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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-06-03
Park County Dads
Turn Down 'Cheupie
R-of-W Offers
Park county's commissioners are

Park county's commissioners are
not looking with ea-o- :. High
way Commission proposal to pay
the county $168 an acre for the
81 acres comprising Sunset Farm
for highway right-of-way purposes,
according to the PARK COUNTY
NEWS. Sunset is the county poor
farm.
Originally, Highway had offered
the county $115 an acre. When
that amount was turned down the
last of April, the revised offer was
made to the commissioner. The
commissioners, on Monday, May
%, by way of resolution said that
the higher offer also was not ac-
ceptable.
Park county citizens, in discuss
ing the penurious attitude being
exhibited by che state commission
in dealing with the. county as con-
trasted with the generous treat
ment accorded private land owners,
are of the opinion the county
should be given something near
parity of price for its land with
the prices paid individuals.
These same citizens point out
that the state, just few months
ago. paid almost a thousand dol
lars an acre for what is described
as land suitable only for "sheep
grazing''-land which is inferior
to the county-owncd tract.
Also, they find it difficult to
understand why such low offers
have been made to the county in
view of other outside-Livingston
city limits right-of-way settlements
running into five figure amounts--
from $11 900 an acre on up.
They feel that if the Highway
Commission has money to throw
away, the County of Park, repre-
senting thousands of citizens,
should also be cut in on the melon
that a couple hundred thousand
dollars or more could be put to
extremely good use in improving
various county facilities.
What Highway will do, in view
of Park county dads" having
turned down the latest offer is not
az yet revealed. T'would be inter-
esting if the state had to institute
proceedings against
Park county in order to secure the
32-acre Sunset Farm. Afterall. it
was the state agency which by its
actions, first gave rise to the no.
lion that real estate in the Living
ston area is paved with gold.-HLB
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-06-03

ways been "harping on safety. 1t
is his contention safety should "com-
mence at the kitchen stove" and con-
tinue into every field.
Safety he Railways preached" and
when he was in the oil field construc-
ton business he gave two gold
watches to the two men who had not
had an accident while in his employ
for ten years. Inside the watches were
inscribed the conditions of the gift.
Aronson believes these watches have
been shown to thousands of people.
The votes he has been able to gather
over the years attest to that fact.
Like Aronson says, Were all hui
man. We all enjoy pat on the back"
If you would want to pat Hugo on
the back the best way would be for
you not to have an accident in this
final year of his administration. He
would enjoy very much turning you
over safe and sound to the next adj
of the state. The fright
full things which happen to people
on the highways, waterways and in
the homes must constantly be guarded
against.
Montana is just as pleasant place.
in which to live as is Vermont. Get
the Vermont desire to. want to.-FS
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-06-03

Complimenting himself on his pune
tuality, Gov. ]. Hugo Aronson opened
the bids for the repair job on the
roof of the Bozeman National Guard
armory promptly at ten o'clock
Wednesday, at the Board of Examin-
ers meeting. The apparent low bid
der was lombard & johnson of Mis-
soula with bid of $1s519. This was
taken under advisement because his
fellow Examiners: Secretary of State
Frank Murray and Attorney General
Forrest Anderson were not present.
Murray had entered the hospital for
a physical examination. Anderson was
absent.
Aronson moved, seconded, and
voted unanimously to lay the bid
over.
He then continued the meeting by
chatting about safety. The news had
carried an item about there having
been no fatal accidents in Vermont
for the last two years. No fatal auto
accidents, no drownings, no deaths
in fires. Truly remarkable record.
The people in Vermont must think it's
a wonderful place in which to live,
and want to.
Aronson recalled how he has al
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-06-03

Election of three standou1
fighters for t h e Paradise
Knowles multiple-purpose de.
velopment of the Clarks Fork
in Sanders county this week
was urged by the executive
board of the Committee for
Paradise Dam, by way of a
letter to CPD's upwards of a
thousand members from CPD
Vice President Eugene Mahon-
ey, Sanders county state sena-
tor.
The three candidates-aH Demo-
cratic-are: Cong. Lee Metcalf for
u. S. Senate; former Attorney Gen
eral Arnold Olsen for Congress, First
District, and Paul X. Harlow, Thomp-
son Falls, and president of CPD, for
Railroad & Public Service Commits
sioner.
In recommending support for the
three candidates, CPD's executive
committee in it's letter points out
that ssthe coming primary election has
a direct bearing on whether the
Knowles-Paradise project is built in
accordance with our objectives as an
all public river development!
GAS non-partisan organization
we want for Montana, candidates
whose record proves them most faith
full conservationists, the ablest and
most statesmanlike men.
IT hope you agree with your exec
utive committee that it is imperative
that Lee Metcalf be nominated for
the United States Senate and elected
in November. He has introduced our
bill and has supported our project
and all projects for the greatest ben
eft to all of the people, through thick
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-06-03

mittee that released this material was
Verne Alexander of the Department
of Commerce. superior of Huffine.
Huffine's attitude on the stand
created the only real sparks" during
the trial, when Richards asked him
if he Ordinarily" accepted the states
recommendations on where it wants
to put the highway. Huffine was 60
ing to hide behind administrative
rules and regulations which did not
permit him to answer certain ques-
tions, but the Judge hammered for
order and Huffine answered "yes".
MANY LANDOWNERS TESTIFY
Richards and Erickson presented
testimony from about % land owners
who will be hit by the interstate. The
land owners followed the appearance
of Horace Williams, ex-program engi-
neer for the Highway Department.
Williams, 30-year veteran of High
way service, was fired from the de-
partment following his testimony be-
fore the 1859 legislative investigating
committee when he brought to the
of Montana people route
north of the valley that is now re-
ferred to as the williams route
or the "bench route.
Witnesses for the Highway Depart
ment included personnel of the de-
partment and Chamber of Commerce
representative from Laurel, Column
bus, Big Timber, Livingston and
Bozeman. s8
Wold's witnesses were small farm
srs ard represented most of those
whose land the Interstate would go
through from Big Timber to Laurel.
They told the court:
Continued On Page Eighty
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get as much business from the
Interstate Highway as they get
from Northwest Airlines".
Judge Haswell will decide whether
an injunction should be issued to
stop construction of the interstate
on the route presently followed by
u. S. 10 through the narrow and fer
tile Yellowstone Valley from Living
ston to Laurel.
''THE ASPHALT NAPOLEON
Final and probably the star wit
ness for the Highway Department
was Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Division Engineer William Byrd HUFF
fine, the asphalt Napoleon of Mon
tana, a man of incredible arrogance,
obviously indignant at this suit
suit brought by valley citizens. His
attitude albeit under subpoena, left
little doubt as to his scorn toward
those who would question anything
he did in the name of the Bureau
of Public Roads.
Huffine said he had made an in
vestigation of the proposed Mission
Dam in the Springdale area, about
which the 1859 legislative investigat-
ing committee "made allegations"
by personally contracting his super
iors. He found, he said, that the Bu-
reau of Reclamation had been author
lied to make feasibility study, but
no such study had ever been made.
An earlier exhibit entered by
Wold's attorneys showed a map with
the active parts of the program for
development of the Missouri Basin
in which the Mission site, called Alb
hey Dam in the exhibit, was included
as an active project. A member of
the Missouri Basin Interagency Com
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-06-03
Paradise Dam Group For
Metca|f, Olsen and Harlow

and thin, thereby mourning the viru-
lent opposition of the power monop-
oily.
Senator Murray has also always
been for the development of our re-
sources for the benefit of all the peo-
Pile. He has steadfastly been in favor
| of Paradise Dam and introduced leg
islation Is 1226( for the Knowles
Paradise Project. But the candidate
whom Senator Murray has, through
letters, asked you to support, has
repeatedly appeared in opposition to
the Knowles-Paradise legislation.
MUST WIN BATTLE
IN THE PRIMARY
eff the committee members be-
lieve in their committees detectives
they must actively support and work
for candidates who have, in the past
and now, supported our detectives.
The battle to be won is in the pri-
mary election!!!
"The future of the Paradise
Knowles bill lies not only in the Sem
ate but also in the House. Therefore,
we must nominate and elect candi-
date who has always been on record
in favor of Paradise-Knowles Prof.
ect. This man is Arnold Olsen, a
candidate for Congress.
eve also have Paul Harlow, a
candidate for Montana Railroad and
Public Service Commission, who, as
our president, has always lead the
fight for the things for which our
committee was organized.
"Again may stress the Importance
of the coming primary election to us
as committee. Won't you please do
your part to bring to actuality the
detectives of our organization by ac-
lively supporting and working for
the candidates who have always sup
ported us-Metcalf, Olsen, Harlow"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-06-03
Descriptive Effects Of Interstate
90 Location Brought Out At Trial
By GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS

a a
O n
FrankL
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-06-03

WoId's briefs, to Submit answering
briefs. Ten days later Wold's attor-
neys must submit their reply to the
Highway Department and then the
Judge will start to consider the case.
At the end of the trial Joe Void
still contended, "Small towns will
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-06-03
Utility Assessments Up
81 Million Over 1859

Overall intercountY assess
ments of utility properties by
the State Board of Equaliza-
ton are up slightly more than
sewn million dollars for 1860
as compared with 1869, &C.
cording to a statement issued
by Board members w. j. Win
tiers and Ed Byrne this week.
Total railroad assessments are more
than three million dollars lower than
1859, due to a decline in rail earn
ings, Chairman Winters states. Other
utility assessments, due to expansion
and more profitable returns the past
taxable year, are up almost ten mil
hon dollars over 1859.
This less than two per cent increase
still is considerably less than one
third of the $25 million utility assess
ment cut which the board made in
1853 move which aroused state
wide controversy and a four-month
investigation by the Montana Legisla-
tive Council. The 1859 assessment
reduction amounted to approximately
one million dollars in tax savings for
the utilities and resulted in the coun-
ties having to increase property levies
to make up the difference. In Ravalli
county, for example, officials esti-
mated the state board assessment cut
necessitated increasing taxes in that
county by 81 per person average.
The Boards statement on 1860
assessments follows, verbatim ED
ITOR.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-06-03

reports 1860 assessments have been
completed on railroad, pipeline, util-
ity, airline, REA and RITA operating
property. Incorporating property of
these is assessed by county assessors.
Evening star., 1960-08-21

under the great handicap that,
unlike Clement Attlee, he doesn't
have a powerful trade union lead
er such as Ernest Bevin backing
him. Furthermore. since last Octo-
ber's election he hasn't even had
available the impact of "Nye"
Bevan with whom he worked sue
cessfully and whose influence
particularly with the trade unions
and hold on the great mass Of
regular labor voters was considered
by many to be more effective than
Mr.. GaitskellS.
The division between the party's
leadership in the House of Com
mons, under Mr.. GaitSkell. and the
trade unions, which developed over
the naturalization issue, is basic
to the present chaos within the
Labor party. The fundamental de-
cisions of the party are usually
taken at the annual conference
or convention. There. under a
voting system which many labor
ties regard as undemocratic, the
trade unions command 5,695,000
votes out of a total of 6.717,000.
The remainder are held by the
local party organizations and the
co-operatives. The trade unions
Evening star., 1960-08-21

re-nationalize steel and road
transport.
It is important to remember
that even the Conservatives have
given no serious thought to de-
Matchmaking coal. the railroads
or gas and electricity.
Mr.. Gaitskell discovered how
deeply the unions are emotionally
devoted to naturalization during
his recent effort to water down"
the party's Endorsement of this
idea. Last month both the rail-
way workers and the miners deci-
sively repudiated his attempt to
alter the naturalization policy.
The battle now raging between
Mr.. Gaitskell and the proponents
of unilateral nuclear disarmament
over the party's defense policy is
the most important of all from the
viewpoint of the United States. AL
though Mr.. Gaitskell and his
chief defense aide-front-bencher
George Brown-are genuine sup
porters of NATO and the retention
Of United States bases in Britain.
the June party statement on de-
fense adopted by the party leader
ship takes account Of the leftist
pressure. 1t states that "NATO
Evening star., 1960-08-21
U. S. Foreign Aid
Totals $78 Billions

and international Monetary Fund
totalled $4.S billions.
Repayable direct loans make up
another $12 billions of the total
foreign aid outlay, leaving roundly
$6l.7 billions of direct expenditures
for the postwar period.
These totals included all ex-
change e-of-persons programs, all
international educational and ar
tistic programs. and all United
States appropriations to sustain
international organizations, such
as the United Nations. and it's
many subsidiary scientific and re-
lief organizations.
But these world totals do not
include the direct administrative
costs of some 80 different foreign
aid programs now active the world
around under direct United States
supervision.
Total employment in the Inter-
national Cooperation Administra-
ton. the principal foreign aid dis
penser. stood at 10,731 with 2,05S
in Washington and 8,673 overseas.
Aid to nations which received
less than one billion were in mil
lions:
Evening star., 1960-08-21
British Labor Parry Faces Widening Splits

retains control, then the present
indications are that Mr.. Wilson
may be elected by the parliament
tary party as debuty leader in
Bevan's place.
Brown Heods Right Wing
George Brown is Mr.. Wilson's
chief rival. As years old, he repre-
sents the right-wing group on the
party's front bench. Son Of
truck driver, Brown has been a
trade union official in the Trans
port and General Workers Union.
At present he is the chief trade
unionist on Labor's front bench.
Mr.. Brown is known for his di-
rect, frank approach and exhibited
these characteristics when Premier
Khrushchev visited London in
1856.
Currently, as Shadow" Minister
of Defense, Mr.. Brown is leading
the fight for the party's defense
policy in support Of NATO and
United States air bases, but is
worried by the strength Of those
supporting unilateral nuclear dis
armament.
If both Mr.. Wilson and Mr..
Brown should cancel each other
out as deputy leaders of the party,
many believe that James Gala
CHAN might possibly emerge as a
compromise. Mr.. Callaghan, 48,
has served in the Navy and was a
political discovery of the late Prof.
Harold Laski. Elected to Parlia-
ment in 1945, he held several
junior ministerial posts in the
Labor government of 1947-51. He
is regarded as a hard working
MP, holds generally right-wing
views, and has a breezy parlia-
mentary manner.
Richard Crossman, the contro-
verSial oxford don, is one Of the
most influential and intellectual
leaders of the leftists in the parlia-
mentary party. Opposed to the
party's defense policy, he is pow
erful voice both in the Commons
and among the party's opinion
formers.
The Conservatives, with a ma
jority OF 100. are in a strong posi-
ton which Labor's internal trou-
bles has reinforced. Many hackers
of Mr.. Macmillan even regret this
because they recognize that par
liamentary government can only
operate effectively with a strong
and alert opposition. While Labor
struggles to straighten out it's
problems, it is unable to present
an alternative program to the
voters.
Also. it has developed no issue
nor does it seem likely to do So
which can be seen as powerful
enough to bring down the govern
ment as long as general prosperi-
ty continues. Too many former
Laborites in the working and low
er middle class switched in the
last election to the Conservatives
as the party which means pros
perity, the opportunity to get
ahead, and clear-cut policy, for
Labor to win them back under
current economic conditions. Fur
thermore, there is as yet little basic
difference between the leaders Of
the two parties on foreign affairs.
Evening star., 1960-08-21

more votes than any other party
member except Gaitskell and Bev-
an. AS a member of the Labor
Party's National Executive Com
mittee, he is charged with direc-
ton of the local party agents or
1.-The machine" which puts him in
strong political position. Wilson
was opposed to Gaitskell's attack
on naturalization mainly because
he felt such tactics would divide
the party, although he agrees with
Gaitskell that it is not a popular
issue. Wilson supports the party's
defense policy and at present dis
agrees with Mr.. Cousins position.
However, some feel he might
yield if Mr.. Cousins pressure on
the other unions continues. AS
president Of the Board of Trade
in the Labor cabinet from l947-5l,
Mr.. Wilson had considerable ex-
perience in foreign economic prob
lens. Today he is sympathetic to
Britain joining the European Com
mon Market Should Mr.. Wilson
gain the party leadership. there is
a general impression that he will
fail to attract as wide voting sup
port as Mr.. GaitSkell has enjoyed
among the party rank and file. If,
on the other hand, Mr.. Gaitskell
Evening star., 1960-08-21

rebellions in various islands of
the vast archipelago. Conse-
quently. security regulations"
give the country today the malo-
dorouS character of a police state.
Newspapers can be suspended
and journalists Jailed. Political
meetings can be held, but behind
closed doors, which limits the size
of the audiences and minimizes
the danger of having them erupt
into riots.
Must Notify Police
If a citizen wishes to make a
weekend trip, he must notify the
police. Equally, if he changes his
mind and doesn't go away, he
must report. If he has house.
guest, he must fill out forms and
send them to the police station
with the inevitable two photo
graphs. If he decides to have
two tables of bridge in his home,
us wise TO noClIy Cne pOllce III
advance. More than six persons
under one roof is considered a
meeting.
All of this seems unpleasantly
reminiscent of Eastern Europe,
the all-powerful "state" in leather
coat and heavy boots. making an
unexplained arrest at 4 o'clock in
the morning.
Economically, Indonesia already
is socialist.
The major industries are ma
tionalized. Foreign -owned petro-
leum companies still operate, but
one of Sukarno's chief aides said
lin the long run, oil also will have
to be nationaliZed."
But "Indonesia socialism, the
Evening star., 1960-08-21

The army promptly cracked
down. A Communist newspaper
was suspended. Circulation of the
Red statement was banned. Lead
ers were called in for lengthy
questioning. Party headquarters
were raided and a high army
authority said evidence of "sus-
picious activity" was uncovered.
Apart from this. there are some
more positive factors that could
work to the advantage Of the
West in Indonesia. They include:
/. Indonesians who do not be-
lieve in socialism and argue that
foreign capital investment should
be invited as the best way to de-
velop the nations resources. They
Scoff at "colonialism" and i'm
perialism" as out-dated labels.
2. The trade relations of Jndo-
neSia. The three top importers.
in order, are the United States.
West Germany and Japan. Red
China is fourth on the list
8. The growing popularity of
the United States. 1t comes from
American technical assistance,
Indonesian students going to the
United States, the demand for
American publications IAN aver
age of 10000 to $4,000 requests
monthly come to the United
States Embassy and the efforts
of American Ambassador Howard
Jones. quiet, Woodworking envoy
with wide experience in Indonesia.
1t is too early yet to say which
road the Indonesians will take.
But the outlook for the nom
Communist world looks brighter
today than it did a few years ego.
Evening star., 1960-08-21

l. The swelling power of Red
China and the aggressiveness Of
it's government.
"China's power can be a danger
to Southeast Asia" one official
said. Another related. when
China took action along the from
tier of India. we Immediately
asked for clarification. There
hasn't been any. This worried
many Indonesians."
2. A growing awareness of the
role of a Communist Party in any
country.
The Indonesian Communists are
probably the strongest and Ger
tainly best-organized of any party.
They claim membership of two
million. Even their opponents
concede that the party structure
reaches down to the lowest levels
in the Kampongs villages.
After May 16," said a govern
ment leader, Communist activity
suddenly increased" May l6 was
the date when Soviet Premier
Khrushchev blasted President Eli
senhower at the summit meeting
in Paris and when, in the view of
many observers, the doctrine Of
peaceful co-existence" came to a
jolting end.
JoIted by Manifesto
Last July 8, the Indonesian
communists issued long state
ment ripping into Sukarno's gov
ernment in virtually every area
of policy.
Qualified observers said Sukarno
was badly jolted" by the Com
muniSt manifesto.