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The people's voice., 1941-08-20
ONE MORE
STUDENT COOP
IS OPENED
University of California Stu
dent Coop Opened Its Sixth
Housing Unit This Month;
Will House 40 Women; IL
Men Started 1t in 1888.

BERKELEY, Calif.-The University
Of California Students Cooperative
Assn. will open new housing unit
to accommodate forty women students
on the 21st of August. Increased de-
mand for women's quarters on the
university campus has stimulated this
current expansion The house has
been completely renovated during the
summer months, and provided with
adequate furnishings. Already the
new addition has been filled and suf-
ficient applications received to fill the
hall six months hence.
This latest step in the development
of the UCSCA is the sixth move of
this nature, and while the expansion
has been rapid, it has never kept pace
with the demand, mainly because CO.
operative practice advises against too
hasty growth without adequate finan-
cial security. Today the UCSCA has
approximately 800 members; founded
in February, 1888 by twelve men, it
will soon approach the end of dec
ade, and can only hope for a future
bent on increasing it's services, prac-
tical, social and theological, to in
clude those students now unable to
obtain accommodations under the CO.
operative living plan.
The people's voice., 1941-08-20
WEATHER is
REPORTED GOOD
FOR CROPS

Yesterdays report of weather con-
ditions for the week ending then, is
sued jointly by the Agricultural Mar
keting Service and the Weather Bu-
reau states that welcome showers fell
in the central and eastern districts of
the state, but that dry weather pre-
vailed in the western portion.
The report continued:
Conditions were favorable for
further good growth of sugar beets,
corn, beans and potatoes in most
areas, and for filling of late spring
grains Harvesting and threshing of
winter wheat and most small grains
made good headway except as show
ers delayed locally day or two in
central and eastern areas. Work on
the second cutting of alfalfa has been
slow because of some interference by
showers and the fact that farmers are
using their help on the grain harvest.
Progress of winter wheat harvest
varies from one-half to nearly COM
pleted with better than usual yields.
More areas are beginning on the
spring grain harvest. Harvest of
mustard has begun in the principal
raising areas, with early yields excel
lent Very little flax has been cut.
Harvest Of red clover seed has COM
menced in Lake County. Soil mois-
ture conditions have improved in
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The people's voice., 1941-08-20
WRITE YOUR
congressman

Senator LaFollette has intro
duced bill in the senate to amend
the Bituminous Coal Act so that
co-operatives will be guaranteed the
right to do business as co-opera-
tives. Under the present act the
Bituminous Coal Commissioner
has ruled that co-operatives are
not entitled to equal rights with
private profit business in the dis
tribution of coal. This ruling will
destroy cooperative businesses
worth thousands Of dollars. More
than that--it is threat to the
basic right of co-operatives to re-
main in business. Write your SEN
ators and representatives urging
them to support the LaFollette
amendment.
The people's voice., 1941-08-20
"THE NATION"
REvERSES ITS
STAND ON BILL
National Weekly Magazine
Which Supported Hobbs
Concentration Camp Bill by
Coming Out With Opposing
Editorial in Issue of Aug. 2.

In an editorial entitled, "Nazifying
Our Law" the national weekly maya
zine, The Nation, editorially con-
demned the Hobbs concentration
camp bill CHR 81 this week as 'long
step away from the ideas Of the
founders of the republic toward the
ideas of the founders of the Third
Reich" it was announced today by
the American Committee for Protec-
tion of Foreign Born, 79 Fifth ave-
nue., New York City.
The Nations editorial opposition to
HR In its August End issue, it was
pointed out, reyerses a previous stand
in which the magazine supported this
un-American measure. Officials Of
the American Committee for Protec-
ton of Foreign Born urged that in
dividuals and organizations write to
their own congressman Immediately
opposing the Hobbs concentration
camp bill and urging its defeat. The
bill is now on the calendar of the
house of representatives, which is ex-
pected to vote on it shortly.
Excerpts from The Nations edi-
torial opposing HR 3 follow:
1--WE hope that the labor movement,
fresh from it's victory in defeating the
May strikebreaking bill, will, again
muster its forces to block passage of
the Hobbs concentration camp bill.
This measure, first introduced in
1899 before the war broke out, was
passed in the house but failed of en-
actment in the senate. 1t has now
been reintroduced.
when the provision for detention
in concentration camps is coupled
with such recent loosely drawn legis-
lation as the state model anti-sabo-
tage law, it's possibility for union
busting and strikebreaking are obvi-
Gus.
Fundamental is the need to main
tain the basic rights of all classes of
people In this country, alien or citi-
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The people's voice., 1941-08-20
DEADLINE FOR
ALL RISK IhS.
AUGUST 80
Chairman McKenna of the
Montana AAA Committee
Warns About DeadIine for
Applications; Neither Cash
Nor Wheat Necessary.

August 80 is the last day for Mon
tana winter wheat producers to make
application for federal all-risk crop in
surance on their 1912 crop, r. ]. Nc
Kenna, chairman of the Montana Tri-
plea committee, today reminded
them.
application forms for insuring the
1912 crop are available at all county
agricultural conservation offices and
information may be obtained from any
Triple-A committeeman" McKenna
explained. Producers are showing
greater interest in the crop insurance
plan this year than formerly and we
expect larger percentage of insured
crops in the state next season Farm
ers are apparently realizing the ad-
vantages a guaranteed production
gives them"
Another reason crop insurance is
being received more widely this year."
he continued, "is that insuring and
paying premiums is much less COM
plicated than formerly. This year a
grower only signs one form to insure
all farms in that county in which he
has an interest in the wheat crop.
This same form is also contract for
payment Of premium.
Neither cash nor wheat is neces-
sary to take out insurance this year,
as a commodity note plan for paying
premiums is part of the 1912 applica-
ton. This plan authorizes deduction
of the premium payment from any in
demnity, Triple-A payment or wheat
loan the insurer may receive. Premi-
ums are not due until August 20, 1912,
but may be paid earlier if the grower
prefers" McKenna concluded.
Approved insurance applications
are accepted as security for cash
loans by most lending agencies, Nc
Kenna pointed out, and indemnity
certificates are handled the same as
wheat in securing IS percent of parity
loans from the Commodity Credit Cor
poration.
The people's voice., 1941-08-20
r. U. BOOTH
Attracted
FAIR CROWDS
Decorations and Exhibits Ar
ranged by Myrtle Lyman of
the Farmers Union Fair
Booth at Fair Draws Favor
able Comment.

Rated as one of the most attractive
booths at the North Montana State
Fair, the Farmers Union exhibit, with
the committee in charge Of the dis
play, attracted thousands of visitors
during the fair and elected much fav-
orable comment. The arrangement of
the display and the decorations of the
exhibit, had been carried out under
the direction of Myrtle Lyman, as
sisted by Lorraine Schultz of the state
office of the Farmers Union and the
Farmers Union Juniors of Cascade
County.
The booth was sponsored by the
Farmers Union and Farmers Union
Co-operatives of Cascade county. The
co-operatives contributing to the ex-
pense of the exhibit were: Farmers
Union Oil Company, Great Falls;
Equity Cooperative Association of
Ulm; Farmers Union Elevator, Giffen;
Farmers Union Elevator, Belt; Farm
ers Union OIL Company, Sun River.
The Cascade County Farmers Union
also contributed to the expense.
Visitors to the booth were particu-
larly interested In the elevator which
was one of the features of the dis
play. The elevator revolved and with
the sides cut away and light placed
inside of the structure, it was pos
sible for the visitors to see how ele-
vators are constructed and operate.
The display of electrical products
handled by the Farmers Union Cen
tral Exchange also attracted consid-
cradle attention. Educational mate
rial was distributed to all interested
in informing themselves further about
the activities of the Farmers Union.
The people's voice., 1941-08-20

satire, irony, milk, honey and
several kinds of acid and poi
son gas. That son of his who
has achieved a national repu-
tation as an editorial writer
comes honestly by his talent.
But this time Dear Old" Lowndes
Maury has shown poor judgment in
timing. His 5,000-word article in your
issue of August 13 in which he pays
his disrespects to Montana Bar Asso-
ciation, follows much too closely upon
his defeat as a candidate for the
presidency of that institution. Most
readers will be inclined to think that
it is really his defeat that rankles
and not the numerous wrongs OF the
down-trodden and oppressed of which
he also complains and goes forth to
champion like Sir Galahad to rescue
the Holy Grail from the infidels. This
is unfortunate for Lowndes, for those
of us who know him well and like
him, also know that in reality he
doesn't give a whoop for the pres1-
dency Of Montana Bar Association ex-
cept as it might afford him an oppor-
tunity effectively to sabotage the
longtime effort to make that organi-
zation an effective instrument for the
benefit of the public, the courts and
the bar itself through the method of
integratino; Mr.. Maury calls it in
corporation" Incidentally he antici-
pates my demise and undertakes to
write the epitaph for my tombstone
as ten years and so far unsuccess-
full crusader for the integration Of the
Montana Bar. Lowndes' memory
must be failing him. He was present
at the meeting of the association at
Boulder Hot Spring in 1924 when the
movement was inaugurated. That is
nearly twice ten years ago. He
should also recall that it was the
anemic quality of that meeting In
point of attendance and interest
which brought the agreement then
that we should try to do something
about it and the appointment of the
committee on bar organization re-
suited. The membership and interest
in the association had been steadily
declining. At some annual meetings
there were not two dozen In atten-
dance, few paid annual dues and the
treasury was practically bankrupt. 1t
had come to our knowledge that three
years before in the neghboring state
of North Dakota the Nonpartisan
League under the leadership OF one
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The people's voice., 1941-08-20
TRESPASSINC AT THE CAPITAL
BY A. 1. HARRIS

| not be standing outside in the rain
looking in. The Roosevelt Churchill
statement can be accepted as proof
that such assurance has been given.
That, to this country, is worth more
than all the naval and air bases In
the world.
And as to whether or not the con-
ferees agreed on program of action
to win the war, the Roosevelt Church
i'll statement says that the army,
navy, and air force chiefs of both
countries were present AND YOU
CAN BE SURE THAT THEY WERE
MT THERE TO ASSIST IN FORM
ULATING ANY PEACE AIMS. No.
body would like better than Hitler to
know what plan of action these gen.
tlemen formulated. 1t will keep him
guessing.
Senator ReynoIds-and "Flsh Eggs"
The mills of the gods grind slowly.
In 1882, an ex-professional wrestler,
ex-lumberjack ex-deck hand, ex-side
show barker, who had also taken a
fling at this business of being law
yer without becoming a second Clar-
ence Darrow, decided to make try
for the United States senate in the
not-too-progressive state of North
Carolina. His name. was Robert (Bob)
Reynolds-and he proved to the world
that an ex-almost everything else can
become a successful politician if he
can get hold of novel idea which
takes hold.
Bob Reynolds campaigned against
a very wealthy opponent on the slo-
gan, "No Caviar" Carrying with him
a small bottle purportedly filled with
caviar, this hero of the common taste
would hold it before his audiences
and shout: "See this bottle. It's filled
with fish eggs-fish eggs that my OPP
ponent and his wife eatl Do you
want a wealthy man for senator who
eats fish eggs?" And everywhere
that Reynolds opponent went, youths
sent up the cry: fish eggs!" Rey-
nolds won hands down.
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The people's voice., 1941-08-20

lganlZatlOnS OF the Cooperative
Community Hospital is reprinted
below from the bulletin of the
Farmers Union Cooperative
Hospital Association:
Mr.. Chairman and members of the
Community Hospital: This is the 11th
annual district meeting of the Coop
erative Community Hospital-the first
Cooperative hospital in the nation.
From a small beginning of twenty
beds and one staff physician, myself
we have grown to seven physicians,
two dentists and 100 bed institution;
from a few hundred to 2,200 family
members.
This phenomenal growth speaks
more eloquently than any words of
mine that cooperation is the coming
New Order in the world 1t is not
communism, nor fascism, nor nazism
nor any form of dictatorship but CO.
peration-co-operativ ownership and
cooperative control by the common
man of those businesses, services and
institutions necessary to his we'll be-
ing and a well ordered human society.
1t is democracy pure and simple. We
have attained political democracy
when we shot to death the political
right of kings and we are now attain
ing industrial democracy - economic
democracy if you please by substitut-
ing cooperative ownership and coop
erative control in place Of private
ownership and an Industrial Dictator
ship. For what will it profit a man
to cast ballot at election time only
to be exploited the remaining 364 days
in the year with the right of industrial
lords to dispossess him of his job or
to exploit him of the product of his
own labor. Political democracy along
side of industrial despotism is sham
and a delusion.
Since pioneering the Community
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The people's voice., 1941-08-20
COMMISSION
FOR BLIND
NOW ACTIVE
Headquarters Established in
Great Falls; To Promote
Welfare of Blind, Educate
And Train Them in Voca-
tions and Help Place Them.

The Montana Commission for the
Blind announces the opening of an
office in Great Falls, Montana 1t
will serve the adult blind throughout
the entire state. This state organiza-
ton was provided for by act of the
twenty-sixth session of the state legis-
lature The purpose of the commits
sion is to promote the welfare of
blind persons, aid in vocational train
ing and placement service, distribute
and care for talking book machines
for the blind, establish vending stands
in federal buildings where advisable,
teach Braille to those blind persons
who want to learn, and provide in
formation to the blind.
The talking book for the blind is a
comparatively new development. 1t
is portable electric (or spring
driven phonograph. Books are re-
corded on records and loaned to the
blind to play on the talking book ma
chine. The government loans the
machines and records without charge.
The Post Office Department provides
free transportation of talking book
records. The machines are especial
ly constructed so that blind person
can operate 1t without assistance.
Mr.. Sharon R. Cromeenes, state SUI
pervisor for the commission, urges all
blind and partial sighted persons to
register with him so they may receive
free information and service from the
The adult blind and
those knowing the whereabouts of
blind persons are urged to communi-
cate or write to Mr.. Cromeenes at the
Montana Commission for the Blind,
Great Falls, Montana.
The people's voice., 1941-08-20
DAIRYMEN
PROTESTING
0LE0 drive
Farmer Producers Said To
Get Little Income From
Products Used in Manufac-
ture of Oleo; Can Now Be
"Doctored" to Fool People.

The executive order recently pro-
mulgated, making it permissible for
oleomargarine manufacturers to use
certain flavoring elements in the prod
uct which makes it practically indis-
tinguishable in taste from butter is
drawing fire from all dairymen's or
ganizations. Added requirements for
the maintenance of certain standards
of butter, while imposing some hard
ships on the creameries, but certain
to have the effect of raising the
standard of butter, are not seriously
objected to by the dairymen.
The National Cooperative Milk
Producers Federation, has released
the results of a study of the income
by farm producers from the farm
products used in and attributable to
the production of oleo, and the week
ly newsmagazine Of the dairy indus
try 1.-THE Dairy Record" in its issue
Of August Is, takes the administra-
ton to task editorially.
Both of these are reprinted below
for the information of the dairymen
of the state:
Oleomargarine interests have been
shouting for many years about the
of their product as source
of cash income to farmers. They
have been particularly vocal regard
ing the income farmers receive for
and soybean oil used in
oleomargarine. While there has been
a continuous barrage of propaganda
the value of oleomargarine
to farmers, it is doubtful whether any
one has ever before taken the trouble
to find out in dollars and cents just
what farmers do get out of this butter
substitute.
The National Cooperative Milk
Producers Federation, realizing the
need for cold facts on this point, has
been conducting careful study to
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BIDS LOWER
THA n ESTIMATES
ON HIGHWAYS

With bids opened today for the con-
struction of II highway projects, some
kind of record was established when
it was discovered that the total of
low bids submitted by contractors,
amounted to less than the estimates
of probable cost which had been made
by the highway engineers.
The construction program called for
an expenditure of S601,20040 but the
total of the low bids for construction
of the II projects amounted to $49, 1000
less.
Contracts were not let as yet, as
figures on bids had not been COM
pletely tabulated. The projects and
the low bidders were:
1. Grading, surfacing with gravel
and construction of drainage struc-
lures on 7115 miles. of the Baker-Wi-
baux road in Wibaux county; Hag-
gart Construction company, Fargo, ~
D., $S9,615.30.
2. Construction of four timber
bridges and a stock pass on the
Baker-Wibaux road; d. M. Manning,
Hysham, $14,494.58.
8. Regarding, and oil surfacing of
1888 miles of the Chinook Malta road
in Blaine county; Nilson-Smith Con-
struction company, Great Falls, $4S,
583.94
4. Regarding, construction of drain
age structures and oiling on 3.517
miles of the Glacier park trail in
Roosevelt county; Collision Dolvin
company, Billings, S135,335.16.
5. Seal coat oiling on 11.768 miles
of the Miles City-North Dakota line
road in Fallon county; Nolan Brothers
Construction company, Minneapolis,
s26,021.48.
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Merit EXAMS
FOR 20 JOBS
ANNOUNCED
Competitive Examinations
For Jobs in State and Coun-
ty Public Welfare Services
and One in the Unemploy-
ment Service To Be Held.

Merit examinations for 20 job clas-
sifications in the state and county
departments of Public Welfare and
for one position in the Unemployment
Compensation Commission were an
nounced today by Melvin P. Martin
son, supervisor of the Montana Merit
System Council.
Applications for entrance to the ex-
aminations are to be received at the
offices of the council, Room Granite
Block, Helena, by September 16.
Printed notices of the examinations
have been sent to post offices in the
state, to county welfare offices and to
state employment service offices.
Examinations for other job classi-
fications in the two agencies were
held July IS and 10. Following are
the jobs for which the new examina-
tions have been announced:
Director of Public Assistance
State Field Supervisor
Supervisor, CCC Selection
Institutional Supervisor
County Supervisor, Class |
County Supervisor, Class ii
County Supervisor, Class III
Senior Caseworker
Junior Caseworker
Director of Auditing and Finance
Director of Child Welfare Services
Child Welfare Supervisor
Child Welfare Consultant
Senior Child Welfare Worker
Junior Child Welfare Worker
Chief of Research and Statistics
(U. CO.
Director of Statistics and Research
Up. W.
Junior Statistician
Director of Commodity Distribution
Assistant Director of Commodity
Director of Purchasing and Service.
The people's voice., 1941-08-20
Committee ON
BUS. PROBLEMS
MAKES REPORT

WASHINGTON - U. S. Senator
James E. Murray, chairman of the
senate special committee to study the
problems of American small business
released today the committees survey
Of the problems of the small tire man
ufacturers and retailers.
Authorized by the senate to study
and seek solutions to the many press
ing problems that confront the small
independent business man, the COM
mittee has been functioning since late
last year. About April this year a
QUESTIONABLE was mailed to the inde-
pendent tire dealers of the United
States requesting that they inform the
committee of their problems This
mailing was made possible by the CO.
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u. S. Assured Place
At Peace Conference

u. S. Assured Place
At Peace Conference
Heretofore, it has been the democ-
racies who did the guessing as to
Hitler's next move-and they were
kept in state of stupefaction. Now
it is Hitler's turn to do the guessing.
That may, or may not, be THE turn
ingpoint of the war, but it at least
makes the game more equal. The
initiative no longer rests entirely with
the nazis.
Although the joint statement of
peace aims issued by Roosevelt and
Churchill as the result of their monu-
mental conferences at sea leaves
many things to be desired and fails
to present a program OF action to win
the war, its propaganda value cannot
be minimized; this will be tremen-
dous, especially coming as it did in
advance of the big nazi peace" Of
fensive above to be launched to estab
lish Hitler's New Order of Europe
and then of the world. 1t may COM
pletely frustrate Hitler's plans The
American isolationists, whom Hitler
expects to use to help advance his
"peace" proposals, now will be in a
difficult spot to choose between the
two sets of peace aims.
But the Roosevelt-C Churchill state
ment has great significance to this
country in that it means that the
United States, whether it formally
enters the war or not, is going to
have a lot to say at the peace con-
ference-providing of course, If Hit
ler does not win the war. While 1t
has been generally supposed that
Harry Hopkins was in Britain merely
to administer the Lend Lease bill and
find out what the British need most
in their war effort, it is reported that
he also was there to tell the British
that the United States, as condition
to such aid, wanted assurances that
when they gather around the peace
conference table to shape the kind OF
a world that we will live in-the kind
of world that even the isolationists
will have to live in-Uncle Sam would
The people's voice., 1941-08-20

animals afflicted with lnfectl-
Gus and communicable dis
eases, provides for both the
regulation and prohibition of
imports of animals and their
products from disease infested
foreign countries.
In introducing his broad sanitary
measure, Mr. Andersen pointed out
that the Tariff Act of 1880 prohibits
the importation of cattle, swine and
sheep and their frozen or chilled meat
products only where the Secretary of
Agriculture determines that rinder-
pest or foot and mouth disease exists
in foreign country. my BILL" Mr..
Andersen staed, makes 1t mandatory
on the Secretary to determine the ex-
istence not only of these diseases in
any foreign country, but of any other
contagious and communi-
cable animal disease"
'If the animal disease conditions
described in the bill are found by the
to exist then importations
of animals, their products, unpasteur-
ized milk and cream and their edible
products are prohibited" he added.
The bill directs the Secretary of
Agriculture to make inspections
through officers of the Department of
Agriculture stationed in foreign coun-
tries of any animals, or animal prod
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