The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-03-23
By FRANK SMALL

or social problems right here in town.
There was no need to make institu-
tional creatures out of the towns
youth simply because they were try
ing out the various neurotic attitudes
for size.
What has happened to the truant
officer system? Why must every of
Tense be formalized in the courts
and newspapers?
The court judgments and news
paper stories don't solve the problem
one bit. They are only admissions of
the towns failure to cope with its
responsibilities to it's youth. That the
problems of truancy or delinquency
of juveniles are too big for the town
and state is now a demonstratable
fact. Unless the state and local gov
ernments respond to this need the
federal government will be called
upon to give us aid and assistance.
The townsmen can shrug their
shoulders and say it's nothing that
a few kids aren't being properly
channeled. The state can say we
can't afford to do very much. But
when you add all the kids from all
the towns in the nation together the
waste of youth is an enormous drain
of our vitality.
l am not suggesting that juvenile
FBI be established. Rather some
standard should be determined where
by local courts can be compensated
for salvaging young Americans who
will form the basis of society of to-
morrow, which is upon us so rapidly.
The pesky kids are only taking
their "ques'' from the average de-
linquents in high places. For example
on Wednesday this notice was placed
in the news basket in the Governors
office:
ITO THE PRESS:
"We'll be conducting the monthly
staff meeting in the Senate Cham
bers at $3.50 this afternoon.
"The Governor has no objection
to you being present.
However, he feels that some de-
partment heads may be reluctant to
speak as freely about their plans if
newspapermen are in attendance.
"The basic idea behind these meet
ings is to familiarize department
heads with the functions of other
of state government.
The object is a pulling together in
the best interest of the State.
For these reasons we ask your in
diligence. If you want someone to
call you after the meeting, we will
be pleased to do so.
''The speakers today will be Edna
State Treasurer, and Mike
Kennedy, Historical Museum direc-
Tor.
"Many thanks, Jack (HallowelD".
The indulgent press stayed away.
Curious how you can indulge by ab--
staining.
Wish they would forget about the
pest interest of the state which
amounts to cashing their pay war
ants and start thinking of the best
interest of the people they take their
money from.
So that leaves the most important
lews story of the week coming from
Secretary of State Frank Murray's
,ffice where articles of incorpora-
ion were filed from Billings to form
chapter of the Society for the Pres
.rvation and Encouragement of Bar
'ershop Quartet Singing in America.
ME incorporators are Eugene L.
Woody, Joseph w. Campbell and V.
). Goodlaxon.
If these gents would get hold of
ur Planning Board Director Tom
JOHNS, the accordian player, maybe
hey could straighten him out on
ONE of the sour notes he has been
xuding lately.
Tom hasn't had nickePs worth
f new industry come his way so
es off ON a binge carping about
ocialism and Communism fever
nat affects political candidates look
lg for Republican funds.