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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-08
HANG ON TO that SECURITY CARD

Here we have Wilbur back with
us. He's that funny little man who
lost his social security Garland
had to wait days and days to replace
it,
Well, Wilbur learned his lesson and
is now telling all union workers to
"Hang on to your Social Security
card!" Wilbur realizes that his Sc
curity card is the key to his social
security account
Since 1897, workers in private bust
mes and industry have been paying
one per cent of their salaries up to
$4,000 each year to Old-Age and Sur
vivors Insurance Fund. The employ
er has used the wage earners social
security number to report these
wages Now, WHAT ARE THE BEN
EFITS the worker can expect to get
from the fund?
Just as the name suggests, there
are two types of payments under Old
Age and Survivors Insurance, name
ly:
1. RETIREMENT benefits to the
wage Garner at IS and his dependents,
and
2. Benefits to the SURVIVORS of
the worker, in case of death at any
age.
Here in Montana over 5000 persons
were entitled to receive payments
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-08

DEMAND THE UNION LABEL
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-08
Cleaning Up" of Battlefield
Takes a Long Time
BY HAL BOYLE

New York apt takes long
long time to clean up a battlefield.
1t isn't finished when the mortal
debris and the broken weapons are
taken away and the crops cover the
manned earth again.
There's much more to it than that
1t takes generations to clean up a
battlefield One lifetime for the hurt
to heal. perhaps several lifetimes for
the hate to heal. And eventually
someone has to foot the bill for the
battlefield.
Americans have laid memorial
wreaths on the graves of all the serv-
icemen who died to keep the nations
pattern of freedom. 1t is a land still
busy cleaning up its battlefields, old
and new.
Only two of it's nine wars have
been written off the books. They are
the Revolutionary war cost to fight,
but at least 4,044 of the 100000 to
395, 900 soldiers were killed The gov
eminent afterward paid pensioners
$70,000,000
The war of 1925 cost $119,624,000
to fight Incomplete records list
1856 of the 52S,274 troops as killed.
Hiram Crona, the last veteran of the
war, died in 1904. But one widow of
an 1912 soldier was still getting $50
a month pension in 1888.
Up until 1888 the U. S. paid out
$46,207, 900 in war of 1872 pensions.
The last veteran of the war with
Mexico died well over a decade ago,
but few months ago Al dependents
of the soldiers of 1916 were on the
pension rolls The war cost $173,-
29S 900 to fight and the lives of 1,549
of the 1862 men who served. Total
pensions paid up to 1888 were $780, |
424,346.
Memorial Day is an outgrowth of
the first U. S. billion dollar war
the "Civil-WarBe Between the States"
which cost the north alone $1,000 |
100000 in four years, 110,070 battle |
dead and 221,791 who died of dis
ease
But the government by 1888 had
expended $769S,594,101 = twice the
initial cost of the war-to the union
veterans. The southern states paid
the confederates, of whom Sc still
live There are only So living union
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-08

eign policy, claiming it is often mis-
understood as "dolIar imperialism"
1t is criticized, he said, by those
"who fail to see that there is no
we'll being without capitalism"
Schacht limited that German foreign
trade should be revived. He did not
say exactly what his plan was but
in the past he has suggested that the
US. completely re-equip western Ger
man industries. This retooling would
permit the sale of old German equip
ment to Marshall Plan countries.
The newspaper Schwaebische lei
tung was granted special paper al
by U.S. officials to permit
publication of the Schacht article.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-08

amounting to about 100000 monthly
by the end of 1947. Retirement bene-
fits to workers and their dependents
accounted for little more than half
of this amount and the balance was
paid to widows, children and depend
ent parents of deceased workers.
Are these payments automatic?"
you ask No, indeed In order to be-
come entitled to these benefits you or
your survivors must file claim at
social security field office AND you
must file that claim promptly in order
to get all benefits. Your social Sc
curity office is there to help you get
the most out of your social security
account.
Later, let's discuss the details of re-
tirement benefits. Perhaps you have
a question you'd like to submit Here
is one for today:
QUESTION: Can l own my home
and get social security?
ANSWER: Certainly. Payments
under Old-Age and Survivors Insur-
ance are yours as a matter of right
based on contributions by you and
your employer. They are paid regard
less of any property or money you may
have Your payments will stop for
any month in which you earn more
than $14.99 under social security.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-08
To the Editor:

~ LIt JIdiCoi
And To the Citizens of Montana
and the U.S.A. Read the article be-
low printed in The Daily Interlake of
Kalispell. Then scratch your head
and start thinking. War war, and
stop communism is all we hear over
the radio and all we see in the kept
press. Why?
1t is to throw your mind off the
real issues. If we keep voting in the
horse and buggy days in the automo-
bile age, we will get national sales
tax, fascism and more Taft-H Hartley
and Mundt-Nixon bills ard compulsory
military training laws thrown at us,
if we keep on voting for the Gold
Dust Twins. When are you going to
say, 81 have had enough"
How do you like to pay zoe for
15c loaf of bread and $3.50 for a CSC
overall, and $12 to SIS for a pair of
$500 shoes Stop and think We
have one chance in the coming cleo
ton
Vote for Wallace and Taylor and
the others that have stood by the
people, and quit being a child. To
get scared by any Kind of DOGGY man
put out by the Gold Dust Twins
Respectfully yours, OLE SANVIK.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-08
Proof of the Pudding -.
SCHACHT BACKS
MARSHALL PLAN

Berlin-The Marshall Plan pro
vides the basis for rebuilding a strong
big business dominated Germany
Hjalmar Schacht, Hitler's financial
brain, declared in a newspaper arti
Gle here praising the wisdom of the
u. S. program.
Adjusting his old theory of world
domination by the nazis to current
conditions, Schacht said in a long
article in the Schwaebische Zei-
tung that supreme American nfIu-
ence and investments would be good
because it would lead "to unified
direction of the world economy"
Schacht, recently acquitted of col
laborating with the nazis by German
court in the Anglo-American
zone, urged more us. investments for
western Germany. This, he said
would secure work and bread for
German workers At the same time
he asked that all restrictions on Ger
man big business be lifted Sin the in
terests of recovery
Praising President Truman for the
humanitarian and wise policy of the
Marshall Plan, Schacht declared it
would 'soothe capitalist friction in
The search for overseas markets
Schacht defended American for
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-08
MURRAY HITS Request
FOR Rail freight
RATE BOOST

Lewistown. (AP) = Sen. James E
Murray Cd, Mont.) Saturday protested
a railroad request for permission to
raise freight rates.
Murray telegraphed the interstate
commerce commission, demanding de-
NAL of the request. He said freight
rates have risen 25 percent this year
and another raise would materially
add to the threat of initiation" He
added:
eff this sort of thing is allowed to
continue, we will find farm products
priced right out of the market through
no fault of the farmers and city peo-
pie will be forced to go without the
things they need"
Murray said rise would cause Ere
newed attempt to destroy farm price
supports and the parity program on
the ground that prices are too high"
Murray issued a challenge to
Thomas e. Dewey, Harold Stassen or
Senator Taft for series of platform
debates.
Il want them to stand up before
the people of the Rocky mountain
area and defend the Republican pol
icies and program of the S0th con-
gress," he said.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-08
COMMITTEE FINISHES
WORK ON five SCHOOL
PROPOSALS

The Montana citizens committee
on education completed work on five
bills to refinance and reorganize Mon
tana public school systems late Satur-
day.
And Committee Chairman Paul Har-
low of Thompson Falls said:
1--WE are quite enthused and pleased
with the progress we have made. We
feel that we got at the roots of the
situation, and really have something
that will improve public education in
Montana"
Harlow said the tentative bills,
which call for the state to pay half
of Montana's education bill, will be
sent to prospective legislators before
election. "This is so we can get some
idea of how they will be accepted be-
fore final drafts are made he ex-
planned.
The proposals also are being carried
back to each county for further dis
cussion by local educators and par
ents.
Suggested changes will be sent to
the groups legislative subcommittee.
Final approval of the measures will
be given at a committee meeting,
probably in Helena, before Dec. Is.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-08
MAURY ON PUBLIC
OWNERSHIP OF
BANKS
By LOWNDEs MAURY, Butte

by OWNDES MA OR I, BuIL6
Since the Progressive Party in its
platform stands for the public owner
ship of certain large banks, many are
considering how the running of a
bank by the nation or a state, would
fit into our American scheme of life
Foreign nations are accustomed to
the idea of publicly owned and oper-
ated banks.
The two big chain banks working
Montana are closely allied with out
daily press. They make profits from
handling many million dollars that
annually get into our public funds.
No Montana newspaper so far know
has mentioned in the forty years of
its existence, the successful state
owned and operated Bank of North
Dakota
The North Dakota people, in fl
nance, are not quite so dumb as we
of Montana.
Quoting from the Statement of con-
dition of the Bank of North Dakota,
April ~, 194S":
"This bank is owned, operated
and controlled by the State of North
Daktoa; total resources $100.076,-
1902; original capital investment,
100000; undivided profits, $2,914,-
543.42; reserves for contingencies
and bond depreciation, $2,267, 1885,;
total deposits, 1928, 126.29."
1t looks like a sound bank. In fact
t is the BIGGEST and STRONGEST
bank between the Twin Cities and
Seattle.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-08
STUDENT VETERANS
REMINDED BY VA

Student-veterans whose dependency
status changed during the summer
vacation are reminded to submit
proof of additional dependency as
soon as possible to the veterans adj
ministration regional office.
Veterans studying under the CT bill
are eligible for additional payments
because of the dependency. Single
men are allowed SIS; those with one
dependent, $1O5, and with two or
more, $120. Legal proof of the de-
tendency must be in the VA file be-
fore payments begin.
A Arr,. rr,rr1, rrArrc,Ar
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-08

A real co-operator catches a zest
for real living that goes beyond mere
ly buying and selling
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-08

Newt Gresham organized a group
of his Texas neighbors into the first
Farmers Union local at Point, Texas,
in 1902.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-08

Ben Franklin once said "There
never was a GOOD war or a bad
PEACE"
The Mississippi enterprise., 1948-12-11

the boys we see up and down the
avenue acting so young for their
ages, you had better give him
Cowboy Suit and two pistols i.
ON THE CALENDAR FOR A
FULL CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
SEASON FOR all the really hepped
cats and chicks is the big dance
Christmas Night and the night af-
ter Christmas at the SKATING
RINK with music by the handsome
LUTHER STEINBERG and HIS
EXCITING ORCHESTRA as
well as the MAGNOLIA BOWL at
Jackson College Christmas Day, The
kickoff at m. tickets for the
dance each night just $3.50
What happened to the romance
between Lee Davis and Vivian Ow-
ems?
The south Jackson chicks and
rats are really getting on big tim
IS such as, Maggie Lee Bailey and
Phil 'Beals: Doris Tiinmis and J. T.
Tones; Lottie Lou Spurlock and
Charles Barren, Louise Hayes and
Percy Lee. Annie McClinton and
Leroy Barnes. Susie and Jessie
Johnson, Ora Lee Penn and La
sale Frazier, Willie Mae Coleman
and Robert Spurlock, Annie Rec
Jones and Charles lanyard
DEAR SANTA-Please help Ho-
over to make up his mind between
Algeria and Norma Help Ca
DEAR SANTA-Please don't for
get to bring the boy friends to Oph-
Ella Ellington. Helen Minor. Mary
Lucis, Walter Patton, Collins Man
ming Catherilla Sampson and Ruth
ellington :. they have all been
good girls and do deserve the very
best Thanks
And SANTA maybe you should
tell Claudell Rodgers if she con-
tinues to play with fire she is like
" to get burned +. and while you
are at it. maybe you should help
Hoover Jones to make up his mind
between Algeria Rodgers and Nor
ma Reece, and Jack Johnsons be-
tween Alrentha Booker and Ophe-
la Ellington.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1948-12-11

You could also come to Clarence
Johnson's aid by helping him tc
decide among Dolores Blake, Law
erne She lie, Annie Lee Parish OF
Doris Bennett
You can give your blessings to
the romanceS between George Vim
cent and Aobizene, Skeets and Cliff
ford Robinson, William Harvey and
Kay Frances Ward, Archie Hayes
and Vivian Weakley, Barbara Jones
and Harry Norman, Patricia Bel
and Willard Johnson, Ruth Nor
wood and Charles Jones. Henry Lee
and Geraldine Smith, Martha Jear
and Coleman Miller, Wilbur Smith
and Lucille Slaughter.
Well so long cats and chicks be
looking for you at the CHRISTMAS
DANCE or at the MAGNOLIA
BOWL.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1948-12-11

j. B. and Mae Julia P. were, on
like a light Saturday night.
Mr.. Bingham says yes Miss Doris
Terry is the one and only one.
Wonder why Marie nj. wasn't in
Terry Saturday night? She just
couldn't stand to see Frank with
the chick again.
Say, who was the cat looking for
Clydia M. Griffin Sunday? Could
it be S. Smith?
Mr.. Leroy P. says. don't you cats
and chicks worry so much about
him and Miss NJ. Jones just try and
get like them because they are
strictly on the beam.
Lee Vestal Jurdon.s we hear that
you are in love with chick in
Crystal Springs. Keep it up kid
and let us in on it.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1948-12-11

chick that Sandy has already
brought Ray Tinsey and what is
Mae Bells story?
Well, Ralph. your chick was at
home the weekend but who was
the lucky cat you are little John?
It is the real truth that all the
chicks on Carless Hill think that
James Banks is the famous man.
Lee Vestal Jurdon thinks that he
IS the only cat in Terry with the
chicks
Albert Jorter says you cats and
chicks just watch him and that
chick in Jackson not the one YOU
think in Terry.
Albert Smith was on like light
Saturday night with all the chicks.
Say. Robbie Mae and Weddie
Buckner, you all can't run pals
and love the same boy
The Mississippi enterprise., 1948-12-11
TERRY NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Bolton OF
Jackson were Sunday guests in the
home of Mrs. Edna Thompson. They
also visited in the home of Mrs. En-
ma Kendrick and Mrs. Rosa Hobbs
Mrs. Willie Mae Rose Of Jackson
was a Wednesday night guest in
the home of her mother, Mrs. Alic
Brown and Mrs. S. G. Griffin.
Mrs. Theal Robinson was Capt.
tol City visitor on Saturday.
Mrs. Maggie Ruth Thompson was
a Capitol City visitor the weekend
Mrs. Otelia Marshall of jackson
was a weekend guest in the home
Of Mrs Jonnie Terry.
Mrs. Fannie MCGEE jackson and
baby have returned back to her
home in Chicago, after a happy
visit in the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Seavil MCGEE.
Mrs. Lee was a Saturday night
guest in the home of Mrs. Annie B
Shelby.
Mrs. S. W. Wilson spent Tuesday
IN the home of her mother, Mrs
Adel Reaice
TERRY GOSSIP
The Mississippi enterprise., 1948-12-11

chiefs, Books, Candy, Perfume, In
expensive Jewelry Comb and Brush
Eet Records from her favorite Re-
cording Artists Stationary. you can
have it personalized by having her
initials printed on it, Pen and Pen
ell Sets, Manicure Sets, Cosmetic
Sets and for the boy who is
ace high with you gals. GIVE HIM
Handkerchiefs, Books, Ties, Rec
ords Photograph of yourself, Bill
fold or maybe if he's like some OF
The Mississippi enterprise., 1948-12-11
Taiiling Tess

With Christmas so near most of
the guys and gals have little time
to do anything but plan what to get
that favorite one for Christmas.
now if some of your cats are won
dering just what to give that sweet
young thing who is the apple of
your eye here are few sugges-
tions -. GIVE HER: Handker-
The Mississippi enterprise., 1948-12-11
TERRY GOSSIP

Ha, Ha, here we come who is the
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-11-19
Church Closes One
Week of Special
Opening Services

Carter Chapel church, Aurora
and St. Adams, closed its Week Of
Opening Sunday with the Rev.
Ralph Armistead Davis Of Detroit,
former recreational director Of
Halle @. Brown, and now pastor
of Carter Metropolitan church, as
principal speaker.
Services have been held at Car
yer Chapel every night since the
beginning Of its week Of Opening,
Nov. 7. Persons appearing on its
program were: Elder John Nelson
and his choir, who appeared Mon
day night. Tuesday night, Rev.
Ira Allen, pastor, Central Park
Methodist church, and the Twin
City Gospel Choral Union gave
the program.
Wednesday night, Elder Lincoln
Berry Of Central Avenue Church
of God in Christ and all other min
lsters in that district were pres
ent. Rev ]. S. Tate, pastor, Beth
esda Baptist church, Minneapolis,
gave the sermon Thursday night,
and Friday night, the Rev. Mr.. H,
W. Bolts, pastor, Zion Baptist
church and his Senior choir gave
the program.
Also present Sunday, Nov. Il,
was Presiding Elder Of the Chi
cago District, H. c. Coggins.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-11-19
ST. PETER A.M.E. CHURCH

A tine spirit OF worship was mani
tested by large congregation present
at the morning service. The holy
spirit hOvvTed over Us, and the altar
Vas again flied with earnest seekers.
TWO persons united with the church
on confession OF faith.
The pastor S text was. Know Thou
the Coo oil Ihy Father, and Serve Hum
with Perfect Heart" Il Chronicles.
70 ~
The evening attendance was larger
than usual. Monday evening at the
close OF the OthCIal board meeting. the
board members surprised the pastor by
singing Happy birthday. ana invited
MIN 10 come into the dining room,
where a beautiful birthday CAKE, with
lighted candles and gifts of love were
set before hun.
Tears Of Joy flowed from Pastor
BOYD eyes as he listened to the many
kind words of commentator spoken
by those present.
The ADDRESS given by Mrs. Forest
Virgins to the Allen Christian En-
deayOr was enjoyed by a large group
OF young people and adults. We hope
she viii come again. Sunday, Nov 70.
Will be St. Peters First Quarterly
meeting, Rev. W. Z. Guy will preach
at 10 As am. The communion sermon
viii be preached by the Rev. b. N.
Moore at the 5 90 pm. service and the
St. James choir Will sing.
Thanks to the members who are
paying their WllberfOrCe money. We
are counting every member TO be loyaI
20 Wlbertorce University. Help her
now.
NEXT SUNDAY
Morning worship at 10 AS. the Pas
tors subject Will be. The God that
Searcheth All Hearts" Evening wor-
ship at 7:3O o'clock. Subject: Create
in me a cIean heart o God" Prayer
meeting every Thursday at 7:3O pm.
You are cordially invited to worship al
the St Peter African Methodist EpIsco-
pal Church.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-11-19

Radio station KEYD, the cities
newest and most modern radio
station, l44O on your dial, has CIV
en- Rev. T. L. Barge, exclusive
rights to sponsor for the first time
in the Twin Cities a Negro re-
ligious program, The Negro in
Religion"
Rev. Barge is known as a brill
liant theologian and a forceful
pulpiteer. He served three years
as an associate minister in one of
the largest churches in st. Louis,
Mo, and is well known as an
evangelist.
The new program will be nom
UNCONVENTIONAL and will be aired
every Saturday morning from
7:30 to 800 o'clock.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-11-19
Bishop Tells Churches
To Drop Racial Bias

WASHINGTON - CAMP 49,
No truly Christian church should
bar persons from attending be-
cause of race or color" Bishop
G. Bromley Oman OF the Meth
Odist Church said here last week
at a meeting Of the Protestant
Missions Advance at Calvary
Baptist church.
Bishop Oman was addressing
an inteTdenominational meeting
of ProteStantS at a mass meeting.
He denounced churches for their
stand on the race question. He
also added that churches must
practice democracy and Jesus
teachings before it can begin to
attack communism.
On the subject Of race he told
the church leaders:
1T is intolerable that any one
be excluded because of race or
color from any Christian church.
1t is a scandal in the body Of
Christianity.
1T is infinitely bad if a church
Of Christ bars a man from its
doors. know that isn't popular
but it is easier to talk about the
problems of Asia than of New
York or Washington"
Dealing with the topic of COM
munism and world power, he
said:
Communism is far more an
effect of causes that are deeper
than itself than it is in itself
cause. II has set up an answer
that | cannot accept. But it is
stupid for people to think that,
by dealing with it in an attack
way, we are dealing with the
causes that effect things
Power must be brought under
democratic control. Justice must
be established by the democratic
process. There are too many
willing to follow the teachings of
Jesus of Nazareth, provided it
does not interfere with their priv
ileges."
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sr PHI,P's LUTHERAN CHURCH

ST. PHILIPS LUTHERAN CHURCH
Have you ever wondered what
Judgment Day Is going to be hke7
Have you ever read the word-picture
which God has given US Of judgment
Day2 The clearest picture we have Of
this great coming event Is found in
Matthew IS :3l-46. This section gives
us a PREVIEW OF JUDGMENT. Next
Sunday. Nov. 2lst, Pastor Anderson
will speak on this subject and text.
You are cordially invited to attend.
See our sd for time. place and details.
Special Thanksgiving Day services
Will be held Thursday. November 25th.
at 945 AM Thanksgiving Day Is q
day set aside to give thanks to God for
our many blessings. This can best be
done in His house. II you have no
regular church home to which TO go
on Thanksgiving Day we cordially In
vite you to come to st. Philips. Pas
tor Anderson will preach on The
Spirit Of Thanksgiving
New pewS have been secured and
will be ready for use this next Sunday.
Also the front sidewalk was installed
this past week. II Is hoped that the
cement shortage will ease somewhat %
that the basement can be completed by
the first of the year.
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w. WHITE AND r. SPRIGLE
DEBATE BIAS ISSUE WITH
CARTER AND ASHMORE
JaImar o. johnson
Plans to File for
MINNEAPOLIS MaYOr

Jalmer o. johnson, 1343 Queen
Ave. No, plans to file for mayor
in the l949 mayoralty campaign.
johnson, a retired state employee,
is one Of the best-known men in
the city.
Mr.. Johnson has been q thorn
in the side OF various Office hold
ers and various movements.