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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-01-11
ARE WE
SUCKERS?
Manila, P. l.,
December %, 1915.

Mr. H. S. Bruce,
Managing Editor,
The Peoples Voice,
Helena, Montana.
Dear Mr.. Bruce:
I recently received the November
Both issue of The Peoples Voice and
several of the articles therein provid-
ed good topics for discussion among
the fellas in our tent
The story of the Montana Power
company and its refusal to continue
supplying water for irrigation pur-
poses for Al farm families in the Hell
ena Valley, and rendering their land
useless, was very interesting.
Not that any of us were directly
affected but we began to wonder if
we have been played for a bunch of
suckers these last four years in the
army. If l remember correctly we
went into this war to do our part to
fight for liberty and the right to have
our own homes and happiness, in 9th
er words the Four Freedoms that our
late President Roosevelt declared to
the world. After reading this article
1t looks to me that our fight isn't
over yet and we have a few people
in our own country to. convince that
we mean to have what we fought for.
A lot of us have given three and
four years of our lives and several of
my buddies have died to stop Hitler,
Musolini, and TOTO from coming in
and disrupting our homes, taking our
land and cutting off water for irriga-
ton. What was the purpose of these
four years of hell-to stop one class
of people from taking away our free
dom, happiness and right to live and
turning right around and making it
legal for another class in our own
country to continue doing the same
thing? ? 1t makes this whole thing
look like farce and some Of us don't
feel so good about it.
II won't be long and most of the
boys will be home and out of uniform.
1t might be well for the people who
decide our laws, on what is right and
wrong to remember this. Not only
what is right and wrong according
to the letter of the law but what is
right and wrong according to our stan
dards of decency and goodness.
We were sincere in fighting this
war, we don't intend to see the prin-
ciples we won used by some for their
own gain and denied to the others.
Mr.. Bruce, The Peoples Voice is
doing wonderful job in presenting
to the public so many things that most
of the other newspapers will not print.
1t deserves every bit of support it
can get and here's wishing you and
The Peoples Voice a successful New
Year.
Very truly yours,
SGT. LYLE L. MANNING,
Hqs, 18th Fighter Command,
APO 1899 % PM,
San Francisco, Calf.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-01-11
THE ISSUE OF STATES RIGHTS
AND COMPANY MALARKY

tel as recreation center is an act
of benevolence by the company toward
its employees. There may be some
of course, who will say-isn't the com
pany just grand! But the vast major
ity are too blase, too worldly-wise,
also company-wise, to fall for the ma
larkey. So just let the matter go for
what it is-something that the COM
pany is not going to lose money on.
Incidentally, we have receive ten
tative invitation to present our hum
BILE person at the grand opening. But
we have wisely declined, because our
irrepressible geniality might be mis-
construed. They might even think we
are dumb.
"A. c. M.-The cheapest big cor
poration in America.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-01-11
Working 1t Out
CONTINUED from Page one)

dealt in detail with some of the gen
eral detectives of the declaration, in
particular, and discussed formal re-
commentator with regard to the spe-
cific methods to be promoted for full
employment.
The most interesting committee and
the most interesting subject on the
agenda dealt with methods of promot-
ing full employment in the recover
sion period. Many of the specific
measures recommended are along sim
liar lines of those embodied in the full
employment bill now in congress of
the United States. 1t was with consid-
cradle pride that the American gov
eminent delegates, Senator Ebert
Thomas and myself, were able to say
in the sessions that the United States
government had already made prog
ress in this line.
Another important subject and COM
mittee was that for the establishment
of minimum standards Of social policy
in Dependent Territories. This COM
mittee was most interesting and often
struck into deep prejudices and old
practices that are unfair to the peo-
pie living and working in colonial
areas and in backward territories, de-
pendent upon and under control of the
modern industrial countries and their
nationals The work of this commit
tee, however, was done in the realiza-
ton that the native people of all sorts
of backward areas must be given OPP
portunity for a good life, and that So
cial policy of civilized nations must be
against their exploitation. There was
a general desire to take significant
step in this field at this conference.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-01-11
the Montana lumber industry.

the Montana lumber industry.
James d. Graham, executive presi
dent of the State Federation of Labor
was instructed by the motion adopted
to place the full strength of the State
Federation of Labor behind the Lum
Der and Sawmill Workers. It is un'
derstood that affiliated local unions
of the State Federation of Labor will
be called on to aid in the drive against
using unfair lumber during the strike
and also to contribute financially to
the strike relief fund of the Lumber
and Sawmill Workers.
Arrangements for the coming joint
convention of the Montana District
Council, Lumber and Sawmill Workers
and the Montana State Council of Car
penters, which will begin at Missoula,
Mont, February 4, are expected to be
concluded in the near future. 1t is
understood that a committee of Mis-
soula Carpenters Local No. 28 and a
committee of the Missoula Lumber
and Sawmill Workers will iron out
the final details within the next few
days.
The District Council executive board
recently took action to pay the ex-
penses of one delegate from each of
its Is affiliated local unions in order
to assure representation from every
local because of the present strike
conditions. From reports available
at the present time, many of the strik-
ing locals are preparing to send full
delegations, however, in spite of the
strike and a satisfactory attendance
is expected.
Relations between these two
branches of the Brotherhood of Car.
penters in Montana have always been
very good, and it is expected to furth.
er cement them at the coming joint
convention.
The Hotel Florence has been an
nounced as convention headquarters
for the Lumber and Sawmill Workers,
and it is anticipated that business SEES
sions will be conducted at the Union
Hall where facilities are available to
conduct the two conventions stimuli
taneously in the same, or in separate,
rooms as desired.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-01-11
By BRUCE SMITH

We've been wondering why the de
emphasizing, or shall we say, side
tracking, of the states'-rights issue
Of course, we suspected all along i
was Just one of those things-a pc
| litical smoke screen put out by the
Republicans, with scattered support
| by some Southern Democrats who re
tain more than the accent of pre-Civil
War days, and who never did concede
that Abe Lincoln was anything more
than a back-woodsman sticking his
nose into other peoples affairs.
We were even sufficiently naive to
think that the states right issue might
be the means of restoring the admin
istration of the business of the State
of Montana to the control of the SOW
ereign CD people of the state. But 1t
was only temporary alteration 1--WE
hope), and now we have our fingers
crossed, suspecting that the issue, in
all its hoary hypocrisy, will be resur.
rected, when and if the senate-house
probers decide whether Roosevelt or
Hirohito bombed Pearl Harbor, and
the daily *Company press passes the
news to the hoi-polloi
AS we've been limiting, and suggest
ing, that the affairs of Montana are
conducted by the *Company through
control of the political machinery of
the state, we have also been consider
ing an apt smile when referring to
the *Company. We thought of two
bitted ak, but that is much too made
quate; so we have settled for a sea-
octopussy with many tentacles.
Now the *Company operating au-
thority is (are) smart So when you
see a *Company tentacle reaching out,
beware; be on guard They all have
an object; they don't reach out just
for the exercise. The object may ap-
pear to be on the surface, like the
benevolent-appearing conversion of
the Thornton Hotel into a recreation
center for its employees.
To be considered, always, in the de-
pany, is taxes-such as excess-profits
taxes, and just taxes. The company
lawyers are paid to protect their mas
ter(s) against the imposition of taxes,
state or national, and they always do
a good job-or else.
No one will object to the company's
legal talent doing something worth
while for the stipend nvolved-they
have to eat, also drink, as others of
The genus homo have to do.
But here is the rub-the averaged
person doesn't like to have his cred
llity imposed upon, to the extent that
he refitting Of the old Thornton Ho-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-01-11
Interdependence-
Continued from Page One)

of eight billion dollars before the war
to 20.6 billions in 1914; or about &c
times as great. To put it another way,
the rise in farm and other prices
which raised living costs made 1t nee
essary for wages to increase. The
fact is that we cannot have major
change in the one segment of our econ
omy without major effect in the
other.
During the reconversion period and
beyond, the major farm problem will
be how to maintain the volume of
agricultural production which was ex-
banded for war purposes, for the mill
tary needs at home and abroad. The
country as a whole will consume more
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-01-11
Columbia Falls, Mont.
December 20. 1915.


Hon. Gov. Sam c. Ford of Mont,
Helena, Mont.
Dear Sir:
We are shocked to read in the press
that you have endorsed the sales tai
as a means of remedying the present
condition of Montanas school finances
You must know that nothing can ever
make the sales tax a just tax because
it takes the biggest proportion from
the income of those who are least able
to pay
According to press reports you made
this statement-"the possibility of OBJ
tanning more revenue from present
sources is remote" We, as citizens
in this state, ask for proof of such a
statement. Has there ever been made
study of the tax structure in Mon
tana? Are there not other possibili.
ties Of revenue? Could we not revise
and reform the existing tax structure
to make it more efficient?
To consider revision and reform
Why do you not explain that House
Bill 10 which passed in 1941 under the
pressure Of corporation interest who
will do anything to build up the state
general fund so that they can keep
their own taxes down robbed the pub
lie school fund for time of million
and half dollars? This bill, as you
know, diverted a number of special
funds from the school fund to the
Of 70 mi no q
share of the individual income tax
from so per cent to 25 per cent Edu-
cation people, who protested when it
was introduced, were reported to have
been won over by the promise that
the loss to the school funds would
be replaced by appropriations from
the general fund. Now even If such
repayment were made, the schools
were placed at a terrific disadvantage
because they were forced to plead with
each legislature for funds which pre-
viously they had been entitled to by
law; and, the corporation interests
need only control a majority of one
house Of the legislature or one COVER
nor to have stranglehold on public
education in Montana
In actuality-the subsequent general
fund appropriations were million and
a half short of the total which the
schools would have received under the
old system of funds ear-marked for
education. The last session of the leg
islature did repay part but the fund
is still more than half million short
at time when greater expenditures |
are essential to an adequate education
program.
Another reform that should be con- |
sidered is that the income from state
school land be restored to fair and |
just level Immediately, and that some
indemnity be paid by the users of
those lands if it is legally possible, for
the years in which they have profited
by this outright subsidy at the expense
of our Montana schools.
Another possible remedy would be a
seven-mill levy for higher education
when the present millage tax expires
in 1948. Still another could be a prop
erty tax levy for state purposes.
Only two years ago we were being
told by you, governor, what excellent
shape the state finances were and ac-
cording to the Montana Taxpayers AS
sociation's bulletin of as late as De-
cember 1913, Miss Ireland states that
school finances were rather well off. !"
Will you explain the sudden concern
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-01-11

DISGUISE yourself as you may to
your fellow men, if you are honest
with yourself conscience will make
known your real character and the
one always knows it.
-Payson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-08-29
Time Now To Seed
Winter Cover Crops

The time for seeding winter
crops is now" f. w. Workman. chair
man OF the Vance county AAA COM
mittec. IS urging farmers. From
September to October Is are rood
seeding dates for the Piedmont sec
tiur. he stated.
Crops such as Austrian winter
peas. crimson clover. ryegrasS and
Ncicn serve as protective cover
and also store food elements that
make Tor bigger and better spring
crops. 1hCy decrease lcG. hing. pre-
vent erosion, help maintain soil or
Ganlc matter. fun iSh winter grazing
during the period when permanent
pastures are not producing and man
utactur" and distribute nitrogen.
Explaining the distribute of nj
r"%cn further. Mr.. Wurthim state 4
that winter icgumcS take the nitro
gen from the air and put i; in a
form available !cr plant use. thus
decreasing the amount of commercial!
nitrogen necessary for rcNt years
crop.
Farmers who have indicated on
their farm plan their intentions to
plant these crops this fall are eli
g.blc 10 purchase seed with the gov
crnmcnt paving Il part of the cost
Orders may De placed at the hNA Of
lice. il was stated.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-08-29
Hunt Circus
Is Popular
WithCrOWds

Tight wire walkers. trapcze art
lists, clowns. trained dogs and horses
and jumbo elephants I'LL were here
last night as Hunt Brothers circus
performed under the big top al Mis-
tlctoc Heights.
Large numbers of men, women ara
children alike crowded into the main
tent for the evenin. performance
and were treated to dazzling circus
acts rs haven't been Seul here sine"
before the war. The features wcr"
surprisingly good for Il small cir
Gus and the performers didn't lag
fpi Il minute,
Several SidcS:iowS were open alCnG
the midway before and after the
main performance. y Wild West
show participated in by brightly
clad cOwgiris and cowboys was put
on following the regular show
The afternoon performance was
well attended by children Of tho
town. and they were there again
last night in large numbers.
Three jumbo elephants III a clever
oct excluded the numbers and APP
plauSe was great as the performers
made their exit.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-08-29
Opinions On
Taxes Given
By M'Mullan
Nv LYNN NISBET.

Raleigh, Aug. 29.-DigeSt of eight
opinions issued during the first part
OF June by Attorney General Harry
McMullan'S office was released for
the press today. The opinions cover
Il wide range OF activities, with most
attention given To taxation.
1t is held that exemption OF prop
crty from taxation is controlled by
statute and county commissioners
have no authority TO exempt any
items not specifically included i'm the
general statutes.
County commissioners may levy
special taxes for health purposes
when the mo'cy is To be spent I'M
der supervision of the chairman OF
the board and the health officer or
county physician.
There is no time limit specified
within with commissioners must is
size bonds after an election approx
ing them for school purposes.
The game of b!ngo is usually play
cd as L game of chance and is i'm
violation of the stale gambling laws.
(This is the case even when play
ed AT Il church party)
Elective city officers and police
men must be residents Uf the NUM-
cipality they serve. but temporary
removal outside the city limits wher
II is the intent 10 retain voting priv
ilegcs and return does not diSqual-
lily the officer.
Our statutes provide that when
| church property containing 4 ccme-
! terry is sold. or when certain graves
/ have to he removed for enlarge
men; of the hurch. the proper church
| lIIihnTIt hl,rR IN, yiuI,, 60,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-08-29
All Of Faculties
Reported Complete,
Except Only One

Registration of students tomorrow
will mark the beginning Of the fall
term in the white and colOred
schools of Henderson and NGitcC
county. and regular classes will bc
started on Monday.
Special opening exercises will be
held in Henderson high school Fri
day morning Il; O'Clock 10 mark
the start of the term. Transfer stu
dents there registered today, if they
are coming in this year from other
schools for the first time.
On Saturday there will be Il meet
ing of all white teachers Of the city
and county AT the high school, t.
be presided over by Superintendent
E. NJ. Rollins. The meeting will be
followed AT 1890 p. III. by Il picnic
dinner on the school grounds for
the faculty of the schools.
1t was said today that faculties
have been completed in all schools.
with the possible exception OF one
rural teacher. and il was understood
this vacancy had been filled.
Colored children viii attend school
under trying circumstances the COM
ing school year. due 10 the fact that
Central colorcd grade school was
burned last juno e.: one day before
the close They will g tn classes
in temporary quarters provided by
dividing up rooms in various build
ings at Henderson Institute which
rs the colorcd high school iur the
city and county. At That. They will.
have to 60 III two shifts. sc morn-
ing and one afternoon. School au-
thoritieS are hopcfII ncw buildings
san be provided by opening date
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-08-29
Vets Have Credit
But No Farms Are
Available AS Yet

Qualified World War II veterans
who want to buy Gamily-SiZc farms
will have little trouble getting adc-
uuatc credit, but may have plenty
of trouble finding farms which can
De bought nj reasonable prices. lvcy
". Day. N;,cC county supervisor
loi the Farm Security Admin!stra-
ton. SAID today.
Day said that the &C. I. Bill of
Rights makes veterans eligible for
BaukhCdd-JunrS farm ownership
loans on the same basis as tenants.
These loans are repayablc over 10
years at three per cent interest.
Day said Congress appropriated
$50 900. 900 to b. khcad-JuncS loans.
Half that amount is Carmur;cG for
loans 10 veterans.
The veterans big problem will be
To- find farm which can DC bought
a. lis longtime earning capacity
y.Igr." Day said. Unless the Veteran
can lind the right farm at the right
price adequate credit Will do him no
good: nd il may actually do him
BARN i! more is paid Tor farm than
j., Is worth
The .oun;y FSA supervisor said
here are farms Tor sale. but thai:
prices are inflated. The county FSA
advisory committee which Day said
must approve ali farm purchase
loans. has indicated ii will turn
Gown any application to Buy a farm
AZ more than lis earning capacity
value.
Day said tina, he and members of
advisory al ..g s,-l
are local farmers. are helping vet
Grams search for good farm purchase
opportunities.
SO far the pickingS nave been
mighty Slim Day said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-08-29
TWO DRUNK CASES
IN POLICE COURT

Two cases of public drunkenness
were tried in 4 short session of po-
lice court today
Richard 7. Champion. white. was
sentenced IL 80 days. commitment:
u ISSUE any time the defendant i.
found in The city limits after II
O'Clock noon, August 81. COR |.
months. Costs were RENTED.
Prayer for judgment for Will,
Matthews. white. was continued uDol
|. EmCMt Of SIS and costs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-08-29
Hints On Etiquette.

In spite Of shortages of hosiery. il
still is not permissible Tor young
woman To accept gifts of stockings
from casual male acqua ':tanccs. They
are too intimate Il part of the cloth
ing for such gifts io be accepted
in good taste.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-08-29
Schools Of City, County
To Begin Term Tomorrow

Il year hence.
All the 30-odd buses which trans
port children 10 n:d from schools i'll
the city and county have been over
hauled and put into the best condi-
toin possible. All of them are III
rather poor condition. due to age
and log use during the war years,
with very few requirements.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-08-29
Program At Holy Temple.

There will be program at Holy
Temple chm.h, colOrcd. tomorrow
eight ut 8 o'clock. ii was announced
today. The story Of the five wise
virgins and the five foolish virgins
will be dramatizcd. The public is
invited.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-08-29

corporation and used exclusively for
the purpose for which such author
ity was created is subjected only to
such tax assessments as would at
tach to property owned by a cotGty
or municipality.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-18

pointed Washington State 27-26 last week
 Another time honored competi- ton will bring together the Uni versity of Oregon and Oregon State College on the latter's Corvallis field. Oregon State, lodged in third place in the conference race, show cd impressjvely in winning from California last week, 28 to '. On the same day, Oregon was knocked over by Washington, l60. Obvi- cusly Oregon State rates over its greatest rival
 Montana and Washington meet at Seattle in a game that should give the latter it's fifth conference win Montana's scrappy team lost to U.CL.A. last week by 61-7 count.
 Tn CalifornIa'S Big Little Game. . conference match, St. Marys Gaels yesterday downed the Santa Clara Broncs 28-l9, with halfback Herman Wedemeyer carrying the heavy load for the victors
 St. Mafy's 28: Santa Clara l9,
 Detroit 33; St. Louis Universi- tV IA
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-18
FOOTBALL.
 ROUNDUP
BY RUSS NEWLAND


 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1S-Wes- coast footballs titanic battle take place this weekend in Les Angeles Southern Cslifornia's Trojans and the University of California at Las Angeles Brains fighting it out for the championship and the Rose Bowl bid
 Will the undefeated united Bruins make it a clean sweep of their conferense schedule with a win ever their most bitter rivals? or will the once beaten Trojans paste their crosstown adversaries with that well remembered jjinx. Again the answer to these ques- tions will he carved in the Coliseum turf next Saturday before capacity crowd o1 103,000
 The winner gets the title and the chance to parade to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl classic New Years day. Even a tie would put UC.- LA. in
 A far more traditional rivalry will be revived in Berkeley where Stanford and California come to grips for nothing more important han Big Game" honors.
 Stanford has shown better SCOT ing potentialities. Stanford out
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-18
Ap SPORTS
 ROUNDUP

Hawaiian ne man Wedemeyer turned in an All-American perform ance Sunday as he led the St. Marys Gaels to a 28 to 19 victory over the Santa Clara Broncos in a resumption of footballs little big game in San Francisco's Kezar Stadium Wedemeyer and his first string backfield mates watched the first period from the bench as the Broncos piled up a 13 to 0 lead.
 But when Wedey and his aides took to the field, the situation was quickly reversed. Wedemeyer threw a touchdown pass and then ran through the entire Santa Clara team in a 73-yard touchdown dash. The touchdoWns were converted and the Gaels were never again head ed, although in the third period the Broncos did shorten the gap to 21 to l9 for a time.
 The final St. Marys score came when Sub Right Half Paul Grove soampered l9 yards to pay dirt.
 Seventy-five hundred drenched Brooklyn football fans watched the Los Angeles Dons capitalize on the