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according to use by the trucking in
dustry," the convention blasted Gov.
Aronson for "having placed the in
terests of the trucking industry above
fairness of taxation to the motoring
public when he vetoed HB 228 (the
weight distance billy.
In taking this action, the conven-
ton recalled that "the 1856 High
way and Fact-Finding Committee au-
thorized by the legislature and ap-
pointed by the Governor, after 18
months of research concluded that
unless weight distance legislation
were passed the gasoline tax on the
ordinary motorist should be reduced
to not more than 3.6 cents per gal
lon on the state level"
That because of that study and
growing popular demand for equit-
able taxation between the various
types of highway users, "the 1859
Legislative Assembly, after reasoned
consideration, did decide that trucks
should be taxed on the basis of weight
of load times miles hauled ."and
had presented the measure to the
Governor for approval -
Reaffirming it's long-held position
that Montana "must have weight
distance law before any consider
alton is given to further increasing
the gasoline tax," the convention re-
solved ''that we urge the Forthcoming
Legislature. to give favorable con-
sideration to weight-distance and
that we ask the various candidates
for pertinent state offices to make
known their position on this question
during the Forthcoming campaign"
The people's voice., 1959-07-03

its very makeup of a balanced parti-
san membership is assurance in itself
that all of our work will be of con-
structive nature designed to research
and study problems in state govern
ment for the information and guild
ance of not only the 37th Legislative
Assembly convening in January 1861
but future legislative bodies.
We certainly, in no way, place our
rules above and beyond a legislative
mandate as is evident in the scope
of the studies we are presently under
taking. We do remember, as you
should, that we, ourselves, are legisla-
tors and often take active part in the
formulation of legislative mandates.
However, also bear in mind the Coun-
Gil is composed of both House and
Senate members, evenly divided, and
in the instance of House Resolution
No. 7. the Senate of Montana did
not have an opportunity to study and
"act upon House Resolution No. 7.
With this thought in mind, HR cam
not be construed as a mandate in the
fullest Interpretation of the meaning
of the word mandate. We are pro-
ceeding on the Williams case in the
best and most logical manner we could
devise and are confident the Legisla-
tive Council will perform its function
both as a result of House Resolution
No. 7 and the interests and demands
Of our people who are concerned and
desire to know the entire story from
a factual presentation.
Sincerely yours,
Robert Durkee, Chairman,
Montana Legislative Coun-
ell, Havre, Montana.
The people's voice., 1959-07-03
'ICAL SMORGASBORD

"Troubles. Troubles. I've got trou
bles."
You can hear Lyndon B. Johnson
and John F. Kennedy both singing
this refrain these days. Both power
full men, both with their eyes on 1900
Pennsylvania Avenue. Yet nothing
goes right. Every gesture is twisted,
every movement distorted.
If you listen closely you can also
hear them repeating another refrain,
81 can take care of mine enemies, but
Good Lord protect me from my
friends
What's happened to cause such
anguish in the camps of both men?
First of all, take the Kennedy case.
The distinguished young man from
Massachusetts prides himself on hav-
ing brought together one of the best
"brain trusts" since the days of the
New Deal. Every man on his staff
is politically astute, earnest, eager,
intelligent. Kennedy wants to be re-
garded by Northerners as ''liberal",
but not thought of in the South as
a dangerous radical" This takes
some doing, especially since many
Northern Liberals regard Kennedy
suspiciously.
What has happened?
Under a Birmingham, Alabama
dateline, the AP reported on June 16:
"Gov. John Patterson came home
to Alabama today carrying the ban
ner of Sen. John F. Kennedy, Demo-
crat of Massachusetts, for President.
Interviewed here, Gov. Patterson
said:
&C. 4 will use all the influence have
to see that he (Kennedy) gets the
This was a tough break for Ken
nedy. For John Patterson is the man
who two years ago led a raid on
small printing shop at Tuskegee, Ala.
and seized a quantity of NAACP lit
erature. He was then States Attorney
General. He is the same man who, on
being sworn in as Governor, pledged
to preserve segregation if it meant
closing the schools.
And as late as April %, 1859, Pat
terson said: "The citizens of Alabama
will scrap their public school system
rather than submit to integration of
The people's voice., 1959-07-03

Warnings on the labels
of all products containing hazardous
chemicals has been declared as the
objective of a model law formulated
by the American Medical Association
and recently introduced into Con
gress. CHR 1882
Speaking before the Association of
Food and Drug Officials of the United
States, Hotel Bradford, Boston,
Mass, Bernard E. Conley, Ph.D, Chi
cago. secretary of the ANA Commit
tee on Toxicology, declared eff we
are to educate people to read labels
and obey their warnings, we must
require Identification of hazardous
ingredients on all products, not mere
ly on certain classes of chemicals
such as pesticides."
Half of all substances causing acci-
dental injury and death are not re-
quired by law to carry precautionary
The people's voice., 1959-07-03
anna Declares Warnings Needed
On All Hazardous Chemicals

labelling. Many of these are used in
the home. in small businesses and in
other areas where control of harmful
exposures is not as guarded as in the
manufacturing process.
While three-quarters of these
products contain substances which
are moderately toxic or worse, most
states and federal government have
no laws to require them to carry
warnings or to declare toxic or
other hazardous constituents, DIR.
Conley declared.
There has been a growing accep-
tance of the need to label hazardous
household chemicals. Examination of
over 1000 varieties of products re-
vealed that chemicals used in COM
mercial establishments, such as hotels,
garages, laundries and restaurants,
need the benefit of labelling as greatly
as those entering the home.
DR.. Conley discounted the claim
that wide use of precautionary label
ing would bring about eventual dis
regard of all warnings. The wide
spread use of danger and warning
signs for transportation and traffic
hazards has never been considered a
deterrent to safety. No one ever sug-
gested that our mounting motor acci-
dent statistics are due to the number
of safety signs about them; rather
the growing number of auto accidents
are related to the increasing number
of motor vehicles. The same basic
factors underlie the problem of acci-
dental poisoning by hazardous chemi-
Gals.
The people's voice., 1959-07-03
Argue l60-Acre Rule for
California Water Project

WASHINGTON, d. C.-(NFU)-
According to reports from the Sen
ate floor, clause in the San Luis
water project for California's Central
Valley, which would have voided the
160-acre rule, may either be deleted
voluntarily by the projects sponsors
or defeated by vote.
This prospect was hailed as a vic
tory for family farmers as it would
prevent big land-holders in the prof.
ect area, such as the Southern Pacific
railroad company, from keeping their
properties intact while benefiting
from federal irrigation facilities.
Strong representation for striking
the offending clause were made to
the Congress by representatives of
the AFL-CIO and the National Farm
ers Union, particularly by MUS
legislative co-ordinator Angus Nc
Donald.
Arguments on the Senate floor for
striking the clause were put forth
with great vigor by Sens. Paul H.
Douglas (D-Ill.) and Wayne Morse
(D-Ore.), assisted by Sen. Richard
(D-Ore.).
The people's voice., 1959-07-03
Dmkee Replies ;.
Williams Case Will Be Probed
By State Legislative Council

Harry L. Billings, Editor
Peoples Voice,
Helena, Montana
Dear Harry:
| seldom, if ever, take issue with
an editor through the writings on his
page, however, your editorial of June
26th approached such personal
touch | feel obligated to answer, in
kind, your remarks concerning my
statement in behalf of the Montana
Legislative Council on the Williams
demotion case. Rather than invoke
a running barrage of statements, ac-
cusations and denials to the ultimate
advantage of no one I'll merely re-
state, for the record, the position of
the Legislative Council regarding all
such matters of inter-governmental,
between session, activity and the posi-
ton the Council must and should
maintain if it is to serve any worthy
purpose.
Irecall vividly editorials and stories
by you and yours during the frustrat-
ing years we tried to organize and
legalize legislative council. Cries of
"super legislatures witch hunters"
and the like were often heard and
read. There was an mate fear that
such a group would spend all of their
time delving into the secrets of var
ious governmental departments and
commissions, which, of course, would
cause everyone to become uneasy and
upset with a resulting loss of eff
cheney and well being and the end
result of the tax payer being short
changed in his service of government.
Youare attempting to read between
the lines of my statement and in addi-
tion are interpreting the House Reso-
luton No. to lend credence to your
editorial thought. The statement as
issued was a preliminary remark in
tended to assure the interested per-
sons that "all' of the facts would be
gathered eff possible" and presented
to the people so they could formulate
their own opinions based on the merits
Of the facts.
Montana's Legislative Council by
The people's voice., 1959-07-03

We have an intelligent mouse in
the pressroom of the Coop Publish
ing, but of course, the wee rodent has
developed a gourmandice attitude
toward the mailer's paste pot. Poi
soned bait has been set out by the
economy-minded management, but to
no avail.
Rudy Anderson, our mailer, must
sometimes work at night to put out
the newspapers we print. AS he con-
centrates on his task he gets that
feeling he is being watched. Sure
enough, the tiny gourmet is looking
out of the hole above the fuse box.
The blazing little eyes are as fiercely
hungry as Highway Commissioner
Harry Burns looking for publicity
spread.
Now the reason the mouse avoids
the poison bait is because after salts
flying his palate (and between burps)
he peruses that fine publication THE
PEOPLES VOICE to sharpen his
wits and be aware of the problems
that beset the higher order of animals.
The mouse understands well that
news stories are created by artists
known as reporters. A great many
things can happen to these artists
work in trying to give their impress
sion of how things went with times
of the newsworthy.
Friend mouse has no feeling for
considers them a bunch
of Bohemians, or even worse, black
mailers of editors. Imagine the
scamps thinking they can get paid
money for submitting their poorly
typed foolscraps.
Our Burns-eyed beastet believes
more in editorials. Those great alb
stract masterworks of the studio type
The people's voice., 1959-07-03
WATCH ON THE POTOMAC
By ROBERT G. SPIvACK. Washington. D. c.

the races" If Kennedy repudiates
him, it will anger other Southerners
and will also be an admission he is
running. If he remains silent what
will civil rights advocates think?
UNLUCKY LYNDON
Although many observers talk of
Johnson's political astuteness and in
vincibility. he has actually had sew
eral bad breaks during his legislative
career. One of the worst was during
the Natural Gas debate, when he had
everything lined up, and then that
famous $4,000 "gift" to South Da-
kota's Sen. Francis Case hit the
headlines.
Johnson now is having troubles with
the Senate Liberals because he strikes
what thep consider pose of "respon-
sible statesman on important legis-
lation proposed by the President
Johnson insists he is not going to
make tissues" just for the sake of
political advantage. Cynics suspect
it's something less lofty! every law
maker has special favors he seeks
from the White House.
There is no argument on one point:
Johnson and President Eisenhower
have played it cozy for several years.
The President refers to them both
as members of the Cardiac Club.
They like each other and get along
well together. In fact the Senate lib
erals saw "too well''
But the Republican National Com
mittee and the Nixon wing of the
COP do not like Lyndon. Now, in
what he must consider a superb ex-
ample of ingratitude, they have de-
cided to "give him the business"
Johnson is to be a major Republican
target for the next month or two.
1t began with Thurston Morton's
Characterization of the seth as the
won't do" Congress. Then Vice Pres
ident Nixon said Johnson was ''to
blame" for the defeat of Admiral
Strauss. Now the COP National Com
mittee, with a double-meaning OBJ
servation, refers to Johnson's ''full
Napoleonic retreat from Democratic
social welfare programs. Lyndon does
MT like the needing, but so far shows
no inclination to fight back by going
liberal.
The people's voice., 1959-07-03
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ing money to improve their science
mathematics, and foreign language
programs.
She also said that some % new
programs besides NDEA have been
developed in her department, includ-
ing pioneering" work in exploring
the setting up of television teaching
programs in rural and isolated school
areas.
81 believe that television has great
potential for improving the course
offerings of our remote one-and two
room elementary schools, and we are
exploring the possibility of trying a
television experiment for them this
year," the State Superintendent told
the delegates.
eff we are able to begin such a
nowhere else in the nation has tele-
vision yet been used to supplement
the everyday class work of pupils
who attend little schools where all
eight grades must be taught in a
single room.
"Under these circumstances there
are limits to what a single teacher
can teach, and it may be that, by tele-
vision, elementary pupils can be Of
fered wider opportunities
The State Superintendent said that
while television should not be re-
garded as taking the place Of the
classroom teacher, it can be used to
assist with teaching just as text
books do.
"There is great deal of enthusiasm
for trying televised teaching, and we
hope to be able to overcome the handi-
cap imposed by lack of funds, at least
to the extent of offering one expert
mental series this year, Miss Miller
stated.
The people's voice., 1959-07-03
Profits looming

The First National City Bank of
New York has reported that it's recent
survey of 798 leading companies
showed 46 per cent profit rise over
last year during the first quarter.
The bank also stated in a survey of
GIG manufacturing companies that
profits rose So per cent over the past
IL months. 1t found that profits for
the first quarter of this year were at
the same level as for the first quarter
of 1857 in which all previous records
were topped.
The people's voice., 1959-07-03
Efficient Industry

The United Steelworkers has re-
ported that banner production in basic
steel this year has been accomplished
by 10000 fewer workers than in 1853.
This is $4,000 fewer workers than in
1866 and even below 1887 depression
levels, yet production has been break
ing all previous records.
The people's voice., 1959-07-03

the races" If Kennedy repudiates
him, it will anger other Southerners
and will also be an admission he is
running. If he remains silent what
will civil rights advocates think?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Three-Cur Crash
FutoI to Five

GETTYSBURG. Pa. Mar. 8
(AP).-A three-car collision
described by State police as the
areas worst in many years
took the lives Of i've persons
near here today.
The five. including a father
and his two sons. were killed
In Q smashup on Route is about
8 miles south Of here near the
Pennsylvania Maryland border.
State Policeman Orie v,
Peterson identified the victims
as:
Mrs. Mildred v. Kielholtz
4S, Emmitsburg, Md; Paul K
Kirk. 81. and Lloyd Sewers, So
and his two sons. Gary L
Sewers, %, ard Jay L. Sewers,
IL, all Of Dillsburg Pa.
Hospital attendants and po-
lice had to use crowbars tc
extricate the bodies of the -four
men from the crumpled wreck.
age Of the Sewers car.
State police said the accident
happened when the car Of Lloyc
D. Shelley, Of Fairfield, Pa.
rolled onto the highway as he
tried to start 1t.
The Sewers car struck the
rear Of the Shelley car anc
bounced across the highway
colliding headon with the auto.
mobile driven by Mrs. Kiel.
holtz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06

in front Of Q house. He said
to stop and we did" !.
, The three went inside the
house and ordered Mr.. and Mrs.
Noel Keith to 60 with them in
the Keith car. They left the
police car parked behind the
Keith house.
"All the time I kept trying
to talk him out Of It," Mr.. Dees
said. II was afraind to try
anything because of the Keiths
being in the car"
Easley also tried to talk
Smothers into giving up the
idea Of escaping. Mr.. Dees said.
From Birmingham, Smothers
and his four hostages, held at
the point Of Mr.. Dees' So
caliber service revolver. headed
north.
Near the town Of Flat Rock.
Smothers ordered them to stop
on the highway and he told
the INTO get out Of the car.
Then he drove away alone.
At the time Of his break.
Smothers was en- route from
Kilby Prison at Montgomery.
Ala, to Birmingham 10 face
trial on a charge Of possessing
q gun after conviction on q
felony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Justice Douglas Wins
Polk Award for Book

NEW YORK. Mar. 6 (AP).-
Long Island University granted
Q special George Polk Memorial
Award yesterday to Justice VIII
liam o. Douglas Of the United
States Supreme Court for his
book. "The Right Of the Peo-
pie"
Justice Douglas was cited for
b compelling reaffirmation of
the American tradition Of free
dom Of expression"
It was one Of three special
Polk awards for distinguished
achievements in journalism in
1858. In addition, there were
eight awards In regular cate
gories.
The other special award win
ners were Reporter Walter Sui
Ivan Of the New York Times,
for science writing in connec-
ton with the international geo.
physical year. and Samuel G.
Blackman, newly appointed
general news editor of the As
ISOLATED Press, for professional
Judgment and responsibility in
his former position as New York
bureau chief of the A.P.
Other Winners Listed
The awards were established
By the university's Department
Of Journalism In 1913 In mem
ory Of George Polk, q CHS
correspondent slain in Greece.
Award winners In regular
eategories are:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06

Foreign reporting-C Common
tator Chef Huntley and Pro-
Queer Reuven Frank, for the
NBC-Tv documentary, "Argen-
tine Crisis"
National reporting-Wash-
ington correspondent Richard
L. Strout Of the Christian Sci
ence Monitor. for consistently
enlightening interpretive re-
porting Of the Washington
scene.
Local reporting - Reporter
William Haddad Of the New
York Post. for q series on slum
conditions in New York and an
exposure Of corruption in the
city's buildings department.
Community service -The
Brookland Heights Press, q
weekly newspaper. for articu-
late and constructive year.
round reporting on community
problems.
Photography Award
News photography - Paul
Schutzer of Life Magazine, for
coverage of rioting in Venezuela
during Vice President Nixon's
visit.
Television reporting - abe
PresSman Of WRCA-TV. for
alert and sourceful visual news
coverage Of New York City.
Radio reporting - Writer
Producer Jay McMullen for
CHS presentation OF who
Killed Michael Farmer" q
probe Of juvenile crime.
|. Magazine reporting - Marya
Names Of the Reporter Mag
azine, for penetrating critical
comment on TV and radio
policies and programs.
Winners viii receive bronze
plaques at a Hotel Aston lunch
con April 16. Justice Douglas
win be the principal speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06

way patrol said he was believed
to be heading for Chattanooga,
Tenn, where he has relatives.
Smothers, serving 100 years
IN prison on six robbery con-
victions, overpowered the pa
trolman and q trusty convict
in q police car south Of Birm-
tngham yesterday
He used q key he made him
self to unlock his handouts in
the back seat Of the car" said
Patrolman Otto Dees after he
was turned loose.
"He was In the back seat and
! was in the front. He got q
strange hold on me and held
Q piece Of steel against me and
took my gun"
Drove to Sisters Home
Then. Mr.. Dees said, Smoth-
ers ordered the trusty, Ted
Easley, q convicted killer serv-
ing IS years. to keep driving.
They drove in the patrol car
to the home Of Smothers' sister,
Mrs. Fulton Weems, at Bir-
mingham. where Smothers got
. suit and $40.
Then We Just drove around
Q WHILE" Mr.. Dees said. until
Emothers spotted q car parked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Felon Frees 4Hostoges,
FIees in Stolen Auto

FLAT ROCK, Ala. Mar. CAP)s-A fleeing convict freed
state patroman married couple and fellow convict
this north Alabama town in the predawn hours after holding
them hostage than IL hours
Then the convict William T. Sniothers continued his des
narahe freedom In the married COUPLES The high
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-30
OVER COUNTER

The following bid and asked prices
are obtained from the National Asso-
other sources but are unofficial. They
do not represent actual transactions;
they are intended as a guide to the
approximate range within which these
Gated BY the "bid") or bought Ondi-
Gated by the .asked'') at the time OF
compilation u2:O0 noon, Friday
Origin Of any quotation furnished on
redueSt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-30

07Ns ssh s6lA- y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-30
3 Area Concerns
CHARGED by FTC

The Federal Trade Commits
sion yesterday brought charges
Of fictitious pricing against
three Washington area con-
Germs dealing as "ToddS," an
appliance and automobile &C
cessory chain.
Charged with false adver-
Using in violation of the ETC
Act are Filderman Corp. and
FF&G Corp. and their officials
Wolfe Filderman and Dorrel
Goldman-all of 3045 V street
NE. and En-Kay Automotive,
Inc, 1901 Bellwood road, Be-
thesda. and its officers -
Samuel L. Katz and Albert I.
NathanSon.
| Mr.. Goldman said that as
yet the ETC had not furnished
the firms with a written COM
plant. He said the first he
knew Of the action was a news
paper reporters inquiry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-30
4th Quarter Prospects
Eyed With Caution

at least q temporary crimp in
the expected year-end business
boom.
Consensus at the Pentagor
seemed to be that defense
spending would 60 ahead pretty
much as planned-Khrushche'
or no Khrushchev.
AS the steel strike dragged
into its seventh week, effects Of
the shutdown touched the econ.
omy at several sensitive spots
Railroads serving the stee'
industry reported a further
drop in freight carloadings
Consumers continued to pro-
vide the brightest spot on the
economic scene this week.
Wards Automotive Reports
said Americans have been buy.
ing new cars at a faster pace
this month than in Juy, re.
versing the usual August slow.
down. Chevrolet is out front
with Ford-the July sales lead
er-not far behind. Next came
Plymouth, Pontiac and Ram.
bier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-30
N. Y. COTTON

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (AP).-Cotton
| futures prices, after churning irregu-
| larly through most Of the week, headed
hieher in the flnal session on increased
short covering.
| Active futures contracts on the New
York Cotton Exchange finished un-
changed up to rs cents.
Nearby October held frm through
out the week on short covering infiu-
enced by q further decline in the stock
on certificated cotton. The two most
transferring Of longs from the near
positions.
Exports, according to the New York
Cotton Exchange Service Bureau, were
last Tuesday against 10000 bales a
year earlier. For the current season
through August rs, exports had reached
6O,OO0 bales against $4,000 . year
earlier.