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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17
Premature Reduction
In Silver Bow County
Delegation Brings Protest

Henry Mernin (D-Silver Bow rose
ON the floor of the House last week
in high dudgeon. He said the new
apportionment law will take two rep
resentatives from Silver Bow county,
but he didn't think it was necessary
to take them away in this session.
Mernin said in roll calls printed
in the daily press he and Rep. Lom-
bardi (D-Silver Bow had been ex-
cluded in vote ON the hail funds.
Mernin explained that both of them
had voted against using hail insur-
ance reserves to apply ON the state
debt.
Due to his speaking up, the press
corrected the Mernin vote, but the
lombard vote was still in limbo.
The vote on 227, to apply the hail
insurance reserves on the debt is
printed elsewhere in this paper.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17
House Frowns On
Higher Minimum
Policemen Pay

Last weekend Rep. Seymour (R-
Cascade) tried to get the legislature
to consider HB 243 which would raise
the minimum wages for policemen,
or ''turn them loose" from salary con-
troll by the legislature. He said other
city employees were able to get salary
increases through union organiza-
tions, but policemen had to come to
the legislature to get their minimums
raised.
Opposition to 243 was based ON
the fact policemen can go to city
councils and get increases, and if
the assembly increases the minimum
they should also provide the means of
financing. Rep. Nelstead (R-Custer)
and other opponents said these jobs
were taken because of the fringe
benefits, such as retirement and in
surance, and 'before long we will
have more men on the retirement list
than ON the force.
Working to get the minimum wage
increased in addition to Seymour,
were Harper (D-Park), Conklin ID
Cascade), Healy (D-Silyer Bow and
Sullivan (D-Deer LODGE.
Seymour said in many places gar
bage collectors are getting higher
wages than the policemen because
they are organized, and if the legis-
lature turned down the enforcement
officers they should be allowed to
unionize and promote their wage in
creases through organization.
The bill was killed once and re-
vived ON the move TO reconsider the
adverse action. Finally it was killed
when it's enacting clause was stricken.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17
House Would Boost Ballot
Limit On Amendments to &

The number of constitutions
constitutional amendment providing
more chances for the people to amend
the constitution were a subject OF
debate in the House when HB SO
was on general orders Monday.
The bill originally was introduced
to allow 10 changes in the constitu-
ton, but was amended down to six
| in committee.
On the floor during general orders
and again when the bill went through
Bird reading $500, Rep. Haughey (R-
Yellowstone) did not think there
should be more than five because
it would be difficult for the people
to grasp all the implications of too
many at one time. Tuesday he pointed
out that in all the years since 1891
there had never been a single time
when there were three amendments
to be voted on. Following the 1859
session there would have been three
except for court rulings keeping one
of them off.
The lack of amendments for the
people to ballot on, however, has
more been the reluctance of a legisla-
ture to allow the people the chance
than lack of such proposals being
presented.
Last week several proposals to
amend the constitution were brought
out of committee for approval of the
House, most of them were voted
down, and those that made it to third
reading were questioned because
there was only chance for three of
them. With those that come. over
from the Senate it will be necessary
for joint House and Senate confer
ence committee to decide which three
will reach the people.
One constitutional amendment Glib
40) will provide ''unit" voting in the
general election on Governor and
Lieutenant Governor. Rep. Jerome
Anderson Yellowstone) said this
would 'Tkeep discord out of the Cap
itol building.
Charles Cerovski (D-Fergus) said
when these two officials were of a
different party it tended to keep the
Governor home and in his office.
A pet of the Republicans, and a
campaign issue by them, this amend
ment passed the House Tuesday by
a 1917 vote.
Rep. Nelstead's proposal to allow
county treasurers to succeed them
selves lost on third reading in 51-39 |
vote. 1t takes SO votes to pass con-
amendments of the
House.
Lost at the debate stage were three
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17
Tempers Flare Over N
Improvement District Bill

The need for the special districts
according to Rep. Melcher (D-Rose
bud) is because people become en-
thusiastic about getting these things
installed then ignore their part in
contributing to keeping them going
Contributions to the special districts
would be only from people who own
TVS, and the bill provides for those
who do not want to be part of the
program to get themselves out.
Rep. Murray (R-Flathead) opposed
the bill ON principle" based ON the
same reasoning as he had used in
abolishing the hail insurance board,
he said.
Rep. Schye (R-Meagher) supported
$40 and expressed his sympathy for
the small theater owners, adding she
didn't think killing 80 would save
the small theater" in his town.
Delegations from some of the larg-
err towns, like Billings, said this bill
did not affect them, and they thought
the people in the country should be
allowed to tax themselves for this
purpose if they wanted to.
HB 80 passed the House by a
67-22 vote Tuesday.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17

"Socialized TV'', screamed the OPP,
ponents! Protect us from the free
leaders,, pleaded the proponents,
Tempers, becoming strained at best
from the long hours of debate,
reached tense pitch Monday after
noon when HB 80 to allow forma-
ton of special Improvement districts
for maintaining booster stations to
bring free TV to the wide open
spaces, was debated on general orders.
Rep. Bentz (R-Carter) told his
Republican associate Rep. Lucas (R-
Missoula) the matter didn't pertain
to Missoula county and asked Lucas,
"What are you hollering about i.
| think the gentleman from Missoula' s
comments are irrelevent, immaterial
and have nothing to do with the bill''
Lucas had moved to kill the bill
on the basis of principle; that free
TV supported by the forming of
special districts was in direct COM
petition with radio and cable TV
and other private businesses and put
the state in the TV business.
The bill was opposed by Rep. Jen-
SEN (D-MineraD a theater owner,
who did not like the competition this
would promote. He told the House
as theater owner, he was "baby-
sitting at the rate of five children
for dollar, which he didn't think
was even a decent minimum wage.
He thought the installation, upkeep
and repairs of TV boosters should be
the job of the stations themselves be-
cause of the added viewers and the
commercial value to the stations.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17
(Squeezed Out Last Week.

The recent House hearing ON the
Hutterite repression measure CHE
406) before the House Judiciary Com
mittee, brought into focus the ever
present conflict between churchmer
and statesmen.
The butterflies with a strong belief
in non-violence have six of their
youth presently doing service in nom
combative posts in national service
under the draft act.
Their attorney, Grin Cure, said
that their belief is so strong that
they will not raise a hand against
anyone even if their wife or sister
is criminally attacked. Cure repre-
sents only one branch of butterflies.
Others may take exception to this
rule.
While the non-violence alone is
thought to be against national inter-
est by super patriots, other activities
are considered by the supporters of
the measure to be detrimental to
Montana. Besides the Standardization
of clothing and hair styles the COM
munal manner of living is proving
to be a powerful economic element.
By the use of manpower alone they
have managed to amass wealth to pay
allegedly SIS to $15 an acre more
for the farm land upon which they
work than neighboring private units
are willing to pay.
Cure has a good response to this
charge of economic advantage. He
said that good days work on the
farm never hurt anyone and that if
more people would work hard they
would have less time to get into mis-
chief.
During the meeting Rep. Ed Kolar
that they were being helped
by "subversives" because when the
Fergus county farmers wanted the
Farmers Union to support repressive
measures against the butterflies "they
knocked our ears down..
Kolar later made a public apology
for his "misstatement of fact''.
A very interesting study of what is
Legislative privilege" and the legal
of SANDER and libel con-
,inues.
The legislature as an arm of the
Montana government continues its de-
iberations as to how the desires of
he administration will be forced |
Upon you for the next two fiscal
Years. If you become violent about
t you will be placed in a Jail cell to
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17
Macdonald Comments
NUtfer Has Run Up
White Flag Before
Start of Shooting

| Governor Nutter has run up the
white flag of defeat and admitted
that he can not attain any substan-
tial part of the program he delineated
in his State of the State message
said Sen. John j. Macdonald, state
Demo chief in commenting ON q
broadcast interview with the Gov
ernor in Missoula Sunday.
Governor Nutter now tells the
people of Montana he is unable to
keep his campaign promises" said
Mcdonald. "Reconfirming his cam
paign promises in his State of the
State message at the opening of this
session, Nutter, in confident and en-
phatic terms, called for drastic re-
organization of the government of
the state, balanced budget, and the
wiping out of the $6,60O,OO0 deficit
left by his predecessor, Republican
Governor Aronson. He said, as he did
throughout the campaign, that he had
the program that could do these
things. 1t was his duty to present a
dlu IOI ICOI VI QCp1I u
ments. This he did not do.
Democratic House members did
introduce the Legislative Councils
bill to reorganize the Department
of Agriculture Glib 3D." the Gar
field Senator said. "This was a
good bill. 1t was carefully drawn.
1t had been studied by the depart
ment and its head, Albert Kruse.
But the Governors own party in
the House killed it.
Republican legislators killed a
good bill for the establishment of
Department of Natural Resources
(HB So. Both bills would have
passed if the Governor had said one
word in their behalf. The Governors
statement Sunday indicates not one
reorganization bill will be
enacted in this session, in spite of
the willingness of Democratic mem
bers to support reorganization.
"But it was on the deficit that the
Governors statement came as mild
shock. Little consideration has yet
been given to the money bills. The
Governor over and over again has
said the budget would be balanced
and the deficit wiped out in this COM
ng biennium, so the slate would be
,lean when we convene in 1868.
''He has run up the white flag
of defeat before the shooting has
even started. am disappointed
that his brave words of January
have become nothing but air in the
winds of February" Macdonald
concluded.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17
.129 Years Ago

The yellowstone was the first
steamboat to put in at Fort Benton
in 1881. The journey, St. Louis to
Fort Union missouri River), was
made in leisurely time. Fort Union
has long since been abandoned as a
ship base, is listed on Montana maps
as an Historical site.''
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-02-17
Highway Departments Employ
Half Million or More

The highway departments of the so
states, the counties and cities and the
federal government require the serv-
ices of $4,000 men and women.
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-10

Miss Eloise West and roommate
Miss Dolores Parlett of G o Y
Beacon College spent the week
end with Miss West parents Mr.
and Mrs. Millard West
Mr. Preston Hudson received
treatment in Lewes Hospital last
week.
Johnny Hickman age g., son of
Mrs. Jean Hickman had tonsil and
adnoids operation in the Milford
Memorial Hospital last week.
Miss Sandra Long has been re-
ceiving treatmnt in the Salisbury
General Hospital.
Mrs. Billie Norden of New York,
is spending some time with her
nephew, Frank Glover and Mrs.
Glover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fermond Dukes of
Wilmington. spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Toomey.
Other callers on Sunday were, Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Toomey and sons
Mr.. and Mrs Floyd Toomey and
sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Hud-
son, Mr.. and Mrs Ben Hudson of
Millsboro, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Dave
and children of Ocean City, Mr..
and Mrs. Milton Roger, Mrs Effie
Bunting OF Selbyville and Horace
Rogers of Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-10
TRINITY

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Weischedel
of Milford. called on Mr.. and Mrs.
A. T. White and daughter and Mr..
and Mrs. b. J. Shockley and son
on Friday
MIR. and Mrs. Carl Walston were
dinner guests on Sunday of Mrs.
Lida Williams in Seaford.
Guesrs of Mrs. Ella Warrington
this week were: Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Carey of Seaford on Saturday .
Mrs. Robert Carey and children on
Sunday afternoon. and Mrs. Esther
Cannon on Monday.
Miss Jean Ann Hastings of Clay
mont. spent the weekend with her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
White
Miss Joyce Warrington of the
University of Delaware. was at
home for the weekend.
Harry Tull of American Corner
was a dinner guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Carey on Sunday.
Mrs. Della White of Wilmington
Howard Kitchens OF near Seaford.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Marion White of
Tyaskin. visited Mr.. and Mrs. A. T..
White and daughter on Sunday.
Joe Wheatley OF Bridgeville. visi-
ted his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Wheatley on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hastings and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hastings at
tended the funeral of walter
Wright. Sr.. at Frankford. on Mon
day.
Mrs. Jack Hastings has the
sympathy of the community on the
sudden death of her father. Wal
ter Wright of Frankford
Mrs. Jack Hastings has been
spending a few days with her
mother and brother at Frankford.
Keep in mind the Calendar Party
at the Dublin Hill Community Hall
on Friday and Saturday evenings.
No tickets will be sold at the door.
II may be possible there are a
few seats left, so contact any lady
in the community If you care 10
attend. Donation $l.00.
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-10
Veterans Administration
IMPORTATION SERVICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q-Is there any chance for
woman to get into a VA hospital
as a patient? I'm a World War
ii veteran but was never stationed
outside the States.
A-Yes. Women veterans are ell
igible for VA disqualification on
the same basis as are men. For
further information. get in touch
with the nearest VA regional Of
flee or apply directly to VA hos
pital.
Q-Has Congress passed any of
the proposed legislation which
would furnish special benefits for
peacetime veterans?
A-There are several benefits
already established for peacetime
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-10
DAGSBORO
Mrs. Marguerite Gray
Phone Rodney $50

Sympathy is extended to the
family and friends of Mr.. Henry
Hudson, who passed away last
week
A total of $1,21993 was made
from our church supper. This mon
ey will be put in the & e.r
church fund depleted by the ex-
penses on the parsonage. The pas
tor and the committee wishes to
thank everybody that made this
possible
Holy Week Services will be con-
Quoted in Bethel Church from Mar.
&c to 81.
The W.S.C.S. is sponsoring a hat
sale and bag sale in the fire hall
March 10. from Z to 10 pm. Come
buy your spring bag and hat
The annual District Meeting of
the W.S.C.S. will meet at 10 am.
March IA, in the Avenue Church. at
Milford
Ushers in the Church this month
are: Mr.. Ward Revel, Mr.. J a C
Layfield. Mr.. Theodore Hudson
and Mr.. AL Adkins.
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-10

veterans. Any VA office can give
you full particulars. However, the
proposed legislation you mean
concerning education, home loans,
etc, has not yet been passed by
Congress.
OFF / am admitted to a VA
domiciliary. what kind of care am
entitled to?
A-Complete care, including
medical treatment. OF course, if
disqualification is required, a DEM
iciliary member is eligible for
transfer TO a hospital.
Q-Should | write Washington.
ID. c., concerning my CT insur-
ance? My home is in Brunswick.
Me-, and / pay my premiums to
Philadelphia.
A-The VA District Office, 5000
Wissahickon Avenue, Philadelphia
/, Penna., handles your insurance
account and not Washington.
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-10

at this time are confined to their
homes with severe case of old
fashioned measles. We hope they
won't stay with them too long for
the boys would much rather be in
school
The Houston Home Demonstra-
tion Club will meet in the Houston
Fire Hall. Thursday evening. Mar
l6, at pm. There will be a Dem
onstration given by Mrs. II e e n
Blessing and Mrs. Vera Rambo,
co-hostesses. The 4th meal and
T.V. snacks will be the topic. A
good attendance will be greatly
appreciated.
We are glad to report that Mrs
Helen Clifton is doing fine now and
able to take a little ride now and
then.
The OUR. Glass sponsored the
annual house-to-house canvass for
Polio Drive on Sunday last. The
members of the class. assisted by
their children and some of the
members of the All Club, solicit
ed The amount received from this
canvass was $10224. All of the
plastic coin containers have not
been collected and counted as yet,
but a full report will appear in
this letter at a later date. Anyone
who was not at home Sunday and
want TO make a donation TO the
Polio Fund Drive. can do so by
making their check payable to the
New March of Dimes and mailing
the same TO Box 64, Houston. Del
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-10
BRIDGEVILLE
Mrs. David &. Speicher
Phone: ED-5-167I

Mr.. and Mrs. orton Webb enter
tanned TO dinner on Sunday. MIR.
and Mrs. Charles r. Jackson. Mr..
and Mrs. George Ray. and Mr.,
and Mrs. William j. Newton.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. RizZo of Up
per Darby. Pa. visited Mr.. and Mrs.
David c. Speicher and sons on
Wednesday and Saturday evenings
Of hast week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Tull and
family were Sunday dinner guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Tull Sr. They
were late Sunday afternoon guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Tun. and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Carl OF
Sacramento. Cal. are visiting Mrs.
Linwood Culver.
Mrs. John Massey of Newport
News. Va. spent last week with
Mr.. and Mrs Ellis Myer. Mrs. Myer
accompanied Mrs. Massey home.
Sunday evening guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Leroy Tull were Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett 0utten and Cheryl OF
Greenwood.
Mrs. Mildred 0'Neal of Camden
spent the weekend with her sister.
Mrs. Linwood Culver.
DR.. and Mrs. l.. F. Hoch spent
the weekend in Baltimore.
Harry w. Cannon is a patient
in the Kent General Hospital. Dow
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Donovan
visited Mr.. and Mrs. William Ray
on Sunday.
Mrs. William Ray is home after
undergoing surgery in the Nanti-
coke Memorial Hospital. Seaford.
The visitors at Hitch's Conval-
escent Home last week were Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Belts. Mrs. Fred
Hill. Mrs. Lizzie Lauder. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Williamson and family of
fredericksburg.
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-10
FISH SHAPED CHURCH

SAC CITY, Iowa fAP)-The new
ST. Mary's Catholic Church and
parish center at Sac City is shap-
ed like a fish. an ancient Christ
ian symbol.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. j. +. TOlan
reports that some wags are re-
ferring to il as "the hold mackerel
church"
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-10
AGING DINNER

la JUNTA, Colo. (AP)-Work-
men found something unusual
while tearing down retaining
wall built in 1945. They discovered
in a concrete block what turned
out TO he a well preserved rolled
pork roast.
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-10

Watusi tribesmen of Africa have
written poems containing as many
as 1900 verses to extol the virtues
of q single COW.
Evening star., 1961-07-28
c. Of c. Spokesmen Hit
Health Plan for Aqed

their private interest ahead Of
the general good.
But a solid lineup of spokes-
men for seven State medical
associations and the American
Academy Of General Practice
insisted the plan is dangerous,
or at best unnecessary.
On the other side, j. Douglas
Brown, dean Of the faculty at
Princeton University. said the
basis of objections by "the
representatives of organized
medicine and of some segmentS
of private insurance. when
all the Superstructure Of propa-
ganda is cleared away, is es-
sentially, I firmly believe, the
defense of special interest"
Aime J. Forand, a former
representative from Rhod e
Island who sought for years to
have medical coverage added
to social security. told the COM
mittee he had asked the Ameri-
can Medical Association to de-
fine "socialized medicine" and
that no usable definition, had
been provided.
George Meany, AFL-CIO
president, said the Kennedy
program is sound and neceS-
sary" and is the only feasible
Of preventing the cost
of illness from pauperizing re-
tired persons.
Evening star., 1961-07-28
ChurchiII's Son
Wins Divorce

LONDON, July % (AP).-
Randolph Churchill, 50-year-
old son of Sir Winston Church.
i'll, was granted a divorce today
on grounds Of desertion by his
wife, June Hermione. His petit
ton, charging his wife deserted
him in 1856, was uncontested.
The Churchills, married in
1948, have one daughter. 1t was
his second marriage.
Mrs. Churchill started d.
vorce proceedings in 1856. al
leging adultery by her husband.
That petition was dismissed.
Randolph Churchill is a
journalist, writing for London
newspapers.
Evening star., 1961-07-28
By the Associated Press


Two spokesmen for the United
States Chamber of Commerce
today said the Administrations
medical care for the aged plan
would open the door to Federal
health care "for people of all
ages"
The spokesmen-John Joanis,
vice president and general
counsel of Hardware Mutuals-
Sentry Life Insurance Co.,
Stevens Point, Wis, and Rus
sell Hubbard Of General Elec-
tries employe benefits depart
ment-presented their prepared
testimony before the House
Ways and Means Committee.
This bill will give birth to
q mechanism capable of ex-
pansion to complete health and
medical care, for people of all
ages" Mr.. JoaniS said.
He added it would establish
a vast monolithic method Of
financing health care. The
Federal Government would ne7
gotiate contracts with hospitals.
nursing homes. and other agen-
cies' to pay for specified health
care, drugs. medicine and SO
forth-initially. for a single
group Of people numbering
approximately IA millions"
The witnesses said that once
a program started it would be
almost impossible to keep it
from spreading.
Some supporters Of the
health plan contended yester-
day that its opponents in the
medical profession are putting
Evening star., 1961-07-28
Dean Insists
On Further
Attest Talk
By the Associated Press

Americas chief negotiator
for an atomic test ban has
called for continued talks with
the Russians despite their evi-
dent lack Of interest in any
agreement.
The negotiator, Ambassador
Arthur Dean, stuck to his posi-
ton in the face of congressional
preSSureS for the United States
to resume underground nu-
clear detonationS.
Mr.. Dean told the Senate
House Atomic Committee yes
terday that since the Russians
put a man in space they don't
seem to want a treaty"
He said, however, I'VE shall
continue to tell our position at
Geneva unashamedly in simple
and straightforward fashion. "
But committee members said
the United States must look to
its own security interests after
33 months of fruitlesS negotia-
ton.
Senator Pastore, Democrat
Of Rhode Island, declared that
I'VE cannot afford to wait to
resume testing because the
stakes are so high for our own
national security and the peace
| Of the world"
Mr.. Dean said national mill
tary security should decide
whether testing should be re-
sumed but he declared this
should be done with a decent
respect for the opinions of
mankind"
He contended that although
no treaty is in sight, the Amer
ican attitude has convinced
large parts Of the world that
we have gone more than the
second mile; that we stand be-
fore the world as honest nego-
tiators and that the Russians
are not"