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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-12-10

Dec. 6, 1913
MI. Harry l.. Billings
Helena, Montana
Dear Mr.. Billings:
In your late issue of The Peoples
Voice is a summary of the provisions
of Senator Murray's federal health
plan which proposes to cover nearly
every man, woman and child in the
nation.
Under the paragraph on "eligibil-
ity'' it states that railroad employees
are excluded because they have
health insurance of their own. 1t
so happens that these health benefits
afford no protection whatsoever for
their families. So what will be done
for the wives and children of these
railway employees?
To date the Railway Retirement
act provides mere pittance for
railway widows who reach the age of
65, and various restrictions may bar
them from getting even this. We
must be awake to the needs of these
very worthy citizens.
Enclosed is my copy of your ques-
tionnaire on various proposals for
the consideration of the coming leg
islative session. May l suggest an
additional one, to ban the sale in this |
state, of these gangster comic books |
which glorify crime in the eyes of I
youth. Similar action has already /
been taken in various cities where /
Juvenile delinquency is on the in
crease. would like to get the
opinion OF others regarding this mat
ter. Wishing you all success in your
efforts TO promote good government.
Sincerely, Mrs. Gladys R. Jones,
legislative representative. l. S. to B.
Of L. F. & E, Montana's First No.
los, Missoula, Mont.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-12-10
IT'S UN-AMERICANv
BY BRUCE WAYBUR

Next time you hear someone call
somebody or something "un-Amer-
ican'', ask him what he means.
Chances are he doesn't know.
You can stump the experts" on
that question. If anyone should be
an expert, you'd think it would be
the house committee on un-American
activities. They have compiled a list
Iof one million names of people who
are ''un-American" One million
times they have had to ask them
selves, What is un-Ameriean? Does
this guy fit the specifications? OK
put his name down on the list"
But when Rep. Clyde Doyle (CaI.)
wrote Chief Committee Counsel
Ernie Adamson in July 1916 for
definition of 'subversive" and ''un-
American" activities, Adamson re-
piled:
The committee has adopted no
definition of subversive or IN
American activities"
Rep. Clare Hoffman, who did a job
for the Univis Lens bosses this year,
said ne voted for the committee TO
keep 'left-wingers, parlor pinks, and
New Dealers" from boring from
within"
Expose Flimsy Basis
Rep. Karl Mundt, co-author of the
bill. says: 1T appears
that there may be a difference Of
opinion between that which is Illegal
and that which is un-American
It is entirely conceivable that some
thing can be legal and still be I'M
1 think that is the dis
.inction which IS TO be drawn"
Justice Edgerton of the U. s.
Court of Appeals, District Of Column
1ia, has exposed the flimsy basis
1sed by the un-American committee
n these words:
''In literal sense, whatever oc-
ours IN America is American .
means simply that it .
las not been done before in America /
But obviously congress employed a /
different usage to connote some
that does occur IN Amer
ca Just as obviously, congress did .
lot mean il to cover all propaganda
hat occurs here (such as the
Usual campaign literature of the
major parties. The question IS,
What line did congress draw Con-
.ress drew none the term 'un-
American is one of the vaguest in
he language"
-UE-CIO News Service
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-12-10

DEMAND THE UNION LABEL
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-12-10
WOULD OUTLAW
GANGSTER COMICS

$40 Missouri Ave,
Deer Lodge, Mont,
Dec. 6, 1913
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-10
REMUNERATION
Southern Style

Things were not getting any better
for President Truman in the South
land.
Democratic leaders of two strong
holds, South Carolina and Tennessee,
brooding over the Presidents irritating
civil rights program, turned thumbs
down on him as the party's 194S candi-
date.
At the same time the Mississippi
Democratic committee voted to with
draw from the party's nominating
convention in June unless it pledged it
self to fight "anti-southern" laws,
meaning the civil rights program.
Both South Carolina and Mississippi
voted to collect political funds against
the possibility of a presidential cam
paign separated from that of the ma
tional Democratic party.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-10
HOMELESS:
DIP Bill

Possibly in response to the growing
humanitarian sentiment in the U. S
that something be done to relieve the
plight of Europe's displaced persons
the senate judiciary committee ap.
proved a bill that would admit 100000
DPS to the United States in the next
two years.
The measure, now scheduled to be re-
ported out to the senate for action, pro-
vides that homeless Europeans who are
living in DIP camps two and a half
years after the end of the war will be
admitted at the rate of $4,000 a year
beginning next July l and ending June
80, 1850.
A three-member commission would
be established to handle the program
and to formulate regulations "for the
purpose of obtaining the most general
distribution and settlement of persons"
At least so per cent of those admitted
are to be employed in agriculture.
Sen Chapman Revercomb (Rep., W.
Va.), chairman of the subcommittee
that drafted the bill, said that this pro-
vision was intended to prevent the i'm
migrants from settling in large groups
in seaboard areas.
Those to be admitted would first be
thoroughly investigated by a govern
ment agency.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-10
CRACK DOWN.:
Holy Land

1t was time to get tough in the Holy
Land, the British occupying army de-
cided.
Far from showing any inclination
toward peace, Palestine Jews and
Arabs were carrying their civil war
over the partition plan to ever bloodier
lengths than before.
Weapons and ammunition were being
sold openly in the streets. Bombings
grew in number and intensity. Open
warfare was the virtual rule in Jeru-
salem. All this might be the natural
result of the artificial division of a
long-standing state, but the British
army had had enough of it.
Force must be used impartially
against both Jews and Arabs, Brig. c..
P. Jones, commander of the British
Jerusalem garrison, told his troops.
In a directive he said: prolonged
firing between Arabs and Jews within
Jerusalem makes life intolerable for
it's inhabitants. Such disturbances will
not continue. Force will be used in in
cidents of this kind. The army will, if
necessary, use weapons more powerful
than those available to Arabs and
Jews"
1t was impossible to decide, the Brit
ish announced, whether the Arabs or
Jews were the aggressors.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-10

session. Assisting with the meet.
ing and initiation ceremonies fol
five candidates were Beulah Dough-
erty of Belfry; Dorothy Parker of
Fromberg; Ruth Baumamm Of
Bridger and Helen Cook Of Joliet.
Presenting their first perform
ance for the chapter was a drill
team composed of IS members
dressed in black ballerina skirts
and white Gibson girl blouses. Mrs.
Winona Denny sang "The Freedom
Train"
At the social hour downstairs,
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-10
MARSHALL PLAN:
The Beacon

"This act may we'll become a well
come beacon in the worlds dark
night. But if that beacon is to be
lighted at all, it had better be
lighted before it is too late"
With that exhortation and many other
clamoring brass alarms did Sen. Arthur
Vandenberg (Rep., Mich.) attempt to
spur the senate into swift action on the
Marshall plan as it opened debate on
the 5.3-billion-dollar program to defeat
communism in Europe.
The chairman of the senate foreign
relations committee, one of the strong
est hackers of the Marshall plan, urged
the senators to eight the beacon" of
economic aid to Europe before "aggres-
sive communism" begins knocking on
the door of the New World.
"Help stop World War III before it
starts" was the burden of Vanden-
berg's message.
Denouncing "treacherous Moscow
propaganda that has charged us with
ubiquitous American Imperialism" he
emphasized that the 16 western Euro
pean nations muSC DC SdNeu hum GU
nomic chaos.
"This vast friendly segment of the
earth must not collapse. The iron cur
tain must not come to the rims of the
Atlantic by aggression or default"
But despite Vandenberg's hOrtatory,
prospects of swift, full passage of the
Marshall plan were by no e bright
and shining. In this election year con-
gressmen were being doggedly and os-
tentatiously conscious of how they
spent taxpayers and voters money.
The house, meantime, was working
on another version of a world aid plan,
with the foreign affairs committee de-
Gliding to wrap foreign aid for Europe,
China, Greece and Turkey into "a
single package"
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-10
PROBE:
atomic

All of a sudden there was a new
atomic security investigation under
way to stimulate the jaded interest of
the American public.
In the limelight this time was DR..
Edward U. Condor, atomic scientist
and head of the governments bureau
of standards.
Describing Condor as zone of the
weakest links in our atomic security"
a house un-American activities sub
committee reported in good faith that
he knowingly or unknowingly enter
tanned and associated" with alleged
Russian spies.
To the charge that he was a "weak-
est link" Condor retorted: "This is
gratifying information because Pm abb
solutely reliable and therefore we have
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-10
WHO'S NEXT?
Finland

Finland seemed to be resigned, satu'
rated with the apathy that sometimes
precedes extinction.
1t was a state of mind that had
grown out of a reported request by
Josef Stain of Russia that Finland
ioin up with the chain of Soviet de-
tense pacts that now stretches across
Europe.
To the Films that request was moth
ing less than a prelude to the same
kind of political control Russia had
Just imposed on Czechoslovakia. They
feared their parliamentary freedoms
would go by the boards in such a turn
of events. But after losing two wars
with Russia in less than 10 years, the
Films were able to do little except re-
sign themselves to the Soviet pattern
of conquest.
Finland's President Julio Paasikivi
was said to be in favor of signing a
Finnish Russian friendship treaty as
suggested by Stain.
His viewpoint, distinguished by real
ism if nothing else, was this: To turn
down the Soviet bid would aggravate
Russian-Finnish relations to a danger
Gus degree. To accept it could mean
Finland might get as favorable condl-
tions as possible toward keeping ma
tional independence.
At the same time there was concern
whether Stains request was dictated
exclusively by the wish to safeguard
Soviet territory, particularly Lenin-
grad, or whether he had something else
up his sleeve. So far there were no
actual demands of any kind, such as
that the Red army be allowed to oc-
cupy Finland in the case of wal or
the threat of war.
On the global sale it seemed appar-
ent that Moscow's overtures to Fin
land, coming as they did after the seiz-
ure of Czechoslovakia, were another
part of the Soviet retaliation to the
U. -S.-sponsored Marshall plan in
Europe. The Russians were drawing up
the final lines for the conflict and at
the same time consolidating their po-
sition in eastern Europe.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-10
What Do You Breathe?

More than 700 persons die every
year as a result of air pollution in Chi
cago alone. and a proportionately
large number die from the same causes
in other American industrial cities,
says DR.. Clarence A. Mills of Univer-
sity of Cincinnati.
Respiratory illnesses, many of which
are caused by air pollution, also are
responsible for about 70 per cent of
all the time lost from work, DR.. Mills
said.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-10

nothing to worry about. The country
can relax"
And as far as consorting with Com
munist spies was concerned - "That's
just too vague to talk about. l GER
tainly didn't do it knowingly" he COM
mented.
Nevertheless, two congressional COM
mittees leaped into action. Rep. ].
Parnell Thomas (Rep., N. J.), under
treatment in Walter Reed hospital for
a stomach ailment, said he might call a
bedside meeting of his full un-Ameri-
can activities committee in order to
send the subcommittee report for
mally to President Truman.
And Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper
(Rep., Iowa) called a session of the
senate-house atomic energy committee
to study the house groups report.
The report itself was a package of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. charges. 1t
pointed out, among other things, that
Condor had been appointed head of the
bureau of standards in 1915 on the
recommendation of Henry Wallace,
then m secretary.
Discussing Communists, it said: "In
this country they haven't gotten as far
as they did in Czechoslovakia, but they
got pretty far, because they got a man
as vice-president of the U. S. and he is
now their candidate for president, and
he is the same man who recommended
DIR. Condor as director of the bureau
of standards"
Thus was the stage set for at least
two more spine-tingling Investigations.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-10
? Current Events ?
Some southern Democrats have

l. Some southern Democrats have
launched a revolt against renomina-
ton of President Truman. Prior to
Mr.. Truman, six vice-presidents
have succeeded to the presidency.
Two were subsequently renominated
for a full term as president. Who
were they?
2. Recent photographs of a prom
inent public figure show him wear
ing a e homburg hat, gray suit,
~overcoat, striped necktie and tan
pigskin gloves. What was unusual
about his attire?
8. Sen. Glen H. Taylor, in a
speech announcing his support of
Henry Wallace, said: 81 am not
teamed up with the big-city bosses
kelly, Hague, Flynn, Curley, PEN
dergast." With what cities are
those men associated?
a. Opera fans recently celebrated
the 18th anniversary of the birth of
Enrico Caruso. (2) Where did
Caruso begin his professional ca
reer? OBJ Was he a tenor, bass or
baritone?
s.. The baseball world has been
rocked by a new quarrel between
two gentlemen known as "The Ma
hatma" and "The Redhead." Iden-
tify each.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-10
OPTIMIST:
NeiU W eapOnS

Rear Adm. Ellis M. Zacharias, re-
tired U. S. naval officer, came up with
another bit of shattering news not cal
culated to ease the filters of this al
ready drawn and weary world.
There are now in existence three new
weapons which outrank the atomic
bomb in pure, unadulterated destruc-
~tiveness, he said. U. S. science has de-
veloped them since the war. They are
probably of a archaeological nature, it
was assumed from Zacharias' remarks.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-10
High Blood Pressure

Recent research reveals that q
diet composed largely of white rice
is highly effective in control of hieh
blood pressure. 81
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-10
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS -
Finland Fears Reds Seek Control
AS Stain Calls for defense PACT;
vandenberg Urges Speed on ERP
Released by wNU Features

EDITORS NOTE: When opinions are. expressed in these columns. they are thseo Of
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-10
PROFITABLE:
Steel

In response to a request by President
Truman for a full investigation of steel
price increases, federal trade commits
sion and department econo
mists turned up with a story that was
not destined to do the steel industry
any good in the eyes of the price
whipped American public.
According to data assembled so far,
the industry has been piling up profits
at a rate unequaled in recent years
and, in some cases, is running up net
earnings almost double those of 1916.
The appraisal indicated that U. S..
Steel, giant of the industry, was lead
ing all companies with a net profit in
1947 of 1867 million dollars-highest
since 1929. Bethlehem Steel pushed up
its net profit last year to 81 million
dollars, about 10 million more than the
previous year.
Other leading concerns either have
doubled or more than doubled their
1916 profits.
Stimulus which got the steel profits
investigation going was the recent So
atom increase in the price of semi-fn-
ished steel - actually the fifth in a
series of price boosts. During the first
seven weeks of 1913, steel companies
have jumped the price of pipe, nails,
wire and structural construction steel.
Economists tended to view the steel
price hike with alarm because they
feared it would offset completely any
beneficial deflationary trend which the
commodity market drop might have set
in motion.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-10
Aggression Charted

These are the battle lines for the
"cold war" in which the two opposing
forces are democracy and communism.
The battlefield is Europe, map of which
conveys that "this is where we came
in" feeling. 1t is reminiscent of the
Hitler drive to the East, except for
the fact that this time it is a Russian
expansion westward hat is changing
the color of the map.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-10
ZidOnian Chapter
Observes Friendship
Night At Temple

Friendship night was observed By
Zidonian chapter, Order of East
ern Star which met Thursday we
ming at the Masonic temple with
200 members and guests in at
tendance.
Mrs. Ann Hageman, worthy ma
iron. and J.. R. Heebner, worthy
patron, presided at the business
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-10
ANSWERS

/. The six were Tyler. Fillmore. johnson.
Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt and Coolidge.
Roosevelt and Coolidge were renominated.
2. He was in civilian clothes. His name:
Dwight D.. Eisenhower. retired army chief
of staff.
8. Kelly. Chicago: Hague. Jersey City {:
Flynn. the Bronx. New York Curley. Bos-
ton Pendergast, st. Louis.
4. (a) In Naples. city of his birth (b)
tenor.
5. The Mahatma" is Branch Hickey.
president of the Brooklyn Dodgers. and THE
Redhead" is Larry MacPhail, former presi-
dent of the New York Yankees.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-10

Mrs. Dorothy Bundy and Mrs. Ina
Anderson in costumes, sang two
comic duets.
When lunch was served the tables
We're decorated with yellow jon
qu1ls. Hostesses were Mrs. Ethel
Shay, Mrs. Iris Shay, Miss Valma
Shay, Mrs. Betty Shay, Mrs. Marian
Doyd n Mrs. Laura Scribner.
Arkansas State press., 1948-09-03
5. 5. MORRIS. JR.
GOING Out

President 5. $, Morris, Jr. tend
cred his resignation to The Board
OF Trustees OF Shorter Cuiege
Thursday morning in a dramatic
surprise following the reading OF
his annual report OF progress OF
the college which had received
the unanimous expression of thanks
and vote of approval of the Board
The presidents resignation came
in cloud of glory after a 2-year
administration which had brought
the administration up from the
depths TO the status of 2-year
state approved institution. The
president explained that he had
received an opportunity to pursr.,
a lifelong ambition to attain the
doctors degree. Boston University
pinnacle of Methodist Institutions
and World-renowned. has admitted
him to study for the Doctor of
Philosophy degree. and has offer
ed him an Assistantship. distinc-
ton coveted by many and obtain
ed only by very select few. Gifts
Of appreciation for his effective
administration were presented by
the Board, the AME Ministers
Alliance of Greater Little Rock,
and the Minister'S Wives Alliance
Arkansas State press., 1948-09-03
Mrs. Hill Appointed
Sales Manager For
Refrigerator Co.

Local Negro employment his
tory was written last week when
Mrs Bethel b. Hill was appointed
Sales Manager of the new Cold
Trail Electric Refrigerator, by the
Negro Home Makers Academy of
Arkansas
Mrs. Hill has selected and all
colored staff to assist her in pre-
sentng this modern, priced
refrigerator to colored home MAX
ers residing in Little Rock and
throughout Arkansas.
Manager Hills successful pur-
suits in the fields of education Of
business, and also of home MAX
ing forecast favorably her future
success in presenting better home
making ideas and appliances for
more modern, happier living for
the Wonder States and the Flower
City's housewives.
Explaining the functions of the
Negro Home Makers Academy Of
Arkansas, Mrs Hill says, This
Academy was created by the nee
essary desire to efficiently and
constantly bring the best in home
making merchandise and ideas to
Arkansas home makers, as dis
covered by science and fashion by
art.
Below are listed Mrs Hills A
See MRS, HILL--pagc tour
Arkansas State press., 1948-09-03
ElKS CONVENE, REFLECT WILSON
STUDY 100000 ECONOMIC PLAN

Cincinnati lkdom crowned It's
Golden Anniversary here in the
mother city last week with spec
tacular and colorful parade, the
reelection of J. Finley Wilson to
his 9th term as Grand Exalted
Ruler, and with the decision to
study a proposal for the establish
ment of a self-help industrial pro-
gram to be capitalized at 100000.
The Grand Lodge voted also to
take the 1919 Convention to San
Francisco
A reputed 10000 delegates and
visitors swarmed into the city for
this 49th annual invention which
concluded its business on Friday
and pulled away from gigantic
Music Hall for the az States and
the half dozen foreign lands from
which they came.
Concurrent session of the Grand
ELKS--page eight
Arkansas State press., 1948-09-03

Wallace, by the Arkansas Com
mittee for Wallace, at place to
be announced, at 800 a. m. today.
AT 900 a m Mr.. Wallace and
the Arkansas electors and party
will visit the State Capitol to pre-
sent presidential electoral petitions
to Mr. Hall, Secretary Of State.
At $50 a. m, they will return
to the breakfast site to have a get
together with Mr.. Wallace.
At 1915 a. m, Mr.. Wallace and
party will grant special news in
terview to any and all Arkansas
newspapers. at the offices of the
Arkansas Committee for Wallace,
ll2 IL +. 7th street, Room 204.
AT l1:00 a. m, Mr.. Wallace and
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Mixing Races Not
Harmful Says
Science Writer
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BY Rex Lawrence

Stuart Chase learns that the ty-
pical European is a mixture of
Slav, Mongol. African, Celt. Sax
on, Teuton and other strains Writ
ing in Science Illustrated Maya
zine, Mr., Chase says these mix
ture of strains 60 a long way to-
ward disproving the old notion
held by some people that mixing
races is harmful. I'VE often at
tribute characteristics Of behavior
to a race, says Mr. Chase, But
Scientists have found that the
only demonstrate racial differ
ences are in few n5n-essential
bodily characteristies-the texture
Of hair, the shape of nose. eye
color, skin color.
Mr. Chase further points out
that you can't tell a mans race
by examining his brain. as has
been thought by some people
Even its size won't tell you
whether he is intelligent, for the
worlds largest brain belonged to
an embicile. Hence, the character
of the different races is a result
of culture, and not biology.
Arkansas State press., 1948-09-03

The Powers that Be sprang a
surprise ON the ministers and lay
men of the 18th Episcopal District
assembled at the Youth Congress
meeting in Mpskogee, Oklahoma,
when ii was announced that Dean
Robert H. Alexander of the Jack
son Theological Seminary would
heneeforth be the President Of
Shorter College. President Alex
ander is eminently fitted to pilot
the college to success in the re-
year college. In his pastorate, he
has had experience handling va
rious types of people. His educa-
tionaI contacts have made familiar
to him The problems arising in the
course Of the administration Of a
college. His experiences as a Maj
or in the Chaplain division of the
army have equipped him with all
the techniques of leadership which
modern youth and ancient tradi-
tions require of front rank men
today. In addition he is personally
acquainted with the present Bish-
op of the District and will be a
perfect partner to him In rebuild.
ing educational ideals and organi-
zation. and erecting a new struct-
ure. second TO none in point of
service to the people Of Arkansas
and Oklahoma.