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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-01
MUTUAL FIRE
Insurance co.
SHOWS GROWTH
Rapid, Continuous Growth
In Business Shown by
Annual Report of the
F. u. Mutual Fire Insurance
Company for 1945.

The report covering Is years of op'
Grafton of the Montana Farmers I'm
ion Mutual Fire Insurance company
on the number of MEMBERS each year,
insurance in force, agents commits
sions, fire losses and expenses and
the costs in cents per 500 Of insur-
ance to the members shows evidence
of able and conscientious conduct of
the organization.
Most striking in this summary for
the years, is the record of the opera
tions in the period from 1887 to 1916
inclusive. In 1887 with 955 members
and $1,89S,60S.00 insurance in force,
losses and expenses totaled $13,374.55
bringing the cost per 500 of insur-
ance up to 70.4 cents. Last year, with
membership of 3,243 and a total of
1888, 1853 90 insurance in force, losses
and expenses were only s14,734.33 and
the costs per 500 of insurance was
held down to III cents.
The mutual had total assets of S124,-
029.20 on December 81, 1915 as COM
pared with $94,49904 at the end of
the previous year. Among the listed
assets are U. S. Bonds and Postal
Savings Certificates amounting to
$105, 1880 and Mountain States Build
ing and Loan Association stock in the
amount of $4,000
The present board of directors of
the organization is composed of the
following: Lester Rutledge, Big San
dy, president; Paul r. Foutch, Fair
field, vice president; Peter Bokma,
Conrad, secretary treasurer; A. p.
Cormier, Billings; ]. M. Holland, Vida;
H. v. Johnson, Wolf Point and Loren
Downs, Mott.
The construction of an office build
ing to house the rapidly growing en-
terprise was discussed at the annual
meeting of the membership and the de-
cision was to erect modern office
building as soon as materials are avail
able.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-01

Pledged to increase industry and
production in the Pacific Northwest by
development of the Columbia basin,
executive directors of the League for
eva, representing four states, met
today at the Olympic hotel and
mapped plans to acquaint the public
with what such development will mean
for this region.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-01

for troubled days. A returning Mon
tanan might with some real justifica-
ton ask what there is ahead for Mon
tana economically. Even fairly re-
cent newcomer to the state, like my
self, can without apologies to any
body, legitimately make this inquiry.
The answer to it is bound up with
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-01

shortage the of Adds A. Mcrath the county
clerk of Silver Bow county amounting to $5,68607
by the first assistant state examiner to the commission
county clerk Silver Bow last December 10 by notice
and this shortage covered January g. according to
ports by check drawn that amount by the Anaconda
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-01
new ASSOCIATE
EDITOR ON The
VOICE STAFF

Harry L. Billings, native Montanan
and well acquainted throughout the
state joins the staff of The Peoples
Voice today as associate editor and
assistant manager of the Educational
Cooperative Publishing company.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-01
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVES
By PAUL MEADOWS

opinions personal opinions writer
ganization group, subjects
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-01
SHORTAGE In ACCTS. OF
SILVER BOW co. CLERK
REPORTED PAID BY ACM

Deficit in Accounts of County Clerk
Discovered by State Examiner Reported
Paid Off by Check From Dan M. Kelly
Manager of Anaconda Copper Mining
Company; Still in Office.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-31
Seek Heavy Machinery
For Soil Conservation

Through the cooperation of Gov
ernor Herbert r. O'Conor and Gov
ernor Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma,
soil conservationists of the coun-
try, representing 81 States, have
been able to present their claims ito
Congress for release of the vast
quantities of heavy earth4moving
machinery so vital for soil conser-
walton activities in the various con-
servation districts Of the nation.
At the request of Governor
O'Conor, DR.. T. b. Symons, Chair
man Of the State Soil Conservation
Committee, and Director of the
Extension Service, University of
Maryland, headed d large delega-
ton of Maryland farmers to at
tend the hearing on the Poage bill,
which provides that the heavy war
surplus machinery be turned over
to the Secretary of Agriculture
and by him TO the Soil Conserva-
ton Service for use an soil conser-
walton districts throughout the
various States.
AS result of the meeting Of
State conservationists, arranged
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-31
Service Men Must
Register Firearms

Returning service men who have
brought or sent certain types Of
firearms home, are required to re-
gister their war trophies, w. T.
Benson, Investigator in Charge,
Bureau of Internal Revenue, ex-
plains. Not all firearms are re-
,quired to be registered, those to
be registered according to Section
2733 of the National Firearms Act
are: i Machine guns and sub
machine guns; O. shot gun or rife
having a barrel less than Is inches;
8 any firearm, expecting a pistol
or revolver, that is capable of being
concealed on the person.; A
muffier or silencer for any firearm.
This act does not require the re-
gistration of % caliber rifle, UNI
less the barrel is less than 16
inches.
The Alcohol Tax Unit has been
designated as the enforcement
agency for violation of the Nation
al Firearms Act. Firearms may be
registered in this area at : 305
Munsey Building, Baltimore. 1t
you have a firearm which you
brought back or sent back from
the war area consult officer at this
address to be sure you are not
violating this act, the fine for
which is not more than $4,000. and
imprisonment for not more than
five years, or both.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-31
Reconversion

Reconversion of American in
dustry to peacetime production
is so far ahead of schedule only
five months after VI Day that
52,000,000 workers are now em-
ployed in civilian jobs and only
100000 are unemployed, while
hundreds of thousands of jobs are
still untitled, according to Paul
G. Huffman, chairman of the COM
mittee for economic redeployment
and Walter d. Fuller, chairman
of its field development division.
They declare production and en-
ploymeht are now at the highest
peacetine level in our history,
with reeonversion ninety per cent
complete in many parts of the
country.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-31

9through the cooperation of the
Council of State Governments, of
which Governor O1Conor was form
erly President, the group of State
representatives met with members
of both the House and Senate
Committees on Agriculture, later
passing a resolution endorsing the
pending legislation to turn the
machinery over for soil conserva-
ton use.
Maryland's representatives are
exceedingly hopeful, Governor o.
Conor declared, of securing en-
ough of the surplus machinery to
permit greatly increased activities
in the soil conservation work in
this State.
Here in Maryland, fortunately,
the Soil Conservation Program in
few short years, has spread from
a concentrated demonstrations
program to locally operated pro-
gram in almost all sections of the
State" Governor OaConor declared.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-31
Fewer Generals

Since VI Day. the number of
officers of generals rank has
been reduced from 1860 to 761 to
keep pace with rehabilitation of
the Army, according to the War
Department. OF the 1889 who were
down-graded, 141 were relieved
from active duty, 81 were retired
for disabilities, Sc have been or
dered before the Retiring Board,
45 have been retired at their own
requests, four retired for age, 10
have died and 469 are now under
orders for demotion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-31

Amy Elizabeth Fry, 15, Of Gath.
ersburg, is Maryland's state win
ner in the new National All
Frozen Foods Activity. Her re-
ward is a $50 U. s. Savings Bond
provided by the international
Harvester Co. The girls record
shows that she prepared, pack
aged and froze ITO pounds OF
poultry, 70 quarts Of fruits and
40 quarts of vegetables, for
placement in the home freezer
and an additional supply in q
community frozen-food locker. to
supplement foods preserved by
other methods. In addition, Amy
has canned $50 quarts of foods.
Her mother delegates to her the
responsibility of using the home
freezer, size 10, and two rented
boxes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-31
Ghost Planes

New radio-controlled pilotless
airplanes, the Navy,s F6F "Ghost"
Hellcats, will be sent into the heart
of dangerous thunderheads to bring
back vital information on storms
and aircraft reaction. The purpose
of the project, which is under the
supervision of the Weather Bureau
is to discover the safest flight
levels at which planes can operate
in a thunder-head and to analyze
the stresses to which pilots and
planes are subjected in violent
storms. instruments carried by the
"ghost" planes will record the data
for further study.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-31
Wives To !Europe

A poll recently completed has
led Army authorities to estimate
that the total Of dependents to be
carried overseas by American oc-
cupation forces would be 1890.
Of this number, $4,000 are wives,
about $4,000 are children, 5000
other dependents and $500 fiancees
to be married to soldiers in Ger
many. A War Department spokes-
man declares that he does not be-
lieve, however, that relatives can
begin joining soldiers on oecupa-
ton duty in Europe before next
summer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-31
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1a46


beginning promptly at 10 O'CLOCK A. NJ the following per-
sonal property to-wt fE,t
HEAD OF HoRSES-one 10 years DID, first class lead
er; two 4yrs DID, farm broke yearing colt All above
mares
q HEAD OF HOGS-S brood, all bred is shoats weigh
ing 100 lbs each $500.
MACHINERY 8 FARMALL TRACTORS : 1 F-3O on
steel, Fl2 on steel, F12 rubber.
49, 3 FARM TRUCKS-One 81 Model Ford with cattle rack
III ton capacity; ton So model Federal one V ton 1910
model Chevrolet with rack All good rubber power-rven
70 # Mccormick Deerng binder driven Mccormick
Deering binder Mccormick Deering tractor mower
zer attachment and chan John corn planter
with Ierzer attachment and chan Ontario 16 hoe
nr used only two seasons; Fairbanks and Morse
ml with Dagger attachment 16-in. Papec ensage
cutter with up and down pipe, New Ideal hay loader Nc
tofmiek Deerng side delivery hay rake in low down
wagon iron wheel flat top for so other uses
l4n two bottom tractor pow single bottom 14-in tractor
po sets OF tractor cuvator John Deere riding
vators one Shorse Syracuse plow S2ds harrows
tractor drag one 4-horse spring tooth harrow puyezer
two Shorse spring tooth harrows new lot Of single
double and shovel plows, 1horse SCOOP Myers hay
tracks grab hay fork 100 it, hay fork rope and pueys
single double and triple trees & and prong forks picks
snoyeis hoes digging rons log chains, crowd sticks etc. all
HARNESS. sets Of lead harness. sets Of breach hands
wagon saddle wagon line lot of pillow lines pair check
lines BRIDES 10 collars haers choke straps pairs of
stretcners, one 3-horse stretcher
FEEDS AND GRAINS-2OO bills of Prime corn 6o tons
OF Daed Lespedeza hay hundreds articles not mentioned
Lunch served premises
Notce-h in the need of power driven or horse
uIaMn farm equipment this is the sale attend All in No
TERMS OF sALE-Cash on sale day. and n. pronertv
removed until paid for '' w ~ property
80. T. H. CLEMENTS,
AWE T FIJI I'd Rue 6 Poolesvlle, Md
$500 - NANLr1N' eierk. 1874
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-31
Refreshments

Seeking to make re-enlistment
in the Army more attractive so
as to assure a minimum force of
100000 for occupation and war
liquidation roles, the Army has
announced its latest re-enlistment
inducement which will permit
soldiers returning to civil life nine
ty days, prior to July LIST, in which
to decide whether to reinlist in the
Regular Army with the privilege
Of retaining their present rating
and pay. The present deadline is
February list.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-31
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1916

BEGINNING AT 10 O'CLOCK "A. NJ. the following to-wit:
Is HEAD OF CATTLE fine family cow s yrs old in
full flow of milk IL head Of black Angus weighing
from 900 to 1000 lbs EACH This is real bunch of cattle
Must be to be appreciated
20 HEAD OF SHEEP-19 fine Ewes, majority of them
will have lambs by sale day. I young Buck
HEAD OF DRAFT HORSES black, / bay, and IL
years old, both first class leaders.
MACHINERY j. l. Case tractor rubber, good new
double bottom 12n Oliver tractor plow One II trac
tor cart; j. j. Case hammerml 80 in wood saw
30 f. endless belt for hammerm 20 IT. leather be
John Deere Mccormick Deering planter
with fertilizer aachmen and chain; 10 disc Superior grain
harrow; one it. Osborne mower % disc harrow
rs tooth j. Case harrow; % tooth Mccormick Deerng
drill; 8 f. Mccormick Deerng binder; dump one
3orse Syracuse pillow; single shovel double shovel
6s0vel cuvator riding cuvator cloverseed sower;
Aofe with combination body hay fork and
eys; pair of double blocks with wheat fan good
condition; 200 grain sacks; lot of blacksmith toos roll Of
fencing wire; wire fence stretcher brooder house,
q and prong FORKS scoop shovels digging IRONS
yellow locust posts; large corner posts.
HARNESS. sets of lead harness. sets of breechbands
brides collars haters, sets of plow harness. wagon
saddle line Spreader and single trees pair check
lines; breast chains and butt traces
FEEDS AND GRAINS-20 tons Lespedeza ahay so shocks
Of fodder; 80 bbs of prime yellow
SOME HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT Including new
breakfast set china glassware cooking utensils and hundreds
of articles not mentioned. IT'S
Lunch will be served premises.
NOTICE-Tbs sale will be held regardless of weather
conditions.
TERMS OF sALE-cash on sale day and no property
removed until paid for.
HUGH RABBIT
JOHN ": NULL Auctioneer. LAYTONSVILLE, MD
ALIVE NJ. ETZLER, Clerk
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-31

Having sold my dairy cattle and dairy equipment Mrf
Morton who has rented farm and disseminating farming
w sell On premises my farm now occupied by Mr. Morton
Of Poolesvle, hard road (nown Huse Road leading
River Road and Sycamore Landing in Montgomery County
Nd, Ar -
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-31
Naval Oil Reserves

The Navy has awarded a ST.
100000 contract for continuing ex-
ploration of the naval petroleum
reserves in Alaska, which was
started by Navy Seabees in the
spring Of 1914. The end Of the
war and the rehabilitation pro-
gram made necessary the substi-
tuition of a civilian contract.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-31

In an Executive order, President
Truman restored, except in occu-
pied territory, a peacetime regula-
ton which prevents courts-martial
from imposing death sentences in
cases involving desertion, aiding
or advising another to desert, abb
sence without leave and misbehav-
Tor Of sentinels. The order restores
limitations suspended by presiden-
tial order on November 0, 1912.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-31
PUBLIC SALE

Having sold my farm and disseminating farming will sell
on premises where have resided for long time formerly
known "The Jesse Rohrer Fanny located Hawkins
Creamery Road" (ard road) miles of Layonsve and
miles south of Damascus in Montgomery County, Nd
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-31
Merchant Marine

OF the 1000 ships chartered or
requisitioned by the Government
for war service, nearly half have
been returned to private operators
according to Capt. Granville Con-
way, acting Administrator of the
War Shipping Administration.
Most of the ships are tankers or
foreign-flag vessels, owned and
operated by American steamship
companies.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-31

The office of Defense Trans
portation has announced that Gov
eminent bans on government Sleep
ing car runs of 450 miles or less,
prohibited for civilian travel since
July 10, will begin to be lifted on
February 18th and by March 18th,
all government restrictions on
sleeping car service and advanced
reservations for railroad accom-
modations are expected to be lifted.
Evening star., 1946-06-05
Baxter-HOdiak Date Fixed

David Niven is doing the only
thing possible to cope with the tragic
death of his wife Primmie. He
starts work on Monday in Mag
nificent Doll" y. Shirley Temples
husband, John Agar. denies he will
co-star with Shirley in What Every
Young Bride Should Know" He
wants to succeed on his own hook
as an actor.
Phyllis Thaxter found oil on hel
property. I'm not surprised-it usec
to be a service station
Jimmy Stewart plays new kind
of role in his picture, "The Magic
City" He is sort of Gallup pollster
And he finds that there is one city
in the United States that is right
about everything-so he polls only
that city-it's the magic city! =.
June Haver told me last week that il
was not romance with Bob Hutton
But this week I saw her at La Rue's
with Hutton.
j. X X X
Dan Duryea, married Is years
tells me to expect rumors of rift
with his wife Helen. "She hasn't hae
a vacation for seven years, so Tn
sending her East for month tt
visit her family, and I'll look aftel
the two children. And, of course
people will say all sorts of thing
because we'll be apart for a month.
Maybe now they won't.
Howard Hughes Productions, with
Harry L. Gold in charge, are plan.
ming raid on big-name players al
Evening star., 1946-06-05
| Where and When
| Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage.
National-"Laffipg Room Only:
2:15 and 8:15 pm.
Screen.
Capitol The Postman Always
Rings Twice: 1O:3O am, 1870, 4:20
tbs and 1910 pm. Stage shows
1880, $40, 6:35 and $50 pm.
Columbia - "Dragonwyck":: 11:l5
am, 1920, 3:2O, 5:25, 7:25 and $3.50
pm.
Earle Zone More Tomorrow" +:
10:45 am, 1855, $40, $50, 7:35 and
9:45 pm.
Hippodrome-"On Approval"::
2:10, $50, SIS, 7:05, $3.50 and 1o:1C
pm.
Keith's Prom This Day For.
ward": 11:25 am, 1880, $3.50, 5:35
7:35 and $40 pm.
Little-"Open City,: 11:2O am.
1:20, 1925, 5:25, 7:30 and 9:40 pm
Metropolitan "Badman's Terri.
tory: 11:10 am, 1:20, 3:25, 5:35
TAO and $50 pm.
Palace-"Do You Love Me?" 11:1s
am, 1:20, 1928, $50, 7::35 and 9:4(
pm.
Pix-"Of Mice and Mem: 1925
6:35 and 9:45 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts
Continuous from 10:15 am.
Evening star., 1946-06-05
By SheiIoh Grohom
HOLLYWOOD.


Anne Baxter has set the date for
her marriage to John Kodiak. The
wedding takes place June 10 at the
home of AIMS parents.jn Burlin-
game-both she and John turned
down a tying of the knot in Holly
wood. Barbara Stanwyck has
signed to star in THE Other Love-
for LoeW-Einfeld. It's from an
idea by Erich Maria Remarque, who
will write the screen treatment.
Barbara is now frantically search
ing for a leading man. The woods
hereabouts are full of 'em, but l
guess Barbara wants well-knoWn
actor. That should be easy-for
Barbara. Sonia Henie's mother
and brother and sister-in-laW and
their child are "constellationing" to
Norway to settle up Sonja's affairs
in her native country. The trip
from Los Angeles to Oslo takes a
mere 48 hours. Sonia would have
liked to have made the trip her
self, but you can't blame her for
staying hereafter those blasts
against her in the Scandinavian
press.
Ann Sheridan has bought 10 acres
in Mexico. And the Mexican gov
ernment has informed Ann that it
will build house for her free of
cost-providing she lives in Mexico
three or four months of each year.
No wonder Ann says that when
and if she gets married she will
choose a village in Mexico for the
ceremony. Gary Cooper tells
me that the picture he wants to
make most is The Fountainhead.'
So does Clark Gable. Initiation
note: Richard Arlen sold his ranch
in 1912 for 1000 1t is now valued
at $20O,000! Dick is now in the
picture business on his own under
the name of Longridge Productions
Evening star., 1946-06-05

will figure in the set-up later in
the season, namely Day Tuttle, for
mer director of the Civic Theater.
He will direct the last six plays of
the company's schedule.
X x X
Alexandria's Little Theater has
scheduled one of its most ambitious
projects in the production of an
18th century drama in a pre-Rev-
olutionary setting. The play, THE
Lying Valet" written by David
Garrick and first produced by him
in London's Royal Theater, will be
presented at Gadsby's Tavern in
Alexandria. "The Lying Valet" was
performed in America by troupes of
English actors, whose American
tours in Colonial days, included
bookings in such consecutive cities
as New York, Philadelphia and
Alexandria.
They were performed usually in
bathrooms of taverns such as Gads-
by's, where George and Martha
Washington, the formers diary re-
ports, often attended dramatic Of
ferings.
-Four performances of The Lying
Valet" have been scheduled, Begin
ming June 10. The last three nights
have been deSignated OAR night,
British Empire night. and Alexan-
dria night, respectively.
ofi,ooa will Lo r;,,,x
day, June %.
James M. Allen, director of the
Little Theater, is directing the Gar
rick drama, with the assistance of
Mrs. Mary Textor Members of the
cast include Col. James Mccormack,
Miss Jennifer Barton, Mrs. Mildred
Haynes Ryan, Mrs. Doris Buck,
Mrs. Carmelite Smith, DR.. Alden
Ryan, Byron Rash and Thomas
Wesley.
Memos: Symphonic D'Amour,"
which the Hippodrome was to have
played several weeks ago until the
print got lost in the railroad system
somewhere, finally has been found
. 1t will be screened for critics
today, and open on Saturday.
The Hipp's picture could be the only
opening of the week, what with
The Postman Always Rings Twice,
"One More Tomorrow" do You
Love Me-" From this Day Forward
all holding at their respective the
aters. :. Their respective theaters
are the Capitol, Earle, Palace and
Keith's. And, as every one knew
it would have to, open City" re-
mains at the Little to demonstrate
that the Italians may have made
the most realistically dramatic oil
all pictures which have dealt with
resistance movements in Europe.