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The people's voice., 1959-05-22
legislative Councils
Committees At Work


The flow chart, the organization
chart and fee formulas are to be the
basic instruments used by the Legis-
lative Council in preparing law
change proposals for the 9th session
of the legislature, more than year
and a half away.
Meeting Sunday the Budget Anal
ysis and Finance subcommittee ord
cred Executive Secretary Eugene
Tidball to prepare the flow chart IN
detail to form a basis for studies
of budget analysis and preparation,
legislative procedure for approprlA-
tions executive controls of state fis-
cal procedures and Independent post
audits. In essence the flow chart
shows the handling of expenditures
and receipts.
Four non-council members were
drafted to support the budget sub
mmittee-Reprs. Lloyd Barnard
and Clarence E. Walton plus Senators
Kenneth Cole and William Croft.
Council subcommitteemen are Reprs.
Ted Schwinden, Fred Barrett and
Norris Nichols. Senator William Mac
kay is chairman.
Monday Arnold Rieder, the senator
from jefferson, combined official and
private business in Helena by first
selling eleven bobcat pelts for seven
dollars apiece (Rieder contends this
is a sport of major significance. His
sons college friend from New Jersey
was very enthusiastic even though
very saddle sore. The cats are treed
by specially trained dogs and horses
are usually used because of the tough
ground. Tally hoD
Rieder, chairman of the State
Lands and Investments subcommittee,
was concerned over the land boards
practice of refusing to allow margin
al agricultural acres to revert to
grassland. The income from the par
ticular lease might be lessened under
Reider's proposal, but long range
conservation practice and national
agriculture policy would be served.
Reider with his colleagues Reprs.
Norris Nichols and Pat Gilfeather,
plus Senator Bertha Streeter, are
going to go into the grazing animal
unit month fees used for permit as
sessments on school lands. The for
mula used by the Land Commissioner
is to be projected for comparison
with the Board of Equalization's for
mulas that determine values for tax
purposes of beef and land. Additional |
is to be collected from |
the U. S. Forest Service and the Bu-
reau of Land Management. The aid |
of the State College Agricultural Di-
vision will be enlisted.
The subcommittee agreed that
the only way to avoid the cockle-
burr of classification and value
confusions was to base rental
changes on the rates charged by
comparable private owners.
The Governmental Operations Eff
ficiency subcommittee postponed the
personnel problem until Executive Di-
rector Tidball completes the organi-
chart of the boards, depart
nents and commissions. The chart
'eveals the debilitated powers of the
Only the National
1uard, defense and budget directors
re directly responsible to the Gov
rnor.
Repr. Norris Nichols, chairman of I
his subcommittee, and members
The people's voice., 1959-05-22
ACC CompIueeney On FuIIout
Danger Given Lie BY Scientists
By ROBERT E. LIGHT In NATIONAL GUAR

By ROBERT E. LIGHT NATIONAL GUARDIAN, City
For four days. May to g. the Atomic Energy Commission
of scientists prove there nothing
present from atomic faou But mixed with the sofsoap
bloodcurdng predictions of disasters that befa
mankind because of nucear test explosions Of significance
aso is what the scientists chose not to emphasize discuss
and in cases, tried to hide.
The people's voice., 1959-05-22

Rieder and Mackay with Barrentt
plan to have hearings of an educa-
tional nature to reach comprehen-
sion of code failings in the various
departments.
Agriculture Commissioner Albert
Kruse is scheduled to appear first
with the professional boards to fol
low.
Chairman of the Legislative Coun-
Gil, Sen. Bob Durkee, discussed the
possibility of giving some legal status
to the High School Association. When
it was primarily an association of
school superintendents concerned
with athletic rules the group needed
no regulation.
Now they control the gate receipts
of publicly-sponsored events that are
underwritten by tax dollars. They
are entering the music field, and
other arts are to follow. They have
established a reserve of $4,000 of
gilt-edged stocks. A $3.50 bond must
be posted by any school that does
not abide by the association edicts
and loses the money if the associa-
tion refuses the appeal.
At Class C tournaments the asso-
citation collects six per cent of the
gross receipts for the first $4,000.
Two additional per cent is added for
each additional thousand dollars. Bal
ance is then divided by the schools
involved.
At Class B and G divisionals the
association fee is eight per cent on
the first $4,000 with two per cent
for each grand over.
At state Journeys ten per cent with
two per cent for each grand over the
five base.
At state AA tournaments the take
is around twenty grand. Forty per
cent, the maximum the association
will dip outright, is taken off the top.
Each school is given $500 and ex-
penses and the remainder goes to
who but the association.
Game equipment and trophies are
sold to the captive buyers by the as
These are your children
and your dollars that are used with
out the sanction of law.
+ +
Other council subcommittee that
have not yet met to map out the
of their special missions
are:
Subcommittee Chairman Fred Bar
rett's Education gang which includes
Rep. George Howard and Pat Gil
feather plus Senator Ted Mannix.
Chairman Sen. Paul Ringling's
Taxation crew that has Sen. Streeter
md Reps. John Cavan, Schwinden,
Iilfeather and Howard.
Legislative Procedures Chairman
Iohn Cavan is helped by Rep. Schwin-
len and Senators Ringing and Man
Xix.
Justices of the Peace Chairman
sen. Streeter is assisted by Rep. Gil
Gather.
Rules head Sen. Mackay is support
d by Rep. Schwinden.
Next Council meeting is June 18th.
The people's voice., 1959-05-22

My instructive desire is for the ac-
complishment of this hope of peace;
but it remains to be seen whether,
all things considered, it is a benefit
for the sad human race to prevent it
from self-destruction. = JEAN LIE
ROND D'ALEMBERT.
The people's voice., 1959-05-22

High point of the we'll stage-man-
aged hearings was report from the
Aces General Advisory Committee
summing up the latest fallout data.
The committee concluded:
The Acc has done an "outstand-
ing" job in its research program;
2. Radiation from fallout amounts
to '1ess than SO" as much as man
gets from his natural environment
and medical X-rays;
3. The amount of strontium 80 in
food and water 'is less of a hazard
than the amount of radium normally
present in public drinking water" in
some sections of the country;
A. There may be threshold level"
below which radiation will not cause
physiological damage, but present
knowledge "does not permit a full
evaluation of the biological effects
of fallout.''
REPORT CHALLENGED
But DR.. Ralph E. Lapp, one of the
scientists involved in the original
atom bomb project, in TV interview
pointed out that none of the nine
scientists on the committee is a biol
ogist "and yet they reported on bio
logical hazard.' He said the scope
of their findings sis beyond their
competence. He added: 'T don't
want to use the word dishonest, but
I certainly think this is not a very
candid report to come out of the Acc
at this time" Recent studies in
Britain of child deaths caused by
malignancies, he pointed out, are
Every suggestive that there may be
no threshold for radiation damage"
These are some of the more
alarming reports from other scien-
lists at the hearings:
For the next 80 years fallout may
cause 500 tragedies year such as
cancer, leukemia, hereditary defects,
"and the like''. If bomb
tests continue at the present rate the |
may number 1000 a year.
Explosions in the last two years
put 7596 more fallout in the air than
the maximum level allows.
Strontium 80 in children's bones
will increase five-fold from tests al
ready conducted and will double for
American adults. In Asia the rate
will be as much as Is times higher.
DR.. James F. Grow, University
Of Wisconsin geneticist, testified: "1t
S likely that tens or hundreds of
thousands or more persons will be
diseased, or deformed, or die pre-
or be otherwise impaired if
he present fallout rates continue. In
ny opinion, any number of unneces-
;ary genetic effects is too many, and
10 increase in radiation should occur
lnless there is some compensating
,enefit to be expected"
DISCREPANCIES
Washington POST science writer {
edward Gamarekian found a wide '
onflict between the data read into {
he record and the oral conclusions I
ONE Acc scientists gave the COM |
littee. He compared the Aces list r
f strontium 80 content in food sam S
The people's voice., 1959-05-22

ically to some individuals, and that,
as the International Academy of Sci
ence said three years ago, all radia-
ton is harmful genetically.'
In addition, Acc scientists failed
to report that there is an internation-
al disagreement on the maximum
permissible concentration" levels for
strontium 80. Recently U. S. quasi
official group, the National Commit
tee for Radiation Protection, doubled
the levels. But the International Com
mission on Pathological Protection,
over American objections, at the same
time lowered levels for the general
population and for milk and food.
To date the international report
has not been released here. But the
U. S. committee appointed a subcom-
mittee to find way to justify the
discrepancy and save face. The SUBJ
committee, which is to report in a
few weeks, is considering a proposal
to transfer to the Administration the
responsibility of setting levels.
SEEK COURT ACTION
The committees approach was de-
fined by one member who said: "The
nations security may demand the
exposure of people to higher levels
of radiation than those just estab-
lished by the international commits
sion."
But to the N. Y. POST "there is
no effective way of minimizing the
dangers of radioactive fallout short
of agreement between the u. S. and
the U. S. S. r. to curtail or stop
nuclear weapons testing"
In Washington on May a a group
of 80 persons, including scientists
and churchmen from the u. S., Can
ada, England, West Germany, France
and Japan and three Japanese fisher
men and 16 residents of the Mar
shall Islands, asked federal appeals
court to order the u. S. to halt tests.
Their suit was dismissed in a lower
court last July 81. Americans in the
group include Nobel Prize Winner
DR.. Linus Pauling, Clarence Pickett
md Norman Thomas. Funds to sup
port their case may be sent to The
Eallout Suits, 1872 N. Hudson Avenue,
PASADENA, California.
In New York on Mothers Day,
more than 100 mothers pushing car
.iages and carrying infants demon
trated against weapons testing. The
women, members of the West Side
Committee for a Sane Nuclear Pol
cy, solicited signatures on a petition
originated by DR.. Albert ySchweitzer
nd Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, to urge
american, British and Soviet nego-
iators in Geneva to conclude an
greement to end bomb tests as a step
oward further armaments control.
The people's voice., 1959-05-22

Piles with the maximum permissible
levels set by the International Com.
mission on Pathological Protection.
He found: Some white bread in
New York City tested on Feb. 19
was four times over the limit; flour
from an Illinois mill was six to Is
times more than the limit; and flour
samples in Georgia, New Jersey
and Utah also exceeded the maxi
mum level.
Acc scientists, he pointed out, ig-
nored these figures in their testimony
and offered nationwide averages in
stead. Privately, he said, the scientists
admitted that in some "hot spots" on
the globe, strontium 80 in food was
'five times. the average and even
more"
There were other instances in which
the Acc was less than honest. Charts
it presented to the committee showed
that the total atomic debris produced
in the 1957-58 tests equalled debris
from all previous tests. But when the
tests were being conducted, then Acc
Chairman Lewis L. Strauss said that
they were to develop "clean" bomb,
although he knew the bombs were
encased in a shell of uranium 238
which produces heavy fallout.
HOW GOOD 1T is
AS recently as three weeks ago
Acc science member DR.. Willard F.
Libby said the Russian tests were
"dirtier' than ours. But at the hear
ings the Acc charts showed ours
were equally "unclean".
In predicting effects from future
tests, Acc officials based their con-
clusions on an average test rate of
ten megatons year, but the 1957-58
average was 20 megatons.
Sen. Clinton M. Anderson (D-N.M.)
was not calmed by the Aces assur-
ances. He said to Merrill Eisenbud,
manager of the Aces New York of
flee: "When you were here at the
fallout hearings two years ago you
told US how good it was that the
dCOHllC uoDTlS was 0OC coming down |
so fast, since it gave it time to lose
some of its radioactivity Now you tell |
US how good it is that it is coming
down so fast, since this means there
IS less left in the stratosphere. No
natter what happens you keep telling
is how good it isl
Anderson said the General Advis-
ory Committees report was "a fine
resume" of the fallout situation
two years ago, but did not apply
to the current situation or that ten
years from now. He said the report
was designed Ito let the public rest
easy"
ACTS WITHHELD
The public would not rest easy. the
FAC seemed to feel, if it got the
yhole story. The N. Y. TIMES pointed
ut MAY 10) that the committee did
ot mention "that some scientists be-
eve the addition of small amounts of 1
q diofio,o ta IN of YaoauaJ f,.o,,. | i,
The people's voice., 1959-05-22
FACTS WITHHELD

The public would not rest easy, the
GAG seemed to feel, if it got the
whole story. The N. Y. TIMES pointed
out MAY 10) that the committee did
not mention "that some scientists be-
lieve the addition of small amounts of
radiation to that received from natural
sources might be dangerous physiolog-
The people's voice., 1959-05-22

Washington POST science writer
Edward Gamarekian found a wide
conflict between the data read into
the record and the oral conclusions
some Acc scientists gave the COM
mittee. He compared the Aces list
of strontium 80 content in food sam
The Sidney herald., 1959-12-23
Return Of Bird
Asked BY Dept.

Montana game bird hunters who
received missionaries from the
fish and game department relative
10 hunting success during the 1853
season, are again reminded to
return the completed form as soon
as possible to the Helena office.
Only a small percentage of the
$4,000 missionaries mailed have
been returned to date. 1t is hoped
that several thousand forms will
be returned in order that a
thorough analysis of the informa-
ton can be obtained. The forms
were mailed shortly after the close
of the waterfowl season on Dec.
4 after which a follow-up re-
minder card was sent. Names of
hunters who received the forms
were drawn from the departments
license files.
In conjunction with other data,
biologists utilize the information
to determine the extent of the
bird harvest by species and
county. Comparison of this infor-
nation will be made with that
obtained in previous years. From
this data an evaluation may be
made of the seasons and bag
in use and recommended
tons made for continual improve
ments toward a sound program.
Recipients of missionaries are
asked to fill in the forms whether
they were successful or not in this
hunt. Only through hunter
cooperation can the fish and game
department obtain sufficient in
for accurately determin-
ing the statewide harvest of game
The Sidney herald., 1959-12-23

The government service said the
1859 crop would total 17,036,O 900
tons of sugar beets harvested
from COS, 700 acres, smashing the
previous all-time high of 1882
600 tons of beets harvested from
$4,000 acres in 1857.
Even more remarkable, accord
ing to the boards report, was the
average yield nationally of 1873
tons OF beets per harvested acre,
wiping out the previous high of
17.6 established by the 1857 crop.
In Montana, the board reported,
$4,000 harvested acres yielded a
total of 634, 900 tons of sugar beets
this year for an average yield Of
1873 tons per acre. This tops the
average yield of 1877 tons per har-
vested acre in 1857, which was the
previous all-time high, and also
exceeds the ten-year average of
1873 tons per harvested acre for
the period 1948 through 1857.
The huge 1859 crop, it was est
mated, would produce 100000
tons Of beet sugar, raw value, an
other all-time national record.
Industry spokesman said the re-
cord production came at an espec-
tally opportune time, since at least
three major off-shore sugar sup
pliers remain question marks, so
far as their abilities to fill their u.
S. marketing quotas in go r con-
cerned. These three were listed as
Cuba, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
Under the Castro regime, it was
pointed out, serious doubts have
arisen as to whether Cuba would
be either able or willing 10 con-
tinue to fill its big U. S. quota.
Hawaii and Puerto Rico have fail
ed to meet their quotas for the
past three years, the former be-
The Sidney herald., 1959-12-23
Hay Creek

Hay Creek Busy Bees All Club
had there Christmas party at the
Garfield Linde home in Saturday
evening, Dec. 10Th. The early part
of the evening was spent skating,
lunch was served, then the group
sang Christmas carols and ex-
changed gifts. The remainder of
the evening was spent dancing.
jeanne and Donnie Hillman went
with the Fairview High School
Choir caroling Thursday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Witt were
dinner guests of Deva Allen and
Jim's Sunday. Jim brought a
school friend, Arthur Shennault of
Berkeley, Calf, from Ricky Noun
tain College home with him for
the holidays.
Erwin Vanderhoof and daughter,
Sylvia from Great Falls spent sew
eral days at the Jack Berry home
last week.
Neal Sundheim spent Tuesday
evening at the Jack Berry hime.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Berry and
family attended the Sarah Miller
funeral on Thursday.
Wayne and Craig Berry visited
at the William Renee home Sat-
urday afternoons Mr.. and Mrs.
Corky Gable and Billy and Susan
were supper guests Sunday eve.
Several of the communities little
folks visited Santa in Sidney or
Fairview Saturday and received
the promised bag of candy.
The Sidney herald., 1959-12-23
Markets = Weather at a Glance
YELLOWSTONE LIVESTOCK
COMMISSION COMPANY

Due 10 the early printing Of the
Sidney Herald this week. we are
presenting the following report.
Listen TO KICK for market details,
Fat Cattle are so to rs cents high
Feeders will also be on a strong
market. Cows and Bulls are aso
stronger. Calves appear to be SO
to IS cents lower compared to last
weeks sale. Slightly over 1000 head
will be sold at Wednesday auction.
This is the last sale this year with
the Next Sale on the regular We'd
nesday. January 9th.
A SPECIAL SHEEP AND HORSE
SALE will be held on Monday.
January 4th. The sheep Will be
sold first. There have been lots of
inquiries for sheep and there viii be
plenty of buyers for both fat lambs
and killer sheep. 300 head of short
owes and $50 ~yearling ewes have
already been consigned.
We wish to extend this special
thanks for your patronage during
the past year and TO pledge our
efforts towards maintaining our
market as one of the top ones in
the west. Competitive bidding for
livestock Is the best way to sell
livestock and this is substantiated
by the growth of the Auction Mar
ket Industry each year.
The Yellowstone Livestock Com
mission Company extends their
thanks 70 the Sidney National Bank
for presenting the market results
each week thru this add. II is
appreciated by many.
The Sidney herald., 1959-12-23
LEGAL NOTICE
CALL For BIDS

CALL FOR BIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
City of Sidney. Montana, a municipal
corporation, will receive sealed bids
for the furnishing of a new or used
air compressor. All bids must be SUBJ
mitted by 7:30 O'Clock p. M, January
4, 1860, at the City Hall in Sidney,
Montana. The City reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
Specifications for the air compressor
are as folliws:
One ~ new or used air
sor, rotary type. at least IS cubic
feet per minute air delivery at a
normal operating pressure of 100
lbs. per square inch. and powered
by a 4 cylinder gasoline engine of
at least As H. p, equipped with
electric starter and oil bath air
cleaner. The unit shall be mounted
on two rubber tired wheels and
equipped with towing hitch. Weight
70 be at least 1850 lbs.
Bid shall be submitted fob. Sidney.
Montana. and If bids are submitted
for used units. the bids must specify
the age and previous use Oh said init.
BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
this 2lst day of December. 1850.
Hazel Houglum
City Clerk
Publish Dec. %, q
The Sidney herald., 1959-12-23

cause of labor difficulties and the
latter as a result of adverse wea-
Their which has reduced sugarcane
yields.
Harvesting Of all beets in the
u. S. is now essentially completed
but processing to extract the sugar
will continue in some factories
until the latter part of February
or early March, it was reported.
The Sidney herald., 1959-12-23
SUGGESTIONS d REMINDERS

Christmas > If you are fortunate,
then why not share: the gift with
out giver is certainly barel What
better time could we find to wish
you much happiness than during
this holiday season: and that a
generous portion of good health and
happiness viii be yours during the
coming year.
The Sidney herald., 1959-12-23
PEOPLES CONGREGATIONAL
Omitted Church of Christ)
Ben Knopp, Interim Pastor

Omitted Church of CHRISTI
Ben Knopp, Interim Pastor
ii:oo pm. candlelight Christina.
SUNDAY
$50 am. Worship Service
l0:45 am. Church School
EBENEzER CONGREGATIONAL
Ben Knopp, Pastor
$50 pm. Church School Christmas
Program.
FRIDAY
1880 am. Christmas Worship service,
SUNDAY
1000 am. Church School
II 100 am. Worship Service
2:30 pm Prayer meeting
$50 pm. Confirmation Glass
TUESDAY
7:30 pm. Church Council meeting.
WEDNESDAY
1880 pm. Choir Practice
SAVAGE CONGREGATIONAL
Ben knopp, Interim Pastor
SUNDAY
j 80 pm. Church School
2:30 pm. Worship Service
500 pm. Pilgrim Fellowship
WEDNESDAY
7:3O pm. Choir Practice
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
John W. Chambers, Pastor
THURSDAY
Christmas Eve Candle Light Service
8:15 PM.
SATURDAY
Communion Registration 400, 500,
500, TOO
SUNDAY
Church School GAS am.
Junior Bible Glass 9:45 am.
Adult Bible Class GAS am.
Worship and Communion II 100 am.
Voters Assembly 800 pm.
TUESDAY
L. L. l.. Executive Board 700 am.
THURSDAY
New Years W. Service 7:30 pm.
The Sidney herald., 1959-12-23

The dictionary, like your Bible,
can do you no good unless you
make use of it.
The Sidney herald., 1959-12-23

Authors find it difficult 70
believe that there are persons VINO
do not read books.
The Sidney herald., 1959-12-23

Very few friends offer to lend
you money at the time when you
really need money.
The Sidney herald., 1959-12-23
The Sidney Hsrald-Wsdnesday. December %. 1883
new SUGAR Beet PRODUCTION
RECORD SET BY 1859 CROP

A new sugar beet production record for Montana and tn
United States has been set by the 1859 crop just harvested, i
was announced by the Crop Reporting Board of the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture at Washington.
The Sidney herald., 1959-12-23

1t Is well to remember that all
OF ones education does not come
out of books.
The Sidney herald., 1959-12-23
Words Of the Wise

Courage IS a special Kind
of knowledge: the knowledge
Of how to fear what ought
to be feared and how not to
fear what ought not to be
feared.
david Ben-Gurion)
The Sidney herald., 1959-12-23

LONSDALE METHODIST
George S. Sanders, Pastor
CHRISTMAS EVE: IL 100 pm.
A service of carols and Candleligh-
ting with our Senior choir and special
numbers at IL pm. Thursday evening.
The late hour is SO that family groups
may be together earlier on Christmas
Eve and all day Christmas Day. A
very cordial welcome is extended to
all.
NEXT Sunday: II 100 am.
This is annual Student R~ecognitiin
Sunday, with some of our college stu
dents taking part in the service.