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Evening star., 1943-12-13
Virginia 10 Deny Vote
To Residents Here Not
Paying State Taxes
Income Levy to Be Paid
In Addition to D. c. Toll,
Ruling Specifies
Py the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Dec. 13-Virginians
who claim their right to vote as
residents of the State and at the
same time ask Virginia State tax
exemptions because of temporary
residence in Washington will have
to get down off the fence. according
to recent State tax department
ruling.
In effect the ruling restricts Vir-
ginians working in Washington from
voting in their original home pre-
cincts unless they pay all Virginia
taxes, in addition to the extra in
come tax levied against them by
the District
For number of years Virginians
working in Washington for the Fed
eral Government maintained their
voting privileges merely by paying
the s1.50 capitation yearly Their
income tax, which Is less than in
Virginia, was paid in the District
Under the ruling any person who
pays his capitation tax and votes
in Virginia admits his residency and
thereby becomes liable for other
State taxes, icluding personal prop
erty, income and other levies.
The ruling called attention to the
fact that the taxes must be paid in
addition to the income tax paid in
Washington The District does not
extend credit for the taxes paid in
Virginia and this State cannot ex-
tend credit for the taxes paid in
Washington, it was stated.
The ruling will take It's heaviest
toll in the Arlington area and Alex
andria. due to the large number of
persons from there who live in the
District and work for the Govern
ment and other interests in Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1943-12-13
Virginia Plans Hearings
On Co-operotives' Tax

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Dec. 13-The Vir-
ginia Legislature Advisory Council
will conduct public hearing Satur-
day on the subject of taxation of CO.
operatives.
The councils committee studying
methods of appointing members of
examining and State boards met
Saturday in an executive session to
complete work on recommendations
to the General Assembly. This COM
mittee will submit it's views to the
council at the meeting next Satur-
day.
Evening star., 1943-12-13
General Soldier Vote Bill
Attacked by 1ydings
BY the Associated Press,

BALTIMORE. Dec. l3-Possibil-
ity that the House would be required
to determine the next President in
event Congress passes general SOL
dier vote bill was foreseen today by
Senator Tydings, Democrat, OF
Maryland.
In his weekly broadcast yesterday
Senator Tydings emphasized that he
would do all in his power to give
qualified service personnel the right
to vote, but declared this privilege
should be conferred by the indi-
vidual States.
Otherwise, the Senator said, the
votes would be thrown out when
returned to the States for counting
and the election of President would
be left to the House.
Congress- has no power, he said
to give blanket right to vote. since
the Federal Constitution provides
that no one can vote in any national
election who is not qualified to vote
for a member of his own Legislature
Evening star., 1943-12-13

The stamps in War Ration Book
3, which dealers collect from GUS
toners buying meats. cheese or fats,
will be used in the new program.
When ration tokens are placed in
effect, early next year. for use as
change. these will be paid to house.
wives surrendering kitchen fats.
The last available figures reported
to the salvage division of the War
Production Board showed a decline
in collections of salvaged fats. Ap-
proXimately 200,0000O0 pounds of
the Salvaged household product a
year are needed in the war pro-
gram. it was said at WPB
Fats are highly critical item.
They are used in the manufacture
o. gunpoWder, synthetic rubber and
many other essential materials.
Evening star., 1943-12-13
CurIey Club CurtoiIs
Party as Flu Precuution

AS a precaution against infu-
enza, the annual Christmas party
given by the Curley Club for chill
dren of st. AIMS Infant Asylum
was curtailed yesterday.
All indoor festivities were can
celed. but club members were
allowed to visit the youngsters out
OF doors during their regular play
period. So far there has been no
influenza at the home, it was re-
ported today.
Evening star., 1943-12-13
Butchers Today Start Giving
Ration Points for So|vuqed Fat

Beginning today. housewives turn
ing in salvaged fats will receive
from butchers and frozen food
locker plants two extra meat ra-
ton points, in addition to the regu-
lar price of 4 cents. for each pound
The Office of Price Admlnistra-
ton worked out the new plan eX-
pressing hope that it would al least
double previous collections in the
fat salvage campaign.
The American Fat Salvage Com
mlttee, Inc, pointed out that, in
reaching this decision. OPA has
recognized the common equity of
paving points TO those women who
return to our national economy ma
terlal for which they originally put
out points
Evening star., 1943-12-13
B. & O. Tracks Cleared
Of Freight Wreckuqe

BY The ASsoclated Press.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Dec
13.-Repair crews cleared up the
Wreckage of nine cars of a fast west
bound freight train here today as
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad officials
investigated cause of the derail-
ment.
The Cumberland division dis
patchers office said there were no
injuries, but that all main line
tracks were blocked by the derail-
ment last night, Passenger trains
were rerouted over the Western
MARYLAND tracks
Evening star., 1943-12-13
Adas Israel Synagogue
Plans New BuiIdinu

Adas Israel Synagogue, Sixth and
I streets NV, plans to erect a new
building at Connecticut avenue and
Ellicott street NV. after the war
Rabbi Solomon H. Metz has an
nounced
The site already has been pur-
chased and more than 100000
pledged toward the building fund.
The site is about $4,000 square feet.
Joseph A. Wilmer is president Of
the congregation and Abe S. Kay
is chairman of the Building Com
mittee. The congregation, organ
lied in 1869, is one of the oldest
in the city. The present building
was erected in 1907.
Evening star., 1943-12-13
Silver Spring Group
Plans Service Dance

Sponsored by the Silver Spring
Board of Trade, the Silver Spring
Lions Club and the Rotary Club, a
Christmas dance for about $50 serv-
icemen of the area will be held at
the Indian Spring Country Club
Saturday night.
The affair is being arranged in CO.
operation with Mrs. John C. Keele,
director of the local USO. Features
will be distribution of gifts to each
serVlceman by Santa Claus. a
Christmas tree and music by Navy
band
A bus will operate between the
USO and the club for use of service
men.
Evening star., 1943-12-13
BurnesviIIe Rites Held
For Charles A. Clements

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GAINESVILLE, Md. Dec. 13.-
Funeral services for Charles Am
brose Clements. II, native of Mont
gomery County. who died Thurs
day at the home of Mr., and Mrs.
Clarence Offutt. near Poolesville
were held today in st. Mary's Cath
olic Church here. The pastor, the
Rev. James I. Bifeld, offciated
Burial was in the church cemetery
Mr. Clements was unmarried
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. John
L. Brunett, Rockville. and Miss
Clara Clements. West Gate, Md
and several nieces and nephews. He
was employed in the War Depart
ment for many years, retiring about
seven years ago.
Evening star., 1943-12-13
Shopper Finds S761
In Bag With Baby
Socks She Bought

Honesty was rewarded with
$25 Saturday when a shopper
at a downtown store returned
S76l % in cash which she found
inclosed in the paper bag with
her 38-cent purchase.
Miss Ethel Padgett, 1922
Fourth street S.W.. received the
reward at Morton's clothing
shop, 312 Seventh street NV,
when she returned the money
which a relief cashier had in
closed accidentally in a bag
with two pairs of baby socks.
Evening star., 1943-12-13
To Show War Film

Children of Mars film show
ing what can be done to help war
time working mothers, will be shown
at 8 pm. tomorrow to an invited
audience in the Interior Department
auditorium by the Child Care and
Protection Committee of the Civil
ian War Services. Mrs. Henry P.
Chandler, chairman of the COM
mittee, will preside.
Evening star., 1943-12-13
Goithersburg Rites Set
For Mrs. GIenno Lynch
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

SPECIAL DlSpalch 10 Inc star.
WASHINGTON GROVE. Md,
Dec. 13.-Funeral services for Mrs.
Glenna Reber Lynch. 40, former
resident of this vicinity. who died
Saturday at her home in Whining
ton, N. c., will be held at pm to-
day from the funeral home of Ernest
c. Gartner. Gaithersburg Burial
will be in the cemetery adjoining
the Presbyterian Church at Neeles-
vile.
Mrs. Lynch, daughter Of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. George Reber. WASH
ington Grove, IS survived by her
husband. J. Paul Lynch: two
daughters. Constance B, and Pa
tricia Ann Lynch, all of Wilmington,
and a sister Mrs Elsie r. Palmer,
WASHINGTON Grove
Evening star., 1943-12-13
Students to Give PIoy

A Christmas play, The Child
Who Was Made of Snow" will be
performed by children of the
Charles A. Stewart School, East
Falls Church, Va. at a meeting
lof the Parent-Teacher Association
at 8 pm. tomorrow at the school,
Evening star., 1943-12-13
DR.. Gruhum Honored

COLLEGE PARK, Md. Dec. 13 LP,.
DIR. Castillo Graham, University of
Maryland entomologist. is the new
chairman of the extension service of
the American Association of Eco
|nomic Entomologists. DR.. Graham
formerly served as secretary of the
group.
Evening star., 1943-12-13
lzuuk Walton Unit to Elect

The Arlington-Fair Chapter OF
the Izaak Walton League will meet
at $50 pm. tomorrow at Evans
Coffee Shop. Lee highway and
Glebe road. Motion pictures will be
shown and officers will be elected
for the coming year.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-04
Power and Nazism

The private power companies putting des-
perate fight against REA organizations we'll PUBS In
congress- technical point of order they the S2O000
900 REA loan fund knocked out of the appropriation BILL but
it's friends succeeded in reinsatng after acrimonious de-
bate the fight goes legislatures In Penn
syvana they trying the REAs PUBS under the
control of the public utility commission which has long been
tool of the private companies the the commission
Oregon other states Down Georgia the
had to bill to tax all federal corporations which
Sin competition with private business which description could
not be applied to anything except cooperative plants
power companies among the most bitter
mics present administration in Washington, and their
lobbyists muff opportunity to hinder disrupt the
presidents efforts All of this is remndfu of the facts dug
up by Clyde Ellis national of the REA organization
of the private power companies and he to Paul
Hagen the research director for the Inside Germany
reports proved be valuable and
the prosecution of the Hagen declared that e private
utilities Of Germany and have been at all times
Adolf Hters chief supporters and principal
of his ascension to power He explains that in Ger
there cooperative (preussag) which
astonishngy The big utility companies burdened
with pyramded holding companies the the United
States losing the fight against the cooperaves
Hitler the situation, made lavish proposals, and they
helped organize nazism have been his
most powerful supporters
There nothing strange about that for dspassion
analysis does unerrngy indicate that nazsm merely
predatory business probabilities with
all thrown off and social preense discarded Wei
fnched the radical declaration that nazsm
big business with but yet be forced to accept
earnestly the duty of seeing to that in
this country it does not get the gunCapal Press (Ore)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-04

According reports widespread soppage OF work
in the effect and again. there appears to
conflict of authority in the matter OF negotiation OF
controversy AS this written lckes has praccay en-
the demand of the workers for portal to portal pay one
of the principal of the miners However the War
Board apparently jealous of its prerogaves and au
hoy will not recognize dealing of the workers with
the operators the operators have declared themselves OPP
posed to the portal to portal pay
far as this writer has noticed the opera
tors to yield the portal portal the first public men
press Of the stand of the operators on any part OF
the controversy Since this provision Tor pay is now IN erect
of the mines in the country this places the operators
least extent in the position OF being partly espon
sble for cessation of work
Up to this time public criticism of the miners has been
developed by the press by placing all of the blame for stop
page operations Them without any clear statement OF
their grievances and without mention of the attitude OF
operators toward their workers Most OF the pubic mas
condemned them without hearing and without any complete
understanding OF their problem OF making TOO low wages meet
the rising costs of living aggravated IN many cases py oeng
oed trade at company stores where prices IN the past
were high and now higher still
It probably that the motives OF John L. Lewis have
been quite degree by his enmy toward the
national administration Shrewdy enough ne is using the
miners with their JUSTIFIED to large
extento embarass the administration The fact that he
also lending himself to creating dsuny IN the war effort and
that his actions construed deliberate threat to
essential war production apparently little nothing
to him. deal with duly constituted authority
the War Labor Board negotiations for lettering the
nomc condition of the miners something that the admins
traton cannot overlook And while the personnel OF the war
ohor Roard NAV NOT he all that might be desired defiance
authority nothing for neither Lewis nor the
Moreover the Lewis tactics lending the best of laid
and comfort of labor organization The Smith
Connay bill which has been resting for some time now IN
committee the waiting for suspicious moment to
be brought out will undoubtedly be brought up for
and with coal strike in progress 1t almost certain TO
mass It's labor hating supporters need only that additional
leverage. is crucial time for organized LABOR may
have waited too long to clean house.
It may be that has overplayed his hand, and it may
also be possible that the operators have ovepayed theirs
whether with without feeling that the Var Labor Board
sympathetic to them than to the miners Should the
the coal Mines perhaps both Lewis and
the operators will lose there believe that
great majority of the miners will go to work for their
Uncle Sam confidence that their grievances will be adj
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-04

come there are in every community few families per-
haps 10 to 20% of the population who in definite
ly economic condition than they year ago.
g. There is not shadow of a doubt that the public
schools do not provide vocational education of the
needed type to all of the youth who should have it, In
the first place many youths who should have vocational
education live in villages and small towns where there
is vocational education if there is any, it is of
very poor sort. For example, at the center in Colo
RADIO Springs the vast majority of the youngsters do
not live in Colorado Springs but from the rural
districts in Colorado and northern New Mexico. This
condition is far in the southern states where,
should say that the majority of the young people the
south and twohrds of the negroes have opportunity
for vocational education In addition, many of these
youngsters from families of very low economic
status and from families of foreign birth. Their chill
dren somewhat unhappy in ritzy high schools
and not afford the expenditures for the normal stu
dent and social life Furthermore, many of these young
not suited by intellect and home background
and language to do good work in high school
they organized in mathematics English liter
ature foreign languages etc.
If these projects to be discontinued and the large
city schools and the American Vocational Association
to be given monopoly it simply that democracy
in American education is hollow mockery for consd-
cradle portion of American youth hope you will take
time to think about this matter before being pushed
around by this highly organized and artcuate group.
Respectfully,
HARL R. DOUGLASS, Director.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-04

Many of their unpained ramshacke houses for which they
they would brick bungalow, proudly
display two three service of them gold
More than 10000 members the United Mine Workers
fighting for their country.
In giving blood and in gathering scrap, the UNIV have
been tops
Miners complaining they can't get along $25
600 a year-they make at years. Their
loyalty and incentive and speed countr triumph
the President could have his way
and limit big incomes to $4,000 Greatly $67,000 if
OPA had really held the line
The not pocket patriots they not striking
rich off the They have always been fortnight
direct things right they always
only weapon they knew.
John L. Lewis has taken advantage of that forhrghtness
miners msgude them re-estabsh his
lost power. He is making pawns of them.
So when you get around to forming your personal
of the situation look the facts the face and the
blame the right place. indianapolis, Ind, Union.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-04
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
Allied Nations Lifeline

the United States and the baefronts
all the world is the merchant marine.
If the who sailed the ships faered in their heroic
task delivering the and the goods from the United
Europe Asia, Africa and Australia the United Ma
tions could not win the against Fascsm
The merchant have not fatered They living
up to their pledge to Keep En- Sailing
Their task difficult any faced by the armed
anywhere And the records show, it has exaced toll
of proportionately four times many lives.
This what the National War Labor Board said recently
about the work of the merchant
'The with all its revelations of herosm all fronts
has revealed Drawer souls than the merchant who
with the largest proportion of American casualties in this
the ships which, in defiance of ice submarines
raiders dive bombers the snews of where dan
stretches it's farhst and highest front all the
of the world
Little by little the magnificent service performed by the
who sail the ships is becoming known to the American
people, These unung heroes beginning get the
milton they deserve.
But there important fact about the merchant
which known 1t important particularly at this
time when reaconaries both in and out of
are doing all they to discredt trade unionism.
Most of the who performing such meritorious
for their country trade unionists Attenon
please Mr. Rckenbacke Senator Conna and all others who
think you do 1.-The New World.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-04

| decide on any of the major issues
Again it appears to me that all we as
members have to do is patronize the
elevators hold our meetings regular
get new members, and pay our dues
The rest is beyond our duties
AS for the setup in our town, we
now have our own elevator and annex,
with capacity of about $4,000 bush
els. This we own 1000 without any
strings attached. Now since the pur-
chase of the ST. Anthony setup, the
F. u. G. T. Assn. has on their hands
two elevators, house in town, and a
barn, FUSED by the ST. Anthony Eleva-
which they have been trying to unload
on our local organization.
Coop owners of the Farmers Union
Elevator Co. of Rudyard, let us give
this fair thought, before we enter
into an unnecessary investment.
We now have a plant, with suffi-
Gent capacity to handle our needs
nine out of ten years. And this stor-
dS0 pay ututS, DIS LIDS DeSH pau ny
the government as l see it, is of the
past, and furthermore there never was
room for two Farmers Union eleva-
tors in one town the size of Rudyard
being that we have ample capacity
to handle what we produce, under
normal conditions.
Why should we therefore obligate
ourselves with any of this liability.
And further does it sound reasonable,
that the managers of the old line ele-
vators (that has now been forced to
work for the Farmers Union, if they
want to stay on the job is going to
do their best in the interest of the
union, when before the change, the
slogan were taught them to hate
the Farmers Union, and all it stands
for. This does not trickle out of their
veins over mite.
To the owners, the patrons of the
Farmers Union Elevator Co. of Rud-
yard on June 26th it will be put be-
fore you at the annual meeting,
whether, or not to purchase the form
er st. Anthony setup.
If you will think this over thorough
ly, l am sure you will agree that this
will only be liability to our setup,
in place of an asset.
Very truly yours,
S. T. NESS.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-04
Like Looking for Needle In Haystack

The sole motive of the American feuda system has been
the of making profits has had other duty
other other responsibility has devoted itself
the simple operation of giving dollar and taking dollar
and dime quarter And this fundamental truth should
be obscured by the aruc tone of advertising such
put by Henry Ford the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company, and Others Our incnes to be-
eve that most of the talk of for public consumption
intended goodwill and to increase the number of
buyers-and the profits.
The real purpose would doubtless be revealed could
overhear the discussion that directors meetings. 1t
difficult believe that the there primarily inter
esed in service They render service only gather profits
and because they moved by compassion hui
mainly favorable balance sheet of necessity the goal
of every business lord.
If the reader is disposed to believe that national
corporation interested humanity the welfare
let him to the national capital state capital when
social egsaonodage pension child labor general edu
cation bsis pending and determine the identity of the
emen of the third house who there lobby he can
find single corporation representative they will bel
therein favor of such legislation then he will have dscov
the marvel of the conturyFrom Divided We Stand by
Walter Prescott Webb.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-04
War Changes
Continued from Page one)

consumer sale. (3) sale of resale.
(4) Sale to a governmental agency.
An establishment engaged in manu-
| featuring or processing is not exempt
as retail establishment Retailers
undertaking such production work for
Interstate commerce should comply
with the law from the date of con
version.
Loss of the exemption means that
employees must be paid at least 80
cents an hour and time and one-half
their regular rate for hours worked
over 40 in week under the fair labor
standards act. Accurate records of
hours worked and wages paid also
must be kept
In addition to the wage and hour
law, many employers may also find
themselves subject to the Walsh
Healey public contracts act which ap-
plies to firms furnishing goods to the
government under contract of $4,000
or more. Under this law wage mini
ma are established for various indus
tries and localities, which in some
instances are higher than the mini
mum wage applicable under the wage
and hour law. Time and one-half is
required for hours over eight a lay
or 40 week whichever is greater,
under the Walsh-Healey act
Employers or employees in doubt
as to their status are urged to contact
the wage and hour and public con-
tracts divisions:
4O6 Pence Building, Minneapolis 8,
MINI.
316 Lyceum Building, Duluth, MINI.
306 First National Bank Bldg, Far
go, N. Oak.
217 Federal Bldg, Sioux Falls, S.
Oak
303 Lewisohn Bldg, Butte, Mont.
230 Federal Bldg. Great Falls, Mont.
ia ~ 9th St, Billings, Mont.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-04

Rudyard, Mont, June 1, 1913
Editor, Peoples Voice
Helena, Montana
About six weeks ago, the news
came out as it should have dropped
out from the sky, that the Farmers
Union Grain Terminal Association had
purchased the st. Anthony Elevator
Co., in it's entirety
| just wonder how many of the
Farmers Union members knew any
thing about this transaction, before
the news actually came out, that it
had been purchased. We as builders
of this organization do not get much
chance to be heard, when it comes to