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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-03-30
MUST HAVE OBJECTIVE
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP

The situation demands objective
national leadership by an agency with
a broad national outlook and the staff
resources to prepare plan based on
overall national needs. The Federal
Power Commission is the agency
which Congress has created for this
purpose. The charge of the Congress
on this subject is explicit. 1t is con-
tanned in Section 202(a) of the
Federal Power Act:
"*** (a) For the purpose of as
surfing an abundant supply of cleo
trio energy throughout the United
States with the greatest possible
economy and with regard to the
proper utilization and conservation
of natural resources, the Commits
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-03-30
"STEALING" MAY BE LEGAL,
BUT NOT JUSTIFIED

There are many ways in which the
benefits of hydroelectric power can
be stolen from the people; and while
most or all of them are strictly legal,
none of us is justified in allowing
them 10 happen. Hydroelectric sites
given to the wrong parties for the
wrong projects at the wrong capaci-
ties. transmission lines of too low
capability or which duplicate existing
lines with unused capacity, unrealistic
cost ALLEGATIONS which prevent con-
struction or which unnecessarily in
crease the cost of electric power, lack
of hydraulic and energy co-ordina-
ton. failure to develop navigation,
fishery, irrigation and recreational
resources to the maximum are all ex-
amples of hydroelectric and related
benefits stolen from the people.
These mistakes are not criminal;
they are worse. They are stupid,
and it is our job as we look toward
the enormous responsibilities and
demands placed upon us by the
coming generation to see that these
things do not happen in the future.
1t is perhaps ironic that most pub
lie utterances of the Federal Power
Commission, having such broad and
powers over water and
electric power resources, should be
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-03-30
SEES REDUCED COSTS.
ENORMOUS BENEFITS

We have now entered an era in
which chronological advances in the
power industry have made it possible
to plan for the future on the basis of
nationwide needs and resources.
Electric generating units with am in
dividual capacity of 100000 ilo-
watts are now ON order with manu-
facturers. The industry is learning
how to build transmission lines of
100000 and even 100000 volts.
MAY | add that the Russians have
had 100000 volt lines in operation
for several years and are now build
ing an 100000 volt line.) Generating
units of large size, inter-connected
with high capacity transmission lines,
can now create power system upon
which the whole nation could draw
with enormous benefits in improved
service, reduced costs and increased
security. 1t should no longer be neces-
sary for individual systems to build
the small and relatively uneconomical
generating units which constitute by
far the greater number of units now
in service and on order. am sorry to
say that much of the money now be-
ing spent for transmission inter-con-
nections will only provide facilities |
which will be obsolescent before they
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-03-30

and in 1858 while l was Utility Com
missioner of Oregon | retained
Pacific Northwest engineering firm
to make what l believe was the first
study of this intertie. 1t was a modest
study ON very limited budget, but
it clearly Indicated the tremendous
potential benefits and served to justi-
fly the next study, conducted by the
same engineering firm, which was
ordered by the Governor of Califor-
mia. The present proposal stems from
third study, conducted by the De-
partment of the Interior, ON a much
larger and more detailed scale, and
fully justifies the findings of the
previous two studies. / hope to see
all the problems solved and the pro-
posed line built in the next year or
two; the Northwest badly needs it.
I'D like TO return again to these
fantastic estimates of increased
demands for electric energy which
will confront us during the next 20
years and show you how they COM
pare with the actual production of
electricity during the past 20 years
so that you may understand why
the Commission feels such a pres
emit sense of urgency with respect
to hydroelectric development.
In 1910, this nation produced
slightly less than 200 billion lilowatt-
hours of electricity. Approximately
$3.50 of that amount was produced
by hydroelectric projects. In 1850,
the total production had more than
doubled to about 400 million kilofatt-
hours, and again slightly more than
$3.50 of this was produced by hydro
electric plants. In 1860, the total out
put doubled again to about 500 bill
lion kilowatt7hours, but the proper
lion of hydroelectric energy de-
creased to approximately 1870 of
The total. This means that although
here were more hydroelectric prof.
,cts being built, the demand for adj
litional energy was so great that it
vas served by an exceptionally large
Increase in the amount of thrmal
capacity, thus reducing
lot the amount but the proportion
applied by hydro. So much for the
vast.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-03-30

devoted these days to matters con-
corning natural gas. But if one were
to infer from this that the Federal
Power Commission is not actively
and vigorously concerned with the
conduct and development of electric
power policy, he would be seriously
mistaken. | am here to assure you
that the Federal Power Commission,
as now constituted, is more concerned
with electric power and with the high
ways and high wires that our nations
electric power growth will follow in
the future, than has been the case
for many years in the past. We are
determined that hydroelectric power
development will be carried forward
on scale to match the challenge
which lies before us.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-03-30
NORTHWEST BADLY NEEDS
PROPOSED INTERTIE

would also like to say in passing
that my colleagues and / are deeply
interested in the proposed federal
intertie between the Columbia Basin
and California. This intertie has been
discussed for the last IL years or so,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-03-30
LOOKS FORWARD TO
NATIONWIDE GRID

I'd like to talk for moment about
the studies leading toward a nation.
wide electric power grid, which we
propose to undertake at the Com
mission. What we have in mind here
is long-range plan to provide for
the nations power needs for the next
20 years through the most efficient
combination of large-scale steam and
hydroelectric plants interconnected
by extra high voltage transmission
lines.
Plan or no plan, an enormous
amount of money is going to be
spent on power generation and
transmission in the next few years.
We believe there should be ma
tional plan.
By 1860, this country had accumu-
lated about 186,00O,OOO kilowatts of
installed electric generating capacity.
During the next 20 years we estimate
that it will be necessary to install an
additional 300,000,0OO kilowatts of
electric generating capacity-more
than one and a half times the total
now In operation. Let me repeat that.
In the next 20 years this country
must install more than one and half
times as much electric generating
as has been built in the
United States since Franklin's ex-
periments with kite and a copper |
wire. This enormous capacity and the |
associated transmission lines will rep
resent an investment in the range of
100 billion dollars.
Whether this expenditure is made
IN accordance with national plan
and for national benefit or whether
t is comprised of isolated projects
for individual companies or
United areas with no, or with made
Iuate, transmission interconnections,
will make a great deal of difference
o the economic well-being of our
COUNTRY in time of peace, and may
id, to its security in time of war.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-03-30

Federal
length comprehensive
possible rapidly exploding
population.
meeting
Emphasizing that afford mistakes the
development failure take consideration
the fullest coordination
giant transmission the role the FPC plans
statutes setting forth its authority and responsibilities
We reprint his talk "a Glimpse the Challenge
Editor.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-03-30

sion is empowered and directed tt
divide the country into regional dis
tricts for the voluntary intercon.
nection and coordination of facili-
ties for the generation, transmits
sion, and sale of electric energy
and it may at any time thereafter
upon its own motion or upon appli-
cation, make such notifications
thereof as in its judgment will
promote the public interest. Each
such district shall embrace AN area
which, in the judgment of the Com
mission, can economically be served
by such interconnected and CO.
ordinated electric facilities. 1t shall
be the duty of the Commission to
promote and encourage such inter-
connection and coordination with
in each such district and between
such districts. ="
Specifically, our study will iden-
tify the need for additional power
supply in 1870, 1875, and 1880;
and means of providing additional
power supply will be explored for
the purpose of determining appro-
pirate types, locations and sizes of
new plants, taking into considera-
ton construction costs, fuel costs,
loads, diversity of peaks, and other
factors. This analysis, together
with suggested overriding, high
voltage transmission system, will
constitute a nationwide plan pro-
viding framework within which
regional and system development
can proceed.
Of course, the plan which we ex-
'ect to produce by the end of fiscal
963 will not be one which under ex-
sting law we will be able to impose
pom industry by government edict.
We propose to work with a group of
onsultants and advisors drawn from
II segments of the industry, public |
nd private, and we are already as
lred of widespread cooperation and |
ssistance. The final plan will then
arve as a goal and a guide for the
tChC ClCCCllS pOWCl LhuuoCly III IiiS
ears to come.
While l am on the subject of inter
/ should make it plain
nat the FPC studies will be con-
erned primarily with the privately
wned utility industry of the nation,
'gether with the municipal systems
n d other local publicly-owned
roups. Inevitably, | am sure that
If work will need to be. dovetailed
it'll the interconnection studies now
ing carried on by the Department.
the Interior relating to the large
deral power systems in various re-
ons. Our program is not competitive
tn, nor will it duplicate, the work
the Department of the Interior,
d have every confidence that both
ojects will mesh together smoothly
produce an overall national power
an.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-03-30

these remarks, decided to start will
two statements widely separated in
time. One is from a speech by Frank,
lin Roosevelt on hydroelectric power
here in the Northwest some 80 years
ago, and the other is a statistic Sc
new and so fresh that it projects us
40 years into the future. These two
items are and have always been close
ly intertwined, and we must keep
both of them uppermost in mind in
the future If we are to serve fully the
needs of our country.
Mr.. Roosevelt said. and he said
it here an Portland, ''My sermon is
hydroelectric power and my text is
from the Old Testament-'Thou shalt
not steaP.' Of course, Mr.. Roosevelt
was speaking in different time and
to different kind of audience, but
his comment is still relevant. as /
shall try to show.
The statistic | want to give you
is this: In the year 1000 we must
anticipate that the population of
this country, depending on whose
itSdTCS you dCCcPI, VIII De ITOm
800 to $50 million people.
The one thought I want to leave
with you tonight, if | ann not able
to leave any other thought with you,
is that the demands of this fantastic
population explosion - the virtual
doubling of our national population
within less than 40 years--will be so |
great and will carry with them prob
lens so difficult that, whatever mis- |
takes or inadequacies we were able |
to survive in the past, we cannot af-
ford to repeat them in the future if |
we are to meet those demands sue
cessfully.
1t is true that not all of the de-
mands posed by this rocket-like take
off of population are related to n.y.
droelectric power and water re-
sources development. Yet on the other
hand, every law that is passed, every
project that is planned, every struc-
ture that is built in the field of power
and water management must be con-
sidered in the light of these enormous
and imminent demands. Since this
audience is particularly concerned !,
with planning and plant operation in .
.he field of hydroelectric power and /,
water resource management, and
since your organization will bear a
heavy responsibility for future de-
velopment in the Columbia Basin, it
S particularly appropriate to dis 2
:uss with you the ways in which your
working with the Fed !
raj Power Commission, can in the
evelopment which surely will be re-
uired.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-03-30

4
looking national standards. On the
other hand, it is now possible by fully
interconnecting existing systems to
enable every power company, OF
whatever size, to have the cost adj
vantages of large-scale power supply
if forwardlooking national standards
of interconnection are formulated
and followed.
President Kennedy has asked the
Commission to formulate such stand
ards and to secure their adoption by
the electric power industry.
The opportunity for savings
through such system will certain
ly be many billions of dollars. The
advantages in terms of service and
national security will be immeasur-
able. The plan will afford the
means of building a national power
supply system that will use all of
our sources of energy: water pow
err, coal, natural gas, oil, atomic
power, and perhaps even peat and
oil shale, with maximum efficiency
and with proper regard for con-
serving our energy reserves.
An additional advantage, of i'm
portance to the national health, will
be reduction of air pollution in our
metropolitan centers. Today almost
all power companies, because of local
politics or public relations or accus-
toned practice, install their general
ing capacity within their own dis
tribution territories. For example,
Consolidated Edison is about to build
a million-kilowatt steam generating
plant in the middle of Manhattan
Island where air pollution is already
a plague. Under a rational scheme
which takes account of the unity of |
this nations power sources and re-
luirements, such a plant probably |
should be located at the mine mouth
n the coal fields of Pennsylvania or
Vest Virginia.
There has been much discussion of
,ower system interconnections in re-
ent months. The utility companies
ave rushed into print with announce
nents and maps which suggest that
he systems of each of the individual
members or groups of members of
he Edison Electric Institute are now,
r shortly will be, combined in some
ashton, though no standards, dates
r other details have been announced.
Evening star., 1962-04-08

In the U.s., we know the value of reading
today = and we Librarians are determined to do
everything possible to make and keep America
the readingest country on earth. Of course we
don't think of books as mere utilitarian tools -
they're for enjoyment and enrichment, for the
finest kind of recreation.
you haven't visited public library lately,
National Library Week april 8-l4) is good time
to drop in and see the changes already under way.
In many communities the old golden-oak furniture
Evening star., 1962-04-08
sAToM Rovos. "A.

AHE UNUSUAL LOOKING BUILDING you see below 10
new kind of public library. think it's one of the
most exciting things to come along in long time,
because it can help Americans make better use of
one Of our most important resources II books.
In tOday's world, in Africa, in India, in under
developed nations well as in Europe, everybodys
reading more and more The Russians put great
emphasis on book publication and reading. All
over the globe, books are regarded as key tool
for national progress. a.,
Evening star., 1962-04-08

and hOlier-than-thOu hush has been replaced by
light colOrful reading rooms, comfortable lounges,
gaily decorated chdren's section, attractive out.
door patios = and more good books than ever.
FAT SOME LIBRARIES you don't even have to 60
inside to get something to read. In Minneapolis
and Seattle you can phone ahead and pick up your
books at drive-in window. Many Libraries lend
art works and records as well as books q know one
that lends umbrellas ON rainy esa.ssd o. psus rs
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-02-22
Junior High Dramafies
Club Presents Two Plays

The Junior High Drama Club
has prepared two one-act plays
for presentation. The first a play
reading, ''Dolly Saves the Day"
was presented for the American
Legion Auxiliary on Tuesday
evening. II will be given again
for the student body in honor of
washington's birthday.
The second, "The Day of the
Dragon" was presented for the
student body on Valentines day
and for the third grade of the
X. w. Bergan school on February
Is.
The casts are: Dolly Saves the
Day" - Pam Momberg, Eddie
Brown, Janice Jessepe, Carl Kipp
and Jessie Red Horn. 'The Day
of the Dragon"-Carolyn Pease,
Theo Racine. Janice Hagberg,
Elaine Gillian, Eddie Brown and
Daryl Home Gun.
Local groups wishing to be
entertained by one of these play
groups are invited TO call Mrs.
Hazelton at the elementary
school.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-02-22
Dr.. Schaeffer Tells Of Washington Trip

and a half in Philadelphia, the
class went on TO New York City.
Among the institutions visited
there were the American Mu-
scum OF Natural History, the new
Guggenheim Museum designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Met
ropolitan, which, as always, Is
unsurpassed, the Aquarium, and
the Museum Of Modern Art, the
director Of which, Rene d'Harn-
oncourt, was a recent visitor In
Browning. The class then return
ed TO Washington, by way OF
Hopewell Village, late 18th Gen.
fury ironworks and the Gettys-
burg battlefield. The writer, how
ever, stayed over for a talk with
Frederick J. Dockstader, Direc-
tor of the Heye Museum and re-
Gently appointed chairman of the
National Arts and Crafts Board.
At the conclusion Of the course
an appointment was granted the
writer by the new Commissioner
of Indian Affairs, Philleo Nash,
during which problems of the
Browning Museum were discuss
ed.
During the course news was
gathered of certain Browning res
idents or ex-residents. A class
mate formerly of the Everglades
National Park knew Frank Guar
dipee well and had recently had
word of the marriage of his son,
Gunnar. He was also acquainted
with Jack Dodd and his wife, the
latter the daughter Of our esteem
ed mayor.
The building to house the Mu-
scum of History and Technology,
located west of the National Mu-
scum in Washington, is slowly
moving towards completion. John
Ewars, first curator of the Brown
ing Museum, is Assistant Dtrec-
tor of this new institution.
Curator Schaeffer concluded:
From what heard and saw in
side and out of class, it is clear
that the Park Service has been
rendered a tremendous response
bility for protecting. preserving
and interpreting our wilderness
and some of our historic resourc-
es and. in my opinion, is carrying
out its job extremely well. After
seeing so many museums in the
East, l am more and more con-
WINGED that the small, regional
museum, such as ours in Brown
ing, has definite advantages over
the large one, in terms of flexi-
bility, absence of visitor fatigue
and ease of changing exhibitions,
and the like. :"
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-02-22
Form Conservation
Practice Requests
Beqin Murch 5

for the feed grain program, which
includes both barley and corn,
will open February 5 at all coun-
~ ASCS offices.
Montana producers of wheat,
barley and corn can become eli
gible to participate in the pro-
gram to reduce acreages of these
crops this year only if they sign
an intention to participate, r. j.
McKenna, Bozeman, chairman of
the State Agricultural Stabiliza-
ton and Conservation Commit
tee, said this week.
McKenna pointed out that the
spring signup period for the
Wheat Sterilization Program and
McKenna emphasized that al
though participation in both pro-
grams is completely voluntary, a
producer who intends to take
part must sign an application to
participate. If subsequent cir
cumstances make it impossible or
undesirable to participate, there
is no penalty excepting that a
producer who has received an
advance payment must repay ii
with interest.
McKenna pointed out that de-
tails of these diversion programs
are available at all county ASCS
offices, but he emphasized again
that only those farmers who sign
intentions to participate may
take part in the program.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-02-22

The provisions of the Great
Plains Conservation Program are
available to farmers and ranch
ers in Glacier county according
to Gordon Maston, work unit
conservationist. The purpose of
this program is to assist farmers
and ranchers in establishing the
needed conservation practices on
their land.
The program provides techni-
cal assistance and cost-sharing
on conservation work.
The first step is for the oper-
ator to develop a conservation
plan that provides for using all
of the land within its capabili-
ties and applying all of the need
ed conservation practices. This
plan is based on a soil survey,
the desires of the operator and
the suggestions of the planning
technician. To this point the APP
proach is identical as it is now
used in the development of Con-
servation Plans with soil and
water conservation district CO.
operators.
Under the Great Plains Con-
servation Program the operator
agrees to apply the needed con-
servation practices on a definite
schedule over a three to ten year
period. In return federal funds
for cost sharing on these prac.
tees are committed at rates of
so to 80 per cent of the cost de-
pending on the practice. This is
the same system of cost sharing
that is available through ASCS
except commitments cover more
than one year.
This program is strictly volun.
tary and has no ceiling on feas-
IDLE projects except for irriga'
ton developments.
An operator is not obligated
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-02-22
Junior Dramafies Club
Present Reading Set In
Revolutionary Period

Members of Mrs. Hazelton's
Junior high school dramatics
club presented a reading at the
"Americanism" meeting of the
American Legion Auxiliary unit
I27 on Tuesday, Feb. Is in the
elementary school library.
The dramatic reading, set in
the Revolutionary War period,
featured Patricia Momberg, Jan
ice Jessepe, Edward Brown, Carl
Kipp and Jesse Red Horn.
Preceding the special program,
the units regular business meet
ing was conducted with Ethel
Schubert presiding. Cake and cof'
fee were served at the conclusion
of the program by the hostesses,
Ethel Schubert and Berniece Lew
Is.