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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15
MVA Supported By
Discussion
Group

The Falls Discussion club of Great
Falls, Montana, has devoted number
of meetings to a thorough study of
the benefits our region would derive
from the establishment of Missouri
Valley Authority, reports Mrs. June
A. Hams, club secretary.
Through the recent discussion of
full employment the following points
were decided upon:
Public works would only be stop
gap for the employment problem in
this area. That new industry was
needed and an MVA was the needed
opportunity for industry. We could
have in the Great Falls area:
1. Wooden mills,
2. Leather goods (25 per cent be
processed in our territory
9. Lumber and logging,
4. Profitable fisheries
5. We could further the development
OF such known deposits as iron.
1--WE have open mine deposit near
Conrad and Iron Mountain near
Monarch),
6. Vast phosphate deposits,
z. Aluminium clay,
s. Coal eastern Montana has vast
coal deposits).
An MVA would offer an unlimited
opportunity for industry and would
stimulate growth of present industries
through the production of cheap hydro
electric power.
There would be reforestation under
an MVA. 1t releases the total benefits
of the rivers waters and all other
sources of the region to the people.
The secret of the success of the
Missouri Valley Authority would be
the feeding of one department on an
other for the continued growth of
the entire region Mans capacity to
build for life, democracy and man
would make life richer as the physical
setting of mans life would be inn
proved and there would always be an
attitude of optimism through more
assured economic security for all
classes Of people.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15
Montana Women's Group
Strongly Supports
Price Control

ton conference support continued fed
eral legislation for equitable price con-
troll on basic commodities such as
food, clothing and shelter, as being
essential to the common good and to
sustain prosperity during the period
of readjustment
That we stress the use of consumer
education as an anti-inflation meas
ure, and to this end encourage the
organization and use of public for
ums; maintain a speakers bureau;
promote publicity through press, ra-
dio and movies to keep an informed
public alert and competent to recog-
nize and combat inflationary trends
through united, intelligent, democrat
ic action.
Cost-of-Livine Comparison
Are we going ahead? Are we going
to hold the line? Everyone is very
familiar with the comparison of cost
of-living in two wars. We find cost-of-
living up about 81 per cent as COM
pared with 10S per cent after the last
war. We have not completely held the
line, but we have done very WELL"
thus spoke Mrs. Edward P. Costigan,
of the OPA regional consumer office,
Denver, in the keynote address of the
conference.
Mrs. Costigan also discussed the
value of the rent control program,
housing for three million married vet
Grams, and other points of the over
all price picture.
In concluding her address she spoke
with degree of optimism. prefixed
with a warning note, stating: 1--WE
have proved our democracy. We have
proved willing to point 1t is a good
deal like a crusade; but time is run
ming short. Forces are stronger than
ever before, brought about by pres
sures, which are trying to remove all
controls"
Ninety Per Cent Reconverted
Donald J. Erskine, educational spe-
cialist of the OPA office in. Denver.
in his address Cooking forward"
warned against a psychology of de-
featism" on the part of those who
figure initiation is inevitable. He was
Of the opinion that if strong controls
we're continued our inflationary spiral
may be about at the peak at the pres
snt time.
Erskine did much to knock into a
cooked hat the NAM plea that OPA
was holding up reconversion, by quot
ng from a recent report issued by
Paul G. Hoffman of the Committee for
Economic Development Mr. Hoffman's
report stated that C. E. D. research
found that in the five months since
VI Day American industry had eff
fected more than go per cent of it's
by January.
The speaker also nailed down an
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15

start of campaign to write a sales
tax law into the books next session.
Uncalled For
Such a tax is uncalled for and un-
necessary" James d. Graham. presi-
dent of the Montana federation, said
today "a sales tax is desired only
for the purpose of shifting the tax
burden upon those who can least af-
ford to pay it,"
Pointing out that previous conven-
tions of the state federation have in
structed officers to oppose any sales
tax legislation, Graham, in behalf of
the executive board, today added:
"The membership of the Montana
Federation of Labor is urged to be on
guard and to do everything possible
to defeat any candidate for the legis-
lature, or for any other public office,
who advocates a sales tax"
Twenty-three states now have sales
tax legislation, the usual take" being
or 3 per cent of the retail value.
Montana, Idaho and Oregon, of the
Western states, so far have failed to
join the parade.
Members of the state board of equal
ization revealed today that some study
of possible revenue from such a tax
had been made during the depression
but that these figures are out of date
and it would require new research
to prepare a report that might be of
value to legislators if sales tax bill
is introduced
A sales tax is regarded as almost
certain to come up for discussion, and
probably for vote, in the 1947 legis-
lature because the assembly to be
named next November will have to in
itiate legislation for the support of
the Greater University when the pres
ent ~ mill levy expires in 1850.
Double Present Levy
1t is understood school heads will
submit figures showing a need for
doubling the present levy on property
or acquiring revenue from some other
sources Great Falls Tribune.)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15
Huge Amount of Funds To Be Available
For Montana Highway Construction

Approximately s4S,000,O0O of feder-
al and state funds may be available
for primary and secondary highway
construction in Montana during the
next three years, State Highway Engi-
neer Howard W. Holmes advised The
Peoples Voice this week.
The federal-aid portion of these
funds, with the exception of some
money allocated before the war, was
authorized under the 1914 Federal
Highway act. 1t is anticipated that the
present congress will make the neces-
sary appropriations to implement the
1914 act
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15

Continuation of federal price control
was vigorously endorsed by represen-
tatives of more than so Montana wom-
ems organizations at the Montana
Anti-Inflation conference held in Hell
ena Saturday, March 9.
Although strongly worded talks by
representatives of certain financial
and business interests of the state
urged the delegates to recommend the
end of controls, the representatives
by overwhelming votes passed the fol
lowing anti-inflation resolutions:
Resolved, That the members of res
olutions committee of this Inti-Infla-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15

Regarding the scope of the postwar
highway program, and the planning
that has been done by the highway
department, Mr.. Holmes stated 1--WE
have set out to accomplish a program
in keeping with the 1914 act That act
authorized appropriation of federal
matching funds to the equivalent of
$4S,000,0 900. That is the objective and
we are scheduling our work program
accordingly"
Primary System Nears Completion
At the present time there is approx
imately $500 miles of oil-paved high
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15
ANSWERS THE NAM

The NAM is calling upon its pencil.
pushers all over the nation to swamp
congress with letters in favor of in
flation. You can answer the NAM by
writing to your senators and congress
men to extend the OPA for another
year, to continue food subsidies. and
to curb the inflationary boom in real
estate, including the hike in farm
rentals.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15

then be made on whether or not an
appeal will be filed
Miss Eastman's case has attracted
state and nationwide attention be-
cause of the obviously unfair proceed
IRE of the Helena senoof board IN its
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15

There will be an important dis
trict meeting of the Farmers I'm
ion at Wolf Point on Saturday,
March 23rd. The meeting will
start at 10 Am.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15

to terminate her services aft
er seven years of eminently satisfac-
tory work as teacher in the Helena
High school, without stating any rea-
son for it's action. Organized labor in
the state ascribed the action of the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15

start of a campaign to write a sales
tax law into the books next session.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-06-07

the League, the new plan has been
worked out by J. G. Pchae. chief
u tho Veterans Administration Di-
vision ~ Vocational Rehabilitation
and Education, s. X. Lowe, chief u
the training facilities section. and
the Urban League office. u. q.
Watson has been assigned 10 work
full time in this area 10 obtain job
confederation for disabled Negro
veterans.
Disability Placement
The responsibility for the train
ing and placement u disabled vet.
Grams will be the prime considera-
ton of the program, ard this will
include aiding veterans with ten
per cent disability,
Although the Veterans Admins
tration assumes no direct TeEpOnai.
bility for nOn-diEhbled veterans,
their registration with the Urban
League, and the subsequent testing
of their abilities 10 determine their
qualifications for jobs requested,
will be Of value In the overall plan
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-06-07
Police Probe
Women Motive
In Shooting

Reginald Hopwood, 35 years old,
5l2 Carroll Ave. who was shot
shortly before midnight Sunday,
June 2, in a st, Paul tavern, was
in such serious condition Mt Ancker
hospital Wednesday, that he was
unable to give police n coherent
account of the cause of the shoot
ing.
Meanwhile, police were holding
in custody Jimmy Smith, 5l3 w.
Central Ave-, who allegedly shot
Hopwood with a .3S caliber pistol
in Walkers tavern at Western and
Carroll, Sunday night. Although
detectives were seeking an uniden-
tilted woman who may have been
the cause Of an argument leading
to the shooting, Smith had, up until
Tuesday, given no reason for walk
ing up to Hopwood in the tavern
and firing one bullet into his body.
After shooting Hopwood, who is
well known in the st. Paul COM
munity, Smith is said to have fed
from the tavern. Hopwood collaps-
ed TO the floor.
Detectives cruising in a squad
car shortly after the shooting
spotted Smith at Western and
Rondo. As they leaped from the
car, the latter fled, and the de-
tectives fired three shots at him.
Later, police found Smith again
at Western and Rondo, this time
being beaten by members Of a large
crowd that had gathered. Accord
ing to reports, Smith had threaten
ed the crowd with his revolver.
Although Smith refused to give
a reason for the Hopwood shoot
ing, police, acting on information
obtained from other sources, were
seeking the woman.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-06-07

WV AHNAtNt WI WV fANSN
girls, and resides at 900 Rondo Ave.
a long history OF employment
in the packinRhousc industry in
South St. Paul, and In other meat
packing Centers In tho northwest,
makes Dixon n qualified spokesman
on the problems Of packinRhouae
workers, As n member Of the anti
discrimination committee Of Local
I, he has been working 10 elimi-
nate discrimination against minori-
ties In his plant.
AZ the district convention held
last month IN South NJ. Paul,
UPWA locals In four states went
ON record for the organization Of
committees within each union 20
cOm bat discrimination against
members because Of nationality,
race. creed or political belief. This
II one Of the resolutions being pre-
scented 10 the International con-
Vcntl0R by the unions In District
2.
BeSidcs being active In Local 4,
he contributed many hours Of
work on the mass meeting for tho
Columbia, Tennessee victims and
other activities Of the sc. Paul
Branch Of the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement Of Color
ed People.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-06-07

JAmbD NJ DbDN
ministTatiOn has been one Of the
most efficient and successful In the
life Of the Mil City lodge.
However, exalted ruler elect
Hudson Ii immensely popular, hay-
ing served "a esteemed leading
knight for six years. In that 81.
fee he achieved n reputation for
tireless devotion 10 his post, chief
duty of which was calling on the
sick and disabled members Of the
lodge.
Hudson came 20 Minneapolis
from Des Moines IN 1893, and has
been a trusted employee ~ SnydsTs
Drug Co., since that time.
He ig married and lives In his
own home 1T bO7 Bryant Ave. ~.
Other officers elected were Jed
Crews, ESTEEMED leading knight;
Luther Davis, loyal knight:
Edward Green, JF., lecturinR
knight; George Warrington was re-
elected Esquire by reclamation as
waz the tylGry Arthur Lyons.
Benjamin Fields was renamed
inner guard and ChaE. DE La Comp
son, for many years financial sec
Rotary, was reelected.
Elected delegates 10 the grand
lodge In Buffalo, n. Y, In August
we're James Hudson, Cecil q. Tay-
I0r and ]. W. Pate.
Five delegates we're named 20
attend the midwest Elks cOnven-
ton at Waterloo, Iowa. They are
Hudson, Taylor, Rev. l.. r. Ash.
ford, Charles Smith and jerome
Crockett.
J. W. Pate, grand district deputy,
conducted Monday nights elections.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-06-07
'Golloping Dominoes'
Results in Gollop
To Iuil for Seven

A game Of "gallopinR dominoea"
resulted In police arresting seven
st. Paul men on gambling chnrgea,
Saturday night, June 1. after q
raid on an alleged gambling house
in n building nj the rear Of 800
Rondo Ave.
Floyd Smaller, 20 years old, 912h
Rice st., and Elvester Sowell, az
years old, 0l8 Eleventh Ave, Min.
neapolis, admitted operating the
house. Sowell was released on 800
bail.
AlsU arrsstud in tho raid and
charged with being in IA gambling
game are Columbus Perkins, AZ
years old, 22l Rondo Ave; Henry
Buck, 28 years old Of b7s ~. An
thony Ave, and Raymond Kennedy,
81 years old, 4l6 Rondo Ave.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-06-07

TO move to the rear Of the bus
when ordered by the driver TO do
so.
In reversing the decision Of the
Virginia court, the Supreme Court
ruled that the Virginia seRrega-
ton law imposed an undue burden
on interstate commerce.
Six judges agreed in principle
that the statute was invalid.
Justice Rutledge eOncurred In
the result. Separate eOncurring
opinions were written by Just
ice Hugo l.. Black and Justice
Felix Frankfurter. The lone
dissenter was Justice Harold
III. Burton. Justice Robert II.
Jackson, who IL the chief Ameri-
can prosecutor at the Nurem-
berg trials Of war criminals,
took no part in the e0nsidera-
ton or decision Of the ease.
The court adopted the principle
that state legislation is invalid IL
IL unduly burdens Commerce in
matters where uniformity IL nee
complimentary in the eonSti-
tutional sense in accomplishing a
permitted purpose.
Applying this principle. Justice
Stanley r. Reed, who delivered the
courts opinion, said:
Change Necessary
"0n appellants journey, the
statute required that she sit in
designated seats in Virginia.
Changes in seat designation might
be made at any time during the
journey when necessary or proper
for the comfort and convenience Of
passengers
This occurred In this instance.
Upon such change Of designation,
the statute authorizes the operator
Of the vehicle TO require, az he did
here, amy passenger 20 change his
or her seat a. II may be necessary
or proper
ing must II necessary repeatedly
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-06-07

the University School OF Nursing
in 1882. Al the June II exercises,
she will also receive her certificate
of public health.
Following her graduation from
the University In 1882, Miss Nc
HE was staff nurse at Flint
Goodrich hospital In New Orleans.
La, and worked as u nurse for the
city at the Herman KEEPER tuber-
culosis hospital in Detroit, Mich.
She has served at various times on
the nursing staff Of University
hospital and General hospital in
Minneapolis.
In addition TO her administrative
duties at Tuskegee, she will act az
instructor Of nursing classes there.
She will leave Minneapolis on July
Is, 10 drive 10 Tuskegee, visiting
friends in various cities en- route.
Miss Nellie will assume her duties
on August /. A member Of Eta
chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha soror-
ity at the University Of Minnesota,
she Is the daughter Of John l..
Nellie, ST., Of Minneapolis.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-06-07

shift seats while moving in Virgil
MIA to meet the seating require
ments Of the changing passenger
group. On arrival at the District Of
Columbia line, the appellant would
have had freedom 70 occupy any
available seat and so 20 the end Of
her journey"
To appraise the weight Of the
burden Of the Virginia statute on
interstate commerce, the court con-
sidered related statutes Of other
states as important in showing the
cumulative effects which make local
regulation impracticable.
Ten Demand JimcrO
As argued by counsel for Mrs.
Morgan, the court pointed out that
eighteen states prohibit racial seq
regatiOn on public carriers while
ten require separation on buses.
The Alabama jim-cro bus law APP
plies specifically 70 interstate pas
sengers but excerpts interstate pas
senRers with through tickets from
non-j jim GRO states.
After referring 10 the conflicting
definitions Of Negro and white
persons for purposes Of carrying
out bus Jim Gro laws. Justice Reed
said:
The inteTfeFencsa To inter
state commerce which arise from
state regulations 81 racial as
seciati0n on interstate vehicles
has long been recognized. SGch
regulation hampers freedom Of
choice IN selecting AseommOda.
ton. The recent changes In
transportation brought about by
the coming Of automobiles does
not seem 81 great significance In
the problem. People Of all races
travel today more extensively
than In 1878 when this Court
FIRST passed upon state regulation
Of racial segregation In com
meTce.
A. no state Law can reach be-
yORa iIs own border nor bar
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-06-07

II was n we'll planned and exc
cuted campaign that this post, less
than six months old. carried to the
convention under the leadership Of
Alex Jordan. commander,
The first step was inauguratod
when Charles Blackburn, and Orrin
Hall. Jr., representatives Of the
post at the Ramsey County Coun.
Gil, urged the body To give Dorie
Miller Post adequate representa-
ton on Legion convention COM
mitteeS.
"A n result. Charles Blackburn
was named to tho important resolu-
tons committee.
FETC Introduced
When the FErC resolution was
presented, opposition Immediately
developed. II was not an opposi-
ton that was born Of bigOtry, hut
departure from two legion Gus
toms nf long standing. II had al
ways been the policy of the legion
to walk softly where any issue was
apt 10 create warning camps. In
its zeal to retain It's non political
NElNtNs W hNN Ntfii NNAtNItlhlY w
avoid any question that might take
On political color, In the commit
tee room, Charles Blackburn faced
this wo-pronGed opposition alone,
That he acquitted himself well,
first came to this writer when IN re-
cess gossip with n member ~ the
committee, the subject of Black
burns mRncuvCring was discussed.
The consensus seemed To hC among
the rest Of the committee, most of
whom were World War ! vets,
that blackburn had used now
approach In dealing with problems
Of such controversial nature.
That his methods were succeas-
ful was demonstrated by the fact
that the resolution was reported
out Of the committee favorably,
and was passed without dissent
ing vote.
Job Measure Passed
A resolution urging the Legion
body to take stand on full en-
plnyment, and minimum wages was
also passed.
The Veterans DiEfranchiaomcnt
Resolution, sponsored by Baker
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Wiley, Prof, q. VI, Stephenson,
Prof, A. G. Krey. Prof. Tremalne
Mcdowell and Margaret =. Hard
ing, director Of the University
Press.
As far as In known Mrs. Rus
sell Is the first Negro 10 receive
n writing fellowship from tho Uni
veTsity ~ Minnesota.
a native Of Minnesota, she did
her first writing on the old Twin
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-06-07

and told Mrs. Lewis and the
stranger that the wallet contained
$1,000 which he volunteered to
split IL Mrs. Lewis would promise
not to tell anyone. He also said
that he needed a little money"
right away, and would like to bor-
row $4OO from Mrs. Lewis, and
$500 from the first stranger she
had met. The second man is sup
posed to have taken the money to
a MIR. Scott located at Fifth and
Hennepin.
Was Told To Wait
Mrs. Lewis was told to go on
to a show and wait until pm,
when she would be contacted at
the new postoffice and given $700.
Before that time. Mrs. Lewis met
her sister, Myrtle Lewis, as she
was coming from work, and the
latter, after hearing the story, told
her she had been swindled.
One Of the men is between 40 and
IS years old, five feet eleven inches
tall, with pimples on his skin. He
was wearing glasses, a blue suit,
gray hat, and black shoes. His
companion was very tall, thin, was
wearing a gray tweed suit, a gray
hat. and brown shoes.
Eugene Bernath, captain Of de-
tectives, issued n warning Monday,
to all citizens about taking up with
strangers who accost them on the
street.
Anytime someone contacts you
and makes you believe you can get
something for nothing, get in touch
with the police Immediately"
Bernath also issued a warning
about picking up and drinking with
strangers in taverns and bars
Its dangerous to pick up
strangers in beer parlOrs and Ia
verns. Every Sunday morning. the
police have at least half a dozen
cases involving people who have
picked up strangers. and ended up
losing their billfOlds."
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-06-07

Of placement Of Negro veterans.
SeAbron said Tuesday: - vet
eTAn may be interested In q par
ticular occupation, yet he may
not have the necessary aptitude
and ability TO al the job. The
Veterans Administration at
tempts. through vocational guild
ance and testing, 10 determine
whether or not n veteran should
qualify for the Job in which he IL
interested.
Reasonable Responsibility
"If a n0n-disabled veteran quail
fes for n job after he has been
tested, the Urban League industrial
department will assume a reason
able amount Of responsibility for
placing him In his work"
SeabTOn stated that the main
difference In the actual carrying
out Of the program, will be that the
Veterans Administration assumes
direct responsibility for placing dis
abled veterans in jobs.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-06-07
Ames Elects
James Hudson
Exalted Ruler

In n surprise vote Monday night
AmeS Lodge Of ElkS Of Minneapolis
elected James Hudson exalted ruler.
He defeated Cecil g. Taylor, in
cumbent, by n margin Of 20 votes.
The election drew tho largest mum
her Of members In lodge history,
old members claim.
Hudson'E victory over Taylor was
an upset because the lAtter's Rd-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-06-07

be added to the staff on that date.
A record librarian, medical stenog-
rapher, registered dietitians, reg
istered technicians and other per-
sonnet will also assume duties July
l.
Bradley, who attended grade and
high school in st. Paul, majored
in chemistry at Hamline UNIVERSE
ty in st. Paul, and also attended
the Northwest school of Technol-
ogy in Minneapolis, where he
studied x-ray.
He is married to the former Ter
lima James, daughter Of Mrs.
Joseph Maxwell, 1921 Fourth Ave.
So, Minneapolis.