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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-23
Don't Be Like King Canute

When crossing the Missouri river between Mandan and
Bismarck Saturday noticed the big Muddy covered
with ice Men cutting ice for cooling purposes next
summer They loading from the water to vehicles
the ice for transportation storage warehouses from whence
next it will issue make life could not help
but think that despite Montana Estates Rights enunciated
by Governor S. Ford and his Power Company hackers the
people downstream do the water that finds origin in the
Land of the Shining Mountains.
When ultimately the people down the river have their
MVA-as they certainly wl-they will still the water of
the Missouri to create electrical to gae arid lands
and perhaps most important of ALL to make impossible the
annual devastation of hundreds of thousands of of fertile
farmlands and often great loss of human life This be
done by control of roff water through mpoundng in
artificial lakes has been accomplished successfully by
the IVA.
For decades the Army Engineers have been utly buld
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-23

or other privileged And these jokes of
the only for their introduction An example of this
in Senate Bill No. rs, which its face purported be
cerned only with clarifying the rights of husband and
wife to property income accrung to them both passed
the senate but thanks to the vigilance of the legislative
mttee of the Railroad Brotherhoods its full made
clear the house committee which because of the testimony
the Brotherhoods showing that actually intended
taxes for the higher income the state would have
lost nearly S500OO in income taxes to the state brought in
an unfavorabe report which adopted The of
of the recognized liberals in the senate this
a sponsor.
that of the best investments that farmer
and labor could make would be to provide funds for
employment in each session of the legislature competent
analysts of all proposed Some of the actions
formed by the members of assembly be condoned be-
Of lack of time and understanding of naces of legal
verbage But the bills analysed by competent people
and results in simple form the members would
not be acceptable
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-23
An Explanation

Editors Note We are glad to
publish the letter printed below.
We believe that Mr.. Goffena Is sin
cere in his explanation. In our
opinion, however, it does not fully
excuse his action, and we believe
he agrees with that opinion. Mr..
Goffena has learned a lesson the
hard way" and we believe he will
not fall for the Establishments of
the stooges of the fat boys so easily
henceforth)
Helena, February 81, 1915
Mr.. H. S. Bruce, Editor
The Peoples Voice
Helena, Montana
Dear Mr. Bruce:
l want to acknowledge the fact that
| signed House Joint Resolution No. 6
as the eighth name on the introduce
ton without reading the contents of
same.
| am not in the habit of doing this
and I can give no reasons for my
action except for the fact that, when
I was approached by another member,
was busily engaged in reading
soil survey report which had just been
received from Bozeman, as to the
state-owned lands at the Warm
Springs hospital for the insane
later introduced bill for a drainage
system for this institution
When the resolution mentioned
above was handed to me, | noticed
several names listed and I added
mine, perhaps more out of courtesy
to fellow house member and with
out any thought of financial aid to
any person or group of persons. l
might add that after I had an oppor-
tunity to read the resolution I told
the author that | would oppose his
bill and, while l was not a member
of the committee that had under con-
sideration this resolution, | did make
an effort to have it killed in the COM
mittee which was the final verdict
I sincerely trust that you will re-
consider the article in your last issue
of your paper and l trust you will see
your way clear to at least eliminate
my name for l do not feel guilty of
the charge, as it was certainly no in
tent on my part to favor this legis-
lation. l was elected by the good
people of my county who, as we'll as
myself, have always worked for a
living and with very little effort ON
my part was elected to represent
them at the state legislature. l feel
that it is my duty to serve the people
of my county and the state of Mon
tana to the best of my ability at all
times
| would appreciate anything you
might do to correct this matter.
With kind personal regards.
Very truly yours,
L. w. GOFFENA
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-23

Flour SOL
Stripper wells from Aug. 1-'44 lib
Transportation costs - 1858
Non Subsidies
The corporation has spent $43S.2
million for purchase of petroleum and
| its products, and in operating pipe
lines
Receipts from sale of oils and oper-
alton of pipelines were $505.7 million,
showing a Substantial profit"
War Damage Corporation has is
sued over 100000 insurance policies,
and 100000 renewals against loss
from enemy attacks, etc.
It's maximum insurance liability has
been $40 billion, and it has collected
1923, 1887, 900 net premiums On March
81, 1914, it extended all damage in
surance policies for a year, without
payment of additional premiums.
Chairman Jones report shows the
government can do business effective
ly in war-and why big commercial
and financial interests want to get
the peoples plants and equipment for
almost nothing.
The war will not have been really
won unless the government holds our
plants and equipment, and converts
them to peace production.
Substituting corporations, now as
rich as Croesus, to operate after the
war, is moral treason to the purpose
for which we are told the war is being
fought, and to those who have done
the fighting and dying.
Substituting small concerns to com
pete with them-is economic insanity.
----Of the 2200S direct loans to bust
ness enterprises, authorized by RFC
excluding loans to subsidiary corpora
tons, defense homes and Great Bri-
were for $4,000 or less,
and 1913 or two-thirds, were for $685.
900 or less. Of the 1912 and com
mitments made except for defense
1852 were for $4,000 or less and
1888 or about three-quarters for $685.
300 or less-People's Lobby Bulletin.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-23
Something To Think About

There have been suggestions made time to time in
the past that there should be provision
peent study and analysis of bills introduced their import
and possible effect the people of the
Io Cne members OF the legislature The need for
hls is OBVIOUS to any observer 1t humanity impossible
the average member of the assembly for himself
Many OF the measures introduced drafted by clever
lawyers and made to entirely and fair but are
found to contain okers favorng particular
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-23

Stockpiles on hand cost $685. mil
lion
Defense Plant Corporation has dis
bursed s7,177.7 million for war plants
facilities and machine tools
The Peoples Chance
Chairman Jones reports:
Total commitments include 92C
complete integrated plants wholly
owned by Defense Plants Corporation
in the amount of s6,055, 100000; and
the expansion of 122 existing private
ly owned plants in the amount OF
S740,000,000. These expansions are
wholly owned by Defense Plant Cor
poration, and are located on land
owned by it or held under long term
lease.
The largest items are, in millions:
| STA aircraft facilities, value $ SO, 100
1873 steel and pig iron facilities 1,023
81 aluminium facilities, Value 812
81 synthetic rubber facilities 715
| go ordnance facilities -..... 356
| 161 chemical facilities .-..-.... 119
So magnesium facilities .--..-. 453
SO aviation gasoline facilities 243
pipe lines facilities...-...-... 1879
so rubber manufacturing
facilities, value .-........... lis
"DoIIar a Year Plants"
Chairman Jones helps explain why
war profits are so big.
"247 plants aggregating $3,100,000,-
600 are leased to operators at an an
nual rental of 81 year. In these
plants no charge is made to the gov
eminent procurement agency for
plants or plant facilities in the supply
contracts In the remaining 1858
projects, in the amount of $4,9O0,000,-
000-rentals have been collected ag-
gregating $422,000,000
1.-THE plants and projects are To-
Gated in as states, and each was I'M
dertaken at the request of the War
mission, War Production Board, or
other agency having responsibility for
the procurement of war material
Defense Supplies Corporation has
authorized $10,35O million, of which
only $500 million has been cancelled
or assumed by private industry
This includes in millions:
Aviation gasoline ...$2,976
Alcohol 1924
Sugar and molasses ....... 1852
Burlap 206.5
Fibers .-.....--...-.....-.---....-.-.. 240
WOOL 1IO.I |
Aviation gasoline is resold to the |
War and Navy Departments.
Subsidies
Principal subsidies are on meat, |
butter, flour, crude oil from stripper
wells, aluminium rod and bar, pulp
wood and extraordinary transporta-
ton costs.
Through December 81, 1914, chief
payments were, in millions:
Meat ----------------.-------.--.------.-.---$659
Butter III
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-23
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
MVA and Electric Power

Having previous discussed two detectives raised
by the of MVA violation of states rights and inter
ference with irrigation and vested water right
to the milk in the cocoanut the real objection although MVA
opponents do not whisper objection It is the
fear that it will interfere with the monopoly held by the
power trust the production and distribution of electric
the state of Montana Many of these benghted
opponents of MVA working against their interest in
payn grbute each month the trust shall show
in the matter of charges for light and power
The Montana Power Company and the Montana Dakota
Utilities Company have monopoly the production and
distribution of electric light and power in state The
power has been produced at low cost in this state the
company has taken advantage of by erecting
their dams at the brink of natural falls and thus with rather
low and small dams have gained the advantage of high water
falls This the the three falls in the Missouri
at Great Falls On the Rosebud they have taken advantage
of the river running down the side of mountain Their dam
the Fathead distance below the
Fathead lake is built and has the adj
vantage of vast head of water in big Fahead Ike Even
building this LIST DAM the only real dam of those mentioned
above the government had grant several extensions before
the company could be induced to build it. 1t thus ap
that has been produced at small cost
What about their charges Knoxville Tennessee gets its
from IVA The comparative charges made residents
of Billings the Montana Power those
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-23

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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1945-09-15
Jewish Girls in UNRRA Camp
Threatened With Death By Poles
IF They Return to Poland

notorious Oswiecim camp, the
girls said that when the Allies
liberated the Ravensbruck camp
they thought their sufferings
were over. -.
eve hoped we had reached the
end of our long road" the letter
continues, "and that from now on
we could live as human beings.
We were sent to an UNRRA camp
at Haldern, near Dusseldorf, along
with other Poles. Here life be-
came unbearable. The Poles in
suited and pestered us with anti
Semitic remarks and threats to
our lives. We do not want to
return to. Poland because they
are killing off the remaining Jews
there. The Poles in our camp
promised to STAY us should we
dare to return to our native town."
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1945-09-15
War Veterans
Exclude Jews
From Membership

LONDON, (JTA) - The AS
ISOLATION of the Citizens of Lux
embourg in Britain this week sent
a message of protest to Grand
Duchess Charlotte against inclu-
sion of an anti-Jewish clause in
the statutes of the Association of
Ex-Servicemen of Luxembourg
Which restricts membership to
Aryans" only.
The message stressed that more
Jews fought for Luxembourg pro-
portionally than there are Jews
IN the Duchy and called the SER
Vlcemen associations act fas-
cist gesture" A copy of the mes
sage was sent to British Foreign
Minister Ernest Bevin.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1945-09-15

The ancient Feast of "SukoS, y
meaning Booths" celebrated for
eight days beginning at shutdown,
Friday, September 21st, and for
nine days in Orthodox synagogues,
was originally a harvest festival
and period of thanksgiving.
Reminiscent of the days when Is
raelites, and other oriental peo-
pies, because of the short harvest
season, when fruits and crops had
to be gathered speedily, dwelt in
booths in the field, it is also a
time to recall the fact that the
children of Israel dwelt in booths
in the wilderness when they
journeyed out of Egypt. Their
wandering in the wilderness was
followed by entrance into the
Promised Land - an augury of
the Promised Land we hope the
nations of the world will now
enter if we inaugurate a real era
of peace.
Many congregations erects
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1945-09-15
Good ShO1U
Short Run

Private Alvin E. Isac, 38th Di-
vision soldier from Kerby Kob,
Kentucky, had a front line seat
at an important show on Luzon.
While he crouched in his foxhole
he heard a rifle bolt open and
close and then a desperate voice
shrieking.
Help me. Help me. These
Japs are killing me! Come over
here and help me, for Gods sake!"
It was good English, a little
too good, Pvt. Isac thought. He
guessed he wouldn't accept the in
vitation to get out in the open.
But the acting was good. He
thought he ought to applaud. He
did . with a hand grenade.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1945-09-15
Continued on Page y
Jewish Girl Named
"Miss America
of 1915"

ATLANTIC CITY, (JTA) =
Bess Myerson, a 21-year-old Jew
ish girl from New York City, was
crowned Miss America, 1945,"
this week after the judges had
picked her over contestants from
all parts of the country.
The Hunter College graduate
of music student seemed more in
terested in the $4,000 scholarship
which went with the award than
in the modelling or Hollywood
jobs that are usually offered the
winner of the country's most FAM
Gus beauty contest. She plans to
continue her music studies.
{ Her parents Louis and Belle
Meyerson live in the Bronx.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1945-09-15
BY BERT WYLER
Copyright, 1915. JTA, Inc.)

GENEVA, (JTA) = Polish
Jewish girls in an UNRRA camp
near Dusseldorf, Germany, were
warned by non-Jewish Poles that
they would be killed if they re-
turned to their home towns, a pa
thetic letter from six of the girls
reveals.
In the letter, which was receiv-
ed this week by a Swiss Jewish
welfare organization, the girls say
that "our liberation is marking
the beginning of a new oppres-
sion. We have nothing left but
our eyes to cry. All hope is gone"
After describing the sufferipgS
they had been forced to undergo
while in the hands of the Nazis,
which included witnessing the
execution of their parents in the
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1945-09-15
Millions of Jeovs Will Observe
YOn' KiPPur Holiday Nest Monday
YoM KPPUR, DAY OF AToNENENT
MONDAY SEPTEMBER H. 1915
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1915

For ten days. beginning with the New Year. the Ten Days
Of Pentence observed which reach their climax Yom
Kppur-the Day of Aonement Lev 232732 From the
ing Of the ninth day the evening Of the tenth day Of Tsh
Jews gathered in their ynagogue for repentance 1t
imposing Fast Day. which, while originally priesy festiva!
Uevicitu 49, became with the abrogaon of the sacrcia
cult peoples holiday Jews to pay heed to the
prophetic call to reconciliation with Cod involving also
Citation with oneself and ones feIow-men.
The Day Of Atonement by virtue Of the effect it said
work. emphasizes the distinct Jewish principle Of freewi
1t states that sin lies door, and though unto may
be its DESIRE able TO rule it,, provided resolve
d. 1t tells that God does not wish the death Of the
sinner but the cessation Of SIM 1t that although
there righteous that he SINS sin is neither
necessarily inherited does lead eternal damnaton The
eousness effective agencies the prevention Of to be
branded externally by nomination
What the ritual Of the Synagogue in the light Of this
psychology must be, readily conectued 1t is naught but
the modern medtation the psychology Of and
arrangement Of biblical rabbnca and medieval selections lead
ing to ntrospecon and regeneration.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1945-09-15
Palestine Jews Confer
On Education

TEL AVN, (JTA) - The
~Yishuv Education Committee, "
consisting of representatives OF
all Jewish parties, met here and
issued a statement welcoming the
appointment of the Colonial Of
flee of a commission to investl-
gate the administrative machinery
of the Jewish school system in
Palestine. The committee said 1t
would extend all possible assist
ance and cooperation to the in
vestigating body.
Eliahu Dobkin, immigration
chief of the Jewish Agency, told
q press conference that 1900 i'm
migrants had entered Palestine IN
August and 1000 were expected
this month.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1945-09-15
SUKOS-FEAST OF BOOTHS
SEPTEMBER 22-29, 1915

booths in a suitable place in the
synagogue and decorate them
with fruit and other products of
the fall harvest, and many fam
lilies and synagogues still erect
booths for the entire Sukos per-
iod. The Book of Ecclesiastes is
expressive of the character of the
festival. GAIL may be vanity to
some people," says Ecclesiastes,
"but to revere God and keep his
commandments" is the primary
duty of the Jew.
1t is interesting to realize that
the Pilgrim fathers patterned the
Thanksgiving Day which we cele-
brate, after this Old Testament
harvest festival of thanksgiving.
The symbolic fruits of this beau
tiful feast are the citron, the
willow, the myrtle and the palm.
With these beautiful works of
creation we celebrate Gods wis
dom and thank Him for His kind
ness and His mercy will endure
forever.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1945-09-15
Southern Editors
Oppose Race
Prejudice

Southern editors are over
whelmingly opposed to the recent
expressions of racial prejudice in
Congress and feel such statements
do not represent the true feeling
of the South, the Southern Con-
ference for Human Welfare dis
closed this week, in revealing the
results of poll of 251 white news
paper editors in the thirteen
Southern states.
Eighty-seven and one-half per-
cent (8712%) of Southern editors
agree that Mississippi's Senator
Eastland was not speaking for
Southern editors when he stated
that Negro soldiers had been an
cutter and abysmal failure"
Eighty-three percent (83%) of
the editors think that this state
ment by Senator Eastland was
hazard to the war effort.
Senator Eastland's statement,
made on the floor of the United
States Senate June 20 during the
course of a filibuster against the
Fair Employment Practices Com
mittee was: "The Negro soldier
was utter and abysmal failure
in combat in Europe He has
disgraced the flag of his country.
He will not fight. He will not
work."
Of the 255 questionnaireS and
letters received, % 1917 showed
some agreement with Senator
Eastland; PIG (86%) disagreed;
and 13 (6%) were neutral.
In announcing the poll DIR.
Clark Foreman, President of the
Southern Conference for Human
Welfare, stated that, ''In my OPT
Mon, this is one of the most en-
cOuraging signs that the people of
the South are becoming increaS-
ingIy aware of the dangerous and
unfOunded sentiments of such men
as Senators EaStIand and BilbO
and Congressman John Rankin
For the first time, we have doc
umentary evidence that these.
demagOgueS belong to dead or
der, and represent no one but
themselves and a handful of reac-
tiOnarieS who feed on their pat
rOnage." -
The questions asked in the poll
and the editors replies follow:
I believe Senator Eastland's
state on Negro servicemen is a
hazard to the nations war effort.
Yes 838o-No 12%-Not Sure SO
I believe Senator Eastland's
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1945-09-15
New Southern Representative Named
For the Joint Defense Appeal

George A. Levy (right), vet
eran welfare worker and COM
munity leader, will now serve as
the Southern representative for
the Joint Defense Appeal of the
American Jewish Committee and
the Authorization League of
B'nai Birth. He is the former
Executive Director of the Dallas
Jewish Federation, former City
Manager of Denver, and well
known writer on city planning
and municipal government. His
utilization with the Joint Defense
Appeal was announced by Nathan
M. Ohrbach, National Chairman.
In his new capacity, Mr.. Levy
will supervise all activities of
the Joint Defense Appeal in his
territory, enlisting the widest pos
sible support Of the Southern COM
munities in the fight against anti
Semitism. In conducting his duties,
he will make frequent appear
ances as a speaker before B'nai
Birth lodges, temples and syna-
gogues, conventions, conferences,
Welfare fund meetings and bud
get committees.
Mr.. Orbach, in hailing the new
appointment to the staff of the
Joint Appeal, declared: eve are
fortunate to have obtained the
services of Mr.. Levy, who COM
bines a broad background of ex-
perience in Jewish affairs with
an acute understanding of the
problems facing American Jewry.
He will add expert leadership in
enlisting support for the agencies
engaged in combating anti-Semit-
ism at time which particularly
calls for the utmost effort.
Although we have won the war
in Europe and Japan, and Destroy
ed the external threat to our cOun-
try, we still have the same fight
to win in the United States.
'The war on the home front re-
quires men highly trained and
skilled in the techniques of COM
batting religious and racial bigo-
try. Men who know the anti
Semites for what they are, men
who can unleash the power of
printed and spoken word-weap-
onS of truth and decency for our
protection. For in our midst, our
internal enemies are seeking to
undermine our American way of
life.
Mr.. Levy will bring this mes
sage to all the people of the South
and also this simple truth: Anti
Semitic hate propaganda endang-
ers America and the freedom of
every American"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1945-09-15
lax ZIONISTS, TO MEET
ON SEPTEMBER 24TH.

The first meeting of the sea-
son for the Jacksonville Zion
ist District will be held at the
Jewish Center on Monday, Sep
tember oath, at 8 P. NJ, it was
announced by Andre S. Blal-
olenki, president.
All those interested in Zion
;sm are cordially invited to at
ted.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-08

Included in the group of IA Girl
Scouts who left Sunday to attend
camp at the Lions club camp at
Red Lodge were five Girl Scouts
from Laurel. Mrs. R. ]. Hof-
meister accompanied them as coun-
selor. Laurel counselors who left
for camp Saturday for a day of
precamp training were Mrs. Melva
Ferrin and Mrs. M. F. Crawford.
Miss Donna Jones of Columbus
is a guest this week of her cousin
Miss Margaret Fink.
Mrs. E. w. Vaught, Miss Adelpha
Vaught and Miss Billielou Braswell
spent Saturday visiting in Cody,
Wyo.
T. H. Bennett returned Saturday
from Pullman, Wash, where he
completed the eight weeks summer
at the state college.
Mr.. ad Mrs. Paul McLarnon and
children. have returned from a vaca-
ton trip spent at Cooke City,
Gardner and Big Timber.
Private Harold Gremmer has re-
to Camp Crowder, Mo-, after
spending a Today furlough with his
wife and family.