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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-15
REPORT OF WORK
I'm SUPREME
COURT FOR week
HEARINGS:

May 6th-Howard GuIIckson v. Sam
w. Mitchell as Secretary of State. An
original proceeding arising in Lewis
and Clark county
Controversy presented: The attor
ney general being indicted into the
Army of the United States, the gov
ernor, pursuant to Chapter AZ of the
Laws of 1941, appointed Howard Gull
dickson as acting" attorney general
to assume the duties of attorney gen.
eral until the end of the term for
which the attorney general was elect
ed or until the elected attorney gen
eral on being discharged from the
army, should resume his office. The
secretary of state, who sits with the
attorney general on the constitutions
ally created board of examiners, re-
fuses to recognize the acting" attor-
ney general, Howard Gullickson, as
being the attorney general who Is re-
CURED by the Constitution to sit as
member of the board of examiners.
Howard Gullickson has, by this pro-
ceeding, sought to have his status de-
termined by a declaratory judgment
The court took the case under advise
ment.
May 9th-State ex rel. Guy PaIagi
" Charles Regain, county clerk of Cas-
cade county An original proceeding
arising out of Cascade county.
Controversy presented: This case
was heard prior to the above date
but the supreme court ordered further
arguments upon points not argued on
the prior hearing. Those points In
volved the constitutionality of certain
provisions Of the Corrupt Practices
Act The court took the case under
advisement.
DECISIONS
May 7th-The State of Montana v.
The J. c. Mcguire Construction Co.
This was rehearing of an appeal
form Lewis and Clark county. Opin-
ion of the court by Justice Albert
Anderson, Justice c. F. Morris dis
scented.
Held: Where the ]. G. Mcguire COM
pany resisted the payment of the cor
poration license tax for the portion
of the year in which 1t ceased to do
business, 1t was held, contrary to the
contention of the state, that that tax
sought to be collected was not due,
since the tax imposed by the statute
was license tax for the privilege
of doing business in corporate ca
pacity in the year of payment based |
upon the earnings made by the cor
poration the next previous year, and |
the license tax had already been paid |
for the year in which it ceased to do
business.
ORDERS:
May 7th-The court denied a petit
ton for rehearing in case of State
ex rel. Gaspar v. district court of
Meagher county, a case heretofore re-
ported in these releases.
Prepared and Released by:
PETER MELOY, Marshal
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-15
HOLLYWOOD
LOT

J Goth Century-Fox actually paid $500,
900 for John Steinbeck's The Moon Ii
Down. This is a new high. Para
!, mount previously held the record
$2S5,000 for Lady in the Dark.
By an interesting coincidence goth
Century-Fox, Paramount and Warner
Bros. are the One Big Happy Family
studios. There wouldn't be any con
nection between their company unions
and spending the equivalent of 5000
$50 paychecks for one story, would
there?
An office boy at 20th-Fox got q let
ter from his mother saying: 81 see
your studio paid 100000 for that
story, so why can't you get raiser"
The working writer's of Hollywood
have come to an agreement with the
producers on contract after nego-
tiating since 1940 Their union is the
Screen Writers Guild (unaffiliated).
The Fabulous Writer Salaries
Get ready for the fabulous salaries
of the writer's of Hollywood:
| Minimum weekly rate for a writer
who has never had his name credited
on the screen, SIS.
| Minimum weekly rate for a writer
who has achieved screen-credit i'm
portance, $500. (After one year this
will be automatically increased to $125.)
Minimum flat rate for writing en-
tire script for a feature picture, ST.
500. Especial rate for writing one
whole western or action melodrama,
$1,000
The screen writer's get guild shop
on sliding scale-80% to start, after
three years 800.
They get an unusual safeguard (for
Hollywood writers)-one weeks no
tice of termination after eight weeks
employment if they are paid not over
$500 week; two weeks notice after
a years employment
They sign up for seven years, no
|revisions for three years.
And they agree not to strike or to
help anyone else strike.
The Screen Writers Guild of more
than 900 members meets May IL to
vote on acceptance of the contract
that they have been working on for
the past two years.
William Saroyan Makes Million
William Saroyan sold his story, The
Human Comedy, to M.G.M. for 100000
and went to the studio to script 1t
himself, and possibly to direct 1t.
Just to show the studio he could |
do it, he made short subject from |
one of his own stories. He wrote the |
screenplay in half day and took a |
week or SO for the filming. 1t is
called The Good Job and Is said to
be pretty good.
But Louis B. Mayer, head of M.G.M.,
told Saroyan he hadn't enough expert
ence to undertake directing his fea-
ture story.
Saroyan left, considerably annoyed,
and issued 1000-word statement
headed: Why Am No Longer at
ro-Goldwyn- Mayer; or The Cali
fornia Shore-Bird in Its Native Hab-
itat; or Brahms Double Concerto in
A Minor.
Anyhow" boasts Saroyan, Sin three
months I made net profit of $1,000
900 at M.G.M." He means that $780,
900 plus three months salary plus an
amount of what Saroyan means by
experience" comes pretty close to a
million.
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ers who are members of the union.
About 800 dozen eggs have been sold
in the past two months as well as
several hundred pounds of flyers. The
cooperative marketing is just getting
underway.
Labor union members have also be-
come interested In buying their food
products direct from farmers who are
in the Southern Tenant Farmers I'm
ion. There are $4,000 organized work
ers in the American Federation of
Labor unions in the Muscle Shoals
area all of whom are potential GUS
toners of the Cooperative Associa-
ton. The Association plans to estab-
lish a headquarters in Sheffield in
the near future and operate a curb
market.
Plans are also underway to estab-
lish similar Cooperative Associations
in Arkansas, Missouri and Mississippi.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-15

PITTSBURGH.-An new step in Ia
Dor unity was made when the Penn
sylvania Federation of Labor and
Pennsylvania Industrial Union Coun-
Gil sent fraternal delegates to each
others conventions May 5. The CLIO
convention is taking place here and
the ALL convention is in Scranton.
The CLIO convention also called for
unity of unions in the U. S., Britain
and the Soviet Union.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-15
LABOR'S NEWS
In BRIEF
BY Federated Press

WASHINGTON. - Wage increases
for lower paid building trades work
ers in Detroit were agreed to by the
war production boards board Of re
view May In approving recommenda
lions Of an arbitration board under
terms of the building trades stabiliza
ton agreement.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
AFL postal employees unions have
asked President Roosevelt to support
temporary legislation for wage in
creases. Postoffice workers have not
received a wage boost In % years.
WESTINGHOUSE Rep. Howard w.
Smith d., Va, leader of congression-
al anti-labor forces, will be opposed
in the coming Democratic primary by
a unionist. He is Sec. Treas. Emmett
c. Dawson of the Intl Assn. of Ma
chinists (AFL), former mayor of Alex
andria, largest city in Smiths district.
WASHINGTON The retained net
income of all U. S. corporations in
1941 was about s2,600;000, 1000, double
the 1910 amount, the Federal Reserve
Board reported.
PHOENIX, Ariz. UNFOLDING the
closed shop, Superior Judge M. T..
Phelps ruled that the Hotel Westward
Ho must discharge employees who
won't join the Hotel & Restaurant
Employees init. Alliance. (AFL).
NEW YORK.-An editorial on I'M
ion support of the war effort replaced
an anti-labor Scripps-Howard editorial
against the 40-hour week in the lob
bies of IS movie houses of the Skouras
Theaters Corp. After reading a Fed
Grated Press story on the exhibition
of straightforward editorials In his
theaters, Pres. George Skouras with
drew them.
SANTA ANA, Calm plan for an
amateur anti-labor detective squad,
the Citizens Assn. of Orange county
calls upon all persons seeing pickets
" LII 81 CiOoo-CAdlilHO lnCli, snap u
picture of them and turn in the pic
ture and whatever information they
have obtained to the association
PROVIDENCE, R. /. One of the
first employer groups to attempt to
use President Roosevelt's anti-infla
ton program to reject union wage
demands was the New England textile
processing employers. At a bargain
ing session after the Presidents
speech they rejected a CLIO demand
for a 10c hourly raise. The case went
to the Natl. War Labor Board.
PITTSBURGH. - CLIO Pres. Philip
carried the fight to Pres. John
L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers
IN two fiery speeches in this area over
he weekend of May 2-3.
NEW YORK.-A 13-hour strike of |
5000 building service workers May /
forced real estate interests to arbi-
trate both the wage-hour and closed
shop demands of Local BIB, Building
Service Employees init. Union (AFL). |
Arbitration will be by the Natl. War
Labor Board.
SAN FRANCISCO-The init. Long |
&c Warehousemen's Union
,CIO) has received enthusiastic praise
rom Rear Admiral John w. Green
'lade, commandant of the 18th Naval
District, for the record breaking speed |
IN loading of war material on ships
lere.
NEW YORK.-A million dollar fund |
s being raised by Americas fascist
minded industrialists to finance war
against labor, In Fact reveals In its
Nay IL issue. The money, according
o In Fact, is sought by the Natl In
lustrial Information Committee whose
address, here is the same. as the Natl.
Assn. of Manufacturers.
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--latest ORDERS
OF The War
PRODUCTION BID.
PRICE SCHEDULE ISSUED

ION USED INTERPRETATIONS
Substantial savings for the house
holder seeking to buy used mechan-
ical household refrigerator have been
made possible with the issuance by
the Office of Price Administration of
price ceilings rejecting February,
1912 levels on all sales of used mech
anical refrigerators. Maximum prices
in dollars and cents figures are listed
for hundreds of secondhand refrigera-
tors of all brands and models. A
formula to enable sellers to determine
the price of used refrigerator which
may have been omitted from the long
list also is provided The regulation
is effective May IS, the same day on
which the general maximum price reg
ulation freezing prices of virtually all
retail commodities at March levels
becomes effective.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-15

WASHINGTON (FP) A million
dollars worth of the new 21a%o us.
Treasury bonds were bought by the
United Mine Workers (CIO) May 6.
A $4,000 check also was presented
by Sec.-Treas. Thomas Kennedy to
the Army Relief fund, duplicating a
donation to the Navy Relief fund
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-15
NEW STREET LIGHTS
ARE DISCOURAGED

The war production board power
branch has asked all electric utility
systems to discontinue for the dura-
ton of the war all street lighting ex-
tensions except those needed for pub
lie safety.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-15

MADISON, Wis.-Farm wages paid
in this area in March were $40 month
plus board and room or $50 without
This is the highest scale in IL years.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-15
ANYONE MAY RENT
USED TYPEWRITERS

Any person or business needing a
typewriter is entitled to rent used
office machine or new portable d.
rectly from any dealer without apply
ing to local rationing board, the
OPA has announced in Qualification
of typewriter rationing regulations.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-15

ion the shock of the economic shift
of that day and bring about the ad-
justment to the advantage of dairy
producers.
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USE OF RUBBER-TIRED
HAND TRICKS CURTAIED

HAND TRUCKS CENTRALIZED
The WPB has ordered elimination
of all but the most essential uses of
rubber tires on hand trucks. These
trucks are used principally to trans
port small quantities of materials in
and around factories, railroad sta
lions, warehouses, docks, etc.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-15
SPICE DISTRIBUTION
is RESTRICTED

The war production board has
placed restrictions on the distribution
of black and white pepper, pimento
(allspice), cassia (cinnamon), cloves,
ginger, nutmeg and mace.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-15
SCRAP DEALERS
TO BE LICENSED

All dealers selling waste, scrap or
salvage material to Industrial consum-
ers will be licensed by the govern
ment through OPA. The licensing
order becomes effective May 20 and
requires registration by the dealers on
or before June 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-22
Wasted Personnel

The annual report of the Civil
Service Commission again raises the
issue of inefficient supervision and
lax personnel practices in the Gov
eminent, and it is to be hoped that
the threat to bring specific cases to
the attention of the White House, if
this is necessary to work improve
ment, Is more than mere rhetoric.
The commission previously had
complained of wasted manpower in
a special report to the President and
Congress. Now, however, by virtue
OF an executive order giving it broad
powers over the use of personnel, the
agency is able to do something to
correct these conditions, and this
authority should be exercised un-
sparingly. At the same time, it
might be said-and this cannot be
emphasized too strongly-that it
should not be necessary for the COM
mission to 60 to the White House to
enforce any recommendation for
improving the service. The heads
Of every establishment should be
only too willing to effect reforms
without compulsion. In some or
CARNATIONS there has been a ten
dency to excuse inefficient supervi-
sion on the grounds that supervisory
personnel was new to the job, and
that, eventually change could be
expected. That argument hardly
holds water any longer, for the
civilian war machine has been in the
making for nearly two years now,
and certainly that is time enough for
efficient standards to be established
If ever they are to be.
A disturbing note in the commits
sion's report is the statement that
a tremendous" recruiting program
is in the offlng. although there al
ready are about 100000 employees
in the service, or $50 per cent more
than the peak of the First World
War. Congressional committees
which are delving into the personnel
question, and the appropriations
committees which soon will be called
upon for new funds for this vast
civilian army, no doubt will want to
know why personnel requirements
still are being discussed in astro-
nomical figures.
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Request Denied

The decision of the House Ways
and Means Committee to table the
Presidents request for power during
the war to suspend any tariff or i'm
migration law marks significant
change Of heart in Congress. Here
tofore, in all important instances, the
President has been given what he
asked for in the way of wartime
delegations of authority. But, as in
the case of the price control legisla
ton, the blanket delegation of power
has not always been followed by the
kind of executive action which Con-
gress had expected, and the rejection
of this latest presidential request can
only be viewed as an evidence OF
congressional intent to be more
cautious in the future.
In one sense this is healthy man
Hesitation of independence. Ger
tainly, on the whole legislative record
since Mr.. Roosevelt took office, it
cannot be said that Congress in
variably has acted wisely in delegat-
ing power to the President. On the
contrary, it has acted unwisely on
numerous occasions. But, granting
this, it still is necessary to remember
that we are at war, and that peace
time standards no longer are valid in
all circumstances
The message which the President
sent to Congress on November 2
could hardly have asked for more
sweeping delegation of congressional
authority, and the temptation to con-
clude that he has asked for more
power than he needs is strong. But
it is necessary to remember that his
request concerns matters vital to the
conduct of the war, and that it has
been approved by some of the ablest
members of his administration
whose judgment is entitled to re-
spect.
In these circumstances, the COM
mittee has undertaken to write a
substitute bill, believing that the
powers the President actually needs
can be enumerated and delegated
without wiping the slate clean of
congressional control in these mat
tiers. Perhaps the committees belief
is we'll founded, and if so it is follow
ing the proper course. 1t would be
we'll, however, for the members to
bear In mind that, by virtue of their
decision. they have assumed a re-
sponsibility which is both heavy and
unacceptable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-22

BY the Right Req. JAMES E. FREEMAN D. d. ILL., d. s. r d.
Bishop of Washington.

No Thanksgiving Day in the genera
ton of living men has had deeper sig
niflcance than the one we observe on
Thursday next. As We attempt to APP
praise our blessings, we are made to
realize that there are conditions in our
life that tincture our praise and graft
tude with sorrow. Many of the homes of
our land will have vacant places at
their boards by reason of the absence of
loved ones who are in the service of their
country. While this is justified cause
for making our Thanksgiving festivities
less joyous than in normal times, it must
provoke in us sense Of gratitude that
we have the strength and the will to
protect and defend those institutions
that We deeply cherish.
There is challenging word in the
ancient Scriptures that Is pertinent to
our life as people today. 1t is solemn
adlnonition that directs us to consider
the basic principles and ideals upon
which our Government is founded Re
move not the ancient landmark, which
thy fathers have set" It is word of
warning that compels us to look away
from the things of the present to the
things of the past-in fine. to think of
our life today, in this time of grave emer-
gency, in the light of what our fathers
set up in the way of enduring principles,
principles that were to be our guide at
all times and especially so when dangers
threatened the Republic.
We have not been too meticulous these
late years in looking unto the rock
whence we are hewn. The pace of life
has been so swift, and the changes so
rapid, that we have given little thought
to those sure footings on which the
superstructure of the Republic has been
builded. There have been those who have
refused to recognize what they call 1.-The
dead hand of the past" True, the hands
that fashioned and shaped our life as
people have long been inert and mac
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calls for action that may be unpopular
with some groups. It is much more in
teresting to talk in generaities and to
warn the public Of hardships to come
than it is to struggle to devise q means
to assure fair distribution Of goods and
of labor.
Many of the troubles that lie ahead
could have been avoided or reduced in
importance by little oflicial foresight
ard little official effort OF a tedious but
effective sort. AS 1t is. the present
method of some Of. the high officials is
to avoid anything more than a verbal
recognition of problem until that prob
lem has become SO acute that 1t can be
handled only by drastic action.
Members Of Congress from many parts
OF the country say that 1t is q public
sensing of this shotgun method Of adj
ministration Of war controls that &C.
counted for the defeat Of the adminis-
tration In the last election.
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tive in the silence Of the grave. Not
withstanding this, in times OF strain and
crisis, we have been compelled to turn
again to the basic principles and ideals
for which they strove and to think of
them as the range finders by which to
determine and shape our future course.
There are landmarks that our fathers
have set up, landmarks that constitute
the guideposts to this later generation.
AS matter of fact, it is to maintain
these landmarks and preserve them that
this Nation has once again been called
to arms. These landmarks were set up
by men who unfailingly believed in God.
men who believed that God rules in the
affairs Of men-yes, men who reverently
and obediently obeyed the dictates of
their Christian consciences. ANY reck-
oning of the landmarks by which we as
a people have been guided and directed,
indicates clearly that the greatest of our
leaders have been men of faith and
prayer. We have girded ourselves once
again to defend our American institu-
lions and our American way of life, but
our defense will prove futile unless we
bring back into the present generation
those wholesome. clean and enriching
ways that in other days were our chief
distinctions.
1t is we'll on this latest THANKSGIVING
Day to solemnly recall that the days of
our finest development We're days in
which we reverently and obediently rec
ognized the essential and indispensable
place that religion occupied in our life.
Remove not the ancient landmark,
which thy fathers have SET"
Faith Of our fathers: faith and PRAYER
Shall keep our country true to thee;
And through the truth that comes from
God,
Our land shall then indeed be free.
Faith of our fathers, holy faith!
We will be true to thee till DEATH"
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More Merchant Ships

A cheering sidelight Of the African
invasion is the report that it has
enabled the Allies to take over a
stable amount of merchant ship
ping, for the shortage of bottoms, to
which Axis submarine warfare has
contributed substantially, Is a con-
tinuing problem.
The British Ministry of Economic
Warfare estimates that between 200,-
600 and 100000 tons Of shipping that
has been lying in African ports or
trading between France and Africa
will be brought into Allied service.
This presumably means the addition
Of some twenty or thirty good-sized
merchantmen, and the figures take
on added Importance when It Is real