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Ohio delegation was polled Gil
lespie shouted: Il am not
ashamed to be counted voting
for Governor Dewey"
Participating in the ballotlng
was Albert Reading, deputy sher.
iff of Chester. Pa. who as an
assistant reading clerk, helped
TO call the names of the delega-
lions to ascertain how they were
voting.
On Wednesday evening, the
Rev. Arthur Payne. pastor. Enon
Baptist Church. Baltimore, sec
onded the nomination of Cover
nor De gey, while Roscoe Conklin
Simmons of Chicago seconded
Taft. On the second day of the
convention Tuesday, one of the
opening prayers was given by
Bishop A. P. Shaw, Methodist
bishop of Baltimore.
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French Press. He said, ut just
doesn't happen In France" He
was speaking of race segregation
in the United States.
His dispatches went to New
York. then to France. Canada.
Spain and Portugal.
Representing the London Daily
Herald was Arthur Webb with his
rudy complexion and "veddy"
English accent. In the United
States for seven years. he has
visited A states. He and Low
are very good friends. Once he
edited the only labor newspaper
in Ireland.
Several other nationalities trav-
eled on the special. They includ-
ed the Italians and the Irish. but
these represented American news
papers.
The friendly relationship which
existed among all the reporters
aboard this train was a twofold
example of how international
good will and domestic civil rights
In this country can work.
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the "top-choice' with no hard feelings evident
If believe the records this does not happen quite
nicely in other parts of the worldincuding the
Western hemisphere
We further pleased that the VOICE of Negro
Americans heard in this convention in representa-
tive and official capacity with of the secondng
nominations being made by these representative
contested Southern delegations with Negro Americans
included got reasonably fair deal We view the
milton of this minority groupwhether temporary for
ltca strategy (as would have it, for per-
manent political strengthen for the human rights
of citizenship and partisanship'-as DISTINCTLY A
STEP FORWARDl We have lots conven-
tions, where Negro Americans concerned
But this is only the begnnngor rather part of it,
with another major convention to The teams the
personnel and the campaigns scarcely organizedif
at alland the way going to be long and hard. The
American voter of this day and time is going to be very
northumberland rghtfuy because the affairs of
the Nationnside and out-are going to need lot of
correcting All partse concerned should know this
and take heed!
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NAACP CONFERENCE

munities throughout the nation,
heard reports and participated in
discussing this program. These
business sessions, held every aft
|ernoon, were led by staff members
and branch leaders who have been
working on various aspects of
the NAACP program.
Evening MEETINGS and the Sun
day afternoon session were pub
lie. Speakers scheduled to address
these sessions included Mayor
William Il. Kemp who welcomed
the conference at the opening
meeting Tuesday night; Oscar
Ewing, Federal Security Admin
|strator; Willard S. Townsend,
president, United Transport Serv-
ice Employees, Clio; DR.. viii w.
Alexander, distinguished southern
liberal; and Charles H. Houston,
Washington attorney.
The Spingarn Medal, annually
awarded to Negro American for
distinguished achievement, was
presented to DR.. Charming H.
Tobia, director of the Phelps
Stokes Fund and a member of
the Presidents Committee on Civil
Rights. Presentation of the award
was made at the Sunday after
noon session by DIR. Edwin R.
Embree, president Of the recently
liquidate Rosenwald Fund. Speak
ing also at that session was Welt
er White, the Associations ex-
|ecutive secretary.
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Red Cross and other agencies;
volunteer as well as paid person
mel. In addition many Of the lay
citizens including DIR. Unthank,
who supports the evaluation given
by Mr.. Berry. I could find no
evidence anywhere Of any differ
entail being employed In satisfy
ing the emergency needs which
this tragedy has made possible.
The Red Cross will probably
spend upwards of $4,000 900 in
this program of mass rehabilita-
ton before the Job is done.
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THE NAACP NEEDS YOU
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the present, DR.. w. e. B. Du-
Bots.
OF Johnson he said 1.-THE
charm of his personality and the
breadth of his rare culture mark
ed him as one of the outstanding
Americans of his generation" =.
"Dr. Dubois" he said, "has been
the teacher of US all. He has
contributed much to my education
His writings will find a perma-
nent place in the living literature
of grateful people For he
spoke for America at her best"
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will make It vastly easier to solve
our perpIexing housing problem"
Speaking of the southern region
al college scheme he said:
at was a bad day for segre-
cation when II could not carry the
majority of the senate. That de-
bate and that vote greatly dis
couraged the advocates of segre-
CATION In education In this coun-
try. The credit for this must be
given. to the leaders. of the
NAAcP."
He praised President Truman
for the work of his civil rights
committee. He said:
perhaps the most important
incident for civil rights in this
year was the report on civil
rights. Because. of this report
there is a new constituencies on
the rights of individual citizens.
"Whatever may be his political
future, President Truman will be
remembered with gratitude by
fair minded Americans who care
for America at her best. am
sure, however. that the Influence
of this organization (NAAcP) was
a major factor in bringing about
the appointment of such commit
tee"
Alexander praised the stand
taken by the NAACP and called
its method great factor in edu-
eating our nation against discri-
mination. He said that battles
for legislation and arguments be-
fore the supreme court may be
the highest type of education :"
ain your defense of Negroes"
he said, sit turns out that you
have made more secure the lIber-
ties of US all. In defending the
rights of humble Negro citizens
you were defending the very
fountain source of our American
hopes. Every thoughtful American
should be grateful to you"
The featured speaker praised an
NAACP leader of the past, James
Weldon Johnson, and leader Of
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rights planks IN the platform.
A typical remark concerning
the plank came from man in the
lobby of the Bellvue-Stratford
hoterl:
This is just about the same
thing they said In "A. l guess
we can only hope that II they are
elected they will do something
about these things this time"
This seems to be the hopeful
attitude of all loyal Republicans
and the Disguised attitudes of
their opponents.
This years platform includes a
lot of rights, but 1t was made
without the help of any Negroes
on the committee. It condemns
lynching, the poll tax and the
idea of segregation in the armed
forces. It calls for legislation
against lynching and legislation
to promote the right Of equal
opportunity to work and advance
in life."
Randolph Pickets
A sidelight to the convention
was the 50-man A. Philip Ran
dolph picket line around conven-
tion headquarters. They were de-
handing a real civil rights pro-
gram which would include some
action against segregation in
travel, q positive statement on
FEPC, federal aid to education, a
franchise to the District of Co
lumbia, statehood for Hawaii,
Alaska and Puerto Rico and re-
striction of membership In con-
gress to states which keep large
groups of citizens from voting.
Critics of this years Republic
can platform point out that most
of the present planks have been
included In platforms of the past,
but have never been acted upon
by congress.
Whether the Negroes will sup
port Dewey and Warren or not is
problematical. His supporters
point out Dewey's support of an
FEPC law in New York and his
support of the anti-bias education
bill as examples of his attitude
toward the race. They also COM
mend him for the appointments of
Negroes in state offices.
Opponents OF Dewey speak of
him as the man who let the bill
that would provide an integrated
national guard for his state die.
They seem to feel that he pro-
notes civil rights action only
when he Is able to do SO.
The support for Warren is ques-
tionable. No FEPC laws have
been passed in his statae, Califor-
MIA. His stand on civil rights
seems to be an unknown quantity.
Bishop Shaw Prays
Bishop Shaw's prayer included
the reading of hte Negro Nation
al Anthem" Lift Every Voice
and Sing" by James Weldon
Johnson. He prayed:
20 God, our health in ages past,
our hope for years to come, our
shelter from the stormy blast, and
our eternal home;
1--WE come to Thee conscious of
the fact that although we cannot
see Thee with our eyes and touch
Thee with our hands, still Thou
art nearer to US than hands or
feet.
Verify we live in Thee and
have our being. We thank Thee
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for the fact that faith In Thee
and willingness to be led by Thee
have been in the past the history
Of our nation such a significant
factor in its founding, growth,
success. and progress, and exal-
tation TO a place of world leader
ship and service.
THE bishop here recited the
Negro National anthem.")
Governor Dewey--a Friend
Governor Dewey has had to
face problems and situations in
regard to Negroes and other mi
nority groups, and he has had
some Friends" who told him to
go easy" on backing wider OPP
portunitles and rights for Me-
groes, IL he desired to "go places"
politically. The record shows that
he has. nevertheless, backed and
signed Legislation for fair employ
ment and outlawing discrimina-
ton In educational institutions
based on race, creed or color. In
deed, he supported the first state
FEPC bill and the first state fair
education bill.
Judging by his past record, Ne
groes should get a lift knowing
that, If the Republicans win the
presidency. the race will still have
friend in the White House, after
January 1949.
But, the presidency is more re-
mote than the governorship, and
Negro Leadership will have to see
that Governor Dewey does not
forget Negroes as he becomes in
volved in the maze of world prob
lens. More important, Negroes
must do whatever they can to in
sure that the men who will be
advising him and who will run
the government are not cast in
the moulds too different from
Dewey so far as the rights of
Negroes are concerned.
For instance, Pennsylvania Ne
groes sighed with alarm when
they recognized the favorable spot
into which Sen. Edward Martin
had maneuvered himself when he
released the delegates pledged to
him as a "favorit son" to Cover
nor Dewey, 4S hours before the
balloting for the candidate.
Pennsylvanians are afraid that
Sen. Martin may be rewarded with
the secretary of defense or the
secretaryship OF the army, since
he has been military man all his
life. Both as state adjutant and
governor of Pennsylvania, Sen.
Martin refused to admit Negroes
into the Pennsylvania National
Guard. He passed the buck, he
blamed the federal government,
he ignored pleas and petitions
from veterans and Legionnaires.
He remained adamant in keeping
the Pennsylvania National Guard
lily-white.
PennsyIvanians are very much
afraid that II Martin becomes i'm
portant in federal defense, the
Negro Will meet new obstacles In
his attempt to abolish Jim Crow
in the armed forces.
Negroes have not overlooked
Dewey's prowess as an admins
traitor and of his success in run
ming the largest state"
In the nomination of Dewey
one of the delegates who backed
the New York governor, in spite
of Taft domination Of the Ohio
delegation, was Attorney Chester
Gillespie of Cleveland. When the
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Red Cross participation:
FLOOD DRAWS
NO COLOR LINE

During this emergency the Red
Cross has kept segregation out
of mass shelter units with some
Negroes being present in practi-
cally all shelters. The general
community attitude, inter-racially
speaning, is excellent. Portland
daily papers and radio stations
are reminding the public that
the devastation Of flood recogniz-
ed no color line neither should
the people. Jim Crow is on the
run"
| also interview many evacuees,
refugees, member of the staff of
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News Notes

News Notes
A card party was held at the
Community Hall, Saturday even
ing.
Mrs. J. J. Nellis of Great Falls
is guest at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lloyd DePratu.
Mrs Pete Johnson spent the
weekend in Libby
Mrs. Arcy DeLapp is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Lee Davenport of
Kennewich, Wash, and her new
granddaughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bolles and
children were visitors in Misosula
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. James Tromblev
left the last of the week for Sela6
Wash, for visit, after which thev
will return to their former home
in Bay City, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Brock spent =
few days in Libby last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe George spent
a vacation in Portland and MissouIa
Mrs. Morgan of TilIamook. Ore
visited at the home of Mrs. Bessie
Butts last week.
Fred Clark of Kalispell. is stavine
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MAN BROWNS AS
BOAT CAPSIZES

Theodore Norman Reese of Spo-
kane, the husband of a former Eur
eka girl, Dorothy Soldering, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Soldering
of Eureka. was drowned at sea near
the mouth of the Columbia River
September IS when returning from
a commercial fishing trip.
Mr. Reese and John Hylton of
Bozeman, both dental students at
the Oregon Dental School of Port
land had purchased navy lifeboat
and converted it into a fishing boat
for commercial fishing. They had
spent the summer salmon fishing
at Depoe Bay, Ore, and were re-
turning from their last sea trip
before returning home to rejoin
their families when storm arose
as they were crossing the Columbia
River Bar capsizing their boat.
Mr.. Reese is survived by his wife
of two years, Dorothy Soldering
Reese of Portland, Ore, his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Reese, Chat
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Eagles Lodge of Hot Springs and
KaIispell.
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Farris Receives Communication
Efforts of the Troy Business and
Professional Mems association to-
ward securing the completion of
Highway No west from Troy
to the Montana-Idaho line, were
realized last Friday, when j. B.
Ferris, secretary of the organization
received a letter from Missoula,
stating that contracts would be let
this fall for the road completion
The Troy organization has been
working on this project for the
past two years, ably assisted by
the commercial clubs of Libby, Kali
ispell and other places.
Mr. Farris received a letter,
signed by L. F. Martin, district
engineer of. the Public Roads Ad-
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James Logan Hurst

James Logan Hurst
James Logan Hurst was born
March Is, 1885, in Boswell, Indiana
and passed away at the Kalispell
hospital, September II, 1948.
He was married to Clara Margaret
Schutt, thirty-SiX years ago at New
Ulm, MINI. Mr.. and Mrs. Hurst
resided at Comfrey, Mimi, before
coming to Montana in 1916. In the
year 1919 they homesteaded a tract
Of land on Dodge Greek seven miles
northwest of Rexford A few years
later they moved to Rexford, which
mas been the family home up to
the present time.
Besides the widow, Mrs. Clara
burst, six children survive, James
I. Hurst, Jr., of Eureka, Mrs. Lola
Gay, and Carol Hurst, Of Great
Falls, Mrs. Cyrilla Curtis Of Shelby.
Mrs. Betty Patrick of Eureka, and
Mrs. Mary Leighty Of Gateway
There are also seven grandchildren
and three sisters, Mrs. Lee Clawsen
OF Attica, Ind, Mrs frankie Smith
OF Oxford, Ind, Mrs. Annie Reed
Of Grand Forks. Mimi; and one
brother, Perry Hurst of Kahoka,
Missouri.
Mr.. Hurst had been in poor health
for the past three years. He spent
the summer in Hot Springs hoping
to regain his health He was en-
route home when he became criti-
cally i'll and was taken to the Kalis-
pell hospital where he passed away
ten days later.
Funeral Services were held at
the Waggener and Campbell Fun
eral Home Monday afternoon, Sep
TENDER 20 at 200 o'clock and in
terment in the Conrad Memorial
cemetery.
Rev F. A. Johnson, Baptist clergy
man, officiated at the services. The
were members of the
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ministration, of Missoula, which
said:
ON the Nyberg contract (from
Troy west six miles, the light oil
penetration failed on account of
placing too late in the season to
cure properly The gravel surface
however, is very good and the sec
ton is being maintained by the state
for the Public Roads Administration
until the oil surface can be re-
stored We hope to do this as early
next season as weather is suitable
for this type Of work.
In regard to the surfacing and
reconstruction of the remainder of
the road: This is programmed; the
funds are now available and we
expect to let a contract for the work
this fall. to be completed next sea-
son. This Improvement, as men
toned in your letter. will end about
one mile from the state line on ac-
count of the proposed relocation in
Idaho, with which the Montana sec
ton will have to connect. This con-
nection cannot be made until the
new work in Idaho has been pro-
vided for"
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in Rexford during the Christmas
tree season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Hendricksen
returned last week from Eagle,
Alaska, where they spent the sum
mer.
Jerry LaBver Of Edmonds, Wash,
visited his grandmother, Mrs. Belle
LaByer last week
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Hansen and
on. jim. Of Eagle, Alaska, are re-
siding in the Hurst cottage for the
winter.
Mrs Lola Gay and Carol Hurst
of Great Falls, and Mrs. Cyrilla
Curtis of Shelby, attended the fun
eral of their father, James L. Hurst
Sr
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FARMERS UNION TO HOLD
SPECIAL MEETING IN EUREKA

The county organization of the
Farmers Union will hold a special
meeting at the c. Y. o. Hall in Eur
eka Saturday, October 2. This viii
be for the election of county of
ficers for the coming year. Mr..
Harold Ridenour, State Board Mem
Der, will be in attendance. All
members are urged to be present.
A county delegate to the conven-
ton and two county organizers will
be chosen to qualify for the trip to
D. c.
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The Trojan football team won its
first game of the season at Plains
Saturday l8 to O. The first score
came early in the first period when
Jim Price, on the second play after
Troy took the ball. skirted right
end and raced 35 yards to the goal
line. In the third quarter Jon Tubbs
intercepted a Plains pass and aided
by an effective block by Douglas
Gilchrist ran 80 yards to pay dirt
In the fourth quarter Lindsey took
a down-field lateral from Price and
ran 20 yards for the score. None
of the try-for- points were success
full Good defensive work by Nc
Dougall and Peterson aided in keep
ing Plains at a safe distance from
Troy's goal line throughout the
game. A bus load of Pep Club
girls and other boosters attended
the game. Charlo has postponed
q game tentatively scheduled to be
played at Troy this weekend The
Trojans next game will be at Hot
Springs, October 8.
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taroy, Wash, a sister Mrs. Gray, Elk,
Wash. and brothers Joe of Seattle
and James Of Elk, Wash.
Funeral services were held at the
Smith Funeral Home in Spokane
with the Rev. Harold of ST PauIs
Methodist Church officiating
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Plan BPA Power In Boomers
Ferry by December 1949

Construction plans and prelimin-
airy surveys are rapidly getting I'M
derWay to take Grand Coulee power
into the Idaho panhandle to help
meet growing industrial and rural
needs, according to Glenn Bell, dis
trict manager, Bonneville power ad-
miniStration.
Current schedules call for COM
pletion of a lis, 000-volt wood-pole
line in the Idaho Panhandle to Bon
nerS Ferry, with substations at
Standpoint and Boomers Ferry. by
December 1949," Mr.. Bell revealed.
Construction plans call for in
terconnecting these transmissions
facilities with Washington Water
Power company through a 115-Kv
switching station at Newport, Wn..
which is scheduled for completion
by October Is, 1880" he continued.
"A 1l5-Kb interconnection with
the Washington Water Power COM
pany at Spirit Lake is also plan
ned. This interconnection will
serve a new substation near Athol.
Ida, to meet the rapidly growing
rural loads on the Kootenai and
Northern Idaho Rural Electrifcation
Rehabilitation association, Inc, sys-
TENS.
1T is expected that the IFS XIV
transmission facilities will be ex-
led from Boomers Ferry to Troy,
Mont. with d substation at Troy by
October, 1851
Right of-way survey work Is al
ready well underway, and plans
call for land acquisition and clear
ing contracts to be completed by
next summer. Materials for the lines
and substation have been on order
for some time on the basis of funds
allocated by congress for purchase
of these materials. Funds for cur
rent surveys have also been allo-
Gated.
/ Depends on Appropriation
CONSTRUCTION work and complete
are now tentatively set
are dependent upon continuing con
gressional appropriations for these
facilities.
"A serious problem in meeting
the energization dates now sched-
uled is a matter of recruiting ex-
perienced survey crews, construc-
ton inspectors and design engin-
GERS, Mr.. Bell further explained.
Completion of the Bonneville !
transmission facilities and intercon-
nection with the Hungry Horse de-
1elopment by 1852 are expected to |
meet in part the rapidly increasing
loads Of metallurgical and lumber |
rural and residential de-
nands."
"A second prime source of power
Tor the area will at the same time
greatly reduce power Outages i'm
prove voltage conditions caused by
inadequate power supply. Bon
lers Ferry Herald.
7arris Receives Communication
Efforts of the Troy Business and
Professional Mems association to-
ward securing the completion of
Highway No. west from Troy
o the Montana-Idaho line, were
ealiZed last Friday when J. r
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Appreciation

appreciation
We wish to thank every one who
so kindly and thoughtfully helped
us through the dark hours which
followed during the illness and
death. of our loved one
Mrs Clara Hurst.
Mrs Lola Gay
Mrs Cyrilla Curtis
Mrs Mary Leighty
Mrs Betty Patrick
Carol Hurst
James Hurst Jr.
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NOTICE REGARDING
, AAICEI ALTON OE VIII i

This is to state that any last will
and testament drawn up or signed
by me before this 9th day of Sep
TENDER 1913, is hereby cancelled
and of no effect
(Signed): M. J. PAGE 20-4x