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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-09-28
New Land Values .
Classification
Directive Issued
By State Board

Montana State Board of EquallZa-
ton Wednesday issued a directive
establishing new land classifications
and land values. The directive was is
sued to Montana's Sc county assessors
and county commissioners.
The action taken by the Board is
the result of a five-year study which
began in 1857 when the State Legis-
lature passed a law which called for
a reappraisal and Redistribution of
all lands, rural improvements and
city and town lots and improvements.
The purpose of the 1857 act was to
establish a new basis for assessment
of all property within the state.
The Boards directive requires that
county assessors enter the new values
which will result in more uniform and
more equitable assessment. Appraisal
of newly constructed improvements
will be under the same terms and
conditions as set forth by the 1857
Legislature.
The directive by the State Board
of Equalization also required that
rural improvements and town lots
and improvements be entered on the
assessment rolls at 1919 of the ap-
praised value. Montana's counties
have for the last five years engaged
professional appraisal firms whose
personnel have compiled appraisal
data for all property within each
county.
In it's directive requiring that
county assessors set new appraisal
valuesgfor all agricultural lands, the
Board NOTED that Recommendation
of the Association of County Com
would be used for setting |
values of irrigated farm lands. Data
available to the Board for this class |
of land has not been completed and
that temporary values would be used |
until statewide data had been re- |
ceived from the counties. r4
Members of the State. Board of |
pointed out in letter
of transmittal accompanying their
directive that data had been compiled |
from the commissioners, the county
assessors, farmers, stockmen, and ag-
ricultural representatives of loan
agencies. The Board indicated that
The best data available was used in
order to comply with its constitution
II requirement for establishing equit-
able values among classes of prop
srty as we'll as between counties and
he several classes of property.
Quoting the duties of the State
Board of Equalization from Mon
ana's Constitution, the Board under
ined its authority and duty for i'm
,lementing the results of the study
equired by the 1857 act. The Consti-
ution requires that the State Board
f Equalization shall adjust and
qualize the valuation of the tax
sble property among the several coun-
les, and the different classes of tax
BILE property in any county.
The requirements of the 1857 Leg
stature included the mandate to the
Boards of County Commissioners
the state to apply in "such
manner as the State Board of Equali-
alton may direct" the classification
f all lands and the appraisal of all
ity and town lots together with rural
nd urban improvements.
10, 5000 - r..e ta.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-09-28

Cybernetics, the science of auto
matte controls, is a long way from
pushbutton replacement of the hu-
man brain. 1t takes 25 men on the
ground to control an electronicaily-
guided aircraft that could be flown
by one. man in the pilots seat
PLANES MAGAZINE.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-09-28
VARIOUS WAYS TO
RAISE MONEY DISCUSSED

The Commission went so lar as
to suggest that ten cents be added
to the bottle price of whiskey fo1
additional money to be used to build
up the parks; half cent on cigar
cites, dollar on boat trailers, UP
the price on boat licenses, and Chair
man Roy Sorrels suggested that so
cents be added to auto license plate
tabs.
All the schemes were discussed be-
fore they accepted Commissioner Ted
James motion that Budget Director
Ed Nelson suggest to the legislature
that windshield stickers be sold for
$500 to park users. This action. was
rescinded Wednesday, after Gov. Tim
Babcock told the Commission that he
would include some sort of park users
fee in his message to Legislature this
winter. He did not say how much he
would allow Nelson to budget park
funds for.
The system will have collected
$4,000 over the budget ceiling from
Lewis & Clark Caverns from the dol
lar guided tours before this season
is over. The legislature will be asked
if this money could be used in this
fiscal years budget. Twelve per cent
increases in attendance at the Cav
erns have been noted yearly.
The 10 Water Board reservoirs
could be added to the park system
in order to have facilities installed
to make them disable for recreation
areas, but the same old lack of
funds, prevents this possibility in
the near future.
A great deal of discussion went
on between the commissioners as to
whether Highway is the proper place
for the Park System to be anyhow
maybe Fish & Game could handle it
better. FIG has little difficulty in
federal funds from many
sources. The only reason the High
way has the park system is the main
tenance of the roads, which of course
is major factor.
With people being turned away
from the present park facilities it is
time that an adequate expansion pro-
gram be given a substantial General
Fund support.-FS
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-09-28
Another Over-Capacity Season :.
Another Over-Capacity Season
Park System Short of IS To
Serve Increase In Visitors

cerned by the lack of funds to de-
velop even rudimentary sanitary ia
cilities, it jealousy guards the golden
flow from the gas tax and all the
other revenues which comprise the
contractors treasure chest. 1t turned
down Ashley's appeal for one per
cent of the gas tax which is left un-
refunded to the motor boat operators.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-09-28

House approval last week of
the joint House-Senate confer
ence report on a modified ver-
sion of the Kennedy Admins
tration's farm bill virtually as
sures it's acceptance by the SEN
ate and subsequent signature
by the President. The House
vote was 202-197.
Although heavily amended from
its original form, farmers will bene-
fit substantially from it's enactment.
If it had been defeated the i'm
come-boosting feed grains and
wheat programs as well as Rural
Areas Development, Conservation,
Food for Peace and other programs
would have been lost.
The House-passed conference re-
port (Which cannot be amended) con-
tains the following major provisions.
For Feed Grains: Farmers who re-
duce their, 1868 paintings by at least
20@o would receive government price
supports based on national average
of $1.2O per bushel for corn with
the price for other feed grains based
on the corn support. This is basically
the same as the program in opera
ton this year except that the method
of arriving at the support level is
different
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-09-28
FEED GRAIN SUPPORTED
AT $1.O2

Under the provisions, the actual
support price for feed grains will be
based on $1.02 per bushel rather
than the present $1.20. The govern
ment would then add direct-pay-
ment of Is cents per bushel which
farmers could redeem in the form of
certificates good for cash or surplus
grain.
This direct-payment approach was
originated by the grain trade which
opposed legislation permitting the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-09-28
Compromise Farm Bill
Contains Many Features

Since the following article was
written, the Senate on Tuesday
gave its approval, 52-41, to the
compromise farm bill. 1t is ex-
pected that President Kennedy
will sign it, even though it does
not contain a number of provisions
originally sought by the Admins
tration.-EDITOR.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-09-28

Senators Mansfield and Metcalf
and Cong. Olsen supported the
new farm act. Cong. Battin voted
AGAINST it.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-09-28

Ed Cowan, chief of the Montana
branch of the Bureau of Public
Roads, is an example of a guy who
, 1962-05-03

Preceding the Civic meeting
Governor Paiewonsky and his
party were honored at a lun-
cheon at Eessex House hosted
by the Hon. James O'Brian,
Commissioner of Public
Events, representing Mayor
Robert F. Wagner.
Commissioner O'Brian pre-
scented the Governor with a
citation from the Mayor in re-
cognition Of the rapid strides
made by the Virgin Islands
under his administration.
Present at the luncheon al
Sc were: Mr.. Totten, Colonel
Phillip, president Of the Up
town Chamber of Commerce;
John Carver, Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Interior; Henry
Wheatley, representing Gov
ernor Nelson Rockefeller Of
New York & Raymond Jones,
a Democratic leader. (The two
latter are natives Of St. Tho
mas).
Members Of the Virgin IS
lands. Reception Committee
were Eugene Thomas, Rose
Morgan and Jack Bloomstin.
kilograms were received
from Interior Secretary Stew
art Udail, New York Senator
Jacob K. Javits and New York
Attorney General Louis J..
Lefkowitz.
The Governor closed his
address by saying: Our eco
nomic climate today is every
bit as salubrious as that other
climate about which we of the
Virgin Islands rightfuily boast.
, 1962-05-03
Siren Will Wuil Euch
Morning ot 7-Except
Sundays & Holidays

The siren atop the Fort in
the towns of Christiansted &
Frederiksted will wall at z
o'clock each day except Sun
days and holidays beginning
Monday morning, it was an
nounced today by George r.
Bowling, Deputy Commission
er Of Public Safety.
Commissioners Bowling said
this will be in addition to the
blast at noon each day.
, 1962-05-03
Acting Governor Cyril
King Addresses Bor
Assoc. on Low DuY

Acting Governor Cyril E.
King addressed the members
of the Virgin Islands Bar As
ISOLATION on Law Day.
Mr.. King said: 1t is a plea
sure as Acting Governor to
greet you and to join in the
observance of Law Day.
To you here present who
are members Of the bar, today
should bear special signifi-
canoe. 1t should serve to re-
mind you not only that ours
is a government of laws and
not of men-zbut also Of your
unique responsibility.
In the process of the UNI
precedented progress which
these Islands are now exper-
fencing, their people have been
as they properly
should, much more sophisti-
NEM
Gated in almost every respect.
In no other area has this in
creased sophistication been
more evident than in the legal
profession upon whose mem
bers the public has been rely
ing more and more, and upon
whose shoulders rest a great
responsibility lin a legal sense)
for our orderly development.
While / have heard clients
comment about the difficulty
Of getting legal work done, I
am sure the members of the
bar would feel like a forgotten
group if they were not sharing
in the prosperity which these
Islands are enjoying.
However, the role, the res
possibility, of the members of
the bar extend far beyond
such essential--yet narrow
consideration.
Second possibly only to the
whom most people today think
of contracting for advice, help,
and guidance in resolving
their problems and protecting
what they believe to be their
rights.
This is a grave responsible
ty. It puts the members Of the
Continued on Page q
, 1962-05-03
ASHLEY L. TOTTEN
PRESIDES AT RECEPTION

The rally and reception was
under the sponsorship Of the
American Virgin Islands Civic
Association, Inc, of which
Ashley l.. Totten, the presid-
ing officer, is president.
In introducing the Governor,
Mr.. Totten noted that this was
the first true native Governor;
that in the short span-of just
on year remarkable progress
had been made, and that the
work of the local administfa-
ton had won high praise, and
proved that Virgin Islanders
could govern themselves.
, 1962-05-03

In his address, which was
the high point of the rally, the
Governor recounted for his
large audience the many steps
that had been takenN to inn
prove the social, economic and
political life of the Virgin IS
lands. These included the COM
pletion Of a salt water distil-
lation plant, the product of
which the Governor had tasted
himself, and found satisfae-
tory, increased tourism, efforts
to bring new and varied in
dustries to the Islands, better
education, and the establish
ment of a college.
Among the many progress
sive steps was the establish
ment of the Harvey Aluminium
plant which, the Governor stat
ed, would provide 1900 jobs
for construction, and a payroll,
Governor said, would
reach $4,000, 900. He expressed
optimism for the economic
future of the Islands, with
Harvey making a significant
contribution.
, 1962-05-03
Two Virgin IslGnds
Delegates attending
Advisory Com. Of c. Q.

Commissioner of Commerce
Henry L. Kimelman and Val
demar Hill, Special Advisor
to Governor Ralph NJ. Pale
wonsky, are in San Juan at
tending a meeting Of the Stand
ing Advisory Committee Of
the Caribbean Organization.
The two Virgin Islands de-.
legates to the Organization
will be working on the over
all plan for the economic and
social development Of the Ca
ribbean area.
The. meeting Of the Stand
Continued on Page a
U. S. NuvY / Bond
Ticking Port in Virgin
Islonds Cornivdl
The United States Navy
Steel Band is in St. Thomas to
take part in the Carnival. The
band arrived on Tuesday and
is headed by Chief Musician
Franz E. Grissom.
The men are not accustom-
ed to play and tramp; they
are used to remaining in one
place but Chief Grissom is
breaking them in.
The band will be fed by the
Carnival Committee. They
have their own equipment and
bedding, and willtramp night
~ until the end Of Carnival,
and will return to San Juan.
Siren Will Wuil Each
Morning. at 7-Except
Sundays & Holidays
, 1962-05-03
VIRGIN islanders in N. Y. Honor PaieWonskYs
STANDING OVATION FOLLOWS ADDRESS
RECoUNTING PROGRESS AT HOME

Governor Ralph M, PaiewonskY received a tumultous
ovation by Virgin Islanders last week.
The occasion was a reception and rally in honor Of the
Governor and Mrs. ~PaiewonskY in the auditorium Of the Har-
ret Beecher Stowe High School in Harlem
, 1962-05-03

Acting Governor Cyril E..
King addressed the members
Of the Virgin Islands Bar As
ISOLATION on Law Day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07

in the Western press about
schedules and such but that is
not the question.
1T is just like a child. When
the time is right, the child Is
born.
wait for the time" he ad-
vised reporters with a smile.
During the toasting, Mr..
Khrushchev raised his glass to
the American people and
twitted recently arrived United
States Ambassador Foy D.
Kohler about having to "em-
brace one another to. keep
peace"
Mr.. Kohler smiled back at
Mr.. Khrushchev, saying nothing.
The Soviet Union paraded
some of what were believed to
be its Cuban rockets through
Red Square today to mark the
45th anniversary of the 1917
revolution.
The Soviet Union paraded some
of what were believed to be its
Cuban rockets through Red
Square today to mark the 45th
anniversary of the 1917 revo-
luton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07

was defeated by Democrat Jack
M. Campbell. In Hawaii, DEM
ocrat John A. Burns ousted Re-
publican Gov. William F.
Quinn.
Republicans wreSted control
from the Democrats in six
States. including the big ones
of Michigan, Pennsylvania and
Ohio. p
Oklahoma elected its first
Republican governor, Henry
Bellon, over w. P. (BilD Akin
son. Clifford P. Hansen I'M
seated Democratic Gov. Jack r.
Gage in Wyoming. And Demo-
cratic Gov. Stephen L. r. Nc
Nichols was defeated in Colo
RADIO by Republican John A.
Love.
Rhode Islands race was so
close that it will be decided by
absentee ballots. With all pre-
cincts reported, Democratic
Gov. John A. Motto, jr., led
Republican John H. Chaffee by
only SCI votes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07
Democrats Give Up Some
Power in Governors Lineup

nesota, now a G. O. P. State.
If the Democrats ultimately
win all three undecided races,
they will lead in governorshipS
by IS to Is. If the Republicans
win all three, they still will trail
the Democrats by 80 to Is.
Thirteen Democrats and two
Republicans were not up for
election.
In New York, Gov. Rookie
Teller defeated Robert M. Nor
genthau by a smaller margin
than he rolled up in 1858, but
he remained a leading con-
tender for the 1864 presidential
nomination.
California Democratic Gov.
Edmund G.. (Pat) Brown
probably ended Richard M.
Nixon's political career.
In Michigan, Republican
George Romney skyrocketed
into the presidential picture by
unseating Democratic Gov.
John B. Swanson.
James A. Rhodes ousted
Democratic Gov. Michael v. Di-
Sale in Ohio. In Texas. Dem
ocrat John Connally, former
Secretary of the Navy, turned
back the challenge of Republic
can Jack Cox.
Pennsylvania Republican
Representative william w.
Scranton, a presidential posi-
bility, defeated Richardson Dill
worth. Gov. David Lawrence
is retiring.
Democrats scored upsets in
several Republican strongholds.
Harold E. Hughes unseated Re-
publican Gov. Norman A. Erbe
in Iowa. Philip II. Hoff will
be the first Democratic COVER
nor of Vermont in 100 years,
after ousting Gov. F. Ray
Keyser, jr.
! New Hampshire Feud
| In New HAMPSHIRE. a c.. O.P.
feud let Democrat John w.
King defeat John Pillsbury,
giving the Democrats the gov
ernorship for the first time in
40 years.
Endicott (Chub) Peabody,
the underdog Democrat, upset
Gov. John A. Volpe in Massa-
chusetts. New Mexico's four
term Gov. Edwin L. Mechem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07
BY LEE M. COIN
Star Staff Writer

Democrats will control at
least 80 and perhaps IS State
houses when governors elected
yesterday take office, but Re-
publicans will hold power In
four of the seven biggest States.
Thus, the Democrats have
yielded some political power
while holding their own against
the G. o. P. drive to narrow
their numerical lead In COVER
norships.
Republicans now govern in
only one of the seven biggest
and most politically important
States, New York. Nelson A.
Rockefeller yesterday held New
York for the G. o. P. and Re
publicans won the governor
ships in three Democratic
States - Pennsylvania, Michi-
gan and Ohio.
Two other big States, Texas
and California, stayed Demo-
cratic. There was no cleo
ton for governor in Illinois,
which now is Democratic.
Republicans had hoped to
cut. into the 34-to-16 lead now
held by Democrats in the line
up of governors, but they made
dittle or no Roadway.
With IS governors elected
yesterday, Democrats won in
10, States and Republicans in
10. Democrats led in two of
the undecided races, and the
Republican candidate in one.
Shifts of control added up
to, a standoff, with each party
taking over governorships from
the other in six States.
Republicans wrested State
houses from Democrats in Col
orado, Michigan, Ohio, Okla
homa. Pennsylvania and Wy
oming. Democrats retaliated by
taking over from Republicans
in Hawaii, Iowa, Massachu-
sets, New Hampshire, New
Mexico and Vermont.
Three Races Undecided
In undecided races, Demo
Gratis led in Rhode Island and
Alaska, both of which now have
Democratic governors. The Re-
publican candidate led in Min
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07
NIXON

Continued From Page Al
and recalled the cliff
hanger" of 1860.
At 1850, the atmosphere on
the seventh floor was snap
pish. An aide stood on the
barricades and threatened to
call the fire marshal If the
television cameras did not go
back. A heated exchange
followed and the cameras re-
treated a foot.
Post-mortems were being
quietly conducted between
lesser staff aides and re-
porters. One said that the
timing of the Cuban crisis,
which conceded with the
"peaking" of Mr.. Nixon's
effort, had fatally slowed
down the momentum of his
campaign.
Casper Weinberg, Republic
can State chairman, went
down to the ballroom to tell
the unhappy few remaining
that Mr.. Nixon would not be
with them tonight.
1t was not a concession by
absence, he explained. San
Diego County and Orange
County, where Mr.. Nixon
ran so strong in 1860, had
not completed their returns.
A downey checked aide
moved among the knots of
mourners calling Lets get
somebody who cares about
the election, we need poll
watchers"
They were needed, he ex-
planned to two white-haired
ladies listlessly twirling their
yellow balloons, to watch
the counting of the absentee
ballots, which Democratic
Leader Jesse M. Unruh,, had
said might give Mr.. Nixon
10000 more votes.
But nobody needed the
young mans call.
/ If Richard Nixon was still
hoping the morning after, he
was hoping, it seemed, alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07
MOSCOW
Continued From Page Al

Continued From Page Al
best" he said. "In the conduct
of foreign policy flexibility is
necessary"
Mr.. Khrushchev said he de-
cided to withdraw his rockets
from Cuba after receiving
President Kennedy's guaran-
tees of Cuba's security.
THE Cubans said: We don't
believe President Kennedy
But we said We believe-there
is no other way-otherwise it
would be war;" Mr.. Khru-
shchev related.
II believe the President will
keep his world want to be-
lieve," he added.
The Soviet Premier belittled
the significance of the Russian
missile sites on Cuba, saying:
I'VE had 40 rockets there. What
are 40 rockets? Even lao
wouldn't be enough"
He noted that West German
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
had praised Mr.. Kennedy's
handling of the Cuban crisis
and quoted him as saying:
That's how to deal with them
(the Russians)
Mr.. Khrushchev added with
a wink that the dismantled
rockets from Cuba were of
medium range and would suit
West Germany perfectly"
He brushed aside questions
on a likely site for a sum-
NIT meeting and whether he
planned to go to the current
session of the U. N. General
Assembly.
If a situation calling for a
summit meeting should arise,
he indicated. it would be ar
ranged through normal dip
lomatic channels"
Asked If the time were ia
vorable for further efforts to
achieve a nuclear test ban
agreement. he said:
IT think that this is a good
moment. The positions of the
United States and the Soviet
Union are close together"
He refused to say whether
the Russians were ready to
make concessions on nuclear
testing. Lets talk about il
tete-a-tete (head to head with
the Americans" he said.
Earlier Mr.. Khrushchev noted
that the current series of Amer
lean nuclear experiments had
ended but could be resumed.
He added that Russian nu.
clear testing would end No
vember 20 but Soviet scientists
were working on a new series
He indicated that this series
would begin unless a nucleal
test ban were signed.
On the question of West Ber'
lin, Mr.. Khrushchev said
Berlin is now assuming ever
greater acuteneSs.
Berlin is not Cuba anC
Berlin. too, can create grea
difficulties for us. 1t must b.
solved.
I'VE don't want Berlin. w,
don't need it. We do need peac'
and a peace treaty"
Commenting on the possibil
ity of a separate Soviet-blo'
treaty with East Germany, Mr.
Khrushchev said:
Il have been reading a 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07
GOVERNORS

MINNESOTA "A years.:
Elmer L. Andersen (R)"
Karl F. Rolvaag CD
William Braatz indus. Gvt.,
NEBRASKA u years.:
Frank B. Morrison 3D.
NEVADA "A years.:
Grant Sawyer (DD'
Oran Gragson (R)
NEW HAMPSHIRE IL years.:
John w. King Cd
NEW MEXICO Il years.:
Jack M. Campbell Cd
NEW YORK "a years.:
Nelson A. Rockefeller (R)'
NORTH DAKOTA IL years.:
William L. Guy (D)'
OHIO "a years.:
James A. Rhodes (R)
OKLAHOMA "A years.:
Henry Bellmon (R)
OREGON IA years.:
Mark o. Hatfield (R)'
PENNSYLVANIA "a years.:
William w. Scranton (R)
RHODE ISLAND u years.:
John A. Motto, jr. tD)'
John H. Chafee CR)
SOUTH CAROLINA "A years.
Donald Russell tDl
SOUTH DAKOTA q years.:
Archie M. Gubbrud (R)'
TENNESSEE "A years.:
Frank G. Clement Cd
TEXAS u years.:
John Connally Cd
VERMONT IL years.:
Philip H. Hoff Cd
WISCONSIN Il years.:
John w. Reynolds Cd
WYOMING IA years.:
Clifford p. Hansen (R)