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Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-01

TN the public clamor over high meat
l. prices there has been much unthinking
criticism of livestock producers. Cattlemen
have been blamed for the high price of beef,
hog producers for the high price of pork,
and so on. These charges have been made
in spite of the fact that growers have been
producing to the limit of available feed
supplies.
The truth of the matter is that the live
stock producers themselves nave little to
do with the price of meat. They are
handling a p%erishable product which must
go to market when it is ready. Selling is
done largely on the basis of competitive
bidding and the grower like other agri-
cultural producers, takes what he gets.
What actually lies behind the extremely
high price of meat is the tremendous in
crease in consumer income and in consumer
numbers in recent years. Millions more are
employed than before the war and they
are employed at the highest wages On rec
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-01

for less than parity. And even parity has
been an unsatisfactory level for wool be-
cause the parity formula does not properly
reflect the increased labor costs.
Reasons for the relatively unfavorable
prices for wool lie in the importation of
foreign wool, serious competition from sym
thetic fibers such as rayon and nylon, and
other factors. Wool producers nave also
been uneasy about the future of tariff pro-
lection. Recent reciprocal trade pacts re-
duced the wool tariff Is percent and while
the agreements provide definite limita-
tions as to the extent to which the reduc-
ton shall apply there is no assurance that
further concessions will not be made in
the future.
But growers at the annual meeting found
reason to believe that the industry is some
what over-adjusted to the unfavorable con-
ditions.
The outlook for the lamb market appears
promising and observers look for an i'm
provement in the price position of wool as
compared with other commodities during
the next few years. There is also hope for
the adoption of a price support level that
will take labor costs into consideration. Be-
cause of the Importance of wool as a basic
material for industry and as an essential
commodity in time of war, it merits con-
structive legislative treatment.
Perhaps most encouraging of all is the
determination on the part of the growers
themselves to strive actively for an i'm
provement in quality of production as well
as in efficiency of operations.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-01
There's Hope for the Sheep Industry
The Editors Page

OHEEPMEN attending the recent con-
~ vention of the Montana Woolgrowers
association tried to discuss the problems
of their industry realistically and to gauge
the conditions under which they will be
operating during the next few years. They
met at time when sheep numbers in the
United States were fewer than they nave
been at any time in the past 80 years.
The reasons why there has been a wan
ing interest in sheep production are clear.
One grower just about summed the sit
uation up when he answered a question as
to why he was reducing his sheep opera
tions by replying simply: There's more
money in cattle"
At the top of the list of reasons for going
out of the sheep business is the increasing
cost of labor. Sheep require more hours of
man labor per thousand dollars of capital
investment than cattle. Wages of herders
nave increased greatly in recent years and
experienced herders have been hard to get
at any price. There have been costly ex-
periences with incompetent herders and a
continual headache in trying to keep enough
men on the job. I,
There nave been similar problems re-
garding other ranch help. Shearing costs
have gone up sharply and there has been
uncertainty as to the availability of shear
ers when they were needed. Costs of sup
plies of all kinds have scared.
On the other hand, wool prices have
been relatively less satisfactory than prices
for most other agricultural products. Wool
is one of the few agricultural items selling
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-01

animals and practicing c~annibalism. Up to
ten thousand years ago the total population
of the world was probably about half that
of Columbus, o. Mankind spent these ten
thousand years on the level of depend
ence on the fruits of hand labor and after
that our common ancestors, gradually dur
ing five thousand years, and not with con-
tinued progress, learned the inestimable
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-01
A Lot of History In a Few Words

IF YOU would like to have the history of
4 agriculture packed into 200 words, read
the following extract from an address re-
Gently made by Bon D. Cruising, executive
of one of the large farm machinery manu-
facturers:
Humans spent several million years on
the level of savagery-of searching for
roots, berries, grasses-hand killing of wild
Kodiak mirror., 1948-05-15
Let's Keep 1t Clean

Hanging in Merrill Coons office poster whose slogan should become the cltys official watchword at the conclusion of the jag week clean up drive.
 The sign reads Good Housekeeping doesn't cleaning up once month or once week It means cleaning all the time The spring oaung campaign will whole week. and at the end of that time all the unsghty piles of lumber bottles, and just trash should be out of sight
 Here two suggestions which the City Council might care to look no that might help Kodiak cleaner We dency because of the distance supply to save every piece metal and wood that along Why spot that be used community salvage grounds and put scraps that have potential thee instead of strewng them round
 And why not invest in few big hny garbage strategic spots along the main street Perhaps hey so atac- tive that h most nebraed will persuaded to toss their beer and bottles into them the lawn
Kodiak mirror., 1948-05-15
Garden Club Meets "Wednesday

The samples of local plant life sent by the Garden Club to the Smithsonian Institution have been received there with Every much interest,", E. P. Killip, head cui ator of the department of bota y has written Mrs Geor gie Silverwood who prepared the display
 The plant life will be sent to the National Herbarium and 'w1 sponges will be turned over to the D partment of Zoology MT Kilip W ote.
 The ia den Club will hold its regula meeting Wednesday ven'ng a' Mary Roots home, W tn Flame Banks in cnarge ot he rogiam.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-05-15
Film Stars Ida Lupjno, Dane Clark

Three stars. Ida IupiDo, Dane Clark and Wayne Morris share honors in the fas- moving out door drama Dee Valley, which opens tomorrow d he Drp"eum Tue story is set 'n tie woods south of Monterey Calf
 Miss Lupino's ne IS one of her most difficult She is ast as a mounta'n girl wi'h s stAmrner in her SD" ech, and only through motivati of the si"r> is she able fira " {" ia k distinctly without ea', for her ., me is dominate b, h te snd suspicion.
 The action md excitement mounts az the rugged elements of mounta n count are intro. duced Heavy rains. a landslide aud a dramatic chase add to the exciting pitch pf events.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-05-15

In every nook and corner ot the world there are Roman Ga ,tholics-338, ,386,O0O all told all holding the same relig- ious bellefs-all practicing the same Faith-all willingly under the religious guidance of the same leader, the Pope These people form a cross section of every country of the wo'ld-the poor. the rich, the humble the proud, he ignorant. the wise each one satisfying his souls de- mands through the Roman Ca. tholi; Church
 More than eighty SIX thousard people embrace Catholicism each year m this country alone. That's 7.167 a month. 653 8 week, 238 a day. And mind you, these people are not born Cath. olics-are not educated in Cath olic schools No, they enter the Church most of them-in adult life, after considering the subject of religion from every angle. and after the thor ugh course of stu. dy required for such a step
 Can this be the Church that te ches all these absurd super
 (PAID oADVE,
Kodiak mirror., 1948-05-15
Council.
 M eetS

The week of May 15 (today) to May p has been officially proclaimed as cleanup week for Kodiak by acting Mayor Jack HinckeI The council took the action Monday evening, support ing the already. planned Cham Der of Commerce-community center campaign. Use of city trucks during +he afternoons for trash pickup was approved by the council
 The council accepted the school budget for the coming year with the recommendation that funds intended for the kindergarten will be used ln- stead in improving the manual training and shop program.
 Other business acted upon by the city legislators included passing of the amendment to strengthen the liquor ordinance by defining closing hours and limiting persons on the premises after 2 am to members of the staff
 The council voted to hire 8 city assessor and left selection of a person to the finance commit tee
 The group voted to accept ! bids Cn a sewer project for the areas back of the school building and Anchorage Cold Sto age as soon as easements are obtained A request for an unloading zone Tn front of the Kodiak Cleaners wae left to the discre- tio1 of the pol ce chief
 Building permits were issued to the following: Ben Krart to build an addition to his house Talmage Sm tn to add an en- closed porch to his residence on Shelikof H ghway; Grace Saban off to join two building >ge'her. Eric Meuller's application for a permit to erect cement garage was tabled because of an m. properly made out form
Kodiak mirror., 1948-05-15
Catholic Information
What 338,O 8,OOO,OOO People Believe

stit;ous. evil, and unpatriotss things which have been so "'de- lv circulated? No, for such a church does not exist except m the minds of the malign and gull lible.
 Wouldn't it be interesting for you to know what these people really do, and do mt believe this vast world army, nearly twice as large as all other Chr's- tian bodies combined?
 Much of what you have heard about the Catholic Church. since your school days up to the latest magazine you have bought, may have come from sources either unaware of Catholic belief Or an- ti Catholic in sentiment, 1t as only just to hear both sides Of any story and it is with the hope that you will read our brsef statements on Catholic beliefs and actions that we publish these little articles. Will you dc us the courtesy of reading them each week?
 LfH's anything Catholic. ask a Catholic.
 CATHOLIC. INFORMATION CLUB BOX l55 2TLSEMENT)
Kodiak mirror., 1948-05-15
Add These To The E5sf

Caddell, Lee res 4292 Clark, B. W. res 3542 Cooper, Cliff res 3522 Fitzgerald, Wm res 2462 Frost, T J ST. res 354l Higgins Garage 420z Higgins, John res 42o2 Kodiak Flower Shop 2l6l Lynch and Go office 4232 Malutin. John R. res All Metzgar, Mrs c E. res 252l Montmartre 4z5i Morino, Joe res 2522 Mcdonald, M. 5. res 3oo2
 &a. ,7o Feseth, Henry res 4l72 O'Brien, W J. res 4l8l O'Dell, Edward res 369l Root. V. W res 4633 Smith, Talmage res 24z1 Vets Club 4Z32 Worth William res 368l Yum Yum Eats 432l Sholl, Ben res 24ol
Kodiak mirror., 1948-05-15
S.S. Denafi
INCOMING

w OM llNd Capt and Mrs c. o Comp Elsie Folsom l c. Fowler Mrs. l. M. Hopkstra Mr and Mrs Floyd Johnson Mrs. Barbara Lange MT and Mrs E. Negrette Mir and Mrs William Rambo,
 daughter Susanne Mrs P. Shana Grant H Wheeler Mrs. N. H. Woodward, son Jlm- my Dave A Donnelly Al Donrelly c Hartmen Mr. and Mrs E. c. Miller, infant Sutliff, Norman "". Kodiak Community Center and INFORMATION SzzS
Kodiak mirror., 1948-05-15

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Evening star., 1948-10-18
By the Associated Press

SALONIKA, Greece, Oct, 49,
The Greek government blames a
top Communist official for the
murder of George Polk, CORE
spondent for the Columbia
Broadcasting System, according
to its official account of the
Staying.
Mr.. Polk, "a, a war veteran from
Fort Worth, Tex, was killed last
May 8. His trussed and blind
folded body was found floating in
Salonika Bay on May 16.
Topping off the five-month in
vestigation Of the Staying, the
Greek governments Justice Minister
George Melas yesterday read re-
porters an official government an
nouncement naming three men and
a woman for completely in the
Staying.
One of the two persons under
arrest was quoted as believing the
murder was planned by the Com
inform Communist International
Information Bureau to discredit
the Greek government abroad.
The Official English-language text
of the Greek governments an
nouncement follows:
From inquiries conducted into the
case of the murder of the American
correspondent, George Polk of the
Columbia Broadcasting System, ele-
Iments Of completely in the crime
Evening star., 1948-10-18
Dewey Is Closing Trip
With Series Of Talks
In Upstate New York
Again Promises to Clean
House in Washington in
Buffalo Troinside Speech
By J. A. OIeorv
By }. A. O'Leory
Sfor Ston Correspondenf

ABOARD THE DEWEY SPE-
CIAL, Oct. 18.-Gov. Dewey
promised the people of Buffalo,
N. Y, today he will, if elected,
bring to Washington a govern
ment with both a head and a
heart"
He repeated his Saturday recon-
mendation for a new Federal De-
partment of Social Welfare, re-
minding his New York listeners that
he brought about a similar con.
solidation of all social services ir
the Empire State after he became
Governor six years ago.
He said he found these activitie.
scattered in New York, but not a!
badly as they are in the Fedora
Government.
But his first step after Januar,
20, he repeated, would be to brine
about the biggest and TOUCHES
housecleaning" the Federal Gov.
ernment has ever had.
$4,000 Hear Dewey.
Buffalo was the first of severa
stops scheduled for today as his
train headed back to Albany from
the Midwest. Police Commissioner
Thomas j. Mcmahon estimated that
$4,000 persons heard the Republican
nominee at the railroad station.
Gov. Dewey had other trainside
Evening star., 1948-10-18
4 Killed as Transport
Crashes in Ravine
BY the Assoeioted Press

CLINTON. La, Oct. ia Grip
pied Air Force transport plane
LANDED in a ravine near here
late yesterday and killed four Of the
80 persons aboard.
The twin-engine C-82, the lead
plane in a flight of seven with a
total of 172 passengers aboard, left
Biggs Field at Ell Paso, Tex, Sunday
en- route to Operations Combine
III" at Eglin Field, Fla.
Occupants of the plane included
20 artillery officers from Fort Bliss,
Tex, and Fort Sill Okla, and an
Air Force crew consisting Of three
officers and one enlisted man.
The Army identified the dead as
1t. Col. Herbert S. Ramey, 65, of
Springfield, Mo-, and Capt. Harold
M. Dudley, 36, of Long Meadow,
Mass, both members of the artillery
school faculty at Fort Bliss; 1t. Col.
Herbert Peavy and Maj. Joseph L.
Amell, both stationed at Fort Sill
Okla. The home addresses of the
Fort Sill officers were not known
here. The injured officer was iden-
titled as Maj. Frank Duda of Fort
Sill.
Air Force officers were due ir
Baton Rouge today to open a formal
investigation of the accident.
The survivors, who included Brig
Gen. c. H. Hart, said trouble de.
veloped when the plane was al
about 5000 feet. They prepared tt
Jump but abandoned this idea wller
the craft entered an overcast anc
lost altitude rapidly. The pilot
Maj. P. e. Blow, brought the plane
down In small ravine about I
miles northeast Of here.
Evening star., 1948-10-18

1916, manifested his desire to meet
with Bandit Leader Markos, meet
ing which would be. in Polk's des-
cription, the greatest success of his
career as journalist.
Toward this end, Polk addressed
himself to various persons through
whom he sought contact with i'm
portant Communist elements in a
position to facilitate his going to
the Mountains" where he would
meet Markos, from whom he would
receive an interview, this fact is
confirmed from his last letter, ad-
dressed to Edward r. Murrow, which
was found in Polk's hotel room.
The persistent efforts of Polk to-
ward the above aim reached the
leadership of the Greek Communist
Party, which decided to exploit this
desire of Folks.
Polk arrived in Salonika May T.
1948, to carry out his plan and he
disappeared from the Hotel Astoria
where he was staying, on the even
ing of May 8, 1948.
His Contacts Checked.
On May II, 1948, an envelope ad-
dressed to the I'D police station
and containing Polks identity card
as a war correspondent and a calen-
dar card of Pan American Airways
and bearing no name Of the sender
was received by the Sd police
station. This caused concern to
police ofhcials who inquired after
Evening star., 1948-10-18
Blast Near Detroit
Kills One, Injuries 4
By the Associated Press

DETROIT, Oct. 18.-An explosion
In compressor station of the Mich
igan Consolidated Gas Co. at subur-
ban Melvindale early today. cost one
life and injured four other employees.
A company spokesman estimated
damage at between $250,000 and
$500, 900.
Lawrence K. Richey, vice presi-
dent and manager of operations for
the company. identified the dead
man as w. A. Blascak, 26, of Allen
Park. He said Mr.. Blascak was
killed instantly.
About IS persons we're in and
around the building at the time Of
the blast, Mr.. Richey said.
Two persons were taken to Wayne
County General Hospital. Joseph
Gardynik. 26, of Garden City. re-
ceived back injuries and a fractured
wrist and suffered from shock. The
other, William Krentz, %, of Wyan-
dotte, was given first aid and re.
leased.
Two others suffered cuts and
bruises but refused disqualification.
Off1cials at first feared a large
storage tank might also explode, but
f1remen brought the resulting blaze
under control.
Windows in a 2-mile area were
shattered and the business section
of Melvindale was reported to be q
shambles of broken glass.
Evening star., 1948-10-18
Truman Forms Board
To Probe Rail Dispute
sy the Assoeiotsd Press

President Truman today created
an emergency board to investigate
the dispute between the Nations
railroads and 16 incorporating rail-
road unions.
The unions are now taking a strike
vote, and creation Of the board Is
intended to head off possibility OF a
walkout. Under the Railroad Labor
Act, a work stoppage is forbidden
while the emergency board is study
ing the dispute.
Mr.. Trumans executive order said
a strike would threaten substan-
tial interruption to interstate COM
merce" and deprive the country OF
essential transportation service"
The board is given 80 days to
make its findings, and neither a
strike nor lockout can be ordered
within 60 days after the boards
recommendation reach the White
House.
About 100000 workers are in
yolved. The so-called "nonoper-
ating" workers are those not &C
tually engaged in running trains.
They include switchmen, yardmen.
maintenance workers, telegraphers
and numerous other crafts.
Mr.. Truman did not name the
members of the board. A White
House spokesman said they will be
announced shortly.
Evening star., 1948-10-18
BY the Assoeiofed Press

The Supreme Court today agreed
to make a new ruling on the extent
to which courts of other States may
strike down Nevada "quickie" di-
vorces.
The ruling was asked by Hermo-
inc p. Rice, who said Connecticut
courts improperly overturned Reno
divorce. granted to Herbert N. Rice.
She and Mr.. Rice were married in
Reno July 3, 1914, two weeks after
he won a Reno divorce from Lillian
P. Rice of Woodbridge, Conn.
Six months after the Reno we'd
ding, Mr.. Rice died. His first wife
then attacked the Reno divorce in
q suit in the Superior Court Of
Connecticut for New Haven County.
She also asked that she be declared
the widow of Mr.. Rice.
The Superior Court ruled IN her
favor and It's decision was upheld by
the Connecticut Supreme Court OF
Evening star., 1948-10-18
Special u. N. Meeting Is Called
On New Fighting in Palestine
Austin Orders Council Session Tomorrow
After Conferring Twice With Bunche

The special session of the Coun-
Gil means it will meet twice tomor-
row, once at 10:30 am. (4:30 am.
EST on Palestine, and again at
pm. % am. EST on the Berlin
crisis.
DR.. Bunche made his request for
the cease-fire yesterday to Israeli
Foreign Minister Moshe Shertok
who is at the U. N meeting in Paris
The mediator said Egypt had ac-
cepted his cease-fire order. Israel
rejected the original cease-fire Or
dered by the chief of the U. N.
observers in Palestine. Later DR..
Bunche made his proposal for a
three-day peace to Mr.. Shertok.
DR.. Bunche declined to say what
action he would ask the Council to
take. 1t now has before, it a joint
British Chinese draft resolution to
instruct both Arabs and Jews to CO.
operate more fully with U. N. truce
personnel
Evening star., 1948-10-18
Dewey, if Elected,
To Keep Governorship
Until Inauguration
Dy the Assoeiatsd Press

ABOARD THE DEWEY sPE-
CIAL, Oct. 49, Thomas E.
Dewey will continue as Cover
nor of New York up to the day
of his Inauguration as Presi-
dent, if he Is elected Novem-
Der 2.
Paul Lockwood, Gov. Dewey,s
secretary, told a reporter today
that the New York Governor
wishes to maintain the con-
tinuity in Office and so would
not resign until time for him
to take over the presidency If
the election returns are favor
able to him.
1t. Gov. Joe R. Hanley would
become Governor in this event.
The source predicts that the
Republican presidential nomi-
nee will prepare the Governors
annual message to the opening
session of the State Legislature
and deliver it on January 5,
regardless of the election out
come.
Gov. Dewey also is expected
to prepare the States 1949
budget which must be sub
mitted to the legislature by
February 1.
Evening star., 1948-10-18
Greece Issues Official Report on Polk Murder

the journalist at his hotel. they
were informed that he had left the
morning of Ma y 9 without saying
where he was going.
The first police Investigations were
directed towards those Greeks and
foreigners who had met Polk ano
from whom all calculating informa-
ton was demanded.
The only result of the investiga-
ton was to learn of the acquaint-
ance of Polk with the Greek Jour
nalist Gregory Staktopoulos, who
has a command of the Enllish Ian
guage.
The following Sunday, May 16
Polk's body was found floating in
the harbor q short distance from
the quay. The crime was covered
by obscurity due to the many days
which elapsed between the day OF
the crime and the finding of the
body, and the culprits had ample
time to destroy the traces of their
crime.
The search made by the authori-
ties in Polk's room at his hotel
brought to light the fact that Polk
in his letters addressed to persons
in the United States, came to
Salonika for what he believed
would be q great success-to reach
Markos headquarters. He desired
as he wrote, to reach 1t even blind
folded"
Judicial and police authorities in.
lsee POLK. Pare A-4.l
Evening star., 1948-10-18
High Court to Give New Ruling
or Nevada Divorce Validity

Errors. The Connecticut courts
based their ruling on a finding that
Mr.. Rice did not become bona fide
legal resident of Nevada.
The high court in a recent ruling
said State having jurisdiction over
the persons involved may determine
for itself whether a bona fide resi-
dence was established in ''quickies
divorce State.
In a second ruling the Supreme
Court said that if defendant IN
divorce action makes an appearance
in the divorce court during cons1d-
Grafton of the case, he or she may
not afterwards raise in another
State the question of bona flde resi-
dence.
Lillian Rice was officially notified
of the Reno divorce application but
did not appear in the Reno court.
Her attorneys In a petition opposing
a Supreme Court review said the
high tribunals first ruling applied
to her case.
Evening star., 1948-10-18

A windy warning of winter
chilled the District today, drop
ping the mercury to within 4
degrees of the record low for
october 18. The temperature
was expected to fall close to
freezing tonight.
Frost and freezing temper
atures are likely in nearby sections,
the Weather Bureau said. Snow fell
in Fairfax County between 1:30 and
$3.50 am. and stayed long enough to
stick to windshields, police reported.
Comparatively heavy snow falls
occurred in Virginia, Maryland,
West Virginia and Pennsylvania
mountain areas. There was more
than an inch and a half at Summit,
Pa. Oakland, Md, ElkinS, w. Va,