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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-05-04
SOCIAL SECURITY
FOR YOUR WIDOW
and CHILDREN

You all know John Blackstone. That
is not his real name, but it will do
When John Blackstone died last year,
he left his wife and two children in
the same situation thousands of other
young families find themselves. John
was barely 80. He was a power-brake
operator at the Crown Aircraft Plant
No. 3, and was making about $45 a
week. With prices what they are,
John couldn't save much on that sal
airy, and all there was for his wife
and children when he died was a life
insurance policy for thousand dol
lars, and a hundred dollars or so in
war bonds.
1t looked as If Johns widow would
have to get out and earn living for
herself and the children. But that
would be hard, for baby Mary was
only three months old, and Johnny
three years. Who would take care of
these youngsters while their mother
was away at work?
That is where John Blackstone's
social security account came in for
his family. Johns local had social
security committee that was always
on its toes looking out for the union
members, and it Immediately notified
the social security board office of his
death, and told Mary, Johns widow,
how important it was to file her claim
for survivors, insurance Johns own
benefit at that time would have been
worth s36.75 a month, so Mary, as his
widow, gets three fourths of that, or
S2756 a month Each child gets half
its fathers benefit, or 1887 month.
This makes total of $e430 month
which is now going regularly to this
mother and her two children.
Mary Blackstone will get her s27.56
a month until the youngest child is
Is years old. Each child will continue
to get his 1887 a month until he is
16 years old, and until IS if he is
still in school. So the proceeds of
Johns social security account will at
least take care of the children's edu-
cation through the grades and high
school
When the children are old enough
for their mother to leave them, Mary
plans to try for her old job. Before she
and John were married she had also
worked at the Crown Plant and was
making almost dollar an hour as a
Glass welder. AS she can earn more
that way than the amount of her So
cial security benefits from Johns &C.
count she can afford to give up her
monthly check for s27.56, especially
as the children's checks will keep on
coming until they are out of school.
When Mary is IS years old, if she
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-05-04
WORLD PEACE
HINGES ON
BRETON WOODS
lBy Federated Pressl

New York.-(F.P.)- People who at
tack Breton Woods may not know il
but they're also firing guns at the
world security organization to keeI
the peace.
Our armies, the Russian army, the
British army are heading toward Der
lin in the offensive that will probably
end the European war. The represen
tatives of ia the. United Nations are
ON their way to San Francisco to set
up the world organization proposed at
Dumbarton Oaks to outlaw war.
But the eyes of those millions OF
people whose homes have been de
stroyed and families killed in the
worst war in history are on Washing
ton, where congressby its decision on
the Breton Woods plan may decide
whether or not they can hope for last
ing peace.
The United States has most of the
money in the world, most of the in
dustrial plants, most of the machinery.
It's the only nation that's grown more
rich during the war, that's been able
to build up it's industrial capacity
while other nations have had theirs
destroyed or crippled by bombs. All
the world is pretty close to bank
ruptcy, except us.
These nations face the end of the
war with the problem of competing
on the world market for the trade
they need to get their own economies
going again. And they are afraid and
suspicious of powerful and rich Ameri-
ca, where people talk of international
cooperation and security, but where
people also talk of "the American CEN
tury."
Without the international economic
agreement that will make it possible
for nations to trade on the world mar
ket without declaring economic war
ON each other, and make 1t possible
for nations to trade on the world mar
ket without declaring economic war
on each other, and make it possible
to borrow money and buy American
machinery without signing their lives
away to Wall Street banks, no agree
ment to outlaw war is worth the ink
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-05-04
|G0VERNMENT'S BIGGEST
WAR PLANT IN MONTANA
May BE GRABBED BY ACM

The Facilities of the Chrome Development
Plant in Saltwater County May Go On the
Market AS Surplus Plant in Not Too
Distant Future; ACM Undoubtedly Has
Eyes On 1t AS Bargain.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-05-04

sthat the Anaconda Copper
Mining Co. will have an inside
advantage, having friends in
high places" in the agencies
controlling disposition of such
properties.
The government has some $15,0O0,-
600 invested in the chrome properties
and plant. A completely equipped
mill, houses, hospital equipped with
all modern facilities, hard surfaced
roads and other features of small
city were constructed and now all
stands idle.
The Anaconda Copper Mining Com
pany was engaged by the Defense
Plant Corporation to supervise con-
struction, perform necessary engineer
ing work and to operate both the mine
and the mill. The ACM was to re-
ceive flat fee for operating and man.
aging and percentage of the output
Presumably this contract still remains
in force, should the war emergency
demand its operation in the near fu-
ture.
The reasons given for suspension of
operations are that the conquest of
North Africa and other territories
where chrome can be produced at
lower expense, made unnecessary con-
tinued operations in Saltwater county
in this state where the cost of pro-
duction is higher. 1t is, OF course pos
sible that this cost is determined on
the basis of probably highly profita-
BILE contract for the Anaconda Copper
Mining Company
Senator Murray has attempted to
secure the transfer of the idle hos
Dital and other facilities at the plant
% some community in Montana in
need OF them, but so far has been I'M
the Defense Plant Corpora
ton holding the entire plant as not
surplus property at the present time.
1t will be well for Montana to keep
track" Of this plant and to watch fu-.
ture development in connection with
1t, with care.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-05-04
ENGINEERING
FEAT BOON TO
MILLIONS
By MARIE PRINCE
ny MAMIE lRiANNG
TvA-Democracy on the March, by
David Lillienthal


TVA-Democracy on the March, b.
David Lillienthal
What possible relation can there be
between democracy and a great engi
neering feat? Ten years ago we might
have marveled at the advance of the
skill of our engineers who could con
troll the course of a mighty river and
| its tributaries and from a constant
threat to human life and property
through flood and soil erosion, change
it so that the turbulence is harnessed
and made to serve mans needs
Drama in remaking nature through
the use of steam shovels, bulldozers
and all the other tools and instru
ments that go with the engineer?
OF course, there was drama in the
physical accomplishments of the Ten
Valley authority. But there
was more, much more. IVA changed
the face of earth in the Tennessee
Velley and in doing so 1t changed the
lives of millions of people.
In a little book called "TVA-De-
mocracy on the March, David Lillien-
thai, chairman of the Tennessee Val
ley authority, tells the incredible
story of iva. He shows us a section
of our country with the land exhaust
ed by the cash crop system of
farming, with short-stump forests re-
manning where timber had been ruth
lessly and short-sightedly cut This
was country which was being
washed away by the rains and the
floods. A hopeless country-the people
poverty stricken-ill fed, i'll housed,
i'll clothed.
Miracles in 10 Years
Then came IVA. And in 10 years
miracle was wrought. A river was
harnessed And the people had light
and power. No more fear that tomor-
row you, your family and your few
possessions might be washed out by
a flood. Forests sprang up. Scientific
farming was begun. No more scratch
ing of an exhausted earth for liv-
ing that was not there. Exploitation
of various mineral deposits was be-
gun. New industry was attracted to
the Tennessee Valley.
Result? A country remade. A peo
pie free and prosperous. How was this
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-05-04
CANCELLATION
SERVICE HAS
new APP0INTEE

Chicago, Ill-Appointed regional di
rector of the United States Concilia
tion service for II idWestern states
William F. White, who has been acting
regional director since December, an
nounced today requests for the as
sistance of conciliators no longer need
to be initiated in Washington.
Whites region covers Illinois, Indi-
ana, Wis., nsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
Kansas, Arkansas, Nebraska, Missouri,
North Dakota, and South Dakota. He
has been with the Cancellation service
for IL years, most OF that time as a
commissioner working out of the st.
Louis office. White said:
Requests for the assistance of COM
missioners of Cancellation may be
made by vitality affected parties to a
labor disput or threatened labor dis
pute by letter, telephone, or telegram
to the closer of the following two Of
fees:
Regional office, room 375, 222 w.
Adams street, Chicago telephone
number State S950-or
heBlOHdl DTdHcH Olllce, 1.-Two fiuei-
ity building, oil Walnut street. Kan
sas City-telephone number Victor
4125.
Contact the office nearer the dis
pute as it is no longer necessary to
contact the Washington office for the
make it possible to get conciliator
assistance of conciliator. This will
on the job Immediately and save time
and money for employers, labor UNI
ions, other interested parties, and the
H. A. Griffith, one of two regional
supervisors, is in charge of the Kansas
City office. Joseph J. Vincent is re-
gional supervisor in the Chicago Of
flee.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-05-04
WASHINGTON
LETTER
ANTI-POLL TAX CAMPAIGN
DROPPING DANGEROUSLY

If your representative has not told
you he has signed Discharge Petition
No. 1, now is the time to mobilize his
constituency and see that he does.
In the last week, only two new sig
natures were added to the petition,
which will bring about vote on H. r.
z (Marcantonio bill to abolish poll
tax when 21S John Hancocks are
affixed. This means that AZ more sig
natures are needed; only six have
signed since the end of March.
The last AZ will be the hardest, and
the responsibility Of getting them
rests, in the last analysis, with the
people in the congressional districts
whose representatives are still hold
ing out.
Don't assume that your representa-
tive has signed. Don't assume any
thing. Take it for granted, rather, if
he has not said in writing that his
signature is on Discharge Petition No.
/, that it isn't there. And get after
him. Get every other person you know,
every organization, to get after him.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-05-04
r. e. p. C.-TWO-
PRONGED FIGHT

The congressional stall on perma-
nent F. E. P. c. is pure cover for
mobilization of big guns of pressure
against the agency by enemies of
American democracy and prosperity.
Meanwhile, the hour-glass is running
low for the temporary body, whose
present appropriation expires the end
of June.
What is needed, thousand times
more than regiment of lobbyists
brain-trusting in Washington, is action
from home, directed to individual con-
gressmen, urging them to support and
fight for permanent F. E. P. c. and
for new appropriation to carry on
the present temporary committee.
Labor Unions: Just as important as
your own support to F. E. P. c. is use
of your good offices to get business,
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-05-04

While the investment in the construction of a chrome de-
velopment plant in Saltwater county Columbus is still
the hands of the Defense Plant Corporation and presently
held under government title standby for stock pling
purposes there distinct possibility that may be sold
surplus plant In that event it is than probable
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-18
Large Wedding
Unites Couple

MIR. AND MRS. GEORGE
SIEGRIST. who were married
the morning of Oct. 10 at st.
Philips Catholic Church, Col
umbus township, are on a
months wedding trip in Cali
fornia, and will live in Snyder
vile on their return.
Mrs. Siegrist is the former
Virginia Claerhout, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Claerhout OF
Snyderville. Mr.. Siegrist is the
son of Mrs. E. T. Siegrist OF
Richmond township.
The bride wore an egg-shell
satin gown, the bodice of which
was fashioned of embroidered
net imported from France. Col
ored sequins marked the waist
line, from which the full skirt
extended into a long train. Her
finger-tip veil was caught to a
tiara of net and sequins, and
she carried a white prayer book
to which were fastened two or.
chids.
Madeline Claerhout was her
sisters maid of honor, in char
treuse marquisette, while FL
vera DeWaele of Snyderville
Gloria Lueck of Lenox, Steph-
anie Saved of Detroit and Mrs
Wilson j. May of Richmond
were bridesmaids, dressed ident-
ically in fuschia marquisette
All wore matching plumes in
their hair and wrist bouquets OF
bebe NUNS. Darlene Secord OF
Columbus township was flower
girl, in floor-length chartreuse
marquisette, carrying a NINA
ture bouquet.
The bridegroom was attend
ed by Frank Claerhout. the
brides DrOther, with EDWIN
Wisniewski, Harold Shova
Robert Schuster and Wilson j
May as attendants. Garry Sieg-
rist was ring-bearer.
The wedding breakfast. for
$50 guests, took place at the
Claerhout home, with a recep-
ton at the Star Ballroom in
Fraser that evening.
MRS. BERT ELLIS and Mrs
Fern Quiggle, the latter of New
Baltimore, left Tuesday evening
for Midland as representatives
of Samaritan Circle at the Kings
Daughters Convention.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-18
Wedding
is Announced

MIR. AND MRS. GEORGE
DALECKE, 100 Dickinson ave-
nue., announce the marriage Of
their daughter, Loretta to Chris
tian NJ. Geltz, son of. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. NJ. Geltz of Detroit.
The wedding took place Sept.
%, at Concordia Lutheran
Church in Detroit at 1880 o.
clock. The bride wore pearl
grey crepe with Irish lace COL
lar and cuffs. Her flowers were
orchids.
Lorraine Schumacher was
maid of honor, in deep purple,
carrying a Colonial bouquet in
contrasting shades, while Evelyn
Rink, a cousin of the bridegroom
pink with a similar bouquet.
Mr.. Geltz was attended by his
brother, Arthur of Detroit AS
best man, and julius Gundel of
Detroit.
Yellow gladioli were used In
the church for the double ring
ceremony, read by the Rev.
George Bohn.
A reception for a large group
of friends took place at Roose
Vanker Hall in Detroit. Mrs.
Dalecke wore brocaded gown
of black and Mrs. Geltz chose
orchid. Both mothers flowers
were orchids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geltz are on a
motor trip in Northern Michi-
gan, and on their return will
make their home in Detroit
where the bridegroom is pro-
perietor of a super gasoline
station. The bride, who attended
Mount Clemens High school,
was Miss Mount Clemens OF
1899.
PLANS for covered-disf
luncheon at the home Of Mrs
Earl Swan on Nov 6 were made
by members of Silver Lining
Circle at the meeting Tuesday
when Mrs. Robert Graham was
hostess. Bridge prizes went to
Mrs. Charles Baxter. Mrs. Nor
man Simms and Mrs. Russell
Glasgow.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-18
Zion Young People
Hold Halloween Fete

THIRTY MEMBERS of the
Young Peoples League Of Zion
Evangelical Church enjoyed q
Halloween party in the church
basement Tuesday evening.
The guests were greeted by q
seven foot ghost, and af.er pass
ing a candle test, were sent
through the chamber Of horrors.
Fortunes were told. and a trip
10 the dungeon" followed.
Games and contests were con.
Quoted by the committee and
advisors, after which q witch's
dance led the group to an out
door weiner roast, topped off
by pumpkin pie in the basement.
Decorations were carried out In
the traditional Halloween spirit.
Lee and June Reinhold, Roy
Nichols and Eunice Zuehlke
were on the committee OF ar
rangements, assisted by the ad-
visors, Mrs. Carl Pingel and Mrs.
irene Stearns. The next meeting
will be at the parish house Mt
7:30 o'clock on Tuesday, Nov. q.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-18
Sass-F
Nupitia|s Read

MR.. AND MRS. EDWARD
FOLEY will live in Adair, when
they return from their wedding
trip. Mrs. Foley is the former
Marjorie Sass, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Sass of st. Clair.
Mr.. Foley's parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen Foley of Casco
township.
Their wedding took place in
the Adair First Evangelical
church before the Rev. H. E.
Totzke on Oct. 6. The bride
wore a white satin gown with
long train, trimmed with lace
insertion. Her headdress Of
white satin and pearls held a
long lace-trimmed veil. She car
ried lavender orchids, white
roses and white bebe NUNS.
Christine Foley, sister of the
bridegroom, was maid of hon.
or, in a floor-length white taft
feta gown, carrying red roses
and white bebe NUNS. Mrs. Mel
burn Lindow and Lucille Sass
were bridesmaids, in American
beauty gowns fashioned like
Miss Foley's. Their flowers were
blue blossoms and white NUNS.
Katherine Sass was flower girl,
and Gerald Gross was ring
bearer. Marvin Sass, brother Of
the bride, was best man, with
Robert Clayton of Detroit and
Melburn Lindow as attendants,
and Harold Sass and John Gorss
as ushers.
Betty Otterson Of st. Clair
was soloist. The bridal dinner
took place at Reichert's in Port
Huron, with large reception fol-
lowing in Cleaner Hall, Marine
City,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-18
Grant PTA Aids
AudiOmeter Fund

GRANT School Parent-Teach.
er Association voted . donation
of SIS to the fund for IN audio-
meter for the public school sys-
tenn, at the meeting held Mon
day evening, when the new Off
GERS presided for the first time.
Mrs. George Merifield and
Mrs. Jessie King, school nurse,
were speakers of the evening.
Mrs. Merifield discussing What
the PTA Means to Me-" and Mrs.
King talking on the audiometer.
New officers served the re-
freshments from table decorat-
ed in the Halloween tradition.
They are Mrs. Herman Portenga,
president; Mrs. Byron Carter,
vice-president and pu b ] lefty
chairman; Mrs. Roy Hickman,
secretary; Mrs. Herman Fehn-
ders, treasurer; Mrs. Wallace
Willard, program chairman; and
Mrs. Clifford Hay, social chair
man.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-18
R..,onaZ

MRS. SAM GOLDBERG and
daughter Alice of Chicago are
guests Of Mrs. GOldberg's sister,
Mrs. Mark Alpern. They have
returned from a few days va
cation at their home at Oscoda.
where they we're joined by Mrs
Alpern's three brothers, DR.. B. /.
Marks of Sault Ste. Marie, Jerry
j. Marks of Detroit and Law
renee Marks of Mount Clemens.
Mrs. Alpern entertained her
bridge club today.
MEMBERS of the MCHS
Moonlight Serenaders journeyed
10 Howe Military Academy,
Howe, Ind, Saturday to play
for a dance that night, and re-
turned Sunday. George Shook,
a student at Howe, and a form
err member of the band, played
with the Serenaders. Accom-
panying the group were Mrs.
George McInnis, Mrs. Roy Shook
Mrs. Harold Lindsey and Mrs.
Clark Graham.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-18
Couple Wed
in Detroit
MIR. AND MRS. RAYMOND

MIR. AND MRS. RAYMOND
S. Boos are making their home
at 3747 Moran in Harrison town.
ship, following their recent
marriage. The bride is the for
mer Barbara r. Rueger, daugh-
ter of Mrs. John Rueger, of De-
troit, former residents of Mount
Clemens. The bridegroom's mo-
Their is Mrs. Raymond Boos OF
81 East Broadway.
The wedding took place at the
Rueger home on Saturday. Oct.
6 with the Rev. John Bearce of
the st. Clair Shores Baptist
Church reading the service.
For the wedding, the bride
wore white satin and traditional
veil and carried white roses.
Margaret Rueger was her Sis
ter's maid Of honor in blue net
and taffeta, while Mary Marga-
ret Boos was bridesmaid in dus-
ty rose. Peach bebe NUNS form
ed their bouquets.
David wilkins of Mount
Clemens was best man. and Ro-
bert Martin of Detroit also at
tended the bridegroom. A re-
ception followed the ceremony,
for 100 guests.
Both young people attended
the bridegroom. A reception fol-
lowed the ceremony, for 100
guests.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-18

MRS. BERT v. NUNNELEY.
Mrs. Lawrence Schott, Mrs. o.
wald c. Fluemer. Mrs. Charles
r. Ullrich and Mrs. Joseph P.
Sullivan went to bes Tallulah
Bankhead in Detroit Wsdnes-
day at the Cass theater.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-18
Civic Chorus

MEMBERS Of the Civic Choir
u are to report at Zion Evan
Gelical church on Sunday eve
ming at $50 o'clock, Carl Senob,
director, announced today.
A HAY-RlDE for service men
was sponsored by the USO jun
Tor hostesses Tuesday begin
ming at 8 o'clock. The affair
concluded at 10 o'clock with a
wiener roast held at the USO
property. Arthur Murphy, USO
director, announced.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-18


SO North avenue. who will en-
ter the University of Michigan
at Ann Arbor on Tuesday, is
spending the weekend at East
Lansing as the guest of Carol
Engelbrecht, 81 Moser Place, a
student at Michigan State Col
lege.
MRS. LEIGHTON SCHWALM
and children have moved from
Dickinson avenue into new
home they purchased at l5o
North avenue.
PHYLLIS DENEWETH came
home from East Lansing, where
she is student at Michigan
State College, bringing Helen
Darrell of Buffalo~N. Y, a class
mate, to be her guest for the
weekend. Other Michigan Stale
girls who were home for the
weekend were Carol Couloa,
Carol Engelbrecht, and Marilyn
Logsdon.
MRS. WILLIAM T. WINTER
SON has returned to her home
in Gainesville, Md, after a fort
nights visit with her cousin,
Mrs. Charles Z. Doll. Miss Eve
Ign Hamilton, Mrs. Dolls sister,
who came with Mrs. Winterson,
remained for a longer visit. Both
were honor guests at delight
full luncheon given by Mrs.
Charles E. Doll, Jr.
MRS. GRACE N. JENNEY
and Mrs. Harry Odle returned
by plane Tuesday from Cleve-
land, where they spent the
weekend.
MIR. AND MRS. DONALD
Distlerath of Seminole Hills en-
tertained Sunday at dinner Mrs.
Distlerath's sister, Mrs. Ben
Brabender, and her daughter.
Lois Ann, of st. Clair, who are
moving this week to their new
home in New York. Other guests
were Mrs. Clarence Brinker and
daughter Sally Ann, also of ST.
Clair.
MRS. HERMAN MILLER and
Mrs. David Rouleau have re-
turned from a weeks vacation
trip in Northern Michigan.
CHARLES A. MIKELAIT. Jr.,
has returned from the Un-
iversity Hospital IN Ann Arbor,
after months stay following a
mastoidectomy. His mother,
Mrs. Charles A. Mikelait, of Mo-
ser Place, visited friends in Up
silanti to be near her son during
his illness.
MIR. AND MRS. f. T. NUN
NELEY will entertain members
of their dinner club on Friday
evening at their home on Lode
wyck avenue.
MRS. MAE MONTGOMERY
of North avenue, Meade. is in
Vermont, where she was called
by the death of her brother.
MIR. AND MRS. JOHN D.
ARMSTRONG beverly Town
err left this morning for New
Kensington, Pa, after spending
the past week with her mother,
Mrs. Charles NJ. ToWner of Scott
boulevard. Mr.. Armstrong, who
was recently released from serv-
ice in the armed forces, is enter
ing the Teachers College al Slip
perry Rock, Pa.
MIR. AND MRS. FLOYD RIOS
SO of South River road. will
leave Friday for Mount Morris,
N. Y. to spend the weekend.