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ft ÜIIWW \ ■■inlfïïf h'i mS 1 Files For Governor ^BP|* ■ i. wn.iir r r tv ™ ^ Arnold Olsen filed his nominating Olsen, now thirty-nine, took office MONTANA'S ONLY STATEWIDE INDEPf Co f NEWSPAPER petition for the office of Governor of in 1949 as the then youngest At­ Vol. XVII—No. 16 HELENA, MONTANA, M 4? £ H 23, 1956 $3.00 Per Year the State of Montana on the Demo­ torney General in the United States. cratic ticket, Wednesday, March 21. “During my administration, the CO Olsen, Montana’s present Attorney Attorney General’s office has been General, said at the time of filing: very active. I have waged a constant LaRue Smith, “When I first ran for public office campaign against the gamblers and Kefauver Draw1! in 1948, I had a pledge printed on racketeers. I have consistently de­ the ballot ‘I will fulfill my oath of Cr fended the people against excessive Sr., Confesses office faithfully and well.’ I will con­ rate increases granted the telephone v- tinue to honor that promise. Montana and gas utilities and the railroads; Finally Admits Parentage of people know that I have kept that and I have worked unceasingly to Capacity Crowa pledge. I have accounted for my defend the people’s interest against 1953 School Oil Lease Law stewardship at every opportunity on the oil exploiters of our school lands, 99 radio, TV, and public platform. I Rep. Frank Fulton (R-Fallon) last Olsen said. * . Instead of taking out the strike made public my views on every sub­ “The hottest Democrat in the Friday was absolved of all blame in Olsen, Montana bom and raised, 99 busting parts of Taft Hartley,” he ject and controversy confronting my United States tonight said Joe connection with the parentage of the attended Butte schools and the Mon­ said, “they put a few more in,” and office. I shall exert my every effort Reber, president of the Montana 1953 school oil land perpetual lease tana School of Mines. He received Young Democrats, when he intro­ in regard to the farm problem he to keep the people informed of the law (HB 48). ' ' his law degree from Montana State duced Senator Estes Kefauver at a said “never have promises been for- condition of their government. Fulton, during the 1953 legislature, Olsen stated further that in his University Law School. dinner in Great Falls Wednesday gotten so soon” after an administra­ claimed that he had “hunt and evening. tion took office, campaign he will emphasize . * the A navy veteran of World War II, pecked” out HB 48 one night at his Olsen served four years overseas with “We must have a foreign policy, ’ ' people’s never-ending fight against Fresh from victory in New Hamp­ ranch near Plevna. At the time there the navy. Prominent in veterans’ af­ said Kefauver, “that tells the truth, the gambling racketeers who prey shire and Minnesota, the Tennessee was considerable doubt as to the fairs, he is a member of the Ameri­ Senator and candidate for President one with iniative of our own—a long upon the citizenry of Montana; his validity of his “parentage” claims re­ continuing fight to protect the pub­ can Legion and the Veterans of For­ of the United States spoke before range and consistent program that garding the bill, Rep. O’Connor (R- eign Wars. Olsen is also an activp over 500 people—more than 100 will win and keep the people of the lic against excessive gas, electric, Carbon) and Rep. Bricker (R-Cas- freight, telephone and other utility member of Silver Bow Lodge No. 48, more than the highest and wildest world on our side, We are not go- cade) had sponsored in the lower AF&AM, Scottish* Rite and Bagdad P t he said, “by rattling rate increases; and his continuing guess Young Demos had given the ing to do that, House. Observers were of the opinion Temple of the Shrine, Scandinavian DeMolay Memorial staff for dinners sabres,” threats of “going it alone” advocacy for a program to develop that whoever had drafted the measure Montana school oil lands for the ben­ Fraternity and the Elks Lodge. to be served. If the caterers were or going back and forth to the had had considerable experience in ' ’ efit of the school children and tax­ Olsen, his wife Margaret, and three frustrated because they ran out of “brink. the oil law field. Rep. Fulton is not payers of this state. ’ * children reside in Helena. food, the Young Demos were exuber­ He said “The West needs the Dem­ a lawyer. ant over the attendance. ocratic party for its future develop­ Facts surrounding HB 48 came Kefauver, speaking in even, clear, ment,” and added, “we can win this out Friday in a talk delivered to and precise manner, told his audience, fall if we have a program of our the Cascade County Republican MSRRÄT PROTESTS PROPOSES 50STÏ the question before the people now own and take it to the people of the Women’s Club by LaRue Smith, is, “whether the Republican Admin­ nation.” Sr., an oil attorney and president istration is worthy to be returned to The candidate that “nobody wants of an oil company. PER CENT POWER RATE INCREASE another four years of control of the but the people,” was compared with Removing the last vestige of se­ In a statement to four U. S. Senate I ' effective means of regulating the government of the United States. Lincoln and Jackson by enthusiastic crecy, Smith stated, according to the and House of Representative sub­ private utility industry we have He said the Republicans are torn supporters following his speech. GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE, that “he committees holding a joint hearing, ever developed; the public power with inner strife and, “the only time The “band wagon” psychology was had a personal interest in the long Senator James E. Murray has called yardstick. they could get together was when strong at the Wednesday night dinner term lease law, having collected mon­ for enactment of a congressional stop- “It will inevitably lead to power there was something to be given and everyone conceded Kefauver now ey to have the measure, which he order prohibiting any increase in shortages . . . away. • ' had the upper hand, but also it was wrote, brought before the Legisla­ electric rates charged by the Interior « ture . . .” The oil man, unlike Oil Department during the next 18 It will mean a slow down in the He said there is “no real relief” evident he was not going to keep it development of great electro­ in the present farm bill, and the farm­ without a struggle. Lobbyist Neff of recent notoriety, months. did not go into detail as to whether chemical industries, including west­ er will only get relief now and pro­ Where the Stevenson supporters Thereafter, the Senator declared, ern fertilizer plants. tection in the years to come by turn­ will go if his campaign further col­ the money collected was for Cam­ deviations from established federal ing to a Democratic Administration. lapses is a paramount question. That paign contributions or just what. power and water policies as to rates, “It will mean a slow down in the “Benson,” said the candidate, “has New York Governor Harriman, with Smith, said THE TRIBUNE, “de­ project cost allocations, preference modernization of American farms tied surpluses around the neck of powerful forces behind him will now nied any subterfuge in bringing the and similar matters should get ad­ and homes, for rising power rates the small farmer to pull him down.” come forward, is generally accepted. proposal before the lawmakers,” de­ vance congressional approval. will make impossible the all-elec­ spite the fact that for more than tric farms and all-electric homes Calling Eisenhower “A man of On the surfacè Kefauver showed three years he had permitted non­ 40 PER CENT HIKE that should come within the pres­ changing concepts,” Kefauver item­ little emotion over his recent suc­ lawyer Fulton to bear the stigma of The hearings were called by sub­ ent generation. ’ I ized some of the promises made by cesses, but he could not help but have Candidate Eisenhower and the ac­ found encouragement in the turn-out (Continued on Page Four) committees of both the House and Concluding, he said: tions of the administration after it in Great Falls Wednesday evening.— Senate Interior and Public Works I hope this group of subcommit­ Committees after the Interior De­ took over the government. GRETCHEN BILLINGS. Condon Announces . . tees will take action to reassert the partment announced a plan to in­ basic principles of established federal crease power rates of the South­ power policy, and to require the Ad­ PLEDGES DYNAMIC west Power Administration by 40%. ministration to adhere to those poli­ Columnist Says Benson Aide (From a 5.5 mill per kwh base rate cies until Congress approves any de­ to 7.71 mills per kwh.) viations. I am strongly in favor of LEADERSHIP Testimony revealed that Interior the bill to prohibit all rate changes Miss Mary M. Condon, State Super­ has adopted a new formula for allo­ for the next 18 months. Certainly May Cause Political Blow-Up intendent of Public Instruction, an­ cating the Costs of a dam among its j nothing should be done to add to the nounced today that she will be a can­ various uses, such as flood control, I farmers cost-price squeeze troubles, Drew Pearson in his column of The daily columnist asserts Han­ didate for re-election on the Demo­ irrigation, navigation and power pro- as boosting REA power costs would Wednesday, March 21st, says Ezra son spent time and some government cratic ticket. duction, and has started to apply it do. ' ’ Taft Benson’s State Director of the money in an effort to defeat Senator Miss Condon states that she will nationwide. It is also adopting a Farmers Home Administration has Murray and elect Wesley D’Ewart to continue to give dynamic and effec­ standard amortization or pay-out been acting as a wool-buyer for the the Senate in 1954 in violation of the tive leadership, through the State De­ period. By applying these new stand­ Draper Co. of Boston, helping direct Hatch Act. partment of Public Instruction, to the ards to dams in the Southwest, the Add One To the affairs of Radio-TV KOOK in Pearson says the Benson aide em­ State of Montana in financing of Department justified its proposed Billings and charging political long ployed “persons whose services he public schools, improving the quality rate increase there and others might distance calls to the government, in­ used for unofficial and political pur­ of instruction at all levels, up-grading follow. stead of giving his full time to aid­ poses, including his personal and pri­ the professional qualifications of Under questioning by Senator Mur­ Democratic ing the small farmers with their eco­ vate business. John Costello acted as teachers through pre-service and in- ray, Interior officials testified that nomic problems, and predicts this chaffeur and errand boy, including service training, increasing educa­ they completed cost allocation studies “conflict-of-interest,” simmering un­ wool-purchase duties for Hanson. tional opportunities for all, expand­ in the Missouri Basn, and they do Lt, Gov. Race der Benson’s nose will cause a “poli­ Darrel Coover, appointed by Hanson ing vocational education programs, * ’ served one month, not on FHA busi­ not indicate that any material changes tical blow-up. and extending the nutritional bene­ in electric rates will be required in GREAT FALLS Randall Swan- ness, but purely as a political organ­ fits of the school lunch program to berg, Great Falls attorney, Wednes­ izer.” that area. the children of the State. day announced he will be a candidate State’s Surplus Manpower Hanson’s private secretary report­ u I am proud of the magnificent “There is no reassurance that Over 13,000 At Peak of ed, according to Pearson, that she improvement in our custodial institu­ changes in amortization period or for the Democratic nomination for wrote“as many as 14 letters not per­ tions for unfortunate Children made handling of other basic factors in lieutenant governor. Midwinter Seasonal Layoffs taining to FHA official business,” in during the last seven years and accounting will not be found later “If nominated and elected I hope Supply of manpower in Montana a day, and they included letters to pledge my continued support for their to require a rate increase,” Senator Murray commented. as presiding officer of the State labor markets rose to 13,061 work- “Malcolm Green, president, Draper further improvement. I shall aggres­ Senate to be able to contribute ma­ applicants at employment service sta­ Co., Boston, as well as letters to sively continue my efforts as a mem­ “And the record is clear that the terially to the solution of a number tions in February, 400 above the Charles Crist, his radio business part­ ber of the State Land Board to pro­ present Administration, from its be­ of problems now confronting our January supply and 700 more than ner, and typing wool contracts on tect the interests of all the citizens ginning, has been determined to re­ state. These include improvement of were seeking work in February of FHA time.” Called by Benson’s ap­ in the management and leasing of verse the federal low-cost power yard our educational system, our highways 1955. Not since 1950 had the 13,000 pointee, according to Pearson, were our state school lands. I shall not stick and liquidate as much of the and tax structure,” Swanberg said. level of job applicants been sur­ Martin Littleton, radio-TV speaker shirk my duty in informing the legis­ federal power system as possible. Swanberg has been a member of passed. In February of that year for candidate D’Ewart, A1 Schlaht, lature and the citizens of Montana The Administration has tried to 18,556 were recorded, and in March D’Ewart’s campaign manager and the Great Falls school district, presi­ as to the needs of education at all achieve its goal of changing power dent of the Montana School Boards the files still had 16,085 jobseekers. publisher of the Billings Yellowstone levels. policy to the private company advan­ Assn., and served 10 years as a mem­ REFLECTS GROWING LABOR news, and Bill McKay, head of the i. The improvement of the status of tage in ways that would avoid asking ber of the Great Falls Board of Rec­ FORCE Republican Committee. teachers in recent years through the consent of Congress, Murray reation. Volume of unemployment in Feb­ Pearson says he has obtained a higher standards, better salaries, re­ charged. He cited the Dixon-Yates ruary reflects a steady growth of record of Hanson’s phone Calls dur­ tirement, social security and tenure deal, the establishment of new mar­ He has served as chief deputy Cas­ the working force in Montana, since ing the 1954 period when farmers is gratifying, and testimony to the keting criteria in the Missouri Basin, cade county attorney and assistant employment at the same time con­ were suffering from tragic drought, increased understanding by school and the cost allocation device as ex­ U. S. district attorney, and has been tinues at a higher level than in pre­ and they show the FHA director made boards of their role in the American amples of “procedures tailored to active in the state Democratic party ceding periods. In view of this growth more than 100 long-distance calls for educational system. We have made avoid Congress. 99 for 22 years. Montana industry appears to be fac­ private or political purposes and al­ much progress, but we have a long He is past president of the Cas­ ing into a possible surplus of workers lowed them to be charged to the tax­ way yet to go. As more people realize ECONOMY WOULD BE HURT cade County Bar Assn., past exalted for its expanding requirements as payer. The record shows he phoned that good teachers are essential to Senator Murray added: ruler of the Elks lodge, past presi­ seasonal operations resume. This con­ D’Ewart in Honolulu after his de­ good education, and good education “If the Administration cost­ dent of the Shrine Club and is on the tinues a trend manifest in both 1955 feat at a cost of 15 dollars to the is essential to our American economy boosting program is not halted, it DeMolay Memorial Bldg, board of and 1954, when the summer residue taxpayers . . . “It was also at a time and freedom, the job of the school can have profound effect on the governors. of work applicants exceeded the simi­ when Hanson should have been work- administrators and school boards in development of the national econ­ Swanberg is a native of Great lar figures for the three preceding ing his head off to help farmers bor- recruiting and retaining the kind of omy. Falls. Mr .and Mrs. Swanberg are summers. MONTANA LABOR row money to meet the drought dis- teachers all Montana children are en­ “It will mean the surrender and parents of two sons, Gorham, 17, I I MARKET. 1 aster,” writes Pearson. titled to have will be made easier. abandonment of the only really and Chandler, 13.

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