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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-19
Gasch Urges
3 Divisions in
Juvenile Court

Reorganization Of District
Juvenile Court into three divi-
sions. one Of which would give
the bench more control over
hardened offenders, was pro-
posed last night by United
States Attorney Oliver Gasch.
However, the important thing
right now, Mr.. Gasch empha-
sized. is for appointment Of
two additional Juvenile Court
judges by Congress so that
each Of his proposed divisions
could be headed by a jurist.
Proposals Outlined
In a talk before $50 mem
bers of the Gordon Junior High
School Parent Teachers Associ-
alton, Mr.. Gasch outlined the
following three-division plan:
/. A rehabilitation division
directed to first offenders :.
similar to that already existing
except that the presiding judge
would not have to maintain all
the judicial safeguards now re-
quired.
2. A training division for Sec
ond offenders. Youths could be
sent to the National Training
School or be placed on proba-
ton. Its procedures would par
allel those now existing.
3. A corrections division to
handle aggravated hardened"
offenders now sent to District
Court for adult punishment and
the stigma Of an adult criminal
record.
Mr.. Gasch said establish
ment Of the third division
would require revamping Of
Juvenile laws for the District.
Its benefits. he said, would
be to cut down the number of
Juvenile cases waived to District
Court and it would offer pro-
lection for young offenders.
Under the new plan. the court
would have the power to send
juveniles to facilities provided
under the Youth Corrections
Act for prisoners from 16 to "a
years Of age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-19
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The people's voice., 1959-02-20
Constitutional Convention Bill
Results In Interesting Exchanges

The people who fear a constitu
tional convention and say it is dan
gerous are either from the extreme
right or extreme left, James Felt (R-
Yellowstone) said Wednesday in sup
porting Sub. HB 131.
Sub HB 131 was authored by
Speaker Macdonald, Majority Leader
Charles Cerovski and Felt, and failed
to pass for lack of the necessary two
third vote.
Rep. Cerovski said the people would
have three chances to vote on the
issue. First they would vote on wheth-
er they wanted convention. If they
voted Eyes, the 1860 Legislature
would set up the rules, then the peo-
pie would elect the members of the
convention. Lastly the people would
vote on whether they wanted to ac-
cept the new constitution.
He said there would be "a men,
bers of the convention whose qualifi-
cations would be the same as set
forth for members of the Senate. The
only difference in qualification of a
House member and Senator, he said,
is age. A House members only has
to be Fl years old, senator 25.
Proponents pointed to present re-
strictions allowing only amend
ments on the ballot at any election.
They said in areas of the court sys-
tenn and education, constitutional re-
vision is badly needed.
Winfield Page (R-Missoula) point
ed out his bill that would have allowed
7 amendments to be voted on, had
been killed. Page thought there was
an instability of political thought"
in this country today resulting from
recent wars. He opposed the consti-
tutional convention.
Speaker Macdonald supported a
convention and said the federal con-
stitution is 16 pages long and the
state 249 pages. Presently, he said
1--WE find ourselves bottleneceked in
trying to legislate". There are many
things we can not accomplish because
the constitution prohibits the things
we want to do and we are getting
further behind each session.. He
pointed to the many amendments
proposed at this session, of which
only 3 may be chosen. Macdonald
stated he thought the people today
are as capable of writing constitu-
tion as they were 70 years ago.
Minority Leader Gerard opposed a
The people's voice., 1959-02-20
Referendum Action May
Be Sought On Any
Personal Tax Increases

Any legislative enactment of higher
income taxes, higher use taxes OF
cars, or ''any additional tax on gaso
line', in view of "other sources
not throughly investigated :" may
bring referendum action similar to
that which stopped collection of the
higher excise tax on liquor for Ia
months.
This possibility of referendum petit
/ tion action was taken last week by
Butte's three central labor bodies.
They are Silver Bow Trades Council
Butte Building Trades Council, and
Butte Metal Trades Council.
In a joint statement, the three
groups, representing more than forty
local unions, called attention to the
tax platform of their joint political
action group, the Butte Labor Politi-
cal League. The latter, emphasized
opposition to any tax increases on
individuals or on gasoline and auto
use taxes until such time as the cor
poEation license tax law is frightened
up, non-residents had been forced to
pay state income taxes due on prop
erty they own in Montana, and until
such time as an equitable distribution
of highway costs had been arrived
at between auto operators and truck
ers.
The three councils in their state
ment also announced their intention
of seeking concurrence from other
labor central bodies throughout the
stateafor referendum petition cam
paign, should same be necessary
The people's voice., 1959-02-20
Transmittal Deadline Reached
TransmittaI Deadlne Reached
Activity Will Be Centered In
Senate, Remainder of Session

/ HB 292 to tax income of out of
state residents was killed by tie
vote on third reading before the din
ner recess Wednesday evening. James
Wood (D-Chouteau) pointed out in
his arguments in favor of the bill,
that real estate of out of state resi-
dents was being handled in another
bill (SB 1867, and this bill was for
income tax on dividends from which
Montana receives no taxes.
Arguing against 292 on the grounds
of unconstitutionality, Rep. Felt (R-
Yellowstone) said. "if you think you
could collect tax from someone IN
another state, you are mistaken.
Rep. Ted Schwinden (D-Roosevelt)
said this was one chance to reach
new source of revenue and Il think
we owe it to the people of Montana
to at least make an effort to reach
some of these people, spread all over
the world". He said, 'This law has
never been tried before the court
and | do not think any member Of
this legislature has a right to tell
us whether law is unconstitutional,
that is the right of the courts-once
our natural resources are gone we
will not derive any income from
them.
The constitutional amendment for
a constitutional convention failed for
lack of 25 vote.
The House sent the Senate bills
to set up a Little FBI", one that
would elect the members of the State
Highway Commission, a bill saying
the State Board of Education shall
serve ex-officio regents of the Mon
tana University System, and one es-
tablishing a board of regents; several
major labor bills on workmen's COM
pensation, unemployment and occu-
pational disease and four major reve-
nue. bills.
The people's voice., 1959-02-20

Legislative activity will center on
the Senate in the final round of the
lawmaking processes, following the
transmittal deadline Wednesday. A
rough count of House bills in the
Senate is approximately 263, and
with only about Is days to work on
them there is going to be a life and
death struggle for survival, when the
notoriously "hatchet minded" Senate
starts welding its lethal "do not
pass' weapons.
The House had introduced 524 bills
as of Wednesday. They took care of
more than 230 by killing them. The
House still has Senate bills to con-
slider and the major portion of the
appropriations bills to handle.
Besides killing the GVW truck tax
ing law, the House officially buried
number of bills in the wee small
hours Wednesday night.
Among the more controversial is
sues killed were:
A IL million dollar bond issue
for the University System;
HB 418 which would have taken
the state out of the retail liquor busi-
ness;
A constitutional amendment for
a constitutional convention;
A referendum to let the people
vote on coop tax exemptions, and.
A bill to tax income of out of
state residents who attain income
from Montana sources.
The farmers co-cps were the sub
ject of many debates during the first
45 days of the session. Coop defend
ers were able to beat off the final
The nip and tuck battle to take
the state out of the retail liquor bust
ness lost on a general orders tally
by three votes.
The people's voice., 1959-02-20

new constitution. He said, ANY OF
you gentlemen would hesitate and
should approach with considerable
fear a convention composed of people
with the rather divided loyalties we
have here lin the present Assembly,
ga new constitution, he said, would
truly be lawyers relief bilP' and
pointed out the test of time and court
decisions the present constitution has
withstood.
Tom Haines (R-Missoula) said
there would probably be redistrict-
of the state and some counties would
probably go down the drain.
Rep. Felt referred to the stream
lined constitution of Alaska where
only the Governor is elected, where
they have the so-called Missouri
Plan" for their court, and these can
only be 20 state departments, where
the Governor can veto or reduce ap-
preparation bills, and 19 year olds
can vote.
He said "the people will elect the
right kind of people to serve in a
constitutional convention.
The people's voice., 1959-02-20
Ending of hon-Partisan
judicial Designation
Given House Approval

More than twenty years of political
fiction would come to an end at the
1860 elections if HB 377 also re-
ceives Senate and gubernatorial ap-
proval
HB 377, by Eskildsen and Is other
House members, proposed that su-
preme and district court judges run
under political party designation like
all other candidates for county, state
and federal offices.
Candidates for court positions were
first placed on a non-partisan ballot
in 1886, by a 1885 legislative act.
Twenty-three years of experience
have amply proved the assertion of
one longtime jurist You can
take the court out of politics-but,
you can't take politics out of the
court.
HB 337 passed the House 1911 in
very much across party line vote.
Other sponsors Of HB 377 are Barnard,
Karlberg, Abel, Barnes, Healy, Gunder-
son, Barrett, Woodring, Nees, McOmber,
McNally, Holecek, Strnisha, Devier and
AaSheim.
The people's voice., 1959-02-20
Liquor Dealers Again
Continued From Page One)

Joe Holecek (D-Fergus) said il
wouldn't be long before we would
have "no control over them at all"
Pat Gilfeather (D-Cascade), Parker
(D-Pondera), Schwinden (D-Roose-
velt), Barrett (D-Liberty) and Elting
Q-Custer) also opposed the bill.
Barrett said it was the same bill
it was two years ago.
Gunderson (D-Cascade) supported
the bill as did Gerard (R-Madison)
Strnisha (D-RavallD, Sheehy Battin
and Anderson (R-Y Yellowstone), Way
rynen and Mernin (D-Silver Bow
and Kolar (R-Judith Basin).
Cecil Parker (D-Pondera) asked
for a call of the House and roll call
vote was taken on whether to kill
the bill or send it to Printing and
further debate on general orders.
Comparing the roll call with the
one in 1857 on a bill that was very
similar it is interesting to note five
and two Democrats who
voted against turning the retail liquor
business over to the trade, voted for
it this session. They are: Republicans
Felt, Haines (Missoula), Gerard,
Nichols and Sales; and Democrats
Cloves and Morrison.
The people's voice., 1959-02-20

be declared null and void and shall
be advertised for bid as provided
for ;" under state law.
HB All, in setting up procedure
for releasing expiring leases gives
the leaseholder the privilege of re-
tanning the lease by meeting the
highest responsible bid offered. !.
provided :. that in no case shall the
bid be accepted in an amount less
than the amount of royalties and rent
ais currently being paid by the oil
industry for comparable property
anywhere in Montana :"
Also, in renewal of leases the maxi
mum 121a per cent royalty on first
5000 barrels production per month
provision enacted in 1851 does not
apply. The land board would be given
"the power to require bidding on a
royalty basis - if in it's opinion
a greater return could be achieved
for the schools by such royalty bid
ding
The people's voice., 1959-02-20

industry is paying more for this
product to other people it should
pay the same to the state.
Continuing, the Cascade legislator
stated that "every land board has
been reasonably fair" with the oil
companies. In reply to Rep. Sheehy,
he said ''this bill has never been in
politics. There has never before been
a bill that merely asked the oil COM
panies to pay the schools the same
as they are paying other people. We
were given these lands to help edu-
cate our children.
eff it is true (as contended by Rep.
Lees) that you cannot determine mar
ket value after they are producing
we will have to have the assessor de-
termine what they are worth -,
Gilfeather asserted.
House Bill All passed by a 47-42
vote HB 472 received 65-21 margin
of approval.
Roll calls will be published in a
subsequent issue when more space
is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The people's voice., 1959-02-20
HB All and lib 472
HB All and HB 472
Way Open For State Oil Lands
To Produce More IS For Schools

House approval this week of two important bills pertaining
to oil leasing of state school lands the first
toward substantially reversing acts of previous legislatures
which weakened the schools financial
lib AL by Dever and Others while retaining the forever
lease clause enacted by the 1858 the urging of
The people's voice., 1959-02-20
RENEWAL PROCEDURE ASKED
BY GOVERNOR

HB All aroused considerable con-
troversy when before the House for
debate.
Rep. Devier (D-Dawson), principal
sponsor. explained that the bill set
up means for renewal of expiring
leases as requested by Gov. Aronson
and Supt. of Public instruction Har-
riet Miller, as we'll as providing the
land board the authority of periodic
review of leases to determine if the
schools are getting full market
value.
Others speaking in support of HB
All included Reps. Gilfeather, Ton
ner, Cerovski, Helding and McGarvey.
Opponents of the bill included Reps.
Bashor, Lees, Sheehy, Anderson and
Page (Missoula). 99
Bashor led off criticism of the bill
contending it would not bring addi-
tional money to the schools and he
contended that mo one in his right
mind would make a bid on such a
lease - He concluded by warning
that eff this law passes, the 100 lease
applications presently in the land
board office will be withdrawn >"
Sheehy, asserting "this matter has
been decided at two elections said
that eff you are going to place road
blocks, they (the oil industry are
not going to lease school lands.
WANTED-ONE OIL WELL
McGarvey pooh-poohed the notion
that oil companies would walk away
from leases having producing wells
if the land board was again accorded
control over leasing procedures. Said
he: "If the oil companies don't want
to keep their wells, I'd like to have
one".
Gilfeather pointed out that HB
471 does not change the 1853 "for-
ever lease law. 1t merely provides
that "at the end of 10 years if the
The people's voice., 1959-02-20
REVIEW, EVERY 10 YEARS

Under HB All the land board would
be given a mandate to "after each
ten year period . review each lease
to determine whether the state is re-
ceiving full market value. Said
value shall be determined by the state
land board after taking into consid-
Grafton all royalties and rentals cur
rently being paid by the oil industry
for comparable property anywhere in
Montana. After making such determi-
nation, if it is found that the oil in
dustry is paying more in royalties
and rentals for comparable property,
then the State Land Board shall mott
fly the lessee of such determination
and, after hearing, shall amend the
royalty and rental provision of said
lease; provided, however, that if the
lessee refuses to accept the terms
of the new lease, then the lease shall
The people's voice., 1959-02-20
POWER TO TERMINATE
LEASES RESTORED

Enactment of HB 472 would re-
turn to the land board the right to
cancel, or extend by payment of
non-drilling penalties, oil leases
which at the end of two years have
not been drilled.
HB 472 adds a new subsection to
Sec. 81-1702.2, ROM 1947, which
states:
g. In every oil and gas lease
hereafter granted by the state :,
there shall be reserved unto the Board
of Land Commissioners full power and
authority to declare termination of
the lease at the end of the second
year or any subsequent year of the
primary term of the lease, where the
land board has determined in it's dis
erection after consultation with the
Montana Oil and Gas Conservation
Commission that the leased premises
are within or adjacent to an oil or
gas field ;" Termination would
be conditioned on failure of the lessee
''to either (a) commence the drilling
of a we'll for oil and gas upon the
lease premise or (b) pay delayed
drilling penalty in such sum as said
land board shall, in it's absolute dis
cretion. determine to be just :"
The people's voice., 1959-02-20
Weighf-Disfance Proposal

Continued From Page One)
slow down and let the highway de-
partment catch up let these
guys learn little economy.
Tim Babcock, speaking for GVW
and against weight-distance, called
GVW "hole card' in case weight
distance didn't get by third reading.
If weight t-distance failed, said oppo-
nents, ''we will be left with nothing.
The Senate will have for considera-
ton, then, the weight-distance bill
(Sub. HB 228) the gas tax, effective
in 1861 (HB 3O1) and the referen-
dunn for the gas tax (HB 325).
House roll call on Sub. HB 228
was taken on final passage of the
bill, with "ayes" being for passage.
For Equitable Financing Via
Weight-Distance (44)
Aasheim Macdonald
BardanOuve McGaryey
Barrett McNaIIy
Barnard McOmber
Barnes Mernin
Bradford MOudree
Cloves Nees
Daniels Parker
Devier Picard
EmmOns Powers
GiIfeather Raundai
Gill Reeder
Gunderson Rindy
Hanks Schwinden
HarbaII Sheehy
HeaIy Sheldon, Line.
HOIecek Strnisha
HoItz Tonner
Jardine Wayrynen
Jensen Wood
KarIberg WoOdrinE
Langston Void
Against Trucks Paying Their
Fair Share of Costs (4D
Anderson Howard
Babcock Kiff
BashOr KVaalen
Battin Lees
Bentz Leuthold
Casey Loman
CaVan Loughran
Corcoran McGaffick
DeWOlfe Morrison
Curry Nelstead
Elting Cd Nichols
Felt Page, Gran.
Flare Page, Msla.
Fladager Paulsen
Gerard Powell
Clancy Regan
Gleed Reinecke
Haines, Pr. Sales
Haines. Msla. Walton
Hawks Wright
Higham
PAIRS: For Weight-Distance Sheldon
(Flathead), Abel, Eskildsen and Held
ing. Against Weight Distance, Breeder,
Kolar, Shea and Angstman
ABSENT OR EXCIrcETo. f,oro,,a,.i
The people's voice., 1959-02-20

PAIRS: For Weight-Distance, Sheldon
(Flathead), Abel, Eskildsen and Held
ing. Against Weight Distance, Breeder
Kolar, Shea and Angstman.
ABSENT OR EXCUSED: Cerovski.
The people's voice., 1959-02-20

Other sponsors of HB 472 were Wood
ring, Bradford, Walton, Clancy, Tonner
Rindy, Mernin, Daniels and Fladager.
The people's voice., 1959-02-20

O1T IIIU utN0IJ Sous UP I1IoC1IITItIy IOT TH-
evaluating such leases periodically to
determine whether the school funds
are getting an adequate return. The
bill also provides procedure for re-
leasing of the former 2O-year leases
when the fixed leasing perior expires,
and for determining whether the
school fund is receiving sufficient oil
royalties on producing leases.
The people's voice., 1959-02-20

Other sponsors of HB All were Dan
iels, Tonner, Bradford, Mernin, Wood
ring and Rindy.
HB 472, also by Devier and others,
seeks to amend an act of the 1856
session by returning to the State Land
Board authority to cancel or extend
leases after the first two years if
a lessee has not commenced drilling
operations.
The people's voice., 1959-02-20

Continued From Page One)
slow down and let the highway de-
partment catch up let these
guys learn a little economy.
Evening star., 1959-12-23
North and South Stars
To Rely on Passing

Pete Horn of Marquette can
really give the ball a ride on a
punt when he connects right.
"Seraf1no Fazio of Pittsburgh
looks like our best man at
kicking extra points" Hall said
80 he'll be our place kicker"
Despite Halls belittling o1
the North's running game, it
is the general idea that in Don
Horn of Iowa and Ed KovaC
of Cincinnati he has two swift
hard runners, and if Bob An
derson's knee doesn't bother
him too much he can con-
tribute considerable yardagt
on the ground. Anderson, Army
star, hurt the knee late in tht
season.
Both coaches have pickec
tentative starting lineups fol
Saturdays game. Walker sale
he would stick to the two
platoon system, possible under
the pro rules which will be il
effect for the game, but Hal
for the most part will alternate
individual players as circum-
stances warrant.
Evening star., 1959-12-23
BUFFALO

Continued From Page ALI
and Carter became the key men
in the problem that had to be
settled before January 10.
Things took an explosive
turn" Hickey said. The thing
came to a head quicker than
any of us expected"
Shea said Russell, who ar
ranged the meetings with
Hickey and Shea as a Cont
mental League liaison man, is
not in the franchise picture.
I'VE have dealt only with Mr.
Carter and Mr.. Bateson," Shea
said. They have, in effect
accepted responsibility of meet
ing the financial requirements
for granting a franchise.
Carter and BateSon did not
disclose the amount of money
for which they are committed
But it is known that the
standard price of a franchise is
$150,000 with Sis million avail
able and another million dol
lars in reserve.
Evening star., 1959-12-23
Giants Break
All Marks for
Attendance

NEW YORK. Dec. % (AP).-
The New York Giants broke all
Of their attendance records this
year in winning their second
straight Eastern Division title
in the National Football League
A check with the club dis
closed that the Giants drew
$780, customers to their six
home games this year for an
average of 64,933 at Yankee
Stadium.
Last year the club attracted
292,436 fans for six games. In
addition, another 6l,274 saw
the division playoff with the
Cleveland Browns and 64,l85
paid for the championship game
with the Baltimore Colts.
On the road this year, the
Giants played before 250,273
fans in six games compared
to 225.679 for the same num-
ber of games in 1858.
Both home and away the
Giants lured 639,866 in 1855
compared to 518,115 in 1855
for a similar 12-game program
Even the preseason sale Of
season tickets for all home
games jumped considerably
President Jack Mara said. Ir
1858. the Giants sold approx
nately 1900 season ticket!
in advance. For 1859 the figure
was about 10000.