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Evening star., 1948-09-19

conclusions, the committee added
would be even more far-reaching,
citing possibilities that atheists
could demand equal treatment for
atheism in the operation of the GI
Bill of Rights, provision and use
of chapels at the military academies
payment of chaplains for the House
and Senate and for every Land
grant" college in the country.
The committee said the Scott de-
cision, which has been attacked by
both church leaders and the radio
industry, had been reversed, in
effect. by a subsequent FEC ruling
renewing the license of Station
WHAM in Rochester, N. Y, 1t
called on the FEC to state this as
an affirmative fact.
Coy Takes Different View.
Chairman Coy however took a
different view. The license of WHAM
was renewed, he said, mot in cir
cumstances suggesting reversal OF
the Scott decision, but on assur-
ances of the licensee that the So
ciety of Free Thinkers had not
been denied time because OF dis
agreement with their point of view. "
On the ruling as to political CEN
sorship, the committee said, it left
broadcasters in a dilemma OF self
destruction" since they would be
required to answer to the commits
sion if they eliminated defamatory
remarks and yet might face criminal
and civil prosecution under State
laws if they permitted such material
to 90 on the air"
The committee added that one
immediate effect of the decision
was to encourage irresponsible per-
persons and those with spite and
grudge to go on the air with un-
founded and slanderous attacks
upon any person who sought public
office"
But. it concluded. the commits
sion. as a result of committee examl-
nation of the Port Huron case, had
given assurances that for the time
being at least, the conscientious
-, ,broa dcaster who used ordinary
common sense" in trying to prevent
slanderous statements need not fear
commission action.
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tally the same terms for all other
candidates" the report added.
so having legislated in that one
instance. all other instances of con-
troversial matters are outside the
law.
When the FEC attempts to regu-
late such matters it very clearly
invades the field of legislation and
indulges in quasijudicial legislation
on a subject which Congress clearly
decided to be outside the Com
munications Act"
The Harness committee noted
that broadcasters normally carry
programs of the three leading reli-
gious groups.
IF the dictum contained in the
Scott decision were literally ap-
piled" the report asserted, atheists
would be entitled to answer each
Protestant. Catholic, or Jewish pro-
gram. Thus. though numerically in
finiteslmal, the apostles of unbelief
would have as many programs as
were given to all the religious groups
combined.
ITO avoid that effect, the broad
casters could solve their dilemma
only by refusing to accept any re-
ligious programs. This obviously
would be advantageous only to the
atheists and to the Communists"
Yet, the Committee contended, If
the radio stations continued their
religious broadcasts, yielding COM
pletely to this capricious decision
of the FEC" and allowed equal time
to atheists to answer every religious
broa dcast-It takes little imagina-
ton to predict the effect =.
"The millions of children who are
radio fans would be caught in a
vortex of blasphemous attacks on
religion. Elderly people would have
their declining years punctuated
with irrelieious attacks on the very
principles which had guided them
throughout their lives. The public
generally would be reVolted." "
The House Committee agreed with
one of the witnesses that the Scott
decision was tissue of naive, in
accurate and **+ Self-contradictory
affirmations."
It's effect, If carried to ultimate
Evening star., 1948-09-19
FEC
From First Pare


of "reasonableness and overall fair.
ness"
AS to the Port Huron case, Mr.
Coy replied that under present Fed
eral law there is a direct pfohibi-
ton against censorship of political
broadcast. What the FEC did in
the Port Huron case. he said, wa:
to hold that State laws on libe
must yield to the provisions OF the
Federal Communications Act.
He agreed there still was an issue
over this libel question, with many
States continuing to assert theii
Jurisdiction. The position of the
FEC, he said, was that Federal law
saves the licensee from liability
under State law" Because there is
real conflict, he added, the COM
mission assures Conscientious licen.
sees they need not fear any ca
pricious action" by the FEC If they
do not favor one political candidate
over another.
Libel Is Prime Question.
"The question which needs to be
settled by an act of Congress, Mr.
Coy continued. lis whether the
broadcaster is liable under the libe
laws of his State-not whether he
can censor or not"
Here, he made point that the
Senate Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce (headed by
Senator White, Republican. OF
MaineD last June had reported a
bill amending the Communications
Act with a clause reaffirming the
principle that a radio station may
not exercise censorship.
The fate prohibition against the
licensee of any station exercising
any censorship authority over any
political, or public question discus
sion," Mr.. Coy said. lis retained
and emphasized" in the proposed
new legislation.
Harness Stresses Danger.
The House Committee. headed by
Representative Harness, Republ-
can, of Indiana, said the FEC in the
Scott decision on atheist broadcasts
had demonstrated a dangerous and
unwarranted policy of thought po-
Icing that has no basis in law.
Congress saw fit to, and did. deal
with so-called controversial mat
ters on subjects over the air in only
once instance, namely, when it pro-
vided that, If station makes time
available to one candidate for pub
lie Office, it must do so on substan-
Evening star., 1948-09-19
LOST

COCKER SPANIEL, mos. old, brown
and white, vic. of Spring Valley; reward
Evening star., 1948-09-19
|. Revolt;
. My
. Friends

The time has come for busy
housewives to 60 on a sit
down strike! Why bother to
cook chicken noodle soup at
home when you can get it
all made and ready to go
at any Hot Shoppe Pantry
House! Yes, our very PoPu-
lar chicken noodle soup,
fragrant and delicious, is
ready and waiting for you
today! Remember, you can
enjoy the best - and still get
YOUR rest.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-12-24
REV. and MRS. G. c. CR0WELL
 Presbyterian Church

With the returning of the Christ mas and New Year Season, when renewed emphasis is given to friendships, both old and new, let me have the pleasure of sending you the friendly and time-honored wish; "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" May you and yours be given the highest satis- factions of this Good Will Season, and may such satisfactions abide with you and be multiplied unto you, through all the unfolding fu- ture.
 At this Anniversary Season, may We resOlutely summon ourselves so to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom, and may We bring the Gold of homage the Frankincense of love, the Myrrh of sacEifice, with unreserv- ed dedication, to all the duties and relations of life, ever remembering that the most valuable gift is not the one that costs the most money, but the one that embodies the most good will and the highest fidelity. May we be unwaveringiy constrained to measure every priv ilege and duty. not by our com forts or our preferences, but by the needs of humanity and the will of
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whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" Here We find the greatest motive that ever prompted the giv- ing of a gift - LOVE! This love, the love of God, prompted the act of giving, for "God so loved that He gave!" Love gives MOST to the object of it's affection, and LOVE cannot give a stingy gift! Witness the widows two mites. Only two mites, true! But it was not stingy gift, for the Master himself said of her, ". -. this poor widow hath cast in more than they all she of her penury
 hath cast in all the living that she had" Luke 21:3-4 And to whom did she give it? To the object of her affection - she gave it to her Lcrd! Likewise, God gave the most precious gift of heaven! And He gave THAT gift to the object oi HIS affection! For God so loved THE WORLD, that He gave HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON!" It was the WORLD that He loved; and tC the WORLD He gave the gift oi His Son! And no one in the world is denied this invaluable gifti For, in the remaining portion of our text we read: ''. WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM should not perish. but have EVERLASTING LIEF" And God knows that a lifetime here in this temporal world would be althogether too short in which to enjoy all the benefits of such a marvellous Gift! And so He removes this limiting factor, and to WHOSOEVER BE- LIEVETH IN HIM, He grants life that will NEVER END! Life that measures with the life of God! And this life is a gift that is inseper- ably tied in with the gift of His Son. for We read in Romans 6:23.
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-12-24
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
 THE REV. HUGH HALL St. Philips Episcopal Church

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, Glory to God in the high est, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men Merry Christmas!"
 Merry Christmas!' How many millions and millions of times this seasonal greeting will be uttered in the days just ahead. It will be said in homes complete, in homes shadowed by absence and loss, ana by those without homes. Christ mas is a big day = so big that it can gather up our gladness and our sadness in the greatness of Gods love. His love meant Christ mas. It meant also the Cross. His birth would not have saved us h ithout His death and resurrec- tion. Gods love is sacrificial. ready to go to any lengths that we may have everlasting life That is why on that Bethlehem night so long ago the multitude of angels sang so joyously - Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace. good will toward men," So thls Christmas season we too should be voicing the angels song when we utter that old, familiar, joyful cry, Merry Christmas!"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-12-24
THE REV. M. E. H0CH
Catholic Church

Saturday we shall celebrate a. gain the anniversary of the birth of the worlds Savior. Born in a lowly stable in Bethlehem in far off Judea. He came to bring to men peace and hope for the re- turn of their love te Him.
 Love is the tribute which God asks of us in particular manner through the mysteries of His birth. Hence Christ's first Christmas message was made practical in His two great commandments of love to love God above all things and to regard ones neighbor as ones self for the love of God. Surely, we are bound to love Him for the benefits of peace and hope for the world.
 Our Christmas, therefore, is the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-12-24
A CHISTMAS MESSAGE Harry Gordon Dorr. Local Elder SeVenth-Day Adventist Church

With the drawing nigh of the Christmas season, the hearts of un- told multitudes turn to thoughts of gift-giying and gift-receiving, and, be the gift in value as a kings ransom, or it's intrinsic worth like that of the widows two mites, 1t is the spirit of the giver, and the hearts attitude of the re- cipient, that makes for real value in the gift itself. For no gift can be of real worth if given grudging- ly. and, likewise, if it be received in the same spirit, its value as a gift becomes as naught.
 With these thoughts in mind, like to think of the greatest Gift of all time, the one that surpasses all other gifts; and then consider the spirit that prompted this won deFful Gift, and made it of untold of earth's history. What tremend- ous benefits have come, not alone to: those who have received Him in truly contrite and penitent hearts, but to them also who have turned deaf ears to the pleadings Of 2 His Spirit! For, in any Chris tian community of earth, even though the vast majority of the people have, perhaps, esteemed His great sacrifice for them as of little worth, yet the overflowing love of God has spread aboard for all, such spiritual and temporal bene- fits as cannot be found where the good news of this precious Gift has not yet penetrated!
 Contemplate. if you will, that wonderful text - John 3:16: For God so loved the world. that He gave His only begotten Son. that
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-12-24
CAPT. ESTHER WILSON
Salvation Army

Greetings, on the Kings Birth day!
 When God created men upon the earth, He made their hearts for the Spirit of God. And no man can find complete happiness and heart satisfaction until he receives God s Spirit into his heart.
 But man fell into sin and be- came alienated from God And to- day there is still a deep longing in their hearts for something - they hardly know what. They are always searching for peace. joy, happiness. satisfaction, and con- tentment, but they seldom find it. However, this very thing for which we are seeking is Gods free gift to us. The true meaning of Christmas. And what Is the true meaning of Christmas?
 To God the Father, it meant giving His Son For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever be- Iieveth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life"
 To God the Son. it meant leav- ing Heavens glory to become a Servant, obedient unto death. Christ Jesus, who. existing in the form of God, counted not the being
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-12-24

Christ's betrayal, trial, death and burial, given 500 to 1000 years be- fore they were fulfilled. These predictions were all fulfilled with in the space of 24 hours Amen to the Son of God.
 One hundred and nine prophecies were uttered concerning Christ's birth and they were fulfilled. Isiah 9:6, For unto us a Child is born, fer unto us a Son is given. For God so loved the world" Isiah .7:14, Therefore, the Lord Himself shall give a sign. Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a Son and His name shall be called Emman- uel." Not that the virgin could save the lost souls of men and wo- men. Luke 1:35, But that Holy Thing shall be the Son of God. The Savior of the lost world.
 Remember. dear folks. God so loved the world. Micah 5:2, "The birth place of the Son of God. Bethlehem" There is no name gly- en in heaven or on earth that can save us, but the name of Jesus. And that name cannot save us ex- cept we repent, and except we re- pent we will all perish
 One of the greatest and purest souls in the Biblical history, and the great outstanding fact of this prophecy is the time of the Mes siah's advent, Daniel 9:25, '26: "of the seventy weeks or seventy seven" This is the only statement in the old testament giving the time of His coming and being cut off, not for Himself dear folks.
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BROTHER VIM. GUNN
Assembly of God Mission

Without Him I can do nothing Without Him I'd surely fail. With, out Him I would be drifting like a ship without a sail.
 First, l want to thank our dear Mrs. Williams and her son, Lew, the Editor of our lovely paper, for giving me this pleasure of saying a few words at this time.
 Dear people, the time is now passing, passing for you and for me. The place that now knows us will know us no more, but one of the places will know us forever. May the dear Lord help us all at this time.
 Before go on, want to say that, if in the past year I have hurt the feelings of any one of the dear folks of Wrangell, and if I have been a stumbling block to anyone. I pray that you will for give me. Not for my sake. but for the sake of Jesus who gave Him self for the world. Dear Wrangell people, the longer I remain here with yeu, the more like the place and the more I love the people.
 In a few more days will be the birthday of our dear Savior. (John 3:16: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting ufe.")
 Prophecy forms two-thirds of the contents of the Bible. Twenty-four hundred predictions concerning
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-12-24
Christmas Messages From
 The Local Churches

annual opportunity of commemor~ ating the beneficial event of Christs birthday in two worthy ways:
 l. In a spiritual sense we glad ly say our prayers, attend devo- tions in His honor and welcome His grace into our hearts and also renew our promises of service un- der His standards of the Com mandments.
 2. Socially exchange gifts of love toward those we know and al- so extend needy gifts to the poor, since Christmas is incomplete without hearty well-doing t0 those less fortunate than ourselves
 May this two-fold meaning of Christmas bring full peace and hope to each of us. In this spirit I tender a merry Christmas to you all and may every Christmas be the happiest Christmas we have known
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-12-24

In many homes on Christmas Day, father will get down on the floor to play with his child ren and their toys. That is exactly what the Heavenly Father did on that first Christmas. He got down on the floor" of earth with us by sending His only Son to be with us. Because He so humbled Himself, the angels sang, Glory to God in the highest" This IS why we have the right to say, Merry Christmas!"
 A few Christmases ago, on the eve of this day, when everybody was busy with his last minute shopping, many persons paused to look at a crippled newsbpy who had decorated his crutches wish evergreen. The angel on that first Christmas night. too, said, Be not afraid" The birth of Christ the King means gladness for the handicapped, joy for the over burdened, gaiety for the oppressed. We, too, can have joy when we re- member the glory of God and how lie giorfies Us. Even our 'crutches" He can, if we will all low Him, deck them with the ever green of joy and immortality. For this the angels sang. Glory to God in the highest" For this we can say, Merry Christmas!"
 The Herald Angel on that night gave the Christmas Christian mes
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on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Him. self, taking the form of a servant being made in the likeness oi men; and, being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, be. coming obedient unto death, yea the death of the cross"
 To the world, it means that God has provided a Savior. T bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all you goodidin which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord"
 To each one of us, it means that God offers to us at this Christmas time His unspeakable gift. Eternal life, joy, peace, satisfaction and happiness, that this world cannot give and that this world cannot take away.
 May Gifts from our Father
 gladden. your way,
 And bring you the Peace
 Of this glorious day;
 Joy for each sorrow; cheer
 For each i'll;
 Hope for tomorrow; Faith
 In His will; Blessings from heaven
 In all that you do.
 This is our Christmas prayer
 For each one of you.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-12-24

1bu.
 As we look backward and for ward, may we be worthily grateful for the priceless blessings of Christ our Lord; for the dear memories of vanished faces whose smiles and love abide ever with us; for the constant inspiration of under standing friends; for the noble heritage that comes to Us from the churches of all denominations; for every token of growing compassion in the hearts of all Christians in many denominations; for every creative influence and agency for better cooperation in the match less work of uplifting all mankind. both for today and tomorrow.
 Let us thoughtfully remember that Gods plan for us is not to les- sen duties, but to enlarge our privileges; not to decrease our burdens, but to increase our strength. In all our battles and burdens, may We trustfully look to Him Who came to give Life More Abundant. May we remember that no life Is nobly complete that has not suffered; no culture is richly mature that is not the result of severe discipline and real self sacrifice; no love is worthy of Him Who went about doing good, un- less such love shall be voiced In
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Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-01-01
REA Loans Granted

ONE MONTANA and two Wyo-
ming associations are included in
the latest list of groups receiving
rural identification administration
loans.
The Marias River Electric Coop
erative, Shelby, Mont, was granted
a loan of 100000 for system inn
provements.
A loan of $167, 900 for system i'm
provements and for 80 miles of line
was granted the Riverton Valley
Electric association, Riverton, Wyo.,
and $4,000 for improvements, COM
pletion of approved line and for
headquarters facilities was granted
the Garland Light & Power Co.,
Powell, Wyo.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-01-01
Historical Sketches
of Montana
GOLD AT ALDER GULCH
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TwentY-first in q Series
By ANNA NICKOL

DEEP SILENCE fell in the lodge.
No doubt the Indians waited for
their captives to be stricken dead
by some Power Unseen for Fair
weather's i~rreverence; and the
white men expected to be stricken
dead, too, by something much more
tangible.
Since no move was made toward
them, they walked outside, into the
warm sunshine, and ranged them
selves in a double row, back to
back, determined to fight as long
as life remained. Simmons was not
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-01-01

with them, since, as their captain,
he had been called into parley. The
Indians always recognized the lead
er of any group and treated with
him.
Both Indian chiefs hurried after
the white men and drove their war
riors back with whips. Red Bear
jumped on his horse and began to
speak; the longest speech, Edgar
wrote, that he had ever heard, for
it began at noon and was still going
on at midnight, when he fell asleep.
Chiefs Defend Them
Simmons, who had rejoined his
companions, translated a part of it.
The chief was defending them,
pleading for their lives. While Red
Bear spoke, the white men were
placed under guard in his lodge.
Next morning the verdict was de-
livered to them: If they would turn
back Immediately, their lives would
be spared, but if they insisted on
invading Crow territory, no mercy
would be granted them. They were
given horses in exchange for their
own, Edgar getting two for his
three, and everyone else faring SIM
ilarly but Fairweather, who re-
ceived all of his own. Such trades
usually meant that the smaller
party took the poorest animals
available; this case was no excep-
ton. One of Edgar's horses was
blind; all of them were in bad con-
dition.
The white men were allowed, ir
addition to their guns and horses
their saddles, 100 pounds of flour
some coffee and sugar, two robes
each. 1t was not their full outfit
nor was much of it originally theirs
but they were glad to get that much
Fairweather's medicine must hav,
been strong indeed.
Simmons Stays
Simmons stayed with the Indians