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The people's voice., 1957-08-23
Board Takes Action
On Prison Problem

The Board of Prison Commits
sioners met Thursday afternoon and
accepted report of the Attorney
General (also accepted by Board
of Examiners) for immediate action
on recommendation by K. j. Scud-
der, prison authority who visited
the penitentiary in February, such
as the employment of additional
guards, and the expenditure of pris-
on funds for purchase and construc-
tion of certain security facilities.
The Board, consisting of the Sec
retary of State, Governor and At
torney General, dispatched Henry
Evans, building Inspector for the
Board of Examiners, to go to the
prison and inspect various building
programs now in progress and re-
Continued on Page Two)
The people's voice., 1957-08-23

The WALL STREET JOURNAL, a
tickertape sheet not usually noted for
its grassroot sympathies, has found
farmer" after it's own heart In a
feature front-page, ~ column story
(July 23), it says, Hank Kolstad is
a portly, outspoken, 54-year-old wheat
grower who defies federal planting
restrictions, pays a stiff penalty for
his independence and winds up MAX
ing more money than farmers who fol-
low every detail of the price prop
law"
''Mr. Kolstad is no ordinary farm
err" says the WSJ of his multiple
unit operation near Chester, Mon
tana. There, from his office
equipped with two-way radio COM
munication, he runs 27,OOO-acre
highly mechanical ranch, called the
XXX after three generations of
Kolstads. He owns some 100000
worth of equipment. On the ranch,
he raises wheat and cattle mainly,
with $500 acres in wheat, which
yielded a quarter million bushels
last year.
At planting time, twelve drills, each
The people's voice., 1957-08-23


and introduced by Metcalf and SEN
ators James E. Murray and Mike
Mansfield (D-Mont.). Companion
legislation was offered by Senator
Frank Church and Rep. Oracle Pfost,
Idaho Democrats.
The second story would be added
to the multipurpose dam when agree
ment on its benefits is reached be-
fore the international Joint Commits
sion (IJC), which handles interna-
tional boundary water problems. IJC
approval is necessary because the
high dam, a major unit of the Colum-
bia River power and flood control
program, would back up a reservoir
-one-half to a mile and a half wide
for 95 miles, AZ of them in Canada.
Libby, biggest storage project re-
naming to be built in the Pacific
Northwest, would be a concrete dam
rising 410 feet above bedrock and
2,70O feet across its crest. 1t would
back up nearly 6 million acre feet
that is, water enough to cover s.
985,000 acres to a depth of one foot
or more than one-fifth of the 27
million acre feet of upstream storage
which Army Engineers say is neces-
sary to control floods of record in
the Columbia River Basin.
Tt would afford effective control
of floods along the Kootenai River,
especially in the 70,000-acre Kootenai
Flats between Bonners Ferry, Idaho,
and Kootenay Lake, British Columbia.
The people's voice., 1957-08-23
Farmers Get Shorf End of Funds
Appropriated For Agriculture

pends on long-term market trends.
"For example, during World War
II the government made a profit by
selling surpluses on rising market.
"The cost of price support loans
since they were started in 1886 up
to now totals As billion dollars. This
is the difference between cost to
the government of the commodities
accumulated under the price support
program and the amount they sold
for. The bulk of this cost has come
in recent years. Since 1852, total cost
has been 3.5 billion dollars"
The people's voice., 1957-08-23

A long expected decision of the
Montana State Supreme Court, Tues
day, made Legislative Interim Com
mittees constitutional when ruling
written by Associate Justice Wesley
Castles and signed by Chief Justice
Harrison, and Associate Justice AL
bert Angstman said g. we ex-
pressly overrule all that is said in
Mitchell versus Holmes contrary 70
that said here. (The Mitchell-Holmes
decision followed test of the con-
stitutionality of similar committee
set-up by the 1853 Legislature
The Castles decision, complete
reversal of earlier interpretations,
said legislative interim committees
are constitutional because:
1. Members are reimbursed only
for actual on-duty expenses that are
not considered additional compensa-
tion g. under the familiar prin-
ciple that the Constitution is limita-
tion not grant, it follows that the
Legislature, not being forbidden by
the Constitution, possesses inherently
the power to provide expense money"
2. Members are not filling civil Of
fices and do not violate the separa-
The people's voice., 1957-08-23
A "Hot Wheat" Grower

seven feet wide, are bolted together
to make an 84-foot spread and this
is pulled by an INC Trac-Tractor,
machine more commonly used in con-
struction work than in farming. One
man now seeds 44O acres in 10-hour
day, whereas, according to Mr.. Kol-
stad. eve used to think we were good
when we pulled two 12-foot drills and
did so acres a day."
"a FREE-MARKET MANI
Farmer Kolstad is a free-market
man." who chooses to go his non
complying way" the WSJ chortles.
Instead of limiting his wheat planting
to the 5,0O0-acre allotment allowed
him under the price support program,
he "seeds the works." 9,200 acres.
Last year. selling his crop on the free
market, he got SLIP a bushel, only
14c less than the average support
price of $1.86 in Liberty county. The
WSJ admits that he would have got
less for his wheat if there were no
price support program, stating, "But
of course the price-prop law does in
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice., 1957-08-23

The long fight against authorization
of Bruces Eddy Reservoir on Idaho's
North Fork of the Clearwater River
has reached a decisive stage. The
House Public Works Committee has
amended and reported S 497. the
Rivers and Harbors omnibus bill. in
which the Senate included Bruces
Eddy among more than hundred
Army Engineer projects. The House
committee took Bruces Eddy out. AS
suming the House will uphold its COM
mittee and keep Bruces Eddy out, the
issue will then be settled, at least for
this Congress, in conference commit
tee.
If the proponents should prevail
in conference, and Bruces Eddy
be restored, conservationists will urge
a veto.
Hells Canyon Dam, proposed for
on the Snake River and
considered by many as an alternative
to Bruces Eddy, appears to be en-
tombed in the House Committee on
and Insular Affairs. Oppo-
nents succeeded in blocking the Hells
Canyon bill after the Senate passed
it June 21 in surprising vote.
Their experience with Bruces
Eddy, together with the emerging
pattern of the relationship to Hells
Canyon, has demonstrated to con-
The people's voice., 1957-08-23
National WildIife Federation Opines
Paradise, Libby Projects
Worthy of Consideration

Belaedy realizing that opposition multiple
development of not sound position for
wdfe conservatonss the National Wildife Federation IN
publication CONSERVATION NEWS august issue)
conservation groups present alternative plans in instances
when proposed development projects be of great harm
to wildife resources.
The wdf federation its conclusion after reviewing how until
recently had avoided taking position favor of the proposed
build three small dams the Snake River instead of the huge federal
development
projects which be destructive of wdfe
than Hels
wdif conservatonis should lend their
Libby alternatives
Glacier Park proposals.
information CONSERVATION NEWS article
Iels and Eddy: Object Lesson"EDITOR
The people's voice., 1957-08-23

Less than twenty per cent of all
money appropriated for the U. S.
Department of Agriculture for the
year which ended June 80 went as
direct subsidy payments to the ma
tion's farmers, survey by U. 5.
NEWS & WORLD REPORT august
.23 issue) shows.
Instead of more than five billion
dollars, as claimed by some sources,
the total in soil bank and soil conser-
vation payments, the sugar subsidy
and the wool subsidy paid to farmers
in the fiscal year amounted to $780,,
100000.
Of more than $2.5 billion available
for price supports and surplus disposal
only $208 million-or less than 10
per cent went to farmers in unrepaid
crop loans. Biggest single cost in this
category was $1,318 billion for ''give-
aways, export subsidies, sales for for
eign currency, barter deals, ETC." Stor-
age of surplus products cost $347,-
OOO.00O: transportation of surplus
products, $133, 100000. Other costs
100000. (This breakdown was
for IL months ending May 81, 1857,
since final expenditures in all sub
divisions hadn't been computed at
time of NEWS survey.)
Other farm programs, according to
U. S. NEWS, cost $1,655, 100000. Of
this amount, farm loans other than
price support loans and loans to rural
electric co-ops all of which are re-
payable accounted for $492,000,000.
Food donations to schools, and needy
people, $3.50, 100000; school lunch
program, 500, 1000, 1000; research to in
crease yields and improve markets,
$159, ,OOO,0O0; Forest Service, $751;
100000; other programs and admins
trative expenses of USDA, $505,000,-
600.
Taking a particular look at the
much discussed price support pro-
gram. the NEWS has this to say:
Actually, in the view of most
farm economists, the cost of the price
support program should be measured
over period of years since it de-
The people's voice., 1957-08-23
Interim Committees LequI
Says State Supreme Court

ton of powers portion of the Con-
stitution.; "The Act here in question
establishes council, the described
functions of which, for the most part,
consist of finding facts and the MAX
ing of recommendations. Such powers
cannot be said to constitute the exer-
else of sovereign powers"
3. There is no violation of the 60
day legislative limitation "The
powers of such committees are not
restricted to investigations upon mat
ters pertinent to legislation only. Leg
islative committees may be created
to investigate into any subject legiti-
mately within the scope of the func-
tions, powers, and duties of the Leg
islature, and to secure information
necessary to the proper discharge
thereof
4. All members were appointed leg
ally.
5. The attorneys fees will be paid
out of available funds.
Justices Adair and Bottomly did
not concur in the decision and re-
served the right to file dissenting
opinion at a later date.
The people's voice., 1957-08-23
Food Price Rise
To Continue

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)
Housewives will pay more for
food during the rest of the year,
the Agriculture Department pre-
diets.
Retail prices of farm-produced
food were % higher in the second
quarter than the same months a
year ago. Prices farmers received
averaged about the same, but so
increase in marketing charges
boosted retail prices.
Compared with the preceding
quarter, both retail and farmers
prices and marketing charges were
up slightly. "Some increases in
marketing charges are expected
during the second half of 1887"
USDA said.
OF the consumer food dollar,
farmers share dropped to 39c in
May. This is almost the lowest
since the mid-'3O's. The lowest was
3Sc in February.
A new boost in retail food prices
none of which will go to the
farmers-will be caused by the
freight rate increases which the
government authorized to take ef-
feet Aug. 26, NFU Washington
Bureau points out. Agriculture De-
partment economists estimate the
average increase in food prices due
to the freight rate boost will be
II of %. The Interstate Commerce
Commission invited the railroads to
apply for additional freight rate
boosts within a few months, stat
ing that their cost increases justify
further rate boosts.
The only major food item that
hasn't gone up in price since year
ago is eggs, which were down so.
Meats, food fats and oils, and bev-
erages were up the most.
The people's voice., 1957-08-23
Wall Street Journal Points Up
Non-C Compliance Pays Off For
Lurqe Montana Wheat Grower

Vic Rnms Washington attention called
which would have easterners
Cadillac after another
the WSJ article totally misleading Sen James Murray
advised JOURNAL:
send him back report the facts.'
then information JOURNAL reached this
FARMERS New Cads and
Hawaiian Hank
of admits
the luck of most Montana
Herewith the FACTS the JOURNAL article
which weekly editors
ando others.-EDITOR
The people's voice., 1957-08-23

both the Army and Interior Depart
ments.
A joint statement issued by Secre-
tary of the Army Robert T. Stevens
and Secretary of the Interior Doug
las Mckay said that Sin every re-
spect, Libby Dam will be one of the
most valuable projects on the Colum-
bia River system and is urgently
needed"
Continued On Page Four)
The people's voice., 1957-08-23

Insta||ment Building Of = oby
Dam Proposed By Dele @Ition

WASHINGTON D. C.-(Specia)-Three Montanans in
Congress introduced bill build $285 million
Libby Dam northwestern Montana the nstament pan
The first stage of the federal dam would back the water
of the Kooena River the Canadian border according
the proposal first made to congressional committee
The people's voice., 1957-08-23

servationists the necessity of offer
ing alternatives to river-develop-
ment plans that jeopardize wildlife
and other valuable resources. 1t has
convinced many that the task of
Continued On Page Four)
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-01-04

gold arrow and 2 silver arrows;
Jeffrey Carpenter silver arrow
and his ! year pin; Billy Boysel
bear badge, a gold arrow and a
silver arrow, Eddie Hart a ! year
pin, Joseph Colliflower a l year
pin, Michael Boggs a / year pin,
Denmother Maxine Hart a / year
pin and Cubmaster Joe Carpenter
a l year pin. There will be no
pack meeting in January.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe S. Carpenter
and children were weekend guests
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Dozer and family at Londonderry,
Ohio. They also visited Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Carpenter at Near
thur.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gusta Byerly en-
tertained with a family get togeth-
er on Christmas Day. Their guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Davis
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-01-04

and children of Miami Beach,
Florida, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell By
erly and Lowell Byerly and Miss
Barbara Cook of Springfield, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Craig and son
Russell Ray of Springfield, Mr..
and Mrs. Marvin Nc Quirt and
four children of Springfield, Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Byerly Jr. and
Debbie of Columbus, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Davis of Brighton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Schaffer
and sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Colliflow-
er and Phyllis Colliflower of
South Charleston, Mrs. Fred Col
liflower and Robert Colliflower of
Springfield were dinner guests Of
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Colliflow-
er and family on Christmas Day.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-01-04

Pre-Christmas dinner on Sun
day was h e d at Mr.. and Mrs.
John Sanford and sons for his fans
ily. Attending the dinner and en-
loving the exchange of gifts were
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe McKinnon, Dav-
id and Sandy of Bucyrus, and Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Sanford of Plum
wood.
Mrs. Bernice Pennell has been
spending a few days with her
daughter and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
.Tr. NAPLES and sons of Resaca.
Mrs. Ruth Hunter had a pre-
Christmas dinner on Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hunter and
Leslie. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Will
son and Jimmy, Mr.. and Mrs. Son
nv Wheeler and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Hunter and daugh-
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. William Hunter
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-01-04
PluInWOOd Resaca
Community News
MRS. GLENN DILLON
PHONE RESACA 7-2305
Plumwood Methodist Church

Plumwood Methodist Church
Sunday School 10 AM.
Florence Reed, Supt.
Church Services 7:30 AM.
Rev. William Turner, minister.
To our readers, the best of
everything in the year of 1857.
Christmas supper at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Mitchell of
Marysville was enjoyed by Mr.. and
Mrs. John Underhill and son Mich
ael, daughter Barbara, Okey Cor
dial, Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Nixon and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Kronk and
son. and Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Ad-
ans.
Christmas Day dinner guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Garrett and daughter Barbara
were Mrs. Raymond Mabe, Jerry
Hartman, and Mr.. and Mrs. Dick
Gunsaulies. Evening callers were
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mabe and
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Howsmon
had family dinner Christmas day
for these guests, Mr.. and Mrs
Paul Mouser, Mr.. and Mrs. Keith
Howsmon, Denny and Beth, Mr.
and Mrs. John Adelsberger and
three children and Betty, Barbara
and Ronnie Howsmon. On Sunday
before Christmas, they all attend
ed family dinner at Mrs. How
smon's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. G
Kelly of Bloomingsburg. They Wis
tied with Mr.. and Mrs. 0. f
Howsmon, also, of Bloomingburg
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Frey were
in Conewango, New York last
week to attend the wedding OF
Mrs. Frey's niece on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Swartzentru-
Der and two youngest children left
by train Friday for Portland, Ore.
gon. He was called home due tc
the death of his twelve year ole
brother, who was drowned the
next day after Christmas while
duck hunting.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Howsmor
received word Sunday evening o.
the traffic death of Mr. Hows
mons nephew in Syracuse, New
York. Funeral services for him viii
be in New London, Ohio, Wednes
day. He was in the Air Force anC
stationed at Syracuse.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-01-04

and Debbie and Gary, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gene Wood.
Holiday callers at Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Worthington's were Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Worthington and son
Randy, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wor-
thington, Miss Martina Worthing-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs Bill Holland and
Lynn, Mr. and Mrs Johnny Wor-
thington and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gerald Poulson and Mrs.
Worthington's sister of West Jeff
erson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Leach and
children spent Christmas day at
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cushman's
and family of Merchandising.
Success in this life comes, not
so much from talent and oppor-
tunity, but from planning and
perseverance.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-01-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Bean and
Susan were in Wilmington on Sun
day before Christmas visiting his
sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Murry and
sons spent Thursday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Epps and
daughters of Marysville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Dillon and
Sally spent Christmas day at Mr..
and Mrs. Bill Weese's of Mechan-
icsburg.
Mr.. Oscar Finley, brother of
Fay Finley, died at his home in
Mt. Sterling Thursday night. Ser
vices were Sunday afternoon at
Mt Sterling. His daughter. Kath-
crime Van Schoyck, was a teacher
in Monroe School for many years.
Mrs. Jessie Murry of London
spent Christmas Eve with her son
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Murry. Christmas afternoon the
Harold Murry's visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Hudson Shipman of Della
ware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley McAdam
had Christmas supper for their
family Tuesday evening. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pearl McAdarn, Mr.. and Mrs
Donald Lewis and children, Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Ryan and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Dillon
and Janice. James McAdam all
enjoyed the delicious supper and
exchange of gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Kellough
and family of Big Plain had as
Sunday dinner guests Mr.. and Mrs.
c. E. Howsmon, Barbara and Ron
ME.
Deanne Long is a patient in Mt.
Carmel Hospital, room 744, due to
an unfortunate traffic accident last
Thursday. His condition is salts
factory and we know he would ap-
preciate hearing from his many
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Thomas and
Linda and Tom spent Sunday aft
ernoon with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Fife and family of Bell Brook.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Conway
and frankie were Sunday evening
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John San
ford and sons.
A Christmas Day family dinner
was held at Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Thomas home. Guests were Mrs
Fern Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Thomas, Larry and Gary, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Thomas, Johnny
and Diane, Mr. and Mrs. David
Thomas, Karen. Donna and Barb
ara, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thorn
as and Bob, all of West Jefferson
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Reece, Beth and
Bobbie of Columbus and Miss Ir.
enc Thomas, professor at Kent
State University.
Mr.. Fred Sewers has been con.
fined to his home the past two
weeks because of the flu. Holiday
callers at the Sewers home were
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobert Haley, Mr.
and Mrs. Hinton billiard and sor
Joe, Miss Martha billiard, Mr.
John Graham, Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Sewers and Judy, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Sewers all of Springfield
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hen
son of Marysville, Mr.. and Mrs
Darwin Sewers. and Anne of Bis
Plain, Mr.. and Mrs. John Sanford
and Sons of PlunWood.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-01-04
SunrnerfOrd
MRS. r. coLLIFLoWER
PHONE UL 2-91fS

Cub Scout Pack 401 held its
pack meeting at the Methodist
church in Lafayette on Friday eve
ming December 81. Instead of a
regular program the whole group
went out Christmas caroling and
then came back to the church for
hot chocolate and Christmas cook
les. Then cubmaster Joe Carpen-
ter introduced the new cubmaster
Paul Moore. Mr.. Moore then pre-
sented the awards. Virgil Hollings-
worth received silver arrow,
Ronnie Hughes a lion badge, a
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-01-04
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-14


Eisenhower's speech at Okla
homa City last night in which
the President said defense
spending for space-age weap-
ons must be boosted by a very
considerable amount.
AS Mr.. Truman took his Gus
tomary early morning walk
during a visit here, reporters
told him of the Presidents
views and asked Mr.. Truman if
he thought such increased
spending would mean an in
come tax increase.
THE bill is going to have to
be paid and there is only one
place the money can come
from" Mr.. Truman replied.
Asked specifically If this
meant a tax increase. Mr.. Tru-
man smiled and answered.:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-14
TRUMAN, CROSSING
STREET, ALMOST
STRUCK BY AUTO

NEW YORK (P.-For-
mer President Truman. a
traffic conscious pedestrian,
was almost hit by an auto
mobile while crossing
.Eighty-fourth street and
Park avenue today.
AS he crossed Eighty
fourth street with the green
light. the traffic signal
changed. A car. which had
stopped for the light, rolled
slowly toward him, coming
to within two 70 three
inches of Mr.. Truman.
Accompanying reporters
yelled at the driver.
II didn't notice it," COM
mented the former Presi-
dent. Il was busy talking
to you fellows"