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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20
WH0L EsALERS
ASKED TO HOLD
DOWN PRICES

WASHINGTON-( FP)-Methods of
cooperation between wholesale dis
tributors of consumer goods and the
consumer protection division of the
National Defense Advisory Commits
sion were discussed November IL at a
conference of wholesaling trade repre-
sentatives, called by Miss Harriet
Elliott. consumer member of the
NDAC. Merchant and distributor
leaders of about 100 wholesaling
groups participated.
Utilization of distribution channels,
warehousing and storage facilities in
the provision of both military and civ
ilian requirements and wholesale price
policies in consumer goods in relation
to the defense program were the prin-
cipal topics.
Miss Elliott told the conference that
the responsibility of wholesalers in
national defense was "to watch cost
and profit margins to avoid unwar-
ranted increases and a skyrocketing
rise in prices"
0OOuS uluSL De hcpl ulOFlLS IutO
civilian as well as military channels
for ultimate consumption. That means
keeping costs and margins at as low a
level as is consistent with the serv-
ices rendered"
DR.. Theodore ~ Beckman, professor
of business organization at Ohio State
University, said one of the most pro-
found effects of the defense program
is bound to be a shift from buyers
market to a sellers market.
National defense will increase the
demand for ornaments and armament
producing equipment" he said, "as the
ranks of the unemployed are depleted
and wages rise, the effective demand
for consumer goods will be estimu-
lated and prices will again tend to
rise
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now run from $27 to $38. In the
Kipps Bay district the increase over
the 3-month period was from $35 and
$38 to $40. On the lower west side
the increase was from $40 and $27 to
$50 and $38 a month.
In Harlem, where the apartments
are seven and eight rooms and num-
Der of families live in each one, $55
to $40 rents have been upped to $5S
to $S2
At the same time the council de-
plored the complete abandonment of
slum clearance projects by the federal
government as result of the diver
sion of USHA funds to defense hous-
ing.
Housing for workers in defense in
dustries and enlisted personnel is a
very necessary step, but a program
for housing of these workers is no
substitute for the continuation of the
USHA civilian housing program"
Sehoolman declared. Funds for de-
Tense workers housing should not be
taken from the limited and nearly
exhausted USHA funds, but from reg
ular defense appropriations"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20
LOOKING ABROAD

of forming cabinet Of its own. Even
before the elections, however, the La
Dor party had indicated its willingness
to serve on a War Advisory Commit
tee and this offer has now been ac-
cepted by the prime minister.
The aim of the committee is to in
sure effective labor collaboration in
Australia's war effort. The council
will have on it four members of the
inner cabinet and four members of
the Labor Opposition.
In view of Labor's increased
strength in parliament and the mar
rowness of the governments majority,
the Australian Labor party should be
able to exert its influence on nation
al policy a good deal more effectively
in the future than it has in the past.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20

Written for The Peoples Voice
and released by the American Coun-
Gil of the Institute of Pacific ReIa-
tions and by Federated Press. Opln-
ions are the author's.)
By JACK SHEPHERD
Editors Note: Mr.. Shepherd, an
Australian, has lectured at the Uni
versity of Sydney.
The new Australian cabinet, formed
after a month of negotiations, has no
labor members. This is of particular
importance because labor was offered
four or five posts in the cabinet and,
since September elections, is the larg-
est single bloc in parliament
The new cabinet, like it's predeces-
sor, is made up of members of the
United Australian party and the
United Country party; these groups,
which represent the more conserva-
tive urban and rural elements respec-
lively, have a majority of two over
the combined Labor forces in the
house of representatives.
Delay in the appointment of the new
cabinet has been due largely to the
efforts of Prime Minister Robert G.
Menzies to induce Labor leaders to
take part in National government.
These efforts began in the dark days
Immediately after the fall of France
when there was a widespread popu-
lar demand for a government repre-
senting all the major parties.
But the Labor party, led by John
Curtin, while prepared to give full CO
operation in the war effort, has stead
lastly refused to forego its indepen-
dence or to risk the aggravation of
riffs in it's own ranks by accepting
the cabinet seats offered.
The basis of the Labor party's at
titude was indicated on June Fl when
Curtin declared his belief that the
interests of the country could always
best be served by the Opposition do
ing it's work as an opposition so long
as it remains in opposition, and as a
government when it became a govern
ment"
Though the September elections con-
siderably increased Labor's strength
in Parliament, its gains were not big
enough to give it majority capable
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tempts have been suppressed by the
policy-making officials
According to the Outlook, the de-
Tense program cannot absorb more
than a quarter of the unemployed in
the next year. Constant chronological
Improvement, the annual increase in
the working population and the fact
that large increases in defense jobs
depend on the amount of new plant
required are cited in support of this
estimate.
For example, though steel produc-
ton is at its highest all-time level,
employment is less by $4,000 than it
was in 1929, due to chronological
change.
Commenting on recent statements
by Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau to the effect that hitherto tax
exempt government bonds would be
taxed in the future, the Outlook says:
"This measure has been a part of
the CLOS tax program and is advO-
Gated in almost every progressive pro-
gram of progressive tax reforms.
Large sums of money, especially the
money that is in large fortunes, have
gone into tax-exempt securities, thus
agravating the lack of investment in
new enterprises"
The bulletin concludes with a table
of recent profit figures showing large
increases, in one steel corporation
amounting to $1,000, between the first
nine months of 1910 and a similar Pc
Rod in 1889 This is in spite of re-
cent corporation practice of setting
aside greatly increased sums for tax
ation
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20
THEOLOGICAL
STUDENTS GET
1-YEAR TERMS

NEW YORK.-(FP)-On Jail
sentences-the first under the con-
scription act-were imposed Novem-
Der IA by U. S. Judge Samuel Mandel-
baum on eight students at the Union
Theological Seminary who refused to
register.
The students contend@that mass
killing of human beings is contrary to
the principles of religion.
Pointing out that the penalty for
such cases in England is only s25
fine, the Committee on Conscientious
Directors of the American Civil Liber-
ties Union described the 1-year SEN
fences as "unduly harsh"
In addition the sentence was "a per-
version of the law" the committee
said, since the theological students
would be exempt anyway. In view of
the fact that they announced their
position on registration day, they
might we'll be considered as having
registered and could in no way be
considered as draft dodgers, the COM
mittee pointed out.
Immediate Communication of the stu
dents sentences by President Roose-
welt was urged by the War Resisters
League.
"We who are at peace can surely
afford to be as humane as are the
British in the midst of fight for
their very existence" said w. r. l..
Chairman Frank Olmstead.
Two other religious and two So
cialist directors who refused to regis
ter will be tried later in the month
Cases of DIRECTORS who did register
will not come up until their numbers
are called.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20
Neutrality

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matter of obtaining machinery for
such a plant and in the amount of
time involved in the construction of
the plant. 1t was estimated that at
least a year would pass before the
first ship would slide down the ways.
British representatives then turned
to other means of adding to the Brit
ish merchant marine, approaching at
least one shipowner with number
of ships to SELL Despite the offer of
the shipowner to sell needed ships at
the market price, the British appar-
emily declined the offer.
AS matters stood on November 10,
it was understood, the British will
seek an amendment of the American
neutrality law to permit American
vessels to carry cargo to British ports.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20
Associated Ind
Continued from Page one)

In other words our own union men,
bers would be forced to go through
their own picket lines. Local $50 has
seen through this attempt to break
their organization and with negotia-
lions at a standstill over these two
clauses our union has voted to strike
rather than submit to such a plot.
The Associated Industries of Bill
lings is using every effort to mislead
the public by not putting forth the
true facts of the case, in an endeavor
to prejudice the union in the eyes of
the public mind. They have failed to
point out that the object of the con-
tract, as afore mentioned, is to totally
destroy the functions of the union.
The Associated Industries have
agreed to strike out clause II if we
agree to sign an open shop contract.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20
"A Time for Every Purpose

Solomon the wise king said: For everything there is
a season and time for every purpose under heaven.
The time expression of gratitude peo
pie all the blessings and benefits have enjoyed.
1t our National Thanksgiving We have to OBJ
serve it, with the world in flames We have been kept in
peace while war desolates whole continents We have
been kept in plenty when many nations feel the pang OF
hunger and restricted rations We have kept demo-
cratic form of government while other nations have be-
come the serfs of dictators For being spared-our
thanks due to the Ruler of the Universe.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20
Nou Is the TIr11e
ToGiUe Thanks

Most of the oldtimers will remember the grace be-
fore meals of the pioneer home 1t just word or
two of thanks for the bounty of the Almighty How did
it come be called grace? Because the Latin word
"grata' from which it came thanks. You
speak of a graceful" act figure. Once the word
full of thanks and of kindness born of act
or gift by another. Ungracious did not always
discourteous. At the beginning it meant thankless
personone lacking in response to kind deed word.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20

Observation-Disclosures NLRB
here announced decision requiring
the Fletcher Paper Co., Alpena, Mich,
to reinstate with back pay four en-
ployes discharged during 1889 for I'M
ion activities, and to stop discourag-
ing membership in the init. Bro. of
Paper Makers (AFL).
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20

-(FP)-Though printing
all sorts of proWillkie polls, the De
troit News, most Influential paper in
Michigan, did not print the poll taken
of its own employees. 1t was Roose-
welt 546-Willkie 139
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20

Tense contracts, Bethlehem also has a
$54,000,000 government appropriation
for plant construction.
The steel industry as whole pro-
vides a sensational illustration of how
disproportionately profits skyrocket,
once production advances from war
orders. Following figures represent
totals for the nations IS leading steel
ingot producers.
For three months ending September
80, 1910: production increased 21@o
over previous three months, 40.4%
over 1899 third quarter; net profits
increased $500 over previous three
months, 146.7%6 over 1889 third quar-
ter
For nine months ending September
80, 1910: production increased 1880
over equivalent nine months of 1899;
net profits increased 221.3% over equi-
valent nine months Of 1882
The following table provides COM
parison of this years and last years
profit for steel companies reporting
over S1,OO0,0O0 net profits for the first
nine months of 1910:
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10

For unexpected and sure-fire re-
suits turn to Post-Press Classifieds.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10
Valley Flax
Bring 49, Cent
Price Bonus

Southwest FlaNSCCd board OF
directors this week sold 500 acre.
of Imperial Valley flax 49,. cents
above the Minneapolis September
quotation. representing the high
est bonus ever paid for valley
flax.
An additional $4,000 acres was
sold with l5's cent bonI5 and
10000 acres was sold 1T II i
cent bonus. Highest pi "vior>
bonus paid on valley flax was II
cents in 1898.
The annOunC cment of the bo-
nus received on the flax was
made coincident with an an
nouncement that the flaNscaG
association would close its rolls
to membership for the t"i0 deal
on April I.
First harvesting of flax Hill
begin in April, thi, year, a share
will be harvested in May and tho
bulk in June.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10
Valley Ships 2205
Tons Of HAY 10
l.. A. in Week

Alfalfa shipments from The I'M
p"rial Valley continued to increase
Curing the past week, according
IN tE2 weekly report Of the federal
'atn market news service. as 2285
f1'is Oi haH was trIckcd TO Los An
-olcs Is compared to 2l8O the pre-
r.d1s3 even days.
In some nearby producing sec
tons. growers appeared more an
%.Oua TO reduce their holdings,
-ar-el" influenced by the nearness
If TIE nov crop supplies. Under
l%|o.ab,c growing conditions re-
ltl@ the first cutting is making
p!d growth in III" Imperial and
over san Joaquin valleys and har-
''-tlng VI tie l540 crop is expected
- Dn : 'ttG2 uNdcr way N tnO5e
''ctlof Wlt!Hn tuc ncXt few weeks.
Remaining HpDhos from the 1885
cop according 10 trade reports.
ar rather bgldcrSo,ae at tins time
H. ON" nearby producing sections
ahd are !rdlcat"d Of considerably
heavier tonnage tnan at this date
year ~po.
On ne otnrr hand stocks of hay
IL Ia Angeles carrying sections
i''ar % Wcre materially above nor
ma IL TIC Imperial Valley. alfalfa
rphlparaDlc to No. 2 Ieafy was re-
ported bong released quite freely
fHhs thc past few days at around
SO nd shipments showing light
ram damage at So to $3.50 per ton
DalcG at the ranch Better grades
u hay were indicated being heId
"'L"I trmlY in the lower San
joaquin Valley at to $40 per tor
oa.cd at the ranch but some sales
"r.c Indicated at slightly lower
4';ria Tor large tOnnagcS.
Supplies for the most part in the
Antelope valley were being held
for prices somewhat above the cur
rent market but recent sales in
that section we're generally reported
Al prices averaging at least SOC
per ton under week ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10

California hotel Frees Market
Pmli3p> Brothers and Webb GRO
c2rv OF Imperial.
SatCWaN stores purchased 81 hcaC
from young owners. buying the tive
Champions OF tho beef show for &c
and 81 cents per pound 80 and AZ
cents above the current market
price
California hotel purchased a All
Reserve champion for 1 cents per
round and Safeway bought the
FFA reserve champion for 40 cent
per pound.
Tic sal" was regarded as one OF
III most successful IN history ana
tAe top prlze tol beef Was ii Ccnts
higher than the price paid last
Year and more than twice the 27i4
C"nts per pound paid in 1898
Paclflc Land and Cattle. which
viii slaughter. dress and deliver
al aaImals free OF charge 10 the
JUNIOR hvestockmen. also purchased
lef2a ,hd!e of tho beef animals
hep and noulht all the swine ex-
rrnt the champion animal
Freo'. market purchased the
champion lamb at Is cents per
pound and California hotel bought
the champion hog at g. cents per
rOgnd.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10
5000 Cars Of
Lettuce Shipped
In '39.40 Dea!

More than 800o car OF Ic.tae.
were shipped froel Impcrla, Na.l~t
during the l939-40 dcaI df .Dn. tic
fact One-thlrd Of tn crop W. ri
ed under. according to The mOnti."
report of tho agricultural commIs-
sion office released Saturday,
Market cond"Ions wore aoOd DE-
ing February. the report aId QUA
lty and size vas far Wlth toads
demand, Heav" shipment fron.
Arizona virtually ciosec 10 1ea.
toward the close Of the m0nta
Other crop reports for 80 monte
according 70 the report
Carrots -ShIpmert. for =. month
amounted 70 ~ car,G5G=. QUALITY
and pack arc 2opd. hoWrr.s me.-::-
eondlrors arc poo
omato"--Sh.uucr'. ara H,c~sa .
~ .lraclI; 10 a ,isadv market L.
aeu has b~"n -. .rtI tac,r-y =
1a'o w.ra 2oo1 a".nand Crrloao
shipments - ra-f."a markets uags
reduced shiDmrp.s - co.. ma"-
krt5 hpiciag o .tnacr MARI LETT
shipments rom Hol'yllle ar" row
moving
Cabba9c- MarG:tt condlfIons fair
with shipments fos ne moath total
ing 30 carlOaCs
Grapo!riut- Mafkr' cDnoIt!ols
were improved due 10 Inc frr'Ze J..
Florida ana Texas. Prlc', Garc Iuorr
than doubled over earlier quo'a'.9r
with present offers Of toufc"l a.
lars on the tree ApprOX.pd"I, u
per cent Of In" crop roman. ~ b.
harvested
Many fields Of fax arr u u.Dyn
TIth others forming seed L0a Pt5
Dects are GOOD a prrs"h' hcrcagr
or the VALLEY is appro%ma'.l, Ia'@-
hye hundred aero
CuttInp Gn the rrw @l's..', r,np
If hay i under ~ Mogamrl' n
tate Of hcW crop Of haY Ia. Darn
.eht Practically 10 n,c rglp If ia,
'ama'n. IN ,tofaec arc
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10
Other County
Fair Results
DEPT. A Horses and Mules
Class l Draft Horses
PercherOn Stations

DEPT. A Horses and Mules
Class l Draft Horses
Percheron Stations
Four years old or over - l. C.
Ralph, g B Corn.
PcrcherOn, Mares
Eight years old or over-1. H. A,
Hastain.
ShireS, Stallion
-Four years old or over-l. Jose
phlnc l.. ScrippS.
TWO years old and under four-1.
Josephine L. Scripps.
Shircs, Mares
-Four years Old and over-l. jose
phine L. ScrippS.
Under two yearS-l. Josephine l..
Scripps,
Under eight years old. jose
phine L. Scripps.
Class - Grade or CrOSsbred
Mares
Four years old or oVer--1. H. A.
HaStain, 2, H. A, Hastain.
Class 3 - Farmers Class
Two horse teamS-1. H. A. Has
tain.
TWO horse team, over 1900 lbs
l. Josephine l.. ScrippS
DEPARTMENT ID - SHEEP
Rams
Two years old and OVer-any breed
/. Landerman Brothers, 2. Adrian
LOOP, 3. Landcrman Brothers.
Lamb, any breed. Landerman
Brothers, 2. Landerman Brothers.
Pen of three - l. Landerman
Brothers.
Two years old and oVer-l and 2,
Landerman Brothers, 3. Adrian
Loop.
One year old. and 2. Adrian
Loop. 3. Landerman Brothers.
Lamb - l. and 2. Landerman
Brothers.
Pen of three l. Landerman
Brother.
Market lamb. and 2. Lander
man Brothers.
Champion Ram Landerman
Brothers.
Champion Eve Ianderman
Brothers.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10
BY RALPH ii. TAYLOR
Executive Secretary. Agricultural
Council of California

Calliornla. III common with the
nation. is going through a difficult
period of economc and political ad-
Justment- seeking a new sense of
values, work for idle hands. better
markets for its crops and COM
modlues and fuller measure OF
security for its citizens.
Years of bitter fighting between
labor and employers-cllmaXed BY
angry dlssension and remorSelesS
civil war in labors own house
nave made bad situation worse
instead OF fastening solution.
Tho Sen5eless spend ourselves
rIch' mania has just about run its
course. due to the face that both
the state and nation have run out
oi spending money-and taxpayers
can't give" any more.
The Blue Eagle" is as dead as
the dodo bird killing little pigs
has failed TO help the farmer or
iced the hungry
Big-handed relief spending has
nearly killed the goose that lald
the golden egg: financed gov
ernment expeditions into business
and industry have merely served
to destroy jobs in private enter
prise and TO increase the general
tax burden; radical "lSmS have
been exposed as quack patent rem
cdleS.
And finally thinking. rank
and file citizens. dlslllusloned but
unbeaten. are putting their shoulders
to the wheel in a determined effort
to pull out of the quicksands.
Californlas determination TO stop
seeking shortcuts which enc III
blind alleys TO put a brake or
bureaucratic government and
ceiling on taXes-was clearly evi-
dent throughout the special session
of the State legislature. now in re-
cess.
But il was also evident. during
the legislative tug-of-war. that
there is still blind adherence in
many quarters to labels and catch
words which were mis-used. abused
and twisted out of all semblance OF
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10

Palomino. mare-1. Vera White.
Z. H. A. Hastain 3. Roy White,
Paint, stallion-l Roy Hovely,
2. Lee Webb.
Paint, mare-l. A. o. Knutson,
z. G.. Hall.
Champion Stallion-JOan McKim;
champion mare-Lee Webb.
Glass I - Jacks and Jennies -
Best jack, any age-1. j. H. Hail.
Cows
Four years Old and over-l. and
g FarnsWorth, 2. Rosenbaum.
Three years old. Howard Farms
worth. 2. Frank Rosenbaum.
Two years old. Howard Farms
worth. 2 Frank Rosenbaum.
Senior champion COW = Farms
worth.
Senior yearllng-1. and 2. Farms
worth, g. RoSenbaum.
Junior yearling-1. and 2. Howard
Farnsworth.
Senior calf. and 3 FarnsWorth.
Junior calf. and 2. Howard
Farnsworth, 3. Frank Rosenbaum.
Grade herd--1 FarnSWorth, 2.
RoSenbaum.
Dairy herd-1. and .. FarnSWorth,
s. Rosenbaum.
Get of sire - l. and 2. Howard
FarnSWorth, 3. Frank RoSenbaum.
Produce of dam. and 2. How
ard FarnsWorth, 3. Frank RoSen-
baum.
Glass 10 - HOlstein
Bulls
Three years and over = l. AL
Schali, 2. Fidel Gomez, 3. Fidel
Gomez
Two years.. Fred SegriSt, q
Adolf Odermatt.
Senior champion bull Alfred
Schali.
Senior yearl:ng-1. Fidel Gomez.
Senior calf. Fidel Gomez.
Junior calf. Ray Mellor, 2.
Henry Early, 3. Fidel Gomez.
Junior champion bull-Fidel Co.
meZ
Grand champion bull - Alfred
SChali
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10
Concern Purchases
Huge Volume Of
Valley Products

The Atlantic and Pacific Tea COM
pany is Imperial Valleys greatest
single customer. the company an
bounced Saturday in reporting that
the A e. P concern has purchased
919 carloads of products from valley
growers. totaling 300 706 crates, val
ued at nearly half million dol
lars.
According to reports from the A
& purchases from valley growers
follows a program of the company
to aid in increasing local payrolls
and insuring prosperity of farmers
II the region.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10
County CowsG Get
Clean Health Bill

A clean bill of health, as far as
tuberculosis is concerned, was given
Is dairy herds in Imperial county
this week
DR. E. NJ Austin, of the state div
isiCn of animal husbandry, made the
rc-tests of the herds.
He said he planned to return in
April to continue the re-teStS de-
manded by the government in areas
designated free of tuberculosis in
fected herds.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10
Al CARS OF CARROTS
ROLL FROM Valley

FOrty-ScVcn cars O1 carrots we're
shipped from the valley Saturday
boosting the seasonal shipments to
1903 cars according to the Fed
eral-State market news service.
Only 922 cars had been shipped
on the same date one year ago.
The nal.:ct was described as
weak, demand Was light Best ouali-
~ cratca sold for around 81 to Sl.lO.