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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-01-10

Roscoe Fleming, DENVER
POST columnist, will be a top
speaker at the seventh annual
Great Falls Farmer-Labor In
stitute in the Electric City this
weekend, according to Law
renee Mower and Chris Den
ming, institute co-chairmen.
All sessions of the institute will be
held in Montana Farmers Union state
headquarters building at $50 Sixth
Avenue S.W.
Fleming will be the final speaker
on the Saturday evening banquet pro-
gram. His topic will be ''Nuclear Ex-
plosiones: Their Meaning for Man
kind.
Featuring a well-balanced program
on issues of great Importance to peo-
pie. this years institute will discuss
a wide range of subjects from schools
to international trade development.
The agenda for the two-day affair
is as follows:
SATURDAY, JANUARY IL
9:15-1O:3O am: "Farmer-Worker
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-01-10

power development, irrigation prof.
ects, and water transportation. His
reports confirmed information in the
hands of our own government.
Only a few highlights of the
Straus report can be given in a
brief review; but the report may
be had from the Senate Committee
for the asking. Ii is an eye opener.
Among other things it reveals that
there are now four hydroelectric sta
tions in Russia either completed, in
operation. or under construction, each
of which will exceed the energy gen
Grafton capacity of Grand Coulee
Dam on the Columbia River in Wash
ington, which for many years was
the largest single power producer in
the world While the Russians were
us in this basic industry,
we were publicly substituting a private
power company so that it could af-
ford to build a relatively small dam
in Hells Canyon, one of the last great
sites in the United States in which a
giant multi-purpose dam could be
built.
Continued On Page Four)
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Unemployed
Must Be Fed,
TIMBER Insists

Montana labor is deeply concerned
about the mounting unemployment in
our state and especially disturbed
about the Governors recent refusal to
request surplus agricultural commod-
tiles from the Federal Government for
distribution to unemployed and hun
cry citizens, James S. TIMBER, presi-
dent of the Montana State AFL-CIO
said in Helena yesterday.
"The 1857 Legislature refused to
to extend unemployment compensa-
ton benefit payments beyond the %
weeks in spite of repeated and strong
demands of labor for at least 26
weeks of benefit payments" TIMBER
pointed out.
Hundreds of workers in Montana
have exhausted their benefits and now
Continued on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-01-10
Judge LobIe's
Award Fuvors
Butte Lufhers

The right of union to discipline
member for infraction of union
laws was upheld in Judge Lester
Loble's First Judicial District Court,
last week, when he ruled in favor
of Local No. SO of the Wood, Wire
and Metal Lathers international I'm
ion in an action brought by member
Frank j. Kramer.
In April Of last year Kramer was
fined 500 by the executive COM
mittee of Local SO for violating the
eight-hour day law of the union. Half
of the fine Kramer paid, the other
half was assessed as a suspended
sentence by the executive committee.
Kramer had the right to appeal the
committees decision to the full mem
bership of the union. He didn't exer-
else that right, but did avail himself
of another member safeguard in the
unions constitution by appealing the
decision to the president of the inter
national union. This appeal took the
matter out of the hands of Local SO.
Then, while the appeal to his inter
national was pending, Kramer went
to court asking that he be allowed
$500 damages and $500 attorney fees
for having been allegedly wronged
by Local SO.
Judge Lobe, in ruling against
Kramer, pointed out that the plaintiff
had not exhausted all means of relief
available to him under the unions
general laws, and that it would be
"manifestly improper" for the court
to find against the local when Kramer
had taken the issue out of the hands
of No. SO by his appeal to the inter
national union president.
In so ruling, Lobe said "There is
no rule of law more firmly established
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"The Social Security Administra-
ton is reducing disability Social Sc
curity payments being made to sill
COSTS victims in Montana in the
amount of the $4,000 per month they
receive from the Montana Department
Of Public Welfare.
apparently some of the first dis
ability award payments made to Mon
tana silicotics by the Social Security
Administration were made without
reduction of the $4,000 monthly well
fare payment and the Social Security
Administration is now attempting to
have the silicotics repay the federal
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-01-10
Food For Thought-None For Hungry Montana People
Governor Says IN"
Offers No Alternative
By GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS


Food food everywhere but bite to eat, might well
be the hungry people this nation even in Montana
in the months to they listen to the shameful battle on
the national level about what going to do with our sur
plus food while they unable to get enough to eat to av
off the pangs of hunger.
On Tuesday, January T. Governor Aronson told Gene
DAILY chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of Silver
Bow County that he refused apply the federal
for distribution of surplus agricultural foodsuff in Montana
number of
for his refusal act this which the surface seem materially
lOgicahe the nadvabi and what he considers
the lack of variety in the foodstuffs offered.
Several questions arise of the Governors reasoning
surplus practical
other pn 1t not enough to refuse food hungry people because
costly
enough hungry people
there isn't variety it,? Such reasoning makes Marie Anne look
There virtue but there less in hungry people
When children getting enough eat is time take
July 1857 the VOICE economic
condition MOntans major cities the danger lights
The these suggestions the form optimistic statements
administration
ing attitude of "goom and DOOM"
Commissioners
months making plans for this situation that they
inevitable short of miracle.
reporting the the the
sighted people might insist work plan the
the danger lights did suffering in Montana would
be aleviated.
pan hare
ask for federal surplus foodstuff help fill the because will
costo much
of Silver Bow allow
broke and unable the minimum needs who have
When ayO started the Butte responsible people recognized
would
impossible
% weeks the future nothing disaster
promise other hope Montana's hungry people,
that the
eyes
don't the needs of the people?
with
needed help his attitude would be
that has exhausted its financial Ue 70 for .v f assistance COUNT"
economically
Whatever do this point the unemployed workers family
directd Disaster relief
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-01-10
Russia-China
Power Report

Copies of the Straus report, ere
tionship of River and Related
Water Resource Development Pro-
grams of United States, Soviet
Russia and (Red) China, pre-
pared on request of and for use
by the Senate Committee on In
terror and Insular Affairs, may
be obtained by writing to Sen.
James E. Murray, committee chair
man, Washington, d. C.-EDITOR.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-01-10
Communist Regimes May Surpass Us Unless
Senate Opens Window
On Progress In China

By BARROW LYONS Special to PEOPLES VOICE
WASHINGTON, d. C.-When Sputnk Jared the people
of this country of suicidal sedecepon regarding their
military opened to of the real
drag feet in certain phases of technical development
we deficient in scientific education
appears that the only did not know what
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-01-10
SiIicotics Adversely Affected -.
Social Security Benefit Cut
Draws Mine-MiII's Wrath

Reduction of disability payments Scocs by the federal Social
Public Welfare
mining this week
Sas Butte district board member Inter
national Union of Nine Mill & Smelter Workers
his of letter written Sens
Mansfield Metf Anderson In it he pointed
considering month
the benefits available workers disabled by industrial
the wokmn of the various
when actually charge against the
Montana Such position he contends | unfair to Montanas
Siicotics contradiction the of the law"
in officials congressional
his position the Mill
Social
monthly Public Welfare benefit from
payments being of
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government the $4,000 for each
month for which they received full
disability award payments.
"The Social Security Administra-
tons position is apparently based
on that provision in the Social Sc
curity law providing for payments to
the totally disabled which reduces
Social Security payments in the
amount of any state or federal work
mems compensation benefit. The So
cial Security Administration further
advises that this reduction is being
made temporarily and that a final
Continued On Page Four)
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progress was being made by the Com
munists was that we preferred to
close our eyes. The information was
spread over thousands of publications
received from Russia, most of which
our intelligence agencies did not even
take the trouble to translate. And
what was translated merely cluttered
official files.
And now a view of enormous
progress in the development of nat
ural resources has just been opened.
In some ways, it is more startling
than Sputnik, for it means that
the energy and intelligence which
made Sputnik possible is being
applied also to industrial progress.
In fact, it means that the Russian
and Chinese economies may surpass
within not too many years the
progress made in this country
unless, of course. we wake up.
INFORMATION NOT CLASSIFIED
This new look into Communist econ
omies comes from the Senate Interior
and Insular Affairs Committee. 1t
is embodied in a report made to this
committee by Michael w. Straus, dy-
manic and controversial former Com
missioner of Reclamation. Mr.. Straus
has gathered his picture of the re-
source development in Russia and
China from official documents in
agencies of our government, such as
State Department. and Central In
telligence Agency. None of the in
formation was classified, but no one
before Mr.. Straus had paid much at
tention to it.
Mr.. Straus also had access to re-
ports made to the government of In
dia by Konwar Sain, an international
who is chairman of the
Nehru Indian governments Central
Water and Power Commission. Mr..
Sain has toured extensively through
Russia and China inspecting river and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
DIED
MRS. WILLIAM r. cRuBB


Mrs. Ida Jane Grub, 81 of
Oakland, died Sunday, May IL, in
Garrett County Memorial hospital.
She had been in i'll health for some
time.
She was born in Pendleton
county w. Va a daughter of the
late Jesse and Eliza Armentrout
Shreve. Her husband, William F.
Grub, died in 1851
She is survived by daughter,
Miss Ruth E. Grub, of Oakland
three sons, Elmer Grub. Cor
mania. w. Va; Howard Grub,
with the air force, in Washington
d. c.; and John Grub, Washing
ton; two sisters, Mrs Minnie
NOEL, Phillippi, W. Va; Mrs. Mary
Miller, Gormania; four brothers,
George and Key Shreve, Cor
mariia Baxter, Sylvania. O.; and
William, Davis, w Va also nine
grandchildren.
Funeral services we're conducted
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Oak Grove Methodist
church by Rev Frank johnson,
pastor Burial was in the Pope
cemetery.
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alive. These were sold for $1,000
and taken east for exhibition at
the Philadelphia Centennial World
Fair. Upon reaching the lower
attitudes, all of them promptly
died. With them died golden OBJ
portunity for thriving new in
dustry.
Another project upon which Mr..
Thomas promptly embarked upon
arriving at Frankville was a grand
new mansion. 1t was built on a
plateau above the railroad tracks.
From the veranda running around
two sides of the building. he had
truly magnificent view of the
mountains, valleys and streams.
The Savage River and Carbtree
Creek were just below One unusual
feature of this house was that it was
accessible only from the railroad
tracks. Ironically this fact was the
direct cause of his death since
he was killed while walking along
the tracks just above the present
Savage River Dam.
Many curious stories are told of
this period of Mr.. Thomas's life. In
spite of his brilliance, culture and
charm he suffered many peculiar
deluSions, perhaps accentuated by
his long years of brooding. Upon
one occasion he was strolling along
the tracks with Charles NJ. Miller.
a former Confederate officer. Paus-
ing suddenly he pointed to the
ground and said in a dramatic
voice There, sir, is where your
Confederate friends tried to kill
me by attempting to wreck train
upon which l was riding. Had they
succeeded the entire train would
have been plunged over this hor-
rible precipice to our deaths!" Mr..
Miller attempted to reason with
him that no such incident ever oc-
CURED but Mr.. Thomas refused to
be convinced. Strangely enough
this was the exact spot upon which
his death occurred about a year
later
On another occasion, a group of
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Washington, spent the weekend
at their respective homes at Eglon
and Horse Shoe Run
Mr.. and Mrs Glenn Mason left
Aurora for ST Petersburg, Fla,
where they recently purchased
property and plan to make it their
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Harsh and
four children. BridgcWater. Va,
spent the weekend at their pa
rental homes at Eglon and Gort-
ner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray c. Judy. Egg
Ion, accompanied their daughter.
Mrs. Don Robinson and three chill
dren who had spent a week in
their home to Dayton, o. Friday,
where the Robinsons reside MIR.
and Mrs. Judy returned home
Monday.
A surprise celebration planned
by their children, was held Sunday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thur
man Soldiers, Aurora, in honor of
their fortieth wedding anniversary.
Those attending included Mr.. and
Mrs. Durard Soldiers and two chill
dren, Sandra and Jimmy: MIR. and
Mrs. Cecil Soldiers and three
daughters. Janet. Lois and Linda;
MIR. and Mrs. Garold Soldiers and
three children, Bobby, Gary and
Jane, all of Fairmont; Mr.. and
Mrs. William Soldiers, Morgan
town: and Mrs. Soldiers father,
Bud Winters and daughter Miss
Hilda Winters, Mt Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Marrel Biser and
family of Washington, were week
end guests at the home of Mrs
Biser's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Feather, Eglon. MIR. Feather
who had been i'll, is recovering
nicely.
Recent guests in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Slaubaugh, Egg
Ion, were the Rev and Mrs. Jonas
Sines, Swallow Falls; Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Inks, Uniontown: Mr.
and Mrs. Melvin Slaubaugh, Mrs.
Sadie Hollis and three children
all of KingWood.
Mrs Gertrude Snyder, Eglon,
went Sunday to the home of her
son and daughtcr-in-IaW, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Snyder and family, of
CrCsaptoWn,
Mrs. John r Fikc, Eglon. is Wis
ting at the home of her son-in-
law and daughter, MIR. and Mrs.
Roland Findley and family. at
Grafton. She also visited her
sistcr-in-law, Miss Allie Fike, at
Morgantown.
Last rites were conducted Wed
nesday at the Accident church for
Mrs. Willis Dumire, 81, who passed
away May II in the Garrett Coun-
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Ritchies were Mr.. and Mrs. Ern-
est Cullers, Isabel Alternately, Mr..
and Mrs. Arvey Richie and daugh-
tiers,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. |. Snyder, of
Baltimore, visited Mrs. Verlinda
Lipscomb. Friday. Sunday guests
were Mr.. and Mrs Austin Elrick,
of Gormania.
Mr.. and Mrs Audrey Bower, of
Bethesda, visited Mr. and Mrs Ray
Harvey last Saturday. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bachtel visited the Har-
veys, Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bittinger
and Carl we're Sunday dinner
guests of the Albert Snydcrs, of
Red House.
Sunday visitors of the Childs
families were Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Gnegy, Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Childs,
Mrs. Nellie Wilson and Mrs. Elsie
Bernard, of McKecsport, Pa.
James Childs. who was admitted
to the Garrett County Memorial
hospital, Tuesday, for an appen-
dectomy, is doing satisfactorily.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas William
Anderson of Loeb Lynn Heights,
announce the engagement of their
daughter Amy Catharine Paines-
Vile, Ohio, to Mr.. Jack Marvin
Rolf, Mentor, Ohio, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harmon Rolf of Red House.
Both are 1856 graduates of South
ern High School. Miss Anderson is
a graduate of Morgantown Bust
ness College, MorgantoWn, w. Va.
Mr.. Rolf plans to attend Finn Col
lege, Cleveland, Ohio, in the fall.
Miss Anderson is presently en-
ployed by the Ohio State Employ
ment Service in Paineville, Ohio.
Mr.. Rolf is employed as an inspec-
tor at Bailey Meter Company,
Cleveland, Ohio.
No definite date has been set
for the wedding.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
FRANKVILLE
BY ROSS c. BURST

80 49, 49, NNAA NeSo A1oNG ~
The Glades Star the story was told
Of the home at New Germany of
Francis Thomas, Garrett County's
only governor. A passing reference
was made to a place called Frank
Vile Since the name no longer APP
pears on modern maps, l have
frequently been asked Where is
Frankville"?
1t is recalled that when Gov
ernor Thomas disposed of his eX-
tensive holdings, he retained tract
of 410 acres at Frankville, about
seven miles below Swanton. While
he was living at New Germany and
later at Washington, several events
had taken place at Frankville. A
postoffice had been opened July 6,
1852 with Stephen w. Downey as
the postmaster. 1t was permanently
discontinued July 8, 1871.
During this same period, the B.
& o. Railroad had extended its
line through the property of Gov.
Thomas. This was the famous
Seventeen Mile Grade" justly re-
nowned as the most scenic railroad
in America at that time.
After his retirement from Con-
gress, he served for a time as Col
lector of Internal Revenue at Cum
berland an appointment of Presi-
dent Grant In 1872 he was ap-
pointed as Minister to Peru where
he served with distinction for a
number Of years, endearing himself
in the hearts of the people. Upon
his return to America he was per-
mitted to bring with him many
rare birds and animals which he
hoped to acclimate to the climate
of Western Maryland
Among the animals which he
brought to Frankville was a flock
of 25 alpacas. This was a rare con-
cession because it was forbidden by
law to take them from the country
Queen Victoria of England was the
only other person permitted to eX-
port the alpacas. These alpaca came
from high in the Andes Mountains
and Mr. Thomas hoped they would |
flourish in the Alleganies and per-
hapS be the foundation for a whole !
new industry
The alpaca was a Shcep-like |
animal with a long erect neck some |
what resembling a small camel in
appearance. It's long silky wool |
sometimes reached a length of two /
feet in the wild state. When shorn !
annually it produced a fleece of 8
inches. Since Peru had a complete I
monopoly on the wool, it sold for
a fantastic price, usually from SIS
to $50 per pound. An alpaca coat,
worn only by the very wealthy,
was the equivalent of the modern
mink or ermine coat.
Upon arriving at Frankville, Mr.. I
Thomas had built a high plank |
stockade to protect alpacas from
marauding dogs and wild animals
He understood their moods and |
needs and tended them with loving
care Had he lived another decade,
the entire economic pattern of Gar
rett County might have been
changed. AT his untimely death, no
one was left who understood them |
and by the time his estate was
settled only ten of the animals were
home near Bloomington. following !
an illness of two years.
Born at Walnut Bottom, this
county, she was a daughter of |
the late Messick and Emily Harvey |
Paugh. Her husband, Calvin X.
Warwick, preceded her in death.
Mrs Warwick was a member Of !
the Chestnut Grove Methodist |
church.
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New York reporters came to Swan
ton and upon learning that the
famous Governor Thomas lived
nearby, walked the entire distance
to his home. He welcomed them
graciously and invited them share
with him a fried chicken dinner
which his negro servant would
prepare. He absented himself for
a time to make the necessary ar
engagements. Upon his return, he
stopped to retrieve page of
loose notes which one of the re-
porters had inadvertently dropped.
A glance at the paper showed him
that they had been making notes
and sketches playing upon his &C.
centricitieS and manneriSms. He
flew into a rage and poured out
the walls Of his wrath upon the
heads of the discounted reporters.
His most brilliant oratory in the
Congress halls never reached such
brilliance as exhibited that day. Re-
fusing to accept their stammered
apologies, he declared, Il accepted
you as gentlemen. | find was mis-
taken. | order you to leave my
home" They fled in confusion and
as one of them later reported the
matter-"They stood not upon the
manner of their going"
During the summer of 1856,
visited William Thomas Warwick,
then 85 years of age and long
time resident of Swanton. He re-
membered the old mansion very
wildly He often climbed the steep
bluff to pick apples from the neg
lected orchard The old house long
since fell into decay and was torn
down to make way for a smaller
house.
Mr.. Thomas was killed in 1876 just
before his 88th birthday He was
buried at Petersville. Frederick
County, Maryland. His old negro
servant, probably a former slave,
had predeceased him by year and
his body was returned to Frederick
County He had been Mr.. ThomaSs
only companion during most of the
last thirty years of his lonely life.
Reprinted from The GladeS Star
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WALTER o. KITzMlLLER

Walter o. Kitzmiller died We'd
nesday, May 7, at his home in
Philadelphia, Pa.
Surviving are his wife, the form
er Anna Bell, of Oakland; one
daughter, Mrs. Frances Gonsalver;
two sons, William and Robert all
of Philadelphia; one sister, Mrs.
Virgie X Thayer, Oakland; one
brother, julius E. Kitzmiller. of
Philadelphia; also two granddaugh-
tiers.
Funeral services were conducted
on Monday morning at 10 o'clock
from Philadelphia funeral home
Burial was in Fernwood cemetery
in Philadelphia
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
New Taxes To Become
Effective In Near Future

Beginning July l the new Mary
land statewide cigaret tax of
3 cents per pack becomes effective,
according to the office of State
Comptroller j Willard TaWes.
The tax will finance increased
state aid to the % Maryland coun-
ties and Baltimore city for edu-
cational purposes.
Also scheduled to become eff
fective January /, 1859, is the one
percent rise in the sales tax from
2 to 3 percent on the dollar
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Red Oak airview

Rev. Eugene Matthews sermon
for Sunday morning worship Serv-
ice was the taken from the 31st
chapter of the book of Proverbs.
There will be a banquet at the
Fairview church at 7 p. m, Fri
day, for the Mems Work group of
the district.
DR.. William Truban and family,
of Woodstock, Va, spent the week
end with the S. B. Coopers.
Mr. and Mrs Howard Cosner
end family, and Shirley Lee Wis
tied with the John Burgess family
at New Greek, last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. b. Buckley we're
Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Gibbs.
Mrs. Daisy Real. of Gormania;
Mr. and Mrs. George Real and
two sons, of Mt Lake Park, and
Clifton Real were Sunday guests
of the Clifford REALS.
Mrs. Carmen DelSignore and
sons visited their grandmother
Mrs. Lavina Williams, of Davis,
Sunday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. George Wilt we're
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs.
Freda Knots. Mrs Alice Knots
spent Monday with her daughter
in-laW
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wallace.
Mrs. Ralph Stein, and Mr. and
Mrs. Gus T. Hillery, Jr., all of
Cumberland, visited Mrs. Frank
Blamble in the Garrett County
Memorial hospital this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Warsaw Wis
tied Wednesday afternoon with
the Frank Childs, and on Sunday
with his mother. Mrs. Nellie War
saw, of Red House.
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Gnegy and
children visited the Childs fami-
lies. Monday evening.
Sunday callers of the E. l..