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Montana labor news., 1945-12-20

SILVER PRODUCTION
IN OTHER NATIONS

Mexico the largest producer OF Sill
yer in the world, is the chief beneficiary
to date of the recent OPA action in
creasing the ceiling price Of foreign
silver from As cents to 7llll cents per
fine ounce. A silver mining boom is
now getting under way. Average an
nual output Of silver by procincial pro
ducers for the five years l94O-l944
was as follows:
Mexico. 76,0l3000 ounces; United
States. 54,562,OOO; Canada, l9,435OOO;
Peru, 15,366,0OO; Bolivia, 7,O39OOO-
Mexico has taken various steps, such
as imposition Of a new tax, abolition
of subsidy, and various other adjust
ments. to siphon off about half OF the
26-cent- per ounce price rise. In other
words, the Mexican government stands
to obtain about Is cents an onunce more
than before on silver mined in Mexico.
! Assuming production at the average
, annual rate of the past five years this
would amount to almost SlOOOOOOO
year.
Production in 1914 wa sonly 63OOO,-
|, 600 ounces and this years output ap-
. parently continued at about the same
rate but increased production is now
expected because OF Cd the incentive
provided by the 35.S per cent increase
in price, (2) prospective government
! loans to mines for development pur-
poses, and CD probable improvement
! in labor conditions The latter IS eX-
I pected to reflect release OF Mexican
labor from temporary work in the
] United States and a probable increase
Z in the wages OF miners
4 The relative Importance OF the higher
z silver price-and to some extent the
probable increase in productions indi-
D Gated by the fact that $lO00OOOO IS
6 equivalent to almost half OF Mexico
X total debt service requirements for one
p year. Total government revenues IN
Y 1914 were Sl89000000 MeNican bonds
b reflected the prospective improvement
ls in the fiscal situation by promptly NOV
r ing up about IS per cent to new highs
VI Silver production in Peru was onl.
u u650OO0 ounces in 1914, but a shar
ID increase is now likely Copper normal
.Is accounts for about 10 per cent of Peru
" " exports. Copper lead and zine com
" prise about one-third OF exports TIL
s9 export tax on metals, however, is onl
"a 5 per cent. The increase in the pric
W OF silver. therefore. while definitly hell
~ full. is not especially important in Per
ID The same Is true Of Bolivia wheI
4s silver is largely a byproduct OF ba.
"a metal mining. Exports Of silver reprl
W sent only about per cent OF total met
" shipments
Montana labor news., 1945-12-20
MISMANACEMENT
CHARGED AGAINST
ARMY ENGINEERS

OMAHA, Neb-"S Shocking misman-
agement and maladministration' OF
wartime contracts was charged against
the Army engineers by the regional
committee for MVA, in session here
prior to the opening of senate irriga-
ton committee subcommittee hearings
in Washington on the Missouri Valley
Authority.
The committee demanded that the
irrigation subcommittee read and in
clude in ITS record all testimony ard
reports on the Army engineers made
by the Senate committee investigating
war contracts, formerly headed by
President Truman Also citing the Pan
American, Alcan and Canol scandal
all on projects involving work by the
Army engineers, tlt group urged fur
ther investigation "a the past perform
ance Of Army engineers as bears on
their competence to administer great
Valley project"
1t charged that Hoods have increased
in height on many points Of the Mis-
souri, river and other waterways under
, Army engineers administration and that
hydro-electric power pQtentialities have
been ignored by tbs engineers.
The committee, in a second resolution,
{ called for a Senate investigation OF
engineering on the Garrison dam pro-
posed BY the Army engineers for North
: Dakota 1t particularly urged investiga-
Z ton of Cd details of the proposal, in
4 cluding the adequacy of foundations for
= dam and dikes and adequacy of the
proposed power installation, and ~
D tn eextent to which the reclamation
q bureau, by agreeing to the projects, has
! impaired possibilities for irrigation and
D other water uses at the site.
q James G. Patton Of Denver, Colo,
president of the national Farmers
y Union, was elected to the executive
g committee and Roscoe Fleming, also
d of Denver, magazine writer, was named
z research director for the regional or
4 ganization. Fleming will Immediately
ID undertake an extensive research jot
q in preparation for Senate agriculture
"A committee heraings on the MVA legis
d lation.
Evening star., 1945-07-09
Fraternity Members
To Be Honor Guests

Seven Washington women writ
ers newly elected as honorary or
associate members of National Cap
ital Alumnae Chapter, Theta Sig
ma Phi, honorary and professional
journalism fraternity, will be honor
guests at luncheon to be given by
the organization at 1915 pm. to-
morrow at the Willard Hotel.
Assistant Secretary of State
Archibald MacLeish will speak on
Americas Place in the World as
1t Stands Following the San Fran
cisco Conference" and a discussion
of the United Nations Charter will
follow his address.
New associate members who will
attend are BeSs Furman, Edith Gay
lord, Christine Sadler, Katharine
McKiever and Lily Lykes Shepard
Elisabeth May Craig and Mary
Hornaday, also new associate men,
bers, will be unable to attend as
they are now overseas.
Alice Tisdale Hobart, novelist
new honorary members will be
among those at the luncheon. Miss
Florence Taaffee, the president, will
preside.
Evening star., 1945-07-09
Items Of Interest

Mrs. Bertram j. Curran, known
to her colleagues in the War Man.
power Commission as Mrs. Mary
Curran, has resigned her position
with that agency and retired to her
home in Bethesda after more than
10 years of service.
Mrs. Curran's position was that
Of training technician in the tech
nical research section of the APP
prentice Training Service, an as
signment in which she gathered data
about women who enter the trades
and industries through apprentice
ships. She is the author of two
Manpower Commission pamphlets
Training to Make Ships" and
Training Solves Expansion Prob
lems," and in addition she is the
author of the book. Training Wom-
en- for War Work"
Entering the service as secretary
to the director of the Apprentice
Training Service, and later becom-
ing administrative assistant, Mrs.
Curran in 1910 was named as assis-
tant in developing training pro-
grams and conducting research on
women as war workers.
Prof. and Mrs. Milton e. Kern of
Takoma Park, are entertaining as
their guest their daughter, Mrs
Frank w. Alcorn of Lynwood, Calf,
where she is head of the department
of home economics of the Lynwood
Academy.
Miss Agnes L. Profitt, who was
graduated last month cum laude
from De Pauw University, has joined
her mother. Mrs. Max J. Proffitt, for
the summer.
Evening star., 1945-07-09
YWGA Epening

The YWCA is sponsoring the
Washington Cathedral's regula
Tuesday night program with sun
set sing" at 7:30 pm. Following a
tour of the Cathedral at 7 pm. and
an opening message from Miss
Mabel r. Cook, general secretary
the singing of old and familiar mel
odies will be led by Miss Gretchen
Feiker, director of the USO, and by
Miss Mary M. Burnett, executive
secretary, General Education De-
partment.
Evening star., 1945-07-09
Postwar Plan for Training "
Youth Is Concerning Women
By Catherine r. HambIey

| Women listened but were unim-
pressed when the opposition to post
war military training began gather
ing momentum several months, ago
They we're dubious as they heard
that congressional bills, proposing
training in military camps under
Army and Navy control for military
defense, would build up a totalita-
rian government.
They were more enthusiastic on
hearing Karl T. Compton, presi-
dent, Massachusetts, Institute OF
Technology, give an address recently
at a meeting, sponsored in New
York by the Women's National Com
mittee for Universal Training of
Young Men. He asserted, "Unfor-
tunately people with the highest
ideals do not always follow the best
procedures for bringing these ideals
to reality and effectiveness. Most
of us will now agree that this was
true of the extreme pacifist groups
during the 1920s and 1930s who
sought pledges from young men
never under any circumstances to
bear arms, and who were largely
responsible for the decision not to
strengthen the defenses of Guam
or to mount modern guns on Cor
regidor.
"As long as the world contains
selfishly ambitious groups who are
ruthless enough to try to gain their
ends by force, 1t will be necessary
for peace-loving countries like the
United States to prevent the would
be aggressor from having his
chance. BY an expenditure of only
small portion of the effort and
money which go into war, the United
States could be strong enough in a
military way to make any warlike
ambitions of future Nazis so un-
promising that their undertaking
would be improbable he concluded.
Evening star., 1945-07-09

s3.75 a week invested regularly
through payroll savings will bring
you S2,163.45 in 10 years!
Evening star., 1945-07-09
Hawaiian Delegate
Given RecebtiOu

Mr.. Joseph r. Harrington. Dele
gate from the Territory of Hawaii
to the United States House of Rep
resentativeS, was the guest of honor
at a reception and dinner given
Thursday evening at the Mayfiowet
by the Territorial Filipino Council
delegation, of which Mr.. Philip P.
Gamponia is the chairman.
Guests at the dinner included Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Greene, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward j. Shaughnessy, DR..
and Mrs. Diosdado M. Yap, Miss
j. Turner, Mr.. Howard Suttle, Mr..
Ray Mitten, Mr.. Manuel P Mana
han and Mr.. Maximiano Villareal
Evening star., 1945-07-09

With attention being focused or
whether the United States will
promote postwar universal military
training, women are becoming more
concerned with this matter, accord.
ing to evidence here.
AS wives, mothers and sweet
hearts, it is conceded they bear
the burden of war, though in a diff
ferent respect. with as much hard
ship as sons flying the Pacific,
brothers storming beaches, husbands
fiattened under sniper fire and
fiances crouched in fox holes. If
we are to judge by the girls they
left behind in Washington, women
want to prevent war and would
like to see universal postwar mill
tary training as step in this pre-
yention.
Though we can only report for
the ones stationed in the Capital,
they as women are not sympa-
thetic with "delayers" who in past
months have tried to put "skids"
on plans whereby a youth of Is,
according to bills by Representative
May and Senator Gurney and de-
scribed to us by 1t. Col. H. W.
Kent, military training, ASF, will
be given years continuous train
ing not as a replacement but for
service in a new unit. Following
his training, he Is enlisted for five
years as reserve and, contrary to
previous plans, is not subject to re-
fresher courses.
With more women's organizations
inclined toward indorsing postwar
military training, it is interesting
to note how their thinking has to
an extent been guided by the al
most unanimous approval of the
call how in 1929 the Civilian Mill
tary Education Fund started a cru
sade for a national system of uni
versal military training, later point
ing out that the early expansion
of the American Army in l94l would
not have been possible without men,
disciplined and trained by r. O.
T. G. and c. M. T. c. They remem-
Der, too, the summer of 1910 when
the late President Roosevelt went
on record in favor of some form
Of universal compulsory Govern
ment service" for American young
sters. Winston Churchill tipped of
the world about the shift of policy
in Great Britain, which discovered
the inadequacy of a small profess
sional army officered by few from
the upper class, when he told Com
mons in November, 1943, without re-
buttals, that the government stood
In favor of a postwar system of
compulsory military training. Rei-
ther did women miss the fact that
lately Russia called to the colors
for military training boys of Is
to Is years of age. They were
most impressed by Gen. Dwight
Eisenhower as he said, Universal
military training in peacetime
should be accepted in fairness to
the country and to the individuals
chances Of survival in war" In
time of peace. he added, individuals
subject to war service should re-
ceive "a thorough grounding in tech
nique, discipline and understanding
of the citizens obligation in an
emergency" In a serious war, the
general continued. the quicker the
maximum potential can be convert
ed into tactical power, the surer
the victory and the less the cost. -
Evening star., 1945-07-09

a reception from 11:30 o'clock until
! o'clock Saturday. July II, at the
Embassy.
The reception is for all French
residents now in Washington and is
in celebration of the first Bastils
Day since the liberation of France
from the Nazi conquerors.
Evening star., 1945-07-09
SenOrita HOnOred

Senorlta JacqueIlne Plrez-CoeIho,
who has recently arrived in Wash
ington from Montevideo, Uruguay.
was honor guest yesterday afternoon
at tea dance given by the rapidly
expanding El Circulo Interameri-
cano at the Potomac Boat Club. She
was also honored before the dance
at cocktail party by Peggy Mary
Whiteley.
Evening star., 1945-07-09

illusion, which was draped from a
coronet of seed pearls. A necklace
of pearls belonging to her grand
mother was the something old piece
of her costume and she carried a
shower bouquet of white gladioluses
and roses.
Mrs. Bradford F. Hagie, sister-in-
law of the bride, was her matron
of honor and the maid OF honor was
Miss Ernestine Hudson. They were
dressed in yellow net and carried
bouquets of lavender and purple
asters matching the bandeaus that
formed their headdresses.
The bridegroom is the son of Mr..
and Mrs Charles A. Simpson Of
Cincinnati, both of whom came East
for the wedding, and his brother,
Mr.. William Mitchell Simpson,
served as his best man. Mr.. Monte
Johnston and Mr.. Robert c. Stotler,
both of the Naval Reserve, were the
Ushers.
Ivy, intermingled with white roses,
carnations, Snapdragons and gladio-
luses, decorated the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hagie for the reception, and
refreshments were served from Ia
bles on the wide veranda and
terrace.
A graduate of the Midshipmen's
School of Columbia University, the
bridegroom also attended the Uni
versity of North Carolina. He is
now on duty here and on their
return from their wedding trip he
and Mrs. Simpson will make their
home at TiIden Gardens. She at
tended the National Cathedral
School for Girls and the American
University and is graduate of the
University of North Carolina.
Miss Ruth Margaret Carl, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund o. Carl,
was a bride of last week, her mar
riage to Sergt. Melvin w. Gardner,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence R.
Gardner Of Huntingdon, Pa, taking
place Thursday.
The Central Presbyterian Church
was the scene Of the wedding, the
Rev William F. Mansell officiating
at the ceremony, and the bride was
escorted and given in marriage by
her father. She was attended by
Mrs. william F. Roberts II as ma
tron of honor and by Miss Frances
Batson, Miss Lucielle Emswiler, Miss
Betty Ann Bell and Miss Virginia
Macpherson as bridesmaids.
Chantilly lace and net formed the
brides dress, which was worn with
veil of illusion and held in place
by crown of seed pearls, and she
carried bouquet of white gladio-
luses and stephanotis.
Mr.. William F. Carl was the best
man and those serving as ushers
were Mr.. Robert Lee, Mr.. Richard
son Hamilton, Mr.. Ralph Terrill and
Mr.. David Morris, all of the Army.
After the reception, which was
held in the Congressional Room of
the Statler Hotel. the couple left for
New York and will go to Wildwood,
N ! before returning here ,
Evening star., 1945-07-09
|9as ~ ~
TWo Weddings Of Interest
In Resident Social Circles

Baskets of gladiolses lighted candles
filled the cance
wedding
Willard Naval
marked the streame of white satin
of the bridegroom ofciated $3.50
o'clock assisted Himan Hlise the church
bride The Floyd
father escorted her
GOWN of white marouisette
Evening star., 1945-07-09
.edding Advanced

Military orders have caused a
change in the plans for the wedding
of Miss Mary Mcintosh Brookings
and 1t. Walter Imrie, whose engage
ment recently was announced by
Miss Brookings' parents, Maj. and
Mrs. Walter Du Bois Brookings of
Seminary Hill, Alexandria, with the
Evening star., 1945-07-09

date set for the latter part Of this
month.
The wedding will take place We'd
nesday in Emmanuel Church-on-the-
Hill, and friends are being reached
by telephone, as there is not suffi-
cient time in which to send out in
yitations,
Evening star., 1945-07-09
Bar Association

New members of the District
Women's Bar Association and Lit.
Col. Mary-Agnes Brown, WAC, staff
director for the Pacific, will be hon.
ored at a garden party by the asso-
citation at 8 pm. Wednesday at the
Alpha Belmont House.
Evening star., 1945-07-09
Recent Weddings
OF Interest

The Shrine OF the Sacred Heart
was the scene of the wedding July
8 of Miss Ruth Margaret Sharkey
and 1t. Robert Houston Long, whose
marriage is announced by the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Edwin
Sharkey.
The Rev Ronald Fahpon cfficiated
at the ceremony and the bride was
attended by Miss Virginia Marino
of Staunton as maid of honor.
1t. Long is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Emmett Long OF Phila-
delphia and Capt. Charles H. RAM
say served as his best man.
Announcement is made OF the
marriage July 2 of Miss Elsie Louise
Holtgreve, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Frederick Holtgreve, to 1t.
Henry Orson Schlaeger. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry A. Schlaeger OF
Cleveland.
The wedding took place in the
home of the brides parents with the
Rev. DR.. John E. Bentley officiating
before an improvised altar of palms
and white flowers.
Escorted by her father, the bride
wore a dress of white lace and mar
quisette with a veil of tulle held by
a tiara of lace and seed pearls and
she carried white orchids and glad
ioluses.
Mrs. Ivan j. Adels was her sisters
matron of honor and wore yellow
taffeta and marquisette ard car
ried delphinium and yellow glad
ioluses. Sergt. Adels was the best
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Howard
of Albuquerque, formerly of Wash
ington, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Ruth E. How
ard, to Mr.. Edward r. Sherblom,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John I. Sher-
blom of Holden, Mass, the ceremony
taking place June 80 in the Holden
Baptist Church with the Rev. New
ton E. Woodbury. officiating.
The bride is a graduate of Bates
College and is a member of the
Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church in this city. Mr.. Sherblom
is a graduate of Mount Herman Col
lege and Bates College and is at
tending the Andoyer- Newton Theo-
logical School.
Miss Constance M. King, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John M. King. was
married June 30 to Pfc. Franklin v.
Holmead. the wedding taking place
in the Brookland Baptist Church
with the Rev. DR. Gaye L. Mac
Glothen and the Rev. DR.. Milton
Chandler Stith officiating at the
ceremony.
Mr.. King escorted his daughter
and gave her in marriage and she
was attended by her sister, Miss
Shirley King, as maid Of honor, and
by Miss Eleanor G. Jacobson and
Miss Isabella Patricia Sharp as
bridesmaids.
White satin was worn by the
bride, her veil being held by a Mary,
Queen of Scots. hat trimmed with
orange blossoms, and she carried a
shower bouquet of white roses.
Blue. aqua and pink net were worn
respectively by the attendants,
whose headdresses and bouquets
were fashioned of delphinium and
pink roses.
Mr. c. Warren Koons was the best
man and the ushers were Mr.. An
thony Holmead, Mr.. Robert Jacob
son and Mr.. Robert Stithens.
The bridegroom recently returned
after more than two years Of service
with the medical corps overseas.
Evening star., 1945-07-09

Mrs Alex Bracket Of Mooresville,
N. c.. announces the marriage of her
daughter. Miss Winifre6 Earlene
Davis, to Pfc. Allan Willette, U. S.
M. c., the ceremony taking place
June in ST. Martins Church, the
Rev. Louis Miltenberger officiating.
Miss Colleen Davis was the brides
attendant and Pfc. John Sansone,
u. S. M. c., was best man.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-13
Court Grants
Nine Divorces
Judge Spier
Approves Petitions

The divorce petitions Of nine
Macomb county residents have
been granted during the past
week Judge James E. Spier and
Paul r. Cash in Circuit Court.
Extreme mental cruelty, deser-
ton and lack of support were
cited as the grounds for the nine
petitions. The divorces granted
follow:
Dorothy Schmidt Of Mount
Clemens from Bernard Schmidt,
charging that the defendant
failed to support plaintiff and
four children, married Aug. "a,
1895.
Helen Verscheure OF Cente.
Line from Albert Vercheure Oh
grounds that the defendant de-
serted plaintiff on Oct. Is, 1912
and was guilty of extreme men.
tai cruelty, married Sept. q,
1910.
Mary Blazona from Thomas
Blazona of Hazel, on grounds o.
extreme mental cruelty. married
April Is, 1945.
Mary Pankoff of Mount Clem-
ems from John Pankoff, on
grounds of desertion on March
Is, 1910, married Dec. II, 1916.
Leore S. Lackner of Center
Line from Graham L. Lackner,
on a charge Of extreme mental
cruelty, married on July 10,
1925.
Edna M. Schlaff of Chester
field from Sylvester Schlaff,
granted on grounds Of extreme
mental cruelty, married Oct. IS,
1923.
Mary Kulakowski from An
thony Kulakowski. on grounds
o. extreme mental cruelty, plain
tiff to have custody of minor
children ana defendant 10 pay
SIP alimony, defendant 10
have right to visit children and
to have them with him for one
month on his discharge from the
army.
Helen e. Stafford Of st. Clair
Shores from Robert K. Stat
ford, granted for extreme mental
cruelty. married June l, 194l.
Elizabeth A. Luksik OF East
Detroit, from John j. Luksik
granted for failure Of the defend
ant to provide adequate suppo,l
to the plaintiff and two minor
children and extreme ments
cruelty, married June IS, 1910
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-13

Michael Sowinski, thrice-ab-
sent witness in the MACPHERSON
hit-run case before Justice Dom
aid ]. Parent, in Mount Clemens,
this week telephoned Parent and
gave assurance to the court that
he will appear Tuesday Sept. 10
at 10 a. m.
Sowinski had been named in
a subpoena issued by the JUS
tice after he had failed to show
I'D at three successive count APP
pointments for the case.
Parent indicated Wednesday
that the subpoena is still in force,
but said he was convicted that
Sowinski, key witness against u,
Boyd Macpherson, will appear.
MACPHERSON is charged with
leaving the scene of fatal &C
cident in Warren Township on
Oct ID, 1914, when Joseph Bald
win, father of six children, was
killed.
Parent said that Sowinski
apologized for his failure to ap-
pear in court and said he had
been up north on business. A
registered letter sent to the for
mer special police officer was re-
turnd by the post office to Par
ent's office.
The Justice on Wednesday en-
phasized that he is mot treating
lightly" Sowinski's failure to ap-
pear.
He explained that in man.,
many cases" during his years as
a Justice of the peace he had
dismissed warrants when a conf
planning witness Gas Sowinski
isl failed to appear in court.
However, he pointed out that
the Macpherson hit-run case has
vital aspects" and has been the
subject of much controversy.
"Sowinski started the court
down this road some time ago,
and it proved to be hard road
Parent said.
81 believe that In fairness 10