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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-17

and his principal for apologies anc
admissions of guilt. They also tel
of Wichita businessman who
planned modest contribution to q
University of Wichita fund and was
discouraged from doing so because
members of the society were demand
ing that certain professors and books
be thrown out. The businessman did
not make the contribution because it
would have wrecked his business.
The leader of the John Birch So
ciety, Robert Welch, has turned out
reams of Red-baiting copy, including
the "Blue Book that guides the So
ciety's actions. He puts out a month
ly American Opinion, as well as
bulletin that informs all dues pay
ing members of the Society's' month
ly aims.
This John Birch Society influ-
the rate it is going now it's political
influence will be brought to bear
heavily in 1862 and 1864. Active
in the organizations which use JBS
material is Wayne Montgomery,
unsuccessful candidate for u. S.
Senate in 1860. He has money and
desire, all he needs is an organiza-
ton. IF the Montanans for Better
Citizenship becomes a successful
organization odds are that Mont
gomery will tackle Mike Mansfield
in 1864.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-17
Sorry--AII Out

We've been having repeated re-
quests from new subscribers for
back issues of the VOICE, dating
to the beginning of the 1861 Legis-
lative Session. We simply cannot
meet these requests because the
PV's circulation increase the past
three months exceeded all expecta-
tions three times over. For those
of you who want consolidation of
roll calls, and legislative roundups,
we'll have more of these in the
weeks Immediately ahead.-EDI-
TOR.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-17
Continued From Page Three)

and State Constitutional guarantee.
of freedom of religion and assembly
and security of property by setting W
Communal Property Zoning Com
mission which would have power tt
restrict communal holdings to moi
more than 6,400 acres. Had this bill
passed and some way or another re.
ceived court approval it would have
set a precedent for similar punitive
legislation against Catholics and
other minority religious and racial
groups. 1t passed the House 5O-43,
but failed by one vote (27-28) mar
gin in the Senate. HB 4O6 came out
of the House Judiciary Committee
with a edo not pass" recommends
ton, which was overridden by the
House majority. Significantly only
one of the 16 lawyers in the two
houses voted for the bill. Roll calls,
PV, February II and March 8.
SB 112 and SD 1s1-were the Ana
conda Company's prime pieces of
special privilege legislation this ses-
sion. Aim was to give company right
of eminent domain to extend their
pit mining operations in Butte area
even though some of the landowners
did not want to sell their holdings.
Enactment of the two measures
further weakens the rights of prop
erty owner as to whether or not he
wishes to sell his land and improve
ments and sets precedent for other
non-service industries such
as lumber operators to come in and
get similar eminent domain privi-
leges to use against timber owners
who may not wish to sell their stump
age. AS finally amended these bills
do apparently force the Anaconda
Company to pay fair removal price
20 landowners.
lib ABBY Mernin, was another
Measure having to do with open pit |
mining. 1t would have required a
mining company to fence around its
,its as public safety measure. I'm
ike SD 112 and SB 1871, HB 434
vas given hardly a second thought
W the House and was let die peace
ul death in the Judiciary Commit
ee.
Sub. lib $40 - signed by the
Governor, will permit the setting up
f special TV Improvement districts
0 that communities can have an
rderly means of financing TV trans
lission facilities.
SB s3-the Columbia Compact
commission approval measure passed
9th houses with little opposition.
y and large a useless agency, the
had not the Washington
tate Legislature refused to ratify |
might have proven useful tool {
{ the hands of the private power i
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-17
UCC Report
Numbers
Racket
Confuses

The final press release of Donald
d. Macpherson as chairman of the
Unemployment Compensation Com
mission before the system is taken
over by Gov. Don Nutter's law part
ner, the cat and dog doctor, and the
Butte juke box kings is an inter
esting specimen of handout by goy-
ernmental agencies.
1t begins early spring hiring in
agriculture, construction and lumber
ing removed 613 names from the I'M
employment list last week..
The next paragraph says the total
is 1927, or 954 above what the total
was last year for this same week. Then
the release says that MACPHERSON said
last weeks claim decline left the to-
tai of 1927.
But the fifth paragraph says chi
tial claims, representing the newly
unemployed, total 1914.
1t is obvious they have been using
the IBM machine too much or mathe-
matics have changed greatly recently.
The unemployment in Montana in
creased by 701 last week according
to the way was taught to count.
think MACPHERSON was mis-
quoted in the official handout.
Maybe it was the rate of firings
which have declined but not the
total unemployed.
The other figures in the weekly
release give the usual uptown count
by cities and the truly bleak side of
the employment conditions in Mon
tana. 2O8 filed their last claim with
out finding job. They, along with
a couple thousand more "exhaus-
tees'', have stayed in Montana with
heir hopes for % weeks. There are
1920 people from other states now
n Montana looking for work but re-
ceiving their checks from states
they earned their wage cred
ts.-FS
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-17
Pv Editors Legislative Report

trust to the detriment of public pow
er development.
lib 1874 and lib 135-two meas
ures aimed at expediting highway
right-of-way transactions, as first in
PRODUCED contained some very damag-
ing clauses for landowners. These
Objectionable features were amended
out, via substitute bills, and now
both seems to be reasonably. good
measures. They await gubernatorial
decision.
lib 3s1-the bill to place penalties
on oil; cement, sugar and other pro-
cessors for adding on phantom
freight charges" on Montana-pro-
duced goods, was definitely measure
to promote a 'better business eli
mate" in Montana. 1t would have, for
example, stopped the practice of
charging freight from Portland on
Observation-Disclosures cement, or
freight from San Francisco on Mon
tana-refined sugar. For some reason
the "better business climate" dedi-
Gated Republican majority of the
House couldn't see HB 381 and on
roll call vote it went down 51-40.
(See VOICE, Feb. 17.)
lib 187-to permit liquor distillers'
agents to roam Montana at will
promoting their brands made it
through the House, only to die in the
Senate when majority of those
voting began recalling the corruption
that permeated politics back in the
Ayers Administration before such
distillers' representative were banned
from conducting their activities in
the Treasure State.
One of the real mysteries of the
session conferred on HB 1877 and why
Sen. Cashmere, after having voiced
strong opposition to it, voted for it's
passage on roll call. Rumors are that
some of the liquor fraternity down
own gave the Senator their views
mo threats, of course) and there
Upon the medic-bowling alley stock
lolder forthwith changed his posi-
ion, with no fuss or furore whatso-
yer.
lib 380-to give saloon keepers
five per cent discount off retail
liquor price at state stores. This long
ought goal of the industry will have
o wait yet another session at least
or approval, since this years assem-
ly couldn't countenance reduction
t any kind in liquor profits accruing
D the general fund.
SIR by Dussault and others
vas good resolution asking the
legislative council to make study
air and water pollution problems
Montana and bring back a report
1868 as preliminary to legisla-
We action. This measure failed to
ct out of the Senate State Admin
tration Committee.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-17
SIDNEY AREA
bonn BARDED

In November of 1860 a statewide
Montana Seminar on Subversion'
was held in Sidney, featuring such
people as Helen Wood Birnie, Vic
Overcast and Wayne Montgomery
from the Montana scene, and several
outside speakers.
During this seminar the ground
work was laid for statewide organi-
cation to be called "Montanans for
Better Citizenship. A tentative
state committee" was formed. Mrs.
Birnie presented her ideas about the
"co-ordinated grass roots state move
ment", and a Rev. Leslie Millin
"brain-washed and left for dead in
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He said the purchasing power Of
the 5000 would be increased by some
100000 year, an average of $166
each, "most of which would go for
food and fiber, benefiting Main Street
and our farmers.
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Suspicion and DistrUst, Birch
Continued From Page One)

Continued From Page One)
Sen. Young says, 81 have beer
aware for long while that the hea'
of this organization, Mr.. Rober
Welch. has made accusations agains
the President of the United State
Eisenhower and other top official
far beyond anything the late Senator
Joe Mccarthy ever thought of.
MANSFIELD PERTURBED
Mansfield says ne has been trying
to find out about the John Birch So
ciety because "the same thing has
been happening in the State of Mon
tana"
What has been happening in the
State of Montana?
TIME says of the John Birch So
ciety, ''Its cells, of 20-30 members
apiece. take orders from society
headquarters, promote Communist
style front organizations that do not
use the John Birch name".
The Montana story of the Com
munist-style organizations that do
not use the John Birch name per-
haps had it's beginning back in the
fall of 1858 when Helen Wood
Birnie came to Montana.
Mrs. BRINE had been in Montana
in 1884 and 1885, according to her
material, working for the Commu-
nists. In 1858 she came back using
the same emotionalism and the same
tactics in what was called anti-com-
munist activity.
The best documented story of the
movement that has made it's "anony-
nous and unsettling presence felt"
in score of Montana communities
can be found in the Richland county
area where the Sidney HERALD has
printed columns and columns of ma
terial by the so-called "anti-commu-
mist" and "study groups" working in
that area.
The "unsettling presence" in Rich
land county started when the advance
man in the form of Helen Wood Bir-
ME came to speak from a church
podium, about March of 1860.
From September 1860 through |
March of 1861 a great deal of mate
rial appeared in the Sidney HERALD |
in the form of reports of the study |
groups, letters to the editor, large
ads, and announcements of speakers
IN Communism" as far away as
Williston, North Dakota, where there
S John Birch Society organization
The reports" of the study group
n the Sidney paper back as far as
October, 1860, carried such state
nents as:
$50 when you wake up tomor-
row be sure to take good look
at yourself in the mirror. ask
yourself what am doing to keep
America strong? The next few
years will be the years of de-
cision. If we do not waver, if the
tide can be turned from liberal I;
ism to conservatism we stand =
good chance to keep our freedom. :
If not, reconcile yourself to the
likelihood that you and your sons
will be eunuch slaves and your
wife and daughters in the broth {
els of the communist state.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-17

*New members of the Commission
are Howard Hebert, DR.. George Nor
rison and Ed HI. Reeder.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-17
"COMMUNIST-STYLE FRONT
ORGANIZATIONS"

TIME magazine said of the John
Birch backed organizations :"Its cells,
of 20-3O members apiece, take orders
from society headquarters, promote
Communist-style front organizations
that do not use the John Birch name.
In the Sidney area neighbor has
turned against neighbor; confusion,
fear and sorrow have marked the
path of the "anti-communist"
communicable" organizations.
TIME says, 'In Wichita, Kan, stu
dent members of the society are
trained to tell their cell leader of
any Communist influence noted in
classroom lectures; by phone, par
ents belabor the offending teacher
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-17

Sen. Young says, II have been
aware for long while that the head
of this organization, Mr.. Robert
Welch, has made accusations against
the President of the United States
Eisenhower and other top officials
far beyond anything the late Senator
Joe Mccarthy ever thought of.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-11-03
sacKEATHEN WINS AWARDS

COLUMBIA. - G.. X. McKeath-
en-, vocational agriculture teacher
Of Tyr1ell High School, Columbia,
this month was awarded the 'Hon-
orary Superior Farmer Degree"
conferred by the national organiza-
sion Of the New Farmers of Amer
lea" at the national meeting in At
Eanta, Ga. McKeathen also receiv-
ed the State association award the
syIonorary Modern Farmer De-
gree" Emblems for these degrees
were key and scroll.
Announced from the Agricultur-
al and Technical College of N. G.
as Greensboro, by J. w. Warren,
Jr., district supervisor vocational
agriculture, these awards We're for
outstanding leadership and ability
IS q teacher to inspire and train
Students in this field to attain:
winning teams in livestock judg-
ing, winning public speakers; par
Elementary usage contests; modern
and superior farmer awards; estab-
aishment in farming awards; posi-
4Sons as officers in the state and
national organizations of the New
Farmers of America.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-11-03
4H-ERS STUDY PLANTING

COLUMBIA. - "Home Ground
Identification" was the study for
the October meeting of the Creeks
Community All Club Monday
night with Murray L. Goodwin, as
sistant farm agent for Tyrrell
County, outlining method of the
planting of shrubs, grasses and
trees, and advising as to the Sc
sections.
Meeting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Abram Swain with rs mem
hers present, the club was pre-
sided over by Eddie Phelps.
After devotion by Council Bry-
IN, Mr. Goodwin announced plans
for the Achievement Program to
be held November 18th, and asked
members to turn in their record
books, and to plan to exhibit some
phase of their project at the pro-
gram.
For recreation Michael Holidia
led the group in singing several
songs, and held a "Chinese Spell
ing Bee" The November meeting
viii be with Loretta Midget. Re-
fresh,nents were served.
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News Of Columbia and TyrreII Co.
For Subscriptions. Mrs. Blanche W. cohoon or Call Her.
Phone 37-I. Columbia. N. c. She will welcome news Of
Columbia and TYreN County
RryENBARK, TEACHER, QUITS

COLUMBIA.-Frank D. Riven-
bark, vocational agriculture teach
er of Columbia High School, has
rendered his resignation and R. G..
Riddick, former vocational agricul-
ture teacher who has been en-
ployed in Rocky Mount since leav-
ing Columbia, will fill the position.
Rivenbark was entertained at the
Agriculture Building Monday night
by the 10th grade portion of the
FLA. chapter. He was presented
a lamp made by the boys from
cypress knees, complete with shade,
as a farewell gift. Bottled drinks
and cookies We're the refreshments.
The boys were: Charles Patrick,
Eddie Phelps, Lawrence Swain,
Royce Reynolds, Billy Spencer, Ben
Briclzhouse and Harry Lee Spru-
an.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-11-03
BID. CLUBS LEARN
CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS

COLUMBIA. - Demonstrations
given at the Scotia HID. Club and
the Cabin Swamp HID. Club this
week by Mrs. Anne E. Davenport,
Tyrrell County home agent, Were
on "Ideas for making Christmas
Gifts"
The clubs completed plans for
Achievement Day Nov. 9.
The Scotia Club met with Mrs.
Robert Barnes Wednesday with
Mrs. C. C. Earl presiding. She also
read scripture. Mrs. S. H. Voliva
offered prayer. Plans were made
for a Christmas party. Those at
tending were Mrs. J. B. Holidia
Mrs. c. C. Earl, Mrs. I. A. Cooper
Mrs. Earl Jones, Mrs. S. H. Voliva
and Mrs Ann E. Davenport.
The Cabin Swamp Club met
Thursday with Mrs. Jim Owens
with 10 members present. Mrs
Terry Rhodes, president, welcomed
q visitor, Mrs. D. A. Basnight. Mrs
Philip Swain, Jr. was co-hostes
Plans were made for a party fol
the children of the Cabin Swami
section, New Lands and Gross
Landing District.
Both clubs closed with the Club
Collect, and refreshments were
served.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-11-03
$2s.sl RAISED FOR UNICEF

COLUMBIA. - On Friday night,
Oct. "a, Mrs. John A. Hardison
Chairman International Relations
Of the Columbia Woman's Club, as
sisted by Mrs. Joe David, put on a
trick-or-treat Halloween drive to
collect money for UNICEF, realiz-
ing $23.31.
The ten workers were served re-
freshments by Mrs. Hardison and
Mrs. David. Canvassers were: Don
ma David, Pat Sawyer, Rena Saw
yer, Dru Davenport, Rena Rough
ton, Lynn McClees, Brenda How
EFT, Daisy Spencer and Shirley Vol
iva.
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Isle Harrell of Norfolk was home
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
M. Harrell, last week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thorne Reynolds
and daughter Debbie Of Smithfield,
spent the week end with Mr.. Reyn-
ODDS mother, Mrs. w. v. Reynolds.
Mrs. Ira Alexander and Mrs.
Booker Olive of Durham and Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson Pinner and son
Robbie Of Greenville were recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Carley l.
Spencer and Mr.. and Mrs. J. W.
Nelson.
James w. Alexander, who was a
lieutenant in the U. s. Air Force,
has been promoted to captain.
Capt. Alexander is stationed in Alb
ilene, Texas, at Dyess Air Force
Base.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-11-03
CARLEY 1. SPENCER INJURED

COLUMBIA. - Carley I. Spen-
GER suffered some personal inju-
ries caused by a fall from the back
of pickup truck in Durham, Mon
day.
The pickup truck being driven
by Mrs. Spencer was being braked
on down grade before stopping
for a traffic light when some fur
niture in the truck shifted, knock
ing Spencer to the pavement He
is suffering from bruises and abra-
sions but escaped having any bones
broken.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-11-03
MANY DISPLAYS AT TYRRELL
ANNUAL COMMUNITY FAIR

COLUMBIA. - The 22nd annual
Tyrrell Community Fair, sponsor
ed by the Farm Bureau, the New
Farmers Of America and the New
Homemakers of America was held
at Tyrrell High School Thursday
and Friday.
The school library was set up
with advertising from the differ
emit business firms of the town,
arranged attractively and effective
lily. The, day began with a talent
program at $50 am. and judging
began at 10 am. The fair got UNI
derway at pm. when the Eden
ton High School band with its ma
jorettes and flag bearers marched
through the streets Of the town to
proclaim its opening.
DR.. Howard G. Robinson, pro-
fessor of economics at A & 7 Col
lege, Greensboro, was the guest
speaker using as his topic Thanks
giving"
Wilbert Owens, Pres. of the
MA, emceed. Other participants
were Marjorie Gibbs, Pres. of N.
H. A.; the Rev. A. L. Bell; L. A.
Keisoer, principal of the school;
G. K. McKeathen, vocational ag.
teacher and A. A. Hill, chmn. OF
the fair committee.
One hundred cakes and about Is
pies We're tasted and judged by the
team: Mrs. Ann E. Davenport, Tyr
rell, home agent; Miss Chase Col
Inns, assistant home agent, and
Mrs. Melvin Furlough. They also
judged rows of canned vegetables
! and fruits and the sewing divi-
sion.
About 40 ported plants and flor
al arrangements were judged by
George w. Fisher and Mrs. Thelma
Liverman. Field crops displayed in
the lunch room area We're judged
|by Murray L. Goodwin, Tyrrell
County assistant farm agent and
NJ. L. Roundtree, vo. ag. teacher
of Hyde County.
School exhibits, arranged by
grades, carried out the same theme
EQUALITY Education through the
space age" These We're judged by
Mrs. r. NJ. Everton, Mrs. E. j.
Brickhouse and Mrs. c. Earl Co
hoon.
First prize winners: Mamie Ow-
ems, Troy Pledger, Tommy Alex
ander, Joseph Odds, Carl Bryant,
Gerald Fenner, James Alexander,
Thomas Bailey, Madaline Wood
ard, Carl Fenner, Edward Hill,
Linwood Bailey, Larry Donnel Hill,
Carl Graham, Larry White, Vic
toria Owens, Lima Fenner, Wen
dell Fenner, Gene Dunbar, Mar
garet Hodges, Louise Woodland, Eva
Basnight, Cassie Simpson, Bessie
Mizzell, Alberta Morris, Clara M.
Alexander, Carolyn Liverman, He'd
dy Perry, May Davenport, Dor
etha Collins, Tavern Mizzell, Dom
aid Owens, Charles Rowson, J. G.
McClees, Larry Hill, Ophelia Alex
ander, Henry Bryant, Joyce Ow-I
ems, Minnie Owens, James Mid
gette, Jr., Kenneth Mariner, Bessie
Hill. Winners by grades-Two A
and B; four A and B; five A; SIX
A; seven A and B; eight B; math-
ematics dept, science dept; twelfth
grade library and English depart
ment.
Evening star., 1961-01-08
Eisenhower Issues
Civil War Statement

President Eisenhower has issued this special statement
ton of the CiuA War:
Evening star., 1961-01-08
Tree Mystery
Solved at Va. u.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va,
Jan. 7 (APD.-University of
Virginia chemists apparently
have solved a mystery OF sur
vival which has defied the ef-
forts Of generations OF scien-
fists.
A chemical, hexenal, isolated
from ginkgo leaves. has been
found to prevent infection by
fungi which attack less for
tunate trees.
Randolph T. Major. profess
sor of chemistry at the univer-
sity. made the discovery with
the help of associates here and
a collaboration at the University
of Vermont.
Ancestry OF the ginkgo tree
is traced back 200 million
years. The experiments here
seeking to explain the vitality
OF the ancient tree were initi-
ated and supported by a grant
from John Lee Pratt of Fred
ericksburg, a Virginia alumnus
Evening star., 1961-01-08
Punumu Gusts
Cuban Envoy

HAVANA, Jan. 7 (AP).-
Panama has demanded that
Cuba withdraw its Ambassador
in Panama Immediately. in
formed sources here said today.
They added the demand does
not represent q break in re-
lations.
These informants said Pana-
manian Ambassador, Alberto
de Obarrio. just back after
consultations with his govern
ment, went to the Cuban For
eign Relations Ministry to ask
the withdrawal of Cuban Am
bassador Jose Cabrera Villa.
Panama has complained be-
fore that Mr.. Cabrera Villa Is
linked with suhversive .activi-
ties inside Panama.
Sources also said Juan Carlos
ManreZa, private secretary To
Ernesto (Che) Guevara. Cuba s
economic expert and National
Bank president. has sought po-
litical asylum In the Pana-
manian embassy here.
Evening star., 1961-01-08
Two Men Given
3-Yeor Burglary
Terms in Fuirfux

Two men. surprised by a
Fairfax County housewife in
her home last September were
sentenced to three years in the
penitentiary Friday on statu-
tory burglary charges.
Henry Marler. 81, of Mayo,
s. c.. and Make r. Hope. 25.
Of Greenwood. S. c., who had
pleaded guilty in November,
were sentenced by Fairfax Cir
cult Court Judge Arthur w.
Sinclair.
They were found by Mrs.
William Peer, 80. when she re-
turned to her home on Lewins-
vile road about 10 am. Sep
tember Z and noticed q strange
car in her driveway. police said.
When she started to drive
of to get help, the two men
came out Of the house. Mrs.
Peer then attempted to block
the driveway with her car.
When one of the men pulled a
pistol and threatened to shoot
her, Mrs. Peer moved the car
and the two drove away.
Marler and Hope were ar
rested near Leesburg.