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The Republican., 1961-11-09

groom is a graduate of Allegany
High school where he played
football Upon their return the
couple will reside in LaVale.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-31

The Northern Pacific ''killer" train
smashed out the lives of Frank Land
reville, so, and Andrew Strommen,
78, at the Galen crossing last Wednes-
day. This is the second time the killer
has destroyed lives at this point,
hurting down the tracks at rs miles
per hour. On October 2, 1858, the
life of Thomas A. Wheeler, 81, a
guard at the state prison, was crushed
out.
This needless carnage of Montan-
ans could have been avoided if the
warning of the late DR.. F. 1. Terrill,
superintendent of the Galen SAM
tarium had been needed by respon-
sible railroad and public officials.
DR.. Terrill first tried to get the
Northern Pacific to protect the motor
lists at this crossing in 1854 when he
wrote N. M. Lorentzsen, Missoula
superintendent, for the MP, of the
dangerous conditions which exist to
this day.
Lorentzsen said that the expense
of installing electric signals was too
great and that visibility was good
and besides the traffic is relatively
light, in his letter of July 9, 1854,
ON file at the Board of Examiners
office.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-31
HOW "FALL-OUT" GETS
INTO OUR BODIES

How do thees radioactive particles
get into our bodies? After nuclear
explosions great clouds of radioactive
debris are shot into. the atmosphere.
Some of it falls out rapidly in areas
adjacent to the blast, but a great
deal of the debris goes to great alti-
tudes and is blown around the world.
1t takes several years for all of this
debris to fall back to earth, princi-
pally in drops of rain or snow.
These particles settle on the leaves
of plants. and if they are SR-90 the
plants will take in the radioactive
atoms from the leaves and incorporate
them into the plant tissues. The. SR-90
may also settle in the soil where it
is washed down to the root layer and
is absorbed by the plants roots.
Herbivorous animals, such as cattle,
may then eat the plants with the
radioactive SR-9O which moves from
the digested plant tissue into the
bones of the cow
Since the bones are the chief
source of the calcium in the cows
milk and since SR-9O is used by the
COW in the same way as calcium is
used. the SR-90 formerly in the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-31
Lack of Warning Lights First Protested in 1854 UP
Two More Lives NeedIessIy
Lost At GaIen Crossing

( July 10, DIR. Terrill corrected Lor-
entzsen. ''Traffic is never light at
that crossing he insisted by letter.
Storm conditions could easily change
the visibility factor.
August 16, Lorentzsen responded
| for the MP, eve. cannot agree that
| the crossing should be considered
dangerous to the extent that the in
stallation of automatic crossing sig-
nal protection is warranted at this
time"
November 10, 1857 the doctor who
created national reputation for Ga
len wrote to the Examiners, 81 am
sure that unless this condition is cor
rected, one or several of your state
employees will meet DEATH
Terrill died December FL, 1857,
however, three days before his death
the Examiners inspected the institu-
ton and remarked in their records
that any decision on the crossing
should be delayed until after the In
terstate highway program had been
decided in the area.
The records of the Highway De-
partment show that they had never
been consulted about the problem of
railroad crossings. This same hazard
exists at the nearby crossings of
Warm Springs and Opportunity.
On July 20, 1858 Luke McKeon
(now) Deer Lodge senator, appeared
before the Board of Railroad Com
missioners on behalf of the Deer
Lodge County Commissioners to have
lights installed. The request was de-
MED. The cost of $1,000 to $4,000
for the signal installations seemed
excessive for the condition.
The Highway Department has had
the secondary road repair job which
goes through Galen under contract
since last November. The project quits
1900 feet from u S. 10. The crossing
is "a feet from u. S. 10.
If the rail officials would work
with the Highway Department the
life saving signals could be installed
because the design and location of
the Interstate in this area has not
been considered yet by the depart
ment. The Bureau of Public Roads
would furnish 80 per cent of the
cost.-FS
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-31
Birchites--
Continued From Page One)

(OOuClnu6O FROM rage OU6
Concluding the editor said:
"Gestapo-styled societies, Com
munist hunters who take their COM
mand language out of Marx and
Engles and political sadists of all
forms are beginning to have field
days in America. To our regret
they are promoting themselves as
conservative organizations.
"They should be reduced to the
wild schoolboy' organizations they
are. No group deserves recognition
when Incorporate, inaccurate and
super-charged emotionalism is. its
prime calling card.
Conservatism cannot allow itself
to be halted by such riff-raff".
The YIN contacted Robert Welch,
leader of the society at his Boston
office. Welch said his group is making
progress despite the assaults.
The NEWS report said the drive
in Montana to form Birch Societies
is less than two months old. Informa-
ton reaching the VOICE indicates
the groundwork and beginning of the
organizational atmosphere began
some time ago.
For about two years patriotic"
groups in Billings and elsewhere have
been promoting the Birch Society
material, along with their monthly
publication american Opinion, as
part of their recommended read
ing'.
The question most often asked is
whether the many "anti-communist,
meetings and "study groups" in the
state have any connection with the
Birch Society.
In answer to this question posed
tic a Helena politician we were
told, "The Birch people obviously
don't reach out and grab members
for their cells; there has to be a
climate created for the suspicion,
hate and fear that dominates these
radical activities
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-31
Williams Again Protests
Routing of Interstate Is

Horace B. Williams, former.
| ly program engineer of Mon
tana Highway Department I'M
til he was fired by the commits
sion July 1, 1859 following hav-
ing testified before a legislative
investigating committee, this
week again protested the pro-
posed routing of Interstate Is
between Helena and Great
Falls and in the Dell area in
Beaverhead county.
Williams made known his protest
via letters to the two new members
of the highway commission, Ted
James of Great Falls and George
Gosman of Dillon. He urged James
and Gosman and fellow commission
ers to withhold final awarding of two
interstate contracts on which bids
were opened March %.
The former highway official, who
had spent so years with the depart
ment before his dismissal by the then
highway chairman Harry Burns and
fellow commissioners, emphasized sew
eral points in suggesting alternative
routes to the two favored by the
department. These points included !:
excessive construction costs, destruc-
ton of scenic and fishing stream
values, excessive distance between
Helena and Great Falls, and immense
OUTLAWS for removal of railroad, gas
pipelines, power and telephone lines.
SHOULD LOCATE ON
HIGHER GROUND
Williams in his letter to Gosman
contended that the Armstead project
near Dell, which was up for bid let
ting March %, will be far more ex-
pensive to build and maintain than
an alternate route he proposed sew
eral years ago following investiga-
ton, and intimate knowledge of the
area dating back to 1914. In 1914,
he recalls that Bureau of Reclama-
ton engineers and the Highway De-
partment first began considering the
possibilities of relocating the high
way in the area of the proposed Clark
Canyon Dam.
A relocation has been made, but
in Williams estimation, it is along
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-31
BODY TISSUES ABSORB
RADIOACTIVE ATOMS

There are several kinds of radio
active atoms that are produced by
nuclear explosions which are of par
ticular interest to biological scien-
lists and medical scientists, because
they are taken up by living organisms
and incorporated in the tissues.
Among the most important of these
biologically active atoms are SR-90
(Strontium-9O), I-131 Qodine-131),
CE-137 (Cesium 1870, and Carbon
IA. SR-9O behaves very similarly to
Calcium and is, therefore, incorpor-
ated into bone tissues. 1t is of par
ticular concern because it has half
life of 20 years. The term half-life
expresses the length of time a group
of atoms such as SR-90 remains
radioactive. For instance, if we have
a pound of SR-9O producing radio
activity now, after % years there
will still be half pound of SR-90
emitting radioactivity. The other half
pound will have lost it's radioactivity
as it changes into different atom.
Because of this long period of radio
activity and because bone tissue is.
the source of many of our blood cells,
it has been thought that high levels
of SR-9O in bone might cause leu
kemia Cancer of the blood) and/or
cancer of the bone itself. eFN
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
OF RADIATION
From experiments with x-rays and
radium on many organisms and from
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-31

plants finds its way into the milk
we drink. Since humans also eat
many plants they too can absorb
SR-9O and other radioactive atoms
such as Iodine into their tissues
directly from plants.
1t is, therefore, of great concern
to the health authorities to know how
much radioactive SR-90, etc., is pres
ent in the rain, soil, cattle feed, milk,
vegetables, wheat, etc. The U. S. gov
eminent has been studying this sit
uation for some years, and the next
article will summarize the present
and will discuss the con-
question of how much ra-
dioactive fallout is dangerous.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-31
Continued From Page One)

radioactivity from certain types OF
atoms such as uranium which are nat
urally unstable and from cosmic rays
which are bursts of energy arriving
from outer space. However, when
man learned to artificially create a
nuclear reaction, such as an atomic
weapon explosion, he was able to
release tremendous amounts of radio
activity (and energy) at will. He
learned to do this either by splitting
an atom, such as uranium, into two
smaller atoms (the atomic or fission
bomb) thus releasing radioactivlty
and huge amounts of energy, or by
fusing hydrogen atoms to form he'll
ium (the hydrogen or fusion bomb) /,
which also releases tremendous
amounts of energy.
This energy can be beneficial
for man because it is principally
in the form of heat which can be
used for producing steam to drive
engines, etc. 1t can also be used
for destruction because of the great
blast. heat (hotter than the SUM
and radioactivity which accompany
a nuclear explosion.
The worlds four nuclear powers
GU. S., U. S. S. R., England, France)
have been developing the latter aspect
of nuclear energy use and have been
testing their weapons in such a man
ner as to throw great quantities of
radioactive particles (atoms) into the
atmosphere. These radioactive par
ticles are known as fallout, and have
settled in every part of the world.
Why has this phenomenon led to
concern among scientists throughout
the world? In order to answer this
question we must know more about
the types of radioactive atoms that
are produced when nuclear weapons
are tested and which rain down on
us as fallout.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-31
Radioactive Fu||ouf, the Effects


of radiation we have learned con-
siderable amount concerning the bio
logical effects of radiation. The pri-
mary effect is, of course, on the basic
building block of the organism-the
cell. Radiation may merely impair
the metabolism of the cells which
have been "hit," but more commonly
it will also affect the carriers of
hereditary nformation-the chrome
somes. Any change or Encouragement
in these bodies will not only cause
immediate problems to the cell, but
these problems will be amplified dur
ing the lifetime of the tissue, since,
by cell division the initial damage
will be multiplied and passed ON to
daughter cells. This is one cause of
cancer.
If the chromosome damaged was
part of a reproductive cell then
several events can take place.
1. The damage may have been Sc
we're enough to stop the cell from con-
tinuing on.
2. The damage did not prevent the
cell from participating in fertiliza-
ton. but during the development of
the resultant embryo sufficient
number of cells received the damaged
chromosomes so. that the young en-
bryo dies abortion results.
8. The damage was such that it
affected region of the chromosome
which does not exert any influence
or the organisms until development
has proceeded for some time, i.e., in
adolescence or in the mature adult.
Thus, the metabolic error produced
by the irradiation would not become
active until later in life.
a. The damage is such that "mi-
nor'' segment of the chromosome is
affected (recessive gene). Under
these circumstances til e damage
would be passed on from AN individual
to some of his offspring and not until
two individuals with the same type
of damage would marry and have
children would this damage become
active in an individual. Since more
and more individuals will carry this
''hidden" change in population, as
the number of generations increases
the probability of two such
marrying becomes very
good. For the example we chose to
deal only with one gene, but any kind
Of radiation will produce many such
total amount of damage
being roughly proportional to the
7otal amount of radiation received
throughout the lifetime of the indi-
There appears to be no level
If radiation below which there is
10 damage.
From the biological point of view
he first two cases are not very i'm
oortant since the damage eliminates
Itself. 1t is point 3 and A which give
cause for serious considerations from
he social and moral points of view.
We have mentioned I-131, CE-137,
and C-14 in addition to SR-9O as
radioactive elements which concern
biologists. They emit bursts of en-
,rgy in the same way that SR-90 |
loes. but instead of localizing in the |
zone tissues, I-131' accumulates in the
thyroid gland, CE-137 is distributed
the body in the same man
Ter as the mineral potassium, CHA
S incorporated, like non-radioactive
arbon, into most of the molecules
hat make up living matter. Carbon
S one of the principal constituents
# the chromosomes, the bearers of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-31

| d route lar nlOT0 expensive Iudu ltlS
alternate proposal. His alternate
would take the Interstate out of the
irrigated valley between Lima and
/ Armstead and would place it on a
high dry bench most of the way to
the Clark Dam reservoir, thus 'leav-
ing the irrigated valley to the pro-
duction of gainful crops"
His alternative, he continues, would
be shorter in distance and would re-
suit in "the savings of millions of dol
lars in right of-way, construction and
future maintenance cost"
IL MILES SHORTER DISTANCE
Continuing the several years long
fight he has been making against To-
eating the Interstate through beauti-
full Wolf Greek Canyon, Williams
wrote James that his proposed Beav-
er-Hound Greek routing would cut
the distance between Helena and
Great Falls by IL miles. Such dis
lance cut would result in total saw
ings to motorists of thousands upon
thousands of dollars each year. The
Beaver-Hound Creek location, Incl
IDENTIFY, is the general routing of the
new Yellowstone pipeline from Hell
ena to Great Falls.
Williams points out that his alterna-
tive route would also:
1. Locate Lib across much less
valuable land in the Helena Valley;
2. Save the fishing stream, Wolf
Greek, from destruction;
3. Eliminate the need for the COM
plete rebuilding, at longer distance,
the Helena airport road;
4. Preserve the town of Wolf Creek
from being engineered into ghost
town;
5. Avoid some of the most expen-
sive Interstate construction in the
nation;
6. Avoid the necessity for paying
out millions of dollars in relocation
costs for railroad trackage, power
and telephone lines and natural
gas pipeline;
7. Reduce the construction job
from six-lane to a four-lane across
the Helena Valley, and reduce the
operation from eight
lanes to four lanes. Under approved
program existing Highway 81 will
serve as one two-lane frontage route
to I-15. Another two-lane frontage
route will have to be built on the
other side of I915. Under Williams
alternate, Highway 81 would serve
traffic going one way and another
two-lane highway across the valley
would handle traffic going the other
: The former highway engineer
called James attention to the engi- |
neering difficulties being encountered
n locating Lib between Helena and |
Cascade via Wolf Greek, and also
pointed out to the new commissioner
hat his alternate route would cost
,nly about 40 per cent as much as
he departments Wolf Creek canyon
ocation.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-31

The ultimate result of shielding
men from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools.-Herbert
Spencer.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-31
Rail Merger Opposed
Continued From Page One)

(COnClnued from rage OneJ
Haley, Bozeman, is the new president
of the council, succeeding R. Leo Nc
Donald of Anaconda.
Glen Evangelist, Billings electri-
clan, is the new first vice president.
Second vice president for 1861
year is Leroy Halpine, Helena, vet
eran council member and for many
years legislative representative of
the state organization. Halpine sue
ceeds Lewis Lind of Havre.
Reelected for another term as
secretary-treasurer was A. G.. Bolen-
ske of Billings.
CONVENTION SPEAKERS
Convention speakers during the
four-day meeting which started on
Thursday and ended Sunday, in
cluded:
James S. TIMBER, Helena, president
of Montana State AFL-CIO; Rep.
Russell Conklin, Great Falls. TIMBER
and Conklin both reviewed various
aspects of the recently adjourned
Montana legislative assembly. Conk-
lin was the Saturday night banquet
speaker.
James Leary, Butte, assistant ALL
CLIO Region Xxx director, who gave
delegates a thumbnail sketch as to
legislative possibilities in the nation
al Congress, and
Stanley E. Thompson, Red Lodge,
long time Electrician, and for many
years IBEW international representa-
tive.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-31
Sub lib 3q1--
Continued From Page Five)
(Senate Vote)

(COnClnueu FROM rage rVe1
(Senate Vote
For Governor Having Unlimited
Right To Fire (15)
Anderson Harken (Ind.)
Balgord Hfbbs
Bremen Lehrk1nd @- ~.
{ Brownfield Mackay.A' * IA
seCashmore Rostad as,1.3
Cole Shaw
Edwards Thomas yeftfN
Grieve INC
Against Governor Having Such 4
Authority (3S) as .
BeIex Mcdonnell
Bovey MCGOWAN tG
Carney Mci<enna, Fergus
Cook Mckenna, Jud. IL.
Cotton McNeon
Cummings MicheIs
DeWoIfe Morrow
Durkee Nees
DussauIt Nixon
Goodwin O'NeiII
Graham Reardon
Hafferman Rice
Hauk Rieder
James Sagunsky
Keller Schoonover
LaCombe Siderius
Macdonald Stein
Mahoney Thfessen
Manning Ullom
EXCUSED: Newman.
ABSENT: Croft, Wilson.
Navajo times., 1961-10-25
Denver Livestock Market

SHEEP:
TODAY'S MARKET: Measured by
average selling one day earlier,
laughter lambs held largely
steady. This, however, meant that
some lambs fell short of earlier
peak levels by at least Is cents, the
difference partly offset by less de-
sirable quality. Other classes rul-
ed steadyto strong. The run includ-
ed only bout $50 aged ewes and
lamb shipments figured 45percent
feeders.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Four o d S
Choice to mostlyPrime 88-o5 lbs.
$40. IS. Small e lots 1OO-127 lbs.
also $19. Is. Some mix e d Choice
and Prime, $500. Choice 8O-1O2
lbs. $17.OO-18.75. Choice shorn 90
lbs, number 1pelts, SIC. go, others
99lbs., number 2 pelts, $1,000.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Sizable lots
mixed Utility and Good d115-13Olbs.
81. 5O4.75.
FIELDER LA M b D: Nearly half
dozen loads Choice and Fancy 70
IS lbs. $15.75.
WEEKLY SUMMARY: All grades
of slaughter lambs continued d to
work sharply higher under the bull
lish influence of dWindling re-
ceipts. This weeks advance mea-
sured $3.50 cents, instance SIS
cent above last weeks lose.
Fewer grading high-C hoic and
Prime arrived, compared with any
time recently, the supply roughly
As percent feeders, lower grades
supported to some extent by con-
tinued shortage of natives. Com
bined salable unloadings dropped
II perce ent from last we k, the
number of aged ewes included up
sharply at 2,1O0 head. Ewes sold
mostly Is cents higher and feeder
lambs quickly regained earlyweak-
ness. actually holding mostly to
steady price levels during the four
day period under review
Navajo times., 1961-10-25
acknowledging

A Chapter Meeting was held at
Bodaway on October 1. This meet
ing was to elect new Chapter
President TO succeed Abe Wilson.
The meeting was attended by Al
bert Harvey, Community Worker
from Tuba City, who assisted in the
election The meeting was outside
the Cedar Ridge Trading Post.
To help the people in the voting
MIR. Harvey explained the correct
procedure, and also helped to ex-
plain how to save time in the elect
ion proc eSs S. The Co m munity
Worker also explained to the Chap
ter officer what to do and saywhen
Navajo times., 1961-10-25
Panfhers Beuf Bears

The Cathedral Panthers of CAL
lup trounced the WingateBears
here on Saturday, October7. 32-12.
John Cattaneo. 215 pound full
back for the PantherS, scored the
first I'd in the first quarter, and
try for extra point was good. Cat
taneo scored again in the first
period.
Quarterback Jerry Sleurh pa ss-
ed TO Roger Silver in the second who
carried the pigshn so yards for a
I'd. Try for the extra point wa S no
good.
Cattaneo scored again in the
second and Mike Ell sitty in the
third. On the return punt the Bears
shared the ball, and Sleurh scored
on an around end play.
The Bears had 10 first downs,
S completed passes, Sincompleted
passes, As yardpenalties, and 2re-
covered fumbles. The Panthers had
IL first downs. 4 incompleted pass
es, IS yard penalties, and 2recov-
cred fumbles.
Navajo times., 1961-10-25

the nominations are opened.
MIR. Descheeni opened the floor
for nominations for the Presidency.
Harry Sloan nominated Leland Will
SON. son of the late Chapter leader.
He was seconded by Merle Martin.
This was the only nomination. MIR.
Wilson was elected by iii stand
ing votes.
MIR. Harry Sloan gave short
aPpreciative talk. He stated that
leadership is vitality needed in the
area. He has been interested in his
people, therefore he has partici-
pated in civic affairs.
Navajo times., 1961-10-25
Navajo Girl Truining

One of the most delightful young
ladies presently taking advantage
of the benefits of the Adult Voca-
tional Training Program, Public
Law $50, through the assistance of
the Chicago Field Relocation Of
flee, is diminutiy V e Mary Morez,
daughter of Alex Morez Of Tuba
City, Arizona.
Mary, de spite the loss of her
mother at a very early age; ard
physical injury TO her hip that han
dicapped her to some extent, Ger
tainly has demonstrated indomi-
table courage and the will to sue
ceed. In additionto to graduating from
high school in Phoenix, Arizona,
Mary won and took advantage of an
art scholarship at the University
of Arizona just Immediately prior
to her coming to Chicago. Pres.
emily, at the Ray-Vogue School,
Mary is putting to use her special
arti site alent in studying and
working toward achieving the goal
of Commercial Artist and Fa shion
Designer. The diligence She DEM
onstrates and the energy she puts
forth certainly indicate that she is
determined to succeed in achieving
her desired goal before long. Mary.
after only little better than year
of training, has already copped one
first prize (blue ribbon) and an hon.
orable mention in her school art
cont e st: and she also enjoys the
distinction of having had one of her
ia shion sketches printed in the
fashion section of the Chicago TRI-
BUNE, May S, 1861.
Navajo times., 1961-10-25

answered in space of two months,
the Commits sion feels that such a
list will be of great assistance, both
to the travelling public and to the
accommodations involved.
Navajo times., 1961-10-25

In case any cafes or motels have
rot been contacted, it is advisable
that they write to Martin A. Link,
Assistant Supervisor. at Win dow
Rock, giving full details.