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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17

paints enough 10 pay for
each days food and lodging.
NO sense in doing more, /"
he explains. -
lie averages about 81 a
day.
This artist. who got start
cd on his strange job in the
depression days of 1929.
wouldn't swap work with
anyone.
You'd be surprised" he
says, how interesting mail
box art is. It's more of a
hobby now with me than a
vocation. Some places I've
even offered 90 pay them to
let me paint an unusual
type OF box. People like
them all colors of the rain
bow and striped, checkered
or polka dotted"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Artist of the r. r. b.

q you couldn't l. Del Rob
y ert Kyle of Portland,
Y Ore, by calling him
lazy. He'd be the first 10
agree with you. But you'd
have TO admit that he holds
one of the most unusual,
If not one of the easiest,
jobs in America.
Kyle, 60, calls himself Il
mail box artist" He goes
around the country painting
rural letter boxes. With
brush and pail, he has
roamed from one end OF
America TO the other, doing
nothing but Frightening up
the r. +. DIS.
Sometimes he charges
only a dime. Then again ne
gets as high as SO cents for
doing a box. Kyle just
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
ALONG little

ALI4NA lllllC
H wormie, git along"
49, might be the theme
song of the Bar Bib ranch,
a few miles outside Of Mem
phis, Tenn.
Conspicuous by their alb
sence on this ranch are the
boots and saddles, the spurs
and chaps of the traditional
cowhand.
The six cowboys on this
ranch ride herd. but not on
cattle; they wrangle worms.
Their job is 10 coddle and
fatten 'em up so that they'll
make tempting morsels for
famished fish.
The livestock on the Bar
Bib roam free, wide and
handsome inside pens 30
feet long by 10 feet wide,
and feed on a luscious pas
=turage made of a mixture
of leaf mold and soft dirt,
a kind of crepes suZette OF
the worm world.
The careful breeding and
rearing these creatures get
make them aristocrats quite
apart from the ordinary
dirt variety which keep try.
ing to worm" their way
into the pens to sup with
their betters. A fine-mesh
copper wire at the bottom
Of each enclosure bars the
way to these inferior but
ambitious critters.
The object of all this at
tention is 10 get the better
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
They GET "PIcK-up'
WITH Hl-MAC!

For candy.eating satisfaction, there's
nothing quite like 'Hi-Mac"! You'll
dote on its coat Of rich, mellow choco.
late, and find its center-hlling is thrill.
ing -. so soft, SO smooth, SO sweet.
Besides, there's layer Of chevy cara.
mel 10 make the treat Complete. Be
wise, like the els, Buy "Hi-Mae"!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17

Filter COOLSthe smoke. ;.
asst CLEANSES the smoke
THE changeable filter has
Il a patented construction
that keeps fake and juices
out OF the mouth. Royal
Demnth Filter Pipe is age
mellowed, carefully seasoned
exquisitely finished.
If your dealer is temporarily
out of your fayorite shape, re-
member that Royal Demuth
Filter Pipes are in great de-
inand by our armed forces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17

Thousands Of Intelligent
readers fur6 70 the poses Of
The American Weekly year
offer yeor 70 keep up with
fhe Iofest scientific dis
eoVeries fhot contribute 10
their heoIih and hopplness.
They gnderstond-ond enjoy
the elecr ond dromofie
foshlon In which these tech
nieoi matters ore presented.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12
FILA Plans to Aid
In Saving Fuel
Owners VIII Be Assisted
by Insured Financing

To assist honeoWners to con-
serve critical fuels by winter
conditioning" their homes. FILA
viii present a summer plan Of
insured financing for fuel CON
Servation work, Ernest =, Jones
Jr, assistant commissioned of the
Federal Housing Administration.
announced before wartime
conference of the Northeastern
Roofing, Siding and Insulating
Contractors Association in New
York City, 1t was made public
Saturday,
Under the plan, as outlined by
Jones, loans can be made and
work done during the coming
spring and summer. with first
payments deferred until as late as
Nov. l.
Pointing to the opportunities
which lay ahead for building con-
tractors i'm The immediate post
war period. he stated that the
volume Of residential repair work
during the first year after war
time restrictions are removed
probably will exceed So. DOC. 900. 600,
according 10 a preliminary study
made by the FILA.
OF this amount, he estimated
that about Si2000O.000 would b1
spent for roofing alone.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12
CONTROL WITH BUILDER

Under procedures now IN effect.
control over lumber uses lies with
the builder. subject only TO the
limits imposed by the War Pro-
ductlOn Board.
Additional conservation meas
urcs. therefore. must seek The
widest understanding and cooper
alton of the builders, it was
stressed
At tho same time Instructions
were issued 10 the FILA field
Offices 10 aid tho builders in every
possible way in their efforts 10
stretch the present available sup
ply OF lumber as far as possible.
ECONOMY URGED
In these instructions 10 the
FILA field offices it was stated
that the shortage Of board lumber
is probably more critical than that
of dimension lumber and, accord
nCly efforts should be concen-
tratcd particularly on economy in
the use of this type Of lumber.
Great economy in the use OF
both dimension and board lumber
IL was pointed out, can he Oh
tanned through proper planning of
proposed dwelling construction.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12
PackdgeKitchen
To Be Available

a package all-gas kitchen in
which cabinets, sink, range, re-
frigerator and water heater will
be co-ordnated in design and
properly sized TO fit one with the
other will be available after the
war for purchase complete or in
"add-a-piece units, as a customer
desires, it was announced Satur-
day.
The plan already has the sup
port of many large manufacturers
of kitchen equipment and Of gas
appliances, as well as important
sales outlets, A. Nj. Beebee. chair
man, postwar planning commit
tee, American Gas Association,
stated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12
Builders Urged
By FLA toCut
Use Of Lumber

Maximum conservation Of all
kinds /of lumber was urged upon
builders of war housing Saturday
by the Federal Housing Admins
traton.
The shortage Of softwood and
hardwood lumber Of an kinds. il
was stated, makes il imperative
that every one concerned with the
erection Of war housing cooperate
in the utmost possible conServa-
tion of lumber 10 aid the proSccu-
tIOn Of Tho war DrOrram.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12
FILA Summer Plan
Seen Insulation Boon

The newly announced FILA
summer plan" for fuel Conserva-
ton would help many homeowners
10 install much-needcd fuel saw
ing measures. such as insulation,
Misunderstanding, and storm sash,
IT was stated Saturday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12
Owners and Tenants Urged 10 Save Fuel

This year owners and tenants
must cooperate in the fuel saving
effort for supplies of both coal and
fuel oil are short, engineers said
Saturday,
Owners must make certain that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12

every pound Of coal and every gall
Ion of fuel oil is. producing the
maximum amount Of heat and
tenants must do their part by
saving precious warmed air, they
added.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12
Pay Big Dividends

Learning the proper regulation
Of hampers and checks Will pay
big dividends IN fuel saved.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-23
ERICKSON URGES INCREASES IN
VORKMEN'S COMPENATION
Also Stresses Need for Increases in Old
Age Pensions and Support for Mothers of
Dependent Children to Meet Rising
Living Costs

HAMILTON, June 7.-(SpeciaD-
The Hamilton Aerie of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles tonight dedicated its
newly purchased and remodeled home
At the ceremonies were delegations
from other Aeries in western Mon
tana A large class was initiated with
the drill team of the Missoula team
officiating.
The principal speaker of the occa-
sion was Judge Left Erickson of the
Montana supreme court, candidate for
the Democratic nomination for the
governorship In his speech, which
was enthusiastically received, Judge
Erickson attributed much of the great
growth of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles to it's championship of the
cause of workmen's compensation, old
age pensions and adequate support Of
mothers of dependent children. He
pointed out briefly some of the con-
ditions existing prior to the enact
ment of the workmen's compensation
law in the state of Montana. He con-
graduated the Eagles on the part they
had taken in securing its passage.
Beneficial as the law is" Judge
Erickson said, ''it has failed in many
respects to keep pace with modern
industrial developments, higher living
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-23
ON THE MARGIN
By BOB

This chronicler of political gossip
and rumors was sort of set back on
his heels when the harsh realities en-
tered the scene. But since there are
still more rumors and gossip floating
around, the editor of this great family
journal has given me a definite as
| signment to discuss one or two of
them.
| The political sages are still cropping
around trying to find some plausible
explanation of why Roy Ayers filed in
the governorship race. All of them
seem to be just as befuddled as | am
in trying to figure out why. The only
ones who don't seem the least bit con-
cerned about it are the multitudinous
Erickson fans. They don't seem to be
the least bit displeased
Mr. Middleton should issue some
a declaration he makes on his post
ers. There seems to be quite bunch
of purists in the state who are losing
sleep over his claims on the posters
that he has been engaged in business
and stockraising in the state for so
years. They wonder if this is true
statement, if he isn't approaching the
age of senility, or If he started in
business when he should have been
in the grade schools. So far, at any
rate, none of them have speculated
on the possibility that he might have
been child prodigy. Anyhow / wish
he'd explain the thing, because there
are too many such things praying on
the minds of some of the citizenry.
The stylists are worried too about
the heading on an advertisement of
Ayers candidacy which purports to
have been issued by a club in Lewis
town. One of them came dashing in
to my peaceful corner the other day
and showed it to me. The heading
makes the claim that Ayers is the
Most Formidable Candidate for Gov
ernor" Well, / tried to explain to
this troubled soul that maybe the copy
writer just intended this as a psyche
logical touch; a build-up to instill con-
fidence in Ayers as well as among his
friends, If any. But this purist in
sisted that the people must inevitably
think of the synonyms for "formid-
able" and mentioned such ones as
dreadful, terrible" and threaten
ing. He also quoted from Cowper a
saying which he said might be applied
to Ayers as he is running for a second
term: THE first attack was danger
GUS, but a second must be more for
midable still"
Speaking of purists and stylists or
whatever term you want to apply to
persons afflicted with a meticulous
regard for exactitude, a chap showed
me letter the other day which
seemed to me to set a pretty high
mark for that kind of proclivity The
letter was apparently written by
George Hurd, the Great Falls lawyer,
Continued on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-23

standards and changes in the cost OF
living" He recited some figures on
maximum payments allowable to show
| how far short the amounts allowed
are of the average needs of a work.
| ingman's family today. He also said
there were procedural defects which
should be remedied. To the Eagles
he said "The law must be constantly
changed in order to keep abreast of
new conditions" and he urged that
the .Fraternal Order of Eagles con-
tinue its interest in the act to the end
that their support would bring about
the necessary changes.
Speaking of old age pensions, Judge
Erickson pointed out that Montana
has the first constitutional old age
pension law as a result of the early
agitation on the part of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles for financial assist
ance to aged citizens of the state.
Here again he said that the adoption
of the law was a great victory, but
as in the case of the workmen's com
pensation law, Judge Erickson stated
that he felt that the law was not being
kept abreast of changing conditions.
when the law was first enacted we
said to our aged citizens, This amount
that we are allowing you is totally
inadequate. We would like to give
you more but we can't because we
don't have the money But now
said the Judge, 'the state is in the
finest financial condition it has ever
been in, and with huge SURPRISES piled
up in the state treasury there is no
reason why the amount paid should
not be brought more nearly in line
with present living costs" He said
that those of us who have benefited
by the general increase in prosperity
tend to forget that those upon pen
sions haven't had share in this pros
perity, and that as matter of fact.
with the higher living costs there is
need for greatly increased pensions
to even keep up with the very low
standard that was originally set.
Judge Erickson asked the Hamilton
people to maintain the fine record
tHey nave Always ndu III IHeI COHl-
munity for interest in the general
problems and for insistence on ade-
quate action in completing the orig
inal program of the Eagles for truly
adequate old age assistance.
He said the same thing applied to
mothers and dependent children sup
port as is true of old age pensions
and the workmen's compensation law.
He said there too the law had failed
to keep pace with new developments
and that the Eagles as well as every
one else must work to the end that
payments be brought to an adequate
level.
Judge Erickson is longtime mem
Der of Helena Aerie No. 16 of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles and has
ben an active leader in the organiza-
ton. He was accompanied on his trip
to Hamilton by Mrs. Erickson.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-23
ERICKSON CLUB
FORMED
In BUTTE

Enthusiastic supporters in Butte of
Left Erickson's candidacy for gov
ernor have completed organization Of
"a Left Erickson for Governor Club"
and have opened headquarters at IS
West Park street, announcing that the
headquarters will be open each day
from 10 o'clock am. until $50 pm.
and again in the evening from z to
1890 pm.
George O'Brien Jr., former county
treasurer of Silver Bow county and
presently state president of Young
Democrats Clubs of America was
elected permanent chairman of the
club. Paul Fall Jrs former secretary
of the Butte Miners Union was named
secretary at the organization
meeting
Judge Erickson addressed large
crowd at special meeting of the
club in its headquarters on the issues
of the election last Tuesday evening.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-23
farm MACHINERY
MANUFACTURERS
WELCOMED

The farm machinery equipment or
der now allows anyone to make an
unlimited number of wagon boxes
poultry equipment or any other items
previously controlled by quotas, it was
announced by Oscar A. Baarson, Hell
ena WPB district manager.
Direction 3 requires that all con-
trolled material used must be from
idle and excess inventories, scrap or
used materials but the producer is
given an AA-4 rating to buy compon-
ents. Under Direction 4, manufacture
ers are not confined to idle and ex-
cess inventories but major emphasis
will be on use of idle and excess ma
terial supplemented by minimum
quantities of new materials.
Applicants under Direction 4 must
use form WPB-37SS. These applica-
tons should be filed not later than
June 26 with the farm machinery di-
vision, Washington, ID. c.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-23
TYPO CONFERENCE
DISCUSSES LABOR
RELATION COURSE

| At the sessions of the Montana
Typographical Conference, one of the
most interesting of the. discussions
was that relating to proposal for
the establishment of course of in
struction in labor relations at the
State university at Missoula 1t was
| pointed out that such a course would
be of the greatest value to labor and
farm organizations because it would
provide an opportunity for future po-
tential leaders in the labor and farm
movements to secure education and
training necessary to prepare them
for such leadership.
Attorney General R. " Bottomly.
who is in favor of the addition of such
a course of instruction to those al
ready being taught at the university
and who was present at the conven-
ton for a few minutes, commented
that at all the universities in the
United States courses of instruction
are available in all activities, such as
law, journalism, pharmacy, engineer
ing mathematics, philosophy, ETC., but
that only one y-Harvard-so
far had succeeded in establishing a
course of study in labor relations, and
that it had been very favorably re-
ceived by the public as a valuable
addition to the activities of the uni
versity
The delegates present were unani-
nous in expression of approval of the
idea and suggested that the board of
education and the university should
be petitioned to make available such
a course of study in the Montana in
stitution.
The next convention of the Montana
Typographical Conference will be held
at Kalispell the dates to be fixed later
by the conference executive commit
tee.
Officers elected were as follows:
Fred Smith of East Helena, president;
c. A. Robertson of Kalispell, vice
president; A. J. Tiller of Lewistown,
secretary-treasurer
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-23

| By the way: 1t is no wonder many
of our Legislators forsake and forget
us. We are very much in the habit
of electing them and then forgetting
them. Thus they are in the best of
condition to accept the fond concern
of skilled lobbyists who tactfully fills
the gap of lonely men that feel more
or less lost and lonesome away from
home and rarely suspects that he is
being ensnared in a net he does not
see. We have responsibility here
For the legislator that deliberately
betrays his constituency and sells his
skill and talent for money there is
one good and modern name-Quisling
The council hopes to make Quislings
very scarce. It's business is by no
means finished in a victorious cam
paign. 1t aims to function year
around Eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty" A people that is
not alert; a people that is not willing
to work, watch and sacrifice for its
liberty with all its blessings, is not
apt to get real liberty and would not
be good guardians of it after they had
it. Mental laziness and freedom just
won't mix. A man that loves peace
so well that he won't get up and chase
off the burglar will be robbed.
AS to the wholesomeness of our
aims let us all remember: UNLESS
the Lord keepeth the city the watch
man thereof waketh but in vain" Our
aims must therefore be unselfishly for
the good of all.
We invite all men and women of
good will to join us.
PETER RORVIK,
Lake County Chairman
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-23
Opp. A.-WHAT is IT?

The Council for Progressive Polit
ical Action is organized to bring about
government by the people, for the
people. 1t is made up of people from
all walks of life: men and women, re-
publicans and democrats, church peo-
pie and non-believers (if such is pos
sible) farmers and firemen, professors
and preachers People who believe
and have faith in the good sense and
judgment of the common man are
Joined by war weary veterans whose
faith has been shaken in the seemingly
ing new courage, hope and enthusiasm
from the spontaneous effort of a group
that boldly declare that politics need
not be rotten, that democracy is not
dead and that we, the common people
"can do something about it," will do
something about it. No night was
ever so long but what the morning
came.
We believe this To those, who are
so pure that they cannot mix in pol
itics, we quote the Psalmist who free
ly quoted says: "The wicked praise
the eyildoers but the righteous con-
tend with them" Many of us believe
it is our business that Gods will be
done on Earth, all of us believe in
justice.
We also believe that it is possible
to elect good men and women for
public office and to keep them faith
full. To this end we mean to keep
a watchful eye on them all through
their incumbency, to give them de-
served encouragement if faithful and
make it very uncomfortable for them
If they sell out.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-23

"a man now an appointee of the
/ Office of Price Administration
is slated to receive the perman-
ent appointment.
Just what if any effect the change
of administrators will have on the diff
ficulties which have been brewing in
the state agency for some time past,
is problematical. Mr.. Macdonald ap-
pears to have been extremely active
| in various promotional schemes to OBJ
tain liquor supplies and working hand
| in hand with the retail liquor dealers
association.
The first of those deals was what
has since become generally known as
the Rocking Chair Whiskey Deal"
when the board then in office and
with Macdonald as administrator
agreed to act as purchasing agent for
group of the more affluent members
of the retailers association. This
deal was not completed before it had
been laid in the lap of the supreme
court, a majority of its members fl
nally holding that the board could
make purchases for special accounts
and in effect holding that the state
liquor monopoly could be considered
a private enterprise with freedom of
action even though it was a state
|agency A vigorous dissent to this
finding by a majority of the court
was made by Associate Justices Adair
and Erickson
Soon thereafter, another promotion
al scheme was brought to light where
by the board and Administrator Mac
Donald proposed to obtain a large
supply of liquor the purchase of which
involved also the acquisition of two
distilleries. The governor finally
turned thumbs down on this proposal
and the resignation of the board fol
lowed. The members of the board
who resigned at that time were Fred
Ward, White Sulphur Springs; Howell
Harris, Highwood and A. r. McFat-
ridge, Billings, now deceased.
A new board was then appointed by
the governor, composed of d. r. Wal
lace, retired business man of Helena;
John w. Corwin of Park City former
state senator and Carl H. Rippel of
Butte. Macdonald, who had served
under the former board as admins
traitor continued in his office until the
of the board this week.
Declining receipts and mounting
in the state liquor mon
opoly during the past month is caus-
ing some worry to the state admins
tration, and some overhauling of the
agency's business may be brought
about. Because of the obtuse deci-
sion of the majority Of the supreme
court, johnson, Morris and Ander-
SOM the secretary of state and the
general as members of the
state board of examiners feel that
they have no right to take any official
action to get matters Strengthened out.
The acting administrator this week
Offered bond to the secretary of
state who refused to accept it until
a ruling from the attorney general on
his right to accept it is received. The
Interpretation of the majority opinion
of the supreme court rendered in the
Continued on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-23

to the candidacy of Dan Maddox, state
senator and chairman of the Republic
can state committees
The opponent of Senator Maddox is
former Senator F. Haynes, who scored
zero in support of votes for legislation
for the common people, while Senator
Maddox scored 100 per cent in his
votes for such legislation in the ses-
sion of 1943
AS examples of Haynes attitude
and regard for the general public's
welfare, the following may be cited .
He supported H. B 131 which con-
tanned Joker provision which
would have saved the life insurance
companies thousands of dollars in real
property taxes.
Continued on Page Four)