The Independent-Record from Helena, Montana • Page 2

Pege Two Post Office Mum on Employes Who's employed In Montana post offices under fedora) Youth Opportunity Program? The, question was put to the U.S. Post Office regional headquarters in Seattle. The answer, as relayed by The Associated Press, Seattle bureau, was: 4 in Billings; 8 In Butte; 4 in Great 5 in Missoula and 4 or 5 in Helena. The Sealtle headquarters said it did not have names and would not supply them even ii it did have names. The Seattle headquarters said if names were wanted they would have lo come from postmasters.

Some postmasters already had provided names. Others declined and referred all questioners to Seattle headquarters, In: Butte, Postmaster Al Wil-ke'rsoii said he received "ape-' cific instructions from Seattle this morning not to divulge names of the youths working under the program in the Post Office." However, Wilkerson said he understood it names were wanted the Seattle headquarters could and would supply them. Al the end of the day, the Helena AP bureau had renewed ils request for names from the Seattle headquarters. Postmaster Charles Rice of Uozeman also referred inquiries fo the Seattle headquarters. Names of youngsters employed under the federal program became an issuu lasl week when the Helena Independent Record reported one youugsler in (ho Helena Post Office was tlie? son of Leif Erickson, Democratic National Committeeman fev Montana.

Erickson fold The AP he helped his son get the job and said the jobs nre "given out by senators and representatives." Tlie news story came on a day when Civil Service official in Washington said the Post Ofliee Business Barometer Reveals Bank Debits Are Increased Bank debits in Helena increased per cent in June aver 1he same month a year ago, according to a business barometer recently issued by the Helena Chamber ol Commerce. The report shows that June, J9S5, bank debits were A year ago they were Building permiis were slightly lower this June than the previous June. Permits for new residential buildings, valued at $135,000, totaled eight In. June, 3965. Ten permiis were issued in June, 1964, lor residential buildings, valued at 5166,500.

Permits for new commercial buildings were the same for June in both years. There were eight permits issued each month. But the value of construction was lower this year by 531, 50 D. Value of tlie June, 1965, building is 8188,950 while the value of buildings given permits a year ago was 51,165,150. Residential alterations permits numbered 26 this June as compared to 21 a year ago.

Tlie cost of alterations this year, FRESH approach to refreshment -that's pick up a 6-pack today 1053. The Squirt Corrpir however, was lower at $24,750 as compared to $25,106 in June, 1364. Eight permits for commercial alterations were issued this June as compared to 14 permiis a year ago. The value of the June, 1865, alteralions is listed at $29,950, while the June, 1964, 900-Foot Fall Fatal to Laurel Man Red Lodge (AP) Montana and Wyoming authorities recovered the body of Hurold Jones, 23, Laurel; from rugged mountain country south of Red Lodge Tupsday where the man had fallen 9D0 feet to his death. Search parlies had been organized by Sheriffs Ohio Ford of Carbon County and Harley Kincadc of Park County Wyoming.

Tlie victim's widow, Geneva, told authorities she and tlie couple's six-year-old son walked part way with Jones Tuesday en route to Lake where Jones planned to fish. When the route became steep, the woman said, she and the child turned back. She said she heard some rocks fall about 2:30 p.m. and called to her husband, getting no answer. Tile mother and son returned to their car and waited until nightfall.

When a group of oul-of state tourists came by Mrs. Janes and the boy rode with them to a-resort south of Reil Lodge and called authorities. Forest Service Personnel and others joined in a search at dawn. A Belfry rancher, Bill Lose, who was in the area with a saddle horse and two pack horses recovered tlie body about noon. Ford said Jones had attempted to reach Ihe lake from a steep, rocky route, not the way normally used by fishermen.

The accident site was about miles south of the state line, in Wyoming. alleraiions are valued at The chamber's business barometer shows there were more telephones In Helena this June. The total number of telephones in the Capital City as ol month was 17,325 as compared to 16,328 telephones a year ago. Other uliliiies showed a substantial increase in customers for June of this year followed by the number fur June, 1984; Residential gas customers, commercial gas customers, 767, 730; residential elecirk customers, 8,352, commercial electric customers, 1,104. Vehicle registrations increased by 2,692 this June over last year.

Type of registrations, the number for 1965 followed by the number for 1964 lows Cars, 13,854, trucks, 3,467, trailers, 1,026, motorcycles, 365, 268. Commercial airlines had 930 passengers boarding in Helena during June while 814 got off airplanes. Last year during the same month, 729 passengers got on airplanes in Helena while 768 debarked. The business barometer shows that 2,808 pounds of mail was put onto airplanes last June as compared to 2,354 pounds a year ago. There were 6,267 pounds Df mail taken off planes in Helena last June as compared to 4,512 pounds a year ago.

Air freight poundage for June was 1,549 pounds on, and 12,012 pounds off. A year ago the poundage was 2,166 pounds on, and 11,274 pounds on. Post office receipts increased 56,009 this June over the same month a year ago, the chamber business barometer stated. Receipts a year ago June was while this year's receipts were 565,763. The Helena chamber issues its business barometer each month.

The barometer was brought into use for the first time this spring. People 565,000 new one-family houses in 1964. Of this 120,000 were in (lie $25,000 or over price range. TOP HANDS VIE for $3,000 Plus Entry Fees had been instructed not to treat Youth Qnnortunilv Program jobs as political patronage. John W.

Macy Civil Service chairman, said the program is mainly aimed at helping unskilled youths and school dropouts. Employed In the Helena Post Office are Krlckson's son, Bart, Dennis McCabo, son or a physician, Bill Lcaphart and Steve Meloy, sons of attorneys, Cary Richards, son of the elder Ericksou's law partner and Karl Manschbach, Great Falls Names of youngsters employed in the Great Falls Post Office were announced June 23 and newsmen said none lias apparent political connections. They are Gregory Cunniff, son of a Tribune employe, 'Michael R. Milversted, son of a salesman and Charles J. Boyle, son of an Anaconda Co.

clerk. A fourth youngster, John Mc-Mahan, was hired as a regular summer employe not under the federal youth program. Great Falls Postmaster Mark Fuller said Tuesday he'd been advised to refer all inquiries from newsmen to the regional office in Seattle. Billings Office employes under the program were made public when names were published in Helena last week. They are Bruce Wilson, Roger Scarborough and David Pclowitz of Billings and James Hatlon of Laurel.

Political Affiliations Hatton and Scarborough have political affiliations. Chester Blaylock, chairman of the Yellowstone County Democratic Central Committee, said party headquarters in Washington asked for two names in June. Blaylock said he submitted tlie names of Hatton and Scarborough. Hatton's mother is a regular working Democrat, Blaylock said, and Scarborough is active in a feen-agc Democratic club. The post office jobs are for youngsters hired to replace regular postal employes who are on vacation.

A number of the youngsters, including young Erickson, have held the saino jobs in past years before the Jobs came under the federal Youth Opportunity Pro- petltivo Civil Service tests, Under the program, the Jobs pay $2.29 an hour. Previously they paid $2.48 an hour. One postmaster said no additional funds were made avaiiabie when (he jobs were designated part of the Youth Opportunity Program. Postmaster Lawrence Wendel in Helena said he must pay the wages of youngsters out al his regular budget. State Crews Caused Flood, Couple Claims Highway Commission asked lor more information Tuesday before deciding whether to pay a damage claim by a western Montana couple, Mr.

and Mrs. Binger Conner of Dixon claim Highway Department work on a Highway 10-A bridge at Revais Creek caused a flood condition which damaged their mofel and adjoining prop-erty on June 8, 1964. An attorney for the Conners Victor F. Valgenti of Missoula, claimed that bridge reconstruction forms placed by Highsvay Department crews caused water to back up and wash out Conner property. He said the creek has had higher runoff in other years, but never flooding.

The Conners claim $3,390 damage to the motel and $4,000 loss of income for the past year. Commissioners went a with a suggestion by Chairman Alex Blevrtitt of Great Falls to determine legal liability, have to lind out whether (his bridge could handle fho muw at mar time, lie said. The independent Record, Helena, Montana, Wednetdoy, July 28, 1965 Highway Commission Told Improve Image, Lure More Civil Engineer Grads sion was told the Highway Department must Improve its image to lure more civil engineering graduates. The commission also was art-vised an inspector system should be established to assure road and bridge work is being done adequately. Establishment of an Internal Review System within the department was among recommendations made by E.

H. Cowan, the Montana engineer for the Bureau of Public Roads. "Project engineers are supposed to be doing these inspections, but it is not being done," Cowan "We find this out when we (BPR engineers) make our inspections." He said 22 states now have such Inspector systems, wiih 12 others partially. In essence, he said, it would amount to engineers checking an engineers. "We have people out of Washington doing this to us," Cowan said.

He also recommended closer supervision of Highway Department and fee attorneys in handling right-of-way and condemnation cases. But for most of the afternoon the Highway Commission heard why it is not gelling more civil engineering graduates. Dr. Eldon Dodge, head of civil engineering, al Montana State University in Bozeman, and John (Brick) Brceden, head of tlie school's placement bureau, emphasized the No. 1 problem is a low starting salary.

Second-ly, they said, opportunities for advancement in salary and position are not on par with industry. They pointed out the Highway Department was able Id recruit only one of 25 1965 civil engineering graduates from the Bozeman school and got three in 1964. These kids compare bids, pointed out Ihe Forest Service was able to get five graduates in civil engineering because it offers a Belter advancement program. Highway Engineer Paul Johnson pointed out the Highway Department's starting salary for such graduates Is $550 monthly. This compares with an average of $590, Dodge and Brceden recommended Montana adopt a starling salary of $G0G monthly and reasonable assurance, based on good work, that these graduates will receive about monthly in 15 years.

Dodge liidn't get an answer when he was asked: "Who among your civil engineers is getting $91X1 a month, after five years? in amnion. Dodge said. them opportunities to do interesting, challenging work. I fliink you grossly underestimate what these kids can do Build an environment that college graduates are wanted in the Highway Department." Butte Man Drowns PONY (AP) Louis Dorvic, 81, Hulle, drowned in a mineral water pool at Potosi Hot Springs near Pony Tuesday, Sheriff Phil Loucks of Madison Counly reported. Dorvic apparently slipped in tlie cement jranl which Is about three feel deep, the sheriff reported.

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