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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07

gram of missile development.
What would have cost US only
relatively few million a year ago,
now has mushroomed into a multi
million dollar Administration effort
to catch up with the Soviets. In my
newsletter to you last week, men
toned | had visited at the Cape
Canaveral missile base in Florida.
Because of security reasons, I did
not mention the fact then, but while
there, had the opportunity of ex-
amining at first hand the Jupiter
missile, as we'll as the satellite, itself,
which is now DRIFTING around the
world.
Forest Highways-This week I in
troduced bill, HR 10374, to amend
the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1856
to authorize appropriations for for
est highways for the fiscal years end
ing June 80, 1860, and June 80, 1861.
This is companion legislation to the
bill authored by Congressman Lee
Metcalf. The measure would increase
the authorization from $50 million an
nually to $50 million for each of the
two fiscal years. 1t also includes pro-
vision for an up-to-date study of
Forest Highways, as well as the cor
rection of the formula for forest
highway aid announced a few months
ago which is causing a loss of nearly
$150,000 to Montana this fiscal year.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is mount
ing in Congress against Administra-
ton proposals to postpone or reduce
so-called mon essential civilian ex-
penditures. In this category are such
things as reclamation and farm pro-
grams, federal aid to school construc-
ton in so-called "federally impacted"
areas, pollution control programs, vo-
cational training and reduction in
veterans pensions. am in favor of
all of these domestic measures, and
| sincerely believe they can be ac-
complished along with an adequate
defense program.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07
Who Are The Good Americans?

Montanans are sensible enough to
take a big grain of salt with the
charges which the Montana American
Legion executive committee has made
against the distinguished men who
have spoken or taught on the Uni
versity campus. But real damage has
been done. To suppress the reading
of good books and to stigmatize great
men as immoral and unpatriotic is
to discourage every teacher in the
land.
DR.. Harold Urey studied and taught
in Montana schools and went on to
achieve the highest distinction in the
field of science. Out of his courage
and generosity he has also worked
in defense of persons he thought I'M
fairly prosecuted in the courts and
on the other hand for the world-peace
plans of the World Federalists and
later the Atlantic Unionists. To dis
agree with any of his ideas in any
open forum would be a decent thing
to do; to stigmatize him as un-Ameri-
can is deplorable, to put it kindly.
AS much is to be said for the scientific
eminence and the loyalty of DR.. Ed
ward Condor, who spoke on the cam
pus in August.
Mr.. Alan Barth of the editorial
staff of the Washington Post taught
and spoke inspiringly for one quarter
last year on the University campus.
He is one of Americas distinguished
newspaper men. He wrote eioquently
in defense of traditional American
liberties when most of the rest of us
were covering under the blasts of
the McCarthys. His good judgment
and courage have been sustained
many times by the high court deci-
sions of this last year.
For Montanans in high position not
to know the quality of such men as
these who are great in the nation,
and instead to indict the institution
that invited them to speak or teach
on the campus, is to lay ourselves
open to the scorn of the intelligent
world. We hope the State Board of
Education will undo the damage a
little by commencing the administra-
ton of the University for securing
such men.
There is another result even more
unfortunate. Ignorant or unsupported |
Indictment expressed from influential |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07

position spreads ignorance and sus-
picion. UNIFORMED citizens are led
into vague suspicion of their edu-
cational institutions. Better informed
persons grow angry at the ignorant
indictment but are bullied into silence
by the fear that any rebuttal may
only impress the original charges
more deeply on the minds of the
public. SO they decide to say nothing,
out loud. And presently a doubt has
been deepened about the wisdom of
having so much democratic decision
in our public life, and the suggestion
grows that it may be better to leave
the decisions of society to strong
men, to men already in positions of
power. Democracy has been a little
weakened because the people have
not been trusted. If the men of the
Legion have faith in the people of
Montana they should lay their
charges, with the evidence, out in the
open.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07

ernments which had been spending
total of 1921 per capita in 1910,
were, by 1856, spending 5000 per
capita. (The 1856 dollar figures COM
pensate for the intervening initiation,
so that the two sets are comparable).
Then Reuther gets down to the
secret heart of the controversy. For
the essence of the difference lies in
who gets what tax money from whom.
at is often assumed" Reuther says,
chat it doesn't make any difference
who collects taxes Therefore, it is
now proposed that the states be al
lowed to collect certain taxes and
use the money in place of the federal
money which would be cut off. The
idea seems to be that this leaves
everybody even"
This, Reuther continues, is nom
sense. First of all, he goes on, the
poorest states, those lacking big cor
porate industry, might not be able
to collect as much as they get now
in grants from the federal govern
ment. "The result of this plan would
therefore be to discriminate against
these low income states, who need
the service as badly as the rest
POOR MAN PAYS
But beyond this there is another
form of discrimination involved. State
tax systems are much rougher on the
low income brackets land softer on
the high brackets) than the federal
tax structure. For example, consider
the spread Of the sales tax, one of
the least democratic of all taxes. Ac-
cording to the JAW, in 1910 fully
Sc per cent of all state tax revenues
came from sales and gross receipts
taxes. By 1856 this had climbed to
SO per cent, an increasing part of an
increasing amount.
On the local level the comparable
figures are $50 and 79o. The signifi-
canoe is clear: The odds are that in
any shuttle of responsibility, the peo-
pie would lose some of the most con-
and imaginative accomplish
ments of democratic government, pro-
grams of direct social benefit to mil
lions. Furthermore, even if the pro-
grams were continued by the states,
the burden of supporting them would
have been shifted from one set of
taxpayers to the backs of those least
able to afford additional taxation.
Estates rights" aren't so academic
after all.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07
Rail Diesel Fumes
Cause Lung Cancer2

TORONTO-There is evidence
that exhaust fumes of diesel loco
motives are causing skin disease and
lung cancer, the International
Railway Brotherhoods told Premier
Frost and his cabinet.
In brief asking for amendments
to the Workmen's Compensation
Act. they asked that the govern
ment conduct research into the
possible connection between the
fumes and the diseases.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07
GossWhite NeWHeud
Of KaIispeII Building
Trades Council

Joe Crosswhite, Columbia Falls,
business representative of Operating
Engineers Local 371, last week was
elected president of Kalispell Build
ing Trades Council, for a two-year
term. reports the HUNGRY HORSE
NEWS.
Other officers elected were: George
Clothier of Iron Workers Local Union
598 was named vice president, and
Noel M. Giles of Transfers Local 500,
retary-treasurer.
Wesley Ainley of Painters Local
957 was chosen sergeant-at-arms, with
trustees: Ray Peterson of Carpenters
Local Oil, Paul Sperry of Laborers
and Hold Carriers Local 1892 and
Arthur Baril of Electricians Local
768.
OF concern to the council is in
creasing unemployment, and the
situation where large numbers of
FIathead men will soon have gone
through their % weeks of Unem-
pIoyment Compensation checks.
Prospect of many projects opening
in the spring is not good.
Labor relations problems with the
Glacier Park Co. last summer were
reviewed as we'll as the outlook for
the coming season. Also discussed
were labor problems at the Lakeside
radar station. A situation of an Ore
gon contractor and subcontractors
creates situations, though mot out
of hand''.
Perry Melton reported on his trip
to the labor conventions in Atlantic
City.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07
Meugher, BeIey
Ask Reelection
To Legislature

Rep. James B. Meagher, Monday,
filed his nominating petition for re-
election to a second term in the House
as one of the seven-man delegation
from Cascade county.
Meagher, vice president of Mon
tana State AFL-CIO. and secretary
treasurer of the Great Falls Bakers
Union, in his first term distinguished
himself by his active support of such
legislation as the 81 minimum wage
proposal, occupational disease COM
pensation legislation, improved bene-
fit schedules for industrially disabled
and unemployed workmen. He also
supported legislation to improve
school financing, supported more
equitable highway financing legisla-
ton, and legislation to compel utili-
ties to provide more factual informa-
ton on their operations when seek
ing rate revisions before the Public
Service Commission.
Long active in Cascade county af-
fairs, Meagher is currently a MEM
Der of the Convalescent Hospital Adj
visory Board, member of the Great
Falls Police Commission, and a di-
rector of the Salvation Army and the
USO.
Sen. Ward II. Beley, Democrat,
who was elected in 1856 to fill out
the unexpired two years of former
Sen. E. F. McQuitty's term, this week
filed for reelection to that post. On
the Republican ticket, Donald Smart,
has filed for the same post.
Beley, in his lone Senate term, sup
ported lifting the 121a per cent cell
ing on the amount of royalty schools
may receive off state-owned oil lands.
He opposed increasing the school
foundation program the full amount
authorized by the House. On labor
legislation Beley supported proposed
occupational disease legislation and
the proposed 81 minimum wage bill,
as well as the Caboose lighting bill.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07
By AL TOFFLER
Special to PEOPLES VOICE

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The sub
iect of states rights may sound like
an empty slogan or subject fit only
for the academican. But under the
oratory and theorizing there is hare
nugget of dollars-and-cents reality
of direct Importance to the average
| Working Joe or farmer.
1t is complicated subject, made
more so by the spectacle of federal
administration struggling to divest
itself of responsibility for the domes-
tic welfare of the American people.
This is what the Eisenhower Admin
istration has been trying to do until
now. This is what it will try to do
again in this session of Con-
gress as it proposes to reweave
the fabric of federal-state relations.
If the Administration succeeds in
turning over some of it's functions to
the states. union members. farmers,
small businessmen and pensioners can
all expect to suffer economically, So
cially and culturally for it.
NOT ABSTRACT
What is at stake is not an abstract
principle but the fate of dozens of
federal programs which involve every
thing from housing, public health,
conservation, highway construction,
school lunches, parks, airports, recrea-
ton. vocational training and unem-
ployment compensation to agricul-
tural extension programs, farm re-
search for improved breeds and plant
strains, etc.
These are all fields in which the
federal government provides dollar
assistance to state and local govern
ments. Under certain programs, the
federal government matches the
amounts supplied by the recipients;
in others it makes outright grants.
What the Eisenhower Administra-
ton wants to do is to kill certain of
these programs enabling it to cut
federal taxes. Theoretically then the
states take over the programs and
do their own taxing.
Republican sentiment in this field
goes back to the 1930s, when for 20
years. the COP sat, excluded from
the federal administration. During
these years, FDR and later Truman
oversaw the vast expansion Of such
grant-in-aid programs. Of So separate
programs in existence in 1854, 80
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07

I came into existence between 1881
and 1851. The Republicans at loss
in Washington concentrated on win
ming base in the state governments
The extension of federal welfare pro.
grams had undercut the old line poll
tical boss who based his success on
a variety of services" to constitu-
ents. 1t drew the resentment of gov
errors and mayors who saw their
own Importance diminished. 1t also
increased the need for federal taxa
ton.
STEAM BUILT UP
The COP carefully fed these re-
sentiments in order to consolidate its
attack on the New and Fair Deals.
By 1852 it was shrilly charging that
the Democratic administrations had
"violated our liberties by turning
loose upon the country swarm of ar
rogant bureaucrats and their agents
who NEEDLE intolerably in the lives
and occupations of our citizens"
Since it assumed national power
the Republican party has sought to
"rectify'' this situation. But the real
steam behind the drive to reduce these
federal programs built up last sum-
mer. At a conference of Governors
in June, President Eisenhower called
for the states to assume responsible
ties in some of these areas and to take
over certain taxes which the federal
government would, he said, relin-
quish. He also called for creation of
Joint Federal-State Action Com
mittee to explore the redistribution
of functions.
Last November Is, this group rec
commended that the federal govern
ment stop taxing local telephone serv-
ice. In return the states would take
over this source of revenue and
launch school construction programs
doing away with the need for a fed
erally-aided school construction pro-
gram. The White House promised
careful consideration to the plan.
DOOM PROGRAMS
Meanwhile, however, the House
subcommittee on ntergovernmental
Relations, headed by Rep. L. H. Foun-
tain (D-NC), began holding hear
ings into the subject. 1t found that
few governors and mayors want to
assume the responsibilities now held
by Washington, even if they got new
tax-money with which to fulfill them
Even some southern politicians, who
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07
Republicans Planning Repeal Of United States

/ loudly ballyhoo the sacred principle
of states rights when ever federal
civil rights legislation is suggested,
turned out to. be lukewarm to the
administration program.
This reaction tends to support lib
eral charges like that made by Penn
sylvania Gov. George Leader. Leader,
a Democrat, said recently: "Tt looks
to me as if most of the pressure for
return of federal programs to the
states comes from those who would
like to see these programs abandoned
altogether"
Many liberals believe that any sur
fields would doom these welfare pro-
grams to quick death. They charge
that state legislatures are dominated
by private interest groups hostile to
such programs. Moreover, many may
ors believe that rural influences are
all-powerful on the state level and
that this would effectively rule out
such things as public housing assist
ance and other programs of benefit
to urban communities.
"PIECEMEAL REPEAL"
But the most penetrating criticism
of the administration proposals and
that of the Joint Federal-State Action
Committee has come from the United
Auto Workers. Victor Reuther, di-
rector of the unions Washington Of
flee, charged recently that the plan
is "a program for the piecemeal re-
peal of the United States.
The conservative attack has pic
tured the federal government as ra-
venously devouring state jurisdictions
and taking more and more response
bility. Another contradictory charge
is that the state and local govern
ments have been pushing their re-
sponsibilities off on Uncle Sam. "This
is just not so,'' Reuther said. "The
truth is that, compared with before
World War II, it is the federal and
non-defense services, not those of the
state and local governments, that have
been cut, when the increases in popu-
lation and prices are taken into ac-
count
Lest this be challenged, the JAW
is ready to produce surprising figures
showing that in 1910 federal non
defense expenditures amounted to
$86.50 per American and that by 1856
this had dropped to $74.75.
simultaneously, state and local gov
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07
Repr. Leroy Anderson
Reports To You From
The Nations Capitol

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Cheering
news with regard to the Yellowtail
Dam project for southeastern Mon
tana was the announcement this week
that the House of Representatives
Rules Committee had issued a rule
to bring my bill, HJR 2, before the
House, probably by mid-February.
This measure would pay the Grow
Indians for the site of the proposed
dam and reservoir areas on the In
dian reservation south of Hardin.
Along with all the officers of the
Crow Tribal Council, | was present
with the Rules Committee when they
reached the decision. The following
day, the tribal leaders were with me
when I testified before the House
Indian Affairs subcommittee in be-
half of my bill, HR 9617, to assure
them just payment for lands coded
the government and which are To-
Gated within the Huntley Irrigation
Project. They have never received
payment for these undisposed lands,
embracing 1900 acres. 1t is expected
this measure will return them in ex-
cess of 100000.
Satellite was delighted with the
success of the Army this past week.
end in launching Americas first
earth satellite, utilizing the Jupiter C
missile. Nearly year ago, on May 27,
1857, | discussed on the floor of the
House my conviction that the Army's
missile, Jupiter, should be given ev-
cry possible support. Instead, the
Presidents Secretary of Defense re-
fused to fund the Army program any
further, assigned other services prior
ity, and when caught in the world
wide triumph of the Russians Sput-
mix, hastily started a "crash' pro-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07
The TEACHERS VOICE


T.
EDITORS PREFACE This week beginning feature,
written by various members
497 Moua which will be of value those who
desire comprehensive understanding of the muld problems
surrounding education here
hope their thoughtful will discussion
will others of take hand and make known
via VOICE columns their thoughts educational system educa
tiona goals should to reach
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07
How's That Again :?

1--WE shall review our entire pre-
paredness program and we shall
strip it clean of waste, lack of CO.
ordination, inertia, and conflict be-
tween the services. "-Republican
Party Platform, 1852. - COPE
MEMO.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07

He opposed increasing monthly pay
ments by Public Welfare to Silicotics.
Beley opposed weight-distance truck
taxing legislation and favored MAX
ing the seven-cent gasoline tax perm
anent. On taxation, Beley supported
passage of the MCGOWAN bill'' to
collect income tax off out-of-staters
who receive portion of their income
from Montana investments.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-05-27
Personal Mention

Mr. and Mrs. John Warmer and
.h ''' ,sa,, ' a,,d - '' coa,ta''i,,o n';,s
Mo- va,,o,n, narants NJ, and
ME- Ccoreo Tanscott
fa,,,,, III rh,,.,o.,ae,,llo ,,nra
o,,a,n,aht anas,s u III ca.on,s vi.
ana NIL ~ c,atth r,.,da,.
Mrs W w Tavlor is the Quest q
=, - p,ah,,a,,d
& " HART. Jr.. haa returned Id
III notha1 MD I wInard ylart
W y Dunscih and Bob Thalnan
were IN Charleston W Va. Thurs
day through SATURDAY OF last week
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-05-27

ton and the Young Womens Chris
tan ASSOCIATION
Miss Simmons was a member Of
the Athletic association and the
Baptist Student Union
Miss Anderson was a member Of
the Future Teachers of America
and Pi Delta Epsilon. national
honorary Journalism fraternity.
Miss Cook was member Of Co
tillion Club and Wesley Founda
ton
Fraternity President
Warren has served as president
Of Tau Theta Pi, mems fraternity
and Vlce-presldent of the Mems
Student Government He was a
member Of the LongWood Players
Allard served as a member Of
the Student Government associa-
ton.
Mrs Peyehousc was a member
of Pi Gamma MI. honorary social
science society.
Guthrie served as president of
the Mems Student Government and
was a member Of Tau Theta Pi.
mems fraternity
Miss Ferguson was a member Of
the Home Economics club and
Wesley Foundation.
Home Ec President
Miss Maxey was president Of the
Home Economics club. vice prcsi-
dent Of the Future Teachers Of
America. and served on the Ath-
lclc association council for three
years
Miss Stonnell served on the Ro-
tunda staff and was reporter and
treasurer of the French club She
was a member of the Futur
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-05-27
I3I Students TO Receives
Degrees From Long1uood

Fourteen Longwood College stu
dents from tho Farnlyllle area arc
candidates for degrees TO be con
ferred June /
They are Mrs Carolyn Watson
Yeats. Of Famv5lle Miss Lucy
Lee Wooton, of Enonwlle. Miss
Patricia Ann Wlmoth and Mss
Lillian irene simmons. Of Farm
vile Miss JEAN Allison Anderson,
Of Amelia. Miss Elizabeth Josie
Cock. Of F'armville Bernard Lee
Roy warren. Of Cumberland.
Claud e James Allard Jr Of
Amelia Mrs Sarah SECULAR Peve-
house Derwood F~ankln Guthrie
and Miss Geneva Lucille Ferguson.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-05-27

Teachers of America.
Miss Brierley has served as as
sistant editor Of The VIginian
treasurer Of Pi Delta Epsilon, ma
tional honorary journalism fratern
ity and recording secretary Of
Sigma Sigma Sigma social sorority
She was member Of ri Gamma
MI. honorary social science so.
ciety, Cotillion Club and Canter-
bury Club
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-05-27
Club Calendar

Modern Woodmen of America
tuesday, May n. 3 pm at III,
center
Fire Department auxiliary
Wednesday, May 90, pm. at thu
Fire house
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-09
Woman Sees Husband
Drown in Crashed Plane

closed. He then made a crash
landing in the Lake Manzala
area four miles south of Port
Said.
II saw my husband disappear
in his seat beneath the water
Immediately after hearing a
loud noise" Mrs. O'Brien said
The hostess had a desperate
time trying to prevent panic
among the passengers, she
added.
Mrs. O'Brien. who left st
Paul with her husband on
January Is. was injured above
her right eye and suffered
several fractures.
Il would have drowned after
the crash if it hadn't been for
a piece of wreckage which
helped me float until / reached
the body of the plane" she
said. Il f1oated for half an
hour"
The sandstone closed the
Suez Canal for II hours and
left a British freighter aground
An Egyptian military plane
made an emergency landing al
Port Said despite the storm anc
Is persons aboard escaped in
jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-09
Invasion Near,
Rebels Warned

PADANG, Central Sumatra.
Mar. 8 (R.-High-f flying Indo-
nesian bombers dropped leaflets
on this rebel territory today,
warning that an invasion is
near. Rebel army sources said
an attack by government forces
was expected within "a hours.
Two other Jakarta planes
bombed and strafed a bridge in
the village Of Kelumpang. 100
miles south Of here. the army
said. The rebels said Kelum-
pang, is one Of the points at
which they expect an invasion.
An army spokesman said
there was no casualties. He did
not say what damage, If any,
the bridge suffered.
An invasion would signal the
start of a civil war between the
government of President Su-
karno on Java and the rebel
government which was pro-
claimed here February Is.
Rebel army troops took up
beach positions tonight as a
driving rain swept down from
the mountains.
The leaflets said that Gin q