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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-11-11

We are entering the seventh month
of a long and bitter strike in the
Occur d'Alene mining district in
northern Idaho. 1900 of our MEM
bers have been without paycheck
for that long and as of now it looks if
the company has its way, that the
strike will go through Christmas.
The main company involved is the
Bunker Hill Mining Company, which
has taken out tens of millions of dol
lars in profits in the last 70 years.
The average wage of an underground
miner is a little over $500 an hour.
We haven't had a wage increase In
two years. We asked for an cent
an hour wage increase for a two
year contract, the same as $50 of.
the metal mining industry is working
under. HFb
The company has thrown the book
at us. They have organized strike
breaking citizens committees, like
the Common Sense Council, Shoshone
Anti Communist League, Industries
of the Occur d'Alenes, and | Am An
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-11-11
Book ReuieU

Book ReuieU
Conquest of the Land Through
1000 Years, by w. G. Lowdermilk
Agriculture Information Bulletin No
80, u. S. Department of Agriculture,
Soil Conservation Service.
~
w. C. Lowdermilk, formerly assist
ant chief of the Soil Conservation
Service. has created an Eleventh
Commandment to go with Moses in
the new land of milk and honey in
which we live.
Thou. shalt inherit the Holy
Earth as a faithful steward, con-
tivity from generation to genera
ton. Thou shalt safeguard thy
fields from soil erosion, thy living
water from drying up, thy forests
from desolation, and protect thy
hills from over grazing by thy
herds, that thy descendants may
have abundance forever. If any
Shall AHAo SlSW ooAhP OA Tic
land thy fruitful fields shall be-
come sterile stony ground and
wasting gullies, and thy descend
ents shall decrease and live in pow
erty or perish from off the face
of the EARTH"
Lowdermilk' dictum may seem
harsh but nevertheless is based upon
the experience of mankind through
the past 1000 years. In the cradle
of civilization at the conveyance of
the Tigris and Euphrates rivers at
least II empires have fallen, not
because of the warning with neigh
bors. but because the silt in the rivers
would destroy the irrigation systems.
The warnings of the Hebrew
prophets came true to the air con-
ditioned Hanging Gardens of Babylon
of 2700 years ago. The only living
thing on that site today is the lean
gray wolf. The captive Israelites
"sat down by the waters of Babylon
and wept" for they had been assigned
the never ending task of cleaning
the silt from the canals.
While the life was choked out
of the lower regions by silt it was
starved out of the higher regions
by erosion of the soil.
This same destructive pattern of
the forests and over
grazing the hills has lead to the down
fall of nations in Africa and China.
The ruins of great cities are to be
found still intact, but there is no
topsoil around them hence no people.
Other cities are buried in the soil
which was unwisely used.
Modern civilization is possible only
because of the freeing of so many
people from the task of producing
their own food-foodwhich can come
only from topsoila America is in a
dangerous position because of the
of peoples suffering
from privations and fear of priva-
lions brought on by restrictions of
the exchange of the necessary things
produced from the soil.
Our fabulous soil is created at
the rate of about an inch in 10000
years. Without proper methods of
conservation it is dissipated at the
rate of an inch in five years.
With only a very short history
and an exceptionally wasteful be-
ginning it is an interesting question
whether America can maintain it's
standard of living or will the mud
n our rivers bring us to our knees
Is the Yellow River did to China?
t is very ominous that there have
,een no new starts ON the control
If our water resources in the past
eight years.
Acopy of the Conquest of the Land
1000 years, Agriculture
Bulletin No. 80, can be obtained from
vour local extension agent or from
Congressman Lee Metcalf FRANK |
SMALL.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-11-11
LETTERS :.

The Forum" is open to all who
wish to express an opinion or present
facts on any subject. Limit $50 words.
Evening star., 1960-12-27
Prosecutor
to
TYGoIdfine

BOSTON. Dec. ~. (AP)-
United States Attorney Elliot
Richardson says he thinks Ber-
nard Goldfine may be well
enongh to stand trial on charges
Of evading $790.o00 income
taxes.
Mr.. Richardson said last
night he filed q motion De-
cember 8 for re-examination
Of the 70-year-old Boston in
dustrialiSt to determine his
mental competency.
He added he does not plan to
ask the United States District
Court to act on the motion un-
til he receives further informa-
tion. The nature Of this infor-
nation was not disclosed.
Goldflne, held in Federal
custody, was discharged from
q Washington mental hospital
last week by order Of United
States District Judge George
L. Hart. jr., in Washington. The
judge released Goldfine in Gus
tody Of his son. Solomon, Of
Scarsdale. N. Y, for private
psychiatric care.
United States District Judge
George c. Sweeney some weeks
ago declared Goldfine incompe-
tent to stand trial and ordered
him into the custody of the
United States marshal for
treatment.
The son brought his father
home by plane Saturday night.
A family squabble erupted at
Logan International Airport
over where Goldfine would stay.
The son finally took his father
to q downtown hotel.
Mr.. RlchardSOn said II Gold
fine is well enough to be re-
leased from the Washington
hospital. he may be well enough
to stand trial.
Lawrence r. Cohen. one Of
the Goldflne lawyers. later
described dificultites he had
at the airport with H. Max
well Goldfine, another son Of
the industrialist.
Maxwell and Mrs. Goldfine
became quite boisterous." Mr..
Cohen said. Maxwell raised
his hand and ! thought he was
going to hit me. I grabbed his
right wrist with my right hand
so he wouldn't hit me. Finally.
they all quieted down and
everybody went to the Statler. /"
Maxwell Goldfine could not
be reached for comment.
Evening star., 1960-12-27
Air Force to Use
Jet Fuel Additive
By the Associated Press


The Air Force has approved
the use of a new chemical addi-
tive to prevent ice from form
ing in aircraft jet fuel systems.
It is approved for immediate
use by the Strategic Air Com
mand and possibly by other
commands at a later date.
The additive, developed by
Phillips Petroleum Co., Bartles-
vile, Okla, is called PA 55MB.
It MAY also be used in those
guided missiles that burn jet
fuels.
An Air Force study in 1858,
following the mysterious crash
Of a $5.5 million B-52 Jet
bomber in South Dakota, esti-
mated that almost 40 Jet planes
had been lost because Of fuel
icing.
Currently, military and COM
mercial jets seeks to prevent
fuel icing by the use Of heaters.
Phillips said the use of the
additive eliminates the initial
cost, weight. maintenance and
in-flight operation expense Of
fuel heaters, and at the same
time provides easy draining of
tanks.
The chemical content Of the
anti-icing compound was not
disclosed. A company spokes-
man said the amount to be
mixed with fuel would be in a
proportion Of about one-tenth
of l per cent.
Evening star., 1960-12-27
End Of Slump
InLate' Seen
.ByEcononliists
By LEE M. COIN
Star stan Writer

A panel Of economists pre-
diets that the recession viii
end during the second half Of
1861. .
The IA economists recently
participated in o forum con-
Quoted by the National Indus
trial Conference Board, and
the board yesterday summa-
rized their collective judgment
thus:
Americas economy win be-
gin 1861 in low gear. possibly
move even lower during the
first and second quarters. then
shift into steadily higher gear
in the second half Of the
year."
They based their forecast Of
q second-half recovery on
strong demand for goods and
services, and on continued
high confidence" among bust:
nessmen and consumers.
The economists made these
predictions on key economic
indicators:
Gross national product will
decline from an annual rate
of $503.5 billion during the
July-September quarter Of 1850
to a rate of $500 billion in the
April-June quarter Of 1861,
then rise to q rate Of $5l8 bill
lion in the fourth quarter OF
1861. y
Unemployment will increase
from 4 million last month to
a 4.8 million average in the
Apri-June quarter Of 1861 be-
fore declining to IL million by
the end Of 1861.
Industrial production index
will decline from los depressed
as a percentage Of the 1857
average) last month to 103 In
the April-June quarter Of 1861
then rise to 100 in the fourth
quarter.
Prices at the wholesale level
will not change appreciably in
1861, while the consumer price
index will rise by one percent
age point.
Summarizing, the board said
1851 will be another Of the
middle, years'-not q year OF
boom, but not q year Of great
recession or contraction either.
|. Ire Nations economy will
continue to build q bridge be-
tween the highly stimulated
period Of 1940-55 and the dec
ade Of prosperity that may still
be ahead -"
Evening star., 1960-12-27
Better 6, o. P. Support
Forecast for Kennedy

ministration- may refuse pa
tronage to certain Southerners
until the must legislation has
been passed"
An even deeper development
might be under way, the COM
mittee speculated. It saw what
it regarded as at least a begin
ming Of q trend among some
Congressman expressing dis
satisfaction with hack thinking
and hack programs even when
they bear a union label.
Certainly the judgment Of
history when applied to Mr..
Kennedy and the 87th Con-
gress," it concluded, will be
based on how far they advance
beyond the political routine of
good housekeeping and start
to cultivate the strains Of quail
ity by which the society can be
rescued from mediocrity. States
manship will be tested by how
far the frontier Of excellence is
penetrated"
The committee this year in
dorsed 16 Democrats and eight
Republicans as the type of can
didate 1t believed best qualified
to help improve quality, ability
and independence in Congress.
1t reported that nine Of the
Democrats and all eight Repub-
licans were elected.
Evening star., 1960-12-27
Reds Silent About
Visit to u. S. Flyer

ELMIRA, N. Y, Dec. q
(AP.-The father of impris-
oned Air Force flyer Capt. F.
Bruce Olmstead says he has
asked Soviet Premier Nikita s.
Khrushchev for permission to
visit his son in Moscow.
j.. Blaine OlmStead said last
night that a Russian embassy
official told him Friday that NO
word had been received on his
request.
Mr.. Olmstead said he sent q
wire to Mr.. Khrushchev De-
cember 3 and wrote the Rus
sian embassy in Washington
for a visa and other credentials
the same day.
Capt. Olmstead and Capt
John r. McKone of Topeka,
Kans., have been held by the
Russians since their RB-47 jet
bomber went down over the
Barents Sea, July l..
II have no very big hopes
that / will be allowed to visit
my son." the elder Olmstead
said, but I'm ready to CO."
Evening star., 1960-12-27
Sligo Park Prize
Won by KimbIes

The Sligo Park Hills Garden
Club last night awarded first
prize for the best outdoor Chris
mas decorations to Mr.. and
Mrs. Delar Kimble of 13 Bel
mont court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Wood
received honorable mention fol-
their outdoor decorations. Other
winners were: window displays
first, Miss Helen Oldham and
Miss Doris Fleeser; honorable
mention, Mr.. and Mrs. John r,
Sweeney; door displays, first
Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Van Keuren;
honorable mention, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Hurst.
Evening star., 1960-12-27
Kennedy Selected as Top Newsmoker
Of Year, With Khrushchev Second
BY CHARLES STAFFORD

ny VR1A&LES STAEEOk6D
Associated Press Newsfeatures Writer
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
has won again.
News editors Of Associated
Press member newspapers and
radio and television stations
across the Nation have chosen
the. youngest President-elect in
the Nations history as News
maker Of 1880"
His election in the poll was
by q much wider margin than
in the presidential balloting.
Nikita KhruShchev, the So
Wet Prime Minister who made
plenty Of headlines Of another
sort, came In second in the
editors judgment.
Scored Victory In Primary
NewSmen chased in the wake
Of the tousled Senator from
Massachusetts, almost from the
moment the year began as he
fought against odds for the
presidency. I
The trail took them into the
hills Of heavily Protestant West
Virginia where Roman Catho-
lie Kennedy won an impress
Sive primary election victory
over Senator Hubert Hum
phrey. It took them to Los An
geles, where he gained the
Democratic nomination over
the opposition Of prominent
leaders in his own party. in
cluding ex President Harry
Truman and the man who be-
came his running mate. Sena-
tor Lyndon B. johnson.
It took them backstage aS
he argued campaign issues
with his opponent, Vice PreSi-
dent Nixon, in the historic tel
eviSion' debates. It took them.
IN fact. into most Of the 50
States in one Of the mostly
widely travelled campaigns Of
all time.
Senator Kennedy's victory,
In its closeness one Of the most
exciting In the nations history,
sent to the White House the
youngest elected President in
history and the first Roman
Catholic.
Busy Year for Khrushchev
Khrushchev, the unpredict-
able Russian Premier and last
years top newsmaker, had to
settle this year for first place
in the foreign affairs category.
And, indeed, Mr.. Khrushchev
had Q busy year: promoting q
summit conference. getting 1t,
and then breaking 1t up before
it got started In his anger over
the American U-2 spy plane
incident. He broke into head.
lines again with his visit to the
Evening star., 1960-12-27

ence. Wernher Won Braun;
labor, James r. Hoffa; litera-
ture. Allen Drury; entertain
ment. the late Clark Gable, and
sports, Floyd Patterson.
Pope John Wins Again
Pope John won the religion
category for the third straight
year, but it was a rather mar
row victory over Evangelist Billy
Graham. The Pope made head
lines with his early December
meeting with the Rev. Geoffrey
Fisher, archbishop Of Canter-
bury, head Of the Anglican
Church. and spiritual adviser to
Britain's Queen Elizabeth. DR.,
Evening star., 1960-12-27

United Nations General AS
Sembly meeting where he Cd
groused bitterly over his con-
finement to New York City, (2)
proposed anew his old disarma-
ment plan, 90 demanded re-
organization Of the United Ma
tons, and "a pounded his desk
with his shoe in protest during
q speech by British Prime Min
lister Harold Macmillan.
Other winners in the Asso-
ciated Press survey Of its $500
newspaper, radio and television
members we're: Religion, Pope
John XIII; business and in
dustry, George Romney: SCI
Evening star., 1960-12-27

Graham took his crusade for
Christ to Africa.
George Romney, president OF
American Motors, Is also q
third-year winner in business
and industry, thanks to the
continued success of his flrm.
Mr.. Romney in 1860 saw his
advocacy Of compactness in
American automobiles gain
even more converts.
German-born Wernher Won
Braun won the halloting in the
science category for the fourth
straight year. This adopted son
of the United States has be-
come a symbol Of the Nations
space program.
The labor winner, James r.
Hoffa, was in and ouN Of the
news all year in his running
feud with the Government
monitors supervising the af-
fairs Of his TeamsterS Union
Near years end, he was indicted
on q charge Of mail fraud.
Drury Book . Winner
"Advise and Consent" q
novel of the United States Sen
ate at work, won the literature
division for Author Allie Z
Drury. The book was at or neal
the top Of the best seller list
from the beginning Of the yeal
to the end.
Death came to Clark Gable
and newSmen regarded his
death as the end Of an era ir
motion pictures. Partly in rec.
ognition Of this, they named
the actor, long q box ONCE
favorite, newSmaker Of the yeal
in entertainment.
4 Floyd Patterson's knockout
Of Ingemar JohansSon to regair
the heavyweight boxing crown
also gave him the title Of tor
newsmaker in sports. But II
was a close decision over Casey
Stengel. who regained the
American League pennant anc
lost his job as manager Of the
New York Yankees.
Evening star., 1960-12-27
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
Star stan Writer

Kennedy admin s stratio n
measures will enjoy more Re
publican support in the new
Congress than the G. o. P.
gave to Democratic programs
during the Eisenhower admin
istation, the National Commit
tee for an Effective Congress
predicts.
The group, which says its
aim is to raise public service
standards, observed in q pre-
session analysis last night that
President elect Kennedy will
take ofice Gin an atmosphere
that resists change and defies
challenge"
But it held out hope that
Mr.. Kennedy's ability to elu-
cidate problems and point
courses can effect a chem
ical change in the body polite. "
While conceding great obstacles
for liberal programs in the in
coming Congress that reflects
rather than changes the ma
tional mood, the NCEC report
declared:
"On the other hand, chances
OF passage (of bills dealing
with such matters as medical
care, housing and school con-
struction) are considerably i'm
proved by the fact that Sena-
tors who went along with the
coalition (of Republicans and
Southern Democrats) out of
political necessity will find 1t
easier to disentangle them
selves from their die-hard
brethern.
They will be actively wooed
and rewarded by a President
who Is himself experienced In
in-fghting. The idea is beinp
bruited about that the new adj.
Evening star., 1960-12-27
Safe Stolen, Looted

RIDOTT. ILL.,. Dec. 27 (AP).-
Burglars broke into q grain
elevator company ONCE over
the week end and carted off a
4O0-pound safe. Police found it
four miles away. The burglars
had forced 1t open and took all
the cash-$2.5O.
Evening star., 1960-12-27

The NswsmGksr Of the ysor selections
ore mode in strict seeoFdoHes with
the ballots returning by the $500
rodio and newspaper members Of
The AssOeioted Press. News editors
ore osked onnuolIy to vote on the
top news personalities" Of the year
Votes do not necessarily neon sup
port or OpprOval Of the winners
policies or oetions. The baIIot does
identity the men who mode the new
Of 1860 in their respective fields.
Evening star., 1960-01-12
BY ELEM
Star Fashion Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. l2-It's
a fashion show every hour
on the hour, starting at 8
am. and running through
the evening, for fashion writ
ers assembled here from all
parts of the country this
week to review the spring
collections of New York de-
Signers.
This week showings are be-
ing held at the Astor Hotel
a hop, skip and a jump from
Seventh avenue. Designers
Harvey BERN, B. H. Wragge,
Adele Simpson, the Baders Of
Originala, Bill Blass of Maui
rice Reptner, Branell, and
Wilson Folmar of Edward
Abbott sounded of on their
favorite subject Fashion -
from the runway; not with
words but with their designs.
EVeryone's getting into the
fashion act at Adele Simp-
sons establishment. Son JEFF
frey and daughter Joan are
both working now with their
mother.
Makes Debut
Joan made her modelling
debut yesterday wearing the
new size six Adele Simpson
Evening star., 1960-01-12

always a women who wants
that kind Of ease. e.
An accessory we liked was
a lacy red wool cape top he
calls "hole in the head"
which with the help of two
buttons becomes a jacket top
ping for sleeveless dresses.
Other spring signs are the
mink and python chiffon
prints lots of white Ital-
ian silks plenty of glen
plaids, checks and harlequin
stripes. If you happen to see
a pair of white crepe hostess
paJamas with a seuuinned
halter top Of brown, keep in
mind designers, like Bill
Blass, also are watching
those Carole Lombard late
movies.
Evening star., 1960-01-12
FASHION NOTEBOOK
Fabrics Spot|ighted
Silks Popular for Year Round

The Baseball Writers Of
America are convening in the
Astor, too, so I'll borrow a bit
Of their lingo. Here's the
spring lineup:
Spring Lineup
At Branell the full, belted
and low-pocketed coat dress
in crisp silk scores along
with the costume complete"
"a coat and dress to match.
Black. spiked with clear and
white, is very prevalent in
the market and solid black
with a print dress is the other
alternative.
Bell, dolman, cupola,
winged angel, or whatever
label the designer gives his
specific sleeve treatment on
a suit jacket, dress or coat
the short kimono sleeve and
the dramatically lowered
shoulder line, are scoring
runs all through the market.
Originala coats may be Of
reversible woods, or Of the
new wide-ribbed worsted
jerseys travellers will discover
are a real delight. All have
an uncluttered and exciting
new top look to them. Braid
and piping, Of contrasting
color and fabric, is another
spring signature. If one sin
gle item can mark spring,
1860, on a fashion it may
well be this.
At Harvey Berin's it's the
tunic idea that looks new.
Some have a soft, swirling,
full overskirt; others are
narrow and side draped.
Some tunics lie fiat next to
the figure for flattery.
Cropping up ever so quietly
Evening star., 1960-01-12

try and Eisenhower traveli-
It's" Mr.. Harsch said the
British feel "the time has
come to institute a rational
policy, that it is too late to
liberate the satellite coun-
tries, and that it is time to
accept the status quo in Eu-
rope"
The correspondent added
that in his opinion "the Sc
ries of atmospheric talks"
that Western leaders are
planning will ease tension
but that he didn't believe
they would resolve any spe-
cific issues.
In an analysis of last falls
British election, Mr.. Harsch
said the Tories won because
they stole some Of the Labor
Party's socialist planks and
ran with them" Later dur
ing a question period q club
member asked, tongue-in-
cheek, if this same strategy
could auger success for the
Democratic Party If it stole
the Republican Party's peace
and prosperity planks and
ran with them.
He advised the Democrats
to be more modern, don't go
against peace and prosperity,
but try to outdo the other
party's peace and prosperity"
Mrs. Joseph Casey, club
president, opened the pro-
gram, and Mr.. Henry Bran
don, Washington representa-
tive for the London Sunday
Times, introduced Mr..
Harsch,
Evening star., 1960-01-12

has come out with. Last sea-
son. older brother Jeffrey
took over the commentary for
his mother at the showing.
Apparently, many design
ers like Adele believe that
with more and more women
wandering all over the world,
they've got to travel light,
and be able to span seasons
as fast as the jet can take
them to their destinations.
Year round fabrics, par
ticularly silks of all types,
are in the ascendant this
spring. In the same vein,
white knows no season,
either. There's winter white,
resort white and spring white.
Wide shoulders, wide belts
and wide sleeves, says Adele,
are the key to new spring
clothes. She sponsors the
coat-dress mood in place Of
a suit. Silk prints with small
jackets are a Simpson sigma
ture as well as her carefully
shaped dresses. A noiseless
taffeta is a current fabric
favorite Of hers.
Models run the gamut from
exotic China, the half Portu-
guese and Chinese favorite
Of the fashion magazines
from Shanghai, to New
York's own society pretty,
Melissa Weston. Questioned
as to how they like the new
clothes we were told that
getting in and out of them
Is a lot easier. You don't
need a road map to locate
your waistline," said one.
Generally. they feel the built
in ease of knowing a dress
is downright pretty makes
even modelling the clothes
less like work.
Evening star., 1960-01-12

in fashion won't agree, but
the Wragge devotee is much
like the McCardeIl design
follower was: Never willing
to accept the fact that the
life span Of a design wasn't
eternal.
At Wragge's this spring
not last spring or the spring
before-he plays up beautiful
hand loomed silks from India,
menswear silk linen, and
linens. The color range from
antique brass to suntan COM
bined with white is exciting.
The sleeveless dress finds a
good design exponent in him,
and so does the overblouse
idea. He sneaked one che
mise dress in, saying there's