The Harlem news. [volume], March 13, 1959, Image 2

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The Harlem News
JOHNSONS PUBLISHERS
Vern W. Mclntyre Editor
Neil E. Johnson Manager
Maxine Johnson Sec’y-Treas.
Entered as second-ciass matter at the post office at Har
lem, Montana, July 13, 1908, under the Act of March 9, 1879
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From the Scene of Montana’s 36th
Legislative Assembly . ..
"Seat 87"
(by Fraacto Bardaaoave)
Harlem — The biggest news of
the final days of the 36th legisla
ture was Gov. Aronson’s veto of
the weight-distance bill. During
the morning there had been ru
mors that this bill would be veto
ed because the Governor felt that
even if he signed it the House
might not pass the one cent gas
tax increase. A Democr^.ic cau
cus was called at noon t > deter
mine how may members of the
party would support the one cent
gas tax increase. A large major
ity of the members pledged that
they would support the tax even
though many of them did not like
it. This made it a certainty that
the gas tax would easily pass, as
most of the Republicans would
support it. This information was
conveyed to the Governor.
Routine business occupied mem
bers during the afternoon. Be
fore adjournment the chief clerk
began reading a message from
the Governor. For a few mom
ents most of us did not realize the
full meaning of what was being
read. This doubt was soon remov
ed as soon as the impact of the
message hit us.
Many of us felt that the roof had
fallen in. Some of the members
present had worked for years for
a fair truck tax. Even the Gov
ernor in his message asked for
equitable truck taxes. The bill
had been ’carefully written to
mainly cover the large commer
cial trucks that use the highways
every day. His message said that
it would work an undue hardship
on the truckers and it would ex
cessively raise the cost of trans
portating commodities, at the
same time he said it would pro
duce very little revenue. This
did not seem consistent. If only 1
a small amount of revenue would
be raised by the weight-distance
bill it seems that the argument
that it would place a heavy bur
den on the truck industry was not
true.
We pleaded desperately with the
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1 minority party to help us over
ride the veto. Some of our mem
bers were bitter about the man
ner that the highway department
had been handled, yet they were
prepared to lay aside their per
sonal feelings in order that the
highway program could be plac
ed in high gear. Also, an in
creased highway' program would
provide many jobs for Montana’s
unemployed. Our arguments fell
on deaf ears as only one Republi
can joined the majority of the
Democrats in the attempt to over
ride the veto. We adjourned short
ly after the vote. The minority
members huddled in groups on
their side of the aisle. They seem
ed stunned by the event that had
just happened. There were no
smiles in Republican Town that
night as every minority member
knew that the entire program for
increased highway aid had died
with their failure to support the
overriding of the veto.
The next morning the doomed
'one cent gas increase was to
come up for debate- Before the
session the House lobby was jam
med full of highway contractors.
Tears were almost running down
their faces as they pleaded with
us to support the gas tax increase.
They could read the hand writing
on the wall — millions of dollars
of highway contracts were about
to go out the window. One of the
state’s largest contractors, a
staunch Republican, buttonholed
me and pleaded for the tax. 1
told him that I had been ready
to support it. We had been pre
pared to go halfway but his own
Governor had refused to the other
half. He just shook his head and
said “He should never have
done it.’
When debate opened up. argu
ments were put forth why the gas
tax increase should be put into
effect. Their many arguments
sounded hollow. I stated “Yester
day I pleaded with you for sup
port for highways, you ignored
FREEMEN and VIGILANTES
Before formal "book-style” law came to Montana
territory, "miners' justice" or a vote of those present
in the "gulch" decided most legal questions. As
' news of the fabulous strikes in Montana mining camps
spread eastward, road agents, drifters and confidence
men arrived in force to earn their fortunes the easy
way.
Against their organized terror arose the famed
Vigilantes who closed the gap between "miners'
' justice" and formal law in the west, to protect and
insure the precious rights of the individual. The in
born love of liberty and freedom which brought the
pioneers to develop this boundless new western land,
survives today as a pan of life in Montana.
The right of an individual to make his free
choice whether it be to cultivate or mine his land is
a traditional western heritage. The same philosophy
prevails upon the right or-westerners to choose a
glass of bear for refreshment. It's a part of life in
Montana.
Today in Montana the United States Brewers
Foundation works constantly throughout the beer
business to assure the sale of beer and ale under
pleasant, orderly conditions.
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my pleas. I cannot follow your
logic; if you did not need high
ways yesterday, you do not need
highways today." They did not
have any answers. The one cent
increase was soundly beaten.
In all the arguments over ad
ditional highway funds, a few
facts should not be forgotten. The
highway department still has mil
lions of dollars to build roads. It
is by far the largest state agency.
It spends almost two-thirds as
much money as all the other state
agencies combined. The loss of
federal matching funds has been
a constant club that hangs over
our heads. I believe it is about
time we asked ourselves “What
if we do lose some matching
funds? There will still be more
matching funds in the years to
come.” As long as there is a
federal aid highway program
there will be matching funds. In
fact, as the years have gone by
the percent of federal funds have
increased in proportion to state
aid.
I am beginning to wonder if we
should try to match all the funds
that our rich Uncle has available.
Keeping up with the Joneses has
financially wrecked many people.
Maybe it is about time we took
inventory of our financial resour
ces and build highways consist-;
ent with our findings. Also, it is
about time that politicians of noth
parties quit yelling about the bug-j
aboo of losing federal aid funds.
Whenever politicians want to blast;
their opposition or gei elected to
office they drag out the old
"ghost" of losing “matching
funds.” After all these funds!
aren’t exactly something that!
comes to us like the rain. They
do come out of taxpayers pockets,
whether at the state or federal,
level.
I devoted more space to this ar
ticle than I had intended. I am
writing in the peace and quiet of
my home, having arrived here last
night. We finished up yesterday
afternoon and I immediately pack
ed my bags. I honestly don’t
know if we did a good job or not.
The House handled the biggest
work load in the legislative his
tory of Montana —the most bills,
the most investigating commit
tees. and the most requests for
appropriations. This was done in
the face of the most severe polit
ical harassment of any recent
House session. The opposition de
clared war from the first day. It
is the duty of the minority to keep
the majority on their toes, but
sometimes it seemed to us who
were trying to put a constructive
program together and get it
through, that some of the tactics
used were only to delay, stall and
confuse.
The biggest single question in
r many people’s minds is “did you
■ balance the budget?" On paper
J it appears balanced, but nobody
t will know for certain until June
30, 1961.
If anybody today can answer
’ the following questions then they
’ will know whether the budget is
’ balanced or not:
What will be rainfall be for the
: next two years? A severe drouth
' would mean low crop yields and
decreased receipts to the live
stock industry which would result
in less taxes paid to the state. A
biennium of heavy rainfall would
have the opposite effect.
Whit will be the price of cop
per? Will there be a business re
cession or prosperity for busi
ness? Will there be full employ
ment or a heavy load of unem
ployment? What will livestock
I prices do? What types of farm
programs will we have? Will
grain prices be up or down?
| The answer to every one of
these quetsions is a part of the
answer to the question “is the
budget balanced?" If the coming
two-year period is one of general
prosperity and good prices, the
budget will be safely balanced
with possibly a surplus. If the
i opposite economic conditions pre
vail. it is entirely possible we will
have- a bad deficit. If any person
[Can answer all these questions
that I have asked he is worth a
lot more than twenty bucks a day.
Sincerely, Francis Bardanouve,
Blaine County State Representa
tive.
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Wildlife Conservation
Increasing in Soil Bank
Wildlife conservation practices
are growing in importance in the
National Soil Bank program. Leo
S. Kolstad, State Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation ad
ministrative officer, said today
in a statement issued in connect
ion with National Wildlife Week,
March 15-21.
“The Soil Bank.” Kolstad said,
“contains more specific provis
ions for wildlife practices than
any other department of Agricul
ture program. From 1957 to 1958
there was a fivefold increase in
the acreage devoted to wildlife
practices through the Conservat
ion Reserve. Another big increase
for 1959, and we hope it will con
tinue in future years.”
"Farmers who have signed con
tracts to participate in this year’s
Soil Bank Conservation Reserve
still-have the opportunity to swi
tch from ordinary land cover
practices to cover which has the
specific purpose of protecting
game birds and animals or fish
Northcentral Mont.
COWBELLES
Marie Snedecor
Dear Cowßelles,
The old saying "Time flies, and
man stands still” isn’t always
true-cspecially of us women! We
fly with Time, but can’s ever
catch up. But let’s take off a few
minutes of our desperate lunge
ing and relax for a few minutes
over a cup of coffee and chat
with others who have the same in
terests we have. Did you remem
ber that next Sunday, March 15.
is the date for the Bear Paw
Hereford Breeders showing of
their prize winning bulls, and
that we Cowßelles are to meet at
Hiner’s banquet room about 3:30?
Let us all turn out and give our
new officers, Beth Mundt and
Marcy Ross a glad hand and the
assurance any new officer needs
when first assuming her position.
The business meeting will be
short, but important.
Bring a guest or two and in
this way acquaint others with-our
work. After the meeting we will
gather at the VFW hall for re
freshments and from there re
tire to the Catholic parish hall for
a delicious beef dinner.
Be seeing you Sunday--and this
means YOU!
In a rushing tizzy, as always.
Sincerely, Marie.
ponds Any farmer wishing to
make such changes should apply
to the county office and ask for
approval to make the change.”
Generally, there are three dif
ferent types of wildlife conservat
ion practices which may be car
ried out on Conservation Reserve
land. They are: (1 > wildlife cover,
including food plot plantings, to
attract, hold, and winter-protect
pheasants, quail, rabbits, and oth
ergame birds and animals; (2)
water and marsh management
practices to provide habitat for
waterfowl, fur animals, and other
game; and (3) ponds for fishing
or other recreational purposes.
Farmers may hunt and fish on !
their Conservation Reserve and, :
as long as it is not a commercial
operation, may permit others to
do so-free, for fees, or for help
in developing and maintaining
the wildlife “reserve." The high
est rates of cost-share payments
are made on Conservation Re
serve land put in wildlife pract
ices. Rental payments are also
made each year of the contract.
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North Central
Stockgrowers
Name Officers
Ninety-five stockmen and
guests attended the recent an
nual meeting of the Northcen
tral Montana Stockgrowers As
sociation which was held at the
Elks Club in Havre. Hugh D.
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was guest speaker at the even
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event. His topic was the “High
Cost of Living.”
Association president, Regi
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speakers included Claude Win
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Experiment Station, Dr. John
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State Livestock Commission, E.
J. Skibby of Helena, chairman
of the state Fish and Game
Commission, and Bob Murphy,
assistant secretary of the Mon
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