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The people's voice., 1946-07-26

(D), Ralph d. Cook Cd.
Chouteau-Senate, Harold r. Walk
er (R), Austin Lynch Cd, incumbent;
house, Marcus Nichols (R), R. G. Kali
vus CD.
Custer-House, Milton Simpson (R),
incumbent; Slim Moss Cd.
Daniels-House, Neil Taylor (R),
incumbent; Ray G. Lowe (R). incum-
bent; Clarence Leseur Cd.
Deer Lodge-House, S. A. Kambo
(R), Ed Wenger CD, John Emmons
Cd.
Fallon-Senate, Larry Busch (R),
Oscar Peterson (D); house, Herman
Duppler (R), Mike Thelan Cd.
Fergus-Senate, Curtis Phipps (R).
Herbert Haight (D), incumbent; house
Richard Shipman Cd, R. J. Philips
(R), incumbent; Hugh Egan Jr., (R)
Tom Stout Cd, incumbent
lathead-Senator, G. NJ. Moss (R).
incumbent; house, Clifford Haines
(R), II. B. Foot, incumbent; Ora Arm
strong (R), incumbent; j. Fl. Ridenour
Cd, Ray Barnard (D). Abraham
Prestbye Cd.
Gallatin-House, Dean Chaffin (R),
incumbent; Walter Sales (R), Ray
Malson (R) Robert Caller Cd, Mrs.
Hadleigh Marsh (D).
Garfield-House, John Howard (R).
incumbent; Norman S. Robertson (D).
Glacier House, Charles Higgins
(R), incumbent, Brian Connolly Cd.
Golden Valley - House, Dan Cor
coran (R), incumbent, William Nelson
CD, incumbent.
Granite-Senate, NJ. r. Henderson
(R), incumbent; house, Edick Johnson
(R), Edsel II. Halle (D).
Hill-House, John N. O'Neil (R), G.
c. Kimpel (R), incumbent; H. H. Hess
(D), Jess Angstman Id.
efferson-Senate, Forest V. Angst
man (R), Archie Simons (D); house,
Philip Duncan Cd, incumbent.
Judith Basin-Senate, Gerald Highes
(R), incumbent; r. H. Weidman (R),
Carl Ahlgren Cd, l. A. Robertson Cd.
Lewis and Clark-House, Scott Har-
rison (R), incumbent; Fred Padbury
(R), incumbent; DR.. w. L. Hunter (R),
incumbent; Don Peterson (D), w. P.
Pilgeram (D), Henry Loble (D).
Continued on Page Four
The people's voice., 1946-07-26

GTA Right To Buy Grain From Members for Resale Upheld
In Friendly Court Suit; Ruling Of Great Significance
To Marketing by Co-operatives

st. Paul.-Cooperatiye business OF
Farmers Union Grain Terminal AS
sociation of st. Paul, which has long
been under attack by a number OF
Minneapolis grain firms, was given a
clean bill of health Thursday, July IS,
by Judge Kenneth G. Brill of Ramsey
district court in st. Paul.
The court ruled that the GTA grain
cooperative ha s every right under
Minnesota statutes to continue buying
grain from members for resale The
ruling is highly significant as it sus-
tains the right of co-operatives to
provide complete and uninterrupted
marketing service for farmers. The
courts ruling was on a friendly suit
brought by the Cooperative Farmers
Elevator Association of Clinton, Mimi,
an affiliate of Grain Terminal As
sociation.
Previous Efforts Made To Curb
GTA Operations
The suit was brought to determine
whether GTA could continue to pur-
chase grain from it's own members for
resale. Efforts had previously been
made by the co-operative's competitors
to limit Grain Terminals operations to
that of commission firm. This would
have reduced the co-operative's earn
ings for patrons.
Judge Brill, in his ruling, held the
way open for an appeal to the Mime
sofa supreme court. Judge Brill held
that 'in the meantime there need be
no interference with the business of
the defendant (Farmers Union Grain
Terminal Association), which is i'm
portant to great many farmers"
This was interpreted as setting aside
any action by the Minnesota Railroad
and Warehouse Commission that
The people's voice., 1946-07-26
ACM News Treatment

couple of weeks ago. certain high officials of the Ana
conda Copper Mining made assertions that
ACM owned newspapers operated business enterprises
that to return profit to the Further inference
made that since these business enter
prses they naturally published the objective
with thought of censorship (o blackng out
of any vital to Montana citizens.
This newspaper not attempting to infer that these
speaking only for the senate record since know it
be physical mpossiby for them to be looking down the
necks of every of the companys doce editors every
ute of the day But good example of the kept treat
ment of has to light since these assertions the
senate committee stand This has do with certain discussions
that took place the opening day of the Montana Labor
sute held Missoula July 12 13 and H. which Roy H.
Glover ACM western operations counsel and Robert c. Brown
international representative of the Miners union, the
principal participants
The company owned Missoula Sentinel had the following
relative the panel discussions which both took
part:
The people's voice., 1946-07-26
HOUSING PROBE ON
HUSH : HUSH
BASIS

Heavy Wall Street pressure on
Washington is holding up a criminal
antitrust indictment charging more
than 80 New York City banks, insur-
ance and trust companies with a mo-
nopoly conspiracy in the mortgage
money-lending market which has con-
tributed to the desperate housing
shortage in the metropolis.
Details of the conspiracy and of the
pressure by banking interests on high
government officials which is prevent
ing the Indictment broke here July 8
after a special federal grand jury
authorized by the U. S. Department
of Justice several months ago recessed
until August without taking action.
Evidence uncovered by the inves-
tigation reveals that planned with
holding of mortgage money by some
of the nations leading financial
houses has restricted the erection
of thousands of new housing units
in N. ", adding to the present acute
shortage.
These firms also conspired to con-
linz ttNtoiOOo anu OeAlOi 5lOuPo
to deteriorated slum areas. Together
the three dozen firms under investiga-
ton control tens of billions of dollars
of mortgage loans affecting hundreds
of thousands of tenants and complete
ly dominate the $40 billion ~ Y mort
gage market.
When Atty Gen. Tom Clark au-
thorized the special grand jury in
vestigation the Justice Department
clearly intended to seek criminal
indictment. Now it is said to be
uncertain whether the evidence war
rants civil or criminal action, indi-
eating heavy pressure on Clark and
the department to drop the whole
matter or settle for civil suit.
The sudden recess of the grand
jury delaying action for another
month despite the growing housing
shortage, followed secret pressure by
Wall Street interests to prevent an
indictment. The pressure campaign
was reported to have reached into the
cabinet with appeals to Secretary of
the Treasury John w. Snyder.-Union
News Service.
The people's voice., 1946-07-26
ESTIMATE $4,000
in MONTANA
BY 1913

Continuing the technique of the pop
ulation estimate for 1916 where appli-
cable, the Unemployment Compensa-
tion Commission feels confident that
the population of Montana by Janu-
ary 1, 194S. should reach $4,000.
The main basis for the estimate lies
in the great backlog of construction
projects of both government and pri-
vate programs. 1t is felt that there
will be employment for some $4,000
new workers in industries covered by
the Montana unemployment compensa-
ton law. The per cent of covered
workers to total population has aver
aged in the past about ID Applied
to the 1916 estimate of 547,800, the
the number of new covered workers
would indicate an increase of more
than $4,000 in population over 1916
in Montana, making the $4,000 figure.
With expansion in the construction
industry, there will be parallel expan-
sion in trade and service industries
included in the $4,000 figure.
In addition, If the above method is
not enough, there should be additional
discharges from the armed forces by
that time to perhaps increase the total
figure, as it must be understood that
the 100000 is considered as conserva-
tive
Since 1940 Montana lost 10000 per-
sons to other states, the workers lured
by higher wages in war industries and
other pursuits. 1t is felt by the COM
mission that many of these persons
have returned, mainly with the idea
of settling down again, and drawn by
the opening up of business and in
dustry in Montana within the limits
of materials shortages and other con-
The people's voice., 1946-07-26

would limit the present scope of CO.
operative operations.
NJ w. Thatcher, general manager of
GTA, expressed himself as gratified
by the outcome, but declined to COM
ment beyond saying that he had been
confident of favorable ruling and
that ''the case speaks for itself"
Private grain firms, or any other
private commission firms, are pro-
hibited by law from buying for their
own accounts grain shipped to them
for sale in the market. Minnesota
laws, however, specifically exempt CO.
operatives from this limitation, on the
grounds that all earnings go to farm
ers This point was emphasized by the
court in it's ruling.
Many Precedents Back Up
GTA Contentious
"In my judgment, the law authorizes
the practice of co-operatives purchas-
ing consigned grain" Judge Brill de-
clared, and held that GTA must be sus-
tanned in the view of Opinions rem
dered by various minnesota attor-
neys general over a long period OF
years, the conduct of the minnesota
Railroad and Warehouse Commission,
and the failure of the legislature to
take any action during the same peri
ID, although frequently amending
chapter 326 cooperative law during
hat period"
Farmers Union Grain Terminal OPP
crates in eight states, extending south
ward into Iowa and as far west as
Washington and Oregon. 1t owns or
operates seven terminal elevators and
! durum flour mill, which serve more
han 500 cooperative country eleva-
ors affiliated with the organization.
rhe membership is estimated at more
CONTINUED ON Page Four)
The people's voice., 1946-07-26

are at stake.
Unofficial returns showed
that 20 incumbent state sena-
tors and 55 representatives had
been renominated. Eleven of the state
senators renominated were republi-
can, as were &c of those renominated
for house seats. Several nominees
have no general election opposition.
Here are most of the successful
nominees:
Beaverhead county-House, Don An
son (R), incumbent.
Big Horn-Senate, Lloyd McAllister
(R); house, Guy T. Van Cleve s(R) !;
Sam Meeke Cd, Gerald E. Evans Cd.
Broadwater - Senate, Howard Dog
gett (R); w. T. Cotter CD; house, C.
A. Dallas (R), incumbent; Albert E.
Olson Cd.
Blaine-House, Walter e. Ander-
son (R); Richard Nixon (D).
Carbon-House, S. p. Wilson, (R),
incumbent; George w. O'Connor (R),
incumbent; ]. T. Partek CD, John
Jarussi Cd.
Carter-Senator, w. H. Peck (R)
incumbent (died this week.; house
John Oliver (R), incumbent.
ascade-Senate, Fritz Roll (R),
Charles Bovey Cd; house, Van Par
sons (R), Robert Pattin (R), Gerald
Wentworth (R), George Graham (R),
Roy H. Bell (R), Fritz Roll Jr. (R),
Leo Graybill Cd, incumbent; David
d. Domke Cd, Robert A. Seigling Cd,
Emil Pfister Cd, Frank B. Stanley
The people's voice., 1946-07-26
Insist on Civilian Control of
Atom Bomb

Washington. - The Federation of
American Scientists called on the
American people to insist upon civil
lian control of atomic energy "as writ
ten into the senate's Mcmahon bill,
which is threatened by amendments
in the House military affairs commit
tee" Delay in passing the Mcmahon
bill will mean "our domestic atomic
power developments will be seriously
delayed and our international negotia-
tions seriously impaired, the Fedora
tion said.
The people's voice., 1946-07-26
Wages Show Increase In
First Quarter 1916

Total wages of 35.2 million dol
lars for the first quarter of 1916 in
covered employment in Montana
showed an increase of eight per
cent over the same period for 1945,
according to quarterly reports from
covered employers to the unemploy-
ment commission.
A net gain of 1877 employers for
the period in 1916 over 1945 was
also reported. The first quarter of
1945 showed net loss of Sc en-
ployers as. compared with the same
period of 1914.
Bank debts were up 81 per cent
for the first quarter of 1916 as COM
pared with the same period for 1945,
according to Federal Reserve Bank
reports.
The people's voice., 1946-07-26
FALLS LABOR PLANNING
CELEBRATION FOR
LABOR DAY

Go-getting Great Falls labor unions
this year in planning for the first
postwar Labor day celebration, are out
to make this the biggest festive oc-
casion in the history of Cascade coun-
/ ty organized labor, reports B. l. Stein
metz, chairman of the Trades and
Labor Council Celebration committee.
The following letter has been sent
by Chairman Steinmetz to the several
local unions:
To the Officers and Members OF
All Local Unions and Central Councils
Greetings:
Labor of Cascade county is again
planning a bigger and better Labor
day celebration than ever before after
having deferred these celebrations
during the war. To those organizations
outside of Cascade county who have
sent delegations to Great Falls in
previous years to participate in our
parade and celebration, we extend our
sincere appreciation and urge them to
send delegations again this year. To
those who have not yet been repres-
ented in our parade and celebration
we urge you to make a special effort
to be represented this year.
If you have any talent such as sing
ers, dancers, novelty acts, bands or
drum corps that you would like to
sponsor, we would be more than
pleased to see that these get special
mention in our program.
Labor Day is your day! It's big
day in Great Fallsl We surely would
like to have you with us this year.
The day starts with mammoth street
parade at 1000 a. m and continues at
the fair grounds from IL noon to mid
night. Fraternally yours, Labor Day
Committee, B. I. STEINMETZ, Chair
man.
The people's voice., 1946-07-26
THAT The PEOPLE MAY KNOW

primary
have nquns the republican
nominee zes cton has mind for the state nation other than the
eorn COP lamentations too 'burrocra too much
other "bouey too to mention After weeks futessy
searching
Montana the nation international cooperation candidate
Ecton have concluded that to
wealthy county
farmer and cman during the several he has served in the
state senate partially answer these qujres provide some
to his thinking; provide basis drawing reasonable
con as to would the state should he receive
may fully
pieces Of eosson to before the state senate duno
the past several we'll thereon.
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more bills a' more
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any limitation.
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understandable form Eon voted AGAINST permitting the voters easy
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prohibiting
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the best interests Of all the people on important bills
which would have saved the Western Life several
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by negative
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by beet processors-ie-big beet factories
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The people's voice., 1946-07-26
DISCUSS Government In Labor"

discussed
Thursday afternoon
counsel
the Mining and member the panel He
legislative
public opinion and will drastic labor
cited the
maintenance workers the
Butte, international representative of the CIo In
Mill Smee Workers said that labor
what considers its
Of labor"
role labor industrial affairs
The people's voice., 1946-07-26
More Than 200 Candidates
Seeking Seats In House
And the Senate
Twenty Incumbent Senators, SIS Representa-
tives Renominated; All House and 20
Senate Posts To Be Filled

Besides picking nominees in the November general
election for congressman and other state
and local Offices Montana voters in the primary chose
than 200 aspants for seats the state legislature
The jobs % and members the house
The people's voice., 1946-07-26

"The strongest bond of hui
man sympathy, outside of
the family relation, should
be one uniting all working
people, of all Nations, and
tongues, and kindreds."
Abraham Lincoln
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-10-18
PROSPECTS FOR RELIEF SHIP FOR ALASKA
 LOOK BRIGHTER NOW

A message from the Governors office in Juneau to The Wrangen Sentinel, received yesterday, indi- cates that prospects for a relief ship from Seattle to relieve the critical food situation here look promising. The wire states:
 Prospects for one or more re- lief vessels to be cleared from Seat tie to bring emergency supplies t) Alaskan communities now without ship service due 10 maritime strike appeared 10 brighten today
 Governor Ernest Gruening was informed in a wire from his Naval Aide. Lieut.. Commander P. Ches- ter, who is in Seattle representing the Governor in the negotiations. an estimate of the tonnage of ea- Sential cargo for each Alaska port is being prepared by Arthur Gan son, manager of the Alaska Diyi- sion of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Chester reported and added that the number and type of relief vessels which may be cleared will depend largely on tho tonnage of vitally essential cargo required by each port
 Commander Chester said the Union was demanding that the en- ergency suppliees be sent via smell independent carriers and that an Alaskan steamship line freignter would not be cleared unless il is the last resort. The cargo clear anee committee was still in ses- sion and Chester reported he ex- pected an answer later in the day as to what ship, or ships, would be cleared.
 All towns in the Territory in need of supplies have wired their needs to the Governor office and have placed their orders with Seattle wholesalers All Alaskan communities are down on supplies of all kinds and some, such as Wrangell. Petersburg, Skagway. Haines, Valdez, Cordova, Seward and Kodiak are without many ,e- sential food items, such as meat, eggs, butter, milk, canned milk, fresh vegetables and canned fruits. Some of the communities have been without a ship for more than 70 days Wrangell reported il had not had 8 supply ship in 47 days.
 "The Governor has been i1 daily contact with Seattle and Washington since the tie-up start ed and said today he was hopeful, after receipt of word from Com mander Chester, that relief yes sels would be cleared shortly"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-10-18
HEALTH DEPARTMENT ASKS
 FOLKS GET ROUGH ON RATS

Keep him hungry and keep him homeless and the rat will neither tarry long on your premises nor in the community which is starv- ing him." the Territorial Depart ment of Health urged today as a kickoff" in it's drive on rat con trol. Posters have been made by children of the local schools and are on display in various business houses as their cooperation with the drive.
 The Department points out that food and shelter are as essential to a rat as to man and that the rat population of a community is us- ually in direct proportion to the available food supply and shelter afforded.
 Permanent rat control neces- sitates the cooperation and support of every member of the commun- ity," the Health Department state ment said. Tt demands the pas sage of practical ordinances on rat Troof construction and the sanitary collection and disposal of garbage.
 Existing rat harborages must be destroyed or rat-proffed, and the food supply must be inaccessible in any rat-control program"
 The Department added that bait ing and trapping can be resorted to in order to clear up in part til , existing rat population, but added these last two measures of control have a temporary effect only and that unless they have been preced- ed by a cleanup campaign and the destruction of harbOrages there 1 will be no appreciable change ia the rat population.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-10-18
ENGAGEMENT OF LOCAL COUPLE ANNOUNCED;
 WEDDING NOVEMBER 28

MT. and Mrs. Rudolph Hagen this week announced the engage ment of their daughter, Doris c Hagen to Bernard c. Iversen, son of the late MT. and Mrs. Peter Iversen of Wrangell.
 The wedding will take place on Thanksgiving Day. November 2S. at the Presbyterian church with the Rev. Jackson L. Webster per forming the ceremony.
 Present plans call for an early evening wedding to be followed by a bridal supper for relatives and later a large reception for friends of the bride and groom.
 Miss Hagen has been in Wran- gell about a year. She came here from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and attended the University of Min nesota where she took pre-medics.
 MT. Iverson returned to Wran- gell the first of the year after two years with the Army Air Force. He was raised in WrangelI and graduated from the local pub lie schools. At present he is em- ployed as pilot in charge of the Wrangen division of the Peters, burg Air Service.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-10-18
ELKs LODGE VISITED
 BY DISTRICT DEPUTY

The Wednesday night meeting of the local Elks lodge was marked by the official visitation of Nor man Banfield, of Juneau. District Deputy of the order. He arrived here from Petersburg Ion the Tri- ton Wednesday morning and con- tinued on to Ketchikan yesterday.
 MT. Banfield was pleased with the local Lorge but recommended installation of a club room similar to those of other Southeastern Al aska clubs from which considerable pleasure and revenue is derived.
 He also emphasized the program adopted by the 8OO,OOO members of the 145O Elks lodges to aid the U. S. Army in its new recruiting drive. The Elks are pledged to se- sure one recruit per month for each loo members.
 Initiation was held for the Dis trict Deputy and two new brothers were welcomed into the local Lodge. The "goat riders" were Al len Johnson and Elvin Johnson.
 Refreshments seerved were crack ed crab with beer
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-10-18
KETCHIKAN RED MEN
TO BE HERE OCTOBER 26

A letter from a group of Keteh- ikan Red Men telling of their h. tention to be in Wrangell October .26 for "a little duck hunting on the flats" has been received by the local lodge. Plans are now being made to entertain the visitors.
 etter from the Ketchikan tribe says:
 Expect to be in Wrangell the 26th of this month. Some of us ax- pect to spend a few days on the flats to see if we can get a few of your wild Stikine ducks.
 We are leaving here on our own boat some time next Tuesday or Wednesday," It was signed by the Ketchikan Red Men.
 Bill Hunting, committee to take care of plans pointed out that on October 26 the first Red Mon dance of the season would be held at Red Men hall. It was hoped to make this dance a special event to entertain the visitors and all Red Men are urged to turn out for the meeting Tuesday night to complete plans for the party.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-10-18
CAROL FERGUSON IS
 MARRIED IN SEATTLE

Word was received here this week of the marriage of Miss Carol (Billie) Ferguson, daughter of MT and Mrs. Harry Ferguson of Wrap- gell, to John C. Scott, Jr., son of Mr and Mrs John c. Scott of Ben nington, Vt.
 The bride, just discharged from the Army Medical Corps, attended the University of Washington and St. PauPs School of nursing in Vancouver. B. c. She served three years as a physical therapist in the Army in England, France and Aus tria and recently was home on a months visit.
 For her marriage Miss Ferguson wore a gray wool dressmaker suit with chartreuse feathered hat and chartreue accessories. Her sister and brother-in-law, MT. and Mrs. Stephen G. Peterson were the att tendants and Capt N. G. Christen- sen, an old family friend, gave the bride away.
 Following the service a recep- ton was held at the home of MT. and Mrs. Vincent McGee. Mrs. B. 0. Johnson poured and the bride cut the wedding cake.
 The couple will make their home in Bennington, MT. Scott served as 6 captain in the Army Medical Corps.