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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-01
Conference
HishIishts

DAN fHANSlSSO, Way i
(P) - Members of the French
delegation, after five years of
war privation, are sampling all
the varied food San Francisco
affords.
Four of them, reports Pierre
Cerles. mixed wrong dishes at
dinner Saturday night and were
slightly i'll for days.
And ii was a French restau-
rant, too" said Cerles.
Girl autograph hunters were
told by Rep. Sol Bloom of the
American delegation that ne
would sign all their books with
Love and kisses" Actually, he
just put down, BEST Wishes"
A few wags have been signing
autograph books with such
names as Joe Zilch." One even
passed himself off as Napoleon
Bonaparte."
Bill Garfield, a State Depart
ment agent, creates almost as
much confusion as he does help
fulness. It's because he's almost
a double for secretary Of State
Stettinius.
Due TO be a daily feature of
the conference menu is a multi
purpose meal designed to pro-
vide concentrated. cheap nour-
ishment for liberated peoples
abroad.
Developed by the California
Institute of Technology, one
pound makes five pounds of a
dish much like highly-seasoned
vegetable stew.
San Franciscans like the
world conference so we'll that it's
Lions Club has launched a move
to make this city the permanent
capital of the United Nations. A
building to house it would be
erected on twin peaks. the high
est point of land in the city.
Charles Dumas. correspondent
with the French group, wears a
hearing device which went dead
suddenly. He took it to a store
where the broken part was re-
placed. He asked for the bill.
Are you here with one of the
conference delegations?" the
clerk asked. Dumas identified
himself.
Then there's no charge" the
clerk answered. Dumas tells ev-
erybody he meets about this
sample of US. hospitality.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-01

Birds are dying by the thou
sands as result of their feath-
ers being fouled by oil set afloat
from torpedoed ships and sub
marines.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-01

underwear and sleeping gar
ments are scar Also diapers.
Store shelves appear to support
this complaint. Yet the records
show that production of under
wear and 81 eping garments is
up TO double the pre- : war fig
ures.
The number of babies taking
O to 2 sizes has increased 81 per
cent since 1887, and the under
wear for such infants is up AZ
per cent. There are no more
children in the to IL size range,
yet production Of underwear for
them is up 25 per cent. Doubled
production of diaper cloth still
lags 20 per cent behind prosper
ity demand for such material.
Surveys indicate that overall
supply of children's clothing is
tagging about so per cent behind
stimulated demand. If the av-
erage mother will NY what she
needs when she needs it, and not
squirrel away lot of things
through fear of coming short
age, the OCR thinks that about
80 per cent of demand can be
satisfied.
In spite of the serious shortage
of cotton yarn, 1870 million yards
of woven cotton has been allo-
Gated, during the first quarter of
this year, to play suits, under
wear, boys shirts, pajamas, etc,
to take up some of the lag. Man
ufacturers hope to improve even
the existing record output of dia-
per cloth.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-01
FALSE OPTIMISM

The entire situation regarding
clothing, as discussed up to this
point, is current and historical,
and when Government agencies
discuss what they will try to do
they are talking on the only safe
assumption, which is that the
war In Europe will 60 on for
ovor
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-25
THE LOWLY LODGEPOLE
CONTINUED from Page y

countries. That innocent women
and children shall be permitted to
die for want of food is unthinkable
Americans. | know, will be glad to
eat less if thereby they can help to
save the starving ones of the war
ravaged lands. There should be no
starvation in world of abundance.
According to a recent Gallup poll,
the American people are ready to
tighten their belts to feed Europe
Eighty-five per cent indicated they
would be willing to put up with
shortages of rationed foods in or
der that the needy abroad might
be fed. Seventy per cent stated
that they and their families would
be willing to eat one-fifth less SO
that more food could be shipped to
Europe.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-25

S/Sgt- and Mrs. Edward Hewitt
and daughter arrived in Libby last
Friday The sergeant has received
his honorable discharge.
Members of the VIEW and Model
Cafe Women's bowling teams were
guests of the VFW and their auxil-
larry at a chill lunch following their
game Thursday evening.
Art. Larson, S lie, spent couple
days here visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl D. Larson, and other
relatives this week Seaman Larson
has recently returned from over
seas duty in the Pacific.
where they will make their home.
Mr.. Kessell has employment there
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry j. Simons,
ST., Harry Jr. and daughter, Kar-
en- of Poplar, left Wednesday for
that place. They were more than
pleased with the mountains. fishing
and hunting around Libby and plan
to return again soon.
Miss Inez Ratekin entertained
Sunday evening with dessert
luncheon in honor of DR.. and Mrs.
Harold Kaufman Guests were Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Sheldon. Rev. and
Mrs. Clayton M. Shotwell, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. Littell and Miss Jessie
M Hale. The Kaufmans' who have
been in Libby the past summer on
Montana Study work, left Tuesday
for Lexington. Ken, where they
will enroll in the State University.
4 W. Meeker, Service Officer
from Kalispell will be in Libby
every lst and 4th Wednesday at
The Veterans Club. There is also
a post service officer here at all
| times.-V
Mr. and Mrs. viii Mead and Mrs.
Mead's father, Mr.. Dawson Of Cut
Bank, visited Friday and Saturday
in Libby with Mr.. and Mrs. Don
Rice and also with Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. D. Rowe. The Mead and Rice
families were friends when both
were residents OF Cut Bank. Mr..
Mead and Mrs. Rowe were child
hood playmates back in Southern
Minnesota, and had not seen each
other for many years. The Meads
also drove on to Troy for short
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. P. T. Met
tier Mr.. Mead was at one time
county assessor and also county
commissioner of Glacier county.
Many years ago Mr.. Dawson car
ried on logging operations in the
Ural district.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-25

b Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Simon of
Great Falls, visited last week with
their friends, Mr.. and Mrs. v. T.
Hovey of Troy. MIR. Simon is a pas
senger brakeman on the Great
Northern between Great Falls and
Butte.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Preston cele-
brated their Seth wedding anniver-
sary October IT, The Preston's are
among the early day citizens Of
Libby and have large circle of
friends who extend best wishes and
congratulations.
Frederick Barnhart of Seattle
has been visiting his sister and bro
Their in-laW, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
zimmerman at Tillicum Ranch out
Of Troy. Mrs. zimmerman left for
Washington, D. c., October % to
visit her daughter for few weeks.
Robert Gillespie, who has been
taking VS. training at Carroll Col
lege, Helena, is spending the lat
ter part of the week visiting his
parents, Supt. and Mrs. Lloyd
Gillespie. Robert will 90 to the IN
iversity of Colorado at Boulder,
when he leaves here.
Pfc Clifford Metcalf, son of Mr..
and Mrs. c. F. Metcalf, Thompson
Lake district, came home Monday
Of last week, having received his
honorable discharge from the serv-
ice PFC Metcalf spent three and
one-half years in the service, 80
months Of that time being spent ov-
erseas in Africa. Italy and Sicily.
Lee HUT club met Thursday ev-
ening of last week with Mrs Mary
Hargreaves. The hostess had Gre
ated a beautiful Halloween set
ting for the dessert luncheon which
she served High score was held by
Mrs. ]. H. McDougall and second
high by Mrs. l. Crotteau. Mrs. E. j.
Barkee and Mrs. A. N. Richards
were guests.
Sam Bottorff arrived Wednesday
of last week for a short visit with
his parents-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. E.
M. Preston, following his discharge
from the service. Mrs. Bottorff is
teaching in Salt Lake City. Mr.
Bottorff will leave soon to resume
his pre-war duties with the Hofert
Christmas Tree industry, his terri
tory covering six districts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boisvert and Mr.,
and Mrs. r. G. Ferguson were Lib
by visitors Wednesday, The Fer
guson's are from Seattle but have
recently purchased home in Lib
by where they expect to take up
their residence about December |
Mr.. and Mrs. Boisvert are the for
mer owners of Boisvert Camp at
MacGregor Lake and are now en-
joying a vacation.
w. ]. Erickson, who was coach
here S years ago, when he left to
enter the Army. is returning to
Libby High School next week. He
will have the position from which
FL S. Hepner resigned, principal OF
the high school. During Erick-
sons time in the U. S. forces, he
, spent over two years in the South
Pacific His many friends are hap
Ply to welcome him and his family
back home.
Mrs. Lionel Shaurette entertain
ed Bridge Workers Tuesday even
ing at a TOO o'clock dinner to hon
or Mrs. Marvin Kessell who is
leaving the first of November tc
join Mr. Kessell at Occur d'A1ene
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-25
LOCAL UNION OFFICIAL
EXPLAINS LUMBER SALES

Harry Moe, secretary Of Local
No. 1881 of the LSW union wishes
to explain to the general public
that the retail sale of lumber can
not be accorded anyone regardless
of the small amount needed If one
person is eligible for a plank. than
SO would his neighbor be-, said Mr..
Moe. THE local officials are act
ting according to instructions from
their Policy Commute, Portland, 7
he continued.
Those orders are to stop all
movements regaiNling lumber, Mr..
Moe concluded.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-25
TROY NEWS

The Wednesday Afternoon Bridge
Club met at the home of Mrs. Mar
ion Zimmerman.
Mrs. Marion Zimmerman and
Mrs. Jay Lyons and family went to
Missoula to spend the week end.
Mrs. Violet Smith and son Cletus
arrived from Portland to spend the
winter in Troy. Cletus has started
high school there.
Mr. and Mrs. Bode Thornton are
guests at the L. A. KenSler home.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-25
PARMENTER VALLEY NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Darl Ferguson of
Wisdom, and Miss Margaret Shan
hotter of Coram, spent the week
end at the j. r. Shanholtzer home.
Mr.. and Mrs Ferguson are leaving
the first of November to spend the
winter in Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. John Fuller and family spent
few days at home. While here
they attended Mrs. John Stephens
funeral
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-25

This community welcomes our
new neighbor and bride, Mrs. F.
Senter.
Relatives of Sgt Richard S.
Rhoades received word that he re-
Gently arrived in ST. Paul, MINI.
Sgt. Thomas J. Shanholtzer ex-
poets to arrive in Libby soon fol-
lowing a year Of overseas duty.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-25

Mr.. and Mrs. L. DeBorde of Troy,
spent Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. J. Shanholtzer.
Miss Marjorie j. Talsma spent
Friday night and Saturday with her
friend, Patsy Boomer.
Mrs. Charles Trowbridge receiv-
ed word that her husband was be-
ing shipped out
The Omaha guide., 1945-12-29
THESE THINGS COME NOT BACK
by Ruth TAYLOR

" WI
There is an old proverb taken from the Persian
-Four things come not back-the spoken word. the
sped arrow, the past life and the neglected oppor-
~tunity." PP
1.-The spoken word". 1t is not the fine things we
have said that come back to us. What haunts us is
the careless word, the critical speech. the uncon-
Scious cruelty. Ihe times We misunderstood or
mlslnterpreted our neighbours action, the hasty gen
eral1zatlon, the rumor repeated as though it were
TACT, the unkind gossip, are what we remember If
we are sincere III our endeavor to do right, these
things plague us. These are the words that hurt us
as deeply as those against whom we talked.
line sped arrow. This is the barb Of unkind-
ness that went straight to the heart of our neigh
Dor, the wise-crack that stung. the indifference to
our brothers needs, the cold withdrawal from the
common life. The sharp trick, the self-interest we
displayed, the spu1ning Of the outstretched hand are
among the things that torment us.
1.-The past life". Not only do we recall those
things we did individually but our national mistak-
es, Tor which we, as citizens, are responsible. We
neglected the developing of b~rotherly relations be-
tween Americans of good faith. We assumed an
isolationist attitude toward the problems of the
world. We allowed the sores of other nations to
tester and flare up until the plagud threatened us
with its virus of hatred.
""The neglected opportunity. Here again we
suffer from both our individual and national errors.
the friendships we did not make, the help to the
dOwntrOdden We did not give, the responsibility we
shirked. We creatde out Of the wilderness a great
nation. We founded a democracy-but how have
we lived up to it?
We have our opportunity now to correct old mis-
takes-but we must remember the four things that
come not back: Let the words we speak be words of
fairness and friendship. Let the arrows we send
forth carry messages of brOthely love. Let our life
be as near to what we want our future to be, as we
can make it-and let us not neglect any opportunity
to prove the worth of our faith.
The Omaha guide., 1945-12-29
HAPPINESS AND SORROW
by Ruth Taylor

what is the real secret of life-the secret of
1vlng at one with ones self and in that inner circle
OF calm and quiet through which the winds of wor-
ny cannot penetrate and which the storms of dis
content cannot shake?
Van Dyke phrased it once as "to have known hap
plness and never to be afraid of sorrow" If YOU
stop to think it through, that is a charm which any
one OF us may have. For happiness is not depend
et upon material prosperity. Think it over the
happiness you have had. How do you remember
them? BY some pOssession-Or by a snatch Of well
remembered music, the a~fterglow Of a summer sun
set-or a hillside white with snow and girdled by
black pines, the scent Of flowers or Of fresh cut
grass, a lOnged for laugh, a quiet cOmpaniOnship -
an hour Of peace. Aren't those the things that spell
happiness? Remember happiness is a jewel whose
value grows with the years-but like pearls, they
must be worn to live.
Guard your happiness by enjoying it to the ut
most. 1--we happily, rejoicing in all of beauty, ioy
or cOntentment that comes your wav. Do not dis
color your happiness with broOding on sorrow 70
come. And when it does, as it comes to all don't
be afraid. Sorrow bravely met is not an enemy
but a fr1end-bringing with it a sense of comrade-
snip with others who have endured-and in the end
a quiet peace for remembered joys. Sorrow is the
shading that emphasizes the reality of happiness.
Ii we Will face 1t with cOurage-sorrOw is never
greater than we can bear.
The evening prayer which Stevenson wrote for
his household In Samoa belongs to us all these DAYS.
1t was used there when his nearing death would
nave Saddened a lesser spirit and it breathes the
comfort OF faith we need today when there are a.
mlong US 50 many %sorrOwing hearts, 50 many homes
TO which loved ones will not return.
We beseech Thee, Lord, to behold US with ia
your, folk Of many families and nations, gathered
together In the peace of this roof. Be patient still:
surfer US awhile longer to endure and, if it may be.
help US to do better. Bless to us our extraordinary
mercles. BE with our friends. Be with ourselves.
20 with each Of us to rest. III any awake, temper
20 them the dark hours of watching; and when the
Gay returns to us call us up with morning faces and
with morning hearts-eager to labour-eager to be
happy, if happiness shall be our portion-and if the
day be marked for sorrow-strong to endure it."
The Omaha guide., 1945-12-29

to provide a 65c minimum is one Of the most import
ant legislative matters now before Congress. Of
the 100000 American workers now earning less
than the proposed minimum, a considerable number
are Negroes. At the bottom Of the economic scale,
Negro men and women workers are concentrated in
iOw-paying occupations.
However, it is not only the manual workers, who
are underpaid. There are thousands of white col
lar workers, secretaries, typists, clerks. insurance
workers and school teaches whose earnings fail to
cover even the high living costs let alone provide a
little security for the future. These workers strug-
gle to get along. AS a consequence, they are COM
PEELED to carry two jobs and must work at night and
over Week-ends. Cramped living quarters and con-
stain debts are other results of low wages.
The ClO drive for a decent standard of living
goes beyond the organized labor movement. 1t
must involve all Of us-0ur professional and white
collar workers, our small business men, our morgan
lied workers as well as cur trade unionists. Ali Of
us, whatever our calling, have a stake in raising the
standard OF living, through increasing purchasing
power.
AS President Of the National Council Of Negro
Women, l urge our women to mobilize their forces
l nthelr respective communities behind these drives.
Let your Senators and Representatives in Congress
know that this legislation is vital to you and your
community. Write them, wire them, visit them.
Let the editors OF your community newspaper know
your sentiments. Work with your church groups.
youth groups, busienss groups-we must get infor-
nation over to the people so that they can think in
tellgently and act effectively. The challenge to
carry forward this program comes to every woman.
Women have a very definite responsibility as moul-
ders OF opinion to see that public opinion in every
household in America is crystallized in the sllpport
of every measure that will help America to become
a better place III which to live. Let us throw all our
strength behind this drive and with one long, hard
push all together work cOnStructively for a decent
living standard for every American family.
The Omaha guide., 1945-12-29
PLAIN TALK-by Dan Gardner
MACARTHUR DOES FOR JAPS WHAT NO
WHIE MAN SINCE ABE LINCOLN
HAS DONE FOR NEGROES.

One of the greatest jobs in modern times to make
members of a darker race revere a white man is be-
ing done currently in Japan by Gen. Macarthur.
Observers predict that within 20 years, Macarthur
will be the japanese version of the American Ne
gro's Abraham Lincoln. Things that Macarthur
are doing in Japan are basic but of overwhelming
benefit to the common people, the great masses of
Japs who are now being given every conceivable
freedom they had for centuries before been denied.
Under Macarthur the ordinary japanese is fin
ally being shown, in many instances almost forcibly,
what are the benefits of democracy and why the
system which Japan has followed for a thousand
years is no good in modern times.
We know, of course, that what Macarthur is do
ing is to make the American white man great III the
Far East where the British, the Dutch. the French
and other species Of the white race have generated
hate and contempt on the part Of native populations
By hitting hard at the headline Japs and giving
what benefits that occurr from such a policy to the
little fellow, Macarthur follows the policy first a.
scribed to Julius Caesar, divide and Rule. How
ever, this diversion and governing process is making
friends for the American white man where before
The Omaha guide., 1945-12-29
Low WAGE SCALES FORCE
NEGRO WOMEN TO WORK

(by Mary Mcleod Bethune President, National
Council of Negro Women)
(The following article by Mrs. Bethune is the third
of a series released by the CLIO in it's drive to raise
the STANDARD of living for all Americans through
increasing purchasing power.)
Day by day, two out of every five Negro women
in America have to leave home to go to work, where
as only two out OF overweight white women face this
daily grind.
In normal times, nearly 1000, 900 Negro women
go out to work in the kitchens of other women's
homes, in over-heated steam-filled l~aundries, in cam
enries, in cotton fields and in factories. They ac-
cept these hard, unpleasant, low-paying jobs not be
cause they like to work more than their white sis
ters. but BECAUSE Of II LOW INCOME OF
NEGRO MEN.
This need to supplement the family income III or
der to keep alive is one Of the greatest handicaps to
the race in the struggle for full citizenship and the
American standard Of living. AS long as our moth
ers must neglect their children in order to feed them
we will have a high juvenile delinquency rate.
The whole social structure Of the Negro commun-
ity is blighted by this economic necessity. Our
health standards suffer. Our health standards suf-
fer. Our opportunities for self-develOpment and
education are curtailed. The stability of our fam
lily life is undermined. Our moral and physical
stamina are impaired.
'NThe public must pay dearly for the substandard
working and living conditions of many thousands of
Negro women workers. a publication of the Wom-
ems Bureau of the q. S. Department of Labor as
serts. "When people have no jobs or their wages
are too low for adequate support, they still must have
food, shelter, and clothing -Experience has
shown further that low living standards are costly
In that they breed crime and disease, which effect
all citizens
This is the social price we are compelled to pay to
keep on living in a society which, though able,
seems unwilling to pay our men sufficient wages to
enable them to maintain a decent standard of living
for their families. Aware of this condition. the Con
gress of Industrial Organizations has launched a
nationwide drive on two fronts to correct this evil:
one, through the maintenance of take-home paw
which has been cut 80 percent since the war ended:
and the other, through raising the hourly minimum
wage to IS cents.
The bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act
The Omaha guide., 1945-12-29
~OVERTONES: AL Heningburg
THE CLIO

Important to workers everywhere is this pas
sage taken from the memo calling next months
(January) convention: 1T is not impossible for fas-
c1st ideas to conquer America even though Axis
military might is crushed. Reaction which was
temporarily partially silenced by the war is again
becoming prevalent. Those who place profits be-
fOer people, those who believe the Negro should be
kept in his place. those who seek a scapegoat in the
Jews, are now as vociferous as ever.
Likewise, those who seek to crush labor as the
protagon1st OF democracy are determined to use un-
employment as their tool and the financial reserves
built at the taxpayers expense as a weapon"
The future of the workingman, and the future of
his home and children, are tied up in those words.
we are due to see the greatest struggle in the indus
trial Life OF America. A struggle between those who
furnish the money, and those who furnish the labor.
Many would say that those who furnish the money
also furnish the brains and the initiative. This is
far from the truth. Our present high standards Of
living ~ this country are the result of a COMBIN-
ALTON OF the resources Of labor and capital. With
out the other, either is useless. But the great dan
ger for the cause of labor is that management rolls
up huge abcklogs Of profit which enable it to wea-
ther the kind OF storm which is now gathering. Whe
Their labor can keep the unity and the wisdom neces-
sary to work steadily toward it's detectives is one Of
the big questions of the New Year.
EXAMINATION FOR AMERICA:
We've never had too much respect for those who
wait for the New Year to come around to fill the
books with good resolutions which they never in
tenoed TO carry out, but it does pay to stop and take