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Evening star., 1943-03-16
Alaskan Highway
Workers Treasure
Pictures of Girls
Many Have Not Seen
Any Women Except
Squuws in 9 Months
fFOurfh OF q SerieS.l
BY SAM JACKSON.
Crnr,o+rI

EDMONTON, Alberta. - Hey
here's guy that looked at a woman
% days ago.
somewhere in West Texas gave me
this introduction in a Stentorian
voice when I entered the enlisted
mems barracks at MuSkWa River in
British Columbia. 1t was one of the
better barracks on the Alaska road
a metal, semicircular Nissen hut. In
there two suits Of heavy wool un-
derWear, two pairs of pants, a
sweater and double sleeping bag
kept YOU fairly comfortable at night.
For seven to nine months none
OF these men had seen a woman,
except an occasional squat Indian
SquaW.
Pinup Girls Popular.
Hitch-hiking down the Alcan
highway, you realize as YOU never
did before how deeply implanted
is the yearning Of man for woman.
Some girl who flew the air trans
port route with a comedian under
USO auspices was still the talk of
the road. Eight thousand men got
to see her sing and dance. Even
men hopelessly stranded in the wilds
were excited on learning that she
was only 200 miles away.
A sweater girl clipping becomes
something of a shrine to the men
who are fighting the battle of the
North-Something to rest ones eyes
on after a bitter day among the
great groves of spruce that lead to
nowhere. The chlorine who has
posed for some picture magazine
would be proud if she knew how
many good-looking young men had
dozed off in a Yukon tent with her
face and legs as their last walking
memory.
These Indian girls look whittier
every day" one lieutenant blithely
commented.
These little camps, on the bleak
road to Alaska are where the junior
officer comes into his own.
Work in Darkness.
His is the problem of making his
men reasonably snug, while still
giving the road his primary concern.
His own personal morning struggle
to get into uniform, wash. shave
and get out to reveille-is enough to
try the spirit Of any man.
Then begins the fight to get the
road running. Finally some truck
mlraculously starts, and it in turn
toWs others. At this time of year
this is all done in darkness, for the
sun comes up for only brief
glimpse over the horizon during
midday.
One thing protects the men in
spite Of lack of definite working
day. 1t is an axiom Of the Arctic
that you must not work hard
enough to perspire. It's exceedingly
dangerous.
After days ride from the Musk
wa River camp I wound up at
o'clock in the morning at another.
and was told a southbound truck
probably would come through about
3. took that to mean about 8.
so l curled up in the sawdust of the
dlspatcher's tent to get some sleep.
Evening star., 1943-03-16

FORT MASON, Calir.-Abraham
l.. John, husband Of Mrs. Lamonia
A. Johnson, 1924 Fifteenth street
NV. has been promoted to warrant
officer o. g. and is now on duty at
the San Francisco port of embarka
ton.
CAMP CROWDER, Mo.-Corpl.
Alfred A. Ault, son of Mrs. Ella Ault,
9l02 Woodland road. Silver Spring
Md has completed his advance
training here and has been trans
ferred to Fort Monmouth, N. j., to
enter Signal Corps Officer Candidate
School. Corpl. Ault formerly was a
chlld-labor inspector for the Board
of Education.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.-Charles
H. Young, son of Mrs. Edith Young
308 Taylor street NV, recently was
promoted to corporal in the Army
Air Forces at the Air Base Head
quarters.
Charles B. Baton. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Baton, 2810 Thirty-ninth
street NV, has been promoted to
the grade of private first class here
at the Army Air Field
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Exsz5WlTH Id .>G,e
FIGHTING MEN :

NORTH AFRICA.-Pvt. Louis F.
Fuchs, 20 Evarts street NE, has
been promoted to corporal here. He
is serving with an Air Support Com
mand of the United States 5th
Army in North Africa.
FORT WASHINGTON, Md
Chaplain Vincent Mooney. c. S. c.,
who is serving at the Adjutant Gen
erals School, has been promoted
from first lieutenant to captain.
Capt. Mooney formerly was field con-
sultant for the National Catholic
Community Service. Prior to his
military service he also had been
director of the Catholic YOUTH Bu-
reau Of the National Council of
Catholic Men.
COLUMBUS, Ohio.-Four Wash
ington men recently graduated from
the Naval Training School at Ohio
State University. They are 1t. q. g.
Walter G. Peter, "a. 1911 Thirty
ninth street NV, and Its. Charles
A. Juntenen, 38, 1906 Western ave-
nue. NV; Homer R. Baker. 38, 1725
HlghWoOd place Sc, and Orrel
James Mitchell, So, 323 Madison
street NV.
FORT BENNING, Catalan l..
kameroW, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
KameroW, 729 Otis place NV, was
recently commission a second lieu
tenant on graduation from the Of
flcer candidate course at the In
fantry School
ALTUS, Okla.-Aviation Cadet
Donald V. Mayer, 20. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Vernon P. Writ, 1925 K
street NV, who is now in training
here at the Army Air Forces Ad-
vanced Flying School. has been ap-
pointed an acting cadet lieutenant.
AS student officer, Cadet Mayer
will obtain practical experience in
squadron administration and the
direction of squadron activities.
M o N r o E, La. - Kenneth F..
Evening star., 1943-03-16


GUNTER FIELD, Ala.-Aviation
Cadet Howard Weiss Sweeney, son
of Harry P. Sweeney, 47O1 Connec-
ticut avenue NV, has completed
the second phase Of his fight train
ing at the Army Air Forces Basic
Flying School.
ATHENS, Ga-Ten naval aviation
cadets from Washington have COM
pleted their training at the Navy
Pre-Flight School and have been
ordered to Naval Air Stations for
primary flight training They are:
Dan Wesley Harlan, 2737 Devon
shire place NV; Charles Nicholas
Wheland, Bethesda, Md: James
Wood Burch, 3846 Nacomb street
NV; Robert Lennox White. 1863
Harvard street NV; Lawrence Ver-
non Alsop, 1912 Veazey street NV;
Robert Russell Grams, 3817 Living
ston street NV; Sidney Fain, $50
Park road NV: Bradford Floyd
Hagie, 5032 Lowell street NV; Ed
ward Farmer Monahan, 1896 Taylor
street NV, and Roger Wean Ksrr,
5403 Hampden lane, Bethesda, Md.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
objective might well be the achieve.
ment of truth in advertising.

Another objective-that Of civic
duty-was suggested by Louis Kra-
kow, president of the Advertising
Club of Washington. who was on
hand TO launch the new project. Mr..
Krakow said that he had learned
never to underestimate the power
Of woman and saw definite need
for such a club in Washington.
Five persons were responsible for
the idea. it was disclosed. Besides
Miss GWyer, Vera AShe and Helen
Mobberley, both of WWDC. Connie
Burt OF the Ferguson Advertising Co
and Miss Edith Gustaffson of Henry
j. kaufman all contributed.
Those named to the Organization
Committee were Miss Gwyer. Miss
Burt, Mary Riello of the Washing
ton Post. Rhoda Bandler of WINK,
vi Sutton of the Hecht Co, Mar
guerite Preece of Frank r. Jelleffs
and Connie Ballou of the First Fed
eral Savings & Loan Co.
Miss MuChmOre was named tenn
porary treasurer Of the club, which
will have its next meeting on March
90.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
40 District Women
Meet 10 Organize
Advertising Club
ObjectIves Are Outlined
By Betty 6. Gwyer of
Henry J. Kaufman Co.

Proposed objectives we're outlined
last night at the organization meet
ing of the Capital Women's Adver-
tising Club in the cabinet room of
the Willard Hotel. Over 40 District
advertising women gathered to hear
Betty Darling Gwyer of Henry J.
kaufman Co. outline the new groups
aims.
Miss Gwyer. as temporary chair
man. listed fraternalism, co-opera-
ton and education as the three basic
obJectives. She stated that all Wom-
en- who direct. create. plan, sell, pur-
chase, control or promote advertis-
ing in the District are eligible for
membership.
Sally Muchmore of the Better
Business Bureau, indorsing the prof.
ect, said that she thought an added
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Knox Urges Annapolis
Course Cut to ; Years

B! he ASSOCIATED Press.
Secretary of the Navy Knox has
recommended to Congress that dur
ing the war and for six months
thereafter it change from four to
three years the course of instruction
for graduation from the Naval
Academy
The courses have been reduced to
three years under a previous bill
which Mr.. Knox said was subject to
the Interpretation that the authority
expired with the class which entered
the academy August /, 1942.
1T has received this interpreta-
ton in the Navy Department." the
Secretary said.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
BowhiII Appointed Head
Of Transport Commend
BY the Associated Press,


LONDON, March I6.-Air Chief
Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhill. cMn-
mander in chief of the Royal Air
Force Ferry Command since itawas
established in June. 194l, has been
appointed air officer commander ia
chief of the new transport COM
mand, the Air Ministry announced
yesterday
Sir Archibald Sinclair. Air Minis
ter, announced creation of the
transport command in Commons
March II. In addition to controlling
operations of Raj transport squad-
rons at home, the command will be
responsible for organization and
control Of strategic air routes for all
overseas ferrying and for reinforce-
ment moves of squadrons to and
between overseas theaters.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Donald Gray Appointed
To Welfare Post Here

Donald Gray, 81, an associate
technical advisor of the public as
sistance division of the Social Secur-
ity Board, has been appointed as
slstant superintendent Of the Dis
trict's Public Assistance Division. He
succeeds Mrs. Helen Weir Martin,
resigned
The appointment was made by the
Commissioners yesterday on recon-
mendations by Morris Zelditch. pub
lie assistance director, and May l..
Huff, welfare director. Mr.. Gray is
resident of Falls Church, Va.
Prior to his work with the Federal
agency he served in welfare posts
in Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio and
New York
Evening star., 1943-03-16

Brooks, jr., for
mer copy boy
for TIL e Star
a n d on of
Mr.. and Mrs. K.
F. Brooks, 1906
Oliver S tre e t.
c h Wy Chase.
now is training
as an Army Air
Forces navigator
IL StII1ldll flplQ.
c a d e t Brooks
recently com =
pleted his first
mission as a
navigate
Evening star., 1943-03-16

The best way to root for victory
is to dig deep into that rocketbook
or purse and buy War savings
stamps.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-05

would that this question of old age assistance
been used political football long enough SINNERS
down to the simple question of whether not state has
sufficient to provide decent living for all of it's
citizens If has, then the state had better red
cent its Golfers if permits it's citizens suffer
hunger cold the state permits it, having funds avail
able then is derec in it's duty and Of respon-
sibility.
We have for the relief of the aged appear
in all of the late sessions of the legislature practically
instance has been proposed that the necessary
be derived from licensing gambling by the imposition of
sales tax in the has been used vehicle by the
1ackeeerng and the other by the special interests
the state wanting establish the principle gougng
and disproporonate out of the low income
It is time that the people of the state take hand in the
matter and take out of the hands of the seseekng poll
cans and selfish groups using the for political football
If worthy of enjoying democracy, then should
not evade responsibility toward
should be made of the requirements of the aged and helpless
facta assembled Then plans should be drafted
the requirements and study made of possible of
Each year, informed knows ire
mendous drained from this state going non-res
dents who have contributed ota to the development
Of the state That is only possible The possb
tiles should all be surveyed and definite program presented
to legislative bodies That would be exempificaton
Of recognition Of the acceptance of responsibilities under
democracy. Anything less becomes political farce
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-05
Democrats Feast

caucus of the democrats the legislative assembly and
other party leaders, followed the following
day dinner party this week This attended by
of the bgwg of the party from all the state Rumors
this dinner party the nature of
coming OUT party by candidates for the office of
and secretary year. but this discamed by
of the speakers at the dinner
the discussion by the speakers at the dinner
with promotion of party harmony and the drafting
of definite program acceptable to all groups of the state
Some being planned the two senators from Mon
their chickering's for the good OF the state
and nation
1t may be taken granted, that any program drafted
by the democratic party will be planned to appeal in
measure all groups labor and capital The repub
ican party will undoubtedly plan its platform with the
thought in mind. Thus to the queson-which if
either of the parties is drafting platform to run on but not
stand on?'
The individual thinking voter (the hardshe party adj
generally speaking will not the plat
party without evauating sincerity of the
pressons program the basis of the type of candidates
selected to the out Both parties had better
old saying You fool part of the people all
reactonay republican with record Of opposition to labor
might campaign the proabor platform of his party and
lose votes and injure his party every time he spoke
During the present session of the legislature of the
majority party the state spent days in
capital the sessions and interviewed some
of the abest editors the state he then wrote
piece in the paper which he publishes expressing his opn
IONS The tenor of his remarks on the legislature was not alto
audatory despite the fact that the majority
bers of his own party the actions of the major
ty realistically standpoint of the future of his party
He cautioned against the maoritys apparent inclination to
swing much to the right And his warning was I'M
doubed based sound and understanding OF the
tendency of the times
1t is we'll that the best piece of legislation
enacted may become useless thing if properly admins
Similarly the best political program become USE
less the the country convinced that the
didates the offices who line for administering the
program will carry its provisions out
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-05

duction, we want to honestly earn
our income, there is way to create
a market for a maximum production,
and my observation has proven to me
and the records show that when there
is a market for all our products,
prices always stabilize at parity.
Mr.. Claude r. Wickard, secretary of
agriculture has removed the quota re-
strictions. But that AAA control law
is still on the statute books, and Mr..
Thatcher says to remove the AAA
control law, and says the repeal law
must be passed by congress and the
bill must be signed by the president.
We must not quit just because the
quota is removed. We may forget
about the control law; so we must
unite to save the farmers from being
under production control law and
seeing the very crops we are not
permitted to produce being imported
into the United States. We cannot
compete for foreign labor when indus
trial goods remain protected; the only
products that is being sacrificed to
the international group IS FARM
PRODUCTS.
Sincerely yours,
FRED AFTER.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-05
Consistency

AS has been stated this column, while may
differ with opinions of of the members of the Mon
legislative assembly many questions of economic and
social IMPORT still respect them they do not deviae
from attitude if they do not permit themselves to
be swayed by petty political considerations.
In the present have witnessed actions that
has quite clearly classified of the members deliberate
" supporting the privileged in the state We have
found them one day working reduce the taxes of the banks
granting liberia discount to the retail liquor
their purchases from the Had these meas
ardenty advocated by of the members been en-
would have meant possible loss of revenue
half million dollars to the state The next day.
many members would be opposing comparatively
rng of $4,000 to support of the teachers retire
increase in pensions to the aged They
would argue that the state could not afford it.
Had these members been able to muster only little more
strength quite probable that the of the state
would materially reduced by concessions to priv
legged groups then social services would have had to be
still more restricted sought in the form of
tax of them appeared to want passage of
law licensing gambling. These members have made
ord of being consistently inconsistent.
However, there also members who consistent
the states income intact They favored
large the state but not to the extent that they
influenced forget at time the best interests of the
whole particularly when to question of the
states finances.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-05
It's Nearly Over

Tomorrow Thursday the 60th day of the 28th legis
ave assembly, but doubtful that the sessions
will by midnight of that day. The clock have to be
stopped and days.
because arising between the two houses
preparations These have been in the
hands of finance and claims committee for
time action taken them until the last few days
Some stormy sessions may be anticipated Many of the
and members well anxious to return to
their homes and their private eres and the delay
their all of which is not conducive
to calm deliberate And party control has evidently
slipped several notches.
It is the general opinion that the appropriations passed
by low to insure efficient admnistra
ton departments and provide the services to
the public which their purpose and in many instances the
senate has upped the amounts appropriated.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-05

Rudyard, Mont, Feb 81, 1943
The Peoples Voice,
Helena, Montana
Dear Editor:
The manager of the Farmers Union
Grain Terminal Association Mr.. M.
w. Thatcher has an article in the
February issue of The Farmers Union
Herald of st. Paul asking the farm
ers to write to all our congressman
urging the repeal of the AAA control
law, and Mr.. Thatcher is also broad
casting to the farmers urging repeal
| agree with Mr.. Thatcher. have
never thought that controlling produc-
ton would solve the ever recurring
farm problem. 1t is markets for a
mailman production that it needed.
and we know now since the war emer-
gency has brought rubber shortage to
our attention, we have discovered the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-05
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
Unfriendly Franco

Word from North Africa recently that the Spanish
the international communications
Tange formerly operated by the French Through that
point many communication lines America and Britain pass
of Francois government the
having the Germans holding it.
Despite the nsstence of state department appeas
the fascist dictator of SPAIN that North
African expedition keep sufficient troops facing Spanish
Morocco guard against surprise attack by Spanish fass
&c. Britain is continually guard against
al attack by Franco Gibraltar.
Franco of all Europes gangser rulers has been the most
consistent in his enmty democratic
And his readiness stab forces the back he should
good opportunity hardly be denied by the most
of He takes
supplies of oil and food but if the axis armies should appear
the either in Algers Morocco Spain ITSELF
we'll reconcile ourselves the certainty that Franco
would attack if favorable moment should arrive-Great
Falls Tribune
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-05

rubber production of the world is
under the control of foreign mo-
nopoly. The shortage of rubber has
forced us to try to find way to
make our own rubber; and we know
that it can be made from the so-called
farm SURPRISES, and it is obvious If
the international group will permit we
could solve this farm surplus problem
by making our SURPRISES into synthet-
ic products-please allow me to say
this international group is in both
political parties. We must unite in
the producing area to get a president
and government representatives from
the producing area if we ever expect
to get sound farm program 1t does
not make any difference whether we
are additionally republicans or demo
Gratis, our interests are the same we
farmers want market for our pro-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-05

Administration has been quite successful in giving farm
ownership opportunities many worthy farm families
throughout the country independence county FSA Off
Gals reported only last week that of the Al tenant
chase loans in this county, made four years. there
has been SINGLE DELINQUENCY!
That's bad for the Oscar Johnstons and the Rooney
Shorts It's warning that their tight little empire Of per-
petuated poverty slipping It's to why they rant
icay attempt to tack the socialism sign the FSAs back
1t will be bright day for the South when everybody
wakes to what these and what they
ing do An enlightened America has place for their
philosophy of perpeuang sehness and greed-(Arkan-
sas) Daily Guard
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-05
Old Age Assistance

There many old people in Montana who worried
With the order for doing with the bue stamps
going be faced with being able to get
enough DEMONSTRATING food and there is little hope that the
state the appropriation made increase it's payments
to sufficiently make the them
food they able to through the
gram
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-05
OPINIONS OF READERS


The Voice dgrees with the opinions Letters
dis
effectively letters will
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-05

Editor, Peoples Voice.
The attitude assumed by the Selec.
tive Service Board in the taking of
boys from the farm and leaving young
married, men with small families,
seems unjust to the middle age people
of 45 to g. In many cases those
boys are the real strength of the
farm and taking them from home and
farm throws the whole burden on the
weaker class of our people to produce
food for all.
Then we do not have to go far to
see many men of the young married
class who claim exemptions, working
in some business and claiming owner
ship or personal interest, who look to
those overworked elderly people on
the farms to support them from PROF
IT'S while they produce NOTHING.
OF course the wives of that class are
strong compared to the mothers of
our 1S and 10 year old boys who must
assume the heavier role of heart ache
and worry often far beyond their
strength. Now, may l ask, does it
seem fair? Is the young mothers
with life before them and in prime
of health to be considered of more
value than the elderly women who
are forced to furnish the soldiers of
the merciless war of today? Because
men of As and over are no longer
classed as subject to military duty,
should they be classed as the slavish
burden bearer on food production
lines? Are the women who furnish
the soldiers in action to endure the
toiling, weeping and heart breaking
suspense and feed the young growing
generation while doing it?
Are the war lords and politicians
and arm chair officials who manage
our national affairs wise enough to
think the toiling masses of the world
can't see injustice in human life and
will not in time demand POSTWAR
changes in social life looking to JUS
tice?
Can they expect the boys who are
fighting nazism and aggression not
to see the hand of capitalism and ex-
tortionate greed in taking them from
work and homes where love and labor
are sorely needed and not in later
years feel crushed in his devotion to
his country? After returning to civil
life, possibly life long sufferer, what
will be his feelings toward the older
men who hid behind young womans
skirs and made it necessary for his
young life to take the risk and suffer
ing? What does patriotism mean any
how, only something to be talked
about?
While every true citizen wishes to
see the war ended with victory for
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