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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-15

first o0 shares deposited for exchange by or on behalf
OF any record and beneficial owner or any beneficial
owner; Otherwise the redemption will be pro rata
II less thdn 1910 OF the aggregate Of shares Of 81 Pre-
terred Stock are deposited for exchange the Company
Will not be bound to the refinancinq pldn
and it will specifically the riqht under such
circumstances, to reject all offers Of exchange and to
Withdrew the pldn, but the Company will further
reserve the right. if it then SO elects TO consummute
the retinoncng plan notwithstanding the deposit for
exchange Of less than 75 OF the dqqreuate shares OF
81 Preferred Stock and Sc Preferred Stock
The exchange offer is made solely upon the terms,
conditions and representations set forth in the Pros
pectus, copies Of which have been maed to the
holders OF the 81 and Sc Preferred Stock Copies the
Prospectus and Of Letters Of Acceptance and Trans
initial tor use by stockholders in connection with the
exchanges Of the 81 Preferred Stock and SIS Preferred
Stock for the SIS Preferred Stock may be obtoined
from the undersigned
R. S. Dickson & Co., Inc.
Raleigh. N. c.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29
SEEDS FROM US.
APPRECIATED
BY RUSSIANS

Seeds sent by the Americans to
the Russian people have been deliv-
cred in good condition and are al
ready doing service in agricultural re-
Mobilization, according to letters re-
ceived by Russian War Relief from
Y. l.. Getmanov, Soviet agronomist,
and A. K. Ditlov, Moscow victory
gardener
In acknowledging arrival of ''Vic-
tory Garden" assortment of seeds,
Ditlov said, MAY I express my heart
felt thanks for the interest and at
tention of our friends in the U.S.A.
MAY l also express my gratitude
to the firm of w. Atlee Burpee Seed
Growers for the scrupulous care with
which they packed the seeds, and the
attention with which everything was
done. Here you can feel the presence
of friendly hand
Getmanov described the aid given
by the American people as immense,
and high appreciated by the whole
of the Soviet Union
Your shipments of seeds" he
stated, "have helped and are helping
a great deal in the quickest possible
of the liberated areas
Of the U.SS.R."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM In
CRITICAL CONDITION

Transportation of passengers and
freight by the railways, the bus lines
and the trucking companies Of the
country is above the peak and unless
some thing like miracle is performed
in the very near future a breakdown
of our transportation system is bound
to occur, and if such a thing should
happen, the war with Japan might
last much longer than it should.
The railroads are in bad shape phys
icallyi They are short of man power,
short of equipment and the roadbeds
are not in near as good shape as they
should be, but despite all these handi-
caps the railroads are doing a mighty
fine job, and one that every railroader
should be proud of.
I am not transportation expert,
in fact l know very little about it,
but have an idea, that know would,
in very small way relieve the situa-
ton somewhat.
My idea deals with the transporta-
ton of lager beer, both key and bot
tied.
l do not think there is commun-
ity in these United States that is
more than two hundred miles from a
brewery, still we are using thousands
of railroad cars, freight and express)
beer; sometimes from
coast to coast, which l contend is a
terrible waste of cars and man power,
as each community should be supplied
by its closest brewery.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29
ILLNESS NOT
A BAR TO
BENEFITS

Unemployed workers drawing ben
efits under the Montana unemploy
ment compensation law will not be
declared ineligible for such benefits
during a period of disability caused
by illness, unless offered suitable
work, under provisions of an amend
ment to the law effective July /, the
unemployment compensation commits
sion announced today.
The commission pointed out, how
ever, that his amendment to the law
is not a disability or sickness insur-
ance benefit as such, but is claim
ant disability benefit The commits
sion emphasized that a claimant to be
eligible for continuance of unemploy-
ment compensation must first actually
be drawing benefits. A person who
benefits under the unemployment
compensation act.
The amendment to the law was
passed at the 1915 session of the Mon
tana legislature. The experience of
the commission has been that many
w
arily from benefits because they hap
pened to become i'll or disabled at
time when they most urgently needed
the benefits. The commission feels
that such a thing is unfair, and to
the end of remedying an undesirable
aspect of the law, sought and won the
The change puts unemployment
on similar basis with
allowances paid to re-
turned servicemen who are unem-
ployed. These allowances for veter
ans are continued through period
Of illness while the veteran is draw
ing unemployment benefits under the
REIMBURSEMENT act.
Information concerning this amend
nent to the Montana law may be OBJ
tanned at any public employment Of
ice.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29
MANAGER CHOSEN
FOR NV. COOP
MILLS, inc.

MINNEAPOLIS. (CLNS) = A. H.
(Tony) Roffers, for the past six years
head of Midland Cooperative Whole
sales feed, fertilizer and seed depart
ment, has been chosen general man
ager of the newly organized North
west Cooperative Mills, Inc, it was
announced this week.
The action was taken at recent
meeting of the executive committee
of Northwest. Mills, which has been
formed by Farmers Union Central Elk
change, ST. Paul; Central Cooperative
Wholesale, Superior; Farmers Union
Grain Terminal Assn, st. Paul, and
Midland Cooperative Wholesale, Min
neapolis. 1t. was organized to own
and operate facilities for processing
or manufacturing feed, seed, fertilizer,
soy bean products and other allied
merchandise needed by their local pa
iron co-operatives.
Roffers plans to get to work imme-
diately on plans Of the organization
to ~ take over the soybean process
ing plant at Menomonie, Wis, now
operated by Farmers Union Central
Exchange, (2) build fertilizer plant
in the Green Bay area in Wisconsin,
90 set up seed cleaning and proc
essing plant, and (4) set up a feed
mill in the Twin Cities area.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29
Nationwide
SUPPORT FOR
FEPC EVIDENT

| WASHINGTON, D. C.-Strong sup
port for congressional appropriation
| for the FEPC from industrial, civic
union, professional church, education
al and other leaders of the nation was
brought to the senate appropriations
committee through statements pre-
scented to George Marshall, chairman
of the National Federation for Consti
tutional Liberties at the committee
hearing here Saturday.
Expressing nationwide backing for
the Fair Employment Practices Com
mittee, the statements, without excep-
ton, called for an immediate appro-
priation to allow the agency to con-
tinue operation after June 80 when
this fiscal year ends. All statements
urged also the early enactment of leg
islation for permanent FEPC.
Floods of wires and letters to mem
bers of the house and senate are
reaching Washington from groups and
individuals throughout the country,
urging immediate provision of funds
for continuation of FEPC.
Others whose statements were pre-
scented to the senate appropriations
committee by Mr.. Marshall include:
Gordon w. Airport of Harvard Uni
versity; Elizabeth Christman, secre-
tary-treasurer of the National Wom-
ems Trade Union League of America
John Clark, secretary, Local 16, Mill
& Smeltermen's Union, Great Falls,
Mont; Martin Cody, secretary-treas-
urer Local 6, Hotel and Club EN-
ployees Union, New York City; Abra-
ham Cronbach, Hebrew Union Col
lege; Roscoe Dunjee, editor, BLACK
Edward Flore, general
president, Hotel e Restaurant EN-
ployees' International Alliance e Bar
tenders International League of Amer
lea; John G. Cranberry, editor and
publisher, THE EMANCIPATOR
Charles Hansen, director, Local IS,
[nductrial Union of Marine and Ship
building Workers of America; Harri-
son Hires, Philadelphia; d. V. Jami-
son, president, National Baptists Con-
7ention, U. S. A., Inc; Tom Keehn,
legislative secretary, the Council for
Social Action; DR.. Julian Morgenstern,
president, Hebrew Union College; J.
). Newman, president, Newman-Stern
Co., Lille M. Peck, executive secre-
airy, National Federation of Settle
nents, Inc; Jordan Pola, labor chief,
Walters & Mattresses Union, Local
|, New York City; Prof Edward A.
Ross, University of Wisconsin; Joseph
?. Sicily, president, American Com
Association (CIO) Alva
". Taylor, vice chairman, Southern
Conference for Human Welfare; Har-
y Ward, Palisade, N. j.; and Claude |
!. WEIGH, president, Los Angeles Uni
Tersity of Applied Education.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29

OF course this would work some
what of a hardship on some of the
larger breweries, and would no doubt
decrease their dividends, but this is
supposed to be IAN all out war" and
the hardships these breweries might
endure would be nothing compared to
the hardships and deprivations our
armed forces would be forced to en-
dure if our transportation system
suffers breakdown and this war
lasts longer thapcit would last, if our
fighting forces were given our undi-
yided support. And this is the kind
of support they are entitled to, divi-
dends or no dividendsl
l do not think it would be necessary
to enact any new laws to change the
system of distributing beer, as l be-
lieve the ODT has full authority to
make whatever changes in our trans
portation system that are necessary,
to further the war effort.
Every time our country is in danger
we start Boosting of our Democracy;
well lets for once forget our Imperial
ism and give our boys the support of
a real Democracy, and not become too
much engrossed with dividends.
Let all of us, as citizens of what
can be the greatest Democracy, use
our every effort to bring our loved
ones home from foreign countries as
soon as it is humanity possible to do
so. They are not happy there; we
are not happy here without them
PAT G. SULLIVAN.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29
PRES. TRUMAN
CONSIDERS CHILD
Welfare PLANS

Immediate expansion of health, well
fare, education and other services
offered to children in rural areas is
called for in plans now under Presi-
dent Truman's consideration, Kath-
arine F. Lenroot. chief of the Chill
dren's Bureau of the U. S. Department
of Labor, reported Those plans are
included in a report titled, Building
the Future for Children and Youth,
prepared by the National Commission
on Children in Wartime, which out
lines the steps which should be taken
now to bring adequate services within
reach of the nations children.
Federal grants to state departments
of health should be increased by $780,
900, 1000 for maternal and child health
work. To state crippled children's
agencies, by s25,O00,00 for their work
with handicapped children, and grants
for child-welfare programs of state
welfare departments should also be
stepped up, the commission recon-
would be used to extend and expand
these protective services to children
in rural areas. Our first RESPONSE
bility in building the peace is toward
our children to whom the future be-
longs, Miss Lenroot commented
Provision of health and welfare serv-
Ices and educational opportunities for
every single child in the United States
IS the keystone upon which our Sc
curity as nation rests
Pointing out that rural areas are
east adequately served by public
health departments, health and hospi
al centers, maternal and child-health
ABILITIES, and welfare programs, the
eport urges immediate action and
postwar expansion until all political |
of all states are ade- |
uately covered. Because of the ben
fits that would accrue to children
n terms of more adequate support,
he commission makes recommended
ions, based chiefly but not entirely
n recommendations of the Social Sc
Continued on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29
HEARINGS ON FULL
EMPLOYMENT
BILL planned

Sen. James E. Murray 3D., Mont. }
announced today that with the ap-
proval of Sen Robert F. Wagner,
chairman of the banking and currency
committee, five members of congress
would be the lead-off witnesses in the
looming committee hearings on the
Full Employment bill
Senator Wagner's action in reserv-
ing the first part of the full employ
ment hearings for members Of con-
gress is particularly appropriate"
stated Senator Murray "The Full
Employment bill is congressional
measure. It was written in congress
rather than by any executive agency
or outside group. 1t provides for
Strengthening the hand of congress in
the determination of Americas eco
nomic policy in the postwar period ;"
The congressional witnesses will be
Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney of Wyo-
ming, SEN Ebert d. Thomas of Utah,
Rep. Wright Patman Of Texas, Rep.
George Outland of California, and
Senator Murray himself
"As co-sponsors of the Full Employ
ment BILL" state Senator Murray 1--WE
shall lay before congress the hard
facts on postwar employment and pro-
duction and portray the alternatives
before the American people in the
difficult years that lie ahead"
The presentation by the members
of congress will be made in the fol-
lowing order:
1. 1.-THE Need for the Full Employ
ment Bill' by Senator O'Mahoney
2. what Full Employment Would
Mean to America" by Representative
Patman.
g. Full Employment and Foreign
Affairs" by Senator Thomas of Utah.
d. "The Facts on the Full Employ
ment Bill by Representative Outland. !
5. 1.-THE Issues on Full Employment"
by Senator Murray.
Sen Joseph c. O'Mahoney is former
chairman of the Temporary National |
Economic Committee, which a few
years ago conducted its monumental |
study of our economic system in our
nation. Senator O'Mahoney is now
chairman of the following commit |
tees: Indian Affairs, War Contracts |
subcommittee of the Military Affairs |
Industrial Reorganization !
of the Special Postwar
committee, Special Petroleum Investi- |
CATION committee, and Special Wool
committed
Sen. Ebert p. Thomas is one of
he most distinguished scholars In the
United States congress. He is chair
nan of the Military Affairs commit
zee, and until recently served as chair
nan of the Education and Labor COM
nittee.
Rep. Wright Patman is one of the
eading members of the house of rep
He is chairman of the
House Small Business committee and
'anking member of the house Banking
md Currency committee.
Rep. George Outland, a member of {
he house Banking and Currency COM &
nittee, has been elected chairman of s
CONTINUED on Page FOUR {
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29
WARNING GIVEN
LABOR UNION
ORGANIZATIONS

A. quiet but determined effort is
being made in a few industrial plants
in Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Colo
RADIO, to undermine collective bargain
ing and break up union organizations
as the end of the war approaches
The plot seems to draw it's inspira
ton from Associated Industries
groups and similar groups and indi-
viduals who apparently cannot out
grow dictator complex.
The technique is simple and ruth
less. A plant executive approaches
individual employees of the obedient
or "company-minded type" and quiet
ly insinuates the thought that en-
ployees will fare best if they stick
urged to bring their grievances di-
rectly to management without re-
course to the union.
The activities of Manager Mcintyre
of the Eaton Metals plant in Billings,
Montana, are in point. In addition to
troubles directly to him, Mr.. Mcintyre
assures them that if they are proper
ly submissive and humble, they will
have good jobs after the war while
the more independent employees will
be walking the streets in search of
jobs.
The Mcintyre scheme is designed
to create friction within the union
and minimize the effectiveness of col
lective bargaining. It has the bless
ing of the Associated Industries of
Billings. It's aim is to KEEP a low
wage structure in Billings and give
the Al bosses a dominating position
after the war ends.
The Searchlight recommends that
union organizations everywhere take
note of the scheme and nip it in the
bud. If the offenders persist, unfair
abor charges should be filed with
he National Labor Relations Board.
The right of employees to organize
lnions and select their bargaining
representatives without Interference
" molestation on the part of employ
srs, is guaranteed by the National
labor Relations Act. If violations are
olerated, the practice might become
. habit.-The Searchlight (Salt Lake
Jity).
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29
COOP and LABOR
INSTITUTE TO BE
HELD In Wise.

| CHICAGO. (CLNS)-In response to
a growing demand from officials and
members of trade union movement,
intensive training in the organization
and development of consumer co-ops
will be provided at the Second Coop
and Labor Institute, July % through
August on the campus of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, Madison.
The Institute is jointly sponsored
by Rochdale Institute, national co-ops'
training school. and the University of
Wisconsins school for Workers now
in its 21st year of special training for
labor unionists and related groups A
similar two-week school was held in
Madison last year.
Faculty members of the 1916 Insti-
tute include: Donald Montgomery,
former consumer counsel of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture and now
counsel of the consumer division,
United Auto Workers, Clio; Cecil
Crews, training director of Central
Cooperative Wholesale, Superior,
Wis, and Clayton Fountain of the
United Auto Workers, Detroit. Spe-
cial lecturers and discussion leaders
are scheduled to include A. Philip
president of Brotherhood
of Sleeping Car Porters, ALL; and
William Brennan, international organ
izer, Retail Clerks Protective Assn,
AFL. Registration may be made
through Rochdale Institute, 343 South |
Dearborn, Chicago 4, ILL.,, or the |
School for Workers, 1914 Johnson st. |
5. Cost for the two-week
course is $50 for board, lodging and
tuition
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29

| ing Otherwise, the door is flung
wide open to creation of a succession
of new companies and transference of
the assets of a corporation to new
ones at ever higher valuations, and
in the case of public utility, at ever
increasing rates for it's services to the
public on the basis of new "valua-
tons.
The fact that the Montana Power
Company has in effect, accepted the
Montana Public Service Commissions
decision and order as based on proper
methods of arriving at valuations"
carries the inference that the Mon
tana Power Company was not kept
at arms length" when the decision
was made and the order issued by the
state body.
In the formal order denying the re-
hearing, the Federal Power Commits
sions opinion discusses the ruling of
the Montana commission and remarks
upon it in this manner:
1--WE take note also of the rather
unusual language appearing in certain
places In the Opinion of the Montana
Commission, and particularly the fol-
lowing:
We have no hesitancy in finding
an arms length purchase. We be-
lieYe any contrary finding would be
speculative and contrary to the evil
dence and unsupportable as an adj
ministrative finding. We believe our
pnnplnoinn at,,t
any test; we believe no reasonable
man could come to any other possible
1t is difficult to see what purpose
Is to be served by an expression such
as this. In any event our Opinion
and Order show, we have come to a
different conclusion regarding the
very important transaction referred
to. While it may be regretted it was
for the two commissions
to reach identical determinations in
the matters before them, we do not
deem this sufficient reason for
either to question the competence or
to impugn the motives of the other.
We must, however, recognize our re-
sponsibility and obligation under the
statutes to arrive at our own indie
pendent conclusions in accordance
with our best Judgment concerning
he facts of record"
The ARMS length" transactions re-
erred to are those in which proper
les owned and controlled by John d.
Ryan and fellow robber-barons and
which had cost them $2,500000 were
transferred to the Montana Power
Company of which he (Ryan) was
resident and his accomplices were
for the tidy sum of
bout $47,OO0,00O more than the prop
rites cost them.
Do you Montana citizens want to
continue to pay rates for service from
he Montana Power Company which
will return profits on this S51,978,025
II watered stock to the company. 1t
S up oyou. If you want to do this,
he Montana Power Company can
AIRY on its campaign against the
VIVA without its costing it a cent;
t will make some millions Of profit
tut of it each year it retains its
Maybe you can afford it
md want to do it.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29
0PA CONTROLS
SUGAR PRICES

Today in Athens, Greece, sugar
costs S425 a pound. There aren't
any OPA price panels in Athens,
Greece. In Athens, Georgia, sugar
cost 26 cents a pound in 1920. There
weren't any OPA price panels in
Athens, Georgia, in the last war pc
riod. Today in Athens, Georgia, sugar
costs cents. a pound. There are
OPA price panels there now. OPA
has set ceiling prices on sugar in this
war period, and price panels are on
the job, checking prices, working with
stores, talking to grocers and house
wives.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-29
MORE REVENUE
AGENTS TO BE
EMPLOYED

The United States Treasury depart
ment is preparing to crack down on
war-prosperous tax evaders by putting
increased numbers of Internal Rev
enue Agents into the field, local Sec
rotary, Board of u. S. Civil Service
Examiners, Helena, Mont, said today.
Special targets of Treasury depart
ment attention will be black market
GERS and tax dodgers who operate in
Illicit business channels converting
the proceeds of their transactions into
cash at check cashing establishments
that have sprung up all over the coun-
try.
Experience has shown, Treasury de-
partment officials say that closer in
vestigations of income tax returns will
recover for the government many
times the cost of employing additional
personnel. The plan of spending
money to make money has the whole
heartedly support of President Tru-
man who has backed Secretary of the
Treasury Henry Morgenthau in his
request for larger congressional ap-
preparations to finance the drive
against tax cheats.
Internal Revenue Agents will be APP
pointed to duty in Salt Lake City and
Ogden, Utah; Boise, Idaho; and Bill
ings, Great Falls, Helena, Butte, and
Missoula, Montana, at salaries rang
ing from s3,163 to $5,228 year.
No written test will be required,
but applicants will be rated on the
basis of practical accounting expert
ence as set forth in their applica-
lions and as corroborated by investi-
cations
Applications forms and detailed in
formation as to the qualifications re-
quired may be obtained from the Sec
retaries of Boards of U. S. Civil Serv-
ice Examiners at any first or second
class post office. The applications
are to be submitted to the Manager,
Branch Regional Office, q. S. Civil
Service Commission, in the Federal |
Building at Salt Lake City, Utah.