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The people's voice., 1957-07-05
By E. X. EGGENSPERGER, Sanders
County Ledger, Thompson Falls


Three events of the past week appear to greatly
enhanse the possibility that the Paradise Dam project
will be looked upon favorably than ever by the
federal government
The three events the Senate's passage of Hells
Canyon Dam bill, the denial of an application to the
Montana Power Co. by the Federal Power Commission
concerning Buffalo Raids Dam sites and the reports
of Army engineers regarding the proposed Libby DAM
All strengthen the need and case for Paradise
Let's look at these three events in order and their
possible effect thinking of government agencies
regarding aPradise
The Senate's passage by vote of 45 to 38 of the
Hes Canyon bill is distinct victory for democratic
public power advocates The legislation STILL of course,
must pass the House of Representatives and obtain
President Eisenhowers signature which is question
able However, the important thing insofar Paradise
is concerned the trend in thinking and reversal of
action which the Senate revealed in passing the bill
In previous sessions of Congress- the bill has been
defeated more than In fact the Idaho Power Co.
has already started construction work two of its
three low dams that would be flooded by high federal
dam at Hes Canyon. In addition, the Supreme Court
upheld Idaho Powers permit for their construction
after public power enthusiasts questioned in the courts
Power Commission
The Senate's action last week reveals favorable
attitude for federal power projects This attitude could
be expected to react favoraby towards the Paradise
project if a bill is presented at the next session.
Not clear the deductions that are to be drawn
from the FPCs denial of application last week By
the Montana Power Co. to continue it's studies of
Buffalo Rapids No. dam site the Flathead River
for another three years after JAM l. 1853 when the
company present three-year permit expires FPC said
complete any further studying it desired to do
The people's voice., 1957-07-05
Gail DeWuIt Is New
Chief Deputy To State
Secretary Murray

Gail DeWalt, longtime secretary
in several state departments, has been
named by Secretary of State Frank
Murray as his chief deputy, following
last weeks retirement by Chief Dep
uty Clifford L. Walker after 40 years
of service in that office.
Mrs. DeWalt, native Montanan,
was born at Belt, attended schools
in the Sand Coulee area, and came
to Helena from Great Falls in 1888.
Murray stated her Hmore than 80
years experience in office work will
be of great value to the people of
Montana as we'll as to my office"
She formerly was employed as law
stenographer in the office of the
attorney general under the late Ray
mond T. Nagle, and assisted in the
1947 recodification of the Revised
Codes of Montana. She has previously
been employed by the Montana Rail-
road and Public Service Commission
as stenographer and reporter, and
prior to her appointment in January
as an assistant in the office of the
Secretary of State, she was employed
for more than ten years as secretary
reporter for the Montana Supreme
Court.
''This is the first time woman has
been appointed chief deputy Secre-
tary of State, Mr.. Murray said, ''bUt
a position of responsibility is no new
experience for Gail DeWalt as she
has performed an outstanding public
service in the offices of the attorney
general, the railroad commission and
the Supreme Court of Montana over
the past "a years."
Mrs. DeWalt has also been active III
Democratic party affairs the past 25
years. She is the wife of Clarence
DeWalt, proprietor of DeWalt's Photo
Shop, Helena.
The people's voice., 1957-07-05

wanted to sell them on the need for
money to start construction on
pumping plant at the Benton Lake
National Wild Life Refuge north of
Great Falls.
Well, today that sweat and shoe
leather has paid off and the Senate
and the House have both approved
the expenditure. Work can start as
soon after July 1st as the engineers
can lay out the work and let contracts
to build dam, and approach roads,
and do engineering planning for later
work. Next year | will seek an appro-
priation for pumping equipment and
installations. When we start pumping
water into the lake we'll have water
there every year instead of just in
the wet years, and we will not only
produce lot of ducks, but we'll get
that part of Montana back on the fly
ing schedules of the migratory flocks.
Small Business-I always like to
be present for roll-call votes, but fire.
quently the recorded vote is less i'm
portant than many off-the-record
votes. Take the Small Business Ad-
ministration Bill which we just passed.
In my Committee on Banking and
Currency we worked on this bill for
months. Frequently acting along
party lines, we cut the interest from
6 per cent to 5 per cent. We extended
the definition to take in more small
businesses. We replaced the present
three-man policy board of Secretary
of the Treasury Humphrey, Secre-
tary of Commerce Weeks and the Ad-
ministrator, Mr.. Barnes, with one that
will include representatives of small
business. We hammered out an excel
lent bill. Then on the floor of the
House we defeated, in unrecorded
votes, efforts to seriously amend the
bill.
When | was sure the matter was
settled, and that only speech making
remained, I left at pm. to keep a
twice postponed appointment with my
surgeon for post-operative checkup.
Thus l missed being recorded on the
final roll-call, 1872 for and against,
hurting my attendance record but
getting an encouraging report from
my doctor.
Visitors-Leaders from the North
ern Cheyenne tribe in southeastern
Montana were visitors in my office
during the week along with their
tribal attorney, Bert Kronmiller of
Hardin The three Cheyennes John
Woodenlegs, Henry Tallbull and
Harry Littlebird, discussed tribal in
dustry, health and land problems with
me. Also visiting were large num-
Der of folks from Montana who had
been attending the National Conven-
tion of Kiwanis at nearby Atlantic
City, N. ]. The delegation was headed
by Montana District Governor Henry
of Hardin.
The people's voice., 1957-07-05
Paradise, Libby, Desirable MuItipIe--

building of western Montana in the
face of an estimated increase of state
population to 693,000 by 1865.
Roys pointed out that new jobs to
support increased population must
come from non-agricultural industry
at rate of 1000 jobs per year. He
said that 81 per cent of the states
population was in the labor force.
He pointed out that the industries
we now have and expect to have are
heavy users of water and that SO
billion gallons of water leave the
state each day and that the building
of dams makes more water usable.
William Dreskell, assistant regional
forester, Region 1, explained the
aspects of intelligent land use and
it's relation to conservation of water.
DR.. Carl Malouf, professor of So
ciology and anthropology, Montana
State University, devoted most of his
talk to reviewing a research project
he had undertaken in connection with
the effects of multiple-purpose public
dams on the immediate areas involved,
with particular emphasis on Canyon
Ferry. He pointed up all of what he
termed the undesirable aspects of
such projects, and although conced-
ing there were some beneficial re-
suits. passed over the latter without
elucidation.
Upon being questioned as to why
he didn't also include in his research
project the pros and cons on pri-
vateIy-built smaller single-purpose
(power) dams, DR.. Malouf revealed
that his research endeavors had
been paid for by "a private power
company!
If Mr.. Malouf's apparent philoso-
ply on research development were to
be followed, Montana would "stay
putt for many generations to come.
DR.. John Craighead, leader, Mon
tana Cooperative Research Unit, U.
S. Fish and Wildlife Service, was an
afternoon speaker. Most of his talk
was on reservation of wilderness"
areas, particularly the upper reaches
of the middle fork of the Flathead.
He explained number of color slides
including almost inaccessible reaches
of that river where he was tearfully
concerned over the fate of the griz-
zly bear, mountain sheep and wapiti.
1t almost made one wonder if any of
the some 100 people in the audience
ever saw grizzly or a mountain
sheep or had the means of getting
into such a region or knew the differ
ence between wapiti and an elk.
One slide showed an underwater
scene said to be chinook salmon which
migrate to upper tributaries to
spawn. No one asked how they could
ever get to the Montana reaches of
The people's voice., 1957-07-05

proposed Paradise Dam sin the light
of the foregoing considerations. This
left him so little time for analyzing
of previous speeches that he only
touched briefly on some of them.
However, he did talk about Paradise
Dam and explained a proposed bill
for its construction prepared by the
Committee For Paradise Dam, Inc,
a group organized to promote legisla-
tion in the interests of people devoted
to and desirous of the full develop
ment of Montana's resources. The
audience was furnished copies of the
draft of the bill which contained
provisions for the protection of the
people of Montana generally and the
residents of the communities closely
affected. These provisions were based
on experiences in other projects and
were subject to much study by men,
bers of the Paradise Dam committee
before submitting it to Congress for
Introduction.
The people's voice., 1957-07-05
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growth of power requirements was
above the national average. He said
that az billion kilowatt hours was
used in the four-state area in 1855
and it was estimated three times the
1855 average would be used in farms,
homes and industry by 1880, with an
increase of 60 per cent in population.
His listeners were impressed with
the thought that such projects as
Paradise, Libby, and Nez Perez were
imperative if such challenge was
to be met. No one could doubt that if
Montana was to be in such an indus
trial picture. it could not sacrifice
such a project as Paradise Dam to
obstruction by low head or run-of-the
river dams.
E. c. Starr, chief engineer, Bonne-
vile Power Administration, analyzed
the possibilities of atomic energy to
relieve the necessity for large storage
projects for power purposes. He gave
the subject a very thorough and in
teresting treatment. He showed that
all estimates of possibilities indicated
that atomic power would not compete
with either hydro or thermal-created
energy by 1880 and that we must use
all water available for creation of
energy. He predicted that the use OF
coal to create power would be neces-
sity by 1880 because of full use of
II L. n, hxr fhat He
said there was much speculative and
misleading information being issued
on the possibilities of atomic energy
not consistent with the economic as
poets involved.
DR.. Everett D. Howe, chairman,
department of Mechanical Engineer
ing, University of California, ex-
planned the experiments being con-
Quoted and the prospects of obtain
ing water (fresh water) by de-salini-
zation of sea water. This clearly indi-
Gated the foresight of those concerned
with the ultimate desperate need of
fresh water in the face of depletion
of fresh water resources and that
none of the nations potential can De
wasted or neglected.
Charles Hazen, area engineer, Bu-
reau of Reclamation, talked on the
need of upstream storage for recla-
nation and irrigation.
This ended the first day of the con-
ference.
Saturdays session was led off by
Perry Roys, director of the Montana
State Planning Board, substituting
for Judge Lief Erickson who was un-
able to appear. Mr. Roys gave very
impressive outline of the operations
of his department and the needs of
multiple-purpose projects such as
Paradise and Libby in the future up
The people's voice., 1957-07-05

the Clark Fork or Flathead over the
private power dams which have no
fish ladders. One scene showed acres
of dead fish along a shore line, pre-
sumed to be either killed by pollution
or a drawdown of a reservoir. Nothing
specific as to how they were all so
suddenly killed or the exact location.
Another scene of polluted water
(green in color) could have been one
of the run-off streams from the Ana
conda Co. tailings in the Butte or
Anaconda area. 1t probably could not
have been from the Anaconda Alumni
mum plant at Columbia Falls where
the water is said to be cleaner after
use than before.
Altogether, Craighead's speech
left one cold when the benefits of
a Wilderness" such as pictured by
him is compared to the benefits of
something that would create jobs
for thousands of people who would
never have the opportunity to trek
into a remote place like the upper
reaches of the Middle Fork of the
Flathead.
At least, Dr. Craighead, who avoid
ed reference to the proposed Para
disc Dam, admitted on questioning
that it was clear from his talk that
he was not arguing against that prof.
ect. erc. s.
Howard Zahnizer, executive secre-
tary of the Wilderness Society. pro-
grammed to speak did not appear and
David Brewer of the Sierra Club
substituted. He delivered a very
scholarly and academic lecture on the
virtues of unlimited wilderness none
of which explained how people could
enjoy a Wilderness" when it was
more important to have job that
would bring in the bread and butter
OF other things necessary to liveli-
hood.
Homer Murphy of the FLATHEAD
COURIER of Poison, not speaker on
the program, displayed three enlarged
photographs purported to be, at least
two of them, of Hungry Horse reser-
voir on Decoration Day with water
at low drawdown. He did not ex-
plain that run-off in that area immed-
lately followed and that the run-off
was always later there than in many
other areas. One picture showed a
stranded boat dock said to be in the
Canyon Ferry reservoir near Town
send. One who is acquainted with the
place, afterwards told this reporter
that the dock was built in the wrong
location in the first place. So much
for negative propaganda.
The closing speaker was Mike
Mapes, counsel of the U. S. Senate
Committee on Interior and Insular
Affairs. He was slated to talk on the
The people's voice., 1957-07-05

Wheat-One of the causes of wheat
surpluses has been the increasing pro-
duction of wheat in so-called mon
commercial" states where quotas and
penalties are not imposed. Louisiana,
for example, planted only 5000 acres
in 1853, would have an acre allot-
ment of only $500 acres, based on
it's history, and yet in 1857, they
planted 10000 acres which will pro-
duce about two million bushels of
wheat. This wheat will be sold on a
market held up by reduction of plant
ings in commercial wheat states like
Montana.
The non-commercial states of Mis-
sissippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Arizona
and Nevada will produce about eleven
million bushels of wheat on land di-
verted from cotton, corn and even
pasture.
This production plays hob with eff
forts at reducing the surplus by cut
ting production in the historical wheat
states like Montana.
Finally, something is going to be
done about it. The Anfuso Bill, which
has been unanimously passed by the
Albert Agriculture Subcommittee,
will automatically put state into
the commercial area and subject to
quotas and penalties if state paintings
reach $4,000 acres in three successive
years. This will apply to most of these
states for the 1858 crop. This bill,
which expect to pass the House, will
also allow anyone to grow up to 80
acres of wheat without marketing
quotas or penalties provided it is all
fed or used on the farm. Extra acres
planted will not count to build up a
wheat history for future allotments.
YellowtaiI Dam Site-The House
Interior Committee approved my bill
to acquire Yellowtail Dam Site near
Hardin by vote of IL to z. First,
though, they cut the payment from
the SIS million which l proposed to
$21a million for the 1000 acres of
land involved in the reservoir and
dam site. A motion to cut the price
to 81 u million was defeated only IL
to 10, which shows how hard-pressed
we are by the economy drive.
The Senate already has passed
resolution calling for a SIS million
payment, and that is the figure I,
too, am hopeful of reaching before
we finish with the bill. The Admin
said it would not object to
81 u million when the matter was
considered year ago, and this year
it said it would not object to So Y
The Commissioner of Recla-
nation told the House subcommittee
that the benefit-cost ratio was LAT
to 1, and admitted under questioning
that even with the SIS million figure
the ratio would still be IA to 1 which
makes it mighty good investment.
Wildlife-In March 1 told you that
being a good congressman involved
a lot of plain hard work. said | had
just walked miles calling on every
and senator on the Ap-
subcommittee concerned
with Department of Interior funds.
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-11
SOME TAIL EXPLAINING NEEDED

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. ~ up -
Federal Court Clerk William d.
Bryars returned from his vacation
to find his Office walls covered with
pin-up pictures and autographed
notes like Welcome back, Bill, we
missed you"
Stealing a jump on the office
pranksters, Bryars hid the pictures
in desk drawer and substituted a
note supposedly from the janitor
asking that no such pictures clutter
the Office walls.
He was enjoying the disappoint-
catastrophe struck.
His wife, poking through his desk,
came up with the photos.
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-11
Pharmacy Week Is NOJU
Being Observed In
State
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which was founded by an act OF
the Delaware State Legislature in
1887. He has held these offices for
the last eight years.
AS an officer in the 7O-year-old
Society and executive secretary of
the Delaware State Board of Phar-
macy, Mr. Zeisig has a special
message to the young people OF
our community.
Never in the history of my pro-
fession," he says, has the country
needed skilled pharmacists as it
does today. Many young people
have been quick to sense this. The
place that pharmacy holds in So
ciety and the opportunities for its
practitioners have attracted far
more students than some of our
colleges can accept. There will al
ways be a place in pharmacy for
the young man or woman with a
sincere interest in his fellow man
and unusual scientific interest and
ability"
Pharmacy offers so much to the
young man or woman" Mr.. Zeisig
points out. 1.-THE young man after
graduation from a college of phar-
macy and a few years training in
a retail pharmacy may go in busi-
ness for himself 1t is one Of the
few professions that young ladies
can combine successfully with
marriage. After marriage, and per-
haps becoming a mother, she can
work part-time in retail pharm-
acy, deciding for herself how many
days a week, or hours day she
cares to work, and thereby COM
bining her profession and the glori-
Gus career of homemaker."
And" Mr.. Zeisig says, don't
overlook the thousands of pharma-
cists who practice in our hospitals
and in the large drug manufactur-
ing laboratories. Many of our col
leges offer postgraduate work be-
yond the regular four-year degree
study to prepare pharmacists for
research and other highly special
lied fields of pharmacy, such as
teaching"
Mr.. Zeisig also wants to assure
the young people of Milford and
the surrounding area that he will
gladly talk to anyone who is con-
sidering entering the profession
and give them the benefit of his
long years in pharmacy as a phar-
macy owner, writer on pharmaceu-
tical subjects and the other phases
of his experience in the profess
sion.
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-11
5th Annual Antique
Show At Laurel
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many other items.
The Exhibitors participating are
Hilda E. HarwoOd, Cambridge,
Md; Joseph Mateyka, Seaford
Del; Mrs. H. L. Purnell, Sails
bury, Md; A. Harper Mather, Sea-
ford, Del; Earl and Emily Schom-
mer, Philadelphia; Farm Bell An
tiques", Kenneth Woodrows. West
Chester, Pa; The House Of An
tiques", Margaret Pillsbury, Sa is
bury, Md; Mrs. James 1. Farm,
Dover, Del; Bay Head Antiques"
Grace Metz, Middletown, Del; Mrs.
Maude E. BrewingtOn, Salisbury,
Md; Benjamin Ginsberg, Philadel-
phia, Pa; w. l.. Mcclure, Drexel
Hill, Pa; O'Netia LeCompte, Cam
bridge, Md.
Mrs. Raymond H. Elliott is
chairman of the Show. Co-chair-
men are Mrs. Howard H. Elliott
and Mrs. John Beckom. Luncheon
from 1900 unit. I:3O p. m, daily.
Supper, Tuesday and Wednesday,
4:30 until $50 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-11

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Blue Shield This, too, was no accident. It's
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-11
Crop Sale Boosts
State Farm Income
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dollars. This was two million dol
lars greater than the net farm in
come in 1851, the economist said.
Comparing past average net
farm income figures, DR.. Mcdaniel
noted: $4,76i in 1856, $3,577 in
1855, S2,46O in 1854, $3,493 in 1858,
$3.453 in 1852, s3,617 in 1851, and
$3,320 in 1850.
Net farm income figures for
1867 are not yet available, he said,
but cash receipts from farm mar
ketings for the first seven months
of the year were 81 million dol
lars. Mr.. Mcdaniel compared this
to 81 million dollars for the same
time in 1856.
Effects of this summers drought
will lower receipts considerably
during remaining months of 1857
he pointed out
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-11

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Milford chronicle., 1957-10-11
WILL STAY SINGLE

MILWAUKEE, -(P- Miss Wis
cOnsin has issued a forecast for
herself: There'll be wedding show
ers, but not until her reign is over.
Miss Joan Hentschel, 18-year-old
Wauwatosa beauty, said she will
wed William Luebke, 20-year-old
University of Wisconsin junior, but
not until her years tour as Miss
Wisconsin ends.
She said that changing her Miss
to Mrs. two months after her cleo
tion might embarrass the state.
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-11

Mrs. Andrew Murray and Blon-
die, Mrs. Russell McCabe of
Georgetown, spent Monday even
ing with their brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Muir
ray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wilmer and
daughter Debra of Snow Hill were
dinner guests Sunday of their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Murray.
Miss Jamie Beth of Salisbury has
been spending a few days with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Wilgus.
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-11
ROXANA
Mrs. Alice Lockwood
Phone SelbyVilIe 1881

Sympathy is extended to Mrs.
Zack Wells in the loss of her hus-
band, who passed away Friday,
October f. Mr.. and Mrs. Wells were
formerly of here, where they have
many relatives and friends.
Mrs. Vance McCabe has returned
home, accompanied by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Allen Grimes and daugh-
ter, Becky Lee of ChesteTtown, Md,
for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Bennett
and family of New Jersey spent the
weekend with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Cove Bennett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harb Quillen have
as their house guest their sister
in-law, Mrs. Edgar Quillen.
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-11
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Milford chronicle., 1957-10-11
MEN ARE FATHEADS

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio -CP)-
Science has proven what many
women have long maintained-men
are fatheads.
DR.. Stanley NJ. Garn, associate
professor of anthropology at An
tioch College here, says a recent
study of fat ana its distribution
over the human body shows that
although women are Al per cent
fatter than men, the superior male"
has more fat on his head than do
women.