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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-04

And at the last minute the mails bring word that at least one
party has run into some luck; Capt: Victor P Lance of Southport
writes that Prince G. Melton, J. C. Tilley, I. A. Nudge and Robt. A.
Gotten, all of Fuquay Springs, caught "A large BONITA, u MACKE-
REL and had several hard BARRACUDA strikes while fishing from
his "Moja" during the week. Billy DeCoven, party boat owner is
offering a trip to the Gulf stream t., the first five Wilmington Pirates
hitting a home run, this includes Paul Smith and Gus Britain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-04

z-Batted for Edwards in 9th.
zz-Batted for Higbe in 9th.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22
Metals Workers Nav
Strike A.C.M.
March 81

Indications are that it may be neces.
sary for 1000 members of the Mine
Mill & Smeltermens Union (CIO) to
go on strike against the Anaconda
Copper Mining company March 81, to
enforce wage adjustment demands.
Cities that would be effected are
Butte, Great Falls, Anaconda and East
Helena.
Although strike action was voted
several months ago by the four locals
involved, union officials delayed issu-
ing a strike call until this week when
negotiations broke down as a result
of ACM officials steadfastly maintain
ing that the company was unable to
pay any wage increases.
John Mcleod, union negotiating
committee chairman, in issuing the
strike call, stated that all other differ
ences between the union and the COM
pany had been settled during nego-
tiations except the wage question. The
union is insisting upon increases of
SO per day for underground workers
and $1.50 a day for other employees.
Mcleod stated further that the COM
pany claimed it was not in a posi-
ton to grant increases because of
pending government action on copper
subsidies and uncertainty as to metal
prices on the market.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22

In asking congress to extend the
OPA the delegates expressed the con,
viction that price control is being at
tackled by powerful and shor sighted
interests not concerned in the least
with the economic welfare of the ma
ton as a whole, but solely with imme-
diate profits for themselves; that re-
moval of controls at this time of scar
city would have disastrous effects
upon every wage-earner and farmer
in the nation.
Likewise, it was the unanimous opin-
ion of the delegates that co-ordinated
development of the Missouri Valley
cannot be accomplished under joint
control of army engineers and the bu-
reau of reclamation, with the clashes
of interest which inevitably result be-
tween the two federal bureaus; that
the proposed MVA would provide the
most sound, long-range development
program for the people of the Missouri
Basin.
Attacking the "tax equality" myth
the National Tax Equality association
is currently propagandizing, the Coop
representatives were of the opinion
that "the existing income tax status
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22

of an appropriation of $2,000,00O for
continued construction of the project
and an additional $950,000 for trans
mission lines.
Senator Murray asserted that the
testimony of the representative of the
Montana Power company in opposition
to the appropriation. reminded him
of a statement once made by Lord
Macaulay, the great English historian
statesman, to the effect that: eff it is
to the pecuniary advantage of some
men they would attempt to disprove
the universal law of gravitation."
He went on to say that the opposi-
ton was based upon data which was
prepared before Pearl Harbor and
therefore failed to take into considera-
ton the wartime industrial expansion
Of the Northwest section of the coun-
try.
"They appeared before your commit
tee as representatives of company
which stands to gain financially
through the defeat of any Hungry
Horse proposal, however meritorious,"
the senator stated, although the Mon
tana Power company does not serve
the area which stands to benefit from
this construction"
Power Available not Adequate
The senator told the house commit
tee that there was an immediate mark
ct for power developed at Hungry
Horse. The power now available in the
Kalispell, Montana, area is not ade'
quate to meet even the local demand.
The Montana senator declared that
the testimony of the Montana Power
people indicated Grass unfamiliarity
with the recent leases made by the
War Assets corporation to the Henry
Kaiser interests. "The Kaiser leases"
the senator asserted, will result in
the reopening of the Spokane alum
mum plants which during the war
were the largest power-consuming I'M
its in the Northwest.
Likewise, the Montana Power COM
pany fails to take into account the To-
cal need for power in the Kalispell
area. In the last so days Rural Elec
trification administration has been
forced to turn down applications from
their customers for an additional $50
The local power company
has also turned down additional re-
quests for 800 horsepower. At the pres
ent time, there is not a single horse
power available in Kalispell."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22
Soviet Scientists Harness
New Sugar Source

A new kind of sugar, derived from
the lichen plant, has been developed
by Soviet bio-chemists to help relieve
the acute shortage caused by the nazi
destruction of approximately 80 per
cent of Russia's sugar beet crop, ac-
cording to a Russia relief agricultural
report.
Called polar sugar." this substitute
is already being produced on small
scale, but plants are now underway
to increase production through the es-
tablishment of chain of small refin-
cries.
The conversion process first sub
jects the lichen plants, which grow
in the far northern region of the Kola
Peninsula, to the action of sulphuric
solution. The plants are then changed
into sweet glucose molasses, suitable
for consumption. Finally the molasses
is put through process of centrifu-
galization which tranforms it into crys-
tallin glucose.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22

its effort to pressure congress into
revising tax laws governing Co-ops
Mr.. Nieman pointed out that Co-ops
DO pay income taxes on that portion
of their savings which is not returned
to members and patrons in proper
ton to patronage. Also that Co-ops
and their competitors ARE operating
under an identical set of rules on tax
es, the only difference being that Co
op savings go back to the customers"
or patrons whereas competitors saw
ings or profits, usually do NOT go
back He strongly urged that the del
egates carry on an aggressive cam
paign to clarity the issue of tax equal
ity" with small businessmen and la
Dor alike stating: what you as mem
bers of Co-operatiVes must do is recog-
nize the laborer, farmer and small bus
inessman as being on the same team"
Central Exchange Now Worth
$5,f45,O00
Friday afternoon Central Exchange
General Manager e. A. Syftestad re-
ported that the C.E. had expanded
lIOiu 9IsOVUsbUO DuoAilCSD III iJtV W
$5,145,000 in net worth in 1945. Mr..
Syftestad emphasized that the growth
of the Central Exchange from a capt.
tai of $500 in 1881 to more than SIS
million at the end of last year was
due to the constantly growing farmer
support of C. d. He also pointed out
that the Coop Warehouse in Great
mol 4. IL. &. Ir
the largest of five outlying warehouses
in the west, second only to the main
storage facilities in st. Paul. More
than $1,000,000 in supplies will be dis
tributed from it annually instead of
the approximately S250,000 at present
Refinery Has 100000 Gallons of Gas
Refinery Division Manager Peter A.
Thompson, Billings, reported that the
present supply of gasoline is the best
in the refinery's history. At present
the refinery at Laurel has nine million
gallons of gasoline on hand, 100000
more than were available at the same
time last year.
Other speakers at the Friday ses-
sons included r. B. Danforth man
ager of the C.E. regional branch in
Great Falls; Grain Marketing Special
st G. Perry Meyer, Minneapolis and
DR.. Harold Holland, agricultural econ
omist, Montana State college, Boze-
man. Mayor Fritz Norby gave the
address of welcome with response by
&c. Senior Fieldman Walter Good.
NJ w. Thatcher, manager of the
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22

clubs, listening TO impassioned appeals
to save the Constitution, voted polite,
firm resolutions. The woolgrowers re-
solved, and the Republicans chortled.
But imperceptably the line began
to "give." We began to hear about
1.-THE Missouri Compromise of 1916"
Those feudists, the army and recla-
nation engineers, began, it seems, to
get together apparently Washing
ton" stepped in and gave orders
There was talk about the "Pick-Sloan
Plan" (Pick was of course in Burma.)
Engineering differences, we were told,
had been shelved. A regional plan"
was in the making
The governors of the Missouri
states began to get together: little
comradely meetings of men who by
political geneaology at least have al
ways been "federalists," never States
mostly Republican, you see,
if that label describes anything like
a uniform content any more. And wa
ter experts, along with a sprinkling
of dirt farmers, quietly formed a Mis-
souri, Valley Advisory Commission.
Purely advisory, you know. No viola
ton Of states rights, of course.
Estates Rights, Love YouID
Now the boys come out in the open.
State funds for governors conferences
have Matched conspiracy into bona
fide public corporation: the Missouri
Valley Development Association, Inc.
Says its Lincoln, Nebraska publicity
man, John Quinn: zone region, one
one plan" Mods and bows
to our tried and true" agencies, to
be sure. Obsequious gestures to the
laws of the states, of course. But
planning is the word.
The boys are going to throw every
thing in the book at us. A John Quinn
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22

The recent action of Senator Wheel
er and Governor Ford protesting the
reluctance of the Mexican government
toward permitting its nationals to
come to Montana for sugar beet work,
was strongly condemned by the Ana
conda Mill & Smeltermen's Union at
the unions March meeting, Recording
Secretary Charles Mclean reports.
After a lengthy discussion of the i'm
portation of cheap labor into the state
the membership approved the follow
ing resolution to Senators Wheeler
and Murray and Representatives Mans
field and D'Ewart:
Resolution
Whereas: A news dispatch from Hell
ena. Montana dated February 20, 1916
stating that the sugar beet professors
and growers have requested the Sec
rotary of Agriculture Anderson to re-
quest the war department to keep
1000 war prisoners in this country
and send them to Montana at the war
departments expense to harvest the
Montana sugar beet crop, and
Whereas: The article further stat
ed that Governor Ford and State Ag-
ricultural Commissioner Kruse had to
protest to Washington on the action
of the Mexican government in refusing
to permit any Of their nationals to
come to Montana as laborers in the
beet fields, and
Whereas: We citizens of Montana
who have watched the trend of the
sugar beet industry in this state, real
ize that the Mexican government had
very good reasons for not allowing
their nationals to come to Montana
as they were under-paid, under-house,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22
Farm Labor Offices
In Operation By
April |

BOHEMIAN, March %. - To make
possible the rapid and efficient distri-
button of farm labor from areas hav-
ing surplus workers to localities where
shortages exist, four area offices have
been established in Montana under
the emergency farm labor program and
a fifth is expected to be in operation
by April 1, according to II. l.. Dusen-
berry, state emergency farm labor SUI
pervisor.
The four area offices now in opera
ton are at Billings, Great Falls, Boze-
man and Missoula with the fifth office
to be at Miles City.
Farmers and ranchers in need of
labor are asked to list their needs
with the extension agent or farm la
Dor placement man in their county,
or with the nearest area office, Dusen-
berry said.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22
Surplus War Items
Sale for Vets
Mar. 27-28

More than s1,200,000 worth of new
automotive, machinery and miscellan-
eous items which cost the government
approximately 100000, will be of
fered for sale to Montana veterans in
Butte on March q and %, 1t has been
announced by the Consumer Goods
Division of War Assets corporation.
Included in the 638 automotive and
machinery items earmarked for the
Montana veterans sale are 70 tractors,
rs scraper carry-alls, 26 centrifugal
pumps, 81 jeeps, 100 " ton cargo
trucks, 100 2h ton cargo trucks, rs
truck-tractors, 5-ton, 25 q ton trucks,
rs dump trucks, 81 two-wheel water
trailers, 1,500-gallon water trailers,
snow sled trailers. Also offered for
sale will be so complete carpenters
tool chests, 100 tents and $500 arctic
sleeping bags. All equipment is new
with the exception of the ieeps, which
have been reconditioned, and the
sleeping bags which have been used
The sale, which will start at am
at the Fox Theatre in Butte on March
81, will be conducted from samples,
which will be on display for inspec-
ton on Monday and Tuesday, March
25 and 26 at the War Assets corpora
ton warehouse at $500 S. Montana
street in Butte. Registration of vet
Grams will also be conducted on these
two dates. Admittance to the theatre
for the sale will be by veterans GER
tificate only. Last-minute registration
will be permitted at the theatre prior
to the opening hour of the sale.
Since it is anticipated that the de-
mand for each item will exceed the
stock allotted, distribution and sale
in such cases will be made by lot
Only one major item will be
sold to each veteran. All sales will
be for cash.
Employees of War Assets corpora !
ton will be on hand during the inspec-
ton period to answer all inquiries re-
garding registration and sales pro-
cedure. Sales and contracts will be
on the spot insofar as pos
sible.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22
Million Acres Now
In Crested Wheat
Grass

BOHEMIAN, March 22-Even wheI
figured on conservative basis, crest
ed wheatgrass has added some $4,000,
900 to the annual income of Montana
livestock operators in the little more
than two decades since it was first
made available to them through the
Montana Agricultural Experiment sta
ton.
This evaluation of the winter-hardy
drouth-resistant Siberian forage croI
is contained in a bulletin, DRY Land
Pasture Experiments, just published
by the experiment station.
Ralph M. Williams, superintendent
of the branch experiment station at
Moccasin, and A. H. Post, agronomist
at the home station here, authors of
the bulletin, estimate that at least a
million acres of abandoned crop land
in the state have been regrassed with
crested wheatgrass.
In the dry land pasture experiments
conducted at the Moccasin station
crested wheatgrass pasture produced
an average of 1876 pounds of beef per
acre per grazing season, or about AZ
pounds more beef per acre than good
native pasture.
On this basis the authors of the bull
letin point out that Montana's million
acres of crested wheatgrass pasture
is worth more than s2,000,000 annual
ly to livestock producers.
Copies of the bulletin may be OBJ
tanned through county agents or by
writing the Montana Agricultural Elk
pertinent station, Bozeman, and asking
for Bulletin 431, DRY Land Pasture
Experiments"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22
REA Contracts Let
OnLodge Grass
Westby Jobs

Rue Construction Co. of Fargo, N.D.i
this week was awarded the contract
for construction of 334 miles of REA
lines and installations for the Sheri-
dan Electric Cooperative near west
by. The Rue contract was at the
rate of 81 100 a mile. When completed
the lines will serve 538 consumers.
Construction will begin as soon as
contract approval is received from
Washington, and materials are avail
able, REA Engineer Toivo Karkainen
has announced.
Last week Peter Keiwit and Sons
of Sheridan, Wyo., were the successful
bidders on the REA project of the
Big Horn Electric Cooperative a {
Lodge Grass. The Keiwit bid was
S164,881.38. The Big Horn project in
cludes 1877 miles of lines and installa-
lions. 1t will serve 222 consumers.
Money Allocated To Buy Great
Northern Utility
Almost two million dollars were al
located last week by the REA In
Washington, ID. G., for TWO co-opera-
tives in the Shelby-Cut Bank area. OF
this, $1,000,000 will be used to pur-
chase the Great Northern Utilities Co.
which is being sold under dissolution
orders of the Securities Exchange
Commission.
The REA ALLEGATION are:
Glacier County Electric Cooperative
Cut Bank, Mont, to operate 4O6 miles
of line with 1,795 customers, 1881, 1000.
Marias River Electric Cooperative,
Shelby, Mont, to operate 514 miles Of
line with 1,704 customers. s1,270,000
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22
BY PAUL MEADOWS

BY PAUL MEADOWS
The best friends of the MVA idea
are proving to be the people who have
been thus far its worst enemiesi This
is the state of affairs in the MVA con-
troversy after year and a half of
discussion" Believe it or not, the
situation looks good.
States Rights, Love You'll
The MvA idea, you will agree, is
fundamentally the idea of a regional
plan and of regional planning for the
resource development of the Missouri
Valley. Stripped to its minimum, that
is the idea. For one region, one plant"
the MVA proponents have said. OF
course, not wanting to experiment in
and with such a great region with an
untried and unfamiliar method, the
MVA enthusiasts urged: "Let us use
the highly successful IVA method. 1t
is efficient; it has produced results
acclaimed throughout the Tennessee
Valley and throughout the world, for
that matter. Here is a model for the
Missouri"
But "the powers that be"-most of
them let themselves be counted-said
no. 1t is un-American; un-constitution-
al; a violation of states rights; bu-
reaucratic. These strategists of terror
thought up their worst epithets. They
lined up well-paid orators and editors,
usually available for such purposes.
Down with regionalism!" they shout
ed Montana for Montanansl" PRO
tect Montana waters" - from those
alien Americans, the people of Kan
sas, Nebraska, Missouri.
Estates Rights, Love You'll
That was the line for about a year.
The free, independent press of the
state fell for it," nobody really ex-
pected them to do otherwise. Ladies'
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22
Union CRITICAL OF WHEELER-F0RD
REQUEST FOR MEXICAN WORKERS

I exploited. Disseminated against and
cheated, and
State Following U.S.S.R. Lead
Whereas: In regard to prisoners of
war being sent into this state we de-
plore it as much as the corporation
papers of the state deplore the same
action that Russia is doing, in. using
prisoners of war as slave laborers, and
Whereas: The foundation of the sug-
ar beet industry is built on sand and
in the long run will be a loadstone to
the advancement and development of
the state, and
Whereas: Any industry that depends
upon cheap labor and government sub
sides for its existence does not help
the state or the nation which is
proved by the Southern cotton-grow-
ing states where cheap labor and gov
eminent handouts to the tune of bill
lions of dollars in the last so years
and yet there is not a ray of hope or
light for the cotton growers of the
South, and
Whereas: We do not want This Stu
alton to exist in Montana, and
Whereas: Our Governor Ford and
Senator Wheeler rave and rant about
states rights when it comes in handy
for the corporations in their opposition
to the MVA, and
1925 Million Subsidy
Whereas: Senator Wheeler, in
Washington, is begging the govern
ment for hand-out of some kind or
other and Senator Wheeler introduced
bill in the senate asking for 225
millions of dollars to bring cheap la
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22

of Cooperative Associations is in the
entire public interest.
To combat and clarity the destruc-
tive and misleading campaign of the
NTE.A. the conference also went on
record to send qualified speakers on
the tax question before arranged meet
ings of businessmen and farmers of
the state.
Co-ops Do Pay Taxes
Charles e. Nieman, st. Paul, counsel
for the G.TA, Friday morning brought
before the delegates the earlier sue
cesses the now-discredited N.T.E.A.
had scored through its lobbying and
propaganda activities, and how that
association now was operating through
so-called small business" groups in
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22
Montana Power Opposition To Hungry
Horse Shows Ignorance As To
Needs of Flathead Area

Scoring attempts of private power
lobbyists to block funds for the Hung
ry Horse dam in Western Montana,
Senator James e. Murray, before a
house appropriations subcommittee,
last week urged immediate passage
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22
Coop Managers Renew Support Of OPA,
MVA, at Two-Day Conference
Grain Terminal Association and Central Exchange Officers Report
On Activities of Past Year

Managers directors of Montana cooperatives placed
themselves sody behind extension of the Office of Price Adj
mnstraton authorization of the Missouri Valley Authority
and the continuation of present tax laws governing
ves at the conclusion of woday conference in Great Falls
last SATURDAY.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22
THE REJECTED GETS REVENGE
BY PAUL MEADOWS

writer
considered
Of group subjects
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22
JACKSON DAY DINNERS
IN IL CITIES

Frank Murray, clerk of Montana
supreme court, and state chairman
of jackson Day dinners honoring
the 178th birthday anniversary OF
"OId Hickory" reports that Demo-
cratic groups in II Montana cities
are celebrating the occasion this
week. These cities are: Roundup,
Shelby, Great Falls, Butte, Billings,
Chinook, Hardin, Miles City, Lewis
town, Whitefish, Roman, Livingston,
Malta, Conrad, Wolf Point, Cut Bank
and Missoula.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22
Hungry Horse, Key Project

PRIVATE POWER COMPANIES SABOTAGE HUNGRY
HORSE DAM-"UNIFIED PLAN" BRINGS NEITHER FUNDS
NOR HARMONY - PARTNERS IN MISSOURI BASIN ARE
BATTLERS IN COLUMBIA BASIN - MANSFIELD ASKS
FOR HELP; FORD ON HOT-SPOT - MVA AND eva AT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26
BisNOmeson States Bill
 HoveFoEd TheceFo
 Lists Attractions

Three top names ln the world Of entertainment will head the giant "In Person" holiday stage show playing Friday. Saturday and Sun- day at the State Theater. Hart. ford. Headlining the mighty Tn person" show will be Shcp Fields with his orchestra and his New Music" featuring Bob Stewart, romantic baritone plus an aggre.. gatlon Of outstanding musicians and entertaienrs. Attraction No 2 will be Freddie Bartholomew. M-0-MB fa- mous movie star Of lnnumerable screen hits. in a very entertaining stage presentation. Attraction No. 3 gill be Peggy Mann. lovely singing star Of Your Hit Parade" and Prank slnatra's Radio Shows. Extra added on the bill are Oil Maison with his amazing Monkey Her man" in a hilarious comedy ofier- ing: Smith, Rogers N Eddy. "Those International Nitwits." and many others. The screen attraction will be sweetheart Of Sigma Chi with Eiyse Knox. Phil Began and Fran. kie carle and Band.
 The State Theater. Hartford. VII present two Special New Years Ev' stage shows on Tuesday, Dec. 3ist- the first performance beginning al s:3O P. NJ. and the second at l: Midnight. Reserved seats are nov on sale for the two-hour midnight show. and may be secured by mail by phoning Hartford 7-7o84 or 2-265. or by applying in person at thu managers office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26
Odd FelIoLUs Unit Elects Officers

Election of officers will be held at a meeting of Ansantawae En- campment. odd Fellows. tonight al 8 o'clock at odd Fellows Hall. Chief Patriarch Albert Lange will p re- side.