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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-05-27
Democrats To Meet
In Helena June n

Montana Democrats will meet in
Helena June 27 for the purpose of
electing delegates to the Democratic
national convention in Los Angeles
commencing July IL, state chairman
Hugh j. Lemire has announced.
In addition, presidential electors
will be named and an election of
national committeeman and national
committeewoman will be held.
Featured speaker at the state con-
vention banquet will be Sen. Jack
Kennedy of Massachusetts,, a 'front.'
running candidate for the Democratic
presidential norIiil nation
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-05-27

ing and surface project known as
the "Glendive-East'' was Sc per cent
complete and let for $762,432.
There have been four separate
firms working off the Central Con-
struction Co. financial statement of
assets. A lag of $2,500,000 has froz-
en- all four and two bankers have lost
their jobs in Rapid City, South Da-
kota, for being caught with 100000
worth Of unsecured loans. One Of the
bankers was a Central Constr. Off
cial. Two construction equipment
dealers have folded because they
extended credit to Central.
A total of Is projects were under
way by Central in various states when
they were frozen.
This is the first construction out
fit to go broke on the Highway Com
mission since 1956.FS "a. sssszs.....==-z
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-05-27
East Helena SmeItermen
Back MeteaIf, Cannon,
Olsen and FreehouFn

Members of East Helena Shelter
mems Local 72, at their regular meet
ing Monday night, endorsed four
candidates for state office and five
Lewis & Clark candidates, according
to John Fonk, president of the local.
U. S. Senate: Cong. Lee Metcalf
Congress, first dictrict: Arnold OIL
sen;
Governor: Paul Cannon;
Associate Justice: James Free
bourn;
Lewis & Clark county candidates
endorsed are:
State Senate: James Casey;
House: Thomas Judge, Joe B. Re-
Der and o. B. (Burt) Nisewanger.
County Attorney: Thomas Hanra-
han.
All the endorsed candidates, except
Freebourn, are Democrats. Freebourn
is running on the non-partisan judi
cial ticket for the post being vacated
at the end of December by Justice
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-05-27
Granite and Powell
Counties Considering
Highway Speed Limits

The request for assistance from
Granite and Powell counties for engi-
neering help to determine the proper
speeds for travelling the roads within
their boundaries was shunted aside
by the Highway Commission Monday.
Instead of engineering studies the
commission advised public hearings
such as those held in Missoula and
Flathead counties.
The Granite and Powell county
commissioners had wanted to know
if the department would share in the
costs involved in the engineering
studies.
Commissioner Stan Halvorson sug-
gested that the counties that now
have speed limits post large signs
marking county boundaries to avoid
being "speed traps" IFS
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-05-27

Adding emphasis on the late hour
it is on resource conservation, Met
calf said, Americas wealth, secur.
ity and greatness cannot be measured
alone by the extent of our gold re,
serves or the amount of money in cir
culation. These are merely media OF
exchange. Our real wealth, in addi-
ton to the character and quality and
health of our people, is the abundance
and variety of our natural resources.
"a nation is rich only SO long as
it's supply of resources is greater
than the needs and living standards
of its people. After that it is not
self-sustaining Progress and
world leadership are impossible
without an abundance of basic re-
sources. Our Democracy itself is
dangerously weakened as our re-
sources are squandered.'
AS examples of the latter, he point
ed to Americas ghost towns, once
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-05-27

The case is being carried by a
group of valley people who have
banded themselves into the Montana
Protective Association for the pur-
pose of financing this case and taking
continuing Steps to convince the Mon
tana State Highway Commission and
the people of the state that the Com
mission should not build the road
where they have presently planned
it. Joe Void is chairman of the group.
Attorneys for Void are Jerrold
Richards and Left Erickson of Hell
ena. Judge Haswell. was called into
the case after four other judges had
been disqualified.
Paul T. Keller, Helena attorney,
is special counsel for the Highway
Department.
Wold's attorneys will try to prove:
1. That funds available to finance
district 10 are overdrawn according
to law, therefore can not be used on
construction. Richards said in his
opening remarks that if this is so
the court can compel the commission
to reconsider.
2. A court of equity is where the
people may come for relief and is
the only place these matters can be
taken into consideration.
8. The presently proposed road will
be a "Chinese wall down the middle
of the valley" with limited access
all the way.
A. The cost of right of way is COM
pletely unrealistic and only the
"sheerest guesses". There has been
no specific study to bring estimates
within the range of actual costs.
5. There is an alternate route
north of the commissions proposed
route. commonly referred to as the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-05-27

Williams route, that is shorter, cheap
err, will take very little irrigated land,
avoid two major crossings of the
Yellowstone River, will not interfere
with the agricultural economy of the
valley, is faster, has no utility lines
to move and no overpasses or under
passes on the railroad. Richards said
the Williams route is $50 superior to
the commission proposal the newt
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-05-27
To Aid Lumber Industry
Olsen DepIores Tight
Money Policy; Asks
More Access Roads

At a meeting in Missoula last
night, Arnold Olsen, Democratic
candidate for Congress of ethe West
ern District said, encouragement of
the lumber industry is national
problem as we'll as local Western
Montana problem.
eight money" he said, ''has dis
couraged home building. High inter
est rates have discouraged home
building. We must have more money
at reasonable interest rate to meet
this problem. Home building is the
great market for lumber. The Forest
Service is the great assistance to the
lumber industry. Expansion of its
services is of real help to this indus
try and is protective of the public
interest Also"
NEED FOREST ACCESS ROADS
Earlier, at dinner in Superior,
Wednesday, Olsen told his audience,
assistance to the lumber industry
in the form of forest access roads
is vitality necessary to Western Mon
tana development. However, we must
safeguard our priceless scenic and
wilderness areas. We must also. foster
our hunting and fishing resources
and guard them against depletion.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-05-27
In Void VS.. Highway Commi ssion
In Void VS. Highway
Court Hears Livin9ston-LaureI
Interstate Labeled Chinese Waii'
BY GRETCHEN BILLINGS

In the district court in Helena this week Judge Frank
aswe of Kaspe has been listening to the brought
by O. Wod Jr Yellowstone County State Representative
against the Montana State Highway Department. aimed at
venting the building of bridge that would forever commit the
construction of portion of the interstate highway down the
fertile Yellowstone Valley between Livingston and Laurel
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-05-27

able decision of the court will be an
abuse of commission discretion.
6. That hearings on the route were
not held according to law.
RELUCTANT WITNESSES
MAKE PROGRESS SLOW
The evidence that Richards and
Erickson must have before the court
in the form of exhibits must neces-
sarily be identified as official records
by highway personnel. Richards must
establish the validity of the records
through what they called adverse
witnesses. This means that the high
way is bound by what the witnesses
say, but Wold's attorneys are not.
Evidence, as of the end of the
third day of the trial had brought
out few points that are evident to
the untechnical onlooker, however
much of the specifics of the case be-
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-05-27
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OF MONTANA
Hell. ENA
Resource Conference Ponders -.
How Do You Interest the
Public I'm Conservation?

Recognizing conservation of imperative to the
webeing of the American people, Montana Con-
servatOn 6Uunci meeting Hamilton last Sat-
uday concentrated of awakening greater
preserving rich heritage of natural
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-05-27
RESOURCES ACT PENDING
I'm CONGRESS

Some progress has been made since
1908, yet America continues to squan-
der its resources at a reckless rate.
To curb this waste, to set up an ord
erly program for careful resource
use, Metcalf said that he, along with
Sens. Murray and Mansfield have
pending before the Congress the Re-
sources and Conservation Act which
declares sit to be the policy of the
federal government to create condi-
tions for conserving, developing and
utilizing our natural resources" The
proposal would direct the President
to make resources and conserva-
ton report to Congress within 60
days after it convenes each year and
would create in the Executive De-
partment three-member council of
resources and conservation advisers
to coordinate resource planning.
Also, joint Congressional commit
tee on resources and conservation
would be established to study the
Presidents report, coordinate legis-
lative programs and guide legislative
committees.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-05-27

IOIIS EuII.
Although resource conservation has
long been practiced in Europe, Met
calf gave credit to President Theo-
dore Roosevelt and his able Forestry
chief Clifford Pinchot for having
launched the conservation movement
in the United States, in 1908. "Had
this nation since 1908 needed Presi-
dent Roosevelt's warming" the Con-
gresham contended, 'we would be
much more secure than we are to-
day." And he recalled IRIS words
on the subject to the historic Gov
ernor's conference when the program
was first launched. Said Teddy Roose-
welt, Facts which I cannot gainsay
force me to believe that the con-
servation of our natural resources is
the most weighty question now be-
fore the people of the United States.'
Evening star., 1960-01-12
PIuintiff Tries
To Stub Judqe

NEW YORK, Jan. IL CAP)
"A merchant seaman today
attempted to stab Federal Dis
trict Judge John M. Cashin at
the United States Court House
on Foley Square. The asSailant
fed and FBI agents began
searching the city for him.
The seaman, Cecil R. Hall,
Sc, Of New York, was the plain
tin in a personal injury suit in
Federal Court.
In q brief struggle he was
disarmed of a penknife by the
judges bailiff, Peter Yam Bell.
The attack took place in court
chambers, where judges don
their robes.
The seaman apparently was
disgruntled over a proposed
$4,000 settlement Of an injury
suit he had pending against the
United States Line.
He had sued over head in
juries he said he suffered while
working aboard the lines
steamship American Chief on
September Is, 1857. In the ac-
ton, he said pieces of a chip
ping hammer broke of while he
was removing paint from a
deck and struck his head. He
said he suffered a fractured
skull and thereafter was sub
ject to headaches, dizziness and
loss Of memory.
Evening star., 1960-01-12
Mansfield Lauds Gore
Store Robbed
With Help Of
Customer

A two-man holdup team
one with a gun and the other
pretending to be a frightened
customer-robbed the Pure Food
Meat Market. 1901 T street
NV, Of $48.72 last night.
Police said Mr.. and Mrs
George Feinstein. of 1924 Sew
enteenth street NV, and Their
helper, Rudolf Keys, l6, were
in the store when a well-dressec
man entered and asked about
cashing a check.
Moments later a shabbily
dressed man entered and pulled
a pistol, announcing the hold
up. Mr.. Feinstein refused al
first to open the cash register
The first man pretended to be
agraid, saying Hes got a gun
Wed better do what he says. ;
Mr.. Feinstein finally did and
the two escaped on foot. They
were described as Negroes in
their middle 30s.
In another robbery, two men
with Sunglasses and a pistol
robbed DR.. Robert A. Dornbach
in his office. 1921 South Capitol
street. last night.
Police said the men entered
the Office and forced DR.. Dorm
bach and his secretary, Mrs
Edith v. Schantz, 5409 Twenty
fourth avenue, Hillcrest Heights
to hand over $l09 from the
cash drawer. They escaped
in blue Chevrolet sedan
police said.
Evening star., 1960-01-12
Freighter, Ferry
Collide in Foo

VANCOUVER, British Colum-
bia, Jan. IL CAP).-A 700-ton
freighter receiing a gaping, 40
foot-long slash amidships when
it collided with a ferry boat at
the for-bound entrance to Van
couver harbor last night.
None of the as passengers
and 64 crewmen aboard the
two vessels was injured. The
holed ship. the Alaska Prince.
was grounded to prevent her
sinking.
The 2,l00-ton ferry, Princess
Elaine. received only a few
buckled plates. She docked un-
der her own steam.
Eight passengers aboard the
Alaska Prince were taken off by
a tug boat. Thirty-eight pas
sengers were aboard the Prin-
cess Elaine.
The collision occurred as the
ferry headed into the harbor
and the Alaska Prince headed
outward. officials said the
Princess Elaine was travelling
at dead slow" speed in a thick
fog.
Evening star., 1960-01-12
New U. S. Envoy
Arrives in Manila

MANILA, Jan. IL CAP).-
The new United States Am
bassador to the Philippines,
John D. Hickerson, arrived to-
day to take up his post. He
said he would foster the deep
and lasting friendship between
the United States and the
sister republic"
If we can't settle our prob
lens in view of this long record
of friendship" Mr.. Hickerson
told newsmen, there's not
much hope for the rest of
the world"
A career diplomat and for
mer Ambassador to Finland,
Mr.. Hickerson, 81, succeeds
Charles E. Bohlen, now the
State Departments top ad-
wiser on Soviet affairs.
Mr.. Hickerson and his wife
arrived aboard the liner Presi-
dent Hoover after a 2l-day
Pacific cruise.
Evening star., 1960-01-12
DEMOCRATS
johnson Concessions
To Liberals Unlikely

party conferences all you do is
provide fodder for the Repub-
licans."
Senator Gore also said the
Republicans have more demo-
cratic procedures than the
Democrats.
But Senator Johnston, Dem
ocrat of South Carolina, re-
piled that the Republicans
have been losing seats in the
Senate steadily during the five
or six years they have been
holding weekly policy meetings.
Several other Democrats also
argued that the voters must
be satisfied with the Demo-
cratic leadership in Congress
because they have kept DEM
ocrats in control of Congress
IN recent elections.
Taking issue with the Gore
contention that the Policy
Committee should lay down the
basic scope of legislation,
Senator Mansfield said that
must be done in the legislative
committees which handle each
subject. He said the name
policy" is a misomer applied
to the Policy Committee be-
cause is serves only to give the
signal when a bill shall be
taken up.
Evening star., 1960-01-12

Mr., Menshikov. just returned
from a long visit to Russia, yes
terday presented Soviet Pre-
mier Nikita s. Khrushchev's S
New Year greetings to Presi-
dent Eisenhower at the White
House.
The Soviet Ambassador said
his White House call was lust
a goodwill message" from Mr.
KhruShchev and his family to
Mr.. Eisenhower and his family,
the Associated Press reported.
Mr.. Menshikov also gave Mr..
Eisenhower some presents from
Premier Khrushchev. White
House Press Secretary James C.
Hagerty said one of the gifts
was a supply of caviar.
The President and the AM
bassador were understood to
have mentioned Mr.. Eisenhow-
er's pending visit to the Soviet
Union in June.
Evening star., 1960-01-12
u. S., Russians Recess
Lend-Leose Debt Talks

Negotiations between the
United States and the Soviet
Union over RuSsiaS debt to this
country for World War II lend
lease will resume Friday.
Soviet Ambassador Mikhail
Menshikov and Charles E.
Bohlen, top State Department
expert on Russian affairs, met
with their aides for two hours
yesterday before recessing.
There was no report on how
the talks we're going.
Both sides expressed hope for
a solution to the issue.
Attempts at negotiations in
1918 and 1872 failed.
In 1852 the United States
scaled down from $1.3 billion
to $500 million the amount 1t
would consider acceptable in
payment. The Soviet Union
then offered $500 million, which
the United States rejected.
Evening star., 1960-01-12
Buckson Enters
Governor Race

DOVER, Del. Jan. IL (AP)
1t. Gov. David P. Buckson.
80, yesterday announced he is
a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Governor.
Former 1t. Gov. John w. Rol-
Inns previously had announced
his candidacy.
The G. o. P. candidate will
be chosen by the Republican
State Convention next August.
Republican Gov. J. Caleb Boggs
is barred by the State constitu-
ton from seeking a third con-
secutive term.
Gov. Boggs has not an
nounced but there are reports
he will seek the Republican
nomination for the Senate.
Evening star., 1960-01-12
Army EmpIoye
Shot to Death

A 4l-year-old communica-
tions relay operator for the
Army was found shot to death
in his bed yesterday with a
rife lying beside him, police
reported.
Capt. Lawrence Hartnett,
head of the homicide squad
identified him as Robert Lee
Monroe, Al, whose only known
relative is a grandmother in
Holly. Mich.
Mr.. Monroe'S body was
found, fully clad, in his room
at l448 Rhode Island avenue
NV, where he had lived for
two years. Capt. Hartnett said
his finger still touched the
trigger guard on a single shot
.22-caliber rifle.
Friends told police Mr.. Mon
roe had been depressed, but
no notes were found. James
Kitanaya, who lives at the
same address, told police he
heard a shot about 1:30 pm.
yesterday. The body was found
two hours later by a maid,
Daisy Smith.
Evening star., 1960-01-12
NASA to Launch
Big, Shiny Sphere
BY the Associated Press

Another l00-foot aluminium
coated balloon will be fired
aloft tomorrow, the National
Aeronautics and Space Admin
istration announced today.
1t said the sphere, to be
launched from it's Wallops Is
land VA testing station, will
be similar to the big balloon
that was sighted along 1000
miles of the Atlantic coast last
October.
NASA said the sphere again
may be visible over a large
part Of the East Coast as it
travels east over the Atlantic
Ocean"
The launching is scheduled
for $50 pm. but If weather
conditions are poor will be
postponed until the same hour
on Friday.
The tests are aimed at event.
ually placing a l00-foot IN
flatable sphere into orbit
around the earth as a commu-
nications satellite.
Evening star., 1960-01-12
AVIATION
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Continued From First Page
hearing yesterday heard testi-
mony from Oscar Bake, di-
rector of the Civil Aeronautics
Boards Bureau of Safety, that
50 per cent of the crashes re-
suited from personnel failure.
"PresSures" Assailed
Mr.. Quesada assailed pres
sures from special interest
groups who feel that no regula-
ton should be adopted unless
it is completely satisfactory to
them. There are no less than
40 of these groups.
During this past year, the
spokesmen for a few of these
special interest groups have at
times employed pure invective
and intemperate attack in what
I can only regard as an effort
to intimidate the agency and
obstruct our sincere efforts to
serve the public.
Let me say here and now
that I refuse to yield to this
pressure, that l refuse to be
intimidated and that those who
resort to such tactics are not
only doing a diSservice to their
membership but also failing to
serve the legitimate aims Of
their organization"
Mr.. Quesada has been under
attack by the Air Line Pilots
Association and the Aircraft
Owners and Pilots Association.
Examples Cited
The administrator cited sew
eral examples of lack Of CO.
operation in enforcement of
in-fiight regulations.
In one case, he said, an au-
thorized FAA inspector pre-
sented his credentials but was
refused admission to the cock
pit by an airline captain. In
another, he said, an airline
captain assumed the posture
Of sleep, with his feet on the
radar set. for a period of 80
minutes while an inspector
was in the cockpit riding an
en- route inspection.
Il do not" Mr.. Quesada
said, "cite these cases to i'm
pugn in any way the great ma
jority of those sincere, quail
fed and talented individuals
whose efforts have given us
leadership in world aviation. -"
Evidence Lacking
One of the difficulties con-
fronting the Senate inquiry is
that it is getting into that
maze still being trodden by
CAB investigators-the agency
officially charged with deter
mining air crash causes. Many
Of the 1859 accidents have not
been solved; therefore evidence
Evening star., 1960-01-12
Advertisers Warned
By Highway Petrol

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. IL
tAP).-The current issue Of
Contact, official publication of
the Utah Highway Patrol, car
ries this disclaimer:
THE purchase Of advertis-
ing space in Contact does not
entitle the advertiser to any
special favors or privileges from
any members of the Utah State
Highway Patrol"
Evening star., 1960-01-12
POPULATION
Tide of Development
Forecast for Virginia
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417,500 by 1870. The county
grew 1889 per cent during
1950-59 and is expected to
jump 80 per cent more during
1959-70.
Falls Church, which rose
1885 in 1850 to 10,500 in 1859,
is expected to increase to 12,-
500 by 1910. The city grew
1913 per cent during 1950-59
and should increase l9 per cent
during 1959-70.
Loudoun County, which rose
from PLAT in 1850 to $4,000
in 1853. should jump to $4,000
by 1910. The growth rate was
8.8 per cent during 1950-59,
but it should rise to 96 per
cent during 1959-70.
Prince William County
which had 22,6l2 residents ia
1850 and $4,000 in 1859, is ex-
pected to jump to 10000 by
1870. The increase was 1911
per cent during 1950-59 and
should climb to 140 per cent
during l959-70.
d. C. Growth Rate Noted
For comparison purposes, the
report shows that Washington
had 802,l78 resident in 1850,
$4,000 in 1859 and is expected
to have 100000 by 1870. The
Districts growth rate was 8.5
per cent for 1950-59 and should
be only 6 per cent for l959-70.
In Maryland. Montgomery
County had l64 ,401 residents in
1850, 335 900 in 1859 and is ex-
bected to have 500, 900 by 1870.
The 1950-59 increase was 1893
per cent, and the 1959-70 in
crease should be 49 per cent.
Prince Georges had 1874, 1872
residents in 1850. $4,000 in
1859 and should have $50. 900
by 1870. The growth rate was
81.3 per cent during 1950-59
and should be SO per cent dur
ing 1959-70.
The figures show that future
population increases in Arling-
ton, Alexandria and Falls
Church should taper off. Fair
fax County should continue it's
substantial growth and Lou
doun County and, particularly,
Prince William County can ex-
pect marked change.
Suburban Maryland has
plenty of growth ahead, ac-
cording to the planners, but
Washington has about reached
its peak.
The report attributes the
population increases in North
ern Virginia to:
/, Decentralization of Fed
eral agencies: and, 2, the sub
urban expansion associated
with the growth of the Wash
ington Metropolitan Area itself
The study shows that more
than half the 1859 Northern
Virginia lives in areas with
5000 or more persons per
square mile. However, this
group occupies only 3.6 per cent
Of the total land area Of North
ern Virginia.
Racial Factors Noted
Rural population. on the
other hand. accounts for 68 per
cent of the land but only rs
per cent of the population.
The area of highest density is
located in central Arlington
some distance west of the Po-
tomac River and extends south
eastward in a belt through
Northwest Alexandria to Alex
andria's center.
Evening star., 1960-01-12
Envoy to Jupun Home
For Treaty Signing
BY the Associated P eSs

United States Ambassador
Douglas Macarthur II returned
here yesterday from Tokyo for
final preparations in connec-
ton with the new United States
Japan treaty to be signed at
the White House January 10.
Japan's Prime Minister No
busuke 'Kishi, heading a five
man japanese delegation. is
Sched%. Il to arrive here Sum-
day.