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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-04
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home.
AS against any such modest gain in
consumption, there must be debited
the increased costs of production, in
cerases in the cost of labor, machin-
cry, fertilizer, etc. The farmer is still
confronted with the national surplus,
and such increases as may come about
in the price of foods will hardly be
chargeable to him. The increased
government loan ON wheat will add a
fifth of a cent to a loaf of bread,
which is scarcely extortionate when
the general increase in wages is con-
sidered.
Initiation, ii it comes, will not have
it's origin on the farm, for the simple
reason that there cannot be any gen
eral scarcity of farm produced food
in this country. Processing and dis
tribution charges may eventually get
out of hand to the sorrow of the con-
sumer but so long as the government,
by reason of food SURPRISES, is forced
to give away food by stamp plans and
other devices, the farmer will have no
part in any inflationary upswing.-
Minneapolis Mornin Tribune.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-04
ON OUR
DOORSTEP
BY PARKER T. ANDERSON

Speaking of reorganization there
doesn't seem to be any branch OF gov
eminent more active in the business
than the state of Montana. The
Fish and Game Commission in revis-
ing and re-revising the game laws
takes up time of the legislature at
each session all out of proportion to
its importance in the economic and
Irecreational life of the people OF the
state The whole scheme of preserv-
ing and multiplying desirable wild life
is based upon the foreign ism that
the aristocrats of Europe have
vested right to eat all the quail,
pheasants and grouse while the COM
mon people eat crow. If the state
owns all the wild life then it should
come and get the gophers, prairie
dogs, snakes and skunks. For whom
does the Commission preserve" the
game birds and the deer? On the
main for city sportsmen who infest
rural sections during the open seasons
and commit depredations against pri-
vats property and domestic animals.
The Fish and Game Commission it
appears have authority to make null
titude of rules which in practice have
the force of law And penalties for
infraction are excessive and dogmat-
ic. Recently highly respected citi-
zen of Blaine county was sent to Jail
for 10 days for hunting ducks near
his home last October without having
his gun properly plugged" 1t is
such perversion of authority that I'M
fortunately sometimes makes servants
of the state about as popular as the
scoundrels who are pillaging Europe.
Those persons who have a deep
rooted horror of war may extract
some comfort from at least one state
ment in President Roosevelt's fireside
talk on the 9th. He made it clear
youth now being trained in military
tactics are primarily intended to de-
fend our own shores in case we are
attacked From Horatio down red
blooded men have done no less. If
we can prevent war from reaching
our coasts we will have done the thing
that will keep our own boys out of
actual combat
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-04
Concentration of Land Operations
in the U. S., 1910

In 1885 the number of farms reached
the highest point in our history due
to the flight of the unemployed from
the cities and the damming up of farm
population which would ordinarily
have sought employment in industry.
Between 1895 and 1910, on the other
hand, the number of farms dropped
to the lowest level since 1900.
The fact that squeeze on the mid
dle-sized farms continued in this peri
cd of general upturn, with more fam
lilies being pushed onto subsistence
farms, is particularly significant. 1t
confirms the protest of family-sized
farmers that Federal programs are
not effectively geared to their prob
lens and points to the need for a
Federal land program providing Sc
curity of tenure and adequate income
for the farm family.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-04
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sible.
The federal government has appro-
priated large sums to establish free
defense schools throughout the United
States. There are in Montana at the
present time schools where defense
training is given to qualified appli-
cants at no cost to he applicant in
the cities of Helena, Miles City, Butte
and Great Falls. Other training CEN
tiers are in prospects as money is
made available. Applications for
funds for defense training classes at
Billings and Missoula are being pre-
pared
Applicants interested in instruction
by-mail schools should give the claims
of these schools the closest scrutiny
before paying tuition fees and should
secure, if possible, professional rat
ing of the institution.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-04
industrial Farms
Seen As Prospect
For Future
Corporate Farms Increased
BY Is Percent Since 1885,
According to 1910 Census
Report Forcing Average
Farmer Out.

Revealing a startling increase in the
number of big corporate or "industri-
allied farms in the United States,
an alarming trend toward larger cor
porate holdings. At the same time,
there occurred an increase in the
number of farm families forced to
evacuate to sub-standard subsistence
farm units. Also, the family-sized
farms Ga farm unit of sufficient size
and productivity to support an aver
age farm family in an adequate man
ner) were decreased as result ac-
cording to the evidence uncovered by
the report.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-04

Previewing the prospects for Agri-
culture over the next few years, it
was shown that a mere 16 percent
of the farmers now operate 34.9 per-
cent of all land in farms in the United
States. Next in this hierarchy of land
lordism, farms of 10000 acres and
over represented IA percent of all
farm land. Since 1885, these large
sized corporate farms increased by
more than Is percent in number and
in acres, according to the 1910 Census
Report
The land of formerly family-sized
farms is being continuously siphoned
off by these octopus units in Agricul-
ture. The result upon the average
farmers, according to all indications,
has been that they were eliminated
from commercial production.
At the bottom end of the scale, the
very small subsistence farms show an
increase in number between 1885 and
1910, but the total acreage operated
by those farms did not expand This
occurred despite the fact that the to-
tai number of farms in the United
States dropped 105 percent between
1895 and 1910, and all land in the u.
s. farms increased 6,337,2 acres.
These subsistence farmers are really
unemployed" not only in industry but
also in Agriculture.
Concentration of Land Operations
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-04
THE NEEDLES EYE
fearless crtque of the in which the Christian
Church the need for social and economic change


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Christian analysis
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is of Christian birth Richard
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certainly
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-04

Patronize the Cooperative in your
communicates there to serve you!
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-04

made of the operation of the system
from its beginning indicate that at
least Is percent stock must be with
held to furnish the necessary reserves,
if stock is to be retained.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-04
Washington Bureau, F. u Legislative Committee
lg 10 BE Favored.

WASHINGTON D.C-The Farmers Union Legislative Com
mee Agriculture to carry out thorough investigation
of the federal farm that the facts
may be had which the Congress decide whether not
it wants write program which would the family
With the prospect Of major revision OF the AAA
being requested congressman and the secretary of agcu
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-04
CONGRESS ASKED TO
INVESTIGATE Effects
OF Natl. farm PROGRAM

Present Federal Farm Aid Policies Not
Working to the Benefit of Family-Sized
Farms 1t Is Stated; Farmers Union Asking
For Investigation and What Type of Farm
ing To Be Favored
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16

brand which set the spark to
the French Revolution
over There" George M
Cohan's ingenious adaptation
of an army bugle call, played a
notable part in building up
Americas warlike atmosphere
in 1917. "Tipperary." or ITS
a Long Way to Tipperary." to
give it it, full name. aided spir-
itedly in arousing and cement
ing the British Empire in the
early days of the war that was
to end all war.
In our own Revolution the
British committed tactical
blunder when they tainted us
with tune called Yankee
Doodle" They overlooked the
tang and tingle CT the dirty.
The Continentals didn't They
caught it up. made it their own.
1t proved a most sustaining.
most spirited support through
long, tedious years.
A war song. to endure, cam
not be trivial unsteady. even
though triviality is sometimes
present in the words. The
American doughboys in France
were quick to adopt the triv-
ially-worded "MademoiSelle
from Armentiers" dt was of
British origin but, unsteady,
the song had infectious rhythm,
a neutrality-suspicious. ascend
ing phrase conveyed by the
words "parley vous."
1t became the most popular
ditty with the dCughboyS. even
surprising in favor such zippy
songs as over There" Irving
Berlin's oh. How l Hate to Get
Up in the Morning" and Geof-
frey O'Hara's K-Katy."
War songs first came into
extensive use in our own Civil
War. Their inspiration, pa
triotic and nostalgia. expressed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16

Rebellion. where the words
were changed to "a Hot Time
in China Tonight" and for the
British Tommies in the Boer
War who substituted Trans
vaal for China. Later. as if 10
demonstrate the universally Of
its appeal, it furnished the
musical motif for the funeral
march of Filipino chief.
The song conquered tn
world 1t was known and
shouted and whistled in every
crossroad of America.
The World War brought thc
war song into its fullest glory.
however. And to the English
fell the chief honor of setting
the feet-and the spines-of
civilians and soldiers alike to
tingling. 1t was to the swing
ing strains of "Tipperary."
written by Jack Judge, a Lon
don vaudeville entertainer
that the British Contempt
ibles.' the first expeditionary
army. set off to the fields Ct
Flanders. "Tipperary" not only
had zip and catchiness of mel
ody: it told the eternal appeal
ing story of the soldier and
his wistful love for home and
the sweetest girl know"
Came other songs out OF
Britain and British trenches
There's a Long. Long Trail a
Winding" Keep the Home
Fires Burning" Pack Up Your
Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag"
and Gitz Rice's Dear Old Pal"
written while he was serving as
a lieutenant with the Canadian
EXpeditionary Force.
Meanwhile. the French were
singing a stirring song of their
own. "Madelon." written with
something Of the rhythmically-
repetitious phrasing of La
Marseillaise." 1t became one
Of the most memorable of all
war songs.
AS stimulus TO patriotic
fervor no tune of the Civil War
or even the World War is in a
class with Dixie or La Mar
seillaise" or John Philip SouSa's
Stars and Stripes Forever"
Not since Dan Emmett set down
Dixie" has any one ap-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16

the soldiers love OF country
their longing for home and the
end of the war. John Browns
Body" Dixie" and the Battle
Cry Of Freedom" by George F.
Root were stirring examples of
the first; "Tenting Tonight"
"Camptown Races" and "Oh
Susannah" of the latter.
Neither Dixie" "Camptown
Races nor Oh Sdsannah' had
their origin in the war. All OF
theLl were written by Northern
Songwriters expressly for min
strel shows-"DiXiep by Dan K
Emmett, the others by Stephen
Foster - but Southern troops
picked them up, adopted them.
went into battle with their re-
trains on their lips.
The tune John Browns
Body" remained the most APP
pealing TO the Union soldiers.
1t also appealed to Julia Ward
Howe, who. out of sheer in
spiration, one night set down
some verses for a new Battle
Hymn of the Republic" Her
work is described in Carl Sand
burg'S Abraham Lincoln: The
War Years" as "a gospel hymn
of FURNISHED steel and moan
ing trumpetS.
The principal war song Of
the Spanish American War
was, of course, "Therell Be a
Hot Time in the Old Town To-
night"
"A Hot Time" was composed
by Theodore Metz, as far back
as 1886, while holding the post
OF conductor of the Mcintyre
and Heath Ministries. While
travelling through Louisiana.
the company noticed a Negro
cabin burning as the train APP
preached hamlet called OLD
Town. Mcintyre always ready
to joke, observed that there's
going to be a hot time in Old
Town tonight" Heath heard
his partners remark. and turn
ing to Metz. said "Thatll make
a great title for minstrel
march"
Soldiers in the Spanish
American war adopted it in
1898 and gave it unending
glory. Nor was it confined 10
the Cuban conflict. 1t pro-
vided martial inspiration for
American troops in the Boxer
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16

preached Sousa in capturing
the gusto and spirit Of America
for all the world to hear and
thrill to. To the end. age did
not halt his pen or his patriotic
spirit.
What has become Of the
songwriting Cohan? He is wait
ings probably, for the next war
Cohan always responds when a
2l-gun salute to the flag is
needed. His salute is different
from that of his colleagues. He
Invariably mixes zip with his
patriotism. Sentimentality can
wait-for moonlight and peace.
America, there is no ques-
ton, possesses the raw material
in abundance for martial
melody. War songs? No trouble
at all. Inspiration is always on
ap in Tin Pan Alley. Only the
tempo has to be changed. A
good war song-or a war song
TO be good-has TO be written
in march time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16

This msFr-HHI I X e H eretft'-
eessors, has so far been
strangely mproductive of
song. Perhaps. it IS because
this war is unlike any IN
history. Most of the fight
ing is mechanical. And a
song hasnt much chance.
even with the most martially
stimulated. against the roar
of the machine, be il airpldne
or tank.
England. expecting every
man to do his ditty. has man
aged TO whip up two SONGS for
her Tommies-"Therell Al
ways Be an England and
well Hang Out the Wash
ing on the Siegfried Line" The
Tommies. II is said, are using
them only Sporadically. how
ever. They have been found
fairly useful in combating the
ennui Of blackouts and the in
terminable watch OF the coast
line. But Leither sets Tom
my's spine to tingling. The
former raises sombrely and m
necessarily. according TO Tom
my, a doubt of England's t.
ture. 1t is CO ,trary to the ira
dition in which he has been
reared. England's continued
existence is for him as obvious
q truth as. say. "there1l al
wa :" use fo. an ELLA
Why. then. must he burst into
lyrical assure .ce OF the fact2
As for the tune concerning
his lay on the : .egfricd
Line. II is frivolous witho II
being sufficiently funny. SUI
fciently irresponsible Signit-
icantly each of these Songs
neglect the girl back home Il
Is cardinal rule OF war songs
that they must evoke the spiiit
OF nostalgia. conjure up a pie
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16

ture Of home and the steadfas.
swee ,heart.
Germany's only current war
song to achieve wide popular
ity We're Sailing Against
England" doesn't forget the
maedchen back home. For that
reason it continues to find a
hearty response where Nazi
soldiers are gathered.
Like home and mother and
love and moonlight, war is an
elemental subject of song.
Some OF the most important
tunes ever written, reckoned By
the part they have played in
affecting the destinies OF man
have been war songs. Indis-
putably La Marseillaise." by
Rouget de Lisle, has a place In
this list because II was the fire
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16
By LOUIS REID

Napoleon said only half of when he declared that IAN fights
stomach He might have added its
the soldier
in this work Down through the
the the battle field
the patriotic of soldiers and civilians alike
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
DOG AND HORSE
SHOW AT DOVER
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ing against each other in other
parts of the peninsula, bringing
them into new and neutral show
ring. The association has stressed
fair judging and generous prizes.
Josiah o. Wolcott, Jr., secretary
of the association, announced that
the classes in the dog show will be
pointers, settlers, spaniels, Chesa-
peake Bays, beagle hounds, fox
hounds, coon hounds, and pet class
es for children under II and be-
tween IL an 16 years of age. There
will be classes of puppies, dogs,
and bitches. The entry fee will be
so cents in all except childrens'
classes, which will be ten cents.
Judging will start at 10 a. m. Rib
bons will be awarded in all classes
and silver trophies for the best of
breed in each class, with a silver
trophy for the best in the show.
More than 5000 in prizes will be
awarded. Sudler Emerson, general
chairman, announced that, for the
horse show, the State Highway De-
partment has loaned snow fence
which is being installed
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
Is VISITORS AT
WELFARE HOME
Maryland Legislators Make
Inspection of State We'll
fare Home Here
GREETED BY WV. BACON

Eighteen members of the Mary
land legilature Thursday inspected
and approved the State Welfare
Home here. They toured the insti-
tuition to get an insight into the
operation of a welfare home on a
statewide basis. Gov. Walter w.
Bacon and other state officials well
coined the visitors, who were head
ed by State Senator Dudley G..
Roe, of Sudlersville. The Governor
and DR.. Charlels L. Candee, chair
man of the Old Age Welfare Com
mission, spoke at luncheon for
the guests at the home. Senator
Roe responded. Following the in
spection, some of the legislators as
serted that they could find flaws in
neither the setup or administration
of the home, and contrasted it to
the system used in Maryland, where
county almshouses still are used.
Those who favor the statewide op-
DtldllOll lOl lllC nOlllC dlc CpCNlEd
to use the Smyrna institution as a
model for a projected one in Mary
land. Motion pictures We're taken
during the four-hour visit, and they
will be shown throughout Mary
land. In addition to Governor
Bacon and DR.. Candee, Delaware
officials who were present were Dr.
A. v. Gilliland, superintendent of
the home; Secretary of State Earle
D. Wiley, Lieut.-Col. William j..
Storey, George Grier of Milford, a
member of the Old Age Welfare
Commission, and George o. Fearon
business manager for the commits
sion. In the afternoon, several
members of the delegation went to
Dover with Governor Bacon, and
with him visited Legislative Hall
and the old State House. The gen.
eral legislative system was discuss
ed. After leaving Dover, the group
was entertained by Senator Roe at
his Sudlersville home.
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
REVIVAL AT LITTLE CREEK
Homecoming Services Start Week
of Methodist Revival

All day homecoming services
were held at Little Creek Methodist
Church at Little Creek on Sunday.
A revival series with former pas
tors participating will follow. Fol
lowing Sunday school at 10 a. m.
the Rev. D. ]. Ford of Camden
preached the sermon at the morn
ing services Sermon at the even
ing services was preached by the
Rev. E. L. Windsor of Wilmington,
a former pastor. Lewis Carroll of
Easton, Nd, was the song leader
at the services. Evangelistic SER
vices will follow the Homecoming
services to be continued until Sun
day, November 2, with meetings
each night except Mondays and
Saturdays at 4.30 p. m. This week
former pastors will assist as fol-
lows: Tuesday, the Rev. ]. R. Diehl
of Parsonsburg, Md; Wednesday,
to be announced; Thursday, the
Rev. E. N. Wright of Georgetown;
Friday, Young Peoples Night and
Service, music, speaker to be an
nounced; Sunday, October 26, IL a.
M, Sunday School; z p. M, song
service, followed by sermon by the
Rev Howard Davis of Lewes; Tues
day, October %, from then until
November 2, the Rev. w. S. Can't
well, will deliver the sermon each
night. The Rev. w. L. McClintock
is the pastor.
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
.3-PART TALK
ATROTARY CLUB
C. L. HarmOnsOn in Charge of
Columbus Day Program;
Hear Three Speakers
NAVY PROGRAM TONITE

A Columbus day program was
given at the Rotary Club last
Thursday. c. l.. Harmonson, chair
man of the program, announced
that the discussion would oe divid-
ed into three parts: the Machine
Age, the Scientific Age, and De-
mocracy or the American way of
life. Harvey G. Jones, in discuss
ing the advances in transportation
and communications, said that
these two discoveries had advanced
civilization more in the last 100
years than the previous nineteen
hunred years. The steamboat, To-
connective, automobile, and airplane
as means of transportation were
discussed. The communication
system, such as postal service,
wireless, telegraph, telephone and
radio, were mentioned in that they
are closely allied with transporta-
tion. DR.. c. ]. Prickett addressed
the group on the advancement of
medicine since 1887. He said that
medicine has reached new zenith
in the last few years. DR..
Prickett also lauded the early stu
dents of medicine for their zeal and
eagerness to learn amidst over
whelming odds at times. DR.. ]. w.
Colona, speaking on the American
Way of Life, said that team work
on the part of the American people
was necessary to give them the
great country they enjoy. DR..
Colona also stated that the funda-
mental secret of development is in
dividual initiative in leadership and
that the Great Divine is the origin
ator and inspiration to all in the
fields which have been discussed.
The chairman announced that the
program tonight would be on The
American Navy.
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
FLOWER SHOW BY CLUB
Five Prizes Awarded by Clayton
Century Club; State Officers There

Century Club; State Officers There
The annual flower show held by
the Clayton Century Club last
Thursday, October 10th, despite
the shortage of blooms due to the
drought was considered more than
successful by club members. Under
the Craftsmanship of Mrs. Charles
Denney, assisted by Mrs. w. S.
Collision and Mrs. Reynolds Pratt,
the club room was decorated in
autumn leaves, and the four class
es of entries were artistically ar
ranged. Prizes were awarded to
the following: Mrs. Edward Mack
lin, Mrs. w. L. Gooding, Mrs. r. w.
Slaughter, Mrs. Ernest Davis, and
Mrs. Lewis Conway. Mrs. George
Boehmler, Mr.. William McLucas,
and Miss Viola Filters served as
judges. On Saturday, october 25,
the club will hold bake at $50
a. M, at the old post office. Mrs.
Walker will be chairman. The
State Officers, Mrs. Paul Green,
State President, and Mrs. L. Null
ford Taylor, State Director, will be
guests of the club on October 30th
at 2.30 p. m. Mrs. Pennell Smith,
Mrs. J. t. Johnson, and Mrs. c. A.
Neugebauer will be hostesses. Mrs.
Green and Mrs. Taylor will be the
speakers on the program. AS part
of its National Defense program
the club is considering buying De-
fense Stamps and offering them
for sale in an effort to enlarge the
sale of the stamps and encourage
the community to be Stamp Con-
scious. Mrs. Carroll West, Chair
man of National Defense will have
charge of this project.