davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The people's voice., 1948-05-28
Almost 5000
and Butte

Greeks, the benign Turks, that their
governments are fascist, makes no
diff. That little bit of expediency will
stave off a crash for little while
until something more detailed-and
more expensive to the taxpayer-can
be brewed by the best brains of fl
nance, industry and the military. The
Marshall plan! That's it! Lay a
foundation of Is to 20 billion bucks
gloss it over with a lot of touching
frills, such as feed the starving
"help restore the European economy,
and then. with a blare of bugles and
roll of drums, present it to the con-
gress as the one, the only solution
for all Of Europe's ails, as well as our
own. Pass it! It'll give us market
on which to dump the surplus our
own people can no longer buy because
they've already been cleaned. Don't
be stingy, or narrow! Make it's pro-
visions broad = so that the tobacco
trust and the liquor industry can cut
in for almost cool billion, while
about twice the same amount is
allowed for the purchase of food dur
ing the first year. And then =.
Look ahead Be on the safe side
so there'll be no profit curtailing.
Build up our army, our navy, our air
force. Force peacetime conscription
on all the kids of all the dads and
mons in the country. Beat the drums
for an annual military budget of at
least $40 billions-aftera1l we can't
exclude our merchants of death" /,
such as DUPONT, Remington Arms,
Bethlehem Shipbuilding, etc, from
this fantastic proposal to clean up bill
the expense of the taxpayer.
And -.
While we're at it, don't overlook
giving Justice" to labor. Free" the
individual worker from those horrid
unions. The answer-bust the unions.
Elect a congress that has a "sympa
thetic" heart for the poor working
Continued on Page Three
The people's voice., 1948-05-28

Japan, Taylor explored some of the
more important aims of our big busi-
ness press and radio in having let
loose such a flood These included :
ID protection of current record high
profit levels; (2) fear that such profit
taking will lead to another crash even
more severe than in 1929: CD reach
ing even more astronomical heights
in profiteering by building up huge
peace-time war machine; (D break
ing the back of the workers so that
they cannot effectively threaten to
skim off much of the increase in
profits, in higher wages; 90 suppress
sion of all organizations of liberals,
labor and farmers.
Elaborated on. in essence, this is
what it amounts to:
Business generally has become pub
licly embarrassed over disclosure of
its unquenchable thirst for profits,
particularly since the death of price
control. To take off some of the
heat. get the peoples minds occupied
with something else-deluge the land
with the red scare"-it worked after
World War /, it should work again.
Business also knows that it's heavy
profit-taking is creating an economic
which will in time lead to
a crash. Therefore must
be done-whoop up the red scare even
more-get a thousand Paul Reveres
to spread the alarm that we are in
dangerous peril of being attacked by
the Russians.
Then-fOllow through with quick
opening upper-cut to anyone of the
several chins of congress = demand
defense for the embattled
The people's voice., 1948-05-28
Petitions Being Circulated
Against I Parking Meters

A move is underway in Montana to
outlaw parking meters in Montana
through initiative measure. Pat j.
Hagarty, Miles City businessman, is
leading the movement.
The Montana Supreme Court recent
ly ruled in favor of parking meters.
The suit originated in Missoula where
the city had entered into an agree
ment with a parking 10 eter company
for installation of 500 meters to be
paid for out of receipts of the meters.
Many farmers were interested in
the Montana Supreme Court decision
on the parking meter suit because
they do much buying and selling in
the Montana cities having meters.
A temporary restraining order was
issued against the city by District
Judge Albert Besancon at the request
of two Missoula residents on the
claim that the agreement between
the city and the Duncan Meter Corp,
was in reality a franchise and there
fore required the approval of a ma
jority of the qualified electors.
The appeal to the Montana Supreme
Court was made because the trial
court had declared that in it's judg-
ment, approval of the meter by the
voters would make their use legal.
Main arguments of those opposing
the meters were as follows:
1. Parking meter taxing is a charge
for use of the streets and is the same
as establishing toll road prohibited
by the constitution.
2. The use of parking meters for
revenue and not for traffic regulation
is prohibited by laws governing cities.
The people's voice., 1948-05-28
Employers Urged to
Get Certificates
For Minors

Butte, May 17-Employers in Mon
tana who are covered by the Fair
Labor Standards Act--Federal wage
and hour law-and who are planning
to hire minors during the summer
vacation period were advised to-
day to obtain age certificates for min
ors claiming to be one or two years
older than the minimum age require
ments for the occupation in which
they seek employment.
The warning was sounded by John
NJ. Ekeberg and Anthony j. Craig
who represent the Wage and Hour
and Public Contracts Divisions, U. S.
Department of Labor in Montana.
Employment ana age certificates is
sued in accordance with the regula-
tions of the department are accept
able as proof of age under the law and
also serve to protect the employer
against unintentional violations of the
child labor section, Ekeberg and
Craig pointed out at their headquart-
ers, 206 Lewiston Building.
The general minimum age, they
Sdlu is 10 years, Will dh 1o-N0e'l Htihi
mum for particular occupations held
hazardous for children. The child
labor section applies to minors en-
ployed by producers, manufacturers
and dealers who ship or deliver for
shipment in interstate or foreign com
merce.
Employment and age certificates in
Montana are issued by the state De
partment of Agriculture, Labor and
Industry in Helena.
The people's voice., 1948-05-28

auspices of the Cascade Wal
lace-for-President club. in the
Civic Center; in Missoula at a
convocation of students on the
state university campus, and in
Butte at the Fox theatre under
sponsorship of the Silver Bow
Progressive Citizens of Amer
lea. Besides his platform appear
ances, Senator Taylor also made three
radio broadcasts over Z-Bar net sta
tiOns, and at three banquets in his
honor in the above noted cities.
In attacking the present bipartisan
foreign policy which IS drawing us
perilously near the brink of war,
Taylor presented Gocumented fact
upon fact indicting the Truman ad
ministration ana the Republican con
gress for blundering and for not sin
cerely seeking friendly relations with
our wartime ally Soviet Russia. In
so doing he repeatedly brought out
the hypocrisy surrounding official ac-
tions in Washington, as compared
with the high level humanitarian aims
to which so much fervent lip service
is paid by leaders of both old parties.
In analyzing the propaganda flood
that has been engulfing the country
every since the end of hostilities with
The people's voice., 1948-05-28

8. Parking meter ordinance is class
Legislation because only those with
money get parking privileges.
Outcome of the case was watched
with interest by number of other
Montana cities having parking meters.
In many areas of the state, sentiment
for and against parking meters runs
high.
By 1916 nearly 500 us. cities had
parking meters taking an annual toll
estimated at more than $1,500,000
City administrators look upon this
revenue as necessary income in these
days Of municipal financing prob
lens. Many citizens, however, are be-
coming alarmed at this system of tax
ing which in effect, it is claimed, does
nothing fundamental in solving the
growing traffic problems in crowded
cities and at the same time reaches
into the pockets of citizens for take
that is sure thing for parking meter
outfits who "get theirs first" in the
meter purchasing program.
Those favoring the initiative meas
ure to outlaw parking meters point
out that in most cities the "curbstone
bandits" are installed on the claim
they will force rapid turnover of park
ing stalls Yet Immediately after
installation many cities have set up
2-hour meters The 2-hour meters do
not relieve the parking problem and
their installation only fortifies the
that parking meters are not
regulating traffic but are for raising
revenue Tor city administrators and
parking meter companies.-FU News
The people's voice., 1948-05-28

remaining 1/3 of non navigation time.
You all know that electric power pro-
duced during only 2/3 of the year has
little or no sales value.
We are all constantly treated to
great doses of glittering propaganda
about multi-purpose development in
Missouri valley The sickening fact
remains that General Picks gigantic
frog ponds from Fort Peck to Yank-
ton have but one primary purpose
they can be used for only one primary
purpose-they are designed and are
being constructed for such purpose.
These reservoirs merely act as gigan-
tic tunnels that will gather up west
ern water and pour it on down into
the navigation channel below.
Montana Will Be High and Dry -.
When the project is completed, we
sagebrushers up here in Montana,
Wyoming, and the two Dakotas will
probably be able to stand on the bank
and wave a last farewell to our pass
ing lifeblood of development as it goes
on down to increase flood crests for
our neighbors in Nebraska Kansas,
Iowa, and Missouri. Precisely what
General Picks plan means in terms
Of flood control along the Missouri
rom its mouth to Yankton-840 miles
abOve-is 25 to Is per cent more
water to be controlled. This means
more sand to pump, more Ievees to
)uild, more piling to drive-a per
)etual job for Army Engineers during
he years to come. Six weeks ago /
lew along the Missouri from the Mon
ana line to st. Louis. From air the
over river now looked like a dirty
,rown snake being used for a pin
cushion of piling. Pile drivers and
ats of poles were about the only
liver traffic / saw. Time will not per-
nit me to go into that feature of the
ituation tonight.
What l am saying to you now comes
lot from my own engineering studies
nd calculations 1t is all based on
fficial reports-mostly those of the
army. Somehow this valuable infor-
lation so painstakingly gathered fif-
cen or twenty years ago, is no longer
assed out to the public There seems
o be a great deal of secrecy in the
'ick-Sloan development scheme In
ttempting to appraise it, my job for
he past several months has been al
nost as much Of a detective assign
mt as it has an engineering task
little Water Left for IRRIGATION
Anyway, when | add up their own
fficiaI figures as to various losses
nd uses for western water and then
ubtract the total from the average
low that has passed the 98th meri-
ian, or Yankton, during the seven
cen years for which measurements
re available, | find there is insuffi-
lent irrigation water left to give a
ick donkey drink. In fact, by use
Continued ON Page Four)
The people's voice., 1948-05-28

My radio friends, l am indebted to1
Z-Bar XII network for this Opportun-
ity to tell you something about the
present status of Missouri Valley de-
velopment that I think every west
erner should know. l have been
citizen of Montana since territorial
days. Never before has there been a
condition under which hundreds of
our best and most Influential people
supported a program that will rob our
| state of the use of its most valuable
heritag age-its running water. | am
sure that thousands of political sup
porters of the so-called Pick-Sloan
plan have little realization that the
Pick-Sloan plan is now ninety per cent
General Picks plan, as far as water
use is concerned.
And, General Picks plan for a great I
navigation channel from Sioux City !
to the mouth of the Missouri was not
@ new thing when it was floated to
by twelve-hundred page Army En-
gineer official report now in my Of
flee. this dream of a nine-foOt deep {
navigation channel with water enough {
to operate it has been growing and !
and gradually approaching
reality since about 1890, perhaps ear {
ier. Since 1881 Army Engineers f
nave known, with as much exactness q
rs is possible, what volume of water v
will be required to maintain and OPP Il
crate their navigation channel. This b
s all set forth in detail in their Of p
icial reports. t
Since 1881 Army Engineers have f
,een engaged in planning for sys- t
EN- that will provide the necessary ! l,
water. Now they have congressional b
for such a system An C
for construction OF five +
gigantic reservoirs along the main r
tream through the two Dakotas. II
-hese will submerge more than eighty S
Ter cent of Missouri Rivers bottom
and from Montana to Nebraska - n
earIy 500 miles as the river runs. a
-hees gigantic reservoirs, together o
With Fort Peck, will store nearly four A
ines the average yearly flow of the II
iver at the lowest damsite and bury tt
nder 60 to 200 feet of water more p
and than the. Sloan plan even prom tt
ses to irrigate in Montana. P
little To Go For Power a
Less than fifteen per cent of the Il
1 ,000,0 acre, feet of storage being n
rovided is for flood control. Another e
fifteen per. cent, or less, could be [
sed for irrigation purposes, if suffi-
lent water was available. Neither o
re these reservoirs and dams partic a
larly valuable for power production S
since the water that passes fl
hem cannot be maintained as con- d
tant year round flow. The naviga- tt
ion channel that is to be supplied a
ill require about six times as much c.
ow during 2/3 of the year-naviga- s.
on season-as it does during the
The people's voice., 1948-05-28
Sen. Taylor Speaks Befo..
In Great Falls, Nilsson :

"Peace-an honorable peace-can be attained with ia
:" thus the theme of the preamble foreign x y,
of the party spoken by vice presidential candidate
Glenn Taylor before audiences estimated nearly
and in Great Falls Missoua and Butte Monday Tuesday,
In Great Falls the from Idaho
The people's voice., 1948-05-28
FOR MONTANA FARMERS i.
FOR MONTANA FARMERS
Pick Sloan Development
Means Sheep Pastures


Engineer Tuesday evening" May
The people's voice., 1948-05-28
MANSFIELD TO ANSWER
OPEN LETTER

Rep. Mike Mansfield has ad-
v;sed The Voice by telegram that
he is writing an answer to the
question raised regarding his
vote for the Mundt-Nixon bill.
When his answer arrives, it will
be published in The Voice.
The people's voice., 1948-05-28
MORE REPUBLICAN PROSPERITY

The STREET JOURNAL of April calls the
gabbag'
compared profit corporations
6.7 percent
~ Net Profits Electrical Eouipment cornorations
The people's voice., 1948-05-28


Reporting $145307000
General Electric 253S9O00 17919O00 24B
Westinghouse Electric Corp. .-- 13136000* 100000 1870
1163000 805,O00
O America 57640OO 46S0OOO 23%
Electric
profits by setting inventory of $125OOOO
Journal Moody IndustTials)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-21
Children Express Their Gratitude
For Lunches Community Chest Buys

soup are always so good.-A
Fourth Grade Pupil
I like to 60 to the lunch room
because they have good food
a Third Grade Pupil.
We like 10 60 to the lunch room
because we get milk; the food
is good: sometimes we get pie;
we like the potatoes.-Three
First Grade Pupils
I like to go to the lunch toom
because I get such good things
to eat.-A Second Grade Pupil
I enjoy it. They are nice to
pay for my lunch.-A Third
Grade Pupil
1t sure is good. I am glad
1 can GOA Third Grade Pupil
I think it is better than I get
at home.-A Second Grade Pupil
/ like to eat at High School.
"A Second Grade Pupil
Food is better than it is at
home.-A First Grade Pupil
like it because I don't get
anything at home but potatoes.
"A First Grade Pupil.
like the milk because don't
get. any at home.-A First Grade
Pupil
I am in the sixth grade and
lam getting free lunches at the
High School lunch room. / am
thirteen years old and weigh Sc
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-21
Salve Crafts Make
IIninua Museum

NEW ORLEANS (U.P)-Mir-
lam B. Wilson of Charleston, S.
c., has been making a leisurely
trip through the south in search
of slave crafts.
In New Orleans, Miss Wilson
said her slave mart museum in
Charleston is the only museum
devoted to the preservation OF
slave crafts. 1t contains more
than 100 exhibits.
Miss Wilson was excited about
two types of slave-made bricks
she found in southern Louisiana,
as well as a slave-made wooden
mouthpiece of a mule bride.
She said slave crafts are not
exactly scarce, but are frequent
ly difficult to track down. She
estimated that so per cent OF all
southern plantations were made
by slave labor, but she added
THE present owners usually do
not want to part with any au-
thentic part of their residences.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-21

Letters of gratitude from those
who benefit the most-the chill
dren-have been released here
by Miss Mary Hix, Roanoke Rap
ids schools elementary school
supervisor, who is in charge of
the free lunches provided in the
schools daily through the Com
munity Chest.
The children who receive the
daily lunches without cost indi-
cate through their letters that
they are appreciative OF the be-
nefits being offered them through
this Red Feather activity of the
Community Chest.
There are at present IS chill
dren at the Roanoke Rapids
High School linchroom receiving
free lunch every day and 20
students at the John Armstrong
Chaloner School on the program.
All lunches served these chill
dren are provided through the
funds set aside as part of the
Community Chests annual bud
get, and with the School Lunch
room and Book Fund there are
nearly 10000 meals provided
each school year.
Some of the letters sent tn e
Chest by children receiving daily
lunches follow:
Dear Community Chest,
Thank you for the lunches that
I get at high school. like to
60 there.-Fourth Grade Pupil
Dear Community Chest,
I want to thank you for the
lunches that I get at the high
school. enjoy them very much.
Fourth Grade Pupil
l am thankful for the free
lunch that l get each day.-First
Grade Pupil
TO The Community Chesti,
We thank you for the good
lunches that you give us every
day. They are always different
| and very nourishing.-Second
Grade Pupil
l like to go to the lunch room.
like the good hot lunches we
. get, The milk, vegetables and
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-21

venty-nine ponds. Since am
getting hot lunches hope to
gain some weight.-A Sixth
Grade Pupil
l want to thank those who
make it possible for me to have
a free lunch. l think it very
good and l know it will help
me do better in school.--A Sixth
Grade Pupil
l am very thankful for the nice
hot lunches l have been receiv-
ing at school. They help me do
better work.-Sixth Grade Pu-
pill.
My mother is not home at
lunch time. l appreciate the free
lunches l am receiving. I have
been getting free lunches for five
years and l hope 1 can get it
from now on. All of the lunches
are hot and good.-A Sixth Grade
Pupil.
1 60 to the lunch room every
day for free lunch. 1t is well
planned and we'll prepared. I
enjoy lunches every day and I
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-21
Boys Prank In Subway
Lands Four In HOSPITAL

NEW YORK (U.P.-A group
of boys, playing a pranke grip
ped the handrall Of a subway
escalator with such force that
they stopped it suddenly, bowl
ing its passengers down the
stairs. Two women went to the
hospital with injuries.
Outside, police called to inves-
tigate, parked their cars around
the subway entrance. A bus
swerving to avoid the parked
cars crashed into a truck, injur-
ing two women bus passengers.
The boys got away in the ex-
element.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-21

and continuing for about ten
days. DIR. Claude U. Breach, of
Charlotte, will be the guest
preacher to deliver the mes
sages. Services will be. held at
7:30 p. m. and at 1880 a. m
each day, except ON Monday and
Saturday.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-21
Weldon

Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Cakes,
Jr., spent the weekend with
friends in Faison.
Miss Mabel Aston of Lilling-
ton, and Mrs. C. A. Taylor of
Richmond, Va, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Aston dur
ing the weekend.
Mrs. Al Travis spent Monday
in Richmond, Va.
Mrs. N. M. Shearin, who has
been a patient In Rex Hospital,
Raleigh, for a number of weeks,
is the guest of her brother and
John Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Neal, Hugh
Wade Carter and Tommie Turf
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rawlings
and children have left for Anna
polls, Maryland, to visit Mr..
Rawlings parents.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-21
Enfield Baptist
To Hold Revival

Enfield.-The Enfield Baptist
Church is planning to hold revi-
val services beginning October 81
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-21

ner are attending the American
Legion convention n Miami,
Florida.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-21

thank you for the good lunch /
get.-A Sixth Grade Pupil
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-03-25
Mrs. AlbinOe Heads
Hospital Auxiliary

Mrs. Alvin L. Aubinoe was elect
ed president of the Women's Aux
iliary of the Suburban Hospital at
the annual Auxiliary meeting held
recently at the Hospital. Other
officers elected are Mrs. Austin
La Mar, first vice-president; Mrs.
Daniel Campbell, second vice
president; Mrs. George 7. Con-
dron, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Gordon M. Kline, recording
secretary; and Mrs. Joan Yesair,
treasurer.
Mrs. Morrison Clark, Auxiliary
president during the past two
years, presided and introduced
representatives from nine Wom-
ems Clubs in the area. These rep
resentatives act as liaisons be-
tween their clubs and the Auxil-
larry. Mrs. Gordon Kline, recording
secretary, made composite re-
port Of the various Auxiliary COM
mittee activities during the past
year and Mrs. John Yesair gave
her treasurer's report.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-03-25
Cooking School For
Silver Spring Area

The first public cooking school in
Silver Spring will be sponsored by
the Montgomery Blair Parent
Teachers Association on Wednes-
day and Thursday, April Z and 8,
at the Silver Spring Armory.
The two-day school will feature
culinary specialists of the Wash
ington Gas Light Company. On
stage of the Armory will be COM
plete modern kitchen and the audi
ence will be asked to participate in
the activities.
Glasses will be held afternoon
and evening. Matinee classes will
start promptly at lis P. M. with
the doors opening at 1890. In the
evening doors will open at 1870
and cooking instruction will begin
at 8 o'clock.
Added attractions of the school
will be exhibits of more than Is
local (Silver Spring. stores.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-03-25
Girl Swimmer Wins,
Father Dies

Philadelphia, PA few min
utes before Jane Atkinson, Is,
won the breaststroke event in a
scholastic swimming meet, her
father collapsed among the spec
tators. But while she was swim
ming, her father died on the way
to a hospital of a heart attack.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-03-25
PremonitiOn Right

Wilmington, Del.-While shop
ing, Mrs. James E. Rathmell had
a feeling that something was
wrong at home. Sc boarded bus
and hurried to her house and found
that the house had burned to the
ground at loss estimated by her
in excess of $4,000.