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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-04-17

Mr.. j. D. Carey has returned to
Milwaukee, Wisconsin after visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Carey, 800 Julliennes st.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-04-17
Sophisticated Laverettes Meet

The Sophisticated Laverettes met
Tuesday, April Is in the home of
Mrs. Maggie Williams, 324 Mckee
st. The living room was beautifully
decorated. Members sang Happy
Birthday, after which the president,
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-04-17

MIR. Bonnie johnson is visiting in
the city with relatives and friends.
He is also visiting his father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Eliza John
son, 1887 Nichols st.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-04-17

Mr.. Louis C. Smith returned to
the city after spending weeks
vacation in Chicago with friends.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-04-17

Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. McNeamer
spent Thursday in Hazlehurst, at
tending the funeral of Mrs. Jack
Ray, and visiting friends and rela-
tiveS.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-04-17

Mrs. Maine White of New Or
leans, Mrs. Henrietta Johnson of
Greenville and Mrs. Louise Love of
Inverness were visitors here Easter
Sunday These ladies were guests
of Mrs. Louella Freeman, 404 Var
nado ST, where everything was
done to make their visit a most
enjoyable one.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-04-17

Mrs. Emma Lee Thomas visited
her friends and relatives in Nash
vile, Tenn.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-04-17

Mrs Casey Williams returned to
her home at SOB w. Pearl Street re-
Gently after spending sometime in
Chicago, Detroit and Gary as guest
of her husband and friends. Mrs.
Williams visited many places of i'm
portance and received many social
courtesies. She was honored guest
at several affairs. Mrs. Williams is
well known here in social and civic
circles.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-20
BEWARE THE TENDERFEET

Recently the national union of Polish Boy and Girl Scouts denounced the reactionary principles" of inter- national scoutdom and indicated that they would strike out for bigger and better things.
 To this brings vision of Junior in his khaki shorts and shirt sitting under big pine tree hillside and drowning as the scoutmaster comes up.
 What's wrong Junior? Why aren't you building fires by frction No work merit badges our motto you know"
 TO heck with merit badges" Junior replies What I'm worrying about are social wrongs and oppression o colonial peoples Just what are the Boy Scouts going to do about that?"
 We don't know, Junior. But are pretty sure that little Ladslaus won't show up at the next Jamboree The woods around these parts too full of reaction -'-o. -
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-20
PREPARE OR SURRENDER
(By Palmer Hoyt, Jr.)

In recently published Soviet book economics, Ncoai Voznesensky has stated flay that war between the United States and Russia is inevitable unless Amer ica capitulates to the Soviet Union.
 Voznesensky is member of the Soviet Potburo and
 deputy premier of the Soviet Union, the book must be regarded representative of official Russian Com munst thinking Perhaps Henry Wallace can reconcileit to his undoubtedly genuine hope for peace, but most other Americans will find it hard to believe that the Russians don't mean what they say.
 In recent column, Dorothy Thompson said that dic tators in their writing and public speeches, always call their shots They may camoufage their aims, and the dictators may try to persuade prospective victims that those aims misrepresented by vicious propaganda. Yet Hitler published his entire program of world dom ination in Mein Kempf Mussolini did much the same in early writings and speeches and the Sovets have never devated than momentariy from their basic theme that the entire world must be communist.
 Voznesensky says: "To prevent the possibility of ap- pearance within future period of capitalist ag gresson against the socialist homeland and the begin ming of third world war; it is necessary that the ag gressor imperalist countries be disarmed mtary and economically and that the anti-imperiast democratic countries rally together"
 The Soviet deputy premier also points out that Russia must have completely free hand either to cooperate in international control to dump commodities on the
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-20

(MrS. J. L. Blair Buck, President General Federation of Women'S Clubs)


 General Assembly of the United Nations has desgna- ed Octobed "A United Nations Day and asks that this day be devoted to making known to the people of the world the aims and achievements of the U N. and to gaining their support for it's work.
 am asking every club of the General Federation to plan special program in honor of this day which sym bolizes the will towards peace of peoples everywhere
 General Federation Headquarters has available a quiz program the United Nations and panel dis cussion on the International Childrens Emergency Fund, both of which constitute complete programs for club meetings We have in addition material on the World Health Organization the Food and Agriculture Organization the International Refugee Organization the International Trade Organization and UNESCO around which club programs could be built
 1woud like to suggest that every club which has not already done feature the program the nternaton al Childrens Emergency Fund because the American Overseas Aid-United Nations Appeal for Children in this country is to date far short of it's goal of sixty mil lion dollars As you know, large part of this money for the ICEF In what better tangible way could the women of the country support the United Nations than by contributing to the rehabilitation of the tragic child victims of the war?
 In whatever we honor United Nations Day. may do with spirit of prayerfu dedication and high resolve to contribute in fullest to it's work for peace.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-20

warfare without fear of retaliation Under the Pax Sov ieca all the rest of the world must be subordnated the Soviet Union To carry out this "peace program, the Russians insist the military and economic dis armament of the United States All the while the Soviet Union would maintain what Voznesensky admits is war economy.
 only those content to whr around the Soviet Union satellites, and he further outlines the Soviet position international Communism.
 'Only he who internationally protects the U. s. s. R. world market in other worlds to engage in any kind of is internatonast for it is impossible to solve the problems of the international revolutionary movement without protecting the Soviet Union"
 We should be certain that Soviet talk of is nothing than talk, intended to disarm Russa's fl ture victims. On the subject of Communism, Stan wrote, in Problems of Lennism:
 'To think that such revolution can be carried out peacefully within the framework of bourgeois democ- racy which adapted to the rule of the borugeos that has either gone out of ones mind and lost nal human understanding or has grossly and openly repudated the proletarian revolution"
 In his interviews since the with Harold StaSsen. Hugh Bae of United Press association. and others, Stalin has claimed that communism and capitalist de- mocracy live side by side But now Voznesensky's book leaves little to the imagination It is Recommendation of plan for enslavement of the entire world.
 VozneSensky offers plain proof that Soviet imperial ism matter what it wishes to adopt is still the same old violent imperialism. Despite Stalins rosy words the Poitburo has not changed its aims The Rus slans themselves now tell that only hope for peace is surrender-or preparedness for total
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-20
A Proclamation
United Nations Week
 And Day, 1948
By the Governor of The Territory Of Alaska

WHEREAS the people of the United States are united in firm resolve to cooperate effectively with other countries, through the medium of the United Nations, to the end that future of peace, freedom, and justice may prevail upon the earth; and
 WHEREAS it is fitting that the devotion of the American people to the ideal expressed in the Char ter of the United Nations should be reaffirmed in our inmoSt hearts and expressed in public ceremon- ies; and
 WHEREAS it is our desire that our support of the United Nations be given added strength and posi- tive affirmation through the activ- ities of an informed public; and
 WHEREAS we, the people of Alaska, occupy the northernmost and WesternmoSt portion of the American continent, the only DOT ton of the United Staets fronting on the Arctic Ocean and the only portion of the United States within naked eyes view of another con- tinent; and
 WHEREAS we, the American citizens of Alaska are acutely aware of the importance of Alas ka's strategic position and realize fully the great perils to which we, above all other Americans, would be exposed in the event of a third world war; and
 WHEREAS, while fully sensible of our responsibilities and duties and determined to carry them ou whenever called upon, we appre ciate how imperative it is to aver future wars fought with atomi averted without sacrifice of tn principles of human freedom an' justice which we, together vii other Americans, believe in and the maintenance of which we ar dedicated; and
 WHEREAS the General Assem- bly of the United Nations, on Oc tober 31, 1947, unanimously adopt ed a resolution declaring that Oc tober "A, the anniversary of tn coming into force of the Charte of the United Nations, ''sha henceforth be officially calle United Nations Day and shall b devoted to making known to th peoples of the world the aims an achievements of the United NJ tions and to gaining their suppoI for the work of the United N; tions;" and
 WHEREAS the General Assen bly,, in the same resolution, invi ed the member governments to e operate with the United Natior in securing the observance United Nations Day; and
 WHEREAS the President of Il United States, Harry S. Truma has urged the people of the Unite States to observe October 24, 194 as United Nations Day by exc cises exemplifying our recogn ton of the achievements of u United States, our support of aims, and our determination strive for the realization of aims; and
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-10
It's Just a dizzy
whirI for Lizzie

The Dilling clan pressed IDS
campaign to silence all anti
fascist expression at a dixzYing
pace this week. rushing from
courtroom TO courtroom.
On the same day. at the same
lime. Mrs. Elizabeth Dilling.
her lawyer ex-husband. Albert.
and their son. Kirkpatrick.
were slated to appear before
two Superior Court judges.
In one courtroom. The Chi
cago Star was to ask that libel
suits for damages totaling
100000 filed by Mrs. Dilling
and Stephen Nenoff be thrown
out. Down the hall. the Dill
ings were scheduled TO ask for
a new trial in their suit for Ii
bel damages against the SEN
tineL Jewish weekly.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-10

he was brought from Yugoslavia
at the age of nine.
THE Midwest Committee For
Protection of For eign Born
charges that weber is victim
of proceedings, not because of a
Statutory technicality as charged,
but because of his leadership and
service to the labor movement"
Many organizations have taken
action to protest the proceedings,
fraternal organizations as well as
unions. The United Farm Equip
ment Workers have declared jan
uary "Joe Weber Month"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-10

He will face possible Swear
sentence on a charge of having
claimed to be an American citizen
when applying for job in 1913.
Background of the case is the
story of Weber's 25 years of serv-
ice to the labor movement. When
the coal miners of Harlan County,
KY, were fighting murderous
gangs of sheriff's deputies for the
simple right to organize, Weber
worked with and helped organize
the miners local unions. When the
drive was on to organize the
thousands of steel and farm
equipment workers in the Chi
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-10
City ownership fight mounts
Edison Co. tapped Chicagoans
for ST. mi||ion-and wants more

streets by the company, Com
monWealth Edison offered even
less than the city was entitled
to under the old and much
denounced franchise.
That agreement had given the
city compensation of 3 per cent
on yearly revenues received by
Commonwealth Edison for sale
of electric power within Chi
cago. In 1916 this amounted to
$3,400, 1000.
THE city proposed that the
compensation be increased to
5 per cent of the yearly reve-
nues.
Commonwealth Edison reject
ed that plan, and offered to
pay the city 8 per cent on reve-
nues, minus the revenues re
ceived from any governmental
authority" which uses power in
this area. Such a provision
would mean the loss of nearly
100000 per year in compensa-
ton to the city.
The city also put forward a
provision under which the city
could, upon expiration of the
franchise, purchase the proper
ties under a system of valua-
ton setting a maximum and a
minimum.
Commonwealth Edison, in re-
jecting the provision, claimed
that the valuation system did
not guarantee the company a
high enough price for its ia
cilities.
PROGRESSIvES. ON the other
hand, charged that the price
anticipated by the plan would
be too high. They pointed out
that Wagner himself admitted
that the minimum price to be
paid Commonwealth Edison was
one (which under other stat
utes, such as the Federal Power
Act, is prescribed as the maxi
mum consideration"
The citY's agreement TO re-
linquish its right of purchase
upon expiration of the fran
chise was also criticized by pro-
gressives. who feared that such
a contract might close the door
TO the benefits of public owner
ship.
Commonwealth Edison, de-
spite the city's concession of
the point, refused to accept. that
provision too, because the city
would not renounce its right to
deny use of the streets and the
land under them to the power
monopoly.
The utilities committee will
resume discussions on the mat
ter about the end of January,
Wagner announced.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-10
Weber to speak
in So. Chicago

Steel workers and residents
of South Chicago will gather
on Sunday. January IL. 2:30
pm. at mass meeting TO hear
Joe Weber. one of the original
leaders in the great organizing
campaign of the steel industry.
Weber faces a possible jail
sentence and deportation for
his labor activity. At the meet
ing which will be held at Bar
ney's Place. s233 Houston Ave..
movies on the late President.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt. will
also be shown.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-10
Thot pl1ony
money in '48

Happy new Tear noaes
Federated press says that
if that buck looked mighty
thin last year, wait till you see
how it looks this year.
Last year, consumers spent
IA per cent more in dollars and
obtained 9 per cent less in the
way of goods and services than
they did in 1916. And this year
it will be more of the same
much more.
Wholesale prices in 1947
were 25 per cent over 1916;
industrial prices scared rs per
cent; farm prices more than 20
per cent; and food prices about
80 per cent.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-10

Commonwealth Edison b n k e
down because of disagreement
on four issues: the exorbitant
light bills presented by the
company, compensation to be
paid to the city by the COM
pany for use of Chicago streets,
the right of the city to pur-
chase sthe properties, and the
procedure to be followed when
the proposed franchise expired.
LIGHT bills paid by Chicago
consumers are "unreasonably
high" when compared with
those in other cities, as well as
in view of the cost of service"
Wagner charged.
Despite excessive" profits,
he declared, "the company has
made no effort to reduce its
rates voluntarily"
Wagner revealed that investi-
CATION indicated Commonwealth
Edison's excess revenue ex-
acted from the household and
commercial user" amounted 10
$l0.953.00o in 1916 from Chi
cago alone.
The city, he disclosed, had
offered Commonwealth Edison
a "rate-making rule" under
which rates would automatic
ally be raised by the company
when its revenues declined, and
lowered when they rose.
r
COMMONWEALTH E d son
turned down the plan, but
Francis x. Busch, Edison attor-
ney, told Wagner and John Reid
Turney, city consultant, that
the company was not willing,
as matter, of policy, to guar
antee that it would not seek
more than reasonable re-
turn upon the value of its prop
erty."
In other words, Common
wealth Edison made it clear
that it intends to continue
wringing unprecedented profits
from the pocketbooks of Chi
cago consumers through the
highest light bills the traffic
will bear.
ProgresSives Immediately as
sailed the city's fluctuating rate
proposal on another basis. They
pointed out that it would en-
able the company to charge its
highest rates at times when the
people were least able to pay,
for example, during a depres-
sion, when its revenues would
decrease.
THE proposal, moreover, con-
tanned no provision for a CELL
ing beyond which rates might
be raised, it was emphasized.
On the question of compensa-
ton TO the city for use of
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-10

Edison. should be set up to buy
and administer the power sYs-
tenn if public ownership is de-
cided upon. he declared.
WAGNER'S proposal, if ear
ried out, might provide pub
licly owned power system for
most of the northern third of
the state - the territory now
covered by Commonwealth Edi-
son and its four major sub
salaries.
This would also make pos
sible more extensive use of
electric power in rural COM
munities, which now get only
inadequate service at exorbitant
rates.
In order TO set up such an
authority "in the event it be-
comes necessary" Wagner pro-
posed that the City Council
prepare, for submission at the
next session of the (state) legis-
lature," bill to authorize the
authority's establishment.
IF THE other alternative is
decided upon, Wagner indi-
Gated, public referendum
might be held, at which Chi
cagoans would be asked to au-
thorize the city to regulate util-
ity rates within Chicago.
The city has had that power,
conditional upon. approval at a
referendum, since the Illinois
Public Utility Act was passed
in 1913. 1t has never used it,
and the excessive" rates which
Wagner admitted the company
now charges are the result.
1.-THE city has unwisely de-
pended upon the illinois Com
merce) Commission to regulate
rates and services of local utili-
ties and has not provided itself
with either the information or
the means for enforcing the
public service obligations Of its
local utilities" Wagner pointed
out.
IF PUBLIC ownership is re-
jected, Wagner suggested, a
city bureau could be set up to
keep a check on the operations
and earnings Of public utilities,
such as Commonwealth Edison
and Illinois Bell Telephone Co.,
in order to. fight for rate re-
auctions when necessary.
Such a bureau, and the legal
battles it would have to carry
out, would not be necessary if
a municipal authority were to
purchase Commonwealth Edi-
son, progressives were quick 10
point out.
In his 19-page report 10 the
utilities committee, Wagner dis
closed that negotiations with
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-10
BY BILL CARR

n OMMONWEALT Ed
u SON co. took nearly
$11 million in profits from the
inflation-shrunken pocketbooks
of Chicago consumers in 1916
through "unreasonably high"
electric light bills, Aid. Clar-
ence P. Wagner d4th) charged
this week.
Wagner, chairman of the
City Council utilities commit
tee, reported a complete dead
lock in negotiations with Com
monwealth Edison.
One answer to the stalemate,
he suggested, might be public
ownership of the power monop-
oily, which has been advocated
by the Progressive Citizens of
America and other liberal and
trade union groups.
=
NEGOTIATIONS b e w e e n
the city and the Wall st.-con-
trolled public utility, the larg-
est in America, began shortly
after Commonwealth Edison's
franchise to operate within
Chicago expired Sept. II. Eff
forts to reach an agreement
came to AN end Dec. Is.
Wagner suggested that the
City Council pass an ordinance
containing the provisions it ia
vors without further consulta-
bion with the company.
If Commonwealth Edison
should "fail to accept such an
ordinance" Wagner said, there
will be two courses of action"
open to the city:
l. ITO defer negotiations"
until the city gets the power
to regulate rates in Chicago.
z. ITO give immediate con-
sideration to municipal own
ership and operation of the
electric light and power util-
ity."
PROGRESSIVES have been
urging that the city adopt the
latter policy in order to supply
more service with greater eff
cheney at lower rates.
Municipal ownership, Wagner
admitted, would make it pos
sible for just and reasonable
rates to be provided auto
matically."
He added, however, that he
did not favor purchase of Com
monwealth Edison properties by
the city itself, but rather by
a special city authority.
AN independent municipal
utility authority" similar to the
Chicago Transit Authority.
which could "also include COM
munities served by the SUBJ
salaries" of Commonwealth
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-10

cago area, Joe Weber was on the
job. His entire adult life has been
spent in the United States, where
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-10
Joe Weber-ond justice
90 on trioI> jan. d

thousands
west viii
Chicago
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-10

WHETHER it's that morning.
after the -night-before head. sinus
aches or sore fhroat-the con-
traption worn by pretty Margaret
Bender tabove) is said TO be good
for what ais you. The gadget was
conceived by a big rubber con-
Germ and can be packed with ice
for headaches or with hot water
for other purposes. Both head and
throat are contacted by the device.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-10

THE proposal, moreover, con-
tanned no provision for cell
ing beyond which rates might
be raised, it was emphasized.
On the question of compensa-
ton 10 the city for use of
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-08-19
NOTICE OF CLOSE OF REGIS
GENERAL ELECTION

Notice is hereby given Gnat
the registration for the General
Election to be held on Tuesday,
November Q, 1948, will close on
Friday, September II, 1948, at
500 o'clock P. M.
All electors are hereby noti-
fled that if thsy live within
ten miles of the court house in
Hardin. Montana, they must
register by appearing before the
county clerk at his office on
any day except legal holidays
between the hours of 500 A.
NJ. and 5 p. N.
Any elector living more than
ten miles from the court house
in Hardin may register by APP
pearing before any notary pub
lie or Justice Of the peace with
in the county or by appearing
before the deputy registrar ap-
pointed by the Board of County
Commissioners to register cleo
tors in his own precinct, or be-
fore the county clerk.
Any elector who is unable to
make personal application for
registration to vote before the
county clerk and ex-officio reg
istrar of the county of his or
her legal residence, by reason
of being absent from the coun-
ty, may register to vote prior