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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-09-08
Motor Fuel Tax
Collections Up
5.7% Over 1860

An increase of 5.7196 over the
first months of 1860 is indicated
by the report released last week by
Fred Quinnell, Jr., state highway
engineer, covering the motor fuel tax
collections for July 1861.
Net motor fuel tax collections for
the month of July 1861 amount to
$1,807, 381.21, representing 28,738,-
052 gallons. This figure covers all
gasoline, diesel fuel, and propane
gas, and allows for refunds made for
non-highway use. This figure brings
the accumulative total for the year
1861 to $8,926,239.83, indicative of
148, 347,803 gallons, and represent
ing the 5.714o increase over the
previous year.
July 1861, is also the highest
month since September of 1860.
The year 1856 saw the highest fig
ure in net collections, when the state
realized $17,258,461 in motor fuel
taxes. From look at the figures,
considering the increasing number of
vehicle-miles, the year 1861 should
the 1856 figure.
Obviously, the motoring public is
making better use of the fine high
way system in Montana, and spend
ing more time in their automobiles,
concludes Quinnell.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-09-08
By FRANK SMALL

Coo-gar blimney God blame me)
I'm naught but a trouble maker when
| write the old stuff as news.
On July 20 the editor of the local
daily wrote a story about the High
way Commission thinking about tax
ing over the maintenance of second
airy roads in the state.
Last week the Cadillac-peddling
chairman of the Highway Commits
sion, Roy Sorrels, asked that the press
keep secret the regularly moved and
seconded unanimous vote to enter
into such policy.
Betrayer of the trust such as |
be, | thought that the official ac-
tions of the commission should not
be withheld from any in the state
who would care to read the stories
in the VOICE.
A special news conference was held
by Highway Engineer Fred Quinnell
Tuesday to get the same story out
to the front pages of the states
dailies that the VOICE printed on
the back page of last weeks issue.
y = x
A bit of an alteration occurred
between the secretary of the COM
mission Jack Wheeler and myself as
to whether my judgment was good in
abrogating the chairman's desire to
not have the states county commits
sioners aware of such a policy.
Now the county dads are we'll aware
that this is not a world of something
for nothing. When the counties accept
assistance from the state to keep the
lifeline roads in good repair they
must concede to negotiations with
the commission.
The fear that all the commissioners
of the counties will descend upon the
Highway Commissions next meeting
is an unwholesome thing in itself.
It is unreasonable to believe that
the politically powerful county COM
would refrain from ac-
cepting state aid simply to further
their own political ambitions.
1t would be very healthy thing
if the county commissioners did
converge on the commission to find
out first hand what their respective
counties can expect in the way of
assistance from the state and what
commitments they must make to
receive such aid.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-09-08
Consolation

WASHINGTON, d. C.-(PAD-
The Naval Reserve wrote a former
Navy lieutenant, consoling him for
not having received a promotion.
Signed by retiring Admiral Arleigh
Burke, chief of naval operations, the
mimeographed form letter said, ''It
is easy for me to understand the deep
disappointment of able and faithful
reserve officers who have failed of
selection for promotion-not once
but several times"
The letter went on to say that many
men who did not win promotion in
the Navy were able to make successes
in civilian life. The lieutenant who
received it didn't need too much con-
ISOLATION. He is President John F. Ken
needy.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-09-08

More than one third of a billion
dollars were spent in Montana during
the last decade on roads and highways
involving federal funds, Sen. Lee
Metcalf stated in a report to Mon
tanans this week. Almost one quarter
of a billion dollars-about 708o-
came from the federal government.
This gigantic program covered all So
counties. The funds went into con-
struction of 6,019 miles of roads and
458 bridges.
Continuing, Metcalf wrote: "The
federal contribution differs accord
ing to program. The U. S. pays 1000
of the cost of military access roads,
forest highways, public land high
ways and emergency relief projects
on national forests, national parks
and Indian reservations.
'The largest federal contribution
went into the interstate system. The
u. S. paid 9196 of the total $50
million cost of interstate construc-
ton in Montana during this 101a
year period. In miles of road on the
interstate system, Montana ranks
seventh, with 1,179 miles, behind the
highly-populated states of California,
Illinois, New York, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania and Texas.
''More money was actually spent
on the primary system ($116.5 mil
lion) than on Interstate But the fed
eral government pays only 57% IF
the billion the average-for pri-
mary, secondary and urban road con-
struction. Third biggest program in
the state was the secondary with
$79 million total cost of construc-
ton. Fourth was the forest highway
program ($19.5 million).
Like many federal aid programs,
road and highway construction mon
ey comes from three levels of gov
ernment-federal, state and local.
In this particular case, the federal
government dominates the financing
of roads. Yet, it is the State Highway
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-09-08

The judgment of the department
will be respected by the commission
ers from every county of the state.
These elected men know what the
people want, not just what appointed
or hired officials think should be
done.
The fire between Jack and / merely
got our sleepy old adrenal glands in
action again. When Jack got up from
behind his desk to throw me out of
his office | was surprised at what a
quick ballet-type back peddler had.
Don't put your hands on me-" I
warned.
Don't come in this office again."
Jack advised.
AS my dance placed me outside
the door said, ISLAM itp'
He did.
The Highway Commission has hired
two new men. Joe w. Fry will head
up the personnel section of the de-
partment. He is former head of the
truckers Motor Transport Associa-
ton. His reputation was made when
he got Bice Truck Lines organized.
The recently abolished position
of safety officer, formerly held by
Cato Butler, was re-established to
be filled by Clint Fulkerson, a for
mer undertaken. A more fatalistic
approach to safety is expected.
What is really needed in the line
of personnel is somebody to ride herd
ON the contractors.
The Interstate construction prof.
ect on the east side of Helena is a
shame to the business. Hardly bit
of work has been done by the Hide
Construction Company of Great Falls
when the weather has been so won
derful. The twisty temporary route
is full of chuckholes and poorly
marked with signs.
Something was wrong with the way
their contract was written to allow
such an abuse to the travelling public.
When the work could be completed
rapidly in this nice weather, Hide
has pulled his crews off the job to
work ON the local airport contract
while the hazard of this shpshod prof.
ect continues to endanger the trav-
cling public.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-09-08

been suspended-1,559 acres have
been placed in full-pay class, 6,337
acres in limited pay and 1880 acres
are considered permanently non
irrigable.
Original cost of the project was
$1,944,576. About 60 per cent has
been repaid. Some $3.50 acres are
paid out completely, 1890 acres will
pay out in about A years. The new
full-pay class will complete payment
in % years, and the limited-pay class
in 10.
YELLOWTAIL DAM
Secretary of the Interior Stewart
Udall will be at Yellowtail damsite
near Hardin on October Is to dedi-
cate the multipurpose project. He
is to be joined ON the speakers plat
form there, and at the National Recla-
nation Association convention in
Billings next day, by Senators Mans
field and Metcaf and Congressman
Olsen and Battin.
SPACE LANGUAGE
Vic Reinemer points out that al
though the newspapers call Shepard
and Grisson "astronauts," they are
MT.
Gagarin and Titov were correctly
referred to as ''cosmonauts," Vic
says. "'Cosmo' is combining form
world, which they en-
circled.
''But 'astro' is a combining form
pertaining to the stars, to which
our space program is only hitched."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-09-08
AFL-CIO Offers Leaflet
On "Automation"

WASHINGTON, D. ca new
AFL-CIO publication on "Automa-
tion" in leaflet form is now avail
able free for single copy. Up to 100
copies, the price is SO each. Order
from AFL-CIO Dept. of Publications,
815 10th Street, NV, Washington
6, D. C. Order publication No. 124.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-09-08
ARE THE GERMANS
WORTH DEFENDING?

1t was only 20 years ago that
Americans, British, Russians and
Frenchmen were fighting Hitlerism.
The Nazi concentration camps, the
bombing of Coventry, the murders
at Lidice and the Panzer divisions
pouring into Poland all remain vivid
and horrible memories.
The impatient advocates of firm,
determined stance in the present cri-
sis would do well to remember that
there are hundreds of thousands of
men and women in the West who
cannot easily make the emotional re-
adjustment that the present situation
demands. For them, Hitler was not
merely Hitler. He was Germany and
all Germans.
When Menshikov says Americans
will not fight for Berlin, he is play
ing on this lingering resentment. 1t is
a clever propaganda point and the
Russians undoubtedly will utilize it
to the utmost.
There are, of course, many aspects
to the so-called German problem"
but this feeling is deep and one of the
most difficult to resolve. When
Khrushchev shut the border between
the two Berlins there were those who
felt the Germans had it coming to
them. ''After all, they are Germans, "
many said. "Why should we do any
thing for them?"
That question is usually followed
by long recitation of German in
difference to the suffering of others
when their militarists were striding
the world. We are reminded of the
persecution of non-conformists and
artists, of the burning of books and
their apparent affinity for right-wing
reaction.
1t is powerful argument, but |
submit, it is dangerous one. If we
look only to the past, our failure to
act could be more costly to us and all
democratic institutions than many
now seem able to realize. What the
Communists are using, with a new
twist, is the old Nazi line, "Why die
for Danzig?'
But if we stood up to Hitler's ag-
=
his march against Europe, it is rea-
sonable to believe he gould have been |
stopped short of war. George Ken
nan points out in his brilliant Russia |
and the West Under Lenin and Sta
lin" that we now know the Munich |
giveaway was unnecessary because
The Czech army was very strong and
The German generals were actually |
ready to remove Hitler rather than
90 to war;
THE FINGER OF SCORN
1t is all too easy to write off West |
Berlin and its inhabitants. Some may
think that it is better for the East |
Germans to rot in their Soviet prison
and than to risk one American life
20 help them achieve freedom. There
ire undoubtedly those who are sorry
he Germans and Russians did not
destroy each other-as if out of the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-09-08
AUTOMATION LEAFLET

The international Association of
Machinists has published a leaflet
entitled, Automatically Revolu-
ton in Your Life which answers
questions regarding the impact of the
new technology.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-09-08

By ROBERT G. SPIvACK, Washington. D. c.

ruins of fascism and communism,
something worthwhile might arise.
But if we reason along these lines,
we may find that we are destroying
ourselves.
The prime example of the dead end
that this reasoning leads to was the
recent outburst of John Osborne, the
raging young writer, who said there
is murder in my brain and a knife
in my heart for everyone of you"
who has "defiled'' Britain by daring
to suggest defense of Berlin.
81 would willingly watch all die
for the West, if only could keep my
own miniscule portion of it," Osborne
wrote from the comforts of the Rivi-
era.
Of course it is very hard for us
to rise above our hates. The thought
of revenge is so enjoyable Watching
Eichmann squirm, seeing Germans
behind barricades and barbed wire
may give subterranean pleasure to
those who UNDERSTANDABLE look back
in anger.
But if we are to look to the fu-
ture. with calm and determination,
there is no time to indulge these Bit
ter memories. We cannot afford this
luxury any more than we could af-
ford NOT to have the Soviet Union
as our ally against Hitler, even
though the bloodiness of Stalinism
was already apparent. We needed the
Russians then and we need the Ger
mans now-even though the leaders
of both nations have not always been
endowed with the qualities of angels.
THE IMPERFECT AMERICANS
For that matter there may be
Europeans who ask why they should
be allies of the United States-a ma
ton seemingly so weak that Nc
earthly was allowed to run wild, a |
nation apparently so impotent that |
segregationists still go ON defying the
courts; u. S. that tolerates murder |
on the New York waterfront and |
XXX mobs to incite race riots?
Are we so much better than the |
Germans that we can look down upon |
them? Are the Germans dependable |
because they were paralyzed in the
fight against Hitlerism?
"Why die for Danzig?" the Nazis
asked. "Who wants to fight for Ber-
linz" the Communists now ask.
But it was not Danzig then and it
IS not only Berlin now. What is at
stake is our own freedom, our own
way of life, even with all its i'm
oerfections.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-07-12

inc her parents, Mr.. and Nh,
Bolton Ward.
Diana Cox was a weelon,
guest of her sister. MIR ana
Mrs. Wade Fairfax of T,h.-
City.
Kay Ward has visited ho,
grandparents recently. Mr. and
Mrs. j. q. Andrews of In,Io
River. sc. I
Pam Goodwin and Rita S,c
phcnS of Valley Station. Nv
spent Sunday might with Jackio
Gore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maryland Chr
RE of Lebanon were SUNDAY
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor.
man Ward.
Tommy and RoXannc Andcr-
son of Whitcvillc spent Mon.
day with their grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie anderson
Elaine liinSon was a Mon.
day might guest of Teresa Cur.
ganus of Lebanon.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-07-12
Bethel III ews

Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Ward hon
Crcd their daughter, Marilyn.
with party Saturday after
noon. July |. the occasion be-
ing her birthday. She received
many gifts. Refreshments were
served 10 the guests.
The new officers and coun-
sellers of the local M.N.F. were
recently Installed by Mrs.
W. b. Ward. installing officer.
The Rev +. =. Armstrong
Jr.. attended thtc annual con-
ference at Trinity Methods,
Church in Durham. He was re
turned To the. Waccamaw Cir
Cuit for another year. Mrs
Armstrong and children visited
the + y. Armstrong; in Fay
CttCViilC while her husband
was in Durham.
Rev. and Mrs. Foster Rcy-
noidS of SummCr'or. sc. Wis
itCd relatives in the CoHlmun!t-
and in Whitcvillc They alSC
attended the funeral of Bert =
GurganuS O: the Lebanon Com
wunity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Mint Of
Wilmington were weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Bcnni"
Duncan and family.
Mrs. Matte Gore and daueh-
ter Media of the New Hope
Community were Sunday lun-
chCOn guests Of Mrs. Eta
HinSon and family. They wCr"
afternoon visitors of Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther MCPHERSON and
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Cartarctt"
of the BCavcrdam Community.
Pam MaSSalon of Charleston.
sc. spent week with Gayle
Long.
Visiting NJ. and Mrs John
W. Long recently were Mr.. and
Mrs. Bill Stanley and chill
drcn Melody and Dale of Bur
lingtCn. Mr.. and Mrs. DClma>
HinSon of Sidney. Mr. and Mrs
Malcolm Stephens and son
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-07-12
Murrells Inlet
Man-Made Reef
Is Fish Haven

SCUM Cardinals now man
made fishing reef near Nm
rcllS Inlet is beginning 70 A.
tract large numbers of salt wa
ter fish.
Known as "Fishcrman's Par
adiSe. the reef is located -
miles from the coast II was
niult last year by a group of
civic leaders from MurreIls In
let and Garden City.
ABOUT IT'S, automobile bodies
and % telephone booths. along
with stoves and refrieeratars
were cast into the sea in Sen
tember. 1860.
Two barges carried tho as
sorted cargo to the fishing reef
location. The auto bodies and
ether material were sunk in
an area covering one-fourth of
niie at depth of forty feet.
Two buoyS mark the area.
MyStcT writer Mickey Spill
lane. VINO did some skin diving
at the Fi,hcrmen's Paradise
curing the Sun Fun Festival
last month. reported largo
numbers of trout feeding from
the reef. Photographers fro,,
LIFE Magazine photographed
his skin-diving exploits at the
reef. LIFE is doing a feature
ION Spillanc.
Alex Sing and Desmond Hen
FY of Murrclls Inlet also made
Ia recent inspection to see how
the fishing reef was progress
ing. Sing did The test FISHING
|and Henry did the underwater
IdivinG work. The results wcer
lgoOd.
| Henry says that marine life
IS beginning TO grow on the
sides of the old car bodies and
that fish were feeding in the
tarea
Sing reports that he is very
pleased with Developments so
far concerning the fishing reef.
lbut that more time is needed
FOR the marine life to come in
contact with the old metal
lbulks.
sing expects lots of action
from the reef in the future.
Sam Barwick of Murrells In
let is president of the Murrells
Inlet-Gardcn City Fisherman
Paradis project John Moore
Iof Garden CITY is secretary
and Charles Edwards of Gar
den City is treasurer.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-07-12

Mark of Clarendon. Mrs. Shack
Buffkin of Tabor City. and Mr..
and Mrs. Bill Williams and
daughters Melissa and ismy
of Southport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy kimbro
and children Danny. Keith and
LcSia were July 2nd luncheon
guests OF MIR and Mrs. Vernon
GurCanuS and family. They
were afternoon guests of MIR
and Mrs. Doc HinSon.
Mr.. and Mrs. t.lmorc Gore
and son Charles of Guidcway.
and Mrs. Mitchell Strickland
and son Kent of Clarendon
were July 2nd luncheon guests
# Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd HinSon
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Awe Goodwin
and daughter Pam oC VALLEY
Station. Ky. are visiting rCla-
tivcS here and in the Beaver
dam Community. Rita Stephens
accompanied them.
Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Burton
Long Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs.
J. c. Goodwin and Mr.. and Mrs.
LCamon MURRAY of Bcavcrdam.
2lso Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Gore
and daughter Jackie.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Bu-
mar and sons of Glover. Va,
are spending some time here
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Norman Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Butler o.
Knoxville. Tom. arc spend
ing some time here with their
daughter and family. the Rev
f. p. Armstrong;.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan HiuSor
and family Of Iron Hill were
Sunday afternoon guests OF Mr.
and Mrs. Dow UinSon.
Sammy Ward of Charlotte j.
spending some time here Wit
relatives.
Mrs. Alden Hemingway and
,l,,,yl,,,, r IN.,,.I...s, 49, iii.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-07-12
Rattlesnake

Continued From Page u
ground and looked pretty mad.
didn't have anything 10 fight
him with SO ! took a basket
Id out of the back seat. When
got close he started striking
all around me. I've heard those
ScoundrelS put up a fight, but
didn't know they would act
like that"
Several young byStanderS
who had gathered stopped polk
lng the snake and listened 10
the story.
The dern thing was about
to get me. He hit the lid a
couple Of times and | dropped
It and jumped back in the car.
| ran over him twice more and
that stopped him"
Three young boys examined
the rattler'S fangS.
Don't put your fingers in
there. boys" Wilson said. Hes
still got poison in him. Look at
that knot"
"What're YOU gonna do with
MIN? one of the boys asked.
Cut off the rattle and throw
him away"
Can have him?"
Sure, but cut off his head
first and bury it"
Wayne Hughes, 10. got the
snake. Wilson cut off and kept
the rattle.
Wayne said that his grand
,ather knew a man who would
make him a belt.
The RATHER appeared to be
ABOUT five feet long and three
inches in diameter at the Wild
est point. The iangS were A.
o"ut three-quarterS Of an inch
.ong. There were Is rat,Iss
ana a button. Wilson said that
meant the snake was about -
years old.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-07-12
Good Year For
TC Merchants

,'ihued From Page II
""h Tor new industry was
stressed. Ali merchants wero
urged TO continue to cond,,ct
th"nr businesses in a manner
"hich Will encourage indus
,riai Sitc-Scekcrs to rendor
favorable judgments on This
area.
Among the future business
promotion efforts of tho aSso
ciation are the annual SiIvcr
Dollar Days. scheduled to begin
WIN the opening of the tobac-
60 market here. and to end on
Sept. 3.
Inc annual Yam Festival
dates have been set as Octo-
Der 5th and 9Th.
The banquet. which was held
IN the High School cafeteria
was attended by about los peo-
pie. Featured on the program
were guest speaker Rev. Mark
Osborne of Wannamaker Ban.
'lSt Church Horny County.
ana the Twin States Trio. made
up of Norman Stephens. Err
nest Stevens and Ken Lowell
Featured guests we're DR.. and
Mrs. Walter +. Sharpe. who arc
currently living at Lake Wac
camaw, DIR. Sharpe is consider
ing establishing medical prac-
ticc in Tabor City.
Other special guests includ-
ed: DR.. and Mrs. w. ". John
son. DR.. and Mrs. J. d. Tho
mas. Sr.. DIR. and Mrs. J. ID.
Thomas. Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. f.
f.. Prince. and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Rentz. all Of Loris. sc.
Dr.. and Mrs. NJ. r. Jackson
and DR.. and Mrs. o. r.. Russell.
Of Conway.
Rev. and Mrs. Henry l..
Reaves of Tabor City.
The banquet was attended
jointly by members of the Mer-
chants Association. Rotary,
Cvitan and Jaycees.
Mrs. Hector Lee. cafeteria
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-07-12

Continued From Page u
ancc plan, the premium for a
private passenger car depends
upon the driving record for the
past three years of the appli-
cant and other drivers OF the
car resident in his household
as indicated by the number Of
points assigned against them.
Households with clear driv-
ing records for the past three
years can qualify for a prem
him discount of 10 per cent.
However. if in Su,h a house
hold the owner or the princip-
al operator has not been lie
enSed ior three years the basic
premium will apply.
With one point, a household
pays the basic premium plus
25 per cent; with two points.
the basic premium plus so per
cent; with three points. the
basic premium plus 100 per
cent: and with four or more
points. the basic premium plus
100 per cent.
One point is assigned for
each chargeable accident re-
Sulting in bodily injury or
Scath or more than $50 dam
age to property. including the
drivers own property. or for
two or more Chargcable acct
dents resulting in any proper
ty damage Of $50 or less. A
point for an accident is to be
assigned in addition to any
points which may be assigned
for a conviction as a result of
the same occurrence.
Points are assigned for trar-
nc violation convictions rc-
curing the filing of evidence
OF financial responsibility ur-
der any financial responsible
ty law as follows:
Three points will be assign
cd for % driving while intox-
icdt'd or undcr the influence
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-07-12

m n ager. had charge OF
the meal. She was assisted by
regular members of the cafe
terra staff. Four girls and three
boys from Tabor City High
School served.