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Evening star., 1948-08-12
bushel compared with s2.361a

a bushel compared with s2.36h
on June II.
Lead is 1913 cents q pound against
l7.3 two months ago, but corn closed
yesterday at $2.07 a bushel compared
with $2.351s on June IL. Zinc is
Is cents a pound as against IL cents
two months ago but cotton declined
from 38.2 cents q pound to 324.
Differing Trends Shown.
Because Of the conflicting trends,
overall indices OF prices tell only
part of the story.
The latest Associated Press week
to-week index of wholesale COM
modify prices stood at 1902, with
a 1926 base TO 100. The index was
at a high of 208.l4 on January 8
and reached q low OF 1s4.8l on
March IL following the February
break in commodities.
But the six groups of commodities
making up the composite figures
showed differing and even opposite
trends. This table shows how the
individual groups behaved.
Feb Mar. Jan
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the European Recovery Plan, the
United States defense program and
an income tax cut was followed by
another general upward surge be-
fore the price drops could reach
the retail level and affect the aver
age mans living costs.
The present 'downtrend in agri-
cultural products other than live
stock may mean that the end Of
imitation can be charted.
Evening star., 1948-06-26

boy at his brothers wedding and Mr.
Carl John Thye was best man. The
ushers were the Messrs. Louis Spen-
GER, Richard Spencer, Richard Brad
shaw and Wilbur Hood.
The bridegroom is the son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Breeze Spencer OF
Silver Spring.
SnonfSr-Iruine
The marriage of Miss Patricia
Leigh Irvine, daughter of Mrs. w. o.
Huff of Bethesda and Mr.. Harry
Winfree Irvine of Gaithersburg, to
Mr.. George Warner Snouffer, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Benjamin
Snouffer of Laytonsville, took place
last evening. The Rev. Arthur w.
EWell offlciated in the EpWorth
Methodist Church in Gaithersburg.
Miss Jane Irvine was her sisters
only attendant. Mr.. Jack Snouffer
was best man for his brother and the
ushers were the MesSrs. Warren and
Merle Howes, cousins of the bride
groom
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IC0ntreras Hosts
Dinner Precedes
assembly Ball

On Yesterdays party calendar
was the cocktail fete given by the
Chilean Military Attache and Sen
ora de Contreras at the Carleton
Hotel. The ranking guests at the
to 8 O'Clock gathering were the
Chilean Ambassador and Sonora de
Nieto del Rio.
Among the many other guests at
tending were Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Emmett ODonnell, Gen. and Mrs.
Carlos Won der Becke, the Brazilian
Naval Attache and Nine. Ache, the
Colombian Military Attache and
Sonora de Tamayo, the Mexican
Military Attache and Sonora de
Ruiz, 1t. Gen. and Mrs. M. B. Rldg-
way, 1t. Gen. and Mrs. Stephen j..
Chamberlin, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
A. B. Hardison and Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Merwin Silverthorn.
Others included Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Lemuel Mathewson, the Boil
Wan Military and Air Attache and
Sonora de Sanchez, the Brazilian
Military Attache and Nine. Lott, the
Argentine Military Attache and
Sonora de Lucero, the Military At
tache of Iran and Nine Mazhari,
the Peruvian Military Attache and
Sonora de Monteza, 1t. Col. and Mrs.
Harold j. Pearson, 1t. Col. and Mrs.
Walden woodward, Mr.. and Mrs.
R. G. Gordon, Mr.. Roscoe Snipes,
Mr.. Leslie Highley, Mrs. Robert
Freer and many more.
A party that attracted the younger
group was the Junior Assembly sum-
mer bail given last evening at the
Sulgrave Club. The assembly is
beginning its 18th season and
the ball was it's opening function
Guests were received by the execu-
tive Committee members who are
Miss Mary-Stuart Montague Price,
chairman; Mr.. James T. Clark, vice
chairman; Miss Laura Belle Wyatt,
secretary; Mr.. Armiger Jagoe, jr.,
treasurer; Mrs. Grayson Headley,
Mr.. Albert Gallatin de Knox and
Mr.. Jack G. van Deventer.
High light of the evening occurred
at midnight when there was CO.
tillion figure, led by Miss Price
and Mr.. Clark.
Preceding the assembly, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Carter Pennington
gave a dinner at the United Nations
Club in honor of Miss Ann Carter,
cousin of Mr.. Pennington and
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Carter.
Miss Garter made her debut at
last winters assembly and also at
a luncheon with Miss Jane Hicken-
looper, daughter of Senator and
Mrs. Bourke B. Hickenlooper. Miss
Carter is attending Pine Manor
Junior College, but is home for the
summer.
Guests were Mr.. and Mrs. George
Clarke, jr.; Miss Polly Norment, Mr..
Frank Turner, Mr.. Grahame Small
wood, Miss Mary-Stuart Montague
Price, Mr.. and Mrs. George Stans-
field, Miss Edwina Walden, Mr..
Daniel Kicker, Mr.. George Pendle-
ton, Miss Dana Arnold, Mr.. and
Mrs. 10 Morgan, jr.; DR.. Albert
Marland, Miss Evelyn Maddox, Miss
Jane Lingo, Mr.. Austin Bonis, Miss
Romona North. Mr.. John M. Kerr
and Mr.. and Mrs. Grayson Headley.
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of Springfield, Mo, had as his best
man Mr.. Robert Kunkel. The ush-
ers were the Messrs. Ray Cullen,
Richard Stewart and 1t. Col. Cliff
ford Ole and Pfc. Robert Wright,
Marine Corps.
Sbencer-Emery
Miss Margaret Louise Emery and
Mr.. William John Spencer II were
married last evening in the Grace
Episcopal Church in Silver Spring
The Rev. Francis M. Hamilton Off
ciated and a reception followed at
the Admiral Club.
The daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Baxter Emery of Takoma
Park, the bride was given in mar
riage by her father. She had as
her attendants the Misses Charlotte
Hancock and Glorianna Healy
Nancy Moore was the flower girl.
Mr.. James Spencer was the altar
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AuJlOIlHCoWoHfS

The wedding of Miss Iva Cath
crime Dixon, daughter Of Mrs
Ivan N. Dixon and the late Mr.
Dixon of BlaiTsville, Pa, to Mr.
Thomas C. Mcknight, son of Mrs
]. Lee Mcknight and the late Mr.
Mcknight, took place recently II
the Mount Pleasant Congregations
Church. DR.. Fred S. Buschmeyel
officiated.
Given in marriage by Mr. SamueI
r. Crocker. the bride was ATTENDED
by Miss Lillian Prevatt and Marg-
aret Lee Tiebout was the flower girl
Mr.. Richard T. Tiebout was the
best man and the ushers included
the Messrs. Merle Bede, Louis Pusey
and William F. Peel, Jr.
Domsky.R ofhsfein
Miss Shirley Ann Rothstein be-
came the bride recently of Mr. IRWIN
Theodore Domsky, son of Mr.. ano
MIS-. LOUIS II. 1oliichy'
mon H. Metz officiated.
The bride was given in marriage by
Mr.. and Mrs. Israel c. Redstone and
Miss Toba Domsky was maid OF
honor. Mr.. Bernard M. Domsky
was his brothers best man.
Tersof-Gerber
The wedding of Miss Karen Ger
ber, daughter of Mrs. David LASER
and Mr.. Karl Gerber, to Mr.. Abra-
ham Tersoff took place recently IN
the garden of her home on Forty
seventh place.
The bride was attended by Miss
Beverly Busy, a roommate OF hers
at the University of Michigan. Mr.
David Plevin was best man.
The couple left after a reception
for Canada They plan to con-
tinue their schooling at the Uni
versitv of Michigan. The bride
groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Morris Tersoff.
Scof.Barnes
Miss Margaret Ann Barnes, daugh'
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William P
Barnes, recently became the bride
of Mr. Charles F1avil Scott. son oi
Mrs. Charles Matthew and the late
Mr.. Scott of Rogersville, Mo. The
ceremony took place at the Four
teenth Street Church of Christ, il
the same chapel the brides parents
we're married % years ago. Mr.
Oneida Tenn, uncle of the bride
officiated.
The bride wore her grandmother
wedding veil with her gown of satin
She was attended by the Mise:
Judith Andersen and Jane Pierce.
Mr.. Joe Bloominberg served a!
best man and the ushers were the
Messrs. Carl Abbot Barnes, Pau
Barnes, Richard Andersen, Thoma.
Gather and Marian Chinn.
The couple left on Southern
wedding trip after a reception al
the brides home. In the fall the,
will return to Lipscomb College il
Nashville, where the bridegroom il
studying for the ministry.
Evening star., 1948-06-26
Lamps grow stately

-. reaching new heights in decorator beauty
From our exceIent-choice oo|ection
Modern Lamp With blue or chortreuse bre
on ivory-toned porcelain. Blessedy modern
too, its indirect lighting with three-woy bulb
eight-inch reflector. 32-inoh overall height
Lamp, globe and shining ohortreuse royor
Traditional Lamp :. . yet inoginotively nev
treatment Of siIver-coIored metal base ont
shaft, pedestal to soft blue etched glass font
The egesheI| royon shade is enriched witt
tropunto work, blue and eggshe|I ruching
Overall height, "a inches; three-woy indrec
lighting The lamp, globe and shode- So:
3-woy bulb for each additional Ionp----3e'
w&L-Lamps, Seventh Floor
Evening star., 1948-06-26
Contention Opened
Br Zeta an Alpha

The Zeta Tau Alpha international
Fraternity opened its golden ami
versary convention yesterday at Vir-
ginia Beach.
Representing the Washington
Alumnae Chapter are Miss Julia
Watkins, president, Mrs. John War
lick and Mrs. Zoie Strothers. Official
delegates from the George Wash
ington University Chapter are Miss
Barbara Knott and Miss Ruth Sea-
quist. president and secretary, re-
spectively.
Miss Watkins is in charge Of the
post t-convention sightseeing trips to
Williamsburg and Washington.
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the Rev. A. Lowell Davies officiating
The bride was attended by the
Misses Patricia Meyer and Edith
Bayer and Mrs. Wayne Cawley, jr.
Mr.. Cawley was the best man and
the ushers included, the Messrs.
Donald Turner and Nicholas D.
Meyer.
Berry.Woford
The marriage Of Miss Iris A
Wofford, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Leon D. Wofford of Fort Worth, to
Mr.. Hugh Gordon Berry, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Chester j. Berry Of this
city, took place yesterday in st. Mat
thew's Cathedral. The Rev. John
S. Spence officiated.
The bride was attended by Miss
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Mary Frances Wofford and Mr.
Robert L. Berry was best man
Ushers included the Messrs, Chester
J. Berry, jr; L. Daniel Wofford, Jr.;
William F. Flanagan and John E
Holford.
Ganm 0n-Hansen
st. Andrews Episcopal Church
was the scene yesterday morning
of the wedding of Miss Arden Pultz
Hansen, to Mr. Robert Eugene
Cannon. The Rev. Nathaniel Ac-
ton officiated.
The bride, who is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Mogens
Hansen of Berwyn. was given in
marriage by her father and she was
Evening star., 1948-06-26
Pioneer Women

The Washington Council of Pio-
neer Women will hold its first an
nual all-day conference from 10
am. to pm. Tuesday at the Ra-
leigh Hotel.
Reports of the past years activi-
ties will be given and plans for
the coming year will be made. The
session will close with election of
officers.
Mrs. Morris Golden is chairman,
and Mrs. Anne Singman co-chair-
man of the conference.
Evening star., 1948-06-26
To Sail Fridav

Mrs. Thomas C. Dawson will
sail Friday aboard the Argentine
for South America. She will be
Joined by her in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs Vincent
Bliss Linn, the latter the former
Lolita Dawson, who will bid her
bon voyage in New York and return
at once to their home in GAINESVILLE,
Ohio.
Mrs. Dawson will visit her brother
and sister-in in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
Fernado Guerra-Duval and will not
return to Washington until the
autumn.
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Engagement

Announcement is made OF the
engagement of Mrs. Opal Howard
Stephenson to Navy Capt. Harold
Jay Cokely. the wedding to take
place July 3 in the chapel of the
National Navy Medical Center in
Bethesda. where Capt. Cokely is on
duty.
Evening star., 1948-06-26

Miss Joanna Meyer, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel Albert
Meyer of Chevy Chase, became the
bride yesterday of Mr.. James Ken
meth Cooper, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gail Fitch Cooper.
The ceremony was performed in
All Souls Unitarian Church, with
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In the Wedding Procession

attended by Miss Barbara Elizabeth
Senge.
The groom, who is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Miles Cannon
Evening star., 1948-11-17
Two New Steps Taken
For Chesapeake Span
By the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 1.-Two steps
were taken yesterday toward start
ing construction of Maryland's big
bridge across the Chesapeake Bay.
The State Roads Commission ad-
vertised for bids for the building Of
the western approach near Sandy
Point, in Anne Arundel County, and
1t forwarded to the Department of
Budget and Procurement request
for $4,000 tons Of steel pling.
Next week the commission will ad-
vertise for bids on building the 2.26
miles Of approach highway across
Kent Island on the Eastern Shore.
Direct purchase of the steel piling
is designed to speed up building Of
the bridge. Steel plants need six or
eight months to fill such an order.
II the State waits until it lets the
bridge contract to a builder and de-
pends on him to order and buy the
steel, as is usually done, It probably
will mean a delay, according to
Commission Chairman Robert Rein
dollar, 50 the State plans to buy the
material, get the processing started
and have 1t ready for the contractor
ahead Of time.
The bridge was authodized by the
1o47 Maryland General Assembly.
Bonds issued under this authority
were sold last month.
Evening star., 1948-11-17

Twas thinking that since all draft
registrants who have dependents are
deferred from draft duty. no draftees
would have to worry about depend
ency allotments when they get in
the Army. They wouldn't have any
dependents.
But it doesn't work that way. Say
that you live with your mother in
house she owns. Your father Is
dead. Your younger brother also
lives in the house.
You think your mother is depend
ent on you because you give her $75
month. But the regulations say
your induction would have to result
| in Hardship and privation" to your
mother Cor to any one else) In order
that she be classified as dependent
and In order that you be deferred.
But suddenly losing SIS a month
would result in my mothers hard
ship and privation," you say.
And your local draft board would
answer: mot necessarily. Because
as soon as you get in the Army your
mother will receive a dependency
allotment"
A person who can not be classified
as q dependent by your draft board
can be 50 classified by the Army.
And you would get dependency
allotment, payable to that person.
How much? That would depend.
II the Army decides that your mother
is 50 per cent or more dependent
on you the monthly allotment would
be a fiat $50. You'd put up $22 Of
that, the Army would put up the
rest ($28.
If the Army decides that your
mother is dependent upon you for a
substantial portion" Of her living
costs, but not so per cent, then the
amount would be $37 a month.
Again, you would put up $22, the
Army the rest.
All right, you were giving your
mother $75 q month, and now she's
only going to get $50 at the most.
There's . difference Of $25, but prob
ably it costs your mother ut least
that much to feed you, room you and
take care Of the other little living
costs. So actually she is not going
to suffer very much when you get
drafted.
Evening star., 1948-11-17

lpendent for . substantial portion
Of their income on the draftee.
And "B-1" are parents, brothers
and sisters who are dependent for
so per cent or more Of their support
on the draftee.
Glass B allotment (to which the
Army makes no contribution) is for
the purpose Of buying United States
Savings Bonds. You have so much
automatically deducted from your
monthly pay and War Bonds are
bought for you by the Army.
Evening star., 1948-11-17

Glass E allotment can be made out
to practically any one, and the
Army shares no part Of it. 1t can
cover commercial insurance premi-
ums, or payments to your bank to
build up savings account. etc. But
you cant make out a Glass e allot-
Evening star., 1948-11-17

Iment to a collection agency to, pay
for accumulated bills Of any kind
at all.
Glass N allotment covers National
Service Life Insurance premiums.
I'll have more columns on allotments
in the future.
lFrom Associated Press NeWsfeaturesl
Evening star., 1948-11-17
Droftees' and V Veteruns' Guide
BY Maj. Themes IA. Mol

This Is called q class r allotment.
Glass r includes all kinds Of family
allowances and divides dependents
into three groups-A, B and B-1.
Very briefly, "a" dependents are
wife and children: "B" are parents,
brothers and sisters who are de-
Evening star., 1948-11-17
Chemists to Hear Persons

D. J. Parsons, scientific chief Of
the FB1 laboratory, will speak on
the Science Of Crime Detection"
at 8 pm. Friday at . meeting Of
the American Institute Of Chemists
In the auditorium Of the Potomac
Electric Power Co., Tenth and e
streets NV.
Evening star., 1948-11-17
DUNCAN PHYFE
UTILITY TABLE

This most Interestingly designed
fine mahogany Duncan Phyfe
utility table is outstanding In Q
distinctive manner. 97.50
Size Skis In ..........
The people's voice., 1948-03-19

Mr.. John Tansil, United States Dis
trict Attorney at Billings, Mont, has
been given the green light by Attor
ney General Tom Clark. In the wake
of this order the following men ap-
peared in Billings: Mr.. T. G. McQuigg
and Mr.. S. J. Hoffman from the re-
gional office of the Veterans Admins
tration at Seattle, Wash Mr.. Ben S.
Hill and Mr.. Paul M. Johnson of the
Montana FILA agency. Why are
these men so eager now to meet with
the veterans home purchasers with all
their cards face up. Incidently in this
flood of federal agency assistance the
absence of Mr.. John Mclaughlin from
the VA office in Helena was distinct
ly noticeable. Particularly so, in as
much as the VA assume guardianship
over the rights of the veteran pur-
chasers.
Just to show that the Justice de-
partment is not fooling, a similar case
where veterans were being gouged at
Calf. the real estate pro-
moters were tried in federal court,
found guilty, fined and Jailed. Future
reports from this German VFW In
vestigating committee will detail
causes for prosecution in the Sacra-
mento case that are so paralleled to
the Billings case.
The people's voice., 1948-03-19
Exchange Made $3,Ol7, ,256 In Savings

patron stockholders are presently
owners of the Exchange, at the time
the Laurel refinery was purchased,
the stockholder-pa have received
direct cash payments of about $3,672,-
900 since the Exchange was organized.
This sum represents payments of div
idends on capital stock, capital stock
retirement and more than $2,600,000
in refunds to the affiliated companies
in refunds on gasoline purchases.
Mr.. Doheny, chairman of the board
Of the Farmers Union Central Elk
change called attention to the fact
that while an extensive building pro
gram has been carried through during
the past year at a cost for that period
of nearly $4,000, additional plant ia
cilities at the home location of the
company in st. Paul are already ur-
gently needed, due to the rapid growth
of the organizations operations; this,
in addition to the necessary capital
outlay already mentioned above for
raw material acquisition.
All those in attendance at the con-
vention were provided with transpor-
tation to the company's plant in South
st. Paul on Wednesday where they
were conducted on a tour of the three
and one-half acre floor space plant
and shown what they and their fellow
farmers had acquired without any in
vestment other than by development
Of an understanding of the principle
of cooperating with their fellow farm
ers in a mutual effort.
No change was made in the board
of directors of the organization. The
term of Leo Doheny, Brady Montana,
president of the board of directors ex-
pired, but he was unanimously re-
elected to succeed himself. Glenn
Coutts of Richey, vice president of
the organization is the other member
of the board from Montana, and has
served on the board for Is years.
The people's voice., 1948-03-19

/ they may or may not have their local
schools and school districts. One def
mite impression gained by the VOICE
representative present was that any
proposal for forced consolidation, as
with imposition of sales tax, could
have but one result-the wrecking of
any school proposal, just as surely
as was HB 124 tossed into the ashcan
by the 1947 legislature. Statistics
compiled by school authorities indi-
cate that the consolidation of districts
by LOCAL action is gradually and
systemically coming about. School
districts in the state in the last Is
years have been reduced from 2131 to
approximately 1900 now Between
the school year 1945-46 and the pres
ent, there has been over 10 percent
reduction in the number of districts.
In these two years 1874 districts have
been consolidated with neighboring
districts.
$4,000 REQUIRED
To finance the Saturday meeting,
anu subsequent meetings OF CQ6 SCdJ6-
wide committee, it is estimated that
at leafs $4,000 will need to be raised
to defray expenses of delegates from
the Sc counties. Recommended as a
basis for raising this fund was an
average of cents per capita in con-
tributions to be raised by the various
counties and placed in a statewire
fund for disbursement for expenses
incurred by delegates, for research,
etc.
TEMPORARY OFFICERS -.
Mrs Dallas J. Reed, Missoula, presi-
dent of the Montana Congress of Par
ents and Teachers, who had the re-
sponsibility for calling this first meet
ing, was named chairman. State Rep.
Paul Harlow of Thompson Falls, was
named vice chairman
Mrs. Reed and Rep. Harlow in turn
appointed a committee of II district
who will prepare an
agenda for the next meeting and draw
up bylaws necessary before a per-
Continued on Page Three)
The people's voice., 1948-03-19

ers Union Central Exchange to the
nearly two thousand delegates and
visitors in attendance at the conven-
tion of the organization held in St
Paul this week The urgent need for
expansion of facilities was also
stressed by President of the Board,
Leo Doheny of Montana, if the farm
ers of the northwest, owners of the
institution are to be certain of having
icontrol of adequate supplies for their
needs for the future.
Both of these officials declared that
the only way in which these needs
could be assured of being filled was
through the acquisition of more crude
oil production, additional refineries
and improvement of existing refin-
cries and control and development of
mineral deposits essential for fertil-
izer production.
General Manager Syftestad's report
showed an increase of more than eight
million dollars in volume of business
in 1947 over the year 1916; with a
total volume of business, of over %
million dollars for the past year. Mr..
Syftestad called attention to the fact
that this volume figure was equal to
the total volume for the first nine
years of operation of the organization.
The net savings for 1947, exceeded the
previously high banner year savings
of 1916 by $1,O41, ,12603.
Frequent discussion could be heard
during the convention among the ones
interested in the formation
of the organization, of it's dramatic
history of growth from a beginning
with total cash investment of about
$500 in, capital stock in order to have
The people's voice., 1948-03-19
MURRAY ASKS cOkAPL etc REVIEW OF
PICk-SLOAN DEvEL 0PlAEMT PLANS

all the states of the Missouri basin" P"
New calculations, Murray said, indi-
cate that power may cost four times
what Tennessee valley authority pow
er costs wholesale.
"If the present programs go through
to completion" Murray said, ''the
hope of industrializing the valley will
be lost forever, because these plans
will apparently result in the produc-
tion of hydro-electric power higher in
cost then even steam generated pow
err"
Murray suggested that two of the
three members of the proposed board
be longtime residents of Missouri
states
His resolution would require the
board to make a preliminary report
to the president and congress within
a year and final report before the
end of the second term.-Great Falls
The people's voice., 1948-03-19
MONTANA SOCIALISTS
CONVENTION WILL BE
HELD MAY 10, HELENA

All political parties in Montana are
required by law to hold a convention
in Helena on the third Tuesday of
May, the 18th, for the purpose of NOM
mating Presidential electors and
electing their delegates to their ma
tional convention.
Therefore, the Socialists of Mon
tana will meet in convention in Hell
ena, Tuesday May 18th, and nominate
their Presidential electors in compli-
ance with the election laws of Mon
tana.
A second convention will, likely be
called to meet on the same day, fol-
lowing the Presidential electors con-
vention, for the purpose of nominal
ing candidates for u. S. Senator, Rep
resentatives in Congress and candi-
dates for state offices. Also state
chairman of the Socialist Party of
Montana as well as a state committee.
The call for the convention will be
issued by the state chairman some
time in April.