-
pany" lobby and others, come 1859,
will be cycling highway funds and
figuring out ways and means Of keep
ing the department from getting all
the revenues paid in by users of the
via gasoline, diesel and
other highway use licenses. In fact,
it's been this very clear and present
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-10-26

ever inadequate, have meant decent
progressive citizenship. Many of our
farmers still remember from the 192O's
and early 1905 the freedom of which
the Secretary speaks as the freedom
to go bankrupt.
Il was distressed to hear the Secre-
tary of Agriculture speak scornfully
about the food stamp plan and world
food bank-two proposals to bring
American agricultural abundance with
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-10-26
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
By GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS

where did they get all the school
land that was to bring all the money !.
Half of the state trust land ism |
even in oil country, only SO OF al
Montana land is state trust land ana
a lot of oil land is already leased!
Republicans remind me of the lei
low who goosed a ghost and got
hand full of sheet.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-10-26

in reach of the needy at home and
abroad: the former to strengthen the
health of our own low-income citizens,
and the latter to strengthen our
with other nations and firm
ND the approaches to peace in the
world" Kenfield said.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-10-26

had a beef sale. They sold sirloin
steak for 69c a pound and other cuts
at comparable prices-such as ground
beef at 19c. We understand they sold
-four times the amount of beef they
usually sell.
This beef came directly from the
stockman to the market. The way |
see it these signs EAT MORE BEEF''
are lovely-Fd glow all over if | could
put juicy steak or sirloin tip roast
in front of my family-but at the
nrices | have to pay can't EAT
MORE BEEF"-I can't afford it. If
Buttreys can sell meat at a price we
can afford why can't others?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-10-26

Secretary of Agriculture Benson
said in Glasgow that nobody in their
right mind would want to be Secretary
of Agriculture. Was this his moment
of agonizing reappraisal?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-10-26
Shame On You, You Little Green Stamp!

What do you know, Ezra Taft Benson be nearing
zenith of his Acting in the role of Hawkshaw the
ectve he may after long meditation and divine
on be the of discovering who really responsible
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-10-26

REMEMBER: POLLS ARE OPEN, 8
TO g. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-10-26

In Great Falls this month Buttreys
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Leisure time is the finished
product Of greater efficiency.
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BEAUTICIANS HELD XMAS
DINNER PARTY DEC. 30

A dramatic intcrlude IN club
dom's party annals was Friday
nights first annual Christmas
dinner party given by the Mime
apoHs Bcauticians Club. Tho gay
affair was held Friday night. De
Cemher 30 in the Bamboo Room
Of Cassius Cafe
The holiday motif predominated
the decor. A miniature Christmas
tree bedeckcd In tinseI graccd the
Cented OF the table
Guests dincd. enjoyed cocktails
and danced the evening away In
an atmosphere Of holiday cheer.
Gifts were exchanged by club
members and each guest was pre-
scented GIFT
Guests enjoying the festive ar
fair were the MessrE and Mines
Clyde williams. Buck Warren. Ar
thur Pierro. George I'M. the
Mines. Nokomia Collins. Rose Cal
loway, Pauline Miller, the Messra
w. l.. Hail, Alabcr, Hin, Gordon
Granger and william Barnes
Officers and members Of the
club are Mrs Theresa Granger.
president. the Mines Helen Al
len. recording secretary. Yvonne
Jones, secretary: Betty Jones
treasurer, Joan Holbrook Bea.
trice Hall. Odessa Walker and
Myrtia Barnes
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corter Freemuns Entertain
Friends A. Annvul
New YeurS Dinner

In keeping with tradition. n
delicious dinner was served at
the Carter Freeman home, 1909
18th Az N. to a group OF friends
on New Years Day,
Holiday decorations dominated
the decor with the focal point
ccntering around the mangcr
scene: a village with a lighted
house and the pine decorated
Christmas tree. Noise makers for
the guests and Christmas carols
played by Rosalyn Freeman adj
ded to the holiday atmosphere,
Following the main dinner
course. dessert was served Chit
cago style.
a group Of friends have made
these annual affairs n tradition
with Thanksgiving dinner with
Mrs. Digit. Christmas with the
Boyd and Curtis families and
New Years with the Carter and
Freeman families.
SocialiZing and viewing TN
concluded the affair.
Guests included the Messrs, and
Mines. Doc Boyd Ezra Curtis,
Ward Bell and Rudy Jenkins and
their families, Mrs Kathryn
Digit Miss Amanda Byrd and
Walter Coleman.
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The AlonEo Hoyes hosts
To twilight Club A.
Annual NolIduv puvty

Mt ana Mrs, AlonHo Hayes,
1907 r. 2ist ST were hosts 10 the
Twilight Social club At It's an.
nual New Years party ON Sunday
evening January LIST.
Club members exchanged gifts
and each guest was given n gift
The hours were spent in social
izing and partaking Of tho late
supper servid by the hosts
Door prizes were won by Mines
Thomas Dawson, jamie Huno, Lots
Miller and Mcasrs Albert Wallace
and George Williams.
Guests were tho MeAsra. and
Mines, James Warren, Dave Nil
Ter, Precious Minis, Thomas Daw-
son, Albert Wallace, Mrs jamie
Hunt and George Wallace and
Mrs Annie Marie Woodnrd
The first meeting or tho club
for the new year viii be held NJ
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Al.
fred Barnes. 1i5 y. 36th st ON
Saturday January ~.
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had been confined TO his home.
On January LIST his condition be-
came worse necesSitating his re-
moval 10 the hospital.
Dinner Party: Mrs. Nina VIII
liams, 1919 Clinton Av., was hos
tess at a prettily appointed din
ner party on Monday. January 2.
Guests included the Mines. Mary
Stokes, Grace Simmons. Addie
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Nc
Gowan and Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Starks and family.
Beauticians Meet: Mrs. Richard
McCarter, 514 goth Av. s. was
hostess To the Minneapolis Beauti-
clans club on Monday, January 2.
Topping the agenda was planning
for the regional convention which
will be held in the Twin Cities in
February. The hostess served a
tasty lunch. A call meeting will
be held at the home Of the presi-
dent, Mrs Gordon Granger, 1924
Fourth Av s.. on Sunday, Jan
uary s.
Guest Artist: James +. Nichols
Jr., son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James f.
Nichols Sr. 500 Emerson Az. n.
was guest artist at the annual
Christmas tea held in Harrington
Hall, Minneapolis General hospit-
al Numbering among his selec-
tons was the ever-popular Claire
De, Lune by Claude DeBussy, also
the first and second movements
Of Beethoven's Moonlight Sana-
to" and "Melodie Elegie" by Mas
senet were included.
First Nighter Bridge Club: Mrs.
Lamar Roberts. 2O6 f. 43rd st,
will be hostess to the First
Nighters Bridge club at its first
meeting of the new year Saturday
January : in Dayton's Sky Room,
Entertains Committee: Charles
Fist, chairman Of the Nominating
Committee OF the Phyllis Wheat
ley Board of directors entertained
members of his committee at "A
New Years luncheon held in Don
aldson's Tea Grill. Members pre-
sent were the Mines J. Frank
Fraser, Russell Duncan, William
Whiteside. Miss Esther Sherwood
and MeSsrs. Henry Thomas and
Fred Hadley
Hosts: Mr.. and Mrs. y. y. Ham.
monds, 1928 Smelling Av.. were
hosts at dinner on Friday, De-
ccmber 30. Guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Il, Preston Ashley and
daughter. Claudia and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Maxwell
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ROYAL 40 CLUB
HOLDS NEW YEARS
PARTY AT $40

Adding gaicty 10 N" holiday
festivities. the Royal 20 club held
It's New Years party a. the Looal
SIC recreation room h25 Rondo
Az. st Paul on Sunday January
I.
The room carried out the
Christmas motif In decorations
Members and guests enjoyed
dancing and refrcShucn'E aeryed
throughout the gala evening
Guests enjoying the delightful
affair we're the McEHrV and Mines
Bert Davis, COzelle Broodl0ve,
Dee Wing, william DAVIS CIsr-
rncc Young Bulbs Powell Hynle
Adm. Jack Smith, Robert Green
Grady Elliot Earl Pc'ufori
L~Wis Kippcr. the Mines Geral-
dine Heron. Walter q Reid Miss
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The lowest ebb IL the turn Of
the tide L0nEfell0w.