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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-06
CONVENTIONS
TO NOMINATE
CANDIDATES
Both Major Parties Call
District Conventions to be
Held in Lewistown to Pick
Candidates to Fill Vacancy
In Congress From Montana.

The Democratic party has called g
district convention of delegates from
the second congressional district tc
nominate a candidate to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of James
F. O'Connor, and the same action has
been taken by the Republican party
The Democratic convention is called
for April IA and the Republican con-
vention for the 10th, both to be held
in Lewistown.
The state central committees of
both parties have met and adopted
rules and bylaws for their respective
parties in the holding of the conven-
lions. Generally both follow the same
procedure, the only real difference be-
ing that the Democratic party will
seat two delegates for each represent
ative in the Montana legislative as
sembly which the counties in the dis
trict have, while the Republicans will
have only the same number of dele
gates from the counties that they have
representatives. The Democrats ex-
pect about 200 delegates to participate
in the convention.
Dan Maddox, former state senator
and former state chairman of the Re-
publican party, pleaded with his party
at the meeting of the Republican State
Central Committee, for greater con-
5ideration of the interests Of the COM
mon people.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-06
SHAREHOLDERS
PLEAD FOR HOMES

WASHINGTON (WDL)-Leading a
delegation from the Delco Homes prof.
ect in southeast Missouri to the ma
tional capitol to ask congress for re-
lief from eviction ordered by the Farm
Security Administration, II. L. Mitch
ell, president of the Southern Tenant
Farmers Union, appealed for legisla-
ton to prevent sale of the homes and
to continue government operation of
the project, where $50 white and ne
gro families have lived in amity and
mutual helpfulness.
The trip to Washington was author
lied at the last meeting of the unions
general executive council in Memphis,
Tenn. The project was erected by
the government in 1889 to house
evicted sharecroppers who had been
dumped out on the highways. With
the experiment ended by congression-
al order, the FSA has been advertis-
ing sale of the $50 houses in its ten
farm labor community projects.
FSA has been under constant pres
sure by planters to liquidate such
community projects. The chief COM
plant is that the tenants are inclined
to organize and make trouble"-that
is, ask for better living out of their
labor than they used to get as share
troopers living in glassless, implanted,
chicken-house-like shacks scattered far
and wide and living in constant fear.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-06
II u G. IA PAYS
$250,000 In CASH
TO ITS PATRONS

ST. PAUL. - Cash patronage pay
ments of approximately $250,000 are
now being mailed to farmers and co
operative elevators who are members
of Farmers Union Grain Terminal AS
ISOLATION, nations largest grain mar
keting cooperative, NJ W. Thatcher
general manager, announced today.
This is the second annual payment,
covering retirement of patronage
stock, he said Payments now being
made cover the Grain Terminals sec
ond year of operations, ending May
81, 1910. Action followed approval of
the board of directors, at it's regular
spring quarterly meeting last week in
st. Paul
Preferred stock issued on the basis
of cooperative savings made, through
marketing and merchandising of grain,
for the fiscal year ending May 81,
1940 is being called in. The preferred
stock had been issued, on authorize
ton of the co-operative's farmer mem
bers, to build capital reserve with
which to expand operations and ex
tend Grain Terminals services.
First cash payments, calling for re-
tirement of preferred patronage stock,
were made last. year. The payments
were authorized when total net saw
ings of Grain Terminal reached $5,-
100000.
so far as we know, this is the larg
est cash distribution made by any CO.
operative in the northwest in any
single year. Thatcher said. "This
marks policy by Farmers Union GTA
to retire the patronage savings of it's
members. on a revolving fund basis,
and yet at the time have on hand a
large capital structure to insure sound
operations"
Savings made by Grain Terminal in
the past crop year far exceed the total
of cash payments being made to retire
the second years savings for farm
ers. Savings for the past crop year
are estimated to be in excess of 3d.
100000
Farmers Union Grain Terminal As
ISOLATION now operates in eight states,
but the bulk of it's business is done
in the four spring wheat states of
North and South Dakota
and Montana.
1t began operations on June l, 1888
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-06
FIRST WOMAN VETERAN
STUDENT REGISTERS

Montana state university now his
its first woman war veteran student
Lillian La Croix of Chinook, honor
ably discharged from the Army Nurse
corps, has enrolled under the CT. Bill
of Rights. She is working toward a
bachelor of science degree in nursing.
Mrs. La Croix is the wife of 1t. R.
@. La Croix, a Texan, whose BIT
was shot down over Germany on Oct.
IA, 1943. He is listed as missing in
action.
Mrs. La Croix entered service on
January Is, 1913, after which she was
stationed at the Army Air base at
Blythe, Cal. She received a medical
discharge on Aug. IL, 1943 Since
then, she has done private duty in
Missoula hospitals
A graduate of the Chinook high
school in 1899, Mrs. La Croix took
nursing training at Havre, until she
was graduated in 1912. She was en-
ployed by the Providence Hospital at
Seattle until she enlisted.
Lieutenant and Mrs. La Croix were
married in Arizona in June, 1913. She
enrolled at the university during the
first day of spring quarter.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-06

demonstrated that politics can be kept
out of federal regional agency.
No. = MvA won't be worth its
cost.
On the contrary. Part of the MVA
investment will be repaid through the
sale of water, power and other prod
ucts. A still greater share will be re-
paid through the benefits that will not
show on the authority's books These
include the economy resulting from
uniting natural resources development
under a single authority, the end of
floods and drouths in the valley, and
100000 jobs for five years after the
war Who says MVA won't be worth
the cost?
No. 8-As the Missouri valley is
larger in area than the Tennessee
valley and presents different prob
lens, TWAS record should not be In
troduced as an argument for MVA.
TWAS record is introduced because
there is the same basic problem in
both valleys: Whether many federal
agencies or single agency should be
responsible for natural resources de-
velopment In both instances the
fundamental principle is the same:
One valley-one authority. Arguments
over size of area and the relative i'm
portance of different aspects of the
development are mere bubbles.
No. 9-MVA is unnecessary because
there is no need for power develop
ment in the Missouri valley.
This is the kind of bubble we refer
to. Power production will not be the
primary objective of MVA, but merely
one aspect of broad program of uni
fled development of all natural re-
sources. Cheaper electricity rates
will mean more general use and in
dustrial expansion. -
No. 1o-MvA will deprive the val
ley of the planning and experience of
existing federal agencies.
MVA will utilize the planning and
experience of agencies now charged
with resources development. In fact,
it will use as it's basic engineering
plan the present Flood Control act, a
between plans of the
army engineers and the reclamation
bureau.
No. 11-MvA detectives may be at
tanned under the present Flood Con-
troll Act and existing agencies.
The primary objective "a unified,
co-ordinated plan administered by a
single federal agency = cannot be
achieved without MVA establishment.
Even secondary detectives will not be
achieved The Flood Control Act will
not end conflicts between agencies. |
Nor does it provide for all aspects of
natural resources development. = ST.
Louis Committee for MVA.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-06

pet1tlOn signed by Ine requlreO
number of voters. Justice
Adair's dissenting opinion is
printed in full elsewhere in this
issue.
One of the opening paragraphs in
the majority's opinion reads as fol
lows:
1.-THE question before us is, Shall
parties be chosen in special prim-
airy election? In considering this point
our province is but to determine the
legislative intent on the subject. IN
OTHER WORDS, WE MUST DE-
CLARE WHAT APPEARS TO BE
THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT AS
GATHERED FROM LEGISLATIVE
ACTS AND NOT WHAT WE MIGHT
PREFER WE'RE WE SITTING AS
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE"
Emphasis ours.)
With the court admitting that, it
is hard for the average layman to
understand by what devious reason
ing, it failed to take into account what
seems clearly enough expressed "in-
tent" in Section 639, R. c. M. 1885,
which reads:
Political party nominations made
exclusively as herein provided. Every
political party which has cast three
per centum (396) or more of the total
vote cast for representative in con-
gress at the next preceding general
election in the county, district or state
for which nominations are proposed
to be made, shall nominate its candi-
dates for public office IN SUCH
COUNTY, DISTRICT OR STATE, UNI
DER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
LAW, (the primary law AND NOT
IN ANY OTHER MANNER; AND IT
SHALL. NOT BE ALLOWED TOI
NOMINATE ANY CANDIDATE IN
THE MANNER PROVIDED BY SEC
TION 612 (the convention law OF
THIS CODE. :" Emphasis ours.)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-06
POLISH LABOR
OBJECTS TO
DISUNITY TALK

Charging that, certain well-organ
lied and well financed minority
groups among Americans of Polish
extraction are trying to destroy the
unity of the United Nations" the ma
/ tional executive board of the Amer
ican-Polish labor council has issued
call for a second national confer
ence to be held at the Hamilton Hotel
Washington, DC, on April IL and
10, 1915, 1t was announced today.
The call for the conference, signed
by Leo Krzycki, president of the
American-Polish labor council, states
that it will discuss "the questions Of
supporting the American delegation
to the San Francisco United Nations
conference to be held April 25th;
steps to give utmost support to Presi
dent Roosevelt and his policies; the
decisions of the London World Labor
conference, and the pressing problem
of relief to liberated Poland"
Information concerning the confer
ence can be obtained by writing to
the American-Polish labor council, IA
Blocker Street. New York II, N. Y.
The call for the conference declares,
in part:
To-day, when we are on the eve of
military victory over Hitherto Ger
many, certain well-organized and we'll
financed minority groups among Amer
leans of Polish extraction are trying
to destroy the unity OF the United
Nations.
These groups, headed by the So
called National Committee of Amer
leans of Polish Descent (KNAPP)
and leaders of the Polish-American
congress, are spreading the poison of
hate against our gallant British and
Russian allies. They are campaign
ing against our own government, and
especially President Roosevelt. They
propose that our congress reject the
Yalta agreements, and thereby wreck
the very foundation Of American-So-
viet-British coalition upon which rests
the hope of a stable and democratic
peace.
For example: Rep. A. O'Konski (R
wisconsin, introduced on January 4,
1915, his Resolution No. 10 in the
Houes of Representatives in which he 4
stated: We are fighting a futile and
war fraught with peril for
the future. We hereby direct our
Commander-in-C to withdraw our
troops and aid from the European
theater of war
ION Feb. rs, 1915, Frank Januszew-
ski, Detroit publisher of 'Dzienneik
Polski' and president of the Michigan
Polish American congress, stated:
The monstrous philosophy Of the Hit
ers and Stains is taken over literally
by Churchill and Roosevelt. And they
make it even more monstrous'
THESE voices Of hate and Islander,
determined to wreck the unity of
at war, shout that labor's
sweat and sinew expended in the pro-
luction Of arms is not in the interest
Or humanity. Detroit, the arsenal of
democracy is witnessing strikes in
he war industries, strikes for which
such propaganda is partly responsible.
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-06
HERE ARE THE ANSWERS

OBJECTION No. Creation of a
in a "superstate" with unlimited
power.
ANSWER = The only powers MVA
will have will be those congress con-
fers upon it. Congress will fix its
general detectives Congress must ap-
prove all plans and recommendations
for carrying out these detectives.
No. 2-MvA will invade the rights
of the states in the Missouri valley.
No question of states rights is in
volved. Control over the Missouri
lodged in the federal government. No
state by itself or with others has the
power to handle flood control, irriga-
ton, navigation, reclamation or power
generation. Governors of the seven
southern states in the IVA region say
that iva has not resulted in any in
vasion of states rights.
No. 3-Creation of MvA will deprive
staes and municipalities of tax rev.
enues.
MVA will make payments in lieu OF
taxes to states and municipalities on
all reservoir land and utility prop
critics acquired. Revenue from the
sale of power, water and other sources
will provide for the payments. In
the case of IVA, payments exceed
the amounts previously collected in
taxes by states and municipalities.
No. 4-MVA will Illustrate local gov
eminent and local initiative.
MVA will stimulate, not Illustrate,
local government and local initiative.
Its policy, fixed by law, will include
working comparatively with and
through local governments. The gov
ernments will be strengthened through
more active participation by the peo-
pie.
No. 5-MvA means more bureauc-
racy.
MVA means less bureaucracy, not
more. 1t is based upon the sound
business principle of fixing RESPONSE
bility in one overall authority. In
this instance, single federal agency,
responsible for all aspects of natural
resources development, will replace
the many federal bureaus now respon-
sible. That single agency will be To-
Gated within the region affected, not
in Washington, D. c., where the pres
ent agencies are located
No. 6-MvA will be political grab
bag.
There will be no politics in MVA.
AS in the case of IVA, congress will
specifically provide that appoint
ments, and promotions be based sole
ly on merit and efficiency. IVA has
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-06
TIMBER COOP
ORGANIZED
in SANDERS

In order to sell-~cOmmunity forest
products, Sanders county has organ
lied the Timber Products Coop, an
nounces Dean T. c. Spaulding of the
school Of forestry at Montana State
university.
Dean Spaulding and O. M. Patten,
instructor in forestry, both of whom
assisted in the development of the
Coop, attended meeting at Thomp-
son Falls at which the project was
organized.
The only type of its kind west of
the Mississippi the Coop will assist
farmers in producing, marketing and
upkeep of forest products adjacent to
farm lands. The group will specialize
first in the sale of fence posts; then
with production of wood for railroad
ties, telegraph and telephone poles.
The United States Forest Service
is providing farmers with the needed
timber resources.
U. S. soil conservationists will aid
in the technical phases Of the work,
such as actual manufacture, process
ing and marketing of material. The
forestry school and conservationists
will instruct the organization in meth
DDS for treating plants to preserve
material. Farmers mutually will pool
their resources for marketing.
Chairman of the board of directors
elected at Thompson Falls is Howard
Bleick Members of the board of d.
rectors are Henry Hyland, Emil Moe,
Harry Harker and Melton Sutherland
who is chairman of the board of coun-
ty commissioners. Elvin Duerst,
Continued ON Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-06

LEO C. Graybill for Congress
Club" and Rep. Robert A. Pat
terson of Havre is its secretary.
The following members of the 10Th
assembly are members of the legis-
lative committee of the club:
Rep. Walter Banka of Pondera coun-
ty, Rep. Lloyd w. Barnard of Valley
county, Sen. ]. B. Bourassa of Daniels,
Rep. Charles A. Bovey of Cascade,
Rep. N. A. Cole of Prairie, Sen. Robert
Cotton of Valley, Rep. Andrew Dahl
of Sheridan, Rep. ole S. Gunderson
of Cascade, Rep. Earl H. Hall of Park,
Rep. r. c. Harken of Rosebud, Sen.
j. M. Holland of McCone, Rep. San
ford M. Holiday of Meagher, Rep.
David F. James of Liberty, Rep. o. R.
McCleery of Valley, Sen. George S.
McKenna of Judith Basin, Sen. E. F.
McQuitty of Wheatland, Rep. Oscar
Marty of Chouteau, Rep. DR.. R. P.
Minnick of Treasure, Rep. William J.
Nelson of Golden Valley, Rep. Glenn
Parker of Wibaux, Rep Ralph A.
Parker of Cascade, Rep. Robert A.
Patterson of Hill, Rep. A. ]. Rasmus-
sen OF Blaine, Sen. Paul Rice of Teton,
Rep. Jack Toole of Toole, and Rep.
AL Udine of Teton.
A statement issued by this commit
tee reads in part as follows:
He believes that the office of Rep
resentative in Congress in large part
has to do with services to be per-
formed for the folks back home, that
Is appearances for individuals, groups
and communities before the many Of
fices and departments of the federal
government at Washington and else
where. He would be particularly eff
-ectlve in this important part of a
work - what might be
called the nonparty or nonpartisan
part of the job
He believes the second district
wants Democrat in Washington who
Will back the administration in pros
ecuting the war to an early conclusion
and help in every way possible on the
program for a peace to end war He
believes postwar problems can be
solved if we all join in working for
practical and American solu-
tons.
He is not involved in any intra-
party quarrels or differences, personal
'r otherwise. He does believe the
democrats of Montana should and
must present united front. All
democrats should rally behind him.
Starting his law practice 25 years
lgo owing some school debts he has
" hard work and thrift accumulated
nough capital so that he can afford
o undertake this form of public serv-
&C.
He is Independent, fearless and
BILE. His legislative record has shown
lis interest in all problems connected
With Montanas welfare
HE is held in high esteem in his
wn community. He comes from the
eading democratic county in the dis
riot, Cascade, which so far has never
lad a democratic representative in
congress.
He has the practically unanimous
Endorsement of the democratic mem
'ers of the house in our Montana leg
Stature, most Of whom have been
loosely acquainted with his ability,
ourage and industry through the two
asst sessions. Likewise a substantial
majority of the democratic senators
n the legislature feel he would make
he party's strongest candidate.
I'VE need someone with his ener-
y, enthusiasm and practical under
landing to represent our eastern dis
riot in Washington during these tur-
ulent days of war with our compli-
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-06

organization has been formed by practically all of the
Democratic members of the 29h legislative assembly from the
second Montana congressional district promote the cand
dacy of Leo c. Graybl of Great Falls for nomination and
election congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death
F. OConnor The of the organization the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-06
SUPREME COURT HOLDS
NO PRIMARY NOMINATING
CONVENTION TO @ :: I'D 3! IL
Decision Is That Candidates for Con-
To Fill Vacancy Caused by O'Connor's
Death Must Be Nominated by Convention
Or by Filing Petitions Signed by Required
Number of Voters.

In decision which apparently ignores the prohbory Ian
guage contained the primary law Secton $50 RCM 1880
the court last Friday with Associate Justice Adar dis
senng held that candidates for to fill the
Montana district caused by the death of James
OConnor be nominated by party conventions by
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-06
GRAYbILL ENDORSED BY
DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES
IN MONTANA LEGISLATURE

Graybill for Congress Club Formed by
Nearly All of Democratic Representatives
In Senate and Lower House Issues Endorse
ment of His Race for Congress from Second
District; Recommends Him Highly.
Laurel outlook., 1945-05-09
The Outlook Says:

Mrs. N. j. Demaree's birthday
was observed Monday when her
daughters, Mrs. C. r. Robson, Mrs.
C. r. Rainfard and Mrs. Fritz Kan
dolf entertained a group in the eve
ming and served refreshments. The
event was at Mrs. Rolison's home.
F. A. McGonegal left Tuesday for
Glendive to enter the Northern Pa
cific hospital. Mrs. McGonegal ac-
companied him, and their children
are with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. H. McGonegal of Billings.
Laurel outlook., 1945-05-09
The Outlook Says:

Mrs. Effie Gerard, noble grand Of
Evergreen Rebekah lodge, and Mrs.
C. H. Anderson who were hostesses
at a noon luncheon Monday for a
group of Rebekah members, enter
Laurel outlook., 1945-05-09

tanning at Mrs. Gerard's home.
Guests were Mrs. Lucille Flatmo,
district president land elective Of
ficers of the local Rebekah lodge
who were Mrs. Virginia Higgen-
botham, vice grand; Mrs. Lola Coop
er, secretary; Mrs. Frances Paulus,
treasurer, and Mrs. Minnie Fenton,
Laurel outlook., 1945-05-09

a past noble grand, assembly chap
lain and district deputy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Mayes and
children, Larry and Deanna, return
ed last week from Dover, Okla,
where they spent two and a half
weeks as guests of Mr.. Mayes' par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Mayes.
Laurel outlook., 1945-05-09
= PARK CITY :
t< 49, = =
City Seniors
Present Class Play

Park City, May 9.-The seniors
of the Park City high school pre-
scented their class play, "He Couldn't
Marry Five" Friday evening, May
A at the gymnasium under the di-
rectlon of Supt. r. c. Bolin.
The cast included Donald Harris,
Ardis Kinney, Juanita Altice, Clara
kober, Hulda Mehling, Phyllis East
lick, Gloria Jensen, Allowayne Ry-
mer, Dora Bolin, and John Flood.
Between acts Helen Sitzman and
Alice Harding played a baritone
duet, and a clarinet sextet included
Betty Mehling, Elfrieda Kober, Rose
Mary Fox, Joan Pearsall and Vir-
ginia KOber. The musical numbers
were under the direction of Miss
Rosa Eisenman.
Laurel outlook., 1945-05-09

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