The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17

| owl nah II dIl IlldC is needed. Eacl
individual case does not have to n,
brought before the commissioners
Imagine our surprise after receiv
ing these direct statements from
the county commissioners and aft
er their showing these signs q
sanity that the first case that
came up-nalnely that of Leo Nc.
Elroy, refused at the county hotel
Marie Hansen, member Of ths
Farmers Relief Committee along
with, DR.. Storkan, started ont +,
see what could be done. Leo was
then admitted to the Plentywood
hotel that is owned by the county
where Mrs. Hunt, manager. paws
the rent to the county BY roominp
and boarding the county patients.
The bed was fixed up for pool
old Leo and everything went along
all right for about an hour, wher
poor Leo's peace of mind was
shattered by Mrs. Hunt telling hin
he couldn't stay there.
Leo then notified the Farmers
Relief Committee of the United
Farmers League who called uu
Storkan. Then Storkan called ur
Anker who was still in town and
Anker called up old Jack who in
turn called up the mayor. AND
they finally all met al tho relief
station Of yes-men.
This to them, constituted a real
emergency case-not Leo's condi-
ton but their own position. What
a momentous decision they were
being called UPON to make. The
main theme being how to cut
down expenses without CUTTING
their own salaries. The more re-
lief the farmers get the less ac-
tual money left for salaries for
themselves, so back and forth, up
and down, around and around like
so many dogs chasing their tails
with old Jack, believe it or not in
the center, swapping right and
left.
When the dust cleared away
they all went home to their well
deserved dinners. A great prob
lem had been solved and Leo was
left at the hotel. Leo notified the
Farmers Committee that all was
well at least temporarily. This
untried aggregation didn't work as
tremendously as Jacks tried and
true yes-men- Had he had the
pious Reverend Simundson and
that hat-rack of a Phil on the
right and left, the decision in Leo's
case might have been more salts
factory tc the chief moron.
We, the Farmers Relief Com
nittee of the U. F. J.. demand the
county commissioners again in
struct the county doctors as fol-
lows: When patients call upon
you for dental, medical or optical
attention you are instructed 20 act
as in other cases without calling
up the county commissioners.
The Farmers Relief Committee
of the U. F. L. also demands that
the county doctors treat couI ty pa
ITEMS 'nu. cously and stop buck
passing rom enc e 'r,'',r u
are belEg a,d by the NJ ty for
your sc. wees. yes, BY the very pa
tients whom you serve
Much has been saic by the Main
Streeters in Plentywood about the
Sheridan County Relief Committee
told Jack and his yes-meni work
ing without compensate IN AS fa~
as we farmers are concerned the
only favors you can do us is to
get off the job. Now, Jack, we
feel that the government is gen.
erous out of all proportion to your
ability in the matter of your sal
airy. Three hundred dollars per
month for using the rubber stamp
in the post office should be relief
enough 70 you. That gives you
as much as 80 families receive at
$40 per month.
Yes. Phil, your salary also is
out of proportion to your ability
and while you are a grain buyer
for the Occident the farmers also
pay your salary-that is, if they
haul you their grain. And while
you are only receiving one-third
as much salary as Jack, old Jack
could handle you or any number
of the likes of you as a sheep dog
handles a bunch of sheep.
Now if Reverend Simundson's
sermons are in accordance with his
actions. his congregations are un-
duly generous in the matter of
salary. His beautiful furniture
and modern house were revela-
ton to the farmers wives, whom
he called the sheriff and boundary
hoppers to chase out when they
came to see him about more food
and clothing for their children. Is
it. then. a sacrifice that this sup
posed man of Jesus should serve
without pay OF the relief commit
tee.
Farmers, workers, this commit
tee who have so stupidity mis-
handled your relief funds should
be forced to resign. Have not
these gentlemen voted DOWN Com
rade Wankel's motion to Increase
the funds for January and Feb
ruary from $4,000 to $24,00O2
you freeze nights for
lack of quilts or go hungry to bed
or your children freeze their feet
going to school, place the blame
where it is due namely our IN
efficient Central Committee