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Holmes County herald., 1961-04-27

anu sofa Tor the purpose OF
obtaining funds with which to
make said improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Board of
supervisors of Holmes County,
Mississippi, does now find
that the total bonded indebt-
edness of Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi, is $185, SOC. 90. and
that said County has no float
ing Indebtedness and that the
assessed value of the taxable
property in Holmes County.
Mississippi, according to the
last completed assessment for
taxation Is 1924, 365.OO, and
that said proposed bonds in
the sum of $50. 900 added to
the said outstanding bonded
Indebtedness will not exceed
ten percent (10) of the as
sessed value of taxable pro-
perry In Holmes County, Mis-
sisSippi, according to the last
completed assessment for
taxation: and
WHEREAS, said Board of
Supervisors does now find and
determine that an election
should be held in Holmes
County, Mississippi, to deter
mine whether or not three
fifths of the qualified electors
of Holmes County, Mississippi,
who vote In said election, vote
in favor of the issuance of
said bonds; now
THEREFORE BE IT RE-
SOLVED, BY THE BOARD
OF S U P E r VISORS OF
HOLMES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI:
SECTION i
That the Board Of Super
visors of Holmes County, Mis-
Slssippi, n accordance with
the provisions of Chapter 241
Of the General Acts of the
1850 Regular Legislative ses-
sion of the Legislature of the
state of Mississippi, as
amended, does hereby de-
clare the intention of said
Board of Supervisors of
Holmes County, Mississippi,
TO issue and sell the Serial
Bonds of Holmes County, Mis-
s1ssippi, in the sum of $50, 900
for the purpose of obtaining
funds with which to construct
and erect an office building
and warehouse for the Wei
fare Department of Holmes
County, Mississippi, and to
purchase land therefor, and
that an election be held in
Holmes County, Mississippi,
on the 18th day of April, 1861,
to determine whether or not
three-fifths of the qualified
electors of Holmes County,
Mississippi, who vote in said
election, vote in favor of the
issuance of said bonds; that
notice of such election be
given, which notice shall be
signed by the Clerk of the
B Board of Supervisors of
Holmes County, Mississippi,
and shall be published once a
week for three consecutive
weeks in the Holmes County
Herald, a weekly newspaper,
published in the City of Lex
lngton, Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi, and having a general
circulation in Holmes County,
Mississippi, in the issues of
said newspaper to be pub
lished on April 6, 1861, April
10, 1861, April 20, 1861, and
April 81, 1861, the said Holmes
County Herald being a news
paper qualified under the pro-
visions of Section 1853 of Mis-
sissippi Code of 1912, as
amended, to make said pub
locations.
SECTION III
That the election commits
sioners of Holmes County,
Mississippi, be, and they are
hereby directed and required
to do all acts and to take all
necessary steps for the hold
ing of said election and to
canvass the results of said
election and certify the same
to the Board of Supervisors of
Holmes County, Mississippi.
SECTION III
That this resolution take
effect and be in force from
Holmes County herald., 1961-04-27

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much as 1870 of all Objectionable road shock and
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thousands of miles! How in the world can you go
wrong! Especially now-during truck roundup time!
Holmes County herald., 1961-04-27

Western star Roy Rogers
spreads the good word for
your local dealer! fright
now he's making it easier
than ever to own Americas
easiest riding truck. That's
Chevy - the truck that
saves you plenty with its
special brand of lndepend-
ent Front Suspension"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17
Sponsors Admit 3Q5
An Anti-PUD Bill

a Castro type of cancer, it provides
for an appropriation of property.
Rep. Sheldon called the bill a
fencing project" that did not apply
to private power on the same basis
as public power. He pointed out that
western Montana has private COM
pany dams that generate power in
Montana, with Montana water, that
is sold out of state cheaper than pow
er is sold to Montana people. eff you
want to include private power in
Montana we would be in trouble be-
cause all we have in Montana are
foreign-owned power companies and
under this bill the REAs would have
to take them over, and he said the
bill was not fair if it included only
one type of foreign company.
The drafters of the bill carefully
took care of the foreign-owned power
companies by exempting them if their
rates were controlled by the Public
Service Commission.
Justification for private foreign
companies using Montana resources
was that they are a considerable
source of taxes to the State of Mon
tana and the county.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17

eve might as well admit it, HB
395 is am anti-PUD bill", Rep. Hazel
baker (R-Beaverhead) said in the
House Wednesday morning. Accord
ing to the Beaverhead representative
395 sis aimed at cancerous COM
munistic growth in our society, and
he emissions it as keeping control
of development and generating of
our natural resources in the hands
of Montana people.
Rep. Cerovski (D-Fergus) said the
bill was "called DUP by some of
the Judiciary Committee members,
which is PUD in reverse. Pointing
out the methods put forth in 395 for
confiscating property of whoever the
bill applies to, and there is concern
about who it applies to, he said the
called public power a
"communistic cancer, but ''this is
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17
Powerful Pressure
Groups Killed State
Grazing Lease Bill

The refusal of the House of Repre-
sentatives to consider any increase
in rentals on state-owned grazing
lands has been characterized by House
Democratic minority leader, M. X
Daniels, as a victory for "a we'll
organized and powerful minority"
| Daniels said he was referring to the
Montana Stockgrowers Association
and "a few other powerful pressure
groups who engineered the defeat of
| the bill'.
Daniels said that the statement is
sued by Rep. Jerome Anderson, House
majority floor leader, els a mass of
transparent inconsistencies, and could
be treated as joke if the defeat of
HB 33 were not to have such tragic
impact on the schools of Montana"
Daniels pointed out that the SO per
cent increase in 1860 grazing fees
referred to by Anderson included a
AUM, or approximately 100000 for
the year. The ten cent bonus has al
ready been removed.
"Anderson's suggestion that agri-
cultural crop lands receive favored
treatment is ridiculous, continued
Daniels. "The present law provides
for one-fourth crop rental to. the
State or the usual landlords share
prevailing in the district, whichever
is greater. This statute, in effect,
requires fair market value for the
leasing of agricultural land. If the
same statutes applied to grazing land,
most stockmen would be paying over
two dollars per AUM on state leases.
House Bill 33 would have set the
AUM rental at $1.01.
Opponents of House Bill 33 knew
that amendments had been prepared
to compromise the figure at 75
cents, and had this compromise rate
been adopted, the additional income
to the interest and income fund would
have resulted in a S250,000 general
fund saving on the school foundation
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17
Nufter's Hail.

Continued From Page One)
majority wants these million
dollars.
Republicans voted this amendment
down, too.
After everything had failed Mag
nus Aasheim (D-Sheridan) read from
the goth Chapter of Exodus in
Guiding the Ten Commandments.
Gordon Twedt, (D-Hill) said ''the
people in Hill County have had their
faith in their state government shak-
en-" and after the next hail storm
goes through Township 81 and their
rates are raised by private companies,
81 assure you the faith of those grain
farmers will be even more badly
shaken.
Democrats also opposed taking the
money from the Oil and Gas Conser-
walton Commission ON the same basic
principle as their opposition to loot
ing the Hail Board reserves.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17
In Killing Grazing Rental Bill
House Majority Turned Back
On Stute's Taxpayers; Cotton

Montana taxpayers, during the
next two years, will feel the bite of a
deeper spur-raking by lessees of state
grazing lands, unless the Montana
House of Representatives comes up
with an additional appropriation of
100000 to replace the funds lost
when they killed HB 49," This was
the comment of Senator Robert S.
Cotton. chairman of the Senate Com
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17

merit. This bill, he said, ''is not
bill of rights for labor. 1t will regress
the progress men and women in Mon
tana have made in the last SO years
+. it would wipe out their gains
/. =. and it would defeat the strength
which comes from unity :. .',r.:4f
McKeon also took on the provision
of 139 which would allow five per
cent of the affected employees of
a strike to petition for delay in the
calling of strike. He pointed out
that the five per cent need not neces-
sarily be part of the local union
which was having difficulties with
management. He also said that this
five per cent provision turns union
control over to an infintesimal minor
ity of the organization-a minority
which in many instances might be
the very employers with whom there
is dispute. ''Union constitutions
with their maj ority rule principle, are
'sfar more democratic than this bill.
Enactment of this proposal into law,
he said, "can only create trouble.
McKeon also informed the Senate
that as an attorney who specializes in
labor union matters he has reviewed
many union constitutions and bylaws
and that every one of them made pro-
vision for secret ballots on strike ac-
ton and other important issues.
He specifically referred to the con-
stitution of Butte Miners Union No. L.
Under that constitution, as a matter
of information, he pointed out that
after a union meeting and majority
present have voted for strike action,
a referendum of the full membership
must be held not less than seven days
later. That seven days, he said, in
itself amounts to "a cooling off pc
riod'', and the referendum gives ev-
cry member the right to ballot secret
ly.
Sen. McKenna (D-Fergus) also OPP
posed the bill and contended that it
was not within the realm of the dis
trict court to supervise any strike
vote'', as provided under 1879. He said
the bill makes it mandatory that a
district judge write out an injunction
hearing, without evidence,
and only after having heard from
one party to dispute. He said he
thought the bill unconstitutional and
cited a similar case for that opinion.
Sen. Hafferman (D-Lincoln) con-
tended the bill would "drive wedge
employer and laborer". He
also said the bringing in of an "out-
slider would delay and foul up nego-
,iations'' between the parties, and
lie pointedly asked: ''why are you
rying to wreck the labor movement"
Sen. Newman (D-Powell) asked
Jashmore edo you have any union
which does not provide
or a secret ballot?' To this, Cash
more replied in the negative. New
nan also asked if ''the Doctor under
lands SD 139 wouldn't bear" on
UGH strikes as the 1959-6O copper
trike. To this the Lewis & Clark
enator said he realized the bill
couldn't since that strike came under
ederal urisdiction.-HLB.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17
Cashmere Bentz Proposals .
'Anti-Labor Bills Dead

Montana's organized wage
earners may not receive much
in the way of progressive legis-
lation this session, but at least,
they will not find their ability
to collectively bargain dis
astrously undermined by legis-
lative act.
Both of the so-called "secret bal
lott measures-HB 43O by Bentz ct
al, and SB 139 by Cashmere and
others-were dumped into the legis-
lative garbage cans last weekend.
HB 43O went down ON House ac-
ceptance of a unanimous do-not-pass
recommendation by Bentz' Labor and
Compensation Committee. without
dissenting murmur being raised by
its principle sponsor, or cosponsors
Schye, Spilde, Johnson or Stearns.
SB 139 was not disposed of quite
so easily. In fact, it was the subject
of full dress debate in the Senate
Sunday afternoon before a motion
by Sen. Reardon (D-Silver Bow to
Indefinitely postpone action was
approved by 1920 standing vote.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17

program. However, they arbitrarily
and capriciously refused to comprom-
Use or negotiate and by ruthless
maneuver completely scuttled pro-
gram which meant so much to the
taxpayers and school children of
Montana.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17

I mittee on Education, following the
demise of HB 33 on the House floor
Saturday.
"By their action, House members
further defeated the current economy
drive by looping off more than half
million dollars of state income dur
ing the next two years.
"And some of the deepest gouges
will not be for the benefit of Mon
tana stockmen but for the out-of-
state oil and brewing interests that
lease huge blocks of state grazing
lands" Cotton continued.
''Nor will the big benefits go to
the average Montana stockman but
to those few who control large
acreages of state land. The two
year study conducted by the Mon
tana Legislative. Council revealed
that % Iessees controlled 100000
acres of state grazing land.
"Not only did they fail to make
the rates equitable, but they left a
fee schedule which will bring in
PIOO,OOU per year IcSS Ciidu oilc CUR
rent rates.
"The attempt by House Majority
Leader Jerome Anderson to justify
defeat of HB 33, on the grounds that
agricultural lands were perhaps not
paying just share, will not stand up
to scrutiny. At the same time that
opponents of increased grazing fees
were claiming that the two-year study
of the Legislative Council was made
quate, Representative Anderson and
Gustafson proposed an increase in
agricultural leases after an admitted
48-hour study. This was merely an
to cloud the real issue and
muster support of both farmers and
ranchers to defeat the bill.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17
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Continued From Page One)
Cattlemen must bear the shame of
rebbing Montana children of their
birthright.
HB 33 was killed by an unrecorded
vote following debate in the Commit
tee of the Whole House. In an attempt
to save the bill and thereby leave the
way open for further consideration
of the much merited grazing rental
increases proposed under HB 33,
Schwinden moved for segregation of
the bill from the unfavorable commit
tee report.
"Aye' votes on Schwinden's mo-
ton were votes for higher grazing
land rentals. "Nay" votes were for
continuing the enormous subsidy the
school children of Montana annually
make to the stockgrowing industry.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17
McKEON LED ASSAULT
ON BILL

Principal opponent of the bill was
Sen. McKeon (D-Deer LODGE, who
opened by telling his colleagues 1--WE
can't argue this bill on its lack of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17

NOT VOTING: Barnard Burrell, En-
mons, Conklin, Daniels, Picard, Pierce.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17
ST. PER AUM WOULD
HAVE BEEN CONSERVATIVE

The study of the Legislative Coun-
Gil indicates that the fee of about
one dollar per animal-unit-mont re-
sulting from HB 33 would have been
conservative. Even the 1859 Indian
reservation rentals brought an aver
age of $1.4O per AUM, ranging from
an average of 78c on Fort Belknap
to an average of $1.40 ON the North
ern Cheyenne reservation.
Council studies showed that the
rentals received on private lease lands
for just the summer grazing months
were considerably greater than the
proposed rentals on year-around use
of state lands.
"This House majority took a
stand Saturday on the side of spec
ial interests for few, at the ex-.
pense of Montana school children.
:. In refusing to set fees on state
school lands that would begin to
approach the fees charged for pri-
vate grazing lands, these Repre-
sentatives turned their backs on
their constitutional responsibilities
while financially penalizing the
schools Cotton concluded.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17
CONTENDS MEMBERS DON'T
HAVE RIGHT TO VOTE


Sen. Cashmere was the principal
prepayment of the measure and de-
voted much of his presentation to a
rehash of his controversy with State
AFL-CIO President James S. TIMBER
the preceding week. He commended
that 'Hoffa. Reuther, Salvas and
TIMBER dominate their members !"
and 'hayen't given them the right
to vote - He also reminded his
Senate colleagues that "this is Lin
coins birthday and 81 hope you'll
think about that when you vote :"
Under ross-examination from OPP
ponents of 1879, Cashmere failed to
substantiate his assertions that union
members don't have the right to vote,
or that 139 would provide Montana
workers with any rights they are
not already guaranteed under their
union constitutions and federal laws.
The Lewis & Clark Republican re-
ceived mild support from two of 1895
cosponsors, Hibbs and Bremen, in
debating the measure.
Immediately after Cashmere COM
pleted his statement for the bill, Rear
don took the floor to protest the rele-
vancy of the Cashmere TIMBER mat
ter to the issue under consideration.
At the same time, he pointed out that
the Senate had already accepted the
findings of special committee which
did not bear out Cashmore's conten-
tion that he had been threatened"
by the labor official. Reardon said
that labor unions already have secret
ballots and that the intent of 139
''is to cruelty the working men ;"
He then moved that the Senate Sin
definitely postpone" action.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-03

Twelve Democratic Senators for
got both their party's state platform
and federal administrative policy
Tuesday of this week when they
joined II Republicans and Harken
in approving Montana Powers pet
memorial, HIM IL.
HIM ~, letter to Washington,
requests that preference be given
Montana Power Company to build
two lowhead dams across the Flat
head River along the Paradise
Knowles reach of that stream. The
two low-head dams would provide
little or no flood control and only a
fraction of the power development
that would either publicly-built Para
disc or Knowles. In addition, the pow
er generated would be high cost
power-the kind of electricity that
does not attract basic industry.
How much at variance these IL
Democrats are with President John
F. Kennedy on resource develop
ment. is shown in the following state
ment made by Kennedy at Billings
last September III, ana since, lncor-
porated as a part of the new Demo-
cratic administration resource de-
velopment program. Kennedy said
at Billings:
eve will not stand by and per-
nit our resources to be taken for
partial development for the bene-
fit of special interests.
1--WE will not stand by, for ex-
ample, and permit another Hells
Canyon blunder in the Clark Fork
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-03

The budget for the custodial insti-
buttons was part of the four-hour de-
bate in the House Tuesday when
Democrats and Republicans INDUCED
in some rough and tumble political
reparte and name-calling over how
"happy'' the custodial heads are over
their drastically cut back appropria-
tions.
Rep. Schwinden (D-Roosevelt) said
perhaps the best expression to de-
scribe the situation of the custodial
heads would be eff you can't be
thankful for what you receive, be
thankful for what you escaped.
Democrats said custodial heads had
no alternative but to smilingly ac-
cept their budgets if they expected
to keep their jobs, or were "afraid
of reprisals'. They pointed out the
budget did not provide for any capt.
tai improvements and only mini
mum of maintenance. They were
critical of the Oliver. Twist type Gin
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-03
MidIund FL
Institute Set
For Tomorrow

BILLINGS-The Midland Empire
sixth annual Farmer Labor Institute
will be held in the Labor Temple
here, tomorrow, Saturday, March 4,
according to Charles Banderob, COM
mittee chairman.
Topics on the agenda of the annual
discussion session jointly sponsored
by AFL-CIO unions and Yellowstone
County Farmers Union, include:
1. The current status of unemploy-
ment comp, by Clarence Nybo of the
Billings office of Unemployment
Compensation Commission.
2. Recognizing and financing
Montana schools, led by Lloyd Mar
kell, Helena, Montana Education
Association.
8. What vertical indignation in
food means to you, by George Bickel,
Denver, editor of Rocky Mountain
Union Farmer.
A. Challenges in public financing,
by P. j. Gilfeather, Great Falls at
torney,
5. Let us take new look at the
world, by Prof. Robert Dunbar, Boze-
man, Montana State College.
Prof. T. R. Young, Billings, pro-
lessor of sociology at Rocky Noun
tain College, will summarize the in
stitute.
Registration fee is $1.25 and in
cludes a dutch lunch at noon.
Paul O'Leary, Carpenters business
representative, is institute commit
tee secretary.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-03
Another Victory For State {. ofC.
Senate Demos Join COP
In Stobbing Farm Co-ops

The co-operatives have been
removed from tax exempt sta
tus by the passage of HB 131.
What this will mean to the CO.
operative movement in Mon
tana is yet an undetermined
factor.
In the House Jerome Anderson (R-
Yellowstone) in answer to a question
said if the dividends of co-operatives
were not taxed he "would be back
here next session to correct the stu
atom.
There is considerable chasm be-
tween the mere passing of the bill
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-03
COP Playing
Politics With
-
Education

Republicans are playing politics
pure and simple with Montana's
Schools" House Minority Leader
Kermit Daniels charged Monday.
Governor Nutter's loud and militant
statement for the first time in many
years the State will contribute 1000
of its share to the Foundation Pro-
gram came back to haunt Republican
representatives today. When the Re-
publican House gave approval to HB
373 which would take the 1914 mil
lion required for the state to fulfill
it's 1000 contribution to the founda-
ton program and distribute it on a
per capita basis, they completely re-
pudiated the stand taken by the Gov
ernor 81 days ago.
'No logical reason can be given
for introduction of HB 373 except
that it appears politically expedient,"
said Daniels. "The 1000 participa-
ton to which the Governor attached
so much Importance a few days ago
would only have benefited minor
ity of school districts. Because of
this fact alone Republicans apparent
ly decided that they weren't getting
enough political mileage for their
1914 million and decided to distrib-
ute this money on a per capita basis.
'No responsible school official
from either the office of the SUI
perintendent of Public Instruction
or the Montana Education Associa-
ton approves of the principle of
this bill. 1t is complete departure
from the theory of equalization
and appears to be merely a politi-
cal face-saving gadget which will
cost the people of the state $3.4
million"