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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-24
Aquinas to Have
Z ValediCiorians

when Aquinss academy holds
graduation exercises n Iune there
viii ~ two Nsledictcrisns
Announcement Was made We'd
nesdas that Mss Ansslssis Rsn-
lsrgeon and Ms Frances oRFisn
have ben named cc.valedictorAn
and Miss MARY Srogsn. sslutstet.
ian.
Miss RsillsrTeon. daughter 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomss ,. Rslllar-
geon. 1909 Ne sth st. = editor q
Aqulnss Echoes. secretary ~ stu
dent council. GUN and Scron mem
Der and winner 81 the Cardinal
club scholarship. she has repre-
sented Aquinas in a state debate
meet. diocesan spslogeties contest.
Rseine's radio spelling eees. Aanln-
IS musicsles a. piano soloist and a
drama festival at the University Of
Washington. she Vas active in
sports. orchestra and eles work.
Miss o'Rrien. daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs J. n. O'Rrien. 1919 sun
set drive. ma por~d in music q. |.
violin soloist. won q music metal
two successive years. reported on
the Echoes staff and WAS active in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-24

third preceptor; Albin Erickson.
fourth preceptor; Vernon Caddi-
gan, fifth preeeptor; Roger Henkel.
sixth preceptor. and Don Sieber,
seventh preceptor.
The highest honor a boy Of De-
Molay age can receive, the Degree
OF Chevslier. will be conferred
upon Robert Miller. Tacoma, and
Wendell Holmquist. Malta, Mont
Several vocal selections will he
presented by three Stadium high
school girls. Betty Heilinger, Dom
ma Mae laden and Gwen Lobdell.
accompanied by Janet Fsrris.
Dancing will follow the installa-
ton in the roof garden. Admit
lance to the dance Is through pro-
gram only.
The public 10 invited to attend
the installation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-24
Lodge Plons Another
Country Store"

AS the regular social feature of
the fourth Thursday, the Sons of
Norway again will present the
popular feature. Country Store.
This entertainment, which is held
In Normsnna hall, will be pre-
scented at s p. m. Thursday, April
"a. The public is invited to attend.
On April 30 the Sons of Norway
will hold initiation for a large
number of new members of the
order. Due to the large group of
candidates it was found necessary
to hold a special meeting The
regular meeting. which is held on
the first and third Thursday of
the month, will take place day
after the initiation, May l.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-24
CATHOLICS INCREASE

NEW YORK - Catholics in the
United States, Alaska and Hawaii
now total 22.293,101. gain of
sse, e65 over last year. according
to the official Catholic directory
published today by P. ]. Kennedy
e. Sons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-24
War in Europe
A Year Ago
April q. lS40

fSkhting as intense 81 Trend-
heim and ncfth % Oslo between
British Norwegian snd German
forces Allied planes bombed Per
nehe airport "a outskirts 81 Oslo
fcf two hours
The unlted state. suspended
mai service - Norway
British admiralty announced
nins Germsn ships iost |. fol-
lows Neusnfels. Aschen. Helm
Hover. Reekenhstmsr. Martha
Rendrick Ffssef. Friehnghsas. Al
tons. rorKen t'rttnen and Jan
Nellsm.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-24

sports. orchestra. and Glee club
Mss Grogaa. daughter % M
and Mrs = |. Grersn. % Pacific.
Wash. Va. IN student council as
senior class president. served 90
Echoes staff As copy editor and
was sctlvs IN sports. clse ehsh.
sodsiity and STUDENT nursing she
was q resident student for three ~
h.r four years ~ Aqulnss
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-24
COOP DAIRY
LEADERS TO
Meet In GA.

WASHINGTON-C dairy
leaders from points as far removed as
Hartford, Connecticut, and Portland,
Oregon, will participate in the confer
ences on cooperative marketing of
dairy products, scheduled as a part
of the 18th session of the American
Institute of Cooperation, to be held
January 1916 in Atlanta, Georgia
The dairy conference program, an-
nounced today by Charles w. Holman,
secretary Of the Institute, will for the
most part cover problems in milk
marketing as they affect farmer-owned
co-operatives, but number OF talks
will be devoted particularly to the
progress of dairying in the south.
On Thursday, January Is, w. c..
Weldon of Washington, D. c., econo-
mist with the Farm Credit Admins
tration, will discuss How Co-opera-
ton Is Helping Southern Dairymen,"
during the Institutes morning general
session. OF both southern and ma
tional interest will be the story of how
the South Texas Producers Associa-
ton at Houston, Tex, has developed
a successful cooperative program, as
told by it's manager, Ballard e. Stall
lones, on the "early bird" institute
session Wednesday, January IA.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-24
By E. B. COOLIDGE

There would have been no occasion
for me to write Sam Ford and the
press concerning my refusal to accept
the appointment to the highway COM
mission If Sam Ford had given my
reason for not accepting, which he
knew full well.
Stout is badly mistaken If he thinks
I crave publicity and only enter
print when I personally think some
thing needs to be clarified or rectified,
and I might add at this point that to
date I have had no desire for public
office. even to become governor of
Montana, as he suggests.
/ admit that a copy of my letter to
Ford was not sent to the Democrat
News, knowing full well that Mr..
Stout is classed as one Of the stooges
for the major corporations and | had
no thought that he would publish the
same, although | have the highest re-
gard for his associates and the i'm
portance of his paper in central Mon
tana.
thouh MI. otouI ioi INC StdIcAhche
that Handbook is consistent cuss"
believing in ideals and fair play and
always willing to take up the gauntlet
whenever | think a man has not lived
up to his solemn obligations. Mr..
Stout is also right when he says l
go all out for a candidate who l think
is qualified fol-. any office and likewise
am all against any candidate who does
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-24
ANSWER TO EDITORIAL BY TOM
STOUT in The DEMOCRAT NEWS

not live up to the obligations and
promises that were made prior to his
election.
Mr.. Stout is hopelessly wrong when
he says that no governor suits my
"fastidious taste" as | might remark
at this point that Frank Cooney was
the most outstanding governor that
has ever sat in the chair or ever held
this distinguished position, because
whenever Frank gave his word, you
could be sure that he would do just
that thing and while | did not always
agree with him, / did know that he
was sincere and in my humble opin-
ion, think that he was the greatest
governor / have ever known since |
have lived in the state, some 35 years,
and he moved the State Capitol from
the Sixth floor of the Hennessy build
ing at Butte back to Helena
supported Roy Ayers, knowing full
well in my own mind what we could
expect If he became governor. Mr..
Stout might ask Ayers what l told
him in front of B. X. Wheeler in
Wheeler's office on December 18th be-
fore he filed for the office of governor
of Montana. | FINALLY agreed to sup
port Ayers under the persuasion of
Sen. B. X. Wheeler and DR.. H. ]. Nc
Gregor, and while l do know that FL
mer Holt is very high class citizen,
| could not approve the method by
which he obtained the governorship
Continued ON Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-24
Retail STORES
TO GET THE
''0NCE-0VER"

MINNEAPOLIS Inspection of all
retail and non-retail establishments in
Minnesota, Montana and the Dakotas
will be resumed by the wage and hour
division U. S. department of labor, in
January to ascertain compliance I'M
der the fair labor standards act, it
was announced today by L. A. Hill,
regional director of the division, with
headquarters at 400 Pence building in
Minneapolis.
Particular emphasis will be placed
on inspection of distributors of lum-
Der and building materials; automo-
biles, parts and accessories; station
cry and office supplies; feed; and
photography establishments. Trans
actions of such establishments gener-
ally are the type which must be meas
ured on volume basis to determine
whether they are exempt under the
law as retail or covered as non-retail.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-24
II, u. MUTUAL fire ms.
COMPANY GROWING FAST
Shows Increase of Two Million Dollars in
Insurance During Past Year With Core
spending Increase in Cash Reserves;
Conducts Fire Prevention Program.

| Lester Rutledge, president of the
Farmers Union Mutual Fire Insurance
Company has announced that the an
nual meeting Of the policyholders will
be held at the Burke hotel In Lewis
town, January 81 The meeting will
convene at 10 a. m.
Peter Bokma, secretary-treasurer OF
the company has announced an in
crease of two million dollars in the
amount of insurance In force during
the year of 1871, with a correspond
ing increase of cash reserves.
The Farmers Union Mutual Fire In
surance Company is the only state
wide mutual fire insurance company
viable record of having always paid
all losses promptly without litigation.
The company has been in operation
since 1928.
1t has enjoyed its most rapid growth
in the past three years. Between
1889 and 1910, the amount of insur-
ance almost doubled. In 1871 the
company has enjoyed another Ihe-
nomenal increase in business. In adj
dition to providing the service of in
surance to farmers at the lowest pos
sible cost, the Farmers Union Mutual
Fire Insurance Company has carried
out a campaign Of fire prevention.
It's agents have made many sugges-
lions to farmers to help them remove
fire hazards.
The officers of the company are:
Lester Rutledge, Big Sandy, presi-
dent; w. P. Bezdek, Lewistown, vice
president; Peter Bokma, Conrad, sec
retary-treasurer, and A. P. Cormier,
Billings; J. NJ Holland, Circle; Paul
Foutch, Fairfield, and Louis Dell, Co
lumbus, executive board members.
Mssrs. Bezdek, Cormier and Hof-
lands terms as members of the board
expire this year. Mr.. Rutledge urging
that policyholders attend this meeting,
stated:
"This company belongs to the pol
cyholders. The annual meeting gives
hem an opportunity to select their
directors for the coming year and take
IN active part in the management of |
he affairs of their own institution. |
Every policyholder should attend if
possible. If not, he should arrange |
With his neighbors to send someone
o represent the ideas of the local
If which he is a member"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-24
HENDRICKS0N
DISCUSSES
MARKETING

In recent communication to mar
keting leaders, Roy F. Hendrickson
director of marketing and chief OF
the surplus marketing administration
discussed the aims of marketing pro
grams and their relation to present
day economy
1.-THE goal of marketing programs
is to see that the maximum quantity
of agricultural commodities flows
from producer to consumer in the
most socially efficient way" Hend-
rickson said. "That need has never
been more important to our economy
than now"
The director explained that tho
added task of providing food for de-
Tense will spotlight the imperfections
in the machinery of distribution. "Bs-
yond that" he stated, "a nation com
posed of well-nourished, well-clothed,
well-housed citizens can more easily
defend its way of life"
Forecasting the future role of mar
keting, Hendrickson stated, "Finaily,
when we return to times of peace, the
distribution of products of the soil
will make it a lasting peace or a peace
of rearmament. Food and fiber on
the farm canont win a war or write
a peace, but the right quantities of
the right food and fiber properly dis
tributed can. On the agricultural
marketing process and program,
events have placed these responsible
tiles"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-24
farmers UNION
ATTACKS ANTI
LABOR BILL

DES MONIES, Ia.-FP)-The Natl.
Farmers Union, one of the country's
most important agricultural organiza-
tions, has come out squarely against
the Smith bill or other forms of anti
labor legislation.
In telegram to Sen. Ebert Thom-
as, chairman of the senate labor and
education committee, the farmers
group urged that the responsible
leadership of labor be given genuine
role in the planning by government
of production policies as agricultural
leadership is given participation in
the agricultural defense councils"
The statement was signed by Pres.
James G. Patton and Chairman Tom
Continued on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-24
TRESPASSINC AT THE CAPITAL
By A. I. HARRIS

senators and congressman are out to
boil Price Administrator Leon Hen
derson in hot oil and all because
Henderson recently froze the prices
of oils and fats as of Nov. 26.
They are peeved because, they say,
that the price of cottonseed oil on
that day was very low-and they want
the price ceiling raised.
Henderson took quick and drastic
action because the soap manufactur-
ers, due to the shutting off of the
supply Of cocoanut oil from the Far
East, began cornering the market on
oils and fats.
The Military Front
The board of inquiry appointed by
the President to determine RESPONSE
bility for the Pearl Harbor attack dis
aster is meeting with general approval
as well as the change in commands,
although there are some who are eau
tioning against too much post NOR
TENS. The principal thing is what
lessons are to be drawn from the af-
fair.
Preparations are for long, hard
war. We are not taking any chances.
That's smart.
But in World War 1, it will be re-
membered, the German general staff
threw their hands up as soon as they
became convinced that the war was
lost-before the Allies had a chance
to give the Gerean troops severe
trouncing.
The Germans ara as brave as they
make them, as long as they feel that
they will come out on top. But Ger
man psychology is not the kind that |
goes In for continuing losing fight |
What will the nazis do should it dawn |
on them that they can't win?
Don't rely too much on reports that
the nazis are facing debacle on the |
eastern front. But they are taking a
licking.
Hitler announced the retreat before
1t started-an admission that the |
nazis failed In their objective to cap
ture MOSCOW. It's much easier to
Confined on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-24
Administration VIII Win
In Price-ControI Flight

Senate leaders have let it be known
that the price-control bill it will pass
will follow closely the lines OF the
original administration bill, which the
house emasculated.
This bill most likely will contain
the licensing feature of the admins
tration measure, as we'll as one-man
administration, and giving the govern
ment the right to buy and sell goods
If necessary. The anemic house bill
contains none of these features.
Consideration of the bill will be un-
dertaken by the senate right after the
first of the year, maybe sooner, and
efforts will be made to put 1t through
with utmost dispatch.
Need for quick action now is real
lied by everybody
Even with production of civilian
goods the past year showing an IN
crease as against the year before
a fact which relatively few people are
aware of-and with only Is percent
of the national effort going to defense
production, the cost of living has been
rising steadily. This is particularly
true of foodstuffs, which hits the low
err income groups the hardest.
But unless a real price-control Dill
is on the statute books very soon, in
flationary pressure will become ter
rifle. This coming year Will see
drastic reduction in civilian goods,
and a corresponding increase In pro-
duction of goods for military pur-
poses. Effort probably will be made
to convert so percent of our national
productive capacity for war materials.
Sale of defense bonds and stamps Will
not be sufficient to prevent super
abundance of purchasing power bid
ding against a limited supply OF civil
ian goods available.
So far, we have had initiation while
producing more butter and more guns
What will we have when we begin
less better figurately
speaking) and still more guns?
:
Incidentally, some Of the southern
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-24
UNITED We
Standardized
We fall
By LOWNDES MAURY

Like the Ten Commandments, eve
ryone knows that this old motto leads
to salvation. We sometimes inten-
tionally disobey it. We more often
overlook its application to specific
conduct.
At least IL hundred million people
in America North and South $50
million, in Great Britain 400 million,
in Russia 100 million, in China 300
million, in Dutch East Indies 60 mil
lion-are of mind (hold an ideol-
ogy') that life, liberty, the pursuit of
sacred and must be preserved. Even
If sedition were not brewing in the
Axis, there are only about $50 mil
lion people who favour bombing wom-
en- and children in Barcelona, War
saw, Rotterdam, Belgrade, from the
air (as strategy, they say to terrify
the rest of us. There is no doubt of
our ultimate victory If we have the
sense to unite.
There must be common purpose of
dill tuo AoCD CouHllleS = AlnSliCd,
Britain, China, Dutch Indies. The
Union of War Effort must embrace
the Soviet Union The stupidest divi-
sion in our country is the gang of
saboteurs who obstruct
all the Presidents effort to bring
about coordination of Washington
and Moscow.
This crowd has an infiltrating
cago Tribune, until shortly back, had
its Berlin correspondent This paper
last June gave the idea that Hitler
would be in Moscow inside of five
weeks after the German invasion
Continued on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-24
The OBSERVERS
COLUMN
By HI BINDER

Last week The Voice carried a let
ter written by one of it's readers, Mr..
Roger Murray, who took issue with a
statement made in this column two
weeks ago. Mr.. Murray says he read
with interest my statement that the
Griffenhagen and Associates, the tech
nical experts making the study Of
Montana's state government, are not
going to make and money and prob
ably will run in the hole. Mr.. Murray
suggests this is story put out for
rural consumption, implies there isn't
a word Of truth in it, and generally
makes a lot of noise.
Perhaps if Mr. Murray had looked
into the matter more fully he would
realize the true situation. For his in
formation / will attempt to give the
readers of The Voice the results of
an off-the-record investigation friend
of mine conducted for me.
Reference to the 1941 session laws
shows that the governor was in
structed to hire suitable experts to
carry out reorganization of Mon
tana's outmoded economy and re-
organization committee was provided
for along with an appropriation of
$4,000. After much inquiry and in
vestigation the governor selected
Griffenhagen and Associates to do he
work inasmuch as they had reorgan-
lied many other states and were in
the process Of studying others. They
agreed to do the work for $4,000 and
on the first Of July they started work.
Since that time they have had a
staff of nine experts and a good deal
of clerical and stenographic help en-
ployed here. When the study is COM
pleted they will have submitted some
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-24
WELDING OFFERS
EXCELLENT
OPPORTUNITIES

Training at Helena Aeronautic and
Related Trades School will be stepped
up soon to a 24-hour schedule for most
departments, announced L. w. Fair
ner, principal Of the school
Among the new services of the
school to be instituted at once, he
said is to give welding tests anytime
to journeyman welders who wish
placement in defense industry. The
new procedure is for the school to
give the tests, then express samples
of the testee's work to the laboratory
of the U. S. Maritime Commission for
final analysis. 1t usually takes from
may return to their homes and will
be notified there by the Montana EN-
ployment Service as to the results of
their tests. If the samples of work
are satisfactory, the Montana Employ
ment Service will then refer the sue
cessful applicant to job as soon as
orders are received. The waiting Pc
riod is indefinite, depending on needs
of shipyards and aircraft factories.
Journeyman welders who wish to
take these tests must be referred to
the school by their local Montana
Service office, and their
experience must approximate at least
300 hours instruction or years ac-
tual work as a journeyman welder.
There are no age limits.
The tests will be given In either
electric arc or acetylene welding. |
Testees will be allowed several hours
practice at the school to
familiarize themselves with tools they
will use during tests. There is no
charge for practice or tests, but fee
If rs cents is charged to cover ex-
of samples to Seattle.
Absolutely no one will be given a
est, said Fahrner, who has not re-
erral card from the Montana EN-
)loyment Service. Moreover, no one
IAN be referred to defense industry
Who has not birth certificate, so
estees coming to Helena should have
me to avoid consequent delay.
You cannot control what you do
lot OWni
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-24
MON ANA IS
PROSPECTING
FOR DEFENSE
BY CHAS. l.. COTTER

Three thousand mangled bodies at
der
The movement in unsupported
places of thousands of Japanese
troops makes a nation wonder. These
in the mining industry to work harder.
We realize that the sources of our
most Strategic" metals have been hit
a solar plexus blow.
The mining industry, the aeroplane
manufacturers and the military STRAIT
egists know the meaning of "strateg-
ic" metals and particularly know the
important role played by one of the
humblest of minerals In the form of
tin.
The mining industry In Montana
has no time to criticize what may or
might happen. This industry If given
a fighting chance will work ten-fold
harder. This state can play a most
important role If given an opportunity.
1t will insist on being given this OPP
portunity.
For years few public spirited citi-
zens of this state have realized the
critical condition that might arise rel
alive to the strategic metals" Even
these people could not envision the
conditions that have arisen almost
over night.
A recent issue of the Saturday Eve
ming Post is authority for the state
ment that the United States is an
nually consuming over 10000 tons of
tin and producing less than so tons.
Tin production was regulated and
encouraged In a few remote places
the world. Ten years ago
the tin producers fixed the basis of
production, alloting British Malaga |
71,940 tons, the Netherland East In
dies $4,000 tons, Siam (Thailand) |
$500 tons, Bolivia 46,400 tons and
Nigeria 10,890 tons. This was the |
allotment for the world.
Now we find that in two weeks APP
679o of this allotment is
either In the hands of the Japanese
Dr. dangerously near their control.
Two questions probably arise In
your minds. First why is tin so i'm
oortant to the world at this time?
One sufficient reason would be that
o date tin is the only known natural
,abbit" for high speed motors. With
tut 1t our planes would stop and our
lyers would be sacrificed.
This is reason that should be am
lie for all of us, at this trying time.
The second question might be well
What can Montana do about it? We
an do plenty. 1t has been proven
onclusively that high grade tin is
icing mined in small way in Basin
,reek In Jefferson county. We know
hat tin is being discovered in the
lacers Of Granite and Ravalli coun-
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