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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-13
!. THE WESTERN NEWS, LIBBY, MONTANA

Mrs. Walter Neils was hostess to
group of ladies Saturday after
noon. the occasion extending oppor-
tunity to Mrs. George Winchester.
who is here for a few weeks from
Oakland, Calf, to meet number
of her Libby friends. The afternoon
proved most enjoyable for the ladies,
who spent the time with their sew
ing and visiting. Near its close the
hostess served dainty refreshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest DeRosia
and children and Mrs. Hal Hall left
late Tuesday afternoon for Mis-
soula which was the first stop on a
journey to Sidney and Glasgow. Mr..
DeRosia will attend the annual post
masters convention at Wolf Point
and Mrs. Hall will go ON to the
Rainbow convention in Glasgow.
They expect to return the later
part Of the month.
John II. Leuthold of Saltwater
county was in Libby Saturday call
ing on the voters. He is seeking
the republican nomination for gov
ernor. Mr.. Leuthold says he is a
practical farmer experienced in state
government. He has served in five
Legislative assemblies during the
past 20 years. He advocates econ
omy without curtailment of essen
tial services.
Word has been received in Libby
that on June S, at Standpoint, Ida,
a daughter Lois Irene, was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Krause, Jr., of
Trout Greek, Mont. Mr.. Krause,
Jr., is treasurer of the Montana State
Grange. The little miss is also the
first granddaughter of the state
Grange master, Mrs. Beulah L.
Haase, and Mr. Haase, also of Trout
Greek.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-13
Huge Sum Needed
by Red Cross for
War-Torn Europe

ST. LOUIS, Mo, June l0.-Sup-
ported by leaders in every phase of
public life, Red Cross chapters re-
doubled efforts this week to raise
the $50, 100000 Red Cross war re-
lief fund. Meanwhile, a 9,O00-to
mercy ship" was scheduled to sail
this week for France with a million
dollar cargo of American Red Cross
relief supplies.
The ship is loaded with clothing,
drugs, soap, gauze, dried fruits,
canned soups, meat, milk, vegeta-
bles and number of auxiliary hos
pital trucks. Earlier, Red Cross
emergency supplies were rushed to
the war zone by clipper plane. Ten
American Red Cross disaster work
ers are now in Europe, and funds
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-13
LOCAL /
HAPPENINGS

The w. C. T. u. will meet with
Mrs. H. w. Redfield on Thursday,
June TO-
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Lake of War
land were shopping IN Libby Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. WEIGH returned
Thursday evening from Rochester,
Mimi, where Mr.. WEIGH had gone
for medical treatment
Mrs. L. G. Sperry, former Libby
resident but of recent years resid-
ing at Wenatchee, Wash, is in Eu
reka visiting with friends.
Carole Jane Smith arrived home
from Cheney, Wash, last week and
will spend the summer with her.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Crotteau
and youngsters motored to the Jess
Rice ranch near Yakt. Mrs Croft
teau and the children will spend
several days at that place.
Melvin Knudson is Home from the
Oregon State College, Corvallis,
Ore, and will spend the summer
here with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Knudson.
A family dinner took place at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Anger
Sunday in honor of the birthday OF
Mrs. Auger's mother, Mrs. E. Paul
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Brown re-
turned Monday from Spokane where
they had visited with Mr.. Browns
mother, Mrs Leila Brown. Mrs.
Brown accompanied the Libby peo-
pie home for visit here.
Summer School Dancing every
Thursday from to s, at Moose
Hall.-Mrs. Graham Caldwell 1t
Miss Grace Day left Monday for
Cheney, Wash, where she will at
tend summer school at the Wash
ington College OF Education. On the
way she stopped for a short visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Corbett at
Laclede, Idaho.
Billie Switzer arrived home Sun
day from st. Paul, Mimi, where he
had just completed his first year as
a student at st. Thomas College.
He will spend the summer with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Swift
ger, Sr.
John Hall, who has been visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Hall, left
Monday for his home in Gardiner
He left in the company Of Dexter
Shaurette who will spend some time
visiting in Butte. Mrs. Shaurette
will return with him.
Miss Margaret Sleizer will leave
next Sunday for a visit with bel
brother in Washington, D. c., ane
plans also to visit the New Yorf
Worlds Fair before returning home
Carl Grosswiler of Kalispell, VIII;
represents the Montana STATE
Grange on the board of directors 0
Montana Dairy Industries, Inc, AM
Floyd Johnson of Kalispell, who j
the assistant steward of Montan'
State Grange, and master of Flat
head Pomona, were guests of tn
Kootenai Valley Grange on Friday
A letter from T. L. Sturgeon
former Libby man who is now liv
ing on Long Island, says, in speak
ing Of New York: "A big city, an
business reports trade very poo.
1t looks like the people of Ne,
York want F. d. r. for a thir
term. | have met many republican
here also"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-13

Glen Oneal.
Harmonica duet-Floyd Bowen
and Lester Fletcher.
Contest between l8 men and Is
women, the men to put a pillow
case on the pillow and take it off;
the ladies to drive a nail in a
board. The men won.
Song, IT'LL We Meet Again by
all
Lunch and visiting and a half
hours dancing concluded delight
full evening.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-13
Entertains Ace High Club.

{ The Ace High Club met at the
lovely home of Mrs. Harold Miller
Wednesday evening. The awards Of
the evening were won by Mrs
George Bryant, Mrs Earl Switzer
and Mrs. Glen Leckrone. The guest
prize was won by Miss Bernadine
Bockman. Other guests present
were Mrs. Walter Kemp and Mrs.
Paul Church The shock of the ev-
ening was a thousand aces held by
Mrs. George Earle. At the conclu-
sion of the games, the hostess served
very delicious lunch.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-13
HOnOred with Bridal Shower.

Miss Shirley Sansaver was com
plimented with a lovely bridal
shower in her honor Tuesday even
ing at the home of Mrs. A. J. Po-
lette. The evening was enjoyed
with games and music. Miss Sansa-
yer was presented with many lovely
gifts. Hostesses were Mrs. Ralph
Spain, Mrs. Joe Becker and Mrs.
Sam Anger
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-13
CARD OF THANKS.

With deepest gratitude we extend
this word of thanks for the many
kind acts of sympathy, expressed
by thoughtful friends on the occa-
sion of the death of our father. We
wish to extend special thanks to the
Masons, who conducted the funeral
services, and for the lovely floral
offerings. These kindnesses have
meant much to us.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Woodwork.
N. D. Woodwork.
Mrs Florence Gilman.
Mrs. Dorothy DeMarais.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-13

Mrs. B. B. Withee and three chill
dren are leaving this week for
Prineville, Ore, and Longview,
Wash, where they will spend the
summer with Mr.. Withee who is
working at Prineville.
For Sale-Tents, tarps and water
bags. Curtis Hardware. 1t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-13

THE WEATHER IDEAL. LOANS MAY BE HAD ON Elk
CEPTTONALLY EASY TERMS BUILDING MATERIALS ARE
MORE REASONABLE THAN EVER BEFORE. NOW is THE
TIME START BUILDING YOUR NEW HOME!
home building and they good
practical OF home to have all
possible and for the least There
= number Of show how to The rca
this of along
these lines.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-06
Heaviest Tax
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the Federal revenues in 1899 were
raised by taxes on consumption.
The Federal levies, including Social
Security taxes, tax incomes Of $500 to
1000 at about the same rate. In
comes of $4,000 to $4,000 are taxed
at a higher rate and, beginning at
$4,000 the tax rate progresses sub
stantially Incomes of under $500 are
taxed at a higher rate than all in
comes up to $4,000.
State and local governments collect
between 10 and II percent Of all in
comes over $780, The lowest rate,
95 percent, is imposed on incomes
between $4,000 and $4,000 while the
highest rate, IA percent, is imposed
on incomes under $500.
The study presents two tables show
ing "who pays the taxes" one with
corporate taxes omitted, and another
including corporate taxes which, it
assumes are paid as personal in
come taxes in direct ratio to the stock
holding of the respective income
brackets. 1t is difficult to estimate
the extent to which corporate income
taxes are passed on. To the extent
that they are pushed off on the con-
sumers, the tax structure is made
more regressive than is shown.
All Taxes as Percent of Consumers
Income, 1938-1939
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-06
&c. 4. LONG AND
SHORT Term
LOANS INCREASE

Continuing the upward trend in
farm mortgage and production financ-
ing, farmers obtained $146,827, 900 OF
loans through the Farm Credit Adj
ministration during the third quarter
of this year which represented an in
crease of more than Is percent COM
pared with the corresponding period
of 1899.
In the recent quarter the Federal
land banks and the Land Bank Com
missioner made 1891 loans aggregat-
ing $23,454,900 to finance farm pur-
chases, refinance debts and for other
purposes. The amount in the third
quarter last year was $15,758,800
The volume of short-term produc-
ton loans for financing farm opera
lions is also running considerably
ahead of last year. Some 29,300 farm
ers obtained $71,051 900 of loans from
production credit associations from
July / to September 80 this year;
and during the period 408 farmers
co-operatives borrowed $29,090,000
from the banks for co-operatives~----
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Tenant Purchase
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bought by the government and made
available to the same family under
the tenant purchase plan. 1t is pointed
out that in many cases the land which
a tenant is working cannot be con-
sidered family-type economic unit
and hence another farm must be
found.
Though the family given a tenant
purchase loan is benefited the ques-
ton arises as to what can be done
for the families forced to move. At
present the small sum available for the
tenancy program makes it impossible
though they might also qualify for a
for such dispossessed families, even
loan, to be aided. 1t has also been
suggested that the FSA should buy
up large-scale farms and re-convert
these into family-sized units, thereby
avoiding the danger of helping to
evict one family in order to resettle
another.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-06
FIRST COOP
ASSN. GLACIER
co. STARTED

The Farmers Union welcomes the
Farmers Union Cooperative Assn. Of
Glacier County at Cut Bank, into the
ever growing family of Farmers Union
co-operatives in the state.
The company is happy to report
that it Is the first Farmers Union bust
ness activity in Glacier county.
Many individuals, when they think
OF Cut Bank, think in terms of oil,
however there is a large wheat area
in Glacier county as well as thousands
of acres of good grass land in the
county on which many head Of live
stock are raised each year.
The newly organized Farmers I'm
ion Company of Cut Bank is at the
present time, purchasing their sup
plies from the Farmers Union Central
Exchange warehouse at Great Falls
and have ordered many items from
the St. Paul office of the Exchange
1t is the desire and aim of the mem
bership to go into the wholesale and
retail farm supply business in the
early spring of 1871 and as the season
progresses, to build grain elevator
through which they can market their
own grain.
The members of the cooperative
will market their live stock through
the Farmers Union Livestock Com
mission Company at Billings. Just
recently for the first time, members
have had an opportunity to market
their live stock through their own
selling agency rather than through
privately owned auction sale ring.
The board of directors of the Farm
ers Union Cooperative Assn. of Ola
cier County are: J. X. Bilstad, presi-
dent; Andrew Teterud, vice president;
Lewis Warde, secretary; Oswald
Bradley, director; Harry Tuna, direc-
tor, and Arnold Tuna, manager, all of
Cut Bank
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-06
ETC Reports On
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| lTcfn rage One)
investment employed, profits, divi-
bends, operating ratios and so forth,
show the total net sales for the year
1889 amounted to s529,356,946. Of the
total sales. $399,767 1929, or 75.5 per-
cent represented domestic sales, and
S129,6S9,617, or 24.5 percent, repre-
sented foreign sales.
The combined net income, before
deduction of interest on long term
borrowings and income taxes on the
total capital of s6S9,55O,71s. employed
by the nine corporations in 1899, was
$42, ,588, or a rate of return of 6.1
percent on the average of such total
employed capital for the year. The
average rate of return for this indus
try group represented individual rates
ranging Glow to high) from IL percent
to 16.5 percent. Three of the nine
corporations showed rates of return
higher than the average, which ranged
from rs percent to 1875 percent. The
remaining six corporations showed
rates of return less than the average.
ranging from IL percent to 3.8 per-
cent
The nine corporations realized net
income. after provision for the pay
ment Of income taxes, amounting to
$32,517,356 for 1889. This income rep
resented a rate of return of 1896 per-
cent on the ledger value of the COR
porate net worth, or stockholders
equity. Cash dividends paid by the
nine corporations during the year
1889 amounted to s24,336,980 and this
amount represented a return of
slightly over 81 percent to the stock
holders on the average ledger value
of their equity, mot market value)
amounting to s655,042,01O.
The operating ratios for seven of
the manufacturing corporations for
their 1889 operations show the cost of
goods sold exclusive of taxes, social |
security and pension fund payments,
research and development expenses,
selling and administrative expenses,
and so FORTH represented 1928 cents
on every dollar of sales. The gross
margin on sales was 272 cents on
each dollar of sales revenue. After
deduction of items listed as expenses,
together with provisions of $4,706,79
Tor uncollectible accounts from the
.otal gross revenue, there was left
net profit from manufacturing and
rading TO 81 cents from every dollar
If sales.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-06
REA MOVIE
ON ELECTRIC
C0-0PERATIvEs

NEW YORK-The new motion pic
ture. Power and the Land which
tells the dramatic story of how CO
to hundreds of thousands of American
farm homes, will be distributed by
RKO-Radio Pictures to 5000 theatres
throughout the United States. Dis
tribution will begin after the first of
October.
Power and the Land" is a 35-mm
sound film which was made by the
Rural Electrification Administration
under the direction of Joris Ivens with
the commentary specially written by
the noted author, Stephen Vincent
Benet.
The film tells the story of the
changes being introduced on farms
and farm homes through labor saving
electricity. 1t is told in terms of one
family, the Parkinsons, living near st.
Clairsville, in Ohio. The family is
one of 100000 who during the past
five years, have become part of or
ganized electric service co-operatiyes.
Inc uOCuHl6HldIy iS DtlOlC-eihu-
after dramatization, with the Parkin-
sons as the symbols of the new order
of life that has come to rural America
in electrified farms through the elm
ination of k-breaking drudgery,
with the kitchen, the field and the
buildings transformed as by magic
with the coming of electricity through
the co-operatives.
Power and the Land" tells how
coo electric cooperative associations
have been established in As states
since the REA was created in 1886
More than half million farm families
are now served by REA temperatures
with construction under way to serve
300 900 more. In showing the cree
ton of the first light pole, the com
mentator likens it to the poles planted
in pre-revolutionary days that were
called Liberty trees" Hundreds of
thousands of new liberty trees" have
been planted by co-ops with the as
sistance of the REA. Electric pow
err" the commentator continued, docs
tn work of many hands and kilowatt
hours don't get tired"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-06

PROVIDES LOANS
TO SOUTH AMERICA

WASHINGTON. - The 100000, 900
measure. providing additional loans to
South America was signed by the
President and has become law. The
new act increases the lending power
of the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
by $1,500,000000 of which a third will
go to the Export-Import Bank for use
in Latin America.
The program of loans to South
America met opposition In Congress
on the grounds that it would lead to
the dumping of surplus farm products
in the U. S. Certain Republican lead
ers like Taft and Vandenberg attacked
the measure for trying to stop Ger
man infiltration by resorting to the
very German methods" which have
already created such intense resent
ment" in those countries.
Senator Capper declared that the
loan measure has as its purpose the
setting up of cartel. "The meas
ure," said Senator Capper, sis loaded
with dynamite in the field of foreign
relations and fraught with threats to
the future welfare of American agri-
culture"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-06

means by which they live-food
clothing, and shelter and all these
| three things are material-and matter
can be reduced to atoms; atoms to
ENERGY. The natural laws-the
laws of physical science, are the con-
trolling factors of all these things
and Jim and Jessie Morton, being part
of the physical world are subject to
the mandates of the physical laws.
Every act of theirs resulting in Ill
innate lettering of their material vel
fare is the result of conformity with
existing physical laws.
The sum total of their and all other
peoples activities, that is the release
of forces coupled with the forces Of
nature-all together-is our world.
The combination of each and all
forces one reacting opon the other in
our environment. The base is EN-
ERGY. This has been true of all
civilizations. We can not understand
today without starting from this
scientific base of ENERGY. We can
then measure yesterday in terms of
today and see the why's and where
fores that have baffled man for ages.
We will have to watch out for the
conditioned emotional thinking to
which we have been accustomed and
trample it under foot every time it
appears.
We will find many Of our pet
theorys and ideas blasted into OBJ
livion; but we will find new ones of
such vast expansive horizons that the
old will seem but the shadows of past
ignorance.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-06
PIckETIN0 nALTS
EMOTION OF
WORLDS FAIR

NEW YORK.-(FP)-De Of
the New York Worlds Fair, which
closed October 27, was brought to a
standstill by strike of 1000 team
sters and plumbers.
Pickets marched in front of all IL
gates and truckmen bringing in de-
molition machinery refused to cross
the picket lines. The walkout was
called in protest over the removal of
3shrubbery and benches and the dis
mantling of fountains by non-union
employees Of the park department.
This was in violation of the fairs
union contract, the unions charged.
Denying the fair corporations claim
that it was not involved in the dis
pute, union officials said the equip
ment belonged to the fair as long as
it was still on the grounds.
The unions involved are Local 282
and 500, Intl Bro. of Transfers Chauf
feurs Warehousemen & Helpers
(AFL), and Local 1, United Assn. Of
Plumbers & Steamfitters (AFL).
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-06
Permanent Writers
Project Urged by
New Jersey Group

NEWARK OPP "A long range
program for a permanent writer's
project under federal sponsorship in
each state is being pushed by the Ad
visory Committee to the New Jersey
Writers Project. The committee is
composed of leading citizens and
functions independently of the WPA
project.
Over 4-year period members of
the committee have watched the work
of unemployed writer's and research
workers ON the WPA relief program.
The PROJECTS biggest achievement
was New Jersey; A Guide to Its
Present and Past" published by Vik-
ing Press as part of the American
Guide Series.
In addition the project has prepared
scores of smaller books and pamph-
lets on the history of various New
Jersey communities and other phases
been the series of school bulletins,
which have given many thousands of
school children new insight into the
states cultural history
Projects in other states have made
similar records despite their tenn
porary and emergency character. Not
ing that there has been a real demand
for project publications and predicting
that the need for jobs will be perm
anent, the advisory committee be-
lieves that the logical course is to
stabilize the state projects under fed
eral operation.
An S-point plan to accomplish this
has been drafted by a subcommittee
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-06

headed by Prof John E. Bebout. 1t
calls for establishment of permanent
bureau in the federal government to
direct the work of small staffs in
tho states, to be paid regular wages
instead of relief scales.
A program of research and publ
cation would be planned on a national
scale ito help the people of each state
and community to a better under
standing of their place in the country
as a whole and of the contributions
of other local communities to the ma
tional life
Publications would be distributed
through private publishing houses on
self-sustaining basis, as at present,
or through the government printing
office State and local governments
would be encouraged to give financial
support to the agency in exchange for
specific services, such as the prepare
ton of departmental reports and local
histories.
Bebout's report emphasizes that the
agency must be free to present the
truth, not propaganda.
"If democracy is to be saved, it can
be saved only as a result of knowing
and dealing with the TRUTH" he says
1T is our belief that the truth about
America, past and present, properly
presented, would be much more heart
ening to the American people than
much of the fiction and half-truth
which is presented by the uncritical
generators on the one hand and the
uncritical disparagers of the Ameri-
can tradition on the other"
Pointing out that accurate informa-
ton ON local activities and local his
tory is difficult to obtain in almost
every community, Bebout predicts
that 1.-The Writers Project or its sue
cessor can do more in the next 10
years in developing this sort of mate
rial than all the local historical socie-
ties and all the graduate students in
cur universities have produced in the
last 100 years"
"This fact" he continues, should
be a sufficient answer to anyone who
is opposed to establishing this agency
as a permanent part of our federal
government This will not take any
thing away from state and local self
government. 1t should rather I'M
measurably improve the prestige and
quality of government at the grass
roots by increasing the respect of
American citizens for the communities
in which they live.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-06
FEED AMERICA FIRST

IF this nation feeds American
stomachs and cloths American backs
first" declared Milo Perkins, head of
the Federal Surplus Commodities Cor
poration, I'VE can solve the problem
of underconsumption in the face of
agricultural SURPRISES, and lay solid
foundation for farmer-labor unity in
greater prosperity for all"
Citing the large number of men re-
jected by the Army in recent times
because of poor health, Perkins as
serted that too many people are being
required to live on "a nickel meal"
The Army itself has food allowance
of "15 cents a meal at wholesale
prices" while relief families average
5 cents at retail prices.