The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-05-12
At Chinook
Education Holds
Attention of
Lady Democrats

| CHINOOK-An excellent pane
discussion ON education" was a prin
cipal feature of a regional Demo
cratic Women's Club meeting in Chi
nook last Wednesday, Janey Nor
helm of the host Blaine county cluI
reports.
Participating in the Region
luncheon meeting and workshop helt
in the local VFW Hall, were ladie.
from Blaine, Phillips and Hill. Mrs
Richard Nixon, wife of the 1861
Senate majority leader, acted as
master of ceremonies for the occa
sion.
The education panel concerned it.
self primarily with elementary
schools. Mrs. Fred Hansen repre-
sented the part of the parent, Mrs.
d. ]. Sias, the teacher; Rep. Francis
Bardanouve, the Senator; Mrs. Alma
Lodinoff, the taxpayer, and Mrs.
Lorene Twedt of Rudyard, the mod
orator.
Charts were displayed showing
~ StdlC8. aAAihC fvAohldhds
already require that a teacher
have BA degree before she can
teach.
Other charts pointed up how our
schools are substituting major stock
growing corporations by way of low
rentals on state school lands. Rep.
las the Senator on the
paneD explained in brief the foun-
datioD program, the permissive levy
and the voted levy, in outlining fac
tors making up school budget.
FEDERAL AID SINCE 1885
Mrs. Eta Cummings, Malta, Re-
gion 3 director, spoke on federal
aid to education, and pointed out
that such assistance started back in
1885. Federal aid, she said, is re-
ceived in Montana under eight diff
ferent programs. eff it is so bad,
why was it not tossed out long ago?"
Mrs. Cummings asked.
The regional director also noted
that it costs a county $500 to col
ect 500 in taxes and the state $1.66
'or the same amount, while the cost
% the federal government is only
Ia cents. This comparison. she said,
hows that you get more, not less,
or your tax dollar through federal
id. The source of this information |
vas the House Committee on Gov
Operations.
Mrs. Virginia Wilson, president of
he host club, in opening the confer
nee, compared the meeting to
edible cast into quiet pool of water,
nd she hoped the knowledge gained
the meeting would be the ripples
nat would cover the entire pool,
our respective communities :"
Mrs. Wilson, taking note of the
ry weather of recent months, drew
parallel in saying that 'the last
wv days have seen the breaking of
lie terrible drought that has crippled
Lontana for many months. Last fall
e saw the eight-year drought broken
the White House. We must put ;
nth greater effort SO that in 1864
lis drought does not return to the
Thite House, and also be able to
-eak the II years of drought that
ave so relentlessly gripped our state I
apitol.
"a Democratic victory and a
zig rain,' she concluded, "are very I
much alike it puts money in
he pockets of the farmers, laborers
md the Main Street businessmen"
rs UP TO YOU IN 62"
State Club President Norma Keil, j
sdgr, was in charge of the after 5
ION workshop sessions. In speaking
ry briefly, Mrs. Keil summarized T
e Democrats task ahead very well a
slogan, "it's up 10 you in 1927. f
Another speaker was Mrs. Twedt, b
officer of the Northern Montana s
nocratic organization. Mrs. Twedt, il
fe of Hill Rep. Gordon Twedt, ac- n
riding to Mrs. Norheim, ''gave f
ry colorful summary of the 1861 G.
gislative Assembly. In closing Mrs.
vedt quoted House Minority Leader C
,rmit Daniels (P-Powell), who a d
w weeks ago characterized the Il
,use Republican leadership as ga o
aximum of noise, thunder and wind, f;
d minimum of performance" q
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