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The people's voice., 1941-10-01
C0-0PS OFFER
HOPE FOR
FUTURE PEACE

WASHINGTON II have a very
strong feeling" concluded Stephen
Raushenbush at the District of Colum-
bia Cooperative Leagues Fourth An
nual Coop Conclave, September IL
to IA, that the co-operatives offer a
hope to the nation far beyond their
activities in buying and selling" Mr..
Raushenbush is Research and Eco
nomic Advisor to the Power division,
department of interior and the author
Of "The March of Fascism" and other
books
Democracy means more than "elect-
ing your man"-it means providing
opportunity for social action and for
hope of better things ahead, Mr..
Raushenbush pointed out. The obil-
cation is upon us to provide in our
time the opportunities which our fore
bears had had for useful and expand
ing lives. Our post-defense economy,
he warned, will be shaped by irrespon-
sible economic empires or strong
state unless they are counterbalanced
by organized groups of citizens. The
labor unions are one such group; but
they are operating under internal
handicaps. The other single most
important group are the co-operatiyes.
These probably offer the best avail
able opportunity for social action, for
hope, for individual expression and
decision Co-operatives are our most
hopeful channel of national defense.
The people's voice., 1941-10-01
Supreme Court
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by the state department of public
welfare in inverse proportion to the
average taxable valuation per capita
with county population as shown by
the 1910 census exclusive Of Indians,
the sum of $250,000."
The supreme court opinion written
by Associate Justice Angstman con-
Cured in by Associate Justices Erick-
son and Anderson interprets the law
as not providing ''for distribution on
anv basis of need 1t carries it's own
specific directions as to the method
of apportionment."
The court states that it thought 'it
was plainly the intent of the legisla-
ture that all counties should share in
this appropriation on the basis speci-
fled in it," and asserts that 'if it is
unwise to allow all counties to bene-
fit by the appropriation, the fault lies
with the legislature" and that "it is
competent for the state to aid the
counties in caring for the deserving
poor as the legislature may provide" I"
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own and operate fabric mills, cotton
plantations, coal mines and several
thousand retail stores in which are
sold, besides tires and tubes, every
thing from gasoline and oil products
to radios, lawn mowers, ice bo zes, and
sporting goods"
In the case of priorities, the senator
cited an instance of an American BIZ
cycle manufacturer who, because of
inability to get few pounds of sold
ering rod, was being forced to close
his factory and put four hundred to
five hundred people on the unemploy-
ment rolls while British firms were
currently advertising delivery of Brit
ish-made bicycles in the United
States. Surely" the senator said,
"Our own manufacturers should have
the same opportunity to produce and
distribute their goods in their own
country"
The people's voice., 1941-10-01
DOES DAVIES
GET ST PLUS
S57,50o.oo
Reports of Standard Oil of
California Indicate That
Ralph X. Davis, Deputy Oil
Co-ordinator Still Getting
Salary From Company.

WASHINGTON Is the Standard
Oil Comapny of California still pay
ing Ralph X. Davies, deputy to Sec
retary of the Interior and Oil Co-ordl-
nator Ickes, a salary of S57,5OO a
year?
Davies once was one of the vice
presidents of Standard of California.
When Ickes announced that Dawes
was to be appointed deputy oil CO.
ordinator" bitter criticism of the pro-
posal to put the governments oil en-
forcement policy in the hands OF
Standard officials broke out in the
senate and house. Ickes announced,
however, at a big conference in Wash
ington that Davies had become a gov
ernment official and the implication
was very clear he would have no con-
nection of any kind with Standard.
Official papers filed by Standard
with the Security and Exchange Com
mission now appear to indicate very
clearly that Standard is still paying
Davies his old salary of S575OO a
year. The special Maloney commit
tee of the senate which has investl'
gated the mysterious "oil shortage
in eastern states and criticised both
Ickes and Davies severely, is now
being urged to look into the entire
oil control set-up and put in the rec
ords all the facts which can be dis
covered to be of public interest One
of these would be Davies present con-
nectiOn
The people's voice., 1941-10-01
Americans ALI"
Week Sponsored
By Mrs. Roosevelt

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Prof Albert
Einstein, and u. S. Senator Elbert ID.
Thomas of Utah, have accepted to
serve as sponsors for national "Amer-
leans All" week, it was announced to-
day by Congressman Adolph ]. Sa-
bath, dean of the house of representa-
tives and co-chairman of the commit
tee of sponsors for the week. The
announcement was released by the
American Committee for Protection
of Foreign Born, 79 Fifth Avenue,
New York City, which is conducting
the week.
National Americans All" week will
be observed by meetings and appro-
pirate ceremonies in all parts of the
country during the week beginning
October 21st and will eliminate in
the nationwide observance of the 55th
anniversary of the dedication of the
Statue of Liberty on October 2Sth.
Among the more than 125 sponsors
are: Rt. Rev. John Montgomery
Cooper, of the Catholic University of
America DR.. Ales Hrdlicka of the
Smithsonian Institute; U. S. Senator
James J. Davis of Pennsylvania; I;
Bishop Francis j. Mcconnell; Hon
Samuel Dickstein, chairman of the
house committee on immigration and
naturalization; DR.. Malcolm S. Mac
Lean, president, Hampton Institute;
Rose Schneiderman, president, Wom-
ems Trade Union League; Hugo
Ernst, secretary-treasurer of the Hotel
and Restaurant Employees Interna
tional Alliance, AFL; Reid Robinson,
vice president of the Congress of In
dustrial Organizations; Prof Wayne
Mcmillan, president, American Asso-
citation of Schools of Social Work;
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, noted explorer
The purpose of national 'Ameri'
cans All week." Congressman SABBATH
stated, "is to promote national unity
for the defeat of Hitlerism by ia
cilitating and encouraging the natural
ization of non-citizens and eliminating
discrimination against Americans OF
foreign birth. All organizations are
invited to hold meetings and conduct
appropriate ceremonies during nation
al Americans All week"
The people's voice., 1941-10-01
Coop Drive
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Visual displays will be featured
materials for the drive, in the form
of three-dimensional maps and graphs,
Photographic window displays, film
strips and posters. A variety of new
literature will bring the cooperative
story up to date. Many societies are
expected to launch their local drives
with "Neighbor Day. dinners, during
October.
Because the cooperative move
ment starts small and builds peace
fully and quietly, there has been a
tendency to underestimate the very
real achievements it has made" points
ont Robert L. Smith, educational di-
rector of Eastern Cooperative League.
"Co-operation today has not only a
vital economic meaning as way of
giving consumers the fullest protec-
tion they can get, but an even greater
Significance as an affirmation of Wig
orous daily democracy at a time
when democracy elsewhere is mostly
on the defensive"
The people's voice., 1941-10-01
Harvesting
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posure of these crops to wet weather
has caused a material shrinkage in
both yields and quality. Some late
mustard in parts of north-central Mon
tana likewise has suffered consider
able losses. Late hay crops have been
damaged rather generally where
caught by the rains while curing. The
lack of seasonably warm weather and
sunshine for the past three weeks or
more is reported to have lowered the
prospective sugar content of beets.
Alfalfa seed appears to have suffered
severe losses in yield prospects dur
ing the past month.
Shortages of labor for sugar beets,
potatoes, apple and late grain crops
are now reported from number of
counties, but along with the need of
such labor goes an equally urgent
need of favorable harvesting weather,
over the period of the next three or
four weeks.
II would appear now that fall mar
ketings of range livestock will be
somewhat larger than those of year
earlier judging from reports concern
ing the early market movement. Very
favorable livestock market prices con-
trast with large supplies of relatively
low-priced hay and feed crops, which
makes the question of marketings
somewhat uncertain at this date.
However, reports indicate that culling
out of cattle herds and sheep flocks
to take advantage of the good prices
will be rather general.
The people's voice., 1941-10-01
Farms Are
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One single Michigan factory is
turning out more than 300 trucks a
day for army use. Americas urban
population is well-supplied with
trucks, will need only ordinary re-
placements. But only 15.5 percent OF
Americas farms have trucks. Their
need for trucks can keep this Michi-
gan factory running if farmers are
able to buy trucks.
Sixty-six percent of American farms
have no phones, 92 percent no bath
rooms, AZ percent no autos, n per-
cent no tractors. This potential need
to lift the standard of living on farms
to urban levels can provide market
large enough to keep American fac
tories running long after they might
otherwise have to shut down.
The people's voice., 1941-10-01
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prison walls be transferred to the
outer office if the labor problem can
be met.
g. Use of window envelopes and a
postage meter for outgoing mail.
TO- Consolidation of the motor We
hicle recording fund with the motor
vehicle administration fund.
II. Discontinuance of the practice
of charging purchases for the peni-
Tertiary proper to the motor vehicle
funds.
IL. Substantial reduction of the
agency's petty cash fund.
The people's voice., 1941-10-01
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for home grown products.
1t stated the market sis at times
utterly demolished, thereby working a
great hardship on many low income
families who spend the entire pro-
ceeds of their farms with Great Falls
merchants" and requested the mer-
chants to refrain from advertising
leaders or specials on locally grown
produce, especially potatoes, eggs and
honey, when such advertising has a
tendency to disrupt marketing condi-
tions. Great Falls Tribune.
The people's voice., 1941-10-01
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to 139 percent of the August 1909
July 1914 average. During the month
the sixth in which substantial in
crease has occurred, farm product
prices averaged 43 percent higher
than year ago. At this level farm
product prices reached the highest
peak since February 1880, and ex
ceeded the average of prices paid
interest, and taxes for the first time
in 81 years.
The people's voice., 1941-10-01

secretary treasurer; Bruce Wilson,
and Frank Harrington.
Anaconda Mill and Smeltermen's
Union No. III, Walter Dooley, presi-
dent; John Donovan, recording secre-
tary; Dennis Connors, vice president;
and John Emmons.
Hog Heaven (KalispelD Miners
Union No. 47S, Sherwood Branch,
president Charles Rogers, and John
Sloan
The people's voice., 1941-10-01
Co-ops Act To-
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alton between quality grades.
Complete descriptive information
the standards used in selection of the
product as we'll as suggestions to
assist the consumer in making use of
the information. The co-operatives
own technicians will conduct tests in
developing the grades. All other
cluding university home economists
and consumers themselves, will also
be used.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Cornell Triumph

Twelfth Night "DuBarry
Was Lady" Sister Eileen
and Ed Wynn's show, Boys and
Girls Together are Just a few
of the things which YOU roared
over.
Actually the biggest business
of a dramatic attraction was
done by Katharine Cornell and
her distinguished company in
the revival Of George Bernard
ShaW's The Doctors Dilemma. ~
To our taste. the most impor-
tant musical show was Cabin
in the Sky with Ethel Walters
remarkable performance.
Mystery was responsible for
Night Must Fall and Mr.. and
Mrs. North" which played the
.afayette.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Active Theater Year
Ends in Fatal Fun With
Arsenic Comedy

THE acid test Of humor in
L Arsenic and Old Lace,
brings the current legitimate
theater year TO a close, not in
dead earnest, but in fatal fun.
This hilarious comedy leaves
Inc 194l season on a high note
Of laughter. which is highly APP
propriate. because in thumbing
through our back programs we
find that laugh hits prevailed
over other and perhaps more
serious theater.
Most applause was awarded
Life With Father and He'll
zapoppin. which opened the
New Year and returned almost
IN time 10 close il.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Votes for Comedies

But since comedies won the
vote we will willingly offer ours
for Life With Father" and
Sister Eileen. "
Because Of the universal APP
peal of these plays and their in
herently funny structure, it IS
hard 10 pick out individual per
formanCeS.
But among the best we should
like to name Lillian Glsh as
Mother and, of course, Bobby
Clark in The Rivals.
In serious drama, we must not
overlook Canada Lees portrayal
of Native Son" even If we
didn't care particularly for the
play. Ethel Waters in Cabin IN
the Sky" and Julie Hayden IN
The Time of Your Life.
Return engagements and re-
vivals gave us The Doctors d.
lemma, "Hellzapoppin', The
Time OF Your Life, Accent on
Youth" and naturally, Blossom
Time"
re-Broadway openings here
were also the Cornell show and
Talullah Bankhead in Clash BY
Night at the Wilson.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Boqart 10 The Fore

Barbara StanwyCk set a new
comedy high as The Lady Eve"
and Robert Cummings and
Charles Laughton do something
of the same order in another
film about Adams wife, 1t
Started With Eve.
Humphrey Bogart sailed to
the fore in High Sierra and in
The Maltese Falcon, both
dramas with a distinctive flavor.
High Sierra proved that
melodrama can still hold its own
when il comes TO story telling
power. and The Maltese Fal-
COZ" gave us a slant on how 10
make murder mysteries some
thing other-than appalling
A sad note was the passing OF
James Stephenson, who, after his
splendid work in The Letter
and later in Shining Victory
was on his way 10 stardOm.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Supporting Players

Best supporting performances
were turned in by Margaret
Wycherley as Sergeant York's'
mother. and by Walter Brennan
in the same film and also as the
escaped murderer IN swamp
Water" thereby giving wonder
full evidence OF his versatility.
ISobel Elsom as the aged dolly
on the end of "A curtain cord in
Ladies in Retirement" Mary
Aston in The Great Lie and
The Maltese Falcon. Ruth
HuSsey in The Philadelphia
Story and Walter Huston as
Mr.. Scratch in "All That Money
Can Buy" were also outstanding
Biggest comebacks of the year
appeared 10 us 10 be Joan Craw-
ford as the Lady Scarface in "A
Woman'S Face" and Robert
Montgomery in Here Comes
Mr.. Jordan" though neither pic
ture ranked with the toppers
There were fewer mighty
Spectacles' and more better
than-average films during 1871,
and that suits us Just dandy be-
cause we would rather be enter
tanned than impressed.
II is doubly hard 10 be pass
ing fair when many of the pic
lures which are included in This
past years releases have not
shown here. Obviously The
Little Foxes How Green Was
My Valley" "Dumbo.' "SuS-
nicion and "One Foot in
Heaven" deserve consideration
but as they have not yet been
put on EXHIBIT they must bc
crossed of as attractions 10
come.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
AGE AND sCRe(
y ! Charlie, Gentry
I3 Movies Rated
Above the Rest Of
Productions in Al

CANCELLATION of the Acad-
~ envy Award banquet this
year hasn't postponed any of the
bitterness and grim feeling
which arises every year over the
choice of Best Movie Of the
Year" or Best Performance Of
the Year"
Critics and columnists chal-
lenge one another over who did
what in what picture and stand
ready 10 defend themselves at
a distance of seven reels.
Personally we haven't the
temerity 10 single out any one
actor. director or picture and
raise il above the rest. We like
10 review some of the things
that we have seen and make a
general selection. Obviously
few must rise above the average
and this year there have been so
many good ones, we find our list
longer than usual.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
John Payne
Paradox in
MOvieland
BY NEIL RAJ
HOLLYWOOD. Dec =


If THERE was ever walking
i paradox il is John Payne, the
Young man VINO iwplants hlS
feet firmly on the high ground
of success by his performance
opposite Claudette Colbert In The
2oth Century-F picture tr-
member the Day
John is actually one az the
most cautious lads ia pictures.
but ne had 20 take a loue-sho'
gamble 20 arrive among the
movie 400
The actor had % wrigglc our
Of three contracts before he
finally found hiS niche lie llt-
orally Went shopping for fhe
right studio and the tao' @
. three-tImc loser would eNcr'u-
ally arrive ON top is a ,mH.
miracle ln woNieIanl
THE first year was IN Holly
wood under contract 10 sam
Goodwin" ~ay John. II worked
for only three days, and l had 20
beg my way out Of that agree
ment The second year I went
60 Paramount and worked only
three weeks. and finally spent an
my savings 10 huy my contract
And the following year az War
ner Bros / shelled ont for 8u
other contract because / didn
get the right breaks
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
The Little Foxes

We haven't reviewed as yet
The Little Foxes" but this, like
Ladies in Retirement and
Philadelphia Story" is primar-
lily a filmed play" and conse-
quently doesn't deserve the
credit which should go 10 an
original screen effort.
In other words, il Is hardly
fair TO the industry itself 70 let
il take bows for something
which has had the advantages
Of a Broadway "tryout' with all
the advance publicity. nation
wide interest, and frequently
the same cast to choose from.
Sergeant York" was the film
adaptation OF mans life,
translated to the screen in terms
OF such dignity and power that
it made a compelling motion
picture.
Also the combined perform
ances Of the people in its cast
deserves great credit Gary
Cooper was at his best. I'M
doubtedly, but who can forget
Margaret Wycherley as the
mother or Walter Brennan as
the minister
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Most Entertaining

Hiding behind the alphabet,
well name some of those we
found to be most entertaining,
There's "All That Money Can
Buy" Escape High Sierra
1T Started With Eve, Ladies in
Retirement The Lady Eve,
The Letter" The Maltese
Falcon, Meet John Doe, The
Philadelphia Story" Sergeant
York" "A Woman's Face and
"A Yank in the Raj"
Those are - films which we
enjoyed and which we believe
We're outstanding last year. We
don't claim that they were the
best, or that other pictures
didn't perhaps have as much
appeal
Evening star., 1941-07-07
| IS Mexicons Die
| When Lightning
| Strikes Theoter
BY the Associated Press.


GUADALAJARA. Mexico. July T.
At least IS persons were reported
killed and II seriously injured last
night when lightning struck a
crowded motion picture theater,
causing the audience to stampede
for the exits.
Most OF the victims were trampled
in the struggle to escape from the
building, which caught fire and COL
lapsed Authorities estimated 1000
persons were in the theater when
the lightning struck during the
midst of a heavy wind and rain
storm.
Firemen, police and soldiers aided
in removing bodies to the city
morgue, which was stormed by sew
eral thousand frantic citizens seek
ing to learn the whereabouts of
relatives. Some entire families were
reported to have periShed
First accounts said all lights in
the theater went out shortly before
the lightning struck. The audience
was sitting quietly waiting for the
show to be resumed when the
lightning hit near the stage with a
binding flash.
In the ensuing panic many of
those in the balcony leaped over
the rail to the first floor in an effort
to escape.
A hurried reckoning showed the
fatalities included 81 women, 80 men
and 18 children.
Evening star., 1941-07-07
Offensive on Beirut
Opened by British,
Vichy Reports
English Worships Join
Artillery in Pounding
Line 9 Miles From City
Ey ths Associated Press.

bN tnt hSScCldted Press.
VICHY, July British forces
appeared today to have launched
their long expected assault on
Beirut at dawn as reinforced Aus
tralian infantry pressed the French
defenders on heights over Ine Da-
mour River. about nine miles south
of the Lebanese port.
French advance posts north Of
Djezzine. in the coastal area about
25 miles below Beirut, were believed
forced back.
The Damour area was pounded
heavily by British artillery through
out the early hours, and the big
naval guns of British warships off :
shore later Joined in the barrage
British planes, evidently concen-
trating on the fighting fronts. slack
ened their bombings of Beirut. but
three night raids were said to have
been made on the city, nevertheless.
Among bag of II to Is British
planes, the French claimed three
curtis P-40 American-Built Tom
ahawks.
Heavy French air attacks and
stubborn ground resistance were
said to be blocking two British-In-
dian detachments at Deir-EZ-Zor.
Evening star., 1941-07-07

country to Europe and returning
to the United States American con-
sular officials ordered to leave Ger
many and Italy and occupied
countries
Mr.. Welles said the question Of
permitting certain German nation
alisits ordered TO leave, and :or Ger
tain American nationals to return
from Europe with the United States
consular officials. had beer under
discussion and that the exchange
of the newspapermen was part
of the general problem.
The steamship America, now con-
verted into the transport West Point.
will sail from New York July Is
to take the German and italian
consular officials and nationals in
volved in the arrangement to Lis
bon. Mr.. WelleS said 1t will bring
back the American officials ordered
out of Axis-held lands and certain
other United States nationals, he
said. He added that he was not
certain of the number of American
citizens who would be brought back
on this ship.
Evening star., 1941-07-07

The order. believed to be without
precedent, applies to about 100000
workers, including the staff of the
Washington Navy Yard and any
other local employees of the agencies
involved whose duties are in con-
nection with field functions.
The executive order sets up two
methods for payment. One section
provides payment for those whose
services cannot be spared without
detrlment 10 the national defense
and who, through being required TO
forego their vacations. would per-
manently forfeit because of excess
accumulation or because of lack of
accumulation privileges any leave
due them under existing law and
regulations.
Employees are permitted to carry
over only 60 days OF accumulated
leave from year to year and for this
particular class, the order states
that such compensation shall be
only for the portion of the requested
leave which otherwise would be
forfeited" That would mean pay
for anything in excess of a 60-oay
carryover.
Another section of the order, how