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The people's voice., 1959-02-20
Co-ops Pay $12,233
In Property Taxes
To RichIund County

Eight farmer-owned co-operatives
in Richland county paid total property
and inventory taxes of $12,233.5O in
1858, according to a display ad in the
February II issue of THE SIDNEY
HERALD.
The ad, prepared by Farmers Un-
ion Insurance Agent Henry J. Schep-
ems, also points out that the eight CO.
operatives provided livelihoods for
169 Richland county residents, and
had a total payroll of $173,529.13.
Dividends, or overpayments ac-
cruing back to Richland rural peo-
pie, because of trading with their
own businesses, amounted to $780,
997.O4 for the year. Income tax
payment on these dividends is the
responsibility of the patrons re-
ceiving the refunds.
The eight co-ops checked on by
Mr. Schepens, are: Great Plains Sup
ply, Farmers Union Oil of Sidney,
Richland County Coop Federal Cred
it Union, F. U. Transportation Asso-
citation of Sidney, Sidney Coop Mar
ket and Cafe, Farmers Union Trad
ing Co. of Fairview, GTA Elevator,
feed division, Fairview; Farmers I'm
ion Grain Co., Lambert.
In addition to the above, one new
FUGTA elevator was put in opera
ton in Sidney during the year and
will appear on the 1859 tax rolls.
Elevator properties formerly owned
by McCabe Co., were not purchased
by Farmers Union GTA until late
in 1858. They, too, will show on the
property tax rolls as Farmers Union
in 1859.
The people's voice., 1959-02-20

tion that HB 425 is a newspaper
mans relief bill'. He said he had
checked with newspaper editor
(Rep. Abel-Hill), and found that such
ads would cost not more than $40 for
the required two insertions; that other
estimates he'd secured placed the total
lease advertising bill for all Sc coun-
ties at not to exceed $1,000 a year.
Rep. McGarvey, Flathead attorney
and father of growing family of
beefeaters (boys, that is), was the
final proponent of the bill to speak.
He said "we're acting as trustees of
these lands, trustees who must work
for the benefit of the school children
of Montana :" Then he pointed out
that ''in any other case dealing with
trust property - estates an ex-
ample, before such property can be
disposed of, "orders to show cause"
must be advertised for all to see, and
to assist in securing highest possible
return off such property. He felt the
same procedure should apply to state
lands
The people's voice., 1959-02-20
Another Battle Erupfs Over Higher Rentals

Round two in the. fight over school
land leases found the stockmen on
the receiving end of an even smaller
point margin, garnering only 10 votes
in opposition to the 75-cent animal
unit month rental proposed under
Sub. HB 426. Sixty-five House mem
bers were of the opinion the present
25-cent rental is too low in view of
federal rentals running an average
Of over twice as much and private
grazing rentals ranging up to IL
times as much.
Bardanouve on this bill, as on HB
425, led the fight for it's approval,
pointing out that "75 cents per AUM
grazing fee is very reasonable >"
and that "stockgrowers should not be
subsidized by the people of Mon
tana. ..'
Cattleman KoIar OF Judith Basin
thought otherwise and tried to amend
the rental figure down to As cents.
Rep. Leuthold, Saltwater county
farmer, objected, pointed out that he
had introduced bill to increase the
rental to $1.75 per AUM, and said
ne thought rs cents was most rea-
sonable. He said that rental price
would make state rentals somewhat
comparable to private rates and would
bring III some revenue for the schools
. - In closing he termed the pres
ent 25-cent rental as "scanda'ous";
that much state land is ''held by out
individuals and corporations
with some having possibly as much
as 100000 acres under lease.
Minority Leader Gerard, as expect
ed, opposed the bill and supported
Kolar's Ascent amendment, saying
The people's voice., 1959-02-20
Prison $4,000, 600 Building
Bond Measure Gets
Mouse Approval

House Bill 424, by Wood, Barnard
and Howard, a referendum measure
to place a $5 million bond issue on
referendum ballot at the 1860 gen.
eral election, Tuesday received a
63-2O vote of approval in the House.
Should HB 424 clear the Senate,
the Governors desk, and receive voter
approval, it will be possible for the
state to begin rebuilding the PRISONS
structure and facilities on the $4,000
acre prison ranch west of Deer Lodge.
Ranging up to the three-quarters
of a century mark, present prison
facilities are inadequate for a grow
ing inmate population, and lag far
behind national standards.
The proposed bond issue would be
financed by one-mill per year state
wide ad valorem levy, and would run
until the bond issue is paid off. Bonds
would be issued for a period of not
to exceed 20 years, and would bear
an interest rate not to exceed four
per cent.
The people's voice., 1959-02-20

it represents "a pretty fair increase
:"
Rep. Aasheim, Sheridan; Rep.
Casey, Lewis & Clark, and Speaker
Macdonald, also spoke in favor of
the 75-cent rental charge.
Macdonald said he considers rs
cents "fair measure, that he rents
state lands and believes he should pay
more.
Rep. Felt, Yellowstone, thought 45
cents was too low and sought to
amend Kolar's amendment to so
cents.
Rep. Hanks, Gallatin farmer-stock-
man, bucked at the 75-cent figure,
contending it amounts to 900 per
cent increase.
Kolar, in final desperate effort
to chop the bill to 45 cents, said cit
seems we have a double -barreled shot
un aimed at the livestock industry.
You are pulling this trigger. Every
thing loads the tax on the farmer,
you, a load of state grazing tax
go ahead and shoot :" CAT chat
moment an obliging legislator yelled
"bang'', and the House then proceeded
to vote down the amendments by Felt
and kolar and give the 75-cent rental
the green light.)
The people's voice., 1959-02-20

in animal carrying capacity costs hin
$3.50 a year. He isn't unhappy over
the $3.50 figure, but thinks the state
lease should have similar lease value
Rep. Kvaalen, a Richland county
rancher, asserted HB 425 would ere
suit only in harassment" of grazing
land lessees, that, speaking as for
mer employee of the State Land
Board, it is his opinion enactment of
such legislation would result in over
pricing of leases and lead to leases
being seriously overgrazed". (The
latter contention was questioned by
proponent of the bill who pointed
out that the land board has the au-
thority to cancel any lease which its
field staff finds to be over-grazed.)
Rep. Powell. Powder River rancher-
stockman, opposed the bill because
he likes the friendly atmosphere pres
emily surrounding the lives of those
who make cattle business in the
livestock empire of southeastern Mon
tana. Powell claimed that competitive
bidding and higher rentals resulting
from lease advertising would result
in bidding for trouble" between
neighbors.
Rep. Barnard, Valley county farm
er, could see nothing wrong in adver-
tising leases, and pointed out that fed
eral agencies in addition to news
paper ads, sent letters to every inter-
ested party in an area when a piece
of federal grazing land is up for
lease or lease renewal.
Rep. Fladager, Daniels county
farmer, contended such advertising
was useless since Everybody knows"
of the tracts owned by the state.
Majority Leader Cerovski spoke out
strongly in support of HB 425, point
ing out that "85 to 80 per cent of all
bids on state leases are uncontested
:" He said the present method
constitutes ''secret auction B.. auc-
ton and bidding in dark backroom,
unknownst to anyone :" This sis
not democracy - he emphasized.
Rep. Barnes, Treasure county
rancher, said that at present there's
''no chance to bid'' on state tracts
since such leases have long been
fenced in to ranch spread and it
would cost more to remove and re-
build fences than a new lessee could
make off the lease. At time of floor
discussion he questioned the value of
"such legislation, but, on third read
ing he was of the majority supporting
passage.
Rep. Strnisha, Ravalli county farm
er, debunked Gerard's earlier asser-
The people's voice., 1959-02-20
Allowance For Depletion Is Not
Warranted, Oil Man Contends

Jack Coughlin, of Minot, who is
actively engaged in the three major
phases of oil production, has taken
issue with the Washington report of
the U. S. Chamber of Commerce
which favors continuing of oil deple-
ton allowances.
Coughlin, vice president of the
Westland Oil Co., through that COM
pany is directly concerned with dis
tribution and retailing of petroleum
products and, in the company's opera
ton of a refinery at Williston, in the
manufacture of products for market.
He also is actively engaged with asso-
ciates in oil drilling operations in
Burke county.
Coughlin takes issue with the Cham
Der position that depletion allowance
for oil drilling is sacred cow that
"can't stand tampering with.
In letter to the u. S. Chamber, he
writes: '"Times have changed since
1926 when the corporate tax rate
was 13 per cent instead of the So
per cent we now have. The incentive
theory of depletion allowance has
jumped 400 per cent since that time.
The depletion allowance theory was
the outgrowth of fear of oil short
age born in World War |, whereas
since the 1905 we have had period
The people's voice., 1959-02-20
PRODUCERS FOR
EVERY DRY HOLE

"Your comment on the risk of oil
production eight times out of nine
he misses = are the most mislead-
ing of arguments for depletion and
one that even the oil industry is drop
ping as being wild statement. | don't
know what rank wildcat area was
used to produce those figures, but [
do know that World Oil of Tulsa and
other oil publications show that of the
nearly $4,000 wells drilled each year
the ratio is roughly u producers to
each dry hole. One has to be in the
production business to appreciate
that all dry holes are not necessarily
so since dry hole contributions will
often make it wise to abandon a po-
tential producer for fear of bringing
in marginal well and thus lose the
dry hole money.
81 fail to see the comparison be-
tween depletion and depreciation.
First of all, the producer is permitted
to charge off the intangible costs of
his WE'LL. which include drilling costs,
geological. and engineering. In fact
everything except storage tanks, pipe
lines, a pump if necessary, tubing,
etc.. which are all depreciable as a
capital asset. How many other busi-
nesses can charge off most of their
capital investments in / year or less?
Having now charged off his invest
ment, the producer is still permitted
to take 271a percent on his gross
production. Not for a stated period
of time, nor for a definite valuation
such as depreciation, but for as long
a time as the well produces and most
likely many times the original cost
of the we'll You certainly can't say
that adjusting depletion rates en-
dangers depreciation; because they
are so dissimilar.
''Why am as an oil man opposed
to the present depletion allowance?
First. Because it is tax loophole
and subsidy and because l favor tax
equality;
Second. Because the subsidy is not
being retained for production only,
but is being used to subsidize market
ing losses by major integrated oil
companies;
Third. Because the incentive is
not needed. 1t is a contradiction to en-
courage production by tax subsidies
while controlling price and production
through proration laws and import
restrictions; and
Fourth. How are we going to bal
ance our national budget when we
close our eyes to loss of about $11z
billion in tax money?
81 enjoy the fruits of depletion and
drilling chargeoffs and know where
of write. would continue to drill
without such large depletion allow
ance and l know the oil industry
would, too, in spite of their protests
that they wouldn't ."-MINOT DAILY
NEWS.
The people's voice., 1959-02-20
Over Stockmen's Protests
Higher State Land Rentals, Lease
Advertising, Gain House Approval

Revenues accrung operation of Montana elementary and
secondary schools would be increased by than mil
lion dollars per bennum if two state land leasing bills
proved by the House this week make through the Senate
and across the Governors desk into the statutes
House Bill 425 by Bardanouve proposes all expiring
The people's voice., 1959-02-20

In 1919, led by President Gompers
of the AFL, commission, created by
the Peace Conference at its second
plenary session in January, recon-
mended the inclusion in the Peace
Treaty of labor clauses creating an
International Labor Organization.
The people's voice., 1959-02-20

ROLL CALL, Sui. HOUSE BILL 426
For Higher Rental Returns From
State School Lands (65)
Aasheim Jensen
Abel Kariberg
BardanOuve KVaalen
Barrett Lees
Barnard Leuthold
Barnes Doman
BashOr LOughran
Bradford Macdonald
Breeder McGarvey
Casey McNaIIy
CerOvski McOmber
Cloves Mernin
Curry Morrison
Devier MOudree
DeWOIfe Nichols
EmmOns Parker
Eskildsen Picard
Felt Powers
GiIfeather Reeder
Gill Regan
Gunderson Reinecke
Haines, Pr. Rindy
Haines. Msla. Schwinden
Hanks Sheehy
HarbaIl Sheldon, Line.
Hawks Sheldon, Flat.
HeaIy Strnisha
HeIding Walton
Higham Wayrynen
HOIecek Wood
HoItz Woodring
Howard WOId
Jardine
Against Higher Rentals (19)
Anderson Kiff
Babcock Kolar
Battin Nees
Bentz Nelstead
Cavan Page, Msla.
Corcoran Paulsen
Flare Powell
Fladager Sales
Gerard Wright
Gleed
EXCUSED OR ABSENT: Angstman,
Daniels, Elting, Clancy. Langston, Nc
Gaffick, Page (Granite), Raundal, Shea,
Tonner.
The people's voice., 1959-02-20

ROLL CALL ON HOUSE BILL 425
For Advertising State Land Leases
For Competitive Bids (54)
Babcock Lees
BardanOuve Leuthold
Barrett LOughran
Barnard Macdonald
Barnes McGaffick
BashOr McGarvey
Bradford McNaIIy
Casey McOmber
CerOvskf Mernin
Cloves MOudree
Daniels Nichols
Deyier Page, Gran.
EmmOns Parker
EsEiIdsen Picard
Gfifeather Powers
Gill RaundaI
Clancy Reeder
GundersOu Rindy
Hanks Schwinden
HarbaII Shea
HeaIy Sheehy
HeIding Sheldon, Line.
HOlecek Sheldon, Flat.
HOItz Strnisha
Jensen Wayrynen
karIberg Wood
Langston WOOdring
Against Advertising Expiring Leases
For Competitive Bidding 600
Anderson Hawks
Battin Higham
Breeder Howard
CaVan Kiff
Corcoran Kolar
Curry kvaalen
DeWoIfe Doman
Elting Cd Nelstead
Felt Page Msla.
Flare Paulsen
Fladager Powell
Gerard Reinecke
Gleed Sales
Haines, Pr. Walton
Haines. Msla. Wright
EXCUSED OR ABSENT: Aasheim,
Abel, Angstman, Bentz, Jardine, Morri-
son, Nees, Regan, Tonner, Wold.
The people's voice., 1959-02-20

marked by overproduction which
brought about proration laws.
The people's voice., 1959-02-20

EXCUSED OR ABSENT. Aasheim,
Abel, Angstman, Bentz, Jardine, Morri-
son, Nees, Regan, Tonner, Wold.
The people's voice., 1959-02-20
Against Higher Rentals (19)

EXCUSED OR ABSENT: Angstman,
Daniels, Elting. Clancy, Langston, Nc
Gaffick, Page (Granite), Raundal, Shea
Tonner.
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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-04-09
Belle VoiIev

Continued from naoa one
side the corporation. Anyone
caught dumping rubbish in this
area will be subject to a fine Of
$50 and cost, and the council will
cooperate in this campaign.
The council is also cooperating
with the Belle VALLEY fire depart
ment in the distribution of the
coin cards. which will continue
for Is weeks, The first one re-
ceived completely filled will re-
ceive a prize of $500 for the first
one. $500 for the second and
So 90 for the third.
The money received from this
source will be used to finance
the needed improvements on
necessary fire equipment.
All the streets in the village
have already been cleaned by
the council and they are in ex-
cellent condition.
AS their last item of business
the council will repair the Wolf
Run dixie located near the Belle
Valley grade school building.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-04-09
Teacher Louded
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interest displayed in helping to
build and maintain a library that
fully meets the standards of the
North Central Association of
Secondary Schools and Colleges;
the members of the Caldwell
Exempted Village Board of Ed
ucation take this opportunity to
congratulate you, Miss Minerva,
Frazier, on your years of service
and hope that your service on
half day basis, as the Librarian
for the Caldwell high school, will
permit you to continue the inter-
est in our schools that you have
shown in the years past"
In addition to President Kee-
ton, members present for this
meeting were Robert Lorenz,
Fred Mcdonald, Charles Dyer,
DR.. S. J. Doudna, Supt. Clayton
S. Smith and Clerk Margaret
Archer.
The board also accepted with
regret the resignation of Bruce
Nero as coach of the Caldwell
high school reserve basketball
team.
Football Coach James Snoot
will take over as reserve coach
and the two head coaches, Glenn
Scott and James Smoot, will
cooperate in the supervision of
the Junior high team.
Several contracts were also
renewed by the board Tuesday
night, including the following:
Bessie Christopher, Gertrude
Hamilton and Jaunita 5hamhart,
cafeteria cooks for a period of
five years: Charles Feldner, part
time custodian, for period of
two years.
Margaret R. Archer, clerk of
the board for a period of five
years, in addition to one-year
contracts for the school bus
drivers. including Dean A. Reed,
D. D. Nichols, John A. Robinson,
Sebastian Crock and the Fulda
local board of education.
The enumeration for the Cald-
well school district is also under
way and it will be in charge Of
Albert Handschumaker, Cald-
we'll.
The Caldwell school board
revised the hot lunch menu for
the week of April 13 to II and
it will be as follows:
Monday, wieners, baked beans
pineapple upside down cake
bread and butter, milk; Tuesday
Hamburgers, potato chips, ice
cream bar, cheese wedge, milk
Wednesday, Turkey, mashed
potatoes, vegetable jello, milk
bread and butter; Thursday, pork
patties, green beans, cherry cob
bier, bread and butter, milk
Friday, Fish sticks, buttered pota-
toes, fruit jello, bread and but
ter, milk.
This menu will be served as
stated and there will not bt
any substitutions.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-04-09
Ohio Fuel Co.
Continued from

Continued from mage one
Summerfield, also will attend the
Southeastern banquet at Lam
caster.
"We honor our elder state
men for helping to provide the
loyalty, experience, and leader
ship necessary to maintain high
standards of service to our Gus
TONER'S" Allan w. Lundstrum,
president of Ohio Fuel, said in
discussing plans for the banquets.
Similar dinners for longtime
Ohio Fuel employees are held
annually in Oberlin, Toledo, Co
lumbus and Alliance. One out of
every six Ohio Fuel employees
has been with the company 25
years or longer.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-04-09
Three Million
Continued from page one

Route 78, east of Caldwell.
Director Preston said that the
Noble county projects were a
part of the So billion construc-
ton program projected through
June 30, 1865 as he announced
a portion of the projects the
state hopes to place under con-
tract before June 80, 1861.
The long-rangc highway i'm
provement program will be
flexible and projects placed
under contract on priority
basis, Preston said.
The program also calls for
future planning Of a section of
the proposed USR 81 relocation,
Interstate II, near Marietta.
The division includes Noble
Washington, Hooking, Athens,
Monroe, Gallia, Meigs and Vim
ton counties.
The Route II project will cost
an estimated S. million and will
run north from the Ohio River
to existing Route 81, north OF
Marietta.
The route 78 project will begin
Just east of Caldwell and con-
tinue for 8 and one-third miles
to point .33 hundreths of mile
west of its junction with SR 260.
This will be two lane pave
ment on new location, with the
state eliminating as many of the
sharp curves as possible on the
present stretch.
The new bridge on SR 724 will
replace an existing bridge, 1.94
miles east of Carlisle. This pro-
ject has &c" priority and will
cost $4,000.
Equally important to Noble
county is the proposed construc-
ton of four new bridges on SR
564 between Caldwell and Mid
dleburg. This has a distance OF
LAS miles and will cost $420, 900
1t has "B" priority.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-04-09

their Son-in-laW and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cardiff and
family in Columbus.
MIR. and Mrs. David Spence, Of
Columbus, visited the past week
at the home of Judge and Mrs.
Vernon Archer on Cumberland
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo LeMOinie and
daughter, of Glouster, were Sun
day dinner guests in the home of
their brother-in-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Noon on
West street.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert l.. Nichols
and son, Doug, of Columbus,
were weekend guests in the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. B. Young on North
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-04-09

Ziler spent Sunday visiting in
the homes of Mr.. and Mrs. H. w.
Dickinson and Harley Dickinson,
near Renrock, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Bates, of Cumberland.
Noble Rucker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson Rucker and sons, Bill,
Wilbur and Ronnie, of Colum-
bus, were Sunday guests in the
home of the formers sister, Mrs.
Bertha Morgareidge, near Cald-
well. Mr.. Rucker will spend the
week visiting with his sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lem Davis, of
Cumberland street, visited Sun
day with relatives and friends in
Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Carter
spent the weekend visiting with
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-04-09
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continued from page one
Goindon car, Mrs. Alma Hall,
88, of GAINESVILLE, who suffered
injuries to her nose and leg, and
Mrs. Dorothy Goindon, who sus-
tanned head injury.
Two passengers of the Flood
car also injured were Mrs. Louisa
Flood, rs, and Mrs. Addie Sum-
mer, "a, both of Quaker City.
Mrs. Flood suffered bruises to
her right elbow and left knee.
Mrs. Summers received bruised
right hip. Neither was hospi-
talized
Moderate damage resulted to
both cars involved, the state
patrol reported. Driver of the
Flood car was cited on a charge
of failure to yield the right of
way.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-04-09
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Continued from ra~n one
mile from the scene were broken.
Windows were also broken in
the Rov Reed and j. Lvnn Reed
homes. The truck driver reported
that windows in his home ap-
proximately two miles away from
the coal area, were also broken.
The explosion was heard in Cald-
we'll
Clark. driver of the truck, is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Clark, of Senecaville, formerly
of the Middleburg community.
He is married to the former
Jolene Long and the father of
five sons, ranging in age from
two to eight years.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-04-09
Summerfield
Confined from

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unlicensed driver to operate his
car and with receiving stolen
property valued at $4. Weber
told Woodsfield authorities that
he saw the couples take the mer-
chandise and summoned the
Woodsfield police department.
The four persons were arrested
by Monroe county Deputy
Sheriff Everett Knowlton as
they were leaving a tavern on
State Route 78 to their home
in Summerfield.
Further investigation showed
the car being used by the couples
contained a large quantity OF
meat. groceries, several pairs OF
shoes and a number of other
items of merchandise.