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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-03-22

we serve and protect the develop
ment we have built.
The bill proposed by the coop
group in the Legislature was Senate
Bill 1914. 1t passed the Senate by a
1917 vote but was killed in the
House, 54-39.
President Frank told the annual
meeting "every legislator you sent
up to Helena voted against your
REA", and he said, cit is unbeliev-
able that anyone who has electricity
and without REA would not have
power today could be brainwashed
and vote against YOU.
He noted that as the Yellowstone
Valley Electric Cooperative they are
not political organization, that they
are a service organization, and re-
CARELESS of party affiliation REA
people should make it a point to know
how a legislator feels about rural
identification.
owe have to buy our power solely
from Montana Power, he said, "and
sell it in competition in areas they
did not want that is pretty
tough situation.
eve tried to get a law passed so
we could keep our territory and they
would keep theirs, he said, because
sthere is no way in the world this CO.
operative or any cooperative can
operate if we let private utilities take
our good loads.
"You do not have any foreign
investors in the REA', Frank said,
$50 it is difficult for me to under
stand how the lobbyists of the
Montana Power Company, with
$50 of its stock owned by eastern
investors, get the people you elect
to do what they say.
He said REA people were clicked
around" by the legislature.
The Yellowstone Valley REA meet
ng included the noon lunch for mem
oers, a myriad of prizes, and the
Youth Fair, which Mr.. Fitzgerald de-
'cribed as the ''only one of its kind
n the country, and very impressive
display of farm youth talent and in
senuity.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-03-22

The Asses administrator said. if
the referendum fails, 'twe believe
the price of wheat will drop from So
to 81 bushel", adding this is not a
Department of Agriculture figure,
but one arrived at by many econo-
mists. He further said the price sup
port will drop to 500 of parity for
those who stay within their allotment
and only small number could quail
fly.
Additionally he predicted large
supply of wheat without a market
and a depressed feed and cattle
market as well. .'We believe there
will be 800 million bushels more
than there is a market for, with
no price supports available and,
Gin free market it will go into
competition with other crops.
He said, in answer to a question,
that he did not think Congress would
pass an emergency farm bill if the
wheat referendum failed. Second
guessing Congress, he noted, was
not in his line, but the general under
is that many Congressman
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-03-22
Power Company Delays
Affack-36 Seconds

BIRMINGHAM, Ala CNS) -
The state order approving Alabama
Rural Electric Association of Co.
operatives request to build gen.
Grating plant ON the Tombigbee River
was signed by Governor John Pat
terson.
Thirty-six seconds after the sign
ing was made public, Alabama Power
Company intervenors served notice
of their intention to fight both the
state and the cooperative in the
courts.
At Samson, Ala, according to the
ALABAMA RURAL ELECTRIC
NEWS, the Alabama Power Company
is presently spending 100000 to
duplicate a cooperative electric sys-
tenn which has served the Samson
area satisfactorily for many years.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-03-22
Federal Funds to
Build Airport at
w. Yellowstone

A million-dollar airport will bt
constructed in West Yellowstone thi.
summer. The 8,400 by $50 foot run
way will be capable of landing air.
liners at the tourist town. Although
it is financed entirely by federal
agencies, the State Board of Examin-
ers will open the bids April Is to
begin the building season.
Three other airport bids will also
be opened at this meeting for the
towns of Polebridge, Boulder and
Augusta. The turf strips are esti-
mated at $4,000 each.
Other building proposals include
80 by IS foot brick weather bureau
at Dillon estimated at $4,000 and
repairs to the roofs of five build
ings at the University in Missoula.
The University Library and heating
plant also will be improved.
At Tuesdays meeting of the Ex-
aminers the National Guard ware
house at Fort Harrison was awarded
to contractor Al Johnson for $104,-
149. The electrical and plumbing
work brought the total up to $127,-
ATT.
A bipartisan committee was ap-
pointed to meet with architect Nor
man Hamill to outline the needs of
the new food center and dormitories
at the Training School at Boulder
to be built from the $475,000 appro-
priated from the general fund by the
Legislature. A fire destroyed the old
four-story building while the Legis-
lature was in session.
Gov. Tim Babcock appointed Sen
ators Arnold Rieder, William F. Cash
more and Lester Goodwin plus Repre-
sentatives John Thompson, Clyde
Hawks and Francis Bardanouve to
the committee.
A new agreement was reached with
Observation-Disclosures engineers to spend
a million and half dollars to repair
the center section of the Capitol. Sec
Rotary of State Frank Murray got
first in line for additional space and
he also wanted the engineers to look
into the elevator situation. During
heavy traffic of the Legislature the
elevator controls got stuck
and people were yoyoed from the
basement to the fourth floor.-FS !
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-03-22

for any amount budgeted above the
established level.
2. A new Foundation Program will
be fixed at 1870 of each schools
maximum schedule. AS each school de-
termines its maximum schedule, it
computes 1870 of this as it's Founda-
ton Program. The equalization fl
nancing, in which the state aid is
used, is on the Foundation Program
portion of the budget. The $50 of
the maximum schedule above the
Foundation Program is financed by a
permissive district levy.
3. Basic County Levies: For ele-
mentary schools, the basic county
levy is fixed at 25 mills. There is no
longer any basic district elementary
levy. For high schools, the State SUI
perintendent computes the amount
of money needed from the basic
county levy, after totaling the Foun-
dation Programs of all Montana high
schools and subtracting the available
state aid. The State Board of Equali-
zation then computes the number of
mills required; this basic. county levy
for high schools cannot exceed 15
mills. Counties that can finance their
Foundation Programs with less than
The basic county levy may then levy a
esser number of mills, but will not
see page a !
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-03-22
+ eIsfar Fight Seen

Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) has
predicted a new battle over Tel
star, the communications satellite
program, during this session of
Congress. Morse has criticized the
program as a "giveaway' of fed
eral funds spent on research to
the American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. During the last session
of Congress, he led the unsuccess-
full fight to make Telstar public
program.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-03-22

Here is MEAS roundup, as pub
lished in it's news edition of MON
TANA EDUCATION:
FOUNDATION PROGRAM
Conference Committee Amend
ments to SB 20, the School Foun-
dation Program bill, were passed
ASP in the Senate and 62O in the
House on the third overtime day
of the 38th Legislative Session.
The plan for school financing is a
substantial up-dating of the 1919
plan and has these major provisions
for public school financing:
/. A new maximum schedule based
on the amount actually budgeted for
1962-63 in the middle-cost schools of
each group size. School boards must
seek voter-approval of a special levy
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-03-22
Year-Long Study Reveals
Year-Long Study Reveals
Action Must Be Taken To
Control Pollution of Air

From TREASURE STATE HEALTH
The State Board of Health
recently completed an air pollu-
ton study on seven of Mon
tana's cities, Mary E. Soule,
Md, MPH, Director of Disease
Control, has announced. She
said this study, made by Benja-
min Wake, Industrial Hygiene
engineer, shows that several
Montana cities have an air pol
luton problem. Among the
cities studied, severe air pollution ex-
lists in Missoula and Libby and to
lesser degree, but nevertheless signi-
ficant. in Anaconda, Butte and Bill
ings. Complete information for the
State as a whole cannot be deter
mined until further studies are made.
Whether or not air pollution af-
fects health is no longer a debate.
1t is the opinion of most authorities
that polluted air from community
and individual sources is one of the
causes of at least two major respi-
ratory diseases, lung cancer and
chronic bronchitis.
Although the complex mechanisms
by which this happens are by no
means clear, and in spite of the in
of our present knowl-
edge, available facts are sufficient
to justify an all out effort to control
and reduce air pollution.
Air pollution, as generally defined,
means the presence in the outdoor
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-03-22
MEA Review Shows
MEA Review Shows
Schools Made Some Gains
In legislative Session

Montana public education achieved number of in
the 38th Legislative Assembly according to report released
this week by Montana Education Association
Five pieces of school legislation including major overhaul
of the Foundation Program and upward revision school
grazing land rental schedules the MEA finds will be of sub
stantial benefit.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-03-22

who vote to carry. Fitzgerald said
farmers with less than Is acres can
settle this referendum people
who have no stake in the wheat pro-
gram. In one state he pointed out
there were 10000 possible votes
and only 10000 had over Is acres.
Two-thirds of those voting in this
coming referendum have never before
been eligible to vote, he said.
WILL MAINTAIN FARM INCOME
He outlined the program on which
farmers will be voting and said, eve
believe this program will maintain
farm income at about the present
level so far as wheat is concerned;
the price of wheat will be stable, con-
sumner prices will be about the same
as in 1862 and total value of wheat
produced will remain the same. Wheat
stocks will be reduced along with the
price to taxpayers
The cost of the program will go up
slightly but it will then go down be-
cause there will be reduction in the
storage costs as wheat reserves are
gradually reduced, he said.
The final decision on a wheat
program rests with the farmers,
and, according to the Asses adj
ministrator, the result of that de-
cision will be felt by all segments
of the Montana economy, farmer,
businessman and worker.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-03-22
Housing Up

New privately owned housing starts
in 1862 were up IL per cent over the
1861 rate, according to the Census
Bureau. Last years starts were at
1.5 million rate compared to 1.3
million in 1861.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-03-22
Yellowstone Valley Electric's Meeting -.
$4,000 Returned TO Customers
As Savings On Electric Service

The 7t annual early morning community breakfast and
the 25h annual meeting of the Yellowstone Valley Electric Co.
operative held last week in Billings where record of
reported and $52 900 returned
of the Rural electric cooperative the capital credits
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-03-22

Jake Frank, Park City, president
of the board of directors, noted at
the breakfast attended by local bust
nessmen and rural people that the
$4,000 would be spent in the local
community and turn over many times
in the hands of local businesses.
Guest speaker at the breakfast and
the annual meeting was Ralph V.
Fitzgerald, deputy administrator, Ag-
ricultural Sterilization and Conser-
walton Services of the u. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington,
D. c., whose subject was the role of
the ASC in the Wheat Referendum
(See story elsewhere in this issue) :.
RECALLS TERRITORIAL
INTEGRITY" FIGHT
Max Mathews, manager of the
rural electric since 1910, reviewed
the attempt of Montana rural cleo
tries to get bill through the recent
legislature to protect their territory
from being taken over by the pri-
waite utilities.
He explained the intent of the
bill by saying "the co-operatives
do not want any territory or any
customers served by anyone else
but we sure want to keep the areas
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-03-22
Wheu i Referendum Vote Outcome
Can ! ike or Break Agriculture

sing is
ldtwog
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-03-22

in Washington are weary of the
farm problem, and in particular the
northern states without which no
farm bill can pass. He also said u. S.
Senator Ellender, Louisiana, and
chairman of the Senate Agriculture
Committee, has been quoted as say
ing if the referendum does not pass,
an emergency farm program would
be approved, only over the powerful
Senator's dead body. A bill might be
introduced, Fitzgerald said, but pas
sage lacks promise.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-03-22
REFERENDUM, A MAKE
OR BREAK ISSUE

In stressing the Importance of the
wheat referendum he said it is a
edo or die, make or break" issue and
he warned farmers, "do not be fooled,
be sure you know what you are talk
ing about before you vote''.
Fitzgerald said it is not the rule
of the Asses to suggest how farmer
should vote, but to assure an intelli-
gent vote, to be sure every farmer
knows the detailed provisions of
eligibility and how it will effect his
income. Every farmer who is inter-
ested should go to his ASC office to
find out what his program is, he
said
He told the breakfast gathering
of businessmen and farmers that
business people should be as con-
.cerned with agriculture as the
farmers because it is the life blood
of Montana and the basis of our
national economy.
The wheat referendum will take
place this spring and will be the
wheat program for 1864. 1t requires
of 662s % of all farmers
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-03-22

atmosphere of one or more air con-
| taminants, in such quantities and
of such duration which tend to be
injurious to human, plant, animal life,
or property damage; or which I'M
reasonably interfere with the COM
Portable enjoyment of life, safety, or
health; or the full use and enjoyment
Of property, or with the conduct of
business"
Air pollution control does not mean
returning the air to its primeval pur-
ity. Modern life with it's use of cars,
home heating equipment and other
necessary activities in the commu-
nifty could not go on without some
element of air pollution. However, a
serious approach must be made to
control air pollution, resulting in a
realistic solution. Some of the pollu-
ting elements can be reduced, and the
goal should be to reduce air pollution
to as low level as is possible.
Air pollution is frequently thought
of in terms of dense smoke or large
volumes of clearly visible gases or
other materials. However, most air
pollution is not a nuisance, but, like
radiation, is incidious in that it may
have no color or odor, and yet be
damaging to human health, vegeta-
ton or animals.
Standards of emission have been
developed and tried on almost all
known situations and in many states
,riteria has been developed which is.
to both industries and COM
see page 2
Evening star., 1963-12-15
LBJ's Pet Economy
And Envoy Friends
BY BETTY BEkLE

time you do that, I'm dock
ing you S." It's one Of the
standard Jokes among the
people who work for him.
So from now on If you see
hardly any lights burning in
the White House windows, 1t
won't mean that the Presi-
dents away. It will mean
he's homeI
TWO DIPLOMATIC COU-
PIES, both from non-world
power countries. are the clos
est friends to the new Prea-
dent.
There was no question but
that Sir David Ormsby Gore
had the inside rack Of all the
diplomatic corps with Presi-
dent Kennedy. OF course,
Britain and the United States
are historically. linguistically
and traditionally close, and
We share more problems to-
gether than probably any
other two countries. But quite
aside from that, the British
Ambassador had both a close
personal and working rela-
tionship with John Kennedy.
Joseph Kraft cites an
example in his article, Mr..
Ambassador" in the current
Harper's. "A full day before
plans for the Cuban blockade
were broached to other am
baSSadorS in Washington,
and two days before he broke
the news to the world, the
President spent three hours
talking the matter over with
Ormsby Gore" And, "he and
Lady Ormsby Gore have
probably attended more pri-
vate White House parties
than the rest Of the 100-odd
ambassadors in Washington
put together"
Needless to say, this gave
Sir David enormous prestige
F.. In Washington.
Now o new President is in.
And while Lyndon johnson
probably likes all the anbas-
sadors and will certainly do
business with all whose prob
lens require presidential level
attention, he does have two
very good friends in the am
bassadorial corps.
THE CLOSEST FOREIGN
AMBASSADOR to President
johnson is Mexico's Antonio
Garlic Flores. Like many
Texans. Lyndon johnson has
a real interest in and affec-
ton for our Rio Grande
Evening star., 1963-12-15

The decoration itself might
have been called the new
badge Of American nobility.
During the Eisenhower
administration. this column
mist urged that the out
standing men and women Of
accomplishment In our eoun-
try be invited to the White
House to dinner. because
there seemed to be no other
way they could be singled
out for presidential recogni-
ton.
The British can honor
their men Of accomplishment
with knighthood, and bestow
Evening star., 1963-12-15

the title OF Dame" on their
distinguished women. Other
countries have ways Of hon.
oring their great. But Amer
lean civilians had no Fed
eral honor to which they
could aspire. Now. thanks to
President Kennedy, we do
have. But q lot Of people in
Washington are saying the
award should be limited In
the future to Americans only.
In a nation Of $50 millions,
the competition for excel
lence Is keen enough, they
think. without adding the
rest Of the world.
Evening star., 1963-12-15
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS

something very special and
luxurious. When he came to
Congress he was one Of the
biggest boosters Of rural elec-
trification.
Down at his ranch when
he comes back to the house
and finds that one Of his
staff has left the lights burn
ing upstairs and nobody's up
there, he says: THE next
Evening star., 1963-12-15

neighbor. He gave the first
Washington party for the
Garlic Floreses who have en-
tertained for him several
times since. The Mexican has
the varmest Of inscriptions
on a picture Of the Johnsons.
But we have few problems
with Mexico, and the Ambas-
sador would never expect to
be popping in and out Of the
White House.
The other diplomatic cou-
pie closest to the JohnsonS
are Finnish Ambassador and
Mrs. Seppala. Like the Caril-
10 Floreses, they have visited
the LBJ ranch and last Sep
tember when the JohnSonS
were in Finland they visited
the Seppalas on their private
island, Kaldo, taking with
them as a gift a big electric
charcoal barbecue.
THE SEPPALAS' little girl
Rafaela took Mrs. johnson
on a walking tour Of the is
land, over rocky paths and
under low hanging branches,
telling her to watch out here
or there where an elf or q
troll was said to be hiding.
and Lady Bird loved it. Since
then the Johnsons have been
back to the Finnish Embassy
for an intimate dinner and
to see the motion pictures
Patricia Seppala, an expert
photographer, took Of their
visit.
Patricia Seppala probably
Is the only woman who ever
visited the LBJ ranch who
was able to keep up with
LBJ. During a typical day
there last March, while the
rest of his guests gradually
fell by the wayside and her
husband ended up lazing by
the pool, Mrs. Seppala never
faltered either at riding
horseback, flying to another
johnson ranch, visiting the
cattle, visiting the deer. driv-
ing two hours across country.
swimming In the johnson
pool and starring AZ q party
for 40-all in one dayl
Speaking Of Sir David
Ormsby Gore, this columniSt
didn't know until she read
Joe Kraft's piece that the
dignified, reserved Britisher
Is a Jazz buff who has been
collecting Billie Holiday rec
ords since he went to Eton.
He doesn't have to dance to
jazz; he likes to listen to 1t,
especially what one Britisher
describes as trad" Jazz.
meaning traditional jazz. He
also likes to race cars and
once was described by Harold
Macmillan as "the most
reckless driver in the King
dom" Socially speaking, In
Washington, he has been
hiding his light, you might
say, under a bushel.
&ha
GAN OLYMPIAN CON-
CLAVE," the First Lady de-
scribed the gathering here 10
days ago Of the first winners
of the Medal Of Freedom
Evening star., 1963-12-15

The first night Lyndon
Johnson spent in the White
House he went around turn
ing off lights in rooms that
weren't being used. The staff
member in tow was inwardly
tickled.
This is the Presidents pet
home economy. He grew up
in the country where they
didn't have electricity. 1t was
Evening star., 1963-12-15
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The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-09-20
Happy New Year PJFLA

Our Board of Directors is
composed of a group of we'll
meaning people who meet every
Sunday morning from 10 to IL.
They give whole-heartedly of
their time and effort for this
worthy cause.
One of the greatest "MITZ-
VAHS is giving, donating, con-
tributing to very worthy or
ganiZation such as the Jewish
Free Loan association.
A VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY
A N D PROSPEROUS NEW
YEAR TO EACH AND EVERY
ONE OF YOU. MAY WE ALL
HAVE A YEAR OF PEACE
AND CONFINEMENT.
With our best wishes,
The officers of the J.F.L.
Sam Block, executive sec
retary; Leon H. Francis, presi-
dent; Harry Kipnis, 1st v. P;
Max Bemel, End v. P; Joseph
Gratch, cores. secy.; DR.. Jo-
seph Shafer, secy.; Ed Good
man, board member; Martin
Adler, board member; Newton
Rosenzweig, honorary trustee.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-09-20

The Phoenix Jewish Free
Loan Association is enjoying its
BAR MITZVAH" year. AS we
look back it is very gratifying
to see what our accomplish
mentS were as far as rendering
assistance to those in great
need. The word mo" is not ex-
istent in the J.F.L. Association
dealings, for we believe in the
old saying God never closes
one door without first opening
another" 1t is for US to find
the open door for those who
cannot find it themselves.
Here is an excerpt of a letter
received recently by US written
by a 12-year-old girl. 1t reads
as follows: II wish to express
my deep appreciation for your
kindness. 1t certainly gives me
a warm feeling to know that
there are such people in the
world. I am unable to express
my gratitude more aptly than
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR KINDNESS TO MY
FAMILY AND ME-.
There are many more such
examples of appreciation too
numerous to mention.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-09-20
Tucson Opens New
Hebrew Day School

TUCSON - Tucson's new He
brew day. school, the Torah
Academy, has opened its doors
with an initial class of children
between five-and-a-half and six
and a half years of age.
Plans call for the addition of
a grade a year until II grades
are offered. For the time be-
ing, the new day school will
use classroom space in Congre-
cation Anshei Israel.
The school will have a teach
er certified by the state of Ari-
zona, Secular classroom activ-
tiles will be the same as those
in Tucson public schools.