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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-10-06
M0NTANANS
G0UGED ON
POWER RATES

A study made of the number of Gus
hours of electricity, the total amounts
charged for them by power companies
operating in the nine states in the
Missouri river basin, provides one un
answerable argument for a Missouri
Valley Authority.
1t shows that in these nine states
Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri
Montana, Nebraska, North and South
Dakota and Wyoming, a total of g.
82S,402 customers were served with a
total of 11,736, 900 kilowatt hours
in 1943 from which the power com
panies derived $23S,470, 200.
Had these customers been served at
rates now in effect in the iva, they
would have saved $101, 258, ATS.
The power company in Montana
served 120,251 customers with 1907
$4,000 kilowatt hours for $4,000, 200
Had the Montana customers been
served at IVA rates they would have
saved the tidy sum of $5,111,156.
At the rate of saving to the people
of the Missouri river basin on charges
for electricity alone of more than one
hundred million dollars each year, it
would take only 10 years to pay for
the proposed regional development.
The Montana Power Company will
probably counter with arguments
about the large sums it pays in taxes,
whereas it actually pays no taxes. 1t
is the consumers of it's services which
pays them. And the same is true of
the Tennessee Valley Authority. 1t
collects and pays taxes like any pri-
vate industry. The big difference lies
in the fact that the IVA also makes
savings for its consumers on rates.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-10-06
Missouri Valley Authority
(MVA)

months will
Missouri Valley Authority written by Jerome G. Locke For many
of
and vicinity in California This his article
Army Engineer Pick plan and Reclamation Service plan
excellent within the spheres of developmental activity
which each of these engineers They and
should be dovetaed together for the first framework of
basic master plan of Missouri Basin development In this
other and detailed plans for various features should
be considered
The functions performed by U. Bureau of Indian AT
fairs Soil Conservation Service Grazing Service National Park
Service Health Service Biological Survey Geological Survey
Federal Power Commission and possibly dozen other federal
departments all affect will be affected by basn-wide
velopment These have plans within their respective fields
activity Then there states and dozens of counties
and Cities of which have local plans that will also be
effected Montanas Water Conservation Board program
probably fair sample
Out of all of it. plus such additional engineering scien
tfc research and factindng may still be required
completed plan Ishoud an elastic plan
subject to such change will accommodate coming
Under the aggard and oenmes wicked old river can be
hanessed produce ten times the of work and
service delivers. Without going into dust-dry statistics
possibilities
Ample supplemental water supply than half
million acres, having only thigh water" service.
e somewhat than doubling of 4185OOO irrigated
Present development of about $4,000 horsepower
can be expanded needed, to than half billion
horsepower
A Missouri Basin floods that s215oooOoo and
taken 257 lives the past 20 be almost wholly
eliminated in the future.
Even devastating along Mississippi
be partially controlled with corresponding saving of
life and property
An cratic shifting sand bar cogged river channel
be converted efficient pathway for
the heart of the basin to the
Silt transportation which half the vital problem of soil
erosion be largely checked More irrigated area,
and vegetation will aid in solution of the rest of this
problem.
Hundreds of of improper disposal and
stream pollution be corrected
Fish and wild life supplies will be multiplied many times
TO- Suitable sites for parks play grounds and recreaona
will be multiplied by the DOZENS
many sections of the basin where gradual and in
creasing failure has been occurring for many years
r. In the wake of primary construction and these basic
provements there will inevitably follow, in the
of IVA. vast of commercial expansion and
economic and social betterment not to be measured
in dollars.
To sure, not all this will night within
few months require ten years to construct
on Pr Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-10-06

the democratic CduuludCo IOI
governor, Left Erickson in a
speech at Malta, quoted the
following excerpts from the
State Examiners report:
"lnventories:
"The pricing of the December 81,
1913, inventory was careIessly ham
died. In no instance was the liquor
priced at cost.
"Private Formula Purchase and Sales:
"The purchase of this liquor and
the sales were handled in rather an
odd way. The purchase and sales of
this deal were handled through the
Other Income Account. This should
reflect only such income deriving
from sources other than sales
montana Stamps:
1.-THE system used by the board in
controlling these stamps is subject to
considerable comment. No attempt
has been made to reconcile the stamps
for 1943
"Cash Shortage:
1.-THE examination disclosed that the
boards official receipt for moneys No.
1866 issued for $4,000 has not been
accounted for.
Accounting and Records:
This examination discloses that
the following auxiliary accounts were
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-10-06

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-Sen. Rob
ert Reynolds, leading alien-baiter in
the United States Senate, was con-
demned as a promoter of racial and
religious bigotry" by board of spe-
cial inquiry of the California Encamp-
ment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
The VIEW also called Reynolds Amer
lean Nationalist Committee IAN agen-
cy for fostering isolationism and in
ternational suspicion"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-10-06
BR0THERH00DS
ENDORSE
CANDIDATES

Candidates were endorsed by the
legislative committee of the Railway
Brotherhood of Trainmen and theil
auxiliaries yesterday at meeting
held in Helena All those endorsed
for state office are candidates on the
Democratic ticket.
Endorsements were given the can
didacy of the following: Mansfield
and O'Connor for congress; Left
Erickson for governor; Paul Cannon
for lieutenant governor; Sam Mitchell
for secretary of state; R. V. Bottomly
for attorney general; w. p Pilgeram
for treasurer; John j. Holmes for
auditor and Violet Eastman for state
superintendent of public instruction.
Fifteen lodges of the organization in
the state are represented by the mem
bers of the legislative committee.
While, under the national policy of
the organization, state organizations
cannot endorse national candidates,
the committee wired their national
president urging that Roosevelt and
Sruman be endorsed.
Roscoe C. Lots, Great Falls was re-
elected for a second four-year term
as chairman of the legislative COM
mittee of the organization and Ernest
Hobbs of Great Falls was named vice
chairman
HELENA, October s. Frank Muir
ray, secretary of the advisory COM
mittee of the Democratic State organ
ization, today sent the following tele-
gram to Judge Left Erickson, Demo
cratic candidate for governor:
Judge Left Erickson
Deliver to Democratic Rally
Havre, Montana
"A. F. Whitney, as president Broth
9rhood Railroad Trainmen announced
.oday that GRAND LODGE has en-
iorsed ROOSEVELT, MANSFIELD, |
ERICKSON, state lodges
n session Helena today concur in
lbove also endorse Cannon, Bottomly, |
Pilgeram, Eastman, Holmes.
Yours for victory,
FRANK MURRAY,
Secretary Advisory Com"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-10-06
F0RD'S Statements ON
RECORD OF STATE LIQUOR
MONOPOLY NOT SUSTAINED
Governor Ford's Assertions That Montana s
Liquor Monopoly Has Been Handled in
Duslness-ke '' osn Historical Lhr. ny
State Examiner, e capitol Bldg library Liquors for
Which There Is No Demand Accumulated

Challenging the statements made by Governor Ford his
campaign that he has lived his promises to place
the liquor monopoly busneske basis neither
by various incidents occurring during his admins
traon by the reports of the State Examiner after
animation of the Montana Liquor Control Board
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Iakoma Park Chamber
|ndorses Aid 10 Stricken

The Takoma Park Cnamoer of
Commerce went on record last night
as favoring participation by the
United States Government in the
international program for the relief
and rehabilitation OF countries
devastated by war. The chamber
said financial participation should
be commensurate with the obliga-
tiorls assumed by other nations. It
urged that private business chan
nels be utilized to a maximum de-
gree in the procuring, transporting
and distributing of relief and re-
habilitation supplies.
A postwar project indorsed last
night calls for improvement of East
ern avenue from Southern to West
ern avenues. The chamber held that
the cost of the project should be
borne largely by the Federal Gov
ernment, since the improvement
would benefit areas remote from the
sections directly abutting the high
way.
George A. Cook, president, was
authorized to appoint special COM
mittee to consider all recommends
tions relating to improvements bene-
fitting the Takoma area.
The Town Council was COM
mended for the storm sewer con-
struction program which 1t COM
pleted the past year, and for the
paving Of the grounds around Ia
koma Spring Park
Evening star., 1944-02-17
26 Will Enter NAVY
From Prince Georges
19 Others to Report
To Army Next Week

Twenty-siX Prince Georges County
inductees will report for duty to
the Navy tomorrow and Monday
while 10 others will report next
week to the Army after their ac-
ceptance at preinduction physical
examinations last month.
Thirteen of the Is are scheduled
to report tomorrow at the Naval
Recruiting Station in Baltimore.
They are:
Wallace Smith, jr.: Harry Moore,
John j. Cross, jr.; Paul R. Hugel,
George w. King, Wilbur G. Dep
erini, Sidney N. Kobe, N. j.. Bate
man, Joseph c. Gauzza, Douglas E.
Whitehead, Joseph D. Hawkins,
Charles c. Farrar and Charles A.
Brown.
The 13 men ordered to report
Monday are:
George w. Dickens, James w.
Muth, Raymond A. Kidwell, John
T. Crawford, John B. Traversari,
Benjamin K. Smith. jr; Harold F.
Dearinger, Richard A. Howard,
Stephen F. Cameron, jr,; Robert F.
Wertz, Orville D. Arnold, John L.
Payne and Harvey j. Swisher.
The 10 men scheduled to report
next week to the Army are:
Eugene j. McGolrick, William w.
Rossiter, William E. Battle, James
S. Jones, Merton L. Ashby, Robert
S. Hoyert, Richard H. Day, Frank
L. Weisbacker, James j. Sargent,
Stephen L. Heffner, jr.; George A.
Gross, Charles M. Wilson, william
B. Hiett, jr.; Cecil L. Phillips, Kaiser
Williams, Eugene j. Fletcher, Isaac
E. Ross, James w. Booze and Will
son T. Thomas.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Some Points to Consider
|On Which Tax Form Is Best

ana deductions amounting to 6 per
cent of income.
However, your allowable deduc-
tions may exceed 6 per cent and
therefore you may save tax money
by filling out the longer form.
Family Status Is Item.
There is something else to con-
sider-your family status during
1943. On the short form, personal
exemption (married, single, head of
family and credit for dependents
is based on your status as of July l,
1943. On the long form, the amount
Of exemption, and credit for depend
ents hinges on the portion of the
year the taxpayer was married or
had dependents.
Suppose your child was born on
July l, 1943. On the short form you
get a full years credit for a de-
pendent, amounting to $685.. On
the long form, you get only SITS. OF
half of the yearly $3.50 dependent S
credit on that form.
On the other hand, if your child
was born on July 2, you obtain nc
dependents credit on the short form
but get still SITS on the long form.
II you have trouble figuring which
is the best form for you, consult an
internal revenue officer or other
person who is familiar with tax
matters.
(TomorrotD:: One Step at q Time. J
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Thut Income Tux-No. a
By the Associates Press.

A taxpayer should find out not
only which income tax form he is
permitted to use. but also which
form it may be advantageous in the
way of tax savings for him to use.
One is a long form, numbered
1040, which any taxpayer may use.
The other is short form, numbered
1040A, which only certain taxpayers
may use. You may use a short form
If you meet all Of these require
ments:
/. You are a citizen or a resident
Of the United States.
2. Your total income in 1943 was
not more than $1,000.
3. That income came only from
salary, wages, dividends, interest
and annuities.
4 Your wife or husband does not
use the long form.
Short Form Easier.
The short form Is easier to fill out
but many persons who are eligible
to use it may find that the long form
will reduce the amount of tax owed
Others will save tax money by using
the short form.
On the short form you take credit
for dependents, but you do not list
deductions for taxes, contributions
interest, large medical expenses, etc
The tax table on the short form au-
tomatically provides for personal
exemption, earned income credit
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Baby's Death in Nursery
Will Be Probed by State

State public welfare officials In
Richmond today prepared to launch
an investigation of the circum-
stances surrounding the death Tues
day night of 7-month-old Larry
Koval at the Fairy Friend Nursery,
Franklin Park. Va.
1t. Henry Magarity of the Fair
fax County police said the child, son
OF Mrs. j. w. Koval, 221-A Grant
avenue, Arlington, apparently was
strangled when his head was caught
between the side and bottom of his
crib after screw in one side, hold
ing up the bottom, became loose,
permitting the bottom to drop.
DR.. William H. Stauffer, State
commissioner Of public welfare.
promised that a thorough investiga-
ton will be made to determine
whether the infants death was
caused by negligence on the part of
the person in charge of the nursery.
A certificate of accidental death
was issued by District Coroner A.
Magruder Macdonald, who was
called into the case because the child
had been taken to Children's Hos
pital here.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Fairfax Trailer Camps
Must Observe Health
Rules 10 Get Licenses
Defense Chief Resigns
To Make Way for
Unpaid Volunteer

Trailer camps in Fairfax County
must meet Health Department
regulations before licenses will be
issued for their operation.
The Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors yesterday instructed
Policeman Cecil E. Brown, who is
inspecting trailer camps, to turn
over his reports to the Health De-
partment. which in turn will report
on sanitary conditions at camps
before licenses are issued.
Mr.. Brown told the board many
trailer camps which he has in
spected provide facilities required
under the county trailer law, but are
unsanitary.
Defense Director Resins.
The resignation of Capt. Joseph
G. Bennett. paid civilian defense di-
rector. was accepted by the board
following receipt of a letter from
State Senator Andrew w. Clarke
stating that the Governor and the
State civilian defense director had
recommended appointment of a VOL
unteer director for the county as an
economy move.
Capt. Bennett received sloO a
month. He reported that a number
OF telephones at various stations
IN the county had been removed, re-
sulting IN a saving OF $83A0 a
month.
Dog Pound Committee Named.
At the request Of a delegation
from the Prince William Board of
Supervisors that the county be al
lowed to join Fairfax in the estab-
lishment of dog pound to serve
both counties, committee COM
posed OF Herbert Blunt and D. w.
Buckley was appointed to work out
plans. Members of the Prince Will
liam delegation included j. M. Tay-
lor. chairman of the board; j. F..
Flick and r. S. Hall.
Homer K. Bauserman, Mrs. James
Nickel, Dr. Nelson Podolnick, Maui
rice Fox, Burns Gibson and John
T. Blincoe were named to represent
the county in making plans for a
tuberculosis sanitorium to serve
Fairfax and Arlington Counties and
the city Of Alexandria.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Montgomery Bond Sales
S Per Cent Over Quota

The sale of War Bonds in Mont
gomery County's Fourth War Loan
drive reached S2,986,82325. which
was IS per cent above the quota at
the close of the drive Tuesday, Rich
ard F.. Green, chairman of the drive
announced yesterday.
Explaining that the sales Of Series
E, F and G bonds made during the
remainder of the month will be
counted in the drive, Mr.. Green pre-
dicted that these sales will bring the
total amount of bonds sold to more
than $4,000, 900.
Sales for the various districts and
their quotas follow: Eastern (Silver
Spring and Takoma Park-Quota
81 900 900: sales, 81 ,202 ,58775. West
ern bethesda. Chevy Chase and
Cabin John-Quota. $375, 900; sales
$603 ,050. Northeastern (Sandy
Spring area)-Quota, $275 900; sales
1898, 700.
Central (Kensington. Rockville
and Gaithersburg) Quota, s475, 900;
sales. $500, ,529.25. Northwestern
(Poolesville, Germantown and Da-
mascus)-Quota, 5000; sales, S99,-
15625. State of Maryland purchases
allocated to Montgomery County
were s96,80O. Chesapeake & Poto-
mac Telephone Co.'S purchases allo-
Gated to the county were s25,000.
Evening star., 1944-02-17

through the water, and which at
tached themselves to our flesh by the
score, despite our efforts to keep
them of. We wore our socks outside
out trousers, and then used impro-
vised leggins, but somehow the
teaches got through. Once attached
to the skin, they would suck out
blood and puff themselves out like
a balloon. The only way to remove
them was to apply fire or tobacco.
Twice Close to Recapture.
Although their bite was not pain
ful the puncture they made in the
skin was an invitation to infection.
To combat the possibility Of this
infection I was forced to use my
three pima cloth handkerchiefs as
bandages and swabs.
On two occasions when we had
almost reached our objective we
were close to recapture by the jap
anese. Once we were aboard a stolen
fishing launch which could do about
knots top, when dawn broke to re-
veal that we were just astern two
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Queens Chapel Citizens
Name Committee Heads

Appointment Of committee chair
men Of the Queens Chapel Citizens
Association, Inc, was announced
today by G. Edward Pfuger, presi-
dent. They are:
Daniel M. Greene, laws and leg
islation; John E. Donavan, public
welfare; Hector, c. Mullen, roads
and transportation; William Birch
fire protection; Mrs. John A. Nc
Lean, meetings and entertainments;
Mrs. Mildred G. Lohmeyer, member
ship, and Charles H. Peterson, audit
ing. Mr.. Donavan and Ray Harris
were placed in charge of the publi-
cation of monthly bulletin.
The following persons were ad-
mitted to membership: DR.. and Mrs,
Hugh Trey, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Her
nisey, Mrs. T. P. Thomas, Harry
Steffey and G. F. Gardner.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Mrs. Carrie Carroll, 70,
Dies at Norwood. Nd.

Mrs. Carrie Virginia Carroll, 10,
lifelong resident Of Montgomery
County, died yesterday at her home
at Norwood, Md. The daughter of
the late James Fletcher and Mary
Virginia Turner, Mrs. Carroll was
the widow of Clarence B. F. Carroll.
Surviving are daughter, Miss
M. Virginia Carroll of Norwood; !;
three sons, Harry NJ, Norwood !;
Thomas Earl, Browns Corner, and
c. Leon, Washington; two sisters,
Mrs. James william and Mrs. James
Martin, both of Washington, and
two brothers, Harry A. Turner and
Archie S. Turner, both Of Browns
Corner. ....
Funeral services win be held at
her late home in Norwood at II m
tomorrow. Burial will be In Friends
Cemetery, Sandy Spring.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Silver Spring Library
Announces Officers

The board Of trustees of the Silver
Spring Public Library today an
nounced its officers for the current
year as follows: Mrs. c. w. Mitch
ell, president; Mrs. Howard Dozier,
vice president; Victor E. Grotlisch,
treasurer, and Mrs. Louise. Engle
Lee, secretary.
Mrs. H. H. Hewlett, who has been
president of the Library Association
for the past two years, will continue
to serve as member of the board.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Col. Dyess Awarded
Medal for Decision
| Which Cost His Life
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
1t. Col. William E. Dyess,
who escaped from a japanese
prison camp, was awarded the
Soldiers Medal posthumously
yesterday.
Col. Dyess was killed last De-
cember %, when his plane
crashed at Burbank, Calf. The
decoration was awarded him
because he sacrificed his life
by crash landing his plane in
a small vacant lot in order to
avoid hitting civilians travelling
on a broad road, where a COM
paratively safe landing could
have been made"
Evening star., 1944-02-17
lsWRstonmiq
&Remiindery@.

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 4, green stamps G, H,
and ] valid through February 20.
Stamps K, L and M valid through
March 20.
Meats, Fats. Etc. Book No.. 3,
stamps v, w and x valid through
February 26. Stamp Y good
through March 20. Stamp z be-
comes valid February 20 and good
through March 20.
Points for Fats-Your meat deale,
will pay two ration points for
every pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Book No. 4. Stamp 30 valid
for S pounds through March 81.
Book No. 4, stamp 40 good for s
pounds for home canning through
February 20, 1945.
Shoes-Stamp No. 18 In Book No. 1
and stamp / on the "airplanen
sheet Of Book No. 3 valid for an
indefinite period.
Gasoline-No. ga coupons good for
gallons through May 8, B, B-1, G
and C-l coupons good for 2 gall
longs each. These coupons will
expire on date indicated on indi-
vidual books. B-2 and ca cou.
pons in books issued since De.
cember l are good for gallons
each.
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For A
coupon holders, March 81. For b
coupon holders. February 20.
Fuel Oil-Period No. 3 coupons good
through March IA. Period No. 4
coupons valid through September
30. Nos. 3 and coupons good for 10
gallons per unit. Period No. 5
coupons may be exchanged for
No. As and used now If holder has
100 gallons or less In No. 4 cou.
pons. According to the District
OPA, consumers in this area
should not have used more than
IS per cent Of their total yearly
fuel oil ration as Of February Il.