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Navajo times., 1961-05-03

grade or oil, for the safety OF our
school children. Therefore, wethe
people would like to have our child
ren beplaced in dormitories during
the school year.
Also the repair on the bus is
very costly and at the same tim
the day school students are mostly
behind in their studies ard unable
10 catch Up with the dormitory STU
dents. Another thing that VIC oppose
is the unqua lifted teachers teaching
our children. Such as for instance,
when a teacher IS sick or on leave,
a dormitory attendant or cook IS
picked 10 teach If the teacher is ab-
sent. l. the B.LA. ana the EduCa-
tionaI Com mitt ( Of the Navajo
Tribe feel that education is the only
thing for our children, the & IN
qualified teachers should be elm
mated once and for all.
We also request better housing
for the 81 h 0 O. employees. At the
present time they are living with
their families in small s Il
#. trailer houses.
Another urgent request from our
people IS TO establish a clinic at the
school in order 10 serve the school
children and the people for minor
injuries or giving shots to Infants
and grown ups. Since We are sit
uated hallway between Grown Point
Hospital and Gallup Hospitals which
makes it very hard for our people
to get service.
ON THE WATER SITUATION:
Navajo times., 1961-05-03
Mcriono lake Meets To Discuss Education

REPORT Made by Mr.. Raymond
Warner from Mariana Lake 10
the Education Committee Meeting.
The meeting began at pm. MIR.
Raymond Warner, Vic e President
Of the Chapter opened the meeting
by telling thcpeopIe that hewas re-
Gently informed BY the Principalof Of
Mariana Lake, Mir. Villa N Snyder,
that he was hort OF one or two
teachers, just recently one Of his
teachers va transferred to Fl,
Wingate School. This left hard
ship on them and heavy burden.
And also lack OF cla IS rooms for the
On-coming SchoolChildren. We will
have about 90 or IS new school be-
ginners next fall. AT the present
there is room only for 20 child
ren. Fifty or sixty of these child
ren are on day school basis which
leaves 70 or IS at the dormitory.
We have children all the way from
Smith Lake down to PinedaIe that
al = dAS'~ti4iliEs I'll -2~AlNO4s W iiel
kindergarten all the way up to the
4th Grade. During the recent sur
vey, We have passed the 900 mark
in population In Nj a riano Lake
Community alone.
BY next fall if SO or 90 new
school children should come, the
3rd and 4th graders will haVeto be
shipped cut TO other SchO oil s Of
which we strongly opposed. Dur
ing the fall of 1858 we were told
that our school was going TO be en-
larged, such as new dormitories
and bigger schools with the capa-
city Of $50 students with II teach
ers. The ground was already staked
out and ever since then it had been
forgotten. The next thing brought
out was school bus service for the
day-schoOl student. Wefeel that the
bus service should be done away
with III order TO prevent any future
accidents due 70 poor roads. All we
have at the present time is wagon
trail s. When the rain and snow
came the bus just could not make ii.
So we G e that the bus ServiC
should be eliminated until such
time when our roads are improved,
Navajo times., 1961-05-03
Indian Dances Muyb.

The Santa Fe Indian School will
be the site of a program of Indian
dances TO be performed SATURDAY
May 6, at 8 pm. The purpose oil
the dances is to raise money fo,
scholarships.
The program is sponsored BY
the Drum Beat Club at New Mexico
Highlands University at Las Vegas
TO support scholarship funds to
send Indians TO Highlands. Chb
members hope to make the dance
program an annual event.
Dancers from Indian groups Of
all parts of the state will De pre.
sent at the event, which is named
the First Annual Daangho Indian
Dances.
Dances will include the Parrot
Snowbird, Eagle, Pueblo Feather
Navajo Feather. Deer, Corn, War,
Apache Crown, Hoop and Yei-be-
chai. Many of the dances haVenever
been danced at Santa Fe before.
Navajo times., 1961-05-03

We were told by these uranlu
drillers that when they were drill
ling they noticed there was lots OF
water around the Lake. There is
possibility of flowing well, ac-
cording TO these people. But the
B. |. A. has told ue ther t is not
enough water to carry the school.
But our m al n point is III at We
want to keep this sc hool going
where 1t is. And adding TWO more
grades such as 5th and 9th grades.
We want TO keep our small child
ren ii our local sc hooI until they
are OF age.
We know il is wrong TO send
small child from his family and
send him far away to a strange land
10 attend school.
want 10 thank you, Mir. Chair
man and NJ mi bers OF the EduCa-
tional Committee for you have been
very patient with US, thai you had
shown US this courtesy, and / am
sure whatever you can do for my
people will be appreciated.
PETITION
AT a meeting held April 10, 1861,
al Mariana Lake Chapter, the vital
question of the Bureau of Indian At
fairs school al Mariana Lake was
considered, with particular enpha-
SIS on the n E d for expansion III
order accommodated the ever in
crea9ing mum Der OF children Of
school age.
Due 20 the oVerc roWded Condi-
tions ar the school the quality of
instruction cannot help but be i'm
paired. Tog eth Z with this fact,
there will be approximately 6Oto75
new school beginners next fall, with
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-11-10
After Long Lapse
Helena Retail Clerks
Again Have Business
Representative

Organizing of Retail Clerks, a mat
ter which has lain dormant for sew
eral years, is expected to pick up
steam in the near future, as a result
of the Helena Clerks Union once again
having fulltime business represent
alive.
Mrs Lois M. Stephenson, who had
formerly been active in The RCIA
local at Medford, Oregon, is the new
representative for Helena local 684.
The lady, mother of two children,
is a native of Carson, Washington,
is graduate of Klamath Falls High
School, and former student at the
University of Oregon, Eugene.
In addition to her union activities,
she was president of one of the PTA
local groups in Medford, and served
as secretary of the city PTA CO.
ordinating council.
In the several years since Helena
Local 684 had a business representa-
tive, there have been a number cf
major retail establishments open.
These are mainly unorganized and
offer a challenge to Mrs. Stephenson
and her fellow Clerks as they seek
to build stronger union in the
Capital City, with the resultant i'm
proved wages and working conditions
that can be brought about via
stronger bargaining unit.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-11-10
Cain
Corporate Anonymity

Articles of incorporation were
filed in Secretary of State Prank
Murray's office yesterday giving
birth to Information, Inc. of Sid
ney.
Corporate status reduces to a
minimum the individual liability
of the incorporators. For example,
chances are almost nil of success
fully suing the stockholders of an
incorporated newspaper, even
though a definite libel had been
committed in the editorial or news
columns of the paper.
Listed as sponsors of the John
Birch front are Donavan N. Berg,
Russell C. Mercer, John A. Knoop,
Math J. Dasinger, Kay Adams and
Kenneth Waiter.
Mrs. Adams is editor of the
VIGILANT CITIZEN. Dasinger
Montana co-ordinator for the John
Birch Society, was area campaign
manager for Gov. Donald Nutter
in 1860.
County Attorney v. C. Koch
performed the notary public chore.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-11-10

on the same subject two months ago
when both were participants in
debate sponsored by the Women's
Division of the Lewis and Clark
County Democratic Club.
Final Friday evening session be-
gins at $3.50 and concerns ssWhat
happened to Unemployment Com
pensation'. Discussion leaders will
be Attorney Huppe and former UCC
board member Root.
SATURDAY, NOV. 10
At OILS am, Editor Townsend
will tee off on the State Chamber
of Commences better business eli
mate. Advance billing indicates
much humor will be wrapped up in
the barrage the able farm editor de-
livers.
At 10: 80, following coffee break,
Attorneys Graybill, Leaphart and Gil
feather will talk about the "consum-
ers gas rate fight against the pend
ing increase in rates being sought by
Montana Power. All are experienced
veterans in representing consumers
in utility rate cases with some degree
of success. This year saw much broad
er consumer interest in actively OPP
posing the latest proposed MPCo.
raid on gas users pocketbooks, with
protestants' groups being set up and
active in many communities of the
state. This should be a most interest
ing and instructive panel. 1t concerns
matter of utmost Importance to you
your net purchasing power after
taxes and utility bills.
Saturday afternoon at 1 80, after
a good lunch, people attending may
be more inclined to agree with the
premise of the next panel" taxes
are good. Roosevelt Repr. and House
Whip Schwinden is very
and convincing speaker.
It's an odds-on bet he will carry the
day in spite of all the daily press
that taxes should be dras-
,ically cut or eliminated altogether.
At 2:15 an old favorite with many
Gus Norwood, will lead
! discussion ON "using resources
wisely. Gus, an Annapolis graduate,
WV II naval commander, and later
! graduate of Harvard in public adj
is nationally recognized
IS an authority on multiple use and
see page 8
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being used on street work going on
in front of her home.
The flag, being flown away from
the house, had been turned around
and was pointed toward the house
when she found it.
The Danielsons, Farmers Union
members and Democrats, said they
had no idea who had done this miser-
able thing.
This is the second act of violence
that has taken place in Sidney in
recent months.
In May of this year the Farmers
Union Insurance sign about one and
one-half miles west of Sidney was
painted on both sides a black and
red hammer and sickle. At that time
an investigation was made by for
mer FBI agent, now private investi-
gator.
Sidney is a breeding ground of
birchism in Montana. Violent pas
sions have been aroused by this radi-
cal rightist group and the saga of i'll
anti-communism is fast be-
ing turned into anti-Americanism.
In February of this year after many
months of organizing by these grass
roots self-styled super patriots the
editor of the Sidney paper was moved
to call for some sanity to return to
the community. Lengthy letters to
The editor, extensive coverage of SUI
per patriots meetings, organized
name calling, had reached the point
the local editor felt it necessary to
suggest caution among those who
we're behind this movement.
At that time letter to the editor
anyone who was genuinely
patriotic" was Enthusiastically some
What hesitant about displaying the
lag lest it be misunderstood as con-
loning the traitorous Vaccinations of
he we'll organized subversive machine
which is the actual working govern
nent of the United States of America
oday".
The fanatical right wing group
in this eastern Montana town has
such a hold it has been given its
blessing by the states chief execu-
tive. State employees put down
membership in the group on their
personnel record without fear Cor
perhaps it is a high recommended
tion). The chairman of one of the
Governors campaign committees is
an admitted leader of the Birch
Society. In the last campaign this
Birch co-ordinator was identified
closely with the successful Republi-
can candidate for eastern District
Congressman.
In Sidney as in other places in
see page 8
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man was Mrs. Genevieve Squires
Adair, former first assistant to Mary
M. Condor during the latter's eight
years as Superintendent of Public
instruction. The meeting was opened
and closed by club chairman Mrs.
Virginia West.
PROPONENTS CASE
Mr.. Markell and Mrs. Logan con-
tended that:
There is a deepening financial
crisis in public education due to the
population explosion" which has
been with us for almost two decades;
We are growing increasingly
short on classrooms in which to edu-
cate our enlarging school population;
Teachers salary schedules, par
ticularly in Montana, have not been
raised to a level commensurate with
keeping better qualified people in the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-11-10

profession, in the state, or in at
tracing more young people to the
profession;
Property tax levels are already
extremely high, nearing the point of
confiscation in some areas, and are
tapped to the limit for school and
other local government purposes.
Many districts are at or very near
their bonding limits and are therefore
unable to build the classrooms needed
to meet burgeoning elementary and
high school enrolment;
State tax increases are being
resisted at every turn;
Every child, no matter where
located, deserves an equal opportunity
for an education;
Federal aid, experimenting state
and local effort, will make it possible
for every child to have the equal OPP
portunity so badly needed to earn
a living in an increasingly specialized
world, and to build the ultimate
strength for the survival of our ma
ton.
The Kennedy Administrations
school aid proposals embodied in the
Morse-Thompson Acts, have iron-clad
guarantees to prevent federal control;
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-11-10

and how to finance it, promises to
be one of the most important subjects
on this years program. All three
panels of Sunday morning, Novem-
Der 10, will be devoted to various
phases of this vital subject. Two of
the three panel leaders will be Super
intendent of Public Instruction Har-
riet Miller and MISC President R. R..
Renne. The third panel leader will
be announced within the next few
days.
The seven other panels cover a
wide range, from health care for the
aged under Social Security, to the
consumers stake in the, current Mon
tana Power natural gas rate case.
Staff members in addition to Miss
Miller and DR.. Renne, are:
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-11-10
Nations Flag SulIied
By VandaIs, In Sidney

In broad daylight United Nations Day. October a. in
the town of Sidney Montana the American Flag being dis
played by the Russell Daniesons tied knots and covered
with tar in despicable of dissertation of the national
emblem.
Dissertation of the American Flag is high misdemeanor
andor felony under state law 94581 Revised Codes of Mon
tana 1947 Under that law the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-11-10


These, and many other questions,
were raised in the Capital City Mon
day night when the question of fed
eral aid to education was debated
under the auspices of the Women's
Division of the Lewis & Clark County
Democratic Club, before politically
mixed audience considerably in ex-
cess of 100 people.
Proponents of the need for federal
aid were Lloyd Markell, Helena, MEA
research assistant, and Mrs. Frances
Logan, Charlo, Democratic national
committeewoman and for many years
a teacher. Opponents were AL Libra,
Helena attorney, and legal counsel
for Helena Employers Association,
and Mrs. Elinor Taylor, Butte house
wife whose husband is contractor.
Moderator was DR.. Kenneth Bryson,
Bozeman. director of forensics at
Montana State College. Meeting chair
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-11-10

creant receiving up to one year IN
the county Jail, or up to five years
in the state prison. Unfortunately,
there is no federal statute covering
such dissertation outside the District
of Columbia, however, under ruling
of the U. S. Attorney General more
than 35 years ago, this is a proper
field for legislative action by the
Congress should that body so desire.
Sens. Mansfield and Metcalf have
been advised of this display of van
dalism.
FLAG KNOTTED AND TARRED
Shortly before noon when Mrs.
Danielson returned from doing her
shopping she found the flag, which
was being displayed from the front
porch railing, tied in a knot around
can. Mrs. Danielson said she thinks
it was tar which had been poured over
the flag, though she couldn't be sure
just what it was. The reason she
thinks it was tar, she told the VOICE,
is that it smelled like it and tar was
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-11-10

from weather. states to help solve
the educational problems of the poor
er states;
Instead of federal agencies re-
turning money to the states for edu-
cation with upwards of 80 per cent
in freight charges, the states should
be allowed to keep five per cent of
the total federal income taxes col
lected in each state;
Proposed federal legislation des-
ignating a sole state agency to
handle federal school aid funds would
raise insurmountable constitutional
problems in Montana;
Education ''is purely matter of
states concern;
Property taxes, they agreed, are
too high.
PROBLEM REcoUNTED
Mr. Markell, in opening the debate,
told his audience that this discussion
was not primarily concerned with
such special federal school aid meas
ures as the CT bill, aid to federally-
impacted areas, etc. He also noted
that the first federal aid measure
was older than the republic itself,
and was the Northwest Ordinance of
see page
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enLA To Education hdedh IMG
No Common Ground For Meeting School Financing Gisi!

guarantees originally drafted by fed
eral school aid proponent Sen. Robert
A. Taft (R-Ohio) in 1913, and incor-
porated in every general school aid
bill since.
OPPONENTS POSITION
Mr.. Libra and Mrs. Taylor by
and large took Numerically opposite
positions to proponents Markell and
Logan. They commended:
Local communities are meeting
the need for more classrooms through
bonding. Local districts are building
new classrooms in such hurry that
it is only a matter of a few years
until there may be a classroom "sur-
plus";
Teachers salaries, by compari-
son, have done quite well" as COM
pared with other wage earners over
the past few years. There is "no
teacher shortage; we may be slated
for "an outright surplus;
Local districts can take care of
their needs since "only one half of
one per cent of the nations districts
are bonded to capacity;
There cannot be federal aid
without federal sintervention";
1t isn't right to take tax money
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-11-10
Allocate S1,25O,OOO For
Range Rehabilitation

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The Con-
gress provided $1,25O,O0O for rehabil-
itation of burned ranges. The money
to be spent wherever fires damaged
ranges managed by the Bureau of
Reclamation. all in the western states.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-11-10
Il.ITportunt Issues Hold Sfuqe
+ 18Th Furmer-Lubor Institute

Ten of the most important domestic issues facing the people
Montana and the nation will in for thorough discussion
at the 18th annual FarmerLabor Institute in Msoua week
hence according institute committee chairman
S. TIMBER.
Education from the first grade through university levels
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-11-10
By the EDITOR

there crisis in education? Is federal aid
the crisis be met through the efforts of state and local
there fact shortage of teachers is this
only poorly claim of the u S. Office of Education
National Education Association and the Montana Education
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-11-10

Gretchen Billings, Helena, Associ-
ate Editor of the PEOPLES VOICE;
DR.. Amos R. Little, Helena, physi-
clan and surgeon;
Charles Huppe, Helena, attorney !;
Albert F. Root, Helena, activity
director, Montana COPE;
Ted Townsend, Great Falls, editor
of MONTANA FARMERS UNION
NEWS;
Leo Graybill, Jr., Great Falls, at
torney;
William Leaphart, Jr., Helena, at
torney;
P. j. Gilfeather, Great Falls, at
torney;
Ted Schwinden, Wolf Point, State
Representative;
Gus Norwood, Vancouver, Wash
ington, executive secretary, North
west Public Power Association;
Angus Mcdonald, Washington, D..
c., legislative co-ordinator for Ma
tional Farmers Union, and
Miss Lucille Speer, Missoula, docu-
ments librarian, Montana State Uni
versity
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-11-10
PROGRAM, FRIDAY, NOV. IL

The institute will open with regis
tration at 6:30 p.m., and at 1880,
Chairman TIMBER will formally open
the annual affair, followed by well
come from member of the staff of
MSU President Harry K. Newburn.
First panel, at 7:45 pm, will fea-
ture a pro and con discussion of
health care for the aged under Social
Security between Gretchen Billings
and DR.. Little. These two friendly
previously squared off,
The Nome nugget., 1961-06-07
Pied Piper Parade Slated for June 22rd

The Pied Piper Parade is scheduled to be held Friday, June 23 at 100 D. m. with Mrs. Bill Haley as chairman.
 Prizes will be given in the fol- lowing categories:
 Humorous costumes, fairy tale characters and famous people.
 For every little girl from ages of 3 to 6 years prizes will also be given for them in costume with their decorated doll buggies.
 Mothers and babies in buggies and strollers are included in the parade as well as all scout units, both girls and boys.
 Chairmen for the Girl Scout participation will be Mrs. Jesse Jones; Cub Scouts, Doug Scott; Boy Scouts, Wilbur Arnold; Ex- plorers, Ash Craft; CAP Cadets, Jesse Jones.
The Nome nugget., 1961-06-07
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED FOR HOME ARTS CLUB

Mrs. Ash Graft was elected president of the Home Arts Club last evening at a meeting held at the Mccoy camp at Cape Nome with Mrs. Conrad Potter, vice president and program chairman; Mrs. Howard Nelson, secretary and Betty Nease, treasurer.
 Mrs. Maurice Kelliher was se- lected to head the Festival Com mittee from this organization which will have an exhibit on either antiques or old Nome.
 The next meeting will be held in the fall at the summer home of Mrs. Pete Hahn.
The Nome nugget., 1961-06-07
ST. JOSEPH'S VACATION SCHOOL STARTS TOMORROW

The religious vacation school for St. Joseph's Church will start tomorrow morning at goo, stated Father Nevue and will be open to children from the 1st through the 9th grades. There will be fur ther announcements for high school student classes.
 Sister Mary Cecille, sister of Father Nevue, who made many friends here last year, was due to arrive today to conduct the school with Sister Mary Aida.
 Class will be in the Parish Hall and continue until June 23.
The Nome nugget., 1961-06-07
First Group of Wien Tourists Visit Here

The first group of Wien tour ists to be routed via Barrow and Kotzebue arrived here last eve ming and were enthusiastic and thrilled with all they had seen of the Arctic and Northwestern Alaska.
 In this group were not only visitors to the state but Alaskans from the southern part of the state who wanted to see how the other half lives.
 Among the passengers were MT. and Mrs. E.. Coulson of Ohio who enjoyed looking for the early day store of a cousin Sam Archer (Archer and Ewing Store was To- cated where Cavota's now stands), and Miss Clara J. Raeder of Ply mouth, Wis, who was looking forward to meeting w. w. Laws whom she met in Chicago at the Republican convention. She said Plymouth, Wis, is the cheese cen- ter of the world.
The Nome nugget., 1961-06-07
IN MAGISTRATES COURT

Victor Merrifield pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle while un- der the influence of liquor and was fined $250 and given a 90 day suspended sentence. The Magistrate has also recommended that his drivers license be re- voked for one year.
 On disorderly charges James Dexter was fined $10O; Lena Nel- son and Susie Carter each got 30 days. Harlan Iyokiton was given 30 days with 25 suspended for soliciting liquor while a minor.