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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-23
MONTANA LEADS
OTHER STATES
I'm R. <. A.

! NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. James E.
Murray of Montana announced today
that Montana is leading all other
states in the preparation of completed
plans for postwar construction OF
REA electric lines and service for
farm homes. Senator Murray says:
This program of rural electrifica-
ton, started in the early part of this
administration, seeks to provide cleo
tricity at reasonable rates for rural
America. 1t has been such an out
standing success that it now promises
to become one of the most construc-
tive of the postwar programs provid-
ing rural electrical development in
virtually every state in the union.
Montana already has several sue
cessful REA projects now in opera
ton which will be enlarged after the
war. The major postwar REA pro-
gram for construction of rural electric
lines will be in northern and eastern
Montana where electrical service is
now limited Those areas will be
primarily served by:
The Big Flat Electric Coop Inc,
Turner, Montana
The Sheridan County Electric Coop
Inc, Westby, Montana.
The Northern Electric Coop, Inc,
0pheim, Montana.
The Valley County Electric Coop
Inc, Glasgow, Montana
The Golden West Electric Coop
Inc, Wibaux, Montana.
The McCone County Electric Coop
Inc, Circle, Montana.
The senator is enthusiastic about
these rural electric projects and as
serts that:
"Regenerative projects of this char
acter are the kind of projects Mon
tana needs. They will cost the gov
eminent nothing and will be self-sus
tanning, while at the same time vastly
improving social and economic condi-
tons in the rural areas.
The senator further states:
81 expect to see electricity widely
developed in the rural areas in Mon
tana with rates so low that electricity
will be universally used for cooking,
heating and other farm home labor
saving conveniences."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-23
The Grand Strategy of Congress J.
Outlines of Peace Are Being Settled On the Hill

In July 1776, congress was deliver
ing the American people from the
commercial overlords of Britain.
In July, 1888, congress was deliver
ing the people from the commercial
overlords of America.
In July, 1913, congress was deliver
ing the American people back into
the hand of the oyerlords.
Not that this has fully developed
1t hasn't But when the recess came
the trend was pounding in that di
rection with the speed of runaway
horse.
1t was not so much what congress
did as the way it did it: Not with an
eye on the peoples fundamental hopes
but on the chance Of misguiding their
votes.
. The election of 1914 will decide who
runs America in the postwar years.
Will they be true public servants or
will they be the interlocking direc-
tors of giant corporations using gov
eminent simply as an umpire in the
game of big profits? If the latter,
then the war will have been fought
for the doubtful pleasure of duplicat-
ing the same sort of economic sys-
tenn which cracked up in 90.
The prevailing winds -.
Since the AZ elections congress has
been in COP hands, in fact if not in
name. Administration hasn't won a
single major vote on it's own partys
strength. Reciprocal trade agree
ments, popular in the republican
courted south, were saved by support
from COP. Even the temporary right
to subsidize roll-backs was preserved
by the grace of republicans who
feared the political consequences Of
OVERRIDING the thing"
Fundamentally, it isn't a partisan
fight In one form or another, it's a
battle of special privilege vs. the gen
eral welfare.
Largely through republican chan
nels but also through democratic
lanes, the political pressures of spe-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-23
MARVIN JONES' CROP REPORT

MAhV1N JOlNEO OhOT hETOhi
War Food Administrator Marvin
Jones said recently that, on the aver
age, farmers are meeting this years
production goals for field crops. Ear
lier reports indicated that livestock
and livestock products also will reach
production goals. Mr.. Jones said:
1--WE will have enough food in this
country = given at least average
weather for the rest of the year-to
give civilians adequate and healthful
diets, in addition to meeting military
and other essential wartime require
ments. This does not mean, of
course that there is any better chance
than appeared earlier for having all
the food that civilians would like to
buy. or that civilian supplies for some
individual items will not be far below
the demand.
For some important crops-includ-
ing rice, oats, flaxseed, and potatoes,
estimated 1943 acreage is well above
the years goals.
Acreage of corn, hay, barley, grain
sorghums, cotton, and tobacco is
about at the goals Acreage of sweet
potatoes, dry field beans, peanuts, and
sugar beets is below 1913 goals"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-23
RESOLUTIONS

WHEREAS, We, the American born
of the International Workers Lodge
No. 1884, of Geyser, Motnana, have
observed with interest the attempts
of our government to persuade the
government of Finland to break rela-
lions with Nazi Germany, and have
hoped that our government would be
successful in winning Finland to the
side of the United Nations in the
battle for Freedom and Democracy.
| However, in this we have been dis
appointed and in spite of the recent
| shakeup in the government of Fin
land, relations with our government
have not improved; and
WHEREAS, The Finnish army is
actively engaged in war against our
ally Russia, and German planes and
naval forces based in Finland are
sinking our ships on the way to Rus
STA with valuable lend-lease supplies
for the Russian army and people and
American sailors are losing their lives
as consequence; and
WHEREAS, While we believe that
the Finnish people deserve our good
will, we know that they are the UNI
willing victims of a reactionary gov
eminent of Fascists as ruthless as
Hitler himself, we therefore believe
that no useful purpose can be achieved
by further appeasement of the Finnish
government and we urge our govern
ment to consider the government of
Finland as the enemy they in fact
are by breaking all diplomatic rela-
tions and making declaration of
war
Adopted June 6, 1943.
(Signed) GEORGE KIND,
Chairman.
(Signed) MILO ANTILA,
Secretary.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-23

| cial privilege have assumed command
in congress This pressure pushes
constantly against everything erected
in the thirties. Behind the pressure,
keen minds engage night and day in
postwar planning. There is little
about the pre-war arrangement which
fits into their reconstruction" Their
blueprint is largely tracing of the
old Harding outline. That makes the
planning relatively easy, for it is sim
ply a wrecking process. 1t is a clear
cut matter of wrecking the framework
OF the New Deal and taking charge
of government to see that no such
reform stuff sprouts anew after war
All part of one campaign :.
Some parts of what was established
in the thirties are harder to wreck
than others, for they are harder to
discredit. IVA is relatively safe
though public power in general is
under increasing attack. So is the
Securities and Exchange Commission,
the policeman of high finance.
Within the boundaries of political
caution, the strategy has been to
knock off what seemed easiest, under
mine the rest.
NYA was skillfully executed. Let
ters to congress indicated that gen.
eral opposition pressure funnelled
largely through the National Educa-
ton Association - which apparently
aroused fear among school superin-
tendents that vocational training was
passing out from under under their
wing National Association of Manu-
facturers had plowed the ground
through series of educational" meet
ings. Republican leaders put the
screws on liberal members to vote
down the line. The combined often
sive was irresistible.
Abolition of Triple-A was not po-
litically feasible; so it was under
mined in a way that reduces the like
lihood of a kickback.
FSA showed too much strength.
Attackers were forced to take the
hidden route: Appropriation cuts dis
guised as ECONOMY" and hamstring
ing restrictions disguised as safe
guards"
In the case of federal crop insur-
ance, the wrecking crew saw a good
chance to get by with complete abo-
lition. Though Farm Bureau official
ly asked congress to give the program
further trial. it seemed to speak
with tongue in cheek Two of the
Bureaus most reliable chore boys,
Dirksen Qll) and Cannon (Mo.), led
the raiding party. FCI went com
pletely under, though almost 100000
son for three years of protection.
1t was not politically feasible to
abolish OPA From an opposition |
standpoint, there was much to gain |
by leaving it there in crippled form |
It's enforcement staff was held to an |
utterly ineffective scale. The rule |
that price-setting personnel must |
have had precious experience in the |
concerned tends to put cell
ings at the mercy of those who have |
a special interest in prying them loose.
Worse confusion on the price control |
and rationing front thereby becomes
inevitable. Politically, this is all to
the good of the opposition, for as the
home front becomes more intolerable
there will be more to blame on the
in the 1914 campaign.
That's the main thing. The coming
election. Every congressional move
Is weighed in the light of it.
Big bone of contention :.
1t is the Peace which is at stake.
Not so much the question of inter-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-23
MANY SHIPS LAUNCHED

The nations shipyards delivered
1913 cargo vessels totaling 1,676,500
lightweight tons in June, the Mari
time Commission has announced.
This may be compared with the rec
ord total of IT'S for May and 157 in
April. The June figures brought pro-
duction for the first half of 1913 to
S79 ships totaling S,S1S,622 lightweight
tons. In the entire year 1912 the
yards produced TAG vessels totaling
S,089,732 lightweight tons.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-23
MORE FERTILIZER
10 BE AVAILABLE

From 5 to 10 per cent more chem
ical fertilizer will be available in the
year ahead according to VIA Off
Gals. 1t is estimated that U. S. farm
ers used about 10 million tons of
chemical fertilizer during the II
months beginning July 1, 1912. AL
though the supply of nitrogen and
phosphates will be greater, potash is
expected to be less plentiful.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-23
ENOUGH FLOOR COVERINGS

Smooth durable linoleum and print
ed floor coverings are being produced
in substantial quantities to meet the
greatly increased demand, WPB has
reported. Used in new housing prof.
ects and in reconditioning old build
ings, smooth surface floor coverings
save lumber, nails, and labor, and con-
tribute to sanitation
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-23

national relations, though that's re-
lated matter. Internal postwar pol
icy is the core of the controversy.
Just to demonstrate one of the hot
test undercover issues:
Government put up the money for
S5 per cent of the war plants. on the
CONTINUED on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-23
LOCAL POULTRY PRICES

Regional Administrators of the OPA
now can adjust local professors
prices for dressed poultry. Regional
Administrators also have the power
to change definitions of sellers and
types of sales. They are not en-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-23
SOLDIERS LIFE INSURANCE

Soldiers - at home or abroad - are
reminded that less than three weeks
remain in which they can get Nation
al Service Life Insurance without
physical examination. Until August
10, 1943, every application will be ac-
cepted regardless of the individuals
medical condition After August 10
a rigid physical examination will be
required.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-23
PROGRAM TO AVOID
CLOTHES RATIONING

A program to make clothes ration
ing unnecessary, recently announced
by Donald M. Nelson, chairman of
CONTINUED on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-23
SERIOUS CHARGES OF
|RREGUL ARITIES Being
Investigated BY FBI
Alleged Slow Down Of War Work and Theft
OF Cover St assd1l ,tsr,es, -'+v Charged by
Members 81 ~ 1'a sldss' Library Union and
Representative of the Communist Party,
Being Investigated by Army and FBI
By WILLIAM McMURPHY

Great Falls Montana, is the this week of Army
Intelligence investigation of fifth column slow down
work and outright theft of property by corrupt officials
Following sabotage such huge enterprises the
Wire and Cable Company and the Wright
Corporation is not surprising to learn that the eff
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-23

Oatmeal is a good meat stretcher.
Use it uncooked as you would cracker
crumbs-as the binding material in
meat loaves, croquettes, and patties
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-23
INVESTIGATION STARTED
TO "CLEAN HOUSE" IN
REA BY Senate COMM.
Shipstead Asks Senate to Investigate Rural
Identification Adm; May Bring To Light
Real Facts About the National REA Coop
Association With Which Struggle for
Political Control Has Waged.


Observation-Disclosures Hendrix Shipstead of Minnesota
this week asked the senate committee agriculture to nves
gate the Rural Identification Administration Before this is
published is possible and probable the resolution will be
adopted Already subcommittee of the senate committee
has been appointed to begin the preliminary study of REA
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-23

powered to change the farmers sell
ing price for live poultry, however,
and may not increase the selling price
of poultry at retail, or to any ultimate
consumer.
Evening star., 1943-05-19

COMMON SENSE ECoGgssoAalIIc sThn.lirZhVlQN:
The cost Of living must be relied back al once to
! May IS, 1942, when wases were frozen by the
Little stee formula; ceiling prices must be vigorously
enforced; government subsidies should be extended,
where necessary, 10 food producers; excessive profits
on food should be reeaptvred by fhe government.
q TO insure adequate food production, our govern
4 ment should extend Ions-term credits TO The s,o
working formers assuring them adequate supply Ct
seed, fertilizer, fencing, and labor machinery end
Other essentials. u
q 10 achieve the fullest production, tne ufnost
~ usitzat;on Of manpower, and TO guarantee
workers and their famiies minimum income, all wor
Plants should be required 10 operate 4s hours week,
guarantee 4e hours pay. (The guaranteed wor-week
in British war industries has increased production,
boosted aber morale and minimized industrial prob
lens. Eng+and do Il, why not the U. S. Az
4 To enable wages to keep abreast Of living costs,
] The Wsr Labor Board must have authority to make
all Necessary ovstments the WLB should csondon its
piecemsa, patchwork methods Of handling wage cases
and should insttvse, without delay, indvsry-wiae
stabs;zation conferences TO apply the sound end fair
economic principle Of equaI pay for eauaI work.
K Free Iabor con defeat the Axis Arbitrary Job freez-
- ing, compelling John Smith TO work for 20 and 80
cents hour less fhan Harry Jones, for identical work,
should be ended Labor should be given equal repre-
sensos;on in the War Manpower Commission. All man.
power stsbiIization agreements should be reached
through voluntary negotiations Of government labor
and management.
Evening star., 1943-03-28

in the District and Virginia, was
born in Hartford, Conn. He was
educated in Philadelphia Business
College, Valparaiso University of
Indiana. the United States Naval
Academy and New York University.
Resigning from the Navy after
graduation from the academy be-
cause of hearing, Mr.. Sleeper was
with the Newport News (VaD Ship
building Co., from 1913 to 1920, and
then entered the life insurance busi-
ness as salesman, supervisor and
then assistant superintendent at the
company's home office. Mr.. Sleeper
whose office is in the Investment
Building, came here in 1926.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sleeper, who live at
1888 Randolph street NV. have five
children. One son is a first lieu
tenant in the Army Engineers, sta
toned in the South Pacific, and the
other is a sergeant in the Air Forces.
One daughter is married to a SER
geant in the Air Forces and the
other two daughters live at home.
Mr.. Sleeper's memberships include
those in the Washington Board of
Trade, United States Naval Acad-
emy Alumni Association, Columbia
Country Club, Army and Navy Club,
past president and vice president of
the District Chapter of Chartered
Life Underwriters, the District Life
Underwriters Association and past
chairman of the Committee for
Banks and Trust Companies.
Evening star., 1943-03-28
Crestwood Delegate Helps
FederatiOn's Welfare Unit
Paul D. SLEEPER Has
Had Experience in
Many Civic Drives
BY CAMBRIDGE CRIST.

| 10y
The vice chairman of the Public
Welfare Committee of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations this
year is a man who has had many
years of experience in the field of
| charitable and civic work. He is
Paul D. Sleeper.
MI. Sleeper, delegate from the
Crestwood Citizens Association, has
| been identified with a number of
campaigns. He is now with the Red
Cross War Fund drive as chairman
of one of the special gifts commit
tees and in the Community War
Fund drive was chairman of
Group Solicitation, with the job of
collecting from some 425 firms, in
Guiding hotels, theaters, laundries
and parochial schools.
For the last two years Mr.. Sleeper
has been general chairman of the
Christmas Seal Campaign, which,
incidentally, made about $4,000
more last time He has also served
as head of the Community Chests
Advance Gifts Unit and Metropoh-
tan Unit
Helped Boys Club.
Last year Mr.. Sleeper was ap-
pointed chairman of the advance
gifts unit of the Metropolitan Boys
Club campaign. He said then the
boys who were underprivileged be-
fore the war are just as under
privileged now. They require the
guiding hand and the helpful effort
of these clubs to guard them against
the shocks of war and to prepare
them to do their full duty when the
obligation of citizenship fall upon
their shoulders"
Mr.. Sleeper said he figured out
the other night that he had spent
81 hours week at his office during
the past month, which did not in
clude the time on civic work
Its wearing me down." he COM
mented. I've got to ease up"
Mr.. Sleeper was one of the Or
ganizers of the Crestwood Associa-
ton several years ago and has rep
resented it in the Federation since
it was admitted. Crestwood a COM
paratively new community, has
about 100 families, he said. The as
sociation was started, he explained,
when residents were fighting off a
proposed apartment house.
Mr.. Sleeper, who is general agent
for the Aetna Life Insurance Co.,
Evening star., 1943-03-28
2 Groups Seek
Membership
In Federation
Vote on Applications
Slated for Saturday,:
Five Other Meetings

The Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations. at its meeting next Satur-
day night. will vote on the appli-
cations of the River Terrace Citi-
zens' Association and the Greenway
Citizens Association for member
ship in the Federation.
Five other civic groups will hold
meetings this week.
Members of the Connecticut Ave-
nue. Association will hear talk by
Warren Irwin. member of the asso-
ciation, who will tell of his expert
ences as an NBC commentator in
war areas.
The Chillum Heights unit will dis
cuss victory gardens at their meet
ing on Friday night.
A calendar of the meetings fol-
lows:
Thursday.
Connecticut Avenue-All Souls
Memorial Church. Cathedral and
Connecticut avenues NV, Bpm.
Northeast Conference - Twelfth
police precinct. Seventeenth street
and Rhode Island avenue NE,
pm.
Washington Highlands-3937 First
street S.W., pm.
Friday.
Chillum Heights-Rice Memorial
Church, 5319 North Capitol street,
pm.
Randle Highlands-Orr School,
Twenty-second and Prout streets
Sc, 8 pm.
Saturday.
Federation - District Building.
pm.
Evening star., 1943-03-28
900 at B. K. Bruce School
Present Jeep to Army

Pupils, parents, teachers and
friends of B. K. Bruce Elementary
School needed only three weeks to
raise sufficient funds through the
purchase of War bonds and stamps
to buy jeep.
The ieep was recently turned over
to Army officials with appropriate
ceremonies in the presence of the
900 pupils and others. Evelyn L.
Hunton is principal of the school.
Evening star., 1943-03-28
Deaths Reported
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

| Fanny F. Mutt, g., 2ll5 st. NV.
| BENJAMIN F. Adams, sc. Silver Spring Md.
| Agnes D. T. Cruckshanke, So, 3911 18th
St NV.
Edgar R. Ford. S3, Hyattsville, Nd.
Ella NJ Garick SO, ! sol Argonne pl NV,
Mary C. Carty 81 1924 Harvard st. NV.
Sister NJ, Itha, o.s.F, 81, Georgetown
Elizabeth Davis, 70, go H st. ne
Kate c, Taylor, IS. l3i2 llth st. sc.
Charles A. Murphy, 81, 53o1 Dorset pl.
Georse Cleveland. "a, ,sl4 g st; Sc.
Harley H. Grosan. 64' sos Van Buren,
James M Butler, 60, 1912 Kansas ave. NV.
William G. Mahoney, 90, 1923 Park I'd.
Carl Roberts, S. ?os st; ne.
Jesse G. Pain; "a; 1880 18th st, NV.
HhGpes MspR 4eeer a tS ts ss ssth ST. y' nv
KathTsn Mexican. Il. stoneleieh ," Ct, t. 5io:
Aibsr sf5ah Gn'sofa f. Bohne. 81 H. ss { " st, ae
Howard B., Dilatush jr., 20. 653 East
Daisy F, Bolland, es. a137 PENNSYLVANIA
Raips ips' L. NV Watkins, es. 1908 18th st. Sc
Jack W. Weller, 23, Charleston, S. c.
Dorothy Haddad, p; 10 Hamlin st, ne.
ponad sn,'. HarGids9n os = e1os ard 5th St NV
JAMIE Merritt, 6s 433 l. st. nv
| Catherine Barbour, 5S. 4l3 Ridge ct. NV.
| James Everett 81. 1412 18th St NV.
Mary G. Faseart. 2s. 1922 18th st. NV.
Edward Hasty. 81, INA 4th St NV;
| Jeanette c. Rhea. 90, 113O Sumner I'd. Sc
Maurice W. Gaines, jr., ., Olney. Md.
Why should your Uncle Sam have
TO dun anybody to buy = War bond
to help preserve the democratic way
Of living? Buy = bond as your Own
! expression Of willingness to help.
Evening star., 1943-03-28
Births Reported

Leo and Dorothy Apperson, boy.
Douglas and Elizabeth Beal. girl.
Raymond and Melvia Black. girl.
Richard and Vera Dow. girl.
John and Gerda Eneel. girl.
Emmett and Ethel Evans. girl.
Joseph and Miriam Fellon, boy.
Gwyn and Margaret Gardiner. Elrl.
Charles and Ann Handy, boy.
Samuel and Nettie Hudson. boy.
William and Mary Jones, girl.
Donald and Betty Lincoln. girl.
Christian and Hazel Middledorf. boy.
Francis and Gladys Moreland, boy.
George and Elizabeth Mcdonald. boy
David and Flo Ostrover, girl.
Raymond and Evelyn Robertson. Girl.
Ellis and Edith Suthard. boy.
Mark and Mae Westgate. boy.
Gcott and Pauline Whitzel. girl.
William and Dora Whitaker. boy.
willie and Virginia Battle boy.
john and Elizabeth Bridges, girl.
Soiin and Alma Dews. girl.
Erederick and Lillian Ellis boy:
howard and Matte Fauntry. girl.
Fa9rie and Louise Glover. ir. boy.
Names and Dorothy Samuel. girl,
Zrnie and Lucille Thompson, sirl.
Saui and Mary Townsend. boy.
&o6ert and Irma Williams, girl.
Ewrencs and Wiltshire Yates, boy.
Evening star., 1943-03-28

records oflcer or some other official
with considerable power over their
records.
THE increased attention being
given to records administration not
Evening star., 1943-03-28

records Of the Federal Government
accumulated during the present war
will escape the neglect that was the
unfortunate lot of many of those Of
World War L"
Evening star., 1943-03-28

only In the National Archives but
also throughout the Government
makes it possible now to hope with
out being accused of wishful think
ing" DR.. Buck concluded, that the