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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-05-26

Railroad Commissioner Paul
T. Smith said Wednesday that
the Montana Stockgrowers AS
ISOLATION should reconsider its
"thoughtless endorsement" of
the proposed railroad merger.
He referred to the groups
approval Tuesday of a conven-
ton resolution favoring the
merger of the Northern Pacific,
Great Northern and Burlington
Railroads.
Smith said the endorsement
apparently was push d
through with high pressure
lobbying by railroad interests"
A rancher, Smith has been
a member of the Montana
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-05-26
Montana Senators
Propose Work In
National Forests

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Montana's
Senators Mansfield and Metcalf have
asked for a $50 million increase to
the budget for conservation work in
national forests near surplus labor
areas. Senator Metcalf says this
would help greatly to reduce chronic
unemployment in the Butte and Flat
head areas.
'The Forest Service could begin
Immediately with this work." he said
"By concentrating on those jobs that
produce high ratio of jobs for each
dollar spent, we will also be meeting
prime conservation needs in such i'm
portant fields as insect and disease
control, reforestation and stand i'm
and providing adequate
camping facilities"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-05-26

"unless they pay adequate rates that
make it possible for US to purchase
gas are going to suffer -,
he said. Next would be the employees
because when wages are cut good
employees leave or are dissatisfied.
Perhaps the least affected would be
the stock and bond holders because
they can get OUT, he said. AS an
Corette made it clear
that from the standpoint of the GUS
toner and the company there would
be serious adverse effects from
money sources.
The reason Great Falls Gas Com
pany is being handed such whopping
increase, the power company presi-
dent said, is because the Montana
Power Company thinks the small
business represented by the Great
Falls Gas Company should be paying
CONTINUED On Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-05-26

where it will serve only the hamlet
of Columbus to the permanent dct-
riment of the valleys agricultural
potential.
Statesmen represent so per cent of
the local traffic and when questioned
would prefer to have the Interstate
on the bench for more rapid return
to Billings after a days soliciting in
the rural towns and ranches.
The movement of farm machinery
would be seriously hampered causing
farm production costs in the valley
to rise.
The construction of access lanes
required by placing the Interstate in
the valley could be avoided if Will
liams' bench route had been selected.
1t is doubtful whether eight lanes
can be squeezed between the river
and the narrowing of the valley in
some places.
The construction of the bench
route could proceed without disrupt
ing the present flow of traffic along
u. S. 10. When it was finished there
would be two roads west from Billings
in case of atomic emergency.
Another factor has lessened the
use of serving the valley locally by
means of a superhighway. There
are 500 families less in Sweet
grass county than there used to be.
81 sincerely believe you are making
a mistake Fraser told the commits
sion. 81 feel it is wrong to take the
Interstate through the narrow valley
with its irrigated land"
He pleaded for an investigation be-
fore any further construction was
done in the valley.
But what good is the truth against
those who have set their heads that
they must be rights
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-05-26
CORETTE PRESENTS FIVE
FOR INCREASE

Power Company president Corette
stated reasons the rate increase was
necessary. These include:
1. The need for a continued source
of gas supply in order to meet de-
mands by 1868;
2. The problem of increased wages
and increased costs of all sorts which
have arisen in the last 8 years;
3. Cost of bringing gas from Can
ada;
A. To establish uniform schedule
which seems fair to all residential
and commercial users;
5. The Importance of raising money
in the money market.
There are four different types of
people the rate increase will particu-
larly benefit, Corette said. Of "great-
est Importance, are the 256,00O peo-
pie the company serves gas to, who
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-05-26
Western Montana Utility
Patrons Must Organize,
Say Murray, Kennedy

Two officials of the MiSsoula
County Consumers Association, Roger
Murray and Thomas Kennedy, at the
close of the first day of hearing on
Montana Powers gas rate increase
request, Tuesday, said it sis more
than ever necessary that the consum-
ers of Western Montana continue to
organize" if they are to actively
resist this raid on their pocketbooks."
The joint Murray Kennedy state
ment, in reaching the above conclu-
sion, stated that "we were sent to
Helena to observe the gas rate in
crease hearings.
eve diligently listened to the testi-
mony of President Jack Corette of
the Montana Power Company. We
have concluded that there is no basis
for the company-proposed rate in
crease on the showing thus far made.
We are convinced that this is merely
an attempt by the power monopoly
to fatten it's Golfers unjustly at the
expense of the small consumer"
The MissouIa area, like Helena,
Butte, Anaconda and Deer Lodge
areas, along with south central Mon
tana, is slated for rate increases
ranging from 21 to 38 per cent if
the utility's application is approved
by the Public Service Commission.
(For bracket breakdown on how gas
bills will go up under MPCo.'s pro-
posal, see display on page 4.-EDI-
TOR.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-05-26

half OF PSC'S spllt-hearlng on the
rate increase request got underway,
many public, commercial, labor and
consumer groups registered in oppo-
sition. These included:
Public: Maurice Hennessey for the
City of Butte and for himself; County
Attorney Tom Hanrahan for the
county of Lewis & Clark; Liberty
County Attorney James A.. johnson,
Chester; William R. Pierce, Washing
ton, D. c., attorney for General
Services Administration;
Mayor Carl Anderson and City
Attorney Robert J. Boyd for the
City of Anaconda; Manager r. D.
Tobin, Helena, for Helena Housing
Authority and himself; Major C. ].
Southern, Great Falls, Malmstrom
Air Force Base legal officer; Tom
Fairhurst, Three Forks, for Three
Forks school board and the Chamber
of Commerce.
Labor: Pres. James S. TIMBER, Hell
ena, for Montana State AFL-CIO and
himself; Ernest Salvas, Butte, for
Montana Mine, Mill & Smelter Work
ers and himself; Lloyd Wenner, Great
Falls, for Smeltermen's Local 1T
and for Cascade County Consumers
Association;
Commercial: G. J. Hansen, Butte,
for Anaconda Company and whatever
of the company may arise
during hearing; Carter Williams and
Sandy McCracken, Great Falls, for
Continued On Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-05-26
City of Helena Votes Opposition :.
Many Protestants At
Natural Gas HEARING

Helena's city council, Mon
day evening, became the latest
municipal governing body to
vote opposition to Montana
Powers proposed increase in
natural gas schedules. Earlier,
the city councils of Butte, Ana
conda, Deer Lodge and Great
Falls, had sent protests to the
Public Service Commission.
The Helena council took action
after hearing a report from City
Manager w. J. Leary in which he
stressed that eve now are at the
limit on general fund levies and we
always have tough time making city
revenues go around We have a
definite job to do in expanding avail
able monies wisely, just as much
as Montana Power"
Leary pointed out that the pro-
posed rate hike would increase city
fuel bills from the present $4,000 to
about $4,000 annually.
(Helena school board, in an earlier
action opposing the proposed in
creases, pointed out that the new
schedule, if given PSC approval,
would cost the school district APP
proximately seven thousand dollars
more annually to heat the senior and
junior high schools and several large
grade schools.)
Tuesday morning, when the first
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-05-26
Yellowstone Valley Routing
Bobb|e Brings New Protest

The obvious discrepancies of the
after-the-fact economic report on the
routing of the Interstate highway
from Livingston to Billings, which
was used to override Horace Will
liams, discharged from the Highway
Department for tetifying to the seth
Legislature, came to light Wednesday
when Sid and Marie Fraser presented
the results of independently con-
Quoted traffic counts to- the Highway
Commission.
The. Frasers ranch just east of
Big Timber and have conducted
counts of the traffic since last Octo-
Der with the help of their neighbors
in the bottom lands in the Yellow
stone Valley.
The picture has changed consider
ably since the Scientific" CD test
of traffic was done by the Highway
several years ago. Only 20 per cent
of the traffic now has local license
plates.
The local factor of traffic was used
to justify the river bottom route in
stead of the bench road which would
have cost only half as much. with
greater convenience to the through
traffic.
The Interstate will cut 600 acres
out of the Fraser operations. In figur-
ing the cost of the road only the price
of the land is considered. But lost
forever will be the capacity to grow
the three ton of alfalfa per acre which
is converted to beef enough to supply
6,48O people for a year. The loss is
forever.
The drop to only 20 per cent
local traffic as verified by eleven
counters, who varied with one an
other less than five per cent, makes
it foolish waste of time to bring
the Interstate down in the valley
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-05-26
Corette Contends Gas Rate IKE
Will Benefit $4,000 Monte =uns

There many hundred people in the House
chambers the Capitol May 3d. when the first half of
split hearing Montana Power Company rate
request opened One of the largest batteries of at
toeys and experts opposing increase in recent
listened to the Power Company the Public
Service Commission their why they thought rates
should be given a substantial boost.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-05-26

time to prepare their case. He, asked
for two weeks longer. The commits
sion granted one week, which means
the second half of the case will be
heard in Butte on July 18.
The commission asked both sides
to be prepared to present oral argu-
ments at the conclusion of the sec
ond hearing and the time allowed
will be established later. Whether
written briefs will be requested is
yet to be determined.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-05-26

r. ID. Corette, power company chief
counsel, assisted by J. J. Burke, Jr.,
called as witnesses j. E. Corette,
president of the company; Frank
Woy, executive system manager of
the rate and depreciation depart
ment; j. j. Harrington, treasurer !;
Ernest North, Baltimore, Md, con-
struction costs expert, and w. c..
Gilman, New York, financial expert
During the two-day hearing that
ended Wednesday afternoon, attor-
neys for protesting groups made for
NAL motions to dismiss certain por-
lions of the petition such as that
which called for automatic increases
without prior approval of the Public
Service Commission, and to open and
enlarge the scope of the proceedings
so all persons having private con-
tracts with the power company would
or to dismiss the case as it affects
the Great Falls Gas Company which
is the only contract customer included
in the increase request. Both motions
were denied by the commission.
ONE WEEK EXTENSION
GRANTED
Protestants' attorney Leo Graybill,
Jr., Great Falls, requested an extern
ton of time beyond the July IL date
originally set by the commission for
protestants to present their case and
cross examine company witnesses.
The extention, Graybill said, was
necessary to allow consumer experts
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-05-26
Renne, Broekmunn
Sign Three-Yeur
Prexy Contracts

DIR. r. r. Renne, who has been a
leader in bringing the problems of
higher education in Montana to the
people, this week signed a three-year
contract with the University Regents
to continue on as president of Mon
tana State College, Regents execu-
tive secretary Russell Barthell an
nounced Wednesday.
Renne has been a member of the
MISC staff for more than thirty years,
of which time almost half has been
as head of the institution.
Another longtime university presi-
dent who has also signed three-year
contract with the Regents is DIR. L. O.
of Northern Montana Col
lege, Havre.
FOUR SIGN ONE-YEAR
CONTRACTS
The four newer unit presidents
have signed one-year contracts. They
are:
Pres. H. K. Newburn, Montana
State University, Missoula;
Pres. Edwin G. Koch, School of
Mines, Butte;
Pres. James E. Short, Western
Montana College of Education, Dill
lon, and
Pres. Herbert L. Steele, Eastern
Montana College of Education, Bill
ings.
Unit presidents, by Regents action
at their April meeting, were given
he privilege of signing up to three
year contracts with the State.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22
95 Gents On 81
Foundation Finds '$424,OO0 Paid
Here For $404,0 In Federal Aid
IS Cents On 81

How much of the money that
the F. e deral government re-
ceives from Prince Edward
County taxpayers to support its
various aid programs comes
back to the community through
grantS-in-aid?
According to study of the
subject made by the Tax Foun-
dalton. a nonprofit research or
ganiZation, and data obtained
from other sources, some local.
ties get back much less than
they pay. Others get much more.
They show that the State Of
Virginia had a Federal aid bur
den of $131 900. 900 in the past fis-
cal year. What came back in
grants to the state and local
governments was $l25, 500 900,
the Foundation reports.
Ratios Vary
In other words, every 81 in
Government aid cost local tax
payers $1.O5.
In each state this ratio was
different. 1t ran from a low of
is cents in cost per 81 of aid, in
the case Of Alaska, to a high of
$2.l4 per 81 in New Jersey.
Prince Edward County tax
payers. on the basis of the latest
figures, paid out an estimated
&24, 900 toward the aid program
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22
Wheat Growers
Vote Thursday

Wheat producers will vote on
Thursday. August "a. on whether
or not marketing quotas will be
in effect on the 1862 crop.
If at least tWo-thirds of the
growers who vote approve quo
tas. producers who comply with
their farm wheat acreage al
lotment will be eligible for price
support at national average
OF 50 per bushel. They will also
he eligible TO participate in
special 1862 wheat program in
which payments will be made
fer dlverting wheat acreage to
conservation use.
Producers eligible to vote in
clude those who have produced
IN excess. of 135 acres of wheat
in at least one of the years. 1859.
1860 or 1861.
Prince Edward farmers will
vote at the Hix Carson Store in
Prospect from am. to s pm.
In Amelia county, growers will
vote at Hillsman's Store in Leigh
district; ASC committee room
in Giles district; and in Sgd
uor's Store In Jackson district.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22

large auditorium combined with
a dining room. This room will
be 36 by So and will seat over
200 people in a conventional
manner. The kitchen will be
built next to this large room,
so it can be used as a dining
room for church suppers, etc.
Also on the first floor will be
the rector's office and a
separate room for his study.
Two classrooms, one large
rs by l6' room, will also be on
the first floor.
On the lower, or ground level
floor, will be the main class
room area. The plans show three
rooms, and movable partitions
will be used to vary the size of
the classrooms as needed.
One of the classrooms on the
ground level will be the young
er children'S room. This will be
a large, spacious room, with &C
cess to an outside court, where
they can play in warm weather.
Also on the ground level floor
is the boiler room, and large
unfinished room under the audi
tOrium.
The parish house is planned
so that an additional wing can
be added on the Buffalo Street
side. The future wing will pro-
vide space for seven additional
classrooms, and a separate en-
trance on the ground level.
Tie new parish house is part
Of an $4,000 parish improve
ment drive undertaken last fall
by the congregation. Included
in the program was new rec
tory, which was purchased this
spring. The rectory is the home
formerly owned by o. H. Whit
ten on Appomattox Street.
The old parish house building
IS a white frame structure that
has been on the corner Of High
and St. George Streets since the
turn of the century.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22
Play-Offs Start
In Southside
League Monday

Play-offs begin in the Southside
Baseball League tonight Mon
day. between the top four teams
in the league. Burkeville. the
regular season winners. will play
Farmville. the number 3 team in
the league, at Crewe at 8 pm.
The other game Monday night
will find Amelia. who captured
the fourth spot, playing at Cum
berland, the number two team in
the league.
The winners of the Monday
night Sudden death play off
will meet in three game tourna-
ment starting Wednesday night.
The location of the first game of
the tournament will be deter
mined by the winners Of the Mon.
day night game.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22
Four Red Cross
Water Safety
Programs Held

Four county water safety pro-
grams have been sponsored this
summer by the Prince Ed
ward chapter of the American
Red Cross, Mrs. Adelaide Ed
wards. executive secretary, re-
ported today.
Two of the programs have al
ready been successfully COM
pleted and two are due to wind
up this week. A program at
Goodwin Lake will end Thurs
day when the chapter will award
certificates to as in beginner
swimming. and junior and SEN
ior lifesaving.
Richard Gregory, Red Cross
instructor from Randolph Macon
College. conducted the program
at Goodwin Lake.
Also due for completion this
week are lifesaving courses at
the Farmville pool. Kent Carter
has been the instructor for the
course.
The chapter issued So certifi-
Gates of completion to students
taking water safety courses at
Longwood College during the
summer. The course was con-
Quoted by Mrs. Eleanor Bos-
we'll. assistant professor of ply
steal and health education at the
college and chairman of water
safety for the chapter.
For the first time in a number
of summers the chapter spon-
sered a water safety program at
Prince Edward State Park for
Negro children. The successful
project was directed by Ralph
James. of Greensboro, N. c., a
college student.
Mrs. E ards said. "The
chapter appreciates the help
and cooperation it has received
for the water safety program
this summer"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22
Suspected Case Of
Polio Brings Plea
For Salk Shots

A suspected case Of polio in
Buckingham county was report
ed today by the area health di-
rector, DR.. F. j. Clements.
DR.. Clements said the child
who is now in a distant hospital
had not received the Salk polio
vaccine. He said there are many
people, both parents and chill
dren, who have not had the vac
cine or received adequate doses
of it.
He suggested that pare S
lose no time in seeing that the
children have the shots, includ-
ing booster shots.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22

VICE PRESIDENT JOHNSON
flew first to Bonn and then to
Berlin Saturday to reassure the
Germans that the U. S. will not
back down in the face of Com
munist threats. I'VE are united
in America. regardless of parties
and regardless of regions, in our
concern for the German people
in their present ordeal" he told
a crowd of 900 in Bonn. Accom-
panied by Gen. Lucius D. Caly,
former chief of U. S. occupation
forces in Germany. johnson met
briefly with West German Chan
cellor Adenauer.
A U. S. BATTLE GROUP of
1,50O men moved into West Ber-
lin Sunday on orders from Presi-
dent Kennedy to join the 5000
man. American force already
there Britain and France are
also sending reinforcements into
the city. The sealing off of the
border by the East Germans
brought stiff protest from the
Big Three which the Soviets have
rejected. but West Berliners led
by Mayor Willy Brandt have de-
manded more than words to halt
the violation of Four Power
agreements on Berlin.
A CUBAN EIGHT Err
loaded with sugar and bound for
the Soviet Union made an un-
scheduled stop at Norfolk Thurs
day while the captain and 10
crewmen detected and sought po-
litical asylum. The State Depart
ment indicates it will probably
allow the II to remain in the
q. S., but it notified Havana it
could reclaim the 3 ,8O0-ton vessel.
A number of claimants with
judgments against the ships
owners are attempting to have
the ship attached to satisfy their
claims. Judge Walter Hoffman
suggested a presidential procla-
nation might be necessary be-
fore the ship could sail.
A SOVIET CHEMIST, Mikhau
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22
School Opening Day
Plans Are Revealed
Foundation Will
Begin 3rd Year
September 5th

The Prince z d war d
School Foundation will be-
rin its third year Of opera
ton with the opening Of
schools September 5. The
expected enrolment is
1892 pupils.
Roy r. Pearson. admin
istrator. said today, 1T is
anticipated that a brief
opening day ceremony will
be held at each school in
the county, with the ex-
ception of the Farmville
Lower S c h DOL. Upper
School students will as
semble On the big athletic
field at $3.50 am. for open
ing ceremonies. In case Of
inclement weather, other
arran e m e n is will
be made
A full staff of IS teachers
has been contracted for the six
lower schools and the upper
school. The anticipated county
lower school enrolment is 1854
pupils. Five hundred and twenty
eight are expected at the upper
school.
School Day
Pearson announced that the
regular school day will begin at
$50 am. at all schools. In
Farmville, the lower school will
close at 1:30 pm. and the upper
school at 2:20 pm. The school
days for the schools in the coun-
ty will be scheduled using the
upper school in Farmville as the
basis, he said.
The administrator noted that
when the days get shorter. the
school day will start at 8::45 am.
and be extended Is minutes long
err as was the case last year. He
pointed out that the reason for
changing the schedule in the
winter is that it is not desirable
for youngsters in the county to
board buses before daylight.
Lower School Location
Farmville Lower School clas-
ses will be conducted in the
Methodist and Presbyterian
churches. In the Sunday School
premises of the Methodist church
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22

Prince Edward county agent. is
chairman of the crop division.
He said today that this is turn
ing out to be an excellent year
for. crops, and he is looking for a
record number of exhibits. In
fact he urged all the farmers in
the area to make every reason
able effort to enter at least one
category.
Professional agriculture work
ers throughout the five county
area have copies of the 1861 fair
catalogue, and they are avail
able to help with the preparation
of exhibits. Anyone wishing adj
ditional copies of the catalogue
may write j. c. Bricket. gen
eral manager of the fair, at
Farmville.
Advance ticket sale for the
fair will start this week." COM
Continued on page "
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22
Part OF $4,000 Improvement Program
Part OF $4,000 Improvement Program
500, 900 Brick Parish House Planned
For Johns Memorial Episcopal Church

so architects on the new library
construction at Longwood Col
lege.
The main entrance to the new
parish house will be from the
st. George Street side. This is
the side facing the church. From
the main entrance it is a half
flight of stairs up to the first
floor and half-flight of stairs
down to the lower floor. This
is sort of a split level en-
trance" commented w. B. Wall,
building committee chairman.
On the first floor will be a