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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-11-15

court decisions, what the ingredients
for rate making base should be, re-
fuse to become latent and accepted
as those laid down by the high court
early this year and continue to crop
up as a source of argument in rate
hearings, as they did in this weeks
hearings. A question by opponents
as to the company attitude should the
commission take different rate max
ing base than that set down in the
court decisions brought prompt and
vigorous reaction from company
spokesman who declared the COM
mission was bound by the court de-
cisions.
In answer to a question on the cost
of money as rate base, ]. E. Corette,
power company president, said he
did not think it was a fair base be-
cause it penalized efficient manage
ment. He said efficient management
brings less money cost and inefficient
management brings more money cost.
The questions this brand of reason
ing brings to mind are such as: If
utility management is efficient should
they be allowed more return. or
should efficiency reflect in rates,
too?
STOOOOP the bubble machine.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-11-15
Bad Debts Increase
During Last Quarter

WASHINGTON, d. C.-(AFL-CIO)
The tough time people are having
paying bills in the midst of "Eisen-
hover prosperity" is shown by the
latest report of the American Col
lctors Association, an organization
made up of 1000 bill-collecting agen-
cies. The AGA reports fewer over
due customer accounts were collected
in the ly-September 1857 quarter
than at any time since the second
quarter of 1856.
Saws the association: Member
agencies report a general increase
in the number of accounts requiring
special collection attention as well
as an increase in the dollar volume
of past due accounts and an increase
in business failures l.. Over-buying
continues as the No. 1 reason for
nonpayment of bills with unemploy-
ment caused by layoffs of seasonal
and government workers in second
place.
The average size of account re-
ferred to collection agencies varied
from low of $40 in the South Cen
trail States ARKANSAS, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, Tennessee) to a high of
$74.34 in Oregon and Washington.
The South Central states-all but
Louisiana of which are low-wage, So
called "right-to-work" states-also
showed the largest proportion of ac-
counts which could not be collected
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-11-15
HamiI Sees Electric Co-ops
Investing ST Billion A Year

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)-
Farmers will use three times as much
electricity by 1875, Rural Electrified
ton Administrator David A. Hamil
predicts.
In making year-end report, Hamil
pointed out that REA had loaned
$300,5O0,OO0 to rural co-ops to build
and improve their systems in the year
to June 30. Loans of $189,000, 900
were made the year before.
IF expansion continues" he said,
"by 1875 it will require 81 billion a
year to finance the program" Co-ops
have been borrowing increasingly to
generate power, to 'heavy up" their
systems, and to extend lines.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-11-15
Parity Ratio Slips to 81

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)
Farmers parity ratio dropped to
81 in the month ending October IS.
A month earlier, it was 83. This
figure expresses the relation be-
tween prices farmers get for their
crops and livestock products and
prices they must pay for interest,
supplies, and so forth. Twice since
December, 1889, the parity ratio
has dropped below its present level,
both times to 80.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-11-15
Power Company Speaks
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used before, and have tended to give
protestants better chance to pre-
sent case to the commission.
In this hearing the commission has
allowed attorneys for protesting
groups time to read the testimony of
the utilities and prepare cross exami-
nation.
Recent rate increase hearings have
also given young, capable and gritty
attorneys a chance to get experience
in the rate-making field. After the
prolonged court action on gas and
telephone company rate increases of
few years ago that field is not as
much a mystery as it was, even if it
isn't any easier to get to the nub of
utility bookkeeping.
Carrying the cross examination
have been William Leaphart, Leo
Graybill, Jr., and P. J. Gilfeather,
also appearing have been Charles
Huppe, James D. Freebourn and Bert
Kronmiller, Hardin attorney appear
ing for the city council and a group
of citizens there. Others have filed
protests, including Claude C. Gray,
state representative from Big Timber,
in behalf of Big Timber businessmen.
One interesting outcome of these
hearings has been the piercing of the
bubble that the utility experts are
infallible. First, they can be ratified
and second their expert status, ac
cording to their testimony only ap-
plies to the narrow line of question
ing developed by power company at
torneys.
AS an example, bankers who testi-
fled the rate of return for an electric
utility such as the power company,
should be 7-71a per cent on the fair
value of the company were completely
lost as experts when questioned on
what they thought would be good
return on equity capital. They did
not know the rate of return to Mon
tana-Dakota Utilities, but they knew
a number of utilities were receiving
a greater return than Montana Power
company.
Opponents to the increase find the
power company has no figures on the
of the cost of labor to
other company expenses. They have
not been able to find out if, while
abor costs have been increasing, the
has been able to increase
It's returns through mechanical and
improvements.
Leaphart pointed out electric reve-
lues more than doubled between 1912 |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-11-15
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
By GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS

hearing was interspersed with humor
some intentional and some not so. 1t
was with deadly seriousness the power
company spokesman struggled with
accelerated Cor liberalized) tax am
ortization'', while the opponents to
the rate increase enjoyed lesser inhi-
billions and merely said "fast tax
write-offs'.
Next week we will carry the Fri
day sessions of the hearings when op-
ponents will present their case. hope
you can wait.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-11-15

Not much for the column this week.
was going to rumor rumor heard,
about Saturday Evening Post would
carry an article on Governor Aronson
in their December 7 issue but the
rumor became confirmed before
even got to writing my copy. How
ever, my rumor came to me with more
spice than the confirmation carried.
1t said the article was forerunner to
the possible appointment of Aronson
as Ambassador to Sweden.
The seriousness of the rate increase
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-11-15


quite doubled and asked Frank Woy.
manager of the company's rates de-
partment if the impact of labor in
creases had in any way jeopardized
the earning of the company. Woy said
any increases jeopardizes earning of
the company.
Leaphart asked Woy if his attitude
was that the company should have no
expenses and nothing but revenue.
Woy said, mo, I can't say that,
but would like to say it,.
Woven into the question of wheth-
er Montana Power Company needs
a rate increase is the economic condi-
ton of the state at the present time.
Company witnesses said the cur
tailment of Anaconda operations here
have brought about drop in revenue
to the power company in October of
1857, of 152 thousand dollars.
Power company witnesses Cup to
Thursday morning) were not optimis-
tic about any immediate change in the
economic picture, for the purposes
of the rate increase hearings, at any
rate.
Nobody, whether for or against the
rate increase, wanted to be on record
as being pessimistic about the growth
of the state, and it is to the advantage
of the utility to stress the immediate
economic slump but point to the
greater needs of the future, which, is
of course, what everyone wants, and
is working for.
Like the man who came to dim
ner, the decline in the economy was
definitely termed temporary but in
definitely so.
Leo Graybill, Jr., brought out that
1850 of the revenue of the company
comes from special contracts, but
there is no way, according to COM
pany witnesses, to determine the rate
of return on special contracts, or if
they are paying their fair share in the
rate base, but it is determined they
will pay 2796 of the rate increase.
Many special customers will not
receive rate increases, among them
the Washington Water Power and
other members of the Pacific North
west Power Company, the Milwaukee
Railroad, the Idaho mines (nor are
hey anticipating asking the Idaho
Public Service Commission for rate
the Missoula Steam Com
oany, the Anaconda Aluminium, Vic
or Chemical, Yellowstone Park,
Malmstrom Air Force Base, Glasgow /
Air Base, U. S. Indian Irrigation Serv-
ce.
The Helena Water Users Associa-
ion will not be asked for an increase
because according to Frank Woy,
hat association is practically on the
ocks".
Graybill asked what about the
people in Butte who are on the
rocks?'', then he asked if the test
of the necessity for a rate increase
is whether the company needs the
money or whether it is the ability
to pay. Woy said ability to pay is
one of the considerations.
In spite of recent state supreme
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-11-15
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tContlnued from Page One)
The Review sees little probability
that agricultural income will regain
It's postwar Importance and concludes
that if Montana is to raise and stabi-
llze Its income level, the further ex-
panslon and diversification of nom
agricultural industries, particularly
mountaineering industries such as
manufacturing, is of primary import
ance.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-11-15
Editorial
Should Potential Scientists Be Given
Preferential Financial Treatment?

scientific achievement scored by the So
Wet Union successfully launching earth satellites has brought
forth that the federal should give spec
financial assistance and women who show apt
tudes for science in their early high school
understandable that Americans should be concerned
rapid made by the Sovie
in recent years It also mandatory
contribution progress scientifically keep abreast
of opposite number the international must
more COMPREHENSIVE utilize the intelligence potential
young people.
However Americas present proportions
we must ape the oviets by creating preferential status for
portion youth? basic in America that equal
educational opportunity be provided for ALL limited only by
the ability to assmate Isn't there alternative means whereby
all youth who have academic ability be given
porn to themselves for the greatest utilization of
their mental resources?
Rather "Junkers Class, Soviets
have established by their huge OUTLAWS developing scientific
know-how will not the fundamental traditions of American
democracy be better served by comprehensive
covering not just the atomic sciences and related tehooges
Is not Americas future something than huge cycotron
wherein highly specialized robots delve deeper
the secrets of the atom something than huge hearess
industrial machine dedicated to ever higher Are
and industrial technology only toos may
live better; that perfect those tools have
ceasng amount of time devote other pursuits which
tribute to a fuller life for all?
Instead of financial grants people with scientific
apudes would not be better for the federal
to develop loan assist young and
nue their studies in whatever their chosen feds All
know from personal observation many young who
though having above normal ability have not been able to de-
veop their abilities to the utmost because of lack of funds
further their education AS much such exceptional young
people need the opportunity to increase their potential earning
capacity the nation whole needs full development of their
mental for Americas future hinges
recty on the eracy and complete utilization of the mental
capabilities of all its youth of each succeeding generation
Such loan which incidentally being developed
by Cong Coya Knudsen ID Mimi and Others
radical innovation Quite to the contrary 1t is in fact only
another adaptation of time honored custom here in America
buying time. federal loan program would only an
adequately financed expansion of similar smaized programs
operation nations colleges
ties. Yet the small down payment and ongerm mortgage
have made possible for America to become nation of home
would loan program needy but intelligent
lean youth make possible for nation excel
the liberal arts fine arts and the vocational training
fields
The Knudsen proposal the very of democracy
the proposal for the federal make
grants to those with scientific apuds the antthesis
American philosophy.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-11-15
10000 AUTO DEATHS

Over 10000 Americans were killed
IN 1896 in traffic accidents, and
2,368,00O were injured
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-11-15

The seriousness of the rate increase
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10

"IsIond Of Destiny" 1889. VII
liam 6oreon. l:l5-7
Squared Circle" 1850. Joe Kirk
wood, Jr. zoos
Derby Doy." 1852. MichoeI Wild
ing. $3.50
Murder on Q Honeymoon." 1895.
james Gleason. S:00-5
1.-THE Falcon in Danger" le43.
Tom Convoy ll:lo-S
Sherlock Holmes in Washington. /"
1912. Basil Rothbone. ll:l5-9
Return OF the PI1insmen." 1858
Chips Rafferty, ! J Zo--7
Thursday AN.
why Girls Leave Home" Lolo
Lone. l0:O0-5
Thursday PM.
"Four-Sided Trionsle." 1850 Bor-
bora poyton. l2:30-5
Block Tulip" Pot Woddnoton.
French Leove." l948. JACKIE
Cooper -2:O0-5
"Strow Mon" Dermot Wolsh.
1875
Two Alone" 1884. Jeon Parker
8.0O-5
"ooe-woy Ticket" 1885, Lloyd
Nolon. l:lS-9
The Master PIan." 1855. Wayne
Morris. ll.20-7
Crooked Nuts" Bert Wheeler
ll:3O-5
Friday AN.
Forgotten Women" 1919 elyse
Knox. 1000 s
Friday PM.
High Conquest. lo47. Anna Lee.
Kelly Of the see,e. Service. ]"
1886, Lloyd Hughes. l;l5-7
Don Ricardo Returns" 1876. Fred
Colby. 200-5
Coll Out the Marines" l9A2. VIC
tor McLo9Ien 430-5
Three Sons" 1899. Kent Toylo'
s 60-5
Ding Dong wiIIioms. 1916. Ann
Jeffreys ll:l0-5
Devil Ship" lo47. Willion 6sh-
op. ll:lS-9
Storm Over Bengal" 1888. potric
Knowles. 12.30-9
Saturday AN.
Trigger Fingers" 1916 Johnny
Mack Brown. Ghost Town Rene
Codes" l947. Losh loRue
:3O-5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10

"coreer." 1889. Ann Shirley.
sos
Speed Limited" 1885. Evelyn
Brent. $50
Adventure in Washington" 1851
Comeron Mitchell. 1890
Double Donser." 1898. Preston
Foster 1885,
More Then q Secretary" 1886
Jean Arthur. l1:lS-9
Girl From AIosko." 1912. Roy
Middleton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
Classified Index r. Sc. '..o" Listing. Week

Movies
Sunday AN.
Tive Yanks in Trinidad" 1912
Pot O3rien. ll:oO-4
Sunday PM.
Zoe PoIooko, Champ" l945. Joe
Kirkwood. "condIeIieht in Al
serio." 1914. jones Mason.
New Mexico" 1851. lev Ayres
"Ae,iol Gunner" i945 RlsFard
Arlen Z:30-7
"Gonswoy for Tcmcuow. 1913.
Robert Ryon. 900-S
Women on the Run" 1850 Ann
Sheridon. lO:3O-5
Bulldog Drummond Escapes"
1887. Roy Millond ll:3C-7
The Magic Box" 1882. Laurence
Olivier. 1850
Monday AN.
"A Wove, q Woe and Marine"
1914 eIyse Knox. 10 00-5
Monday PM.
One. . thief" 1850. Cesar Ro-
House Ss.: OF Danger" 1854 1' o4.io1
"vietoGa the Great" 1857. Ammo
Spy n Black" 1859. 66nrod
Veidr. 4:3O-5
Born to Love-" 1881. Joel Ne
mrs. Mike" 1912. Dick Powell.
"ceptain seorfoe.." 1858. Barton
"presiiss." 1882. Ann HARDING.
ll:25-5
Tuesday AN.
"RoiIrooded." l947. John lrelond.
lo:O0-5
Tuesday PM.
"Womon in Brown" l948 Lyle
TaIbot. l2:3O-5
"Shipyord SeIIy." 1852 Grocie
Fields. l:lS-7
Might Beot." Ann Crowford
zoos
"Noksd Heort." 1850. Michele
Morgan. 1905
Ghost Ship" Richard Dix.
8:0O-5
Former In the DELL" 1886. Lu-
ellie Bell. ll:lO-5
"Ls4y From Louisiana." l94l.
John Weyne ll:l0-9
The Golden Gloves Story" 1880
James Dunn. ll:20-7
"Wednesday A IA
Milford chronicle., 1957-03-15
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY EIoine Townsend Dicksrsor

tract. If you've seen 1.-THE Wrong
Man, like the children and / did
yesterday, you'll know why Mr..
Hitchcock respects Miss Miles act
ing ability.
This coming Saturday who will
roll into Topeka with his entour-
age but Hugh O'Brien. He is dear
to the hearts of Kansas "Jayhawk-
ers" (this is the Kansas symbol
which parallels our Delaware's
Blue Hens Chickens) because he
plays the part of Wyatt carp, the
sheriff of Wichita, Kansas, in it's
pioneer days. Mr. 0'Brien will not
only draw the young crowd to his
performance, but the teen-agers,
too. He's bachelor.
Wish one of you would solve a
problem of mine. / placed a tile
mat on my dining room table re-
Gently and used it for "hot mat"
or trivet only it was conducive to
the heat and white place on my
table is the end result. Wish some
of you would come to my rescue
and tell me what to use to bring
back the mahogany color Bet Mr..
Bill Watson has a solution. Do you,
Mr.. Watson?
Played bridge with my weekly
bridge club this week and had a
score in six progressiohs of 5000
and believe it or not | was fourth
hight 'Tis true this bridge club
plays serious bridge, but honestly
our scores aren't usually so high.
The girl who won first had $3.50
score.
Word from my husband at Stra-
tegic Air Comma.s Evaluation
School in Little Rock, Arkansas
tells me he expects to be home
this coming Tuesday after gruel-
ing is days of their every move be-
ing scrutinized by team of SAC
instructors. it will be wonderful
having him home again.
Until next week Always,
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1957-03-15
BABSON DISCUSSES CAREFUL SHOPPING

cost, to get you into the store in
the hope that you will also buy
something else upon which he will
make a good profit. A couple shop
ping with patience who will study
the advertisements can during the
year, secure most of their goods
from these "loss leaders for one
half their regular retail prices.
Watch For Anniversary Sales
But here is perhaps my best tip:
When one of your reliable stores
has an Anniversary Sale, make a
note of it in your dairy. If you
don't need to buy anything at that
time, write down when it will come
next year ct must always come
the same week each year, Every
month some store is having an an
niversary sale Careful shoppers, fill
all their needs at these sales. In
stead of forming the habit of trad
ing at only their favorite store,
thew shop around at these different
stores awaiting their Anniversary
Sales.
There also are white Sales
when you can buy cheaply all need
ed linen, etc. There also are Fur
Sales" when you can get bargains.
Most of these occur in the summer;
but | am told the real bargains
come at the very end of winter.
There are special sales where man
ufacters are nverstocked or are
about to change styles or models.
Watch for them. Watch your news
paper advertisements for real op-
portunities.
Auction Sales
Auctions have existed for the
past 5000 years. They regularly
Milford chronicle., 1957-03-15
WRONG BED

MOUNT STERLING. Ky. - up -
There's nothing like a bed when
you're exhausted-bu look before
you sleep.
This man didn't. He broke a
pane of glass in a rear door, paused
long enough to shed his topcoat
and shoes. then turned down the
spread and jumped in.
1t was one of the most unusual
window displays ever seen at the
Wheeler Furniture Company.
Police arrived an hour later and
escorted the man to less COM
Portable bed in Jail.
After promising to replace the
glass in the stores rear door, he
was fined $50 for drunkenness.
Milford chronicle., 1957-03-15

took place in the great public mar
ket places of Athens, Rome, and
Venice. Many jewelry stores hold
daily auctions in most large cities
today. OF course, all stock ex-
changes work on the auction sys-
tenn. Until recently, however, | have
hesitated to recommend that my
readers buy at store auctions.
Certain cities, however, are now
holding mammoth and reliable auc-
tions publicized by televisiOn. That
is, if you cannot be at the auction
personally, you can watch 1t on
television. Then, wherever you are,
you have the privilege for one week
of buying a duplicate of any article
sold at the auction at the same
price at which it was shown and
sold at the auction. One of the most
famous of these auctions is oper-
ated three times daily, except Sun
days, at Clearwater, Florida, under
the name of Howard the Trader
While good stores have but few
regular customers, this auction will
have from 5000 to 10000 people
daily. It is amazing. Either these
anctions can revolutionize retailing,
or else they will flop. Only the fu-
ture can tell. / now don't even
guess.
Finally. | recommend to every
housewife either the Consumer Re-
ports from Mt Vernon, New York,
or the Consumers Research Bull
Ietin of Washington, New Jersey
fnon-profit monthlies). They make
impartial reports as to the compara-
tive quality of all nationally ad-
vertised products
Milford chronicle., 1957-03-15
Washington Letter = BY Robert Nelson Taylor

make the guided missile (and inc
airplane) the dominant factor in
any future conflict"
who knows" the General asks,
whether this nation would still be
free if the aircraft industry had
not done so efficient job?" And,
looking ahead, he says: Much as
the manned intercontinental bomb
ers and high-speed fighters have
successfully prevented the outbreak
of a full-scale nuclear war, their
new companion in arms-the mis-
siles being evolved and built by
the nations airplane, engine and
system producers-m be the fu-
ture deterrent.
Which must include, of course,
an "anti-missile missile"i
&**&
It Can. Be Done
There are signs that the ranks
of the bureaucratic big spenders
in Washington may be wavering
in the face of a tidal wave of pro-
test from all sorts of people all
!
in hand to tell their congressman
that record-breaklng 72 billion dol
lar budget must be cut.
Emboldened by such unprece-
dented public expression, the law
makers generally have become
economy-minded AS long ago as
last month, all % Ohio Represent
atives asserted their united stand
for substantial" budget reaction
Democrats, noted for their one
time support of high, wide ahd
fancy spending, are competing with
G. o. P. conservatives in denOunc'
ing extravaganza.
President Eisenhower told his
press conference that we ought tt
be careful about Government spend
ing, and that he had ordered re
study of the budget But he thought
we might go slower on some pro
tests. AS President Eisenhower
himself, warned four years ago
there can be no economy in Wash
ington if the folks back home have
their hands out for Federal money
For example, there's five milliOr
recommendation in the budget fol
a new stadium in Cleveland, o.
for the Pan American Games il
1859. Senator. (ard former Cover
nor) Frank Lausche. of Ohio, il
against it and Mayo CelebreZze o
Cleveland is reported as furious
TO the Mayors protestations, Sen
ator Lausche answered: 1.-THE Fed
eraI budget must be cut. / can no
support for Ohio something whicl
| would ornose for another state
If our Congressman will wielC
the axe on foreign aid, and the res
of us will emulate Senator Lausche