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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-12
Montana Legislative
Council Goes TO the
Country Next Week

Senator Robert A. Durkee (D-Hill)
chairman of the Montana Legislative
Council. announced that arrange
ments have been completed for the
February Council meeting to be held
in Wolf Point. Durkee said,, ''The
reason for holding this meeting away
from the State Capitol is to afford
the public and legislators who are
not members of the Council a chance
to attend the Council meeting. Good
government can never be achieved
without a well-informed electorate
and the Council feels that such meet
ings will bring state government and
the people closer together The
Councils first meeting outside Helena
was held in Billings last September.
The Council agenda includes a full
schedule of subcommittee meetings
which, with the regular Council meet
ing, will be held in the Roosevelt
County Courthouse February 14-16.
As in the past, all meetings have
been scheduled for members of the
Council.
Representative Ted Schwinden Cd
Roosevelt) has predicted wide at
tendance at the Council meetings by
both the public and nearby legislators.
Durkee has extended personal invita-
lions to all members of the Legislative
Assembly from nine surrounding
counties to attend and participate in
the meeting.
Durkee expressed his appreciation
to the people of Roosevelt county and
the Wolf Point Junior Chamber of
Commerce, "who have devoted many
hours preparing for the Council meet
ing next week" The Wolf Point Ju-
nior Chamber of Commerce is spon-
soring buffet luncheon for all Coun-
Gil members and the public Sunday
evening preceding the Council meet
ing.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-12

2. The responsibility in this field
is SO divided it is not possible to tell
how much the state is presently spend
ing ON combating alcoholism. What
part of the public health nurses time
is spent ON this problem along with
others of the Board of Health, De-
partment of Public instruction, the
city police forces, county jails and
mental health services, is an unknown
quantity.
3. There is the self-perpetuating
rule of any governing body-a full
time professional commission to go
into this stark problem facing modern
society might eliminate the necessity
of the Narcotics and Alcoholic Adj
visory Committee.
The subcommittee are to be re-
shuffled to prevent recurrence of a
concrete" suggestion and are to get
their reports in by March or June at
the latest to Gull out any objections
the conservative old Board of Health
might have. The Board of Health, ac-
cording to DR.. Winfield Wilder, has
been consulting political sears and
has foreseen that the coming but still
unelected Legislature will not allow
the creation of any more boards or
commissions no matter how vital they
may be to the salvation of humans,
money or the integrity of the State
of Montana.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-12
Fight Against Alcoholism =.
Professional Commission
Idea Abandoned By NAAC

The Narcotics and Alcoholism eAd-
visory Committee to the Board of
Health at a special meeting Monday
junked it's plan to establish an Alco-
holism Commission. The only feature
of the Commission they wished to re-
tain is proposed $4,000 appropria-
ton which might be paid for by higher
individual liquor permit charges. The
money would be spent by the Board
of Health on educational work in this
area.
The commission plan was junked
because:
L. The incidence of alcoholism is
difficult to prove to money minded
legislators. A nationally proved for
mula indicates 5000 to $4,000 alco-
holics in Montana but actually only
1000 have been treated in the State
Hospital in Warm Springs in the last
two years. The lack of correlated sta
tistics cannot be handled by COM
mittee because of the specialized
training required for this work. For
instance the 600 Alcoholics Anony-
nous may only be. Implications of fig
ures for the State Hospital or the
71.5 per cent of alcoholic prison in
mates in a LOO admission study.
The Welfare Department at this time
has no way of determining whether
recipients are alcoholics. So the plan
for commission would fail when any
solon asked for the complete story.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-12

fOcdl AT L-OlO anu dTIHtTb OIlIOII
members, was held in the Billings La
Dor Temple. Charles Banderob, Hunt
ley, was chairman, and Paul O'Leary,
Billings Carpenters business repre-
sentative, was secretary. Ladies of
Yellowstone central labor council
handled the get-together luncheon
which opened the 1860 institute. More
than sixty people were in attendance.
Institute speakers were: Economics
Prof. Gilbert Dyer of Eastern Mon
tana College, of Education, Billings;
Mrs. Charlotte Holtz, Floweree; MFU
President Leonard Kenfield, Great
Falls; Gretchen Billings, Helena, and
Harry L. Billings, Helena. Billings
subbed for State AFL-CIO President
James S. TIMBER who was confined
to his home in Helena due TO illness.
FARMERS CAN'T
""ADMINISTER'' PRICES
Prof. Dyer, speaking on 'Pigs and
Pigiron'', contrasted the growing
rural depression with the high level
prosperity of industry, particularly
basic industry such as steel and non
ferrous metals.
Farmers, he said, are not so or
ganized that they can control pro-
duction and keep it in line with de-
mand with the result that the more
the farm price structure weakens, the7
more farmers attempt to produce and
thus find themselves in VICIOUS down.
ward price spiral. Basic industry, on
the other hand, because of the limited
number of companies involved, can
adjust production to the national
need; can gear output to slightly less
than demand with the result prices
(and profits) can be forced upwards. |
Over the 12-year period, 1947-59,
Dyer pointed out. output of2the basic
metals industry climbed only one per
cent while agricultural production in
creased 80 per, cent. Tight control of
metals production resulted in a SO
per cent increase in prices. Inability |
of farmers to control their production |
had the opposite effect. Farm prices
today are only "a per cent of what
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-12
Tight Money CurtaiIs Lumber
Operation at Livingston

The Downer Lumber Co. has cur
tailed operations at the mill east
of Livingston and in the woods to
one shift, except for the planer,
where two shifts are operating, ac-
cording to c. B. Downer. The slow
down in home building and other
construction due to the tight money
market were given as reasons for
curtailment. - PARK COUNTY
NEWS, Livingston.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-12

has caused SO nauch suffering; a dis
pute which found miners and srneiter-
men and their families determined TO
fight to the bitter end for a reason
ably satisfactory contract.
Checking back we. find in the. March
27, 1859 VOICE a detailed report
on the initial demands the union had
been instructed by its rank-and-file
to make on. the non-ferreus metals
industry upon expiration of the then
present contract, june so, 1889.
These demands included: 1. a gen-
erai wage increase of substantial pro-
portions; 2. Elimination of wage I'M
equities and establishment of uni
form wage pattern throughout the in
dustry; 3. Inclusion of fcost-of-iv-
ing'' escalator clauses i'm new agree
nents; 4. Major revision of the con-
tract bonus and incentive systems,
better grievance procedures, etc.. s..
Overtime pay for all Saturday and
Sunday work; z. Supplemental unear-
ploynent benefits. In addition the
ie1Ilk-csldkk-IlC iflSeA tkSCCd ciiS Slai0ii W
seek improved health and welfare
clauses, improved holiday clauses,
more effective grievance arbitration
machinery, etc.
The rank-and-fiIe's Instructions
were presented to Anaconda ia
May. Anaconda sat ON ats hands.
The contract deadline came and
passed. With steel negotiations
underway and the possibility an
agreement could be reached which
would set a. nationwide 1859 settle
ment pattern, the union agreed
to continue working on day-to-
day basis under the old contract.
Anaconda continued to avoid MAX
ing any serious counter proposal to 4
that presented In May by the union.
In mid-August, company officials
suggested that the workers stay on
the job until such a time as a. nom
ferrous wage and job conditions 'pat-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-12

they were in 1947. Therein arise
the costsprice squeeze which (aidet
by Ezra Benson) has forced severa
million of farmers off the land in
recent years.
SUBSIDIES NOT UNUSUAL
Taking note of the hue and cry
raised by LIFE, TIME, Benson and
other big business media against the
farm price support program, Dyea
said there is nothing unusual about
subsidies-the difference it that the
farmer is getting Lot of unfavoT-
able publicity"
Detailing further, he said 'fwe
fundamentally substitute every ma
, jor. industry in the United States"
The very high tariff ON steel, he
continued, is nothing but a subsidy.
The same applies to airmaif subsis
dies TO the airlines, the 271k per
cent oil depletion allowance for
tax purposes, and, of course, the
. below-cost mailing subsidy to the
nations publishing industry. (Be-
fore recent mailing rate hikes,
LIFE, For example, was receiving
an annual SIT million subsidy from
all the peoples taxes. Amount of
LIES present subsidy under high
err rates has not as yet been deter
mined by the p. d. Department
Prof. Dyer held out little hope for
tha fo, of,of,f DO
in the immediate future. Today the
farmer gets less than cents of every
food dollar with the difference going
to the various midd1emen between him
and the consumer. For 1860, the
EMCOE professor anticipates that
eight to 10 per cent. This will mean
more thousands of farmers leaving
Jhe land to enter the already glutted
abor market of the cities.
THE PARAMOUNT ].
Mrs. Charlotte Holtz, speaking on
"a woman's view of the world we live
NJ. opened her talk by telling those.
n attendance that "the paramount
today is Peace. With the
hydrogen bomb, unless the world can
each satisfactory means of dis
lrnaing, she said sit won't do much
rood to organize labor unions, Farm
rs Unions s. to make any kind of
progress if we're. going to be
blown up tomorrow.
The worlds greatest need today,
he continued, sis sanity But l
lon't think there is much sanity in
he world today )" with all this
ak about the need for greater mill
airy expenditures. Those who insist |
We can have Peace through arma-
nents, she contended, don't know
history - History tells us that
increased Multiplication has always
ed to war.
Continued On Page Four)
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RECONCILIATION

RECAPITUIATIO
BY the time. this VOICE reaches
many of you, details on the settle
ment Of the 177-day dispute will be
generally known. Accordingly, we
shall not dwell upon the final terms.
Instead, some Of you may wish to
have for your record brief rundown
on this long drawnout dispute. which
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-12
J >,neest Strike Is Over
By The EDITOR


Union
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time o
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"OUR Search For knowledge {. 80"
Midland FL Institute
Had Good Attendance

BINGS-Peace, the worsening economic position OF the
family farmer the progress of farmerabor cooperation
Montana matters presentations and dis
fifth Midland Empire Farmerabor In
stitute here last Saturday
institute cooperative activity of Yellowstone
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-06-03
MRS. ONETO ENTERTAINS
MUSIC CLUB AT DINNER

Mrs. Julian Oneto, outgoing
president of the Roanoke Island
Music Club, entertained the regular
members of the club at dinner
Thursday evening in the Dogwood
Room of the Carolinian Hotel.
The table was centered with a
large arrangement of spring flow
ers in music federation colors, blue
and white. Mrs. Rennie Williamson,
treasurer, gave detailed report of
the clubs finances. Mrs. Oneto ex-
pressed her appreciation for the
cooperation of the club members
during her tenure of office, and
installed the new officers: Mrs.
Leo Midgette, president; Mrs. John
Bell, vice-president; Mrs. Louise
Meekins, secretary; Mrs. Rennie
Williamson, treasurer. Mrs. Oneto
was extended a rising vote of thanks
for her service as president, and
for the dinner. Music club mem
bers present were Mrs. Oneto, Mrs
Williamson, Mrs. J. c. Bardin, Mrs.
T. Reid tCabe, Mrs. Victor Meekins,
Mrs. C. l.. Gibbs, Mrs. Leo Mid
gette, Mrs. w. S. Meekins, Mrs,
John Bell, Mrs. T. D .Etheridge,
and Mrs. A. @. Bell. Special guests
were Mrs. Myrtle Oneto, Mrs. Billie
Saxinger and Mrs. Polly Evans.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-06-03
BRIDE-ELECT OF JUNE
is HONORED AT SHOWER

Miss Thelma Jean Williams,
whose marriage to Fred r. Wilkie
will take place at $3.50 Saturday
afternoon, June a, in Mount Oil
vet Methodist Church in Manteo,
was guest of honor at miscella-
neous shower Tuesday night at
the home of Mrs. ]. B. Peterson
in Manteo. Mrs. Peterson and
Mrs. Jimmie Williams, Jr., of
Wanchese were hostesses.
On arrival the honor guest, who
wore a white dress, was presented
a shoulder corsage of pink rose
buds. Several contests were en-
joyed, winners being Mrs. Louise
Meekins, Miss Janet Wescott and
Mrs. Salina Midget.
The dining table was covered
with a hand-crocheted lace cloth
and centered with an arrangement
of pink roses, and pink roses
showering from above the table.
Pale yellow candles in crystal
holders completed the decoration.
Ice cream, cake, minis and sailed
nuts were served. Approximately
30 guests were present.
Misses Janet Wescott and
Elaine Brickhouse assisted in
serving.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-06-03

was being paid for votes. Names
were used in this connection which
would give some weight to the
story. Another foolish story spread
at the last minute among fisher
men, was that R. Bruce Etheridge
planned to stop all commercial fish
ermen. The ridiculous thing is that
anyone could believe anybody
would have the power to stop COM
merical fishing in North Carolina,
or that anyone would be stupid
enough to try it.
There was a large increase in
registration in several precincts,
particularly in Manteo. This year
some 60 negroes voted, being their
largest participation in a primary.
There was also the largest num-
Der of new young voters taking
part. The increase in votes cast
was about 200 more than in 1858
when 1,75O votes We're cast. This
year the vote was about 1850.
Briefly, it may be summed up,
the losers in this campaign were
out-worked, out-spent, and not
organized. and consequently out
voted. Politics doesn't often hinge
on chance and circumstance. The
winners win by work, and by invest
ing in the business of getting votes.
The losers didn't invest enough of
anything in the campaign. The win
ners may well be congratulated for
the success of their efforts. One
loser said, ~ have never been i'm
pressed by the formality of tender
ing congratulations, which are
empty Of meaning in just about
every case. Nobody means he is
glad the other fellow won; nobody
however, should be Crouch about
the other fellow having won. The
important thing when the race is
over is to go to work for good
things for the county"
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-06-03
COOK OUT HELD
BY WEST HYDE
@ R A D U AT e S

Mothers of the West Hyde,
Swan Quarter Graduating class
were hostesses at a "Cook Out
Supper Party" at Hyde Park Fri
day afternoon.
The grill was very much in evil
dence as the happy groups of grad
yates and mothers grilled, chatted
and ate during the delightful time.
Among the items on the grilled
menu were hamburgers, hot dogs,
buns, rolls, plus pickles, slaw, Po-
tato chips, onions, drinks and two
freezer of home made ice cream.
The Graduates attending were:
Jay Harris, Annette Richards,
Douglas Tunnel, Anna Gibbs, Andy
Harris, Linda Williams, Joyce
Wheeler, Sherlin Caravan, William
Ed Basnight, Virginia Sadler, Gene
Caravan, Marian Wheeler, Rebecca
Anderson, Joyce Ann O'Neal, Eliza
beth Ann O'Neal, Marie Midyette,
Eric Swindell, Marjorie Richards,
Bobby Spencer, Elaine Swindell,
Lou Ellen Mason, C. j. Gibbs. The
Mistress of Ceremonies, Mrs.
Carolyn Harris, led the group in
several hilarious games.
Mothers participating were Mrs.
Macon Spencer, Mrs. Pell Midyette,
Mrs. William O'Neal, Mrs. Myrtle
Mason, Mrs. Sidney Arthur Creole,
Mrs. w, w. Wheeler, Mrs. Audrey
Swindell.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-06-03
HENRY E. BOYD, BELHAvEN
OIL DEALER DIES SUNDAY

Henry E. Boyd, ST., 81, died Sun
day morning in Pungo Hospital
following a heart attack suffered
Saturday night. He was born and
reared in the Pinetown community
of Beaufort county.
Son of the late Henry Clay Boyd
and Susan c. Boyd, he was a vet
eran of World War /, member
of Befhaven First Christian church;
and was engaged in the oil dis
tributor business in the Belhaven
area for the past 40 years.
Mr.. Boyd was married 10 the for
mer Neva Cutler in 1920. He is also
survived by a son, Henry E. Boyd,
Jr., of Belhaven; grandson,
Henry, III, and a granddaughter,
Carol, both of Belhaven; three
brothers. Howard Boyd of Suffolk,
Va, William Boyd of Belhaven, and
Dennis Boyd of Pinetown; two SIS
ters.Mrs. C. B. Wallace of Bath
and Mrs. Polly Wallace of Pine
town.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon from the home IN
Belhaven. Burial followed in Oak
dale cemetery in Washington.
The following served as palibear-
ers: Harry Latham, c. W. Smith,
LLOYD Hudnell, Victor Ambrose,
Cecil Lilley, and Arson Smith.
Post No. 249 of the American Le-
eion had charge of the graveside
rites.
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ELECTION
Continued from Page One)

in all precincts and get the votes
out early. Many persons, having
been carried to the polls on the
excuse of voting for some favorite
candidate allowed their tickets to
be marked in accordance with the
organization set-up.
The results at the end of the
day merely proves that if enough
labor and money is spent, or as the
old general said "Who gets there
fustest with the mostest," carries
the day. It is "a simple as that
People with direct personal IN
terest will do more than many
others who might be unconcerned
about benefit for self.
Tourist Bureau enthusiasts on!
of Mays Head had much to do with
planning and financing the cam
|paign. The county is paying into
the Bureau at the rate of thous-
and dollars a month, and the ac-
tivities of the Bureau go largely
for the benefit of those who cater
to the tourist industry. Some
large places get big profits
by it's work, and some persons con-
nected with this industry want the
county to spend still more money
Through special legislation passed
some years ago, half of all Abe
profits must be paid to the tourist
bureau. At the time Of its enact
ment, it was contemplated giving
the bureau about six thousand dol
lars year. The ABC profits have
grown enormously, and the tour
list bureau is getting lot more
money than was originally planned
while other department are handi-
capped as their needs grow, par
|ticularly schools.
It was spread about that Mr.
Etheridge, if he went back to the
legislature, might change this
Tourist Bureau law. The tourist
bureau group wanted men on the
county Board who would agree with
them. Basically, the movement to
change the Board, grew out OF
the greed Of special interests tc
benefit out of county resources
| and not out Of any desire to bene-
fit the public at large. Any man
who might do their bidding, would
be their man, regardless Of quail.
fications.
! Many ridiculous lies were spread
One Of the sillest was that IS eaci
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-06-03
Home Demonstration
Doings In Dare
By BEULAH GAYLORD, Agt.

Tho Home Agent is in the De-
Paul hospital, but we hope to have
a schedule for you next week.
Looking For a Spring Tonic?
: Instead of grandma's prescription
for a spring tonic of sulfur and
molasses, why not try this year
some of the fresh vegetables and
fruits at the produce counter in
your food market. Now at the pro-
duce counter you may take your
choice of the many spring and sum-
mer vegetables that are coming
to market; namely, leaf lettuce,
spring onions, radishes, cabbages,
spinach, beet greens, and many
others. The weatherman has enter
ed into the picture in the last sew
Grad weeks slowing up production
on some of the spring and sum-
mer vegetables. The outlook now,
with good weather, is for plentiful
supplies of these fresh vegetables
and fruits. So, it looks like good
eating ahead.
As you check the produce count
ers you will find many familiar
greens and perhaps some that you
have not known or tried for your
family. Some that might be new
to you are escarole, kale, broccoli
rabe and endive. Many of these
can be served raw. A combination
! of them will make an appealing
tossed green salad to provide
crisp texture in family meals.
Good supplies are already COM
ing 10 our markets and, with the
spring season advancing, there will
be plentiful supplies within the
next few weeks.
Prices of several greens have run
higher per pound than they were
last year. at this time chiefly be-
cause supplies did not increase as
rapidly as usual during the early
part of the season. With warmer
weaAher here, more greens will be
available from nearby farms and
prices should be more reasonable on
retail counters. Although green
leafy vegetables are available the
year around, spring brings a
greater variety. Let's visit the mar
kets and look at the spring salad
greens on display.
Young, fresh, tender greens are
good eating. Leaves with heavy
coarse veins or ribs are usually
tough and will not be palatable.
The fresh, crisp greens have bet
ter flavor and more vitamin c than
wilted, limp ones. In addition to
vitamin C the fresh leaves are also
a good source of vitamin A. ribo-
flavin and iron.
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EAST LAKE PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Ambrose
motored to Engelhard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Spruill was in
Manteo.
Mrs. Ethel Twiford, Johnnie
Twiddy, Mrs. Dixie Ambrose, Mrs
Mildred Twiddy and John Mitchell
were in Columbia.
Wilbur Cahoon motored to Eliza
beth City.
From Norfolk visiting relatives
during week end We're Richard
Twiddy, Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Am
brose and daughter, Windy, Wiley
Smith, Dickie Smith, Miller Ca
hoon, Richard Smith, Norman Ca
hoon, Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Am
brose and Adolphus Ambrose.
George Ambrose and Ben Cain OF
Elizabeth City were home for the
week end.
Mrs. Annie Twiford of Manteo
is visiting her son Sylvester Twi-
ford.
Mrs. Ada Hassell visited her SIS
ter, Mrs. Sarah Cahoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Barnett OF
Salvo, visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lonnie Ambrose.
Little Tina and Norman, Jr., Ca
hoon are visiting their grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Spruill.
Allen Mann of Manteo visited his
mother, Mrs. Sina Mann.
Mrs. Minnie Mae Spruill of Duck,
is visiting her son, Joe Spruill.
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MURDER
Continued from Page One)

the dead man say it was a case of
mistaken identity, and the wrong
man was shot. Spencer died week
later in Albemar1e Hospital. He
was the son of Mrs. Ada B. Spen-
Ger and the late Graham Spencer
of Manteo community, and is sur
vived by two brothers, Willie and
Lafayette Spencer and two sisters,
Mrs. Ada P. Charity and Mrs.
Elizabeth Owens of Manteo. His
funeral was conducted Tuesday aft
ernoon at Ravens Creek Baptist
church with burial in the church
cemetery.
Due to the limited time left in
this weeks term of Superior Court
the case will be continued for trial
in November.