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The people's voice., 1959-01-02
Seize Senator Byrd's
Annle Products

BERRYVILLE, Va (CNS) u.
S. food agents seized 406 cases of
canned apples from the fruit farm
here of Senator Harry Byrd (D-Va.).
They acted on orders of a federal
court in Washington, D. c.
Wallace Jansen, information man
for Food & Drug Administration, said
some of the canned apples were
spoiled. cans were rusty or had pin
hole leaks, some labels had been re-
moved. and other labels failed to list
two or more ingredients. These vio-
lations turned up in a routine inspec-
ton, he said.
The people's voice., 1959-01-02

gresham, Orvin B. Flare (R-Sweet-
Grass, will make his initial debut
as member of the House when that
body convenes Monday.
CAUCUSEs SUNDAY NIGHT
Legislative members of both parties
will hold organizational caucuses Sun
day evening, beginning at 7 o'clock in
Helena's Placer Hotel. Each party
will choose candidates for House
Speaker and for Majority Leaders
of House and Senate. Because both
Houses are Democratic, the naming
of such candidates by the Republicans
is largely a formality, with proba-
bility that their candidates will be
minority leaders in each chamber.
The Democratic House caucus will
be called by 11-term veteran, Rep.
Mike Loughran (Silver Bow, while
Senate "dean" George Wilson
(Toole), a 20-year veteran, will call
Senate Democrats together.
On the Republican side, Rep. Wal
ter Sales (Gallatin), a seven-session
member, will call his House minority
into caucus. Sen. o. P. Balgord (Gold-
en- Valley, top Senate Republican
from standpoint of seniority with
service dating back to the 1941 ses-
sion, will call his fellow Republican
senators into caucus.
Hottest battle shaping up will be
inside the Democratic ca1clIses for
the three top leadership posts-House
Speaker, House Majority Leader and
Senate Majority Leader.
v. BARRETT
The fight for the Speakership CEN
ters on two longtime Demo legisla-
tors, John Macdonald (Garfield)
head of House Appropriations Com
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a cold cash estin1,- = three million
dollars as minimum in the next BIZ
ennium to be invested in new con-
struction and repairs at the several
custodial institutions.
The second -initiative-is the
increased interest citizens groups are
showing in urging improvements in
many facets of public affairs, from
schools to highways, from custodial
institutions to environmental santa
ton and air pollution.
And, of course, that third 'I'' is
for the initiation which is eating away
at public dollars, public salaries, pub
lie operational costs, the same as it
The people's voice., 1959-01-02
Program Offered To Ensure State
Full Marker Value On Oil Leases
ARNOLD OLSEN, Former Attorney General

I note the recent inquiry of the
Superintendent of Public instruction
concerning how to get the real mar
kst value for oil leases. Her inquiry
is directed to those oil leases which
have run for more than twenty years
under the old leasing act, and are
thus expired leases on proven oil
lands which must be leased again.
The query is, how to determine the
value of land which is already pro-
ducing OIL
l believe that the State of Mon
tana, like any sensible landlord,
should get the best possible return
from it's land. The state school lands
were given to Montana to be used
for the greatest benefit for the chill
dren of the schools of Montana. Most
lessees of state land Farmers and
ranchers) agree that the state should
have a maximum return, even if it
happens to cost that lessee more
money. Oil companies are the only
O. CUP which have, in recent years,
insisted on paying the absolute mini
mum prices for state leases. Because
of the oil industry's influence in the
Legislature, it has been able to OBJ
tain the passage of laws which limit
the prices, hold down the prices which
it must pay for state leases.
don't think the State of Mon
tana has ever made excessive de-
mands on the oil industry. Every
The people's voice., 1959-01-02

is eating away at the wage or salary
earner's paycheck or the dollar value
received by the farmer for his prod
uct.
To meet these needs, to wipe out
the five million dollar general fund
budget there appears popular resig-
nation, but there is no general
agreement on how the dollars are
to be raised to maintain state gov
ernment and its various functions.
Thus, money, and how to obtain it
from the taxpayers Con something
of an equitable basis) constitutes
the number one reason why aspirin
sales will soar this month and next
in Helena.
There are those who desire gen.
eral sales tax as the "panacea" for
all financial ails of the state. Such a
tax will run into a very determined
opposition because it is in no way
related to ability to pay, puts the
heaviest burden, proportionately, on
CllOSS Will lOW luSOilSo, luCluOlllS PCn-
sioners, the industrially disabled, the
unemployed and those on welfare.
There are others who look upon
the Taxation-Education Commissions
proposed one and one-half per cent
adjusted g4oss income tax as a sure
way of raising the millions of dollars
needed. This tax proposal will also
be in for rough sailing. While it would
be tax on earned income only
wouldn't affect pensioners, the un-
industrialy disabled or well
fare recipients-it would, like sales
tax bear most heavily on those wage
earners who are least able to pay.
For the average Montana family, the
would have the same effect
dollarwise as a one and one half to
two per cent general sales tax.
Still another school Of tax thought
contends the legislature should place
heaviest emphasis on tightening up
The people's voice., 1959-01-02

recent change in school land leas-
ing policies has been made at the
industry's request and for only the
industry's benefit.
Since 1851 the term of leases have
been heightened and royalties, penal
ties and rentals have been limited
Thus, the term of years whence the
oil lessee uses the states land has
been heightened. The returns. the
dollars and cents paid for the lands
in the forms of royalties, rentals and
penalties have decreased.
Before our leasing laws were
changed to please the oil industry,
our income for oil leasing ran to
of dollars each year. The
case for changes ran on
the claim that the changes would
bring in more money.
AS matter of fact, leases drawn
under the new law bring in only a
fraction of the income that was
brought in under the old law, which
allowed the State of Montana to
control its lands rather than the
industry. Now that the industry is
firmly in control, it is apparent that
the state is receiving less and less
money for its lands.
| still believe, as l did years ago,
n agreement with the majority of the
Land Board back in 1855, when it
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The people's voice., 1959-01-02

hO lllCOilO VI <AliASl 1Scill pSOplG lS
at stake.
The climax of this battle will come
on January z when the Seth Congress
meets, and amendments to the rules in
both the Senate and the House of Rep
resentatives will be offered by the
liberals and opposed by the conserva-
tives. In the Senate the effort will be
to kill the filibuster by amending
Rule % to make it possible for a
majority to end debate. In the House
the effort will be to curb the power of
the Rules Committee, which has sue
cessfully strangled liberal legislation
for a number of years.
The outcome of this battle will af-
feet legislation on agriculture, labor
management relations, education,
civil rights, minimum wage, unem-
ployment compensation, depressed
areas, housing and urban renewal,
public works, election reform, con-
troll of monopolies in the public in
terest, and many other problems af-
fecting the pocketbooks and liberties
of all people.
The people's voice., 1959-01-02

4OI ClIC LID
Because of the drastic turnover
in House membership, openings in
the 36 committees are numerous.
Some important committees such as
Education, Oil & Gas, Fish & Game,
Public Utilities and Workmen's Com
pensation, lost more than half of
their memberships through death, re-
tirement or defeat at the polls last
November 4
Openings in Senate committees are
not as numerous since only 10 of the
Sc members of that body are about
to begin initial terms. Twenty-six of
the 36 upper house committees have
one or more openings as a result of
the change in membership of that
body.
HEAVILY DEMOCRATIC
Democrats at the last election won
the most seats in both houses they've
had since the thirties. In the House
the margin is Democrats, 62; Re-
publicans, 80, and Independents, 2.
In the Senate, the tally shows: Demo-
Gratis, 80; Republicans, II, and one
Independent.
Five House members who served in
sessions previous to 1857 are: Ex-
Sen. Jess Angstman (D-HilD, Joe
Holecek (D-Fergus), John Leuthold
(R-Stillwater), Winfield Page (R-
Missolla) and Dan Corcoran (R-
Golden Valley.
Six of the 10 new Senate members,
all Democrats, were members of the
House in 1857. They are: Eugene
Mahoney (Sanders), 1857 Speaker
of the House; Hugh Cumming Gran
ite), George Siderius (Flathead),
Arnold Reider (Jefferson), ]. E. Nc
Kenna (Fergus) and Lloyd Michels
(Sheridan).
One former Second District con-
The people's voice., 1959-01-02
Rural EIectrics To Meet In
Miles City In 1859

Montana Rural Electric Co-opera-
tives Association will hold it's 1859
annual convention in Miles City, ac-
cording to Eugene Morgan, Ashland,
manager of the Tongue River Electric
Coop which serves the rural areas of
Custer county.
The people's voice., 1959-01-02
In National Congress :.
Peoples Income Hangs
On Bottle Over Rules
In National Congress
BY BARROW LYONS, Independent Features

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Receny there broke into the open
of the most desperate political battles many years The
outcome will determine whether the coalition between Southern
Democrats and conservative Republicans will continue
troll Congress- or whether the liberal of last November
election will be reflected in the Congress will
The people's voice., 1959-01-02
Many New Faces To Show
In legislative Assembly

Fortythree of the $50 men and legislators who
will comprise the 36th Legislative Assembly without
awmakng experience Of the A members of the
House, only five have previous service In the Senate four
of the 10 members Helena official capacity
The people's voice., 1959-01-02

will The number headache the strongly Demo-
Assembly when in Monday January
he coupled with increased initiative behalf of
laton those who hold
the by the
Now,
The people's voice., 1959-01-02
36th Legislature Faces
Not ling But Headaches

Money, NOR
cratic seth Leg
indifference
state services, {
The first 81
on, the Orphan
neglect is catchin
The people's voice., 1959-01-02

Still another school of tax thought
contends the legislature should place
heaviest emphasis on Tightening up
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-30
Honor Students Named
At Holmes County AIS

Mr.. L. w. Owens, Principal mott
fled the following students of their
final rank as to Honors while at
tending Holmes County Agricultur-
al High School.
Roy Kaplan and Charlotte Park
n both from Pickens led the SEN
iors with the highest 4 year aver
age for honor points with 1873 each.
Sara Ann Mallory of Goodman was
second with 129; Dorothy Toombs
followed with 122; Donald GRAY
112; Linda Lee Albin LOT and F.
William Mckay SO. Completing the
top ten students are Emogene
Pate, Agnes Gage and Sara Cain.
The seniors are now working on
their annual play which will be
presented Thursday night, April 80
at the HJC Auditorium. Funds de-
rived from the senior play will be
used to help defray expenses of the
annual senior trip to Panama City.
Florida. The play this year is en-
titled Around The World in
Eighty Days..
Senior Class Night program is
set for Wednesday night, May Is at
SIS P. M. The late hours being
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-30
lott Is New
Head OF Lumber
Association

H. H. Lott, president of Simpson,
Stepp and Lott Lumber Co. at Lex
ington and Greenwood, has been
named president of the Mississippi
Retail Lumber Dealers Association.
Mr.. Lott, who lives in North Car
rollton, owns and operates the
City Lumber Co. in Wonina. He is
the borther-in-law of Tandy Stepp,
with whom he is in the lumber
business. /
Mr.. Lott had previously served
as second vice president ard first
vice president of the association.
The Retail Lumber Dealers AS
ISOLATION held their annual con-
vention at the Beuna Vista Hotel
in Biloxi recently, at which time
Mr.. Lott was named president.
II am very pleased and PROUD
of having been elected to this high
position and only hope that I will
be able to direct the association
through as progressive a year as
has been experienced the past few
years." Mr.. Lott said.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-30

attractive, featuring artistic ar
engagements of carnations and q
gift corsage.
Mrs. Joe Berman was hostess to
judges for luncheon at her home,
assisted by a committee of mem
bers of the Garden Club. Mrs.
Henri P. Watson, Jr.. chairman OF
the staging committee was in
charge of arrangements for this
elaborate show. Mrs. E. Cohen is
president of the Lexington Club
and Mrs. Eric Norquist is vice pre-
sident.
The special lighting effects cour-
tesy of the Mississippi Power and
Light Company added much to the
effectiveness of the show, which
was well received by the large
crowd of local and visiting flower
lovers.
The Junior Garden Club, which
presented Act III entitled "Just
You Watt had four scenes. Win
ners in the various scenes are as
follows:
Scene IA : The Rain In Spain
Blue Ribbon : Milissa Hathorn
and Carla Turk
Red Ribbon : Sandra Norris
Yellow Ribbon : Renee Gill;
land and Virginia Smith
Scene Is : "Without You"
Blue Ribbon : Milissa Hath
Orn
Red Ribbon : Carol HollOman
Yellow Ribbon : Yvonne Up
church, Renee Gilliland, Patsy
East, Ellen McNeer, Sally Pet
tus, Diane Younger, and Mar
jorie Armstrong.
Scene 16 : Musical Garden"
Blue Ribbon : Julie Temp
J Red Ribbons : Becky Temp, 10
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-30
Musical Program
Entertains Rotary

The Lexington High School Girls
Octet and piano pupils of Mrs. Jean
Porter and Mrs. David Mitchell
presented a musical program for
the Rotary Club, on Tuesday,
April %.
"Moonglow,' and when You're
Smiling" were sung by the Octet,
which consists of the following
members, Claudette Armstrong,
Marjorie Truitt, Edna Cade, Nancy
Buck, Beth Beall, Caroline Bragg,
and Joan Chennault.
Pianist played the following mo-
dern numbers except for the Tch-
aikowsky number, which vas play
ed in a modern style.
Sarabeth Ellis : Play Gypsy
Jeane Tingle : Jazz Holiday
Betty McNeer : Coming From
The Jam Session
Nancy Buck : Mood Indigo
Nancy Buck and Joyce Faye
King : Begin The Beguine
Joyce Faye King : The Original
Boogie-Woogie
Jauwiece Minis : Maple Leaf
Rag
Beth Flowers Relationships
Piano Concerto in B flat Minor.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-30
Weekly Sermon

Spirit to convict of sin and the
judgment to come.
One of the surest evidences of
genuine repentance is a dislike OF
sin; in yourself and in others. No
one can repent Of sin and con-
tinue to love sin. He will hate sin
for its own sake, for his sake and
for Christ's sake. The truly peni-
tent soul shrinks from sin as he
would from the bite of a deadly
serpent. He has suffered from its
poison and will hate sin as he
hates Satan the author of sin. He
may and will SIN, but sin shall not
have dominion over him. And just
here it may be said that a lack of
hatred for sin is one of the de-
plorable weaknesses of VI times.
Some have magnified love until
they would have us believe that
hatred is never 1ustifiable. God
Himself hates sin and surely His
children should hate it. The man
who loves right must hate wrong.
A great revival of a holy hatred of
sin is deeply to be desired.
The repentant man will not
content himself with a hated of sin
but will turn to righteousness and
do good. AS has been said, repen-
lance that begins in the humiia-
ton of the heart will end in the re-
formation of the life. Life can
never be the same to one who has
seen himself a sinner and turned
with sorrow from his sins. Out of
his sorrow will come a peace that
passes all understanding.
In these latter times fake pro-
phets are telling us that children
come into the world in a sinless
state, and that proper environment
they would have no need of e
pentance and regeneration. The
gospel of Social Service, as preach
ed by not a few, has served to
popularize this soul destroying
doctrine. But what saith the
Scriptures: unless we repent, we
shall all likewise perish"
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-30

MY Fair Lady, presented as
the 1859 Flower Show by the mem
bers of the Lexington Garden Club
attracted nearly 300 visitors Tues
day afternoon at the Educational
Building of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. P. H. Williams, Jr., and
Mrs. Thomas Slack. were Co
chairmen.
Mrs. Williams outstanding entry
of Peace roses in the Arrangement
Division received the tri-color a.
ward by the out-of-town judges VINO
officiated at the show. The Award
of Distinction was given Mrs. Eric
Norquist in the Arrangement class;
and a pink peonie, grown by Mrs.
Walter Strider, won the trl-color
award in the Horticulture section.
Exhibits by the Home Demon
stration Club, showing their craft
work was of much interest to the
visitors, who admired the many
attractive and useful objects made
by members OF that club.
ION The Street Where You
Live, executed by the Hill-Del
Nursery of Tchula vas a lovely
arrangement of shrubbery and Dor
der planting with brick edgin3,
showing proper ~landscaping prac-
tice. Ornamental iron furniture and
an urn planter added to the charm
Of the exhibit.
Mrs. Edwin White and Mrs. Paul
Brumby, chairmen of the ConSer-
walton exhibit, arranged an out
standing entry, using swamp
grasses around a simulated pond
with mounted native birds and
driftwood completing the realistic
picture.
Craney'S Floral Shop entry In
the Professional Class was moot
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-30
FILA Farmers
Plan Better
Farm +

Holmes County farmers VINO Dor
row from the Farmers Home Ad-
ministration have completed max
ing their farming plans for this
year. And many are already put
ing new ideas into operation which
should boost their 1859 farm in
come, w. E. Strider, the agency's
.ocal county supervisor, said this
week.
Better farming practices which
some FILA borrowers Will be put
ing into operation include 90 US
.ng narrowing stalls to save more
Pigs per Inter, (z) planning two
utrers of pigs per year, CD raising
nogs on legume pasture to cheap
en- cost OF gains, (4) feeding a bal
anced ration TO hogs to get
them on an early market,
81 testing soils and applying
recommended kinds and amounts
OF fertilizer, and (6} improving
pastures and livestock following
recommended practices outlined
by Mississippi Experiment Stations
and Mississippi State University.
During the past three months all
FILA borrowers have analysed
their 1858 farm and home records.
These records showed what had
been planned and what had been
accomplished. On the basis OF the
records the families were able to
determine the strong and weak
points in their operations and rec
ognize further Improvements that
could be made in their operations.
AS proof that good farm plan-
ming pays off, Mr.. Strider points
out that nearly Is percent of the
FILA borrowers in Holmes County
have repaid their FILA loans dur
ing 1858, and are now able to get
all their necessary financing from
local banks or cooperative lenders.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-30
BY Rev. Cecil MullOy


Except We repent, We shall all
likewise perish. Luke 1883
To such an extent has this es-
sential to salvation been ignored
that in many quarters its meaning
has been obscured and definition
is as much needed as emphasis.
Let us then inquire : what is re
pentance? Negatively, it is not
simply sorrow. Many a criminal
has expressed great sorrow, not
over the awful guilt of sin but be-
cause his sin has been exposed. 1t
is the disgrace and the legal pen
atty rather than sorrow for his
sin that starts his tears.
Real repentance consists first of
all in the realization that one is a
lost sinner, without hope and with
out God. His soul is convicted of
sin and he realizes that he has
sinned against God and broken
His righteous law. Such a realiza-
ton is attended by a cody sorrow.
This sorrow causes him to hate
sin and turn from sin to the
Saviour for mercy and deliver
To put it concisely, repentance
is a conviction of sin that produces
sorrow, and sufficient sorrow to
cause us to renounce sin and &C
cept Jesus Christ. When the heart
has been pierced, we are ready
to cry, MEN and brethren, what
must we do to be saved?"
Repentance is not so much a pro-
longed process as an instantN1-
eous act. God, and not man, is the
source of repentance. It is not the
work of man but the gift of God,
who gives repentance as well as
pardon. It is the gracious gift
of God and the direct re-
suit of the work of the Holy Spirit.
It is the work of God and the dir
ect result of the work Of the Holy
Spirit. It is the work Of the Holy
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-30
K Lexington News
Country Club Is Setting
For "Cay Ninties'' Party

The Country Club was the setting
Saturday night, April Is, when
Beth Flowers and AL Povall were
honored by their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Flowers and Mr.. and
Mrs. Allie Povall, with a Cay
NinetieS" party.
The club house was decorated
to represent Casey's Night Club
in 1890. The entrance had a red
and white canopy with "Casey's"
printed on the scalloped border, and
a white lantern with a lighted red
candle by the doorway, while in
side a night club motif was carried
out with black and white crepe
paper streamers forming the cell
ing. The wall decorations were
oval pictures portraying Gay
Ninety" scenes, and further car
rying out the theme, a stage eff
feet was created with a backdrop
depicting a cafe scene. The tables
arranged around the stage in night
club fashion, were covered with
red and white cloths and held hur-
ricane lamps surrounded by red
roses. White mugs with Gay
Ninety" characters and each
guests name thereon, served as
place cards and were given as ia
vorS.
The banquet table, centered with
a victorian type Rose Tree, held
silver trays of ham, cherry salad,
potato casserole, French bread,
Cokes packed in red ice, and a des-
Sert> of assorted cakes.
After the dinner, which was SER
we'd buffet style, Mrs. N. D. Por-
ter, pianist, set the mood with her
own rendition of Gay Ninety
tunes. A floor show followed, the
acts being foretold by large cards
held by Ann Flowers and Amanda
Povan, sisters of the honorees.
Act I was a Barbershop Quartet
composed of Mr.. Parham Williams
Jr., DR.. Dan Mitchell, DR.. j. E.
Roberts and MI. M. K. CHM. They
were announced as the -Four
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-30

Dads. Act Ii was Porter at the
Piano" as Mrs. Porter played sew
eral melodies of that Era. Act III
was a soft shoe rendition of ME
and My Shadow, danced by Mr..
Quitman Mott and his own little
shadow, Sandy. After the enter
tainment, everyone joined in sing
ing songs of the Gay Ninety era.
About forty five deliberately cos
sumed guests, including the teach
erS of the honorees, were present
at this event.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-30
MRS. Wentworth's
Pupils In Recital

On Friday, May 1 the High
School and Junior High piano stu
dents of Mrs. E. C. Wentworth will
be presented in a Recital.
The time and place is 7:30 pm,
At the Grammar School auditor
,um.
The public is invited.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-30

used not to interfere with thoSS
desiring to attend mid-week pray
er service at the local churches In
this area.
Graduation is scheduled for a
one-day affair this year for the first
time mostly as a convenience to
parents in the Junior College area.
Baccalaureate Sermon Hoo A.. M.
May II = Graduation Exercises
3 P. M.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-30
Country Club To
Have Spring Dance

On Saturday May, 2 the men,
bers of the Holmes County Country
Club will have a Spring Dance.
Committees working on this af-
fair are Mrs. Jack Yates, decora-
ton; Mrs. Jack White, food; Mrs.
Leslie Farmer and Mrs. Malcolm
Phillips, reservations; Mrs. Will
Barrett and Mrs. Dick Barrett,
tables, Jimmy Phelps and Les Gill
liland, Jr., chairs.
All members are invited to come
out and join in the fun.