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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29
The Patriot Statutes: David E. Lilienthal

David E. Iilientha joined IVA when that institution
two weeks Old In the IL since President Roosevelt
brought them together the and the Authority have rolled
up staggering accomplishments.
Mr.. Lilientha and TVA-which Mr. Llientha and
the enthusiastic valley people of built 16 DAMS
created 600 mile sof navigation channel produced At billion
kowahours of electricity earned 167 million dollars
manufactured 600 900 phosphate fertilizers
And they become very fond of each other the
Mr. Lenthal has remarked that the thing of which he is
his residence and citizenship the people of
region the people like this 45year-
lawyer who explains in his book "TVA-Democracy
the March, that the IVA idea succeeds because enists he
voluntary and ardent and participation of the
pe They wrote thousands of letters to the President and
the senate this month"; urging and insisting that he be
appointed director of their IVA
He born in Illinois, graduated from DePauw unver-
y Harvard law school, and in 1926 began practice law
in Chicago He represented that city in the famous
which the supreme court ordered refunds of $20000000
telephone subscribers.
From Wisconsin to Tennessee
1881 he appointed to the Wisconsin Public Service
He reorganzed the commission
public utility statutes of Wisconsin, which then became
model for half dozen other states From this post President
Roosevelt appointed him to membership the IVA board
of directors
IVA his leadership has ntegrated itself fully into
the life of the valley 1t employs force coercion but
stands constantly ready to give aid and advice illustrated
modern farming methods 2O000 voluntary demonstration
Other farmers watched and phenomenal
yields of and and cotton land that had been
encouraged with phosphates and lime and clover and epe
deza And they went home and applied these andenrchng
practices to their WORKOUT farms
IVA advice and encouragement have aided many small
cheese factory coonseed oil mills
using industries thriving Former and-ocked
busy inland navgable waterway stretching
rom Paducah, Kentucky, to Knoxville, Tennessee
IVA Paronage-Proof
Millions have found recreation the great chain of lakes
$4,000 parks along their $4,000
shng parties counted Lake Norris the
Conservation Commission brief period
This tremendous hardworking unobtrusive government
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29

land Warehouse Commission to in
vestigate Farmers Union Grain Term
Iinal Association. They made mum
Der of charges against farmers co
Operatives. The commission ignored
the demands. The names of the firms
that appeared before the commission
are on record.
Then short time later a private
citizen filed complaint against the
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse
Commission. This person is not 6
farmer. He is not grain dealer. He
has never bought bushel of grain
Then, why did he file the complaint
The Willmar Daily Tribune in its
issue of April 4, 1914 said of this man
1.-THE wording of the Chase complaint
and the purpose thereof fit in SC
| closely with the complaint and the de-
sire of the Minneapolis grain commits
sion merchants that there is much
reason to think that Chase and the
grain commission merchants have
formed an alliance for the purpose
of getting the Grain Terminal Asso-
citation" That is what a newspaper
editor prints in his paper That charge
has never been denied. 1t has never
ben answered The complaint by this
private citizen was dismissed. 1t was
thrown out just as previous ones
were.
The attorney general of Minnesota
on June Z, 1914 ruled that Farmers
Union GTA is violating no law by
buying grain consigned to it for sale
and charging commissions in con-
formity with mutual contract with
its patrons or shippers. That year
the farmers who marketed their grain
comparatively through GTA got back
over $2,500,000 in patronage savings.
That was money saved - saved by
selling and merchandising grain. The
savings amount to more than the com
mission charged for selling the grain.
The commission charged for selling
wheat here in Minneapolis and Du-
luth is 1ac a bushel That is profit
for the private grain traders. But
GTA returned more than 1 nc Last
year it returned over &c a bushel in
stead of deducting 15c a bushel We
have yet to hear from the first farmer
who does not want this extra saving
Do you know o fanny? But, of course,
Their are some people (WHO ARE
NOT FARMERS) who do object.
Maybe that is why they are fighting
co-ops.
On November of last year this same
private citizen, who does not like
Farmers Union GTA and co-opera-
tives, became a member of the Mime
sofa Railroad and Warehouse Com
He became a public official |
When he got into public office, he
made out new complaint. That is
the same complaint with new trim
mings. On the basis of this COM
plant the Minnesota Railroad and |
Commission issued an or
der on June of this year. The order
called on Farmers Union GTA to show
cause why it's license as a grain COM
mission merchant should not be re-
yoked. The order also charged that
he farmers cooperative misrepre
'ented its operations in filing appli-
,ation for bond The funny thing
s that for years and years this is
he way that GTA and every other
srain firm has made out it's applica-
ion.
You farmers know that complaints
ike this one already have been dis
missed by four attorneys general and
governor of Minnesota in sixteen
ears. All of them know Farmers ,
Union GTA is an honest and legal ,
cooperative business, but here is a I
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
Keeping the Record Straight

only time you city folks think of us farmers
ing farmer pointed out sis when hungry and can't
get food"
There what this said and local
of which located large cities
might we'll ponder the thought
Of shortages have raised the prestige
and popularity of the farmer Many city dweler-who
hasn't much less chicken in long time-has
become great admirer of the rural life
However, this probably won't be permanent state of
mind Therefore it is becoming increasingly to
phaze the great similarity in the problems facing the indus
trial worker and the small farmer
Take for example the Wagner Murray Dingel BILL just
proposed which has the combined of all branches of
labor.
Wa gner- Murray y Dingell Bill
Local unions might well point out farmers in the vicinity
that the bill has features of great Importance to rural
people.
examination of the bill shows that all American people
industrial worker and aikestand to benefit i'm
mensey by passage The bill extends social security
age to farm about time because the farm
worker together with the small farmer has been forgotten
social security concerned together with domestic
workers. and government employees
Attack On Price Control
1t is interesting to also note that
bitterly attacking action of the senate
notorious Wherry Amendment to the Price Control
tension bill In addition to the other groups that are
demanding that proce controls be maintained without such
weakening amendments have been added the Farm Bureau
the National Grange and the Farmers Union
While action condemning the "Wherry Amendment was
that all three big farm organizations united on
legislative stand is to be recalled that the National Farm
of Coored People and 20 other organizations
demanding that price controls be continued several weeks
ago.
Unity for MVA
Another in the wind-to apt simile-comes
Omaha Nebraska where leaders of farm and labor
CARNATIONS in the Missouri Valley joining together with
other pubcprted citizens 10state conference the
proposed Missouri Valley Authority
The conference has for its the consolidation of
all forces in the for broad of educa
and information the proposed project Representa-
of the National Farmers Union National Farmers Union
Resources Development committee, Missouri Farmers ASSN
ALL Federation Labor Omaha
Building Trades Council Sioux City Central Trades Assembly
CIO National Committee for MVA District g. United Electro
a Radio and Machine Workers of America CO. all
participating
And evidence piles that labor unions and farm
finding mutually beneficial work together
increasing number of Let's hope that the period
ahead and of such cooperation One of the
Kings els learned that it's hard tell city boy
boy uniform It's getting be the thing
life
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29

corporation employs 900 people, many of them doing the
work which 1919 of TWAS power production today
The employees chosen according the rigid TVA
system The fact that IVA wholly patronage proof
plains the recurren bitter attacks upon it. IVA admin
sered fairly for all the region and all it's people, That may
help to explain the fact that there opposition and
criticism of IVA among the valley folks They're busy
working with it. 1t looks like partnership that will last
The Southern Patriot
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29

words and pictures and should have the widest possible
distribution priced at three copies for 10c 10 copies for
25c; as copies for 81 100 copies for So
We all labor organizations to order supply Of these
for it's members is of great interest labor the
farmers Send orders National Farmers Union 1901 East
10th Avenue, Denver &c. Colorado.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29
Full Employment

pamphlet has been issued by the National Farmers
Union which graphically pictures the urgent need for
of the ThomasO Mahoney full employment
bill 12-page, tabloid size publication telling the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29

And evidence piles up that labor unions and farm
groups finding mutually beneficial work together
increasing number of issues Let's hope that the period
ahead and such cooperation One of the
things els learned that it's hard tell city boy
boy uniform. It's getting be the thing
in civilian life too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07
URGES RETENTION
 OF COMPETITION

Attorney Joseph Burns, member of the states War Labor Board and attorney for the Fuller Brush Com pany, urged the retention Of the competitive system in business ID his address last night at forum conducted by the Bunker Hill Con- gregational church. Attorney Burns is the son of Police Lieutenant and Mrs. Bernard Burns, this city.
 Renato Riccutti, CIO official, urged the full participation by labor in all postwar planning. Attorney Burns emphasized the need for collective bargaining and urged that management be permitted to man. age and labor to labor"
 Rev. Paul Dubois, Methodist mln- ister from Bristol, said that under Christian principles we are all brothers and that the general pub lie had a stake in labor and man. agement. William w. Vosburgh, Jr editor of The Republican, was moderator. A covered dish supper was served at 6:30, which preceded the panel discussion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07
Current Rationing Regulations
MEATS AND FATS

Stamps through valid Each worth 10 points. Stamps Y- through Stamps E2 through P2 will be force through July 31. through will force through Aug 3
 PROCESSED FOODS H-2 AL C valid H-2 through M-2 will be valid through June N-2 S-2 in through 30. X-2 will effect through July 31 will be valid through 3
 Stamp pounds will be force through June
 Stamp 36 will be valid through August 3l.
  Alrplan and in Book III each valid for pair Of shoes indefinitely.
 GASOLINE A5 valid for four gallons each through June 2 Be- C-6 B-7. CT valid for five gallons each mileage ration records the local ration board with the application
 FUEL OIL coupons 94344 9445 vad 3l All worth 10 gallons unit.
 SOLID FUELS No delivery solid fuel will permitted until the consumer files solid fuel permitted delivery between April ls45 and Marcn 3 96 Coal dealers nted to deliver 50 cent between April and September Scarce solid tue indicates anthracite coke bumnous coa and briquets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07
New Church Members
 Accepted Yesterday
Reception Held in Church House for 27 Following
 O'Clock Service Sunday Morning
WATERT Telephone looa

decided to hold the lily dance this month, the exact date to be an- nounced later.
 Supper Hike
 Senior Girl Scouts. Troop are asked to meet at the corner of Litchfeld road and Woolson street Tuesday evening at o'clock to leave on a supper hike to the home of Mrs. F. w. Meyer, Northfield road. Those who wish will have an op- portunity to cook their supper out doors.
 Returns Home
 Miss Marion Gillette, who re- centely underwent an appendectomy at the Waterbury hospital has re- turned to her home on Linkf1elo road.
 Thomas Trepanier Dies
 Thomas Trepanier of 56 Center street, Watertown, died at St. Mary s hospital yesterday morning. He was born in Canada. March 20, 1874 and came to the United States fifty years ago. For the past two months he has been residing with his son. in-law and daughter, MT. and Mrs Anthony Boucher of 56 Center St.. WatertOWn.
 Survivors include his wife, Mrs Melvina (BoisverD Trepanier O. Waterbury; two scCs, Julian Ire panier of South Dakota, and Renel Trepanier of Waterbury; five daugh' ters, Mrs. Jeannette Oracle Of Wa terbury, Mrs. Alice LemieuX of Can ada, Mrs. Philomina Gilbert of NeV Jersey, Mrs. Rita Spino of Water bury and Mrs. Stella Boucher O Watertown, and several brothers ane sisters.
 The funeral will be held Tuesda! morning at SIS o'clock from tn home of MT. Trepanier's son--n law and daughter, MT and Mrs Anthony Boucher, 56 Center street Watertown to St. Johns R. c church at o'clock. Burial will b' in Mt. St. James cemetery, Water town. Friends may call at tn home this afternoon and evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07

Army representatives decline to speculate on just how this will be applied, and content themselves with referring to Article 75 of the Convention. But there is reason for believing that the timing of such repatriation will be done realistical- ly, with the war against Japan in mind.
 FEAR LAWLESS
 By far the largest proportion of our Nazi prisoners are still held in Europe. The sooner we turn them loose, the shorter the time we must feed them, and the less shipping we need divert to hauling supplies foI them. Nor is there any advantage to us in feeding captured enemy soldiers 5000 calories day while we require eX-enemy civilians to live OF 1150 calories of their own supplies
 But we can not just open the stockade gates and let close to two millions of irresponsible ex-fighterS wander footloose through the liber ated countryside A wave of lawless- ness close to anarchy might result The mere mechanics of taking pris- oonerS back to Germany, and turn ing them loose with minimum oi disruption to our Military Govern ment administration, involves con- siderable planning and time.
 Meanwhile, the French and per haps others would like to have the Nazis clean up mine fields and make the countryside safe for living. farming, travelling.
 The number of Nazi prisoners in this country is in question. As of April l it was 3l1630, with another 100000 scheduled to be brought over because we need their services. For securiay reasons, until May | figures are released one can only guess that about one-fourth of that additional 100000 already has ar- | rived.
 One consideration against im- mediate repatriation of these men ia that we need their labor. Without deviating from the terms of the | SC14Ofd SO2ASCA4e4Oll, we Sdl1 1loA0 them until enough GI's have been demobilized and enough war work CTS released to perform the impor- tant tasks the prisoners now are | doing.
 SHIPPING NEEDED
 Even more important is ship ping. Every vessel we possess is going to be very busy for some time carrying our men and ma- terial from Europe to this coun- try and to the Pacific theater, and building up stores there for the war against Japan, meanwhile supplying our Occupation Army in Germany.
 It seems unlikely that the prison CTS desire to get back home will be gratified at the expense of our Pa cific war needs. They will have to wait, and earn their keep meanwhile by working.
 Because this war ends in un- conditional surrender rather than an indecisive armistice, We are in position to enforce demands that American captives be freed by the Germans, and to move them home before we do any worrying about getting the Nazis back to the Reich.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07
NEW CONSTITUTION
 FOR LOCAL YMCA
Annual Meeting Scheduled for May 2l: Organization
 Changes Prepared

A new constitution to be presented for adoption at the annual meeting of the YMCA May 21 will drop en- tirely the long-standing clause that to be eligible to vote and hold office a member shall belong to a Protes- tant Evangelical church, General Secretary Herbert s. Smith revealed yesterday.
 This requirement dated back to the acts of the YMCA Portland con- vention of 1866. It was altered by amendment in the bylaws of the Waterbury Y" several years ago when the organization became the first in the country to elect Cath olic to it's directorate. Now the ef- feet of this amendment and others are brought into the body of the constitution, it was explained, in a manner that includes members of all faiths.
 Organizational changes in the new constition will include eXpan- sion of the board of directors from 21 to 27 members.
 Mayor John Monagan is a mem Der of the committee preparing the constitutional changes. Other com- mittee members are Chase Kimball, now in the Army, and MT. Smith.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07
Miners Defy |Ickes' Rule

WllkeS-Barre, Pa, May 7-(UP) -Pennsylvania's 72,000 anthracite miners were idle today in defiance Of an order from solid fuel Ad- ministrator Harold Ickes that work at the government-seized mmes be resumed this morning.
 Ickes' order, issued when he took possession of the mines at the dj- rection of President Truman last Thursday, set today as the dead line for resumption of work.
 It went unheeded as the miners awaited word from Jnited Mine Workers President John L. Lewis on when they should resume proouc- tiCn.
 The joint committee of anthra- cite mine operators and the Unitc d Mine workers meet at F. m. in New York today to continue nego- tinations for the new wage contract The conferees met briefly yesterday and recessed without issuing an.y .Jn.ment.
 Union spokesmen here said they received no direct order from any government agency to end the strike which began with the expira- tion of the anthracite wage con- tract at midnight last Monday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07
POLICE SEEKING
 STOLEN CHALICE
East Mountain Reservoir Dragged in Effort to Re-
 cover Precious Gift

Bridgeport police, assisted by De- tective George McElligott Of the Waterbury Department, dragged the East Mountain reservoir Sat urGay in an unsuccessful attempt to recover a priests chalice, valued at $500 Whcih was stolen from the home of Francis Conner, 235 Union avenue, Bridgeport, and thrown ln the water by the alleged thief. Grappling is scheduled to resume to- day.
 Bridgeport authorities said that the chalice was stolen by Matthew Spina, 39. of West Haven, who broke into the Conner home while the fam fly was attending funeral across the street. Spina selected homes to burglarize by reading obituary mo- tices, they said.
 The chalice is owned by the Rev. Edmund c. O'ConneQ, assistant pas tor of the Blesesd. Sacrament church ill Bridgeport, and was given to MT. Conner to be replated Father O'Connell told police the chalice was solid silver with goldplate and was given to him as present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07
MEMBRINO GUEST
 OF WOMEN'S CLUB
Member of Wilby High School Faculty to Speak Wednesday Night
PROSPECT Mrs. Edmond Morin, Corre- spondent-TeIephone 5-0857

Prospect, May 7.-Joseph Mem primo, chairman of the Prospect Community school board and in- structor at Wilby high school will be the speaker at the regular monthly forum of the Prospect Democratic Women's club. Mir Membrino's subject will be "Ine Trend of Schol Systems Today" and the Prospect school system in particular.
 After his talk members and their guests will be invitedl to ask any questions in regard to school sys- tems.
 Ali persons interested in schools in general and the Prospect schoO in particular are invited to attend The meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Harry Coughlin. Nor ris road, Wednesday eveniI g, May 9th at 8:30 o'clock.
 "The adventures of Tom Sawyer, a full length sound movie, was shown at the Congregational church hall Friday evening, good audience was present.
 The show was sponsored by the standing Committee, for the benefit of the church.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward J. Chatfield Cheshire road, announce the en- gagement of their daughter, Miss Muriel A. Chatfield to Winston c Sears, son of MT. and Mrs. George Sears, Milford, N. H. MT. Sears was formerly a sergeant, serving with the Army Ferrying Command. Nc date has been set for the wedding The regular monthly meeting ol the Women's Association of the P1 aspect Congregational church VII be held tomorrow beginning at 12 3( D. m. at which time cove:ed dist luncheon will be served Routine business vii follow and standing committee will be appointed at thi; time. Table decorations for the mother and daughter banquet vii be discussed. Tickets for the ban quet will be available at this thi; meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07
CHORUS PRESENTS
 10TH CONCERT
MendelsSOhn Male Group in Recital With Six Guest
 Choral Societies

The 2Oth anniversary concert of the Waterbury Mendelssohn Male chorus and six other male chorus groups of the state was held last night at Buckingham hall Miss Herta Simon, a member of the women's chorus of the Concordia Singing society, was guest soloist. The combined choruses, including 250 members of the Mendelssohn chorus, were directed by G. Loring Burwell
 The program included Visions" !" Bimboni; Sweet and Low" Barn. by; John Peel" arranged by An drews; Steal Away" arranged by Johnson; Swing Low, Sweet Char iot," arranged by Ralph Baldwin; Great and Glorious" Haydn-Dal- try: Celtic Hymn" Roberton; Gloria, Mozart.
 Tn Flanders Field Merwin; 70 Sa1utaris Hostia," Gounod; old Man River" arranged by Merwin; Pace, Pace Mic Dio,' Verdi; Sane tus," Gounod; Keepers Song" ar ranged by Davison; "Stouthearted Men," Romberg: Border Ballad" Maunder; Morning" Speaks-Bald- win; Lift Thine Eyes" Logan Baldwin The Omnipotence, D Schuert; and The Lost Chord" |" Sullivan.
 The choral groups included the Alpha Male chorus, New Haven. and the Torrington Mems Choral club, both conducted regularly by G. Loring Burwell: the Railroad Mems Glee club and the Industrial Mems Glee club, New Haven, both led by Marshall F. Burwell. the Naugatuck Valley Mems Glee club, conducted by Charles Talmadge; and a dele gation from the Choral club of Hartford. led by Marshall Seeley.
 Piano accompanists were Helen Heebner and Anna Michna.