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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-25
Army Shifts
To Big Guns
For Invasion

Washington. May 25-(APl-
\ tremendous shift in Army
supply plans To heavy artillery
and big gun ammunition was
viewed in production quarters
today rs evidence that the Army
may be laying plans for possibly
long and costly inland fighting
after invasion bcachhcads are
secured.
Official .nuuccS Ill closed that new
plant construct .ou has bcIn approy-
ed I" meet rn" Aruy's towering pre-
niEhSlnn call, 'ur the big guns du"
I" thunder oyer Europe.
The new ammunition program. IN
an average OF TOO Ia 800 pCrc"ni
over current production. and repre-
s"uirnC = dollar increase of about
500 million for the next eighteen
call, for rCopcnrng uf pro-
iICIlii.", that had been clos
ed "r placed on standby basis.
N"Xt month .nmc of the TINT limo.
VIII be back m production In meet
tn" now demands. and by md sum
'uCr powder 11C-lnading and sell
loading plant. also viii be rcopcncd.
The gun on which new emphasis
l. being placed rs result OF battle
Particularly ~ Itily.
include the III-mIlImCtCr howitI"rg.
The Cight-uCh guns. the 2iD-millr-
meter weapon, and the 100 gun OF
Continued on PAGE ThlceD
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-25
WEAE REER

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Mostly cloudy. little change
in temperature tonight. partly
cloudy and warm Friday with
scattered afternoon thunder
showers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-25

lar >nniiiwIrd. hinc~r truuns.
pushing across the SIIwccn river
toward 4 juno lion with american
and hincSr troops In the N.it-
kNina MoCaunE sector. cnrirCicd
and annihilltrd 1000 Japan"Sr
l." capture mountain village
near the Burma horarr.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-25

Continued on rJg" ThrccD
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-02

ated groups expended eecng President Roos
ve Vice President Wallace democratic candidates to the
At the election the
Republican National Committee and the Wke club and other
similar spent total of S. O74 9498 trying
Wkie republican candidates for vice president
and lower house of congress.
In the 1910 election the democrats state and national
spent total of while the republicans state and
national spent That does not monies
spent by newspapers radio stations attempt
to influence the pubics political point through editorial
propaganda, radio commentators, which
was used in support of Mr.. Wilkes candidacy
All this information is factua filed with the govern
ment by the respective political parties committees and
does not include $37338100 spent by the National Commit
tee to Uphold the Constitution which worked against
welt, does it include loans
1t is noteworthy that some people think the working man
has right to raise funds from his order advance
his viewpoint that other people of nation will be able
to understand his situation and for supporting some
candidates and fighting others.
to this writer that is only elemental equity that
Labor should have voice the affairs of the Nation Even
the armersthrough their organizations such the Farmers
Union have been able to their problems to
Labor denied the right that every other group enjoys
group creed will be singled out for similar denial That
the initial step toward Facism It is to be hoped
smart enough to avoid it.
is also noteworthy that though the people with large
paid out than twice much their
money did not the 1910 presidential electonWesern
News
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-02
The Vote

dispatches from the little country of Iceland relate
that republican form of government adopted by vote
of SO cent of the people this week. and that all former
governmental control by Denmark has been voted out
The SO cent of the voters impressive fea
particularly when considered connection with their
for republican form of government 1t augurs well for
sound form of peoples with SUCH almost universal
active participation.
We WISH not too hopefully, that here in Montana
could have vote of SO cent of the electorate this
We optimistic enough to believe that if could have
that would not have the slightest for
about the results of the election We that the most
progressive liberal and socially conscious candidates would
be chosen that percentage Montana voters their bal
lots We believe implicitly that overwhelmingly large per-
centage of the voters state LIBERAL independent and
progressive in their views public affairs Unfortunately
has been true in the past election day. too many
of the voters have failed to the polls 1t is also
that have this large influential and
highly organized of supporters of powerful special
teres opposed to social legislation for the good of
all the people of the state and concerned only with protect
their selfish of exploitation And this group
and all those they influence to to the polls
They always vote and too often win by organized effort
We hope that all of the people of the state this year will
realize that they to themselves and to society go
the polls and discharge their responsibility intelligent
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-02
An Ominous Silence?

We hope not inclined to be itery and to look
under the bed and behind closet doors for unwecome
RAIDERS but confess marked degree of
of the utter silence surrounding the Vaccinations
the organization formed in Helena time circulate
petitions to initiate law repeating the primary law of the
state 1t is not to be expected that the company would
give publicity to the work and of the organization
which probably is financing The corporation has
learned in the past that many ways its support
has about it the effect of kiss of DEATH I'm
fortunately because of its support of advertising and other
forms of subsidies the powerful corporations also able
influence great proportion of the country press which
does not get the majority of the small country
papers to keep silent if it requests it.
The only in which this movement be effectively
stopped by all farm and labor organizations making their
special business to work against the securing of sufficient
signatures The real danger lies in the casual attitude
by large number of people toward petitions submitted to
them for signatures is possible and indeed quite probable
that there will be large number of people in each county
circulating these petitions They will present them their
friends acquaintance in off-handed at an
explanation of the purpose of the petition They may
say Johnny Jones-you know hm-asked to get some
this petition 1t repeats sections of the law
about voting. don't know much about it, but if Johnny
wants it, figure it's okay." And there real danger of
great number of signatures being accumulated in that casual
manner similar way.
We hope people the conscious of the
of the methods and plan used to get signatures
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-02
Corporate Bureaucracy

Every time hear apostle for the free enterprise
crowd give his song and dance about bureaucratic control
we fit to be tied in straightforward Only of
humor saves us from committing mayhem.
Several days the American Telegraph and Telephone
Company held its annual meeting In readers do
know it, the T. and T. is the largest corporation the world
Several according to Bere and Means the A. and
T. had assets of than five billion dollars These gentle
also stated that the board of directors of the A. T. and
had wealth under their control than contained
our Fl least wealthy states
But to with point. At the stockholders
there only about 500 people
estimated 100000 stockholders However, this
500 stockholders of outstanding
shares of stock This corporation Pardon
w corporation bureaucracy
When the question of voting the of
permitting labor be the board directors
the has the audacity tell the public that the
say They stock but they had keep their
out of the business
Contrast the corporation system bureaucracy
of the cooperative where person may only
VOTE regardless of how many shares he
In the cooperative movement there proxy that's
why control cannot fall in to the hands of few
"The proxy" the Capital Times els handy device
through which the small stockholders sign their voting
rights the big boys permits the corporation Bosses
of them owning little stock themselves perpetuate
selves In control"
because of this factor that get excited
like Sewell Avery of Montgomery Ward. He
corporation boss and he represents their of doing
And don't forget that crowd is out to click the
movement &c. tears and begin to
your defenses.-Wisconsin Farmers Union News
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-02
Free Enterprise

The greatest scklers for ree enterprise $50
were the Barbary Pirates of North Africa They claimed
the freedom to the high and capture ships wher
they could catch them Because President Jefferson
ected to that kind of freedom po in 1901 declared
the United States Jefferson u S. warsips the
Mediterranean and put end to that kind of fee
price Jefferson believed free enterprise but not of that
kind
Free enterprise always exists generation deter
There will always be powerful Interests" whose power
built form of piracy They study the psychology
of the people They deal in Slogans" Twenty-Five years
they caught the people when the people psychoog
cay tired their slogan back to normally They hope
to catch the people again when the people tired their
slogan will probably be free enterprise"
Progress toward the RIGHT KIND of "free enterprise
always depends the people who DO NOT tired who
cannot BE FOOLED by slogans.
This brings right down to THE MEAT of the matter
They that wait the Lord shall their strength
they GET TIRED.
We must also be "wise serpents" You going to
be called everything from star gazers" to Communists
CAN YOU BE FOOLED?
You will be harmless doves" to the welfare
but that not to be just harmless senmenas The Amer
lean people too much to thinking Resolutions will
be sufficient Jefferson and Lincoln did it with DEEDS.
That's the way soldier boys beat Hitler We the
home front will have to be good soldiers
Last week quoted British big business man, who
wants ee enterprise but knows that the
ing soldiers not going to stand for CHE KIND of 'ree
enterprise they got after the 25 We hope
American big business will display much wisdom.
But they won't unless the American people put the FEAR
OF GOD into them 1t all depends the people who don't
get tired who can't be fooled and who WITH DEEDS
From the Unionst and Public Forum Sioux City, Iowa
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-02
Candidates

There complaints from counties in the state that
county offices less sought after this than before
This situation is undoubtedly brought about by the availability
of private jobs at better than political offices offer
The promise hold in regard to state
offices. The list of filings to Thursday evening for state
Offices carried elsewhere in this of The Voice onsd
eraby smaller than has been campaign years.
this close to the deadlne for filing To be there still
part of prospective candidates exercising cagne and
wanting evauae the possible opposition before taking the
final step into the field.
study of the who have filed to the present time
brings the conclusion that the candidates for the offices
offer the voters opportunity support good for most
of the offices When all of the filings The Voice will
have recommendations to make
1t earnestly hoped that every voter in the state will
the qualifications the character and past affiliations
records of every candidate before voting We in
cned to be hopeful that voters will do that this
than has been generally the past elections The
harmony with other groups the counties in the state
making contribution of real service by bringing the
clearer and better understanding of the involved
in this election Committees most of the counties in the
organized for this purpose while prob
ably that purely local interest centeng around
election countless believe that the people generally
impressed with the greater Importance of careful
selection of state officers this than before
encouraging to that the conditions appar
emily prevail other sections of country The defeat of
Costello of the Dies committee the
of Dies himself for reelection straw
the wind which have hit the anabor and ntadmnistra
like the proverba ton of bricks There
been notable temperng of administration attacks and
blatant zanies like Spanger national pilot of the repub
wakaway republican candidate for president matter
who he might be.
people appear be the march the candidates
might better begin to get the cadence of the stride.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-02
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
Let's Open ALI the Doors

open covenants openly arrived att! Do you remember
woodrow Wilson's famous slogan popular during the First
World war! We all thought sounded mighty good but it
doesn't to be popular except
For example, the International Labor Office meeting in
Philadelphia More than 40 nations represented Every
thing done with complete publicity of the proverba
goldfish bowl"
Here IN Washington and in London dozen
ferences are considering tremendous postwar probemso
aviation ocean shipping the establishment of world bank
Sterilization OF the curences of all countries These pareys
are all behind closed doors Occasionally of the par
clpants give guarded statements to the press
Why should al the cards be table questions
of immediate interest the workers being considered
and why should all the cards be under table govern
ments discuss with Big Business involving countless bill
lions of dollars?
We still believe Wilson's of "open covenants openly
arrived at sound We still believe when public officials
behind locked doors discuss matters of great with the
representatives of the predatory interests the plain people
will be lucky they with their underwear Perhaps
unduly suspicious but don't think o-From Labor
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ALI Have the Same Rights

The Republicans rghtfully upset because the CLIO
political action committee has raised wage political
effort to candidates friendly
Governor Brcker of Ohio who seeking the COP presi-
Dental nomination. became hystercal about speech
Houston Texas Monday night Other COP big shots and the
kept and its stoopigeon coumnss and editors shout
ing their alarm about the working people-who constitute
majority of the population anything about their
elective officials
Big Business the government for generations and did
such bad job of that the whole thing during
the Harding CoodgeHoover nightmare But nobody
that Big Business should have
In the Democratic National Committee associ-
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BEHIND THE
BATTLEFRONTS
GOOD JokE-EvERYBoDY HAPPY


Two American servicemen on leave
in Australia, looking for new diver
sions, took the advice of a practical
joker and bought railway tickets to
a place $40 miles from Sydney, the
Australian News and Information Blu
reau says. They were bewildered and
disillusioned when they YEARLY
tramped into small town Q,000 pop
ulation) several miles from the rail
way siding. AS it turned out, the
soldiers were the first American serv-
icemen to visit there and the towns
folk gave them rising welcome.
They then spent the remainder of
their leave at cattle and sheep sta
tons, hunting kangaroos and birds.
They are now recommending the same
good time for their buddies in Sydney
They have not yet caught up with the
joker to thank him.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-02
PROFUINDTTIES OF PETRONIUS
(Cf. Missoula SentineD
By JOHN STAHLBERG

Second Corinthians 1918 says, For
not he that commendeth himself is
approved but whom the Lord com.
mendeth."
This means that we are approved
as none ever was before us Sap
proved, certified, and triple warranted,
with gilt not only around the edges
but all over the place. We ourself
are able to point out our excellence
only twice day: first in the morning
paper, and then in the evening paper.
God, however, has for years been put.
ting in an extra 8-hour shift every day
in proclaiming our virtues unto all the
earth-plus a few of the more pop
ulous planets in outlying regions of
the Milky Way. Recently He has
even been taking time out from His
regular job to exclaim to the arch
angels about what a great guy we are.
Can you name anyone else for
whom Yahweh Sebaoth would thus
exert Himself? Well, then?
Some people think that there is
such a thing as easy money, that mil
lionaires and billionaires never had to
work for what they possess. This is
mistake.
Big money is always hard to get
Take the example of Henry Plummer,
of example, though almost any other
example of free enterprise and unre-
stricted personal initiative would do
just as well for an example of what
we maen. Henry Plummer ran an
agency, perhaps not an exemplary
agency, but anyway an example of one
kind of agency. He made money,
yes; but it was not easy money.
Henry had to plan his operations. He
had to use foresight he had to look !
ahead; he often had to look ahead; |
and finally he had to look up on ac- /
count of he had knot under one
ear that kept him from looking down. /
Henry would have gotten along all |
right but for one thing. A lot of rad
cals and crackpots were envious
when they saw him reaping the fruits
If free enterprise and unrestricted
personal initiative, and did away with
lin.
People who lack foresight and per-
;onal initiative would cal this easy,
We suppose!
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-02
Quotation in Missoula Sentinel,

Quotation in Missoula Sentinel,
May II, 1914:
Whose mocketh the poor reproach-
eth his Maker: and he that is glad at
calamities shall not be unpunished.-
Proverbs 1875"
Comment by Thorfinn Thorfinnson:
The editor must be slipping. To
help him along the downward path to-
ward sense and decency, | offer an
other whose" for him to ponder:
"Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry
of the poor, he also shall cry himself,
BIB
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-02
BATTERY SHORTAGE IN
AUSTRALIA

New motorcar batteries cannot be
bought in Australia without permit,
and they are available only to users
whit high priorities, the Australian
News and Information Bureau says.
The shortage of batteries is becoming
more serious than the lack of tires,
since tires could be fixed to last long
er while failing battery cell will
cause rapid deterioration
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JAP MAP FOR CONQUEST

American soldiers in Maxim, in the
Gilbert Islands, found among enemy
wreckage map outlining Japan's six
possible plans for conquest of Brazil
as the first step in a drive against
the United States, the Office of the
Co-ordinator of Inter-American At
fairs announces. One plan called for
Axis domination of the South Allan
CONTINUED ON Page Four)
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News of Norway reports. People who
do not obey will be put off at the
next stop and will also be punished.
W.
NEW PARACHUTE FOR
RCAF filters
R.C.A.F. filters have new seat type
foolproof parachutes which are more
comfortable and less costly than the
old type, the Canadian Wartime In
formation Board announces. Each
flier has his own harness, but no
longer needs to wear the cumbersome
parachute pack. In the cockpit of his
the flier finds the pack wait
ing on the seat and when the flight
is finished the pack is left there for
the next flier.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-02
DUTCH WOMEN TRAIN
WITH WACS

Women citizens of the Netherlands
will train with American Wacs at
Fort Oglethorpe, Ca, to prepare for
service in the Netherlands Indies
Army in Australia, the War Depart
ment reports. Recruits, Is to As years
of age from this country, the Dutch
West Indies and Canada, will take the
same physical examination for en-
trance as the Wacs and must have
a working knowledge of the English
language.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-02
NAILS OFFER GASOLINE
FOR FEATHERS

Pillow feathers in Hungary and the
Balkan countries are so scarce that
the Nazis are offering gallon of
gasoline for Is cents worth of feath-
ers, according to a Swiss newspaper
article reported to the OWL.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-02
NEW PARACHUTE FOR
PNhE EIIERC
CZECHS WARNED OF
AIR ATTACKS

The Czechs were warned that they
must be prepared for a concentrated
air attack wherever industry was
working entirely for the German
armed forces, the Czechoslovak Infor-
nation Service reports. They were
told to get away from such places
and thus impede their production so
that the factories wouldn't be worth
bombing
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-02
STREETCAR ETIQUETTE
IN NORWAY

Because Norwegians refuse to sit
beside Germans or quislings on street
cars, Oslo police have placed notices
in the cars informing the public that
it is prohibited to stand as long DIS
there are any unoccupied seats, the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-02
MATRIMONIAL RUSH IN ITALY

Because Nazi recruitment for wom-
en- workers applies only to unmarried
women, IS to 80 years old, in oc-
cupied northern Italy, desperate
matrimonial rush" has resulted, with
many false marriage certificates be-
ing sold and women being married by
proxy, according to a Swiss newspa-
per article reported to Owl.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-02

Also this one, Proverbs 2811:
1.-THE rich man is wise in his own
conceit; but the poor that hath under
standing searcheth him out"
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U. S. TRUCKS IN SOVIET DRIVES

United States lend-lease trucks
played "a vital role" in the great
Soviet offensives in the Ukraine and
strator revaels. The Russians have
received 100000 military motor We
hicles from the United States.
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ONLY II PATIENTS DIE IN FLIGHT

W.T. IT t-rN . II TN
Among 1882 sick, wounded and
injured American transported in all
parts of the world by Army Air Force
planes during 1943, only IL deaths in
flight were recorded, according to the
U. S. Army Air Forces Medical Serv-
ices
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GERMANS TOLD TO EAT LESS

GERMANS TOLD TO EAT LESS
The German people have been told
to be more economical than ever"
in the consumption of food because
the loss of the Ukraine has deprived
them of expected supplies and the out
look for this years harvest is quite
uncertain" according to a German
broadcast reported by U. S. govern
ment monitors.