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Evening star., 1960-01-05
Union fol Ratify
Steel Peace
Pact Today
Companies Plan
No Increase Now
In Price Level
BY LEE M. COIN
Star stan Writer

The steel peace pact was
scheduled for union ratifica-
ton today, clearing the way
for a speedy attack on the
complex job Of mailing down
firm contracts throughout the
vast industry.
Steel executives meanwhile
announced they plan no imme-
diate increase in the general
level Of prices. But they COM
planned that the settlement will
prove costly. and industry OBJ
servers predicted price rises
some months hence.
Economically the agreement
concluded yesterday was ex-
pected to guarantee national
prosperity in 1860.
Politically. the settlement
gave Vice President Nixon and
Labor Secretary Mitchell big
boosts, and took the steam out
Of demands for revision Of the
Taft-Hartley Act. Secretary
Mitchell said he will not pro-
pose amendment this year of
the laws machinery for deal
ing with national emergency
strikes.
Committee Meets
The wage policy committee
Of the United Steelworkers OF
America was scheduled to meet
this afternoon at the Shore
ham Hotel to receive official
word Of the memorandum OF
agreement signed yesterday
after a 22-hour negotiating
session. Ratification was cer-
tain.
Approval of the pact by the
IL leading steel companies rep
resented by a four-man nego.
tiating team was expected tc
follow quickly. Then lawyers
and technicians will draft spe-
ciflc contract language tc
govern labor relations through
June, 1862.
1t may take a week or more
for the union to achieve settle.
ments with the industry's go
odd other companies. But there
is little doubt that all of then
will follow the pattern estab'
lished by the pace-setters.
The memorandum Of agree.
ment requires signing Of con-
tracts with the II top com.
panies by Friday night.
Details withheld
Details of the settlement were
not disclosed officially, but in.
formants said it provides in.
creaSeS in wages and fringe
benefits totaling about 80 cent!
per man-hour during a 80
month period-including TIVE
general wage increases of
cents each. Management'S de
mand for increased authorit,
to change local work rules will
be submitted 70 study, withou
binding recommendations.
President Eisenhower's boarc
of inquiry plans to submit it,
massive report on the dispute
tomorrow, as previously sched'
uled. The report will be fileC
partly for historical reasons
and partly because settlement
in some companies will be de-
See STEEL, Page A.
Evening star., 1960-01-05
Members Here for Start
Of Congress Tomorrow
Steel Pact Clears Way for Priority Bills;
School Construction Muy Head List
BY ]. A. O'LEARY
Star stan Writer

Members Of Congress- greatly relieved that the steel
strike is longer their doorstep focked back
ngon today for omorrows opening of the session.
Senate Republican Leader Drksen said if the strike
had not been settled it would have become immediate
emergency matter for both House and Senate 1t would
Evening star., 1960-01-05
N Playwright Blasts
Sponsor Interference

Television Playwright Rod
Serling today testified he has
been exposed Ito the most
ludicrous interference" in his
scripts by program sponsors.
He told a Federal Communi-
cations Commission hearing
Evening star., 1960-01-05
Fight for Youth Judges
Pressed by Prettymon
Opposes Reducing lS-Yeor Limit;
Others Also Tell Need to Senators
BY GRACE BASSETT
star stan Writer

Chief Judge Barrett Prettyman of the United States
Court of Appeals today told Senate subcommittee there
Is crying need" for additional Juvenile Court judges
Judge Prettyman lent his powerful prestige the argu-
ment that Judge orm Ketchem alone cannot possibly
continue to hear 20 day and supervise 420O
Evening star., 1960-01-05

parently sidetracked a pro-
spective battle for Ohio's 64
delegates in the States May 8
primary and assured Senator
Kennedy of their convention
votes.
1t also freed Senator Ken
nedy for presidential battles
elsewhere and made it almost
certain that he will enter Wis
consin's April primary for a
test Of strength with Senator
Humphrey of Minnesota.
Senator Humphrey, the only
other announced candidate for
the Democratic nomination, al
ready has said he would enter
the Wisconsin primary.
Kennedy Pleased
Senator Kennedy withheld
any announcement about the
Wisconsin vote as he issued a
brief statement hailing Gov. Di.
Salles action as "a most sig.
niflcant and heartening step
toward our goal"
"I am delighted to have re-
ceived the Endorsement Of Gov.
Mike Disable, particularly in
view of his long and able serv-
ice in government and his un-
disputed leadership in the ranks
Of the Democratic Party" Sem
ator Kennedy said.
He said the Governor in
formed him yesterday of his
decision and added that he
would not now enter the Ohio
primary.
Wisconsin Fight Due
Ohio was one of the several
primary battles Senator Ken
nedy has been considering. His
decision on that was regarded
as having a major influence on
what other Midwest primaries,
particularly Wisconsin, he would
enter.
Both Senators Kennedy and
Humphrey already have spoken
widely in Wisconsin and the
Kennedy forces feel they have
but little choice now on a
headon battle with the Min
nesota Senator in that State.
Pledge to Kennedy
In his announcement, Gov.
Disable said that while the
Democratic Party has numer.
GUS qualified candidates SEN
ator Kennedy would make the
best nominee and would
best serve the Nation as its
President"
He said his announcement
See KENNEDY, Page AS
Evening star., 1960-01-05
Disable Puts Ohio
In Kennedy Camp
Governor
Will Run as
Fuvorite Son
By CECIL HOLLAND
Star Stan Writer

Ohio'S Gov. Michael v. Di-
Sale today gave Senator Ken
nedy's bid for the Democratic
presidential nomination a for
ward thrust by announcing he
would seek the role of Ohio's
favorite son pledged to the
Massachusetts, Democrat.
The Governors announce
ment, made in Columbus, ap-
Evening star., 1960-01-05

Syminston Not on "Avowed" condi-
date. Pose Al
Support in MoryIond Sought for
Kennedy. Pose B-z
Evening star., 1960-01-05
THE WEATHER. Full Report
on Poee AZ

District and vicinity-Considerabl cloudy
tonight; lowest in the upper 20s. Mostly
cloudy and cold tomorrow. High and low
of the past "a hours: High, As at sos pm.
yesterday; low, "a at 4 am. today.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25

| HELENA-James F. Battin, 35,
Yellowstone county legislator and at
torney, officially tossed his hat into
the Second District Congressional
race here Wednesday when he filed
his nominating petition. Battin filed
ON the Republican ticket.
In prepared statement issued with
his filing Battin said that if elected
he would "join with others in Con-
gress who are trying to construct
reason out of the chaos of deficit
spending, high taxation and never
ending federal handouts
Battin said one of the prime con-
Germs in the Congress today should
be serious consideration to our ma
tion's farm problem, mot just a lot
of political talks Battin recognized
the problem could not be solved with
one "fell swoop'' but would take
lot of thinking, planning and work
on the part of Congress. Congress
got the farmer in the middle of this
thing, only Congress can get him out"
Battin said he firmly believes in
providing definite and sound old-age
security for Americas Senior Citizen.
Battin also urged tax reduction,
which if properly planned, he con-
tends, would speed economic growth
and increase federal revenue in the
long run.
A resident of Billings and Montana
since 1929, Battin is graduate of
the Billings Senior High School, and
the pre-law school of Eastern Mon
tana State Teachers College. He holds
a bachelor of law degree from the
George Washington University Law
School at Washington, d. C. He
served three years in the u. S. Navy
during World War II.
He is now a member of the law
firm of Sandal, Moses, Cavan, and
Battin in Billings He is admitted to
practice law in the District of Co.
lumbia, as well as the State of Mon
lama.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25

can be used only by those purchasers
having their own generating facilities
to 'firm" it up. This largely means
that only the private companies can
take advantage of it.
They sell this power at firm rates
and consequently are able to reap
bigger profits.
Preference in essence is in no way
discriminatory action against any
group. 1t is by definition a privilege
restricted to those groups who are
committed to the broadest public
service they are able to provide.
Amy power company, for in-
stance, could become a preferred
customer under the law, if it re-
organized itself into a municipal
system, electric cooperative or
other type Of nonprofit organiza-
ton.
Preference is also the recognition
that in democracy like ours, govern
ment is not something apart from the
people, but in reality is the people
themselves.
Teddy Roosevelt viewed the role of
government in protecting our nation
al resources as that of trustee of
the people.
In 1909 he said: ''It is especially
important that the development of
water power should be guarded with
the utmost care both by the national
government and by the states in order
to protect the people against the up
growth of monopoly and to insure
them fair share in the benefits
which will follow the development
of this great asset which belongs to
the people and should be controlled
by them"
Preference is based firmly upon
these sagacious words of the old
Rough Rider.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25

Attorney General Forrest HI. An
derson yesterday filed his petition
for nomination to a second term in
that office. He is a Democrat.
Before being elected Attorney Gen
eral, Anderson was an Associate JUS
tice of the Montana Supreme Court.
Attorney General Anderson is a
member of the Committee on Admin
istration of Criminal Justice of the
National Association of Attorneys
General, and of the Drafting Commit
tee for Model State Laws of the
Council of State Governments.
In addition to his work with these
national organizations, Anderson has
worked closely with the Montana
legislature. Many important meas
ures, including the out-of-state in
come tax act, the current voting ma
chine law, and the Montana Law En-
forcement Academy Act, were draft
ed by the Attorney General.
For the past three years Anderson's
office has collected over 500, 900
each year for the Montana public
schools. The money comes from es-
tates for which there are no heirs
which the Attorney General claims
for the state.
81 am filing for a second term upon
my record as Attorney General" An
derson said SIN the conduct of my
office and as a member of the various
boards of which the Attorney General
is member, | will continue to strive
for clean efficient and economic
for Montana"
81 will continue to cooperate with
state and local officials in all legal
and law enforcement matters, to in
sure that all of our citizens receive
equitable treatment in their dealings
with government"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25
THE WILLIAMS WHO GRAB
YOUR TAX DOLLARS

A recent editorial in a Billings
newspaper said, ''It would be definite
~ encouraging TO many OF Montana S
people if some of the fine gentlemen
who harbor ambitions to serve in the
Senate or House would announce
simply that his chief objective. if
elected, will be to join with other
members of like mind in efforts to
reduce the cost of government by
eliminating waste wherever it may
be found
With such a statement 1 am in
wholehearted agreement. TO my
mind, where most wasteful billions
of dollars go in our national budget
are: defense activity, farm programs,
and interest on the national debt.
With many of my colleagues / have
joined in trimming billions of dollars
in unessentials from the Presidents
defense budget; have initiated a
Family Farm Act of 1860, in which
a score of Congressman have joined
me, that will reduce farm program
costs by billions of dollars and within
less than ten years eliminate sur
pluses, and finally, as you have just
read, ana fighting increases in in
terest rates which could saddle us all
with additional billions of dollars in
lost personal income.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25
HIGH INTEREST RATES
WHAT DO THEY MEAN TO YOU?

The impact of the high interest
rate policy of the Eisenhower-Nixon
Administration is becoming more
alarming than ever. Since 1852 there
has been a 2 per cent increase ON the
cost of the total debt, which has paid
for nothing. Yet it means that today
it would cost every man, woman and
child in the u. S. an additional $24
more than in 1852 just to pay for
the increased cost of all the indebted
ness in this country. This means that
TO pay for nothing more than the
increased interest on the estimated
one Trillion dollars of the total pub
lie and private debt. it would cost
each family of five $12O more today
than in 1852 or total of $40 billion.
An interesting matter is the COM
parison of total personal income from
interest and the total farm income.
In 1862, the moneyed people had
total income of $12 billion from in
terest; this past year, they had dou-
bled that income. bringing it to $24
billion, or 100 per cent increase in
wealth production in the short span
of seven years. That's a mighty good
dead for the wealthy, and naturally
if they could convince the people of
America as they already have con-
WINGED this present Administration,
it would be sharp business for them
to still further increase interest rates
and. their wealth.
Meanwhile, let's take look at the
farm income picture. It's totally
different contrast of losing income.
In 1852, total farm income was $15.3
billion; last year it was $11.8 billion,
or a decline of 25 per cent. I hope
this gives you the full picture of our
nations fiscal situation. and why |
so strongly oppose the high interest
tight money policies which can only
make the rich much richer and the
poor, poorer.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25
New Fabric Label Law
Aims To Cut GuessWork

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)--
When you buy clothing, do the names
of synthetic fabrics confuse you? If
$50, perhaps help is on the way.
A, new fabric labelling law became
effective March 3. 1t requires labels
on all textiles not covered by the
present wool products labelling law.
Each label must tell what fibers are
in the material, giving natural or
synthetic group name of each fiber
and it's content by weight.
Federal Trade Commission has di-
vided more than 100 synthetic (man-
made) fibers into Is groups. and
each group has name. Some names
are familiar-rubber, glass, metallic,
nylon, rayon, acetate. Others have
appeared as trade names acrylic,
modacrylic, polyester, and saran.
New names are:
1. Azlon, material made from
milk, corn, or peanut protein;
2. Spandex, an elastic non-rubber
fiber;
8. Olefin, a plastic-like fiber used
for seat covers and outdoor furniture;
A. Vinal, foreign fiber just APP
pearing in the U. s.;
5. Nytril, another fiber just COM
ing on the market; and
6. Vinyon, low-melting-point fl
Der.
The law lets merchants sell I'M
labeled stock now on hand, but new
stock must be labeled.
The law also requires textiles MAX
ers to declare any cotton, linen, or
silk contents. Imported fabrics must
show where they were made.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25
CRANBERRY CRISIS BRINGS
UNEXPECTED BENEFIT

The uproar in November over So
called contamination of cranberries
by a weed-killing chemical caused
researchers to stimulate their work
Result: discovery of a possible new
drug for treating overactive thyroid
glands. Hyperthyroidism leads to
nervousness and restlessness.) The
chemical used in the weed spray,
aminotriazole. the researchers claim,
may be just the-drug the doctors are
looking for in treating overactive thy
roid glands, according to an article in
this weeks issue of the JOURNAL of
the American Medical Association.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25
Rep. Leroy Anderson
Reports To You From
The Nations CapifoI

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Events of
this week in the House of Representa-
tives continue their slow p1oddding
action as the civil rights legislation
meandered through the parliamentary
maze raised by the tightly-organized
southern bloc. Possibly by the end of
March some legislation will get
through Congress and go down to the
White House.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25
GIVES FIRST OPTION
TO PUBLIC POWER

The statutes are written to give
service groups-electric co-operatives
and public power bodies-first option
to buy federally generated power
But the Preference Clause comes into
play only when another user of cleo
tricity such as private company
seeks to buy this power, and there is
not enough to go around.
In such case, the public service
groups are given first opportunity to
fill their needs. But private systems
can purchase federal power. And in
deed they do purchase great blocks of
it in spite of what they say.
Much more, for instance, than rural
electric co-ops.
Government figures for fiscal
year 1858, the latest year for which
statistics are available, show the
following breakdown in the sale of
all power from federal installa-
tions: 3O.S%o was sold to private
power firms and industry, So % to
rural electric co-ops, 2O.1 % to mu-
nicipal systems, 1919 to state and
other public utilities and 3O.5%
was sold to u. S. defense agencies.
While price is uniform to all. in ac-
tual practice electric co-ops, for in
stance, pay more for federal power
than private companies do. This is
because the latter purchase most of
the secondary power produced. Sec
ondary power is sold at cheaper rate
than firm power.
Firm power is power available at
all times. Secondary power is avail
able only when there is more water
than usual for power generation.
Secondary power is inconstant and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25
BY PAUL NELSON, Staff Economist,
National Rural Electric Association,
Washington, d. G.

washington, ~. U.
There's a small but vital clause
contained in major federal statutes
covering hydro-electric projects thai
has saved all electric consumers I'M
told millions of dollars i'm lower power
rates.
It's called the Preference Clause
But. because Preference-along with
the public power and rural electric
cooperative programs-h pre-
vented the giant electric utilities from
completely monopolizing the nations
power supply, it has been made a
controversial issue.
Preference is that provision of law
which creates a priority in the right
to purchase electric power generated
at government-built installations.
It's based on the age old concept
that our country's waterways be-
long to all the people, and that the
government-which in our nation
is the peopIe-should control and
administer development of these
waterways in the public interest.
So-it follows that all benefits de-
rived from this concept should be dis
tributed as widely as possible.
Consequently, our government has
said, that those organizations which
the American people have formed for
public service and not primarily for
profit, should be granted the privilege
of having the first opportunity to buy
electric power from federally-con-
structed facilities.
Under the Flood Control Act of
1914. for example, which authorized
and set in motion a great river devel-
opment program, the following lam
guage is contained in Section V:
Electric power and energy gener-
ated at reservoir projects shall be
delivered to the Secretary of the In
terror. who shall transmit and dispose
of such power and energy in such
manner as TO encourage the most
widespread use thereof at the lowest
possible rates to consumers consistent
with sound business principles :.
Preference in the sale of such power
and energy shall be given to public
bodies and co-operatives.
In the past So years Congress has
written a public Preference Clause
into Is of the most important laws
dealing with reclamation and river
But while it has been a funda-
mental policy of our government
for more than half century, Pref
erence remains today a term that
is widely misunderstood.
This is not without reason. 1t is
just as the investor-owned electric
companies have planned it.
Each year they spend millions in a |
massive propaganda campaign trying |
to discredit Preference as principle |
of enlightened government, with the
hope of forcing Congress into striking
it from our lawbooks.
Preference, they claim, is merely
blatant discrimination" against most
of the people. That this charge cannot
stand the test of truth is obviously i'm
material to it's sponsors.
1t apparently contains the emotion
al content sought to incite desired re-
actions. More important, it DISCUSSES
the true motives of the propagandists.
MAJOR BARRIER TO
TOTAL MONOPOLY
Preference is the major legal bar
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25
Roadblocks To Total Monopoly =.
The Preference Clause
A Democratic Principle

Structlon of power installations by
private interests at Muscle Shoals,
Alabama.
I'm taking this, historic step, he de-
clared the entire question required
| thorough and exhaustive study so that
a general policy could be developed
which could g. best conserve the
public interest,"
He continued to deal with this
problem in messages to Congress and
finally in the Reclamation Act of
1906 there was established for the
first time Preference Clause.
Thereafter, Congress developed the
principle more fully in legislation
such as the Boulder Canyon Act, Fort
Peck Act, Tennessee Valley Author
|ity Act, Bonneville Act, and so on.
1t was under the IVA Act that
Preference to cooperative systems
began.
But Preference as a principle of
responsible government had its in
ception centuries before Teddy
Roosevelt ever saw the light of day.
AS early as 312 BIC. the Romans
built public water supply system
with aqueducts having an average
length of $50 miles, as demonstra-
ton that water supply was a public
service that should be furnished by
the government.
In our country, the Pilgrims devel-
oped public water powered plants to
run their grist mills only few years
following the settlement at Plymouth
in 1920.
Another early precedent was set by
New Hampshire and the Colony of
Massachusetts in 1888, when they
erected their own saw mill using
water power.
In the Colony of West Jersey, the
government actually destroyed dam
which interfered with navigation.
Thus, from the earliest days of our
nation, it was recognized that water
ways belong to the people as whole,
and were to be used for their benefit
not that of any one group.
Later, in the Northwest Ordinance
of 1887, public Preference was
strongly set forth by our founding
fathers. One hundred years later in
the Act of March 3, 1877, it again
was clearly defined-this time in the
of surplus reclamation
water.
Preference. is perhaps an unfor-
tunate word to describe this prin-
ciple. 1t is misleading and lends
itself easily TO those who twist
meaning for propaganda purposes.
In fact, there is no preference in
yolved in the ordinary sense of the
word. 1t applies only to the avail
ability of power. There is no differ
snce, for example, in price to pur
,hasers- whether to private power
company or cooperative. The market
ng agency sets the same price for all
IN the type of power sold.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-03-25
MAJOR BARRIER TO
TOTAL MONOPOLY

Preference is the major legal bar.
rier preventing power companies
from completely monopolizing the ma
tons power supply. Its destruction
would open the golden door to greatly
Increased profits.
Destruction of Preference would
also destroy ''yardstick" competition,
for rate making purposes provided
by public power systems and rural
electric co-operatives. In such an
event all consumers those
of power companies themselves -
would have much to lose.
To rural electric co-operatives, mu-
nicipal and public power systems,
Preference is one of the finest doc
trines of fair play ever enacted by
Congress.
Many of these groups could not
have come into existence without the
Preference Clause. Nor could they
continue their service to people if it
should be erased.
President Teddy Roosevelt is gem
orally credited with being the father
of the Preference Clause in this ma
ton. In 1908 he vetoed bill provid-
ing for erection of dam and con-