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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-04-26
By FRANK SMALL

I'm all shook up by simple fact
I've just learned. There is no High.
way Department.
Yes, there are statutes which Gre
ated the Highway Commission and
the Highway Engineer, but in the
name of the dollars spent-equal to
the General Fund budget which in
cludes the states expenditures for
education, law enforcement, health,
welfare and any other detail of the
social economic vitality which the
public is obligated to pay-there is
no legal Observation-Disclosures adj
ministrative body-to properly dissi-
pate the concern to have one piece
of gravel associate itself with another
no matter whether the bond be
asphalt or cement.
They laughed when Senator Ben
Stein (D-Park) sat down to play the
music of politics. At least The Banker
of Ravalli, Senator Bill Croft, chair
man of the Legislative Council,
laughed in his familiar bray and ac-
copied the petitioning of Senator
Stein when the latter asked the Coun-
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Cooperative asserted it's right to
continue serving within a perimeter
of its present service until the pri-
vate utility secured it's first injunc-
ton, which was dismissed by Lobe
and reintated by the Supreme Court.
In the period between 1889 and
1852 the Montana Power Company
was not interested in serving custo-
mers in rural areas adjacent to the
City of Dillon; they voluntarily sur
rendered customers to Vigilante and
refused to provide service to other
rural customers who requested serv-
ice.
Lobe in his conclusions of fact
states that in view of the good faith
of the REA in entering the annexed
area, it's expenditure of substantial
sums of money, the unwillingness of
the Montana Power Company to serve
rural areas at the time the coop
entered such area and for many years
thereafter and the fact that payment
of money compensation to the REA
for facilities in the annexed area,
based on any fair value of such fa-
cilities would not compensate them
for the loss of one of the most profit
able segments of its operation the
Montana Power Company is not en-
titled to equitable relief.
He also stated that the power
of corporation to do an act is to
be judged at the time the corpor-
ate act is done, and where corr
poration in good faith exercises a
corporate power, and exceeds SUBJ
stantial amounts of money in the
exercise of that power the contin-
ued exercise of the power does not
become unlawful by reason of
changes IN population or municipal
corporation boundaries, in the alb
sence of an express legislative
declaration.
Since the acts of the Vigilante
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Electric Cooperative were lawful
when done, serving additional custo-
mers or adding additional service to
those customers within a perimeter
marked by a line drawn through the
farthest extension of such facilities
is not unlawful, the Lobe decision
said.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-04-26

Gil IL they would consider including
a form of government to administer
most of the public's money in the
state of Montana, as an order of
Council business. a
| Senator Stein has worked hard.
Hard as any man must when he is a
political leader. Nothing deters-
headlines, personal barbs, quirks of
timing, general favor or disfavor. He
plnpointed the task which must be
written Gus for the well-being within
Montana as we transport ourselves
not only physically but with our
imaginations.
Stein has amassed the testimony
of the Senate Highway Investigating
Committee and research data demon
strating not only the lack of admin
istrative guidance under law but that
public monies have been lost in con-
struction which has not been done on
truly competitive basis.
Who is Ben Stein? Would you
know him by the dollars or troubles
he has, or is there something better?
Follow his humor. 1t is without price
and his poetic timing he says
in situation-it's truly gifted if you
have an appreciation of the circum-
stances in which he operates.
to-, Table of Organization, the
ancient dodge for incompetence, has
been the study of the Highway Com
mission this week. They paid thirty
grand to a Washington, D. c., con-
sulting firm for ITO" which is
to the bigwigs of the
Observation-Disclosures wrong because
there is no department-which is I'M
satisfactory to the people in the |
brown pentagon.
Head Engineer Fred Quinnell was |
.old to make up his own ITO" and
get "his nibs," Gov. Tim Babcock,
% approve it and the commission will |
consider it again next meeting.
The ITO" never will be satisfac-
DRY unless it is embodied in our
:odes. This is what Senator Stein has
,een driving at, and everyone rose
o the defense of the Highway De-
,artment, a thing which does not
xist.
We are simple folk here in Hell
ma but we do enjoy our little enter
We pose those great and
yeighty questions and then balance
hem on the end of our nose to prove
hat we of Helena can handle any
hing any time that nobody else
-ould ever be so foolish to waste their
me on.
We have scheduled for June Is a
erun of the closing days of the last
,gislature. By special invitation Rep
Clyde Hawks, Bill Goan
nd other vehement foes of the Coun-
j of State Governments are going
, help the Legislative Council de- /
de whether to pay Montana's MEM {
ership dues in the 50-state Informal /
on exchange group which has 1913 t
ritten on its gatepost in Chicago. /
he legislature gave the Council the I
oney but forgot to spell it out in v
line item. A representative of the i
ouncil of State Governments has $
zen invited to explain why we give a
lose people in Chicago our tax
oney. lh
> Il
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-04-26
Organization IS
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IRON page !
He pointed out that the Republi-
cans have the press in Montana, "but
that is no excuse 800 of the
press was against Roosevelt. He said
Republicans have the money, 'sbut
we only need one-haf as much as
they have to do the job"
BABCOCK,S SINCERITY
QUESTIONED ne
Among the things Kelly thought
could be brought into perspective is
the fact the last Democratic Governor
left $12 million dollars in the state
treasury and successive Republican
Governors have depleted it,; that in
1916 our national debt was approx
mately $3.50 Of our gross national.
product and todaygit is only about
% 20; that only cents of every tax
dollar goes toward anything remotely
resembling welfare that the same
Governor who spent Is years fight
ing Yellowtail Dam Because it would
be bad for thex moral. fibre. of the
people of Montana, now has con-
tract to haul cement ~ "if he were
sincere he YpuldE tg9s haul cement
and take government money that is
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-04-26
Top 7e0msfer Officials Atfend--

The western vice president, who by
word, action and appearance could
easily fit into a professional role on
a college campus, devoted most Of
his address to the master freight
agreement of the Western Confer
ence, and to problems and develop
ments within the transportation in
dustry.
OTHER SPEAKERS
Also addressing the joint council
meeting were: Charles Moore of the
Billings office of the u. S. Depart
ment of Labor's Wage-Hour Divi-
sion; William Earhart, of the con-
ference's health and welfare division !;
Pete Schotte, conference pension
program, and F. M. Burger, Missoula
Local 49,, ON the health and welfare
program in Montana. ~
Another speaker was George Rohr-
er, business representative of Billings
Local 100, who reviewed the con-
tinuing effort to organize non-union
Babcock & Lee Petroleum Trans
porters, headed up by Gov. Tim Bah
cock. He assured council delegates
that the effort will continue until
success is achieved.
RAMPY REELECTED PRESIDENT
Robert J. Aampy of Bozeman Lo-
cal 53, was reelected to a second
term as state council presi-
dent. Similarly, Lloyd Mccormick,
Havre, of Local 45 Great Falls, was
elected to another term as vice presi-
dent.
New recording secretary is Joe
BOSNIAN of Local 2, Butte. He re-
placed Missoula's Burger who, after
i've years service, did not seek re-
election to that post.
George Rohrer, formerly trustee,
S the new secretary-treasurer, re-
placing Norman Sloan, Helena, of
local 45, who because of the merg-
ng of Helena and Great Falls was
10 longer an executive board men,
,er of a local and accordingly was
Ineligible for reelection.
William Roemmich, Billings 100,
vas elected to the trustee vacancy
reated by Rohrer's moving up. Hold
yer trustees are Joseph Lashway,
treat Falls, and James Sloan, Butte.
iLOAN COMMENDED
At the Saturday night banquet
NJ L l.
raised by President Rampy for his
ontinuing service to the council DUR
ng his % years on that body. In
ppreciation, the council presented
Norman and Mrs. Sloan with a beau
iful Spider clock. y
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-04-26

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Information Director George
Sine on the spot Tuesday and
made the poor guy sweat about
the public image the Highway
is getting-an image for which
he is not the least responsible.
The public hearings which have
been decided before the meeting be-
gins, are sore in public relations
which has not only Infatuated Senator
Ben Stein of Park county, but the
latest incident in Great Falls where
three thousand signed in protest to
the truck route which runs by their
schools and churches, indicates GER
tain unrest amongst the natives. This
hearing to conform to federal regu-
lation only is an insult to the con-
cerned citizens who attend such meet
ings.
Commissioner Ted James, In criti-
Ching the hearing procedure, sug-
gested that pre-engineering hearings
be held-sort of 4'town hall" affairs
in which the Highway approaches the
public with the attitude that we are
going to do something here-what
are your suggestions? The people liv-
ing In an area are valuable lnfor-
nation resource not presently being
utilized in the creation of our high
way networks.
It's Town Hall Tonight, George!
Parks Director Ashley Roberts was
given not only approval to spend the
$4,000 from the Fish and Game on
the newly created parks at Painted
Rocks and Dead Mans Basin but
maybe even some of the State Parks |
money to perk up these popular recre-
alton areas.
The Prison in Deer Lodge is turn
ing out picnic tables and fireplaces
by the hundreds and after July 1,
prisoners will be put in the parks to
build Chic Sales.
Rep. Elmer Schye and Senator Carl
Rostad from Meagher county put the
neat on The OOllIulSStOu anu SOc ciSiii
to spend $4,000 more for the road
east Of White Sulphur Springs by go
ing more southerly up over the hill
and through the golf course rather
than through the willow bitches which
bring water to the irrigated hay lands
along the present route. -Four farm
economic units which have been es-
tablished for eighty or more years
would have been broken up under
the first routing because the forest
grazing permits are based upon the
amount of hay which can be pro-
duced. 1t was suggested that in order
to get better view of road locafng
not only should the highway user,
who will pay $289,00O to travel the
O.182 miles further over the next
20 years, be "guesstimated' but that
the economic impact on agricultural
economics should be considered.-FS Z
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-04-26

going to weaken our moral fibre :.
there is a difference between what
Babceck says and what, Babcock
does. 50
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-04-26
Governors Tax
Talk Challenged
By Wuyrynen

BUTTE = Rep. Ray Wayrynen
Monday charged that Governor Bah
cocks Hawaiian trucker speech "does-
MT square with his administrations
action in the 1868 Legislative Ses-
sion-I ask property owners to wait
until they receive their tax state
ments this June before they believe
Babcock's statement that there were
no tax increases in this session."
The Silver Bow Democrat said,
"Babcock's statement that there were
no new taxes is in error, and he
knows it when property owners
receive their statements this summer
they will see that Babcock's solution
to Montana problems has been to
shove the tax burden on to the county
level in the form of additional prop
erty taxes apparently Babcock
believes that he can hoodwink the
voters by claiming that additional
taxes are not new taxes"
The Democratic Minority Leader
continued, rs. Keith Anderson, exec
utive secretary of the Montana Tax
Association, was quoted in the Hell
ena INDEPENDENT RECORD edi-
ton of April 10Th as telling the Lewis
and Clark County Republican Club
the following, 'Sizeable increases in
taxes were made by the last
Legislature, and both political parties
shrugged this off as of no import
ance'.u
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conclusion, he included: adequate
pensions and medical care for the
aged; minimum wage law protection
for millions now not covered,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-04-26
HAVE FAILED IN
POLITICAL ACTION

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eve have to develop a concern
for these kind of problems" he as
serted, eff we Cabor) are going tc
win back support against our enc
mics :" In this connection, he
pointed out that part of the strength
behind" anti-labor legislation current
ly being pushed by Sens. Goldwater,
Mcclellan and Mundt sis our fault
we have failed' to do an effec-
tive job of political action"
Laying the issues squarely on the
line, he said that the international
union can't do the whole job, ''it's up
to the business agents" and other To-
cal officials to give more of their
time and energy TO developing poll
teal awareness, to providing infor-
members, and to encouraging the
wives of union members to take part
in such programs. "The ladies'" he
said, "can really perform political
action work :. :"
If Montana labor doesn't get whole
near CCOly OClllllQ POlALlCcl dSIlOilt iiC
warned, ''we're going to wind UP in
this state with sright-to-work' law,
the same as the State of Wyoming"
PICKET LINE WON'T
EQUALIZE POWER BALANCE"
Earlier, Western Vice President
Moen also emphasized the imperative
ness of greater emphasis on political
action by labor. 49, ~
Commenting on remarks made by
Billings Mayor Harold Gerke that in
Yellowstone. country there are $4,000
union members who, if they took an
active part in politics could control
many elections in, that area, Moen1
said that labor's survival in Montana
depends on a greatly increased rank
and-file interest in political affairs.
''Picket lines won't equalize the
power balance with Anaconda and
Montana Power. 1t can. only be
done via !. the ballot box" Moen
insisted.
Intra- union, wise, Moen said that
there is a desperate need "to develop
better leadership" at all levels if |
1--WE are to better serve membership
needs ;" M
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-04-26
DEMOS DIDN'T "SHRUC"
TAX MATTER OFF

Wayrynen said, 81 agree with An
derson, except to point out that SEN
ators McKeon of Deer Lodge, Durkee
Iof Hill, Rep. Eskildsen of Phillips,
myself and numerous other Demo-
cratic legislators time and time again
complained in the press, on radio,
television, and on the House and
Senate floors that Babcock and the
Republican party were consciously
showing additional taxes on to the
local property owner and all this
while claiming that they were not
increasing taxes :. Anderson's COM
plants are valid, but only with re-
spect to Babcock and his administra-
ton.
at is also interesting to note
that Babcock, in his Hawaiian
speech, referred to the AZ million
dollar deficit Governor Nutter and
he MISUNDERSTANDING their prede-
cessor, Republican Governor Aron-
son might be interested in being
asked by Babcock to explain how it
was he left the State in such dire
fiscal straits"
The Butte Democrat concluded,
saying, perhaps the Governor should
deliver his Hawaiian trucker speech
to the Montana Taxpayers Associa-
ton / would be willing to pay
money to be there just to watch"
The Nome nugget., 1963-07-29
s6 CHILDREN OVERCOME
 BY CHLORINE GAS AT POOL

READING, Pa. R - Fifty-six children were overcome by chlor- inc gas when valve jammed at a city operated swimming pool Fri day. Two of them were in critical condition.
 Andy Stopper, 46, athletic di- rector at Reading High School and a pool employe, was in serious condition. Two other employees also were sickened by the gas that filled the pool area where 75 cfil- dren were breathing.
 Stopper told authorities the valve iammed when he tried to inject chlorine gas into the pool from a cylinder of liquid chlorine. The gas quickly diSsipated.
The Nome nugget., 1963-07-29
Nasser Agrees with Test Ban Agreement

LONDON R - President Canal Abdel NaSser says the United Arab Republic will join in the partial nuclear test ban agreement initialed by the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union. Israel is expected to take similar action.
 NaSser told student group in Alexandria Sunday night he sup ported Indian Prime Minister Nehru's call for all nations to sup port and sign test ban treaty.
 Nasser also called for more dis armament negotiations and event ual destruction of nuclear stock piles.
 If the JAR and Israel join the test ban, it will ease a source of tension in the Middle East. They have accused each other of trying to develop nuclear weapons,
The Nome nugget., 1963-07-29
FAA Plans to Develop Automatic All-Weather Airplane Landing System

WASHINGTON R - The Fed eral Aviation Agency said Saturday it has chosen Airborne Instru- ments Laboratory Deer Park, NY, to develop an advanced ex- perimental automatic all-weather airplane landing system.
 The system could become avail able for use in the 1970s, the FAA said. The contract to the firm, a division of Cutler Hammer, Inc, is for $1,082,600.
 The system, based on radio guidance techniques, would scan the sky above the airport from two installations on the runway, determine the height, direction and distance of the airplane, and dis play the necessary information both in the airplane cockpit and in the airport control tower.
 The company said this dual coverage would assure the pilot and the air traffic controller of complete and constant coverage of the airplanes position, under all weather conditions, all the way down to the landing.
 'The new system would give the aircraft, at all times during it's approach to the runway, precise information on its position in space in three demensions," a company statement said.
 The system is designed so that while this information is given to the pilot, it can be used by an auto pilot to control the landing auto matically if desired, with the pilot capable of taking over at any time The company said it plans to have a test version of the system ready for installation at FAA's Experimental Center at Atlantic City, NJ., within two years.
The Nome nugget., 1963-07-29
Only 2s Whooping Cranes Left

OTTAWA R - The Northern Affairs Dept. reported that the wild whooping crane population decreased in the last year to 28, a loss of 10.
 It said the snow-white bird with black wing tips and red-crowned head apparently is not nesting for the second year in a row.
 The department said they were hoping that the abrupt decrease is not the beginning of the end for the wild population of these beautiful birds.
 There are six captive whoopers in the Audubon Park Zoo in New Orleans and one in the San An tonic Zoo.
The Nome nugget., 1963-07-29
Smallpox Spreads in Poland

WARSAW, Poland R = SmaIl- pox continued to spread in Poland this weekend The Health Ministry reported 40 cases. four of them fatal
 The ministry said more than 360,000 persons have been vacci- mated since the first case of small pox appeared two weeks ago in the Breslau region.
The Nome nugget., 1963-07-29

An experiment in a California prison camp produced evidence that sleep therapy can help alco- holics. The unconscious prisoners were subjected to recorded anti liquor talks by microphones placed under their pillows at night.
The Nome nugget., 1963-07-29
Electrical Storms Kill 29

ROME R - The sixth straight day of violent electrical storms in Italy brought the last weeks death toll to 29.
 Rain and hail driven by gale force winds crumpled stone and wood stable Friday at Ragusa, Sicily, killing a couple and their 16-year-old daughter.
 Lightning killed one person at Caserta and another at Avellino. The lightning deaths were the 18th and 18th, when a rash of storms began raging across the Italian boot, Sicily and Sardina.
The Nome nugget., 1963-07-29
Retires from Air Force

LOS ANGELES R - Col. Bernie Lay Jr., 53, author of movie scenarios including "12 O'clock High" Above and Beyond" and Strategic Air Command" has re- tired from the Air Force.
 When he announced his retire ment, Lay learned his book, q Wanted Wings" inspired Maj. Gen. Ben Funk to become pilot 29 years ago. Funk, 50, heads the Air Forces Space Systems Di- vision.
The Nome nugget., 1963-07-29
LACK OF FUNDS

WASHINGTON R - Lack of funds is threatening to sidetrack a Defense Department plan to test military mobility by airlifting an entire division - about 15,000 men - to Europe later this year.
 The airlift would be the largest ever for training purposes.
The Nome nugget., 1963-07-29
Soviet Leaders Favor Ban

MOSCOW R - Soviet bloc lead CTS approve the partial nuclear test ban treaty initialed by the So- viet Union, the United States and Britain, says the Soviet news agency Tass.
 TaSs said the leaders registered approval after a briefing Friday by Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko.
 The leaders concluded three days of economic talks, Tass said. The economic discussions were not made public
The Nome nugget., 1963-07-29
Bomb Kills Two Saboteurs

MARACAIBO, Venezuela lR = A bomb exploded prematurely at an American-owned oil pipeline Sunday night, killing two saboteurs who were planting it.
 It was the fourth bombing at the Creole Petroleum Go. pipeline here. The company is subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey.
The Nome nugget., 1963-07-29
LOSES LEFT HAND

WEST POINT, Ohio LY = Rlch- ard Lacher, Jr., Is, lost his left hand and suffered severe powder burns while firing a cannon Sun day during a mock Civil War bat tie. His condition was reported as serious.
 The accident occurred as Lacher showed a ramrod down the barrel of a 16-pound brass cannon.
 More than 10000 persons viewed the mock battle commemorating the tooth anniversary of the capture of Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan.
The Nome nugget., 1963-07-29
California Indians May Recover S29.l Million for Land Taken

WASHINGTON R Three groups of California Indians may soon recover S29.l million for land taken by the United States during the gold rush days more than 100 years ago.
 The agreement between the Justice Department and attorneys for the Indians must be approved by the US. Indian Claims Com mission, the Indian groups and the US. Secretary of Interior. Appro- priation of the money would be up to Congress
The Nome nugget., 1963-07-29

For Packing. Painting or Puppies
 Old Newspaper-25t Bundle
Jackson advocate., 1963-01-19

Thigpen Of Chicago, Ill. Finance
committee in charge total a.
mount Of finance $4,000.
The next meeting will be held
with the John Baptist church,
Barnett, Miss, February 8, 1868
time 8 pm. The next mass
meeting will be held Friday
night before the first Sunday in
February, at the Chapel Hill
church, time Z pm.
The ushers enjoyed q lovely
Christmas tree at the last meet
ing. Everyone seemed to have
enjoyed their gifts they received.
President Combest says II you
want to be well entertained just
come to the Pachuta area at
any time. Mr.. C. C. Combest,
president; Mr.. Motto Bender,
vice president; Mrs. Sarah Jor-
dan, secretary; Mrs. Eva Gra-
ham, chairman Of devotion; Mrs.
Helen Heard, program chair
man; Mrs. Mary M. Bender and
Carrie Combest, matrons.