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Smyrna times., 1949-12-15
XMAS SERVICES
AT CLAYTON
EweIl's st. Paul Church to
Hold Annual Xmas Party
and Services This Week
PARTY AT SCHOOL

Ewell's-St. Paul Sunday School
will hold their annual Christmas
party in the Clayton school cafe
terra Friday, December 16 at
o'clock. This annual party is one
of the Christmas seasons outstand-
ing affairs and every member and
friend of Ewell's-St. Paul Church
and Sunday School is invited. There
will be forty minute moving pic
ture portraying the Christmas
story with Christmas carols. Also
showing Santa Claus, Punch and
Judy show, A Christmas Phantasy,
A Christmas Raphosody and the
Night Before Christmas. Refresh
ments will be served by the Young
Adult Fellowship.
Christmas Service
The annual Christmas service
will be held Sunday morning, Dec
ember 18 at 11:15 am. The adult
and youth choirs will sing antiph-
onally, 'Watchman Tell Us of the
Night" The adult choir will also
render "a Christmas anthem. The
topic of the sermon will be ''The
Wonderful Christ" and will be de-
livered by the pastor, G. E. Liester
Sunday evening, December 1S at
7:30 pm, the annual Christmas
entertainment will, be held in St
Paul Church. The entire commun-
ity is invited to both services.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-15
LEGION HOLDS
INSTALLATION
Lee Slaughter is New Com
mander and Marvin Davis
Vice Commander
OTHER OFFICERS

Oficiating at the installation of
officers of the David C. Harrison
Post No. IA American Legion last
Wednesday, was Col. Edgar S.
Slayer, first vice commander, De-
partment of Delaware, of Rehoboth
Beach. other department officials
present who were introduced by
Grant G. Garis, presiding, and who
spoke briefly on the program of the
Legion, were George Ehinger, Dow
er, national executive committee
man; Thomas Egnn, Wilmington,
service officer; Julian Todd, Will
mington, department adjutant and
Miss Alberta Cornelius, Smyrna,
vice commander. Representing
other town organizations were
John w. Jacobs, Jr., president of
the Citizens Hose Company, and
Reynolds Pratt, president of the
Smyrna Rotary Club. A gift was
presented James e. A. JONES for
his invaluable assistance during
the past two years as adjutant of
the local post. A report on the am
bulance service was made by Mr..
Garis, which showed "a trips in the
past year, the shortest liz miles
and the longest 245 miles. Two am
balances are used, and this marks
the 25th year of such service by
the post. A total of 4450 miles
were covered the past year.
Lee Slaughter New Commander
Lee Slaughter, veteran of World
War II, was installed as command
er and other officers named were:
Marvin A. Davis, first vice COM
mander; James E. A. JONES, sec
ond vice commander; Beverly
Gaulke, third vice commander;
George d. Wright, adjutant; Cliff
ford Lasana, assistant adjutant;
Grant G. Garis, finance officer; VII
liam Kenworthey, historian; Harry
L. Robinson, chaplain; ClarelSce
Emerson, sergeant-at-arms; Martin
Bessinger, executive committee
man. Refreshments were served
following the ceremonies. William
E. Matthews, Jr. gave the invoca-
tion.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-15
SANTA TO VISIT CLAYTON
Old Kris To Bring Toys and Candy
To Boys and Girls

Arrangements for the Christmas
party sponsored by the Clayton
Fire Company for Friday, Decem-
Der % for the boys and girls of
Clayton and community have been
completed. All children between
the age of 1 and IA years are in
vited. Weather permitting Santa
Claus will fly to the Clayton School
about 1.30 pm. where he viii be
met by Mayor Carl Hurd and Les
ter Smith, president of the Clayton
Fire Company. The recreation
committee of the company, which
includes Henry Ennis, Lambert
Argo, Joe Westrod, John Betz, and
Don spec" Ennis, will help st.
Nick distribute toys, fruit, and
candy. Music will be furnished by
Joe Westrod and his boys.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-15
SCHOOL XMAS DANCE
General Organization To Hold
Dance Friday, December 16

Dance Friday, December 16
The General Organization of the
John Bassett Moore High School
will hold its annual Christmas
dance Friday evening, December
16 in the school gymnasium from
9 pm. to 1 am. Music will be furn-
ished by Bill Doughten and His
Rhythm Kings. The patrons and
patronesses have been announced
as follows: DR.. and Mrs. C. ].
Prickett, Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Har-
monson, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee H. Dea-
kyne, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. Price,
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Wright,
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Burris, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Wood, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Faulkner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Newcomb, Sr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley Middleton, and Mr..
and Mrs. w. L. Wheatley. Preston
Burris is chairman of the commit
tee on arrangements and decora-
tions and is being assisted by Rob-
ert Bamberger and Doris Dukes.
Grade Party
The G. o. Christmas party for
members of the Z and 8 grades will
be held Thursday, December % in
the gymnasium beginning at 7.30
pm. The evening promises to be
most entertaining and will consist
of games, dancing, refreshments.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-15
willing Workers Christmas Part,

Wllllng WOrkerS OnrlStIitS fhroy
The Willing Workers Bible Class
held their annual Christmas party
recently at the Colonial Hotel, fea-
turing a dinner, an exchange OF
gifts, and a holiday program. Mrs.
William Nowland is president of
the group, and the celebration was
arranged by Mrs. Norman Shorts,
Mrs. Arthur Short, Mrs. Townsend
Vaughn, Mrs. Andrew D. Cole, and
Mrs. Harvey Wright. The program
included music by vocal trio,
Mrs. Howard Deakyne, Mrs.
Wright, and Mrs. Ernest Blendt.
A talk on Loyalty was given by
Mrs. Joseph Ennis, and there were
readings by Mrs. Thomas Russell.
Mrs. George Fleming, Salisbury,
Md. was the accompanist for the
trio and also played for group sing
ing.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-15

were: Mrs. Clarence Scuse, Mrs.
Lola Johnson, Mrs. Carrie Jones,
Mrs. Harold Laggner, Mrs. William
b. Owens, Mrs. Chester Banta, Mrs.
John E. Wilson, Jr., Mrs. S. C. En-
mis-, Mrs. William S. Wilson, Mrs.
Richard Price, Mrs. Harley Bodley,
Mrs. Dorothy Meyers, Mrs. How
ard Davis, and Mrs. Thelma Dea-
kyne. The Auxiliary supplies the
linen, dishes and silverware for the
hospital, as well as innumerable
other projects, and the success of
the drive will help. greatly in pro-
viding the necessary new equip
ment when the twenty-bed addition
to the hospital is completed.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-15
Grange Christmas Party

The Smyrna Grange will hold
their regular weekly meeting to-
night. The local groups annual
Christmas party will be held next
Thursday, December %. 1t has been
announced that A. Bailey Thomas
will officiate at the installation of
officers to be held January 5.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-15
Takes Part in Program in Japan

Little ten year old Donna Uh-
lendorff, daughter of Chaplain and
Mrs. Lewis F. Uhlendorff, of Smyr-
ma, recently took part in the Tn
ternational Children's Day" cere-
mony, held at the Osaka YWCA in
Osaka, Japan. She was one of a
large group of American children,
representing nearly every state in
the United States, to participate in
the program with Japanese child
rem. Chaplain Uhlendorff is station
ed with the Eighth Army in Osaka,
Japan.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-15
ATTENDING CONFERENCE

Four Smyrna High Students At
tend International Relations Meet
Josephine Budd, Donald Luff,
Carolyn Carter and George Takach
were named this week to represent
Smyrna High School at the inter-
national relations conference for
high school students being held to-
day in Wilmington. The conference
is being held to bring about more
understanding about current world
affairs among high school students.
Various topics will be presented
for discussion among the students.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-15
Pupils In Recital

John S. Simpson will present his
pupils of the Smyrna area in recit-
al Sunday, December 18 at pm.
at the Twentieth Century Club
house. The public is invited to at
tend.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-15
ARDENsNGERs AT HOME
Give Concert of Christmas Music
Under Direction of Harold Johnson

An inspiring concert by The Ard
ensingers inaugurated the Christ
mas season for the residents at the
State Welfare Home on Tuesday
night. The program was rich and
varied and the group of 43 voices
gave superb performance under
the direction of Harold E. Johnson,
with Alice A. Johnson as accom-
panist. Preceding the concert Mr..
Johnson led the audience in an
hour of singing of hymns and
Christmas carols. The music was
amplified so that all the patients
at the Home could hear it. The
singers were guests of the Home
at brief social hour which follow
ed the program.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-15
Girl SCOUTS mo- Hold Bake

Troop II, Smyrna Girl Scouts
will hold a bake and food sale Sat
urday, December IL, at Boulevard
Electric Store on Main Street,
formerly Cupids Ice Cream Store.
The sale will start at TO am.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-15
Clayton Century Club Meet

The Clayton Century Club will
hold its regular monthly meeting
this afternoon at pm. at the club
rooms. Mrs. Lester Smith is chair
man of the program and the Clay
ton Brownies will be special guests.
All members are urged to attend.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-15
To Give Band Concert

The Smyrna School band will
present a program at the State
Welfare Home at z pm. Thursday
evening, December %, after which,
weather permitting, the band will
give a concert of Christmas carols
at the corner of Commerce and
Main Streets.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-15
w. S. @. S. To Meet

The regular meeting of the Wo-
mans Society of Christian Ser
vice will meet in Asbury Methodist
Church Friday evening, December
10th at 8 o'clock. There will be a
Christmas program by the pro-
gram committee. Devotions will
be in charge of Mrs. Clarence
Scuse.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-15
Homemalsers Meet Tonight

The Smyrna Homemakers will
meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. Roland Ford for their
annual Christmas Party. Members
will exchange gifts and refresh
ments will be served.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-15

Man, 81, Makes First Phone Call
George McNatt, 81 years old, of
Smyrna Landing, made his first
telephone call Sunday when he
called his granddaughter in North
Carolina.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-15
Duck Season Opens December 20

DUCK StdSUH OPtHS DOOohHDOH 70
Thomas N. Stayton, chief ward
en- of the board of game and fish
commissioners, announced this
week that the last half of the split
season for shooting ducks opens
December % and ends on January
z. This will necessitate the pur-
chasing of 1850 hunting license,
at cost of $2.25, which will expire
on December 81, 1850, he stated.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-15

Scuse.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-09
why NOT AN Initiative ON POWER
RATE COMPUTATION?

Editor, Peoples Voice, Helena, Montana
Dear Sir-Severa there movement started
to circulate petitions for the Initiative
that would make mandatory for the State Railroad
Public Service Commission to the Federal Power Commits
sons valuations all public utilities in the state when
putting rates to be charged by Them for their service.
This movement started at the wrong time
in the midst of primary election and the primary hot
that all thought of initiative forgotten.
convinced that right good time to start this
again. have about eight months
before the next primary This should give ample
time circulate petitions them certified by the
county clerks and recorders giving plenty of time to place
them on the ballot at the next general election.
Some of representatives have tried the past to have
laws enacted that would curb Railroad and Public
Service Commission but the corporation lobbyists have always
been too strong and the out of committee
of this fact petitions for initiative at
this time would be successful the people fed
with the stand taken by commission in favor of private
utilities would welcome chance to curb their power
would like to have the opinion of other readers this
subject.-The Old Timer
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-09
Former Montanan Gets Important USDA
Northwest Field Agent Position

Washington.-Her M. Peet of
Seattle, former Montana and Everett
newspaperman, is to be the agricul-
ture departments field representa-
tive in the Pacific northwest states.
Secretary Brannan announced the
appointment, effective tomorrow.
Peet succeeds George Hudson.
Peet, a personal friend of Bran
mans, has been serving as executive
secretary of the Forest Products
commission, Washington state
agency interested primarily in re-
search activities.
Peet also will represent agricul-
ture on the Columbia basin inter
agency committee.
Peet went to Washington state
nearly 20 years ago after having
been editor of the Great Falls
Tribune for IL years. He was CO.
publisher of the Everett Morning
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-09
Allegedly False Testimony Brings Counts
Against Two Helena Men

Two Helena business men were in
dicted on two counts each as the
Lewis and Clark county grand jury
made its first report this week after
six weeks of investigation.
Gene Robertson, manager of the
Mint bar and the Weiss cafe, and
Buford Miles, former bar operator
but now retired, were charged in true
bills received by District Judge A. j.
Horsky with preparing false evidence
for presentation to the grand jury
and with inducing Roy Johnson and
Van Sheriff, operators of the Can
yon Ferry club, about 20 miles east
of Helena, to commit perjury.
The grand jurors alleged Robert
son and Miles prepared on July I
pretended bill of sale dated May 10,
transferring three slot machines
from the Hill Novelty Co. to the Can
yon Ferry club.
Both men were taken into custody
shortly after the jury made it's re-
port, then were released. Robert
son posted $4,000 in cash, while
Miles filed a property bond in the
same amount signed by Jack L. and
Williams. No date was set
for arraignment.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-09

An Indictment must carry the
names of witnesses subject to call by
the state if the case goes to trial.
Each of the four true bills listed the
seven members of the jury plus John
son and Sheriff.
The jurors promptly went back
! into secret session and interviewed
several witnesses this afternoon, in
dicating they are long way from
completing their inquiry, the first of
its kind in the county in 26 years.
Under Montana law, organizations
entitled to licenses to operate slot
machines must be the "sole and COM
plete" owners of the machines. While
the indictments. charge Robertson
and Miles with preparation of false
bill of sale from the Hill Novelty
Co. to the Canyon Ferry club dated
May 10, records of the state board
of equalization reveal the clubs ap-
plication for slot machine licenses
was filed April 10 and in that docu-
ment C. V. Sheriff as present, and
Roy C. Johnson, as secretary-treas-
urer, swore they purchased the ma
chimes from the Northwest Sales Co.
of Helena April 1.
Neither the Northwest Sales Co.
nor the Hill Novelty Co. is listed in
the latest Helena telephone direc-
tory.
The Canyon Ferry club is a short
distance form the government camp
on the east side of the Missouri river
near the site of the new Canyon Fer
ry dam for which excavation was
started this summer. = Great Falls |
Tribune.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-09
S. Eng Miners
( -$lenPledgeso Of Aid
BY Flu. Officials

Pledges of strong support to the
Idaho Mine-Mill workers in their
strike for adequate wages and well
fare clauses in a new contract came
from Montana Farmers Union Off
Gals last week following meeting
in Great Falls with R. w. Hanson,
Mullen, Idaho, international repre-
sentative of the Mine, Mill and
Smelter Workers Union, and George
Strong of Mine-Mill at Wallace,
Idaho.
The strike action came following
attempts at wage cuts by mining OPP
orators at Wallace, Mullen and Kel-
logg, according to Hanson. The men
rejected the cut by big majority.
Failing in that the operators offered
the same weekly wages for .6-day
week and this too was rejected by
the workers.
Dwindling paychecks as a result of
loss of overtime and threat of furth-
er hourly wage cuts in the face of
high living costs forced the strike
action, final bargaining argument,
the union representatives said.
Union members throughout the
Occur d'Alene area modified their
full district-wide resources on a war
time footing behind the strikers.
Continued on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-09

News for six years prior to its
demise in 1886.
Other positions he has held in re-
cent years include: chairman of the
Snohomish County WASH Welfare
commission, 1934-45; chairman of
the advisory board of the Washing
ton State Rural Rehabilitation Corp,
1934-35; assistant regional director
at Portland for the Farm Security
Administration; executive secretary
of Washington Gov. Mon c. Wall
green's advisory commission in 1947
and supervisor of the Washington
state division of progress and indus
trial development under the depart
ment of conservation and develop
ment.
More recently he has been execu-
tive secretary of the League for
eva.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-09
iO4 CO-OPERATIVES ON
BANK ROLLS AT CLOSE OF
FISCAL YEAR, JUNE 80

AS of June 80, 1949, the Spokane
Bank Of Co-operatives had $12,228,-
900 in loans outstanding to 104 asso-
Citations. These 104 associations in
Guided 81 engaged primarily in mar
keting agricultural products, Fl in
furnishing supplies, and 2 providing
farm business services.
From organization in 1884 to June
80, 1949, the Spokane bank had adj
vanced $155, 68O,O0O. Repayments
during that period reached $143,-
|315, 1000, and loans outstanding on
June 80, as stated in the preceding
paragraph, were $12,228,OO0. This
means that only $4,000 had been
transferred to liquidation, of which
all but $4,000 was recovered. The
amount charged off was less than
6/100 of 10 of the total loaned.
The banks capital stock, held by
the government, on June 80, 1949,
amounted to $9,200,OOO, while asso-
Citations using it's services had $751;
900 in stock. The banks earned sur
plus on the same date was $780,
900 giving it net worth of $12,-
941, 900. Its total assets were ST.
468,000, and it's liabilities stood at
$4,527,000. In order to provide ade-
quate funds for the use of its Gus
toners last year the bank supple
it's own resources by borrow
ing substantial sums of money from
the Federal intermediate Credit
Bank of Spokane which in turn OBJ
tanned the large part of these funds
by the sale of debentures to the in
vesting public.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-09

"The federal government has an
nounced that it will give the private
trade and the Co-ops an opportunity
to build and furnish this needed
storage. How soon or to what ex-
tent the government will expand its
operations in the field of grain de-
ponds on what private and Coop
initiative do" Thatcher said.
Not only is there a shortage of
elevator space in most of the nation s
terminal markets, but much of it is
costly to operate because it is obso-
lete. If the trade as a whole fails
to do it's part in furnishing storage,
the farmers have every right to ask
the federal government to step in
and do the job for them, in order to
make the price-support program
work, Thatcher said.
Grain Terminal Association is
regional grain Coop, marketing
grain for some 100000 farmers
through 600 Coop elevators. Last
year it handled more than 100000
900 bushels of country originated
grain.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-09

nous proportion of all the VESTS
water.
The Hoover Commission conserva-
lively said that there are "grave
doubts" about the adequacy of water
for both plans, and they pointed out
that on top of these grave doubts"
there will be future upstream re-
quirements of water for a land pro-
gram (Which agriculture has now
proposed), for more irrigation, for
industrial uses and town and domes-
tic use for which no allowance has
been made in the Pick-Sloan schemes.
When these demands came along, the
Hoover experts said, they would
further increase the deficit of water
in the basin. One of them-indus-
trial Developments be very
large user of water. Research is
now under way on use of the enor-
nous Ignite deposits of the basin for
synthetic fuel. If a process is devel-
oped, large quantities of water may
be required by the industry in east
ern Montana and the Dakotas.
The Pick-Sloan MASTERS have
simply lodged or pooh-poohed any
water shortage.
But now that the Department of
Agriculture has proposed to hold
some of the water back on the land,
with farm ponds, contour farming,
terracing, stubble-mulching and sim
liar practices, the Department of In
terror is refusing to approve, and
crying that the land program will
jeopardize previously planned works!
Assuming that these premature
downstream projects are sacred, and
must go ahead of anything else, the
Interior Department insists that the
Department of Agriculture land pro-
gram be scaled down and slowed
down.
w. G. Sloane, who is the chairman
of the Pick-Sloan Interagency Com
mittee for the Missouri Valley, wrote
in his official comments that the
farm ponds proposed 100000 to get
more uniform grazing and conserve
the range and pasture lands) "may
seriously jeopardize the water sup
ply for projects now planned" In
relation to the conservation meas
lres proposed which are applicable to
both cropland and grasslands, Sloan
wrote:
"It is my opinion that any au-
thorization for a program to sup
port and complement the present
water development program does
not call for as great an accelera-
ton in this part of the agricul-
Continued on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-09

but already planned, Pick-Sloan prof
ects on the main stream. These in
clude questionable irrigation projects
in the sub-humid areas and profit
gate, flowing navigation channel
which would be little more than a
perpetual boondoggle for the sand
and gravel contractors who pay the
Pick-Sloan lobbying bills.
On the other hand, the Federal
Power Commission has unequivocally
stated that if the agricultural pro-
gram can materially reduce water
borne sediment in the lower reaches
of the river, then the basin can have
reliable slack water navigation from
the mouth to Sioux City (Which
would not require the vests pre-
cious water to maintain) PLUS IL u
BILLION XVIII of additional electric
energy annually from low head dams
in the lower main stem.
The choice between these two al
ternatives, the infeasible Pick-Sloan
plan which will require putting
brakes on soil programs in order to
squeeze every possible drop of water
out of the west, and a sound and
tremendously more beneficial pro-
gram, appears clearly in the agricul-
tural program file as it has been
submitted to Sen. James E. Murray
Several weeks ago the Department
of Agriculture proposed broad pro-
gram for the development and con-
servation of the land, water and for
est resources of the basin, and for
headwater flood control. The pro-
posal included improved land man
agement and conservation practices
on 282,000,000 acres of privately
owned farmlands, and on 72,00O,0O0
acres of public forest and forest
range lands. 1t proposed to stabilize
water flow in small watercourses,
using $4,000 to 10000 small flood
water check dams which would hold
back 4.8 million acre feet of water
and reduce silt flow. 1t proposed
some additional irrigation and some
owland drainage.
There has been serious question
for long time about the adequacy
of water for Picks flowing naviga-
ton channel in the lower river,
and Sloan's irrigation plans in the
upper basin. Among advocates of
a Missouri Valley Authority, it
has not been even Serious ques-
ton. Col. Jerome Locke long ago
found that there simply isn't
enough water in the upper river
for both the Pick and Sloan
schemes. A flowing channel below
Sioux City will require an enor-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-09

feet to slow up
or halt a great
soil conservation
program in the
basin; it fears
such a plan may
hold back on the
land that needs
i t some water
which the Blu
reau of Recla-
nation and the
Army Engineers
need for prema-
ture and unWise,