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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-02-21
Rotary Activity
Gains Slightly

Dallas - Rotary drilling opera
tions which have been on the de-
cline since the first of the year
reversed the trend and showed q
slight increase in the U. S. during
the week ended February 9, ac-
cording to count by Hughes Tool
Co.
The tool firm reported to Ameri-
can Association of Oilwell Drilling
Contractors that 1895 units were
in operation in the U. S. This rep
resented an increase of ID rigs
from the previous week.
Oklahoma and Kansas were
largely responsible for the overall
increase with gains of Is and 10
units, respectively. Michigan op-
erations increased 6 units while
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-02-21

of business. Gov. John Patterson,
then Attorney General, contended
the N. A. A. c. P. had failed to
register as an out-of-state corpora
ton as required by Alabama.
Mr.. Patterson also charged that
the N. A. A. C. P. had stirred racial
unrest in the state and that it had
promoted lawsuits against segre-
cation laws.
No decision was ever handed
down on the permanent injunction
request, but temporary restrain
ing order prohibiting the N. A. A.
C. P. from operating in Alabama is
still in force.
Although the Supreme Court in
Washington knocked out the fine,
it left the injunction undisturbed
because no final action had been
taken in state courts.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-02-21
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\~0hSAAAs&~A AASAA 0S$ SAASy
and customs inhibiting individual
suits, unless the Federal Govern
ment, in the last resort, is there
to assure it."
Senator Javits is co-author of
a bill that would give the Attorney
General the right to initiate suits
on desegregation.
A request for such authority
was included in President Eisen-
hower's 1867 civil rights bill, but
it was deleted by Congress. The
Administrations civil rights pack
age this year does not contain such
a proposal "a fact that has been
criticized by Mr.. Javits and others.
Spoke to N. A. A. c. p.
Senator Javits' remarks were in
a speech prepared for delivery at
a dinner marking the fiftieth ami
versary of the founding of the Ma
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-02-21
Ala. Supreme -.
Continued from Page One)

\SOAlAHuSu AIOiu oS0 OASJ
N. A. A. C. P. attorneys were
unavailable for comment on whe-
Their they plan another appeal.
Data Not Produced
Today's ruling was based on the
conclusion that the nations high
est court jumped at conclusions in
knocking out the fine imposed for
refusal of the N. A. A. C. P. to pro-
duce membership lists and other
records.
The Alabama court said that the
United States tribunal, in ruling
that the organization did not have
to make it's membership rolls pub
lie, took it for granted that the
N. A. A. C. P. had turned over
other records in response to state
court order.
But as a matter of fact, the
Alabama tribunal added, the N. A.
A. c. P. did not make the other
records available and consequently
"is still in contempt" Because of
that, it said, the 100000 fine
stands.
The penalty was levied by Cir
cult Judge Walter B. Jones in
June, 1856, after the N. A. A. c. P.
had refused to produce a list of
it's members and certain other
books, papers and documents"
Pressed By Patterson
They had been subpoenaed for
hearing of an injunction hearing
in which the state of Alabama
sought to put the organization out
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-02-21

tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People. The
dinner, at the Commodore Hotel,
was sponsored by the State con-
ference for the association and was
attended by 1900 persons.
Mayor Wagner, another speaker,
joined Senator Javits in defending
the organization against charges
that it was an extremist" force in
the school Indignation fight.
In his text the Mayor said:
81 am proud to say that we, too,
are guilty in New York City of
the same extreme passion for law,
justice and the protection of the
rights or our citizens as the N.
A. A. G. P"
Mr.. Javits, in praising the work
of the association said, ITO sus-
tain the authority of the Supreme
Court in Constitutional cases is
the essence of the observation of
our best and most proven national
heritages and there is prudent con-
servatism, not extremism."
Earlier yesterday 500 persons at
tended a ceremony for establish
ment of the N. A. A. c. P. on the
centennial of Lincoln's birthday in
1909. The ceremony was held at
the Community Church, 40 East
Thirty-fifth street.
Speakers said that the associa-
tons work for equal rights was
aided today by a better political,
economic and moral climate than
existed at the time it was estab-
lished.
The speakers included Roy Will
kins, the groups executive secre-
tary; Lloyd X. Garrison, great
grandson of the famous abolition
list; William Lloyd Garrison; Ar
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-02-21
lesser gains were scattered.

lesser gains were scattered.
A number of areas showed re-
duced operations partially offset
ting the increases.
Canadian operations also rose
with seven additional rigs busy
bringing the total for that area
to 222.
Total U. S. and Canadian rota-
ries active numbered 2017. This
compared with 1896 week earlier,
2091 a month ago and with 2196
in the comparable period of 1868.
Following are totals by states
for the week ended February 9,
1859 and comparative figures for
a year ago:
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-02-21
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF
Jim JORDAN. DECEASED,


Letters of Administration having been
granted to the undersigned on the es-
tate OF Jim Jordan. deceased. by the
Chancery Court OF the First Judicial
District of Kinds County, Mississippi
on January 26. 1859. in Cause No. 54.-
1875 notice is herby given to all persons
having claims against the said estate
TO present same to the clerk of said
court for probate and registration. &C
cording to law, within six months from
this date. or they will be forever barred.
Witness my signature on this 26th
day OF January. 1859.
Leontine Robinson, Administrative
OF the estate of Jim Jordan,
Deceased.
Sidney r. Tharp, Solicitor.
406lz N. Parish Street,
Jackson, Miss.
Jan 81; Feb. Z, II, 1859.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-02-21

thur B. Spingarn, association
president, and Charming Tobias,
chairman of the associations board
of directors.
The people's voice., 1959-12-04
Oregon w ashington
FARMER UNION

The Pacific Telephone Company
has withdrawn its request for rate in
creases totaling more than SO millior
in the state of Washington. Ben Bowl
ing, Washington general manager
explained that business has been bet.
ter than anticipated when the com
pany first requested the rate boost
last June. The rate increase proposal
has been pending before the Wash
ington Public Service Commission.
This almost unprecedented action
by the telephone company, in volun-
tarily withdrawing an application for
a rate increase, has stirred lot of
speculation as to the real reasons
behind this move.
Perhaps the principal reason for
the withdrawal is a series of ar
ticles on telephone rates and tele-
phone practices by Fulton Magill,
Polk county board member of the
Oregon-Washington Farmers I'm
ion.
In this series of articles which ap-
peared in the WASHINGTON TEAM
STER, Mr.. Magill turned the spot
light of publicity on the financial
juggling by which A.T.&T. "milks"
the subsidiary companies around the
nation such as Pacific Telephone. Mr..
Magill, a recognized authority in the
field Of public utility regulation, cited
some startling facts on the relations
between the parent and subsidiary
companies. By juggling figures on
interstate and intrastate telephone
plant investment, the companies have
extracted rate increases, since 1947,
from state commissions aggregating
more than one billion dollars in an
nual rates.
Mr.. Magill contends that the A. T.
ct, has been unloading the cost of
its very expensive, nationwide TV
coaxial cable on telephone users. The
TV cables have not proven very prof
table because so many of the TV
programs are now taped and films
to local stations.
Mr.. Magill continues: "When all
he facts are in proper perspective,
The people's voice., 1959-12-04
Two So Year Pins To Be Awarded
AT State Carpenters Convention

One of the highlights of the
44th annual convention of Mon
tana State Council of Carpen-
ters, currently underway in the
Capital City, will be the award
ing of two 50-year membership
pins, states Everett Ballard,
business representative of host
Local 1853.
The two carpenters who have been
union craftsmen for the past half
century are Herman Lindstrom and
Mitchell Lovely, both of Helena Lo-
cal 153. They will be awarded their
pins at the councils banquet session
in the Eagles dining hall this evening.
The convention, which got under
way yesterday morning, is being par
ticipated in by approximately so
delegates representing the 29 local
The people's voice., 1959-12-04

tion rate. Today, both are in same
classification, with taxes assessed ac-
cording to the acre value of each type
of land. He cited the above example
as what can happen if the precedent
is set for having more than one classi-
fication on the same kind of property
such as now applies to bank surpluses
as result of the 1857 act. High court
approval of such legislation as the
relief act for bankers, he insisted,
can lead future legislatures to make
a shambles of the whole theory of
property taxation in Montana.
Gilfeather pleaded to the court to
clear up the mess created when the
Legislature knuckled under to the
bankers lobbyists in and around the
law making body. A privileged group
was established when bankers "sur-
plus capitaP' received more special
consideration than other peoples as
sets.
The Cascade county attorney-legis-
lator also requested the court to rule
on the acts constitutionality. Unless
such determination is made, he said,
''the state will be in quandry in the
future In Cascade county, as
matters stand today the 1857 law is
unconstitutional . ;"
On behalf of the other county Off
cials in Cascade who would rather
see relief given straight, and the
State Board of Equalization, Edward
c. Schroeder defended the "Hoylabil-
ity" of the 1857 act.
Wesley Wertz, attorney for the
Montana Bankers Association. as a
friend of the court, thought every
thing was all right, too, except he
protested that the 1857 act is ''bet-
ter banking bill'', rather than a relief
act.-F. S.
The people's voice., 1959-12-04
Cannon Joins Metcuf In
Seeking Highway Probe

Acting Gov. Paul Cannon at
a press conference Wednesday
afternoon WELCOMED whole
heartedly" Cong. Lee Metcalf's
invitation to Rep. Blatnik's Sc
lect highway investigating COM
mittee to hold a hearing in
Montana on the Interstate pro-
gram.
Cannon scored Highway Commits
sioner Harry Burns witch hunt"
statement as a ridiculous intona-
tion'' and endorsed public hearing.
He said, ''The Highway Departments
closed meetings should be abolished.
Cannon enumerated the phases of
the investigation which would show
where the money is evaporating, as:
Excessive expenditures for
right-of-ways.
The people's voice., 1959-12-04
April n Final Day
To Register For
Primary Election

April % will be the final day for
registering to vote in the June z
primary nominating election, accord
ing to 1860 Election Calendar" re-
leased to the public this past week
by Secretary of State Frank Murray.
Other dates of Importance to the
general public ON Murray's calendar,
include:
April 2s-final day for filing nomi-
mating positions (including one u. S.
Senator, two Congressman, various
state and county offices.)
May 1s-Printfng and posting of
registered voters must be completed.
June Primary nominating cleo
ton.
July S-Last day for filing COM
pleted initiative petitions "a months
before general election.)
Sept. 23-Last day to register to
vote in General Election.
Nov. s-General Election day.
The people's voice., 1959-12-04
Bar s.. Expand Tax Drive
fr Lde All Co-ops
BEACH. FIa.-(Cl

- %~~A %ef' NO~'fO(
:, an Bankers Association will
u. s. get Congress to levy stiffer
taxes on all co-ops, its president, Lee
F. Miller, said here.
So far, ABA has aimed it's so-called
tax equality drive primarily at mu-
tual savings banks, savings and loan
associations, and to some extent at
credit unions. At press conference
here, Miller emphasized that ABA
will expand this effort "to include all
co-ops".
The theme will be 'It's unpatriotic
not to pay taxes, he indicated.
Both Miller and Ray Gidney, U. S..
Controller of the Currency, said they
are Optimistic" that Congress would
consider bills Congressman Noah Ma
son (R-Ill.) introduced. One of these
relates to co-ops generally, another
to credit unions, and third to other
mutual savings and credit co-ops. All
would tax co-ops on their customer
refunds just as if they had never
made them.
The people's voice., 1959-12-04

dent of Joplin local at that time. He
was elected to the board of MFU in
1882, and state president in 1884,
post he held until 1912 when he
resigned in order to devote full time
to field work connected with his post
as National Farmers Union vice pres
ident.
In addition to his NFU vice presi-
dency, he was also organizational di-
rector for Farmers Union in Oregon,
a post he held until he was elected
Oregon FU president several years
ago.
In 1888 he was MUS representa-
tive at the international Federation
of Agricultural Producers meeting
in Rome. At the time of his passing,
he was a member of the NFU execu-
tive committee in addition to being
president of the newly merged Ore
gon-W Washington Farmers Union.
HOUSE SPEAKER IN 1887
Mr.. Rolph served four terms in the
Montana Legislative Assembly, 1929
through 1887 as a Democratic legis-
lator from Liberty county. In the
final session he was Speaker of the
House.
Although his organizational work
for NFU took Herb to many parts
of the nation and required participa-
tion in thousands of meetings over the
years, MFU's annual convention was
always a "mustn time for renewing
old friendships and making new ones
here in Montana.
The people's voice., 1959-12-04
Pacific Tel. & Tel. Drops 50
Million Rate Increase Request

the conclusion is inescapable that the
system was devised for the purpose
of loading the financial costs of the
television network on to the local
service and intrastate telephone users.
To what extent the telephone
ratepayers are still subsidizing the
A.T.&T. television network can
only be determined by a congress
sional investigation"
Magill, who represented the city
of Portland in rate hearing several
years ago cited testimony showing
how the siphoning off process is ac-
complished. 1t is accomplished by two
devices, the Division of Revenues
Contract (between the A.T.&T. and
the Pacific) and the Separations
Continued On Page Two)
The people's voice., 1959-12-04
Before High Court, Monday
Bankers Relief Act Argued

The Bankers Relief Act of 1857
which is under fire from (1) a Cas-.
cade county court decision of un-
constitutionality, (2) Silver Bow
county which has IL separate chal.
lenges hanging on it's court book and
(3) Saltwater bank which has paid
protestingly, was aired in Supreme
Court Monday.
Attorney P. j. Gilfeather. Great
Falls. defending the position of the
Cascade county commissioners and
tax board, told the court that after
the county injunction and demur a
settlement was reached with the
banks which allow them to consider
their Surplus capital" as personal
property. This gave the county about
$4,000 more than under the relief
act.
The relief act permits certain
bank assets (the long green folding
stuff issued by Uncle Sam) to be
assessed at per cent instead of the
80 per cent required under the old
law.
He said that if the law stands,
it can cause considerable change
in the property tax status in Mon
tana that if the court held
that part of banks surplus could
be in the seven per cent classified
ton while bank stock and the bal
ance of surplus was in so per cent,
legislature could just as well put
portion of the surplus in. a 20
per cent classification.
And, he continued, some irrigation
enthusiasts in a future legislature
might decide that for every acre of
irrigated land farmer owns, he
could have matching acre of nom
irrigated land at reduced classifica-
The people's voice., 1959-12-04
School Trustees,
Educators To Meet
In Billings Saturday

More than 200 school trustees
teachers and administrators will meet
at the Billings Chamber of Commerce
offices Saturday, December 5, to dis
cuss school personnel policies and
relationships.
Sponsored by the Montana Educa-
tion Association. the Billings confer
ence is the fourth of eight such meet
ings to improve classroom instruction
through better working climate and
understanding of local policies and
school district educational philoso-
phies.
The Saturday conclave will bring
together school people from lab dis
tricts in Big Horn, Carbon, Golden
Valley, Musselshell, Rosebud, Still
waer, Treasure, Wheatland and Yel-
lowstone counties.
General chairman of the one-day
conference will be Mrs. Charlotte
Anderson, Billings classroom teacher
and immediate past president of the
Eastern District, MEA. Staff mem
bers of the State Department of Pub
lie Instruction and the MEA Helena
office will serve with educational
leaders of the ten counties as con-
sultants during group discussions.
Conferees will discuss local policy
formation in the areas of teacher
selection, employment, assignment,
contracts, transfers, promotions, sal
ary schedules, leaves of absence sub
stitutes, designations, retirement, etc.
The people's voice., 1959-12-04
Too elaborate construction.

Million dollar change orders,
such as the one at Springdale Hill
on Interstate 90 east of Livingston.
Routing through irrigated
lands. when alternate routes which
would cause less economic and So
ciaIogical disruption are available.
Payment for right-of-way be-
fore Bureau of Public Roads ap-
proval.
Building of roads before right
of-way ownership is obtained.
The concern of the Blatnik com
mittee is, if the highway program in
Montana is typical throughout the
nation. revision of the entire fed
eral aid program may have to be
drafted. Former Mcclellan labor in
vestigation committee staff members
have been added, to beef up the
Blatnik group.
Great strides have been made in
neighboring states with Wyoming as
an example, because the planning
work was ready long before the fed
eral money became available, accord
ing to the Acting Governor.
1t was about year and a half ago
when Cannon first hurled the charge
of "inefficiency' at the Highway
Engineer Fred Quinnell responded
at that time with blankety, blank,
blank denial of Cannon's contention.
F. S.
The people's voice., 1959-12-04

Carpenter unions in Montana. All
convention sessions are being held
in the Eagles building.
The people's voice., 1959-12-04

Joplin area, was a
native of Picketts,
Wisconsin. He at
tended o s h k O s h
(Wis.) B u S j n e S S
College in 1906-07
before coming west.
He was married to
Miss Jessie Gau in
1912. There are sew
e n children, 19
grandchildren a n d
one greatgrandchild
surviving. A daugh-
Mrs. Charles Smith,
The people's voice., 1959-12-04

convention sessions are being held
in the Eagles building.
APPRENTICESHIP, NEW LAW,
HIGH ON AGENDA
Two matters receiving consider
able discussion at the convention are
apprenticeship training and the Land
rum-Griffin labor law.
Adequate apprenticeship to ensure
development of good craftsmen is a
long-standing rule of the Carpenters.
Helena Local 153 in 1856 launched,
in cooperation with other crafts and
the local building contractors asso-
citation. what was repeatedly the first
building trades apprenticeship con-
test in the nation. The idea caught
on, and now dozen western states
have annual apprenticeship con-
tests along with a contest between
the various state apprentice winners
to determine what apprentice has
shown most proficiency in the craft
during his training period. Last years
several states contest was held in
Portland. Montana state council may
make a bid for the 1860 interstate
contest to be held in some Treasure
State city.
AS with every other local union,
state union council and international
union, the new Griffin act
has high priority at this years
meeting. Building trades unions, un-
like other trade unions, received some
in the act which will
facilitate for both the unions and the
contractors the hiring of craftsmen,
without running afoul of the law as
easily as under Taft-Hartley. Other
provisions of the new law, however,
will be as stringent on the building
crafts as on other unions; will include
4 maze of "red tape" for local unions
20 unravel; the personal bond for
union officers instead of the 'blank-
1t" bond covering the office, which
will not only be expensive, but will in
,inal analysis give the bonding COM
oany 'veto power" over who shall
serve as local officers; will prohibit
picketing against such
icab-made products as Kohler plumb
ng fixtures), etc.
BANQUET SPEAKERS
Henry Yaeger, Helena, State Ap-
Council director, will be
master of ceremonies at tonight's ban
luet. Speakers will be Lyle Hitler,
cortland, seventh district information
i representative, United Brotherhood
# Carpenters and Jointers, and Ken
Davis, Portland, west coast co-ordi-
lator of UB of C&J.
State council officers are: Bern
ard Merkel, Bozeman, president;
'aul O'Leary, Billings, vice president,
nd Robert Harris, Kalispell, secre-
The convention committee of Local
The people's voice., 1959-12-04
Herb RoIph, Former MFU Head, Passes

Herb Rolph, II, former president
of Montana Farmers Union, vice
president of National Farmers Union
from 1910 to 1857, and more recent
ly president of Oregon Washington
Farmers Union, passed away from a
heart ailment Wednesday afternoon
in Portland, Oregon.
The people's voice., 1959-12-04

and family 1--we on the ROIph home-
stead. A granddaughter is Mrs. Daryl
A. Yada, Great Falls, daughter Of
Montana Farmers Unions current
president, Leonard Kenfield.
He was a pioneer in the coop
movement in Montana, being presi-
dent of the Equity Local at Joplin
in 1917. He was also a member of
the board of directors of Equity Ele-
vator, Joplin, in the. teens.
Mr.. Rolph first joined Farmers
Union in 1929, and served as presi-
The people's voice., 1959-12-04
Interesting and True!

Pedestrian fatalities in 1853 in the
U. S., were down 500 as compared to
1887. Other traffic fatalities in the
same period were UP 10.
The people's voice., 1959-12-04

153 is composed of Gabriel ]. Kries,
president of 1853; Lewis Kramp, vice
president; Harley B. Work, secretary /;
Gerald Lindstrom and John Stock,
board members, and Everett Ballard,
business representative.
Evening star., 1959-11-26
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

LINCOLN '57 Premier 4-door; fun
power. radio, heater, with air
Conditioning; exceptional auto;
Butler Bonded: S2.495.
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CORVETTE '5S; 4-speed trans, |:
all extras: excl. cond.: S2,S75
or trade for late station wagon.
OIL. 6-432S,
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CAVE FOnO
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DODGE 20

trans. 7. and b.. 1900 mi; sac sac
rifice equity for $500 or trade
smaller car. EN-. 3-0S2s.
DODGE 80 4-dr. sedan; heater:
$3.50 or best offer Mr.. AEDRIDGE,
ia. 9-2357, after 6 pm,
Evening star., 1959-11-26

CORVETTE 1883 convertible; A.
speed gear box, positraction rear,
big engine, carbs., r. and h.,
Wv. tires never raced; / owner,
like new; S2,7p5.
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'6S Capri hardtop sedan:
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CORVETTES new sos fully
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DE SOTO 81 2-dr. hardtop Sports
man; p. STEERING, p. brakes, T.
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