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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-26
GROUP HEALTH
MUTUAL GROWING

ST. PAUL, MINI. (CLNS) = Group
Health Mutual, cooperative provid-
ing hospital care insurance for groups
of consumers primarily in Minnesota
and Wisconsin doubled its member
ship in 1914 During the year, mem
bership climbed from 10000 members
to $4,000
The striking increase in member
ship has grown primarily out of the
cream check deduction arranged by
cooperative creameries, to provide
prepaid hospital care for their mem
bers. Twenty-four co-operatives are
now covered by this plan.
Group Health Mutual is owned and
operated by its consumer members.
1t also provides medical care as well
as disqualification to part of it's mem
bership A total of 1850 persons were
covered by the medical plan at the
close of the year. The surplus of the
organization jumped from $4,000 to
$4,000 during the year, according to
George Jacobson, director of the asso-
citation. A special committee, headed
by Russell Wilson, chairman of Group
Health, is making plans for acquiring
or building medical center to pro-
vide hospital and clinic care after the
war.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-26
Missouri Valley Authority
(MVA)

months THE VOICE will
Authority Locke For many
of Nlonans basic resources He now
Engineer San Luis obispo
vicinity, California This is his 26h article
Montana is to be congratulated of literally at
statewide meeting recently held in Helena has set
MVA association that is distinctive and respecompe
Other states are in process organization but Montana
MVA Association first in the field This is not only proper
and fitting but testimonial to Montana daring, aggressive
ness and leadership states included in the prof.
State will be about the largest beneficiary
Every indicates that is also the place where the heaviest
opposition will be displayed Here the people
will their hardest and most uphill fight before cashlng
share of economic and social beerment Montana
SHOULD take the lead and it has,
The new organization praise worthy for the type and
caliber who constitute its leadership
know of them personally and have knowledge OF past
performance of most of the others All are reource1u
gresve faithful general public welfare rather than
patsanship self interest Each leader IN his own COM
munity the state at large.
Of great Importance the organization thoroughly
representative the of Montana people This has sell
dom been passaby of similar organizations in the
professionals and housewives have representa-
tion Geographical distribution almost equally wide That
the highest state legislature and largest municipal gov
eminent members the official roll is also healthy
sign should add strength within and increase confidence
outside Montana.
Now knocking at the of Montana is it's greatest
poruny in SIS years statehood Never great
tunty more sorey needed With Of second
only other states quality of people that has measured
World War II second to none and with diversity ana
material not found elsewhere our state
slipping slipping slipping Population loss is about
rs per cent in IS years The yet Fewer than 20
per those who have been discharged from the army
have returned to their Montana seeka livelihood
Now there organization with VISION pur
and plan this process OF dry rot and
decay again set its homeland broad highway of prog
ressve development renewed commercial activity wealth
and payroll creation and expanding prosperity Inc Joo
herculean, but rewards in proportion.
However IA officially named men (ncludes women) and
always the unofficial errand boy Tor
Continued Page Four)
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MvA ASSOCIATION TO
Meet ON FEBRUARY 4

The Montana MVA Association will
meet in Helena at the county court
house on February a. and record
attendance is expected. This is the
first meeting since the organization
meeting held on January 7.
The structural aspects of the pro-
posed MVA will be explained by an
MVA representative from the st. Louis
organization; the legal phases will be
discussed by P. J. Gilfeather, assistant
attorney general and its cultural and
educational features will be discussed
by either DR.. Baker Brownell, director
of the Montana Study or by Paul
Meadows of the University of Mon
tana. The program will begin at 1870
pm. The executive committee of the
organization will meet in the forenoon
at II am. and business meeting of
the association will follow the pro-
gram
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-26
NATIONWIDE
"BR0WN-0UT"
FEBRUARY |

Oscar A. Baarson, district manager
of the War Production Board, Helena,
today announced a nationwide drown
out" order effective February l, 1915,
prohibiting certain specified types of
electric lighting as one phase of the
program to alleviate the critical fuel
shortage.
The new restriction virtually elm.
mates use of electricity for outdoor
advertising, ornamental and display
lighting. at is estimated that the
order will save 100000 tons of coal
annually" said Mr.. Baarson. This is
approximately 10 per cent of the 25,.
100000 ton bituminous coal conserva-
ton goal mentioned by James F.
Byrnes, director of War Mobilization
and Reconversion, on January 10.
Justice Byrnes had requested volun-
tary curtailment of unnecessary light
ing, pending issuance of this order
Effective February l under terms
of the new WPB order, no electricity
may be used. for the following pur-
poses: Outdoor advertising and out
display lighting except where neces-
sary for the conduct of the business
of outdoor establishments; outdoor
decorative and outdoor illumination;
Marquee lighting in excess of so watts
for each marquee; white way street
lighting in excess of the amount de-
termined by local public authority to
be necessary for public safety; out
door sign lighting, except for direc-
tional or Identification signs for fire
and police protection, traffic control,
transportation terminals or hospitals.
The order is effective throughout the
nation. AS one of the penalties for
noncompliance, the new order pro-
vides that WPB may direct the dis
continuance of electric service to any
consumer who willfully violates the
order, said Mr.. Baarson.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-26
II. U. EXCHANGE
CONVENTION is
POSTPONED

Announcement that the stockhold
ers' convention of the Farmers Union
Central Exchange which was sched-
uled to be held in st. Paul, beginning
February 20, has been postponed in
compliance with the request of War
Mobilization Director Byrnes, was re-
ceived today by The Voice, in the fol
lowing telegram:
H. S. Bruce, Peoples Voice,
Helena, Montana
In the interest of the war effort the
board of directors of the Farmers
Union Central Exchange in session
January oath voted to comply with
the request of Director of War Mobil-
ization F. Byrnes and postpone the
holding of the Central Exchange
stockholders meeting to a date when
the meeting will not interfere with
the war effort.
E. A. SYFTESTAD,
General Manager Farmers
Union Central Exchange, Inc.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-26

pay $3.50 each and on five he would
pay $500 each. Measures of this kind
have been introduced several times
in the past but the proposals have
always been turned down.
HB 76 provides for the calling of a
special election for determination by
the electors of the state on the ques-
ton of a $12,O00O00 highway deben-
ture bond issue to match anticipated
allotment of federal funds for high
way construction, this being proposed
in HB rs. Up to the present, at
least, there has been raised no ques-
ton of "state rights" by the intrusion
of the federal governments proposal
to spend some money here on high
ways Apparently the vehement
guardians of "state rights" have not
noticed this threat.
Teachers Retirement
A bill introduced by Krieg Glib
65) proposes employer-employee par
ticipation in providing for a fund for
the payment of pension to teachers
lOLll Ing dltCi q liiAiAiiidili VI IL JOeiio
of "creditable service" and who has
reached so years of age.
A house joint memorial to congress
asking that the old age and survivors
insurance program be resurveyed
with a view to include workers not
presently covered and to increase ben
efits and extending coverage on a
voluntary basis to the self employed,
and opening the door to public en-
ployees willing to pay both employer
and employee contributions to join the
system.
A number of revenue measures are
on the way from the revenue and
taxation committee which may require
some careful scrutiny and considera-
ton.
House Bill No. 70, introduced by
McGreevey of Anaconda, Healy of
Butte, Parker, Gunderson and Greenan
of Cascade provides increases in COM
pensation in injuries causing death
and for certain specified injuries.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-26

are three proposed by the
house committee on education.
One of these would provide for
a levy of special tax on prop
erty of the counties to meet the
high school budget require
ments of the county and that
one-half of the fund shall be
set aside as budget for pupils
authorized to attend high schools out
side of the county and the remainder
shall be apportioned among the dis
tricts of the county maintaining high
schools or used for the transportation
of pupils to high schools outside the
district This bill is HB 70.
HB 81 also introduced as an educa-
ton committee bill, also relates to
high school finances of school dis
tricts, and increases the present maxi
mum amount which may be budgeted
for each pupil in attendance. The
third bill relates to tuition charges in
the university units and exempts
those who come under the Service
mems REIMBURSEMENT Act of 1914" and
Public Law 16. of the 18th Congress.
New Taxes
House Bill "a introduced by Horri-
gan of not so revered memory as
chairman of the house appropriations
committee two years ago, provides for
an excise tax on cigarets and cigars
by imposition of licenses on manu-
facturers, wholesalers, retailers and
on vending machines. He estimates
that this may produce a yearly rev
enue of 100000 according to reported
statements, which may be an over
estimate in view of the existing short
age in these commodities.
Mr.. Horrigan has also introduced
another revenue measure Glib 68) |
which provides for the licensing of
mercantile establishments and is in
effect "chain store tax. An owner
of one store would pay license fee
of S.. If he has two he will pay 500
on each; on three he would have to
pay $3.50 on each; on four he would
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-26

time and disregarding possible
advantages of some bill provid-
ing for an authority which
might be introduced in the flu
ture which even they might
have to admit would be advan-
tageous for Montana to sup
port.
The fact that three members of the
legislative assembly, all strongly par
tisan politicians, and one chamber OF
commerce secretary were the speak
ers supporting the proposals while the
six speakers opposing the memorial
represented the legal profession, small
business, stockraising, the two major
labor union organizations and the
dominant farm organization, not only
indicated clearly that the people of
the state generally favor an authority,
but it appears fairly reasonable to as
sumo that it was not too comfortable
a situation for the politicians and the
gladhander secretary.
Sponsors Speak
r. C. Bricker, one of the sponsors
of the memorial, II. L. Buck, secre-
tary of the Chamber of Commerce of
Billings, and Representative e. A.
Blenkner of Saltwater county were
the speakers for the proposals of the
memorial. Neither of them had any
new approach to their subject, and
neither of them mentioned our de-
cline in population and the stagnation
of industrial development. Nor did
they, of course, offer any evidence
that these deficiencies would be re-
lieyed by the "co-ordinated plan" of
the army engineers and the reclama-
ton service, which the memorial de-
clares to be the thing needed in Mon
tana instead of an authority like the
IVA; this, of course, being the straw
at which the Montana Power Com
pany clings for salvation for its con-
tinued opportunity for unhindered ex-
ploitation of the people and the states
resources.
Opponents Speak
Contrary to the failure of the pro-
ponents of the memorial to present
any tangible, valid or logical reason
against an MVA, the opponents of the
without any exception, all
presented cogent reasons and argu
ments why the times and conditions
not only in Montana but in the entire
Missouri valley region made an au-
-hority mandatory.
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Charles Mclean, secretary of the
State Industrial Union Council, Jack
Clark, secretary of the Mine, Mill and
Smeltermen's Union of Great Falls
and Bruce Steinmetz, president of the
Cascade Trades and Labor Assembly
presented telling arguments for the
establishment of an MVA, not only
from the standpoint of labor's inter-
ests but for the interests of all of
the people of the region and its de-
velopment Detailed data on in
creased opportunities for employment
and consequent increases in popula-
ton and business opportunities were
stressed by them.
]. b. Garrison, merchant and stock
grower, made an able presentation of
the need for an overall authority, if
any major development of the states
resources was to be looked for. He
called attention to he decline in pop
ulation in the past three decades and
tina before any increase in population
could be expected or even if we were
to maintain our present level we
must have industrial development and
that the requisite for bringing this
about was cheap, public power, which
the plans of the reclamation bureau
and the army engineers do not ad-
vance as necessity.
James McKenna, attorney of Lewis
town called the proponents attention
to the fact that they were opposing
nonresident thing; that if a pro-
posal for an MVA is introduced in
the future, they might find themselves
on record as opposing something that
they would be compelled to favor in
the best interests of the state.
Don Chapman, state president of
the Farmers Union, woh has made
study of the IVA and a personal in
vestigation of its accomplishments on
the ground, closed the case for the OPP
position, and warned the proponents
that they were not presenting valid
arguments. Mr. Chapman also brought
out incontrovertible arguments for
cheap, public power as means of
bringing new industries into the state,
providing employment opportunities
lOl itlul iliiS CiliLtilc VI 4flOiAtdhd NOW
in the armed services and in war pro-
duction in other states.
Mr.. Chapman and Mr. Steinmetz
each had some time for rebuttal and
each of them did a splendid job in
spiking some of the propaganda spread
by the opponents of an MVA, and it
appears certain from reactions noted
in the large audience present that the
of an MVA, and it appears
certain from reactions noted in the
large audience present that the OPP
ponents of the memorial through their
spokesman had made deep impress
sion.
Wesley A. D'Ewart, president of the
Reclamation Association and
state senator from Gallatin county
who presided closed for the propon-
ents. He presented nothing but the
stock arguments against an MVA. One
of these is that the reclamation en-
gineers and army engineers have
about 40 years of experience between
them, but failed to explain just why
this experience has not been applied
in Montana, nor did he make any
statement of definite time when its
application could be expected.
Left Erickson, president of the Mon
tana MVA Association who could not
be present filed written statement
printed in full elsewhere in this issue.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-26

plan which might be developed. For
example the people of the Midland
Empire are convinced that the terri
tory around Mott includes 100000
acres that could be watered, but if
it now stands that area can never be
CONTINUED on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-26

flood of this week has ended the period
daily of the first three weeks of the legsa
ture members this time will undoubtedly
busy the day and much of most nights digging into
the meaning possible results of legislative
posed be adopted Among the bills introduced
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-26

public hearing house joint memorial No opposing
establishment of MVA held in the Placer hotel in Helena
yesterday Wednesday, presided by the chairman of
the water conservation committees of the house and senate
found the proponents having placed themselves in position
memoriazng against something that non-exen at this
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-26
PROPONENTS, memorial
AGAINST MVA FOUND
CHASING WILL O. WISP

Public Hearing on Memorial Opposing
Missouri Valley Authority Hear Propon-
ents Reminded That There Is No Such
Proposal Before Congress at Present; That
Preiudging Possible Bill Not Safe
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-26
FLOOD OF LEGISLATIVE
BILLS POUR into HOPPER
IN BOTH nF THE HOUSES

Revenue Me- cs0''eai'sss ss. l,s,.,, Put in
Appearance and Commune lEducation
Has Introduced Three Measures; Cgaret
And Chain Store Taxes Proposed; Amend
ments to Compensation introduced.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Weiner Returns
To Appear On
Chamber Series
BY ELENA DE SAYN.

A concert, notable for the sim
certify and enthusiasm of the play
ers, was presented by Sergt. Stanley
Weiner, violinist; DR.. Fritz Kurz-
well, pianist; Abrasha Robofsky,
baritone, and Marcel Ancher, cellist,
at the Statler Hotel last night, as the
second event of the Chamber Music
Guild series.
Sergt. Weiner, remembered here at
his debut as child soloiSt with the
National Symphony and as a men,
Der of the Chamber Guild Quartet
prior to induction into the Army,
pleased the large audience by his
sensitive and musical reading of
Franck's familiar sonata, in COL
laboration with DR.. Kurzweil.
A warm and vibrant tone, COM
bined with youthful ardor, carried
Sergt. Weiner effectively through
the cantabile passages of the sonata
and was later heard to good advan-
tage in Brahms famous Double
Concerto for Violin and Cello"
played by Mr.. Ancher. A rather dras-
tic and unaccountable departure
from the original text of the COM
position in the final measures in
which the violinist substituted an
arpeggio for the traditional rests,
detracted somewhat from his other
wise musicianly reading.
With greater appreciation of
the dramatic element of the sonata,
DR.. Kurzweil showed himself a ca
pable and understanding partner,
even if inclined to be too vigorous at
times for Mr.. Weiner's playing. His
support in the Brahms opus lacked
the same f1neSse, and that grandeur
usually associated with the orches-
trail part of the work. The best en-
Semble was achieved by the players
in the second movement.
This concerto is. possibly. one of
the few concerted works in which
the cello is given an all important
and forceful part. Beginning with an
elaborate cadenZa, it is the cellist
who contributes chiefly to a strong
and authoritative exposition of the
work, in which the violinist assists. |
Mr.. Ancher gave satisfying account
of himself technically. His tone had
at times, that ingratiating quality
which, if carried to the fullest sonor-
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Black Panther and 6
Other Divisions Inacfivaied

Seven additional Army divisions,
including four infantry and three
armored, have been inactivated since
vi day, bringing the total to 26,
the War Department said today. .
The latest infantry divisions in
activated are:
Thirty fourth Red Bull" Division,
the first American division to be
sent to the European theater.
Thirty-eighth Cyclone" Division,
comprising National Guard units
from Indiana, Kentucky and West
Virginia.
Forty-third Winged Victory" Di-
vision, comprising National Guard
troops from New England States.
Sixty-sixth BLACK Panther" Divi-
sion, which bottled up more than
$4,000 German troops in pockets
Evening star., 1945-12-05

Iity, might have dominated the en-
semble,
Mr.. Robofsky's baritone, showing
to better advantage in the presiden-
tial ballroom, where the concert was
held. than the instruments, scored
a well-earned success by his artistic
presentation, of diane Impitoyable
from Giucks "Iphigenie en- Aulide, /"
Respighi's "Nebbie," "Granadina,
arranged by de Monteliu; Richard
Strauss "zueignung." Grieg's "a
Dream" Ellen Woods Blind Peter"
and Moussorgsky's 'The Seminar
ian." Miss Wood. who was present,
acknowledged the applause. The
singers penetration into the text of
the songs, combined with a clear
diction In five languages, and his
fervor in delivery. contributed
greatly to the pleasure of the eve
ming.
Evening star., 1945-12-05

around st. Nazaire and Lorient In
France.
The armored divisions inactivated
are:
Third "Spearhead" Division, 9Th
Iron Snake" Division and the 18th
Black Cat" Division.
Evening star., 1945-12-05

Rehabilitation Of war veterans
costs money. Contribute your share
by investing In Series "E" Victory
Loan Bonds.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
Funeral Rites
.He|dforRabbii

Services for Rabbi Ben Zion
Moldawski, 6S, spiritual leader of
Congregation Shaarey Hasho-
mayim, and composer vi religious
music, were held today at the
Chesed shel Emes Funeral Home,
1895 Joy. Burial was in Hebrew
Memorial Park.
Rabbi Moldawski attracted at
tention in Russia in 1923 when
he won a long legal fight in the
Soviet courts TO practice his re-
ligion in that country.
INVITED TO DETROIT
The case attracted worldwide
attention and brought him TO
Detroit at the invitation of men,
berS Of his faith.
More than a hundred of his re-
ligious compositions are chanted
throughout the world.
Rabbi Moldawski died Saturday
in Grace Hospital of a stroke.
SONS IN SERVICE
Surviving are two sons: Pvt.
Max. stationed at Miami, Fla,
and Cpl. David. stationed at Vic
torville, Cal; two daughters, Mrs.
Hyman LeWson and Evelyn Mol
dawski of Rochester, ~. Y. Two
sons were killed in the service,
Lee Marlowe with the Canadian
Air Forces, and Pvt. Sol with the
American forces in Italy.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04

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pay. Always get 81. Joseph Aspirin.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
Draft DOdger Gets
4Years. $500 Fine

Leroy F. Stribler, "a, of Wash
ington. Mich, today was sentenced
TO serve four years in prison and
fined $500 by Federal Judge Ed
ward j. Moinet after he was found
guilty by a jury of failing to re-
port for draft induction.
He told the court he Is min
ister in the Jehovah Witness sect.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
Bell Promotes 0ehIer
To General Solicitor

Promotion of Karl F. Oehler
from general attorney to general
solicitor of the Michigan Bell
Telephone Co. was announced to-
day. James Morgan Smith will
succeed him as general attorney.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
MRS. MARTHA LADEMANN,

81. at 9 a. m. Friday in the resi-
dence, 1888 Welland, and at $50
a. IN. in ST Gregory Church.
Survivors: Husba q, August. !.
daughters, Mrs. Lillian Kemp,
Mrs. Virginia Brewer, Mrs. Gene
We've Dawood, Dorothy and De-
lores; sons, Leonard. Jerome and
Richard; sisters, Mrs. Anna
Johnson. Mrs. Frances Refs and
Mrs. Rose Morcinski; brothers.
Frank and Joseph Biernat, and
five grandchildren. Burial: Holy
Cross.
OTHER DEATHS-LeO A. Me
CATCHY. chief editorial writer of
the San Francisco Call-Bulletin.
in San Francisco.