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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31
NORTH RAYMOND

Mildred Holland who has been
staying at the Herb Nichols home
in Plentywood for the past few
days while having dental work
done, returned home Monday eve
ming.
Lee Monson Of Raymond made
a business call at the Jake Zeit-
ner home Tuesday evening.
Leland Evenson was home over
the week end, returning to his du-
ties at Fort Peck Monday morning.
Mrs. Carl Stadstad and daughter
Margaret have been quite i'll with
the measles for the past few days,
Bert Heron hauled a loan of
feed out for Joe Wilson Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hovdey were
transacting business in Plentywood
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Hovdey
were Plentywood shoppers We'd
nesday.
j. w. Brown was in Raymond
on business last Saturday.
Orbeck Hovdey is spending a
few days with Ms twin brothers
who are employed at Fort Peck.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31
WESLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Helseth of
New Deal were guests at the
Frank Anderson home Saturday
and Sunday. They also visited
friends at Westby and attended to
business affairs. They left for
their home Monday morning, ac-
companied by Mrs. Walter Rob-
weder and Mrs. Dave Jones who
had visited their parents here over
the week end.
Alta and Shirley Walters spent
the week end out on the farm at
Pleasant Valley with Frances and
Helen lverson. Alta and Shirley
and their parents are moving to
West Point, Idaho, next week.
Ted Nordhagen and Jens Jensen
motored to New Deal Wednesday.
Jens remained there and Ted re-
turned home Saturday.
Clariee Thone and Mrs. r. Stub
be called at the Weston home last
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knute Unghem of
Crsoby visited Sunday at the Mar
tin Nereson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond Westgaard
of Lone Tree We're in town Satur-
day night.
Baccalaureate services were held
at the Lutheran church SUNDAY
evening. Rev. Alfred Anderson
delivered the address to the class
of 1885.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gunder Rust and
SON Of Alkabo and Mrs. Elias Oh
son of Elkhom spent Saturday
evening in Westby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berger Larson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Paulson at
tended the dance in Westby Sat
urday night.
Mr., and Mrs. Reinhard Ander-
son and family spent Sunday az
the Anton Tontie home. Mrs. An
derson is a sister of Mr.. Tontie.
The Dooley baseball team play
ed on the Westby diamond Sun
day. The score was o to IS in
favor of Westby.
Miss Myrtle Nereson, Lily and
Mrs. Gladys Angheim called ON
Mildred johnson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer Jensen and
family will move to Medicine Lake
to make their future home as Pal
mer Is working at a filling sta
tion there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Leninger
and family have moved onto the
Ellington place for the summer
months.
Mr.. Ellingson and Miss Ruth are
moving to Milwaukee, Wis, in the
near future.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31
ARCHER

Miss Ruby Cook is i'll with the
measles.
Robert Cook and Joe Whitish
made a flying trip to PlentywoOd
Monday.
Lloyd Whitish and Leo KazeclS
who were at the dam for two
weeks returned home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Marks and
children enjoyed supper with Mr.,
and Mrs. Ed Boelens Saturday.
Don Logan and Skel Hoppins
were in Plentywood Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jackson
We're over Sunday guests at the
Leo Kazeck home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Whitish and
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Whitish at
tended the commencement exercis-
es in Plentywood.
C. p. Whitish called at the j.
M. Whitish home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Whitish, AL
ice, Harold and Clarence Whitish
and Eugene Kazeck attended the
dance at Antelope Saturday eve
ming. They report an enjoyable
time.
Rudolph Smith who was at the
dam for couple of weeks was
laid off and returned home Satur-
day.
Robert Cook called at the l.. II.
Kazeck home Sunday a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Whitish
spent the week end at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. A.
Whitish.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31
RESERVE

The Wakeia club held its roo,
lar monthly meeting with Mira r
Carpenter on Thursday. Mrs Es.
Jensen assisted in entertalnlng
There was a small crowd in at.
tendance due to illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Henderson
and daughter Betty Jean are visit
ing relatives in Broadview. Mrs
Henderson's father is quite IN.
Fred Benson left Saturday for
kalispell where he will visit with
his brother before returning 70 HE
home in Idaho.
Miss Agnes johnson left Frido,
evening for her home in CouIee
N. d. She has rented the Jorgep
sen home for the next school term
The two grade rooms of the
school held a picnic on Friday ~
Wildwood park in Plentvwood
Several parents joined the children
and a good time was had bv all
Mrs. p. G, Peterson wac hon.
ed Sunday with gathering Of her
children and grandchildren in cole
bration Of her birthday. Ont %
town guests were the Cert Peder-
son family Of Scobey, viii Ander
son family of Froid and the ElrNer
Peterson family Of Antelope
Mrs. Alfred Peterson and IN
FAINT son Vance Laverne returned
home Sunday. ''''
Miss Bertha Kallak left T,os-
day for her home in Portland after
spending a few days visiting bor
mother and other relatives. She
was accompanied to Portland nv
Olive Akre who has accented a
position there.
! Agnes Jensen who has been en-.
ployed at the Wagner home. spemt
the week end at the Jacobsey
home. She left Monday for DAG
mar where she will assist with thu
summer parochial school.
Miss Masy Christensen of Medi
cine Lake was a guest at the MurI
home over the week end.
Miss Marvel Jacobsen had N,
misfortune to injure her rich
knee. She was confined to her he,
for a week and is now walking
little with the assistance of a cane
Mr. and Mrs. George Tund at
tended the district meeting Of N.
Montana Bankers Association he'll,
in Glasgow Saturday.
Robert Lund left Monday 70
Mohall where he will spend III
summer on his grandfather's farm
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Hanson an
children expect to leave the frs
of June for Kalispell where the
will make their future home.
Miss Alice Williams, daughter O
Henry Williams, and Ewald Rusta
of Hahl We're married last Frida
by U. S. Commissioner BeIansl
Of Plentywood. The young coupl
will make their home at saco.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31
RELIEF COMM.
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the rest, she has way about her
that takes we'll with the people and
she has been getting along fine.
We have never had any complaints
about her. A few days ago she
received a telegram saying that
her service was no longer wanted
she is fired-the best case workcr
we ever had is fired and the mean
est one we ever had is still here
and promoted. If you think you
can create better feeling towards
the present administration and the
present relief set-up that way In
this county, you are sadly mistalx-
en-.
That Miss Shirley has been fired
and not Miss Randall, is an insult
to the people Of Sheridan county
and we want to know who is res
sponsible for this and why It has
been done. We want to know the
actual reasons why the only case
worker able TO get along with the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31
ShareCrOppers In Miserable
Plight, Investigator Says

truck piled high with bedsprings,
a stove, and ramshackle odds and
ends of the household equipment
of poor family.
Mrs. Myers told AAA officials
that some Of the scenes which had
come to her attention were "lDse
those of refugees fleeing from
Belgium at the beginning of the
World War"
Freed slaves and soldiers re-
turning from the confederate army
at the end Of the Civil War, she
explained. had no means of liveli-
hood and had become sharecrop-
pers to obtain a place to live and
food. Conditions of tenants have
changed little since that time, she
said.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31
ALL. PROTESTS
NAZI MURDER OF
UNION LEADER
Calls Upon All Workers to
Denounce Killing of
Fritz Hausemann

WASHINGTON, ID. C.-The ex-
eeutive council Of the A. II. Of l..
has sent to affiliated organizations
a resolution denouncing the MUIR
der by Hitler agents of Fritz
Hausemann, president of the Ger
man Miners Union.
The resolution, which was pass
ed by the executive council, de-
clares the shooting was "cold-
blooded murder" and urges a
worldwide protest against the out
rage, All local unions and central
bodies should pass similar resolu-
tions. Copies Of the resolutions
should also be sent to Hitler in
Berlin, Germany.
The resolution follows In full:
Whereas, our attention has
been directed to the sad news that
Fritz Hausemann, president of the
German Miners Union, was shot
dead by the German prison auth
critics on April 10, 1886, when he
was being taken into a concentra-
ton camp; and
Whereas, details of his death
are unknown, and probably never
will be known, nevertheless the
finger of accusation points to the
Nazi regime which violently de-
strOyed the labor unions in Ger
many, robbed them of their prop
critics, prosecuted their officers and
Is endeavoring for all time to ST.
lence the voice and the cause of
labor; and
Whereas, 1t Is unbelievable that
there is the slightest foundation
of truth In the official version that
Fritz Hausemann was shot while
trying to escape from the concen-
tration camp and especially In
view of the asylum offered him
outside of Nazi Germany and
which he declined because he re-
fused to leave his fellow workers
in their distressed conditions; and
Whereas, like a loyal captain,
Fritz Hausemann refused to leave
the ship while the storm was rag
ing and declined scrupulously to
commit any act that might give
his captors the least pretext ia
kill him; and
Whereas, the shooting of Fritz
Hausemann enroute to concen-
tration camp has all the earmarke
of eold-blooded murder and Is
but accumulative evidence Of the
tragic, despicable and unspealSablt
deeds, and events taking place un,
der Naziism; therefore, be II
Resolved, the executive council
of the American Federation OF
Labor expresses it's deep sorrow
for the untimely and brutal deatl
of Fritz Hausemann, extends II:
heartfelt sympathy TO his widow
and surviving children, calls upoi
the wage earnera and free labor
movements of the world 20 take NJ
the cause Of this labor martyr anC
urges all American workers to pro
test against the outrage commit
ted and herein noted; and be I
further
"Resolved, that copies Of thes,
resolutions be sent TO the Interna
tional Labor Office at Geneva, /,
the Internationl Federation O
Trade Unions, and to all Nationa
and international Unions, Stat
declarations of Labor and Contra
Labor Unions"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31
GOVT. HAY
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mad the government sold the hay
m proportion to the amount of the
iced loans, this would not have
happened. The way things go the
farmers are getting wise, too.
ihey can see that the whole thing
Is nothing but a big racket where
Tat Jobs and big profits are hand
ca out freely. Nobody can blame
the farmer if he wants to get in
on It, too, in a small way. He has
always been the one who had 10
take the back seat.
What Will Happen To II?
What is going to be done with
the big pile Of hay, nobody knows.
mad the government really want
ed to do something for the farm
ers, the hay could have been sold
Tor 5000 per ton or given away,
and the pile would not be here. As
1t Is, it is a safe guess it will
stand here and rot. Some are pre-
dieting that it will go up in smoke
some day and we will have a nice
Dig IRE. OF course, if that even
happens, the "Reds" will get the
blame for it. But it is not the
Reds who are dumping cargoes OF
coffee into the ocean, and the Reds
arc not going to burn the hay.
1t is a safe bet the pile Of hay
will not be here at the time the
next presidential campaign starts
Having a great big manure pile
standing here as a monument
showing what the present "brair
trust" administration was able II
produce, is not going to be any,
thing they are going to point t.
with very much pride.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31
IF the Farmers Relief
Bill Were Enacted

The AAA would be revoked and repealed because II
has degraded the living conditions Of the working farmers
while bpmefng the rich farmers and the trusts
No farmer could be evicted from his farm ar hom m
be deprived of his chattels of inability rovoh 40
ian' OF MS own to meet any debit, n taxes or other
obligations ~
Amy debts taxes, etc, which threaten the farmer in
the possession of his home and chaels would be canad
Long term crop production loans without interest and
epayable IN cash or kind wOud be made to all farmers
who need them.
D. Farm, home equipment and livestock one-teru loans
would he made to those farmers who have lost anv ar all m
these possessions, through foreclosure eviction or seizure
There would be no discrimination in the administrator
of the act because of the race color religion or
political opinion affiatOn nationality of anv fare
T. Cash relief for the necessities of life to he granted
to all farmers in need of relief
The administration of relief and loans In the act ouId
be in THE hands Of committees elected by the farmers them
selves
g. Two billion dollars would be appropriated for the mr.
of this act and wOnd be raised by taxation sbarI
graduated upward of inheritance and gifts and the taxa
ton of all incomes in excess of $4,000 per year
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Rudolph A. Palutcli, Plenty
wood, and nernadine Prader, New
Rockford, N. ID.
Ewald A. Rustad, Cole, Mont,
and Alice n. Williams, Reserve.
Kenneth Mckenzie and Florence
McClelland. both Of Portal, N. ID.
William n. Fry Of Winnipeg,
Canada, and Thelia b. Klein Of
New Orleans, Ia.
Earl Anderson Of Broclkton, and
Mary Denny Of Culbertson.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31
c..,.lI.lion of Debts Not
C'"' IGmpossible, But
Payment Is

a.. following correspondence Dc,
Lem Harris and hio"A'u
lH'.@ an the Draoticabiliiy an"
'bo'' 'hilily of the Farmers Em' T.,
pO. ., relief Bill, llR 5l'l' wiz
Sa'' If interest to all working
prov n.rs. Lem Harris is secretary
'ha Farmers National COMMIT
o. e. e., Action. Richard Bosch II
F' ~ ,be leaders Of the Farmers
S 1''I "a Association Of Minne ., "a;
nO,' member Of the board Of
a,,a Of the Farm Holiday
Cow so' Ills brother, Iosa Bosch. 81
...iJent Of the Minnesota loli-
a., Association and vice president
- ,be National Holiday
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31
p, o. Box $40
Minneapolis, MINI.
May @, 1895.


Mr., Richard Bosch,
,Atwater, MINI.
Dear Mr.. Bosch:
am glad that you wrote me
Your ideas concerning the Farmers
Emergency Relief Bill, HR San,
because your letter throws a bright
light upon the sharp differences
which we have in our attitude to-
wards the masses Of farmers who
face ruin today.
You see, the Farmers National
Committee for Action which
represent does not share the con
Germ for the big successful" farm
er who Is able to go to California
ior year or two and rent his
Iarm' because practically all of that
rare breed Of cats has a business
OF some sort in addition to hi
ihrm The Farmers Bill would
protect the right Of any working
farmer to his farm home, equip,
"fIa and to a standard Of living
controlled by committees Of work
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31

The other day we were standing
In front of newspaper building
when a big banker came out, A
newsboy ran up TO him and said;
"Buy paper, misterf"
"Why should n" the banker an
swered, II Just bought the pub
Usher"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31

tGontinued hrOm page ~

cent during the first period Of the
moratorium to be paid by the far
mer to the mortgage holder, the
court held, is not real interest at
all.
1--WE must hold the act void"
said Brandeis.
And the "absentee capitalist
landlord" the banker, was again
successful in having a bothersome
piece of Legislation thrown into the
waste basket.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31
Atwatel, Minnp
April s, 1885.

Mr. lem Harris,
Sioux Falls, S. Dako
Dear Mr. Harris;
have received the report Of tn
ng,rners Emergency Relief Con
tsrrace", also the advance pub
LEFTY.
The bin you are supporting mas
.ha following provisions:
No eyictions Of foreclosures,
etc. under any circumstances.
Cancellation Of debts, taxes,
and other obligations
2 Relief and credit in such
amounts as local farmers
committees may feel they
need.
of course, you know there isn't
.he slightest possibility of such a
mi being ever considered that I'M
less there we're a complete crack
m If the system, the bin couldn't
eel ~ first base in the courts.
II you favor cancellation q
debts, why not go the whole way
md include all bonds, stocks, etc.
As we'll as the Investments in farm
property?
Under the bill, if a farmer who
has spent lifetime improving a
farm finally comes 20 the place
where he can take a year or two
vacation and rents his farm. the
renter for one year viii have a
prior claim to possession Of the
farm Ms against the farmer who.
may have worked the farm for 30
or 40 years
II III features such as this thnt
makes il impossible for you to get
much Of q following or even n
hearing among farmers. Farmers
are practical minded" and any
program which h To receive wide
spread support must have a rea-
onable basis Of practically
] was south at the time of your
conference. Visited the share
crOpper region
Yours truly,
RICHARD BOSCH.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31

people has been fired.
Yours truly,
Hans Rasmussen.
p. S.-Miss Shirley has nothing
to do with this. ! have not even
talked TO her about II.
Helena, Mont,
May %, 1885
Mr.. Hans Rasmussen,
Plentywood, Montana
My dear Mr.. Rasmussen:
In response TO your letter Of
May 18th, / am inclosing a copy
OF the letter sent to Miss Scherlie.
Very truly yours,
Montana Relief Commission.
(Signed) Samuel Gerson,
Director Of Social Service
Helena, Mont,
May "a, 1885
Miss Martha Scherlie,
Turner, Mont.
My dear Miss Scherlie:
have your letter of May i3th.
/ regret very much that We IRE
obliged to release you from the
services. As you know, our funds
have been cut drastically and Cv-
cry department was compelled to.
release "A certain number If neo-
pie. Unfortunately, this cut ef-
fected you.
| sincerely hope that when the
new program goes into effect that
there may be some openings either
under that program or under the
+ professional division Of that pro-
gram. ! would suggest that you
keep in touch with the newspaper
publications as to other develop
ments.
There is no question in my mind
of your interest in your work and
of your desire TO serve your fell
lowmen.
Hoping that you will be able to
fird yourself a position before
long ! am
Sincerely yours,
Montana Relief Commission
(Signed) Samuel Gerson,
Director Of Social Service
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31

ing farmers. We do not pretend
to protect or want to protect the
right Of any man to draw income
and profit from another's toll.
We are interested in the vast
majority of small owners, tenants
and sharecroppers, who today are
running short on food, clothing and
shelter. You say that you have
just returned from the south. Did
you not see down there the terrible
level of poverty that the average
sharecropper lives in? You must
know that the average farmer %
this general area also Is on rock
bottom. There is need for imme-
diate emergency action TO meet the
needs of these farmers who are
majority. The Farmers Emergency
Relief Bill was written with their
needs in mind.
Quite contrary To your OOin-
ion of ting impOssibility of en-
acting the Farmers Bill, / say
that every provision of II must
be enacted, and that the whole
trend of events will force the
carrying out of its provisions.
Take for example the cancelia.
ton Of debts, taxes and other OBJ
legations, not all of them as you
infer, but only those which threat
en- possession Of the home, Land,
or equipment" of the small farm
ers. Far from being impossible
TO cancel, II Is impossible TO pay.
There is no possibility of the
farmers paying back the $l2,000,-
100000 of private debts which
they owe. OF course, If the Fra
zier Bill goes through the United
States government guarantees n
portion of these bad debts and
eventually gets stuck in place of
the bankers and insurance com
panies. Perhaps you prefer this
procedure to cancellation.
The demand for cancellation of
debts and full security to all ruin
ed farmers as provided In the
Farmers Bill, Is the one practical
thing that ruined farmers can de-
mand. Can you suggest anything
more effeetiveY Can you make a
case for currency tinkering or price
control, etc. ? Do you put any
thing ahead of the campaign for
basic necessities? You bet the
farmers are practical minded" and
/ that's just why they are going
right straight for what they must
have-caah relief ana security.
You think that the courts will
block the Farmers Emergency Re
lief Bill2 No courts can block q
real mass movement clamoring foi
the adoption Of this bill. If the
bill represents the needs Of the
majority of the farmers and also
safeguards the interests of The city
workers, then in a democracy
where the majority are supposed
to rule, 1t must be legal.
A sign of the wide interest thai
farmers have shown In this bill
Is the fact that since the Siou'
Falls conference, IN eonneetioI
with the committee of five sent Il
testify In favor Of this bill II
Washington, approximately ib,00l
signatures have been received ol
petitions demanding passage o
the Farmers Emergency Relic
Bill.
In the light of this, will you ad'
your name TO the thousands 0
farmers who support this billY
Yours sincerely,
LEM HARRIS.
Secretary Farmers Nationa
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31
IT'S tIIIUVIVIV
LEM HARRIS.


Secretary FARMERS Nhtiohhl
Committee for Action.
p. s. have made this an open
letter because the matter Is or
public Importance. am request
ing of the editors Of the Farmers
National Weekly that they publish
any further statement which you
may care TO make on the bill, l.. H..
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-05-31

P. s.-Miss Shirley has nothing
to do with this. ! have not even
talked TO her about IL.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-14
Contest
Is to CONTINUE

District Examinations in the fourth
annual Prince of Peace Declama-
ton contest are to be held in five
local churches next week.
The Rev. John A. Farr and
Charles Parks are to preside over
tryoutS at the West Park Christian
and Fletcher Place Methodist
Churches tomorrow afternoon, and
the meeting at Broadway Evangel-
lcal Church tomorrow night will be
in charge of the Rev. Wilbur D.
Crosse. Further preliminary con-
tests at Brookside United Brethren
Church on Wednesday night and
Roberts Park Methodist Church the
following Sunday afternoon are to
complete the selection of local rep
resentatives for the finals, Jan. TO-
The contest is sponsored by the
International Good Will Commit
tee of the indianapolis Church Fed
Grafton, and offers the winner a
gold medal and the choice of a
years scholarship at Butler Univer-
slty or Indiana Central, Earlham,
Hanover or Wabash Colleges. Sec
ond prize is semester scholarship
at any of the above colleges not
chosen by the first place winner.
Third place carries an award of S25.
The Rev. Wilbur D. Grose is
chairman of the committee of ii
ministers and laymen in charge of
the contest