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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17
Mikkel PouIsen of Dagmar
Has Accepted The
Position
By HANS RASMUSSEN

The latest report is that our
county relief grievance committee
has finally been completed. Mix
KEEL Poulsen of Dagmar has been
agreed on as the third member,
and has accepted the position. His
appointment should be satisfactory
to everybody, and ends the long
and hard-fought grievance COM
mittee battle.
That the set-up of this commit
tee will solve all our trouble is
far from what can be expected,
but it is a big victory won just
the same-something the people
of Sheridan county can be proud
of. 1t was the people of Sheridan
county who sent the committee to
Helena last winter, and the set-up
of the local grievance committee
in its present form was one of the
things that committee insisted or
and accomplished.
Victory to Sheridan County
Not only is it a victory for us
here in Sheridan county, but it i;
a victory for everybody on relief
, in the state of Montana, if they
only know enough to take advant
age of it and are willing to fight
the battle that goes with it.
In every county the people them
selves can take part in setting VI
their grievance committee thu
same as we have. Instead of let
ting somebody in Helena do all tn,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17
OLD PEOPLE FROM PETERSON NAMES
DACMAR CUT OFFPOLLING PLACES
FROM RELIEF ROLLS ON WHEAT CONTROL

Harry Grier, a Dagmar farmer
SO years old, was cut off relief
last fall when he received an al
lotment check of some $50.
He and lbs wife spent the money
sparingly, but it could not last
forever as the relief administrators
seem to think.
About two weeks ago Mr.. Grier
went to the relief office and asked
for relief because he was in des-
perate need. They refused to give
him any, but promised to send a
case worker out to investigate.
More than two weeks have pass
ed and still no case worker has
been out investigating. The ole
people can evidently starve tc
death for all the relief admins
traitor cares.
Mr.. Grier should see Prender-
CAST once more, and if he DOM
take action, then go to the griev
ance committee and they will SEE
to it that he gets relief.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17
miller DEPORTATION CASE
RECEIVES WIDE PUBLICITY
CARL HANSEN TO
SPEAK HERE FIRST
WEEK IN JUNE

Carl A. Hansen of the State
College, BrOOkings, S. d. will
speak in Sheridan county the
first week in June on his expert
ences in Soviet Russia. He has
accepted schedule of six meet
mgs in this part of the state.
the first of which will be on
May 30. Definite dates have not
been set ais yet.
Carl Hansen is the son of
Niels E. Hansen of South Da-
kOta State College who has been
technical assistant to his father
on the various tours of agricuI-
tural exploration to the Old
World. Both father and SON
have gained wide reknown thru
their articles and lectures they
have given on their experiences
in the Soviet Union from where
they returned last Oct. 10, 1884.
Their articles have appeared
In the Country Gentleman and
various other magazines and
have been especially noted by
farmers, not only because of
their treatment of subject mat
ter, but also because Of their
style and language.
Professor Hansen gained or
iginal fame as one of the fore
most agriculturists in the cOun-
try.
Watch the Producers News for
further announcements of the
meetings.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17

County Agent M. ]. Peterson
announced today the polling plac-
es where wheat farmers in Sheri-
day county may cast their ballots
on Saturday, May 25, on the ques-
ton of continuing wheat adjust
ment program for 1886 and future
years.
The polls are to be open from
l p. m. to 9 o'clock at night. Mem
bers of the local wheat commun-
ity committees will be in charge
of the balloting in each polling
place. Farmers who now have
wheat adjustment contracts have
been registered as eligible to vote
and other farmers who would be
eligible to sign wheat contract
may establish this fact on the day
of the referendum and be allowed
to vote.
The following are the polling
towns and the places where votes
may be cast:
Plentywood, court house; Out
look, elevator; Antelope, school
Archer, old school; Coalridge, pool
hall; Homestead; Westby; Vol
Creek, hall; Medicine Lake; Red
stone, school; Reserve; Dagmar
store; Dooley, school; Raymond
school.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17
FOURTH OF JULY
CELEBRATION HERE

On Tuesday evening the Plenty
wood Commercial Club gathered
around the tables in the Lutheran
church basement and enjoyed a
swell supper served by the Ladies
Aid.
Problems of various kinds were
taken up and discussed. That
Plentywood should have Fourth
of July celebration was favorably
voted on. A committee to take
charge of arrangements will be
appointed later.
1t was also decided that dona-
ton of 800 should be given to the
high school band toward sending
them to Great Falls, where they
have been invited to take part in
the fair. The fair board offered
$500 towards paying the expenses
of the trip.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17
Rules Governing Local
Grievance Committee

his social service division staff, to
serve on the committee; the state
federation of labor will select
third representative to serve on
the committee; the administrator
will designate the chairman.
(4) All decisions of all local
and state grievance committees
shall be unanimous; all members
must be present in order to have
a quorum. If local committee is
not able to reach a decision, the
question with all evidence and sup
porting material should be refer
red to the state committee; simil-
arly, if the state committee is un-
able to reach decision, the ques-
ton, in like manner, should be
referred to the FERA in Washing
ton.
60 Complaints should be made
in writing whenever possible and
should be accompanied by support
ing documents. In each case the
person making the complaint,
whether employed by the work
division or not, should be given
an opportunity of full and salts
factory hearing. Complaints to
local grievance committee may. be
taken by a resident, and only by
a resident, of the local ERA in
which the complaint arises. Com
plants made by those who are not
residents Of the local ERA over
which the grievance committee has
Jurisdiction are to be taken direct
| Continued on page ~
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17
Shipments of Scrap Iron tc
Japan from us. Increase

NEW YORK, May 10.--Since
1881, the year that Japan started
her invasion of Manchuria, scrap
iron shipments from the United
States to Japan have increased
from 48,O36 tons in 1881 to 1885,
554 tons in 1896, according to
Iron Age. Japan is now consid-
ering a ship building project for
the construction of 100000 tons
of new mercantile vessels which
will give her merchant fleet
"seccnd to none" Another of ia.
pans uses for scrap iron is in
dictated by the fact that 20 pei
cent of the Japanese steel industry
is engaged in the manufacture Of
war materials.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17
tennessee Farmers
Learn What Govt.
Cooperation Means

MONTEAGLE, Tenn.-The folks
up in the Tennessee hills are won
dering what all the talk about gov
eminent cooperation really means.
More than 95 per cent of the
residents of Grundy county, Tenn,
are on relief. Farmers there look
ed the situation over and decided
that a cooperative to can their
fruit products would help them
out. A cannery cooperative, how
ever, needs machinery, and ma
chinery costs money. Faculty
members of the Highlander Folk
school, labor institution, helped in
the plans.
The federal government finally
allotted the group enough cash to
buy the equipment-but the farm
ers have not seen it yet. The
money is in the hands of the state
relief administration and there
seem to be no signs of it getting
out.
Students at the Highlander Folk
school took an active part in the
textile strike last year, and the
heads of the relief administration
closely tied up with the hosiery
industry in the state, remembered
their action. So they say: "Nt
money for the reds"
Meanwhile, unemployed farmer!
wait for the relief appropriation
which would put them back tt
work and take them off the relic.
rolls.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17

Upon request from Gonius Laur-
sen, member of the grievance COM
mittee, the following rules and
and regulations governing the To-
cal grievance committee were sent
from the Helena relief office by
Joseph E. Watson, safety director.
labor division:
Rules
ID There shall be in each To-
cal ERA a grievance committee to
hear all complaints and render de-
cision concerning prevailing wage
rates, classifications according to
occupations, working conditions
and determinations. Appeals may
be taken to a state grievance COM
mittee and from the state griev-
ance committee to the FERA in
Washington.
(2) The local grievance COM
mittee will be made up Of three
persons selected in the following
manner: The local ERA admins
traitor shall designate one repre-
sentative of the local ERA to serve
on the committee; the local labor
union will select a representative
to serve on the committee; these
two will select the third member
The local ERA administrator will
designate the chairman.
(3) The state grievance com
mittee will be made up of three
persons selected in the following
manner: The state ERA admins
traitor will designate himself o.
one of his work division stat
members, and a second person o
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17
Third Member Tn Grievance
Comm. Finally Agreed Upon

appointing and get a committee
consisting of the relief admins
traitor and a couple of county Of
ficials like they are getting in sew
eral counties.
Had we not made the trip to
Helena, we would never have had
a grievance committee. That idea
had never entered anybody's head
before we thought of it.
After we had appeared before
they house relief commission and
told them about the relief situa-
ton in Sheridan county, we met
with Representative John Ritch,
chairman of the commission, at the
Placer hotel, and this is about what
he said: eve are mighty glad that
you people from Sheridan county
came here. You have given US a
better understanding of the relief
situation than we had before. The
set-up a grievance committee is
something we had never thought
of, but you can go back home and
tell the people that we will insist
that this is DONE"
F! Prendergast Must Mark Time
! In spite of the fact that we had
/ this promise from Helena and oul
local relief office was notified tt
that effect, Mr.. Prendergast, loca
administrator, fought the idea az
hard as he could. Had it not beer
for the people in Sheridan county
we would still have lost out in the
fight. Three mass meetings haC
to be held and three times Goniu
Laursen had to be elected befort
Prendergast gave in, not willingl!
but because he had to.
This proves that Mr.. Prender
Continued on page ~
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17

iment, lack of money and what not.
The firing started when Miss
Scherlie was told to quit this week.
Gave No Cause for Complaint
Farmers and workers on relief
all over the county had come to
know Miss Scherlie as an under
standing and sympathetic case
worker who had carried out her
work efficiently. During her long
term of service in the county, no
relief client had ever found cause
to complain about her.
In spite of this record and des-
pite the fact that many other case
workers, Miss Randall included,
were by far her interiors in ex-
perience as well as in time of SER
vice spent with the relief admin
istration, Miss Scherlie was fired
while Miss Randall stays on to
further torment and insult farmers
and their wives who are unfortun-
ate enough to be in need of relief.
Miss Scherlie was fired by Mary
Hansen, the former prison matron,
and at present district supervisor
, Of the relief administration in
Montana.
There the discrimination and the
favoritism becomes evident when
a "social worker" like Miss Ran
dali, who has proved herself inef-
ficient and who has cor stantly dis
played an attitude of impertinence
and of a certain smart superiority
is allowed to stay, although Off
cially she had been removed from
her position on account of this at
titude and her inefficiency.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17
Fascist Trends in u. S.
Scored by Clergymen

NEW YORK, May ia sem
ate investigation of the Imminent
dangers which threaten" free
speech, free assembly and freedom
of the press was sought today by
a group of Catholic, Protestant
and Jewish clergylmen.
A statement signed by more than
$50 ministers from all parts of the
country warned fascist trends.
"We unite" the statement said,
Gin condemning as un-American
what appears to be an organized
and widespread effort to induce
both congress and several states
to pass laws desired further to re-
strict free speech, free assemblage
and d free press"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17
RULESOF THE ROAD

Governor Frank Cooney has pro-
claimed that Highway Safety
Week is to be observed through
out Montana from May 10 to May
10. On May 20 highways will be
patrolled by the new highway pat
rol.
The patrol will insist that your
car be in condition to drive with
safety. Lights and brakes must
be adjusted and you must operate
your car according to the rules
and regulations laid down.
The rules of the road are as
follows:
1. On all sharp curves marked
with standard highway curve mar
kers the speed limit shall be 40
miles per hour.
2. In all towns and municipal
ties ON the federal highways the
speed limit shall be % miles pei
hour.
8. The motorist must observe
the center-line and there shall be
no passing on curves marked with
standard highway curve signs. A
driver must not overtake and pass
another vehicle on the crest Of a
grade.
a. Trailers~ must be adequately
equipped with a safety chain and
be constructed so as to operate
without webbing.
5. Livestock shall not be pas
tured or allowed to run loose up
on the right-of-way of highway
where there are adequately con
trolled legal fences.
6. Pedestrians shall walk OF
the left hand side of the road.
Z. Vehicles entering mail
highway from a side road or pr
: vate road or drive must come t
a complete stop before entering
said highway, and right-of-wa
must be given to vehicles travel
ing on the main highway.
8. Parking on the main trav
eled portion of highway is prohit
tied.
= 9. Vehicles broken down o
! highways must be protected
night in front and rear with flare
or lanterns and removed from tn
} roadway as quickly as possible.
10. "Wrecker cars" and othe
flowing" agencies must not b oc
= the highways and must place pr'
per signs and signals to prote'
the motorist prior to starting the.
G work.
II. The motorist must obserV
: "school zone" signs and othe
e signs and signals legally place
along or on the highways.
n IL. The Montana highway pa
: rol board insists at all times upC
: courteous treatment to the trave
e ing public. The board asks yor
g cooperation and urges you to r
e port any discourteous treatmel
e by patrolmen to the board at he
J. ena.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17
County Roundup Promises
To Be Big Affair Saturday

he county Roundup" prepar-
y 's,. Oy the county superintendent
vice Hilce' will start at s o'clock Sat-
S'uay, May Is, and will last until
ate in the afternoon.
\ larger number of schools are
sNIuclpating in the affair this
o eaf tnan took part in latter years.
Su' Of the IA schools in the coun-
- % have entered contestants to
~. .Ospete in the scholastic, athletic
NO defamation contests.
.He scholastic contests will con-
= q written tests for the third
eighth grades in reading. Ian
S \. arithmetic, spelling, and on
A. history Of the flag. Pupils
~ urged to be present earlv as
a.. Program promises to be a
sss..s one. Flag defamation con-
sA Is Will begin at II o'clock. and
events start at / D. m.
r. Art Exhibition
nm MT "a and manual training work
eTb;b,tsne various schools win be
sium U,'e e. at at the high school audit
itor;r n at PlentywoOd. At the aud.
tsts IN, the winners of the con
TS and remnants. e'' ri0-
swoodH = the afternoon the Plen.
vide -, commercial club will bro.
Lrnv' r ne, coffee. It is urged I,
cups S and lunches along,
Chm eaehers5 Contest
Is a seSts with the aRound-up,
fer an Ie &c popularity contqs
Ne a oo,, the elementary teacb Ser'e !,
Onty. "The most non,,a =
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17

HOUSTON, Texas, May 12.-
Wesley Carter, 26, negro, went to
Buffalo Bayou today to be bap-
tized, but the minister's hand slip
per and Carter was drowned.
Carter was submerged twice and
brought to the surface. The third
time he was immersed he slipped
from the minister's hand and into
deep whirlpool.
Members of the church and po-
lice tonight were searching for the
body.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May
9.-The local police confiscated the
entire issue of a recent number OF
the "Arbeiterblader," Danish Com
munist newspaper, for printing an
article on the conflict between To-
cal port and construction workers
and the government.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17
Hearing onPower, Light
Rates Postponed Again

The power and light rate hear
ing, wichh was to take place here
yesterday, has been postponed once
more. The new date has now been
set for June IA, on which date
people from nearby towns are ex-
pected to be present and present
their grievances before the COM
mission.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17
RANDALL STAYS ON
WHILE GOOD CASE
WORKER IS FIRED
Miss Scherlie, Who Had Never Given Cause for Com
plants, Is Laid Off So NJ. Randall May Con-
tinue to Insult People On Relief

The local and district relief authorities are giving new
evidence of their corrupt practices of favorsm and dis
elimination.
While Maggie Randall former senior case worker who
had recently been removed from her position when the farm
ers OF the county demanded it, is still hanging around the
local relief office and continues to draw her salary other
case workers being fired for reasons of rerench
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17

papers ClldU N''iii re:
The Motnana Labor News, ottl-
al organ of the Montana State
ToJoration of Labor, runs the fol
ling double column headline on
A. front page, protest DepOrta-
a., Of Radical Editor OF PrOduc'
e. News" The story setting forte
=. facts covers three-quarters OF
4 column.
A Canadian Paper
aAlfred F. Miller, editor Of the
Producers News, militant farm
n.per printed at Plentywood,
Mont. has been arrested by or
ders from the United States fed
er,I government. He is being
nersecuted because of the milit-
ant fight he has been putting up
for the impoverished farmers in
the middle-west, who have been
reduced to penury through the
Irouth and the capitalist crisis.
a.. The struggle of the far
mers in the States is the same
As the struggle of the farmers
in Canada. The arrest of Miller
is also a threat to Canadian
farmers. Wherever farmers
meetings are held in this coun-
try, a resolution Of protest a
gainst Miller's arrest should be
passed and sent to the depart
nent Of labor, Washington, D.
c. THE Furrow, Winni-
peg, Manitoba.
Fails Red Baiters
The Minnesota Leader, publish
ed BY the Farmer-Labor Associa
ton in st. Paul, carried severa
stories on the case, one in the is
sue Of April 81, headlined "Arrest
II Montana Editor Protested" run.
n part:
"Red baiters in this region
nave stirred up another hornets
nest through the arrest of Alfred
Miller, editor of the local Pro-
ducerS News, paper which has
Wsged an unrelenting campaign
against relief administration and
practices in Montana.
a.. Thus the charge against
the editor has simply enhanced
and expanded the bitterness a
gainSt the federal relief admin
iStratiOn.
"Miller's paper last week pub
lished a story in which it mas
charged hay for which farmers
had been asked to pay $21 per
ton now is being sold to a feed
dealer for SIS ton. :"
Even a number of capitalist pa
pers have printed the story, anon
ethers the Helena Independent.
Weeklf Calls for Protests
The Farmers National Weekly
minneapolis, reported on ever
phase of the case, always urgin
the Increase of protests, explain
ing and giving reasons for tn
persecution.
The flood Of protests against
this attempted deportation to
Hitler Germany should be in
creased. All farmers should i'm
mediately, individually and thru
:. Continued on page ~
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17
Blue Eagle Removed
From Fire Arms Co.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 10.
For openly refusing to comply
with decision of the national Ia
Dor relations board in favor OF
striking workers, Colts Patient
Fire Arms Manufacturing company
had its Blue Eagle removed. but
the Roosevelt government still
continues to purchase arms from
this company, as it controls I'M
portant patients on modern ma
chine guns.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17
r, Washington to New Jersey Farm and Labor Papers
r' Urge Protests, Flai Red Balters, Dernano DTOp
ping of Charges Against Editor

The facts regarding the persecution of Alfred Miller,
Ill Of the Producers News and the efforts of the gov
c en to depOrt him to fascist Germany are receiving
hictv all over the country. Labor and farmer pa
H ore printing the story and calling for protests
Following are quotations from few of the various
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-17

teacher of 1885, will be chosen at
the dance that is taking place in
the evening at the Farmer-Labor
Temple. She will receive a prize
of $40.
Each ticket for the festival
dance bears a stub with a num-
Der on which the person buying a
ticket is to write the name of his
most favorite teacher. A number
Of stubs have already been depos-
tied in boxes at Miller's Drug
Store, the Plentywood Drug Store
and at the office of the county
superintendent. Most of the stubs
are expected to be handed in at
the dance.
AS the paper goes to press, the
following teachers have received
the highest number of votes: Doris
Ellington, Antelope; Margie Pet
ersOn, Reserve, Agatha Varty
Plentywood; Agnes Johnson, Re-
serve, and Thora Lervold, Plenty
wood.
The proceeds Of the dance will
be used to cover the expenses OF
the roundup" Music will be
furnished by the Medicine Lake
high school orchestra.
Judges
The judges in the flag declom
alton contest are to be Miss Iren,
Murphy. Mrs. George Lund anS
Mrs. Winnefred Opgrande. Tn,
exhibits at the auditorium will b,
judged by Mrs. Carl Tango, Mrs
! Simon Faaborg and Miss Lind;
Hall.
Evening star., 1935-11-11
FATHER WALSH ASKS
MORAL DISARMING
Leagues Next Task Is ALLEGATION
of Raw Materials, Says
G. U. Vice President.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, November 1.-THE Rev.
Edmund A. Walsh, S. j., of Wash
ington. told -Armistice day con-
ference of the Catholic Association for
international Peace that the League
of Nations would prove powerless to
prevent war without moral dis
armament.
You might as we'll try to quarry
granite with a razor's edge or mani
cure a tigers claw with altar Of
roses as to attempt to bind the spurg-
ing passions of men without moral
control" declared the speaker, who
is vice president of Georgetown Uni
versity.
Father Walsh predicted that the
Leagues next task would be alloca-
ton of raw materials on a basis of
justice, which he said demanded the
exercise of genuine craftsmanship"
rather than of the bayonet and the
law Of the jungle"
He denounced some Europeans for
their "unchristian idolatry of the
state" which he termed an "exag-
gerated selfishness leading to economic
Imperialism"