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Laurel outlook., 1947-01-22
TAX REDUCTION SUPPORT GROWS
(The independent Record)

Latest to join the movement for a 20 per cent reduction
in personal income taxes is the small business advisory com
mittee of the commerce department. The committee also would
include cuts in leves on business as a stimulant to trade. The
committee felt such reductions would encourage management
to stabilize employment.
There is a growing feeling the only way the huge federal
spending machine ever will slow down is with some sort of
brakes that really take hold. If there is less money to spend,
less may be spent. That is a rather old-fashiOned idea, but it
has been known to work in the case of both individuals and
companies.
One of the basic difficulties in holding down federal spend
ing always has been the one-way route money follows in gov
eminent bureaus. 1t comes in without effort to the bureau
and goes out without any evidence of loss on the part of those
spending it. In private business the money must be made be-
fore it can be spent. Many bureaucrats never have proved
ability to make money in private business. But, no body will
deny they surely can spend tax funds.
If enough support is forthcoming, congress may set a limit
on the budget at around 80 billion dollars, then force spenders
to hold to that total. Such a course might be known as cut
ting the cloth to fit the pattern. In any event, as long as the
money is there it will be spent. If, under a reduced budget,
some agency goes into the red while studying the thickness Of
egg shells, or some other necessary activity, there always can
be a deficiency appropriation.
There will be few critics of waste in war, because no mar
can always guess exactly right in the rush of battle. But, in
peace estimates should be easier and much more accurate than
in war. Congress is pledged to a tax reduction. The people
expect one. 1t should be as close to 20 per cent as possible.
Laurel outlook., 1947-01-22
RUPTURE
SHIELD-EXPERT,
II T.. MN

IL L. llOl
of Minneapolis, Minnesota, will
demonstrate, without charge, his
Rupture Shields" in
BILLINGS, MONTANA at Hotel
Grand, on Tuesday, Jan. %, 1947.
From 10 A. M. to 8 p. M. Please
come early. Previous evening by
appointment.
ASK For BERT LYON, my personal
representative.
| have been supplying my shields
to rupture sufferers in this territory
for ten years and longer. | have
fitted thousands of cases in the
United States during this time.
There are many of my satisfied
customers right here in your COM
munity. CAUTION: If neglected,
rupture may nus weakness, back
ache, nervousness, stomach and gas
pains. People having large rup-
lures, which have returned after
surgical operations or injection
treatments, are especially invited.
eff you want it done right, don't
experiment. If unable to see him
at this time, address:
SURGICAL APPLIANCE co.
$40 Masonic Temple
Minneapolis 2, Minnesota
Laurel outlook., 1947-01-22
AUXILIARY SCORES
ENROLMENT RECORD

More than 100000 members of the
American Legion Auxiliary enroll
ed in advance for the new year,
according to Mrs. Albertus, mem
bership chairman of the local Aux
Hilary unit.
This was the largest advance en-
rollment in Auxiliary history, ex-
.ceeding last years record by ap-
proximately 10000 1t carried the
organization well along toward its
1947 goal of one million members.
The 1916 membership of the Aux
iliary was almost exactly 100000,
making it by far the largest wo-
Laurel outlook., 1947-01-22

mems organization of its kind in
the world, Mrs. Albertus said.
The local unit had 70 members in
1916 and an advance enrolment of
"a for 1947. It's goal for 1947 is
107 members.
Laurel outlook., 1947-01-22
HAPPENINGS


Mr.. and Mrs John Nicola of Wor-
land, Wyo., were overnight guests
Tuesday of Mr.. and Mrs. Mike
Fisher. Mr.. Nicola is sheriff at
Worland and was one of the office
ers Investigating the recent bus
tragedy near there when several
people lost their lives by fire.
Laurel outlook., 1947-01-22
RHEUMATISM
and ARTHRITIS

l suffered for years and am so
thankful that l am free from pain
and able to do my work that l will
gladly answer anyone writing me
for information. Mrs. Anna Pautz,
P.O.Box 1926, Vancouver. Wash
Laurel outlook., 1947-01-22

other trade classifications may be
yours if you can qualify for the
New Regular Army. The age re-
quirement is 10 to 81 III with par
ent's consent) and you must be
physically and mentally fit.
You'll be paid a minimum of $500
a month while you learn. Your
food, clothing, quarters, medical and
dental care and travel will all be
provided without cost to you and
you'll be eligible for one of the
worlds best retirement plans. Re-
tire at half pay for life after 20
years of active duty; three-quarters
pay after 80 years.
If the job you are seeking is not
listed above, check with your near
est u. S. Army Recruiting Office.
And remember, a three year en-
listment permits choice of any
branch of service which has quotas
to be filled and any overseas theatre
which has openings! Inquire today
at
S. Army Recruiting Service
1921 First Ave. No.
BILLINGS, MONTANA
Laurel outlook., 1947-01-22

Subscription $3.50 Per Annum in Advance
The people's voice., 1947-06-20
WUxTRY, WUxTRY, GIGANTIC new
INDUSTRY OPENING GET I'M ON THE
GROUND FLOOR NOW

/ Likewise some method must be de
vised to distinguish the wearer OF
one of these rare and expensive wraps
from the creature itself, for it would
be tragedy indeed if some million
aires sweetie, .promenading down
Fifth Avenue in such a wrap should
be taken for connie and innoculated
with charge of buckshoe by some
oVer-zealous free enterpriser' intent
upon preserving the nation from the
RED MENACE.
Then there is another angle to the
situation. There are approximately
two million employees now on the
federal payroll and if the purge" is
directed at this group we would find
that the cost would be exactly $500
per employee which would make the
federal employees hide worth exactly
$641.66 and two-thirds cents LESS
than the connie pelt of similar size,
weight and quality of fur.
The rugged indiivdualist who en-
barks upon the raising of commies for
their pelts could have as a "side
line" the propagating of federal en-
ployees, since even. $25 per pelt in
these days is not be sneezed at, also
the carcasses of federal employees,
after theh valuable pelt was removed
could probably be tossed to the COM
mics or if the department of agri-
culture in its research discovers that
such food is detrimental to the com
mie digestion mot being sufficiently
rich in vitamin ''P'') it could be turned
over to the Fox and Mink Farmers,
since it is well understood that when
the connie fur farm industry gets
under way thees industrialists will
collapse and Uncle will
have to subsidize them if they are
to remain in existence.
To retain the economic balance of
our present social order, the wives of
the lower classes would be clad in the
skins of federal employees while the
wives and "sweeties" of the Industrial
lists and higher social groups blossom
forth in connie skins"
Yes, the OPPORTUNITY" knocks,
and as usual we're like the duckling
caught with our pants down, and no
potatoes wherewith to get in on the
ground floor.
Won't, some kind Greek or Turkish !,
please lend us a couple of
million (out of the four hundred they
ire wangling from Uncle) so that we
IAN get into this "skin game" with
he rest of the Free Enterprisers?
The people's voice., 1947-06-20
Jactories and aJarnss
The Farmer S AnqIe
BY HOMER AYRES

BY HOMER AYRES

1t would also lay the basis for large
scale corporate agriculture employing
workers or displaced people who
would receive little more than their
board. And this isn't hay. The writ
er once knew of a sheepherder who
worked for his board all winter and
lived mainly on porcupine which he
had to hunt himself. (Multiply him
by a million or so and compute the
drop in consumer-goods purchasesD
So now is the time for the labor
leaders to show everybody that this
reactionary wind has not blown dirt
into their eyes, but on the contrary
has cleared their vision. They ought
to speak up in every neighborhood in
America, by sending kilograms to their
congressman telling them that they
are on the side of the farmers and
want the reductions in the agricul-
tural appropriations returned. Then
they should see to it that the local
press carried the story about their
actions and also that local farm lead
ers received copies. This sort of ac-
tion on the part of labor organizations
will pay off big.
1t will not be long before the small
farmers will be caught in the vice of
falling farm prices and high operating
costs and the farm revolt of the '3Os
will be re-enacted on gigantic scale
And as solution for the new farm
problem a super-duper new deal will
have to be put into operation on the
land, if both labor and farmers are
to be nailed together and braced to
turn the harsh, cold, winds of reaction
into a spring rain of progress.
The people's voice., 1947-06-20
RESOLUTIONS

Whereas, We consider the present
action of congress in cutting the ap-
preparations for the school lunches,
REA, FHA, Crop Insurance and the
Triple A programs reputation of
previous congressional PROMISES and
Whereas, We believe that such ac-
tion is contrary to the best interests
of agriculture and the nation, in that
it will result not in economy, but the
opposite, through inevitable increases
in soil erosion, needless postponement
Of the electrification of farm homes,
the depriving of our children of the
extra margain of health provided by
the school lunches, death blow to the
hopes Of our veterans for assistance
in acquiring farms, and the loss of
protection to our farmers provided by
the crop insurance program; and
Whereas, We further believe that
it this bill passes, perhaps the great
est detrimental result will be a gen
eral loss of faith and confidence by
the farmers in the democratic action
programs;
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, That we,
the members of the Cascade County
Farmers Union, in convention assem-
bled this 10th day of June, 1947, in
Great Falls, Montana, do protest this
scuttling of farm programs, and we
strongly urge our representatives in
congress to restore the funds to the
originally recommended.
RALPH T. COOK, President.
GERTRUDE HEYNE, Secretary.
The people's voice., 1947-06-20
TAYLOR JOINS FIGHT ON
RAIL BILL

Washington (FP)-Sen. Glen Taylor
Cd, Ida) joined the assault upon the
Reed-Bulwinkle bill June II as the
upper house neared vote on the
measure to relieve railroads from
penalties under the antitrust laws
when they combine to set rates.
With Sen. Charles Tobey (R, N.H.)
and handful of westerners and south
erners, Taylor is making an uphill
fight against the measure which is
sponsored by Sen Clyde Reed Or, Kan }
and backed by the American Assn. of
Railroads.
Reed expressed confidence that not
more than 25 senators will oppose the
measure on the final rollcall
The AAR is a S. million a year
lobby that has blocked rate cuts for
the south and west at the expense
of those sections and to the profit of
northern and eastern industrialists.
The people's voice., 1947-06-20

The reactionary wind down in Wash
ington, D. C. is blowing so hard these
days that nobody is able to tell what
! it will dig under and start to blow
away next. Watching the actions o1
congress is like a farmer peering out
of the window during one Of those
occasional South Dakota high winds
where, before he can get through yell
ing "there goes the hayrack'', to the
family, the wind starts to peel the
roof off the barn.
The house appropriations committee
Topped 80 per cent from the amount
proposed by the Secretary of Agricul-
ture needed for his department. This
will greatly effect the low-income fam
lilies. Soil conservation, crop insur-
ance, the school lunch program, the
farm tenancy program, and the farm
home administration which was form
erly called the Farm Security Admin
istration were clipped the worst.
Farmers have been induced to
'hate" labor and this strong feeling
resulted in the rural communities vot-
ing for congressman and senators who
now bray like jack mules for the Hart
ley-Taft bills. About two-thirds of all
lawmakers are elected from areas
which are predominately rural and
small townish.
But now the shoe is being put on
the other foot. The farmers are start
ing to get it in the neck now. The
men who make the wind that would
blow labor-unions off the scene would
not temper the wind for the farm
votes after the anti-labor wool had
been pulled over their eyes. Because
the attack on small farmers is part
of the attack against all the common
people whether they raise buckwheat
or run punch presses.
Press Tries To Split Farmers, Labor
: For several weeks there have been
papers and magazines intended to lead
people to believe that farmers were
getting all the breaks and city folks
were footing the bills Just some
anti-labor propaganda in reverse-to
get labor to "hate" farmers Then
congress, with little opposition, could
carry out the farm program of the
Chamber of Comemrce which doesn't
consider one-half to two-thirds of the
farmers important enough to be con-
sidered
The aims of the C. of c. farm pro-
gram is to eliminate several million
small farmers from production. This
would create vast pool of surplus
labor that anyone could figure out
might be used against trade-unions.
The people's voice., 1947-06-20
Government
CONTINUED from Page One)


to be formed into state legislative
committees. In addition to this a
mailing list of about one million was
to be compiled and used for the mail
ing of propaganda favorable to the
railroads.
That this plan has been effectuated
and is functioning is evident in a re-
port made to the association, dated
April IS, 1885 and included in the
governments compilation of evidence.
This reads in part as follows:
pursuant to call, there met in
Washington on April 10th members
of state legislative committees and
state railroad associations of forty
states. These representatives con-
sisted of lawyers, operating men,
traffic men, transportation men, and
The people's voice., 1947-06-20
BOMB STUFF

Uranium, the stuff of which atom
ic bombs are made, is reported to
have been discovered in the Colo
rado river basin. Deposits are said
to be large enough to give hope
they will make the United States
Independent of foreign sources of
supply.
Most of the uranium used in this
country's So billion atomic energy
project has come from the Great
Bear Lake region of northern Can
ada.
The people's voice., 1947-06-20
Sen. TOBEY Tells
'EM OFF

Washington (FP)-One of the U. S.
senate's scholars and gentlemen is
Charles w. Tobey Or, N.H.) who has
been vigorously fighting the Reed-Bul-
winkle bill to relieve the railroad in
terests of the burden of observing the
Sherman antitrust act.
While lunching in the Capitol June
10, Tobey was approached by a De-
partment of Justice agent who re-
ported: "Sir, may I tell you that sit
ting behind you are three railroad
lobbyists, one of whom called you a
- - , and another of
whom said you ought to go to hell"
Reporting the incident on the senate
floor, Tobey said "He pointed them out
to me. | got up and walked to their
table, and said, My compliments to
you, gentlemen I said, L understand
and consigned me to hell, and made
other statements about me- This is
a free country-you have a right to
make any statement you wish said"
1H6 CoHSfeSSlOHdl h0cOru prlnCeu
this with the blanks, but the morning
Times-Herald left no blanks as it cor
rectly spelled out each word
Tobey concluded his exchange with
the rail lobbyists by telling them:
'You are crooked, sirs, from top to
bottom, and you played the game that
way Now [ subside, because I still
want to be gentleman and hold my
temper"
The rail lobbyists, according to other
diners, were also termed leads, cow
ards, scoundrels and detriment to
the public welfare but were too
astounded to utter word Of reply to
the angry senator.
The people's voice., 1947-06-20

several local surgeons. The chair
men of the several committees and
associations were requested to send
here men selected for their ability
to contact tn congressional deega-
tions upon a personal basis, and it
is felt that a high order of efficiency
was achieved in this direction
Eight states were not represented
for one reason or another; of these
eight states representatives will
come from each upon call if and
when thought desirable. After a
full explanation of the existing Iegis-
Iative situation, these representa-
tives were asked to interview each
member of congress, ascertain his
attitude towards pending legislation
affecting the railroads, and report
back the results of these contacts.
There were 90 representatives of
the various state committees and
associations present at the meeting.
Many of these men remained in the
city until each member of the par
llCNldT uSlCSdliOH was COHldClcus
BulWinkIe-Reed Bill
With little fanfare, but certainly
working with every means at it's com
mand, this powerful lobby is now
pushing the Bulwinkle-Reed bill which
would exempt the railroads from fed
eral prosecution under the Sherman
antitrust act and the passage of which
now would have the effect of throw
ing the present action against the
railroads out of court and leave them
free to exploit the American people
without any danger of running foul of
the law.
The people of Montana should real
ize the danger of the passage of this
act, and bring pressure to bear on the
representative from Montana to work
and vote against it.
The people's voice., 1947-06-20

an executive order setting up a pro
gram for the investigation of the 10y
atty of all federal employees and tc
root out of the service all of those
who ION reasonable grounds" can be
judged "disloyaT.
On April 13 the Spokane Spokesman
Review carried a headline to the effect
that this program of the Presidents IS
to screen out" the communists in
federal jobs would cost the nation
FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS.
According to the best available sta
tistics, theer are seventy-five thou
sand communists in the United States.
Not all of these however are holding
government jobs.
Now if the program is to cost fifty
million dollars, we take that sum and
divide it by seventy-five thousand and
we find that each connie hide there
fore is worth exactly $66666 and two
thirds cents, which makes the value
of the connie pelt" compare quite
favorably with that of the ermine and
silver fox.
In the future, sugar daddies" in
stead of demonstrating their "undying
affection" or counting the favor of
their sweeties with presents of mink
or silver fox fure may be expected to
lavish upon the objects of their af-
fections coats and wraps made of
connie skins"
This may make things bit rug
ged" for the poor downtrodden mink
or fox "farmer"-but then-such is
the life of a rugged individualist under
our competitive system of free enter
prise-a new industry is "a-borning"
The connie FUR FARM
From all indications this suggestion
should return a fortune to the rugged
individualist with the brains, foresight,
acumen and sufficient Jack" to get
in on the ground floor.
Yeath BROTHER! 1t should be a
veritable mint, for commies are known
to thrive in capacity, in fact it is uni
versally conceded that they multiply
most rapidly under the most adverse
conditions, such as famines, depres-
sions and the like. In fact, according !
to all reports the more distressing
the conditions the more rapidly the
commies multiply.
Much study however will be re-
uuired as to methods of culture and |
care since heretofore all government |
efforts have been devoted to trying to |
exterminate instead of propagate
them. For that reason what is known
them is more negative than
positive.
According to most news paper re-
ports the pelts are said to be extreme
ly verminous, so extensive research
will have to be carried on to dis
cover their insect enemies and eradi-
cate them. Also no one thus far has
accumulated any data as to when the
pelts are Gin season. or prime nor the
best method of skinning and tanning
the hide. However that will probably
be taken care of by the Department
of Agriculture in one of its forthcom-
ing bulletins.
Such connie pelts as have thus far
been taken have been taken in the
wild state and are reported to have
been so perforated with buck-shot
holes as to render them unfit for
into garments which
would please the fastidious taste of a
"sweetie".
The people's voice., 1947-06-20

Cursed war and racking tax have
left us scarcely raiment to our backs.
Sir Walter Scott.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24

CLASSIFIED Ads get results.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Caesar Rodney Boy
Wins Farmer Award
(cOntlnueu from nrst paeel

accomplishments to w. Lyle
Mowlds, state supervisor of agri-
cultural education and F. F. A..
adviser who, with his staff, select
ed the best in the state to send to
national F. F. A. headquarters in
the Agricultural Education Service
of the u. S. Office of Education in
Washington, ID. G.
In Washington the reports were
reviewed and approved by the F..
+. A. Board of Trustees and Ad-
visory Council which is composed
of the six national boy officers,
four state supervisors of agricul-
tural education, and two members
of the Agricultural Education Ser
vice staff. Final action came last
Monday when the American Farm
ers were approved by the delegate
body at the national convention.
The Delaware American Farmer
degree winner is one of the states
top leaders in Future Farmers OF
America work. Webb served his
local chapter two years as presi-
dent, was president of the Della
ware F. F. A. association in 1945-
46, and has been a delegate to the
national convention at Kansas City
the past two years.
His record of leadership spilled
over into other high school activi'
ties. He played guard on the foot
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24

ball team, lettering three years;
won the All-School letter awarded
to outstanding all-around stu
dents; was member of the band,
baseball team and senior play cast.
When he was graduated in 1916 the
schools faculty voted him the best
all-round senior in his class of 40
boys and girls.
With all this, he had time to de-
velop an outstanding farming pro-
gram. His supervised farming pro-
jects carried on in conjunction
with high school study of vocation
al agriculture, have, in five years,
brought net profits totaling more
than 1900. He has developed a
fine herd of dairy cattle, bought a
208 acre farm to support them, and
is well on his way to becoming sue
cessfully established in farming
His financial statement shows total
assets of $13,734 with liabilities OF
$3,945, and a net worth of $9,789.
Nationally, the F. F. A. delegates
voted 189 of its 238,269 members tc
receive the American Farmer de.
gree. A summary of their reports
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
STATE AUDITOR SUFFERS
FATAL HEART ATTACK
CcOntinued from nrss page,

Neontmued from nrss pa8eJ
tivities, he also was president of the
Kent and Sussex Racing Associa-
tion, and Kent and Sussex Fair As
sociation.
Operated Produce Business
He operated a produce business
in Harrington for more than 80
years, and also was vice-president
of the Peoples Bank of Harrington
He was a member of Trinity Meth
odist Church.
A native of Harrington, he was
born on Feb. 4, 1884, the son of the
late William and Matilda Shaw.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs,
Elizabeth Wix Shaw; two sons, Will
liam w. and Benjamin /. Shaw, Jr.,
and two grandchildren, all of Har-
rington; brother, Frank Shaw
Coatesville, Pa, and three sisters
Miss Elizabeth Shaw, Philadelphia
Mrs. j. R. Eggert, Montclair, N. j..
and Miss Harriet Shaw, Harrington