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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-12-27
Postal Service Cutbaek Draws
Sharp Protest From Anderson

WASHINGTON, D. Congress
man Leroy Anderson (D-Mont.) is
protesting to the Post Office Depart
ment the declining postal services
in the State of Montana. In a letter
to Postmaster General Summerfield,
Anderson said that his protests to
the Department in the past had
brought only replies praising them
selves about the fashion in which
the present Administration has inn
proved mail service and has saved
money.
If the Improvement trend" con-
tinues, Anderson declared, Montana
in several areas will be deprived of
any semblance Of efficient and de-
pendable postal service"
Congressman Anderson sent the
Postmaster General a letter he had
received from a patron on the North
Star Route" out of Roundup. The
patron had protested that if a pro-
posed change of routing is accom-
plished, he would have to travel Sc
miles for his mail.
Also sent to the Postmaster Gen
eral was report on a meeting held
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-12-27

by Congressman Anderson with a
delegation of postal patrons in Nc
Cabe community. These citizens had
complained that since they have been
deprived of railway post office serv-
ice, their mail has been received on
"a delayed and erratic schedule" The
delegation asked that mail car be
made part of the freight train now
serving McCabe community.
These complaints, Anderson de-
clared, are typical of protests voiced
by persons such as those who have
suffered impaired postal service due
to the Post Office Departments arbi-
trary and capricious action in discon-
tinuing the airport mail facility at
Billings That action was similar to
the withdrawal of railway post office
service from the transcontinental
trains of the Milwaukee Road from
Miles City to Butte.
The Post Office Department, An
derson said, should return the service
to the postal patron, instead of utter
ing claims of improvement while cut
ting service in decisions made behind
closed doors.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-12-27

ScnOOl the annual Great Fails regional
Farmer-Labor Institute will be held
in the MFU building Saturday and
Sunday, January II and IL.
Also, on Wednesday of state school
week the first busload of washing
ton Trippers'' will take off for a visit
to the regional co-ops, Farmers Union
Grain Terminal Association and
Farmers Union Central Exchange, st.
Paul, and several days to be spent in
Washington talking to congressn en-
and seeing sites of historical import
ance in the nations capital city.
Trips to Washington, given as prizes
in the annual membership campaign,
it is anticipated will require at least
two additional busloads in the six
week period following January 8.
DENVER POST COLUMNIST
TO SPEAK AT SCHOOL
Guest speakers listed for the school
include Roscoe Fleming, Denver
POST writer whose "White Gold"
has been adopted by National Farm
ers Union for use in the education
Fleming is a widely-known
conservationist and journalist who
has written for many of the outstand-
ing periodicals here and abroad and
for the Encyclopedia Britannica, and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-12-27

week.
Heading the committee will be Nels
Bach, Sidney rancher and business
man and former member of the
State Highway Commission. Vice
chairman will be d. A. McKinnon,
Kalispell, former State Highway En-
gineer.
"The Democratic Central Commit
tee of Montana is appointing advisory
committees on major policy matters
to develop and to present specific
platform planks to the 1858 platform
convention" Erickson said, in an
nouncing formation of the committee.
''This is an Innovation" he con-
tinued, made necessary by the fail
ure of the states chief executive to
present specific proposals to the leg
islature on the important questions
of the budget, revenue and taxation,
education and other important state
programs.
''The 1855 session set up the
Governors Highway Fact-Finding
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-12-27

highly successful Farmers Union Oil
Co., of Billings, in addition to having
assisted in setting up a number of
other farmer-owned co-operatives in
southern Montana.
"Hardy'' entered Billings hospital
two weeks ago, underwent major
operation, and apparently was well
on his way to recovery when he was
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-12-27

quarter OF a CEN
fury ago. For many
years he was in
charge of western
area sales for the
regional supply CO.
OPP, until his retire
ment several years
ago.
Before joining
FUCE, he spent
several years as
MFU secretary. He
was one of the or
ganiZerS of the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-12-27
Farmers Union STATE School
Opens Monday, Junuury6

GREAT FALLS Montana Farmers Union will kick off
what promises to be another active the organza-
ton when its annual state school gets underway Monday
6 at the MFU headquarters building in this city.
Preceding the fiveday school will be meeting
MFU education leaders Sunday January Following
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-12-27
Teamster Expulsion a
Mistake, TIMBER Indicates


ard
in a S.
o
a
an is a
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-12-27
WILL LOOK INTO HIGH
MAINTENANCE COSTS

"The committee will hold several
hearings in various Montana cities
during the early spring. The commit
tee will concern itself not only with
methods of financing highway con-
struction and maintenance, but will
also inquire into the present admin
Continued On Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-12-27
Demos Announce NAMING
Of Rood Advisory Group

Failure of the states chief executive to present specific
proposals legislature has made necessary the
Democratic party and others to set citizens advisory
seek solutions important questions facing the state State
Demo Chairman Left Erickson said in announcing formation
Democratic advisory committee highway financing this
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-12-27
Death TukesFi
Men Prominent
In State Affairs

Five men, who in their respective
fields, made substantial contributions
to Montana life, passed on to their
final rewards this past week.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-12-27

E. R. (Hardy) Kinder, II, pioneer
builder of farmer co-ops and one
time secretary of Montana Farmers
Union, passed away early Christmas
morning in Billings. With a record
of coop building extending from the
mid-teen period on, Hardy became
office manager Of the Farmers Union
Central Exchange Billings office
when that branch was opened a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27
Lax Soil Conservation
Peri|s Potomac Water

Control Of wotsr supply rests largely
with proper construction Of the soil In
formlonds. forests and those non
paved sections Of urban oreas. Con-
serotion in the Potomac River Bosin,
whose voter supply moy Be in isopor-
dy BY 1910, is one Of mony foctors
being studied BY engineers. Sixth in
O series Of articles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27
Tunnel Builder
Sues British Ship

BALTIMORE. Jan. rs Dr.
Contractors Of the Baltimore
harbor tunnel have filed a
$4,000 damage suit against
the British freighter which was
blown by heavy winds this week
into some rigs at work on the
tunnel.
The suit was filed by the Mer-
ritt-C Chapman g. Scott Corp. It
alleges the motor vessel Tyria
was Unanswered so recklessly
and negligently that she collided
with and damaged" the floating
equipment of the tunnel COM
pany.
The suit also charges the
vessel was "in charge of an in
competent person." and damage
to tunnel sections No. 8 and No.
10 of Fairfield is believed to
have resulted,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27
Tidewuter Pollution
Committee Named

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 26 (R.-
Senate President Louis L. Gold
stein today announced appoint
ment of a Tidewater Pollution
Committee to advise the Legis-
lature on matters of pollution in
Chesapeake Bay and its tribu-
taries.
Goldstein said the committee
would study the effects Of pollu-
ton on marine life in tidal
waters and investigate "condi-
tons contributing to the re-
ported decline In the various
seafood industries located
throughout the bay country"
It will also study complaints
from sport fishing interests about
bay and tidal river pollution. He
named Andrew B. Kingan. Balti-
more businessman, head of the
committee. Other members will
be DR.. D. T. Battaglia, Baltimore
surgeon: Thomas r. Cofield, out
door editor Of the Baltimore
News-Post; Magistrate Paul T.
Pitcher of Anne Arndel County,
and Warren E. Tydings Of CATH
ersburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27
Murder Suspect FIees.
Sheriff at Snow Hill

SNOW HILL. Nd. Jan. 26
R.-Richard Sneed, charged
with robbery and murder in the
fatal beating Of q 56-year-old
Worcester county salesman.
escaped today while being re-
turned here from q lie detector
test in Dover, Del.
Sheriff Edwin D. Lynch said
the 29-year-old Negro jumped
out Of the car and ran into a
nearby woods while the sheriff
was paying for gasoline at a
station about four miles north
Of Snow Hill.
A dozen State troopers and
three deputy sheriffs were
searching the woods tonight in
an effort to recapture Sneed.
Sneed was charged with rob-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27

action, strengthen the Potomac
compact and invest additional
authority in the Interstate
Commission on the Potomac
River Basin" Gov. McKeldin
said.
The Maryland chief executive
is on record in favor Of giving
regulatory powers to the inter-
State commission, which now is
merely an advisory body on pol
luton problems. The commits
sion is made up of representa-
tives Of Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia, Pennsylvania and D. C.
Representative Hyde, Rep0bli-
can Of Maryland's 9Th District
which is bordered by the Poto-
mac. also has spoken strongly for
the four jurisdictions to grant
police powers to the commission.
But the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission has OPP
posed giving police powers to
that body. recommending instead
that its advisory responsibilities
be extended to include other Po-
tomac problems besides pollution,
such as the need for hydroelec-
trio dams. and water supply.
The conference was recon-
mended by a Maryland Legisla-
tive Council Committee on the
Potomac River Basin. headed by
Delegate Hervey G.. Machen,
Democrat Of Prince Georges
County.
Governor McKeldin appointed
Mr.. Machen and the nine MEM
bers Of his committee to repre-
sent Maryland at the three-day
meeting. The Maryland Legis-
lature, now In the first month Of
q three-month session, still will
be meeting here then.
The Governor said he Is
pleased with the interest which
Maryland legislators are taking
in this problem"
: In letters to Governors Leader
OF Pennsylvania. Stanley of Vir-
ginia and Underwood Of West
Virginia and to District Com
Robert B. Mclaughlin,
Gov. McKeldin said he doesn't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27
Virginia Schools
Post Given Bland

RICHMOND. Jan. Is (P). -
Virgihia's pupil placement board
today announced the appoint
ment Of Joseph w. Bland, A
|year-old former member of the
House Of Delegates from Bruns-
wick County, as its executive
secretary.
Mr.. Bland. Of Alberta, will be-
gin his duties here Monday. He
will serve as chief administrative
officer for the three-man board
In its work Of classifying and as
signing children to all of Vir-
ginia's public schools.
So far the board hasn't &C.
lively applied its placement pow
ers. Instead, it has informed city
and county school authorities
they will be permitted to con-
tinue temporarily the present
system Of assigning students.
Board members are Beverly H
Randolph, jr., Richmond attor-
|ney: Andrew A. Farley, Danville
publisher; and Hugh v. White,
Nansemond county school su-
lperintendent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27

the Rock Greek watershed. The
people around Gilbert Run want
rechanneling and silt-reduction
measures taken to improve their
water supply for irrigation. Land
treatment. including reforesta-
ton. probably will be required in
both instances.
Although the Potomac's share
represents an infinitesimal por-
ton Of money appropriated for
soil conservation over the years,
interest seems to be awakening.
And II the requested $25 million
for Federal aid under the Water
shed Act is granted for the next
fiscal year. 1t would represent a
five-fold increase over the initial
1854 appropriation.
In any case. If help Is to be
forthcoming, the local interests
will have to start the conserva-
ton ball rolling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27

berry and murder Thursday after
States Attorney Daniel e. Pref
lyman said he admitted beating
William w. Floyd to death with
his own rifle and robbing him Of
between $500 and 81. 900.
Floyd was slain last Monday
at his home near Bishopville.
Prettyman said Sneed was
trapped by his own trademark
burnt wooden matches-which
were found scattered around
Floyd's stolen truck.
Sneed was convicted several
years ago of stealing a supply Of
soybeans. Burnt matches scat
tered at the scene led to his ar
rest that time and police re-
membered him when they found
the same evidence in this case,
Prettyman said,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27
u. Burton Harvey Wins
Mun-of- Yeur Award

BALTIMORE, Jan. 2e (R.-F.
Barton Harvey, 36-year-old part
|ner Of the Alex. Brown & Sons
investment firm, was presented
the Outstanding Man Of the Year
award for Maryland tonight by
the State Junior Chamber Of
Commerce.
He was cited for his participa-
ton in church. civic and COM
munity projects.
The award was made at the
State Jaycee annual banquet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27
RuciuI Activities
Unit Opens Office
lin Alexandra

A Virginia legislative group
investigating racial activities in
the State yesterday set up head
quarters in q one-room ONCE at
lib South Fairfax street. Alex
andria.
Delegate James M. Thomson,
chairman Of the Committee on
Law Reform and Racial Activi-
ties. said the office will be rented
from Daniel F. O'Flaherty, an
attorney.
The Office will be occupied by
Leslie Hall, an Alexandria at
torney serving as the committees
chief counsel. and a clerical star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27

wish to suggest the size Of the
legislative delegation each juris-
diction should send.
The other Maryland repre-
Sentatives are:
! Senate Majority Leader John
G. Turnbull. Senate Minority
Senators James B. Monroe. Re-
Leader Harry T. Phoebus. and
publican Of Charles; Jacob r.
Ramsburg, Republican of Fred
erick, and Robert P. Dean. Demo-
crat Of Queen Annes.
Also, Delegates William B.
Wheeler. Democrat of Mont
gomery; j. Frank Raley, jr.,
Democrat of st. Marys; Lester B.
Reed. Republican Of Allegheny,
and Myron L. Bloom, Democrat
of Washington County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27
Women Voters League
Will Discuss Mideust

A three-member panel will
discuss Middle East problems at
AN Alexandria League of Women
Voters meeting at 8:l5 pm.
tomorrow in the Beverly Hill
Community Church. Old Do
minion boulevard and Tennessee
avenue.
The speakers will be Dana
Adams Schmidt. New York Times
reporter; William Sands. Middle
East Journal editor, and John
IdeWilde, economic advisor, In
Iternational Bank for Reconstruct
ton and DEVELOPMENT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27
Londscopers to Meet

The Potomac Chapter Of the
American Society Of Landscape
Architects will meet at $50 pm.
tomorrow at the Iron Gate Inn,
1874 N street NV. Officers for
the new year are Henry Schulz
theis. president: John F. Delay,
vice president: and Mrs. F. F.
J. Block, secretary treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27
Church Dinner Plonned

An oyster or ham dinner will
be given by the vestry of Assem-
sion Episcopal Church from
$3.50 to 8 pm. Tuesday in the
parish hall Of the church. 634
Silver Spring avenue. Silver
Spring. Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27

date has benefited only from
the first Of these two, which pro-
vides Federal help to areas will
ing and able to pay their share
for such improvements as small
upstream flood prevention and
water retention dams; soil con-
servation by means of terracing,
contour blowing, special tree and
crop paintings, stream channel
corrections and the prevention
Of roadside erosion.
Here. again. the area itself
must take the initiative. The
three that have:
l. Petersburg Moorefield, w.
Va, on the south branch of the
Potomac, four subwatershed
projects involving land treat
ment measures.
2. Berkeley Springs, w. Va,
on a branch Of Opequon Creek,
the first Of nine flood retarding
dams are underway at a total
cost Of $406. 900, with $4,000
OF the sum the local share.
3. Waynesboro. Va, on the
South River. q tributary Of the
Shenandoah. II fiood-retardine
dams. rechanneling, land treat
ment, farm ponds-virtually the
works-at a total cost Of $1.S
million. with $748.000 the local
share.
Little Action on Potomac
Potomac sections have done
even less under the new Water
shed Protection Act. Only two
applications for help have been
filed with Soil Conversation Sery-
ice. Both have been approved for
planning purposes: the WASH
ington areas own Rock Creek.
and Gilbert Run, a branch of
Southern Maryland's Wicomico
River.
Flood. sitting and pollution
problems are to be remedied In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27
|Four-Stote PorIey Called
On Potomac Problems
BY GENE GOODWIN
Star stan Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS Md, JAN 26Gov McKeldn Of Maryland today
invited the Of Virginia. West Virginia
vana and the chairman of the District of Columbia Commits
oners to send legislators to theeday conference Potomac
River problems here February IS. 10 and TO-
THE time is coming when must, through legislative
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-10-12
HAMPTON Institute Hostess Retires

Hampton, Va, Oct. 4, - Mrs.
Alice M. Leedham, hostess at
Hampton Institute, retired this
week after % years on the job.
In her plain small office at Holly
Tree Inn, dining-room and college
guest house, this slight, precise
New England expatriate summed
it all with Hampton has been a
beautiful place to live and work.
I've met the incest people in the
world right here"
Finding food and lodging for an
eagle, or making sure the late
George Washington Carver or II.
v. Kaltenborn were comfortably
settled for the night were just part
of days work, according to Mrs.
Leedham.
al can't select any one person as
more outstanding over another.
I've enjoyed the parents, the guest
artists, and talking with the alumni
as they come back after making
their place in the world. It's been
simply marvellous to see the way
the students mature and develop"
New England Native
When asked what brought a ma
tive of Wilton, N. H., down to
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-10-12

STATEMENT REQUIRED BY THE ACT
OF AUGUST "a, 1912, AS AMENDED
BY THE ACTS OF MARCH ;. 1888,
AND JULY 2, 1916 (Title 80, United
States Code, Section 233) SHOWING
THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT,
AND CIRCULATION OF
Jackson Advocate, published weekly at
Jackson, Mississippi for Oct. 1, 1851.
/. The names and addresses Of the
publisher. editor. managing editor. ana
business managers are
Publisher Percy Greene. 406ia N. Far
ish ST.. Jackson. Miss.
Editor Percy Greene. 406i2 N. Parish
ST. Jackson, Miss.
Managing editor Percy Greene. 406i2
N. Parish ST.. Jackson. Miss.
Business manager Percy Greene, 1867
NJ Parish ST.. Jackson. Miss.
g. The owner is: IF owned by cor
poration. its name and address must
be stated and also Immediately there
under the names and addresses OF Stock
holders owning or holding l percent or
more Of total amount OF stock Ii nof
owned by a corporation. the names and
addresses of the individual owners must
be given If owned by partnership
or other unincorporated firm. Its name
and address. as well as that OF each
individual member. must be giveno
Percy Greene. 406ia N. Parish St.
Jackson. Miss.
8, The known bondholders. mort
gagees. and other security holders own
ina or holding / percent or more ri
total amount of bonds. mortgages. or
other securities are: II there are none,
so stAte.)
None.
4. Paragraphs and 3 include. In
cases where the stakeholder or security
holder appears upon the books Of the
company as trustee or In any other
fiduciary relation. the name Of the per-
SON or corporation for whom such trus-
tee Is acting: also the statements IN
the two paragraphs show the affiant'.
full knowledge and belief as to the
circumstances and conditions undec
which stockholders and security hold
ers who do not appear upon the BOOKS
of the company as trustees. hold STOCK
and securities In a capacity other tnan
that of bona fide owner.
S. The average number OF copies OF
each issue of this publication sold or
distributed. through the mails or other
wise. to paid subscribers during the
IL months preceding the date shown
above was: This information Is re-
uuired from daily. weekly. semiweekly
and triweekly newspapers only $500
PERCY GREENE
signature Of editor. publisher. business
manager. or owner)
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this lst day of October. 1857.
(SEALl
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-10-12

the Tidewater area of Virginia,
she replied with vigor, champion
has been a part of my life as long
as can remember. New England
ers have always had a great inter-
est in the development of this col
lege. When my husband died over
~ years ago, a friend suggested
come here as campus hostess. 1t
seemed a very natural thing to do. /"
Mrs. Leedham was educated in
Boston graduating from Simmons
College there as a Registered
Nurse. She worked at that pro-
fession until her marriage. As
hostess at Hampton, she was in
charge of Trustee House, which
provides housing for campus
guests, the faculty dormitories on
campus, as well as the sprawling
Holly Tree Inn-about IS rooms in
all.
"The most exciting years here
were during the war;" she remi-
nisced. "Officers had to be housed
and the campus was always ready
for immediate evacuation. My, the
nustle and hustle"
Surprise Serenade
On her last Sunday on campus,
the college Crusaders Male Chorus
and 100 other friends surprised
Mrs. Leedham at the Inn with an
informal farewell serenade. She
was given a Longine wrist watch
and a set of luggage as a token
of faculty and staff regard. With
perhaps the tiniest break in her
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-10-12

Rock Chamber of Commerce this
afternoon.
After tie leaders met behind
closed doors, four of them acted
as spokesman to reveal their pur-
poses.
Principal spokesman was Joshua
X. Shepherd, an insurance man,
head of the Scottish Rite Masons
here and past president of the
Little Rock Chamber of Commerce.
He called the first meeting.
The other were Representative
Hays, whose consistency is large
ly in this city; William NJ. Shep-
herd, vice president of the Arkan-
sas Power and Light Company and
former national president of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce, and
Raymond Rebsamen, prominent
business man who owns the Ford
automobile company.
Joshua Shepherd made the fol-
lowing points:
1. The group is studying all pos
sible solutions and getting reac-
tions to them. They hope to find
a solution that all Little Rock can
support.
2. They agree with the plea of
Gov. Orval E. Faubus for the
preservation of law and order.
Want All Children Back
Mrs. Rebsemen said their pur-
pose was to get all the children