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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-26

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fled first for the widest
variety Of employment OPP
portunities. Washing
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medium by more than 2 to
! according to an American
Research Bureau survey.
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Junior Village Cromped;
II Sleep on Floor
324 Children Housed in Blue Plains
Cottages With Facilities for 240
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG
Star Stan Writer

Children sleeping the floor again at Junior Village
in Southwest Washington
The refurbished cottages at Blue Plains have been
taxed far beyond their capacity of 24O children almost
constantly since they occupied in October 1856
One day last month population scared to $751; record
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-26
BY HAROLD E. STAssEN

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 90
/ believe that a trial agreement
for two years between the
United States and Russia on
a first-step limitation of arm
aments and the suspension Of
nuclear explosions under a rigid
reciprocal system of inspection
can be negotiated within the
next six to nine months.
I am convinced that such a
first step-calling for equal
sacrifices by both sides and
affecting both evenly--could
pave the way for a longer and
more lasting control and limita-
ton of ornaments while at the
same time lessening the dangers
of war.
Such a trial agreement cam
not and must not be allowed to
be a substitute for our continu-
ing q powerful and alert MILL
tary position. But 1t would
give us time to seek and make
further progress toward a more
inclusive and lasting agreement.
Should the trial period end
in failure, or II we are unable
to convert it into a more SUBJ
stantial agreement, this two
year agreement would not and
could not constitute a handicap
TO our security or to our efforts
TO maintain the peace.
FOur-Part Proposal
After q long study and first
hand dealing with the major
problems affecting peace, l
propose that the first step or
trial agreement consist OF four
basic parts:
/. The establishment Of q
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Stossen Asks 2-Yeor Atom Test Bon,
But President Isn't Enthusiastic

Harold {. Stossen. just resigned after
two years os special ossistont to
the President on disarmament mot
tiers, here diseloses pIon for o
two-yeor triOl agreement with the
Soyiets to limit orms and suspend
nueIeor explosions. This is the first
OF two articles written exclusively
for the North American Newspaper
Alliance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-26
Corning Urges
School Pay Rise
So Million Cost
Set on Proposal
By JOHN NJ. McKELWAY
Star Stah Writer

District School Supt. Hobart
M. Corning today proposed sub
stantial raises for all District
school employees.
One of the last major rec
concentrations DR.. Corning will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-26

special agency Of the United
Nations with the responsibility
of inspecting and assuring the
fulfillment Of the steps agreed
upon by the signatories for the
reduction, control and limita-
ton Of armaments.
2. The installation Of neces-
sary inspection posts inside the
territories OF Russia and the
United States. equipped with
scientific instruments designed
TO verify the ending Of nuclear
test explosions.
3. Russia and the United
States to agree not to conduct
any nuclear explosions for two
years from the date the treaty
is ratified both by the sUnited
States Senate and the Supreme
Soviet of Russia.
4. The setting up Of a nego-
tiating group to work effective
ly and seek diligently addition
al steps Of disarmament during
this first two-year period.
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Feasible This Year

In my opinion these four
measures Of a first step are
feasible. on the basis Of the
progress made in the thorough
Continued on Page AS, Col. /
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WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy. rain this afternoon. high so. Rain
tonight. low as Cloudy. windy. mild.
occasional rain tomorrow. (Full report.
Page A-2)
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..Du||es0pens
Drive 10 Get
OK on Aid Bill.
Denies 'Giveuwoy,'
Tells House Group
Program is Vital

Secretary of State Dulles
opened the drive in Congress
for new foreign aid today by
denouncing arguments that the
controversial overseas program
is a "giveaway."
There is no 'giveaway' in
this program" Mr.. Dulles told
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lions and explanations 10 see
that they are clear 10 the aver
age observer"
"The central hall Of the
pavilion Is somewhat too sophis-
ticated and impressionistic for
the average visitor. AS many
performances as possible by
choirs. glee clubs and college
bands should be given there"
Mr.. Allen said he saw no OBJ
lection to the fashion show
which has been a regular fea-
ture Of the American exhibit.
He urged that IL be supple
mented by "other events" He
did not refer to the painting
that aroused controversy be-
cause 1t included q nude figure.
Says Visitors Impressed
I'VE are making q good i'm
pact on visitors and have an
opportunity TO make an even
greater one." Mr.. Allen re-
ported. Several suggestions
for additional exhibits are be-
ing looked into"
Chief among the good
points" Of the United States
exhibit, he said. is this coun-
try's pavilion regarded by
every one I talked to as the
finest single building there"
Other outstanding features
listed by Mr.. Allen were the
absence of heavy-handed
propaganda" of the industrial
and economic power the United
States; the excellent guides
nominated and sponsored by
State Governors, the Circarama
360-degree film presentation.
technical exhibits such as the
TV demonstration, an electric
brain machine, the atomic en-
ergy show, and voting ma
chimes.
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following congressional criti-
cisrn. The text was given out
yesterday by White House Press
, Secretary James c. Hagerty who
. said Mr.. Eisenhower has for
warded IL along with q letter
q 20 United States Commissioner
General Howard 8. Cullman at
/. the fair.
Commissioner Commended
The gist Of Mr.. Aliens ind
ings and recommendations was
previously disclosed. The de-
tailed report contained high
commentator" for Mr.. Gull
man and his associates. Mr.. Al
len also emphasized that ION
balance my reaction ito the
United States exhibit) was fav-
orable."
The principal changes pro-
posed by Mr.. Allen are:
Broadening Of the problems
TO be considered in the exhibit
on unfinished work This
might include an exhibit on
public health which is one Of
the important unfinished tasks
in this country" There has
been criticism from some south
ern members Of Congress about
the heavy emphasis on race
problems in the unfinished
work" exhibit.
Wider diversification in the
art exhibit. At present the
modern part Of this exhibit is
heavily weighed on the side of
abstract art.
"Clarification of several ex-
hibit items by elimination of
puzzling things such as mail
boxes, sun glasses. odd shoes,
football uniforms. etc. I sug-
gested to the commissioner that
some of them be replaced by
the best handloom in the Unit
ed States. Review Of all cap
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President Ks Changes
For Brussels Exhibit

President Eisenhower has approved report generally
commencing this couny exhibit at the Brussels Worlds Fair
suggesting I'VE changes
The report submitted TO Mr. Eisenhower last week by
George Allen United States Information Agency director
He inspected the Brussels exhibit a the Predents request
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-29

Mode Of heavy 2-in. stock for many
years OF use! Finished to bring out
the redwood color and groin. You get
foniIy size 5-foot tobIe and two s.
foot benches OF this low price. ldeoI
for porch or backyard.
The people's voice., 1958-12-05

tions which can be put into effect
by administrative regulation at state
and local school district levels.
Aiming at drastic reduction in
number of school districts, the Com
mission gave it's stamp of approval
to the Peabody survey team recon-
mendations that "the state should re-
quire school districts to operate
schools from grade 1 through grade
12". This proposal, enacted, would
result in reduction of total school
districts from 1860 to 174.
The Commission also is recommend
ing that the legislature do away with
the several kinds of school districts
now in existence, some of which over
lap in authority. The Commission
suggests establishment of only one
district for any given area. In some
instances, different kinds Of districts
covering the same area have found
school boards in charge of the diff
ferent districts, unco-operative, with
result that fullest utilization of exist
ing school buildings and facilities
has not been possible.
Under the single district proposal,
there would be single board Of trus-
tees, with membership of seven lay
citizens. Trustees would be elected
as representatives of various zones
The people's voice., 1958-12-05
Dismissal of Unfair
labor Practice Charge
Asked Bv NLRB Examiner

HELENA-A trial examiner of the
National Labor Relations Board in
an intermediate Report has recon-
mended dismissal of unfair labor
practice charges brought by the Great
Northern Railway against LSW Local
24O9 here, Robert Weller, secretary,
Montana District Council of Lumber
& Sawmill Workers, reports.
The charges arose out of picketing
of Foley's Mill & Cabinet Works by
Local 2409 and refusal of Great
Northern employees to cross the
picket line.
Two previous attempts by Great
Northern to get court injunctions
against picketing activities of Local
2409 were dismissed by Federal Judge
w. D. Murray here.
The trial examiner in his report and
recommendation to NLRB indicated
considerably more sympathy for rail
way companies than for picketing
strikers, but based his recommenda-
tion for dismissal on the fact that
Great Northern is not an employer
as defined in the Taft-Hartley Act.
This position, Weller pointed out,
was taken by Local 2409 in its de-
fense at the hearing conducted by
the trial examiner at Helena, Au-
O11ct 10
The people's voice., 1958-12-05

mission S recommendation would raise
between 81 and $12 million in reve-
nue. each year.
The proportional income tax would
levy a flat one and one-half per cent
tax on adjusted gross income of each
Montana taxpayer, before family ex-
emptions of 5000 per person could
be deducted in determining the tax
payers liability under the progressive
percentage schedules of the income
tax law. 70 illustrate: An average
Montana family of five with gross
income of $4,000 would find their
income tax load increased by $4,000
(or SIS a month) under the proposed
flat tax of one and one-half per cent.
It works this way: An average tax
payer is able to deduct slightly over
20 per cent of his gross income for
such things as federal income tax,
sales taxation in upper incomes is off
contributions, interest payments, etc.
Assuming the 20 per cent figure, he
has a deduction of $1,000 to make
his adjusted gross income, $4,000.
On this $4,000 he would be assessed
the flat proportional tax-or $50. For
figuring the balance of his income
tax responsibility, he'd be allowed
that $50 as an added deduction, in
addition to his $4,000 individual ex-
emption allowance. This would leave
him $94O in income subject to the
progressive percentage schedule of
the income tax law-or-since the
amount remaining is under $1,000,
an additional tax liability of $9.40.
Stated another way, the proposed
proportional tax would increase the 4
personal income tax liability of the
family man with $4,000 income
just about six times over. (Under
the present tax law, his income tax
liability for a year is about $10.)
The people's voice., 1958-12-05
At Montana State College
Financing State Services
Symposium, Dec. 75-76

his departments program, revenue
needs, etc.
Burns will be followed by Sen.
Dave James (D-Liberty) who will re-
view the School Foundation Program.
Revenue needs of Higher Educa-
tion will be outlined by Erwin Hintz-
peter, Bozeman, who recently man
aged the successful campaign to Sc
cure renewal Of the 6-mill univer-
sity system levy.
Health and welfare needs will be
presented by DR.. David T. Berg, Hell
ena, president, State Board of Health.
Rep. Lloyd Barnard (D-Valley), in
the final morning report, will talk
on the revenue needs of other state
institutions. Barnard is currently
chairman of the Montana Legislative
Council subcommittee on the State
Prison.
SOURCES OF STATE REVENUE"
Monday afternoons panel will con-
cern itself with sources of state reve-
nue., with Russ Hart, Billings, modera-
tor. Those scheduled to speak are:
Continued On Page Three)
The people's voice., 1958-12-05
OTHER INCOME TAX
RECOMMENDATIONS

In addition to the proposed pro-
portional tax, the commission also
recommends:
1. Montana should accept it's share
of responsibility for, and cost of, au-
diting income tax returns. All in
come tax returns reporting adjusted
gross incomes above some arbitrary
figure should receive close scrutiny
by competent auditors, A random
sample of returns from all different
income groups should be carefully
audited each year to check for dis
crepancies and serve as notice that
no return is exempt from possible
checking" Further, that "more real
istic and graduated penalties and late
fees will also improve taxpayer COM
pliance," and that "income tax with
holding should be extended to all
forms of businesses, including farm
ing.'
2. County assessors should be re-
quired to furnish the Board of
Equalization complete lists of out
of-state property owners for check
ing against income tax return lists"
COLLECTION of income taxes off out
of-state property owners, readers may
recall, was the intent of SB 105-the
MCGOWAN Bill of the 1857 session.
3. 'The Legislature could well con-
slider increasing the present upper
limit 6 per cent tax maximum on
1000 and over taxable income) on
The people's voice., 1958-12-05
the progressively taxable income"
CORPORATION LICENSE TAX
LAW NEEDS REWRITING

Pointing out that they chad an in
adequate amount of resources to COW
er the field of corporation income
taxation" the commission notes in
it's report that ''the problems in cor
poration taxation which seem to be
causing the most concern in Montana
are the decline in revenue over time
as the rates and number of corpora
tions are increased, the wide fluctua-
tion in annual returns to the state,
and the inability to reach foreign
corporations properly.
Indicating that major corrective ac-
ton is needed, the commission recon-
mends that "the State Board of
Equalization should be instructed to
utilize the resources necessary to pre-
pare a fair and. equitable corpora
tion income tax law using their past
records and experiences to close
known loopholes."
(For taxable year 1856, as pointed
out in VOICE of Sept. 5, the corpora
tion license tax brought in, under
the old three per cent tax on net
corporate income $786,270 for each
one per cent of the tax. For the tax
able year of 1857, with the new five
per cent tax in effect, each one per
cent netted the State $471,538. In
the first taxable year of 1917, the
then one per cent tax brought in
$786,457, although the first $4,000
of corporate net income was not sub
Continued On Page Two)
The people's voice., 1958-12-05

State governmental services and
how to pay for them in an equitable
manner is the theme of a conference
to be held on the campus of Montana
State College, December Is and 16,
according to an announcement by
MISC President r. r. Renne.
Highlight of the opening day will
be an address on Trends in Public
Finance by DR.. Byron Johnson, U. S.
from Colorado, at 9 am.
Monday the 18th, following a well
coming address on detectives of the
conference by President Renne.
Four major panels are scheduled
for the CONFERENCE.-THE each morn
ing and two each afternoon. After
each panel participant has spoken,
an hour to two hours will be allowed
for audience participation and dis
cussion of the material covered.
"NEEDS FOR STATE REVENUE"
Monday at 10 am, the above en-
titled panel will get underway under
the moderator's gavel of d. P. Fab
rick of Choteau.
Highway Commission Chairman
Harry Burns, Chinook, will outline
The people's voice., 1958-12-05
AFL-CI0 Backs
Columbia Basin
Legislation

The executive board of the Mon
tana State AFL-CIO has endorsed
the Columbia River Development bill
to be introduced at the next session
of Congress, "after careful study
according to James S. TIMBER, presi-
dent.
TIMBER said his board members
determined that "Montana's inter-
ests are completely protected under
the terms of the bill and the con-
struction made possible under it
would bring employment to thous-
sands of Montana workers in the
immediate future and long term
job opportunities with the compile
ton Of development made possible
by the bill'.
The determination to support the
Columbia River Development bill
came at the November 29th meeting
of the AFL-CIO executive board, in
Helena.
The bill, on which hearings will be
held in Kalispell on December II,
gress by Senator Richard Neuberger,
and other western Democratic sena-
tors.
In announcing the action of the
executive board TIMBER said, "In
making it's decision to endorse the
Columbia River Development bill the
Montana State AFL-CIO, after care
full study of the principles of the bill,
concluded that if a Columbia River
Development Corporation were estab-
lished along the general lines of the
Tennessee Valley Author
ity immediate progress could be made
on the construction of Paradise Dam
and other much needed development
projects on the Columbia River. The
basic purpose Of the bill is to provide
a system for the financing of the
construction of the project on the
river and methods of marketing the
power to be developed.
The people's voice., 1958-12-05

in the district. They would have three
year overlapping terms. Such boards
would have much the same powers
and duties now divided between high
school and common school boards.
TOWARD A REDUCTION IN
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
Pointing out that Montana "be-
cause Of it's size and sparsity of popu-
lation, will continue to have many
small schools" the Commission never
theless is of the opinion that in some
instances there are more separate
school plants than needed to provide
elementary and secondary education,
and recommends that "the state
should revise it's definition of desir-
able minimum sizes for schools, and
should then evaluate all schools below
the minimum on the basis of isolation
The Legislature should establish
the authority for the preparation of
criteria for defensible school attend
ance areas, protecting the truly iso-
lated schools, and for the organiza-
tion of local school study commits
sion in every county.
Procedure should be established
which will not only make possible
Continued On Page Three)
The people's voice., 1958-12-05
TEACHER CERTIFICATION,
RETIREMENT, ETC.

Comprehensive overhaul of the nu-
merous statutes pertaining to teacher
certification, along lines suggested by
the Montana Committee on Teacher
Supply, is urged to Ensure high stand
ards for teachers in Montana schools.
Another recommendation asks the
lifting of the $4,000 limit on teachers
salaries for retirement purposes, so
that larger pensions can be earned.
in light of inflationary trends which
make this action desirable as a pro-
CONTINUED On Page Four)
The people's voice., 1958-12-05
Much Legislation Asked
By State Superintendent

Key personnel of the office of Superintendent of Public
Instruction merit salaries at least those paid
top officials of Highway Fish Game, the Oil Gas Com
MISSION conclusion to be drawn from biennial report
of State Superintendent Harriet Miller.
Miss Miller in releasing report her departments acW
The people's voice., 1958-12-05
T-E Commission Proposes
Broad School Law Revump

Should the 1859 Legislative Assembly fit to along
with recommendations by the Taxation and Education
son public education Montana will be in for farreach
changes organization administration financing
In total the Commission has made 35 recommendations
the Governor requiring legislative action and Fl sugges
The people's voice., 1958-12-05
Low Wage Would Be Hit Extremely Hard Sk
YoU--the Prime h}}',get Of Tax
GROUPS Recommendations

Should the proportional income tax proposal advanced by
the Decentralization Commission be enacted individual Mon
would be forced pick than 80
cent of the estimated 25 million increase in State Government
cost for the coming bennum total it estimated the
The people's voice., 1958-12-05

ties the past two years, lists 20 major
recommendation for legislative ac-
tion and warns that more will be
forthcoming in the weeks ahead.
Pointing out that her office els
fortunate in having the services of a
observation-disclosures staff, Miss
Miller states that the State Cannot
expect long to retain competent indi-
viduals in positions of professional
responsibility in the face of continued
personal financial sacrifices"
She then points out that people
of the caliber of her staff, were
they to go into any first class school
district, could command superin-
tendents' salaries of $500 to
$4,000 as compared with the
$1,000 high in her office. (Miss
Miller, herself, receives legisla-
tively-set salary of $500 a year).
CREATE THE DEPARTMENT
First recommendation of the State
Superintendent is that the legislature
get busy and legally create the de-
partment which she heads. The de-
partment, she says, "exists in fact
by virtue of having grown up, over
a period of time, around the office
of the Superintendent of Public In
The establishment of a
Department is a needed
The people's voice., 1958-12-05

Expressed in sales tax terms, the
proposed proportional income tax
would, roughly, amount to the same
thing as one and one-half per cent
general sales tax.
The people's voice., 1958-12-05

first step toward better organization
of the services necessary to carry
out the states responsibilities for pub
lie elementary and secondary edu-
cation.'
Substantial augmenting Of the staff
of the department Ito be) is the gist
of some other recommendations An
increased staff, she reports, is neces-
sary "to carry out all the duties and
responsibilities devolving by statute
on the Superintendent :" These
staff posts to carry out legislative
mandates ranging back to 1941 are:
l. director of curriculum, 2. a super
visor of health and physical education,
3. director of school building serv-
ices, A. director of school library
services, 5. a supervisor of art edu-
cation, 6. at least two professional
assistants to the director of curricu-
lum, and 7. at least two administra-
tive assistants to the Superintendent.
The people's voice., 1958-12-05
MORE EMPHASIS ON
SPECIAL CLASSES

There are at least $500 mentally
handicapped children who need spec
ial classes in school. There are only
146 such children now receiving such
training. Miss Miller recommends
ALLEGATION Of additional state funds
to assist local schools in providing
such special instruction.
Consolidation and elimination of
duplication in laws pertaining to spec
ial education and education of the
exceptional child is asked by the State
Superintendent.
Another recommendation calls for
broadening the functions of the State
Correspondence School to include in
mates of the state prison among those
eligible for such out-school instrue-
tion.
Appropriation of sufficient funds
for her office to maintain the conser-
vation education program, as provided
by 1851 law, is requested. At pres
ent grant from the Fish & Game
Commission enables the office to
carry on work in the field of conserva-
ton education.
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-22

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