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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1939-12-06
MANSFIELD TALKS
ARmISTICE DAY
i'm MISSOULA

T, Stressing the importance of Amer
lea staying out of the European wal
and calling attention to the need OF
bending all of our efforts toward the
solution of our domestic problems in
order to safeguard the liberties we
enjoy under our democratic govern
ment, Mike Mansfield, member of the
faculty at the Montana State univer-
principal speaker at the Armistice
Day exercises in Missoula.
1--WE are primarily interested in the
preservation of a democratic form of
government in the United States"
stated Mr.. Mansfield. "If we join in
another World war, it might be diff
cult to maintain such a government
in this country. We would be bound
to go far toward totalitarianism be-
cause modern war is the enemy of
democracy. Our best service to the
cause of democracy is to keep it alive
in the United States and provide
standard to which the world may in
time return.
"War has no place in our present
system in America" he declared.
We all ueSlIt, uUueT The supervision
of our own democratic government to
go on living like normal Americans in
past generations have done: to work,
to marry, and, to raise our children
in comfort and peace. We want to
find an answer for our present I'M
employment problem. We want an
ultimate prosperity and security. This
is our modest and earnest appeal and
our government must not fail us"
Calling attention to the fact that
the war in Europe now raging, is
only a struggle to preserve the bal
ance of power, Mr.. Mansfield stated
that victory by either side, would not
solve Europe's problems, but that
their problems did not concern us.
America will always be the symbol
of the united efforts put forth by the
different peoples who combined to
bring it into being, said Mr.. Mans
field. "Out of this assimilation of
peoples from various countries of the
world evolved democracy as we have
it today"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1939-12-06
BR0UN GOES TO
new YORK POST

New -FP)-Heywood Broun
president of the American Newspaper
Guild (CIO), will write his last column
for the New York World Telegram
and other ScrippsHoward papers OF
Dec a.
On the following day he will start
writing for the New York Post, most
liberal of the New York Post, most
am very happy about going to work
for the Post" he said.
Arrangements of both the World
Telegram and the Post confirmed the
change, but declined to comment. I'm.
officially it was said that the World
Telegram had refused to renew
Broun's $780, 400 contract at the end of
it's 5-year term, move that had been
expected because of the Scripps-
Howard arrangements increasing ir-
ritation over the writing of its only
outstanding pro-labor columnist.
Although Broun had come to the
then Telegram in 1927 with the under
standing that he was to write what
ever he pleased, in recent years the
Scripps-Howard editors have not
pleased to print everything that Broun
pressed; others were sharply edited.
wrote A number of columns were sup
The columnist made it practice to
let off steam in weekly columns in
The Nation and later in The New Re-
public Upon one occasion he wrote
satirical piece about his employer,
Roy Howard, that was hardly cal
culated to improve the strained re-
lationship between boss and worker.
Indications are that Broun will en-
Joy much more freedom at the Post.
Although that paper has retreated no
ticeably from the militant liberalism
that won applause from labor circles
two years ago, it is still to the left
of the World Telegram, which is push
ing hard up against the journals that
have long spoken for the extreme
right.
In addition to writing column for
the Post, Broun will cover general
assignments in sports politics and
other fields. Syndication of his column
means that any of the crippsHoward
papers outside of New York could con-
tinue to buy it, but it is expected that
they will follow the lead of the World
Telegram in dropping ut Seems to
Me-"
The ANG president is the third
prominent World-Telegram staff mem
Der to switch to the Post. A year ago
Dunbar Bromley, whose writ
ing had also been blue-penciled, re-
signed and went to work for the rival
paper. More recently Rollin Kirby,
the cartoonist, joined the trek from
Barclay ST. to West st.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1939-12-06
Hears Nothing New
Saws Mrs. Roosevelt

WASHINGTON.-(FP)-The house
committee allegedly investigating I'M
American activities went through an.
other performance under the watchful
eyes of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
wife of the president, as it heard Jo-
seph Lash, national secretary of the
American Student Union, refute
charges hurled by committee witnesses
at his organization.
Unlike the first days performance
attended by Mrs. Roosevelt, the COM
mittee lapsed into it's usual manners
and engaged in a sharp clash over
the right of Joseph Gladden., secretary
of the American Youth Congress, to
reply to committee investigator J. B.
Matthews.
gladden. was abruptly denied this
privilege but later it was stated that
he would be given an opportunity the
following day to reply to Matthews
charge that he had testified falsely
under oath concerning Matthews
statements in connection with the
American Youth Congress.
Matthews led Lash through a re-
cital of past connections with the
National Students League and the
Student League for Industrial Democ-
-racy and inquired into Lash's resig-
nation from the socialist party in 1897.
Lash denied any connections with the
communist party and told of his fight
against the amalgamation of the NSL
and SLID.
Like witnesses on the previous day,
Lash got in his cracks against the
committee, headed by Rep. Martin
Dies Cd. Tex. To disprove previous
testimony that he couldn't sing, he
warbled song which, he said, is
popular on the many campuses.
1t went, eff you see an un-Ameri-
can, lurking far or near, just alkalize
with Martin Dies, and he will dis
The committee regarded the
song, apparently, as sufficient disproof
of the earlier contention but was dub
ious about Lash's selection
Mrs. Roosevelt's presence during
Lash's testimony marked the second
day that she had appeared at the hear
ing room as spectator. Her first
dramatic and unprecedented appear
ance was made just prior to testimony
the American Youth Auto
Workers (CIO), she. told reporters, 81
was disappointed. l thought l would |
hear something new"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1939-12-06

our needy that we feel should be cor
rected without delay.
1t is the suggestion of this Board
that the Commissioners Association
strenuously urge the State Welfare
Board to so increase future monthly
payments that the existing appropria-
lions will be practically exhausted by
December 81, 1910, and that the next
legislative assembly be asked to pass
such appropriation as win properly
provide for the first six months of
1871.
If this suggestion is not adopted,
then we urge that the State Welfare
Board use the authority already
granted to it by the State Board of
Examiners to so exceed it's budget as
to provide our needy in keeping with
decency and health-something that
cannot be accomplished under our
present monthly allowances.
If neither of these suggestions is
followed, our association should not
hesitate to Immediately request the
Honorable Roy e. Ayers to call a spe-
cial session of the legislature to care
for this emergency.
Even the most conservative of us
cannot truthfully contend that the
present average monthly allowance is
adequate Less truthfully may we
contend that nothing can be done
about it. Our duty in the matter is
plain and it is the hope of these less
fortunate people, and of those who
have their welfare at heart, that we
will perform this duty. Let us not
fail them.
Very truly yours,
Board of County Commissioners OF
Deer Lodge County, Montana
BY j. G. SESTRICH.
In addition, the County Board of
Yellowstone county and others have
been giving the relief situation their
consideration, according to Norman
LeFever, secretary of the Montana
Public Welfare Council, but, appar-
emily, none have as yet decided on
course of action The Welfare Coun-
Gil will continue its fight for more
adequate assistance to all categories
of welfare clients until it is won, the
secretary said.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1939-12-06
Co-ops Advertising
In Peoples Voice

Elsewhere in this issue appears the
advertisements of a number of coop
erative business institutions in the
state. The purpose of the advertising
is to let the people of their respective
communities know that they have an
opportunity to "buy from themselves"
the products which are handled by
these various enterprises.
Many thousands of dollars have
been returned to their patrons by
these companies, as savings made by
the patrons, in purchasing from their
own co-operatives. Had these pa
irons purchased from some "old line"
company or one owned by some pri-
vate individual or corporation, these
dollars saved by patronizing their own
cooperative, would have been lost to
them forever. Moreover the com
munity itself would have lost, because
this added purchasing power among
large number of its residents, by
the returned patronage dividends.
They point the way to keep the
money at home"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1939-12-06
UNIONS, FRATERNITIES, COUNTY COM
MISSI0NERS HOLD Joint MEETING

On November 18th, the labor or
CARNATIONS and fraternal groups of
Deer Lodge county met with the
Board of County Commissioners in
Anaconda to find a way out of the
present emergency in relief admins
tration. Representatives of the or
carnations urged the county commits
sioners to support the program of the
Montana Public Welfare Council and
endeavor to get the Association of
County Commissioners of Montana be-
hind the movement. AS the outcome
of that meeting the commissioners of
Deer Lodge county sent the following
letter to the president of their state
association:
OFFICE OF COUNTY COMMITS
SIONERS
Anaconda, Montana
November 81, 1889
E. B. Winter, President County
Commissioners Assn of Montana
Miles City, Montana
Dear Mr.. Winter:
Deer Lodge county, like most of
the other counties Of our state, is
faced with very serious problem,
the immediate and proper solution of
which is vitality important to all those
receiving the average old age assist
ance grant, and of course, of equally
vital importance to us whose duty it
is to see that those in need of relief
are properly provided for.
Under this grant these persons are
receiving an average monthly allow
ance of $21.86, which has been wholly
inadequate And now, with advancing
costs of living, this inadequacy has
reached the point where an average
allowance of S21.86 becomes a futile
gesture In attempting to properly aid
those for whom our welfare moneys
were appropriated. 1t entirely de-
feats the wish and intention of the
legislative body which created the APP
preparation, and those receiving old
age assistance are suffering real hard
ships and privation because of our in
ability to more efficiently provide for
their needs.
Fortunately, our 1897 legislative as
s:mbly had the foresight to provide
remedy for insufficient relief appro-
priations, and enacted Chapter 40, the
provisions of which enable the State
Public Welfare Board to apply to the
Board of Examiners for authority to
increase such payments. To date the
Welfare Board has not availed itself
of the benefits OF this enactment.
We earnestly believe that the boards
OF county commissioners throughout
the state should join in urging the
State Welfare Board to increase the
expenditures for relief purposes, and
that no time should be lost in at
tempting to convince the State Wei
fare Board that its apparent apathe-
tic attitude has resulted, and will con-
tinue to result, in a condition among
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1939-12-06
FEDERAL COURT
KILLS ALIEN Reg
ISTRATI0N Law

SCRANTON, Pa. - (FP) - Pennsyl-
vania's new alien registration law,
requiring all aliens who entered the
country since 1908 to carry Identified
ton cards with them at all times as
do citizens OF European countries, has
been voided by the federal district
court
In a unanimous decision on an ap-
peal by Bernard Davidowitz and Vim
cent Travagliana of Philadelphia, the
court declared the law violates the
constitution because it places condi-
lions upon the right of an alien to re-
side in Pennsylvania The state legis-
lature had invaded "a field reserved
for the federal government" the court
found.
The law was to have become effect
i've December 2, two days after the
decision. Pennsylvania 100000 to
100000 aliens would have had to reg
lister with the state labor department,
pay 81 for their Identification cards
and show them at any time a law
enforcement officer should demand
them.
Penalty for failure to register would
have been 500 fine or so days in Jail
and for failure to carry the identifi-
cation card, $40 fine or 10 days in jail
NEW YORK. = (FP) - Hailing the
decision as victory for civil liberties,
Roger N. Baldwin, director of the
American Civil Liberties union, said:
"This decision should mean the end of
attempts by states to do what congress
alone has the right to do We are
gratified to see the federal court fol-
lowing the sound presidents in other
states, voiding attempts to regulate
aliens"
Baldwin predicted that the decision
would mean defeat of a similar meas
ure introduced in New Jersey by anti
labor Sen. Arthur F. Foran (R.). The
bill has>passed the state senate but has
not been acted on by the assembly.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1939-12-06
CO-OPS IN WASHINGTON
SHOW STEADY GROWTH

Coops motif ring badly in the matte capital
posn d Tns w 5 consumer
with
$500 to of preceding
oSm no s one 81 xysnson were IN excess Of O0 It's
Konsum Washington gasoline station
club started by group of men in 1895 In the beginning they rented
Year, for example did $500 worth business september this
excess SoOe business only organized station in
Rochdae November members 46
Washington The District Columbia
Washington bill
educational particularly
effective the the
club for furnished BY gre church Con
organized BY the Churches President d. F. the Foundry
clubs
@ h a sn
The well the economic benefits of cooperaives
" ''e = no WIN
Ham Fish tough
not be awarded a this year In Msgn0 Arkana there an
supervisory
improvements living
WILL HOUSING PROGRAM SUFFER?
to s Re g d the ad
saa sffs1 sS
the housing would like nothing better than opportunity
sa longtime @ can
seriously rGHg lack of proper The
whether shall
whether will be permitted
SUCCESSFu
to
both relief
The conducted
which
given relief clients include flour meal pork products
fruit the like
differ somewhat fresh vegetables truck
vegetable
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1939-12-06
NEEDY DEMAND FOOD
In Demonstration

CLEVELAND.-FP) the re-
lief crisis growing more serious, 1000
unemployed persons demonstrated in
front of city hall demanding restor-
alton of relief.
Their threat to get food "on their
own authority" if the city failed to
act was termed anarchy by Mayor
Harold H. Burton. However, saying
that "relief comes ahead of every OBJ
ligation," he pledged to do his best
to remedy the situation and again
condemned Gov John W. Brokers
failure to call special legislative
session.
Sixty thousand persons are on re-
lief The city has cut off persons with
out dependents and reduced benefits
to others. A number of relief stations
were shut down after crowds jammed
the buildings, some of the demonstra-
tors saying that they had not eaten
for two days.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1939-12-06
Trespassing at the Capital
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replied that the did
through the
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The that they being charged for fuel
which the tracks
orders and which furthermore they did not fuel
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Milford chronicle., 1939-12-29
FISHERS DISTRICT
Near Greenwood

Santa Claus was greeted with q
good attendance at the Christmas
entertainment at Todd's Chapel on
Monday night.
1t was a great shock to the com
munity on Monday morning when
Matthew Hammond was found dead
in his home. 1t is thought he had fal-
len down the stairway some time
during the night
Mrs. T. p. Morris and children
and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Rust were
guests at turkey dinner with Geo.
L. Morris on Tuesday.
After a short business meeting the
Daughters of America Lodge gave a
Christmas party on Monday night.
After enjoying an evening of jolly
games for both young and old, gifts
were presented and exchanged. Hot
coffee and cake were served by the
committee.
David Kovlyamin of Wilmington
visited friends here the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Edgell were CIV
en- a variety shower at the home OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Ed
gell on Thursday evening with a
large number present-presenting
them with many useful and lovely
gifts 10 be in the home of the newly
weds. Delicious refreshments were
served. Many congratulations were
extended to the bride and groom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Collision of
Odessa, were weekend guests of MT.
and Mrs. ]. W. Rust. Other visitors
on Sunday were Misses Elizabeth and
Katie Kinder of BridgevilIe, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. A. Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs.
s. F. Collision and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Dearman.
Mrs. Jennie Spencer of Whining
ton, is spending an indefinite time
with her brother, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
A. Robinson.
Mrs. Ella Edgell. of Greenwood,
spent Christmas Day with MIR. and
Mrs. John Lloyd and enjoyed a tur-
key dinner with other relatives.
Mrs. Alva O'Bier is confined to her
home due to illness at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Scott and
son and Mrs. James Scott and daugh-
ter spent Saturday in Chester. Pa.
L. w. Lloyd is now occupying his
new bungalow.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles KentOn and
family have moved to Chester where
Mr.. KentOn is employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Todd and
daughter of Bridgeville, spent the
Christmas holidays with their par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Todd, en-
joyins a turkey dinner on Christmas
Day.
W. S. Todd is seriously i'll in the
Milford Memorial Hospital.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Dearman
MIR. and Mrs Roland
CollisUn of Odessa. Mr.. and Mrs. S.
F. Collision and Mrs. J. W. Rust at
duck dinner on Christmas Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. p. Morris and .
children of near here and Miss En- :
ma Morris and friend. Morris Ad-
ans, of Bridgeville, were guests at
a turkey dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Young and son OF Centreville,
Md. on Christmas Day.
4 Habby and PROSPEROUS Nfzs Year
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-29
DELMAR

Mrs. Norman Hastings, Of Will
mington. spent last week with rela-
tives in this town.
DIR. Ossie Sagen, of Chicago, spent
the Christmas holidays herewith his
wife, Mrs. Louise Marvel Sagen.
Several members of the Delmar
(Del.) school faculty left on Friday
for their respective homes.
Mrs. ]. w. Gordy and daughter
left last week for Florida, where
they will spend the Christmas hol-
idays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Harrington.
of w ilmington, spent part of last
week with relatives here.
After undergoing tonsilectomy at
the Peninsula General Hospital, Sal
isbury, Howard Melvin is able to re-
sumo his work in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Nichols and
sons, who have been visiting Mr..
Nichols parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. j..
Nichols. have returned to their home
in Cheltenham, Pa.
Miss Janet Stewart, of Altoona, Pa.
and Miss Hannah Stokes, of this
town, students of Beacon College,
Wilmington, spent the weekend here
with Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey S tokes.
Miss Fannie Lynch, OF Langhorne,
Pa, has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Susie Culver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert johnson were
guests last week of MIR. and Mrs.
Everett Hemphell. of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burns Marvil, of
Syracuse. N. Y, are spending some
time here with Mrs. Marvils parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arley Hudson.
Miss Nina Hutchinson, a trained
nurse of this town, is i'll in Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hill and
daughter, of Wilmington, and Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Marks, of Reading,
Pa, are spending the Christmas holi-
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Matthews,
Mrs. Mary Lear. 55. wife of Amos
Lear. passed away early Sunday
morning at her home on North
Second street. Funeral services will
be held from her late home at 2 p.
NJ. Wednesday, with the Rev. Sidney
Bradley, pastor of the First Method
ist Church, officiating. Interment
will be in the Methodist Cemetery,
Delmar.
The Delmar Lions Club will hold
its play, entitled, "Tantalizing Til !
lie." on Thursday evening, January |
20. The play will be given in the
Delmar theatre.
Worthy Grand Matron Carrie Gem
mill, of the Grand Chapter Of Dela-
ware, will visit Adah Chapter No. 5,
o. e. s., on January / to install the
officers for the coming year.
Jack Ellis, of this town. now a
student at the School of Foreign Ser
vice. Georgetown University, Wash
ington. d. c.. is spending his Christ
mas vacation with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Paul Ellis, in Mercedes.
Texas. i
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-29
BETHEL

o. L. Bell is a patient at the
Beebe Hospital. Lewes.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Williams
are spending the Christmas holidays
with Mrs. John Wheatley at Norfolk
Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fora Cordrey, OF
Laurel. and Miss Lauraleen kenney
OF Washington. were recent dinner
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Garrett were
recently entertained by Mrs. Rhoda
Garrett. who accompanied them
back home for the holidays.
Mrs. Ella Morris entertained the
following guests at a turkey dinner
Monday: Hoyt Morris, ST., of Phila-
delphia: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nor
ris, of Camden, n. j.; Hoyt Morris,
Jr., and friend. of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bell and son,
of Philadelphia, spent the Christmas
holidays with the latter's mother.
Mrs. Maggie Riggin.
Mrs. r. p. Quillen and mother,
Mrs. Ella Williams, are visiting rela-
tiyes in Middletown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oris Wright. of
Laurel, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. II. T. Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Wheatley left
Saturday to spend some time with
their daughter and son-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Cain.
ii. G.. Sirman and Horace G. Sir
man. Jr.. spent Christmas day with
Mr.. and Mrs. William f. Pusey, near
Georgetown.
Mrs. Carroll Twilley. of Baltimore,
and Mrs. Earl Hollis, of Philadelphia
are visiting their sister, Mrs. Har-
vey Spence.
Mrs. Bertha Eggers and Mrs.
Lavinia Bell are on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Mumford. of
N. c.. spent the holidays
with Mrs. Mumford's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur Hurley.
Miss Peggy Spry, of Chestertown,
Md, and Jay SpTy, of Baltimore,
spent the holidays with their par
ents. Rev. and Mrs. c. w. Spry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Otwell, of
Va. Mr.. and Mrs. Priest
ley Wheatley and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Moore. of Delmar, Mrs.
Nettie Spicer. of Laurel, and Leigh
ton Moore. of Salisbury, were dinner
guests of their mother. Mrs. Julia
Moore, Sunday.
Mrs. C. w. Spry entertained the
of the "Count-On-Me" club
Tuesday night.
Happy New Year!
A Harry and PROSPEROUS Nesr Year