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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16
MORTGAGES
ON FARMS
AT new Low

"The farm mortgage debt of the
country is the lowest in 30 years and
much of the reduction is due to repay
ments to the II federal land banks
and to the Federal Farm Mortgage
Corporation, which handles commits
sioner loans" l. w. Duggan. governor
of the Farm Credit Administration,
announced today in summing up FCA
activities for the past year.
Despite the fact that the volume
of land bank and commissioner loans
closed in 1914 was the largest since
1886, totaling $1O5.292, 000,y for every
dollar borrowed more than 31a dollars
was repaid on loans made in prior
years reducing the volume of loans
outstanding about II per cent in the
year" Duggan stated.
"This healthy situation" he said,
''is accumulated by large repayments
on loans refinanced during and fol
lowing the depression years of the
30's. Farmers who suffered then be-
cause of heavy debt burdens are now
anxious to get completely out of debt.
AS a result, about three-fifths of the
$3S3,729, 900 repaid on mortgage loans
went to pay off loans in full. In addi-
ton, $20,S15,000 was put in the future
payment funds. These funds are set
up by farmers to help meet future
interest charges or principal pay
ments which cannot be paid out of
current farm income. Besides, most
farmers are putting aside substantial
reserves in war bonds and in bank
deposits. These, with their improved
debt position, will put them in good
shape to face adjustments which will
come after the war
"The same situation is reflected to
a certain extent in other units of the
Farm Credit Administration Farm
ers' savings from the past years make
it possible for many of them to oper-
ate without using production credit,
he pointed out.
Short-term loans, which accounted
for the largest volume of FCA financ-
ing, amounted to $606,611.0 900 in the
year compared with S688124,000 in
1913. Of the 1914 total $500, 900
was production credit association
loans which compared with $501 ,200,-
900 in 1913. Loans made by the |
Regional Agricultural Credit Corpora
ton of Washington, D. c., dropped |
from $73,254,O0O in 1913 to $15,665,-
300 the past year. The II emergency
crop and feed loan offices, serving
farmers unable to obtain credit from
other sources at reasonable rates,
made loans totaling S18,725,000 or
slightly more than in 1943 Discounts
Of agricultural paper by the federal
credit banks for private
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16

The government owns about HALF
the nations machine tool factory ia
cilities, and TENTH of its steel pro-
duction capacity.
At the close of the war, corpora
tons will have at least $50 billion of
Continued ON Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16
FEDERAL help
NEEDED FOR
PUBLIC HEALTH
By LEE MORRIS

Teh war could have been shortened,
lives could have been saved, produc-
ton could have been higher, and the
whole disrupting effect of war on the
United States could have been les
sened-if this government had taken
more responsibility for the health of
its citizens.
That is why the senate subcommit-
tee on wartime health and education,
headed by Sen. Claude Pepper of Flor
ida, has reached the conclusion that
the government should move imme-
diately to improve public health.
The subcommittee found plenty of
evidence of the facilitating effect of
poor health on the people of the
United States and therefore on the
war effort.
First of all, there are Selective
Service records, which the subcommit-
tee wants preserved for extensive
study later on. These records indi-
cate at least 40 per cent of the 3D.
100000 men of military age in this
country are unfit for military duty.
Most of these 40 per cent are in
civilian jobs where their initiative and
working capacity are reduced, the
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16

is vote in favor of private monopoly
interests
Those voting AYE" were: Ander-
son, Arson, Armstrong. Atkinson, Bal
lard, Blenkner, BIewett, Bovey, Brick
err, Brumbaugh, Busch, chaffin, Chris
ty, Dunn, Esp, Evans, Eynon, Fallan,
Foot, Gebhardt, Goffena, Harrison,
Hazelbaker, Higgins, Horrigan, How
ard, Hughes, Hunter, kemmis, Kim
pei, kralI kriee, Lehrkind, Little,
Loughran, Lowe, Mcdaniel, Martin,
Mayo, Moen, oliver, Padbury, Page,
Parker of Flathead, Phillips, Pierce,
Scofield, Settle, Simpson, Taber, Tel
gen, Thomas, Tierney, Williams, Will
son, Mr.. Speaker. Total Ayes 56.
Those voting mo" were: Antrim,
Banka, Barnard, Cole, Dahl, Dougher-
ty, Duncan, GraybiI, Greenan, Gun
derson, Hall, Harken, Harlow, Healy,
Holiday, James, Mccleery, McGree-
vey, Marty, Minnick, Nelson, o'con-
nell, Parker of Wibaux, Parker of
Cascade, Patterson, Rasmussen, Stout,
Taylor, TooIe, Udn. Total Noes 30.
Not voting were: Baldwin, Cormack,
Dallas, and HeIding.
In the Senate
S.B. 81 provided for the holding of
a primary convention for the nominal
ton of candidates to fill a vacancy
from either of the Montana districts
in congress, when such vacancy oc-
ours. An AYE" vote is a vote for
the protection of the rights of the
people as whole to have a voice in
the selection of such candidates.
Those voting AYE" were: Bourassa,
Cotton, Haieht, Hammond, Holland,
Leo, Lynch, Mckenna, McQuitty, Null
holland, Plank, Rice, Sullivan, and
Tyler. Total Ayes IA.
Those voting mo" were: Arnold,
Aronson, Baker, RaIgord, Boyd, Bird
enstine, Burke, Cole, D'Ewart, Ecton,
Gabisch, Haeeman, Henderson, HoI-
ingsworth, Kelley, Kellogg, Larson,
liggett, Lott, Moss, Mundy, OImstead,
Peck, Potter, Robinson, Ross, Sawtell,
Simmons, Smith, Stewart of Deer
Lodge, Stewart of Rosebud, Wallace,
Wallander, Wilson, and Fewkes. Total
Noes So.
Manning excused.
Absent were: Campbell, Darlington,
Cooper, Stromnes, and Toman.
s.6. "a provides for the nomination
by party conventions of candidates for
to fill vacancies which may
occur due to death or other causes of
the congressman from either of the
Montana districts. A mo" vote is a
vote against control by politicians of
the selection of candidates and for
the protection of the rights of all vot-
ers to participate in the selection of
Those voting AYE" were: Arnold,
Aronson, Baker, Balgord, Boyd, Brid-
enstine, Burke, Campbell, Darlington,
Cole, Cooper D'Ewart, Ecton, Gabisch,
Gosman, Hageman, HoIIingsworth,
Kelley, Kellogg, Lisgett, Lott, Moss,
Mundy, oImstead, Peck, Potter, Rob-
Inson, Ross, SawtelI, Simmons, Smith,
Toman, Wallace, Walander, Wilson,
Fewkes. Total Ayes SO.
Those voting "No" were: Bourassa,
Cotton, Haight, Hammond, Holland,
Leo, Lynch, Mckenna, McQuitty, Null
holland, Plank, Rice, Sullivan, and
Tyler. Total Noes IA.
Excused: Henderson, Larson, Man.
ming, Stewart of Rosebud, Stromnes.
Absent: Stewart of Deer Lodge.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16
ON THE MARGIN
By BOB
By BOB

One of the interesting features of
this legislative show is the way some
of the legislators coming from sec
lions where organized labor has polit-
ical strength, squirm in their seats
when they have to vote the way their
bosses expect them to vote. The
other day when measure of special
interest to labor was up for a vote,
one of the supporters of labor, voted
mo. He explained his vote to the
assembly by stating that he as well
as all others knew the measure was
to be dSsssted; that he couldn't do
anything to change it, so he was going
to indulge himself by voting with the
winning side once. When the vote
showed the measure defeated by a
large majority, the majority floor
leader, Bricker, coming as he does
from Great Falls where labor is strong
and militant, rose and changed his
vote from mo" to aye. So now it
will be on the record that he voted
right-once.
From rumOrS gong round, IL looks
like Speaker O'Connor is the choice
of the corporations as a candidate for
the vacancy in congress from the Sec
ond district. This sounds pretty reas-
enable as these people could pay him
in that way for his abject slavery
for them and at the same time be sure
that they had that much voice in
His name is an advantage
in the race. Lots of people in the
second district are used to voting for
that name and will probably do it
again if they have a chance.
1t seems quite likely that there may
be one or more designations from the
state board of education in the near
future. The legislature has turned
thumbs down on any extension of
control by the board over the institu-
lions of learning. AS it is, the board
seems to have what chap called
l'plenitudes of responsibilities but
paucities of authority" And this isn't
that makes for peace of
mind to those on the board who want
to do a job in developing the univer-
sity system.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16

verse committee reports. The
house must be given credit fo1
killing two measures that liter
ally stank of efforts to cater
to privilege. One of them was
the Ubiquitous house joint memorial
No. which memorialized congress re-
questing the calling of constitutional
convention for the repeal OF the 10Th
amendment to the U. S.. Constitution
and the substitution of another which
would limit income taxes to 70 per
cent of income. The other was the
Bar association bill which would have
taken the selection of judges out OF
the hands of the people completely.
While it is possible that efforts may
be made to revive both of these meas
ures, it is not considered likely.
Among measures of interest and
benefit to the common people OF the
state which were killed by the adop-
ton of adverse committee reports
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16
WOULD help
finance The
PRIMARY

Letters prepared for signature an(
for the enclosure of so bits" and ad
dressed to the governor, in support
of the primary for the selection Of
candidates for congress to fill vacan
cies, have been widely distributed, ac
cording to reports, by various indi
viduals and by one county Democratic
Central Committee. The coin is q
contribution by voters to meet the ex
pense of conducting the primary, the
republican majorities in the Montana
assembly claiming that holding the
primary entailed too much cost.
The letter follows:
Hon. Sam C. Ford
Governor of the State of Montana
Helena, Montana
Dear Mr.. Ford:
Enclosed you will find 2 bits (25c)
which you may turn over to the treas
urer of Montana for my privilege of
voting in a special primary to nomi-
nate a candidate on my party for the
office of United States Congressman
from Montana.
I understand that the senate and
house of representatives have been
led to believe that it will cost 100000
to hold such primary election, and
that I, as a taxpayer, am not willing
to pay that amount; and that bill
to nominate by convention is being
passed.
Please veto this bill when it comes
up for your approval.
Respectfully yours,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16

P.S. A copy of this letter is being
sent to several newspapers and friends
in the earnest hope that they will sup
port the movement by sending you
two bits to help defray the cost of a
special primary.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

Notices are being sent out
to all whose subscriptions
are due. Please check the
expiration date on the ad-
dress slip on your paper and
send in your renewals
promptly to avoid missing
an issue.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16
NEARING DEADLInE FOR
TRANSMISSION OF BILLS
.LENc.T'!'uENS SESSIONS
Night oe sD0l sl ss lr.r, cen the Rule This
Week in Order to H. the Friday Midnight
Time Limit for the Transmission OF Bills
Between the Two Houses; Appropriation
Bills Being Considered.

With appropriations coming for consideration
and with both houses facing the deadne at midnight Friday
ongt for transmission of bills night sessions have been
held ths week for the during the session
Running generally form nearly measure with
anv social been killed by the adoption OF adj
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16

Evidently ttery because the liberal contingent in the Mon
tana representatives have habit of asking for roll
call controversial where the common
peoples interests stake Representative Gebhardt
Monday motion that the present rules of
that requests for roll call votes
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16
PEOPLES LOBBY
ANNOUNCES ITS
1916 PROGRAM

The Peoples Lobby, fact finding
organization and always in the fore.
front, advocating progressive legisla.
ton in the interests of the little peo.
pie, at its recently held annual meet
! ing adopted the following program
for 1916:
/. Conversion of basic industries to
peace production, under government
control, to be operated by production
technicians and engineers, so as to
ensure maximum employment, with
labor and consumer representation.
2. Getting the government to adopt
the principle of paying as large a part
as practical of the costs of war by
current taxation, based on ability to
pay, exempting income essential to
health and well being, as determined
by government agencies.
3. Government direction of farm
production, and control of processing
and distribution of farm products, dur
ing the war-economy, with direct pay
ments where needed to marginal farm
ers.
a. Effective government control of
prices and of quality of essential con-
sumner goods.
5. The participation of the United
States government in international ar
rangements, such as the control of
money, credit, trade, natural resources
and cartels.
l. Secretary of Commerce Jesse
Jones, president of Reconstruction Fl
nance Corporation, said about the war
production plants financed by the fed
eral government:
when peace comes, these plants
with millions of servicemen and wom-
en- workers will constitute the prin.
cipal problem in our postwar econo-
my"
The Defense Plant Corporation has
spent about SO billion of the peoples
for construction of plants, the
chief ones being:
Million
Aviation 200
Machine Tool Manufacturing 1872 |
Expansion of Steel Production 1000 |
Aluminium Fabrication .............. $50 |
Synthetic Rubber
Manufacturing Plants . 625 |
Manufacture High
Octane Gasoline ...................... 500 |
Magnesium Manufacturing
1ldHtS 4oU |
ordnance ------....--.-.-...-.----.-.....-.- 45y |
The government owns about HALF
he nations machine tool factory ia
,ilities, and TENTH of its steel pro-
luction capacity.
AT the close of the war, corpora
ions will have at least $50 billion of
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16
GEBHARDT OF BILLINGS
TRIES TO BLOCK roll
CALLS REACHING VOTERS

Typifying the General Attitude of the
Yellowstone Delegation in the Legislature,
He Makes Effort to Have Rules Amended
In Manner Foreclosing Any Chance to
Bring Voting Records to the People.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-04
Robinson Welding
Expands With Iron
Ornament Works

Robinson Welding at Ills Oak
street announces expansion of its
business to include an ornamental
iron works department and black
smith shop.
The new division will be operated
under the supervision of Sam Pur-
dy, Wyandotte resident recently
discharged from the Merchant Ma
rine. Prior to his enlistment in this
branch of service he served with
the Raj for four years.
The new department will special
lie in ornamental iron work of all
types. open stair ratings. grating
and any item involving the cutting
and turning of steel. Mr.. Purdy
is a designer and is in a position to
supply prospective users with all Of
the various types of ornamental
iron work.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-04
st. Lawrence Seaway
Project To Be Revived
Lions Clubmembers Told
New Bill To Be Announced by President.
According TO Association Representative

President Truman is expected to
announce soon bill to come before
Congress that. if passed, will make
Wyandotte seaport for II per cent
Of the ocean vessels, according to
Schuyler B. Patterson of the Ma
tional st. Lawrence Association in
his recent talk before the Wyan-
dotte Lions Club.
The project, which involves dam
ming 48 miles of rapids in the ST.
Lawrence river, would cost SAB mil
lion dollars of which 272 million
by Canada. OF the 272 million,
which is less than the cost of World
War II for two days, our govern
ment'S share would be 100 million
and that of New York State, 90
million. Two dams would be re-
quired and locks Of 81 feet depth
for boats having maximum draft
Of 25l2 feet in contrast 10 the max
imum Graft of IA feet now avail
able This would allow passage o.
all but the largest battleships and
ocean Liners.
The Seaway would shorten the
distance to Liverpool by 500 miles
and to Scandinavia and Russia by
1000 miles. In comparison with the
present costs, which include un-
loading treighterS at Cleveland or
Buffalo for shipment by rail to the
ports Of Montreal or New York. a
saving of up to $1S per short ton
of agricultural products, s23 on
sutomotive parts and Sl.3O on
chemicals would be realized. These
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-04
THREE HAZARDS CAUSE
BULK OF FIRES

CareleSsnesS with matches and
smoking; dirty and defective heat
ing plants, including the chimney;
flammable wood Shingle roofs. are
the major causes of home fires. &C
cording to the National Fire Pro-
lection Association, sponsors of Fire
Prevention Week, October lib.
Fire Chief Anselm urges home own
ers not to smoke in bed; to keep
matches in metal containers and
out of the reach OF small children:
to repair and regularly clean heat
ing plants and chimneys; and use
some fire-resistant roofing mate
rial, such as asphalt shingles, slate.
tile or asbestos.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-04
U. of Michigan VIII abandon
Wartime Scholastic PROGRAM

The University of Michigan will
abandon its war-accelerated pro-
gram which provided for three full
terms each academic year, it has
been announced.
The Regents have disclosed that
the l5-week summer term will not
be continued; the University will
open late in September for the fall
term of 1916 in comparison with
November l of this year and ad-
justments will be made in the 1916
summer session to meet the needs
of returning veterans.
What the adjustments will be was
not announced, but it has been in
Dictated that the University may
offer a 12-week summer session in
contrast to the usual peace time
eight week unit.
The University expects more than
200 World War II veterans this
fall.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-04

savings will be essential in order
to export the extra 10 per cent of
U. s. goods, which cannot be used
in this country, in competition
with England and Russia. The lat
ter has full government subsidy for
practically every undertaking.
There are % states bordering or
adjacent to the Great Lakes. With
the single exception Of the Detroit
metropolitan area of Michigan, that
has shown a gain in population on
account of its extensive war in
dustry, all have lost population
steadily during the last five or six
years, while every seaport state has
gained.
In addition TO the seaway, the
drop Of 224 feet over the rapids
would provide 100000 constant
kilowattS of power annually to
Canada and 100000 to the United
States.
The project would employ 100000
people Tor 81 to years.
Bitter opposition is expected from
the ports of New York and New
Orleans, the railroads, and the
power interests of New York State.
In 194I the measure failed because
a two-thirds majority was required
in the Senate, the bill being in the
form of treaty. This time, it can
pass by only a majority vote. Can
ada has been ready since RooSe-
velt's first term and has already
appropriated 1872 million or nearly
one-ha!f of her share.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-04

France is expected to buy $780,
100000 worth Of fuel, raw materials.
heavy machinery. ships. trucks and
some food from the United States
as result of economic agreement
confirmed during DeGaulles re-
cent visit to the United States.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-04
Ma piwocki Cited

Napiwock Cited
Pfc Edward j. NapiWocki has
been cited in recognition of his
heroic efforts in the Italian cam
paign by 1t. Col. c. j. Madden of
the 751st Tank Battalion of which
he was a member.
Pfc. Napiwocxi participated in
Salerno and Anzio landings and
the Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno,
North Appenine and Pc valley cam
paigns. He has been awarded the
bronze service arrowhead and Ma
ples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, North
Appenine and Pc valley battle stars.
The brother of Frank Napiwocki,
23l Maple street, Pfc. Napiwocki
was employed at the Fisher Body
works before entering the service.
He is now at an European base
and has been overseas since Octo-
Der 1912.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-04

During the first fifty years Of the
state geological surveys history the
state biologists kept all the survey
records and carried on its business
in their homes. In 1889 the survey
finally obtained an office of its
own.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-04

In 1889 Michigan's total lumber
production was five and a half bill
lion feet, seven times the states
present output.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-04

II Christmas packages TO service
men overseas are to be delivered ON
time they should be mailed not later
han October Is.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02
Governor KeIly's Riot Act

Michigan has new Riot Act which signed into
Law last Friday by Governor Harry Kelly The leglsia-
ton gives the Governor authority proclaim state OF
emergency Of public crisis and to make rules for
the protection Of life and property IN event OF racial or
industrial disturbance.
Such precautions may be necessary. bat appears 70
that stress being placed on preparation for
trouble than trying eliminate some OF the causes
that bring about friction
Not many hours after Governor Kelly signed the
Michigan Riot Act another outstanding citizen Of Mchi-
gan Editorial Director Malcolm Bnga OF the Detroit Free
Press sounded timely warning the public over local
broadcasting station Mr. Bngay one Of the eighteen
American editors no recently went 70 Germany AZ Cen
sra Eisenhower's invitation 10 view the Nazl torture
camps After depicting he horrors he in those death
camps he told the American people that the three fac
tors that ed Hers stranglehold over Europe must
be guarded against in this country
Mr. Bngay listed the three factors as follows:
l. Organizations ike the ku klux Khan. which TO-
mented racial and religious intolerance Gangster rings
like that formerly headed by Al Capone and rabbie-
rovser like the late Huey Long Of Louisiana.
These elements fully organized and combined the
speaker inferred all that might be needed 10 repro
duce in this country reign OF terror and racial
and religious prosecutions similar 10 that which Hitler
conducted for 2 in the conquered lands Of Europe
What Governor Kelly and other public officials
overlook the fact that do not occur spon
taneously and Of their making They are fomcnted
and provoked BIZ designing individuals or organizations
Riot Acts may their purpose but what Michi-
gan needs this connection legislation that Will
ferret and kept under control the subyerye ndiyd
uas and agencies and the Unjust and oppressive condi-
tons that make riots.