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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-02-03
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
By GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS

We heard this week there have
been repercussions since DR.. Keller
head of the State Welfare Board, sale
industry should pay for the care OF
Silicotics, not the taxpayers.
What we heard was one of those
things you can't pin down because
nobody will take any responsibility
for what they say, and if there is
no truth in it, it will be disproven in
the following months.
The story is:
Some influential Republicans had a
heart to heart talk with the good
Doctor and told him to forget this
silicosis business, and because DR..
Keller, like some of Aronson's other
appointments has a mind of his own
and has taken Aronson at his word
about doing a good job, he was han
died gently, but firmly, to avoid the
possibility of the gentleman bowling
his neck. End of story.
If this happened it was no doubt
done very suavely. A resignation at
this time would create too much at
tention, and an out and out disregard
for a demand to keep quiet might re-
suit in stronger fight on the issue.
These contingencies would obviously
have to be avoided.
This is not the first time DR.. Keller
has made headlines pointing out the
gross inequity to Montana taxpayers
in the Welfare paying for
the care of silicotics who get the
disease from the mining industry.
The acknowledgment carries
moral responsibility to do something
about it.
There has been a moral obligation
on the part of administrations for
over 80 years, but this is the first
time a head of the Welfare Board
has had the moral courage to speak
in public about the immoral situation
hat exists.
Even if DR.. Keller has been throt-
led, which I doubt, he has made a
toward the correction
If the situation. But until it is ac-
-ually corrected there should be no
lalt in the battle to change the exist
ng inequity.
Whether you worry primarily about |
your pocket book, or also consider |
he man and his family who must |
.pply for Welfare with all the impli-
ations, it isn't right, and l hope DR..
Keller draws bill and asks for sup
,ort from all of u.s..
Labor has tried year after year to
ct the mining company paws out of
he taxpayers pockets and while do
ng it bring the self-respect Of the
ljured silicotic to the level he justly
eserves. But the interests with their
laws in our back and their paws in
ur pocket have discredited it every
inc and the people, for one reason
r another, have gone along with in
ustry.
I expect to hear more from the
cad of the Welfare Board and when
happens we will both know, you
nd me, that there was absolutely
othing to the story that DR.. Keller
as pressured into keeping quiet on
lis important moral and financial
lterest of Montana people.
Recently a number of state Off
ais made meeting in Kalispell and
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spoke to a large audience. Among
the speakers was Mary Condor, Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction.
When the daily papers reported the
affair they quoted Mary as saying,
"all Republicans in the state legis-
lature voted against your kids"
Mary says, II didn't say that. What
is person to do when they put words
in your MOUTH"
| said, "Mary, what did you say?"
She said she mentioned specific
bills before the Legislature in which
the audience would be interested and
quoted from the voting record on file
in the Secretary of States office on
how state legislators voted. She said
in one instance she pointed out Bess
Reed (R-Missoula) was not on the
floor of the House when vote came
up on one issue, but that all the other
Republicans voted against the bill.
She said she thought Mrs. Reed would
have voted for it if she had been
there. She made specific mention of
one bill where a number of Republi-
cans voted in favor of Montana school
kids and to protect herself from be-
ing misquoted she named the Re-
publicans. She said she did not at
any point in the speech say the words
attributed to her.
But the press report quoted her
as saying "all Republicans in the
state legislature voted against your
kids"
Now, of course, the Republican
press in the state were able to get
indignant over what
Mary was supposed to have said at
4 Democratic meeting in Spokane
asst fall, about Republicans being
against school kids, and they could be
,rying to generate more steam by
Using the same reporting tactics here.
But then, in view of the fact it is
difficult to report in a news story |
everything that is said at a meeting
where a number of people speak,
maybe, Mary the Republicans are
atalistic. Maybe they are ready to
Iccept the quote originally attributed |
o you whether it was quoted cor
ectly or not. They may figure there
sn't much use in taking space to
Xpose those Republicans you men
ion as voting in favor of the schools.
1t must be frustrating when you
re trying to be honest and fair in
speech to have reporters put quotes
round something you didn't say, and
certainly isn't cricket. From here
looks as if the Republican press is
no matter how fair you try
0 be, to accept premise that call
in the state legislature
oted against your kids"
Republican primary politics, at the
look disgustingly boring.
wo have filed for state office in
hat appears to be hunt and peck
lethod of choosing candidates to
eep the ballot "clean."
There are those who believe a pri-
Iary race strengthens the winner in
he general election. They say if
onner had had primary opposition
e would have been stronger in the |
952 general election. Then there
re those who think a primary race
bad. !
If there is no opposition in any
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race on the Republican ticket in the
primary, that party can wait and
concentrate all their fire and fl
nances in the general election. In
the meantime, with time hanging
heavily on their hands, they will be
outlining the merits and dement's of
all the Democrats on the ballot, be-
cause politicians have gotta have
something to talk about. The logical
conclusion would be that they would
work to nominate a Democrat in
each race they think their Republi-
can can beat, and half their battle is
done before the general campaign.
However, | suppose until the close
of time to file for office we will hear
rumors about those who might file.
Like a call the other day when the
party at the other end of the line
said, "Have you heard that Charley
Mahoney might file for Governor?"
I hadn't. Then the fellow who came
in and said Ken Byerly was being
talked about as candidate for Re-
publican Governor.
| hadn't heard about either one
aspiring, but l have heard, and maybe
you have too, about the "Pick Handle
Swede," whose campaign for Gov
ernor on the Republican ticket is in
the planning stage, and announce
ment of his candidacy awaits only the
prompting all candidates expect.
"Pick Handle" American born
Swede of immigrant parents, is APP
parently self-made man, as his nick
name indicates. He is Montana con-
tractor, and big enough and strong
enough to pit callouses against Hugo
Aronson.
"Pick Handle" calls Aronson "The
He says he hasn't decided just
when or if he will announce, but he
predicts Aronson will announce on
the 18th of February or the 18th of
March, or he will not file at all, in
which event my plans will be great
" effected"
In an unreleased statement, l am
not sure | was supposed to see, "Pick
Handle" said, II have the highest re-
'pect for Governor Aronson, he has
lone a wonderful job. | would give
he same good Scandinavian business
administration, but | would differ
With his stand on oil and the Mon
ana Power Gas rate controversy"
"Pick Handle" is the father of
our children, his dad is a farmer,
,orn in Sweden.
He concluded his unreleased state
nent with this remark, eff | am
Elected Governor | will drive my pick
andle into the North West Corner
f the Capitol building and be there
t all times"
The yet undecided "Pick Handle"
5 in his late 30's, and well known
mong working people inthe state.
Robert Bob" Dwyer, state senator
rom Silver Bow, and attorney for
ne Anaconda Company, has recently
cen transferred to Denver by the
Company. Had Dwyer stayed in the
tate he would have had another SEES
-on to serve in the Senate. Vacating
ne seat leaves Silver Bow people
18th senator to elect and we have
card two names already as good
respects to run.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-02-03
DECEMBER HOME
CONSTRUCTION

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Contract
awards for future home construction
IN December were per cent below
the like month of 1862, but was still
the second highest December total
on record.
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WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions
and Time Of Showing

| Stage
| Catholic U.-"Cross Your Fin
gers; $3.50 pm.
National - "Can-Can"; $3.50
pm.
| Screen
| Ambassador - "Jubal"; los,
1870, Sis, 7:25 and 9:35 pm.
Capitol - Meet Me in Las
Vegas; 11:10 am, 1920, 3.25,
I5:35, TAO and GAS PM.
Columbia - &C o m a n c h e.;
I11:45 am, 1850, $3.50, $50, 7:50
and $50 pm.
Colony - 1.-THE Ladykillers";;
6:15. 8 and 9:55 pm.
Dupont - "Zanzabuku";; /,
2:45. 4:30, $40, sos and 9:55
pm.
Keith's Hot Blood; 11:45
am, 1850, $3.50, 5:55, 1855 and
1855 pm.
Little-"Flesh Merchant; /,
2:35. A, 5:35, z, $40 and GAS pm.
Observation-Disclosures at Sea-;
l6:15, 8 and $50 pm.
Metropolitan - "Jubal";; 1880
am, 1880, $3.50, 5:45, 7:45 and
9:45 pm.
Ontario 1.-THE Birds and the
Bees; lis, 800. $50, 7:35 and
9:45 pm.
Palace-"Hilda Crane; 1l:40
am, lao. 3:45, $50, 7:55 and
9:55 pm.
Playhouse - Patterns; 1870
am, los. ESQ, 4:35, 500. $40
and 9:55 pm.
Plaza -"A Adorable Creatures;
IL, 1850, 3:45, $40, 1885 and
1875 pm.
Trans-Lux-"Picnic";; IL am,
los, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35 and $50
pm.
Warner-"Cinerama Holiday;
2 and $3.50 pm.
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the darned thing and suddenly
realized that I'd forgotten how.
Rather than bungle the attempt.
I said no."
Another reference to planes:
1--WE forgotten what the gadgets
do and I'm always afraid if
touched one, the landing gear
would retract and the plane
settle like a hen getting ready
to lay an egg"
Publicity, which is wearing
him to shreds on this tour, strikes
Gobel at other times as being
funny. Everybody in It. he finds.
seems to be interested in the
kitchen aspect of a mans home
life. I'm always being photo
graphed in our kitchen, stirring
something or telling Alice how
to cook" he says.
"As a matter Of fact, I hate
kitchens and, if I didn't, Alice
would hate me.
Gobel. who knows the price
Of success in loss of privacy and
time to be oneself, takes a wry
view of some of the current
aspects of life. Asked if he were
going to take the summer of,
he looked stricken. Eyes," he
said, Ito make another movie
What time OF he gets, he
plays golf. Shoots from an II
handicap, which he intimates he
would like to lower if he could
only find the time.
\ \ \
Gobel's picture, 1.-THE Birds
And The Bees" is at the Ontario.
where it opened yesterday. 1t
is tailored neatly to Gobel's
measure and to it he brings the
style that has made him a tele-
vision favorite. Furthermore,
Paramount has packaged it at
tractively in color and in the
quality of Gobel's assorted asso-
ciates.
These latter include MitZi
Gaynor David Niven, Reginald
Gardiner and Fred Clark.
In spite Of all these merits,
THE Birds And The Bees" is
not the movie it was in l941,
when it was called 1.-THE Lady
Eve" and Henry Fonda played
the role now filled by Gobel,
There are resemblances between
the approach Of the two to the
role of a fall guy. or bumper. but
where these end. Fonda's ver-
satllity wins.
Also, the original story about
an eccentric. rich young vege.
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Paramount movie. He is being
brave about it. but these things
are tough on even the hardest
forms of noblesse oblige. Gobel,
an extraordinary laugh-maker,
had just about given up trying
to make himself laugh at a late.
hasty luncheon with the towns
three drama columnistS.
He had reason and this is it:
A train was wrecked in front of
Gobels train between here and
Philadelphia. He was hours late
arriving at the Statler. I'VE
finally came from Baltimore by
auto" he explained. But I was
supposed to arrive by train. So.
before I could do anything else,
I had to go to the depot to be
photographed getting of a train
not one of which could get
me here"
Gobel, who could have been
bitter, but wasn't, thought a
minute, just like the guy on the
television show, then asked
plaintively:
What's wrong with coming to
q town by auto?"
4 Il X \
,.Gobel, who says Of himself
that no man could be "averager. "
really is nothing of the kind.
This no matter how much he has
convinced himself and his pub
lie that this is the case. He's a
style, one that is so simple and
natural that it seems no style at
all.
That very funny business of
squirting his eyes and taking a
dead-pan look at the world
through a slit between his up
raised thumb and forefinger
works off screen, too. 1t is not
the same peek-a-boo gesture in
his nonworking hours, but a
trace of this is visible in ordi-
nary talk.
4 X X
Gobel, who is intelligent
enough to know that comedians
are not always supposed to be
funny. can be off-handedly
amusing.
When told that his luncheon
suite at the Statler was the bal
conied presidential one. he COM
mented dryly: They didn't do
anything like this for me when
I was here four years ago." He
said it Gobel-like, as if he were
the only one present who remem-
bered he had played the Statler.
Turned out he was the only one
who remembered.
This didn't surprise him bit.
4 X X +
Gobel and his three drama
desk fellow diners found COM
mon bond in the fact that all
four had been in the Air Force
during the war. This brought
on a Gobel story: II took a
friend, still in the Reserve, to an
airport one night not long ago.
He was flying a B-26, same as
I flew during the war. I said as
much and the crew chief asked
me if I'd like to take a look at
the flight section. Instead, I took
O look at the way you got into
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THE PASSING SHOW
@. GobeI in Person
| Better Than on Film
BY JAY CARMODY

George his movie 1.-THE Birds and Bees" to
town yesterday. We BOTH Gobel is the refreshing
might surprise to Gobel small crew-cut
fellow looks identical with the televion The last
thing he felt refreshed, refreshing
He a appearance connection
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authors, he might be expected
to get more out of it than Nor
man Taurog who has inherited
the remake job.
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tartan caught up in the spell of
"a pretty gold-digger and her
rogueish father. was directed by
Preston Sturges. AS one of it's
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THE BIRDS AND THE BEES" q
Jones. directed By Norman TauroE
.creenplay BY Sidney sheldon and Pres.
doife. musical score by Walter Scharf,
n color at the Ontario Theater.
George Hamilton me cast c.orr. oob.i
Jean Harris Mitzi 9aynor
Colonel Harris - David Ntven
Gerald ---- Resinald Gardner
Marty Kennedy -z Harry Dellaver
Hans Conried
MIS-. Hamilton ------ Mefgefy MeuoO
Purser ----- Clinton Sundberg
Assistant Butler ------ Milton Erome
Burrows ------------he Rex EvanS
Mrs. burnside Mary Treen
Guests: Bartlett Robinson. Douglas
Evans, Barry Bernard, Kathryn
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1t seems quite possible that, In,
the ironically-titled "Pardners,"
RKO-Keith's Theater has a his
torical film on display right now.
This is the one that appears des-
tined to do down in movie annals
as the last joint effort Of Dean
Martin and Jerry Lewis. Theirs
is sundered union that could be
cemented again with the proper
cash glue, of course, but right
now "Pardners" is the end Of the
teams.
1t probably will provide Mar
tin-LewiS admirers with suffici-
ent inducement to shed a tear
over their separation, too. In
"Pardners," loosely adapted from
Bing Crosby's Rhythm on the
Range" Of 20 years ago, Dean
and Jerry invade the west. They
do not bring any new twists to
the old Western formula, but
they do give it a going lover for
laughs-laughs. that is, for the
Martin-LewiS fans.
The plot concerns itself mainly
with Lewis efforts to be a brave
cowpoke out West where his
father and the fathers partner
were slain by masked riders.
Martin plays the ranch-owning
son of the partner. You hardly
need to be told that 1t all works
out well after Martin, Lewis and
Director Norman Taurog shoot
down hume rous sagebrush
clicheS.
Lewis, as is to be expected,
handles most of the comedy, with
Martin playing straight and
turning to song when the occa-
sion demands. Lori Nelson and
Jackie Loughery are on hand to
provide decoration, a task for
which they are admirably suited.
"Pardners" is in VistaVision and
Technicolor. a pair of processes
that do dress up a Western, even
one being given the Martin-LewisI
treatment,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-03
WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Current Theater Attractions
and Time Of Showing
STAGE
Carter Barron Amphitheater
Ballet Company of
Canada; $3.50 pm.
National "The Pajama
Game; $3.50 pm.
Olney-"Sabrina Fair: $3.50
pm.
SCREEN
Ambassador - "Moby Dick;
las. 4:20, 6:55 and $50 pm.
CapitOl-"The King and T.;
1880 am, 2:05. 4:35, 7:10 and
$40 pm.
COlOny-"Sins of the Bor-
gias";; 6:15, 8 and GAS pm.
COlumbia-"Werewolf";; 1920,
3:15, sos and 8 pm.
DupOnt-"The Proud and the
Beautiful; 1::25. $3.50, 5:35, 7:35,
9:40 and 11:15 pm.
Keith's - "Pardners":: HAS
am. 1850, $3.50. $50, 1855 and
10 pm.
Little-"Mr. Hulot's Holiday:
1880, 5 and $3.50 pm.
Macarthur "a Day to Re-
member; $50, 8:15 and 1905
pm.
Metropolitan "Moby Dick:
HIS am, 1:25, 3:35, 5:45, 7:55
and 1905 pm.
Ontario -" 1.-THE Proud and
Profane";; 1:20, 1885, $50. sos
and 1920 pm.
Palace - away All Boats:
HIS am, 1870, $40, $50, 8:05
and 10:15 pm.
Playhouse - THAT Certain
Feellng"; IL am, los, 3:15,
500, 1880 and $40 pm.
PIaza-"1984";; IL, LAS, $3.50,
Sis, z, 8:45 and 1915 pm.
Trans-Lux 1.-THE Eddy Du-
chin Story; IL am, ITO, 800,
$3.50, TAO and 9:55 pm.
Warner - "Cinerama Holt
day.; 2 and $3.50 pm.
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Tor a national magazine. ! hope
they don't omit Harry's non
stop philanthropies. =. Good
comeback for Gail Russell who
continues her rebuilding career
in U-Ps THE Tattered Dress"
with JEFF Chandler and Jeanne
Grain. Gail had the world by the
tail when personal problems took
her out of the race. Now she is
serious again about her career.
So
Five people called me today to
say that Elizabeth Taylor will
marry Montgomery Cliff. when
and if she gets her divorce from
British actor Michael Wilding.
And Mike may return to
work in England on a more or
less permanent basis - unless
his career takes an upward turn
in Hollywood. He was big
over there. Not given a chance
here.
The biggest current project in
Hollywood is at Paramount
where they spend 16 hours a
day mapping the ballyhoo for
Cecil B. De Miles epic, 1.-THE
Ten Commandments" It's
hard for a young actor to get
going at a major studio. That's
why Steve Forrest. who is the
brother OF Dana Andrews,
checked out of Metro. Steve
will do some TV for Loretta
Young. and some films. he hopes.
Betty Hutton would rather
make movies. but gets more Of
fers for night clubs and will
do a four-week stand at the
Sahara in Las Vegas-opening
Christmas Day. Which is why
her kids are bowling.
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and it is knowingly sung by Jan
Simons.
The excellence Of the COM
pany's Interpretation of this
Tudor ballet makes the more
rueful the fact that it will not
be repeated in any of the sub
sequent Is programs. A previous
engagement calls away singer
Simons and Miss Franco found
the time too short, and inspira-
ton too lacking, to train an
other singer into the company.
y + \ \
Next to Dark ElegieS," Che
company showed last night to
best advantage in a properly
wanton and gay "Offenbach in
the Underworld"
OF all light-hearted ballets,
this one is the most irresistible
invitation to dance and this is
precisely the Canadian COM
pany's response to it.
1t is still dominated by Miss
Francois captivatingly comic
portrait of the naughty, preda-
tory operatta star. a female who
would just as soon be a tigress
as a lady if the switch serves
her purpose. But this ballet re-
Veals that there are some cork
ing other dancers in that Mont
marie cafe.
One of these is Betty Pope. a
poisoning ballerina, as the
proprietress' daughter. Others
are Ray Moller as the royal
summer; Lillian Jarvis as the
debutante; Earl Kraul as the
young officer on the vigorous
prowl; and Angela Leigh as the
carriage trades queen.
X 4 y
Miss Pope. by the way, proves
herself both versatile and pol
ished in youthful, high spirited
pas de deux with Glenn Gibson;
with choreography by Grant
Strate another member of the
company and obviously a gifted
one.
Les Sylphides," the opening
ballet last night, could not have
been more pointedly chosen to
show that the corps de ballet
of the Canadian company is the
most beautifully trained. dis
ciplined and dedicated seen here
in a long time.
Unlike most such groups, it
gives promise of fairly squirting
stars as the National Ballet of
Canada has need for them.
The complete four-act Swan
Lake" one of its happiest sue
cesses here last summer, will be
the company's offering at the
amphitheater tonight.
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HOLLYWOOD
A Miller Play for M. NJ?
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM

HOLLYWOOD. (NANA) -
Playwright Arthur Miller says he
isn't, but he is writing play to
star his beautiful wife, Marilyn
Monroe, but wants it hush-hush
until finished. Judy Garland
is in physical training for her
six city tour which tees off again
at the Palace in September, in
New York. She'll be on the road
for three to four months, per-
forming twice a day and that's
tough going. Van johnson
went to Europe hoping to make
a picture that would take care
of the expenses. Instead he re-
turned here to get in a quick one
for Metro and then he hopes to
go back for Terence Young's
Action on the Tigers"
1t was touch and go when
Frank Sinatra almost caused his
plane from Europe to be quaran-
tined because he was so impatient
to get into New York City-he
tried to leave the plane ahead
Of the health inspection. Old
Mol never had it so good with
Gina Lollobrigida and Vanessa
Brown both producing fiction's
first bad girl. Mol Flanders"
-. The reteaming of Lilli Pal
mer and Carlos Thompson in
Beyond Time and Eternity" is
sure to start those old rulnors
OF a romance The picture
will be made in Munich after Lilli
finishes her German version of
"Anastasia."
X
Bing Crosby is taking it easy
In Hayden Lake, while his eldest
sprig, Gary is whooping it UP
in Hollywood on two weeks fur
Tough from Uncle Sam. It
didn't take Uncle George Jessel
long to forget his shattered idyll
with Joan Tyler. George is here.
there and everywhere with a
beauty by the name of Kay Mills.
-. Mickey Rooney has a win
ner in his race horse, Honest
Abbey
Eighteen-year-old Susan
Strasberg will play the Kath-
arine Hepburn role in stage
Struck" - another name for
stage Door" with Henry Fonda
and a slewful of other top stars.
This is the chance the young
star Of Broadway's Diary OF
Anne Frank" has been waiting
for.
The shoe that used TO be mar
ried to the body and l do mean
Harry Karl and Marie Mcdonald.
Is putting together notes on the
growth OF his business empire