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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-12-23

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games and an exchange of
gifts. Refreshments were serv-
ed at the close of the evening.
There were eight members and
nine guests present.
Missionary Society
The Baptist Missionary Soc
iety met at the home of Mrs.
Glen Gustafson December 16,
with twenty-five members pre-
sent.
The afternoon was spent
singing Christmas carols and
reading Christmas verses. Gifts
were exchanged. A delicious
lunch was served by the host
esq.
The next meeting will be at
the Ed Holland home on Thurs
day, January 6.
Birthday Dinner
Mrs. Howard WAGNER enter
tanned at a birthday dinner
Friday, December II, in honor
of Mrs. Dwain Reed.
Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Waener, Jr., Terry
and Alvin, Dwain Reed and
Larry, A. J. Gardner, Marilvn
Wagner, Howard Wagner, ST.,
and the honoree.
Birthday Club
The Birthday club met at the
home of Mrs. Jim Schoer on
Friday for their annual Christ
was dinner. "a
The following officers were
elected. president, Mrs. C. E.
Ford: secretary, Mrs. Lloyd
Snyder. Gifts were exchanged.
Mrs. Schoer won the draw prize.
Telephone EMPLOYEES
The telephone employees held
their annual banquet on De-
cember 8 at the home of Miss
Nettie Ray.
Out of town members who
were present are Mr.. and Mrs.
Jeff Wilson of Forsyth and Mr..
and Mrs. r. E. Packard of
Laurel.
|O.E.S. To Meet
installation of officers of
Jasmine Chapter. o. E. S., will
be held at the Masonic Temple
on the evening of December 80.
Mrs. j. j. Ping, past grand
matron, will be in charge of
the ceremony.
Elective officers to be install
ed are: worthy matron, Mrs
William Zimmerman; worthy
patron, Stark Bair; associate
matron, Mrs. E. E. jackson; as
sociate patron, Albert Wildin;
secretary, Mrs. Stark Bair;
treasurer, Mrs. Roy Riley; con-
ductress, Mrs. Sam Denny; as
sociate conductress, Mrs. JenS
KaEberg.
At a meeting of the Jasmine
chapter Thursday evening a
beautiful and impressive cere-
mony was presented, honoring
the outgoing worthy matron,
Mrs. Ina Terpening. At the close
of the meeting a Christmas
party was enjoyed in the bou-
quet room.
Mothers Honored at Tea
The. Rainbow girls entertained
at a Christmas tea in honor of
their mothers at 8 p. m. Sun
day in the Masonic temple
basement.
Marian Vickers had charge OF
the program and Gretchen
Swindle and Pam Gotham pre-
sided over the tea table. Santa
Claus was present and present
ed gifts to the mothers.
Ladies Circle =.
The Ladies Missionary Circle
of the Church of the Open
Bible met Thursday, December
16, at the home of Mrs. Mabel
Simmons for their Christmas
party.
During the afternoon the lad
les sang Christmas carols, play
ed several games and exchang-
ed gifts. The hostess served a
delicious lunch of steamed
Christmas pudding and coffee
BONNER SPEAKS
Governor-elect John w. Bon
ner addressed a statewide Dem
ocratic meeting in Helena Dec
Is and promised to do every
thing in his power to keep faith
with the Montana people and TIC
work for the state Democratic
party platform. AS for legisla-
ton, Bonner stressed help fol
the aged and needy, solution ol
school and highway problems.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-01
Sanford, Florida,

disagreement between them, pc
forced to submit their quarrel to
the ultimate judge, the Citizens
for their vote of confidence or
lack of confidence in one or the
other. The American constltu-
tional system does not allow sucn
checks and balances. In case OF
disagreement between the Presl-
dent and Congress on an import
ant issue neither the President re-
signs nor is Congress dissolved,
so that the voters have no chance
to express themselves on the mat
ter.
The American system, I should
say, is one of perpetual clash be-
tween the Executive and Legisla.
tive powers. It keeps government
weak, often irresponsible and
sometimes leads to corruption.
There are two reasons why the
American Constitution hasn't
been changed in this respect since
it's adoption: First, the influence
of Jefferson's semi-anarchisticS
philosophy of "that government
is best which governs least,
which fitted in very we'll with the
American agricultural society of
Jefferson's time, and secondly,
the power of Business later on,
which wanted to keep the Ameri-
can Government weak so that pri
vate monied interests, big corpor
ations, should have the upper
hand over it. Some day, perhaps
in the near future, America may
wake up to find it needs strong,
responsible and truly representa-
tive government and then the
Constitution will have to be al
tired in many respects.
Continued ON Page ~
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What Sort Of Government for Israel?

then, have combined Executive
and Legislative functions, and so
the separation of powers is a
myth.
Does the American system rep
resent a system of checks and
balances, as it is often said to do?
That would be highly desirable,
if it were so, since in a we'll func-
tioning democracy the Executive
and the Legislature should be
working together, not separately,
but should at the same time be
held responsible to each other for
Their acts and should, in case of
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gress on the other hand can multi
fly an Executive Order by special
enactment. The Vice-President is
the presiding officer of the Senate
where he can vote in case of a tie;
on the other hand he often sits in
on Cabinet sessions. The Ameri-
can President and Vice-President
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-17
BY VERN HAUGLAND
dor James MarlOW)

Washington, Sept. 17-(AP)-
Every state gives its war veter-
ans some help besides the bene-
fits they get from the Federal
government.
A We ter ms Administration
survey discloses that:
All of the states provide for
guardianship of veterans who
are mentally unable to care for
themselves, and all have CEN
trail agencies to plan, administer
and coordinate veterans pro-
grams.
All except Louisiana and New
Mexico protect the veterans
from loss of unemployment COM
pensation benefits during the
period he spent in armed forces.
All except Colorado and West
Virgia cancel for veterans the
payments ordinarily required
for certain job licenses, and in
some cases exempt veterans
property from taxation.
All except Delaware, Missis-
sippi, New Mexico and Okla
homa give veterans preference
in "a employment in public de-
partments and on public works,
and (2) state civil service or
merit system examinations and
appointments.
Thirty-two states let a minor
veteran or his minor spouse
si<ss contracts for injured Or
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-17
Every State Gives Tits Veterans
Some Help Besides U. S. Benefits
guaranteed loans.

guaranteed loans.
Chose that do not are Della
ware, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kan
sas, Kentucky, Montana, Ne
braska, New Hampshire, New
Mexico, New York, Nevada,
Oregon, South Carolina, Utah,
and Washington.)
Thirty-one states provide CD
money or other assistance to
needy veterans and their de-
pendents (2) vocational training
programs and (3) funds for
housing and public works pro-
jects.
Chose who do not: Alabama,
Arkansas. Colorado, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West
Virginia and Wyoming.)
Twenty-eight states provide
educational benefits such as
grants to educational insittu-
tons, free scholarships, special
schools for veterans, subsis-
tence payments to students and
preference in admission to state
schools.
Chose that do not: Arizona,
Colorado. Delaware, Kansas,
Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Ne
braska, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada,
North Carolina, Nortk Dakota,
Rhode Island, Teamed bee. Utah,
SC0ntinued % pad asvsn)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-17
Relationship Between Pross and Crooked Publisher
Is Called A Fine Example Of Collision By Peger

burn out his Elizabeth Times
and should have been denied the
rights of citizenship thereafter
will be plain from the facts He
Matched the scheme. The ini-
tiative was his.
Here are excerpts from the
statement of John Chilichello
made on June 30, 1898, to Sgt.
Theodore Morgan, of the Tea
neck, NJ, police department.:
He (Simon) said, I am hooked
up to my neck. Simon asked
how much 1t would cost 10
make a good Job out of the build
ing by having it burned. I asked
him how much he had it insured
for. He said between $4,000
and $4,000. He then said I
must have this place burned
down. it is the only thing that
will save my neck I told Max
l didn't want to do this job as !
had just got out of a scrape but
he pleaded and told me- if I got
into trouble he would help me
OUT
Q.-Where did this conversa-
ton take place?
Alright in the newspaper of
flee in Elizabeth. After that 1
went to the plant at least 20
times with Simon. He kept ask
ing me TO set the building on
MORE
fire. He came to my home Sc
veral times. I spoke to Vito Ri
quito about the job and l took
him down to look over the plant
Rizzutto threatened to shoot
Simon for failure to pay him and
Chirichello for preparing and
starting the fire. He then lis
appeared. He was murdered
near Patterson, N. Y.
Simon, Stefano Spinello and
Rosario Arcuro were indicted
by the Putnam County Grand
charge of first degree murder.
The murder indictment alleg-
ed that Simon induced Spinello
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-17
Let Our Boys
And Girls Develop

Too many parents and teach
ers have the idea that to educate
a child means to teach MIN. or
her, to think and act like par
ents and teachers.
If this is the real aim of edu-
cation, we are wasting a lot Of
money in keeping our schools
open. No one but an idiot oe-
leves that human knowledge is
perfect. This means, if it means
anything, that parents and
teachers do not know it all. 1t
means that they may have ueen,
are and will be mistaken in
some of their views.
Consequently, the process of
education. if it is to advance the
human race, should lead grown 9
boys and girls to analyze, qIes-
ton and test existing thought
and institutions. In order 1rat
this can be intelligently done, It
is the business of those who
instruct children, IN the home
or the school, to teach them the
value of that which the race has
found useful in its pas ex-
perience.
Thus, in time, someone. with
sense enough to appreciate the
benefits of present possessions,
will have initiative enough to
plan for improvement, wittho'
being hampered by inherited m
hibitions, prejudices and super
situations.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-17
SOkOLSkY
BY George E. Sokolsky


The Paper Box Makers Union
Local 299, International Brother
hood of Pulp, Sulphite and Pa
per Mill Workers, A. F. of L.,
published what is meant to be a
sarcastic advertisement against
the Taft-Hartley Act. I do not
choose to read it in the tone
of serio-comedy with which its
authors gid it. Rather l per-
fer to take it seriously, which
is perhaps not so pleasant for
its authors.
This is what they say to Sena-
tor Taft and Congressman Har-
tley:
"We're grateful to you be-
cause your law inspired such un
animity of conviction and
brought out the true strength of
our Union. 1t enabled us to
overcome the vigorous and con-
tinuous opposition of many en-
ployers in our industry to the
establishment of an industry
wide HEALTH and WELFARE
FUND, for which our new con-
tract provides. This Fund, paid
for solely by our employers,
will prodive us with sickness
and disability aid, hospitaliza =
ton, surgical care, life in
surance and other benefits.
Quite so. 1t was under the
Taft-Hartley Act that an cleo
ton was held by the union and
that 991-2 percent of its men,
bers voted for the union. There
is nothing in the Taft-Eartley
Act that discourages such c.
ton by union members; all that
the Act requires is that provi-
sion shall be made for an honest
election in which the members
are not coerced by professional
labor barons who have come to
regard the labor unions as their
private businesses, if not as per-
sonal rackets.
1le dpel oOH MdheTS, II
their advertisement, gor further:
1887 A great portion of the
New York Paper Box Industry
(unorganized) paid most of its
workers $40 to s12, with a SUBJ
stantial number paying S. to So
a week.
"l947 In over so percent of
the industry (unorganized) the
overall average was $l7.20. In
union plants the overall average
was $22.40.
"l943 WAGE increases under
the new industry-wide agree
ment (95 percent organized },
effective September /, will es-
tablish an overall weekly aver
age of about SAT, plus a Welfare
Plan, 8 paid holidays, and ex-
tended vacation provisions.
"Our new agreement establish
es minimum standards of $36
for semi-skilled, and grades up
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-17

and Arcuro to kill Rizzutto. The
theory OF the State of New York
was that Simon wanted to silence
a witness who might corrobor-
ate Chirichello and who apparen
ly would kill him, Simon, for
failure to pay him.
Spinello went to trial but
changed his plea to guilty of
manslaughter, first degree, and
got from 7 to 20 years, on April
10, 1884. He is belived to have
been deported to Italy when he
left Great Meadow Prison.
Arcuro could not be found for
trial but was found murdered in
the Bronz on Aug. 20, 1884. The
murder indictment against Simon
finally was dismissed on the no.
ton of John P. Donohoe, the
district attorney. Among other
things Mr.. Donohoe had intend
ed to prove that green auto
mobile with six wire wheels and
New Jersey license bad been
seen near the shack where Riz-
quito was murdered at about
that time. A New Jersey detec-
tive on the arson case told Mr..
Donohoe that Simon's own auto
mobile was green with six wire
wheels. No motive was estab-
ished TO Spinello's crime.
To return to Chirichello's
story:
@ - What arrangement did
Simon make about paying you?
Ale promised US ten per
cent of the insurance and h e
paid me $500 as an advance pay
ment. This waste buy materials
to set the place on fire. I
bought 100 gallons of liquid celu
loid and 200 gallons of turpen-
tine. After all this stuff was
got together we put IN SIX bal
rels and moved it in my Che
vrolet truck to the plant in Eli
zabeth. Rizzutto was with me.
We moved the stuff into the
Continued on page seven)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-17
Herald Seeks To
Increase Church
News Service

The lack of appreciation by
the modern press of the place
and Importance of the church
has always astounded us. We
find a large number of weekly
and daily papers are not willing
to devote much space to the
news of the churches in the area
which they serve.
We realize full well that the
churches in our community are
the backbone of Our community
life and with that thought in
mind we want to at least help
remedy the situation as far as
our own five-county area is con-
cerned.
Beginning today we are con-
tinuing the church page which
appeared in the tWice-Weekly
Herald.
1t is our aim, beginning next
Friday, to add a second page to
the present page and devote the
two pages to the churches of our
area and to religious subjects.
In order to do so we need the
cooperation of church leaders
in our area so that we may
gather the news of h e il
churches with the least possible
de ay.
We would like to have the
church schedule Of services from
all of the churches in Halifax,
Northampton, HEREFORD and War
rem Counties in North Carolina
and Greensville County in Vir-
gina. These notices and other
stories about the activities of
the churches Will be printed on
the church page or pages.
Among other things We plan
to include on the pages an Illus
tratcd story from the Old Tesla
ment, An Illustrated Story from
the New Testament and a draw
ing designed to interest people
in attending church.
There will also be a sermon
cite each week by one Of the
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-17
Points Out That Sarcastic Tone
OF Advertisement Is Inconsistent
SOkoLSkY

to 500 for skilled workers. MANY
workers are paid in varying sum
above their required minimums.
and in the higher brackets a
fair number reach SIS to S85 a
week. Peak wages reach as high
as $780,"
These increases, the 1913 ones
were arranged during the ext
stence of the Taft-Hartley Act.
Every item during the year 1913
was arranged under the law
which this advertisement means
to treat sarcastically. Nothing
in the law prevents unions and
employers from making such ar
rangements, provided the nego-
tiations do not degenerate into
economic blackmail. The law
does not oppose trade unionism;
it does oppose economic black.
mail.
The Taft-Hartley Act is, as a
matter of objective fact, great
er protective to the working
man than the Wagner Act, be-
cause while it safeguards col
lectation of professional labor
careerists and from such Com
munists as have invaded the Ia
Dor movement and who use it
not in the interest of til e
American worker but for such
purposes as the Kremlin may de
termine upon. No matter what
the opponents of the Taft-Hart-
ley bill may have said about it,
James Carey, Secretary of the
CLIO, has established the infil-
tration of Communists into A
merican trade unionism and the
fact that they put the Kremlin
before the United States and
even the interests of union mem
bers.
Senator Taft and Congress
man Hartley should be CRATE
full for the Paper Box Makers
Union advertisement. 1t explain
how beneficial the Taft-Hartlev
Act to this union and its mem
bers. it states in its advertise
ment:
In the end this cost ALL
the people of these unfortunate
lands their freedom, their liber-
ty and their democracy. WE
CAN'T LET THAT HAPPE N
HERE. Even though the scheme
of the NAM, aided and abet-
ted by you, miscarried this time
we can't take chances. We, OF
Organized Labor, are therefore
actively participating in this un-
ceasing struggle to repeal your
UNFAIR AND UNDEMOCRA-
TIC legislation. On this COM
ing Labor Day we pledge our
selves to do all in our power
to bring about the repeal of the
Taft-Hartley Law"
Consistency-the lost art!
Copyright, 1913, King Fea-
lures Syndicate, Inc,)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-17

ministers of the churches of our
area. The sermonettes will be
rotated among the ministers.
In addition, we also will carry
each week the International
Sunday School Lesson.
A part of this program we can
carry out ourselves, but for the
portion about news from the va
rious churches we need the help
of the ministers apd church
leaders OF the five-county en-
plre. We want to serve the
churches, while the ministers
help us.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-17
PEGLER
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER

COPYRIGHT, 1913, BY KING
FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC)
New York, Sept. 13-The re-
lationship between Ben Pross,
the underworld liquor union
racketeer and Max l.. Simon, a
crooked publisher operating a
round Passaic, N. j., is fine
example of collision among cri
minals Haunting the banner of
Labor" and labels of the A.
F. of L. 1t is not unusually sordid
but merely typical of the morals
and practices of underworld I'm
ionism under government pro-
lection.
Pross controls absolutely sew
eral unions in the liquor trade
in New York and New Jersey
In addition, however, as execu
tive manager of the New York
Food and Beverage Council, he
generally controls the conduct
of % local New York unions of
the AT, claiming $4,000 men,
es with no prctical right to
withdraw from membership de-
mand their constitutional rights
or criticize. In Pross S key union
wine, liquor and distillery
Workers Local No. /, an
American citizen would be
guilty of disruptive impudence
in demanding permission to read
the Constitution. Pross does not
even possess the rights of citizen
ship. He can't vote or serve on
a jury. He came here from Rus
STA in 1900 at the age of IL
He acquired citizenship under
thte laws a the time, but IL
ressistibly followed his natural
criminal bent and there went to
Atlanta prison for four years.
He had arranged to move new
goods out the back door OF a
furniture store, at night, sell
them cheap in a store run by a
member of his family in anoth=r
part Of town, and throu the FIRST
store into bankruptcy. Thus ne
lost the rights Of citize lsnip
but, nevertheless became the
padrone with a terrible power
over thousands of Americans.
Simon began as city-side
cub reporter and if he had not
been crook by nature he might
have been a valuable citizen.
He had ability, energy and in
telligence. Advertisers and poll
ticians fear his scandals and
when he got three years in pri
son for hiring two professional
arsonists to burn out his Eliza
beth Daily Times in 1881, he
served less than ten months,
meanwhile doing his editorial
work from an office in prison.
In view of the facts his release
On top of that, he was restored
to citizenship.
In March, 1912, Simon swore
liz 1ioo SSA PdPCAo. LING IIic
number and identity of the un
ions controlled by Pross, the
number and names of Simon's
papers fluctuate. They are hard
ly more than names. He can
change the Passaic Sunday
Eagle into the Paterson Sun
day Eagle by changing the top
line and the masthead. There
is no reliable directory of AT,
of L. unions in New York. Only
four Of the Locals formally
named in the roster Of % unions
comprising the Food and Bev-
erage Council are listed in the
\ telephone book.
That Simon should have SER
we'd his entire term of three
years. tor hiring thu dxebuea u
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-17
Federal Commissioner OF Narcotics
Had Begged Film Heads To Clean Up
Movie Colony Before Mitchlm Arrest
TUCKER

giers, peddlers and profiteers on
human weakness, has saved sew
eral movie headliners from dis
grace. He has hospitalized them
with utter secrecy, as he insti-
tutionalized Barney Ross, the
prizefighter, and they have been
discharged as cured.
From them he Learned many
secrets which have enabled HIM,
the Hollywood and California
police to uncover the dope ring
and its trade.
ENDURANCE A great deal
of the responsibility for Holly
woods periodical misbehaviour
and exposure is attributed by
Commissioner Anslinger and
other closeup students of tie
problem to the fact that movie
actors and actresses, rs well as
the magnates, directors, script
writers etc., are worked beyond
the limit of normal endurance
in too many instances.
The makers and participants
in the nations No. l entertain
ment feel that they must run
fierce, gruelling marathon in
order to cater to the pleasure
seeking American populace,
which makes the millions of mo-
vie lovers accessories before the
fact. Hollywood can never relax
because of the home folks de-
mands.
FAIL When liquor, fever
ish night life, exhibitionlst df-
fairs and bizarre parties finally
fail to provide fresh or sufficl-
ent stimulation, especially to &C.
tors and actresses in romantic or
heavy or heroic roles, the next
recourse is frequently drug.
De Quincy would have made an
excellent motion picture direc-
tor.
But when the fairly mild, al
belt habit-forming, marihuana
no longer satisfies the craving
for escape or artificial hopping
up. the sufferer is likely to flee
to such stronger forms as herein
or morphine.
QUIT In his talks with sew
eral of the big shots" he has
helped to hospitalize, Commits.
SOONER Anslinger discussed This
aspect Of their plight. He sug-
gested, for instance, that they
take longer vacations between
pictures, perhaps laying off fer
a year every so often in order
to retain their physical and mer
tai health. The invariable reply
was:
You can't ever quiz in ahow
business. The studies and tile
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