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takes less time to correct food prob
lens there seems to progress. | have
no knowledge Of the food that has
been fed the patients, but one of the
nurses says that now an improved
diet with better balance and greater
variety is being fed the patients. We
visited a dining room where the pa
tents were eating and the food was
appetizing, varied, and hot.
The institution grows as much of
it's own food as possible. Produces
60% of its egg supply, all of it's milk
supply, and pork supply. For the cows
is a rundown barn, which must be
replaced, as it is too far gone to sal
wage. The pig pen-and all allegoric
expressions apply-looks as if it
were waiting patiently for the Joads.
Carrots, parsnips, rhutabagas-stor-
able vegetables are grown and put in
root cellars to be used as long as pos
sible, and at that constitute a great
loss because they can't be kept till
all are used.
Limitless Possibilities :.
The question was asked about the
possibility of canning some of this
produce. Also the possibility of in
stalling a small cannery which would
make it possible for the institution
to grow much more of it's food sup
ply; buy on the surplus market per-
ishable fruits and can enough to en-
sure less expensive food costs for
the State Hospital and possibly can
enough for other state institutions.
1t is a feasible undertaking because
of the patient participation in most
such programs, which aids greatly in
the rehabilitation of the patients. AS
an example, during apple picking time
the institution sent trucks and pickers
into the apple orchards and garnered
tons of apples at price far below
that possible otherwise. Many more
could have been picked and brought
back except for the storage problem.
These apples were distributed among
other state institutions at the price
they cost the state hospital.
This serves a multiple purpose
which is obvious. Patients who are
under the supervision of trained at
tendants, are put to useful occupa-
lions, which cannot be anything but
good for them. State Institutions were
saved considerable money and some
hing was added to the diet which
otherwise could not have been obtain
ID. Spring apples could have been
picked and canned-there are limit
ess possibilities.
The main kitchen must be COM
oletely remodeled. This l under
tand is in the immediate future as !
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-25
Warm Springs Monument To a States

soon as there is place to move cook
ing facilities so it can be done.
Politics Out of Place In State
| Institutions -.
This report is hoped to be free of
political implications. Our state in
situations are something that should
be free of political discretions, whims
and philandering. Their welfare is the
welfare of all citizens. 1t was rath-
er shocking to find figures show 1 out
of 10 of US will spend some time at
some period in our lives in state
hospital. First we should educate
ourselves to consider the state hos
pital from the angle of the good it
does-eliminate the threat of stigma
that hovers over those who must go
there to receive treatment. Of all
the human ills, that connected with
the mind is the most devastating,
but there is nothing that prevents
the mind from becoming i'll the same
as any other part of our bodies. That
it leaves the afflicted so completely
at the mercy of society should only
make that society the more conscious
of its duty
Conditions Are Not New
The present conditions at Warm
Springs are not new or unheralded.
They have been the voluble meat of
many political campaigns, yet it is
obvious to even the unframed eye
that for the last decade or longer
this Institution has been going down
hill. AS long as Is years ago people
who bothered to look around cluck-
ed and said something should be done.
Petty graft, prevalent in an I'M
healthy caste system, has long been
a drag on the financial balance, as
well as the morale of other workers,
in the institution.
AS long as the State Hospital is a
political plum there will be political
tugs and hauls as to the hiring and
firing of maintenance personnel, but
in all fairness it should be said that
the present business manager is not
noted for his desire to win friends
and influence people when there is a
job to be done, and from where l sit
it looks as if he has the interests of
the State Hospital, the patients and
the taxpayers at heart in his adj
the funds at his COM
mand. | believe, however that the
ultimate results must speak for them
selves, and it is by those results that
we must judge the management.
The hangover idea that Warm
Springs is the last refuge of only the
dogs of society, the shiftless, the
immoral, the pariahs, dies hard and
largely accounts for the people turn
ng their back on it.-GRETCHEN
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-25

protects the interests of the citizens
of Montana. Evidently they ar
being gored along with the Independ-
ent oil companies. l am sure the
Editor of The Voice would be glad
to publish same.
Attorney General Olsen is going
to spend part of the $4,000 bucks
the Republican senate gave him to
clean up the Liquor administration.
If the statute of limitations is not in
effect, Governor Ford should be en-
titled to his day in court along with
those members of Liquor Store "a"
who are charged by the House in
Montana liquor laws. What about
the Liquor Commissioners who did
not investigate violations Mr.. Olsen?
And, is the state law being violated
by liquor store employees working
over 8 hours at meagre salary!
The Liquor department makes mil
lions why cannot the employees Le
the highest paid employees in the
state?
Leave the job to members of Labor
Unions, they cleaned up the Curley
Machine in Boston, and Hauge's ma
chine in New Jersey. II million I'm
ion members with votes of their fam
oil DAAca,rn1+
as Governors of New York and Cal
ifornia, and hundreds of other lib
erals in 1850. Union Labor is on the
march to the polls.
A & P carrying page ads in the
suit of the government break up this
You seldom read the gov
ernments side of the case. This was
too biased ever for David Lawrence,
the columnist, who turned over his
column to the Dept. of Justice to
give the Governments side of the
Ease. The Washington Daily news
published an ad criticizing the A & P
Joverage. The reason they stated was
because they did not get grocery
advertising every week from A & P
ike other papers did. 99.97%0 of A &
Stock is owned by two brothers
George L. and John A. Hartford.
After z years of litigation and two
convictions Asst. Atty. Gen.
3ergson states ga & P has demon
trated that it will not use its sub
idiaries in a lawful manner" Here |
S an example of how the A & P work
ID:
Farmers Cooperative Exchange,
epresenting $4,000 farms in North
,arolina. ACCO's (A&P subsid
ary) Baum personally selected the
sales manager; had him
ischarged and replaced by more
mendable person when he criticiz-
d ACCO's dealings with its mem
ers; and he even paid the new sales
lanager's salary. Needless to say,
eco obtained QUID PRO QUO
Or its investment" Facts For
armers. The APP control over
office supplies from Brazil and Co.
lmbia is bearing fruit-or had you
ticed?
p-o-o~-o-o--o--o--o
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-25
SHORT SHOTS
By WILLIAM J. PRIEST
Livingston, Mont.

Oregon Labor Press states "Most
people cannot afford decent medical
care" and "instead of the Doctors
offering helpful suggestions or con-
structive solutions the Doctors have
merely fought every effort to get
at this problem" Another case of
curdled thinking. Doctors as indi-
viduals, are a swell bunch of guys;
but they belong to closed shop
union. You must pass the examination
of the board, which they set up and
control. Labor unions have to let
the NLRB judge whether or not the
employees are qualified.
In 1888 Farmers said good radiance
to free agricultural market for 13
years Farmers had maintained their
Freedom" while they starved to
death. Yet Mr.. Taft says in the Oct
22nd issue of Golfers "The indie
pendent Farmer is one of the most
typical units of Free Enterprise ETC.,
ETC." Mr.. Taft will have hard time
convincing any farmer who had the
floor pulled out from under him
after WWI that he wants to return to
those days when wheat could drop
two bits bushel over night while
hogs and cattle come tumbling after
the wheat.
A lot of ranchers in Montana, Da-
kotas, Iowa and Nebraska fell for the
line, "Do away with OPA and prices
will adjust themselves in 1916"
This is only half truth, every |
farmer thought t he Republicans
meant Downward instead of Up
ward" Result is today, they are TAX
ing it away from the Farmer fast
er than he can make it.
16 Million Families in the United
States make less than $4,000 year.
How many farmers are making less
than $1,000 cash year? Farm
families who move into city for the
school term, paying $500 year rent,
81 400 for meat, groceries and milk.
500 for lights and heat ask "What
do the working people do when they
get sick?"
read with interest E. B. Coolidge's
article on the "Major Oil companies
cold war on Independents, and his
criticism of state officials for leas-
ng oil lands. Reminded me of the
Clergyman, and the Atheist who de-
handed that the cross, the bible and
signs of christianity be abolished.
The Clergyman said eff we comply 4;
With your requests just what have {
you to offer the Christians in place
If the Cross and the Bible?" The l
Atheist replied Nothing"
If you are sincere in your article, t
Why do you not, Mr.. Coolidge have ]
your staff of attorneys draw up bill {
o be submitted to the Senate and l
House for passage into law which n,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-25

Trade unionists, businessmen and
formers in Boise, Idaho have formed
Idaho State League for eva to work
for a Columbia Valley Authority
and to oppose the election of Hen
ry Dworshak, recently appointed
Senator, if he runs for election.
Dworshak is opposed to a eva same
as Senator Ecton in Montana. Only
by eva and MVA can Montana and
Idaho with their vast deposits of raw
materials be developed.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-10-01
Sal Making Survey
Of 1919 Crop

STATEWIDE crop surveys are
now being conducted by the bureau
of agricultural economics in Helena,
P. ]. Greer, agricultural statistician
IN charge, reports. Crop survey cards
are now being distributed to farm
ers and ranchers by mail.
The C of these important
surveys, Greer pointed out, rests
with the assistance of farm and
ranch people who are asked to re-
port on their crops for 1949. Greer
urged that all who receive the sur
vey cards fill in the information
requested and return them promptly
to the state agricultural statistician.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-10-01
TAX FILING

The Senate has added its ap-
prevail to a house bill to remove
certain hardships" for farm
ers in filing income tax returns.
Under the measure, if a farmer
files his income tax return on or
before Jan. 81 following the close
of the year and pays his taxes in
full, the return and payment shall
also be considered as the declara-
ton and payment of estimated tax
now required to be made on or
before Jan. Is.
The bill leaves unchanged the
present right of farmers to file a
declaration of estimated tax by Jan.
Is and a final return by March Is,
if desired.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-10-01
Apple Prices
May Improve
BY GILBERT GUSLER

I'll MAfIhEIS nave declined
to low level, but prospects for
worthwhile price improvement later
in the season appear fairly favora-
BILE. Here are some of the promi-
nent elements in the outlook:
The commercial crop of 129, 000,-
600 bushels is the largest in 10
years, 46 percent over last year and
Is percent over the 1938-47 aver
age. Production is up in all areas
and for all the leading varieties.
The non-commercial crop was ex-
tremely large.
The orange crop, which is the most
important competitor of apples,
promises to be near average. But,
the grapefruit crop will be about
one-third below average, due to the
freeze in Texas last winter and the
recent Florida hurricane. This will
mean rather high orange prices.
Consumer buying power will be
relatively high. While a decline by
next spring appears to be more
probable than an advance, any
change is likely to be small.
Current prices are roughly me
third lower than a year ago. They
probably have largely discounted
the heavy supply and other unfa-
vorable factors.
Prices r likely to continue quite
low through October and November.
Lack of cold storage space will COM
pei heavy sales before Dec. /. At
these prices, wide distribution as
fresh fruit during the fall as well
as processing will be stimulated.
Several million bushels that will
not bring enough to pay harvesting
and marketing costs are likely to
go unpicked.
Low prices through this period
will mean continued small returns,
of course, for varieties that must be
sold before winter.
Here are some suggestions on the
way producers should play their
cards to make the best of the stu
alton:
/. Make large sales of the low
grades and low colored varieties to
professors to save packing and grad
ing costs.
2. Grade uniformly and make a
good pack. Too often, the quality
goes down in the lower tiers in the
package.
3. Sell each variety when it is in
best condition for use.
4. Push fall sales even at the *
pense of prices, so that less than
30 percent of the crop will be in
storage on Dec. /.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-10-01
the dollars to buy wheat from

Canada.
The European Recovery program
provides that no Marshall plan
funds may be used to buy farm
products outside the United States
if a surplus of the commodity exists
in this country. But the Economic
Cooperation administration, which
administers the program, found a
1oophole in the law in that it has
discretionary authority under certain
conditions.
Senator Homer r. Ferguson of
Michigan, has already predicted that
reaction to the decision would be
a move to write new restrictions.
Britain alone plans to divert $175.-
100000 in Marshall plan dollars to
buy wheat from Canada.
The authority was defended on
the grounds that Canada, a dollar
area country, would use the money
to purchase more automobiles and
manufactured goods in this coun-
try.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-10-01
FUND FOR

Legislation to establish a farm
commodity revolving fund TO
stimulate exports of surplus ag-
ricultural commodities has been
proposed by Senator James o.
Eastland Of Mississippi.
He proposes creation of a $780,
100000 revolving fund to be used
by the Commodity Credit Corp. in
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-10-01
Keeping in Touch With Washington
Price Spread Studied

wise opposed lifting of price sup
ports on this commodity.
Secretary of Agriculture Charles
F. Brannan wrote the senate agri-
culture committee that removal OF
the potato supports would solve
no problem, but suggested authority
to establish definite marketing
quotas, backed by some sort of pen
alties for noncompliance if necessary.
PLUG FOR Grammar PLAN
Sfanch administration spokes-
men in congress continue every
now and then to throw a piece
of coal on the smoldering fire
under the Brannan plan.
AS the senate prepared to con-
slider the compromise farm bill pro-
posed by Senator Clinton P. Ander-
son of New Mexico, the senate DEM
ocratic leader, Senator Scott w. Luz
cas- of Illinois, sounded a soft voice
for the Brannan proposal.
He expressed hope that farm leg
islation finally approved at this ses-
sion, now running well into the fall,
include some features of the Bran
nan plan for Experimental pur-
poses"
Lucas didn't specifically mention
any crop with which to experiment,
but he said the present egg and po-
tato support programs had resulted
IN huge federal spending.
Although the house overwhelm-
ingly defeated a Brannan plan trial
run" when it passed a farm bill, it
was noteworthy that Lucas wants
10 keep the idea alive.
q. S. DOLLARS FOR U. S. WHEAT
New restrictions may be placed
on use of Marshall plan funds
at a result of the decision to
permit Great Britain and other
countries receiving aid to >
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-10-01

financing the disposition of sur
pluses in foreign trade through sale
or in exchange for articles not in
surplus in this country.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-10-01

TOO LATE EXCEPT TO STAND AND wATcH-careul fire prevention
is the only adequate mean OF fire projection for farm property and farm
residents. say the National Fire Protection association. sponsor OF fire
prevention week. Oct 9I5. Otherwise. because organized hre-hghting
facilities otter are not available. the farm family can do little except stand
n watch the destructive flames. the NFPA warns. To prevent fires
caused by faults sin construction of farm buildings the NFPA recommend
using frereistant asphalt shingles. slate. metal or asbestos instead of
hammable wood shingles; installing heating equipment and chimneYs with
full attention to fire safeguards. and installation of electrical wiring by
qualified electricians only.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-10-01

s,lmers about food costs and farm
price supports, a senate agriculture
subcommittee has undertaken to
shed some light on the complicated
subject.
The subcommittee. headed by
Senator Guy IN. Gillette. has
already started All investigation
of the Spread" between the cost
of farm products and the prices
paid by the house wife.
Gillette's investigation is expect
ed to continue into the next session
of and thoroughly v
every step on the farm price ladder
from producer to consumer.
sour committee" Gillette says,
"has heard claims that there is an
unreasonable spread between what
the farmer is paid for his raw prod
ucts and what the ultimate consumer
pays.
''The committee wants all the in
formation it can obtain concerning
the differences in these prices.
Support prices for farm products
have received much criticism from
but I believe there is a
far more important item taken from
the consumers dollar than the sup
port price which the farmer re-
ceives."
The Iowa senator pointed out that
in mid-September the price of eggs
in Washington was IS cents a dozen
whereas the government support
. price at the time was only 35 cents.
Senator Milton R. Young of North
Dakota, also noted that the price
of wheat has dropped 1913 percent
below a year ago but there had been
no decrease in bread prices.
"When an ingredient amounts to
about half of a product and the cost
of that ingredient drops one-third
there ought to be some change in
the price of that product" Senator
Young said.
The investigation, if pursued
thoroughly, could do much to en-
Tighten consumers that farm price
supports at proper levels are not
solely responsible for the price the
consumer pays for farm products.
There are other factors, including
labor, transportation, taxes, storage
costs and geography, which the in
vestigation could bring into the spot
light.
SPUD. EGG SUPPORTS EYED
Within recent months. eggs
and potatoes have been made
whipping boys" of the price
support programs. largely be-
cause of consumer protests thai
retail prices were too high
There was a move in the senat
to eliminate props under these com
modities entirely, despite the fac
that the potato support has bee
lowered from 80 to go percent
parity although eggs remain +;
about 90.
w. Dewey Termohlen, head {
USDA's poultry branch, attribute
the relatively high price of egg
in the east on the fact that mo
eggs produced there were lars
grade AS in great demand, viii
most of the eggs purchased und
the support program do not me
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-07-29
= THE NATIONAL SPORTS Scene :
BY Dick Edwards

NEW Y0RK-{CNS)-Vince, Lee Foster the % year old
Ia pound baser out OF Omaha Nebraska dead
The youth who pummeted to fste fame overnight and just
as sensatonaly descended before the failing fists of Charley
tusar when he KOd in less than round died he lived
and dSd quicky-violenty
We remember the kid he stood before his lean agile
minded manager Jack Hurley in front of the weghn
OF the New York State Athletic Commission Vnve eluched
Bible like small boy would cling toy the bully of
the block loomed into view We like Hurley and this
TO remark that the kid could cop this good style he'd
be on the road easy The kid looked
his touseed blond hair and said steadily 1.-THE
to win. will do what He Wills"
In the early part of the scrap night kid got deep
cash over the eye which spued the which usually
in God and himself Foster the lflndan swept sensa
uona victory that night.
The boys around Jacobs Beach that if kid
been handled by Hurley the fight would have stopped
Vince Lee then went to belt Tony Poone up
atop the sc heap Then match with Charley Fusar
the Garden. Then the rape charge.
Vince charged with rape an nterude in an auto
mobile IN the dead Of winter according his This
trying spell for Hurley The ervor died the case was
.quieted
Vince eked out win ordinary Chuck Taylor before
did not see the handwriting the wall night May
fore big Madison Square Garden crowd Vince Lee Foster
pied before the mighty fists of Charley Fusar the
most staggering upses in decade.
Foster died as he lived and fought in blaze of umu
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-07-29

ability and today is one of the
National Leagues top stars with a
brilliant future ahead of him.
Jackie has been a terror on the
base paths all season. According TO
Sport, his base-running frequent
ly does more TO endear him TO the
fans than his fielding or hitting :
which is well over 300.
Robinson told Sport: Il think the
Brooklyn players in general help.
ed me to get accepted through
the league by accepting me them
selves. When the players on the
aher clubs saw that l just seemed
to be one Of the boys in Brooklyn.
they began to look on me IN the
same way
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-07-29
Jackie Robinson
Now Accepted As
Another Dodger

Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn
Dodgers has proved himself a big
Lacquer and today is accepted for
what he always wanted TO be
just another ballplayer according
to the current issue of Sport Maya
zine now on the nowsstands.
When Branch Hickey. president
Of the Brooklyn Dodgers. announc-
ed in 1915 that Robinson had been
signed to Brooklyn farm con-
tract, it created one Of baseballs
major Jurors Negroes were ac-
cepted IN almost every sport but
baseball, the national pastime. was
strictly a jim Crow sport How
ever Robinson quickly proved his
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-07-29

thompson, the pint size Negro
second baseman is in Leo Du-
rocher's line up to stay. The Lip,
considered one of the smartest
managers in baseball is very high
in his praise of Thompson. and
predicts a great future for him.
He knows what he is doing all
the time remarked Leo. very
pleased at watching Hank nip
Pirate ralley with fast double
play
But more surprising to the
Giant manager and TO the fans
has been Thompson's power at the
plate He is sporting a batting
average of 300. with triple and
two home runs under his belt. Not
bad for lead off hitter.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-07-29
New Film Lights Up Broadway With
Negro Question; See New Day Comm
BY Dolores Calvin

At the moment when less trying to ignore
romantic reports OF whehared Walter White, our pride is
happily stimulated seeing the progress made Broadway
made by the help Of younger generation and glowing in all
We speak of both ome of the Brave and Lost
Boundaries whose signs the street light up the
Great White Way nightly, causing Times Square, the most
engested and important section of New York city be
tinually conscious OF the Negro question.
Lost Boundaries the tale OF Negro doctor who passed
for white married happily and kept the secret from his children
opened at the Astor last week house which movie
from to menthsl to from the press and back shaping
nom The managemens Believing they would be handicap
ped by noasar cast Louis de R0ceman built up the fact
that his documentary film Of The times necessary
and hall length, the sofys best highgts the trip
TO Harlem and the pastors plea for brotherhood then the
unitement of the family.