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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-08

maybe the boots and spurs will come
in handy if they go out to the gov
ernor's ranch and work for their
board, but the tin eagles will be sort
of a luxury.
Well, anyhow, you can see that this
flock of colonies plus patrol guys
doesn't make a very honey atmos-
phere for me. And l don't know just
how it's going to work out.
Pretty nearly everybody in the high
way outfit is a colonel now so maybe
the big shots like Colonel McKinnon
and the other engineers and Colonel
Whips will start using horses instead
of state cars to ride from home to
office and back in. It'll be kind of
tough for a guy like Colonel Jawort
in what they call the planning divi-
sion" climb on a horse and ride, be-
cause he's not so young as he used
to be. But maybe his son-in-low, Col
onel McKinnon will get some guy to
act as proxy for him and ride the
horse, like he hired a fellow who is
an engineer to do Colonel Jawort's
work for him. l guess it'll all be
worked out alright.
Anyhow, there is real thought for
me there.
To work by proxy. JAKE.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-08

thereby setting an example for other
departments.
Refrain From Politics
So that business may be expedited
and important measures not be rushed
through or rejected in the closing days
of the session without proper consid-
,eration, I suggest that bills be intro
duced as early as possible, that COM
mittees be not tardy in their work
and that this session set an example
for the orderly and careful dispatch
of business and by refraining from
partisan politics.
| hope, and | believe you all join
with me in the hope, that the go days
of this session may be marked by har-
monious relations between the houses
of the assembly and between the as
sembly and the executive department.
When politics is the motive of action,
when strife dethrones peace or when
discord is master, the people of Mon
tana and government suffer
Let us all take up the labors before
us so that in the end we may merit
the words: well done, good and
faithful servant"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-08
Labor's Plan


fCOnLlnueu IIOlH rage One)
pooling of all unused automobile plant
facilities into one huge plane manu-
featuring unit This division of work
particularly in tooling, he said, would
divide hundreds of complicated prob
lens among hundreds of tool and die
plants, thus avoiding swapping one
plant with all the problems incident to
making an entire motor.
Reuther proposed that President
Roosevelt appoint an Aviation Produc-
ton Board of nine members, repre-
senting government, industry and la
Dor, and that a staff of production and
toOling engineers make a plant-by-
plant survey of the industry to deter
mine available unused machinery and
plant space. which, according to ex-
amples cited by Reuther, is more than
ample for his program
A blue print of the type of plant to
be made would then be broken down
into its constituent parts. The vari-
GUS plants would then receive assign
ments for specified engine parts,
wings and fuselage, the assignments
to be based on the adaptability of ma
chinery available.
Reuther proposed that the now I'M
used Hupmobile plant in Detroit could
be an adequate assembly plant. The
complete planes, he proposed, could
be assembled by using the Wayne
county Michigan, and Cleveland air.
ports, and partially surrounding them
be used as final assembly plants
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-08
Ford Democrats
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'(C'eiif'' - jim 4 as z Ohcf
ers and henchmen arrived from Butte,
together with Arthur Lamey, George
McCabe and Shepherd representing
the Missoula Nero. 1t is evident that
much pressure was brought to bear to
change the vote of many members
who were classed as middle-of-the-
road independent representatives, and
when the final slate was written, the
major corporations of the state con-
trolled the show and the Ford demo-
Gratis encountered their first defeat.
1t is evident to my mind that this
control was put on for two reasons
First, to whitewash any investigation
that might be brought up for the last
four years of the democratic admins
tration second, to leave the major
corporations in charge of the House,
and third, to control and eliminate if
possible any legislation suggested or
recommended by our incoming gov
ernor
The people of Montana have spoken
in electing S. c. Ford as their new
governor and it is the duty of the
representatives to their constituents
to see that the wishes of their gov
ernor are carried out to a successful
conclusion The company papers
around the state would lead you to
believe that this caucus was carried
out with full cooperation of all groups
represented in the House. This, of
course, is far from the truth, as it
leaves the old Ayers regime and the
major corporations in charge of at
least the democratic majority in the
House This success of the opposition
group, together with the appointment
of 29S newly created colonies in the
state of Montana, in my opinion is a
mere smoke screen to whitewash and
protect administrative policies that
have been carried ON in the last four
years.
The people of Montana are entitled
to know the facts that go on behind
the scenes as we are all looking for
ward to a new regime with honest
government, the streamlining of the
administration and the elimination of
the 2, 5 and 1919 boys who built up
a corrupt political machine.
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them from being pinched for being
Migrants as probably most of them
will be out of job pretty soon. But
the governor must have overlooked a
pretty important point; at least it
might be pretty important for all of
these jaspers, and that's to fix time
for payday. And I understand they
have to buy their own boots and spurs
and the tin eagles they're supposed
to wear on their shoulders. Well,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-08
Establish Confidence

We cannot be so foolish as to as
sumo that any law that may be en-
acted here, or any function of the ex-
ecutive, will do what only an act of
God can accomplish. But we can by
example bolster the sore need for con-
fidence in government and in those
entrusted with government. If we
work diligently and in good consci-
ence, if the laws we make have the
SAVIOR of right and the leaven of JUS
of Montana are more secure and hap
pier, free government will be stronger
because of us.
If there is to be confidence in us,
then there must be good government
Those who enter the temple of gov
eminent to corrupt it must be driven
out The architects of our common
wealth as we hope to build it for the
generation to come must have vision
and integrity. In carving out her flu
ture, Montana wants sculptors, not
chiselers.
If you as the makers of the laws,
the courts as the interpreters of them
and | as the chief officer charged with
their administration, bend devotedly
to the task, mindful that we should
serve, not as democrats or republicans,
but as agents of all the people, the
general welfare will be advanced and
we shall have the reward of work well
done.
Each function of government in its
own sphere ought to hew to the line.
Each should be as thrifty as possible
with the public purse. The executive
should pare out the decay
of waste and duplicating activities.
And | cannot but believe that the leg
islative department cost 1867 per 1000
Of population, with one exception, the
most expensive Of the II western
states, is too high. 1t is necessary
that we practice the most rigid econ
omy May l be bold enough to sug-
sest that this assembly hold expendi-
lures to the lowest possible figure,
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States Crops
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average crops, the former because of
worms and drouth and the latter be-
cause the number of bearing trees in
the case of sweet cherries is still con-
siderably below average following the
freeze damage of 1885.
Prices of all crops, except mustard
seed were lower as compared with
the 10-year average and, as rule,
somewhat lower compared with 1889.
In the case of mustard seed the
sharp curtailment of imports, as a re-
suit of Europe's war, stimulated both
prices and production in 1910.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-10
A HISTORY OF
IMPERIAL VALLEY

The visit of Harold H. Noice, author
and lecturer, to Imperial Valley brings
up again the subject of an historical
volume dealing with the valley from its
beginning until today Noice, at present
a sort of travelling supervisor for the
WPA writer's project, came here to de-
termine if there is sufficient justifica-
ton for a writer's project in the valley.
He is already convinced that, in his own
words, "the history of Imperial Valley
is the story of modern miracle"
Imperial county officials would be
making mistake if they let Mr.. Nolce
leave the valley before they have thor
oughly investigated the possibility of in
teresting the WPA in assigning some of
its historical Investigators and writers
to the job of recording this county's his
tory. Possibly the county board Of trade,
in the expanded program we have urged
in these columns, should consider the
details of such project.
There are several good histories deal
ing with this county and its early days,
but each of them approaches the subject
from a special angle None of them can
be said to be both broad in subject and
fascinating in treatment. And the day
is fast approaching when much of our
historical data will no longer be avail
able, for most of it is carried in the
heads of those who participated in early
struggles. Not even the old newspaper
files give any consecutive, written ac-
count of the thousand and one heroic
issues which went into the making of
the valley as it is today.
Some people will question the ability
of WPA to do the job. Unfavorable as
we are to most WPA projects however,
we must recognize that the particular
branch of the writer's project which has
been assigned throughout the country to
historical Investigations and reporting
has done an invaluable bit of work for
the country as whole, and particularly
for the communities in which they have
carried out their investigations.
Imperial Valley needs thoroughgoing
record of its early days. Possibly this is
our opportunity to get it. AT least, the
chance bears looking into
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-10

spite of Washington's biggest build
ing boom, last summer, finding
place to live is still the biggest
problem.
Supplying the help won't be
quite as tough for this war as IL
was for the last. Civil service has
anticipated the demand and filled
its reservoir, for one thing, and
there are more unemployed to
draw from. In 1917 harried exam
iners gave tests all day and all
night, graded the papers and told
those who had passed to report for
work within "a hours. This time,
the shortage has been anticipated,
but getting people here and put
ting them to work is one thing.
Finding a place for them to live is
another. Nobody thought of that,
but maybe prefabrieated Knock
down houses will do the trick.
WASHINGTON SHORTS
Visitors to Wal" and Navy De-
partmentS have to apply for three
inch identification buttons. The
ieBuar nelp wear DaugeS SHOWING
their photo and name . Final
idea is to make the 14-million dol
lar archives building bomb-proof.
One hundred camps may be
needed, to accommodate Americas
10000 conscientious directors
Die makers are SO hard to find that
National Youth Administration may
try to train girls for the work =.
Texas congressman believe Cover
nor Biscuits ODaniel has the
third term itch. Pa and Ma Fergu-
son each held the office for two
terms, but a third termer would
break a record. . Right now the
Texans are boiling at O'Daniels
appointment of Willkie Democrats
to state offices.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-10
by Willis Thornton
The Kick Me- Sign Comes Off

American business is net silly. AS
soon as it clearly sees the Kick
Mel" sign it has been wearing
when it travels south. it is pretty
sure to tear it off and see to it
that if there is any kicking to be
done it is wearing good stout shoes
itself.
That paragraph was written last
November. and it is pleasure to
find that it was not too optimis-
tic. Word comes from Washington
that scme of the United States
firms who have been employing
Nazi sympathizers as their COM
mercial representative in Mexico,
Central and South America are
severing those connections. The Of
flee Of commercial and cultural re-
lations between the American re-
publics has been informing var
iouS American firms in detail of
the dodge by which they were be-
ing made unwittingly to play the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-10

Hitler game in Latin countries. And
many of them needed only to be
told, to act. Exposure Of the gen.
eral condition was made last Oc-
tober in American newspapers, and
the specific information provided
bv the Rockefeller commission has
now brought action
What has been happening IS
this: In Mexico, for instance, OF
300 American firms selling through
agencies, about $50 we're employ
ing representatives of definite Nazl
sympathies Not only did these rep
resentatives contribute from their
commissions to Nazi work in Mex
leo, but diverted advertising ap-
preparations to newspapers which
were or could be made sympathetic
to their cause, and passed en- trade
secrets to German connections.
Thus American business men seek
ing to sell in Mexico and other
southern countries had unthink-
ingly turned to established jobberS
and agencies which, unknown to
them, had Nazi connections. And
the more American goods were sold
the more funds, information and
power were available to Nazi SYM
pathizers for their work.
1t is good to see that such firms
have been informed in detail as to
the results of connections in which
they have generally entered quite
innoeently, and it is doubly good
to note that many of them have
acted promptly when they learned
the facts
1t is one thing for Nazi sympa-
thizers in Latin countries to use
all their legitimate influence in
favor of their own cause; to allow
them TO turn our own legitimate
influence against us is stupid. 1t
is good to see the Kick Mel! sign
Ccme off.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-10
WE SHOULD
HELP BRITAIN
(Oroville Mercury-Register)

Our isolationists who are trying to de-
feat the lend-lease bill are arguing that
if we lend or lease war materials to Brit
ain and Britain is defeated they will go
to Germany and may be used against us.
These same persons have been arguing
right along that if Germany can't get
across the narrow channel separating
Britain from the mainland, we have moth
ing to fear at our great distance. In this
they assume that Britain will be able to
stand the Germans off.
They have some background for their
fear that we might lose material that
way, for in all of Germany's sudden stabs
into the hearts of her victims she has
captured much war material, and when
she subdued France she obtained a great
deal that Britain had sent to her ally.
On the other hand, in war-and we are
at war, although there has been no decar-
ation-a nation must take chances 1t
isn't safety first game at all. Britain
is our ally and an ally as courageous and
strong as Britain is worth gamble on
our part. So very much is at stake in
this war and the loss of Britain as an
ally would be so serious to us that we
would be making grave mistake IT we
did not supply Britain with everything
we can.
And to use the isolationists' own argu-
ment against them, if our distance from
Europe safeguards US from attack, then
even if we should lose valuable materials
to Germany in the fall of Britain we
would have ample time to replace them
before being attacked by Germany.
From every angle the aid we are to
give Britain seems worthy of every eff
fort we can make Also, of course, it
should be given without any unnecessary
delav
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-10
FREE WILLKIE
DISCONCERTS AZORES
CFreSnO Bee)

The people of the Azores, in recently
entertaining Wendell Willkie, are report
ed to have been insistent they actually
We're acting as hosts to the President of
the United States. They knew Willkie
was a candidate in the recent election.
The witness of their own vision proved
that he was not in Jail. So they argued
from these premises that therefore he
must have been elected.
This is not half so silly as it sounds.
For living under totalitarian regime,
where any kind of opposition insures
good stiff prison term or worse, these
people could not understand how can
didate in the opposition ranks in the
United States could be at large
Truly, where dictators rule. the minds
of men are darkened and their thinking
completely distorted by official propa-
ganda.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-10
by Peter Edson..
The Inside Track in Washinuton

WASHINGTON, Feb. l0-If yor
think there has been slight
amount Of confusion about the de-
fense program in the country at
large, you should have look at
the offices of the Council of Ma
tional Defense and the office of
Production Management where
Mr. Knudsen- Hillman and their
mushrooming fcrces arc trying to
get settled.
Right now, they're in the process
of moving into half of a brand
new $7,000,000 building up near the
capitol. Originally, its five floors
were intended to house the social
security outfit, but all handsome
Paul V. McNutt gets out OF it now
will be an appropriately handsome
and lush chain of suites for his
headquarters organization, who will
have to make out as best they can,
walking i'll ankle-deep carpets, Sit
ting in hip deep leather upholstery,
and working on polished mahogany
and walnut.
Construction engineers with tears
IN theiI eyes and what-can-we-
do plea in their voices, Stagger
through long corridors OF the other
offices, trying to take care of myr-
lad requests for desks, lights, par
titions and furniture. They broke
ground in August, 1882 and in
spite of strikes and inability to
get supplies, they got their job SO
per cent done-only to have the
defense crowd and the army ord
nance people pile in on top of
them. The engineers were smart in
getting the 1000 telephone installa-
ticn completed early, and the buzz
CT system is all right, too, SO eX-
ccutives can reach for telephones
and push buttons to get things
gone. even if some of the outer Of
flee people have to sit on the floor
to do it.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-10
So | They h Say

Were the Nazis to control Eu-
'ope for only a decade, they would
ltStrcy some nations beyond the
nope of reconstruction
DR.. Reinhold Niebuhr, Union
Theological Seminary.
1t Is impossible to appease the
William Bullitt, former ambaSsa-
dor to France.
Pigeon fanciers are funny peo-
will give us birds they
wouldn't sell to anyone else.
Master Sergeant C. A. Poutre,
U. S. Army signal corps.
Just hate going to bed.
e Or Eugen Steinach, reju-
vtnatlon expert.
We Americans are not going to
have peace Just because we love
peace.
= Thomas w. Lamont, Morgan
partner.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-10
CALLING ELL
STENOGRAPHERS

But that's only the beginning
OPM is expanding SO fast it. does
Mt know from one day to the next
how many employees it has. The last
discovery showed about 1000 names.
But the main divisions, the three
P's Of Purchases under Donald M.
Nelson, Priorities under Edward L..
Stettinius, and Production under
John Biggers are spawning new
offices and branches all over the
lot. Departments scattered in var
ious buildings around town are get
ting together for the first time
some of them being pushed ont
temporary quarters by arm -.
CroWding in ON behind.
Thc reserve of stenographic help
in Washington has long since been
exhausted. There were 10000 white
collars en- tho government payroll
in Washington last year Some 25,-
600 have piled in since then, and
they're coming in now at the rate
Of 100 or more a day.
Girls Outnumber the men 10 tC
one. They're mostly from towns of
the midwest and south. They have
passed civil service examinations
and are in what's known as the
reservoir. When OPM or any other
government agency wants new
clerks, it notifies civil service ant
the telegraph wires start burning
Gene TO work at $1,000 year
Hopes high, green as grass, with
little or no experience, they come.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-10
The CLOSED SHOP AND
The SECONDARY BOYCOTT

With its own lettuce strike still fresh
ly in mind, Imperial Valley finds con-
siderable of interest in two bills pending
before the state legislature, on which ac-
ton should be taken after the lawmakers
re-convene March l.
One is bill, introduced in both SEN
ate and assembly, providing that mo
employer shall agree to employ only per-
sons who are not members of labor or
ganization or to employ only members
of labor organization. Such a provi-
sion would effectively outlaw the closed
union shop, because no employer could
agree to employ only union labor. 1t
would also prevent him from discrimi-
mating against union labor, so that it
seems to be as fair as possible.
The other bill would outlaw "hot car
go" and secondary boycott practices.
That is, it would make it Illegal for any
labor organization 10 refuse to handle
goods simply because they are produced
or shipped by an employer in disfavor
with the union; and it would make it il
legal to picket store, for instance, at
which there is no labor dispute, but
where goods from strike area are being
sold. The bill would prevent the most
vicious practice in present day labor
racketeerng.
Both bills, we believe, should be adopt
ed-for each of them truly would pre-
vent discrimination OF ANY KIND
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-10
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
No. 1861
SUMMONS
INEZ HOLIDAY, Plaintiff.
INEZ HOLIDAY, Plaintiff.


LEO HOLIDAY, Defendant.
Lee Nuffer, Attorney for Plaintiff.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA SEND GREET
INGS To Leo Holiday, Defendant.
You are hereby directed to appear
and answer the Complaint in an
action entitled as above, brought
against you In the Superior Court
of the County of Imperial, State
of California, within ten days after
the service on you of this Sum-
mons-if served within this county;
or within thirty days if served else
where.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant, as arising upon contract,
or she will apply to the Court for
any relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court Of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 18th day of January,
l941.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
BY GENEVIEVE KENYON,
Deputy Clerk.
Fl0- Fl0-1724-M3-10-17-24-31-AD
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-10
ROOM WITH
ONE-SIXTH BATH $40

It's 1917 all over again, When
Washington, then 100000, had tc
absorb thousands of these wal
workers. and there were temporary
barracks and boarding houses in
front of the union station. Now
Washington and suburbs make a
city of a million, but as every wal
IS bigger and Bladder than the one
before, you know just what to ex-
pect
A room, or half a room with two
meals a day Thrown in, now rents
for $40 month, and in most room
ing houses, that means a one sixth
interest in the bath room. And in