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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
MRS. HENRIETTA BUTLER

Mrs. Henrietta Butler, "a, Will
mington died today at 3 o'clock at
her home after a short illoess.
Sne is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Valeria Warren, and Miss
Ruby Butler, Wilmington; and two
SISTERS, Mrs. P. J. Zigler and Mrs.
I, B. Johnson, both Of Georgia.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later from Yopp's Flu
neral home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25

WASHINGTON, May 24.-Pr
Inc Senate passed and sent to the
house a bill providing for pay
nent of $4,000 to Mrs. Mildred
wells Martin, Camden. S. c., for
injuries suffered when an Army
truck struck the auto in which she
Was riding in April, 1914.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
MRS. ELLEN WOODROW LEWIS

-Ah'o. LLA4l1A< AAVAo
Funeral services were held last
Sunday morning in Evergreen, S.
C., for Mrs. Ellen Woodrow Lewis,
7S, mother of Mrs. Annie Russ OF
Wilmington.
The services, in the Evergreen
Baptist church, we're conducted by
the Rev. M. B. Gunter, pastor,
and the Rev. Will Truluck OF
0lanta.
Surviving in addition to Mrs.
Russ are two other children, Mrs.
Amelia Hewitt and Neal Woodrow;
one sister, Mrs. Bessie Hewitt:
and one brother, w. A. Dabney,
all Of Effingham. II grandchildren
and % great grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
80 Year-Ol King Gustav
Wows Them OnParis Visit

FARlS, May "a (UP) - Ninety-year-od King Gus
tv V. OF Sweden, tall, tanned and ~terrificaly energetic, has
fecaptlvated Paris. He arrived here six days ago from
NICE, ut and healthy after two months on the Riviera.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25

Sienna and umber dyes are
made from natural earth found
near the towns of Sienna and UNI
ofla, in Italy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
Many Counties
Slated To Get
Better Highways

RALEIGH, May "a up The
State Highway Department today
announced the awarding of u con-
tracts totaling $500, 400 for state
betterment projects.
The contracts were from the
May 20 letting of q projects, 16
of which were state-betterment
roads. The IL projects will provide
for surfacing of a total Of 1915
miles Of secondary and county
roads.
The Highway Department said
the projects would be in the fol-
lowing counties: Johnston, Nash,
Wilkes, Surry, Rowan, Rocking
ham, Hoke. Robson, Burke, Nc
Dowell, Rutherford. Cleveland,
CASTOR, Polk and Wayne.
Principal occupations of Sicily
are the raising of grapes lemons.
oranges, olives almonds and wheat
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-14
Editor of Montana
Labor News Died
Saturday Night

Butte.-Clarence BIewett, publisher
of the Montana Labor News, died here
late Saturday night in the Murray
hospital after a months illness
He was born in Austin, Nevada,
March II, 1887, and came to Butte
November 10, 1892. He had lived here
since that time. A graduate of~Butte
high school, he participated actively
in all athletics. During his years in
high school he played with the foot
ball team and was a member of the
Silver BIS. Upon graduation from high
school he attended the Montana
School of Mines in Butte.
He was employed by the Butte
Electric Railway company for thirty
years and was president of the Street
Garments union for several terms He
was always active in that union.
Since 1882 he had been editor and
manager of the Labor News.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-14
Butte May Become 'Chost City" Il ACM
Control Is Not Broken Saws Howard

Butte lone of the few urban centers
which lost population before and dur
ing the war. What happened was
that men finally refused to go down
into the hot and sulferous inferno I'M
DERIVING Butte as long as there was
work to be had at living wage some
where else"
Predicting hard times ahead for the
people of Butte unless this trend is
checked, Mr. Howard reveals that the
city is the outstanding example in
the U. S. of community vulnera bility
to economic forces in the mining in
dustry. Everything in the city is de-
economic base is widened, the city is
inevitably doomed War booms and
public works are no solution"
The three thousand miles of twist
ing mine tunnels under the city are a
constant physical threat to Butte as
well. Two schools have already col
lapsed and Jewish synagogue has
split in half due to the undermining
of the city's foundation. Thus says
Mr.. Howard, "the mines are bringing
the city to its knees"
With the Anaconda Copper Com
pany owning, or operating under lease,
all Of Buttes mines, it is obvious
how "The Company" has been able
to hold the reins of power within the
city Mr.. Howard puts it quite blunt
ly: "The government of Butte is sup
posed to inhabit the county offices in
the courthouse and the municipal Of
fees in the dirty, City Hall Actually,
CONTINUED on Page FOur)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-14

continue its work We hope to be
able to participate in every way pos
sible to continue the work of the con
ference We believe that if good
and continued activity is maintained
it will be possible to elect public Off
Gals who will materially assist us in
passing good social legislation +. .
H. E. Dickey, Dawson County Farm
ers Union: g. We passed a motion
to give financial help to your commit
tee and you will find attached our
check for $25 to be used either to
cover any deficit, or to help sponsor
permanent organization :"
William Honey, Butte Building and
Construction Trades: g. We have
given consideration to your remarks
on continuation of your committee for
future legislation and selection of
future candidates and | may remark
this suggestion was unanimously
agreed necessary if labor is to re-
ceive fair recognition in future legis-
latures We are willing to lend
any assistance to your committee we
may be able to offer :"
William Baeth, Lumber & SawmiII
Workers No. 1881, Libby (telegram)
wish to thank committee for work
accomplished nd information re-
ceived. Urge that committee continue
good work in future -
Nicholas j. SIadish, Bartenders I'm
ion 746, Anaconda: "The Anaconda
Bartenders Union TAG goes on record
backing the same recomm endations
that your committee has proposed con-
corning the state legislative confer
ence and plans for the election of
progressive minded representatives in
1913. :"
L. A. Young, RichIand County Farm
ers Union, Sidney: "Our county board
met the other night :. They were I'M
animously agreed that the committee
had been doing a fine job. They were
enthusiastic for its continuance, and
will contribute to it's support We
appreciate the messages from you this
winter, and have been responding ac-
cording to your suggestions. We know
that it is time to be preparing for the
next campaign and hope that people
can be guided into better action at
Continued on Page FOur)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-14

Charging that Butte is ruled, hand
and foot by the Anaconda Copper
Company, Joseph K Howard, widely
known Montana writer, warns that
continued reduction of the tax base
and failure to solve the dilemma OF
absentee ownership will almost in.
evitably result in a collapse of gov,
ernmental functions in Butte" This
charge is made in the book, "Our Fair
City,, published by the Vanguard
Press last month
Our Fair City,, edited by Col. Rob
ert S. Allen, formerly of the Wash
ington Merry Go-Round team, is the
inside story of IL representative
American cities. Each city is ex-
rayed by a leading local newspaper
man or public affairs specialist. In
his Introduction summarizing the
problems of the American city, Col
Allen states: There is not a city in
the country large or small, where bust
ness is not the primary stultifying,
corrupting, and anti-democratic influ-
ence."
In his chapter on Butte, sub-titled
1.-THE City with a Kick in it,, Mr.
Howard reveals his own high regard
for the people of the city with an
analysis of the Butte spirit: "The ped
pie are like no other people anywhere
It's the spirit of the people that make
Butte The people are wonderful"
At the same time, the author of
Montana Margins" and other region
al works is uncompromising in his
attack on "The Company" and it's at
titude towards labor, which has made
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-14

item of insurance: 1t is stated that
the board is not required to advertise
for bids but did so in one instance
because of relationship existing be-
tween one board member and the
agent having the coverage. Why in
the name of common sense shouldn't
all insurance letting be on bid? While
such practise may deprive a state
board of its chance to play politics, it
still looks like good business, as wit
ness the fact that in the one instance
cited the final letting was for some
hundreds of dollars less than the mi
tial bid of the agent who was given
the award, and further that both bids
involved were way below the premium
previously paid when there was no
call for bids.
What was actually done in the in
slant insurance item is revealing:
One bid was $10,34373, the other &c.
572.95. The lower bid TOTAL was
correct but a figure used in arriving
at the total was incorrect When the
obviously erroneous figure was
changed the lower bid remained the
same. Yet because an obvious error
was permitted TO be corrected the
higher bidder was told he could ere
wise" his bid. The higher bidder then
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-14

day were DR.. Harold F. Hollands of
Montana State College, c. ]. Mitchell,
credit manager of the Farmers Union
Central Exchange, T. F. O'Neill, as
SiStant general manager of the Farm
erS Union Grain Terminal Association,
e. A. Syftestad, general manager of
the Farmers Union Central Exchange
and Marion Evanson, general manager
of the Farmers Union Livestock Com
mission Company.
The addresses of all of the speak
ers were in the nature of reports on
the conditions affecting their estab-
lishments and warnings were given of
probable tightening up all along the
line; that less favorable conditions
were almost certain to develop.
Reporting on the operations of the
Farmers Union Central Exchange,
General Manager Syftestad told a re-
cent raising of the price of crude,
which would compel the Exchange to
enlarge its oil drilling activity in or
der to supply the refinery at Laurel
Win SiUuO ihO lCpOl 10 WOiO PcA1
cularly noteworthy from the stand
point of telling of new fields of COM
merce being explored as service to the
farmers
The featured speaker of the Thurs
day session was NJ w. Thatcher, gen.
eral manager of the Farmers Union
Grain Terminal Association, who has
been closely associated with the de-
velopment of the cooperative move
ment in the northwest for the last
three decades, the cooperative organi-
cation he now heads as general man.
ager being the largest of it's kind in
the world. w. G. Rumble, chief coun-
sci for both the Grain Terminal Asso-
citation and the Farmers Union Cen
trail Exchange, and Art Peterson, state
agent for Farmers Union Insurance
also spoke.
Following the speakers, brief reso-
lutions, affecting the policies of the
co-operatives were presented and
A. banquet and floor show was the
final feature of the two-day session.
On Wednesday evening, the delegates
and wives were guests at a smorgas-
bord dinner. This was served in the
Civic Center as was the banquet.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-14

business administration of the Mon
tana Liquor Control Board. The re-
port of the subcommittee of the Ii
quor Control Committee itself is am
pie evidence to this effect. No coun-
sci was employed. No accountant was
hired. No subpoena issued. No evil
dence was taken. What is reported
is no investigation but merely some
friendly visiting by a friendly sub
committee with a friendly liquor
board administration. The report
merely defends and justifies. 1t is
whitewash and we feel it's contents so
indicate in louder words than any we
could USE The subcommittee speaks
of the inhibitions by time and yet
claims a thorough investigation of the
premises, books and methods of adj
was made" in less than
three days. Such a claim is prepos-
ferrous. 1t is contradicted in the re-
port when it is stated that the late.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-14
MORE Than 600 DELEGATES were
I'm ATTENDANCE AT ANNUAL
COOP CONVENTION

More than 500 registered delegates and visi
attended the opening Wednesday of the annual
of directors
and the number increased steadily during the entire day The
meeting is the second since the ending of the
City Attorney Charles Davidson in the the
city of the welcomed the delegates and W. S. Good
senior feldman for the Farmers Union Central Exchange,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-14

became the lower bidder by going
some six dollars below what had been
the low bid, and about $4,000 below
the previous bid of the same agency.
But strangely enough the original low
bidder wasn't allowed to same sort of
revision" privilege, that is of lower
ing the total of his bid. The handling
of this matter reflects no credit on
the board but on the contrary is a
glaring example of officials acting in
the interest of friends rather than of
the public.
Spurus Liquor Stamps
The present state administration
claims to give a good business admin
istratiOn of the monopoly liquor bust
ness. The one insurance item men
toned does not bear out the claim.
The situation with reference to liquor
stamps, on the boards own admis-
siOns, presents an even more glazing
example of the lack of even elemen-
tary precautions to guard the states
revenues. 1t has been common knowl-
edge that liquor stamps have been
floating around the state illegally and
in large numbers. The report Of the
indicates that this sit
Continued ON Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-14

ness of the report-ready on the 59th
legislative day-was caused by wait
ing for the State Examiners report,
which latter report, however, is shown
to have been made available on the
51st legislative day.
No copy of the State Examiners re-
port is attached but it is clear that
such report is based on what is pre-
scented to the Examiner, not on any
Independent search for facts. The
Examiner talks of reconciling receipts
and disbursements, and comments
that the minutes were neat and in
good detail and records we'll kept We
submit that what the people of Mon
tana want is not found entirely in
minutes and records kept by the
board What Montana citizens want
to know about is what has been kept
out of the minutes and records, but
from the report of the subcommittee
no effect was made along that line
There is not even reference to a loss
of over $200,000.00 on the Tequila
deal, of odorous history.
Friendship Important
Even on matters covered by the
report we believe the board stands
of lax practices. Take the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-14

cOrdIng TO IN. "A. CIci Soih' o.
rotary of that committee. The
decision was reached as a re-
suit of numerous requests from
affiliated organizations asking
consideration of such a pro-
posal.
The following excerpts from typl
cal cross-section of letters received
will provide some idea OF the una
nimity of opinion regarding contin
uance of the conference:
Peter p. NOLAN, Deer Lodge Miners
Union 1874, Avon: ut is the opinion
of this local that the work OF the state
legislative conference should be con
tinued and meeting should be called
as soon as possible and plans made
for the future
Minta Converse, Havre Cooks &
Walters: cat the regular meeting OF
Local $40 1 was instructed to ask that
the state legislative conference be con-
tinued as we think it will be OF great
benefit to the voters at the coming
election
Sylvester Graham, Clio Regional
office, Billings: In the contacts
7 have made since leaving Helena l
am certain that the legislative con-
ference has done a lot of good during
the 1947 session inAkeeping the people
back home advised on some OF the
things going on in Helena | feel that
a good start has been made and
should not be allowed to die
heartily agree with the committee IN
regards to development of concrete
plans to elect progressive represen-
tatives for the next session. AND
am of the opinion that the organlZa-
ton should be kept at that level and
care should be taken not to get 1nvol-
we'd in some state or national office
election The legislative confer
ence should devote it's efforts tow
ard election of state senators and rep
resentatives and formulating of uni
fled legislative program for the state,
as we'll as supporting or opposing GER
tain legislation in the national con-
greSS
John Evanko, Jr., Cascade Trades
G. Labor, Great Falls: "The Cascade
Trades & Labor Assembly is DESTROYS
that the State, Legislative Conference
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-14
ALL REPORTS INDICATE LEGISLATIVE
CONFERENCE I'm GREAT FALLS
WILL BE WELL ATTENDED

Reports in from parts of Montana indicate that
meeting the State Legislative sched
ued for Sunday, 80, Falls will find
delegates, representing AFL CO. independent
IONS Veterans of Foreign Wars atten
dance Decision call general meeting establish
made the final meeting of the state
legislative coordnang committee in Helena last week,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-14

soula; Wenger, Deer Lodge, to
Speaker of the House Scofield /:
To the Honorable Chares l.. Scofield,
Speaker of the House of Represent
atives Thirtieth Legislative Assem-
bly, of the State of Montana
Since what has been denominated
a report of a special committee has
been submitted, and since there was
in fact no special committee, but only
a subcommittee of the Liquor Control
Committee; and since there has been
no action on any report of the sub
committee with reference to any in
vestigation of the Montana Liquor
Control Board; and despite the fact
that the report of the so-called special
committee only came to our attention
late on the night of the 59th legisla-
tive day; we wish to make the follow
ing brief statement:
copious Quantities of Whitewash
1t is obvious that there has been no
real investigation of the activities and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-14

sponded on behalf of the dele
gates. A. E. Kathan, secre-
tary-treasurer of the Farmers
Union Grain Terminal Associa-
ton, presided at the forenoon
session and Leo Doheny, presi-
dent Of the board of the Farm
ers Union Central Exchange at
the afternoon sessions.
The featured speakers on Wednes-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-14
Liquor Setup Not All 70 Roses Says Minority Report

IF what minority of the legislative liquor Investigating
contends is substantially that
meang the around the State Liquor Control Board doesn't
add up being any close facsimile of good bourbon.
Following the minority report submitted by Representa-
Grayb Cascades Tierney Silver Bow; Karlberg Mis-
Evening star., 1947-08-10
PARIS
The hardships Of young married couple are
typical Of life in the not-so-gay French capital

LIBERATION set Paris off on binge.. Now
IL it has hangover, with the usual feel
ings of ennui, confusion, guilt and made
quacy for what lies ahead What is Pari-
sian to do? What can he do?
The dwindling rich still dawdle elegantly
The old pattern is not so easy these days,
but it is still possible The black marketeers
manage to keep busy high -jackingwhat 'sleft
of the Americans The prostitutes, shooed
Evening star., 1947-08-10

not have the time to stand in the long line
at the butcher shop.
How about clothes? Claudine says she
can buy material to make cotton dress for
about 1000 francs A ready-made dress
costs 4.0O0 francs. If you have govern
ment ration coupons, you can get
pair of shoes for 1000 francs. Otherwise,
on the black market you pay 5000. Nylons
again black market - cost 1000 francs a
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-21
Milford Teams Farm Bureau
Turned Back In Meeting Held
Titular Tits L ast Wee k
Huge Crowd Witnessed
Hard Fought Games
With MiddletOwn A. G..
And SeafOrd NylOns.

The largest crowd ever to wit
ness basketball games in Milford's
history, jam-packed the Milford
High School Auditorium on Mon
day evening only to see MilfOrd's
two community teams. the Vets
and the Blue Hens. turned back in
their bids for titular hOnOrs. The
Vets, who previously had run their
win streak through thirteen con-
Secutive Mar-Del League games.
came within seven points OF moving
into a tie with MiddletOwn A. c. for
top hOnOrs in league standings, the
upstate league leaders turning
back the local basketeers. 1926, i'll
a hardfOught game that had the
capacity crowd on its collective
feet from start to finish. The Blue
Hens, injury-riddled and Outplayed
by their taller, more experienced
rivals from Seaford, battled gal
lantly to stem the avalanche OF
fields only to go down to defeat by
44-25 score; the girls game was
much more closely contested thar
the score would indicate.
Play in the first quarter of The
Eets-Aces game was all even am
the upstaters pulled away to two
continued on page -
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-21
George c. Simpson Of
Houston Reelected AS
President At Fourth
Annual Session.

The fourth annual meeting OF
the Delaware State Farm Bureau
held in the Dover High School,
February l.. was the most success
full held to date in point of attend
ance and enthusiasm.
George G.. Simpson OF Houston,
was reelected president; Coulter
Passwaters, BridGeville. was elect
ed vice-president.
The meeting was called to order
at p. NJ. Ivy President George c.
Simpson.
Motion was made that the fol-
lowing directors elected to the
Delaware State Farm Bureau by
their respective counties be APP
proved Motion carried unani-
mOusly.
New Castle County-W. Lewis
Phipps. president: Fred Heinold
Charles Moore and Samuel Cham
bers.
Kent Counry-Fred Haas. presi
dent; w. II. Jump, +. f. Killer
and Francis +. Thomas.
Sussex County - Coulter Pass
waters, president; Floyd Short
Carlton Cannon and Earl Pepper.
W. II. Jump. Polk Spicer and W
tcontinued on nooe :,
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-21
Kennel Club Ready
For Match Dog Show
viii BE Held At Salisbury Arm0ry
sunday. March ,

The Del-Mar-Na Kennel Club has
completed plans for its first Plan
A" Sanctioned Match Dog Show
10 he held in the Salisbury ArmOry
on Sunday, March 2nd. This is the
clubs first attempt at giving the
public the opportunity to see and
enjoy the merits of thoroughbred
dogs in all breeds For many PENN
sula people ii is the first OppOrtu-
nifty to see such a spectacle.
Breeders from all parts of the
Eastern Shore and from other near
by states have already accepted the
invitation to present their dogs,
and it is believed that some of most
every breed will be on display.
The exhibition opens at 1:30 p
M. and closes at $50. The public
may come and go as desired. and
cne admission price gives each in
dividual admission at both the af-
ternOOn and evening shows.
A special feature of the day viii
he an obedience exhibition by Miss
Eve Boden of Newark, Del. and hel
group Of Collie Dogs. This feature
alone is we'll worthwhile. and viii
esneciallv interest the children
David d. Rankin of Wilmington
r9mrai@n director for the entir'
State was one of the speakers, h
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