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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-01-06

$40 East seth Street
Seattle 5, Washington
December 27, 1860
Rep. Clyde Hawks
Speaker Of the House
Montana House of Representatives
Helena, Montana
Dear Sir:
Pm making this letter brief, only
a few points can be covered.
1t is nearly two years ago, that in
my appearance before the House
Highway Investigating Committee,
that among other questions truth
fully and from years of experience
answered. | made the statement that
there is a route on the north bench
of the Yellowstone valley from west
of Livingston to east of Billings, that
is shorter and cheaper to construct,
to Interstate standards.
Maps and estimates were prepared
by me and submitted to the Highway
Commission sustaining this state
ment at their, the Highway Commits
sion's, request.
In June of 1859, | was notified, by
the chairman of the Highway Com
mission Harry Burns) after period
beginning in February of 1859 of
harassment and embarrassment, that
effective July 1, 1859, | was being
denoted from program engineer to
space supervisor with a huge decrease
in salary. No discussion permitted.
On June %, prior to surrendering
my records, | released to the press,
with the tacit approval of the High
way representative responsible for
this type of coverage, a statement
concerning the terrific increase in
R/W costs on the Glendive North
Project and a tabulation showing the
million dollar plus over-run in finan-
cial district expenditures on the pri-
mary system as of June 30, 1859.
Both these statements were subse-
quently proven accurate. See trans
cript of my hearing.
In October of 1859, was granted
a hearing by the interim committee
of the House and Senate, under rules
formulated by them, and represented
by Arnold Olsen as my council. Com
plete transcripts of this hearing are
available.
In November of 1860, was furn-
ished copy of this interim commit
tee hearing report 1t is my under
standing that the report will be sub
mitted to a committee of the House
for further action.
1t is my request that | be granted
an opportunity to appear in person,
at a time and place convenient to this
committee before their action is
consumated.
A review of the transcript of my
hearing | am positive will substanti-
ate my statement of over million
dollar plus over-run in state allocated
funds as of June 80, 1859 end of the
fiscal year. Burns testifying under
oath stated (that) in May of 1859,
the Highway Commission changed
the rules under which state funds
are allocated to financial districts
and systems. 1t will be of interest
to all concerned to learn how an ap-
pointed Highway, Commission can
change and violate a legislative man.
date in the distribution of state funds
to financial districts and systems.
A review of the transcript of my
hearing and the evidence introduced
will prove beyond doubt the ex-
IRENE R/W payments made on the
Glendive North Improvement after
the contract was awarded for the
road construction. This same commit
tee might we'll question the transfer
of w. L. Huffine as BPR engineer
for Montana in a lateral movement
to a position in Washington, d. c.
Was it his (Huffine's) inaccurate
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-01-06

Veteran Highway Engineer Asks
To Appear Before Committee


testified
subpoena committee filed
written before the
Highway Committee findings of the Montana Legs
Council in the Williams dismissal
Williams firing October 1859 It's waeed down
siderable political failed
Williams although
overwhelming
Williams Seattle his
before the 1861 that
will
His letter Speaker Hawks folows.HLB
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-01-06
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contributions; reorganize the State
Board of Education; redeem trading
stamps in cash from 25c worth up,
and amend the Constitution to pro-
vide for an annual session.
BY the end of the 18th legislative
day Democrats had introduced a
number of bills. Out of % bills, seven
are Democrat-sponsored and of the
two House Joint Memorials one is
strictly Democratic and another BIZ
partisan.
Of the % bills several are CO.
sponsored by both Democrats and
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-01-06

Hawaiian natives, using mineral
wool from volcanoes, started the in
sulatiOn business.
Evening star., 1961-06-16
Teen BRIEFS

North Park drive, Arlington.
A musical revue will be pre-
sented on July 81, 28 and 20
and performances of my
Three Angels" are scheduled
for August II, 18 and 10.
II rs II
Teen-agers who want to
bus around Washington
sketching and painting this
summer with an instructor
can register for the Art on
Wheels program. The Mont
gome1y County Recreation
Department is accepting reg
istrations from teen ayers
not over 16 years old.
The young artists will leave
from Rock Creek meadow
brook Recreation Center in
Chevy Chase each Friday
morning, June % through
July % at 10 am. and return
about 1890 pm. To register,
telephone Miss Sally Wilkin-
son at the Recreation De-
partment, Poplar 2-5040.
= & +
Cornelia Stephens of Ma
deira School, Greenway, Va,
was first-place winner in a
contest on the United Ma
tions, sponsored by the
American Association for the
United Nations, Capital Area
Division. Judith Favier of
Regina High, Hyattsville, Su-
san G.. Mikulka, PallOtti High,
Laurel, Md, and June Lo
Guirate of Fairfax High, were
Evening star., 1961-06-16

The Teen Club of st. AIMS
Church will hold a teen
dance from 8 pm. to II pm.
on Tuesday at the st. AIMS
gym, Wisconsin avenue and
Yuma street NV. Dress will
be casual and music will be
by the Troubadours. Admis-
sion will be so cents.
y Il Il t.
Teen-agers are needed in
Arlington County for part
time jobs. The county's Rec
reation and Parks Depart
ment, 300 North Park drive,
is operating a free job place
ment service for teen-agers
with the hope that temporary
jobs will become permanent
ones.
Miss Connie Rollison, SUI
pervisor of the service, re-
quires a personal interview.
plus references, before put
ting a teen-ager'S name on
her rolls. Most of the jobs,
she says, are for lawn now
ing, gardening, window and
car washing. Other jobs in
clude baby sitting, driving,
sewing. shopping and wood
working. She has even filled
one job of harp carrying"
+ +
Arlington County Teen
Theater tryouts for summer
productions will be held at
1880 pm. June % and 26 at
the Recreation Center at 800
Evening star., 1961-06-16

second, third and fourth
place winners, respectively.
y Il + Il
Civil Air Patrol Maj. Larry
Dorr, Is, of SuitIand (Md.)
High School will represent
the Metropolitan area of the
CAP in a foreign. exchange
program. He will go to
Canada July Is for three
weeks.
More than 100 other WASH
ington area teen-age Civil
Air Patrol members will
spend two weeks as Air Force
airmen on a training program
in Charleston; s. c., this
month.
4 Il =
OsbOurn Highs newspaper,
The Yellow Jacket, won a
second place award in the
37th annual Columbia Scho-
lastic Press Association Con-
test. 1t was one of 1850
entries from 35 States.
4 X \ 4
High Point High, Belts
vile, Md, has added the
Central African Republic
flag to it's vast flag collection
which is comparable only to
the flags exhibited at the
United Nations.
4 y + 4
Teen-age boys who have
not reached their 18th BIRTH
day on August Is and who
are interested in golf. can
try out for the Metropolitan
Washington Qualifying, 18th
International Jaycee Junior
Golf Champ-on@h
Is. Deadline
Evening star., 1961-06-16
A Jazz Fan Speaks

I have read with much in
terest the discussion con-
cerning the termination of
the Milt Grant Show on tele-
vision. 1t boils down to this:
If you like rock and roll you
ar dispirited to see the show
go off the air; and if you
dislike rock and roll you
either are glad to see it
go. or you are indifferent
1 happen to 3e an avid jazz
fan, and therefore despise
rock and roll. However, I am
not literally jumping with
joy because Grants show has
been taken off. / suppose his
show served some purpose,
although at the present I
can't think of one.
1 would like to see WTTG
broadcast a good, high-qual-
ity jazz recital in its place.
Washington, in addition to
the jazz groups which come
here on tour, has many ex-
cellent jazz performers, such
as Charlie Byrd and Nose
Allison. Washington is sadly
lacking in a local show de-
voted to jazz, and WTTG
could do us all a favor by
producing a jazz program.
ROBERT DINGER.
Evening star., 1961-06-16
War thoughts
JOE JACKSON.

Evidently you mean we'll,
Carrie CTEEN, May 26),
since you acknowledge the
fact that we are not perfect.
But there IS an important
difference between the Nazis'
a t t e mpt ed determination
-genocide of the ewish
people, and our dropping the
atom bombs on the Japanese.
The Jews were not fight
ing in the war, as a race.
They were not prosecuting
the Germans. There was no
self-defens, factor whatso-
ever on the side of the Nazis.
Genocide was carried out for
one reason: The master
race" must rule the world
and inferior races" must be
eliminated.
In the case of our bomb
ings, these were used as
a last resort against a gov
eminent which was threaten
ing our safety and the safety
of the world.
It was extremely un-
fortunate that the Japanese
people put ur with a gov
ernment that killed thou
sands of people by starting a
war. 1t is impossible to drop
a bomb saying kill only the
Japanese who are fighting
and hating us"
MARY.
Evening star., 1961-06-16

of the American population.
1 certainly do not consider
myself so great as to be
perfect and above all mall
adjustments. Maybe you do.
In conclusion: As you
said, my views were a
hypothesis" according to
Webster's New American
Dictionary, a hypothesis is
defined as something as
Sulned for the purpose of
argument'D and therefore
they are open to question,
debate and revision. With
my limited knowledge OF the
situation and limit d facil-
tiles for analysis, all that I
could do was to state an
opinion-an assumed" fact
and not necessarily a valid
one. You, however, have said
nothing to chang my
opinion. ..
JOE JACKSON.
Evening star., 1961-06-16

tries is Monday. The entry
fee is 50. Entry blanks are
available through coaches
and club pros.
The Metropolitan Wash
ington Qualifying will take
place at Washington public
courses and will determine
four Junior golfers who will
represent Washington in the
International in Denver in
August.
Evening star., 1961-06-16
PLAY BACK
From TEEN Readers

Letters to Editor must riterS correct names
addresses and telephone numbers Pen names 1U'u be
used If requested letters subject to condenSG-
tion Address letters to TEEN. The Washington STAR
Washington 3. D. c.
Evening star., 1961-06-16
Dear Victor

matter of fact we read six
hours a day, five lays a week,
nine months a year - in
school. Do you think we want
to come home to .eau when
we have a chance to relax
and enjoy ourselves? l cont
doubt that people like to lead
in heir spare time, but they
like other things as well. And
/, along with my friends, en-
joyed the Milt Grant Show.
1t was just about the only
show for teen-agers.
-RICKI CRESCENT.
1 accept youl challenge,
Mr.. Lomacky. l go to Cath
Olic school and l am IA. 1
understand your views on
education and the need of
preparation for college. But
haven't you ever heard of
fun or entertainment? You're
probably past the age of fads
and new dances but we are
not.
For all of this year I've
received first honors and
still had time to watch the
Milt Grant Show. And may
/ add my friends and I en-
joyed it a great deal, and we
still have the time for read
ing.
BARABARA KRAMS.
I think il very much in
bad taste to AIRY on a per-
sonal disagreement such as
ours for week after week in
a public vehicle of informa-
tion such as this magazine.
1 would, however, desire the
tolerance of the readers of
TEEN to allow me to cor
rect a few errors made in
your answer to my letter.
Initially, you stated that
1 could not possibly have
had more than one course
in psychology. This was in
error. Though psychology is
not my major nor my minor,
because of an interest in
the human personality, I
have taken a few courses in
it. Secondly you stated,
This meaning my nom
existant background Ger
tainly qualities you to make
a psychoanalysis. :" I
hope that this was a mis-
print or that you were
merely being facetious. AS 1
implied in my previous letter,
a person with my limited
experience is not IAN au-
thority" and thus is not
qualified to make a valid
analysis but may merely
state his observations and
his evaluations thereof. FL
nally, your statement men
tioning g. people who
know the least about a sub
ject :" was completely
inapplicable to anything at
hand (unless YOU mCant it
to apply to yourselD and
only served as a false
analogy to sway the impress
sions of a few OF those
easily influenced .eaders.
Perhaps subconsciously I
did write my letter to boost
my ego. Certainly, I could
not be an unprejudiced judge
of that-nor, however, could
you. Maybe attacking" your
personality" would not dis
pute your argument, but it
would and did discre6it
slightly the authority of
your opinion. 1 do not deny
that 1 may possibly have a
complex or maybe a number
of tboro oS. doeS N ner. ceOt
Evening star., 1961-08-28
Mrs. c. P. Taft,
Sister-in-LuW
Of the Senator

CINCINNATI, Aug. % CAPl
Mrs. Eleanor Chase Taft
long active in national and in
ternational church affairs ano
wife of former Cincinnati
Mayor Charles P. Taft, died at
her home here early today
after an illness of seven
months. She was 81.
Cancer was the cause OF
death.
Mrs. Taft's husband is a son
of former President William
Howard Taft and a brother of
the late United States Senator
Robert A. Taft.
Mrs. Taft went into a coma
early yesterday and never re-
gained consciousness.
In addition to her church
work. Mrs. Taft was active in
sponsoring refugees into this
country from foreign nations.
She was on the National Ex-
ecutive Board of United Lu-
theran Church Women and
also on the board of the Japan
International Christian Univer-
sity and the Experiment in In
ternational Living.
Mrs. Taft was a native of
Waterbury, Conn, and was the
second daughter of Irving H.
Chase. who was head of the
Ingersoll- Waterbury Co., now
the United States Time Corp.
Besides her husband, she is
survived by five children and
IL grandchildren.
Evening star., 1961-08-28
DR.. Robertson,
Kennedy Adviser

PASADENA. Calf, Aug. 28
(AP).-Dr. Howard P. Robert
son, scientific adviser to Presi-
dent Kennedy and the Defense
Department. is dead of auto
crash injuries suffered August
10.
The 58-year-old California
Institute of Technology profess
sor of theoretical mathematics
received pelvis and rib frac-
lures in the two-car collision.
He died Saturday night in a
hospitals
In 1954-56 DR.. Robertson was
scientific adviser to Gen. Alfred
Gruenther at NATO head
quarters near Paris. In World
War II he was scientific ad-
wiser to Gen. Dwight D. EiSen-
hover. He was awarded the
Medal of Merit for wartime
service.
At death DR.. Robertson was
chairman of the Defense Sci
ence Board of the office of the
Secretary of Defense and a
member of the Presidents Sci
ence Advisory Committee.
Born in Hoquiam. Wash. he
received his doctorate at Cal
tech in 1925. For 20 years or
the faculty of Princeton Uni
versity, DR.. Robertson returned
to Caltech in 1947.
Evening star., 1961-08-28

pertained to patents. He also
belonged to the United States
Patent Office Society.
He leaves his wife, Anna, OF
the home address. 1884 North
Pollard street, Arlington; a son
Victor, of Provo, Utah; a
daughter, Mrs. Karl Rucht of
Heidelberg, Germany; his IA
ther, George Victor, of Salt
Lake City; three brothers and
four sisters.
Friends may call at the Ar
lington Funeral Home, 1901
North Fairfax drive, Arlington,
from 7 to 9 pm. today and
until 1890 pm. tomorrow
Services will be held at 1870
pm. tomorrow at the Latter
Day Saints Church, 1900 North
Inglewood street, Arlington.
Burial will be in Arlington
Cemetery.
The family requests that ex-
presSions of sympathy be in
the form of contributions to
the National Orthopedic and
Rehabilitation Hospital, 2455
Army-Navy drive, Arlington.
Evening star., 1961-08-28
Mrs. Davidson,
GAO Secretary

Mrs. Helene D. Davidson, 81,
a secretary with the Govern
ment Accounting Office for five
years, died Saturday of uremic
poisoning at Doctors Hospital.
Mrs. Davidson moved to
Washington in 1946. She owned
several beauty shops, including
the Particular Shop at Eight
eenth and Columbia road, be-
fore 1856 when she was en-
ployed by the Government.
Active in the Argyle Country
Club and the East Potomac Golf
Club, she also was a member
of the Congressional Roller
Skating Rink, and sang in the
choir of Nativity Catholic
Church.
Mrs. Davidson was born in
RoSeburg, Oreg., and lived in
San Francisco before coming
to the Washington area, where
she lived at 9312 Piney Branch
road. Silver Spring.
She leaves a daughter. Mrs.
Richard F. Myers of the home
address; her mother, Mrs. Hazel
D. Cannon Of Roseburg; a sis
ter, Miss Dorise R. Brisbin of
Heidelberg, Germany, with the
civilian personnel office; and
two grandchildren.
A mass will be said at $50
am. tomorrow at st. Michael's
Church. 805 Wayne avenue,
Silver Spring, and burial will
be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1961-08-28
E. A. Swineford,
Was Inspiration
For Fathers Day

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 2e
(AP).-Edward Agnew Swine
ford, 81, the man for whom
national Fathers Day was
founded. died yesterday at
Shady Springs in Chesterfield
County.
Mr.. Swineford's youngest
daughter, Mrs. Kate S. Burgess
of Miami, Fla, went to Virginia
Gov. E. Lee Trinkle in 1918
and was instrumental in hav-
ing the third Sunday in June
proclaimed Fathers Day. The
proclamation was picked up
nationally.
A native of Richmond, Mr.,
SWineford married the late
Catherine E. Richardson of
Mathews County in 1889 and
moved to his fathers ancestral
home, Shady Springs. He re-
tired as agent for the Reliance
Life Insurance Co. in 1925.
He leaves three daughters,
Mrs. F. S. Sullivan and Mrs.
Marcia S. Clemmer, both of
Richmond. and Mrs. Burgess;
two sons, Elliott B. Swineford
and C. Agnew Swineford, both
Of Richmond; eight grand
children and IA great-grand-
children.
A funeral service will be held
here tomorrow afternoon, with
a private burial service in
Chester, Va.
Evening star., 1961-08-28

IManuti, president Of Local 802,
said they came to the meeting
without any new settlement
proposals of their own.
They said they would wait
and see what Mr.. Goldberg
suggested.
The Secretary is operating
under orders by President Ken
nedy to try to save the season.
Twice before this month he has
revived negotiations after dec
larations by the opera that the
season would be Cancelled.
Mr.. Manuti today reiterated
his statement of last week that
the union would welcome arbi-
tration of the contract dispute.
The operas management has
given no indication that it
would accept arbitration.
In announcing cancellation
of the season twice before this
month, the Met said some of
it's leading singers had made
commitments to perform else
where, because of uncertainty
about the labor dispute. But
each time, the opera agreed
to make another effort.
Asked what the deadline
date for a settlement would be,
Mr.. Bliss said: That date may
have passed"
Evening star., 1961-08-28
Banks Disposing
Of Cavalier Hotel

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, Aug
% (AP).-Full control of the
Cavalier, largest resort devel-
opment here, is being acquired
by Kyanite Mining Corp, head
ed by Gene Dixon, Dillwyn in
duStrialiSt.
Sidney Banks, president oi
the Cavalier. yesterday con-
firmed the report that he had
disposed of his so per cent stock
interest in the properties, in
cluding the Cavalier Hotel, the
Cavalier Inn and Lodge, and
the Cavalier Beach and Cabana
Club.
The amount of the transac-
tion was not Immediately avail
able However, $2,250,00O was
involved when management of
the Cavalier properties changed
hands in June 1860.
Mr.. Dixon and Mr.. Banks
had shared control of the Cava-
ller since then. An earlier cor
poration in which Mr.. Banks
was principal was dissolved
after the 1860 sale.
Evening star., 1961-08-28
Ex-Murine Says
He Won't Leuve
u. S. After All

AKRON, Ohio. Aug. % CAP)
"A former Marine who said
he planned to take his wife and
six children to Russia to live
because he was dissatisfied with
the United States said today
he has decided to stay here.
Lloyd M. Hatch 36. an IN
employed construction worker
from nearby Cuyahoga Falls,
said he was in Washington
Saturday but did not get into
the White House. Later he
talked with FBI officials Who
had no comment on the con-
ference. He said he did not visit
the Soviet Embassy, although
he had said last week he plan
ned to make that call.
Mr.. Hatch said he would re-
main at his home in Cuyahoga
Falls and carry on his protest
against the things he had said
motivated him to want to emf
crate to the Soviet Union. He
had said he was fed up with
what he called the American
rat race in which money means
everything.
When he talked with the
FBI in Washington. he told
them he had received a num-
ber of letters from persons
who shared in his dissatiSfac-
ton, he said.
Evening star., 1961-08-28
Talks on Met Begin;
Hour Late, Bliss Fears

1t may be too late to save the
Metropolitan Operas 1961-6G
season, Anthony A. Bliss, presi-
dent of the Met. said today.
Mr.. Bliss made this comment
as he entered conference with
Labor Secretary Goldberg and
union negotiators in the Secre-
tary's office here.
Mr.. Goldberg met briefly
with both the labor and man
agement sides in the dispute
then conferred with manage
ment's negotiators for more
than two hours and with the
union negotiators for a hall
hour. Talks we're scheduled tc
resume after lunch.
Mr.. Goldberg called the
negotiators to Washington in
an effort to break the deadlock
between the operas manage
ment and Local 802 of the
American Federation of Musi-
clans, representing the Nets
orchestra.
Both Mr.. Bliss and Alfred j
Evening star., 1961-08-28
Water Stoppoge
Hits Jersey City

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Aug
% CAP. An estimated 250,-
900 persons in Jersey City and
two nearby Bergen County
communities were left without
water today when 72-inch
water main broke. The break
occurred shortly after mid
night between Tonnele avenue
and Belleville turnpike.
Mayor Thomas Gangemi de-
clared a state of emergency in
Jersey City. In mid-morning,
more than nine hours after the
break. work crews still strug-
gled to reduce the pressure and
to divert water through an
auxiliary main.
Jersey City police reported
that about three -fourths of the
city-New Jerseys second larg-
est-was without water. Mayor
Gangemi estimated the figure
at nearly 100000 residents. Also
affected were Lyndhurst and
North Arlington just to the
north in Bergen County.
In Jersey City, the worst af-
fected areas were the Hudson
Heights and Greenville sec
tions. Two hospitals - Christ
and Greenville - were with
out water and were using emer-
gency tanks.
Harold Ohland, the city's
water engineer, said, however,
the emergency storage tanks
hold enough water to meet
needs for "a hours. He also said
that most large apartment
houses have emergency tanks
on their roofs.
Evening star., 1961-08-28
Thief Takes Car,
Sleeping Children

HUNTINGTON, Ind, Aug. q
(AP) A car containing two
sleeping children was stolen
here yesterday but police had
the case solved before an hour
and a half passed.
They figure the thief woke UP
to the fact he had sleeping
passengers-and ditched the
car in a hurry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Herrir
said they stopped at a store
and left the children, Tony, 6
and Jackie, 3, asleep on the
back seat. Five minutes later
they came out to find the cal
gone.
City police began searching
meanwhile alerting local taxi
cab drivers. State police put
out an alert for all of Northern
Indiana.
A cab driver spotted the auto
at the east edge of the city. un-
harmed, and with the young
sters still sound asleep.