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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-09
CORN STOCKS REoUIsITIoNED

COnN y OOh0 hEQOtOl IOlNED
The War Food Administration has
requisitioned the corn stocks in SO
midwestern terminal elevators in a
further effort to break the distribu-
ton jam that has prevented corn
processing plants from obtaining sup
plies with which to produce feed and
industrial products essential to the
war effort. Farmers have been re-
luctant to sell corn at ceiling prices
($107 per bushel, Chicago basis) be-
cause corn is worth more when fed
to hogs than sold as corn. Specula-
tive buyers also have held corn firm
ly. The closing down of corn process
ing plants seriously cripples war pro-
duction of explosives, aluminium, mag
nesium and other war products, VIA
officials said. Inability of feeders and
mixed feed producers to obtain sup
plies is detrimental to the production
of livestock, poultry and milk
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-09

about 51a pounds, while a civilians
averages 3 pounds.
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Town and Farm
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encourages farmers to report any
overcharge
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THE NEEDLES EYE
fearless crque of the in which the Christian
Church meets the need for social and economic change

Church meets the social and economic change
Below opinions of some readers:
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-09
MANY SCHOOLS BURN

More than a million dollars worth
of school are destroyed by fire per
month. To replace these buildings
will require approximately four mil
lion dollars worth of critical materials
materials that could have gone into
the manufacture of planes, tanks, bat
tleships and guns. WPB has urged
all schools and colleges to take fire
prevention action.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-09

STOVES TO BE RATIONED
All new heating and cooking stoves
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-09

may obtain
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Evening star., 1943-08-01

If the battle for Sicily is to be taken as
D yardstick of the Nazi resistance against
the Allies, then we must assume that our
main effort in Europe has not begun yet,
although italy has been knocked out of
the war.
The German people did not need to
have rammed down their throats the idea
that the Reich must be world power
This has existed in the minds of the
people ever since the days of Frederick
the Great and has continued through
the centuries to date
The Germans are fully aware that if
they are defeated now their country viii
be dismembered and the Reich will cease
to exist as a power in Europe. They be-
beye that parts of their empire will be
given to the neighbors they have invaded
on this war and millions Of their citizens
Nall become subjects OF the inferior
Evening star., 1943-08-01

Clifford Peterson, 27 who, with his
mother and his brother Kenneth, farms
200 acres near Beardstown, asked only
some moisture now and then" and
delay in frosts. Farm-Wise Jimmy Dick
13-year- -old, who runs his fathers tractor
on nearby farm, nodded sagely.
This is swell growing weather. These
hot, quiet days and nights are what we
need for forcing the crop
Well need shower every 10 days,
though, until September when We want
more dry heat. Thatll cut the size of
the crop little but will make the ears
hard and solid"
A. j. Surratt, State and Federal agri-
cultural statistician at Springfield, will
shake his head in admiration for the
flood area farmer-and suggest that he
may be too optimistic.
After ALL he says "the farmer saw
his land flooded with no apparent chance
OF crop. Then the water went down
and the farmer fought back, working
harder than ever before. Now he sees
prospect for good crop and it's natural
for him to be just little too optimistic.
On his 6O0-acre Southern Illinois
farm, Mode Powell was kicking up great
clouds of dust as he sent his tractor
hurryihg down long, straight rows of re-
Gently planted corn. 1t was after pm.
and the sun was down and he still had
his chores to de before he could eat and
finally rest.
Fifty-three years old, lean, tough, the
father of four boys and three girls, he
could have been any one of thousands of
flood-Stricken farmers who are fighting
their way back toward something like
normal production.
There was quiet pride in his voice,
pride in his farm, his machine, his FAM
lily. himself, his country. There was in
dependence and self-reliance an un-
spoken faith in the grace of God and
his own strength
That's the kind of American farmer
who watched the flood push It's relent-
less way over his priced acres-and has
come hack Aghtang to make . new orop.
Evening star., 1943-08-01

Once he owned race horse and oc-
casionally he still visits race track.
Despite the influence of a brother who
plays championship bridge, his usual
recreation, when he gets lonely is ses-
sion of highly unorthodox rummy, poker
or bridge at which-since rules are made
as the game progresses-he usually man.
ages to drop not more than dollar or
two to his cronies.
devout Catholic, he received the
Knight of st. Gregory papal decoration
for his extensive work in Catholic hos
pitfalls.
He is witty and associates say that he
has an anecdote to fit every situation
that arises-and in 10 years has never
been known to repeat himself.
He's an impressive figures feet 10,
100 pounds-his ruddy face crowned by
snow-white hair, his rather somber eyes
accentuated by frosty brows.
His demeanor is as cool as his air.
conditioned Office. His only mannerism
is toying with whichever of his two pairs
of spectacles he isn't wearing.
A meticilous sdresser, he wears expen-
sive cravats, double breasted suits which
he has made by a Madison tailor, and
| hats which he buys three at a time.
He eats lightly, raw apple for dessert
his coffee black, remembering, perhaps,
1888 when he got overweight and had to
whisk off 80 pounds.
Evening star., 1943-08-01
Nazi Troops Restless

Rebellions, brawls, desertions and sui
cides are becoming more and more fire.
quent among the German occupation
troops on the Belgian coast.
At Middelkerke, In ballroom, where
the Todt Engineering Organization was
having banquet (three pigs had been
slaughtered for the occasion), an officer
turned huge portrait of Hitler to the
wall. This was the signal for general
brawl in which so of the guests were
more or less seriously wounded.
At Nieuwpoort, Westende and Middel-
kerke the German police conducted a
four-day search for deserters.
At Westende the local police discovered
in an uninhabited villa the bodies of
two German soldiers A revolver was
found near them on the floor.
At an inn between Middelkerke and
Ostend two Germans committed suicide
with a revolver and a third was found
hanging from the rafters.
The body of a German sailor was
pulled from Neupoort Harbor. q
Evening star., 1943-08-01
BY Jane Eads,
Associated Press Writer.

the keymen from his trusted FDIC as a
nucleus and added other picked men.
AS for DEW. Crowley says he is going
to analyze the setup carefully and see
that all the work dovetails completely
with all Government agencies. One of
his phrases peculiar to him is: I'VE plan
for to make very few changes" That's
probably the way he fells about DEW, too.
1T would be foolish on my part to go
in and start Immediately to disrupt an
established setup." he says
THE big things, 1t seems to me, is to
follow the foreign policy of the Presi-
dent and Secretary OF State Hull, and
that is what am going to do
(James F. Byrnes, director of war
mobilization, said recently that Crowley
must consult the State Department in
every field to determine what is the for
eign policy of the United States')
The Presidents choice of Crowley to
head DEW, in the reshuff1e after the dis
pute between Commerce Secretary Jesse
Jones and Vice President Henry Wallace,
is generally attributed-quite aside from
his other recognized abilities-rto. his
knack of getting job done with the
least amount of confusion and conflict.
Settles Dispute.
Crowley's appointment last year as GUS
todian OF alien property was used by
President Roosevelt to settle dispute
between the Treasury and the State De-
partment. He has acted as peacemaker
more than once, before that, between the
Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board
the Reconstruction Finance Corp. and
the Controller of the Currency.
Born at Milton Junction, Wis, August
Is, 1889, Crowley was educated in pri-
mary and secondary schools of Madison
Wis, and at the University of Wisconsin.
He began work as a delivery boy in
grocery store. He never forgets his
supreme disappointment one Christmas
eve when he expected a special present
from the grocer for working hard and
far into the night, and the grocer repaid
him only with the wish, Merry Christ
mas"
Ten years later. after working his way
through the university and graduating
with Phi Beta Kappa key, he became
joint owner of the store.
In the succeeding years he has owned
wholesale paper company, a wholesale
grocery house, an oil-distributing COM
pany, chain of grocery stores and
bank.
Though he never has run for office,
Evening star., 1943-08-01
By John Temple,
Associated Press Writer.

BEARDSTOWN. Il-Stand on the
hills around Beardstown and Meredosia.
in Central Illinois, and you can see
thousands of rich farm acres still show
ing the ravageS of what oldest residents
call one of the worst floods in the States
history.
But you can see, too, the thrilling
green of growing corn and soybeans in
fields which, during parts of May and
June, were under 10 to 20 feet of water.
And you can see lean, tough as s-leather
farmers racing their tractors, urging
sweat-drenched horses, driving them
selves, in a race to cultivate those fields
in the shortening growing season.
Illinois had hoped to plant some 20
100000 acres this year; the food
drowned at least ,491 900 acres for two
days or longer. Yet today, only 200, 900
to 250,000 acres are listed as lost to 1943
production.
There are 100 acres of good land that
won't produce a thing" sighed Harry
Cunningham from his farm porch 7
liltcS liOUi NillCelllcS, lIiu. we IT,
planted around IS acres here, but there
wasn't time for all the work"
The water came at us like a race
horse" said Mrs. Cunningham, land we
thought for a while we couldn't get
away.
1T was 25 inches deep in the house
We had to repaper and repaint--did the
work ourselves. We shoveled out dirt,
mud and even bullfrogs. We were just
sick. Look, the ground is bare and white
and hard We didn't even have feed for
the chickens But most of them were
drowned anyway
Near Shelbyville, in Southern Illinois,
in heat of that thick, heavy, almost
tangible quality that bottom land farm
ers admire, 34-year-old C. J. Schmitz
brought his painting tractor to halt In
knee-high corn. He waved hand:
The water was waist high here . lew
Evening star., 1943-08-01

He constantly amaZes
them, they say by the deftness with
which he strips non-essentials from the
core of problem.
On leave of absence from his job as
chairman of the multimillion- dollar
Standard Gas 81 Electric Co., he is
director of the newly-created Office of
Economic Warfare (OEW), chairman of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
(FDIC) and custodian of alien property.
He's the Capitals "nothing-a-year-
man. accepting not even the business
mans customary dollar year for his
service in three Government jobs.
Crowley is entitled to receive $4,000 a
year from the FDIC. He has been turn
ing that back to the FDIC. No provision
was made for a salary as alien property
custodian, nor will he take one as DEW
director
In serving without Government pay,
Crowley says it is his belief that more
businessmen should participate actively
in Government.
Although he derives additional income
from the General Paper g. Supply Co.
of Madison, Wis, which he owns, asso-
/ ciates nevertheless aver that he is not a
wealthy man.
He formerly was president of a Madi-
son bank, and has held many director
ships, both Industrial and mercantile.
His governmental service, besides the
three jOhs he now holds ipcludoS chair
manship of the State Banking Review
Board, which reorganized Wisconsin
banks after the banking holiday; devel-
opment of plan for agricultural credit
extension which ultimately became the
basis of the national Farm Credit Ad-
ministration; director of the Farm Credit
Administrations Northwest region, with
headquarters at st. Paul.
Prefers FDIC Job.
The job he likes best of all is that of
chairman of the FDIC. He organized it
himself. It's his baby and he says he
wants to stay with it as long as he is in
Government.
Under FDIC, the Government insures
individual bank deposits up to $4,000
each Chairman Crowley, in a recent
report, stated that deposit insurance now
is providing full protection for more than
Sc million accounts
Getting organized as alien property
custodian in March of last year was more
difficult. 1t was harder to build a staff.
| Crowley says, but he borrowed some of
Evening star., 1943-08-01

weeks ago. I finished planting July /,
maybe four weeks late But Uncle Sam
needs this corn and we're going to have
a crop-if we get break"
We're going to have a crop"-that's
the chorus that comes from the corded
throats of every one of these farmers
They're working from am. far into
the dark, with dogged persistence, stub
born refusal to admit defeat, asking
only break in the weather.
Even the youngsters have the fever
Evening star., 1943-08-01

machinery, submerged by flood waters
But, aided by the Army, the Red Cross,
farm bureaus and other organizations
they fished out their equipment, repaired
it and went back to work.
Dale Wards place is on an island in
the center of the Coal Greek drainage
district. He rescued his farm machin-
waters still flowing through huge levee
break to the only high land In the dis
trict and went to planting.
Evening star., 1943-08-01

and the philosophy. Eleven-year-old
Bernard Racop, mighty mite of boy
in the Wabash River Valley one of the
hardest-hit flood areas, took a-swig of
water as he sat on his battered tractor
and summed up this way:
1--WE have to depend on ourselves. We
can't get extra help these days. But
we're used to that We all work just a
little harder than before"
The farmers saw more than 900 ire
placeable tractors much other valuable
Evening star., 1943-08-01

he has been active In
both State and national
Democratic politics. and
in 1910 was reported to
have been urged by the
President to succeed for
mer Postmaster General
James A. Farley as ma
tional chairman of the
Democratic party.
He now is the grand
patriarch Of his family
four brothers and four
sisters, II nieces and
nephews, most of whom
reside In Madison, Wis,
where he maintains a l2-
room Tudor-style home
on the side of a hill over
looking a park.
He goes home to Madi-
son once a year, spending
about a week fishing at
one of Wisconsin's lakes.
He always thinks he Is
going to get a rest, but
business seems to follow
him.
However, he hates even
the limited travel his
position requires and re-
fuses to relax from the
time he leaves on a trip
until he gets back. He
always walks from his
hotel TO his office, except
on very hot days.
There are mo smoking"
signs all over his Office,
and although he chews
on a cigar or two every
day he never lights one.
Sinus trouble made him
give up both smoking and
drinking years ago.
He has few diversions.
Evening star., 1943-08-01
Crowley a Real Organizer

Big. handsome. white
haired Leo T. Crowley,
53-year-old former bank
er, could be a lion in
Capital social circles.
He's a bachelor. He's i'm
portant. He has person.
ality.
But Mr.. Crowley spends
his time between his Of
flee and his hotel suite
and prefers the attention
of his nieces and nephews
to that OF Washington
hostesses. He'd rather
read than rumba. He is
a teetotaler.
In explaining, however,
how he expects to get a
maximum of work done
with a minimum of bick-
ering in the three touchy,
top-f1ight cover nment
posts which he now holds,
he says it won't be in his
stunning of Washington
social life, not in mis-
nightly 10 hours sleep
and it isn't going to be
his raw apple a day that
will keep trouble away.
It's careful organization
and skipping of detail, it's
sticking close to his di-
vision heads and letting
them operate the details,
he says.
His associates say that
because he Is always con-
siderate Of the feelings Of
others, always supporting
his subordinates' actions
to the hilt, he has built a
staff that is fiercely loyal
to him and his ideals.
Evening star., 1943-08-01

(See NAzIS, Page C-3)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21

Montgomery happens to be in there
as a challenge II is necessary to
say once again that talent Is scarce
and the New York Commission
travels strange routes at times its
wonders to perform. In this case
Montgomery was one OF a dozen
lightweights entered in a nation
wide tournament for a few minutes.
or until they all dropped out ex.
cept Montgomery and two others.
Montgomery survived those two.
became the challenger and here We
are.
II he were TO beat Beau Jack II
would be a great upset TO most OBJ
servers. but a few would be able
to go around afterward nodding
wisely and saying told you so.
For they did say-a few OF them
that Montgomery has the expert
ence and stamina 10 do il.
like Beau Jack. II he can't beat
the likes Of Montgomery he doesn't
even deserve his halfshare in the
title
He is young and he starts out
strong II he can just keep from
getting so weary OF 1t all he will
survive 10 attract the customers
again with Armstrong or Ansott-
or even Joe Blow.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21
Phillies Only Half Game Out
of Third Place i'm Standings

Phils another half game to the
rear.
In the only American League ac-
ton the Boston Red Sox beat the
Cleveland Indians in both ends OF
double header, 2 to in 10 In
nings and I to 4. and the idle New
York Yankees pace-setting margin
was increased to two games over
the tribe.
The tail-end Red Sox won the
opener in the 10th when Johnny
Peacock singled Johnny Lazor
home from second after the latter
had walked and reached second on
a sacrifice. Oscar Judd went the
route to victory in the opener ana
Mace Brown, one OF four Boston
hurlers used in the night-cap, was
credited with the second win.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21

New York, May Pins - The
Chicago Cubs graciously seem IN.
tent upon trading places with the
Philadelphia Phillies in the Ma
tional League standings during the
current pennant campaign. but
the Phils may not be content even
with that and apparently have as
pirations for higher things in the
baseball sphere.
AS things stand today the Phillies
are only a half game out OF third
place. The Cubs are down there
in the cellar where usually you
can And the Phils That's where
the latter finished last season.
while the Cubs we're winding-up il
sixth place.
In any case, the Cubs are doing
the best they can to keep in the
cellar and prevent the Phils from
going back to their old haunts. The
Phils are doing a pretty good job
themselves are riding high.
They won their fifth game in
row yesterday by making a clean
sweep OF the four-game series with
the Cubs and left no doubt about
the outcome. The Phils took them
by shutouts, to and 2 to 0.
That increased the Cubs losing
streak to nine games.
Charley Fuchs and AL Gerhauser
fired a pair OF four hitters at the
Cubs in the twin bill. Fuchs beat
Big Bill Lee, who went all the way
to the eighth inning OF the opener
before being removed for a pinch
hitter. Gerhauser went the route
against Dick Barrett to score the
nightcap victory.
In the National Leagues only
other game, the Brooklyn Dodgers
concluded their four-game series
with the St. Louis Cardinals by
winning. to 2, for an even break
in the tussles. Rube Melton came
back after two days OF rest to
beat the Cards for the second time
in the series. his mound victim be-
ing none other than the redoubt-
able Mort Cooper
The triumph moved the dodgers
to IN games ahead Of the idle Bos-
ton Braves and to three games over
the third place Cardinals, with the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21
Wrestlers on
Card Tonight

Harold Chaundy who made many
friends and a good reputation last
year in wrestling at the Armpry,
returns to Ypsilanti audiences to-
night at the UAW-CIO Local 50
auditorium, 20 E. Michigan Ave.
Chaundy who wins his matches
through good. clean. fast wrestling
is classed in the junior heavyweight
division and will open the program
by meeting CALIFORNIA; Purple
Phantom in half hour bout with
the match going to the winner OF
the first fall.
Pierre De Glane, who also ap-
peared on last weeks card. meets
that Terrible Turk, Ali Pasha.
After these two matches are over,
and the wrestlers have had chance
to rest up. they will return in
teams Of two to participate in a tag
team match.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-21
BABIES DIE IN FIRE

Kalamazoo. Mich. May 81 -
Thursday two children died and a
third suffered serious burns In a
fire which early in the morning
destroyed the Gull Lake cottage
owned by Frank c. Lemke. OF this
city. and occupied by the family OF
First Lieut.. Frank c. Palmer, OF
the proyost-marshal generals train
ing corps. stationed at Fort Custer,
The dead we're Frank c. Palmer,
Jr., Is months old, who was burned
10 death, and three-month-old Fran
ces. who was killed by the caying
in of the porch after the father had
rescued her from the burning build
ing. Nancy years old, is in a criti-
cal condition in Bronson Hospital,
suffering from third degree burns.
10th Lieut.. and Mrs. Palmer suf-
tered minor burns and are suffering
from shock.