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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-01-26
Movie MoguIs Co
 Daffy Dill
By ROBBIN COoNs

HOLLYWOOD-Moe, the myth ical movie mogul, got a legendary letter from the mythical Office of Movie Control. It said
 SIR: We have studied your script, entitled Mother Goose, which you propose as film pro- duction. Our conclusions follow to wit:
 (a) On page 20 there is char acter designated as Little Miss Muffet. According to your writ CTS, this person d-a) sat on a Tuffet" and t2-a) ate "Curds and Whey
 Before proceeding, it will be nec- essary for us to know of what material said Tuffet is constructed If of silk, or stuffed with kapok, it is forbidden as you well know by study of our Rules and Regula- tions, Volume 2,O08, Chapter 19S Pages 276 to 420. Also, you must indicate clearly, in closeup, that said Tuffet is union-made
 As for the "Curds and Whey, we must warn you that the film, IF we permit its production can be exhibited nowhere on Curds and Wheyless Wednesdays.
 (b) On Page g there is a char acter designated as Little Boy Blue. It will be necessary for us to know Q-b) if any significance not ap- parent in the script it attached to said characters cognomen. We sug- gest Little Boy Red" would be more appropriate-as subtle ges- ture of friendship to our Soviet Allies.
 (c) On Page 40, there is special emphasis on a character yclept Mother Hubbard. There is emphatic reference to the alleged fact that her cupboard was bare" This must be eliminated because 1-c) it re- fleets on the efficiency of OPA ra- tioning. Also, we demand close-ups, inch by inch, of said cupboard's wall space to establish beyond doubt what your writers claim, i.e., that her cupboard was bare" We sus- pect her of hoarding in concealed compartments.
 Nowhere in your script is it eS- tahlished that this Mother Hub bard thereinafter we shall call her Mother H." to save our valuable time and paper) has procured her Ration Books l, 2, and 3. She must explain her delinquency in this matter at once to her local ration ing board, and we enclose our Form X-2-B-C-2197 for her convenience. She must be prepared to state ac- curately her pedal mileage per day, per month, per year in travelling to said cupboard" which you claim was bare.
 tdl On Page 45 reference is made to sequence entitled Hey, Diddle Diddle." The title is deleted as fri volous. Also u-dD you employ a character yclept Cow who is al- legged to have jumped over the moon" This character is cancelled because (2-d) all Cows" have a patriotic duty to stay in the dairy and produce, and we cannot permit the bad example of such dilettante diddle- daddle.
 Unless you comply with these orders by last Thursday, your pe- tition will be denied. You under stand, of course, that we act in a purely advisory capacity.
 (Signed Office of Movie Control
 per Alexander Botchitup
 Examiner of Scripts.
 Poor Moe, the mythical movie mogul, hasn't been the same since.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-01-26
CARD OF THANKS

2 want to express the deepest ap- preciation to the Douglas people Juneauites and Red Cross officials who gave me and my family such valuable assistance following the destructive fire at my home in Douglas My children were splen- didly cared for and everything pos sible was and has been done to relieve our suffering Thanks to all
 adv tSigned) GEORGE CORTEZ.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-01-26

Gasoline rationing only means that father will now have to walk to work so that mother can do some driving on the week ends.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-01-26

Gasoline rationing has so affected the automobile driving in Californ- ia that motorists no longer go out of their way to run down pedes- trian.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-01-26

The Berman battleship Bismarck was chased 1,75O miles before the Royal Navy sank her
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-01-26

COvEYS HERE EXECUTE WEST
 Mir. and Mrs. Bailey Covey ar rived in Juneau last night on their way to Anchorage where Mir. Covey is representative of J. J. Meherin. wholesale broker.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-01-26
REP. HARDCASTLE
 HERE FOR SESSION

HERE FOR SESSION Rep. R. E. Hardcastle arrived in Juneau late last night from Ket- chikan and was in his seat when the House convened for business this morning at 10 o'clock. He missed the first day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-01-26

Traffic thinned out so much on the Hollywood Boulevard after gas rationing went into effect that au- thorities were able to rescue four teen pedestrians who had been stranded on a safety island in the middle of the boulevard for two weeks.
 Rationing has hit the restaur- ants too It's getting to be such that some restaurant owners don't know whether to give two cups of coffee per lump of sugar or two Jumps of sugar per cup of coffee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-01-26

BUY DEFENSE BONDS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-01-26
WEATHER BUREAU
GU. s. Bureau

Temp. Monday, Jan. 25
 Maximum 20, minimum 10 . . . . .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-01-26
TRAP LINES
 by HENRY PEARSON

The only thing that isn't 4..ocVed by rationing is the corn that c1n,cS out of the radio.
 Or the eggs that are laid on some of the programs.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-01-29
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
An Epic Siege

The siege fortified city is of the supreme
of human that has times the his
of warfare The ancient story of Troy with which all
Children familiar said to have lasted
In modern times the siege of Gibraltar by the
allied French Spanards continued from 779 to 1888 and
the Rock did not surrender
this the great city of Lenngrad took it's place
history with other famous places that endured long attack by
encrcng Just the other day the Red armies broke
through the lines south of Lade Ladoga break the
naz ring about the city and lift siege that II months
The metropolis called ST. Petersburg, and
tanning 100000 people, has been tightly invested by the Ger
except Lake Ladoga when that
roze in the winter months 1t stood hunger cold
shell fire and bombing in of the most desperate struggles
filled with such struggles Now corridor five miles
wide has been opened by land through the axis lines and all
reoces the victory Unique the siege because
only industrial plants kept operating but
civilian population furnished subsistence. Few
density settled metropolitan have wthstood such
siege successfully Falls Tribune.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-01-29
We've got to.
of the tested devices, but we shall catch up
The People Are Way Ahead

The People Are Way Ahead
But all this repeat is not the point Wanting to do it
point the community is willing pay
taxes buy bonds accept forced savings restrict consumption
dole ration whatever must be done achieve
the purposevcory enemies All the Gallup polls
confirm this
people ahead the in accepting
rfices the whole community has equally definite
pose when the over-such full employment and
athen the money be found without much
trouble.
faced you see with economic question: but
with psychological problem in national will We
have wed the production of 80 billion dollars worth of bomb
will production billion dollars worth of houses high
ways schools old pensions and Twas spread
Der of years.
you will take confidence in destiny
great nation than had when the lendpend bill
got believe ourselves harder than have
done before If we don't well, the Germans, the
Russians the Japanese believe their destiny They
afraid the financial technique which the has
developed.
believe that the future America may swing this
point Before the is capacity to produce will
be half again great as it when the war began We
know how to make dollars servants The good life IN
there the taking only for ourselves
great numbers of friends around the world We
cannot supply all the world with 20 billion dollars worth of
plants shall be able to supply than
Every invention makes easierand inventions
poisoning right and left under the of
Shall we have the and resolution to take the good
Shall look forward with hope and with confidence?
shall look back that dead afraid to grasp
technology placed within reach? will depend
the young and of America especially the young
in the armed services
There will be 10 to 12 million of them hard ean and
smashing through obstacles They will think be
clned eff there trouble about imitles equipment
war; why should there be trouble about equipment for
peace? What have been fighting for-to sell applies on
the street,"
There will be no logical answer these young None
Opposing will be only the fears and the preudces of old
and tired men.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-01-29
MAJORITY OF
univ. STUDENTS
Are ENLISTED

MISSOULA. = To meet the armed
forces need for college trained Off
GERS, 72 per cent of the men enrolled
at Montana State University have en-
listed in the army, navy marine, or air
force reserve program, Colin Mac
Leod, student body president from
Hardin, declared Thursday, January
81, in a short address given at student
convocation in the Student Union
auditorium
Speaking on 1.-THE Role of Montana
State University in the War" Mac
Leod said that by preparing them
selves to become future officers, stu
dents were justified in staying in
school during the war.
In answer to the question of what
students are doing for the war effort,
the student body president stated the
university scheduled a football game
with the Mather Field flyers last fall,
with all the proceeds going to the
flyers. Proceeds from the play Con
fidentially, Mr.. Hitler" were given to
the Mobile Blood Bank; students went
out in the fields last fall to aid the
beet farmers; bandages for wounded
servicemen are being made by the
goods on the campus; and everyone
is cooperating in the various scrap
and salvage drives besides buying war
bonds and stamps.
DR.. Ernest o. Melby, president of
Montana State university, declared at
Thursdays convocation, There must
be a greater development of educa-
tional institutions and a greater i'm
in educational institutions
after the present war;
Montana's state board of education,
announced DR.. Melby, is already study
ing ways whereby Montana State uni
versity may become more effective
in the postwar world. Needs of the
institutions are being studied in order
that Montana will be able to give to
its people the education necessary for
them to make the most Of past-war
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-01-29

their caps have secured this unwarranted reduction of
taxes.
The inequity of the should be
If they entitled reduction in classification for
their stock trade why should not the small merchant be
titled to the relief The banks have much stock of
their commodity hand. The small merchant the big
for that matter can't stock for which he has demand
Many of them will out of business in the next But
there is relief proposed for them.
The classification for taxation of farm lands and other
properties will remain the Why did the house
equal classification them? The
the will about that
ing questions of their representatives.
The speed with which the for relief for
the powerful of the state the house indicates
trend of the understanding and independ
of the membership of the assembly? We hope not
apprehensive
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-01-29

ings and the hours of work per day.
There are a lot of complications in
connection to getting them to return
to agriculture; one is social security
employment insurance.
You can hardly find a farm where
the production ratio hasn't been seri-
ously upset by the army draft, its
effect on volunteering or war produc-
ton high priced jobs, one or all, dur
ing the year of 1912. These things
have happened to such an extent that,
even though, were it possible for those
now on the farms to work more hours
each day, we could no ways near
make up the deficiency of manpower
There are only "a hours in day,
mo matter how congress changes the
clock time" there are only seven
days in a week. And most agricul-
tural commodities have a production
season of only 210 days or less, with
some commodities requiring up to 8
or years.
Our most important first line of de-
Tense is the ability of the farmers
to produce in abundance, and the next
line is the actual production.
c. S. HORTON.
p S. l don't suppose l need to
say what the $1.50 enclosed check is
for
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-01-29
Trend Indicated

by the house of HI AT by large VOTE ere
ates feeling apprehension may not affect the ndivd
general public great extent but first step
powerful interests in the state seeking special privilege is
a clear danger sign.
The general public will note that the bill probably bene
fits outside capital than local people Practically
the state branch bank; branch of
large outside financial institution We do not believe that the
general public of the fauously gulble that they
these large outside financial institutions deeply
with the development of Montana and the welfare of
people, Their primary interest unquesonably is exploita
ton for profit.
local branch banks generally stated with fine
citizens but don't think for minute that they
not primarily also with making profits
for their actual controlling heads 1t is real Feather
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-01-29
REPORT OF WORK
IN SUPREME
COURT FOR WEEK


January 22nd-The State of Mon
tana v. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co..
corporation. Appealed from the dis
trict court of Lewis and Clark county
Unanimous opinion of the court pre-
pared by Chief Justice Howard A.
Johnson.
Held: Where the state of Montana
imposed a license tax on any person
engaged in or carrying on the bust
ness of conveying through pipe line
gas produced within this state for the
purpose of use outside the state, it
was held that the tax in this regard
was unconstitutional, because a bur-
den was placed upon interstate COM
merce contrary to the provisions of
the Constitution of the United States.
ORDERS:
Court denied applications for writs
in the following cases:
January 21st-State ex rel. Montana
Furriers Association v. The State Fish
and Game Commission. A case in
volving the proceeding filed with the
State Fish and Game Commission in
Lewis and Clark county.
January 22nd-State ex rel. Corco-
ran V. State Board of Equalization.
A case arising out of facts occurring
in Cascade county.
The court heard arguments in and
took under advisement the following
cases:
January 20th-MitcheII v. Mcdonald
an appeal from Granite county;
January 20th-State ex rel. Grant
v. Ernest T. Eaton and others, from
Lewis and Clark county.
Prepared and Released by:
PETER MELOY, Marshal
Supreme Court of Montana
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-01-29
ENCOURAGING PRODUCTION

/ EiNSO nR0ttNS ~ - y ~ iOiS
The house agricultural committees
approval of bill calling for upward
revision of farm parity price levels
to include the cost of labor is step
in the direction of enabling the farm
er to bid more successfully for the
labor he needs.
Ultimately the labor factor in farm
prices must be passed on to the con-
sumner, just as in industrial products.
For that reason there has been op-
position to the parity rise. The adj
ministration resisted such a move last
September because of its obvious eff
feet upon living costs.
On the other side of the picture,
however, is the likelihood of costs
mounting on account of scarcity, de-
spite the price control structure. Is
it not better to have abundance, even
at higher prices, than to be con-
fronted with serious shortages along
with substantially increased food
costs?
Representative Pace, democrat of
Georgia, author of the bill, contends
that it will not create "any consid-
cradle increase in the cost of living
this year, certainly less than $1,000
000 900, and in 1914 will increase the
cost of living less than per cent"
The agricultural committee plans
to move rapidly with the proposed
legislation, as it should if the farmer
is to have the benefit of what en-
couragement it carries while planning
his part in achieving the 1913 food
production goals.
1t is said that Rip Van Wrinkle slept
for 20 years, suddenly awakening he
found he was in somewhat changed
world.
From the above editorial of the
Billings Gazette of January 25th, it
appears that something must have
dropped on the official bureaucratic
heads of Washington, D. c., that
caused rifle through the kept press
oceanic area.
Farmers throughout the nation for
some time past have been voicing
their inability to produce the COM
modities necessary to life maintenance
at prices not sufficient to pay produc-
ton costs, and have abundance.
The official bureaucrats of Wash
ington have often commended the
loyalty and patriotic attitude of the
American farmer. The 1912 victory
food production drive, proves that the
most loyal patriotic citizen we have
is the badly abused misunderstood
soil tiller.
We farmers are not cutters, but
through bureaucratic rulings and dou-
BILE crossing we have been, and are
now being forced out of the ability
to produce the staffs of life.
The writer has had experiences in
three major wars, all from the agri |
cultural end, and all have been bad. |
To date this one appears to be worst |
If all. In spite of all the mechanical |
levices, our ability to produce is de-
pendent upon manpower on the farms,
md the manpower is dependent upon
he ability of the farmer to pay
price for the producing
Thousands of young farm
srs have left the farms because of |
he difference in their annual earn
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-01-29

Charlo, Montana
This paper is worth more than all
the other papers combined. / hope
to have Peoples Voice as long as |
live. Am interested in the scandals
uncovered and published in this paper
and enjoy opinions of other readers.
J. R. FRY.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-01-29

Paper board is made from old news
papers, cheap fiction magazines, dis
carded wrapping paper and used cor
rugated paper Trade estimates indi-
cate the average family could save
pound of waste paper day.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-01-29
OPINIONS OF READERS

disagees with the opinions Letters
this the subject dis
cussed degree at least effectively Anonymous letters will
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25

AkAA&&AA4E &QAkf9A Cos at w dC&l&&tEAO
If this amendment is included In
the new tax bill, IL viii consider
ably clarity the figures on which
the Is per cent mine depletion is al
lowed as an exemption in figuring
federal taxes for mining operations.
This viii favorably affect some COM
panies that produce refined metals
from ores, especially those COM
panies producing gold, silver and
mercury.
According TO Carl ]. Trauerman,
secretary of the Mining Association
of Montana, congress. originally in
tended the gross income from min
ing properties" to mean the dollar
amount of metals produced without
any deduction.
However, the treasury depart
ment arbitrarily deducted the cost
of treatment entailed In refining
the product into metals, and stated
that the lesser amount should be re-
garded as gross income" and that
the depletion allowance should be
figured on the lesser amount.
The establishing of the old defini-
ton by law rather than by treasury
regulation will also favorably bene-
fit those producers that now are
exempt from certain excess profits
taxes under Section 731 and 735 of
the revenue act of 1912.
The Mining Association of Mon
tana submitted evidence, especially
covering Montana cyaniding plants,
during the many hearings held on
the Johnson amendment.
Send q contribution to the sunburst
BADGER
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25
Conrad Butte
Test Nearing
Critical Zone

three-quarters of a mile southeast
of the Big Eleven location
This well is now drilling at 1000
feet, due for completion within the
next two weeks, if billiards. don't
interfere.
Adding to its luster was a gas
flow found at IT'S feet, in Black
Leaf sand member Of the Colorado
shale. This flow was of sufficient
volume that it was bradenheaded
off between the 10 and 12-inch cas-
ing, and is now being used to fire
the boiler.
If this well finds a commercial
oil showing at the contact, it will
serve as further vindication for
those who have long insisted that
the only recipe needed for success
in the Sweetgrass arch is to drill
beside abandoned wildcats which
found good shows at the contact,
then acidize the result.
Two vows were puzzled by
dead animal they saw on the side
of the road as they were driving
to work.
One of the girls noted: ut has
two stripes"
Then" said the other, cit must
be either skunk or a corporal"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25
Ingomar Dome

cARTER-NoRTzEERE ORDNANCE ELL
NEM sen 22-eN-s5E
5000 900 feet OF gas. 1850.
NORTHERN 0RDNANCE-N. p. NO. H.
G NWM SEA 27-0N-35E
Surface pipe set.
Lodge Grass-Go0d Luck Field
G. IA. MAssEY-LKNDE no. L.
SW NV 16-6S-S6E
Spudded 11-17-43s standing, SIS.
Midway Structure
TExAco-NoRMA KEEL NO. T.
G SWk SEA S2s-iE
Dry, 2024.
TARRANT-WOOD NO. r.
G NEM NWA 32-2s-1W
Drilling. S700.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NO. r.
c NWA EEA 302S-1W
Shut down, waiting for crew, 1T65.
HAGEMAN-PO NO. H.
Sc SEA NWA. 2o2s-1W
40 barrels, 1852.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NO. F.
SW NEA NWA 20-2S-1W
Rig up.
HAGRMAN-POND-RIsP NO. s.
Sc swA NWK 20-2S-1W
shot 100 quarts; testing. Plugged and
abandoned.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NO. L.
NV NEA NWH 2-27N-2W
TARkANT-BoRLAND NO. L.
NV NWA NWA 2-z7N-1W
TARRANT-OLDs NO. H.
NV NWA sWA 21-2s-iW
KATELY-sCHARF NO. r.
NE EEA SWA 20-2S-1W
Rig up.
Mission Dome
INTERMOUNTAIN sTATEs-B q R Ess
SO swN NwA 2s-2s-11E
Suspended, l735: ,vv.s .vrrx.s,s 40
SECURITY PETR0LEUM-WAE&S NO. H.
Sc SEX SWA 2o-2S-llE
Waiting on motor, 1874.
POndera Oil Field
COBB-HIRsHBERG NO. H.
NV NWN SEA 23-27N-4W
Drilling, $3.50.
PendrOy Structure
JARVIS q TAYLOR-GOGGTNs NO. L.
NEA sen 7-27-5W
(DISCOYERY).
Shut down, 404S.
JARVIS q MARCELLE-WM WELLEN-
STEIN NO. H.
COMPLETION 12-0-43; Madison contact,
2615: small show and sulphur water;
T. D., 2952. P and A.
Reagan Structure
REAGAN EFT AT~TRTBAL 104 NO. g.
SEA NWH 27-37-7W
Shut down. StSssU
sage Creek Structure
SMITH GULICK sORRENs0N SMITH
9 NEM NwH 22-37N.7E
Drilling, 5000.
Seven-AdiIe Structure
DTCKERsON-FEE NO. IL
Sc NEk SWA 0-9S-61E
Drilling, 1850.
Vanada District
RERT.NET9ON OIL DIS. COFFEE NO. L.
NV MEN NWA 34-7N-3SE
Standing, 687.
Recently a hepcat picked up a
strange girl. During the course OF
their conversation he remarked, II
have but one defect, Blonde, I'm
color-blind."
"Yo' sho am, mister" she replied,
| rYo' sho am y
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25
Senate Upsets Treasury's Rule
On Mining Gross Income Taxation

The finance committee of the adopted Johnson
gross income from property according
received by the Mining Association