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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
ELECT COMMITTEE.
TO START COUNTER
OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN.
TRACK MEET AND PROGRAM
WELL ATTENDED BY
WORKERS

N. Y. Mills, Mimi, April p
The Counter-Olympic Conference
and the Sub-District track meet
was held at the Heinola Hall on
Sunday, March q.
The conference started at 1880
A. M. There were delegates from
Menahga, Sebeka, Redwood and
Heinola. A committee was elect
ed to start the ounter-Olympic
campaign. The conference was
successful in every way,
The track meet started at 1890
P. M.
The results were as follows.
Junior boys high jump: Victor
Lind and Orville Fraki tied for
first place #. 6 in. Milton Ma
Einen, 2nd-4 #. IN. Elmore Ma
kinen, Bird, d #. 8 in.
Senior boys standing high jump:
LIST place, Harold Mattson--4 #.
a in. End place, Rufus Fraki4
#. 8 in. 3rd place, Oscar Widell, A
#.
Senior boys standing broad
jump: LIST place, Harold Mattson--
8 #. 9 in. End place, Rufus Fra
ks #. 6 in. Bird place, Oscar Wi
dell-8 fit. 51s in.
Senior boys standing hop step
and jump: LIST place, Oscar Widell
-2S #. 8 in. End place, AdoIph
Laitinen,-22 #. in. Bird place,
William Heino-22 #. 3 IN.
After the track meet there was
a basketball game between the
HeinOla and the Sebeka L. S. U
second teams. The scores were
to IL in favor of Heinola.
At 1880 in the evening there wa;
a basketball. game between the
Heinola and the Sebeka frs
teams. The score was az to II
in favor of Heinola team. Ths
Heinola team will play at tn,
basketball tournament at Superio,
on April 23rd.
After the game, there was
program of music and group ath
letics on the mat and the higl
bar.
The track meet in the afternoo,
and the program in the evenin,
was well attended which show
that the parents in this communi
ty are anxious to have their child
rem take part in workers sports.
Comradely,
SIIRI FRAKI,
Heinola A. C..
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PREPARE FOR THE
MIDWEST DISTRICT
L.S.U. CONVENTION

The next District Convention of
the LSU will be held at Superior
on April 23rd. This will be a his
toric convention. It will be one
of tremendous significance to the
worker sportsmen in the Midwest.
From the Convention we must go
back to the clubs with a clear idea
of what is our main task in the
coming season and how it is TO
be carried out.
Out of the convention we must
get a clear line of activity on the
sports field for the coming year,
A stronger leadership for the Dis
trict must be established in the
Convention.
Our problems, shortcomings and
tasks must be discussed here in
the light of self-critiCisrn. If we
come prepared to the convention
to take up these tasks then we will
be assured of a successful conven-
ton. Begin the Pre-Conventior
discussion now in every club. Get
every member to discuss.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
DEPT. OF JUSTICE
STARTS SUITS IN
SOUTH FOR DEBTS

In order to crush the rising
militancy of the toiling farmers of
the South the department of Jus
tice of the Wall Street govern
ment has started suit against Is
farmers scattered thruout the
South to collect seed loan debts.
These farmers are located in Vir-
GINA, Georgia, South Carolina,
North Carolina, Louisiana, Ala
bama and Mississippi. The suits
are being undertaken at the insti-
cation of Secretary of Agriculture
Hyde and are for the purpose Of
protecting the governments in
terests."
These suits are part of the
wholesale plundering campaign Of
the Val Street bankers against
the farm masses Of the South
The Wall Street government il
acting like any other of the Wal
Street ncies-robbing the toll
ing farmers Of the last remnant,
Of their means Of existence.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15

ANTELOPE

W.. Richardson, L. Hedges and
Ted Glaze dehorned cattle one day
this week.
Saturday night Mrs. Pete Lee
and Mrs. C. A. Mclaughlin enter
tanned the Community Club to a
whist party at the Mclaughlin
home. It was turned into a sur
prise on Mr.. and Mrs. Syl. Ue-
land, who have kept their mar
rage secret for two months. A
purse of silver was presented the
bonored couple. Mrs. LELAND, nee
Ruth Irwin, who teaches the Mon
roe school, will complete her term
of school about the oath of May,
after which the newlyweds will
begin housekeeping in town.
The Van Hee family from Plen-
tywood were Sunday visitors of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Van Hee.
The Ed Ringquist family of
PIentywood visited at Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Brandons Sunday.
The Fred Tachell and A. r,
Berg families called at Fred
and Ted Glazes, respectfully, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lindquist were
Sunday callers at the Peter Soren-
son home.
Mrs. ]. Stewart entertained the
Women's Club Tuesday. Home
Demonstration Agent Mrs. King
attended from the county seat.
Sunday dinner guests at the
Geo. OVERLY home were Mr.. and
Mrs. Sven Johnson of Plentywood
Sven Johnson commenced with
spring work at Overbys. Ed Chris
tianson works for Art Olson anC
Art Christensen for Christ Klies
Mrs. Art Grayson is convalesc-
ing at home after her appendicitis
operation. She returned home OF
Thursday.
No crowd came to the dance
Saturday night so it broke up al
midnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Graysir
are out on the farm with Ar
Graysons during spring work.
Mrs. Emil Griinsrud VISITED
Thursday mite with Mrs. GronvolC
in town.
l.. ]. Regan'S sale Tuesday drew
large crowd. In a week, h
with J. ]. Regain will move to f;
farm in northern Minnesota.
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RAYMOND

Mrs. Ole MathiasOn vi.;.,
nesday. last Wed.
Mrs. Tom Alley and 49,
were wi visiting at the Carl SIn "a Isa
and and Pete Fink homes last JON,
MRS. Alley was formerly lScSe week
Miss Rose Fink. WbaD 19O"n as
ley returned to Seattle. mrs rs Al.
she and her husband viii was,
Shanghai, China. Mr.. A Taa for
known as the worlds light ~ is
weight champion wrestler neaSy.
Many people of this co.
attended the meeting, nrn.s
and dance in the F e, prIggraH
Temple Saturday, April / t9gtIhf-laOOr
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat DicTa.o,
ScObey visited with Mrs I Ei., Of
sons sister, Mrs. TOoke, > l.. 1iT (
day, Mr.. and Mrs. Dic I, sos' III
on their way to DOoIey to S va,
Mr.. ClawsOn who is in :" NSh
Victor jacobson of Mint.
katchewan, visited at the E =;
home last week. e HO
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rrdt
daughter Venice were SUas.. and
the Carl Hovdey home SunSs at
The Y. C. L. unit of No-+I us Y
mond will hold a meeting =. nay
Gibson school Saturday, Enr Il !, tSs
Roger Cookery and p Ss 10
Took, Kenneth, Elmer and stanley
ence Doe of Outlook were v;. Staf-
in town Sunday. '''Ofs
August Gibson and dauc...-
Lorene and Vivian ATTENDED "' q
show in PlentywOOd Sunday ev ss
ing. e'en-
Rev. Bott had services in Al.
Evangelical church Sunday s
Agnes Fink spent the week A.,
with Isabel Porter of Plentvu,osa,S,S
Tom Dubry is employed at tV n.
Jim Larter home in the OutISOI ~
district. ''''A
The David Dubry family b.,
moved into the Harry HOllsnS
house.
Mrs. VIM. Cookery of OuthoL
visited with friends and relation.
last week.
Mass was held in the Catbog,
church Saturday with a LARGE -.
tendance. :"
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Valdez
were transacting business in town
Monday afternoon.
Ed Hannah delivered a load A
wheat to Art Noel Of DoOlev las,
Tuesday.
Wilbur Strube is emploved .,
the Emil Syverson farm.
The boys of the Raymond schOO
will play game Of basebaI
against the boys of the GibaOl
school at Raymond Sunday, Auri
18th.
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GET OUT YOUR GLOVES, BATS AND BALLS
AND BUILD THE LSU BASEBALL TEAMS

With the coming of the spring
comes also the baseball season.
Baseball is the national sport of
the United States and therefore
naturally it is exploited by mill.
ionaire grafters who pad their
own pockets with huge profits.
Every season millions Of dollars
are paid for admission to basball
games. Some players are highly
paid during their prime, usually
four or five years, and then they
are thrown on the scrap heap
Many of them having never gone
to school or studied any trade are
unprepared for any other career
Even the former college players
who have turned pro find after
they no longer bring in results
they are turned loose to take care
of themselves the best they can
Digging bitches, if they are fort
innate enough to get even that, is
their reward for the strenuous
work they have done to enrich
others who did nothing.
As long as baseball continues
to be popular, so long will it be
another profit-making scheme fol
the few who handle the reins. The
Labor Sports Union too must or
ganfze and play this highly popu
lar sport. 1t viii be means o.
attracting youth to our organiza
ton. Our baseball playing mus
not be limited to those few wht
already know how to play Thu
game well but must be a training
camp for raw recruits, or rockies
Working class sport must nevel
be left to the few but must taxi
on a mass character. Every work
er sportsman, man, woman ant
child, must be drawn into tn,
ranks Of the LSU baseball leagues
This summer an attempt will b,
made to organize leagues coverin,
our entire district. Clubs mus
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McELROY

Miss Ethel PeeIe and CoIbun
Gronvold played an April Foo
joke on their friends by being
quietly married on the first of the
month. The bride has grown to
womanhood in this community.
She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Peele of the north Nc.
Elroy country. She has been
high school student at ComertOwn
till short time ago. The groom
has lived with his parents in The
Comertown territory. At present
the newlyweds are making their
home with Mr.. and Mrs. Tony
Weller. Mrs. Weller is the brides
sister. The happy couple has the
best wishes of their many friends,
for all the good things of life.
Saturday, Albert Mayhem arriV.
ed from independence, Missouri
He and three other men came w.
gether by auto. Besides looking
after his business interests here,
he will visit at the home Of his
son Leon and renew acquaintance
with his old friends.
Mrs. A. w. Overgaard and chill.
dren and her father, Mr.. Spoke,
who have been living in Westby
during the winter, moved back to
the farm southwest of McElrOy,
Saturday. The children still at
tend school in Westby, travelling
to and fro by auto.
Miss Myrtle johnson, who has
been staying with her mother,
Mrs. Hilda copeland, for the past
three months, left Tuesday for
Medicine Lake, where she has en-
ployment.
The choir from Overland, Sask,
gave an Easter musical program
at the Pleasant Valley church Ap-
ril first. A large attendance was
present. Many favorable com
ments were expressed for the per
formance as a whole, as well a.
for some of the leading singers.
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I sian people are going right to the
top of the heap and there is no
doubt about this.
There is work here for every
one and room for thousands of
others. No excuse for a person
not being able to support himself
He has every opportunity in the
world to make a useful citizen of
himself.
Here Comrade Deb's favorite
words come true. He said, 81
don't want to rise from the ranks,
but with the ranks" Your success
depends on the progress made by
all. 1t takes the combined efforts
of all to make this thing go. No
individualism here.
Of course one cannot expect a
Utopia or a paradise here. Far
from it. We are just building
communism here. Despite the
many efforts of our enemies to put
wrench into the machine, we
will succeed. This is no country
for person who thinks he is COM
ing to rest home. To be true
proletarian here you have to be
) willing to work, work and more
work.
Don't listen to what you heal
over the radio or read in the news
papers about Russia. 1t is al
propaganda. / thought so whe1
l was over there and now l know
so.
The food over here is plain blu
nourishing. A person receive
good wholesome food three time
> a day. Cereals, meats, vegetables
bread and plain deserts are on
: fare. Contrary to what you hea
over there, we even receive butter
Any person here not expecting
d John D. Rockefeller banqueti
ought to be satisfied here.
u / am doing mechanical DRAWN,
in the central garage here. wor
= five days a week - on the sixt
9 day rest. The hours of work an
from nine TO four. This program
II is only temporary to help fulfil
4 the five-year plan. Then we g
6 back to the five-day week. N
d boss here to yell hurry up here a
al the time. It is up to you to q
d your work done. You're part (
A. the big cog here.
:; Our peace policy is sincere. "
N have only defensive army. "
I'd don't want war but we are alway
B. ready. Why don't we want war
II Because the armies of the capita
IN lists are made up of worlmen. "
:" are an entire nation Of worlrme
re We don't want 30 slaughter 9th,
ne workmen. I hope that in case
ds an attack on the Soviet Union Il
I'd proletariat of the world viii r
ne member "Proletariat of the wor
e. unite"
ne Comradely yours
De HEIMO NYLANDER.
en- u. S. S. r. Soviet Karelia
er Lesnoi Ut Barak Is
Peroxavodsk
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German services were held April
10. English services will be held
the oath of April at the German
Lutheran church.
Lucille Nelson spent the week
end with Miss Annie Rose Hayes
of the north Comertown country.
A large number of Comertown
people attended the big. U. F. L.
meeting in Plentywood. When
there is something going on, one
can almost be sure the Comertowr
people will be there "joIly anC
happy"
The Chris KikkeIson family are
all reported to be in bed, seriously
i'll with the flu.
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Pioneer Corner Youth Section Labor Sports
THEY BURN CHILDREN
IN ALABAMA

by HAP
Nine working children rode away
To hunt for work and better pay
In Alabamal
The bosses brought their lyncn-
law down,
"We'n burn you workers black
and brown
In Alabamap
They burn children In Alabamal
Children of the wcrk;ngclass.
They burn children in Alabama!
Children of the workingclass.
They kill with the faggot, they
kill with the flame,
They lynch with the law to bless
their shame!
The knife cuts deep, the rope
chokes tight,
The flames eat the body in the
hungry night,
And the children die! Don't let
them die!
While the bosses dance beneath
tine sky
And laugh laugh laugh
loud and hight
They burn d shdren in Alabamai
Children dDfthe workingclass.
They burn q 1ren in Alabama!
Workers, MT let the lynchers
pass! t
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already begin making plans for a
great season. Let US see twice as
many teams on the field this sum-
mer as last summer. Make our
LSU baseball leagues something
that everyone knows about AND
that will attract other teams into
becoming members. All teams
will greatly facilitate work by re-
porting regularly to the district
on their activity with regard to
baseball. All questions will be
cheerfulIy answered to the best OF
our knowledge. Send all commun-
ications to: Baseball Committee,
Midwest Dist. LSU., Box 553, Su-
perior, Wis.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
300 ATTEND MINOT
anti WAR PROTEST
OPEN AIR MEETING HELD
DESPITE POLICE BAN

Minot, N. OAK, April An
Anti-War demonstration was held
here yesterday, on an open lot,
with about 300 workers and farm
ers taking part, after permit to
hold street meetings in Minot had
been refused by the Board of
City Commissioners. The speak
ers spoke from the lot while the
workers and farmers stood in the
street. When Comrade Andrew
Omholt, District Organizer of the
Communist Party and Communist
candidate for governor of Nirth
Dakota appeared before the Board
he was told, "You are against the
government and should not have
the right" The Police Depart
ment was given orders by Police
Commissioner LaFluer, the "pro-
gressive" member of the Board to
see to it that the City ordinance
| against street meeting was en-
forced, joining with the Republi-
can gang in restricting free speech
for the workers of Minot. In
spite of the threat of terror, the
workers of Minot turned out in
good numbers. The police force
and sheriffs attended the meeting
with the intent of breaking it up
We paraded from our headquar
tiers to the meeting place, will
placards displaying slogans sucl
as Defense Of the Soviet Union,
"Use the War Funds to feed tn,
Jobless," "Stop the Terror on tn,
Chinese Masses" eve Deman,
the Release of the Scottsbor,
Boys and Tom Mooney" A truck
load of workers paraded up an,
: down Main street with placards
and shouting Defend the Sovie
Union," etc.
The demonstration was Gale
by the Communist Party, Youn
, Communist League and the Unit
ed Farmers League. Andrew On
holt spoke for the Communis
: Party, Fred Dalziel for the Youn
e Communist League and r. w. Dal
ziel for the United Farmers Lea
que. Bill Freeman, District On
ganizer for the Young Communis
e League, was chairman. Tn
I speakers called on the worke,
t and farmers to organize Anti-Ws
/. committees and fight against Il
$ war now being prepared by I'll
1 capitalists as their program n
+ the way out Of this crisis no
$ threatening to destroy their sy,
tenn.
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UFL SUPPORTS
Continued from Front Pagsl

(Contlnued from Front rageI
ship are too small for building
such a bridge.
z. Free medical and dental sie
and hospital care for all scn0o'
children of workers and farmers
8. No closing of schools, ana
no reduction in the salaries o
school teachers. We will fight loi
State appropriation to keep w
schools open.
8. Free use of schools and O.f
er public buildings for use W
meetings of workers and farmsiS
We demand the right OF nv
speech and asSemblage wltnOu'
any interference whatsoever.
10. Complete Re-assessmspE
with taxes to be increased on ''i'
ations over $5OO0.OO.
II. We demand the enacEmSD
of the Workers Unemployment "
surance Bill, which provides uns ain
ployment insurance equal I" ~ y,
wages for the unemployed at :
expense of the government
the capitalists.
The program of the Commune GTls'
Party is a program Of SIE 5ooT
GLE, program FOR THE fV Tss
AND AGAINST THE RICH. - -.
above demands are the most ~
mediate needs of the farmers ~
unemployed. The COminu ii
Party viii give full support 70 :, !.
the struggles of the farmers ..Ias and
gainst their present conditions rs - =.
for immediate relief and ealS .iss
lon all small farmers to org'I Ic.
FARMERS COMMITTEES VI s "A
TIoN as the best means Of flS''
ing for improved conditions VOTE
Farmers and workers, Var Var
AGAINST HUNGER AND y. WE sE.
VOTE FOR Immediate
LEFT
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Thousands of Workers
Discharged In Railroad
Equipment Industry

Only Fl men were employed in
the manufacture of locomotives in
January to each 100 so employed
in 1926, according to the U. s. De-
partment of Labor. Only $17.4O
was paid in wages to these work
ers for each 500 paid in 1926.
In the manufacture of cars fol-
electric and steam railroads, EN-
ployment in January was 1850 Of
normal, and only 5000 was paid
in wages for every 800 paid each
month in 1926. Payrolls in rail.
road repair shops were 44.486 Of
normal and employment 51.59O.
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FOREIGN SALES OF
SURPLUS IS HOPE
HYDE ADMITS LATEST PLAN
is "NEBULOUS"

The Department of Agriculture
has recently renewed its propa-
,ganda about the possibility of dis
posing of the agricultural surplus
in order to camouflage the hOr-
rible mockery of millions of far
mers and workers in want while
the granaries and warehouses are
full to overlooking. Secretary OF
Agriculture Hyde stated on March
18th that there was some "hope"
that the SURPRISES of wheat and
cotton could be disposed of abroad.
He admitted that the plan for do
ing this was "nebulous." The sup
posed plan is to sell the wheat to
China and elsewhere on credit.
This hypocrite knows that there
is no possibility of selling any
wheat or cotton TO China or any
where else IN the world. The
masses Of these countries are in
the same desperate straits as
those of the United States. 1t is
not food and clothing that the cap.
italists and their government want
20 sell. It is arms and munitions
that they ARE selling to POLAND
and to Japan for the attack OF
the Soviet Union. 1t is arms tina
the United States armament man
ufacturers are selling to Japan t
slaughter Chinese workers an
peasants while Wall Street-Hyd
is talking of the "nebulous hope
of shipping grain and cotton there
The proposal was already dis
cusse6 by Hyde with Stone of til
Federal Farm Board and wit
various senator's before offering
Co the farm masses to mislea
them. Hyde stated that there we
a possibility that part of IL
funds of the Reconstruction Fin
ance Corporations would be use
for this purpose. He made tn
statement in order to tell the ia
mers in an indirect way that thS
could expect to get no more o.
of the funds of the $4,000, 00O, 0I
Finance Corporation.
at would not be possible TO
us to make $2OO.OOO.OOO of loan
to agriculture at this time.
Secretary Hyde declared. "Sinc
We could not loan this amount
we had it. better Dlan nigh
be TO employ this money in cut
ting down our SURPRISES rattle
than continue to simulate prC
ductiOn."
This agent of Wall Street te
che farmers that they cannot 8
any more of the funds of the
construction Finance CORPORATE
at the very time that the railroa
and the banks are making tn
applications for hundreds of m
lions.
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BACK TO THE LAND
MOVEMENT SOURCE
OF BANKERS LOOT
DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
HOLDS CONFERENCE TO
HIDE ROBBERY

The Department of Agriculture
has been forced to admit Indirect
ly that the back-to-the-land move
ment about which it has brayed so
vigorously is just another source
of plumber for the capitalist class.
In order to make these masses
think that the Hoover Hunger
government was doing something
for them the concluding sessions
of the four-day conference of the
National Land Use Planning Com
mittee held at the Department Of
Agriculture recently were devoted
to providing Safeguards that will
prevent exploitation of those who
are now going back to- the land,
and that will prevent the creation
Of new land use problems.
The committee discovered that
those who are moving back to the
land comprise three groups.
I GIN the first group are those
who left the farm few years ago
and are now returning to a place
of refuge, usually with their rela-
tives. In the second group are
those going back to the land simp-
ly to obtain food and shelter, and
who are renting and cropping from
any land owners willing to give
them a chance. The third group
includes those who have enough
money to make a small down pay.
ment on farm.
The solution of the land use
problem according to the conclu
sions arrived at by the conference
revolved around the question o.
,, taxation. This would involve ta1
! reduction on the land, tax reduc
! ton for the Ssmall and middle far
mers. 1t would also mean tina
Federal and state government
! would have to get more of thei
revenue from other sources.
), This means that the solution o
the land problem which these cap
italist economists and writer's bro
: forward would mean a reduction
! of taxes for this section of tn
= toiling farm masses. This is tn
= solution these office boys of Wa
! Street offer to their masters.
"a "Sam H. Thompson, member Q
the Federal Farm Board, John F
a GULL, of the Federal Farm Loa
= Board, and Nils A. Olsen, Chief {
the Bureau of Agricultural Eco1
!, omics, Department of Agricultur
- acting as a subcommittee, pr
M sented tentative program for Il
more orderly disposal of foreclo.
. ed land.
. "They were instructed to conf,
;. with institutions holding the
a lands, with prospective land Blu,
3 ers and others interested. The d
! STABILITY of helping dispossesst
! farmers make fresh start on
y sound economic basis was emph
Sized"
The program Of these banke
lie agents is not to aid the toilir
,e+ farm masses, to prevent them fro
g. losing their lands, but to provi
on "more orderly disposal of this for
,ds closed land" They are suppos
eir to act as real estate agents b
III tween the capitalists holding t
land and those whom the capital
class would like to exploit. ear
IS. sound economic basis" on viii
these farmers win make q n.