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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-28
Betsy Hilliard,
Capt. DonnellY
Marry AT Bragg

In a ceremony marked by
charm and beauty Sunday aft
ernoon at $3.50 o'clock in the
Fort Bragg Main Post chapel.
Miss Betsy Jane billiard,
daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Hilliard, of this city,
became the bride of Paul E.
Donnelly, Captain of u. S.
Army, of Clean, N. Y.
q. Father J. J. McMahon, Army
Chaplain, officiated using the
double : ring ceremony. The
chancel was decorated with a
background of palms, southern
smilax and floor baskets of
white gladioli and chrysanthe-
NUNS. Seven branched candle
labra of white burning .apers
lined both sides of the altar.
Nuptial music was presented
by Miss Hiida Broglin of Shell
ton, Conn, who sang Schuber:'s
lava Maria"
The bride, given in marriage
by her brother, Alex H. Hilliard
of this city, was attired in a
gown of ivory satin. The long
fitted bodice featured a boat
neckline. Satin covered buttons
and loops trimmed the bodice
down the back and at the wrist
of the sleeves which ended at
points over the wrist. The train
fell from a tunlc at the waist
Her full length veil of French
Imported bridal illusion felI
from a gathered halo of the il
fusion and orahge blossoms and
extended beyond the train. Her
only ornament was a string of
pearls. She carried a white Or
child mounted on a white prayer
book showered with tuberoses.
Miss Ruth billiard, of Mid
way, Kentucky and Wilmington,
was her sisters only attendant.
She was attirsd in a pink dress
fashioned with a long rayon tat
feta bodice aopliqued on a net
SKIRT. She wore a shoulder
length veil of pink net with pink
rosebuds. Tier flowers were pink
carnations tied with blue satin
ribbon, shoWerei with forget.
me-nots.
The bridegroom was attended
by i'Is brother, Frank Dornelly
CT Clean, n. Y, as best man
Cshers were 1t. Robert S. Hut
ton and 1t. Charles Minietta Of
Fort Bragg
The bridegrooms' mother
wore a dress of black crepe
trimmed with red with golc
seauins. Her corsage was o.
white roses.
After the ceremony a recep
ton was held at the 82nd A5n
Div. Arty. Officers club. The
brides table was beautifully
decorated with a center piece
of white gladioli, button cn:ys
anthemums ard fern with burn
ing tapers. At one end of tn
table was a three tered wed
ding cake topped with miniature
bride and groom. At the othe
end was a silver punch bow
captured by the 82nd Airborn,
in Germany in both world wars
It is said to be worth SIS, coo
At one end of the room wa;
a beautiful floral arrangement
against large mirrors.
During the reception the bride
and groom left for a honeymoon
trip to Canada after which they
will make their home at For
Bragg where Captain Donnelly
is stationed with the 72nd Air
borne Division.
Mrs. Donnelly attended local
schools and Pineland Junior col.
lege and graduated at La
Grange. She has for the past
two years held a Civil Service
position at Fort Bragg.
Captain Donrelly graduated
with a 3.S. degree at St Bon
adventure college at Olean, N. Y
He is the son of Mrs. William c
Donnelly and the late William
C. Donnelly of Olean, N. Y.
Mrs. Joseph Shabala and Mis-
Marian Donnelly, of Olean, N
Y, sisters of the groom, attend
ed the wedding.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-28
Katie Murray Circle
To Meet On Thursday

The Katie Murray circle Of
Temple Baptist church will hold
the regular meeting at the home
of Mrs. j. P. Nall, 2003 Perry
avenue, on Thursday evening at
$3.50 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-28

Three quarters of the native
Towering plants of New Zea-
land are found nowhere else.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-28
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. w. L.. johnson
announce the birth of a son, Rob-
ert Eugene, September 9 at
Marion Sprunt annex. Mrs. John
son is the former Salome Wal
lace of this city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-28
Firth Announced

Firth Announced
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Williamson
announce the birth of a daught-
er, Patricia Allene, September
10 at Marion Sprunt annex.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-05

While such an ALLEGATION eventually
could be accomplished by interstate
compact, which he would prefer, he
said the measure could provide alter
natively for settlement by congress
or by the supreme court of the United
States, and either of these methods
would be satisfactory. He added the
hope that his article would lead to
an agreement for unified federal
agency for the basin.
Bannisters article called for con-
tinuing applicability of the laws of
the respective states to uses of water
for irrigation and other consumptive
purposes. Stong said this was accept
able. AS the Post-Dispatch has
pointed out, the Murray bill would
have no effect on existing water
rights under state laws.
The plan of an MVA for basin de-
velopment should be subject to affirm
ative approval by both houses of con-
gress, said the Bannister article.
Under certain restrictions, the present
JILL 0OUAo POI ILL IiiC pan W OOSOlllO
effective, lacking specific disapproval.
Stong said this point did not seem
of great Importance, since congress
would have to give approval, in effect,
anyway when providing construction
appropriations
Bannister's stand is considered by
Palmer Hoyt, editor and publisher of
the Denver Post, to be complete
about-face. Just two years ago the
Post carried another article by Ban
mister, giving his analysis of the Muir
ray bill as it stood then. That article,
bitterly attacking MVA and it's proto-
type, the Tennessee Valley Author
ity, was entitled "Totalitarianism on
the March. The recent statement
by Bannister constituted an accept
ance of the basic principle of MVA
"a single, regional agency to carry
out the control of the Missouri river
system and development of the basin,
instead of the multiplicity of indie
pendent federal agences operating
now, as work under the Pick-Sloan
plan for the river is being accelerated.
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-05

! Denver POSC Dy IL. w ara Dali
mister, widely known water
rights lawyer and heretofore
an uncompromising foe of
MVA. He suggested changes
in the bill which would, in his
opinion, make it acceptable to
the powerful western irrigation
interests.
Bannister set forth various condi-
tions, many of which apparently would
call for little, if any, material change
in the intent of the MVA bill. Benton
j. Stong of Denver, chairman of the
Regional Committee for MVA, prin-
cipal spokesman for the MVA forces,
told the Post-Dispatch that $50 per
cent of what Bannister wants is either
in the bill already or is acceptable
to u.s.
Interstate Compacts
A. major point made by Bannister
was that the present practice of in
terstate compacts for equitable shar-
ing of water of interstate streams in
the arid West should continue to be
recognized, Stong said there was no
objection to this on the part of MVA
hackers, provided it was not seized as
a device to tie up execution of a
basin development plan. He had in
mind delays which have occurred in
such compacts in the past, as states
jealousy fought over water rights.
For example. he said, 20 years have
been spent debating a Colorado river
compact, with no final action yet,
while Colorado, Wyoming and Ne
braska had had water dispute in fed
eraI courts for II years.
The correspondent put this ques-
ton of delay to Bannister, who is
lecturer on western water law at Har-
ward and Denver universities. Ban
mister unhesitatingly replied that
development plan might be carried
out, even in the absence of any con-
summated interstate pacts. He said
this could be done if the law by which
a valley authority was established
provided specifically for equitable dis
tribution of water among states.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-05
MURRAY POINTS UP ROLE OF LABOR DURING LATE WAR

"The present fight against labor in
America was planned even before the
war ended For number of years an
effort has been made by certain power
fully entrenched industrial interests
to gain complete domination of our
economic system. They furnished the
sinews of political war which enabled
them to gain control of congress in
1916"
Recalls Full Employment Act
He pointed to enactment of the EN-
ployment act of 1916, which he intro
duced and sponsored and which pro-
vided a method for maintenance of a
balanced economy, establishment of
the economic council and other safe
guarding legislation.
Through such acts, the period OF re-
conversion was successfully passed
and today 60,000,000 workers are en-
ployed-the greatest in all history.
The Democratic administration provid-
ed an effective system of price con-
troll, he said.
Alter Ln0 R6puDllcdu COuSI6SS DIS
sumed control, he added, the protect
i've measures were the focal point of
attack. The price control system was
destroyed and prices are still rising,
with the scale of living being seriously
undermined.
The S0th Congress, Murray charged,
has been dominated by powerful indus
trial and financial interests which are
more interested in monopoly than in
free enterprise.
Important legislation designed to
improve economic and social condi-
lions was blocked, expansion of big
business and monopoly was fostered
and a Is per cent raise in rents per-
mitted, while the congress failed to
expand the social security system,
to edo anything about provision of
decent homes and to approve federal
aid for education.
Legislative Monstrosity"
Murray referred to the Taft-Hart-
ley labor act as a Legislative mon
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-05

ing the words: Labor Produces the
Printed Word"
The Taft-Hartley bill received Sc
we're criticism from speaker A. F.
Whitney president of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen.
United States Senator James E.
Murray was an honored guest during
the Labor day holiday and received
a big ovation from the throngs of
people.
Seventy orphaned children spent the
day watching the rodeo and the eve
ming show, Talent On Review. The
entire program was marked by per-
formances by Montana amateurs Civ
ing with their unique arrangements of
song and dance numbers. The chill
dren from the st. Thomas Orphans
Home were fed and entertained by
the Ladies Auxiliary of the Mine,
Mill and Smelter Workers Union.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-05

assemble on the North Mon
tana fairgrounds damned near
ly 10000 strong in grandstand,
bIeachers and standing room
areas.
Impressive floats clearly displayed
contemporary thinking among labor
ing people. For instance Congress
man" Taft-Hartley in effigy was
shown tipping the scales in favor of
capital. Another float revealed farm
er and labor united, shaking hands
The thousands watching the parade
also saw humorously depicted, the
Pick-Sloan plan for the few in contrast
with MVA for complete development
of the Missouri Valley. Lavish floats
and marching workers gave a real
send-off to the holiday. The prize
float of the Allied Printing
Trades consisted of an ornately dec
GRATED red, white and blue creation as
the background for a giant book, bear
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-05

Branding the 80th congress an out
and out failure, and one controlled
by huge industrial interests, A. F.
Whitney, international president of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, Monday addressed 10000 cheer
ing people at the annual Labor day
celebration in Great Falls.
Tribute To Murray
In opening his address, Whitney at
tackled Republican congressman, say
ing coming from Ohio where the peo-
pie are actually without representa-
ton in the senate and with but scant
representation in the house, | salute
and congratulate you citizens of Mon
tana who are so fortunate to be so
adequately represented by real Dem
ocrat and a genuine patriotic Amer
ican-James r.. Murray" Whitney
said no other man in congress has
worked longer for progressive legis-
lation than Murray, and no other man
has resented and resisted to a greater
degree than has Murray the reaction
airy legislation and the program of the
profit-infested interests to take from
the people the gains attained under
the able leadership of Roosevelt"
"The S0th congress, by its failure
to act constructively, did absolutely
nothing to cope with inflationary
prices, but added fuel to the fire when
it decontrolled rents and removed re-
strictions from essential building ma
terials," Whitney said. "Slashes in
government expenditures, he de-
clared, reduced expenditures vital
to the health of our people and the
welfare of our nation.
1T successfully blocked legislation
for medical aid and health insurance,
for federal aid to education, for pub
lie works, for river control, for soil
conservation, for the wider application
of social security benefits and protec-
ton, for a higher minimum wage, for
an increase in the meager allowance
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-05
EU BRINGS in OIL WELL
Near CONRAD

Conrad.-A new oil pool three miles
northwest of the Pondera oil field, was
discovered last week when the rotary
bit on the Farmers Union Central Elk
chang No. we'll found
oil at the break from the Madison lime
at a depth of 2,157 feet.
This new strike is in the NV NV NV
of Sec 2 in 27n-4w, three miles from
the nearest production in the old field.
1t is also about one mile south of
the Emrick fault which Geologist E.
B. Emrick located in 1928 when map
ping the Pondera field.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-05

strosity," which. he declared was orig
inally intended "to break down and
weaken labor in the bargaining pro-
cess"
Every impartial witness appearing
before our committee in Washing
ton" he averred, testified that this
bill is punitive and will accomplish
more harm than good-that it will
weaken labor and render it difficult
to sustain its rights at the bargain
ing table"
Murray predicted management will
realize the danger of the legislation
and call for it's repeal.
There is only one way our Amer
lean system of free enterprise can
prosper and that is under a spirit of
cooperation and good will between
labor and management. You cannot
compel high productivity by weak
ening labor unions, lowering wages
and creating hostility in the minds
of workers Great Falls Tribune.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-05

The greatest bulwark against total
itarianism in this country today is
the American labor movement, Sen.
James E. Murray told Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen members at ban
quet Monday evening in honor of BRIT
President A. F. Whitney, at Great
Falls.
Because of the splendid fight which
labor has made, the tide has already
turned in the country" said the sena-
tor. ALREADY the people are coming
to understand the issues involved.
They are seeing through the dark fog
of Misrepresentation and falsehood,
which has been spread over the coun-
try in a desperate attempt to break
down and weaken labor so it may be
exploited as in the past.
81 have not the slightest doubt but
that the American people are coming
to realize that the greatest bulwark
this nation possesses against COM
munism, fascism and other isms lies
in the great trade union movement in
America.
eff capitalism and the free enter
prise system are to be kept alive in the
world, it must be on the basis OF a
strong, patriotic American labor move
ment.'
Labor's Contribution To War Effort
Cannot Be Denied
Murray said that, Notwithstanding
all the Misrepresentation that have
been cast at labor, no one can deny
the contribution it made in winning
the war. The highest record OF pro-
duction in the history of the world
was achieved through labor's patriot
ism and skill, he declared.
But now" he continued, that the
war is over and certain elements in
this country have grown rich and pow
erfuI through war profits, an effort
has been put on foot to weaken and
destroy American labor unionism. So
labor now is engaged in another war
a war against greed and avarice; an
economic war to preserve our Ameri-
can system against totalitarianism
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-05
led Whitney

dustry, the church and in government
pleaded with members of congress to
vote to sustain the presidential veto,
and not to permit such vicious legis-
lation to become the law of the land
thus creating a field day for lawyers
and the cause of widespread labor dis
content, strife and strikes
"By this act, its supporters hope
that free speech, free press and free
assemblage o f American workers
might be destroyed and that mislead-
ers of the people, now in congress-
might perpetuate themselves in office
In substance, they have decreed that
the voice of labor shall be silenced.
AS the worlds greatest democracy, we
should hold our heads in shame to
know that hideous plague is devour-
ing our liberties and freedom of today
The freedom-loving people of America
now are laboring under the un-Amer-
lean Taft-Hartley act which seriously
attacks the high ideals which have
made America great. The act has re-
stored the principle of the yellow dog
contract, it has brought back govern
ment by injunction, and the concept
that labor is a commodity"
The railroad brotherhood leader
called labor to wage war mot with
bullets, but with ballots to defend
labors cause"
Throw the RascaIs Out
"Often our peace-loving people are
slow to resent injustices done them,
but the rapery of their rights and of
the fundamentals they fought and died
for in World wars l and has been
so bold and crushing, that they should
grid themselves for the national cleo
ton in 1913, and with the ballot po-
litically slaughter every reactionary
and near-Fascist who curtails freedom
and liberty in the interest of greed
and monopoly, as evidenced by the
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-05
Water Rights Lawyer Now
Supporting MVA Plan
By RICHARD G.. BAUMHOFF


Denver-A significant break has
opposition of western water rights the
Missouri Valley Authority for unified development the Mis-
BASIN 1t offers the possibility understand
ing between MVA and big of
which could lead to brighter for of the
Murray MVA BILL
This development found article the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-05
10000 Atten4 Falls Labor Celebration

Labor day observed in big Monday by the people
of Great Falls with almost entire community turning for
the celebration Sponsored by the Cascade Trades and
Labor assembly, the holiday started off with
Veterans farmers fraernal organizations than so
labor unions joined forces make coorful display
effort and action. One of the largest
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-05
Failed Veterans

Whitney charged congress d
nothing to provide needed homes for
veterans and their families, it failed
to supply funds for river control prof.
ects which, he said, "are desperately
needed and in the end will conserve
more than they will cost and can bene-
fit SO much the general welfare and
the property of so many millions of
our people," The records will show
the S0th congress brazenly served the
special interests, Whitney insisted,
pointing to it's efforts to twice rush
through tax bill to aid the rich and
deceive the poor"
Turning to labor legislation, Whit
ney said leaders in congress damned
through the "Taft-Ball-Hartley slave
labor bill, which is a stain on the ban
ner of freedom" He said that be-
fore the bill became law, it was re-
peatedly declared to be unavoidable
by countless authorities in the field
of labor management relations.
"Outstanding leaders in labor in
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-05
'80th Congress Was Cont

paid GIs who are laboring to
an education in schools and G
throughout the land"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-11-22
POOR ADVERTISING FOR MISSlSSlPPl-POOR
ADVERTISING FOR DEMOCRACY

One of the poorest bits of advertising in recent years
for Mississippi stote long the victim of poor odvers
ing the result of political demoeoguery and exhibition
ISM and continued and strict adherence to the sovery
trod ition and pre-cevl thinking and oction,
the denial of hotel room lost week to Honorable From
co.'s Georges Hoton Minister of Agriculture account
of color who had been invited to speak at conference
on Agriculture at Biloxi
The foct that the Hoton Minister of Agriculture
invited to 10 Mississippi and speak is, in ITSELF
evidence that he hos made discoveries in Agriculture
the knowledge of which will be of voue to Mississippi
the south, and the nation.
In thinking of the incident one is lead to think of other
men of color who have mode great contributions in
vorous fields of knowledge benifiting all of mankind
everywhere, and recently DR.. Howard Drew, who
perfected the blood bonk. One only conjecture on
the number of Mssissippons and other American who
would have died had it not been for the work of this
Negro Doctor Or again. what would have been the
suits had his work been left to Mississippi Aside from
this aspect of the incident there is also it's political
pect.
The Good Neighbor Policy forms the basic of Amer
icon Goodwill and intercourse with the Motions of South
America, all Of which made up of coored people.
Haiti is country of South America and the success
of the Good Neighbor Policy in South America must
also consider the goodwill of Hotons along with all the
other peoples of South America
Moreover the insult to the Hoto minister of Agri-
culture only be taken as on insult TO than
theefifth of the peoples of the world who hoppen to
be coIored Whose effect the future political and
theological pattern of the portwor world is yet to be
made known
In the light of contemporary and future American
and World History the barring of the Hoition Minister
of Agriculture from Hotel Room at Biloxi account
of color poor advertising for Mississippi, and per-
hops worst of oI it wo poorer advertising for Amer-
can Democracy
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-11-22
Local NAACP
Elects Officers

The local branch of the NAACP
held its regular meeting at Far
ish Street Baptist Church Monday
night. Features of the meeting
was a review of the years work
and election OF officers.
Officers elected were: Rev. w.
A. Bender, President; A. w.
Wells, LIST Vice-President; M. H.
Bailey, 2nd vice president; L. C.
Wilcher, Secretary; Mary A. Cox,
Asst. Secretary; A. J. Noel, Trea-
surer; Board Of Directors, John
w. Dixon, Chairman; |. S. San
ders, Percy Greene, D. d. Shep-
herd, c. F. Edwards, Rosa Red
mond, Jack H. Young, c. A. Hall,
c. A Greer, Burr Brown and Wi
ley Spence
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-11-22
THEY DIED TOGETHER = THAT WE MIGHT LIVE
TOGETHER
From the Miomi Times, Miomi, Florida

On warm October morning the Army transport, Jose
ph V Connolly moved quietly into New York horbor On
boord were e248 collins = The first American World
War II dead to be returned from Europe. On deck Christ
ian and Jewish ohopIions proyed buge sounded. One
coffin of the thousands lowered TO coisson ond
escorted by seNcemen, veterans, West Point cadets.
and civic groups moved slowly along Twenty Street
to Fifth Avenue which lined with hundreds OF thou
sands who had come to poy the last tribute
There wos silence except for the sobbing of the
multitude the potter of horses hoofs the pavement
the muted notets of the drge the toIling of church
bells No one smiled Many bowed their heods. Some
made the sign of the Cross street sweeper stood at
attention. his broom in his left hand his right raised
to his cap in salute the cosson passed by.
Who we're these deo dwhom America honored and
for whom America wept? Only little while ego, they
were standing shoulder TO shoulder Professionals Goth
oIics and Jews. Whites and Negroes - United and de-
temined TO defend their motive land against tyranny
which promised destroy America and the whole free
world
They did together whot they had determined to DO.
They DESTROYED the tyronny They the victory.
Who ore these dead? For whot did they win the vic
toy? Was it victory to reestobsh the old hatred be-
tween RELIGIOUS races and classes? Victory to return to
the preiudces and Discussions which mock and divide
us. a.n@ s.ss $500.
They did not die for thot nor they who marched
side by side as Americans ond fought that way = and