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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
CROP CONDITIONS
IN MONTANA Are


! High temperatures and bright, sun
shiny weather weer favorable for a
maximum growth of all crops during
the week ending June 18th. The
week was practically rainless except
for light showers in extreme south
eastern Montana Dry, hot winds de-
pleted top soil moisture to some ex-
| tent and have resulted in a rather
general need of additional rainfall
Winter wheat is heading and spring
grains generally made good growth.
The week was very favorable for cut
| ting first crops of alfalfa Peas, beets
and corn made very satisfactory
growth.
While reports indicated that the
warm weather was favorable for
growth they also indicated need Of
additional rainfall, If present favor
able conditions are to be maintained.
Late crops, especially corn, sugar
beets, and beans, made the best pro-
gress of any week of the growing sea-
son to date. On the other hand, win
ter wheat continues to be reported
weedy and as not holding Up to earlier
promise.
Serious damage to crops by grass
hoppers has been reported In parts of
Blaine county and control measures
are in full swing In the neighboring
counties Of Hill, Chouteau and Pom
dera. Most OF the reports of expected |
grasshopper damage, however, have |
been limited principally to the north
central counties.
Conditions affecting livestock con-
tinue to be very satisfactory. There
has been an excellent growth of range
grass and many of the native grasses
are reported to be setting good seed.
Shearing made considerable pro-
gress during the week and is now in
full swing.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26

white" ones Of defense and war Iesis-
lation, the Work Relief and Farm Sc
curity bill, HJR 544 slipped quietly
Ionto the senate floor for passage. The
Dill, as 1t passed the senate was sub
Istantially the same as the bill that
passed the house with one minor ex-
ception. An amendment sponsored bv
the Farmers Union, and introduced by
Senator LaFollette removed a restric-
ton imposed by the house bill on
loans by Farm Security to co-opera.
tives However, another amendment.
subsequently introduced to broaden
the effect of this amendment, was sub
sequently defeated, as was a provision
TO place statute of limitations upon
the collection of drouth-relief loans.
The bill will now go to conference
between the two houses for massage
Agricultural Appropriations
Likewise quite lost in the congress
sional shuttle was a house vote on a
conference proposal to the Agricul-
tural Appropriations bill, HR 1902, af-
fecting the appropriation for Bank
head Jones Farm Tenancy loans.
previous house proposal
(Tarvel amendment) would have lin
tied loans to the average value Of
farms in the county, after rejection
IF this proposal by the senate, the
house now proposes to limit the loan
II any tenant to one not exceeding
he average value OF farms in the
county exceeding 30 acres. This would
Increase the average county valua-
ion by knocking out a lot of low
'alue subsistence farms in the COM
utation of the average.
Even congressional plans on the
uetsion of adjournment still are quite
foggy.' 1t was at first thought that
RANGES decision to sue for peace
hight ease the pressure on congress
nd lead to adjournment, whereas a
erious fight upon the question of adj
ournment had been expected all
long. Despite the proximity of both
epublican and democratic conven-
ons apparently congress does not
ant to adjourn. In some places it is
ven whispered" that some congress-
len are afraid that If they adjourn
ley may never meet again. Present
lans provide for five-week recess
r for periodic recesses and periodic
lettings of congress in between re-
asses.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
Profit Patriotism
OF Shipbuilders
Is Disclosed

WASHINGTON. - tFPl Shin
builders efforts to dig their fingers
into the huge sums appropriated by
congress for national defense were
temporarily rebuked here June 10 as
the senate naval affairs committee
refused to lift a per cent profit
limitation on construction for the
navy.
Their grab for money was revealed
before the senate naval affairs com
mittee, meeting in secret session, by
u, S. Navy Captain Sidney krause and
Fred Eaton, member of the defense
advisory commission.
Krause and Eaton said that if the
z per cent limitation was retained.
shipbuilders would "be less eager" to
cooperate and that their present atti-
tude might become one of "hesitancy
or resistance"
They were followed by Read Ad-
miral Samuel M. Robinson, chief of
the navy's bureau of engineering, who
disclosed that, following permission
to dispense with bids, the navy had
negotiated approximately a billion
dollars worth of contracts on a "cost
plus 10 per cent profit basis.
This disclosure, according to COM
mittee chairman Senator David /.
Walsh ID, Mass) shocked the
members of the committee, He said
it had never been The intention of
to guarantee a 10 per cent
profit to shipbuilders.
A 10 per cent on a billion dollars
worth of contracts would amount to
$100,000,0Q0.
The profit-basis patriotism of the
was the second shock the
senate naval affairs committee re-
,eived during the week. Previously
t learned by accident that 20 tor
redo boats built for the N. S. navy
lad been delivered to the British with
tut knowledge of anyone save few
highly placed officials.
To prevent recurrence of such prac-
ices proviso was proposed for the
lending s4,OOO,O00,O00 navy bill re-
uiring the consent of congress be-
ore disposition is made of any naval |
essel of the U. S., in existence or
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
WATER CONTRACTS LET
BY CONSERVATION BOARD

The state water conservation board
has awarded two contracts for i'm
provements to irrigation projects for
low bids totaling $S9,SS9, with the
work to be done this summer without
affecting the use of the dams. Jerome
Boespflug of Miles City was awarded
contract for improvements to the
Tongue River project dam in Big Horn
county for bid of sS3,SS9 The Card
Engineering Works of Helena was
awarded contract on improving the
Nevada creek project dam in Powell
county for bid of $4,000.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
WHEELER SAYS
LIVES WORTH
MORE Than TRADE.

ST. PAUL-(FP)-A strong plea
to keep the U. S. out of war was made
June II by Sen Burton K Wheeler
d., Mont), speaking at the chief
memorial dinner for the former Farm
er-Labor governor, Floyd B. Olson
Dinners in honor of Olson, under the
auspices of the Minnesota Farmer
Labor Assn. and the state legislative
board Of the railroad brotherhoods,
were held in each county throughout
the state.
'.In this hour of peril, the nation
needs a voice like Floyd Olsons-a
voice lifted to counterfeit the hyster-
ical Wall Street and British propa-
ganda that is being hurled at us from
war;" Wheeler said.
Denouncing the Committee to De-
fend America by Aiding the Allies and
referring to recent statement in The
Philadelphia Record that the nation is
already in the European war, the SEN
ator said: eff we are in the war we
are in it without the approval of the
American people.
MANY people believe that the de-
feat of the Allies would mean an eco
nomic catastrophe in the U. S." he
continued. Undoubtedly the U. S..
would be forced to readjust it's for
eign markets. But I would rather
give up billions of dollars worth of
trade than the lives Of millions of
American boys.
1--WE in America today face an
enemy. That enemy is the force that
is slowly sapping our economic and
financial system. Let it collapse-as
1t surely will if we are engulfed in
another war-and democracy and lib
erty are gone.
'"There is one sure way to produce
that collapse-go into war. There is
only one way to avoid it-stay out of
war and correct the conditions that
make 100000 men idle and jobiess.
"Seven years ago we started out In
pursuit of this enemy. Three years
ago we were talking about the ill-fed, |
ill-housed and ill-clothed They are
still with us, but our thoughts are be-
ing turned to Europe-when we ought
to be thinking today of making de-
work in America. That is
the best way to preserve democracy
at home and to help democracies
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
|C0-0PS SEEKS
PR0vEMENT OF
LABOR CONDITIONS

NEW YORK-(FP)-Pre for
union-made and union-handled goods
and refusal to buy from any source
where a strike exists are two policies
of Eastern Cooperative Wholesale in
conducting its million dollar business
the recent annual membership meet
ling was told by Charles It. Douds
regional NLRB director in the Pitts
burgh area.
Speaking for committee appointed
to study labor conditioss under which
goods bought by the cooperative
wholesale are produced, Douds said
that "the most practical contribution
to better labor conditions which the
cooperative movement can make will
be through the extension of its own
operations to manufacturing as soon
as that is possible. and so bringing
under its own control the conditions
OF employment of those preparing and
handling the goods which it distri-
butes"
Because the food industry is not
strongly organized, because the Coon
Wholesale buys its goods from 1000 |
to 1,20O different sources, and because |
Of the keen competition offered by
The chains, it has been extremely diff
'icult for the wholesale to effect inn
of working conditions.
Douds explained,
To do a really effective job, the
assistance of organized
abor and the extension of cooperative
control to manufacturing win be re-
Iuired, the report concluded.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
WHEAT PROSPECTS
DOWN IN MAY

The federal crop report based on
conditions June l shows that Mon
tana's winter wheat crop outlook went
down 100000 bushels during May,
with the estimate the first of this
month set at 20,281,000 as compared
with 21,474,000 month earlier. May
weed growth and April chill were
listed as the causes Of the condition
decline. The June indicated yield
was II bushels per acre as compared
with IS month before. Condition
of the spring wheat crop June ! was
listed at 80 percent Of normal, which
is unusually high" according to the
report.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26

DEMAND THE UNION LABEL
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
.ARMORY LAW UPHELD
BY HIGH COURT

The state supreme court has held
that the law passed by the 1889 legis-
lature creating state armory board
and empowering the board to build
armories or buy buildings for armories
and to issue bonds against the build
ings, is constitutional. Suit against
the measure was brought by Helena
resident to prevent the construction
of a 100000 armory at Helena and
one costing 100000 at Bozeman. The
court held, however, that the $4,000
appropriated by the legislature for the
Helena armory could not be used, be-
canse mixing the money with funds
control by the state.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
War Business Boom
Begins, But Worst
Depression Is Sequel
BY SCOTT NEARING

Mid-April marked the turn of the
business tide. Since then the curve
of business activity has climbed
steadily and rapidly If the movement
continues, and there is every reason
to suppose that it will if the war goes
on, the late summer or early fall
should see business boom at least
as pronounced as that of 1887
Two big factors behind the present
business recovery are the speedup of
the war in Europe and the extensive
armament program recently launched
in the U. S.
Europe is now having real war.
Railroads, factories and houses are
wrecked planes and ships are lost
and must be replaced; tanks and
bombers burn gasoline; ammunition is
consumed wholesale; clothing, medi-
|cines and other supplies are needed
for the armies and nayies.
Every large-scale war results IN
wholesale destruction and in a fever
ish demand for the military equip
ment needed for victory. Prices rise
under the pressure OF growing de-
mand, and war prosperity replaces the
peacetime depression.
The events of the past few months
are closely parallel to those Of 1913
15 From the beginning of 1913 to al
most the end of 1914 business activ-
ity had begun it's rapid climb to the
war-boom levels of 1916 and 1917.
Should the present war hold its pres
ent furious pace for another six
whether the U. S. enters it or
not, business should be booming be-
fore the present year is out.
At last here Is the real good war
for which American prefiteers have
been praying. Out of the sweat, blood, |
agony, degradation and death of Euro
pean millions, they will be able to coin
billions in profits.
Will this new boom mend the tat |
cred garments of private capitalism?
Did it mend them in 1858, when
hey were far stardier than they are
oday?
After this war, no matter WHO wins
t, will come a series of business de-
)ressions and financial disasters that
viii put those of 1921 and 1929 in the
hade. And if it lasts long enough
md goes far enough, the present war;
ike the last one, will dissolve in social
evolution.
The War of 1939-40 will no more
nend American business than burn Il
ng match will patch up the holes in
n old shirt. Capitalist economy has
cached a stage in it's decay at which
My the wholesale destruction incl
ent to general war will provide the
ecessary markets for its mass-produc-
on industries.
The prosperity toward which Amer !,
"a is now moving is founded in war. 9
Vhen the war ends it will disappear !
lore quickly and more completely :
ian it did after 1918.
You cannot control what you do not ;,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
STAMP PLAN TO CHICAGO

WASHINGTON. - OPP -Secre-
tary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace
announced here that the food stamp
plan for distributing surplus agricul-
tural commodities will be extended
to Chicago. 1t is estimated that there
are about $4,000 eligible families, rep
resenting 22S,O00 people, of ChicagoA
{. 376.438.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
REA MEETING SCHEDULED
IN SPOKANE

Sen. B. X. Wheeler has announced
that the rural identification admin
istration program for Montana next
year will be discussed June 81 at the
state agricultural college at Bozeman
and June 25, for the western part of
the state, at meeting at the Dayen-
port hotel at Spokane.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-03-02
.SOciOIOgist Will
Speak At Plymouth

The Lecture Series committee of
Plymouth Congregational church is
according to announcements receiv-
ed this week from the chairman.
Mrs. Beulah Whitby. cooperating
with the Michigan Regional confer
ence Of Social Work and other or
CARNATIONS in bringing to Detroit
DR.. Eduard Lindeman. who will APP
pear in a series OF three lectures,
March 8. 9, and 10. The frs; two sp-
pearances will be held at the 1nsti-
tute Of Art, the third, March 10,
at Plymouth church.
DR.. Lindeman is reputedly one OF
the outstanding thinkers OF Ameri-
ca, is lecturing this winter at North
western university, and is profess
sor OF Social Philosophy at New
York university.
Crusaders Club
March 81. the Crusaders club OF
the church will present a debate,
featuring some Of the city's leading
minds in the subject; Resolved;
that President Roosevelt Should Not
Be Given a Third Term"
Debaters will include: Senator
Charles Diggs, Atty. Harold S Bled-
soc. Atty. Joseph Craigen and at
torneys Charles Mahoney N d
Charles Ruxborough.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-03-02
Las AIates Club
Entertained

Las Alates club was delightfully."-
entertained at the home OF Mrs
Margaret Mattocks on Brush street
last Tuesday evening, with the
president, Mrs. Mary Johnson, pre-
siding over the business discussioa.
This group spent the last few weeks
INDUCING in one phase of their
listed activities-tobosganing.
After the close Of the business
discussion, the hostess set up" for
a bridge tournament which afforded
much fun. Prizes were won by Mrs.
Blanche Thompson, first; Mrs Ida
Harmon, second: and Ann Benton,
BOBBY.
Aside from the regular activities,
members found themselves in the
midst Of plans and preparations for
successful shower, honoring a
fellow member, Mrs. Ossie Paschal
OF Van Court avenue who is the
proud mother Of a baby girl.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-03-02
Chi Cleric
At Church's
idBonquet

Rev. B F. Smith, pastor OF Chi
Cages South Parkway Methodist
church opened the banquet season
at Scott M. E. church. Kirby at St
Antoine streets last Friday evening
as guest speaker at the banquet
sponsored by Ladies Aid, No. 7. Mrs.
Margie Gregg, supervisor.
Speaking from the subject Prov
ing Our Love for Christ" Rev.
Smith addressed an overflow crowd.
The speaker was formerly pastor at
Scott church and district superin-
tendent OF the district.
Mrs Eva Edgar was chairman Of
the arrangements committee; Mrs.
Willie jackson, secretary Of Aid.
The dining room was attractive
with the colors OF the group and
fresh cut flowers lent added
grace. Rev. Carroll, formerly OF
Chicago, now pastor OF Scott church
made responsive remarks.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-03-02
'YWorkinq
Girls Enjoy
GaYDinner

Business and professional women
in the Y.WCA.s throughout the
world Will unite o. Tuesday. March
5, for their thirteenth annual nation
wide observance The Detroit
YW.C-A.- observance will take the
form OF a banquet at Highland
Park Branch Y.W.CA, with Monta-
que A. Clark. personnel director Of
the United States Rubber company
speaking on Directions for COura-
geous Living This theme will be
the topic Of discussion in similar
meetings throughout the country.
Miss Bernadine Miller OF Lucy
Thurman branch IS serving on the
program committee, Miss Musetta
Anderson will sing a solo and the
Philingenes Ensemble is furnishing
the dinner music. The banquet is
sponsored by the Metropolitan
Business and Professional Women's
League OF which Mrs. Ethel Sutton
is president
Each year groups in the Y.WCA.s
throughout the nation and the
world meet simultaneously to unite
in their thinking about the business
woman. her situation. her problems
and her hopes for the future.
Through a Christian way OF life and
courageously facing their problems
together they hope TO meet the
future.
Today business and professional
women are thinking Of the world OF
confusion and crises with which
they have been confronted. and are
looking forward 10 an increasingly
critical and confusing period which
will require even greater courage II
they are to live effectively as forces
for a more just society.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-03-02
Honor To Young
Air Enthusiast

Neal Loving's picture with his
original design radio controlled
model airplane, will soon be fea-
tured in LIES magazine in the
next two or three weeks. Look for
it and this model will also be .
feature attraction al the fifth annual
model aircraft exhibit to be held
at the YM.C.A., beginning Sunday.
March H.
Other exhibits of the plane viii
be held at Brewster and Birdhursi
Centers. Mr.. Loving Is model air
craft instructor for the department
II recreation and as far as we can
ascertain is the only colored in
structor in that field in the United
States. He is the son Of Mrs. Alma
Bean Loving OF literary popularity
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-03-02
Mt. Vernon Baptist

New Mount Vernon Baptist Sun
day school opened last Sunday
morning at $50 a. m with the SUI
perintendent, Brother Jack Steps,
presiding.
Eleven o'clock services found Rev.
S. NJ Thomas preaching an inspir-
ing sermon from the subject; I'm
Going on a Journey"
At $3.50 the choir sponsored a va
riety program featuring the North
western sinsers.-ReV-G Themp-
son spoke from the subject. Touch
OF His Garment"
The church will be host at a
Colonial social given at 2l176 Glen
lodge avenue. Rev. S. NJ. Thomas,
pastor.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-03-02
Quo Vadis

Mrs Mamie Henderson OF Dequin-
DIRE avenue war hostess to the Quo
Vadis Bridge club last Thursday
afternoon. Prizes following several
rounds were awarded to Mrs. Car
enc Dyles, president Of the group;
consolation. Mrs. Lucille Smith.
Announcement was made of the
Illness of Mesdames Sara Dues and
Mrs Alberta Cowan and a delight
fui dinner WIS served by Mrs. Hem
derson prior 10 the bridge session.
The group will convene in its next
session at the home Of Mrs. Florence
Williams of 285 Theodore street.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-03-02
West Siders Wed In Beautiful Winter Home Ceremony
Omega Wives
Auxiliary In
Birthday Fete

A beautifully laid table and a de-
licious cake. bearing inscribed birth
day greetings, and ten candles, were
the outstanding features OF the
tenth birthday celebration of The
Omega Wives Auxiliary, last eve
ming, in the very comfy and cozy
lounge OF the Frogs club. After
spending 'pleasurable moments,
chatting, the wives listened to a
most interesting and inspiring talk
by Mrs. Geraldine vBledsoe. who
acted as mistress of ceremonies for
the affair. and took charge of the
installation OF the following officers
for the ensuing year Mrs.
Helen Wilson, president. Mrs. Hazel
Campbell, vice president; Mrs. Ju-
lie - JeffFies- secretary MrS-con-
suella Smith, corresponding secre-
tary, and Mrs. Priscilla Grey,
treasurer.
The clubs program during the
past year consisted OF a number Of
interesting projects. Mrs. wilson
received a beautiful corsage, con-
ferring upon her the honor Of hav-
ing been the one member con-
tributing the most constructive and
outstanding ideas to the club.
Aside from being group Of
wives thrown together, because Of
the interests of their husbands, it
has been clearly seen through these
ten years that the wives themselves,
have found a common bond that
makes for achievement of pleasure,
AMONG themselves and the extend
ing OF happiness to others.
Among those who were seen at
the party were: Mrs. Mildred Craw-
ford. Mrs. Mildred Fortson, Mrs
Priscilla Grey. Mrs. Bernice Hoag-
land, Mrs. Carrie B. Hall, Mrs
Beatrice Gillian, Mrs. Edna Daven-
port, Mrs. Agnes Lewis, Mrs. Cor
nell Drum. Mrs. Marie Reed, Mrs
Herring and Mrs Marjorie
willis.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-03-02
Sacred Cross

c. W. Walker presided at the
opening session Of the church day
at the Sacred Cross Baptist church
last Sunday. Announcement was
made that Rev o. B. Jones who
was scheduled TO speak at the II
a. m. services was unable to appear
due to an accident. Rev. Lee spoke
in his stead using as a subject THE
Christian Religion"
The junior choir sang for the first
TINE Sunday featuring as sofoists
Miss Athberts Martin and Miss The
ola Block.
At 8 p. m. Rev. E. J. Jackson
preached from the subject SAINTS
in the Wrong Place"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-03-02
Detroit Memphis Club

The Detroit Memphis club met
with Mr.. and Mrs Schoffner on
Harding street last Sunday In the
absence OF the president, Mrs, Col
Inns, Mrs. L. Williams, vice pres
ident, presided. A short program
was rendered by the mems chorus
OF the club
Guests included: Mr. and Mrs
Oracle and Mrs Smiley
After a delightful repsst was
served by the hostess. It was an
nounced that Mr. and Mrs. Kyles,
27l4 Hunt street would entertain
the club in the next meeting.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-03-02
MRS. NJ. FOREMAN DEwBERRY
ANNOUNCES NEW BUSINESS

Mrs. NJ Foreman Dewberry, a re-
cent graduate Of the Calumette
School Of Beauty Culture announced
her intentions Of associating with
the PARAMOUNT Beauty Salon, 9033
Oakland avenue, Miss Bacon and
Mrs Reid. proprietresses.
Mrs Dewberry was formerly en-
ployed with the C,owley Miner anc
company and has for many years
been in the cosmetologist business.
Phone your next appointment, Trim
ity 1920