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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-12-22

At the joint hearing in Washington
Mr.. Goldberg, leading attorney for the
Federal Power Commission declared
that the 1912 merger of the Butte
Electric and it's subsidiaries with ano
into the Montana Power Company
the plant accounts of the latter were
written up by SIS, 100000 and that the
balance of SAT, 100000 in writeups was
engineered in the transaction where
by the Great Falls and Thompson
Falls water power sites were made a
part of the Montana Power Company
properties Mr. Goldberg pointed out
that when these transactions were
made, John D. Ryan headed the Mon
tana Power Company and also con-
trolled the properties transferred to
the company.
Mr. Goldberg said:
obviously there were no independ-
ent parties in the deal. 1t was Butte
Electric all over again dealing with
Montana Power Company, which was
in sum and substance Butte Electric
under a new name"
He referred to letters written by
C. F. Kelley, Montana Power Com
pany's principal witness in the pres
ent case, to John d. Ryan, a moving
spirit in the mergers. Kelley, said
Goldberg, told Ryan proposed plan
would not do since it showed too
clearly that Butte Electric in reality
was dealing with itself. He quoted
Kelley as also calling Montana Power
Company merely corporate device
to carry out the merger.
Continued on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-12-22

pAutnor1ty should be followed,
with plans to suit the particu-
lar requirements of the Mis-
souri, river region.
AS first step to accomplish the
purposes of the proposed organization,
"a second meeting is planned to be
held in Helena on January 7. which
will be an open meeting and will be
participated in by many members of
the Montana legislature which will
then be in session. The meeting will
be held in the courtroom of Judge
Horsky IN the Lewis and Clark county
courthouse at 1870 pm. on January z.
The complete organization will then
be set up, with permanent officers and
necessary committees appointed
The program of the organization as
discussed at the preliminary meeting
last Sunday proposed the development
of an educational campaign, provid-
ing the citizens of the state with UNI
prejudiced information of the need for
an organization of the character of
thC iCiihcDott dicJ AuluOliIy III thC
Missouri region, if its resources and
possibilities are to be developed for
the greatest benefit to all of the in
habitants.
It was brought out that only by the
establishment of an authority could
the pickering between government
agencies and the selfish interests of
the separate states of the region be
without great loss of time
and funds. 1t was also brought out
that without an authority to bring
about co-ordinated development, the
states in the lower reaches of the
river would be able to secure first
consideration for flood control and
navigation development and that
states like Montana and the Dakotas
and Wyoming would get slight consid-
Grafton for their needs for irrigation
development, the states in the lower
reaches having much greater numer-
ical representation in the congress.
p. ]. Gilfeather, assistant attorney
general was named temporary chair
man and David Reese temporary sec
Permanent officers
will be elected at the succeeding meet
ing on January 7.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-12-22
" -
-
THOSE DEAD JAPANESE
ADMIRAL


The Japanese people-on the whole
may be inclined to accept the state
ments of their leaders at face value
But, despite a consistent Tokyo policy
of minimizing naval losses while issu
ing sanguinary claims of victories,
at least some Japanese must be seeing
through the hoaxes in noting the mum
Der of admirals whose deaths have
been officially disclosed in the pas
year
Since May the Tokyo radio anC
the Domei News Agency have re
ported announcements revealing the
deaths of 73 admirals, some admitted
ly lin action" and others as the re
suit of ILLNESS" or other alleged
causes. Among those who have beer
killed in action are Vice Admiral
Chuichi Nagumo, who commanded the
task force that attacked Pearl Harbor
and Rear Admiral Hideo Yano, who
"annihilated" the United States fleet
several times in statements he issued
while serving earlier in the war as
the japanese naval spokesman.
Although Tokyo has taken pains TO
withhold details about the deaths of
Japanese admirals, the imposing list
of announced fatalities serves as testi-
mony to the blows the Japanese navy
has suffered. The ranks of vicead-
miral and rearadmiral in the Japa-
nese navy are fairly similar to those
ranks in our navy and the duties of
the flag officers are about the same.
AS a general rule, Tokyo propagan-
dists do not make a direct announce
ment on the death of a flag officer,
but reveal his death in reporting post
humous honors or anniversary mem
orials. Then, as likely as not, the
name of the individual admiral turns
up in a list of number of others who
have shared the same fate.
For example, the Yokosuka Naval
Station announced in connection with
the Pearl Harbor anniversary week
ago that 10 vice-admirals and rear
admirals had been killed in action
"at the front lines in the southern
regions" No dates were given. Two
days later the Domei agency reported
that six more dead admirals were in
Guided in the 25th grant of imperial
honors to navy men who were either
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-12-22

reduce its BOOK ValudCloHS ny
writing off $19,001,598.84 as
of January 1, 1887.
While the Federal Power Commits
sion has not as yet announced its de-
cision If is considered unlikely that
II will follow the findings of the state
agency and admit that its first con-
tentions were wrong by some 2S mil
lions of dollars. 1t is possible that
the Federal Power Commission will
take the matter into the federal courts
for adjudication and final determine
tion of the amounts it claims are
writeups of values.
The state body in its report states
that it differs from the Federal Power
Commission theories of accounting,
and that it bases its decision on
system of accounting for electric util-
tiles which it asserts has been adopted
by state public service commissions
throughout the country.
The entire case against the Mon
tana Power Company actually hinges
on whether or not the acquisition Of
its properties and the prices at which
thev were accounted on the books of
the company were "arm's length"
transactions by the organizers of the
company, headed by the late John D.
RYAN recognized generally as high
powered and ruthless stock promoter.
The contention of the Federal Power
Commission was that they were not
in any instance "arms length trans
actions. while the state public service
commission, as had been expected be-
cause of the influence of the company
on them, held that they were.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-12-22
OPPORTUNITY FOR
FREE COLLEGE
TRAINING

With the suspension of enlistments
slated for January l, Montana youth
are urged to consider joining the
Army Specialized Training Reserve
Program Immediately. The announce
ment comes from Maj George w
Misevic, commandant of the State
University ASTRP unit. Montana
high school graduates who are II
years of age and can meet the nee
essary qualifications are eligible for
enlistment.
1.-THE reserve program means a
chance for enlistees to receive inn
portant training at a college or uni
yersity at government expense" said
Major Misevic.
ut particularly assures the appli-
cant of uninterrupted education dur
ing that uncertain period between
high school graduation and induction
into the Army"
The War department realizes the
Importance of young men continuing
their education until they become of
age for military service, Major Mise
vic said, hence this program is made
possible to prepare incoming service
men for the postwar period.
Major Misevic pointed out the re-
quirements for enlistment. A pros
pective enrollee must be a high school
graduate between the ages of seven
teen years and seventeen years nine
months. He must obtain signed
statement from principle high school
officials, indicating that if the appli-
cant continues in good standing he
may be expected to graduate before
he is seventeen years and nine months
of age or that he has already grad
uated from high school
In addition, he must produce docu-
mentary evidence of his age and birth
place; secure three letters of recon-
mendation and take a mental and
physical examination Finally he
then must secure his parents con-
sent.
Young men who can meet these
qualifications may contact the nearest
Army Recruiting Center, Major Mise
vic said.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-12-22

CHARGES FALSE,
NC MUTT SAYS
By BERNICE SCARF

When such luke-warm friends OF
labor as Chairman Paul V. McNutt,
of the War Manpower Commission
sent out loud warnings about anti-la-
Dor propagandists who seek to blame
the workers for temporary lags in war
production, the danger must be lmml-
nent. Speaking before the ALL con-
vention in New Orleans, McNutt de-
clared, North, South, East and west,
the labor-haters and labor-baiters
have been busy crepe hanging. Wher-
ever there is a smokestack, they can
be seen digging graves for labor. For
tunately, the labor movement is too
busy smashing production records 10
lie down in the grave so provided"
Just the kind of anti-labor talk Nc
Mutt referred to was featured by the
New York Times on December in
an editorial urging congress to en-
act labor draft legislation. The Times
declared. .. the exigencies of war
have created greater demands for am
munition and for certain weapons
than the Army was able to foresee
precisely at time when many work
ers, apparently confident that victory
is Just around the corner, are drift
ing out of war plants into jobs which
they believe will have a longer fu-
ture" And the Times adds the more
serious charge that the soldier in the
field is paying with his life for the
lack of labor draft.
McNutt has labeled such charges as
false, pointing out that Shortages in
trucks and other must goods of war
are not due to the Indifference of
the American workers. They are due
almost exclusively to military develop
ment, to the unpredictable turns of
the war" Constant changes in Army
plans caused by experiences in war
fare; vastly expanded schedules; low
wages in some industries-these are
among the factors blamed by McNutt
for current lags in output.
The AFL, CLIO, NAACP, Workers
Defense League and all who are in
terested in guarding labor's rights
have vigorously opposed the Austin
Wadsworth labor draft bill and will
continue to fight any legislation
which, in the midst of fight for the
basic freedoms, will place labor in
chains.
The WDL Free Labor Committee,
in announcing it's objection to a labor
draft stressed the fact that such legis-
lation empowers the President to draft
civilians into the service of private
and that the supreme court
has said that this is slavery. Co
chairman of the committee are Sam
B. Eubanks, executive vice president
Newspaper Guild-CIO and
Sal B. Hoffman, president, Upholster-
ers' International Union-AFL.
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-12-22
Statement of the Executive Committee of
Natl. Citizens Political Action Committee

The people of the United States
won an historic victory on November
7th with the reelection of President
Roosevelt, the strengthening of the
progressive forces in congress and the
defeat of number of outstanding
isolationists and reactionaries.
With that victory, the immediate
objective for which the National Citi-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-12-22
INSIDE THE AXIS

(This material is prepared by the
Office of War Information from in
formation contained in foreign
broadcasts and foreign newspapers,
and from other data received by the
owl through various overseas chan
nels.)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-12-22

meeting of citizens representing many sections of the state
held Helena last Sunday discuss plans for state
wide organization promote the establishment of Missouri
Valley Authority for co-ordnated development of all Of the
region The attitude of all those participant
ing that the general pattern of the Tennessee Valley
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-12-22
Indings Not Announced.

AS result hearing by the Federal Power Com
mission and the State H. ID and Public Service Commits
son on the claim BY aa that the Montana
Power Company had writeups-z fy ing OF plant vau-
a onoo1ntino TO about S57 O0Ouv state board yeser
dav announced its decision holding that the must
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-12-22
THE "BoDY-cRAsH" TACTIC

- 1OD -OfhT0ff NJ ~
1t is almost impossible for a Japa-
nese reading a newspaper or listening
to the Tokyo radio not to hear some
thing about the Kamikaze Special At
tack Corps. The Board of Informal
ton has pulled all the stops on the
Kamikaze Corps, made up of num-
Der of pilots who have dedicated them
selves to the business of self-immola-
ton by blasting their planes against
strategic detectives.
Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, supreme
commander of Japanese troops in the
Philippines, was recently quoted by
the Tokyo radio as telling the Japa-
nese people that the "body-crash"
spirit would make it possible" for
Japan to defeat the United States.
When we down one Bog through
a deliberate crash he said, 1.-THE rate
of losses will be one to 10. However,
when we sink one carrier with one
plane, the ratio of losses will be one
to 100, or 1000, or even 10000. 1t is
possible, therefore, that if we carry
on with this deliberate crash spirit,
we shall eventually be able to subdue
America, however, much the enemy
may be confident in his huge material
wealth"
The same day, however. apparently
through some little propaganda mix
up, Japan's present naval spokesman
cautioned his people not to expect too
much of the Kamikaze. The spokes-
man, Capt. Etzuzo Kurihara, was
quoted by the Domei agency as saying:
Continued on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-12-22

Patronize the Cooperative in your
community-it is there to serve you'll
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-12-22
MONT. POWER ORDERED TO
wiring SOME water OUT
OF ITS BOOK VALUATIONS

Montana Railroad and Public Service Com
Orders State Power Monopoly To Cut Its
Book Value of Plant Valuation by Over
l0 Million; Federal Power Commissions
Findings Not Announced.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-12-22
STATE ORGANIZATION in
SUPPORT OF MISSOURI
Val. AUTHORITY FORMED

Preliminary Plans For An Organization To
Gather and Disseminate Unprejudiced
Information of the Value To Residents of
Montana From the Establishment of MVA
Outlined at Meeting in Helena Sunday.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-12-22

killed in action or died of illness in
the Greater East Asia War" Again
no dates were given.
In Withholding dates and other de-
tails Tokyo propagandists are obvi-
ously guided by the elementary prin-
ciple of keeping vital information
from the enemy. Nevertheless 1t is
noteworthy that posthumous honors
for Japanese admirals tend to increase
anywhere from a month to several
months after large-scale naval en-
gagements.
Japanese culture and propaganda
technique lay heavy stress on honor
ing the dead, both because of ingrained
reverence for the dead and because
the propagandists have found it use
full to defy fallen heroes as examples
for the fighting nation. Faced with
the necessity of disclosing the deaths
of admirals, the best the board of
Information has been able to tell the
Japanese is that their flag officers
get closer to the fighting than other
admirals.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-19
THE Willow RUN NEWS
Community Halloween Party
Being Planned For Oct. 81

sherif'S department, and the Will
low Run Are DEPARTMENT.
Parade TO open Event
Individual prizes will be awarded
for a costume parade throughout
the project. A judges stand will
be established at a point TO be Sc
lected later. Following the parade.
participants will follow through at
five locations. the Village Com
munity building and at the four
schools. Foster, Ross, Simmonds,
and Spencer.
Persons representing above the
eighth grade will proceed to the
Village Community building where
entertainment will continue with
cider and doughnuts served as re-
freshments. Those persons Of the
eighth grade and under will be en-.
tertained at heir respective
schools.
In accordance with the special
Halloween entertainment, the youth
curfew regulation will be extended
until IL p. m. The event will be
supported and financed by COM
munity organizations.
With the cooperation Of the Are
department. bonfire celebration will
highlight each party location.
Various committees will be ap-
pointed at a called meeting OF the
general committee, and specific
plans will be made.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-19
MAYFLOWER GUILD
TO HAVE BAZAAR

The Mayflower Guild Of the Con-
gregational Church discussed plans
for their fall bazaar, and heard an
nouncements OF interest, at their
October meeting Wednesday eve
ming at the home OF Mrs. Richard
Warner. Apron material was given
out for the women to sew.
Announcement was made OF the
Council OF Church Women dessert
luncheon and meeting, Oct. 26 a.
the Methodist Church.
Devotions, opening the meeting,
were led by Mrs. Leonard Menzi,
who also read articles showing the
tragic situation in India.
Refreshments OF coffee, cider and
doughnuts were served by the COM
mittee, Mrs. Warner, Mrs. Robert
Peckham and Mrs. Mondue Tho
mas.
Miss Margaret Hoover returned
today from Duluth where she had
spent a two weeks vacation with
her grandmother, Mrs. Blanche
Keenan,,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-19

Plans for community Halo
ween Party for 8 o'clock Tuesday
evening. Oct. 81. are being arrang.
ed by a committee OF Is members
representing ten local organlza.
lions.
Co-chairmen selected at the meet
ing this morning at the recreation
office at Ross School will be Miss
Olga Madar.. representing Local
so UAW-CIO, and Alfred Brose, rec
reation director of Ypsilanti School
District No. /.
Other committee members are
Louis Balmes. Robert Stevenson.
Russell Brown. Mrs. Marie Starr,
Mrs. Dorothy Walden. Henry Ga
briel, Miss Betty Johnson, Spencer
Gordon. Norman HOLDEN, Wesley
Mott, Mrs. r. V. Mitchell Father c.
A. Murphy. Miss Dorothy Hosman,
Olaf Vicklund, frank Jacot, and
Effiner Kramer.
Groups represented on the COM
mittee are the Willow Run public
schools Foster Parent-Teacher AS
ISOLATION, Local so UAW-CIO, Will
low Run area recreation project,
Village Tenants Advisory Commit
tee, Willow Run Community Coun-
Gil, st. Alexis Catholic Mission, rec
reation department, Willow Run
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-19
Adult Sports
to Start Soon

Two new features, Ladies' Rec
reation Evening and Sportsmen's
Night are being added as the adult
sport events on the Youth Center
recreation program starting Tues
day in the Village community gym
nasium.
Sportsmen's Night for the Willow
Run area will be from 1880 to 10
p. m. every Tuesday evening, with
a general athletic program for all
men interested. Volleyball, bas-
ketball, table tennis, and badmin-
ton will be offered. Olaf Vicklund,
recreation leader, will be in charge.
Ladies' Recreation Evening for
all women in the Willow Run COM
munity to be weekly on Thursday
night from Ito 10, will feature 4
fiye-event program including bas-
ketball. volleyball. table tennis.
badminton and card games. Miss
Rae Larsen. recreation leader, will
be in charge.
Group interests will determine
additional events and team-plau-
ming for the two sports nights, the
basic plan of which is to provide
facilities and opportunities for leis-
ure-time activities for the adults.
Youth Center members who meet
three evenings weekly are In the
up-to-21 age group.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-19
REBEKAHS PLAN
TO HAVE PARTY

Plans made at the regular meet.
ing OF Washtenaw Rebekahs, We'd
nesday evening. included q Halo
ween party, Oct, rs at 8 o'clock at
Odd Fellow Hall, reports were CIV
en- and two work meetings were
announced.
The Halloween party will be open
to members and their friends. 1t
was decided to have an all day
sewing meeting, with cooperative
luncheon at noon, for the bazaar,
Oct. 26, at the home OF Mrs. Jay
Cazier. II was reported that 20
Christmas boxes have been sent
to the boys overseas. The women
will hold an all day meeting at Odd
Fellow Hall, Oct. rs to roll bandag-
es, and will have a nosebag lunch
at noon.
Mrs. B. J. Parker and Miss Rose
Foley, who had just returned from
attending the Grand Lodge meet
ing in Flint, will give their full
reports on the Grand Lodge meet
ings at the next Rebekah meeting.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-19

A program OF unusual interest
and perfect weather, combined to
make the second meeting OF the
Woman's Study Club very enjoy
able Wednesday.
Mrs. James Warner, In charge
OF program, presented James Ster'
ner, Rackham Foundation sociolo-
gist, who gave very informative
talk on Willow Run and how to
form a Metropolitan Ypsilanti. He
traced and explained the transit
ton through the years, which has
changed the college town TO the
industrial city with Its attendant
sociological problems.
Mr.. Sternier stressed the taper
ing OF distance by the evolution
from railway to automobile to
airways.
The slow growth of hundred
years in developing Ypsilanti and
outlying districts was compared to
the magic development now taking
place.
Mr.. Sternier mentioned the vision
OF Henry Ford-which materialized
in Camp Legion-where boys could
live close to the soil, and later be-
come employed in industry with
time for .recreation-and with the
opportunity OF religious needs-the
White Chapel was built.
Then came the Bomber Plant, be-
VIyk4sn rhannl Thfa
is a natural for airport develop
ment-no chance OF being land
bound. geographically perfect. wind
direction perfect, the speaker point
ed out.
As Willow Run has the potential
future OF becoming equal to Dear
born, now Is the time for Ypsilanti
to recognize and prepare for more
territory and sociological condi-
tons must be met and developed
properly, he advised.
Following this interesting talk on
the need OF forming a foundation
for future needs OF Metropolitan
Ypsilanti. the club was favored
by a motion picture sent by the
Chamber OF Commerce.
This was a brief by Quentin Rey.
nolds, my Memo for joe" which
was a direct appeal for an all out
support for the National War Fund
and Community Chests. The pic
ture was shown by Robert Stevens.
Reception committee was Mrs.
William Cattermole and Miss
Maud Cameron. Mrs. Luman Sea.
mans, president OF the club, pre-
sided.
Mrs. Naomi Arid acted as secre
tary In the absence Of Mrs. George
Bachman and the club collect was
given by Mrs. william Cattermole
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-19
Service Drives
Being Resurfaced

Service drives at the Midway
commercial loop and at the new
bowling alleys are being resurfaced
this week by the Willow Run public
works department.
Other projects OF the department
are the fire station section which
has been given sealing coat and
the sodding and seeding program
throughout the project now being
completed. The sections where the
first seeding was unsuccessful are
being replanted. bitches and road
and stream banks are being resod-
ded and improved. One OF the
first cold weather projects will be
the shrubbery and tree planting
program.
The road resurfacing program at
Ypsi Lodge and Park Ridge will be
completed this week.