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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-15
Municipal System Pays
$500 of city's Expenses

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(ECIc)
The city Of Barlow, Florida, re-
ceives $40 Cor $261,so8) of it's
general fund from the municipality
owned and operated electric sys-
tenn. In contrast, the city's operaf-
ing tax levy brings in just $40, 1855
a year and it's cigaret tax $s1 1923 a
year. The Barlow contribution is
about the same, percentage-wise
as the average for all Florida cities
which own their own electric sys-
TENS.
Yet, says the Florida Municipal
Utilities Association in its recent
newsletter, Gin spite of the advan-
tages in municipal ownership there
are people-yes, even public of
ficials-that believe it is socialistic
for city to be in the utility bust
ness Asks the newsletter: where
would they get the additional
money to operate the cities if they
did not have a municipal systems ~
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-15
Planners Talk
Capitol Area
Master Plan

Gov. J. Hugo Aronson explained
to the local City-County planners
and city planner Ron Thompson that
the Legislature holds the power to
decide the future of Capitol campus.
Thompson was seeking some indica-
ton of the role the Capitol area will
play in the master plan for the City
of Helena at the Board of Examiners
meeting Wednesday.
information of this sort is required
to fix zones and regulate flows of
traffic to serve buildings Of the fu-
ture. Two and one half blocks of land
is all that has been acquired by the
state for future expansion.
Secretary of State Frank Murray
agreed with the Governor when he
said, eve just don't have the land"
Continuing, he expanded on the
theme this work should have been 25
years ago, ''These lots sold for taxes
a few years ago and recently some
land in this area sold for $175 front
FOOT
Murray assured the planners facili-
ties would be set up to cooperate with
them by seeking money from both the
federal government and the legisla-
ture to % have pre-planning aid for
the legislature to assist them in de-
signing tomorrow's Capitol campus
and (2) appropriate funds for land
acquisition.
Aronson said, eve never had
enough money to buy the Coop Pub
fishing Co."
When this was discussed with Harry
Billings, Editor of this paper, he soon
became unquotable.
Among the planners were City
Manager w. ]. Leary, Bill Rossiter,
City Attorney Mickey Chiffon. Maur-
ice, RiChey, and Hi Dotson.-FS
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-15
Stufe's Economic Future Looks
Gloomy To State Planning Board

The Planning Board pair, Director
E. o. Sowerwine and Montana Pow
er's Dick Setterstrom, continued the
yarn about the decline and fall OF
Montana at last Thursdays meeting.
With "facts and figures they proved
Montana labor should get down to the
Hong Kong level of of $1.20 to
$500 day wage for skilled workers
to attract industry.
The value added to Montana by
manufacturing in 1866 was $243,000,-
900. In 1868, $185, 100000, or a de-
crease of 1913 per cent in two years.
Considering initiation, all this repre-
sents a 'reaP decrease of % per
cent according to SIS.
The pessimistic pair continued by
saying that mineral production has
declined from the 1856 value of
$214, 100000 to 1855 $168,000,00O
or "real' decrease of 27 per cent.
They are saddened by families
leaving the farm every year. Safeway
doesn't buy an egg produced in Mon
tana. In fact Montana can't supply
enough for it's own market. Chickens
do we'll in this climate according to
the pair.
A BRIGHT SPOT-CHEMICALS
Chemical production looks like it
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-15
No Gloom Here
Montana Power Says
80 Revenue May Be
About $4q Million

WALL STREET JOURNAL, April 7
I SAN FRANCISCO-Montana Pow
er Co. anticipates revenue of $40
million to $49.5 million in 1861" ]. E.
Corette, president, said at the San
Francisco Society of Security An
alysts.
Last year the utility's revenue
amounted to $45, 1854, 632 for a profit
of $11, 494,11O, or $1.36 share. Mr..
Corette indicated the company's usual
dividend of 80 cents a year may be
increased in the future, if measures
to reduce the company's present debt
ratio are successful. He said the COM
pany does not plan to sell additional
common stock cat any time in the
foreseeable future"
The six-month strike at Anaconda
Co.'s Montana copper mines cost the
utility about 1928 million in revenue
last year, Mr.. Corette said. Resump-
ton of full production by Anaconda
in February, plus increased power and
Continued On Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-15
Mansfield Upbruided For
Me- |e||un Committee Vote

Sen. Mike Manfield's decisive
vote in Senate Rules Committee
in favor of continuing the
Mcclellan Committee brought
forth from Montana AFL-CIO
labor unanimous vote of dis
approval at the Committee on
Political Education convention
in Helena, Saturday.
Taking note of the committee hav-
ing used it's position to generate a
nationwide adverse opinion of all la
Dor because of the ill-doings of few
unworthy labor leaders, COPE dele
gates requested Mansfield to change
his position and to actively work on
the Senate floor to stop the continual
ton of the committee.
News reports are that the COM
mittee's life was extended by the
Senate, Monday.-EDITOR.)
The conventions resolution is as
follows:
WHEREAS, there is currently be-
fore the Senate of the United States,
ON HS4 10 eAJeIlu Tile Lie VI Tile HIC-
Clellan Committee;
WHEREAS, the committee, al
though set up to investigate without
partiality malfeasance in both man
agement and labor, has during its
several years concentrated its eff
forts almost exclusively in sensation
alizing the rnaldoings of few I'M
worthy leaders of labor;
WHEREAS, the obvious bias of
both the committee chairman and a
maj ority of the committee against
all labor has been exhibited time and
again and has resulted in inflaming
American public opinion against or
ganized labor and in the enactment
of punitive legislation injurious to
all men, organized and unorganized,
who work for wages;
"WHEREAS, this committee by its
actions and it's notwithstanding has
proven itself unworthy of continued |
WHEREAS, the junior Senator
from Montana, Mike Mansfield, al
though fully aware of the disservice
this committee has perpetuated upon
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-15

working people of America, and also
fully aware of opposition among his
constituents to it's continuation, did
cast his vote in Senate committee in
favor of continuing the life of the
committee.
THEREFORE,, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED, that this special convention
of Montana Committee On Political
Education make known to the states
Junior Senator our disillusionment
about his decisive role in continuing
Senate committee which has had
apparently as it's sole aim the weak
ening of the American labor move
ment's ability to collectively bargain
for better wages and working condi-
tons;
"BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that this convention go ON record
requesting the Junior Senator to re-
consider the position he took in COM
mittee, bearing in mind that the
great harm this committee, through
legislation it inspired, has done to
the entire labor movement of the ma
ton and to the labor movement of
Montana which, in the past has con-
sidered the Junior Senator fair and
trusted friend;
"BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that this convention requests the
Junior Senator use the enormous
prestige of his position to. assist be-
fore the full Senate in the defeat of
SIR 294."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-15

Two invited speakers were Mrs.
Gretchen Billings of THE PEOPLES
VOICE, Helena, who is also director
of women's activities for Montana
COPE. and Christian D. Stevens, edi-
tor of the GREAT FALLS INDIE
PENDENT.
Mrs. Billings reviewed the never
ending historical struggle of people
to improve their standards of living
and the role women have played in
helping develop the trade union move
ment. She reflected briefly on the
miserable" conditions of employ
ment, the long hours of labor, and the
unChristian exploitation of women
and children in industry before men
began to organize into unions in
large numbers during the 10Th Gen.
fury. She said that workers, banded
together, have been responsible for
almost every major sociological gain
this nation has made, whether free
public education, provision of security
for the aged and infirm, or universal
paid vacations; and, in addition, the
achieving by the great mass of the
American people the highest standard
of living ever known.
Yet, she cautioned. many employ
ers today still adhere to the theology
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-15
Labor Proposes
Department of Consumers

Creation of cabinet level De-
partment of Consumers has been
urged by the AFL-CIO executive
council. Such department, the labor
group declared. would provide "a
stronger voice for the consumer and
more imaginative activity" in be-
half of consumers. The council cited
recent disclosures of profiteering by
pharmaceutical companies and pay
ola practices in broadcasting as ex-
amples of how the public is victimized
by commercial interests.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-15

of century ago that the ssboss'' is
supreme and should be permitted TO
operate his business in whatever
manner he so desires, regardless of
the economic, sociological and human
itarian repercussions which may en-
sue.
Noting the increasing tempo of
employer-inspired drives against
labor, taxes, better education, etc,
the lady editor emphasized on sew
eral occasions the Importance of
wage earners becoming more active
in the political field if 1--WE are to
maintain and improve" the condi-
tions which have made America the
envy of all other workers of the
world.
LIKE "SOCIALIZED MEDICINE"
Editor Stevens, who spent several
years in England and Western Eur
ope as a correspondent for the Brit
ish Reuters News Service. said that
he is convinced that British Conserva-
tives, Liberals and Labor approve of
the national program of free medical
hospital services to the British people.
The plan sstruly works in England
Continued On Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-15

In Great Falls -.
Increased Political Activity
Planned BY Railway Labor

GREAT FALIS-Organzation of the Cascade County Rail
Employees Association preliminary to increased poll
tical activity all levels by railroad labor completed
a meeting here Sunday.
The meeting under the Craftsmanship of council president
Freeburg legislative the Conductors
held in Montana Farmers Union headquarters building
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-15

Leroy Anderson have all made out
standing records in behalf of the
working men and women of Montana
and the nation.
Given COPE backing, following in
tensive questioning by Chairman
Robert Weller, Kalispell, and his 49,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-15

m1gnE nave all upSWIuS SSpSCiciAy
sulphur and phosphate. Anaconda
controls most of the deposits. If Ana
conda's willing to make firm con-
tracts interested companies are will
ing to go into production.
A fertilizer manufactures has
started a trade name packaging of a
sulphur. Sulphur is not as widely
known as fertilizer in this area as
nitrogen and phosphorus but is used
on sour soils with sulphur defi-
cheney. This condition is found in
Washington and other places along
the coast.
A conference is being planned to
be held in Helena on the lodge pole
industry. This pine makes poles, lum-
Der, pulp and fence posts. Total clear
ing is now considered the best way
to harvest this variety. The operation
must be large enough to make the
sorting of the trees to their proper
catagories economical.
Pulp companies, saw mill operators
and the forest services will meet at
a date not determined at this writing.
WATER INFORMATION
LACKS CORRELATION
The Planning Boards project of
collecting and correlating data on
water in Montana for the information
of industries wishing to locate here
is progressing however the pin map
by staffer Ed Granger
showed a great number of inactive
gauging stations of the u. S. Geologi-
cal Service. The information from the
studies are in limbo. The studies may
have served the purpose at the time
but demonstrates the failure of I'M
expenditure and the hap
nazardness of the studies. Ten diff
ferent colored pins are used on the |
map to show the different organiza-
ions making water tests and studies. |
Allyn O'Haire and Tom Durgan of
he Park Ranch Water Users Associa-
ion stopped in so the Planning Board
esolved back into the Water Board.
;. H. Raymond, Henry J. Sawtell,
fred Buck and d. P. Fabrick make up
he Water Board with Gov. J. Hugo
Aronson as chairman, but he never
ttends.
O'Haire and Durgan wanted to buy
tractor for ditch cleaning work.
'abrick, who has had long experience
n his own association, at first advised
gainst such a move because it had
cen found much cheaper to have this
york done by local contractors. But,
fter consideration, demonstration ;
f the equipment was okayed with a
Water Board expert to be present
D go over the sales pitch with them.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-15
Mir, Demos, One Republican
Ehlorsed By COPE Delegates

Ten candidates for federal and state offices given
preliminary Election backing by rank-andfie delegates
attendance at the AFICIO Committee On Political Educa
ton convention in Helena, Saturday.
In only major race that of u S. Senate did the
venton refrain from making endorsement Sen. James
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-15

Political hopefuls who appeared at
the convention in addition to those
endorsed, included:
u. S. Senate: Cong. Leroy Ander-
son, John w. Mahan, Cong. Lee Met
calf, Democrats, and j. Alvin Wilson,
Kremlin, Republican.
Congress: 1st District, Milton Col
vim, Missoula; Maurice Hennessy,
Butte; and James Shea. Walkerville;
End District, Rep. John (Skeff)
Sheehy, Billings, and Norman Hauge,
Wolf Point. All are Democrats.
Governor: Willard Fraser, Billings:
J. M. Mickey, Bozeman, and Jack
Toole, Shelby, also all Democrats.
Lieut.. Governor: Sen. Paul Ring
ling, Livingston.
Public Service Commission: Louis
G. Boedecker, Helena, and Kenneth
Rice, Billings.
State Treasurer: H. L. (Tip)
O'Neal, Helena.
CONVENTION SPEAKERS
Speakers before the convention in
addition to those seeking federal and
state offices, included Walter Gray,
Billings, regional director for COPE,
and Robert Gabriel, Great Falls. pres
ident of Montana Young Democrats.
The one-day convention was chaired
by COPE chairman, James S.. TIMBER,
and was held in the Helena
Eagles Hall.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-15

member screening committee, were
Congress: First District, Arnold OIL
sen; Second District, Leo Graybill, Jr.
Governor: Lieut.. Gov. Paul Cannon.
Lieut., Gov: Sen. HI. H. Anderson
of Lincoln county.
Attorney General: Forrest H. An
derson, incumbent.
Secretary of State: Frank Murray,
incumbent.
State Auditor: John j. Holmes, in
cumbent.
State Treasurer: Fern Baker of
Helena.
R.R. & Public Service Commission:
Paul Harlow, Thompson Falls.
Supt. Public Instr: Harriet Miller,
incumbent.
All of those endorsed with the ex-
ception of Miss Miller are Democrats.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-15
WIDE REPRESENTATION

Delegates to the convention COW
cred a wide range of local unions and
cities and towns in the state. There
were local union delegates from more
than two dozen international unions,
and representing over 20 Montana
communities.
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Smyrna times., 1960-12-15

of fiscal l959-60 there were S.
593,737 crossings. Revenue re-
ceived from bridge tolls for the
month of November, 1860, was
1919, ,700.60 as compared to
SAG. .281.05 a year earlier, or a
decrease of 2.84 per cent, caus-
ed by the reduction in tolls on
January /, 1860. Revenue for
the six months period was ST.
6,775.85 as compared to $3,-
354,0l0.30 last year, or a drop
of 087,234.45 or 32.4 per
cent. Mr.. Horty also announced
that Louis Ferrier was first
among toll collectors in the
monthly efficiency report and
was awarded a $50 United
Saving bond. William Manlove
was second and received a SIS
bond. In third, fourth, and fifth
places were Ronald Fairweather,
Stephen Zielinski, and Howard
Wilson.
Smyrna times., 1960-12-15
Wheeler Rites to
Be Held Today

Funeral services will be held
today at 2 pm, for Ronald D.
Wheeler, 81, from the FAIRIES
Funeral Chapel with the Rev. ].
Howard Link officiating. Inter
ment will be in Odd Fellows
Cemetery. He was accidentally
asphyxiated Monday after his
car became stuck in a snow
drift near Fleming's Landing.
Wheeler, who worked with his
father on a farm, is survived by
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
lin Wheeler; by two grandmoth-
ers, Mrs. Ola Wheeler, Smyrna,
and Mrs. Clara Foraker, Town
send; four brothers, Norman,
Middletown; Robert, Townsend;
Charles, Smyrna; and Edward,
Philadelphia, Pa. He was a men,
ber of the Smyrna unit of the
Delaware National Guard.
Coughing may sometimes be
a symptom of TB.
Smyrna times., 1960-12-15
Storm
CONTINUED from PAGE II

Continued from Page ID
pect an attendance of 759o OF
better based on reports from
the state police and highway de-
partment on condition of bus
route roads.
Property Damage
Assessing the property dam
age as the result of the snow
storm in Smyrna, the most seri-
Gus loss was at the Irwin G.
Burton, Inc, garage on Dupont
Parkway. According to William
H. Willis, the roof over one half
of the shop, measuring about 40
by IS feet, collapsed Sunday
night, damaging completely {
Wrecker tow truck which was
in the shop. The roof collapse,
due to the weight of the snow
was not discovered until Mr..
Willis arrived at the garage at
7:30 a. m, on Monday. Dam
ages were estimated from $15,-
900 to $4,000. However, Mr..
Willis expressed relief that no
one was hurt when the roof,
located in the northern section
of the large shop fell. The firm
was back in operation by Tues
day morning. A plate glass win
dow on the Commerce Street
front of the Smyrna Gift Shop
was broken when a pipe holding
an awning broke loose in the
high winds Sunday night. The
building is owned by Elmer
Pratt who had insurance on the
windows. Some of the articles
displayed in the window were
damaged by the snow. The
break was discovered by the
Smyrna police who notified Mrs.
margaret Ruby, proprietor, of
the damage. Mrs. Ruby was
assisted by the police and a
customer, Ralph Brittingham, in
boarding the window up. May
or John Roth of Clayton, said
that there was no property dam
Smyrna times., 1960-12-15
Nov. 1860 Bridge
Traffic Exceeds
Previous Record

Delaware M e m or i-al Bridge
traffic has averaged a million
vehicles a month for the first
six months of the l960-6l fiscal
year, Frank ]. Horty, general
manager, reported this week
The month of November brought
another squirt, when there were
13 per cent more crossings than
in November 1859. Total cross
ings last month were 1859
vehicles, MIR. Horty's report to
the Delaware Interstate High.
way Division shows. Traffic fol
the same period last year was
722,l 1877 or an increase of SO, TAG.
The peak day of the month
came on Sunday, November 27
Last day of the Thanksgiving
weekend-when there were 50,-
426 crossings. During that day
traffic exceeded 4,300 vehicles
an hour for several hours. Ac-
cording to Howard, Needles,
Tammen, and Bergendoff, the
consulting engineers, top capac-
ity should be 1000 cars an hour
or 1000 cars in one direction.
Total traffic from June | thro-
ugh November 80 was 6,089, 1893
the report states, for
an overall increase in the six
month period of nearly 8 per
cent. During the first six months
Smyrna times., 1960-12-15

age in that town, and that the
main streets were opened or
Monday. In Smyrna members OF
the town crews and town man
ager, worked through the day
and night to try to open the
streets, and on Tuesday, town
manager Rex D. Gilmore an
nounced that all the streets were
open and the alleys would be
opened during the day.
Smyrna times., 1960-12-15
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Smyrna times., 1960-12-15
This Weeks S
Social and
Personal
Events

John w. Urian, Jr., son of
MIR, and Mrs. John w. Urian,
Sr., has become a pledge in Sig
ma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. Uri-
an is a Junior at High Point
College, High Point, North Car
olina.
Evening star., 1960-06-22
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