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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-05
Rep. Leroy Anderson
Reports 70 You From
The Nations Capitol

j WASHINGTON, d. C.-Montana's
agriculture, indeed Montana's econ
omy, Is seriously threatened by the
almost hystericaf approach OF SONIC
here in the Nations Capital to the
so-called farm problem. In response
to the very popular public clamor
against the mounting costs of the
present farm program there are those
who are driving to do something, any
| thing, even the wrong thing.
This is the eighth year of conflict
between Bensonis price-unlimited
production approach and the Demo-
cratic view that the farmer cannot
survive continually dropping market
for his products while the prices of
everything he buys keep going up. A
just released Department of Agricul-
ture estimate shows that the result
of gradually withdrawn controls and
supports would be seventy cent wheat
and thirteen-cent beef in Montana.
The University of Iowa says the price
would be closer to 55 cents bushel
for wheat and ten cents for beef. If
this comes. Montana's gross income
will be cut almost in half, our Main
Streets will be deserted, our BUSH
nesses bankrupt, our rural children
gone to the city for job. Benson's
philosophy leads only to disaster.
Unfortunately there are those who
try to go both ways. The Senate is
starting hearings this week on Sena-
tor BLENDERS bill to cut wheat allot-
ments 20 to 25 per cent and slide sup
ports from 80 per cent of parity down
to 65 per cent in four years. This is
one step down Benson's depression
road.
In the House of Representative we
are going to make am about attempt
to move in the other direction. Start
ing before the session ended last fall,
and picking up when l came back the
first of january, have been meeting
in my office frequently, sometimes
six hours a day, with other members
of Congress from all over the coun-
try. We are hammering out work |
able. comprehensive farm bill which |
will bring production in line with de-
mand, assure a fair income to agri- |
and eliminate surplus storage |
and other exorbitant costs to the gov
eminent. 1t is not so important that |
the Congress "do something as it is |
that we do what is right.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-05


The big bleeding at the time was that
It would encourage sounder banking
practices" in Montana.
Granite county has lost consider
able tax revenue in the last three
years because of the pledge" of the
banking Business to increase CAPT
talization. The pledge which the 'di-
rectors and Doug of the Flint Creek
Bank wish to play payola upon their
fellow taxpayers is the sThedge on
the pledge" of the 100000 surplus
in the structure of the bank. His bank
has not raised it's capitalization a
single sou since the 1857 Legislature
gave the bankers their great big tax
cut. tai
Page in his buster refined his COM
plant to say he was not against farm
ers but merely their co-ops.
The challenge of last months
story remains the same. IF Page
knows of a coop which has not
paid its taxes, he should lay the
information on the line.-F. S.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-05
MONTANA FARMERS help POINT way
TO BETTER WORLD UNDERSTANDING

were made off the exploitation of
India and other colonial territories.
This should be reason enough for the
U. S. to invest large sums to insure
that India is successful in her great
experiment. with democracy.
Harold Jones and his family are
doing their part to help this expert
ment succeed. His technical skill and
willingness to work hard have gained
for him the respect of the Indian
farmers, one of whom told us that
even during the hot summer when
most people don't try to work many
hours, Harold Jones put in nine hours
day on the tractor.
With an artists taste for beauty,
Loretta j ones has converted the huge
chambers of a former maharajah's
guest house into a omfortable and
attractive home. She is school teacher
and music teacher for her six daugh-
tiers. One large room of their home
is equipped with desks and black
board. Books and lessons come from
The Calvert School in Baltimore,
Maryland. for the younger girls and
from the University of Nebraska for
Burnetta, who is a Junior in high
school.
Like most families in India, the
Joneses have an Indian cook, still
the girls are learning to cook. and
Burnetta is a very capable little host
ess who can manage the serving of
a house full of guests thus freeing
her mother to enjoy visiting
The only criticism we heard of
tom by Indians was that it should be
vastly exDanded They would be ha n
ply to welcome many more TCM fanli-
lies to India-especially if they fit
in as we'll as this American Negro
family who entertained us SO hos
pitably in Bhopal.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-05

There is an old saw about eco to
school and the teacher will be taught
This sort of paradox was my fate at
the last Board of Education meeting.
The Regents or the Educators Il for
get which hat the twin board was
wearing at the time) were holding
forth. ON. the new form whereby
snewshounds" get only the slimmest
inkling of what information may be
working upon the 'shigh minded
combo. Only rudimentary form is OBJ
served at the official meetings; the
real work being done in the secrecy
of committee meetings which the re-
porters are specifically not invited
to attend.
While this fast formal was in
progress Tuesday Regent "Doug"
Page, broke from the routine to berate
this columnist about the story cover
ing last months meeting in the jan
uary 5 issue of the VOICE. CAT that
time / quoted Pages assertion that
students fees at the University units
wouldn't have to be raised if ''they
Montana farmers paid their taxes")
Unfortunately | was bit off guard
and didn't catch the full implication
of his clustering complaint.
Mr.. Boynton Page continued on
and on and my only reaction was to
laugh louder and louder at the sight
of Regent blasting 'fnewsy' while
the rest of the Regents were trying
to PROCESS with the business.
To get at the root of Pages dis
traughtness l had to read the story
written month ago. could see how
he was displeased and was able to
wiring from me the statement, eyes,
l work for the Peoples Voice..
The story had an obvious typo
graphical error which called the
Philipsburg banker, Boy Page. To
mispell politicians name is of course
a cardinal sin.
The story went on to call him Payola
Page. The full implication of this /
may have been lost ON most of the |
leadership, so will expand the como
tations of that implication. Page is
the big man of the Flint Creek Bank
of Philipsburg. In 1866 the capitalize
tion of this bank was increased from
$25, 900 to $4,000. In 1867 the Mon
tana Bankers Association was able to
push through the bankers relief
cation of a part of the surplus"
funds of banks capital structure
from 80 per cent to seven per cent.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-05
Calls Another u. S.
Consumer Conference

WASHINGTON. D. -(CNS)--
Attorney General William Rogers in
vited his counterpart from each of
the so states and Guam, Puerto Rico,
and the Virgin Islands to meet here
and study consumer protection, March
10-11 w 's
He said the conference would con-
slider 1.-THE broad range of problems
involved in consumer and investor
protection, with particular emphasis
ON antitrust enforcement.
'This conference will probe areas
of law where both federal and state
authorities have enforcement respon-
sibilities," Rogers said.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-05
Hungry Children
Continued From Page One)

(COnClnuoQ from rage One)
changing and to that extent there are
going to be further problems in Butte
The statutes are mandatory, the
Welfare Board must relieve the stu
alton to the extent of funds avail
able Freebourn said.
The plea of Thomas Mahan was
half-hearted and unconvincing. The
members of the Welfare Board were
obviously shaken by the words of
Bill Freebourn, backed up by Maurice
Hennessey.
1t is not a palatable position to
stand between women and children
and the very basic necessity of life.
People in Montana are becoming
Disguised with political tactics such
as are being used by the Welfare
Board to delay help to these people.
Every day of delay brings pressure
on the Butte Miners to settle with
the Anaconda Company, on Anaconda
Company terms. The action amounts
to a bill of attainder. Because of the
'Ntaint of blood" women and children
shall go hungry, is in effect the atti-
tude of the Welfare ard,-GB.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-05
From VERNEVA and RALPH
SALISBURY, Floweree, Mont.
ninth In A Series)

BHOPAL, India-An understand
ing and friendly manner and willing
ness to work hard plus lovely wife
and six charming daughters have al
helped to make Harold M. Jones one
of Americas best tom representa-
tives in India. ~
Technical Cooperation Mission is
the name given to the Indian branch
of the U, S. Point Four program
called ICA or international Coop
GRAFTON Administra lion. The u. S. has
100 men working under this plan in
India. The basic position of the U. S.
government is to fit into midas plans
and assist her wherever our help is
asked for. Under this plan U. S. sur
plus food is supplied by PL 48O to
feed India's rapidly growing popu-
lation. This makes it possible for the
Indian economy to spend more on
production goods and not so much
for consumer goods as would be nee
essary without U. S. food supplies. 1t
helps to keep midas food supplies
and prices fairly stable and prevent
Initiation.
Unlike governments of some de-
veloping countries which are auto
cratic and corrupt channeling re-
sources for the benefit of a privileged
few, the Indian government is trying
to develop the country for the good
of all the people. But it can't possibly
succeed in this effort by itself amy
more than the U. S. did in it's infant
days. During the time our democracy
was first developing, England and
other European countries invested in
the U. S. large sums of money which
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-05

Continued From Page One)
sonable and as am unjust burden upor
the people of Montana.
To date, no testimony and no evil
dence introduced in all the hearings
and court proceedings in any way
supported such unreasonable i'm
| creases or in any way changed
our original opinion.
All along we have commended that
Mountain States was entitled to rea-
sonable increase in view of the I'M
checked rise in operating costs. In this
connection, it is appropriate here to
remind our readers as we'll as Noun
tain States that this newspaper is not
anti-utility nor pro-utility. We simply
call the shots Independently and as
fairly as we can. In proof of this is
our editorial supporting the reason
able increase in rates granted the
Montana Power Company. (This was
the only newspaper in Montana as
far as we know which supported this
unpopular increase.)
In reviewing Mountain States
claims, it is interesting TO recall that
the commission during the hearings
succeeded in getting the company's
top officials to concede that prices of
goods sold Mountain States Co. by
it's Bell Telephone supplier, Western
Electric Company, dropped "about 16
per cent" in ten years. And while
some other costs have increased, still
Western Electric is major supplier
of Mountain States. A major justifi-
cation for rate increases, based on
the alleged increase in material costs,
was thus washed out.
Having been outflanked in the mat
ter Of costs as a reason for rate In
creases, the company then based much
of it's case on the shaky argument that
all the other eight states in the firms
system have had general rate in
creases since Montana last granted
an increase in 1853. This of course
begged the question and cancelled an
other company argument that tele-
phone earnings in Montana have not
been as high as in other states. I'm
fortunately Mr.. Middleton and Mr..
Holmes in their shocking decision did
not require the company to justify its
proposed Montana increases on the
situation in Montana alone without
reference to other states where CON-
ditions are entirely different.
To illustrate how unreasonable
this naturalization for higher rates
based on other states is, we can
now expect Mountain States to go
before commissions in the other
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-05
WATCH ON The POTOMAC
ROBERT G. SPIVACK, Washington. D. C.
PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS
AND CIVIL RIGHTS

PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS
AND CIVIL RIGHTS
This is the season when clever men
in both political parties scratch theiI
heads, canvass the field and ask them
selves if there are any ISSUES with
| built-in te-catchers.
Apparently, after years of indif-
ference, bipartisan doubletalk and
even outright hostility to the cause,
there is general agreement now that
it might be good idea to do some
thing about winning equal voting
rights for Negroes in the South.
The heavy-thinkers in the back
rooms have momentarily laid aside
their contracts, put down their poker
hands and come to the conclusion that
there is some mileage in the question
Of "civil rights.
This is not matter of passion, nor
outrage at the Mack Charles. Parker
lynching. 1t is cold blooded decision,
made to garner votes. AS such. it
seems to me, it is perfectly proper to
examine the likely effects of the
latest proposal by Attorney General
Rogers.
Rogers has virtually superseded the
Presidents Commission on Civil
Rights by rejecting out-of hand it's
recommendation for temporary fed
erals registrars. His own proposal for
u. S. voting referees may have merit;
but the way he went about injecting
it into the civil rights debate leads
to the inevitable conclusion that poll
tice, not civil rights, were dominant
in this thinking.
If this assumption is correct-and
even Rogers could not suppress a
laugh when asked at recent press
conference about his timing-then
two questions inevitably follow:
1. Why did he do it now? 2. Will
it help or hinder the cause of civil
rights legislation?
After an advance build-up from the
President, Rogers called in reporters
and read them a lengthy statement
his position.
There was NO time to think about it
because the story was given so close
to deadline time for the morning
papers, the newsmen could barely get
it written. Result: glowing headlines
about the new Justice Department
plan for u. S. voting referees.
The conclusion seems unacceptable,
as Southern senator's have been quick
to point out. that Rogers was putting
politics first. Lest there be any ques-
ton it was the politics of Vice Presi- |
dent Nixon, who, the Attorney Gen
eral noted in answer to question,
fully supports his new proposal.
A corollary effect could be to take |
the heat off Republican House Leader
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-05
So Million To Police Unions,
So Million To Police
Business Frauds

WASHINGTON, d. C. - (AFL-
CIO) = President Eisenhower wants
Congress to appropriate S8,109,000
to enforce the Landrum- Griffin Act.
Most of this would go to the new
Bureau of, Labor Management Re-
ports. But he asks only $3,049,000
for the Federal Trade Commission
or roughly two fifths as much-to
protect consumers against false and
misleading advertising, misbranding
and other unfair or deceptive business
practices.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-05

Charley HaIleck. who has revived the
| GOP-Dixiecrat coalition and much to
| Nixon's embarrassment has not yet
| asked his coli esFres to sign sign petit
| tion to discharge the House Rules
Committee from consideration of a
civil rights bill it has bottled up since
last year
HELPING OR OBSTRUCTING?
/ Aside from politics, the serious adj
vocates of civil rights are worried
about other possible effects of Rogers
action. Perhaps his action was not
frivolous, but what he has clearly
done is to start brand new argument
just when 1T seemed some progress
was being made towards enactment
of a -middling rights bill.
This is exactly the kind of approach
the presid Civil Rights Commits
sion sought to avoid. It's eminent MEM
bers-Desan Robert G. Storey of Dali
las, Father Hesburgh of Notre Dame,
DIR. John Hannah of Michigan State
and their aSsociates-may not have
moved speedily enough to satisfy civil
rights advocates.
But they did demonstrate sense
of responsibility by coming up with
their proposals last September, SO
that they could be examined in calm
atmosphere free from presidential
politics Rogers did just the opposite.
Against this background it is not
difficult to understand the feelings
of Clarence Mitchell. Washington
of the NAACP, who
has devoted his entire life to the
civil rights cause.
In discussing the general state of
affairs, he said:
what is happening is that the Re-
publicanS and Democrats are both
trying to get an advantage, and all
that results is that civil rights is get
ting kick in the pants" iie
What Mitchell's language may lack
in eloquence, it makes up in accuracy.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-05

seven states and cite the exorbitant
and unbelievable increase just
granted by MIR. Middleton and Mr..
Holmes as justification for what
they expect there also.
We wonder if it does not strike the
reader as strange indeed how little in
fluence, after all is said and done, the
people in democracy such as ours
really have over their affairs. This
Middleton-H dimes decision is case
in point. Can it be said that these two
men elected by the people to represent
them and protect their interest in
matters concerning rates they must
pay for necessity such as telephone
service did so?
And isn't it passing strange that as
citizens and taxpayers we will howl
and vote down, let us say merely for
a sales tax or some other
tax which will help keep the State OPP
Grating and then elect men who, with
a wave of the pen, decree that the
people must pay over $2.5 million
MORE each year for a necessary
utility?
Long suffering and patient Mon
tanans have reacted with some indig
nation against this decision but all in
all they seem to have swallowed this
bitter pill as something they could
not prevent. Or have they?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-05
How To Make Money

Clip coupons. Corporation stock
holders in 1859 clipped $14 billion
worth. That's between and 8 billion
more than total net farm income.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-09-07

found. Additional copies -.
Sl.O0 each. An expedited search
costs $500. Expedited searches
are usually completed within
4 few days while the routine
$500 search may take up to
80 days, depending upon the
backlog of requests and the
ease or difficulty in locating
tn, information.
The personal Information in
III, records OF the 1900 and
later CcnSuSrS is confidential
by law and may be furnished
only upon the written requeS;
OF the person To whom il re-
!"teS or. for a proper purpose.
a legal representative sub as
guardian or administrator of
an este. Information regarding
a child who has not reachu a
legal age may be obtained up
OF. the written request of eth
cl parent.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-09-07

% today 20 collect coci1l scc---
ily and other retirement bcnC-
tits. II is needed 10 obtain pass
ports. |; is needed 10 quality
lUI jobs cy"ryHg certain age
q citizenship requirements. II,
Is needed iur some forms Of
a. >uranCC.
Since 1920, the Census Bur
,au has provided more than
trl,C and UnU-hHli million per-
sons with copies Of their Cen
sus records on age. plac" Of
birth. citizenship. or kinShip.
Persons seeking such records
OF facts about themselves
Should writ" u the Personal
Census Service Branch. Bur
eau q: the Census. Pittsburgh.
kanS ~. !ur Il Census Records
Search Appli alton Form. \
ice ,f $500 is charged for a
SCI arch e. not more than two
;'rSus,S tor one person and
on ON" copy of the information
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-09-07

Struct and repair needed farm
houses and farm service build
ings. During the past 10 years.
81 loans totaling S232. 495. have
tcen advanced for this purpose
in Columbus County.
MN. Refer n.oona ....
Other eligibility require
mentS for Farm Housing loans
remain unchanged. These re-
quirementS are that the appli-
cant lacks the resources need
ed To obtain credit elsewhere,
be- citizen of the United
States, and have sufficient in
come from farm and othe.
sources 10 pay farm operating
and family living expenses and
meet payments. when due. Oh
his debts.
Applications for this type of
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-09-07
Hearings On
Roads Set For
fayetteville

Fayetteville Residents of
Columbus County will have an
opportunity to present road re-
quests, petitions and problems
TO representatives of the Sixth
Division AT Il public hearing
here ON Wednesday, Septemb-
ei Ia. Announcement of the
hearing was made today by
Division Engineer J. w. Spruill.
City and county officials. "a
long with the general public,
are invited To attend the hear
ing if they have road requests
which they feel should receive
attention.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-09-07
Farm Housing Regulations Change

Under a recent change in
the eligibility requirements for
Farm Housing loans, a farmer
who owns a farm that will an
nually produce for sale or
home use at least $500. worth
" commodities may, if he
meets other eligibility require
nents, be able to obtain Farm
Housing loan.
Previously, according to T.
d. Anderson, Farmers Home
Administration County Super
visor for Columbus County. an
applicant had to own farm
that would produce Substan!-
ial amount OF the operators
income.
Farm Housing loans are made
y the Farmers Home Admin
.stration and are used to con-
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-09-07
SPECIALIST VIM. SOLES.
ASSIGNED OVER SEAS
SANDHOFEN, GERMANYA

Army Specialist Four William
II. Soles, son of Scion Soles,
Route 3, Whiteville, N. c., is
n member of the 9th Infantry
Division in Germany.
Specialist Soles, light
truck driver in Headquarters
Troop of the divisions Srd
Reconnaissance Squadron in
Sandhofen, entered the Army
in June 1855 and arrived oven
seas on this tour of duty in
June 1883.
The 22-year-old soldier at
tended Tabor City High School.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-09-07
Carter Qualities
AS Arms Expert
HElLBKONN. GERMANY

HElLBkONN. GERMANY
Army Specialist Five Roscoe
Carter. whose wife. Betty. lives
ia C,rro Gordo. recently Guor-
!iito as expert III firing the
10 caliber pistol and Nil riff,
Nhilr serving with the AIN
A,morcd Division in Germany
Specialist Carter. assigned to
Company d OF the divisions
S4th Infantry in Hcilbrunn.
entered the Army in 1853. WAS
last stationed in D,rwood. Nd.
and arrived overseas ON this
tour OF duty in June 1858.
Carter. son of MIR. and Mrs.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-09-07

The hearing w;ll be hcid
from 10 a. m, to IL noon, IN
wednesday, September IA, ut
the Division Office of the Stat
highway Department in Fay
etteville.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-09-07

unity Office of the Farme,:
Home Administration located
IN the Agricultural Building in
Whitcville.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-09-07

credit may DC made the Chaccy Carter Tosc Hill
nf
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-08
L. d. WHITAKER

vary from one firm to another,
but these are most common: ,"
Driving record. Has the
driver been involved in acct
dents or scrapes with the law?
Occupation. Is the drivers
job "haZardous?" Is he. for
example. a migrant worker, ath-
lete, Servic e. m a n, travel
ing salesman?
Driver. Is he under Is or
over IS? Has he been driving
less than two years? Is he an
alcoholic or physically handi-
capped?
Car. Is it old or beaten up?
Is it driven more than a speci-
fled number of miles per year?
One or two yeses usually are
sufficient to rule an applicant
out as a preferred risk. accord
ing to the article. Some COM
panies. however. are more leni-
ent than others. Discounts usual
ly range from 10 per cent to
Is per cent below standard
rates.
It's worth checking. according
to the editors. but they warn
that companies selling to pre-
ferred risks tend to drop clients
who have few claims NOR
quickly than other firms.