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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-21
Higher Agricultural,
Grazing Rentals May
Be Recommended

The possibility of increasing
revenues accruing to t h e
schools from State-owned graz
ing and agricultural leases by
a million dollars a year came
in for discussion at this week
meeting of the Observation-Disclosures
ton Commission Monday after
noon.
Upon invitation, State Lands
Commissioner Lou Bretzke, Chief
Field Agent F. L. Sorenson and Chief
of Minerals Division Mrs. Eva Smith,
came before the commission to report
on the status of revenues from state
lands and estimated revenues the
year ahead.
Bretzke told the commission that
federal wheat allotments have ma
terially reduced the States "take"
from agricultural leases with 1857
showing a return of $1,487, 347.70 as
compared to the four-year average
for 1886 of in excess of $1,800,000
year. He also pointed out that rent
ais off State-owned grazing lands
stood at only $399,211.67 in 1857
as compared to the previous three
year average for 1954-56 of in excess
of $4,000 year. This reflects the
lower average price OF cattle.
There are 442,845.5O acres of agri-
cultural crop land under lease from
which the State gets 25 per cent
of the crop value. In 1857 this
amounted to $685. an acre or $2,144
per section.
Had the State been receiving
the going privately -owned crop
share rate of third, the income
off State lands accruing to the
schools in 1857 would have been
Continued On Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-21

'"The proper function of the
state government (is) to do
everything in it's power to rend-
er whatever aid is available
to those of it's citizens whom
due to conditions beyond their
control, are without means to
support themselves and their
families at a subsistence level"
Secretary of State Frank Muir
ray stated this week in urging
the State Board of Examiners
to move to secure distribution
of surplus foods to Montana's
thousands of needy citizens.
Murray, member of the states
top board, this week presented a
resolution asking that a "pilot prof.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-21

The committee reported that some
department heads didn't cooperate
with the controller because they did
not like the system.
They also pointed out there had
been $4,000 dollars appropriated for
the biennium for the controllers Of
flee to use in preparation of the
budget and research into the depart
ments but none of the mony has been
used.
Norby said the law should provide
that the controller be able to dig out
all the information presently left in
the hands of the appropriations COM
mittee and be able to require thorough
explanations of justification for all
requests.
Continued On Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-21
Calamity Talk" Draws Ire
OaIamIty AK Draws Ire
TIMBER Repeats
Request For
SpeeiuI Session

Gov. J. Hugo Aronson's struggling
off of the state AFL-CIO's request
for a special legislative session as
calamity TALK, this week drew an
other request from the labor fedora
TONS president, James S. TIMBER,
that the Legislature be Immediately
convened in extraordinary session to
cope with the problem of mounting
unemployment in Montana.
TIMBER told the Governor that 81
am deeply disappointed by your reply
to my recent letter 1t is apparent
that we are not talking about the
same thing. Your letter deals almost
entirely with the number of employed
workers. This is of little comfort to
the people Pm concerned about at
this time-the thousands of jobless
people V.
Continued On Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-21
Give Years of Failure" j..
Aronson's
Blasted

Five years of administration of
State affairs by J. Hugo Aronsen
reveals a record of failure on his
part to meet the urgent problems of
the state," the Montana Democratic
Central Committee asserted in a pre-
pared statement following it's meet
ing in Helena last weekend.
Specifically, the Demos cited -four
examples of his ineptitude and of his
inability to provide the leadership the
people have a right to expect
81. His cynical refusal to set up
the simple machinery required to
bring surplus food to needy people of
Montana reveals a lack of moral re-
sponsibility and lack of real sympa-
thies for the needs of these uRfor-
tunate peoples.
Continued On Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-21
1857 Low, State Land Revenues, Draw
Tux-EdUention Commissions Attention

not see the need for the additional
expenditures an increased field force
would entail, and pointed out that
both Byrne and Winters are spending
considerable time in the field ex-
planning the program to county Off
Gals and how to go about carrying
out the program. With the exception
of four counties-Toole, Golden Val
ley Wheatland and Phillips CO.
operation is being received by the
board. AS for the four ''laggards',
state board members stated they have
a request in for an Attorney Gener-
ais opinion and they assured the
commission there'll be breakdown"
Continued On Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-21
Reports Made On
Stafe-Wide Property
Reconsideration

Whether the property reclas-
styling program ordered by the
1857 Legislative Assembly is
progressing satisfactorily was
the subject of considerable con-
flicting opinion at the Febru-
airy meeting of the Taxation
Education Commission at the
State Capitol Monday and Tues
day of this week.
Commission members inclined to-
ward the opinion expressed by Sen.
Charles Mahoney (R-Garfield) that
the program els in trouble.
State Board of Equalization chair
man ]. F. Reid stoutly maintained
that such is not the case, that prog
ress is being made in carrying the
work forward in So of the Sc coun-
ties, and that, when completed his
board would be able to establish uni
form values on like property no mat
ter in what part of the state such
property may be located.
Commission chairman Sen. Dave
Manning (D-Treasure), William John
stone. Fort Benton, Mahoney and
other members, questioned whether
two Board of Equalization fieldmen
working with the commissioners and
reclassifying staffs of the Sc counties,
constitute an adequate field force
to ensure the carrying out of the
program as desired by the legislature.
The opinion was expressed that-a larg-
err field force would save the counties
considerable money by keeping to a
minimum the amount of reclassifying
work which may have to be done over
because of failure to follow instruc-
tions, inexperienced personnel, etc.
Reid and his fellow board members
Ed ]. Byrne and w. j. Winters did
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-21

council acClVlCIeS nave, SO lar, DeeI
unanimous.
The February meeting seemed more
accomplished than the January meet
ing as subcommittee are beginning
to report and the important issues
are beginning to develop.
The council was given 100000 by
the Legislature with which to carry
on their work. At the meeting this
week budget committing $43,287.5O
was presented. They want to leave
a portion of the remaining amount
to carry the next council until the
end of the 1958-59 fiscal year which
is June 80, 1859. Some of the re-
search that needs to be done must
of necessity come from expert and
professional sources. They are re-
ceiving cooperation from the Uni
versity units that involve little cost,
and they have requests for financial
assistance from two groups working
by appointment of the Governor. One
of these groups has $4,000, the other
has nothing.
The priso.l subcommittee will need
some expert help, according to the
chairman, Rep. Lloyd Barnard Cd
Valley, and the important Budget
ing Committee has not worked long
enough to determine what assistance
they may need.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-21
Jake Frank Seeks
Second House Term

Rep. Jake Frank, Saltwater county
rancher, has filed for reelection to
the House on the Democratic party.
A native of Fromberg, Rep. Frank
has lived near Park City for the past
38'years. He is a director of the Ma
tional Farm Loan Association of
Sweetgrass and Saltwater counties,
director of his local rural electric
coop and has served for several years
on the county PIMA committee.
In his first term as a legislator
Frank gave strong support to legisla-
ton improving the school foundation
program; to proposal aimed at
bringing the schools greater royalty
return off school oil leases; backed
enactment of more equitable high
way financing legislation, and OPP
posed making permanent the seven
cent gasoline tax after legislation to
force large trucks to pay fairer
share of highway costs was defeated.
Frank was also leader in the effort
to secure revamp of the Milk Con-
troll Board that the interests of pro-
ducers and consumers would be as
sured of more protection, and he was
a member of legislative committee
which investigated operation of the
Milk Control Board.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-21

Reid said the public would sit in
judgment of the departments if this
action were taken, and it won't be
a matter of politics.. He said, eff the
departments don't cooperate the rec
ord will be available.
Reid's appearance before the Leg
islative Council followed long discus
sion on the University system sur-
vey and a member of the Council
asked Reid if this request applied
also to the University system and he
said "Yes''.
Reid pointed out that the Beard
of Examiners must examine and
pass on every claim paid by the
state.
The Legislative Council agreed to
cooperate, but when the resolution
was written and signed it was the
milder approach and departments are
still requested to cut expenditures
because "a combination of events has
created deficiency of funds for as-
ministration as provided by the legis-
Continued On Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-21
WOULD COST STATE
VERY LITTLE

In a statement released at the time
he presented his resolution, Murray
said the program could be inaugur-
ated at little or no cost to the state.
The program, according to Murray,
could be handled through the Pur-
chasing Department. eve would dis
tribute food to whatever counties
might qualify for the program" he
said, "by simply expanding the pres
ent Purchasing Department activity
to include these counties. The Pur-
chasing Department would have an
administrative function only. The
counties would bear the cost of trans
porting the commodities from (that
departments warehouse at) Warm
Springs and distributing them to
needy families
"The cost to the counties need
not be great if a program similar
to that carried out in many states
is adopted here. Properly certified
and responsible private agencies,
such as labor unions, church groups
and other charitable organizations
may be employed by the counties
on a voluntary basis to do the
manual and administrative work.
All the county need do is oversee
the work of these groups and &C
Continued On Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-21

The committe has ten more months
to work.
There are many problems in Mon
tana that could be studied. Therefore
the group must be selective so as
not to extend their efforts too far
to accomplish anything and they must
allot their finances where they will
do the most good.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-21

the Taxation and Education Commit
tee, who had sent a similar request
to the departments some time ago,
and the State Board of Examiners
in demanding" the departments cut
at least 1919 from their appropriated
budget.
The Board of Equalization chair
man said unless some such step was
taken the Legislature would be
faced with a five or six million
dollar deficit next year.
Rep. Norby asked if the council
could demand, and Reid said "In
a true sense, no, but the departments
are paying no attention to the Taxa
ton and Education committee re-
quest. He said the departments had
been requested to cut expenditures
and asked for suggestions about ways
to economic and the answers were
ridiculous. He said, "The depart
ments are not paying any attention
to requests.
The Council preferred serious
request approach, and Norby said,
81 am certainly all for this program
trying it is good'.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-21
State In the Red Going Deeper

j. F. Reid chairman of the Board of Equalization APP
peared before the Montana Legislative Council Tuesday and
told them the State of Montana the red and gong
be deeper in the red He said he would like enlist their
aid in cutting down spending in the different state depart
mens
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-21
With EsF IS nth' To Co.
Lei Ts|ative Council Digs In
By GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS


IN ra o
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of aions
AS them
andcon trversya gmng develop
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
Proxmire AssuiIs
U. S. Diplomacy
AS ineffective

Senator Proxmire, Democrat
OF Wisconsin, last night charged
that American diplomacy has
been so ineffective that the
Russians are beating this coun-
try In the mind OF the world as
the champion OF peace.
The Senator. In an address
before the Fairfax-Falls Church
INSTRUMENTATION Day dinner.
told Northern Virginia Demo-
Gratis that the administration
hasn't had the imagination or
the initiative 10 demonstrate
that We are the country that
believes In peace"
About $50 Democrats from
Northern Virginia. with Fairfax
County representatives In the
majority, attended the banquet
at Arlington Towers.
All factions OF the party were
well represented in a display OF
Democratic unity within the
frequently divided 10th district.
States Treasurer Robert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20

an appointment as special ex.
aminer in the Pension Once
He died in 1899.
In recent years Mrs. Schaef.
fer had been living with a
daughter. Miss Josephine v
Schaeffer. and a son, Louis w
Schaeffer.
Had Very Few Doctors
Although she could barely
see or hear. she never com.
planned. according to Miss
Schaeffer. She had very few
doctors. except back few
years ago when she was 96I
when she had a SPELL" Miss
Schaeffer said.
Other survivors include an
other daughter. Mrs. Emile
Brewton Of 87l9 Piney Branch
road. Silver Spring. and an
other son. William H. Schaef-
Ter OF 70l6 Ninth street NV !;
six grandchildren. IA great
grandchildren and IS great
great-grandchildren.
A requiem mass will be Of
fered at 9 am. Tuesday at Our
Lady of Sorrows Church. Larch
and New Hampshire avenues.
Takoma Park. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
River Bend Dam
Is Defended
Against Critics

Statistics explaining the ef-
feet OF % dam at River Bend on
the Potomac River shoreline
were presented last night by a
staff consultant to the Joint
c ON mittee on Washington
Metropolitan Problems.
On the WRc-TV program,
Our Beautiful Potomac" Gil
bert V. Levin said the water
level OF a 2l5-foot dam would
drop more than 10 feet on 81
days of the year, and then.
only under the worst possible
conditions.
This figure is based on con-
ditions in 1880, when the Po-
tomac's level was the lowest
ever recorded.
Critics OF the dam have
pointed out that drops in the
water level would expose large
portions Of normally submerged
shoreline.
The statistics were prepared
for the committee by Army
Engineers, using electronic
computers. The committee.
headed by Senator Bible. DEM
ocrat OF Nevada. will begin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
William Wyatt,
Texas Airmun

MIDLAND. Tex, April 10 (Fl
William Wyatt. 26. former
Marine jet pilot who made two
unsuccessful efforts last fall tc
fly nonstop from Galveston
Tex. to Rome, Italy. died yes
terday from a blood clot in the
main heart artery.
On his two flights the lanky
6-foot bachelor sought to better
the nonstop record for light
planes set by Bill Odom'in 1919
Mr.. Odom's record Of 1857
miles was set on a flight from
Honolulu to Teterboro, N. J
At the time OF his death, Mr.
Wyatt was employed as a sales
man-pilot for the West Texas
Flying Service. He had been III
about three weeks and hos
pitalized for 10 days.
He is survived by his mother
Mrs. Louise Wyatt OF Costa
Mesa, Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
Editor Rops DR.. Libby
On FoIIout Statement

were set OF, the amount o.
radioactive fallout would con-
tinue 10 increase.
III DR., Libby did not know
that when he wrote the letter
10 Albert Schweitzer. he Is IN.
competent" Mr.. Cousins said
III he did know that, then h,
was a liar"
Mr., Cousins said. II take full
responsibility for what ! Say
here"
The Saturday Review editor
also suggested that a separate
agency be set up 10 report Ia
the nation the amount OF RADIO
activity present.
Three Win Well Awards
The four-day meeting ends
today with an address by Mrs.
Eugene Meyer, wife OF the
chairman OF the board Of the
Washington Post and Tines
Herald.
A new president also is TO be
elected TO succeed Charles
Aaron. Chicago attorney.
Three New York residents re-
ceived the 1858 Frank L. We'll
awards. They are Da. Horace
NJ. Kallen. research professor
of social philosophy at the New
School for Social Research;
Capt. Joshua l., Goldberg, chap
lain OF the Third Naval Dis
trict; and Mrs. Irving J. Sands,
only woman member of the
New York City Board OF Edu-
cation, The awards are given
annually for distinguished lead
ership and creativity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
Mrs. Schoeffer Dies at 1O6,
Remembered Lincoln

Mrs. Bertha Meier Schaeffer
Sao spent her 105th birthday
praying for Others" died yes.
terday at her home. 6l05 East.
ern avenue. West Hyattsville
Md. She was LOG years old.
Mrs. Schaeffer didn't pray
for herself because she figured
she had lived a full life.
I'm ready to go when the
Lord wants me-" she said.
Until last summer Mrs
Schaeffer had been quite active
Recently. however, her legs
failed her and she spent most
Of her time in bed.
She used to talk a lot about
the old days-especially about
Lincoln and the Civil War.
Until she was SO. she went to
church every Sunday. Recently
a priest from Our Lady Of
Sorrows Church in Takoma
Park had come by once a
month.
Mrs. Schaeffer was born in
Baden-Baden, Germany. on
July 20, 1851. Her parents we're
Felicia Kim and Karlton
Meier. The family moved to
the United States when she
was 3 years old and settled in
MaScoutah, III.
There she met her husband,
Samuel Frederick Schaeffer, a
native Of Switzerland. They
were married in 1875 and ran
q hotel in Illinois until 1886.
Then they came to Washing
ton. where Mr.. Schaeffer got
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
Glider Crash
Kills Symons,
Rescue Pilot

ADELANTo. Calf, April ~
R.-Bob Symons. 4s. one OF
the Nations most widely known
and daring rescue pilots. was
killed today In a glider accident
about Is miles west OF this San
Bernardino County town.
He was trying out a new type
glider when a wing tore of the
craft, He plummeted 10 death.
Mr. Symons most recent pub
licized exploit was reScuing
four stranded Stanford Uni
versity students from an H.
700-foot ledge In the Sierra
above Yosemite National Park.
He once held the world
glider altitude record, set with
the aid Of unusual air cur
rents near his home at Bishop,
Calf.
II was ironic that Mr..
Symons. known as probably the
greatest mountain flyer In the
Nation. met death over a seven
mile stretch OF dried-out lake
bed.
Mike Elliott. who worked for
Mr.. Symons, said the pilot was
riding a glider on tow. follow
ing a plane flown by Chuck
Siebert Of Bishop.
Mr.. Siebert said he thought
he got a signal TO release the
glider at about l.400 feet when
he felt tug on the guide line.
He released the glider and
turned TO watch Mr.. Symons
operate the motorless craft
when a wing OF the glider few
past Mr.. Sieberts plane.
Mr.. Siebert said Mr.. Symons
appeared to be unconscious as
the glider spun to earth.
The plane smashed into Lake
a dry lake crowded with
weekend soaring enthusiasts.
Mr.. Symons apparently was
killed instantly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
D. c. Driver Dies
In Truck Wreck

A Washington truck driver
was killed last night when the
rented truck he was driving ran
of the road and turned over
three times on Indian Head
highway, three-quarters of a
mile east OF Oxon Hill road.
Seat Pleasant police identi-
fed the man as Louis NJ. Hall
Of 249 Fifty-fourth street NE.
Police said there was a
woman passenger in the We
hlcle. The woman, unidenti-
fed. was taken to Casualty
Hospital, but she apparently
left without being treated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20

from real estate development
of this county"
He said development OF the
county and schools are of
vital interest to residents. ="
but added that progress in
these fields cannot be made If
officials have a personal inter-
est in them.
He asked. Are we going to
be run by people who want
to make money out OF the
development Of the county,"
Mitchell Cooper. campaign
committee chairman. told
workers: IT'S TO our own in
terest to establish good Coy
eminent in Montgomery Coun-
~. We have a personal in
vestment in our future and in
our children's future"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20

the project, but that Mr.. Lum
lis a leading figure in the
chineSe-American community
OF Hawaii and. for that matter,
In those communities In the
United States"
Regional President
Mr.. Lum Is one OF seven
regional presidents OF the Ma
tional Chinese Welfare Council
OF America. which he described
as an organization OF more than
200, 900 ChineSe-AmericanS. He
heads a Memorial Building
Committee. which was set up
at a regional convention OF the
council in San Francisco last
November.
The organization has desig-
mated architect Andrew Yuen
Of Washington TO prepare plans
for the museum-type structure.
Several branch Offices OF the
Building Committee will be set
up in leading cities TO solicit
contributions from among the
Chinese American communities
and other friends Of the Chi
neSe Mr.. Lum listed the man.
aRer OF the Washington branch
Office as Wing Wong. a local
attorney.
Site 20 BE Chosen
Purposes of establishing the
building, which would be Of
Oriental-type architecture and
located at a site yet 10 be
selected in the vicinity OF other
memorials here, were listed as:
A museum Of Chinese culture
and replicas, statues, samples,
portraits. photographs. docu-
ments and other mementoes of
famous contributions to the
well-being OF man made by
persons of Chinese extraction
II would serve as Offices for
the National Chinese Welfare
Council of America and contain
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The Atomic Energy Commits
sion's status as an agency OPP
Grating without supervision was
attacked last night by an
American editor because world
opinion Is fast reaching blister
heat" on nuclear tests and fall
out.
Norman Cousins, editor OF
the Saturday Review, directed
his assault particularly against
DR., Willard Libby OF the Acc.
He called DR., Libby either
incompetent or a liar" In MS
contention that the rate Of ra-
dioactive decay Offsets the
amount OF fallout-- thus main
tanning an equilibrium,
Mr.. Cousins spoke at the Ma
tional Jewish Welfare Boards
biennial banquet last night at
the Shoreham Hotel.
Cites Schweitzer Letter
Departing from his prepared
speech, he said his classical
ton OF DR., Libby stems from a
letter the Acc member wrote
20 Albert Schweitzer a year
ago, At that time. DR.. Schweit-
ger ha dcondemned nuclear
testing as being harmful to
mankind.
Mr.. Cousins sal DIR. Libby
In his reply said the rate Of
radioactive decay offsets the
amount o radioactive fallout,
thus maintaining an equilib-
rum.
But Mr.. Cousins said that
the Acc knew. and Subse-
ouently published. that even II
no more nuclear explosions