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The Nome nugget., 1961-06-12
Observance of Flag Day

FTNHE STARS AND STRIPES were adopted as the A national flag June IA, 1777 and Flag Day established annual celebration in 1916 by Presi- dent Woodrow Wilson. It is not official national holiday but proclaimed public observance every year
 Not even the President of the United States be saluted by dipping the national flag which can however be dipped in courtesy to another nation.
 The only place within the U. S. where any flag is displayed in higher prominence or honor than the U S. Flag at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York where the U. N. Flag is supreme.
 The people of Alaska are asked by their governor, William A. Egan to display the flag throughout the community and the State on Wednesday, June 14th.
 George Washington gave dramatic explanation of the flag when he said We take the stars and blue union from Heaven the red from mother country, separating it by white stripes thus showing we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity representing liberty.'
The Nome nugget., 1961-06-12
Russian Groups
 Beat the Drums for Increased TOurism

WASHINGTON tR - A group of Chamber of Commerce types from Soviet Russia were in town Saturday, beating the drums for increased tourism.
 Headed by Sergei s. Nikitin. vice president of the Board of Intourist, the Russian Tourist Agency, they treated newsmen to vodka, peanuts and long-handled Russian cigarettes and recited the glories of Samarkand, the Gold en Gate" of the East, and of an- cient Kiev.
 Prices are cheap, they said, ranging from $2 day for camp CTS to $25-35 for a deluxe treat ment, including a car, guide, in- terpreter and menus a la carte.
 Big jets can whisk a tourist from Moscow to Sochi on the Black Sea, span of 1,500 miles, in about two hours. Rubbernecks preferring ground travel can rent a car.
 'We hope for considerable increase in the exchange of tour ists between Russia and the Unit ed States" Nikitin said. He spoke of the humanistic values of people getting to know each other.
 V. N. Orfanitsky, tourist chief of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions, contributed a proverb at this point:
 'It is better to see once than hear 1000 times"
The Nome nugget., 1961-06-12
By Preston Grover
Associated Press Staff Writer

The question of Russia'S worry over it's conflict with China is raised so consistently here in the United States that it prompts 9 counter question::
 Whose problem with China is greater - Russia's or the United States?
 The question is raised so often you begin to suspect that Ameri- cans wish Russians would have more trouble with China so the United States wouldn't have so much.
 Two years of living with this and other Russian questions in Moscow lead this correspondent to believe that Russia's immedi- ate danger from China is less than half as great as many Americans seem to think - and probably not as great as that of the United States. At least not right now.
 In general this is the opinion of a large body of diplomatic and other trained observers who - in the shadow of the Kremlin - must make the best of estimates they can.
 American troubles with China are acute enough. This country is trying to build a retaining wall to help keep Chinese Communism from spreading it's influence elsewhere in Asia, particularly in the southeast.
 Russia's problem starts on a different level.
 Compete for Dominance
 China and Russia are compet- ing for dominance in the Con- munist world So far the Russians are well ahead. But the going is not easy.
 Two regions of conflict already have developed - Albania, lying across the Adriatic from Italy, and Mongolia, high in the plateau country Of Central Asia.
 There probably is third. Rus sia has moved in to become the big friend protector of the North Viet Nam's victory over the French.
 To the north, Mongolia is an underprivileged, underdeveloped underdog in the Communist world. Russia in a big brother manner has been helping it for a generation, sending money, technicians and political teachers. China began sending technicians into Mongolia a few weeks ago, and has offered material help as well.
 Albania is more painful for Rus sia. This tiny country has been Russias only foothold on the Mediterranean since Russi as quarrel with Tito.
 The Albanian situation leads straight back to the theological clash between Khrushchev and Mao Tze-Tung, c o m m u n ms leader in China.
 Ever since he came to power Khrushchev has promoted the theory that Communism could absorb the Western World bit by bit without resorting to war. War an Inevitable Necessity
 Mao Tze-Tung holds that war is an inevitable necessity for
The Nome nugget., 1961-06-12

Prosperity note: Uncle Sam now prints about $35 million in paper currency daily. What we'd like to know is who's getting our share?
The Nome nugget., 1961-06-12

THE sKYARC omphbon experimental vehicle being prepoe part inc demonstration before inc Army Scientific Advisory PoneI held recently oi Ft Eusi Va. SKYLARc research ie bed, embodyns desirable features which being studied for possible in future Army amphibions constructed by nserso-Koamozoo Division of BoreWoner Corporation.
Evening star., 1961-09-24
Daughters
To Hold
Benefit

The Washington Chapter
of the Daughters of the
United States Army will hold
its annual benefit luncheon
and fashion show on Octo-
ber 3 at the Fort McNair
Officers Club.
Among honor guests ex-
pected to attend are Mrs.
Robert S. Mcnamara, wife
of the Secretary of Defense;
Mrs. Maxwell Taylor. wife of
the White House advisor on
military affairs; Mrs. Lyman
Lemnitzer, wife of the chair
man of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff; Mrs. Clyde Eddleman,
wife of the Army Vice Chief
of Staff, and Mrs. Paul Ga
van, wife of the commanding
general of the Military Dis
trict of Washington.
Proceeds from the benefit
will go to the Eugenia Brad
ford Roberts Scholarship
and Welfare Fund.
Mrs. Thomas S. Timber
man, president of DUSA's
Washington Chapter, has
appointed Mrs. Clifton Won
Kann as chairman of the
benefit committee. Assisting
her are Mrs. Clark Ruffner,
vice chairman; Mrs. William
Desobry, decorations, and
Mrs. William Enemark, pub
licity.
Evening star., 1961-09-24
Mr.. Sickles
To Speak

Mr.. Carlton R. Sickles,
active contestant for Demo-
cratic nomination as candi-
date for Maryland's at-Iarge
congressional seat, will be
the seasons first speaker at
a me citing of the 7-3
Woman's Democratic Club at
9:45 am. Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. Bernard Dunau
in Bethesda.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21
Power Companies
Net 18c On Every
Sales Dollar

Almost 10 cents of every dollar
taken in by private power companies
from the sale of electricity in 1860
was net profit. The exact figure was
1885 cents.
So show the sales, revenues and
income figures of the nations pri-
vate electric. companies just released
by the Federal Power Commission.
The figures show private power
companies netted 94,556,000 in
profits after taxes last year-or 1885
per cent of the $10,053, $4,000 in
total electric operating revenues for
the year.
Net profits were up $40 over
1859. Total electric revenues were
up $50 over 1859.
Dividends received by stockholders
were up too, hitting a total of ST.
3O2, 164, 0OO-6.99o more than in
1859. Dividend payments, incidental
ly. represented 1870 of 1860 net
profits or about 13 cents of the Is
sents in net profit on each dollar re-
ceived from the sale of electricity.
The FPC figures cover the nations
major private power companies and
represent almost 1000 of the indus
fry
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21
State AFL-O0 Sponsors
Youths Trip to Capital

Richard Bachini, Havre, win
ner of the state essay contest
of the Presidents Committee
for the Employment of the
Physically Handicapped, is
slated for an all-expense paid
trip to Washington, d. c., by
courtesy of the Montana State
AFT-CIO.
James S. TIMBER, AFL-CIO presi-
dent, in announcing the award to
Richard last Thursday, said that 'the
trip is donated as part of labor's con-
tribution to the hire-the-handicapped
program. The Montana labor organi-
cations realize he said, "the i'm
portant skills possessed by handi-
capped individuals, and that this
source of manpower must be utilized
to the fullest" The award includes
round-trip plane ticket and 500
expense money.
Richard, a Havre Central High
School student, who was presented
a certificate of merit as first place
state winner in the national essay
contest by Gov. Don Nuttef last
Thursday, will leave for the Presi-
dents committee annual meeting in
the National Capital next Wednes-
day. Nutter said in presenting the
award that the winning essay ex-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21

municipal, county, state and fed
eral buildings for all purposes :"
more than doubled after October
81, 1868 as compared with current
rates.
For example, school in the Havre-
Chinook area currently assumed to
be using 100 MCF per month pays
flat rate of 35c per MCF, or $780,.
Under the rate increase proposal,
after October 81, 1868, the same 100
MCFs would cost the school $72.29.
In the Choteau-C Conrad area, hypo-
thetical school currently using 100
MCFs a month pays flat 80 cents
per MCF, or $4,000. Under the pro-
posed rate schedule that same 100
MCFs per month would cost $72.29
after October 81, 1868.
Residential users in the two areas
will also find their monthly gas bills
in for a whopping increase after
October 81, 1868 as compared with
the present
Currently, modest residence in
the Havre-Chinook area may be as
sumed to consume 30 MCFs per
month That 80 now costs him $15.25.
Under the rate application, after
October 81, 1868, that same 80 MCFs
would cost S22.59, or an increase of
48 per cent over present rates.
In Choteau-Conrad area, 80 MCFs
currently costs $14.6O. After October
81, 1868, should the rate increase
application be approved, the cost for
that 80 will climb to $22.59, or 81
per cent increase.
In the western part of the state,
including Helena, Missoula, Butte,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21
Great Falls Gas Asks
40 Per Cent Increase

Great Falls Gas Co., Wednesday,,
petitioned the Public Service Com
mission for an overall rate increase
averaging a reported 40 per cent.
The Electric City utihty's step is a
first major chain reaction to Montana
Powers request last Friday for a
general rate increase including rails
ing the annual charge it makes against
Great Falls Gas for natural gas by
$957,300.
The OF Gas petition asks for
rate increase sufficient to bring it
in Sill million a year to cover the
projected higher wholesale price it
may have to pay, as well as make q
sufficient return on the proposed
higher annual outlay for gas supply.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21
"BIue Book" Reveals
Birch Society Busieu|Iy
Totu|ifuriun In Structure
BY GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS

west coast Communist publication,
first printed material on the John
Birch Society on February rs, 1861.
" George Sokolsky takes credit for
being the first national columnist
to write about the Society in jan
uary, 1861.
v AS early as July, 1860, the Chi
cago Daily News had a series of
articles quoting from Welch's "The
Politician" and the organizations
"Blue Book.
Welch is telling his audiences today
his accusations about Eisenhower and
his Administration were contained
in a ''private letter..
v This "private letter. is a 302-page
black, paperbound, loose-leaf book
reproduced by offset. 1t had Sc
lective circulation and Welch has
since tried to call in the copies.
CONTINUED On Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21
RAILS NOT OPERATING
AT DEFICITS

This proposed merger, according to
the Montana commission, lis not one
wherein one profitable railroad is
attempting to absorb weak sister
railroad that is operating at deficit
and is in financial Distress" Instead,
says the board, ito the best of our
knowledge and information, these
railroads are operating at a silbstan-
tial profit.
'This lmerger) application" Muf-
ick's letter continues, attempts to
merge some giants of the railroad
industry which can only mean monop-
olistic control of the railroad bust
ness in the areas in which these rail
roads operate, and particularly SO in
Montana. Competition on railroad
of traffic would be thing
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21
Jim TIMBER Is
On the Mend
To the many who have inquired

To the many who have inquired
4. Jim TIMBER is recovering right
sharp like from his recent major
operation. He's lost bunch of
weight which, not on him, looks
good. His spirits are the best they've
been in months, and he has a ter
rifle urge to join Lois in getting
underway the 1861 crop of flowers
which their residence at the corner
of Broadway and Beattie here in
Helena has been noted for in past
years. It's anticipated that Jim will
handling of major business from
their home to the State AFL-CIO
office down town.-HLB
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21
n TO U.
RR Commission Says MereersWouId
Adversely Affect Montana Economy

Should the Interstate Com
merce Commission give approx
al to the proposed merger of
the Great Northern, the North
ern Pacific, the Burlington, and
the Spokane, Portland and Sc
attic, the economy of Montana
would be adversely affected in
a number of ways, q. S. Attor-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21

Anaconda and smaller communities,
til minimum increase would
amount to % per cent, effective
November l of this year. A resi-
Dental user of 30 MCFs now pays
$1S.41 for that amount. Under the
proposed rate schedule, he would
pay $22.59.
Larger consumers, such as COM
mercial and limited industrial (using
up to 5000 MCFs a month"; would
find their gas bills climbing by as
much as 40 per cent.
There is no differential for schools.
Continued On Page FourJ
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21

emplifies the spirit, and attitude thai
is helping us gain public recognition
that the handicapped are productive
citizens and do not ask for sympathy
but rather, a chance to prove them
selves.
At the same time he received the
certificate, Richard was also present
ed the State AFL-CIO check for the
trip by Vice President Joe Cross
white, Kalispell, representing Presi-
dent TIMBER who was unable to at
tend due to having undergone major
surgery several days earlier.
Richards trip to Helena to receive
the certificate and check was spon-
sored by the Havre VFW and Ameri-
can Legion posts.
His essay, which has been sub
mitted to Washington for entry into
competition with other state first
place winners, was named the top
Montana entry from among essays
submitted by Junior and Senior high
school students throughout the state,
according to Ralph Jackson, chairman
of the Governors Committee on en-
ployment for the physically handi-
capped.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21
"BIue Book" Reveals

1t is only natural there should be
some panic surrounding the unmask-
ing of an organization such as the
John Birch Society and the revela-
tions concerning it's attitudes and
it's aims and goals. But Thomas JEFF
ferson said:
Error of opinion may be toler-
ated where reason is left free to
combat it,.
Now that the philosophy and the
background of the society is being
presented to the people of the ma
ton, reason can be brought to bear.
For long months the influence of
this group has been felt and little
was known about the source of the
wealth and organizational force be-
hind the activities that were creating
SO much chaos from the local COM
munity to the national level.
The need for facts about the John
Birch Society is vital if reason is
to prevail.
The organizations spokesman
brush-off press stories and any con-
demnation of the society as another
Communist plot, but the American
people will have to make a decision
about this group on the basis of the
facts.
Birchers say the Peoples World,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21
Public Power Pays -.
WestfieId, Mass, Utility To
Turn Over $f45,0O0 To City

The Westfield, Mass, Municipal
Gas and Electric Light Commission
has voted to turn over $145,0OO to
the city. The sum is the largest
ever voted and is $40, 900 more
than the $125,0 Oo turned over to
the city last year.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21

ney General Robert f. Ken
nedy has been informed by way
of a letter from the Montana
Railroad Commission.
The letter, written by Commission
Counsel William F. Mulch, requests
for the Board that Kennedy have his
Department of Justice seriously
consider this pending merger appli-
cation under the Antitrust laws and
petition the ICC for leave to inter
vene on these dockets so that the De-
partment will have full and complete
information concerning this merger
application
The merger as proposed, the
Montana board contends: 1."would
tend to create a monopoly by the
new railroad company; 2. would
ultimately deprive many commune
ties in this state of any rail service
whatsoever; 3. would remove a
large source of taxation; 4. would
create a tremendous loss of en-
ployment in the state "all of
which will seriously affect the
economy of the entire State of
Montana
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21

of the past II this application is
granted, even though the railroads
claim otherwise.
'sUnder this application this new
railroad company requests permits
sion to remove SONS footage of
track and to construct some con-
Meeting trackage in Montana, and
their representatives state that
there are no other requests for
abandonment. Although this is true
under the application, a representa-
tive of one of these railroads has
stated that the track between Hell
ena and Butte, presently operated
by the Great Northern, would be
removed"
'SThe intent of this giant merged
railroad if this application is granted"
the board admits. cannot be seen
or determined, but it is the opinion
of this board that the State of Mon
tana will be adversely affected by
the merger.
FORESEE "SOUEEZE' PLAY
ON MILWAUKEE
tThe only competitive rail trans
portation east and west through Mon
tana is the Milwaukee Railroad which
closely parallels the Northern Pa
cifie,' Kennedy is told. 'The Mil
waukee presently has an application
pending before the ICC for discon-
tinuance of it's passenger train serv-
ice between Tacoma and Minneapolis.
If this .discontinuance application is
granted and the merger application
is thereafter granted, the Great
Northern Pacific & Burlington Lines
would have no rail competition east
and west through Montana for pas
senger traffic, and the Milwaukee
Railroad would undoubtedly be forced
to apply for abandonment of its en-
tire rail operations through Montana
in due time after the squeeze of the
merged railroads -
Copies of Mufick's letter have also
been sent to all four members of the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21

Least hard hit, should the COM
mission approve the rate application
en- toto would be the Lewistown-
Harlowton area which is currently
paying more for their gas than other
areas serviced by the utility. The aver
age user in Lewistown or Harlowton
would find his bill going up only seven
cents per thousand cubic feet per
month, with the percentage increases
ranging from 10 to 20 per cent.
Gas consumers in the Havre-Chi-
nook and Choteau-Conrad areas
would suffer the greatest dollars
and cents as we'll as percentage gain
in their gas bills, under the proposed
general rate increase. For each area
MPCo. proposes three-step rate in
creases between now and November
1, 1868 to bring these two areas on
an equal basis with the company's
western Montana customers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21
Chinook Areas Would Be Hit Hardest
thoteauConra svreChnoOk Areas Would BE hit Hardest
Montunu Power Seeks Whipping
Increases In Natural Gas Rates

M made
for general natural addition the company
assessed" incudi rtandimpo ttaxeon Canadian
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21
HIGHLIGHT OF YEARS
ACTIVITIES

The annual meeting in Washington,
at which time there will be the "run-
off" between the SO winning state
entries, is the elimination of the
years activities on behalf of the
handicapped.
Jackson, upon being informed of
the State AFL-CIO's underwriting of
the trip for the Havre Central youth,
expressed his gratitude and stated
that ''this trip will give added impetus
to the annual contest and prove to
be an incentive to high school stu
dents participating in future years"
Other winners of Certificates of
Merit in the statewide competition
included Donna Elma Skerrit of
Scobey High School, second place;
Don Howard Bodley, Bozeman Senior
High, third place; Jean E. Apeland,
County High School, Eureka,
fourth place; and Charles Laber, Jr.,
High School, fifth. Certifi-
Gates have been sent to the schools
for presentation to these students,
on behalf of the President,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21
SCHOOL BILLS WOULD
MORE THAN DOUBLE

In both the Havre-C Chinook and
Choteau-Conrad areas, the three
step process would find the month
ly gas bills "for schools, churches,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21

Montana Congressional delegation
and to Montana Attorney General
Forrest HI. Anderson.
Evening star., 1961-05-12
Teen BRIEFS

liar concert at Annandale last
week end.
Bob Long has been elected
president of the Student
Council at Montgomery Blair
High School, Silver Spring.
Other officers are Bill Silver
man, vice president; Susan
Baker, secretary, and Ned
Blackwell, treasurer. Two
Blair students, Ace Warren
and Neely Holmead were re-
Gently elected president and
secretary of the Montgomery
County Council Of Student
Councils.
hh
Washington Lee High
School, Arlington, Va. will
begin a week-long commem-
Evening star., 1961-05-12

Anyone who thinks teen
ayers lack patriotism should
have witnessed the dramatic
scene that occurred at
Wheaton Md High School
recently" reports Nancy
AScencio, a senior.
"As the students In the
newspaper period viewed the
merciless lashings of the wind
during a storm on the Amer
ican flag in the front of the
school, little bits of red and
white sailed downward to the
muddy yard. To the rescue,
in a tattered pancho contrib
uted by the editor, Dan At
kins, patriotic senior Allen
Hoof braved the downpour
and salvaged four shredded
pieces of flag as the Scroll"
staff cheered triumphantly.
Though one senior girl,
Lynn Forman, wanted the
sacred fragments for keep
sakeS. she was convinced. at
the insistence of the staff,
that the fragments should be
permitted an honorable dis
charge of burning and
burial"
Newport Junior High
School, Kensington, Md, will
hold its third annual science
fair on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday in the gym.
The 1861 fair will be open to
the public from 9 am. until
9 pm. on Tuesday and We'd
nesday and until 4 pm. on
Thursday.
AA -
"Brigadoon" will be pre-
sented by students at AMMAN
dale (Va.) High School at 8
pm. May 18, 10 and 20 in the
school auditorium.
This week end the AMMAN
dale High band will give a
concert in Saddle Brook,
N. j., with members of the
Saddle Brook High School
Band. The group gave a sim