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The people's voice., 1959-01-30
Real Estate Law Revision
Fee Racket
Curb Bill Put
In Hopper

Legislation to curb the advance
fee racket and to bring about COM
plete recodification of Montana's real
estate laws has been introduced in
the Senate by a bipartisan bloc of
II, headed up by Mahoney (R-Gar-
field.)
The bill is SB 81. Other sponsors
are Mahoney (D-Sanders), Nixon,
Croft, Dussault, Harken, Robinson,
MCGOWAN, McKenna (D-Fergus), Bal
cord and Smith.
Enforcement of real estate laws
are under the state Department of
Agriculture. For years, this supposed
ly minor part of the departments op-
Grafton has been Comm. .issioner AL
bert Kruse's major headache.
He's had nothing but trouble with
glib-tongued slickers who prey upon
the credulous, the widows, the or
phans. Time and again, when in
formed of some rugged real estate
deal, he's been able to force return
of money to prospective buyers or
sellers from the unscrupulous men,
bers of the trade-who are a cross
not only to their victims, but legiti-
mate dealers as we'll.
The advance fee racket, as now
carried on, permits the rascals in the
trade to collect fees in advance from
those wishing to sell property-and
then leave for parts unknown.
SB 81, following out recommends
tions by Comm. Kruse, would make
it possible for him to crack down on
the advance fee racketeers, which,
according to him, cost Montanans
thousands of dollars annually. The bill
would not outlaw payment of advance
fees but require that such fees be de-
posted in a special depository trust
account in the state, controlled by
Kruse's department, which would pre-
vent immediate removal of such fees
from the state. Provision would also
be made for refunding the advance
fee to the payer in case of complaint.
Another section of the proposed law
would require out-of-state dealers to
file with the state an "irrevocable
consent to suit. And, still another
provision would require such nom
Montana firms to have licensed agents
in the state or designate the Secre-
tary of State as one.
The people's voice., 1959-01-30
FPc To Lay Ground Rules
In Utility Ad Dispute

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)-
Does the extent of competition in the
electric industry have anything to
do with whether private utilities can
legally force their customers to pay
for anti-co-op advertising? The COM
panies say "yes'. A Federal Power
Commission examiner says mo-.
FPC holds that private utilities
can't charge $556,OOO worth Of ad-
vertising to their rate-payers. These
ads say co-ops and federal dams are
socialistic, subsidized, and so forth.
FPC says utility stockholders must
pay the bill for these, not their custo-
mers.
At the opening hearing here, jan
uary 6, Howard Bennison of Edison
Electric Institute told FC's examiner,
Howard Marsh, that public power is
an increasing threat to private COM
panies. Marsh ruled such testimony
irrelevant. Bennison appealed Marsh's
ruling to the full 5-man commission.
Each side has until February to
state its case on this point.
The people's voice., 1959-01-30
Elected High
School Boards
Aim of lib TO

A direct outgrowth of the pro-
longed dispute which has disrupted
Missoula County High School affairs
for the last two years, is House Bill
ITO by McGarvey, Helding, Barrett
and Howard.
HB 10 would, if enacted, have
boards of trustees of county high
schools elected instead of appointed
as is presently the case.
The MCHS affair, readers may re-
call, came out into the open a num-
Der of months ago, when substan-
tial block of the faculty alleged that
the schools administration was show
ing bias against faculty members. The
National Education Association made
an investigation of the affair and up
held the protesting faculty members.
The dispute had direct bearing on
the nomination fight in the Demo-
cratic primary which saw the incum-
bent county superintendent of schools
defeated by one of the dissident fa-
Guilty members, who then went on to
win the election hands down in No
vember.
Missoula labor and other civic
groups, and Montana State AFL-CIO
by convention action, have been advo-
eating elected county school boards
for some time past.
Support of popular election of
county high school trustees is also
a matter of policy of the Democratic
State Central Committee which en-
dorsed election rather than appoint
ment of trustees at a meeting in Mis-
soula last October 18.
HB ITO would provide for more
direct control of county high schools
by the people living in the county.
The people's voice., 1959-01-30
Severance Tax Proposed For
10 Additional Minerals

Severance taxes ranging from three
to five cents a ton on ten minerals,
which would bring in a minimum of
$35, 700 revenue per annum, is pro-
posed under HB 176, introduced By
10 Democratic members Monday.
The ten minerals, amount proposed
as a severance tax, and amount of
revenue which may be anticipated at
this time (based on figures for aver
age 1856 and 1857 production in State
Board of Equalization biennial re-
port) are:
On Ignite, cents per ton of two
thousand pounds. presently taxed at
5 cents ton, with first $4,000 tons
annual production exempted.)
On stone, gravel and sand, three
cents ton. (No total production fig
ures available.)
On Phosphate Rock, cents ton.
about $29, 900 per year revenue.)
On Limestone, three cents per ton.
(About $1,000 per year revenue.)
On Tale and Clay, three cents per
ton. about $3.50 per year revenue.)
On Fluorspar, three cents per ton.
about $1,77O per year revenue.)
On Barite, three cents per ton.
(About $720 per year revenue.)
The people's voice., 1959-01-30
Would Chop Oil Depletion
Allowance TO 10 Per Cent

The depletion allowance of 27R
per cent oil companies are permitted
to deduct when figuring state corpor-
alton license tax would be decreased
to 10 per cent if House Bill 16O is
enacted.
Introduction of HB 100, which
caused flareup of tempers over the
weekend, is in line with a proposal
by Board of Equalization Chairman
]. F. Reid to a recent meeting of the
House and Senate money committees,
that cutting of the depletion allow
ance would a source of substantial
additional revenue.
HB 160 was introduced by Tonner,
Helding, Karlberg and Emmons.
The people's voice., 1959-01-30
Repr. Leroy Anderson
Reports To You From
The Nations Capitol

WASHINGTON, D. Headlines
say the cost of living index has
dropped for the first time since last
August.
When you read the fine print
you find that the dip is the result
of further dips in food prices, which
have now declined for five straight
months. The farmer is still taking
it on the chin, while elsewhere
prices, profits and wages &c up
and up.
The economic report shows that
industrial prices are at new peak,
while farm prices across the board
have reached a 15-month low. Farm
parity has hit a new low below that
of depression days of the Thirties.
A large group of farm state con-
gressmen met with Hubert Humphrey
of Minnesota, leading spokesman in
the Senate for northwest agriculture.
We discussed farm legislation likely
to come through this session of Con-
gress. The air of gloom that pre-
vailed when we adjourned last Sep
tember has lifted somewhat. Many
of the congressman responsible for
the Farm Bloc split were repudiated
by their constituents and we have
a lot of bright and hopeful new faces
from North Dakota, Nebraska and
Kansas as well as many new men,
bers from the Corn Belt who came to
Washington on platform of opposi-
ton to the policies of Secretary Ben
son. Two of my good friends, Floyd
Breeding of Kansas and George Nc
Govern of South Dakota, have moved
up to the Agriculture Committee, so
that the wheat states are now ade-
quately represented.
A lot of ability and experience is
going into the search for a new and
workable farm program that will
improve the position of the farmer.
The two plans we think offer the
most promise at this time are a two
price plan for wheat, and a produc-
ton payment plan. Both would be
set up with limits on the participa-
ton that would taper off the assist
ance to large and corporation type
farms, and encourage the small and
family type farmer. am confident
that we'll get good farm plan
through the Congress. Whether we
get it past a Benson-Eisenhower veto
is not so certain.
Systematically subcommittee
for the seth Congress
nave just been announced. Rep.
Wayne Aspinall of Colorado, chair
nan of Interior and Insular Affairs,
named me to the subcommittee on
The people's voice., 1959-01-30
Power Co-ops Can Refuse
Non-Union Bids

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)
= Comptroller General Joseph
Campbell recently upheld an Iowa
power co-op's refusal to accept bids
from contractors hiring non-union
labor.
He said directors of Cornbelt
Electric Power Cooperative at
Humbolt, Iowa, had the right to
refuse such bids if they want to.
Associated General Contractors of
Des Moines had appealed to Camp
bell to force the coop to deal with
non-union firms. The co-opis build
ing a generating plant at Spencer,
Iowa.
The people's voice., 1959-01-30

Indian Affairs, Public Lands and Irri.
cation and Reclamation. Rep. Car
Vinson of Georgia, chairman of the
Armed Services Committee, asked me
to serve on subcommittee 3, the group
which deals with all phases of activity
concerning the nations civilian COM
ponents-the National Guard and Re-
serve of the Army, Navy, Marine
Corps and Air Force. AS a member
of two major committees, | will at
tend full committee sessions about
once week, and the rest of the week
will be spent in the various subcom-
mittees. Committees usually meet dur
ing the weekday mornings, and the
House usually goes into session at
IL noon each day.
Airport gislation-Montana will
receive $7,329,572 from federal funds
if the Harris bill providing $10O mil
lion a year for fiscal 1959-62 were
passed in this Congress. Our state
has 103 public airports, being ex-
ceeded in numbers only by California
with 234; Texas with 181; Michigan
with 1913 and Kansas with 110. The
Treasure State has "a projects
planned, at cost of $5,022,008, and
has available money for this purpose
totalling $2,011, ,429. This available
money is that which the state has
estimated it could raise through local
and state sources. Thus, under the
proposed four-year federal program,
Montana could receive an additional
S4, 1898 not yet programmed.
The foregoing estimates are based
on survey announced by the Air
port Operators Council, American As
sociation Of Airport Executives and
National Association of State Aviation
Officials. A similar airport bill was
vetoed by the President in 1858, and
so may the 1859 bill. Senator Monro-
ney who introduced the Senate YER
sion Is u on opening day, predicts
it will be approved there by the end
of February by enough votes to over
ride veto. Rep. Harris, who intro
duced the bill in the House, is chair
man of the committee which will
handle the measure, so early action
can be seen there.
l foresee tremendous expansion Of
airports to meet jet age demands,
in Montana's two major
cities in my congressional district,
Billings and Great Falls. Both are
in a position now for even greater
expansion of runway facilities be-
cause city dwellers have not yet en-
croached on the airports, as has been
the case in many metropolitan areas
of the nation.
The people's voice., 1959-01-30

On Bentonite, three cents per ton
about $675 per year revenue.)
All individuals, associations, cor
porations, etc., engaged in the ex-
ploitation of any of these minerals
would have to file and pay tax on
their production. Penalty provisions
for non-payment, fraud, ETC., include
up to $500 fine and a maximum of
six months in Jail, or both.
Sponsors of HB 176 are: Tonner,
Langston, Wood, Aasheim, Barda-
nouve, McOmber, Harball, Emmons,
Clancy and Eskildsen.
The people's voice., 1959-01-30
Delegations Joint Meetings Resume
Development Blue Print For
States Forest Resource Asked

discuss Montana's legislative program
in this Congress.
Late last week, the delegation met
with other northwestern senators
and congressman and Defense De
partment officials on West Coast
military shipping and personnel cen.
ters.
Because of the declining military
traffic through West Coast ports
the Army is studying the feasibility
of consolidating it's Pacific passenger
operations. now handled out of Sc
attle and San Francisco, at one of
those ports. Army also is considering
moving its Seattle cargo booking Of
flee to San Francisco Sin order to
reduce administrative personnel.
ROTC FACILITIES
Senators Murray and Mansfield and
Congressman Metcalf have re-intro-
duced bill authorizing federal con-
tributions to help build and remodel
Reserve Officer Training Corps build
ings on college campuses across the
nation.
The bill authorizes the Army, Navy
and Air Force to make grants to col
leges and universities, at which ROTC
units now exist or upon establishment
later. to build or remodel military
training buildings. The federal gov
ernment would pay up to half the
cost.
In 1857, the Defense Department
and the Budget Bureau opposed the
predecessor bill.
Noting that the Presidents Com
mittee on Education Beyond the High
School recommended ga general pro-
gram of grants for facilities in higher
education, Metcalf said the recon-
mendation 'is even more applicable
to program which trains majority
of the regular and most of the re-
serve officers for the armed forces.
''The Land-Grant institutions, about
one-sixth of the colleges that would
be involved in this program, graduate
40%o of all engineers and about half
of those with doctorates in science
in this country" Metcalf said. zone
of the quickest ways in which the
federal government could improve
our capacity to train the scientists and
engineers we need for the space age
would be to help. pay for facilities
used to train officers for the armed
services, thereby freeing other funds
for classroom and laboratory build
ings.'
The bill is endorsed by the Ameri-
can Association of Land-Grant Col
leges and State Universities.
EXTEND SUGAR ACT
Senators Murray and. Mansfield
joined in the introduction of legisla-
ton which will renew the Sugar Act
of 1948 and make it a permanent
piece of legislation. The act does not
expire until December 81, 1860, but
early introduction and passage is
considered important so that the
farmers will have time to prepare
their planting programs on a bust
nesslike basis and they will also be |
able to plan their crop rotations. No
additional changes in the present law
are planned. The Sugar Act now
guarantees the domestic sugar beet |
and cane producers 55 per cent of |
the market and any increase that is
created by increased domestic con-
in future years. Both Rep
Metcalf and Anderson |
intend to introduce companion legis-
alton in the House.
In the near future, one of the reg
liar meetings of Montana's congress
'ional delegation will be filmed and
,aped and made available to Treasure
State radio and television stations.
Power G0-ons Can Refuse
The people's voice., 1959-01-30
SIMULCAST

In the near future, one of the reg
ular meetings of Montana's congress
sional delegation will be filmed and
taped and made available to Treasure
State radio and television stations.
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-19
Should Justice Dept.
Prosecute Lynchers?

Coorados Senator John Carroll charged last week t1aa
the United States Department of Justice HAD every rg ~
existing law prosecute those responsible for the ap
ynchng of Mack Charles Parker Poplarvie Miss euouhg
the u S. Code 341 Sen Carroll said the Justice Depare
could this under Title 49, Section z4l We
SAYS "When two or persons conspire to mJure op
press threaten lntmdae any citizen in free exercise
or enjoyment any right privilege secured TO MN by TIC
Constitution the United States because OF ms nav
ing so exercised if two more persons go III
disguise on the highway the promise OF anoulei
with intent to prevent hinder the free exercise OF any
RIGHT or privilege secued they shall be fined not more IMAM
IS 900 or imprisoned for than 1O years.
While there much in Sen CAROLS reminding the JUS
tce Department people did conpre against the prisoner
that they might working conspiracy with Jano
TO obtain the KEYS and they disguised he mao
no doubt that department did have jurisdiction TO ae we
wonder if Justice Department action would be the best thg
For one thing the involved surely guilty OF muir
der and should given than little fine and Ii years
Imprisonment important Mississippi mas peeh very
effectively placed the spot SO than III the III
famous Emmett Till murder when at least everyone aan
know ahead a time the guilty persons had been laeeo
and when the governor and other responsible leaders had not
made statements for the world to hear justice IS 10 pe
scorned in this case Mississippi do it The eyes OF the Wno
world are watching there's always chance that justice
isn't dead in Mississippi. -lnaidhdpons neooiu01
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-19
:: WORTH REPEATING
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Continued From Page seven)

locked book about rabbits white
and black rabbit married and living happily after
This week Florida crackpot demanded that the book
about the Three Little Pigs be banshed because depicted
the black little pig the member of the group who had
the good to build brick house Illustrate the Big
Bad Wolf.
If this thing : whenever anything like this
gets started down Dixie just keeps growing and grow
ngt won't be long before the legislators respond with laws
requiring separate hutces for black rabbits and white rabbits
and separate pens for black pigs and white pigs
That won't be the end either First thing you know, Vir
gna will grab the leadership with Massive Resistance
gram that will wind with fobiddng white folks from
eating bacon from black pigs and Mississippi will bring the
valiant with statute requiring black rabbits to dye
their white teeth black.
We don't know whether rabbits and pigs have a
Association for the Advancement of Rabbits Pigs
if they haven they had better get the ball and get
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-19
Minniiean Graduates

MINNIJEAN Brown of nine Negro students who
endured cruel hazng by white youngsters after being ad
Central high school in Little Rock Ark nearly two
years ago.
Mnneen had hot poured her by the hazers Twice
she kicked Once she hit the head by handbag
Often she called niger Finally she rebeled against her
tomenters and called of them white trash For that
she expelled So far public schooling Little Rock
concerned it the end of the road for Mnnijean
The other day the New York Times reported chap
ter to the story 1t told how Mnnean standing proud
in white dress with corsage of red in her hand,
graduated from Lincoln high school Manhattan Aside
from "a furry of picture taking, she treated the
other graduates.
Here she walked in dignity. Here her worth indv
Continued page twelve)
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-19

MORE AND MORE WOMEN to be turning to the
of copper cookwar having found that copper pots and
best heat distribution and excellent cooking results
There's extra in using copper in the kitchen too.
These pans with their rich glow pretty enough to be hung
right the WALL making most attractive decorative display
handy paste cleaner keeps pans bright wpng stain
and rnsh quickly and easily with need for hard rubbing
Display your shining copper directly the WALL or
attach board the WALL hanging copper mod and
from hooks in decorative pattern which be changed
whenever you like Whatever arrangement copper
corner adds brght-and functona-note to any kitchen
theme from provincial to modern!
Arkansas State press., 1959-06-19
United Nations
Continued from page Five

NOlftAnuGu AAVus pa6C sNC
quirements, as well as the re-
quirements of Chapter XI of the
United Nations Charter.
We might add that for the
first time in the history of Ameri-
can Samoa and the Virgin Is
lands, indigenous people of these
territories have been appointed as
Governors, to wit, John David
Merwin of the Virgin Islands and
Peter Tall Coleman, American
Samoa.
A BIT OF THIS AND THAT
Among the numerous repressive
laws in effect in South Africa are
the Suppression of Communism
Act and another pertaining to
rioutous assembly and the pro-
motion of hostility between the
races, as to the latter, if you OPP
pose your wife being compelled to
carry a series of passes and the
right of any white man to stop
and search her at will and you
organize to oppose it among your
selves then you are promoting
hostilities between the races.
Governor Faubus told an East
Texas audience this week lit is
better to die fighting for some
cause, than to rule the world on
any other basis You're doggone
right Orval, 1 will go step fur
Their, at is better to die fighting
against you and your infamy :
and go to hell than to accept it
and have a front seat in heaven"
The sole senior among the
q Negro students of a Virginia
high school will not get her diplo-
ma after all. She won't get it
because it is a requirement to
have $50 days of classwork and
she will have had only 108. No
fault of hers Governor Almond
and Virginia's Massive Resistance
laws Don't worry young lady
stay in and keep thinking of the
white children in Virginia that
didn't get any education at all
this year. It won't last.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1959-12-03

Bill Old Rock picked up by
Police Tatey when he was lay.
ing in a car which went In the
ditch.
Dizzyland was rather lively last
week. When some folks started
to run one another out of their
houses Perry Spotted Eagle and
wife were taken to town and Leo
Duck Head and wife were also
taken to Browning to deal with
Judge Sharp. They said he was a
good judge but wait til next time.
There are some women around
with patched faces and some col.
ored. that's because their hus.
bands love them so much. That's
the way the Indian makes love. He
beats heck out of his wife.
The Beaver and mink had a
good time while Nose the trapper
was in town during Thanksgiv.
ing. He got into James Walters
trap.
Ray Doore and Tatsey and Fam.
lily drove to Great Falls Tuesday
and return same day.
There will be bingo and eats
at the School building Saturday
evening. Lunches will be sold
and the funds collected will be
for St. Ann church. Everyone
welcome to help your church.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1959-12-03
TO WHOM " MAY CONCERN:

The following described Tribal land
Is hereby advertised to all members
Of the Blackfeet Tribe for q grazing
lease with improvements:
SEA SEA Sec: ;. Twp. SIN. Rye 6w..
20 acres. including house and outbuild.
ings. known as the Charles Mombers
ranch.
This will be for q three ~ year
grazing lease with minimum bid Of
$4,000 rental per year. Lease to com.
mence l.l.60 and expire l2.3i.s2.
No bids Will be accepted from any
members Of the Blackfeet Tribe who
have q productive ranch or farm.
Successful bidder will be required
to keep buildings In . good state of
repair. No major repairs will be paid
BY the Blackfeet Tribe or deducted from
the rental OF the property unless the
cost of such repairs Is first approved
by the Blackfeet Tribal Business Coun.
All bids must be accompanied by at
and the successful bidder must furnish
the balance Of the bid within thirty t30)
days after date of bid opening Failure
to do this will entitle the Blackfeet
Tribe TO retain the deposit as damages
and costs for the use and benefit OF
the Tribe. Only certified checks or
postal money orders will be accepted
deposit.
All bids must be clearly marked rid
on Charles Mombrrg ranch" and ad
dressed to inf Mckay, Secretary, Black,
feet Tribal Business Council.
Sealed bids will be accepted by the
Blackfeet Tribal Council. reserving the
right to reject any or all bids.
Bids will be opened Wednesday
December .. 1889. At 1000 am.
By: mfr Mckay. Secretary
Blackfeet Tribal Business Council
First Publication November 20, 1888
Last Publication December J, 1883