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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-11
A & P FINANCES
FALSE-FR0NT
farmer GROUPS

WASHINGTON = (FP) - The De
partment of Justice has name for
the seemingly earnest groups of citi-
zens used from time to time by the
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. to
publicize their propaganda.
The A & P financed these false
front farmer, consumer and housewife
organizations, civic clubs and other
groups" and prepared publicity and
propaganda for them to issue, it is
charged in a federal indictment re-
turned in Dallas.
The New York company, II sub
salaries and 16 officers and directors
were named. The indictment pro-
vides a study in monopoly. The group
is charged with everything from con-
trolling policies and practices of food
production and distribution over the
whole country, to systematic short
changing and weighing.
Refinements of their law-violating,
a federal grand jury claims include.
publishing statements creating false
others and coercing sellers into pay
ing them brokerage fees for produce
bought.
A G P operates 6,412 retail stores
in 3,436 cities, which sell 1874 % of
total grocery sales in the US. Not to
all their processing and man
concerns.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-11
COMMITTEE ACTS
I'M RELIGIOUS
SECT CASE

WASHINGTON-FP)-T The Pitts
burgh Plate Glass Co. of Clarksburg,
VIVA, was directed to reinstate seven
members of Jehovah's Witnesses, a
religious sect, by the Presidents com
mittee on fair employment practice
November %.
The committee ordered the Glass
Ceramic & Silica Sand Workers (CIO)
and the Window Glass Cutters League
(AFL) to control any display of an
tagonism toward the seven among
their members. They were discharged
last December when, after they re-
fused to take part in flag-raising
ceremony, the unions told the COM
pany other employees might refuse to
work with them or even seek to in
jure them.
At the same time the committee
said the investigation of discrimina-
ton against negroes in the railway
industry, originally scheduled for De-
cember T. would be held in Washing
ton January 25, 26 and 81. Solicitor
General Henry Epstein of New York
state will be chief counsel.
Complaints to be considered date
from year ago. A deadline of De-
cember 81, 1912, will be observed on
complaints Most recent charge that
negroes now working as firemen are
being eliminated as they are refused
employment when a road changes
from steam to diesel engines.
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0PA ANSWERS
RETAIL FOOD
DEALERS ASSN.

WASHINGTON. - Reports which
government price regulations require
retailers to file with their war price
and rationing boards were developed
after conferences with the trade and
provide minimum of information es-
sential to enforcement of wartime
price controls, OPA said today.
Commenting on testimony by Fred
A. Baughan, president Of the Retail
Food Dealers Association Of California
before the joint committee on the re-
duction of non-essential federal ex-
penditures yesterday, OPA said:
1.-THE general maximum price reg
ulation issued last April, requires
each retail store to keep list of the
highest prices it charged during
March, and to file with its local war
price and rationing board a limited
list of ceiling prices on fewer than
200 items of food, clothing, furniture
and hardware and fuel which are of
greatest Importance in the family cost
of living.
''The filing requirement Is neces-
sary to obtain record on the basis of
which the March freeze could be en-
forced
1.-THE cost of living commodities
were carefully chosen in consultation
with representatives of retailers. The
list was reduced and trimmed down
so as to reduce the paper work for
the retailer and still protect the price
ceiling over the most important items
in the family budget.
1.-THE compliance with the filing pro
vision Of the general maximum price
regulation has been good. Retailers,
recognize this requirement
as one of costs of war.
"Mr. Baughan complains also about
the report form required under maxi
mum price regulation No. 23S. This
is the regulation which relieves the
squeeze on the retailers margin for
q number of key food products. The
use of this regulation is optional with
the retailers for all except two prod
lcts OPA asks no more than that
those who use the regulation to raise
their prices report the increases to
heir rationing boards.
I'm preparing this regulation and
he report form, the office of price
worked closely with
of the retail food
.rade, and the trade undertook the
printing and distribution Of the forms
o retailers throughout the country.
Perhaps a better indication Of the
sort of thing Mr.. Baughan is shooting
1t appears in a statement he sent to
congress asking that retailers be per-
nitted to tear down the ceiling price |
ags which are as essential as the re-
PORTS to local rationing boards in en-
orcing ceilings on the key cost of
living commodities.
Continued on Page FOUR
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TWO POWER
UNITS TO GO TO
SOVIET UNION

WASHINGTON (FP) = Another
step in partial fulfillment of lend
lease commitments to the Soviet I'm
ion was made November "a when the
Treasury Procurement, to expedite de-
livery, took possession of power plant
equipment under friendly seizure
order.
The unit, to be duplicated within
the month by another from the same
place, is a $4,000 XIV turbo-generator
at the No Long Beach Steam Plant
of the Southern California Edison Co.
To meet the Immediate and urgent
power requirements of Russia" the
units will be removed and shipped
rather than waiting for production of
new equipment. Equipment to re-
place it by July, 1913, in time to meet
demands of expanding war industries
in southern California, is being manu-
featured. Work on it was well under
way when stopped by WPB order be-
cause it used critical materials, but
now has been resumed.
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SHIFTING in
CABINET NO


| WASHINGTON. - OPP = Even if
President Roosevelt does go through
with a reported plan to put Secretary
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins
post and turn over the entire man
power program to him, it probably
will not be accepted by progressives
as solution in itself They still
would push for establishment of an
overall agency to integrate manpower,
production, procurement, scheduling
and economic sterilization along the
lines suggested in the Tolan-Pepper-
Kilgore bills.
Ickes would be acceptable to labor,
observes said, despite the reported
preference of ALL Pres. William
Green and CLIO Pres. Philip Murray
for Pres. Daniel ]. Tobin, Init. Bro.
of Transfers Chauffeurs Stablemen
& Helpers.
Certainly with Ickes in the Depart
ment of Labor he would create a well
come departure from its present re-
semblance to an old ladies' home. The
same rumor has War Manpower Com
missioner Paul V. McNutt going to
the Interior Department and Secre-
tary Perkins, to the Federal Security
Agency.
Ickes, with or without the New
York advertising expert, Raymond
Rubicam, who resigned at WINGS
press relations adviser to become Nc
Nuts adviser, probably would attack
manpower with vigor and would fore
stall it's being taken over by Selective
Service.
All these rumors of shifts-more re-
shufflings such as the Tolan report
advised against when it called for a
new system, or, rather, system-and
all the scurrying back and forth as
War Production Chief Donald NJ Mel
son weeps on the Presidents shoulder
Continued on Page FOur)
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necessary to put the new pol
icies into effect. Bills for the
purpose are now being drafted
and will be submitted to the
legislative committees after the
session begins.
Principal recommendation provide
as follows:
L. Reorganization or consolidation
OF services which may be deemed nee
essary to reduce expenditures, sim
plify the operations of state govern
ment and provide for the conduct of
it's affairs in more business-like
manner.
2. Establishment of sound and
modern merit system or civil service
for employees.
3. Establishment of the machinery
to facilitate the carrying out Of sound
financial administration.
The reorganization reports covering
each state department fill a small
volume of 134 pages and cover every
detail of state administration. Every
institution operated by the state has
been thoroughly examined and num-
erous changes recommended. Already
in the report on the State Hospital
at Warm Springs numerous of the rec
concentrations have been put into eff
feet by the governor by executive or
der Most of the recommendations
however, need legislative action, and
it is predicted that many of the sug-
gestions will receive opposition from
the lawmakers.
The following general plan Of reor
ganized state administrative services
was recommended:
1. That an executive council consist
ing of heads of state departments be
established in order that the governor
might receive advice on various state
problems.
2. That the state administration be
reorganized into the following depart
ments: (a) Department of State I'M
der Secretary of State; (b) Depart
ment of Law, under the Attorney Gen
eral; (c) Department of Treasury I'M
der State Treasury; Department of
Finance, supplanting t e present
Board of Examiners, and with three |
major divisions: purchasing and
property control, personnel admins
tration, and accounting and budget |
CONTROL (e) Department of Educa-
Continued on Page Four)
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CAPITOL
HICHLICHTS
CONTRIBUTED

All Helena and especially the Capt.
toll was getting in readiness for the
regular meeting of the Legislature to
begin January g. 1913. A large dele
CATION of job-hunters already was on
the scene ready to button-hole the
first important committee member
that appeared in Helena, and the ad-
vance guard Of early-comers has
started trickling in. Two state SEN
ators, both in the army, will be I'M
able to take their seats this year and
questions were being raised concern
ing the authority of the county COM
missioners to appoint successors for
them
State Senator Charles H. Mahoney
of Garfield county, now a second lieu
tenant in the Military Police stationed
at Fort Douglas, Utah, and Lieut..
r. e. Morrison, state senator from
Lewis and Clark county, now station
ed at an airfield in Florida, will both
be unable to attend the session in
view of ruling issued by the Sec
rotary of war. He stated, in letter
to Gov. Sam c. Ford that it was
against military policy to permit law
makers to leave the army to take
part in their state legislative work.
1t was generally believed that under
the bill passed by the last session of
the legislature, the county commits
sioners were empowered to appoint
acting-senators to take the place of
any regularly elected senator serving
in the armed forces. However, mas
much as there is no provision in the
for an acting" senator
some lawyers wondered if a suit in
the supreme court would not be nee
essary.
This appointment law, passed by
The session of 1871, has proven to be
a bone of contention ever since. Its
language is plain enough. 1t states,
that whenever an office hold
er is called into the service, his office
IS to be held by an appointee until
ne returns and the apointee is to be
he acting officer. The act has caused
he most difficulty in the case of the
attorney generals office. John Bon
Continued on Page Four)
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Sen. MURRAY
OPPOSES ELK
SLAUGHTER

Surplus elk in Yellowstone park
should be corralled and shipped to
other frontier areas of the west rather
than slaughtered and fed to Japanese
concentration camp internees, Sen.
James e. Murray told Secretary Har-
old L. Ickes of the Interior depart
ment. Senator Murray also carried
his fight to prevent the slaughtering
of Yellowstone elk to e. X. Burlew,
assistant secretary of the interior, to
Ira N. Gabrielson, director of the Fish
and Wildlife Service, and to Newton
B. Drury director of the National
Park Service.
Scores of organizations in Montana
have written and wired Senator Muir
ray protesting the proposal approved
by the WildIife Service to slaughter
several thousand head of elk for the
dual purpose of reducing the size of
the herd and providing meat for jap
anese internees.
In opposing the elk Strengthening
program, Senator Murray advised fed
eral officials that he had never wit
messed more unified opposition to a
federal program than has occurred in
the present instance.
IF Yellowstone Parks elk is deci-
mated as proposed, members of out
door and sportsmen's associations,
labor unions, chambers of commerce
and other groups who have protested
81
any proposal of the federal govern
ment concerning wildlife matters for
years to come" Senator Murray
warned federal officials. at is an
outrage to take this meat away from
our citizens and furnish it to the Jap
anese as everyone knows that prime
elk meat is a delicacy relished every
where Our Montana boys in the
service of the country will bitterly
resent this program from the stand
point of the use to be made of the
meat and from the further standpoint
that it will deprive them of one of
the finest big game sports remaining
in America; that is, the hunting of
elk.
"As a substitute for this program.
urged the government to corral and
transport the surplus elk to other
parts of Montana and to other frontier
areas of the west. 1t is my hope that
the federal agencies who have proved
so Indifferent to the wishes of our
people in the past will listen to my
protests and cancel the elk slaughter
ing program"
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cessful year was reported by the com
pany which in addition to its original
plant in So. ST. Paul, operates branches
in North Dakota and in Montana. The
Montana member of the board of d.
rectors of the association is Clarence
Chamberlain of McCone county.
F. U. G. T. A.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Farmers Union Grain
Terminal Association opened on Tues
day morning continuing through We'd
nesday. The meeting the first day in
Guided reports of the officers of the
association, one of whom is A. E.
Kathan of Brady who is secretary
treasurer. The highlight of the after
noon program of the convention on
Tuesday was an address by ]. E.
Wells Jr., deputy governor of the
Farm Credit Administration.
A discussion by General Manager
NJ. W. Thatcher featured the program
of the convention on Wednesday.
Continued ON Page Four)
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war q crySIallzlng
the policy of the board in carrying
out to its logical conclusion the in
tent of the executive order. which Gre
ated the board" he said, that of
maintaining stability.
For the board to have done other
wise would have defeated its own pur-
poses"
The language of the panel opinion
was that to agree to the employers
demand to knock out the union shop
clause would be a "retrogression."
1t might well initiate restless
ness which would interfere with pro-
duction," it said Dropping the union
shop clause, it felt, would, be "detri-
mental to the war effort"
Pres. Louis A. Lopez, Local 1, init.
Printing Pressmen & Assistants
(AFL), Prof. Charles o. Gregory of
the University of Chicago Law School,
and Labor Relations Director John
Mead, Bell Aircraft Corp, former re-
gional director of the u S. Concilia-
Continued on Page Two)
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1t is the first time
t h e board has SO
ruled on the import.
ant issue of union
shop.
True, in a large
number of cases
where a union shop
prevails, there is for
that reason no point
in taking a dispute
to an outside agen-
cy. 1t is settled by
Cancellation or 9th
erwise.
At the same time
the ruling is of far
r e a C h i n 6 signifi-
canoe, according to
AFL Research Di-
rector Boris Shish-
kin.
at does much to-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-11
THE
WASHINGTON
SCENE
BY VIRGINIA GARDNER

1t didn't create any great stir, but
the national war labor board decision
which retains the union shop clause
for $500 workers who make clay sew
er pipe is precedent-making.
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leach day and entertainment of
various kinds planned for each
evening for the delegates.
The weeks sessions opened on Mon
day morning with the convention Of
the Farmers Union Livestock Commits
sion Company, of which Charles D.
Egley is the general manager. A sue
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-11
ANNUAL CONVENTIONS OF
F,U. BUSINESS SET-UPS
IN SESSION This WEEK
Annual Gathering Draws Delegates From
Montana, North and South Dakota,
Minnesota and Wisconsin; Conventions
Held in ST. Paul Each Year With Head
quarters at Lowry Hotel.

With attendance much larger than had been expected
of difficulties of transportation the annual meetings
of the stockholders of the Farmers Union Grain Terminal
Association the Farmers Union Central Exchange and the
Farmers Union Livestock Commission Company opened in ST.
Paul Monday of this week. with sessions scheduled for
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-11

In report submitted every member Of the legislature
Gov Sam recommended fundamental changes
state governments financial administrative manage
The recommendations submitted after
study by the governors committee
call large number of legislative
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-11
GOVERNOR FORD SUBMITS
ADVANCE REPORT ON
REORGANIZATION Plan

Legislators Given Early Report to Enable
Study of the Reorganization Committee
Recommendations for Important Changes
In State Government To Be Presented for
Legislative Action in the 18th Session.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-11
NBC-CBS RADIO
CENSORSHIP
QUESTIONED

American Public Raises
Storm of Protest at Refusal
To Sell Time To Co-ops for
Their Program, "Let's Get
Together, Neighbor".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
British Defeat Nazi
 Counter Attacks
(Continued from Page D

out to call on the Nazis. They took along everything handy in the way of sub machine guns, bren guns, hand grenades, sticks of dynamite and their bayonetted rifles.
 It was moonless. Three columns picked their way through the 2,000 yards of no mans land. They made 400 yards before a spurt of ma- chine gun fire came from the eremy lines. Then anti-tank guns and rifle fire began.
 The Australians pushed on their ! columns $50 yards apart. They made the top of ridge where the enemy had force of the 18th German tank division, along with battery of two-inch anti-tank guns
 The Australians let them have their hand grenades. swept them with machine gun fire and then went yelling in with the bayonet against one lot who showed fight. With bayonet and trench dagger the Australians killed every man except nine they brought back, and de- .stroyed with their dynamite all the guns and tanks around
 Just before dawn British tanks, British and Australian anti-tank guns and fresh Australian infantry dashed out of Fl Alamein Box, the chief defensive position on the coast, for the main attack which pushed back the Germans five miles.
 It wasn't long before the trucks which had taken up the infantry were coming back in swirling clouds of dust Every new truck brought good news of an advance and each one brought back its quota of pri- soners. The Germans were mostly gunners who, manning 3-inch and 1-2 inch guns, were encircled. The Italians looked grubby and crumby and some were only half dressed.
 All day the fighting went on be- tween the cool-looking turquoise sea and the sand dunes along the coastal fringe, in sweltering heat.
 The Imperials made every objec. tive in this limited drive. Toward evening Rommel decided to try to dislodge the Imperials from newly won Hill of Jesus Station just below the coastal road on the desert rail road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
MAX STEPHAN IS
 REFUSED TRIAL
(Continued from Page 1.)

manville, Ont, prison camp. Defense Counsel Verne c. Amber son charged that the jury verdict convicting Stephant of treason against his adopted country was contrary to law" He argued that laid and comfort" must be rendered to what he termed "an official rep resentative" of an enemy country to warrant a conviction of trea- son. Krug, as fleeing prisoner, he said, was not bona fide rep resentative of Germany.
 Anderson cited testimony by Krug denying that Stephan ever had voiced a threat to destroy" the government of the United States.
 John w. Babcock, assistant U. s. attorney, said there was no ques- tion of Stephan's guilt under the in- dictment. He insisted the testimony showed Stephan solicited money for Krug and bought himfood, drink and a bus ticket for Chicago.
 Men, Women Seized
 Kingston, N. Y, July 13.-(UP)- Two men and two women were helG today after raid in the little Catskill mountain town of Phoenicia yielded a letter mentioning a "spy racket" and "gangsters."
 Five rifles and 1000 rounds of ammunition were seized by state police in the furnished room oc- supied by the two couples. FBI agents of the New York city of- flee were called in to help gather information.
 The prisoners, all held on va- grancy charges were: John Scully, 36, of Hurley, N. r., and Paul Lo- peg Delegado, 25, Gladys Ventura and Anne Louise Gregory, all of New York city. An additional charge of assault third-degree was placed against Scully.
 The four were to be arraigned today and no bail was set. The prisoners were held at the Ulster county sheriff's office.
 The letter read in part, T was coming to see you, put you told me you were in the spy racket. I am afraid of gangsters."
 State police said they had been working on the case for several weeks
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13

(Continued from Page 1.)
 'hire of Britain and the Russians" 1" Families" includes sons-in-law and cousins of the patriots.
 Reason For Fears
 The Gestapo had reason for its fears. Gen. Charles De Gaulle, leader of the Free French, was scheduled to broadcast a message to his homeland tonight from Lon don. He was expected to tell them that their deliverance is not far off and to give a silent demonstra- tion of their strength.
 It was revealed today that the first Free French commando unit has been formed in Great Britain. A detachment will parade tomor- row in observance of Bastile Day. General De Gaulle and members of the French National Committee will lay a wreath at the foot of the statue of Marshal Ferdinand Fock at Victoria, and in the pres cence of representatives of the Allied governments, will inspect Free French troops at Wellington bararcks.
 Celebrations have been planned in all Free French territory.
 French underground leaders is- sued manifesto calling upon all patriots to celebrate actively in commemoration of the 10000 French children killed in the in- vasion and who had died from mal- nutrition, hostages who have been shot and prisoners of war still held in Germany.
 A Free French spokesman in Lon- don broadcast to all patriots in unoccupied France last night to put out their flags tomorrow, to walk the streets during the after noon and to congregate at 6:30 p. m. to sing the "Marseillaise," the French National Anthem. He read list of monuments to the French Revolution upon which they could throw flowers.
 Free French circles said the most recent sabotage in France was the Wrecking near Tours of a military train by guerrillas and the destruc- tion of 30 trucks it carried, The British Broadcasting Comapny also announced that the train used to carry the Spanish Blue Division to the Russian front had been des- troycd in France.
 Belgian cirlces said 8 canal bridge at Mons was wrecked.