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The people's voice., 1959-01-16
ALTERNATIVE: A LIAISON
FISCAL AGENT

There is no need for such a com
plicated and expensive means of in
forming the Governor of the finan-
cial affairs of the state as the Legis-
lative Council has recommended. The
answer to the problem would be to
keep the controller in his present
capacity and employ fiscal expert
under the Governor to act in liaison
capacity with the controller and the
Board of Examiners office.
Everything that the Legislative
Council is asking for in regard to
budget preparation is now contained
in the controller act which only needs
to be more fully utilized. The fact
that the controllers budget has not
always been satisfactory to the legis-
lature is no fault of the controller
act and does not justify the drastic
recommendation made by the Legis-
lative Council.
In the Montana state controllers
office there are Incorporated four
very important functions of budget
ing and accounting that are practi-
cally independent of any other
branches of government. The reason
for this office being created free of
political influence was so that mem
bers of the legislature could get true
and accurate information in arriving
at a decision for financing state ex-
penditures.
These four functions are: (1) crea-
tion of the budget, (2) budget con-
troll after the legislature has ad-
journed, (3) accounting, and (4)
This information is to
be made available to both the Gov
ernor and the legislature and fulfills
the duties that the Legislative Coun-
ell would have four separate agencies
perform.
The council would break up the
present unique and logical arrange
ment of budgeting and accounting, |
and would destroy the great poten-
5iality of bringing economy and eff
ficiency into state government.
The people's voice., 1959-01-16

bill would merely give the Governor
the fiscal powers and responsible
ties already granted him in the Con-
stitution.
"These fiscal powers and response
bilities," Mackay said, "are presently
vested in the state controller, an ap-
pointed official who is directly re-
sponsible to no one.'
He said Pages contentious "over-
look an elementary tenet of the Con-
stitution that the function of the Leg
islature is to make fiscal policy by
passing laws and appropriating mon
ey." He said the Senate bill placing
budget responsibility with the Gov
ernor "will provide a more effective
means for the Legislature to estab-
lish fiscal policy as they will be furn-
ished with the detailed recommenda-
lions of the Governor"
He pointed out that the recon-
mendations will be considered by the
Legislature as purely advisory"
The people's voice., 1959-01-16
Farmers Are Disappearing
From the American Scene

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(RED-
Population in America continues to
grow at an unprecedented rate, but
the number of Americans living on
the family farm continues to de-
crease, according to latest figures re-
leased by the Census Bureau.
The Census Bureau estimated, in
year-end survey report, that only
one American in eight lived on farm
in 1858, as against one in six in 1850
and one in three in 1910.
Computing the current U. S. popu-
lation at 1855 million, the Bureau
put the number of farm dwellers at
20.8 million. The total overall farm
population is off II per cent from
the 1850 census, when about 25 mil
lion out of 151 million Americans
lived on the land.
Suburbanites and exurbanites were
the restless segment Of 1858 U. S.
population, the survey shows. Twenty
five per cent of what the Bureau calls
the rural non-farm population"
changed residence last year.
In another year-end survey, the pri
vately financed Population Reference
Bureau estimated that the worlds
population increased At million in
1858 to a peak of 1887, 100000. The
figure is $50 million above the world
wide estimate for 1850.
The people's voice., 1959-01-16

mends that, after the legislature has
adjourned, a third agency be en-
powered to see that the provisions of
the legislatures appropriations are
faithfully carried out.
The Legislative Council claims
these last two functions can be oper-
ated within the council, implying that
little additional expense will be in
Cured and that the only other addi-
tional cost would be the salary of the
budget director. Did anyone ever
hear of heads of departments work
ing without complete staffs? By ref
erence to other states, these staffs
can become large and costly, in addi-
ton to duplicating costs of the con-
troller.
The irony of it all is that the budget
director, in spite of all this elaborate
set-up would still have to go to the
controller for his information to pre-
pare the budget, or else have to create
a force of employees to examine all
denartmentS
The people's voice., 1959-01-16


is clear that even more fragrant cases
have escaped exposure because of the
role of legislators in them.
The chairman of the Civil Aero
nautics Board, James R. Durfee, testi-
fled in November before House COM
mittee that he had received "a sub
stantial number" of letters from men,
bers of Congress seeking to influence
a decision on a desirable New York
Miami air route. Chairman Durfee
was careful not to mention any sena-
tor or representative by name. But
the threat to do so was clear. since
four foot-high stacks of pressure"
letters lay before him.
With the situation thus simplified,
Durfee asked Congress not to make
outside pressure on commissioners
crime "unless a very fragrant case"
was involved. His advice will undoubt-
edly be needed.
And last spring the chairman of
the FEC, John Doerfer, appeared be-
fore the same House Legislative Over
sight Committee and told of deluge
of telephone calls and letters from
Capitol Hill on pending cases. When
he asked for 80 days to gather all this
evidence together the committee hast
lily granted the request-and fired
Chief Counsil Bernard Schwartz, pre-
for entering forbidden wat
ers by his questions. Needless to say,
Doerfer was never called back to
complete his testimony.
LAPSE OF CURIOSITY
Asked about this six months later.
Committee Chairman Oren Harris Cd
Aark.) said: "This testimony was
There is nothing further
we want to know from him along that
ine".
One of the most brazen examples
If congressional pressure was carried
'ut ''in broad daylight" by none other
han Harris, chairman of the commit
Zee investigating such pressure.
1t was early summer and Harris
that he would press on
n his search for improper influence
m the agency. Rumors flew about
he capital and, especially, inside the
'CC. What did Harris mean? How
ould such an investigation be
topped?
The answer-or what many took to
e the answer-was supplied by Har-
is himself a few days later. He
ushed through his Commerce Com
littee resolution telling the FEC
D abandon its plan to permit tests
f ay-as-you-see television.
Now, Harris wasn't exactly a de-
ached bystander in the pay-TV fight.
.CA-NBC was leading the forces try
The people's voice., 1959-01-16
WOULD CREATE NEW
PRESSURES ON GOVERNOR

If the budget director were under
the Governor, the pressure groups
in the state would be constantly "pres-
suring' the Governor to influence his
budget director to increase their
budgets. If they failed, the Governor
would be subjected to continual poll
tical castigation and be an open prey
for the political opposition. The i'm
portance of keeping politics out of
financing state expenditures it too
great to sacrifice.
The Montana Legislature has twice
rejected earlier proposals of placing
the responsibility of budget-making
under the Governor. The Legislative
Council has copied it's idea from other
states that do not have their Gov
ernors limited in financial control as
we do here.
The council, in studying the budget
systems of other states, found that
their legislatures had to create a
second fiscal agency (other than the
budget directory to advise them indie
pendently on the financial needs of
the state, which indicates that the
legislatures in appropriating funds
did not rely upon or trust the budget
directors recommendations
Furthermore, the council recon-
The people's voice., 1959-01-16

The Montana Legislative Councils
proposal to create budget director
under the Governor would have the
director, in a policy-forming position,
usurp the authority of elected repre-
sentatives by telling the Montana
taxpayers how much they are going
to pay for government and who will
pay the tax increases.
This differs radically from the au-
thority given the controller who, in
an advisory capacity, must prepare
a budget based upon anticipated in
come under the present tax structure.
Then, it is up to the elected repre-
sentatives to determine for the tax
payers how much will be paid for
government and who will pay for it,
as provided in the State Constitution.
LEGISLATURE WOULD
ABDICATE ITS AUTHORITY
While the councils proposal does
not openly conflict with the constitu-
ton, it makes it difficult for the
legislature in 60 days to do anything
other than supinely abdicate it's con-
stitutional authority to this policy
forming budget director and sign the
blank check he presents to it. This
would be, in spirit, violation of the
constitution which authorized the leg |
islature to make fiscal policy. 1t would
further infringe upon the authority |
of the Board of Equalization whose
duty it is to make recommendations
to the legislature for any new meth
DDS of taxation.
The council reports that the con-
troller's budget recommendations to
the legislative assembly have been
unrealistically low. In other words,
council members are trying to tell
the taxpayers that the taxes they are
paying are not enough and that they
want someone to say how much more
we should spend and tax to run our
state government. The Legislative
Council, instead of suggesting ways
of spending more money should be
telling the legislature where and how
to save money.
Furthermore, the Legislative Coun-
cil's proposal for a budget director
under the Governor will not solve
Montana's financial problems and
would add further to the dissention ,
that now exists between the execu-
tive and legislative branches of state 2
government. 9
While the Governor is charged by I
The Constitution with presenting esti-
mates of the amount of money re- t
quired to be raised by taxation for t
all purposes of the state, he has very j
limited executive authority in its fl T
1ancing. Many succeeding legislatures t
since the adoption of the constitution e
lave supplemented the constitutional t
of the Board of Examiners C
% approve claims and supervise the p
prison, with greater and greater exec
ltive authority, until today it would p
,e ridiculous to saddle the Governor n
With the responsibility of preparing a
budget. tt
The people's voice., 1959-01-16
How to Cleanse the Independent Agencies =.
Congress Might Begin
By Examining Itself
By RONALD W. MAY, Independent Features
Part 2

WASHINGTON d. C-Will year of scandals in the Fed
eral Communications Commission lead corrective
in this session of Congress?
Veteran observers here doubt because Congress will
curb itself In nearly every pubcized of mproprety
covng the FEC and other regulatory agencies members of
The people's voice., 1959-01-16

In 1882 the Anti-Injunction Nor
ris-LaGuardia) Act prohibited federal
injunctions in labor disputes, except
as specified, and outlawed yellow
dog" contracts.
The people's voice., 1959-01-16
Your Turn To Speak
Your Turn To Speak +.
Proposed Executive Budget Director Would
Usurp legislative Authority
By REP. WINFIELD PAGE (Republican- Mssoulal

By REP. WINFIELD PAGE (Repubican Missoula(
Editors Preface feion of the House.
who after eight elected representative
the State
Controller Act, passed by the SeSion)
The people's voice., 1959-01-16
TACTFULLY TOOTHLESS

Every government worker received
a copy of these commandments, which
were, however, conveniently lacking
the teeth of law. For it is the public
employees whom members of Con-
gress ask for favors, and law would
cut both ways.
1t is easy to imagine a senator or
representative making regular pres
sure contacts to federal agencies even
while mounting platforms in the last
campaign and pointing to his vote
for the Government Employees Code
Of Ethics" as proof of his high moral
ity.
Supreme Court Justice William o.
Douglas recently described the regu-
latory agencies as supreme in state
and federal governments. These
agencies make most of the decisions
affecting the voter and the
taxpayer, he said.
The agencies are now at their low
est point in public prestige. a fact
well known on Capitol Hill. Any real
regard for government efficiency and
would dictate the passage of
laws banning pressures and outside
contacts with commissioners by any
one.
But this will not happen unless pub
lie sentiment becomes more aroused
than at present and unless members
Of Congress are convinced that voters
will punish at the polls those who
oppose a cleanup.
The people's voice., 1959-01-16

ing to kill the plan, and Harris was
indebted to RCA-NBC for a promise
| to loan Harris Arkansas television
station more than 100000. (Harris
was a quarter-owner in the station,
also seeking FEC approval to expand
from minimum to maximum power.)
And Harris must have been we'll aware
that the stations NBC network affili-
alton probably spelled the difference
between profit and bankruptcy.
James N. Landis. former baseball
commissioner. termed Harris resolu-
tion to the FEC virtual order. under
the circumstances. The FEC was
forced to drop pay-TV tests, as it
did. and thereby to set aside a care
fully worked out program on which
millions had already been spent. He
continued:
"For committee of Congress to
threaten reprisals in the event that
its conceptions and predictions are
not carried out is to attempt to de-
stroy the very concept of the indie
pendent commission"
IMMUNE TO CRITICISM
The idea that members of Congress
are entitled to use any and all kinds
of pressure to influence the "inde-
pendent" quasi-judicial agencies is so
accepted that few reporters, editorial
writer's or commentators bothered to
point out the meaning of Harris ac-
ton in the pay-TV matter.
After all this had occurred, a self
righteous Congress passed a resolu-
ton last July setting forth standards
of morality for government workers.
From this polluted source came these
admonitions:
Put loyalty to the highest moral
principles and to country above
loyalty to persons, party or govern
ment department.
Never discriminate unfairly by dis
pensing special favors or privileges
to anyone, whether for remuneration
or not; and never accept, for himself,
or his family, favors or benefits under
that might be construed
by reasonable persons as influencing
the performance of his government
Engage in no business with the
government, either directly or in
which is inconsistent with
The conscientious performance of his
governmental duties.
Expose corruption wherever dis
covered
Uphold these principles, ever con-
'cious that public office is a public
rust
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-13
Life III Greece Described As '.Hnppy'
81 Speaker At Junior. Woman CIub

Mrs Keith biz. Of Hampden-
sydney. spoke to The Farmville
.ltnior Woman's Cub Tuesday
niaht III International Family Life
sist~ siltii fen years ia Greece
while hel father WAS stationed
there Ill foreign service ana She
confined her lemalks to coihpari-
sofs between life III Greece and the
United States.
Houses III Greece we're made OF
stone. She pointed cut. There is
very little wood and the people Get
marble from a nearby mountain.
Gree cities are modern bit the
VILLAGES are backward They use
old fashioned farming tools and inn
p!fmenis. AID almost all Of The
land is irrigated The daily WAGE Of
Al cents is considered very lair.
Women Ia the vlllaees do most Of
The work and hage few rights in
comparison will them American
cauntelparGs. NIls. !elx sid SHE
teld tte ov d i man Aho was
lldas his donkey while lis wife
N.lked behind carrying a load ia
hai back Anen asked why his
wife wasn't riding a donkey his
answar MAS sinrle She doesn't
own one
Their main crop is wheat. but
they also erov Olives and grapes
extensively Sheep herding is stlll
popular in the giIIages. Markets
are open air types. with fresh fruits
and vegetables. ana open ait meat
markets are plentiful. Being near
The sea the people of Greece eat
4 lot Of fish and consider octupus
regular item On the menu
Family life is closely knit and
generally happy Girls ate not al
lowed to date antil they ATE IS
wears old and then they rae chap
eroned tmi4l married After that
thay believe III large families. with
5-l2 children
The religion Of the country is
Greek Orthodox. which is very
close to tie Protestant religions
here
Saline ska diving. plenty Of
beaches, open ali theatres and con
certs add To the social life The
people are Very musical and
happy Mrs DIX said. as SHE re-
called being awakened IN the
mornings b. the cries Of vendors
selliae thsfr wares. and the bray
ing q donkeys iii the street below.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-13
Mt. Zion Baptist
Plans Pre-Easter
Worship Services

The Rev. j r Hodges. pastor Of
MT Zion Baptist Church. opened a
series Of pre- Easter services at The
regular worship Sunday Feb. 9. His
topic for the initial sermon was.
The Grace and Gift q Forgive
ness.
Services On February HI and y
viii include sermons oa the topics
1.-THE Promise Of Life Alta lhe
Word Of Kindness
FoW services IL March vlll pre
cede the sunrise program Easter
Sunday Topics slated for March
ane The Darkness Al Moral Das-
pair, THE Word n Sthferna
The word Of Triumph ana The
Word Of Committal
Thu church extends cordial I'M
v.ta,ion to The SPECIAL services.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-13
Personal Mention

Miss Barbara McLaughlin II
pending few days III Richmond
MIS- Lena Matthews. Of Rich
nond. II Visiting her sister Ali-S
! ". Smith and Mr.. slnIih-
MI and Mrs H. D. COSBY anu
anily. Of Richmond. viii Be guests
II her mother. Mrs NJ NJ LAME
o. the week end.
Mrs J. B Ellington and daughter
June Carole. Will spend the week
md in Richmond where they will
De guests of Mrs. F. j. Rolfe
Miss Frances Wnkerson. Of Gov
ngton. spent the week end with her
parents. MIR. and Mrs. j B. Wilkel-
son.
Mr. and Mrs i, G. HAMLET, Mrs
: O. Hamlet ard Mrs Christine
Bailey visited friends ID Altavista
turing the week end
Buddy Wood san Of Mr. and MIS-.
Henry Wood, ~ al home after N
'our year tour Of duty III the All
7oi &C. Mn Wood will move to Rich
nond next week where ~ has ac-
,apted 4 position win the IBM c5r-
9oration
H. James Drunmond. Of Fort
Meade, Md spent the week end at
us home here
Mrs Charles Z. Johnson enter
aimed her bridge club Tuesday eve-
hing
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-13

MI. and Mrs Leake Newton and
family. Of v0nia. have been
guests Of Mr. and MIS- Louis New
tom
Mrs Adelaide Edwards il spend
ing some time with her sister. Mrs.
irene Martin, Of Washington, DC.
&. the Martin home in Orlando. Fla
MIS-. A M- Bynum returned Tues
day from spending few days in
Durham. n. c., with her son. A. M
Bynum, Jr.. and family.
Rockye Bruce spent last week
end on campus at Westhampton
College i'll Richmond az the guest
u Miss Cherry Blanton
Mr and MIS-. Douglas Blanton
and son. David. Of Front Royal
spent several days here last week
with MIS-, Margaret p Bruce to be
near Mrs@ Blanton' $ father, Wiley
B Norris, who is d patient at South
side Community Hospital
MIS-. Watson Elliott was d re-
cent guest Of her son-jn-laW and
daughter, Nh and Mrs. W. A. Nc
CGllough, il Alexandria
Mrs Harold Riley, Of Lynchburg
visited her parents. MI and Mrs.
r W Noel. Tuesday
Mn ard Mrs. 3. 6. Hatcher and
Mrs G A DoWdv visited their sis
tel. Mrs. Mabel Coleman, i'll Rich
mond recently
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-13
Hospital News

There were II patients in the
hospital Thursday morning.
Mrs Martin Kloslei. Ontario.
Canada. r j. Reamer. Key VILE.
Mrs l. A Ownby. Dillwyn New
ton Glenn, Prospect; Mrs. D. H.
Faux. Farmyille. Mrs. Benjamin
Kibler, Farmyille: A. T. Terrell.
Wylllesburg Mrs. J. c. Wilson.
Falmyille: carey Oyerton, Vic
toria T. B Frost, Meherrin. Ms
f G. Patterson. Spring Lake. NC.
Mrs c, D. Ragland. Evergreen,
Randolph Hawkins. FarmVille.
Mrs H. .. Whitlow FarinvilIe.
Mrs. Y. C. Proffitt. Dllwyn. and
Mrs Terrell Blanks. Dillwvn.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. NJ P. Carwile.
Charlotte c. H. glrl. February 10.
Nh and Mrs. W. P. Patterson.
Fsianville. boy. February TO-
Nh. and MIS- c. r White. Farm
-ll+ BOY, February d
A5r and Mrs Lawrence Hancock.
Anela gill, February IL
Mr. and Mrs A. o. Lafoon
Jr Farnville BOY February ll
MI ana Ms r A. AIorten
Keysville. boy. February II
CoIered Patients
Alien Ross. Cumberland: vii
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-13

liam Jones. Farmville. Jessie Dick
erson. Farmville: Florine Coates.
c h a 5 e City. Estelle Epperson.
Prospect. and Thelma Johnson.
Blackstone
Colored Birth
Joyous and Jones Eldridge. Dill
Nyn boy, February H.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-13

Mrs. Aubrey Atkinson. Of Port
Orange Fla has been visiting her
daughters, Mi~, Call Vaughan and
Mrs Newton Coin and their fami-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-13

Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bradshaw
u, and daughter, Betty Lynn Of
Blackstone, have BEEN guests Of her
sister, Mrs W. S. Hamilton and
fanillN
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A Is1;, n; -: sSI I aC sio,, Fd h s Rss
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FALLS CHURCH-Fairfax areas =
Vacant brick bedrms., 2 baths,
mac. clean, $3.50 per mo. or 4
bedrms.. brick with rec. rm. in
bsmt,, S126 per mo. Call Monday,
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MAYOR GARDENS
WESTMINSTER

OVERLOOKING PARK-Wing: 8
bedrms., 2 baths. lge. hall, 26-ft.
liv. rm., din. rul., pantry, mod.
kit; carpet, draperies. crystal
chandeliers; air cond.; S47.500.
FOYER. liv. rm., din. rHn., bedrm.,
bath, kit, walk-in closets;
curtains, draperies; air-conds.;
$4,000.
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va. FAUQUIER CO.-Attractive q
story stone, on 5 acres. IS mi.
from D. c., mr.. The Plains: access
TO hwy: 4 bedrms.: att. garage;
h.-w. heat, etc: stove. refgr. II
desired beautiful view: avail. I'M
med Call Clearhrnnk 2-32Q1
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VERY ATTRACTIVE AND CLEAN
COG MARSHALL, ST.

FALLS CHURCH. VA.
2-story, Groom Colonial brick: oil
heat; large lot, S135. Call Mr..
Sherwin.
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LANHAM-Rambler 2 bedrm., cleo.
kit, sep. din. rn., oil hot air
heat; SS5. SIP. 3-b3s6.
LANGLEY PARK, MD.-11l6 Que
bath, full bsmt.. sis mo. Vacant
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FALLS CHURCH-Brk. Cape Cod;
knotty-pine den, full bsmt. !:
fenced I'd; S125. mo. yE. 2-3976.
FALLS CHURCH-Brick rambler.
4 hSs w. bed sm, T dPyiisS ssD' bs 6in.
rec. rm.; carport, patio: swim.
pool prtvls.; $40. OWNER. sP. g.
1894.
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LAKE BANCROFT = Luxury living
by the lake, Main floor has 3 bed
rms, 2 baths, separate din, rm.,
breakfast rm;. equipped kitchen;
huge screened terrace: iireplaces
In liv. rm. and In downstairs rec.
rm. with built-in wet bar. Ord
bath and possible maids RIM.
downstairs. Avail immed. S29b.
FAIRFAX PROPERTIES: CT. g.
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LAKE BARCRoFT AREA, on Ok
din, rm. and Ice, kit: full bsmt.
auto. washer and drier: Ice. shady
lot: Sl2b mo, KE. 6-0S1S.
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L ACES SELECTION SaI! !6S,I e z 3 and
Priced from 500 10 $3.50. Located
IN Falls Church, Arlington and
Vienna. Call JE. 2-2620 to see.
once open Monday throuEh sat
urday, JOSEPH W. sEAY COM:
PANY. Realtors, 1l3 West Broad
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HOUSES uHFuRMIsHED

KAL0RAMA-C0NN. - compl. re-
modelled; III rms, 3 baths, mod.
kit, 2 firepls. Handicapped patio.
Suit. group or family. co. 6.4660,
KALoRAMA AREA = Charming
townhousei huge draving rn., H.
brary. banauet-size din. rm.. lse,
mod. kit. pantry, g twin-siEe bed.
bsat. MT psl, with '' SOS
JAMES u, DIXON a Co, Realtors
ST. a-7200 Excl. III. R-1b12