The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-08-12
State House Beat :.
FRANKLY SPEAKING

Kenneth Black, registrar gesisstfs of of the tllafe
199-bed Veterans Hospital in Hell.
ena, will be hard pressed to find suit
able means of transport for the pa
tients.
Harold Hanson, mayor of Boulder,
will have delayed shipments of film
for his movie theatre.
Dix Chevalier will have a hard
time boosting Helena through the
Chamber of Commerce without pas
senger service.
Arnold Rieder, senator from JEFF
ferson county, will see the health
mines in his county dwindle because
of lack of transportation for the
patients. Fellow solons will be stuck
in Helena if storms threaten their
herds of cattle.
Vern Griffith, mayor of Butte, will
have no way to handle groups going
north who would have an interest in
the development of Butte.
Frank Gorsh, Silver Bow county
commissioners would have hard
time trying to route welfare recip-
tents to the medical rehabilitation
services they need in Great Falls.
Arney Mackey. blind operator of
Hicks Grocery Fountain and bus
depot in Basin, would have to accept
his fresh eggs, poultry and produce
in. condition mot fit to handle" if
motor freight becomes the only way
to receive goods.
Mrs. ]. Nelson Hall, Great Falls
councilwoman who has the backing
of the mayor and the whole council,
will have to find way when there
is none to move her son who is a
handicapped student in the Boulder
Training School and Hospital.
AL Fousek. Cascade county COM
missioner, sees the growth of the
largest city in Montana hampered
without rail connection south.
Frank Freeberg, conductor for the
GIN, representing the Cascade Rail-
road Workers Association, saw that
railroad workers would be out of
jobs.
John w. Mahan, leader in the pro-
motion for the new Veterans Adj
hospital, saw that it
might be in jeopardy because rail
was one of the con-
ditions for placing it in Helena.
2. A breach of cultural mores in |
handling of the dead-Peter L. Hart
man, Wayne BLENDING and Ray Way
rynen of the undertaker's trade said
LOT 41a Iaonnco1 ch0,,1I a. hol
carted around in trucks.
8. The weakening of the political
of the State of Montana
and breakdown of the social struc-
lure within Montana-Attorney Gen
>ral Forrest Anderson, Secretary of
State Frank Murray and Legislative
Council Chairman Bob Durkee agreed
hat this form of transportation with
is certainty in bad weather was es-
;ential to the conduct of government
n Helena. With the extremely diff
,ult terrain which must be con-
tructed by Interstate Is there is a
very good chance that even auto
rattle may be stalled in the summer
ime for periods of time. Railroad
Jack Holmes concurred.
A The chance of survival lessened-
Comm. Paul Smith has per-
onally seen the "goose" save two
ives when all other means of trans
'ortation had failed. A gunshot vic
i'm and an emergency operation case
re alive today because of the gallop-
ng goose.
The discontinuance of passenger
ervice north and south out of Hell +,
ma will be hardship upon the en- :
ire state. This route is the 'heart !,
ne" of Montana's political being. 1t ]
as been Incorporated in the litera- (
lre of Montana history.
The only problem is to get the GIN !
} accept it's responsibilities in mod :
rn society and have the company }
ct in and work with the people of :
ne area. Not scrap of advertising
bout this spectacularly scenic route !
the resorts and points of interest /
as ever been put out to encourage =
reater use of the service.-FS .
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