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most without saying that the
Republicans. admittedly a
minority party today, can
only win when the Democrats
split badly
The johnson chance Of a
presi d tia nomination,
therefore, depends on wheth-
er the johnson record. which
has been progressive though
not radical. is more accept
able to the party's national
convention than the attrac-
tive personality of youthful
Senator Kennedy Cwho also
has a record of accomplish
ment in his senatorial duties
or than the intellectual gifts
OF Adlai Stevenson. twice de-
feated for President but still
considered a strong proba-
blllty for the party's noml-
nation. The argument used
against a johnson nomination
is that he halls from the
South and that the North
would not accept him. That,
however, has not been dem
onStrated. despite the harsh
outcrieS of Democratic Ma
tional Chairman Paul NJ.
Butler. Further, the country
does not appear TO be in a
radical mood. A Kennedy
nomination might divide the
Democratic Party seriously
over the religious issue. A
Stevenson nomination would
be an affront to many Demo-
Gratis who voted for Mr.
Eisenhower and against Mr..
Stevenson in 1852 and 1856.
Gets Things Done
1t is Senator Johnsons
knowledge of Government
and his ability to get things
done that give him appeal.
These qualifications would
add to his stature as a Presi-
dent, should he be elected.
That he would be a strong
and effective Chief Execu-
tive, once in the White House,
is generally admitted. even
by some of those who oppose
the Texan.
The late President Frank
lin D. RooSevelt's ability to
hold the Democratic Party
together was demonstrated
again and again during his
II years in the White House
to which he was four times
elected. He held the Demo-
Gratis Of the North, West and
South when it came time to
go to the polls. He took over
the Negro vote, which had
been largely Republican, the
labor vote and the farm vote
in great numbers. The radi-
cal elements in those groups
of voters oppose Senator
Johnson. But how many
Democrats really could find
valid reason for voting
against the Texas Senator If
he were the party's standard
bearer? When Senator john
son was in the House Of
Representatives, he stood
staunchly with President
Roosevelt and many of his
New Deal proposals.
Largely due to the leader
ship and inSiStence of Sen
ator johnson, the Senate to-
day is in far better shape for
an early adjournment so far
as its legislative and financial
programs are concerned. AL
ready the Senate has passed
five appropriation bills, three
regular and two supplemental
bills. Among the measures it
has put through are a clean
elections bill. a school con-
struction bill, two proposed
amendments to the Constitu-
tlon-one to do away with
poll taxes and the other to
give the citizens of the Dis
trict of Columbia the vote
for President and Vice PreSi-
dent and for the election of
delegates in Congress. Ad-
mittedly. much remains TO be
done-but there are three
months to do it IN.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry Urtters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to con-
denSdtion.
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inferior Retired

Leonard Ware.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25
Over $1,000 Per
Acre Paid DR.. Crissey
For Righf-of-Wuy

DIR. and Mrs. v. ". Crissey this
week received $17o, 900 in payment
for right-of-way for Interstate 80
and the cloverleaf access routes to
Livingston on U.S.. Highway 80, ac-
cording to PARK COUNTY NEWS.
Montana Highway Department
purchased 1876 acres from the
Crisseys at an average price of over
$11,O67 per acre.
The above information was vol
unteered to the NEWS by DR.. Girls
sey. 1t answers the question raised
in last weeks VOICE editorial:
"Are there SILL further right-of-
way purchases in the offing which
will run into five-fgure amounts,
in the Livingston area"
The Highway Department has
been extremely reluctant to give
this information out. All this week
the PV's capitol reporter has been
accorded a great big run-around
in attempting to check reports re-
ceiyed by this office that some
more gold-plated land has been ac-
quired near Livingston.-HLB
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25
Great Falls Dinner
To Open CruybM
Congress Campaign

| GREAT /FALLS-A Graybill for
Congress campaign kickoff dinner to
acquaint voters with qualifications of
Leo Graybill, Jr., Democratic candi-
| date for Montana's Eastern District
seat in Congress, is scheduled at De-
Molay Memorial March 81 at $50
pm.
Rep. Harold 0. Gunderson, general
chairman for the dinner, said Gray
bill, a Great Falls attorney, will dis
cuss the issues in the campaign and
answer questions at the meeting.
Police Magistrate George Anderson
will be postmaster. Mrs. Gene DAILY
and Maize O'Connell head the table
decoration committee, and Jean Chap
pei, Mrs. John Harrington, Pat Toole
and Nell Wheeler are ON the hos
pitality committee.
Reservations for the dinner may be
obtained by calling GIL 1888.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25
'Cooie' Philosophy Draws Blast !.
Cooie' Philosophy Draws Blast -.
TIMBER Hits SoWerwine's
'Work-for-Less' Theme

/ and services is based directly ON wage
earners' paychecks.
"To lower the income of workers
is, then, direct threat to the econ
omy and the shopkeeper.
"Who will purchase the homes, ap-
pliances and cars produced by cheap
labor?" TIMBER asked. 'Mr. Sower-
wine drives a foreign-made car. Is
this what he expects from us all?
Cheap foreign labor and goods in
competition with free enterprise? Mr..
Sowerwine's better business climate
and Hong Kong philosophy is the
stupid thinking of the man who would
improve race horse by cutting off
his legs.
eff Montana. wants to plan eco
romic 'hari-kari', there are already
enough bunglers in the State Capitol
to accomplish that end," TIMBER
stated.
81 have been member of the
advisory committee to the State Plan-
ming Board for number of years,
TIMBER said land this is the first
time I've ever heard of a 1coolie'
philosophy being advocated to create
a better business climate for any
state.
''The so-called business admins
tration' of the Aronson bunglers
should be proud of Mr.. Sowerwine,'
TIMBER concluded.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25
FTC Complaints QuadrupIe

NEW YORK C!TY-(CNS)-
eral Trade Commission is getting five
times as many complaints about adj
vertising as it did before congressman
dug into television quiz shows.
FTC's chief, Earl Kintner, said here
recently that the agency was get
ting 200 complaints month from
persons who cited newspaper, maya
zine, radio, and TV ads they believed
to be fraudulent. This has now risen
to 1000.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25

II didn't know there were
SO many ways to skin farm.
Ell" said Farmers Union GTA
gen eral manager, MI. w
Thatcher, in reviewing how he
first became interested in farm
ers and their problems, up
wards of a half century ago.
Thatcher was the principal speak
err at GTA's 18th annual school BAN
quet in Great Falls last Friday eve
ming. Upwards of 1000 Montana
farm people heard the longtime man
ager of the regional coop speak.
Introduced by Montana GTA man
ager julie Waber as "the man who
has done more for the grain farmer
than any man who ever lived"
Thatcher reminisced on how he, as a
young accountant fresh out of Chi
cago, became what amounted to an
"angry young man. over the plight
of grain growers at the hands of
Twin Cities commission houses.
He recalled how, when the Non
Partisan League came into power in
North Dakota, he was able to get
laws enacted to give some protection
to that states grain producers. How,
later ON he came to Montana and
set up an accounting office in Great
Falls.
Emphasizing you've got to have a
farm organization to build and keep
your co-operatives," the GTA head
told of his efforts to establish Mon
tana Farmers Union, and the opening
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25
Labor To Hear,
Back Candidates
AT Convention !

The Montana Committee on
Political Education AFL-CIO
will hold it's convention in the
Eagles Hall in Helena, April
9th, James S. TIMBER, president,
announced Wednesday.
The prime purpose of the
pre-primary convention will be
to screen and endorse candi-
dates for state and national Of
fices.
All such candidates of both
major political parties are in
vited to attend and will be CIV
en- an opportunity to address
the delegates.
More than 100 delegates
from all sections of the state
will be i'm attendance, TIMBER
said.
In the screening process each
candidate will be asked to state
his or her position ON issues of
to members of OF
ganized labor.
The answers to these ques-
lions and any past record of a
candidate will be given careful
consideration by the convention
before an endorsement is made,
TIMBER concluded.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25

II am astounded at the re-
marks of E. O. Sowerwine, di-
rector of the State Planning
Board" James S. TIMBER, pres
ident of the Montana AFL-CIO,
said in Helena last. week. His
reference to low wages and
low living standards in Hong
Kong which have brought
about industrial development and his
inference that this is the way in
which TO attract industry to Montana
is enough to brighten even the most
mercenary citizen of this state.
TIMBER made his comment follow
ing news release on speech Sower-
wine had delivered to the Missoula
Rotary Club.
cit i'll BELTS the man employed by
Montana taxpayers to preach the doc
trine of scoolie' status for the work.
ing citizens of this state, while at the
same time defending the discrimina-
tory freight rates that cost Montana
producers and consumers so heavily.
'sMr. Sowerwine should know the
of Montana's workers
is among the nations highest, but the
wages are not.
''He should know that the sale of
commodities, cars, appliances, homes
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25

made, it was assumed that the
contractor would meet solid
rock.
The crock" turned out to be
shale. When digging began, al
most the entire hill started slid
ing. The shale had to be cut back
at an anglican operation far
more expensive than rock cut
through, which leaves approx
mately vertical embanlkments-
This led 10 an "extra-work ord
err which is expected to add all
most 100 per cent to the orig
inal estimate of the entire prof.
ect's cost.
In another instance, dam
proposed by a federal agency
would, if built, flood 10-naillon
dollar portion of newly con-
structed section of the Interstate
highway system"
According to his press release Of
arch 10th. Chairman Burns of tht
iontana Highway Commission hae
. trouble at all in deducing the. fac
Continued On Page Five)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25
QUOTAS AND ALLOTMENTS

Discussing the achievement of bar
gaining power by management of
abundance the resolution states
Marketing supply controls should be
expressed in terms of commodity
units such as bushels and pounds or
as acreage allotments, or both, as
required for most effective operation
of the program. Where unit market
ing quotas are used as the exclusive
supply control method, each farmer
CONTINUED On Page Eight)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25

HlS way pIOSI Oil.
Burns. in his letter. had asserted
(see~ VOICE, March 49, that Brad
ford and majority of his legislative
committee were "dupes'' to a con-
spiracy to do harm to responsible
government and eventually for the
destruction of America ITSELF
Countering, adford says
whether duped or not, we certain
Iy did the State of Montana a great
service by bringing to light the
disgraceful waste of our highway
money :" And, suggesting that
the people of Montana be the final
Judge, Bradford urged Burns to
file for Governor that the voters
might have Fan opportunity to
place their stamp for approval or
disapprovaI upon his conduct of
the highway commissions BUSH
ness"
In a prepared statement, the Cas-
cade legislator, a direct descendant
of the Bradfords who helped to
colonize New England, quoted the
sections of the NEWS article Burns
had found Objectionable and then
stated pertinent facts as brought out
during his committees investigation.
The statement follows:
SIN the March 7th edition of the
U. S. News & World Report, under
the heading $40 Billion Highway
Program In Trouble, appear the
paragraphs:
compliant: A road "sank'.
Shoddy workmanship and poor
planning are the basis of other
complaints heard by the investi
gators. Among these are:
A 12-mile highway project
that included a bridge over
river was built ON unstable
ground. Since the latter part of
1858, part of one of the APP
proaches to the bridge has sunk
about IL feet. The estimated
cost of reconstructing the ap-
proach is said to be million
dollars.
Original planning for one
project called for routing a sec
tion of highway around hill at
cost of between l million and
1.5 million dollars. Later, it was
decided to make a deep cut
through the side of the hill. AL
though no core drillings were
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25
Upwards of 1000 Hear
Thatcher at CTA Banquet

/ of an MFU office in Billings in 1926
Another big battle he recalled hav-
ing an>active part in was the securing
of a premium payment for farmers
ON the basis of protein content of
wheat, and how success was finally
achieved in 1923. Before that time,
he said, farmers got nothing for high
er protein content, the commission
men took it all.
WITH FDR I'm 1888
The next big step he said, came in
1888 on the heels of disastrous Pc
riod of years for farmers, when Pres
ident Franklin Roosevelt enlisted his
assistance and guidance in drafting
the first farm legislation of the New
Deal, and how that legislation laid
a basis for a stable agriculture which
was to endure until Ezra Taft Ben
son came into authority in the De-
partment of Agriculture.
The building of co-operatives,
Thatcher said, has been a driving
force with him for more than four
decades, and he briefly recounted the
changes in cooperative management
and operation in the years since the
end of World War l.
"By building co-ops,'' he said, 1--WE
build tools for farmers to use" These
tools, he continued, and the increased
income they've brought to Montana
''has been good for everybody in
Montana
GTA today, he said, is growing to
a size that it can be tremendous
Continued On Page Four) !
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25

line for a comprehensive program
should provide for:
Administered farm prices to be set
yearly by national farm income
improvement committees made up
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS farmers
Establishment of national goals
sufficient for domestic and export
use requirements at prices that will
enable farmers to earn and get a
fair part of national income;
Government, with the advice of
farmer committees, should deter
mine the national need for farm
products, for the commercial mar
ket, domestically and for export
for dollar sales without subsidies,
plus the additional amounts that
are required by the government to
carry out domestic welfare and
foreign policies of the United
States.
Methods recommended for achiev-
ing the goals include loans, farm in
come deficiency payments, marketing
agreements and orders, marketing
premium payments, sterilization OPP
srations, and a system of marketing
quotas.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
OF MON TANA
HELENA
Bradford Contends
BRADFORD IOntendS
Harry Burns Has Careless
DISREGARD For the Truth

The controversy, State Highway Commission the
People of Montana continued to flare this week with 1859
Highway Investigating chairman Bradford
DCascade) publicly castgang Commission boss Harry Burns
who has Careless disregard for the Truth "
Bradford issued public reply to the letter Burns recently
wrote to u. S. NEWS WORLD REPORT protesting certain
portions article dealing with the nations $40 billion
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25
Farmers Union Adopts P Z,eram,
Hears WorId-Famous Speakers

DENVER Colo.-Deegates to the annual convention of
the National Farmers Union adopted resolutions calling for
strong farm and heard unusually significant speeches
from world outstanding figures United
States
The unique address
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25

ny AsoOCi1 Il w dShC1, Va VI 4VCW
York City, who has not previously
ventured into the mid West. Wagner
was invited by NFU President James
G. Patton to represent the 100000
consumers in the nations largest city
at time when enemies of the farm
: program are stirring up consumer
revolt.
The New York mayor, who is some
times mentioned as Vice Presiden-
tial possibility, responded with Wig
orous defense of the farmers and a
strong appeal for more utilization of
farm SURPRISES in the feeding of
starving people. He also asked farm
ers to understand the problems of
city people.
This years Farmers Union resolu-
tions were not markedly different
from those of recent years. Although
proposed Legislation was not men
toned by name, the organizations
program for 1860 points quite direct
ly to the support of bills by w. R.
Poage and about twenty others in the
House. as we'll as bills by Senators
Hubert Humphrey, Stuart Symington
and William Proxmire.
COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM
CALLED FOR
AS means of getting bargaining
power,' the resolutions call for a
comprehensive system of commodity
programs adapted in workable ways
to the different commodities" and call
for unity among the farm organiza-
tions to accomplish this goal.
"Such programs should be de-
veloped for all commodities" the
delegates said, when producers
are willing to adopt and enforce eff
fective measures to keep market
supplies in balance with demand"
The resolutions stated that guide
Evening star., 1960-04-23
Lendinq
Declines

Mortgage lending volume
of the Nations savings and
loan associations during the
first quarter of the year was
off 9 per cent from the same
period of 1859.
At the same time, their
savings balances increased
by SIS billion during the
January March period, a 9
per cent greater gain than
was recorded in the compar-
able period a year ago.
Mortgage loan volume for
The first three months of
this year was So billion.
Broken down by months, the
figures were: January, 1881
million, off 13 per cent from
January, 1859; February,
1895 million, down 2 per cent
from the year earlier figure,
and March, $l.1 billion, down
II per cent from March, 1859.
The total home mortgage
portfolio of savings associa-
tions at the end of March
stood at slightly more than
$54 billion as compared with
SAT billion on March 81, 1859.
Evening star., 1960-04-23
Home Looms Easier, NAREB Finds

Mortgage money for pur-
chasing homes with Federal
Housing Administration-in-
sured or conventional financ-
ing has eased in the past
three months, the National
Association of Real Estate
Board reported today.
The association reached
this conclusion on the basis
OF a survey of 176 persons or
Evening star., 1960-04-23

firms across the country in
its first 1860 mortgage mar
ket survey conducted by the
NAREB Department of Re-
search.
On the subject of funds for
VA mortgages, a program
supposed by many to be al
most moribund," the report
noted that approximately
S2.8 billion was invested in
Evening star., 1960-04-23
Fannie Nay Dividend

The Federal National
Mortgage Association has de-
clared the fifty-second con-
secutive monthly dividend
on its common stock.
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The dividend for April
will be % cents a share and
will be paid May Is to stock
holders of record as of
April 80.
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GI housing in 1859 and con-
cluded 1T appears likely that
investment funds will con-
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tinue to fiow-to q degree
into the VA-guarsnteed pro-
gram"
The Sidney herald., 1960-03-09
Town & Country
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highly trained and unbiased study
groups say the number of school
administrative units in Montana
must be greatly reduced if our
educational program is to keep up
with the times. In his discussion
on how this can be accomplished,
Mr.. tombstone said this reorganiz-
alton would allow for the retain
ment of grade and high schools
where needed.
The showing of a film, "The
Face of Lincoln" rounded out the
morning program. A majority of
the group in attendance then at
tended a noon luncheon as guests
of the Sidney Kiwanis Club.
Afternoon Program
Mems Session
Talks by Glenn Hartman, super
intendent of the Eastern Montana
Branch Expirement Station, DR.. M.
NJ. Afanasiev, professor of plant
Pathology, and DR.. J. c. Hide, pro-
fessor Of Soils at Montana State
College, were heard at the after
noon program at the Centre Thea
ire. E. c.. Eckroth, agronomist Of
Holly Sugar Company at Sidney,
handled the Introduction.
Mr.. Hartman spoke briefly on crop
Hartman spoke briefly on crop
varieties for the area, using ex-
detrimental data from both the
local station and off-station trials.
DR.. Afanasiev and DR.. Hide both
gave specific recommendations for
handling the situation which exists
where frozen sugar beets are still
in the ground. They stated that the
problem can be satisfactorily han
died by proper fertilization, CROP
ping, and tillage this spring. A de-
tailed summary of these talks will
be presented in the regular county
agents column during the next
few weeks.
The Sidney herald., 1960-03-09
Afternoon Program
Women's Session

Featured on the program of the
women's session of Town and
Country Institute was a panel of
local clothing merchants discussing
some of the current trends in mer-
chandising. Panel members were
Mrs. Florence Goss, Yellowstone
Mercantile Company; Mrs. Hazel
Strom and Mrs. Meurice Doran,
J. c. Penney, Company; MI. Albert
Sobilik, Sidney Clothing Company;
Mr.. Gerald Homstad, McDonald's;
Mr.. Dick Riggs and Mr.. Harvey
Pavek, Yellowstone Mercantile
Company. The panel discussed re-
cent changes in merchandise, the
new Fiber Identification Act,
clothing sizes, and consumer in
fluences. Following their discus
sion, they answered questions from
the group.
The Sidney herald., 1960-03-09
Sidney Chamber
Hear Details OF
Center Meetinu

Nels Bach and Harold Wind
were guests of the Sidney Cham
Der of Commerce directors at the
regular meeting Monday, March
18th.
Mr.. Bach and Wind reported on
their meeting in Washington D. c.
with Assistant Secretary Of Agri-
culture E. L. Peterson, Senator
Murray and interested parties re-
garding securing a Federal Soil
and Water Research Center in
Sidney. They stated that Sidney
was a STRONG contender" for the
center because the Sidney area
offers the typical soils, moisture
and temperature conditions, both
irrigated and dryland farming,
livestock range and feedlot opera
tionS, a variety of agricultural
crops and diversified farming
which was necessary to represent
the great plains area.
The Eastern Montana Branch
Experiment Station of Montana
State College and Eastern Mon
tana Soil Conservation Districts
have continuously supported the
research effort. Much time and
money have been expended by
this group to obtain research data
to develop better soil and water
conservation measures and to bet
ter the rural economic conditions
through soil and water research
efforts.
The Sidney Chamber of Com
merce and community want to
express their appreciation to the
Montana North Dakota Beet
Growers Association for taking
the interest they have in the cen
ter and for sending the two dele
gates to Washington, D. c.
The Sidney herald., 1960-03-09
METHODIST u
FELLOWSHIP E
Methodist
Intermedite

Inc lntermedite Methodist
Youth Fellowship of Lonsdale
Methodist Church met Sunday
evening at the church parsonage.
For the program Mrs. Harry
Kreis gave an interesting and
Informative talk on the Bible and
Martin Luther. Bob Goss led
devotions. The group sang "The
Churches One Foundation. Bren-
|da Quilting had charge of the
games. Lunch was served by Mrs.
Swigart and Sharon.
At the next meeting there will
be a visitation. Wanda Criger
will have the program. Danny
Kemmis will have devotions, Raw
Laci and Linda Douglas will serve
lunch and Joan Wilson will have
charge Of the recreation period.
Bob Goss, Reporter