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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-29

HyShdm, mont.
i January 25, 1874.
Peoples Voice,
Capt Bruce, Editor
Dear Mr. Bruce:
According to an article written ii
the Great Falls News by the editor
thereof, Mr. Charles Stevens, you have
gotten under his hide when you pub
lished list of bills voted on during
the last session of the legislature
which you considered key measures
to test the loyalty of legislators to
the peoples interests, by publishing
the rollcalls on these measures.
| Mr. Stevens resents this kind of test
on the grounds that of the thousand
of only eight might easily show a
rating of zero while another series
of bills might be selected which would
show 1907 rating; thereby implying
that the selection of these eight bills
was not fairly representative of leg
islator's attitude as whole in sup
porting the interests Of the people
who elected him, or the exploiters of
these people.
Now to anyone who has studied
these eight bills submitted by the Peo-
pies Voice, it is obvious that each
and everyone of them is truly repre-
sentative of what most farmers and
laborers consider important or vital
to their interests, or opposed to their
interests. l think you should have
bills in order to more completely cover
this field, however, as far as your re-
port has extended, | think it fairly
accurate as a gate separating the
sheep from the goats. BY this l do
not attempt to imply that the goats
are ALL of them dishonest or syco-
phantic in their voting more or less
consistently against the interests of
their constituents. One has only to
take stock of his own community to
realize that there are many who
through their up-bringing, occupation,
education and associations are not
capable of differentiation between
what is real and what is parasitic in
our body polite; in other words, if
they knew more, they would be smart
er and would make better legislators.
In order to dispell any fog created
in the minds of readers of The Peo-
pies Voice by the insinuation of those
whose oxen may have been gored"
that your list of eight test measures
might have been trick to discredit /
certain Legislators for political or
other reasons, let me suggest to you |
that in the future, you select only I
such bills as are sponsored by the
majority of Labor Unions and the /
Farmers Union. Also, in order to I
achieve the greatest possible effect I
md analyze the greatest number of /
pills, that you publish as many as are
disposed of in the interim between
ssues of publications of The Peoples
Voice. At the conclusion of the ses-
sion, publish summary. In this way
he wind will be taken out of the sails
# those who would make such pub
lefty appear as personal matter and
lace each voter in the category where
lie squarely belongs, as a supporter
II an opponent of Agriculture and
labor.
Sincerely yours,
A. ]. PLUMER.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-29

want them to go on in that way, just
so that these matters can not be set
tied with out war He don't mention
Lindberg, just you and Wheeler. Lind
berg has been over in Europe for
some time. He had a chance to hear
and see how it is over there. His
advice is to stay out, because 1t
would mean millions of lives, and debt
and sorrow to thousands of our peo-
pie if they went over there.
l just wonder what this defense
means, out on some certain island?
Is that defense for our shores? If I
were to defend mine, | think l would
want it near my home and not thou
sands Of miles out in some ocean;
but anything to start some thing, so
they can keep this system going.
AS long as you have these kings,
cars, dukes and duchesses you will
have war. This world of ours will
never be any better as long as we up
hold that kind of a system. We have
to get rid of that kind of setup and
the profit system: throw them away,
and turn the resources over to the
people, that they are depending upon
If we do that we will have new world
to live in, instead of an insane hell,
like it is now.
Yours for something better than
what he have.
B. A. J.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-29
Rudyard, Mont,
January 20, 1941

Dear Editor:
Inclosed are some renewals.
I see by the daily papers (Which
are getting to be the daily knockers
of honest people, that some of our
representatives have gone red.
Well as long as they have a solid
color we can stand that, but how are
we going to paint the boys with the
strip.
Are we going to send the Sales Tax
bill down the river? Why Not?
Yours very truly,
G. G. HODGDON.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-29
What the President Said Four Years AGO:

eff should break out again in another continent let us
be blind the fact that would thousands of Amer
who would be tempted for the
down evade neutrality They would tell you and unfor
tunaey would publicity that if thew could
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-29
Joplin, Montana,
January %, 1941

Dear Editor:
| surely enjoy reading your paper
and the articles you print. 1t must be
sort of hard to take on such articles
as that one you got from Bozeman.
Maybe he is right, but to me its more
insane talk than anything. These
wars we have had for hundreds Of
years, yes thousands, and still people
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-29
OPINIONS OF READERS


some al least
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-18
Chinese Are Active
In Kwangtung Area
Son
Nominated
TO West Point

WASHINGTON. Dec. lS--(AP)-
In an unusual token III appre-
citation OF 4 deed of EieroiNm.
President Roosevelt has address,
ed a letter to the President OF the
United StateS-WhoeVer he may
be-in l95o, requesting the ap-
pGintment = L Wet Point cadet
Oh Colin =. Kelly III,
New less ti,an two Years old,
Colin Z. Kelly Ill is the SON of
26-sear old Captain Colin +.
Kelley, tr., Who scored three
bomb hts and sank the japanese
b~atl!e>hiD IIaiuna of huzon DE
cember ..
CAPTAIN Kelley, OF Nadis"n'
I1ia., lost his He IN the action
Vi.jan DESTROYED Inc first JaDan-
csc War,hiD III the war when
uf&an December with the .:aD-
aussc surprise attack on Pearl
HdrhOr.
Il was the second tune III As
many DAYS that the President mas
cited the hcr8i>m OF the Army
aviator.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-18
Draft To Be Used
To Expand Army
TO Top Strength
All Voluntary Enlistments to be Halted as Soon
as Present Rush Subsides;' Reserve Officers to
be Called.

nI'tod la return ia taea. lollog en-
a-.sa Ea1l#-
-l Commanders of the l1.r cal. ioree
intercept commands ia t., JGLted
9t.tc- H..c been charged With or
dr.u4 aIJesoUt~, aH-ga.o alai#Es,
al. clear =.guais and z|Itgar.a- radio
sI-ual-.
Neanuhlic, .nat the govern
mynt viii become hard boiicd
about ufaitins husbands who's"
wives are self supporting, was
told to the Senate today, as
military leaders made known
heir view that this country Ii
have an army much larger than
zoos, 500 men.
4 y. tim OF allowances loI Inc
families uil married men indicted IA
Ia service Was advocated 10y BlI-
sad!cr General Lewis y Hershey,
@eIlctlrt service administrator. lie
and the attitude OF dlal. boards to-
ward dependency ana hardship cases
must ~mevItaUIy' bee me tighter.
Aowever, about Loco fam. boy
Inouctcd MIC the Army VIII be Re
tuned to the farm, tins spring, ne
announced, adding that induction o.
many farm youths would threaten
vital farm production.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-18
War Council
Discussed

London. Dec. iS.-(Ap9-DiS-
cus>iGns are underway tor es-
tablishment Oh a supreme allied
war authority to- direct high
strategy against tn axis, the az
tlotitative British Press AssOcla-
ton laid tonight. and soIne guar
!f,> here believed that Washing
ton should be its headquarters.
Informed opinion in London
va, dlNIded on the O~es!fapiiily
of Washington or London as the
lat on prospective aliled
grand council.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-18
ASSEMBLY

Lisbon. Dec. l8-(AP)-Premler
Antonio dc Olivcira Salazar sum
moned the Portuguese national as-
Scmbly for an CNlrdoidlhaIE IIcc'-
Ing tomorrow afternoon. p'c-
MIR sa!d he would make an M
pyrtunt statement.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-18
Nazis Flee
In Russia
And Africa
Britain Announces Of
ficially That Axis
Front In North Africa
is Shattered; Reds Say
Invaders Fleeing in
Chaos.

\ great, perhaps decisive turn
ing point marked Iurope'> war
ON two fronts today as Britain
announced officially that the
All, front in north Africa has
beer completely shattered and
Russia declared that Adolf Hit
lcr's invasion armies were ilec-
ing in chaos.
\ Soviet broadcast reported bitter
hatred tlarng among the aNlS forces,
a-~ertIng that Russian caNailE IN the
Douet, basin had rc-capturcd re-
treating German, italian and Ru-
lranian troops when they fell to
1ghtiug one another.
The broadcast said RUMaMIan sol
dIers Joined With the Italians against
the Germans.
Exactly one month to the day
after Britain's desert armies
struck back into Libya in their
second north African offensive
British Middle East headquar-
ters announced:
Axis forces in eastern Gre
maica (Libya) are now in full
retreat the enemy front has
everywhere been broken yes
terday our troops relentle>siN
pursued the enemy for a distance
of nearly 80 miles.
Thus. in ~StaCCatO sentences lhH
British command iQretold the APP
parent beginning of the end OF the
African campaign, while on the Rl'S-
san front the story OF Als disaster
Mas even greater.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-18

Continued - Peg Ioouy
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-22
City to Build
3rd Ave. Sewer
twNU Service,

Construction of the Third Avenue
East sewer extension will be done by
force account, it was decided at the
council meeting Tuesday night No
bids were received from contractors
and the city officials are of the opin-
ion that the work can be done for
less than the estimated cost. Roy
Stafford will be in charge of the work
which will be started as soon as pos
sible.
Application for the sanction Of the
city for the granting of a beer and
wine license to the new dine and
dance place now being erected near
the corner CT the highway leading to
the bridge was temporarily tabled
The council decided to wait until the
place had been in operation for q
while to determine what action to
take on the application.
Petitions from other beer dispens-
ers in town asked the city to refuse
to grant the additional permit were
placed on the city's file. ~. ~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-22
Three FFABOys
Win BlOOded Pigs

For the first time in the State OF
Washington the Sears-Roebuck Co.
has sponsored a contest for the Fu-
ture Farmers Of Anne. Sea, in which
three purebred, registered gifts were
given to each of the seventeen Flu
ture Farmer chapters of that many
schools in Central Washington.
Calvin Liebel, Ira LampSon and
Beverley Sanders were selected from
the local FLA chapter to get a pure
bred, registered Chester White gilt.
These three boys accompanied by
Mr.. Liebel, Mr.. Lampson, and MIR.
Rogers, instructor drove to Yakima
last Saturday, where following a
dinner at the Commercial Hotel, the
boys got their pigs at the fair
grounds. a.. $3.50. ....-.. ...zz
These boys We're selected because
of good facilities at home for raising
the pigs, general interest and scho-
lastic average. ---. ..
Out of the first litter the boys
will give back percentage to the
chapter. These pigs then will be
given out to other boys in the or
ganization and thus the project per-
petuates itself. s- .-. 49,.
Two other boys, Ray Schwartz
and Richard Foraker, each received
Duroc Jersey gilt. These gifts
come from the litter of the Kiwanis
sow raised by Howard Simons.
Richard and Raymond will like
wise return pigs back to the Chap
ter out of the first litter that their
sows produce. g--.-.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-22
Bond Election
For Port District
Carries Easily
Only 80 vote against pro-
posal to issue $4,000 in
bonds to further i'm
provement at port

Continuation 70 port district ac-
Invites was assured yesterday as
the result Of the special bond cleo
ton. OF the close to six hundred
who went to the polls, more than
ten TO one favored the passage OF
the bond authorization.
The district was asking for an
issue Of $4,000, with which to 20
ahead with the comprehensive plan
OF development as voted upon re-
Gently. Principal expenditure is to
be the construction of a spur track
to the dock property and for q
bulk freight handling dock.
AS announced last week, the con-
struction Of the bulk grain conveyor
system is about completed, and ar
rangementS are completed for the
conStruction-at no cost to the dis
trict-of loading elevator. The
company In charge of the construc-
ton Of the plant will have material
on hand the first of next week, a
barge load being shipped I'D the
river, and they promise to have
this years wheat crop.
As soon as It Is known positively
that the district will be enabled
to construct the spur track, nego-
tiations for warehouses with several
other companies can be forwarded.
Port district officials are conf
dent that much activity will be seen
at the port within the next few
months.
Results Of the election, by pre-
ctncts, was as follows: In the first
precinct, within the city limits, lI9
voted, nine being against the bond
issue. In the second precinct. I62
voted. OF which seven were against
the bond issue. In the third pre-
cinct So voted, with nine against
the proposition. In the new fourth
precinct, 13l voted, with only
against. In Kennewick South pre-
cinct, Of the seventeen who were
within the port district boundaries.
all were In favor OF the bond prom
oSition. In Valley precinct, OF the
80 who voted, three were against
and IN the Kennewick Gardens pre-
cinct, the 81 who voted were an
in favor. -
Because 1t was necessary TO have
an expression Of fifty per cent Of
those voting at the last general
election, those interested in the
election were fearful Of securing q
sufficient number Of voters to make
the election legal. However. more
than a hundred above the required
figlre went to the polls. OF the fifty
per cent, the law required sixty per
cent In favor OF the election
figure which was much more than
attained. There were 588 votes cast
-5S3 in favor Of the proposition ana
IS against. Two votes were invalid.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-22
hess Mystery Unsolyed

chnaaaaaon Until Prime Minister
resuI,a ill reports to Parliament the
sers.t;.noW in his hands on con-
with I p held by British officials
nou bnaoolph Hess. Number 3 Nazi
hnd a .s prisoner of war in Eng
the s .ne utmost mystery surrounds
elosessse sensational flight of Hitler's
it is pal pal. Despite all Nazi denials
Who he senerally believed that Hess.
to HIS as oeen slavish in his devotion
Mem isr, even to writing much of
Fusbr0h ampf," discovered that the
alton Is, mad slated him for assassin
ess III hke so many other Nazi lead
quiei aio that his salvation Law in a
sbich plane flight to a country
eniss a does not even murder its en-.
ed s.s,.SOn One British official remark
every n sri.,IESo would probably exchange
toeet I biS the beginning of the war
celsm elm MS hands on Hess, his former
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-22
IS Junior High
Pupils Graduate
Into Senior High
Moulton delivers address
at exercises Wednesday
evening; clubs present
awards to winners @

Commencement exercises for the
Junior high school were held at the
auditorium Wednesday evening.
when class Of IS was graduated in
to the fifth class since the Inaugural
ton of the Junior high school sys-
TEN. ,...-. n,....
The professional was played by
Tracy Murphy on the violin, with
Naomi Foraker at the piano. Invo-
cation was given by DR.. r. L. La
Mott. while Kenneth Campbell led
the flag salute and the congregation
sang the national anthem.
Mrs. Ray Yates made the presen-
tation Of the award made by the To-
cal chapter OAR. for excellence in
the study Of American history and
Norman Robbins played a piano
solo. Mrs. BaMott made the presen-
tation of the award for excellence in
citizenship. granted by the Kenne-
wick Woman's Club.
Patsy Sonnenberg played saxo-
phone solo, accompanied by Goldie
Frank and class president, Ethel
Hays gave an address on "Our Class,
Past, Present and Future"
Margaret CARRIER and Bonnie Nc
Reynolds played a flute duet, ac-
companied by Wilma Gravenslund,
which was followed by the COM
mencement address given by M. M.
Moulton. :. go
Principal Edgar Gilbert presented
the class, while j. A. Mayer, menu
Der Of the school board, presented
the Junior high diplomas. Tracy
Murphy and Naomi Foraker played
the occasional.
Members of the class are:
Melva Aiken, Norma Alexander,
Arlene Aman, Wilma Biegel, Donna
Billingsley, Kenneth Campbell, Joan
Carpenter, Forrest Clarke, Lucille
Daugherty, Wilma Denney, Russell
Desgranges, Gladys Dunlap, Lee
Durkee, Dick Forney, Goldie Frank,
Marie Friday, Margaret CARRIER,
Wilma Gravenslund, Wanda Graves,
Winona Grimshaw, Kenneth Har-
per, Fern Harryman, Ethel Hays,
Thomas Hembree, Dorothy Hold
stock, Pearl Hultberg, Eileen Iver-
SON, Robert jackson, David john
SON, Joyce johnson, Margaret Kel-
so, Marjorie Kleinknecht.
Ira Lampson, Calvin Liebel, Re-
becca Liston, Robert Mason, Tom
McDermott, Bonnie McReynoldS,
James Mokler, Stanley Mosher,
Laura O'Hair, Burford Persinger,
Wallace Preston, Gertrude Quasi,
Hobart Raymond, Dorothy Anne
Reed, Walter Reese.
Norman Robbins, Don Rokkan,
Dorothy Rosson, Leona Royston,
Stanley Sans, Beverly Sanders,
Ethel Sholberg, May Shreve, Calvin
Simsen, Charles Smith, Patsie Som
nenburg, Dean Staley, Edna Whit
ney, Claude Wilder, Puretta Wine
miller, Edna Witt and Ida Mae
Zahn.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-22
Rate Cuts Apply
to Power Users

Rounding out it's latest rate re-
auctions, which are effective May
%, Pacific Power & Light company
filed new power service schedule
Wednesday to give substantial saw
ings to manufacturing and industrial
establishments using 30-kilowatts
or more, according to Roy II. Skill
Kennewick-Pasco district manager
It is estimated that the new indus
trial rate will save about $4,000 a
year to Oregon and Washington Gus
toners who are affected. H.. o..
Annual savings to residential,
commercial and farm customers as a
result of the reductions announced
last month are estimated at $4,000
for the two states. e"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-22
President Warns France

Wasnington-President Roosevelt
aSS warned Marshal Petain that any
ainance between the Vichy govern
ment and Hitler would be considered
=. preach OF the armistice terms and
therefore contrary to international
- ass, M OF German occupation
" Northern France. Many demands
. s.e peing made on the White House
n r.as tne US. Immediately occupy
. DaAar, French stronghold of Mar
.,que, where the Bank of France
s sasaea from 100 to 400 millions of
ss Just before the nations sur
ssua usr. AT Martinique, also, are
nal, ,sl units OF the French navy,
P sau the fast airplane carrier
ice earn, with several hundred Amer
wSo planes on their way to France
'uen the Nazis entered Paris
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-22
Intensive Farming Practices Make
Mills Farm at Hover One Of This
: Valleys Outstanding Successes

town and surrounding country for
many years. -..+-s 20. ..
Every attempt has been made by
Mr.. Mills and his family to have a
balanced project in their farming
enterprise. Between the tree rows
may be found asparagus, alfalfa,
raspberries, etc., covering most of
the products either to be used in the
home or that can be marketed. And
always alongside the extra" crops
will be a cover crop planted exclus-
lively for fertilization purposes. Rye
now as high as your head that will
be rolled down and later diSced into
the soil. Other grass and grain crops
necessary for feeding farm animals
have their place as well.
AS to farm animals, a reasonable
number is kept at all times, a few
cows, few sheep, hogs, a good flock
of chickens, keeps the Mills table
heavily laden with balanced diet, in
Guiding the city-residents three most
important fods-milk, meat and
eggs. What a pleasure to ask for
another glass of milk, and not hear
mother say That's the last of. the
quart the milhman left this morn
ing" A description by Mr.. Mills of
all of the products made available
on this farm makes you wonder If
there is another place in the nation
where 1t is possible to have such a
variety of foods. Fruits, VEGETABLES,
meats, economically produced at the
farm, and available to the family in
quantities that would scare a house
wife with a grocery bill to consider.
It is always interesting to know
why people live where they do. BY
chance, by choice, or by persuasion?
Billy can report on the first two. The
chance he couldn't help was that he
was born there. The choice is an
interesting story. Years ago he and
his brother tried many different &C.
equations as farm hands.
working for the government, and
many others. These other ventures
also included some extended travel,
principally in California. It was in
this state that he made consider
able study, and made many COM
parsons, of the farms, soils, crops.
climate and the prospects. And dar-
ing the wrath of the hundreds of
California Chambers of Commerce.
booster organizations, and such.
Billy states without reservation that
this climate and this country has
everything. His location is reason
ably frost-free, his soil is good, he
has plenty of water, he is in an ex-
Continued on Page 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-22

This week we visited the tree
known as Billy, from Hover on up
the valley.
Tree covered is not exaggeration
in describing Billy's p lace just south
of the Hover store and post office.
Just under Is acres of ground in
the farm, and hardly enough space
taken out for buildings. Even the
Mills comfortable farm house has
beautiful fruit trees for part of the
shade, some of them overhanging
the roof on the south and west sides.
The biggest spot on the farm devoid
of trees is the lawn on the north
side of his house next to the drive
way.
However, the beauty of the trees
isn't what makes the farm go. It's
the fruit. But it is fortunate that
so much food can be produced
among so much beauty. How diff
ferent from the dirty, sordid and un-
inviting surroundings of many of the
nations principal industrial Sec
tons. ~.
Nestled back next to the hill skirt
ed by the irrigation canal at the
extreme tail end of the Columbia
Irrigation District system, where the
ditch has shrunk in size until you
can almost step across it, the Mills
farm sits on top of forty feet of the
valleys best soil. Billy knows it is
forty feet deep because that was the
exact distance the well digger went
when digging a well right at his
house. ,-g..--s ~ .s-,s-sEgs
The Mills farm, of which Billy's
brother, Charlie, has one almost like
it next door, has an unusual ar
rangement of crops, both tree and
ground. The entire farm is planted
to trees, but not closely spaced, the
ground between them is utilized for
most other crops known to this re-
gion. The trees themselves follow
the same plan-there is no cherry"
section, no peach" section; but
three varieties of peaches, cherries,
pruneS, are alternated along the
rows. While on fruits, Billy gave his
version OF the productivity of these
crops based on their contributions
toward the family income. He places
cherries at the top of the list. The
pruneS, he Classics as dependable
crop both as to yield and as to.
price. OF his three varieties of the
peach, Hales are most in demand
but he always finds a sale for his
Rochesters and Elbertas. The nua1S
Ity OF his fruit is we'll known to noost
readers, as he has been supn1vino
dozens of families Throughout the