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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
COLLECTIVE GARDENS
NOT BIG ENOUGH

And they were right, for our
collective vegetable garden is not
big enough to satisfy everybody's
needs; SO We had to put our build
ing program eff.
The leader joins his brigade IN
the morning and work starts at
once. One man come to the lead
er and tells him he is i'll, another
that he must take some time eff
, to go to the mill. The leader has
to decide everything. Last year
l even had to wake the people up
/ by knocking on their windows in
the morning, but now they come
to the brigade of their own accord
and ask fer instructions, and that
is a great relief to me.
We have production conference.
every five days. The instruction:
of the board are read out at these
conferences and we carry them on
afterwards.
Our brigade has its own wal
newspaper; also red and blacl
bulletin boards. If a man doe
not work properly, his name Il
listed on the black bulletin beard
and that helps matters. They ge
angry sometimes, but work bette
. afterwards.
ALL KINDS OF COMPLAINTS
Some Of the folks come to tn
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
Preparations for Attack Against
Soviet Union Move On

Paris, Nov. 16.-S6SOOO GOO will be expended
by the governments of France, Germany and Great
Britain to finance the building of electric rail
ways in Poland Rumania Iraq, and Portugal
Poland and Rumania border on the Soviet Union
and the building of electric railways to the Dor
ders Of this great workers state is in preparation
fer an attack on the Soviet Union The capital
ist powers viii thus be enabled to transport troops
right to the borders of the Soviet Union
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
1000 Fired as Ford Factory
In Ireland Closes

Cork, Irish Free State, Nov. 15.-Ihe to.
Motor company has decided to close It's gis''
automobile and tractor plant for an lndelnl1
period. During the period Of the crisis 0VUV :. y
the 1900 workers were fired The remaining wv
will lose their jobs with the closing Of Inc 70.
tory. When the Foyd factory was establishes =
capitalist press ballyhooed it as the salvauoA
FIrope-using Ford methods. Closed fact0isT
this is the Ford method, the capitalist mel y,
when profits can no longer be made cut Of "
exploitation of the working class.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25

RESERVE

Nils Hagen and Ted Murk left for
Seattle last Thursday. They plan
to spend the winter there.
Mrs. Geo. Lund and Mrs. Gibbons
We're Plentywood shoppers last Fri
day.
n. J. Evensen drove over to Fair
view last Sunday on business.
Norman Nelson drove to his home
at Alamo. n. Oak, last Sunday to
attend a silver wedding anniversary
of his parents
Mr. and Mrs Sam Christensen and
daughter were Sun da evening
guests at the Gibbons home
Harriet Connole spent the week
end among friends and relatives in
Plentywood.
About twenty from town drove to
Medicine Lake to attend a progre-
sive whist perty Tuesday evening.
Peter Larhen of Florence, Mimi.
arrived ls% Sunday and will conduct
an athletic class in the meeting
house east of town.
General Motors company has a
man in the territory repossessing
some autos this week.
Another collector took up a COM
bine and sent it in the latter part
Of the week.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
Conertown-Doolcv

Mrs. Gust Westrup had an opera
ton for ruptured appendix in the
hospital at Plentywood Nov. s. Mrs
Westrup resides south of Conner
town and is the mother of five chill
dren.
A party was held at the r. C. Hep
pner home Wednesday night in nom
or of Martin Heppner's birthday. He
is no 10 years old. Guests Of the
and Henry Heppner, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Tim Holdeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o .Heppncr and
Frank Heppner called at the r.
Heppner home Friday night.
A farewell party was given Mt h
T. W. Holdeman home Saturday
night Nov. u in honor of Bill Pa
Iutzke who is leaving for California
next week.
John Heppner is now employed al
the Sig Nelson ranch. He returned
Nov. u.
Rev. Mehl stopped at the H E.
Steinke home for a short call on his
way to Plentywood Saturday. Nov
18th.
The Misses Marie and Margaret
Heppner and Chris Tuition called al
the Dave Nelson home Sunday.
If anyone sees a stray Chester
WHITE pASs weighing dDOul lou pouuN
notify Arnold Hanson as it StrayeC
from the Hanson ranch the evening
of November 6.
Paul Steinke, who was operated OF
Nov. 16 at the Sheridan county hos
pital for appendicitis. is now gettinl
along nicely.
Selmer Samuelson left Nov. Is 70
Shelby. Mont. where he will Vi
his father.
Chris Toedte repaired his we'll oil
Friday. One of the pump rods wa
broken.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Heppner ant
family, Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Heppne
and family visited at the Adolpl
Heppner home Sunday evening
Christ Tuition, Joseph and Fred
rick Marsh visited at the Arnol
Hanson home
The Misses Marie. Margaret an
F'rieda Heppner took a hike acros
country to the Herman Heppner. il
home Sunday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
REDSTONE

Quite a number of turkeys have
been shipped out of here for the
Thanks giving market.
The school gave a Thanksgiving
program Wednesday afternoon.
The ladies' aid is giving lunch in
the old bank building Saturday, Nov.
26. Beginning at noon they will
serve the balance of the day.
H D. Loucks AMI Ic,a Bev6ridge
were business visitors in Plenty
wood Wednesday.
c. E. Whitney and George Dwyer
were business callers in Plentywood
Friday.
Sheriff Madsen made a short visit
in town Wednesday.
Art Hagan returned Wednesday
from Spokane where he had taken &
carload of hogs.
Another carload of sheep from
here was shipped to market Thurs
day afternoon.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
AGAINST BRIGADE
LEADERS

The brigade leaders used to be
elected, but they are now appoint
ed by the board. That had to be
done in order to make their pc :
sition more secure. The brigade
leader is the enemy of the kulak.
the shirker and the idler, and it
often happened that when a bri-
gade leader worked against them
they got replaced. There are still
many ignorant people who think
that leaders who insist on wo1l
and discipline are their enemies.
That is why it was decided thai
brigade leaders be appointed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
DIRECTING THE BRIGADE
WORK

We have three people to direct
the brigade woIk-a member Of
the village soviet, a representative
Of the Party nucleus and myself.
There was one more man, but ne
was exempted from work during
sowing time, because he was sur
veying land; at other times he
works as group leader. There are
some who are against such exemp-
tons, saying:
There should be fewer big chiefs
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
DEMAND COST OF
PRODUCTION; WILL
NOT SOW '33 CROP

More than 80 per cent of the
wheat growers of Rumsey district,
Alberta, Canada, at mass meet
ing on Nov. A decided in favor of
calling On the farmers of Canada
to strike if the government did not
guarantee them the cost of pro-
duction of their crops.
The farmers decided to get in
contact with farmers in other
parts Of Alberta, and in the pro-
vinces Of Saskatchewan and Mani
toba. The meeting was marked by
very determined expression by the
farmers of the miserable condition
under which they are living and
the necessity of united struggle
for their demands.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
Frees BootIeggers but Not Mooney

Sacramento, Calf, Nov. 15-Gov. ROlph has
announced that he viii pardon about LOCO prison
ers held for violating the state prohibition law. He
states he does this because of the overwhelming
vote for repeal of this statute.
Rolph is the governor who has refused to re-
lease Tom Mooney in spite Of worldwide appeals
of workers that the innocent working class leader
be freed, after 16 years in jail
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
Merger Throws 200 on Street

Chicago, H., After As years the Chicago Eve
ming Post has gone out of business and has been
taken over by the Chicago Daily News. Through
this merger 200 skilled workers, including print
ers and editors, have been thrown on the street
with no prospects of getting work anywhere.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
Told In Brief
Capitalism Takes Another
Workers Life

Denver-Ernset Urbach, unemployed member
OF the Denver Musicians Union, opened his Bible
TO the words, Though l walk through the valley
Of the sharOw-' and penned a note to his wife
Then he drank fatal poison.
His life insurance would have expired in a
week, he could not pay the premium. He took the
OILY means open to him to protect and support
his wife and son.
He had been prominent member of the union
Tor many years and had lived in Denver seven
teen years.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
Severe Sentences for Strikers
In Belgium

Brussels, November 7-Three women' =
Of strikers, have been sentenced to SIX "eeAS IL
prisonment each in Namur for having use, =,
respectful terms in referring to the police our'
strike. In Liege two workers have pen IN,
fenced to che years Imprisonment each III 80,
resisted TIE police in the execution Of theif O''
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
Fascist Khaki Shirts are Against
Hunger March

Lloyd Brown, Nebraska state president Of the
khaki Shirts has declared that his outfit is OPP
posed to the marches Of the unemployed and Of
tho veterans to Washington. The Khaki Shirts,
which was organized by the fascist elements in
afe last bonus march, has threatened to expel any
CT its members who participate in the marches on
Washington. In this way they carry on for the
bankers and the rich.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
More JobIess In CzechOslOvakia

Prague, Oct. 28.-The Ministry Of Soel@i ",
fare reports that the number Of persons 'uN
work has increased to SOOOeO. The goyeInm Z.
statistical office reports that the cost OF LIVING
increased 1.3 per cent for a family Of I'VE ps'''
and II per cent for a family Of four.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
u. S. Builds New Warship

Washington, Nov. 16-The Indianapolis, g.
inch gun cruiser of the American navy, was
launched yesterday at the Philadelphia navy yar,.
This is the ninth cruiser to be built by the u S.
since the last war in preparation for the coming
imperialist onslaught.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
Another Empty Promise

Chicago, Nov 15.-Meat prices are as low as
they can go and the next price movement must be
upward, John w. Rath, Waterloo, Iowa, chairman
of the Institute of American Meat Packers, told
delegates at the institutes annual convention on
Monday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
Phila. Veterans Join March

Philadelphia, Pa. Nov. 15.-MOre than 500
veterans living in miserable shacks along the
Schuylkil river will join the second national bonus
march to Washington which will converge on the
capitol from all parts of the country December S.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
New Low for Wheat

Chicago, Nov. 1S.-Wheat came within one
fourth of a cent TO-DAY of smashing the Lowest
price ever recorded-41 and seven-eighths cents a
bushel established Nov. 3.
Oats dropped to 16 cents and com to "a and
three Fights cent in Chicago.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
Teachers Get Pay Cut

New York, N. Y, Nov. 1S.-Faculty members
of Teachers College, Columbia University, will
ceive an per cent cut in pay beginning Deem
Der l. After June 80, 1888, the cut will be 10
per cent.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
More Communists Arrested

Budapest, Nov. THE Budapest poi..
n'unce that further arrests of Suspected o.. .
lists" have taken place in the Koermend d;-..
Twenty-one arrests have been made in an ''''SS
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25

A brigade is a big undertaking.
An individual farmer used to plant
only about 1919 acres and did not
have anything else to take into
account, while Brigade No. 4, of
which 1 am the leader, had 253O
acres to plant and 1900 to plough.
There are SO4 people in my bri-
gade and 1 must know every one
of them personally to Judge what
sort Of work he is able to do.
There are so shock brigaders in
my brigade and they can always
be depended on. Nest of them are
quite young, but some are thirty
ard over. They are ready for
work any time, whenever needed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
THERE ARE SOME
SLACKERS

We AdNC SAdChCIS lOO VI COuISS.
They may not be actual loafers,
but they don't like work and went
work well. There is Candaurov,
for example. His wife is a very
good woman and works in our
public dining room, while he does
not work and even interferes with
her. He never did work properly,
but mostly hung around the ba-
zaars, buying and selling. He got
very little out Of it and lived mis-
cradle, but never would work.
These are the kind of people who
shout loudest against the collec-
tive farm.
They grieve over their former
s'happy life." saying: 81 used to be
my own boss. Whenever 1
money, l went and bought myself
some vodka and got drunk, but
new / have to ask the boards per
mission"
Here is another case. A girl
came to the farm a few days ago
She had been absent during tn,
sowing and wedding seasons, bu
demanded steady work. It wa.
clear that she had come only 70.
the harvest, so as to get her sharD
Of grain, but we don't give it t,
that kind Of people any more.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
NOT AFRAID OF WORK

- N~@A@@ VA WYNN
We work hard and are not afraid
that our efforts will not be appre-
ciated. Although we are a separ-
ate section, we share in the gem
eral revenue of the whole brigade
and if the builders do r0S toe the
mark none of US will get much.
We introduced the five-lay I'M
interrupted week some months ago
and each one of Us has his day off.
We started work with three
FORCES and only TWO pairs IF bel
lows. We could not get another
pair of bellows and one of the
furnaces was useless. I got the
idea tnat ne migh' us. nne pair
of bellows fol tlo.E ag tVn fire..
/ started making a pipe which
would carry air to two furnaces
at one time. The comrades wanted
to know what 1 was doing, but ]
ted them to wait and see, for l
was not sure 1 would succeed.
THREE FORCES WITH TWO
BELLOWS
I made my pipes while they
were having dinner. When they
came back and saw them, they IN
derstood what / was after and
started to help me. And so our
three furnaces worked with two
pairs Of bellows. The board sent
a member to see this Invention of
mine and approved it.
/ We want to- mechanize our
forge. We have a small kerosene
motor for that purpose. We shall
not need any bellows then.
1t was said at the regional con-
ference that there ought to be
special courses for smiths. That
! IS quite true. The work is diff.
Icult; we have to use up cid ma
terials; we have very few tools
: and no proper training. I am con
sldered an expert, but all the edu-
cation I got was in the church
school, after which l worked at ;
] small forge. l learned a little
about forging while l served il
the Tsar's army. We have meme o.
the books or drawings here. Tn,
only knowledge 1 pet is from tn,
Workers Calendar" which some
e times contains little information
ION FORCES.
d We have made attempts at turn
ing out new farming tools and W
4 presented the regional Party con
:, ference with a wedding hook. W
: made in our spare time.
The whole collective farm i
q struggling for first place and on
forge is not going to lag behind.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
STUDY RATES OF WAGES

We had several conferences aft
erwards to study these rates OF
work. Before that we had been
getting flat wages.
We are all shock workers and
nave entered into socialist compe-
tition among ourselves and with
the ether workshops. The results
are striking. We repaired four
and even five drill ploughs a dav
Instead CT TIE three which were
provided nthe boards plan. six
seed plSughs instead of three and
eight or nine harrows instead Of
seven, etc. In fact we exceeded
the plan in all our repair work,
even in minor things like the max
ire of clasp nails, and door knobs
We did it because we are devoted
to our work.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
ONE PAIR OF BELLOWS
FOR TWO FORCES
(BY TTKEION TVANOVICH CEEPURNOY)
Head Foreman of the Forge Section,
Aged SO

As soon as the collective farm
was organized it became clear that
we must have a good forge. Be
fore that we had several small
FORCES. We decided to collect all
the forging instruments together
and organize one common forge.
This was done and 1 collected all
my tools and gave them up with
cut hesitation. Our forge started
working in March, 1880. 1t is the
repairing section Of the building
and repairing brigade.
We repair all the collective farm
machinery, make the necessary
parts fer new buildings and in do
| ing that, we feel that we are help
ing to fulfill the State plan.
APPRENTICES GET WAGES
There are three smiths including
myself, and we have six appren.
tees, the youngest of whom is Is
started at IL myself and worked
for year as apprentice to {
smith without any wages, but nov
the apprentices get wages too.
At the end Of December. 1880
a regional conference of smith
took place at Millerovo. It an
lpeared that our collective farm
had been one Of the first to or
ganize a common forge. Many col
lective farms had none. L wa,
decided that all collective farm
must organize common fcrges an
Mechanic them if possible.
The question of standards q
work was discussed at the meet
inc and rates were fixed for ever
kind of work. The WORKING da
was set at 10 hours, and the rate
called for two bolts to be made /
an hour and five clasp-nails a
hour.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-02-19
FORMER Wrangell Man
Enjoying Amazon

"A. EngsLrom recently received u
letter from Darby Cnoquette, writ
Zen from Para, Brazil. Since the
letter itself was written from one
sdlIorman To another, Mr.. Eng
sCrom does not submit 1T for publ
cation. Darby, however, is mem
Der OIL the crew OF the Samona IL,
owneu ny 6iInts j. Hole, Los An
seies fInancier and yachtsman. The
oamona IL, consluered by yachts
men the foremost In power cruisers
ON me racine Coast, is a steel
craft OIL Ia IeeL, powered by two
oUU II. p. Deisels.
Inc yacht Is cruising on the Am
AEON River collecting specimens OF
UIrd NE for California museums,
ana me crew, Darby writes, are
enjoying themselves after the true
lasnIon Oh sallormen. He promises
% send post cards from Rio de ia
metro ana wishes all in Wrangel
a prosperous season.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-02-19
Masquerade is Sd
Glven by tlremen

Inc masquerade pail at the gym
tomorrow night will mark the thir-
ty-second year that Wrangell vol
unteer I1remen have given such an
affair for the benefit of the Fire
Department.
Plans prepared for tomorrow
nights masquerade ball as
sure an evening of Jun equal to
The occasions OF previous years.
First and second prizes will be
given for both men and women
masqueraders for the following
characters: best dressed, best sus-
tanned, most original, most ridic-
ulous and most comical. Door prizes
and spot prizes are also provided.
Only the masqueraders will be eli
gible for any of the prizes.
The dance will stop promptly ar
l:3U, according to Mayor c. P.
Kirkland.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-02-19
Joel Wing Writes
From Quartz Creek

The Sentinel Is in receipt of a
very interesting letter written by
Joel Wing from the Wing mining
properties at Quartz Greek in the
Cassiar mining district of British
Columbia. The letter which was
written on December 20 was re-
ceiyed in Wrangell on February IA.
Excerpts of the letter follow:
I'VE are all well and very busy
working for Mr.. Mcdonald, who is
taking over the property. The big
gest part OF our winter contract
work is the logging and whip-saw-
ing OF about 10 NJ board feet of
lumber, 4@x6", 2@x4", and boards
inches and l inch thick.
Luckily the snow is coming late
two feet of snow on the ground
now So far we have had only a
few days of cold weather. For about
tive days in November-17 to 22-
and one day in December the mer
curry was down to 20 degrees below
zero.
To-day Walter made his longest
sled trip alone. He went, with our
three dogs, nine miles to a Third
North Fork to get $50 pounds of
grub, which some Indians had
hauled that far for us from Nc
Danes Post, which is 80 miles from
here. He made the round trip in
a little over hours, which is not
good time.
Perhaps you would like to know
the prices of few foodstuffs at
Mechanics Post Flour costs SIS per
100 lbs; sugar $22 per 100 lbs;
tea, coffee and butter, 81 per h.
and everything else in about the
same proportion.
THE Mcbames Indians are catch
ing very little fur this winter. And
fur prices are very low, though US
ually the Christmas mail brings
the prices up little.
Mail stopped coming to Nc
Danes Post two months ago, so we
have not had Wrangell papers since
school opened but we know that
barring accidents, the new school
house is in use and Captain Dancy's
song, Yes, We Have No School
house. is no longer true. We, who
went to the school which was be
queathed by the Russians, they
say had teachers and textbooks
and classrooms in Darkness and
were asked to grope our way, can
certainly appreciate what a good
new schoolhouse means"
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-02-19
Home Subjects To
Be Demonstrated

Mrs. Lydia Fohn-Hansen, assist
ant director of Home Economics
OF the Alaska College arrived ON the
ADMIRAL Evans. She will put on
demonstrations of interest to home
makers on the subject OF low cost
diets and hand loom weaving. Wom-
en- wishing to use the loom for
making scarfs or purses should
make appointments with Mrs.
Fohn-Hansen.
The cooking demonstrations will
show how to prepare inexpensive
foods for a family of three for a
week at a minimum cost but ade-
quate for health. The cooking dem
onstrations will be given at the
cooking laboratory of the high
school, Tuesday evening at 1870
and Wednesday afternoon at 200.
On Saturday evening Mrs Fohn-
Hansen will demonstrate hand loom
weaving at Mrs. H. r. Coulters at
1880. The loom will also be dis
played after the program at the
Coliseum on Monday afternoon.
A committee composed of Mrs.
May Gartley and Mrs. M. o. John
son of the Women's Civic Club have
arranged the meetings and all the
women of Wrangell are cordially
invited to attend.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-02-19
UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT

tonlntentlonally omitted last week }
Last Friday afternoon Miss
Atkins room at the public school
gave unique entertainment. 1t was
contest in multiplication
Sides were chosen and the Young
people went to the board to take
part In the contest 1t lasted fully
an hour and, hard to believe. only
Two insignificant errors were made
In that hour. Then followed exer-
cises In reading and in reciting
Iavorite poetic selections.
now what was specially unique
ABOUT the whole matter was this !.
Every pupil seemed to Thoroughly
enjoy his work. 1t is the high art
or teaching to so lead pupils that
they have fun in doing their every
DAY work, no matter how dry and
undressing it might appear to be.
H. P. G.