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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-04-14
Why a Purchasing Agent?

Recently the administrator the State Liquor Control
Boards affairs made trip to California presumably for the
of purchasing wines other liquors. Whether
he succeeded doing must apparently remain much
mystery other activities of the board On this journey he
said have been accompanied by the verbose copheus of
Retail Liquor Dealers Association. If the somewhat
hoddoddy administrator failed get what he supposed
gone after may be charitable enough to surmise
obfuscaed by the learned language of his
trying understand him took all of his time
this connection it is still mystery why the two travelled
together
Still more recently the administrator accompanied by
member of the board have ourneyed to the east and
reported that they the markets there for avail
able poabes So far known they still securing and
reports of their successes failures have been made
What strikes strange about these pgrimages is that
the holding the nominal position of purchasing agent has
of the tourist parties Here posed another
mystery Apparently there is purchasing agent who does
purchase nevertheless carried the payroll
purchasing But who understand the Vaccinations
State Liquor Control Board presently and in the past
constituted?
patron of the state liquor store in Helena into
another queer thing the other day. He together with large
number of other thirsty, ordinary citizens waiting
patiently the for the opening of sales by the attendants
Quite while before the store would sell any liquor the hoi
poo standing ne in sols the wife of local banker and
without getting in the line with the low proceeded to the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-04-14
CRUDE OIL PRICE. RESERVES
AND RATIONINC

now producing and are operating near
the danger point.
We realize that transportation was
a serious factor in the necessity of
rationing refined products, but this
could and would have been overcome
if adequate reserves had been ready
and waiting for the delivery of crude
oil. The big Inch" line across the
country solved the problem to a GER
tain extent and the elimination of the
submarine menace and the building
of additional tankers could have
moved the oil where it was needed
and rationing would be unnecessary.
The facts are that the administration
is directly responsible for lack of
reserves and rationing because they
made the political gesture of holding
down the price of crude oil below the
economic level of every other COM
modify to convince the voters that
they would not allow the major oil
companies to make a lot of profit, as
the Standard Oil companies have al
ways stood out in the eyes of the
public as the major monopoly that
created all evils. They likely were
the first great monopoly but at the
present time there are many more
greater monopolies than even the
major oil companies.
In conclusion, let me say: Give us
IN adequate price for crude and the
steel and tools to work with and the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-04-14
Who Asked Him In?
UNCLE SAM is our 1914 campaign william.

Il UNCLE SAM is 1914 campaign william.
It must be bewderng experience for the old gentleman
until recently he everywhere always the
and symbol of American legend If you will pardon
$3.50 word this ransmogrificaon is worth study
You being told oday-and every day past
you have been nformedthat government medding in
federal governmen-Uncle Sam. AS to the his
meddng the boys you that you have plenty of
evidence.
"Try to buy chop or a beans-you can't do it
without the fixing the price and handing ration
points, the boys remark "Fill the old tank? Oh
no-the government won't let you" "Take new Job?
Not unless the says you can You haven't
raise for yearand why Because the butts
in and says you can't Government Government
Government.
That's the boys line and maybe you than half
sold and the boys depending it to win election
for them this year.
How did Uncle Sam become the goat?
ROOSEVELT" the boys boiler
'Nerts! is the to that
1t not Mr. Roosevelt who invited Uncle Sam
life in 1888 not the President who called him in when
coming events cast the long shadow of your
threshold.
You invited Uncle Sam.
You invited him when 48 states and 5000 counties and
nnumerab towns and cities disorganized panc-stricken
units of oca you the depressions
crisis You tried everything else first-you tried the
and the counties and the Cities and you tried the bosses
business and the bosses of little business The job
for them You found that out Then you called in Uncle
Sam.
You did the same when war became certain
In each case, you sadded Uncle Sam with million
desperate thankless abutmpossble jobs they were
necessary jobs They absolutely had to be tackled
Sam tackled them because that's what he's for that's why
government exists national scale in this tremendous
farung nation Without action national scale finally
you'd have had revolution your lap in 1888. Without
national action in these last four years. you'd be learning
live fishheads and boiled rice, right
Yes, indeed-"government has been 'meddng" in your
affairs And your affairs hell of shape
Leader.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-04-14
OPINIONS OF
READERS

Publications of communications
under this heading, does not imply
that The Voice agrees or disagrees
with the opinions expressed. Let
ters submitted for this department
should be brief and the subject mat
ter discussed to some degree at
least, effectively. Anonymous let
tiers will receive no consideration
for publication. Names will be with
held on request
The Peoples Voice,
1.-THE American way" What is it?
We hear so much these days of the
American way, free enterprise, Amer
icanism, etc. The abnormal use of
these cherished things should make us
very suspicious that some one has a
design on them - to change their
meaning.
The American way: If there is any
definition of what it is, l think it
should and can be found in the Con-
stitution, since it is the voice of the
whole nation and expresses what is
acceptable to all Otherwise, the
preacher may have one definition, the
whisky peddler quite a different one;
the monopolist would have one quite
different from the farmer or small
business man-each according to his
own ideal or his own selfish interest.
The Constitution and Bill of Rights
oho
fore be used as measuring stick
This measuring stick. guarantees to
every citizen Life, Liberty and the
Pursuit of Happiness" Anything that
crimps or destroys these rights or is
out of harmony with these is I'M
American and counterfit Thus in
these days of concentrated wealth we
can ask if this concentration is dan
gerous to either or all of these guar
anteed rights. We can ask, if it is
right to deprive the poor people of
Iehir vote, because they cannot pay
their poll tax We can ask a similar
question as to the armed forces: Is
It the American way for congress
% muddle up legislation in order to
deprive the men of chance to vote?
IS this muddle just cowardly fraud?
IS it American to have the boys save
he country, and then, when it is
saved, hand it back to Americas Sixty
Families and their satellites? Is it
eally the American way to pirate
bout bonuses and charity to the re-
urned soldiers? Why not an honor
bile way to make living for every
nan and woman capable of work?
hat used to be the American way in
ractice, before the crafty grabbed
he graft. 1t used to be our pride to
oint to good and big men-Lincoln,
eferson, benefactors of the nation
wilson has now been dead long
nough to be appreciated.
1t is to be hoped that the common
ian, the man that is interested in
he real rights guaranteed by the
and Bill lof Rights will
-atchfully and impartially uphold the
ands of leaders who grow old in the
efense of these rights. The truly
merican way.
PETER RORVIK.
ablo, Montana
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-04-14
Democracy in Education-Plain
Talk To Liberals

democracy will approach it's ideals only when genera
lions of classroom teachers have unconed effectively But
the democratic principle and should be applied
society attitude towards those responsible for teaching its
children.
We must the economic level of teachers that their
financial rewards indicate the value which society
on the education of its future citizens
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-04-14

oil men will produce an adequate sup
ply and reserve of crude oil to win
this war and to supply the needs of
future generations without going into
foreign lands under foreign regimes
where they will need military protec-
ton, and will do SO without spending
taxpayers money.
Respectfully yours,
e. B. COOLIDGE
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-04-14

rear where the local dealer greeted eusvey by
him and her wants inquired filled by in person
and Immediately
But the vulgar public still line she walked
out with her purchase Oh WE'LL VOTE can't we?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-04-14

Have you registered to vote yet?
# not, do so NOW!
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-04-14

WHAT BEARING DOES THE PRICE
OF CRUDE OIL HAVE ON OUR RE-
SERVES AND THE NECESSITY OF
GOING INTO FOREIGN COUNTRIES
TO DEVELOP ADDITIONAL RE-
SERVES?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-21
REAL Union MEMBER

AS an example let's take Carl
Ballmer-668104. Carl is real
member. His seniority dates
back to 1915 in Dept. 165 and he
was among the first members to
join the union when we organ
lied the WHY'S Unit. You never
hear him complain about work
ing conditions as he always said
if you who are members do not
like them then help your officers
correct them.
We never hear Carl say any
thing about wages because he
knew what wages were before
the union and has said he is
making good money under the
UAW banner.
Brother Carl has three sons
in the armed service, Second
Lieut.. Ralph H. Ballmer, age 81,
a bombadier of the Flying Fort
ress Round Trip who is re-
ported missing in action over
Germany since March 9th. Pvt
Woodrow Ballmer who is in Eng
land and Pvt. Robert Ballmer,
Mechanic School, Faringdale,
N. Y. All these boys worked in
the Overland. Let's all hope the
missing son gets in touch with
that fine father of his.
Carl thinks it is a shame that
every member of the WHY'S
Unit does not donate 25 cents
per week to the Soldiers Welfare
Fund He says it is one of the
fundamentals of true unionism TO
give to those who are fighting
our battles, who do not average
oyer so dollars a month. The
average member spends much
more than that foolishly every
week.
Many do not give one red
cent to this undertaking which is
making so many of our men,
berS happy once a month when
they receive our boxes.
If everyone would give two
bits every week and help their
brothers and sisters be happy at
least once month, they would
be happy too. If you who do not
give could read some of the let
ters we receive thanking us for
the happiness it gives our serv-
icemen to know we have not
forgotten them. Let's all be
members like brother Ballmer
who believes it is true prin-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-21
Spor+smen
To Make
Contribution

LANSING, April 17,-Michi-
gan sportsmen will contribute
100000 during the next year
toward purchase of property in
the southeastern Michigan recre-
alton areas. The money, taken
from the game protection fund,
will be pooled with 81, 500, 900
appropriated by the legislature
to be spent this year toward the
acquisition of 100000 acres of
public recreation land.
The Conservation Commission,
in authorizing the expenditure,
said it had agreed 20 spend $780,
900 from the game fund for ev-
cry S1,000,000 appropriated by
the legislature for the project.
The entire recreation land pro-
gram calls for the expenditure
by the state of S8,000,000 over a
period of seven years.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-21
Fishing Waters
Reported

COLUMBUS, April 17--E. L.
Wickliff the Fish Management
Section in report lists 486
lakes, ponds, quarries, gravel
pits and canals totaling $4,000
acres of fishing waters, along
with 1873 Division of Conserva-
ton dams and 1900 miles of
State Stream Bank Fishing
Easements, open to public fish
ing in Ohio in 1914.
This list gives the impounded
waters in each county, approx
mate size in acres and the near
est Federal or State road On
account of war conditions this
report cannot be printed IN
pamphlet form but will appear
in the May and June issues of
the Ohio Conservation Bulletin.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-21
Wi||ys Seeing Eye

ciple of good uniorism tH
to our brothers and sisteA
the armed forces.
Claude Hess.
A familiar face has arrived
back home from an Army camp
and that brother is none other
than Charles Chuck" Ballard.
Welcome home brother He looks
as though he waJ in the finest
of health. That Army course
that he took must be responsible
for that.
Claude Nadeau, steward of
Dept. 645 met with a painful
accident Sunday. He was work.
ing on his boat and the screw
driver he was using slipped and
cut a cash about "a inches long
in his eye-ball.
Art Peth of Dept 100 who is
the purveyor of refreshments in
the elbow benders Club of Local
II says he gets all his pep from
living out in the country. Yea,
we would believe that if he lived
any place but Bono.
Dorothy Carl sure surprised
the girls in Dept. 581 the day
she left for New Jersey to see
her soldier. We never thought
she'd get married. Congratula-
tions Dorothy and lots of luck"
The girls really miss Nanette
Conely since she left our Dept.
to go back to her original Dept
61O. 1t looks like the girls will.
all have to go after their OWE.
coffee from now on. Don't for
get to come and see us once in
while Nannette.
We've been trying to figure
out what's become of that jolly
laugh of Ella Gedeat's. Cheer
up Ella we miss lot of the fun
you usually make, speaking of
laughs, Janina Branowski really
knows how. Ha Ha. Why don't
you wear that yellow sweater a
little more often Janina. Maybe
because yellow means caution,
huh kid?
Why does there have to be
some girls in every Dept
can't cooperate with the , ~
ard. After all she is doing
favor and most of us think she's
doing a good job. It's too bad
everyone can't appreciate what
Thelma Jones is trying to do
for us.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-21
National
Supply
NEW SECRETARY

OICu1uS W OuI uSW OlllL SCI
retary, Jim Durliat who is doing
a bangup job so far. Jim is a
good union man and grand
fellow. Keep up the good work
Jim and let's see all you good
union brothers and sisters get be-
hind your committee and new
secretary and fill the union hall
at every meeting like we did at
the last Thursday night meet
ing. Don't forget, get behind
your committee and help them
and they will help you. The
best way to help them is to at
tend all Unit meetings.
Dick Penn who formerly
worked in Dept. 30 recently Wis
tied the boys in the shop on a
furlough. Dick is in the ordi-
nance division of the army.
AROUND THE SHOP
Seems as though Pinky in
Dept. 36 got his days mixed up,
and came to work all dressed up
on Easter Monday instead of
Easter Sunday.
pring, Spring beautiful
Spring, Frenchy in Dept. 80
finally took off the old green
sweater he wore all winter
Clarance Fisher in the Flat
Scraping is the proud daddy of
a 7-pound baby girl. Congrats to
you both Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher.
Bob Lorenz, Dept. 86, has re-
Gently established himself as a
big business man selling night
crawlerS and worms at his home
at 1924 Kress st. All you talent
ed fishermen don't forget to con-
tact Bob and his worms.
Submarine Morgan" Dept. "a
got torpedoed time after time
during our last Unit meeting.
After losing a motion Sub
marine" came up fighting each
time and got it back again. We
wish you smoother sailing in fu-
ture meetings Dallas.
Ed Brug, Machinist Mate 3rd
class in the S. r. u. recently
paid us a visit on furlough
looking in the pink. Ed is sta
toned at Great Lakes.
Why did WILDER Marks refuse
to bet on the second nine at
Heather Downs? Was it because
Bill Denman Denman and Ray
Palicki were playing mid-sea-
son golf. Ask Red Guelden-
zolph. The boys had very good
time however, but they miss that
dark horse and grand fellow,
Hummer Harris who is GONZALES
cling.
Roger Culber formerly of
Dept. 36 now in the Navy sta
toned in Cuba would like TO
hear from some of the boys as
it is very lonesome where he is
at His address is, Roger =.
Culver, M L G Naval Station,
5th Division, Box 40, Navy lis,
c/oF o NNew York, N. Y.
The boys in the Navy Bldg.
are anxious for the war to be
over, but Little Red Riding
Hood in the Navy Tool Crib is
more anxious. Just ask her
why
Walter Leuttke in the Flat
Scraping is back to work after
a recent operation, after being
off nine weeks. Walter is a
grand fellow and we all wish
him a speedy recovery.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-21
The Vaughn
Tongue
of Local IL
BLUES, REVIEWS
AND PROPHECIES

kAAND II kNOL IlGN1Go
Two hundred of the Scale en-
ployees would have liked TO
swing on a star and carry moon
beams home in jar. They would
all be lot better off than they
are, but 226 of them would
rather be
Let's pause for moment, look
back, and then look forward.
What have we done? What have
you neglected to do? 1t is fitting
for us all to stop and mediate
little on that thought. OF the
first members and units which
made up Local IL upon its IN
ception some years ago, prac-
tically all of them are still with
us.
Local IL UAW-CIO and its
program goes on as each new
group, each new member, takes
up the task and adds something
to that which has already been
done. Then too they learn to do
better job and are better fitted
to handle any job within their
union.
The work that is being done
by the units of Local IL, is un-
questionably worthwhile, they
are proud of it and are happy in
the knowledge that the work
accomplished will remain as a
lasting monument to them. The
benefits they, as individuals, de-
rive from their union depend en-
tirely on them.
The Scale workers could have
taken advantage of all that Re-
gion 2-B has to offer and use il
to fit themselves for a better,
happier, more useful life, but
226 of them ignored their pos
sibilities and will just keep
everyone else out there in the
same old rut.
The decision to advance or TO
lag was their own. The oppor-
tunities were at hand if they had
resolved to take fullest advant-
age of all the facilities that the
CIO offers to improve our work
ing conditions and earnings, in
order that they too could become
healthier and better citizens OF
our great country.
DON'T ASK US
If Chester Mona" Polcyn and
Ted Modrowski of the Cameo
Unit are still waiting in front of
the Esquire theatre for a certain
guy to furnish them with ducats2
This should bring results!
Why Claude Hess of w. o. al
ways closes his eyes when riding
on crowded trolleys? Could be
that he hates to see women
stand!
Why somebody asked Art
Peth, "Hows your bar tender?"
Why Emil Lindhorst gets mad
when Ollie Pecord offers him a
quarter to keep his mouth shut
Or why Bill Joy, of the Fort
Pitt Unit, feels SO sorry for two
of his pals? Unless it's because
the two poor guys are stuck. You
see one married woman who is
deaf and the other married one
who isn't
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-21

10, while the over-average
single game was won by A.
Schmenk, who pitched 73
pins over his average.
In the team events, the Main
tenance five copped the top hon
ors with las pins plus.
Sixteen teams were entered in
the league this year, the largest
number ever to roll throughout
an entire season. Competition
was keen throughout the season
with many teams making sur
prisingly good finishes.
Plans are being made to re-
sumo bowling again next sea
son with at least the same num-
Der of teams entered as this
year. A summer league will be
organized if a sufficient number
of bowlers can be secured to
take part in it. H. Vlack of De-
partment "a has charge OF ar
rangements for the summer
league. Those who wish to bowl
II this league are asked to gel
in contact with him.
Summer league season begins
April 26 at 900 p. m. at the
West Toledo Recreation alleys.
National Supply will have sew
eral teams entered in the Indus
trial tournament at Hagerty
Superior Recreation, April rs
beginning at $50 p. m.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-21
Coed Mushroom
Prospects

With the first morel mush-
rooms already reported in some
of the southern counties, mush-
room hunters should harvest
quite a crop this Spring, pro
vided the alternate rainy and
warm spells continue. The morel,
or sponge mushroom, favorite of
so many people, thrives in such
weather and one or another of
the six or eight species reported
for Ohio can be found in nearly
every section of the state.
Though the mushroom season
is short IL any given locality,
it will last a month or more from
the time it begins in the south
ern counties until it finishes III
the north. Ideal weather inter
rupted by cool weather may pro-
long the growing season. Look
for them in old woodlots, old
orchards, fertile bottomlands,
along established fenceroWs or
in any moist, fertile areas that
have note been cultivated lately.
Veteran hunters look first be-
meath ash, apple, or thorn trees,
claiming that the greatest num-
bers invariably are found there.
Mushroom pickers are warned
that the growth can be cleaned
out of any one section for sew
eral seasons by too severe har-
vest. Mushrooms reproduce by
spores which are invisible to the
eye, which develop only on the
mature plant, and too much
picking will prevent the spores
for next years crop from being
broadcast by the wind.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-21
CIO Protests ComPoien
To Gust TugweII

NEW YORK (FP)-The cam
paign to remove DR.. Rexford
Guy Tugwell as governor of
Puerto Rico is a move in a con-
piracy to smash the Puerto
Rican labor movement and to re-
peal social and labor legislation
won during the Tugwell admin
istration, the CIO Committee on
Latin American Affairs charged
here.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-21
Squirrels Make
Coed Swimmers

ALLEGAN, April 18.-Swim-
ming abilities of fox squirrels
and woodchucks, not generally
recognized, are reported by bi-
ologistS at the Swan Creek Wild
life Experiment Station near
here The animals willingly en-
ter and swim'across the Kalama-
zoo river at points where the
stream is about 300 feet wide.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-21
National Supply
CIosesBowIinsSeason

National Supply bowling league closed highly sue,
cessful season April II at the & bowling alleys All
the teams entered overavrage tournament and head
pin competition.
z q Zelinski took the headpn h0nors with score OF