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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-11-19
PUBLIC POWER is LESS
COSTLY THAN PRIVATE
TO CONSUMERS

w dSHlUgLOH, TT IT uDilCly OWuSt
power systems are more efficient anC
furnish cheaper electricity than the
private utilities, according to a study
made for the American Public Power
Association by Carlton L. Nau.
Nau, formerly an REA official
based his analysis on government
statistics contained in a generally ig-
nored report of the Federal Power
Commission. Nau compared $50
publicly owned systems with 800 pri-
vate power corporations.
The public utilities have far lower
rates, Nau found The average do
nestle customer pays the public COM
panies 2.3 cents per kilowatt hour.
He has to pay the private utilities 43
percent more, or 3.9 cents.
Private utilities give industrial
users special breaks, but even for
such customers the public systems
are cheaper. charging 1.3 cents as
against LIS cents.
Nau disapproves an old claim by
private utilities that government
IdJeS are iOWGI UeCduSS tIlG DuDllC
utilities operate on a larger scale.
He shows that the average private
utility plant is three times as big
as the average publicly owned plant
and serves six times as many custom
ers.
What should be the advantages of
large scale production are lost by
private utilities through inefficiency,
Nau shows. Administrative costs,
accounting and collecting, and adver-
Using all run higher. If the private
were as efficient as the pub
lie concerns, they would save their
customers 500 million annually, he
said.
Finally, the study demolishes the
private utility argument that public
ownership is given advantages by the
federal government. Actually, the
public utilities pay 27 cents on each
dollar of revenue in taxes. The pri-
yate corporations pay only 10 cents.
The private utilities show to adj
vantage only in collecting profits.
Their return on investment is nearly |
hree times as great as for the pub
icly owned utilities.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-11-19

that the SUth Congress wrote
provision in reclamation legis-
lation which would have term
mated Commissioner Strauss
position as head of the bureau
in February, 1949.
Concerning the very real prospects
that the nation is in for an economic
slump Senator Murray remarked:
"The newly-elected 81st Congress
should take immediate steps to in
sure continued prosperity and full
employment by enacting an excess
profits tax to relieve the burden on
the small taxpayer, and by putting
on the statute books the long-range
farm program recommended by Pres
ident Truman"
Asked whether he thought the new
Congress would pass the Presidents
Legislative proposals for health insur-
ance, standby price controls and CO.
ordinated river authorities, Mon
tana's senior senator said, Surely, if
this Congress fails to act upon what
/ believe is clear mandate from the
people to enact sound economic and
social reforms before it is too late to
stave off slump, it will be ignoring
the results Of the recent election
Senator Murray also said he
chopped the 81st Congress will either
repeal the Taft-Hartley act in its
entirety or remove those provisions
which are aimed to destroy the trade
labor movement in this country"
Murray said he was concerned
about the present plight of small
business" and pointed to the closing
of the Somers Lumber Company mill
as an example of what may occur in
the near future in other businesses.
"Small business today is being
menaced by the creeping paralysis
Of monopoly control of resources,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-11-19
T.B. RATE IS hIGhEST
AMONG NATIONS
WORKERS

Although the death rate from tu-
berculosis has been forced down 80
per cent in this country since 1904,
the disease which "still kills more
people between Is and, "A years of
age than any other disease is major
public health problem.
tuberculosis may strike anyone,
anywhere, but labor seems to be par
ticularly vulnerable. 1t kills seven
times as many unskilled workers as
professional people, three times as
many skilled workers as professional
people. Labor should be vitality in
terested in participating in the cam
paign to eradicate tuberculosis in
this state.
Certainly we have gone far in pre-
vention and control of tuberculosis
since 1907. but the disease still kills
nearly $4,000 Americans a year. We
have an estimated 100000 people
with active tuberculosis in the United
States, and of that number, only half
are known to the health authorities.
The other quarter of million peo-
PIC i1iuoC NC lOuHU anu pldCSO uuuti
treatment
Although tuberculosis, when it
first strikes, has no outward, obvious
symptoms, it can be found in this
early stage by means of a chest
X-ray. Therefore, every adult
should have chest X-ray at least
once a year. If even apparently
healthy people have chest X-rays
routinely, tuberculosis can be found
in this early stage, as early discov-
cry means early recovery.
In approximately two years, the
mobile unit purchased by the Mon
tana tuberculosis Association and
operated by the State Board of
Health has visited every county in
he state, all state institutions and
he seven Indian reservations and
,wo visits have been made to Warm
Continued Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-11-19
ROBISCH0N CLEARS
PRESIDENT RENME
November Is, 1913

November Is, 194e
The Peoples Voice,
The publication of my letter to
Jerome Locke in last weeks Voice
necessitates some Qualification of my
statements in the letter.
There has been a misunderstood
ing concerning my departure from
the Exponent last spring. / was not
forced off the paper by anybody.
resigned of my own free will. Presi-
dent Renne objected to a column
had written for publication in the
Exponent that directly concerned the
college administration on the grounds
that it was poor journalism (Which
it was) and not in an attempt to
stifle free expression by the stu
dents. He made the statement then
and since that he was sorry | had
resigned from the staff. What I
had alleged were facts in my writ
ings were not facts in all instances
and therefore my writings were not
published. This | wish to make clear
to you and your readers.
Whether my dismissal from the
radio station was due to my support
of Wallace or rather because | had
openly shown my political leanings,
do not know. In all fairness to the
parties involved | should point out
that they said my dismissal would
still be necessary even if the button
was a Dewey button.
You see, am just now discover
ing that though the Constitution
guarantees the right of free express
sion it is not really guaranteed in
all cases! Sincerely, yours,
THOMAS G.. ROBISCHON,
Bozeman, Mont. :
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-11-19

an incident of national Importance.
During the past eighteen months
engineers for the Public Affairs In
stitute in Washington, DC, as we'll
as our Regional MVA Committee
have been gathering and compiling
some damning and devastating facts
about the Pick-Sloan plan. We now
have remedies to offer for it's mis-
takes and shortcomings. There are
indications and rumors that more of
such information, from reliable and
wholly neutral sources, will soon be
available. The dark clouds of bur-
eaucratic and power company pro-
paganda are thus beginning to dis
solve under investigation and re-
search; the bright sunlight of truth
is beginning to shine through.
To be sure, the Power Trust lobby,
headed by its $4,000 per year ex-
ecutive, will still be on the job in
Washington and as diligent in oppo-
sition as ever. However, this choice
assortment of obstructionists, free
hooters and hijackers, and all their
Tory allies, have just lost many
Strong points" in congress. Like
wise their old line hoakum has proven
totally ineffective; the voters don't
believe fem any more. While they
reorganize and think through new
line of hooey they will be temper
arily off balance.
So, now is the time to strickland
strike hard-for an MVA. This is
The unanimous sentiment, as | have
heard it expressed since election. In
1 post election conference, Senator
Murray and his staff optomistically
'adiated the same view point. Last |
Monday evening | sat at the same
banquet table with Senator William |
anger in Bismark. He is equally
and gave me the names
# three Republican senators, who he
avs will now be aggressively on our
ide. Arrangements are in the max
ng to get the new campaign of eff
ort lined up by mid December. i
ope to be able to tell you more of
his in another week or two.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-11-19
The ISSUES ON Which
TRUMAN WON Thu
PRESIDENCY

Not quite decade ago, Franklin
! d. Roosevelt, preparing to run for
his third term, told group of young
Democrats that "there is just one
agency potent enough to defeat the
Democratic party, and that is the
Democratic party itself.
at can commit suicide" he said,
"by abandonment of the policies that
brought it to power"
Late in the campaign just passed,
President Truman and his advisers
seemed to recall the wisdom of
Roosevelt's warning. Beginning in
mid September and continuing
through to election eve, the program
of New Deal reform, virtually in the
discard ever since the country began
preparing for war in 1910 and big
business insisted upon a cessation of
social reform as the price for its par
ticipation, was revived and became
the Truman platform.
Pledges s-Point Proarem of New
Deal Reforms
While the Republican candidates
stumped the country piously declar-
ing there were no issues except unity,
Truman criss-crossed the continent
the sgluttons of privilege,
the "Wall Street Crowd which puts
profits before people," the big bust
ness Hobbies and their spokesman in
Congress. In Chicago, on the night
CONTINUED on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-11-19

tnat gives every promise OF
being final and victorious in
the coming session of congress
There is ample ground for this
optomism and confidence.
President Truman was elected by
the votes of workers, farmers and
small business men, the first and
largest beneficiaries of an MVA de-
velopment. 1t is doubtful whether
he received single vote from MVA
opponents. He owes them nothing.
While campaigning, the President
visited parts of Missouri valley, Cen
trail valley in California and the Col
umbia river region. He inspected
completed and prospective projects
and twice committed himself to the
valley authority idea, in language
that was clear and unequivocal. This
while candidate Dewey continued to
purr about unity and harmony and
teamwork wall Street brandt
Since MVA was last up for con-
sideration in congress, Senator Over
ton (La.), its most resourceful and
bitter opponent, has journyed some
where into the Great Beyond-we
feel too kindly to guess just where.
He has been replaced by Senator
Long, reported as a prepayment of
our bill. Many other newly elected
members are definitely committed;
others reported friendly.
Adverse political fate has laid
heavy hand on the governors of Mis-
souri, valley states. Our own Santa
Clause Sammy, leading opponent of
MVA was soundly trounced by about
10000 plurality; while Sen. James
E. Murray, father of the bill, sailed
in on tide of $4,000 plurality. BY
this measurement, despite the plet-
bora of Tory campaign expenditure
in Trust-ridden state, the vote was
60 to 40 for MVA. This in itself is
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-11-19
These Hens Not For
Chopping Block

Bozeman.-W With an average of
1913 eggs per hen, the flock of IA
white Leghorns owned by Mrs. Paul
Wood of East Helena topped all ex-
tension demonstration farm flocks
numbering more than 100 hens for
production during September, ac-
cording to Harriette E. Cushman, ex-
tension poultry specialist at Montana
State College.
Ranking first among flocks of less
than 100 birds was that owned by
0. w. Boepple of Libby. His SO
White Leghorns averaged 253 eggs
per hen during the month.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-11-19

manpower and finances" he pointed
out, land thousands of independent
businessmen now are beginning to
wonder how they are going to dis
pose of inventories that were I'M
loaded on them some three or four
months ago by those who control pro-
duction in this country"
Murray said that if the senate
small business committee is con-
tinued during the 81st Congress,
steps would be taken to assist the
small business man, probably
through the enactment of legislation
to relieve him of his present intoler
able and inequitable tax burden"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-11-19
COLLAPSE I'm MONTANA OF Absentee
LANDLORDS PRESS

stores, insurance racketeers, rail
roads, and lately bus lines. This
adds up to their always being against
the common people of this colony,
consisting of workers, farmers, pro-
fessionals, the white collared class.
These papers are at almost open war
with virtually all of their patrons
telling them what they dislike to
read. They forget the old motto for
success: "The customer is always
right.
They cannot learn from repeated
failures of themselves and others.
This bias has existed for 80 years
in the vast capitalist press of the
whole country. 1t sustained Cool
idge; it elected Hoover, once. Since
then, 90 per cent of the American
press has favored respectively Hoo
yer, Landon, Wilkie, Dewey, against
Mr. Roosevelt, and lately Dewey
against Mr.. Truman The batting
average is zero. A blind batter can
equal that record.
The Columnists
These hired vomiters of Delphic
oracles and evil smelling spleen send
to thousands of editorial rooms col
umns of turgid stuff, varying from
Stella's column about Astrology to
Pegler's Pig sty offal. Except for
Stella's harmless drivel, it is all de-
signed to catch a reader off guard.
Four examples about cover the field.
Dewitt Mckenzie styles himself
"a noted analyst. China is the
prize for expansion of our trade
father than expend the billions at
nome on valley authorities, high
Continued on Page ThreeD
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-11-19
BY LOWNDES MAURY

The corporation controlled press
in Montana consists (among others)
of the Montana Standard, Butte
Daily Post, Livingston Enterprise,
Muscular, Billings Gazette, and a
Helena daily, the name of which
forget. Their reports show that
they usually run at money loss.
They are also almost bankrupt as a
battery of propaganda.
Three Salient Defects
Careful study points that the run
ming loss in money, and complete
loss of prestige, spring from the same
three sources.
Stupidity
They are pathetically dull read
ing, except for a few centurions of
the corporation cohorts whose vanity
is lifted by the fulsome praise of the
operative, social, po-
Iitical, of the Anaconda Mining, and
Montana Power, companies, their
managers, attorneys (of Bench or
oar), and political allies. They have
ong run down a one-way street;
stopped permanently by sign as big
as the late Republican senatorial can
lidate's banner over Main and Park
streets in Butte, but on this other
banner flashes just one word, Stu
,idity.
Bias
They are so biased that world
events of intense interest are
screened out if in any degree inim-
cal to the purposes of our absen-
ZEE Amsterdam controD mining or
,ower landlords, chain banks, chain
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-11-19
Whittier Bound V/<l!!
By JEROME G.. LOCK

By JEROME G. LOCKE MVA Regional Engnee 3
Since election have journyed from Thompson Fa zion
tana Bmark NJ d. attended large
tions and met liberal leadership from Washington Minnesota
Iowa. South Dakota and Colorado well
Dakota Everywhere belief and sentiment
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-11-19
Murray Predicts Expansion
OfPubEc Power I Facilities

Washington facilities in the west will be
banded during the 81st Congress- Senator James E. Murray
predicted Tuesday Murray also stated he believed
that Michael W. Strauss will be assured of his position
missioner will be
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Following in Nancy's
footsteps is her job
Photographic BY Eileen Darby

As YOU have guessed, the girls on
IA this page are sisters. The one
on the right, above, is Nancy
Walker. star of the Broadway musi-
cal Look, Ma, I'm Dancin'!" The
little l7-year-old is Betty Lou
Barto, Nancy's understudy. They're
the daughters of Vaudevillian
Dewey Barto. Betty Lou kept the
family name. Nancy didn't want
to take advantage of her fathers
mistakes" For these pictures the
photographer told Betty Lou to imi-
tate Nancy. Her answer: I've
been doing that all my life"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-08-19
: BOYD.s !
Mrs. James P. Kerr
POolesVille 2OA7

Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Watkins
had their two granddaughter,
Joyce and Elsie Miller. of New
Port News, Va, visiting them for
five weeks recently. They return
ed home on Sunday, August 1,
with their parents, who came up
for the day.
Earl Alexander of Bethesda was
the guest of his mother, Mrs. Carl
Rubel for a week recently.
Mrs. John E. Pollock is spend
ing most of the summer at their
cottage at North Beach Park, re-
turning home occasionally, while
Mr.. Pollock spends the weekends
there. They had as their guests on
Saturday last, Mrs. Jack Schaum
and little daughter, Mrs. Rufus
Gillian and children, Mrs. Beryl
Grubbs and Miss Bib Gieska, all
of Boyds.
Lawrence Reid and two daugh-
tiers of Philadelphia, spent two
weeks recently visiting at the
home of his sister, Miss Eulia
Reid. Also visiting with Mrs. Will
liam Derloo in the Reid home, is
Mrs. Jackley of Washington, who
is Mrs. Derloo's mother.
On Saturday evening, August
IA, little Donald Selby was given
birthday party by. his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker Selby. Those
present were his grandfather,
Harry Meyers of Rockville, John
and Evelyn Burdette of Boyds,
and his sister, Katherine.
Mrs. Clay Neal and two chill
dren, of Baltimore, returned home
on Sunday, August g., after ten
day visit to her uncle and aunt,
Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Kerr. Mr..
Neal came for them on Saturday.
Alice Heisler, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth Heisler, left
on Wednesday, last for a two
weeks stay at the Camp Fire
Girls Camp at Triangle, Va.
On Thursday. August IL, the
Rev. and Mrs. James P. Kerr Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Edward d.
Lewis at Sykesville. finding them
in comparatively good health and
spirits.
On Monday, August 8, about
thirty guests gathered at the
home of Mrs Oscar Fulks in
Gaithersburg to celebrate the
birthday of Miss Maude Higgins,
formerly of Boyds. Those present
from here were, Mrs. Smith
Hoyle, Rev. and Mrs. j. P. Kerr
and daughter Lois.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-08-19

SMALL TOWN PEACE MOVEMENT high government
and foreign diplomats fater their
residents Of Shelby
where significant the
movement known Nelghbors Action"
hope promote peace BY sending food and goodwill
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-08-19
ROCKCREST
Ruth E. Hayes
Rockville 1899

Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Gardner of
Rockcrest Drive had as their
guests last week Mr.. Gardeners
mother, Mrs. John Gardner of
Arlington, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Conrad of
Lewis Ave. and DR.. and Mrs. Jack
Dalton of Paul Drive and families,
spent last Saturday at Breezy
Point, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs Nelson Evans and
daughters Mary Frances and Re-
becca of Crawford Drive spent last
week mentioning at Kenwood
Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fulcher of
Rockcrest Drive had as their
guests last week, Mrs. Fulcher's
mother, Mrs. r. G. Mosley and
sister, Mrs. w. j. Leinback, both
of Winson Salem, N. c. This was
Mrs. Mosley's first visit to her
daughters home as she has been
an invalid for several years.
Miss Patsy Dalton of Paul Drive
left last Sunday for weeks visit
with her friend, Miss Arlette
Lefebvre, of Montreal Canada.
Mrs. John Hurley of Rockcrest
Drive entertained Mr.. Hurley's
brother and sister-in-law Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Hurley of Boston, Mass,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Peake and
children of Paul Drive drove to
Annapolis last Saturday. This
week they are entertaining Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph French of An
napolis.
Mrs. Logan Gillette Hill of
Crawford Drive and her son Peter
are spending the weekend in New
York City.
Mrs. Hugh Dawson of Wade
Avenue left last Saturday with
her little daughter Anne to visit
her mother in Syracuse, N. Y. The
other Dawson children are already
visiting grandma.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sullivan
and family of Crawford Drive
have recently moved to Laytons-
vile.
Little Margaret Adams, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman B.
Adams of Agnew Drive celebrated
her sixth birthday with party.
The little guests included were
Barbara and Joan Julian, Susanna
Bransom, Linda Osinski, Phoebe
America, Anne Comfy, Marsha
Collier, Betsy and Ellen Bridges,
Nancy Hinkle and Connie Mckay.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph America of
Lewis Avenue and Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmo Enzer spent last Saturday
fishing at lake Adelphia.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-08-19
lO-Lb. CrOp

Many Americans are vitality in
terested in the harvest of a ten
pound crop by the Japanese
worth in prewar prices about
$4,000. The ten-pounds consist
of double petunia seed, to be i'm
ported TO rthe first time since be-
fore the war, which according to
a department spokesman, brought
$500 an ounce before the war
"but there is no way to tell just
what they will bring on to days
inflated market" An ounce con-
tains about 100000 seeds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-08-19
Federal Employment

Civilian employment in the ex-
ecutive branch of the Government
in June rose to 2,O92,3O1, accord
ing to the Byrd Committee on
Non-Essential Federal Expendi-
lures, a net increase of 26,004
over the total for May and is the
sixth consecutive monthly in
crease this year.
The people are to be taken in
very small doses.
r. w. Emerson
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-08-19
Construction

New construction and repair
work on houses, stores, high
ways, factories and other struc-
lures in this country is headed
for $2O,OOO,OOO,OOO. Expendi-
lures up to June 80, reported by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
were $7.7OO, 100000, which was
35 per cent ahead of the same
period year ago. The 1947
twelve-month total was $13,977,-
100000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-08-19
Prices

The Department of Agriculture
predicts that retail food prices
are likely to go still higher dur
ing the next few months, with
meats and other livestock products
leading the advance. Two factors
likely to push prices higher are:
Record consumer buying power
and decline in the output of
meats and -other livestock pro
ducts.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-08-19
Savings Bonds

Sales of Government Savings
bonds in the Security Loan Drive
totaled $2,798,183,OOO, according
to the Treasury Department. Sales
of Series E bonds totaled 81, 1885,
O23, 900 from April through July
II, while redemptions totaled
81 ,OO1 100000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-08-19
impoverished Motorists

Some motorists are so poor that
they can hardly keep body and
chassis together.--Springfield (0)
Sun.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-08-19
A Matter of Time

The question is not whether
man descended from the monkey,
but when he is going to quit de-
scending-Louisville Times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-08-19
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