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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17
State Penitentiary At DeerLodge Badly In
Need Of Repairs and Modernization

There is no classification of prisoners,
except by vague, rule-of-thumb meth
cd, and there is little time per indi-
vidual prisoner for even that much
attention. The "trusty' system, if I'M
accompanied by other prison practices,
has been severely condemned by many
prison specialists; but it is used at
Deer Lodge, primarily for reasons of
institutional economy. To be sure,
some efforts, not standardized, are
made to utilize merit" awards.
Except for solitary confinement, cor
poral punishment, it is stoutly main
tanned, is not administered at Deer
Lodge. However, the prisoners are sus-
piciously docile. Perhaps, of course,
their docility can be attributed in part
to their diet, which is monotonously
free of green stuff and replete with
starches. Psychiatric or psychological
treatment, it should be added is ap-
parently unheard of by the members
of the prison staff.
The state planning commission has
allocated some funds for building adj
ditions and repair. The latter are very
urgently needed. But if there is no
change in the general program at
Deer Lodge-and such a change as is
really required would necessitate more
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17

teacher may be or the years of service
and never told by the school trustees
the reason for dismissal?
Conventions of organized labor are
conducted differently. Resolutions are
presented and debated, sometimes
heatedly, differences of opinion and
ideas clash, but no one is out of a job
for expressing an honest opinion.
Mr.. Moe states in his article in The
Peoples Voice referring to a public
hearing on house bill No. IS, in the
last session of the legislature, which
amended the Teachers Retirement act,
"Since the hearing was held, three
days after the deadline for introducing
bills, Mr.. Graham's proposal of con-
stitutional amendment appeared to us
as a sham and an attempt to destroy
teachers retirement in Montana"
A Daniel Comes to Judgment
When did EN- p" acquire the
knowledge and wisdom to be able to
judge any one of being a sham?
"Em P" should read the parable of
the blind man trying to lead the blind.
In case he does not know where to
find it, it is herewith quoted: "And
why beholdest thou the mote that is in
thy brothers eye, but perceivest not
the beam that is in thine own eye?
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17
Materials Demands
Enormous, Says
Jerry Locke
Montana Office Has Passed
On so Applications In
Last Is DAYS

| HELENA, May left a sufficiency
of material is to be provided for the
Veterans Housing program, now un
der way locally and nationally, there
must be a very sharp curtailment OF
non-housing construction" Jerome G.
Locke, Montana manager for Civilian
Production administration, said today
Mr.. Locke continued, Apparently
building materials are being produced
at a rate in excess of production dur
ing any prewar year. However, de-
mand is enormous, and seemingly
about double the supply With GER
tain limited exceptions, such as 'evic-
tons and hardship cases, no applica.
ton for non-housing construction can
be authorized, if we are to keep with.
in Veterans Preference housing ma
terial requirement"
The Montana office of OPA was
opened April Both and has since passed
on so applications. Construction to the
amount of $613,004 has been author.
lied. Applications for $36S,60O have
been denied. In addition to these form
al denials, application for $3.50 of
construction have either been volun-
tarily postponed in presentation, with
drawn, or reduced in quantity, by ap-
plicants. Applications for $930,000 of
construction are now pending for ac-
ton. Many of these are awaiting furth-
er information or conferences with the
builders.
Healthy Spirit of Cooperation
Manager Locke commented "On the
whole, find healthy and commend
able spirit of cooperation. The extent
and effectiveness of this is amazing
when you take into account the fact
that needs for curtailment are not
fully understood over the state. Like
wise, the dreams of business expan-
sion and more efficient facilities, have
been shaping into definite plans, for
nearly five years past. Most of the
1eferment, that must now be made,
can be nothing less than very disap-
pointing to progressive individuals and
who had perfected their
plans"
Certain general rules, have been laid
Town, nationally, as aids in applica-
lion of the legal principle that ap-
proved applications must be essen
.iaP' and "non-deferrable." To be con-
sidered essential the completed prof.
ect must provide:
1. The production of a product de-
,lared critical by CPA, or
2. The elimination of a local short !
lge of employment opportunities
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17
By L. A. CHAPLIN,
Denver Post Staff Writer.

FONTANA, N. c., April 29.-When
congress in 1888 gave the Tennessee
Valley Authority a mandate to develop
the resources of the Tennessee river
in seven states, no one apparently had
given any serious consideration to the
recreational possibilities of this area.
Now it is apparent to everyone that
in creating a chain of lakes approx
mately $50 miles long to provide cleo
trio power control floods and aid nav
igation, the IVA also has created a
new national playground which may
yield a tourist "crop" more valuable
than any other source of income in
the valley, except agriculture.
The 22 lakes created by dams built
or owned by IVA have more than 49,
900 miles of shore line, more than the
shore lines of the Atlantic and Pacif-
ic coasts of the United States COM
bined The lakes vary from seven to
1874 miles in length.
Lakes in Wooded Hills
Except along the lower river, the
lakes are nestled among wooded hills
where the dogwood, empress and To-
Gust trees now are in full bloom.
James P. Pope, one of the three di-
rectors of IVA, says there are more
than 5000 pleasure boats on the va
rious lakes now, in spite of restrictions
on the building of such craft during
the war; You see them in large num-
bers at such places as Guntersville,
Ala, Chattanooga and Norris lake,
north of Knoxville. Most of them are
locally owned but l saw one from Mi
ami, Fla
All but two of the iva lakes are
open to year-around fishing and the
story behind that is that IVA biolo-
gists discovered, when the lakes were
subject to closed seasons, many of the
fish were dying of old age.
Impressive Catches
The strings of fish you see anglers
carrying from the lakes are impress
sive. At first IVA had the idea peri
odic restocking from hatcheries would
be necessary to maintain good fishing
but now IVA merely sees to it that
lake plants upon which fish thrive
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17
CoaIMining Should Become
Public Utility, Asserts
Patton of NFU
Operator-Miner Dispute Is National Calamity:
President Should Seize and Operate
Mines Pending Negotiations

1900 that coal miners and other work
ers of the nation may receive their
just due in the way of health and
safety insurance.
There is no doubt whatever that
the strike of the coal miners has
brought about national emergency.
The president should act at once to
take over the mines and let the work
ers and management continue their
negotiations under government opera
ton
From all over the country reports
are reaching me of difficulties that
can well turn into national disaster
unless action is taken. From North
Dakota comes reports of grain eleva-
tors closing, of threatened discontinu-
ance or transportation of farm prod
ucts, and numerous other Interrupt
lions of normal activity From Wiscon-
sin comes the report that many of the
dairy processing plants of that state
must close down this week unless
elsewhere.
''In the face of such a threat as this,
there is no doubt that immediate and
drastic action is necessary. Govern
ment seizure worked we'll during the
war. There is no reason why it can
not work now.
Moreover, l urge that congress pro-
coed at once to the enactment of S.
1906, embodying the presidents health
program, in such form as to give the
miners their justified due in the way
of health and safety protection, and
that the Social Security act be amend
ed to provide for full retirement bene
fits for miners at so.
Miners Need Additional Health and
Safety Protection
"In view of the fearful record of the
mines, there can be no doubt that the
need additional health and
safety protection, and it is well known
that the nature of their occupation
calls for early retirement. In view of
the extent to which their work is vest
ed with a public interest-as is dem
onstrated by the present crisis-it
seems to me but simple justice that
these minimum conditions of work
should be accorded them by public ac-
ion.
For that matter, I think the time
las come when the nation should Sc
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17
By PAUL MEADOWS

Sometime ago the present writer
visited the Montana state prison at
Deer Lodge. Warden Henry very kind
ly gave two hours of his time to guide
a tour and to discuss in his office aft
erwards various questions about the
prison. Nothing in the following para
graphs is to be construed - personal
criticism of the warden or any other
member of his staff One has the feel
ing that the warden is doing the best
that he can do with what he has.
But criticism is to be expected.
For judged by modern prison prac-
tice and theory elsewhere in the
United States, Montana has hope
lessly obsolete prison system. 1t is a
failure, if measured by any scientific
or humane criteria which can be men,
toned.
Deer Lodge is a maximum secur-
ity" prison with antiquated prison
equipment and methods. The buildings
are, with one or two exceptions, in
adequate for the purposes for which
they are used. The main cell block
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17
BY GARDNER JACKSON,
N.F.U. Correspondent.

The attempt of Albert Goss of the
Grange and the spokesman of the
Farm Bureau to kill the Farm Security
administration at this session of con-
gress will be finally blocked in all
likelihood this week Goss and his as
sociates talked the senate agriculture
committee blue in the face the last
week trying to get that body to report
favorably the Flanagan bill consoli-
dating all agricultural credit agencies
in a bipartisan board outside the de-
partment. The Flanagan measure
would mean the death of Farm Sc
curity, all observers agree. Unable to
persuade the senate committee to do
what they wanted, Goss and company
then tried to argue the senators into
reporting out measure embracing
the Cooley bill, the Flanagan bill and
the Bankhead bill. Such monstrosity,
while it wouldn't have put an end to
Farm Security with the quick finality
the Flanagan measure alone would
have achieved, would nevertheless
have accomplished the same end by
slower processes. The Bankhead bill
gives the Farm Security administra-
ton legislative base for the first
time and provides expansion of its
operations for veterans.
Compromise in Sight
Both the Cooley and Flanagan
measures have passed the house. The
Cooley measure as it passed the lower
body in amended form is not too harm
full to Farm Security, in the opinion
of officials of that agency They feel
they could work under the provisions
of the Farm Home corporation the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17
WHO'S ENDORSING WHO -?

Along election
this candidate having received unqua
this organization The all
a of the taken into
camp strength said purported endorse
weeks back big huabaoo went in the
Brotherhood Locomotive
$685. Lodge having been appointed of the
king pins the inference
soldy
dispose of all such
herewith
by Presiden Brotherhood of
LOGON Division Lodge:
neither
the BILE
political 1885, of
BILE considered
necessarily reflect the opinion of
the Locomotive Engineers Division $685."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17
Prison Also Lacks Any System of Industrial
Or Occupational Education; Equipment
Antiquated; Recreation Is Limited

is ill-lighted and ill-furnished, and
prisoners of all ages and types of Grim
inal offense are congregated. At least
half of the prison population is kept
at uninstructive prison-maintenance
work. There are few opportunities for
creative Industrial employment along
lines of individual aptitude, and even
the leather-making for personal profit
is, without other industrial practices,
roundly condemned by most prison
authorities
Industrial and Occupational
Education Lacking
There is positively no System" of
general or occupational education
worthy of the name, no system of in
dustrial education From all appear
ances, the eighteenth century practice
of silence is rather vigorously en-
forced. The recreational program, If
it may be called program, is too
limited to have therapeutic value.
Local community physicians are ION
CALL" but no clinical work of a pre-.
ventive nature is done. Dental care
consists solely of tooth extraction.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17

Hotel, Helena ana Qlu not &C
cept the invitation. 1t is true
that the writer did receive an
invitation from Mr. Moe to attend
some meeting it was the
meeting to which he refers, l do not
remember, neither do remember why
l did not accept the invitation.
There is considerable difference of
opinion between organized labor and
the National Education association and
it's state branches. These differences
are fundamental. Many union members
refer to the Education association as
company union dominated by city
superintendent of schools who have
bitter anti-labor complex.
The writer does not care for the
style in which the Education associ-
ton conducts its meetings-such as
meeting in panels or groups, then at
the end of the session all groups meet
collectively and tell the results of the
group meeting and generally approve
what the groups endorsed. This pro-
cedure comes from Continental Eu-
rope.
Can teachers attend a meeting of
the Education association and oppose
the views of the superintendent with
out being Disseminated against and
out of a job at the end of the school
term regardless of how efficient the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17
ATTEMPTS TO KILL FARM SECURITY
MAY BE BLOCKED THIS week
Grange and Farm Bureau Heads Try Desperately To Lobby
Flanagan Bill Through Senate Farm Committee

bill establishes. But they greatly pre-
fer the Bankhead bill. 1t now looks
as if the senate committee and the
senate as a whole will pass the Bank
head measure in place of the Cooley
bill, and let the Flanagan bill die
in committee. The senate-house con-
ference committee will then work out
compromise between the Cooley
and Bankhead measures.
Has Lost Confidence of Liberals
Resignation during the last week of
Howard TolIey as chief of the bureau
of agricultural economics is widely
interpreted in Washington to mean
that Secretary Anderson has lost the
confidence of all the liberals and
strong men in his department. TolIey
was the leader of them. The fact that
he moves from the department to be-
come chief agricultural economist of
the United Nations Food and Agricul-
tural organization is taken to mean
that he feels he can serve the farmers
of the United States more effectively
from that post. It is noted that he
makes the shift just before the FAC
presides at an emergency meeting of
the nations food and agriculture Of
ficials here the middle of this month
to map out policy with UNRRA for
the crisis months and years ahead.
A big boost was given to the drive
for quick return to rationing and
stronger procurement policies by the
letter to the president this weekend
signed by prominent citizens includ-
ing NFU President Patton, North Da-
kota Flu President Talbot and Mon
tana Flu President Chapman. 1t was
front-paged in all metropolitan papers
on the Atlantic Seaboard.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17
REAL FISHERMEN'S PARADISE Being
CREATED BY iva RESERVOIRS
Recreaonal Possibilities Of Area Will Bring About Many
Developments Of New National Playground

I are not destroyed and nature does the
rest
According to Pope, more than four
and one-half million visitors came to
the Tennessee valley in the last year
before the war. Ten of the IVA lakes
have been created since then.
A lack of camps and resort hotels
to accommodate visitors is the only
thing holding back full development
of the tourist industry now and start
is being made toward providing them.
Cover 5e5,24o Acres
The IVA lakes cover total area of
595,240 acres. IVA bought all the pri-
vately owned lands it's lakes would
cover but it didn't stop there. 1t
bought approximately million acres
of land in all so IVA now owns prac-
tically all the land bordering the lakes
as well as the lands included in the
lakes themselves.
Part of the excess land was bought
because IVA didn't want to leave
farmers with small acreages which
could not be operated successfully as
farm units. Part was bought because
IVA found it would be cheaper to buy
up all the farms in an area than to
replace the access roads which would
be drowned out" by the lakes.
Part of the excess land was pur-
chased deliberately to preserve the
lake shores for general public use and
to keep them from being cluttered up
with hot dog stands.
Not in Tourist Business
But don't get the idea IVA is going
into the tourist business itself or into
the building of lakeside resorts.
1--WE want the recreational facilities
to be handled by other agencies-such
as state parks and towns and cities
and by service organizations such as
the Boy and Girl Scouts and in some
instances by private resort operators"
C. A. Towne, chief of the recreation
relations staff of IVA, says
AS result of that policy IVA is
making a land-use survey of many of
its properties. The survey is intended
to determine which acreages should
be turned over to state park commits
sions to develop, which should be
turned over to cities, which to the
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17

National Farmers Union President
James G. Patton this week appealed
to the president to take over opera
ton of the coal mines that an unparal-
leled national disaster may be avoided.
At the same time Patton urged the
to lose no time in enacting
into law the National Health bill Is.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17

the governors attempt to smear
the comprehensive valley de-
velopment as something sinis-
ter and possibly of foreign origin. Typ
ical MVA supporter is Great Falls At
torney Leo Graybill who, in the letter
that follows, calls Governor Ford on
his statements, and requests that Mr..
Ford take the lead in seeking open
and honest discussions of the MVA
as contrasted with the inter-agency
program for development of the Mis-
souri, basin.
The GraybiIl Letter
Honorable S. c. Ford,
The Capitol,
Montana.
Dear Governor Ford: In the interest
Of getting down to bed rock on the
item of Socialism as it pertains to Mis-
souri, river development | am address
ing this open letter to you.
Not too long ago you said there was
q large area of agreement between all
those interested in development of the
Missouri basin, whether proponents of
III army-reclamation plan now in oper-
alton or of what is called the author
ty plan. Since any development pro
gram for the Missouri valley is large
enough order to need general support,
t would seem sensible that those sim
eerely interested in development
;hOuld work to enlarge the area of
agreement Such a policy requires that
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17
CHIEF WILL
HEAD ERICKSON
CAMPAIGN

Lou Boedecker, Deer Lodge, former
chief of the Montana State Highway
patrol and conductor n The Milwau-
kee with 35 years rights, this week
was chosen to head the Erickson for
Senator committee.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17

Boedecker said: 81 have accepted
the Craftsmanship of the committee be-
cause know that he will give honest
representation to all the people of the
state of Montana. The time has come
when we need a change. l, as veter-
an of World War l, know that Judge
Erickson will put forth his best efforts
in behalf of our servicemen and
women"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17
Attorney Questions Ford's
Assertion That MVAIsa
'Socialistic' Proposal
Asks Governor Be More Specific; Requests
Open, Honest Discussion of Both
Proposed Development Plans

Governor Fords recent attack the MVA proposal as
being Sociaistic and unworkabe at livestock growers
meeting Miles City has met with much unfavorabe response
throughout the state MVA supporters many of whom be
considered bigscae farmers we'll wetodo bus
inessmenl have been particularly causc in their reaction
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17
Issues Are Joined Between
MIL and l =: ST.. Ids
On Education
James Graham of Federation Answers Recent
Charges Made by M. P. Moe on Lack of
Cooperation by Labor Groups
By JAMES D. GRAHAM,
President Montana Federation of Labor.

a issue of The Peoples Voice appeared article
written by M P Moe executive secretary of the Montana Edu
association which correspondent complains of
the lack of cooperation and gives publicity to the writer
appears that Mr. Moe the writer invitation to at
meeting of his organization May 4th 1915 in the Placer
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17
MONTANA URBAN TAXPAYERS


Here's oome Wore Power Facts to Think Over
The Congressional Record pertinent
regard to the tax rates of cities which
utilities
Missouri Publication
citizen
being gouged each month
the Record cities invariably
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17

Average Tax Rates Per 500
Missouri
Owning Utilities
Cities Owning Water .55
Cities Owning Light Plants Only .55
Cities Owning Water and Light Plants. 40 .55
Further the the points
municipal considerably ownership
that the consumption of electricity
cities dependent privately
consumption Of Juice in Tacoma 36 kowa
ules in effect for publicly owned
All of this again brings the Montana Public Service
Messrs Smith, Casey Young)
that the honorable
pay-but- these
worthy gentlemen living their public
reduced schedule
would in keeping with the
million thanks our
THE COMMISSION co
ING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-12

mes County for nine months, inciud-
ing September, runs $3OO,0UO.Ou. see
last weeks Advertiser. The sale
value must have been twice that.
Lot of money for even us rich 1oiks
to spend for liquor. 1t certainly
does show how thirsty we are. AT
$500 that will buy $4,000 gallons,
maybe 1000 gallons a month and the
demand is increasing 1t seems.
There can be no dispute hat tenn
perance is much to be desired. How
shall we get it? Telling people they
sholl not huve whiskey seems to be
a failure. Would it not be better to
| control, rather than prohibit, the
sale? We could prevent sale TO scnool
children, to DRINKS. We could limit
the quantity to be sold TO indivldu-
| ais. Why not trv regulation. Instead
of telling people they shall not, let's
educate them not to want whlskey.
The Cool Strike is Off-until Mar
CHI 31st-by the gracious consent OF
John L. Lewis, Miners Union Pres
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-12
CURRENT COMMENT
BY Henry Willis

Pit and Lutte ind Churiie and ali
the other duck hunters have been
finding duck-hunting hard Work
and results small. See a lot OF ducks
away off yonder but exceedingly
hard to come at and a duck stot
down in the weeds does not always
mean a duck in the bag. The persls-
tent hunters will, as always. get
some game. Just now he Will pay
a high price for his take. The author
lilies have been telling us ducks are
comparatively few in numbers, that
the kill has been too great, that the
hunters are too many for the hatcn.
We are a stubborn breed and Will
not believe. A few more years ana
there will be 10 public hunting :
nothing to hunt.
Wholesale WhiskeY value for hoi-